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The Portland daily press., 1886-07-07
An interesting Series of Races Wit
messed by an Immense Crowd.

messed by an immense Crowd.
A more perfect day for boat races than
yesterday could not be desired. The morn
ing was bright and beautiful and the water
as tranquil as a..slumbering infant Short
ly after O'Clock the steamer Express board
ed by the referee, Mr.. Peter OConnor, the
press boat time-keeper, James A. Conwell
the official time-keeper, W. Fl. Green, on
starting boat, (whose time is given here
many prominent boating men, members of
the City Government, and press, and invited
guests among whom were many ladies, in all
numbering about 258, started from Custom
House wharf for the Union boat house where
the starting line was placed, and then pro-
ceeded to put the stake boat in position OPP
posite Fish Point. This made course of
one mile each way. The Express then re-
turned to the boat house, and the first race,
consisting of professional single SOULS, in
which F. A, Plaisted, w. f. Stevens, j..
O'Donnell, J. T. Buckley and P. Conley en-
tered, was started at 90 o'clock. Buckley
and Conley took the water first and for
moment lead Plaisted, who was rowing an
easy but steady stroke with Stevens and
O'Donnell in the rear. When nearly oppo-
olIc tuC ElOFdIol, SUuIcy Hldu0 spun "hu
shot ahead of Buckley, the others remaining
in the same relative positions. Conley grad
ually heightened his distance and when OPP
posite the Portland Company lead Buckley
six boat lengths. The latter was now even
with Plaisted, with Stevens one boat length
behind and O'Donnell some distance in the
rear. At the stake boat Conley came round
several boat lengths in advance, Plaisted
and Buckley turned together, Stevens next
and O'Donnell last. Nearing the Elevator
Buckley fell behind Plaisted and up to the
line had to contend for third place with Stew
ems. All the conteSting parties .rowed hard
to the line crossing it in the following order:
Time-Conley IA minutes, 45 seconds; Plais-
ted IA minutes, 30 seconds; Buckley IA min
utes, 80 seconds; Stevens IA minutes, SO sec
onds; O'DonneIl Is minutes, seconds.
SECOND RACE.
Junior Single Soul. - The entries for
this race were W. F. Buckley, NJ. A.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-07

Ex-Mayor Libby then introduced Rev.
Philip Brooks of Boston, who spoke for five
minutes with that rapid and burning elo-
uuence for which he is so noted.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-07
Delays are Dangerous

The time to take medicine is when nature
gives her first warning. That tired feeling is
often the forerunner Of serious disease, which
time DON'T wait til yonr system il all run down
and you are obliged to stop work, but take Hoods
Sarsaparilla now. 1t viii purify, vitallze and
enrich your blood create an appetite and tone
the digestive organs cure headache, billiousnesS
and dyspepsia, rouse and regulate the liver and
kidneys. and give strength 70 the whole body.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-07
That Tired Feeling

81 never took any medicine that did me so
much good in so short time as Hoods Sarsaps-
rilla. was very much run down, had no strength,
no energy. and felt very tired all the time. Ieom-
menced taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, and before
had used one bottle felt like a different person.
That extreme tired feeling has gone, my appetite
returned, and 1t toned me up generally My
brother and sister have also received great bene-
At from it," CLARA W. PHELPS, Shirley, Mass.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-07
eod&w

Advice 20 Netherlands. WINSL0W'S
SOOTHING SYRUP should always be used when
children are cutting teeth. 1t relieves the little
sufferer at once tproduces natural, quiet sleep by
relieving the child from PAIN and the little cherub
awakes as Upright as a button" 1t is very pleas
ant to taste. 1t soothes the child, softens the
gums, allays all pain, relieves wind regulates the
bowels, and is the best known remedy for dar-
rhea, whether arising from teething or other
ian16 SN&W&w1y
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-07
AN UNFAILING REMEDY.

Brandreth's Pills cure dyspepsia, or indigestion
headache. pain in the shoulders, coughs, tghtness
of the chest dizziness, sour stomach, bad taste in
the mouth, bilious attacks palpitation of the
heart, Inflammation of the lungs Pain in the re-
gion of the kidneys, and hundred other painful
symptoms are the offspring of dyspepsia. One or
two Pills every night for a week are sufficient.
JuIv5 eOd&yW
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-07

f. Z. Barnes 344 Fourth 4dUc., Neao York, acrites:
81 have used Adamsons Balsam as have also
some of my personal friends We found it the
best remedy to be had for coughs and colds"
july5 MW&S&w
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-07
New Life and Energy

Hoods sarsaparilla has done me very great
deal of good. 1t has built up my general health,
given me regular appetite, and made me full OF
new life and energy. The sores on my face with
which have suffered many years are so much
better that feel wen paid for taking the medi-
cine" MARY ATKINSON, Summerheld, Pa.
Hoods SarSapariIIa
Sold by all druggists 81 six for So. Prepared only
by G. /. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell Mass
100 Doses One Dollar.
ap1 d6w1ynrm
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-07

limitations have been foisted upon the market
so closely resembling Aleocll's Porous Plasters III
general appearance as to be well calculated to de-
ceive 1t is, however in general appearance only
that they compare with Allcock's, for they are
worse than worthless, inasmuch as they contain
deleterious ingredients which are apt to cause seri-
GUS injury. Remember that Alcoclz's are the only
genuine porous plasters-the be st external RENE
dy ever known; and when purchasing plasters do
not only ask for, but see that you get .Allcocks
Porous Plasters." The popularity which these
plasters have attained during the past thirty
years has no parallel, it is no wonder that imi
tations and counterfeits abound.
nn9s eod&w
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-07
d&w1w

Derangement of the liver, with constipation, in
iure the complexion, induce pimples, salow skin
etc. Remove the canse by using Carriers Little
Liver Pills. One dose.
iuV6 d&WlW
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-07

In the fourth quarter of 1889 he Freeman)
is credited with paying Richard Kimball, &c,
9s. Sd. in full for carrying the mail to Oct. 1,
1889, but from what date it is not stated.
The name of the Office first appears as
portland" in the appointment of p0stmast-
err Feb. 16, 1870, as follows
POST OFFICE AT PORTLAND, CUMBERLAND
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-07

W. Stevens, Boston; Attorney General o. d.
Baker, Augusta; Horatio King, Washington;
Gen. Horatios S. King, New York; BENZ.
J. Dodge, President of Natives of Maine, of
Worcester county, Mass, an organization of
$50 members, who have sent Mr.. Dodge as
delegate to this celebration; Gen. Geo. C.
Beal, Rev. Henry Chase, Rev. DIR. E. c.
Bolles, ex-Mayors Deering, King and Rich
ardson; Gen. Hall, Damariscotta.
Chambers Band had been playing some
beautiful selections for almost an hour be-
fore the stage was filed, and then gave
another while the large audience sought the
old familiar faces upon the platform.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-07
THE REcATTAS.

The exercises closed with the benediction
by the TT. Rev. Henry A. Nicely, d. d.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-07

Junior Single Soul. - The entries for
this race were W. F. Buckley, NJ. A.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28
RAINING In TORRENTS.
Destructive STOR IN CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.
Travel Over the Illinois Central Sus-
pended-OverfIOw Between Jack
son and Vicksburg.
ESPECIAL To THE APPEAL |

JACKSON, MISS, April 27.-It rained
here in torrents this morning and has
continued to rain all day., with no
prospect of clearing off. No trains
this afternoon on the Illinois Central
from The south. The south-bound
train returned north, and goes through
on the north-bound trains schedule.
A landslide, overflow of the track by
water and a cyclone ara all reported
to have occurred at or near Bogue
Chitto to day. No particulars nor re-
liable information of either can be
obtained On the Vicksburg and
Meridian road the track is five feet
under water at Bakers Creek, between
this place and Vieksburg,
TIE INTERSTATE COMPETITIVE DRILL.
Gen. Will Henry, adjutant general,
has arranged for special rates on the
railroads for the military companies
attending the interstate competitive
drill at Vicksburg. The Mobile and
Ohio road will give free transportation
and each and all other roads will
ch 'rge l cent per mile each way. To
secure transportation each company
should notify the adjutant general ten
days before the drill. The number for
whom transport ,tion is desired, time
and place of departure and where
functions of different roads are to be
travelled, will be reached. This notice
is imnOrtant
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28

AT NO time in the history OF Mem
phis have railroad men beenso active
ly engaged in building new and ex-
tending old lines Of road. The Kansas
City railroad is about commencing
work on its extension from this city
to Birmingham, Ala; the Memphis,
Birmingham and Atlantic railroad is
rapidly building in the same direction
from Holly Springs; and the Georgia
Pacific has, it is rumored, purchased
the Memphis and Tennessee railro ad,
with view to connect with it by the
continuation OF their line from Artesia
to Grenada. Thus we shall shortly
have three lines of railroad from this
city to Birmingham. Then there is
the Pensacola and Memphis RAILROAD,
which is being surveyed for, and
the Illinois Central is rapidly COM
pleting its line to this city from va
zoo City. Besides these, the Iron
Mountain railroad is building to this
city from Bald Knob, with purpose
to build west from that point to Kan
sas City, and thus give us second
line to that rapidly-growing trade
center. Then there is the Memphis,
Kansas and Western railroad, which
promises to connect us direct with
Denver. Memphis is evidently to be
the greatest railroad center of the
Southwest
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28

WHATEVER the merchants or bust
ness men Of Memphis can do to fur
ther the interests of the Memphis,
Kansas and Western railroad, should
be done without delay, and without
stint. The proposed road will run
through the most productive and
most thickly settled portion OF North
western Arkansas, crosses the coal
lands of Southwestern Missouri, and
skirts the richest region of the most
promising of the agricultural States of
the Union, historic Kansas. This road
will scarcely be second in point of in
terest to the Kansas City railroad, to
which Memphis owes so much of her
present prosperity, and would be the
means OF increasing the grain and
meat trade of the city, beyond any
question the best distributing point in
the interior of the United States.
Liberal subscriptions should be made
for this railroad to Kansas, which will
give us direct communication with
Denver, and so on to the Pacific. /.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28
TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE.
BURIED ALIVE ny A HEAVY
LANDSLIDE.
The Awful Pate Of n Negro LAbOrer
Employed in Grading
Blun

A terrible accident occurred yester.
day morning at s o'clock at the fost Of
Huling street, where number oi
men were at work grading the bluff,
which at that point is very steep and
about seventy feet in hight. With.
out warning section OF the bluff
about thirty feet in length and
ten feet thick, gave way and
slid down to the edge OF
the river, carrying a number of Ia
borers with ii. Three or four of them
were thrown into the river, bat saved
their lives by swimming. A negro
named George Lee was painfully,
but not fatally injured, and
another, whose name could not be
ascertained, was buried to his
waist in the crumbling earth An
effort was instantly made to eNtricate
him, but before he could be dug out
ano her huge block of earth slid down
upon him, covering him completely
out of sight. The imminent danger OF
another cave prevented further effort
to save him, hundreds standing upon
the bluff and looking down upon the
place beneath which he was entombed
alive. About o'clock in the evening,
however, his body was dug out and
an inquest held by Justice Quigley.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28

IT is a great pity the Nashville peni-
tentiary cannot be abolished. 1t has
so long been the source OF scandal,
the shame and disgrace OF the State,
that the people would willingly stand
an additional taxation to suppress it
and build two new penitentiaries in
the eastern and western parts OF the
State. 1t is the only institution in
the State that the smell or taint of
iobbery clings TO, and, coupled with
the enslavement of the prisoners, is a
stencil in the nostrils of all classes of
both parties. The latest story is one
that is scarcely to be relieved by the
plea OF stale CUSTOM" and, no doubt,
will be tbs subject OF, rs n2ual, use
less leg slative investigation in Jan.
uary. The penitentiary is political
as well as a public nuisance.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28

History repeats itself. The illicit
distillers of Ireland were long famoJs
as disturbers of the peace OF the ever
green isle, and for their opposition to
the law, even to the extent of murder
So, also, in Scotland the same class
forced the British Government for
more than half century to maintain
a corps Of spies, .informers and police,
and often soldiers, to put stop to the
illicit distillation Of spirits and their
unlawful sale. Even in England, the
smuggler was for several generations
parsonage of great importance, and
for a hundred years the literature of
the stage, as well as the sensational
novel, was filed with the exploits of
the men who defied the coast-guard
and smuggled brandy from France
and wines from Spain. Here, to-day,
in the Southwes', the moonshin-
er, the adventurous distiller of
Illicit whisky is the hero of the hour,
living as he does in opeu defiance of
the law, even to the extent of muir
der. 1t is impossible to read the
special dispatch from Nashville, pub
lished in yesterdays APPEAL, without
a feeling Of indignation that men,
claiming to be respectable, should, for
the sake of the profits on a few gal
Ions of whisky, resort to the murder,
the cowardly assassination of a faith
full officer. So infamous a crime can
not be too severely condemned, and
the offenders not already punished by
the pistol Of Purdon should be hunted
down and brought TO speedy punish
ment. The laws of the country,
whether good OF bad, must be
obeyed and must be enforced.
They are the honorable COM
pacts that hold soc ETY. together,
without which chaos would come again
and might usurp the place of right.
The awful crime perpetrated by the
distillers of Hubbard's cave must be
avenged by the law, and Revenue
Collector Hillsman and the United
States Marshal for Middle Tennessee
must pusn inqui y and prosecution
until that end is reached. The moon
sinners must be suppressed.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28
NASHVILLE, TENN.
The Republican state COnVen lion
Changed 90 Juae 10Th.
IsPRoIAL TO THE APPEAL.l


NASHVILLE, TENN, April 27--At a
meeting OF the State Republican Ex.
ecutive Committee here to-day the
dates for the State Gubernatorial Con-
vention was changed from August 10Th
to June 10th, and the Judicial Con.
vention from May 10Th to June 18th.
Thereby hanks tale. At the last
nesting Of the committee, a
month ago, it decided that
there were two factions in the
Republican camp. Msj. Steinly Bel, /,
Capt. E. c. Winters, Gen. Geo. Nancy
and few Others were infatuated with
the late convention idea, and Hughes,
Lit eton, Houk and others wanted the
convention to meet at the same old
time. The meeting was held in the
forenoon, and 1t was then decided
to hold the conventions as de-.
cided to-day. An announcement
to that effect was then published that
afternoon in the National Review Of
this city, j. ]. Littleton's paper, the
organ OF the party. The committee
adjourned to meet that night to wind
up their business. 1t was not sus-
pected that any step Of i'm.
portance would be taken, and
hence the Hughe:-Littleton gang were
not present. As result the
calf was run over the committee and
the dates of the convention were rad.
iCally changed. The committee broke
up that night in great confusion, the
defeated side swearing the Renub-
licans would be wrecked. Gen.
Nancy was victorious that night.
Houk, Hughes and Company have
outwitted him. They got Chairman
Watson to call another meeting OF
the commsttee to-day. The Houk fac
ton had the dates changed back.
This means that Nancy is out OF the
racs for nomination. The vote was
carried to-day by vote Of III to1.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
The De BaTdeIeban Steel Works
Tom Ellis on Trial.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, April 27.-Foul
of Mr.. H. F. De Bardeleban's Charles.
ton sc associates, Messrs. A. NJ.
Adger, M. E. Lopez, D. H. Lopez and
H. L. Manning, arrived here last
night for final consultation with
him about the projects oi
the De Bardeleban Coal and
Iron Company. Mr.. J.P. Witherow oi
Pittsburg, who has the contract Il
build the company's furnaces, came
this morning with his chief draughts-
man and spent the day with them,
He goes to Nashville tomorrow to
consult with the projectors Of the
steel works.
Tom Ellis, the Hornet man, was car.
ried before Justice Allen this morning
for the murder of lis mistress, Clara
Ross, but waived an examination and
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28

was remanded to Jail to await the
tttlon OF the grand jury. lie
declares that hs will make no
defense whatever, adding, ominously,
however, that he will never be con.
yicted. 1t is supposed that suicide is
the escape he meditates.
The Alabama Yellow Pine Lumber
Association, at its meeting here YES
terday, raised the prices OF all grades
OF lumber IL per thousand.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28

The resolutions adop ed yesterday
by the New York Chamber of Com
merce in reference to the labor
troubles will meet with very general
approval, as expressing the views of
the average American on that vexed
and much vexing subject. They
recognize the right of the workingmen
to strike and to combine in trades
unions to accomplish all legitimate
purposes, but they denounce violence
and interference with the rights OF
other men to work for what they can
get. This has the ring of the Ameri-
can spirit OF independence, and ap
peals to workingmen that while they
are contending manfully for their own
rights they shall not interfere with or
trespass upon the rights OF others.
The law must be upheld as supreme.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28
How by Her Luck a Match Was
MHdel

In San Francisco, Cal, of course,
the other day, Fred Welp, a young
cigar maker only nineteen years old,
bought his Sunday afternoon best girl
a ticket in the March drawing of the
Louisiana State Lottery for a dollar.
When the list Of the winners was re-
ceived she was discovered to be en-
titled to Sl5,0u0,and to settle tine own.
ersbip the young cigar maker had to
marry the lucky lass.-San Francisco
Chronicle, March l9A.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28
serlOns Rreak ~ the LeVee at
Austin

At 7:S0 o'clock last evening a break
occurred in a fifteen-iOot levee three
quarters of a mile south of Austin.
Miss, on the east bank of the river,
and forty-two miles south of Mem
phis. A force OF men were employ ed
at the time strengthening the levee,
but when the break occurred they
ceased work. The water that is pour
ing through will End its way into
Beaver Dam, Yazoo Pass, Hull's
Break and White Oak bayou. If the
worst is realized. it will overflow por-
tons of Tunica, Coahoma, Quitman
and Sunhower counties, which will
cause a serious loss to farmers, as
they have in almost every instance
planted their crops. The break was
ten feet wide. Austin is the county
seat OF TuniCa county, and is thee
miles from the nearest telegraph
station.
WHAT MR.. sMITHERs SAYS.
An APPEAL reporter last night met
Mr.. William Smithers, clerk OF the
steamer Dean Adams, which arrived
from below about 10 o'clock. Mr..
Smithers stated that the Adams had
passed Austin about o'clock. There
was no break at that time, but it was
looked for at every moment. Mr..
Smithers rays the water is higher
than he ever saw it before. The st
Francis is backed up as far as Com
merce, and everything is under
water. DIR. Peters, who went down to
begin work on his place, found his
land four feet under water. While
the loss will be considerable, the
planters have generally taken all the
precautions they cou d, and will save
their stock.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28
Preparations 20 Cone with Rioters
mt New " rk

New YoRK, April 27.-It seems that
the local authorities have not been 70
idle during the last week or ten days
in arranging to cope with riot az
many people have supposed, Prepars-
tions have been made at most Of the
srmories for sudden call out, and
there has been a great deal Of activity
behind the walls of the State Arsepa.
at Seventh avenue and Thirty-fiIth
street,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28

Do YOU want to economize7 2
II 20, call at B. Lowenstein &
BTos.' and secure some Of the
biggest bargains ever offered
in Ladies', Misses and Chill
dren's Shoes.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28

SALVATION On always cures pain.
1t should be the companion of every
travelling man. II extinguishes pain,
whether resulting from a cut, a burn,
a bruiss, or a sprain. Get only the
genuine. Price, 25 cents bottle.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28
DIED.

RUFFIN-At Como, Mics, Tuesday morn
D. RUFFIN, in the siKty-eig h Ih year Of his age.
Remains will arrive y the NJ. and T. R.R,
at 9:l5 this morning. Funeral will take
place from residence Of Julius A. Taylor, II
Linden street, this "WEDNESDAY after
noon at o'clock. Friends are invited to at
tend. Carriages at stsnley's, IS Madison st.
DILLARD-0n Sunday morning, April 25,
1886, at San Antonio, Texas, john II. DIL-
LARD, Of Memphis, Tenn.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28
GREECE AND TURKEY.
Conflicting Reports Rs TO the Ces.
satiOn of HOstiIItIes.

LONDON, April 27.-The news from
Greece is conflicting. One dispatch
states that France did all in her
power to secure a favorable settlement
for Greece by individual mediation,
but failed, II is also said that France
did not sign the ultimatum in which
the other powers Joined, ordering
Greece to disarm; that she has not
yet signed it, and that if she eveptu-
ally does sign it, that fact will be com.
municated to Greece in a separate
note.
Greece, it is averred, is arranging to
seek from the powers certain conces-
sions in return for disarming. Other
dispatches say that Greece disarmed
before rece wing the ultimatum, which
ordered the disarming to take place
within eight days, and that when
Premier Delyannis received the ulti-
matum, he declared that it was then
objectless, as the orders for disarming
had already been given.
A Vienna despatch says that it is
understood that France intends to
propose conference for the purpose
of making concessions to Greece.
A telegram from Athens states that
the combined fleet of the powers W Il
probably return to the PirRus to day
to embark the foreign ministers.
Italy desired the ultimatum to order
Greece to disarm in forty-eight hours,
but this was rejected by the other
powers sS too DeremDtOrV,