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The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Why the Nominations of Collectors
PilIsbury and Chase were Re-
jected-
A Chance for the Tabu!ator to Bring
Out His Letter Book.
Especial to the Press.1

lOpecldl 10 lno ITeSS
WASHINGTON, March al telegraphed on
Monday that it was reported one OF two
Democrats voted with the Republicans
against Pillsbury and Chase. / was today
informed by high authority that fully half
the Democrats SO voted. 1t is also stated, by
those who are ina position to know that the
representations of Hon. L. d. NJ. Sweat and
other prominent Democrats of Maine we're
very powerful in bringing about this result.
1t is in order for Collector Chase to bring
out his letter book.
Nominations by the President.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The President
sent the following nominations to the Senate
today:
Brig. Gen. Alfred H. Terry, to be major gener-
al vice Winfed Scott Hancock, deceased.
Joshua T. Child of Missouri to be minister res
ident and consul general OF the United States to
Siam.
Massachusetts, Claim DisaIloWed.
The second comptroller has disallowed the
claim of the State of Massachusetts amount
ing to S27, ,074, for expenses incurred In cali
ing out the State militia at the request OF the
provost marshal to suppress the draft riots
in Boston in July, 1863. The comptroller
holds in substance that this was purely a 10
cal affair and that the State alone should
Senator HawIey's Wife Dead
The wife of Senator Joseph r. Hawley of
Connecticut, died here this evening of pneu-
monia, after short illness.
Nomination Confirmed.
Among the combinations made today by
the Senate in the executive session, from
which the injunction OF secrecy was not re-
moved, was that of Collector Hedden of New
York.
Proposals for Carrying the Mails.
The Postmaster General has issued an ad
vertisement, inviting proposals for carrying
the mails on six hundred and slXty-three
miscellaneous routes in the several states
and territories, including Maine, five routes;
New Hampshire 2; Vermont, MaSsaehu-
setts 3, and Rhode Island 1, from July l,
1886, to June 80, 1890. Proposals will be re-
ceived by the Assistant Postmaster General
until April IL, 1886.
Bank Statements Called For.
1.-THE acting comptroller of thecurrency has
made call upon national banks for a report
of their condition at the close of business on
the first Monday of March, 1886.
Minor Matters.
Tbs House Committee on private land
claims today agreed to report favorably the
bill to give the heirs of Myra Clarke Gaines
grant made by Spain to the persons from
whom she claimed to have procured title.
The Postmaster General has issued an or
der prohibiting the payment of money or
derS and delivery of registered mall TO one
Emil Bassett, who has been operating in
in Philadelphia under the names OF Dr. Ed
ward Nathan GAM, E. Theodore Leuck,
Marsh Bassett & Co., and the Norman Elec-
trio Light Co., said to be a fraudulent con-
Germ.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
THE Kinks.

NEW ENGLAND POLO LEAGUE.
The following games played last night, in the
New England polo league, resulted as follows;
At Haverhill--salems, 3; Haverhls, 2.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, March t.
Indications for Portland and vicinity
Fair, slightly warmer weather
Indications for New England to-day are
slightly warmer fair weather and norths
westerly winds,
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
BASE BALL.
TIE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

AT a meeting of the NATIONAL Base Ball
League held in New York city last night it
was decided to increase the number of games
that each club shall play with each other
club on its home grounds from 16 to IS
games. The Kansas City and Washington
clubs were formally admitted to member
ship. The schedule committee will report
this morning the list of games to be played
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND ME.
TERMs-Eight Dollars Year. To mail sub
scribers. Seven Dollars Year. if paid in advance.
RATES OF ADvERTIsNa-On inch Of space
the length of column, or twelve lines nonpdreH
constitutes ''Square.p
s1.5o per square, daily, first week; 75 cents per
week after; three insertions or less, 81 90, con-
tinuing every other day after first week, 30 cents.
Half square, three insertions or less, 7o cents; /;
one week, SI0o; 80 cents per week after
SPECIAL NOTICES, One-third additional.
Under head OF "A1fUsEMENTs" and s'AUcTIoN
SALES" $500 per square per week; three 1nser-
tions or less. S1.5O
THE MAINE STATE PRESS,
Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at So. so
year; if paid in advance, 200 year.
Advertisements inserted in the .MAINE STATE
PRESS" (Which has large circulation in every
part of the State) for S1O0 per square for first in
sertion, and so cents per square for each subse
quent insertion.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04

W. s. Thorn, for several years in charge of
the union ticket office at Union depot in Chi
cago, is said to be short in his accounts, and
is practically under arrest. The amount of
his defalcation is said to be $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04

METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(Marcll 8, 1886, 10.00P P.M)
Observations taken at the same moment of time
at al ltattons
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04

x-Inappreciable.
B. A. KINNEY,
Private, Signal Corps, U. s. A.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
SPECIAL NOTICES.
GRAND
GOSSAMER SALE.

Greatest reduction ever made, and prices so low
as to astonish every customer.
Childrens warranted Gossamers, all sizes, from
"a to 48 at only so cents.
Ladies' warranted Gossamers, all sizes, from so
to 81, at only rs cents each.
Gents Rubber Coats also all sizes at S1.0o.
These goods are made by one of the largest and
best gosSamer manufacturers in America, and
each of these will be on sale tomorrow morning,
but the greater part will be received later in the
week Call at once.
RINES BROTHERS.
mara DIT
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04

Among the combinations made today by
the Senate in the executive session, from
which the injunction of secrecy was not re
moved, was that of Collector Hedden of New
York
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
tOuAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND. Me. March 2

Mean daily bar. 1861 Maximum ther- BOG
Mean daily ther.. 249 Minimum ther.... 15.O
Mean daily d'wpt. 1853 Maxwell. wind. :. 22NW
Mean daily hufn.' 87.2 Total precip......
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
NOMINATIONS by the President,

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The President
sent the following nominations to the Senate
today:
Brig Gen. Alfred H. Terry, to be major gener-
al vice WiHfeld Scott Hancock, deceased
Joshua T. Child of Missouri, to be minister res
ident and consul general of the United States to
Siam.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
massachusetts Claim DisaIlowed
senator HawIey's Wife Deal

The wife of Senator Joseph r. HawleN
Connecticut, died here this evening of pm
monia. after short illness.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04

Above are new goods we have just re.
ceiyed and any gentleman who has not
been accustomed to buying in our store
has yet to learn Dry and Fancy Goods
are sold by us at great bargains Occa.
siOnally.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04

The Webb's Mills stage came to Mechanic
the roads being impossible. The plucky
driver, Will Dyer, shouldered the mail bag
Sunday and started on foot, over the hills of
Poland. distance of 10 miles.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
Proposals for Carrying the Mails.
Bank Statements Called For.


1.-THE acting comptroller of thecurrency has
made call upon national banks for a report
of their condition at the close of business on
the first Monday of March, 1886
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04


hours.
Regarding the causation of diphtheria we
do not find the same concordance as in the
case of scarlet fever. Some even hold to the
belief that it is incapable Of spreading by
contagion or infection. This is dangerous
teaching and the Secretary goes on to give
positive testimony in the citation of cases,
TO show that diphtheria is dangerously con-
tagious. 1t is shown that from case of
slight sore throat a widespread and severe
and that diphtheric patients are dangerous
to the community for some time after re-
covery, if allowed to run about without any
consideration for the safety or the rights of
throat are in reality cases of mild diph-
liberia, and are doubly dangerous, for the
reason that while they bear the infective
capabilities their true nature is often over
looked. The second source of danger in
those lately recovered from diphtheria is
There is an accumulation of evidence to
show that this disease is thus conveyed In
the process of contagion there Is peIlod
aptly termed the period of incubation. Inc
infectious material which is received llto
the system multiplies itself during the period
of incubation before it is capable OF pro-
ducing the disease, and the logical conclusion
is that the ancient theory OF "c0ntGgeunt
riuuneo is a correct one, for only organized
bodies are endowed With the posSlDllltleS OF
self multiplication.
The germ theory is at this point clearly
elucidated and illustrated by experiments
that have been made by scientific men. The
cases cited by the Secretary prove not only
the mere fact Of the contagiousness or infec-
tiousness of diphtheria, but there is satisfae-
tory evidence to show that the disease NAV
have a tellural origin. That filth In its
various forms as found on the earth and in
the atmosphere has some causal relation to
diphtheria, is abundantly shown in the
opinions OF numerous competent observers.
Some claim that the filth merely acts in
diminishing the resisting power Of the in
specific cause of diphtheria when it is ae-
cidentally presented. Others maintain that
the filth offers field for the exogenous
growth and multiplication of the. disease
germ, which may be implanted in It, either
directly from former patient, or from the
spores of the diphtheric germ borne to 1t by
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04

LOPUO1dI TO pfO I INI7SsJ
ROCHESTER,, N. H., March 3.-The Knights
of Labor met last evening to form a ticket
for town officers out of their ranks They
are confident of electing their men next
TnnSdau at the tnNn meeting.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
RINES BROTHERS. 5
marc d3t
''TECHN|CON"

A perfect GYMNASIUM for Fin
gers, Hands and Wrists. All Piano
students should use it. A great
aid TO ARTISTS i'm perfecting
their technique.
References: = Herman KOtZScIi-
mar, w. HI. Sherwood, g. IL. Mills,
Wm. Mason.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-04-23
a Comet for Early Risers.

Prof. +. +. Barnard, of the Wander
bilt University Observatory, writes to
the Nashville (Tenn.) American under
date of the Sth inst: | wish to call at
tention to the fact that we now have a
naked-eye comet in our morning skies.
The comet discovered by Fabry at Paris,
France, on Dee. last was quite easily
seen as a lazy star with faint tail in the
northeastern sky this morning from two
O'Clock until dawn blotted it from view.
With the telescope the comet was
beautiful object, with tail some five
degrees or six degrees long, very slen-
der and neatly shaped. A bright STAR
like nucleus shone in the head and was
surrounded by a nebulous glow of light.
A group of small stars could be seen
some distance back of the head shining
through the gauzy train without any
Derceptible diminution of their lustre.
The comet promises to be a conspicuous
object in few days, as its brilliancy is
now only 60 times that of discovery,
and it will rapidly increase up to the
29th, at which time it will be brightest,
the comet will then be visible in the
evening, setting less than an hour after
the sun, but it will be 400 times as
bright as when discovered, which may
somewhat compensate for the disadvan-
tage of its being seen OH twilight sky.
The comet will then be moving very
rapidly towards the southeast"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-04-23

At Charleston, Saturday, the stock
holders of the Kanawha and Ohio Rail-
road voted to consolidate with the Ohio
Kanawha Company, those two roads be-
ing the West Virginia and Ohio branch
es of the old Chic Central
A little girl four years old fell into
the river at Wellsburg, and would have
been drowned had not her brother,
Himself only five years old, jumped in
and kept her atloat until aid came. The
young hero's name was Charley Brack-
en-.
A few weeks ago Mrs. F. E. Dryden,
who resides near Buffalo, in Putnam
county, purchased pair of shoes from
merchant in Charleston, and on arriv-
ing at home and opening the package a
gold ring was found in one OF the shoes.
A few days after this she sent little
boy that lives with her to the store of
DIR. c. NJ. Pilrat, OF Buffalo, for 4 five
cent bar of soap; a few minutes use of
the soap revealed the fact that it also
contained gold ring. A fortnight
after the first event she bought some
turkeys of farmer living some miles
below and when cleaning one of them
another gold ring was found in the
birds crop.-Kandwha Gazette.
Great excitement prevails near Au-
burn, in Richie county, on account
Of the murder Wednesday morning of
Mrs. Hardesty, widow about sixty
years OF age. While Mrs. Hardesty
and her daughter were in the house
alone man entered the room quietly
and unannounced. He was asked by the
daughter what his business was, but
without replying he took shovel
from the fireplace and beat Mrs. Hard
esty over the head with it until her
head was crushed almost to jelly, and
then departed without speaking word.
No cause can be assigned for the muir
der. The citizens are out in large num-
oers searching for the unknown muir
derer.
Tucker county, this State, has pei haps
the largest lot of cherry logs that have
ever been seen in one bunch, lying in
the Blackwater fork of Cheat river.
There are sixteen hundred thousand
feet in this one drive. 1t was last week
driven out of the North and South
branches into the main stream. and will
in all probability get to Davis this week,
where the logs are to be ent. This
stock comes from the Canaan Valley
being the first ever cut and driven from
that part of the State. The same firm
will next year finish cutting the bal
ance of the cherry timber in that val
ley, which they bought two years ago.
They are also operating heavily in other
hard woods and spruce IN he same val
ley.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-04-23
A Word TO Workers.

II your avocations are mentally or physi-
cally laborlous. II they subject you TO expos
ure in inclement weather, ifthey confine you
to the desk, and are ola nature TO involve
wear and tear OF brain. nervous strain. you
may occasionally require some renovating
tonic. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the ar
ticle for you, it stimulates the falling ener-
giles, invigorates the body, cheers the mind
it enables the system to throw off the debili-
tating effects of undue fatigue, gives renewed
vigor to the organs of digestion, arouses the
liver when inactive, which IL very often is
with people whose pursuits are sedentary, re-
news the jaded appetite, and encourages
healthful repose. It's ingredients are safe.
and its credentials, which consist in the
hearty endorsement of persons of every class
of society, are most convincing. Admirably
is IL adapted 10 the medical wants OF workers
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-04-23
The Caual.-president Baughman,

Paymaster Gambrill, Superintendent
Mulvaney and Engineer Smith, OF the
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, finished their
official inspection of the canal on Satur-
day. The destruction of the canal by
the late floods on the Cumberland d.
vision was even greater than on the
Georgetown division. Experienced ca
nal men state that the damage done to
the towpath is far greater than it was
at the time of the great flood of 1877. A
number Of bad breaks are reported on
the Cumberland division. At least 300
men, with 90 carts, are at work, under
competent bosses, filling breaks, remov-
ing sand-bars and repairing the tow
path. AS to the destruction Of Dam
No. 6, it is well understood that 1t will
be out of the question to think of repair
ing the wreck of the old dam, which
simply holds to the Maryland and Vir-
ginia shores by flimsey fastenings. The
abutments remain, but the face or body
of the dam, of wood, is complete wreck.
The dam was built in 1888, and has
needed substantial repairs for years past.
The distance from Dam No. 6 to Cum
berland is so miles, and the only feeder
to the canal from Cumberland dam to
that point is the steam pump at Patter-
sons creek, with capacity of 20 cubic
feet Il second. The original intention
of the projectors of the canal was to
erect dam at Paw Paw, 30 miles from
Cumberland, to be known as Dam No. z.
Economy, however, prevented its cree
ton. The Cumberland dam, therefore,
has been made to supply the water for Il
distance of 80 miles, and to be compelled
to do away with the water supply of
Dam No. 6 would require the Cumber-
land dam to serve as feeder to Dam
No. 5, hich is II miles from Cumber-
land. With the experience already OBJ
tanned by years of observation, it is not
thought likely that the canal can be
maintained without some arrangement
being made for supply of water at or
about the location of Dam No. G. The
policy of President Baughman is to place
the canal in simply navigable condition
without attempting at this time to de-
termine upon the question Of new
dam. The board of directors were called
together in Baltimore on Thursday, and
it is also understood the president will
call meeting of the stockholders at an
early day. During the trip Paymaster
Gambrill paid the canal employees for
the months of December, 1885, and jan
uary, 1886, amounting to over Sl7 1000.
This was an agreeable surprise to the
men, as few of them hoped for anything
of the kind in the face OF the loss caused
by the flood. rhe reopening Of the ca
nal cannot occur until some time be-
tween May l and May 10.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-04-23
Decoration Day at Antietam.

AS the 30th of May comes on Sunday
this year, the decoration day ceremonies
at .Antietam National Cemetery will be
held on Saturday, the 10Th of May.
The arrangements will be under the SUI
pervision of Antietam Post, No. IA, g..
Ar. Hon. Louis r.. McCOmas will be
officer of the day. Hon. j. G. Burrows,
of Michigan, Hon. w. p. Hepburn, Of
Iowa, Hon. John r. Thomas, of Illinois,
Hon. Bryon NJ. Cutcheon, of Michigan,
and Hon. B. w. Perkins, OF Kansas,
will be present and deliver addresses on
that occasion. General Ii. G. Wright,
Chief of engineers, the old commander
of the Sixth Army Corps, is also eX-
pected.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-04-23
senator Camden speaks.

In the United States Senate last Fri
day Senator Camden, Of this State,
spoke on the interstate commerce bill.
Mr.. Camden said that the public senti-
ment of the country was daily becoming
more and more impressed with the ne
ccssity and propriety ola national COM
mission to regulate interstate COM
merce. Mr.. Camden thought the bill
defective, however, in the fourth Sec
ton, which dealt with the question of
the long and short haul. The section
provides that no greater charge shall
be made for shorter than for longer
distance over the same line in the same
direction and from the same original
point of departure; and then provides
that in special cases common carriers
may be allowed by the proposed COM
mission to charge less for longer than
shorter distances, and that the commits
sion may from time to time make gener-
al rules covering such exceptions in
cases where there is competition by
water. Mr.. Camden suggested an
amendment emitting the words "from
the original part of departure, and
emitting any permission TO the COM
mission to make exceptions. His
amendment would prohibit any greater
charge "for shorter than for a longer
distance, which includes the shorter
distance only, on any one railroad"
the term cone railroad" to include all
the roads under control of one compa-
ny, whether owned or operated under
lease. Mr.. Camden maintained that
the "long and short haul" provision of
the bill as reported from committee did
not go far enough to provide against
the discrimination most complained OF
by shippers. There should be no limi-
tations or exceptions, he said, to the APP
plication Of the principal of the long
and short haul. Such Il bill might be
termed ga bill to increase the wealth
and population of commercial cities at
the expense of the country ut large"
1t Disseminated not only against pro-
ducers at intermediate and non compe-
titive points, but Disseminated against
the thrift and enterprise of towns,
against the distribution Of manufacture
ing industries, the value of real estate,
ard all the other interests of the coun-
try outside of the large cities and COM
petitive shipping points. This feature
of the case affected specially the State
of West Virginia, whose merchants,
manufacturers and agriculturists saw
freight passing their doors daily from
points further west to points east OF
West Virginia at one half the rates for
transportation which the people of West
Virginia were asked to pay for the car
riage OF identically the same class OF
goods. Mr.. Camden challenged the
production of any satisfactory reason
for such a state of things. The bill as
proposed would not remedy it. The
amendment offered by Mr.. Camden
would provide a remedy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-04-23
EnterprisinG.-It is hardly nee

Enierprising.-1t is hardly nee
essarv to call attention to the advertise
ment of MIR. B. ). Pendleton in this
issue, as it speaks for itself. Hereafter
Mr.. Pendleton's column in the REGIS
TER Will show to the public what he has
to sell, and the public will not be slow
to take advantage of the bargains he Of
fers. His store will always be found
full of fresh and desirable goods, which
will be sold at low prices. lie is re-
solved to build up "A big trade, and Will
use every endeavor to please his patrons.
Give him a call, and see for yourself
his goods and prices. Our readers will
do we'll to look out for his bulletins
each week.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-04-23
COMMUNICATED.

Hon. c. II. Buffers lecture, on Sum
day evening last, on the Temperance
question, at Marvin Chapel, was well
attended. Mr.. Butler spoke with great
deal of force. His points were well
taken. Everybody seemed to be inter
ested, and no doubt there are some who
see the temperance question in differ
ent light from what they did before.
Il is hoped that this will not be Mr..
Buffers last lecture, but that he will
put his talents to good use, and not hide
them in napkin. Let us do with our
might what our hands find 10 do.
POTOMAC.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-04-23
j. d. RENTCH, Sec'y.

Louis Praeger and his daughter Ma
tilda, fourteen years of age, residents of
Baltimore. were caught Sunday after
noon by train on trestle bridge that
spans gully on the Western Maryland
Railroad, one and half miles from the
western limits OF Baltimore city, by the
Hagerstown express. He was hurled
from the bridge and killed, while the
child's life, was saved, though one of her
feet was crushed so that the leg was am
putated.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-04-23

A New Business.-SOme of the
boys of Shepherdstown have caught on
to a new way of raising money, which
not only is profitable TO themselves but
is blessing in disguise to the commu-
nifty. The boys have discovered that
dog hides can be sold to local dealer
tor from 80 to IS cents apiece, so they
have been making active war on the
CANNES. The number of WORTHLESS. Ours
in the town has been very materially
reduced. and if the remaining dogs
value their hides they had better stick
close to home