The Portland daily press., 1873-08-28
NEW YORK.,


New YORK, Aug. 27.-rhe losses by the re-
cent storm i'll Delaware are reported to be half
a million TO tue vessels and barges stranded on
the meadows and $4,000 to the Delaware
Railroad besides considerable loss to mills
dams, bridges and entertainments.
Assault Upon an Officer.
Deputy o. S. marshal McGlvey was beaten,
thrown into a small boat auG rowed ashore last
evening by the captain and crew of the schr.
Henry Castoff He obtainod tug boat and
with other officers pursued the schooner, brought
her back to the Atlantic docks aud placed the
captain and crew in Jail.
Domestic Tragedy.
Welschbroat, who shot his wife aud then
shot himself late last light, had been married
nineteen years and had eleven children three
of whom are living. Both are still alive. He
says she left him seven times, each time going
to a brothe and it was while endeavoring to
pursuade her to return to him that he shot her
last night.
All for Science.
A dispatch from Philadelphia sta tes that the
board of health while inspecting the University
of Pennsylvania, to day, found five deep faults
filled with human remains in horrible mass,
aud in all the upper parts of the building were
found portions of human bodies. The bu ilding
is to be used in the future for post-office.
Nj ysteriOus Disappearance of Securities.
1t is stated that is was discovered in Brook
Ign tonight that large amount of the securi-
ties of that city cannot be found 1t is under
stood the late Assistant Treasurer (Rodman)
specialized with the funds and the securities
were absorbed gradually. Mr.. Sprague, the
City Treasurer is responsible, and besides being
a man of wealth his bondsmen are very
veal thy, so that the city will not suffer any
loss.
Tribute to Thiers
The French citizens to night voted to present
an address and a thousand dollar copy of Irv-
ing's life of Washington to President TIMERS of
France.
Various Mafters.
Mayor Medill aud family sailed on the steam
ship Algeria to-day for Europe.
Lowenstein, the alleged murderer of Weston,
is expected to be extradited by the Canadian
authorities tue latter part of this week Addi-
tonal evidence against him has been obtained
in Brooklyn.
Young girls We're outraged at one of the ques-
tionable Social Clubs pc-ncs on North River
yesterday.
DR.. King, arrested for alleged NAL practice
was to-day released on his own recognizanee.
Forty car loads of unripe fruit, 1900 water
melons and 1900 musk melons We're ordered
away to-day By the board of health aathor-
ties.
Congressman Bird of New Jersey is announc-
ed to day as having returned his back pay
amounting to S4780, including interest on a
portion of it accrued by investment.
Base ball-Mutuals 10, Irvings 5.
az d lhOSOlS vi Tue LlfccUOrS OF the Panama
Railroad to-day, it was voted to pay the Pacific
Mail Steamship Co $4,000 on six steamships
provided the Latter company will give a clean
bill of sale of each vessel.
National Temperance Convention,
SARATOGA, Aug. N.-The Temperance Con-
vention re-assembled at o'clock. A resolu-
ton was adopted that the vendors of liquor aud
the owners of the premises be held responsible
for damages by inebriates; also recommending
all temperance societies to advocate the repeal
of State license laws and TO urge the abolition
of the manufacture of liquors in the territory
and District OF Columbia.
After loug debate, resolution was adopted
that the time had fully arrived to introduce the
temperance issue in the State and National
| politics, aud that we recommend all the friends
of temperance to make it henceforth the para
mount issue to cooperate with existing party
| organizations when they endorse prohibition
| and nominate candidates pledged to its support,
orthefwi.e TO organize separate party action
| in every State and congressional and electoral
| district of the United States
| Resolutions were adopted that Congress shou d
| appoint commission to inquire into the effects
of intemperance on the public welfare, urging
ministers to preach against the use of liquors,
commencing the formation OF Sabbath school
temperance societies ana temperance publca-
lions; recommending congressional prohibition
of the importation Of liquors, and requesting
the National Temperance Society text book for
schools showing the evils of intemperance.
Adjourned