The Portland daily press., 1874-04-30


on charge of defrauding him, there will be
brought to light written contract between
Jayne and Atkinson to manufacture another
case against Rufus Story & Co., which failed
because of the exposure of the fact that part
of the money paid by Story to the government
to settle his case and return his checks, was
stolen in transit 1t will also be shown that
part of Story's papers were retained in order to
manufacture another case against Boston
house.
Disagreement of a Jury.
The lobby suit of Shaw VS.. Babcock for
compensation alleged to be due on contract
for advocating the city contractors claims be-
fore the Legislative committee, after a weeks
trial before Chief Justice DAILY, terminated in
a disagreement of the jury.
A Presentation.
Members of the Legislature and represent a.
tives Of the principal newspapers of this State
united yesterday in presenting to Myron Ell.
Rocker, agent of the Associated Press in AL
bany, with a costly service of silver on the oc-
cason of his silver wedding.
Head Money
The bill increasing emigrant head money to
So from $1.50, in accordance with the request
of the New York Board of Emigration, was
considered in the Legislature to day, when the
extravaganza of the board was ventilated and
the bill voted down. 81
Wall Street RumOr.
1t is reported in financial circles to-day that
President Watson is to be deposed from the
Erie within a week. This, however may be
mere stock-jobbing canard started by Jay
Gould. Stocks have declined somewhat since
noon.
A Singular Affair.
Writs of habeas corpus were taken ont yes
terday, directing Police Superintendent Mat
sell, Commissioner Gardiner and Police Cap
tain Williams to produce Teresa Small. aged
IL years, whom Captain Williams is alleged to
have taken from her foster mother, residing in
LIST street. The father and mother Of the child
placed it with the foster mother four wears ago
and are no parties to the alleged taking of the
child Returns were made this morning in the
Oyer and Terminer court that the child was
not in custody. The counsel asked for leave to
traverse the returns as evasive and positively
asserted that Capt. Williams took the child, as
the affidavits show. The matter was post
poned to next morning. No explanation has
yet been given of this singular affair. Will
lams is the Police Captain who SO grossly in
suited the Board of Education.
Sale of Coal
To-day 90 600 tons of Scranton coal were
sold at auction at the following rates, which
show an advance over last menth's sale: Steam
er at $4.62s and S4673, CRATE at $472z and
S4.75 egg at 81 S7d and S4. 80, stove at S.. 325
chestnut at $4373.
The La,e Obediah Bovine.
The reporter who went to Obedah Bowne's
to witness bis suicide published remarkable
statement The latter abounded in reminis-
cences of Thurlow Weed, Seward, Cameron
Andrew johnson and other public men with
whom Bovine was at various times asso-
ciated as Congressman, etc. Having completed
his story he said to the reporter "Good night;
shall be dead tomorrow. On applying at
the New Yolk office in the afternoon for a re-
porters services he said,-Pll give you one of
the biggest pieces of news you ever had" He
| left note saying: LET me be buried in my
| mothnr's gray rharp ic m nh in
pocket to pay for plain box and the digging
| of the grave. The ground is mine"
Capture of a DefauIter.
| Frederick Klenan, the fugitive ex-secretary
| of the Hoboken Savings Bank, who embezzIed
| $4,000 of its funds, causing suspension, and
| who was arrested after long pursuit at Dover,
| England, March 3lst, arrived here yesterday in
| charge of detective McDonough. He has sur
| rendered $4,000 in U. S bonds and turned over
warra It's for large quantity of brandy in
bond, in which he had been specializing.
Incendiary.
An attempt was made this morning to burn
| a row of 40 tenements nearly ready for occu-
pancy at Laurel HILL L. l. Four of the houses
| were burned before the flames were extinguish-
| ed Two firemen and a child are missing. The
| fremen are searching among the ruins for the
| bodies.
! Bigamist Sentenced.
Gustave Goethe was to-day convicted of BIZ
gamy and sentenced to FIVE years ia State pris-
on. When passing his first wife he struck her
in the face. Recorder Hackett ordered him to
be rearraigned and added year to the sem
| tence. Goethe afterwards sent message to
the Recorder that if he had pistol he would
have shot him like dog.
The Brooklyn Treasurer's Case.
The most important evidence yet elected in
the Sprague case was produced by the prosecu-
| ton this afternoon Certain checks were Of
fered in evidence to show chat the ex-Treasur-
| err received the checks in his official capacity
: and transferred them to others on his individu-
al account. The testimony goes to show that
Spragues deputy, Rodman, had almost the ell
| tire management of this department Of the
business of the city so that when Sprague him
self engaged an expert to examine his accounts
he appears to have known very little more
| boxrr his accounts sfood than the uuhlic did