The Portland daily press., 1871-08-08
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The Chamber OF Commerce Declines.

'o C""huDtF VI OOmmefcS DCStAues
new YORK, Aug. 7.-Mayor Opdyke, Vice
resident OF the Chamber of Commerce, ar
rived IN town, to day, and will publicly reply,
tomorrow, TO Mayor Halls request fer the APP
poihtment OF committee by the Chamber OF
commerce to examine the charge OF fraud and
corruption IN the city and county finances, add
ing also, in regard to the manner in which the
public accounts should be examined and dis
cussed. The attempt, to-day, to obtain the re-
qu'site Ten signatures of members to call q
SPECIAL meeting of the CHAMBER of Commerce
iaHed, many members regarding a meeting at
the present time injudicious and not com peteu t
to express the actual opinion of the Chamber,
as many of its members are now absent from
the city.
Another Biunder.
NEW YORK, Aug THE Erie lightning ex.
press train, from the West thrown from the
track at ShohOle, nineteen miles West of Port
Jervis, about two O. clock this morning, by an
unaccountabe blunder. The switchman who,
when the train was within a few rods of the
switch deliberately displaced it. The train was
not moving more than fiften miles au hour and
was promptly stopped by the engineer without
serious disaster, though all the cars were
thrown from the rails, none OF the passengers
were injured, though hod the train been under
iull speed serious loss of life would have been
inevitable, as the Delaware river flows eighty
teet below the scene of the disaster The train
reached this city seven and halt hours behind
time.
WesiGeld Investig elton.
NEW YORK, Aug. John c. Hothersall, of
the Pennsylvania Iron Works, found crack in
the external shell of the boiler which must
nave been caused by rolling. He could not say
Whether the Inspector could see il, but thinks
that the Inspector would not be likely to see it
without microscope
jain, editor of the Technologist, did not dis
cover any crack in the boiler. He thinks that
me steam ran up rapidly, and that the explo-
sion TOOK place at not less than forty pounds
pressure.
Alexander D. Douglass, chief engineer of the
steamship Huntsville, and once an Inspector Of
poiiers found no sign OF crack or flaw, and
believes that the explosion occurred at fifty
pounds pressure. The guage having probably
got out OF order
Rumanism.
! NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-Charles Drummer, a
fruit dealer, while sitting in front of his resi-
dence, 226 East 47th street, last night, was
fatally stabbed by Mike Coburn, brother of
OF Joe and John Saunders. Both of the rOughs
were arrested. They had just returned from
sparng exhibition at Poughkeepsie, aid were
passing Drummer, when he spoke to them about
a watch which he believed they had stolen from
his brOther-in-law. .-
Festivals.
The delegates of the Italian Societies held
crowded meeting tonight to make prepara-
tons for the festival on the 18th inst. The
Mayors letter declining to revie " the process.
sion was read A number of speeches were
made exhortipg the Italians to make the par
ade grand success and collection to de fray
the expenses was taken.
The Turner's had procession, 500 strong, in
Williamsburg in the morning The festival in
the afternoon comprised dinner, addresses,
gymnastics and drill by the military, and ia
the evening public social celebration at Tnr-
ner Hall.
Address by a Feuian.
Thomas Clarke Cuby, an exile, spoke in
Cooper Institute tonight before nearly 5000
people on the case of Ireland. He said that more
had been wrung from England by Fenianism
within few years than during O'ConnelPs
career; that the rising generation OF Protes.
tants would be nationalists as two of the most
prominent Irish leaders to-day, Butt and Mar
tin, were Plotestants and three of the profess
sors in Trinity College had Joined the Home
Rule Association. He justified revolution IN
ireland If only to shame the braggarts who
talk but never act.
The kegutta ON Saturday.
The prizes of the Atlantic Yacht Club regat-
ia on Saturday we're won by the Lois, Peerless,
Orion and Anne, each taking both prizes for
time and by the allowance in the class in
which they entered. The squadron sailed for
StoDngton this morning.