The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-10-01
NEW YORK.
The sub-Trcasurv DcfaIca,;ou


New YORK, Sept. 30.-The report of r. HI.
7. Leopold, who conducted the investigation in
the sub-treasury, New York, will be submitted
to Secretary Boutwell, ON his return to Wash
ington this week. 1t fully exonerates Mr..
Hillhouse from all responsibility and lays the
blame entirely upon the system imposed by the
Treasury Department. The Sub-Treasury at
New York had no more right, it appears to be
made responsible for the sale of internal reve-
nue. stamps than for the transactions of private
banking houses. As he is a bonded officer he
was made a convenience by the Treasury De-
partment 1t will further be shown that month
ly the accounts of johnson were examined and
every regulation calculated to protect the gov
eminent against fraud is carefully observed.
This will exOneraJe Mr.. Hillhouse from all
blame and relieve him from making good the
deficiency. The report recommends that after
the LIST of October all sub-treasurers and desig-
mated repositories be required to transfer the
sale of stamps to parties designated by the In
ternal Revenue Bureau and leave them to at
tend solely to the business prescribed by the act
creating these branches of the q. S. Treasury.
johnson left for Cuba with only $4,000. He
anticipated the discontinuance of the sale of
stamps and asked for leave of absence of two
weeks that he might have chance to leave
the country.
Another Railroad Accident.
John Virgins, fireman, and Horace G. Bay
ley, who were upon the engine, were killed, and
James Duff, track inspector, fatally, and six
others seriously injured by collision yesterday
morning between the construction and coal
trains, on the Boonton branch of the Delaware
& Lackawana road, three miles west of Patter-
son, n. j. The engines were demolished and
several cars thrown down the embankment
Murder with Meat Saw.
Patrick Leary horribly mutlated his wife and
daughter this morning with a meat saw. Both
will probably die. He was arrested after ter
rbe struggle He was recently discharged from
a lunatic asylum and bad recurrence of in
sanity.
BaIIot-Box Suffers Cleared Ont.
1t is stated that Alderman Duran Ga prize
fighter, Pat Keenan, mayors messenger) and
ex-Auditor James o. Brien, all Democratic pol
iticians of the 9th Ward, Brooklyn, fled last
night consequent upon the publication of aft
davits of Thomas McGiff proving them to have
stuffed ballot boxes in that Ward at the last
election, and then perjuring themselves by
swearing to statements which falsely convicted
M. j. Weldon, Republican, of their crime
McGiff who is a Democrat and former mem
Der of the Mclaughlin Ring in Brooklyn, swears
he has been Ward inspector the past nine
years, and that not one Democratic official of
that Ward has been fairly elected during that
time owing to the system of ballot box stuffing
Municipal Nominations.
The National Reform Democracy nominated
tonight John McCoole for Mayor.
The Workingmen's Central Association Coun-
W OoHNeHtlOH illdue bue following mountainous
this evening: For Mayor James o. Bren; for
Judge of the Superior Court, Dennis Quinn
for District Attorney, Col Charles S. Spencer
for City Judge, Cunning s. Bedford.
Eft Cetera.
This morning the locomotive of the Yonkers
special train exploded at the foot of seth street.
scaldng the engineer, BENZ. Miller.
The second division of the National Guard of
Brooklyn was reviewed to-day by Gov. Hoff
man.
Charles Schneider was arrested to-day on sus-
pcion of having murdered Patrick Quinn, who
was found dead in Brooklyn yesterday with his
skull crushed in.
In the U. S. District Court to-day Judge
Woodruff examined lists of names presented
by different parties of the city for inspectors of
elections
Thomas Hasty, boy IA years old, was fatal
ly stabbed by an Italian woman name unknown,
almost without provocation.
Twenty-Five murderers are in the Tombs
awaiting trial.
August Belmont replying to a letter from
the President of the Young Mems Liberal Re-
publican Association, declines a nomination for
Mayor on the ground that he has made arrange
ments to be absent from the city the coming
year.
Mr.. Greeley delivers an agricultural address
in Berks county, Penn. on Thursday.
Monument Unveiled.
UTICA, Sept. 30.-The monument to Baron
| Steuben was unveiled at Steuben to-day with
| interesting ceremonies.
State Fair.
| ELMIRA, Sept 30.-The New York State Fair
opened to-day with prospect of brilliant sue
| cess.