The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-04-29
NEW YORK.
Reduced Fares for soldiers.

Reduced Fares for Soldiers.
New YORK, April 27.-To parties wishing to
mac, the Cavalry Corps, the 9th Corps and 9th
Corps, and the Grand Army of the Republic,
the Erie Railway will sell excursion OF round
trip tickets toCleaveland at the following rates:
Philadelphia $15 Tickets will be valid for
passage between May 1st and 10th.
Fire. -
New YORK, April 2S.-A fire last night in
the fifth story of buildings Nos. "a and 26 Woos-
ter street, caused damage of $685. The
first, second and third stories were occupied by
Henry Estes as an organ mandatory and the
fifth floor was used by the society of co-opera-
tive tailors. When the fire first started there
were about eight persons in the tailors' estab-
ishment on the top floor. Several escaped by
the stairway leading to the street, but three at
work in the rear workshopswer cut off by the
flames. One of these, William Forden, rushed
to window on the north side and jumped on a
low house beside the burning building, dis
lance of % feet, and was taken off by the fire.
men. The remaining men, James and John
McSheny, managed to get down on the 4th floor
but were there cut off by the flames They
then ran to the window in the rear and called
to the people to put something on the ground
for them to jump on, but before the firemen
could give assistance they were burned to death.
Methodist General Conference.
The General Conference of the Methodist
the Brooklyn Academy of Music Wednesday.
The delegates number 4S4. At least eight new
bishops are to be elected. The Book Concern
trouble is to be adjusted, and, it is reported DIR.
Lanahan tried for alleged scandal.
Prospect for MIR. Adams.
All the special dispatches from Cincinnati re-
port the prospects for the nomination of Chas.
Francis Adams are frightening. The LOUISE
ana, Texas and Alabama delegates en- route are
said to be unanimous for him.
The Geneva Business.
The World publishes the following correspon-
dence respecting the presentation at Geneva of
the British counter case at the arbitration un-
der the 4th article of the Treaty of Washing
ton of May 8, 1871:
Earl Granville to Sir E. Thornton, Foreign
Office, April 5, 1872
Sir:-Gen. Schenck informed me ON the 22d
of March he had written Mr.. Fish and told MIN
that he had said to me in confidence that he
thought his government would not object to
Her Majesty's government putting in their
counter case before the arbitrators without pre-
judice to the position. which Her Majesty gov
eminent is now maintaing, and that the gov
eminent of the United States would accede to
such an understanding, and he stated his ex-
pectation of obtaining from Mr.. Fish on the Cd
or Sd of April, by telegraph, his view ON the
subject On the 9TH inst Gen. Schenck wrote
to me, stating he had now received Mr.. Fish's
reply confirming his opinion. Mr. Fish saws,
Gen. Schenck informed me that it is the under
standing of the United States that the British
government is bound, under the Treaty. to file
a counter case, and that their doing so will not
prejudice any position they have taken nor af-
feet any position of the United States, but that
the rights of both parties will be the same after
the filing as before. Gen. Schenck, whom
have seen to-day on his return from Paris has
verbrlly confirmed to me this statement. Gen.
Schenck afterwards said he had no objection to
my communicating his letter to my colleagues,
indeed annOuncino If IN Parliament .f
am, &C.,
(Signed,) EARL GRANVILLE.
Earl Granville to Gen. Schenck, Foreign Of
Office, April 8, 1872.
My Dear General Schenck: .. - ...-s
1 have submitted to the Cabinet my cores
pendence with you and the substance of our
conversation yesterday on the question of Her
Majestys government, presenting their coun-
ter case to the tribunal at Geneva on the 18th
of this month, without prejudice to the position
which they maintain as to the nature and ex-
tent of the claims referred to that tribunal.
enclose a copy of the note L propose to have
presented at the same time as to the counter
case Yours sincerely, &c,
General Schenck to Earl Granville, April 10,
| 1872 Ill
| My Dear Lord Granville: aH
| received last night your note enclosing a
copy of the paper which you propose to have
presented at Geneva at some time with your
| counter case. l will hasten to communicate
information of it to my government.
! Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) ROBERT c. ScHENCK
The York Judges.
The World says that private advices from AL
! bany, which it believes authentic, state that it
| there should be a vote i'll the Assembly next
| Wednesday on impeachment of New York
| Judges the articles will b. carried, managers
appointed and the judges sent up for trial by
the Senate, but various methods are suggested
to stave off impea chment. One is the final ad-
journment before the subject is reached An
| other is an endeavor to secure the direct re-
moval of the accused requiring two-thrds vote
! of both branches, while only a majority of the
Assembly are required to impeach
EFT Cetera.
Baron Won Lederer, Austrian Minister to
Washington, sailed to-day for Bremen.
Patrick Sullivan died suddenly this morning
from the effects of poison administered by an
unknown person.
The Methodist Book committee spent the day
in "a attempt to harmonic the majority and
minority reports. al e.stg - 80 q. 5.
The post office III Orange county was robbed
Thursday night.
The new fammany Hall general committee
organized last night with John w. Chandler as
chairman.
A meeting of prominent gentlemen connect.
ed with the new reform movement was held
last night, Robert b. Roosevelt presiding, The
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