The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-04
NEW YORK.



New YORK, June "a suit has been COM
menced by members against the founders of
The Cooperative Building Association of
United Cabinet Makers, Section No. q" where
$346, 900 and disposing of it to their own advan-
tage, allowing land represented to be free from
all membranes to rest under heavy mort
gage, to foreclose which, suit is pending, thus
swindling the plaintiffs out of a large sum CON-
trbuted.
Promised Reform in the Police Depart
ment.
Oliver Charlick, Treasurer of the new Police
Board, said to a reporter yesterday that the old
department had been in the habit of paying one
hundred dollars apiece for cards containing lists
of detectives, while business men are furnished
with similar cards for five or six dollars hum
dred. He charact erized the expenditures as
monstrous and said every dollar was coming
back. He also suggested that some of the de-
tectives had better look out for something else
to DO. He was not going to have any men
around who couldn't sweat. Eight thousand
dollars month has been paid for stationery for
headquarters. Mr.. Charlick proposes to re-
duce the expenses of that department alone
$4,000 year.
Collision in the Bay.
The steamship Vile de Paris, from Havre
while coming up the lower bay to-day, ran into
the British bark Curacao, from Curacao, at an
Choir in the Swash Channel, striking her abaft
the fore rigging and cutting her to the water
edge. The bark Immediately sunk to her deck
No lives were lost.
A Little Joke to be Explained.
The pleasantly INDUCED in recently by some
New York detectives at the expense of the Eng
fish officers who are engaged here in the case
of Macdonald, the forger, threatens to result
unpleasantly to the victims. The Home Gov
ernment is to make an investigation and asked
Secretary Fish to obtain the particulars of the
sO-called joke.
Shocking Domestic Tragedy Well
known Author Shot by his Son.
At 6.45 this morning, Frank H. Walworth,
aged 10 years, shot and killed his father Mans
field y. .Walworth, in the Sturteyant House in
this city. The deceased was a son of the late
Chancellor Waworth, one of the most stin-
guished citizens of the State. The Chancellor
died in 1867, at the age of 80.
The family has been largely identified with
the most prominent interests in the State--in
the judiciary, in the church and in education
and literature, and they have wide and infiu-
entail acquaintanceship Mr.. Walworth was
born in Albany in 1880, and consequently as
in the 43d year of his age. He was educated
for the legal profession, and after being admit
ted to the bar. assisted his father for a short
time in his Office at Albany, but the professio
becoming dstasteful, he soon turned his atten-
ton to literature. Mr. Walworth married some
years ago. and the result of that union is two
daughters between IL and IA years of age, and
the son bv whom he lost his life this morning.
He has been separated from his wife some
years, and that lady is now keeping an excel
| lent seminary for young ladies on the estate of
the late Chancellor Walworth at Saratoga
| Springs, where she is living in elegant styie.
| MIR. Walworths contributions to the literature
of the day are embodied in five novels, Hot
spur" "Lulu. :" Warwick" "Delphaine." and
''Beverly." He was at the time Of his death
writing serial for popular weekly. and !
publishing firm has new novel in press.
special a ep from Sarotoga to the Ex-
ing of Mansfield G. Walworth, bv III b; s"s son
Frank, causes great excitement. Great sympa.
thy Is felt here for Mrs Walworth who has
been greatly wronged by her husband Not
! satisfied with publishing a novel in which be