The Portland daily press., 1896-04-14
WATER FRONT MATTERS.
A Suggestion for Mr.. Mclaughlin to
Think Over

The Scots man at Misunderstanding Up
eg a travelling Saloon"-Loss of the
Schooner John j. Marsh.
Yesterday q farmer who was talking
with friend on Commercial street, said:
"I'm told that W. Il. Mclaughlin of
Soarboro is thinking of running for Con-
gress this year on the Populist ticSetf"
81 noticed statement to that effect.
"And Pm told that his idea is to take
his checker board along with him when
he makes the canvass of the district"
"That seems to be his idea.''
"And that he thinks of dividing up his
meetings, giving half of his time to
talking politics, and the rest to playing
checkers. !"
"That is the programme, I'm told. :"
"And that he'll first talk awhile, then
play checkers for awhile. and then close
the meeting by playing checkers AGAIN."
s'That's what he is said to be thinking
of doing"
The farmer thought hard on the SUBJ
ject, and then said slowly: "I'm of the
opinion that he'd get durn sight more
votes if he played checkers right straight
through his meetings"
H. f. Farnham of Rigby Park, Is
very busy man there days. Letters are
simply crowdiug in on him. He said
yesterday that the track will be ready
within two or three days and that the
outlook was very encouraging.
J. W. Trefethen reported yesterday the
arrival of the Albert W. Black with TO-
900 pounds of cod and paddock, the Amy
Wickson, with 10, 600 pounds and small
boats with $4,000 pounds.
Officers Morse and Frank broke up a
travelling saloon yesterday afternoon.
Two men with bottles went down on
one of the wharves, and for awhile did
good business. They sold straight from
the bottle, every man taking as much OF
the stuff as he wanted, and paying ao-
cordingly. They would have made more
money if they had not sampled their
own stock in trade, and perhaps might
not have, been. ARRESTED.
The steamship Scotsman, arrived at
Halifax at noon yesterday. She will
discharge a portion of her cargo there
and will also take some cargo. She is ex-
pected here Wednesday. She will bring
a small local freight, largely consisting
Of tobacco pipes.
The three-masted schooner John J.
Marsh, reported abandoned in sinking
condition, was formerly barkentine.
and was owned by W. s. Jordan & Co.
She was purchased of her former owners,
changed to schooner, and fully refitted.
She was valuedEat $4,000 and was not in
sured. She was 800 tons, and was built
in 1878. W. S. Jordan & Co., yesterday
received a tele gram from Capt Drink
water. announcing the loss of the schoon-
er, and the fact that after so hours in
their boats they were picked up by the
Italian bark Africa. She was from New
York to Hayti, with cargo of brick.
A despatch from Quarantine, S. L,
says the crew of the Portland schooner
John j. Marsh was brought into port Mon
day morning by the italian bark Africa.
The Marsh left that port April with a
cargo of bricks for Jeremie, Elyti The
day after leaving she ran into fierce
northwest gale, and soon began to leak
at such rate that it seemed wise to
at once abandon her. Accordingly, Capt.
Drinkwater ordered the yawl cleared
away, and at II O'Clock a. M, the crew
of eight men, all told, pushed off and
left the fast swapping schooner to her
fate She then had seven feet of water
in her hold. The yawl was put before
the wind and scudded along at a
great pace. She was strained in the effort
to get her overheard and leaked freely,
requiring three men to be continuously
bailing her. For so hours the little boat
drove before the wind until on the morn
ing of the fifth the gale abated and about
noon the bark Africa hove in sight. The
men lost their effects and were penni
less.
Several freight specials arrived Sunday
night and yesterday. The Partisan and
Scotsman will take out very heavy car
goes.
1t was announced last evening that the
| Scotsman left Halifax at O'Clock yes
terday afternoon. She will bring to this
port cabin, intermediate and 81
storage passengers, and 145 of DR..
Bernado's boys, friendless boys taken
from the poor homes or no homes and
sent to Canada to find homes among the
| farmers.
| The members of the Innes band left
over the Grand Trunk for Montreal last
night by special train.
| Don't miss a great treat. HGarry