The Portland daily press., 1885-10-15
G. LIEBMANN,
Sergeant Signal Corps, U. S. A.
MAIN e.
Visitors to be Excluded from the In
sane Hospital.

Visitors to be Excluded from the In
sane Hospital.
AUGUSTA, Oct 14.-To avoid contagion from
small pox now prevalent in Canada and some sec
tions of this State the board of trustees today,
dered that all visitors except the municipal Off
GERS of cities and towns persons having official
business, be excluded from the insane hospital
The Knox County Liquor ConstabIes.
An armistice has been agreed upon between
the parties interested in the appointment of spec
ial liquor constables in Knox county and an
agreement signed by John S. Case, mayor of
Rockland, and j. B. Loring, for the petitioners,
has been drawn up. 1t states that the marshal
and police of RocklaAd having promised to faith
fully enforce the prohibitory law, it is under
stood between the petitioners for the appoint
ment of the constables that the petition shall
lay upon the table in the meeting of the Governor
and Council, until it may appear whether the of
fcers perform teer promise; if they fail to do so
the constables to be appointed as prayed for.
State Aid to Maine Fairs.
The Governor and Council have reported in
favor of paying $1,000 State aid-$5oo each--to
the Eastern Maine and State fairs, to be appro-
priated for the payment of special premiums at
their recent exhibitions en- dairy products and fat
cattle.
Maine at the New Orleans Exposition
Mr.. j. B. Ham of Lewiston, commissioner for
Maine at the North, Central and South American
Exposition at New Orleans, which opens next
month, was in the city today, in consultation with
the Governor on matters pertaining to the exhi-
ton.
Mr.. C. L. McCleery of Portland has compiled
statistics industrial and otherwise, relative to the
State which are to be printed in neat pamphlet
and used for distribution at the exposition.
Meeting of the Republican State
Committee.
A fully attended meeting of the Republican
State Committee was held at the Augusta House
this evening for consultation Nearly every county
was represented and several Congressman and
prominent gentlemen from different portions Of
the State, numbering some 40 in all, were in at
tendance. AT the conclusion of the meeting at 10
O'Clock the gentlemen made a pleasant call on
Mr.. Blaine at his residence.
The Nomination of Judge Bonney
Confirmed.
The Governor and Council confirmed the nom-
nation of Percival Bonney as judge of the Cum
berland County Superior Court.
Accidentto the Alex. Campbell.
PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Oct. 14.-The barken-
tine Alex. Campbell, before reported in collision,
has returned here and reports she had her flying
jibboom, fore and main chain plates on the p r.
side carried away head of martingale broken of
and chafed the port side. The miZZen-topmast in
falling went through the deck and the vessel also
had part of the rail the port side carried away.
The schooner with which the barkentine colded
was the Florence j. Allen, Boston for Philadel.
phia. She sustained but slight damage.
Verdict Of the Coroner's Jury In the
Clinton Crossing Accident.
WATERvILLE Oct. 14.-In the case of Horace
and Ellen Goodwin, killed by railroad train al
Clinton village October 10th, the coroners jury
find that the train was running thirty to forty
miles per hour; that no flagmen, gates or other
signal was maintained at the crossing; that the
box cars on the side track obstructed the view oi
the track and the coming train; and that Good
win was under the impression that the approach
ing train was mail train and would come to a
stop at the station before reaching the crossing
where he attempted to pass over. Five small
children are left destitute and alone by this ac
cident.
Contented with Their Lot.
THoMAsToN, Oct 14-United States Commits
sioner Frank Strong and Howard Perry have Wis
tied the Maine State prison and examined the
United States prisoners confined there, of which
there are five: Miller and Smith, the Jefferson
Borden pirates, for life the other three for mnol
offences. The commissioners interviewed each
one and there was no complaint offered; all were
comfortable and contented with their prisor
treatment.
Marriage of Daughter of the Late
Poet LongfelIoW.