The Portland daily press., 1873-04-11
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
A school War i'm Brooklyn.
New YORK, April 10-A mass meeting of
the citizens of Brooklyn has been called by
| Hon. Demas Barnes, Rev. Drs lngersoll, Kari
and other eminent citizens, for the 18th inst. at
| the Academy to protest against the recent re-
| moyal of Prof Reed, principal of public school
| No. Is, by Thomas Kinsala and others OF the
| Board of Education, in an illegal manner
| There is much excitement in Brooklyn relative
| to this matter and the meeting will be one of
| the largest ever held in that city.
The Grand Jury and the Banks.
1t is stated that the grand jury is Investigate
ing the course of several banks in the recent
lock up of money, with the view OF ascertain
ing the liabilities to Indictment under the
usury laws.
The Gas Strike ut an End.
The New York Gas Co., turned on gas full
this afternoon and state that full supply will
be ensured. 1t is evident that the strike has
failed and that the strikers have given up all
hopes of succeeding. The employees OF other
companies refuse to join Them
Per contra it is reported that the strikers held
private meeting tonight and tomorrow
night have mass meeting. The President OF
the gas mems society says that the organiza-
ton is now complete and that general strike
will result before week.
Wall Street i'm CourI.
A commotion has been created in Wall street
by the announcement that the grand jury has
summoned several leading brokers, who are in
clined to tell all they know about cfiques form
ed and forming, and to give the names OF the
usurers. 1t is rumored that large number of
leading bankers and brokers have been sub
penaed to attend before the grand jury in
! special query cases.
The Bulls Ssead Bank.
Fresh evidence is being discovered every day
at Bulls Head Bank, clearly pointing out the
defaulters and tendency to inculpate others not
yet mentioned. One of the book-keepers has
been placed under bonds to appear as witness
on the trials of Merit and Peck. e
The Strike.
A German seeking employment at the gas
works last evening was beaten and seriously
| stabbed by the strikers. Several proment lead
ers of strikes last year state that they will not
| encourage any more similar proceedings The
| virtual failure of the gas mems strike has had
| a depressing effectamong the turbulent leaders
of the various organizations here. The officers
| of both carpenters and painters unions deny
that their Organizations voted to strike, as has
| been reported
| suit against a Theatrical Manager.
The suit of j. Schoonborg against Arthur
| Cheney, for damages arising from alleged
| breach of contract in connection with non-pr0-
auctions of a play in the latter's theatre in
Boston, has begun here, and will probably last
| several days.
| The Murdcrers.
| James L. King, awaiting trial on an indict-
| ment for the well-knOwn murder OF Anthony
| F. ONeil, is in advanced stages of consump-
| ton, and is liable to an early DEATH Nixon,
| vino is under sentence to be hanged, is improv-
ing, and Dutch Heinerch is insane.
Another Combination TO Put Up Gold.
1t is stated that the Rock Island Railroad
Company IS disposing of S6,0OO,00O OF stock,
| 4 bod c1xr
sale, and is sending the proceeds to Phlladel-
| phia, and that the officers of the company are
| in combination TO make money dear by with
| drawing these six millions.
Dragged and Robbed.
Ms. Arlington, who is in the Long Island
College Hospital, Brooklyn, is said to be resi-
| dent of 1874 Charles street. Boston, Her little
daughter and lady friend were stopping with
her at the Grand Central Hotel. There is no
question but that she was drugged and robbed
| by some female dOctress and accomplices.
The Yellow Fever.
The first yellow fever patients seen at quar-
antine this season arrived yesterday from Rio
Jarerio. The authorities have taken every
precautior to arrest the progress OF the disease,
and they have no fear of a general epidemic.
MIR. Mediils Resignation.
The Times tomorrow publishes letter of
resignation from the civil service commission of
Hon. James Medill.
The Senate Committee to investigate the rail-
road postal service held session this morning
| Mr. Huxley argued in favor of paying rail-
roads by the measurement of mail matter in
stead of by weight. N. Davis of the United
States postal SERVICE in response to the argu-
ments on behalf of railroads, showed that since
1857 the compensation for railroad postal SER
vice has been increased about twenty per cent.
in New England, the Middle and Eastern
States, in some cases one hundred per cent. and
reaching in some cases one hundred and fifty
per cent The maximum are now allowed on
the New York and New Haven the roads all
along the lake shore and several Boston and
Washington roads.
Mr.. Davis said he considered postal cars a
necessity They save time and ensure prompt
ness in the delivery of mails Concerning the
complaint yesterday of Mr.. Harris of the Con-
necticut Valley road of inadequacy of compen-
sation, no official notification to that effect has
been made to Mr. Creswell.
Mr. Harris said they had often complained
previous to Creswelrs term and had given up in
despair.
7 MIR Davis further said that maximum rates
were allowed to roads which carried only small
weights of mails on the principle that railroads
charge more propOrtionately for a small parcel
than for TONS Adjourned.
rfs Various Matters.
The new city charter for New York passed
the Senate to-day.
Marquart's furniture factory in Brooklyn was
burned THIS morning. LOSS SpZ0,UUU.
| The Board of Brokers to-day lionized the boy
Hinley, of the Atlantic wreck, and gave him
1888
James Brooks health is improving at Nor.
folk.
The Jumel will case came up to-day in thu
United States Circuit Court chambers, on a mo-
ton to settle the bill of exceptions taken during
the trial, but was adjourned till Thursday
Mr.. Dos Passos emphatically denies thai
VIM. L Leffngwell of Lyons, ILL.,, has beer
{ employed as counsel in the Stokes case.
The church of st. Mary, ON 45th street, was
robbed by burglars last night, of many vaua
BILE altar titles, but the thieves failed to find
the communion service.
United States Marshal Harlow to day q
tached the City of Mexico of the Alexander;
line, under a penalty of 5000 due the United
States for a violation Of the shipping laws.
CarllVogt, the alleged murderer of Chevalie
De Biduco, was rearrested to-day on a com
plant of the German consul and committed fo1
examination by United States COMMISSIONS
White Saturday.
The car drivers on the Belt line who were t.
have struck to-day for 1915 have been Offered
1925 by the company, ana meet to-highc u
consider the offer.
Mrs Meyers remains in prison, not harins
yet furnished the required surety for her APP
pearance as a witness in the Goodrich case
The inquest will be resumed to morrow evening
when a verdict will probably. be reached,
The remains of j. III. Price, one OF the vic
4 TINS of the Atlantic disaster arrived here to
Vernon
The Exaction of Half FiIOiagc.
70 AthL AL any, April 1O-Gov. Dix sent a message
nicat;o Se f tonight, transmitting a commu
II rnsont;n from the Governor of Maine, with
gardn~ tb ol the Legislature of that State,
from vessels of hundred tons burden s p and nn
pot sa naisn r rn1Sugh Hell Gate when
C Under existing laws, licensed " says
sells entering the harbor Of 'S %ew y ye5
II by the way of Sandy Hook are rev NOT LORI III
/. CURED to pay pilotage unless thew it not re
On the other hand coasting vessels of eske plio1
red tons bur H and upwards navigating tb
$. channel OF Hell Gate are required to pay one
requirement is objected to as unjust and onnrai
II sive by the Legislature of Maine, and p ther
IS seems to me no ground for the distinction Wy hl
tween vessels entering New York harbe