The Portland daily press., 1874-02-24
NEW YORK..
washiugton,s Birthday.


NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Several lodges of the
Order of United American Mechanics celebrat-
Ed yesterday at Cooper Institute, when Rev.
1. l. kendrick delivered an oratien. Large
numbers of the same order attended the Han
son street Baptist church yesterday to hear the
Romaniam."
day, flags are flying from the principal
buildings down town as far as can be seen
through the fog. Nearly all places of BUSH
ness are closed. 7t.
Brutal Outrage.
The shooting of Michael Mcnamara by the
detectives is considered a high handed gu TRACE.
The officers, six in number, knocked at his
door between two or three o'clock in the morn
ing, when Mcnamara demanded to know who
was there. The answer was detectives" He
said that they conld not come in (McNamara,
his wife and three children lived in one room.)
They burst in the door and Mcnamara, be-
ileving they were robbers, was brutally shot
down while defending his family. The officers
acted like brutes, and when they found they
mad made mistake they staggered and bull
lied around the poor wife and frightened chill
dFen like brigands. They bundled the wound
ed man into carriage and finally took him to
Bellevue hospital. During yesterday officer
Lahay, who shot Mcnamara, gave himself up.
McN amara cannot live through the day.
I'm Memoriam.
A memorial service in honor of the memory
OF the late Rev. Emile f. Cook, who died
from the effects Of the disaster to the steam
ship Vile du Havre, was held yesterday in the
I'D street Methodist church.
The TOmpkins Square Riot.
The trades unions are now obtaining affida-
Wits of the victims of police brut lily in Tomp-
kins Square, on the occasion of the meeting
there in January, with view of securing an
investigation by the Legislature.
Collision.
During heavy fog this mo rning, the Ho-
bOken ferry boat Weehawken ran into the
Christopher street boat. The Weehawken was
badly damaged and the other slightly damageds
The passengers were unlnJured.
United Mechanics. .-.
The feature::of abe celebration of Washing
tons birthday hereabouts was a procession in
Brooklyn of the order of United American
Mechanics. Over 5000 were in line all in re-
gala They marched through the principal
streets and were reviewed at City Hall by the
Mayor and City Council.
Temperance.
The third annual convention of the Metro
poltan Total Abstinence Union of New York
State was held to-day. The membership of
the New York branch was reported at 5000.
Resolutions were adopted disc.aiming any con-
tidence in the wOman's crusade, as it depended
upon public excitement and urging instead OF
the religious abstinence movement as the true
cure for intemperance, by bringing the appetite
under religious control.
General Observance of the Day.
Washington's birthday is being commemo-
rated by very general suspension of business.
The gold room, stock exchange, produce ex-
change and other similar places, did not open
to day. Many social clubs are giving entertain
ments, and in the evening number of balls
and banquets will take place. Statutes were
fired at sunrise and moor and will be at sunset.
AT - o'clock Trinity church chimes played
long programme, beginning with "Hail Co.
lumbia. and closing with "Yankee Doodle"
Broadway is crowded with people, mostly from
the country, thousands of whom thrOnged the
the Vicinity of Trinity Ichurch to hear the
patriotic chimes.
Death of ssHank Smith,
Hon. Henry Smith, President of the Police
Board died tonight.
Various Matters.
Michael Mcnamara, who was shot on Sunday
morning by officer Lehay, died this evening.
Bequest's confectionery factory, Wilcox
trunk factory, a tenement house aud corset
factory on Laight street were damaged by fire
to-day. Loss $4,000.
The report that the Astor House will soon
cease to be a hotel is incorrect.
Rodman has been sworn in as District Attor-
ney of Kings county
Detective Leahy, who shot Michael McNam-
ara, to-day gave $500 bail to appear for exam
ination.
Judge Lawrence declines to discharge Carl
Vogt. the alleged Belgian murderer, from ar
rest or the charge of theft