The Portland daily press., 1874-12-03
NEW YORK.
Boss Tweed at Liberty.
He Escapes on the way from Court to his
Cell, and Sails for Europe.

New YORK, Dec, "A despatch from Black
well Island says that VIM. NJ. Tweed made his
escape from his custodians, on the way from
court to his cell. 1t is supposed that he took
passage by the steamship Parthia, which sailed
for Europe this morning.
Tweed has not Escaped.
Tweed was brought to town to day to appear
in court if his presence was required By ar.
rangement with District Attorney Phelps he
was permitted to remain in his private Office in
Duane street, near Broadway, under charge of
Warden Discomb and a keeper, while the ha-
beas corpus case was being argued When the
adverse decision was rendered the prisoner was
taken back to Blackwell Island. His non -ap-
pearanee IN the court room gave rise to the
false rumor of his escape.
The Longshoremcn.
NEW YORK. Dec NEARLY all the ship own
ers who have been waiting for the settlement
of the longshoremen's difficulty, began the
WORK OF loading and unloading in Brooklyn,
Hoboken and Jersey City, as well as New
York, employing nou-society men ia every in
stance. Some of the heavier firms ennouuce
their intention of never again employing union
men. All speak well of the class of I3bor Of
terIng, skilled longshoremen being attracted
from abroad, and large numbers of men from
the coal mining regions are also applying for
work, which is readily furnished them. Occa-
sioDal slight skirmisheS occur between the
strikers and the new laborers, but no serious
difficulty. The steam and sailing vessel owners
are both confident that their troubles are now
over.
Tho l0ngshoremen's convention met last
night and formally rescmded the order for a
general strike. Men are permitted to work for
whoever will employ them at the old rates,
except the stevedores of the firm of Walsh
Brothers, with whom the original difficulty oc
CURED.
Raised Bonds.
The altered U registered bonds recovered
by the police at 4S New street, in the office of
me mythical firm of j. A. Bachelor g.
70, nave been identified as part of the secur-
ities stolen from the Glen Falls National Bank
iour years ago. The boads were concealed I'M
ger carpet on the hoor of the New street Of
nee. Iney Included two $4,000 bonds and one
for $4,000 from which the original numhers
and names Of the holders had been eraced with
chemicals, others being inserted. The theory
OF the officers is that they were purchased i'm.
mediately after the robbery by men who deal
exclusively n forged and stolen securities. and
that the latter have been holding them for a
favorable opportunity to sell. The recovere d
bonds are to be introduced in the evidence to-
day in the case of Geo. S. Hill, the Philadel-
phia prisoner who is said to be the mythical
Bachelor & Co.
Various Matters.
At Pine Bush. Orange county, the family Of
Henry Smith, numbering five persons, were
poisoned by eating mush in which meal pre-
pared with arsenic for poisoning rats bad got
mixed. There have been no deaths as yet, but
the whole family are in very critical condi-
tioD
The paymaster's car and an engine on the
New York Midland Railway, were attached
Yesterday for over due loca. taxes at Middle
town.
= Arrived steamship City of Antwerp from
Liverpool.