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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-18
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

WAsHINGTOY, Dec. 17.-In the United States
Supreme Court to-day the fOownsi business was
transacted:
No loG-The Comfy OF san Matco. plaintiff il agt
the southern Pacific Railroad Company Motion to dismiss
submitted by John support and By l.
RhOdds in opposition thereto.
40 8, Healcy and others plaintiff in error agt the
JOnet ana Chicag0 railroad company others Argument
concluded Y George W smith for defendants In error ana
submitted by samuel F Rice for the pluutin IN error
NO 0S-JOhn Doc dem the state Of Alabama, eN dem
John swami and others. trustees painti ag
Vance aremOre submitted by samuel Rice for the plain
TINS III error ana by John Morgan for the defendant IN CT
No 99John Webb; administrator etc. and others appel
ants agt. Henry BITnWall Argued Will
lam Earle iOI the appellants and submitted by Troy
and II 4 IOmDkns for the appellees
No lOU-tl1fam l. Brown and Othcrs appel nts, agt
Charles Davis and others, etc Argued by Wood and
hurson for appellants and by S0ru5 Bentley Tor tho
appelleet
No lOl-AlphonsO Pelham. appellant, act. Dcmnr
est Appeal from the Circuit Court the United states Tor
the southern District OF Newly Ork ssed with costs
pursuant TO section 2 rule 10
cher and
NO. lO3-B W Mower plaintiff error ast. Nathan Flct
cher and others Argument begun by Johnston loI the
pHLntlI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-18
THE COURT OF APPEALS.
ALBANY, Dec. lin the Court OF Appca

to-day the following business was transacted:
No.42O-Elcn Ceary. respondent agt the Long Island
Railroad Company appellant Argued 10y Edward Sprague
for appellant John Fleming for respondent.
No 422-ROber stanton receiver lmp AIDED appellant
ATT Osmcr estOycr and others poudcut5 Argued by
JOAN W Church for appellant IL Pindo and James W
Glover for respondent.
No. 42j-Ehzabeth COgswell appellant. art. tho New
York, NeUaven and Hartford KarOlu COMPANY rcspol
dent by evils Johns appellant, William T.
Barnett for respondent.
No. 4l5-John Reed respondent at George MO- onn'l
survivor etc. appellant ArLued by Francis smith AID "
Grover for appellant, Pond for respondent,
The Court Will not adjourn for the year 90 morrow. as
expected but Will continue It's sessions through
Thursday Of next week.
The following is the day calendar for December Is:
Nos. 4oI. go 426. 900. 42S 429 AL, 1872.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-18

~. LOUIS Dec. i7-Flour duli: NN. 81 3O~s' az IVY
S. AJa TIhly - o., Dai 10 CuJlcA ~ lO"el w
tancy GOG5 %. Patents. - % 4@J 90 Nhtit hcNo
80 Rcd. 80 sc; Deccmbfr "ic January
V4 w.: My. ~ OiA- corn nTm; Cash "3d"3 "2ci b,ctI.
Der lH31a.i JannGiy, "1'ic@ Nav, 81 &C. odlS Ut III
NJ Mixed GasA - L2D,Si-'.: December IS"C; Jay
lIgc at Barley steady At JU1Hf- "iJ-
urchan0ed STEADY i-4qd M flax Soed SteAly
al % ~ Idv sCsiIv All uu3Itn gen YrID hrn ~ o
tac Cora MrN 10 ~ 80 WHISKY 3ts az a. ~ ~
Pork. jJ BnKmoats-L1ng Clear ~ 81 short ul
a C-tr - H. urm It - - asa 10
1000 BulS. Wheat IL OJO bdsn. corn,
$4,000 uusn. 10000 Jush' I've. 1000 bush. barleV
900 b1sn ShDments-F flour 1904 nUiL. Wheat 900
Gusi. Corn. $1,000 nusn. OatA 5000 JbL. Rye. AOOO
lLsiA. 1000 bush
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-18
49, PELLnlLrn 49,

Dulucss ruled in the oil speculation vcs'cr-
day and 10 needs few words OF description. Traders for
days have been dcyotus Themselves 10 tlc rail-
road stock department Of the .OlGtcd Exchange
and the growth Of business u that direction specially
gratifying to The giual advocates of the measure for
competing with the stock Exchange fractional lot.
rs well as profitable to general TRADERS. WhcI Us quiet
tie brokers flock 10 The STOCK end OF the Board room and
an advantage is enjoyed m their ability 10 turn their af-
teniiDu To when hat commodity active aud stocks
bonds dull. Tie trading 10 petroleum certificates
was confined 10 narrow limits. There was no news OF
Importance the oil Held, and the tone OF Tho mar
ket was weak. when 10 is aided that prices closed
the lowest figures OF the day tho speculation IS suii-
GENTLY outlined.
Tie range of prices ana the total dealings n: The Com
solid 4ted Exchange were as follows:
Opening ............ 81 Lowest. ....... ooat
iguest............. Jl"s FINAL ... !-
Sales, 'IJJ
There was change III refined OIL and the export de-
Maud continues slack
BRADFORD, Penn, Dec. l7.-Cr1dc OIi-NattoHu Tran
SIT Certificates opened at 9Oai anI closeI at 9oI;
highest price, 91l4 lowest price. 9Oas Clcaraucos
l,3JfOOO barrels.
on. CITY, Penn, Dec. l7.-Cruie Oil-NItIoaaI Trln-
sit Certificates opened at 81 ana closed Mt 9Ol2
highest price, 9lli; lowest price, 9Oa-. Sales
So 600 barrels; ccaranccs 3,9j3 900 barrels: runs
81 73J barrels; shipments. I,3Ji barrels charters
3GlOO barrels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-18
TIE rEsrrRy UyI0l,y ryrlID rlrr&

Undcr-ShcriH Aarons said yesterday that the
levy made on the personal property OF the Western
Union telegraph Company TO satisfy tho Judgment See
cured by tine state for $4,000 due for unpaid taxes
had been 10 md insufficient Therefore, the sheriff had
levied uuou the main building Of the company, lt No.
1913 Broadway, and its works On Churches. lie Thought
inventory would be bc-uu to-day, lut the laws "rs
for the company asked for ttc delay, assuring Lii.
that 1t would Do settled satisfactorily.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-18
Long TERMS ~ PRISON FOR EOBBEBT
nn,.il q Cn1,rn ,.hn .nt-s tLnt Ln /.


teacher, received sentence OF ten years imprisonment
yesterday from Judge COWinc, and Edward Erotcrick
his companion was sentenced tO fifteen year, mprs0u
ment both for robbery in the first decree They took
George EOsbrOOk. OF 40. $50 East Ouc-huudrcd-Ini-
scvcrthst, into hallway at No. SOP East Ouc-huujfcl-
and-Scveuth. ST., stuffed a handkerchief INTO his mouth
knocked MIN down and robbed him OF s. which had been
given To him TO make purchases Judge CoNius DC
uOuuced the crime a cOwardly one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-18

Gidereeve and Assistant District Attorney FelOwsNos
l. 2 D. o. q. 50 10 II. ~ 10 IA. 10, l6 ~ - H.
COURT OF GENERAL SEs5IONS-PARr ll--BeiOre Juugo
Cowng ad Assistant District Attorney FitzgeraldNos
!, 2 > A. d. e. as g. TO- H. u 49, a. 10, u.s. H. ls l9 20
sURRoGATE's COURI-Before Rollins S.-MotOn calendar
called at "A viii OF Mary Teresa Hat on il James
lhOmp son at John Ge1des p William Ferguson
= p M estate Of Nathaniel Gilman IN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-18
THE MARKETS.
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
Per North Rirer, Vessels and Railroads.
GENERAL MARKET REPO9r.

CoFFEE-spot Rio dun and nominal at S'sc. for fair
no sales options quiet closing barely steady. sales TO- 80
bags closing: December 6.5 jD.GUj January 65ODBj5
February 900 600 bid AMI asked. Mild dUet sales $40
bags MaracaibO and 80 bbls JanRca private terms
GOIdON-spot Cotton quiet and Lie. lower sales. l2l
bales 5O2 last evening" which 62l home sumption
and 800 for speculation Receipts at tho ports today 80 Al
bales against b. 7 TINS day last week and Ojj3 year
since september 3lO5,23l bales, against 32Z9Oo3 bales
for the same period last year.
The quotations. according the American classification
y ~ DL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-18

I.'.' '' '''.' -''
NlrAI1-tn 'thHusD: Iron cert IrIcs 80 1Y on 81 3
.u.I.r. I.D.r.' delivery.
100 -l.t. Il moderately active ~ Hc.rc 10 .u.3-r
.l.c spot fufurs. lrIu-f rlJ- notices I--I
20 u loo. Am Plato steady aI . ass ~ L Transfer
allr notices ISSUE. ut "a g. !. Gopher fm 90 ,Oa ,c
Ii.r ..I ..- Us. CiIf Bans. ~lrllI O
.l.s.l .s.lcle t L. oc 80. baltimore lp&-c: do Cl
D.. Do. u.s. Id Lead as lt .-al -.t domestic.
.-u,G 90 uc ~u.litrpHlDta 4-.4 tlc. domestic .f.u
.r n Co., I-.Ili.r notices. f--ucI lf ,.I.
NAVAL ,TONES-> liuts Iurpsnrur Cui oar Iriu
B. I'D, ul. tir spot. .o,.u tOutuu.d duu -tiIu Fl
i d. b.. cool do 10. D. I.l.t: D. I.lu,. &C., =, b..
a. 26,c. I.@tuc. t., 3. .Ot. NJ. L-Jc y. j.uuC ~. -.
l.5 e.. W. W.. 5000.
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srInIrs OF ruRPHNrIYE

CnAgLfgroS Dec l7.-rurpeDtin' mn II 5thf
sAyANNAH Dec H. 90 rurDentlne Guict al "a To-;
" .Lsi.NsfO.. DC l7.-luID.Itne nrn a. 81 -.
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THE MONEY MARKET.

ALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE. DEC. II.
THE GENERAL LIST.
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Buyer so days.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-04

Forgets His Own Name.

A we'll known, in fact prominent citizen
of Portland, now deceased, was twice mar
ried, and had large family of children by
each wife. A short time ago two of the
children by the first wife went to the GEM
etery to visit their parents graves. The first
wife's children were named Oliver, John,
Abbie and Anna, and John and Abbie were
the two survivors who were making the
visit There" said Abbie, pointing to the
mounds, ''are fathers and mothers graves;
divers is on fathers right, and Annals on
mothers left" The brother, pulling his
moustache and trying to take it in, replied,
fathers, mothers, divers and Annals;
yes, see, but thought there was a john"
When he came to realizing sense of the sit
uation he begged his sister not to give him
away. How it was found out we have no
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-04
BRIEF JoTTINcS.

There was slight hail shower yesterday
noon.
The Cumberland and Falmouth teams will
have their annual shooting match, for sup
per, Saturday next.
Remember the sociable and picnic supper
at the Plymouth Free Baptist church, this
Wednesday evening.
1t was reported yesterday that Lamson's
Hotel at Harpswell was unroofed and con-
siderable other damage done in that town by
the recent severe storm.
A barn in Deering was blown down by the
storm Monday, and two good work horses,
owned by Frank w. Mckinney of Saco,
were killed.
The annual meeting of the Samaritan As
ISOLATION win take place at Mrs. c. NJ. Plum
mer's No. III Middle street, this afternoon,
at 3 clock.
The Portland Savings Bank has won a
suit against the city of Evansville, Ind,
whose bonds that bank holds. The decision
is that the city must pay its bonds in full
principal and interest.
The Munjoy Chautauquan Circle will meet
this Wednesday evening, Nov. 4th, in the
vestry of the st. Lawrence street church.
All persons interested in, and wishing to
join this circle are invited.
The Westbrook Manufacturing Company
have petitioned the County Commissioners
for abatement of their taxes for the years
1884 and 1885. A hearing has been assigned
them for Nov. 18th, when Hon. w. L. Put
nam will appear for the company, and Hon.
B. D. Verrill for the town.
The Bangor Wing says: There. is every
reason to believe that the Water Power Com
pany recently organized in Portland, will
purchase the Phillips property in Monson,
and that new business will be commenced
there next spring. This will be worth a
great deal to the town. as it is a very valua-
BILE plant and much business can be done
there.
The New Orleans Picayune says that
Franklin Simmons, said to be Boston
sculptor, proposes to make an equestrian
statue of Longfello~ for Portland, Me-. The
idea is a brilliant one for the sculptor as
the poet was never on horse in his life"
The equestrian statue idea must have origi-
mated in the brain of the New Orleans edi-
tor, who evidently doesn't know who Sim
unns IS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-04
The Electric Light.

Some of the electric lights were out last
night. This was due to the high gale damag-
ing the lamps. These occasional accidents
were foreseen when the lights were put in
Advertiser.
Does the Advertiser mean to say that when
the contract was made with the company by
the city it was foreseen that every night,
more, or less, of the lights would not be
burning, and that when severe wind was
blowing, and the rain pouring, that the
lives of citizens, if on foot, should be en-
dangered by fast driving carriages, and if In
carriages, by collision with other teams? We
are likely in this climate to have many days
in autumn, spring, and winter when the
gales will be high. and when wires will be
coated with ice breaking them down. The
city is large owner in gas stock, if we are
not mistaken. Why then is not some ar
rangement made with the gas company to
light the street lights, wherever the electric
lights give out, until repairs are made? We
think that serious damages to a citizen, re-
sulting from failure to light the electric
lights, or to have the streets lighted in some
form, would entail heavy pecuniary damages
on the city. By the way no answer has been
made as to what the company are doing to-
wards making their poles and wires safe as
ordered nv the City Council
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-04
Samaritan Assoclation.

The Samaritan Association, whose fairs
and entertainments heretofore have given so
much pleasurable satisfaction, again APP
peal to the benevolent citizens of Portland
and vicinity, for aid and offer as attractions
therefor two entertainments at City Han,
as per their advertisement, on next Thurs
day and Friday evenings. The hall floor on
these occasions will contain trade table,
flower booth, confectionery booth, tables
with a large variety of choice needle work,
post office-immediate delivery system,
prize fish pond, and as special attractions
there will be Japanese booth, kindly fur
nished by Messrs. Owen, Moore & Co.; also
an art exhibit, in a boudoir near the stage,
elegantly fitted and furnished by w. I'll. San
born, furniture dealer
The entertainment for Thursday evening"
for the first part, will be a musicale, the fol-
lowing talent having kindly offered their
services for this OCCASION Mrs. Morrison,
Miss Brown, Miss Young, vocal soloists;
Miss Annie Wiley, piano solo; Mr.. John L.
Shaw and Mr.. Samuel Thurston; also a
banjo quartette. Part second will consist of
1.-THE Singing Sunfowers, a wonderful mus
ical extravaganza. Friday evening there
will be promenade concert with music by
Chandler-twelve dances. Excellent re-
freshments will be furnished each evening,
at moderate prices, in Reception Hall. Mrs.
John B. Coyle, chairman of the committee
of arrangements, and her able assistants,
Mrs. Trickey, Mrs. Plummer and Miss
Leafey Chandler, are doing everything in
their power to make these entertainments
successful The public should give them
generous support and thereby aid worthy
Lii
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-04
A New Wa.hing Machine.

Mr.. Fred d. Harding, of West Baldwin,
has recently invented a washing machine,
which works in perfectly satisfactory man
ner, a thing which can hardly be said of
nearly all of the 5000 machines patented in
the past Mr.. Harding has been largely en-
gagged in the manufacture Of wash boards,
having factory for that purpose at West
Baldwin, and in selling his wash boards has
met q constant demand for washing ma
chine that would wash. An inspection of
Mr.. Harding invention shows that he has
made such machine. The appliance was
in use yesterday at the laundry of Thomas
q Jordan, and the inventor, who was pres
ent, illustrated its working by washing col
lars, cuffs and heavier garments, while to
prove that it would not tear the finest cloth
he washed piece of paper, and then taking
dollar bill from his pocket, ran that through
the machine, taking it out uniform, but sever
al degrees cleaner.
The machine consists of frame, which
may be set upon any tub, and which con-
tains a curved wash board, perforated with
holes, to allow the escape of the water to
theitub beneath. This board is covered with
zinc, and the surface is similar to that of Ian
ordinary wash board A uncovered roller.
with grooves fitting between the ridges on
the board much as cog-wheels are run to-
gether in machinery, is run back and for
ward of the board by means of frame
which swings backward and forward, and
serves as handle for operating the ma
chine. Spiral springs bring a pressure of
about fifty pounds upon the roller. The gar
ment to be washed is laid upon the board,
and the roller carried back and forth over it.
As the roller is moved, pump is set in mo-
ton, and water is brought from the tub I'M
der the machine and thrown upon the board,
the roller forcing it through the clothing
when it escapes through the small holes in
the wash board. Soap Is cut in proper guam
tity, from cakes in box above it by the roll
er. The appliance runs easy, and the per-
son using it is not obliged to stoop while at
work.
Mr. Harding is to change his factory at
West Baldwin so that he can manufacture
these machines there, and will have them on
the market in few days. He has already
received numerous orders. The cost of the
machines is slight, and they can be made of
any size, the larger being run by steam or
other mower
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-04
PERSONAL

Col. FL. S. Osgood and family will remove
to Portland from Augusta today.
Mr.. Charles Mclaughlin and family have
taken rooms at the Falmouth Hotel for the
winter
Mr.. Charles Littlefeld, station agent at
Pine Point, has resigned. He,will be sue
eeeded by his son, Edward Littefeld.
Mr. Arthur Jones will sail for Europe next
Saturday. He will pass the winter in Lon
don and then take a trip to the Continent
Alyan Rand, Esq, of Scarboro has a cut
glass pitcher which was carried out of Fal-
mouth Cortland at the time of the burning
by Mowatt.
Mr.. Joshua Nye is now residing in Boston,
where he is treasurer of the Law and Order,
a journal devoted to the suppression of in
temperance.
DR.. G. M. Lee of Topsham, who came to
the Maine General Hospital to have a slight
operation performed, died there Monday
night of blood poisoning.
The following were among the guests at
the Falmouth Hotel last night: E. d. Harris,
Binghamton; c. H. Gilbert, Canton; B.
Rawson and wife, Brooklyn, N. Y; J. F.
Cobb, Auburn; d. N. Mortland, Rockland
Frank Cooper, London, Eng. E. K. O'Brien,
Thomaston: |. B. Hosford, Haverhill.
Harold Marsh Sewall of Bath, who the
PRESS yesterday announced had been APP
pointed vice and deputy consul at Liverpool,
has filed his bond of $4,000, qualified at the
State Department, and departed for home
yesterday morning. His compensation from
his pay as clerk and notarial fees will aggre-
gate about $4,000 year.
A letter to the Masonic Token reports the
death of the really Oldest Free Mason in
America, Sylvanus Hatch of Port Lavacca,
Texas. He died the 18th ultimo at the age OF
81 years. He was initiated in Solomon Lodge,
Savannah, Georgia, early. in 1909. He was
an adjutant under Jackson at the battle OF
New Orleans.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-04
THE DEERINc BRIDGE CASE.
Decision of the Railroad Commits
sioners Reversed.

decision was filed yesterday in the SUI
preme Court upon the appeal of the town of
Deering from the decision of the railroad
commissioners, A. w. Wildes, David N.
Mortland and John F. Anderson, relating to
the overhead bridge across the Portland &c
Rochester r. R. on Pitt street, Deering. The
town appealed from the decision of the rail-
road commissioners, claiming, as shown by
their application to the court, ''that the find
ings and determination of the railroad COM
missioners were unjust and inequitable,
against law and manifeStly against the evil
dence submitted at the hearing, founded up
on incorrect principles and in violation of
the rights of the town of Deering. The hear
w. Spaulding, Hon. A. R. Savage and John
M Robbins, Esq, committee appointed by
the court The railroad commissioners at a
former hearing decided that the town of
Deering should build the superstructure and
approaches to the same, and forever main
tain the same, and that the railroad should
build the abutments. The committee APP
pointed by the court, after full hearing
reverse this decision of the railroad commits
sioners, and decide upon bridge Is feet
high, instead of q feet, as found by the rail-
road commissioners, and further determine
that the expense of constructing and MAIN
tanning the masonry piers and trestles there
on, upon the land within the limits of the
railroad and so much of the bridge as reaches
from the trestles within the limits of the
railroad, shall be constructed and maintained
forever by the Portland & Rochester r. r. in
stead of the town. This decision is reversal
of the entire findings and order of the rail-
road commissioners, except upon the one
point, that an overhead bridge shall be con-
structed. N. & III. B. Cleaves appeared for
the town Of Deering, and w. l.. Putnam for
the railroad.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-04
The women's Indian Association.

The Maine Branch of the Women's Ma
tional Indian Association met at Friends
Meeting House Tuesday. The president be-
ing absent, Mrs Humphrey presided. The
meeting was opened with the reading of the
Scriptures and with prayer. The secretary's
report was then read and approved. No
other business coming before the association,
those present gave their undivided attention
to an address delivered by Mrs. Stannard,
president of the Brooklyn Association.
The speaker in most happy manner, gave
an account of the work done by our sisters
in her city, and of the gratifying results they
have witnessed. The Brooklyn Association
has a large membership, yet its meetings are
often small They accomplish much by
means of tracts and leaflets distributed
among the people. Parlor meetings are held
giving each lady who opens her house an OPP
portunity to invite such of her acquaintance
as have yet to become interested in the Indi-
an cause. Mention was made OF the Car
Isle Band composed Of sixteen Indian boys,
of theirIfne appearance in their uniforms, OF
their bright intelligent faces, and of their
skill in playing and singing. The first music
played on the Brooklyn Bridge was by these
boys. After very little teaching, they do all
things just as we do. They observe all the
rules of propriety at table and elsewhere
Their movements are characterized by quiet
and mOdesty. A question had been asked
one of their teachers who had had long eX-
perience in the Brooklyn schools, how her pre-
sent pupils compared in point of honesty
with her white pupils of former years AT
ter moment of hesitation, she was obliged
to confess that the Indian was the more trust
fl.n IAaxrt Nf