The Portland daily press., 1873-05-10
NEW YORK.
The Late Judge Chase.

NEW YORK, May 9-The following is a COM
plete list of the gentlemen who have been in
yited and have consented to act as pail bearers
at the funeral of Chief Justice Chase: Hamilton
Fish. Gideon Welles, w. T. Sherman, William
Cullen Bryant, Whitelaw Reid, VIM. M. Ev-
arts. Charles OConor, Irwin Mcdowell, Ger
ritt Smith, Hiram Barney, VIM. F. Havemey-
er, John j. Cisco.
Dispatch from the President.
The following telegram was received from
President Grant at Valparaiso, Indiana:
'fYour dispatch announcing the death of the
Hon. Chief Justice Chase is received. His fam
lily and the nation have my coincidence in
mourning the loss of distinguished and faith
full public officer"
Admiral Polo, the Spanish Minister, also tel
egraphed his most sincere coincidence to the
family of his highly valued friend.
National Temperance Society.
At the annual meeting of the National Tenn
perance Society held to-day William E. Dodge
was elected President, and j. N. Stearns Cor
responding and Rec ording Secretary The re-
ceipts for the present year were $685. and the
expenses $53,842. Resolutions were adopted
appealing to Congress to appoint Commission
to inquire into the liquor traffic throughout the
country and to pass general law prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liq-
uors in the United States.
The Cattle Question.
In reference to the recent statement that the
new government passes CQe IlgHG
claim possession of theNewfoundland telegraph
line next year, it is ascertained that by legis-
lation three years subsequent to the granting
of the original charter in 1854 the colonial par
lament gave permission for the consolidation
of the Newfoundland Company with the At
serted on high legal authority in England, over
rides the right of purchase through arbitra-
ton.
Nominations.
ing nominations:
For Commissioners of Charities, William
Laimber, James B. Owen and Never Stern to
serve three years from May 1st 1873; Marshals,
exander Tosslenyi, John 7. Stewart, Joseph
Phillips, Patrick Dolly, Joseph Josephs to
serve three years from May !, 1873 The NOM
nations were referred to the proper committee
and the board adjourned until Monday.
Various Matters.
The steamer Dean Richmond collided with
the Jersey City ferry boat at New York, injur-
ing two ladies and damaging the boat.
Mayor Havemeyer request that all flags be
put at half mast to day in honor of Judge
Chase.
The New York Cotton exchange, owing to the
excessive rates of cable kilograms, pledged the
New London company heavy subscriptions to
complete new ocean cable,
The application for letters of administration
on the estate of Barras, author of the Black
Crook, was denied until his brother could ar
rive from New York.
1t is said that Stokes will not be re-sentenced
until after his case is taken to the court of ap-
peals.
New York Legislature.
ALBANY, May 9.-The Senate has passed the
bill providing for the release of the dover in
terest of married women who are insane or I'M
der other disability.
A long and animated debate took place in
the Assembly to-day OH the motion to recon.
slider the vote by which the bill relative to local
improvements in New York had been passed,
the Speaker and other members arguing that it
was colossal job surreptiously foisted upon the
legislature by New York ring The motion
was carried
A resolution was introduced providing for the
appointment of a committee to investigate the
rumors that the national banks'h had been heav-
lily assessed to secure the passage Of the bill re-
pealing the usury act.