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New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
Mr.. EATON ON THE CIVIL SERVICE.
POLICY or THE NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FROM OFFICE.


WASHINGTON, March 15.-Dorman b. Eaton,
president Of the Civil Service Commission in response to
an inquiry to-day TO the enforcement OF the Civil Ser
vice rules by the administration said
Vacancies being regularly filed under the rules
There IL not tho least sign Of the examinations being
arrested or Of the rules being disrcgarded When Con-
grsss as the session just closed, made increased
appropriation for carrying the work Of the commits
sion from July l. 1885. July l. 1886, knew the pol
10y 0f incoming President and must have expected
the work Of the 60 on That work does go
on regularly and feel sure that 1t VIII 80 ON. Many OF
the ofdcc-seekers who fingered here sometime
efter March 4 seem to have reached the
sau,o conclusion, and have returned home.
Since that dnIs examinations have been held
st Cincinnati Nashville, Memphis Brooklyn, New-York
and Washington Applicants have been informed OF ex-
aminaons soon bold In the Southern and western
eta5es examinations and appointments 60 on az here
toforc in the service and for clerical positions III
post ofces Excessive numbers are applying 10 be ex
belief that arbitrary and partisan removals are being
made or are soon to be made. have heard OF no case
Of such removals. and do not believe that any sucn re-
movais will be made. There VIII, Doubtless, 10 somo
removals good but not enough 70 give places
70 half Of those seeking 70 be examined Ine od no
partisan prescription Ia not. IN my opinion 10 90 TO
newod Within the last ten days the commission nae
made certicatfons filling eleven vacancies I'D tne oe
partments Washington which Is about the usuai rac
and I'VE promotions and four permanent appointments
after probation been made from among those Sc
cions under the rules Several OF these cases were LII
NE Treasury Department"
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
PROTECTING CANADIAN FISHERMEN.

OTTAWA, March 15.-The Governmeht Is
considering O scheme to 1T out number Oh arlnea
schoouers to watch tho fishing grounds OF the marmc
provinces and prevent American fishermen irom TAXING
fish in Canadian waters. II Is thought 'na' sean1,s
would ma of lttle use NJ their movements could be
watched and United states steamers which were res.
passine would b. able TO get outside OF the threeme
limit before the could overhaul them me Of
schooners which the Americans would be unable 70 ds
tinRush from ordinary fishing craft
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC IN NEED OF AID

OTTAWA, Narch lo.-lt IN reporucu oh "hal
appears to be good authority that George stephen,
president OF the Canadian Pacific Railway, has written
TO Sir John A. Macdonald. stating that unless the
Government come TO the assistance OF the com
pauy the work OF construction viii be- stopped This, it
will induce those supporters OF the Govern
ent who have refused to grant further Aid 10
WELD
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
DISCONTINUED WIFE SHOOTS HERSELF

A DISCONTENTED VIE SHOOTS HERSELF
TIrUsvILLE, Penn, March 15 (Speciab. Mrs.
Nicholas Kuutz at Enterprise, had prepared breakfast
and had sat down at tho table with her husband she
pulled out revolver. which had been concealed IN ner
- ,ooss, and Kidding roodby to her husband shot
hsrse I'm the left Just below the ribs doctor was
sent for He probed for the ball without success Inc
and wife did not 1.-Two happily together.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
DISCOVERY OF AN AsTEROTD.

BosroN, March 15.-A cable dispatch re-
ceiyed this evening ut the Harvard College Observatory
from the European union OF astronomers announces 'ho
discovery of an astsrod by Dr. Luther Of the eev
o,h magnitude and its position on March Ia 452
Greenwich mean time Was: Right ascension, III hours
AZ minutes AZ seconds decination north, degrees,
Is minutes; daily motion not stated.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
SEVERE FIGHT WITH MOONSHIyERS.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 10 [SpecidU.-
News comes from Webster N. Co that night or two ago
Revenue officer Coward with his deputies captured five
prisoners at an Illicit dstlery and took them to High
lands for tho night About midnight gang Moonshners
attacked the hotel and bloody light followed lasting
two hours In which j. Ramsey, desperate, was snot
dead, aud three Of his party were fatally wounded Inc
hotel was rddled with bullets.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
FOR swrypLIyG AN INSURANCE oolfPAyY.

CHICAGO, March 15.-W. 5. Warren, agent
for the Liverpool and London and Gobo Insurance Com
pany swore out warrant yesterday for the arrest of
H. F. Newman alleging that he had comnittcd embezzle
ment by issuing policies tho company and falling to
turn over the premiums In tho instance cited In the
warrant Newman collected $s5 which he kept He came
to Chicago about years ago from New York Shortly
after his arrival here no entered the Insurance business
getting out policies here and there on almost every
known reputable company represented IN this city. and
a it Is said, failed to the premiums on
policies issued. The swndlng was detected aoont
wear ago, and Newman arrested and taken before
Susfce Brayton, but the dropped The amount
of the alleged swindles far aslearned Is s6,SOO.
Newman bas Deen arrested and admitted TO bail he
makes a statement over his signature to the effect
that he is guilty Of swindng insurance coinpanies
that he has been doing business In legitimate way,
but that being somewhat unfortunate he has fallen be-
hind and owes not exceed $780, which he purposes
To pay as soon as possible.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
TROUBLE OVER TRANsCoNTINEyrAL RATES.

ST. PAUL, March ID iSpecias). In the Trans
contiuensl Railway Association things have come 10
such pass that reorganization must be made hnmed-
acly The disturbing element in the pool s unquestion
ably the Route. which, by reason oi lie wafer
line from New-York TO New Orleans, has been able To
offer lower than any OF its competitors on through
Pacific coast business Some time when the Trans
continental ISOLATION infancy and the Hunt
ington syndicate controlled pretty much everything
shipped from the seaboard, an agreement was
made whereby the Sunset Rontc agreed to
make the same rates from the scaboard ~ the nail
lines had fixed proposition OF tho through rate Tor
the wateT-haul FROM Ncw-fotk 10 New-Otltans was
about 80 cents while the coupanys local rate or tho
Issyipg q profit OF 80 cents which coaia br "ss<
As the comIany's officers s.v NJ Ihe run
set Route secured n monopoly d oil Pacific
Coast business. This monopoly nnally reached sucb
proportiOs the competing lines Determined 70 put
an end 10 IT, Thisthcy did gt the recent no"ns held Ia
Gan Frauc.co when the association fixed an open Call.
frnia tariff which would reduce through rates from all
interior points and give the merchants Of such cities ~
81 Louis Chicago ST. Paul aud Minneapolis an oppor1n
nifty 10 compete upon equal terms with the merchants OF
New-York and other seaboard towns. The executive
committee appointed draft the ITih met ~ chicago
and performed task The committee hhd
hary labors when Mr. stubbs IN the name
OF the Central and Southern Pacific roads said hat us
COMPANIES could be bound by the action OF the co-
mittcc In that reduction through freight THIS
declaration which has hurried the whole matter 10
crisis What the viii DO will not be known until
after tho meeting at Denver on March 20
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
THE FALL OF KAssALA DISCREDI1ED.
LONDON. March 15.-Special editions o

several newspapers wero published today announcing
on the authority Of private telegram from
suakim, that Kassala had fallen and that
the garrison had been massacred. The report Is not
believed however. by Government officials "a 6overn
m, ntinn ~ snch Massowah advccs 20
since March 4. -
ALTxASDRI March 15.-The documents found in tho
house of Zrbehr Pacha after his arrest led % a
thorough search OF the homes OF his sons.
Tho result was tho arrest OF the
oldest sryiyng of zebehr Pncha and the condition al
detention OF two Others Nubar Pscha. the Prime Min
lister OF Egypt rcfuscst believe IN the CUNT oi ethsr
Zebehr or his sons. - , -,
KoRTi March I5.-General Sir Evelyn Wood with the
remainder Of tho troops aud stores has arrived nero
from Gakdu
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
ro puRoHAsy REUBEN spRNoEgs HOUSE.

CINCINNATI, March 15.--A movement is
afoot here to purchase tho late dwelling Of Reuben
snuyor for the Historical anu Philosophical Society Of
Ohio which has its headquarters here The refusal OF
the property has been secured the ice having Doen
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
THE PRESIDENT TO MRS. McCUNE.

BUFFALO, March 15.-The following dispatch
from President Cleveland received to day by Mrs
McCune the widow of Charles w. McCune, proprietor Of
The Courier who died yesterday: "Iextend you my
heartfelt coincidence and sympathy and II 1t p0ssi
bic should attend the sad exercises appointed for Mon
day next"
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
COMPLAINTS AGAINST TRUNK LINES.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF RAILROAD Co""'''
sIONERe


sIoNERs. ,
A,,.yx March 16.-The Board of Railroad
Commissioners have made report in the matter Oh 'hs
conIains of the Traders and Travellers Union ana
merchants of New-York against the trunk hnes ~. M
diversions of freight lines other than those
tho shippers for transportation. The complaint 'o
that a pernicious system has been aoop.o'.
by tho trunk lines, whereby freight recei'o''
By one line Is diverted other lines resulting IN
loss TO merchants Goods rendered to selected tfs"
portaton line are received only upon the forced acccp
ance of bill of ading containing provison autnoH
ing such diversion ,,..
The report Of tho Board, which is written by Comnn
sioncr ODonnell and concurred In by the othor oo"
missoners. makes the following recommendations:
"The Board recommends, AZ matter OF souna s"s
larry such as York corporations, and thc
fast freight lines controlled by them sha h,cn
permits freight to be diverted. and also rnsa
which cOmpels the shipper TO look 10 tno Tn, Thc
insertion Of the clause requiring shippers In case OF
or damage, TO have recourse to the ROAD upon rom
occurs is designed TO free the fast freight nes bi"h
legal liability for such loss or damage. PROVISIONS VIII
are inserted In bills OF adng to protect
companies against fraud deceit are recognzea as
aud proper This provision Is no. not n,,,ea S' sst apon
even conceding It's technc: legality Tho s,rS rSa, =
upon which the loss occurs Is liable wnou' , spesht
line undertakes the service with the shipper ought
the legal liability Of me carrier ana
causing loss. The diversion Of freight,
in view of the obvious injury which It's con'Nusn Msi
and extensive practice WIN &c eaose saS.inue nv con.
of NewYork roads. The questions raiseu % coee
through shipments to the West ana hcnce IL ~ ino
tain that tho effective way 10 cure all thc eviS
complained Of shot oud they not be rcmcdcd through No"
try action such has already prohibited iurther ui
version OF freight, would be through nauona "sS'"
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
IMPROVEMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI
TIE PRxsIDxNT TO BE ASKED TO CHANGE tn
ipY TELEGRAPH 10 rxs rRIsvNH

WARRINGTON, March 15.-A meeting was
hed yesterday Of interested in the improvement
q the Niasstppl River at which present Messrs
ONel and Bland Of Missouri, Van Eaton OF
Aississppl Breckenridge Of Arksnsss Willis of Ken
@eky Caldwell II Tennessee, and tho entire Louisiana
esexston with tho exception Of Senator Gibson sens
kaseas q IouissnA presided, NJ BreckssnSag@e .,rS g
~ %ss s2 z sa:sf: ] Sc g s 3 W
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
THE AMERICAN FLAG IN CANADA.

QUEBEC, March 15.AA sensation was causea
hero yesterday by Archbishop Tsschereau writing
letter to tho Irish National AssoeiAaon
h,n,t,ng THAR carving tho American aG Tuesday.
m the ground that tho action might be misunderstood
and taken for one OF disloyalty. Immediately upon
tAs rsceipt OF ~ latter nseuns ~
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
ogyrxyARY OF a UNITARIAN oHuRoH

WORCESTER, Mass, March 15.-Tho First
Unitarian Church Of this city celebrated It's centenary
to-day Is first pastor Aaron Bancroft served hfty'
four Year, the second, thirtytwo the third ten and
the fourth the Rev. Austin Samuel Carver WIS installed
lsst "wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
THE END OF 4 RoPE.wALKER.

STOCKTON, CAL, March 16.-LeOni, tight
rome walker. while giving performance here this even
ing ON cable stretched asrQss street. fell and broke
hIS neck. ~ VI Al N IS
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16

JEFF DA YIS 70 SPEAK IN HER-ORLsAHA
NRw-ORLEANs, March 1b.-April 10 mas peen
- = Nexiean Vstsraas Day IN the Exposton seuss
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
THE WESTERN NOVA SCOTIA SYSTEM.

HALIFAX, MaTCn To- = thu '"'1''
Central Railroad have made an oner 10 'he No'"
Scotia Government to complete and consolidate inc
Western Nova Scotia Railway system aud equip ana
operate IL equal to the Maine Central SYSTEM provided
the Government Will guarantee bonds to the extent OF
81 100000. They viii also run fast line of daiy
steamers between Annapolis. Digby and Yarmouth, IN
Nova SCOTIA and Mount Desert ferry, In Maine II ths
offer f. accepted will throw the whole trade OF tne
Western Now, scotia INTO Now-EngIail chlnneis ana
develop II enormously This route would shorten the
distance between Halifax aud Montreal 800 miles;
IN wond connect with the International Railway ana
thus bring the Canadian Pacific system to close con-
nection with Nova Scotia system while II would ais.
make Mount Desert Ferry the great winter shipping port
OF the Cana 1ian Pacific system.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
THE SHIP PALMYRA AGROUND.
LONDON, March 15,-The ship Palmyra struck

Mauace Rocks, of Falmouth, and springing alesk was
towed into Falmouth harbor whore she slipped her an
chor chain and grounded She will be put into dock for
repairs.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16

SYMPATHY FOR GENERAL GRANT IN THE SOUTH
LAKE DEFUNIAK, Fla, March 16.-The exer-
cises Of the Florida Chautauqua closed tonight ksse
utons offered by men, were passed
expressing sympathy for General Grant and appealing
70 the Government to proceed promptly against -
puni.h ths Dynamite ertmtnas Y esf gidnk ~
New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
RAILROAD INTERESTS.

son Davis and william NJ Burwell bavo been nvIted "
deliver addresses on the results Of the war with Me1co
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-12
Rosworth Post.

Borworth Post. No. 2, G. A. R., will leave
on their trip to visit Smart Post of Cam
bridgeport next Wednesday night. Over
hundred members will attend.
The committee on reception have made ar
rangements by which the post will be re-
ceiyed at Boston and escorted to Cambridge.
After breakfast Thursday the twoposts will
make short parade in Cambridgeport after
which conveyances will be taken for Spy
Pond Grove, where the balance of the day
will be spent in social enjoyments. In the
evening the two posts, with their guests,
will partake of a banquet at Union Hall, at
which prominent comrades and citizens will
make short addresses, to be interspersed
with music, etc. On Friday, September 18th,
the comrades of Bosworth Post will be at
liberty to accept the Inequalities and cour-
tesies of individual members of Post 80, UNI
less some other arrangements may be deemed
advisable by the committee. In the evening
Post 80 will assemble at its headquarters to
escort Post on its departure from Cam
bridge
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-12
BRIEF JorTlNcs.

A new sewer is being laid at the upper end
of New State street.
The Board of Health held short meeting
last evening.
Randall & MeAllister will begin to drive
the piIing for their new building in day or
two.
In the John Winslow Jones case, Mr. Had
lock took up the day yesterday with his ar
gument closing at 5 p. m. Mr.. Libby will
make his argument Monday next
There will be a gentleman's race to road
wagon at Presumpscot Park, at 2 D. m. to-
day, for silver cup, and match race be-
tween Roger d. and Carrie T., for $500. -
-Four persons fell into the excavation for
the new sewer on State street last evening,
but were not hurt. The excavation was
then properly fixed. l9 -
Commencing next Wednesday the steamer
Haidee viii make only one trip each way
daily between this city and South Freeport.
She will leave the latter place at 7.30 a. M,
and returning will leave this city at p. IN.
George A. Harmon, jewelers. of this city,
was yesterday adjudged insolvent on petit
ton of his creditors. Part of the liabilities
are in Portland and the rest in New York,
Boston, Providence and Lewiston. Liabili-
ties amount to about 1920; nominal assets
$780,
Assistant Superintendent Wentworth of
the State Reform School, took ten of the
boys of the first class yesterday afternoon to
Peaks Island. By the courtesy of the For
est City Steamboat Company and Mr.. Knowl-
ton, the boys were passed to and from the
island and visited Greenwood Garden and
other places of interest.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-12
Emery Family Reunion.

The Emery family held their fifth annual
reunion at the Meionaon, Boston, Thursday.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Ira Emery of
China. Among those present were Lucilius
A. Emery of Ellsworth, Judge of the Maine
Supreme Court, Mark p. Emery, George f.
Emery and Emery S. Ridlon of Portland, and
Noah Emery of Bangor
The first minister of the John Emery
branch was the Rev. Samuel Emery of Wells,
who was probably chaplain to garrison
in Wells about 1898.
In the election of officers Mr.. Noah Emery
was elected a member of the Executive and
Genealogical Committee. Mr.. E. S. Ridlon
made post-prandial speech.
An address was delivered by George F..
Emery, Esq, who opened by referring to the
various theories of the origin of the Emery
family in England, some claiming that the
ancestors went to England with William the
Conqueror, and others that they were ex-
patriated Huguenots from France. He
stated that it had been pretty generally ac-
cepted that the origin of the family in this
country was traceable to the arrival from
England of John and Anthony Emery A
sketch was given of John Emery, showing
that he filled various offices of public trust.
and that he was fined for showing hospitality
to friendless Quakers. Anthony Emery was
also prominent in the locality in which he
lived. He was directed by an order of the
court to keep an ordinary and also to carry
on ferry. He was selectman at Kittery for
four years and was subsequently one of the
Deputies to the Grand Assembly of Rhode
Island. He rendered himself conspicuous
for his protest against the anti-Quaker laws
and he suffered penalties for sheltering
Quakers.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-12
GAVE HIMSELF UP.
Willard 3. Andrews Acknowledges
His Forgeries.

Seven years ago Willard B. Andrews was
q years old, bore good reputation, and
had been established by his father in the
fish business at Rockland from which city
he afterwards moved to Addison. He
bought and sold cargoes of fish and had
large dealings with Doane & Golf of New
York. In 1873 he commenced series of for
geries ON this firm, amounting in the aggre-
gate to about $1,000 by cashing bogus
checks on them at banks in Portland, Thorn
aston and Rockland. They are the Georges
National Bank of Thomaston, Thomaston
National Bank, Rockland National Bank
and First National Bank of Portland. An
drews then fled to Canada. A year ago he
went to Hillsdale, ILL.,, where he worked for
year. He claimed that he was haunted
with fear constantly and finally decided to
surrender himself to the authorities.
An Associated Press dispatch was received
yesterday from Chicago stating that yester-
day tall, dark-featured man of fine appear
ance walked into the central police station
in that city and after announcing
that he had forged notes on Doane g. Golf,
commission merchants of New York, wanted
to give himself up. He said the forgeries
amounted to $1,000, and occurred eight years
ago and gave the particulars. The police
telegraphed to Doane & Golf and received a
reply that they had no wish to prosecute
Andrews. The swindled banks have been
informed of Andrews statement, but have
not yet replied. 1t is thought thatssAndrews
is slightly demented as he talks of mobs
pursuing him with the intention of hanging
him.
Marshal Andrews says this w. B. An
drews is a nephew of his, and that the forg-
ing was done by Andrews bookkeeper
while Andrews uttered the bogus checks.
He Marshal Andrews has been notified of
the affair and notified the swindled banks.
Just before Andrews forgeries were discov-
cred he got Marshal Andrews to identify him
at the Casco Bank where he obtained a
cashiers check on one of the forged checks.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-12
PERSONAL.

Rev. Chas. Bradlee of Augusta breaches at
Chestnut street tomorrow in exchange with
Mr. Bashford. Mr.. and Mrs. Bashford will
visit Kent's Hill Seminary next week.
Geo. B. Reeve, Esq, traffic manager of the
Grand Trunk, arrived here yesterday in the
elegant private car of the general manager of
the Grand Trunk and Detroit, Grand Haven
and Milwaukee.
The Rev. VIM. Hyde Alden of Boston, will
preach in the New Jerusalem church on
New High street tomorrow morning at 1890,
and in the yestry in the evening at 7.3o
o'clock.
The following were among yesterday ar
rivals at the Falmouth Hotel: Lieut. G. FL.
Peters, U. S. Navy; G. W. Ennis Philadel-
phia; w. B. Hobbs, Washington; W. Ed
wards and wife, Banbury, England; j. W.
Sherwood, Cincinnati; E. W. Hill. Denver,
Col; R. H. Matson, Toronto; Frank Horr,
Providence.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-12
S0MERS, THE HALTER,
253 MIDDLE ST., DIRECTLY OPPOSITE HEAD CRGSSST.
I'm Insolvency.


Court of Insolvency for the County of Cumber.
land, State of Maine.
September 18th, A. d. 1885.
In case of GEORGE A. HARMON, Insolyent
Debtor.
TNHIS is to give notice, that on the eleventh day
IL of September, A. d. 1885, a Warrantin TnS0f
yency was issued by Henry 9. Peabody, Judge Of
berland, against the estate of said
GEORGE A. HARMON, of Portland,
adudged to be an lnsolvent Debtor, on petition of
A. Paul g. Co. and others, which petition was filed
on the eighth day of September, A. d, 1883 TO
which date interest on claims is to be computed
Debtor, and the transfer and delivery of any proD
erty by him are forbidden by law.
That meeting Of the Creditors of said Debtor
to prove their debts and choose one or more as,
signees Of his estate, will be held at a Court of In
Solyency to be holden at Probate Court Room in
said PoTtlan6ds on the twenty-frst day Of septem
Der, A D. 1889, az ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above writ
ten. ii. r. SARGENT
Deputy Sheriff. as Messenger of the Court If In
solyency for.said County of Cumberland.
sepl2&19
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-12
Accident on the Rlake.

While the United States steamer Blake
was lying in Rockland harbor Thursday
morning, Quartermaster Geo. b. Anderson
of Denmark was standing by one of the
davits as a twenty-five foot boat was being
lowered into the water. The davit at the
other end of the boat was carried away and
Anderson lost his balance and fell from the
deck into the small boat at the ships side,
striking on his head and breaking his nose
and jaw The Blake at once proceeded to
Portland and Mr.. Anderson was taken to
the Marine Hospital where he is doing we'll