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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17
SAILED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Nacoochee. New York.
MEMORANDA.

MEMORANDA.
Tybee. Dec I6. $3.50 p m-Passed up, steam
ship Hexham tBrl, StrathmOre lBr), bark Ma
CARA Ger, schr Flora Rogers. II Winship.
Passed out, steamship NaooOchee.
Waiting, steamship Prydan (Brl, barks
Union Nor. Memlo (Br), Boroma tBr).
900 p m-Arrved and anchored, steamship
w m Lawrence.
Wind E, light; fair
Beachy Head, Dec l3-Passed, bark Syrin-
ga (Br). Wright, Brunswick for Sharpness.
- Cuxhaven. Dec 1l-Passed. barks LOrely
(Nor), Harboe. Hamburg for Pensacola; julie
Ger, Muller, Hamburg for Savannah.
London, Dec l2-Cleared, ship Queen of
Beauty (Brl, Glass, Pensacola.
Newcastle, Dec l2-Sailed, steamship AvlO-
ma (Brl, savannah.
brig Mary Dana, Mitchell, for Fernsndina,
to sail same day.
Baltimore, Dec ll--Cleared, schr Frank n
McGear, Sharp. Savannah.
Jacksonville, Dec l4--Arrived. brig Argyle
Br1. Wilbur. Harvey, N K; schrs May Brown.
Lewis, Baltimore; Turban (Brl, Daley, Port
William, S.
port News.
Darien. Ga, Dec 14-Cleared, barks Hanna
Maria (Rus). Ekqvist, <Grimsby; Prudential
(Nor), Hansen, Great Yarmouth; schr Char
lotte T sibey, Bartlett, New YORK.
Pensacola, Dec H-Cleared, bark Ecuador
tBr), Hughes, Dieppe.
McManemy, Baker. Fernandina; Gay
Thomas, shoe, do; Grace Van Dusen, Reeves,
do.
Delaware Breakwater. Dec 4-Sailed, schr
Fannie L Childs from Providence for Pensa-
cola.
London, Dec l6-steamer Helena. Charles
ton for Bremen, passed PrAwl Point Dec H..
steamer Bedoin from Savannah arrived at
Bremen Dec "a.
New York, Dec l6-Arrived. stmrs st Ger
main, HaVre; Denmark, London; Wisconsin,
Liverpool.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17
RECEIPTS.

Per steamer David Clark. from Brunswick
and way landinga-t7 bales cotton, / horse, 70
bblsOran yes. S02 bbls rOsin. 80 boxes oranges,
boxes mdse. 2 bdls chairs, IL bbls junk, box
clothing, box empty cans, sewing machine,
1 bedstdad, table, boxes h h goods, lsfacks
rice bales hides, baskets fish.
Per Charleston and savannah Ry. Dec 10
3 bales cotton. IA cars wood, As boxes tobacco,
2 cars fruit, 50 caddies tobacco, 50 bbls rosin,
l8 bbls spirits turpentine, 81 bags peanuts, /
bale hides, and mdse.
Per Savannah. Florida and Western Ry,
Dec l6-ss7 bales cott0n. cars lumber cara
iron. q cars wood n bbls spirits turpentinc,
Gas bjls rOsn, 81 Dbls and 5,GJ2 boxes oranges,
IQ4 eacks rice. 30 bales hides. aud mdse.
Per. Central Railroad. Dec l8-2.49i bales
cotton, 1916 bbls spirits turpentine. 3 mules. Z
horses, 6s5 bbs rosln, cars lumber, $50 sacks
h iced, l2J bbls -four, 2,Oi1 sacks cOrn, 10 cases
eggs, : boxes hardware. ~ rolls leather. ~
pkgs mdse, 100 pkPs furniture, Z cara bacon, 20
bbis tnllow pkg mebYs 4drunia napiha q
baieshidas.5 i26 bales domestles. q cdses do
mestiea, cases plaids, bills and half bbls
vinegar. bbl cider, "A bales warps, bBls
painf. 2 car seed. bills rice, eask clafht,
i case clarct. q bbls whisky, . hf bbls whisky y.
bbs wine. II 4 bales yarns, hi bbB pickles.
/ bbl ard boxes pickles, caaes tobacco z
pkRs tobacco, 20 pals tobacco, I case cigars. II
boxes tobaoro, 20 kegs lead, 10 bdls brooms, /
LOT h goods. 30 cases powder. Is bbls pow
der 20 III casks bacon, - tieroes hams, ~ pkgs
. samples, . Dbls apples, b0ls oranges, Stubs
butter, boxes trees, 10 empty tan 3, boxes
apples, 81 empty cases, l47 bags oats, cars
naneonees, 90 bales paper stock, ! Dbl wax.
cask ware, casee canned goods.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17
MARTTIME MIsCELLANY.

London, Dec 16-Steamer Cyanus, which
arrived at Liverpool from Wilmington, n G.,
encountered hurricane lasting eight days.
Her decks were swept and her boats smashed.
Halifax, Dec l4-Brig l. Nj Merritt tof Pen
sacola), O'Brien. from st John. N Il, bound to
Penarth Roads for orders, arrived here to-day
in leaking condition. She will have 10 dis
charge for repairs.
Norfolk, Va, Dec 4-Schr b G Terry, Moore.
arrived this morning from New York, bound
to Brunswick. Ga, with phosphate, in distress,
having experienced heavy weather and had
sails and davits carried away and was leaking
badly. She noted protest and Will be repair
ed here.
The Captain reports that IN lat "a l6, lon
3d. fell in with schr James Il Morse, OF Bath,
Me, from Pensacola for Philadelphia, with
lumber. She was waterl0gged aud had two
topmasts gone. lie stayed ny her two days at
the request of the captain, but on Dec 10 be-
came separated by heavy gales and lost sight
OF her. When last seen the Morse was flying
signals OF distress.
Several days ago the wrecking steamer
Resolute left this port for Charleston, 8 q,
having in tow a large and heavy pontoon, for
the purpose Of raising vessel sunk az the
latterp port. on Cape lookout tho expedition
encountered a heavy northeast gale, and the
steamer and pontoon were blown out 10 sea
The first land sighted was Cobb's ISLAND, when
the steamer was found to be leaking, aud
made for this port for repairs. " -
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17

Per steamship Nhc0Ocheo. for New York
1 $50 bales upland cotton, 1913 bales dOmeatics
and yarns, li6 bales sea island cotton, 1876
sacks cotton seed, lS2 bble rOsin, IS bbis fish,
1851 boxes oranges, bbl vegctab les, - bbls
oranges, 299 tons pig iron. eOB pkgs mdse.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17

Per steamer David Clark. from brunswick
and way landings-Mrs Jennie Brown, Mrs
Hugh Logan, 4 X Durham, II Day, and 5
deck.
Per steamship Naooochee. FOR New York =
J n paulding, q BOgat, q Gleason, Geo u
Belts, Z w Browning, p q Bieremaun, y O.
hcHst 2Earufrh J 4 iiuEer Jr. john A
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17
y lIV0E VI UUIUW IHUoV III VI .
FkEIGHTS.

LUNBER.-By SdiL.-There are very few
transa ctIOns making, and the available ton
mage is in excess Of the business offering. We
quote 81 00a5 90 as the range Of prices
from this and the near Georgia ports
York, sound ports and eastward. Timber is
50ca$l higher than lumber rates; to the West
Indies and wndward, nominal; to South
America, Sl4al5 so; to Spanish and Mediterra-
mean ports. slIalz: to United Kingdom for
orders. timber. 27s2Ss; lumber "a los. By
steam to New York, 81; to Philadelphia, 81; to
Boston. SO.
NAVAL STORES, CoAsTwIsK.-Bg SGiI.-
Nominal. FoREIGN.-C Cork. ETC.. for or
ders, Is l015d, and, or, As Sd. CoAsTwIsE.-
SteGB,-To Boston. SOC on rosin, 81 on spirits;
to New York, resins 40c, spiri SOC; Philadel-
phia, rOsin SOC, spirits SOC; to Baltimore, rosin
Soc spirits zoe.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17
Boston and Savannah
STEAMSHIP co.
FOR BOSTON DIRECT.

THE first -class iron steamships Of this COM
Il pany are appointed 70 sail every Thurs
day from Boston ats P. NJ; from Savannah az
follows-standard time: i
CITY OF MACON. Capt. w. KELLErs
THURSDAY, Dec. 10, at S:SoP. n.
0ATECITY. Capt. D. HEDGE, THURSDAY.
Dec. II. at 80 P. n.
CITY OF MACON. Capt. wM. KELLEY.
THURSDAY, Dec. 81, at P. N. ~
GATECIrY. Capt. d. HEDGE, THURSDAY.
Dec. 81, at2P. n.
Through bills Of lading given 10 New Eng
land manufacturing points and 70 Liverpool.
The cOmpany's Wharves IN both savannah
and Boston are connected with all railroads
leading out Of the two cities.
RICHARDSON & BARNARD,
Ageista
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17
FOR BALTIMORE.

THE steamships OF this company are an
Il pointed to sail from Savannah for Balfi-
more a. follOws-city timer
VIM. LAWRENCE. Capt. PARKER, sATUR.
DAY, Dee. 10, at 3 p. M.
WIN. CRANE. Capt. BILLUPs. THURSDAY.
Dec. "A, at 8 go A. N.
WIN. LAWRENCE Capt. PARKER, TUES
DAY, Dec. 20, at 2 Pm
WIN. CRANE. Cant. BnLUrs, MONDAY,
Jan. 4, at $3.50 An.
And from baltimore on the days above
named nc B P. NJ.
Through bills lading given 20 all points
West, all the manufacturing towns In New
Englend, and 10 Liverpool and Bremen.
Through passenger tickets issued TO Pits
burg, Cincinnati, Chicago, and all points West
and Northwest.
ia Bay street.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17

Hines, Jno { Bruso, A Roake, e Gavlor and
WIFE, G Thompson, Master A Il Thompson,
and 3steerage.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17
Sbinpima smtFlIierMrr.
THURSDAY. Dec II. 1855.

Steamship Juniata. Askins, Philadelphia
G Nj SOrrel.
Steamship Strathmore (Br), White, Glbral-
tar, IN ballast w ilder n Co. af
Steamship HeXham (Rr), Adams, Boston, in
characterization & Barnard
schr Flora Rogers, Bradford. Baltimore,
with guano to order: vessel to Jos Roberts
Il Co. a.e
Schr Henry c Winship, Doane, Baltimore,
with guano to order; vessel to Jos A Roberts
Il Co. $50
steamer David Clark, Daniels, Brunswick
and way landings-C Williams. Agent.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17

Sweet potatoes, yellow vans, p bush eO0-
POULTRY.-Market steady, demand good,
supply heavy. EGGs.-In good demand. market
firm and moderately supplied. PEAHUTs-Am-
pie stock; demand light; native peanuts In
light request at quotations. SUGAR.-4eorgia
and Florida, nominal; none 10 market.
HONEY No demand; nominal. Sweet pota-
toes fully supplied: demand moderate.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17
ARRIVED UP FROM TYBEE YEsTER-
nay

Bark Niagara Ger, Steenken, Bremen
with KANT to order; vessel TO Hoist 4 Co.
Schr Geo s Marts. Henderson, Baltimore
with guano to order; vessel to Fenimorc
Johnson.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17

DEPARTED YESTERDAY.
steamer Alice Clark, Philpot, Augusta and
way landings-W Clements, Agent.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17

ARRIVED AT TYBEE YESTERDAY.
Steamship VIM Lawrence, Snow, Balti-
3 West n Co.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17
TO NEW YORK.

TO NEW YORK.
TALLAHASSEE, Cant. W. II, FIsHHH.
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, at 2 30P.M.
CIrYOF AUGUSTA, Capt. X. 8, NIoKKRs
Son, MONDAY, Dec. 81, atSP.M NJ.
CITY OF SAVANNAH. Capt. H. C. DAG
GRIT, WEDNESDAY. Dec. 20. at $50 P. N.
OHATTAHOOCHEE. Capt. j. w. CAFHA-
RiNE, FRIDAY, Dec. rs. at $3.50 AN.
NACoOCHEE, Capt. f. KEMProE, MON
DAY, Dec. 2S, at II A. NJ.
TO PHILADELPHIA.
These steamers do not carry passsngers.l
JUNIATA. Capt. 8. L. AsKINs, sATUR.
DAY, Dec. 10, at 3 P. N.
DEssOUG. Capt. r. SMITH, SATURDAY
Dec. 20, at 8 Al AZ.
Through bills of lading given to Eastern ana
Northwestern points and TO ports Of th6
United Kingdom and the Continent.
Forfreight or passage apply TO
g. NJ. SORREL, Agent,
City Exchange building.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17
CLEARED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Nacoochee, Kempton, New You
g NJ Sorrel.
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-17

g., ysland.-The market was very quiet.
,e e was very little inquiry, and the bust
] l uoi for the day was entirely nominal. The
less ~ are the quotations OF latest sales:
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-07
ST. LOUIS.
December 7.

Flour steady, family, $3.7O@s 80, choice
4.O0@4.01, XXX, 50 4603.55, fancy. 4.5O@
49,, patents, $5.2e ? go. Wheat, lower. No.
mixed. 34A035Ac cash. Oats; higher, q
N027A cash. Hay, quiet $S.5OOl3.O0. Bran
firm, sacked, 59X016c. Corn meal quiet,
81 COOL 65. Pork, dull. 50 2501O 90. Lard
quiet, IS. Bulk meats long clear sides,
4 871c, short rib 95c, short clear s loo.
Bacon: long clear, 5O@5 65c, short rib,
lots: long clear,4 75O5 OOc, short rib. s 10
@5 12H. Whisky steady, 81 90. Hams.
$8 5O01O 50c.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-07
LIv ERPOOL.
NOON.

NOON.
Cotton dull in buyer favor. Sales 5000
0oO, Uplsnds SO 16, Orleans 81 10, Receipts
i4.On, American 1900, futures dull and
Jan'y Feb'y ga Feb'y March SO March
April 5-8 April May Eli May June 5-I5
June July 6-lS. Tenders 500 new.
Noon 2. p. M.
Sales American 66OO, Uplands s. 10 Orleans
S.S Futures dull. Delivery Dec 81 B.
Dec Jan'y o. b, Jan'y, Feb'y 5-4 B, Feb'y
March 90 B, March April 5-s 8, April
Nev ell s, May June 5-15 S, June July
- y, July August 5-21 B.
Noon s. p. m.
Futures barely steady, Delivery Dec 8. s
!, Dec Jan'y Feb'y 5.4 s Feb'y March Sc s.
March April So v, April May 5.Il B, May
!nne OLD s, June July 5.l5 8, June July
liz B, July August SCI B.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-07

Josehine Fritz gave birth to the first
childever born In the Kentucky Pen.
itentiary recently. The child begins
life with a record that has possibly
never been equaled-begot in Jail, born
In the Penitentiary, father hanged for
murder, and its mother a convict for
tho same ofiense.- Lo,sisuiNe Courier
Journal.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-07
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.


Sugar, firm: open kettle, choice. &c
strictly prime, 4Hc; prime, AID! good fail
TO fully fair, 41@ 4ssc; good common to
fair 40 4asc; inferior to common, $40
81 centrifugal plantation granulated, GO
j 6H of granulated, 6H@ exc, choice white,
$40 SIC, off white, 5X0 $40, greywhite,
90, choice yellow clarified SIC, prime
yellow clarified, 55sO5 Lille, off clarified,
5ssc, seconds, 41z05ssc. Molasses quiet,
open kettle, choice, 40 42c, strictly prime,
40 041c. good prime, 86@37c, prime, 33@35c.
good fair, 28@S0c, good common, tic. GEN.
trifugal, strictly prime, 10000, good prime,
&c, fair to prime, 1929, common to good
common, 150l7c, inferior 13014c. Rice
higher, ordinary to good, 3N05Xc.
Flour, quiet, Choice. $40, Fancy, $4,000,
Extra Fancy $3.50, Minnesota patents, S.
40, Winter, $40. Corn dull, sacked, 44c,
yellow, 43@44c, white, 42043c. Oats firm,
choice western, SIC. Texas, 34c. Corn meal
steady, $500. Hay quiet, prime, $15D160O,
choice, $17 25O18 50. Pork quiet, $500.
Lard quiet, 6Nc. Bulk meats lower,
shoulders, $3.50, long clear, Sc, clear rib
sides, &c. Bacon steady, shoulders. SIC
long clear, SIC, clear rib 5T. Hams choice
sugar cured, iO@llHc. Whisky dull, West
ern rectified, $l.0001.25. Coffee. steady,
cargoes common to prime, 709Ac: Bran
steady, SOC. Cotton seed oil, quiet, crude,
new, 25025X, refined, 3lX@32c, F. o, B,
cake, 20@20Xc, meal, 20Xc.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-07

A poet sings: ~ saw flush upon
bis cheek" II is great deal better to
SEQ 1t on his.cheek than to zee II in
his hand, especially If you have moth
ing but small pair.-DaiIy States.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-07
DOES SUGAR NEED PROTECTION p,

4~oossVn - uP ~ COH8resS, or az
election Il approaching, generally make
avigorous efoft IL favor Of ssprotec'
ton" for sugar. At other times they
arc silent on that subject, but eloquent
- to the fertility of their soil, and ask
no favors Of the producer of cotton.
We lmake the point-as we have
before that the present revenue tariff
y sufacent; and as proof that no more
should 30 asked, we reproduce from
some Of our exchanges the paragraphs
annexed:
urom.the Iberville SOUTH
"Our friend John F. Dupuy ground
Two acres Of cane belonging to George
Freeman, an industrious colored far.
msr living in his .Immediate vicinity.
which yielded thirty barrels of syrup.
squalto six hogsheads of sugar.
III. II. Denham, on the Kune,nan
plaatation, the property of Hon. ~
Gay, ground twelve and q half acres
O cane and made therefrom 1e5 barrels
Msyrup equal to nearly three hogs.
heads per acre.
"6lmon Leblanc, on Monticello
plantation, ground nine acres of cane
and msde twenty-six hosshead Of
.sugar.
"Mrs. w. Thirty ground ten acres of
cane, yielding thirty hogsheads of
sugar.
'.Mr. Bslfort Marlonneaux, owner of |
the model sugar farm Of Iberville !
situated on Bayou Plaquemine, stoppt d !
" last Wednesday to say that we had
given him credit for a bigger yield OF
sugar than he was entitled to. Instead |
O. nve acres yielding eighteen bogss
heads, II should have read 81 acres
yielding sixteen hogsheads. This IS |
not quite three hogsheads per acre, bu,
It ought to satisfy the most sanguine
hopss Easy reasonable man."
from Alexandra Town Talk.1 i
A few acres Of cane In Rapides this {
yeeT have averaged three hoesheads of
open kettle sugar TO the acre. A great |
many acre. have averaged p hogs.
heads. Say there are 1900 pounds to a n
hosshead, at 8 cts. per pound, a hog. \ {
head would be. worth $50, Two and al
half hogs-heads would be worth $3.50 8
The molasses made from eac,sacro will !
pay for cooperage, freight, and suga-l .
making, and If $50 to the acre isn't =
good profit, what will our planters n
In order to make more monev1
to the acre?
from st. Martin Reveilel
We learn that on the first of This
week Mr.. Thompson had made over 4.
'ne million pounds Of sugar on his re-
Calumet place, and was not half 2
through grinding. LII
These local statistics seem conclusive q,
o to the injustice ofany increase on the B.
mpart duty on sugar. The Louisiana To-
agar planter appears to be in danger. g
10 foregoing facts considered, more "
ON 0ver-production than from the
|ck Of protective tariff.
Josehine Fritz gave birth to the first
lildlever born In the Kentucky Pen. 500
'ntlary recently. The child begins inss
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-07

These local statistics seem conclusive
a. to the injustice ofany increase on the
impart duty on sugar. The Louisiana
sugar planter appears to be in danger.
the foregoing facts considered, more
from over-production than from the
lack Of protective tariff.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-07

NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS.
December Z.
COTTON.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-07-16
Disastrous Fire in Belfast.


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as 7'-C' I'''' "''' ''ie "a % .''e
c'll was arsu cd otohe ou' snort! alter
ui'lH'Si' SUNDAY morning X ana burned IN
~ a. u u' >.i"l!h2 property 70 lne sa'ue
Oh >'"'''o' anu resulting IN 'he dea'h oil TWO
men ana twenty horses,
r, l"e ORGY, ~ Oh 'ns lFe was inoeha'af!-
l"Iee men, es't! l"o'ho'es' 'o"h .a>fF'
anu 'aii'e' NCS a''e returned from Norm,
f'i' "'0' '1- ''' rs" ""d
went 70 the stables o' the beiia>t Livery
s'i ee' '",i'f 1i'e'-
"aIus e'e HIe was discovered hc' aoe es
caped ifoEl Inc building with MS hands ana
rag oau's burned Out l"ohoiet ana caseE'
"ho were III tle seGo"u s'oiE Oh 'ne oui'u
ing, were suHoea'ea. i"otnoiey charred
oody was iound on me Sidewalk IN posi-
,,oh "ills'i l''uiGa'fu '"a' ne nag 'a'!eh rom
t''e ouL'0iiis' he was employed as mack
urNer .! 'iie Ne" r'hsia''u mouse was -
years o' aye anu 'eaNes "iie anu one c'',id'
Oasel oon! N"s 'ou'ii III s'a'i oes'ie ''ie
remains OIL morse ne was wears OF
age ana unmarried us widowed mother
paced me street bitterly moaning "hiie me
spectators faheu llie ctisrfed remains o. heF
soi, ~ i',,i Tue "u'n''s eN'ptfs'
Tue lle oi'ce sla'teu' me s'ao.e was soon
ueIsfo!eu a,iiit .ne asohi]'ng cries % wen
y ,otses ~'icn were toas'ed awe IN their
s'al's; :, Inc names next COMMUNICATED
WIN ~, iio"e oiooN' a. the corner Oh nam
anu ii,sn streets anu Known as Inc leie-
s'I M; ou.iu.ns ,..,.
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-07-16

The United States Cartridge Company.
Lowell, Mass, have presented the State Of
Maine with an elegant silk regimen,al ban
ner and gold badge. The first is for
prize for regimental skirmish match the
badge, for the State championship. The
contests are to come off during State en-
campment week.
The family of Mr.. VIM. Estabrook, of
Skowhegan, consisting Of Mr.. Estabrook.
bis wife and a lady visitor, narrowly escaped
shocking death, recently, resulting from
eating corned beef, that was overcharged
with satpetre. All three members were
taken sick almost simultaneously, and had
not medical assistance been promptly at
hand, death would have resulted in a few
hours.
MIR. J. c. Pillsbury and wife returned
to their home in Palmyra. recently, after
short absence, and found two valuable Jer-
sey cows dead on the barn floor, and another
in the barnyard dying. An investigation
showed that large quantity of rotten ap-
pies and potatoes covered with Paris green
had been thrown into the pasture, where
eight or ten more cattle and two valuable
colts we're also pastured. Another COW was
found near the fence sick, and has since
died.
According to the United States HYDRO
graphic Office, during July frequent fogs
may he expected over the Banks of New
foundland and along the northern coas. of
the United States, and icebergs will be
found east Of the Banks. snd as far south as
latitude fl degrees, between Is and 30 de-
grees west longitude
"A Canadian named Roderick. belong
Ing in Watervlle, while returning lately
from Canada to this state, fell in with a
band of robbers living in small hotel
directly on the line. They attempted to rob
him and he retaliated by splitting the head
of one Of the robbers open with an axe He
has given himself up 10 the proper author
tiles.
L1fer.-lt transpires that the robbers
were the notorious Bean family. and Bob
Bean, the chief desperate. was killed by the
Canadians axe. Bean was the wickedest
highwayman in Maine His haunt was
near the Forks of the kennebec.
About SIX months ago Henry Dav, as
sstant keeper at Seguin Light. fell from
cliff on the island where the light is situated
and broke his leg. Having fully recovered
from the accident. he again resumed his
duties As assistant keeper. Thursday fore
noon, on entering the doorway Of the build
ing where the engine connected with the
steam tos whistle is located, he struck his
foot against pipe, causing him to fall with
such force as 10 break the same leg near the
former fracture.
MIR. Joseph knishls OF Portland. who
is engaged ~ the lobster canning business
at Nlnalhaven, vas arrested BY Constable
Julian. on 4 warrant sworn out bv John
iiraley, fish and game warden. He was
tried before Justice kittredse, on a charge
Of having IN his possession 10 Holsters les.
than nine inches in length. found guilty. and
was fined Il for every lobster, making
total Of sllo and costs. H. appealed, and
Will furnish bonds 10 appear al the Septem-
her