The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-11-19
NEW YORK.
A Fowl MaIady

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S-Along the line of the
Hudson River a terrible disease has broken out
among the poultry. Chickens are dying by
hundreds, and turkeys, geese and ducks in the
market show signs Of the malady. The disease
appears to be assuming form OF destructive
pestilence. 1t has appeared in this city.
40 Insurance.
Rumors are afoat that several judges in adj
joining counties will appoint receivers for GER
tain fire insurance companies upon ex-parte
statements, and the underwriters are organizing
to resist such malicious acts
The Horse Dropsy.
Only about one per cent. of the horses in this
city and Brooklyn have been attacked by drop
sy, but those were fatal. 1t is not probable that
it will become an epidemic.
The Raid ON Concert Saloons.
Nearly all the women arrested in the raid
upon concert saloons Saturday night were re-
leased yesterday, and the proprietors held in
bail for trial.
Methodist Statistics.
The Methodist church has appropriated for
foreign missions $343, 1875, being $102,3 1897 in ex-
cess of last year. The total amount appropri-
ated for mission purposes, foreign and domestic,
is SS59,425
Criminal Record.
John Kelly and his wife Kate concluded a
drunken orgie yesterday in Mott Street by the
latter falling into the fire, her head and shout
ders being burnt off. stltstffs
Twenty young scoundrels, known as the West
Side gang, were arrested last night.
James Whalen, boy of sixteen, was fatally
stabbed in Brooklyn Sunday morning by a
rough named O'Brien. The boy died. The
famous Battle Row gang Philip Bleinstein
was found murdered in the same vicinity. A
few roughs were arrested, but o Brien escaped.
This is the gang who murdered policeman
Donohue. ...s.,.s. ~
Boss Tweed i'm Court.
In Court of Oyer and Terminer to-day the
counsel applied TO Judge Brady for an order
compelling the District Attorney to furnish
William NJ. Tweed in fulfillment of his under
taking, with the lists of witnesses before the
Grand jury, specifying the witnesses applicable
to each indictment against him. A decision
was reserved until tomorrow. A motion by
Assistant District Attorney Sullivan to arraign
VIM. M. Tweed (who was in court), was also
adjourned.
Stokes Case.
A motion by his counsel to fix an early day
for trial of Edward Stokes was held over foI
the final order tomorrow.
Accident.
By the breaking of the platform of the third
floor of the new Herald bnilding this afternoon
five workmen were precipitated into the base
ment Three are believed to be fatally injured.
The Missouri Disaster.
In the investigation of the cause of the burn
ing of the steamship Missouri to-day, a boiler
maker testified that the wood work was too neal
the boiler in ease the water became low
Shot Dead.
James G. King, formerly a stock broker, shot
man named O'Neill dead this noon. Family
difficulties were the cause.
Woodhull-Biood.
Justice Fowler rendered decision to-day in
the case of Luther B. Challs against James Fl
Blood, for libel in connection with Woodruff
and Clafin. The Justice holds that servaat
is equally gully with his employer when he be-
comes party to an act which he knows ant
believes wrong. He therefore must commit
Blood, but that bail in $4,000 would be sufficient
guarantee for his appearance. When called
upon, Woodruff and Clafiin refused to sign
their testimony given in the above case.
Destructive Fire.
| A large storehouse of Woodruff & Robinson
at the foot of Amity Street. Brooklyn, was de-
stroyed by fire this p. M. The building GOV
cred an area of 100 by 200 feet, and was fiv,
stories high. 1t had a grain elevator seven sto
res high. Large quantities of grain and sngs
were destroyed in the store. The machinery
was also completely destroyed The grain de
| stroyed is valued at $780, 600.
EFT Cctcra.
| The Washington Insurance Company of thi
! city has suspended. 1t cannot pay over fifth
| cents on dollar.
| Several health inspectors say there is no dis
ease among the chickens in this city, and tina
the people need have no apprehensions in re
| gard to eating them.