The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-28


filibusters from New York. From this mornings
New York papers we CLEAN some additional iu-
formation
The Expedition on Its Way.
The Times remarks:-It was currently re-
ported yesterday that the Cuban ilibusters who
left HOboken and vicinity on tug-boats, on
Saturday evening, had been intercepted in the
Bay by revenue cutters, and were obliged to
return, greatly disappointed that they were not
able to reach the steamer Quaker City, which
awaited them at the Narrows. Careful inqui-
ries, however, failed to verify the report, and it
is now probable that the eXpeditonary vessel Is
on her way to Cuba with q daring and hostile
regiment of men on board. General Gioacoria,
expedition, has been identified with the Cuban
movement in this city since its inception:
but was more fortunate than the
other leaders in eluding the United States au.
tnorties. He was selected for his position on
account of his thorough acquaintance with the
topography of the island, and also because he
had practical and theoretical knowledge of
war, having been educated as soldier and
serving in several South American wars.
Colonel w. A. G. Ryan, whose redoubtable eX-
ploits have been frequently spoken of, ranks
nearly equal with General Gioacoria. He was
formerly q Union scout in the Army of the She
nandoah. He is the reputed owner OF large
and wealthy village on the line of the Pacific
Railroad, and moreover, editor of a newspaper
Colonel Currier, also one of the officers OF the
expedition, was in command of a Massachusetts,
regiment during the late ReDellon.
What it Sailed in.
The World has the following
The Cuban expedition which left this port on
Saturday night were supposed to have gone on
board the steamship Quaker City, or Columbia,
as she is called: but it has since been ascer-
tanned that they were taken on board the
steamer Catharine Whiting, which cleared on
Saturday for Galveston, via Key West. The
Catharine Whiting is propeller of between 800
and 900 tons, owned by Messrs. johnson "
Higgins, of Wall street. Her last voyage was to
Rio de Janeiro from New Orleans, with load
of Southern emigrants who had become discon-
tented with this country and sought happier
home in Brazil Her return voyage was
disastrous: her captain died, and in at
tempting to get into Bermuda she got
on the reef, damaging her considerably. A
new captain was sent out by the underwriters to
bring her to this port, where she was sold by
them and purchased cheap by her present
owners over year ago. They Mt once put her
in complete repair, sparing no expense to make
her frst-class steamer; and since the compile
tion of her repairs she has lain over in Brooklyn
awaiting a purchaser, the object of the owners
being to sell rather than run her. She is of
very light draft very fast, and burns but n
moderate amount of coal, and is just the boat
for her present service, being able to accommo-
date comfortably about 400 passengers, or 800 If
they crowd them. 1t will be noticed that she is
cleared by the same firm which cleared the
Perit, and for the same port, and there is little
doubt but that her destination is the same.
ExiIed Cubans.
Mr.. Montague and others of the Cuban Junta
have purchased the well-llnown Holsman estate,
in Bergen county, N. j., for the purpose of lay
ing it out into villa plots. 1t comprises 40
acres located on the east bank of the Passaic
river, with water front of one mile extending
down the river from the Erie Railroad bridge.
The grounds are rolling, with a considerable
portion covered with forest trees and shrubbery.
The Holsman mansion, which was erected at a
cost of 100000 stands on high piece of ground
q short distance back from the river.