The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-29

New YORK, Oct. 28.-In the Stokes case
Mr.. Tremane closed his argument for the de-
Tense and DistrictlAttorney Phelps spoke three
and half hours and gave way to adjourn
ment
1t is believed that Judge Davis will make a
short charge to the jury in Stokes case and it
will be given to the jury before dark tomorrow.
Railroad Matters.
An appeal was made last April in the Su-
preme Court chambers by the counsel for Sam
uel L. Treadwell to complete an accounting of
the profs of the contract for building the Cen
trail branch of the Union Pacific Railroad. A
motion is now before the court for a commits
missioner to take important testimony of wit
nesses res idng out of the State, The suit will
come I'D in the December term. The railroad
f holders which ' reads: "The board Of
directors have determined to ask
holders of first mortgage bonds to fund the
first seven coupons maturing subsequent to the
LIST of Nov. For this purpose seven of the
bonds called coupon bonds have been prepared
numbering from to 1900 and therefore cores
ponding in November to the LIST mortgage
bonds. These bonds will be for the following
amounts each: coupons gold $s1 900, interest
on said coupons from the date of their maturity
to the LIST of Nov, 1875, at 6 per cent. 1880,
total 49,, 800; and from and after Nov. LIST,
1870, will bear interest at per cent with
coupon attached the principal and interest
payable in gold.
mt SnauHS ChsC
During the discussion to-day in the Shanks
case Britten, the district attorney for Brook
lyn expressed dissatisfaction at the postpone
ment of the case and intimated that there
should be some respect shown for the Court of
Oyer and Terminer in Kings county.
Judge Fancher replied sharply that the court
will have due regard for the Court of Oyer and
Terminer, and this court will also have some
respect for personal liberty. These remarks
caused sensation in the court room.
Union Trnst Company
Receiver Wesley of the Union Trust Co., de-
MES all the allegations of the petitioners to
put the Company into bankruptcy, and full
answer to the petition will be made in court.
President rockingham says the petition is a
tissue of faisehoods and Misrepresentation.
Various Matters.
The City Government has appropriated $780,
600 to the Memphis sufferers.
After debate today in the Shanks case
Judge Fahcher adjourned further hearing to
Nov. 5th
Joseph Warren the sailor brought here on a
charge of killing the mate of a ship at sea
belongs to Boston and says that the mate was
tylant and he killed him in self defence.
LUCILLE Myers who pretended to know so
much of the Goodrich murder has been sent at
large.
1t is stated that the Union Democrats will
run separate ticket at the election in this city
in order to receive Democratic votes from the
amalgamated Apollo Hall Republican ticket
The crowd at Stokes trial to-day, includingI
ladies', remained during the recess, nearly al
having lunch with them.
Nothing official is yet known as to the pay
ment of the November interest by the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railroad Company.
Three ruffians entered the residence of Mr.
Biefke, on Amty street, this noon, seized Mrs.
Biefke, poured some liquid down her throat
which rendered her insensible ransacked the
the house, took the earrings from the supplied
woman whom they had tied to the piano, and
were about to depart with her trunk full OF
plumber when her husband came home and the
robbers fled.
Seventeen cases of books seized by the Gus
toms officers for differentiation, were condemn
ed to-day.
1t is stated that Of the fifteen cotton mills at
I Manyunk, only three are now running. Some
| 5000 hands are out of employment.
Joseph Arch Is to have a reception in Brook
| Ign Thursday evening" at the residence of
prominent journalist of that city.