The Portland daily press., 1882-09-19
NEW YORK.
A Russian Forger Wanted

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-Chief Police Walline
received today from Scotland yard police, de-
scription of John Novitski, Russian who last
month stole number of Russian and italian
Railway bonds, aggregate, $75, 900, and fled
from London. 1t is supposed he came to this
country. reward of 9100 was offered for his
apprehension. The fugitive is believed to
have bean All officer in the Russian army and
the London correspondent of the Moscow Ga
zette. The police have the numbers of the
stolen bonds.
sac 900 from America for the Land
League.
New YORK, Sept. 49, Rev. Lawrence Walsh,
of Waterbury, Connecticut, treasurer of the
Irish National Land League, will tomorrow
cable Treasurer Egan at Paris, a check for
$4,000 covering contributions from May to
date. Father Walsh has information that
Messrs. Redmond and Sexton members of Par
lament, are coming to America early in Octo-
Der to speak in the land leagues interests
A Very Unpopular superintendent.
NEW YORK, Sept 19-Four hundred employees
OF the Steinway piano works at Long Island
City, struck t,-day on account of the unpopu-
larity OF Supt Sumner The men will not
return to work until he is discharged. Should
their demand not be acceded to, it is said that
the employees in New York, about 1000 in
humber, will also strike
Alexander M. Sullivan on Ireland's Con-
dition.
NEW YORK, Sept 18.-Alexander M. Sulli.
van, M. p, lectured tonight in Cooper Insti-
tute to an immense audience. He was intro
duced by Mayor Grace, and the subject of his
discourse was the present condition of affairs
in Ireland. In the course of his remarks the
speaker said he believed severe strng ggle was
approaching, and that all the good that had
been done was mainly achieved by the Irish of
this country. If the Irish of this country de-
serted Ireland her cause would be hopeless.
Another Wife Murder.
ALBANY, N Y, Sept 1S.-Alo Casbe.
aged 48, shot and mortally wounded his wife.
Minnie, aged II, near Dormsnsville, in the
town OF Westerio, yesterday afternoon, and
then killed himself. They were married last
fall.
Illegal Theft.
NEW YORK, Sept 18.-James Elliott, law
yer OF this city, is under arrest, charged with
abstractiDg property deed worth 500 600.
from the premises of Mrs. Eveline Laurent It
is alleged that he entered the premises at night
through rear window, and stole the papers.
Secretary Folger III.
Secretary Folger, who reached this eity late
last evening from his home in Geneva, is
at the Hoffman House, quite ILL.,. He is con-
fined to his bed, and physician was this
morning summoned to attend him. Assistant
Treasurer Acton and Gen. Graham were the
only gentlemen admitted to the chamber The
latter remained but few minutes, bnt the
AoiuOI doouulOu tuO uublSa DI nurse, and gave
the Secretary the medicines which had to be
administered at short intervals. Secretary
Folger came here on his way to Washington,
to attend to-morrow's Cabinet meeting. The
physician in attendance ssid it was possible
that his patient might be able to proceed at a
late hour in the evening, but thought it i'm
| probable.
| A later dispatch says President Arthur, ac-
companied by Secretaries Folger and Freling-
huysen, left Jersey City this afternoon, en-
route for Washington.
The Saratoga General Universal Confes
ence.
| SARATOGA, Sept. 18.-Three heavy trains
from Boston and the East brought over 2,00e
| people here to attend the General Universal
Conference, which begins it's biennial session
tomorrow Gov, Long of Massachusetts will
preside: y. lockwood Hosr,. Dorman B. Ea
as well as the principal clergymen of the de
nomination, among them Edward Everett
Hale, James Freeman Clark, Charles q. Ames
Samuel R. Calthorpe, Geo. L. Chaney, an
Rush r. Shippin.