The Portland daily press., 1868-08-14
NEW YORK.
sERFNADE TO GOV. SEYMOUR.


The conservative veteran soldiers and sailors
of this city held large and enthusiastic meet
ing this evening. They adjourned at an early
Eour to serenade Gov. Seymour at his head
quarters at the Butterfed House. There was
a vast assemblage in front of the hotel After
the performance of some music by the band,
Gov. Seymour was introduced by Gen. James
McQuade. He was received with immense
cheering and spoke as follows:
| Soldiers OF Oneida County:-I thank YOU
for this MAJ k of your good will. know more
than most men the character of the services
rendered by our soldiers in the late war. 1
gave them more than $4,000 commissions. 1t
was my official duty to mark their upward
p ogress in rank as they gained honors in the
field. 1t was also my sad duty TO record the
| los Of lie of many of those with whom had
| pleasant intercourse in the Executive Cham
Der. saw your regiments as they went forth
| to the war with ranks filled with men in their
vigor and Prime of manhood 1t was my off
| cial privilege to thank them in the name of the
| State when they returned with thinued ranks
and took the banners which were made plori-
GUS by the proofs that they had been borne by
brave men into the thickest of the fight. 1t is
pleasant thing amidst all the harshness of a
political canvass to receive the tokens of good
VIII and of confidence from those who have
SHOWN their patriotism upon the battlefield;
ana In return pledge myself in whatever sta
ton may be placed to struggle for the restor-
alton of that Union for which you have peril
led your lives in the contest of arms, and in
our struggle for constitutional rights we are
strengthened in our convictions of duty by the
tact that majority of our soldiers uphold us
In this political campaign. In the course of
my life L have received many testimonials
from political friends, as well as from political
opponents, from their sense of the services
which have been able to render to our State
and our country, but none touch nv heart so
much as those proofs of respect which come
from my neighbors, and particularly those
which are given by men who have served nv
country in the ranks of its armies
Gov. Seymour retired amid en- thusiastic
cheers.
YACHT RACE.
New YORK, Aug. 13.-The yacht race be.
tween the schooners Matte and Martha of
twenty miles, for 81 900, was won yesterday by
the Matte.
THE DEATH OF THADDEUs STEVENS.
The colored people of this city are called
upon to hold public meeting to express their |
grief at the death of Thaddeus Stevens.
HEARTLEss ROBBERY.
Mrs. Rosanna Grady, of Boston, while en- |
deavorng to find her children. on Tuesday, |
had her carpet bag robbed of some four hun |
dred dollars by her boarding housekeeper-
Mrs. Grady and children were en- route to Cali |
fornia, and the robbery leaves her and her chill
dren penniless. The boarding housekeeper
was arrested yesterday.
SALE OF A RAILROAD.
OlIver Charlck q Co. sold the New York |
and Flushing Railroad to Orange Judd of the |
American Agriculturast, on Tuesday evening. |
Full possession was given yesterday, and an |
entirely new Board of Directors were chosen. |
The price paid for the road was not far from
i've hundred thousand or six hundred thou
sand dollars.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
AT noon to-day a steer got loose on Grand
street, NE ar Allen street. and rushed over two
men, named James DundoSs and Thomas
Pinckey, seriously injuring Them
LOW WATER IN THE HUDSON.
The water at bany in the Hudson is unu-
sually low The New York and other steam-
boats are delayed.
THE CATTLE DISEASE.
No further Developments OF disease among
cattle Is received at Hudson City, and it is be-
heved the only cases were those first noted,
and which were effectually disposed of by
Strengthening.
THE McCooLE- CoBURN PRIZE FIGHT.
Mr.; Queen, the stakeholder, to-day declared |
Inc McCoole-Coburn fight draw and handed |
the latter, who was present, his half of the |
stakes.
THE WRECK OF STEAMER SCOTLAND
Experiments on the wreck of steamer Scot
land show its entire removal practicable
Large pieces OF the wreck were blown away
Yesterday with powder, and part of the cargo
lifted bodily from the hull and hoated off sea-
ward.
THE COLE HIsCoCK CASE.
HUDSON, Aug. 13.-In the Cole Hscock CT Sc
which was argued before Judge Hogborne,
Saturday, on motion to admit the prisoner to
bail, the Judge to-day rendered decision de-
nying the application, and the prisoner was |
remanded to the custody of the Sheriff of AL
bany County.
SAD CASE OF DROWNING.
William Bayard, highly esteemed young
man OF this city, aged q years, was drowned
yesterday afternoon in Jacobias Pond.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
UTICA, Aug. 13.-The Democratic State Com
mittee have called State Convention at Al
bany on September 21st. The contest is said
to be between Messrs Murphy and Hoffman,
with the chances in faaor of the former |
MEETIND OF DEMOCRATIC CoMHIrTEEs.
At a meeting of the Chairmen of the various
Democratic County Committees Ex-Governor
Seymour was introduced, and made brief re-
marks, showing his confidence in the success
OF the party at the coming election. Tonight
Mr. Seymour will be serenaded at the Butter
Held House, and is expected to make q speech
in response
GUBERNAToRIAL ADJOURNMENT.
ALBANY, Aug. 13.-Gov. Fenton has appoint
ed Gen. Z. I'll. Jones, present clerk of the Court
of Appeals, Register of the city OF New York,
in place of Charles G. Halpine, deceased. 1t
is understood the fees of until the first of JAN
uary will be passed over to Mrs. Halpine.