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The Portland daily press., 1894-08-30
MARINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.
WEDNESDAY, Aug 20.


Arrived.
Steamship. COTTAGE City. Bennett NewYork-
passengers and mdse to J B Covla.
Steamer New Brunswick, Hillyard, st Johu-
NIB via Eastport.
Sch Kate s Mabel Gray. Greens Landing
Holsters TO s A Skillings.
Sch Lizzie May Greens Landing-1obsters to
S ASkilngs.
Sch Mary Elizabeth Dunton. Boothbay.
Sch Rosa E, Stone, Georgetown, Me.
Cleared.
Steamer New Brunswick billiard, st Jonn,
NIB. via Eastport-J B Coyle.
Sch Calvin B Orcutt Pierce, Philadelphia
Standard Oil Co.
Sch Merrill c Hart Murphy, Vinalhaven and
New York-Peter S Nickerson.
Sch E Il G w Kinds, Coleman. Calais-Paris
FIGURING Co.
Sch Lena White White, Rockland and New
York.
Sch Starlight. Bunker. Tremont-J H Blake.
Sch Cinderella, Nichols, Round Pond-J 81
Blake.
SAILED-Schs Chas F futile, Addie Charl-
son. Emma, Merrill Z Hart.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
JONESPORT, Aug 25-Ar schs Hannah F
Carlton, Beal. and + G French. Look, Hillsboro
for New York.
Aug 27-Sld, schs Hannah Carlton, and F G
French.
CLARKS ISLAND, Aug % Ar, schs Irene
E Meservey, and Samuel Hart, to load for New
York.
WISCASSET. Aug. 29-Sld, sch Hope Hayns,
Tibbctts, Newport.
The Portland daily press., 1894-08-30
EXCHANGE DISPATCHES.

EXCHANGE DISPATCHES.
Sid FIN Pauillac Aug 81, barque Lillian, Wiley
New York.
Ar at Buenos Ayres Aug 2e, baroue Herbert
Fuller. Nash, New York.
Al at Cienfuegos Aug rs. sch John Paul. Jas
per, New York.
The Portland daily press., 1894-08-30
Poar1and Wholesale Prices Current
FOR THE WEEK ENDING Aug. 20.

Il IOurs
Superfine &
low grades.2 S5@S 05
Patent Sprne
Wheat. 4 O0@4 30
Mich. str'gnt
roller 8 25@3 35
clear do. 3 1898 70
St1ouis st'gt
rOOlef... = 30M$34o
clear do. B logs 20
Wnt'r " he'll
patents. 3 1905 ~
The Portland daily press., 1894-08-30
PORTLAND and BOOTHBAY
STEAM BOAT CO.
SIM. ENTERPRISE

Summer Arrangements Season of 1894
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15
LIFE INSURANCE AND DRINK.
The Attitude of the Companies Toward
Drinking Men.

The Attitude of the Companies Toward
Drinking Men.
Life insurance is recognized as being
quite as legitimate as is fire insurance
In many respects, it is more certain; fot
in a temperate climate, like our own. II
is impossible to reduce the matter OF
the proportion of deaths TO survivals
among any stated number. al a given
age, TO accurate figures. The rate OF
lie insurance is based on the ''expecta.
ton of life" of healthy persons at a
given age; hence any habit which has
a tendency to shorten life becomes a
bar to life insurance. if known.
The drink habit is one which short
ems life, OF this there can be no man.
ner of doubt Statistics prove it. And
the result is that life insurance com.
panies are becoming increasingly care.
full about taking risks upon drinking
men. This is in marked contrast to the
fact that the conditions of life insur.
ance have increasingly become liberal
within the past few years, many of
the former restrictions having been re.
moved. If a man is drinking person.
AAS WI hhN II AdA AAiAt bAAlAtNlL 10 nave
a company take a risk upon his life
than he would have done a decade ago.
An eastern journal recently published
an interview with leading life insur.
ance man, of New York city. who gave
interesting facts concerning the atti.
tude of the companies toward drinking
men. 1t is to be remembered that the
companies do not require an applicant
for life insurance TO be a total abstain.
er-though there are some of them
which viii give more favorable rates to
those who do not touch liquor But
though a moderate drinker'' has no
difficulty in getting his life insured. it
is TO be remembered that the company
decides whether he really be mod
crate driEker.' 1t will not take his
word for it And IN order t. decide
this point it requires to know no.
only how often ne drinks. what he
drinks, and how much each time. bat
also wnen he drinks. As the official
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15
NoTEs eY NE WAY.

WE have in the United States thirty
six thousand more saloons than public
schools.
THE physicians in charge Of the cho,.
era patients at Hamburg, Germany
found the mortality specially heavy
among inebriates
~ The International exhibition held
on the Isle of Man, last July, no liquor
was sold This was due to the chief di.
rector, who resisted all temptations
from within and from without 10 let
| liquor in.
THE well-known scientist DR. Z. w.
Richardson, sums Up the case against
drink in the words: IF by any miracle
England were made sober the average
value of life OF the people would be
increased one-third.
III is significant that a strong and
resolutc French ministry, which had
withstood triumphantly severe strain
growing oet of the Panama troubles
should finally he dcfea ted upon prop
osition to increase the tax on liquors
and feel obliged TO resign Great
the power Of liquor. National Temper
ance Advocate.
THE boy who kindled a FIRE in his
fathers barn. intending 70 put i out
before it had gone too far, was moi les
foolish than the father himself. who
thought to indulge the drink habit and
yet escape the drunkard's doom, On the
plea that he could take it or let itaione
and that he knew just when TO stop
United Presbyterian.
AMONG the recent cases at the In.rti-
eth street police station, in New YORK
city. was that of a four-year-old 10Y
who was found by an agent Of NJ
Gerry's society quite drunk It also
transpired in the investigation that he
had acquired a habit Of going on
sprees. The police also found the
mother drunk and arrested her. Alas.
for home with such mother.
JOHN RUsKIN has never been ranked
among the so-called Temperance ~
natics." but few have ever used stronger
language than he in the following
drunkenness is not only the cause q
crime. but il is crime; and il any 81.
courage drunkenness for the sake q
the profit derived from the sale Q.
drink, they are guilty Of form g
moral assassination as criminal q any
that has been practiced by the braves
of any country or any age.
While Maine sends brewers and beer
sellers to iail as criminals, brewing
lords. peers and baronets abound e
England Among the beer lords als
Lord Twedmouth. of Nlenx's brewery
Lord Iveagh. Of Guinness. and Lor
Ardilaun, of the same brewing nIl'.
Lord Hindlip, 81 the Allsop brewery
and Lord Burton, Of the Burton oLeN
cry. The Maine method Of deai--
with brewers IS on the whole lar nie-o
exemplary ana wholesome
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15
SUGAR, COAL, IRON.
All on the Dutiable List In the
New Tariff.

The Free List stin Contains Raw Wool
and Lumber Tax on Whisky Raised.
Tax on Non Residents Stricken Out.
WASHINGTON, March 9-The Wilson
tariff bill, which passed the house Feb. /,
was laid before the full mem bership of
the senate committee on finance yester-
day in the amended form upon which the
Democratic majority of that committee
finally agreed, after one whole months
consideration, and numerous changes of
front upon all the more important objects
of taxation.
Simultaneously with the presentation
of the bill to the full committee IT was
given out for publication through the
press. The chief features upon which
public interest conferred were the provi-
sions in regard to the tariff on sugar, iron
ore, lead, wool and its manufactures, cot
ton manufactures and the internal reve-
nue. taxes on whisky and tobacco.
Sugar has been placed on the dutiable
list at from cent to % cents per pound,
according to polariscope test.
Iron ore including manganiferous iron
ore, also the dross or residuum from
burnt pyrites, 40 cents per ton.
Coal is taken from the free list and
made dutiabe also at 40 cents per ton and
coke at 10 cents.
Lead ore, which in the Wilson bill was
Is per cent ad valorem; lead ore and lead
dross 3-4 of a cent per pound; provided
that silver ore and all other ores contain
ing lead shall pay duty Of "a Of a cent
per pound on the lead contained therein,
according TO sample and assay at the port
of entry.
The whisky tax is raised to s1.10 per
gallon. The bonded period is extended
five years, that is, from three to eight
years.
Cigars S. thousand, eigarets in paper
81 a thousand; cigarets ia tobacco 80
cents a thousand.
Lumber remains on the free list.
Barley and barley pearled, patent or
hulled, is raised from % TO 30 per cent ad
valorem, and barley malt from 50 to 40
per cent.
The income tax provision of 9 per cent
remains in the bill, but the tax on non
residents is stricken out.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15

New YORK. March TO- -Damrosch's or
chestra and chorus, Nine. Materna
Schott, Fischer and other singers, Will
give two stage performances of German
opera in Boston on April II and Prone of
ode Walkure' and one of "Gotterdam-
merung.' The performances are pro
jected for the benefit Of the Home for the
Incnrables in Boston.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15
Lnrr Has II In Hand.

PITTsFTELD, Mass. March 10-After a
fierce legal battle the superior court jury
retired late yesterday afternoon in the
case of Herbette against the Pittsfeld
National bank for recovery of sl100 in the
case of Cashier Francis and will bring IN
a sealed verdict Monday. The total
amount involved in this test suit, if the
deposition wins verdict. is fully $4,000.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15
Charged with Rnrrlnrr.

BosToN, March 10.--Officers arrived in
this city last night from Brooklyn, hav-
ing in Charge Fred H. Davis, p years old
and George A. Freeland, % years old,
charged with breaking and entering sew
eral stores here and stealing goods val
nod at $4,000
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15
A NIother,s Cnrelessncss.

LYNN, Mass, March 10-The 2months-
old babe of Ellen Moore, colored, was taken
sick and the mother gave it an overdose
of paregorie. Shortly after the babe was
taken with spasms, and died within
20 minutes DIR. Chase says that the
death was ON account of the carelessness
of the mother in giving such large dose
of the medicine to the child.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15
One Flung a knife.

Boston, March 10-Peter Auadino, "A
years old, and Stazzer Frenche, is years
old, got into a quarrel near the Farmers
market, in which Anadino had the best
OF it. Frenche drew his knife and flung
it at his opponent, who turned to run.
when the knife entered his back aud pene-
trated his left lung. He is in a critical
condition
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15
MnIionsire,s Mind UNBALANCED.

NEW HAVEN, March 10-The million
aire financier, Hoadley B. Ives, is said to
be suffering from alteration of the
mind, and is under surveillance at his
home Business anxieties are supposed
to have brought on the trouble.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15

ROCHESTER, N. H., March &C. II. Tut
tie of Nashua, who was announced short
time ago as having suddenly disappeared
from his home, leaving a wife and child
in destitute circumstances, has been in
this city several days. He claims to be
looking for work.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15
A Couardly aPueiIist.-

SUNCOoK. y H.. March 1O-There is no
change in the condition of Mrs. Annie
Cate, who few days ago was brutality
beaten by her son. She will be moved
away from home She is feeble and her
life is in danger
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15
A Horrible Fate,

Providence, March S-Deborah Mar
goler and her infant child were so badly
burned last night that death will result.
The mother overturned a lamp. The
flames were extinguishei, but not until
both had been horribly burned.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15

R0CKLAND, Ne. March lo.-The Rock
land Tribune and Courier Gazette are -
be merged iato daily paper next week
Waterville capitalists are 10 issue Re
publican morning daily here. beginning
April /.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15

HARTFORD, March 10.-Thomas Houli-
han, pugilist. was arrested in this city
last night, and is held to await the result
of his wife's injuries, received by beat
ing given by her husband. The woman is
dying as the result of his brutal treat
ment
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15
End of Schooner Hopkins

BIDDEFoRD. Ne, March S. -Schooner L.
ii. Hopkins is in a sinking condition in
Biddeford pool. She came in Saturday
leaking badly. She started out yesterday,
but was obliged to return. She will
probably sink. The lifesaving crew rem
dered assistance
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15

I'd us we invite to call and examine
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-02-15
DILwoRTH, TEXAS.

DlLNOhIhi EAhe'
EDITOR GAzETTE;
There is very little news this
week that is worth sending.
Miss Carson returned from San
Marcos on Monday to resume her
school duties.
Mr.. Bramham went to Yoakum
on Tuesday and returned the next
day. He has been appointed agent
Mt Dilworth.
The Arkansas Pass Rail Road Co.
will, on account of free oyster
r. 1T Rockport sell roud trip
tickets at excursion rates from clls
place and all points on their road
soon.
There is petition being circulat-
ed here to get bridge put across
Peach Creek on the road between
Dilworth and Gonzales. 1t is
needed very much, for in muddy
weather it is almost impossible to
cross it, so we hope they will sue
coed in getting it.
Wea sorry to hear that Mr..
and Mrs. Stills are to leave us in Il
few days, They have many friends
here who will miss them, They
intend to go to Yoasum. Our
best wishes go width them.
We are still having damp and
wet weather. The farmers are get
ting restless, they want to be plow-
ing ann their wiues want to be
gardening,
The sick are all improving.
DuwoRTH
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-02-15

cemetery.
On account ofrain Sunday MORN
ing there was neither Sabbath
school nor preaching.
Am pleased to hear that Mr..
Greenlee is improving.
Mrs. Allis has returned home AZ
ter quite n long absence in New
York State and will commence her
school to-day.
The Institute debating society
met as usual Friday night. There
was quite u large attendance of
visitors and all spent an enjoyable
time.
Sunday evening about three
O'Clock very hard wind, accom-
panied with rain and hail struck
this place, making things quite
lively. A hard freeze followed.
ST.. ELMO.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-02-15
Stonewall Institute Briefs.
EDITOR GAZETTE

loIONENAbL INST
EDITOR GAZETTE
The farmers have plowed very
little in the last fou: weeks, on ac-
count Of fcpeatad ptinns from
rain. The ground is still wet from
rain last night and this morning.
We have had a great deal of rain in
the last month but still the body
of the earth is not wet enough yet,
but the farmers are 50 behind with
their work that they would be
pleased to see it clear up for some
time.
Mrs. Alice Ogston is visiting
friends and relatives in Gonzales
this week.
Health of this community is
good.
The public school is progressing
we'll now with good attendance.
There was court at the Institute
last Friday. There was darkey
fined for some misdemeanor and
he was committed to Jail in default
of said fine. jake Waller, colorcd,
had Il case and his lawyer found n
flaw In the indictment and while
they were fixing up new papers
his negroship gave them the slip
and has not been heard of since.
Stock are serving bad since the
grass has all been killed.
There are some improvements
going on in THE vicinity. Mr.Cole
is building q buggy house and
wagon shed.
VIM; Grmt has gone into the
hog business.
Messrs. Ben Brstton and S. u.
Cole with their families were visi-
ting the family of Mr.. S. S. Cole
last week. WELL-wIsHER.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-02-15

by the next August term Of district
court he expects to be full-hedged.
A small cyclone, coming from the
west struck town Sunday evening
about four o'clock. and did consid-
cradle damage.
Sunday night burglars attempted
to rob the safe Of Hill & Son, in
their lumber Office near the depot,
but made failure.
The Masonic lodge here is ar
ranging for big supper on March
the Sth/
John Blohm, of your town, is
serving on the grand jury and is
about the best looking man in said
body.
A number of visiting attorneys
are attending court. Among the
number being L. w. Moore, of La
Grange, VI. II. Townsend, of Co
lumbus, Price, Green and Hoch,
of Yoakum, Kliberg and Summers
of Cuero, and Tracy, of Rockdale.
G. f. Lehman has purchased
the interest of Mr.. Donoghue, his
partner in the Herald. and will
hereafter 20 it alone. The Herald
will be staunch democratic paper
--CoNTRIBUTED.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-02-15
AIoULroN INST.

MOULION lNsI'
EDITOR GAZETTE;
In my last made a mistake in
the length of time of Rev. Hersel's
preaching but l see Alpha has it
right.
On the eve of the 10th Mr.. VIM.
Thornton's child breathed its last.
Aged about three and half years
Was buried in MOulton Institute
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-02-15
District Court Proceedings.


Court convened on Monday morn
ing. Judge Spooner organized the
grand jury with Wilson Harrington
as foreman, and gave them point
cd charge as to their duties. Among
other things calling their attention
to the assissinations which have &C.
Cured during the past six months,
and the shooting afTray in Sinner
last December. Bailitls for grand
Jurors were sworn in, and that body
is now diligently at work.
Considerable business has been
disposed of OH the civil docket, and
remainder of tho week will lie de
voted to civil business. Only 2G
new civil cases were filed for this
term Of court. Divorce cases are
fewer than usual. The criminal
docket will be taken up next Mon
day. The special yenire cases have
been set for the third week. Judge
NJ. Kennon, of Columbus, has been
requested to act as special judge in
cases in which Judge Spooner is
disqualified.
The city of Hallettsville VS.. E,A,
Long, John Smothers and S. A.
Clark, bondsmen of city marshall
W. P. Ballard, for about 1880
shortage by said Ballard, is set for
trial to-day. A similar suit VS.. Jas
Stoned and J. F. Elstner, was COM,
promised.
LATER--Thc aaII OF the criminal
docket was commenced yesterday.
John Holland, colored, charged
with assault with intent to murder,
was acquitted.
Dick Johnson, colored, to-day on
plea. of guilty to charge of burg
larry and theft of bacon last fall was
given three years.
The case of State VS.. Ernst
Wangemann was passed until Mon
day, Goth, and the case against eX-
city secretary NJ, Steiner. until to-
morrow.
The grand jury has returned ten
indictments for fclonies and and
twenty fol misdemeanors. One of
the felony indictments is against a
negro for theft of hog, for which
ollense the last Legislature made a
penitentiary ofiense.
Considerable business was dis
posed of last week on the civil
docket, and the cases not disposed
of set for some time during 4thweek
Three more days consumed in
trying the case of the city of Hal
lettsville us. f A Long, John Smith
ers and S A Clark, who are surities
on the bond ofW p Ballard, coll
lector of Taxes in 1892, were sued
for $1712.60, for which amount it
is claimed said Ballard collected
and failed to pay into the city
treasury. The jury returned YER
dict in favor Of defendants.
Fewer divorce cases than usual
were to de disposed of,
Commissioners Court is in reg
ular session this week, and as us.
ual is crowded with road business
Road over-seers will, at this term
be appointed for ensuing year.
n Donoghue, one of the pro
priet0rs of the Herald, has gone to
California. Mr.. Lehman is now
sole proprietor and has employed
Gen. Logan, late Of Caldwell rs {
reporter
Wm. BlakeSl0e, ex-editor of Tho
New Fra, il busy reading law, and
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-02-15

A full stock of perfumeries,
brushes, toilet cases, combs, station
airy, school books, fancy toilet ar
ticles and notions of all kinds at
A. Graves drug store, Sinner, Tex.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-06-16
WILL INDICT THEM.

Washington, d. c., June r.
While no one at the district attor-
ney's Office will talk about the pro
ceedings Of the grand jury further
Than to say that no true bill has
yet been reported against Messrs.
Edwards and Shriver it is known
that the grand Jury has informed
Mr.. Birncy that it would report =
true bill and that it was in copsc
dnence Of this information that Mr..
Birney notified the two newspaper
men TO be prepared with bail next
Saturday il they do not wish to be
imprisoned under an Indictment
which he would frame between
now and Saturday. The intention
is to arrest the two correspondents
and notice was given them in or
der that they might be prepared TO
secure their release ON bond ana
thus avoid the nnpleasantness of
detention behind the bars. Their
cases will be test ones. The same
action will be taken in the case OF
Broker Chapman as has been takep
In Edwards and Shriver's cases.
and it is qnite likely that the New
York stock broker Will be call, d
or also in a few days to furnish
Sail for his appearance when want
ed.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-06-16
BROWNSVILLE
BROWNSVILLE, the county see /

Brownsville, the county SEE OF
Cameron county. is situated il The
sonlheru part Of the comfy on the
Rio Grsnde, about thirty miles alb We
its mouth. ard directly opposite the
Mexican city of Matamoros. It has
a large trade with small towns alono
the river for over 900 miles. the ex-
ent of steamboat navigation. 1t has
commercial relations with the gulf
ports by the port of BRACES de San
lingo, with which it is connected by
the Rio Grande railroad. 1t also has
Communication with the interior by
stage to Alice, connecting with the
Texas Mexican aud the Arkansas Pass
ilway. Another frequent mode offs
tr- csportation TO an from Browns
Vile via the Matamoros and Mon
terey railroad to Rio Grande City,
and thence by stage to Pena Station.
Brownsville is laid off sqnare)y with
streets CT good width, and is built up
with solid brick buildings, end has q
fine city market, where all vegeta-
bles, meats, fresh fish, game, etc. are
on seal at remarkably low prices
The city fire department is well
equipped and most effective. There
are three churches. Catholic. Episco-
pal and Presbyterian. The educa-
tioual advantages of Brownsville are
unsurpassed by any town, and une-
quslled by few of its size. The pub
lie school, building, valued at $50, 900,
is one of the handsomest and best
equipped in the State, and stands as
a monument to the progress of The
city. 1t employs fourteen teachers,
aud about six hundred pupils are 10
daily attendance. There are three
Catholic schools, st. Joseph's Col
lege for boys, the convent school for
girls, aud ST. Alosyius' school for
boys, both of the latter being taught
by the Sisters of the Incarnate Word
convent. Another school for girls is
the Presbyterian mission school.
Among other public buildings may
be mentioned the court house, a
large e. d costly building which is
credit to the county. aud ,hs custom
house, which is one Of the hand.
soonest federal buildings in the south.
The postoffice in this building is very
hands 1meIy equipped. There ar
also many handsome private resi-
Iences.
The population numbers about
1000, about three fourths Mexican.
1t is one of the protest little towns
in the State, and on account of its
mild and equabIe climate ia destined
to become a popular resort. espe-
cially in the winter season.