The Portland daily press., 1874-04-08
NEW YORK.


New YORK. April Gov. Dix to-day sent
message to the Legislature, condemning
the measure looking to imitation of the national
currency. He says:
In view of the purpose which has been indi.
Gated by Congress to enlarge the volume OF
both the lega tender and national bank cur
rency, and to pudate all attempts to re-es-
tablish the standard of specie,-a policy, as 1
sincerely believe, fraught with widespread ruin
to the industry of the country and with immi-
nent danger to its credit, 4 ask your inter-
position to contribute all in your power to pre-
vent its adoption.
He further says that tie millions of depreci-
ated and irredeemable paper, if issued as pro-
posed by Congress, will by law of distribu-
tlon which no human power can control, be
poured into the city of New York tc uphold
and stimulate stock gambling, to glut the chan
nels of industry, embarrass all honest transac-
tions of business, to cause reaction in various
departments of labor by which the working
shake to its foundations, the fabric of public
credit. Against the introduction of snch an
instrument of dishonor and calumny we should
enter our solemn protest. as we would on any
other Hood OF CONTEMPLATION.
Resolutions were adopted by the State Sen
ate at Albany to-day, endorsing Governor
Dix message, and asserting the Judgment of
the legislature of New York, is that it is the
duty of the administration at Washington and
of Congress to stay the perniciOus and ruinous
policy of increasing the volume of irredeem-
able paper currency and to take measures for
the speedy resumption of specie payments.
Copies will be sent to members of Congress.
Webster.
Gordon Curram of 5th Avenue has offered to
present to Central Park, a statue of Daniel
Webster if the Park Commissioners will &C.
cept his conditions. The statue is to be of
bronze on granite pedestal and cost about
100000 Condition of the gift is that the
statne shall be set up in the centre of the
group on the mall, with those of Shakespeare,
Burns, and Scott, as he thinks the great Am
erIcan orator worthy OF this honor.
Ten Hour Rule.
At a meeting of master mechanics and all
those interested IN the construction of build
ings this afternoon, resolutions were passed
that on and after the first of May, they should
mo- employ any men who would not be willing
to work ten hours.
Temperance.
At meeting of the ladies this afternoon, to
organize and take part in the temperaE ce
movement, the committee on organization re
ported that tho name OF the society should be,
''The Ladies' Temperance Christian Union of
the City of New York. that its object was to
check intemperance and they should bold
weekly meetings for the purpose of prayer and
consultation. Resolutions were also adopted
pledging themselves to engage heartily in the
work and do all in their power for the suppress
sion of intemperance, and requesting cO-opera-
tion from all the clristian men of the city.
Old FOgyism-The Maine Quakeress.
At a meeting of the Brooklyn Presbytery
last evening, Rev. Dr. Cuyer, presented re
monstrance of the Lafayette Avenue Church,
of which he is the pastor, against the recent
decision of the Presbytery, which was that
tion of violating the rules of the General AS.
sembly on the question of women speaking in
meeting yet the Presbytery feel convin ced that
the Lafayette Avenue Church had violated the
rules and prohibitions of said Presbytery by
permitting Sarah Smiley to preach in its place
of worship.
DR.. Cuyler last evening asked that the reso-
luton of censure of the Presbytery be rescind-
ed as it had materially weakened the bond be-
tween his church and the Presbytery and made
| a long argument thereon. After short de-
bate motion to appoint committee to re-
| ceive DR.. Cuyler's protest was laid on the
| table, which is considered a reaffirmation of
| the previous action censuring that church.
The Liquor Trademarks.
The fight between New York lieuor mer-
chants and parties who claim that the mer-
chants are making unlawful use of trade
| marks and names of brands, referred to in last
nights dispatches and which is going on in
| the courts to-day, is a bitter one. The mer-
chants, who have banded themselves together,
| say that the brands of Hannessey and Marcel
not the name OF any particular production, but
| merely certain quality of brandy. They con-
| tend that the price at which the liquor IS sold
makes it evident to the buyer that it is not the
| production of the firm whose nams it bears.
The defence intend to show that HennesseY
| and Martel every yoar export enormous guam
| titles of proof spirits of grain from this coun-
| try, and after adulterating it largely send it
| back with their labels and brands stamped up.
| on it, to be sold here as first quality brandy.
| This being in itself fraud the defendants
counsel say that court of equity will! not in
| terfere to protect the perpetrators. The affi-
davits read in court to-day are peculiar Mr..
! William A. POhlman of Ranauld, Francois &
| Co., has sworn that John Martel was the pro-
| prietOr of the Martel establishment in 1710,
and Mr.. James N. Mccall, under OATH says
| that Richard Hennessey, to his own personal
| knowledge, had a large establishment in
| France in 1865. Counsel for the defence thlnk
it impossible that these deponents are respect
lively liza and 100 years old.
Various Matters
| H. T. Kneeland, prominent grain receiver,
| to-day at meeting of grain receivers and rail-
submitted plan for facilitating receipts and
delivery of grain. The proposed plan met
with the appreciation of the meeting and a
committee was appointed to consider and re-
! port on it.
Oliver T. Soaring, late secretary of Montaul
Insurance company, of Brooklyn, left sudden
! the amount of $4,000, expended on works Of
art. curIosities and literary treasures. They
have been turned over to the company, which
will, however, hardly recover more than hall
! its loss.