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The Portland daily press., 1886-08-16

that Augusta may fairly be set down as a
Republican city since 1857, so that this trade
which Gen. Dow speaks of which changed it
from a Democratic to Republican city
must have been made just before the
election in the spring of that year.
In 1856 the anti Maine law men were in
control of the State and the legislature re-
pealed tle Maine law, every Republican
member voting against repeal. The Repub-
licans who carried the State that year were
pledged to its re-enactment. Does Gen.
Dow mean to say that the rumsellers of Au-
gusta deserted party that had just repealed
the Maine law and joined a party that was
pledged to re-enact it, or is he mistaken
when he says that Augusta became Repub-
lican city through a trade between Republi-
can bosses and the rumSellers.
The people of Somerville, in Massachu-
setts, are agitated and perplexed over series
of circumstances which seem to show that
certain woman, well known in the communi-
ty, has been administering poison to relatives
and friends with a success and murderous
intent rarely witnessed among enlightened
peoples In 1882 Mrs. Sarah Jane Robinson
was living in Somerville with husband,
two daughters, aged respectively eight and
twenty-five years, and son aged eighteen
years. She had also brother, Prince A
Freeman, whose family in 1885 consisted of
wife and two children. Some time later
than 1882 an old man named Sleeper lived
with Mrs. Robinson's family. Of this group
of ten persons Mrs. Robinson alone remains
alive at the present time. One by one they
have passed away under circumstances which
have in each case puzzled the attending ply
sician; but as different doctors were employ
ed the suspicious of no one were sufficiently
aroused to cause an investigation until very
recently. Three of the members of Mrs.
Robinson's family belonged to benefit So
ciety known as the Order of Pilgrim Fathers
The frequency of payments of death rates
aroused the suspicious of the officers of the
order and the result has been an investiga-
tion which seems to show that Mrs. Robin
son, by a skillful administration of poison,
has caused this terrible mortality among her
own relatives and offspring. 1t is also sup
posed, though it has not been aScertained
definitely, that the same woman put poison
in the ice cream at a Methodist Sunday
school festival in Somerville last June, there
by causing the serious illness of more than
one hundred persons. The fact that Mrs.
Robinson has profted directly by the death
| of several of those who have died so sudden
ly, as well as certain alleged irregularities in
her life, tends to show that she is, if guilty, a
monster more depraved even than Jesse
Pomeroy. But if she also attempted to
| poison the people who ate ice cream at the
Sunday school festival there is a strong pre-
sumption that the woman is afflicted with
peculiar form of insanity. A cool and cal
| culating woman might possibly slay her own
family to make money; but such person
would hardly attempt to poison a crowd of
people from whom nothing was to be made.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-16

HON. S. L. MILLIKEN will speak at
Skowhegan, Tuesday evening, August II.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-16

HUN. " MI. t II 7 WI opCotfN tto IOIIOFos
Fort Fairfield, Wednesday, August 18.
Presque Isle, Thursday, August 10.
Caribou Friday, August 20.
Houlton, Saturday. August II.
Calais, Monday, August %.
Eastport, Tuesday, August "a
Washington County Convention, Machias, Wed
nesday afternoon, August %.
Rockland, Thursday. August 26,
Richmond, Friday, August 27.
Boothbay, Saturday afternoon, August 2S.
Auburn. Monday, August 30.
Canton, Tuesday afternoon, August 81.
Bethel. Wednesday, September l.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-16
APPOINTM ENTS.

HON. JAMES G. BLAINE and HON. WM
GIBSON, of Ohio, will speak at mass meetings in
the afternoon, as follows;
Sebago Lake. Tuesday, August "a
North Berwick, Wednesday, August %.
South Paris, Thursday, August &C.
Lewiston, Friday, August 81.
Houlton, Tuesday, August 81.
HON. EUGENE HALE will speak as follows;
Somerset County Convention Skowhegan, tues
day afternoon August IT.
Franklin County Convention, Pennington, Wed
nesday afternoon August Is.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-16
PORTLAND RAILROAD.
CONGRESS- STREET STATION ROUTE.

On and after MONDAY, jane 3SIh, cars
connecting with Maine Central Railroad
outward trains will leave as fOIIOwsG
Leave Leave Connecting with
Boston steamers, Post Office trains leaving Con-
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-16

Cars viii connect with all inward trains except
ie2sdtf E. A. NEWMAN. Gen1 Manager.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01
A Call for SHORTCUT. Bonds.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. The secre-
tary Of the treasury has issued a call for the
redemption of bonds of the 3-per-cent loan
Of 1882. The principal and accrued interest
will be paid at the treasury of the United
States, in Washington, on the LIST of March,
1856, and the interest will cease on that dav
Following is description of the bonds:
Three percent bonds issued under the act Of
congress approved July IL, 1882, and num-
bered as follows: $50, original No. 29S:
eloO, original No. 2, l49 to original No 9, 165,
both inclusive; $500, original No 1,Oi3 to
original No. l,075, both inclusive; 81 600,
original No 9.1s9 to original No 9,7s6, both
inclusive; $4,000, original No 10, 40 to
original No II, 400, both inclusive Total
Ole, 100000.
The bonds described above are either
bonds of the Original" issue, which have but
one serial number at each end, or 'substi-
tuts" bonds, which may be distinguished by
the double set Of numbers which are marked
plainly Original numbers" and substitute
numbers" All of the bonds of this loan
will be called by the original numbers only
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

ha. kicked nohow, cause Jacob was no
slouch hisself. and he wore red socks. An
he top her who he was an she seq. SEE
she:
I'm 90 an tell dad
IAN Laban YVES glad ter see he's newly.
An Jacob SEE, SCI he:
4" Uncle, wants ter work"
"An' Laban seq, SEE he:
"'Pitch in"
"Laban's other daughter. Leah. was an
OIL maid an had weak eyes. In other re-
speck she was doin' quite well. Jacob
made or good han, and Laban was sham
ed to give him but he's board an washin'
An. he SEE. sez he:
" What's yer salryY
"An' Jacob spoke up es one man, an
he SEE, SEE he:
81 wants yer daughter Rachel, SEE
Ee"
"An' Laban seq. SEE he:
Not muchl"
AN Jacob purposed to work seven
years for board an clos an cigarette mon
ey eff he cud hev her at the end OF that
tine.
"An' Laban sez SEE he:
"Its 60
"An' at the end of seven years Laban
he'd barbecue, an invited all the naburs.
Speeches was made, an there was great
time. The presents was num'rus an
costly; an the table groaned. Mite KEN
on, an they he'd no 'lectric light nor coal
lie in them days, an the weddin TUX place
in the dark.
In the norma Mrs. Jacob slipped
outer bed, an she SEE, seq she, sorter to
herself:
Where's my eye waterl' SEE she.
"An' then Jacob raised up onto his
elbow an he saw that he'd bin TUX in .
He hustled into his pants an went out.
Lsban was innercintly shellin' corn for
ther chickens in the back yard"
"An' Jacob SEE, SEE he:
cor man. yer shifted the cut on me las
mite. an my CURL was lost in the shuttle.
An Jacob was hot. under the collar
can Laban SEE, SEE he:
Don't let yer shirt bile over the waist
ban of yer pants. Keep yer temper"
AN he guy him long line of CONVEX
sashin, an then he SEE. sez he;
you've got one of my gurls now, an
eff you're so dead stuck on thuther We kin
hev both eff ye works fur me seven years
more
AN Jacob SEE, SEE he:
1--we nuthin' petickler to do. an
might ez well muse myself that way ca
not
An the sucker served seven years more
an then he was Norman an mo we'd oul
TO Salt Lake. guess. An that's ALL
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Theirs are S 32a saloon licenses now in
force in tina city of Chicago
A Boston nan hss a s4,0UO overcoa,
which contains sixty nine Russian sable
skins
Professor Spencer Baird Is about to place
1,O01,00O yeung Goldfish in the waters of the
Gulf of Mexico. He has great faith in the
success of the experiment.
The election OF a successor to Congress
man Rankin will take place in the Fifth
Wis sonsn district, Feb -
NJ. Doundna, of Lincoln, Neb., who was
bitten two weeks ago by a mad dog is en-
route to Paris To be treated by DR.. Pasteur
Owing to the strike coke is becoming
scarce, and furnaces i'll the Pittsburg dis
trict are closing down for want of that ar
ii le
Mrs William H. Vanderbilt few days
ago gave 10 the Rev. DR.. Gallaudet her
check for $1,000, to be devoted to the New
York Mission for Deaf-mutss.
o. w. Barford shot himself in St Paul
hotel early Friday morning, owing to his
wife's refusal to live with him He left a
note apologizing for using the room for slI-
icidal purposes
Hyde Clark Post, G.. A R, of Dubuque,
has petitioned the Iowa legislature to estab-
lish a soldiers home in the state 1t is stated
that there are over three hundred old
soldiers in county poor-houses.
Miss Love, of Buffalo, who has for a year
oeen spoken of as the presidents fancee, is
not lovely young GIRL some CORE
spondents describe her, but handsome
woman on the shady side Of 40, with yellow
hair and blue-gray eyes
Since Theodore Roosevelt gave his lecture
on ranch life he has received about 100 ap-
plications for superintendencias on his
ranch, from eastern clerks who would like
to see the romantic side of Western life,
without any of its more serious work
In the Storey case Friday Judge Rogers
said in deciding the motion Of Mr. Altgeld
10 dismiss tie appeal: After listening t.
the arguments | conclude that Mrs Far
rand (Mr. Altgeld's client can not control
the case by dismissing her appeal; she
stanis here as she stood In the court b. low
| overrule the notion
Two weeks ago Lizzie Nolan and Frank
Murphy elopel from Amboy Ills, were capt
ured in Rockford, and there married The
pair went to Chicago, remaining a few days,
and then started for Freeport At rccaton-
lea, SO the story goes, the groom LETT the
train, and has not been seen since by his
bride
At Rockford, Ills, Friday, Mrs CAREY
found her can of gasoline frozen to the floor,
and used an AK to chop away tho Ice, but
accidentally knocked hole in the can,
through which some of the fluid escaped
With the next blow OF the ak she struck q
nail, and the spark ignited the gasoline, en-.
veloping her in flames and also firing the
structure The woman was seriously
burned, and the structure badly damaged
before the flames were extinguished
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01
EXCITEMENT UNDATED.
Proof that that Physicians Terrible
Confession Is True.
Cleveland (o.)Herald.

Yesterday and the day before we copied
into our columns from the Rochester, n
Y, Democrat and Chronicle. remarkable
statement, made by j. B. Henion, M. D..
a gentleman who is well known in this
city. In that article DR.. Henion recount
ed wonderful experience which betell
him, and the next day we published from
the same paper second article. giving an
account of the excitement in Rochester,
and elsewhere. caused by DR.. Henion's
statement. 1t is doubtful il any two
articles were ever published which caused
greater commotion both among profes
SIGNALS and laymen.
Since the publication of these two arti-
Giles, having been besieged with letters of
inquiry. wtsent communication to DR..
Henion and also to II. H. Warner s. Co,
asking if any additional proof could be
given, and hear 1t is;
GENTLEMEN owe my life and pres
ent health wholly to the power of Warn
er's Safe Cure, which snatched me from
the very brink Of the grave. II is not
surprising that people should question
the statement l made (which is true in
every respecD for my recovery was as
great marvel to myself. as to my physi-
clans, and friends. J. B. Henion, M. ID.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

WASHINGTON CTUY, Feb. IA double
loaded leading editorial in the New York
Sun Friday charging that Attorney General
Garland and Secretary Lamar are deeply
implicated in the Pan-Electric telephone
scandal, and prophesying that the president
will be compelled of necessity to reconstruct
his cabinet by retiring Messrs. Garland and
Lamar, created quite sensation at the
national capital, especially since The New
York World is equally dsnunciatory of these
officials The friends Of Attorney General
Garland state that these publications are
the result of preconcerted plan on the part
of the Bell telephone stockholders to divert
attention from the charge that the Bell pat
ents were frnudulently obtained by seeking
to question the integrity Of Messrs. Garland
and Lamar, and thus injure them in public
estimation.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01
scrofula Of Lungs
Relieved.

am now 40 years old and have suffered for the
members of the family on my mothers side had
died with consumption, and the doctors were all
agreed in their OPP niou that had consumption al
so; had all the distressing symptoms of that
terrible disease. have spent thousands Of dol
lars 10 arrest the march Of the disease; have en-
ployed all of the usual methods, not only in my
own case, but in the treatment of other members
my family, but temporary relief was all that OBJ
tanned; | was unfit for any manual labor for sever
al years. BY chance came into possession Of
pamphlet on blood aHd skin Disease, from the
Office of swift Specific Co, Atlanta, Ga. A friend
recommended the use Of Swift's SPECIFIC claim.
ing that he himself had been greatly benefited by
its use in some lung troubles: resolved to try
il. About four years ago commenced to take 5.
;. s according To directions: found il an iuviso-
rating tonic and haze used shout fifty bottles; the
results are most remarkable; my cough has left
me- nv strength has returned, and | weigh sixty
pountts more lhgo eyerdid in my life it h been
thrVe wears since stopped the use Of the mcdi
cine, but have had noreturn of the disease. and
there are pains or weakness felt in my lungg
do the hardest kind of mechanical work, snd
feel as web as ever felt since was boy; these
know, are wonderful statements TO make, bnt
am honest when say tina; owe my existence ana
hea III To- day TO Swift's specific; ii Is the only
medicine that brought me any permanent relief
do mol say that Swift's Specific Will do this in
every case, but NEST positively affirm that il has
done this mnch for me. and would be recreaGt 10
the duty owe IL suffering humanity il failed 10
bear this cheerful stmony Ia the merits Of
this wonderful medicine. l am well known in the
city Of Montgomery. and en- refer 10 some of The
best citizens of the CITY. I. j. Hort
Montgomery, Ala June p. lsS5-
swifts Specific il entirely vegetable, and seems
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Feb. Attorney
General Hunt has given it as his opinion
that 1t would be unconstitutional to let to f.
NJ. Haines the contract for furnishing the
state with 1000 copies of his township laws
In this he is supported by Auditor Swigert,
while Secretary Dement, and Treasurer
Gross were opposed Mr. Haines says the pur-
chase of the books by thu state is only a
question of time Several town officers
have expressed their willingness to purchase
and pay for the books if the opinion in
favor of the consttutionality of the joint
resolution could be obtained from the Ok.
governor
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01
A w alking Skeleton.

Mr. E. Springer, of Mechanicsburg.
Pa. writes: Il was afflicted with lung
fever and abscess on lungs, and reduced
TO a soalking Skeleton. Got free trial
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, which did me so much
good that bought dollar bottle After
using three bottles, found myself once
more man, completely restored to
health, with a hearty appetite and gain
in flesh of As lbs" Call at Hartz &
Bahnsen's drug store and get free trial
bottle of this certain cure for all Lung
Diseases Large bottles 81 90.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01
The baltimore . ohio Business.

WASHINGTON Cry, Feb. Since the
report Of the Cullom committee was sub
mitted to the senate statement has been ~
ceived from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
company, showing that during the months
of August, 1884, and March, 1855, which are
supposed to show fair average, the relative
proportions of the state and interstate bust
ness of that company were as follows;
Tennage-state, SO per cent Interstate, GA
per cent Freight earnings state, 1915 per
cent interstate, sos per cent Passengers
carried-state, 500 per cent; interstate,
1914 per cent Passenger earnings state,
AL per cent inter state, sac per cent
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

Prescription will cure the most obstinate cases of
sick headache, mean just what say, snd that is,
that il not merely relieves but
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01
SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE .

MARsEuLRs. Ill, Dec "a 1882.
Mrs. DIR II Il feel il my DUTY tu yon and
to those suffering As did, 10 let them know how
yon cured NE; for over ten years ! had been
troubled with the worst kind Of sick headaches
my head nearly bursting ana having To vomit
wha, threw up was very bitter; III was the on
ly relief con'd get: the last year before began
your treatment was troubled with severe pains
between my shoulders and the small o, my back
1 had graf many different doctors without 81
cess; my husband persuaded me 10 place myself
under yonr care. which did the 1ith day of May,
1882; il has nov been over one year since ad A
spell of sick headache; had Sc we're pains on the
top Of my head; il waa sore from pain: this is all
gone, and am not troubled VITA INV shoulders ur
back any more: can ride long distance enjoy a
good day, and return home feeling none the worse
Hing could moi do for sewers years.
Some get discouraged aftcf doctoring a short
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01
MRS. DR.. KECK'SlNFIRMARY.

Corner Sixth and Brady Sts., AVENPORT 10.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01
LYNN CAN HOLD ITS OWN.
Secretary Sohlieber's Criticism of Keene
Brothers Manifesto.

Secretary Sohlieber's Criticism of Keene
Brothers Manifesto.
Boston, Feb. l.-Keene Brothers mani
festo regarding the boot and shoe trade of
Lynn has excited the Knights of Labor.
Secretary Schlieber, OF the local assembly
says of the statement made by the firm that
Lynn can not hold and increase it; western
and southern trade unless it does make part
of its goods in the country: who or
dained that Lynnshould be the source from
which shall be shod the people of the ma
tation.7 No enc, in his opinion, but Keene
Brothers He regards their theory as being
that the so-called country people must be
made convicts and prison shoenakers before
the firm can compete with their western
neightors. To put their theory into pactical
operation he considers that they must rob
their employees, both of honor and hbes ty by
discharging them from their employ because
OF exercising the rights of American citizens.
This is iniead one kind of logic but the
knight, of Labor do not believe in sub
hitting to such treatment in order that they
may become the sacrificing agents through
which labor may be kept down
He thinks the three brilliant danger lights
hfltdu hlt llpl " TIC lpuilt1 Ill Tie category
of dangers to be presented by Keene
Brothers, but, on the contrary, in the ad
vanced intelligence of American working
men, The increase of population, increase
OF factories, and increase OF business OF all
kinds, with prosperity and contentment,
demonstrate that the city of Lynn is far
from such dire calamity as pre-.
dicted in his views Mr. Schlieber
considers that the firm has forgotten to
mention that the west has grown in
population, and therefore requires more
shoes, and, in order that Lynn may make
them, we must make Chinaman and con.
victs of her citizens, that the banner OF
cheap labor may be introduced into tho
country" He does not regard invention
and competition as to the benefit of labor
but the reverse. Machinery under the
present system becomes curse to labor. l,
should Tighten the burden OF toll and should
be subserved to the will of man, but at pres
ent it is his master.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

Tucson, A T, F, b. Mexican citi-
zens arrived here Friday from Nacori say
the reason the Mexican troops fired on Capt.
Crawford's Indian scouts was that they are
equally as Objectionable in Mexico as the
so-csllei renegade Apaches, and the
treaty does not authorize bringing to
that country hostile Indians who muir
der their citizens and lay waste their prop
erty They claim it can be proved that
CrooA's outs have repeatedly committed
depredalions in Mexico and then laid tho
blame on the renogades, This being tho
case tht Mexican oilers find it hard to
restrain their men from firing on Crooks
In,jan cuts wherever thoy come i'll con-
tact with them
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

time and qusayipg they are worse than when
they began; nov il is dscousaging in these old
chronic dlseas; used to think was no better
but my husba would encourage me by sayin.
he knew wtbetter, 70 | followed directions
closely and to- my medicine regularly; now
can see and ehy the benefits Of perseverance.
Some say II COS so much; my first bill was 81, 70
an it grew les,very time until it wrs only 10
cents; we don begrudge the money paid out
considering whbenefits we hive received; any
person wishing tenquire further into the mattel
will call on or attess me-
ios respectful
MRS. L. E PEDDlC0RD.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01
Another Revolution Threatened.

WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. 1.-The secre-
tary of the navy has received information
from the Pacific Mail Steamship company to
the effect that another revolution is threat
ened on the Isthumus of Panama. Rear
Admiral Jouett, commanding the North
Atlantic station, was Friday directed by
tslcgrpa to remain at Aspinwall with the
Tennessee for the present 1t is possible that
the Tennessee sailed from Aspinwall for Key
West prior to thess instructions, in which
event she will ba ordered back in case the
situation demands it, aad other vessels will
also be ordered to his assistance. Not much
Importance, however, is attached to the
present reports Of danger.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. DIR l. NJ
German, q respected physician, in his 62d
year, has fer some time been much depressed
by tinan ial troubles, and being OF nervous
dispo5ilial has had many spells of melan
choly. Friday morning about O'Clock he
rose an! told his wife to go to sleep, as hs
would sit up awhile and wear off his head
ache he went back to bed and he pro-
cured IL razor Sitting on the bed, he quietly
cut his throat from ear to ear and lay down
by he side He was discovered at o'clock,
blooJiess and almoet lifeless but rational
He died in an hour after from loss of blood