The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-12-23
NEW YORK.
The PoIygamy Question

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NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-A Washington dis
patch states that it is thought that the polysa-
my problem will soon be Sc tiled by the Admin
is.ration. The delegation in the interest of
Young in that city who recently came from
Utah, are working with less hope to avert the
coming storm. President Grant has recently
expressed his determination to put an end to
Mormon institutions. After the holidays the
necessary laws will be presented in Congress.
Rumors of the impending change of high
officials in Utah are current.
Pleasing Revelations.
Estimates based upon sworn statements of
officers of eight city railroads show that public
properly worth more than $40, 000, 900 has been
given away to private corporations by the city
and State, and that those franchises to-day
might be yielding the city an annual revenue
George Francis in the Tcombs.
In the Oyer and Terminer to-day George
Francis Train pleaded guilty to publishing a
paper called the "Train League" which, accord
ing to the indictment, is an obscene publication,
but exOnerated Mr.. Nichols from all completely
The latter was bailed, and Train remained at
the Toombs for sentence. There was a la1ge
crowd in attendance and Train claimed that all
the obscenity in his paper was composed of ex-
tracts from the Bible.
The Stokes Jury Full.
The Stokes jury is now complete. 1t is COM
posed OF six merchants, one architect, one car
penter, one insurance agent, one builder, one
printer and one brick manufacturer.
Murder.
New YORK, Dec. 22.-Elisha Gregory, one of
the proprietors of the Canterbury Concert Sa-
loon, was committed without bail to-day for at
tempting to kill Geo. Wilcox and accidentally
shooting Theo Williamson, in the Grand Cen
trail Hotel last evening.
An ImpOrtant Su it.
The Herald says that a number of the pres
emit Boston stockholders of the Union Pacific
r. r. have written to Horace F. Clark, now
President OF the road, asking him to commence
suit for the recovery of $1S,000,000, said to
have been taken by and divided among those
engaged in the Credit Mobilier transaction. The
Herald says the suit will compel q full develop
ment of all the facts, for Parkes Ames, with his
fortune at stake, will not be willing to stand in
the canacity of a trustee before the parties
whose interest he represents, and hopes the suit
will not be compromised, that the whole secret
history of the Credit Mobiier may be brought
TO light for the good of the country.
The Herald reporter says that CLARK admits
being asked by the stockholders to commence a
suit, and the directors at their meeting next
week may take action ia the matter.
Destruction of Rev. DIR. TaImadge's
Church,
The Central Presbyterian tabernacle In
Sohemerhorn, between Powers and Nevin streets
Brooklyn, of which Rev. T. Dewitt Taluadge is
pastor, was destroyed by FIRE this morning
The FIRE broke out at go a. m,, the sexton and
his assistant being the only persons In the
building at the time. 1t originated in one Of
the hues, bursting forth quite suddenly AS
soon as discovered the sexton rang the bell and
gave an alarm which brought thousands OF
spectators to the scene. An attempt was made
| to extnguish the flames with pals of water,
but without avail. The fire had made
rapid progress when the fremen arrived.
| A strong gale was blowing and the flames
swept round the church devouring everything
in its way. The ceiling andswals, which were
OF corrugated iron, became red hot and curled
Oft. The mammoth jubilee organ was soor
| burned to cinders and the whole iAterior of the
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