Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-12-28
NEW YORK.
financial.

NEW YORK, December 27. A prominent West.
ern citizen sent to this city to borrow 81 900 00C
| currency FOR twelve months. The people ad.
dressed replied that pending the silver bill discus
| SION they were not loaning currency. but would
| lend the desired amount in gold at six per cent.
! Murder.
An alteration between Lloyd G. Jsmison and
Thos. Walfeld, neur Barnesville, Tuesday, re.
sulod 10 Warfeld's being Instantly killed by jam
lson. A family disagreement was the cause.
Warheld was paying attention to Jamson's
sister.
| Convention.
The National Congress of the Worklngmen's :
parry began secret sessions at New York yester-
day About fifty delegates were present, only one
| from New England, he being from Lawrence,
Mass.
A Council.
| London special to Herman says Earl Bea-
conshed to day held council with the Queen at
| Windsor
The Coal Combination.
The coal managers meeting re-assembled to-day
and is discussing propositions subu III ed BY com
| mittee appointed at the last meeting to prepare
| basis for combination. ltis thought the confer
ence will result In saisfacttr ry combination he
tween the interested parties.
Failure.
The excitement about the failure of Meter &
| Co, has not subsded. The amount Of loans TO
| which Meter x Co. were party, was not far
from $500, 900. Col,steras on these will all have
been obtained At cost to the owners of the coat-
erals OF from $50 900 to $500 000 for which Net
| tel x Co. will he responsible.
A later despatch says: Tue losses by the fail
ure of Netet Il Co. will, it is now stated foot up
| 10 fron S25O,O00 to $500 900. About SS5 900
worth of L. ;. bonds were closed out under the
| iule at the stock exchange to-day, for then &C
count. Ii Is understood that all the stock and
! bonds ie hyp1thecated by the Meters have been
| recovered by the owners by the payment of the
| d differences.
demanded for Trial.
johnson, who attempted to kill his wife in
Brooklyn, last night was to-day iemanded TIL
Jan. 80, tor trial.
Illness of Gen. McCOOk.
Gen. George NJ. McCook is dangerously sick at
his brothers residence here. lis family has been
snmHoned, as his recovery is very doubtful
Escaped.
A despatch fiom Whitehall says Richard Kav-
| anagh, convicted, escaped from the train to day, ,
while being transferred from Auburn to Clinton
prison
Contradictions.
Carl Schurz contradicts the stories which accuse
him of threatening TO leave the Cabinet Furlh-
ermore, he says that be does not Intend TO resign.
Removal.
The removal of Col. Howe, pension agent a
New Yark, has been decided upon and he has
been informed unoffcially that his esgnation
WILL be accepted il tendeied at once.
Tilden's Trial.
The trial Of Mr.. TIlden on the charge of de-
frauding the government by max lng IL false dec
laTation of his income during the years of the in
come tax, VIII begin on the eighth day of .Janu-
airy.
Victoria Woodruff.
Victoria Woodhul has had a very unpleasant
| 10 ni,.h h
cred TO hear her were largely composed of young
gnls, fact which at once horrihed and warned
the Londoners.
The Deftuiter.
NEW YORK, December 27. Excise Commis-
siontr Murphy. 1t appears, reached Canada, via
Niagara Falls on Sunday. lie is believed to have
telegraphod ms Il lends to arrange matters so he
can return to New York. Mrs. Murphy says her
husband will be home within forty eight hours.
Another despatch says: some light at last is
thrown ufon the probable hiding-place of Gem
missiontr Murphy. To-day Supt. Walling re-
ce.Ned de'patch from the police authorities of
Buffalo, stating that check on the Pacific Bank
for SlO,0 900, drawn by Owen Murphy, had been
sent by HE manager of the Consolidated Bank OF
ST Catheilnes. Canada, 10 the farmers and Me-
chsnic,' Bank Of Buffalo, for collection. F om
this the Supt inters ,hA. Murphy Is al St. Calher-
ines.
| 1t is also understood that friends of Murphy in
this cly admit having received messages fIom
| hlm. IL Is salu ne in,ends opening cOmmunIca-
ton with the city authorities with a view to bring
| about compromise, and VIII return to New York
| IN few days. By some 1t IS asserted that his
mind is deranged. The President of the Excise
Board, Motion, said he did not know in what
llght the CT authorities would view the PROPOSE
ton iio ON Murphy looking to IA compromise. Nor
| ton thinks there Is aow no doubt that Murphy is
in Canada.
The sun says that Mayor Ely will appoint a
successor to Murphy as soon as he receives the
L. sci h.t thar tha
appolutmsnt may he made by the Mayor alone or
with the consent Of h aldermen.
Iuspeciiop.
Secretary Sherman inspected the Appra sers
dOl a. tmeut to day, IN company with Appraiser
Dntcher, Collector Arthur, Naval officer Con nell,
Survey OF Merritt and few clelk Is. Uther depart
menis were also reviewed 10y The secretary who
wrl continue his scrutiny to morrow. The .pe-
cial Treasury agency will receive searching in
vcstlgatioD, also.
senator COnkiing.
Senator Conklirg to-day visited Dist. Attorney
Woudford, the l. :. courts and the Post Office.
Rumor.
Ium1r is 10 circulation that no organization
of the Assembly can be effected on next rue sday,
owing 10 the independent action Of some seven
members claimed as labor reformeIs.
To Mariners.
The following notice to mariners was issued to-
day by Lighthouse Inspector Rhind
Tine iron buoys in Long Island Sound, to the
eastward of New Haven, and In Fishers Island
Sound, have been removed for the winter, and
spal buoys substituted. la New York bay and
| approaches spar 6uoys are placed along side the
non buuys. The latter must not be relied on
when th, re is ice IN the bay
Arrested.
The Brooklyn police tonight arrested Wm.
Sprug. g.tsim, halter, and his daughter Cathe rne
| IL ears Old, al their residence; the former for
| manufacturing counterfeit coin and the latter for
passing il. Upon searching Springstems apart
ments plaster OF Paris moul Is for making and 10
cen: pieces AID some metal and ladies were
|