The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-01
NEW YORK.

Grand American Ocean Steamship Line.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-A new American
steamship company is about TO be organized 1t
proposes constructing forty-five first class iron
steamships of 1000 tons each, and will form a
daily line between the United States and Liv-
erpool.
Disagreement Of Jury.
The jury in the case of Maggie Jourdau,
charged with aiding in the escape of Sharkey
from the Tombs, came in court this morning
and announced they had not agreed and there
was no possible Prospect of their agreeing.
Monthly Sale of Conl.
The regular monthly sale of Scranton coal
took place to-day. The attendance large
and the bidding very spirited. 10000 tons were
sold as lows:-Steamboat, 5000 tons at 81. 80;
tons at SIS Is S.. 80; stove. 2SOoO tons at 1925
a $5371; chestnut, 10000 at $4. 20 a a. 254.
Conviction of a Bank President
The trial of ex-senator VIM. NJ. Graham,
charged with misrepresentation of some $780,
900 in the funds of the Waikiki National Bank,
of which he was President, was concluded to
day. The defence called no witnesses and the
court directed the Jury to bring in verdict Of
guilty on the testimony produced, which they
did. The accused was then remanded for SEN
tence.
Sentence of a Rough.
In the Court of General Sessions to-day, Jim
Cussick, the notorious 9Th ward maneater, was
sentenced to ten years In the State Prison on a
charge of felonious assault with intent to kill
fellow prisoner while serving term on Black
Bank Decision.
The generOl term of the Superior Court to-
day decided that bank which had certified to
the genuness of a check was responsible for
the amount of that check. In the case in
question the check was sent to the bank for
certification before acceptance.
The virginius-Legal Proceedings to be
stopped.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-The United States
District Attorney says that no further proceed
ings will be taken in the case of the Virginius
1t is not likely that the vessel will ever be rails
ed, and it is deemed requisite that the ves-
sci should be produced before she could be Ii
belled.
Government officers say that whatever may
have been the relation of Mr. Patterson to the
Vrginius at the time of her register, there is
abundance of proof that he was not the owner
at the time of her capture.
Vessel Wrecked.
The schooner Tampico of St. John, n B.,
which sailed from Sagua December 18th for
Portland. was dismasted and rendered unmana-
gable in gale of the 18th and 18th inst, and
the crew were taken off by the bark Edith Rosa
and brought to this port.
HAPPY New Year.
New YORK, Dec 81. midnight Watch
meetings are being held here in several
CHuICueS W pray Tue Olu year OUT ana Cne new
| yearin. Many more meetings are being held
in various hosteleres, all the porter houses and
| in other festive halls where the new yeer is
being greeted with bacbanalian honors.
Terpsichorean devotees are dancing from
| 1873 to 1874. while the chimes of the Old Trim
| ily and Grace church. in this city, and of St.
| AIMS in Brooklyn, are now pealing the old
| and ringing in the new year.
Thousands of people are now crowding
Broadway for distance of several blocks list
ani~r 10 fno obi r,ac f,f init x,o.,,r
A great many ladies are in the throng The
| weather is very beautiful and clear The
| crowd are cheering as each chime is concluded.
| AS the stroke of the bell announced the de
new, the chimes rang out-''My Country It's
| of thee, sweet land of liberty" The crowd
cheered, exchanged congratulations with one
another and after listening TO few more tunes
by the chimes departed homeward.
An Accident or Otherwise.
A reporter who visited the navy yard this af-
ternoon, while engaged in conversation with
Rear Admiral Rawson ventnred to remark,
that many people seemed to be Of the opinion
that the Virginius was sunk on purpose as the
best means of settling the trouble between
Spain and the United States. A gentleman
dressed ia naval uniform said THAT is not so,
sir; the Virginus sank from stress of weather
Such reports are untrue. / am commander of
the Osspee We endangered the lives Of the
Virginius officers and crew trying to keep her
dHOdC. Lie VESSEL was uuSedWOrCny ana alt0-
gether out of repair"
He also remarked that the accounts so far pub
lished in the newspapers were correct and that
the YirSiuius had gone down through no fault
of those on board.
1t is generally believed that some 500 lnen
will be discharged from the navy yard at the
end of the week.
Various Matters
To-day a gentleman called on Inspector
Dks at the Central Office and stated that s. NJ
Goodman, wooden manufacturer of Pawtuck-
et r. l., had been missing since the 2Sth, on
which date he left his house on business visit
to New York.
Six small story frame houses in Will
liamsbnrgh were burned this morning Loss
about $4,000.
VIM. Robinson was arrested to-day, charged
with using the mails in swindling transactions
by circulars purporting to he of the firm of j.
Wright & Co., agents for the four dollar Gene
va watch The swindle is Of the same stamp as
those of Elias which was exposed some time
since.
The grand jury to-day found indictments
against VIM. Conkling, Chas LIONS and Thos.
Z. Smith, assistant deputy sheriffs accused of
robbing Burr S. Craft Of $4,000 in gold certifi-
Gates.
After to-day Mansard roofs in this city will
have to pay increased insurance rates.