The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-11
Trains Wrecked.
NEW YORK.
win Be Settled By a Commission

Will Be Settled By a Commission.
NEW YORK Nov. 10.--The case of Rhfus Storey
was up again to-day in thu Supreme Court, before
Judges Davis and Brady. The question of compen-
sati for the property in litigation will be passed
upon by commission.
Paying the Bonds.
Under the order of Secretary Folger to prepay
without lebate any of the called bonds to the extent
Veseday 90 Of bonds were nre
sented and paid up to 1890 o'clock to-day.
Important Meeting OF Ship Owners.
An important meeting of ship owners and others,
at the Maratime Exchange, This afternoon, Cler-
dition to the members of the Exchange the follow
ing gentlemen were present: Messrs. Rogers Park
err, Whitmore and Houghton of the Bath Board of
Trade. Messrs Burt and Humphries of the New
England Ship Officer Association of Boston, and
representatives of Philadelphia and Baltimore or
CARNATIONS.
The Following recommendations to Congress were
approved:
Abolition of three months extra wages to seamen
discharged with their own consent in foreign ports.
All stores and rigging for vessels in foreign trade,
and and from the Pacific to be imported free of
duty. Abolition of all Consular fees against YES
sells. Individual liability of ship to be limit
ed TO his proportion of the ownership Also approval
of the Cla1in bill now before Consress, providing
tute seamen, be changed from the present rate OF
$l0t fifty cents per DAY. Captains on passing ex-
animation to be allowed to pilot his own vessels.
An executive committee consistiI of Park w.
Whitimore, Burt and welsh appointed to rep
resent the views of the convention before Congress-
The President.
President Arthur is again in this city. He is at
tending TO some pressing private business.
Ali Happy.
The Democratic Hancock Legion of BROOKLYN.
serenaded II. W. Beecheo, Thomas Kinsella and
others last night.
Cut to Pieces,
Frederic Pierce was cut to pieces and Arthur Hal
ler seriously injuIed while crossing the Eie-
waited Railway tracks at 12oth street last night.
They were employees of the road.
A Hotel Safe Robbed.
CORTLAND, Nov. 10.--Burglars went through the
Cortland Hotel last night, and secured $4,000 in
cash and 81 800 worth of diamonds and valuable
Death of an Old Wing.
UTICA, Nov. 1O.-Hon. Benz. N. Huntington.
aged Sc died at kome to-day. He was prominent
Wing politician and Republican presidential cleo
A Fatal Mistake.
ROCHESTER,, Nov. 10.-At Naples, Ontario coun-
ty, while George Parr was eating dinner yesterday
he drank solution of sugar of lead and lsudanum
by mistake from bottle labelled pantatien bitters
and died in two hours.
An Unpleasant Boarder.
ALBANY, Nov. I0-James nshaw, a deputy
sheriff, while laboring under fit of delirium tr -
mems to-day, caused CONSERVATION in the Delvan
House, by firing revolver promiscuously about his
room. He was arrested.
Blown to Atoms.
WHITEHALL, Nov 1O.-Four tons OF powder ex-
ploded at Keenan's Lime Works Smiths Basin this
noon. Two men We're blown to atoms.
Saving the Court Trouble
SARANoGA, Nov. 10.--James Conroy, charged
with the murder of Peter McCann at Jobville Sara
toga county; Dec. 22d. 1880, was found with his
His trial was to have taken place on the 27th inst
VIII Stay Until Monday.
NEW YORK. Nov 1O.-President Arthur will not
leave for Washington until Monday.