The Portland daily press., 1874-07-03
NEW YORK..
HydrOph0bia Scare.


New YORK, July 2. DR.. Hammond exam
ined the brain of the printer Entwistle, report
ed to have died of hydrophooia, yesterday, and
found no evidence of that disease. The doctor
thinks that his death was caused by hard drink
ing, aggravated by fear of hydrophobia.
The Police Comm issioners.
A meeting of the citizens of the 1st ASSEMBLY
district lst evening, passed resolutions endors-
ing the convicted Police Commissioners as
faithful officers, and asking Mayor Havemeyer
to reappOnt them. Governor Dix's commune
cation to the Mayor declares the offices vacant
because of their conviction for misdemeanor in
volvlng violation of their oath Of Office, which
is the point of dispute among lawyers.
TranspOr;ni;on War.
The all rail lines to the Pacific coast have de-
clared war against the Pacific Mail Company,
and largely reduced their through rates of
freight from New York to San Francisco.
Meantime the Pacific Mail is to build three new
steamers, SURPRISING all of its present fleet in
comfort, speed and capacity.
~ The Police commissioners. ~
Mayor Havemeyer has re-apponted Police
Commissioners Charllek and Gardner, who had
been convicted of malfeasance in office and
compelled to Vacate their position by order of
Gov. Dix. Mayor Havemeyer ON being ques-
TONED in the matter, said that he had taken
the step after mature deliberation and in pur-
suarce of the law, as he understood it.
John Kelly, of Tammany Hall, on being in
terviewed, stated that he had no intimation of
the re-appOintment of the commissioners, but
in case it was so, immediate steps would be
taken to prevent the commissioners from per-
forming the duties of The Office. He also said
that Tammany Hall would leave nothing I'M
done to have Mayor Havemeyer removed from
his position, and that depution would be sen.
to Albany at once to wait upon the Governor
and invoke him action in the matter.
The Beecher-T iIton Affair.
The Golden Age of this week. in an editorial
on the Tilton- Beecher scandal says Mr. Titon
staggering if not fatal blow. Whoever reads
his letter with care will see that he studously
refrained from striking a blow at ALL save at
the thick network of calumny and misrepre-
sentation that had been adrotly woven for his
own ENHANCEMENT and ultimate destruction.
His sole purpose was to save himself after We RS
OF silence and endurance ami when longer
silence and endurance would have been fatal;
and he refraned from mentioning Mr. Beecber
at all, except as it was necessary to do SO in
order to set himself right. His reticence in this
respect deserves commentator. In order to vim
dictate himself he was obliged to lift the curtain
and expose a series of disngenious and mex
cuseable transactions, it certainly " as not his
fault, if Mr.. Beecher wishes to exculpate him
self.
If Plymouth chuch wishes to vindicate the
character of the pastor the way is open and the
world will await the issue with anxious soli-
tude, but so far was it from being Mr.. Tilton's
purpose to injure Mr.. Beecher in any way, his
sole hesitation to publish the letter was the
fear that it might injure Mr.. Beecher, he said
to personal friends who urged its publication
that he shrunk from saying one word that
would add pang to Mr.. Beecher's already
tortured heart. He said 81 would not Law SO
much as a finger on that sad and sorrowing
head; would not rise by his ruin if cauld."