The Portland daily press., 1874-10-09
NEW YORK..
EOrcaK, Arncsiel.

New YORK, Oct. S.-The swinder arrested
IN Brooklyn seems to be John w. Coulter, an
Englishman of about So years. 1t is said that
he has been employed in many swindlng
schemes often been arrested and has served
term in the state prison for forgery. Under his
bed in his room were found several forged
bonds; small printing press. bond paper, dies,
ink, plates and other counterfeiting implements,
which are now at the central Office. Several
of the dies contained the names of prominent
railroad companies whose bonds were forged.
The names of all the companies whose bonds
were forged could not he ascertained, but it is
certain that the Union Pacific, Central Pacific
and Reading & Philadelphia railroad COM
panies, and the Western Union Telegraph Co.
were among them.
Disastrous Fire.
NEW YORK, Oct. This evening a fire
broke out in three story brick building, in
Guiding Nos. SIG to $50 West 9th street, occu-
pied by gutta percha and rubber manufac-
turing company, and spread with such light
ming rapidity that large number of men and
boys employed in the building were unable to
escape by the stairways and had to jump for
their lives from the second story windows.
Among them was John Brennan, aged 49, of
425 10th avenue, whose clothes took fire and he
was so terribly burned that his life is despared
of. The walls of the mandatory, which are
of poor construction, fell soon after the fire
commenced. The east wall fell crushing in
tho roof of two story brick tenement in the
whe occupied the upper floor and was in the
room at the time, was crushed to death by the
falling wall.
The loss of the Gutta Percha and Rubber
Manufacturing Companies is estimated at $3.50
000 insurance 100000. Loss on building,
which belonged to the Brown Lillienthal es-
tate. is estimated at $4,000 Buildings 525 to
531 West 24th street, occupied by the Combna.
ton Rubber Company, were damaged to the
extent of $4,000. Several adjoining buildings
do aoad Inv fro nd w ota nd ha 1nSS
thereon will probably be $4,000. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from the boiling over
of inflammable material used in the prepare
ton of rubber
Libel Suit A sainst 'The Nauion.'
libel suit has been instituted in the Court
of Common Fleas by Cyrus Williams against
the New York Nation, to recover damages for
an article which appeared in that paper charg-
ing him with sailing the Little Emma mine by
which parties were deceived into purchasing
stock. The case came up before Judge Robin
son to-day on a motion to dismiss the COM
plant, on the ground that it nowhere AYERS
that sailing is anything more than a legitimate
mining transaction, or that plaintiffs character
could be Injured by such charge. Decision
reserved.
varisus MATTERS.
The police report the robbery Of the cloth
warehouse of c. Waite & Co of $4,000 worth
goods, and the residence of j. III. Stunn, 47th
street, of $4,000 worth of silver ware, &C.
Three plates for printing counterfeit currency
were unearthed in an up town sewer.
The Right Honorable VIM. Edward Forster,
NJ. p, and Sir Powell Buxton of England,
have arrived in this city.
James Lea7y was committed in default of
$4,000 bail, to-day, by Commissioner Osborne to
answer the charge of making a false affidavit
for the purpose of manufacturing citizen.
Customs officers seized to day six trunks on
the steamship st. Laurent. containing $40 900
worth of silks and velvets, said to belong to
Madame NORM l- A..--, ..f
Detectives last night arrested in Brooklyn
one Charles Ripley alias Oliver Austin, on
lequisitiOn from Philadelphia. He is accused
of being one of the counterfeters operating in
Philadelphia in altering railroad bonds from
$1,000 to $4,000.
1t is understood that the summons and COM
plant in the suit of John Kelly against Mayor
Havemeyer, was served today. The suit Is
brought in the Supreme Court for libel, and
damages are laid at $4,000 LII
Another letter from Charles OConor on the
Louisiana affair insists that President Grant
can and should reconsider his decision.
Conviction of Phelps the DefauItiug OH
cial. r..-
ALBANY, Oct. SIN the Phelps case, the
jury after an absence of about fifteen minutes
returned a verdict of guilty against the prison.
en- The prisoner was remanded to JAIL the
sentence being postponed.
Students Arrested for Esobbing Grave.
yards. a.
BUFFALO, Oct. S.-The grave of Mrs. Richard
Cary, recently deceased, was robbed Tuesday
night at Holy Cross Cemetery. The casket.
outside coffin and shroud were left lying on
the ground. Officers to-day visited the Medical
College with search warrant and found the
body with others, and the students were sur
prised while dissecting them. Thrty-nine stu
dents were arrested and taken to the police
court in procession, and Justice Nash released
them on parole 10 appear when wanted. There
is much excitement over the affair.