The Portland daily press., 1874-09-28
NEW YORK.
Business Prospects.

NEW York, Sept. 26.-The Posts financial
article says the legitimate trade of New York
during the past week has in several branches
been the most satisfactory of the season. The
action of the New England cotton nanufac-
turers at their adjourned meeting at Boston
yesterday is calculated to give start to cotton
goods next week. The decline in the goods
has already been checked, and the effect ON the
dry goods trade for the remainder of the
season cannot fail to be beneficial.
Another Brooklyn Scandal.
A note of issue was filed to-day in tie suit of
Thomas w. Field, Superintendent of Public
Schools, against Thomas Kinsella, ex member
of Congress aud editor of the Brooklyn Eagle.
The action is for $4,000 damages for the seduc-
ton of the plaintiff s wife.
Gold Sale.
The Secretary of the Treasury has directed
the assistant treasurer at New York to sell
$500, 900 in gold each Thursday during OCTOBER
total amount to be sold $2,5OO,000.
The Rifle Match.
The American team in the international rifle
match beat the Irish team by a score of 934 10
931. The shooting at 800 yards was unusually
excellent. Fulton of the American team and
Hamilton of the Irish team made So each. The
success of the Americans was unexpected and
causes much rejoicing. The Americans won at
800 yards sufficient points to offset and give
them the victory over the Irish, who scored two
points more than the former &C the 900 yards
Among the spectators were Gems. Hawley of
Connecticut and Sgel of New York.
Aad Now Bowen.
NEW YORK, Sept 27.-Henry G. Bowen, in
lettef published in the Tribune tomorrow,
says that Miss Catherine Beecher's statement
that the real originator of the scandal is the
proprietor of the Independent is wholly false;
that the whole story of ''meanness and dis
honesty on my part is a wicked fabrication;
that MIR. Beecher never in single instance of
his life charged me with dishonest act, or
that had ever wronged any one out of a cent;
that the withdrawal Of Mr.. Beecher and Mrs.
Stowe from the Independent did not call forth
any evaporation whatever from me; that the
charge of "fresh excitement and malignity" on
my part on account of lady authoress in my
the supposed intervention Of Mr.. Beecher, is
utterly destitute OF truth, and malignant in
vention; that never wrote a letter to anybody
accusing Beecher of adultery and rape, and
never acknowledged that I had done SO; and
that the statement that [ have adroitly con-
church is stupid fasehood, as have neither
managed, nor continued. nor used a single
effort to influence the action of the church or
any one OF its members
Bowen concludes as follows: "Ths is not the
first attempt Miss Reecher has made to convey
information on the subject in question and my
advice is that in the future she look more care
| fully after her facts or she may need more
than mutual friend to help her out of some
| serious difficulty. l am quite willing that
Beecher should act as judge and jbry on my
conduct, for he knows and has often said and
recently too that he did not censure or con-
denim me for the course l had taken in this
| most unfortunate affair. Happily for me in
this matter, have witness of his words in
one who is now and always has been ono of
Beecher's warmest friends
Rumors of a New Council.
/ The Trim Of tn. , Il
yesterday afternoon IN Brooklyn that some of
| the Congregational cergymen had determined
| to call new council for the purpose of irving
| Henry Ward Beecher upon the charges which
| will be formally presented against him of con-
| duct unbecoming clergyman of that denomi.
nation. Rev. DIR. BuddngtOn, however BEING
interviewed, said, "There is no such movement
| on foot or if there is, know nothing about
| it,"
Another Congregational clergyman said. a
| council might be called to consider whether Ply
mouth church should be declared outside the
| to prevent MIR. Beecher preaching, OF to try him
| for any offence. His church alone had that
! power.
The story seems to have arisen from a move
| ment on the part of some members of Ply
| mouth church to obtain signatures of the clergy
| to an address expressive of confidence in the
I purity and innocence of Beecher.
Disasters TO Maine Vessels.
The steamship State of Georgia brought here
Captain Bowden and crew of the fishing
] schooner Fleetwing of Lamoine, Me-, run
down and sunk by ship Marseilles Of Greenock,
The brig IL H. McGlivery, from Bath with
ice, ran on Little Mill rock il He'll Gate to-day,