The Portland daily press., 1874-12-02
NEW YORK.
The LOngshOremen.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The proprietors of the
sailing vessels on the East River side are fol-
lowing the example of the steamships and are
hiring outsiders to take the place Of striking
longshoremen.
The German members of the Longshoremen's
Association in Hoboken voluntarially left the
society yesterday and went to work for the
Bremen line at the new rates. They state that
their families are in want. When on the way
home severa! society men threatened them,
when one of them presented pistol and was
arrested. Threats were renewed last night and
trouble is apprehended there to-day.
Some Communists and Internationalists who
tried to speak at the longshoremen's meeting
here last night were given the cold shoulder
and one of them was hustled out
At late hour last night an Italian was IA
tally stabbed by one of his countrymen in an
Italian GROCERY in Crosby street, kept by An
tone Romano. The men were working in the
at the above place to drink. After ali hands
were drunk an alteration took place between
Spolito and Gallo, during which the latter
stabbed the former in the side, inflcting a
mortal wound. Gallo was arrested and identi-
fed by the dying man.
his brother-in-law John Doran, last night
Death of n Victim of the Election Row.
Thomas Maria. who was shot in the arm on
election day by stray bullet from one lof the
shots fired by Coroner Croker or some of his
gang at ex. Sheriff OBrien, has been suffering
from gangrene at the hospital ever since aud
he died last night. 1t is not known which
one of Cookers party fired the shot.
Mayor Havemeyer'slFuneral
The coroner held an inquest this afternoon
over the remains Of the late Mayor Havemeyer
and the jury gave verdict that he 0died of
heart disease. The funeral takes place Friday
The usual resolutions were adopted by the de-
partments Of the municipal government.
The family of the late Mayor Havemeyer
this evening consented to have the funeral take
place with official honors. The remains will
be taken to ST. Pauls Methodist church Satur-
day morning, when Bishops Jones and oCraw.
ford will officate at the services, and Rev. Mr.
BOTANIC will preach the sermon. The 9th regi-
ment will act as funeral escort and the old
guard will form the guard of honor.
The Erie Injunction Dissolved.
The injunction served on the Erie Railway
Co. against paying certain maturing interest
here and in London was to-day dissolved by
Judge Westbrook, in so far as the injunction
applied to any payments to be made to-day
affairs of the Erie Co. are being administered
by himself and his board of directors for the
best advantage of the company, and strictly ac
cording to law as they are advised.
Hope for Chicago.
The Executive Committee of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters to-day adopted a
resolution that in view of the report of the
committee appointed to visit Chicago, and of
the Improvements already made and of the
assurances given said committee by the author
tiles of Chicago that the recommendations of
Gen. Shaler in regard to the fire department
will be carried out, the committee belonging to
the National Board be advised that the cues
ton of reopening business at Chicago is refer
red to the several companies, to take such &C.
ton as they may individually deem wise and
prudent.
Various Matters.
A large number Of persons called to-day at
the residence of Mayor Havemeyer in 14th
street, but only the relatives and intimate
friends of the deceased were admitted. Up to
the present the time for the funeral has not
been fixed. Nearly every organization of
prominence in the city have passed resolutions
on the death of the Mayor.
The trial of Coroner Croker for the murder
Of McKenna on election day, has been fixed for
Monday next.
Rev. John P. Bitter was robbed in the usual
way on the platform of Sd avenue horse car
early last evening.
$4,000 worth Of smnggled laces were confis-
Gated by the order of Judge Blatchford yester.
day.
The Liquor Dealers Association met last
night in secret session. The sentiment Of the
meeting was IN favor OF allowing only respec-
| table dealers to be licensed, but at the same
| time their opposition to the excise law is to be
| carried to the highest courts in the state.
The directors of the Erie railway state that
the only reason for an injunction against that
road last night was to affect the stock
market by causing the protest of the company's
interest, due to-day in London, and which was
provided for by the company over a month
ago by placing the requisite amount of money
| there,
| The Tilton-Beecher suit.
ALBANY, Dec: In the Court of Appeals
1 nc nyYnrr MI
Henry Ward Beecher, under call for motions
stated that he had motion to make in the case
of Theodore Tilton, respondent VS. Henry
J Ward Beecher, which was an appeal from an
! order of the general term of the city court O.
Brooklyn, affirming by an equally divided
bench an order DENYING the defandants annli