The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-01-01
NEW YORK
RIGHTS OF NAruEAL1zED CITIZENS.

New York. Dec. 30.--A Utica despatch of
4 last night saws a large and enthusiastic meet
| ing OF the citizens OF Utica was held at the
/ CITY Hall this evening to take into considera-
/ tion the rights of American citizens abroad
4 Mavor Wilson presided, with large number
4 of Vice Presidents. Strong speeches were
| made by Messrs. Jas McQuade, Francis Ker-
| non and others. The resolutions adopted were
| bold and spirited. One is to the effect that if
4 the Executive and Congress fail to vindicate
| the right of American citizens they are cow
ardy and imbecle and unworthy to admins
ter the affairs of Government
GOLD AND SILVER NOT LAWFUL MONEY.
New YORK, Dec. 31.-In the Supreme Court,
| in the case of the Bank of the Commonwealth
VS.. Jasper Van Week ct al, in which the bank
| appeals from decision in lower Court, II
| was decided yesterday that gold and silver are
no longer lawful money of the country, but
merchaptabIe commodities, and promisOry
| notes made nayablelin gold must be paid in
gold or in currency OF an equivalent value.
! THE WHISKY DISTILLERY SEIZURES.
| The Internal Revenue officers yesterday
| turned over the distiery on the corner of
| Kent and Division avenues, Brooklyn, to Dis
| trict Attorney Tracy for prosecution. Ii is
said that Col Wiswell, who is prominent
candidate for Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue., is one of the owners of this establishment
SNOW STORM.
The great Northeast snow storm reached
here about p. NJ, and the indications are
that We are to have protracted and heavy
storm.
MEETING OF THE FENIAN SENATE.
The Senate of the Fenian Brotherhood, at
their session this forenoon, elected Gen. John
O'Neil, the hero of Ridgeway, Vice President,
| in place of James Gibbons who had resigned
| that position. This evening Col w. r. Rob-
erts resigned his Office as President, thus plaC-
ing Gen. O'Neil as his successor ct the head of
| the brotherhood.
An address has been issued disclaiming in
| the name of the Eenian Brotherhood, all con-
| nection with the blowing up of the Oerken-
| well prison and sending murderous explosive
| letters through the Post Offices.
| Dispatches endorsing O'Neil have been re-
| ceived from all parts of the country.
| EXAMINATION FOR MURDER AND ARSON.
HUDSON, Dec. 31.-The. examination of Mr..
| and Mrs. Brown the parties charged with hor-
rible murder and arson at Canaan Four Cor
ners, was had yesterday before Becorder Mills.
There were nine witnesses examined, viz
DR.. A. Seariah Judson, Harriet Slvernaie,
Martin e. Williams, Walter Gardner, Lucy
Gardner, Caroline Cross, Sidney C. Beale,
| Saml. A. Townsend and John III. Hurlburt.
| The strongest points in the case were elected
from DR.. Judson and Mr. Beale, the former
| gentleman swearing that soon after the 3reak-
| ing out of the fire he went to the house, and
after it was extinguished he saw some one
holding lantern over something which proved
body of Angie Brown. Her left leg was whole
except the knee, which was badly burned the
flesh and skin OIL the foot was not burned much
but had the appearance,of being scalded. The
knee and lower portion OF right leg was entire
ly gone, the leg was broken at about the lower
third OF the thigh and the bone protruded
about three inches beyond the flesh, and had
the appearance of having been broken by
something falling on it; it was plain fracture
and not burned off. Both hands and arms
near the elbow were gone, and the skin and
flesh and rib bones were so burned that they
were in crumbling state; the contents of the
bowels were exposed and CHARGED, the skull cap
was gone and part of the brain, and that part
of the brain left seemed fresh; the eyes were
burned to charcoal, while the lower part OF the
face was entire, but much blackened the skull
was so much burned as to be crumbly.
Other witnesses corrosorated the above tes-
tmOny and both prisoners were fully commit
ted to await the action Of the grand jury.
District Attorney Welch went to Canaan
this forenoon to work up the CASE and is deter
mined that nothing shall be left undone that
shall serve to clear up this horrible mystery.
THE ANGOLA ACCIDENT.
BUFFALO, Dec. 31.-The coroner's inquest
into the cause of the late railroad disaster at
Angola, after. eleven days investigation con-
cluded their labors this evening. A thorough
and searching investigation was made. Forty
two witnesses were examined, and the result
OF their inquiries is that the accident was
caused by a bent axle of the Cleveland 81 Toll
edo car No. 81, the car that was burned, caus-
ing the wheel on that truck to drop after the
wing rail, thus throwing the wheels off that
truck, and subsequently, the whole car off the
track, and that there were forty persons in all
killed thereby. The jury also recommend the
adoption of more borough system of gaug-
ing the wheels of cars as to prevent an i'm
perfect axle or wheel being made in the future.
EMANCIPATION JUBILEE.
OswRGo, Dec. 31.-The emancipation iubi-
lee in this place, on Jan. 9TH, will be addressed
by Gen. Butler and Others