The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-05
NEW YORK..
A Horrible Death.

NEW YORK, May An. j. Mccain, who
died of his injuries at the hospital yesterday
was most horribly burned by his wife while
| drunk she accidentally dropping a kerosene
lamp on the floor near the bed on which he
husband was lying. An explosion followed
and the bed burned. The unfortunate woman
found her dead husband at the hospital yester
day, but was then intoxicated,
The Ring Gases.
The appeals in the cases of the convicted
ring prisoners, Tweed, Genet and others, was
called this morning in the Supreme Court. gen
eral term. but after some discussion was
held over for two weeks The District Attop
ney intimated that he would move to dismiss
Genets appeal.
The Trial of Sprasue.
In the Sprague trial in Brooklyn to-day, the
janitor of tbe~Brooklyn Trust Co. testified that
Rodman, deputy treasurer under Sprague, took
papers away from Sprague's desk in the Union
Trust Company rooms, the afternoon of the
day that Company failed.
Erie Matters.
1t was reported to-day on credtable author
ity that it had been decided to displace Presi
dent Watson of the Erie Railway, and that in
searching for successor his position was ten
dered to Abram S. Hewitt, son-in-law of Peter
Cooper, and a member of the firm of Cooper,
Hewitt & Co., who at once decided to allow
the use of his name. Per contra, the Erie au-
thorities tonight, deny the truth of the rumor
that Watson is to be removed, and say no de-
cisive action will be taken till the examination
by the English experts is concluded.
Various Matters.
Gen. William Hall, veteran of 1872, and
who commanded the troops when they suppress
ed the Astor Place riots, died yesterday, aged
rs years.
ing did $4,000 worth of damage to Van Kinks
carpet cleaning establishment, and $35, 900
damage to Fuldams wood turning establish
meut. Damage to the building, about $4,000.
Annie Murphy an inmate of a dance house
on Water street, was burned fatally this morn
ing by the bed cothes taking fire from lighted
candle.
None of the labor organizations have been
compelled to strike to-day, as the hour law is
not enforced in any shops of any trades Meet
ings of all the trades unious will be held to-
night, when reports from the shops will be re-
ceived.
The police of this city are to be drilled as
military one hour each day with wooden guns
at the station houses, by Gen. Durgan, who is
one of the police commissioners.
Peter Acker was shot this morning while
running flom the proprietor of restaurant,
after refusing to pay for oysters he had eaten.
Judge DAILY to-day decided that the law for
bidding the possession of g me after the 1st of
March is constitutional. :
Reports from all along the Erie Canal to-day
represent it ready for the opening of naviga-
ton to morrow. A large number of boats have
their clearapces here.
In the Sprague trial in Brooklyn this after
noon, the defendant himself testified to the Eff
feet that not only his public but all his private
business in Brooklyn, always during his off,
cial career had been transacted by his deputy,
M. G. Rodman, and that he had appointed
Rodman as his deputy only on recommendation
of several of the directors Of of the Trust
Company.