The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-22


ty is making efforts to elect ticket of men to-
day wholly disconnected with the "Ring."
A Kind Decd.
Police CAPTAIN Walsh and officers of Eldridge
street station yesterday paid the fare OF WARY
Metcalf. an old lady robbed at the New haven
depot while en- route from Boston 10 guernsey
"A Murderer Pleads Chilly.
In the Court of Oyer and Terminer before
.Tudge Brady John Fitz Gibbons, charged with
the murder of John O'Hara, by hacking him
to pieces with an axe Christmas evening, plead
ed guilty of manslaughter in the first degree
and was remanded for sentence.
The Peace Commission.
The meeting of the Indian Peace Commits
sion is postponed to tomorrow. Only one mem
Der has arrived, and Mr.. Brunot, the chairman,
is delayed by the death of his mother.
Assault On an OMeer.
A gang of roughs attacked and beat in 4
shocking manner police officer Spellman of
Brooklyn, while taking one of their number to
the lookup. Reinforcements were sent for, and
after hard struggle three OF the gang were ar
rested.
EeccE,cr on Strikes, Saus- Carolina ANA
the INDIANS.
Beecher alluded in his sermon yesterday to
the striking wor1men of New York as being
heroic in bad cause. He said he did not know
on earth more pitiable sight than South Car
DINA: and besought the Father of all mankind
est, whose pent up wrongs had driven them to
bloodshed and dabolical murder.
Rev Railroad Project.
1t is reported that plans are being matured
| in Europe for constructing new rail route
| from New York to Philadelphia via New York
| bay and Staten 1sland.}
Beaten in n Gambling Den.
Henry Maudelbaum, the tradesman brutally
| beaten by gamblers in a Bowery faro bank last
| week, is in a critical condition Thomas Bar
| clay, a brother of the keeper of the den, was
| arrested last night
Election, of Tanama1y SIcIeEas.
The Tammany Society tonight elected the
| folio wing sachems for the ensuing year: John
! Kelley, Jno w. Chandler, Sanil J. Tilden,
Jno. Fox, Thos. Dunlap Nathaniel Jarvis, Jr,
| Abraham S. Hewitt, Abraham r. Lawrence
William C. Common, Miles b. Andrews, Ed
ward L. Donnelly, James %. Nicholson, VIM
III. Wickham.
The Bank of England Robbcrs--Ti,e w OH
ey Captured.
The recovery of nearly quarter of o million
of dollars of United States bonds which had
been obtained by Mcdonald, alias Bidvell and
associates, in the late Bank of England forge
ries, was made to-day, the facts concerning
which are as follows: On the 9TH of March
trunk said to contain wearing apparel, old and
in use, was delivered at the office of the North
Atlantic Express Co., No. Margate street,
London, by person calling himself c. Lassing
| All George Matthews New York, to be kept
| in bond at express Office No. II Broadway N
Y. until called for. The trunk was duly for
warded by IL e expires company and reached
New York by the steamship Cuba, which arriy-
ed here May goth, aud was kept i, bond by the
company as per instruction until Saturday last,
when woman calling herself Mrs. Geo. Mat
thews, presented order for its delivery at the
express Office, duly signed by George Matthews.
Meantime the counsel for the Bank of England
had received some inform alton in regard to the
| trunk which led to its detention by the compa-
| pany till to-day, when it was taken possession
of under an order OF the Supreme Court by Ma
! thaniel Jarvis esq, receiver in the Bank OF
| England forgery case, and on being opened and
examined was found to contain quantity OF
wearing apparel, old and in use, two gold
watches, several miscellaneous articles and
three packages of United States $40 and 1910
bonds rolled up in soled linen, amounting in
all to S220,950.> The bonds were found TO be
identical in class, amount and numbers with
those advertised by the Bank of England, to
have been obtained by the Bidwell forgers, and
| in the trunk were found cards and card plate
with the name of George Bidwell, quantity of
| memoranda bills, &c, showing conclusively it
had been shipped by and belonged to him.
Out of the 100000 obtained from the Bank
| of England by these forgeries all but about
! $50 900 have now been recovered.
Hsint 80 Persons Suing Newspapers.
The suit of George B. Davis against the New
| York Times to recover $4,000 for alleged libel
/ was tried to-day. Davis was put on the stand ,
when the counsel for plaintiff objected to his
| testifying on the ground that he was convict
| ed felon, and the Judge sustained the objection,
| thus ending the trial.
Recovery of Stolen Securities.
A curb-stone broker named Chas, G. Hough-
ton of $40 West 9th street, was arrested to-day
because ne had railroad securities of the Penn
| sylvania & Western Railroad in his possession,
| valued at $50 000 which he said had been stol-
| HnnUhfon OrrQStnJ 0frQripu n
portion of the bonds to Fitch Otis 81 Co., in
| Pine street, which were stolen from a Pittsburg
merchant
The Northern Pacific Railroad.
There will be q meeting Of the Board of Di-
rectors and stockholders of the Northern Pa
cific Co. Wednesday, at No % Fifth avenue.
A report will then be made of the survey of
the vast tract of land granted by Congress to
the company, and of the progress made in the
construction of the road. The chief officers
and comptrollers of other railroad corporations
interested in the Northern Pacific road are ex-
pected in the city during the session of the
directors. Already many of those distinguished
| gentlemen have arrived here, among whom are
Mr.. Joy, President of the Michigan Central,
MI Walker, President of the Chicago Burling-
ton & Quincy, and Mr. Hinckley, President of
the Chicago & Iowa. Col. Thomas A. Scott
who is largely interested in Northern Pacific,
is expected tonight for consultation. The
British interests held in the Northern Pacific,
will be represented at the meeting Wednesday
| by English bankers, many of whom are now
| here.
Various MATTERS
Most of the striking gas men have gone to
work at different occupations and but few are
found il the vicinity of their headquarters
| now.
The Bulls Head Bank resumes business
Wednesday. Additional stock has been sub
seribed and new officers elected. .-
1t is reported that Senator O'Bfion will not
accept the Office of Commissioner of Police,
and that George Matsell is to be appointed
either Superintendent or Commissioner of that
department.
The Receiver of the Ocean National Bank
to-day sold seven of the second mortgage
bonds of the Portage Lake and Superior Ship
Canal, of $1,000 each, for five per cent of their
| face value.