The Portland daily press., 1873-05-21
NEW YORK.


Train Sent to the Insane HOspital.-.A
Lively Scene in Court.
NEW YORK, May 20.-In the Train case this
morning, the Court directed the jury to render
a verdict of not guilty on the ground of insan-
ity
Mr. Bell said that two of the jurors say that
that is not their verdict. The Court replied
that the verdict is entered and that part of the
case disposed of. DIR. Cross testified that this
insanity continues, and therefore Mr., Train
must be sent to the State Lunatic Asylum.
Train excitedly said II protest against the
proceedings here 1 have been five months in
Jail without being granted a trial" In address,
ing Judge Davis he said before l leave here,
l move your impeachment in the name of the
people.
Judge Davis ordered him to sit down, and an
order was made QUE to send Train to the State
Lunatc Asylum.
Judge Fancher has granted writ of habeas
corpus returnable Thursday next, to show
cause why Mr., Train should not be released.
Confirmed.
All the police commissioners nominated by
Mayor Havemeyer yesterday, were confirmed
by the aldermen to-day. George W Lane was
unanimously chosen City Chamberlain The
consideration of the nominees for park commits
sioners, Philip Bissenger, David B.Wiliamsop,
Salem H. Wales and Frederick E. Church was
laid over for a week.
The Municipal Nominations.
The nomination of Oliver Charlick by
Mayor Havemeyer, as one of the new board of
police commissioners, occasioned the greatest
surprise, he being one of the oldest Tammany-
ties in the city, and present member of the
Tammany General Committee.
The Legislature.
An Albany special says that several more sup
Elementary bills to the New York charter will
be introduced. Tho Legislature will finally ad-
.journ May 30th. Gov. Dix is reported to have
intimated to the friends of the local option bill
that he will sign it if they will recall the act
and exempt beer and cider which they decline
to do.
Geu. Van Burcn's Case.
1t is believed by the personal friends of Com
missioner Van Buaen, here that there is some
unfathomable mistake in the matter of charg-
ing him with completely or collision with any
parties desiring to become exhibitors at the vi
emma Exposition. Mr. Sutherland does not
state explicitly that Gen. Van Buren, came to
him, but man representing himself to be Gen.
Van Buren, made overtures to him evidently
Ilh the expectancy of reapi!ng peeuniary bene
American part of the building. Van Buren's
friends claim here that Sutherland was impos-
ed upon.
Arrest of a Murderer.
James jackson. the murderer of Mary Jane
Sullivan, in Thompson street on Saturday last
was arrested this afternoon at No "a South 9Th
Avenue, near the scene of the murder a resort
OF negro thieves auu prostitutes. His throat is
cut about six inches across, but the doctor says
he will recover. He denies the killing, but
says she fell down stairs. He will be sent to
Bellevue Hospital.
Various Matters
Base Ball-Philadelphia 6; Resolutes 8.
The assignee ofthe Central Bank, Bro eklyn,
has declared dividend to the depositors, of
rs per cent. and gives promise of further div-
dend
The Mutual bank, organized four years ago,
is winding up Its affairs being OF the opinion
that the present unremunerative character of
mercantile pursuits do not warrant the continu-
alton of business
In Albany, yesterday, in the Circuit Court,
the Jury under the direction Of Judge Danforth
returned verdict of $554,O62 against Thos. c.
Fields, one of the Tammany crowd.
Veto.
ALBANY, N. Y, May 20.-Gov Dix sent to
the Assembly to night, veto on the local pro.
hbition bill, and the veto was sustained,
Amo sg the Rains.
George Smith, the Daily Telegraph correspon-
dent in Assyria, has found the Kings library
at Minvah, and discovered numerous valuable
fragments. particularly the missing portions of
the broken tablet, containing the historyiof the
delpse, hitherto deciphered in the British Mu-
Seufn.