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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-16
MAINE DISPATCHES.
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR
Is tho Reception to Governor BurleiSh and
His STAFF.
ToudeIed BY the Odd Fellows Of Lew
iston aud Auburn-Three Thousand
People Present and Three Hundred
Couples in the Dance.

LEWISTON, Feb. 10.
great array Of hacks and carriages al
the lower Maine Central depot at l2 O'Clock
indicated the expected arrival of Gov. Bur
leigh by that train says tonight's Lewiston
Journal. Itproved true and the Governor
was given royal salute as he alighted from
the train, with all his colonels and his staff
about him. Mayor Little. Gen. Woodbury.
Col + W. Dana and others of the reception
committee received them and escorted them
to carriages.
he line of carriages with their occupants
was as follows, the reception committee
leafling od up Main street toward the Dewitt {:
First carriage Gov. Ed~in c. Burleigh,
Gen, II. NJ. SpraRue. Gen. John Harper.
Col Gen. A. Phibrook.
Second carriage ge.-Col. Frank A. Pullen,
Col. Milton II. French. Col. +. 4. Booth
by. Col. Geo l.. Thompson.
Third carriage Col. A, II. Blunt, Col
II. T.. Mcdonald, Col. Chas. p. Allen and
Col. Stanley Plummer.
Fourth carriage.-Mrs, Gov. Burleigh,
Miss valie Burleigh. NJ - Ethie Burleigh
Fifth carrl &c MIR. Clarence Burleigh,
Mrs. Clarence Burleigh, Mrs. Gen II uper
MISS Belle Harper,
Sixth carriage.-Mrs. Col. Philbrook and
daughter. Mrs. Col Boothby, Mrs. Col.
pulien. Mrs. Col. Thompson.
Seventh carriage Mrs. Col. Blunt. Mrs
Col. Mcdonald. Miss Aggie Beal Miss Mad
igan.
E,.;hth carragr-Gen Geo. l.. Beal, ID.
W. Allen, Mrs. ID. W. Allen, Miss Board
man.
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Of people who toll on the
farms and ueei such protection
Mr. Haines said the bill vas intended ne
only to destroy ihe CROW. but TO give the IA,
mers the benefits arising from his destrue
ton, and he objected to its application to III
sea coast.
/ Mr.. Libby. BY unanimous consent. with
drew his amendment AMI submitted oas tt
section / by inserting after the ~ord killed
in the second line, the words: "Aud
bounty Of one cent for ever,
English sparro~ killed" II thii
amendment was adopted he would think the
bill right and fair and would support it. He
offered his amendment in all seriousness, be
Cause the sparrow aAd become q great pest
and vas gradually working back into the
country.
Mr. WALTON disirussed the motives Actual
ing the genllem offering these amendments.
He had a suspicion that their object was to
kill the bill.
Mr.. Hinekley of Ssgaiahoc said senators
were laboring under . mistake if they
thought it easy to kill crows on the seA coast.
He believed in the bill and was in favor of
applying it TO the Engiish sparrow. He
thought 1t imnaterial At hat season of the
year the crow was killed IS long as he was
gotten out Of the way.
Mr. c Illlns said he favored the anne ndment
if it had no tendency 10 defeat the bill.
Mtssrs Heath and Libby again reiterated
that they favored the amendment in good
faith.
Mr.. Haines suggested that the amendment
be amended 50 that the bodies Of the spar.
rows shsll be produced as vouchers as they
resemble many other birds. The amendment
was accepted by MIR Libby.
Mr.. Walton said ihs' after the statements of
the Senators from Cumber ard aud kene-
bee Messrs Libby and Heath he felt
bound 10 believe they would vote for the bill
II the amendment should be adopted, al
thong their converse knocked the con
version of St Paul higher than q kite
(Great laughter He there fore withdrew
his objection 10 the amendment.
=, ~ The question of the adoption of the amend
ment offered by MIR. Libby WAS then taken
by yea and nay vote, resulting in the
affirmative, as follows.
iEA-Ausin, Burgess, Burrill, Clark. Collins,
Daggeit, H.iues, harding, lt.ath, hi 4, Hincki.y
rio.uroos. nunt, kesdati. Libby. /. rd.
lof York; Merrill, NieAes Ioof, Rano
Mydsr: n & sargent ss'per' sinp'on' Walker, Walton
NAf-fr.eman, Frost, Nash.-3.
% tne Antnument was adopted.
On motion of MIR. Libby the title was
amended by adding land English spsrrows."
The bill vas then passed TO be engrossed.
SPECIALLY ASSIGNED.
On motion of Mr.. Heath the bill to regu,
ate the compensation of sheriffs was taken
ip and assigned for Tuesday next at II
,clock.
On motion of Mr.. Daggett of Piscatsa uis,
Adjourned.
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LITTLE BITS OF NEWS.

Thursday night tuo safes at the Waldooo-
ro most Office and one at the depot OF the
Kpox and Lincoln railroad we're blown open
h, professionais At the post office all the
stamps. public funds, as well As the privA'e
funds and rapers of the postmaster we're
taken At the depot about Soo were 'AAe"'
The contractors for the Dexter fiscA'a
quis railway propose to open Two '.ols' -
other At Dover They are already doine
! large amount of work in preparation TO-
the early completion of their contract mex
year.
VIM. NJ. Peters Of Brownville 10 to build
mill for the manufacture Of long and shor
lumber in the northeastern part OF tnAt .o"h
1t will be large one and carried on oy :,
.ns;ne and boiler, each of 100 horse power
The mill will be running BY the middle o
May next and will give employment 70
Large number Of men.
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Convicted OF Passing CounteTfeits

PORTLAND, Feb. Is.
Andrew Lereto, who has been on trial for
passi x counterfeit money, was convicted
today and sentenced to twenty-five dollars
sne and two years imprisonment in he
State prison.
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! he Governors party is at the Dewitt
Brilliant Reception in the Evening

The brilliant reception by the Lewiston
and Auburn odd Fellows and citizens to
iov. Bureigh and staff occurred in lie wiston
City Hail this evening. It was the mos,
brilliant affair ever held in this section,
5000 persons being present and 300 couples
dancing There was drill by Chevalier
Canton Worumbus. Mayor Little and a
large party received the Governor and suite
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Norway, Oct. 20, 81.
Ny throa. vas so sore yesterday morning
that feared diphibsria. / used Browns
Instant Relief" freely as a gargl., and q .
soreoe. rapidly disappeared. | can heartily
recommend il to all.
T. L. WsBB
Your money refunded II II f4iis to benefit you
vten s.sd strictly a. directed on inside wrapper
- yoa tsGs risk In trying IT,
sSsod hy all fesi"rs deeadtmt"poolip
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WAR DIPARrnxsr,
Once Of the Chief SignAl OfIacer.
WAsHIssros. Feb. l5. A. N.
For Maine: Fair, warmer variable winds
becoming eastsriy.
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By TELEGRAPH.


Weather Indications Tor the usxs ~
Houra
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LIBRARY.

By Mr.. Libby of Cumberland Resolve
in favor of continuing the publication Of
York Deeds" being the early records Of
the State in the he gistry of Deeds for York
county.
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BY Mr. Daggett of Piscataquis-Bill an
act to equalize school privileges in towns.
Repeals section IL of chapter / of the Re
vised Statutes and also so much of section
Is Of same chapter rs relates to the appor-
tionment of school money to districts, and
provides that all school money raised by
towns or spportoned to them by tie State
for common school purposes, shall be ex.
pended solely by the experimenting school
committees Of the several tOans 10 such
manner As to give, as nearly As practicable,
schools of the came length IN all districts.
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eGzbli isbi a rates of toll for Tipping lImJe
through tbs same.
BiiI an act authorizing Eli Is. Beane t,
main an dam and s.uice across shepherd
River in the toSn Of Bro~nheii, and e.tAo
bsbing rates Il toll for chipping lumbe
through III. same.
Bill an ac rvla i1g 20 the com pen alton o.
the cier< IN TIE Adja ant Geaera : oiii ;e.
Bill an act idiuOnAl to ami amsDdA,ory
| Il chapter 5b5 Of the Prvate and Specis
Laws of 1856. vas taken from the taois o.
motion Of Mr. Wnweli OF Ellswor,b. Aa'
| passed to b. enacted.
FIsALLT PAssEp.
Resolve making An Appropriation for re
pair of roads IN luiian fo~n.Dp
| Resolve TO provide 10 State vaIua ion.
| Resolve ia favor of bridge Ia NJ M.c ~Abo
Plantation.
Ke.olve in favor Of the Temporary HON
for women and children.
| Resolve in favor Of the jein. standing com
mitee On State College of Agriculture All
Mechanic Arts.
| Resolve IN favor Of Bath Military and N4
val AMI Orphan Asylum.
| Resolve IN favor Of Joint Standing Con
mlttee on Military Adnrs.
Resolve ia favor Of the Maine State Libri
y-
Resolve in fsvjr Of Sandy River Pianti
tioE.
4 Resolve making an appropriation for ih
repair OF roaJs 10 IndiAn Township, Wssi
ingtJn County.
Resolve for the preservation Of Ex-Gove
nor kiDg's monument.
Resolve providing for State pensions ~
invaii soldiers, soldiers wives and orphan
depending parents and sisters of soldiers.
Resolve in aid Of the CniIdren's Home
Bangor.
Mr. Race Of Boothbay moved that the vo'
whereby bill an act To DIVIDE the town {
Booshbsy and incorporate the tosn Of Booti
bay HArbor was passed to b. enacted. be n
considered, and tnat the bill be re-committe
70 the Committee on Towns.
Mr.. Wisvell of Ellswor'h said that Il
matter had been heard before the Commit
on Tovns, and had been long and ably di
cussed in both branches Of the lsgisiaiuf
, He thought he spoke fr . maj ,rity Of Il
. nembefs Of the House when be asksi II
, this nssisa b net carried.
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HOUSE.

FRIDAY, Feb. 10.
Met according to adjournment.
Prayer by the Rev. Geo. X. Palmer of
Augusta.
Journal read and approved.
Papers from the Senate disposed of in con-
currence.
Senate document No. 20, resolve in favor
of Patten Academy, came from the Senate
an WAS tabled On motion of Mr. Poor of
Sebago
The following bills. petitions. etc, were
pr. sented and referred to the various COM
mittees AS follows:
, 1889-01-24
A Pleasant Evening.

The Queen Anne club aud a few friends
were right royalty entertained last eve
ming at the beautiful residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. B. Hicks. The club carried out
its usual short program OF exercises, the
general subject of last nights meeting be-
ing music. Miss Whitcomb rendered a
vocal solo, Spring Song" Mrs. f. Ma
son Smith read a paper on Beethoven;
Mrs. Geo. +. Abbott's piano solo was lib
orally a%pplauded; Miss Grace Heb
ard read a paper on Mendelssohn;
Mrs. Glover sang 4 solo with her usual
sweetness, and Prof. Pasmore closed the
musical and literary part of the entertain,
ment with a brilliant piano forte selec-
ton. The guests were charminCly enter.
tanned. The lunch provided by the hos.
tess for their regalement was as pretty as
a poem and a good deal more substantial.
The meeting was in every respect one OF
the very pleasantest ever enjoyed by the
members Of the club and their friends.
, 1889-01-24

The question of a Territorial Bar As
ISOLATION has been under consideration
for some time past and the meeting of the
supreme court was finally fixed upon as
the time when there is likely to be the
largest gathering OF lawyers. About
fifteen attorneys assembled for the pur-
Pose named IN the office of Potter &
Van Devanter. The three supreme court
judges were in attendance. judi c
NJ. G.. Brown acted as chairman and
United States Attorney Campbell as sec.
rotary. After some discussion it was de-
cided to organize. A committee consist
ing of Fred. S. Ilcbard, H. V. s. Grocs.
beck, Judge Lacey, c. N. Potter and w.
r. Stoll were appointed to draft a consti.
tuition and report to a meeting which will
be held to morrow evening.
, 1889-01-24
FLASHES,

Pellegrini, the well known ca~ricaturist
is dead in London.
John Wanamaker of Philadelphia ar
rived at indianapolis yesterday and drove
directly to Gen. Harrison's home.
A despatch from Sydney, N. S. W.,
says the German gun-boat Olga, has taker
Malietoa, ex-king of Samoa, to the Mar
shall Islands.
The contract for the frc works to be
used In Washington on the night of in
auguratlon day has been awarded. The
cost will be Sll 900.
John IL. McGay, cashier of the Palk
National bank OF Chicago, was arrested
last evening charged with entertainment.
lie confesses having taken 81, 800.
Funeral services of VIM. Ii. Hamilton,
a California pioneer, were held yesterday
IN Nsw York. The organization of Cali.
tornla pioneers was largely represented.
AT Scranton, Pa, Andrew Schoen, sc
years old, a well known merchant, com
mitted suicide yesterday with a revolver.
Drink and business reverses caused the
deed.
A premature explosion of blast in a
stone quarry at Shawnee station, Pa, yes
terdaY killed Michael Onera and fatally
injured Taylor Wanamaker, Joseph Oil
vette and Michael Peshaw.
AT New York scon after midnight fire
at So and 80, Walker street in the dry
goods district destroyed probably 800, OOO
worth of property. About twenty con.
Germs occupied the premises.
At Riley, Kas., Monday evening, Sam
uel Hatton, a railroad man, who failed to
make an impression on Mrs. Beal, a mar.
RED woman, shot and killed her and a
child which she carried in her arms.
The interstate commissioners finding
that their recent lecture to railroad mana
gers has not proved effectuai, they pro-
pose to go to Chicago Monday next to
take measures to secure compliance with
the law.
Lafayette Frederick, a travelling man
from st. Louis, killed his wife and suicid-
ed Yesterday at Quincy, I'll. Mrs. Fred
erick had been at Quincy several days
visiting a sister. No cause for the crime
is known.
The Nashville Iron, Steel and Charcoal
company Of Nashville yesterday made a
general assignment. The assets claimed
by the officials of the company are about
S45O,6O0 and liabilities $4,000.
The Cologne Gazette says it has relia-
bic authority for the statement that Ger.
many and England are negotiating on the
Samoan question in a spirit of mutual
understanding and all reports to contrary
are incorrect.
The remains OF Nine. Di Murski and
her daughter were cremated at Gotha,
Germany, yesterday. On the urn con
tanning the eshes of Di Murski is in
scribed: These ashes are all that re-
main of a nightingale"
, 1889-01-24
Turned In lust in Lime.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Jan. % Fifteen
years ago John Lamb, a machinist, and
Miss Mary Gahan, both of Ashley, Pa,
were united in marriage. The couple
went st. Louis, where Lamb accepted a
position in the Missouri Pacific Railroad
shops. Differences arose between man
and wife and Mrs. Lamb decided to re
turn to her home in Ashley. Her hus-
band wandered through the West and the
last his wife heard of him was that he
was drowned in the Mississippi. A
friend sent a clipping from the paper Civ
ing an account of the drowning. Mrs.
Lamb, thinking her husband was dead,
went into morning. A few months age
the widow accepted the offer of marriage
of John Adams, a well to-do business
man. The wedding was to take place
the commIng Tuesday, and all ar
rangements were made. On Saturday,
to the great surprise Of the bride, hei
long lost husband returned. He called a,
his wite's home, where she was busily en-.
gagged in preparing her wedding trous.
seau. A reconciliation followed and las'
evening the reunited couple left for the
West. Adams is much put out at the
turn affairs have taken.
, 1889-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL
Yesterdays Proceedings in the
Senate and House.
The Pacific Funding Bill
Brought to the Front.
Delegate Carey Before the
Committee on Territories.
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-The census
committee reported back with amend
ments the house bill to provide for taking
the eleventh and subsequent census.
Mr.. Sherman, Of the committee ON
foreign relations, reported two amend
ment on the diplomatic and consular APP
preparation bill to protect the interests in
Samoa. Calendar.
a concurrent resolution for counting
the electoral vote in Joint session Feb. 10,
passed.
The senate bill granting the Big Horn
Southern railroad right of way throug h
part of Crow reservation, Montana,
passed.
Frye asked unanimous consent that the
special order (thc Pacific railroad funding
BILL should be given precedence. Agreed
to. FRYE said no vote would be taken on
the bill this week. The bill was then
taken up and laid aside as unfinished
business.
After an executive session the senate
adjourned.
, 1889-01-24
Stocks ana Cattle Markets.

New YORK, Jan. 23.-The stock mar
ket to-day furnished few features, interest
being exceedingly dull, except for half a
dnzen leading shares, while fluctuations
we're confined to unusually narrow range
with a weak tone from tie opening to
the close. The close was dull and weak
at fractional losses for the day on most of
the list.
Governments dull but steady. Money
. per cent. Mining shares steady.
CONGRATULATED qniet. Lake Sl7. 30.
Petroleum opened steady, but closed
weak at s4i.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6's. Il9. American Express,
1909: Canada Pacific. So; Canada
Southern, 500; Central Pacific. 354; Bur
lington, 1898; Delaware. Lackawanna,
l395; Lake Shore, l03s; Denver &
Rio Grande, 16; Erie, IS, Kansas 4
Texas, 125; Louisville 4 Nashville. Sol;
Michigan Central, S44; Missouri Pacific,
72i: Northern Pacific. 254; preferred,
60; Northwestern, 1868: New York Cen
trail, 1888; Oregon Improvement, 694;
Navigation. 9l2; Transcontinental, 800;
Pacific Mail, sc; Reading, 47b; Rock
Island. 97B; Milwaukee Il st. Paul,
63s; Texas Pacific, 20f; Union Pacific,
62s; United States Express 73l; Fargo,
1874; Western Union, S4s.
CHICAGO, Jan. %. -Cattle-Receipts
10, 500;market steady closing slow. Choice
to extra beeves, 81. 25(946 5; steers,
50 90(94 10; stockers and feeders. 81 90
(94 10; Texas cattle. $I.S0(63, 20;
Sheep Receipts 5000; market strong;
natives, 81 90(G5 10; Western corn fed,
81. 35(84.75; Texas, 81 75(640O.
Wheat-Market weak and lower.
Cash. 923; February 92l; May 90.
Corn-Market steady. Cash, BAL; Feb.
ruary, $40; May, 36a.
, 1889-01-24
Doing Penancs for Sins.

LOUISVILLE, Jan. 23.-An old man
stopped at Henry Harris barber shop on
East Jefferson street this evening to get a
shave. While the stranger was UNDERGO
ing the operation he told a very remark
able story about himself. He said that
five months ago he started out from a
distant point in Eastern Canada to walk
to the Abbey of Gethsemane, near
B%ardstown. So far he has safely accom-
plished his Journey, which, he says was a
distance of 1000 miles. In his long
tramp he has worn out nine pairs of
shoes. Il am very weary" hesaid, ''and
wish | were at my journeys end, where |
will find sweet rest for the remainder of
my already numbered days" These
words spoken in a very pious and earnest
tone, aroused the curiosity OF the barber
naturally.
Why did you not rider" asked the
barber.
Il belong to a certain holy order Of
the Catholics, and this is the penance i'm
posed upon me for my sins" he said.
, 1889-01-24
Dangers from Electric Wires.

New YORK, Jan. 23.-Early this
morning a milkman's horse became en-
tangled in an apparently dead telegraph
wire which lay before a watering trough
up town. The horse tumbled over,
kicked wildly and then rolled over against
the trough dead. Six men hurried up to
help the milkman extricate the animal.
A policeman saw that one end of the
wire was fast to a telegraph pole, and
stopped them. The wire was not dead.
1t had been snapped in two during the
storm last night and the telegraph com,
pany had failed to repair it. Shortly be-
fore noon the office of the Star was Get
on fire by a broken wire connecting with
tie electric light. Only slight damage
resulted. Richard Griffin wa knocked
down by n broken electric light wire which
was blown against him. The shock
caused paralysis and he was taken to a
hospital,
, 1889-01-24
WASHINGTON Notes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-1he fact that
Senator Stanford did not vote last even.
ing when the tariff bill was brought to a
vote excited some comment. This morn,
ing it was stated that Stanford paired
with Hearst on the tariff question. If
Hearst had been present Stanford would
have voted for passing the bill.
The appropriations committee of the
house has decided TO allow $780, 900 for a
continuance of the work of surveying
and locating sites for irrIgating arid lands
Of the West.
Three more officials in the New York
appraisers Office have been removed by
order of the president.
Commodore ellis, Of the South Allan
tic squadron, telegraphs the arrival of the
Swatara, Alliance and T~alapoosa at Mon
tevideo from q cruise to the Straits OF Ma
gellan and Falkland Islands. All are well.
The senate engrossing clerks worked
hard all day eEdeavoring to complete the
senate substitute for the Mills tariff bill SO
as to get it back to the house before ad-
journment, but they were unable to do so.
1t will be ready to 90 to the house to-
morrow.
In the committee on appropriations this
afternoon, Burnes, of Missouri. had a
slight paralytic stroke. Mr.. Burns died
at 1916 a. m. One of his some was by
his bedside at the time, the other is in st.
Joe, Mo. Mis-. Burns is an invalid and
is at her her home in Missouri.
Louis Schilling. whose case at one time
excited considerable interest both in the
United States and Mexico, has presented
a petition to the senate through Senator
Spooner in which he makes complaint
against the department of state for not,
as he alleges, afTording him protection
due an American citizen.
, 1889-01-24
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
Robert Mayne's and Catherine
Avollaveda's
Romantic Courtship and Mar
riage at Castle Garden.
The Happy Young Couple Com
ing to Wyoming.
special Dispatch to the Leader.

@AA~NA
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Mayne a~re--speeding on their way
to the ~boundless west. The couple had a
romantic courtship. which resulted in
their marriage at Castle Garden Monday.
Robert Mayne is a handsome young Scotch
man, who claims Inverness as his birth,
place. His bride was Catharine Avolla.
yeda, a Spanish maiden of Is. Both
were Storage passengers on the Cunard
steame Servia, which arrived IRON Liver
pool yesterday morning.
Robert. who comes here to take charge
of a ranch in Wyoming, occupied a berth
in TIE storage, not for lack of money, but
to see the uncomfortable side of ocean
travelling. His future bride was unable
to pay for n cabin passage and came in
the steerage. The " were soon on
speaking terms aud before the voyage was
over agreed to become husband and wifi.
After their m had been recorded a
minister was sent for, and surrounded bv
several bundled curious migrants they
were united for life. They left for Wyo
ming Yesterday.
, 1889-01-24
Notes from Mexico.

Cry OF MEXICO. Jan. 23.-Gen. Ger
vantes relieves Gen. Martinez in com
mand of Sonora. Gen. Martinez sue
ceeds Gen. Vela in command of Tamau.
lipas, and Gen. Vela is transferred to
chihuahua, relieving Gen Cervantes.
This is a complete change of commanders
on the United States frontiers.
The author of the recent Rising
hoax has lost his position as customs
guard at Chihuahua
Yesterday near the ruins of Palenque a
long buried ediice was uncovered. exceed
ing in grandeur anything yet known OF
the ancient city.