Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-03-06
NEW YORK.
Fire..

Fire.
New YORK, March 5. A fire at l07 Doane street
last night, damaged the stock OF T. r. Hunting
ton, publisher, and VIM. Seyd leather dealer,
$1,000 each.
The Weather.
The weather to-day is cloudy, wi h wind south
west.
Personal.
Congressman elect William 5. kidg of Mime
sofa, arrived in this city last evening, from Cana
da, and is at the Windsor Hotel. A large number
OF congressman are in town en- route home, incu-
ding Gen llawley
Legislative.
\ bill to remove all bars against husband and
wife testifying when either party is under trial. is
to be introduced in the legislature to-day at Al
bany. Its object Is to allow Mrs. Tilton to testify
in the Beecher trial.
Legal Hearing.
Some months ago Josephine Mansfield got judg-
Incnt against the estate Of James Fisk, deceased,
for va, 600 On two promissory notes. An effort is
being made on behalf of Mrs. Fisk to obtain a
new trial, on the ground OF newly discovered evil
dence, and to-day Judge Lawrence granted an
order OF reference TO take testimony.
Convicted.
The jury in the case of Dan IIanrev, the Ad-
ANS Express driver, on trial for the robbery of
safe, after ten minutes deNbcration, brought in
verdict of guilty. On the motion OF ex- Mayor
Hal, i1dulty was lUr seHleHce, 10 al
low his being nsed as witness on the trial OF
charges brought by Mr.. Hall against Superinten-
dent Walling.
The British bark Joshua. recently from Calcut-
ia, was seized oday by the nited States Marshal
on claims of parties in Brooklyn for repairs, which
amount to $40, SOB.
Dion Boucicaut, VIM. Stewart and other theat-
rp, al,ahF - I'm. Tho, ztilt of
Briggs 4 Co., bankers, VS.. JAS. Pursell, com
menced this morning before Judge Van Brunt, in
the supreme Court. The suit was brought to
foreclose mortgage of $40, 900 Oh the Park the
are, which Pursell built and leased to Stewart for
the production of Boucicaut's plays. The mort
gage was given by Pursell and Bouccault and by
them assigned to Briggs 4 Co., Purscll also exec
cutting declaration that the mortgage was given
to secure money actually due. He had no coun-
ter clAim against it. The defence is that there
private agreement between Pursell, Boucicauit
and Stewart that the rents should be credited upon
the bond and mortgage whether they were paid
or not, and that Briggs was aware OF this agree
ment. Briggs sworc that he never saw or heard
of this agreement before.
Stewart had no recollection of il, but signed all
the papers his lawyer told him unquestionaby.
Bouccault had recollection Of an agreement
thgt the rents to be credited upon the mort
gage. His idea that The rents should 90 d-
rect to Briggs. The difficulty alleged was that
theatre was not built early as promised; the win
ter season was lost and Stewart did not pay the
rent, and now Pursell desires to have the unpaid
rem set off against the mortgage. The case is
not concluded.
Too Late.
A private despatch from Washington states
that the person having the papers to on Hon.
John q. Schumacher, in connection with the Pacific
Mail subsidy, arriving here yesterday from Wash
ington tor that purpose, found that Schumacher
had Just sailed for Europe by the steamship Sue
via,