The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-11-27
NEW YORK.
various Matters.

NEW YORK.
various Matters.
f. B. Morgan has written a letter declining
to be considered a candidate before the next
legislature for the United States Senate. This
leaves the field open for the reelection of
Conkling.
Mr. Greeley is at the residence of Mr.. Stuart
in Tarrytown.
The steamship Baltic has arrived from Liv-
erpool. Mr.. Sumner is among the passengers.
Margaret Bradley was beaten to death in
Brooklyn last night, by Hugh Barr and wife.
The latter was arrested.
The estimates of the different departments
of the city show that it will require $10,650,000
for municipal expenses in 1878.
The Rile Silk Manufacturing Company of
Paterson has failed. Their liabilities are $780,
600. The principal incorporation, John G. Rle,
is missing,
A defalcation of $4,000 is reported 10 have
been discovered in a banking house in Wall
street by Brooklynite. The cause is said to
be expensive yachting and street. speculations.
The steamtug Washington, with canal
| boat in tow, was run into this morning at day
| light by an unknown steamship. Both the tow
boat and canal boat were sunk. The crews of
| both swan ashore at New Brighton, Staten
Island. 81
In the Court of Oyer and Terminer this
noon the case of Tweed was carried over to
Monday next, when he will be called to plead
| to three indictments.
Jonas E. MAXWELL banker was before the
Police Court this morning on charge of per-
jury brought by d. C. Challs against him on
the allegation that Maxwell perjured himself
in the recent testimony in the Blood Woodruff
| case.
Rescue of Grew of the Assyria.
| The following are the particulars published
of the rescue Of the crew of the ship Assyria by
| the steamship Baltic:
| A squat which began on the 18th inst, in
| creased to gale with unusually heavy seas on
the 10Th, when the Baltic was about ninety
| eight miles out. The next day the weather
| moderated and at noon the Assyria was sighk
| off the port bow, with the main topmant gone
and flying signal of distress.
| The course of the steamer was altered and in
| about an hour the disabled vessel was reached
and found to be water-logged and completely
| helpless. Arrangeme IS were Immediately
| made to rescue the crew The wind was still
| blowing gale and yer, heavy sea running,
| but when volunteers were called for, two boats
| the second and third officers pulled to the
wreck, from which part of the crew were
| taken to the steamer. The first boat had her
rudder so badly injured that she could not re-
turn to the Assyria, but second boat under
| officer Williams, made another trip and took
| off the remainder of the men.
The enterprise was one of great dlffiulty and
| danger, and the call for volunteers was not so
| promptly responded to by the sailors as the
| first, but two of the stewards and a sailor nam
ed James Sweeney, who had gone in the first
| boat, came forward and others quickly follow
ed. At the instance of Charles Sumner, who
was passenger on the Baltic, collection was
| taken up among the passengers for the benefit
| of the rescued crew and the officers aud men
| who saved them.
The Wall strset DefaIcation.
New York. Nov. 26.-The Brooklyn L agile
| says the defalcatioh reported to-day in Wall
street, is reported to be on the part of you'll
man named Allen G. Bush q clerk or junior
| partner in the house of Kidd, Pearce & c., on
the corner of Broad street and Exchange
Place. The loss of the firm is variously stated
at $40, 900, $4,000 and 100000
Loss of a Brit sh Steamship.
The Norwegian bark NJ agnus Sagaboter, from
| Gloucester Eng, reports hat on Nov 14th, in
latitude A, longitude 81 20, Fell in with steam
ship Carolina (Br. from Bal. more for Queens
town, in sinking condition, Took off the
captain, his wife and % men and brought them
| here.
Hurricane at Sem
The Europa, from Glasgow, reports encount-
| ering on the 18th, a terrific hurricane with a
sea fearfuly high The ship was laboring
Hove to seventeen hours; split sails, &c. Or
the 2lst passed large steamship bound west,
with the loss of foremost, boats, &c
More Trouble for Tweed.
The district attorney stated to-day that an
other Indictment had been found against
Tweed.
DistilIery Seized.
The government has seized Oscar Kings dis
tillery in Brooklyn, ana will sell it at auction
Dec. 9th, to recover $31, All taxes and interest
due.
Adhesive Fight.
| A two weeks quarrel between Mrs. McAlpine
and Mrs Timmeny of Brooklyn, ended to-day
in fight in which the latter struck Mrs. Nc
Alpine on the head with pitcher causing a
fatal wound. Mrs. Timmeny alleges that the
injured woman attacked her with a knife and
| knocked her down, and that she did not intend
to strike her with the pitcher
RaiIrond Accident.
A serious accident occurred at the depot of
the New Jersey railroad at Trenton this morn
ing. The seven o'clock train from New York
came in collision with another train going on
the side track All the windows and most of
| the sides of six passenger cars were literally
torn out Several passengers received severe
shocks but none were seriously injured. Con-
gresham Scudder of New jersey had narrow
escape.
Robt j. Dillson died at his residence in this
city this morning aged 81. He has held the
| position of corporation counsel and was the
Park Commissioner who drew the plan of Cen
trail Park.
Bank Robbed.
Superintendent Kelso has received informa
| ton that the bank of David Preston & Co. of
| Detroit Michigan, has been robbed of $1,000 in
| postal currency, and bonds to the value of ST.
900.
Particulars of the Loss Of the Steamship
Carolina.
The Herald kindly furnishes the following
account of the loss of the steamship Carolina
| She left Baltimore Oct. 2Sth for Queenstown,
and encountered terrific westerly gale Nov
4th The ship was scuddidg before it under all
steam, but shipping seas, which broke up the
engineers and mates houses, staving in the
front of the galley, washing all the berths
| down on the starboard side and filling the stoke
hole. At noon the wind veered suddenly to
the northward, blowing hurricane with ire
| mendOus sea, the ship coming too against her
port helm, filling her fore deck with water
which ran down upon the boilers.
| At two clock p. m. the StarbOard fires were
out, ahd at three the port fire was also ex tin
guished. The donkey engine being unable to
| work the pumps, all hands were set to work at
eightp. nj. baling with buckets, the water
still gaining. At II o'clock we began throwing
the cargo overborrd, as the last means of keep
ing the ship afloat At midnight ten feet of
water was in the hold
On the 9Th, continued to throw cargo over
board; water not gaining. On the 9th, moder-
ate weather; bailng and pumping still pro-
on the water in the engine reOm, but the boats
were got ready in case of having to leave the
ship. On the 7th, moderate weather. Reduced
the water to two or three feet.
On the morning of the Sth the weather was
threatening; got steam in the port engine and
headed for st. Johns, n. F. At noon there were
strong gales, the vessel shipping heavy sea,
all hands bailing and pumping.
On the 9th the engines were still going with
one boiler, the fremen Waste deep in the
water and the coal and ashes cheaking the
pump At noon the weather was moderating
and by midnight the water was so lowered as
to permit the lighting of the slarboard fires
On the 10th theere was moderate gale, the
ship steaming with both boilers and three feet
of water in the engine room.
| On the 18th moderate weather but a strong
sea, the ship again making water, which in two
hours put out the fires.
On the 18th pumping and bailing. continued
but the water had gained three feet; again
| throwing the cargo overheard,
On the 18th the leak was gaining and the
crew complained of exhaustation and asked
the captain to let them take to the boats He
told them that half sunken ship was better
than an open boat, and they recommended
work.
On the 18th bailing and pumping, bnt the
water gained to five feet in the hold and nine
in the engine room; still heaYing cargo. At
two O'Clock p M, vessel hove in sight, which,