The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-20

meeting elected Abram S. Hewitt Grand Sach-
EN-, and Manlel j Tilden aud others were in
stalled as sachems.
Bad for Van Buren,.
The Evening News says in an interview to-
day, j. Sutherland, restauranter, stated that
about year ago, Gen. Van Buren, called on
him and offered him good site in the Vienna
Exposition building to open a tirst-class Amer
lean restaurant, and told him he could Make
enormous profits, adding, Eve will expect OF
course that you will do something for us in re-
turn for giving you such good site. WI:
Sutherland answered that he could not accep'
the proposition.
,ta General Fremont.
Judge Black and Wayne MeVeagle counsel
for Gen. Fremont in the case of the Memphis
a Ell Pazo ponds will apply it is reporteI lol a
reversion of the proceedings OF the rieho"
Court.
The DIcGarrahan Claim Again.
The New Iberia Mining Co., is reported 10
have again applied to the Secretary OF the lnte
rior for patent to the quicksilver mines worked
by them i'm California. Nj. Garrahan the otner
claimant has also filed evidence combating the
Company's right to the Mines
Fire.
SAG HARBoR, L. l., May ia fire this af-
ternoon destroyed FIVE buildings, the chief los
Mrs H G. Foster Post Office, Horatio Rogers,
E. G. Rogers, H. II. Gillette, w. Williamson,
and G. S. Hedges Amounts not stated.
Various Matters.
Edward Corrigan is sentenced to ten years in
the Sing Sing Prison at hard labor for murder
of Margaret Fritz.
=, The grand opening of the festival of the New
York Schqstzen Corps, commenced this after
noon ON Union hill
President Graham of the Waikiki National
Bank, will be tried June I'd, aud Taintor the de-
iauitlng cashier OF the Atlantic National Bank
May 26th.
Base ball-Atlantic 10: Philadelphia II.
Stokes.
ALBANY, N. Y, May I9.-On motion of Mr..
Lyman Tremain to day. the case of Stokes W as
ordered by the Court of Appeals to be heard on
the seth.
The Case of English.
The majority of the Assembly Committee on
Grievances reported to-nigh. in the case of Eng
lish, imprisoned at the suit of President Wins
ton, uf the Mutual Life Insurance Company,
that there was much foundation in truth in
English's Incorporate aud harsh criticisms and
that the bail required of him was excessive and
oppressive. The committee conclude with a rec
ommendation that a bill limiting bail to $4,000
in libel cases be passed.
Horrible Confession of a Ruman.
HUDSON. May 19.-Joseph Waltz in his con-
fessou of having murdered Hutcher, the scis-
sors grinder, states that the deeu was done
about ten o'clock at night on the first of May.
He went to the room occupied by Hutcher,
whom he found asleep, and struck him three
times with Ratchet. The first time with the
blunt part and twice with the sharp side. He
only groaned and all was over Waltz then took
the body to the stone wall. where traces of blood
were found and covered it up. There he left
it till the next night when he took it down into
the orchard and buried il. The body was found
a few inches below the surface wrapped in a
blanket The head was horribly manged.
Waltz also confesses to having burned three
school houses in the town and buried the books,
which have been found at the place where he
desis mated When asked why he committed
the murder he replied, 81 done it for mischief
and not for gain. The bad spirit was in me and
l wanted to do something bad"