The Portland daily press., 1873-06-03
Ancient and Honorable Artillery.
NEW YORK.
Sunday Crime.

NEW YORK, June 2.-Charles Wilson, q
captain of a scow boat, pounded his wife and
threw her overheard last night, in East River,
observing afterwards that he had had enough
trouble with her. policeman jumped over
board and rescued her
1t is discovered that the Long Island mails
have been Systematically and successfully rob-
bed for long period. The people at Hampton,
Snffolk and Glencoye have been sufferers.
Platt, keeper of a Water street den, was ar
rested for opening with cheese knife the head
of sailor named Charles Barney.
William Shaw split his wife's head open in
Greenwich street last night when drunk.
During quarrel in Thompson street Vincent
Blood cut VIM. Thompson's throat while the
latter was attempting to bite off his nose.
Both were colored.
Fitz Patrick probably murdered his wife in
Yonkers last Monday, though the remains were
not found till Saturday, and then in a decom-
posed. horrible state. 1t is believed he stran-
gled her. A despatch from Cold Springs, N.
Y, this morning says that he surrendered him
self last night to officer Traviss, confessed the
murder, and is now lodged in Jail.
Tweed's Trial Postponed Until October.
Judge Davis granted this morning an adj
journment of the trial of William Tweed till
October, and the adjournment was granted on
affidavit of Drs. Cline aud Meredith and ex.
coroner Schumer to the effect that to proceed
with the trial now would endanger the life of
John Graham, Tweeds leading counsel.
New England Railroad.
The New England Railroad Co., to-day
elected the following directors: j. r. Mac
beth, j. @. ii. Hoyt, e w. Serrell d. G.. Lit
tlejohn, A. S. Devine, L. j. Guthrie, G. j.
Pussy, Hiram Barney, A. w. Humphreys, j.
HI. Jackson, b. r. Smith, E. r. Wiswell, G. r.
Craiggs.
1t is stated by the Post that a. big railroad
job was struggled through the Legislature
during the last hours of its session, by John T.
Cannaver aud others, by which nearly all the
streets i'll this city are at the mercy of said
company, in which they can by its provisions
lay rails and run cars.
A Gard from Henry Ward Beecher.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher to-day issues the
following card to Brooklyn paper:
Dear SRI have maintained silence respect
ing the ISLANDERS which have for some time past
followed me. L shall not speak now, but for
the sake of relieving another of unjust imputa-
ton. The document which was recently
published, was without consultation either with
me or with Mr.. Tilton, nor with any authorize
ton from us. If that document should lead
the public to regard Mr.. Tilton as the author
of the calumnies to which it alludes, it will do
him great injury. am unwilling that he
Should even Sc I'm to be responsible for injurious
statements whose force was derived wholly
from others.
(Signed,) HENRY WARD BEECHER.
Various Matters.
The Health Board to-day ordered disinfec-
tion OF the streets, cutters, &C.
Clerks in the custom house having sold their
salaries in advance to q broker and not paying
him when due, he sued them. Judge Quinn
decided that the broker could not recover, al
public officers violate public policy by such a
course