The Portland daily press., 1868-10-20
NE w YORK,
CITY AND VICINITY.

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Secretary Seward
passed through New York this morning on his
way to Auburn, and it is rumored that he in
tends to make speech there in favor of Grant
and Colfax.
Postmaster General Randall and Assistan
Postmaster General Mcclellan also arrived
here this morning to endeavor to make ar
rangements for carrying the overland mail be-
tween the Pacific Railroads. The lowest bid
der to whom the contract was awarded cannot
carry the mails, and the Express Company now
demands exorbitant rates.
Relief fund for Peru: C. NJ j. Merritt $500:
Woodruff & Robinson $4,000; Vernon Ii.
Brown $4,000; A friend 500; Robinson & Co.
800; total 81 ,459, 230.
The United States Indian Commission ap-
pointed at public meeting of the citizens last
May was ID session this morning at Cooper In
stltute to listen to report from Bishop Whip
pie, OF minnesota, on the present condition of
the Indians in the United States territories
Bishop Whipple's address contained startl.
ing array of facts as TO the i'll treatment and
long continued injustice of our people towards
the Indians. Drs. Bellows and Osgood and
Bishop Hempel also addressed the meeting
The latter instanciDg the result of the humane
treatment OF the six tribes in this State as evil
dence of the capacity of the Indians for inn
-provement. They were civilized and increas-
ing in numbers. After the adoption of reso-
luton asking Congress to give Bishop Whip
pie hearing at its next session, the meeting
adjourned to meet at the callof the Secretary
EXPLOSION OF A-LocoMoTIvE BOILER.
CAyUGA, Oct. 19.-As the O'Clock afternoon
train west was crossing Cayuga Lake. and
when about half way across the boiler ex-
pl)ded throwing the fragments into the lake.
Four men were riding on the engine none of
whom were seriously injured. There was
great CONSERVATION among the passengers but
none of the cars were thrown from the track.
FIRE.
RnCrIEcrEp 10-Tho
mills in this county was totally destroyed by
fire Saturday evening. The exact loss not as
certained, but the insurance amounts to $780,
600. Origin of the fire unknown.
THE NEW YORK WORLD ON A CHANGE OF
FRONT.
NEW York, Oct. 19-The World has an edi-
torial closing as follows:-"A party cannot
subsist upon yaporing and make believe. IN
less we can change the aspect of the canvass
we shall have a repetition in November of a
result like that which has overtaken us in the
preliminary contest II anybody tells the
people that things look well as they stand, or
that nothing which can be done would better
them, he is in the first case dishonest and in
the second mistaken. Gov. Seymour can now
d aid us much, bnt Gen. Blair can aid us fal
more in different way by chivalric action SUI
perior to all eloquence."
MEETING OF THE TAMMANY COMMITTEE.
The Tammany General Committee held 6
meeting tonight and ordered the primary
meetings. In view of the reported Withdrawal
of Seymour and Blair, an address was unani
mously adopted eulogiZing those candidates o
the Democracy, and expressing belief in thu
success of the cause, saying the pending con
test is prominently one of capital against lab
or, of money against popular rights, and o
political power against the struggling interest;
no effort to secure a tremendous majority fol
the electoral ticket 49,