The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-18

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portaton Committee to-day heard the argu-
ment If Mr. Cheesborough on keeping canals
open in winter by artificial heat and Mr.. Foote
in regard to workings of cable towage.
Mr. Baker Endorsed the proposition for build
ing elevators and warehouses in New York city.
Mr.. Taylor favored warehouse system
The Stokes Trial.
the prosecution closed its testimony to-day.
1t is not materially changed in any respect from
that which has been twice published
The Free Religious Association.
In the session of the Free Religious Associa-
ton last evening, John Weiss, in an address,
referred to the proceedings of the Evangelical.
He said that the people wanted redemption
from degrading politics and reconciliation of
labor and capital He rdiculed the theory of
the dogmatists that God made man imperfect.
The Creator is level with creation till man ap-
pears. Iu man the Supreme hand falters, and
he becomes bungler. The creature does not
fit into place as other things do. To this the
dogmatists reply that no mistake was made.
for the Creator did not intend to make crea-
ture that should have knowledge of good and
evil Mr.. Weiss remarks were quite lengthy.
Moritz Ellinger read paper, the substance
of which was that there can be but one relig-
ion, and that must not clash with other things.
The tests must be reason and scien.e.
Aaron Powell made an address principally on
the evils attending the liquor traffic.
MARY L. LAWS, SpiiiOudioe, uCOidItu uer-
self in favor of free religion.
Mr. rockingham made some remarks, when
the session adjourned.
Destructive Fire.
This evening a fire broke out in the planning
mill and sash and blind factory of Kenyon 6
Newton, on Nevins and Union streets, Brook
lyn. The building was four stories high and
supposed fire proof. The fire spread rapidly
aud in a short time the structure and most Of
the stock was destroyed. Loss about 100000.
KENYON & Newton lose on the building about
$4,000, and on stock and machinery about
$4,000. The fire communicated to several
frame buildings, which were quickly consum-
ed.
During the ceremony of laying the corner
stone of the Methodist Episcopal church in
Brooklyn to-day the platform on which large
of spectators were standing gave way. Several
persons were injured, but only one, Miss Hodg-
son, seriously.
The Women's Congress.
In the session of the Women's Congress last
evening" Mrs. Burlegh read paper on woman's
dress. She asserted that until woman effected
a radical change in the character of her dress,
she could not expect to compete successfully
with man or to secure recognition OF the
claims she now advanced.
In the session to-day Mrs. Blackwell con-
tended against the dogma that woman's work
is entirely in the household.
Cady Stanton spoke On isolated households,
and Mrs. Peabody explained the kindergarten
system.
Various Matters.
Wall street was unusually quiet to-day.
The vessels arriving to-day from the South
all report passing large quantities of wrecked
stuff off Cape Henelope and Barnegat.
e. w. & j. p. Converse brokers, went into
bankruptcy to-day. Liabilities 100000.
Base ball-Bostons %, Atlantcs g.
The steamship Merida reports that the brig
Liberty OF Boston put in at Nassau, with Capt.
DevereuX and the mate seriously but not dam
gerously injured during the hurricane of the
9th inst. The Merida brings thirty-eight dis,
tressed seamen to this port from Nassau and
Havana, sent home by Consuls.
The State Treasury Theft.
ALBANY, Oct. 1.-THE State Treasurer has
received replies from the County Treasures,
and finds that the drafts they forwarded are all
correctly noted in Phelps books, and there is
deficiency of about 100000. Some of the
drafts surreptitiously used by Phelps were Ia
dorsed by him as correct, but large part were
regularly Endorsed by Deputy Treasurer Paul.
Fifty-fve thousand dollars of the latter have
been brought to light payable to Charles Hud-
son, cashier Hudson's uame on these drafts
was written in by Phelps. Charles Hudson,
cashier, is connected with the firm of f. r.
Sherwin & Co.. New York. The drafts should
have been made payable to E. Groesbeck,
cashier of Albany Commercial Bank, and de-
posted in that bank. By making them paya-
BILE to Hudson, Phelps diverted them from their
proper depository and made them available to
himself, probably through Hudson. Phelps
had no right to indorse drafts A warrant for
the arrest of f. r. Sherwin & Co has been
issued.
Young Leggett's Death.
ITHACA, N. Y, Oct. 1.-THE coroner's jury
closed the examination into the cause of the
death of M. ID. Leggett last evening. The tes-
timony shows that in process preliminary to
initiation into the Kappa Alpha Society, he