The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-30
NEW YORK.
Views of the audi.n Commissioners.

views Oh tHc nH0lHn COMMISSIONERS.
New YORK, April 29-The commissioners in
their discussion last night thought the most
important field was among the Sioux Indians,
who number about $4,000, many of whom may
be disposed to give trouble if satisfactory ar
|. rangement is not made with them in regard to
the Northern Pacific railroad. Spotted Tails
band is restless because of the recent murder
of some chiefs. and rising is feared in Black
River and Powder Hill country, should q rev
expedition seek to open up this country. The
| commissioners will have a council with the
Nez Perce5 in the summer, and they do not ex
pect trouble from them Neither do they ex-
| pect trouble with the Klamaths Snakes or
other indians in the Modoc country.
A "Corner'' ia Sailors.
Commissioner Duncan has succeeded in OK
citing the opposition of sailor boarding house
keepers to such an extent as almost to paralyze
the commerce of the port. Vessels with yalu-
able cargoes On board have been detained more
than week, and there is no prospect Of get
ting crews. The Commissioner has telegraph
ed the Commissioners in Philadelphia, Boston
and Baltimore to send seamen by railroad, but
the boarding-house keepers there decline to
furnish men, hence none come.
The Atlantic Bank.
Receiver Strong reports that to-day's eXami-
nation shows the Atlantic Bank to be in bet
ter condition than was anticipated. Some of
the stock supposed to have been hypothecated
has been found in security box, and it is be-
lieyed more will be discovered. The suspense
account in which call loans amounting to $780,
600 were noted, shows that although the
amount has been carried year, at least 80 per
cent. is owned by parties from whom it may be
collected The defaulting cashier, fainter,
was indicted to-day b. the United States grand
jury.
This afternoon as Jay Gould was taking
lunch in Delmonico's on Broad street, with
Charles j. Osborne his broker, j. j. Marvin.
n low IN oulH apd If fau-
minutes conversation with him, struck him in
the face. Gould did not retalate but left for
his Office and shortly afterwards drove up town
with his counsel.
A difficulty between Jay Gould aud Marvin
to-day is said to have arisen from an old Eric
litigation. Marvin is said to have been under
the influence of liquor. A warrant has been
issued for his arrest and he will appear before
Judge Bowling to-msrrow.
Various Matters.
Six convicts at Blackwell's Island Yesterday
afternoon, overpowered their keepers and es-
capped. Three of them were recaptured in the
evening in Williamsburg.
Abbotts factory on Nineteenth street was
pillaged late on Sunday night and the thieves
bound and gagged the Waterman ON the prem
ises while they coolly robbed the place.
Eight thousand shad wero captured in North
river yesterday
1t is stated that another letter on the Phelps
Dodge case is about to be published by Special
HAScuo q sS uc, WIN nl'tue some SOU,UUU by the
affair.
Gen. Butler is in town arranging for the de-
fence OF Naylor & Co., in a suit of the Treas
tlry Department against that firm, in whose be-
half Butler has been retained
Farrell, the man who starved 16 horses to
death in Brooklyn, has been arrested.
A third deposit was made yesterday in the
wrestling match between Homer Lane and
John Mcmahon of Rutland, VT, for $4,000 and
the championship of America. McMahon won
the choice of ground, and named Troy, May s.
Betting is in favor of Lane, 100 to 20.
Frederick Hessck quarrelled with his wife
Yesterday She called upon workman Peter
Ritter to take him away, and in the struggle
Hessick was stabbed fatally. Ritter was ar
rested
Gen. Mills, u S. Army Surgeon at Govern
or's Island, died last night
The Herald urges the government, il the At
lantic cable monopoly continues, to take pos
session of the line and give the public reason
able rates.
Base ball-Mutuals "a, Chelsea l.
President Watson and Counsellor Barlow of
the Erie railway have gone to Boston to assist
in organizing Board of Directors of the Hart
ford and Erie Company. 1t is believed that
Mr.. HART will be elected President.
The aggregate of goods. offered the Indian
Commissioners on bids opened to-day, was over
;tiOn greater than was ever known.
An Italian named Alexander Hayatte. who
for some time was preaching to Italians at the
Five Points, disappeared in mysterious man
ner after having obtained from about 100 of
his countrymen ST. each to pay their pass age
t. Rochester where, as he stated to them he
bod foun1 worl, for them