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Trial of a Judge.
BOOKS RECEIVED.

THE JEW BANKER or The Wolves of Warsaw.
By Justin Jones Harry Hazel, author of Big
Duck sc. Paper, 233 PIP, Boston Magazine Pub
fishing Company
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. A Russian Reals
tic Novel. By Feodor M. Dostoyevsky. Cloth,
456 PIP. (New York: Thomas Y Crowell & CO..
From the Publishers.
THE CHRISTMAS COUNTRY and Other Tales,
A Collection of Stories Written and Translated.
BY Mary J. Stafford. Cloth, 200 PIP. New York.
Thomas Y. Crowe g. Co. From the Publisher)
THE STORY OF CARTHAGE. By Alfred j. Church,
NJ. A., Professor of Latin in University College,
London author of Stories from Home, &c. With
the Collaboration of Arthur Gilman, M. A, author
of The Story of Rome, sc. (The Story of the Ma
tions) Cloth, 800 PIP. $1.5o. New York. G. ?.
Putnam's Sons; Portland: Loring, Short s. Har-
mon)
Gould, author of Gabrette Andre SC. Paper 159
pp 20 cts, New York d. Appleton & Co.
Portland: Loring, Short g. Harmony
MARCELLA GRACE. An Irish Novel, BY Ro-
sa Mulholland. (Harper's Handy Series) Paper,
1873 pp 20 cts. New York Harper s. Broth
ers; Portland; Loring, Short & Harmony
JOS Boys, and How They Turned Out. Sc
quel to Little Men. By Louise NJ. Alcctt, author
of Little Women, &c. Cloth. 365 PIP. S1.5o. (Bos-
ton: Roberts Brothers. Portland: L0ring, Short&
Harmony
LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS. Butler, Den
ham, Dryden, Roscommen, Spratt, Lorset, Roch-
ester. Otway. CasselPs National Library, Pa
per, 1872 PIP, 10 cts New York. Cassell Co.;
Portland Loring, Short & Harmony
THE Boys BOOK OF FAMOUS RULERS. BY Lyd-
ia Hoyt Farmer, author of The Story of Science,
Sc Cloth, Illustrated, AIT PIP, S1.oo. New York:
Thomas Y. Crowell & Coz From the Publisher.
Michael Davitt's New Book LEAVES FROM A
PRISON DIARY. By Michael Davitt, the father of
the Land League of Ireland. Paper 300 Pr,
25 cts. New York: Ford's National Library0
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BASE BALL.
GAME TODAY.

This afternoon the Portlands and Haver-
hills meet for the last time this year. Hat
field the change pitcher, will pitch for the
Portlands, and probably Conley will be in
the box for the Haverhilis. If the day is
warm there will be big crowd present.
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR PORTLAND.
The Portlands defeated the Hayerhills
yesterday, in second exhibition game, by
score of 5 to 2. The audience was larger
Cnan on tAe preceding day, many ladies be-
ing among the spectators. Madden pitched
for the Portlands, and his curves were too
much for the visitors, who failed to hit him
to any extent. Murphy occupied the box for
the visitors, although he failed to stay in it
much while pitching. The Portlands found
the ball oftener than the visitors, but did not
bat Murphy freely. The playing was
not exciting, and the regularity with which
one man went out after another, grew some.
what monotonouS. Both of the Haverhills'
runs were due to errors. The POrtlands
earned their two runs in the first inning,
Murphy pitched the ball against O'GOnnell
in the second, Soeneck's base hit advanced
him to third base, and he came home before
Madden's long fly to centre field could he re-
turned. Wheelock' S two-bagger started him on
the round of the bases in the eighth inning,
and he scored on the wild throw.Cooney
made to third base after muffing Shelters
fly. Shelter completed the run getting by
coming home on Irwin's error. The score
follows:
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THE AMERICAN BOARD.
Closing Meeting-A Resolution on
the Chinese outrages.
Prof. E. c. Smyth Dropped from the
Committee of the Board,

DEs MONIES. Iowa, Oct. S.-The last ses-
sion of the meeting of the iAmerican Board
of Foreign Missions was held this morning
The following resolution was adopted By the
Board:
Resolved, That in view of the recent off
cial reports from Pekin relating to outrages
on missionaries in China, this board desires
the Prudential Committee to prepare and to
present to our National Government, in the
name of this board, respectful protest
against the wrongs which the Chinese in
this country have received, and an earnest
appeal to havethose wrongs redressed.
Following this the farewell address was
given by President Mark Hopkins, review
ing work of the meeting.
OF eleven members of the Prudential Com
mittee who have the management of the
board, all were reelected save two, Rev. DR..
Theoring, formerly of Cambridge, Mass,
who is about TO remove to Minneapolis, and
SO could not conveniently serve, and Prof. E..
G. Smyth of Andover, Mass, who was
dropped presumably on account of his advo-
cacy of the new departure views. The two
new members are Rev. c. E. Dickinson of
Lowell, Mass, and Rev. E. HI. Atwood, d.
b., of Salem, Mass. ssszsER
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
THE STATE.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.


The village of Caribou is to have a ma
chine shop. 1t will be operated by II. H.
Gordon IL Co. Twelve men in Caribou have
taken it upon themselves to put the building
in readiness to receive the machinery.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The thoroughbred Jersey bull "Goldie's
Lennox," No. 397, NJ. S. j. ii. b. kept by A.
W. Hunt of Brunswick, died last Sunday.
He hac taken first premium at the Maine
State Fair, also the Eastern Maine Fair held
at Bangor and the Sagadahoc County Fair
held at Topsham.
gENNEBEC COUNTY.
NJ c. Foster & Son of this place have
been awarded the contract to build hve-
story shoe-factory for Hon. Frank Jones in
Portsmouth, N. H., Messrs. Fosters bid was
$16,500, among their competitors being
prominent Boston building firm.
A horse railroad between Waterville and
Fairfield is talked of,
The fine farm known as the Webb farm,
abont mile and hall, up Main street IN
Waterville, and owned by Hon. Il. +. and
Appleton Webb, Esq. is to be devoted to
stock-raising purposes.
WASHINGTON COUNTY. ~-
A schooner of los tons was launched at
yoneSport last week, named the George 4.
Lawrey. The vessel was owned by the
Jonesport Lumber Company Captain +. B.
Dobbin of Jonesport will command her.
1t is said that the purchaser of the Penn
broke Iron Mills viii utilize the water power
for woolen mill. au a4 ar
YORK COUNTY.
There is strong talk at the present time of
thoroughly Ieorganizing the York County
Agricultural Society at the annual meeting
in December, in order to build it up and put
it on plane with the Maine State and East
ern Maine State Associations, 1t is pro-
posed to call it the Western Maine State As
sociation and not contine the annual fairs in
| the future to York county.
IN GENERAL.
Superintendent ID. E. MeFee, of the Inter-
national Railway, says that up to date four-
teen miles OF rails have been laid on that
road in Maine, the sixty pound rail being
used; The work Of ballasting is proceeding
rapidly. In about one month at the outside
the location will all be finished SO that the
entire road in this State can be let to con-
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THE BARKENTINE sKoBELEFF.
Gloucester People Indignant at the
Action of the Board of Health.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Oct. s.-Excitement
still continues in r. gard to the barkentine
Skobeleff which discharged at Parkhurst's
wharf near steamboat landing. Her officers
charge of shipkeeper, everyone having
free access to her. The action of the board
of health for allowing the ship at the wharf
without being disenfected is condemned by
chant at % Pierce street, states tn at while
going to Boston yesterday on the train he
saw the mate of the Skobeleff, who was re-
lating the experience of the voyage, and he
told about men dying on board and said peo-
ship come to the wharf in such a condition.
On being asked why she was allowed, he
said they gave the board of health $50 to let
them to the wharf which could not be done
when he spoke the ship, the captain told him
they had bad fever and would not let him on
board, coming in without pilot.
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
PERSONAL.

General Charles Hamlin of Bangor, was at
the City Hotel yesterday.
Mr.. Bacon, musical critic of the Boston
last night.
Governor Robie is in Boston, at the Tre-
mont House, with his counsel, and will
| probably return home tonight.
The Brunswick Telegraph has entered on
its thirty-fourth volume. Mr.. A. G. Tenney
has conducted it for the last twenty-eight
years and half-a long term of service.
Bangor people on Thursday night extend
ed a very cordial welcome to Mr.. Robert A.
Jourdan. the new General Secretary of the
Young Mems Christian Association in that
city.
Anna Barrows of Fryeburg, who has been
at Wellesley College for short time in
charge of "The Elliott boarding house, has
gone to Boston to take the position of teach
er Of cooking in the public schools.
Misses Stone, Lablache and Huntington, ,Oc-
cupied seats together at the opera last night,
and Mr.. Lawton, who, by the way, is an ex-
cellent base ball player, sat just behind
them.
The Boston Journal says: among the
speakers announced for the Republican rati-
fication meeting Tuesday evening is Hon.
Thomas b. Reed of Maine. With national
reputation, he needs no introduction to Mas
sachusetts Republicans"
Mr. Blaine has closed his summer cottage
at Bar Harbor, and with his family has re-
turned to his residence in Augusta, where he
intends to pass the winter. he will leave for
Pennsylvania next week, where he will
make several political speeches
Miss Sarah c. Barrows, the missionary,
who starts on her return to Burmah next
week, united with the First Baptist church,
in Rockland last Sabbath. Miss BaTrows
has never before been member of a church
in Maine.
F. A. Dingley, South Casco; J. H. Palmer,
]. j. Regan, C. II. G: Miner, New York; d.
R. Beekford, D. A. Wedgewood, Boston: F.
G. Wilcox, Norwich, Conn.,; w. J. Curt,
Pawtuckett, R. L.. A. Sawtell, Island Pond,
VT; c. G. King, Caribou, and ''The Sham
us O'Brien Company, were at the United
States Hotel yesterday.
The recent death of Mrs Susan Clark in
Portland, who was native OF Whlteheld,
has suggested the thought, that 1t may not
be uninintereSting to mention that two chill
dren of the same family-that OF Jedidiah
Preble of Whitefeld, Q Revolutionary sol
dier-Miss Olivia Clark Of Augusta, and VIM.
Preble of this town. still survive, the first
named being ninety-two years of age, and
the other ninety. Mr.. Preble is suffering
considerably with an affection of the face.--
Lincoln County News.I
E. NJ Fuller, Bath; W. A. Cromwell,
South Berwick; John Barnard, Philadel-
phia W. B. Shaw, Morris, Washington; J.
E. T. Pike and wife, Sacramento. CAL; NJ.
F. Kicker, Auburn II. Butterfeld, Spring
field; E. Rockfellow, J. C. Wakefield. F. W.
McVicar, New York; G. NJ. Brett, F. E.
Russell, E. S. Dunham. Boston; j. W.
Withee, Pennington; E. P. Turner, Nor
wich, Conn, were among the arrivals at the
Falmouth Hotel yesterday.
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Pondicherry Mills Company, and is widely
known in business circles. He has been in
ill health for several months.
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
Pleuro-P pneumonia in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct. S.-Dr Dewof, commission
er of health, has issued this notice: ''It has
been determined that some of the cattle of
distillery sheds of this city are effected with
contagious pleuro-pnemonia and that proba-
bly, many of them are in early febrile stage
of disease, thereby rendering the milk from
the cows thus affected unsuitable for food.
All persons are therefore prohibited from re-
moving milk for public distribution or use
from any premises where infected animals
are found, and any person doing SO or at
tempting to do so will be Immediately arrest
ed. | advise all, owners of cows in these
sheds to regularly milk them and permit
the milk to flow on to the floor to the end
that the animal may not become diseased
from such neglect until such disposition
made of them as the State authorities shall
decide to proper"
Cattlemen say they are unable to pay men
to milk these cows when the milk from them
cannot be sold and threaten to refuse to have
the animals MIXED, and throw the RESPONSE
bility of further sickness Or disease upon the
health authorities or State commissioner.
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION
A Revision of the Prayer Book Agreed
Upon.

CHICAGO, Oct S.-The House of Dep uties
of the Protestant Episcopal Convention met
this morning. A Committee on Hymns, of
which Rev. Frederick Courtney of Massa-
chusetts is a member, was appointed, Rev.
Daniel G.. Ropetts of New Hampshire offer
ed a memorial regarding the prayer book an
mex. Laid on the table. Rev. j. Isham
Bliss of Vermont offered memorial in re-
gard to the restoration of Christian unity.
Laid ON the table.
A message was received from the House of
Bishops, which said that they had concurred
in message No. 2 of the House of Deputies
amending message, No. 3 Of the House of
Bishops. The President said the House of
Bishops having concurred in the motion of
the House of Deputies for a joint committee
on the revision Of the prayer book, the Pres
ident appointed the following committee
Rev. Drs. Huntington, Eager v. Gould, Hale
and Hart, Judge Sheffiey, Mr.. Nash, DIR.
Shattuck, Judge Gilbert and Mr.. Packard.
The House of Deputies then adjourned, and,
being Joined by the Hause of Bishops, re-
solved themselves into Board of Missions.
Right Rev. Lee of Delaware presiding.
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
Death of John Tuck

BIDDEFoRD, Oct. S.-John Tuck, a prom
met citizen, brother of the late Jonathan
Tuck, Biddeford's first postmaster, and the
late Congressman Amos Tuck, of New
Hampshire, died last night, aged Ga. The
deceased was born in Parsonsfeld He held
the Office of school supervisor of Biddeford
for several years. He leaves widow and
three sons.
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
The La Mascotte Disaster.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. S.--The total number of
deaths up to yesterday occasioned by the
La Mascotte disaster is thirty. George S.
Davidson, the beats carpenter, is in very
live. The coroner resumed his investigation
yesterday. After the evidence was all taken
the jury almost Immediately returned YER
dict generating the officers of the La Mas
cote from all blame, and severely criticised
Capt. Eprough, of the Eagle, for his treat
ing to run the burning boat ashore, and rec
commended that his license be revoked.
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
The Missing Steamer.

NEW YORK, Oct. S.-The steamer Ancho-
ria is now % days out, and there are no It'd
ings of her. 1t is charged that her machn-
ery was not in good condition when she left
Glasgow, and that her owners were aware of
It. intending soon to make extensive repairs
upon her. They are criticised for risking
the lives of passengers and crew.
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
STATE POLITICS.
BAD SPELLING ON RALLors.

D-hr u u I'I4INI UN BALLOTS.
Some OF our Democratic friends are claim
ing that their candidate for county attorney
in Aroostook, Frank L. Roberts, is elected
on account Of mis-spelled ballots for Mr..
Drew, says the Aroostook Republican. Ex-
act returns at Augusta show that Mr.. Rob
erts Is in a similar condition in this respect,
172 ballots having been cast for Frank l..
Frank l.. Raberds, 43 for Frank L, Rabertes,
Il for Frunk l.; Rodents, and "a for Frank
Boberts. II the North Star will look at
both sides, it will conclude THAT 1.-THE Superb
or Court and presidents OF the past" cannot
and will not save its candidate
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
An ex.rown treasurer Arrested.

PITTsTIELD, Mass, Oct. S.-Josiah Carter,
ex-town treasurer who resigned three years
ago and was cited before Judge Tucker at
private hearing tonight to explain a sup
posed shortage amounting to several thou
sand dollars. After an examination of his
DooRs Dy an gARelt +ha %a te S rann II
the amouet was large, but partial hearing
enables him to explain a good many things
and he was not arrested, though papers
were obtained for that purpose. Further
developments are said TO be expected
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
Accident on the Boston A. lowa,,

ST. JoHNsBgRY, vts Oct. s.-The mail
train over the Boston q Lowell, due here
about three miles west of here by the break
ing of the forward truck on the engine. The
engine went down an embankment 25 feet
carrying the engineer and fireman with it,
the fireman being somewhat bruised. The
baggage car was tipped up, on its SIDE The
passengers were uninjured
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
IMPORTANT SALES
AT
TURNER BROS.

Broken lot Centemeri and Har-
ris' Seamless 3.buttOn and Nos
quetaire Kids, rs cents, regular
price $1.2O.
Broken lot Gents Kids, S1.0O,
regular price, $1.75.
Ladies' Fine Cashmere Gloves,
25 cents.
Ladies' Vests, 25 cents.
Special Bargains in Ladies' and
Children's fine Hosiery and I'm
derwear.
Gents Camels Hair Underwear,
$I.25. Very cheap.
One more lot of Black Satin
Rhadame, $1.00, worth $l.25.
24-inch Silk Plush in fancy col
Ors, $1.5O, usual price, $3.50.
Felting in all cOlOrs.
54-inch Dress Goods, reduced
from $1.25 to rs cents.
One lot French Dress Goods, so
cts., regular price, $l.O0. Guam
tity limited.
Odd lot Shetland Wool, IL 1-2
cents per skein. WOrsted at half
price.
One lot Ladies' Cl0aks, reduced
from $50 to $1.OO.
Odd lot ChiIdren's Garments at
half price.
Headquarters for Seal Plush
ClOaks.
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
Spread of PIeuro-Pneumonia.

CAMDEN, N. j., Oct. S.-Pleuro-pneumonia
recently made its appearance near VlnceL,
town. Burlington county, and it has spread
health has attempted to eradicate it by kill
ing cattle and quarantining herds, but cases
are still breaking out throughout the county:
State veterinary surgeon. W. B. E. Miller OF
Camden, has been ordered by the govern
ment department of agriculture to examine
into the contagion and report the national
bureau,
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
FOR EICN.
General Kaulbars Meets With a Cool
Reception at Sistova.
The English Cabinet Committee
Preparing a New Irish Bill.
Riot Between Hindoos and Moham-
nedanS.

DELHI, Oct. S.-The ill-feeling recently
aroused between the Hindus and Mohamme-
dams here over mutual violations of their re-
riot last night. Several persons were killed.
The immediate cause of the bloodshed was
the profaning of the Jumma Musjeed or
Great Mosque by Hindo sectarian leader
who tied a small pig in painful posture
within the sacred edifice so that it squealed
with all its might. This enraged the Mo-
hammedan and they lat once assaulted the
Hindoos. The native religious agitation is
continually gaining dangerous activity.
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09

GARDINER, Oct. 8.-This afternoon party
of children were gathering acorns in grove
belonging to the estate of the late Hon. r.
ii. Gardiner, were attacked by large
mastif belonging on the premises Eddie,
the six year old son of Mrs. Mary F. Web
ber, was shockingly bitten about the head,
the scalp being almost entirely torn off. 1t
is thought the child cannot live.
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
SUFFERING ON AVEssEL.
A British Bark With a Disabled Crew.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct S.-The British bark
Montreal arrived here yesterday in charge of
Mexican captain and crew. She left Colon
in August in command of Captain Davidson
the captain and crew were stricken down
with fever The captain became delirious,
leaped overheard and was lost. The stew
ard, boatswain aud chief officer died. The
remaining men were unable to manage the
vessel and she drifted at the mercy of the
waves. Caught in hurricane, she lost all
her sails and finally was becalmed near Cam
peche, Mex. Here she was found and taken
charge of by Captain Satora, Mexican, who
reftted her and brought her and her sick
crew to New Orleans The captain claims
heavy salvage. The bark was in ballast and
owned by G. Churchill & Sons, Halifax, Ms
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
a Weeks Business Failures.

NEW YORK, Oct. S.-The business failures
occurring throughout the country during the
last seven days, as reported tC r. G. Dun &
agency today, number for the United States,
167, and for Canada, %, or total of 100 fail
ures, which is about up to the average of the
last six or seven weeks. The failures in
New York and the East are light the bulk
of the weeks casualties being reported from
do
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
RAILWAY MATTERS.
THE BOSTON AND MAINE.

The Boston and Maine Railroad Company
have abolished the pay car system on the
road and hereafter will pay all of the men
on the line of the road in bank checks,
which VIII be sent to station agents on tne
line of the road. This win save considers
pie expense, as formerly it took two trans
Win gang Of II meu TO pay the help on
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
More Earthquakes Around Charles
ton.

CHARLESTON. S. c., Oct. s.-There were
three shocks at Summerville last night. Re-
ports port differ widely as to the intensity of the
Shocks, some residents declaring that they
were more severe than any disturbances
since Aug 31st, while others report that they
were slight tremors No one was hurt how
ever. and no damage was done to property.
A slight shock was also felt here at 5 o'clock
this morning, by early risers, but it was not
generally felt.
The report of an earthquake shock on the
Savannah Railway today was unfounded.
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
Killed by an Explosion.

BILE explosion in the illuminate depar tment in
Winchester's armory this afternoon, Kate
Taylor. aged % years, was instantly killed
while other girls working only few feet
away were scarcely injured.
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
THE WEATHER.
WAsuINaToN Oct .

WASHINGTON, Oct. 0.
The indications for Maine, New Hampshire
and Vermont are fair weather and station
ary temperature.
The indications, for "a hours, commencing
at 7 a. m. Saturday, for all of New England
but Vermont are fair weather, nearly sta
tionary temperature and southwesterly
winds becoming westerly.
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
Leavitt Confesses.

SIOUX CITY, Oct. S-A Leavitt, arrested
Haddock assassination, has made full con-
fession. He says it was only intended 70
give Haddock a licking. John ArenSdoI1
was to do it. When Arensdorf struck Had
dock, the latter drew weapon and Arens-
dorf then shot him.
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
Died from Starvation

DOVER, N. H.. Oct S.-Barney Nouneo,
aged 70 years, was found in dying condl-
tion lastnight and died today. The doctors
decided that death was due to starvation.
His wife died three years ago and he has
lived hermit's life since in his residence in
an isolated part of the city.
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09

BATH, Oct 8.-Seth Fl. Leonard, Deputy
Sheriff of Sagadahoc county for long term
of years, died this forenoon after an illness
of few days, at his residence in Bowdoin.
Mr.. Leonard has been afflicted with rheu-
matism and heart trouble for some time.
Within year in conversation Mr.. Leonard
said that during his long term of service as
an officer he never failed to attend every
session of Court. He was an efficient Off
Ger, an honest and upright citizen, and
favorite with all. He served in Maine
regiment during the Rebellion. His age is
ahout 70
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
Sneak Thieves Steal from Yale Stu
danfS

New HAVEN, Conn.,, Oct. S.-While the
ternoon sneak thieves entered the boat house
and rified number of pockets. They se-
cured four gold watches and about $500 in
cash. The he6Niest looser was scientific
Freshman who mourns the loss of a gold
watch aud $145 in money.
The Portland daily press., 1886-10-09
Sad Accident to owen 9. Gibbs.

BRIDGToN, Oct. S.-Owen B. Gibbs, Esq.,
a prominent citizen and largely interested IN
our manufacturing industries, was thrown
from his carriage at the tannery bridge to-
day, and sustained very serious injuries. ne
now lies in very critical condition ana MS
friends have grave forebodings. Mr. 0ipos
is member of the New York mouse ol
Deering, Milliken & Co.; is treasurer Oh 'he