The Portland daily press., 1882-11-28
NEW YORK.
Mr. Folger VIII Not Res,rn.


NEW YORK, Nov 27-The New York World
prints the following: Mr.. Folger has offered and
the President has accepted his resignation as Sere.
December. 1t is understood that Mr.. Folger after
his resignation will take up his residence In New
York city as counsel of a life insurance company.
The private secretary of Secretary Folger states
that there is truth in the World dispatch that
he has resigned the Office Of Secretary of the Treas
ury.
The Graphic prints the following Washington
dispatch: The dispatch published in the New York
World 10 the effect that Secretary Foger ha' ten
dered his resignation was this morning shown to
the Secretary. "What," said Mr.. Folger; s'Again?
l thought was to have one week of unruffied Sc
renity. Well, you may say / have not resig ned,
ent intention of resigning and if the President
wants me to resign no knowledge to that effect has
reached me.
Generous Bequests.
The late George Osgood of this city, broker, in
his will makes the following bequest s.
10 his wife, 100000, besides his houses, furni-
ture, SC.
To his sister Elizabeth Ann, 100000.
To his sister Nancy, 100000.
To his sister Pauline, $4,000.
To his brothers Franklin and William, $4,000
each.
To james N, Platt, $500 900, for the benefit Of
his brothers and sisters.
He makes a number of other minor bequests.
Dying from Pistol Shot.
Morris Berwald is dying in the hospital from q
pistol shot inflicted by hignwaymen who robbed
and shot him on Division street Sunday morning.
Rescued from the River.
Charles Fslmer was rescued from the river yes
and thrown overheard. No arrests in either Of the
above cases.
Something About Corners.
The Senate committee on corners resumed its Ia
bors this morning at the Metropolitan HOTEL
Rev. Howard Crosby was the first witness He
saw no differ ence between corners and gambling
Alexander I'll. Orr, provision merchant, submit
ted lengthy document, containing his views.
Corners, he thought were frequently necessary for
the protection OF agriculture and trade. There
were three kinds, accidental, productive and ag-
gressive. The aggressive corners sometimes took
the form of conspiracy and then ended in disaster
to their operators sand were injurious to the COM
munlty. ale drew attention to a legislative corner
on silver dollars which worth but SO cents, the
other Ia having no just value. Legislative and
tariff corners had injured labor more than common
corners had He spoke of tobacco corners in
France, and said the i'm ediate selling for future
de livery increases our exports, as many vessels
tcipating cargoes came here The legislature had
furnished the exchange with valuable privileges,
and they were well governed he did not see what
further action was necessary.
Death of an Artist
r Thomas LeClair, a well known artist, died last
evening at his home at Rutherford Park, aged 65.
He was member of the Mill Academy of Design
and hela high rank among American artists. He
will be buried from his residence at Rutherford
Park Wednesday morning Among the pail bearers
will be Albert Beirstadt and ia mes H. Beard.
The Railroad War t, End,
aAe Cheago despatch t says there s reason to be-
uofe tlat plan OF adjustment OF The railroad war
Will be agreed upon within six hours.
A Mysterious Case.
In the mysterious case of the boy Morris Ber-
void who lays dying and who claims to have been
robbed and shot Saturday night by strangers, by
man Cohen, dealer in fire arms swears that he
sold the boy arevolver and cartridges shortly be-
fore the shooting.
Held for Trial
SYRACUSE, Nov. 26.-But Moore and Fred Cor
don were caught breaking open freight car of the
Central and d udson River Railroad in this city.
Both are he Id for the grand jury.
Injunction Set Aside.
An injunction procured by Benedict of the Burt
sydicate in the ChenaDgo Valley Railroad case was
to-day set aside.
Failed for $500. 900.
Kendall Brothers, paper dealers, made an as
signment to-day. Liabilities 100000.
Arrest of Fraud.
BUFFALO, Nov. 27.-A fellow who attempted to
swindle Sergeant Finn, the weather man, by tele-
graph from Jameston, representing that he was
Lieutenant j. P. Story of Washington. is named j.
A. Hawley. He has perpetrated frauds to
siderable amount in jamestown by collecting mon
ey for the town poor. He is accompanied by his
wife and halls from New York The latter has
had to give her personal effects for board.
Accidentally Drowned.
CARTHAGE, Nov 27.-Thomas Quinn of West
Pttsfeld, Mass fell from the State bridge in this
village last Saturday night and was drowned. He
leaves wife and six childrei in West Pittsfeld.