The Portland daily press., 1874-07-08
NEW YORK..



Mayor Hnvemeyer MOI at All Frightened.
NEW YORK. July THE Police GARD meets
| to-day to organize, the counsel for Dsoecker
and Duryea having advised them to recognize
the new appOntees, Gardner and Charllck, un-
| til their appointment shall be declared illegal
by the courts. Efforts are to be made to get
Gardner and Charlick re-indicted on other
charges and also to indict Mayor Havemeyer.
The committee of Tammany politicians visit
Albany to-day to see the Governor, and quo
rum has signed a call for meeting of the
Board of Aldermen tomorrow. The Mayor
does not appear at all frightened at the bulla-
baloo he has raised and says he acted on the
best iega advice and for wOat he deems to be
The best interests OF the city.
The Ezydroph obia Panic.
The Neurological Society met last evening.
and large nudiber of leading physicians be-
ing present and discussed at length the hydro.
phooia question in connection with the case OF
Mccormick. DR.. Hammond gave the results
OF his investigation in the case and reiterated
his belief that the disease was that OF the nerve
centres, like tetanus and not blood poison.
Resolutions were adopted bv the society, rec
ommending the taxing of dogs to reduce their
num2er, dlscountenanclng muZZllng as 81 liltle
use, and in favor of bunting dogs teeth by Ill
ing, so as to make their bites harmless As pre-
yentive of hydrophobia after bite, DR.. Ham
mond recommended the cutting away of the
flesh all about the wound while Prof. Dalton
preferred cauterization by nitrate OF silver and
lunar caustic
Six mad dogs wer. killed yesterday.
Not Taken by Foreign Bankers.
The Posts financial article says there is no
move on the part of the foreign bankers to take
the new fives under the recent offer of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, and at present the
prospect is that the bids filled will be confined
to those put in by inventors and may aggregate
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Rail- Dad Runners.
The firmness in the stock market to-day was
caused by despatch from Chicago. which
stated that tire Injunction asked for by the St.
Paul Co.. that the court does not decide The
question of the power of the tate TO fix on the
rates. but leaves it for court of iiial resort for
settlement, and the court advised a suspension
OF the vexatious suits by the state, panding the
result The Erie Railway Company has filed
its answer to the Angel suit and denies every
allegation thereof. The Erie Company has
also commenced SUIT against Jay Gould for
the recovery of 81 $4,000. The following is the
Erie Railway directory ticket, to be voted on
The 18th inst, which will probably be elected:
Messrs. Roberts, Stebbns. Smith, johnson,
Babcock, Duncan, Meyer, Ramsdel, Robert
son, Balou, Morgan, BalteZer, Gray, Parker
and Schuebardt.
1t is reported that Mr. Jewett, for reasons
similar to those which actuated Col. Scott, has
withdrawn the use OF his name for either the
Presidencyor the Directorsbip of Erie. The fact
that the report of the English examiners has
been ready some weeks and not yet given to
the public, is said to be the main cause of
Jewett's reported determination.
Various Matters.
The Grand Lodge of Orangemen have decd-
ed not to parade on the 18th inst. but will hear
sermon by Rev. Dr. Tying on the 18th (Sun-
day., and have picnic the next day.
The assessment rolls presented by the tax
commissioners represent the increase of taxa
BILE property in New York during the past year
to be about $25 600, 900.
The extraordinary Court of Oyer and Ter
miner assemblies IN Brooklyn tod " for the
trial of the indicted ring officials. Ex-Tax Col
lector Bade8u is the first case to be tried.
Judge Daniels presides
A prize fight between Jack Boylan
and Patrick Bannagher was interrupted
by the police at Hunters Point this
morning, after six rounds had been fought.
The principals, seconds and several spectators
were arrested
Valentine Gleason, charged with Roberts
and others with the great bond forgeries, has
been released on $4,000 bail
The Produce Exchange, after the 10th inst,
will close at 1.30 2. NJ.
The 700 Mormons who arrived yesterday
have left for Utah.
Active measures are now being taken 10
complete the long talked of monument to
Father Matthews in Central Park.
The publishing house of Geo. c. Putnam,
Fourth avenue, was robbed last night of books
valued at 81 $50.
The Commissioner of Charities refuse to
bury the emigrant dead unless at So per head.
The Montreal rifle club will shoot against our
National Rifle Association, the former shoot
ing at Montreal and the latter at Creedmore a
week from next Saturday
A sample of new spring wheat from Chicago
on Change to-day. 1t had small berry but
good color and weight
1t is rum0red late tonight that Commission
erS Charlick and Gardiner have resigned in or
der to prevent Mayor Havemeyer's embal rass
ment. George w. Watzel. Police Superinten-
dent, is mentioned as one of the successors and
John r. Voorhees, as the other
Thomas Kemp of New Brunswick, N j.,
who threw his three children into canal Mon
day, drowning one of them, aud then attempt
ing to drown himself, died to day of disease of
the heart.
Change of Programme mt Saratoga.
SARATOGA, July THE college Committees
have made an entire change in he programme.
The following was finally decided upon for
regatta week: The ball matches between Yale
and Harvard on the 18th and 18th of July at
Glen MITCHELL; on the 18th single scul race at
p. m, and freshman race at 4 %. M, the
grand ball in the evening; running races on
the 18th at Glen Mitchell, consisting of one
mile running match, three miles running, 1000
yards running, seven miles walking, 120 yards
running over 10 hurdles three feet six inches
high. All matches are open to coegians only.
| The Yale and Harvard base ball mines will ar
rive on Wednesday. The crews will draw for
positions to-day.
For Another.
CAMDEN N. j., July Two men named
Dean and Stevenson quarreed about woman
to-day Dean attacked Stevenson with razor
and the latter drew pistol and shot Dean in
the left breast. Stevenson was arrested.