The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-15
NEW YORK.
National Liberal Republican Committee.

National Liberal Republican Committee.
New YORK, July 13.-The National Liberal
Republican Committee met yesterday and elect
ed Ethan Allen permanent chairman, who
thereupon delivered an address. The following
Executive Committee were appointed by the
chair:
Charles G. Davis of Massachusetts, j. p.
Ladd of Vermont, S. A. Pearce of South Caro-
lima. S. G. Burbridge of Kentucky, H. G. War
mouth of Louisiana, NJ. c. G. Church of West
Virginia. George W. Anderson of Missouri,
James NJ. Scovell of New Jersey. Ethan Allen
was made chairman of the Executive Commit
tee, and D. r. Goodloe of North Carolina and
Jasper w. johnson of Oregod, Secretaries
A resolution was passed recommending a I'M
ion of Liberal Republicans with Democrats in
selecting candidates for State and congressional
offices.
Henry Wilson has gone to Long Branch to
visit the President.
Gen. Sherman DisIikes His Reception mt
the Prussiau Court.
A Berlin correspondent writes that General
Sherman expressed himself as disguised with
the reception there. At dinner at Minister
Bancrofts, at which Won Moltke was present,
the two great generals scarcely did more than
exchange salutations. Gen. Shermans meet
ing with Prince Frederick Charles passed off
in about the same manner. AT Potsdam Gen.
Sherman was refused admission to the park be-
cause the Emperor was entertaining some I'M
perial guests. Subsequently, when the militia
ry review was to take place, the troops being
reviewed by the Emperor, General Sherman,
who was invited to witness it and be presented
to the Emperor, remembering the Potsdam in
cident politely declined.
The Stokes Trial NO Possibility ofAgrcc
meni by the Jury.
The Stokes jury returned at o'clock and re-
quested all of Fisk's clothes, which request
was granted. At seven the jury were sent for
| and there being no prospect of their agreeing
recess was taken by the court till 1880 to-mor-
| row morning.
| This Sunday morning at II o'clock Edward
| S. Stokes was brought into court Judge In
| graham took his place on the bench and the
| jury who had been locked in all night were
sent for. The court was almost as crowded as
| on the week days during the trial. The prison.
or looked pretty much as usual. There was no
| evidence of his having passed sleepless night.
| The jury on the contrary all looked pale and fa-
tiguad.
Judye Ingraham in addressing the jury said :
IL understand, gentlemen, that you have not
agreed"
Foreman-No, Sir, there is no possibility that
| we can.
Judge Ingraham-I hardly feel at liberty to
discharge you yet. The case has occupied near
ly threelyears and was very fully tried, and the
time you had for consideration has not been
very long. l can't see any way to discharge
you now.
Foreman-We stand just the same as be-
| fore.
Judge Ingraham-I do not want to know any,
thing about your division. will arrange so
that you can send for me at any time and the
counsel will be sent for. The jury, to their
great disappointment, were then locked up
again.
Bankrupt.
The property of the Staten Island Railroad
and Ferry Co. will be sold under the foreclos
ure of mortgages Aug. 9th to satisfy the claims
of sufferers by the Westfield explosion.
Chnppaqua Talk.
NEW York, July 14-Among the speakers
at Chappaqua yesterday was Francis w. Bird
who sad:-"I cannot promise to make speech
can only express my personal enjoyment OF
this pentecostal day at this outpOqring of grace
as in the days of old, among the Medes ant
Persians and the jewellers beyond the Mesapo
tamia A friend-an old radical friend in Bos
ton-asked me other day how l could bring my
self to consort with the Democrats? replied
( to him My Christian Brother, L am amazed
You have read in the Holy Word that tn
angels of the Lord rejOiced over the sinners tia
repented? Here are 5000, 900 Democrats brough
out of sin. l cannot rejoice too much. Thes
Democrats are shaming us by their devotion
This is the most glorious time in the republic
! few days before the Cincinnati Convention
called upon my old friend Mr.. Sumner, the Sen
ator from Massachusetts, and | urged him to q
forward with this Cincinnati movement.
told him how it would affect the hitherto part
ed sections of the country and bring us into
deeper loving union than heretofore. He re
piled: 1t will be the greatest political achiev
F ment since the declaration of independence.
| think all ought to go ON our knees and Civ
thanks for SO many blessings. But want t
introduce my friend Charley Davis, a regula
Boston radical He'll speak to you" and witt
that Mr., Bird jumped out OF the chair and en-