The Portland daily press., 1873-10-31
NEW YORK..
Gen. Butler DEPENDENT.

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-The case OF Britton
against Butler was continued this AFTERNOON
before Judge Woodruff. Gen. Butler was on
the stand FOR the defence and testified TO one Oh
his pickets arreSting man who nad drafts on
his person and bringing him before MIN Duiier)
as Acting Governor. The man was attempting
to pass over out OF the reoel hnes inI2 the un-
ion lines at the time of his arrest. The drafts
were drawn by Britton & Co., OF Natchez, on
the Citizens National Bank of New Orleans.
The man said he was to get the money S75,000
and bring it back to Britton q Co., in Natcbez
At that time commercial communication be-
tween New Orleans and Natchez. was closed.
Butler claims that unless he seized the drafts
he would be liable to censure for neglect of
duty. He paid SIS, 900 into the U. S. Treasury
and the act of his receiving it back again did
not alter the case. He was justified in suppos-
ing the money If obtained by man in New
Orleans and the bearer of it got back safe in
side the rebel lines, tue money would be used
for the benefit of the rebels.
Suspension.
G. Mailman Schmidt & Co, an extensive
produce commission house have suspended.
Schmidt saws he received a telegram from his
partner in Europe on Monday stating that
paper amounting to $50, 900 had gone to protest
and act OF prudence more than necessity
he had temporarily suspended. He said he
had ample collateras abroad to meet all de-
mands there. There is no embarrassment
caused by local causes.
OverhauIing of Detectives.
An investigation into the illegal, unlawful
and felonious conspiracy ofsCapt. James irving
and Philip Farley of the detective force of this
city, with George Mcdonald, the noted Bank of
England iorger, commenced this forenoon be-
fore the Police Commissioners. Irving and
Farley are accused of receiving from George
Mcdonald package containing S16,250 in U {.
S. Bonds a letter of credit for $500, q diamond
ring of the value of e400, with the express UNI
derstanding that they were to be used, accord
ing to McDonad's directions, for the purpose
of his defence in New York, and Farley sub
sequeutly returned $4,000 of the bonds to Nc
Donald; that after receiving the property they
neglected to report to the superior officers the
fact of the receipt of the same. and afterwards
refused to de,iversthe property, or any part of
it, and denied having the same or had ever Sc
cured it or any part thereof from Mcdonald.
The investigation of the charges against de-
tectives Irving and Farley was continued this
afternoon. Clearance A. Seward testified to
1rving's REFUSAL to work in connection with
private detectives and his determination to ar
rest Med onald himself. He also said that
Farley had a,gold headed cane which he got
from Mcdonald.
The stokes Jurors.
Tits reported that two of the jurors of the
Stokes trial will be arrested tonight. The
charges are that they were tampered with by
the friends of Stokes. No lanes are ascertain
ed.
Stokes will be taken to Sing Sing on Tuesday
next.
Assistant District Attorney Russell says it
will not be pru lent to make public anything in
reference to the Stokes jury at present.
Stokes father, mothfr, sister and other
friends called this morning to take leave of
him.
1t is not thought that Stokes counsel will ap-
peal to the Court of Appeals again but cling to
the lanrels of a hard fought battle,
Theodore Tiltou to be Expelled from
Plymouth Church.
The Grievance Committee of Plymouth
church, at the last meeting, decided to expel
Theodore Tilton from the Plymouth church for
refusing to appear before the committee and
testify in the Beecher scandal case.
Union Trust COMPANY.
AT the meeting OF the board of trustees of
the Union Trust Company today it was an
nounced that the capital stock of the company
remains unimpaired with considerable sur
plus. The company will Immediately reorga-
niZe, all the old officers having resigned. The
board resolved to increase the capital stock of
the company to $20OO,0OO; that the additional
million added be offered to the present stock
holders until the 18th of Nov. 1t was also re-
solved to resume business on or before Dec.
1st.
Dangerous Bal'oOning.
Donaldson the aeronant made an ascent from
Newark yesterday in the balloon Magenta.
The balloon came down on the Brooklyn Cen
trail g. Jamaica railroad on Long Island. The
basket was dashed violently against farm
house and Donaldson received severe wound
in the Jaws. This bail Don nearly struck pass
ing train.
Various Matters.
One hundred or more indictments have been
found against lottery dealers who will be ar
rested Monday.
One of the effects of the panic was the throw
ing out of employment at least 10000 working
girls at Neward from different factories. The
Trenton Zinc Works discharged thirty hands
today
Rev. Geo. NJ Brindley, who has for years
been lecturing against the principles of Chas.
Bradlaugh, died at st. Lukes hospital in this
city Yesterday afternoon.
The case of Chas. Calender, the bank exam
liner. indicted for taking bIibe and making
false return of the condition of the Ocean Ma
tional Bank was adjourned over for the present
term. Also the case of ex-senator VIM. M.
Graham charged with embczzling funds of the
Waikiki National Bank.
Early this morning two freight trains collided
at the basket switch near Port ,Jeryis on the
Erie road Both locomotives were badly
smashed and II cars and their contents burned.
The accident was caused by misplaced switch.
No one killed.
Emil Roscoe, aged 16. stabbed VIM. McElroy
during quarrel in Brooklyn.
No news has yet been received of the steam
ship Ismaelia now so days out.
Mary Shepard of Brooklyn is placed under
arrest for starving her infant.
Jim Dunn, the prize fighter and ex- Alder
man of Brooklyn, was arrested today for as
saulting Peter p. Mahoney