The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-14
NEW YORK.
A Meeting Attacked by ROuuhs,

10th Ward, Brooklyn, last night a gang of
roughs shouting for Greeley assaulted the
speakers with stones, eggs and sticks and tore
two large banners costing some $500 to pieces
Application for protection to the police was re-
fused.
The Tnmnany Democrats and the May
orally.
AT secret meeting of the leaders of the
Tammany General Committee the fact
was developed that many were in favor of
uniting with the Apollo Democracy ON the
MayOralty nomination. while they will work
for the success of the regular Tammauy men
for minor local Offices Comptroller Green is
the probable candidate
Ex-Governor Curtin,s Position.
A letter from Philadelphia states that Gov.
Curtin wrote a letter ia Geo. Bean of Williams
port, accepting the nomination for Congress of
the regular Republicans of the 18th district
some weeks ago, but subsequently DR.. Parker
his physician, positively forbade Curtin from
participating in the campaign, when the latter
sent letter which was written by his wife to
Gen. Bean regretting his inability to become a
candidate and expressing his adherence to the
Republican party and its candidates.
Tamnaany.
Application was made before Judge Leonard
to-day for peremptory nandamus to compel
Comptroller Green to pay Burns and Copperas
1882 for plumbing and gas fitting in the hall
of records The board of audit refused to pass
the bill on the ground OF excessive charges,
the work done being only 1885, ziif-a-'fs
Further Advance of Nails.
The spike and nail manufacturers of the At
lantic States, at meeting in this city, agreed
to advance prices about % cents key.
james Gordon Bcnnctt's Will.
The following is digest of the will of Jas
Gordon Bennett filed to-day in the Surrogate
office and will appear in theTrbune tomorrow
After providing for the payment of debts and
funeral expenses the testator bequeathes to his
wife, provided she will accept the same in lieu
of dover, the use and occupation of the
house, stable and other appurtenances at the
9th avenue and 3Sth street during her natural
life or widowhood, and also an annuity equal to
half the net rental of his real estate except the
Herald building. If she will not accept this
bequest in lieu of her dover the will limits her
share in the estate to her dover.
To his son, j. q. Bennett jr, the testator be-
queathes theHerald building with the good will
stock in trade, &C., of the Herald and the Me-
tropoltan printing office The remainder of
Bennett on attaining the age of % years
Meanwhile his son, who is made sole trustee
and executor of the will, it to have charge of
this portion of the estate, to let in such man.
ner as to him shall seem expedient, for any
term not exceeding three years. The will is
dated june %, 1869. 0t f4f p
The seidiers' Convention.
Gen. Burnside issued to-day from the Repub-
lican Headquarters an announcement to the
effect that the meeting of soldiers and sailors
at Pittsburg will be mass convention, and Gre
dentials of membership will be furnished at
Pittsburg to all men who served in the Union
army or navy during the war, whether regular
ly appointed delegates Or not. -----,,s
Forester the Nathan Murderer.
1t is reported that, the authorities have evil
dence which fully establishes the connection of
Billy Forester with the Nathan murder. 1t is
stated that on the night of the murder of
Nathan, a prominent sporting man saw an in
dividual in the vicinity of Nathan's house
whose movements were very suspicious He
watched him and presently two men came
down the steps of the Nathan mansion who
were joined by the mysterious man, the three
going towards North River. Early the same
morning three men entered a saloon on Eighth
Avenue and left bundle which proved to be a
bloody shirt. Upon investigation it was found
that woman up town had washed this shirt
which WIS peculiar one, for man now in
Connecticut State Prison, who was a "paP' of
Forresters identified at once the picture of
Forester as that of the man he saw in the
vicinity of the Nathan house,
On Wednesday next Geo. Ellis, now confined
in the State prison, will be brought here and
testify that the dog which was used in muir
dering Nathan was stolen from Schenck S
house by FORESTER and himself and that both
used it in various burglaries.