Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-11-27
FROM NEW YORh.

New York, %. An internal machine filled
9Th powder and balls and luciier matches,
was sent to Comptroller Green by mail today.
The outside was covered over with glazed
paper and the edges around were covered
with postage stamps. GA tearing of the
paper it was seen that the box opened like q
drawer; this, together with the fact that the
address on the box was made up OF letters cut
ont OF newspaper or some printed document
created suspicion. hole was cut cautiously
in the Top and the contents were then discov
cred In the back part of the drawer were
| arranged rows OF matches over which was a
slip OF sand paper, against which the matches
would rub in drawing out the slide. This
would have Inevitably set off the contents
OF the machine. The box was about six by
tour inches thick. The affair created great
excitement in the Comrttoiler's otii4e and
| around the city.
Tweed is to be kept in the Tornbs several
DAYS to allow him to settle private business.
William NJ. Evaris is reported to have been
added to his counsel, and he will apply for
stay of proceedings
Detectives of this city are informed that
Capt Schroot left Philadelphia for California
taking his little daughter with him. He is
believed to have abandoned his wife Who is in
Boston.
The Havana bank robbers were to- day
sentence to tvs o years il TIE Pen:teniiary.
\ wholesale dry goods house on Church
street was roLhed of several thousand dollars
worth of goods o few evenings since, the
police not discovering the thieves although
they passed y them several times during the
robbery.
No more hands are to be employed in
| Brooklyn navy yard.
Admiral Porter goes to Boston tomorrow.
The Spanish frigate will be foated out Of
the dry dock tomorrow.
The Superintendent of the Produce Ex-
change received telegram TO day from the
canal collector at Utica, stating that canal
navigation is closed at that point and five
hundred canal boats are frozen up in the
vicinity of that city.
A spe ciaal despatch from Washington con-
tains the following: Secretary Fish and
Admiral Palo the Spanish Minister, have
agreed on basis for the settlement of the
Virginius matter, which agreement has just
been transmitted to the Spanish government
by telegraph for approval. The Virginius is
to be surrendered TO the United States.
| 1t is the opinion Of the members of the
Senate Committee of Foreign Relations that
the acticn of the Spanish government in de-
|
just cause which this country may have had
for declaring war
In the Ingersoll case, the jury this after
noon returned verdict of guilty. Sentence
was deferred to Friday owing to the indispo-
si,on OF Mr.. Fullerton.
For some time back Messrs. Tiffany & Co.,
the Union Square jewellers, have missed
| large quantities of jewelry of great value
from there show case and were not able to
discover the thief until last Tuesday, when
they caused the arrest of Harry f. Murray,
one of their clerks, who to-day confessed the
theft of upwards of 100000 in diamonds and
pearl jew elry. About one half of the stolen
jewelry was found by the police this evening
in possession of j. ii. Barringer, Jr 743
Broadway, J b. Lewis No. 1913 Broadway,
and Mrs. Bridget, alias Tresea Lynch, who
keeps jewelry store under the New York
Hotel.
John II. Irving, elf-aceused of completely
in the Nathan murder, was arraigned to day
and committed for trial or old charges OF bur
giary.