The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-02
NEW YORK.
Rallying From Their Defeat.

New YORK, Nov. The National r fie
Association has addressed a letter to the Ma
tional Rifle Association of Great Britain ia re-
lation 10 return match to be shot at VIM
bleton in 1858, in which they request a m0di-
ication and alterations of conditions as fol-
lows:
l. The use of wind guage
2. The use of the barley c0rs sight of pFac-
ticA strength. thin at the base AS approved by
the department in 1879, in use in the
United States army and approved by the
national guard of various States.
3. Enistments on or before January 1,
1888, TO make national guardsmen Q igib e.
Searching for the Remains of Leo.
large number of men are overhsnling the
debris of the Park Theatre fire in hopes to dis
cover thf remains of stage carpenter Leo.
Suit Brought Against Stock Brokers.
In John r. Duff's suit against William j.
Hutchinson aud George FL. Kennedy, stock
BROKERS', for an accounting OF stock trapsac-
tiots carried on by the defendants az copart-
ners as his brokers from 1875 to 1881 Mr.
Elihu Root, for Mr.. Duff. asked Judge Daniels
Yesterday for an inspection, of their books
The suit has been begun by the service of
summons, and the plaintiff says ia his petition
that the inspection asked for is necessary to
enable him 20 frame his complaint He says
that the defendants fraudulently concea ed
from him various transactions, the results of
which we're to his benefit and upon which they
are now indebted TO him t. the extent of over
$l0O0,000 Mr. Joseph III. Choate appearing
ftr the defendants opposed the application
Judge Daniels rest rved his decision.
Arrival of a Astronomical Committee.
DIR. Gustav iuler, Assistant the Astro-
Physical Observatory, Potsday, DIR. Fritz
Deich Muller of the Observatory at Boun,
julius Bausehniger, Scientific Assistant and
Herman DAlber, Mechaniean, members of the
Imperial German Commission sent to this
country to witness the transit OF Venus, Dec.
9th, arrived to-day They go Hartford where
they will make their observation.
Will Not Present Claim.
Henry George denies the statement that he
proposes TO bring claim against the British
government
Sensational Scene.
At 1.45 p. M, great excitement was occa-
stoned Ill Dey street, near Broad way, opposite
the Western Union building, by the exp,osIon
of two or three railroad torpedoess A case OF
them was being uuloaded from truck in front
OF l.. G. JillotsoDs, when il slipped and fell
on the stone pavement, Causing the explosing.
No damage was done further than the break
ing of large pane of glass in Tlllotson's The
crowd had scarcely been dispersed after the
first explosion, when at p. IN. another report
was heard, coming from the other side of
Broadway, in Dey street, distance OF block
from where the first occurred. The latter was
caused by a wagon running yer another tor
pedo, which had probably been stolen by boys
and thrown into the street.
The New York and Western Press Asso-
Citations Separate.
The formal separation tween the Western
| Associated Press and the New York Associated
| Press which has SO long been threatening,
! takes place tomorrow. The Western Press
| Association has established independent ageu-
| ces of its own throughout the country, and re-
| fuses aud declines all further exchange of bus
| iness relations of any XII with the New York
| Associated Press. 1t is intimated tnat two
| newspapers belonging to the New York Associ-
| ated Press will join the Western Press in its
| new departure. Mr.. Walter p Phillips, for
merly the very efficient agent of the New York
| Associated Press here, takes charge of the
| Washington agency from Nov l. Mr. has.
| BoyDton, for many years the New York agent
| of the Western Associated Press, will repre-
sent that association in its enlarged field in
| New York, and the Western Prass will main
tain new agents and an independent bureau in
| some of the principle cities of the West Tue
| Western Press, however, cl aims as its exclu-
sive territory the Western and Paciic slope
| States. with Texas. An agency has been es-
tablshed in London. The expectations here is
| that there will be an animated contest between
| the two associations. This is the final result
| Of the negotiations which have SO long been
| pending between Mr.. Gauld and the different
| Press Associations, IN which the New York
| Associated Press would have no oarG. The
| two members OF line New York Associated
| Press which rumor states may ioin the. West
| ern Association are tho World aud tbs Trl-
0uue.
| Sentenced for Roboing Chinaman.
| Thomas Horton, sailor was sent need 10 the
Stale Prison for fifteen years, to-day, Tor rob-
b'ng a Chinaman week ago,