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The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
And Never Any Died. ;

To the Editor of the Press:
AS J.. b. G. gives up his point about
Thames street in his second communication,
/ hope he may be induced to consider again
whether his theory and facts regarding the
Eastern Cemetery are absolute, and my
Speculation" simply 'short-sighted.' His
argument that there 'were no dead except
the servants of Cleeve," if correct, would
simply go to show that the Eastern Cemetery
was not used. / cannot believe that twenty
five years would be sufficient to obliterate all
traces of the early graves. In our Western
Cemetery in front of the tombs, is a line of
lots fenced about 1850. Some of them have
been abandoned for twenty-five years, and
the iron rails are broken, the posts split, and
the ground overgrown, but still recognizable.
Now if L. B. C.'s theory is correct, there
must have been in the Eastern Cemetery the
graves of George Cleeye and Joan, his wife;
of Michael Milton, his, son-in-law, who died
in 1902; Thomas Bracket, John Munloy,
Isaac Wakely, and Nathaniel Milton, killed
by the Indians in 1876; George Munloy, VINO
oled In 1850, Elizabeth Cleeve, Milton
WWlIel, who died in 1852; Anthony Bracket,
george Bramhall and nine others killed or
H M taliy wounded in Church'S fight OF 1859,
laii Oh whom We're brought I'M, and others
UNKNOWN, Desldel the large number who fell
at the taking of Fort Loyal.
The earliest ground was small. and the
children OF these. people were Strangely re-
miss if they failed to identity and marx a
single one OF the graves after Their return at
the re-settlement L ~
The facts" go back to the time of the re-
settlement, and only the theory goes back
to the period before 1851. ! simply ask our
historical students to give due consideration
to the lack of evidence that all these graves
are in that little southwest corner, and if the
point seems well taken, that they win help
find the earlier burial place.
ADAM NEMpEGIN.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

The Portland High School, class of SO,
will have sociable at Gilbert's Hall this
evening.
Rocky Hill Lodge, Knights of Pythias, has
sent very touching letter of sympathy to
the children of the late David Moulton.
The Rev. Henry Blanchard's lecture will
be postponed from this evening to February
23d
Remember the usual temperance meeting
to be held at the Gospel Mission tonight at
7.30 o'clock. All are cordially invited.
Work on the Maine Central railroads new
steamer for the Mount Desert ferry is being
pushed rapidly forward.
Attention is called to the advertisement of
the NJ c. NJ. Association, in which they an
nounce proposed change in their building
on Congress street
The iron for the Maine Central railroad
bridge at Augusta has arrived, and the
bridge is expected to be completed and in
use before the middle of March,
The boys meeting of the Y. M. C. A. Sun
day was largely attended. Masters Sammie
Merrill and George Foster were awarded
prizes for proficiency in memorizng passages
of Scripture.
Ivy Council, No l. United Fellowship,
Union Square Park, Boston, was visited last
evening by Mrs c. E. Littlefield of Cumber-
land Council, No. 81, of this city, and sang
number of choice selections
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
The DUTY of Citizens.
"a thu Esitor of the Prsss /:

To the Editor Of the Press
notice in a recent issue of your paper an
article on citizens attending the ward eau
euses and thereby securing good nomlna-
tions. It is a lamentable fact that Oh late
years voters have kept away from these eau
cuses, and when a nomination was made
which did not quite suit them, were very loud
III their denunciations Of 1t, wheh, nad
they attended the ward caucus the result
might have been different
The acard cducuS is the foundation OF our
government Every man should attend bhem
and by his vote and influence secure men for
Office who will reflect honor upon the city
and thereby honor upon the party that noml-
mates them.
This is serious subject. and much too
lightly passed over.
Temperance men go to the Republican
ward caucuses and work for the men you
wish nominated. Work with will, and in
the end what you wish for will be sure to be
accomplished.
1t is through the ward caucus that the IN
fluence of upright and honest men is felt
more than by opposing party nominations at
the polls especially when they have not
taken enough interest to attend the caucus.
1t is surprising to see the apathy with which
this subject is regarded. 1t is no uncommon
thing to meet man who has never attended
a ward caucus in his life. and yet when the
nomination is made he turns up his nose and
says that our politics are degenerating and
that there are no good and honest men to
lead the party. Yet there are just as good
men left in the party to-day as there ever
were But it is at the caucus that these
men should first be brought forward, not at
the polls on election day. There are enough
able men in the Republican party. Go to
ton. Take your friend with you and get
him to do the same, and when the nomina-
ton is made work till election day for his
election, and on that day work as if the safe
ty OF the nation depended on the choice,
pride and satisfaction that you never felt
before. Go to the ward caucus and work for
good men and you will never regret it. G.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
The Ada l.. White.

The following further particulars Of the
loss of the Ada L. White of this port, are
told by the first mate Mr.. Cooper ''The Ada
L. White sailed out of Rio Janeiro on
Christmas day, with II, 248 bags of coffee for
Boston. She was staunch brig, only sew
en- years old. Her tonnage was 472, and she
was owned by Winslow & Co., of Portland.
On Jan. Goth, off Cape Hatteras, at just
about the edge of the Gulf Stream, the
lurching of the brig about noon showed that
she had sprung aleak. The pumps were
sounded and we discovered about eight
inches Of water in the hold. Sail was short
ened, and all hands took to the pumps; but
the water gained on us, and the wind and
sea rose The waves swept the deck. The
captain ordered 200 bags of coffee thrown
overheard to tighten the ship, but the benefit
was only temporary The water gained on
the pumps, and bursting the bags, clogged
the pumps with coffee. Then all hands turn
ed to at throwing the cargo overheard to
keep the brig afoat as long as possible.
Throughout the night, in a driving rain
storm, we worked to a man for our lives. We
tried to get out the long boat, but the sea
was too heavy. When daylight of Sunday,
the 31st, came, we saw. that the brig was
hopeless wreck, and might go down at any
llOlleuG. we SOt d QudIItI UOdb 70 u6ck dl-
ter much work, and while all that could get
hold held her, the rest of us managed to
stow in her a 10-gallon tank of water, a
water cooler holding about gallon, four
pounds of bread, and the captain instru-
ments and mine. That was all that we had
time to lay our hands on. Then all hands
sprang into the boat, and the next wave
washed us clear over the rail into the sea. 1t
was the riskiest launch that | ever had a
hand in, but it was the only one that was
possible. The boat shipped good deal of
water in the plunge over the side, and the
men began to bail out. In the hurry of bail
ing the 10-gallon tank of water was knocked
overheard. We pulled about mile away
from the brig, and at 1915 noon saw her go
down stern foremost All that day and
night we had all we could do to keep the
boat head to the sea and bail out. At day
light on Monday, Feb. /, we saw bark off
to the leeward, and pulled for her with might
and main. We tied handkerchiefs and shirts
to oars, and signaled her, but our signals
were not seen, and she was soon huh down.
We gave ourselves up for lost then, because
we were almost exhausted from hunger, loss
of sleep and constant work for forty -eight
hours. But an hour later we sighted
steamer on the windward quarter. We ate
little bread and took a sip Of water, and
braced up for pull toward her. We had
rowed about an hour when she saw our sig
nails and headed for u.s. We pulled and
eheered and cheered and pulled, until we
were alongside of the steamer She Was the
Burkitt Capt. Freeman, and his officers ana
crew gave us sailors welcome, and re
were made aS comfortable n OOsgihle y
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
Joseph iIsIey.

Mr. Joseph Ilsley, an old time resident of
this city, died at the residence of his nephew,
Mr.. D. P. Ilsley, in Chelsea, Mass, Sunday
evening of erysipelas. He had been out of
health for some time, gradually breaking up.
and the end was not unexpected. He passed
away very quietly.
Mr.. Ilsley was one of the ten children of
Benjamin Ilsley, of whom four only are now
living. These are Captain Washington is
ley of Limerick commanded the Sarah
Sands, the first Liverpool steamer to enter
this port-Rev. Cyrus Ilsley and Mr.. Stillman
Ilsley of New York, and Mr.. Leonard Ilsley
of Texas Joseph was born Oct 20, 1907,
and was consequently rs years of age at the
time of his death. He began life as clerk in
one Of the Portland banks where he remain
ed number of years, and then became a
pension agent, procuring from the govern
ment the pension money of old soldiers of
the war of 1912 and the Mexican war. After
the great fire Mr.. Ilsley pursued the occupa-
ton of real estate broker, having his Office
in the Merchants Bank building on Ex-
change street. He was an ardent Republican
in politics but never held office.
affairs. He was a great reader and read his
newspapers through literally from one end
to the other. He was also fond of travelling,
except by water, and his fear of the ocean
prevented his ever making an European
trip. He was exceedingly fond of music
and one of his greatest pleasures when at
home, was listening to the choir of the First
Parish, which church he constantly attend
ed He had resided for year past with his
nephew Mr. d. 2. Ilsley, and was much in
terested in the success Of the firm of D. p
Ilsley d Co. of Boston. He leaves beside
the brothers mentioned, large number Of
neices and nephews, among them Mrs. Chas.
B. Nash, and the Ilsley Brothers of this city.
The remains will be brought to Portland
today, and the funeral will probably take
place Wednesday or Thursday.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Edward Burns, of Mccarthy & Burns,
the clothiers, is quite i'll at his home on Me-
chanic street.
DR.. L. NJ. Plummer, formerly of this city,
is at the Harvard Polytechnic for the purpose
of making special study of diseases of the
throat and ear.
1t is announced that Rev. Mr.. McWhinnie,
formerly pastor of the Free street Baptist
church, will lecture in this city some time
this month The exact date is not yet Sc
lected.
Charles Buffers of Haverhill, Gen. G. L.
Beal of Norway, R. B. Humphrey of ST.
John, N. b., j. NJ. Nelman of New York, r,
r. Thomas of Boston, G. w. Hansen of
Lynn, S. f. Blanchard of Newark, N. j.,
and E. N. Merrill of Skowhegan were at the
Falmouth Hotel last night.
l. H. Maraud ard G. A. Hartman of New
York, Geo. III. Morse of Marlboro, W. A.
Kelcher of Worcester, E. A. Parmenter and
G. w. Barnes of Boston, j. Slater of Min
neapolis, Charles McKenney of Bar Mills,
and j. P. Boyd of st. Louis, were registered
at the City Hotel last night.
Mr.. John Green, of Portland, one of the
first engineers on the old Kennebec & Port
land railroad, was in Augusta Saturday. At
the time of the great fire in Portland he
pulled the throttle of the locomotive which
took steamer from Augusta to the fire. old
firemen who made the trip grow eloquent as
they relate the breakneck speed at which
they shot to the rescue of the blazing Forest
City.
The Phillips Phonograph says; There
was quiet wedding at the residence OF Rev.
G. w. Foster, Thursday forenoon. Mrs.
Fosters brother, Herbert F. Libbey and
Miss Flora Halves of Portland, arrived on
Wednesdays train and before their depart
ure Thursday noon, were joined in holy
wedlock by Rev. c. W. Foster. We learn
that they are the recipients of many beauti
full wedding gifts from their friends in Port
land and elsewhere Mr.. Libbey has been in
the Clerk of Courts office, Portland, for ten
years. After trip to Boston and other cities
they will occupy their home at 3S Spruce
street, Portland, which is already furnished
and awaiting them"
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
BURGLARS Working Maine.

At Babcock's machine shop, on Exchange
street, can be seen ruins resulting from the
work of burglars that are operating in differ
ent sections of this State. There is the door
from a small safe which was blown open at
Milo Junction, in Penobscot county. Then
there is a combination lock from safe brok-
en- open in Oxford county; also ruins of the
inside work Of another safe wrecked at an
other point in the State. Mr.. Babcock says
he is satisfied there are two gangs of burglars
operating here; one use gunpowder to blow
open safes, the other crowd, he judges, are
mechanics from the manner in which they do
their work
The safe door at Babcock's exhibits the
work of the ''gunpowder crowd" About
half way down the door is a quarter inch hole
nicely drilled through the outside plate. In
to this hole the powder in sufficient quantity
is poured and then ignited by fuse. The
door was forced completely off the safe and
bent almost in the form of bow. Ordinary
gunpowder is used and it 'gets its work in
every time
The combination lock exhibits the work of
the mechanics" They knocked the knob
! and dial off the outside of the door, then
with a tool adapted to the work drove the
whole combination lock out of the door back
into the safe, so that the door easily swung
open at the burglars bidding.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
SUPERIOR COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE noNNEY.

BEFORE JUDGE BoNNEY.
MoNDAY-The following sentences were i'm
posed:
to two years in State prison.
William Smith, for breaking and entering the
dwelling house of Ambrose Giddings in Windham,
was sentenced to 80 days in jail. There was
nothing stolen and Smith has already been in jail
four months.
George Parker for an assault upon Officer Luz
Their E. Sterling with a loaded pistol, was SEN
fenced to four years in State prison.
Harry Austin stole horse and wagon of Charles
W. Brown and was sentenced to two years in
State prison.
ceny was sentenced to one year i'll county jail.
Thomas King was sentenced to pay 500 and
costs on a nuisance indictment or to six months in
jail. Upon an indictment for assault and battery
he was sentenced to four months in jail and upon
another for riot and assault he was sentenced TO
five months additional in Jail.
Elliot l.. Walker was serving out a sentence for
larceny in January, 1885. when Thomas j. Libby
was brought in suffering from self inflicted bull
let wound in the head and unconscious Walker
took care OF him and stole $50 from Llbbys cloth
ing. For this offence Walker was indicted at the
May term, 1885, and was yesterday sentenced to
two years in State prison.
George Murray, for the larceny Of travelling
bag filled with clothing, the property of Hannah
T. Wall. was sentenced TO four months in Jail. He
has already been in Jail i've months.
Benjamin Il. Rolfe sold horse as free and clear
OF incumbrance when he had already given Oren
Hooper mortgage on him This is the second
cheating by false pretences. He was sentenced
to two years in State prison.
Willis w. Gray, for the larceny of $19 in money,
was sent to jail for six months.
Hattie Dubois, convicted at this term of keep
ing house of i'll fame under the nuisance act,
was sentenced to ten months in Jail.
John Holland paid $125.99 on complaint for
search and seizure.
Festy King on nuisance indictment was SEN
fenced to pay a fine of 500 and COSTS and if not
paid in ten days to six months in Jail.
John A. West on an indictment for breaking
and entering the store of Roscoe g. Hall in Gray
and the larceny of ewelry, was sentenced to three
years in State Prison. On another indictment, for
breaking and entering and larceny from the store
of James b. Hall in Gray, he was sentenced to
two years additional in the State prison
Michael Driscoll, indicted with West for one of
the breaks at Gray, was sent to State prison for
two years.
John A. Carroll indicted with West and Dris-
coll, was sentenced to eighteen months in State
prison.
John W. Smith was sentenced to 80 days in
jail on nuisance indictment, and on search and
seizure complaint to pay fine of 500 or three
months in jail Committed
Notice to counSeI-All cases continued for SEN
tence and all cases where bail is to be given will
be disposed of this tuesday morning Counsel
are requested to take notice and have their par
ties in court promptly.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
sMeden and the swedea.

The few descriptions of Swedish life and
manners that we have are all written by
tourists who necessarily saw everything
from the outside and took only superficial
view. Mr.. Thomas was the accredited Min
lister of our country to the King of Sweden
and Norway, and as such was admitted to all
the ceremonies and pageants of the brilliant
Court of Sweden, where it would be impossi-
BILE for the ordinary tourist to enter. Mr.
Thomas lecture will embrace vivid de-
scription of scenes at the Swedish Court and
among the Swedish people, such as it is i'm
possible to find in books or cyclopedias, and
we are confident that in no way can more
instructive or pleasant hour be passed than
In attending the lecture of Mr.. Thomas at
City Hall on tomorrow evening
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
Little Women.

Many a time and oft have we been ask.
ed the question, Who are the Little Women
and for what object are they working? The
Little Women are society Of young girls
gathered from all denominations, and band.
ed together for the express purpose of doing
some good in the world. The society wa;
organized in the winter of S3, and up to the
present time have donated to various chart.
ties the sum of $685. That they are moi
weary in well doing we know, from the fact
that preparations are being made for bal
on the I'D of February, a part of the pro
ceeds to go to the Maine Industrial Schoo
for Girls. We trust that our citizens will dc
what they can to help the Little Women in
their work. For ourselves we bid them God
cOapd
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
BEFORE JUDGE HASKELL.


MoNDAY-Mr. Levi w. Houghton of Bath, hay-
ing declined TO serve as a member of the commit
tee on the Ferry case, Hon. John S. Case of Rock
land was appointed by the Court to serve in his
place.
Judge Haskell then retired and Judge Virgin
took seat upon the bench for the disposition of
an interlocutory matterin case in which Judge
Haskell had been referee
Inhabitants ofCape Elizabeth vs. Charles s.
Jordan ct ais. This was an action against the
collector of the town and sureties upon his bond
for the recovery of money claimed TO be due the
town. The case was heard before jury at the
January term, 1885, when the jury found that
the condition Of the bond had been broken. BY
agreement of the parties the case was then re-
ferred to Judge Haskell for the assessment of
damages The report of the referee was filed this
morning. The referee finds that the plaintiff town
should have judgment for the penalty OF the bond
in suit but that the same should be chancered so
that tile plaintiff have execution for the actual
damages suffered by the breach of the condition
of the bond and costs of court to be taxed by the
COURT and also finds the actual damages suffered
to be $5,3S979, with interest thereon from March
30, 1888, amounting to $924.17, in all amounting
to the sum of $6,312.96. Reported accepted.
N. & II. b. Cleaves for plaintiffs.
Strout & Holmes for defendants.
Judge Virgin then retired aud Judge Haskell
resumed his seat.
ssThc Court at noon adjourned sine die
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
Knights of Pythias.

The next two weeks will be taken up with
matters of some Importance in the order OF
Knights of Pythias. On Tuesday next the
Grand Lodge of Rhode Island convenes at
Providence; the day following the Grand
Lodge of Massachusetts, at Boston. On
Tuesday, the 10th, new hall is to be dedi-
Gated in Bridgton; also one at Bath during
that week. On Friday, the 10Th, the ami
versary of Pine Tree Lodge of Portland will
be celebrated. Grand Chancellor Lewis A.
Barker of Bangor left on Saturday evening
train to take part in these various celebra-
tions and also to make official visits to a
number of lodges in the western part of the
State
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
CEATHS.

In Knightville, Cape Elizabeth, Feb, 8, Charles
w. Wing, aged 50 years IL months.
Funeral on Wednesday afternoon $50 o'clock.
at his late residence. Lewiston papers eopy.1
In East Deering, Feb Z, Simeon Sawyer aged
~ years 1 month.
In Buxton, Feb. C, Mrs. Lucy A. wife of W. C.
Palmer, aged 5S years.
In Pennington, Feb. 6. eli typhoid pneumonia
Col. Nathan G, Goodenow, aged SO years fBos,
ton papers please copy1
In Blddeford, Jan. 10, f. Clayton son Of Fred
II. and Ella O. Goodwin, aged weeks
IN Lowell Jan. ~, Mrs Deborah MessIve aged
n years
In East Oxford Mrs. Eliza, widow Of DR.. Stead
H4dn,
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
Portland Congregational Club

The February meeting of the Congrepa-
tional Club was held at the PEBBLE House
last evening, fine supper being served.
Members assembled in the parlors of the
hotel, and after the social hour adjourned to
the dining hall, where the exercises of the
evening were held. The subject for discus
sion was Modern Socialism; what it is
what to do with it," Rev. Frank T. Bayley
read the leading paper and other members
of the club followed in short addresses.
Rev. Llewellyn Pratt, D. d., of Hartford,
Conn, will address the club at the March
mpptfnO
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
MARRIAGES..

In Hollis, Jan. %, Fred P Wakefield and Miss
Minnie A. Newcomb.
In Springyale Jan. 23, Edward L. Scott and
in Winthrop, Jan. 81, c. S. stetson Of Greene
and Miss Mary +. Wood of Winthrop.
In Rockland, JAN 81, w. Leslie Rokes and S.
Ella Sherman
In Oakland. Jan. g. BENZ. j. Hind of Belfast and
Lillian NJ, Belanger.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
Accidents.

Mr.. Benjamin Cushing, of Long Island
while going from his house to Steamboat
wharf yesterday, fell on his face cutting and
bruising livery badly. He is over 50 years
of age. When he came to his senses he
could not remember anything about what
had happened
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
U. S. DISTRICT COURT.
BEFoRE JUDGE MEBB.

MoNDAY-United States by indictment VS. Hi
ram Staples. Indictment for an assault and bat
terry upon lands eeded to the United States by
the State of Maine) upon Marcus A. Hanna,
/, 1886, upon arraignment pleaded not guilty,
subsequently retracted his plea and pleaded ,1oio
colteadere. Sentenced to pay a fine of twenty
dollars. Staples was an assistant 1ight-keeper
and was removed on occount of this affair
George L. Bird, U. S. Attorney.
Symonds & Libby for defendant.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
Benefit for the Aged Mems Home

The Congress Square sociable committee
will give their annual ball for the benefit of
the Home for Aged Men, at City Hall, on or
about the 18th of March. 1t is to be hoped
that all our citizens will be interested in this
most worthy object
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09

State Senator G. W. Plunllitt, of New York, was
sufferer for six years from dumb ague and fever
He was completely cured by taking five Bran
dreth Pills every night for week One or two
taken every night are perfectly safe for old or
young, male or female. FebSd&w1w
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09

At the election of the Cadets held lave eve
ming the officers elected at the former cleo
ton, which was ordered repeated by the Adj
jutant General on account of technical err
| ror were reelected
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-09
Respectfully yours,
G. S. STAPLES,

The communication was received and
ordered on file.
Mr. Smith of the Park Commissioners
wanted to know whether the commissioners
were expected to take the trees under their
charge after Mr.. Staples had made the streets
safe for travel.
Mr.. Smith was given to understand the
Park Commissioners had nothing to do with
the shade trees in the streets, and that their
manifesto of the morning previous was en-
tirely unnecessary.