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The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
An Interesting case.

BOSTON, Dec. 3.-After several delays and ad-
iournments the case of Wilson VS.. Moen was
reached in the United States Court at eleven
o'clock before Judge Nelson and special jury.
The suit is brought for $150,000 by Levi Wilson
Of Providence against Philip L. Moen, president
of the Washburn and Moen Manufacturing Co Of
Worcester. The case has attracted considerable
attention and there strong array OF legal rep
resentatives when the case was called. The de-
caration states that three actions had been begun
in 1882 against the plaintiff Wilson, one by Hattie
l.. Wetherel of Worcester county for breach OF
promise Of mSTrlage TO recover Sooooo one oGo 9y
for the seduction of his daughter and one by Hat
tie H. Engley, the daughter, to recover $4,000
for breach of promise of marriage Against all
these actions the plaintiff AYERS that he had per
feet and lawful defence Notwithstanding this
the defendant in the present suit, Mr. Moen, de-
sired him not to defend these actions but to COM
promise and settle them and the plaintiff agreed
to do so on condition of 100000 paid to him, and
payment OF his expenses IN compromising @ tne ttc
these cases, but the defendant Moen has never
paid him the 100000 he promised or even the
$4,000. The only payment ne MADE mas 5een
$4,000 which was paid at the settlement had III
Worcester, Aug. 5, 1882. AT this settlement II
appeared that Moen still owed Wilson $96 900
ply was general denial ofliabilty and said that
II the notes were ever given they were without
consideration and were never expected to be paid
Mr. George l. West of counsel for the plaintiff
then proceeded to open the case.
The name of Moen appeared in the newspapers
connected with that of Wilson and the other gen.
tleInan sought to induce witness to compromise
the case in order to avoid further publicity, In
conversation which took place at MooSehead Lake
witnesses alleged that Moen urged him to settle
with the plaintiffs in these cases, but the witness
replied he had had no money and was unable to
do so Moen according to Wilson's story then Of
ferred him 500, 900 and what he might expend in
the settlement if he Hwould secure a compromise.
Wilson says he had closed the bargain on that bas-
is and soon after he received $4,000 from Moen
and his suit is to recover the balance which Will
son saws he never received On cross eXamina-
tion witness stated he did not know that Moen
was in any way connected with either of the plain,
tiffs who had sued him, (Wson,) for breach OF
promises. The cross examination is still in pro
gress when the recess was taken.
After recess several witnesses We're examined
During the noon recess Wilson's overcoat was
spirited away it having been left with his brother
in-aW who left the court room for while. during
which time the garment disappeared The coat
contained Wilson's claims and number OF papers
of material value to him in the prosecution OF the
nrp9pnt sniff.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
FOREIGN.
An Unsettled Condition of Affairs in
the Balkans.
The Russian Agent Withdraws from
a Meeting with Threats.
Result of the English EIections-Lib-
erals 26i, Tories 2io, Nation
aIists 81.
King Alfonso of Spain Reported to
Eavs Died in Debt.

PHlLIPPoPoLIs, Dec 3.--The Turkish
delegates have arrived in this city. A meet
ing of citizens was held and the bishop urg
ed them to repudiate the proposal to restore
the status quo ante. The Russian agent was
present and said the delegates have preced-
ed the European commission and that the
Sultan's special commissioner was coming
He warned his hearers that if the commits
sion was not received the Turkish troops
would enter the country and that Russia
would refuse assistance to the ROumelans
The meeting however declined to accept the
commissioner or to treat on the matter of the
status quo ante. The Russian agent then
withdrew from the meeting. The meeting
afterwards sent to the various foreign con
suls copy of the resolutions which in sub
stance are as follows: That the Turkish del
egates be requested to postpone their mission
and depart Tor their homes. That citizens of
Philippopolis only acknowledge Sofia, the
capital of Bulgaria, the seat oflgoyernment;
That the army of Eastern Roumelia and the
educated classes being absent at the seat OF
war citizens are unable to treat on a subject
SO important to the province, and having
sent co., 600 men to war they cannot listen to
proposal for the restoration of the status
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The Reunion.

Any persons desiring accommodations at
Augusta during reunion week other than at
hotels can address Hon. Geo. E. Weeks, Au-
gusta, who is chairman of committee ON en-
tertainment. The committee will meet next
Saturday and organize for work.
There has been some inquiry among sem
ators and ex-senators in regard to the meet
ing of the Senate separately from the House
during the reunion. The programme now is
to hold meeting of all members and ex-
members of both branches in Representa-
tives' Hall on Wednesday and on Thursday,
the day following, mock session, when the
two branches will meet separately, the ex-
senators in their chamber and ex-representa-
tives in their hall. Secretaries and clerks
are to be present and offieiate, and each body
will choose presiding officer. A committee
on gubernatorial vote will be appointed, and
if it is found that there is no election of
governor then the matter will be thrown into
the legislature, which can elect a governor,
who will appear and deliver his inaugural.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
roe cardiner Shoe Eactory.

A man from Gardiner who signs himself
"a Knight of Labor" writes to the Kenne-
bee Journal as follows concerning the recent
trouble at the Gardiner shoe factory The
first of October the male employees OF KIM
ball Bros shoe factory in Gardiner asked
rise of the firm, which was granted, and un-
derstood by both parties to be permanent
prices for the shop Some two weeks ago
the agent of the firm presented price list
about fifteen per cent under the one formerly
agreed upon, accompanied by threat that If
it was not accepted the firm would close up
its business here. These terms the men re-
fused to accept, and consequently at noon,
Monday, all of the men in the shop, number
ing about sixty-five, left work, and the firm,
crew in Lynn came out to support them The
firm have employed in all (men, women and
children, about one hundred and twenty.
five. The matter still remains unsettled, but
rived at in few days.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
Eraternitv Primary.

The First Parish Sunday School after
listening to an interesting account of the
Fraternity Primary given them by Col e. c.
Harrington, who has charge of this depart
ment, agreed at the suggestion of their
superintendent, Mr. G. C. Burgess, to become
associate members of the Fraternity by the
annual payment Of twenty-five cent and ap-
pointed the following efficient committee to
collect the children's subscriptions and solicit
games, story books, magazines. scrap books,
pictures, mittens and scarfs;
Miss Rowena Goddard, secretary; Miss
Julia Harris, treasurer; Misses Kate Whit
ney, Alice Whitney, Stella Proctor, alice
Proctor Messrs. Frank Littlefeld, Ralph
Bailey, George Kimball, Willard Keith.
VIII not our other Sunday Schools take up
the work?
The following donations are gratefully
acknowledged.
Mrs. Chas Jones, complete set of Scott's
novels, Century magazines and tambourine;
Mrs Fred Stone, notices; Miss NJ. s. Spar
row, mittens; Misses G. Chase, A. Whitney,
NJ. Gerrsh G. Twitchell, NJ Knight, maga-
zines and story books; Mr.. Mclaughlin,
story books pictures and papers; Mr.. Wads-
worth Noyes, stories by Oliver Optic; Messrs
Fobes, Corey, Fox, stories and magazines
First Parish Sunday School, books.
The Swedenborgian Sabbath School has
taken action for the same worthy purpose.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
important Decision.

Hon. T. R. Simonton of Camden, has just
received the rescript of an important case,
the first of the kind ever decided in court
1t is the case of the town of Camden against
the Camden village corporation to recover
taxes for the years 1880 1872. The tax
amounted to 800 for each year, and was as
sessed upon the village hall, owned by the
corporation. The whole tax for 1880 was
paid by the officers of the village. The ac-
1852. The contestants Submitted an agreed
statement of facts to the full court as to the
taking of the village hall lot. The re-
script sets forth that buildings and other
property owned by, municipal corporations
and appropriated to public uses, are but
means and instrumentalities used for munlc-
ipal governmental purposes, and are, there ,
fore, exempt from general taxation, not by
express statutory prohibition, but by neces-
sary implication. This decision saves Cam
den village corporation one hundred dollars
a year since 1880 for future time. Hon. !. Il.
Simonton was attorney for the Camden " vi
lage corporation, and A. z. Geu1u Ior tne
town.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
M STREET NORTHWEST,
WASHINGTON, July Is.

have secured your appointment as postmaster
at your place. and the papers VIII be forwarded
in a few days If you are willing to send q reason
able sur to help defray the expense of my being
in Washington looking out for Maine interests,
| shall be glad to receive it, My address is as
above.
Some of those who received these letters,
mostly fourth-class postmasters, are angry,
and showed the letters. One letter, of the
import given above, is now on file at the
White House. 1t has not aroused any kindly
feelings on the Presidents part toward Mr..
Brown 1t has been shown to members Of
the Cabinet, with the suggestion that the
writer is not the right sort of a person upon
whose advice to act in making appointments.
This is followed, and it can be said that re-
Gently Mr. Browns advice has not been
taken and will not be. The members of the
Cabinet and the President himself have
found out that Mr.. Brown is not the only
self-styled representative of the Democratic
party in certain States when it is in minor
ity, who has made a handsome thing on the
strength of their supposed influence in se-
curing appointments and as fast as they are
found out they are Immediately ''black
listed That kind of business is not in
good odor at the White House. Mr. Browns
usefulness has expired and Maine Demo-
Gratis who want offices had better hereafter
entrust their cases to some one else.
Especial Despatch to the Boston Herald.1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Charges of a very
damaging character have been presented at
the postofice department against some of
the leading Democratic politicians in Maine.
They are to the effect that the persons mem
toned have sold their Influence with the
postofiice department to aspirants for post
offices. They allege that several leading
Democrats, their names being given, men
who have been prominent here as advocates
for Maine of1ice-seekers, have received mon
ey for procuring postoffices from a number
of appointees. Editor Bass of Bangor was
at the postoffice department today. He was
said to be there to support these charges.
When asked about the matter he was very re-
ticent. He said he might have something to
say in few days. First Assistant Postmas-
ter General Stevenson was also retieent on
this subject. He admitted that the matter
had been brought to his attention. and add
ed that, if the charges should be substan
tiated by convincing proof, every postmaster
who had received his appointment by paying
money for it would be at once removed. He
said that no similar charges had been re-
ceiyed from any other state than Maine.
If such charges are substantiated, the lead
ing Maine Democrats referred to in them
will hear from the President.
The Late Vice Presidents VIII.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 3.-The will of the
late Vice President Hendricks was probated
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
The Renner Case.

1t will be remembered that on June IL 1884,
one Henry Benner was struck and instantly killed
by a passenger train of the Maine Central Rail-
road Company, as he was attempting to drive over
the Wire Mills Crossing at Greensville street in
Hallowell An indictment was found against the
railroad company and the case was tried at the
April term, 1885, of the Superior Court, County
Attorney Haines and F. E. Beane appearing for
the State and G. c. Vose and L. O. Cornish for the
defendant The jury returned verdict in favor
Of the government and assessed the. damages at
2245.831s. The council for the defendant tnere-
upon carried the case to the Law Court on a mo
tfon for new trial and with the agreement that
the decision of the Law Court should be hnal
bee county, and on Tuesday last the Law Court
sent down their decision, setting aside the verdict
and rendering final Judgment in favor OF the de-
fendant The ground of the decision is as claimed
by the counsel for the company at the trial, that
Mr., Benner was guilty of gross contributory neg
igence in attempting to cross the track drectly IN
front of the train, which he knew was approach
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
Base Ball.

A Chicago despatch says the committee in
charge of the affairs of the National Base
Ball League has decided to limit the number
of clubs to six. They are Chicago, st. Louis,
Detroit, Philadelphia, New York and Bos-
ton The franchises of both the Buffalo and
the Providence teams are now in the hands
of the league and no others will be issued
The schedule for the season will consist of
800 games, each club playing 20 games with
the others, and the programme will be so ar
ranged that the 80 games played in each
league city will be played in engagements of
two weeks duration at intervals of two
runn1rc
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
THE BURTON MURDER.
Trial of the Dorseys Concluded and
the Judges Decision Reserved.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Dec. 3.-The court in New
port opened at $50 O'Clock this morning, and the
trial of the DorSeys was resumed. MI Dorsey
was brought from jail in carriage, but Mrs. Dor
sey was reported as lying at the jail in the same
condition as when she had to be carried from tne
court room yesterday. DR.. Francis was IN attend-
ance, and went to the jail to ascertain tne prison
er's condition. At ten minutes past 10 MIS- Dor
sey came in, attended by the physician She was
able to walk in herself.
Coroner Stanhope was called by the defence and
he read the testimony of Emily Burton, given on
Oct 23 After this the STATE proceeded to put in
testimony in rebnttal. The witnesses examined
were Augustus C. Titus, Allan c. Griffith, James
G. Topham, Mrs. Emily Burton and Emily ID. Bur
ton.
They testified to hearing the pistol shots on tne
day OF the arrest when Detective Hammond was
experimenting with the pistol. William J SWIM
buine, Detective Hammond, Richard Dugan, Clty
Marshal Congdon also testified relative TO tne
same experiments. This closed the case, ana MI
Sheffield began his argument tor tne far te dis
charge of the defendants. The court took re-
cess at this point.
NEWPORT, Dec Sat the afternoon session
Calvin made brilliant argument for the prosecu-
tion which occupied about two hours. The Judge
reserved his decision for further consideration
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
After Manv pavs,

September 13, party of fifteen persons were at
a cottage on Murphys Point in Belfast Ii was
suggested that the name and address of each one
be written upon paper to be placed in bottle
and thrown into the sea, which was done. The
party represented Belfast, Portland, Boston and
New York. The paper requested the finder to for
ward information to any member OF the party.
Last week Mr.. A. A. Howes of Belfast was i'll Bos-
ton and was handed the identical slip of paper.
The bottle was picked up Oct. 81, off Smiths Is
land, by Vinalhaven man and forwarded to q
member Of the party at Portland, who sent it to
Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
BROWNS
SARSAPARILL-A

DB-Your money refunded if it does not do al
claimed
Browns sarsaparilla is sold by all Druggists for
s1oo; G bottles for $500 ARA WARREN,
Proprietor, Bangor, Me.
my27 eod1y-1Stor4thpcF
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
The Farmers Congress.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. Sat today's session
of the Farmers National Congress resolu-
more stringent legislation for the prevention
Of the spread Of pleuro-pneumonia in cattle,
and to restore the tariff duty upon wool to
what it was in 1880, or the act then in force.
A resolution was also passed asking Con:
gress to pass an act creating the office of
Secretary of Agriculture and making it a
Cabinet office. The following officers were
elected. President, Robert b. Everiy,
of Virginia, and vice president from each
State represented; Secretary, b. +. Clayton
of Kansas
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
EneIish Election Returns.

LONDON, Dec. 3.-Election returns recely-
ed up to o'clock this afternoon show the
election Of 261 Liberals, 210 Tories and 81
Nationalists. Mr.. Callan announces he will
petition the House of Commons against
seating Col Nolan.
In Tallenhan, Middlesex, Mr.. Game who
was Junior Lord of the admiralty III Glad
stones government has been defeated, MAX
ing the tenth member of that government de-
feated at this election. The list of success
full candidate now stands, Liberals 262, Tor
les 211, Parnellites 80. The counties are
polling so strongly for the Liberals that they
promise liberal majority over the Tories
and Parnellites combined. The Conserya-
tiyes requiring to win 10 more seats out OF
the 144 still!unpolled ofIwhich it is calculated
80 will fall to the Parnellites cannot possibly
maintain power independently of the Par
nellites. The opinion of the Conservative
clubs is opposed to placing any reliance on
the Parnelltes, but favors an early reslgna-
tion of the Salisbury ministry
The Standard mournfully admits that the
new radical gospel has not been preached III
the counties in vain. 1t declares that moth
ing less than two-thirds of the remaining
seats will give Lord Salisbury an adequately
strong following and that vigorous and uni
ted efforts are imperative. Ihe Tories nave
1874 seats.
The London Times says that the Liberal
success is too late 1t is almost Impossible
that the Liberals will be in aposition to
challenge Lord Salisbury's government un-
less they can enlist the support OF Mr.. Par
nell.
AT Ballyeonroy, Ireland, yesterday, ball
iff was maltreated and stripped OF his cloth
ing He is reDOrted to he diving.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
GENERAL NEWS.

Yesterday afternoon about 800 Scandina-
yians passed through Chicago, headed Dy
New York and from there will sail by the
special steamer Ole Bull to visit their old
homes in Scandinavia.
The New York Chamber of Commerce
Yesterday adopted resolutions deploring the
decline of American shipping, and suggest
ing3as a remedy the establishment OF
bureau of commerce under the control OF the
Secretary of the Treasury.
Early last evening the steam tug Dora
Emory, towing stone barge was proceed
ING up the East River, New York, and when
at Fifty-eighth street the tugs boiler ex-
ploded, and it is supposed killed the six men
who were said to have been on board, as no
trace of them can be found
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
Aften,nted suicida.

RocKLAND, Dec. 3.-A young man named
Whalen, Of Bucksport, on steamer Of the
Boston and Bangor line, when outside of
Boston last night, at 10 o'clock, shot himself
while lying in his berth. He fired four shots,
two of them taking effect, one in the thigh
and one in the breast. Neither is necessari-
y fatal. The boat kept on her course, and
Dc young man was landed at his home in
Rnclzsnnrt
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04

sad accident occurred in the town Of Weston
Saturday night. Ralph Moody, who resides there.
Mr.. Benjamin Gerow, aged about 10 years, draw
ing sled on which was seated her twin sister.
The child stopped until Moody had nearly passed
This frightened the colt and he kicked her just
above the temple, crushing the skull The little
girl never recovered consciousness, and died Mon
dav evening
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
Fell Down an Elevator Way.

BIDDEFoRD, Dec. 3. This afternoon,
while Patrick Kelley, employed at the Pep
perell Corporation, was removing some boxes
from the elevator way, in the secoud story,
one of them caught, and by some means he
lost his balance and fell down through the
elevator way. striking upon the cemented v
shaped floor, 16 feet below He was picked
up in an unconscious condition His head
was somewhat bruised near the left eye, his
lower jaw upon the left side was broken.
several of the teeth were loosened, and he
was suffering otherwise from the result of
the shock 1t is thought his injuries will
prove fatal. He is unmarried.
Fell Overheard and Was Drowned.
PROVIDENCE, Dec. 3-The cook of schoon-
er Sea Queen, name unknown, fell overheard
this morning, in Dutch Island Harbor, and
was drowned. The body was not recovered.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
A Negress Who Handed Washington
q Cup of Water at Yorktown.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Dec. 3...Charlotte
Wickliffe, colored, died in this city yester-
day, aged H. She has fifteen living chill
dren, the oldest nearly hundred years old,
and sixty grandchildren. She claimed to to
have handed Washington cup of water at
the battle of Yorktown. Her second hus-
band was 112 years old. She was hale and
hearty until recently.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
Fell Overheard and Was Drowned.
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
An island Thrown Up Out of the Sea.

SAN Francisco, Dec. BIB. Greene Baum
United States consul in Samoa, in letter to
the merchants exchange of this city says
that an island never before reported has been
thrown up out of the sea about 40 miles off
Tonga Islands in the track of California
vessels The island is two miles long and
250 feet high, and is in latitude 20 degrees 2o
seconds south, longitude 175 degrees q sec
nnds west.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
"ANTl-sALooN" REPUBLICANS.
The New Party Being Talked up in
Kansas.

TOPEKA, Ks, Dec. 3.-A circular has been
-ise.,4l- l-ai AIaaaha hattan-sinnad lan several hum
dred residents of this and adjoining States
for national convention of "Anti-Saloon
Republicans to be held at Toledo, Ohio,
May 5, 1886 The call directs that primaries
be held in all precincts on April 70, county
conventions May s. for the election of double
the number of delegates included under the
call of the Republican national convention.
The call declares immediate national prohi--
bition, but does not intimate that national
ticket will be nominated except in the alter
native of failure of the Republican party
TO do so.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
News from the Wrecked Steamers

QUEBEC, Dec. "a despatch from ANTI
is ashore at Observation Point, lies in about
the same position and is not broken in any
way. Sa1yers are at work on the cargo
which they expect to have all out by, spring:
The Earl Of Dufferin's crew have plenty OF
provisions at Anticosti and are now engaged
IN IN saving the cargo from the steamship
Brooklyn.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
obsequies of the Late Judge French.

BosToN, Dec 3-The funeral of the late
residence of the deceased in Concord, and
was largely attended by the people of that
town. The services, which were brief and
simple, were conducted by Rev. Grendall
Reynolds of Concord, and the remains were
taken to Exeter for burial.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. 3, 1885.
Ml11AMl Bpm 7PM l11PM
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-04
cause of mr.. Hendricks, peath.

BR1DGEPoRT, ILL.,, Dec. 3-A prominent
physician, who was Mr. Hendrick' S friend and
other physician, says that Mr.. Hendricks did
not die of heart paralysis. Several years ago
Mr.. Hendricks was stricken with partial
paralysis, from which he never fully recoy-
cred and as is usual in cases of partial par
alysis clot formed that eventually reached
the brain and caused ath.