The Portland daily press., 1872-05-29
NEW YORK.
stokes, Geun,s,.

aI stokes CeunseI. ~
NEW YORK, May 28.-LymanTr emaine, John
d. Townsend and Henry Dartey jr, have been
retained as Stokes scounsel, in place of Ora
ham, Gerry and Bartlett.
o. 10 Labor Lost. 4
The Brooklyn Committee of 70 last night
adopted a final report recounting their labors
to secure legislation for city for prosecution of
frauds, etc The report states that the Commit
tee have evidence that 1000 fraudulents votes
were cast at the late election. 1890 -3es1Y :
An Abortionisf Bailed. fs,l.,,5
Mrs. Burns, convicted of manslaughter in
having caused the death of Mary Russell was
bailed yesterday in $4,000. 800, fe,.... B
er The Methodist hook Concern. gd sir
Yesterday afternoon the special committee
appointed by the General Conference to inves-
tigate charges against the Methodist Book Con-
Germ held a meeting, at which reports of sub
committees were presented. The chairman of
the subcommittee to investigate the affairs of
the binders department reported that the ae-
counts were in a most disgraceful state. In
one case there was a blunder of $40 900 against
the binders, made in footing up a column. 1t
is said that Hoffman concealed it by carrying
over SIG, 900 from the previous year and putting
in $4,000 WHICH appears to have come from mo-
where in particular. No statement can be
found that balance sheet was taken in twenty
years. There are many things in the accounts
unexplained. The report made to the annual
conference was not made from the ledger, nor
did that correspond with the ledger. Judge
Cooley, chairman of the subcommittee ON
leather, reported that the question had been
submitted to their master binders as to the
amount of leather required to produce the
amount of finished work turned out by the
BOOK Concern in q months and an average es-
innate placed it at more than $2S, 900 less than
Hoffman charged the Concern. 1t was also
shown that Hoffman had been in the habit of
selling the leather of the Concern to different
parties. Here was discrepancy between the
amounts of money Hoffman drew as wages for
his employees and the amount he paid them.
Dr. Carleton, senior agent, who was present,
explained that he relied implicitly upon the
honesty Of Hoffman, and if he was dishonest
he (Carleton) was not responsible. After the
reception of the reports Of the subcommittee
the committee went into secret session E-ffsrr q
Exaggerated Report.
Ashipping merchant of this city, represent
ing the Newfoundland firm of Harvey & Co.,
confirms the despatch from Boston in reference
to the exaggerated account of the sealing fleet
disaster. He says the report is entirely false
with respect to all but three vessels and that he
has advices of the safe return of most of the
fleet.
Gov. Hoffman.
The Evening Post which yesterday intimated
that there was evidence to connect the name of
Governor tthen Mayor Hoffman with the city
frauds of 1868, says editorially to-day that it
is due to the to the Governor to say that moth
ing was disclosed in the report of the Commit
tee of 40 last night to warrant the inference
that had been drawn.
Orange Parade.
! At the session of the Grand Council of Or
angemen resolution was, passed for Orange
Societies all over the Union to parade on the
18th of July. plg.es = 'g7'ti ai, ~
... NOS At Discount. a-l.9%s 81 n
Capt +Samuel's yacht Dreadnaught was sold
at auction to-day for $4,000. The Dreadnaught
was built lately at a cost of $6S,000. -- I...,..
.tI E9, LawfuI PIander. r, s.-l-.r.5.t
The Brookly Committee of so report ithat the
minutes of their proceedings clearly demon
strate that the majority of the Board of Super
visors for 1870 acted as if the large amounts
entrusted to them for disbursements was lawful
plumber to be squandered at will and to the ad-
vantage of such of them as might have desired
to participate in its PARTON. Specifications are
made in number of cases. Another report
upon the proceedings of the Board of 1871 will
soon be made. ,s4IIs ,-it.5l gat ID lr 75-r .
4 The railroad war has been renewed in Long
Island city, where the wOrkmen of the Cross
town Railroad Company and the East River
Ferry Company took turns in laying and de-
stroying the track of the former company. A
riot is imminent 7lte 1sa Hy75 ff
A dastardly attempt was made yesterday at
Brentwood to throw the Long Island Railroad
mail train from the track. The engine and
tender were wrecked.