The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-25
NEW YORK.
National Workingmen's Convention.
Grant and Wilson Nominated.

ingmens Convention to nominate candidates
for President and Vice President of the United
States met yesterday, in accordance with the
call of the Workingmens Central Union of the
State of New York The convention was call
ed to order at 2. 20 O'Clock, by Col Richmond of
New Jersey, who was elected temporary chair
man. The usual committees were appointed
A call of the roll showed delegates in attend
ance from thirty States to the number of over
two hundred. A permanent organization was
effected by the election of Col. Gibbons of New
York, as chairman. Col. Gibbons on taking
the chair eulogized Grants recent action in re-
gard TO the hour system, and said he was the
only man who could be trusted by the working
classes. A series of resolutions were reported
embodying the following principles:
The reduction of the national debt; uncondi-
tional settlement of the Alabama claims; en-
forcement of the eight hour law; low rate of
interest as common national law; encourage
ment of shipbuilding; giving the United States
mails exclusively to American built ships; and
sympathy with nations struggling under OPP
preston.
Mr. MCGEE of New York, recommended
President Grant for denomination, and the Mis-
souri, delegation Horace Greeley On taking
the ballot Grant received 204 votes and Greeley
votes. The nomination of Grant was then
made unanimous. Senator Henry Wilson was
nominated for Vice President by the following
ballot: Wilson 100, Edward d. Morgan 25, COZ
fax a. Grant and Wilson were then notified
by telegraph of the nomination. A committee
was, appointed to prepare an address to the
workingmen of the United States A motion
was adopted to hold ratification meetings ut
Cooper Institute
The Strikes.
The strikes among different organizations
continue. The eight hour league held mass
meeting at Teutonic Hall this morning. One
Thousand men were present About $50 bosses
this morning The coffin makers have struck
work. The car builders will follow on Monday
unless their demands. are acceded to by the
bosses. The German painters are still pressing
their demands for eight hours The German
strikers have passed a vote of censure ON the
German newspapers of New York.
Communications have been received from the
eight hour league in Boston, announcing that
general strike will take place on the 30th inst,
and asking the German cabinet makers of New
York to send committee to assist the move
ment.
A fire this morning ON Union Hill, Jersey
City, destroyed Clare's piano mandatory and
contents, together with the dwelling house of
the proprietor. Loss $4,000. A fireman nam
ed Hoffman was seriously injured
Street Parndes.
Police Superintendent Kelso has issued an
order containing the new law regarding street
professions, and requiring captains of police to
instruct the men of their commands in relation
to their duty under the law. ii
I'D Inc new Jury Law.
The new jury law which allows jurors to
serve who have formed an opinion provided
they can be guided solely by the evidence, was
put in force IN the trial of alleged hotel thief
to-day
Small Pox ON shipboard.
During the past three days two vessels arriv-
ed with .s small poa prevailing to great extent
tanned at quarantine and infected passengers
sent to Wards Island. The sailing ship Euro
pa arrived on the 21st inst, with AIS steerage
passengers. On the passage thirteen deaths oc-
CURED from the scourge, and % additional cases
of the infection were on board.
The ship Athena. also from Bremen, arrived
on the I'D inst, with 474 steerage passengers
| Nineteen passengers and two sailors died at
sea. Six passengers have died at the quaran-
| tine and twenty passengers have been sent to
| hospital. The coroner has been invited to in
vestigate the case of these vessels. The disease
| on the Athena consisted of small pox scarlet
| fever and measles, the majority of deaths being
children, from the latter The impression that
| the mortality was occasiOned by the inferior
| quality of the food is pronounced groundless,
| the captain saying that all the provisions put
| on board the ship at Bremen were thoroughly
| CANNED by government officials as usual and
were of the best quality. The captain seems
to think that the disease was fostered by the
dirty habits of the emigrants, who were chiefly
Poles. Nothing short of physical violence
could induce them to wash, and the men DELHI
erately ate the soap furnished them thinking il
was cheese. NJ --.s
| Prof Morse's Will.
The will of the late Prof. Morse has been ad
| united to probate. 1t is dated Feb z 1872 II
provides that $4,000 be set apart to defray one
| third of the cost of monument at Greenwood
and that the residue of his property be divided
into eight parts, one to pay certain legacies ant
seven to be given his children.
His biographer is to be appointed by the exc
cutors, and is to be allowed free use of his book
| and papers. The cross conferred by the Kins
| of Denmark is to be returned His gold spec
tacles are to be given to ex-senator Sidne,
Breeze, of Illinois. He made quite humble
| of small legacies. The trustees and executor
are Thomas r. Walker, of Utica, Henry Day
| of New York, and Arthur Breeze Proal, cashie
| of the American Bank of New York.
Sixteen Persons Badly Hurt, some of then
Fatally.
ITHACA, N. Y, May 23.-About o'clock thi
morning the buildings belonging to w. G
johnson, ON Fall Creek, were fred by an incen
diary. One of the steamers of this city wa
stationed on the high bridge over Fall Creek
Just below the foot of the main fall Whel
the fire was nearly out the BRIDGE without an
warning or cracking fell carrying with it tn
engine and people who had congregated there
to the number of about 200. The bridge wa
thirty feet above the water, and the whole of
went down together. Fifty persons were SER
Ously injured including some of the students o
Cornell University Some are so badly hur
that they are not expected to recover.
s. ta ANDY JOhusOu Generally.