The Portland daily press., 1885-01-27

be got to work the flames had obtained sucI
headway that it was impossible to save ths
building. A hand car and tools belonging t.
the section men, besides twenty cords of WOOD
and pile Of lumber were also burned. 1t il
said that some of the section men were in the
depot Saturday night and built fire in the
stove, then went away without attending to il
properly. Loss between $500 and $500; in
sured.
TO the Associated Press.)
The Affairs of shaw Brcs.
BOSTON, Jan. 26.-The details of the dscree
OF the Supreme Court in the case OF Shaw
Bros. were settled today, and Mr.. Wymsn ia
authorized to dispose of the entire property tc
Brackley Shaw for $S00,OOO, which sum, to-
gether with $500,000 consisting of available
assets and money to be furnished, is to consti-
tute the fund for the payment of 80 per cent
to creditors under the composition clause ol
the insolvency law.
Obituary.
BRIDGToE, JAN 26. -Ospt. John E. Potter a
prominent citizsn. died this morning aged 70.
He was sslectmau in 1868, collector and con-
stable nine years, and had held-other offices of
trust. He was formerly captain in the Maine
militia.
BELFAST, Jan. 26--Marshall Davis, late
deputy collector of customs, and formerly reg.
lister Of deeds, disd here today, aged 6S years.
Representative Diugiey's Work in the
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Representative
Diogley OF Maine, today presented memorial
from the National Board of Trade praying fer
an amendment to the banking laws SO as to
make more effective those features in rsfer-
ence to the limitations of loans to individuals
or corporations. Mr. Dingles also presented a
protest from the National Temperance Society
against the passage of the bill extending the
bonded whiskey period.
On Trial for MansIaughter.
BosToN, Jan. 26-In the Superior Oriminsl
Court today, before Judge Mason, Helen Cum
mings, female physician living in South
Boston, was called on to answer a charge OF
manslsugbter. On August /, the defendant,
whom treating Mrs. Isabella B. Hill of Rock
land, Me-, who was temporarily stopping in
South Boston, Administered prescription of
ignatius bean, poisonous drug, by mistake.
After her patient had partaken of the medi-
cine, Mrs. Cummings, to show how harmless
1t was, took dose Of the same medicine, and
was herself brought near unto death, while
the patient did die. The defendant pleaded
nolo contendere, and the government accepted
the pisa, which the court allowed. Contin-
ued for sentence.
Pension for Mrs. Sampson.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 26.-On motion of Mr.
Dingley, the House has passed bill giving a
pension of twenty Eve dollars month to Mrs.
Sampson, widow OF the late Lieutenant-Oolo-
mel @. A. L. Sampson, of Bath. The bill has
gone to the Senate for consideration there.
Lenisncy Asked.
The Maine delegation have asked the POST
Master General and Attorney General to ex-
tend leniency to Young Rice, son Of the Post
Master at Unity, who was detected in taking
letters from the mail Tho young man ia only
seventeen years of age, and the testimony of
all the people Of Unity is that he is a dcserv-
ing yong man.
Senator Hale UmweH.
Senator Hale has been unwell for the past
few days. He has been unable to attend his
COMMITTEES meetings or the conference on the
naval appropriation bill.
EEOultOn's New Water Works.
HoULT0N. Jan. 26 -MessTs. A. w. Forbes,
hydraulic engineer. OF Boston, and Gsrwood
Ferris, water works contractor, of Jersey City,
have been in town for a few days past in the
interests Of the Houlton q ater Works. It is
understood that it has been substantially de-
cided to take water from the Pearce Brook,
with reservoir at a point near the bridge on
the Calais road.
At meeting of the stockholders, on Satur-
day, it was unanimously voted that the direc.
tors be advised to 60 on and make contract
for putting in works, at cost not exceeding
the bid of Mr.. Ferris, which was about $780,
600.
Left the Rails and Were Wrecked.
PREsoUE ISLE, Jan. 26.-The freight train
with two passenger cars attached that leaves
PrssqUe Isle at o'clock a. m. came in con-
tact with broken rail half a mile from the
depot today and left the track. No one was
injured. Two freight cars were reduced to
kindling wood and third badly smashed, but
the passenger cars and the engine were not
injured. The track was also tore up for some
distance. 1t is not psssible to clear the track
today.