The Portland daily press., 1876-09-30
NEW YORK.
The Hell Gafe ExnIasian.


NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Gen. Newton officially
reports to the Pilot Commissioners the follow
ing depths of water over late Halletts reef.
Since the explosion, from 100 feet distan from
the shore line to the line of buoys, the bottom
slopes gradually from s feet depth at mean low
water to 20 feet. Outside the line of buoys not
less than 20 feet depth at mean low tide was
observed. Divers have been examining the
reef and report thorough breakup.
The Book Trade Fair.
The fourth fair of the American Book Trade
Association closed at o'clock last night. The
last day proved to be the most successful of the
four in a business point of view, and there were
as many books sold yesterday as there were
during the three previous days. Full returns
of sales will not be made for several days, but
1t is thought the aggregate amount will reach
100000
Savings Bank Panic.
The recent suspension of the New Amster-
dam and Bond street Savings Bank has pro-
duced quite an excitement among the smaller
depositors in the different savings institutions
and this morning every savings bank in the
city was crowded with depositors. demanding
their money. The Express says that before
the close of another week the probabilities are
that others of the small banks will be COM
PEELED to close their doors.
The depositors of the Bond street Savings
Bank met tonight and received the report of
the committee on investigation. The report
showed that the amount due depositors is
$1,286, 6SS. The assets amount to $l412,287.
The assets are composed of q. s. BOMBS, real
estate. cash on hand, call loans, bonds and
mortgages.
Gift to Charitable Institutions.
The board of estimate and apportionment of
aldermen to-day voted about ST., 900 of excise
money to charitable institutions.
Yellow Fever Scare.
A yellow fever scare was created in Jersey
City to-day, where two cases and one death are
said to have occurred, the latter lady who
nursed her sick husband in Savannah. The
physicians, however. say her death was caused
by intermittent fever.
Deaths are announced of the wife of Com
modore Garrison, and of Newton st. John,
formerly leading banker OF Mobile, all of this
city.
Child Murder.
Catherine Stevens, who is endeayoring to
prosecute her reputed husband, Robert Stevens
for bigamy, asserts that he in the past fourteen
years has drowned her four children before
they were day old.
Defranding Insurance Companies.
Samuel Harlem. of the firm of Harlem &
Co., manufacturers of clothing at IL Sirpen-
nard street. was arrested to-day, charged by the
Fire Marshal with attempting to defraud the
following fire insurance companies: Williams
burgh City, Relief Insurance Co, Girard of
Philadelphia, British American Assurance Co.
of Toronto, Mechanics Insurance Co of Brook
i'm. His place of business was burned some
time ago, and assisted by the merchant creditors
of the firm, who furnished him with fraudulent
invoices, he endeavored to extort sly y344 rs
from these companies, while his actual loss was
about $1,000. The total amount for which he was
insured was $4,000. Steps will be taken to
punish the merchants who furnished him with
fraudulent invoices.
International College Race i'm Prospect.
ITHIcA, Sept 29.-At a very large and en-
thusIastc meeting of the various classes of
Cornell University, held tonight, it was de-
cided to send challenge to the winners in the
Cambridge-O Oxford race, which occurs in March
next. The challenge will be tours or Fights,
with a coxswain, as the Engishmen NAV
desire, and tor four-mile race over the regular
course, from Putney to Mortake.