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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-03
Action of the Department of Maine
GA. r. on the Death of Cen. Grant.

AUGUSTA, Me-, July AT meeting of
the Council of Administration, Department
Of Maine, Grand Army of the Republic,
held at Gardiner yesterday the following
resolutions were adopted
The death of our iustrious comrade, Gen,
U. 5. Grant, is an affcton which nothing but
reliance upon the wisdom of an oyerrHling proyi-
dence enables us to contemplate with humble
submission.
Resolved, That in his death we realize that the
Grand Amy OF the Republic has lost its grandest
member; the army its greatest general and COM
mander; the nation its most eminent citiZen the
world a man whom all the nations honored in
life and sincerely mourn in DEATH and his
afflicted family a husband and father whose
virtues and noble traits of character the people of
all lands delight to honor proud to initiate.
Resolved, That to the afflicted family of the
cheftan we tender our heartfelt sympathy com
mending them to the tender care of Him who do
eth all things well.
The Department Of Maine G. A. r. will be
represented at the funeral Of General Grant,
August sth, by Department Commander
James A. Hall, Senior Vice Commander
Charles E.Moulton, Junior Vice Commander
J. 0. Johnson, Assistant Adjutant General
L. B. Hill and Assistant Quartermaster
General r Reals
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A Tough Yarn.
Lewiston Journal.1

One of the queer characters in Maine is
said to be man in Penobscot county town
who was in the grocery business His histo-
rian says that one night he suddenly decided
to quit trade and return to farm, having
become disgusted with commercial life So
he turned the key in the lock, never to open
tne store again He refused to sell end left
hiG goods to rot As the yarn goes. the store
has been deserted and its contents have been
decomposing for over year, till the institu-
tlon smells like porgy factory.
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The Late sir Moses Montefiore.

New YORK, Aug. Representatives of
the various Jewish congregations met to-
memory Of the late Sir Moses Montefore.
An organization was effected, and it was
stated that $4,000 had already been sub
scribed towards the erection of monument
or statue in Central Park
LONDON, Aug 2-The Queen having mis-
understood the date of the funeral Of Sir
Moses Montefore, sent nobody to attend the
funeral in her behalf as she had intended to
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RlEL TO HANG.
The Northwestern Rebel Found Guilty
at Regina.
His Execution to Take Place the 9th
of September.

Riel trial at Regina today were out about 30
minutes and returned verdict of guilty.
LATER.
WINNIPEG, Man, Aug. FIN the case of
Riel yesterday the jury returned verdict of
guilty with a Recommendation to mercy
Judge Richardson then sentenced him to be
hanged Sept 18th at Regina. Riel took the
result coolly.
OTTAWA, Aug. 2-The conviction and
sentence of Louis Riel, the rebel leader, is
men and English subjects generally consider
it righteous Judgment, While the French
Canadians claim that his trial was not fair
one; that valuable evidence from a metis
standpoint was suppressed, and that an i'm
portant witness was denied the defence.
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BROWNS
SARSAPARI Il | A

is a wonderful medicine for humor.
W. A. JOHNSON is clothing dealer on Pickering
Square, Bangor. 81 have had'' said Mr.. johnson,
"a canker or humor about me for long time,
which showed itself in my stomach and mouth and
had feeling which | can best describe as gem
eral ability. Have tried many remedies, and at
last bought Browns Sarsaparlla. | am free to
say that, so far as my experience goes, it is the
best thing for purifying the blood known"
If you have any disease arising from impure
blood, no matter how serious, you may be sure
that Browns Sarsaparilla will cure you If not
money will he refunded
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pool SELLERS vIcTEMIzED.
Counterfeit Tickets Cashed to the
Amount of $4,000.

NEW YORK, Aug IA week ago today the pool
sellers Of Long Branch found, when they tried to
balance their accounts, that they were $1,000
ahead Careful investigation showed that the ex-
ira tickets were excellent photographs OF genuine
and given to men who would rush to the pool room
the minute the result of a race was announced
and cash the tickets When this discovery was
made the pool sellers we're in great fright until
word came from Irving's Hoboken pool room that
the counterfeit tickets could be readily discovered
by the aid of acid that would remove the photo
0nlthe printed ticket This acid was Immediately
brought into use, and hundreds OF tickets were
detected and destroyed. 81 lost $4,000 about a
up my mind that the counterfeiters would ruin
pool selling, when discovered the acid 1t takes
a great deal longer to get through with our busi-
ness. but we can't be cheated, if we are at all
careful
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Effort to Transfer the Remains to
Washington.

lHt;AsHI1NETON, d. e, Aug. IA lOlnt res
l!1 oln5lon M has been prepared which Gen Logan
sembles, declaring it to be the, wish of the
natIon that the body of Gen. Grant be placed
IN tne custody of the nation. and that it be
deposited at the capitol, in order that q ma
tonai monument to his memory may be
not resist such an EXPRESSION % Of + the nat national
Will The idea is not to at once remove the
remains from Riverside Park, but to allow
tnem 70 remain there until the completion OF
grand memorial, which shall at the same
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Pure BLOOD

> Means health and happiness; bad blood means
10 LIN Hanker, Blotches, Salt Rheum, Cancer
i'l"rarp laps. Tumors, Black Heads and
various otneS f which are always the out
growth of impure bor,
REV. THEo. GERRIsH is Pastor of the Pine
Street M. E. Church, and author of "The Blue and
the Gray" member of his family had a severe
case of Canker in Mouth and Stomach, tried in
various ways to get relief, at last bought Browns
Sarsaparilla and was cured. Rev. Mr. Gerrish
will endorse the above.
MR. q. A. PARcHER, of Ellsworth, Is agent for
the American Express Co., and owns drug store.
There was in that town an acquaintance of his
whose vocation was that of a sailor. Fran eating
salt food he had contracted a bad case of humor ;
hair came out, face and body covered with
blotches. He took one bottle
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An lnnportant Case.

Yesterday morning F. F. Doucett of Hay-
erhill, aged 10 years, who was arrested here
on the charge of having received stolen
goods, was tried in the Municipal Court, and
was defended by Hon. G. S. Hamilton of
Biddeford The government offered as a
witness F. A. Chase, who was arrested at
the same time, and who admitted having
stolen the money and given Doueett part
of the plunder. Judge Hamilton, after
Chase had been examined. moved that
Doueett be discharged. Chase was
charged with having stolen two bank
bills Of the value of S. each, but he
had one of the bills changed, according to
his own story, and the money he gave
Doucett was not the identical property stolen
by him. The court, at the conclusion of
Judge Hamilton's arguments, ordered
Doueett's discharge 1t is said that this is
the first time this point has been raised in
the state
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AT PROVIDENCE.


Base hits-Pr0vidences o; Detroits, A. Errol
A; Detroits g.
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Some weeks ago the lasters at the shoe
factory organized q branch of the Lasters
Union at Norway. 1t was done under the
guidance of visiting Lynn organizers. Last
week the Lynn secretary of the association
visited this shop and asked an advance in
prices. This advance was granted by the
factory managers.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY 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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The National Monument.

NEW YORK, Aug 1.-The following adj
dress has been telegraphed to all parts of
the country:
:, Otice of the Grant Monument Association, 146
broadway, New York. August l, 1885. To all
newspapers, railway telegraph and express com
panles, postmasters banks, bankers, churches,
municipal authorities, commercial bodies and ex-
changes, manufacturing and business establish
mentS in the United States You are respectfully
requested to solicit and receive from your neigh
bors, patrons and friends, and from men, women
tions as they may desire to make towards the
erection of a national monument over the re-
mains OF the lustriouS Gen. Grant in New York
City and in due time transmit the same by check
or otherwise to Messrs. Drexel, Morgan & Co, or
the mayor of the city of New York. Certificates
of acknowledgment will be duly furnished by this
committee for each individual contributor and all
amounts received through any source will be
properly credited to the town or city in which the
donors reside.
For the Grant Monument Association,
RICH ARn u CTREYER SacretarY
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Two base hits-Howard, Bignell, McDermott,
Fish. Passed balls-Bignell, l. Wild pitches
Barrett, 2; Beck, 8. First base on bals-Brock-
tons p; Newburyports, /. First base on errors
Brocktons, 8; ,Newburyports g. Struck out
BTocktons,, q; Newburyports, 5. Double plays
hours.
STANDING OF THE EASTERN N. e. LEAGUE
The following is the standing of the clubs in the
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roRrLANps vs. rRov1nENcrs.


Manager Fulmer yesterday received despatch
from Manager Bancroft of the Proydences, which
stated they would have to play with the ST. Louis
club Monday, but that they could play here Fri
day, 7th inst Mr.. Fulmer Immediately replied
Come" Consequently the game will be PLAYED
next Friday afternoon at O'clock 1t is needless
to say that there will be great audience on the
Portlands grounds on that day.
NOTES.
Wheelock, who split his hand in the Haverhill
game nearly Two weeks ago, is expected to be
able to play in next Thursdays game
On the Queen City team are Butler and Slattery
formerly of the Biddefords; Lynch, formerly Of
the Portlands.
The Mechanics of Mechanic Falls soon start on
@ five days tour, during which they viii play the
Yarmouths, Watervilles Queen Citys and Bel
fasts.
Saturday Mr.. 7. H. Mcdonnell purchased 129
shares OF the stock of the Portland Association,
which with the ten shares in the hands of three
other directors gives the control of the balance of
power to the officers.
Rittenhouse Of the Broektons was Saturday
suspended for ten days without pay, with a
better.
Rittenhouse has asked for his release from the
brocktonS but cannot get it.
The NewbuTypOrtS are after Wbiteiey of the
B0stOns. He viii be eligible August z.
Saturdays game between the LaWrences and
Haverhills in Haverhill was stopped by rain in
the fourth inning, the score standing three to
nothing in favor of Lawrence.
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Beat the BicycIe Record.

BosToN, Aug. 2.-I4. d. Munger of Detroit
on Friday, at p. M, started on an attempt
to break the bicycle road record of 2075 miles
in "a hours made by Fred Ross Cook, the
California wonder, this summer. He.fnish-
miles
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INSURANCE.

We have decided TO give Sewing
Silk and Twist greater prOmi-
nence in our stock than hereto
fore. We shall carry at all times
the largest and most complete
stock OF cOlOrs TO be found i'm Port
land, so that III lady cannot
match cOlOrs elsewhere. call ON
us and we can do it. We shall sell
only the celebrated BeIding Bros.
~ Go. goods, as they are superior
TO amy other i'm quality. They are
the only American Sewing Silk
manufacturers who ever received
n GOLD MEDAL at amy exposition
either at home on abroad. They
are the most popular goods made.
Those who have never used
the Belding Sewing Silks are i'm
Vited to give them "a trial; they
will find them entirely Safisfac-
tory. N. III. STUDLEY, Manager.
499 Congress ST., cor. Brown.
1ylO snFM&Wtf
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Refusal of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company to Receive Them
SATURDAY..

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-The difficulty
between the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
and the Washington postal authorities cul-
minated this morning in an absolute refusal
by the company to carry mails for Central
and South American, ports excepting those
for Mexico and Costa Rica, from which coun-
tries they receive subsidies. This refusal was
brought about by Postmaster Backus sending
the mail, consisting of % bags, to the compa-
ny's Office in charge of clerk who had been
Instructed to proceed aboard the steamer Co
lima with the mail as baggage. This action
was taken by direction Of the Postmaster
General, who sent the following despatch
this morning:
WASHINGTON, Aug /.
Sdnsl. W. Bacls,ts, Postmaster, San Francisco
CdL.
Offer your entire mail to the Company II
refused send an agent to take the mail along with
him as baggage. Answer.
VIM B. Villas, Postmaster General.
The company's officers, knowing the con-
tents of the bags declined to receive them as
baggage unless they were separated, checked
and the passage of the agent paid to each
point of embarkation.
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The Memorial Service in Westminste
Abbey.

LONDON, Aug. 2.-The Grant memorial
service in Westminster Abbey bids fair to
bring together the largest assemblage of
Americans that has ever met in London. The
whole space of the choir and under the Ian
tern has been allotted to Americans, from
whom applications have been received for
over 1100 tickets. The dean of Westminster
will come to London specially to oficiate,
and the music will be the same as that rem
dered at the funeral of Lord LAWRENCE.
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PoRTLANDs.
Innings s.1 2 45 81 50
Portlands. s............0 l 3 0 O1 8
Queen CityS........0 0 o o o o o l.

Earned rms-Portlands, Ii; Queen Ctys, 1.
First base on errors-Portlands, s. Queen Citys
2: Struck out-Blakeley, 8; Oxley, 6. Two base
hits-A1nnis, Weidel, Benners. Double play
Deafth and Lynch. Passed balls-Thayer, 81
CULVER 2. Wild pitches-Oxley g. Time-2
hours 10 minutes. Umpire-John nj. Bell, Port
land
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SATURDAYS NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.

SATURDAYS NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
AT BOSTON.
The game between the home club and the St
Louis was called at the end of the sixth inning on
account Of darkness, with no run on either side
Base hits-Bostons, 2; st. Louis 2. Errors-Bos-
tons, 81 st. Louis, g.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Innings. ....,... II 2 8 5 6 Z 8 8
Philadelphias .....0 0 1 0 s. 6
Buffalos 0 0 3 0 o. 5
Base Philadelphias, 8; Buffaos, A. Errors
Philadelphias, IL; Buifalos s..
AT PROVIDENCE.
:, Innings .......1 8 5 6 9
ITIQyluehceS-, ,-.....Z 0 x 3
Detrolts.- l 0 0 O. /
Base hits-Providences, o; Detroits. 4. Errors
---Proyidences, A, Detroits, 6.
AT NEW YORK.
Innings. Il 2 3 8 G
New Yorks .........2 O o O 0 x 7
Chicagos. 30 2 0 o. 6
Base hits-New Yorks, .; Chicagos, 0. Errors
New Yorks Z; Chicagos, 6.
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FOREIGN.
Mr.. Forster Fears Renewal of CO.
ercion in Ireland.
The Military Governor of Granada
Succumbs to Cholera.
The Dread Disease Spreading in
the Spanish Provinces.
a Political Quarrel in Trieste Ends
in Duel.
Lord CoIeridge Connected With a
London Sensation.

PARIS, August 2.-High Official Lii Hui
Fun has been appointed as successor of the
Marquis Tseng, Chinese minister to France.
China is fastening preparations to revictual
and coal the three ironclads which were
built in Stettin for that government and the
crews Of the vessels will be strengthened.
The reasons for this sudden activity are un-
known but are supposed to be in connection
with affairs in Corea. General DeCourcy
has telegraphed his government that AMMAN
is tranquil and that the rebel minister of fl
nance and minister of public works have
been captured.
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Cholera in Spain.

MADRID, Aug. 2.-The populace is tram
quill. A majority of the cases of cholera are
still confined to the lower quarters of the
city The provinces ignore the governments
sanitary measures and the papers here urge
that decisive steps be taken to avoid con-
fusion.
Malaga, Seville and Cadiz have refused to
admit the government medical commission.
Returns continue to be received very irreg-
ularly There is no apparent increase in the
cholera epidemic. The number of new
cases of cholera throughout Spain yesterday
was 2049, and of deaths from the disease $40.
In this city 2S new cases and three deaths
were reported today, and in the province of
Madrid, outside of the city, 40 new cases and
IA deaths.
Five persons were Suffocated while house
was being fumigated at Jaen. The cholera
continues to spread to the new provinces.
In the whole of Spain on Saturday there
were reported $500 new cases of cholera and
1864 deaths from that disease. The military
governor of Granada has succumbed to the
pestilence and the cholera. is raging in the
convict settlement at Carthapnna
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.
The indications for New England today are
local rains, easterly winds, becoming south
erly, and slightly lower temperature
LOCAL. WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND Me- Aug 2 1885
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MAIDEN, Mass, Aug. 2-Patrick Maloney,
who murdered Patrick Connors, the section hand,
Friday night, between Atkinson and Haverhill
was taken from the lookup at Plaistow Centre
last night by the HaverhiIl officers and brought to
the Haverhill lookup for safe keeping. When
passing near the spot where Connors was found,
he said. Hanging is too good for me, isn't it?''
He then said, That man threw chips, sand and
stones at me and made an image out OF him and
ad MN ] oSt tqf r IT, diafge piece q rafoad " ron
in diameter was found near the place where the
murder was committed, and it is thought by the
officers that this is what Mahney used to kill
Connors with The place where the murder was
committed is one mile west of Atkinson Depot, N.
H., and about 100 rods from the line the crime
being committed in the State of Massachusetts
Maloney was willing to go with the officers with
out papers from the Governor. He stated that he
had formerly lived at Dover N. H., where he has
wife living, but left her five months ago. and has
been on the tramp ever since. The officers al
Plaistow think the man is insane, as he delights in
talking Of blood and of killing men.
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Coercion in ireland.

LONDON, Aug. 1-Mr. Forster, formerly
chief secretary for Ireland, speaking at
Bradford yesterday, said that he feared the
lapse of the coercion act would induce re-
favored wide measure of local government
and one dealing with the liquor. question.
He objected to giving to local authorities
control of police OF of Interfering with free
dom of the transfer of land. He also
opposed Mr.. Chanlberlain's proposal Of an
elective council
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| On the Brocktons' grounds Saturday afternoon
the BrocktOns easily defeated the Newburyports
| by score of 1e to 8. Attendance, 700 The
L ScnrR.
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Old Orchards Disputed Territory.

OLD ORCHARD, Aug. IA test case of
great interest to the people of this village
will be heard at Saco next Thursday. The
points involved cover the entire ground in
dispute between the authorities and some of
our residents
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The Latest London Sensation,

ELoNDoN, Aug. 2.-The latest society SEN
sation in London is caused by the announce
ment that Lord Chief Justice Coleridge is
about to marry an American lady whom he
first met on the steamer on which he re-
turned from the United States and who
marry. her. Society is very much agitated
over the approaching event and his lord
ships sons and daughter are said to be very
angry.
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The Archbishop of York Speaks
About the Cazette's Revelations.

LONDON, Aug. Rev. DR.. William
Thomson, archbishop of York, today adj
dressed an audience of men and denounced
the conspiracy of silence by which it had
been sought to weaken the, Pail Mall Ga
not party Equestion but that it was the
duty of the whole nation to stamp out this
rampant and terrible vice.
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KILLED BY A TRAMP.
How a Boston & Maine Section Hand
LOST His Life.

HAyERHILL, Aug. 1.-The engineer of the 5
railroad last night discoyeredthe body of man
near the track half mile west of Atkinson depot
His head was crushed in terrible manner. He
man on the Hayerhill section. Late last night a
man who gave his name as Patrick Maloney and
his residence as Dover, N. H. came to Plaistow
there that he had murdered Connors. He said
that he was walking on the track, and when pass
that he laid in wait for him and attacked him with
a piece of railroad iron, beating his brains out,
then throwing him beside the tracks. Maloney
was Immediately arrested and taken to the lock-
up at Plaistow, where he will be examined and
then taken to safer quarters 1t is thought that
ne IS insane, as ne talks talks, IN q rambling manner,
seems glad to know that Connors is dead
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Vice Admiral Rowen has been compelled
by i'll health to ask to be excused from serv-
ing as pail bearer at General Grants fun
eral, and the President has designated Rear
Admiral Jno L. Worden to act in his place
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How Unlike His Predecessor,

LONDON, Aug. 2.->Earl Canarvon, the
lord lieutenant, is making tour of the prin-
cipal towns of Ireland. He travels without
a police escort and addresses are presented
to himby the municipal authorities at the
various places visited.
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Foreign Notes.

Owing to the difficulty in collecting reve-
nues the Spanish government is compelled to
obtain a loan from the Bank of Spain for
current expenses.
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Accidents on the Kennebec

BATH, Me-, Aug steamer Star of
the East went ashoreinear Parker's Head at4
o'clock this morning She lay in an easy
position and came off at high water
without damage The passengers were
conveyed to Bath by steamers Wiwurna and
Percy.
Schooner Frank O. Dame of Boston was
struck by lightning three times last night
near Swan Island while towing down from
up river. Her foretopmast was shivered
and main and mizzentopmast slightly
damaged.
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Missed His Footing.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-Mr. John Dixon Dyke,
uncle of Sir William Hart Dyke, chief secre
tary for Ireland, while ascending the steps
at the railway station at Sitting Bourne to-
day, missed his footing and fell heavily to
the bottom of the stairway. He was picked
mp unconscious and died a few minutes lat
er. Mr.. Dyke was and had been for years
magistrate. and was so wears of age.