The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-03
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
Why Gen. SchofleId goes to the Sandwich
Islands.
New YORK, Jan. 2.-The Heralds Washing
ton despatch reports that while departing to
| Honolulu for his health Gen. Schofeld, COM
mander of the department of the Pacific, has
received secret telegraphic instructions to
watch the course of events in the Hawaiian Is
| lands, and cooperate with Gen. Rice, the Amer
lcan Minister, in preventing foreign interests
from doug anything inimical to American in
| terests.
Several vessels of the Pacific and Asiatic
| squadron have been ordered to rendezvous at
| Honolulu without delay
/ The Fifth Avenue Theatre Fire,
The total losses by the burning of the 9Th Ave-
nue. Theatre will reach from $3.50, 900 to $500, OOO
The treasurer with great difficulty managed to
| rescue the valuables in the safe
The 9th Avenue Hotel was damaged to the
| extent Ut $4,000. The hose were all uncoupled
IN that establishment when the fire broke out,
and an attache of the house as found playing
| upon the flames through broken endIof hose
| pipe. The theatre belonged to the widow of
Col James Fisk Augustine DAILY, the lessee,
lost $4,000 and was wholly uninsured. The
| general opinion is that the fire was caused by
an overheated furnace. Some of the falling
walls from the theatre fell into the kitchen Of
| the hotel, and damaged part of the sunner
The dining room was filled with smoke Food
was served up for the guests in many of the
| halls. The theatre was three stories high and
had front of white marble. Relief subscrip-
| tions were started last evening for some of the
burned out Thespans. Manager Days loss
embraces rare collection of paintings, works
| OF arts, many valuable manuscripts of PLAYS
and very rare library. He had scattered
through the building dozen fire extnguish-
| ers and relying on these and other extra pre-
| cautions had not dollar of insurance
The Stokes Trial
In the Stokes case to-day Fisk's cloak with
| the bullet holes was again exhibited The only
| new testimony was that of Jennie Turner
| waiting maid of the Morse family, VIII ON Fisk
| used to visit. She testified that when Fisk was
assisted up stairs lady followed with pistol
In her hand, which she gave to gentleman,
saying she found it on the stairs
After recess testimony in rebuttal was sub
| mitted. og - 49,. -. '"D-'
Capt. Byrnes testified that Henry D. Corley
swore the pistol found was six chamber one
that he told witness on the evening of the hon.
icide that it was four shooter, and that he
positively identified Stokes pistol now in court
as the one found by Miss Hall. ff
John II. Conner testified he never knew that
Fisk carried pistol.
Philip Farney testified he was up stairs soon
after the shooting and saw pistol.
The testimony of Thomas Hart, taken be-
fore the coroner, was offered, the object being
to show the motives by which he alleged he
was influenced in giving testimony which could
not have operated at that time as he could not
then have been supposed to have been approach
ed, but the judge excluded the testimony.
The defence then put on the stand Adeline
Barker who testified she washed for the Morse
family in December. She saw Fisk at the Grand
Central Hotel. He was sitting on sofa with
the Morse girls; she saw Fisk jump up off the
sofa and strike his hands violently on the cush-
ion, at the same time putting his hand toward
O0ckat
Mr.. Townsend offered to prove by the witness
that on the occasion referred to Fisk said that
he would kill Stokes and ruin him, and that
Miss Morse said to him: "Do you not see the
gallows looming, up before you,' and that Fisk
answered, 'The gallows will not be built in
New York to hang Jim Fisk
Judge Boardman excluded the testimony.
Henry L. Powers, proprietor of the hotel, de-
he came there to see person. Thought Stokes
made no distinct or audible reply Witness
passed close by room No. PIG, outside of which
Stokes swears he dropped his pistol, in few
minutes and saw none.
David Crockett hotel clerk gave similar evil
dencc.
Francis Curtis, the gentleman who assisted
Fisk up stairs, testified he saw no pistol on the
landing, and that he saw no lady there and did
not see any gentleman at the head of the stairs
to whom she might have handed pistol This
was in rebuttal of Jennie Turner's evidence.
August Schemmel testified he was in charge
OF the voucher department of the Erie Rail
read; was with Fisk every day; often slept
with him, and never saw him or knew of his
carrying pistol. On cross-examinaton wit
ness said be never slept with Fisk at the Grand
Central, and that is brother-in-law to Mrs.
Morse
Edward HI. Lawrence, Of the Departn ent of
Charities and Corrections, was called to i'm
peach the credibility of Thomas Stapleton, one
OF the witnesses for Stokes, but the evidence
was excluded
Stokes was allowed to be interrogated where
he stood, whether while in company with Louis
Morrelle, he ever threatened to kill Fisk, and he
answered in the negative.
The prosecution then called Morrelle and
offered to prove through him that Stokes held
Fisk in contempt as chr and coward; had fire.
quently threatened to shoot him; had frequent
ly importuned him to shoot Fisk, and once was
going to shoot Fisk with his own hand as he
drove in his carriage, but the testimony was
excluded. Court adjourned
gasrea Various Matters. -a.f
1t is stated that Mr.. DAILY will, as quickly as
possible and as soon as arrangements will per-
NIT lease the old Broadway Theatre.
Mayor Havemeyer questions the legality of
continuance Of the old Board of Supervisors.
which claims power to act until next Monday,
ana refuse to make legal investigation into
the question.
At meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
soroay a committee was appointed to report in
reference to the bill before Congress concern
ing immigration. A communication was re-
ceived from Geo w. Blunt, asking the Cham
Der to memorabilia the Legislature for the re-
storation of the harbor lines as established in
1857, and the stoppage of the Sound steamers
above Corlear's Hook on the East river and the
regular Albany boats above 18th street on the
North river. 1t was referred to a committee.
Commissioner of Licenses Duncan, in COM
munication to the Chamber, charges the late
District Attorney with neglecting to bring to
trial forty landlords of sailor boarding houses
who have been indicted for refusing to take out
licenses under the State law. The Chamber re-
solved to lay the matter before the new District
Attorney. s t-r,s
In the case of Judge John j. friedman, of
the Superior Court, Judge Shipman has decid-
ed that the salaries of Judges of the State
Courts cannot be taxed by the United States.
Charles Moore, an emigrant swindler. was
bailed to-day in $1,000 to await second trial
the first having been reversed on account of an
error
The five story brick paper warehouse on Van
Brunt and Union streets, Brooklyn, which
partly fell Tuesday night appears to have been
| erected in direct violation of the building laws
and was dangerous shell.
Mr.. Morris a Brooklyn lawyer, committed
suicide this morning by blowing his brains out
james L. Watson, a native of Savannah, Ca,
and Benjamin Crowder. an Englishman, have
been tried at Delrugin, Hungary, and the for
| mer sentenced to SIX months imprisonment for
remarks not considered complimentary to the
Emperor of Austria, and the latter to three
months for resisting his arrest on the same oc-
casion.
Last Victim of the Centre Street Fire.
The search for bodies at the ruins on Centre
street terminated to-day by the unearthing of
the remains of the boy James Bevins, the sew
| enth victim. Nothing remained of the body
save the trunk, which was blackened and gone
almost beyond recognition. 1t was necessary
to saw off some of the wooden beams in which
| the remains were imbedded Some of the wood
was inserted so firmly in the flesh on the back
as to cling beyond the possibility of removal.
| The flesh on the back was slightly burned
His remains were found about six feet from the
bodies of the five other victims unearthed yes
terday. The remains of young Bevans were
taken to his late home 164 BrOome street, and
will probably be buried tomorrow The bodies
| of the Bell sisters will be buried in Greenwood
and those of the other victims in Calvary Gem
etery tomorrow.
Concerning the statement that there are still
two girls missing, Archer & Anderson state
that according to the reports of their foreman
| the list ia now cOmDlete and oonsanuantly tho