Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-27
FROM NEW YORK.

New York, &c. Arrived, steamship Ham,
monia, from Hamburg.
The president of the typographical union
number six of this city reports that sub
scriptions to the Greeley monument fund are
coming rapidly from printers throughout the
country, and there is every prospect Of sue
cess.
In the great suit brought in the name Of
the people of this State against Tweed, Con-
molly, Ingersoll and others to recover the So
DOC, 900 taken from the county of New York
| by what is known as the audit frauds, justice
| Hardin has decided on the demurrer of In
gersoll that the people of the State have no
| right of action against Ingersoll. He based
his opinion on the broad.ground which is IA
tai it sustained to the whole suit, that the
county and not the State are the real parties
| in interest within meaning of the code.
| The counsel for George Mcdonald,
| charged with being concerned in the recent
forgeries on the Bank of England, has taken
exception as to the legality of the appoint
| ment of commissioner Guttman, before whom
| the case is under examination, and will prob
ably test the question by habeas corpus and
certiorari to the United States circuit court.
The committee of depositors and stock
holders of the Bullshead bank, recently sus-
pended, had conference to-day. The stock
holders committee announced that they had
agreed on the proposition to increase the cap
ital stock of the bank and to allow the depos-
itors who are most interested to take pre-
terred stock enough to make up the full
amount Of the deficiency, thus placing the
bank in working order again. The Express
| states that circumstances have come to light
which indicate that the bank was in a hope
less condition weeks before tine officers form
| oil cd tha inst The VI nj
| the former cashier had deposited with the
| bank for.safe keeping $4,000 worth of stock
and other property, and when she wished to
| take it out of the bank she was put oil from
day to day, until finally the cashier con-
fessed that he could not find the box, re-
marking however that it was safe and he
would send it as soon as found. Mr.. Hal
| sted, depositor and stockholder, left a box
containing 100000 worth of L. 5. bonds tor
| safe keeping. short time ago he demanded
them, and the cashier informed him after a
short time in the vault apparently looking for
them that he could not find them just then,
but they could be found next day, at which
time the cashier told Halsted that the bank
had taken the bonds few days before in
temporary money straight and hypothicated
them. The value of the bonds was returned
in notes and other securities. The total loss
SO far as ascertained is as follows; Capital
stock 500, 900; surplus $4,000; current
deposits $4,000.
John V. Hornett, who sued Andrew j.
Garvey for $500 for legal services, has been
| ordered verdict by Judge Barbour for Sill
| II.
The name of the woman who in all proba-
| biity shot Charles Goodrich has been dis
covered, but is withheld from publication.
| She lived in the third house from his and was
his mistress, had given birth to child and
was deceived by him. She was in Brooklyn
the night before the discovery of the murder
and has not since been seen. A third lady is
now said to be mixed up with this mysterious
affair who is known in literary circles here,
but whose name is also suppressed. VIM.
w. Goodrich offers $2500 reward for the ar
rest of the murderer of his brother, payable
upon conviction. The father of the muir
dered man was to-day awarded letters of ad-
ministrations upon the estate.
The children of William Foster are pre-
vented from attending school by the taunts
and insults Of other children.
New York, 27-2 A NJ 1t is showing
heavily here.