The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-04

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New YORK, Nov 3-Deputy Com ptroller
Green is ready to pay the city judges at the
rate of 10000 per year, which is the salary
fixed by the Legislature, but they demand a
salary of 5000 per year, which sum was sub
sequently fixed by the Common Council.
Mr.. Green has made more removals of sine
curists from the courts and Comptroller's office.
Two thousand aqueduct laborers were paid
yesterday, also the police, and $4,000 was plac-
ed to the credit of the park department.
Judge Barnard to-day modified the injunc-
tion so as TO prevent an issue without the en-
dorsement of the Deputy Comptroller, of the
the fifteeE millions of bonds neg otlated by Au-
gust Belmont. He also granted mandamus
compelling the bureau of elections to provide
boxes to receive votes foe assistant Aldermen.
Deputy Comptroller Green to-day paid $110,-
600 TO the department CT parks for the pay
meut Of laborers.
1t is decided that if Alexis arrives by Tues
day parade will be held on "Wednesday If
be ,anns before Tuesday he goes incognito to
Washington until the election is over.
Precautions for n Fair Election.
The Superintendent of Police has ordered
the whole police force duty election day to
maintain order. Under the regulations each
candidate is allowed to have friend to see
fair play in court. The Committee of Seventy
has arranged to have Judge Learned of the
Supreme Court sit the whole day independent
OF the usual occupants of the bench to protect
honest voters in their rights Mayor Halls
chief clerk, in a letter to the Press, promises
on the part of the Mayor prompt investga-
ton OF all complaints made by citizens against
inspectors or other political officers. An order
was also granted for the Mayor to show cause
on Monday why he does not remove the pres
ent inspectors of election and appoint others in
conformity with the law, About 5000 young
neu have been enrolled as watchers of the
polls GA the part of the Committee of Seventy
Cotion Statement.
The receipts from all parts since Sept LIST
were 464 354 bales, 81, 115 short of last year;
exports 1860 bales or "a, 215 bales short of
last year.
Emprisonnaent for Debt 10 be Stopped.
Judge Barnard to-day stated in court that
be was determined to stop imprisonment for
d BITS or as witnesses, aud that he bad no doubt
the murderers of Nathan and Rogers would
have been discovered but for fear on the part
of some one WHO had seen them, of indefinite
Imprisonment
Husurnpce Matters,
Judge CORDOBA to-day vacated the injunction
granted by him yesterday against the Mercan-
tile Fire Insurance Company, and discharged
the receiver, he proving that the company's
cash assets, above the capital of $500 900, are
$92, 900, and that at the werst, after paying all
claims rs per cent. of the capital will be intact
even after re-insuring-
The Board of Fire Underwriters to-day pro-
tested against Cardoza's action of yesterday as
al OutTdBe, duu ptcltTGu Inc company perfect
ly safe and took ACTION looking to modif ica-
ton of the laws so as to render such proceed
ing impossible hereafter.
The Superintendent of the Insurance Da.
partment has, ct the request of the Continen-
tai Insurance Company, investigated its affairs
and finds its capital unimpaired, and that il
holds a large surplus above all claims for losses
| by Chicago and otherwise, including an ample
| reinsurance fund The Superintendent also
certifies that the voluntary additional half mil.
| lion capital of the company is more than douby
| subscribed. He is now examining other in.
| surance companies.
A writ of error has been granted by Judge
| Ingraham in the case of Rosenzweig, provid
| ing for a review of the case before the Appel
| ate Court. The process is retprnable at the
| neHt Supreme Court general term.
| Seventeen indictments were found against
| the forger Miner.
| Judge Barnard has decided that the County
| Medical Society had no right to expel Doctor
| Rumphaner upon the charges made by Doctor
Layre in connection with a surgical operation
| and granted an Injunction restraining furthe
proceedings against him.
l. Warrants were issued for several repeater
| operating ON the registry lists to-day.
The North Hudson r. r. Co. has attained
an injunction against the Hoboken Common
| Council forbidding further interference will
their track and ordering that torn up to be re
laid.
| The Turf
Fleetwood Park purse, $4,000, mile heats
Charley Green beat Topsey, Climax and Bell
| OF Oneida in 2. "a 1-4-2 35-237.