The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-19
NEW YORK.
The Legislature Ask the Governor &
Remove Sheriff Davidson

The Legislature Ask the Governor 10
Remove Sheriff Davidson
ALBANY, March 1S.-Assembly man Roose-
Velt, the chairman of the special committee
who are invesugating the various departments
OF the New York city government, together
with Shares +. Miller, the counsel to the iB-
vestlgatiDg committee, called ON Ihe governor
this morning aud formally asked for the
removal from office of Alexander V. Davidson,
sheriff OF the county of New York.
Mr.. Roosevelt reviewed the evidence taken
before the committee relative to the abuses
existing in the sherff's office. He made speci-
nc allegation OF frand IN the charges for the
transportation OF polsoDers, which had never
been carried, and IN collecting 70 cents per
day from the county for the board of prisoners
who paid their own board. Gov Cleveland
llsttned att6ntively to the statement of Mr..
Roosevelt, ard at the conclusion asked for q
copy OF the evidence taken by the committee,
aud presentation of formal charges.
Mr.. Roosevelt promised to furnish the evil
dence desired and would also lay before the
governor the charges in legal form.
Henry Ward Beechcr ON the Irish Ques-
ticn.
New YORK, March 1S Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher. speaking at the annual banquet of
the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, at the Ho tel
brunswick, last evening, said: "The serpents
OF oppression and destruction will be crashed.
l am one of those who believe that Ireland will
has SO set her face against England that the
latter ration will find ii to her sell-interest to
set Ireland free. This use of dynamite, this
destroying her public buildings OF the nno-
cent beings who happen TO be present Goes
not meet the appreciation of any righi-thinking
man. (Great applause Time wi / 10 Gu the
NihIlists and Socialists the less )n we have
learned, thai brains are mighter than muscle
Mr.. GladstoBe's measures have only been be-
gun. am already an old man. MANY voices:
No, noPo Gentlemen, I'll swap hair with
haf OF you. (Great laughter But / believe
that before | die / will see Ireland free and
prosperous, Ireland prospers in every land ex-
cept its o%n. There they are impev eris he'd /;
here they are more likely to impoversh us.
am not born OF IEish blood ] aIa rot of the Irish
persuasion ia religion, but am man No
where shall man raise up his hands for liber-
tp but l shall be his priest, his advocate. Mr..
Beechef's speech aroused the audience to en-
thuslssw. Every one Or esent spFang to his
feet and gave chree cheers. Robert Sswall
made the motion to elect him an honorary
unanimously adopted, amid cheers aud ap-
plause.
Wedding in High Life.
Miss Nodme, daughter of Baron Joseph
Huplman Vabela, WAS Joined in wedlock TO-
dag at the cathedral to Count Leopold K
knowsky, member of the Austrian nobi-
ity. Arch bishop Corrigan performed the mar
riago ceremony. Many prominent ciIizsns at
tended the wedding and reception which fol.
Moved.
A Ruffan Sentenced.
John Qugley, who was convicted of at
tempted rape and burglary at Long Island
clts yesterday, was today sentenced to fifteen
years hard labor in the State prison.