The Portland daily press., 1872-05-01
NEW YORK.
Criminals Well Disposed of.

NEW YORK, April 30.-Edward Scott and
James Carroll, two negro burglars, were SEN
fenced to the State Prison yesterday, the former
twenty and the latter fifteen years. by Judge
Moore, in Brooklyn. The same Judge sentenc-
ed George Driscoll to two years in prison for
swindling the community in the garb of priest.
Complaints against U. 9. Consul.
1t is stated that the merchants of New York
complain loudly Consul Dudley's neficiency
at Liverpool, and that the congressman from
New York will ask that Secretary Fish furnish
correspondence relative thereto for the infor-
nation of the House.
Greedy, the Blacksmith," Shot.
Timothy Hussey, pugilst shot VIM Var
ley, alias Reddy, the Blacksmith, in the cheek,
yesterday, because the latter demanded rent
"Reddy' is not seriously hurt. -a-4
Relief for the Sufferers at Antioch.
A meeting was held last night at the rooms
of the Young Mems Christian Association and
a committee was appointed to receive subscrip-
tions for the sufferers by the earthquake at An
tioch. -
Robbery.
Early this morning three men in a wagon
filled with milk Gems drove to John NJ. Stevens
silk factory, Nos. 213 to 221 East Add street. one
of them knocked at the office door, which was
opened by the porter, Michael Sherry, and
struck him on the head with club and he fell
insensible He was then bound and gagged,
and $4,000 worth of silks were stolen. There
were no arrests. XIII.
The World Lectures the Democratic Par
The World tomorrow in reply to the articles
of the Albany Argus and Washington Patriot
protests against what it calls "the intrusive i'm
pertinence of clique of Democratic Congress-
men in their attempt to control the Cincinnati
Convention in the interest of Judge Davis, and
their denuncation of the World for expressing
its honest Judgment in entire independence Of
this intriguing caboL"
ut has been" says the World. "our settled
wish that the Cincinnati Convention should not
act under any sort of Democratic duress and
we have in expressing our preference for Ad-
ans, at least, demonstrated that there is no
united attempt at Democratic dictation and
have saved the liberal Republicans from the
imputation of acting as mere sideshow to the
Democratic party. An attempt to revive the
system of nominating Presidential candidates
by Congressional caucus which broke down in
1924 from its own rottenness, is preposterous
anacronism. I&
The proclaimed purpose of the Cincinnati
Convention is reform of the government and if
the convention acts wisely it will aim for can
didate fer President who will have the maxim
UNI of Republican popularity and the minimum
of Democratic hostility and possesses the high
the named candidates" it concludes, combines
these requisites in SO eminent degree as Mr..
Adams?' -lts
Et Cctcra.
Several children were injured, but not seri-
ously, during panic occasoned by fire in the
rear of public school ON 10Th street to-day.
Col Jerome B. Fellows has been rendered
and will accept the Colonelcy of the 9th Regi-
ment, vacated by the death of Fisk
The Bay Flour Mills in Brooklyn were dam
aged to the amount of $25, 900 by fire last night
Insured $4,000.
Veto of the City Charter Bill.
ALBANY, April 3O.-Gov. Hoffman has vetoed
the New York charter. 1t is understood i'm the
Assembly that the Governors veto of the char.
\ ter VIII be sustained and the bill rejected
F0rger Arrested.
Boston, April 30.-David Nichols, broker
was arrested to-day charged with forging the
name of Horace Saunders, another broker. to a
note for $9,S75, and was held to answer in $15,.
600 bail.
Man Killed.
John TarbOx was killed in Newburyport tc,
day by a fall while working on new city railroad
depot. He leaves wife and five children
| Good Time.
LOWELL, April 30.-The manager of the Ma
tional Telegraph Co., of this city received to-
day copy of the Sacramento Daily Record OF
the I'D of April, seven days from the time OF
publication in Sacramento, by dispatch bag.