The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-17


proprietor Of drinking saloon on Furman
street, Brooklyn, in quarrel last night, stab.
bed Michael Campbell dead with a large
sheath knife. The quarrel arose from differ
ence OF opinion concerning the riot in this
city.
The s4fh Regiment Blameless.
The board of police has assured the officers
of the 84th regiment that the conduct of that
regiment during the riot was entirely justifia-
Bile and proper under the circumstances. Gen.
Varian, Commander of the brigade to which
the S4th regiment belongs, has sent a letter to
Lit Col. Mitchell of that regiment, stating that
the only reason for changing the position OF
the regiment during the route on Wednesday
was because of the severity of the first attack
on that regiment. Gen. Varian also states
that the attack required prompt and imme-
date repulsiOn, and if preselt he would have
given order to fire without hesitation. The Of
fcers of the Saith regiment last night voted to
expel Lieut. Mocklin of Company c., and take
steps to court martial him for cowardice and
conduct unbecoming an officer. They also
adopted resolutions complimentinting the po-
lice for gallant and creditable conduct during
the riot.
Native Americans.
Two German clubs have been organized in
Brooklyn since the riot, each member pledg-
ing himself that he would vote only for citi-
zens of American birth to hold Office.
The Turf.
The race for $1,000, mile heats best 3 in B,
was won yesterday at the Fleetwood Park by
TOpsy Time 245 10, 2.41 and 247.
The race for the $4,000 purse was won by Jul
no, her competitor, Josephine, being with
drawn.
The Freest City i'm the World.
crowd of roughs this morning took pcs
session of the Second Avenue DEPOT demol-
isbed the windows and broke the furniture
and then made an attack upon car, when the
police attempted to arrest them. All but one
escaped.
Will Not secede.
Rev. Stephen II. Young, Jr., in recent in
terview denied that be and Rev. Mr.. Cheney
of Chicago, were about to secede from the
Episcopal church and bet up an Independent
Protestant Episcopal church.
Brewers' Association.
Nearly all the leading brewers of the north.
ern cities have joined the Geman Brewers
Association of this city, for the purpose of Or
ganizing brewers insurance company, the
object of which is to do away with certain
abuses to which brewers are subjected by in.
surance companies in the case of fire.
Fire.
NEwBURG, July 16-Bigler & Co.'S saw
| mill and lumber yard with two large tene
ment houses were destroyed by fire last night
| Twenty families were made hOuseless and one
hundred men thrown out of employment
| Loss 100000.
Constable Henry Woerner, of Harrison, N
| j., has been held in $4,000 bail for terribly
| heating young man named Barr with bast
| ball bat
Lorenzo Dow Doolittle has been lodged il
| Jail in Bellvidere, N. j., for deliberately muir
| derng John Pence at Port Golden on Thurs
| dav night. Both we're boatmen and old ene
| mics. -
| The funeral services of Sergeant Wyatt am
| private Page took place to day. The 9th, 18th
| list and other regiments followed t5e deac U
rain. 5000 people were on the streets to witness
The procession. There was DO disturbance.