The Portland daily press., 1869-07-01
NEW YORK.

CITY AND VICINITY.
New YORK, June 3O.-In the Supreme Court
to-day an injunction was obtained in the suits
OF the Receiver of the Union Pacific Railroad
against various parties to reach the money
supposed to be held by them for the railroad,
and the credit mobilzer were dissolved.
In the United States Circuit Court motion
for new trial in the case of John D. McHen-
~, convicted of perjury in the cases against
h0gers, Harlan and others, was denied, and
McHenry will be sentenced tomorrow.
a fire last night corner OF Fifth Avenue and
s Sixth street. Brooklyn, destroyed the three
story brick dwelling owned by John Peregs
and occupied for dwellings and stores. Loss
81 ,0OO;. partially insured.
Col Byron, one of the filibuster officers cap
tured on the tugboats, escaped to-day before
the party conld be transferred TO safe quarters
N. z. CENTRAL RAILROAD.
At meeting of the stockholders of the New
York Central Railroad Company, held in this
giving authority to the directors to issue stock
in exchange for interest certificates. There
was no adverse vote
CAPTURE OF THE CUBAN EXPEDITION.
The following are the details of the capture
of the Cuban expedition
United States Marshal Barlow learned on.
Sunday afternoon that two or three tugs with
men on board had been seen making their way
through He'll Gate, towards Long Island
Sound, and issued orders to his deputies to
board the revenue cutters and start in pursuit
The revenue cutters Campbell, with Deputy
Marshal Greig on board, and the McCulioch,
with Deputy Marshal Christie on board imme-
diately set out, and after cruising about the
Sound since Monday, captured the tugs with
Bll the recruits except the party who deserted
at New London. The Campbell seized the j.
III. Chase off GARDENERS Point at o'clock this
morning. The troops were in fororn condi-
tion, and they are represented to have regard
ed their capture in the light of a deliverance
from hunger, thirst and cold. An hour or two
later the revenue cutter McCulloch overhauled
the tugs FL. McCool and r. Lillabie, and after
formally seizing them they were conveyed to
New York under the guns of the cutters The
feet arrived at Brooklyn navy yard this morn
ing, where the recruits, including three re-
porters OF the Herald, Tribune and Irish
American, are held as prisoners to await the
action of the United States authorities. The
meet IS now in the custody of Admiral GOdOn.
The men are in most deplorable condition,
having suffered severely from lack of food and
wafer and also from having been compelled to
sleep on the open deck OF the tugs without any
proeSc.loh ~ from the frequent storms of the past
lew oays Ihey seem to be much incensed at
the leaders, who they complain have not only
threated them badly, but have also fearfully
mismanaged tne enterprise 1t is not likely
that THESE men, VINO number between 300 and
NY. VIII soon again engage in similar under
taking. Y II
REVOLT IN SING SING PRISON
POUGHKEEPsIE, June 30.-A serious revolt
occurred at Sing Sing prison about Q 81 clock
this morning Seven convicts boarded the
soop Martha and Elizabeth, which was load
ing at the dock, and driving the crew on shore,
cut the lines and showed the vessel off An
alarm was instantly given, but the vessel had
got off some distance and the convicts were
hosting sail. A shower of bullets was sent
after them, when a convict named Drake
fell to the deck badly wounded in the breast
The rest of the convicts retreated to the cabin,
when the sails came down with run. A small
boat filled with officers then nut off and the
vessel and all the escaping conv;cts were cap
tured. Drake was taken to the hospital and
will probably die. The rest were placed in
irons