The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-16
Christian Advent Conference.

Christian Advent Conference.
BR1DGToN, Oct 15.-The Maine State Christian
Advent Conference opened four days session
here last evening. There was a good attendance
despite the storm, and a large number have ar
rived to-day. The clergymen already here are
Revs o. s. French of Bangor, 1. G. Welcome of
Yarmouth, E. o. Dinsmore of Richmond, Jesse
Gay of Saco, G. Tracy of oxford and the local
ministers 1t bids fair to be an interesting ses-
sion
Good News for the Militia.
AUGUSTA Oct. 15.-The Governor and Council
voted to-day to have the pay roll of the Maine
militia for the service rendered during the muster
made out for five days to each man. Although
the mems orders are for but four days they were
on duty nearly five.
Official Visit of the Governor and
Council.
The Governor and Council will adjourn to meet
Nov 4th. They visit the Perkins Institute for the
Bind in Boston and the Massachusetts, School for
for Feeble Minded persons on the 11th OF Novem-
Maine Pedagogical Society.
wArERvILLE, Oct 15-The Maine Pedagogi-
cal Society met AT 730 p. m. in the Coburn Classi-
cal Institute Many of the most prominent
educators of the State were present After
organizing the convention list ened to select read
ings by Miss Laughton of Portland. Rev. A. L.
Lane president, delivered very interesting and
instructive address. His theme was 'The central
idea in education" This he maintained should
be the development of the whole man, broad cul-
ture affecting and developing manhood He
showed that this could not be accomplished ex-
cept by the efforts of self sacrifice and the will of
the student wisely directed and encouraged by
the teacher. The sessions will continue two days
with working programme of exercises.
wilkinson to be Hanged Nov. goth.
AUGUSTA, Oct. 15.-Gov. Robie has signed the
death warrant to hang Daniel Wilkinson, the
Bath murderer, on the goth of November.
Suit for Alleged False Imprisonment.
BALTIMORE Oct. 15-F. S. Clayton has entered
a suit against the Merchants Mutual Marine In
surance Company of this city claiming 100000
for false Imprisonment and malicious prosecutions.
The suit grew out of the arrest of Clayton on
charge of conspiring to defraud the underwriters
by having the brig .. B. Stillman east away at sea
in September, 1854. Commissioner Rogers ac-
quilted him of the charge but held Capt. Brother
ton and Mate Brown to await the action of the U.
S. Court.
Mutiny on Bath Schooner.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Oct. l5.-The three masted
schooner Benjamin HHaile Of Bath, Me-, Capt.
Benz. Halle, has just discharged cargo of coal
here. To-day the crew of five, of whom three
were shipped in Boston and two in Fall River, re-
fused to do sailors duty. They went into the fore
castle and refused to come out. The captain
then went to the city marshal for assistance and
five officers went out in tug, arrested the refrac-
| tory seamen and locked them up, pending eX-
| animation Their names are Peter II. Hartens,
Michael Riley, Timothy Darney, Jas. Tierney,
Timothy Riley. They say the mate was violent
and abusive, and they were afraid to work under
| him. One Of the men shows bruises on his face
in support of his assertion.
Too Good News to be True
| QUEBEC, Oct. 15.-Newspapers here charge the
| Canadian Pacific Railway with the intention OF
| abandoning the route to the sea through Canad
ian territory in favor of a route through the
United States to be acquired by the purchase Of
the Portland and Ogdensburg road. The Canad
ian Pacific, they say, would connect this road b,
the Southeastern and Portland would thus bt
made the winter port.