The Portland daily press., 1872-03-11
NEW YORK..
BUFFALO BOUND TO BUILD RAILROAD TO tn
OIL REGIONS.

BUFFALO BOUND TO BUILD RAILROAD TO THE
OIL REGIONS.
BUFFALO, March ga large and enthusiast
tic meeting of citizens, representing the sub
stantial wealth and the business interest of
Buffalo, was held this evening. After discus
connect Buffalo with the oil regions, resolu-
tions were passed declaring that the proposed
road must and shall be built and recommend
ing that the city be bonded in 81. 000,0O A
committee of fifty, headed by the Mayor, was
appointed to attend the meeting at Titusville
Pa, Tuesday next to represent Buffalo and
carry out the will of the citizens.
THE CHARGES AGAINST JUDGE BARNARD.
New YORK, March 1O.-The investigation of
the charges against Judge Barnard was pro-
ceeded with yesterday, but there was no evil
dence to show corrupt conduct The charges
against him are published, and in substance as
ows:-First, that he released on habeas cor
pus without the knowledge of the District At
torney some fifty prisoners in suits dating from
1867 to 1871; second, that he consired with Fisk,
Gould and Others to steal the Albany 81 Sus-
quehanna Railroad, corruptly and illegally Or
dered the arrest of j. H. Ramsey and others,
and cOrruptly assisted in gaining the election of
Fisk and Gould as directors of that road; third
that he illegally and corruptly appointed Jos
Fl. Coleman receiver of 900 shares of Erie
stock owned by English stockholders; fourth,
that he gave a corrupt decision in denying a
motion for alimony; fifth, that he discharged
on hdbedS corpus six men charged with illegal
registration as voters at an election in which he
was running for the Supreme Court sixth, that
he has shown gross favoritism to Jos. H. Cole
man in appointing him referee in a large num-
Der of cases in the past three years; seventh,
that he has made large aad extraordinary al
!owances IN certain cases to lawyers practicing
before him; eighth, that his conduct on the
Bench was unbecoming and wanting in dignity,
his expressions have been indecent, he has
abused respectable members of the Bar and
has been influenced by an openly avowed in
tention to arrest his friends.
AT the conclusion of the examination of wit
nesses last evening Barnards counsel claimed
that many of the charges against him dated
back previous to the term he at present fills,
and said that while they discovered nothing of
Importance in them that cannot be easily re-
futed and explained, they denied the right of
the Legislature committee to impeach or re-
move an officer elected by the people for acts
done previous to the acceptance of his present
term of Office The committee decided to con-
slider the question next Friday, to which time
it adjourned.
THIEF COMING BACK.
VIM. HI. Cooke, of voucher notoriety, is said
to be on his return to America, and it is be.
lieved he will become States evidence.
THE LEGISLATURE TO INVESTIGATE THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.,
~ 10 rcpoFteu eif1 1ttp poliCe department. anu
particularly the charges against Superintendent
Kelso are to be investigated by the Legislature
committee.
THE HARBoR MASTER INVESTIGATION.
In the harbor master investigation yesterday
one of the witnesses stated he would give
200 for the privileges enjoyed by one of the
harbor masters, of whom there are eleven in
the city.
CONVICTED OF LIBEL.
Seth Wilbur Payne, proprietor of the Utica
Daily Bee, was yesterday convicted in that city
of libel upon Judge Charles II. Doolittle, in
charging him with taking or agreeing to take
| money from Milton H. Thompson for refusing
to put over the trial of Mccarthy, under in
dictment for murder, and sentenced to foul
months in the Albany penitentiary.