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The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18
BASE BALL.
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The Portland team met their second defeat at the
hands OF the Bddefords Saturday afternoon The
game was played in the presence of some GOO peo-
pie, and was lost the club has lost nearly all
their games this season. The good playing was
spoiled by series of errors and wild pitching in
the second inning, giving the home club lead
which the visitors could not make up. McDon-
ough pitched good game, but the Portlands hit
him to greater extent than the Biddefords batted
Watson, with the exception of the second inning
when strong cross gust OF wind contributed to
the disastrous result.
Saturday morning, Manager Winship telegraphed
MIR. Wiggiu, secretary of the league, that if Web
ster was to umpire the game the Portands would
let it go by default. In reply, Mr.. Winship receiv
cd telegram revoking the appointment of Web
ster and naming G. A. Flaherty of Portland in his
place. Manager Irwin received no notice of the
change from Secretary Wiggin, and very properly
said that he should play under protest, but would
withdraw his protest upon receiving notification of
Flaherty's appointment. Flaherty accordingly UNI
both mines and the spectators sustaining the excel
lent reputation he gained in the games over which
he has presided in this city.
The Granite street grounds are hardly suitable for
game of ball. The enclosure is too small to be-
gin with, and Saturday. in many places, was cover
ed with an unknown depth of black mud. The ac
commodatons for the players and spectators are
inadequate and the passage of the ubiquitous small
boy across the field is nuisance.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18


BATH, May 17-Up to Friday improve
ment in Mrs. Hodgdon's condition stimulated
Elusive hopes of her ultimate recovery.
During the night, however, she began to show
evidence of relapse and about midnight fell
into stupor which DR.. Wescott pronounced a
forerunner Of death, and about o'clock the
signs Of approaching dissolution became un-
mistakabe. From that time until her death
the stupor remained and her anxious relatives
received no recognition before she passed from
earth at 620 this evening. All day she had
suffered greatly; her pulse vas one hundred
aud twenty and her respiration over sixty.
DIR. Bibber said he had never met case of
such rapid respiration. A cot of blood on the
brain was the immediate cause Of death.
The case was not entirely beyond hope until
to-day, the ninth since the shooting and the
day of the surgical crisis. Similar cases are on
record where the patient has recovered. There
was no such good fortune for Mrs. Hodgdon,
however,and after an hour of the most intense
agony she breathed her last, leaving the faith
full sisters and daughters who had carefully
soothed her parting moments to mourn her
death, and Per unfortunate son who languishes
in Wiscasset jail to answer to charge of
murder. His case is most peculiar. He COM
mitted the deed while in state of what is
legally termed oolentariuS denaens-insane by
wllful deed. Usually sentences for murders
similar to Hodgdon's are for term of years
net exceeding twenty.
The prisoner still denies any knowledge of
the shooting, and says that eight years ago he
was sunstruck ana this, he claims, has affected
his brain. To your reporter he is known as
nervous, excitsble ana talkative, showing no
signs of insanity, however. II is said that
Boston ciairvoyant warned James Hodgdon
some years ago that he wonld be murderer.
His mother was "a years of age.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18
GENERAL NEWS.

Capt. Erastus Sampson the Boston agent of the
Merchants and Miners Transportion Co., (Balti-
more steamship hne) died yesterday in Boston,
aged 76.
The disease whseh prevails among cattle at Loves
BARTLETT n. H., has been found to be cerebro spinal
meningitis.
Three deaths occurred in Plymouth, Pa, yester-
DAY caused by the plague.
The roundhouse of the Elmira. Courtland and
Northern railroad, at Cortland, n. Y, was burned
yesterday. Loss 100000.
Hon. George Lunt died at his residence in Boston
last night, aged 81.
The officers of the British man-of-war Garnet are
being court martiaed at Halifax n. S.. for allow
ing Boyt9n to escape after placing his dummy tor
pedo under the Garnet while in New York harbor.
greatly damaged railroads and carried away bridges
The marriage of Miss Edwina Booth only daugh
ter of Edwin Booth, and Edward Grossman took
place Saturday at the residence of the BRIDES
father 20 Chestnut street, Boston. The affair was
very private, only about go of the most intimate
friends of the couple being present.
Norman @. Munson, railroad contractor we'll
known throughout New England, died in Boston
Saturday afternoon of heart disease.
The remains of miners Purcell, Maurer and Kav-
anagh, three of the victims of the Raven Run, Pa
mine disaster, we're recovered Saturday afternoon.
There is but one body of the victims still in the
mine and it is thought it will be reached in day
two.
Commodore Jonathan Young, commandant of the
New London navy yard, died yesterday, aged 5S, of
remittant fever.
s. It. Shelton prominent merchant at Rolleny
Fork, Miss, was killed in a duel Saturday by W. X.
McLauren, well know lawyer of the same place.
The trouble between them grew out of heated po-
ltical canvasses two years ago.
In New Orleans, La, Saturday afternoon, John
@. Golding exposition gate keeper, shot and NOR
tally wounded Rudolph Redergures, cornet player
in the Mexican band who had been improperly in
innate with Golding's daug hter.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18

The Biddefords were first at the bat. Irwin was
thrown out on first Watson assisting Hartnett
foued out; Slattery hit safe and Fox closed the in
ming, going out ON arst by an assist from Clark.
Annis led Oft for the Portands hitting safe left
field after five balls and strike had been called on
him. He went to second on passed ball. Wheel
ock flied out to Mullen Annis scored on Phillips's
two-base bit, who took third a wild pitch. Phil
lips scored on an attempt to put out Long. Clark
took third Barnes put-out and scored on an at
tempt to put out Long on second. Fish closed the
inning by striking out.
and began the turn so disastrous for the
Portlands by making a safe hit, stealing second and
taking third on passed ball, Butler struck out,
Mullen took first on called balls. Both men were
brought in by McDonough's two-bagger, and two
wild pitches put McDon0ugh home. Jandron hit
Safely to centre field, took second on Longs error,
Irwin got first on a dropped fly by Long and JAN
dron scored on Longs tumble of Hartnetts hit. A
wild pitch put Irwin third and he scored on Slat-
tery's sacrifice hit. Fox hit safe bringing Irwin
home and Halpin came home on Hartnett's hit. But
Ter given his base on balls and Mullen went
out at first, Watson assisting. For the Portlsnds
Frelgh scored on Halpin's tumble, passed ball
and two wild pitches.
No runs were made in the third inning, but in
the fourth two runs were made for each team
Hartnett led off for the home team, striking safe
Slattery reached first on poor throw by Fish and
Hartnett took third Fox made his first, but Hart
nett in attempting to score Foxs hit was thrown
out at the home plate Clark assisting. Halpin was
given his base balls filling the bases; Butler was
also given his base on balls forcing run for Slat-
terry. Fox scored on Mullen's put-out, and Nc
Donough was third out on first. This completed
the for the home club, for the remaining five
innings the Biddefords could do nothing against the
pitching of Watson, Jan Iron being the only man to
reach first and going out in trying to steal second.
For Portland Barnes led off with hit, Fish was
given his base on balls, and Barnes scored on a
wild throw by Halpin and a wild pitch Fish scored
on Watson's hit; Freligh and Annis were out at
hrst Watson hit safe in the sixth inning, after two
men were out but it ayailed the club nothing. No
run made in the seventh, but in the eighth
Clark reached first on Halpins error, second on a
passed ball; third on Longs hit and was thrown
out at the plate on an attempt to score Barnes
hit. Long scored on Flsh's sacrifice hit This
completed the scoring for the Portlands. The fol-
lowing ia the scnra.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18
The Portland CoIIec,ersb;n.

A Washington despatch to the Boston Jour
nal of Saturday says:
The arrival OF Ed. Wilson of the National
Committee adds interest to the Augusta fight,
and more particularly to the Portland Col
lectorship contest. This has assumed the pro-
portions of a gigantic triangular fight, and it
is to be hotly contested at every point. Some
OF the Maine men complain that Wilson has
indorsed both Bradbury aud Cleaves for the
Portland Collectorship, with the understand
ing that Cleaves is to be played to win if
Bradbury fails and that the CleaVes influence
is to be cast for Bradbury for something else.
The slate arranged by a sort of general under
standing some time ago was, that Bradbury
and Anderson were to contest for the Col
lectorship until decision was reached, and
then the unsuccessful applicant was to be given
the Surveyorship. A disturbing element was
introduced this afternoon by Hon. S. G.
Andrews, who filed an application strongly in
dorsed for his own appointment as Surveyor of
Portland. The feeling is that neither Cleaves
nor Andrews can win as the canvass is now
conducted. The Collectorship must be be-.
tween Bradbury and Anderson, and the Sur
veyorship 60 to the one OF the two who misses
the Colectorship. The President is said to
have high appreciation OF Bradbury, and to
be inclined to appoint him. He assured mem
bers of the delegation to-day that Bradbury
would be suitably provided for, and that he
did not think the opposition on account of his
age need TO be seriously considered.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18
ON THE ROLLERS.


An audience of fully 900 persons gathered at the
Pythian rink Chelsea Saturday evening, to witness
the polo game between the Bijous of this city and
the old Paris team. The Bijou team consisted of
Foster, Dunn smith, Orr, Williams and Murch,
and the Paris team played Seeley, Hargraves, Nc
Kay. GOurlay, Wheeler and Baker. Paris won tho
game In three straight goals. Foster got two rushes
out Of the three. Gourley got the first goal in
minutes 30 seconds; Wheeler. the second, in S
minutes, and Hargraves the third in 40 seconds.
An exhibition goal was then played. which was
also won by the Paris.
THE JAPANESE SKATER.
Yeddo, the Japanese skater, appeared at the
Biiou Saturday afternoon and evening in an exhibit
tion of fancy skating. Master Willie Bacon also
very graceful skater and her exhibition was well
received. Master Bacon is one of the finest boy
skaters that eyer appeared here. He imPsTsonstss
again at the Bijou this eVeuing.
NEW LEAGUE.
On account of the rivalry existing between the
leading amateur polo teams of Portland, the man
agement of the Biiou propose to offer a purse of
s25 to be divided into first money (S15) and second
money (S10) to be contested for by such teams as
may enter. The league will be confined strictly TO
teams already organized and Will admit no profes-
sionals. -Four teams will be entered and i've games
will be played two this week, two next and one
the week following. The Falmouth and Old Con
gress teams have been entered.
NOTES.
The Bilious will play the Walthams at Waltham
tonight, when the latter team viii be presented
with the Aiddlesex county Championship medals.
The Rocklands would like to play the Biions
The Bay States have hired the rink Of that name
and will run it this summer.
The attractions at the Biiou In addition to those
above mentioned will be Tuesday Iadies' skate
check complimentary; Wednesday polo the nrst
OF the series OF the amateur tournament; Thursday
t sSS Friday, polo. the second Of
check complimentary.
Ihe Alamedas played in Rockland Friday even
ing, beating the home team about seven straight
McAultf, rusher of the Roeklands, was severely
injured IN the first goal and being unable to remain
on the n0or the home team lost their best man
Five men played on each side
Portland rink win probably close after this week..
oSnowden won in the six days contest on roller
skates, in New York, which ended Saturday night.
He made l166 miles.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18
Postmaster General Vilas's Cir
cular.
(Boslon Advertiser, Mug.


But the most mischievous thing about this
letter IS not clearly indicated by such criticism
The spirit and substance or the letter are not
becoming to member of the Cabinet. II is
too suggestive Of seeking means to use
high public office for selfish partisan ends, and
OF conspiring with other partisans to avoid the
fair application of principles publicly avoWed.
1t has something OF the appearance of judge
privately advising one party in the case COM
ing before him for determination, how he
should present it in order to make sure of gain
ing his cause. When the removal of an Off
cial is asked for on the ground that he has not
conducted himself becomiDgly in office, the
question of fact ought to be fairly and judicial
~ considered, and not determined wholly up
on the ex parte representations Of interested
tale bearers.
Springfield Republican, Mug)
Mr, Villas has done very stupid thing,
wholly at variance with the purpose and
methods of the administration as a whole
de would have done better to take counsel of
Mr.. Cleveland's way, when he told the visitor
who had something for his ear Confidential
ly" that he was there on public business wholly
and solely. It looks as if Mr.. Villas might
succeed in discrediting the administration
with partisan intentions, without doing much
to replace offensive partisans" with credit
able men.
CNew York Post, Mug)
When Secretary Villas comes to examine the
recommendations offered by Congressman, of
persons whom they wish to see take the place
OF the offensive partisans, we think, however,
he will be rudely undeceived. If he imagines
that he will find no personal ends" among the
testimonials, he must have lived in a singular
ignorance of Congressman and their ways.
Boston Post, Dem.)
Good enough. This means the removal of
great majority of the Republican postmasters
in the United States. 1t gill now be in order
TO hear from the other deDartments
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18
GEN. GRANT.

was one of MANY changes in the Seneral's con.
dlton, and must be classed as decidedly unfa-
vorable, despite the statements of the visiting
physicians, which were, in more than one in
stance calculated to mislead. The doctor
stated on leaving this morning that the Gem
sral had passed very good night, when in
fact he had passed a very miserable one, suf-
tering from pain and unable to obtain any
sleep till late in the morning. He was some-
what easier today. however, but refrained
from working on his book.
NEW York, May IT,
Drs. Shrady, Douglass and Sands held the
usual Sunday consultation on Gen Grants
condition today. They found the Generals
local condition Deither better nor worse; in
1aet there has been no change during the last
three days.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18

The directors of the Madison Wooden Com
pany met in Portland on the 18th inst. At
this meeting it was decided to commence on
the new mill at once. and the contract of
building was let to Norton & Purington of
WaterVille. The contract calls for the com.
pletion of the stone and brick work on the first
day of Octobsr. The new mill is to be 100 feet
in length aud 56 feet in width, four stories in
height with basement and fiat gravel roof. The
mill is to be built of stone and brick.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18
RAILWAY MATTERS.
Canadian Pacific.

II is rumored that hitch has occurred in
the negotiations at Ottawa in connection with
the financial arrangements of the Canadian
Pacific railroad. The company is very much
embarrassed. Employees of some Of its branch
lines have not been paid for months The To-
cal Wall street is flooded with its paper which
IS being bought up at a great discount The
scheme to hand over the North Shore road to
the joint control of the Grand Trunk and Ca
madam Pacific appears to have fallen through,
and it looks as il an independent line will be
built between Toronto and Quebec.
Notes.
The Judkins electric signal was tried on a
train on the Boston & Providence road Friday
with great success.
In reply to 8 circular letter to which sigma
lures were invited, requesting the resum ption
OF payment OF dividends on the Union Pacific
stock, the income bondholders of the Kansas
Pacific railway sent a letter to the Union Pa
citic board Saturday. protesting againt any
payment OF the floating debt or dividends until
the overdue interest on the income bonds
should have been paid.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
a neternnineh suicide.

PLYMOUTH, N H.. May 16.-Danie 81. Cox
OF doiderness, aged 60 years, committed sui
eide this moruiUg by cutting his throat with
Dutcher knife He was extremely emaciated,
haylpg been sick all winter. He ground the
knife very sharp, aud commenced on the back
oil the neck and cut half round with one hand,
ana then shifted the knife and finished,
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18
Colby University.

The junior appointments for commence
ment have been made and are as follows:
Wallace E. Bruce, Hebron; Chas G. Brown, Ben
Plaisted, Waterville; Albert M. Richardson, Heb
ron; Selden B. Overlook, Washington; Herbert W.
TrBfton, Fort Fairfield; Bessie r. White Someryille
Mass; Julia L. Winslow, St. Albans.
The freshman prize reading will take place
on Friday evening, May %.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18
BURNING LUMBER.
The Largest Lumber Fire Ever Seen in
Michigan.
Over 100000 Feet Thus Far
Consumed.

MUsKEGoN, Mich, May 17.-George E.
Woods lumber yard at Lakeside was burned
yesterday. Loss $4,000.
OsCEoLA, Mich, May III. F. Thompson's g
lumber mill and 100000 feet of lumber were
burned this afternoon. Loss 100000.
By the time the fire on Thompson's dock had
been got under control, fire broke out on the
immense docks of the Au Sable Lumber Com
pany, quarter of mile distant. On these
docks are about 10, 900 feet of lumber, and
at this hour Il o'clock there is apparently no
chance TO save any of the lumber or the mill.
The latter is valued at 100000. The light
house is now burning, and bat short distance
across the bayou are the docks of j. e. Potts
& Co., containing about u, 600 feet of lum-
ber, and the chances are against saving any of
this. The river is lined with lumber from its
mouth to the main portion of Sable, and there
are grave apprehensions as to the safety of the
village. To add to the trouble, fire broke out
in tenement house IN the centre of the viii
lage at the same time the fire was discovered
at the docks, and it kept fire company en-
ployed an hour. Two engines from Alpena
are on the way, and one fire tug and two more
engines from Bay City will start soon. 1t ia
the largest lumber fire which ever occurred in
Michigan.
LATER.
The fire on the docks of the Au Sable Lum-
Der Company and Thompson & Co. was par
TALLY under control at IL o'clock. The wind
naU FoeIeo w tno west ana gfeally lesseneu
the danger to j. e. Potts & Co.'s dock. 1t is
thought the flames can be controlled until the
arrival OF help from Alpena. Bay City has
refused to furnish help. Two million feet ol
lumber was thrown into the river from the
Au Sable Company's docks, and as it passed
the burning piles it caught fire and was carried
out into the lake, which is now covered fol
miles with scattered spots of flame. So far
about 100000 feet of lumber has been burned
on the Au Sable Company's docks, and SO fal
as known there was no insurance on the lum-
| Der destroyed
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18
BIDDEFoRDs.

Earned runs-Portlands 1. Two base hits-Mc-
Donough. Phillips. First base on balls-Biddefords
5. Portands 8. First base on errors-Biddefords 8,
Portlands Z. Struck out-by McDonough 3, by
Wheeock. Passed balls-Jandron 8, Wheelock 2.
Wild pitches-MeDonough 4, Watson 8. Time of
game-2 hours. Umpire-C. A. Flaherty.
BRooKToNs 6; HAvERHlLLs 0.
The HaYerhills played the Brocktons at Brockton
Saturday afternoon, and we're defeated to the tune
of to o. The game was witnessed by 1900 peo-
pie. The visitors presented three pitchers, who
were batted hard, but only netted six base hits.
Willis's pitching puzzling, and kept the Haver-
hills down to one single and one double. In the
seventh inning McGunnigle managed to kick up
dispute be ween himself and Umpire QUINN which
it is alleged led Quinn to favor the visitors in his
decisions. The score.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18
WEATHER. INDICATIONS.

WARRINGTON, May 10.
The indications for New England are
fair weather, east to south winds, and slight
ly warmer.
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT
[11.O0 ?. MI
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18

HAvERHILLs.


*Cudworth struck by batted ball.
INNINGS.
Brocktons ..'........0 l Q 2 KS
Haverhills ....... 80 o o o o o 90
SUMMARY.
Two base hts-Howard, Robinson. First base on
bals-Brocktons 5, HaSerhills 2. First base on er-
rors-Brocktons 10, Haverhills "A. Struck out
Brocktons 3, Haverhills 5. Passed balls-Baxter
3. Wild pitches -Blaisdell 2. Iime-1h. 45m.
Umpire j. Quinn.
BowDoINs 26, BATES 4.
Bates and Bowdoin played at Brunswick Satur-
day afternoon the third of the Maine inter-coegi-
ate series. A large attendance from Bath and
Bates showed the interest manifested in the occar
sion. From the first the playing was all on one
side, that of the home clab, which came to bat
first and scored eight times. This inning was
marked by heavy hitting by the Bowdoins and
fumbling by the Bates boys who couldn't seem to
get to the ball at all. For the first inning Davis
pitched, and was relieved by Cook after the third
The appended score tells the story:
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18
Consumers Boo, and Shoe CouD.uv

The Consumers Boot and Shoe company
was organized Saturday with the following
officers:
President-Andrew G. Bowker.
Treasurer-George Turner
Directors-A. G. Bowker, S. w. Chlds, John H
Fox and George Turner. Capital stock $4,000;
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18
Body Found ia the Pen obscOt.

BANGOR, May 16-The body of poung m an
was found floating in the cove at Oak Point,
two miles above Winterport, to-day, By Claren-
don Hurd Of WiRterport. 1t sas dressed in
daEk coat, pants aad rubber boots with skates
on them and had baen in the water some time.
IL is supposed to be the body OF Bert Baker OF
Orington, drowned at Hampden Jan. 18th
by skating through hole in the ice. A
coroner's inquest will be held to morrow morn
ing morning.
BANGOR, May 17.-Coroner J. D. Tucker of
Belfast held an inquest on the body of the
young man found floating in the water
yesterday. The body was identified as that of
Bert Baker. The verdict was accidental
drowning.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-18

In Cleveland, o.. Saturday, the horses attached tn
a carriage containing Spencer Chamberlain. his
VIE and son, ran away and all the occupants we're
thrown to the ground Mr.. Chamberlain died of his
badly Injured, may recover,