Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-07
News from New York.

New York, 6. 1t is reported that all the
officers of the Staten Island Ferry Company
were aware that there was seventy three
pounds of steam on the Westfield at the time
OF the explosion last summer, and the fact
that it was caused by the absence of the en-
gineer ten minutes from his post.
w. A. Robinson, formerly cashier of sew
eral prominent banking houses, has been
convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to
5 years in State Prison.
Mrs. Connolly, the insane wife of Mr..
Connolly, who last June killed his two chill
dren and himself, attempted yesterday to
jump from the second story of her brothers
residence, and was this morning sent to the
lunatic asylum.
lngersoll has not yet appeared to-day be-
fore Judge Barnard. 1t is rumored that
there will be no action till tomorrow.
Tweed is engaged in arranging for the pay
ment of laborers of his department, and the
completion of several important works. Il.
is rumored that he will be arrested to- night
on criminal charges, and that his followers
threaten to revenge if the key is turned on
the boss.
The papers in the case of Mayor Hall have
been submitted to the grand jury by the dis
tret attorney.
1t is said that the New York roughs while
returning from Rochester, robbed a number
OF the passengers and committed cruel out
RACES upon others.
Extensive arrangements have been made
for a Cuban mass meeting Saturday eve
ming.
The Tammany delegates to Rochester re-
turned to-day. Tweed who expresses him
self satisfied with the result, visited his office
only for moment. He redicules the idea Of
his projected arrest.
The case against Ingersoll has gone over
| in Judge Barnards court until Monday.
The police were paid in full today, as
were also large number of park and boule-
| ward laborers. Many workmen visited the
comptroler's office to inquire about the pay
| OF the department of works, and were in.
formed that nothing could be done for then
at present
The report that the Tenth National Banl
is in a critical situation owing to the with
drawal of deposits, is credited on Wall St
Those who have done business with this in.
stitution feel that it is quite possible the bank
may be enJoined through the proceedings
! against Tweed & Co., and then whatever
funds are in the institution may be locked up.
Hence the depOsiters are drawing out their
money as fast as they can. The shares of
the bank are quoted at 80, which is five per
cent. lower than that of any bank of the list
except the Ocean Bank.
The committee of the New York yacht
club it is said, have decided that if Mr.. Ash
bury declines to sail over the New York
course there will be no race. His terms are
to be ascertained in writing. The Sappho,
Columbia, Dauntless and Palmer are to be
recommended to the club as the proper Sc
lection for the American cup race.
The naturalization in this city for Septenl-
Der were only l02.
The receipts of the city treasury to-day
for personal taxes were $237,69
Recorder Hackett to-day sentenced pick
pocket to years in State Prison.
Robert Chambers who married a first wife
in Prince Edwards Island in 1882, has been
arrested in Jersey city for an alleged bigamy.
He protests his innocence