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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23
SCARED BY A THOUGaTLESs BOY
A SUPPOSED ATTEMPT TO AssAssrNATE AUST

A SUPPOSED ATTEMPT TO AssAssfNATE AUSTIN
CORBfN HAS 80 FoUNDATION
Intense excite created az Jamaica L. T. yester
the report that Austin Corbn had been shot
People Jumped the conclusion that ons OF the
strikers Pa lepa AMI Reading road hal taken the
law hands. special train hal lett the Hunters
Point station al o. locS 1t contained Mt Corbn
and his II proposed TO make trip over the
road con luton Al Janto4 superintendent
J. other railroad mon boarded tho train just
after the train passed. tho Jauaca station there was
loud report te occupants OF President Cor
bins private car sprang their feet like fash IL ran
trou. the mind each hat deliberate attempt had beeu
male to asssnae president Of the road The train was
Immediately stopped brakeman Junpoi on to capture
the supposed woald- be assassin
Ho found ia the person OF William Brns''a ooy'
whose owlu gpiece oaed with bird shot, hd oocasoned all
the alarm Constable Smith arrested the young fellow AMI
he was taken to Hail. followed by large orowf OF
people In this number OF rAirol people VINO
iperceded relsase It shown that he ma
gunning in the mel shborhoi for several hours In
tho morning and had simply fired OF his gun as passing
slue to the train oot furnished that there was no
intent part the boz and he was discharged
from custody Relieved in mind the rsoat men returned
10 theft car and proces Tod on their journey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23
A General Tie-Up

o. all IN. means public conveyance IN arse CITY even
Tor frr hours dunnx . strks OF tho employes means
general parayEDg OF trade and Industry ior the ns
d a. with hs- TO tie com.
n.,y Enw muoh moro IN the individual 10 the
ssnrr. OF known rs ami due
~ a.. s,te 81 the import for more prudent
800 ions neg e.fs torpid or
liver will pruiuce OF kidney liver
maiaral u,le AMI chroa ~ srpsa DIT Psrces
Pleasant Purgatlve Pellets are preventive and cure OF
,b.se disorders renpt and effective pea
ssat v taks and positively harmlssp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23
POPULAR OBSERVATIONS.
WESTERN CHORAL PERFORMANCES

r. ne Edttor or rhe fribah.
Sir. In noticing tho Boston performance OF tho
Berlloz "To Dcum,' H. t. x. says in your paper
January 80:
II was looked upon virtually the first performance
OF the work In America SINCE tho aisnips -, INC !,
Apollo Club of Chicago last November to master u
was conesdy sue s socctu Sor The short
comlngs likely TO be found In all performances unt
tho De9m' Is made part Of the 81 fIom tss
practical impossIby Of meeting all OF the composers
demands touching the interpreting forces and their
instrumcntallsts and It's fine hall could not meat
these demands It Is not likely that Chicago FAR richer
In singers than In orchestral musicians, col DO So
The dental OF Chicago's right to tho credit OF tho
first performance OF this great work in America does
not follow from II. r. KS reasoning. Because tho
Handel and Haydn Society did not properly per-
form this work. therefore tho Apollo Musical Club Of
Chicago could not, is not only bad logic, but It Is
downright unjust. How docs II. L. X know tho
Chicago performance was "unsuacessful"i Was
ne present IT, hear IT. Tho forces employed by this
Western society," ION that occasion are at worthy
OF Resides bard Of fifty five, we had two
hundred children There were only forty boys IN the
Boston performance and two double choruscs OF one
hundred voices each. the exact number required ny
Berlioz. True, We have not the Boston Musc Hall
Eut has III. f.. X Central Music Haiif
II Is oommodIous hall, perfect In IT'S acoustics accom-
rodatlng about $500 with ample stage room, and
three manual organ Dfr. Clarence Eddy, organist
built right out into the hall r. f. x. admits We
richer In singers than IN OrcncStra
Mr. r. Matthews, q conscientious writer, speak
ing OF the Chicago performance Of the lie Deum."
saws: The orchestra played delightfully."- smoothly,
dellcatcly with all needed precision and spirit. Mr.
Tomlins has never shown himself so consummafe Inu
stefan. artist and capable conductor as last night"
II ". r. X. had heard the Chicago performance OF
nerlloz's Requiem" in 1894. he would have hotter
orInlon Of "Wosern societies." Tie should take
Mr. Greeley's advice. and Go West
Chicago Feb g. 1883. PHILO A. OTIS.
tOur correspondent IS ncedleSsly excited. II. f. x.
did not reflect upon the capabilities Of western
cietles' IN the least He has been West ana have
tho best authority for saying that he considers tho
Cincinnati Festival Chorus and the Chicago Apollo
Club tho best choral organizations In the United States.
Nor did he deny the credit to Chicago Of having been
first In the American field with Rcrlioz's To Dcum."
Tho obvious meaning OF his words is that neither the
Chicago the Boston performance dd full Justice to
the work because the composers prescriptions touch
ing tho forces and their disposition, which essential
10 the full success OF the antphonal com. ton, we're
not obeyed But isn't Mr.. Otis unconscously humorous
I'm trying to persuade New York readers to believe
that Chcago's ms allss able adequately to
perform BerllOz's sc0Ie?-Ed)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23
INCOMPETENCE OF THE POSTAL DEPART MENr

INCOMPETENCE OF THE POSTAL DEPART MENT.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: For the days the township OF New-Leb-
anon situated within eleven miles OF the Boston and
Albany Railway, has been practically without regular
mail delivery and whilst repeated representations have
been male to tho postal authorities steps whatever
have been taken TO supply regular mail service l
venture to draw your attention to this condition OF
things, know personal observation that 1t Is
only sample OF the utter Incompetence OF the present
postal administration For tho last twenty Ave years
have been traveller in different countries, and can
honestly say that have never seen anything like It In
any part of the civilized world To give another IN
stance friend OF mine in Chicago posted with his own
hands on two different occasions letters 10 address,
and they reached And there are thousands OF
similar instances all over the country.
The Americans know a long suffering race Ihey
bore patiently with slavery until million lives had
been sacrificed They tolerate their present railway
svs,em although scarcely passes but some poor
mortal IA hurried into eternity its thousands OF un-
protected rallroat crossings They are perfectly sas
he'd with their tegraphc system although thefe Is spSo
dvulrcd. And they will ABIDE patiently WIN ,ne pres
ent M ibs Residential election is it not pos
sIhe tor the American Government 70 devote some OF
Cannot President Cleveland give substantial eject TO ms
boosted Civil Service Reform by administering
those authority Ia this department. Johh brsn.
true lover OF American Institutions hss more than
once declared that corruption runs rampant III ,po
And there are at least 400 900 adult male Brshborn
resdepts of America who decline to he naturaiso1 -
long as the political life of the county u, ,s. 100 600
unscrupueua nace seekers am one OF THESE fov"o
Hritisn residents and draw your attention. "a mo
strange ncompe tsnce OF the postal system as, ~ so,
New eba,on because know that II does put nusrate
tna cnnJtion OF things In the Postal Department IN Al
nar,s of the United States That there may De
ties In the postal service In sucn remote & ~
TaYas and Dakota can we'll understand bdt tnat suce
condition OF tnngs should exist within rev miles OF
the Boston aud Albany Railroad svc W .po
ESecntive OF civilized country Ia these days OF world
wide progress 49, rIaSs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23
JyJURED BY RECKLESS BLASTING

jeremiah Murphy, o No ,146 secondaVe' nreo
blast In sxty-eighth-st. Ninth-ave. on Ioeay a
from blast stuc Thomas Henehah Vi No IL
East EIghteenth-st, who was walking 'nrousn 81
ninth-st block distant from the blast io"o
knocked down by the force OF the blow. and was bruised
left side and had his left arm proAon' "upy
was held in a. 600 Tall In the Harlem Police Court yeS'ef
day, lending the Injured mans recovery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23

Mr. Hardup goes to tho party In his shiney irfheo
Albert. As he stands brushing his hair pcoro 'no
mirror In tho dressing room gentleman oro"u" 'F
behind him .,,, thu
Hardup-I beg your pardon, sir, am using ING
glass. A.. mas. r
oustarhios-Dont trouble yourself 10 move
can use your bsek-(Burtngton Free Press
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23


Tho schooner Amelia @. ireland, Captain mcpau ron
New. ork for Boston With czrro OF oil III 'anH' i1o
o'clock Tuesday night mss east OF strA'oru came
n, CONTACT with large hed OF stove hole In bow
q. the ~atsr. edge llsd Immediately sho had 70 Pu'
back to oty Island viii he oea'hed ana pumped
and Repairs She was In 70" OIL 'A' A
Herald, of Boston.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23

Michael Donue lunatic from Gutenberg. " j. who
threatened Father Ducey with revolver was committed Tor
trial Yesterday by smith IN tie Jefferson MarKct
lc. fonrt in .fault OF $500 bail Dr. Z. Kelly
v.lkpown Irish Nationalist and next door nogOor OF
Father Ducey. TRIBUNE reporter yeser ay that
oDonnel probably have killed 80 melody had ne not
auprare in tmo to have him arrested no
rho tu,otic n,et 10 trouble him +onaly. but he
gave hi than di Father Ducey WHO was
kind TO HIM aud him lie was conductor
on Thrdave AMI attendant at the Insane Asy
INN on tho island another time and suppose that
mad. him crazv" added Dr. Kelly. laughing. He became
acquainted Dennis Mooney. Father DaceJs coachman
when the prie Il had a olch ysrs ago
Enrght Father Duceys butler whom O'Donnel also
threatened SAID he broke window IN the house
q, ,no,tn. ayo flo stood an examination for appoint
mont as PARK policeman amt Father Ducey signed his paners
recomrnen dng him idea that money had been
sft friends ireland aud that Father Ducey had
II ana give land sure" said Enrisht mes
not the first mink he hal claim on the
world which the world con tinued 10 ignore"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23
THE THIRD PARTY WELL EXPOSED.
"a Tail

Sir: Last Sunday read DR.. Carrols speech in the
Semi Weekly OF February TO- aud again read 1t to
INV family the evening. and all agreed ir the
most mastery exposure OF Third Party Prohibition
bad II ought to DO printed and put into the
hands OF every voter r. w. BOYD
Attioa, N Y, Feb IT. 1888.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23
COLORADO PERSISTENTLY ENCORES BLAINE
From The Denver Republican.

This Is a Blaine state and although It's vote Is noe
large II can mako IT'S influence felt In Chicago.
The way ia which to do th Is TO refuse to consider
any other man I'm connection with the nomination.
Let Il be said TO all opponents that there IS no name
that of Blaine to which the people OF Colorado VIII
listen.
The idea Of permitting him to withdraw rom tho
contest IS absnrdty. His nomination Is esscnils 70
party success lie IS the who could rally noe
only the masses OF the party but also thousands OF
Democratic voters to the support OF the Republcao
ticket.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23
AN ARDENT, FAITHFUL SOLDIER.
from The San Francisco Chronicle

60 long as there arc free trade heresies to explain
and combat so long the rights OF labor are 10 DO
protected so long the colored voter OF the South
Il oycrrdden and oppressed long, In short, as the
great principles Of Republicanism arc TO be upneld
and defended and the plumbers errors and faults OF
democracy to b. exposed and nverthrown, so long
will James G.. Blaine be found fighting CALAMITY for
his party and his people and doing good service Tor the
cause VI human rights and human liberty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23
fifth THE VHITE house IN VIEW
INDIANA SOLID FOR HARRISON.
From Tho indianapolis journal.
In the list Of Indiana papers from which quota


In the list of Indiana papers from which quotations
were yesterday made In The Journa' touching
themselves In favor OF Judge Gresham all the others
and they but represent alive OF the entire PRESS
We presume that the state press fairly ntcrpet and
represents the sentiment of the party and IN dong so
that ninety per cent OF the Republicans OF lndiara
for General Harrison their choice for Presl.
Concerned there Is hut one Presidential choice IN the
State, and that Is General Harrison.
ALGER CHI BIS FORMING IN MICHIGAN.
From Tho Detroit Tribune.
We believe the Republican party OF Michigan VIII
be greatly strengthened by the movement IN tavor o,
General Alger. We believe II Will not al all Weaheh
ton of Alger clubs all the VIII bring TO the
support Of the Republican party hundreds ana thou.
sands young and many others. who have never
been actively idcntfod with any political party.
ALL FIGURED OUT FOR ALLISON.
From The Minneapolis Tribune
Ten little candidates standing In line;
Blaine dropped out, and then there , were nine'
Sherman disappeared and then there were eight.
ER sy SsT m nnS SeS S'S
Seven shrcwd candidates planning smart tricks
a% sad and Be saR there were SIX
Foraker's mouth went on and then there were five.
sss syf sn%s Us n them me were four
Four risky candidates toying with the bee;
The Hoosers dropped Gresham, and then there wers
Three anxious candidates wond'ring who's who;
Harrison vanished, and then therr were two.
Two nervy candidates all fixed 70 run.
Oglesby weakened, then there was but ono.
One noble candidate. Alllsons his name;
He has no W, but win e. I. J. t. s.
SHERMAN GETS A FINE BOOST.
From The Ovcgo Gazette.
It tBiane's letter. appears TO have shelved h,r ave
together. and given Senator John Shermans boom o
very substantial lift.
ALGER LOOMS UP CoNsPIcUoUsLY.
From The Detroit Tribune.
Under the changed conditions the Republicans OF
Michigan will naturally urge the presentation OF Gen-
eral Ayers for the first place.
DEMOCRATS WORRYING ABOUT SHERMAN.
From Tho Savannah News.
At this point of the political discussion IL is inter-
esting to know II II the Hon. John Sherman who,
Secretary OF the Treasury. dismissed Chester A.
Arthur from the Coec orshp Of the Port of New York;
upon what grounds such action was taken. aud II Mr.
Sherman's Presidential aspirations are likely TO 30
affected by his course In that matter. As the Repub-
llcan candidate, could no poll tho full vote OF his
party In New Yorkf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-20
A REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION
will be held in
NOROMBEGA HALL, Bangor,
Thursday, April 90, 1888, at ii o'clock
a. M.

For The purpose Of selecting two candidates for
Electors of President and Vice President of the
United States, and four delegates at large, and
four alternates to attend the National Convention
to be held at Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, june
l9ih, 1883, and transacting any other business
that may properly come before IT,
IRE basis of rep esentation will be as follows
Each city, town and plantation will be entitled tC
one delegate and for each seventy-Hve votes cast
for tie Republican candidate for Governor in
1884 an additional delegate, and lor fraction q
forty votes in excess of seventy five votes, an ad
ditional delegate.
The State Committee win re in session in the
reception room of the Han at nine o'clock on tie
morning of the Convention for the purpose of re-
eeiying the credentials Of delegates.
All electors OF Maine, without regard to rast
political dnererces, WHO are in sympathy viii
the sentiments expressed in the call of the Re
publican National Committee for the Republican
National Convention, are cordially invited Il
unite with the Republicans OF the State in select
lug delegates to this Convention.
Per order Republican State Committee
JOSEPH ii. MANLEY, Chairman.
WILLIS ii. WING, Secretary.
AUGUSTA, MAINE, February II, 1885,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-20
CURRENT COMMENT.
THE OLD LANDMARK OF MAINE
ISt. Louis GIobe-Demoerat.l

The address which Hannibal Hamlin has
Just made at meeting of The Veteran Re-
publican Club in Portland. Me, serves to re-
call the fact that he is one of the few men
still living who were conspicuous in the
Republican party at the time of its first
national canvass. in 1856 Forty-five years
have passed since he entered the National
House of Representatives for the first time,
and forty years since he became a Senator.
In 1856 he left the Democracy and became
the leader of the Republicans in this State,
in which year he was made Governor. As
he is the only man living who was on any of
the four national tickets of 1860, he has be
come character of conspicuous historic
he still apparently retains much of the physi-
cal as well as the mental vigor which char
acterized him when the Republicans made
their first successful canvass for the Presi-
danov
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-20

President Cleveland has, it is said, init
mated 10 the ways and means committee that
he does not want them to interfere with the
internal revenue taxes Apparently he is
anxious to make the next campaign square
issue between protection and free trade. We
suspect that in this the Republicans VIII be
more ready to crafty him than the members
of his own party.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-20

Both parties to the Reading strike have
acted finally with good sense. Both Of them
have yielded something. The miners con-
sent to 20 back to work and the company
consent. after they have goue to work, to
sabmit the matters in dispute to arbitration.
The public viii naturally ask why this ar
rangement couid'not have been made weeks
ago just as well as now and thus have pre-
vented a great waste Of time and money.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-20
MONDAY MORNING, FEB. 90.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu
hieations. The name and address of the writer
are m al cases Indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee of good faith
We cannot undertake 10 return or preserve
communications that are not used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-20

We don't believe our fishermen will take
very kindly to the denial of the privilege
of purchasing bait in Dominion ports under
the new treaty. Nor do we believe that
the people of many of the ports Of Nova SEQ
tia who have in the past derived good part
of their living from the privilege of selling
bait to the Yankees will be very enthusias-
tic over it. There are some kinds of fishing,
notably the halibut fishery, which it is very
difficult for our fishermen to prosecute sue
cessfully without they have tie privilege of
buying bait in Dominion ports. The ayowed
object of the Canadian commissioner in ex
cepting bait from the supplies American
fishermen can purchase was to put them at
a disadvantage, and we have no doubt that
experience will show that it will accomplish
that object in full measure. The tonnage
tax which it Is stipulated American vessels
shall pay before they can buy ordinary sup
plies is a weapon which the Dominion peo-
pie, il they are unkindly disposed to our fish
ermen-as there is every reason to suppose
they will be-can use with telling effect, for
though the treaty allows the United States
TO impose tonnage tax in retaliation, it
must be borne in mind that Dominion fisher
men have much less occasion to use our ports
than do American fishermen the Dominion
ports. Therefore though we are authorized
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-20
PLENTY OF CANDIDATES
rKinoston Freeman1

Well, the party will not be lacking in great
and good men to lead it. 1t has Depew,
Hiscock and Evarts in New Y ork; Hawley,
Edmunds Reed, Hoar, Long and Robinson
in New England Quay. Beaver and Cameron
in Pennsylvania; Phelps in New Jersey
Sherman, Foraker and Mckinley in Ohio
Harrison. Gresham and Porter in Indiana
Lincoln, Cullom, Oglesby and Farwell in | |
linois Alger in Michigan; Allison and vii
son in Iowa; Rusk in Wisconsin; ingalls, in
Kansas, etc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-20

If the witnesses in the Stain case do as
much lying On the witness stand as they APP
pear e. have been doing of it, the State will
have to build a penitentiary expressly for
nerinfers
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-20

ToTAL...... .............s......Sl,09 9,392 OIL
STATE OF MAINE, COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, IS.
/. GEO. c. PETERS, Cashier OF the above
named Bank do sOlemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best Of my knowledge and
belief. G. G. PETERS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day
of February, 1888.
CHAs. G. ALLEN, Notary Public.
COrrect-Attest:
w. w. THOMAS,
+. w. BAILEY, ( Directors.
feb1S B. G. SOMERBY, d3t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-20

TO retalIate In kind the scantiness Of our op-
portunitles will render our retaliation very
feeble. OF course the full text of the treaty
may put a different face on the situation,
but if the latest reports of its provisions be
correct we see no occasion for the Portland
and Gloucester fishermen to indulge in any
very bosterous demonstrations of delight.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-20
RAYMoND's
VACATION
EXCURSIONS.

All Travelling Expenses Included.
party will leave BOSTON THURSDAY, APRIL
20, ina
New and Magniicent Train of vestibuied
Pullman Palace Cars, with Pullman
Palace Dining-Car Attached,
For a TOIJR OF b9 DAYS through
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-20
To Vessel Owners.

TIME Port Clyde Marine Railway has been thor
Ill Oughy rebuilt, and Is now In readiness to
take out all vessels In need Of repairs. All work
dispatched quickly and satisfaction guaranteed
Address, w. q. SIMPSON, JR.,
dec16dn. saPOrt Clyde, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-20

STATE OF MAINE, COUNTY OF cUNBERLAND,ss.
1, William H. Soule, Cashier of the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement
Is true TO the best of my knowledge and belief.
WILLIAM Ii. SOULE, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day
of February, 1888.
Comeet-Attest:
III. N. JOSE,
VIM. III. MOULT0N,
feblS d3t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-20

Mr. Joseph e. Blabon declines by tele-
graph to allow the use of bis name as Demo-
cratic candidate for mayor. Several other
gentlemen have been solicited to p ermit
themselves to be sacrificed, but have declined
with thanks. The probability now seems to
be that the caucus this evening will make no
nomination, though some of the delegates
insist that Gen. Neal Dow will be selected.
1t can be urged in favor of Gen. Dow that
it is no more ridiculous for Democrats
to nominate him for mayor than it was for
Democrats to nominate Horace Greeley for
President.