The Portland daily press., 1873-11-18
NEW YORK.
The Affairs of Daniel Drew,s Firm.


NEW YORK, Nov. THE Tribune publishes
copy of the deed of assignment of the real
and personal property of Kenyon, Cox & Co. to
VIM. D. Scott; also a guarantee by Daniel
Drew to pay for the benefit of creditors all de-
ficency that may arise in the discharge of the
debts of Kenyon, Cox & Co. provided for in the
assignment over and above the amount realized
under assignment excluding alleged indorse-
ments and acceptances rendered in the deed
The creditors agree not to bring any action
against Kenyon, Cox g. Co., until the expira-
ton of eighteen months from the date of the
assignment, or until he shall make default in
his guarantee of $500, 900, for which he has de-
posted cesecurities, bonds aud mortgages.
Beecher upon the Cuban Question.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecber, in his sermon
yesterday, made powerful appeal to the sym
pathies of the American people in favor of free
Cuba. He denounced the executions at Santa-
go as crime against humanity and civiliza-
ton. proceeding from cruel love of blood and
simple fer0city. He thought, however, that
the government should act thoughtfully and
not rashly, and if Spain cannot stop such
denominations, let the hand of ma .ional justice
give knowledge and freedom to those who de-
served liberty and the help of every honest
heart on the globe.
Proceedings Against j. Cooke & 90.
John E. Cox & Co. of Philadelphia have be-
gun involuntary proceedings in the United
States District Court in Bankruptcy ID this city
against Jay Cooke Co. Judge Blatchford has
issued an order for Jay Cooke & Co, to show
cause why the prayer of the petition should not
be granted, and has also issued an order re-
straining them from pa.tng with any of their
assets until the question of adjudicating the
firm involuntary bankrupts has been passed
upon.
The Tri II of Tweed.
In the Tweed trial to-day John Garvey was
cross-examined at length, and William Smith,
book-keeper of the Broadway Bank, was re-
called.
Garvey testified that he bought S14O.OOO
worth of mortgages from his brother Andrew
before the latter He'd to Europe, for one dollar.
and gave him ten dollars for the remainder of
his vast property. During January, 1872, he
received several letters from Tweed, asking to
call at his house for an interview One of them
was produced in court, which was read as fol-
lows,
EJohn Carney, ESQ.,, I do not see why YOU fail
to keep your engagement with me. You will
please to meet me either at my house or some
will be pleasant one. Yours
Nm M. TWEED.
John. Keyser, the ring plumber, repeated his
story, and Deputy Comptroller Storrs was re-
called.
Enthusiastic Meeting.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of Ameri.
can and Cuban citizens was held tonight in
Steinway Hall for the purpose of giving ex-
preston to their sense of the late butcheries by
Spaniards and the outrage offered to the Amer
lean flag. Fully 5000 were present Hon. VIM.
M. Evarts presided
Various Matters.
1t is stated by an empIoye of the navy yard
that the work upon the Spanish irOn-clad Ara
piles suspended this afternoon.
This morning the steamer Neptune from Bos-
ton came into the navy yard with the men
drafted from the Boston navy yard. They were
put on board the Vermont. Prior to their az
rival, there were only $50 men on board the
Vermont, of whom So were drafted to the Beu-
ecia, five to the Wyoming, 55 to the Juniata,
three to the Mani attain and 26 to the Mahopoc.
Further drafts from other navy yards will lie
made for the Colorado and Minnesota The
quickly as possible, and with the ships of war
now lying there's formidable fleet can be start
ed IN few weeks
The orders are to get everything in readiness,
but beyond the PERMISSION to employ 800 extra
men, received Saturday, no authority for put
ting on more men has been received.
The total imports of specie at this port last
week were 81, PIG, 0O9.
The Brooklyn chemical works, owned by
jackson & Co., Raymond street, was damaged
by hre to-day Loss on stock $25,0OO, on build
ing $4,000.
On account of the falling off of travel many
of the Brooklyn horse car companies have or
dered reduction OF wages from the president
to the stable men. The pay of the conductors
and drivers is reduced % cents per day.
The steamship Cleopatra, which arrived to-
day, brought back the newspaper mails she
took on her outward bound trip to Havana
The Spanish authorities refused to allow them
to be landed.
The Navy Yard.
At the navy yard the same activity is mani
tested as for the past few days To-day $50
Men were added to the force aud over 1000
stood at the gates hoping to get employment.-