The Portland daily press., 1882-10-31
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-Six boys were wound-
ed, two quite seriously, by an old man named
Howiand at Goodground, L. l., Saturday even
ing. They were "nazing'' the old man and he
tired two charges OF shot into the gang.
Criminal Matters.
In the Supreme Court, circuit Long Island
City, today, Judge Gilbert entered nolle prose-
qnis in cases of ex-Judge Busteed and police
officer Diestal, indicted for interfering with
Anthony Comstock in his recent raid on pool
rooms at Hunters Point The grand jury pre-
sented a number of indictments to the court.
1t IS understood they have found three indict-
ments against Mayor Debroise for embezzle-
ment and larceny, and that they have indicted
owners OF buildings used by pool sellers.
A Desperate Gang.
Henry Hines was held for trial today charg-
cd with murderous assault in company with
two other robbers last night, upon Thomas
Gaffney. The latter is dying from the effects
OF blow on the head with sand club. While
the officers were taking Hines TO the station
they We're fired upon by other robbers several
times from behind trees and coal boxes.
Temperance work.
The first annual convention of the Episcopal
Church temperance Society opened at Chick
erlng Hall in this city today, Delegates from
nine states were present. Rev. IL G. Potter,
ID. ID. of this city presided. The report of the
executive committee showed that during the
year the Secretary visited twenty dioceses in
thirty-oDe cities aud had assisted in organizing
diocean conventions, convncations and confer
ences for organization and public meetings
with An aggregate attendance of 60,150. A
resolution hat fund of $4,000 year for five
years be raised to promote the work, was laid
over till tomorrow, and proposition to estab-
lish monthly paper, referred to the executive
committee.
o. this question the Rev. E. Osborne said
that if the proposed paper was TO advocate ex-
ina fro rI<aran q
tables, he would hold back, as he did not be-
lieve iii total abstinence. The session closes
tomorrow.
The society members under their pledge, at
the discretion of the member may cover any or
all the following cases: Never to drink except
at meals, and then in the most moderate guam
Titles; never TO "trest" or be treated" in busi-
ness transactions. Further, they say There
are many devout and Conscientious persons
free from temptation to this sice, who feel that
from various causes, whether for the sake of
example to others or for the sake of their own
health, they are bound TO "total abstinence
but these are cases of conscience, by which the
liberty of others is not to be judged OF fettered
As TO the Legislature they say ''the fundamen-
tai basis of our society recognizing legitimate
use as well as the present abuse, logically our
official position must be limitation and restric-
ton rather than prohibition, but the aim of
the society would not be reached if did not af-
ford platform broad enough to give room for
udfnODlOuS cooperation DetWe6n men, whose
opinions diverge upon this question.
At the afternoon session Bishop w. G. Do
ane of Albany presided and delivered an ad-
dress on the subject of ''license law" Rev.
DR.. w. r. Huntington of Worcester, Mass,
read paper entitled "prohibitory and license
law in the United States,' after which DR..
Howard Crosby spoke at length on "non-obser-
vance of tie liquor law in New York city and
its effect on the Masses"
Jay Gould's Narrow Escape.
ROCHESTER,, Oct. 80 jay Gould and party
stopped here this morning on a return trip from
the West. Mr.. Gould on alighting stepped on
a side track in front OF moving locomotive
and would have been run over but for the OUT
cries of those near.
The Australian Mail Line,
New YORK, Oct 39.-Postmaster Pearson is
notified from San Francisco that the mails
from Melbourne Oct. 4tn, Sydney the 9Th New
Zealand 10th, and Honolulu 22d, are due in
New York Sunday morning, Nov. 9th.
Fatal Accident
CoHoEs, Oct. 30.-Joseph Rivet, while re-
pairing bridge here today, fell into Cortland
st. canal today. He was carried over weir
% feet high and dropped into raceway run
ming At right angles at rapid rate. He was
whirled along to dam 80 feet high, over
which he was carried and rushed through a
wild gorge into the Mohawk river. His efforts
Tor lie were witnessed by 1900 people. His
body was recovered. He leaves wife and five
children.