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The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
RAILWAY MATTERS.

The Grand Trunk Railway Company have
applied to the Montreal Council for an ex-
tension of two years in which to construct
the new station in that city.
The suit brought against the Southeastern
by Colonel A. Ii. Gilmore, shareholder in
the Montreal Portland & Boston, seeks to
annul the lease of the latter road to the
former, on the ground that it never received
the assent of the shareholders.
The Canadian Pacific shows the largest
gain for the month, its earnings having in
creased $340633 or 81 per cent. while the
erand Trunk shows comparative loss of
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
The Salvation Army in Camp.

The Governor and Council have decided to
give hearing to applicants for commutation
of Oscar E. Blaney's sentence, on the 9th
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
BASE. BALL.
PoRTLANDs 8, NEwBURYPoRTs 1.

PoRTLANDs 8, NEwBURYPoRTs L.
The Portlands, Saturday, beat the Newbury-
ports to in the presence of 900 spectators.
The boys played well and wiped out the unfavora
BILE impression they made by suffering the defeat
of the day previous.
Blakely and Quinton were the battery for the
home team and their good work is evidenced by
the fact that the visitors only hit once safely and
that once was by whiteley, lately of the Bostons
The visitors battery ellis and Jandron) was a
good one, and neither the Brocktons nor Law
rences have been able to hit Ellis much of any,
but the Portlands got in eight, with a total Of
nine.
Eldridge made the only run for the visitors,
taking first on called balls and scoring on errors
and put out Brilliant playing by Annis and
Holland was the feature of the game. The score.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
DOMINION.
A Relic from a Wreck.

HALIFAX, N. S., Aug. 16-Diyers have
brought to the surfcae from the wreck of the
steamship Atlantic, which was lost near
Morris Rock in 1873, a bar of iron with sew
ehty sovereigns attached which must have
been affixed by some chemical action.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
UNEASY DEMOCRATS
In ohio Getting Impatient for office.

CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 15-The Democrats
of Cuyahoga county met this morning to
select delegates to the State convention. The
committee on resolutions were out for an
hour and half. Several of the members
wanted to condemn President Cleveland's
administration, others were anxious to re-
turn mild endorsement, while still others
were non-committal Extracts from the
committee report are as follows:
Whereas, The Democratic party having been
in possession of the government ever since last
March, and large numbet of offices are yet held
by offensive Republicans, therefore be it
Resolved, That we demand our Senator and
Representative to hasten the removal of all Re
publieans in Office and that efficient Democrats
be placed in their positions. The administration
was then endorsed mildly.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
The State Fair.

At their meeting Saturday, in Lewiston,
the State Fair trustees appointed Col
Thomas Littlefeld of Auburn, Chief Of the
State Fair Police for the coming State Fair
The trustees have engaged the drummer boy
of the Rappahannock and Mrs. Ada Cary
Sturgis, to give evening concerts at City
coming fair will be the Swedish exhibition
from New Sweden in Aroostook. A Swedish
gentleman from the colony will superintend
it and will be present during the exhibit.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17

ARooSTooK COUNTY.
Samuel E. Brown has been appointed post
master at Blaine, in place of Joseph Valley.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
Regarding the queens Speech.

LONDON, Aug. 15.-The speech from the
throne at the Propagation of Parliament is
being vigorously discussed by all parties
The reference of her majesty to the Afghan
frontier question, and her intimation that an
early and amcable settlement of this all-im-
portant matter is probable, has caused a fav-
orable impression and has done much tow
ards restoring more hopful feeling in all
circles
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
Not Asiatic Cholera. .

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10. Coroner Beale,
of Camden today Investigated the case Mar
garet Kealey, who arrived here from County
Glare, Ireland, a few weeks ago., and who
died very suddenly at Kirkwood last Tues
day evening. She was reported as dying of
tigation by coroners jury, and by Coroner
Beale himself, they declare that the woman
died of cholera morbus, caused by eating too
freely of green apples.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
The Grant Monument.

NEW YORK, Aug. 5-Undertaker Merritt
has offered to donate to the committee the
upon which General Grants remains were
borne to the tomb, also the canopy under
which they lay in state in City Hall, and the
catafalque upon which the casket rested, to
be cut up as souvenirs of the obsequies and
sold in that shape for the benefit of the
monument fund
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Please bear i'm mind we carry
the largest stock of Sewing Silks
and Twist i'm Portland. All OF the
celebrated BeltIing make. we
have also added Spool EmbrOid-
ery. KensingfOn Embroidery, and
Skeim Embroidery, and "SuPe-
riOr'' KNITTING Silk, all OF the
Bedding Bros. ~ Co.'S Manufac-
ture. There is mo such stock an
Portland, and prices are lower
than amy other house i'm the city
for same quality. N. iii. STUD
LEY, No. 499 Congress Street, cor.
Brown.
aur17 snMW&F
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17

The following transfers of real estate in
the county have been recorded at the regis
try of deeds:
aaS pS9r'lsssSy sas9 Of Portland to Horace S. Pride
land. $500. VIM "cDohaidJ
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
The orr's Island Bridge.

In the hearing before the county commits
sioners on the proposed bridge between Orr's
and Bailey's islands the testimony was
closed Saturday and the case will be argued
to-daV
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17

months, the largest gain in comparison with
the same period of 1884 is reported by the
Canadian Paciic-$1, ,595, ,416, or 60 per cent. ;
while the Grand Trunk reports falling off
of 81 ,077, ,S09, or IL per cent.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17

joice struck his face, broke his jaw and
knocked him into the board sluice where there
was foot of running water and came near
drowning
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
International S. S. Executive Com
n1ittee.

tional Sunday school executive committee has
been in session here several days. Among those
present are Rev. j. H. Babbett, of Swanton, W,
and Rev. John McEWen of Toronto. 1t was de-
cided that a series of Sunday school meetings
should be held in the New England States in the
fall of 1885; in the Southern States in the winter
and spring of 1886, and in the Northwestern
States and Territories in the summer of 1886. 1t
was also decided TO hold the next annual meeting
OF the executive committee at Chautauqua.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17

Earned runs-Haverhills, 2; Brocktons, 2.
Home rm-Bignell Two-base hits-Murphy,
Prince. Three-base hit-Irwin. Wild pitches
Murphy, 2. First base on balls-By Murphy 2;
by McGunnigle, 1. First base on errors-Haver-
hills, o.; Broektons, 3. Struck out-By Murphy,
fling, Cudworth. Umpire Time
hours 10 minutes.
STANDING OF THE EASTERN N E. LEAGrE
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
A sunken Wreck in the East River.

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-The following
notice is given: A Sunken wreck in the East
River, New York, abreast of Seventeenth
street, mas been marked by spar buoy, hori-
zontal stripes placed on its south side, in 81
tath9ms Ent $50 Of water, on the following bearings
east half east foot of Seventeenth street,
northwest by west; Greenpoint ferry east
noTtheast. The wreck shows two feet-ont of
water at low, water slack, and is in a very
dahgero9s place, Vessels should keep to the
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
The Death Rate.

The whole number of deaths in the city for
last week, was II, from the following
causes:
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Aug. II.
For Portland and vicinity: Warmer and
fair weather.
The indications for New England today are
slightly warmer, generally fair weather,
southerly winds becoming variable.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
cermany's Claim to the Caroline
Islands,

BERLIN, Aug 16.-The National Zeitung
lustlfies the annexation of the Caroline
Islands Islands by Germany on the ground that
Spain has never been in actual possession of
them, while Germany must protect branch
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND Me Aup 1f 1226

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. 16 1885,
TAM MI11AMI BPM 7PMl III pm
Barometer. 30.123l 30.141 I30.13Sl 80 1853 80 2O6
Therm0'r 62.5 1913 l726 1889 COS
Dew Point. 52.7 55.9 1884 553 $3.50
Humidity. 70.4 !61.5 5OS 1873 746
Wind. -. IN me S SW w
Velocity. 5 4 6 Is Is
Weather Clear CIear Clear Clear Clear
Mean daily bar. 80 1 sc Maximum ther 74O
Mean daily ther. .653 Minimum ther 541
Mean daily DIV pt.530 Max vel. wind. 10 SW
Mean daily hum'y. .65.3 Total precipitation 90
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Aug 1e, 1885, 10 P. NJ
Observations taken at the same moment of time
at all stations.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17

AZ Anderson, Pa, last Friday night,
as foreman Thos Crepps, was walking con
the railroad track, he was set upon by two
tfamPs, knocked down and gagged. After
stealing his watch and check for his months
salaTy, n tne mlscreants tied him to the track
he worked himself partly free. but passing
freight train cut off one of the fingers of his
from the rail.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17

houses on the islands of German firms in the
Pacific.
PARIS, Aug. 16.-A despatch from Berlin
to the Journal des Debats says, Germany is
resolved to dispute Spain's claim to the Car
oline Islands.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
PORTLAND;
NEwBURYPoRT

Earned runs-Portlands g. First base on er-
rors-Portlands, A; Newburyports, 2. First base
on called balls-Portlands, q; Newburyports, 1.
Struck out-By Blakeley, 3; by Ellis, 5. Total
base hits-Annis. Double plays-Bradley, Butler,
McDermott Passed balls-Quinton, 2 JandrOn
4: Wild pitches-Ellls, 3. Time-2 hours. Um-
pire-Joseph Quinn.
HAvERHILLs A; BRocKToNs 2.
The Haverhills and Brocktons played a very
close and exciting game at Riverside, Saturday
afternoon. No nmpire appearing, Donahue of the
Hayerhills served, and gave good satisfaction
The work of both pitchers was very fine, and the
home run of Bignell and the batting of Irwin and
Prince and the fielding of Irwin and McGarr were
the salient points of the game. The score:
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
MAINE.
Drowned While Bathing.

LITcHFIELD, Aug 15.--Lewey 0. Libby,
is years old, the son of Nathaniel Libby was
drowned in Shorey's pond at two o'clock yes
terday afternoon. He got beyond his depth
cnor Il
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
Laying Plans for Russian Supremacy

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 16.-The Slav par
ty In Russia is urging the Gar to form
great .Slayonic alliance for the purpose of
rIegalning supremacy in the East, and estab-
Asia. The SlaVs y % also deprecate The enferina
into negotiations with Austria in hopes of an
amelioration of the condition of the Slavs in
that empire.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
Afghan Affairs.

The Indian government has decided to per-
manently increase the number of British and
Indian troops on the Afghan frontier to 10,
coo men, and to construct a telegraph line to
Cabul, the capital of the Ameer's dominions.
The work ON the telegraph line is already in
progress Abdurrahman, the Ameer, has
expressed a wish to have the line end at
Candahar, and has refused to guarantee to
maintain it in safety beyond that point. Gen.
MacGregor and Maj. Nicholson have left
Simil, Ida, to form an intrenched camp in
the Pisheen valley and construct military
road to the hanks of the Halmund
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
Protest Against the Expulsion OF
Americans from Jerusalem

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 15-Mr. Heap, U.
| S. consul, has sent to the Porte another pro-
test couched in stronger terms than those Of
Americans from Jerusalem ON the ground of
their being Jews. Mr.. Heap points out that
the expulsions are in violation of the treaty
stipulation and are liable to lead to a serious
difficulty. He has also referred the matter
| to the government at Washington
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
Report Of PAINS Death Not Credited.

PARIS, Aug. ia letter in the Intransi
geant containing what purports to be an ac-
count of the manner of Oliver Pains death
says Pain was shot near Abredom by Bashi
Bazouks by direction and under the very
eyes Of Major Kitchene. The Temps doubts
the truth of the story
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
Secretary Endicott left Washington for
Salem. Mass NeStarda1z q afternnnn

Frank J. Ward, 20 years old, was drowned
while bathing at Lake Quinsigamond, Mass,
Saturday.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17

ROME, Aug. 16-Signor Decide, editor of
the Mahtieur de Rome and an assistant have
been arrested for selling to a foreign power
plans of italian maritime defences, notably
those of Spezzia and Sardinia.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
Civil War in Khartoum.

CAIRO, Aug 16-Information has been re-
ceiyed here that civil war has broken out
at Khartoum, that the treasury has been
sacked and that the Mahdis successor and
other officials have been killed.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
The ZuIfikar Pass Dispute.

LONDON, Aug. 16.-The Marquis of Sails
bury's departure for the Continent has been
postponed, owing to the Zulikar Pass dis
pute. The latest dispatches from st. Peters
burg to the government include the tele-
graphic report of Russian engineers on the
Zulfikar district, and note from M. De
Giers proposing new frontier line through
the district. The nature of this proposal
promises an early settlement of the dispute
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
Cernany's New Ambassador to Eng.
land

Count Won Hatzfeldt is to succeed Count
Won Munster as German ambassador to Eng
land. Prince Bismarck, since the London
conference, has been dissatisfied with Count
Won MINISTER'S management.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1885-10-10
HOME AND FARM.

Ceilings that have been smoked by
Kerosene lamp should be washed off
with soda water. boston Post.
Cayenne pepper blown into the
cracks where ants congregate will
drive them away. The same remedy
is also good for mice. -ETchGnqe.
"A farmer who had a field overrun
with golden-rod last season took the
precaution to cut it before it blos-
somed, and this year there isn't any.
"a word to the wise. IN. Y. Sun.
To prepare elder berries for pies,
take seven pounds of berries, three
pounds of sugar and one pint of good
vinegar; boil twenty minutes or until
syrup is rich enough. Then can for
use.-DetroH Post.
Hickory nut candy: Two cups
sugar. one-half cup water; boil sugar
and water without stirring until thick
enough to spin thread, flavor and set
off into cold water; stir quickly until
white; then stir in cup of hickory nut
meats; turn into a, fiat tin and when
cold cut into square.-The Household.
Rice rolls: Moisten cold boiled rice
with little milk. and stir in enough
white flour to make a stiff dough.
Knead on molding board, roll out
about half an inch thick Cut in fin
ger lengths an inch and a half wide,
place in Toured pan and bake in a
quick oven. They are very delicate
and appetizing Home Science.
Blackberry preserves differ from
jam in having the proportion of sugar
increased to three-quarters of q pound to
one of fruit. Then the berries are left
whole as much as possible. the sugar
put on at once when the preserves are
set to boil. and only one hour allowed
for the whole process, while four
should be allowed for the jam.-The
Caterer.
1t depends very much upon the
kind of soil, whether fall blowing for
spring crops would be beneficial. A
clay soil that will fall to fine fragments
under the influence of frost, will be
benefited by it. But a soil that will run
to paste, and become hard and packed
by the freezing and thawing, will be
injured. Judgment derived from ex-
perience is to be exercised in such cases.
Toronto Globe.
Some interesting experiments have
been made in France on the advantages
of giving water to milch COWS warmed,
instead of in its natural cold state. At
the agricultural school at ST. Remy
two cows were fed on the same food,
but one was supplied with cold water
and the other with the water heated to
113 deg. Fahrenheit. The latter yielded
one-third more milk.
Melons do not require frequent
change of land. The veteran Marshall
P. Wilder says that he has grown mel
ons on the same land for ten years; the
ground has south aspect. He pre-
pares compost of manure. soil and
guano, which he spreads on the land in
addition to manuring in the hills. Sur
face manuring he considers very i'm
portant. He has no trouble with in
sects, as he gets up in the morning be-
fore they do.-Chicdgo Journal
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The Summer Style.

A pretty girl just home from the sea-
side was interviewed by her stay-at-home
lover on some of the reports which had
come to him of her f1irtations.
'Why, FrankP' she exclaimed, "you are
just too foolish for anything"
MAY be l am" he answered, Sullenly,
shut l want to know if you didn't become
engaged to one of those fellows you met
this summer"
''Of course 1 did," she replied, with a
frank smile.
And do you expect me to stand that
sort of thing?''
''Why, Frank, how. you do talk. You
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SHE TOOK THE HINT.

Washerwoman Who Acted Promptly
Upon a Rather Misty Suggestion.
At home stations the private soldiers
washing is usually done by the married
soldiers wives, who are expected to sew on
missing buttons and do repairs for which a
small sum is deducted from the private's
pay.
Pat McGinnis had good deal of trouble
with his laundress. Sunday after Sunday
had his shirt come back with the neck but
ton off or else hanging by thread. He had
spoken to her on the subject, and sh g had
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promised to see to it, but still the button
was not on properly.
He got out of patience one Sunday when
the missing button had made him late for
parade and exclaimed:
Bother the woman. I'll see if can't
give her hint this time anyhow"
He then took the lid OF a tin backing box
about three inches in diameter, drilled two
holes in it with a fork and sewed it on the
neck of the shirt that was next to be washed.
When his washing came back he found she
had taken the hint. She had made button
hole to fit it.-N. Y. Herald.
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that consumptives should be the least ap-
prenensive of their own condition, while
all their friends are urging and beseech-
ing them to be more careful about expos
ure and overriding? 1t may well be con-
sidered one of the most alarming symp-
toms of the disease, where the patient is
reckless and will not believe that he is in
danger. Reader, if you are in this condi-
ton, do not neglect the only means of re-
covery. Avoid exposure and fatigue, be
regular in your habits, and use faithfully
of DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry" 1t has saved thousands who were
steadily failing.
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The night clerk of a Bridpeport

The night clerk of a Bridgeport,
Comm hotel, feeling hungry in the
early hours of recent morning. to-
gether with two friends, made raid on
the pantry and secured pudlin
which the trio devoured with great rel
ish. That day the pastry eaters were
deathly sick, which sickness continued
until finally all three succeeded in rid
ding their stomachs of the pudding. 1t
was subsequently learned that the pud
ding had been literally dosed with ar
senic by the cook in order to kill off
some rats that infested the pantry
Hartford Post.
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TRUE COURTESY.
A COmmendable Virtue Much Abused by
the Present Generation.

the Present Generation.
Courtesy is, perhaps. little affected
by conditions of time But in all per-
sons and at all periods it may be
brought into ill-tame by hypocrisy or
exaggeration. 1t has a tendency to
become that mere mouth-honor and
breath which the heart, as Macbeth
says, would fain deny-a game of
words, dress coat, a shadow of anna
bility, a sesame never to be forgotten
before the doors of society, but out of
mind and repeated to no purpose when
one is at home. TOO polite to be hon
est is a well-known Norman proverb.
The courtesy of all times has been.
perhaps, in this sense, more than half
unreal. The story of the Spaniard
offering his watch to friend who ad-
mired it is no new one. The friend
promptly accepted the hidalgo's offer,
and held out his hand to receive the
golden gift. Where" then said
the Castilian, with extreme hauteur,
replacing his watch in his waistcoat
pocket, where, senior, is your polite
ness? That which in courtesy offered
you, you were bound by that same
courtesy to refuse" This kind of civ
ility may be called the beauty of the
tongue, as Voltaire called true courtesy
the beauty of the heart. 1t is a pinch
back generosity, which, however false,
has certain social value. 1t conceals
unpleasant moral deformitieS. When
ably assumed it palliateS selfshness, as
paint judiciously put on palliateS
wrinkles. 1t is the polish of our con-
versational furniture. This is the kind
of courtesy which Dr. johnson, with
his accustomed moroseness of disposi-
ton, called cant-the noxious weed
which he advised Boswell to eradicate
with all diligence, if not from bis
speech, at least from his understand
ing.
Even the term compliments"
which originally meant all those minor
delicacies of behavior that may be sail
to complete the virtue of courtesy, now
means very little, if anything. Our
ancient coarseness and rocky hard
ness of speech has been smoothed
ana rounded into such forms as
tSnese' which, tumbled to and fro
ot tne waves of conversation, become
"a less and less moment. and finally
odLSa az Courtesy has been degrad-
Gu Inuo a mere act of physical respect.
mere bending of the BODY and knees,
originally belonging to both sexes,
a1terWard confined to one. and now
nearly or entirely obsolete Conrfesv
may also suffer from exoooo 80 80
By too much courtesy we becon, @', d;a
courteous, and excess of ciyiIity roo us
us unciviL A gentleman of in n%Heo
complaisance was about to take innne
of another of ike disposition IT, TEo
latter insisted on seeing him at tho
door of his house. The former refused
and, after many gracious words, locked
the door on his host and ran down the
staircase. but the host opening his
window, lightly leaped into the street,
and was ready to hand his guest into
his carriage. ''You might have broken
your neck" said the entertained.
True, replied the entertainer, but
better SO than break the canons of po-
likeness. "-TOLedo Blade.
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1t is in an article in the Contempo-
rGry ReuieU that James G. Frazer tells
how some primitive people provide for
"the comfort of the ghost of the
dead" In the German district of
Voigtland, with its inclement sky. the
dead mans friends never forget to
place in the coffin an umbrella and a
pair of goloshes. A pathetic example
is afforded by some Indian tribes of
New Mexico. who drop milk from the
mothers breast on the lips of her dead
baby.
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The Haperstown Md.N Mail re.

The Hagerstown (Md.) Mail re.
lates that as fast train stopped at
Point of Rocks the engineer was found
stunned and almost lifeless. suffer .ng
apparently from blow in the head. A
dead chicken was found in the cab.
The only explanation that could be
given was that the chicken attempted
to fly across the track while the tran
was running at high rate of speed
and struck the drivers head. The
latest news was that the man had re-
covered consciousness, but his recovery
was by no means assured.