The Portland daily press., 1871-05-24
NEW YORK.

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| PACIFIC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FIFcrFD
New YORK, May 23.-The stockholders of
| the So. Pacific Railroad Co., to day elected
the following Directors: Moses Taylor, Mar
| shall O. Roberts, Thomas Scot, S amuel j. Til
den, Edward Pie,Tepont, Henry I; Stebbins,
| George III. Cass, w. L. Henry, S. Newcomb,
E. I'll. Rice, Henry S. McComb. John w. For
ney, John McMaDus, John s. Harris, VIM r.
Travers, Geo. Ii. Quintard, j. w. Thock NOR
ten.
AT a meeting of the Directors subsequently
held, the following officers were elected: Ptesi-
dent, o. Roberts; Vice President, Henry G.
Stebbins; PierrepoDt; Secretary, e. b. Fart;
Executive Committee, Edw. Pierrepopt. Hem
~ G. Stebbins, Thos. A. Scott, w. r.. Travers
e. W. Cass and w. G. Waters.
WAR OF RACES FATHER MURDERED BY THE
George HI. Harris (colored) of BROOKLYN. in.
ficted fatal wound on his father with razor
last night, during quarrel for the fayors Of a
white woman, whom the former claimed as his
mistress and the latter as his vile.
II Os SPORTING
Capt. A. ii. Boeardus of Elkhart, ILL.,, won
the pigeon shooting championship aud purse of
$1,000 at Fleetwood Park This afternoon Kill
ing 81 birds out OF 100, to Ira Panes Sc.
..rt- HEAVY FIRE.
ROCHESTER,, May ga very destructive
fire occurred in the village of Canaudagua this
NUN ucooioy ioS SCNCiai uuiiulHSs.
ANOTHER COAL HUMBUG.
PoUGHK EEPsIE May 90 In formations have
been received at ROndout that coal VIII be re-
ceived there by Monday next, but the canal
boatmen ale indignant over an or Ter allowing
but 80 cents a ton as freight. They claim that
it is starvation price, and loudly denOunce tne
Delaware and Hudson canal company. 1t is
feared they will not accept the freight rates
and trouble may ensue. e-sr. a.
GOOD NEWS FOR WARM WEATHER
Coal was delivered at the works of the Penn
sylvania coal company, at Newbury, on Mon
day, for the first time since December. TWEEN
ty-fve trains will now arrive daily.
FIRE.
ALMiRA, May 23-The Empire steam flour
in3 mills, belonging to Smith s. Messercan, at
Union, were entirely consumed this afternoon,
together, with large dwelling house and barn, "a
large quantity of grain, flour and feed aud a
large amount OF lumber The wooden mills
were also destroyed. Loss unknown but very
heavy. Insurance $4,000
T RAILROAD CHANGE.
MIDDLETowN, May 23-The Erie Railroad
! Company discontinued ming trains on the
Mlddietown y Watergap road to-day. The
Road Is without rolling stock, and the Midland
X. Il. will take possession in July. The stop
page OF milk transportation is the principal
Inconvenience. kLA 1871 N
l-..-A-ALs mAssAunUAETT &c..
g.
Boston, May 90 In the Senate to day an
order OF inqniring into the effect the treaty of
Washington would have ON Massachusetts
hshefies was tabled
Elk PoRTLANDER UNDER A CLOUD.
Thos. II. Murray alias Chas Hamilton of
Portland, was arrested in Boston to-day, charg-
ed with being implicated in the late $4,000 silk
robbery in Bangor.
MASSACHUSETTS BANKS.
The 1f0 Nafiono1 Ranl,, -,
exclusive of Boston. reported that on the close
of business April ooh, their loans aud dis
counts amounted to $53, 100000; U. s. bonds,
S3S $4,000; due from bankers, SO, 466, 922; spe-
Gle, 1888, 402; legal tendeas, 81 236, S75; capital
$3.50 22. 0J0; profits, So, 100000; bank notes
outstanding, $3l ,0O0 600: deposits, q, 577 $50
ROBBERY. sA
WORCESTER, May 23.-Osgood's express. If
fee, in this city, was robbed of about $1,000 IN
money this afternoon. One of the Office clerks,
named Walter Sherman, ,was suspected of the
theft, and upon being found late in the even
ing IN a house OF ill-iame he was arrested and
over over $500 OF the stolen money was found on
his person. - -