The Portland daily press., 1874-07-13
NEW YORK.
Gov. Dix. Letter 10 the Mayor.

| Sir:-An application having been made to
| me to remove you from the office OF Mayor OF
| the city of New York, upon the charges OF OH
cal misconduct, | hereby, in accordance with
the authority conferred on me by section % of
chapter 1856 OF the laws OF 1873, and with the
provision of section of A of article 4, title 6,
chapter 8, part 1, of the Revised Statutes, fur
nish you with a copy of said charges, IN order
that you may have opportunity of being
heard in your defence
am yours, JOHN A. DIX.
There are three sets of charges, and all We're
served on the Mayor at noon to-day by Colonel
Sydney DeKeay, the Governors Secretary. One
set contained eight specifications and is signed
by John p Crosby, Joseph g. Jackson, VIM.
NJ Pritchard, g, A. Hand, Benjamin - Sher-
man, William G. Barrett and a A. Redheld
The second series is signed by Chas Watrous.
The third series is signed by Oswald Ouendor-
fer, John Kelly and William ID. Wlckham
The law obliges the Mayor to give an immedl-
ate answer to the charges.
The Municipal MIDDLE.
1t is reported that Gov. Dix will give his de
cision on the charges against Mayor Hayemeyer
to day, and thar he will probably order an in
vestigaton but will not suspend the Mayor
during its progress. There is nothing new from
the police department. 1t is generally believed
that Inspector Walling will be appointed in
Matsell's place as Superintendent
The College Races at Saratoga.
A Saratoga letter states that Taylor, of the
Harvard crew, is sick, and that two of the Cor
nell crew are also sick. The quarters of most
of the crews are on or near marsh, which may
account for the sickness. TIE positions in the
coming race are as follows: No. /, nearest the
shore, Trinity crew; No. 2, Princeton; No. 3,
Cornell; No. 4, Yale; No 5, Harvard; No. E,
Wesleyan; No. 7, Columbia; No. s, Dartmouth.
No. 8, Williams.
Exodus to Europe in the Steerage.
Owing to the lack of employment and the
low rate of SteGraU9 steamships. a
heavy exodus of workingmen and laborers has
commenced. The outgoing steamers for Eu-
rope to-day leave with their steerages crammed
and tickets have been sold for several weeks
ahead
Orangemeu.
The 18th of July was celebrated by the
Orapgemen of the city. and vicinity in very
quiet manner 120 lodges, numbering about
1000 men, assembled at their headquarters in
the 4th Avenue and marched to the church of
the Holy Trinity, where an appropriate sermon
was preached by Rev. ID. Ting, Jr who review
ed the occasion of their celebration and advised
them to beware of all party dissensons apd
difficulties, aud unite in one universal brother
hood. The procession was dispersed on leaving
the church. During the march the streets and
windows were thronged with spectators. Eve
rything passedsoff in peaceable manner.
Tomorrow the Orange Lodges will proceed
on an excursion and pic mic to Iona Island.
The Capitalists and the Changers.
Advices received by eminent banking firms
show that the Changers are beginning to view
with some apprehension the strong hostile feel
ing their policy has evoked in the centres of
Eastern capital. 1t is a fact that number of
leading houses in Canada and the East, especi-
ally in New York city have communicated with
some of the heaviest firms in Milwaukee, invit
ing them to close their accounts, and signify
ing their intention to withdraw their interest
from all the sections in which the Grange SEN
timent is SO overwhelming They say they do
not propose to subject themselves to the risks of
business under such restrictions and influences
l. was also reported that the Astors, Moses
Taylor and other leading New York capitalists
have decided to withhold all contemplated in
vestments and withdraw their existing inter-
ests. 1t is very evident that in the event of
any further aggressive movement against capt.
tai in the West, the East is prepared to resort
to very extreme measures against the states SO
influenced, both as means of self protection
and of retaliation.
Diptheria.
NEW YORK, July 12.-Oficial statements
show that while during the year ending July 4,
1874 there were 979 cases of dptherla reported
to the board of health, during the year ending
the 4th inst. the number of ca es had reached
the alarming total of 2.152. 1t s.stated that not
more than one-fifth of these cases are reported
to the board, a fact which may be conjectured
from the large mortality-1344 deaths for the
year. Sixty per cent of these deaths we're
children under five years of age. From these
figures it would appear that since July, 1873,
one child out of every twenty in this city has
been attacked by diptberia, and that about one
case in twelve proved fatal
Shooting Match.
The finest long range shooting yet accom-
pShed was made at Creedmore yesterday. The
amateur club long range badge was won by
Gen. F. S. Dakin with 48 out of a possible 50
There were but fifteen entries, Ex-Governor
Joseph r. Hawley of Connecticut being
IL
Remington badge j. p. Nj. Richards, member
of the 9TH regiment made fine run of II
points in possible 81.
The New Docks.
The new docks of the New Haven Railroad
Company at North New York are expected to
be completed by the first of August Arrange
ments are made with the New Jersey Central
road for running large ferry boats carrying the
cars from Jersey City to these docks, saving
transhippiDg of merchandise through New
York.
Damage by BIasting Rocks.
The Sunday Mercury says that no less than
sixty dwellings, on Jersey City Heights have
been damaged and shattered by blasting rocks
with giant powder for cut throu,h Bergen
hin for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
The principal damage to property was done the
first of July, which is described as terrible
affair. Buildings a distance of 700 or 500 feet
from the blast were violently rocked to and
fro and walls and foundations rent asunder
Some of the building are topping and ready to
fall and in many instances families have been
obliged to move out for fear they might be
crashed in the ruins. Property owners have
brought the subject before the aldermen, who
are considering the propriety of altering the
law in regard to blasting.
Schooner Ashore.
The three masted schooner Allie Bickmore
from Boston for st. Mary's, went off Legg
Branch the captain declined assistance from
tnr tn ret off with the
Another Baby Horror.
A Sunday paper contains account of another
baby horror in East 29th street. The keeper of
he establish ment is Mrs. Thorpe. Six of the
inmates had died the past ten days. The woman
claims to have giventhe children enough to eat,
but an eminent physician who knew the facts
of the case is said to have answered question
of the reporter as to what these children died of
by saying tersely 'craton milk and oat meal
that's all"
Various Matters.
Arrived steamers Main from Bremen Celtic
from Liverpool, and Royal Standard from Lon
don.
On the 9th inst. Timothy Kelly, an officer of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, had quarrel with John Burns,
laborer, during which he struck Burns OF the
head, inficting an injury which to-day resulted
fatally. Kelly is under arrest.
For nine years the municipality of Hoboken
has carried on litigation to avoid the pay ment
of war bounty claims. The Court of Errors
and Appeals has settled the question by decid-
ing the case against the city. The claims
amount to $4,000. end the litgations has cost
the CITY $4,000. The original claims amount
ed to $4,000.
The suspension of ]. H. Diggles & Co.. dry
goods merchants of this city, is announced.
Their liabilities are estimated at 100000. A
compromise will probably be effected
The general agents of the New York Cen
trail. Pennsylvania, Erie, Baltimore and Ohio
Railroads have abolished all outsi lie and hotel
ticket agencies after to-day, in this city. The
seine rule is to be carried into effect in Eastern
cities shortly. The only places in the future
where tickets can be purchased will be at the
regular general agencies and at the depots.
A Round Lake letter states that it is general
ly believed that the camp meeting there this
year will result in complete reunion of all the
Methodsts in the country.
The report that trouble existed between the
journeymen Union printers and their employ
ers in this city is without foundation.
Another party, a spectator, denies the allie.
cations of Parton relative to the actions of
newspaper men at the hanging of Lusignaui.
The weather is very fine to day, the heat be.
ing less excessive than yesterday. A good
hrpaza from the sOuth west DreyailS this noon.