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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-04

President Cleveland has been obliged to
decline the invitation to attend the sessions
of the American Institute of Instruction
this month at Newport, r. |.
James Linn, postmaster at Robbins Cross
Roads, Ala. has been arrested for robbing
registered letters.
John Seuyler, a barber of Morris, 0tsego
county, N. Y, quarrelled with his wife
Thursday afternoon and knocked her down
several times. He then seized his three year
old daughter by the legs and dased her brains
out on block.
Thursday afternoon lightning struck a
powder magazine and mill north of Cheyenne,
.. r., causing frightful explosion of
three tons of giant powder. A house in the
vicinity was blown in pieces, its occupants,
Mrs. Walker and her infant being seriously
injured.
The surveyor of Port Pinchback, La, re-
Gently asked for leave of absence which was
refused. 1t is now stated that he rendered
his resignation yesterday and left for the
northwest.
Hanlan and Lee rowed three miles with a
turn at Sylvia Lake, ST. Lawrence county,
n. T., yesterday for a purse of $1,000. Han
Ion won easily in 10 min. % sec. They will
row at Clayton today for purse of $500.
Mrs. Lucille Yseult Dudley was taken to
Middleton, n. T., insane asylum yesterday.
She carried in her satchel over 500 letters
she had received from all over the country
congratulating her on the verdict.
At a meeting of the Quebec Exchange yes
terday committee was appointed to go to
Ottawa with the object of endeavoring to eff
feet a settlement of the tariff question as
affecting the New Foundland provinces.
Six raftsmen in the employ of Gilman &
Co, near the Deseret settlement on the Gatin
eau river, 100 miles from Ottawa, Canada,
were working drive when their boat
upset and all were drowned.
Ga4fxc1,prer Do =. .
Goth Connecticut Volunteers dedicated their
monument on the extreme right of the line
on Culps Hill. The 29th Pennsylvania Reg
ment also dedicated theirmonument and pre-
sented it to the Memorial Association. Both
| organizations sent messages of sympathy to
Gen. Grant.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-04
INFuRIATED CITIZENS.
The Chicago Police Protect the Street
Cars with Their Revolvers:
And Freely Use Their Clubs Upon the
People.

CHICAGO, July 3.-The great strike of the
west division car conductors and drivers,
which was inaugurated at five o'clock on
Tuesday morning, reached its crisis to-day.
In accordance with preconcerted arrange
ment between the West Division Railway
Company and Mayor Harrison the city police
under chief Doyle arrived at the Western
avenue barns shortly after FIVE o'clock this
morning, for the purpose OF manning and
setting in motion ten of the company's Madi5
son street cars. The police force numbered
400 patrolmen: Chief Doyle was in command.
Second in authority was Captain Bonltield,
located. Captains Buckley, Ehersole, Hath
away, O'Donnell and nearly all the Heuten-
ants and sergeants from the various stations
were present.
Crowds of strikers and sympathlzers stub
b0rnly resisted the movement to resume OPP
eratiOnS. Ten cars started at $50 a. m. The
strikers and their friends blocked the tracks,
and hooted the "scabs" and guardians of the
peace. About one block from the starting
point it was found that the progress of the
cars was prevented by lumber and gas pipes
piled UP ON the track. The police removed
this barrcade unmolested by the strikers.
When Halstead street was reached a stand
was made by tens of thousands of infuriated
citizens, but after short parley the people
overawed them and the ears proceessed to
State street, their journeys end. Two men
who interfered on the way down were severe
ly dubbed by Captain Bonifield. The skull
of one of them was fractured and it is feared
he is fatally hurt.
The West Division Street Car Company
has taken all its cars from the track, and it
is announced that they will make no further
effort to run them before Monday,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-04
HOW PORTLAND WAS NAMED,
Tossing Up Copper to Settle city's
Name.
The San Francisco Weekly Cali saw

The San Francisco Weekly Call says:
"One OF the earliest pioneers of Oregon
passed through this city a few days ago,
returning from trip through Southern Cali
fornla. The gentleman is upward of 20 years
of age, but hale and hearty and to a Call re-
porter related some interesting facts about
the early history of Portland Oregon. The
present condition of that city, the gentleman
said, surpassed in commercial and
other respects the most sanguine expecta-
tions of the first settlers When he went
there some twenty years ago, Portland was
simply ia little village. AT that time no IN
corporation had been made and the town had
no name The all-absorbing question to the
inhabitants was what to call it. There were
two factions and much dissension on the
question of name. The leaders of the fac
tionS were respectively from Massachusetts
and Maine. They were two of the original
settlers, and while the former insisted on
naming the place after Boston, the latter
should be called Portland. There was no
chance for an election on the question, and
in fact the idea was not thought of. Thus
matters stood for long time, the Boston
man and the Portland man becoming enc
mics through the discussion
Seeing that if the matter continued much
longer the place would never be christened,
the citizens took hold of the matter, and the
novel plan was decided upon to settle the
controversy and name the metropolis of the
northwest. 1t was to toss UP a copper cent
heads or tails to win or lose The plan was
presented to the two leaders and they agreed
to decide the matter in that way. A day was
set apart, and almost the entire population
assembled to witness the ''toss-up.'' A leve
spot, now in the centre of the city was select
ed, and the terms were three out of five
Heads l VIM said the Boston man and thu
| copper went into the air. 1t came down tails
! up, which was ons trick for Maine. Tht
second toss was tie, and on the fourth tos,
| each man had two tricks. The fifth tim,
the copper came down the Indian head in th,
! dust, and thus the Portland of the West wa
| named.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-04
THE CALCUTTA TANKS.
How Cholera is Propagated in the
= City of Palaces.

Calcutta enjoys the proud distinction Of
being known as the "City of Palaces" but
the great city has an unenviable reputation
as regards its sanitary condition, says cor
respondent of the Commercial Advertiser.
1t is built on the Hoogly, deep tidal river,
and an arm of the Ganges. The city extends
along the river for seven miles, and covers
space of eight square miles. The south end
of the city is the English quarter. Here
beautiful plain, mile and half long,
stretches down to the waters edge, having
Fort William in the centre ON the bank of
the river. The native town occupies about
six square miles of the entire city, filling all
the northern end and running to the south
along the back of the English quarter.
Throughout the city, in the English quarter
as well as in the native city, are large open
ponds called tanks. In the native city thesf
tanks are used by the people for bathin
A washerman takes there the soiled carmen
of his customers to cleanse them, not wit
water lifted from the tank, but in the tank
itself, To the same tank, with free and
graceful movement, her water-pot poised on
her head, comes woman from one of the
huts at hand, fills her water vessel and bearS
it away to be used for household purpose
In the native quarter there are not only thes
large and unwholesome tanks, but filthy
open drains, and the poor people are herde
together like animals rather than human bt
ings.
Last year the mortality from cholera
Calcutta was very great, and it was tn
opinion of the health officer that the numer
Gus outbreaks of this pestilence in thoci
and suburbs had their origin in the tanks
the city. This, too, was the opinion of ID
Payne, another medical officer of distinetiC
Several years ago, when this physician W
health officer of the city, he took congeri
of huts grouped around tank in part
the city where cholera was raging with gr
violence, and caused the water from this
ceptacle of filth to be analyZed, and he pu,
lished the results of this analysis. The il
habitants of these hints were shut off frol
further communication from this tank, whic.
he caused to be filed. He marked, witt
mathematical accuracy, the number Of death
which occurred while the people bad access
to the tank and cOntrasted with the number
that followed after remedial measures had
been adopted. Every severe outbreak OF
cholera this energetic and conscientious
| health officer treated in the same way. The
results proved cOnelusively that the use
| and proximity to these vile tanks was fruit
| full source of cholera.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-04
GEN. GRANT.
The Old Soldier Not Quite So Well
Last NIGHT.

Mt. MI'c!GREGoR, N. Y, July about ,
o'clock this afternoon, Gen. Grant was assist
ed into his Bath chair, which, propelled by
Harrison, ahis faithful nurse, was wheeled
through the grounds surrounding the cot
tage. He appeared cheerful and better than
on preceding days.
After his ride in his chair, and while sit
ting on the piazza, the General had season
of coughing, which nearly, if not quite.
amounted to spasm. This, besides taxing
the Generals strength caused him uneasi-
ness. He was relieved by the physician, but
though drowsy the General fOrebore sleep.
and while the family were at dinner lie
walked slowly through the cottage and for a
few minutes on the piazza. AT O'Clock he
halted in his stroll, and stood with bowed
head looking pensively into the woods near
the cottage; then he resumed his pacing
through the parlOr, occasionally halting and
standing with head inclined as though in
deep thought.
Tho coughing fit of this afternoon the ply
slcian thinks was caused by the General be-
coming chilled while sitting on the piazza.
The Generals feet and hands were chilled
when he reentered the cottage. Soon after
8 p. IN. the General was put to bed, and soon
became warm. AT 1880 the physician left
the room. He said he was sleeping well.
and that as compared with Thursday, at the
same hour, the indications for quiet night
were better than then.
At 10.45 DR.. Douglass says that the Gener-
al had awakened and had been coughing,
and that the outlook was not as good as he
had hoped for earlier in the evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-04
THE STATE.


Within a month, six men employed in the
mills at Ellsworth, have lost portion of a
thumb and forehnger by getting them in
contact with the saws.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The walls of the new mill of the Edwards
Manufacturing Company, at the west end of
the dam at Augusta, are approaching COM
pletion and it is probable that the structure
viii be entirely covered in by Aug. 1st
The boom above Augusta broke Wednes-
day, letting down a large number of logs.
They lodged on the middle pier of the Gardi-
ner and PittSton bridge, and il looked one
while as If Gardiner might have a free
bridge. The prompt use of tug boats finally
freed the bridge without much damage.
Miss Winnie Reynolds, of Winthrop,
daughter of B. r. Reynolds, town clerk, is
developing considerable skill as an artist,
having executed a crayon drawing of the
late Albert III. Frost, for whom the Grand
Army post in that town is named The like
ness is perfect and the drawing shows evi-
dence of much talent She is now engaged
ON likeness in crayOn of the late Daniel T.
Hagarty.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Frank Barker, who lives at Toll Bridge,
Fryeburg, was suddenly attacked by a bull,
knocked down and several ribs broken re-
Gently. The animal would have killed him
had not Barker's father and another man
gone to the rescue.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The ten saw mills at Winnegancc Mills, be-
low Bath, are all shut down, waiting the ar
rival of logs.
w. H. Besse of New Bedford one Of the
principal ship owners in the country, was in
Bath this week on business concerning the
two ships now being built at the New Eng
land Shipbuilding Co.'S yard. He was ac-
companicd by Capt. Stone of New Bedford,
AZ
is timhered out; also Capt. Walland, the
commander of the 1200-ton ship which is
nearly planked up.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The rear drive of the Kennebec Ice Driy-
ing Company left Moosehead Lake dam last
Saturday The drive is expected at the
Forks Saturday.
On account Of the breaking of booms on
the Kennebec the Fairfield mill owners, who
cut 25,000,000 feet of lumber, or one-fourth
of the whole Kennebec drive, will be short
of logs this season.
Mr.. Silas Whitehouse of Harmony, whose
house was burned last week, first heard of
his loss on the train as he was returning
from Portland. number of gentlemen on
the train at once raised over 500 and pre-
sented it to Mr.. Whitehouse.
WALDO COUNTY.
William Alexander who died at Mont
Vllle laSt week, ageu 30 years, was cousin
of John A. Logan, late Republican candidate
for Vice President, says the Belfast Journal.
Logan's mother was sister of Alexander S
father, John Alexander John Alexander
Logan was named for his uncle, John Alex
ander.
Capt Qthnell Coombs, of Islesboro, died
on Saturday last aged 81 years and days,
leaves a widow nearly Sc years old. This
couple had lived together nearly seventy
years, within half a mile of Capt. Co0mbS'
birth place and the place where ne died.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-04

MAINE TRADE.
The outlook for the Year.

Secretary NJ N. Rich; of the Portland
Board of Trade; yesterday made the follow
ing statement of the condition of business
throughout the State for the last quarter:
Most branches of business have been very
fair throughout this State for the first half Of
the year. A steady hand-tO-mouth trade has
been realized and collections have been
prompt Better trade is looked for in the
last half of the year, which will no doubt
have the effect to stimulate better prices, and
more profitable fall business will be real
lied than in the past two years. This will
apply to the dry goods trade as well as to
other branches.
The fishing fleet will not only be kept up,
but will be Increased Though remunerative
prices continue to prevail; full advance ex-
pected, to the amount of the duties to go oh
to fish from the Provinces, now that the
Washington treaty is abrogated, will not be
likely to be realized, nor will importations Of
foreign fish be diminished materially and
do not anticipate any perceptible changes in
this branch of business here the present sea-
son on account of the termination Of the
treaty, nor do look for reciprocal trade rela-
tions between the United States and Canadas
for some time to come, though both countries
would better prosper under equitable reci-
procal business intercourse.
The lumber interests have as a whole a
prosperous outlook. Spring drives have as
sured an ample supply of stock; and will no
doubt be sufficient for steadily increasing
shipping demand at fair prices
The shipping interests have suffered such
further depression as to rendernavgation an
improbable investment, and the prospect is
that but few new vessels will be built in
Maine this year, and those confined chiefly to
large class schooners.
The crops are generally represented as
looking well throughout the State, though
considerable wet weather has curtailed the
acreage seeded, especially of potatoes. The
hay crop will probably be full million tons
throughout the State, which Is probably be-
low the average of the past three years, but
in view OF good crops elsewhere, prevailing
prices will scarcely be disturbed
The manufacturing interest of this State
is fairly prosperous, with more disposition to
economic the supply to actual demand, and
the same will apply to machine shops.
There are comparatively few mechanics in
this State out of work as compared with
other States.
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Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock.
The following correspondence will explain
PORTLAND, July 2, 1885.

IISelI.
PORTLAND, July 2 1885.
Geo H. Blake. Esq, Preble House,
DEAR Strive the undersigned, having listened
with great pleasure to the wonderful drum play
ing of Mr.. Hendershot, the drummer boy of tile
Rappahannock we are anxious to give to the
children OF our city an opportunity to listen to his
our wishes to Thatcher Post No. Ill g. A. R.,of
which you are a member and arrange with them
TO secure the services of Mr.. HenderShot and give
in City Hall at an early date entertainment for
the children.
John w. Deering, Joseph W. Symonds,
j. 5. Winslow, John l.. Best.
Geo. S. Hunt, NJ. S. Gibson
freq n. Dow, ". II. Sanborn,' '& Co.
IL. N Jose, III. Hight
Josiah H. Drummond, Geo Freeland Holmes
Nathan Cleaves VIM. d. Little
S. G. Strout Vim. Allen, Jr
VIM Senter, Franklin j. Rollins,
Chas. Mclaughlin, Thos. G. Loring,
Elias Thomas, & Co. G. H. Barker
L. ii. Hallock, j. b. Coyle ,Jr
Hiram Knowlton, F. S. Waterhouse,
VIM. X. Neal John J. Perry,
Geo. NJ. Seiders, G. A. Woodbury.,
Seth L. Larrabee, Mcclellan, Mosher &Co.,
Henry H. Burgess. Charles H. Chase
Edwin L. Dyer, Chas. b. Merrill
VIM. j. Knowon, j. f. Libby.
f. II. Short p. j. Larrabee.
W. W. Thomas.
PORTLAND, July g. 1885
TO chH Hon; : Jp1n & ~ = Deering, Capt = s. Ttnstoc,
others
GENTLEMEN-Yourc communication to George
invited to effect, if possible, an arrangement with
Mr.. Henderson, for an exhibition of his remarka-
bic ability on his snare drum in City Hall for the
benefit and pleasure of the children of the city.
was duly received. Your request was presented
to the Post at special meeting held last evening
and committee was appointed agreeable to your
request. The committen take pleasure in stating
that Mr.: Henderson, has kindly consented to ap-
pear before the sabbath school chileren in City
Hall, on Tuesday, July 7th. The city government
have granted the free use of the hall and the fol
lowing distinguished musical talent have volun
teered their services in making the occasion rare
treat to all: Mrs. Warren p. Chase, Miss Lizzie
NJ: Brown, Mrs. Lewis A. Goudy, Mrs. Jennie
King Morrison, MeSsrs Samuel Thurston John
B. Coyle, John L. Shaw and Herman Kotzschmar
| Two thousand children, representing every Sab
bath school in the CITY, have been invited to Oceu
| py the main body of the hall. The galleries are
| open to ladies and gentlemen. The exercises will
| begin at O'clock
We have the honor to be your obedient servants
GEO. H. BLAKE, Committee
DAN'It X. DRESSER,f of
E. J. MORRILL,, Thatcher Post
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-04
LADY CHURCHILL AND THE DUDl
A New Yorker Plays the Clown In
DraWing-Roon Farce.

Lord Randolph Churchill, so conspicuous
just now in the affairs of the English govern.
ment, recalls good story to be heard at the
New York Clubs, says the New York Times
Lady Churchill, who was one the brightest
girls ever reared in New York, was one OF
the attractive features at recent charity
ball in London. Her husband, hot-headet
but generous, was one of the Fashionable
throng.
While Lady Churchill was executing soT
brilliant dash on the piano keys a tall yol
fellow with bangs, eye-glass and all thet
of dudedom's paraphernalia, stood near 10.
Churchill. In a feminine lisp the tall yom
man remarked for his lordship's ca
"Deuced fine music, you know; but lacks
veal soul, it lacks the veal soulr' Churcl
gave him half contemptuous glance.
tall young man still dispensed his lisp.
had nothing original to say, but his critic
! made up for what they lacked in that
ton by silly personality. He was IN
lightful ignorance of the identity Of his
tener, and seemed amazed by the spirit
low phrase that finally flew into his e
sounding very like this; For a shilling
| wallop the life out of you here ON the spt
A soothing panacea to wounded feelh
| came to the tall young man ON the follow
| day, when a card Unexpectedly invited h
| to the Churchill drawing-room. He was
| long in responding. Neither was he long
| departing. He got no further than the ha
| A burly young man met him there. 1t "
| the same gentleman whom he had favOrt
| with his lispings last night-Lord Randolp
| Churchill. Then out flOated Lady Churchill
This fellows come to apologize to YOU
| Thus the Lord to the Lady "Down on yol
| knees" Thus the Lord to the caller. Ar
| down on the rugs fell the perfumed cTeatu'
| He was very abject. He even consented
| be kicked. We haven much pride in chr
| icling the fact that this youth is a
| Yorker.
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Her Manners In Court.

Lucille Yseult Dudley wore tulle gown,
whose whiteness seemed more pure from
contrast with broad belt of black velvet
and breast-knot of black ribbons The
gown and broad brimmed light straw hat
trimmed with dark ribbons and daisies gave
her appearance an air of simple rusticity.
She was as cool and quiet as a summer
breeze when she entered the courtroom. But
n the course of few hours she had deyel-
oped more kinds of weather in her mental
condition than Mark Twain discovered in a
New England day. There were sunshinv
times when she smiled or made laughing re-
marks to her counsel; there were lowering
moments when she put on her steel-bowed
spectacles and looked about sharply; storms
of passion were frequent, when she would
jump to her feet and denounce O'Donovan
Rosa to his face as a liar or coward and
there were not few times which were so
confused mixture as to render exact de-
scription impossible 1t was the most in
teresting exhibition of mental phenomena
that the Oldest court officer had witnessed
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TIE In DlAkS.
An outbreak Imminent in colorado.

DENVER, Col, July 3.-Goyemor Eaton
received a second despatch from Adjutant
General Taylor at Durango, in which the lat
ter reports his predictions that an outbreak
of Indians is imminent The adjutant gem
eral adds, 81 will have an interview with
Agent Stallsteimer tonight, and start for
Denver tomorrow" The governor will take
no action in the matter until his arrival
Another despatch from Durango says that
Adjutant General Taylor, in an interview,
stated that the commandant at St Louis had
determined to send out one or two troops of
cavalry with ten days rations to scour the
mountains between the Moncos and the Col
orado rivers, to intercept any rowing bands
of Indians and to protect the settlements.
General Taylor also stated that he had an
interview last night with Agent Stallsteimer,
whom he represents as saying that the In
dian chiefs, including Igncia, in a council,
pledged him that they would not molest the
settlers further, but if they had further
troucle with the COW boys they would seek
revenge on them and not on the settlers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-04
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate in
the county have been recorded at the regis
try of deeds
Portland-David Hill to H. O. Hamilton. land
SO.
Deerng-William Elder to Jane NJ Littlefeld
land. $780,
acknowledgements Goodnow to David Good.
now, land. For sufficient consideration
Standish-E. B. ThomeS to o. J. Thomes, land
and buildings. 81 and other considerations,
Raymond-S. S. Foster to L. w. Welch. land
and buildings 1925
Otisfeld-D. +. Frye to Josephine Frye, land
and buildings $500.