The Portland daily press., 1873-10-14
NEW YORK.
[Special to Press.1
To Re Wound I'm

New YORK, Oct 13.-The Clearing House to-
day unanimously adopted the report of the
special committee of five, appointed by the re-
quest of the late President of the Bank of the
Commonwealth, to examine the affairs of that
institution. The report sustains the action of
the Comptroller of the Currency, endorses the
statements of the Receiver, and concurs with
the Loan Committee in the opinion that the
bank should be wound up
ITO the Associated Press.l
A Dissatisfied Bishop.
New YORK, Oct. 13-A tardy publication is
this morning given to letters of Dr. Tozer, late
missionary Bishop of Zanzibar, addressed to
Bishop Potter of this diocese and the Dean of
Canterbury, finding fault with the latter for
participating in the communion service of the
Presbyterian church in this city on Sunday last
DIR. TOzer says this conduct of the Dean will be
accepted in this country and England as sufi-
Gent reason and justification for the Episcopa.
ians attending the attractive service of the Cath
Ole church, and may be cited to pronounce the
representation that the Episcopal church is a
haven. of rest for those tossed by the multiple
city of doctrine deluson and a snare
Fall OF Building.
The side walls of the four story storage build
ing, No 43 Tiffany Place, Brooklyn occupied
by Buchanan & Style, tobacconists, and Moses
Taylor, soda importers, fell with tremendous
before them. The walls were twelve inches
thick, and he structure was erected only four
years since. Had the accident occurred on a
week day meny lives would have been lost.
Cheap Transportation.
The federal council of the International
Workingmen's Association had meeting yes
terday when the committee on cheap transport
tation recommended as the best means of ia
clitating transportation, the opening OF large
water ways under control of the government at
rates covering the running charges and re-
| pairs.
Republicans Endorsed.
| Delegates to the Workingmen's Central I'm
| ION met IN this city to-day and UNANIMOUSLY en-
| dorsed the nominees of the Republican Con-
yention at Utica, with the exception of State
! treasurer. "A motion to substitute the name OF
Thomas +. Raines Democratic nominee for
| State Treasurer, in place of Daniel G.. Fort
Republican nominee, was carried by vote of
| 100 to 81.
Coroner's Verdict.
The jury in the case of Ida w. Vail who
| died from the effects of an abortion in Jersey
| City, rendered a verdict that deceased came to
! her death by an instrument in the hands of Mr..
>Cummins assisted by Mrs. Crozier, alias Metz
| Ter, and that Alonzo e. KimhaD was an access
| sorry to the act. The case is now before the
| grand jury.
On n Strike,
Over 200 men of the Cummings Car Works
| in Jersey City are, on a strike, because the
company owes them two months wages. Work
| has ceased.
| Various Matters
The Tribune thinks that there will be a
union of all the Democratic organizations in
the city, in the coming election.
The work of trying to secure five additional
| jurors Tor the trial OF Stokes commenced this
morning. Up to twelve o'clock no additional
jurors were secured,
Base ball-Mutuals 49, Atlantics z.
It is reported that ex-Gov. Hoffman will he
nominated By the Democrats as successor to
James Brooks for Congress, not S. S. Cox as
heretofore stated
Nine jurors were obtained in the Stokes case
! when the court adjourned.