The Portland daily press., 1872-01-02

assaulting q. 8. Marshal. He threw off his
overcoat and rushed, as he said, to 'put head"
on the d.
The door was slammed in the faces of the re-
formers, and the Clerk read the call and Alder
man Cowan was then reelected President for
the ensuing year. The Clerk was re-appointed
and the Board adjourned. The door was then
opened and before the old Board got out the
new Board rushed in, and with them little
boy, who actively served them, to their great
disgust, with copies of the writ issued by Judge
Brady
The Mayor, on arriving at City Hail. COM
menced writing document reorganizing the
old Board, when being informed by Col. Joline
that they had impeached him, he left the docu-
ment unfinished and issued another, declaring
the offices of Aldermen and Assistant Alder
men vacant, and appointing thereto the newly
elected Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen He
also issued an address to the Court of Common
Pleas, objecting to their taking any action on
the resolution of impeachment passed by the
old Board, on the ground that when that reso-
luton was passed the Court of Common Pleas
had not prescribed any mode of procedure in
regard to impeachment.
CONNOLLY RELEASED.
Ex-Comptroller Connolly was brought from
the Ludlow street Jail to-day on writ of habeas
corpus, before Judge Barnard, and released on
S!OOO In each of the fifteen indictments against
him. The sureties were given and Connolly re-
turned to the bosom of his family. 1t should
be stated that the justification of the bondsmen
In the civil case had been completed before his
release from Ludlow street Jail.
The new Board organized at 40 D. m. with
Vance as chairman. All the members were
present except Conan and Plunkett, who also
belong to the old Board. At the request of the
l Board Mayor Hall presided and administered
the oath of office. The Board then resolved
themselves into Board of Supervisors, Mayor
Hall presiding.
DEATH OF HUDSON, THE RAILROAD KING.
George Hudson, formerly great railroad
king OF England, died on the 18th ult.
AFFRAY.
VIM. H. Harris, mate of schooner Julia Gam
age, at the foot of Twenty-Fourth street, North
River, was attacked by three of the crew this
evening, one of whom, Samuel Harrison, he
stabbed through the heart with pocket knife;
while another, Robert A. Burleigh, was dan
gerously wounded Harris was arrested
"A young man supposed to be John H. Har-
vey, of Bermuda, was found murdered in Adel-
phi street, Brooklyn, this morning
THE ASSEMBLY,
ALBANY, Jan. LIN the Republican Assem-
bly, caucus tonight an informal vote for the
Speakership resulted as follows:-Henry Smith,
of Albany, so; Thomas G. Alvord, "A; scatter
ing, 2. On motion of Mr. Alvord the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Smith was made unanimous. C.
5. Underwood, of Cayuga, was nominated for
Clerk: The Republican Senatorial caucus nom-
mated Jas. Terwilliger for Clerk. 2
A FIENDIsH CRIME BY NEGRO
ROCHESTER, Jan. IA girl of 10 years was
terribly outraged near this city on Saturday by
a negro named Howard, aged 25, who was cap
tured, identified and jailed. The people at
tempted to lynch the william, but were prevent
ed by the police The girl is in a precarious
condition. There is great excitement and
threats are freely made against Howard