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BASE BALL.
The New England League.

PoRTLANDs, 8; BOSTON BLUES, 4.
The Portlands won another game from the
Blues yesterday afternoon in Boston. The
contest being characterized by the free bat
ting on both sides. The visitors made the
longest hits and outside of the batteries their
fielding was good. The new men secured for
the Blues by Manager Burnham showed up
well batting strongly and fielding well.
The ceora.
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General Butler and Politics.

LOWELL, July 13.-The statements of one
or more Congressman to the effect that Gen.
Benjamin F. Butler will not be a candidate
for Congress from this district, are not cor
rect. 1t is an open secret among politicians
here that Gen. Butler will attempt to carry
the Democratic congressional convention
here. The people of Lowell and vicinity,
whom the general delights, when on the
stump, to call his "friends and neighbors,"
are pref airing themselves for this candidacy.
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nationa. temperance convention.

New HAVEN, Conn, July 13.-The report
of the propagation committee of the Nation
shows the total increase of membership dur
ing the past year in 10 grand divisions, of
1882, including 27 in New Hampshire and So
in Vermont. During the S anne period there
was decrease in 20 grand divisions of ALA,
including 24S in Maine. Speaking of Maine
the report says ''The order appears
to have lost its hold upon the people of
the State. With active earnest work this
might be regained." This evening
grand rally was held at CarlPs Opera
House. Speeches were made by Most Wor-
W. Garswell of Canada, and others. After
the exercises at Carll's banquet was served
to the delegates at Lincoln rink.
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The Big Sioops Not to Participate in
the Atlantic Cruise.

NEW YORK, July BIT is not likely that
any one of the big sloops will participate in
the squadron cruise of the Atlantic Yacht
Club, which starts on Saturday. The Allan
tic, Mayfiower and Priscilla are in the hands
of the shipwrights and carpenters, and the
necessary repairs to them will not be finished
in time. Mr.. j. M. Forfles is decidedly op-
posed to permitting his Puritan to compete
alone. The Atlantic's leaks being attended
to this afternoon.
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Items from Dover.

DOVER, N. H.. July 23.-The stitchers at
Morton & French's shoe factory have sub
mitted new price list, but the firm has not
yet decided to adopt it.
A prominent citizen now in London, En-
gland, reports seeing the notorious Rev. Ar
thur Waite there. He deserted his family,
eloped with some young woman and is now
engaged as scenic painter at the Drury thea
tire in London.
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Attorney General Garland About to
Surrender His Pan Electric Stock.

The Baltimore Sun says: I'm a few days
certainly before he leaves on his summer
back to Prof. Rogers his Pan Electric stock
certificates. The stock issued to Mr. Gar
land bore nominal value of $1,500000. AT
one time it had some little value, bnt to-day
it is worth just the paper it is printed on and
no more. It has never been of any value to
Mr. Garland, and has brought him nothing
but trouble. He is wise in giving it back to
those from whom he got it,
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A Timely Suggestion.
New GLOUCESTER, July 9, 1886.

NEW GLOUCESTER, July 8, 1886.
To the Editor of the Press:
while and it is getting to be dry here in
Maine. 1t is probably dryer in the central
portion of the State than in the southern
part. The prospect for and danger from for
est fires is perhaps greater than ever before.
ter in the forests. / want to suggest that
you publish an article in your paper urging
care and caution on the part OF sportsmen,
fishermen and others about setting fires in
woodlands, and also suggesting present and
resolute action in extinguishing fires that
have started.
Our forests are worth preserving from
needless destruction by fire. A warning in
your paper just at this time may do much
good in this direction.
Yours truly,
s. III. CHANDLER.
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a crasshopper scourge.

FARGO, OAK, July 13.-Persons from the
mense cloud of grasshoppers settled down
on wheat field in the vicinity of Sanborn
on the Northern Pacific railway. some 50
miles west of here, and in very short time
cleared 80 acres of every vestige of green
ness. Several other fields in that nelghbor-
hood were also partially destroyed. About
sunset the hoppers rose and flew southwest.
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w. w. EICHELBERGER,
Sergeant, Signal Corps, U. s. A
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A Ricyclist Beats a Horse.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass, July 13.-John :.
Prince, bicyclist, won the five mile race with
a horse at Hoosac Park this afternoon; time time
10 minutes AZ seconds. The purse. was $2Ool;
Five hundred persons witnessed the race anu
about $500 changed hands on the result.
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Knights of pythias ExcursionIsts.

TORONTO, July 13-Special trains with
knights of Pythias and excursionistS are
still arriving. The Supreme Lodge opened
this morning. Addresses of welcome were
delivered by Alderman Defoe, on behalf OF
the mayor, and by the Grand Chancellor OF
Ontario. Divine service was held at ST
James Cathedral, the very Rev. Dean Whit
marsh, chaplain of the Illinois brigade, Off
ciating.
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ALetter From ParneII.

LONDON, July 13-Parnell has written a
letter in which he says: A statement OF
Lord Harrington is that the Irish party and
National League are union with American
Fenians. | know nothing of any Fenian or
ganization in Ireland or America, beyond
what / have learned from the newspapers.
In spite of unblushing falsehoods which have
partially and temporarily frustrated moderate
aspirations of Ireland the Irish people VIII
Continue to maintain peaceable and legal
aspect, declining to afford any pretext to
Lord Harrington or his Tory allies to resort
to the brutalities Of coercion.
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Death of Josenh Lennon.

Boston, July 13.-Joseph G. Lennon, a
well known organist and music teacher, who
was thrown from his horse last Friday, died
tonight from his injuries. Lennon has been
musical director of the Boston Oratoria
since its organization. He has served as or
ganist in various Catholic churches of this
city and has taken a prominent part in
prominent social events in which the Catho-
lie people of Boston have been specially in
terested. He was about 36 years of age
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a Costly Trial.

DEs MONIES, Ia, July 13.-The final vote
on the impeachment of Auditor Brown was
taken today. Twenty-one of the so senators,
13 Republicans and Democrats voted for his
conviction, but not being a two-thirds vote
he was declared acquitted and will probably
be reinstated tomorrow. The trial has last
ed eight weeks and cost about $4,000.
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Earned runs-Portlands, 4. Two base hits
Reilly. Three base .hit-Sheffier,. a. Home
runs-Wheelock. Stolen bases-Hatield ~,
Spence Shaw. First base on balls-FitZgerald
l. First base on errors-Portland 2; Boston
Blues, 2. Struck out-Madden, 4; Fitzgerald, 6;
Double plays-Spence and Shoenoek. lPassed
den q Fitzgerald 4. Time-2h. 15m. Umpire
Lynch.
AT TNEwBURYPORT.
Innings ...1 8 4 G 8 8
Newburyports. ID 8 / 2 1 3 x-14
Haverhflls. .........0 o 0 O. 3
Base hits-Haverhills, IS; sNewburyports, IA.
Erors-Haverhills, 6; Newburyports, o.
THE STANDING.
The following is the standing of the clubs
in the New Enganp League.
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PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT ~ EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND. ME.
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FROM BAR HARBOR.
The Maine Press Association.

BAR HARBoR, July 13.-The Maine Press
Association, 3S members, are at the Atlantic
House. They exchanged congratulatory
kilograms today with the Massachusetts
Press Association now at Block Island. The
day was spent in walks, drives, etc.
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Three Thousand Massachusetts
Strikers.
Another Strike to be ordered.

WORCESTER, July 13.-The treers and
crimpers in all the Spencer boot shops were
ordered out this morning because of the dis
pute as to when the increase of wages should
take effect. 1t is said general strike will
be ordered unless the manufacturers yield.
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English Politics.

LONDON, July 13.-Lord Harrington has
arrived in London. Lord Salisbury will re-
turn Friday, and will confer with Lord
Harrington and other Unionists on Monday.
An agreement has been arrived at by which
Lord Salisbury accepts Lord Harrington S
home rule policy. which HI, involves the main;
Parliament By it the powers conferred on
local councils in Ireland are delegated, not
surrendered, by Parliament, which body re-
action of the councils. The appointment of
Judges and the legal administration are
Centred in the Imperial Parliament. Lord
Harrington is stil RELUCTANT to join the Con;
himself TO support coercion measures and
l,'sei the general r policy of the Conservatives
In Gladstonian circles confidence is ex-
pressed that the Premier will resign; Glad
Stone will hold conference with his col
leagues Isa Saturday. The ParnelIites say they
will never accept Lord Hartington,s scheme,
and will fight and wait until they have
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SAYINGS BANK BOOK LOST.
AWNINGS, TENTS. &c.

Have Just received fine assortment of the lat
est styles of awning goods. House and Lawn
Awnings a speciality. Drop me postai ana
for sale or 10 let.
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The Steam Yacht sappho.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, July 23.-The ,iall steam
yacht Sappho, owned by DIR. Seward Meppi
son-in-law of VIM. ii. Vanderbilt. arrlVeI
this evening from New York, bound through
Lake Champlain via Montreal
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The island Fire Still Raging

THE WEIRs, July 13.-The fire is still rag
ing on Rattlesnake Island, and there is no
prospect of its being subdued until it burns
itself out. The island contains over 400 acres
and wood and timber valued at $4,000. The
fire is supposed to be incendiary, as it was
kindled last week, but failed to spread.
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WESTERN CROP REPORTS.
Bad Outlook in Minnesota, Dakota
and Iowa.

MILWAUKEE, July Ex-Governor William
Young has returned from an extended trip
of inspection through Minnesota and Da-
kota. He reports an extremely unfavorable
outlook at most points. In an interview he
SAYS that the wheat yield will not be over a
half crop, owing to the drought. The crop
is short straw, very spotted and thin with
very short heads, The oat crop, is looking
worse than the wheat, many. fields being SO
ed. Many flax fields are worthless Corn is
looking fair.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, July ,1s..Crop re-
ports from so points on the Burlington, Cedar
RAPIDS & Northern railroad show that har-
vesting has begun. Small grain has matured
too soon, and the straw is short and not well
if even that good. Flax has suffered badly
from the drought; local rains at various
points made the crops some better Corn
growingsrapidly, but is being damaged by
drought.
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Petitions for a Pardon.


RICHMOND, July 13.-Petitions for the par
don of Hopkins and Turner. who caused the
death of the old Indian, Joe Denny, on the
night of December 10Th, 1883, are being cir
culated and many signatures have been OBJ
tanned. The two men were sentenced to sew
en- wears in the States prison.
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,TerrlbIe confIagration in Poland.

LONDON, July 13.-One hundred houses
have been burned in the town of Koden,
province of Siedlic, Poland. Three hundred
families out of the total population OF 250O
have been rendered homeless by the confia-
grafton
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FISHING PROHIBITED
In Passamaquoddy Bay on the
Border of Maine

OTTAWA, Ont, July 13.-The department
of fisheries has prohibited seine fishing in
Passamaquoddy Bay on the border of Maine
and ordered the cruiser Middleton to proceed
there to warn Of interlopers.
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Large lcebergS.

QUEBEC, July 13-The captain of the
steamship Circasslan says he passed 50 ice
bergs outside and two in the straits of Belle
| Isle. Some of them were very large.
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LESSONS in FRENCH.
PROF.. III. ID. VICTOR.

of the BerltZ Schools of Languages, will
give Private and Class Lessons in this city dur
ing the Summer and Fall. References from the
above mentioned school and from pupils at Ban
gor, Me. Address PROF. H. d. VICTOR, City
Hotel jly1 d2w-1Stp
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Downs's New Case.

BOSTON, July 13-The notorious preacherr y
Downs was arraigned in court on a cnargei; Oh
adultery with a Sunday school pupll, Ailce
Nnepton mot Watson) and was released on
$500 bail
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The inspection of the various camps of the
Maine Division of the Sons of Veterans is
now nearly finished 1t has been under the
direction of Post Commander c. II. Rice OF
Bangor, who has been appointed Division
Inspector.
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FOREIGN.
Rioting at Belfast.

BELFAST, July 13.-Serious rioting broke
out here this evening between Catholics and
Protestants. Many stones were thrown and
revolvers were freely used. The military
was called out to restore order. Many per-
sons were injured and sent to the hospitals.
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Fears that the Kennebec Drive will
be Hung Up.

be Hung UP.
AUGUSTA, July 13-There are fears that
the Kennebec drive will be hung up, so low
is the river. The almost unbroken fair
weather which has prevailed, by evapora-
tion. combined with a lack of rain, has
drawn the water down to very low ebb. TIE
surplus of Moosehead lake has also been ex-
hausted. The situation is so serious that the
Driving company were to hold meeting at
Bingham today, where the rear of the drive
is, to take some means to extricate the logs.
The river is said to be in the worst condition
for driving it has been for years.
Suicide by Hanging.
BANGOR, July 13.-Charles E. Ryder, aged
so years, of Dover, committed suicide by
hanging, at Brownville, yesterday The
cause was temporary insanity. He leaves no
family.
OLD ORCHARD, July 13.-The lumber yard
of Fl. A. G. and B. F. Milliken was burned
this afternoon with over 100000 feet of lum-
ber Loss $1,000; insurance unknown. The
fire was set by spark from locomotive.
The Salvation Army.
The Old Orchard Salvationlsts held an eX-
perience meeting at o'clock this afternoon,
led by Captain Gay, with attendance of 500
The Eastern Yacht Club.
RocKLAND. July 13.-The Eastern Yacht
Club started at nine o'clock this morning
with spanking northwest breeze for BaI
Harbor. Cutter yacht Stranger, took the
lead flying the flag of the Liverpool Yacht
| Club. iSchooner Gilanta, which joined the
fleet here from Bar Harbor, started last
but soon overhauled the fleet. The yachts
sailed down Egemaggn reach and will make
| the whole distance today if the wind holds
| good. otherwise, they will anchor at Bass
Harbor or Northwest Harbor. Rear Com
modore Weld, who has been cruising east
ward, joined the fleet here with the Gilanta
| Gen. Payne with the yacht Mayfiower, ex
poets to join the fleet before their return. Nc
plans have yet been made for the return
trip. The yachts are not being timed on the
run.
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A ataI Fall.

DERRY DEPOT, N. H., July 13-Frederic
Griffin of Chester, mulatto 60 years old, fell
from load of hay this morning and broke
his neck
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS,
TIE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, July IA.
The indications for Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont are fair weather, fol-
lowed by local rains, stationary temperature.
The indications for New England are fair
weather, followed by local rains, stationary
temperature, southerly winds.
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secured the passage of the full Gladstonian
measures.
The totals of members elected at mldnlgnt g
are Conservatives and Unlonlsts, 800 )
Gladstonians, 241.
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a Narrow Escape.

RocKLAND, July 13.-Charles Carleton
and Fred Amesbury, while riding around
Lilly Pond last evening, were thrown out the
carriage The horse then took fright and
ran to the bank of a lime quarry and fell 30
feet over the projecting rocks into the bot
TOM The carriage was completely smashed,
but, wonderful to relate, the horse was but
SLIGHTLY hurt.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Coode Likely to be Re-nominated for
Solicitor General.
A Master of Maine Vessel Par
doned by the President.
The Sensational Cuiteau Yarn
Shown to be Without Foundation.
A New Maine Postmaster.

A New Maine Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-R. H. Soule was
to-day appointed postmaster at Groveyille,
vice Benz. Soule resigned.
Solicitor General Goodies Case.
Ex-senator Johnston and Representatives
Tucker, Cahill, Wise, Croxton and Trigg
waited on the President this morning, and
urged the denomination of John Goode as
solicitor general. They represented that
Goode had not been fairly treated by the
Senate and was not given sufficient oportuni-
lection. One member of the delegation is
authority for the statement that President
Cleveland, after listening to their represen-
tations, expressed sympathy for Go0de and
stated that he had the case under consider
coursn to purSue
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The Fishery Question.

Representative Boutelle has written to the
secretary of state another letter in regard to
the action of the Dominion cruiser Middle
ton in driving American boats away from
had gone to buy herring of Cananian fisher
men for canning purposes. He thinks steps
should be taken to prevent further indigni-
ties to American fishermen, and says:
/ think there can be no mistake as to a
very general feeling among our people that
ample occasion has been furnished for the
President to exercise the powers conferred
on him by the act of June 10Th last, to with
hold from vessels of a foreign power the
and if the President is not already clothed
with sufficient authority, there is no doubt
that Congress will be disposed to promptly
strengthen his hands in any way that may
be shown to be necessary to render effective
and the violation of our own commercial
rights
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Damage by the Frost.

WARREN, N. H., July lathe frost to
day killed beans and potato vines.
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The cuiteau Yarn Finally Exploded.

Justice Miller of the United States Supreme
Court, the father-in-law of Colonel Corkhill,
deceased, has returned from the funeral. He
will administer the estate of Col. Corkhill
and is thoroughly conversant with the char
acter of the papers left by the deceased. He
Corkhill on the subject of the Guiteau trial,
and he said very positively to-day that all
talk of any other persons being implicated
with Guiteau is the most absurd nonsense.
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
July 49, 1886, 1000 p. M
Observations taken at the same moment OF time
1Icfa
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other Games Yesterday.

Games lost. 20 20 % I23 I23 ga :.
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New Money Offices.

The Postmaster General has added 453
post offices to the list of money orders offices,
the business of that number having increased
during the year so as to come within the pro-
visions of the law authorizing the establish
ment of money order offices of these Con-
New Hampshire and Vermont4
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Mrs. Hunters Pension Bill.

The adverse report on the pension bill of
is explained by the chairman of the pension
committee He says the effect of the bill
would be to give the claimant 500 more per
month than the sum allowed by general law,
that it is not alleged that the widow needs
any increase, and that the committee has
barely tolerated an increase of the pensions
of the widows of officers. A minority report
signed by the Republican members of the
committee requests the passage Of the bill
over the Presidents veto holding that it had
$50 per month the widows of officers of rank,
similar to that held by Gen. Hunter, and that
the President has signed number of such
h
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-26

the hall of the c. S. p. S., Bohemian
society. The building was ruined. The
fire was undoubtedly the work of an in
incendiary, as no light or fire had been
used in the building for several days. The
loss to the society was about 81, 500, fully
covered by insurance.
At l o'clock yesterday afternoon lively
blaze occurred at Seeger'S gasoline storage
house on Minnesota street between Ninth
and Tenth streets. The lire was the result
of carelessneSs on the part of an employe,
who was engaged i'll filling cans for city
delivery. He was smoking. Over 1,2O0
gallons of gasoline were destroyed The
building was also scorched to considerable
extent. Loss about $500, fully covered by
Insurance.
At SAT p IN. an alarm was turned in
from a box on College avenue, caused by
the burning of the barn of Fire Commits
sioner Warmer, the result of children play
ing with matches. The barn was soon in
ashes, destroying with it two sleighs, four
sets of double harness and a large quantity
of hay. Sparks from the burning barn ig-
nited the adjoining stable owned by n.
Borer, but the flames were soon eXan-
guished. The loss to Mr.. Warner was
-. 900. The loss to Borer is $3.50, with
an insurance of $1,000.