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The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
WINTER WEATHER.
A Regular Blizzard Prevails in New
York.
The Snow TWO to Three Feet Deep in
Virginia.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. 4.-The snowfall
here was about IL inches, the heaviest since
1856. Trains from every direction are, de-
layed, and navigation in Chesapeake Bay
and its tributaries is entirely suspended.
LYNCHBURG, Va, Feb. 4.-Snow has fall
en- since Wednesday noon, and is now twelve
inches deep. All railroad communication is
interrupted. Reports from the southwest
portion of the State indicate unparalleled
snow storms, and report the isnow from two
to three feet deep.
New YORK, Feb. 4-The snow storm
which swept down on this city yesterday,
continued with little abatement all night. 1t
was a regular blizzard, and undoubtedly the
worst storm New York has experienced
since 1882 The streets were rapidly filled
along the buried rails with great difficulty by
double teams of horses. What added to the
difficulties of the situation was a strike up
on the Broadway and Seventh avenue rail-
roads, the Broadway surface rallroad, Slxtn Slsl
avenue and Fourth avenue. No cars LETT the
stables of the several companies from an
early hour this morning. AS result, the
cars of the elevated railroad were crowded
to dangerous extent all the morning. Many
business men were compelled to walk down
town to their Offices All mails weIe delay
ed, especially those from the South and West
and some of the mails had not been heard
from at a late hour
BROOKLYN, N. Y. Feb. 4-The most Sc
we're snow storm known in this city for sew
eral years past has been in progress for the
last "a hours, Many of the horse car lines
have nearly suspended operations. The
mail delivery is impeded, and the schools are
closed pursuant to an order given out yesterr--
day provided the storm continued, as it
would be almost impossible for the little
children to get to the school houses.
JERSEY CRY, N. j., Feb. 4.--The effects
of the storm in this city resulted in an al
most complete blockade of the city railroads.
Hundreds of men from the South Bergen,
Greenville and Lafayette sections, whose
business called them to this city in the early
morning hours, had to make the journey on
foot to the ferries,
The way trains on the New Jersey Cen
tral. PENNSYLVANIA and Delaware d Lacka-
wanna roads, were in several instances an
hour behind time, while the through trains
were reported to be blocked in certain places
to such an extent that a delay Of several
hours was looked for
WASHINGTON. Feb Am aged colored
couple. named George and Mary Mason, were
found by the police this morning. in thell
house in the suburbs of this city, frozen to
death.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
IN THE Kinks.

--,,,----nIJoU SKA3ING PAJf11'' -
llAt The Bijou lasc evep--s The horse Dolly
performed hsfore~"n audience which filed
the rink Dolly is pretty little gray and
performed number of tricks such as Sc
iectlng different colored handkerchiefs valt-
ing on narrow plank, standing on her head
ana picking silver half-dollar out Of n nall
IN pleasing manner. The skating. however
was disappointing. The horse followed her
tralner Idl around the rink, looking, and doubt
NE NJ ,,' roer4s very awkward and uncomforta-
Ole upon the skates clamped to her feet.
NEW ENGLAND POLO LEAGUE.
Inc following games were played last
night:
bridges, 1. oiu'' o 20
AZ MobuIn. Woburns, 8; Someryilles, -
AZ HaVerh1ll-Haverhills, 81 Salems z
AT Waltham-W Walthams 3; Bosfos2 80
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
GENERAL NEWS.

A revolt occurred in the Riverside penitentiary
in Pennsylvania yesterday morning in which three
deputies were injured.
A railway pool to control eastern traffic and fix
uniform rates on the competing railroads was held
in Chicago Wednesday.
tits said that the reorganization of the Texas &
ST. Louis railroad will take place in the next few
days. 1t is understood that an eastern man will
be chosen President.
W. ii. Jackson. private secretary of Louis Riel,
arrived in Chicago Wednesday evening to secure
aid for the prisoners still held for complication in
the Northwestern rebellion.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
THE STATE.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.


The Senate committee has reported favorably
Senator Frye's bill appropriating SoO'VVV lol
public building at Houlton, Me-
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
IL. c. Kimbal has been appointed postmaster at
North Brdgton, in place OF L. himD@h "nohas
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The North jay Granite Company have closed q
cont, act to frnish fine city of Cincinnati, o. with
! 600 600 paving blocks, 10000 teet OF curDlng
and 90, 600 feet Of tagging, 10 Do uehNerea next
summer. .,,- -,,,,.rx-
w p wbittle. A. B.. of Ellsworth, has been ap-
no;nted to examine applicants for admission to
fhe State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic
Arts at Orono.
Few people have any idea OF the weight of ice
unon the trees during the last storm. An Els
worth gentlemen says that small twig of lilac
hush When covered with ice weighed a pound
and eight and one-half ounces, and when divested
Of its icy covering it weighed but half an ounce.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
James Harlow Esq, of Brewer, who has long
been known as brick manufacturer in that
years.
There is one very peculiar fact in regard to the
grand jury which is now in session at the Bangor
court house Out of the twenty men who com
pose it not one ever served on any kind OF jury
before. Such case has no. been found beIore tor
long time.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Bath Times says that Mellen Plummer
| proprietor of the Bath Hotel, IS IN trouble n
nanclaly, and the house will be closed ior a lew
| weeks or longer. Mr.. Plummer's liabilltles arg
| small, less than $500, he says, and hopes to SCI,
tie with his creditors without going through lnSof
| VenCV
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
BASE BALL.


The contracts of Spence, ORourke, Vince @ pnrs SSn,
Hatfieid. Shefer and Cavanagh with t1G srain 50lE
lands have been approved by secretary yMass' will
have a team i'm the New England leagu9, aaJ II
said that Mr. W. W. BurnhamM " VIZ Aancbssster mShsst r. N
There is strong sentiment IN ~ u cInh there 10
enter t II the HE'S New England league, and there seems
little doubt of the raising OF ample uIus snt x's ana ps
SooI cinh a good start was made last season
6y procuring enclosed grounds
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
The Feeling in Dakota.

FARGO, Oak, Feb. 4-Most OF OIL tffd ff Wash
men from Dakota. who have s6 effEt EFFORT to secure
ington in connection With t6rv or as State are
dseeSe hss tRs s n2ss Psah s
ly successoh Ii "a an interview gives as the result
Ihfo homTrs ms Investigations at the White House and
among leading Democrats that the disGord- cord
ant views of the leading Republicans mere mere
will prevent any action on the Dakota meas.
ure, except the passage of an enabling act
for a State. There is marked change go
ing Inc on in public sentiment in the Territory
in favor of statehood: The north ,,,G.u;te Is 4e-
coming more reluctant to maintain lerrlto-
nv if any portion is admitted and sees little
chance to come in by itself for many years
and for this reason it is becoming united n n
favor of single State The south II nportloin ia,l Is
and If prefers to accept an enabling act Tor
one great State rather than to remain out for
an indefinite period.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
Y.M. c. A.

A number of ne boys of Biddeford and
Saco met in the parlor of the Y.M.C A..
Biddeford, Wdnesday afternoon, and or.
ganized thenelves into society, their OBJ
ject being . seek the best interests of the
youth of te two cities. The boys have been
making operations for the organization of
this soci1y Ior " Two or three weeks, and are
Cleavf was elected president; Geo. RieEaT
vice ,esldent; Roscoe Moody, secretary and
trea.rer. ''''>' "
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
CONGRESS OF CHURCHES
Concerning the Next Meeting, to be
Held May Next.

PITTsFIELD, Mass, Feb. 4.-The executive
committee of the American Congress OF
Churches met here to-day to plan the next
meeting of the Congress. In response 10
circulars sent out some time ago asking 1or
topics for the Congress to discuss and tor
choice of the city where the next meetlng
may be held, 300 replies were received from
prominent divines all over the nation anu
the committee had nearly 400 subJectS Sug-
gested. From these programme was Sc seieco &C.
ted but will not be made public until tne
speakers and essayiStS chosen have Deen
heard from and accepted the arrangement; sl;
Among those heard from are Henry WaIu
Beecher Dr. Pentacost, in fact representa-
tive men of all denomination wrote the
responses, suggested the topic and expTtess-
sed interest in and good wishes Tor I'm InlS
church unity movement New Haven. t165Pffs 6Pfhs
ton, Albany, Philadelphia and In66laces for
were the cities nominated r6ere was no deci-
holding the G4eRs&fern -GN4eRs&fern city will probabIy De
Sion l55n and the meeting will be held III ""S
In Chicago Wednesday, detectives rs Rand
unearthing conspiracy whereby the nrm u 99ifa,,d E
McNaly & Co. have been SystematlcaLy u0ii"N
ed by certain of their employees
Charles Californian, a substitute posadaa 1is and
was arrested at Harrisburg Pa, Weunesuday yetters
confessed to having stolen three reglsteiie ,'cb
on tbe / st inst. from the LewiSburg man pouon.
In consequence of almost total stoppage. p Pitts
supuly of coke number OF blast furnaces az w
burg, Pa, have already been banked up
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
DIDN'T WANT AN ASSISTANT.
Loom Fixers in the Bates Quit
Work and the Mill Shuts Down.

LEWISTON, Feb. To-day noon forty
loom fixers in the Bates mill quit work in
consequence of an alleged grievance in the
employing of new man as fixer. Mr.. Pratt,
the agent, ordered the mill shut down, and
says that the machinery is being cleaned up
for long stop.
[LATER.l
In the matter Of the Bates mill strike, Mr..
Pratt alleges the loom fixer did not keep the
work up, and he put on an assistant This
was not satisfactory and all the fxers left
the mill The fxers allege that the new
man was imported with the purpose to I'M
dermine them. and that it has been the poll
cy of the agent to work against the interests
of the knights of Labor. The people who
left the mill have gone to their homes and
there is no excitement No work is being
done at the mill except to put the machinery
in shape for long stop.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
A Catholic College Asked For.

Yesterday. Aerhr' Mr' Schriver Of Carroll county.
introduced bill to incorporate the American an
college of Roman Catholics of the; United
States. The incorporators are. Arch6lsnops
Gibbons of Baltimore, Ryan OF PhlladeiRnIa'
lon, and the object of the college is the edu-
CATION of young men for the ministry OF the
Catholic church, the principal office to be IN
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
naxu,,.o,e offer to KIng Louis.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4-P. 7. Barnum. hearing gil;t that
King Louis of Bavaria was banRf9Pt p oa ara WoulH t
eSrapbed TO that ch from Bridgeport, Conn;
"bo not abandon your throne VII pay yonlp ma G
5nn5tions that wifi be perfectly satisfactory &c
you.n He Will send an ambassador soon
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
nyop in the Price of Sugars,

SAY FRANCISCO, Feb. 4.-The California
srgar refinery today made reduction of one
cent pound on hlgn grace osng sugars ana ana
GRADES
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
The St. croix Strikers.


Tuesday afternoon the striking weavers of
the st. Croix cotton mill held meeting at
Peoples Hall in Calais at which the opera
tives were still enthusiastic in their deter
mination to hold out. The section hands
were told to go to work Wednesday morn
ing and they would be given the ten hours.
The agent of the mill is taking advantage of
this little unpleasantness to move the looms
in the basement to the upper floor, and as
this work comes to their department, the
agent acceded to their demands. 1t Is re-
ported ON good authority that Mr.. Shunway
had been securing the four towns for help
Monday and Tuesday, but thus far has been
unsuccessful. A number of the strikers
have gone to their homes in the country, and
others have left or are about to leave for
other towns.
1t is stated that Mr.. Dexter, The principal
manager of the cotton mill, receives salary
of $500 year; his son, S3,5O0 Shumway.
the overseer, $4,000; the bookkeeper, 81, 800
-$17,500. 1t is thought these employees could
stand little cut down as wel'as their subor-
dinates, without hurting then. The weavers
say that when they commerced work, from
so to 55 yards constitVteda cut, now they
have to weave from % to IS yards for the
same nav
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND, ME.
TERMs--Eight Dollars a Year. To mail sub
scribers. Seven Dollars Year, If paid in advance,
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, F

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.
Indications for Portland and vicinity
Fair weather, stationary temperature, fol-
lowed during Saturday by warmer weather.
Indications for New England to-day are
fair weather, northwesterly winds, rising
barometer, slight changes in temperature.
followed during Saturday by slowly rising
temperature.
Cautionary signals from New Haven to
Eastport.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
Good News for the Working People.

Good News for the Working People.
Especial to the Press.l
SOUTH BERWICK, Feb 4-The Portsmouth
Manufacturing Company's cotton mills
situated here, which have been stopped for
one year, started up to-day and will con-
tinue The working people are much
pleased.
The Richmond Labor Trouble.
RICHMOND, Feb. 4.-The recent settlement
of the labor troubles in tho shoe factory Of
Morgan e. Dore, in this village, has resulted
ia better feeling on all sides. The "scab"
lasters have been discharged and only union
men are now employed. The prices made
run to next July, nearly all the hands work
ing by the piece or by the hour. A good
deal of work has been sent here from Lynn
to I'LL back orders, but it is unknown whether
the firm is likely to take more orders as a
result of the settlement.
Earthquake in Machias.
EACHIAs, Feb. IA heavy shock of eartf-
quake was felt here at $50 this morning.
Buildings trembled and dishes and windows
ratified. The shock was repeated at O'Clock
and the adjoining towns were shaken up.
The vibration was from west to east.
Suicide in Yarmouth.
YARMOUTH, Feb. 4.-James Leighton,aged
Sc, living here with his daughter, Mrs. Dole,
committed suicide by hanging himself In the
barn with clothes line to-day. No cause is
assigned fer the act.
Schooner George Nevinger Floated.
PROVIDENCE, Feb 4.-Schooner George
Nevinger, ashore at Wood End, was foated
to-day by the tugs Confidence and William
Sprague and towed into the harbor. She
will be towed to Boston for repairs at the
first chance.
Lost Overheard.
New YORK, Feb. 5.-Schooner Emily A.
Bartle, from Virginia to-day, reports that on
Feb. I'd when off Ocean Grove, VIM. Smith,
seaman, a native of Maine, fell overheard. A
line was thrown him which he caught but
could not hold on and he was lost.
TWO Fools.
TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 4.-Wallace Ross and
Fred Plaisted now in this city, say they will
make the attempt next August to go through
the Niagara whirlpool in boat.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05

First class business is solicited
and can be placed i'm this agency
at the lowest rates, consistent with
the hazard involved i'm the risk
assumed, while anything with a
tinge of moral hazard is not
wanted, and is respectfully de-
cIined before presentation.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05

Co., of Thomaston, Me-, in the fall of 1882,
at cost of $4,000. She is rated Al, and Is
owned chiefly by her captain. Her cargo
Nash, Spaulding & Co., and valued at $4,000,
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
LABOR TROUBLES IN MAINE.
Grave Situation in Knox County-Th'
st. croix Strikers.
CRockland Courier


Saturday the following circnlar was re-
ceived by the different lime manufacturers
throughout Knox county:
At meeting of the lime manufacturers held at
Rockland Jan. Goth, the following propositions
were voted lipOn and passed: First, TO cease
quarrying rock; second. to cease hauling rock;
third, to cease making casks; fourth, to cease
buying casks after proper notice TO haulers; fifth
to earnestly invite the cooperation Of manufac-
turers Of Camden and Thomaston IN maintaining
the four propositions above referred TO.
In accordance with this circular the entire
lime business of Knox county is at a stand
still. Quarrymen, klnmen, teamsters,
coopers, are idle. 1t is intimated that this
action has been caused by the recent action
of the Knights of Labor.
The only industry of our county is fiat
on the ground What will the outcome be?
One thing looks plain enough: Unless some
speedy compromise is effected the lime busi-
ness OF these parts will be ruined. What
this state of things would mean every busi-
ness man knows we'll
We want to state our position plainly. We
want to see the laboring man paid every
cent the employer can afford to pay. 1t
means prosperity to all branches of trade
and that surely means prosperity for the
newspaper Why shouldn't we then be so
minded? But we as yet fail to see where
the spirit of antagonism now being exhibit
ed between labor and capital in this vicinity
IS going to result in good to anybody. We
know that there are two ways of looking at
this, but to our mind there can be only one
way Of deciding question that threatens
grave financial loss If not ruin to an entire
community. Business men of the county
engaged in this industry say they know
they can't pay more wages and burn more
lime with profit. And they will not 20 on
burning at loss. We are apt to take the
word of men like these on all matters Of
business, and we can not think they mean to
say what is false in this particular instance.
We repeat that we cannot see what the
outcome of this unfortunate affair is to be.
We think the situation the gravest that the
merchants of Knox county ever were called
upon to face. You may argue all around it,
and complain bitterly Of the attitude taken
by this side and that; but one question is
ever to the fore-cessation Of lime burning
means suffering for laborers and hard times
for everybody. We want to see the kilns
afro
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05

FIRE.. INSURANCE !!

Nothing can equal the sense of
security felt by those who procure
proper insurance ON property liza
BILE TO loss Or damage by fire. DO
not ecOnOmiZe by taking the risk
of insuring yourself. The best
companies may be had through
this agency.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05

Two brothers named Karlson while ntoxcased'
near Dsvils Lake, Dakota, wednesday night
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05

After a fire and a consequent
loss of property, Insurance, NO
matter what the underwriters
price was. looks cheap to the per-
SON whose property has been de-
sfrOyed, ,and who was not provided
with proper indemnify.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05

PORTLAND, Me-, Feb. A. 1886.
ia M III LAM BPM 7PMI11 M
Barometer 3o152 10000 29.95O 299s3 3o,O43
Tht,l Thermo'r mo'r; -5a I.a - g. 81
Humidity. So.s s1.4 $40 -63.5 52.o
Wind. 49,. me N IN INV
Velocity. 16 IA IA 6 IA
Weather CLOUDY Cloudy Cloudy Fair Clear
Mean daily bar. 80 048 Maximum ther- ..,7S
Mean daily ther.. --06 Minimum ther.... -5.S
Mean daily DIV pit. 80 Max. vel. wind. 20 N
Mean daily hum. q $50 lTotalprecip.. x
x--inappreeiable.
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT
(Feb. A, 1886, 1000 P. M
Observations taken at the same moment of time
at all stations.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
INSURANCE.
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Established i'm iS43.
Reliable Insurance against Fire or Lightning In first
class American and Foreign Cos at Lowest Rates.
Also Life and Accident Insurance..
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The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Feb. 4, 1885,
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05
MAINE.

G. LIEBMANN,
Sergeant Signal Corps, U. S. A.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-11-25
How Much Is Pa Worth?

1t ia sometimes amusing e see young
men come into the Office and begin TO
rumble over the books for the purpose OF
ascertaining what their sweetheart
father is assessed at. AS a rule they go
at the business in an awkward, diff
cult kind of way They don't know
how to find what they want, and gener-
ally are ashamed to ask for information
I am almost sure to recognize them
first sight, and, after allowing them
ransack the books until they get tired
volunteer to show them how to proceed
After discovering what they are after
they take their departure as abruptly as
they came, and are next heard OF IN the
recorders Office, hunting Tor "lncum-
brances.' There is much OF this klno Oh
business carried On.-Assessor in Globe
DaToaorat
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-11-25
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT.

He could lombard any jury with warm pathOs
and great fury, and convince them that his
client wasn't guilty Of the charge;
He could cabbage a retainer, making sure of the
remainder when his client acquitted,
and twas usually large.
He could manage venre with challenge that
was fiery, or crOss-questiOn any witness in
manner that was cross;
He could show the judge that his ruling showed
lack of legal schooling, and refer him to the
statute in the late amended laws.
He could sass the opposition till they wished him
in perdition, apd could sling them cutting
answers at a most illegal rate,
For his case always suFest, and his client was
the purest, and seemed always in his glory
when he bucked against the state.
He was handy with a capias or a writ of corpus
habeas, could get a change of venue il
stern justice looked too sure,
He could quote from Coke and Chitty, with his
own additions, witty, till the judge would
use his mallet, and the room be in a roar.
But the sheriff. Death has called him, and in his
last case installed him (rosewood), and him
self is suppliant at the Bar of Last Resort;
And unto the great evangel he will swear he was
an angel; plead his own case with great
feryOr, there before higher court.
Those who knew him quite sure he will con-
found the high-born jury till he causes a di-
vision on the question, rs he washed?'
And by force of all his peadings, get stay in the
proceedings till the prosecution wearies and
the old indictments quashed.
"A W. Bellew in The Detroit Free Press.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-11-25
suttons Gathered from Everywhere.

.xuffona Gathered from EVergWhOFS'
Mrs H. c. Harris, of Harlem, f2ndly
shows the work of twenty years IN SUN
buttons, collected from every quarter OF
the globe. A New York journal printed
A most interesting account Of this novel
and wonderful collection, and says the
work began on a wager in Portland dl-
rectIy after the war, when people believed
that there was not more than 999 different
xinds of buttons in the world. In less
than a wear the 500 had been collected,
and in four years 5000 buttons, all differ
Emf many of them beautiful in design,
and many brilliant and beautiful in color
Some have come from old wars and Ia
nous battleflelds some from gold mines
and poor-houses, some have been brought
half around the world to her by sea cap
tains. some from shipwrecks, some just
from the button counter, and some are
identified old buttons that have seen lie
in a previous century. 1t is marvellous
collection. arranged in eight strings Oh
/ 600 buttons each; but without wishing
to oyerwheIm the undertaking Win
cold water and discourage any imitation
of the noble hobby let it be remembered
that its original protector bears the name
of Mrs. Harris-a name forever asso-
ciated with myths and the imaginative
performances of the immortal Mrs. camp
Boston Herald.