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The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
Reading Of a New Lecture.

The new lecture, "Roy." written by Mr..
Walter NJ. S. Lowell, and which he will de-
liver in various parts of New England the
coming season. was given private render
ing last evening, at the residence OF M. N.
Rich, Esq, on Congress street. A select
company Of invited guests filed the parloIs
and listened with evident pleasure to Mr..
Lowell's fine delivery. His style is easy and
grac ful, and the points in his lecture were
so elucidated that one could follow the for
tunes Of Roy, its central figure, from begin
ming to end. The lecture Is in the nature OF
a story agreeably told, and cannot but prove
an interesting means Of entertainment when
Mr.. Lowell takes the platform for his sea
sons work. Certainly its first presentation
was pleasant augury of the success de-
served by this young aspirant for honors In
the lecture field. Prof. +. Nichols Crouch,
the EN- nent composer OF Baltimore, Geo. A.
Thomas and Mr.. Fred 5. Rounds very kindly
assisted In the entertainment, and e0ntribut-
ed largelyto the success Of the evening.
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POLICE OUT FORCE.
A WaterviIIe Row Which Caused Con-
siderable of a Commotlon.

WATERvILLE, September 6.-Thursday
evening at about S,o'clock there was quite an
excitement caused by an assault of pecu-
liar character. FL. G. Guy is the assaulted
party and his statement of the case is this:
James F. McManus is the proprietor of a
drug store in this city, and at one time Guy
clerked for him. This week Guy went be-
fore the grand jury at Augusta and swore
against McManus for selling liquor. In some
way or other McManus found this out 1t
seems that McManus owed Guy $40, and Guy
says MAC" offered to give him $25 of 1t If he
would leave town. Last evening Guy says
he visited McManus's drug store for the
purpose of obtaining the money, when
MAC" told him that he wanted to talk with
him, but as he had been before the grand
jury, it might be better for him to go round
to the rear of the building, and they could
talk through the window. As Guy went to
the rear of the building he was accosted by
two persons, one of whom asked him If he
was John l.. Sullivan, and let him have a
left-hander. Guy called for help and for
some time pandemonium reigned. Finally
the news was brought ID the city rooms.
where the city council was in session, and
the marshal ordered all the police force to
assist him in arresting the parties. Nc
Manus and man named Ed Lacomb were
arrested at once and put under keepers. Fri
day morning George +. Markham was arrest
ed and together with McManus and Lacomb
were brought before Judge Stewart for ex-
animation. McManus, Markham and La
comb pleaded not guilty and were bound
over to Tuesday.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
Lumber for south America.

Frank Dudley has completed loading the
schooner Frank S. Warren for Rosario with
1000 feet of spruce, and the David Bugbee
for the same place with 333, 600 feet of spruce.
He is now loading the barkentine Clara Z.
McGilvery for Rosario. She will take car
go of 10000 feet. He Is also loading the
Charles Purves for Montevideo, which will
require 100000 feet. Both the latter vessels
are to load with spruce.
S. @. Dyer is loading the ship John Har-
vey for Montevideo. She will take $780, 900
feet of pine. Five more vessels are char ter
ed to take cargoes and will be loaded as fast
as they arrive. r. Lewis is loading the bark
Ella for Buenos Ayres with cargo of $780,
600 feet of lumber. He reports a good de-
mand, and is expecting several vessels to
load shortly.
The following vessels are laden and load
ing:
Barkentine Payson Tucker for Santa Fe with
700,0 900 feet of spruce and pine.
Bark J. FL. Chadwick for Rosario with 7o0,0 900
feet of the same.
Bark Plymouth for Buenos Ayres with cargo
of 200, QUO feet.
Bark Shelbourne for Montevideo with a cargo
of 1000 feet.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
THE STATE.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

Annie Desjardins of Lewiston has mys-
teriously disappeared. She is about % years
old, and she went to bed in her own room at
65 Lincoln street Thursday night. Friday
morning, somewhere between 2 and O'Clock
she arose, and going to the window knotted
to the ground. Since the death Of her
mother, about two years ago, she has been
Respondent
The ladies of the Auburn NJ. K. church,
Rev. A. S. Ladd, pastor, will run a first
class dining hall on the ground during the
State fair.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Detectives are looking for Edwin B. Hall,
the Lake Onaway murderer. Since the State
Brunswick officials deny that they agreed to
offer like amount
YORK COUNTY.
Nathan +. SAWYER, marble worker Of Bid
deford, has failed His liabilities are $4,000
to $500, nearly all unsecured. Owing to
existing mortgages on his real estate his as
sets are merely nominal. Mr.. Sawyer is en-
deayoriug, through his counsel, George +.
Haley to effect settlement bi Wlsh III He iocaI
creditors have nearly all signed OIL, and
MANY of those out of town have slgnlhed
their willingness to do so.
Parties who attended the entertainment at
the city opera house, Biddeford, Thursday
evening and were SO unfortunate as TO SIT In
.he raserved seats on the floor of the house,
have reason to regret their choice of locality.
The settees, though vanished several weeks
agn have for some reason never dried thor
oSSghly. oSh and people found when they came to
leave the hall that q portion o. their raj
morning pieces of blue, black and every
other Shade of cloth lined the body and backs
of the settees.
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GONE TO cAnAoA,
Leaving His Employers to Co to the
Insolvency Court.

BosToN, September g. The Douglas Axe
Manufacturing Company, with an office in
this city and factory at East Douglas. has
placed it's affairs in the hands of Mansfield
Story. This action was due to the discovery
that the treasurer of the company, Denison
d. Dana, is missing and the accounts of the
company are in bad condition. 1t is stated
that the liabilities of the firm will exceed
S5O0OO0, but it is hoped they will not reach
$1,000,000 Dana has been in the employ of
the company since boyhood and none of his
transactions have ever been suspected. Dana
had good salary and it was not known that
he had any bad habits. He lives in Brook
line with his wife and five children. He was
deacon in the Congregational church and
teacher in the Sunday school, 1t is believed
he has gone to Canada. The firm will file a
petition for insolvency tomorrow.
The factory will shut down Immediately.
Between 23O and 800 men will be thrown
out of employment.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
me-2.I9s4, 2,10, 2.101A I

In the 2.33 class, Miss Egbent won the
first heat by nose. The second and third
heats, Sallie b. won easily with Joker, the
pool favorite, second. The race then went
over until tomorrow. The summary:
2.33 CLASS TRoTTING-PURsE $500 DIVIDED.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
Visit of Russell Lowell Post.

w. p. Putnam, quartermaster. and James
b. Cheney. of Charles Russell Lowell Post,
No. Z, of Boston, arrived here on the boat
yesterday morning, and conferred with the
committee of Bosworth Post, No. 2, in re-
CARDS to participating with them on the an
niversary. the 18th instant They will prob.
ably visit Portland 125 strong, not including
their drum corps of 25 pieces, who will come
with them. They will probably arrive the
morning of the 18th, and return as Post the
same night. Some of them will probably
stay over until the next night.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
The Atlantic League.
EvANcELINE's BABIES.
Hamilton and Byrnes Tell Their
Stories In Court.

NEW YORK, September 6.-Mrs. Swinton
and Joshua Mann were arraigned to-day on
the charge Of grand larceny in the second
degree for obtaining $500 under false pre-
tences. The money was obtained for the al
legged expense of the bogus childbirth in FL
mira. Robert Roy Hamilton testified at
length. His testimony revealed that he had
lived with Eva L. Mann three or four years
previous to their marriage. He never sus-
pected that the child which now bears his
name was not his own, but did suspect that
Mrs. Swinton and Joshna Mann were con-
spring to obtain some Of his money. In
spector Byrnes was called. He told the
story already printed about the babies.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07

in this State is on trial in the Fayette county
criminal court. l.. r. Smith was employed
last spring as a detective. He arrested Jack
son. a negro, thinking he was a murderer,
He afterward learned that ne was mistaken
Smith told the negro he would release him ii
jackson would allow him to cut off one of
his ears. Jackson's ears were marked simi-
larly to those of the negro wanted. The ne
gro agreed, and the ear was cut off. Smith
then feared that jackson wo1ld betray him,
the choice of hanging himself or being
hanged. The negro chose the former. and
while pretending to search for suitable
place made break for liberty. Smith fired
and the negro fell. Smith left, believing
him dead. The negro lived, however, to tell
the tale. and his dying statement is the prin-
cipal evidence,
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07

2.27 CLASS-PURSE $500.
N. I. Pooler, Skowhegan, nsch $. Cum
ara, Jr. ..s....... ..........o
G.. Fowler, Portland, ms. ch 6. General
oldrk. ........s.,.......-.... ......"z
G. r. Ellis, Belfast, ms. b s. Elmbrook.1
Three
Quarter. Halt. quarters. Nile
1st Heat. .37h 11414 1.511a 2.29
End Heat. .3sH 1.151a 1.53 2.31
3rd Heat. 1874 1.161a 1.54h 2.32
4th Heat. .3S 1.1b l.501a 2.301a
FREE FOR ALL PAGERS, PURSE $500.
H. F. Tood, st. Stephen, ms. blk $. Cohan-
uet.. ....-......l l i
G. B. Ipgraham. Camden, ms. ch g. Cane
meda 2
Horace j. Tibbetts, Rockport, ms. ch s.
Joe Howe. ........................3 dis.
Three
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
Veterans Of the sixth Battery.

The animal reunion of the Sixth Maine
Battery Association was held in Bangor
Thursday at the B. II. Beale Post rooms.
The following comrades answered to the roll
CALI
Smith. Henry Richardson, w. s. Leayitt. Freeman
Thompson, John L. Perry. George Il: SperIy, Z.
A. Trefethen, John B. Merrill, j. G. Tarbell, G. C..
Sawtelle, W. w. Sawtelle, A. Z. Perry. j. E.
Rhodes, NJ c. Dilworth, j. ii. Marshall, M. w.
Woodman.
Several committees were appointed and
the following officers weIe elected:
President-W. w. Sawtelle.
Vice President-J. Q. Adams.
Secretary-J. L. Rhodes.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
SPECIAL CARPET SALE.
RUGS and
ART SQUARES

in this Reduction sale, SO that a splen.
did chance is open for fitting up your
rooms with desirable goods at unusu-
ally Low prices
Quite number of remnants of all
sizes. Several new styles OF
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
A miser,s Wealth unear.hed.

New CASTLE, Ind, September GA dis
covery of the wealth of a miserly old farmer
was made near this city yesterday; Some Of
his relatives went to his home and insisted
that his money be safety deposited. He
brought ont a bundle containing $1,000, and
after much persuasion produced from various
nlaees in the old farmhouse his wealth. In
the garret. slowed under the rafters, were
fnnnd bundles of bills, and from beneath the
floor were brought boxes and tin cans. filled
Ss Sis9 o gUlo MANY nn Of % the bills and coins bear old
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate In
this county have been recorded at the Regis
try of Deeds:
Freeport-George w.Withamt to Cyrus L. Noyes.
ST. etc.
Otisfeld Levi G. Edwards to Daniel Pickett.
$500,
Windbam-Lydia d. Manchester to Hannah
Plummer. 81 etc.
Harpswell-Lemuel II. Slower to Charles Hol-
brook Mann. $75.
DeerIng-Fred A. Butterheld TO Frank L. r.
Gould. 81 etc.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
IIyermore's Successful sbov,
Especial to the Press. |

LIvERMoBE FALLS, September 6.-The
Androscoggin county fair closed at Ever
green Park last evening. That the ventnra
Of the society in moving to this point from
Lewiston is q sure success was assured fron
the first day of the fair. The exhibits IL IL
amount and quality, the crowds. the nnmsn- n,
ally excellent order and quiet, together with
expect for the first annual festival al Ever
green Park.
The greater part of the stock went from
the grounds last night, but the fruit and 9TH
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
sought Death In the Falls.

BINGHAN1pToN, N. Y, September 6.--The
young woman who committed suicide at
Niagara Falls Yesterday mornlng is. Is doubt, S
We Wednesday morning ostensibly to take a
walk. Yesterday morning her parents re-
Niagara Falls, with no date or no signature.
The letter expressed the writer's intention
If going over the falls and hopes that her
body viii not be found. No cause is known.
She was % wears old.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07


PHILADELPHIA, September 6-President
eral Wanamaker, left for Washington at 11.27
this morning. The closing of the Presidents
visit to the Postmaster Generals Cheltcn
Hills residence was this morning marked by
the planting of q tree. After breakfast the
party sat on the front porch half an hour,
when the President announced he was ready
to do the planting. A. spade was procured
and armed with it, and accompanied by the
Postmaster General and Redman Wanna
maker, who carried small tree, the place of
planting was visited which Is about square
east of the residence. With tall silk hat on
up nearly to the elbows, President Harrison
commenced work. The soil was little hard,
the morning sun very hot and the preslden-
tial perspiration streamed down the distin-
guished digger's face, but he stuck to it until
the tree was properly planted. After return
ing to the house the party was photographed.
Upon leaving the President informed his
wife if pressing business did not prevent he
would return tomorrow in company with the
Postmaster General and spend Sunday here.
The Pension List.
WASHINGTON, September 6-Pensions have
been granted to the following Maine people
today:
ORIGINAL
Shan Willlam II, Fagg, Nelson Nelson PSsterso'n Sde,',
James Gibbons, Delon Newcomb,
nj. McAuliff, Phillips Cobb
Elmer l.. Glow.
REISSUE.
j. B. Grover, Francis A. Gilbreth,
Geo. III. Bailey.
Postmaster Dunn Of WatervilIe.
WASHINGTON, September 6.-The Presi-
dent has appointed Willard M. Dunn Post
master at Waterville, Me-, vice F. l.. Thayer
removed.
New Postmaster at Waterford.
WASHINGTON, September 6.-Charles d.
Morse has been appointed postmaster at
Waterford, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
Contagious Diseases in maine,

Cases Of contagious diseases were reported
to the State Board Of Health for last week as
follows:
Diphtheria- Bangor, 4; Calais, A.; Greenwood
/ Lagrange, 1 Orono, ; Randolph Shapleigh,
].
Scarlet fever Calais, /.
Typhoid fever-AnsOn, 2; Bangor 2; Blue Hill
1 Bowdoinham. Il; Bridgton, 81 Bucksport / Z.
/ Orono, / Palmyra, 2; Randolph, (; Roekiand
1 Sedgewiek 2; Stetson, 1 Sullivan 4 Sumner
1 Thomaston, 2 Vinal Haven, / Westbrook, /,
wiseasset, /.
The board is Issuing DR.. +. N. Whittler's 5
article, Light Gymnastics for Schools" in
pamphlet form, for distribution. 1t isare-
print from the last annual report.
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Emma Mas a Pauper.

NEWPORT, N. H., September emma T.
Cornish was today found guilty of having
brought Emma r. Gee from Massachusetts
to. Claremon. last July and having left her
with the overseer of the poor. The Gee
woman was without visible means of sup
port, and consequently became charge up
on the town. Counsel for Mrs. Cornish
filed exceptions to the verdict, and the case
goes to the supreme court. DR.. Lewis, who
was indicted with Mrs. Cornish in the same
case, will also be tried before the full bench
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
The Balls Flew Fast over the Port
land Courts Yesterday.


The sun shone again yesterday afternoon,
and shortly after o'clock nearly all the
chairs on the grounds of the Portland Lawn
Tennis Club had been taken, the field pre-
senting an animated appearance. Until after
3 o'clock when play commenced, the specta-
tors Of the afternoon were constantly ar
irving. The chairs would not 60 round and
many were obliged to stand. That so many
persons were willing to remain standing un-
til 6 o'clock, when the play ceased, shows
how great Is the interst taken in this grace
full game by Portland people. They were
not all Portlanders, either, for the games
have attracted quite number Of persons
from other places besides the players en-
tered from out of town. All the contestants
In the final sets were in spendld form and
they gave an exhibition which never for
moment lacked excitement. 1t was after 3
o'clock when the referee gave the word
'Play" in the finals In singles, and Messrs.
Fox and woodman who had been getting
their hands in by some preliminary sparring
sent the balls spinning through the air in
earnest. The preliminary rounds were
played for the best two sets in three, the
decisive sets only being played as deuce sets.
In the finals, however, the regulations called
for three of five sets. deuce'sets to be played
in all cases where the score was tied at five
games.
At the outset it was evident that the vic
tory to whomever it went was to be the re-
suit of good, hard work. Mr.. Fox has
played many hard fought match on the
home courts and his friends thought they
knew his game thoroughly. But he gave
them surprise by the evenness and skill of
his work. No greater compliment could be
given to Mr.. Woodman than is to be found
in the fact that he won three
sets against such player as his
opponent showed himself to be yesterday.
Mr.. Woodman's play was superior to any
that he has shown this week.
A few minutes before the nets gave a
game to each Of the contestants. Then
Woodman took three games in succession
and gained lead which gave him the set,
6-2. The set of the week, par ercellence,
was the succeeding deuce set, remarkable
for the way In which the victories alternated
as well as the brilliant characteristics of the
playing. In the first eight games both Fox
and Woodman won each in which they
served. Then the order was reversed, Fox
winning two games in succession before
Woodman tied the score at five all. Mr..
Woodman took the next two games and the
set, but both of them were nobody's contest
until the last point had been made, the score,
in each, returning to deuce several times.
The third set gave Mr.. Fox his last chance
to prolong the battle but his opponent, fresh
after the brief interval of rest, played
game remarkable for its strength and won
the set in 81.
In reading the subjoined summaries 1t
should be remembered that while Mr.. Wood
nine for Mr.. Fox, very few of the contests
were at all one-sided, perhaps majority of
them being deuce games. Here are the sum-
maries:
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WEDDINGS.

LANE-GALLAGHER.
Mr.. John v. Lane, night editor of the
Kennebec Journal, was married at st. Marks
Episcopal church, Augusta, Thursday, to
Miss Susie A. Gallagher Rev. Walker
Gwynne performed the ceremony.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
LOVERS or TRoTTINa SATISFIED
with the Races which They Saw on
the cornish Track.
closing Day Of the ossIpee Valley
Union Fair.
. portland Horse Among the Win
ners at Bangor.
rsnecial to the Press.l


CORNISH, September 5.-The last day of
the ossipee Valley Union fair was the most
successful of the four in point Of attendance,
MANY we'll known horsemen coming at noon
to witness the races which were expected to
be of uncommon interest. The performance
was fully equal to the expectation especially
in the free-for-all, which. owing to an acci-
dent to one of the 2.40 horses, was started
/ first. There were only two starters, R. G.
Knights bay mare Mamie w. and G. E.
Mosher's ma gaifiaent black stallion Onawa.
The small number Of contestants only added
to the interest however, the entire audience
being on tip-toe of excitement from the very
start. Onawa. like the great Nelson, came
to the wire at run, but at the word Mr..
Mosher shifted the bit in his mouth and he
dropped into machine-like tr0t, beating
Mamie w. by short lead. The second heat
was a repetition of the first, Onawa dropping
at the word into the steady, unchanging tr0t,
if it had been necessary. In the third heat
Mamie W. broke from the word as soon as
Onawa settled down to trotting, and the re-
suit was an easy victory for the black stall
lion by ten or twelve lengths, Time 2.32,
2301, 229. sOnawa was the prime favorite
from the start and he was warmly applanded
whenever he came on the track. First
money for this race was $500.
The 2.40 class started six horses. A. ii. Y.
Mead, Mac, Scipio, Kate R.. and Guilford
Boy who started in the order named. This
race was delayed by the loss of a shoe by
A. H. Y, but finally started. Macs driver
claimed that the bell was rung at the same
time the word was given. He being un.
decided. pulled up and demanded another
start. He was given sixth place however,
Quarters chestnut mare Kate r., taking the
lead. On the second heat Scipio's driver
who had been threatened by the judges if he
pulled his horse, let the gelding out and ht
came in at the head of the string, with MAJ
second. Kate r. dropped back to third
This heat was delayed by the loss of another
shoe by A. III. Y. The third heat started
with Scipio at the pole. Frank Fox drove
Kate r. in this heat, but some
how he couldn't bring her up. her place
being at the bottom. Scipio's driver
was still on his mettle and the
gelding came in first. Mac dropped
back one notch. The fourth heat was mo-
settled. Scipio got bad start and was
crowded back to third, but his driver bracet
him up and brought him in under the wire
about nose ahead of Mac. He ran. how
ever, and was set back. So much dissatis
faction was felt, however, that the heat was
declared off and will be trotted again tomor
row.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
commercial Disasters.

ported to Bradstreet's, number 143 in the
United States this week, against 157 this
week last year. The total failures in the
United States from Jan. to date are LAG.
against 6,S7S in 1888.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
LOVERS OF TR0TTlNG DISAPPOINTED.
Rain Interferes with the Sport. at the
Springfield Meeting.
Lovers OF Lawn Tennis Well Pleased
with Yesterdays Games.
Messrs. Woodman, Fox and Dana
Winners in the Tournament.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, September 6.-The
fourth day Of the circuit meeting at Hamp-
den Park was disappointing one alike to
the management and spectators. A light
rain at noon left the track muddy in spots,
but by vigorous use of the scraper and
brush, the course was In fair shape at $50
when the horses were called out The judg-
es did all they possibly could to get the hors-
es started in season to finish the days pro-
gramme, but several owners were obstinate,
wishing to withdraw their animals on ac-
count of the heavy track. The judges re-
fused to allow them to do so. however, and
after threatening to expel Emma from the
circuit, she was brought out ana the after
noon races begsn at 4.15. The $1,000 guaran-
teed stake race for the 2.28 class of trotters
was postponed until tomorrow afternoon.
In the 2.17 pacing race. Amman won In three
straight heats. The summary:
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
Local Weatner Report.

PORTLAND, Me-, September 6, 1889
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07

In yesterdays report we wrongfully gave
Fannie w. third money In the 2.35 class.
The little mare was one place nearer the
pole than that.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07
A Missing Link In lInkvilIe.

LINKvILLE, Ore, September 6.-Fire
broke out at the back of j. Il. Forbes's sa-
loon this morning, and in two hours the
whole business part of the town was in
ashes. Loss about $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-07

Number Of arrests for the month Of Au-
gust, 1889, was 2O7; and for drunkenn ess for
the same month, 121, or IA 3-10ths less than
average for past ten years. The average ar
rests for ten years past, was ZIG 3-10ths and
the whole number for the month Of August,
1880, was 207, or 0 3-10ths less than average
for ten Npars