Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-01-23
FROM NEW YORK

New York, %. The SANTANA Bay Com.
pany held their meeting to-day, adopted the
commissioners report and ratified the con-
tract made with the San Domingo govern.
ment. The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year A. B. Stockwell, pres.
ident; Paul N. Spoford, vice president; Hen
ry Clews, treasurer; II. r. Hazard, secretary,
The company intend purchasing or building
three steamers besides the Tybee, which will
run regularly between this port and SANTANA
Bay, establishing weekly communication.
Suits were commenced to-day in the Unit
ed States District Court to recover taxes from
the Erie railroad on sterling bonds said to be
due the government.
A large dstllery in Spring Valley, New
York, was seized yesterday. Forty-five bar
rels of Illicit whiskey was traced to it. The
proprletors escaped. Christopher Flood,
store-keeper, and Michael MCGOWAN, labor
er, were arrested and held in default of So
900 bail each.
The hotel of VIM. II. Florence at Macombs
Dam, has been seized by the sheriff. Flor
ence became surety for Thos. c. FIELDS to the
amount of $4,000. Fields failed to appear
for trial, and judgment was obtained against
his bonds, hence the action of the sheriff.
The friends of ex- Mayor Kalbfleisch OF
Brooklyn, express themselves confident that
lie will recover.
Judge Barbour has filed written opinion
in the suit brought by Chamberlain Palmer to
prevent John Foley from in;ruding himself
in the Chamberlains Office. Holding that
clerks and officers in the bureau, or tho Cham
berlain, were not intended by the legislature
to be, and were not in fact included within
the power OF appointment and dismissal con-
ferred on the comptroller.
DR.. James, in report to the health board
o-day, says that the school buildings in the
9th, 10Th and 2lst wards are defective in
many respects and in some respects are ut
terly untitled for school purposes
Work on the New York postoffice is sus-
pended until question in the plan is decided
Superintendent Hubbard has gone to Wash
ington to urge the passage Of the bin remov-
ing the limit to the cost of construction, and
permitting the erection of an additional story
1t is reported that Houston & Texas Cen
trail Railroad first mortgage per cent. gold
bonds sor $1,000 each, numbers CO, G7 to 630O
inclusive, were stolen from the banking house
of VIM. Hatch & Son, Wall Street
Immediately On the receipt of the writ OF
refnittiner from the court of appeals in the
Foster case. which is expected tomorrow the
District Attorney will move to have Foster
resentenced.
The Tribune publishes tomorrow detail
list OF Improvements undertaken by the city
at a cost of S22 100000 with which the new
mayer found fault with in his message
The Erie company is about to bring a suit
against the Boston, Har ford & Erie railroad,
and the trustees under the mortgage, for de-
fault OF eighteen months interest.
nthe Spicer suit in Brooklyn to-day the
case was opened for defence, and the counsel
at once called Huge Miller, who proved to be
the first husband of Mrs. Spicer whom she
alleged had abandoned her and had heard was
dead. Miller, who lives in Worcester, Mass.
testified that he was abandoned by Mrs.
Spicer when his wife and the furniture of his
house disappeared at the same time.