The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-01-28
NEW YORK.

Seizure Of Disfilcries - Southern Relief
Meeting-Railread Accident-Fir s-sui.
cfde-Descent upon n Gam bling House.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.
There was another light fall of snow here
last night. This morning the indications are
rain.
Twomore whiskey distilleries were seized in
Brooklyn yesterday.
While party of students were dancing on
the upper floor at 907 Broadway, a portion of
the ceiling of the room beneath gave way and
fell upon lad named VIM. H. Carman, who
was asleep, and injured him so that he died
At the Southern Relief Meeting last night
resolutions were adopted that commission
consisting of 30 men, with power to add to their
number, be appointed to raise money and dis
tribute supplies among the destitute without
distinction of race or opinion, and that philan-
thrOpic women throughout the North be invit-
ed to share in the responsibilities and blessings
of the work.
A number of pictures and other property be-
longing to Crosby, Of the Opera House, have
been attached here at the suit of John W. Cox
who claims that Crosby is indebted to him in
the sum of nearly $1,000 for goods sold him.
There was meeting at Cooper Institute in
aid OF the Cretans tonight Mayor Hoffman
meeting was addressed by Messrs Beecher,
Hitchcock, OsgoOd and Others Letters were
received from Messrs. Bancroft and Charles
O'Connor, the latter enclosing $500.
NEW YORK, JAN q.
Six chiefs of the Fenian organization left
yesterday for Havre. Stephens was not among
them.
Benjamin B. Miller convicted of robbing the
mails, was yesterday sentenced to ten years
imprisonment.
Patrick Dryer, charged with shooting Pat
rick McCudden, was acquitted yesterday.
George L. Williams, the Virginia clergyman
who was arrested for picking pockets, has been
held and his case sent to the grand Jury.
VIM: H. Huges, North Carolina merchant,
arrived here yesterday under arrest, on charge
leading New York firms on false pretence
An accident occurred on the Morris & Essex
Railroad, New Jersey, yesterday between Mil
burn and Orange, by which the conductor and
engineer were badly injured. A number of
passengers were more or less bruised. The To-
connective, at q curve, jumped the rails and
threw the train down an embankment
By fire last night in buildings Nos. q and
% Ann street, I. r. Dawley, printer and book
binder, lost $4,000; partially insured; Jonas
Brindi, publisher of the Hebrew Leader, $500,
and the New York News Company $1,000; no
insurance The building, owned by Charles
Squlres, was damaged to the amount of $1,000;
The loss by fire at Doty's cotton warehouse,
on Albany street last night, will not exceed
$4,000 The building was owned by Charles
Naylor. m
The total coastwise arrivals here for 1866
were: Steamers, 1852; ships, 40; banks, Ill;
briggs, 81; schooners, 1915. -
Ivory J. Dewson, formerly warrant officer
in the navy, shot himself through the head
to-day. Grief tor his wife's death is supposed
to have been the cause
The Germans in favor OF sustainingthe excise
law held large meeting at the Cooper Insti-
tute this evening.
The police tonight made descent upon the
gambling house of John G. Heenan, and arrest
ed the proprietor and several others.