The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17
NEW YORK.
Tweed Exuected this Week.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16-A letter from frgate
Franklin dated Vigo, Spain, Sept 9th, says
Tweed is expected to arrive in this city October
18th, but the officers at the navy yard think it
possible the steamer may reach here by Octo-
Ter 18th.
William Hunt sailed with Tweed and will be
surrendered with him on the arrival of the ves-
Sci at quarantine.
quarantine until after the examination, when
she will sail for Norfolk Va, after surrender
ing her prisoners.
Tweeds escape from Cuba on the bark Car
mine was not as passenger but as lands
man, compelled to serve as deck-hand, and,
bare-footed, bare-legged and bare-armed, fore
ed to wash down the decks. In this disguise
he was discovered end taken into custody in
Vigo Bay. This harsh experience did not seem
to have in any way discouraged Tweed or i'm
paired his health.
When placed on board the Franklin be was
given the most commodiOus and elegant quar-,
tiers on the ship.
Hell Gate.
The survey of the river bottom at He'll Gate,
which has been in progress since the blast, was
completed on Saturday. The survey shows
depth of not less than ten feet below mean low
water in any spot. save one near the shore at
point where the reef before the blast used to
project two and one half feet above low water.
Even that is probably but small heap of stones
which will easily be removed by dredging. The
ternoon ran close in shore over the site of the
old Golfer dam. Gen. Newton willlsoon adver-
tse for proposals for removing the broken rock
lying on the bottom, where Hallett's reef once
was, and thus formally open NewtOn's channel
to navigation. Work ION Flood rock is pro-
crossing finely, though only small force of
men are employed there as yet. About thirty
five men are at work in three gangs, which re-
lieve one another, each spending eight hours in
the rock, SO that work goes on night and day.
The rock is much softer than that at Halett's
Reef. On Wednesday last a large portion of
the roof of the main heading fell in but fortu-
nately nobody was standing beneath it. Should
the stone be found to increase in softness as the
shaft is sunk deeper and the headings penetrate
the body of the rock, it will seriously enhance
the difficulty of the work and render extreme
caution necessary at every blast.
Still Living.
During the past month at leaet twenty at
tempts to foist upon the public the announce
ment of the death of Commodore Vanderbilt
have been made by parties believed to be inter-
ested in stock jobbing operations. In all their
attempts, however, they have been foiled by
the watchfulness of telegrapherS and newspa-
per men.
This morning, however, despatch was re-
ceived over the city line of the Western Union
Telegraph from the New York Hotel announc-
ing his death, over the signature of Rev. DR..
Deems, This was believed to be authentic, and
was sent to the newspapers by the New York
Associated Press, but like other announcements
proves untrue.
The Commodore still lives and is in improved
health compared with what he has been in for
the past month. The stock market was not
affected by the bogus telegram.
The Cheeseman Tragedy.
Mrs. Cora Cheeseman, the young woman who
was shot under such mysterious circumstances
on Thursday night last, was much improved
last night and the doctors entertain hopes of
her recovery. Last night she made the follow
ing statement: 81 formerly resided in Lynn,
Mass, where became intimate with a young
lady to whom made very valuable presents
Nine months ago 1 moved to this city, as it was
more convenient for my husband. -Four months
ago this young lady came to New York and
asked me to give her one hundred dollars, which
l refused to do. She said: Il will separate you
from your husband to which replied: Sep
and left Two weeks ago l discovered that my
husbands conduct was changed and he became
very cool toward me.
On Thursday night my husband asked me the
cause OF difference between me and my friend,
to which replied that she wanted a hundred |
dollars, which refused to give her. My hus- |
band left the house otter eating supper and re-
turned about IL o'clock, when we each drank a |
glass OF wine. He said to me, 'Cora, l am 60 |
ing to leave YOU and | said ''If you do will
and then took revolver from nv pocket and |
fired, the ball passing between nv left arm and |
the body and buried itself in the door. Find |
ing l was not wounded L fred again, and the |
ball entered my left breast. fell on my face, |
and got up and said to my husband, "You had |
better leave; if you don't somebod will find |
,ut that l am shot and will have you arrested
NV husband then went into front room, pack |
I'd bis valise and left, after speaking again to |
me-" All efforts of the police to find Cheese |
nan have thus far proved unsuccessful.
The East River Bridge.
The first large cable of the East river bridge |
was stretched from New York to Brooklyn to- |
lay.