The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-19
NEW YORK.
Arrival of a German Agitator.

Arrival of German Agitator.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1S Herr John Most the Ger
man agitator lately imprisoned in England, landed
mere this morning from steamer Wisconsin and was
met At the pier by represent atives of the Local Re-
voutionary Club, Socialists and members of the In
ternational Workingmen's Association. The party
went to Staten Island. Tonight Herr Most ad-
dressed meeting at Cooper Institute.
Case Against the Mutual Union.
The suit of the people of New York upon the
relation Of VIM. H. Cameron and Jay Gould against
the Mutual Union Telegraph Company was up to-
DAY before Judge Arnoux in the supreme court.
IN TINS SUIT the attorney general recently granted
apnulthe charter of the defendant company and
the motion to-day was to vacate order made by
Jugge Iruax giving the plaintiffs leave to bring the
action in the superior court.
lhe motion came up ON an order to show cause
granted by Judge Truax. On suggestion of Judge
ArIoux the counsel for the motion appeared before
Judge Truax and had the papers regularly endorsed
So as to transfer the motion the general term of
court: The counsel for the motion recited all the
1acts IN the suit and moved to the order upon
complaint and also upon all other papers in the
proceedings.
Garfield and the Presidential Campaign.
The Herald prints ten columns of letters from
Gen. Garfield to Gen Arthur, Levi p Morton s.
W Dorsey and Others, with their replies to him, in
the last Presidential campaign, l of which go to
50 Nv That Garfield sought the aid of those adj
dressed to carry the election by of money and
speakers.
A Disastrous Explosion.
The boiler explosion on Saturday at No. 8 Plane
OF the pennsylvania coal mine. near Scranton,
caused such damage as viii stop work in 26 col
heries for week, keeping many thousands of
workmen idle.
Charged with Libel.
Major z. K. Pangborn, editor of the Jersey Jour
nal, was this morning arraigned in the Hudson
special sessions charged with criminal libel on Dr.
John F. McGill, member of the board of finance
and board of education.
Beecher Criticised.
AT the Baptist ministers meeting to-day Rev. A.
X. GesSer read q in which he an ey-
haustive review of article recently published in
magazine by Rev. Henry Ward 6eecher on
Progress of thought in the Church." The subject
called forth considerable discussion Rev. Mr.
Douglass, one of the speakers, remarking he
Beecher had amost wonderful command of language
but regard Dg rome OF his expressions he didn't be-
iieve anybody knows what they meant and believed
that Beecher did not know himself.
Petroleum Exchange.
The new National Petroleum Exchange of this
city opeaed for business to-day al their rooms No
81 Broadway. Five hundred seats have been sub
scribed and paid for.
Railroad Men in Council
G. C. Wheeler general manager of the Atchson
and Sante Fe Rairoad; W. Hoxie vice president of
the Missouri Pacific and Southwestern connecti ms
:. Kinbail of the Union Pacific; Gene raj freight
Agent Stubbs of the Central Southern Pacific;
President Hayes of the could" Southwestern
roads, and Dillon, president of the Union Pacific,
are in execuaiye session here to-day, discussing
division of business their roads. 1t is very un-
likely that anything will be agreed upon and the
present state OF affairs will continue.
Suit Against Railway.
. The suit of Henry j. Dufferin of Brooklyn against
The New York, New Haven and Ha tford Railway
Company for 5000 damages for alleged false i'm
prisonment. was begun to-day in the nited States
Circuit Court He charges that he was Illegally
rested at Meriden on May f. 1881 for refusing to
surrender his ticket until he had reached his des
unation; He says he was released by police Off
Ger IN the morning, having been locked up over
night, paying so cents for his fare The case is
still on.
Poucher, the Check Swindler.
SYRACUSE, Dec. 18.-Chief Police Wright, this
forenoon received a dispatch from Superintendent
Wslling of New York asking that Charles q. Pou-
cher, Jr., the check swind,er, be held for him if
dis harged. Superintendent Walling will send an
officer for him with bench warrant.