The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-27
MAYOR HALL TO BE ARRESTED.

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MAYOR HALL TO BE ARRESTED.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-The Times of to-day
says that Mayor Hall will shortly be arrested
on similar complaint to that under which his
fellow consprators now await the course of JUS
tice.
THE ALDERMEN.
The official count elects only two of the Tam
| many Aldermen, Conan and Plunkett, who, it
is alleged, had been counted in.
SMUGGLING SUIT.
The great suit of the United States vs. Weld
& Co., merchants, to receive about S4oO 600 for
felt and penalties for goods illegally imported,
will be commenced before Judge Blatchford to-
| morrow.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Comptroller Green paid the Department of
Parks $50, 600 yesterday.
A thousand barrels of kerosene on brig Stock
well escaped damage from fire, which partially
destroyed her last night Damage to vessel and
other cargo S15,000 insured.
A petition has been filed for placing the at
fairs of the Guardian Savings Bank in bank
ruptcy.
The notorious General Grenthal was arrested
yesterday for pocket picking.
Arrived, steamer Spain from Liverpool
ALEXIS.
Alexis attended church today at the Russian
church on I'd avenue, near 50th street. The
religious ceremonies consisted in the liturgy of
the Greek church and the singing of the TIE
Deum by chorus of Russian voices.
HORACE GREELEY NOT CAND1DATE-HE WANTS
80, LIBERTY ONLY.
Mr. Greeley, in the Tribune tomorrow, in re-
ply to the Times article saving that he COM
| mitted the stupendous folly of permitting him
self to entertain dreams of the Presidency
| says: Within six OF eight months he has receiv-
ed thirty or forty letters, mainly from private
persons, proposing that he be candidate for
l f.,n pay ca fnr &c a
| has found time to answer at ALL were in the
| spirit of the only one he remembers to have
seen in print to William Larimer of Leaven-
worth, Kansas, of the 4th of May last, viz:
| THAT he was not an aspirant for any office, but
would not decline any duty his political friends
devolyed upon him."
| Mr.. Greeley says that it is very certain he
! will never make himself a candidate for Presi-
| dent, and it seems quite impossible that others
| will ever make him such, but those who have
suggested or may hereafter suggest him as a
candidate have exactly the same rights as so
many other citizens, neither more nor less.
If they be few and humble there is so much
| the less reason for bowling them down or in
| sstng that the next President is already Sc
| lected and all discussions on the subject fore
closed. We respectfully protest against the
| acrimony, the malevclence, the proscrptive
| venom, manifested by certain journals which
have been set on to clear the field of all intrud-
ers. If the majority have already decided the
presidential question there can benei-
Their harm nor. danger in allowing the
minority to indicate their dissent.
| Let the semblance, at least, of the freedom of
choice be maintained and not drown all diversi-
ty in hoarse clamor that no difference exists.
1t is now generally conceded that our uext Pres
ident must be Republican. In the ranks of
| the dominant party there are many better sol
ders though none older than he who here pleads
| that fair consideration be accorded to the mer-
its and services of all able and patriotic
| statesmen, and that the off1ce-holders stand
back while the Taxpayers are allowed to come
forward to indicate their preferences and fra
ternally compare notes as to their choice for
| President in 1872.
/ SLIPPERY DICK IN THE MEsHRs.
Connolly is still under arrest at the New
| York Hotel. The most strenuous efforts were
made to-day to procure bail without success
Alderman Hart offered surety for half the
amount required-Sl 100000 1t is said that
Eugene Kelly, banker, will tomorrow offel
himself for q similar amount