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WAS ME POasONEDs
Death Uader Suspicious circumstances
in Augusta.

Death Uader Snspicious Circnmsfamces
in Augusta.
AUGUSTA, April 13.- Timothy Bragg, 80
years of age, residing in Augusta, on the Bel
grade road, four miles from the city proper,
died Saturday night under circumstances
which have aroused grave suspicious that he
was poisoned. He had been treated for dys-
pepsis by a physician and appeared well a
week ago. He died in commissions and the
body has turned black. An inquest and post
mortem examination will probably be held
tomorrow. There is much excitement about
the affair, and the finger OF suspicion points to
a certain party. Bragg told doctor several
months ago that they had tried to get poison
into him, but did not succeed.
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BURIED UNDER BRICKS.

Five Esen KILLED by Failing Chimney.
OscEoLA, Mich, April 49, While George
Fulton, jos Blddle, Tom Mitchell, George
Gordon, Frank Maynard, John Hardwck aud
an unknown man were clearing brick out of
the smokestock of John Grams mill to-day,
the botton tier gave way and the men were
buried under $4,000 bricks. Five were killed
outright aFdwick, ,Biddle, Mitchell, May
naTd and the unknown man. Fulton was
severely but not fatally wounded. Nearly al
those killed were mangled beyond recognition
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SseaI EState Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate in this
county haYs been recorded at the Registry Of
Deeds:
Portand-J. Andrews to E. E. Orne, land and
buildings, 81 and other considerations.
5. +. Sinnett to j. Andrews, land and buildings
81 and other considerations.
Standish-J. Moulton to @. j. Libby, land, SO.
Wiadham- s. NJ. Cobb to K. l.. Austin, land and
buildings, $500.
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K Rise.

The situation of affairs at the Acashnet mill,
New Bedford Mass, where the weavers are On .
strike. is unchanged. The mill shut down yester-
day morning for an eindefnite time The strikers
held a meeting yesterday and voted TO return to
work if granted the per cent increase, otherwise
to remain out. The Potomslks mill mules are all
running most Of the satine weavers having gone to
work One half dozen back boys are out.
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BRUNSWICK, April 13.-Robert P. Yhitney's
store at Topshan, in which the post-ofics is
located, was entered by burglars Saturday
night. A bag Of dates and tgo chests of tea
are missing. A hogshead of molasses was
left running, and whether they carried away
any is not known, but the floor was covered
this morning. The thieves broke square of
glass and showed back g bolt. Nothing hsa
been missed from the post-office department.
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Charter EIecsIans.

PATERSON. N. j., April 13.-The result of
the charter election today is the probable
election OF Beekwith (Rep) mayor over Barn
ert (Dem.), the present Incumbent, by an in
creased Republican vote. The Republicans
also gained two aldermen.
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thinking that the crow might be playing
Joke on him. started for his fish, and when he
got to his fishing ground. 10 and behold, the
crow had taken 1--WE, leaving only one for
Frank. The crow was wise enough to hide
them all, and the next day, which was the
first day OF April, kept up his esws ell Of the
time between meals,
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The SD annual convention of the Psi Upslon
fraternity viii be held in Hartford Conn, the 7th
and Sth of May with the Beta Beta Chapter of
Trinity College. The fraternity now numbers
eighteen chapters.
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(From Our Regular Correspondsnt.)

Mr.. VIM. II. Collins, well known Bath
grocer, is again to take up his residence here,
after living for six years liz Salem, Mass. Local
musical circles will receive great acquisition
in Mr.. Collins fine tenor voice.
Mr.. Zina H. Blair has returned from Florida,
where he bought aH orange orchard in Conant
county and TWO lots in the town OF the same
name Mr., Blair says Mr.. James q. Roberts,
who went cut there 13 years ago, has tine
grove OF orange trees just coming to bear,
worth $4,000.
The divorce cases OF the January term of
court have at lasE all been decreed, the Eaton
case being the last, There were 10 in all The
causes were as follows: Desertion, 6; adultery
and desertiop, I; simple ADULTERY, z; cruelty,
6; failure to support, 8; desertion and drunk
enness, 1.
Tho Eastern Steamboat Company advertise
to commence running boats from batn 10
Bootnbsy, direct, Dsxt week, as iG rs thought
the ice will break up in Back river ia the
meantin1e.
BANGOR.
Mr.. A. G. Lsbroke of Foxoroit, in q letter to
the Bangor Commercial, denies that he ever
considered Santor9 entirely innocent CT the
crime OF uurder, bat he says that he doe3
think that sufficient reprieye sbould be granted
for further investigation. Continuing, ne
says: "My idea was, and is. that Ssntore Is
not guilty Of the crime of which he was con-
victed-that his offence was either COM
pOuHuiAB On iol054F uIutL be6' a. va A1P' -"
of tie Revised Statutes or that of being an
accessory after the TACT as provided in section Z
of chapter l3l Of the Revised Statutes, IN
either Of @hich cases the penalty is immessnr-
ably less than tina crime CT murder"
EAsTP0RT.
The Standard learns that about $20,0O6 vas
lost By EAstporters last year by investment In
bonds of Western towns that afterwards re-
| pudiated their debts
FRYEBURG.
Frank Hurd of Fryeburg, while fishing in
| lower Ktzar pond the Last day OF March, had
| quite joke played ON him by crow. lie had
caught six small pickerei, and went to place
where others vera fishing, to see what lack
| they tt3 hsd While there, he noticed crew
| light doen on his fishing ground, and would
| quickly fly to tho woods, aud in short time
would come again TO the same spot. Frank
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BOOTHBAY.

becoming very scarce, are hard to get and the
fishermen are loth to sell to the packers at the
old price Of $1.00 per hundred for small ones.
They are holding oGt for $1.25, but the packers
have all signed an agreement to pay no more
than S100. The business Is now at stand
still aud it is uncertain which will give in.
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Yesterday was the anniversary of the birth of
Thomas jefferson. At Charlottesville, Va, the
event properly observed and in the evening the
Mccormick observatory of the University of Yir.
ginia was dedicated.
At Hunters Point yesterday Judge Barnard re-
sentenced Chas. H. Rugg, the Maybee murderer, to
be hung May 18th next. Rugg trembled violently
and his eyes filed with tears as the sentence was
pronounced.
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got TO his fishing ground 10 and behold. the
crow had taken i've, leaving only one for
Frank. The crow was wise enough to hide
them all, and the next day, which was the
first day OF April, kept up his esws oil Of the
time between meals,
FRIENDSHIP.
The town will soon become noted for the
amount of sheled CLANS that are annually
cured here for fish bait, says the Lincoln News.
Schooners Henry, Morning Light and others
have gone to Portland this week with 400 bar
rela OF CLANS and there have been three or
four other large fishing sohooners in our har:.
Dor this week, buying satted CLAIMS TO take
with then TO the fishing banks, buying about
100 barrels TO fishing schooner. And there
are yet 100 barrels unsold.
GARDINER.
Two Jones boys who reside on North street,
while in the woods last Monday, were fred
upon by young man by the name OF Glidden.
who evidently mistook them fof partridgss.
HOLDEN.
An accident occurred on the Mount Desert
Branch Saturday, one mile north Of Holden,
in the identical spot where the accident oc-
CURED exactly two weeks previous. Saturday
morning the down train was moving along
at its usual rate when the passenger and bag
bage cars and Boston and Maine freight car
left the track, the lstterarolling entirely down
over the embankment. The passengers were
were taken at once to Holden. 1t took crew
of men some two hours to get the baggage and
passenger Car on the track again. The Boston
and Maine car was loaded with egg cases and
farm implements, which were somewhat dam
aged. 1t is o singular fact that the two acci-
cents occarred in the same place.
KITrERy POINT.
Joseph Gunnison of Kittery Point, while at
work on steamer on Thursday, fell with q
heavy plank on his shoulder distance of ID
feet, TO the rocks below, striking on his head
and shoulders, severely and it is feared fatally
iDjuriDg himself.
LEWISTON.
Owing to continued i'll health, VIM, F.
Goulding, Esq, Of Lewiston, has rendered to
the directors of the corporation his resignation
as agent OF the Androscoggin Mills, position
which he has successfully filed for long term
of years. No acceptance OF the resignation
has been received yet
OLD ORCHARD.
Charles w. Gorham has leased the Gorham
House and bowling alley to j. M. Pearson of
Boston for the coming season. lie has had
35 applications for the house since last season
closed.
The Central Park tower building, which
was seriously damaged by fire Friday night,
will be reconstructed for a cottage. The
blackened frame of the tower, which was
saved standing by tae skill OF the fire depart
meUt, Will De cut oil al tne second story and
roof put on in its place. The mystery Of the
fires origin is still unravelled.
OAKLAND.
There is considerable excitement in Oakland
over the action of the new school supervisor
who was elected at the last town meeting.
Since he came into office he has removed both
teachers of the high school without giving
them sufficient notice and without making
charges against them. The people of the
town ara quite indignant and will probably
call for an investigation.
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raR. NJ. R. RMEIl.

CIafrvoyant and Botanic Physician, HEeGsi-
cal Rooms 500 Congress ST., Portland, Nae.
Dr. Reed treats all chronic diseases that flesh is
heir to- all cs that given up incurable by
the ailopathic and homeopathic physicians. l will
take their to treat and cure them. find about
four fths of the given up to die be cured.
Examination at distance by letter, with their
stamp and $500, Examination second sight and
consultation free.
Oface hours o a. m. TO o p. ma. mar3sntf
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NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, April 13.-The New York Pres
bYtsry today dissolved the pastoral relations
ship hetween the Rev. DIR. Samuel d. Bur-
chard and the Murray Hill Presbyterian
church.
A Censarian Sgho vyamaed 60 Die.
ITHACA, N. Y, April 13.-Starr Stanley
died here to-day, aged 100 years and three
months. For four days previous to mis- death
he refused food saying that he had lived as
long as he wanted to. He had never been
sick before during his life.
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THE DOMINION.
Trespassers In Canudian Waters

HALIFAX, N. S., April 1s.-It is understood
that Halifax will be- made the headquarters
for the Dominion fleet that will after July 1st
patrol the Canadian coast and seize all Ameri-
can vessels fishing within the three mile limit
or putting into harbors for bait or supplies.
Canada and Newfoundland will probably act
in conjunction in this matter. The feet will
comprise fast schooners and steamers, armed
with two or three light guns, and be commits
stoned as British cruisers. All American yes
sells captured in Dominion waters will be
brought to Halifax and sold as prizes.
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THE PORTLAND nAuy PRESS.

THE FURILAND WAILY PRESS
Published every day Sundays excepted by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE sTREET. PORTLAND. ME-.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.
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WASHINGTON.
Appointments by the President.

WARRINGTON, April 13.-The President has
made the following appointments to-day:
CoNsULS.
Charles T. Russell of Connecticut, at Liverpool.
A. Haller Gross Of Pennsylvania, at Athens,
Greece.
William w. Lang of Texas, at Hamburg, Ger
many.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS.
Henri Vgnand of Louisiana, secretary of legation
at Paris.
Augustus Jay of New York, second secretary Of
legation at Paris.
Retirement of Justice Wylfe.
Justice Andrew Wylie of the District of
Columbia supreme court has notified President
Cleveland that be desires to resign from the
bench and go upon the judiciary retired list.
Facts mud RuntOrs.
Admiral Jouett telegraphed to-day from
Colon that the situation on the Isthmus is un-
changed. Trains run across regularly without
molestation. 1t is the general opinion at the
navy department taat the marines will return
home within the next two weeks.
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NEWARK. N. j., April 13.-At 10. M, ex.
Secretary Frelinghuysen was sinking fast. DIR.
Mercer is still with him and says that there is
no likelihood of change for the better.
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Special to the Press.

The First Meeting in augusta Yesterday
Dr. H. H. sserEish of Portland Elected
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PORTLAND.
Iar30
Special Notice.

NNE would call special attention to the Assessors
w Notice, which appears in cur columns today
with reference to Taxes that all persons interested
may comply with the tenor of such notice. particu-
larly the clauses with reference to the U. S. Gov.
ernment Bonds, Deposits in Savings Banks, and
Abatement of Taxes. and thus save hard thoughts
and possibly hard words, when too late.
mar31 sn15t
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
SMOK
THE TOURIST CIGAR

Positively the best FIVE CENT
CIGAR on the market, made from
selected stock, with no fiayOring
except the natural flavor impaired
by the fine tobacco used i'm its
manufacture.
Sold by all Druggists and Retail
Dealers generally, and wholesale
by
COuSenS & TOlnIinSOn
PORTLAND.
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GARDINER.

Two Jones boys who reside on North street,
while in the woods last Monday, were fired
upon by young man by the name OF Glidden
who evidently mistook them fof partridges.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-09-24
Prince De Joinyille at Savage's Sta.
finn

From General w. B. Franklin's ac-
ages Station" in the July Century,.
we quote the following: "A short time
after | separated from General Nc
Clelan Gas mentioned above) at the
junction of the Charles City and Quak-.
er roads, | babe farewell to the Prince
de Joinville, who told me that he and
his nephews were about to leave us and
return to Europe. He had always been
very friendly, and now expressed many
good wishes for my future. Holding
my hand in his, he said, with great
earnestness, General, advise General
Mcclellan to concentrate his army at
this point, and fight battle to-day; if
he does, he will be in Richmond to-
morrow. l was much impressed by
his manner and by what he said, and
from the purely military point of view
the advice may have been good. But
it was impracticable for me to adopt
the suggestion. General Mcclellan
was then well on his way to the James
River, and had no right to leave my
command. 1t was impossible to con-
centrate the army there that day early
enough to give battle, and had it been
possible to risk general engagement
there, it would have been contrary to
General McClellan's views as to his re-
sponsibility connected with the safety
of the army, views which were actuat-
ing him in the very movement then
taking place. 1t is likely from what
we know now. that had it been possible
to follow the Princes advice, his mill
tary forecast might have proved cor
rect. But no one at that hour could
have predicted the paralysis of Jack
sons large force in our rear for the
whole of that day, nor General Lees
ignorance of McCiellan's intentions.
Had a general engagement taken place,
and had we been defeated, the army
would have reached the James River,
it is true, but instead OF getting there
as it did, with its morale unharmed,
and with slight damage to its men and
material, it would have been disor-
ganized mob, and rs an army would
have perished miserablv. General Nc
Clellan believed that the destruction of
the Army of the Potomac at that time
would have been ruin to our cause,
and his actions, for which he alone is
responsible, were guided by that belief
and by the conviction that at any sac
ritce, the preservation OF that army,
ut that time, was paramount to every
other consideration.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-09-24
Why She Applauded.

Seated to the right of me at a place
of amusement was lady whose inter-
est was not aroused till a thin, discon-
solate-looking girl made her appear
ance. Then she began to applaud
furiously. As l could observe no pos
sible occasion for such manifestations,
| felt surprised; but, as she kept up
the manifestation all the evening, and
seemed to have no assistance from
any of the audience, l took a hand,
as they say, and also began applaud
ing the thin, misunderstanding girl.
My good-nature, however, bore, as
good-nature often does, bitter fruit.
The lady turned and said:
What are you applauding for?'
stammered an insufficient answer.
"You don't think she does we'll, do
you?" she continued.
mo, madam"
"She's awkward, and she can't
sing said she, contemptuously.
had time to recover myself.
might ask" l said, with con-
scious dignity, ''why, madam, if such
is the case, you are so enthusiasticp"
''She owes me $685." said nv
neighbor, with scorn and asperity;
land, if this here show don't succeed,
I'll be that much OUT
Selfishness is indeed the occasion of
much strange conduct in life, and Of
ten explains what seems inexplicable.
Music and Drama.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-09-24
The Benevolent Old Man.

just as evening was closing in, a
curly-headed little boy was standing on
tiptoe on the doorstep of a house in
Chelsea, trying to reach the door-bell.
Just then benevolent old man passed
along. He paused, and, with kindly
SMILE patted the boy on the head.
.My son, that door-bell is little be-
yond your reach, isn't it?"
'Yeth, thir."
"Ah!' continued the old gentleman,
musingly. 'It is tit symbol of the
striving of youth after the unattaina-
Bile. How often in this world the thing
we most desire is beyond our grasp!
And when, after continued effort, we
have secured the object of our ambi-
ton, how often we find that it is not
worth what it has cost! My little man,
am taller than you. Shall ring the
bell for you?"
IF you wanth to-" replied the boy.
roguish eyes.
With another fatherly smile, the old
gentleman gave the bell handle a Wig
orous pull. What was his amazement
to see the boy jump from the steps and
slide around the corner with the
words:
You'd better hurry now, or they
will be after you!'
The boy had scarcely disappeared,
when an upper window opened and
the contents of bowl of water de-
scended on the old man, accompanied
with the words:
Take that for your impudence!
There is one man in Chelsea who
thinks he will not help any more little
boys pull their ncignbors' door bells
at least until alter he has asked few
questions. - Iouth'S CoHp0llUN.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-09-24
A VOLTS Puppies.

A prairie wolf with three frolick-
some, interesting little cubs yesterday
attracted much attention at the zoolog-
ical garden. The little fellows frisked
and gamboled about the roomy cage
which the family occupy in very much
the manner of puppies, and tender
hearted young lady who gazed at them
silently for some moments turned to
her escort and remarkcd: lis it not a
shame to put those little puppies in the
same cage with wof?"
''They are wolves" said the young
gentleman confidently, but all cubs
look that way until they are grown"
"Ihey are very cunning little cubs"
said Supt. Brown, in quizzical tone,
''and l will tell you something about
them. Some time ago the mother was
sent from the west to student at the
Academy of Fine Arts in this city. Aft
cr using her for model he gave her
to us. She was kept in roomy box in
stable while in his charge. Since her
arrival here she gave birth to three
cubs, and she displays much affection
for them, although it is becoming more
apparent every day that they are pret-
ty much Newfoundland puppies" p"
The three little cubs are very fat
and look like little balls covered with
brown wool. Instead of the wolf head
of the mother they have the heavy,
broad features of species of the New
foundland dog. The bushy tail of the
wolf has become more slender ap-
pendage and the graceful legs, made
for swift running, have the heavy
characteristics of the water-dog parent.
81 am afraid the mother will be much
disappointed in them when they grow
up" said the superintendent. -Phila-
delphia Times.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-09-24

There are many graceful head
dresses, but OF them all none is so fan
tastically beautiful as that in vogue
among the Darnley Islanders, who live
on an island in Torres Straits, between
New Guinea and Australia, and are
not only ugly looking, but are more
than suspected of being cannibals.
On Darnley Island, it appears, there
is kind of very large and most beau
tiful butterfly called Iapiiio poseidon.
1t is marked in brown, black, and
bright red colors, and measures seven
inches across the wings. This gor-
geous creature is captured by the island
ers bent on decoration; tough but
delicate vegetable fibre, in lieu of a
thread of cotton, is tied about its large
body, and the end of the fibre secured
in the mans hair. A ha!f-dozen but
terfies will be tethered in this way to
the man, and as they soon become rec
onciled to captivity, their graceful
tlutterings about the unhandsome head
of the man produce an effect difficult
to describe ana hardly to be imagined.
st. NichoI'ss for July.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-09-24

More than three centuries after the
time of Bacon, Father Lana wrote out
his idea of vessel that might be made
to rise in the air. Four hollow globes
of copper, each having diameter of
about twenty-five feet were to be care
fully exhausted and then attached to
car. Iorricelli and Pascal had already
proved that the pressure of the atmos-
phere was nearly fifteen pounds per
square inch at sea-level, and Lana's
proposed method of exhausting his
globes was to be an application of Tor
rlcelli's principle. Each globe was to
be filled with water and lifted to a
height of at least thirty-four feet Be-
meath it should be fitted tube with
air-tight connections, which was to dip
into water. On opening this tube the
contents of the globe would be emptied
into the vessel below, leaving q Tor
ricellian vacuum above, while the tube
would become q water barometer.
Lana seemed to know nothing about
the specific gravity of gases. His cop
per globes were to be made very thin
in order to secure lightness, but he
failed to make any correct estimate of
the rigidity they must have to sustain
either the weight of the water they
should hold, or the crushing force of
the atmosphere after exhaustion. Un-
like the product of Bacon's imagina-
ton, his conception was correct ap-
plication of demonstrated physical
laws; but. had it been tested by expert
ment, he would at once have found
that there were other laws which he
had not taken into account. In his
view, the only obstacle to success was
that "the Almighty would never allow
an invention to succeed by means of
which civil government could so easily
be disturbed. y Air-ships floating be-
yond the reach of missiles, if only cap
able OF being accurately directed, might
we'll have been thought more terrible
than dynamite is to-day.-IroteSSor W.
lie Conte Stevens, IN Popular Science
Monthly for July.