Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-12
FROM NEW YORK.

New York, IL. The knickerbocker Grange
was organized here yesterday, with thirty
charter members. including ten ladies' one
editor and ten publishers, John q. Walls was
elected master.
John Thompson, private of the I'd Mas.
sachusetts regiment who lost leg at Balls
Bluff and has been unsuccessful in obtai min q
word here, was found In the snow reduced to
skeleton few nights slnca and taken TO the
Hospital, where he has since died from the
long lack OF food. The body weighed sixty
pounds.
Hereafter, by order of the Chief of the Po-
lice, all professional thieves will be arrested
when seen on the horse cars.
The jary having brought in a verdict of not
guilty III the case of Robert Gardiner, one of
the notorious Battle Row gang of BROOKLYN
and tried tor burglary, Judge Moore turned
upon the prisoner and SAID. Il have got to
discharge you under the verdict. but | wish
to warn you aud others OF the gang whom
see in court, that if l ever do get fair
chance at you III make it hot for you"
At meeting of the Cheap Transportation
Association yesterday Information was gwen
thst the Peoples and Freight Road will be
soon built across the continent, which will be
managed in the interests OF the people. After
the work Is fairly begun it will he completed
in three years.
The books of Harris Brothers, kid glove
importers, have been seized by the govern
ment on charge OF differentiation OF i'm
p0rta ions.
Berghss horse ran away again yesterday
hut this time it was his son who WAS thrown
out lie was not injured.
w. A. A. Carsey, Secretary of the Inter-
National Association, says the International
isis OF the United States and Great Britain
differ from those OF the continent of Europe
N that while the latter are willing to over
turn governments by revolution the former
believed Their objects and aims, which are
equally of all and the stoppage of The ex-
actions OF capital and the oppression of the
worklngmen, could be established bv means
of the ballot.
The detachment of United States troops
sent yesterday from Fort Hamilton, made
descent on large Illicit dis,ilery at Barren
Island, where they found that all denied the
ownership of the concern. also forty five bar
rels of first class whskey was seized
schooner lying close at hand was found to
contain several hogsheads OF molasses which
was also seized. Fifty gallons of mash were
spilled into the sea, aud the tubs destroyed.
The nachinery which was found in good
working order was removed 10 Fort lIamil-
ton and the building fired aud destroyed.
The value at the property seized is twelve
thousand dollars.
A Washington despatch to the Tribune says
that, contrary Ia the usual custom, the
Speaker of the Honse did not order the doc
uments from the Secretory Of the Treasury
Relative to the Sanborn contracts to be print
ed. 1t was taken to the commttee room of
Ways and Means, but upon enquiries for il
by members of the press II was subsequently,
allowed To- go where the press representative
could see it.
The FINES Washington despatch state that
it is believed Tint the Ways and Means Com
mlttee will ask the House to request the Sec
Rotary OF the Treasury to FURNISH the names
ot people interested in the contracts with
SanbOrn and others. One of the contracts
with one Campbell was witnessed by Assist
ant Secretary Sawyer when he was Senator
There is not much doubt that the law au-
thorizing such contracts will be repealed.
General Garfield of the Appropriation Com
mittee Is reported as saying that the Navy
ana State departments are economically man
aged, but that the Treasury Department is
more cumbersome than in 1865, and the great
est reduction will consequently be made in
that department.