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The Portland daily press., 1886-03-11
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BASE BALL.
NOTES.

MANAGER Murnane has signed pitcher
named RYAN for the Boston club
Lew Brown is practising daily with view
IN Signing with some New England base ball
club for next season.
league will be held in Haverhill probably,
and will undoubtedly take place this month.
Mullen of Boston, who is to furnish the
money for the Boston New England league
nine, writes the secretary of the league that
Boston will surely have club in the league
this season.
Conley, pitcher for the Haverhills, SAYS
that Newburyport has the heavy hitting team
of the Eastern New England league.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-11
List of Patents.

The following patents have been issued to
Maine inventors;
Damon B. Brockway, Dover, valise.
Francis H. Coffin, Portland, temporary binder.
Sylvester Eastman, Providence, r. L., asslgnOr
to Synchronous Time Company of Portland, cleo
trio regulator for pendulum clocks
Jacob G. Wiswell, Medford, assignUf to Wiswell
Electric Mining Machinery Company, Portland,
ore crusher.
Henry Fairbanks, st. Johnsbury, VT, assignor
to Feed Water Heater Company, Portland, feed
waIer heater.
BENJAMIN n Merrill Lisbon, washboard holder.
George w Miard and j. II. Clarke, Provi-
dence, r. l., asSignorS to SynchronouS Time
Company, Portland, regulating pendulum CLOCKS
from distance, four patents.
Edward B. Robinson Deering, combined port
folio and binder.
Positive Pump and Water Meter Company, Kit
terry, rokey engine.
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SHOT HIM DEAD.
A Keepers Terrible Encounter with
a Prisoner.


P1rrsFIELD, Mass, March 1o.-A prisoner at
the iail in this town, committed under five
months sentence from Great harrington for va
grancy, and giving the name of John johnson of
Roston, but known to be William Smith of Liver
pool. Eng, was shot dead this afternoon by Chas.
W. Fuller, the keeper. Smith was in the solitary
cell for shamming sickness to escape work, and
at the dinner hour raised racket which dis,
tmbed the prison. Fuller went to ms cell, opened
Smith assaulted him with his heavy brogans,
breaking his nose at the first blow The prisoner l!t
got possession of Fuler's billy, with which he
BEAT him On The head The officer then retreated
to a corner of the hall, and when smith advanced
however. took no notice of the warning, but still
advanced when Fuller shot him through the
heart. Smith has been very troublesome ana IN
subordinate ever since his arrival at the lall on
Dec. 10th, and has been five times subjected to
punishment for violation Of the prison regulations.
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TO LET.

TErO E.ET-Party Sleighs of all description on
Il the most favorable terms. lso single and
double teams at short notice. Hacking promptly
attended to. EASTMAN & GOODWIN, Robin
sons stable 35 Green street. z8-4
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Burned TO Death

LANCASTER, n. H. March 10.-Ihe 1alm
buildings of Selden c. Howe, in Jefferson, were
destroyed by fire this forenoon with most OF tnelr
contents. William Howe, 80 years OF age, Whle
attempting to extinguish the tre was burned 10
death, The origin Of the fire is unknown.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-11
Amendments by the Governor.
Governor KoDle Has IIIaut IHe
nominations:

Governor RoDle nas Inaue In5 IOHOWIHg
nominations:
justices of tie Peace and QgSra.m-Fgederlck
Noyes sullivan; Lewis A. W3eeaer' 6' Pitt,stoa
Jr4ast 7 Hastnps Bean. Bethel H. Lorn Merrill Par
scnsed Aivan a. pay York kfEed wm BgFaSgaqaR goSgS
Snrine Hiram. frederick B. Dunton, Lincoln
Vile; iucien E. Staples, Monticello;
Notartes Patbltc-Albert B Hall, Portlandi Jas.
E. Chilcott, Ellsworth; n. 2. IaiDot' .Oaluueh
Timothy Dale Eliot. xu.,.tn.o,,
Dedtiatss justices Edward Bishop, WestprooKi
L. s. H. Rogers Litehfeld. - 1,,.z
Waff Addison; Samuel d. MarstOn, ParSonsnelu-
CoroneT-Frank S. Warren, Biddeford.
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The Secretary of the Treasury sent to the Sem
ate today his reply to its resolution Of the Sd inst
directing him to inform the Senate how much if
any actual payments andspurchases of the princi-
pal of the public debt since July ], 1877, have
been in excess of the requirements of the law reg
uating the sinking fund and how the existing
laws can be carried out in relation to said fund
from this time until S25,000.0O00f of the Az per
cent bonds mature In his letter he says that the
annual application of one per cent OF the entire
public debt OF the United States with the amount
annually added thereto equal to one years inter-
est on the redemptions of each year shows that
the total requirements from July |, 1877, to June
80, 1885, was 1929 528, ,762, and the reduction of
the debt during that period was S642, ,176,29l.
sit will be thus seen,' he says, that the reduc-
ton of the debt for the period from July l, 1877,
the sinking fund by 1912, 53l The only Uui-
ted States bonds redeemable at the option OF the
government now outstanding are $184,693, ,250.
As these bonds may be absorbed before the ma
turity Of the 41a per cent bonds of 1891 which
come next in order for redemption further addi-
tions to the fund can only be made by the pur-
chase of bonds in open market"
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-11
IN THE Kinks.

THE NEW ENGLAND POLO LEAGUE.
The following games were played last
night.
At Woburn-Woburn, 8; Boston, 1.
At Somerville-SOmeryille 8; HaYerhill, /.
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MAIN
Frost's BOX FACTORY Sold.

sAco. March 1o.-George W. Frost, of Beverly
has sold his box factory in Saco, which employs
fifty hands, to G. A. Crossman & Co. of Lynn.
This is the largest numbering industry in the
nounty
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WANTED.

a medium sized convenient
rent, i'm a central location.
Address with terms.
~. r. A, Press Office.
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NOR sALE-A nice brown cocker spaniel
IL male pup full blooded, about three months
old, for sale; price $4O0. Address M. II. RAN
LIFT ROckland. Me. al
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Attempt to Assassinate Jules Nern
Djstress in ireland.

LONDON, March 1O.-The government has plac-
ed gunboats at the service of Mr.. Tuke, in his
work of relieving the distress among the inhabi-
tants of the islands along the western Irish coast
Indescribable distress has been developed among
way WHO, besides having hardly anything but
moss and sea grass left to eat are without fire,
and often without clothing and shelter IL IS not
rare to find girls of II and 1S years kept in hid
ing during the daytime because bereft of every
thread of clothing, which has been bartered away
firen with The distributor of the fund raised in
America through the New York Sun, Tor the i'm
poyerished fishermen of Achill and Boffin Island.
reports that In order to save the lives of of
people now diving of starvation in these western
Islands, it is imperative that relief on large
10 N aofO
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Investigating the Management of
the Pension Office.

The Senate commitmittee on expend-
itures of public money, today began the In
yestigation Of the charge brought by Commission
er Black in his report that the pension Office un-
der his predecessors was ayowedly, political ma
chine, and of the manner in which the pension Of
fee has been conducted and administered by the
present commissioner. General Black, in reply to
Senator Harrison, described the organization of
the pension office, and especially The junction of
the board of review and the usual course of a
claim through the office from the hands Of exam
iners to the board OF review, and thence to the
commissioner.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-11
Foreign Notes.

Yesterday morning fire broke out in the Cafe
Comerco, Situated on the Gale Esmeralda in Val
paraiso, and the entire block, including the prin
cipal shops in the city, were burnedto the ground
Loss estimated at 81 100000.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-11
FOREIGN.
A Fatal Collision.

LONDON, March 10.-A collision occurred yes
terday between two trains on the railway between
Monte Carlo and Mentone. The train from Men
ber of carriages were smashed and fell into the
sea The number of deaths is unknown. but it IS
believed that at least twenty persons lost their
lives.
Attempt to Assassinate Jules Verne.
ASI1ERs France, March 10.-An attempt was
made today to assassinate Jules Verne. Two
shots were fired at him from revolver by the
authors own nephew, who had come down from
Paris for the express purpose of killing his uncle
One of the bullets struck the author in the leg in
flicting a slight wound The nephew Is thought
tA hn
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-11
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, March Il.
Indications for Portland and vicinity
Warmer, fair weather.
Indications for New England to-day are
warmer westerly winds and fair weather.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND Me-, March TO- 1886
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Wanted.

a CAPABLE girlto do general housework, ref
n erences required. Apply at No. 55 CAR LIE
TON STREET, between ana p, N, AZ
mari utl
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The Alleged Telegraph Monopoly.

D. II. Bates president of the Baltimore & Ohio
Telegraph Company concluded his testimony be-
fore the House Committee on post offices this
morning. He stated that the average rate OF
charge by the Western Union Telegraph Compa-
ny was % cents and the rate east of the Missouri
river was much less than that, but the rate west
of that river was much greater. The monopoly in
the West was the reason rates were so high in
that section. He advocated compelling the West
ern Union and other companies TO accept busi-
ness from the Baltimore & Ohio.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-11
Resienatlon al the Senate Chaplain.

Rev. Elias De Witt Huntley, chaplain of the
Senate. sent letter to the Senate today, tender
March 15. He has been appointed pastor of a
church in another city.
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AGENTS WANTED.

AnENTc with small capital We have something
AUGW y new, no risk, large profits, special 80 day
offer, write at once. EMPIRE Co., SSl Canal ST., n. z
maI3 eod3m
A GENTS WANTED-To sell the best sell
IA ing household articles yet invented large
profits and sure to sell. For particulars address
X. M. GORDON, Lewiston, Maine. 22-tf
A GENTS Agents; money in 1t; an article
IN very popular with ladies'; enclose stamp.
j. G. BARDWELIs. Paxton, Mass. 224
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Vetoed by the President.
The Sinking fund.

The President sent to the Senate today mes
sage declining to approve the act for the relief o
InfO HolIinS McRl3iP
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A Vacant chairmanship.

The death of Senator Miller leaves vacant the
craftsmanship o fthe committee on foreign affairs
and it is possible thatSenator Frye may secure
the place. He is now third on
the committee and Messrs Sherman and Ed
mtnds, who are above him. are otherwise proyid-
ed for
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TO Let.
FOR SALE.

~ TORE No. Al Free ST. recently occupied by
3 W. A. TAYLOR, Free St. Market Apply TO
ANDREW MULNIX, 100 Centre st. feb9df
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LOST AND FOUND.

OsT-In this city, Feb. 23d, a gold hunter
u case watch The finder will be rewarded by
leaving at tho PRESS OFFICE. 81
SpsE-Several opportunities to obtain great
Ia bargains in our clearance sale of Boots, Shoes
and Slippers, as some lots have been entirely
closed ont. We have added other and better lots
and will continue our half price sale several days
longer. NJ. G. PALMER. 81
EOUND-A frst-class store anxious to. close
Il out sample pairs, mistits, and odds and ends,
before Spring trade begins. These Boots, Shoes
and Slippers for Men, Women and Children, are
sold at halt price, at GAL Congress street, by NJ u.
PALMER. 6-l
n OsT-Wednesday afternoon, between 372
IL Fore and 2S4 Congress ST., linen cuff with
gold button attached The finder Will be suitably
rewarded by leaving the same at 272 Fore Street.
ALFRED HASKELL. 61
ROOMS TO LET.
DERRX'S HOTEL-Some good rooms can
A. now be secured at Perry's at reasonable rates;
also table boarders accommodated 81
VNO LET-The spacious chambers over d. B.
n Farnsworth & Co. For full partic ulars ap-
ply to WOODMAN, TRUE s. co. 21-tf
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--F17110@NVVNA-
ReY. w. j. Twort of Canton has accepted
9 call to the pastorate of the Pine street Free
Baptist church in Lewiston. Mr.. Twort will
begin his labors March 18th.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-11
Bill Adjusting the Claims of Work
men Not to be Called Up at
Present.
Senator Frye's Chances for the
Chairman of the Foreign Affairs
Committee.
The Eight Hour Law.
Especial to PRESS. ]

The bill adjusting the claims of workmen under
the eight hour law by reference to the court of
claims has been favorably reported from the
claims committee, but there will be some delay in
calling it mp as that committee has two bills
ahead which will occupy the whole time allotted TO-,
the committee when it is next called and it will
be some time before the committee will be
reached again.
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11zz1V1' 7uO.l 1tr1ErNII =
AMl11AMI Bpm 7PM II NJ
Barometer 30.015 3o.O14 29.922 298SS 29.e95
Ihermo'r; 12.a 22dd.44 2d.4 28.22 2s7 ,3es 3s8
Humidity. i48.S 1913 73.6 $50 I74.2
Wind. 80. IN tSE Sc lSW 10
Velocity. IS D 0
Weather Clear Clear lClear iClear lClear
Mean daily bar. .29 944 Maximum ther ..28.6
Mean daily ther. 21.1 Minimum ther.. 10.1
Mean daily DIV pt.1I.4 Max. We. .wind.....7 NV
Mean daily hurn..65.5 Total precip...... 90
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
March 10, 1886, 1000 P. NJ
Observations taken at the same moment OF time
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LEWISTON, Me-. March 1o.-The district ex-
ecutiye committee of the knights OF Labor pub
lish card today proposing to settle the trouble
in the Bates mil by arbitration "They say we
will leave the matter to committee of three, one
to be selected by us, one by the corporation, and
the third by the said representatives of the
Knights of Labor and the corporation. Their de-
csion to be fnal.''
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-11
FROM WASHINGTON.

Senator Pugh of Alabama Attempts
to Answer Senator Edmunds.
His Speech Said to Have Been a
Failure.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-11

ENOR sALE-Store fixtures and small stock
manufacturing village of Saccarappa; store sui
fciently large to add dry and fancy goods; rent
low splendid opportunity. Apply to 4. ).
MERRILL. 467 Congress ST., Portland 81
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-11

Mr.. Pulitzer of New York, from the committee
on civil service reform, reported adversely the Sc
ney bill to repeal the civil service law.
Mr.. Stone of Missouri will file minority report.
In the morning hour, Mr.. Morrill, Of Kansas on
behalf of the committee on invalid pensions call
ed up the bill repeating the limitation on the time
within which pension claims of militia men who
were disabled when acting under the orders of
United State officers must be filed.
Messrs Rogers of Arkansas, and Reagan OF
Texas opposed the bill.
The morning hour having expired, pending ac-
ton, the House went into committee of the whole
on the Indian appropriation bill,
Messrs. Holman of Indiana, and Perkins of
Kansas, spoke in favor Of the Indian industrial
schools
Mr.. Cannon OF Illinois severely criticised the
present Indian policy.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-11

hNOEt SALE.-A desirable 212 story. wooden
a house, situated in the western part OF the
city, on Hill street; heated by furnace with Seba-
go and gas; healthy, slightly and pleasant In good
neighbofhood nice stable Inquire on premises.
, 1886-04-29
THE PAPAeos or ARIZONA.



= si-dicine Mans Failure to Cure n Chief
The Penalty He Paid.
| was talking the other day with Capt.
Frank Cloud, now living in Arizona,
about the Indians out in that territory.
Said he:
"We have u race of Indians in Arr
IONA called the Papagos. Time out OF
mind they have lived at peace with the
whites, but in their battles with the other
Indians are fully the equal in pluck and
courage of the dreaded Apaches. Some
months ago. while temporarily residing
among them. / became witness to one Of
their customs. which, if practiced among
the whites, would nave the effect of de
creasing a certain portion Of our popula-
ton quite materially. One Of their great
chiefs was stricken down with n fever.
The medicine man dosed him with herbs
and applied all the healing remedies
within his knowledge. Notwithstanding
his efforts the old man gradually grew
worse and finally died.
The day following his burial l noticed
an unusual commotion about the camp.
all the men, women and children were
gathered together as If to perform some
great religious ceremony. There was an
air Of solemnity about the scene that
justified this impression. The mystery
was explained when | saw the medicine
man. escorted by two young bucks,
march from his tent and take a position
about fifty feet distant. At a given sig
nal of the young men raised his rife
and. before | could comprehend what
was taking place, fired a bullet into the
medicine mans heart, killing him in.
%stantly. | then learned that it was the
the custom of these Indians where a
medicine man failed to cure one of the
sachems who died from causes other
than wounds received in battle that he
must suffer death as a consequence of his
lack Of skill
asked Capt. Cloud how, under these
circumstances, they succeeded in finding
a person willing to accept such a posi-.
ton. He replied that the office car.
ried with it a great many perquisites and
privileges that mad it a very desirable
one. Moreover he added, every In.
dian expects to die with his boots on
as they say out there, and as the post OF
medicine man relieves them from the
necessity of bearing arms, the chances OF
of death are no greater on the one hand
than the other. They bear their fate phi.
losophically. and | have never heard OF
an instance where an attempt was
made to evade il by seeking safety in
flight. - Jules Guthridge in Chicago
News.
, 1886-04-29
IN The LONE WOOD.

'Ilnew by the smoke thai 70 gracefully
curled
Above the green elms that a cottage was
near,
And said, III there's peace to be found
in the world.
A heart that was humble might hope for
IL here. r
1t was noon, and on flowers that languish'd
around
In silence repos'd the voluptuous bee;
Ef'ry leaf was at rest, and I heard not a
sound
But the woodpecker tapping the hollow
beech tree.
And Here In his lonely little wood lex.
claimed,
@with a mnid who was lovely to soul and
to eye,
Who would blush when I prais'd her, and
weep II | bland,
How blest could | live and how calm could
der
by the shade OF yon sumach, whose red
berry dips.
IN the gush OF the fountain, how sweet
TO %recline,
And to know that | sigh'd upon innocent
lips,
Which had never been sigh'd on by
any but mine. Moore.
, 1886-04-29

A subscription paper is sent you for
the household of some venerable philan-
thropist or eminent public man. These
influential people spent money freely in
their day for hospitality, or generosity,
or what not. You often wished that you
could be as liberal in these ways; because
You could not, you put something by,
and now you are called on to give that
and more to provide for their deficit. In
their palmy days these good people had
excellent opportunities to lay up some
thing for old age or for their heirs; but
as they preferred not to do it, you are
expected to pay their debts and support
their children. What they lavished on
dinner parties or on phiianthrophy-it
makes, for the present purpose, little
difference which-would have made for
them the provision now expected from
you.
1t may seem u%ngenerous to mention
guch a thing, but is it not worth while 10
remember that the fact of ones being an
artist, or a scholar, or a philanthropist,
or a public servant, is no excuse from
life's ordinary duties, economies, and
forethoughts? If any one fails in these
duties, they must simply be done by some
one else.-~T. w. H." in Harper's Bazaar.
, 1886-04-29
TAg ART % &c LAPIoAaY.



The lapidary department, which,
through the courtesy Of the firm, the
writer was permitted to visit and under
the guidance of the foreman, to inspect,
occupies the entire sixth floor of the
building and is devoted to the cutting
and polishing Of every stone except the
diamond, the most important work, how
ever, being on rubies, sapphires and fancy
gems. Here are treated not only the
rough but a large proportion Of the cut
stones imported by the firm, and here
an extensive business is done in cutting,
shaping, matching and repairing gems
for dealers and patrons. What most inn
presses n is the apparent simplicity of
the mechanical appliances, everything
seeming to depend on the knowledge,
skill and dexterity of the lapidary. The
stone, placed in an iron frame, is first
roughly cleaved by being brought in con-
tact with the edge of a rapidly revolving
disk of steel charged with oil and dia-
mond dust. After, it is cemented to a
handle, then firmly pressed against the
flat surface of n horizontal revolving
wheel Of lead, flooded with water and
tAAA'AF 1A1tf = liz IAOlEl aAlAlt1 anu
facets are formed.
The drilling and concaving machinery
introduced are extremely simple, that for
concave work being a horizontal screw
lathe having adjusted to it small lead or
iron disks, the convex edges Of which
have the outline of the c~oncavities they
are intended to cut. The drill, anvil
shaped and having two diamonds at its
point, is set in a spool fashioned handle,
and when in use is adjusted with its
point resting perpendicularly on the OBJ
ject and held in place by a horizontal
bar, M end of which is pinioned to a
slotted upright, the other resting under
the left arm of the lapidary. who, with
his right hand, cause the drill to re-
volve steadily and rapidly by means of u
bow and string.
Here were seen in every stage of treat
ment the yellow diamond and green
aquamarine of North Carolina; the tour
maline, from Maine, moss-agate, from
Colorado, and also the beautiful garnet,
comparing favorably with the Indian
gem and known as the American ruby;
topaz, bookstores and carnelians, from
India; sapphires, chrysolites, moonstoncs
and catseyes, from Ceylon; jasper and
lapis-lazuli, from Russia; and from South
America, pink topaz, carnelian, jar
goons and peridot, a peculiar bright
green stone, all blending in a gorgeous
wealth of color such as the eye seldom
rests upon.-Cor. New York World.
, 1886-04-29

A British commissioner in Pegu lately
had to deal with a very complicated
case, involving the sanctity and owner
ship of a huge piece of bric-a-brac. a
Hindu contractor, who had engaged to
mend roads, supplied from the jungle
cut stones which excited attention. The
tracks Of his cart led to a quarry, which
turned out to be a great stone embank.
ment, on which reposed n recumbent
image of Buddha. Deserted, neglected,
and covered by a jungle full of snakes
and tigers, the image and its platform
were being destroyed when the unfor-
tunate Hindu was discovered at his van
dalism. The stones were hauled back,
the contractor went to Jail, and the
place became a favorite object of wor-
ship, until the tigers began to take an in
terest in the worshipers so personal that
many failed to return from the Jungle
The ArgOnaut.