The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-02

THE Philadelphia grand jury has indicted
John S. Morton, Samuel P. HUM, B. f.
Stokes, John R. Maggie and Geo. N. vickers,
charging them with fraudulently making a
written instrument and uttering and publish
ing the same, and with conspiracy to defraud
the Market Street Railway Co. out of 5000, 600.
Another true bill was found against Merton,
Stokes and HUM charging them with embez-
cling 200,0 900 of the property of said company,
and against Maggie and Vickers, charging them
with receiving the money knowing it to have
come by dishonesty.
John Lowery, keeper of the insane asylum
at Wards Island, has been convicted of cruelty
beating patient and sent to the penitentlary
for one year.
Appleton Hutchinson, we'll TODD farmer of
Mt. Vernon, N. H., heard a rafting of his
barn doors Sunday evening and taking his gun
in hand went out. Nothing has since been
seen or heard of him, though the whole town
has been searching. Foul play in some form is
feared Some think he has been kidnapped
for reward, as it is known he has wealthy
brother in New York.
L Cass Capert alias Carpenter, editor and
proprietor of the Columbia rs. O. Union, has
been arrested for forgery in raising two notes
from $500 to $1,000. and also from default of
$4,000 in settlement with the U. S. government,
which sum he drew on salary and advertising
accounts, but did not pay the bills.
Robert a. Isabelle, late pension agent at
New Orleans, VIM. Terrell, VIM. L. Randall
nd John a. Hanson were arrested Tuesday
charged with forgery, perjury and subornation
of perjury in the matter of Isabelle and Bond
as pension agents, and in default of bail were
sent to the Parish prison.
The indictments Us. f. S. Cardozo, late Treas
urer OF South Caroline, were called in the Su-
preme Court at Columbia Tuesday. Attorney
General Conner desired to single out for trial
the eight cases against Cordozo, in which he is
charged with conspiracy with Gleaves, Lee,
Woodruff and Jones, to cheat and defraud the
state by means of fraudulent warrants upon
the State Treasury. for $4,000 in favor of c. s.
Frankfort, the initials of which name when
reversed stand for those of Cardozo. Judge
Mellon, the defendants counsel, objected to
the proposed arrangement and argued for the
trial to proceed in the order of the cases upon
the docket. Court held that the state could
bring to trial what it saw proper, and Thursday
next was assigned for the hearing of this case.
The case against Congressman Smalls (colored)
for accepting a bride while member of the
South Carolina Legislature, was set for trial on
Monday next. The witnesses relied upon by
the state are all Republicans.
Seven masked men knocked down and robbed
Agent Wilson, of the Northern Pennsylvania
Railroad, near Allentown, Pa, Friday night.
They secured 5000, a watch and other valua-
bles Wilson was fatally injured. A series of
wholesale robberes, supposed to be the work
of the lsame gang, have been committed at
Dennisville and Newton, Bucks county. Two
women have been outraged and valuable horses
stolen. Much excitement prevails.
BRIEF MENTION.
The. National Liberal League at its meeting
in Rochester, N. Y, voted down a proposition
to nominate presidential ticket in 1885,
The importation of Russian hides into this
country has been forbidden on account of a
cattle disease prevailing in Southern Russia.
The last contribution to the Grant-Sumn err
controversy is from Secretary Schurz who says
that Mr.. Sumner never favored the San Do
mingo treaty and never gave Gen. Grant to
understand that he .did.--Eight hundred
families in Fernandina will have to be sup
ported by charity until business can be re.
sumed.--The report of the Grand Trun
Railroad Co., shows reduction of $4,000 in
the working expenses. After paying all pref
erence charges there will be a balance of $7S1
000.--Bark Hattie S. Hull of New York has
been libelled for transporting coolies.--The
cigar makers strike 10 New York still contin-
ues.--It is rumored that the Erie Railroad
will extend its line to Boston.-General
Grant says silver reconciliation is only form
of reputation. Bismarck Dakota des-
patch reports the President an ! his Secretary,
Rodgers, have bought real estate near Bis
marck and favorable endorsement of the
Northern Pacific extension scheme is conf,
IDENTIFY expected. has fallen to con
siderable depth in Canada.-It is stated that
many shipowners Of New York are intending q
movement for the repeal of the existing navi-
CATION laws and for free trade in ships--It is
stated that Gov. Williams of Indiana will ap-
point Dan Voorhees, as the suceessor,of Senator
Morton in tina case of the latter's decease.--
Prot. Orion of Vassar died in Panama on the
oath of September. President Eliot of Harvard
College was married to Miss Grace Hopkinson
Tuesday evening.--Mr Tilden spoke in New
York Saturday night in response to serenade.
He still thinks he was cheated out of the Pres
dency.--Attorney General Devens explains
that the Presidents famous evil service order
was not intended to prevent officials taking
part in campaigns. Howard complains
that he is abused by the newspapers
win Adams, the actor, died Sunday.-Gen. N.
B. Forrest died at Memphis, Tenn, Monday.
Snow fell in New York Friday night
The post-ofice department has ordered all rail-
way postal clerks to wear blue uniforms
P. T. Barnum has been nominated for repre-
sentative in the Connecticut legislature
TURCo-RUssIAN WAR.
The Turkish defeat in Asia has been seri.
Gus matter, but it is doubtful if it enables the
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