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The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
Brief lettings.

Cold and bright yesterday morning The
mercury indicated from 90 to 1870 below zero in
different localities, 40 above at 3 p. M, 1Oo
above at sunrise; vino west.
At a meeting Of the Cadets Monday night
nine new members were added
Fernald & Sawyer sent a party out of town
in their barge Monday night with Roscoe
Shurtlsff driving six in hand.
The next lecture in the Mechanics course
will be given by Rev. D. W. LeLacheur this
evening. Subject-"My Neighbors.'
Monday morning the horse of George Libby,
Esq, was found at Libby's Corner with leg
broken. The animal was killed.
Messrs. Loring & Crossman of this city have
been awarded the contract to slate the new
Edward Little school building in Auburn.
Prof. Caldwell will give one of his fsvorite
mesmeric exhibitions at Congress Hall TO-
morrow night.
A sidewalk covered with hard and uneven
snow is as dangerous as one covered with ice.
This fact apparently is not known to the au-
thorities.
Monday sleigh containing two men was
upset on the corner of Green and Portland
streets. One OF the men was dragged some lit
tie distance but was not injured.
The ladies of the work room of the Associa-
ted Charities gratefully acknowledge generous
donations of money and materials from Mrs.
s. e. Spring, Mrs. Fl. M. Payson, Mr.. G. A.
Wright and Mr.. Rufus Deering.
The friends of Mr.. VIM. WEIGH, who was
badly injured while Stacking cars on the
Eastern railroad, propose to give him benefit
ccncert:and ball Feb. 18th. The arrangements
for the affair are in charge of Mr.. A. J..
Reagan, and the ball will be success.
Yesterday afternoon there was story about
town to the effect that man driving into the
city in the early morning had been SO severely
frozen that he died from the effects. Investi-
CATION showed that the report had no founda-
ton in fact.
Advertisements appropriately coming under
the classification heads, WANTS, HELP WANT
ED, SITUATIONS WANTED, For SALE, To LET,
BOARD and Rooms and LOST AND FOUND, not
exceeding forty words, will be inserted in the
Daily PRESS one week, for twenty-five cents, if
paid in advance. When payment is not made
in advance regular rates will be charged The
large circulation of the PRESS makes it the best
medium for these advertisements.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04

1. Mr.. E. P. Mayo of the Somerset Reporter
was in town yesterday.
Mr.. G. M. Patten of Bath was at the Preble
yesterday.
Mr.. James e. Marrett of the firm of s. G.
Dyer & Co., left for South america yesterday
on business for his firm.
Professor Lee of Bowdoin College will lee.
ture before the Society of Natural History in
March.
Charles f. johnson for several years presi.
dent of the Boys Department of the Y. M. G.
A., will devote portion of his time to the
care OF the Boys Reading Room az the Friend
ly Inn.
Hon. Fred e. Richards, Camden; Col Geo.
d. Bisbee, Buckfeld; Julius Wolff, New York
Chss, E. Galacar, Boston; W. A. Hathaway,
Providence, r. l.; G. M. Patten, Bath, were al
the Falmouth last night.
Arthur Meeks Hawkins, son of Dexter A.
Hawkins Of West Thirty-fourth street, died
on Saturday in St. Bartholomew Hospital,
London, of typhoid pneumonia. He was %
years old Jan. 20. He graduated at Harvard in
the class of "a, and had gone to Europe to
travel with his elder brother for year before
entering Columbia Law School. Bis middle
name was Meeks, after his great grandfather,
Joseph Meeks, who died in 1868 at the age
of ST. Mr.. Meeks was one OF the boys who
stood on the Battery when Van Arsdale climb
ed up and pulled down the British flag on Nov.
o. 1888
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04

The Conferences of st. Vincent Dc Paul will
give grand promenade concert and coffee
party at City Hall, Wednesday evening, Feb
18th, for the benefit of the poor. No more
worthy society exists in our community than
the conferences. Hundreds of poor are kept
from penury and destitution by them. Last
year these conferences expended over 81 900 in
assisting the poor. Owing to the great dis
tress among the poor, and the consequent drain
upon their resources, the treasures of the con-
ferences are now empty. The entertainment
next Wednesday evening is for the purpose Of
replenishing their funds, and thus assisting
them to provide for over forty poor families
who arc supported by them this winter. Let
every person who desires to assist a noble and
benevolent work buy ticket.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
DECORATIVE Art Reception,

Those ladies who delight in looking at
specimens of fine embroidery and fancy needle
work land there are many,) will surely attend
the reception to be given by the Domestic
Sewing Machine Company, at their rooms cor
ner OF Exchange and Congress streets, every
day this week. All the articles on exhibition
are mads on the Domestic machine, and prove
how rapidly this branch of industrial art has
advanced of late. There is large variety Of
household draperies, banners, screens, work in
satin, silk and plush in extensive variety. The
class of decorating called etching is exceeding
ly attractive. One elaborate piece of werk
represents Maggie Mitchell in the character of
the "Little Savage" 1t is done with degree
OF skill that is admirable. Obliging attend
ants will be present to display and explain the
specimens.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should all
ways be used when children are cutting teeth.
1t relieves the little sufferer at once; it pro-
duces natural, quiet sleep by relieving the
child from pain, and the little cherub awakes
as "bright as button" 1t is very pleasant to
taste. 1t soothes the child softens the gums,
allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the
bowels, and is the. best known remedy for diar-
rhoa, whether arising from reething or other
causes. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
dec10 WS&MSsw1yr
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
KEENE.

AEENE
Tonight Keene will appear at Portland
Theatre as Richard III. The New York
Standard says: "Niblo's Garden was filed to
overlooking last night, whsn Thomas W.
heene made his appearance in Richard III.
The audience was as enthusiastic as it was
large. and Mr.. Keene was called before the
curtain at the conclusion OF each act. a pow
erful, resonant voice and clear enunciation
were the main points on which he relied. Each
familiar landmark of soliloquy and Situation
In Coliey Cibber's version of Shakespeare's
was eagerly caught at and applsuded."
Grimmer will afford the following nro-
gramme: e-'
Waltzes-Woman's Love OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sSrSascb
Selecton-Bouauet of Melodies .CIsnder
C6s Ip -Galedonian Club Parade. ,,. Tracy
Vk' D"eAA -............ Wiegand
sTocKBR1DGE COURSE.
The Listemsnn Concert Company will ar
pear in the Stockbridge course tonight. and
Will give an enjoyable programme. The per-
formers are from the Boston Symphony Or
chestra, and are among the most skilled mr.
slclans IN the country. Mics Gertrude Ed
mands, the contralto, is an excellent vocalist.
The following will be the programmed:
Hungarian Rhapsodie, No. 2 ....., .Idszt
MIR. Alex. Heindl.
1asria .................M Mattel
Miss Edmands
( scherzo 49, From Suite L'Arlesienne Bizet,
Violin Solo,. q Notturno. ................ Ernst
American Fantasia. Vieuxtemps
Mr.. Listemann.
Concerto dor fute) in F.......... Demerssemann
Sow .r.r IN, MT T.: M: Heindl.
Song-"Tel me Beautiful Maiden. Gounod
Miss Edmands
meme me and Variations from Quartette in D Mi
Carnival for double bass B SCHUBERT
song-'Two Children .Behrerd
Flslons III Dream, = with either obligato ,,....
THE HAYDNs.
AT the meeting of the Haydn Association
.Aonday evening, the music to be given at the
Longfellow celebration, Feb. 9th, when the
oust OF the poet will BIO presented to the His
torical Society, was rehearsed. At the next
rehearsal OF the society Handels saul" will
20 taken up for the first time ia this part
Oh the country. Members of the society will
md copies Of the books at the hall next Mon
day evening.
THE HAINEs FAMILY.
The Haines family Of Biddeford will give an
admirable entertainment at the Young Mems
christian Association Hall tomorrow, for the
benefit OF the library. The following will be-
the programmes:
Opening Overture.
M, .,,,- Haines Sisters.
Trto-"C Ginning Bells'' Sbet+rob
1..,... Mrs Haines and Daughters
Recitation -"Robert of Lncon'' Know
Little Drusie.
song, comlc-"Grandma's Advice. .......,
Miss Emma Haines.
Juplee Chorus. ................,... Seleetad
Haines Family. ''''0i'''oa
Oueb-''l heard a Voice.. ......,,.... Glovar
g. .,,, Miss Emma and Mile Haines.
Song-"The Convent Song'' ..., olivatta
Little Drusie.
heclIaEon. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Salacted
Miss Emma Haines.
Song-"W altng..Violn Obhgato). Willard
- Misc Mile Haines.
Dnet -"Larboard Watch ,. Ascber
Recitation" Money Musk" ,..t.
Little Drusie.
Haines Family.
NOTES.
Ada Gray will be at Portland Theatre next
Monday evening, in East Lynne"
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
The Rn,h Isoara of Traas.

AT the meeting of the Bath of Trade held on
last Monday evening, the action of the Phila-
delphia board in regard to the Spanish treaty
was discussed to some extent. Mr.. Galen ONO
ses inquired into the authenticity of certain
resolutions, disappearing the treaty recently
published as the sentiments OF the Bath board.
Hon. VIM. Rogers spoke of the influence of
the board outside Bath, urged serious consider
alton Of the treaty, and read communication
from Mr.. Bates of Chicago, setting forth the
views of prominent Westerner; this will bs
put in shape and printed for the consideration
of the board. Monthly meeting were decided
upon and the board adjourned to meet two
weeks hsnce.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
United states District Court

JUDN6 MEBbs
TUEsDAY-The February term of the distric
court began this morning. The grand jury is a
follows:
Benjamin w. Jones, Portland, foreman.
Wallace b. Cummings, Albany.
George W. French, Albany.
Warren G. Bryant. Biddeford.
Joseph E. Brooks Biddeford.
Orlando Blake, Brownfeld.
Davenport D. Meserve, Brownfield.
Josiah Heath, Giload.
Charles S. Walker, Harrison.
Emil j. Bracket, Harrison.
james Waterhouse, Kennebunkport.
Joshua L. Perkins, Kennebunkport.
Henry p. Spurr Otisfeld.
Albert r. Chute, Otsfeld.
Charles j. Pennell, Portland.
Charles j., French, Turner.
Lucius B. Cary, Turner.
GreenleRf Bibber, Yarmouth.
Charles s. Russell, Yarmouth.
George w. Currier, York.
William G. Moulton, York.
The petit jury was empannelled as follows:
Henry h. Burgess. foreman, Portland.
John K. Wheeler, Albany.
Elbridge Prince. Albany.
Carr Kicker, Biddeford.
Andrew j. Dollotf Biddeford.
Charles e. Whitney, Brownfield.
Smith Haley, Brownfeld.
Quincy M. Chute, Harrison.
Charles B. Lamb, Harrison.
Frank Meserve, Kennebunkport.
William Smith, I'd, Kennebunkport.
Nath. f. Lamb, 0tisfeld.
George w. Harmon, Portland.
Chas. Fl. Moody. Turner.
Walter Ballou, Yarmouth.
Henry MoultoA, York.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
The Indian Question.

A largely attended meeting of the Women's
National Indian Association was held Tuesday
afternoon in the vestry of Congress Square
church. Reports and letters were read and a
committee was appointed TO gain information
regarding the condition of the Indians in
Maine. Among the papers considered was
the Coke bill.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04

New lungs cannot be made by medicines, or
the skill of physicians; but the old ones can be
strengthened and preserved by the use of Ad-
amson's Botanic Balsam, sure cure for
coughs, colds, asthma, and all diseases of the
lungs. Price % and 70 cents. Trial bottles
10 cents. feb2SM&W&M1w
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
rrarlbn WasI,iugtor sac;e,,

The ladies of the Martha Washington soci-
ETY. will hold their annual fsir and entertain.
ment, tomorrow and Friday afternoon and eve.
ming, at Reception room, City Hall. A good
assortment of useful and fancy articles will be
for sale Supper will served each evening
from to O'Clock. An attractive entertain
ment will be provided for both evenings. On
Friday from 70 to 2 lunch will be served.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
The Gold Weather.

Yesterday was the coolest experienced in
this vicinity this winter The city thermome
tsrs indicated from 10 at the warm signal seI-
vice station to 9'to 1So below in other locali-
ties.
At Ricker'S tannery. the mercury indicated
18o below.
At Cumberland Centre, 800 below.
At Westbrook, $50 below.
West Baldwin, at 7 a. m. the mercury was
800 below zero.
At Denmark the thermometer registered 400
below at sunrise, and they sill live.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04

The store in the Portland Savings Bank
building, formerly occupied by Kchling, the
tailor, is being altered into set of offices for
Ardon w. Coombs, Esq. There will be large
outer ofics and two smaller rooms connected
by double doors. The wainscotting and CHM
ney pieces will be of cherry, the walls and CELL
ing being handsomely frescoed. The offices
will be among the most elegant and conyen-
lent in the city.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
CatarrE1 Cured

Catarrh is q very prevalent disease, with
distressing and offensive symptoms. Hoods
Sarsaparilla gives ready relief and speedy
cure, from the fact it acts through the blood
and thus reaches every part of the system.
''Isuffered with catarrh fifteen years. Took
Hoods SarSaparilla and 1 am not troubled any
with catarrn. and my general health is much
better" I. W. LILLIs, Postal Clerk Chicago
s. St Louis Railroad.
81 suffered with catarrh or years tried
many wonderful cures, inhalers, etc. spend.
ipgnearlyone hundred dollars without benefit,
I tried. Hoods SaTsaparilla, and was greatly
irnSf6VedS' M. A. ABBEY. Worcester. Moss
Hoods Sarsaparilla is characterized by
three peculiarities 1st. the combination Of
remedial agents; 2d, che proportion; Sd, the
process of securing the active medicinal
qualities, fhe result is amedicine of unusual
strength, effecting cures hitherto unknown.
send for book containing additional evidence
"Hood's Sarsaparilla tones up my system,
purities my blood, SharpenS my appetite, and
seems to make me over" j. T. THOMPSON,
Register Of Deeds, Lowell, Mass.
"Hood's Sarsaparilla beats all others, and
isworth its weight in gold;" i. HARRINGTON.
100 Bank Street, New York City.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists, 81; six for So. Made
only by @. ]. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 cDoses One Dollar
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
Commissioners Notice.

FgtHE undersigned having been appointed by the
Il Hon. Judge of Probate, for the County of Cum
berlaHd, on the thirty-iirst day Of January A. d.
claims Of creditors against the estate of William
Weeks, late of Portland deceased, represented in
solvent, hereby give notice that six months from
the date of said appointment are allowed to said
creditors to present and prove their claims, and
that they will be in session at the Office of Frederick
Fox, No. 90 Exchange street. portland Savings
Bank Building) on the last Saturdays of February
March, April, May, June and July, A. ID. 1885, at
two and half O'Clock in the afternoon of said days
to receive and decide upon all claims against said
estate then presented.
Dated at Portland, the third day of February, A.
d. 1886.
F FREDER Il RG FOX. Commissioners.
feb4 dlawW 3w
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
sunrome IudiciaI Courr.

BEFORE JUDGE HASKELL.
TUEsDAY-Eliza Murray libellant vs. Henry W
Murray. Divorce decreed nisi.
Strout, Gage & Strout
Lucy A, Kimball vs.. Eugene W. Kimball Di-
vorce decreed nisi
Mattocks e. Neal.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
Municipal Court.

BEFORE JUDGE GOULD.
TUEsDAY-Archie Richie James Ledden Intox-
ication; each fined So and cost.
Rufus H. Reed. Intoxication; thirty days in
county jail.
Michael Harkins Common drunkard; continued
for sentence.
Davis P. Howe. Vagabond and idle person; five
months in the city house Of correction.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
GEO. l.. KIMBALL,
President Portland Taw ana Ordar 7 aa,c,r

1Ieslu0ub 1orblanu Law and order League.
lat public meeting the other night under the
auspices of the Law and Order League Mr.. Kim.
ball took occasion to say that the majority of Port
land rumsellers claimed to be Republicans. Asked
by the PRESS if he knew this to be a fact he beats
about the bush and says he has treason to believe"
that the majority of them voted the Republican
ticket at the last municipal election. The only
thing In the shape of proof of his assertion which
he adduces in his statement that he knows that
several 'out of the $50 rumsellers whom he thinks
the city contains have told members of the Law
and Order League that they voted the Republican
ticket. We submit that mans knowledge should
be little more definite then this before he RIGGS in
non-partisan temperance meeting and attempts to
cast discredit upon political party by charging
that the majority of the rumsellers are mem
pers OF 1t. We submit also that when a man
says 1t is "well authenticated" that The
ruRsellers think the Republicans will protect
tnem II they vote the Republican ticket as
MI. hlmban does above, he should inform us how
IL IS authenticated, and give people chance to
Judge Tor themselves whether it s'weI authentica-
teo' or not. If the rumsellers really under this
impression they are laboring under delusion which
they will quickly recover from if they will compare
the number and amount of the seizures made by the
present Republican sheriff with those made by his
Democratic predecessor. Mr.. KimbalI seems to be
much quicker to detect "hings'' against Rev. Mr..
Munsen than Mr.. Munson is himself To relieve
his mind we will say again. as we have said before,
that we do not believe that Mr.. Munson is enforc-
ing the law in any partisan spirit. We believe he is
trying to do the work he has set about without fear
or favor We haveseen no sufficient reason to doubt
that he is actuated by the purest motives We have
heard rumors that he was raiding a particular
class OF rumsellers, and if we were as anxious to
throw discredit upon him as Mr.. Kimba is to throw
discredit upon theRepublican party we could as
sert and truthfully that had treason to believe
that he was enforcing the law in partisan spirit
We think, however. we have much better reason for
believing that he is not enforcing the law in any
such spir1t,l
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04

Mrs. May Chapman's lectures will commence
on Thursday evening Of this week, which will
be tie only lecture Of the course on the subject
of Pbrenology.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
MARRIAGES.

In Boston, Feb. 1, by Rev. H, W. Bolton, Stephen
". Grant OF Boston and Miss Isabelle r. Vaughn Of
Portland.
In Bethel. Jan. "a. Fred E. stearns and Miss
Grace e. Reed.
In Buckfeld, Feb. g. Geo. H. Watkins of Paris
and Edna a. Atwood of Buckeld
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04

In this city, Jan. 8, Fred Small, aged 81 years
3 months.
In this city Feb 3, WIN. f. Stafford. aged rs wears
Boston and New York city papers please eepy.1
Funeral Thursday afternoon at O'Clock, at
No. So Park street.
In this city, Feb. 3. Deborah Eastman, wife of
Rufus Deering, aged Sc years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.1
In this city, Feb. 3. Eliza Waterhouse, aged 81
years.
Notice of funeral hereafter1
In Cumberland Feb. 3, Lucinda, wife of the late
Philip Russell, aged Sc years months Ia DAYS
Funeral on Thursday afternoon at l o'cloek1
In South Windham Feb. 2, Thomas Smith, aged
81 years months.
Thursday.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
LADIES.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 4th,
we shall sell 20 dozen Fine MerinO Under
vests at SO cents each. These goods have
never been sold less than 80 cents, and are
good value for that price. We wish to close
these out at once so make the above prices.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADvERTEsRmENTs TO-DAY.

NEW ADvERTEsRMENT TODAY.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Legislative Notice.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Portland Theatre-AIiss Ada Gray.
Grand Promenade Concert City Hall.
Prof. Cadwell-Congress Hail.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT
EngraYings-Cyrus It. Davis.
Ladies-0wen, Moore g. Co.
Wanted-Gentlemen Boarders.
To Let-Tenement.
To Market Gardeners.
In Insolvency.
Wanted-Right Man.
Wanted-3 or Rooms.
Wanted Situation.
Commissioner Notice.
Wanted-A Smart Young Man.
Haydn Association.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-04
Concerning RumselIers.

To the Editor Of the Press:
clip tie following from the Daily PRESS of Feb
I'd, and presume yon will grant me the courtesy Of
an opportunity to reply:
Mr.. George L. Kimball said at the temperance
meeting at the First Baptist church last night that
the majority of Portland rumsellers claimed to be
Republicans. According to the testimony of ex-
Marshal Andrews, at his trial before the Board of
Aldermen last summer, there are 800 rumsellers in
this city. Does Mr. Kimball mean to assert that he
knows that 15l of them at least claim to be Re-
pubcans does he infer it from the fact that the
majority of the rumsellers Mr.. Munson raids claim
to be Republicans?
In the first place do not think there are any,
thing like 800 rumsellers in Portland 1 believe
$50 will come nearer the correct number. have
reason to believe that large majority of them vo-
ed the Republican ticket at our last municipal cleo
ton, and that they now claim to be Republicans.
know that several of them have said to members Of
the Law and Order League that they voted the Re-
publican ticket, and thought it very strange that
they should be prosecuted. It is fact, we'll au-
thenticated, that the rumsellers of Portland are
under the impression that voting, or claiming to
have voted, the Republican ticket will in some wav
be protection to them in their business Who is
responsible for that impression 1 am not ready to
say, but that such an impression and belief exists
among them is beyond question.
What stated on Sunday evening was from facts
that have come to my knowledge. The Law and
Order League is not political organization in any
sense OF the word. We seek only an impartial en-
forcement OF our prohibitory law. Mr. Munson ia
acting under the direction of the league and / will
make this proposition, viz:
If the PRESS or any one connected with it. or anv
of its readers, or any citizen of Portland or any
other person will furnish information in regard
to any rumseller, whether he is a Republican or
Democrat, or mugwump, or of any other persuasion,
L will guarantee that any and all such rumsellers
shall be prosecuted as fast the warrants against
them can be made out and served and the party
giving the information shall not be made known
1t seems to me that this is plain proposition and
easily understood and it is only fair that such filings
at Mi, MunSOn. editorial
cease until such evidence is furnished and the par
ties informed against are not prosecuted.