The Portland daily press., 1874-02-16
NEW YORK.
Women's Temperance Movement i'm
Brooklyn.

WOmen's Temperance Movement i'm
Brooklyn.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14-The women's temper
snce movement is under headway in Brooklyn,
and committee was appointed yesterday to
importune the Legislature for amendments to
the excise law. The superintendent of the
South Side Long Island Railroad has been re
quested to issue orders refusing to receive as
freight any intoxicating liquors.
Aid to the Poor, etc. -.
In the stories of relieved want, and sugges-
tions as to modes for the diminution of suffer
ing, it is apparent that the sympathy of the
people has been fully awakened to the pressing
need of the hour. Thousands of starving peo-
pie have received assistance.
The building trade at this moment is greatly
depressed, chiefly on account of the high prices
of labor. MasOns, carpenters, stone cutters
and artisans belonging to many other trades,
all feel the evil results, and yet there are many
of them who will not consent to work for less
than the rate fixed by the trades unions There
is plenty of capital ready to be unlocked if the
workmen would only moderate their demands
An instance is given where a mechanic begged
tor fifty cents who could have work at $4 day,
but demanded S..
Mike Norton.
Mike Norton is said to have been in this city
Tuesday last and drank with some friends in
is said that he is on the eve of making disclos-
ures of most startling character.
Relief for the Poor.
The Howard relief reports that from jan ID
to Feb. H. meals were furnished to 22,5S4 and
lodgings to ,9,087 families. Relieved outside
376.
organized Helping Fl and Association and are
making clothing of all kinds for the poor
The Freshet.
Troy. Feb. 4.---After the ice stopped NOV
ing this morning, it piled up in masses about
the boats belonging to the Bridge Company.
During the afternoon the men who were on the
boats succeeded in crossing on the cakes of ice
to the East shore. 49,
The boats married away comprised floating
pile driver, coal boat, floating derrick, a tug
and store boat, all of which except the tug will
probably be destroyed.
After the ice broke up the water rose ten
feet in as many minutes The breaking was
cause by ice coming down from the MOwhawk
and Aoosc rivers The water is now receeding
and all danger of freshet is supposed to be
over
Various Matters.
Weather mild and clear There has been a
rapid thaw all night.
The first mortgage bondholders of the New
York and Midland Railroad are represented as
strongly opposed to the scheme of organization
and are preparing tc fight It, The receiver,
| Hewett, backs the scheme.
Annie O'Brion of Yorkville arrests her hus-
band on charge of trying to sever her wind
| pipe. While the investigation was pending,
Woman No. comes forward with certificate
| of marriage to him. The man is locked up on
the double charge of attempted murder and
! bigamy, and both women are held in the
House of Detention.
| The destruction or stealing of books contain
ing only the record of taxes assessed and col
lected for important street Improvements in
Brooklyn, together with defalcatiOn of over
fifty thousand dollars in the accounts of Street
Commissioner Furey, are fully confirmed.
| Last evening Jesse r. Clark. aged fourteen
years, while playing with pistol accidentally
shot his cousin, Jesse Wlcks, aged fifteen
years, through the head, killing him insta ntly.
The Jersey City abbattor in Hackensack
meadows was damaged by fire at noon to-day
$1,000.
| In Heboken this evening David Bowie was
shot and dangerously wounded by constable
johnson. Citizens who saw the shooting set
upon johnson aud kicked him about the head
fatally injuring him. No arrests
Arrved-shIps Republic from Manila, Wylie
do. The chief mate of the latter died of con-
sumption and two seamen were killed by fall
ing from aloft.