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stamford Endangered.
MAINE.
The Prize Bob Cat.

BANGOR, March 49, = There arrived in
Bangor Monday night, by the American Ex'
press, from Greenville, one of the largest wlld
cats. or bob cats. ever seen in Maine. When
placed upright he stood as high as any dog IN
town, and in length and general make up
was far more powerful than wolf. In
length he measured from tail to snout three
feet, while from hind foot up the leg and TO
the fore foot, the length was four and a hall
feet. The legs were as large around as the
calf of an average man, and the head was
not unlike that of a panther. In the eXac'
centre of the forehead was bullet hole
showing that the marksman, whoever he
was, was a fellow of nerve and sure shot
Such an animal as this one was could easily
have pulled down any living thing in our for
est, save bear or poreupine, and it is for
tunate for our lumbermen that fellows of his
sort are not plenty. The cat win be mounted
re.
WatervIIe's Election.
WATERyILLE, March 13.-Interest in tho
city election is growing warmer. The Re
publieans will make their nominations We'd
nesday evening.
Augusta Notes.
AUGUSTA. March 13-Attorney General
Baker, who has just returned from the West,
regarding the new evidence reported to be
found in favor of the prisoners Stain and
Cromwell, said today that he didn't desire to
saw much at this time; that the defence
hadn't based its case on newspaper reports.
He would, however, say this much. that he
hadn't seen anything to change his opinion
of the guilt of the prisoners, or anything
which leads him to think new trial VIII De
granted them.
The aldermen elected yesterday are; Col.
H. G. Staples, Ward l. Treby johnson, Ward
.; Roland C. Irish Ward 8; Charles +. I'D
bets. Ward 4; Bartlett E. Folsom, Ward 0;
w. r. Williams, Ward 6; Luther l. wall
Ward Z.
The Governor and Council will convene on
Wednesday and will probably be in session
till Friday.
ATeam Recovered.
AUGUSTA, March 13.-The city marshal
here received word this afternoon to look out
for Waterville livery stable team, which
had been stolen, and was supposed to be
here The marshal found the team and one
of the men who had stolen it, whom he
locked up. but released him afterwards upon
orders from Wateryille. The other man
went to Gardiner, and the officers are look
ing for him.
The Boy Died.
BIDDEFoRD, March 13.-Dana Clark of
of South Berwick, the nine year old lad who
shot himself while fooling with revolver in
his mothers home last Friday, is dead. He
suffered considerable pain from the time he
was shot until he died
Off the iron.
BANGOR, March 13.-An engine on the
Bar Harbor branch of the Maine Central
left the track at Ellsworth at 9o'clock this
morning and was badly smashed A wreck
ing train was sent down from here and the
deraied train was got on the track at p. m.
and arrived here about midnight
mr.. Barker In htecfieId.
BANGOR, March 13.-Mr Barker, counsel
] for Stain, went to Massachusetts yesterday
| to secure more evidence for a new trial for
the prisoners. lie goes to Medfeld today.
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A Criminal Of Integrity.
[Piscataquis Observer /

A good joke is going the rounds at the ex-
pense of Deputy Sheriff Curtis, Of yelling
ton. He went up to Greenyille few days
ago from the court now In session here. arm
ed with capias for man there who was
charged with certain offence. He found
his man and put him on the train. Train
and man left while the valiant officer got
left accidentally. The man left the train at
this station, repaired to the court house,
pleaded and paid his fine like a man. And
the sheriff % miles awayi When the stout
limb Of the law arrived upon the scene the
circus was over, and the court smiled.
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AIIlson's State.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, March 13.-The State
convention of the Republican party OF Iowa
to meet tomorrow is charged with the single
duty of selecting delegation to represent
the State in the national convention. ms
delegation is to be sent to Chicago to present
the same of Senator Allison for President
and to do all that can be done to secure his
nomination. 1t is said that proposition
has been made to Senator Allison to name
the delegates from Iowa to the convention,
bnt that he has declined to do so. There is
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precedent for this SUGGESTION to the Iowa

a precedent for this suggestion to the Iowa
candidate. In 1860, Mr.. Lincoln complied
with the request of his friends, and named
every delegate from Illinois. Mr.. Lincoln
had no scruples whatever. His large knowl-
edge of the men of that State happily quail
fed MIN for the responsibility. Mr.. j. p.
Dolliyer, the temporary chairman of the
convention, is one Of the youngest members
of the party in Iowa, and is its most impress
sive orator. He will sound the Allison key
also mentioned as proper selection for del
egate-at-l large, in which event he OF, Con-
gresham Henderson would. doubtless,
present the name of Iowa's favorite son.
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Against Reducing the Number Of
Offices

The Machas Union Dem.) comes out with
an editorial against the consolidation of GUS
toms district proposed by the bill before
Congress It says that for one hundred
Years a custom house has been kept at
Machias. The people, owners Of vessels and
the mas tere, not Office holders or politicians,
6nd it a great convenience. Jonesport, a
town of large shipping interests, is % miles
1;.tont Masters and owners Of vessels ex-
uIsta uInsanca many and constantly recurring
ppeiaa5ieei,Ities. They need advice and direction
UNI Iexpect to obtain it from collectors and
anu AM 1Tp from deputies, as in most cases they
.l,vo,,,d m0S ind only deputy on a small salary
W1ula l.a ahev now find authority in the collec-
WneiJ ~ tba last fiscal year the number Of
e9aa eIaaranees foreign from Portland was 379;
Jacbias. 223; Bangor, 80.
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CAMDEN ARLAzE.
Three New Buildings Burned to the
Ground.
Halls of the odd Fellows and Masons
Destroyed.
Thirty Thousand Dollars About What
the Loss viii BEL

CAMDEN, March 14.-Fire broke out at
midnight in the building owned by Henry
Knight This building which contained
store, the town Office and Odd Fellows Hall
was destroyed and also the building adjoin-
ing owned by johnson Knight and contain
ing the Masonic Hall. The building next to
this one, also owned by johnson Knight, is
now q a. m.) on fire. 1t contains blacksmith
and carpenter shop. Still another structure
owned by knight and used as carriage,
paint and repair shops is on fire. The fire.
men expect to stop the flames here. The
loss will be upwards of $4,000; partially in
sured. The town looks destroyed.
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RAILWAY MATTERS.
MAINE CENTRAL.

The town of New Gloucester has voted to
build a highway from Danville Junction to
Poland Springs, so that it shall be ready for
travel by June 1st The highways will be
known as Ricker's Road, and will fill much
needed want. Ia accommodate the travel to
the Springs, the Boston 4 Mt. Desert limit
ed express will probably go and return by
way of Lewiston, instead of going one way
by way of Brunswick, as it did last year.
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The clause All There.
rBangor Whig.l

o.o ~ the teachers in the west side Gram
mar School recently asked one Oh her puplls ~
IN the class in grammar to give a sentence nee
with clause in it. TRs Psssd ssf his isSS hSnd aIsT and
thinking rev l. one . "well, Johnny" said
said, .oacher axs what is it2" The cat ran IAN
the tescnid g nsid Johnny. why, tnere re ai9 h9
away, .,sara saIa sYesm there Is, SAID
eiause Iahnev '"T' hasn't the cat got clawsY
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Dead in His store.

THoMAsroN. siGrch 13.-Capt. James Hen
dersop. of the firm OF j, Henderson & Co.,
stove dealers, was found dead in his store at
$50 last evening. He left his hame at o'clock
to lock the safe at the store. IS he dld not
return his family became alarmed ana on go
ing to the store bis dead body was found on
che floor. He was formerly ship-master
and was Y years old. The cause Of his death
was heart disease. He leaves wife and two
Hauohtprs
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Deadly Architecture.

Four years ago Brunswllcs queen Queen Anne Anne
ed one the most expeI1n1sasee xpoI11sge Within that
sfye 5nr 9l eTod nOdss there has been five adult
s9s ais AZ s'p his residence viz His father Ia1ier-
in.law. tirst and second wife, and hls sou
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Called 70 Warren.

RocKLAND, March 13.-The Baptist soci--
ETY. Of Warren have extended call to Rev.
Mr.. Green, Of West Sutton, Mass, to become
their pastor.
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Later News.


CAMDEN, March 14-.2 a. m.-The fire is
under control. 1t totally destroyed three
buildings, all new, two belonging to johnson
Knight and one to Henry Knight The fire is
supposed to have started in Leach q Young"s
variety store, in the Odd Fellows building.
1t was quickly communicated 20 all parts.
The building contained Leach q Young's
store, Youngs Market, the town Office, and
the office of Drs. Stone & Wheeler. No in
surance johnson Knights Masonic build
ing was occupied by j. NJ. Strong, hardware.
loss estimated at $4,000; 7. H. Lunt, law
Office, and the Masonic Hall johnson
Knights and Henry Knights insurance on
the hall building is $4,000 The Methodist
church took fire several times but was pul
out. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Farm Buildings Burned.
BIDDEFoRD, March 13.-The farm build
ings of Elbridge Dearborn, four miles out
side of the city, burned last night with most
of their contents. Loss $1,000; partially in
sured.
One of Those chimneys.
CHERRYFIELD, March 13-John McDev-
tits dwelling house was burned last evening
and a portion OF the contents. Inc loss on
the building is $l,1o0: insurance, $780, The
loss on the contents is $3.50; insurance 5000.
The cause was defective chimney.
Stamford Endangered.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. March 13.-Shortly
after o'clock last night the operator IN the
central telephone office in Stamford sent
word to the central Office in this cith that fire
had broken out u the block in which the
Office was located and had already extended
to two large blocks adjacent. Later word
was received that the fire would soon compel
the operator to abandon his post In few
moments the operator did not respond to the
call, and suddenly al connection was lost.
No word of any kind has since been re-
ceived. and the fate of the town is matter
of conjecture. The wind blew a gale all
nigh. and fears are entertained that the fire
in Stamford has caused very serious loss.
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the WEATHER.

Owing to the interruption of telegraph
communication, no predictions were re-
ceiyed in this city.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND Me-, March 13, 1888
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PENoBscor COUNTY

Mr.. S. H. Downs, who has been one of the
Bangor letter carriers for some time, has
been displaced. Mr.. Downs served Loyalty
in the army with the second Maine Regi-
ment during the war, and has made an ex-
cellent carrier. Mr.. George Hodge has taken
his route
Mr. Henry Coulter, formerly of Bangor,
and well known as an expert bicyclist, won
the championship Of the State of California
for one mile, a few days ago in a contes:
that took place at Los Angeles. There was
large number of entries. but Mr.. Coulter
won handily in two minutes and forty-hye
seconds.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
A prominent citizen of Bath writes to the
Bath Times letter condemning the teachers
of the Bath High School. He says that
"French is taught like dead language by a
young man who knows little about it and
evidently cares less," and that a teacher
marked excellent a composition that con-
tanned nearly "all the faults that rhetoric
EXISTS m aorraot ~
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THE STATE.
KENNEpEc COUNTY.

Father Charlan of the Catholic church re-
turned lfrom Three Rivers last week with
nine nuns from the mother order, who will
take charge of the new parochial school to
be opened in Waterville this week. The
building is already completed, and is very
commodious and well built structure. An
elaborate course Of study has been prepared
for the school. including all English
branches, the classics, French, grammar,
needlework. music, etc. All Catholic chill
dren will be taken from the public schools
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Mean daily bar. 2938 Maximum ther 1872
Mean daily ther..32.7 Minimum ther. .21O
Mean daily d'wpt.30.0 Max. VEL WIND. d...4Z;;o0
Mean daily hum. 9l.7 Total precip....--. ~
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[coNTINUED ON FOURTH FA0hI
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Farm Buildings Burned.

BIDDEFoRD, March 13.-The farm build
ings of Elbridge Dearborn, four miles out
side of the city, burned last night with most
of their contents. Loss $1,000; partially in
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WATERyILLE, March 13.-Interest in tho
city election is growing warmer. The Re
publeans will make their nominations We'd
nesday evening.
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Augusta's Experience.

AUGUSTA. March 13.-The storm in this
city has not been so severe as at the West.
Only about four inches OF snow fell on on
level, but 1t was heavy, and was blown as it
fell into drifts. Traffic about the city has
not been impeded. The greatest ineonven-
ience has been caused by the delayed west
ern trains
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-06-27

When New York was called the delega-
ton from that State arose and led the ap-
plause which greeted Mr.. Hiscock as ne
proceeded to place Chauncey III. Depew IN
nomination. Mr.. Hiscock then ascended
the platform and presented the name OF
Chauncey III. Depew.
Depew's nomination was seconded by
Hartley of Minnesota.
When the State of Ohio was called the
first really great demonstration of the con-
vention was made: Delegates all over the
hall climbed upon chairs, waved American
flags and shouted at the top of their voices
| When this demonstration came to an enc
the Ohio delegation gave way to Penn
sylyania, and Adjutant General Hastings
was presented to the convention to present
the name of Senator Sherman.
| Sherman's nomination was seconded by
| Gov. Foraker, of Ohio.
Filter, of Pennsylvania. was nominated
by Chas. Emory Smith.
FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, JUNE 22ND.
Three ballots for Presidential NOMINEES
were taken on Friday, and after brie
evening session adjourned until Saturday
Senator Sherman led on all three ballots
though his vote was not so large as hi
friends had expected. Messrs. Filter ant
Hawley were dropped after the first ballot
and Mr.. Depew withdrew after the third
Mr.. Blaine received votes on every ballot
though he had not been put in nomination
The following were the total votes re
ceived by the several candidates on each o
the ballots taken:
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NoMtN ALTON OF VICE PRESIDENT

A STRIKING CONTRAST. Lynchburg
Nenos after speaking of the disgraceful
proceedings in the chicago convention,
sqys:-
"Ont of such incongruous elements it is
needless to add, that no result can be ex-
pected that will command the confidence of
the country. But verse than all are the
ndescrbable scenes of confusion, disorder
and rampantrowdyism that has character
lied this meeting of those who have hitherto
rejoiced in the self-appropriateda ppellation
of ''the party of grand moral IDEAS" That
the members of the party from Virginia
have been the most prominent factors in
these scenes of unbridled vulgarity, is no
more than was to have boeu expected by
those who knew them best at home, but it
NAV have the beneficial effect of acquaint-
ing the country at large with tho true
character of those who compose the g. o. p.
10 Virginia: to that end it may prove usefnl:
nevertheless their conduct aud that OF
those from other States in the Chicago bed
lam. i; without precedent or excuse in a
national convention, and onght to meet
with the severest Reproduction when the
people come to deal with these trading pol
ticaus at the polls.
The character and proceedings of this
BODY of representative Republicans are in
such striking contrast to the convention re-
Gently held in st. Louis by the Democratic
party. as cannot fail to impress the most
casual observer of current events. 1t is as
the blackness of darkness to the sun at
MONDAY. Assembling at St. Louis, the
patriotic body of men who composed that
convention, transacted the important task
entrusted to them with promptness and
fidelity, and without ripple to disturb the
harmony that existed among them in their
effort to serve their party and their coun-
try. aud adjourned amid unexampled en-
thusiasm to enter on the work before them.
No blackguardsm or counter curses mar
red the sessions of either committees or
convention, and they left the scene of their
Iabors v 18th the bene LECTION, ''well done
good and faithful servants by more than
thirty milton people. The two pictures
need no further EN- bellishme ut at our hands.
To the thoughtful mind they cannot bat be
suggestive of the character of the parties
behind the two classes of representative
men as they appeared at St. Louis and at
Chicago."
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A STUNNER FOR MALONE action
of the committee on credentials of the re.
publican national convention in seating the
Wise district delegates in the contested
districts, and its endorsement by the con-
vention by an Overwhelming vote, is tho
most crushing blow ever dealt to Gen. Ma
homes supremacy IN the republican party
of this state. To a man who has SO long
been used to having his own way, the re-
suit must be calling in the extreme, and
those who know the general will readily
conceive that he is in no amiable state of
mind. Mr.. Wise's victory is no less due to
Gen. Mahone's secret, anti Blaine circular,
than to the skill and energy with which the
case of the Wise delegation was conducted
before the committee. The party most
benefited by the affair, we should say, will
be the democratic party of this state
Petersburg Iader-Appeal.
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this respect will be completed in due time,
for county which in two years erects four
superior iron-bridges and others of lesser
note, but sufficient for public accommoda-
ton, understands the wisdom there is in a
sound progressive public policy, and the
beautiful and fertile Valley of the South
river, in Augusta, along the entire length
of which the Shenandoah Valley railroad is
located, giving a two-fold value and i'm
portance to its property interests, will re-
ceive full measure of recognition, as the
revenues to the county directly from the
improved highway contributes full share
in bearing the expense. The public inter
ests will not be subserved nor the people
satisfied with a policy short of this, which
it is gratifying to know is the policy Au-
gusta has established for herself in meeting
the public necessities in every part of the
county, ali of which leads to solid and
equal progress and prosperity for all inter-
ests within her borders.
Passing from mere local view of what
has and should be accomplished for the
interests along the line of the Shenandoah
Valley railroad, it is highly proper to refer
to the grand work it has been the instru-
ment in part of accomplishing for the south
sid and the southwest of the State, direct
| ly through the kindly welded power and
immense capital and energies that have
come to the Old Dominion in the Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company. The
Shenandoah Valley railroad introduced tbs
men and the money into Virginia that havt
wrought this progress and that are piline
| high her great and hitherto undeveiopet
wealth from Norfolk to Tennessee and tina
beyond our State lines in its immense
values to inland, coast-wise and foreign
commerce. A large book would not con
tain sketch oil all which has been &C
oomplished, to say nothing of the grant
future of the expanding network of rail
roads which the Norfolk & Western il
building, and the immense results to fol
low such progress.
The Shenandoah Valley railroad was th'
germ of this great growth and every foo
of it's track is worth all the fostering aid i
can receive, and it is far, very far, behint
the advance we should occupy, in conse
querce of delays in local effort to secure t.
| it share of the benefits its revenues con
tribute to the resources of the counties i
| traverses.
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Failure of the Blaine Scheme.
AS Robert Burns, the Scottish poet


says =
The best laid schemes o. mice an men
Aft gang agley."
And the failure of the Blaine scheme at
Chicago furnishes striking illustration of
its truth. Notwithstanding Blaine's two
letters of declination, first from
Florence and the second more positive one
from Paris,-it was the purpose of Elkins
and other managers of the Blaine interest
to secure his nomination as the Republican
candidate for President. Blaine, feeling
that he was necessity to his party, did
not wish to appear as desiring the nomina-
ton, and wished his pride to be gratified
by the party's beseeching him to become
its candidate-he was a Mahomet that
would not go to the mountain, but would
require the mountain to go to him SO the
scheme was for him to occupy the attitude
of not desiring the nomination at all, ano
not to have his name presented as a candi
date in the Convention, till, by the skillfu
management OF his friends, it would b
made to appear that no one else could b
nominated, and then, after securing thu
consent of the other candidates and thei
supporters, his name was to be presented
and his nomination made by reclamation
This was the scheme, and it came yer.
near proving success but, unfortunately
the game was played too boldly, and it wa
detected, and at the critical moment ant
time of hoped-for consummation, tn
other candidates refused to give way ant
the scheme failed, and the nominee is Gen
Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana, instead o
Jas. G. Blaine, of Maine and Blaine. afte
the 9th of next November, will have tn
consolation that it was Harrison and no
Blaine who was defeated by Cleveland thi
time. If the Blaine scheme had not failed
we would have had a lively and up-roariou
canvass.
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Hon. VIM. A. Anderson.

On the first page of to-day's SPECTATOR
will be found the views of Hon. William A
Anderson, Of Rockblidge,o on the Democrat
ic platform and the political outlook. As
is well known, he is candidate before the
nominating convention which meets in this
city on the LIST Of August.
Having besto we'd much thought and at
tention on the question Of the tariff, he cor
daily endorses the platform of the party
which expresses his opinions. He goes over
the whole field as the issues in the canvass
will come up, and with characteristic abiil-
ty marks out the course he would pursue II
called to be the standard bearer OF his par
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FAIR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT was leaving
for Europe few years ago with my wife
said William G. Deshler, wealthy banker
and republican of Columbus, Ohio, to a
correspondent the other day, 81 handed
Judge Thurman blank power of attorney
and said: IF should meet with any acct,
dent | want you to have the settling up OF
my estate There is no other man living,
democrat or republican, whom l would
trust to that extent, but l know that in
Judge Thurman's Lands my property would
be perfectly safe. am republican, and
expect to vote against Judge Thurman, but
no human being can successfully assail his
boaor OF his integrity"
A LITTLE TOO PREvIoUs.-Th Spirit Of
the Patley last week said
"Now that ths Republican party has put
such splendid ticket in the field let all
goDd Republicans go to work to elect it,"
When that was published the Chicago
Convention had not made nomination.