The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-01-03
NE w YORK.

THE SPANISH GUNBoATs.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-The Spanish gunboats
remaining here are expected to start on Tues
day or Wednesday.
THE STORM
A violent storm of rain and wind prevailed
here until between 2 and o'clock this after
noon. The rain ceased then, but the gale in
creased in violence and continued until late in
the evening The telegraph wires in all direc-
lions are badly prostrated and but little
news could he obtained. Ali the wires west
are Frustrated and the connections entirely
suspended.
THE PRESBYTERIAN UNION.
The Joint committee of ministers and elders
OF the Presbyteries of Brooklyn and Nassau
have agreed upon plan of reunion meetings
in colnmemoration of the joining together Of
the Old and New Schools at the late Pttsburg
Convention. The meetings commence tonight
and will continue most of the week.
FIRES.
A fire in York street, Brooklyn, last night,
destroyed the photograph gallery of Joseph
Hall, the printing Office of Henry Gardner,
and damaged the building owned by George 8,
Son, painters, who occupied the lower floor.
Total loss $17 600; largely insured.
Inc moulding mill of Garrison & Trumball,
at Passaic, N. j., was burned yesterday. Loss
100000 insured. The fire was caused by an
The furniture warehouse of McDermot &,
Locket. on Broad street, Newark, N, j.. was
damaged by fire to the amount Of several tbou.
sand dollars Friday night.
ANOTHER RAILROAD FIGHT,
1t is reported that Fisk & Gould intend to
contest the Susquehanna railroad decision O
Judge Smith by appeal. Another report states
That McHenry went to Europe to organize an
arrangement among the English bond-holders
| of the Atlantic & Great Western Railway to
bring the Erie princes to book
ANOTHER TRAGEDY.
A man known at an designation house in
Eh2aoeth street as Geo. Bauman, this after
| noon murdered his mistress, Ann Mcnamara
| whom he had been in the habit of meeting
there, and then shot himself The woman died
Immediately after being taken to the hospital
Bauman still fingers.
| REMARKABLE WEATHER.
| BUFFALO, Jan. 2.--The weather Is still re.
markably warm and it is raining lightly. Tht
barometer to-day has fallen to a point lowe
down than it has been known in fifteen years
RAILROAD OPENING.
| WARRENsBURG, Jan. 1.-Another section O
| twelve miles of the Adirondack Railroad wa.
formally opened to-day The road now ex
tends forty-nine miles west of Saratoga, to nea
Johnsburgh.
THE sUsoUEHANNA RAILROAD CASE.
| ALBANY, Jan. 1.-Gov. Hoffman awaits the
| luulclal actlOn In the Ramsey case before hand
ing over the Susquehanna Railroad to the Ram
sey directors
MURDER By AN INSANE MAN.
FoUGHKEEPs1E, Jan. 2-V. w. Buckhont
who is believed to be insane, shot his wife an(
Charles Randall, and fatally wounded the
father of Randall, near Tarrytown, yesterday
| Buckhont was arrested.
EFFECTS OF THE STORM.
4 heavy southeast storm prevailed all nigh
last night and the greater part of to-day, ant
as consequence the food tide is very full
Reports from the south state that the dowI
track of the Hudson River Railroad Is badl,
washed near Crugers. so that no trains cal
pass over it. Tonight the storm is clearip,
away, but the wind is blowing gale from tn
southeast 1t is feared that there is freshe
on the upper Hudson. A heavy tide is expect
ed tonight, Several steamboats, have passe,
north,
kater.-Reports from below state that tn
down track of the Hudson River Railroad from
Ray Hook to Peekskill draw-bridge is washe
away, and that up the track is also very badl
J washed The New York express train boun