The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21
NEW YoRK.
The Trial of Callendc


New YORK, May 2O-At the trial of Bank
Examiner Calender, on charge of receiving
brides from the Ocean National Bank, Mr..
Stephenson, President of the bank, testified that
when he first came to the bank he found $780,
coo of worthless securities there to the credit Of
Calender for loans made him; that the bank
vas unsound long before Calender testified of.
ficially to its soundness; and that he (Steven-
SOM had borrowed money on equally worthless
securities and now owed the bank $4,000.
Good for Boston.
Mr.. Francklyn of the Cunard line, denies the
report that his company is about to withdraw
their steamers from the Liverpool and Boston
route and transfer them to this city They
will run their steamers as usual to Boston, not
withstanding the high freight rates charged for
moving grain and other produce.
Weston NO.2
W. e. Harding, pedestrian, lost wager
OF $3.50 to-day by failing to make the same time
in walking over the ground recently travelled
by j. G. Bennett. He lacked very nearly lsix
minutes of BENEFITS time.
A Prediction.
At the Social Science Association this after
noon Azariah Flagg read paper on the STAR
mers movement in the Western States" which
he believed to be another forward movement of
the masses towards more complete realiza-
ton of the Democratic idea in our government
which he considers a forecast of the time when
the cunning of the hand shall be directed by
the Drain OF Inc worker.
Belief Wanted.
The following despatch was received tonight
from Northampton:
To the Associated Press:-The impression has
gone abroad that we have funds enough Saoh
is not the fact. Our actual receipts are $6 391
Our necessities will require over $100,O00
(Signed) L. BoARDMAN,
Treas. of Relief Com.
Various Matters.
ence Of Catholics in Brooklyn yesterday in
which he mathematical the reading furnish ed
the people of the United States, especially
through the columns of the daily newspapers.
Daniel Mccoy fatally stabbed James McNiel
last night in Brooklyn, because McNiel tried to
stop fight between Mccoy and aaother young
man.
large lumber of hod carriers STRUCK tor III
advance of wages yesterday.
Four hundred thousand dollars American
gold coin, and $59, 1874 in gold and silver bars,
were shipped to Europe to-day
A peddlsr who committed suicide yesterday
was found to have $4,000 in his room, which
were handed to his wife.
The Express says the Executive Committee
of the Western Union directors to-day infor-
mally agreed that a cash dividend be declared
payable in July. but the details and final dispo-
siton of the matter were POSTPONED till the ar
rival of President Orion from Europe on Satur-
day or Monday next.
Pauline Lucca's divorce is before Judge
Donohue in order to show cause why the de
PENDANT, Baron Won Rhodeo of Berlin should
not be restrained from further litigation. De
cision reserved.
The bridal pair from the White House sail in
the Baltic Saturday, and Minister Schencl,
Judge, Doolittle and Hon. James A. Bayard
on the Alyssinla for Europe.
The subscription for the Mill River suffe rers
now exceed $1,000.
Arrived, City of Havana from Havana, ant
the Russia from Liverpool. u