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HARBOR DEFENCEs.
The Halter 10 be Bnvesiignted by n Board
of Officers and Civilians.

OF Officers and Civilians.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 13.-The following
order has been issued by the President:
Under provision of an act of Congress entitled
An act making appropriations for fortfcations and
other works of defence, and for the armament
thereof, Tor the fiscal year ending June 80 1856
and for other purposes approved March 3, 1885. a
board to consist of the officers and civilians herein
after named is appointed to examine and report at
what ports fortications other defences are most
urgently required, the character and kind of de-
fences best adapted for EACH with reference to
armament and the utilization of torpedoes mines
or other defensive appliances: Hon. William c.
Endicott Secretary of War president of the board;
Brig. Gen. S. N. Benet, Chief of Ordnance; Brig.
Gen, John Newton, Chief of Engineers; Lieut.. Col.
Henry L.. Abbey Abbott Corps of Engineers Capt.
Charles s. Smith. Ordnance Department.: Com
mander William I. Sampson, u. S N; Commander
Caspar f. Goodrich, U. S. N. Mr.. John Morgan
Jr, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Erastus Corning of New
York;
NEW YORK, May 14.-At meeting OF the
Military Service Institute of the United States
at Governors Island to-day Lieut.. Eugene
Griffin of the Engineer Corps, o. s. A., read q
paper on sour sea Coast Defences," wherein
he showed that the coasts of the government
were almost without protection and urged the
necessity for prompt action by the federal
power in this respect
Senator Joseph N. Dolph of Oregon, chair
man of the Senate committee on sea coast de-
fences, was present and promised to aid all
legitimate schemes in Congress whereby the
utmost protection could be afforded United
States coasts and harbors.
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New LoND IN, May 13.-The Long Island
Menhaden steamers have not bsen as success
full of recent years as their owners desire, ana
several Of them have determined to send the
vessels down on the coast of Maine to engage
in whaling this season. The steamer Fannie
Sprague, which went to Maine three months
or more ago, has been very successful in cap
turing whales, and other vessels are to engage
in the same business. The Sprague's catch
since last February is said to have been TWEEN
ty-two fnbscks. Several weeks ago she was
reported as having taken over 800 barrels Of
oil. The bone of the whale is now selling at
high prices, and oil also commands good prices
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

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WASHINGTON.


Chance for Positions in the Patent Once.
WASHINGTON, D. O., May 14.-Dr. Gregory
of the Civil Service Commission is arranging
for series OF examinations of persons to fill
places as assistant examiners, mechanical
draughtsmen, copyists of drawings and proof
readers in the Patent Office. These examine
tions will be held early in June in Washing
ton and several places throughout the country
in the vicinity of scientific and technical
schools, the object being to offer opportunities
to young men graduating from these institu.
tions Of entering the government service.
Nearly all of those who have passed examina-
tions for these places during the last year have
received appointments.
Appointment by the President.
WASHINGTON. May 14.-The President today
made the following appointments:
Collectors OF customE-Richard +. Dodge,
for the district of Salem and Beverly, Mass ;
Richard T. Rundlett for the district of Wiecas-
set, Me.
Minor Matters.
Mr. Hanna, recently appointed minister to
Russia, has requested transfer to the Argen-
tine mission on account Of the health of his
wife.
Hon. S. s Cox his declined to resign the
Turkish mission at the request of his New
York constituents, and the President has de-
clIned to advise Mr.Cox TO so act on the ground
that he cannot spare him.
The contract for supplying one cent postal
cards for four years was today awarded by the
Port Master General to the lowest bidder, Cal
win O. Woodworth of New York. The firms
bid was $4.71 per thousand.
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A Scare in a Vermont Town.

WHITE River JUNCTION, VT, May a.
Much excitement and Indignation has been
sealed casket that was brought here from Bos.
ton, containing the body OF his son. who died
there OF black diphtheria, and held wake
over the body the night before last O'Brien's
children, who were exposed, were allowed to
run about the village. The house has been
disinfected by order of the town authorities,
the schools have been all closed, and certain
railroad employees thought to have been expos
ed have been temporarily DISCHARGED. Public
sentiment strongly condemns O'Brien's fool
hardy act,
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A PLAGUE.
a NIysterious Disease i'm sew

a Mysterious Disease in Seward, N. ".
New YORK, May IA A terrible disease pre-
walls all through Seward valley. 1t first st-
died and since then funerals have occurred
daily about that place. The throat first swells,
the tongue is then paralyzed and the patient
cannot eat. Subsequently the patient becomes
double sighted. No one has recovered from
the disease, which is very contagious.
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A Tribu.e % a Perllana slursr.

To the Musical Editor Of the Press:
One who listened to the rendering OF "saul"
by the Haydn Association Wednesday, thinks
more than passing notice should be given Of
Mrs. Goudy's musical abilities. She possesses
fine voice. we'll cultivated. good, rare, musi.
cal sense to interpret her subject, and il an
artist whose superior Portland has never vet
produced. Her part alone was well worth the
price of admission. 1t was delight to listen.
If she had made music life study abroad she
would rank with the first in the land.
n r NJ
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NEW YORK.
The Americau EsibIe soc;e,v,

New YoRK, May 14.-The Goth annual
meeting of the American Bible Society was
held today. A board of managers was elected
and annual reports read. These showed that
the issue during the year OF Bibles, ,Testaments
andsportons was ,548, It's, of which sos ,7O9
were circulated in foreign land. The total is-
sues we're 45 440, 206. Receipts for the wear
were $5S7 ,9l4 and expenditures, $6i9, ,SS2 For
the foreign work Of the society to be expended
during the coming year $172 $50 have been an
propriated. The sum OF $142,292 was paid to
the 6ociety's agents and correspondents TO
meet expenses in transscting, publishing and
distributing the Scriptures 10 foreign lands
Hon. Frederick L. Frelinghuysen has been
elected president OF the society
a Little Too Fast.
NEW YORK, May 14.-The Posts Washing
ton special says: Postmaster General Villas
decoveis that he has taken the public TOO
widely into his confidence through his private
circular letter and he was besieged today by
congressman who insist he should extend the
provisions OF the circular at once to all States,
and incoming trains are expected TO bring
scores of congressman provided with the nee
essary athdayits to prove the charge of "offen-
slVe partizanship" against cross roads postmas.
ters in their districts.
"A MurdePOus Affray,
NEW YORK, May IA About half past eight
tonight an altercation arose between Larry
U Brlen, well known boxer and politician,
and George Trueman a sporting character'
wherein the former was probably fatally stabb
ed and the latter shot twice. The affrav vas
the outcome OF quarrel between the parties
and tonight O'Brien met Truman and accused
him OF attempting to backmail. Violent Lam
gusge Ioilowed on both sides when Truman
suddenly plunged knife into O'Brien's abdo.
men and O'Brien then fred twice at Truman,
both BULLETS taking effect Both were taken
to the police station.
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Bank, Wall street, New York, has been miss-
ing since Friday last. His accounts are said
by the bank officials to be perfectly straight.
VaDgelder's friends intimate that he has been
overworked Of late, and fear he has become
insane. Several yeare ago his father left home
in similar manner, nd remained in the Ear
West for eighteen months, his friends belisy-
ing him dead, until he as Suddenly reappearpd.
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SHIP OWNERS MEMORIAL.
French Plan Favored for the Revival OF
American shipping.

French Plan Favored for the Revival of
American shipping.
New YORK, May 13.-Fifty members OF the
Maritime Association met today to discuss a
memorial to the commercial organ atoms OF
the country, favoring the adoption of the
French system for the revival of American
shipping. namely, the granting of 30 cents per
ton by the government for every thousa nd
miles sailed by vessels. This payment, the
memorial says, Is to continue for ten years, af-
ter which it will be annually reduced 10 per
cent.
Capt. Ambrose Snow was in favor of it.
Daniel Barnes thought the people ought to be
allowed to buy ships on the other side and run
them under the American flag. Shipbulder
John Roach spoke vigorously for the old flag
and an appropriation. He thought the plan
proposed in the memorial was admirable, but
he would recommend asking the government
to grant $5,000.000 or $10,O00,00O annually to
make up the difference to shipbuilders and
owners between the cost of American and Eu-
ropean labor The meeting decided, by vote
OF 80 to IL, to send the memorial around to the
shipping people of the country.
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AUGU6TA,

The county commissioners of Kennebec
county were in session at Augusta Wednesday.
They again considered the question of repairs
on the court house. They decided not to put
the proposed addition upon the rear of the
building, and the bidders on the proposals, of
whom there we're about a doZsn, were given
leave to Withdraw. A few minor improve
ments will be made, the cost OF which vii rot
be excessive.
The Salvation Army finds foe in Augusta
in the shape Of a big skating rink. Drum
corps from both organizations were paTading
the streets at the same time Wednesday, and
Capt. Thatcher, in his opening prayer after
entering the barracks, uttered anathemas
against the rink and with much earnestness
prayed, "God curse the rink"
BATH.
Mr.. Pieres OF Westport, who sent as second
engineer OF the steamer Morning Star, arrived
home from Honolalu this week. He reports
pleasant but long passage to Honolulu from
Boston, but the steamer showed good sailing
qualities. Charles A. Wilkinson, who was
cabiu boy aud well known in Bath, has en-
tered into the dining room business in Hone
lulu.
BETHEL
The Oxford conference of CONGREGATIONAL
churches will meet with the Second Conerega-
tional church at Bethel June I'd and Sd.
BRISTOL.
Whale shooting off this coast has become
such an industry that Judson Tarr has leased a
stand at New Haven and has fitted out one or
more steamers TO chase them this summer. He
intends to make quite business of it.
CALAIS.
Schooner VIM. M. Boardean of Calais, Jas.
M. Richardson, Master, sailed from Sagua,
Cuba, Feb. 9th, for Philadelphis, snce which
time no word has been feceived OF vessel or
crew, and all hope OF their safety has been
abandoned.
DOVER,
The Piscatsquis county commissioners on
Wednesday accepted the plan submitted by G
M. Coombs, architect of Lewiston, for remod-
elling the court house, Plans and specifica-
tions will be at once made. Probably the work
will be done by contract.
LEWISTON.
Mr.. 1. b. Harvey, a workman at the Andros-
cogein mills, living On Blake street, fell a dis
tance Of fifteen feet from ladder at the mill,
Wednesday He sustained a very severe frac-
ture OF the leg below the knee, and a severe
sprain of the other leg. He was taken to his
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MIR. Frelinghunsen Living ON MILK.

New YORK, May 14.-Dr. O'Gorman, the
physician of ex-Secretary Frelinghuysen, said
yesterday that the patient was gradually but
surely dying. The brain is affected by the
bodily ailments, but there is no inham nation
or paralysis and no sottening. Mr.. Freling-
huysen lies in a state of inanition, but he gives
evidence that intelligence still exists. He
him in his prolonged struggle with death.
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Howgate seen in FIoridn.

WASHINGTON, May 14--Tt is said that the
fugitive Captain Howgate was recently seen
at Jacksonville, Fla, and narrowly escaped
capture at that place by officers who were on
his track, He is now supposed to be some
where in the South, waiting until his pursuers
have lost little Of their zeal and Withdrawn
from the trail
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ted suicide by hanging. He was president of
the Greenville Bank for many years. 1t is ru-
mored that the deed was committed because
he'wa short in his accounts. Considerable
excitement prevails, and hundreds of people
are in front of the bank building, all eager for
information.
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WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, May 10.
The indications for New England are
cloudy weather gand rain, followed in south
ern portion by fair weather, northerly winds,
slightly warmer, rising, preceded in northern
portion by falling barometer.
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
% 2 II
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.

CONCORD, May 13.-J. H. Brown, president
ana TX. Gov. Lssch, vice president of the
NsW hampshire Cattle Co., has just returned
from wyoming Territory, where they closed
trade for the purchase of r. s. Vantsssell's
stunning Water Ranch and his herd of Here
ford and Short horn cattle, numbering about
Six thousand herd. The cattle are all to be
counted and Tailed to the New Hampshire cat.
tie Company. This is the frat case in the his
tory OF the business where large herd has
out, and it marks the commencement of new
era IN the cattle business. This purchase will
give the N. FL. Cattle Co., with what they now
nave, eleven thousand head OF cattle, with
thirty thousand acres of land under fence and
In the control of a rich and extensive range.
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An Artificial Sun.
Kew IL is Proposed TO Throw LIshs ever
All PaRis.
lssientinc Amsrisan.l ]

Mr.. ]. Bourdals has just presented 70 the
society of civil engineers project that he
has been studying, and that concerns the
erection of masonry tower 800 meters (9s&
feet) in height.'
After an examination of the different geo.
metric prohles realizable Mr.. Bourdals has
adopted the column as being more apt than
any other form to satisfy the rules Of ssthet-
les, and also as being the most atainable. In
fact the highest chimney in the world, that
of St. Rollox near Glasgow, 433 feet In
height, has been submitted to numerous
storms without suffering therefore, and as
other chimneys exposed to great wind pres
sure have never given rise to any accident,
it results that cylindrical form is the one
that should be adopted.
In short, Mr.. Bourdais' structare would
consist Of a base ZIG feet In height, In which
would be established permanent museum
of electricity. Above this would rise six
story column surmounted by roof forming
a promenade and capable of accommodating
1000 persons. The central granite core, %
feet in diameter, would be surrounded with
an ornamental framework of iron faced with
copper. This would be divided into six
stories, each containing sixteen rooms, 10
feet in height and 80 feet square, designed
for srOtherapic treatments. Patients could
come here to fnd purity of air that 10
usually met with only on mountains.
The central core would be hollow, so az to
permit of all sorts of scientific experiments
being tried. Finally, at the summit would
be placed an enormous electric lamp. studied
by Messrs. Bourdais and SebiliOt, that would
cast flood of light over the entire city.
This lamp would have an intensity equal to
that of 2, 100000 Carcel burners. The lamp
ing the genius OF science. This would make
the entire structure 11S0 feet high.
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An Address to the Lime. Kiln Club.
Detroit Free Press)

kDttEo4t IIektJ
''De ole man Peters war ober to my cabin
las nite," said Brother Gardner, as the
lamps were turned up for business. 'He
sot and sot, an his complaint was dat he had
lost all confidence in human natur.' Sons
one promise him twoshillin' job o. white
washin', but afore he got aroun' TO 1t de
people had employed anoder artist.
'Unele Ben johnson war In to see me de
odder Sunday, an he had also lost all conf
dsnce in de world. Some one had gin him
twenty-cent piece fur quarter, an he
amt gwine to look far honesty in any hui
man bein' arter dis.
ode Widder Clovertop war weepin' when
she entered 10Y doah yesterday afternoon.
Somebody had started the story dat she sold
her coal stove tn buy herself par of silk
stOckin's, an she declared dat she would
nebber-no nebber, expeck to ha'r any one
speak de truf agin. She was ready an will
in to believe de world chuck full o'liars an
slanderers.
~ has heard mo- dan one member of dis
club sot down wild grunt of despair an
groan out agin de world. You hasn't had
far show; luck has bin agin you; you hev
bin robbed an deceived by your friends, an
so Ou to de eand.
Snow, my fr'en's, de fack am dat human
natur' war nebber any better, an probably
not much wuss, dan you find it to-day. Five
hundred y ars b. G. men told lies am INDUCED
IN false pretences an cheated each other In q
hoss trade. Women gossipped an slandered
an played hypocrite. an If you bought q
crock of butter from farmer, 1t was Just %
apt to have stone in de bottom as not. Dis
drappin' down on cheer like bag o. sand
an groanin' about de wickedness o. man
kind am time thrown away. You do your
fdll sheer of lynn an cheatin' an decelvin'
and you shouldn't squeal when some one
gifts de bulge on you. Pay yer debts, but
don't pay until de bills am sent in. Tell de
trnf, but keep 'nuff back to hedge on In case
you put yer foot in If. Be candid In yer
speech, but doan't tell all We know fur at
least week. Use yer nayburs right, but
keep club in reserve fur backyard nuisanc-
es. Let us now purceed to attack de bizness
which has assembled us togeder."
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SPORTING.

Tourname MT of the Manchester EIFae As.
socistIOn.
MANCHESTER, N. H., May 14.-The opening
| OF the spring tournament of the Manchester
Rifle Association for przes aggregating $500,
| occurred today. The attendance was large, ,but
the weather conditions were unfavorable. The
matches Will close Saturday night. Appended
| are the scores made today, the shooting being
| on Creedmore target, 200 yards. off-hand,
| Maseaoh 1setts rules. in a possihla 1Oh.
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A war,, Omcer HEissi.u.

JERSEY CITY, N. j.. May 14.-John A. Van
gelder, receiving teller Of the Union National
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Ece Thirty-eight Feet Thick.

MONTREAL, May 14.-Steamer Colina re-
ports that when near Cape Race on the 7th
inst. the vessel struck an iceberg, smashing in
the collision the bulkhead. The sluices were
at once screwed down, but not before the COM
partment was full of water. Icebergs are in
Vulnerable, and some of the field ice is report
ed as 3S feet thick.
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EAST GREENvILLE, Penn, May 14.-Michael
AluerIer, aged ~, a we'll known citizen Of this
place, and also bank president has com nit
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THE DOMINION.
,he Preposed N.w Canadian Lon

MONTREAL, May H. The government organ
here, the Gazette, gives the following particu-
lars Of the purposes to which the loan which
Sir Leonard Tilley has gone to England to me-
gotiate is to be devoted. The floating debt of
the Dominion government is understood to
amount to $4,000 600, while the amount re-
quired for capital expenditure this year, with
the cost OF the Northwest expedition, will
reach $S,000000, half of which will be requir-
ed for subsidy payments and the balance of the
loan to the Canada Pacific Railway. OF the
loan of 1860, which natures July /, $780, 900 000
has been extinguished through the sinking
fund, and $25, 00000O remain Of which it is
believed $20,000,000 will be retired by an ex-
change into short date per cent bonds at par
The new loan will therefore be in the neigh
borhood of $50 100000. If the Finance Minis
ter succeeds in retiring the loan as proposed q
saving OF $3.50, goo year in interest viii be ef-
tected,
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Roller skating Conte.,.

NE" YORK, May IA The following was the
score at a. M:
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Philips Water Company.

AUBURN, May 14.-The directors of the
Phillips Water Company met at the office of
the Auburn Aq1educt Company yesterday aud
completed organization by the election of
Samuel Farmer of Phillips as president and
agent. and n. I. Jordan secretary aud tEeas-
urer. The company proposes to begin work at
Phillns within n month
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-02-22
Unguento Holloway.

Este maPavilloso bslsamo sanainfaliblemen
to las heridas antiguas, las llagas, y los male
de pieFnas de pecho. Por medic de su influen
cia las dlceras virulentas toman muy pronto
IN asPecto convaleciente y desaparecen. ia
mas deja, este unguento ferrigerante, de pro
ducir ana cura perfects de las afecciones de Ia
niel, los constipados, las toses el reumatis
no. aun cuando Sc ha aoelado on vano to
dos losdemas remedios.
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ES LA MAS BARATA.
CATGCISHO DE La DOCTRIlA CRISTIANA
Compuesto por eI Padre RipaYda.

Texto para las Escuelas de la Isla
de Puerto Rico segdn Decrcto del
Excmo. e limo. Sr. Obispo de esta
Di6cesis d. Juan Antonio Pnig en- IS
de Diciembre de 1880,y publicado en-
ell Boletsn EcEesidstaco en- 10 de Enero
de 1881, que dice asi:
"Deseando facilitar, segtn su impor-
tancia requiere, la adquisici6n del Ca
tecismo de la Doctrina Cristiapa q toda
clase de personals, venirnos en- deciarar
tambien de texto para la Di6cesis el
antiguo y popular Catecismo del P.
R;pa,da que pesar de su reducido vo-
ldmen, comprende en- sus sencillas y
concisas preguntas J respuestas la SUI
ma toda de la ensenanza cat6lica; reu-
niendo q la vez la inmensa ventaja de
estar por su infmo precio al alcance de
las familias pobres."
PBEo1o.-2 chavos una, 25 cts. doce-
IA y $3.50 cts. grnesa.
Sc vende en- la IMPREETA, ALMACEN
DE PAPEL L1BRERfA del BoLErIN MER-
oANT1L Fortaleza 81, y en- la de D. Josk
GoNzALEz FoNT, Fortaleza q. SO
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EoTALas vas preciO corn san precos
vencionses.