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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-14
Roston trunk MAKERS Happy.

Cutter, trunk makers at No. AZ Summer street,
are feeling happy over an increase of rs per cent
in their wages. They have been working for
for making certain kinds of trunks So where they
formerly received So; $3.50 where they formerly
received So, and SO and $11 on other goods
where they got $3.50. They formerly averaged
from 81 to SO per week and they can now make
from SIS to SIS per week. The advance goes
into effect next Monday. This firm is the leading
one Of the kind in Boston, and it is expected that
the new rates will soon be adopted by other con-
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RAILWAY MATTERS.
MINOR NOTES.

The International Railway engineering
party, under the charge of A. Middleton, c.
E., is now at work near Mattamiscontis
Lake, having left Line oln for that point on
Saturday. Some parts of the location are to
be changed and improved, the operation re-
quiring about three weeks. This will com.
plete all the engineering except that REQUIRED
in the construction. No crews are engaged
in the latter work in this State except upon
Lowell township, which lies next to the
western Canadian border.
Mr.. George Burnham has been elected
director OF the Annapolis Short Line. w.
w. Brown and Charles Goodrich are also di-
rectorS, and ]. S. Kicker, vice president.
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THE GOOD TEMPLARS
Gathering for Their Annual Session
in Augusta Today.

AUGUSTA, April 13.-The Grand Lodge of
Good Templars of Maine, will hold its two days
annual session in this city, commencing tomor-
row. The Council of Administration has been in
session today transacting business of the order
This Council consists of w. G. 7. Munson and sew
eral other grand lodge officers. The secretary's
re port shows there are 325 lodges in the State
with membership of 25 900, slight falling off
from last year. The financial condition of the or
der is good. There are 5000 Juvenile Templars
m tbe State
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THE LABOR QUESTION.
THE LABOR QUESTION.
Strikers Returning to Their Old
Places on the Gould Railroads.
Appearances Indicate the Strike
There Has Ended.
Augusta Machinists Ask for More
Pay.

ST. LOUIS, April 13.-The whole force of
strikers of the st. Louis Transfer company, con-
fident of protection by the militia from molesta-
ton, have returned to their old places, and
scores of transfer wagons together with private
trucks and other vehicles were busy this morning
hauling freight to various depots of the railroads
centering in East st. Louis. The force OF switch
and yardmen who returned to work yesterday,
was Increased this morning by many more OF those
who availed themselves of military protection to
secure employment. Most OF the roads now nave
full crews of switch and yardmen, and it Is ex-
pected that in a few days the resumption of oper-
e Brdre 81 had
not been able to secure a sufficient number -of
men to handle all the freight that the roads were
offering, but today several more of the men re-
sumed their old positions, and the company is do
ing business almost as large as 1t did before the
strike.
morning beyond the firing of q shot about Two
O'Clock this morning in the Indianapolis ana 81.
Louis yards by one OF the sentrles; he saw
man crawling along the ground between TWO
trains, and as the man would not obey the order
to halt, the sentry fired The shot did not take
effect and the man escaped.
The apprehended strike of the miners of the
St. Louis district has not yet begun in earnest
Grand Master Sargent, OF the brotherhood OF
OF the grievances of the discharged fremen on
the Gould system, and last night found hlmself
prepared to say that the grievances would all pc
removed, and that there was no probability OF
strike of the firemen.
DENNIsoN, Texas, April 13-Martin Irons,
district master workman of Assembly NO. lO1,
of the Knights of Labor, arrived here yesterday
afternoon, and was closeted with the knights OF
Labor all the evening. The object of his visit
could not be ascertained
ST. LOUIS, April 13.-Information is received
here this morning from Sedalia to the effect that
the strike is dying out.
1t was stated today that James Lellard who was
wounded in Fridays shooting died today in the
hospital, and it was decided to have the body car
ried over to East st. Louis and viewed by coro-
ners Jury Three other persons wounded on Fri
day are not expected to live. The railroad situa-
tion in East st. LOUIS today is much the same as
Yesterday,
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B. A. KINNEY,
Private, Signal Corps, U. S. A.
mormons JumpIng Their Bail.

SALT LAKE CITY, April 13.-Twenty-fye thous-
and dollars. the bail of George @. Cannon which
he has forfeited was paid into the Third Ia District
and x-Mayor Little. In two other cases OF for
felted ball. the bonds being for $40 600 each, the
money was not paid, one of the sureties Mayor
Armstrong, declaring that he wished to fight the
payment The others were willing to pay without
suit.
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THE DOMINION.
Change Proposed in the Duty on
Lumber.

OTTAWA, April 13.-In the House OF commons M
Government were considering the question OF OBJ.
tanning during the session, the power to export
tariff change In the United States should be made
admitting the sawn lumber free of duty when I'm.
ported from countries not collecting an export
duty on the logs or lumber.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS,

NEW YORK, April 13.-Lightship No. 20 has
been placed to mark the wreck of the Oregon.
The lightship is schooner rugged with day marks
and will show a red and white light. She is about
600 yards to the eastward of the wreck in 201a
fathoms of water. Vessels should pass to the
southwark of her as the wreck of the Hylton Cas-
tie lies between her and the shore.
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Augusta Machinists Demand an
Advance in Wages.

AUGUSTA, April 13.-Last week the employers
of Mr. H. H. Harvey at his machine shop in this
city made demand for an advance in, their
wages. No definite answer was given and yester-
day committee ot the employees waited on Mr.
Harvey and renewed their demand. They ask an
increase of from 10 to 25 per cent. The matter
has not been settled and one of the employees said
last night that unless terms were made the
Knights of Labor would order strike.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

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PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND, ME.
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tinuing every ether day after first week, 30 cents
Address all communications TO
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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THE STATE.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.


Hon. James G. Blaine has contributed 500
to the fund for the relief of the famine
stricken people on the west coast of Ireland.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Paris Library Association have lately
added some 800 new books to the library.
The spring session of the Oxford County
Educational Association will be held at Ok
ford, Wednesday and Thursday, April 2Sth
and 29th.
The Paris Manufacturing Company will
rebuild.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.. E. f. Pierce, former postmaster of
Skowhegan, died Saturday night after a
protracted Illness.
PENOBSCoT COUNTY.
The White boom, so-called, along the shore
Of the Saltwater river near the Maine State
College at Orono, broke Monday afternoon,
under the severe strain placed npon it by the
going out of the ice. In the boom were 100.-
900 feet of hemloek and spruce logs owned
by NJ. Lincoln, Esq, of Bangor. The logs
were worth about eight hundred dollars and
none of them were saved.
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RocKLAND, April 13.-In the polo game here
tonight the H. M. BIS beat the Salems OF the
Massachusetts Central League, three goals to two
in hotly contested game of 20 minutes playing
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Capt. Hulme and Singing Miriam of the
Salvation Army, claim to have called for
ward 1O4 souls since pitching their camp in
Bangor few weeks ago.
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the WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, April a.
Indications for Portland and vicinity
Frir, slightly cooler weather.
Indications for New England to-day are
fair, slightly colder weather, winds shifting
to northerly.
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Charles McKenney, Bar Mills; W. N.
Jenkins, Boston; Samuel Lee, Taunton;
J. F. Iliff, Cincinnati, were at the City Hotel
last night.
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LOCAL WEATHER. REPORT.
PopTT.AND Me Anril I 2

FOKILAND, NIt., ApIII To, Ioou'
l7AM HAM Bpm 7PM IL M
Barometer 3O.235 30.1s6 3O.112 301I9 3o159
Thermo'r. 46.6 I57.7 52.4 52.6 48.S
Dew Point 44.8 SOL Ala 800 1876
Humidity 1876 l75.7 $50 ola 99.2
Wind. .... IS lSW SW NV
Velocity. 81
Weather E. CLOUDY lClOudy lThrtg lCloudy CLOUDY
Mean daily bar 80 169 Maximum ther GOO
Mean daily ther.. 1913 Minimum ther... 3S.o
Mean daily DIV pit. 46.9 Max. vel.wind.. 10
Mean daily hum..919 Total precips..... .01
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(April 13, 1886, 1000 2. NJ
Observations taken at the same moment of time
Al all stations.
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Body Recovered.

BANGOR, April 13.-The body of a Mr.. Delano,
one of the crew of the wrecked schooner Chan
ticleer, was found at Southwest Haroor this
morning.
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A Sad Death.
Somerset County S. j. court.

RocKLAND, April 13.-Capt. Jos. Crockett of
North Haven committed suicide by drowning,
Saturday. The cause was family troubles.
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Obituary..

HAyERHILL, Mass, April 13.-J. r. Gilman, a
prominent hat manufacturer, died this afternoon
of congestion of the brain, aged 5S years. He
was for many years director in the Merrimac
National Bank vice president of the Portland
Water Company, and president of the Biddeford
Water Company. He leaves widow and four
children, two sons and two daughters. He was
born in Ossipee, N. H, but has resided in Haver-
hill, Mass, since 1849.
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NEW YORK, April 13.-Schooner Maynard,
Summer, from Jacksonville today, reports: Febru-
ary 26, off Winter Quarter Shoal, had hurricane
for nine days, and lost and split sails; the second
mate, James Staples of Searsport, was washed
overheard and drowned
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SKowHEGAN, April 13.-The S. j. Court ad-
iourned today noon after a session of 25 days, in
which Is cases were opened to the jury, ten
verdicts rendered and three divorces nisi granted
The Boston & Bangor Steamship Co.
BOSTON, April 13.-At the annual meeting of
the Boston s. Bangor Steamship Company today
the following were chosen as board of directors
for the ensuing year: President William H. Hill,
Oliver Dtson, R. B. Fuller w. L. Sturtevant,
L. W. Richardson, F. H. Odiorne, VIM. Hill, Jr.
The last named gentleman is treasurer and gen
eral manager
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MAIN E.

PORTLAND PUBLISHING 90.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-03-25
CORR RESPONDENT.
CENTERNILLE.
HANS VoN SMASH.

Wheat and oats are beginning TO grow
since the warm days have set in.
Rev. r.. c. Watson, OF Spartanburs
County has accepted II call to supply
Union Church AZ pastor this year.
A small house occupied by Ed Burton,
colored, or rather. used by him as "A shop,
was by fire last Wednesday
night, with all it's contents, consisting.o of
a lathe and several toolz. Tho house
was the property of Mr.. j. w. Moore.
The difficulty reported last week be-
tween Fed and John turned out to be
moro serious than we thought ut that
writing. The fun names OF the parties
arc Fed Fuller aud John Garrett Fed
invited John, or rather persuaded him,
into his yard, and begapa quarrel. He
gave John the lie, and John returned the
compliment, when Fed ran into the
h%ouse'and got his gun, swearing tIiat he
would shoot hiur. But a negro woman
interlercd and nobody vas hurt. John
says that he was scared, and he really
believes that Fed aimed to shoot. 4
warrant has been issuod for Fuller, but
he has gone nobody knows %heto.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-03-25

generally. Judging from the looks of
tho laLl, it Will mako as much us the
farmers car store. This section claims
some of II best farmers. Prominent
amcng them are Mossr3. Diulock, Hairs
ton, Boyd. Vance, etc, and % hers who
might ho mentioned as experts in tlis
profession.
AZ this time the grain crop looks like
q failurC-Fall oat9al l. killed., wheat look
ing BADLY. large area Of sowing oa;s
has been Eorn plyn.inG bq"n,
this """k. Labor higii, but apparently
plentiful.
We understand that tho ipurNfor f
Mr.. Ndd Miller, WHO was so sCriou.
burned just after Christmas, Is improv-
ing very slowly; almost ~ astanipoint.
w" earnestly wish her y speedy rccov-
cry.
The farmers OF this community are 20
meet at the Wadsworth schoulhousc on
SATURDAY 60 27th inst, ~ he purpose
of organizing u Farmers Club.
The ellsworth school house opened
few weeks ag" UnI l. tho very favor
1hin auspices with Il largo nunhcr q.
fright and iatcr. Sting boys ana girl
who promise much for thoic coumtry's
good.
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60uRtg Correspondence.
WATERLOO.

,,
INC ioh@ Sii'nc" III your Columns OF
'"Nr"p mas '"'' "nr NIUE town without
m. ,', i'',. ~
-,
49,, 49, ~
g.. Hr;n 49," ~ w
7 ''' ''"'
About 10 car-laols Of ';Ilno 'a'
been received here. which is uulvthr liz
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Personal.

Col. j. w. FERGUsoS attended Court
at - partanburg last week.
r.. B. DIAL, Esq, has boon quito sick
duringtbe past week. His many friends,
however, will be glad to learn that he is
now improving,
Mr.. j. NJ. MuRFF, one of our most pop
pular young merchants has sold his
cnt'ro stock of groceries and WI! dis or
tinue business Tor the present.
w. r. EICIEY, Esq, formerly Of Alb
bcvillc County but now areaident o" our
town and 81 member of tho law firm OF
Johnson & Richcy, has moved his fam
lily to this place. We extend 60 thcm Il
cordial welcome.
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A. Booming station.

In passing ovorthe G.. l.. s. Railroad
recently, wo wore surprised TO sec the
number Of buildings that are being con
stEucted in the noighborhood of the quiot
and u~uassuming 0ag-station called Mad
den. THIS place, a little moro than
twelve months ago, was. perhaps, as un-
promising as any on tho railroad, and
today, we doubtif any gives evidence OF
creator prosperity and enterprise. Bush
ness houses and elegant residences gre
apringlng mp in the woods around the
atatIon as ifby magic, and ere long tho
noighboring city of High Point may find
It adsngegpus rival.
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~ 49, "'''N' Is improving IN
"'"''"'
4 child OF John IIolIincswor,h has
boon very i'll, tut is now conva!csccnt
~. - ,t"', VI '''n w.
~, N' ~" "'NH
=" '"'i''c'H
P,
ohr recently appointed supervisor OF
''"auS 'or e'iS lowhShip Nj I'FSimpson,
mas h"cn SURFING up tho people and
haVin" the roads put in come better
'"h"','"h' N'tho"Hh thrrc has been
som" improvements stun there is room
'"F 'iln"h work TO u" donc. we hope
thnt Mr.. simpson viii not weary in
wen cong. IT has been said that the
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-03-25

. Here is what tobacco will do: a
gentleman i'm Forsyth, writing to q
frisnd in Lcnoir, says; Land is $40
to so per acre If the soil will make
fine tobacco. And good bottom
land from $50 to 200, and sometimes,
1925 per acre. This looks high, but
there are men about here who
make from soto 1925 per acre with
their tobacco. Wesley Long will
get 5000 for tobacco raised on four
acres."-Lcuoir Topic, E3
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c:ntie sprtH3 IS Coming

And to orr delight tho nNunh"r Of
"Spring Poets" has NOT invrrmsrh. i!pw-
ever ~ ladies w:llooi ii II" tourrd lyirw
dresses, hats, &c., we give littir advice.
IN buying "Y0ds. tive irSt cuuNii ti"n
is Ia get tho b"st article III tiic low st
i,ricC. III order TO do tIiiS, bc sur" tr,'
tic mrrchant with whom YOU deal is
dcSlrouH Of selling Ills goods. We have
q few slch merchants in LHurcns, and it
is With pleasure W. recommend them.
For anything in the dIy-yooIs line, you
S,.uull go, either to Jno. d. Sh"alar,
MintCr * Jameson, Graham ( Spark
or w. II. Gilkcrson at Emporium of
Fashion. These gentlemen keep UP
with the times, th"y NY clos" Hnl sell
on short profit. They are live merchants
ana not ashamed to let the people know
what they keep. They are in earnest.
If it is rcady-madc clothing YOU need,
Icakc e Patton can tit you up in style.
j. II. Cooper & Co, pluSs & Ferguson,
or \. X. Sullivan e Co.. can supply the
demand for groceries cheaper than others
Will Anderson. Boyd Il Co. can furnish
all the machinery you :ri '~oo',;ng 'o".
These firms az" composed of the live,
progressive, business men OF pur town.
BE sure to trrdc with them .ini YOU will
get full value.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-03-25

At the decentralization in McC0r-
mick there were two tickets, one
headed by j. A. Creighton for in
thndaiit and the other by A. ~.
Taylot. The managers declared
the Creighton ticket elected, but if
appears That there were only 81
votes cast andyos this number IL Is
claimed that Taylor received %;
aud the % have made affidavit to
that affect, We understand that
the matter will be carried into
court for Investigation. -GtseRwood
Tribune.
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NOTICE. OF
MORTGAGEE'S SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
LARURENS COUNTY.

BY virtue of authority in mort
gage given Jan. ID, =. ID. 1882, by
Jefferson :. Grimes and Samuel
w. Grimes tn Martha G. Grimes,
and recorded in the Office Of the
Register of Mense Conveyance for
Laurcns County, the p day Of Jan.
a. ID. 1882, | will sell ut public out
cry at Laurcns G. H., $. c., ON the
q day of APRIL, \. -. 1856, all the
tcros Of the said Jefferson s., and
Samuel w. Grimes in end 20 all
that tract, piece or parcel Of land
situate, lying and being in said
County and State containing six
teen acres more or less and bound
ed by lands of l." w. G.. Blal0ck,
lands formerly belonging to ID. G..
Suber, decd, land OIL. a. Dice and
of the Mount Zion Association
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Observation-Disclosures TO pay
for papers,
n. O. BRIDGES,
AS Administrator with will An
nexed.
Mar. 8, 1885 50 4t
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GOIDVILLE.
WILHELM.

We hail from a diAorent placs this
time, hut suppose it viii not matter to
tho editor as to u location.
We haven't had a copy of the ApvER-
TIsrR in several months, aud are liter
ally hungry for IL and hope 1t will find
its wap 10 Wadsworth Home,
we are very pleasantly Impressed
with this country, the people ana things
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-03-25

BE it Ordained h. the Intcndant
and WARDENS of the town Of Lam
rens in Council assembled:
That Section IL OF the ordinance
heretofore Published, be repealed.
and said section Shall hereafter DC
rs follows:
Onc-horsc Dray Sc; Two-horsc
$l2; feed stable $40; feed and liv-
cry stable $50; feed, sale and liv-
cry stable $50. One-half payabl,
in advance.
section 2!st. Be il ordained ;hn:
all persons residing within the in
corporate limits Of the town Of Lar
rens are hereby required to tho
roughly cleanse thcir premises on
or before ilrc first d., a., .April ucEt.
If upon Inspection IL - found tina
anyonc has neglected TO have their
premises so clcanScd, the Council
will proceed 10 have the same done
at the expense oi the ,o,,on il
charge Of said promises.
section ODD. BE Sd ordained
tina ON and after Dhi- date, Monet
18th 1886, it Shall be Wulawful e
any dog to run at largo upom the
streets after 3 O'clock ut night.
And any dog caught in Violation OF
this Ordinanc shall be shot.
b. r.. MARTIN, Intcndant.
O.. d.. Anderson, Clerk.
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For the Brass BanS.

On April Cd, he young people will
rende the popular melodramn cntitleu
"Among tho Breakers" in Watts Hall.
This Is II most excellent play, and those
who arc to present the various parts
have been under careful training tor
several weeks and will doubtless give
us n rare treat. The object is n worthy
house.
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The Railroads.

Track-laylng on the G.. Il l.. has been
resumed and tho contractors hope to
reech Cannon's I'm two weeks.
The work Of grading on tho Narrow
Guago was commenced last week and is
being pushed forward with the Same
zcal that characterized this enterprise
since it's inception.
ipe railroad has completed the gra-
';in5 ~ the street to the new depot and
IT is pronounced a good job.
Tho Atlantic, Greenville and Westcrn
Narrow Guage Railway VIII bo graded,
1t Is expected, In ninety days.
Occasionally we sec tho G. ~. = =.
mentioned in the newspapers.
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Speakers for Commencement.

Rev. C. w. LANE, ID. ID. of Athens Ga
will preach the bIccalauratc sermon be-
fore the graduating class of the L0urcns-
Vile Female College.
FRED II. I.oCKHEART Esq, of Augusta
will deliver the address to the Literary
Societies and Hon. w. G.. BENET of Ab-
bevillr the annual oration.
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The Advertiser.

stop at Gray's Globe Eote,, Augusta, Ga.
GRAY is n South Carolinian and OK
tends II "Carolinu welcome" 10 all his
guests.