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The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12

GUARDING THE ANNAPOLIS ROUTE.
men OF the states supposed to be marching
to the relief of the isolated capitala There
were rumors that volunteer regiments lay
at Annapolis anxious to make Washing
ton by way of the junction, but that the
railway was blocked or cut.
On the 23d detachment of Rifles volun-
teerec for service outside of the District OF
Colup ibia and went as guards to an engine
and two cars that ran over the route 20 the
junction. The train hands and railroad
men were held to loyalty under the muzzles
of the Rifles weapons, and at the Junction
the telegraph people were managed in the
same way. The road was not clear beyond
the junction toward Annapolis and the
train put back, During the 24th larger
train was prepared, and 40 of the Rifles,
among other District volunteers, went
through on the 25th, putting off guards at
switches and bridges. The train ran to the
Junction and took on board the Seventh
New York. So the first northern troops to
pass around the Baltimore blockade found
an open road to Washington guarded by
District volunteers.
The Eighth Massachusetts was brought
on in the same way, and If danger lurked
anywhere or nerve was displayed, was ii
not when this handful cut the way out OF
Washington and opened up the pathway
for help to pour in? So was Washington
guarded and relieved in the dark days"
One of the duties of the District men was
to guard the Potomac, which they knew
SO well, and especially Long Bridge, be-
tween Washington and Alexandria, Va.
When the invasion of the sacred soil''
took place, May "a, Gen. Stone led the
vanguard with his District volunteers.
The troops of the invading column were
drawn up on Long Bridge, and Stones
men, headed by the Rifles under Capt.
Smead, passed over, secured the Virginia
end Of the bridge, sent out scouting de-
tachments, pickets and skirmishers to all
crossroads and other delicate points.
During the remainder of their three
months service the District men took part
in every movement on the Potomac. The
Rifles were among the volunteers for de-
Tense of the capital in the Gettysburg CAM
paign in 1888, and were first to fall in to
meet Early raid in 1864.
Meanwhile the brief and bloodless, but
exciting campaign of 1861 did not surfeit
the boys<with war Several volunteered to
go to the field of Bull Run, among them
E. S. McCook, afterward a general of vol
unteers W. o. Stoddard, the author, was
one of the Rifles, as were Governor Alex
ander R. Shepherd, Gen. Louis D. Wat
kins and many gallant officers of the regu-
lars and volunteers. Out Of 63 men on the
rolls of the Rifles July Is, 1851, 2s became
officers in the active work of the war.
Capt. Smead was killed while handling
the guns of his battery at Second Bull
Run. GEORGE L. KILMER.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12

fes. The Rifles sprang into being during
the .Tohn pro,ry, war, in 1859, and was led
bv Max;oan veteran of southern sympa-
thies. It was the banner troop OF its class.
When the war clouds began to fly, in the
winter of 1sen-1 the captain talked openly
about marching to the banks OF the Sus-
uuehanna to defend Maryland from Yam
kee invasion seized cannon, pistols and
cutlasses NOT belonging to the equip
ment Of his command, refused to pa
rade the men at Lincoln's inaugura-
ton, and was forced to give way
to that brave hero. John r. Smead, of the
Second United States artillery, whose
hearts blood belonged to the OLD nag and
eventually went to its own on the battle
field. The Rifles contained sprlnkllng of
Union men. and on April 10, when the
Sumter situation had an ugly look, the
company paraded at the call or the war
department. for volunteers of the District
to act against ian invasion or insurrec-
ton, or probable prospect thereof"
The call was made under an act OF con-
gress of lS03-the only authority Lincoln
had for warlike measures at that stage.
Capt. Smead read to his men the order
to appear at the war department and be
sworn into the United States service. All
but 10 rebelled, slung their muskets
into the racks with bang and marched
out of the armory. As 40 men was the
minimum required by the war department
the company had to be recruited. In three
days time the 40 men were secured, but
only after numberless black balls OF doubt
full applicants. On the 18th OF April the
president called for volunteers at large, and
the 40 Rifles fully Equipped and carrying
twenty rounds of bullets, double quicked
to the war department for muster. 1t was
the first body of men sworn to defend the
assailed Union under the presidents call.
The twenty rounds of bullets were to guard
against an attack in the streets threatened
by Washington roughs.
On the 10Th the rifles began their war
duties as guards to the home of Gen. Scott
and the state department.. On the 18th
detail under Lieut. W. W. Webb seized
the steamer ST. Nicholas at its wharf on
the Potomac, with cargo OF supplies for
Confederate use, the first hostile act OF the
Union forces. The same day a detail
seized the telegraph Office on Pennsylvania
avenue. During the next five days the
company furnished guards and scouts for
various threatened points, and those were
the moments when every pulse beat high
in and out of Washington. Lee resigned
and went over to seeded Virginia. Com
modore Buchanan, commander OF the
Washington navy yard, and Prince"
Magruder, captain of one OF the two regu-
lar batteries in Washington, and other in
fuential officers followed Lee, and hun
dreds of subordinates went with them.
On the Doth the telegraph was cut at
Baltimore and the railroads closed north
- o+ 70,
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
BERWIcK's TERROR.
An Insane Man Who Carried an Axe and
Made Things Lively.

BIDDEFoRD, March 11.-An evening
paper tells of an episode which
excited the town of North Berwick,
Thursday. Deputy Sheriff Stackpole
was summoned there by telegraph to az
rest an insane man who had terrorized
the community. The man, Charles Wa
terhouse. had been acting strangely for
several weeks, and Wednesday he be-
came violent. He got hold of an axe,
and chased several people around town,
uttering loud cries and threats of a ven-
geance only waiting to be executed.
His peculiar delusion was that he had
become electrified, and he was in mortal
fear of being tapped and having his
electric prize stolen from him. The Sc
lectmen held a meeting late Wednesday
afternoon and decided on his committal
to the insane asylum at Augusta, the axe
episode having very materially fastened
matters in that direction.
Mr.. Stackpole, in company with Depu-
ty Sheriff Parker, saw Waterhouse on
the street. Mr.. Stackpole quickly over
hauled the man, and asked him to take
short walk with him. as he had some
thing particular which he wished to
w ouOl hOSifoO SoAAs9oAASSA CIV
first, and walked perhaps ten rods, long
enough to allow of Parker's arriving
alongside, and then refused to bulge an
other step. Seeing the officers on either
side of him, Waterhouse made motion
toward the inside pocket of his breast
coat Divining his purpose Stackpole
made grab at his hand, but as strong
as was the officers clutch, Waterhouse
slipped away from him like an eel. Par
ker at the same time, however, caught at
him from the other side, and short,
sharp struggle followed. The two officers
finally succeeded in overpowering and
Handwriting their man.
When the officers came to search Wa
terhouse they found a big dangerous
looking butcher knife, along, sharply
pointed file and two ugly looking jack
knives of the dirk-bladed variety and
capable of doing considerable execution
when rightly handled.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12

Sympathy for Mrs. Osborne is spread
ing, and monster meeting will shortly
be held in London to petition the gov
eminent for her release. The peculiar
feature of the agitation is that, although
Mrs. Osborne and all her connections
are British, the Irish newspapers of all
parties are taking the lead in the plea
for mercy.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
A Boston & Maine Case.

CONCORD, N. H., March 1.-THE full
bench of the Supreme Court is holding
it's session here today for the delivery Of
opinions. It is understood that no de-
cision will be rendered in the case of the
Boston & Maine railroad VS.. the Concord
z, Montreal railroad, which relates to the
c nstructi, of the extension of the
manchester q North Weare railroad
from North Weare to Henniker. 1t is
probable that the court will hear further
arguments in the case.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
DYs E. - Reed
BOTANIC AND CLAlRvOYANT PHYSICIAN
No 500 Ia Congress Street, Portland.

For the treatment of all chronic and compli-
Gated diseases that flesh is heir to, all cases
given up as neurable, will take them to make
a cure.
DR.. Reed will not ask you any questions in
any way in regard to your diseases and after
YOU have a true examination OF your case ne
medicines are strickly pure and put up to suit
each case, he thinks he can tell the difference
between person afflicted with disease or a
has been a great many people who have lost
their lives by making the above mistake. Ex-
aminations at my office every day including Sun
day from a. M, to 8 p. m. Examination by
letter stating their name, place or residence and
age and one stamp, Sl.0O. my22du
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12

sLUNG THEIR MUsKETs INTO THE RACKS.
nications They also formed the advance
of the force which first crossed the Poto-
mac into Virginia and captured the city of
Alexandria. Moreover, these were the
troops which insured the regular inaugu-
ration on the steps of the Capitol
Of the constitutionally elected presi-
dent. l firmly believe that without
them Mr. Lincoln would never have been
inaugurated. believe that tumults would
have been created, during which he would
have been killed, and that we should have
found ourselves engaged in a struggle,
without preparation and without recog
nized head at the capital"
The war history of the District volun-
teers is traced in the annals of the crack
company of that body, the National Ri
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12

HI WCIG tAO LIZ
roes of the crisis
in the national
capital in 1852
When high off
Gals quilted their
posts to fall in line
with their states
in the secession
movement; when
officers and men
of the army and
navy deserted the
flag to join the
seceders' ranks;
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
Gentlemen who Shave.

Dry, fcverish, or irritated skin, Chaps,
Chafes, Roughness. By one application of the
elegant toilet requisite, LEAURELLE OH BALM,
instantly smoothed and healed and the skin at
once made pliable. Unlike any other prepa-
ration it dries in quickly, obviating necessity
of washing it off or covering it up. The de-
sired effect is instantaneous. Does not grease
nor soil anything. pure, Clean. colorless,
harmless. SOC. and S1.00 at Druggists Large
size prepaid by express for $1.00.
E. s. Wells, Jersey City.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST.

F. O. Beal, who has been nominated by
Bangor Republicans for mayor is an anti
railroad lease man. Mr.. Snow, the Dem
ocratic nominee, favors the lease. Poll
tical questions are forgotten in Bangor
pending the settlement Of this question
of the lease of the Bangor and Piscata-
quis to the new Aroostook road.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
Supposed To Be from Maine.

LOWELL, Mass, March 1.-THE body
of man supposed to be French Cana
dian from Maine, was found in the canal
here this morning. 1t is thought his
name is Frank Taylor.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
CHILDREES SHORT PANT SUITS.

Short PANT Suits at $l.25,
$I.5O, $500 and $3.50.
ALI Wool Plaids and Browns
$500. worth $500.
SAWYER Cashmere and CheviOt
Suits at $3.50 and $500.
Light Fancy ScOtches $500,
$3.50, $500, $3.50, $500, $3.50
5000 and $500.
Three Piece Suits, from IL to
I6 years, All Wool, Dark Mixed
at $500 to $1,000.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
Bath Built Vessel Lost.

BATH, March 11.-Word has just beer
received here that the schooner Ethel F
Hawley, of 225 tons, Captain Kelley
which was built in Bath recently, ran OF
the rocks off Fronteca, Mexico, on Wed
nesday, and Thursday she became a
wreck. She was built by George Haw
ley at the south end, and was fine yes
sci.
VIII Move Away from Westbrook.
QUINCY, Mass, March 1.-THE Mad
dox Wire Betting Company of West
brook, Me-, has leased the factory build
ing of j. K. Graham, on Summer street,
and will move its plant to this city.
Fire Inquest in Camden.
CAMDEN, March i'll. W. Manches-
ter was examined today before sheriff S
private inquest jury in regard to the in
cendiary fire in his Ogier Hill property,
Tuesday night. Several witnesses testi-
fed. The inquest will hold over next
week. The insurance was $1,000.
For Mayor of Biddeford.
BIDDEFoRD, March 11.-At Republi-
cansmayoralty caucus tonight, Richmond
Fl. Ingerson was nominated by acclama-
ton.
His Victim Has Recovered.
BIDDEFoRD, March II. = Ex-Oficer
Patrick Cullinan, who stabbed Constable
Thomas Kelley in a drinking club room a
month ago, and who has been confined
in the county Jail pending the result of
Kelley's wounds, was released today on
bail. Kelley has recovered.
Was Deaf and Walked on the Track.
ORoNo, March 11.-Charles Banks, an
Englishnlan, slightly deaf, while walk
ing on the railroad track, was struck by
a train last evening, and died from his
injuries about midnight, aged 40 years.
Rodney B. Capen for Mayor.
AUGUSTA, Me-, March 1.-THE Demo-
Gratis tonight nominated Rodney 3. Capen
for mayor. The vote was unanimous.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
The Failures of a Week.

New YORK, March 1.-THE failures of
the last seven days as reported to Dun
and Russell number for the United
States 235. For the corresponding week
last year there were 234 failures in the
United States.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12

Skowhegan citizens have Joined the
procession. They have met, made
speeches and raised a committee to con-
slider the feasibility of erecting a con-
densed milk factory.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
Rough on corns. salve and Plasters. Tin b
Coarse or Sallow Skin.

Muddy compilations cleared, smoothed,
frightened by LEAURELLE OH BALM De
preciate its virtues Banishes Pimples, Blot
ches, Richness, Coarseness, Freckles, Wrinkles
Soc and $1.00 at Druggists. Large size prepaid
by express, $780, E. S. Wells, Jersey City.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
ROYCE ON TooTHAoHE gives instant relied l5e.
Everybody HAS Some Weak Spot.

There is where disease first strikes; disease
Is in the air Wells Health Remover goes
direct TO weak spots. Strengthen these
spots before it's too late. $1.00, Druggists.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
I'M OUR BOYS and CHILDREN S DEPART MEMT YOU v
1000 SUITS TO SELECT FROM.

Light ScOtcheS and WOrsteds
at $500, 5000, $500, $1,000
and $1,000.
Chiidren's Vest Suits, age 4 to
10 years, $3.50 to $500.
BOYS LONG PANT SUITS. '.
Boys Suits, Indigo Blue, 5000,
worth $500.
Double and Single Breasted
Black CheviOts, $500 and
$1,000.
Dark Mixtures from $500 to
$500.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12

One application of Rough on Corns, liquid,
gives instant relief two will effect per-
manent cure, and two or three applications
eradicates hard corns. 15c.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
EDTNTNG ROO MS.

IT D. sCAMMAN at No .232 Federal street
y. is doing very thriving and prosperous
business in the line Of feeding the hungry null
titue. in fact his business has increased to such
an extent that he has found it necessary to haYe
more room and with that end in view has leased
Ladies' Room, the two making more room
than any other restaurant in the city. Mr..
Scamman is very popular with the public and
for the money to be found in Portland.
MARI 1dW
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
SCOTT'S MINUTEMEN.
The Life Guard Of the New Govern
ment in 1851.
Some Truth About the Heroes of Wash
ington's Darkest Days Before and After
Sumter Fell-The District Volunteers
and Their Crack Company.

copyright, 1892, by American Press Associa-
ton. Book rights reserved
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12

Mems Dark MIXED Suits at
5000, $500. $1,000 and $1,000.
All the n0bby styles i'm Double
and Single Breasted, Straight
Cuts and Getaway Suits at
$4,000, $500, $500, $4,000,
S32.OO and $500.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
The Wonderful Lone STAR"

DR.. Barrows calls attention to the fact
that Texas is five times as large as England,
and thirty-four times the size of the state
of Massachusetts, The entire living popu-
lation Of the globe, 400, 100000 people,
divided into families of five persons each,
could be located in Texas, each family with
a house on half acre lot, and there would
still remain 10000, 900 vacant family lots
st. Louis tepubhes7IS
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
Huntington can boast of quite number

Limington can boast of quite number
of large families, but none that has
grown up in a shorter time than the
family Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Cannon.
In the last twelve years Mrs. Cannon
has become the mother of ten children.
Four pairs of twins and two single births
make UP the list All the children are
doing we'll. and so is the mother, who
presented her husband with his fourth
pair of twins one day this week.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12

Before placing your Life Insurance
in Companies outside the State of
Maine, send TO the UNION MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY for
pamphlets explanatory of its plans, and
for list of claims paid under the Maine
Non-F forfeiture Law. oct24eodtf
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12

"Harrahl' said a little girl. 'I'm not to be
mamma has bought td hottie Of Salvation OH
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12

New life has been put into the base
ball interest at Bowdoin by the arrival
of the coacher, Oliver Burns. He will
stay for short time now and will return
at the beginning of next term. Burns is
highly pleased with harrington, the new
pitcher, whom Bowdoin will try this
year. Downs Is also pitching good ball
in the gym and may be used for part of
the games. j. S. Kimball, '95, is also in
training, and is very speedy, but rather
wild. The State College will probably
not be in the league this year, league
composed of Colby, Bates and Bowdoin
having better financial prospects than a
four club league.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
SPRING PANTS.

Mems Working Pants at $l.S5,
$3.50, $l.75, 5000, $3.50 and
$500.
Mems Dress Pants at $3.50,
$500, $3.50, $500, $3.50, 5000,
$3.50 and $500.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
SPRING ovERcoATs.

Mems Overcoats at $4.9S,
worth &c..
All Wool Putnam OvercOats at
$5.9S, worth So,
Dark Mixed Overcoats at So,
worth $40.
Young rms nObby Spring
OyercOafs, aaGa the new shades, at
$500, $1,000, $4,000, $l5.OO,
$500 and $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
SPRING SUITS.

Mems Indigo Blue Suits at
5000, $500 and $1,000.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
FURNISHING GOODS.

SO dOZ. URHaumdeFed White
Shirts af s. H-2c, worth soc.
so dOZ Laumdered White
Shirts at 4Sc, worth 75c.
so dOZ. CheviOt Shirts at 45c.
4 case of Cotton Hose at &c a
pair.
case Ralbriggan Shirts and
Drawers at 33c each.
25 dOZ. HuHmsdOrf Fast Black
Half Hose, A5c per pair, 2 pair
for 25c.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12

Light ScOtches and PIaids,
Double and Single Breasted,
$500 to $500. +
Odd Short Pants from SOC t.
$500.
Odd Long Pants from $I.25 to
5000.
Extra size Boys Suits made to
order. II
Family Atlas Of the WORLD
TO Be GIVEN AWAY.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-12
A SOFT CORN.

WELLS HEALTH REVIEWER cures Sexual weakness
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-13
THEY'RE VERY ACTIVE.
REPUBLICAN MANAGERS UP TO NUMEROUS
LITTLE TRICKS
The Number Of Documents Floating Around IS
Legion-Sample Ballots Being Circulated,
With Illustrations of HOwa Democrat
May Vote for Somebody Else

Attention has been heretofore direct
ed to the way Republicans are burden
ing the mails, these days, with all sorts
of documents, having for their object
the influencing of voters towards their
cause.
Every letter carrier transports num-
bers Of these documents every time he
leaves the postoffice to make delivery,
and the out-of-town mail sacks are
bursting with messages of one sort and
another for the voter who dwells In the
rural districts.
Circulars, tracts, alleged demonstra-
tions of the Republican theory that
high taxes make low prices and hlgh
wages, sample ballots, ETC., are going
this way and that, until it JOCKS as
though it would take more money tnan
the Republicans admit they had, 10
pay the postage bill alone.
One of the latest Of these documents
for the private influencing OF voters Is
sample ballot" The I1ltelItQencer Is
printing the ballots for the Republican
county Of Preston, and they have struck
off liberal supply OF samples" by
order of the executive committee, with
card of instructions TO the voter sus-
pended bepesth the Prohibition and
Peoples Party ticket, in the center OF
the ticket. This tickes is ten by
twenty-four inches in dimensions,
printed upon paper Of yellow cast Of
bn w
sending out the ballots send Herewith
instructions to hang them up In public
places, or ask that they be HANDED to
some one who may be more or less ION
the fence" Bsfore sending them out
the Republican managers fix up che
ticket so as to represent it as it should
be when placed in the ballot
box. Perhaps the reader thinks
they would naturally strike off
the Democratic, Prohibition and
Peoples Party tickets, and leave a
straight Republican ticket, as demon
stration of how the faithful ought to
vote. This would be natural, but that
isn't the way the ticket is fixed. They
know trick worth two of that. They
strike OF the Republican, Prohibition
and Peoples Party tickets, leaving the
Democratic ticket, and then they pro-
coed to illustrate how ballot may be
scratched by striking off the name Of
W. A. MacCorkle, for Governor, and
substituting Thomas E. Davis, and also
cut off a Democratic candidate for
Sheriff and put Republican in his
place. The idea, it will be seen, is not
so much to show how to vote, as to show
to scratch ticket, and scratched Dem
ocratic tickets are the things Republi-
cans are after In this campaign. It's a
cute little trick-but is only one OF q
number being played by the Republican
management
1t may be stated, In this connection,
that by agreement between the political
parties, the Democratic ticket will be
on the right OF the official ballot, and
the Republican on the left, with the
Prohibition and Peoples Party tickets
between them. Each ticket occupies a
column about three inches wide, and to
vote the voter will deface three OF the
tickets by drawing line through them
with pen and ink.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-13

in this State, and that the membership
of the order had increased $50. This IS
a most gratifying state OF affairs, Tor ~
shows the largest increase in the mum
per of lodges and mem6ers l., tho MS
tory OF the order in this State. Inc
total number of members is now 4,O52,
and the total number OF lodges IL,
Nineteen Past Chancellors Of the order
were admitted to membership and the
rank conferred upon them. Then came
the election Of officers, which resulted
as follows
Grand Chancellor-W, T. White, Of
Terra Alta.
Grand Observation-Disclosures A. Lane
of Clarksburg.
Grand PreIate-C. W. Hall, of Charles
ton. wy
Grand Master of Exchequer-C. w.
Raleigh, of Parkersburg.
Grand Keeper of Record and Seals
Maner Jenkins, of Parkersourg.
Grand Master at Arms-W. ii. BAKER,
Of Fairmont.
Grand Inside Guard-Geo. &. McDon-
aid, of Huntington.
Grand Outside Guard-Samuel Graves,
OF Wheeling.
After the consideration OF few rou-
tine matters the meeting adjourned I'M
til o'clock this afternoon.