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The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
VIRGINIA.
Democrats Claim Majority of 81
900 and Two Thirds of Both Houses.

RICHMOND, Nov. 4.-Returns frum one
half of the State show net Democratic
gain of 1888. The counties and cities to be
heard from which gave Blaine 5000 majority,
It is stated the Republicans concede to the
Democrats who claim 10000 majority on the
State ticket and two-thirds of both
houses.
All but II counties in the State are heard
from. From what has been received and es-
tlmatlng the counties not heard from, Lee's s
majority will doubtless reach 10000. The
Democratic gains $50 far reported are near
ly Offset by Republican gains. The legisla-
ture stands: House SO Democrats, 20 Repub-
licans, II not heard from but nearly all will
be Republicans; Senate 80 Democrats, 8 Re-
publican, not heard from, probably Repub-
lican.
HARRIsoNBURG, Nov. with one precinct
to hear from which gave Cleveland S5 major
lty Rockingham county stands 1876 majority
for the Republicans on the legislative ticket.
STAUNToN, Nov 4.-Rockingham county
gives a Republican majority of Is and elects
1--WE Republican members of the legislature
instead Of the Democrats. Rockbridge elects
TWO Democratic members by 125 majority
NEW YORK, Nov. A despatch from
Richmond says The returns show conclu-
sSlyely that the negroes broke away from Ma
hone in number of strong Republican
counties and voted the Democratic ticket.
At least - counties with large colored major
tiles went Democratic yesterday. The ma
Jority in some of these is very decisive. Hall
fax gave over 1900 majority, Charlotte 600
and Isle of Wight 502 1t is pretty clear that
the majority the Democrats will have in the
lower branch of the legislature will be due
to the support of negroes.
WASHINGTON, N0v.4.-The Post has spec
ials from Ill of the 113 counties in Virginia,
giving Lees majority as 5000. The two
counties not heard from gave Blaine a ma
jority of 906 last year,
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
Earmington's Town clock.

Saturday last the work of placing in the
tower of the new court house the handsome
town clock just purchased by the young
ladies of Pennington, was completed and 1t
was set to running. The four dials, which
are visible in nearly every section of the viii
lage are black ground and the hours are de-
noted by numerals in gilt The bell, also
new, is a fine toned one and the hours are
distinctly heard throughout the village.
This commendable enterprise was started
and successfully carried out by two or three
young ladies in our midst, They arranged a
series of entertainments which took at once
and proved financial success as above indi-
Gated. Several years ago similar enterprise
was carried out by other young ladies here
and the amount then raised is now in the
hands of one of their number who although
invited several times to turn the money over
toward its intended object has thus iar
failed to do So Her action in the matter u; II
severely criticised by Jour people anu % VIII
never be forgotten or overlooked. Inc mel
ody NJ the new bell as it marks each passing
honr brings focibly to mind, the great con-
trost between the acts of these young ladies
in 1885. and that of the one last mentioned
and the sound of the bell will bring TO the
memory this contrast long after the actors
have passed away. PHENIX.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
NEW JERSEY.
A Democratic Election Clerk Arrested
for Fraud.

TRENTON, Nov. 4.-Returns come in slow
ly from the interior and southern counties of
the State. but enough have been received to
show Republican victory in the State so
far as the Senate and the United States SEN
atorship are concerned. The Republican
majority in the House has been greatly re-
duced, while the majority in the Senate has
been larely increased.
The latest returns of the election in Hud-
son county give for Surrogate, McAvoy,
DEM, Oil plurality; for Coroner, the Demo
cratic nominee has 1000 plurality. The total
vote of Jersey City was 19,104, against %, ,953
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Nor.-s-p
Howe, aged 20 years, an election clerk in the
second precinct of the 7th assembly district,
was arrested this morning by Detective Kill
bourne, for making false reports in election
returns. At / O'clock last night Kilbourne
visited the precinct and detected Howe in
crediting votes case for WanSer, the Repub-
lican candidate for Surrogate, to McAyoy,
the Democratic candidate. AS the Judge OF
the election announced the votes, Howe is
alleged to have credited the most of Wan
ser's votes to McAvoy. Out of 57S votes cast
McAvoy was given sol, Wanser 46, and Wal
bert, Independent Democrat, 81. 1t is alleg-
ed that there are other gross election frauds
in the Horse Shoe district, which are to be
investigated.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
President Cleveland Appoints Messrs.
Eaton and Cregory's Successors.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-The President to-
day appointed Alfred P. Edgerton of Fort
Wayne, Ind, as civil service commissioner
in place of Dorman B. Eaton, resigned, and
VIM. /. Trenholm of Charleston, S. c., in
place of John M. Gregory, resigned.
Mr.. Edgerton was in early life clerk in
mercantile house in New York city, but
while still young man removed to northern
Ohio as an agent of the Northern Land
Company. He then served four years in
Congress as Democrat and was financial
agent of the State Of Ohio with his office in
New York city. In 1858 he moved to Indiana,
and in 1868 was Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant Governor, Vice President Hen
bricks being the candidate for Governor;
they were both defeated AS Democrat he
refused to support Greeley in 1872, and came
within six votes of being nominated for Vice
President on the O'Connor ticket over John
Quincy Adams, Jr. He was then nominated
as the Straight-Out Democratic candidate for
Governor of Indiana, but declined in a letter
which urged all Democrats to support Hen
bricks, and the latter was elected. For Is
years he has been unanimously elected by
the Common Council of Fort Wayne as
president of the Board of Education of that
city. He has been engaged in many success
full business enterprises and is in easy cir
cumstances, and is a practical student of
public affairs. He was for many years an
intimate friend and associate of Chief JUS
tice Waite, who together with Senator Henry
B. Paine, Gov. Gray of Indiana, Vice Presi-
dent Hendricks and many leading citizens
of Ohio and Indiana warmly endorsed him
as possessing qualities peculiarly fitting him
for the work of the civil service commission,
with which he is in full sympathy.
Mr.. Trenholm is a commission merchant
about so years of age and was warmly en-
dorsed for the appointment by the leading
friends of the civil service reform movement,
north and south. He is a son of the late
Secretary Trenholm of the treasury of the
Southern Confederacy, and has been brought
into prominence lately by addresses before
numerous bankers conventions on the silver
question, and his writings on the same sub
jeet which have attracted wide attention.
Mr.. Trenholm has always been democrat.
The resignation of DR.. Gregory as mem
Der Of the civil service commission was ac-
cepted by the President, to take effect on
the appointment of his successor, but it is
probable that he will remain in office until
Trenholm is ready to take his place. Edger-
ton is in the city but has not yet been offic-
tally notified of his appointment. He will
sse as
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
GENERAL NEWS.

Steamship Titania, of the Donaldson line,
from Glasgow, October oath, with general
cargo for Montreal, went ashore on Anti
cost, Tuesday She is being lightened but
the prospects of saving her are doubtful.
Sculptor Bartholdi arrived in New York,
Yesterday. He was received by nunFoer OF
prominent French residents.
Hanlan has stated in an interview that he
and Ross are far from being good friends
The southwest post office, at the corner OF
Rock Island avenue and Loomis street.. at
Chicago, was burned out yesterday morning
All the mail matter in the building was dam
aged.
The Washburn & Moen Manufacturing
Company of Worcester, Mass, have determ-
ined to make their payments to the men EN-
ployed in their works weekly instead OF
monthly.
The barn of Eli Clifford, in New Bedford,
was destroyed by fire early yesterday morn
ing. The loss is $500; insured. The ire was
the work of an incendiary.
Treasurer-elect Beard of Massachusetts
denies the report that he will accept the po-
sition of manager of mill at Lawrence. he
SAYS he shall enter upon the duties OF the Oh
fee to which he has been elected.
A collision occurred on the, East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, twenty
five miles south of Talladega, Ala, Tuesday
night. Thirteen cars were wrecked and
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
THE CHINESE MUST co.
CeIestiaIs Driven Sag and Baggage
Out of Tacoma, WI
Measures of United States Officers
to Enforce Treaty Obligations.

SEATTLE, w. T., Nov. 4.-The grand jury
of King county has just been reconvened to
meet here by order of the court. This fact
causes much speculation. 1t is asserted that
the jury was reconvened in anticipation of
serious trouble should the Chinese refuse to
leave on the date fixed by the so called
Workingmen's League. The fact is that the
district attorney and grand jury have dis
covered the identity of certain leaders of the
alleged Labor League. and they will be in
dlcted under the sections of the United
States revised statutes which provide for
the punishment OF those who have intimid-
ated foreigners. They will be prosecuted
under the civil rights act to the fun extent of
the law. The grand jury have number of
witnesses who will swear to personal in
timidation. A treaty is considered an
equivalent to a law of the land, so the dis
trict attorney will hold, and each and every
United States officer in the civil service will
so enforce the law.
A despatch :from Tacoma, dated Nov Sd,
says:
"This being the day set for the Chinese to
leave, at signal given at 9.39 a. m, many
hundred citizens congregated and marched
in an orderly manner along the streets to the
Chinese quarters, ordering the occupants to
pack their goods and leave. The order was
COulpllcQ Will. OJ u " CAOCh p ILL., buCl1
goods were packed and loaded on drays, and
the Chinese were marching along by the side
of the loaded wagons, EN- route to Lake View,
nine miles south of Tacoma. The Chinese
merchants were given until Wednesday
to pack their goods, each store be-
ing allowed three assistants. One hundred
and ninety seven Chinese reached Lake
View about s O'Clock p M, and camped in
vacant houses. Many of them are walking
south on the railroad track. The citizens
have sent to the Chinese provisions to last
till morning No trouble has occurred"
The jury, in the case of the United States
against Perry Bayne. on trial here after be-
g, lng, out % minutes, returned .S verdict OF not
were indicted for murder in the first degree
for killing two Cinnamon recently at Squak.
The court room was filled to overlooking
during the summing up by the counsel, many
other men under indictment will be tried at
once.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
MURDERED HIS WIFE.
Shocking Crime of German Butch
ar in Buffalo. N. Y,

BUFFALO, n. Y, Nov. 4.-Sunday night,
Charles Herman, an unemployed German
butcher, who had been ON protracted spree,
returned to his house, and soon afterwards
was heard quarreling with his wife Eva, but
as it was not an unusual occurrence no atten-
ton was paid to it. Since that nothing had
been seen of Mrs. Herman, although Her
man visited his home regularly at night and
left in the morning. About 10 o'clock last
night he returned as usual, aud was seen
this morning leaving the house at the usual
time. The absence of Mrs. Herman caused
one of the neighbors to call at her rooms this
morning, but finding the doors locked they
were forced open, and her body, with the
throat cut from ear to ear, was found lying
upon the floor near the bed. The woman's
hand was also found to be cut in several
places, while the disturbed state of the room
Showed that a terrible struggle had taken
place. AS the bedroom in which the body
was found was the only one occupied by the
couple. it is believed that since the murder
Herman has slept there for the past three
nights A post mortem examination shows
that Mrs Herman had been dead three or
four days. The whereabouts Of Herman
are unknown. H.
made full statement to the superintendent
of nalicn
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
FOREIGN.
Aggressive Movensenrs Made by
BuIgarians.
Europeans Alarmed at the Warlike
outIoak in Burmah.
Marshal serrano Dying in M.drid,
Spain.

LONDON, Nov. 4.-News has reached Ms
sa in Servia, that the Bulgarians are entF-
ing Klissura and Selishte, and building ~
doubts at Tsaribrod. Officers OF all TIE Ser
vian divisions have been ordered to assume
the OffenSixe.
A military committee has inspected Tenn
esyar, and other towns in South Hungary,
for accommodations for wounded.soldiers.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 4.-The war office
continues its active war preparation lndlcat-
ing that the Porte is not fully satisfied that
the powers will peacefully settle the. Rou
melfan question at the conference which is
about to assemble at Constantinople. The
latest enrolled reliefs have been modified
into reserve corps.
The caroIInes Trouble.
ROME, Nov. 4.-Answers have been re-
ceived at the Vatican to the Pope's commu-
nications. to the German and Spanish govern
ments on the Carolines question. The
Pope's bases with slight notifications are ac-
cepted The Pope's decision will now be
drafted.
England and Burmah.
LONDON. Nov. 4.-The European residents
of Rangoon are alarmed at the present war.
like outlook in Burmah, and fear revolt OF
the natives The bankers sof Rangoon have
sent 20 lakhs of silver to thescurrency office
for safety.
Great Fire at Manila.
MADRID, Nov. 4.-Private kilograms re-
ceived here today state that a great fire has
occurred at Manila.
Marshal Serrano Dying.
Marshal Serrano is dying. He is not ex-
pected to live through the night.
Egypt's Affairs.
CAIRO, Nov. 4.-Rasaloula an Abyssinianl
general has applied for further subsidy OF
9l2.OOO and more munitions as conditions OF
his advance to Senabar. The treasury here
gefnses to pay the money. Abyssinians "a are
Visions and ammunition. Their sick and
wounded are dying by scores daily.
Foreign Notes.
The Pope is negotiating with the Chinese
government with view of inducing the lat
ter to allow the Vatican sole authority ovel
Roman Catholics in China.
Rev. VIM. Robinson Pierre, D. D.,of Aber'
deem. Scotland, crown principal and vice
chancellor of the university of Aberdeen i;
dead.
The report that the eldest daughter o.
Comte De Paris was betrothed to brother
of the Car is denied today.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
Accident on the Old colony Railroad.

FIToHBURG, Mass, Nov: Am accident,
caused by a misplaced switch, occurred to a
the Old Colony, due here at 919 a. m. The
train turned upon side track south of the
gate crossing, in Leominster, and the engine
at coal DUNN and was d derGi1f4b Slf fb ,,;ts nit
senger car remained on the track. Engineer
William Murphy stuck to his engine, and
was not hurt. The fireman, L. B. Emmer,,
ton, of South birmingham, jumped, and
was caught by the derailed tender, and both
his feet were crushed. Express messengers
Bates and Merrifield of Boston were shaken
up, but not much hurt. Several passengers
were slightly hurt.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
fha aenidnnt

four men badly injured, one dying soon after
the accident.
Canon Farrar delivered his lecture on
Dante" in fremont Temple, Boston, last
night
Gen. James L. Donaldson died yesterday
in Baltimore, aged II. He served with dis
tinction in the Mexican war and was bre-
vetted major general for meritorious service
in the quartermaster's department in the
war of the rebellion.
In New York city last night, melted by
jealousy, William Lepkeman, at his resi-
dence, No. 355 West 26th street. shot his
wife, it is believed fatally.
Late last night the iewelry store of Alex
Newburger, No. 541 Sixth avenue, New York
city, was robbed of $1,000 worth of diamonds.
One arrest has been made.
In San Francisco, last night, 1t was stated
ex-senator Sharon was seriously i'll and that
his life is despaired of.
Four Arctic whalers,-the Balena, j. How
land, Hunter, and Mary and Susan, arrived
at San Francisco, yesterday, with 27O0 bar
rels of oil and $500 pounds of whalebone
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
THE DOLPHIN.
Settlement of the Controversy and
the Steamer Transferred to the
Covarnnent

government,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-The Dolphin con-
tbversy has been settled. The sum of $25,-
OOtis to be retained from the money coming
duefrom other transactions and held with
the aalance unpaid on the Dolphin contract
untllshe litigation is disposed of. This set
tlemelt it is said at the navy department is
in ever way satisfactory both to the con.
IIdCGor caQ Gn6 governments fvvo>ssiaa;,~3
the steamphip Dolphin is transferred to the
secretary # the navy for the United States,
with the right to take and deal with the same
as If the tltes thereto were fully vested IN
the United States. But such transfer shall
not operate Oh constitute acceptance under
the alleged coltract or affect consideration,
or adJudlcatlonof any question of law OF
TACT arising upon any claim or defense now
or hereafter IN controversy between the
parties, which shal be determined as if such
transfer had not be,n made. The parties OF
the first part under such alleged contracts
are to prosecute the a.tion against the par
ties of the second part sor the balance of the
purchase money allegedto be due under the
said contract and for compensation for addl-
tional work, and alterations made pursuant
to the provisions of said alleged contracts.
In the event that lien sail be deter
mined to exist in favor of the United States
upon said vessel or in the event that the gov
ernment shall be found entitled to any mon
ey judgment from the parties of the first
part, said steamship shall be first applied to
the satisfaction of the said lien or judgment,
which in lieu of being determined by Judlc-
ial sale shall be found by the court upon
ties
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
JOHNSON AND THE SOUTH.
An Ohio Colonel Relates an incident
of Peculiar interest.

CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 4.-Yesterday Col
onel Howard, well known in this city, and
colonel in the late war, gave to reporter an
incident of peculiar interest He said:
'sIn 1866, when President johnson was
swinging round the circle, he stopped at Gin
einnati, and made an address. Afterwards
he entered room in the Spencer house oc-
cupied by Judge Thomas Marshall Keys. a
colon u of United States volunteers and judge
advocate general of the army of the Potomac:
Therelwas present beside Judge Keys and
myself, General jeff Davis, General G. E;
Steadman, General Custer, and General
Rousseau of the Union army. There were
also present Generals Gordon and Young.
and several other Southern men, including
Dick Stanton of Marysville, Ky. During
the conversation johnson said, turning tow
ard the Southern gentlemen, If the people
of the South elect representatives and send
them to the House, they shall be seated at all
hazards, even if it has to be done by force OF
arms Judge Keys sprang to his feet, and
facing the Southern gentlemen, said, Don't
you for one moment hug any delusion as that
to your bosoms. Such an attempt would
create an uprising at the North, besides
which the following of the firing on Fort
Sumter would be mere baby Here con-
versation on that subject ceased, but | re-
member the remarks of President johnson
and Judge Keyes very distinctly"
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
IOWA.
A Republican Majority of 5000 AS
Sured.

DIES MONIES, Nov. 4.-Up 10 noon the
State Register has definite return from IS
counties In the State and partial returns from
all. His figures make the Republican ma
jority on the State ticket of between12, 900
and $4,000 and give the Republicans 81 ,nem-
bers out of 100 in the House and 80 out # 80
Senators. The figures of the Republican
State committee agree with those of tae
Register.
Returns now apparently insure Larrabee
10000 majority and Beck 11,00o.. Reports in
dicate that the Re publicans will have 58 in
the House and 80 in the Senate, with several
in doubt. The Democratic State committee
say they are hopeful of carrying the State
for Whiting
The State Register has complete returns
from 81 of the 50 counties in the State and
partial returns from all of them. The re-
turns cut the Republican majority ON the
Republicans have 50 members, Fusionisty
80, Independent Republicans l, doubtful 1.
The Senate stands 81 Republicans and 19
Fusion. Of the "a Senators elected this year,
the Republicans elected 10 and the Fusion
lists nine.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
A Singular Suicide.

ST. PAUL, Nov. 4.-Circus Yandes, whose
father, James w. Yandes, formerly OF In
dlanapolis, died few days age, leaving, him
coiloSal fortune, was found dead on his "a
Tiers grave, today. He had blown the slde e
OF his head off with shotgun. Grief for ms
panion, and the responsibility of settling
mlllion-dollar estate for himself and sister
in the absence of will is believed to have
unsettled his mind.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
RAILRR2S NASHUA q WORCESTER.

NASHUA q WOfsCEoAhH'
THE ,aining ground in Boston that the
-Res& Maine has practically secured con-
sfol of the Worcester, Nashua & Rochester
II cannot be learned that any papers nave
been signed. and officials reply to inquiries
in a iocose manner, but neither admit nor
DENY that an arrangement is made OF is aDous
n be. A gentleman, whose situation enables
Inn to be well informed, thinks the Boston
&pdaine will take lease of the road from
Jauary /, guaranteeing 81 per cent. on the
stot. He thinks this will be good arrange
men for both parties, as 1t VIII pc sure
thingor the lessor and will justify tns % Price E
that ta stock has reached, and It Will pe
convenience to the lessee, giving 1t a contin..
nous lin from Portland to Worcester snS
| SO a diret connection with the Boston *
| Albany ad the Old Colony, from wnicn ca.h y
will receie a great oea1 v,Sl u also LS give the
| Boston & Mine a footing in the Boston
| Lowells territory, which, for defensive pur-
poses, may prve valuable:
| An Associatee Press despatcn SAVE .has 81
the president manager and i've directors 1a
the Boston & Maine railroad arrived In
Worcester, Mass, asst night, aad S.aI NH totay
make an inspection of the Worcester
Nashua & Rochester railroad. This Is con.
sidered as confirming The above iepoIHIs H INA INA,
| the Boston u Maine Will lease 1Ae N"s"u'
| & Rochester road
THE WEST SHORE.
At special meeting of the stockholder'
of the New York Central & Hudson hvel
Railroad Company, he'd at the ONCE Of th'
company in Albany yesterday, the presioen
submitted the action of the poara .
directors in relation to the West Shore Rail
road Company, including the question g Q
ratifying and confirming and autn0rlalhg hend. ~
The proposed action of the board was rat ~
fled and confirmed, and the execution Oh tn
guarantee was authorized.
The first through passenger train ON W "
-c,amaxaisssa- -Es.sifo0EailWaY from W1nnipe
arrived in Montreal yesterday on the schedu
time-62 hours.
The Maine Central Railroad Company II
tend to have new screw steamer OF lS5 te'
in length built the coming winter, to run o
the Bar Harbor ferry in place OF the Sebeno
the latter being too small to accommoda
the business. She has not yet been col
J tracted for.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
DEEPENING WELLAND CANAL.
Tenders for Doing the Work to Be
Called for This Week.

OTTAWA, Nov. 3.-Tenders will be called
for this week by the government for the
deepening of the Welland canal to a 14-foot
draught, to admit vessels of that draught
passing down:the..St. Lawrence, withoutlight-
ering, The work will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $1,50O,000. 1t was thought that the
large deficit which stsres Sir John MacDon-
would cause him to abandon this important
work for the present, and, although he has
endeavored to hold it for another year, he
has been forced to go on at once by the press
ure brought to bear by the shipping and for
warding interests of the great lakes.