The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-07-21
NEW YORK.


The End of The WrangIe.
NEW York, July 20 The following is
printed here:
After the race Yale sent the following chal
lenge to Harvard:
SARATOGA, July IS. 1864.
The Yale university crew hereby challenges
the Harvard university crew to row race
under the regulations of the regatta of 1874, at
a time to be appointed within a week.
(Signed) R j. Cook,
Captain of Yale university crew.
The Harvard's reply was as follows:
SARATOGA, July Is, 1874.
After the conduct of the Y lie university
crew, not only during but also at the conclu
sion of the race just completed, the Harvard
university crew refuse to entertain any chal-
lenge whatever from the Yale university
crew.
(Signed) WENDELL GOODWIN,
Caotan of Harvard university crew.
The Nathan Mystery.
An ex-coDvict sends a letter to a morning
paper, saying that while he was In Sing Sing
prison III June, 1870, he knew of the planning
of the robbery of the Nathan mansion in this
CITY, The plan was fer one Sweeney then
convict, to get the iron dog" from the house
of Ellis his paramour. and other instruments,
and then make the robbery with others. Ellis
was then convict aud planned the whoe
robbery, so that the others might do the job
and get money enough for HIM to bride his way
out Of the prison. The burglary was placed in
the bands of Henry Smith, well-known
burglar assisted ny Tucker, Brown aud
Sweeney. The latter the only one no
entered the house with Smith, and Smith was
the one who KILLED Marian Forester may
have neen in the secret but it is doubtful. No
murder was Intended in the plan. 1t is thought
that there is some truth in this statement.
The Jersey City Scandal:
Rev. John S. Gendenning, of the Prospect
Presbyterian church i'll Jersey City, alluded to
the scandal IN connection with himself at the
morning service yesterday, affirming his inno
cense and asking suspension OF opinion. He
has been three times arrested, first on charge
of bastardy, second on a charge OF seduction
and third for breach Of promise.
Fraud.
1t appears that the Horace Smith arrested in
Worcester few day since for being drunk and
disorderly, is the mead centre of bogus CHART
able society called tie New York Provident
Society Iu the name of the supposed charity.
he aud one Ellis have collected moneys aud
goods amounting to several thousand dollars
per year, using the names OF several clergymen
reference. The clergymen all deny author
izing the use of their names.
Attempt to Assass,nate N Clergyman,
Bullets have been found in the study of Rev.
DIR. Miller pastor of the Plymouth Baptist
church in West 51st street. They were fired
from neIghboiing tenement house through
the window, smashing the glass, but the glass
being stained the would-be assassins could not
see whether the Doctor was there or not He
happened to be absent. He has recently
preached several anti Catholic sermons, espe-
cialiy against their efforts to drive the Bible
from the public schools. He has received
threatening letters and it is thought that some
fanatical person of that creed has attempted to
assassinale him.
Railroad Troubles.
Passengers were attempted to be carried over
the Montclair railroad this morning for the
first time since the injunction preventing the
running of trains was issued on the 3lst of
March, but the rails for some distance were
toro up by laborers under orders of julius II.
Pratt, who e out the injunction, and is Pres
ident of the Hudson connecting railroad, which
road owns part of the track and had disposed
of the same to the Lackawana railroad. to
torn a connection with its Boston branch. The
passengers held an indignation meeting, but
were obliged to take the Midland
The College Foot Race.
SARATOGA, N. Y, july 20.-The College
foot races came off this afternoon at Glen
Mitchell. A large concourse was present 1t
is pronounced the most interesting affair of the
regatta week. The one mile running race was
won by E. Copeland of Cornell, in minutes
So IA seconds; the second prize by j. H. VAN
dewenter of Princeton in minutes IL seconds,