Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-23
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new i ork, e. Zen. Slckles expects tC
| return to Spain in month or six weeks. He
says that he brought important matter for the
State department touching Spain and Cuba,
though ne has advised the foreign opponents
| of the Ring to make united effort for jus.
tice. He will not take prominent par,
therein. The General will probably be ten
dered public reception.
The assignments of Supreme Court Judges
for 1872 were made to-day.
The receiver of the Ocean Bank places the
value Of the collaterals deposited by Bank
Examiner Calender at from SIC, 900 to $780,
600.
William Brown one of the counterfeiters
who escaped from the Ludlow street Jail
some weeks ago has been arrested at Free
port, Illinois. He will be brought here and
put on the stand in the miner case when i'm
portant revelations are expected.
Charles Bursch has again been arrested
for attempting 90 make love to Miss Nilsson.
The cold has seriously abated but the dock
are filled with floating ice and there is snow
and hail to. night.
The house of Henry B. Kirk at Morrisania
was burned to-day. Loss 1872, 900; insured
for $2l 800, including $4,000 in the Manu-
features of Boston; $4,000 in the Hartford ;
and $500 in the Etna.
The Grand Jury adjourned until Tuesday
without presenting new indictments.
Rumors continue that important arrests
will be made
An attachment against the property of X
d. Connolly has been issued by Patrick Car
roll, late Superintendent of Markets to re-
cover Sl4, 200, alleged to have been paid for
groceries, provisions, &C.. for Connolly.
An investigation will be made into the af-
fairs of the former clerks Of Washington mar
ket to ascertain what was done with the large
sums collected from the occupants of the
stands and side walks on Veazy street. Some
of them pay from $1,000 to $500 annually,
but it is alleged that not dollar has gone
into the city treasury.
Comptroller Green will issue no more
bonds before January LIST.
At a meeting of the Directors of the New
York City Central Underground Railroad
Company to-day, il was determined to open
stock subscription books early in January
The company report estimates the cost of the
line from City Hall to Harlem, at one mil
lion six hundred and twenty-five thousand
three hundred dollars. 1t is proposed to fin
ish the work in little over two years The
estimated revenue of the line is seven mil
lion two hundred thousand dollars. The
form of the tunnel will be double archway
similar to the Thames tunnel of London.
Bonds to be issued will be secured by mort
, gage to the amount of thirty five million dol
lars.
Comptroller Green publishes an official
statement of the city and county debt at the
close of business on the 9Th inst. The total
was $95, 493,7 cash in city and county
treasury, sc, $50 ,9l9. In addition to the aboy e
debt claims have been presented on unsettled
accounts amounting to about $4,000, co. 1t
is known that large amount of claims will
yet come in for services rendered and mate
rial furnished the several departments Of the
city and county governments during the pres
ent year, which cannot for want of definite
information now be accurately settled. Claims
to a considerable amount for previous years
are also likely to be presented.
In conversation with Times reporter this
evening, Gen. Sickles stated that his visit
had no political significance. The relations
between American government and Spain
were of a cordial character, and no posi-
bility of rupture existed. The war for the
suppression of the Cuban rebellion was ex-
ceedngly popular with the Spanish people
Gen. Sickles stated that the report that he
had intended to act as agent for the English
stakeholder was altogether without founda-
ton.
There was lively discussion al the liberal
club tonight over motion to suspend the
rules by which elections were made by ballot
in favor of the lady candidate, Miss Olivia
Bates of Brooklyn, said to be connected with
the press. Some were tor adhering TO the
practice of eXclud NC ladies' and others for
freely admitting people without distinction
to sex or class. The motion was carried
after stormy discussion, there being but
four negative votes The lady by constitu-
ton of the club was not admitted.