The Portland daily press., 1875-07-20
NEW YORK.
The Book Trade.

New YORK, July 19.-The book trade con-
ventlon at Niagara Falls says special to a
New Yerk paper, had for its object pl an to
make the publishers advertise the actual retail
prices, and then if it shall be possible, to reduce
the price of books. To meet this difficulty was
found to be the main work of this years con-
vention, and it has been met by a resolution
pledging the members of the association to
stand by the reform movement, and requesting
publishers to make such limited discounts to
underselling houses as will prevent their max
ing abnormal discounts to those outside the
trade
Disgraceful Scenes mt East New York.
There was great deal of excitement in East
New York yesterday. There are 120 liquor
saloons there in. population of 10000, and
and the scenes there on Sunday are disgraceful.
Three persons were arrested for selling liquor
on the Sabbath, and held for trial. The pro-
pretor of large bar-room, kept by one Bur-
nett, threatened to kill Rev. Mr.. Woodward
who was specially detailed as a policeman by
the proper authorities to act in the matter.
Burnett, however, fed and his son went to
Police Justice Gertum, followed by a great rab-
BILE, who threw stones, bricks and sticks at
Woodward and the officers, and yelling. JUS
tce Gertum refused to hear the complaint, al
leging that it was Sunday. adding that he had
good notion to arrest Woodward for breach
of the peace in that town, and selling beer on
sunday is not SO much misdemeanor as for
Brooklyn people to come here to interfere with
them.
The Tragedy in 34th Street.
The shooting of Samuel Barley by his son
yesterday resulted from long abuse of the
boys mother, and threats by the former that
he would kill her. He had been living with
another woman for long time, and when his
money ran out would come to his wife and
children and live on them. Yesterday his son
read note which the father had written to the
woman he bad been consulting with in the
nNeh eokI
plate at his wife, swearing that he would kill
her, then throttled her and tried to force her
out of the window, when the son James inter-
fered, and the old man beat him with a stove
litter The son then fired and the father fell.
The boy then went into the street, called a
policeman and gave himself mp, and when they
got up stairs the father was dead. The son is
% years old, of good reputation and painter.
A Double Tragedy.
The negro fight yesterday resulted more dis
astrously than at first reported A negro,
named Sorrell, in a razor fight was badly cut
in the arm. His assailant fled and he ran into
Thompson street, where a crowd collected
around him out of curiosity. He was wild
with pain and rage, and seeing man whom
he thoughtwas his assailant fatally stabbed
him twice in the back, severing the spinal
cord. This man was an inoffensive colored
man named VIM. S. Sanders. Sorrell is badly
wounded by razor wounds on the arms, and a
negro named Matthews, who tried to kill him
with cleaver, and a half dozen others are
under arrest Sorrell also stabbed negro
named Peterson. who tried to act as peacemak.
er. Peterson fell dead in the street, stabbed to
the heart
A Storm and It's Effects.
A gale, yesterday, blew down several signs
and fences in town. and in the vicinity OF
Coney Island it blew over an open air hostelry,
burylng several musicians, but only slightly in
jnring them. Several bathing houses were also
blown down there and at ROckaway. At Long
Island, as we'll as at the above mentioned plac-
es, the gale was accompanied by torrents Of
rain, and flag staff at the Branch was struck
by lightning, destroying the telegraph wires
and upsetting carriage filled with passengers
in its fall. A steam tug with an excursion
party of ladies and gentlemen was seen of
Long Branch before the storm and could moi
be seen after it passed over. Some 800 fishing
boats were between the Branch and Shrewsbu.
| ry. some of which are damaged.
Various Matters.
Thos. Connolly died of Aslatic cholera al
Staten Island, yesterday. Dr. Rigby, a ply.
| sician there, was also attacked and sent to the
hospital.
Thomas Tanning, while trying to escape with
a package of tools stolen from the carpenter
shop of Mr.. Thompson, in Brooklyn, yesterday
morning, was fatally shot by son of Thomp-
son.
The special commission to examine into the
charge of Prof. Marsh against the Red CIopd
agency met here tonight to organize and will
leave the latter part of the week.
The steamer Cubano, which was seized at
Jersey City on Saturday, was made fast by the
U. 5. Marshal to dock at Brooklyn. A
Waterman yesterday attempted to cast off the
lines, upon which deputy marshal shot him,
but not fatally.