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Wheeler, as assignee of Martin Sons, filed a schedule of the firm today. They show liabilities of with contingent liabilities of a total of with assets amounting to A Failure. The failure of E. Duncan Sniffen, advertising agent, was announced today. His lia unities amount to aDout $100,000, but the assets cannot yet be ascertained.

The principal cause of the failure was the assignment of the Duffy Malt Whiskey Sniffen holding notes to the value of $50,00 endorsed by W.B. Duffy. Died From Hemorrhagic Small Pox. The illness of the Brooklyn druggist, Manri, and his children, three of whom have died, has excited considerable interest among the medical profession and health officials, who seemed unable to determine the cause. The examination of the bodies of the three little ones was made by doctors and all agree that deatli was the result of hemorrhagic small pox.

They were buried this afternoon. Every precaution has been taken to prevent the spread of the disease bv health officers, but it is feared other members of the family will die. Talk TAbout Next Yacht Race. The World says: There will be at least four, and possibly six, schooners entered for the proposed yacht race from Sandy Hook to Cowes. This includes only keel schooners, although it is not proble that there would be any objection to the entry of centre board vessels, if any desired to enter.

An effort is to be made to get up a sloop race in connection with the proposed schooner race, but for a separate prize. The owner of the Atlantic is, if is reported, willing to start her in such a contest, provided two other entries can be obtained, and it is said if the Atlantic and Puritan would go in for such a race the Priscilla would also enter. It is felt very desirable in the event of a 1006 guinea race on the other side, that some one or more of the 1 American single sticked vessels should be 1 ttiere to take part in it against British cutters. Zeta Psi Convention. Tlie 40th annual convention of the Zeta Psi College Fraternity began here today, among the colleges represented being Harvard, Williams, Tufts, Brown University, Colby University, Bowdoin, Princeton, Cornell, McGill and University of Toronto.

Applications for cuitpbcis nnc icuuvcu uuiu auu UUIUmoutli colleges. Ex-Congressman Charles Sumner of California was empowered to organize European chapters. Among those attending the convention are ex-Governor Robinson of Massachusetts and Congressman Dingley of Maine. Officers will be elected tomorrow, and in the evening the annual banquet will take place at where Rev. Dr.

Cooke of this city will deliver an oration and udge Samuel Sumner of Bridgeport, read a poem. Death of a Living Skeleton. Chicago, Jan Sprague, a living skeleton, died here yesterday. He was born in Bridgewater, and was quite healthy until his twelfth year when he caught a cramp while in swimming, was sick and lost flesh until he weighed only 46 pounds. Barnum took him all over the United States, i Canada and England.

He was married and the father of three robust children. Death of a Postmaster. Bradford, Jan. E. Gaf- 1 field, for many years travelling salesman for 1 Winkley, Dresset and Knight, Ad ams of Boston, and well-known as postmaster for nine years, died suddenly tonight of heart disease, aged 40.

He leaves a widow and two children. The Weather in the West. Chicago, Jan. temperature at 6 tliis morning was as follows at the points named: St. Vincent, below; Bismarck, below; Bufford, below; St.

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Washington, Jan. 7. The indications lor Maine, New Hampshire and are lair weather and colder. LOCAL WEATHER BEPOBT. Jan.

0, 1887. a mJjTp mjTT 19.896 29.91d 30.010 Thermometer. 24.1 32.0 31 1 Dew Point. 23.3 29.4 28.9 Humidity. 97.0 90.0 91.0 I Velotity.

12 12 3 Weather. LtSnw LtSuw Cloudy Mean daily Maximum 33.0 Mean dally ther. .29.1 Minimum 21.6 Mean daily pi.27.2 Max. vel. wind.13 Mean dally 92.7 Total preclp.87 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.

(Jan. 8, 1887, 10.00 P. Observations taken at the same moment ot time at all stations. iua to Place of 2S3 Observation. is I I a Eastport, Me 29.86 28 10 Cloudy Portland, Me 30.20 311 x6 Lt Cloudy 30.99 9 Cloudy Boston, Mass 30.04 33i 11 Cloudy New London Albany.

N. 30.16 28 -3 NW Lt Clear New 30.14 31 Lt Fair Philadelphia. 30.19 26 NW 6 Cloudy 30.20 22 Clm Clear Norfolk, Va. 30.20 29 Clm Fair 30.16 35 6 0 Cloudy Uavauuali.tla 30.20 35 xl NW 6 Cloudy Jacksonville. 30.15 41 x2 Lt Cloudy New Orleans 30.08 40 x4 NE 8 Lt Bam Memphis.30.20 33 x2 NE 6 Cloudy Cincinnati, 0 30.28 17 10 Cloudy 30.17 26 7 Lt 8nw Buffalo, N.Y.

30.14 17 17 Lt Snw Oswego. 30.12 21 14 8 Cloudy 30.22 16 8 LSnow Detroit. 30.20 14 8 Cloudy 30.22 2 6 clear 30.32 13 Clear Chicago, Ills. 30.34 -9 -13 NW 9 Clear Milwaukee. 30.33 9 Clear Duluth, Minn 30.44 10 Clear St.Paul,Minn 30.46 Clm Clear St.

Louis. Mo 30.37 4 NE 13 Fair Leavenworth 30.37 Omaha, Neb. 30.08 Lt Clear Yankton.30.33 SE Lt Fair St. 30.48 Lt Clear 30.37 0 NE 6 Clear Cheyenne. North Platte 30.05 3 x6 SE 18 Cloudy Denver, 29.87 25 -17 NE Lt Cloudy El Paso, Tex.

29.93 44 x2i Lt ICIear E. P. Jones, S. U. 8.

A. MAINE. An Important Sale. Canton, Jan. assignees in insolvency of the Canton Lumber Company, located at Gilbertville, sold the equity of redemption in the Canton steam mill, booms, fivtllTA f-nOTAtVuar with omnt.r three-fourths of two townships of timber land to Hon.

George D. Bisbee of; Buckfield, for $10,300. The incumbrances on the above property amount to about $27,000. It is understood that Mr. Bisbee made the purchase for Mr.

George Van Dyke of Lancaster, N. II. Mr. Van Dyke is president of the Connecticut River Lumber Company, and thus the product of the mill will be doubled. The National Bank of Portland hold the claim.

Not Cullty. Skowhegan, Jan. the assembling of the Somerset Supreme Judicial Court Thuisday morning, the jury in the case of State vs. Emma E. Brown, mdicted for burning a barn in Harmony, Sept.

25th, last, rendered a verdict of guilty." A Blaze at Rockland. Rockland, Jan. building owned and occupied by Frank Temple of this city as a stable and cooDer shop, burned this noon. It is estimated the damage to the building and contents is $1500. There is no insurance.

Death of John C. Wood. Winthbop, Jan. C. Wood, a gentleman widely kno wn in the religious world, lied today after a painful illness.

He was leading farmer and an extensive cattle lealer for years. A Strike at Brunswick. Bbunbwick, Jan. operatives in the mule room at the Cabot Cotton mills, itruck and left work today. They want nore pay.

Indictments Reported. Belfast, Jan. grand jury of the supreme Court reported four bills: One igainst Mrs. Martha M. Crockett, of Swandlle, for the murder of her husband by poism; and three against other parties for astaulting officers.

A Burglary. Bab Habbob, Jan. store of Frank 3. Foster on Main street, was entered last by means of a stolen key, and the noney draw robbed of its contents. The obtained $17 in change.

A boy named Keefe has been arrested, chareed arceny. Death of Mr. S. E. May.

Lewiston, Jan. Samuel E. May of Lewiston, died at his home at a quarter past L2 this afternoon. Although the last years of Mr. life was passed quietly and leisurely in Lewision, his early manhood was full of activity ind adventnre.

He was born in Winthrop on the third day )f December, 1832. His father was the late Hon. Seth May, at one time a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. When but i boy, he went to sea and served before the nast on several voyages. Later, he studied aw in Boston with F.

E. Webb, fornerly of Winthrop. Abandoning the idea becoming a lawyer, he went into trade. Fora short time he kept a store in Winthrop. He emigrated to Janesville, and worked in a store there, for the late A.

W. L'arter of Auburn. Several of the best years his life Mr. May spent in Portland, where le was employed in the wholesale drug busiless and in the wholesale dry goods busiless, and where he formed associations with roung men who are now numbered among he leading merchants of which were kept warm till the end. Mr.

May married in 18C1, Ellen daugher of the late Hon. John B. whom le had three children, one of whom survives Mr. May engaged with Mr. Jones in buildn building the Bangor Piscataquis and he Androscoggin railroads.

Twenty-one rears ago, they went into the brokerage busness, together, in Lewiston. The partnerihip was afterwards dissolved and Mr. May continued the business till the present time. His sign was one of the oldest and best mown on Lisbon street. He had been for rears intimately connected with several of mr manufacturing corporations and a little iver a year ago was asked to accept the igency of the Franklin Company, but defined.

He died of disease in its worst 'orm. For about two months he was conined to his house, and four weeks ago his nind became completely shattered. The deceased was a Royal Arch Mason. He was also a member of the Knights of Honor and the Royal Arcanum. The funeral will be held at 2 Saturiay afternoon, at the house.

FROM AUCUSTA. The Inauguration at the Capitol Yesterday. An Address That Pleased House and Senate. Business Likely to Come Up During the Session. to the Fress.l Augusta, Jan.

Bodwell was stirring early at his Hallowell home this morning. His house Is about two miles below the Capitol, and he drives to and fro with his team. This morning he rode up as usual, and found Governor Robie and his Council, with the seven Councillorselect, awaiting him in the Council chamber. The House and Senate were assembled in their respective chambers by 10 A considerable number of spectators had assembled in spite of the snow that was falling. Mrs.

Robie, Mrs. Bixby, Mrs. Locke and several other ladies interested in the old or new government had seats to the right of the desk. To the left of the desk space was reserved for the Senators, who, soon after the House was cnlled to order at 10 were ready to join the House in convention for the inauguration. After the Senate filed in, a committee, consisting of Messrs.

Lumbert, Simpson and Weymouth, on the part of the Seaate, and Messrs. Shaw of Portland, Clark'of Saco, Bradish of Eastport, Noble of Lewiston, Corson of New Sharon, Hall of Warren, and Wiggin of Knox, on the part of the House, were sent to inform the Governorelect of his election, (the result of the vote having been previously declared) and that the Legislature awaited him. Mr. Bodwell replied that he accepted the office and was ready to take the oath when they were ready. A committee headed by Sanator Libbey of Orono, and Representative Clark of Saco, carried the information that two bodies were then ready, and immediately the Governor-elect appeared from the direction of the Council Chamber, leaning on Governor arm.

Behind followed Governor tlm Treasurer, Adjutant General, and several other State officers. Behind these walked the newly chosen Council. President Marble ol the Senate administered the oath, which Mr. Bodwell repeated in a firm land distinct voice. The Hall of Representatives at this moment was crowded with spectators, in the galleries, the aisles and in every available space of the floor.

Mrs. Bodwell sat in a group of ladies not more than fifteen feet from where her husband stood in taking the oath. Her son and daughter were with her, and heard with the others the Secretary of State proclaim that Joseph R. Bodwell was Governor aud Commander-in-chief of Maine. The reading of the message consumed about fifty minutes, and was listened to with marked attention.

The sentiments expressed respecting the fisheries were applauded, and at the close the applause was long and loud. The Governor and ex-Governor then retired with their followers, and the joint convention broke up, to assemble again almost immediately for the election of State officers. Mr. Bodwell returned to Hallowed this afternoon and busied himself about his usual business. The election of State officers resulted as follows: Secretary of Smith, of Litchfield.

State C. Burleigh, of Bangor Attorney 1). Baker, of Augusta. Adjutant General-Samuel J. Gallagher, of Calais.

E. Rand, of Greenwood; Tobias Lord, of Standish: Seth M. Carter, of Lewiston; Elliott Wood, of Wiutlirop; George M. Castine; William H. Hunt, of Liberty; A.

B. Sumner, of Lubec. It was between 1 and 2 when the elections were finished, and the two bodies adjourned until 11 next Tuesday. Notes. The new Council assembled and qualified, but their committees will not be made up until next week.

The House passed yesterday an order that a joint committee of seven on the part of House, with such as the Senate may jom, be appointed to contract with some suitable person or persons to do the State printing and binding for the political years of 1887 and 1888, subject to the approval of the Legislature. The Speaker appointed the following gentlemen to compose the committee on the of the House: Messrs. Wakefield Walton of Skowhegan, Sanborn of Standish, Allen of Alfred, Pattangall of Pembroke Dickey of Fort Kent, Wiley of Fryeburg, The Senate, however, passed a different order, providing for letting the printing out to the lowest responsible bidder. When the House order came into the Senate for concurrence today it was tabled, and a motion was made to reconsider the Senate order. The matter will come up for settlement in the future.

An order has been introduced into the House limiting the time for the introduction of bills and resolves with the 31st of January. Most of the members living within reach of their homes left Augusta today. Representative Parcher of Biddeford, nullified today. There is to be a bill for a new dog law intro iuced that will beat all the dog laws on record, The bill would repeal the existing law, and a new one providing for: A lax of $2 on every male dog and of $5 on evsry female dog, the tax to be paid to the town treasmrer, who furnishes collars to the logs he licenses; a fine of $60 or thirty days in jail for anyone who allows or harbors unlicensed dogs around his place. The fines, before the amount in the hands of a town treasurer reach es $200, is to be used to pay for damages done by unknown dogs.

When the $200 is exceeded it is to be used for school purposes. Several attempts are likely to be made to imend the game laws. The Kineo Club, a sporting club composed of wealthy men, who have a club house at Moosehead, are understood to favor a bill that would put a close time on fish in Moosehead Lake from May 10th to June 10th. The effect of would be to prohibit bait fishing in favor of tly fishing. Insurance matters may occupy considerable time of the Legislatuee this winter, rbere is likely to be an attempt to pass a law lllowine co-onerative eomnanies from out of the State to come in and do business here A New York Company, called the Reserved Fund Company, has made several applications to the commissioner to be allowed to do business in Maine, but has been refused.

They may try their chances with the Legislature, rhere will also probably be an effort to pass i law allowing special brokers who may, under certain conditions, place insurance in 'ompanies not licensed to do business in the State. New York has a law to this effect, it is also known that the Orange passed a resolution at its annual meeting favoring a ralued policy low, similar to the New Hampshire law. It is probable that an attempt will be made to press this to the attention of Legislature. Ex-Governor Kobie and Council met today ind arranged for a re-union some time next summer. Messrs.

Bixby and Goodall are a committee to select the time and place. Campmeeting John Allen was an interested sbserver of the inauguration. The old gentleman has sold his Farmington property and is now a resident of Portland. Hon. Willis T.

Emmons of Saco was today renominated as Judge of the Municipal Court of Saco for a term of four years. Judge Bmmons is the present presiding Justice of the Municipal Court in His was the irst name placed upon the nomination book ny Gov. Bodwell, as it was also the first lomination made by Governor Robie four fears ago. His present term will expire the L2th inst. Seizing a Smuggled Horse.

Havkbhill, Jan. June a nan by the name of Gideon B. Price started Erom Canada with two horses attached to a cart. This team he drove over the order without paying any duties, and finally brought up in Amesbury. where he disposed of one of his horses to a Polish Jew pedlar by the name of Max Kovensky, and Kovensky disposed of it to N.

Kosengard. The Maine custom house officers discovered the horse was smuggled and put the case in the hands of Mr. H. Emerson, special inspector of customs of Eastport, Me. He traced the horse to this city.

The police were notified, and this morning succeeded in finding the animal, which will be turned over to the collector of customs at Newburyport. the horse having been seized in tills district. Price, the smuggler, is among the missing. A MURDERER CONFESSES. Horrible Details of Young Crime.

Boston, Jan. conversation with Captain Perry, of Somerville last night, Nowlan, who was arrested on suspicion of being the murderer of George Codman the milkman, he implicated Neville and Swceney.who were arrested in Charleston and brought to the station about midnight. On investigation the police became satisfied that there was no truth to what he had said about the two men. Chief Parkhurst land captain Perry this forenoon had another talk with the boy prisoner. They showed him the proof of the falsity of his last story.

Finally the chief produced the bloody axe, and asked the lad if he knew to whom it belonged. that is was the hesitating reply. up Here to the light and see the blood on said the chief sharply. For the first time the boy showed signs of weakness and terror. He trembled violently from head to foot and hung back.

rlnwn ami for tlmn evidently told the whole truth. did it he said brokenly, I kill him with an was with a Gradually and point by point lie made known the details of his horrible butchery. He had had the plot and crime in mind for some days. inclination to boast of his profitable business furnished the Imotive. On Monday Codman spoke of the large suns of money he expected to collect from his dhstomerS that day.

suppose collect about $1000, observed Nowlan. 1 guess not more than was the reply. Nowlan expected to secure the latter sum as the product of his crime, and he was much disappointed that the proceeds be less than half that sum. fie went to the stable and met Codman soon after 'J Tuesday morning. He had fully made up Ins mind to kill then and there.

He armed himself with a large carving knife having a sharp point and an unusually keen edge. Securing a favorable opportunity in the dim light made by a single lantern, he stepped up behind his victim, reached over ills shoulder, and with a downward, sidewise blow plunged the knife into ids neck just below the jaw bone. The stroke was a fatal one. A large artery was severed by the single blow and blood poured from the wound in a gushing stream. Codman made no outcry, no struggle.

He simply staggered for a moment and fell heavily to the floor. The young assassin watched him for a few moments, and did not again touch the dying man until, life was gone. When his victim was dead he pushed the body beneath a pung, covered it with a blanket, and spent nearly two hours in vigorous efforts to clean up all traces of the fearful homorrhage. About 5 the young murderer went home, awoke a younger brother and took him witli him over the regular milk route, distributing the cans as usual to all of customers in Charleston and Boston. Everybody that has been seen whom Nowlan met that morning say that the boy seemed the same as usual, not at all anxious or nervous.

He and his brother reached home again about 11 Edward ate his dinner and went back to the stable about noon. He says that he then dragged the body from its place of concealment, and, after locking the door, he proceeded to cut off the dead clothes. He first stripped the pockets of everything of value. It was his plan to carry the body off in the pung to a great distance and to conceal it in some lomesome hiding place. He found it too heavy for him to handle, and then it was too large to carry in the back part of the pung without its shape being visible.

He found a sharp axe and began his work of dissection. First he chopped off the left leg close to the body and then the right arm. He thought with these members gone he could handle what was left and he placed it in the back part of the pung and covered it with a rubber horse blanket. He put the axe also in the team, and before starting be again eluau ed the ghastly traces of his rough work of dissection. For some reason the boy determined to secure the booty for which lie had committedjthe bloody mime, and to take it with him on his journey to dispose of the body.

He accordingly went to boardinghouse and secured the desk and money as lias been described. Then shortly after 1 he started off up country. Not until he had gone several miles on a lonesome road toward Arlington did a full realization of his crime and the horror of his situation umw upon mo ooy. ne oeeame panicstricken. To use his own words: thought everybody stared at me and suspected me.

I was afraid every minute that some one was after He lashed his horse, and the animal ran until lie was covered with lather. He drove through Arlington, around Lexington to Last Lexington to a point about lifteen miles from home before li turned off and dropped any portion of his ghastly burden. First he threw off the clothes without stopping over the wall by the road. Half a mile farther he stopped, and lifted the body out into the middle of the road. Thinking to make identification impossible, he there chopped off the bead and mutilated the features.

The head and one arm he threw over the wall and drove on. In the middle of the road was left a large pool of blood made by chopping off the head. A mile and a half further, lie lifted the body over the wall into a gully and attempted to throw the blanket over it. James Edward Nowlan is a handsome young fellow of a little over 17 years of age. He has dark hair, a and ruddy face, brown eyes, shaded by heavy eyebrows, and in his whole appearance is remarkably prepossessing and intelligent looking.

He is one of a family of four brothers, one older and two younger, who live with their mother on Autumn Avenue, in East Somerville. While nothing really bad is known of the hoys, they have the reputation of being hotblooded and a little wild, and this reputation Edward, as they call him, has shared with them. He was discharged by the man for whom he worked previously to being employed by Codman, because of a too free use of his horses in the evening, he being the only person who could take them put aud drive them as they had been driven. The father of the family, it is stated, hung himself in a penitentiary in the provinces, his departure from Somerville a few years ago being hastened by his acts there, which were somewhat questionable in character. As a gentleman who knows the family said: is in the blood and is sure to come out mother called at the police station this morning, but was not allowed to see her son.

She was not told of his confession, and will employ counsel for him. A SHIP LOST. All of the Crew Except Three Perish. San Francisco, Jan. A despatch from San announces the arrival there of three of the crew the American ship IfarVPV wlilpli hnu Inner hnnn nvnnlna at this port from Seattle.

The survivors say tile vessel left Seattle under command of Captain Crawford, Dec. 12th, with a cargo of coal for San Francisco. Two days later Bhe foundered in a gale 60 miles southwest of Cape Flattery. The only known survivors are First Mate Cushman, Alexander Valgcur and Jacob Brown, seamen. The survivors were picked up in an open boat by the ship Majestic, and were landed at San Pedro, near Los Angels.

The Harvey Mills was of about 2000 tons burden, and was owned jointly by Capt. Crawford, Captain Warren Mills, and a number of Eastern people. She was valued at 804,000, on which there was a small insurance. The cargo was valued at 812,000, and was consigned to J. F.

Chapman of this city. It was fully insured. THE DOMINION. A Little Too Sudden for Lansdowne. Ottawa, Jan.

Excellency, Lord Lansdowne, lias Lord Salisbury in answer to the request, that die former should go into the English cabinet as colonial secretary, to the effect that while he deeply respected the honor, he was rot prepared abruptly to sever his with the Dominion at the present time. Accidents Caused by Slippery Ice. Machias, Jan. B. Gilson, the well known building contractor of Machias, fell on the ice Wednesday night, and broke lis leg in two places, being alone when feund three hours after.

Ho is much eslausted, Otis Drew, 80 years old, fell Wednesday tnd broke his leg. Death of Prof. Lasso. Cincinnati, Jan. Lasso died tolay Ky.

He was composer of he quaint Arkansas FROM WASHINGTON. The Constitution of the Next United States ISenate. Another Postmaster Appointed for Maine, and More Pensions ranted. Mrs. Logan Granted a Pension of $2000 a Year.

Information from the Post Office Department Regarding Postal Matters. to the Washington, Jan. impression prevails in some localities that the Republicans are to lose control of the Senate in the next Congress. This impression is erroneous. The Senate, as constituted today contains 42 Republicans and 34 Democrats, a Republican majority of 8.

Of these 42 Republicans, the terms of 17, including Cheney of New Hampshire, appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy until the assembling of the legislature, expires on March 4th next. This leaves 25 who hold over. Three, Sherman of Ohio Aldrich Rhode (Island, and Edmunds of Vermont, and Hale of Maine have already been re-elected, and nine States now represented by Republicans, Swill either return the present incumbents, or other ltepublicons. These States are Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. This makes 38 Republicans sure.

In addition we gain one in the plate ui nu ui isevaua, wmcn will give tne Republicans 39 votes in the next one more than half the body. This, of course, includes Riddleberger of Virginia, a somewhat uncertain quantity. As he was elected as a Republican and has generally voted with them on all important matters, and especially on all questions concerning the organization of the Senate, there seems to be no reason why he shonld not be counted with the Republicans. But even should he vote with the Democrats it would merely make a tie vote, and the Democrats would be powerless to change the present organization. This count also not only gives to the Democrats the seats of Mahone of Virginia and Williams of California, which they are sure of, but also those of Harrison of Indiana and Sewall of New Jersey, which it is by no means as yet certain that they will obtain.

The personnel of the next Senate seems likely to be considerably changed after March 4th. The changes will be most numerous on the Republican side, where Ma hone of Virginia, Mitchell of Pennsylvania, and Williams of California are certain to be replaced by others, and Harrison of Indiana Sewall of New Jersey, Mtller of New York, Dawes of Massachusetts, McWilliam of Minnesota, Conger of Michigan, and Cheney of New Hampshire, are exceedingly likely to lose their seats. A new face will also occupy the seat of the late Senator Logan. On the Democratic side the only changes likely to be made are in the places of Whitthorne of Tennessee and Maxey of Texas, and the chances are just about equal iu favor of return. Edwin O.

Collins lias been commissioned postmaster at Bridgewater, Maine. Pensions have been allowed today to the following claimants in Maine: C. H. Rich, S. Smitlifield; J.

C. Cramer, of Washington; E. F. Gray, deceased, of Rockport; L. Eaton.

Brunswick; Catherine, widow of Patrick, alias Thomas Dempsey, Upper Stillwater; Silvia mother of Levi C. Stevens, So. Smithfleld; re-issue, Benj. S.Wood, Augusta; re-issue, Alfred S. Hilton, North Waldoboro, increase.

Presidential Nominations. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate today: Thomas C. Manning, of Louisiana, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Mexico; Hugh A. Dinsmore of Arkansas, minister resident and consul general to Corea. The Tenure of Office Act.

The House committee on civil service reform today instructed Chairman Cox to report favorably to the House the Senate bill to repeal the tenure of office act. The Mrs. Logan Pension Bill. The Senate has passed, without division, a bill to pension Mrs. Logan.

Information to Postmasters. The Post Office Department today furnished the following for the information of postmasters: act of Cobgress, approved Jan. 3, 1887, authorizes the issue only of postal notes, (not payment thereof) at such post offices other than money order offices, as the Postmaster General may designate. Every application or petition for an extension of this privilege should specify the number of inhabitants of the place from which it emanates, and briefly the reasons for desiring an extension of the postal note system, and should contain such statements as will tend to show gthe means of making small remittances is needed. Each application or petition should be signed by the postmaster of the locality, who will be required to give a slightly increased bond to eover the value of the blank notes entrusted to him, and should he addressed to the superintendent of the money order system.

Army and Navy Officers. The following officers of the army will be placed on the retired list during the present Brigadier General Orlando B. Wilcox. April 16; Col. Glover Perin, Assistant Surreon General, Nov.

17; Col. Charles E. Blunt, Corps of Engineers, Eeb. Col. John Hamilton, Fourth Artillery, Aug.

10; Col. Henrv L. Chipman, Seventh Infantry, Feb. Maj. Charles J.

Sprague, Paymaster, April 13; First Lieut. Frederick C. Nichols, First Artillery, Aug. 14; and First Lieut. Win.

II. McMann, Eignth Infantry, Oct. 29. rhe following naval officers will also be retired: Bear Admiral Samuel R. Franklin, Aug.

24; Rear Admiral John Lee Davis, Sept. Commander Wm. Gibson, May 28; Medical Director Jacob S. Dungin, Jan. 29; md Medical Director Samuel F.

Coues. Sent. 17. Mail Matter Burned. General Superintendent Jameson, of the railway mail service, has received that 14 pouches of letter mail and about i truck load of paper mail were burned in the wreck at Tiffin, Ohio, Tuesday morning.

In the Boston Albany railroad accident of the 4th, 18 pouches of letter mail and about SO sacks of papers, all destined to points east if Mittineague, were burned, with the exception of about 1300 letters, whicli were more or less charred. A Pension for Mrs- Cen. Blair. Immediately after the passage of the bill to pension Mrs. Logan, Mr.

Vfest of Missou ri secured me passage of a Mil to give the widow of Gen. Frank P. Blair a like pension if 82000 in lieu of the pension of 850 per month. which she now receives. The exUonfeaerate did not feel it necessary to raise tlie question of precedent or expediency as to this bill.

Contested Election Cases. The committee on elections took a vote in the Rhode Island contest of Page vs. Price, the former a Democrat and the latter a Republican) this morning' The committee was llvided on party lines, the five Democrats, a majority, voting to declare the seat vacant, and a new election necessary. The four Republicans voted to seat Price. There will thus be two reports.

In the case of Kidd, Deiii.) vs. Steele, (Rep.) of Indiana, the committee will report in favor of seating Steele. Basis of National Bank Circulation. In view of the Attorney opinion that non-interest bearing bonds cannot be ised as a basis for National Bank circulation, considerable interest is felt as to the probable course of the Treasury Department towards banks holding the bonds in question. Comptroller Trenhol was this noon, isked what steps he proposed to take in the matter, and said he would probably ask the Attorney General for advice before taking iny radical action.

He is now engaged, he in making a list of banks and the nnount of matured bonds held by each. was disposed to be lenient with the banks, jut he felt he could no longer delay enforcng a strict compliance with the aws bearing on the subject of the national pank securities. He did not, however, apprehend any trouble witli the banks as he bought they would do their duty in the premises soon as made clear to them. From other sources it was learned bat the banks will be allowed a week or more in which to replace matured bonds, ifter which time all banks in default in this will be proceeded against, attention peing paid first to those longest In default. A Boston Express Train Run Into.

Chicago, Jan. the special New and Boston express on the I.ake Shore fc Michigan Southern railroad, which leaves here at 8.60 a. reached the railway crossing at Sixteenth street this morning, a passenger train on the Louisville, New Alban) Chicago railway crashed into it. The engine of the Louisville train struck the baggage car of the Lake Shore train and lifted the car completely off the trucks. The smoking car, which was crowded with passengers, was next overturned, and although both of these cars were badly wrecked, no one was killed.

It was with the greatest difficulty, however, that the passengers were extricated, and the wildest excitement at the crossing. It is not known who to blame for the accident. The roads ato still blocked and there are immense crowds at the scene of the accident. Seventeen persons are slightly hurt. FOREICN.

Further Changes and Rumors About the Construction of the Cabinet. Another Divorce Suit Among People of High Life. A Terrible Epidemic of Typhoid Fever Cansed by Impure Water. A Very Severe and Wide Spread Snow Storm Reported. Edinburgh, Jan.

Marchioness of Queensburg has instituted an action for divorce agalnt her husband, the Marquis of Queensburg. The action will be tried here and will begin next week. The Marquis of Queensbury is 42 years old. He was married February 2G, 1866, to Sybil, daughter of Alfred Montgomery, by whom he has had four sons and one daughter. London, Jan.

6. -It is expected that Lord aausDury wm make no further effort to complete his Cabinet with the Whigs, but will fill vacant offices with Conservatives. The Conservative council of Liverpool has invited Goschen to contest the vacant Parliamentary seat in that city, and it is thought he will consent. Fearful snow storms are reported at lorence. Perugia, Venice, Genoa and in the whole of Piedmont, interrupting railway and telegraphic communication.

An incessant downfall of rain at Home threatens to cause an overflow of the Tiber. Right Hon. Edward Stanhope, at present Colonial Secretary, has accepted the office of Secretary for War. Lord Iddesleigh has not yet decided to accept the suggestion to relinnuish the Foreign Secretaryship in favor of Lord Salisbury. If Lord Iddesleigh decides to resign the office, he will probably take place as Colonial Secretary.

The Marquis of declination of the office proffered by the Marquis of Salisbury has been received by the latter. Paris, Jan. epidemic of typhoid fever is raging at Clermont Ferrand, 18,000 persons out of a population of have been attacked. There are 400 cases in the barracks. It is supposed the epidemic was started by impure water.

Rome, Jan. Jacobin! is in a very critical condition. He has been attacked with alarming symptoms of the gout. Dr. Ceccarclli todayitold the Pope to expect the worst.

XLIXth CONGRESS -SECOND SESSION. SENATE. Washington, Jan. 6. Mr.

Edmunds, from the committee on foreign relations, reported a bill to incorporate a maritime canal company of Nicaragua. Calendared. Mr. Manderson brought before the Senate the case of the claim against Mexico for the killing of Capt. Emmett Crawford in command of the nited States troops in pursuit of Gerinamo by Mexican troops.

The Senate took up the bill giving a pension of a year to Mary S. Logan, widow of John A. Lagan, as Malor General of volunteers. Mr. Mitchell stated that the bill proposed to do precisely what was done for the widows of Gen.

Hancock and Gen. Thomas. Mr. Maxey said he would prefer to have some further explanation of the bill There was great distinction between the case of Gen. Logan and the cases of Generals Hancock and Thomas, who had spent their lives in the army.

In so far as he was concerned he thought the case of Gen. Logan should stand on the same principle as that of the other citizens. If he contracted in the army a disease from which he died that would be a simple ground for pension for his widow. Mr. Mitchell stated he heard Gen.

Logan say he had been wounded tiva times, and that he was undoubtedly entitled to a pension, but had never claimed one. Mr. Cullom stated that Gen. Logan had contracted rheumatism an the battle field of Fort Donaldson where he lay In the snow all night. There was no question that he died of rheumatism contracted in the service of his country.

After some further discussion the bill was passed without division. On motion of Mr. Edmunds the bill to carry into effect a treaty with China for the suppression of opium traffic was taken up ana passed witnout division. The inter-state commerce bill having been taken up again Mr. Cullom said lit was anxious to have the bill disposed of soon as possible consistent with a fair discussion and he, therefore, gave notice that Tuesday or Wednesday next he would ask the Senate to remain in session until the subject was disposed of.

Mr. Hoar remonstrated against cutting off debate on the bill that wonld operate so seriously upon modern commerce and would so greatly effect the interests of the city, and state which he represented. Mr. Cullom said the Senator had had plenty of time to prepare for the discussion since the conference report had been made, besides the bill as reported was not very different from that which passed the Senate a year ago. In his judgment, the bill if passed would not interfere with modern commerce at all, nor with the interests of Boston or Massachusetts.

The Senate Jthen, on motion of Mr. Cameron, at 3.45 went into secret session, and when the dours were reopened ten minutes later, adjourned till to-morrow. HOUSE. The House went into committee of the whole on the pension appropriation bill, which appropriated $76,247, being only $500 below the estimates, the reduction being in an item for rent of offices for pension agencies. Without amendment or discussion the bill was read, reported to the House and passed.

The 133; nays, into committee of the whole, Mr. Springer of Illinois in the chair, on the naval reorganization bill. Mr. Sayers of Texas, declared there was no political object sought to be accomplished by the measure. It had for its object reform in the administration of naval affairs in order to ensure harmony, promote efficiency, produce economy and secure responsibility.

We had no fleet worthy of name, our navy yards and stations, notwithstanding the immense suras of money spent upon them, were in a worthless and deplorable condition, and if this lamentable condition of affairs was due, as he thought it was, to the organization of a navy as it now existed, the imperative duty devolved upon Congress to give relief which was extended by pending Mr. Boutelle of Maine, opposed the bill, believing it to be contrary to the interests of the naval service, and that its passage would be detrimental to the interests of the government. It did not represent what it purport eu hi ue, ui ueiug a specinc aumiraity prepared and digested method of reorganization, submitted by the navy department it was a maksehift, based on an entire departure from an absolute surrender of the principles which were declared essential when the original proposition was submitted. The existing organization of the navy was adequate to all demands of the present and all probable requirements of the future. Adjourned.

POLITICAL BULLDOZINC. Republicans in the Indiana Senate Refuse to Vote at the Organization. Indianapolis, Jan. two houses of the Legislature organized this morning. The interest centered in the Senate.

Green Smith appeared and took the chair with the auditor of the State acting as clerk. The Republicans endeavored to protest, but they were not permitted to be heard, and without the Republicans voting at all, but being counted the present Democratic caucus nominees were elected and a set of rules adopted that gave the majority all the power. FROM ILLINOIS. In Memory Of Ceneral Logan. Springfield, Jan.

Senate and House this morning adopted resolutions pro! viding for memorial services in honor ol General Loean, the day to be hereafter designated. The United States Senatorship. In the House a resolution was adopted providing for holding the election of an United States Senator, the vote to be taken January 18 th. A Tragedy at Brockton. Brockton, Jan.

Edwin Groce, a carpenter, this afternoon shot his wife. Emma Francis, and then attempted his own life. The cause of the shooting was jealousy. Both will probably die. COV.

INAUGURAL. A Concise, Direct and Practical Document. A Reduction of the State Tax Recommended. No More Law Needed to Suppress Rumselling. Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt, and Trustee Process Urged.

Legislation Against Child Labor and a Ten Hour Law Needed. Gentlemen of the denote nnd House of Ueiiresentatiees; In accordance with the duty enjoined upon the Governor by the Constitution, 1 now submit to you information of the condition of the State, and recommend to your consideration such measures as I judge to bo expedient at this time. STATE TAX. My first recommendation is that the State tax be reduced by the sum of $235,945.33, which percent, of the total amount now levied. The condition of the State finances, according to the annual report of the Treasurer, will justify this important step.

The nominal amount of the bonded debt of the State is $5,157,000, all of which is due and payable in the vear in June, and $2,827,000 in October. In offset to the total amount of the debt, there is in the treasury a sinking-fund of $2,110,390.57. This fund is composed of our own State Bonds to the amount of United States Bonds, New Hampshire State Bonds, and Massachusetts State Bonds, $21,000. The premium on the three last named securities amounts to-day, according to the statement of the Treasurer, to making the aggregate VAllIP rtf fho fund fto Cra st premium will probably be higher rather than lower during the current year. Deducting the sinking-fund at its full and actual value, the aggregate debt of the State which to be provided for is $2,799,349.43.

be sinking-fund operations, under the of 1868, should be brought to a close, now that is called upon to provide for the final liquidation of the bonds in aid of whose payment the fund was originally established. Of tlie securities in the fund, I recommend that the bonds of our own State be cancelled and destroyed by the Treasurer in the presence of a joint committee of the two branches of the Legislature and a committee of the Council. I recommend further that the avails of the United States, Massachusetts and New Hampshire bonds be devoted directly to the liquidation of the State debt, according to the manner which is indicated below. REFUNDING OF TUI DEBT. To provide for the State debt still remaining 1 recommend that a Refunding Dill be enacted, giving the Treasurer the right to sell, after due advertisement, to ttie highest bidder, bonds of the State of Maine to an amount not exceeding two million eight hundred thousand dollars, the bonds to run for thirty years at three per interest to be paid semi-annuaily at the office and in the city of Boston.

I also recommend tiiat for the ultimate redemption of these new bonds a sinking-fund be established, amounting to one per cent, annually of the whole amonnt, said sinking-fund to be invested in State bonds of the New England State and city bonds of any New England city of twenty thousand inhabitants whose total permissible debt is not in excess of five per cent, of its valuation. I think a sinkingfund should not be so closely restricted in the line of investments aa-tn practically defeat a large share of the profit to be derived from its establishment. That lias been, to some axteat, the defect of the sinkitiw bind of 1868, as pointed out by the his annual report. I recommend only a small sinking-fund for the new which, without burdening the tax nayer. will rapidly extinguish the debt.

recommend further that a provision be inserted in the Refunding Act, authorizing the I reasurer to exchange the new bond for the old at any time after the passage of the Act, and further, that the Treasurer be given the right to purchase, to the extent of the lict amount remaining in the sinkingfund, all Maine bouds that may be offered advance of their maturity, provided tbattbe terms of exchange and purchase shall be obviously advantageous to the State. These authorizations to the Treasurer will probably result in a considerable saving to the treasury, rhe exchange of bonds and the purchase of bonds from the resources in the Mnking-fund should be conducted with the knowledge and the approval, in writing, of the old bonds, in all cases, to be cancelled and held as vouchers for the next Legislature. rhe suspension of the interest on the State bonds now held in the sinking-fund, together with the suspension of the annual contribution to that fund and the termination of the $50,000 for direct payment of Mate debt, form the groundwork for the reduction of the Stato tax, as I have recommended. With the successful refunding of the State debt and the provision for a new sinking fund of one per as recommended, a further reduction of the State tax irta (lnniiilantlif 'l, I A. -J VUO UCil Legislature.

State tax to be levied this year, after the reduction referred to, will amount to two and three-quarter mills on the dollar of State valuation, or twenty-seven and one-half cents on each one hundred dollars. But it must be noted that one mill of the two and and three-quarters is not the ordinary State tax, but especially levied for the School fund. Its beneficent operation is such that the rich towns of the State are held in part to educate the children of the towns not so well off in worldly goods. This tax is levied according to property, and divided among the towns according to the number of schoiars, so that the rich towns get back a great deal less than they pay, and the towns of less wealth get back a great deal more than they pay. This tax was established by the Legislature of 1872 and has worked well.

Being levied directly by the State it is often confused with the State tax proper, which if levied for the support of the State government in all its departments. Deducting this mill tax for schools, the State tax proper for the ensuing year will be only one mill and three-quarters, which is the lowest rate of State tax for support of the government that has been levied within the last fifty years, with the exception of the tax levied respectively by the Legislatures of 1846, I860 and 1861. 1 he reduction now recommended relates to the State tax proper, and amounts to nearly thirty-seven per cent, of the whole amount levied. These facts are encouraging to the taxpayers of the State and are, in the highest degree, creditable to to thecaro and economy with which the State finances have been administered in the past. In 1868 the State debt was and every dollar, except was incurred on account of the war for the suppression of the Rebellion.

The payment of five million three hundred thousand dollars which has been made on the principal, leaves only tw million eight hundred thousand dollars of the debt and will impose a tax for interest of only per annum. If anything more were needed to guarantee the high credit of the State, it would be found in the Constitutional provision which prohibits the incurring of any obligation in excess ot three hundred thousand dollars, except for purposes of war. In this will always be found a large protection to our credit, and an invaluable safeguard to the tax-payer. It may be stated as a maxim that there is no expenditure for which the citizen gets so much in return as for the amount lie devotes to paying taxes, and yet there is no subject upon which people are more justly sensitive than that the taxes be equal. If all communities and all the citizens of each community paid in equal and proper proportion, there would be no complaint among the people.

The grievance arises, in large part, from the inequality of taxation, and the inequality arises, in large part, from the errors in valuationerrors in many cases innocently made, no doubt, but still working hardship in many ways. It should be made the steady aim of the Legislative power of the State to equalize the burdens of government. To that end 1 recommend that earnest inquiry lie made into the nn.de of our valuation, with the view to its improvement. A Hoard, composed of one Commissioner from each county, hastily summoned at the close of each decade, with each member naturally endeavoring to have his own county valued at as low a rate as possible, would not seem to be the best method devisable. And yet that is the character of our present system.

A smaller number of Commissioners, say not exceeding three, at work for a longer period, chosen not as the representatives of the counties in which they may reside, but for the whole State, would lie less cumbrous, less expensive and in many ways more efficient. The systems of valuation in force in other New Lngland States should be carefully examined. Some improved methods in those States could, I have reason to believe be profitably incorporated in our own system. One provision in the Valuation Act I specially recommend, viz: that in case of destructive tire or auy other sudden and disastrous calamity in any city or town, the Governor, with the advice of the Council, be authorized to suspend the collection of a certain amount of the State tax levied on said city or town, proportioned to the loss suspension to remain in force until the adjournment of the next ensuiug Legislature. If the calamities which have lately befallen the towns of Kastport and Farmington had occurred directly after the adjournment of the Legislature, those towns would have been subjected to great incon yenience and distress for the ensuing tw years, which could only have been relieve by summoning an extra session of the Lei islature.

In this connection, it may be profitable fo the Legislature to inquire whether, in th rapid changes in the relative position towns, with respect to property. It might no conduce to justice and equality of taxatioi if the valuation should be revised once ii five years instead of once in ten as is nov done. The Constitution of the State re quires thut general valuation shall be tak en at least once in ten implying tha that it might be wise to take the valuatioi oftener. In 1843 a valuation was ordered the Legislature intermediate between tin valuations of 1840 and 1850. I submit tin whole subject, in all its important liearings to your careful inquiry and most mature con sideration.

INSANE HOSPITAL. The reportsof the workings of our variou public institutions for the past two years wil be laid before you. They all show gratify ing evidences of fulfilling the objects foi which they were established. The Uospita for the Insane shows commendable progress in every provision for the comfort and cun of the inmates, and 1 think it may be said that in all its appointments it is the equal ol any institution of the kind In the country. It has been, in all respects, prudently ana efficiently administered.

I have only one suggestion to make in regard to it, and that that the criminal mean those who have incurred the heavy penalties of the law and have had their sentences commuted on account of be kept apart from the general class of patients. Whether this should be done by providing an entirely separate ward, or a small building on the grounds, a little removed from tbe other buildings, it must be for the wisdom of the Legislature to determine. I commend the subject to your careful inquiry. REFORM SCHOOL. I recently paid a visit to the Keform School for Boys and have witnessed with much gratification the condition of that institution.

Its discipline and management do honor to the Superintendent and all his teachers and assistants. I understand that the Trustees will ask for an appropriation for an experiment of the cottage plan, where t.llA troofiul liruotaolll no tbn.ink were in a family, having smaller numbers associated together, and thereby increasing the direct influence of those to whose charge they are committed. 1 refer the subject to the Legislature, feeling sure that the most carefulconsideration will be given to it, as involving the welfare of a class of our population who may be turned from evil and made useful and -spectable citizens. No subject is more worthy of a patient investigation and wise provision. STATE PRISON.

It was my pleasure, also, to pay a visit to the State Prison, the detailed condition of which will be found in the reports of the Warden and Inspectors. The work of the prisoners, principally engaged on carriage making, is of a very excellent order. The carriages, I think, are not sold at prices to interfere with the rights or interests of citizens of the State who are engaged in the same line of business. It is, of course, necessary to keep the prisoner engaged in work, both with the view to property economy ami the view to their improvement and reformation. It would be utterly cruel to keep them in idleness, and it would be utterly useless to worn them except to some good end.

If the number of convicts was very large, it would not be tair to engage them all upon one line of business in competition with any special class of workmanship in the State. I recommend if the present mode of working the prisoners should prove unfairly hurtful to honest in their calling, there should be such division of the labor of the prison as would interference in any specific direction so small that no special influence would be felt from it. I commend to your attention the report of the Prison Commissioners, and specially suggest that due consideration be paid to the facta they have collected touching the number of prisoners in the jails of the several counties. The circmustances which lead to the overcrowding of our jails every winter with petty offemp ers against the law should, in my judgmeut, be carefully investigated. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.

The Industrial School for girls, established some years since at Hallowed, has proved an excellent institution. It has saved a large number of gills from the unfortunate surroundings in which fate had placed them and has secured for them Usnectable employment. The report of the'supc-tiitendent is well worthy of your examination, and 1 hope the institution will receive the favor and assistance of the Legislature. BATH ABYLUM FOR ORPHANS. The Military and Naval Asylum for orphans, located at Bath, is a well-managed institution, and continues to deserves the confidence and patronage of the Mute.

There is some effort made to enlarge the basis of admission to its privileges. It will be your duty to carefully examine into the propriety of such action. INDIAN TRIBES. Beside the treaty obligations we are under to make certain grants to the remnants of Indian tribes within our borders, we are called upon to do it on the ground of philanthropy and charity. There has of late wars been a moral and material improvement in the condition of these wards of the Mate, and I recommend that this tendency be aided and fostered by all that the Legislature may properly do to that end.

WOMAN 8 REFORMATORY. The last Legislature had under consideration the subject of establishing a separate reformatory for the female criminal class. It then received a large degree of approba non irom me members or Dotn Senate and House. I respectfully suggest that the subject be again taken under consideration. am sure that such an institution win elevate the character of our prison discipline, and be the means of rescuing many women from a life of degradation.

A separate institution, under the care of female officers, affords the delicacy of treatment which is due to women, even in their fallen state, and it is a duty we owe to humanity to provide an institution which will give this advantage in its discipline and treatment. The experiment has been tried with great success in other States, aud I commend the subject to the careful consideration of the Legislature. It is one which appeals to manhood aud philanthropy with peculiar force and earnestness. BOARD OF HEALTH. The Board of Health is discharging an important function in the State, aud I think the sphere of tljelr duties might be enlarged with great advantage.

Kvery abuse that may lead to disease should be promptly removed, every avenue that may lead to infection should be promptly closed. The Board of Health should be empowered to see that municipal organizations, common carriers and licensed inn-keepers no their dutv in these respects, aud that everything practicable be done to render Maine, as nature seems to have de-lgned her, one of the healthiest States on the continent. In this connection 1 beg to suggest that we owe a duty to the large number of citizens of other States who stay among us for the summer season, who have erected residences upon our soil, and who pay taxes into our treasury. Whatever we can properly do to promote their wishes and their comfort should be ungrudingly and cheerfully done. Our climate has lured them in great numbers, aud we shall be negligent in our duty and unmindful of our own Interests, if by any carelessness or neglect wo fail to extend them a welcome, give them the most complete protection of our laws and provide such acts of liberal legislation as uiay render their stay agreeable aud FISH AND (iAUK LAWS.

The laws for the preservation and increase of fish and game in the State should be rigidly enforced, and if necessary, additional provisions should be enacted. Xcall your attention to the report of the Commissioners on this subject. The laws already enacted are valuable and beneficent In their operation aud effect. Under their enforcement fish and came are both ran. idly increasing in the State.

The opposition to these laws and the determination to violate them led to a deplorable crime in the county of Washington in November last, but I trust such un occurrence will stimulate and not discourage the enforcement of the law. 1 suggest that an inuuiry be made, whether the state should not make some provision for the families of the two men who lost their lives in the line of their duty while enforcing the laws the State. It is important to have a proper public sentiment on this nuestiou. Those who oppose these laws and insist on fishing and hunting in unlawful ways uud without regard to seasons, are as unwise as those would he who, with a famine impending, should insist on devouring the seed corn. Unless these laws be rigidly maintained, there is danger that wa shall ultimately have no fish in our waters and no game in our forests.

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES A MONO CATTLE. The attention of the Legislature should be given to ascertaining the best mode for preventing the introduction and spread of the fatal disease of pleuro-pneumonia among the cattle of the State. The disease is not known at present, to exist in Maiue, but a salutary warning was given by the experience on the farm attached to the Agricultural College at Drono in Fuller authority should be given to the State to destroy at once all cattle known to be affected with the disease. The owners will not do the work of destruction themselves, on account of the direct loss incurred, and, therefore, the government, as a general safeguard to the herds of the State, should assume the task and the cost of instant destruction when the disease is ascertained to exist. One neglected case that might have cost the State fifty dollars to destroy, wcffild possibly entail a loss of many thousands of dollars to our cattle growers.

It has cost England millions of dollars in her sfforts to extirpate the disease, and if the contagion should break out among our vast herds on theWestem plains the loss would be Incalculable. Beside guarding our own State by proper enactments on the subject, I ree1 ouiuiend that Congress he aiemorallzed to take the utmost care and precautlon.through the national power, to prevent the importar tlon and spread of the disease. 9 STATE COLLEGE. The Agricultural College Is doing a good work, which could lie made still more effective by increased means. You will be asked for an appropriation for that institution to replace the valuable herd of cattle destroyed on account of a disease which was infectious and threatening to other herds In the State.

This claim is well based and I think should lie favorably considered. The trustees oflthe Institution should guard against in farming and dairying. In competition with neighboring farmers, but they should at the same time, be enabled to make tests of fertilizers, of the different modes of applying the same, and of the different methods of feeding cattle, sheep and swine; so chat the farmers of the State may have the benefit of the knowledge thus derived. Whatever the Legislature can do to aid and encourage the agricultural Interests of the State, should lie cheerfully and promptly done. The agricultural resources of Maine are very great and are, as yet, only partially developed, and whatever tends to make farming more pleasant and profitable is always worthy of attention and encouragement.

A measure now before Congress, known as the Hatch Bill, for the establishment of experimental stations in different States, will. If it becomes a law, enlarge the power of the Agricultural College, and, to a considerable extent, remove the cost of Its maintenance from the treasury of the State. EDUCATION. Official reports concerning our educational progress will be laid before you. Maine has always maintained a high rank In the scale of degree of her Illiteracy, by the census tables of the United states, being very small.

It would, in (act, be difflcult to find nativo of of umrc and sound mind who cannot read and write. It is our duty to malutain and still further advance our educational standard, and 1 am sure the Legislature will not neglect any needed action in this Important held. The provision (or educating the blind and also the deaf and dumb 'hildren of the bas thus far proved adequate. These unfortunate children have had the advantages of the best institutions in other States. There is a wish expressed by ruanv for an institution of our own to carry forward the work.

While this is in itself desirable, the need of it is not pressing, the children are not neglected, and I cannot recomiueno that the State should undertake it at present. The expense would, in any event, be large, and it would be several years before the facilities of the new institution would be equal to those already enjoyed. THE MILITIA. The militia system of the State, now organized upon a very economical scale, should be cheerfully maintained. I trust there will be no hesitation on the part of the Legislature to make the appropriation necessary to ensure such advantages of uniform, discipline and drill as may enable Maine soldiers to rival the best organizations in other States.

I venture to suggest, though not within the domain of State legislation, that it might be wise to have the mTiitla of the several States organized as a national guard, the uniforming, equipping and maintenance jf which should be at the expense of the national treasury. Our experience in the late war showed how readily the organization of troops and appointment of officers could be effected under State authority, and yet the whole body, at the moment of necessity, placed under the command of the National Government. If a regiment were authorized for each Congress'onal district throughout the couatnr, it would make a large and effective force, furnish a bond of strong sympathy betw een all the States, especially between the young men of the States, and would give, re Sardless of the disparity in the wealth of the tates, the same ability to organize (or the cause of common defence. While the general government Is seeking to get rid of a surplus revenne derived from indirect, unoppressive and unfelt taxes, the militia system of the several States Is sustained bv direct taxes upon the lands and homes of the people, and in many States is felt to be a financial burden. 1 think few wiser measures could be enacted by Congress than to unify the militia, give it a truly we- tional character, aud create that spirit of pride aud emulation between the several States which would tend to make the whole force one of patntoic usefulness, without great expense and without involving any one of the many objections to a standing army.

The constitution ol the United States declares that well regulated militia is to the security of a free State," and I think that a national guard, thus organized, would, for In our history, fully carry out the -hmild be. If this suggestion shouiu favorable consideration of the recommend that by proper memoria. brought to the attention of Congress. MORIMEHTH AT OETTYSIICRd. Many of the States whose troops were engaged In defense of the Union at Gettysburg have erected on the battle held monuments or memorial stones commemorative of the event.

The troops of Maine were honorably distinguished on that bloody held, aud the memory of their heroic deeds should be honored with those of their compatriots. I recommeud that the Legislature take anpropriate action in the justly due to the living and to the dead, and to the honor of the State (or all time. THE Liqi'OB TRAFFIC. The question of the prohibition of the liquor traffic in Maine has eugaged popular attention wilhin the last year to a considera re-affirmation on the part of the people, at the polls, of their full faith in the prohibitory system, and of their desire to see the law fairly administered and properly enforced. The situation in the State respecting the law may be briefly and candidly stated.

In from three-fourths to tour-fifth of the towns of the State the law is well euforced and has practically abolished the sale of spirituous and malt liquors as a beverage. In the larger cities and towns, on the seaboard and at railway centers. It has been found more difficult to secure perfect compliance with the law, but it can still be said that at very few points in the State is liquor openly sold, l'he offences against the law are tu large part clandestine, and therefore difficult to detect and expose by legal testimony. But it is a great moral gain when the liqnor seller is driven from the light of day to secret places and to stealthy devices to cairy on his hurtful and demoralizing traffic. Some of the more zealous friends of the temperance cause think that an increase of the penalties, especially for the first offence of liquor selling, would cure the admitted evil of imperfect enforcement, but the more prudent, and I think by far the larger number, are of the opinion that an increase of the penalty would do harm rather than good.

What is actually needed at the points named is a sound public opinion to urge and uphold the enforcement of the law. Where that is wanting the case Is made difficult with the prohibitory law, as inderW it always Is with every form of law. Perhaps an increase of penalty would. In the places referred to, enhance, rather than diminish, the evils of indifference and of hostility. It can, however, be said with satisfaction that even with this imperfect enforcement at certain points, the law has been of immeasurable value in reducing the liquor traffic, and has correspondingly increased the wealth of the State by increasing the sobriety of the people and saving the fruits of industry.

One evil, inseparable from a law enacted after a strong popular contest. Is that the prevailing side is looked to as the one to enforce its provisions, whereas every law should be as binding upon those who opposed Its enactment as upon those who labored for it. The experience of Maine for the last thirty years abundantly justifies the adoption of tne prohibitory system, and it will be the duty of the Legislature to add to Its efficiency in whate way, after full and impartial Investigation, may be found remembering that legal penalties must be kept inside, and not pressed beyond, the bounds of public nninlfin IMPRISONMENT KOH DEBT. For several years complaint has been made of the law in this State which, under certain conditions, permits imprisonment for debt. There is something repulsive to our better feelings in this treatment; something, also, that contradicts common sense in such a remedy, if a man owes a debt and has no property, and you deprive him of the power of working, how cun he pay It? Moreover, society has no right to inflict an Ignominious punishment upon a man for the misfortune that deprives him of the power of meeting a pecuniary obligation.

I therefore recommend that every law and part of law which permits Imprisonment for debt in Maine be In taking this step we are but following the enlightened policies of the great majority of our sister States in the Union. trustee process. I also recommend that trustee process, so far as it relates to the wages of a laboring man be abolished. The undoubted result of these steps will be to curtail the credit of laboring to keep them from incurring obligations which readily absorb their earnings. It will force the relations between employer aud the employed to a cash basis, and will lagely benefit the laboring man by adding perceptibly to the value of his day's wages.

It will, 1 think, be found that the saving resulting to the labor of the State from the cash basis wllljshow itself In an addition to tho aggregate deposits.in the sav inis banks of the State. Imprisonment for dent and trustee process both being removed, the laborer is made a free man, with no unjust penalties menacing him and no one tempting him to incur needless debt. CHILD LABOR. There is reason to believe that abuses occur in peimittiug children of too tender age to work in our factories. This should be fCONCLUDED ON FOURTH CAC.E.