The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-21
NEW YORK.
The Nat;ona, Rife Association,

New YORK, Sune 2O-At ten o'clock to-mor-
| row morning Gov. Dix will formally open and
| inaugurate the range of the National Rifle AS
| socistion at Creedmoor. Long Island, by firing
| at Que of the targets. Militia men from this and
adjoining States will compete for the prizes,
which will be presented in the afternoon by the
Governor and Gen Shaler. Preparations are
made for the presence of several thousand peo-
| pie on the grounds, which comprise seventy
| five acres
Fatal Accident.
Anton Sauer, aged 50, leaned out of his Sec
Ond story window to see slight fire this mOrll-
ing at 265 William street, when he lost his
balance and fell to the pavement his head
striking first and scattering his brains in every
direction. ~
Death of Horace T. Clark.
Horace f. Clark, President of the Lake Shore
and Union Pacific railroad companies, and SON
in-law of Commodore Vanderbilt, died in this
city yesterday of rheumatism of the heart, III
the 18th year of his age. He was member of
the 35th and Both Congress, and since his re-
| tirement from politics has been identified with
railroad projects and actively associated with
the Vanderbilt enterprises.
The New Ring Indictments.
Warrants have not yet been issued under the
new ring indictments, and the District Attor-
| ney says that none will be served till Monday,
| on which day the court Of Oyer and Terminer
will be in session.
The Credit NobiIisr.
The United States Marshal's Office completed
the service of subpenes yesterday in the
| suits against the Union Pacific Railroad Co.,
| the Credit Mobilier of America and others,
Some of the respondents are IN Europe ana
were subp@ned through their counsel
Sons of Temperance.
At a session of the National Division Sons
of Temperance, this forenoon, the report of the
Committee on the proposed formation of a sep
crate National Division for the British prov
inces was adopted. 1t suggests that some plan
be formed to prevent a separation of the United
States and Provincial Divisions. sa.
Fleetwood Park Races.
The races at Fleetwood Park to-day were well
attended. The first race, for $1,000, for horses
that never beat 30, was won by Constance.
The second race for horees that have never
beaten 2.29, was won by Young Brun.
The Revenue Frauds.
The Tribune gives the name of the importer
who is charged with attempting to defraud the
government out of large amount of duties
on Mexican shawls, as g. Wales.
Several cases of mixed goods and quanti-
ty of black lace were taken in South street
and elsewhere yesterday by customs officers.
A heavy seizure was also made in Baltic street.
Brooklyn.
Pending the appeal in the suit of James
Reid & Co., to set aside Judgment for $780,
the value of cargo of whiskey entered at the
custom house by means of alleged fraudulent
practices reference was obtained by the gov
eminent to determine whether the whiskey had
been entered without intentional fraud. At
the resumption of the reference yesterday, ex-
gauger John G. Strong testified that when he
was in the custom house Mr.. Jayne threatened
| to lock him up in LudloH street jail if he re-
| fused to sign certain papers, the contents of
which were not disclosed, and to escape prose-
cution did sign it and that subsequently was
| told by Mr.. Jayne that he (witness) would lose
| his place if he conld not remember that Reid
| & c., had offered to bride him to underguage
| the whiskey in question.
The Police Justice appointment.
| The politics of the eight gentlemen nominal.
ed by the Mayor for police justices are given as
| follows by the Herald: Edward Fitch, nonihat-
| ed for nine years. Republican; James T. Kill
! breth, nine years. Reform Democratic; Thomas
d. Sherwood, eight years, Republican; Walter
Comics, eight years, Democrat; VIM. G. III
| shoeffer, seven years, Republican,; Marcus AL
| terbourgh seven years, German, Democrat;
| Elijah Hall, six years, Republican; BENZ. c.
f! Wardell, seven years. The nominations excite
| considerable surprise in political circles The
Sun heads the nominations, Everybody aston
| ished."
Various Matters.
| The first of the Times newspaper poor child
ren's pionics goes up the Hudson tomorrow,
and will embrace the children of six industrial
and mission schools.
| Charles L. Seymann of Patterson, N, j., was
garr0tted in Worcester street, this city, last
| night, and robbed of pocket book by ruffian
named VIM. Stone, alias Conley, since arrested
and identified.
| There were six cases of sunstroke yesterday
| and more were expected, but the cool breeze this
noon counteracted to some extent the hot sun.
Ex-police sergeant John A. Kennedy died
| this afternoon at his residence in 9th street.
He had been ailing for some time.
The funeral services of Horace f. Clark will
| be held at Madison Square Presbyterian church
next Sunday at 30 d. NJ
The front wall Of a building on Broadway
and 50th street, fell into the street this morn
ing. The accident was due to weakness of the
grders, No one injured.
Base ball-Mutuals Z, Athletics 9.
Slow Murder.
BINGHAMPToN, June 20.-The grand jury
presented an indictment to-day against Mrs
Rosa Coming for the murder Of her mother,
Mrs. Rosa COnnely, about the middle of May.
This is the case of slow murder, occupying a
year.