The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-25
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NEW York, Sept. A.-The steamer Weser
to-day takes out 81 800 in specie.
An unknown man threw himself under the
wheels of a passing train on the New Jersey
railroad near Newark yesterday, and was in
stantly killed.
Gov. Burnsdes, Cakes Ames and Ben Per-
lev Poore are in town.
Nearly two hundred persons took out natu-
ralization papers in this city yesterday.
Gen. Mcclellan will PROBABLY arrive We'd
nesday, and will be received with unusual hon
Ors,
tinued yesterday with no more than the usual
success, Kit himself remaining obdurate and
the congregation generally wearing too respec-
table an appearance to be classed among the
new issue of christians. Johnny Allen is pres
ent at his old dance house and expressed him
self as sorry that he had ever persuaded any OF
his women to attend meeting, as they were
tainted and shown up as the worst of women
by the preachers, until they were shamed from
repentance.
Joe Cooke in former years prominently
known as circus clown, and for the past six
years proprietor of Sunnyside Hotel on Long
Island, yesterday made affidavit before Judge
Mansfield, of Essex Market Police Court,
charging Henry H. Foster with his forcible
abduction and confinement for five weeks in
Kings County Lunatic Asylum. He also
charges the latter with attempted poisoning of
himself and wife.
The National Labor Congress continued its
session to day. Miss Anthony, chairman of a
committee, made report urging The working
women to learn trades and secure the ballot,
demanding the eight hour law to women's la
Dor, and urging the passage OF laws securing
equal wages for equal work to women employ
ed. 1t was not acted upon, and the Congress
adjourned until this morning
Arnold, a well known guide on John Browns
track, shot German residing at Saranac river
Tuesday last. The German has since died
Arnold fled into the woods and declares that
he will not be taken alive
1t is reported here that the steamer Dunn
barton, reported few days since as leaving
this port on shaving cruise, was really laden
with warlike stores for the Spanish revolu-
tionists.
The internal revenue bribery case was con-
tinued to-day. Mr.. McHenry was examined
and testified to seeing one Lob give Rollins
roll, supposed to contain bills, last May. The
case will be continued tomorrow, Courtney
and Fullerton for the government. Buckley
was present.
MARITIME and Rec, alleged forgers, found bail
in $4,000 and $4,000 to-day.
The Chamber of Commerce calls for a meet
ing to initiate measurestor the relief OF the suf-
ferers by the South american disasters.
The steamships Weser and Palmyra sailed
for Liverpool taking $4,000 in specie, to-day,
and the Henry Chauncey tor California.
Booths carpenter shop, Whites building
factory, the parsonage of Rev. Mr.. Roundha-
Ter, Garibadi Hall and the Moravian Church
on Myrtle Avenue and Jay street, were burn
ed this afternoon. Several families in the up
per part of the buildings were also burned out.
Total loss $4,000.
There was prayer meeting at Aliens to-
day, also one at Kit Burns, succeeded by rat
fight The latter is said to have been best at
tended.
At the meeting of the Labor Congress to-day
tia following officers were elected: President,
w. H. Sylvis; Vice Presidents, G. HI. Tucker,
N. p. Davis; Secretary, John Vencent; Treas
urer, A. w. Phelps. The female members
voted the same as the others.
August Pleitur died to-day from injuries re-
ceived at the oil explosion in Jersey city last
Tuesday.
Speaker Colfax had an informal reception
tonight at the Union League, and leaves for
% the West tomorrow.
Delegates to the National Laborers Conven-
ton passed a resolution to appoint an execu-
tive committee from each Congressional dis
.rct, to form Working Mems party, with the
yie,r of securing the election Of men favorable
to the e;oht hour movement.