Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-05-29
FROM NEW YORK.

Now York, IS. Judge j. T. DAILY granted
an order 70 show cause why attachment
should not issue against Comptroller Green,
for not obeying the mandamus to pay John
n. Outwater, accountant, Sl2, 900 for exam
ming the tax books for ISL. The order is
returnable next Monday.
In the suit Of Treadweu vs.. Pomeroy,
which is contract for building the Central Pa.
ciiic railroad, Judge Donohoe grants an or
der to permi; the plaintiff TO an inspection of
the books relating to it.
In the suit of Barker VS.. the Lake Shore
railroad ct al, motion was made to compel
the plaintiff to elect between his remedies
and to strike out the relations Of the late
Horace f. Clark to the railroad and to the
plaintiff and Mr. Vanderbilt. Judge Dono-
hoe denied the motion.
In the Brooklyn Supreme court, to-day,
before Judgh Bernard, eX-Judge Moore,
| counsel for Mr.. Sprague, argued that the lat
ter's property, recently given over to the
city, udner a misrepresentation should be re-
stored to him. Taking of evidence was be-
gun.
Gov. Dix reviewed the Brooklyn division
of the National guards to-day.
Two keepers of disorderly houses were
fined and sentenced to the penitentiary to-
day.
The steamship Idaho went on the dry Iocl,
to- day and was found to be but slightly in
jured.
| The body of man, dreadfully mangled
and IN an advanced state of decomposition,
was found in the woods i'll the town of East
Hampton, L. L., this morning. The coroner's
jury returned a verdict, "Probably murdered
by some person unknown" gold watch
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found on his person.
The Supervisor at Large Of Brooklyn has
vetoed the resolution of the board, awarding
contract to Chas d. Bigelow, president of
the Bay State Shoe & Leather Co., for the
penitentiary, on the ground that said Bigelow
was not the highest responsible bidder for the
said labor.
Theodore Thomas was reelected conduc-
tor of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Society
concerts.
| Preparations for Decoration day are com
pleted and are upon a much granler scale
than heretofore. Farragut's grave, at Wood
lawn, will be decorated at daybre2k and A
National salute fired over the remains, by a
detachment of marines. At the same hour a
number Of officers and members CT the Grand
| Army OF the Republic will decorate the grave
of Gen. Halpine, in Cypress Lawn cemetery.
The regular procession to Greenwood and
other cemeteries will consist of four divisions
and march from Union Square down Broad
way to the Brooklyn ferry. 1t is expected
about y 900 members OF the Grand Army
will march, while carriages will be provided
for the invited guests, orators and wounded
soldiers. Some 20 wagons filed with flowers
will be in the line as will a cataialQuc, built
at a cost of several hundred dollars and to be
drawn nv 10 white horses The statues of
! Washington and Lincoln, in Union Square,
will be decorated before the start and chmes
of Grace and Trinity churches will be ring
ing during the march. Similar preparations
are making in Brooklyn. The graves to be
decorated are at Greenwood, Cypress Hill, Ma
val and Evergreen, in Brooklyn, Holy Cross,
| in Elatbnqh md E.vsium.