Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-27
News from New York.


the arrest of Tweed late this afternoon, but a
despatch from Albany says: wheeler II.
Peckham made application to Judge Leonard
for the order of arrest to-day, and it was
granted. deputy sheriff proceeds to New
York tonight and Tweed will be taken in
custody Tomorrow. 1t is understood that he
will be brought to Albany for trial.
1t is stated in New York that Tweed has a
right to change the venue on application to
judge of the supreme court, and that he in
tends to select New York County for the
trial.
The Telegraph says that the grand jury
dismissed the bill against Mayor Hall, charg
ing him with malfeasance in office and re-
used to censure him for not examining the
alleged fraudulent bills before signing them
The final meeting of the joint committee of
aldermen, supervisors and citizens will be
held to morrow.
Judge Barnard has issued decree that no
orders for arrest in civil action be granted
against the defendants for obtaining property
by false pretences, unless the same has been
in writing, subscribed to by persons sought to
be proceeded against. No orders for arrest
against any person for libel, assault or
SANDER, except the person or against the
character of female no order for the ar
rest in any action unless the parties are now
residents or are about to remove from the ju-
risdction of the county, nor for the recovery
of an amount less than one thousand dollars
The regular democrats of Brooklyn have
nominated Samuel S Powell for Mayor,
The afternoon session in the Rosenweig
case was consumed in the evidence for the
Identification of the body of Miss Bowlsby,
and that an abortion had been performed.
The Indebtedness of the department of
docks amounts to Sl33,314.
A motion for the settlement of the fees of
Coleman, the Receiver of the Erie Railroad,
in the suit of English stockholders, was made
to Judge Barnard to-day. Decision was re-
| served. Counsel claimed that the only iuris-
dicton was in the L. S. Court.
There were many applications to the young
mems committee to-day for instruction in du-
ties as watchers at the polls election day.
Passenger trains on the N. Y. Central &
Hudson River Railroad on and after Novem-
Der first, will run to and from the Union de-
pot 42d street and 4th avenue.
The heavy fog continues. There are no
tidngs of the Russian fleet.
A boiler exploded yesterday at Shorts
iron foundry, Williamsburg, by which one
man was fatally injured.
An attempted outbreak in the Trenton
State Prison was frustrated yesterday, and
the ring leader seriously if not fatally in
jured.
Frank Thompson, Superintendent of the
| eastern division of the Philadelphia & Erie
Railroad, has been appointed manager of the
| railroad service for the Grand Duke Alexis
during his visit to the United States.
The following letter is received from Gen.
Sherman:
Lancaster, o., %. Hon. Thomas Ewing
died at half-past three this afternoon, sur
rounded by his family. He died easy and
naturally as though taking sleep. He will
be buried here at | l o'clock Saturday.
(Signed) w. T. SHERMAN.
An associated press despatch from Albany
confirms the issuance of the order by Judge
Leonard for the arrest of Tweed.
Col. Whitley of the United States secret
| service this evening arrested Thomas Ballar,
Joshua Miner and L. Llewellyn Wiley, old
counterfeiters, and captured large quantity
of plates, dies, passes, tools and other coun-
terfeiting materials.