The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-26
NEW YORK.
The Case Of MIR. Tweed.

New YORK, Nov. 25.-The executive COM
mittee of the Republican Association last nlght
passed. resolutions endorsing Judge DAVIS
conduct in the Tweed trial.
Lyman Tremain says that Tweed's counsel
can obtain no stay of proceedings except upon
a certificate of probable cause of erro1'by the
examination of the bill of exceptions, and it is
not at all probable that any judge will grant a
stay.
The Other Ring Thieves.
Genet says he shall take his seat in the Leg
islature just the same as if no indictment had
been found against him.
On the trial Of Ingersol and harrington this
morning, the prosecution produced bill for
$15 138 40 for work done and articles supplied
to the county court house from October 14th,
1869, to December, 1870, in the name of Heath
& Smith. The bill was certified by the prison
er, Ingersoll as court house commissioner, and
by Commissioners Norton, Conan and Walsh.
Great amusement was created by the reading
of numerous items for umbrella stands for
the court house, fifty, sixty and seventy at a
time.
E. A, Heath testified that his firm dissolved
in june 1869. They never supplied any arti-
Smith on the warrant is forgery, and is in the
hand writing of Farington, who is secretary
to lngersoll, The latter became President in
1870 of the Heath & Smith Manufacturing Co.,
which purchased the machinery of Heath &
Smiths firm, and have factory in Portland,
Conn. The signature of Ingersoll on the bill is
genuine, but those of Heath and Smith and e.
Smith are forgcries. Heath & Smith never re-
ceived any money from the county.
The Union Pacific Bondh oIders.
Judge Barrett to-day refused to appoint
Richard Fl. Bowie and Benjamin c. Wetmore
as trustees for the benefit of the boudholders of
first mortgages of the central branch of the
Union Pacific RAILROAD. The judges say that
personally the gentlemen are entirely uneX-
ceptioI able, yet their connection by blood and
business with the company's officers would
make their appointment not perfectly proper.
Not 8endy to Reform.
At a meeting of the Clearing House Associa-
ton to-day, the report of the committee of
nine recommending certain articles of the as
ISOLATION and rules governing deposits was laid
on the table. Tho committee was discharged
and a new committee holding different views
were appointed, who are to report in sixty days.
The meeting adjourned.
Statement of Tweed's Son.
Richard NJ Tweed. when justifying as sure
ty for his fathers bail bond for million dol
lars, exhibite along list of valuable New York
real estate which he admitted had been con-
veyed to him by his father for a consideration.
On Saturday he conveyed over to various other
parties, property to the value of $785,0O0. The
Sun says the conviction of his father seems to
have led to this action, and the effect of this
wholesale conveyingupon his responsibility as
surety for his father is a subject for the con-
sideratiOn of the lawyers.
Veterans of 1912.
The veterans of the war of 1912 celebrated
the anniversary of evacuation day by re-
spouse of fOrty-two members at the ro call.
Among them were many prominent members
of the organization. They were entertained at
dinner by the officers of the Sixth Regiment.
Resolutions were passed offering services to
protect the forts
Plasterer's Strike.
Under orders of their Union the plasterers Of
Brooklyn to-day stopped work and will not re-
sumo until their employers guarantee to pay
four dollars per day for the winter This the
employers generally refuse. Mr.. Gallagher
President of the Journeymen Plasterers' Union
of that city, was arrested and placed under
bonds for trial next Monday. for threatening
men who were at work who did not belong to
the Union
Various Matters.
The Tribune says that if some of Tweed s
counsel had long since been taught the lesson
Judge is Davis now administering, our courts
would have witnessed fewer scenes calculated
to bring them to disgrace
1t is reported that detectives are on the track
of the gang who have been forging large
amount of United States bonds.
1t is reported on the street that the affairs of
George b. Grinnell & Co., have been satsfac
torily settled.
The Express has statement to the effect
that 80 per cent. dividend will be paid soon to
depOSltOrS from The proceeds OF the suspended
National Bank Of the Commonwealth.
The navigation of the Hudson river from this
city to Albany is suspended. This is the ear
lest closing of navigation during the present
century.
Nothing has yet been heard of Capt. School
and little daughter He had nearly $4,000
with him.
Tweed remains at the toombs, where he was
to-day visited by his wife, daughter and son.
1t was stated that the discovery was made
last night that G. B. Lchtenberg of Detroit,
in the tobacco trade here ON Pearl street, had
bought 100000 worth of goods in bond on
credit transferred them in bond, sold them for
cash and decamped. The Hartford tobacco
merchants were victimized out of $4,000,