The Portland daily press., 1874-03-11

NEW YORK.
Fire and Loss of Life.


NEW YORK, March 10-About midnight a
fire broke out in the liquor store of Mr.. HULL
han, No. 211 Washington street, part of which
IS let out to Milliman as provision store. The
loss of Hullihan is $4,000, and of Milliman
$500. The flames extended to No. 200, occu
pied by M. Lane as provision store. Lanes
loss is $1,000 Loss on the building $4,000. AZ
ter the fire Peter MCGOWAN, aged 30 years, who
slept in Hullihan's store, was found suffocated
John Falgo, foreman of Engine No. 4, was ia
tally hurt by falling from the fourth story.
An Interesting Lawsuit.
Stephen H. Alden has commenced snit in
the Supreme Court against the well known
Broad street firm of Robinson, Chase & Co., to
compel resettlement of accounts in specula-
tive transactions extending over long period.
He makes wholesale charges of fraud, assert
ing, among other things, that Robinson, in DC
tober last, said to him that the firm owed the
City of Rochester half a million dollars; that
they were in great danger of failing; that they
wished to keep up appearances, and that if he
(Allen) would make over to them $500, 900
co1ld maintain their credit, pull through all
right, at the same time protect his stock. He
assented, and now asks TO have the transfer set
aside, claiming that after it was made the firm
mad him IN their power, and compelled him to
settle on their own terms, which were fTudu-
lent and unjust from the commencement of his
operations, as he is prepored to show. This
case promises to attract unusual interest in fl
nancial circles.
Various Matters.
The Tribune thinks that Jayne has not re-
signed but is playing postum till the storm
blows over.
There are now three different committees of
creditors endeavoring to devise plans for the
protection of their New York and Oswego rail-
road interests.
A meeting was held last night to further the
movement for converting the upper stories OF
down w mr. fv int III rtp fore loryS nd
others on the Chicago plan. A committee of
we'll known phianthropists have been appoint
ed to carry forward the work, which is pro.
nounced perfectly feasible.
Yesterday large and costly collection of
diamonds were seized upon the person Of a
Storage passenger on the Baltic.
The murderer of Samuel j. Jones, at South
Oyster Bay, Long Island, has been discovered
and arrested in the person of his half brother,
who was traced by the means of an anony-
nous letter.
The New York cheap transportation associa-
ton to-day protested against the passage by the
Legislature of the proposed amendment to the
constitution relative to the funding of the can
al debts.
Nine houses on Jersey avenue in Jersey City,
were burglarized and robbed last night from
$50 to 5000 each in money and silver ware
Jacob Conrad, aged II, was committed to the
insane asylum on Blackwells Island on certf-
Gates of DR.. B. H. Miller and Lenole, and dis
charged after five days confinement, He has
sued the physicians for $40. 900 damages, alleg-
ing conspiracy. He says he was subjected to
all sorts of horrors during his five DAYS incar-
ceratiOn, and that when he came out he was
totally unfit for business pursuits. The doctors
reply that he was really insane and dangerous
when incarcerated.
j. Gilbert Pearson was shot near his resi-
wayman, who demanded, but failed to obtain
money. He is not seriously hurt.