Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-01-03
FROM NEW YORK..

New York City, .. A Washington despatch
says that the House Committee on appropri-
atoms place the amount of reduction in the
estimate at 500, 600, 900. The chief reduction
will be in the river and harbor and fortifica-
ton bills. The estimated deficit for the fiscal
year is Si0,000,000. This leaves deficit of
$1,000 900, which will be secured by.a slight
additional taxation on certain articles.
1t is believed that Congress will determine
the Louisiana question by ordering a new
election.
Schooner S. V. W. Simmons, from Jack
sonville Is days, for Providence, arrived to-
day, having lost her foremost and jibboom
during the gale of Dec. Goth.
Rudolph Pollenus was killed by the ma
chnery in sugar refinery in Jersey City to
day.
1t is estimated that ST., 0OO, 900 will be paid
in this city for dividends to-day and to-mor-
row.
The recent cleaning out of Mr.. Souther
residence on Staten Island, melted the rob-
bers some $4,000. No clue has yet been
found to the scoundrels, and the inhabitants
are organizing night patrol of citizens.
Policeman Byrnes was shot in the hand to-
day on sd street by one of gang of roughs
whom he was dispensing. No arrests.
Supervisor Richards of Brooklyn, being
berten by contractor named Collins yester-
day morning, shot Collins, but not fatally.
A thousand workmen have been discharged
from the navy yard.
The Spanish iron-clad steamer was lowed
out of the dock by two tugs to-day. She
tioated out gracefully, and the crew gave
three cheers at their escape from such a long
Incarceration. Their JOY was only short
lived, however, as the tugs that towed her to
the east side of the navy yard, where she in
tended taking her guns on board, when within
about twenty yards of shore she stuck fast in
the mud and there she will most likely re-
main for some time. When the captain and
crew became convinced that they were on
mud bottom, their disgust knew no bounds.
They say it is another device to keep them
from going to sea, as the authorities should
have known the depth of water around the
pier where they were going to land. An at
tempt will be made to get her off at high
water.
All the gas fixtures of the Sheriff's Office in
this city were removed to-day, and in the fu-
ture he will have to pay his own gas bills out
OF his enormous fees.
A motion on behalf of the Mahapac Manu-
featuring Company to compel Commissioner
Van Mort to complete the purchase of certain
lakes negotiated for by Tweed, was denied to-
day by Judge Gilbert.
1t is stated that the refunding question:
relative to certain goods under Custom House
rules, has occasOned considerable correspon =
dence between naval officer of this port and
the Secretary of the Treasury, the present
status of the law making quasi conflict Of
authority between that official and the collec
tor of the port. II is said that questions in
volving heavy amounts are taken to Wash
ington by claim agents and there decided by
suhordinates in the treasury department upon
exparte evidence; and also it is limited, not
unirequently, through the influence of more
substantial considerations. In this way it is
said the government, as in the case of the
green fruit decision, is openly deprived of
hundreds of thousands of dollars in a single
instance, of which onehalf goes into the
pockets of claim agents and go-betweens.
Owing to the great trouble occasioned by
the transfer of goods in bond &c numerous
parties, resulting in a great injustice to all
concerned, Collector Arthur has issued an or.
der prohibiting any transfer of goods in bond
for the future, except in the manner provided
for by the regulations.
The steamship ETHIOPIA, which got ashore
at Staten Island, was got off tonight with the
assistance of three tugs and came up to the
city. No damage was done.