The Portland daily press., 1874-08-07
NEW YORK.
The Wrong AsteY.

NEW YORK, Aug 6.
The excitement occasioned to-day by the re-
port that William B. Astor had bFen killed by
man named Young subsidized when it was an
nounced that the Astor in question was Texas
cattle dealer, and the tragedy occurred in
Texas.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company has
contracted with John Roach for three more
iron ships, at cost of $1,000 each. The COM
pany have also ordered its managing director to
insure seventeen of their best wooden ships at
one third of their value. The iron ones are all
insured except the City of Pekin and City of
Toxic, now preparing tor sea, whlcn are 10 DE
Insured for $750,0O0 each.
Various Matters.
The unseemly wraugling between city officials
Van Mort, the Health Board, Comptroler
Greene, the Bureau of Distinctions and about
every municipal department continues
The Aldermen of Brooklyn last night voted
two millions of the city money to the East
river bridge. 1t is rumored that some citizens
intend having an injunction served on the City
Treasurer prohibiting him from paying out
money for the purpose.
Tammany is making preparations to welcome
| home Peter B. Sweeney, against whom no in-
| dictmentS are now pending.
| 1t is stated that the firm of Sutton & Co.
have failed. Liabilities $1SO,0OO They printed
| the Aldine.
The uptown house. reported as failed yester-
| day. is said to have been loaded down with
| bonds of the Indianapolis, Bloomington and
| Western Railroad or the Des Moines Valley
| road.
Miss Abby Smith and Miss Julia Smith of
| Glastonbury, Conn.,, addressed woman's suf
| frage meeting in Plimpton Hall, this city, last
| night. They favored woman suffrage as the
| only remedy for the wrongs of woman.
| Treasurer Rains has fully recovered and in
| formed the Deputy Treasurer that he will re-
| sutne the duties of his Office on the 18th inst.
| DIR. Bisse fired twelve shots at two burglars
| in his house on Fourth avenue this morning,
| but did not hit either They were captured BY
| the police however.
| A new civi! service examining board, with
| COL Silas w. Burt of the naval office, as chair
man, has been appointed for the Custom House
| in this city.
Four hundred dogs are in the pound to-day.
| Immolaton on Saturday
| Another murdered body was found in East
| River last night,
A bill of exceptions in Boss Tweed's case was
signed to-day by District Attorney Phelps
| The argument will be heard in October. Bets
have been freely made lately that Tweed will
not be in prison Oh the LIST of January.
Mayor Havemeyer's Reply to Charges
Against Him.
| ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 6.-MayOr Havemey-
| er's answer to charges brought against him is
made public. The mayor reviews tire charges
and says as to neglect of duty i'll refusing to
| Investigate the official conduct OF Commission
ers Charlick aud Gardner that he believes it to
be quite inexpedent as general rule for the
Mayor to institute formal investigation into the
conduct of heads of departments with view to
| removal from office, except on some grave
charge made by some responsible person who
| AYERS his readiness to maintain it by proof.
AS to the charge of gross misconduct in
office and abuse OF the appointing power, the
Mayor says he considers that charge from 8
legal and moral point of view. Touching the
legal question he says all must agree thai
Charlick and Gardner We're not ineligible t.
reappontment after their conviction and resig
nation, unless they were made So by the pro
visions of some statute, as he bad been and il
still advised.
The Mayor concludes thus: ''It may not b.
inexpedient for your Excellency to conside
whether the present appeal to your authorit.
, under the guIse of a concern for the city o
, | New York is in the interest of those who hav
, | been Instrumental in securing and are still
laborng to preserve W atever we have of goe,
| government or of those who are seeking T.
| undermine it.