The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-26
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2l-The bark Henry Buck
of Searsport, arrived last night from Buenos
Ayres. She lost her sails and was otherwise
damaged in gale the 18th inst.
Weiner, the assistant of DR.. Carnochan,
quarantine officer of this port, is missing, and
it is believed has decamped, pending the inves-
tigation of abuses.
AT meeting of the Irish societies last night
forty-three of them signified their intention to
turn out on St Patrick Day, and it is believed
that the parade will be the largest ever made
by these people. -
1t is reported tat affdavits are in possession
of the Committee of Seventy, conclusivey show
ing the police superintendent completely in
the ring frauds; and it is also said to criminate
him with w. H. Cook, in conjunction with
Baulch and Haggerty, the voucher thieves.
The German Central Reform Committee last
night endorsed the Charter Committee of Sew
enty.
William Heath, broker, arrested to-day for
perjury, gave bail in $4,000.
The Produce Exchange to-day adopted re-
solution opposing the bill in the Legislature ced-
ing lands to the United States for the construc-
ton of a ship canal around Niagara.
In the matter of William A. Britain for the
recovery of $4,000 from Ben Butler, Judge
Blatchforc to-day sustained the demurrers OF
Butler, that if money was paid into treasury IL
was barred.
There were nine cases of small pox yesterday
ond 25 deaths during the week.
The city government and hotels will present
u ulu 10 lue Legislature HNug Tile pIlCO VI SOS
at 1925 per thousand feet.
The failure of the Geneva Watch Co. is an
nounced. The bankrupt sale of a million dol.
lars worth of watches begins Monday at half
their value.
George Redwith, an Englishman, resident in
Jersey City was stabbed in the seven places on
Cherry street to-day by John McKenny well
known thief Mckinney was captured and
recognized by the dying man.
This evening Ex-Governor Hawley of Con-
do nrndn ode rnCZ of no
stitute by invitation of the trustees ON the
rights and duties of citizens There was
very large attendance. The lecturer set out by
saying that the frequency of the assertion by
those who like to be called the better classes,
that an American gentleman should not inter
est himself too much in politics, has exas-
perated him into holding that it is the duty of
American gentlemen to be politicians. Next
to the church. nothing challenges the admins
tration of the best men so much as politics.
The highest people in England think their life
is not rounded out without serving the State in
some way: 1t is unwise for good christian men
to remit politics to the hands of the ignorant
Freedom can only increase as control becomes
needless.
JUDGE BARNARD OBJECTS.
Judge Barnard has made formal protest to
the assembly judiciary committee against
Samuel j. Tilden serving as one of the investi-
gators of the against himself on the ground
that Tilden is member of thesBar Asssiation
charged him with malfeasanoe and other
crimes and sought an election to the legislature
| with the avowed purpose of procuring his
| (Barnard's) impeachment.
HOW BROOKLYN SHOWED REDUCTION OF
TAXATION.
| 1t is insinuated that over million dollars
| were borrowed on certificates of indebtedness
| under the law passed last year and that the
| power of issuing such certificates was secured
in order to show reduction of the rate of local
taxation when no reduction had been effected.
SENTENCE REVERSED.
BUFFALO Feb. 24-The jury in the case of
| Gehemele, who was sentenced to changed
| Dec. Is, 1871, but was respited until Jan. u,
| 1872, on new trial granted by the Supreme
! Court, returned verdict of not guilty.
LOSS OF THE SCHOONER GEN BANKS AND THE
| MATE, A MAINE MAN.
The brig Sarah Crowell from Agnadillo saved
| the crew of the schooner Gen. Banks of and
| from Boston for Savannah, which sunk Febru-
airy 21st in lat. a. so long 70. The General
Banks reports that on February 10Th a terrific
| gale accompanied with hurricanes and SQUALLS
of both wind and rain, washing away the for
ward house and everything movable, and as
| the decks were constantly flooded with water,
dashed the men to the pumps and cut away the
bulwarks to free the decks. On the Goth at a.
M, Silas III. Stokes, of Waldoboro, Me-, mate
was washed overheard from the pumps and the
sea was so heavy it was impossible to save him.
The captain and all hands worked at the
pumps all day.
At s. a. IN. the gale moderated. At 2 a. M
| on the 21st, the water gained fast and the crew
were about exhausted with constant pumping
4 divided the men and commenced to bail with
buckets through the large hole made in the
cabin deck, but the water gained rapidly. AT
$50 the water had gained to five feet in the
hold, but still kept the pumps and battling 60
ing AT daylight set the ensign in distress. Al
a. M the vessel began to settle. Lowered 6
boat and jumped in and thirty minutes after
the vessel sunk. Pulled for the sail in sight
which proved to be the brig Sarah Crowell
| Capt. Morris, who provided for us in the mos
| generous manner. The General Banks was Of
233 tons burthen, built in Brewer in 1868, an6
owned by Latham, Loud & Co.. of Boston
A GRAND REFORM INAUGURATED.
The National Executive Council of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
has issued a circular of instructions to the
Parochial Societies of the United States and
Canada as agreed upon by the National Con
vention at Baltimore which adjourned on Sat
urday. Politics are to be excluded, Legislation
is deemed Intellectual, and drunkenness is only
to be abated by religion subduing appetite
All the members must be Catholic Commune
cants. The next National Convention will bt
held at Cleveland, Oct. 10. Fifty Thousand
new members were secured last year.