The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-11-14
NEW YORK.
Old Enough to Know Better.

Old Enough to Know Better.
NETWORK, Nov. 49, Bernard aged 107, began
a suit against the heirs of Terence Duffy, who
was for many years Doran's landlord. In 1852
Duffy had urgent need of $500. Doran agreed
to give it to him on condition OF free rent the
balance of his life, Doran then being SO years
old The offer was accepted Duffy has since
died and his heirs seek to evade the bargain.
They elected Doran. The suit yesterday re-
suited in the old mans favor.
Diphtherla in Brooklyn.
Diphtheria has been quite prevalent in
Brooklyn recently. There were 80 deaths last
week and IS in the past three weeks. The
health officers say there is no cause for alarm,
as the disease is not epidemic.
Edison's Electric Light.
Mr. Edison has been quietly at work on his
electric light for the past six months, and has
now announced that it is completed, and moth
ing remains but to perfect the arrangements
for exhibiting it. The exhibition is to be given
in Menlo Park AS Mr.. Edison recounts them
the steps to the inventors progress were: First
to divide current of electricity SO that 1t
would feed many lamps; second. to find an in
destructible point for the burner; third to de-
termine an economical shape and plan Tor
lamp; fourth, to invent the machinery Tor the
pro luction of the vacuum in which Mr.. Edi-
sons light is to burn and lastly, to perfect the
mechanical accompaniment of the light and
the lamp. All except the last step have been
successfully brought about. Mr. Edison says
no date is set for the exhibition of the new
light
Up to Their Old Tricks.
In canvassing the returns from Brooklyn the
canvassers have been obliged to return large
number of districts consequent upon the stupid
blunderS by ignorant inspectors. The same
thing had to done in this city.
Investigation into the election at Long
Island city shows most outrageous tampering
with returns, and testimony is given showing a
reign of terror and brutal beating visited upon
voters on election day by gang of repeaters
from New York city, headed by a murderer.
A Marine Unpleasantness.
The new pilot steamer Hercules sailed today
and took her position off Sandy Hook. Pilot
Commissioners say that they will revoke the
license of any pilot from her who brings in a
vessel. fine captain will then take the case in
to court. Ship owners favor the enterprise.
All Aboard for Africa.
The Liberian barque Monrovia, now lying
at Brooklyn, is fitting out to carry sixty negro
emigrants to the west coast OF Africa next
month, and agents of the American Colonial
tion Society are securing the Southern States
for recruits.
The Election Returns.
The board of county canyassers met again
today to canvass the votes cast in the city at
the last election. The trouble that arose at the
session yesterday was settled today by the
opinion of the corporation council that the err
rors of inspectors of elections in not marking
votes on both pastors and returns We're clerical
ones, and could be remedied by the inspectors.
The board then went on to canvass the returns
The Sun gives the following table, which
the official figures are not likely to change:
Cornell, governor 40,172 plurality; Haskins,
lieut.. governor, 1880; Carr, secretary of state,
4411 Wadsworth, controller, 1863; Ward at
torney general 1909: Wendell, treasurer,
1851; Seymour, angneer and surveyor, 1859.
All Republicans except Seymour.