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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-12

An ore train broke away in the mountain
and ran into the town of st. Elmo, Colorado,
at frightful speed yesterday. The engineer
and fireman was killed.
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Lth CONGRESS-. FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.

WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
In the Senate, after the conclusion of SEN
ator Hales speech, the Blair educational
bill was taken up. Senator Coke opposed it
and spoke for an hour. He confined his re-
marks to constitutional points.
At the conclusion of Senator Coke's
speech, Senator Gray obtained the floor but
gave way to a motion to adjourn, which was
carried at 345
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-12

UyANTED-AM MAN OF TEMPERATE AND
w moral habits seeking employment, to repre-
sent an old established house IN mis- own section.
Salary, If suited, 500 per month. References ex-
acted SUPT. MANUFACTURING House, 30 Reade
ST. N, Y dec26d1awM4W
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-12
HOUSE..

The House went into committee Of the
whole today on the Little deficiency bill. Mr..
Burns of Missouri. in charge Of the bill
made a statement in regard to the failure of
the deficiency bill in the last session of the
Forth-ninth Congress, owing to the fact that
it was not laid before the President in time
to receive his signature. At that time the
committee ON conference had agreed upon
report, and that report had been substan
TALLY followed out in the pending bill. He
hoped that unless there was a case Of ex-
treTe urgency presented no one would at
tempt to engraft upon the bill anything
which could be postponed until the urgent
deficiency bill was reported to the House,
which would be within ten days.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-12
THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, .

WASHINGTON, Jan. u.
The indications for New England are
warmer, fair weather. fresh to brisk north
westerly winds, high on the coast and dmin-
ishing in force and becoming variable.
Storm signals on the Atlantic coast, from
Newport Section to Eastport
Cautionary signals are ordered for New
Haven and New London.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-12
LADIES |!

Do your own Dyeing, at home with Peerless Dyes.
They win dye everything. They are sold every
Sava no eonsI fop %e ranetS
in packages or for Fastness of Color, or non-fad
ing Qualities. They do not crock or smut For
Congress and Myrtle streets; N. g. Nichols Drug
gist, 7S7 Congress, corner Grove street; Il. w.
Stevens Druggist, corner Congress and Paris
gress and Washington streets; I. j. L ooney
Druggist, corner Midule and Franklin streets; ID.
7. Horr, Druggist, 53S Congress street; William
y. Banks, Druggist, junction Congress and Free
Streets; I. b. Pollard, Druggist 2l2 Danforth
street; Cook, Everett s. Pennel John W. Perkins
& Co. II. IL. Hay & Son, and A. w. Smith, Drug
gist 107 Portland ST.. Portland. Maine. w. w.
Whipple s. Co., 81 Market Square, and Wood
ford's Corner, Deering, Me- ilylleod1y
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-12
Old Uncle JOe'S
Proverbs.

De narvous chap dat dose not get
DIR. Flowers Nerve and Brain Pills
cheats himself out of de pleasures of
happy life, and am therefore a fool.
De world am full OBJ idyuts but
the biggest idyut 1 eber see was de
man dat suffers with Dyspepsia, when
he done knows of DR.. Flowers Liver
and Stomach Sanative, dat great
remedy what nebber fails.
Maybe ye doan know a fact.
Well, I will enlighten yo'. Ebery
man dat buys bottle of DR..
Flowers Liver and Stomach Medi-
cine, gets a bottle of DIR. Flowers
Liver Pills throwed in (; tharfor, he
gets two dollars worth OBJ medicine
for one dollar. OATS what l call
economy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-12

The trial Of Logan Sigman for the murder
OF William Higginbotham Ia 1861, was begun
az Mount Vernon, Kentucky, Tuesday. Hig-
ginbOtham was riding along a road hurrah-
ing for Jefferson Davis, when Sigman shot
him FROM doorway.
One of the three big guns recently ordered
by the government was east at the Pittsburg
steel company's works yesterday. 1t is "a
feet long.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-12

METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
lJan. IL, 1888, 1000 PM
Observations taken at the same moment OF time
at ALI stations
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Mean daily bar. 299l Maximum ther ....19.4
Mean daily ther. 1877 Minimum ther.... 4.6
Mean day d'wpt AT Max. vel wind -. 22
Mean daily hum. 71.0 Total precip...... %
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LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Jan. II, 1888.
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Z. P. JONES. PrV't 8. c.. q. s. A.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-12
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Ways and Means Committee Men
Waiting for a Leaders Bill.
The Civil Service Committee Headed
BY an Enemy.
Negotiator chamberlain Not a Fa-
vorite Among Washlngton People.
Especial to the Press.l

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE ways and
means committee win go to work on tariff
bill very soon now. The committee Will
have to wait for something to handle, how
ever. The mode in which a tariff bill is
made up is this: One Of the members intro
duces a bill This is referred to the COM
mittee, and there it is discussed. The COM
mittee, as a rule, however, will not look at
any ordinary measure. 1t will sit about in
Its quarters. loaf. smoke or busily do nothing
in other ways until bill comes to them from
a leader. The measure they are waiting for
now is Roger Q. Mills's tariff bill.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
AUGUSTUS SENSATION.
The Identity of the Suspected Couple
Not Established Yet.

AUGUSTA, GA, July a.-The town is
still discussing the presence of &c. r. Sans
and sister of Virginia. in the city. The
circumstances point to their being Robert
Blanks and Mrs w. #. Mathews, of Lynch
burg, who created such sensation through
ont Virginia couple of weeks ago by
clipping. Chief Twiggs called Mt the hotel
to see them, with telegram and descrip-
tion which he had received from a private
detective. The couple were out, but the
clerk told him that the description tai
lied exactly with his guests. They
went down to their meals at the
hotel to-day and calmly faced the
curious gaze of all the guests who had read
the lengthy screed on their presence, and
telegram from Columbia. Miss Sans"
answers to the name of BERTHE, and on her
trunk is Bertha MIS-. Mathews name was
Bertha Ftzlllen Parrott of charlottesville.
She did not relish the nOtoricty given her
in the press, and this morning took up in
vehement style a paper containing compro-
missing references. she says She would like
TO get hold of the reporter who wrote the
article. Blanks, or Sans, take, the matter
very coolly, and told her that there were
plenty of other papers. Tho husband OF
the clipping wife is anxious to secure evil
denCe TO use in getting divorce
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
FULTON'S ELEOTOR.
James Gray the Only Candidate and
He is recommended.

James Gray the Only Candidate and
He is kecomm ended.
ATLANTA, GA, July 81. Fulton county's
delegation TO the state convention, which
meets Aug. 6, held a meeting this afternoon.
Nine members of the delegation were pres
emit James Gray was the only aspirant for
the position of district elector, and he was
recommended The matter of agreeing
upon an elector for the state at
large was then taken up. Henry W.
Grady was put in nomination by
NJ c. Kiser, Milton A. Gambler by Henry
Cabaniss, and Hoke Smith by Adolph
Brandt. Several allots were taken with
out satisfactory result. The highest vote
that any candidate received was four, and
in the several ballots that were taken all of
the candidates received that number.
Green Dodd did not like any of
the candidates mentioned, as none of
them were strong enough in their prohibi
ton views to suit him. He could not be in
duced to vote for Mr.. Grady, and honored
Mr.. Smith with his ballot. He is down on
Mr.. Grady for characterizing Mr.. Mills as
the Lion of the tribe of Judah"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
MILLEDGEvILLE MENTION.
An Attempt to Corner the Labor Mar
ket-A Distinguished Visitor.

An Attempt to Corner the Labor Mar
ket-A Distinguished Visitor.
MILLEDGEvILLE, GA, July 3l.-The Mil
ledgeville and asylum dummy line company
commenced work yesterday. S. Reed
Stoney, the engineer who is to conduct the
work, had advertised for fifty hands to
meet him at the Augusta depot in Milledge-
vile yesterday Some eighty or hundred
were on hand, and previous to his appear
ance leader called tho negroes together
aud got most of them to swear not to work
for less than 81 per day. Mr.. Stoney offered
only 60 cents per day. He got about ten
or twelve hands and with them has gone
to work. He says if he can get fifty hands
he can finish the work in sixty days.
A distinguished Liberty county man, DIR.
Joseph LeConte, professor of geology and
philosophy in the University of California,
is spending his summer vacation in Scots
boro, near Milledgeville, with his daughter,
Mrs. Furman. widow of the late Parish
Furman. Prof LeConte has at present
gone to the Chautauqua at Salt Springs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
Clay County's Democratic Ticket.

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLA, July 81. The
democratic county convention met at Mid
dleburg on Thursday, and after a session of
two days nominated the following ticket
Assemblyman, George w. Hall; County
Judge, j. F. Greer; Circuit Clerk, S. +.
Hanford; County Treasurer, W. j. Wilson
Collector of Revenue, John M. Berry
Sheriff. j. A. Peeler; Tax Assessor. j. i.
WALL Superintendent of Schools, L. w.
Zim; County Surveyor, l.. r. Thomas /;
delegates to the democratic congressional
convention, S f. Hartford, A. l.. Evans NJ.
A. Knight, A. #. Lang, and j. L. Wall
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
ASLEEP BY THE TRACK.
A Train Comes Along and Mangles a
Mans Arm

GRIFFIN, Ga, July 3l.-The Central rail
road l o'clock freight train last night ran
over white man by the name of Sidney
Bishop, cutting his arm Off. A section of
the convicts employed by the Chatta-
hoochee brick company passed through
here last night, laying over a couple of
hours in the city. Mr.. Bishop. who was the
night guard, and who had been awake for
four days and nights, took advantage of the
time the train stopped to sleep. Slipping
out from the car he lay down on the ground
near the track and fell asleep. He was
awakened by the approach of a train, and
placing his right arm on the rail pulled
himself up, but not until too late TO clear
his arm from the track. The engine and
several cars passed over it, horribly mang-
ling it. The injured limb was amputated
this morning by Drs. TAYLOR and Moore.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
l.. 81 N. AND THE POOL
Antipathy to the Commissioner May
Have Caused the Kick.

ATLANTA, GA, July 3l.-The refusal OF
tho Louisville and Nashville company to
sign the Southern railway ard steamship as
ISOLATION agreement, is looked upon by rail
road men as serious blow to the associa-
ton. The Louisville and Nashville has
been the strongest railroad IN
the association, and its action
naturally creates CONSERVATION. About
twenty employees of the associations Office
received notices of their dismissal to-day
The antipathy of the Louisville and Nash
vile company to Commissioner Talcott is
thought by local railroad men to be at the
bottom of the trouble. Representatives OF
other roads in the ISOLATION seem to think
that the organization will still be main
tanned, and that the Louisville and Nash
vile will eventually come back in it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
MISS sEABRoOK's SIN CLING.
A Pleasant Surprise for the Congr
cation at st. Michaers

A Pleasant Surprise for the Congre-
cation at st, Michaels.
From Mondays Charleston Ne,os aud Courier
Miss Marie Seabrook, daughter of Col.
e. Nj. SeabroOk, has returned to the city
from the north, where she has for the past
three years been prosecuting the study of
music. She has during the time been
student at the New England conservatory
OF musc, Boston, from which institution
she was recently graduated. The New
England conservatory is one of the most
thorough schools of music in the United
States, and to have successfully met the
requirements of its course gives the gradu-
ate at once reputation and distinction.
Many of the friends of Miss Seabrook
heard her sing yesterday during the vosper
services at ST. Michaers church. The piece
selected was with Verdure Clad" from
liaydn's oratorio, the Creation" This ex-
qEi>te solo, as is well known, is instinct
with religious feeling and fervor; one of
those peculiarly expressive strains of sacred
melody which have been well said to he
sermons i'll music" There are in the air
but few 1oTid passages, and no musical
''eifoct'," the correct Interpretation depend.
ing, therefore, more upon the quality of the
voice aud sympathy with the ideas of the
composer than upon mere technical skill
with Nerdure Clad" therefore, gave Miss
Seabrook an opportunity of displaying the
quality of her voice under the severost test,
that is the production in music of religious
emotion. The air was sung in manner
that Mt once evidenced her thorough SYM
pathy with its sentiment and rare power
of expression. Miss Seabrook's voice is a
clear, sweet toned soprano, and Of a COM
pass evidently much superior to the ex-
actions OF the gem OF the Creation" In
the passages of the air recurring either
powerful or subdued expression the singer
exhibited voice finely modulated, flexible
and Of full volume.
Miss SeabrooS, from thorough, long and
arduous study, is an accomplished musician,
and in no place can her abilit ana talents
be better appreciated than III Charleston,
the home of so many musical artists.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
Georgia's Railroad Commission.

ATLANTA, GA, July 31.-The railroad
commissioners were in session to-day. The
hearing in the case of Bishop w. j. Gaines
against the Georgia railroad was set for to-
day, but was postponed to Aug. 2S on &C
count of the illness of the counsel for the
railroad company.
J. A. Ansiey and others presented a petit
ton from citizens of Decatur, asking that
tho rate on coal from Atlanta to Decatur
be rescnded. The rate is 80 cents a ton as
prescribed by the railroad commission for
distances of ten miles or less. The citizens
of Decatur ask for rate based on distance
of Six miles
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
FLORIDA's METROPOLIS.
L Farmer Lying at Deaths Door-The
Games With Fernandina.

L Farmer Lying at Deaths Door-The
Games With Fernandina.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, July 31.-Ishmael
Farmer, a well-known citizen Of East Jack
sonville, is lying in a dangerous condition.
He was waylaid last night during a rain
storm by some unknown scoundrel, who hit
HIM on the head with a slungshot and
stabbed him, leaving himsfor dead. PaSsers-
by soon found him, and he was carried
home.
Thirty-thre deaths occurred in this city,
according to the sections report for July.
The Fernandinas have won two out of
the series of three ball games with Jackson
vile and claim the $780, Yesterday the
score was to 6, and to-day 4 to 3. They
and the Jacksonvilles play for gate money
tomorrow.
The patient at the sand hills is doing well,
and there is no indication of any illness
among those who were sent out at the same
time
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
BULLETS IN TWO BODIES.
Five Negroes Bound Over for Assault
With Intent to XIII.


AUGUSTA, GA, July 3l.-Jim johnson,
John johnson, Jim Smith, Henry Cum
ming and Henry Sutton, five negro men,
were, after preliminary hearing to-day
bound over for trial before the next term of
the superior court for assault with intent
TO murder, and in default of $500 bond in
each were sent to Jail. A couple of nights
ago, at negro barbecue, where large
quantity of mean whisky and fiery trash
was consumed, George Patterson and
Anderson Crawford quarreled. Patterson
stabbed Crawford in the stomach, and
Crawford shot Patterson IN the thigh. Pat
tersou will probably die from the cash.
Later in the night five men called at Pat
terSon's house where he had been removed,
and called to him, inquiring about his con-
diton. Henry Cummings went in, and
was talking to the wounded man, when
shot was fired from without, penetrating
Patterson's abdomen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
BALL AND BAT,
Results of the Days Doings on the
Diamond.

Results of the Days Doings on the
Diamond.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-Base ball games
were played to-day with the following re-
suits:
At New York
New YorH .......o 0 o sol 2 o o. g
Washington. ........0 0 0 0 0 o. /
Base hits -New York Q, Washington 8. Err
rors New York 3, Washington 5. Batteries
Welch and Ewing, O'Day and Mack.
At Brooklyn
Cincinnati ..........o o
Base hits Cincinnati T. Brooklyn 4. Errors
Cincinnati B. Brooklyn 5. Batteries-Smith
and Keenan,, Foutz and Bushong.
At Cleveland
Cleveland. ..........0 o. s
Base hits-Cleveland 10, St. Louis 0. Errors
Cleveland 3, St. Louis g. Batteries-O Brien
and thinner, Hudson and Boyle.
At Detroit-Ql innings
Indiana Indianapolis ii;'io Q Q / 0 -
Base hits-Detroit II, indianapolis 0. Errors
Detroit s, indianapolis .. Batteries Conway
and Camel, Healy and Daily.
At Philadelphia
k ksais.i' cty. ::.S g 60
Base hits-Athletic g. Kansas City o. Errors
Athletic 0, Kansas City 4. Batteries-Wey-
hing and Townsend, Sullivan and Brennan.
At Baltimore
Baltimore. .........0 0 o % 0 1 81 8
Louisville. ..........0 0 0 0 o. 2
Base hits-Baltimore 10, Louisville g. Err
rors-Baltimore l, Louisville 8. Batteries
Smith and Fulmer, Hecker and Cook.
At Boston-(eleven innings-
Philadelphia % 1 0 o 0 l. 6
Base hits-Boston g. Philadelphia II. Errors
Boston 5, Philadelphia s. Batteries-Clarkson
and Kelly, Sanders and Schriver.
At Chicago-The Chicago Pittsburg
game was called at the end of the second
inning on account of rain.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
Columbus Chapters.

COLUMBUS, GA, July 3l.-One hundred
and eighty convicts arrived here on a
special train to-day to work on the Buena
Vista railroad Six hundred convicts are
now at work on the Buena Vista and Co
lumbus railroad.
Judge Brooks has issued twenty-nine
marriage licenses during the present month.
The real estate transfers for the month
amount to SAL $50 consisting mostly of sales
for amounts not exceeding $500.
The infant son of Albert Sheppard died
tonight
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
INCREASED VALUES.

Schedule II shows the real estate along
the line Of the road with its value, which,
the commissioner thinks might be sold
without injury to the road: House and lot,
Fulton county, west side of rail
road, $500; forty acres of land
acre lot in Cobb county. $500; lot $40 in
Cobb county, $500; house and lot at Mari
eta, IL 200 100 acre lot in Cobb county 5000
house and lot at Adairsville, 5000; house
ana lot at Calhoun, $500; depot ground at
Dalton, 81, 200; lot OF 6 acres on belt road,
Chattanooga, $1,000. By moving the
So itch yards outside of Chattanooga 516
ncres of city property could be sold, all of
which is available property and worth
$3.50 600
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
BRUNSWICK BRIEFS.
A Steamer Goes Aground in the st.
SimOns Breakers,

BRUNSWICK, GA, July 31.-The steam
ship City of San Antonio, of the Mallory
line, in attempting to enter port last night
struck upon the st. Simon's breakers. Tho
tide was almostl at IL hight and no relief
could be had until noon to-day, when two
tugs succeeded in drawing her from her I'M
fortunate position. when she proceeded to
the city, none the worse, apparently, for
her mishap.
The Oglethorpe hotel closed tonight after
supper until the opening of the winter
season. The first season of its existence
has been very successful and the next is
looked forward to with great authorizations
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
$4,000 FOR A HORSE

Bell Boy Brings Big Money at an Auc-
ton in Kentucky.
LEXINGTON, KY, July 3l.-The sale of
Bell Boy today at the farm of 7. G. Jeffer-
son, near this city, drew a large crowd of
turrmen from all sections of the country.
The bidding was started by j. c. Clark
at $4,000, followed by Mr.. Seaman at
$21 600. These two were the only bidders,
and when $40, 100 was bid, Mr.. Clark quit,
MIR. Seaman bidding $4,000
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
Drowned at Welaka

WELAKA, FLA, July 81 Prof. w. II.
Hiccox was drowned off Bryant dock at 6
o'clock Sunday evening He and acompanion
were in a leaky skif which sank. The pro
fessor's companion swan ashore, and MIR.
hiccox had succeeded in reaching within
few rods Of shore when he sank. He was a
highly educated gentleman, and had been
here since last winter. file came from
England, and bad purchased the Higgins
property. He had secured the Paatka high
school for teaching this season. He was
about % wears of age.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
A Republican Ratification Meeting.

CHARLESTON, S. c.. July 3l.-A republl-
can mass meeting was held here last night
to ratify tine nominations of Harrison aud
Morton. Congressman Mason of Illinois,
Congressman Taylor of Ohio, and several
lesser lights addressed the meeting, which
was the largest republican meeting held
here for several years. Mcssrs Mason and
Taylor discussed the tariff issue The
meeting adjourned about o'clock this
morning
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
MACON MENTION.

Damage by the Storm Rumors About
the Railroad.
MACON, GA, July 3l.-The damage done
by the storm here last night is estimated at
$4,000. 1t ragged with great violence, the
lightning being terrific. Little or no wind
accompanied the storm.
1t is said that N. L. Harris, attorney for
the Covington and Macon railroad, has
been offered the vice presidency of the
road, and that he has declined the offer.
1t is also rumored that Capt. John T. Voss,
superintendent of the dummy line, has been
offered the general managership of the
road, to succeed the late Col b. W. Frobel.