Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-01-09
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Poughkeepsie, g. 1t is the north abutment
OF the Croton bridge on the Hudson River
railroad that was carried away, it took two
spans with it. There were no through trains
over the road to-day, but will be sent via the
Harlem railroad. The work of rebuilding
the bridge is progressing.
The bridge at Croton is so far repaired,
that all trains are running regularly.
Reports from the east tell of slides on the
Connecticut railroad. All the trains on that
line being far behind.
There are heavy freshets in all the creeks
of the Hudson.
New York, s. In the ex-Sherifi' Brennan
and Deputy Shields case this afternoon, ar
guments were heard, and Judge Daniels
closed with the following brief remarks and
sentence: There was no excuse for the sheriff
for having this man "Genet' at large. The
| language of the commitment was so une-
| quiyocal that the court could resist the infer
ence that there was design by the sheriff
| and his deputy not to execute their duty, and
the case was one which called for punish
ment. Public officers must obey orders or
our courts will be powerless. The court then
| inflicted the highest penalty allowed by the
| statute, two hundred and fifty dollars fine,
and thirty days imprisonment in the county
Jail.
| At the regular meeting Of the Chamber of
| Commerce engthy memorial was read for
presentation to Congress, protesting against
the repeal of the bankrupt law. 1t said that
the law was purely a commercial act. Its
repeal would be very disastrous to the inter
ests of trade, and would be very detrimental
to the interests of all classes of business
men, whether debtors or creditors. The me
mortal requests Congress not to totally repeal
| hn I'm u aft ms i'm
some notifications. The memorial was
| adopted series of resolutions against the
present revenue laws were presented by
jonathan A. Sturgis in a lengthy speech.
| The sentiments embodied in the resolutions,
were reiterated by Jackson a. Schultz. lie
related several cases of honest and prosper
Gus merchants who have suffered from the
unjust system and arbitrary manner in which
it is enforced. The resolutions were adopted
and a committee was appointed to present
them to Congress. The special committee
on collisions" and the use of electric and
other lights, presented report, arguing the
adoption by Congress of an electric light ior
the prevention of marine collisions. The re-
port was adopted, and it was resolved to
transmit it to Congress. The Chamber then
adjourned.
| There were no more failures in the law
market reported al the produce exchange to-
day.
| A letter from the commissioners at Vienna,
announces that the Emperor of Austria, has
created Thaddeus Fairbanks of ST. Johns
! bury, Vermont, the inventor of Fairbanks
scales, a member of the imperial order of
Francis Joseph. This is believed to be the
only instance in which this distinction has
been confirmed on an American.
A few hundred men assembled in groups at
Union square this morndg, in consequence
of the call for a worgingmen's mass meeting.
After they had waited till about IL o'clock
for more to arrive, a report was received
that large number of German workingmen
had gathered in Tompkins square, aud it was
| resolved to adjourn to that place. When they