The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-09-25
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NEW YORK.
The Municipal Troubles.
No Change ia the Situation.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Sept "a The municipal stua-
| ton remains unchanged and puDlic attention
| is now directed 20 the meet ug OF the Snper
visors to morrow for the next important move
ment.
Halls Position.
Mayor Hall still refuses to recognize Deputy
Controller Green, saying if he should send 81 IN
any com munication he would take no notice OF
it aud in reply to those who urge his recogni
ZION yesterday, caused to be posted IN the Cty
Hall placard inscribed Elected the frst o.
January 1871. for two years ending q e 3lst o.
December, 1879. That is my answer"
The Inspector of Eu'ldings.
There was large meeting of builders at Bre-
WORT Hail last evening | o consi0er the frauds
and abuses in the administration of that de-
partment ofthe city government, and arrange
ments were made Tor mass meeting on the
Subject at Cooper Institute, on Wednesday
evening.
Great Robbery.
Ten more workmen OF the United States
Watch Company at Marion. N. j., were ar
rested yesterday for stealing a portion of the
watches while in process of manufacture
Twenty one workmen in all have been arrest
ed and from the confession by some of them il
is g .tlmated their thefts exceed in value $780,
600.
Organized Eco lsAness.
A meeting Of the working men last evening
decided ON general strike in most OF the
a, early next spring, AID measures were
adopted Tor permanent organization to sus-
tain and render it successful
Puasshing the Greeley Men.
A large number OF post-ofice employees
were discharged yesterday, as il alleged for pc
litical reasons, all The dismissed being Greeley
A saiier in Trouble.
Capt. Geo. s Leach, having returned from
Liverpool yesterday, volunt rily surrendered
himself TO await Trial for scuttling his ship, the
Enterprise, off the coast OF Brazil last I'll m mer.
The owners of the ship assert Leach's inno
cence.
Ashbury's Yacht.
Ashbury's yacht Livenia had her bow stove
by her anchor in gale GU the 9th inst, three
days from Cowes, and returned to Portland,
EGG. for repairs.
Religious News.
BUFFALO, Sept, "a The corner stone of t.
Joseph's Catholic Cathedral Chapel was laid
this afternoon by Bisnop Ryan with i'm
posing ceremonies. Twenty-six Irish, Ameri-
can and German religious societies with ban.
ners, music and regalia, Joined in the process
ion.
The new Universaist church of the Messiah,
on the site OF the one destroyed BY fire last
year, was dedicated with the usual services to-
day.
MaguIEcens Donations.
ROCHESTER,, Sept. 23-The will of the late
Aristarcnus Champion of this city whose
wealth is supposed TO have been several mil
lions was placed with the Surf ,gate this morn
ing. He bequeaths one half OF all his real
and personal property to the American Bible
Society under control OF the Baptist denomi c a.
tions, The remainder of his property with tue
exception OF $1,000, he bequeaths to the Pre- by =.
terrain Society TO toreign M ssions under he
control OF the General Assembly of the Plesby
terrain church. The heirs will contest the will
Arrest Of 8ank Robbers
The three men who robbed The Merchants
Bank at Lima, Thursday night, were arrested
at Livonia th1s morning and stolen property
amounting to $25O0 in money apd $4,000 in
bonds recovered.