The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-11-11
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| New YORK, Nov 10.-Mr. j. B, Gibbs will
start from this city at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning to fulfil political wager by walking
to Hartford Arriving at Malnorneck, his first
stopping point, at o'clock, he remains there
| over night
Prof Goodwin Smith arrived here this morn
| ing, and will enter at once on his duties in
| Cornell University.
At meeting of the Board of Supervisors OF
| New York to-day, protest was received from
| Frederick Seimniers against the counting Vi
| the returns from the several preclncts OF the
| 9th Assembly district, on the grounu tuat one
| of the Inspectors surreptitiousiy substituted
| fifty votes bearing another name Tor those
bearing his name, and that o.n 1on lrauus were
| perpetrated by which he lost 10 votes. The
| protest was laid over for further consideration
Albert A. Whitehead, aged 20 years, has
| been sentenced to the State prison for three
years. for marrying two young ladies. He APP
pears to have engaged himself to two others.
The accident on the Harlem Railroad last
evening was not caused by an explosion. The
tram was thrown from the rack by tie pur-
poseiy placed across it, and the engine, tender
anu express car were nearly demolished. The
engineer, tiremen and clerk of the Company
were injured, but not seriously. Loss to the
railroad $4,000 to $4,000.
1t is stated on good authority that the Hon.
John A. GIiswold will not consent to have his
name used as a candidate for United States
Senator
Admiral Farragut came quietly up to the
city this morning and maintains strict privacy.
The Franklin remains in the lower bay.
The United States Grand Jury have brought
in four more indictments against persons con-
cerned in the naturalization frauds.
The examination of the case of Colonel
Treadwell continues at Jersey City. The tes-
timony tor the prosecution is closed. A wit
hess to-day testified that he heard the prisoner
say be would make from five to eight hundred
votes against Halsey in the fifth Congressional
district. Defence offered no evidence. The |
arguments proceeded to the close of court.
Gov. Geary, of Pennsylvania, has written a |
letter that he is not a candidate for the U. s. |
Senate.
Twelve coal laden cars on the Morris & Es-
sex railroad were thrown from the track Sun
day evening by the breaking of an axle, and |
demolished. A brakeman was slightly injur- |
ed,
lar one of Blaisdel and Ecke were up before |
Judge Blatchford to-day, and postponed in
definitely to await further orders from the At |
torney General
At the Hoboken races to-day the handicap |
hurdle race was won by DR.. Underwood, beat |
ing Harry Booth, Red Dick and Ripley; two |
miles; time 4.02. The consolation premium, |
| l-0 miles, was won by Sleety, beating Uncle
Vie, Sarah B. and Morrisey. Time 2.06.
Gems s. Rosecrans and Longstreet sailed to-
day for Mexico.
The Democrats of the 4th Jersey District APP
pied for writ of quo Warranto to declare the
election in Bowton township void alleging
that one of the judges carried the ballot box
home, and that it Was afterwards in the posses
sion of the Republican County Clerk and that |
he stuffed it with split tickets. The rejection
of this township would elect RAFFERTY, over Hill.
REPORTED FILIBUsTERING MOVEMENT ON CUBA
The World has a long account to-day of
hhbustering expedition said to be fitting out
IN this city to annex Cuba to the Union. A
secret meeting was held YESTERDAY at the head
quarters of the fllibusters, No. 446 Broome
street. A large number of military men were
present. Forty-seven commissions were issued
to the following ranks in the Liberal army. IS
Colones, IL Majors, IA Captains, 13 Lieuten-
ants. 1t was decided that Marshal Murray and
his employees be hoodwinked as much as pos
sible by emigration talk Eight thousand uni
forms were bought at auction Saturday of the
common U. s. pattern. Col. James Kerrigan
is TO have charge Of the transportation. Ru-
mors were af1oat yesterday afternoon that it is
the intention of the hberators to offer the
of the expedition to General Badly
Smith; but this last needs confirmation. Gen.
Dick Taylor is also alluded to, and meanwhile
there is intense excitement throughout the
city IN regard to the proposed invasion. Re-
crultlng offices will be opened in different parts
of this city tomorrow morning. They will not
be called recruiting offices but have the name
Of Cuban Emigration Bureaus. Emigrants
will be received, and their names taken down
and the oaths administered to them to promise
strict secresy and obey the principal emigrants.
There will DE three points of departure, New
York. Boston and New Orleans.
TRIAL OF GEN. COLE.
ALBANY, Nov. 1O.--The second trial of Gen.
w. Cole, for the killing of L.Harris Hscock,
the alleged seducer of Coles wife, will COM
hnr To