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wRENTHAM's MYSTERY.
The Town Greatly Excited over
the Murder.
A Gardiner Man Suspected of the
Crime.

EAST WRENTHAM, Mass, March 15.-The
excitement over the Wrentham murder IS
intense and there seems little doubt but
that the victim is Miss Agnes A. Long, VINO
disappeared from here about three years
ago. Previous to her disappearance she had
been intimate with one George Storrs who
was clerk in grocery store and 1t was
understood by her associates and by Mrs.
Dow, with whom she boarded, that they
were soon to be married. He paid her great
attention, but partial estrangement was
caused by reports that Storrs was at the
same time paying attention to another
woman. Miss Long demonstrated with him.
and it is alleged that a reconciliation was
effected and that he promised to marry her.
On the night of Nov. %, 1882, according to a
livery stable record, it is stated that Storrs
engaged team for the ostensible purpose OF
taking Miss Long to party several miles
out of town, and since that night nothing
has been heard of her by her friends. The
lining of the buggy, on Storr's return to the
stable, was found spotted with blood, but
this was explained satisfactorily by him at
the time and nothing further was thought
of it. Storrs has claimed that he left Miss
Long at the door of her boarding house, and
knowing the girls unsettled habits and un-
easy disposition her absence from the house
was passed over without concern by the in
mates A visit was made to Storrs' house
tonight but he was net at home. No arrests
have been made as yet.
Storrs, the man under suspicion,is 80 years
f. IL
since married the woman to whom he was
attentive during his intimacy with Miss
Long. At the time of her disappearance Miss
Long was in delicate condition and
charged Storrs with being the cause.
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MUSIC AND DRAMA
APHRoDITE.


Tonight Charles Atkinson's company will
present 'Aphrodite, "or the "Tinted Venus"
at Portland Theatre. The play is by Ander-
son and the music, said to be of excellent
character, by Blake. The scenery is all car
ried by the company. The singing of the
troupe is called excellent, and the acting
good The songs Pm dandy waiter of
them ALL sung by Walter The BARRIERS O.r5;
by Lille Bate; the quartette songs Some
things Wrong" "Chop-sticks ;" the dancing
around Aphrodite, and the song "Ive never
kissed my Mother are said to be witty and
catching. Lille Bate makes charming
Aphrodite and renders her songs in clear
and pretty voice. Her freaks in the Barber
shop are very funny. Mr.. Williams is the
life of the play and indulges in some side
splitting acts. The other characters tit very
well in their places The play has, unlike
the Mikado scenes at the end makes a lively
portrayal of the Tinted Venus.
FoGG's FERRY.
Lizzie Evans is a clever soubrette, who
sings and dances, and who is full of life. She
is perfectly at home in characters like
"Chip." She catches on to the kittenish
ways, and also the pert and saucy manners
which such girls are supposed to have: She
will be at Portland Theatre Friday and
Saturday.
THE MIKADo.
Stetsons company which appeared here
early in the season in "The Mikado" gave so
much pleasure and drew such large houses
that there will be a great desire to see his
No. company in the same opera at City
Hall next Tuesday night, Mary Beebe will
be the "Yum- Yum" and Alice Carle "Kat-
isha." There will be agrand chorus and an
orchestra of fifteen musicians. The tickets
are having rapid sale at Stockbridge's.
NOTES.
Mme Patti was Kissed in Valencia Friday
evening because of bitches in the first duet
in "Traviata," and she Immediately left the
theatre and returned to her hotel escorted
by the police. A.
Corinne Merrie-Makers, fractured one OF
her legs by a fall upon the stage at Albany
recently, and is still confined TO her ROOM
Mr.. Edwin Booth is reported to have gwen
as a reason for not contributing to the fund
for the erection of monument TO- JOhn NC
CullOugh that there were other men,
greater actors than he,. VINO nave mad no
monument erected to their memory, notably
Edwin Forrest and my father To erect a
monument now to Mr.. Mccullough would be
an inyidious distinction"
The Boston Museum company for next
season will be rather different organization
from that of past years. Miss Annie Clark
retires virtually; Mr.. Barron remains, but
appearances seem to indicate that the actor
who replaces Jack Mason, who goes to New
York, Will have many of the leading parts
Mr.. Seymour and his wife, May Davenport,
Will be IN the company, also Mr., Nolan and
MRS. Nolan, Mr.. Hudson, A. K. Whytal and
Dayne. Geo. Wilson will probably return;
Miss Mazda Craigen and Isabel Eyersson
Will be In the company, and possibly FRANK
Burbeck.
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= GENERAL NEWS.

Ex-Gov. William Irwin of California died
yesterday morning in San Francisco, after
an illness of one week.
Two men have been arrested for completely
in the robbery and murder on the Rock
Island railroad.
A peculiar form of influenza is affecting
5000 people in Canton, Ohio
Bellington & Co.'s bobbin factory at Phila-
delphia was almost entirely burned yester
day morning. The machinery. valued at
$4,000, was destroyed, together with stock
valued at $4,000.
First class tickets from Chicago to Cali
fornia are now $3.50; second class, SIT.
At the Rhode Island Democratic conyen-
tion in Providence yesterday Hon. Amasa
Sprague of Warwick was nominated for
Governor.
Sylvester Gildersleeve, senior member of
the shipbuilding firm of S. Gildersleeve &
Son of Portland, Conn.,, died Sunday, aged
81.
Mrs. Bancroft wife of Geo. Bancroft, the
historian, died at her home in Washington,
ID. c., last night.
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UNKNOWN WRECKS.

PHILADELPHIA, March 15.--Steamer Ash
ford. from Huelva, reports the heaviest
weather ever experienced. For seventeen
days she had succession of northwest to
west gales and hurricanes. On the 10th inst.
in IA iats 46o 5O', long. 65' to 7O0, she passed
thronqh great quantities of wreckage, con-
sistins Of the bulwarks and rigging OF some
vessel; also great quantity OF cases M OF OIL, ot
iSthr. iRri in lat. sSo 3O, long. 65e0 Is passed a
sunRen schooner Of apparently about 200
tons, with the main and mizzen masts Vlsi-
ble Bundled shingles, supposed 70 nave
been her cargo, and rigging we're noating
about the wreck
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A STRANGE STORY.
HeartIess Method Adopted by Hus-
band to Put Away His Wife.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, March 15.-Mrs.
Sophia j. Norton, of Woodlick, made public
Friday strange story of her abduction and
confinement in the Middletown insane asy-
lum. According to her story, year ago
Miss Minnie Norton, handsome young
cousin, came to live with them. Her hus-
band soon became infatuated with the young
lady and practically made her mistress of
his house. He then became desirous of
ridding himself of his wife, and one day. in
the latter part of November he forced her
into a carriage and took her to the Middle
town asylum, where she was admitted on a
certificate purporting to be signed by DR..
Barbour, registrar of Waterbury. As soon
as DR.. Shea, the superintendent of the asy-
lum, examined her he pronounced her per-
fectly insane, and offered her her liberty, but
she requested the privilege of remaining,
however, in preference to returning to her
unhappy home. When Mrs. Norton left the
asylum and returned to Woodlick she found
her husband had fed, that her three children
were at her fathers, and that the cousin was
in possession of the farm. She will institute
proceedings to recover possession of it.
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Indorsing the Action Of the Cigar
Makers Union.

At general meeting of the Portland Long
shoremen's Benevolent Society held March
9th, the following resolution was unanimous
ly adopted
That this association, after hearing the objects
OF the Cigar Makers International Union ex-
planned, endorse the action of said Union in their
efforts for the suppression of tenement house
cheap labor, and Sympathizing with them IN their
present grievance shall give preference to the
Union made cigars to which The blue label OF the
International Union Is affixed.
(Slgned) -
L. B. Howard, VIM. B Lowery, Daniel Early, u
j. Leonard, Jeremiah O'Neil, ..
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BASE BALL.
EASTERN COLLEGIATE LEAGUE

EASTERN COLLEGIATE LEAGUE.
There promises to be renewal OF the talk
made two years ago regarding the formation
of an Eastern Collegiate base ball league,
and it is not improbable that one will be
formed this spring, consisting. Of Bowdoin,
Dartmouth Colby, Bates rn1aga ana tae SIase Col
dent writes that their club having with
drawn from the intercollegiate league for
the reason that her faculty demanded that
return games be played at Hanover or else
both games upon neutral grounds, to which
terms Yale and Princeton would not agree,
they are now in favor of the above PROPOSE
ton All the Eastern colleges will have
strong teams this season, and can make
popular league. We hope a meeting will be
called for the purpose soon.
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Consumption
Conquered /!
WHEN THE DOCTORS COULD
DO NO MORE.
CHAS. A. CABRERA, S2 Hawley Street,
Boston, Mass, writes:

"One year ago 1 was apparently SO far
gone with Consumption that my lie
fHs1n fham months. T With my faith in the
ability of physicians to help me all gone,
/ tried almost every known remedy,
with no apparent benefit. Finally, as
last resOrt, Il was induced to try DIR. X. C.
Flowers Lung Cordial. The very first
dose gave me relief, and with the first
bottle took new lease OF life, and L
can honestly say to-day that one spoon
full OF this remedy is worth more TO the
sufferer from Lung troubles than a gall
Ion Of any other known remedy. A bot
tie of it is now one Of nay choicest pos.
sessions, and at the first symptom. OF
cough or cold fly to it for the RELIEF 1t
never fails to give"
DIR. FLOWERS LUNG COR
DIAL is without question the
most wonderful Lung remedy ever
discovered. 1t eradicates the
germ of CONSUMPTION AS NO
REMEDY HAS EVER BEEN
KNOWN TO DO. 1t stands with
out a rival for COUGHS, COLDS,
BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, and
CONSUMPTION.
Price $1.OO per bottle. A copy
of DIR. Flowers Rules for the
Treatment of Consumption accom-
panies each bottle.
FLOWER MEDICINE COMPANY,
BOSTON, MASS. o,t
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Mammoth RuIIdIng.

Thomas C. Jenkins, Pittsburg, PENN mas
the largest wholesale grocery and hour mouse
in the world. 1t is 24o feet long, 100 rect wloe
and six stories high, making over hne acres acre,
of floorage, also, switch from the PenlihIsyl-
hoId;nSs aighS freight cars at one time The
trade marx of the house is, "rhe Checkered
Front"
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RAILWAY MATTERS

THE BOSTON & MAINE ROAD IN LYNN.
The Boston & Maine railroad belt line
through Lynn, from Raddins on the Saugus
branch to Swampscott, will be built. On
Saturday afternoon, General Manager James
T. Furber and Messrs. J. Nichols, William
G. White and William E. Stevens of the
board of directors, went to Lynn and went
over the route proposed, which has previous
ly been given. The new union depot ON
Causeway street, Boston, is to be built just
as soon as the company completes the filling
of its lands at Somerville to accommodate its
present freightyard on Causeway street.
GRAND TRUNK EARNINGS.
1884. 1886.
Week Mar. 27..........S 3S4,O33 S272, 1908
Since Jan. 1............... 2.154,460 2,112,969
NOTES.
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Another coneressman Dead.
The Telephone Suit.

NEW YORK, March ia Washington
covered that there is no model of the Bell
telephone, the patent of which was issued
March, 1876, in the patent office. No expla-
nation is offered for this omission, Ihe ex-
hibits in the Pan Electric suit wih be con-
fined to unpatented telephones.
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THE PAN ELECTRIC.
Mr.. Rogers Again Before the Com
nojttee,

WASHINGTON, March 15-When the tele-
phone investigating committee met today at
the request of Ranny J. Harris, Mr.. Rogers
was recalled to the stand. He said that the
parties forming the original Pan Electric
Company paid nothing for their stock in ad-
dition to the price fixed in the contract, and
before going to New York it had been un-
derstood they were to issue stock based up.
electricity. The gentlemen were to give
their names as q guarantee to outside par
ties that the company would be honorable
and fairly conducted as an enterprise based
upon future possibilities required guaran-
tee of men of national reputation. That
was the consideration for which they were
given their respective interests.
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In Biddeford.
ISneciaI to the Press. l

Especial TO the freSS
BIDDEFoRD March 15.-The new city
government was naugurated to-day Mayor
Samuel F. Parcher in his address gives the
net city debt as $1O1, ,sS9.7o. Edgar A. Hub
bard was elected clerk; o. F. Page, treasurer;
Geo. A. Berry, tax collector; Edwin Stone,
city solicitor; VIM. Boston. engineer; Caleb
j. Emery, city physician. Tristram Goldth-
waite was elected chairman of the Board of
Aldermen, and Benz. Goodier president OF
the Common Council.
In Saco.
Especial to the PREssl
SACo, March 15.-Saco's new city govern
ment was inaugurated to-day The city debt
above resources as reported by Mayor Roscoe
L. Bowers is $47,673.06. The Aldermen
chose II. A. Weymouth chairman and the
Council chose George F. Boothby president.
The subordinate officers elected were the
same as printed in the PRESS yesterday ex-
cept supervisor Of schools, Leroy 0. Straw.
In Lewiston.
LEWISTON, March 15.-The city govern
ment of Lewiston was organized to-day.
David Gowan, Esq. Republican, was inau-
gurated mayor. His orief address shows the
net indebtedness of the city to be $685.
John Sabn was elected city clerk; David
Farrar, treasurer; G. G. Wagg, assessor; G.
B. Haskell, street commissioner.
In Auburn.
AUBURN, March 81. w. Haskell, Esq.
elected by the Citizens ticket, was inaugur-
ated mayor to-day. He states that the total
liabilities of the city are $213, ,S25. r. F. Foss
was elected city clerk; G. B. Atwood,
treasurer; L. W. Haskell, street commits
si0ner.
In Bangor.
BANGOR. March 15.-The new city govern
ment was inaugurated to-day. Mayor Wesley
delivered his inaugural address, containing
a general review of the werk done in the
different departments during the past year
1t appears that the aggregate direct liabili-
ties of the city are $4,000; the contingent
liabilities are railroad loans amounting to
81, ,925,O00. There is due the city $632, ,6S1.73.
After the reading of the address the Boards
of Aldermen and Common Councilmen met
and transacted the usual business. Charles
F. Bragg was unanimously reelected presi-
dent of the Common Council.
In Bath.
BATH, March 15.-The city government for
1886 organized to-day. Mayor Wakefield, In
his address, recommends cooperation with
other towns interested to foreclose the mort
cages and take possession Of the Knox &
Lincoln railroad. He urges an amendment
to the city's charter so that the city marshal
may be chosen by a popular vote, and re-
commends the election of an auditor as re-
quired by the city ordinance The ordinance
never has been complied with. Joseph M.
Hayes was elected president of the Board Of
Aldermen; Fritz Fl. Twitehell, president OF
the Council; and Seth O. Rogers, city clerk
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Franklin S, J, Court.

PENNINGTON, March 15.-The S. j. Court
adjourned today. Eight civil verdicts and
two criminal were rendered. and there were
two disagreements in criminal cases. Five
divorces were decreed.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
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PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,

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Advertisements inserted In the MAINE STATE
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sertion, and so cents per square for each subse
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THE LABOR QUESTION.
Operatives at the Brunswick Mills
Return to Work.
Trains Not Yet Running Regularly in
the Southwest.
Great Strike of Yardmen in East St.
Louis Imminent

BRUNSWICK, March 15.-The strike at the
Cabot mills caused by misunderstanding as
to wages has been amicably settled and the
help have gone back to work.
Accepts Their Employers Terms.
Troy, N. Y, March 15.-The Victory Col
lar Mills at Schuyleyyille started again this
morning, the strikers accepting the ten per
cent advance in wages offered by the compa-
ny. The strikers wanted an advance OF 20
per cent.
Spinners on Strike.
PROVIDENCE, March 15.--The mill spin
ners employed in the Arctic mill OF Messrs.
B. B. & r. Knight, struck today for an in
crease in wages.
The Railroad Troubles.
ST. LOUIS, March 15.-The Missouri Pa
ciEc railroad officials have not yet made any
attempt to move freight trains upon their
roads. Accommodation trains, however.
have been running on the regular schedule
time and have not been interfered with in
the least
A circular emanating from the East st.
Louis assembly, Knights of Labor, was
served this afternoon upon the representa-
tives of all roads centering in East st. Louis,
demanding an increase of wages for all yard
men and stating that if the demand was not
complied with by six o'clock Thursday ev-
ening the men would be ordered out.
KANSAS CITY, No., March 15.-Matters
are quiet in regard to the strike. The com
panys officials attempted to send out train
under police protection but could not get
possession of the engines which are under
guard by strikers across the State line in
Kansas at the round house.
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IN the Kinks.

NEW ENGLAND POLO LEAGUE.
The following games were played last
night:
At Boston--Bostons 8, New Bedford o.
At Cambridge -Salems 8, Cambridges 1.
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The value of the cargo was $250,000, a
he entire loss will amount to $1,5OO,OOO.
picked UP From the Wreck.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., March 15-Schooner
E. ]. Long, Harding, master, came into New
London harbor today from Richmond for
Portland with three of the crew of the
steamer Oregon on board Captain Harding
reports passing Boston pilot boat Sunday
morning towing eight lifs boats which he
Thought belonged to an ocean steamer.
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MAIN G..

Compromised with their Creditors.
BosToN, March 15.--The Kennebec Franz
ing Company, 172 Washington street and SO
Hawley street, Boston, (also Fairfield, Me.,)
has compromised with its creditors at 25
cents on dollar.
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THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, March 16.

WASHINGTON, March 16.
Indications for Portland and vicinity
Slightly warmer, fair weather, followed by
light rain or snow.
Indications for New England to-day are
variable winds, stationary temperature,
light rains. followed by warmer, fair
weather.
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FROM WASHING TON
Want the PiIotage Bill Passed

Especial to the PREss.]
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Mr. Reed pre-
sented today the petition of j. S. Winslow
and many others of Portland, ,Eand Mr.. Ding
ley the petition of a large number of ship
owners, masters and seamen, for the passage
of the bill granting the same rights to mas
ters of American sailing vessels in regard to
pilotage that is enjoyed by American steam
vessels.
Postal Changes In Maine,
The Postmaster General furnishes the fol-
lowing information affecting the postal ser
vice in Maine:
STAR SERVICE CHANGES.
Route 255-Jefferson to Gardiner From
March 9th, increase of distance three-quarters of
mile, caused by the establishment and location
on this route OF a post ONCE at Pleasant fond.
POSTMASTER APPOINTED
William A. Mcintosh has been appointed post
master at Peaks Island, Me-, in place OF G. 5.
Brackett, who was not commissioned.
PosTMAsTERs COMMISSIONED.
Shapleigh-S. J. Carpenter.
ParSonSiield-L. A. Brooks.
Brockway's Mills-J. w. Hall.
Rockland-W. p. Hurley.
South Solon-D. W. Jewett.
MAIL MESSENGER SERVICE DISCONTINUED.
Route 6O,O66-Steep Falls, Cumberland county;
from MdTCH zOlli
Another Congressman Dead.
WASHINGTON, March 15.--Ex Governor
Michael Hahn, representative in Congress
from Louisiana, died suddenly this morning
at Wizards Hotel, of hemorrhage of the
lungs.
The autopsy showed that death resulted
from the rupture of a blood vessel near the
heart. produced, it is believed by excessive
coughing. The remains will leave here at 5
o'clock tomorrow afternoon for New Or
leans.
Minor Matters.
Senator Morrill, today introduced bill to
appropriate 100000 t2r the erectlon 81 an IN
the present structure, of equal and similar
exterior Character, and to be connected with
the executive mansion by corridor.
The acting comptroller of the currency has
declared the first dividend of 25 per cent. in
favor of the creditors of the Lancaster
National Bank of Clinton, Mass.
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British Vice consuI for Maine.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-The President
has recognized George Herbert Starr as Brit
ish Vice Consul for the various ports in the
State of Maine, to reside at Portland, Me.
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on Staten Island as to his theory as to the
cause of the accident
ST can't saw for sure how that boat came to
be sunk for / wasn't there; but in my opin-
ion no schooner ever made TWO holes in the
Oregon large enough to sink her, and have
no doubt that the steamer struck the masts
neighhorhood and which has lately moved
from the position in which she was located
on the charts"
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The Ferry Traffic.

All the Maine Central locomotives which
were damaged in the recent blockade, have
been repaired and are running again.