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The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
THE OLD WORLD.
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Cable from Different
Countries.
Crown Witnesses in the Cunningham
Case Threatened.
Two Victories for French Troops
at Lang Son.
Irish WOrkingmcn in London to be
Discharged.
Queen Victoria's Illness Said to
Exceed the Announcement
omcers Remembere, for Th.;r n,,v.,

Officers Remembered for Their Bravery.
LONDON, Feb. l4.-Pollce Constables Cole and
Cox, who were SO seriously injured in tue West
minister explosion on the oath ult, while endeavor-
ing to remove an Internal machine from the buiId
ing, have received numerous substantial gifts in
recognition of their bravery. "
Mr. Gladstone has sent each of them ESQ from
the royal bounty fund, with letter lauding them
for their fsithfulness and their devotion 10 diItv
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the Home Secre.
tary has presented Cole with Gl27 and Coy with
Sir James Ingham, the presiding magistrate of
the Bow street Police Court has made each of the
officers present Cf $50,
Inc members Of the House of Commons have
subscribed and collected up to date the sum of
IS, 900 TO be divided between the brave ofieers
In addition to the above the wounded con
staDles have received many donations from private
individuals. - Po
sRermanY's Claims in the Samoan Islands.
The government is about to issue - blue-book on
the subject of Germanys claims to territorial pos
sessions in the Samoan islands. The object of the
publication is to offset the latest whteboOk issued
py germany and TO allay the apprehensions OF
brltlsh colonsts Ii is stated that the correspond
ence between Lord Granville and Prince BismarcL
which is to be published in the forthcoming volume
Will snow quite different state of affairs from thai
Whleh has been represented by Germany.
Dispatches received at the Foreign Ofiee this
afternoon from New Zealand confirm the annexa
ton OF the Samoan islands by Germany.
Hundreds of Anarchists in syitzarI,n,
BERNE, Feb. 14.-The police have reported to tba
government that 1000 Anarchists reside in swift
zerland, and that they are chiefly of foreign brtb
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
MAINE LEGISLATURE,
HOUSE.
cialiy Reported for the Press.)

HOUSE.
AUGUSTA, Feb. a.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
To prevent the throwing of sawdust in the
Kennebec river.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
An act to amend the city charter of Gar.
diner.
Adverse reports were made on bill in rsla-
tion to jurisdiction of libels of divorce: relat-
ing to amending sec. Al, chap. AZ OF r. S., re-
lstiDg TO intoxicating liquors; to limitation of
jail sentences to ore year.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
An act relating to the sale of dressed
poultry.
ORDERS ADOPTED.
Orders of inquiry were passed relating to the
treasUrers OF all the counties making similar
reports as required of the treasurer Of Cumber-
land county in sec. 10, chap. 8 of r. S.
PASSED TO BE RNGRossED.
An act relating to the taking of alewiyes in
Georges river in the town of Warren; an act for
the protection Of fish in Allen pond in the town of
Greene, Androseoggin county; an act to amend see
12 chap. of K. S. relative the election of Sc
lectmen; an act to incorporate the Eastern Maine
State Fair; an sact to incorporate the Phillips
Water Company; act to repeal an act entitled an
act to incorporate the town of Kingsbury an act to
make valid the doings OF the ChestervilIe Union
Westinghouse Society," an act to prohibit the taking
of fish IN Taylor pond; act to extend the time for
the Monson Hotel Company to navigate Lake He
bron; act to incorporate tho parochial funds of
Christs church Of Gardiner; act relating to the
police court of Belfast; an act incorporating the
Blethen House Water Works Company an act to
renew and extend chap. 143 of private and special
Laws of 1865 relating to building a free bridge at
Belfast; an act to amend chap $50 of the private
and special laws of 1879, establishing the police
court Of the city of Belfast act to regulate the
erection Of posts and lines for the purposes of cleo
tricity
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to amend sec. 2o3 of the private and
special laws of 1884, entitled act to Incorporate
the Porbland Trust Company; an act to authorize
the town of Brownvile to remove the bodies of de-
ceased persons; act to amend sec. 13, chap. I16
of r.. S. relating 10 witness fees in probate courts
an act to authorizs the Haynes and Dewitt Ice Co.
to extend wharves and piers into the tide waters of
the Kennebec river; an act to confirm and make
valid the organization of the Monson Railroad and
to authorize the extension of the ae an act to es-
tablish standard weight of barrel Of potatoes;
an act for the protection Of trout say Other fish
in Deep brook in the city of Saco act to author
ize the town of Dresden to rebnld the lower bridge
so called on Eastern river; act additional to an
act to authorize Lewis Leadbetter DR.. and Elisha
o. Cooper to build bridge over tide waters in the
town of North Haven.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16

Hannibal Hamlin tells Lewiston Jour-
nal reporter that he once had taste of
newspaper work and, On the whole, enjoyed
it. Said he: ''When Horatio King (who af-
forwards became Postmaster General) and
bought "The Jeffersonian" at Paris, both Of
US were under 2i years of age. remained
in partnership with him six months, and
worked for him six months more set
type and helped work off the paper on the
old hand press. We had to spread the ink
on with balls made of buekskn. 1t was
very laborious. sold out my share of "The
Jeffersonian" for $780, 1 made a pretty
good speculation, and the money, 1 know,
helped me materially in my law studies"
james Morris Morgan, who is now en-
gagged in writing up some of the inside naval
history of the late Confederacy, particularly
in regard to the cruisers, has had pretty
wide military experience for SO young man.
He served in the Confederate navy all
through the war. Later he went to Egypt,
where he was made captain of artillery and
served under Ratib Pacha in the region now
made famous by Gordon and the Mahdi.
Mr.. Morgan is especially popular among the
club men of New York, as well as among
his old companions in arms. He married
Miss Trenham, daughter of the Secretary of
the Confederate Treasury
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14.-Franois A. .Drexel.
the senior Of ths two brothers at the head of
the famous Dcexel banking houses in this CITY,
New York and Paris, died suddenly this al
ternoon Two weeks ago he was taken
with cold which developed into peurisy, but
not to an alarming degree, but today effasion
OF water about the heart showed itself and soon
caused fatal termination of his ilness Mr.
Drexel was Philadelphan by birth. He was
born in 1924, and as boy entered the counting
house OF his father, f M .Drexel, founder of what
have since grown into the Drexel banks. Since
then The history OF these establishments consti
tutes his biography, except as to his charitable
work which has been carried on by gifts of
large sums OF money, but in the most unobtru-
sive ways aud by many manifestations of the
kindliest nasure to a large number OF friends
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA.

Saturday, Butler Malone, the son OF Sen
ator Malone, was put under $4,000 bonds to
answer in the police court to a charge Of as
saut with intent to kill preferred by one OF
the employees of Welcker's hotel. Young
Mahone entered the hotel last night and
whils under the influence of liquor became
violent and fred thrss shots at the hotel por.
ter one of which took effect in the mans fin
ger and another ploughed through the hair
Of John Welcker.
General Benst, Chief Of Ordinance Satur-
dag, received cable message announcing the
death in Paris this morning of B. B. Eoteh-
kiss of Connecticut, the famous inventor oi
the Hotchkiss cannon.
Tbs President has approved an act to author
ize rotired list for privates and non-com-
missioned officers of the q. S. army who have
served ior a psriod Of thirty years or more and
an act for the erection of public building al
Augusta, Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16

NEW ORLEANs, Feb. 14.-The educational
conference OF oolored commissioners are hold
ing sessions here at the present time every eve
ming. Prof. II. E. Brown of Oberlin College,
and Hon. M. w. Gibbs of Arkansas addressed
the conference last evening, advocating the es-
adjustment of industrial schools for the color
ed youth in the youth, and citing the numer-
Gus advantages that would accrue therefrom
a nsrmansnt organization of the conference
was effected by the election of M. w. Gibbs
president. vice president from each State and
territory, and II. Trover secretary. The
officers were installed and committees ap-
alnintad u
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
MASSACHUSETTS.


Charged with Conspiracy TO Defraud.
BosToN, Feb. 15.-Osmar W. Roper and
James W.Harris were arrested to-day, charged
with conspiracy to defraud. These parties,
together With Henry w. Colson, now under
arrest for crookedness, have carried on a com
mission business under the firm names of M.
A. Burbank & Co. and the American Co.
operative Dairy Company, and received large
coDsignments OF produce for which they made
no returns Their operations have been e1-
tensive
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
virginia.s Debt DialcuIsy.

RICHMOND. Va, Feb. 14.-The bondholders
OF Virginia are closing in upon the State, and
ing position. A suit has just been instituted
in which the United States Circuit Court is
asked to require every city and county tress-
urer TO receive tax payable coupons, under the
precedent established in the case decided
Wednesday. This petition seems likely to be
granted.
The State treasurer and auditors to-day re-
ceived letter from Governor Cameron calling
their attention to the State laws which forbid
the receipt of coupons for tax, and thereupon
the State treasurer sent circular letter to all
county and city treasurers in the State that
no coupon would be accepted,
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
RAILWAY MATTERS.
New Connection with Port,nn.

The new Canadian and Atlantic road will he
opened today for through business from Rouse's
Point to Ottawa. The road was projected to con-
meet with the Central Vermont at Alburgh, but af
ter reaching Lacole. branch of the Grand
Trunk a few miles north of Rouse's point, an ar
rangement was made fer the use of the Grand
Trunks track to Rouse's point. where connection
is made with the ogdensburg and Lake Champlain
with the Central Vermont, with the St. ,Johnsburv
and Lake Champain and with New York and Cana
oa or at least these connections Efeasiblef the
parties desire. The St. Lawrence is crossed by a
large and staunch ferry boat which carries eioht
cars. ms current is SO rapid at that point as to
keep the river open in the coldest weather.
Rome, WatertOwn and Ogdensburp.
The report of the Rome, Watertown and ogdens-
burg road for December and the first quarter Of the
fiscal year is:
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
EOwdoin College.

@. f. Moulton, Cumberland, has been chor-
en- captain of the 'S7 crew.
The 'S5 crew has been chosen to bear the
White at the annual regatta at Lake Quinsig-
amoad 1t is composed of Alexander, Davis.
Whittier and BrowD.
n. B. Ford, 'S5, has resigned as business
by o. r. Cook, 85.
The Sophomores have chosen a committees 70
investigate the matter of instituting an Alum
nj Memorial Dsv ~
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Dr. Leopold DAM
rosch, the distinguished musician, died at his
residence in this city this afternoon. He
leaves two sons and three daughters. He
vas born il Posen, Germany, Oct. %, 1882.
He graduated as doctor of medicine from the
Berlin University with high honors and after
graduation he devoted his whole time and en-
ergy to music. A few years after he was called
to direct the Weinnar musical society and af-
terward conducted like organization at
Breslau. In 1872 he was engaged to take
charge of the Arion singing society of this
city. While in New York he organized the
oratorio and symphony societies and in 1880
Columbia College bestowed upon him the de-
grees of Doctor Of Music. In August last he
took charge OF the Metropolitan Opera House
and succeeded in putting ADMINISTRATION upon
O paying basis.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. is.
The indications for New England to-day are
increasing olondness and light snow, easterly
winds shifting to southerly, slight rise in tenn
perature followed by colder weather Tuesday
For Tuesday, colder fair weather is indicated
for districts on the Atlantic Coast, and eau
tlonary signals are ordered for the Atlantic
Coast from Hatteras to Sandy Hook.
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT
I'll. .2T p, MI
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
MAINE.
Work Of tEie Dallas.
fCnonial IN prass

IOSbsJ
RocKLAEDs Feb. 1.-THE revenue steamer
Dallas, Capt. Lay, arrived at this port yester-
day aud left this morning early on g, cruise
East to assist vessels there reported caught in
the ice. Yesterday the Dallas released from
the ice of Rockport the following vessels TAX
ing them to the inner harbor, viz: SchoonerS
Lizzie Heyer and Ella Elliot of Thomaston,
Me-; schooner Annie and Millard of Summers
Point. N. J.;schooner Nantasket OF Boston and
Luslla A. Snow OF Rockland, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16

COLLECTORS.
Port of Bangor-Collector d. f. Davis; term ex.
pires Dec. II. 1886; compensation, fees and com
missions.
Bah j. W. Wakefield; Dec. 81, 1885; fees and
commissions.
Belfast-Isaac M. BoardmaH; Jan. 90. 1895.
Castine-Wm H. Sargent, April II, 1856; $50.
fees and commissions. ~O'
Eastport-Noel b. Mutt: Dec 25 1887. eEno
fees and commissions. - soN0'
EllsWorth-,J. D. Hopkins: Jan II 1890. e1Eo
fees and commissions - i SA'Vi
fees and commissions. S' %AN"N'
aud commissions. 10y - S0'A0es
and CON Missions ~-o0' A9es
Portland-Fred n. Dow; Jan. 90. 1887. seOoo
and commissions. NV' ~N"V' Aoes
s.N Wsd96oromEdwin aldo sprague; Jan. 1s 1885, $780,
Wisessset-G, B. Sawyer; May II, 1886; 5000
fees and commissions. T-NN'
POST OFFICE INSPECTORS.
II. S. Willis, Augusta; $1,000.
e. G. Stevens, Augusta; $1,000.
SURVEYOR OF CUSTOMS.
Stanley 7 Pullen, Portland S45oO; term expirss
Dec. rs, 1886. 'Apiiss
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
116 YEARS OLD
''Auatie WylAmere" Passes Away ia VIII
mingson, Hn.-RenaurEka5le Scenes at
Ezer DeRthbed.

WILMINGTON, ILL.,, Feb 16.-"Auntie Wyl-
Case Wylmere, as hef mama is said to have
been. died in this city Wednesday Lass at the
age Of 11e years. She was undoubtedly the
Oldest person in ths State if not the United
States. Eer last hours were remarkable. She
Scripture and although she could nevsr sing
before ahe is said to have sung beautifully on
her deathbed and constantly gave utterancs TO
such ezclamations ss these: 81 did not know
any one coald be so happy" "Thesa are my
last hours and they are my sweesest once" II
bavs always prayed to be full of q living faith
but EeYer thought it would be SO glorious -
Here last words were: ''Not mylvill but Thine
be donen
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
TIE MAINE OFFICES.
Information of Importance 10 the Hungry
and Thirsty of the Pine Tree State.

We give below list OF presidential offices in
Maine-postions to be filed by the incoming
President during bis term Of cfice, either on
or before the expiration Of the terms. Mr..
Cleveland has stated that unless present in
cumbents are inefficient or unpopular they will
not be superseded, but will be allowed to serve
out their terms and will then be succeeded by
Democrats
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16

The Germania orchestra of Philadelphia, 100
pieces will furnish dance music for the inaugura-
ton ball in Washington and the Marine band will
supply that for promenading. Tickets of admission
TO the ball admitting person it is stated will
be 30 and 81 per individual will be charged for sup
per. There will be illumination of the principal
streets at night and the display of fireworks will be
on large scale.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 14.-The Senate
and House met in joint session at noon today.
The roll was called for vote for United
States Senator. The speaker voted for Morri-
two Republicans and nine Democrats were ab-
sent
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
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FIRE RECORD.
a5o.0oO Goss i'm jacksonville III,

@vV3VOV IzVss WtICHAEVIlTIEEVs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. I5.-Fire here this
morning destroyed five buildings and badly
damaged as many more on the square bounded
by Hogsn and Julia and Beaver and Union
streets. Loss on buildings and furniture
$4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16

ST. LOUIS, Feb 15.-Daring trial at For
ssgth, fancy county, Mo-, Friday, an aiterca-
tion growing out OF personalities used in speech,
es took place been T. G. Speelings aud Ben B.
Price, opposing attorneys, during which Price
shot and nortally wounded Spelling. The af-
ialr has created great excitement, both parties
being prominent and popular men.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16

The first public trial of the new method of ta,o
graphing from moving train was made FRIDAY al
tsrnoon on the Harlem River branch of the Ns1s
Haven railroad. 1t was success. Nv"
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
DIR. E. II, REED.

Clairvoyant and Botanic Physician located
at No. 500 Congress Street, Portland, Maine,
Dr.. Reed treats old Chronic and Complicated dis
cases, also he treats Female Debility Blood Poison
Kidney Complaints Liver Complaints all Throat
Troubles, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Dyspepsia, ali
Lung Complaints Heart Diseases, Cancers and Tu-
mors, all kinds OF humors that flesh is heir to- He
Epilepsy and all Nervous diseases leading to Insan
ty. Consultation free. Hours from 9 a. M to I2
M, from p. m. to 8 p. m. janl6sndtf
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.
LEGISLATIvE NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that a public hearing
IN will be given before the committee on Manu-
facture. In room No 16, Feb. 18th, at 2 o'clock D.
M, on bill presented by 1. S. Randall, of Augusta
requiilng yearly inspection of all stationary and
portable steam boilers and licensing persons having
charge OF the same. W. Il. BLACKWELL,
IeplzsntlI Sec. for Com.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16
sAvINGs BANKS Deposits.

The bill amending the banking law that has
been introduced provides that savings banks
deposits may also be invested in the first mort.
gage bonds Of any water company in this
State actually engaged in supplying to any city
OR town having not less than $500 inhabitants
water for domestic purposes and for the extin-
guishmsnt of fires.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16

A petition is being circulated in Bath. for
the appointment of Charles W. Larrabee, Eso.
as collector OF customs. 1t is supposed that
Mr. F. b. ToFrey is the fayorite for that Office.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-16

Ir. Amos Rollins, the old stage-driyer, died
in Belgrade on Wednesday, at the age OF S4
years
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in their little shrill voices. Well,
they have been born and brought
up in households in which the "wet
damnation" Of bad whisky in the
stomach has found its appropriate
expression in the hot damnation of
executions rushing to the lips
But then the ''pity of it," the horror
of it, when you think of the desc
Grafton of childhood. Everybody
imbued with the least tincture of
literature is aware of a certain sac
redness that ideal minds, especially
minds of a poetic cast, attribute to
children born in happy circumstan-
ces! There is feeling that the
child, in its innocence, is nearer to
its Maker than the grown-up man,
brought into direct contact and con-
Aict with the practical facts of life.
-[E. P. Whipple.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-06-03
THE HABIT OF SWEARING.

| We are so defective in our schol-
arship, SO far as it relates to the art
and practice of profanity in all ma.
tons and at all times, that we hard
ly dare to question some of the re-
suits of his Investigations, because
the Comparative method" howev-
er successful it may be in its appli-
cations t. various forms of religion,
has not yet succeeded in giving to
blasphemy the precision and sure.
ness of a science.
1t would seem that the habit of
using oaths adapts itself to almost
all classes Of character, from the
lowest nearly to the highest. The
prOfane use Of sacred words slides
naturally into the expression Of
mere animal rage, but it also some-
times bursts out in the utterance of
righteous wrath at fraud, opprcs-
sion and wrong. The most repul-
Give phase Of profanity, however, is
that which is most common. A
man of refinement cannot walk the
streets of any city, or tho lanes of
any country village, without hav.
ing his sense of decency shocked by
senseiess oaths and imprecations,
whether coming from the lips of a
hack driver cursing his horses, or a
farm laborer cursing his oxen.-
Any impeachment, no matter how in
evitable, is the occasion for bestow-
ing upon it torrent Of the dirtiest
and most sacrilegous terms that the
language contains. In some cases,
this profanity among uneducated
men is the result of q very limited
command Of words to express their
feelings Of Impotence, anger, jeal.
onsy, spite and hatred ; in others,
mere levity Of mental and moral
constitution leads them to adopt the
common and accredited forms of
blasphemy, without any thought of
their import; but in too many cases
the words express the real passions
Of coarse, hard, dull, envious and
malignant natures, indifferent to re.
ligious or moral restraints, finding
a certain delight in outraging ordi-
nary notions Of decorum, fattering
themselves with the conceit that in
ribaldry and blasphemy they have
some compensation for the miseries
brought upon them by poverty or
vice, and indulging in outward cur
SEES as a verbal relief to their in
ward "cussedness" Of disposition
and character.
From the houses of all these
classes issue crowd of children
that have breathed an atmosphere
of blasphemy from their birth, who
are proficient in the language of
execration and malediction learned |
at the parental hearth or den, whose
every third word is an oath, who
are educating themselves in that
form Of "self-culture" which may !
eventually lead them to the peni-
tertiary or gallows, and who, in the
energetic words of an old divine,
"seem not so much born as damned
into the world" 1t does uot re-
quire any deep sense of religion in