The Portland daily press., 1872-09-23
NEW YORK.
MIR. O'Conor Accepts the LouisviIIe Nom
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MIR. O'COnor Accepts the LouisviIIe Nom
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| NEW YORK, Sept. 2l.-ft is reported tina
| Charles O'ConOr has written letter to a mem
Der of the Straight Democratic Committee, &C
| cepting the nomination of the Louisville Con
vention. Mr.. c. T. Sykes one of the leaders o
| the movement says that O'Conor uses thest
words in his letter:-"I do accept the Louisville
nomination" s-- --- N gF
Another Explosion i'm New York Harb0r
The tug Passaic, of Newark, exploded early this
morning in New York bay. A boat was imme
ately put Oft from shore to render assistance tC
the crew. Lying on deck near the bow wal
Capt Adams and fireman named John
Haines, terribly scalded, and lying near the
pilot house was the negro cook, horribly man.
gled. They were carefully placed in a boat and
taken ashore, where they received medical at
tention Immediately. The engineer escaped
uninjured, and states that there were only fifty
pounds of steam on at the time of the disaster,
and he cannot account for the explosion.
Haines and the negro will die, but the captain
shallow water and is injured to the amount of
$1,000. .-.... ...'. :
The Burning of the Bienville.
The investigation into the burning of the
steamship Bienville was commenced to-day by
the United States supervisor and inspector of
steamboats,. VIM. K. Bloomfield, the steve
dore, testified that he slowed the cargo of the
Bienville when last at this port, and there was
no combustible material slowed in boiler deck.
There was some Kerosene ON board in cans
which was stored by itself. There was no other
witness present. brls.. l-tsuf lfsal e4asi s
Paper Mill Burned. l.iaa ~ ~
NEwBURG, N. Y, Sept. 21-Condit & Son S
extensive paper mill in Ulster county was de-
stroyed by fire last night. Loss $500, 600; in
surance $4,000. About seventy-five persons
are thrown out of employment
Charges against the Inebriate Asylum
NEW YORK, Sept 22.-Grave charges of mis-
management have been brought against the
officers OF the Inebriate Asylum of Wards
Island. 1t is stated, among other things, that
patients are frequently as drunk in the asylum
as they possibly could be outside. %
b. 40 5i4 ..as Financial. llst It-f=I
At meeting of the members of the Produce
Exchange a resolution approving the action of
the Bank of Commerce in refusing to pay eur
-rency on certified check was voted down two
to one yesterday afternoon. The counsel for
the Bank of Commerce notified the attornies of
Henry N. Smith that the bank instead Of in
terposing the defence, would pay the amount
claimed including costs. This ended the con-
troversy. 3 aI
FniIare. aua ia75s q
The suspension of Prindle & Morgan, former
agents of the Andes Alps and Alemine insur-
ance companies is announced. Morgan says
the suspension is only of temporary nature
and full and satisfactory statement will be
made Monday. v 2 60 n : :
4fhhHsA sl5| Yncht Race 4"e -A
In the ocean race between the yachts Ram
bier and Madeline, the former won by about
four hours. The owner of the Madeline has
challenged the owner of the Rambler to sail
another race, twenty miles to windward and
back.
Five Men Lost Overheard.
During the race between the. yachts Vision
and Oracle, which was won by the former, the
nSt fIpan I'd
...--- The Forester Case. AL,
The defence in the Forester case will attempt
to prove an alibi. John Connor, of New Or
leans, with whom Forester and wife boarded
states that the accused was in Southern State
dressed as a laborer when the Nathan murder
was committed and that plenty of witnesses
can be brought forward to prove it. He also
says the New York detectives offered him
money and other inducements to betray Forces
ter, but he refused; that they told him the re-
wards for the discovery of the Nathan murder
er amounted to $4,000 and all they had to do
was to put the crime on Forester, and this they
would nave no trouble in doing if they once
had him In New York
Prospect Park Raees-Extraordinar
Time.
At the Prospect Park races Yesterday the
purse of $1,000, under saddle, mile heats 5 in 5,
was won by Lucille Golddust. beating Sea
Foam in 2.25 IL, IA and 2293-4' The
has occurred in many years., The Association
gave purse of $3.50, with $1,000 added, to the
horse beating the celebrated Dutchman's time
OF 81 IL, made thirty years ago. Hardly any
one supposed the feat would be accomplished
and the betting was ten to one in favor of time
But Huntress q. Alden Goldsmith's Volunteer
trotted the three miles easily in 7.21 IA, beat
ing Dutchmsn' time II IA seconds, and coming
up the home stretch ON the last mile with a
rush. and not appearing to be at all distressed
at the termination of the race. What makes
the performance more remarkable is that Hun
tress went to harness while Dutchman was rid
cen by the celebrated Hiram Woodruff
The following is the time detail, First IA,
30 IL seconds; one-half mile, lib; three
fourths, 1.51; mile, 2.28 1-2 mile and quar-
ter, 305; mile and three-quarters, All 1-2; two
miles 4.54 1-2; two and half miles sos IA
two and three quarters miles GA; three miles
7.21 IA. % 81 -a ri-a n 31-s' - y
aft-o# Another Murder. -2f
? Joseph Bennett was stabbed and killed this
evening, by his brother-in-law, Timothy Ian
ders, during Il quarrel about money matters.