The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-30
NEW YORK.


oaDEh fOt IftI ARREST OF MAYO HALL.
New YORK, Nov. 29.-Judge Brady it ap-
pears has granted an order of arrest for Mayor
Hall on similar complaint to those against
Tweed and Connolly. The fact was known at
the City Hall during the forenoon and Hall
soon disappeared, tits supposed to secure bonds
men and save the annoyance of remaining in
custody on Thanksgiving. His bail bonds will
be for million dollars requiring the surities to
justify in two millions.
CONNOLLY IN JAIL.
Connolly has been committed to Ludlow
street Jail. 1t is rumored that his. propertz is
largely invested in foreign funds by his son who
recently visited Europe.
TAMMANY SAVINGS BANKS.
The receiver of the Bowling Green Savings
Rank states that the assets are $473, 900 and the
liabilities $i74 goo, if the securities realize the
full value. Depositors receive 50 pet cent. less
the necessary expenses. The loans include
$148,000 on personal securities without collater-
ais.
The receiver os the Guardian Savings Bank
reports that all depoisitors will be paid in full
and the smaller ones at once.
HEAVY VERDICT.
A verdict has been given for the United
States in the case against Harver Barnes to re-
cover $5i5,577 on account of fraudulent invoices
of imported sugar and molasses.
ADVANCE FREIGHTs
The freights west from New York Boston
and Philadelphia have advanced to 90 cents per
hundred pounds to Cincinnati, $1.00 to Chicago,
Sl.29 to ST. Louis and other points proportion
ately.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
The expedition of Catholic to teach the ma
tives of Ecuador mechanic arts and farming
sailed to-day in the Ocean Queen.
The health officer reports that the cholera has
disappeared from the bay.
Coal fell so cents per ton to-day in spite of
the cold weather
Gen. Burnside sailed to-day for Europe in the 4
Scotia
Catharine DAILY, residing on West sd street,
has been arrested for the murder of her husband
with Ratchet
THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS.
The Catholic outrages in the public schools at
Hunters Point, were continued yesterday. One
boy told the master when the Lord S prayer was
being read to take the Bible and go to hell with
it. Thirteen scholars were dismissed for riot
GUS conduct. All the windows in the lower
portion of one of the schools were smashed by
stones. woman entered the school and used
the most obscene and blasphemous Language in
the presence of little girls, aud was elected by
the police with o hard struggle. A later de-
spatch says there has been a lull in the war to-
day and that the Lords prayer was read with
ont disturbance. Several of the expelled
scholars have been taken back -Four police
still guard the building.
LARGE LOAN.
1t is announced that Jas. S. Morgan & Co., of
London, have borrowed $5,0o0,000 for the
Pennsylvania Railroad on debenttres of the
leased Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, and that
the offers therefore have reached twelve and
half millions.
DEATH OF MAINE MAN.
Capt. William A. Howard of the Revenue
Service, died few days since at Greenport, l.,
L. He was gallant officer native of Maine,
and several years since was presented with a
silver service by merchants of Boston.
captain Howard was stationed at Portland
from 1880 to 1S35.-ED.
CLOSING OF TIE CANALS.
ALBANY, Nov. CIT will be impossible to
get the boats through the canals unless the
weather moderates. There are about 100 boats
near Cahoes, nine miles above here, and the ice
is yery heavy.