Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-12-06
NEW YORK.
Admitted to Bail.

Admitted to Bail.
NEW YORK, December 4. Chas. A. Byrne,
Louis Post and Joshua Hart publishers Of
Truth, to-day were admitted to bail in 50 900.
Death.
Thomas Mcdonald of PASSPORT, seaman,
died on schooner Jennie Bearsley, November
oath. and was buried at sea. There were
several cases of fever on the vessel while at
quarantine.
Complaint Of Emigrants.
$50 passengers on French steamer Vile,
have signed a statement to the Emigrant
Commissioners, stating that the accommoda-
tions, attendance, food and everything else
on that vessel were filthy, insufficient and fit
only for beasts.
Financial Matters.
About S6,OO0.O00 of gold is expected
at New York from Europe during the
coming week. Boston banks and the Bank
of Montreal are reported to haze loaned
So, 1000, 900 here the past few days. United
States treasury has already 81 100000 worth
of 6s of 1880, and it is authoritatively stated
that two millions additional are on the way
from the east and west for conversion into
money.
Reception to Socialists.
Over 5000 persons assembled in Germania
assembly rooms, this afternoon, and gave a
reception and welcome to "a socialistic exiles
from Germany, who recently arrived in this
city. Fully one-fourth of those present were
women, who were decorated with red silk
ribbons, bows or rosettes. The hall was
decorated with commune flags. Christian
Gutenberg was president and in his speech
vigorously attacked Bismarck and Hohen-
zollern, and said that in spite of the one
million bayonets in Germany the idea of
freedom was gaining ground and could not
be suppressed. 1--WE who are here fight
with ballots" he said, turning to the party
in whose honor the meeting was held, land
| bid you welcome" Max Stoeler, jour
nalist, Carl Welcker and Otto Reiner, an ex
deputy of the reichstag, in turn addressed
the meeting in German. Max Stoeler in the
course of his remarks said that ever since
the attempt was made to take the life of the
Emperor of Prussia, the socialists in Ger
many have been constantly and cruelty per-
secuted, merely on suspicion of entertaining
revolutionary sentiments. He claimed
that the socialists had nothing to
do with the attempt to assassinate
the emperor. Socialistic literature had been
suppressed and men whose sympathies are in
that direction have been thrown out of work
Their correspondence was tempered with by
government and public meetings prevented
By the police He ridicued the German
parliament, which was merely representative
in name and was controlled by Bismarck and
predicted that many secret sociaiistic organ
izations now existing would show their
strength in the next parliament. Otto Reiner,
speaking of the outrage against his brethren,
said that another one equally great was
Bismarck's movement against the Jews.
Resolutions were adopted denouncing Bis
marck and Hohenzolle IN, and reciting that
the duty of socialists here was to do all they
could to heal the wounds which the tyranny
of the German empire had inflicted upon their
brethren in Germany, and assist them by in
fiuencing public opinion here in favor of the
great struggle, and inviting the support OF
the press against the despotism of the German
government.
Criminal Arrested.
Chief of Police Dwyer Ct Utica, arrested a
man here to-day-whose name he refused tc
make public-and took him to that city to-
night on charge of conspiracy. 1t was said
that the prisoner had hired another man fol
| 500 to kill laborer in one of the Utics
factories. Attempt at murder was made, bu
was unsuccessful and the would-be murderer
made confession, telling of the escape o
the principal in the crime to New York.
| Two Men Shot.
! Patrick Foley, a laborer, was fatal,
wounded and Michael Callahan was shot il
the face this morning by Timothy OShea
janitor of tenement house in Cherry street
O'Shea said the wounded men were attempt
! ing to rob drunken man, when he ordered
them off, when they stabbed him and he fire.
in self-defence.
The Land Leaguers.
ROCHESTER, December 4. At meeting o
| Monroe county land leaguers, to-day, the.
| approved of sending American counsel to de
fend Parnell and his associates, and resolved
to pay their share of the expense.