The Portland daily press., 1873-01-01
NEW YORK.
VIZ. Grcerer,s VIII.


NEW York, Dec 31.-Another phase of lax
| Greeley will case came up before the Surro gait
| Yesterday by which tie United States served s
notice upon Miss Greeley to allow cause why
| Mr. Greeloy's will! of 1871 should not be admit
| ted to probate. Evidence will be offered in
| support of that will on the 18th, 14th and 10th
| of January. The Surrogate has appointed j.
| e. Williams and VIM. skinner appraisers Of
| the personal estate in the case in which j. L.
Cleveland was previously appointed admins
| traitor, pending the litigation, and Mr.. Skin
| ner is also appointed special guardian OF MISS
| Gabrielle Greeley under the will OF 1871. II.
The Stokes Case.
In the Stokes trial to-day Commodore Van
| derbilt testified that Fisk was reckless man,
| and that he had bad opining of him from
| the start. His knowledge however, as to Fisk
was based on heresay Vice President Diven
of the Erie, also teStfled concerning the char
| acter of Fisk.
Henry Z. Chester, a carpenter, testified to
having been passing the ladies entrance to the
hotel when Fisk Gas shot; went in aud saw a
lady pick up pistol which was silver plated
A pistol was shown him, which he denied was
the ore.
Henry f. Clark testified relative to Fisk S
character, saying that Fisk was considered a
man of desperate expedients. The court then
took recess.
Rapid Transit.
A new plan of rapid transit is to be submit
ted to the Legislature early in the session. 1t
provides for the appointment of commission
er who shall decide upon some scheme for an
elevated viaduct or by underground, the rates
of fare to be at five cents to Central Park.
Excitement in Church.
The Tribune says that while the pastor of
the Methodist church at Sd avenue and 32d
street, Brooklyn, was denouncing freemasonry
on Sunday night, a Baptist clergyman of Chic
opee, Mass, who was sitting in the audience
arose and in q loud voice stated that his asser-
tons were false. Much excitement followed,
during which the Directing clergyman and sew
eral others withdrew.
Funeral of one of the Centre Street yie-
tinas.
The funeral of Jane Stewart, burned in the
Centre street fire a week ago, took place to-day
from st. Johns Episcopal church. Laborers
eontiaue digging in the ruins for the remains
of the other missing girls. p
8 Commerce of New Work.
During 1872 the arrivals of vessels at this
port, of all classes, were 1923, of which 2,076,
including S4S schooners were American, and
2,11S, including 290 schooners, were British
Discharge of a Woman who Pers0nafed
an AuthOress.
Annie NJ. Daz, arrested last week on a
charge of swindling the proprietors of the
Earle Hotel, by falsely representing herself to
be Mrs. Diaz the authoreSs, was discharged TO-
day on the ground of decision made by Judge
Barnard, declaring the law unconstitutional
which made a civil debt criminal offence. IS
EIrs. Anthony Refuses to Euraisil Bail
ROCHESTER,, Dec 3t-Yesterday afternoon
fourteen of the women held for illegal voting at
the late election in this city gave bail to appear
in the Albany court. Miss Susan B. Anthony
refused to furnish bail and was remanded to
the custody of the Deputy United States Mar
shall. r
Various Matters.
The new scheme for a randi transit road DrO-
poses to make the building the province OF the
city. The bill prepared for submission to the
Legislature provides for the commissioners to
select engineers who will make the estimates
of the cost and decide on the plan. The road
is expected to cost $20,000,000 81.
Oliver Charlick, President of the Long Is
land railroad, has contracted for the construc-
ton of very fast steamboat, which will be
completed in May, to run on his Boston line,
and to connect with the Long Island road at
Greenport. iaa ~
John Jillen applied to Judge Ingraham to-
day for mandamus to compel the Board of
County Commissioners to canvass one vote cast
for himself by himself for Comptroller The
Judge said he must hear the other side.
Commodore Vanderbilt has ordered draw
ing room car placed at the service of Governor
Hoffman on Wednesday, in compliment to the
retiring executive -4
The Commissioners of Emigration will me-
moralize Congress in opposition to the bill to
promote immigration to the United States Il.
1t is reported that Jay Gould's profits in
Erie in the London market recently will reach
100000 He is said, about the time of the
Boston fire, to have bought calls thereupon on
an immense number of shares.
The end wall of the four story brick factory
on Union street, BROOKLYN, fell to night crush
ing i'll a two story story stable containing four
teen horses belonging to Smith & Jewell, flour
dealers, aud valued at 81, 200.