The Portland daily press., 1874-06-02
NEW YORK.
Daring Outrage.

NEW YORK, June bertha Burke of Wat
erbury, c., while on her way to Sufferin, N i.
Y, from Jersey City, was seized in Grand
street, dragged into yard, robbed of her watch
and $50 in money, and then outraged by nine
rufians. She was found by the police and
taken to the station, where she was taken with
commissions, and theuce to the hospital, where
she lies in critical condition. The police have
clue to the scoundrels.
Marine.
The British bark Crimea, waterogged and
abandoned, was fallen in with May Sd by bark
Chief OF Boston, which arrived here to day.
The cargo of the Crmea was southern timber
which was adrit and fast smashing her hull to
pieces. She was from Pensacola
The Norwegian bark Jens Nilsen reports
that May 18th, on the banks of Newfoundland,
was in collision with the Norwegian ship Brod-
reue, from Liverpool for Philadelphia, the lat
ter losing her foremost and-bowsprit.
Rochcfort on French Politics.
Rochefort was besieged by lion hunters,
Communists and reporters yesterday, but saw
little company. On the subject of the future
politics of the French the Herald reports him
as speaking thus:
Mcmahon cannot last three months; that is
certain. He hasn't the least idea about gov
eminent, and is simply the most prominent in
capable in France He does not know what to
do with his power, and the incapaLles around
him use him. Poor old mani an Arab driver
about governing the French? There is only
one thing to do,-elect a new Assembly.
Eighty departments W II elect Theirs, and then
the new Assembly will find they will have to
make him President. Still, Theirs is an old
man of II, and he is very conservative. Gam
beta has to come. He is statesman and
wonld make the reforms that the Republicans,
who are in such majority, want. Soon as
Mcmahon goes out there will be an amnesty to
political offenders. Then 1 will return to
France will not go on single pardon.
There must be general amnesty.
Rochefort says he shall not stop in England,
butshall locate in Geneva; that he shall not
print La Lanterue there and shall await COM
ing events in that city. He will lecture fer the
benefit of the French prisoners.
Henri Rochefort spent this afternoon in the
Grand Centred Hotel to make up bis correspon-
dence. He has engaged the Academy of Music
for the delivery of his lecture on Friday even
ing for the benefit of the political prisoners at
New Caledonia The subject is stated to be
the French situation.
Particulars of the Drowning of the Crane
Brothers.
Private letters to friends of one of the young
American students drowned at Larisame, May
10Th, give such details of the accident as could
be ascertained up to the l7tn ult. One of the
Crane brothers was found sitting upright in
the boat nearly submerged and wrapped in the
sail and frozen stiff, his hands cluJching the
sides of the boat haad that the skin was
taken from the fingers. AS the two days in
tervening between the departure of the boys
and discovery of the one body had been stormy
and cold it is supposed the boys discovered the
approaching of the storm and attempting to
lower the sail the SIN Her of the Crane brothers
fell overheard and William Woodbury.. who was
an excellent swimmer, sprang overheard to
save him, but both were drowned. The re-
naming boy it is supposed wrapped himself in
the sail for protection but became drenched
and froze to death in the long continued storm.