The Portland daily press., 1872-12-17

George w. Bowen, was the son Of Madam Ju.
mel Mrs. Gardiner, who contested the W i'll OF
Mrs. BisiiOp, ON the .rround that she was the
daughter Of the testatrix. has withdrawn her
claim to the property and discontinued the pro-
ceedingS
Another Brutal Murder.
Att o clock this evening two men named
John Simmons and Nicholas I'll. Duryea, both
well known as lottery dealers, engaged in
desperate struggle in front of a restaurant in
Liberty street. Simmons succeeded i'll throw
ing his antagonist and then drawing q dirk
knife, stabbed the PROSTATE man repeatedly
The principal wound inflicted, which almost
instantly proved fatal, was on the left side OF
the neck. The assassin also stabbed his victim
in the groin, infiicting wound which the doc
tors say was alone sufficient to cause DEATH
Simmons fed and took refuge i'll neighboring
saloon, where an officer subsequently arrested
him. La getting away the murderer fell and
fractured one of the small bones of his ankle
Subsequently his wounds were dressed and he
was taken to Park Hospital, where he now re-
mains in charge of two policemen. Duryea IS
about thirty years of age, of genteel appearance
and lived at Richmond, where he leaves wife
and two children. Simmons and Duryea are
supposed to be immensely wealthy. The cause
Of the fatal quarrel has not TRANSFERRED but it
is supposed that it was connected with Dusl-
ness Simmons declined to make any statement
whatever TO reporters, who called upon nm at
the hospital.
General Dix declines the escort of Battery b.
of TROY, on the occasion of his Inauguration as
Governor, preferring the ceremony to be as SIM
pie as possible.
Fair Notice.
At meeting of the Methodist Preachers AS
ISOLATION to-day, a paperwas read taking the
ground that the scientists in turning their at
tention to Spiritual affairs, were invading
province with which they had nothing to do.
Swinaiers.
The offices of the great sawdust swindlers
have been robbed of their books and correspon-
dence and it is thought the special part ofsthe
latter will be made public. Tt is said to involve
many persons in difeeent parts OF the country
The Anderson Trial.
The trial of DR.. Irish. in Brooklyn to-day, for
the alleged posing of Assessor Anderson, tes-
timony was given to prove the general sobriety
of the deceased and the frequency of DR.. Irish
to Anderson's house. The case for the defence
was subsequently opened.
Not Dead.
The London Post denies that Eliza Cook, the
well-known writer, is dead, although person
of the same name and popularity, supposed to
be the authoress died in Debtford, England.
Sale of tine New York Tribune.
To-day fifty-one shares of the capital stock
of the Tribune Association, constituting a ma
jority, were sold to VIM. Orion. The parties
going out besides Mr.. Sinclair and the repre-
sentatives Of the estates OF dead proprietor, are
George Ripley, Whtelaw Reid, Jno. Hay,
Thomas n. Rocker, Philip Fitzpatrick Patrick
o. Rourl1e, and DR.. j. c. Aver Each of the
old proprietors were earnestly re-
quested to retain OF least a part of his stock
Reid and Hay refused, one selling $4,000
worth and the other $4,000. Messrs. Ripley,
Rocker, Fitzpatrick anG o Rourke consented to
retain barely one share each. DIR. Aver sold
eight of his fourteen shares. Of the fifty-one
shares purchased it is understood that eight are
reserved for Schuyler Colfax, who is to be in
vited TO assume the editorship Mr.. Reid was
requested to remain, but declined and announc-
ed that Immediately on making sale he had
rendered his resignation as acting edtor-n-
chief to the secretary of the board OF trustees.
Mr. HAY also declined to remain editorioliy
connected and other designations of the staff
have also been rendered.
Mr. Orion then requested Mr.. Reid, as q per-
sonal favor to remain in charge of the paper FOR
little time continuing the policy unchanged
and he consented to remain Gill the end of the
present week 1t has been for forty-eight
hours uncertain as to which side the sale would
probably be made. The majority of the trus-
tees who desired to continue the paper on the
basis of Mr.. Greeley's card with Mr.. Reid at
its head, needed only eighteen shares of the
stock to secure clear majority.
Mr. Reid Offered to bury these at $4,000 a
cash. or considerably larger price, but Mr..
Scclar had secured enough of them to pre-
vent him to make up the number.
Messrs. Rand and Hay also offered Mr.. Sin
clair 1920, 000 for his own shares and the twelve
shares of the Clark estate which he controlled,
and all the other trustees insisted that he was
bound under the bylaws of the association to
sell to them before selling at the same price,
to an outside party. MIR. Sinclair, however,
claimed to be under obligations to Others, which
he could not discharge save by completing the
transaction for 81 shares with Mr.. Orion.
1t it reported that ex-Gov. E. ID. Morgan, ex-
A Pnrpa1l nd ct1arS of that wiz
of the Republican party are to unite
with Mr.. Orion. On carrying the stock
on the final sales, Mr.. Sinclair
retained three of his shares, and it is understood
desires to continue as publisher. Those siding
with Mess. Hay and Reid were Geo. Ripley,
Thos. N. Rocker, Phillip Fitzpatrick, Patrick
O'Rourke. Oliver johnson, G. A. Runkle, and
John T. Cleveland. NJ. Greeley's brother-in-
law represented his own stock and that of the
Greeley establishment.