The Portland daily press., 1872-09-26

NEW York, Sept. 25-A Bristol Tennessee,
despatch states that Andrew johnson, Gen.
Cheatham and Horace Maynard each spoke
two hours on political questions there yesterday.
Each is opposed to the other
,Elector in the Place of NIr. Curtis.
John A. King has been substituted as Presi-
dental Eleetor for the 1st Congressional dis
trct in place of Geo. VIM. Curtis, who says
that holding the position of chairman of the
| Advisory Board of the Civil Service although
| without salary, he may be constitutional1y
| ineligible as Presidential Elector.
| The ResuIt of the NIetis Investigation.
| The official report of the investigation in the
Metis disaster results in revoking the testimony
| of the captain and first and second pilots. The
report states that the responsibility of the dis
| aster rests upon Captain Burton and the two
| pilots, and some blame is attached to Doane,
Various Matters.
In the Protestant Episcopal Diocesan Con-
vention to-day Rev. John Cotton Smith de-
| livered sermon in which he held that the best
interests of the Church would be promoted not
| by oppression but by the largest liberty.
| AT meeting of the Municipal Beform Asso-
| citation to-day various suggestions were made
as to who would be hit nominees, but no definite
conclusion was reached . s.lr.,.
Comptroller Green denies his intention of
| closing any hospitals or charitable institutions,
| and says he intends to adopt some means to
| furnish those in need with funds. The official
[ lures for the year ending Sept. 1st compared
with the previous year of nearly $2,000,000.
l. Spencer Pettus arrested for completely lin the
sale of bonds stolen from Minneapolis bank,
| is said to have gveu information relative to a
large number of. forgeries including large
| amount of Railroad bonds sent to Europe and
| reported to have been returned here and dis
| posed of in small lots.
Frederick Heggi, the alleged murderer of
| Frederick Joseph Siegfreid, is placed ON trial
The charge is that Heggi after getting Siegfreid
to will himH $4,000 worth of propertyi ad-
ministered poison to the deceased. This occur
red in 1869. The body was recently exhumed
| and enough arsenic said to be found in the
stomach to kill sixteen men. 5s ts
The investigation into the Bienville disaster
is postponed till tomorrow. l.H0
The story that Forester would confess who
the real murderer of Nathan is, providing he
was pardOned, proves untrue.
John McKeon, counsel for Stokes, says
he sees no reason for a change OF venue. The
new trial takes place next month but tMcKeon
fears he will be unable to conduct it on account
| of his health. & Is Ee - t-t
The English cricketers left by the O'Clock
train tonight for Boston.
De Conto, editor of the Spanish paper Conista
now declines to meet Senior Abrea, Saying that
the latteTs friends exposed the intended duel
that the police might interfere.
Daniel Perkins, charged with causing the
death of Edward Wellington has been dis
charged from custody, the coroner's jnry finding
it case of justiiable homicide
The Jersey City water Board have ordered a
chemical analysis of the Water in the PassaiC
reservoir which is said to be impure.
In the national council of the Order of Unit,
ed American Mechanics this afternoon Phla.
delphia was selected for the next annual
meeting. The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: National Councillor,
III. ?. Anderson of New York; Vice Councillor
HI. s. Jones of Massachusetts; Secretary, A. s
Redstreak of Pennsylvania; Treasurer, join
Walker of Delaware; Marshal, A. b. Cossrovt
of Delaware; Protector, j. b. Kemp of Ohio
Door-keeper, r.. L. Drake of New York
The Democratic and Liberal Conventions OF
the 9TH Jersey district were unable to agree
upon nomination for Congress. The Confer
ence Committee recommended Robert Gilchris
but the Democrats disagreed thereto and select
ed Noah d. Taylor.
Address of the Straight OuIs.
New YORK, Sept. 25.-A lengthy address t,
the De mocracy of the United States was ISSUED
to-day by the Committee of the Louisville Con
ventlon. 1t explains the object of the Assem-
blage in that city, opposes the Baltimore plat
form as undemocratic, contends that tine Inass
OF the Democratic party did not demand tn
nomination of Horace Greeley and the adop
tion of his platform, and says the watchwor'
is not, Anything to beat Grant but "any
thing to prevent Greeley from beating AM
destroying the Democratic party Grant
election, it says, would be less a ealamit
than that of Greeley, and if the former
chosen the responsibility rests on the Baltimor
Convention which refused the people either
} nominee platform. The address conclude
, by invoking all Democrats to vote for O'Cono
and Adams.
Independent Democrats declaring for
Grant and Wilson.
AT the conference of the so-called Independ
ent Democrats to-day Hon. James Warrall, @
I Pennsylvania, presided, and j. H. Wilson, 0
!. Alabama, was Secretary Mr.. Warrall made
speech in favor of Grant and Wilson A larg
number of letters from persons sympathizin
with the movement were read. A Nationa
Committee was appointed, as also State Com
mittee from New York. Hon. j. H. Gilmer, c
Virginia, was chosen chairman of the former
Resolutions were adopted endorsing the Gran
and Wilson and Republican State tickets and
committee was appointed to prepare an addres
to the independent Democracy. ..
e Heavy Robbinz from the Public Store
s 1t has been discovered to-day that during til
9 past week silks amounting in value from $1OO
0 900 to $1S0,000 have been stolen from the pull
: lie store 1t is supposed that some one in th
department is in collusion with the thieve