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The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
GETTY SBURG.
Visit of Veterans and Distln-
guished Guests to the Bat
tlefield.
Report that President Cleveland Was
Shot at While ON His Return.

GETTYSBURG, Pa, May 4-The historical
visit of veterans of the Army of the Potomac
to the battlefield, took place today. The num-
ber OF visitors was much smaller than had been
expected. The President and party
arrived on special train at noon. Among
those with him were Vice President Hen
bricks, Secretary Endicott, wife and daughter,
Secretary Whitney, Postmaster General Villas,
Gen. Frye, Swiss Minister, Commissioner
Black and wife and Gen. and Miss Rasecrans.
The party were in charge of Ex-Gov. Curtin.
Gov. Patterson and Congressman Swope met
the President and party at the trainland escort
ed them to carriages The Presidents carriage
LED the way through the village to the cemetery
three quarters OF mile away where the cere-
monies OF the day took place. The distin-
guished guests were formally welcomed by Gov
Patterson; Ex-Delegate Maguinpes of Monta-
ma replied to the address of welcome and was
followed BY Commissioner of Pensions Black
and Gen. Rosecrans. The President and par
ty were escorted to the points of interest in
the neighborhood. A vivid description Of the
stirring events was given by Gen. Hunt.
When the round had been made the presdsn-
tial party at O'Clock left for Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 4. When the returning
train was near Mount Hope Station, Nd,
about o'clock this evening three pistol shots
were heard In succession and the flash of a
weapon was seen within two feet of the train
1t is probable some enthusiast had devised this
method OF celebrating the passage of ths-Pre-
sident, and that the demonstration was only
intended as a salute. 1t created some amlse-
ment at the time, and gave rise to some jocu-
lar among the passengers, but since the return
OF the train rumor has spread through the
city that the President was shot at.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
RIEL'S REBELLION.

WINNIPEG, May 4.-The telegraph line 10
still down west of Humboldt, and nothing has
come through to Winnipeg.
Indian Agent Mcdonald has gone to Touch
wood where the Indians have left their re-
serve. They have plenty of provisions, and
Mcdonald does not see why they have left the
reserve He will try to get them back. There
is report that they have gone north, but it is
not confirmed.
The remains Of Private Ferguson of the 9th
Rifles, who was killed at Fish Greek, arrived
at Fort Qu'Appelle yesterday. They will be
embsimed and brought to Winnipeg. Lieut.
Swinford's body is expected to arrive there to-
morrow and will be similarly treated.
The officers of the Canadian Pacific Railroad
say that navigation will be opened between
Port Arthur and the Eastern Provinces in ten
days. They have three ironcIad ocean steam
ers said to be the finest on the continent, that
make close connection with their trains.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
PERFECTLY SATISFIED.
MIR. WattersOn i'm WashingtOn-His Idea
of the New Administration.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May Am a despatch to
the Louisville Courier-Journal tonight Mr.. Waiter
says that "a slight attack OF eyes suggested
a visit to Washington and after having tried the
Executive and department treatment" for nearly
a week he gives his impression follows: "The
administration is a Democratic administration. l
have never doubted this in the least and If l had
been given the making of it, could not better have
suited myself. Indeed. have been SO we'll pleased
that have been content to stay at home and play
at philosophy learning others to play at patronage,
quite satisfied that the present eminent and ac-
complished men With whom he has surrounded
himself might be trusted 10 give civil service
capable and clean to handle the public business
with fidelity and efficiency and to discharge ade-
quatey their obligations both to the people and
party. Personal contact and opportunities for
getting at both sides of the points Of criticism and
dispute have strengthened these original impress
sons, and am happy to say that the case of sore
eye with which started from home has entirely
disappeared OF the President, Watterson says:
'As have seen him ne man has a hveer wish to
crafty the wishes of others. He wants to do the right
thing and the kindly thing, and there is not the
inspired by the truest spirit of justice and most
conscientious sense of duty. equally loyal to his
eat place and to his party, asking no favors and
looking to his work to vindcate itself, and very
great torbearance and patient temper should be ex
tended by the public to such public servant. He
selected his political advisers by the rule of fitness
and he has inspired them with his own busness-ike
spirit. The departments are the hands of the
most uniform and methodicai and in every one OF
them there circulates the atmosphere of the work
ehOD
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
General News.

Geo. Albeit of New Jersey has signed bill pre-
venting ra lroad companies from leasing their roads
or franchise until they have obtained legislative
consent.
James M. Phipps, an aged and influential citizen
OF Milan, N, H. and Representative elect to the
next legislature died at his home of paralysis Sun
day.
Charles Cram fell distance of 80 feet from
ing. He struck the deck of vessel and was killed
instantly.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05

CANTON, Pa. May 4.-The threatened strike
among the coal miners of Turcarawas, Ohio, and
Canneton, which it is feared will involve the min
thousand before settlement is reached, began to-
DAY; 26O men in the Cannelton district have quit
WORK. The Tuscarawas and CaDnelton operatives
the Hocking Valley enables the Hooking ValleG
operators to undersel them in Cleveland and other
lake ports. The Richards Coal company, employing
large number OF men. has posted q reduction OF
from eeVentynve to sixty cents and it is said that
the miners will go out today. Other operators will
make similar reductions
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
On.rages in Teuuessee.

WAvERLY. Tenn, May 4.-Late Saturday night
party of disguised men visited the house of Conley
johnson, colored, in Big Bottom. near Ebenzer
Church, and ordered him to open his door. He re-
fused, whereupon the door was beaten down and
several shots fired into the house. johnson leaped
from the back window an started to run away
When bis body was found this morning it was filed
with 81 OF and there a bullet hole through his
nead Ihe affair is supposed to have been caused
by difficulty which occurred two weeks ago be-
tween negro and a white at a log rolling.
several negroes were whipped week or ten days
known -
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BURNED TO DEATH,
Father. Mother and Son Perish ia Their
Burning MI HOme.

Father. Mother and Som Perish ia Their
Burning Home.
WATERLoo,N. Y, May A fire which was
thought to have been extinguished broke out
again Saturday at midnight in James Logan's
house on the south side of the river. Logan
and his wife in attempting to rescue q son
aged nine years from the upper story in which
he was sleeping, were overcome by the heat
and smoke and, with the son, perished. Mrs.
Logan's body was found burned to crisp, and
Mr.. Logan was found upon his back with his
child clssped in his arms Both were dead
Another child, Lottie, aged IA years, was res
cued, but was SO severely burned that she cam
not recover. Two other children were rescued
uninjured. The house was not wholly de-
prominent in business and political circles, be-
ing at the time of his death chairman of the
Democratic county committee.
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THE APPROPRIATIONS

The appropriation bill was then discussed
and passed BY items. The amount charged to
the city building was made $1l, 800 instead OF
III GOO, by reason of necessary changes In the
roof; $500 was added to the appropriation for
drains and SO wers. The Evergreen Cemetery
appropriation was stricken out and that of the
fire department made $40, 600, an increase of
$1,000. The health appropriation was made
$4,000 instead of $1,000, and there was an in
crease in the appropriation for police salaries
of $1,000. The bill was finally passed as fol-
lows. (The appropriations for the preceding
wear are also givenl:
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
PLYMoUTH'S PLAGUE.
Eleven Deaths Reported There Yesterday
The People RecOming Despondenf.

WILKEsBARRE Pa. May 4.-The death rate at
Plymouth today was the highest since the outbreak
of epidemic. Eleven deaths were reported up to 3
O'Clock this p. m. The funerals of victims of the
scourge took place today. There is a very despon-
dent feeling in the town, especially as it Is known
that large number of persons now lying at the
point OF death. At a meeting, yesterday, COM
mittees were appointed to visit every ward and find
out the number of sick and those who needed help
to open public subscription for aid of the desti-
futa
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
FINANCIAL.
Failure Of j. r.. Osgood 4. eJe.

Ea1HuFe OF . Eks Usko0d q Co'
Boston, May 4.-James r. Osgood & Co.,
the we'll known publishers, have failed. They
have made an assignment to Robert M Morse.
Jr., and called q meeting of their creditors for
the 18th inst. The Heliotype Prin ting Co. has
also made an assignment to Mr.. Morse, and
meeting OF the creditors has been called for the
18th inst The Liabilities of Osgood & Co. are
about $150, 900, and assets are nominally large,
The liabilities and assets of the Heliotyps
Printing Co. are unknown.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
GEN. GRANT.

NEW YORK, May 4-General Grant worked
on his book today, debating for nearly two
hours and bringing in the events up to the re-
turn of the Army of the Potomac at Washing
ton. He is not as we'll as yesterday" said Col.
Fred Grant. Though of course that does not
mean that he is bad"
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
THE DOMINION.


The ST. Lawrence not yet Open 10 Naviga-
ti0n.
QUEBEC, May Am unsuccessful attempt has
been made to blow up the Cape Range ice bridge
near this city. Three hundred pounds of powder
was used but only small portion of the ice was
blown up. The ice is said to be grounded. Another
attempt will be made today. Ii this Is not success
full it will be hard to say when navigation will be
opened to Montreal, as the high spring tides of
Thursday and Friday had no effect upon the ice.
Death of Colonel Kennedy.
OTTAWA May "A cable message received by
the governor general from London announces the
death there, OF small pox, of Colonel Kennedy of
the Nile voyagers.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
Watches, Clocks, Charts

and full line CT Eye Glasses, Spectacles, Spy Ma
rine and Tourist Glasses Linen TesteTs Heading
a record kept of the running of all fine watches.
IRA BERRY, JR.s As Exchange st.
[ar1O eod6m
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
NEW YORK.
Brignoii's Remains,

New YORK, May 4.-The remains of the
late Signor Brignoli, which were placed nearly
six months ago in the marble cemetery in
Second street, were transported to-day to CAL
vary Cemetery. where they were inferred.
Another Victim of Sundays Fire.
Kate Kaernes, 28 years old, one of the Is
victims of the Sunday mornings fire who
were taken to the hospital alive, died this
morning. Her death brings the number of
dead up to nine, leaving IL patients yet in the
hospital These may all recover.
A jury was empanelled to-day to hold an in
quest on the bodies of the victims of the First
Avenue tenement house fire.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
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METAL POISON.

am a coppersmith by trade, and the small parti-
cles of brass and copper from filing got into sores on
my arms and poisoned my whole system. Mercury
administered brought on rheumatism and became
a helpless invalid / took two dozen bottles of
Swift's Specific. My legs, arms and hands are all
right again. use them without pain. My restora-
ton is due to S. s. S, PETER e. LOVE-
Jan. 8, 1885. Augusta. Ga.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
WASHINGTON.


WARRINGTON, May 4.-During the month of
April the patent Office received 3159 new appli-
cations for patents, fees upon which sggre-
gated $100640 This is the largest sum in fees
yet received by the patent Office for any one
month.
Two Gents Short.
Treasurer Jordan said today that the count
of moneys and securities in the United States
treasury is progressing most satisfactory. So
far the only discrepancy found was in the cash
room, where there was q shortage of two cents
In five dollar package Of pennies.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
SPECIAL NOTICES.
CARPET BEATING BY MACHINERY

Fos er's Dye House and Carpet Beating
Rooms,
10 fkEbLE ST., opposite Preble House. All car
pets thoroughly Aired by Powerful exhaust
faus, and steam renovated by patent steam attach
Carpets Cteansed at all seasons of the year.
april sneodtf
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WAsHINaTON, May 5.
The indications for New England are
partly cloudy weather and occasional rain.
Southerly winds, slightly warmer.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
$951,537.66
ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

Alderman Noyes as gas agent read PROPOSE
tion from the American Electric Light Com
pany onering to maintain one hundred electric
light. The city is to pay the company $l8,25O
per year. and the company will extinguish all
gas and naphths lights Alderman Moves
stated that as this would reduce the income uf
the gas company. in which the city is interest
cd, and would also lessen the expense of light
ing the streets, he should soon ask for instruc-
tions as to the course to be pursued by him.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
ULCERS.

For six or eight years suffered with ulcers on
my right leg 1 was treated wit hIodide of Potas
a, I'm aud Mercury and became helpless. Six bot
Ties of Swifts Specific made permanent cure.
Fe y. 20, 1885. NJ. d. WILSON, Gainsvilla. Ga.
Swif, @s Specific is entirely vegetable. Treatise
BLOOD a nd Skin Diseases mailed free.
THE S, WET SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 8, Atlanta Ca
or I59 w. 23d ST., n. Y. jan1d&w1 ynrm
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
DIR. e. H. REED.

OIatrvOyant and Botanic Physician, Nredi-
cai Rooms 5V2 Congress ST., Portland, Me.
Dr. Reed treats all chronic diseases that flesh is
nelr to- al cases that are given up as incurable by
sns aIopath1c and Homeopathic physicians. viii
take their case to treat and cure them. find about
Ioar nfths Of the cases given up die can be cured
f,1, summation at distance by letter, with their
Iul Itu name and place Of residence and one cent
stamp and $500, Examination second sight and
consultation free
Omee hours a. n. to p. m. mar3sntf
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MALARTAIPO

We have used Swift's Specific in our family as an
antdote for malarial poison for two or three years.
and have never known it to fail in single instance.
W. @. FURLow.
Sumpter Co.. Ga Sept. IL, 1884.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
THE CONGRESS STREET LINE.

The joint standing committee on laying out
new streets reported that they had considered
the rerunning of the southerly line of Congress
street from Temple to Pearl Streets had given
public hearing on the question and recon-
mended the rerunning of the line in accordance
with the plans of the city civil engineer.
1t was ordered on the foregoing report that
thA Rtraat hA accantad aa altarad
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05

ray, j. Q. Nugent, Jas A. Pine, Timothy b.
Percy, Sampson Plummer, George ID. Robin
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05

The committee to revise the rules and orders
OF the city council reported through Edward
A. Noyes, chairman, recommending the adop-
tion of two additional rules, providing for i'm
mediate notice to be given of non-concurrence
OF one board in measures from the other and
the precedence of matters requiring concurrent
actiou
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-11-19
Cattle Growers Association.

CHICAGO, November 18.-Ihe following gen.
tlemen were elected officers of the Cattle
Growers association for the ensuing year:
President-Maior I'll. E. Wood, OF Massachu-
sets.
Vice Presidents william t. Smith, of Iowa,
Col. Edward Lloyd, of Maryland; Granville
Stewart, of Montana: Theodore David, of Da-
kOta; T. G. Jones. Ohio.
Seer etary-PrOfeSsOr Morrow, of Illinois.
DIR. d. E. Soloman, Washington. chief of
bureau of animal industry, read his report, in
the course OF which it was shown the annual
cattle production of the United States is 7.OO1,.
600 head; export trade. 1,220,000 head; annual
product of swine Industry, % 0G0 900 head; val
ue OF the product which goes into interstate
commerce, S243, 100000. Ex-Governor GriDnell,
of Iowa, spoke In favor Of the presentation of
the needs Il the association to the government
so that adequate measures. might soon
be taken to stamp out the disease. Other
speeches made on the subject showed the gen.
eral feeling was that ample funds should be
provided by the government to stamp out
pl euro-pneumon1a. Roll call showed there
were delegates present from twenty-three
states and territories, as well as Canada
Honorable Norman j Coleman, United States
commissioner OF agriculture, read an address
on the cattle industry of the country and its
needs, which was listened TO with great inter-
est. Few people, he said. had any idea
of the magnitude Of The industry. A column
of cattle twelve deep, with one end resting on
New York city and extending to San Francisco
and back again to Boston, would contain about
the number cattle there are in the United
States, and the value Of this vast herd Is ST.
2O0,0C0,Cl0. The annual products of these ami
mails exceeds in value four times the yearly
earnings Of all the railroads Of the country.
The great danger which threatens this greet
source OF fo\p IS contagious diseases. What is
needed. hatSpeaker said, is national law for
slaughterinH diseased cattle and the stamping
out OF the disease by eXtel mination. For this
purpose congress should be asked to appropri-
a! money -
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-11-19

proved too formidable for free institu-
tions. The old Greek statesman and
law-givers from Lycurgus, and the
Romans from Seneca, the French from
Montesquien down to De Tocqueville
in his admirable Democracy in
America" all confirmed and exempli
fed from Franklin down through JEFF
terson to Cleveland, have told the
same story of how liberty can be lost
after it has been achieved.
In recurring to the title of this arti-
Gle we might have used innumeIable
illustrations of the growth of I'M
checked wealth and power; but we
need not go back beyond the quarter
of a century which has witnessed the
steady growth of a party which at
last became so insolent that the mere
voked ridicule, contumely and def
ance. Things at last reached such a
point that no man dared TO ask for an
office, or actually get it unless he bow
ed the knee to the power that controll-
ed it.
Citizenship, however respected; in
tegrity, however pure; capacity, how
ever unquestioned, weighed nothing
on those Procustion scales. Subser-
viency and blind compliance with
superior orders settled the whole
thing. The noblest and most patri-
otto citizens either restrained their in
dignation, as slaves under despotism
have always done, or waited for bet
ter days for the country; or, better
still, embraced the first desperate
chance of rousing the slumbering con-
science of the people.
The commonest observer saw how
things were drifting, and they felt the
insult that was everywhere offered to
the dignity and claim of citizenship.
While this dominant party was able
to sustain itself in the plenitude Of it's
power, it fastened its grasp and held
it firm as it could till it saw danger
ahead, when it appealed most piteous-
ly for help, under the plea of Saving
the country" and by none was that
appeal more quickly met, to fight its
battles, than by the great party which
they had oStraciZed, and which they
continue to ostracize during the long
lease of power thus gained.
This lamentable state of things
could not continue forever. Usurpa.
ton and corruption had gone too far.
The interests of the whole nation had
been sacrificed too long. Claiming all
the credit for all the good that had
come to the country, and disavowing
all the vii under which it had suffered
the nation rose against this usurpa-
tion, and insolence found itself rebuk-
ed at the ballot box, not only discard.
ing so bad man as Blaine, to give
place TO so good a man as Cleveland. but
in the recent election his public con-
duct was so emphatically Endorsed
ed by the late consummation: Thus
and, we trust, lasting rebuke to this
long and humiliating iDsolence and
insult, to our democratic republic.
HISTORICUS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-11-19

Legal liz , of the Employment Of Extra
attorneys In the Court.
= WASHINGTON, November 90. Attorney Gen.
eral Garland. TO whom Secretary Bayard some
weeks go referred the question Of the legality
of tho expenses of the court of Alabama
claims, having sSgnifed his concurTen in the
opinion OF the solicitor of the state depart
ment. Mr.. Frances Wharton, the publication
of Mr.. Wharton'S opinion is authorized by the
state department. He holds that the court,
having been appointed for specific purpose,
a general court, but that it must be held strict
ly to its functions as outlined in the act Great
ing it; that this is especially true in this case,
because congress saw fl to infinitely limit its
powers; that the act does not expressly allow
il the appointment of any of its sub jrdinateS
or necessary assistance except stenographer,
the attorney for the United States and even
by other authority. That in the
face of this the appointment of
a list of assistant attorneys. whose aggre-
gate compensation in con pariSon with that OF
the chief federal counsel is in the ratio of 167
to q, of a number of professional experts and
dental expenses is manifeStly absurd. More
over he holds that the appointment of counsel
is an executive, not a judicial function, and
that The appointment of Salaried experts is
something unknown N jurisprudence; that
thsse expenses have been allowed in the p 4st,
injury INTO them now, else wrong might cite
its own immunity as ground for its perpetual
ton. He maintains that the force OF assistant
attorneys. experts, clerks, etc :. have been IL
legally employed, and that all those whose
salaries can legiiimately be paid out OF the
in clearing the court room, and crters and mes
SanOprS