The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-14
NEW YORK,
The End of the Vanderbilt Will Contest.
ed Case.

The End Of the Vanderbilt Will Contest.
ed Case.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Quite a sensation
was caused today in the Surrogate Court when
the Vanderbilt will came up, by the entire
withdrawal of all objections by the contestants.
This utterly settles the contest. The whole
matter was fixed up between VIM. H. Wander
bilt and the contestants before coming into
court. The lawyers for William H. Wander
blt deny that he made any compromise with
the contestants, but the statement is doubted
very much.
Naval Officers Exonerated from Grave
Charges.
Last fall there were charges made impugning
the transactions of naval constructors Edward
Hartt and Robert W. Steele in connection with
the moving of the q. s. Navy Yard from Phil.
adelphia to League Island. The Secretary of
the Navy appointed the following naval officers
as board to investigate the charges: g. 81.
Cooper, commander; j. 81. Gllls, captain; Ed
win Fithiau, chief engineer; Alexander Hend-
ersou. chief engiueer; Henry M Dennison, pay
inspector; Samuel II. Pook and w. l. Min
toyue, naval constructors After full and care
tu investigation of every one connected with
the matter, the board reported as follows to the
Secretary of the Navy:
THAT we do not find any collision with con-
tractors, nor do we find ony facts or evidence to
or fraud, or criminal misconduct or wrong COM
mitted by either Naval Constructor Edward
Hartt or Robert W. Steele, or with their con-
nivance or knowledg ~
Secretary kobeson he artly Endorsed the re-
port.
A Dishonest Clerk Arrested.
james j. Smith, clerk in the store of wi
SOD, Brakeman, Taylor & Co., educational
book dealers, was arrested last night charged
with stealing. 1t his room at Matthaves was
found over $4,000 worth of steel pens and other
goods marked for shipment to dealers outside
of ha niru Tha fbaffc hary haov, Co.
long time. but he was not suspected.
Gen. Butler Interviewed.
Gen. Butler in an interview today with re-
porter OF the Graphic, said: Everybody de-
sires the pacification of the South and every
thing shall BIZ done to restore quiet and order
under the law there. For one, all desire to
see 10 the South, is that every man shall be
equally protected in all his rights, Of property
and person and in the free exercise of his pc
ltlcal preference If that can be assured am
utterly Indifferent as to the constitutional and
political instruments through which it may be
done. The President has clear privilege and
right to take such measures to secure the at
tainment of this great good to the South, that
his judgment teaches him to be the best, and
1T is the duty of every Republican to sustain
him in bis course to reach the end have ind-
Gated. No man will more readily aid him in
the fair trial of his experiment in that regard
or rejoice more heartily at its success, than L."
PeraIto's Ride.
Peralto who is trying to ride 600 miles in 30
hours, finished his 800 miles in IA hours, 40
minutes and 81 seconds. He rode the 3OOth
mile in 2 minutes and &c seconds. At II O..
clock tonight he was one mile ahead of time
and was on his 325th mile. He is confident of
making the distance.
kidnapping. ,,,--a noor
An infant child ofK at the Pennsylvania rail-
1oau depot today, was kidnapped by strange
man who is said TO have purchased ticket for
Mobile.
Later-The gentleman who took Mrs. Welsb's
child returned it to the police.