The Portland daily press., 1873-11-17
NEW YORK.


New YORK, Nov. 15.-Stephe. H. Alden, a
street operator, has brought suit against Dan
iel Drew, whom he charges with inducing him
to buy IL 600 shares of quicksilver mining
stock at $6l2 200, by means of false represent
ations that the stock would rapidly appreciate
in value, and thus ensure handsome profit.
The action is to force Drew to refund to Alden
$202, 900. Alden claims in his affidavit that
while he wasbuying the stocks under Drew's
representations, Daniel was unloading up
on him.
Anxious about MIR. Beecber,s Creed.
At business meeting of the Plymouth
church, the last of October, Mr.. Beecher made
a remarkable speech on the occasion of Mr.
Tilton's name being dropped from the church
rolls, and some of his statements were held to
be so at variance with orthodox opinions that
several of the Congregational churches of
Brooklyn have appointed committees to wait
upon the Plymouth church and have the sub
iect discussed and the matter explained These
proceedings have been conducted with interest,
and there is no question but all the Congrega-
tional churches in the city are moving in the
matter.
The Tweed Trial.
John w. Draper, secretary to the grand jury
in November, 1871, was examined as to wheth-
er he saw in the grand jury room deposit of
tickets or the defendants account and the ac-
counts of Woodward, Carney, etc. He could
not remember that.
Assistant District Attorney Allen testified
that he made dilligent search for the deposit of
tickets in the District Attorneys Office and
they could not be found.
John S. Everett, cashier of the Broadway
Bank, saw deposit of the tickets in the bank
after being selected by Mr.. Tilden and assist
ants; heard that they were sent to the grand
jury room and never saw them since.
Anseil e. Parker, receiving-teller, testified
that he carried to the grand jury room bum
die of papers; he understood them to be depos-
it tickets; did not look inside of the bundle.
At the Navy Yard.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-About 5000 persons
visited the navy yard yesterday, many of them
being in search of work, not taking into ac-
count those who went there for purely personal
matters.
since the war has the general public evinced
such interest in the affairs of the navy yard
No secret is made of the fact that orders have
been received from Washington to prepare all
available vessels in the yard for active service
as soon as possible, and well informed parties
say orders have been issued to prepare for sea
at once every vessel in the United States navy.
The frgates Minnesota and Colorado, each car
rying so guns, will be ready for sea within %
days Capt Ransom does not believe there is
the Spanish frigate Arapiles, but believes one
of our monitors can easily put shot clear
through her and disable her machinery.
1t is not true that orders have been received
from the Navy Department to stop work on
the Arapiles.
The Feeling i'm New York.
At the hotels and clubs the Cuban difficulty
and the cOmpl iCatOns almost certain to arise
from it is the universal subject of conversation
1t is generally conceded that unless the Madrid
government consents to joint Intervention in
order to restore tranquility in Cuba and pun
ish the perpetrators of the recent outrage war
with Spain is inevitable. The majority of the
speakers are unanimous in expressing the be-
lief that everything will be done to uphold the
national reputation.
What the Secretary Of War Says.
The Secretary of War, who was in this city
yesterday, is reported to have said to an init
mate friend who called on him, "You are aware
that have been considered somewhat blood
thirsty on this matter, but the entire Cabinet
are now of my mind. At the Cabinet meeting
held yesterday we were unit. and if the Amer
lean people are not satisfied with the measures
resolved upon at that meeting to vudicate the
national honor, they must be very hard to
please"
Various Ma tiers.
Arrived, steamship India, from Glasgow.
The steamer Frankfort whose malls were
seized at Havana, is a German Lloyd vessel
sailing from New Orleans to Havre and Bre-
men, touching at Havana aud is foreign
steamer.
The Spanish war steamer Arapiles, now uu-
der repairs at the navy yard, Brooklyn, will be
ready for sea in a few dais. She has crew
of 800 men, including officers and carries 10
guns, two of which throw 800 pound shot
The Arapiles has few superors in the Spanish
navy.