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The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
MISS JENNIE M'GARRY
New corporations.

The Monarch Palace Car Company has
been organized for the purpose of manufac-
turing drawing room and sleeping cars
drawn by steam or horse power. The follow
ing are the officers:
President--Henry X. Baker.
TreaSurer-Clarence j. WetZel
Directors-Henry K. Baker, Clarence Hale
Clarence j. Wetzel, William G. Simons, William
W. Gooch.
Capital stock, s25oooo; paid in, $500.
The National Curtain Appliance Company
has been formed for the purpose of manu-.
facturing curtain hangers. The following
are the officers:
President--W. G. Burnham.
Treasurer George r.. Baker.
DiCectars-W q Rurnham, i n Snielev Geo
Capital stock, 5000; paid in, sI5.
The Worcester Gas Iron Company has
been formed for the purpose of manufacture
ing tailors' gas irons. The following are
the officers:
President-.-David A. Upham.
Treasurer-ThomaS j. Fay.
Directors-David A. Upham, Joseph nj. Par
sons, Thomas j. Fay, William Fl. Phipps, Frank.
lin M. Upham, William L. Luscomb, Joseph b.
Phipps.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
STATE POLITICS.
A JuDICIoUs MAN.

a JuDlClOUS MAN.
The Rev. Mr.. bennett, who was nominated
for Congress at the prohibitory party con-
ventien in Wateryille last week, has not only
declined the nomination, but has cancelled
all his engagements to speak in the interests
of the third party
A REDMAN AFTER SCALPS.
1t is reported that Collector Redman will
soon do what collector Chase did not quite
dare to do-remove all the Republican depu-
ties and put Democrats in their places.
CANDIDATES FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
Charles E. burlington has been nominated
REPRESENTATIVE to the Legislature from Bow
doinham.
PIsCATAQUIS PROHIBITION PARTY.
The Piscataquis county prohibition party
made the following nominations Senator, H.
0. Aver, Parkman; commissioners, G. B.
Goodwin, Willimantic, l. A. Bradeen, Milo
treasurer, Elmer r. Blethen, FOxcroft; sher-
iff, William +. Towne, Monsoon: register of
deeds, Alpheus w. Dawson, Greenville I;
judge of probate, H. l.. Leland, Sangeryille.
OFFENSIVE PARTIsANsHIP IN AUGUSTA.
Kennebec Journal.
We are somewhat surprised to learn that
the letter carriers of this post Office are en-
gagged in making political canvass of the
city. We had supposed that Postmaster
Fowler would strictly observe the order of
President Cleveland, and we shall feel COM
PEELED to invite the attention of the Post
master General to this direct and fragrant vi
olation of the Presidents order. 1t is GER
tainly much more serious violation of this
order to use the time for which the Govern
ment pays these men to distribute and col
lect letters in doing political canvass work,
than it would be to attend political conyen-
tions. Mr.. Fowler may not know of this,
and they may be doing the work for some
that his attention is called to the fact he will
see that the Presidents order is fully and
strictly obeyed. "a public office is a public
trust"
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
Arrested for murderous Assault.

On July Goth, Mr.. Frank j. Techa, a music
composition employed in j. F. Laughlin's
printing Office, Hawley street, Boston, went
to his Office and was met there by man
whose head was masked in an old printer
apron held on by slouched hat This dis
guised man hit Techa with printers NAL
let seven blows ON the head, but Techa es-
capped. The assailant made his way to the
rear of the building and removed his dis
guiSe, and, while doing so, was recognized
by a bookbinder as Henry P. Smythe,
printer employed in the same establishment
as Mr.. Techa. Smythe's object was robbery
Yesterday morning Detective Ira True ar
rested young man at the post office whose
description tailed with the description of
Smythe sent out by the Boston officers.
Smythe had called for letter in his name
and admitted his identity. He processes to
beignorant of why he should be arrested
and claims to be innocent. He says he has
been at work at MitchelPs printing office on
Commercial street, in this city, for the past
two weeks. He was taken to the police sta
tion and the Boston office telegraphed.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
SUBURBAN NEWS.
RoWERY REACH.

BOWERY BEACH'
AT sunset Saturday. as the keeper of the
Two LIGHTS was preparing to light up, he
saw boo+ broolr adrift from the stern of a
nassino steam Yacht After yainly trying
to call the attention of those on board to
their loss. he turned the lighthouse duties
aver to his wife and iumping into a dory
pulled about two miles southeast from the
Cane before oyertaking the derelict craft
which freshening north wind was rapidly
drifting seward After long null and a
- oro 49, - r-;,,a.,.a he sroooaded
Strong one 9eau 10 WinGWaea, ne sot dNrV
IN IaI9ihg ms pIlze, ne hlIeen t th aaeb
aoout O'CLOCK Ii tne evening, on te crihee
near Ine iights. Inc advertisements ueooiioe'
Ile DoaI' 11eoa Sc +,,;, ,,,oo e,oye q
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
GERS, an arrangement which has proved sat
The Maine Water Gas Company's
New Offices

The offices of the Maine Water Gas Co.
have been fitted up at No. SO Exchange street
and they are the handsomest business offices
in the city. The first floor and basement are
occupied by the company and they are 20 x
100 feet in extent. The offices are in solid
cherry, finished in the natural colors of the
wood, and the furniture is made to match.
The effect is very handsome. The offices in
front are for the Portland company, which
is being now organized, while the offices for
the State company with those of the direc-
tors and private offices for the president and
treasurer are in the rear. The apparatus
for the manufacture of the gas is located in
the cellar, where there is room enough to set
up battery of generators which would fur
nish light for the whole block by piping
through the walls of adjoining buildings.
The permanent character of all the fittings
indicates that the company has come to stay
The offices will be heated throughout with
gas manufactured on the premises and gas
cooking stove will be shown to test its adap-
liability to household culinary and laundry
uses. An opportunity is also afforded to
contrast the product of this process with the
coal gas of the city company.
At the art store of J. T. Stubs this pro-
cess has been in use for nearly two months
past. The Ottawa House is partially lighted
with it and Greenwood Garden opera house
is being fitted up in preparation for its use.
Several machines are being now constructed
in this city for use in various locations, all
Of which win be made known to the general
public as soon as they are in operation.
A party of the directors and prominent
stockholders left Monday morning for Provi-
dence, r. l., to witness experiments in APP
plication of this process to mechanical uses.
That company has the advantage of some
months precedence of existence and has de-
veloped the process to wonderful degree.
All this will be demonstrated in this city as
fast as apparatus can be built and prepared.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
An Unusual Spectacle,

The Lewiston Journal says: SIN the town
of Monmouth, Sunday, was seen the unusual
spectacle of church crowded from the
fartheSt corners to the vestibule doors, men
craning their necks to get peek inside,
from the outer platform, and other men sit
ting on settees outside the church listening
to the sonorous voice of preacher. This
preacher was Rev. j. R. Day, D. d., of New
York, Monmouth boy who has climbed to
the top of the ministry. He has one of the
finest of New York churches and his salary
is $4,000 year. He spends his summer
vacation in Monmouth and always breaches
once at the Center during that season. On
that Sunday the other church at the Center
is iclosed, and people from miles around
throng the Methodist chapel. DR.. Day was
formerly the pastor of Chestnut st. Method
list church in this city.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
DEATHS.

In this city, Aug. 16, John H., youngest child OF
James j. and Mary Callahan, aged 10 months.
Funeral this afternoon, at 4 o'clock, from No
225 Congress street.
In this city, Aug. 15, George A. Taylor, aged 81
years 2 months Z days.
In this city, Aug. 16, Helen Chase, only child Of
Harry l.. and Albetina M. Jones, aged IL months
Notice of funeral hereafter.
In this CITY, Aug. 16, Daniel, youngest son OF
Michael j. and Mary E. Madden, aged months
and days.
In Deering Aug. 10. Alfred E., son of Charles
and Sarah A; Jackson. aged Is years II months
Funeral this Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
from his late residence, Deerng.
LII Yarmouth, Aug. 10, Mrs. Mary Pelham Hill
wife of the late Capt. K. w. Hill, aged 81 years
months.
[Funeral Wednesday afternoon at $50 O'clock
In West Auburn, Aug. z, Samuel Damon, aged
81 years.
TThe funeral service of the late John Hardy
will take place this Tuesday afternoon at 23O
O'clock from No. IT Waterville street.
[The funeral service of the late Joseph W
Murray will take place this morning at 10 O'clk
from No. $50 Fore street.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
Vessel Ashore,

Last evening, between and 6 o'clock, a
schooner, supposed to be the c. r. S., Capt
Masters, bound for Kempt N. S., in trying
to go through White Head passage, struck
the ledge at the eastern point Of Pumpkin
Knob, small island between Peaks and
Cushing's islands, and remained there. She
was seen by the tug Salem, Capt. Matthews.
who offered assistance, but the captain OF
the schooner thought it worth not more than
Ak tn he hanlad- of, and so the tug left her
She wac in hol1ae+. n->I x---r-1s
hiph tide
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
A Delightful Excursion.

Another opportunity is afforded as will be
seen by advertisement for trip to the beau
tiful Melville Garden, Boston Harbor, by the
steamer fremont of the Boston Line, next
Saturday evening. Chambers full band will
accompany the excursion and give delightful
at Melville Garden. There is no more attrac-
tive pleasure resort anywhere than Melville
Garden, and the clam bake dinners served
there with all the Accomplishments of the
season are unsurpassed. Tickets for the
whole round trip are only $500, and as the
steamer returns Sunday evening at O'Clock
no loss of business time is incurred.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
BODY Recovered.

1t will be remembered that two of the vic
tins of the sad drowning accident which oc-
curren at Diamond-or Peabody-Cove
August 4th, remained under the waves and
their bodies were not recovered at the same
time with the others. They were those of a
boy and girl, little Harry Cleveland and
Maud Written. Yesterday the body of
Harry Cleveland, very much decomposed,
was washed ashore at the island and recov-
cred by Mr.. Pettes, who has been searching
for the remains, and placed in the hands of
Mr.. Rich, who will prepare it for burial.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
Protected and Unprotected Indus
Lewiston Journal.


Nothing shows the great influence pro-
tective tariff has had on the growth of our
manufactures better than comparison of
the progress of protected industry with
that of one that is not protected.
Twenty years ago this country imported
200 tons of rails and 11o,eee, zoe pounSs
t,,ssvvo.-1AUU iaaU Uiino prdcIlcaly all Ine
tin plates used were imported, but there
were made in this country $4,000 tons of
rails. The imports rapidly increased for a
time, reaching 1000 tons of rails in 1872,
against 100000 of home production, so that
over a third of the supply was imported.
The imports of tin plates in that year
reached 181 ,000, 900 pounds
Soon the steady and continued protection
for rail makers began to have an effect. Last
year there were produced in this country L..
1926 tons of Bessemer steel rails, beside
some open hearth and some iron rails,
while there were imported only 10,507 tons.
But the production of tin plates was not pro-
tected, and the country produces not a sim
gle pound, while it imports 572,000000
pounds
The country has deliberately chosen to be
tin plates into which more than $4,000 tons
of iron are manufactured With sufficient
protective duty this country could as readily
and surely make every pound of tin plates
and wire rods as it now supplies substan-
TALLY its entire consumption of railroad
iron.
If cotton fabrics had mot been protected,
the cotton factories in Maine today would be
about as numerous as are tin plate mills.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
Serious Accident.

Yesterday noon, Mr.. Robert Kelley ship
carpenter who lives at No. 65 Warren street
was standing on the outer edge of the new
Grand Trunk wharf, and in some way lost
his balance, falling over backwards and
striking on his back upon raft of logs in
the water. He was taken up unconscious
and carried home in wagon. DR.. Baker at
tended him.. The doctor says that while nc
bones appear to be broken he is badly hurt
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
Portland Vessel Lost,

Mr. E. III. Chase of this city received a
dispatch Saturday night stating that the
fishing sc hooner Maggie Powers, which left
this port few days since on mackerel
trip, had been totally wrecked On Isle au
Haut, the crew being saved. She registered
IS tons, and was valued, with her outfit, at
about $4,000. The schooner was owned by
E. III. Chase, who was not insured.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
RegimentaI Excursions.

Wednesday, it will be borne in mind the
18th Maine Regiment will make its annuaa
excursion to Norway. The column will leave
Bosworth Post hall promptly at s.45 a. m.
Ladies can proceed directly to the depot.
Thursday, the 1st-10th-29th Maine will
hold its annual reunion at Long Island in
Reunion Hail. Boats will leave Custom
House wharf at 7.15, $50 and 1870 a. M, and
return at 315 and G. 80 D. m.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
9Th 9th 18th Maine Association.
BENJAMIN j. Hill, president of the associ

DbHJdIIIIH d It'll, PItSIueHV VI Ih6 doSoCI-
alton, makes the following appeal:
1t was found impossible to arrange for re-un-
ion of the 8th 9th and II tn Association at Ellis
worth in June as voted at Portland last year; but
in order to carry out the will of the Association
as far as possible, 1 have after consultation with
such comrades as / could reach. called the Reun-
need not urge yon to be present, for know you
will be with u.s. if possible, but time is passing
away, and each year there are fewer to gather
with us. so l can with reason urge you to close up
the files, and prepare for that inevitable time,
soon to come, when only a few grey-headed old
boys will remain to answer to the roll calf mere
other side. At each recurring reunion we miss
many a face and form we knew and loved, but
world they think of US and at our gatherings are
in spirit with u.s. Reduced rates will be secured
on railroad and steamboat lines,
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
Auction Sale.

Owen, Moore & Co. have arranged to have
great auction sale of their choicest goods,
including baccarat glass, bronzes, brass
goods, bric-a-brac, French bisque, India rugs
and expensive articles from the art needle
work department. This sale will take place
Thursday, in the forenoon and afternoon, in
the studio rooms of Mr.. II. B. Brown, up
stairs, over Owen, Moore & Co.'S store. The
goods will be ready for inspection Wednes-
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
plumbers Union.

TIL Plumbers at their picnic Saturday form
ed a society which they call the Portland
Plumbers Union, and the following officers
were chosen, there being twenty-five charter
members present:
President-John Bond
Vice President-W A. Love-
Treasurer-JameS Miller.
Secretary-JoSeph Bond.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
MAR RACES.

In Mechanic Falls, Aug. IA, by Rev. G. F. Cobb,
Warren A. Strout and Mrs. Fannie E. Morse. both
of Poland.
In Greene, Aug. s, George w. Harradon and
Miss Rose E. Grover, both of Auburn
In South Thomaston, July 81, Sidney d. Jack
son of South Thomaston and Miss Annie l.. Nc
liver of Boston.
Bunker.
In Surry, July "a. VIM. A. Woodbury. of Surry
and Miss Elsie B. Carter of Bluehill.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
RurRIaY.

George II. Raymond's stable at Saccarappa
was broken into Friday night, the parties
gaining an entrance by back window Sew
eral articles-but not of much value-are
missing and several small articles were left
which may lead to the detection of the
parties.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
Prof. Gleason.

Prof. Gleason gave another entertainment
at the Bijou Rink last night which was not
very largely attended. Several horses were
successfully treated by him, and the au-
dience was much pleased. Another enter
tainment will be given tonight.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
RAILWAY MATTERS.
PORTLAND & oepENsBURG.

IOhILANO ~ OUOEANpoSAp'
The reports of the receiver Of the Port
land & Ogdensburg railroad for the first and
second quarters of the current year have
been filed in the office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of the United States in Ports
mouth. Following is an abstract:
Gross RECEIPTS soe for quarter ending o roo 90
Payments, including $1o,311.75 on
account of new bridges, and cou-
pons in arrears to January, 1886. 52,774.S6
Excess. .........................S 1o,975.e4
Cash on hand January 1S86..... 1S,014.08
Balance. cash, March 81 1,o38.44
Receipts, April, May and June, -: lo9,o31.34
Payments, including interest on first
mortgage bonds due January 1, ooo
Balance of receipts for quarter 4,737.77
Cash on hand April /, 1886........... 7,63S.44
Cash on hand June 3o............$ l1,676.21
MINNEAPOLIS, sAULT STE. MARIE AND
ATLANTIC.
Work is progressing on this road, and it is
stated that it will be completed to Rhine
lander, 100 miles from its present terminus,
by October next, and that another year
will see it built to junction with the
Canadian Pacific. The distance from st.
Paul to Sault Ste. Marie along the route
adopted is about 465 miles. Thence to Mon
treal the distance is some 625 miles. The
Canadian Pacifc's line now extends to
Algoma, within less than 100 miles of st.
Mary's River. The company will build this
link to make connection as soon as the 500
road reaches its objective point, and Will
unite with it in building the International
railway bridge. There will then be a
through railway line from st. Paul and Min
neapolis to Montreal, a distance of about
1890 miles, or scarcely more than that from
Chicago to the seaboard. From Montreal
six lines of the largest transatlantic steamers
ply, insuring ocean freights as low as they
can be made from any American port. The
Grand Trunk railway also has but short
line to build to connect with the new sys-
tenn, and by virtue of these and other lines
there will be through connections with every
port in New England. Over the new road
the distance to Portland will be shortened
$50 miles, to Boston 125, while that to New
York will remain about the same as by the
Chicago lines. The net result then, as far
as through and foreign trade is concerned,
will be to place st. Paul and Minneapolis
precisely where Chicago now stands. Rates
to tidewater can be made as low as from
there.
GRAND TRUNK.
The following are comparative earnings
for 1885 and 1886:
1886. 1885. Increase.
Fourth July. $342,171 $269,822 $72.359
July........... 1,329,8S7 1,110,354 219,533
Since Jan. l.. 9,l1s,S49 s,241,S14 877,o35
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TABLE LINEN SALE.

Today we shall offer in Linen Table Depart
ment, all our Napkins, Linen Damasks, Turkey Red
Damasks and Table Covers, at prices reduced SO
low as to close them out promptly.
2 cases Turkey Red Damask at SO cents.
These goods we have sold for long time and eve
ny yard is warranted fast color, wide width and ex-
ceIent quality They formerly sold at rs cents.
pieces BIeached Wide Linen Damask at SO cts.
10 pieces RIeached 62 inch Linen Damask at SO
cents.
These last never have sold in other places at less
than 81 cents, and it is an extra offer to any one
about to purchase.
"a dozen Odd Linen Napkins, large size, at I'D Cts
EACH
80 dozen Odd Linen Turkey Red Napkins, large
size, at cents each.
a. dozen Odd Linen Turkey Red and white small
Napkins, cents each.
25 dozen Turkey Red Ten-Quarter Table Covers
at $I.25 each.
These Table Covers are actually worth $500 any
where, and will be sold again for years so low
10 dozen Fancy Table Covers, assorted colors, to
be sold at about half price. .s4a
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
STATE N EWS.

KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Sheriff Stephen Cobb of Chelsea, while
driving down the hill at the lower end Of
Water street, Gardiner, on Friday, was
iured. The same day a lady prisoner named
Meader, who was in his custody, escaped.
Mr.. Archie of Augusta, has obtained the
contract to furnish the stone for the founda-
ton of the new public building at Augusta,
at $2.15 per cubic foot. Saturday the laying
of the concrete for the foundation had be-
gun. The material is granite chips with
Portland cement.
PEoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Dexter Loan and Building Association
commences business very auspiclously. A
loan of $500 was made at the meeting last
week. The Association has a demand for
loan of more funds than they have in hand.
Among the entries for the coming New
England Fair in Bangor, are fifty-five head
of Burleigh & BodwelPs famous cattle, SO
head of Holsteins from the Houghton farm,
Putney, Vt, and running horses from Sandy
Point farm South Portsmouth, r. l. spec
ial purse will probably be offered for noted
crack runners from the Province of Quebec.
Mrs. Narcissa S. Bourne of Winthrop, who
died recently left will bequeathing to her
niece. Matilda B. Snow, wife of DR.. Albion
P. Snow of Winthrop, $1,000; to BowdOin
College, 81 900 as scholarship, to be denom-
mated ''The George Franklin Bourne schol-
arSnlp, ana TO De forever unQer Ine man
agement and disposition of the Faculty of
said college; to the Bangor Theological Sem
mary, $1,000, and all the remainder of her
property, with the exception of few private
requests, to the Maine Missionary Society,
George Franklin Bourne went into the army
as First Lieutenant in the Fourth Maine
and was killed at Fredericksburg, December
18th, 1862.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Recent gossip about the sea-Serpent re-
calls the fact that a live sea-serpent was once
captured in cove on the back side of East
port. The tide rises and fails twenty-five
feet with great rapidity there, and the ser
pent was stranded on the beach. Passama-
quoddy Bay receded and left him there, high
and dry. Two men skinned him and stuffed
the hide. One of them was fatally poisoned
in the operation. The other made small
fortune by exhibiting the serpent, in a ten
cent show.
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-17
BUSINESS CHANCES.

NOR sALE-s5Oo; nice 10 room lodging
house inthe centre of business full Of pur-
manent dodgers the year round; the rent is only
S33 a month and the monthly rent received from
rooms is 500 monthly present owner sells t on
account of having to leave the city. JOHN W.
S. RAYMOND & co. 277 Washington St., Boston,
Mass. o-A