The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-08
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NEW York, Dec THE World states that
woman named Agretta Dumeyr was privy to
the murder of Alice Bowlesby by Rosenzweig,
she procuring the trunk and its transportion
WIN the body therein, to the railroad depot.
Sne was waiteress in the Union Hotel, and
since the murder has not been seen. 1t is be-
heVed that she has gone to Canada.
SENSATIONAL STORY ABOUT THE MURDER OF
FOUR PERSONS.
"A pair of mems drawers wereffound in the
river yesterday with paper on which was the
statement that woman and three children
were murdered last September, and the bodies
thrown ~ into the water from Bridge-street ferry
IL was signed "H. f. McLane," who states
that he killed them.
HIGH STATE OFFICIAL TO BE INDICTED.
The Tribune says that the grand Jury will in
ofct one high State official and large number
Oh city officials for corruption and bribery.
POCKET PICKED.
William Brokan, merchant had hisspOcket
$1,000. u
THE CANAL EMBARGO.
-Four and half million bushels of grain and
vast quantities of fruit and provisions are lock-
Gu Up on the fleet frozen in the canal and near
ly nifty thousand men thrown out of employ
ineh' oy the closing up of the canals.
BALLOT BOX SUFFERS.
nnree inspectors of elections are under trial
brooklyn for violation of the laws -
DENIAL-A WASTE.
Inc report that Mayor Hall was expelled
from the Union Club was unfounded also that
Tweed YVES going to Washington and the re-
pol.eo extensive prevalence of small pox in
ooutn Fifth Avenue.
SUIT AGAINST OLE BULL.
ID Lorenzo Saverin has recovered $4,000 from Ole
Duh Tor broken engagements.
GONE TO WASHINGTON.
Mrs: Woodruff has gone to Washington to
press her pet scheme.
GEN. HAwLEY ON RINGS AND LOBBYISTS.
Gov. Hawley's lecture ON rings and lobbyists
attracted large and fashionable audience to
the Bedford Avenue church, in Brooklyn, this
evening. The General was received with great
applause. He described in detail the different
methods by which the politicians swindle the
community. The modern political ring he de-
scribed as combination of selfish, bad men,
formed for their own pecuniary advancement
sometimes they last from session to session.
Each member of the ring has his part assigned.
1t is the duty of some to find out who among
the Legislature are venal and for what price
they can be bought. Some of these Legisla-
lures are SO detached that they are purchased
regularly, session after session at fixed price.
He stated that he knew of his own knowl-
edge, that man at present member of the
United States Senate paid 1000 for his posi-
ton. The statement that at least 20 per cent
of the Pennsylvania Legislature was venal, the
lecturer said, he had on the best authority, and
this deplorable state of things he attributed to
log rolling of the large railroad bills. One bill
passed at the last session of the Pennsylvania
Legislature cost 100000. Indeed the great
railroad kings declared openly that they had
given up trying to have their friends elected as
it was easier and shorter to buy the legislature.
Governor Hawley concluded by predicting that
We were coming to future of great combina-
tions, a future in which railroad corporations
would exercise greater influence on the desti-
MES of the country than do the aristocracy in
England