The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-07-15

New YORK, July IA meeting of the first
mortgage bond holders of the Iowa Central
Railroad was held yesterday, when the COM
mttee appointed on the Sth inst. reported that
the road was in a helpless state of insolvency,
and foreclosure was recommended as the best
means of winding up its affairs.
John Mitchell.
John Mitchell, the Irish patriot states to an
interviewer that he re urus to Ireland not as an
advocate of home rule, but as a separatist of
the most radical kind. While some of the home
rulers are his personal friends, he does not
share their views, and regards their movement
as milk and water kind of national effort
He goes to ask the suffrage of the people on the
broad principle of Ireland's right to complete
independence He is liable to arrest by the
British government as an escaped convict.and to
Imprisonment for nine years, but he thinks the
government will not modest him. He sails
this afternoon.
The Municipal Row
Mayor Havemeyer says he will have his
reply to the charges of Tammany
Hall ready for the Governor this week. Gov
ernor Dix passed through the city on his way
to Albany yesterday, but declined interviews on
the subject of municipal rows
Annual Meeting of she Erie Stockholders.
The stockholders of the Erie railroad met to-
day with the purpose of electing a hoard of
directors for the ensuing year. President
Watson was present and declined a reelection
saying his impaired health is The unavoidable
result of his faithfullness to the trust confided
to him. Resolutions of regret were adopted,
congratuating him that the investigation only
brings out more clearly the correctness and fl
deity OF his management The following
ticket was elected. there being 40 opposition:
Hugh j. Jewett, Thomas a. Scott, John King,
DIR. John Taylor johnson, Marshal o. Rob
erts, Frederick Schuehard, w. Butler Duncan,
Edwin d. Morgan, H. Batzer. S. M. Barlow,
Il. II Meyer, Henry q. Stebbns, r. Suydam
Grant, Lucius Robinson, John A. G. Gray,
CORTLAND T. Parker, and Homer Ramsdell.
Four Men Killed.
An awful accident occurred in the shipyard
of G. l.. Bailey & Sons, Port jefferson, L. l.,
at o'clock Monday afternoon, during the
launch of large three-masted schooner Be
fore the vessel could be got off it was found
necessary to use battering rams after all the
blocking had been removed Several hundred
people had gathered to see the launch, ana as
soon as it was found necessary 10 detach the
ram, the rope was cut by person detailed for
the purpose. No warning was given TO the by
ISLANDERS, and the heavy timber descended with
crushing force upon the heads of the assembled
people -Four men We're killed outright, and
Thomas Bases, Oakley Rowland and James
SONS were dangerously Injured and a number
of persons received severe COMMISSIONS. The
conduct of the men in charge of the launch is
severely censured.
National Chamber of Life Insurance.
The National Chamber of Life Insurance
held a meeting to-day. Nearly all the leading
companies were represented. Among oth1r
things done, was the considering of means
looking toward the establishment of a National
Insurance Bureau, free from all state taxation
or legislation were favor d. Various theoreti-
cal and practical questions connected with the
management of companies We're reported on
and discussed.
Erie Organization.
Hon. III. J. Jewett was elected President of
fhn
ton of the board to-day. A. r. McDonough
was chosen Secretary, and w. z. Sherman
| Treasurer. Five hundred and seventy-eight
| thousand shares were voted at the election for
the directors. The stockholders adopted reso'
| lutons ratifying the $40 900 600 mortgage, the
lease of the Atlantic & Great Western, the
| purchase of stock in the Buffalo, New York &
| Erie Railroad and various coal corporations.
Various MATTERS.
DR. Henry j. Cullen of Brooklyn, died at
Kenderhook, N. Y. to day, aged IS.
Judge Moore iutlmated to-day that he would
send Kate Stoddard to the Poughkeepse Luna
| tic Asylum.
Tweed has made application for better quar-
| tiers at the peni tentiary. He desires them en-
larged, us his health is suffering during the hot
weather.
The College Contests.
| SARATOGA, July 14-The following judges
for the foot races were elected to-day: A. L..
Devin of Harvard, S. III. DIN of Wesleyan, e..
NJ. Sper of Columbia, Delaney Meal of Prince
ton. The fifth judge will be elected from Cor
nell at the uext meeting. The entries for the
foot races up to the present time are as follows
one mile running race. S. A. Reed of Columbia,
E. c. Leland Of Cornell, David Patton of
Princeton, A. b. Ellis and Il. Il. Curtis OF Har-
ward, G. M Marsh of Wesleyan. One hundred
yard race: H. c. Beach and David Patton of
Princeton, r. w. Vanbusxirk and j. Martinez
of Columbia, e. H. Herrck and FL. G. Leeds
of Harvard, G. S. Webb of Yale, ana j. w.
Whitney of Wesleyan: three mile running
race. T. j. Goodwin of Columbia E. L. Phillips
of Cornell Allen Vanguard of Princeton, j.
H. Handkerchief of Princeton, aud w. N
Downs of Wesleyan.
The Crews at Work.
The various crews were out exercising on
the lake to-day as usual, with large numbers OF
spectators lining the shores. There is no illness
of any consequence among the crews. The
race, it is thought, will be holly contested by
Yale, Harvard and Wesleyan The latter it is
| said is looked after anxiously by Yale.