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The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26
IN RUINS.
A Church and Theatre in Buf
falo Burned.
Loss Over $aSO,oOO- Nan Killed.

BUFFALO, March 25.-About o'clock this
eyening,as an attache of Music Hall was light
ing the gas jets just above the stage the drop
fly took fire from defective burner aud in an
instant the whole stage was in flames, and six
minutes later the entire building was burning.
The MeCaul Opera Company we're dressing
preparatory to the production of "Falka" and
had barely time to escape, some only partially
dressed The company lose their entire ward
robes. a very few persons had arrived to
witness the performance, and all escaped with
out injury.
An hour later the St. Louis Roman Catholic
church at the rear of Music Hall took fire and
it was soon evident that the magnificent edl-
fee was doomed. The street between Music
Hall and the church is very narrow, rendering
it impossible for the fire department to do ef-
fective work. Joseph Green, citizen, who
had ascended TO the roof of the church to as
sist the firelnen was left behind. After the
latter had descended, the roof was burning
fercely, and Green rushed TO the cupola on
the caves of which he hung by his hands for
ten minutes and in full view of the multitude
in the streets, but no ladders could reach him,
and after hanging till exhausted hs dropped
and was instantly killed
AT $50 o'clock the tower Of Music Hall fell
in with crash, and in few minutes after the
front rails fell into the street.
The fire was finally confined to Music Hall
and the church. The north wall of Music
Hall alone remains, while all above the first
floor of the church is destroyed
Music Hall was completed in 1883, having
cost $175, 600; there was an insurance OF $50 :
600. St. Louis church was the oldest Roman
Catholic church in the city. Its cost was
about $75 900, and the building vas insured
for $40, 600. About $4,000 had beer expended
for extra decorations, etc., during the past
year.
Within the walls of Music Hall was one of
tho oldest ard most complete German hbFa-
ries 10 the country, books which COST ovaR S8 :
600 but whose value can hardly be estimated
as many can never be replaced which we're
destroyed.
saw Mill Burned.
GoRHAM N. H., March 25.-The Canton
steam mill at Randolph, n H., owned by c.
e. Lowe & Co., was burned last night Loss
about $4,000; probably no insurance.
A st. Louis Church Burning.
ST. LOUIS, March 25.- W. D. Haydoek's
| carriage factory was burned tonight, The old
| Congregational church across an alley from the
| factory, also took fire, and is now burning.
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26
A DEMOCRATIC BOSS.
The Millionaire Gambler Who Runs d
Party Machine in Chicaro.

The Millionaire Gambler Who Runs the
Party Machine in Chicago.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 25.-It was a significant
revelationof Chicago politics that Mike Mcdonald.
the gambler, able to swear in court yesterday.
when qualifying a bondsman for Mackin and
Gallagher, that he is possessed of $500 600 worth
of unincumbered real estate. This estimate does
not include his ready money nor his securities or
other personal property 1t is not improbable that
complete inventory of his possessions will show
him to be one OF the millionaires of Chicago. This
wealth has been accumulated within com mparatiyelv
few years, and without the aid of any legitimate
business. Mcdonald is supposed to be owner of a
saloon called "the Store but this is not particu-
larly money making mill. His other "bnsiness''
connections have been with gamblers city officials
the common council, blaekmailers and as profes.
sional bondsman of criminals 1t was currently
believed for long time that he levied regular
tribute upon certain of the criminal classes in CON
sideration Of which he furnished them with police
protection and with bonds and ATTORNEYS when Ar
rested. he was said TO be one of the principal
beneh iaries Of the "fund W.. operations and il Ia
supposed that he has appropriated this lions share
in most of the schemes with money in them which
have been passed by the common council of late
years. This thrifty person is not personally ar
ragned before the courts in any Of the transactions
with which he is alleged TO be connected; he is a
man OF authority in Democratic counses; stands
steadfastly by his friends and tools when they GET
into trouble seeks no Office; is the most powerful
and influential so-called Democrat in Chicago and
without his support the machine ticket noninated
yesterday could not be elected.
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26
CANADIAN POT-nUNTERs.
Their Action Endangers Ihe Fish and
Game Interests of Maine.
On. Y. Tribune.)

w L. LAApuAosi
Mr.. Ernest Ingersoll'a plea for the preserva-
tion Of fish and game is strongly supported by
recent reports from Maine. 1t has been q
matter of no small pride to sportsmen that
within days journey from Boston the forests
Of Maine have afforded deer for she hunter
and trout in abundance for the fisherman.
With the decrease of good fishing ia the
Adirondacks, the opportunities for this delight
full recreation presented by the Androscoggin
or Rangeley Lake region and other parts OF
Maine have become more highly prizsd The
fish and game commissioners of Maine have
done excellent work. a series of arrests made
two years ago did much to secure observance
of the laws. The strict enforcement of the
acts against taking venis0n or more than fifty
poandS OF trout from the State have made pot
hunting and fishing for tbs market extremely
perilous occupations
But it appears that the present danger to
the fish and game interests of Maine is from
the unprincipled action of Canadians One
industry Of the Rangeley Lake region is the
cutting and peeling Of poplars for the paper
mills. Through the summer camps of French
Canadians are to be found along streams fam
GUS as breeding places for trout, and the fisher
man knows from sad experience that no trout
are to be found within mile or two OF any
under six inches in length, but the tinisst
troutlings find their way to the tables OF the
poplarcutters. According to the dispatches
the illegitimate destruction of trout, caribou
and deer is being accomplished on a larger
scale BY Canadian sportsmeR-so called-who
carry their booty back across the border
If this Canadian invasion continues un-
checked, the finest field for outdoor recreation
open to Eastern sportsmen will be ruined
Such news is calculated to dampen the en-
thusiasm Of those who are eagerly looking for
ward to the opening of the trout season. The
warning should be needed. The sentiment Of
the guides and native lumbermen around the
Rangeley Lakes and along the eastern border
of Maine is generally in favor of enforcing the
game laws. 1t will be easy to appoint addi-
tional fish and game wardens from their num-
ber, and to offer inducements for the arrest of
"pot-hunters." The State fish and game com.
missioners have already shown such praise
worthy energy in Furnishing native depredators
that it is fair to expect efficient action from
them in dealing with the Canadians.
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26

An Enst BHachias Man Discovers His
Brother Living in "A slab HUT in Ken
lucky.


Daniel Smith of East Machias passed
through Cincinnati o., MonGs sy evening for his
home, having in charge his brother, Capt.
Larry Smith, whom he discovered on farm
near Waco, KY, last week, living as hermit
in slab hut six feet long and four feet wide.
BE had escaped from his home in Maine over
twenty years ago while demented, and had net
been heard Of since. He came to the neigh
borhoo1 where he was and has lived in his hut
ever since, occasionally working for farmers,
but spending most of his time hunting, and
living on all kinds of game. He was agree
able, AID from expressions dropped, had been
a sailor and visited many foreign countries
and had lived among the Sioux Indians but
he kept his identity closely to him self. He
has been written up in the papers frequently.
One of these descriptions fell into the hands Of
Daniel Smiths daughter few weeks ago and
she believed it to be her long-iost uncle. The
postmaster at Waco, Ky., was written to and
his replies convinced the Smiths OF the her
mit's identity, and last week Daniel Smith
came on. He knew his brother, but was not
recognized by the latter. He finally persuaded
the latter to return homo to attend to his
property, which is considerable, and he al
lowed himself to be cleansed and sat down to
dinner table for the first time in twenty
years. Daniel Smith says his brother was a
sea captain, who had made many trips to
Europe and afterward was in the lumber busi-
ness in Minnesota and lived for some years
with the Sioux. He has vile and a grown
up family in Maine in very comfortable cir
cumstances Why he drifted down to Ken
lucky is a mystery
despatch from Augusta, received last
night, stated that Capt Smith passed through
that city yesterday en- route for his home in
East Manhias
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26
SUFFERING FROM SNOW.
Trouble and Inconvenience ShOpkeepers
and Others Are Enduring in REV
RruusWick.

Trouble and Inconvenience Shopkeepers
aud Others Are Enduring in New
Rrunswick.
BANGOR, Me-, March 24,-As far as has been
ascertained the recent storm and gale was general
in New Brunswick. Movements in all directions
and at all points have been clogged. With great
suddenness after the storm began universal stand
still ruled. In St. John, where the people are
tons and face the elements, the fury of the storm
was by far more than could be endured. Sixteen
inches of snow had in very short time fallen, and
a rushing hurricane, with velocity of sixty miles
per hour, piped up and played perfect havoc with
the town
The drifts stood as high as some houses. They
formed an impossible barrier to travel everywhere
even after the storm had entirely subsided. The
few clerks who were fortunate enough to possess
snowshoes were the first to succeed in getting to
their places of business. and snow diggers and
teams have to haul away large banks of snow which
were blown up. They we're put to work as soon as
possible, but the vast quantity of snow had to be
removed in order to open the approaches to bus
mess places that were blockaded and progress was
necessarily slow. On the railroads the greatest
inconvenlences we're experienced. Trains were
nneeremoniously brought to q sLandstill as if
Vesuyus had buried the track with the contents Of
one of her unannOunced eruptions.
They were held up between stations and were
abie TO go neither forward nor backward. In one
instance an engine became stuck in a huge drift
and the engineer walked ahead to Carleton for adj
ditional locomotive force, which, when it arrived
proved OF no avail in helping the passengers out
devices were resorted to to tighten the trains by
crowding the passengers into baggage and postal
cars and leaving the other on the track, but
even by this means they were unable to reach the
station.
train from Fredericton in a run of thirty miles
10 Frederlcton junction was snowbound all night
and part of the next day in the wilderness and the
passengers were whole day without food Most
trains, however, were held up in some town, and
the passengers had to willie away the long hours of
delay, which were protracted into days. as pleas
antly as they could. Railroad travel was more
completely closed on the New Brunswick lines than
for years before.
In reopening traffic time was necessarily ex-
haused in shovelling away drifts that could not be
penetrated by the engines and snowplows, and for
that reason trains are now making their regular
runs for the first time for nearly week.
HALIFAX, n. S, March 25.-Inter colonial trains
with passengers from Montreal, some of whom have
been on the road since Wednesday last, arrived
here this morning. The delay was caused by i'm
mense snow drifts on the northern division OF the
road.
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26
GENERAL NEWS.

The house bill compelling railroad companies and
other corporations doing business in Texas to main
tain general office in the State passed the Texas
Senate Tuesday afternoon. The penalty for viola
ton Of the act is fixed at $1,000 month.
Congressman Throckmorton is seriously i'll at Kin
ney, Texas. He has grown worse since his return
from Washington.
The announcement was made at Tucson, Arizona
Tuesday morning, that the forfeited lands of the
Texas Pacific railroad were opened to entry. This
caused great rush to the United States land office
and the officers are having all they can do to make
entries. Thousands of acres will be reclaimed
A train load Of work horses, consisting of ten
cars, left Walla Walla, Washington Territory yes
tsrday, for Chicago. This Is the first ehipment Of
the sort ever made across the continent.
A portion of the printing machines of the Ameri-
can Printing Company, at Fall River, Mass, shut
down Tuesday night, and others will shut down as
soon as the work now in process is completed.
William Frazier fisherman of Cromwell, Conn.,,
near DIlddlet0wn was found dead in his house Tues
day. The coroner returns that death resulted from
bews on the head, and it is suspected he killed
during quarrel with his sons.
special from Pierre, OAK. says there has been
no trouble in the Winnebago reservation. A small
band Of Indians passed through the reservation
causing scare among few timid settlers but no
violence of any kind was DONE
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26
Lumbering on thr Kennehec.

More than million feet of logs are proba.
bly, being left daily on the various landings Of
the Kennebec waters at the present time. The
amount fioated down the Kennebsc this spring
will probably reach 100000 feet, and quite
likely will exceed that. Among the largest
operators are the following, and the figures io-
dictate the amount Of lumber that they expect
to get this spring: NJ G. Shaw & Son, 9,000,-
600; Bradstreet Lumber Company, 5000, ,OO0;
Lawrence Bros, 6,0O0,000; Lawrence & Phil
lips. 5000 900, Coburn estate, 5000, 600; Fogg
& Foge, 100000; Abbott & Townsend, 5 600. !.
600; Haynes 4 Sturgis, 5,oO0000: BrAdetreet 4
Clark, 100000; O. T0lmsn, 4 900 600; A. Nye,
100000; Snow, 5000, 600; Milhken, 9, 500, 900;
Sanders, Davis, etc., 2,5Oo,0OO and others one
and two millions each.
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26

Fred 4. Gushee has been placed en- the pen.
sion list. and will get arrears amounting to
$2,053S7.
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26
FUNERAL OF THE PIGMY
QUEEN.
Peculiar Ceremonies Performed over ,


Peculiar Ceremonies Performed over the
Body of an N'Chubba.
CHICAGO, March 25.-On Monday last the
Queen of the N'Chubhas, or earth people, who
are on exhibition here, died, and the funeral
rites we're conducted after the fashions of the
Kslihora desert, Africa. Before the ceremony
began the dwarfs took two soft stones, which
they brought with them from Africa, and drew
broad lines from their foreheads to their chins
in black, aud from ear to ear in red Around
their eyes they marked alternate rings of red
and black until they bore not the least resem-
blance to human beings To heighten the
weird effect, they had obtained soma blood
from butcher shop.and traced fantastic designs
upon their breasts. When these preparations
were completed, they covered their faces with
their bands and marched slowly around the
body, chanting mournful dirge, Suddenly
with q terrific shrek they all pr0stratedl them
selves upon the floor and remained perfectly
silent for about ten minutes. AT signal from
the chief they got mp with another shriek and
gazed mournfully upon the corpse for the last
time. The remains we're taken to the Forest
Home Cemetery for burial
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26
MRS. HUpsoN,s TROUBLES.
She is Charged with Stealing siIverware
in New York

She is Charged with Stealing siIverware
in New York.
NEW YORK, March 25.-When Mrs. Emma Lee
Hudson was arrested fortnight ago, on charge OF
trying 10 defraud the Coleman House. Detective
Price found in her possessions pawn tickets for sill
yer table ware. Price found that the silver was
marked with the letter "L" Last SATURDAY. DIR. 10
seph Il. Janyril of Madison avenue sent for Price
and told him that he had been robbed of two silver
spoons, sugar tong, sugar spoon and a butter
knife. Price examined the rest of the set, and
found the silver marked with an 'sL' The servants
on being Questioned remembered that on the alter
noon OF March 8, a woman had called to see Dr.
JanVrln while he was at lunch. Tho woman said
she would wait, but when the doctor had come down
stairs she had disappeared One of the servants was
taken to the Tombs and identified Mrs. Hudson as
the visitor. Price says that Mrs. Hudson admitted
Lhat she had called atthe doctors and that she adj
ded "Strange to say-strange as it may seem-as /
was walking back to the hotel found the silver on
the street." Amy Hudson the novice in the chorus
IN ken, accompanied her mother to jefferson
Market court yesterday. and cried bitterly while
she clasped her arms around her mothers waist
and supported her. Mrs. Hudson bent her head and
cried and Justice Duffy said he would give her an
examination today.
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26
A Murderer Detected after Twenty-rhree
Wears.

RICHMOND. Va. March 25.-Twenty-three years
ago Almond F. Ellington, wellto-do farmer living
near Rice's depot, Prince Edward county, Virginia.
disappeared and the only traces of him that could
be discovered was his hat floating on mill pond in
the neigh borhood of his house. An exhaustive
search IN which the mill pond drained, was
made at the time, but without success Seven
years later negro, while poklng in a pile of de-
csyed logs on the Ellington farTa in search of a fug
tive rabbit, discovered skeleton which was iden
Uged as that of the missing man, by means of ring
on the little finger and gold plugs in his teeth The
detectives again set 10 work and several persons
were brought under suspicion and examined but
were discharge for want of evidence The circum-
stances connected with the affair clouded over the
life OF the miller whose mill was at the pond men
toned and though he died denying the crime many
thought he committed it. few weeks ago. on the
southern border Of Texas, gentleman overheard
three negroes talking One of them in relating his
history to his companions, SAID he had murdeaed
man in Prince Edward county, Virginia, early in the
war. His knowledge of these particulars Induced
The gentleman to write to the clerk of Prince Ed
ward county about the matter. An investigation
followed and, as its result the negro, Crawford jet
err runaway slave Of EllngIon,is under arrest and
en- route to Prince Edward county.
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26
AN AMERICAN ARRESTED.
To be Taken TO England and Tried as a
Deserfer.

New YORK, March 25.-Mrs. Ireland of
Mott Haven told the authorities at the district
attorney Office this afternoon that her hus-
band had been kidnapped by English officials.
Robert Ireland, aged 80 years, was a piper in
from bis S.y tusl 10Y mhen no NJ
came to this ci6y and took out naturalization
papers On the 18th one John Shields wrote
nim from Rochester, N. Y. offering to give
the piper position in concert company then
being formed at 81 per night and ireland went
west to meet Shields and was induced to step
over the border into Canada where Shields
announced that he was detective and took
the nat2ralized American into custody. Ire
land vas locked up and refused permission to
write home until yesterday, when he sent a
few lines to his wife telling her the facts and
adding that he would shortly be returned TO
England for trial. Assistant District Attorney
Davis advised Mrs. Ireland to at once COM
munieate with Secretary of State Bayard.
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26
Riadeford XYi,honr ca.

The whole city of Biddeford was without gas
Tuesday night and some OF the stores wore a
decidedly gloomy appearance. Workmen we're
excavating in two places on Main street all
day yesterday in search Of leak in the gas
main but up to 8 o'clock it had not been lo-
Gated. The ground is frozen SO deep that it
took three men two days 10 dig hole in front
of the Biddeford House of sufficient size to find
the pipe. Mr.. Woodman says he is confident
that the leak is in the pipe somewhere between
Lincoln and Centre streets and he shall con-
tinue the excavations until it is found
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26
The Maine Appointments.

Francis B. Torrey, the newly nominated
collector of customs at Bath, is brass and
iron founder and proprietor Of the Torrey
Roller Bushing Works at Bath. He is also
largely interested in shipping. For a number
of years he was chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, and has long been promi-
nent in the party The nomination is said to
give good satisfaction at Bath, not only among
Democrats, but business men of all parties.
John P. DonWorth, nominated collector at
Houlton, is graduate of Bowdoin and a
lawyer in good practice. Formerly he was
partner of James Madgan, and is at present in
partnership with Mr.. Madigan's son. He was
a member OF the State Senate in 1876.
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26

CHICAGO, March 20.-The n. K. Fairbanks Cam
ming Company has received during the last seven
days cable orders for canned beef for the use of the
British army which, coupled with additional orders
received TINS morning. make an aggregate amount
to be shipped of 100000 pounds The orders
cam9 from the British department and the de-
s1na1on OF the meat is Woolwich. 1t will take two
weeks to fill the orders. The Armour Packing
Company is also in receipt of orders to supply s.
100000 pounds These are the largest orders ever
received in Chicago, and owing to their magnitude
it is supposed that they are to meet a war emer-
geDcy. The canning houses are working day and
night in order TO meet these demands.
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26
Liberal Reauests.

HARTFORD, Conn, March 25.-The will Of
Cornelius B. Erwin of New Britain gives
some 100000 for public and charitable pur-
poses. chiefly in New Britain, including $780,
600 for woman's home, $4,000 for pnblic
park, $50 900 for q cemetery, including
chapel, $4,000 to the New Britain Institute
which as a residuary legatee will also receive
100000 more his residence to the South
Congregational Church as a parsonage, to-
gether with $25, 900 to maintain it and Sl2. 800
Tor new chapel for the church. Smaller be-
quests are also given to churches, colleges.
schools and missionary societies.
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26
GENERAL GRANT.
New YORK. March q

New YORK, March %.
Gen. Grants condition today was one of i'm
provement, After good uight's rest he arose
shortly after o'clock and partook of liquid
nourishment, which was continued at inter
walls throughout the day. At about O'Clock
he went for drive in Central Park in q close
carriage. He was accompanied by DR.. Doug
lass. Late at night DR.. Douglass stated his
patient had remained up all day, retiring short.
ly after tsn. His general condition was excel.
lent, it being his best day for a week. There
were no worse symptoms visible in the throat
and the drive Of nearly five miles being the
longest yet taken produced no visible signs Of
e.
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26

The following transfers of real estate in this
county have been recorded at the Registry OF
Deeds:
searboro-H. n. jose to Boston & Maine rail-
road, land. 81.
Emily Bragdon to Boston s. Maine railroad, land.
925.
Falmouth-Adam F. Winslow to Portland Wood
en- Ware Company, land $3.50.
Gray-C. f. May berry to G. A, Morrill,, land and
buildings. $500,
The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26

ASHLAND, Pa. March 25. The house of Pc
tor Duty, near Locust Gap, was today robbed
OF $4,000 in cash. Duty is employed as a
slate picker in one OF the colieries, and living
economically had saved considerable money.
he lost $500 by the failure of the PottsyiIle
Bank few years ago, since which time he has
kept all his money in mis- house. While he
waB at church this morning unknown parties
entered the house and took the $4,000 from a
bureau drawer. No traces OF the thieves have
yet been found