The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-03-01
NE w YORK.
CITY AND VICINITY.

NEW YORK, Feb. %. The bankruptcy pro-
ceedfngs against the Boston, Hartford & Erie
railroad before Judge Ba,chtord were with
drawn to day and an assignee appointed in
Massachusetts.
Thompson, johnson and Peterson, mutineers
on ship Shatemuc of Bath, Me-, in this harbor
in December last, were convicted in the u, S.
Circuit Court to-day, but were recommended
to mercy.
Mayor Kalbfeich of Brooklyn is in critical
condition from injuries received by falling up
on the edge OF bath tub il his residence ON
Saturday. Two ribs are broken, another badly
injured and Inflammation has set in.
VIM. Kelley and John H. Devi1e have been
indicted for the murder of Garrett w. Nos
trand, wealthy drover of Syosset, L. l., and
Doris Deekman of Dutch Hills, L. l., for the
murder of her own daughter II years old.
The Fenian Brotherhood are issuing crcu-
lars for the election of president to succeed
John Savage, resigned.
Miner & Stevens carriage factory on East
18th street, and an adjacent building, was de-
stroyed by fire tonight Loss $50, 900; partial
ly Insured. Nine firemen were injured by an
explosion and the falling walls. For time
Lents circus was threatened. The audience
was dismissed.
Pauline Delareux, 80 years old, was fatally
poisoned this evening by taking oxalic acid,
which had been dispensed to her servant in
mistake for seldlitz powder mixture by
clerk in Henry Hunters drug store on Amity
street. The druggist and clerk have been ar
rested.
Mr.. Becker, counsel for Rulof, the Bing-
hamton murderer, to-day argued before the
judges OF the Court of Appeals at the residence
OF Judge Russell in this city for a. stay of pro.
ceedings in the case, which was granted.
schooner Alfred Keene, of Rocklaud, Ne.
loaded with yellow pine, went ashore at South
west spit this afternoon. No particulars.
THE FILKINs CASE.
ALBANY, Feb. 28.-Three more Jurors max.
ing ten in all, were obtained in the Filkins case
to-day.
THE NEW HAMBURG DISASTER.
ALBANY, Feb. 2S- The Legislature, relative
70 the JON committee of investigation into the
New Hamburg disaster, to-day ex .mined sew
eral witnesses whose evidence tended to prove
the bridge in good condition; that the lower
light was not to be changed except when the
1raw Was open; that the danger sIgnai could
De gwen most quickly from the track by Ian
terms, and that the ex press tram and all the ap-
pliances OF brakes. etc, were in perfect order
when they left New York. Talon, the fireman
OF the express train, said be pulled as hard as
he could on the patent brake cords but felt no
applcation of the brakes, though he felt the
engine reversed. He also said he could see the
lower light TWO miles below arr always looked
for 1t as guide. VIM. Baird, engineer on the
road, testIti that Simmons could have seen
the signal 10 the tower only 120 or 100 rods dis
tant II lie had stayed on his side of the engine
and by that time II would have been impossl-
Bile to stop the train and avoid a collision. 3.
u. Graham, foreman of track reparers of the
Duchess & Columbia Railroad formerly at
Hamburg, testified that had he seen the oil
train broken down and thrown across the
bridge he should have run down the track
with red light rather than have changed the
tower signal.