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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
MEMLlRANnA.


Tybee, Oct 30, 100 p IN Passed mp, stmr
Tam hassee.
Passed out, strs Nacoochee, Johns Hopkins,
City of Palatka, Hatfield (Brl, schr A Denike.
Passed across the sound, bark Onni (Nor).
AT anchor loading, str Athens (Br).
Wind NV, light; fair.
New York, Oct 23-ArrIved, schr Isaac n
kerlin, Steel n an, brunswick.
Cleared st. Amaryllis (Br) Black, SaVan
nah; schr Jas Pouder, Rob nson, do.
Grim4by. Oct 2s--Arrlved, bark Queens
Cliff (Brl. Leonard. Pensacola.
Point de Grave. oct 25--Passed, bark Car
rick (Nor), Jensen, Bordeaux for Tybee.
st Vincent, Oct ls-Sailed, bark Victoria
(Nor) Borreson. Pensacola.
Table Bay, G IL, o + 3-Sailed, bark Clio
tide Gta0, Mainero, Pensacola; brig Luigi q
Utan, SinOnetti, do.
Boston, Oct 23-Arrived. schr Ella M Hawes
burlington, ApalachicOla; schr Grace Brad
Icy, NJ lntire, Brunswick.
Fernandina, Oct 2S-Arrived, schr Post
Boy, Colt, Bucksport.
Key West, Oct 2s-salled, schrs Gertrude
tBrl. Nassau; Mary Jane (Brl, do; L Dantz-
Ter, Pascagoula.
Port Royal, Oct 2s-Arrived, bark Mary
Hasbrouck, Ludwig, New York.
Apalachicola, Oct 27-Arrived, schr Susan
y Pickering, Haskell, Boston.
Brunswick. Oct 27-Arrived, brig Castalia,
Jackson, Aspinwall.
Pensacola, Oct 27-Arrived, schr T Morse,
Wilde Mobile.
Cleared, chip Zimi tBr), Lloyd. Cardln;
bark snowdon tBr), Homberg, Dublin; sehr
Ida Francis, Powers, New Haven.
london, Oct 30-Arrived, bark Palermo,
Mobile.
Liverpool. Oct 3O-Arrived, str Clintonia
tBr), Savannah.
New York, Oct 30-Arrived, stmrs Neckar
Bremen; ChattahoOchee, Savannah.
Antwerp, Oct 20-Arrived, brig Express
savannah.
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PAssENaERs.

Per steamship Johns Hopkins, for Balti-
mOre--W h Stewart aud wife. q T. Knight
Decks Machist, Louis Angelo, Luke.
Per steamship Nacoochee for New York
p II Naughton, q Mapp, Rev. Cummiskey,
Rev JnO McGinty, w ; ZaDriss lie, Mrs Geo
8 Brush. } Mott, q A Curtis, Q Irvine, J 4
Smith and Storage.
Per steamsh. D Tallah assoc, from New York
Misses sayre. Mrs r W Dexter. Mrs w g
saus-y, Mrs A Cumming. Mrs @ Walker.
Miss Anna Lyon. Miss q Lyon, Mrs II Para
more Mrs T. Rice, Mrs NJ n Wilbur, Miss l.
ilbur Miss A Wilbur. Miss $ Wilbur, II
Morel. l. Prestige. Mrs. g ) Keller, Mrs Fun
nell w Bullock, w II Barrett, W L ThOmp-
son and wi G. r + Bulwer AID wife, j q DE
Leaughter, G Weber ane, j saussy, Miss J.
r Colt. Miss Hastings Mrs A r CLARK, Mrs G
w Tuttle, Mrs w ID Hunt, Mrs Campbell Mrs
# n FieetwOod and son, Miss NJ NJ Bante, Rev
w J Kinney, Miss Webster, q w Harrison.
w Reeve, Dub, Capt ID CapDell0, . II
DOremus, Miss Bambrick, Mrs Bambrick.
Sister Collat, Sister Paschalia, r Banta and
wife, q 5 Brooks, s POswell, NJ Kohl, L
Kohl. n Dart : Jordan. n Parker, Miss Della
wood. Miss Lamphere. Jas IIuggins, Rev A j
Palmer J w Seaman and wife, Miss NJ Riley,
Mics Parkhurst. Drew and wife. & Oakes.
j w Osterne, Mrs & J Mills ami daughter, w
Barton. G Mills, Mrs NJ Mclean, o Flood,
w n Tucker, JnO Middleton, ThOs McGpwan,
Evans. } Kurizbaeh. g eraser, = Giovanni, x
Denui Mrs y WnkBione, Carrie Johnston
coli Mrs NJ Brown fcOll, g Pulley (cOD, w j
Pulley fcOD, J Larkin. A - Hall. s Nevins,
Neyins. Geo stretch ) n Beers, Hubbard.
z W Armstrong, w ID Hunt Ran all. Il A
See. 3 storms, J Phelps. w McNamie, S 9
steb0ins, N II Cory, J. D ThomL SIN. w "
DAVIS, ! Hunt, w Bugsby. l. Dow, II A
Newall. & N Knowles. j 4 Smith, n NJ Jack
son, JnO Kennedy, A Daley, G l. Beam.
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RECEIPTS.

Per Charleston and Savannah Ry. Oct 30
q bales cotton, car ties, cars blk M ore, u
cars phosphate rock, 10 boxes tobacco, %
caddies tobacco, AZ SACKS rice, 30 sacks peanuts,
bale hides, 8 bales plaids, and mdse.
Per Savannah. Florida and Western Ry,
Oct 8O-l,l4S bales cotton. 85 cars lumber. 5
cars wood. 3 cars iron, l,ls6 bbls rOsin, 3l6
bbls spirits turpentine, b6 bbls whisky, bbls
syrup, AZ boxes oranges, IA bbls rosin, 10 bales
hide-. and mdse.
Per Central Railroad. Oct 3O-3.ll8 bales
cotton. 8l9 bales hay, 300 bbls grlts, l7s sacks
bran. 2l2 SACKS corn, lbs bbls -four, 1875 pkgs
tobacco. 60 bbls tallow, SO pkgs furniture, so
bales yarns. "A boxes hardware cases canned
goods, empty drums, 4 bbls syrup, cars
cedar logs. cars wood, 3 bdls leather. 2 lots
h goods, burial cases, bales waste. l car
1--we stock. cars lumber Dbl potatoes, ] box
books ] car beer, ! Dbl whisky, soda foun
tain. 8Gq bbls rosin. 8S bbs spirits turpentine.
cars coal. Z empty carbOys, Z bales hides, s
ba es dOmesics, 8 bbls fr it, II cars seed, II
buggies, u boxes bacon, pkga mdse, Is bales
plalds. 70 tons pig iron, 10 sacks rice, 70 boxes
blue, 20 bales paper stock, "a casks clay.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

strictly prime 4sQ4sc, centrifugal good prime
S5c. Cotton seed oil dull; prime crude, 27@
2Sc.
NAVAL STORES.
LONDON, Oct. 30. 800 p. m.-Spirits turpen-
tine dat; spot 25- sd. November and Decem-
her delivery 25s Cd, January to April 26s Cd.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30, nOon.-Spirits turgen-
tine drm at S6l5c. Rosin firm at 81 021atDl is.
500 p. m.-Spirits turpentine steady; 3B1sc
asked. RoHin quiet.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 30.-Spirits turoentine--
SOC bid. Rosin-strainei SIC. good strained
soc.
WILMINGTON, Oct. SO.-splrits turpentlne
firm at S3c. Rosin quiet, strained soc. good
strained S5o. Tar firm az 81 co. Crude tur-
pentine steady; hard 81 90, yellow dip and
virgin 81 SO.
RICE.
NEW YORK. Oct. S0.-Market firm.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 90.-ztarket wesk but
active; tair 41564Nc. good 5,@'l4c, prime 50
0n5s4o Rough-Upland S0s9fc, tide water 81 90
OIL Is; sales 600 barrels.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. S0.--Market steady (;
LOUISIANA, ordinary > good sIS05esc.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
MARK ETs ~ rELEGRAPH.


LONDON, Oct. 30. noon.-Consols. 100 5-l6.
NEW YORK, Oct. 80, noon--StOcks active
and strong. Money easy at per cent. Ex-
ehange-long, "a S313; short, 81 S5lI. State
bonds dull but stroug. Government bonds
dull but firm.
$500 o. m.-Exchange unchanged. Money
closed at 3@2 per cent. Sub-Treasury bal
ances-Gold. 81 800 900; currency, Si4 so 000.
Government bonds duh but strong; four per
cents, 1885; three por cents. 1921. state
bonds very dull and heavy.
There was some Improvement In the stock
market to-day, both in the amount OF bus
ness done and in the prices realized, and this
notwithstanding the fact that the general
sentiment Of the street last evening and this
morning WINS more bearish as 20 Immediate
results than at any rreyious time zinc the
top prices were reached last week. The only
very active stock to-day was Western mon.
but there was good business III Lacl a
wanna, Lake Shore. Reading, Northern
Pacific, Oregon Transcontinental and St.
Paul The Opening was somewhat irregular
but generally 1sfG5s per, cent lower. and IN
many cases there was further decline Of "a
az per cent. in the early dealings. 10 was
al this time. however. that the lowest prices
OF the day were made. This weakness was
room followed by firm market, during which
prices made persistent but slow prog ess uI-
ward until about o'clock. when there was q
slight yielding in quotations. and in the last
hour the market was decidedly strong for
some stocks and steady for Others, closing
somewhat irregular. The closing OF the
market shows advances ranging from 10
over ] per cent, the greatest gains among
active stocks being in Union Pac'h and
Wes'ern ZION. lake Shore 10 per cent.
higher. Changers show only small gains. I'M
usual interest WAS taken IN Northern Pacific
and oregon Trauscontnental, owing 10 the
fact that the option given by Oregon Trans
continental on the other stocks will expire to-
morrow. IL IL the general belief that all of
the Northern Pacific stock embraced In oD-
lions will be called for before tomorrow
night. Northern Pacific common is an "a,
preferred ~. and oregon Transcontinentai
IL per cent. Louisville and Nashville is
down n per cent. Sales 100000 shares. the
market closing az the following quotations:
A.. .s... at,s OIL Eash n Ch.,ts. AZ
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

Per steamship Nacooche. for New York
2,SS bales upland cotton. Ill bales sea island
cotton, 65 bales domestice and yarna, 2 bbls
fruit, II bbs rice. 90 bbls spirits turpentine
l26 bbls rosin. &c, us feet lumber. l07 tons pig
iron, 5l2 boxes oranges, 1871 pkgs mdse.
Per steamship Johns Hopkins. for Balti-
more 1874 bales upland cotton, 10 bbls rice,
2205 bbls r0su, 49, bbls spirits turpentine 1877
pkgs fruit, 1900 hides. 63s empty bbls, 1000
feet lumber. 50 pk gs mdsc, 50 bales domestics
Per steamship Athens t3rl, for Bremen
1900 bales upland cotton, weighing $3.50 236
pounds.
Per schr A Tenike, for Baltimore-274, 5g5
feet lumber-O Bacon D Co.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
CONsIGNEEs-

S, F& W Ry. order. J n Ruwe. Marine Hos
pital, Graham 4 ", Mcdonnell n Co, Aaron Il
X, A hrlich & Bro, A Lenier, Epstein 4 W
Lee Roy Myers, w Miller, Garrett, > a Co.
rison, Richardson x Is. n Goodray, n Lu-
der.
Per Savannah. Florida aud Western Ry,
y es S1,, Mvnrs w,,I,sms si" n o,connsr'
Guckennelmer Son, N Mendel A Bro. z 3
Springer. Lippman Bros, Boloomhe, g a Go.
n HAbershau'f Son Co, II Solomon 4 son,
Weed n q, n Myerh a Bros, NJ FerBt n 90,
A Ehrlich n Bro. w d slmkins. T Bond,
Kavanagh a y, Wcst Br0s W K Human,
w Kehoe a Co, W I Miller. N y Henderson.
Eckman &V. a n Champion, Graham y ~.
h nk 90. Jos.e&H II, ID DancysJ A Pearson.
E Choatham. } X Clarke 4 60, 3 Hon
deraon. McDOnough Go, W W 0orncs a co.
bacon. } 3 Co, leopard co, Dale, W q %,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
CLEARED YEsTERDAY.

Steamship Nacoochee, Kempton, New York
&C Nj Sorrel.
Steamship Johns Hopkins, Foster, Balti-
more-Jas B West Il Co
Steamshi Athens (Brl, Robertson, Bremen
A Minis & Sons.
schr A Denike, Bohannen, Baltimore-Jos
A Roberts q Co.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
sAIIRn YR.TERnA

Steamship Nacoochee, New York.
steamship Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.
Bark Onni Nor, Beaufort, S Q,
Sehr A Denike, Baltimore.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
pEPARrED YEsTERpAY.

Steamer Ethel, Gibson, Cohen's Bluff and
landings w T Gibson, Manager.
steamer City of Palatka, VOgel, Charles
Jon-JOhn 4 Robertson, Agent.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

Total visible supply .......l ,59B,OSS l,S13.S56
The imports into continental ports this week
have been 5000 bales.
The above figures indicate a decrease IN
the cotton IN sight 10 date Of l7,778 bales rs
compared with the same date of 1884. de-
crease Of 42O.326 bales as compared with the
corresponding date Of 1888, and decrease of
Ia, 1876 bales as compared with 1882.
INDIA COTTON MOvEMRNT.-The following
is the Bombay statement for the week and
year. bringing the figures down to Oct. p.
BOMBAY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS FOR -FOUR
YEARS.
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,ArrRnAY. o. al. IaS5.
GAINhhAAs OCA u. AFoss
ARRIVED yesterday.

steamship Tallahassee, Fisher, New York
e NJ Sorrel.
steamer CITY Of Palatka, Vogel, Palatka,
Jacksonville and Decentralization 4 Robert
SON AGENT.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

LIVERPOOL MOVEMENT FOR THE WEEK END
ING OCT. 30, 1885, AND FOR THR coRRE-
SPENDING WEEKS OF 1884 AND 1888.
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shippilln .9nIrlIiarnrr.

MINIATURE ALMANAC-rBGS DAY.
sun RISES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .6'2s
sun SETS ....
HIGH WATER at ct Pulaski 1859 AM l:28PM.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

Sweet potatoes. yellow vans, = bush 659-
PoULTRY.--Market steady. demand fair;
supplies abundant. EGGs.-Scarce; market
firm. demand active. PEANUTs-Ample stock;
demand light; native peanuts in light request
at quotations. eSUGAR.--Georgia and Florida,
nominal; mono in market, II 'NEY.-No de-
mand; nominal- Sweet POTATOES fairly sup
piled: demand moderate III
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

VISIBLE SUPPLY OF COTTON.-Below we give
the table of visible supply, as made up by cable
and telegraph for the Financial and CONNER
caG1 Chronicle to Oct. 3d. The continental
stocks. as well as those Of Great Britain and
the aloat, are this weeks returns, and con-
sequently all the European figures are brought
down to Thursday evening. But to make the
totals the complete figures for Oct % we
add the item of exports from the United
States, including in it the exports of FRIDAY
onlV:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
FREIGHTS.

LUNBER.-By SdH.-There have been very
few transactions for the week. and no present
need, the arrivals being fun, up to the Offering
business We quote 81 25a5 90 as the range
Of prices from this and the near Georgia ports
on lumber To Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York. sound ports and Boston. Timber is 50ca
81 higher than lumber rates; TO the West
Indies and wind ward, nominal; to South
America, Sl5al5 so; to Spanish and Mediterra-
mean ports, Sllal1; TO United Kingdom for
orders, timber. 27a2Ss; lumber los. Bv
steam to New Y ork, 81; to Philadelphia, 81; to
Boston, 50.
NAVAL STORES, CoAsTwIsE.-By SdiL--
Nominal. FOREIGN Cork, etc. for or
ders, Is l0lSd, and. or, Is s 1. COAsTwIsE.-
Stsda-To Boston. SOC on rosin, 81 on spirits;
to New York, resins 40c, spiri SOC; Philade-
phia, rosin soc, spirits SOC; to Baltimore, rosin
90c, spirits zoe.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

u ~ p GLOWING STATEMENT SHOWS rHE NET
hhcEiPTs AT ALL PORTS ron THE WEEKS
mDlhu OCT. 20 AND OCT. %, AND FOR
IuIa WEEK LAgr YrAn
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

MOVEMENTS OF COTTON AT INTERIOR Pom r.,
giving receipts and shipments for the week
enulng Oct. 30, and stock on hand tonight
anu Tor the corresponding week OF 1884:
90
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
SAVANNAH MARKET.
OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS.

OFFICE OF THE MOkNING NEWS. !
SAvANNAH, Oct. 30, 1885, 8 P. NJ
F CoTToN.- Fhe Market was very dull and
nominal, buyers and sellers being more or
less apart. The total sales for the day we're
only ia bales. On Change at the opening
call, 10 a. M, the market was reported quiet,
easy and unchanged, with sales of % bales.
At the second call, p. m, it was nominal,
the sales being 1911 bales. ~ the closing call.
p. Ms q was dull and easy buyers Offering
lower prices, with further safes of as bales.
The following are the official closing spot
quotations. II the Cotton EXCHANGE:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

MONEY MARkET.-mOney ehdV'
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-scarce. Banks ana
bankers are buying s'ght drafts AZ a per
cent discount ana selling az a per cent dis
count 10 par. -
FoREfGN ExoHANGE.-Du and weak; COM
mercial, snort. 81 So; aixty days ~ slMi
aixty DAYS. Pari. and Havre. s. 2ls{a5 25S;
swiss. IS 2blS; marks, siiSc.
sEcURIrIEs.-The market is quiet for Oil
clasepa u securities.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

COTTON.

Oct. 30 Cloths are dull.
business doing. fsr1s are
somewhat irregular. rne
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31
'"p'''I6 s,5a Srliaia. Continent. Total.

According 10 the foregoing Bombay appear
N show an increase compared with last
year n the weeks receipts OF 1000 bales, and
n decrease IN shipments OF 1000 bales, and
the shipments since Jan. 1 show decrease
NJ 447 600 bnlca.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

turpentine was very quiet, with bat little in
quirg. At the Board Of Trade on the OPEN
ing call S3c was bid for regulars and 83ISc
asked. AT the closing call it was firm. WI th
sales Of 300 casks at $50 fer regulars. ROsin--
The market continues dull. aud to some ex-
tent nominal. The sales for the day were
only $50 barrels. At the Board OF Trade on
the first call the market was reported dull and
lower to sell. except for III, which was stead \,
at the following quota ions: A, b, and ID
So so, Nj "a, n "a IS. window glass IS. water
white So %. AT the osing call t was un-
changed, except for II, which was quoted at
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

RIOE.-Ihe market continues quiet, steady
ana unchanged. The sales for the day were
70 barrels. The Board Of Trades Official quo
tations were as follows: q
Eah t,.' .r~.-. ...'..-.. -. - ..4A94M
Ssou - n --t'. 10y ~ y .5A@ -
Rough
country lots ...........--t.....--... 959l 10
Ilde wafer -...' .....'' 2 y. ..--t 4 So'ol -
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

MANCHESTER.
with very ~ all
nat and prices
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

500 I9tdN0-Ine TeCelpts by IactOfs Tor tne
week were 1924 hags, and the sales for the
same me were l, Us bags, leaving the stock
on hand at 2,SS2 bags. The demand was ac-
tive, and prices were very firm though no
the outside figures, more particularly for the
better styles. There is considerable stained
and storm and badly-prepared cottons on
the market. which continues neglected Adj
higher prices being paid at the primary mar
kets than here. The following are the quota
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

'oNsoLlDATED oOrTos STATEMENT FOR TUE
WEEK ENDING OCT. 80. 1885.
Iece,'pts at all U. s. ports this week. 2s7 1908
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-31

Loeb Awe lBr), 1858 tons, Ncol, London, ldg
"A Minis h Sons.
Crusader lB-). LIS tons, Kilgellan. LIVER
pool, ldg- Richardson a Barnard.
Stewart Freeman fBr), i,4s5 tons, Raymond.
Liverpool, ldg-Wilder Co.
Three ships.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-14
CURRENT COMMENT.


POLITICAL INFLUENCE or THE WooD-cUT.
Boston Record
The Globe comes out with lot of portraits
of the candidates on the Democratic STATE
ticket that ought to make thousands of votes
for the Republican ticket.
CALLS TO MIND ANOTHER FIGHT.
Philadelphia Press.
There was serious campaign row at APP
pomattox the other day. AS always hap
pens in the neighborhood the Republicans
came out winners.
HARD ON MUGwUMP LOGIC.
Washington Star.
Secretary Manning writes that he is going
home to Albany to vote, and he understands
on the same errand, and both expect to vote
the Democratic ticket This indicates that
President Cleveland does not mean to vote
for Davenport in order to endorse his own
administration.
ALMOST TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION.
Maine Correspondent.
Now that Secretary Whitney has set the
example of having soldiers OF the late war
reinstated in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1t
would be good plan for Postmaster Gener-
al Villas to follow suit and order the restora-
tion of some of the soldier PostmasterS that
his assistants have removed to make way Tor
civilian Democrats. Maine has several such
cases.
HARDLY WORTH THE PRICE.
Philadelphia Press.
That some of tie leading Arctic explorers
discourage further attempts to penetrate. the
nhospitable regions around the pole Is a
hopeful sign of returning sanity on the sub
ject. When the benefits obtained from Arc
tic explorations are balanced against the
hardship, suffering and death, as well as the
treasure it cost, few will deny that the ex-
penditure thus far greatly exceeds the proht,
while enough is known to establish pretty
clearly that there can be little left to discov-
er in the polar regions that is worth the eff
fort
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-14

The people of Scotland will hereafter be
more careful in the matter of kissing, par
ticularly in the matter of kissing Victoria's
sons-in law. Because some of the citizens Of
Perthe Kissed the Prince of Battenburg when
he appeared on the street the Queen has di-
rected that they be arrested and appropri-
ately punished. What the appropriate pun
ishment for kissing Prince is remains to
be seen
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-14
He PORTLAND AND OCDENS-
BURG MEETING.

The large attendance at the meeting last
night to consider the best method of secur-
ing and protecting the interests of the city
in the Portland & Ogdensburg railroad at
tests the deep interest the business men of
Portland feel in the matter. The meetings
held heretofore in reference to the subject
have been attended almost exclusively by
the individual holders of the second mort
gage bonds, and this is the first opportunity
citizens generally have had to express their
views in the matter There can be no mis-
taking what their sentiment is. Without
dissenting gulce after the clear and forcible
.pFesentation of the merits of the foreclosure
plan and a critical dissection of the plan of
voluntary reorganization by Judge Symonds,
the meeting adopted resolution declaring
its preference for the former. Though none
of the advocates of the mutual agreement
plan spoke it cannot be said that the meeting
acted without full knowledge of the claims
that are made for that plan by its supporters,
for the PRESS while it has advocated the
foreclosure as, all things considered, the best
calculated to protect the interests of the city,
has opened its columns to the friends of the
other plan, so that the people have heard
both sides of the case. The resolution
adopted last night may therefore be taken as
the deliberate opinion of the citizens of
Portland, more especially of the business
men, that after thorough discussion and full
information they are convinced that the fore
closure plan is the one the city council should
adopt
The chief merits of the plan, as we have
before observed, are its simplicity and the
certainty of its results. The city knows just
what it will get under it, and it knows also
that it can keep what it gets as long as it
sees fit to. Under the other plan there is a
possibility, if not probability, that the road
may be taken from the control of the
city. Under the foreclosure plan no such
possibility exists. The choice was therefore
between certainty and uncertainty, and the
people have wisely chosen the former.