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XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb.

WASHINGTON, Feb 8.
In the Senate today Mr.. Hoar offered resolu-
ton. which was agreed to, calling on the Secretary
of State for information as to the character OF
claims paid under the treaty with France OF
1908, and that with Spain of 1881.
Onmotion of Mr.. Malone, the Senate then took
up the bills favorably reported and on the calen-
dar providing for the erection of public buildings.
The education bill was then taken up anu MI
Bills for erection of public building in Houlton,
Me-, to cost $4,000, also at several other places.
The Senate then took up and after a short de,
bate passed bill to extend the laws OF the Unlteu
States over unorganlzed territory SCUM u C1e 5
State of Kansas and known as public lahos
Al 5.1op. m. the Seuate adjourned.
HOUSE,
The Speaker laid before the House the response
of the Secretary of the Treasury to Mr. Bland S
resolution. Referred.
The Speaker also laid before the House the re-
ply of the Secretary of the Treasury to the reso-
luton asking for statement of the amount ap-
piled to the sinking fund during the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1885 Referred.
The Secretary gives the following figures
Bonds-Princpal SAC, ,588, ,15O; interest, $271,-
667 80; fractional currency redeemed, $i5,ooo.-
43; total, SAC, 1915, ,672. 10. ,,4
The following committee reports were submit
BY Mr.. Dawes of Massachusetts, from the com
mittee on commerce, providing for investigation
of the discovery OF preventing yellow 1eVer ny
incubation. Committee of the whole.
BY MI. Belmont of New York, from the commit,
tee on foreign affairs to limit the action OF ices
or levy of taxes for consular verificatlon ana at
Identification of invoices House calendar. Also
adversely concerning the American Exposition &c
be held in London, in May, 1886. Laid on the Id
BILE.
The House then resumed in the morning houl
the consideration of the bill TO prevent the claln
of war taxes as set-off against the States naVlne
claims against the government.
After considerable debate, but without aetlon
| the House went into committee OF the Wnoie
| pending which action the committee rose and tht
House then adjourned
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GENERAL NEWS.

Monday morning in Paris, Texas, a mounted
posse composed of nearly hundred masked men
broke into the jail and took out and hung r. /;
Garrett the wounded desperate who killed
Deputy Sheriff Clay Davis.
A report is current at Ottawa, Kansas that the
knights of Labor are boycotting the State militia
there and throughout the State. Several firms
have been warned against employing milltiamen.
Popular feeling condemns the attempted boycott,
which islnot proving effective.
At an auction sale in ST. :Albans, Vt, yesterday,
of the remaining assets of Lawrence Bralnerd' 5
Company stock were sold for So per share, and
100 shares of st. Albans Iron and steel Works
sold for so cents per share The actaal Value o.
in the First National Bank by Z. A. Smith as
assignee was sold for S349, about 20 per cent OF
the whole amount.
The American bark Norway, Capt. Knowles
from Sydney. N. s. w, Nov. 22, for Marseliles
has been bpreed at sea. The crew have arrived
at Pernambuco.
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Saved by a Dog.

The Biddeford Times says that late Satur-
day night John Kearns heard dog barking
furiously in front of his house on Smith
street Going out to investigate, he found
the dog standing over the body of John But
Ter, who was apparently in a state of ex-
treme intoxication, The fellow lay stretched
out upon the snow, his limbs being almost
stiff with cold. He was taken to the police
station and, aft"r great exertions, was resus-
citated. In the police court Monday morning
Butler was sentenced to fourteen days at
Alfred iail
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HIS SKULL CRUSHED.
The Downward Career of Once
PROSPEROUS Business Man.

New YORK, Feb. 9.--Samuel E. Thomp-
son was knocked down in front Of SS Green
by Alexander Slater, and his skull crushed
in. The men had been drinking and had
quarreled. Ten years ago Thompson was
we'll known here. He was in the Gotten bus:
mess and worth 100000. He lost most of
it by unfortunate speculation in cotton, and
pered no better Whatwas left of his money
went in an unsuccessful effort to retrieve
lost ground and Thompson became penni-
less. He has since earned living as a dry
goods salesman. Of late he has been drink
ing hard and had been clearly In a rapid
road downward Thompson's family are
said to be wealthy and respectable residents
of Paducah, KY.
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AFTER the MoRMoNs.
Houses Raided, Editors ned.Saints
Out-Law and Wives Put Under
RondS

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 9.-Hemenway,th the
Mormon editor of the Ogden Herald, who
has been under suspension of sentence for a
month on three convictions OF libel, was
sentenced yesterday on one case to pay
fine of 5000 and costs. Sentence was Suss--
pended on the other two cases AS result
Of a raid on George @. Cannon's house Satur-
day, several of his wives have been required
to give bail in sums of $4,000 each, and mem
bers of his families in sums of from $500 to
$500. United States Marshal Ireland search
ed a number of houses where Mormon chiefs
are supposed to live He had posse of 80
men, but they found nobody. The marshal
offers reward of $500 for the capture of
George @. Cannon.
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S1o,6O4.42

Tomorrow afternoon will occur the cleo
tion and installation of officers. 1t is thought
tonight that as D. H. Holman Of Lew
iston has withdrawn, Capt. S. w. Lane
mander without any opposition. But there
is lively contest over the minor offices.
The committee that had charge of the en-
tertainment of the National Encampment
arein session tonight and will make report
tomorrow. The gathering tomorrow bids
fair to be the largest ever held in the State
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NOTHING TO EAT.
Terrible Condition of Many of the
Canadian Fishermen.

CAMPBELLToN, N. b., Feb. 9.-Dr. Wake
ham, commissioned by the government to
aid the chairman of the Bonaventure county
relief committee in distributing the relief
given by the government, has arrived at Pas
sebic, from Gaspe. He reports that the dis
tress is great between Perce and BonaVen,,
tuera, but is the greatest at Newport, Grand
Viaci, Nouvelle, Paspebiac, and New Car
Isle. The people are doing all they can to
help each other, and so far have been order
", but some have threatened to break into
the stores. Many families, haye not tasted
bTesIt FOR weeks, and many families are now
houses. At least 5000 persons require relief
from day to day, and the government grants
will only tide affairs oyer for couple OF
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RAILWAY MATTERS.
NEW RAILROAD puBLIcATIo

NEW
Geo. H. Haynes, Esq, of Camden, IS now en-
gagged in writing an extended description o. s"s
Maine Central Railroad, its stations
towns and cities along the route together w,
si,otobes of the leading hotels and business firms
in tbe nlaces through which it passes me
- btstorcal interest will be fully described
P0dptt66 PP0d t6e y ane resorts win bs reed Of
at length Principal points on 6nc M artieie
viii he very long and will be pupnsheH ln pam,
phe i ssgRefs al SbS Soss 80 ee pasf
~ ~ ~ Ises iotelv IN the city obtaining material
foT his work and viii visit MOOsehead Lake this
week.
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Bold carroters in Boston.

Boston, Feb. 9.-Frank Kenney of Cam
bridge. was assaulted and robbed of a gold
watch and diamond pin on Washington
street at o'clock this morning by three
roughs who beat him in brutal manner and
left him insensible in the street. The as
sault occurred on the main thoroughfare
within few rods of the electric light, while
three herdic teams were just around the cor
ner and police station within block; yet
none of the assailants were captured.
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The shaw eros,' Estate.
LABOR INTERESTS.
Crushing out the Knights of Labor
In Winthrop.

WINTHROP, Feb. eight employees of
c. NJ. Bailey's Sons & Co., at Baileyville,
having joined the Knights of Labor, short
time ago, were given till last Saturday night
to withdraw their membership and failing
to do SO were paid off in full with notice
that there was no further occasion for their
services. -Four others at the village works
were given to April 1st to reconsider their
position, but they went to work again Mon
dav mornino
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Another Old Soldier Gone.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Gen. w. R. Rowley
died in this city today after long illness.
He became widely known on account of his
position as secrerary to General Grant with
the rank of brigadier general during the
last years of the war.
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Foreien Notes.

1t is stated on authority that Greece will
Immediately disarm and cease preparations
for hostilities provided Turkey cedes Eplrus
in accordance with the treaty OF Berlin
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AGAINST THE LEASE,
An Eastern Stockholder objects to
the Worcester, Nashua & Roches-


ter.
DOVER, N. H., Feb. 9-In the supreme
court this afternoon, the suit of Paine, Web
Der & Co., of Boston, against the Eastern,
Boston & Maine and Worcester, Nashua &
Rochester railroads was brought up, and it
was agreed that answers must be filed with
in thirty days and be referred and continued
nisi. Paine, Webber & Co., who own 137
shares of Eastern stock, have brought bill
in equity to cnjoin the Worcester, Nashua, q
Rochester from perfecting a lease to the
Boston & Maine and Eastern corporations,
because it will injure the value Of their
shares. In the bill they claim that the net
earnings of the Worcester, Nashua & Roch-
ester for 1884 were only $1s1, ,421, and for
1885, $191 966, whereas the Boston T. Maine
agrees to pay $250,000 annually for the lease
of said roads, or over $4,000 yearly more
than they will receive from it, which def
cheney will have to be paid from the earnings
of the Boston & Maine and Eastern rail-
roads because they cannot receive any divi-
dends on their stock.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND, ME.
u, -ERSis-Eight Dollars Year To mail sub
Ly-S. Seven Dollars Year if paid in advance.
"a IL communications to
" NRTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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Mailed from this office during the year.

The work of this office has been very large
during the past year on account of the meet
ing Of the National encampment in Portland
in June last. 1t is estimated that there were
6,700 members of this department in Port
land
QUARTERMASTER GENERALS REPORT
Quartermaster General Beal's report gives
the transactions of the Department from
January /, 1885, to January l, 1856:
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.$4,o6o.82

The above amount does not fully represent
the amount actually expended as many Posts
fail to report the amount expended by them.
it iisestimated that fully six thousand dol
| have been disbursed by the various
Posts in the State during the year among
Thirteen general orders, GA special. orders
and circulars have been issued during the
year.
Mailed from this office during the year.
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The Bates mill Trouble.

LEWISTON, Feb. 9.-The situation at the
Bates Mill is unchanged A large meeting
of operatives was held at City Hall this af-
ternoon. The union have voted to transfer
their question to the district board of arbi-
tration and this board was in session with
Mr.. Pratt all this afternoon, Oyerseer
Thompson and Loom Fixer Dalton with
them. No result was reached and a further
conference will be held Wednesday.
Disconnected Lasters at Plymouth,
Mass.
PLYMOUTH, Mass, Feb. 9.-The lasters in
the shop of z. +. Emery, have asked an in
crease of pay. The proprietor is willing to
give it but wants them to wait until May /,
on account of the present contracts. A
number of lasters are willing to accede to
this request; others will not wait The last
ers have not yet left the shop.
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MAiNE.
Bath Board of Trade.


BATH, Feb. 9.-Last evening the Bath
Board of Trade held its annual meeting.
President A. j. Fuller read his yearly ad
dress, and officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
Presdent-A. j. Fuller.
Vice PresIdent-P. NJ. Whitmore.
Secretary and TreaSurer-F. w. Weeks.
Discussion was had upon the praetcability
of building iron ships at Bath. and a com
mittee was appointed to memorialize Con-
gress to pass an act admitting duty free all
iron materials necessarily used in the con-
struction of iron ships.
The president presented com munication
from officials of Mexico requesting this
board to contribute articles pertaining to
trade in this city to Permanent CONNER
cial and Industrial Museum" now being held
in the city of Mexico by that government.
On this application no definite action was
taken.
OF late unusual interest has been taken in
the Board of Trade meetings by leading bus
mess men of the city.
The Shaw eros.' Estate.
BANGOR, Feb. "a final hearing in the
petition of Lloyd B. Clark of Springfield,
Mass, for ancillary letters of administration
on the estate of late William Shaw, of the
firm of f. Shaw & Brothers, was had before
the Probate Court in this city today. Argu-
ments in opposition to the appointment were
made by George W. Morse and Samuel Hoar
of Boston, and Charles P. Stetson and A.
W. Paine of Bangor, and in support of the
petition by 7. W. Vose of Bangor. Judge
Burgess reserves his decision until the Feb
ruary term of the court
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LONDON QUIET.
An Unsuccessful Attempt to Renew
the Rioting.

The Excitement for a Time Runs
High,
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Th NEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Feb. TO-
Indications for Portland and vicinity
Fair weather, slight change in temperature.
Indications for New England to-day are
fair weather, winds generally shifting to
southeasterly, slight changes in temperature.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Feb. 8, 1886.
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Action taken in WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a telegram an
nouncing the dangerous illness of General
Hancock was received by the President
about | o'clock today, and was. read to the
met adjourned second telegram was re-
ceived at the White House conveying the
intelligence of his death. The Presidedt was
at once informed and the flag of the White
House was placed at half mast. The Presi-
dent soon after issued the following execu-
five order.
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In the general orders tomorrow, will be
promulgated the announcement of Gen.
Hancock's death, when the regulation
mourning will be adopted. Flags were at
once haIf-masted on the announcement of
the death. The General will probably be in
tnrrad at MorriStOwn Pa
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LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Feb. 9, 1886.

Mean daily bar. 80 143 Maximum ther. ..42.O
Mean daily ther. 1926 Minimum ther.. PIG
Mean daily DIV pt2S.4 Maxwell wind. ~ n
Mean daily hum..84.S Total precip..... 90
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT
{Feb. 8, 1886, 1000 PM)
Observations taken at the same moment of time
at all stations.
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b. A. KINNEY,
Private, Signal Corps, U. s. A.,
Temporarily in charge,
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EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 1886,

TidingS Of the death of Winfield Scott Hancock,
senior Major General of the Army of the United
States, have just been received. A patriotic and
a valiant defender of his country, an able and
gentleman, crowned alike with the laurels of
military renown and the highest tribute OF his
fellow eountrymen to his worth as a citizen, ne
mark of public respect should be paid to his mem
ory. Therefore it is now ordered by the President
that the national flag be displayed at half mast
upon all the buildings of the executive depart
ments in this city until after his funeral shall have
taken place.
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DEAD.
Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock Quietly
Passes Away,
At Governors Island, n. Y, Yesterday
Afternoon.
The Whole Country Shocked by the
Sad News.
Sketch Of the Life Of the Great
Soldier.

New YORK, Feb. 9.-The following official
despatch has been received:
GOVERNORS ISLAND, Feb. 8.
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kilograms Of Coincidence.

The news of the Generals death had been
flashed abroad by wire but a little while
when messages of coincidence began coming
to the Island. Among them were these:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
To ALYs. General ". S. Hancock;
have this moment heard OF the death of Gen.
Hancock and wish to express TO you, my dear
madam, my deep sympathy and coincidence. The
army has lost very distinguished and faithful
officer and the country one of its best citizens
p. II. SHERIDAN. Lieut.. Gen.
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Mrs. Gen. w. 5. Hancock:
am panied beyond expression to hear OF your
husbands death. The loss to yourself is 1rrepar-
able and to the country, and to his numerous
friends scarcely less. tender you my heartfelt
sympathy. VIM. ii. ENGLISH.
Mrs. Hancock for several weeks past had
with the wife of Lieut.. Eugene Griffin, who
is neice of Gen. Hancock. The party was
to have left the city one week ago today, but
as the Generals sickness assumed a threat
ening phase the trip was given up. 1t has
been decided there shall be no autopsy.
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