The Portland daily press., 1872-07-25
NEW YORK.


n. sumner Still ktctfeent.
New York, July pa Washington des
| patch says that Senator Sumner still insist
that no one is authorized to speak for him a
| all.
The Virtusus Upton.
| 1t transpired in Washington yesterday. say
| Herald despatch, that ex-senator Fowler o
Tennessee ard Senator Upton were approached
| in the same manner as Senator Schurz in refer
ence to supporting the San Domingo scheme.
Story of the Florida Award Discredited
The report that an award has been made b,
| the Geneva arbitration in the case of the Flor
| ida, is discredted at the capitol
Conkling's Reply to schurz's Charge.
At the close of his speech last night Mr..
COnkling said in reference to Carl Schurz'
statement, that he had been offered patronage
| if he would support the San Domingo business
THAT, and will take the responsibility of the
statement, the man who says that, lies.'
The Pittsburg Convention.
The following named prominent soldiers hav,
accepted the invitation from the Veteran Ma
tional Committee to be present and address the
Soldiers Convention at Pttsbarg ou the 18th OF
September:
eridge, Noyes, Abbott, Coburn, Burke and
Fairchild
Many other distinguished veterans are invit-
ed and their names will be announced as soon
aS repIleS are received.
Various Matters.
The Erie directors have chosen Gen. A. S.
Divan, General Manager of the Erie road. A
new efice. He has not yet accepted it or the
Vice Presidency.
Writs of habeas corpus, returnable to-mor-
row, have been issued in favor of Thos Hart,
Patrick Hart and Jno. L. Redmond, the hall
Application will then be made for their release
on bail. q .+t % '-
The police are aggtated over an attempt to
assassinate music teacher named Muller last
night, after he had been inveigled from home
by decoy letter, signed Fisher" his sup
posed assailant who is missing. Muller was
shot at, and assaulted in the face, after the
bullet missed its mark with the pistol He
was not seriously injured.
The first bale of new cotton closed low, mid
ding, raises in western Texas, was sold to day
at auction at 43 Ia cents q pound.
Reughs.
The physicians attending Commissioner
Henry Carr of Brooklyn, stabbed by Assembly
man Dominick Roche, reported to-day that his
patient was in critical condition. Roche sur
rendered to the police and was taken before
Justice Delmar, who being informed that no
complaint had been made declined to take any
action and Roche is not in custody.
Quarrel Among the Trades Union
The Trades Unions have quarrelled about the
parade proposed for August 1st, and it is prob
able that the parade won't come off.
Heavy Robbery.
Jerome LIE Babe was robbed in a Fifth ave-
nue. stage yesterday of a package containing
$4,000 worth of diamonds.
Engineer Robbed. 4.
Three ruffians knocked down the engineer of
the Williamsburg ferry boat last night and
stole 115 of the ferry receipts placed in his
keeping. One of the robbers was arrested.
River Thieves Shot.
Shortly after o'clock this morning three riv-
er thieves boardad the canal boat Stephen
Clark, lying at the foot of Fast 4th street. One
attempted to shoot Capt. H. L. Barnes. The
pistol missed fire and the captain d1ew his re-
volver and shot two of the thieves. The other
ed companion. The man first shot fell into the
river and his body has not been recovered.
Daniel among the Lions.
The Times tomorrow will contain the fol-
lowing: ..Etf.
The present Board of Managers of the Erie
Railroad are about to bring a suit against ID an
iel Drew for 100000 shares of stock, which it is
claimed he illegally issued in 1865, while treas
urer of the corporation. The papers in the
suit are being prepared and the matter will be
pushed to an issue.
Destructive Fire.
About o'clock tonight fire broke out in
the carpenter shop of the Erie Railway Co..
near the shore end of Long dock. Jersey City,
which shop formed the eas ern end of paral-
telegram of shops covering an area of 300 by
250 feet. Within the space thus inclosed Were
the repair snops, machine shops, blacksmith
shops, carpenter and paint shops, and general
store rooms of the company.
Before the fremen could get to work the
flames extended along the roof of the machine
shop and burst out of every window for 800
feet. In less than an hour the whole block of
shops were in ruins. Within the repair shops
were 33 locomotives, about half dozen almost
new. Most of them were freight engines but
there were several fine express locomotives in
the shops. The machine shops and the black
smith shops were full of costly machinery,
boilers, trip hammers, furnaces, &c. One of
the trip hammers alone cost $4,000 within a
month.
The buildings also contained copper, tin and
wooden patterns and full supply of the best
tools for railway purposes. The shops were of
brick, two stories high with slate roofs, and
were only completed eight months ago at cost
of about $50 900. Over 500 workmen are thrown
out of employment. The total loss is estimated
at $500 000 The insurance is about $400, 600.
The conflagration was witnessed by probably
80 1000 people. The iremen were struck by fall
ing walls, one, james McCarty, was killed, and
others badly injured. ..7..G