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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-22
RATCHEL0R,S cslEnRATED HAIR nYE
GENERAL NEWS.

Sir John Mcdonald, superintendent gen
eral of Indian affairs, has, under authority
of an act passed at the last session of the
Canadian Parliament, issued proclamation
forbidding the sale to. any Indian in the
tion or ball cartridges, and prescribing
penalties for violation Of the act.
Commissioner of Pensions Black Thursday
appointed Aaron S. Coleman of New York
to be chief Of the examining division of the
pension bureau in place of E. G. Rathbone,
who has been discharged for completely in
the election frauds in Cincinnati, last fall.
Charles and Arthur Winkley were drown
ed yesterday at Salisbury Beach while out
canoeing. They were aged Is and % years
respectively. aOne of the boys had but one
leg. Their bodies have not been recovered
yet.
The business failures Of the country for
the last seven days number for the United
States 158 and for Canada 10, total of 177
against 16S last week.
A sensation has been caused at Terre
Haute. Indiana, by the elopement OF MISS
Anna McKeen, daughter of President Nc.
Keen of the Vandalia railway, with -, ~IIng
Shuler, her fathers horse trainer. The lady
is % years old handsome and accomplished
the man is 80 years old and illlterate
The general committee of the Grant Monu--
ment Fund of New York city Thursday 1lXeea
Ine sum 10 De TdlS6u Nv PA,VVo'VVV' n
last night the subscriptions aggregated SOL
325.
The hide, wool and taliow house Of Oberne
Co.. at Chicago was set on on iTe ess o{ y s' 9sn
600 to $4,000.
Gen. Caceres arrived at Couta, Peru, on
the 10th inst, with his escort, and, it IS SAID,
ordered the execution of several oil his
enemies. The names of victims are not yet
known.
G. S. Adams, treasurer of the birmingham,
resignation of that office to the president OF
the bank. The resignation is the result OF
disclosures which were made at the time OF
the annual examination of the affairs Of this
bank, which recently was made by Bank
| Commissioner jeremiah Gatchell.
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SMALL PoX.
Over Seven Hundred Gases Said to
be in Montreal,
And the Epidemic AIarningIy In
creasing.
SMALL Pox.

MONTREAL, Aug 21.-At meeting of the
boot and shoe manufacturers yesterday. a
petition was drawn up asking the city coln-
ell to prohibit public meetings, circuses, etc.
TO build small poX hospital: and to appoint
additional vaccinators and prevent health
officers from riding in the street cars The
manufacturers said that the fall orders from
the West were being cancelled on account of
the epidemic in the city, and that travellers
could do no business. Mayor Beauregard
has devoted $500, the balance of the yolunl
teers' reception fund, to the relief of the
poor who are suffering from small poX, Pri-
vate subscriptions are coming in, and the
city council will vote an additional sum if
necessary A temporary small poX hospital
was opened today.
The small pox has become epidemic in
Montreal and Notwithstanding the efforts of
the board of health is spreading in the west
ern portions of the city. There are about
300 known cases, but there is every reason to
believe that there are 800 or 400 more unre-
ported. The mayor has prohibited Barnum's
circus from entering the city on account of
the danger arising from large crowds of peo-
pie gathering together; He has also closed
the theatres. The clergy also are urged to
leave their pulpits, and the members of their
churches who have the disease in their
houses, do not attend divine worship The
prevalence of the disease is affecting the
trade Of the city. Travelling men say they
cannot sell any goods: The greatest obsta-
=" Sh'SSN!h V1S uloCdoO ID GHt lSuOIdHCt
of the populace. They move among people
sick with the small poX, apparently without
fear.
Thirty-two new cases of small pox: were
reported Yesterday. Some of the afflicted
persons reside on the principal West End
streets. One case was reported in the lodge
OF the Ravenscrag residence of the late Sir
Hugh Allan. The theatres have all been
closed. Employers of labor have ordered all
their employees to be vaccinated under pain
of dismissal: DiSinfectants are to be used
IN the watering OF streets. The Provincial
government has been petitioned for the use
of the Exposition buildings for small pox
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SUBURBAN NEWS.
SACCARAPPA.


On Wednesday Deputy Sheriff Chute ar
on Bridge street, on a warrant charging him
with three single sales.of liquor Judge Shaw
found him guilty, and fined him $50 and
costs on each count. Paid.
A Chronicle correspondent from Rocky
hill writes as follows: Quite an exciting in
cident occurred in this vicinity Monday. A
teamster in the employ of parties hauling
wood from the King lot, became enraged
with tired and somewhat balSy horse.
knocked him down, rolled him over an EN-,
bankment and continued the brutal treat
ment till the poor animal rose to his feet
with one eye hanging from the socket At
this stage of the proceeding, a resident came
along, sWapped animals, the latter continu-
ing the beating through the afternoon.
CUMBERLAND MILLS.
Louis Harvey who was arrested by officers
Chute and jackson on a search and seizure
complaint appeared before Judge Shaw at
Cumberland Mills the following morning,
and paid into the treasury fine Of 800 and
the cost to which he put the minions of the
law.
Probably the longest leather belt for its
width ever used in this part of the country,
was received at the mills the other day. 1t
is 6S feet long and four feet wide, double
thickness. 1t cost about $780,
SCARBORO.
Capt. |. F. Quinby has erected pleasant
and commodious cottage on the bluff just
east of the Kirkwood, on land which he pur-
chased of r. Libby last summer. He pro-
poses to run street from the Kirkwood to
Hlggins's and cut his land into cottage lots.
CAPE ELIZABETH.
Mrs. j. E. Brown of Cape Elizabeth has
been visiting her husband on his vessel at
Portsmouth, N. II. As she was going aboard
the other evening her husband took her by
the hand and she attempted to walk plank
leading from the wharf to a ladder secured
to the side of the vessel When she had
reached so close as to almost step on the
deck, the end of the plank slipped off the
ladder and but for having hold of the
Captains hand she would have fallen twenty
feet to the water between the wharf and
vessel. By almost Superhuman effort she
clTlng with the other hand to the ladder, un-
I'll the second mate came to the rescue, and
she was taken on board much exhausted.
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North castine cannpmeeting.

North CaStIne Campmeeting.
CAsTINE, Aug. 21.-At the campmeeting
yesterday afternoon, A. w. c. Anderson
preached ON the subject "What is man." In
the evening Rev. Nanton of Surry spoke
subject, awake, put on thy garments,
Zion" This morning NJ. g. Prescott spoke;
subject, 'Christ the mighty Saviour" and in
the afternoon w. Baldwin spoke on 'The
important question: The meeting closes
this evening. The attendance has been fair
and the audiences orderly The clerical force
has been very large and it has been the most
successful campmeeting here for several
years.
Spool Mill Burned.
BANGOR, Aug. 21.-John MacGregor's
spool factory in South Lincoln was burned
this morning together with machinery and
large amount of finished and unfinished
spools and a large shed $50 by 40 feet filled
with sawed and seasoned spool bars, also a
million feet of lumber. Total loss $4,000.
The buildings were one-haf covered with
insurance and the lumber in the shed was
only partially covered. All the insurance is
in the agencies of John S. Kicker & Son,
Charles S. Pearl and Wiggin & Williams of
this city, the two lattice firms having only a
small amount however.
Reunion of the First Maine Heavy
Artillery.
ELLSWORTH, Aug. 21.-At the reunion of
the First Maine Heavy Artillery Association
held here today about 200 members were pre-
sent The busines meeting was held at ten
o'clock, at which the following officers were
chosen:
President--Col. Z. A Smith, Boston Journal.
Vice Presidents-W. B. Campbell, Ellsworth
and &. z. Smith, Harrington.
Secretary-A. G. Sawyer, Bangor
TreaSurer-Capt. f. A. Cummings, Bangor
Executive Committee-H. H. Shaw, j. A. Dole
B. L. Atherton, Geo. H. Coffin, Harmon Smith.
Dinner was furnished by the citizens of
Ellsworth at Hancock Hail.
A pnblic meeting was held in the afternoon
and addresses were made by President j. A.
Dole, Mayor Redman, Senator Hale, Col. u.
A. Smith, Rev. DR.. Tenpey, Representative
Milliken, Gen. Charles Hamlin, j. c. Chill
cote, Prof. Chaplin, son of the late Colonel
Daniel Chaplin, Capt. Fenald, Quartermas-
ter Shaw, Capt. Cummings and Col. Cross
man. The meeting was a great snccesS.
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A Very Old Gentleman.

The Bangor Whig says: 1.-THE age of
Philip Pevear, the old gentleman who lives
in Sedgwick, has been quite fully discussed
by the newspapers of the State and different
Capt. VIM. Flowers, of this CITY. called on
the old gentleman few weeks ago while in
Sedgwick and was curious to know his ex-
act age, so Mr.. E. F. Duren of this city wrote
to, the town clerk of Hampton Falls, N. H.,
where Mr.. Pevear was born, asking him to
ceiyed from that gentleman Wednesday
states that he looked the matter up and
found that Philip Pevear was the third cf a
family Of six children and was born Decem-
Der Sth; 1879, making him nearly LOG years
old. lie IS still smart and bright and con-
verses intelligently upon all the questions of
the day
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FOREIGN.
Almost a Battle Between Russian
and Afghan Troops.
Cholera Causing Panic Among the
People of the Canary Islands.
News of the Surrender of Kassaia
Reaches Cairo.
Over 200 Lives Lost by the Sinking
of a German Corvette.

LONDON, Aug. H.-A despatch from Me-
shad, Persia, near the Afghan frontier, to
the Times, states that a collision between the
russian and Afghan posts nearly occurred
on the 18th inst, at Karatepe, and the AT
CHAN troops there stood to their arms. A
RUSSIAN officer, when he saw this, ordered
his troops to unsling their carbineS. He was
Snot and severely wounded by the accidental
discharge OF one of the weapons Consider
a9le excitement and confusion followed,
which, however, subsidized as soon as the
truth was made known. The Afghans then
detained the Russians until they received an
order from Herat to let them CO. During the
detention the Afghans treated the wounded
Russian officer with great kindness, bandag-
ed MS wound, and sent him back to the Rus
sian lines. hurried investigation of the
occurrence was made on both sides. The
russian commander eXonerated the Afghans
and promised that the troopers should not
again advance beyond Chamain-Caid. Four
English officers continue to supervise the
work OF repairing and strengthening the
forts of Herat.
The Cholera.
MADRID, Aug. 21.-The excitement among
the people OF the Canary Islands, caused by
fear of cholera, amounts to panic. They
now refuse topermit any persons from Spain
to land. They made an exception in favor
OF the new governor, and allowed him to
come ashore, but received him with riotous
demonstrations, and threw stones at him.
The local authorities have resigned, and
many Of the people have fled to the interior
IN the fear OF the approach of the scourge.
Today soldiers occupy the streets and all the
public buildings.
Gone to the Bottom.
ElBERLIN, Aug. 21.-The report of the
wreck of the German corvette Augusta is
confirmed. Her crew of 23S officers and
sailors were lost She was lost in a cyclone
II the Red Sea-
Reported Surrender of KassaIa.
CAIRO, Aug. 21.-Information has been re-
ceived here that the garrison at Kassala, be-
ing unable to hold out, made ian amicable ar
rangement with the rebels, and that Osman
Digna was furious on receipt of the news
and started Immediately for Kassala.
Foreign Notes.
The Gar has just appointed 100 additional
officers in the army
The English Castle Mail Company will
start steamers from Hamburg for the Congo
in September.
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Fraud in Measures.
To the Editor ofthe Press:

To the Editor Of the Press:
noticed in your morning issue an item in
relation to "Short measure fraud" 1t is
very gratifying to see some one interested
enough to mention this matter. Not only is
fraud practiced in the measurement of
berries but in a great many articles which
fraud lpracticed upon the people is bv the
fish dealers. If a customer wishes to pur-
chase fish, it is sold in this wav The
dealers will take the fish as it was caught
and throw it on the scale. Then it is cleaned
and reduced in weight about one-third and
the customer is obliged to pay for about
thirty per cent more fish than he receives.
Now why don't they sell fish as well as
berries, so the public will know what they
are getting, and get what they buy? II this
isn't wholesale robbery what is it?
ALPHA
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eeezzlement and forgery. His scheme was to
Jorge orders for carriages, signing names of
Auburn and to send them to Mr.. +. E. Ling
of Portland, awell-known dealer in carriages
IN that city who would forward them to
Lewiston where, as it is alleged Highe
would receive and sell them at reduced prices
where he could.
-, Highe makes no talk about the matter.
Ihe hearing will be heard before Judge
Dresser tomorrow forenoon
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a BANK ROBBED.
The Vice President of a Texas Institu-
ton the Perpetrator.
The Fort Worth National Bank
Obliged to Suspend.
a BANK ROBBED.

GALVESTON, Aug, 21.-A special from
sures of Wednesday in relation to the affairs
of tile late John Nichols, Vice President and
Teller of the City National Bank, resulted in
a run on that Institution yesterday. AS soon
as the doors were opened steady stream of
anxious depositors filed through the bank,
and about | O'Clock, the crowd, seeing the
bank was paying every one who applied,
quietly began to disperse, ,ane the run ceased.
Some business men made large deposits to
show their confidence in the bank, and mat
ters seemed progressing fayorably for the
bank, when about 2 o'clock, to the surprise
of every one, the banks doors were closed
and tide following notice was posted:
This bank has suspended, by order of the
Comptroller of the Currency, as per tele
gram:
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.
To ViHiqm A. Britton, President at city Ma
An examiner has been ordered to take posses
sion of and examine your bank. Close the doors
and hold all assets as they are until his arrival.
(Slgned) j. S. LANGWORTHY,
Deputy Comptroller.
Mr.. Britton.sand number of other bankers
in this city Immediately framed a telegram
to the Comptroller asking him to rescnd the
order closing the bank, but just as their pro-
test was about to be telegraphed they dis
for 5000, and concluded to allow the doors to
remain closed until a thorough examination
has been made. Nichols was also City
Treasurer, and an examination of his ac-
counts to-day revealed the fact that he was
also defaulter to the city Of Fort Worth in
the sum of $31, 300. AS near as can be estim-
ated tonight the shortage of Nichols to his
bank and the city Of Fort Worth aggregates
$4,000. His unsecured loans from outside
parties will bring the shortage up to $780,
900 or over. There no longer exist doubt
but that Nichals committed suicide. The
physicians say the symptoms of his death
indicate strychnine.
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Old Orchard.

Mr. A. F. Smith delighted hundreds with
his celebrated dude act'' at the rink Friday
evening.
MIR. Geo. A. White, of the firm of d. White
q Sons, brush manufacturers, Portland, is at
the Sea Shore House. He is accompanied by
his daughter.
Hon. Nelson Dingley and wife, of Lewis
ton, are making a short stay at the Old
Orchard House, where theyregistered yester-
day.
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate in
the county have been recorded at the regis
try of deeds
MestbroOlz-John C. Knight and others to Mary
l.. d. Ehrlacher, land. 1882
&oIlslnl-Sewall Cloudman and Elisha Hawkes.
10 Daniel Taggert, land. $780,
Brunswiek-Geo. f. Mustard and Theo. S. Nc
lellan to Josephine NJ. Hammond, land 500
land. $10O.
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STORES in the Thompson block, Nos. 117, 119,
- 121 and 123 Middle street, a few door below
the post office; fitted suitable for wholesale or re-
tail business, with light, finished, airy easements
No. 164 Bracket ST., Portland Me. jan14dtf
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Tennis at MIR. BIaine's.

In the tennis tournament held Thursday
morning at the residence of Hon. James G.
Blaine, in the ladies' single, Miss Katie
Manley defeated Miss Sibyl Baldwin, 5-6,
G,3, "A; Miss Haynes defeated Miss Katie
baldwin, SO, 6-1, GA, thereby winning the
hrst prize, a pair or gold pins, set with
pearl and a turquoise; the second prize, a
silver hair pin, going to Miss Katie Baldwin.
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Augusta's New Public BUILDING.

The Kennebec Journal again contradicts
the story that the title to the lot for the new
public building is defective and therefore
rejected by the commissioners, and saws ::
From letter recently sent by Secretary
Manning to Commissioners Lampard and
Manley, it appears that all the requirements
asked for by the department were complied
with by Judge Titcomb, the owner of the
real estate, except the defining of what por-
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Thus it will be seen the Puritan defeats
the Priscilla 9m 5S secs. actual time and lin.
of 80 miles. In her windward work to the
outer mark the Priscilla was beaten 12m
p secs, but while on the 20 mile run before
the wind to the finish she gained minutes
and 80 seconds on the Puritan.
In to-morrow's race, which is triangular
one, she will use the Priscilla's second spin
maker or if it does not suit the committee
will bar spinnaker altogether in that race
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A case of Suspended Animation.

<DETRo1T, Aug. 21.-Tuesday morning the
infant child of Charles Sullivan of this city
apparently died and was prepared for burial.
Fifteen hours after the supposed death, and
Willle the family and friends were gathered
about the casket, the baby began to cry,
frightening nearly every one from the house.
took the child from the coffin, and it has
since been in better health than for some
time.
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BASE BALL.



The Yarmouths and Sanfords will play a game
on the Portlands' grounds today. They are the
champions of Cumberland and York counties and
Will play good bali. Game will be called at
O'Clock.
PoRTLANDs, A; HAvERILLs, 1.
The home team got numerically and inexcusa-
bly, beaten by the Portlands in Haverhill yester-
day. The features of the game were a beautiful
running catch by Annis and a wild throw BY
Schafer (which let in two runs The score:
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THE WEATHER.

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
pntorDr AZrY, Mo A,tor OF
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tiOn Of the territory the right Of way to the
land South was to pass over, and the signing
of quit claim deed by Col. Thomas S. Lang
of Oregon. These conditions have been COM
piled with, and the property will be accept
ed and paid for by the government in few
days
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The Puritan's crew worked with will.
and in ten minutes after the white sloop was
before the wind they had their topmast aloft,
an immense spinnaker swelling in the breeze
to port, and soon after spirit topsail and a
balloon jib. The Priscilla people were not
so prompt and it was fully 20minutes before
her spinnalSer was broken out and topsails
set.
The run. to the finish was truly hand
some marine picture, as the snowy pyramids
of white duck cleaned in the sunlight, and
the G black k and nd white hulls Of the yachts
northward The judges boat, steaming Il
knots an hour, could not catch the Puritan
before she finished, but her time was accu-
ratoly taken by Mr.. J. R. Burke, on board
when she passed the liightship. The Bedou-
ms pace had proved too hot for the Oracle
in her work to windward, 50 she was ''hull
down" astern when the Puritan finished
1--WE are well satisfied with the Puritan's
work today said Mr.. Stebbins of the com
mittee. What we want now is a day when
there is a light wind in the windward work
and q good strong breeze when they run be-
fore it"
The following table gives the interesting
results of the contest:
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The report circulated yesterday that Presi-
dent Cleveland is i'll and that DR. Ward had
summoned Dr. Sawyer of Ausable Forks for
consultation is false.
a fire in Port Washington, l.. I,yesterday
caused caused a loss of $125,o00; and another at
leAarKaha' Ark, caused loss of $150,000.
The Hamilton county, Ohio, prohibition
lists in convention Yesterday. nominated a
full temperance ticket and endorsed Dr.. A.
b. Leonard for governor.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET PORTLAND, ME.
IERMs-Eight Dollars Year. To mail sub
scrlpers Seven Dollars Year, if paid in advance.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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Two base hlts-FOster, Hartnett, Weldel:
Passed bals-Hurley 1 Thayer; Wild pitches
Sas on Fst RsSe Sn Frst
out-by Weidel 6, Calvin A; Double plays
HBwkeS, Prince, and Irwin, Annis and Hartnett
Umpire-John Jandron. Time-2 hours, 15 m.
LAwRENcEs, IL; NRwBURYPoRTs, 5.
In Newburport yesterday the Lawrence-New-
buryport game attracted a small audience the
visitors winning by the following score.
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ELEGANT Residence for Sale.

TIHE desirable 3 story French roof residence Of
IL Mrs. Barker's, situated on the Western
Promenade, containing IA rooms, besides bath
room, has nice brick stable and carriage house,
and lot containing fourteen thousand square feet
of land is offered for sale, and immediate posses
sion will be given. For particulars apply to
au1Sdtf JOHN c. PROCTOR.
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Nine monuments to Grant will be erected
in this country unless some of the present
projects fail.
The champion family for elaborate names
is to be found near Hardee, Ark The fa-
theirs name is Elisha Shirley, his wife's
name is Harriet Susannah Maria Jane Shil-
ley, and their oldest daughter, 10 years old,
comes Benjamin Kirby Smith General Har-
dee Shirley, aged 10; Robert EnOs Napoleon
Bonaparte Lee Wilkes Booth Shirley, who is
o years old; John Thomas Emanuel Forest
whilr Joseph Wheeler Zollieoffer StonewaIi
Jackson Sam Hildebrand Sterling Price Shir-
ley is five years old. The family ends wifi
Mary Virginia South Carolina Florida Geor-
gia Alabama Louisiana Shirley, who is three
years years Old surely 1t would be hard to beat