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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16
FOREIGN.
The Irish Peasantry-

DUBLIN, Jan. 15.-At Lismore, county Water.
ford, yesterday, while the board OF guardians OF
the poor law union were holding their weekly
meeting, a crowd of laborers burst into the room
and in menacing language demanded assistance
for themselves and their families Iney threat
ened that unless help was soon Forthcoming they
would plumber the neighboring farms IN order 10
obtain means of subsistence. Mr. Michael Davitt
approves the proposition to buy out the Irish
landlords. and suggests an eAnglo-Irish arbitra-
tion committee to settle the terms OF the pur-
chase.
tion of the Earl of Carnarvon, lord lieutenant of
Ireland to his reluctance to abet wholesale evic-
tions contemplated by the government, and
which will render the Irish desperate.
United Ireland imploreS the cabinet to look be-
fore it leaps and not to adopt coercive remedies,
as the people will not submit tamely to being
The Evening MAIL a Loyalist organ comment
ing on the utterances OF United ireland, says they
should not neglect. The executive is distinctly
told that unless it curbs the landlords Captain
Moonlight will be fully empowered to slay, mll-
tilate and pillage with the vigOr and fendiSh fe-
rocty of the Land League days.
The Freeman's Journal, reviewing the opinions
entertained by the different English political par
ties, says: .'The tide runs high against ireland.
The anti-Irish feeling is rampant among English
men, and they loathe the idea OF home rule for
Ireland"
LONDON, Jan. 15.-The Earl of Carnarvon,
lord lieutenant of ireland, declares that Farlia-
ment will not help to relieve the dreadful distress
prevailing among the inhabitants OF Achill and
Eagle Islands. LORD CarnarVOn duuS THAI HIS SOle
reliance for aording relief to the starving people
is the limited means at his disposal OF sending
the unfortunates to the workhOuse. He, however,
hopes that private contributions for the relief Of
the sufferers will enable the poor people to re
main in their homes instead of being compelled to
seek shelter in the aready much-oyer-er0wded
almshOuseS
An Irish high sheriff has written to the Times
that pending discussion by Parliament famine
is approaching ireland, and with it will come acts
of lawlessness. Violent men, he says, determined
not to starve will seize the necessaries of life
even at the risk of doing bodily harm to Others
WATERFORD, Jan 15.-Two hundred able-bod-
led men, with their families, attended a meeting OF
the board of guardians yesterday and demanded
admission to the workhouse. They said they were
starving and were unable to obtain work.
Foreign Notes.
John Magee, who on Wednesday in London
pleaded guilty to the charge of attempting to
procure money from the Prince of Wales by
writing threatening letters, was yesterday SEN
fenced to seven years penal seryitude.
Business failures throughout the country for
the past seven days number for the United States
3o7 Canada 20, a total of 332,-against 1856 for
the previous week.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16
coToPAxl IN ERUPTION.
Alarming RumbIings and Shocks OF
Earthquake.

GUAYAoUIL, via GALVESTON, Jan. b.
Serious volcanic disturbances have occurred
in the last few days. There have been at
different places showers of earth and ashes,
accompanied by loud rumblings. The Coto-
paxi volcano is supposed to be in eruption
The real state of the mountain is unknown,
owing to the interruption OF the government
have also been felt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16

The character of the investments as they
appear in the Examiner report is frst-class.
OF the $37,00O,oOO of resources held by the
banks only $314,OO0 have been put into
securities which have suspended payment
and became reduced in value. The estimated
value of the above named amount of securi-
ties is given by the Examiner as $202, 500,
showing a prospective loss of $111, ,310.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16
Immense Cuano Beds Discovered on
the Island of Cuba.

WASHINGTON Jan. 15.-The Consul OF the
United States at Santiago de Cuba reports to the
Department of State the existence of large guam
titles of bat-guano on the south coast OF the
island of Cuba The guano Is deposited IN caves,
one of which was visited by the consul, ana IS
estimated to contain from %, 1000 to 10000 tons.
The facilities for working these deposits are re-
ported as being excellent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16
The San Diego peveIopment Co

The San Diego Development Compa ny
has been organized with the following off
GERS;
President-Henry NJ Dow.
Treasurer-Wm. H. Floyd.
Directors--Wm II. Floyd, Henry NJ. Dow, Thos.
l.. Rogers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers OF real estate in
the county have been recorded at the regis
try of deeds;
Portland Georgianna W. Ray to John L.
Bracket, land, $500.
Julia E. D. Carroll and others to John L.
Gray~charIes Thayer to George p. Moody,
land, $3.50.
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Masonic Installation.

On Thursday night the officers of st, Albar
Commandery were installed by Past Emf
nent;C Commander A. F. Chase as follows:
E.C.-B. B. Farnsworth.
G.-F. r. Harrington.
C. G.-J. A. Martin.
Preate-Marion CroSley.
S. WI H. Fogg.
j. W.-M A. Dillingham;.
ST. Bearer.-Alonzo Libby.
Sw Bearer.-D. W. Babb.
Warder.-J. E. Munx
Sd Guard.-W. F. Howe.
I'd Guard.-John Russell.
1st Guard.-Allen johnson,
A magnificent Past Commander jewel, ap-
propriately inscribed, was presented by St
Alban Commandery, through Past Command
Chase, who appropriately responded.
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Thirty Soldiers, Including Eleven Of
ficaYS. Killed.

PAITA, via Galveston, Jan. ia train
conveying military company was wrecked
Wednesday night at Valdivia. Thirty sol
diers, including eleven officers, were killed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16

never deceive the public, but beware Of the Cheap
John druggists who offer you plaster chiten
and tell you it is substantially the same as the gen
uine Benson's Capcine Plaster or even better.
They ask less for the imitation, for 1t costs less
but as remedial agent it is absolutely worthless
The reputation of Benson's as the only plaster
possessing actual and high curative qualities is the
result of many years experiment and honorable
dealings on the part of the proprietors; and 5000
physicians pharmacists and druggists endorse 1t
As the best ever made. Protect yourself against
deception by buying of reputable dealers only, and
genIine has the '''Three Seals trademark, and in
the centre is cut the word "Capcine."
jan11 M"@ohrm
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS

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Address all communications to
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nEAENEgNits Causes and Cure, & Py one aaIs VINO
Ill Treated bv most of the noted specialists of the
ID dsy with no benefit. Cured hdnlseg IN three
months and since then hundreds OF others Dy same
process plain simple and successful nome
Treatment. Address T. s. PAGE, 12S East 26th
ST., New York City. noVl4SM&Wl2w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.
Indications for Portland and vicinity
Increasing cloudiness, followed by local
rains or SHOWS, slight rise in temperature.
Indications for New England today are
increasing cloudiness and local rains, slightly
warmer winds shifting to southerly, lower
barometer.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT
pnprr AMI Me Tan 15 1896
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Senator Frye's Bill for Relief of the
MaYchapt Ma riYe

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Among the bills
introduced yesterday in the Senate was one
by MI. Frye for the relief of the merchant
marine of the United States engaged in the
foreign trade 1t provides for the payment
bv the United States, under such regulations
as as the secretary Of the treasury will promul-
gate, to any vessel, whether sail or steam,
built and owned wholly in the United States,
and engaged in the foreign trade. on her ar
the sum Of 30 cents per registered ton for
each @ 1000 miles sailed, and pro rata for any
distance travelled less than 1000 miles on any
voyage between this and foreign country !;
such payment to continue for term of 10
years; and thereafter for, another term Of 8
each year upon each thousand miles sailed,
and bro rata for any less distance travelled,
the distances to be determined bv measure
ments furnished by the United States hydro
graphic office to the bureau OF navigation
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16
Maine Savings Banks Investments

The following table shows the general
character of the investments of the savings
banks in Maine:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16
The DOLPHIN Controversy.

The assignees of John Roach have made a
proposition to the secretary of the navy to
settle by arbitration by board of experts
certain questions of fact in regard to the con,
struction of the despatch boat Dolphin, ana
the money values involved in preference to
going before the courts
The jury in Rev. Mr. Bristows case Ii,, IN Jersey
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16
Eorbiddlng the Sale of Liquors.

The House Committee of public grounds
and rules, today adopted rule u +bo horDladng reSfn
rant riln sf The f same action has been taken at
the last two sessions. but in those instances
the prohibition was contained in joint n rule
while the present rule is simple committee
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16
The Right of the Senate to infornna'
ton.

The Republican Senators met in caucus at
haif-past 10 this morning and adjourned at
half-past /. Their purpose was to compare
views with regard to the right of the Senate
to information as to the Presidents reasons
for making removals from office. The 4 g. fast az
was stated that many. OF the inquiries a. az
dressed to the heads of departments by the
chairmen of committees, remain unanswered
but inasmuch as no action of the admins
tration up to this time indicates purpose TO
refuse to give this information, no formal
seoposition was made and no action takens
Wills wide variety of opinions found ex-
preston with regard to the pTppriety OF rals-
ing formal issue with the administration at
present upon this question, the majority
were Of the opinion that should the informa-
tiOn sought not be ultimately Forthcoming
the Republicans will, in justice to the men
who have been suspended or removed for
supposed cause, be required to take some for
NAL action in the Senate to secure the infor-
nation or an avowal by the President that
he will not give his reasons for making the
removals.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16
Rivers and harbors.

The House committee ON rivers and har-
bors TODAY resolved to limit the total amount
Of the appropriation for improving rivers T9
and harbors to eleven million dollars. The
committee considered the subject OF impIroy-
ing the harbors at Rockland and Saco, Me-,
Portsmouth, N. H., and Burlington, W, put
will in no case be made public in advance OF
the report of the bill.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Jan. Is, Is
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16
Foreign Notes.

John Magee who on Wednesday in London
pleaded guilty to the charge of attempting to
procure money from the Prince of Wales by
writing threatening letters was yesterday SEN
fenced to seven years penal servitude.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16
Sandy River Ma ationaI Bank.

FARMINGToN, jan 15-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Sandy River
National Bank of Pennington, was held yes
terday, and the following officers were elect
ed: Francis G. Butler, president; Timothy
F. Belcher, cashier: F. G. Butler, Daniel
Beal, Alvan Currier, j. w. Fairbanks, Fred
G. Perkins directors
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-16

Business failures throughout the country for
the past seven days number for the United States
307 Canada 20, a total of 332,-against 336 for
the previous week.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-03-20

Colonel Tom uchiltree was recently
in Washington and his comment upon
the social phase of the Admin istration is
racy. Said he: cone would have thought
that the death of Miss Bayard and of the
Vice President would have had the effect
of quieting down Washington society. Il
has only sent it spinning on with mad
der whirl These people who have bctu
out of power for twenty four years want
to get as much out of their accession to
place IN the shortest possible time as il
is possible to get out of it. The Whit
neys are eclipsing the Old WCrd.
Think of 81 900 spent on terrapin for one
reception. 1t is canvasback duck and
champagne for the crowds and many get
gloriously drunk over it. Miss Cieve-
land, the mistress of the White House in
this regime OF Jeffersonian simplicity,
has fifteen new dresses week. If Mrs.
Garfield Or Mrs. Hayes or Mrs. McElroy
or Mrs. Grant had as many in a year they
were deemed extravagant. What an air
of elegant and refined and sensible do.
mesticity there was about the White
House while these ladies were its occu-
pants. They neither sought to lead so.
ciety OF mould fashion. They were model,
of helpmates TO the Chief Magistrates of
tie Nation
The Cecil Whig., 1886-03-20
The American Girl,

Stylish to the backbone. Independent
as independent can be, but very pure.
Is devoted to pleasure, dress, spending
money, shows her moral nature nude
Just as it is to de3eive nobody. Flirts
all winter with this or that one, and dis
misses him in the spring, when she in
stantly catches another. Goes out alone.
Travels alone. When the fancy strikes
her She travels with a gentleman friend,
or walks anywhere with him; puts bound
less confidence in him; conjugal intimacy
seems to exist between them. She lets
him tell what he feels-talks of love from
morning to night; but she never gives
him permission to kiss as much as her
hand. He may say anything-he shall
do nothing. She is restless; she gives
heart and soul to amusement before she
marries. After marriage she is a mother
annually; is alone all day, hears all night
nothing except discussions about patent
machinery, unexplosive petroleum and
chemical manure. Partisan women de
test her. Provincial women despise her
Men of all countries adore her, but will
not marry her unless she has an immense
fortune.
Her hair is vermilon, paler than gol-
den hair; her black eyes are bold and
frank; she has patent shape which it is
forbidden to counterfeit, spreads herself
in a carriage as If she were in hammock
the natural and thoughtless posture OF
her passion for luxurious ease. When
she walks she moves briskly, and throws
every glance right and left; gives many
of her thoughts to herself aAd few of
them to anybody else. She is wild
plant put in hothouse-PrjsF Figaro.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-03-20
SOCIAL DEMOCRATS.
)siirrs':nian Simplicity, with Both Jene
SON and Simplicity LEFT Out.


was talking the other evening at Mrs
WhituCy's reception with lady who has
been in Washington society ever since
the war and has witnessed the ups and
downs Of at least two generations. She
said that never before in her knowledge
or experience had there been so much
money spent in Washington in dress and
entertainment as this winter. Il remem-
Der, she said, ''when it was an occasion
for rcGarl. if refres hmentS were offered
at Cabinet reception, and at other even
ing gatherings it was seldom that any
thing more than sandwich and cup
of coffee or 4 glass of punch was offered.
50 late as the Hayes administration, when
Senor Mantil!a gave grand reception in
honor of the marriage of the King of
Spain champagne and terrapln were
served, and it was considered princely
extravaganza But now the finest and
most expensive wines are served as freely
as clarot punch was ten years ago, and
The Letters and the Whitneys and other
wealthy people who have recently come
to Washington have set fashion that
has prevented many people who would
like to entertain from doing 50.
"Untii last year, continued the lady
Of twenty five years experience, Il have
always given reception each winter.
have usually served coffee, claret punch,
salad, oysters and that sort of thing, and
it has usually cost me $500 or 5000, in
clutling the music and flowers. But I've
had to give them up because cannot
make such a spread as others do with
champagne al So a case and talrapin at
$50 a dozen. Oac does not like to have
their entertainments contrasted with
those of other people. If only one family
was doing this sort Of thing there would
bo no difficulty, but it has gotten to be
the style, aud one might as well be out
of the world as out of the fashion. So
we poor folks have been driven to having
''teas." Eve not the slightest doubt that
Mrs. Whitney's entertainments cost her
not less than -, 800 week, but every
body enjoys them and she can afford it
The Cecil Whig., 1886-03-20

I.'n The Worcester spy.
I. was 10 the Old Town Hall (now tie
,':ty HAIi). ltwas Monday night, stormy
,nd uuinviting out Of doors. As he
walked GoHn the centre aisle all eyes
were turned upon him. How well many
remembered that pa'e, haEgard face, the
lrnL, lpwiog unkempt hair of raven
ii ,ckness, wLieh Cough neryously pushed
meeting. His coat was buttoned at the
lie top only. \ crowd of those who had
laughed at his Bacchanalian songs, his
N1nderfui powers Of mimjcry and his
.rot2squo dancing had followed him into
:hc meeting. AS he ncrvoUs'y affixed
Ais signature to the pledge Il hall-sup-
+ pressed, snccring laugh was heard by
hose in the rear Of the han. Cough
heard it also, and as l3 Iail down the
pen he turned suddenly upon those as
scmLled with, ''Why do you laugh? ? Am
| cot 4 man?' The meeting was silent
in an instant, and then followed one OF
hose impasSioned temperance addresses
sjich in after years made him foremost
,:nang the most effective workers of the
temperance cause. In all his after life
ne never moved an audience more than
iii this, his first temperance address.
Fears were brought to the eyes of all,
md it WIS sight never to be forgotten
hy those who witnessed the scene.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-03-20

Two men were on Broadway car tie
ether day, who were debating the coldi-
ton Of trade, Ola was gloomy. The
other failed utterly by argument to raise
hin to more sauguine view Of things.
lie at last said:
"WeH, didn't like to tell you, but my
attest line of business has proven bad"
What are yoa M" asked the gloomy
nap.
Lime" WAS the reply.
what's the matter with the lime
.rale"" was the unsuspectiag inquiry.
slack, said the sluguine man as he
-.inned broadly, while the.paople in the
car laughed at the way he had entrappcd
the man Of shadows.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-03-20

The coincidence of Ftstsr Day in 1886
with st. Marks Day rivives discussion
in certain quarters concerning the fol-
loving medieval 'prediotion,." -" These
Zines are translated from Ia, L,t;n at
tributed to Nostrad
"whcn st. George vii! cruelty ,f,l
And St Mark will resusottlte Him.
ana "heh 81 ''hh VIII carry Him,
The Cecil Whig., 1886-03-20
The Historian and His Granddaughter

Mr.. George Bancroft, the historian, has
with him this winter a granddaughter, a
beautiful girl of twenty, who was born
in Germany and has lived in that country
all her life. She has never been in the
United States until now, and although
her father was born in Massachusetts
and lived there until his marriage, the
daughter can speak but few words of
English. Mr.. Bancroft, instead of en-
ploying teacher for her, gets up at :,
o'clock in the morning, takes cup of
coffee and roll, and then spends an hour
before the family breakfast giving her
lessons ir English. The old gentleman,
although over eighty-six years of age,
goes out to evening parties great deal
as the escort of this grandchild. of whom
he is very proui, and acts as Ter inter-
prefer in conversation with those who do
not understand French or German
Every afternoon, too, he is seen taking
his horseback ride with Mr.. Spofford
the Congressional Librarian, according
to custom they have followed for many
years.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-03-20
and the famous shot threw down his

and the famous shot threw down his
gun to flee with a nimble terror"
The ghost, by this time bolder
grown, now began to invade the house.
He was met in the cleaning on the
winding stairway he was seen lurking
in dim corners he had been encoun-
tered to the mortal dlSmay of Miss
Stars domestics, in the various turn
ings of the passages that ramfied
through the house.
Miss Star, who had been foremost
IN every party organized to unravel the
mystery, now announced her dctermi-
nation to lay the ghost, and this she
was bent upon accomplishing unaided.
She would sit up for him and fight it
out, she said, in the large dining room
at the end Of the hall, where once or
twice the ghost had shown himself by
twilight.
Accordingly, having securely locked
and bolted the doors and windows,
| this bold young woman sent her guests
to bed and arming herself with pistol
sat down upon the sofa at one end of
the dining room to await the issue
alone, but not in the dark, for there
was lamp dimly burning over the tall,
old fashioned chimney-piece.
1t may safely be asserted that not a
guest in that house slept a wink that
night. Some time between midnight
and O'Clock those who lay Quaking
heard two pistol shots in quick success
sion. Immediately there was a rush
for the dining room, no one being
willing to be left behind. When this
excited party entered the dimly-lighted
dining room Miss Star was found re-
clined in semi conscious state on the
sofa, the blood trickling from a slight
wound in the forehead which had been
grazed by pistol ball. There was no
one else to be found in the room, but
on the floor, at the opposite end, was
small pool of blood.
Miss Star, when reused, said that
the ghost, or whatever it was, had ap-
peared, she could not tell how, soon
after the clock struck one; that the
sight Of him SO He'd her with anger
and Indignation as to annihilate fear.
She stood up and spoke to the appari-
ton, saying: "You have bullied and
tormented me and my guests more
than enough; | will endure it no
longer" And with these words size
raised her pistol and fired. The figure
bent over, pressing his hands to his
side with some exclamation, whether
OF pain or execration she knew not
but the next instant he lifted his arm
and fired at her, the ball grazing her
forehead she fell over on the sofa
and what became of the ghost she
could not tell.
The next morning there was found
on Miss Stars plate at breakfast 4 note,
written on soiled piece Of paper in
an uncouth hand containing these
words: "NIlss Star: You're woman
of true grit. | shall trouble you no
more. You've seen the last of the
Star ghost"
Every effort to discover the perpe-
traitor of this mysterious joke was fruit
less. No trace of the man in the fur
cap was ever revealed, but the ques-
ton suggests itself, was Miss Star an
accomplice in this clever hoax