Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-06
News from New York.

New i ork, D. Although Oldendorfer and
and his German colleagues were refused ad-
| mittance to the Rochester Convention the
Stats Zeitung of to-day accepts the platform
| and the organization of that body and will
| support the democratic party.
Reports of experts shows that the value of
| the cabinet work and furniture in the new
Court House to be $224, $50. Ingersol re-
ceived million and half
The Executive Committee of the delegates
who withdrew from the Republican State
Convention to-day unanimously resolved that
| they will unite in support of the State ticket
| nominated at Syracuse, and do cordially
| recommend to all republicans of the State
| their firm and active exertion to secure its
success,
Resolved, That this committee deem it in
| expedient to take any further action at this
time on general subjects with which it was
charged, by public meeting of delegates held
at Syracuse.
| The trial of Calvin for killing Campbell in
Brooklyn about the time of the Orange riots,
commenced to-day.
The Tammany politicians are still absent
at the Rochester convention and matters
about the City Hall present the same quiet
| appearance as yesterday.
| Most of the city employees are still unpaid
| but Deputy Controller Green has the money
deposited in ten National Banks. The
| amounts required are for the police S472 ,OlS,
| for the Board of Health SIS, 34l, for the Fire
| Department, 5000, and the Boulevard la
| borers 100000. The receipts of the Con-
troller for taxes for the spast two days are
| S676,533.
Mayor Hall to-day said concerning the
relationship existing between the Foreman of
the Grand Jury Gen. HalD and himself
| THAT the radicals evaded jury duty and nee
essarily the jury is composed of democrats
They will shield me from persecution. l
have no doubt if l am obliged to take stand
in court | will establish my innocence and
make such revelations in relation to the
Tammany trouble as will astonish the coun-
try" Its confidently asserted however, that
the case against Hall will not he referred to
the present Grand Jury.
A suggestion has been made by a high
Tammany official that there is no law in ex-
istence providing for election of aldermen
and assistant aldermen. This may be nice
question for lawyers. The attorney of the
committee of seventy served process on
Messrs. Butler and Miller and an another
suit against Miller.
Ex-Judge Barrett to-day wrote to District
mayors case promptly before the grand jury.
Mr.. Barrett expresses his opinion privately
and says that no man can give verdict
counter to evidence which will be presented,
which is strong, convincing and irrefragible,
but if the grand jury should acquit US we
shall ask its discharge. and on the empane-
ling of new one repeat the process till we
find an honest grand jury, and as a last resort
shall, if necessary appeal to the government
1t is stated that the idea of moving in court
that Tweed be punished for alleged infring-
ing of Judge Barnard's injunction has been
abandoned.
The sunken pilot-boat Grinnell has been
raised and gone into dock.
New ferry boats were placed on the Fulton
Ferry to-day. They have in the ladies cabin
steam indicator showing constantly the
quantity of steam on, lack of water and the
general condition of the engineers depart
ment.
The International Coopers' Convention
continues in secret session.
One hundred guns were fred in City Hall
Park in honor of the Rochester nominations.
At the public works department this fore
noon everything was in disorder, as it Is APP
pretended that works in charge of the depart
ment wonld necessarily be suspended for want
of funds