The Portland daily press., 1868-05-23
NEW YORK


AN IMPORTANT INSURANCE TRIAL.
NEW YORK, May 22.-An interesting insur-
ance case is now being tried in the Supreme
court before Judge Robinson. The plaintiff is
James w. Mark, the holder of policy on Ef-
nngham j. Warner. The defendants are the
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Maine Warner effected three policies of in
surance, each for $4,000, and one of them in
the company named He died five months af-
ter effecting the insurance, and the Union
Mutual of Maine refuses to pay, ON the ground
that Warner had suppressed important partic-
ulars touching his bodily condition when ex-
amined by the company's physician. :.
ARRIVAL OF HON. ANsoN BURLINGAME.
Hon. Anson Burlingame and members of
the Chinese Embassy arrived to-day. Survey
ton and others met the steamer in the lower
pay and extended cordial welcome to Bur-
ingame. The party remain at the Westmins-
ter Hotel few days before proceeding to
Washington.
SERIOUS FIGHT WITH THIEVES.
"A serious fight occurred on Wednesday
night on the steamer Vanderbilt, as she was
about leaving for Troy, between some thieves
and the steamboat hands. Several of the lat
ter were wounded with knives. The police
captured the thieves.
DEATH OF A CLERGYMAN.
Rev. George Jenkins, of Philadelphia, an
Old and prominent Presbyterian clergyman,
uiCu So-udy.
AMERICAN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
The American Sunday School Union h cid
its forty-fourth anniversary in Philadelphia
last evening. Forty new publications have
Deen added to its catalogues in the past year.
Books sold and donated are valued at $500 ,290.
THE TURF.
~ On the Fashion Course to-day for purse of
$lO0o, mile heats, best three in five to harness,
Lady Thorn beat Lucy George Wilkes and
Gen. Butler, in 2.24 IL, 2.23, 225 Thorn, Lu-
cy and Wilkes were yoked together most of
the race. Lucy and Wilkes being nose and
nose in the third heat. Butler was behind
throughout.
In the match for $1,000, mile heats, best three
IN hve to wagons, Henrietta beat Pence the
"a, Sd and 4th hearts. Time-235 ga, 2.35,.
235 II 2.32. The track was heavy but the
day delightful.
NOMINEES ENDORSED By THE UNION LEAGUE
CLUB.
At special meeting of the Union League
Club OF this city held this evening, the nomi-
nees and the platform of the Chicago Conven-
ton were enthusiastically approved, and the
nearly concurrence and support of the Repub-
licans OF New York was pledged.
THE NEW YORK PRESS ON THE NOMINATION.
New YORK, May 22.-The Herald saws of
the nomination tive can only say that this
candidate is stronger than his party, which
seriously weakened in consequence of its radi-
ca!lsm, still confidently relies upon his strength"
The World says the Republican party pro-
claims to the country that it has no hope of
recovering its lost strength in the East. New
York is snu5bed, Pennsylvania is snubbed,
Massachusetts is snubbed, the whole East is
snubbed in the ticket now nominated, with no
sort of balance or adjustment. 1t appeals to
only one section of the country and to one
class of voters, completely Western and who'll
ly radical. In personal availability the ticket
would have been strong one five months ago.
Grant is entirely without personal magnetism
or popular qualities, but his successful militia
ry career hides a multitude of defects. Colfax
Is perhaps the most popular man in the party,
but the ticket as whole is not strong one
The Tribune thinks the ticket wise and SAYS.
"We predict that both his electoral and his
popular majorities will exceed those of Lincoln
over Mcclellan. Grant will receive more votes
from reconstructed rebels than can be obtained
for any other man who fought calamity and
successfully for the Union. There is no other
American in whom all interest and all sections
cherish SO profound trust as in Ulysses S.
Grant.
The Times says the Republican National
Convention has done its work and on the whole
it has done it well. The selection of Colfax
for the second place on the ticket is eminently
judcious.