Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-10-03
NEW YORK.
Weather,


NEW YORK, October 2. Foggy and cool, wind
southeast. ~ NU
Fatal A ccident.
Kate Goodsell, a young girl, was fatally injured
to-day in escaping from the House of Mercy.
Ibi.. is the place where Judge Douahoe sent Ma
bel Leonard.
Convention. r.r r.
Kings county Sunday Schools are in eonven-
ton in Brooklyn to day. Over one thousand del
egates present.
Democratic Convention.
Tammany and anti-Tammany delegates en-
barked for Albany to-day. Among the ramman
delegates were Boss Kelly, Tom Dunlap, General
Spinola and f. l. Donnelly; ant-Tammanyites,
John Monissey, Ira Shafer and senator Bixby.
Nearly ali the delegates have arrived, and can
wasting Was going on all day, and each sectio1 Of
the new and old ticket supporter. claim mai m
ty The state committee met this evening. T'ne
question of temporary chairman resulted in the Sc
lection of ID. Is. Hill Of Chemdng county, by a
vote OF 10 to IA for Csrkson N. Potter. Hin was
supported by the old ticket section, aud Potter by
those favoring the new ticket. This indie ates
that the former have the convention, though the
new ticket supporters say the action OF the State
committee Will be reversed in the convention.
Morrissey Is very active in urg ing that Tsmmany
be excluded from the convention aud ant tam
many admitted.
Sales.
Real estate belonging to Peter b. Sweeney and
llugh smith, was sold to day and brought $780,
900.
A SwindIer.
kiernan's agency reports WIN. c. Gilman, scrip
broker on Wall street. obtained two 800 scrip
certificates of the Attaltic Mutual Insurance
Company, which he since raised to 500 each,
and hyPotbecated with Henry Talmage & Co. tor
a loan of $4,000. The American Exchange bank
say they mold several certificates OF the same IN.
surance company amounting in the original TO
81 ,26O, but raised to ISL, $40. All the originals
stan IN the name of WIN. Z. Gilman. scrip brok-
er, and have been raised and hypothecated.
They had ali been issued since October. 2S75,
but the powers of the atty executing them were
IN GIllmans hand writing, and the first was made
in January, 1906, and the last in May, 1877. The
larger portion Of days batch of certificates came
ID though the American Exchange Bank, and it
IS said that they have advanced heavily on them.
Most OF them were presented through II. Tai
mage, banker. Gilman has an office in the cor
ner OF Pine and William streets, and has always
been considered respectable. lie was not ut his
office to-day, and the persons in his office knew
nothing Whatever about the rumors, aud declined
to say anything.
The loss fails Of course upon the parties who
made the loans on the raised securities Forum
stely they are both abundantly able to bear the
losses.
r. publican Convention.
In the Oneida county republican convention,
there was sharp struggle over the resolutions,
and the nominees Of the convention refused to en-
dorse President Hayes, and nominated Coggsweu,
a Conkhngite.
The republicans of the twenty second senatorial
district, at Syracuse, to-day, re-nomin mated Dennis
Mccarthy, who in accepting denounced Hayes
civil service reform.
Appointment.
Francis Dodge has been appointed Collector of
Customs Of Geoi getown, ID. C.
Excise Law.
delegation of New York liaror dealers left
to-dsy for Albany, to ask the democratic state
convention to insert plank in the platform, ia
voring just and impartial excise law.
DTOuth.
Brooklyn is threatened with short supply of
water. There only ii days supply in the
storage reservoir and economy is ordered.
Railroad Matters.
Receiver Hobart takes possession of the Mont
clair Railroad tomorrow, and an early sale of the
road will be asked.
Plead Guilty.
Samuel Humphreys, indicted at Reaping for
burning the Lebanon Valley bridge, at The time
of the railroad strike to day, plead guilty and
turned states evidence.
Yellow Fever.
Six deaths at Fe'nandina, Fla, since the last
report, and seven new cases.
Fire.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, October 2. A large mountain
fire is raging on the highlands near Bread Neck
sixty men were fighting it last night.
Religious.
NEwBURs, October 2. The Synods of New
York, composed of representatives of the presby-
teries of New York and New England, will com
mence four days session in this city, on the 10Th
inst.