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The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
Esussia md England.

LONDON, April 3.-Lord Dutferin has obtained
from the Ameer of Afghanistan formal treaty
recognizing the right of England to lay out and for
tify the northwestern frontier of Afghanistan.
The Indian troops now in the field openly express
their discomfort at the prospect of peaceful set
tement OF the dispute betwe en- Russia and England
Ihey are in high mettls and do not want to return
to their homes without fight.
The Ameer was highly pleased at the presence of
pressed his intention to visit England to pay his re-
spects to the Queen.
The war preparations in India were the result of
information that Russia intended to send a large
force to Herat in the spring. But the celebrity of
Sir Peter Lumsden has baked that project
Engiand,s pacific kilograms to Russia are disap-
proved in India. 1t is the decided opinion that the
Afghan question will not be settled without war
ana the sooner it comes the better Every days de-
lay is OF advantage to Russia.
Affairs in Egypa.
LONDON, April 3.-Despatches received this
morning from Suakim give the following account of
the progress Of events at the front:
General Graham occupied with his forces last
evening all the heights above Tamai. During The
and one soldier was killed outright and two Others
wounded. Early this morning General Graham ad-
vanced to Iamai, and at seven O'Clock took pos
session of the springs.
Another despatch is as follows:
Hill above Tamai, Z O'Clock a. M, April 3.
The guards. the Bengalese troops the marines
the Berkshire regiment and the Sikhs will occupy
Iamai on Monday. The remainder of the forces
A despatch from General Graham is as follows:
Tezalk Hill, $50 a. m, April 8.
Ing NUS around the zereba were occupied last
night by chain of pickets supported by a strong
reserve force. The enemys fire was silenced at one
O'Clock tnis morning by volley from our advanced
picket OF grenadiers and BY q she'll from a thirteen
ponnder. The rest of the night quiet The
troops are in good condition. Only seven fell out of
the ranks yesterday, during 15 hours march. We
snail occupy the springs this morning. We do not
expect to meet with serious resistance.
Another despatch from General Graham gives tho
following:
Tamai Springs April g. noon.
Our forces advanced at O'Clock this morning and
occupied the village of Khorwe. We encountered
slight opposition on the part of the enemy. We
found very little water and what there of very
bad quality. am going to return with my whole
force to the first zereba Four soldiers were wound
ed in occupying the village; Of these two belonged
TO the Austrian contingent.
despatch which was filed at Suakim at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon says: ''Tamai is in flames, The
British loss in occupying the place was one killed
and six wounded"
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
Bowdoin College.

The Senior and Junior exhibition at Bow
doin College, took place Thursday evening,
April I'd, in Memorial hall. Music by Grim
mer. The following was the programme:
Salutatory Address in Latin. @. FL. Tarr Brunswick
Homeopathic Treatment of Disease ...........
.......................N. N. b. Ford, Boston, Mass
Speech before the Diet of Worms (Eng. Yer.
:........ SIC. A. Davis. Portsmouth. n. H
HaVoisier..'.. ................F. w. Davis, Hiram
Some Aspects of Socialism. m.....................
.....................-..H.N II. N. Dunham, Freeport
Eulogy Of the Martial Legion Eng. Yer from
Cicero ......... *W. V.WentWorth, Rockland
Substitute for Greek -.
........ ......F. n. Whittier, Pennington Falls
Supposed Speech OF Harold before the Battle of
Hastings. W. r. Butler, Lawrence, Mass
Future OF France from the French of Victor
Hugo. c. Parker. East Lebanon
Ralph Waldo Emerson. ID. A. Peters; Ellsworth
tJunior.
tAbsent.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
GOOD FRIDAY.

BALTIMORE, April 3.-The observance of
Good Friday in Baltimore was only partial.
Services were held in most of the churches,
and official business in national, State and
municipal offices was suspended, mechanical
pursuits were laid aside, and thousands of pso-
pie assembled in front of the bulletins to learn
the latest in regard to the condition of Gen.
Grant.
PHILADELPHIA, April 3-The day was very
generally observed here the Exchange, banks,
courts and many of the business houses being
closed.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04

The Colby Echo for March has just been
published.
The college library has lately come into
possession of two curiosities OF sterling histor-
ical interest. They are passes, or safe-conducts,
granted to vessels owned by American citi-
zens, the one in 1911, and the other in 1927,
both engrossed on parchments, and authenti-
Gated by the great seal of the United States,
and signed, the one by James Madison as
President and Robert Smith as Secretary of
State, the other by James Moaroe as Presi-
dent and John Quincy Adams as Secretary of
State. They were lately unearthed in the
Portland Custom House, and were secured for
the college by the Rev DR. Burraoa
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
Notes.
Base Ball Notes.

The Bostons played two games Thursday
with picked nine, the first resulting 4 to /
and the second 8 to in the formers favor
The grounds were in poor condition. Not
much OF au opportunity was afforded to judge
OF the ability of Dealey, the new catcher,
signed BY Boston. In the second inning a
wild'pitched ball struck him over the right
eye, cutting deep cash, and forcing him to
leave the field.
daily paper, devoted exclusively to base
ball, will soon be published in Philadelpia.
The present season is one OF great prom ise.
Recent changes in the rules will have the ten
dency to restrict the pitcher, and consequently
much heavier batting may bo looked for than
has been possible in recent years. This will
serve to make the game more interesting to
the ordinary spec ator, who appreciates batting
although he may know little of the technio ,l-
tiles OF thu game.
TIE new suits for the Colby base ball nina
are expected soon. They consist Of black
pants red stockings, jerseys aud black cans.
There is considerable talk among the snort
ing men Of the college Of erecting a grand
stand for spectators on the base bail gronnd,
II the money can possibly bs raised this will
be done before the season opens,
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
LATE MARINE NEWS,
Nfishap 20 n Roo,bbay scbooper

NASSAU, N. P, April 3.-Schooner Rockie,
/. Votes, of Boothbay, Me-, from San Domir-
60 city, for New York, put into this port on the
Ath inst, leaking. On the 2lst she sprung
aleak, sprung her foremasthead, and stranded
some of her rigging. A survey WAS called,
which directed the discharge of her cargo, and
that is now being done.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
POBLIO LANDS.
Final Action ON Entries in Certain Lc.
califies Suspended.

n 1HaI ACtlVM OM hMtfleb IN CeranIM LG.
calities Suspended.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The commissioner
of the general land office has ordered that f.
nal action in the land office upon all entries OF
public lands except private cash entries and
such script locations as are not dependent up
pended in the following localities: All lands
west OF the first guide meridianss Kansas; all
west of range II, west in Nebraska; the whole
of Colorado, except lands in the Ute reserva-
ton; all lands in New Mexico, Montana. Wy
'oming and Nevada; and that portion of Min
nesota north of the indemnity limits of the
Northern Pacific railroad and east of the in
demnity limits of the Chicago. Minnesota and
Manitoba railroad. Final action In the land
Office is also ordered suspended upon all timber
culture entries under the act of june 8, 1878,
which have not already been examined, also In
all cases of desert land entries.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
RAILWAY MATTERS,
The Central Paciac,


Ii turns ont that the lease of the Central Pa
clfic system for ninety-nine years is not to the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company, but to n
new company called the Southern Pacific
Company, which was quietly incorporated in
Kentacky-and presumably obtained special
charter-about year ago. This concern, like
the Oregon Transcontinental and tbs Manhat-
tan Railroad companies, represents nothing,
but is crested to control the property OF the
other companies. that they may thus techni-
cslly avoid forbidden consolidation. The
new corporation has a capital OF $l00 00O, 900.
1t buSs--for stock-the whole Of the Southern
Pacific system, and leases that of the Central
Pacific.
Notes.
Ths annual report of the Mexican Centra
Railroad Company shows that 1854 miles Of
the road are now operated. The net earnings
for the year were $780,, ,676.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
Base RalI.

At Washington-Nationals s, Brooklyns 6.
AT Philadelphia Philadelphias 20, Brown
University 8.
At Waterbury, Conn. - Metropolitsns 10,
Waterburys 3.
At Observation-Disclosures 3, Buffalos 8;
game called on account of darkness.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04

WILKEsBARRE Pa, April 3-The water in
the Susquehanna river is now % feet above
low water mark. The lowlands on the west
side, from here to Kingston, are submerged,
the overflow being nearly a mile wide.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET. PORTLAND, ME.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, April 4.
The indications for New England are
light rain and snow with colder cloudy follow.
ed by partly cloudy weather, winds generally
shifting to northerly.
Cautionary signals continue on the Atlantic
coast from Wilmington, N. O., to Eastport.
MErRoRoLoGICAL REPORT.
T1l.O0 p MI
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
Rines Brothers.
AUCTION SALES
Special Sale OF Fine Top Buggies,
By AUCTION

nN SATURDAY, April 4th, at IL O'Clock, at
~ Horse and Carriage Mart, Plum street, we
shall sell by order of manufacturer 3 Fine Top
Buggies, Zone Corning and two Piano Box Styles)
full Leather Top and Curtains on Sidebar Springs.
Ihese Buggies are very light and stylish, in
tenaed Tor custom trade but owing to the lateness
OF the season the manufacturer must have money
and they must be sold without reserve.
Also, at same time will be sold lot of 2d-hand
Carriages, Harnesses, &c.
apr2 d9t
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
Facts and u,ors.
EaiIures for the Week.

NEW YORK, April 3.-The business failures
throughout he country for the last seven days are
the fewest chronicled in one week since the year
commenced. In the United States there were 81
and in Canada "a.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
Maine Wen of She Hzassachusott. Govern.


The following are members OF the Masss-
chusetts State government, who are natives of
Maine
Governor and Council-Abram b. Coffin rer.. of
Winchester. native OF Gilead ~
Me MenDef % OF the Senate-E. C. MilIken, rep, Of
New Bedford, native Of Windsor
Msmoers Oh the House of Representatyes-Wm.
a., a. KSst rep OF Boston, native of Gorham Sam
p! pei DAVIS rep, OF Boston, native of Brunswick;
Frentiss Cummings of Boston. native of Sumner;
1ohn e. Ward, dem, of Boston native of Portland;
1enry M. Cross c. Newburyport, native Of Gorham;
Joshua II M1llett. rep, of Maiden. native of Cher
TTyheld; Geo. W. Walker, rep, of Maiden native Of
exeter VIM. Z. Cook, dem. of Springfield native
OF Portland; Chas. n. Oakes, dem., of Westfeld,
native OF Dana; VIM Neale, rep, of Stoughton,
native of Readheld; Henry II. Winslow, rep, Of
treetown native Of Livermore; Chas. j. Rice, rep,
! ot Minehenton, native Of Now Gloucester.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
Cremation in PennsyIvania.

LANCASTER, April 3.-Mrs. Mary Vadders of
Philadelphia was cremated here this afternoon.
Deceased died Tuesday of paralysis and the body
was brought to this city by the husband and daugh
ter of the deceased.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, April 3.
The President today appointed John Il. Garrison
Of Virginia, to be deputy first comptroller of the
currency, vice Judge Tarbell resigned, and John
s. McCalmont of Penn, to be commissioner OF
customs, vice Judge johnson resigned.
President CIeveIand's Nominations.
The total number of nominations sent to the SEN
ate by the President was one hundred and seventy
three. OF these one hundred and fifty-nine were
confirmed, two were rejected and twelve were left
unRcted upon by the Senate
Facts and Rumors.
Owing to the critical condition of Gen. Grant, the
President has postponed indefinitely the general
evening reception to the public, which was to have
been given next Tuesday.
Hon. N. j. Colman was qualified today as COM
missioner Of agriculture and took formal possession
of the office. He gave bond in the sum OF
$4,000, which was approved in due form by the
solicitor of the treasury.
Members of the Utah commission called on
Secretary Lamar today. The secretary showed
lively interest in the plan of work as explained by
the commission and gave it his approval.
The statement prepared at the treasury depart
ment, based on the latest returns, shows an excess
of available assets over the demand liabilities Of
the government to be $16 ,41S,O00.
Judge Charles Chesley Of New Hampshire, solici-
tor of internal revenue has, at the request of At
torney General Garland, rendered his resignation
to take effect on the appointment and qualification
of his successor. Judge Chesley entered the treas
ury department as a $1400 clerk in June, 1865,
and was promoted from time to time.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
THE OLD WORLD.

Earl Dufferin Obtains an Import
ant Treaty from the Ameer.
England to FOrtify the Frontier Of
Afghanistan.
Gen. Graham's Forces Defeat the Arabs
Near Suakim.
English Radicals Demand the EVacua-
tiOn Of the SOudan.
Making BOmbarded and Captured by
the French Forces.
Party Conflicts in France Increasing in
Bitterness.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04

The Massachusetts Senate yesterday by vote of
10 10 IL ordered to its third reading bill provid-
ing for the retirement Of supreme court judges.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04

MISS Lillian Smith, California girl IA years old,
T Dsoke LOO glass balls Thursday night with Win
beats all previous records Dr. Caryers best time is
z minutes and SO seconds.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
THE DOMINION.
Catching beer i'm Six Eeet of snow.

BANGOR, April 2-on Little Tabioue, New
norunswick the snow averages from six to seven
dseI 10 IN depth, and most lumbermen have come out
aoundantly supplied with moose and carbon meat,
tne animals being easily captured and killed after
han an hours chase. without the use of firearms.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04

TORONTO, April 3.-The Scott temperance act has
Deen carried In Wellington county by over 1000
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
ATHENS.

n. d. Halsy's store was broken into re-
Gently and from $50 to $50 in goods stolen.
Mrs. Snsan Bunker, now in her 103d year,
rode to her granddaughter's, in Harmony,
distance of 10 miles, last Sunday, without IA
tigue.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04

The Augusta Furniture Company ships two
carloads of furniture TO England this week.
State Librarian Hobbs has Just completed
box of public documents for Commissioner
Ham to carry with him to New Orleans, con-
sisting of statistics of the State Of Maine, in
dustrial, agricultural and financial, and reports
of the various departments and public institu.
tions of the State.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04

There. were so cars on the four freight trains
which left Bangor Thursday noon going east
and west. This indicates rushing freight
business
Few persons are aware of the large amount
OF money paid at Bangor to employees of the
Maine Central every mouth. The pay day is
the tenth Of each month and it requires from
$4,000 TO $12,000 and many months $4,000,
to pay the men. Train hands running into
this city from the east and some of those from
the west are paid at the freight ofies in this
city.
The Portland daily press., 1885-04-04
Existence Extended.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The Comptroller of
the Currency has extended the corporate ex-
existence of the Sagadahock National Bank
OF Bath, Me-, to April 7, 1905.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-08
DIDN'T KNOW HIM.

An Arkansan Who Thought the Country
was Going to the Dogs.
A man, with torn coat. soiled clothes
and tangled hair entered the Arkansas
State House and addressing the Secre-
tary of State, said:
"Do you see what an awful condition
I am IMP"
Eyes, | see."
lawful, amt it?"
Pretty bad.''
"Never were so low down, were
you?"
II believe not
ga man is brute, isn't hep
Sometimes
Eyes, but if were to tell you who ]
am you wouldn't believe it,
Perhaps not. !"
"You would be astonished.n
Perhaps so.''
81 am-now. it is fact, as low down
as / seem-1 am the son of johnson
Peggleton."
"Who is hep
"Whatr'
"Who is johnson Peggleton.
Don't you know hinn?'
"No.n
"Then it's time for us all 10 quit
Why, sir, he has been deputy consta-
Bile for three years. Goodbye Don't
know johnson Peggleton! Won't take
my chances where such ignorance pre-
dominates. ArkansaW Iyarslef.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-08

"a likely story that isr' said she:
'.you never had no money. Be off,
now, right away. Coz
Bobby walked away deiected. He
went back to the haystack and hunted
for his money, but he could not find it,
Then his courage forsook him. He sat
down in the road, very disconsolate.
feeling like Caius Marius amid the ruins
of Carthage. Suddenly he heard the
sound of wheels, and looking up. he
beheld his father and mother and sister
Katy riding towards him in the old
family buggy. Oyerjoyed, he sprang to
mis- feet. He expected his mother and
sister to scream with delight and well
come him to their arms.
"Aha! trying to run away, was We?
THIS is the way you treat your parents,
is it?'' cried Mrs. Hotchkiss
The father said nothing. but Bobby
saw him stop the horse and get out of
the buggy, and he had reason to guess
what his silence meant. In a second
the rough blacksmith had his boy by
the collar. Then he bounced him up
and down in the road, and twitched him
about by one ear and then by the other.
''We're goin' over to your Uncle
Johns, J." said Mr.. Hotchkiss, ssand I'll
just fix you SO you'll stay put while
ere gone. See here, Mis- Orchard, !"
he called TO the red-faced woman, who
had come down to the road to see what
the matter was, ''this is my son. He's
been tryin' to run sway, and I've Just
catched him. If yen set him to work
in the house, and keep an eye on him
till | come back, I'll give ye half dol
lar"
"Well, | never!' said Mrs. Birchard.
''Then that's your boy, Mr.. Hotchkiss?
Wouldn't thought it. But I'U see to
him."
Poor Bobby! if there was anywhere
in the world that he liked to 90 it was
to his Uncle Johns. And there he was,
in shame and disgrace, guarded by a
red-faced woman, who set him in q
corner of the kitchen and kept him par
ing and cutting apples all day.
Bobby returned safely. He had found
the world unsentimental and cold.
"Wern't you worried, nother?" he
asked.
Il never had doubt that you would
come back. and be WISER" she replied.
Nor ~ said his sister.
His father said nothing at all.
Bobby looked at the patches on his
knees, and thought of the silver buckles
that might have been there, but he nev-
er sings ''sea-songs'' now in the hear
ing OF others. They recall disaster. He
helps his father manfully and is pre-
pairing for some good work in life by
being faithful scholar in the district
school.-Jef. L. Harbour, sn Yoath's
Companion.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-08
The Drunkard's Power.

One evil arising from the liquor
traffic is the power given to every
drunkard, by means of the ballot, to
levy on the sober taxes of which he
himself does not pay q cent. The thrifty
producer is to great extent at the
mercy of the sot The best illustration
of this is in the country districts, where
all appropriations for educational pur-
poses, aside from teachers salaries, are
voted by the inhabitants of the school
district, and included in the tax levy OF
the district for the next one.or ten year,.
1t is here the drunkard has strength.
Having no money of his own, he is
bound TO improve the opportunity, aud
make as free with other peoples as he
can. Without any idea, perhaps, Of
the real needs of the community, with
no thought of economy. knowing he has
no taxes to pay, his vote is always apt
to be found on the side of the largest
amount, and the heaviest load to the
taxpayer. The building of a public
edzfice in these districts is frequently 3
mere political job, engineered for the
profit of chosen few, and in these
cases the inebriate becomes power, as
he may determine the vote.-Ihs Votee.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-08
Suggestive Statistics.

In Maine, in 1882, there was one liq-
uor-shop with large sales to 225 of tho
population, the sales aggregating &c.
000,0n0, or $50 per capita. Now one
shop to about 925 of the population, the
amount per capita being between 60
cents and 1925, for all purposes. In
1881, as taxes on distilled and ferment-
ed spirits, Illinois paid the Government
Sc. so per capita; Ohio, $3.50; New
York, Sl.45; Maine, cents! In 1882,
with a population of 649,116 in all
Maine, there were but 1862 arrests for
drunkenness, while in San Francisco
there were in single year 1880 ar
rests for drunkenness, in New York
CITY, 8,191. From 1870 to 1890 the in
crease of crime was, in the whole coun-
try, 1888 per cent, while in Maine it
was but 9.97 per cent, less than any
other State in the Union save one, New
Hampshire, prohibitory State
Waterman.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-08
FOB OUR YOUNG READERS.
AMERICAN BOYS.

To all who stand beneath our Gag,
Us freedom, both to silk and rag,
Nor can pampered Baron brag
That he is more than others.
Young man, consider where you are,
What It's To be beneath our star
To be the equal of a Gar,
And call all men your brothers.
Not so where Europe's crowned pates
Look rodnd upon its four estates
And frOwn upon the man who waits
And works for something better.
With US, each man is free to do
What'er, in right. he wishes to
And is as free to push it through"
AS Zeus from every fetter.
So, youth, if you do not succeed
Where from such hindrance you are freed,
Then something must be wrong, indeed,
About your own dear self.
To honest fame do you aspire?
Or would you competence acquire?
You may obtain what you desire,
Fen though you wish for pelf.
But If you'd rise to high position,
You must fulfill a sure condition;
There is stage of hard transition
That is to be passed through.
To think, to toll and to discern
Between the worthless chaff and corn,
And every idle thought to spurn-
All this you are to do.
So, then, don't say your lot is hard.
And that all hope you must discard
Of ever being sage or bard
Or splendid millionaire;
But show that you deserve to be
An honored man, and then you'll see
That soon the people will agree
To raise and put you there.
B. q. WdSd0n, in Louisville Courier Jottfflo
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-08
"JOSIAR."

1 never kin forget the day
That we went out a-walkin',
And sot down on the river bank,
And kept on hours a-talkin';
He twisted up my apron string
An folded it together,
An said he thought for harvest time
Twas Gurus kind o weather.
The sun went down as we sot there;
Josiar seemed uneasy,
And mother she began to call:
"LoweeZyl o LoweezyW
An then Josiar spoke right up
AS ] was just a-startln',
An said: "LoWeeZy, what's the use
Of US TWO ever partin'f''
1t kind o. took me by surprise,
An yet knew twas comm;
I'd heard 1t all the summer long
In every wild bees hummin';
I'd studied out the way Id act;
But, lawl couldn't do It;
meant to hide my love from him,
But seems as If be knew it;
In looking down into my eyes
He must seen the fire;
An ever since that hour I've loved
An worshiped my Josiar.
--EGtOlltOfl Messenger.