The Portland daily press., 1879-11-13
NEW YORK.
A Murderer Confesses.

II AUTOGTGI SOAAlCSSCS.
New YORK. Nov 12.-Myron A. Buel, to be
hanged Friday in Cooperstown, n. T., confess
ses to the murder and outrage OF Catharine NJ.
Richards, aged a. last June, and the burning
of his fathers barn.
The Suits Against Mr.. Tilden.
The appeal in the case OF Samuel J Illden
against the government has been perfected;
United States Commissioner Shields Is engageu
in making up the record of the case to be Ger
titled to by the clerk of the Circuit Court 70
the United States Supreme Cont. Inc SUI sun
against Mr.. Tilden is in this position, Inc
government began the action IN the DISTRICT
Court at common law and the deienuaii. seC
m two defences He claimed in the hrst place
that he had not received the amount OF income
alleged in the complaint, and III the second
place that the government was bound oy the
acrion of its assessors, who had enforced the
penalty for MIR. Tilden's refusal to return the
amount of his income. The issue of fact
raised Inv the first defence is still awaiting
trial To the second defence District Attorney
Woodford took demurrer before Judge
Choate and was sustained. Inc present sun
on the equity side of the United States Circuit
Court was then begun by the government
filing bill of discovery and alleging that the
government was unable to prove the aliega-
tons of the complaint by any other testimony
than that called for by the bill OF discovery
TO this the defence demurred and the demur-
rer was overruled by Judge Blatchford. From
the decree overriding the demurrer tne appear
OF Mr.. Tilden against the Ohlted STATES mas
been taken Meanwhile the case IN the DIS
trict Court still stands, and whatever the de-
csion of the Supreme Court may De, the issue
| of fact as to the amount Of income may De
| tried.
A Ouandary of Limited Application.
The banks which sold the majority of the
S10O00, 600 of July bonds of 1881, to the Treas
| ury are in a quandary what TO 40 WIN the
| goId which they have received in payment, AS
| the total amount weighs 16 TONS and they
| have no place to put it. Some time ago the
| Rank of America was designated as common
| depository for the gold belonging to the banks
| in the Clearinghouse Association, and spec
| ial sat of vaults was begun to accommodate 1T.
| The new vaults are not yet finished. however.
! Tuesday the clearinghouse Committee teie-
| graphed to the Secretary OF the Treasury Tor
| permission to use temporarily one OF the shVer
| vaults of the sub-Treasury and II their request
| is granted it is proposed to issue ceftlnGales
| against the gold until such time as the Bank
| Of America vaults are ready for its reception.
Telegraph Officials in Trouble.
Judge Blatchford issued attachments today
for the arrest OF Norvin Green, President, and
! George u. Prescott Vice President OF the Goia
| and Stock Telegraph Company, for contempt
| of court in violating the injunction granted
| against them in the suit of Clinton q. Col
| cate. In a similar suit and like cause an at
tachment was issued for the arrest Of Green as
| President of the Western Union Telegraph
! Comnany The o. S. Marshal was directed to
| take bail in $3.50 each.
Opposition to a Steam Pilot Boat.
The board of pilot commissioners have re-
| fused to allow a steam pilot in this harbor.
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad.
The Court of Appeals have nullified the
| charter of the company which authorized the
building of an elevated or underground rail
road in any or all, streets of Brooklyn, without
tine consent of the authorities OF that city
| a Gapara1 DELAY of Mails
The mails from Washington were live hours
| late today. owing to a blockade on the Penn
sylvania railroad caused by collisions and half
| a dozen breakdowns in Jersey.
| Billiard Tournament.
In the billiard tournament, the third game
between Rudolph and Carter was won by
Carter; the fourth game between Heiser and
Sexton was won by Sexton, and the fifth game
between Slosson and DAILY was won by Daily.