The Portland daily press., 1873-04-25
NEW YORK.
RELIGIOUS.

Religious.
New YORK, April A-Ths Hanson Place
Baptist Church last night unanimously voted a
call to Rev. justin D. Fulton of Boston, to be-
come their pastor, The action of the church
will be endorsed tonight by the society.
Dcceiving Emigranis.
1t is stated that over 200 emigrants arrived
here yesterday who had been promised in Lon
don that they would be given work Immediate
ly on their arrival, but they found the promise
entirely false Out of some 5000 emigrants
who have arrived here since last FRIDAY, ABOUT
1000 are unprovided with means, having spent
all their money to get here, on the representa-
ton that they would be employed upon land
ing. u.... E,,ervrise.
The Tribune has an editorial on the enter
prise of Boston in connection with tne lailroau
movements of that city. which it considers as
endangering the trade and commerce OF New
York, Concluding its article as follows: Every
thing is lovely here-on paper. Meanwhile
Boston is building in stone and iron. The
leeches of the port, State and national, that
prey on our commerce, have not yet attached
themselves to hers. She is two hundred miles
nearer to Europe than we are, and when COM
merce comes she is ready
Another Raid on the New York Central.
United States Collector Bailey has seized
twenty-three locomotives, thirty -eght passen-
ger and three baggage cars belonging to the
New York Central and Head River Railroad
Co. for the non-payment of taxes.
Stokes.
In the Oyer and Terminer to-day the argu
ment on the appeal and exceptions in the
Stokes case were continued. Mr.. Tremaine
concluded his argument for the appeal, and
Don Passos made the appeal to have this court
review the order OF Judge B0ardman denying
the motion for o new trial on the ground OF IT.
Irregularities. The court, however, denied his ap-
peal. District Attorney Phelps then made
long argument on behalf the people, holding
that the motion for new trial, on the ground
of Irregularities and newly discovered evidence,
should not be entertained by the court, and ar
gued at length in support OF his obgectlons,
traversing seriatian the exceptions filed py
Stokes counsel, concluding by affirming that
the judgment of the court below should be
affirmed
The decision of the Judge is not expected
before May 9th.
The Board of Underwriters.
The second session to-day Of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters was more largely
attended even than yesterday. The committee
on local boards recommended, after giving
statements relative to the subject, that super
vsing agents should be authorized to examine
privately the books of any insurance agent
suspected of underhanded practices. This rec
ommendatiOn, after debate was carried.
After recess the committee on adjustment
and statistics offered supplementary report
requesting all companies to collect as many
statistics of fires and losses on different kinds
of property as possible, and furnish such III.
formation to the general agent, with view OF
as correct an adjustment OF premiums on prop
erty as possible. The report was accepted.
Mr. Gornigne offered a resolution to the
effect that in losses where number of COM
panies are intereStered, no company shall pay
the insurance on its amount OF risk until 1t has
notified the other companies.
The following resolution was offered ana
adopted
Resolved That the companies constituting
the National Board will discourage the nasty
adjustment and payment OF losses, and will SO
far as expedient have proof of the said losses
sent to their respective offices before their pay
ment.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that payment of adjusted losses
before maturity should not be authorized by
any company without the consent in writing OF
majority of the companies interested having
been previously received.
The following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Henry A. Oakley: Vice President, L. j.
Hendee; Treasurer, j. j. Parish, Secretary,
Stephen Crowell. Ezra White and Edward A.
Walker of New York, Geo. Chase and Henry
Kellogg of Hartford, Charles Plato and al.
| fred Baker of Philadelphia, e. G. Rowe OF
| Wright and r. Smith of Springfield, Mass,
and G. II. Bigelow of st. Paul, Mimi.
| Mr. Locke submitted long statement from
the New York Board, regarding the regulation
of rates on farm property, giving the principal
features of new form Of policy and regula-
tions of rates, and asking the National Board
| to endorse their action. MIR. Locke announced
| that the Fire Insurance Co. of Watertown had
Withdrawn from the State Board, and refused
to agree to the new regulations. The state
ment was was referred to the Executive Com
mittee for consideration.
Maud MerriIl's Murderer.
Robert P. Bleakley, who shot and killed his
niece, Maud Merrill, in house of ill-fame, said
| yesterday when called to plead, 81 am guilty;
killed my niece; am not insane, and If 1t was
wrong to xii! her then l will suffer the conse
| quences.
Copyright.
| Osgood s. Co. and Bret Harte have begun
| suit against Albert L. and George W. Liustel
| in this city, charging that certain copyrights o.
Harte's works have been infrinsed by defend
ants by importing Harte's works published il
| England, and publishing them in this city. The
bill prays that defendants be enjoined from
continuing importation and sale of these works
/ and be compelled to render an account to thu
plaintiffs of sales thus made and profits there
BY.
I sion here.
The English Rob5cr.
The examination of Mcdonald, the alleges
| Bank of England forger, was resumed to-day
| before U. s. Commissioner. The counsel TO
the Bank of England, stated that there was
no more evidence to offer under the old warran
on which the prisoner was held, and the pris
Oner was discharged under that warrant, ant
the examination into the complaint on which
he was arrested yesterday ordered. The new
warrant is the deposition taken in London ant
| was put in as evidence
| A Horrible Affair.
The killing of her two children by Mrs. Hen
nessey last night was one of uuexampled hor
| ror. The two bodies were found horribly mutt
| lated and their features were unacceptable.
| The flesh was burned from their faces and shout
| ders, and their eyes had been roasted out. He
eldest child, little girl of five years, was found
| quietly asleep in bed in another room, unharm.
| ed by her crazy mother. Tho children Were
| evidently first strangled, and then stripped ant
| roasted on the top of the stove, as portions O
| the burned flesh and hair were found on til,
| stove, and the room was filled with q sickenins
| smell of burned flesh. She had also stabbed
both of them in the neck, twisted their head
| around, and bent them over in order t.
| get their bodies into the tub. Religious mani
and sickness caused the awful deed.
Various Matters.
Two children of James DAILY and Thaddeus
Carlen were fatally poisoned on Staten Island
by eating wild parsnps.
The steamship Kangaroo left to-day for FL o.
Island Inlet to lay the port end of the new At
lantic cable.
Mrs Ann Costello was bitten and knocked
| down and tramnled uDOn nv vicious lOr3e