Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1875, Page 12

av DIED GAME. Tho Close of n Long and Active Career of Bloody Vio- lence, Executlon, Near Now York, of Will- fam Delancy for the Law- renco Murders Tho Condemned Man Mects Itis Fate with tho Utmost Nerve and Coolness. Delaney as a Historian and Poet--- _A Obaracteristio Soreed. Two Persons Murdered by Miners Near Mahoning City, Pa. Murder of n Child by Its Parents in Bonrdyille, N, J. 4 $70,000,000 Land Fraud Unearthed in Shannon County, Mo. HANGED. WILLIAM DELANEY YON THE MUNDER OF CAFT. LAWRENCE. Svectal Diavateh ta The Chteaon Tribune. Miszona, L, L, Deo. 10.—-William Dolaney was hanged to-day at North Hompatead. Tho crime for which hoe suffered tho doath ponalty waa committed at 6 o'clock on the evening of Yriday, Aug. 27 Iaat, undor tho following circum- stances: Oo tho afternoon of the previous Wednosday, tho echooner Joroph E. Potte, en- gaged in tho coal-trado, pnt into Port Johnson, on the Now Jeracy coast,—a coal-alipping sea- port town,—and engaged Dolancy os Mate. The schooner was commanded by Capt. Lawronco, who alao had one-fourth intorost in her, and tha crew consisted of two boys,—Augustus I, Tut- tlo and Charics Harris, aged rospoctivoly 17 and 16 yeara. Tho Captoin was a» man of about 60, with a grown-up family of sons and daughters, aod had been cngaged in tho sen- going sorvico for many years, Aftor leaving Port Johnson overything went well for tho fret day, altnough the boy Tuttle stated most positively that tho Mate, Do- Janey, had etolon the Captain's pistol the first night ho waa on board. The next afternoon, at 4v'ctock, they ontercd the mouth of Port Wasb- ington, or Cow Bay, off Long Island Sound, hove to, and cast anchor, to wait for favorablo winds inthe morning, At this time thero wera within Ganshot of them FULLY A HUNDRED BAIL of yosaols, Jadeu with cargoos, at anchor. Fri- day morning opened clear and bright ; the Sands- Point Regatta was to take piacein tho bay. and Capt. Lawronco, among others, had ongaged to remain and witnoes it. Hotiween 5 and G o'clock, Tuttle aot tho table for auppof, in tho cabin of the yoesol, and, on going below, saw the Mato enter bis cabin, whenco he issued shortly afters wards In hin beat olothes, for which ho had changed his tar-covered seaman'a dress, Preparations for suppor being completed, Tuttlo joined Harris on deck, and left tho Captain and Mate at their meal. Afow minutes afterwards, thoy wore rtartlod by tho sound of hard broathing and acufling bo- low, and they rocoguized the Captain's voico calling, apparently in distross, Thoy instautly ran att, and, on getting to the stern of the boat, looked down into tho cabin, aud saw tho Captain on the floor, motionless, aud Dolaney, tho State, Vehind him, : PUTTING A GAQ IX IIS SrOrTH. They attempted to mako thelr wayinto tho cabin, when tho Mato pulled a pistol from hia pocket and pointingyt at them said, * You boya, go ou dock, and keep sull, or I'll shoot you.” Tho boys, much slarmod, boat o lieaty retroat to tho deck, where, after & few minutes, thoy attempted to attract attention by whistling, when the Slate's head and face appeared, and ho told them, with an orth, still pointing the pistol at them, that, if they alarmed othor schooners, ho would shoot them. No furthor noiso was board in the cabin. and, « fow minutes iator, the Mato, dresacd in bis beat clothes, camo on deck, aud ordered thom to go aft and cot into tho small ‘boat that wos hong on the davits. Tuttle trem- Dlingly asked him what ho was going to do with them, and ho roplied that ho wantod thom to DOW 11M AsHonE, ‘and pretty damned quick, too,” le added, aa the boat was lowered. They rowed a distanco of nbout s quarter of a milo, constantly thraatened by Delauoy's pistol, and Isnded thojmurderer on the west sido of King's Point, hey observed him got into another row-boat, and pull hastily towards Throgg'n Point, whore ho landed aod excaped inland, Tho boya then rowod back to the avhoonor, Sinquass, which was anchored near the Joseph E. Potts, and informed the otti- sera of what had happened, ‘Tho Mato of the Minquasa boarded tho Josoph E. Potts, aud, descending into the cabin, found the Captain bad been mows bratally murdared. ‘Pho tablo contained the euppor-dishow aud food, untouched. ‘Fhe body was found on tho floor of the cabin, with tho head Ising on (ho edge of tho berth, twisted half-way round. In hia mouth waaa strong pino gag, about 3 iuchos tong, with stout musiin 9 Acca at the onda, t- tached to the gap, tied tightly round tho neck aod shoulders of tho dead Usptaip. Life was utterly extinct, and it was dacwod wise to sim- ply out the muslin that bouud the hands togothor and notify the authorities, This was dono, and the following day an Pager Was Lold,—Harria aod Luttle Meritt to the facta as alrondy set forth, Tuttlo toattfied that ho was the Captain's pdookkoopor, and bolieved tho muriler way cdm- mitted for the purpoue ofrobbery, Me thousht that, at the time of tho murder, the Captain iad abont €50 or €80 on bin porson, His pockot- book was found to have been ritfed of ite con- tents. ‘The doctor who made tho poat-mortem axemination teatifled that Lawronce had been thoked aud ATRANGLED TO DEATH ‘oy meanu of the gag. The jury retumed ‘a verdict in accordauce with the facts; sud early the following woek Delaney was tracked aud ar- rested, Hi trial and conviction followed with unusual oulerity, and bo was sentenced to bo to-lsy,—a well-merited sentenco that has just been carried out. That Delanay was's powgrfal and brutal man, the circumstances of his ewployer's murdor hal already shown; but i¢ was not until sentence of deatn bad been imposed on him, acd ha had been removed 10 the collof tho condemned, that his tigor-ltke force and ferocity were made apparent. On the afteruocon of Sunday, tho 7th of Novombor, Mr, Gacrgo A. Mott, hia counsel, visited Delanoy, at te Alineaia Jall, to-escerta(n whether ho could do anything further for him profesmoually ; also, to inquire iuto the truth of She report that the murderer was DYING OF HEMOKKUAGY OF TRE LUNGS, For somo time it was thought that this was tho cape, Out, uyon investigation, it was discovered that he lad produced wounds in his gums, whioh be irritated with bls topgueand naila, pro- ducing thus @ constant flow of blood, that he wpat out with all the woll-auatained symptoms of @ sufferer from an acute pulmonary com- Plaint, Mr. Bott was admitted to thecondemned muau's cell by the keeper, who looked the door atter him and retired, ‘Tue lawyer found De- Janey lying on bis ded, with the coverlet over hum. 9 his visitor entered be turned hiv bead, bot did not otherwise move. As econ as the kooper was out of sight, Delaney throw off the cavoriet and sprang to hia fect. He stepped foward Mr. Mott and solzed him by Lots shoul- dora, Mr. Mott iv a meu Lelow the modiuu Leight, wheress Delaney wae slmoet of Kigantic proportions, He bold Sir. 3foté in sn iron grip, and, shaking him aslmout savagely, he hissed out io o whisper: 45 os @you gotaknife? Give it tome if you AVS.’ Mr, molt wan reakty, pieenecs & t retained Fe wes arcs 1) tl bis presence of wisd. "de wan alone with tho murderer, and tho keopera wera somo yarde ais- | n warrant, hut by cory, tant in the corridor, “Whats the nistter 2” tie anked, “(ive mo your knife,” Delanoy anid, ehatking his right hand ovee Mr. Mott's fiead, and quiver~ ing with excitemont from head to foot; ‘give me your knifo!" “7 havo no knife,” roptiod the lawser. “Don't toll mo that,” Dolaneyistt “ You havea knife. Giyo it to mo, give it to mo, and J'me free man.” “FT tell you Lbayen't a knife," Mr. Mott re- perted, * Yes, you have," Delaney said, savagely. Let me have it, and lileriy 16 mine befere to- morrow." “What nonsense,” Sir, Mott said. L havn't gotaty knife, “Give n ur knife T way," tho murderer went on oxcited|). “dhoro are only two Warde ausher. Let mo hava tue knife, avd T'll gash their throats, They'h bo dead men tho first timo they enter my eclt, and then I'ma free man,” "Roe qniet.” Mr. Mott said, "they nro too much for you, and your irons would prevent you from doing them any harm. ON THis RVR OF EXCATR. “My irons!" Delnucy raid, tell yon T'vo ent them throuch. Lean shake thom off ina mine ute, ‘They think I'm rick, -but Em not. Td jump on then, shake of my shackles, and cut their throats ina moment, All I want isa knife. Tamroady now, Only givo mo vorr hinfe. and when they come to let you ont Tit pretend to knock you down, and thoy 1 buteher them aud ho free.” All this time the condemned man bad kept Mr, Mott in his grasp.) ‘The lasyer was fot a little marmed, but, Jacking nefther nervo nor in- gennity. and fearing that in his fury the mar- deror might inflict injury on bin, emiled on his assaifant, and at length pretouded to approve of tho scheme. “Taee,” Mr. Mott enid; “you'd pretend to Knock ino down, aud then kill the keopers sud ereape. But tho mischiof is, J haven't got a Knife, Put VU oll you what Vil do, Pil pa ont and get a oat hig knife, and then I'l como back, Rertending. T'vo forgotton to tell you somo- thing. then Til give you the kuifo and you can azcapo. 'Tpatll do," the mutderer aatd, tremulons with joy; “ako haste and get mo tho knife, and I'll never forget tho act ns long as I live.” ¢ Wd HOPES DASHED, Tho man thon fay down and covorad himself with tho bedclothes, and Mr, Mott called the keopors to lot him out. When be 9a4 safe out- side, Mr. Mott waid to tho keepers, ** For God's sake, don't go nearthat man. Flo bas got his shackles off, and wants to kill you. Ho wantod mo to give him n knife 10 cut your throata with.” Next lay, five keopers entered Delanoy's call, and, after’ a eaperata strugela, ovorpowored and bound him. They found then that his irous woro all filed throngh, tho Interstices belog filled with broad-crumbs. The floor of hts cell was torn up, and a hole was cut through the founda~ tion into the nozt cell, in which two negrocs wero confined fur burglary. ‘Theso men and Dolaney had planned on eacapo. An old trusr was found concealod tn Dolauoy’s bed, and tho aprings of this had boon used to fle thoir irony. All tho men could havo shaken off thoir irous in aminute, Delaney was removed to anotheecell, and securely iroued. MORE SHATRERED SHACKLES, On the following Wednesday, despite the clove wateh of the guards, ft waa found that De- Inney bad again eared through ka ahacklas, aud tora tho planks and walls of his coll Iiterally to pieces, Once moro he was sccnrod, vowing that he would novor bo hauged, but live ta cheat the damned hangman yet. Tie attempted to keep his promise, for, on tho very next evening, on entering Dataney’a call, tha Warden found that he bad again broken hia shackles and removod tho bars of his cell, ready for an cacape. It was with great difficulty that ho waa socured. Freah irons wero firmly riveted on him, and hoe was cbainad to tho floor, ‘and a keepor waa appatnted to watch bis coll day and might, But not avon theso precautions availed entirely, Tho negroes who wero bis bear companions in captivity o8- eaped from the jatl, aud, after this, be appeared downcast and eullen, if not realigned. Manaclea shackles hod been riveted on bim, and hho had beon chained to the floor, but oven then uo managod to eecuro a ate) saw abont 2 inches Jong, which hoe hid in tho folds of his collar at the back of his neck, ag tila Inst Lope, It waa discoverod and taken from him, sod then ho began to wealicn, DISOWNING JIA PARENTS, A fow days ago, his father and mothor, who Jive somewhore near Chicago, came from Mivois tosee their son, On eutering his cell, Le rev fused to recognize them, aud said thoy wore no rolstives of his. Io treated them with the at- most contempt, snd the poor old couple ment away almost in doubt a8 to yhethor ho was really tholr son, i Aftor they had loft, Dolaney Janghed over tha scono with the keopots, and told thom that ho recogniged them ag soon ag they came into bis coll, but that ho didn't caro to lot them kuuw it, iz PREPARING THE gOAFYOLD, On Wodnesday morning, tho scaffold which had beon eractod way trisd aud found to work satisfactorily. During tho laut row days the coodemnod man boen by turns dotiant, by turua despondent. On Saturday lost, in a pare oxysin of angovernable rage, he broke his Led, toro up bis bedding, and sot the whole on are, and for some tuo it was doubtful whothor ho would not succeed in fring tho jail. On Tuos- day nignt, Pathors McSherry aud Sheridan la- bored. with Lim earnestly, and appsrontiy to some purpose, for io asked forgivouess of all the prison ollicials, demred to bo loft alone, and waa obyorved trequently to bo engaged im prayor, In tho moruing ho inapocted bis scaf- fold-nuit, and announcod his satiafaction with it. Tt was prepared in accordance with his own di- rections,—the pautaloons tight at the kneo, and 24 Inches wido at tha bottom ; the ghirt of white Jinon, open at tho buck, with a docp collar, Diack the, and binck sida; the yoat cnt low in tis nock, and the front of tho coat to roll well, ‘INE CHIMINAL'S CONFESSION, On Tuesday night Delaney wiote his confor- slop, and wuat be called his “lass dye Thymes," Thoy are as fullowa: I was dora in New Mayen, Conn, on tho 15th of April, 1851, aud Hved there till L was four years old ‘aud thea my mother dird apd left me au orphan, au then my father aud me went to Irctand, and there lived for ten monthr, We weut from there to Mol- Dourno, Anatralla, where we Ilvod for elght years, B1y father gutting niarried I could not agreo with my stepmnotier, ao T left them to do for myself, I had ineuey enough to buys pletol snd knife, and froin Melbourne I traveled to Zelong, wuffering for the want of water territle, but 1 managed to yet tore after three daye' hardahips, I then payed my pasesire back ogaln, aud then went to Ban Diego and went on board 8 Goaton ship, aud worked my passage to New York, Ail { had todo was to mind the baby, and when f tamy to New York tho Gaptain gave mo $10, and T went around to neo the fusliony, and than ‘I went couk of a New Haven yosuel, plylug between Now Ha- yen and Demerara, 1 mado the voyago nod then went to Loudon in a packet ahip, which commenced my wild'career. Wo were only fourteen dayw out whun, we inutinized aud tried to take the -shtp, aud fought four days; Dut diay captured the riugiesiors and pot them in frous throo days, Wo would not work, aud the ably was ino total wreck, Werk wa would uot til thoy wore retested, and sooner thun loo, hig wtp and Passengers he let ‘thera ent. Wo arrived in tha River {hamcs and caine to anchor, avd eevenleen of us made our exit to Liverpool, aud two of us wippnd th National Lane boat fur Now York, We arrived hero wafy, only with the exception of a bungod oye gad split Up.’ Thon I sbtpped fur Mong Kong, Chiua, aud after forir monthe arrived thero safe, and whUle in port me and tho Mate had words which came to blows, 1 split hia hoadt open with an fron belaying pin, and then ‘wont into the forovaatic with tho intention of kiing the first man that tried te tako tue, ‘They hotsted the ensign upside down, and the polico-boat caine alung- cide ani wax told what was the tontter, anc they cai to pull ao ott, und T fought deaperately, aud they waw they could not capture mo without, so they drew thale cutladvea, and wooner than Le run’ through I surren- dered, { was taken before tho’ Council, sed, anil son- tenced o ruur mouths in the chain-gaig. T'eame out aud went to beachecombing and riverpiracy. 1 atayent at that for a while, and Wien Joined a inan-of-war, auil served my time of ony yoar, ouly wishing white 1 was Shere that tho South aud North como to quarters ao T could eaprure her and make hera accond Alubama, to Ant for the Southern Republio; aud thon Twlipped ta a dark loaded with wilks and teas, Loud for Bau Pran- clave, Vive days out T mado a plan to capture the vee- welaud Mil all the oltera, and take her wud run on som OF the Bandwich Islands, but we bad gue give away in the foreciatle, aud the next ime I went fa the wheel 1 was knocked down and froned ‘hand and foot and put into tho laserett ttl wa cume to port. 1 wus turucd over tothe police aad. confined in prison to await trial (or mutloy, [waa {. two months, and made iuy evape, with « d¢pound ball and chat, aud got ita Eurcka, Oregon, any than Jolued tho United Btates Twelfth Reghnent, and stayed there one pay-day. J waa in tho stables and two of cone along, aul we took three of the beat Horeca and swam ‘the River Pinot, aul made our es cape into the Digger Indian country, defying any one that would undortake tv capturous, ‘Then we traveled. to Rogue River, and there wo stole zou achoouer, and put to sea with ber, sid came dawn tho cost uvout 200 nilles, and thet F3u Wer sahoro and left ue, ‘Thery we quarreled among thenuclyes, kulves and Pistols were ftooly used, and after the tray wo rupae rated, ‘Thens that was able went, and them thay could uotatopped with tho Indleps, ‘TL manegut to reach "Frisco, aud eipped Sor the Chinchilla Lalu to carry os josd of guany to Llyerpool. Wo madu passage after 8 good deal of lant weather, and — from Liverpool 1 weng to Ireland, aud took # todr through the inost priueipal part of i; then I want to New York, from New Yurk w New Bedford, aud jolped «whale ship as Loat-atecror, and we wout around the Horn to the Sandwich Tstundy, and canw to iu Honolulu, ‘Then Tatole & whislo-Loat aud saiteq for nother tuland, and lived among the asvagos for eight weeks, and ali tho olothes L wore wan 8 Urcdoh-cloth, 1 nisde my escape ‘40 sasdat-wood trador and want to Sidnoy, atid from there carried a losd of wool (o New York, and that euded my desp-weter wailing, I wont to Hoston, aud (yen to Vortemivathy, and there joined a coaster, 1 bad a quarrel with the Kate, und throwed him from the Geck to the dock and broke bis collar-bons, They pu = THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: that time T had Jomed the marine wee! {one night gyeam the liver Piscataqna, tade any way to Neston, and then fo Piuladelplia, "Thon, the «aptain iyings touk the verrel tack. Oniy for fighting and talaing bell, Teoutt Lo Master o¢ a8 flan asehaoner aa plowa the malt ocran, Then Lwandero.t to Edzabethport and back to Provi= dence, and trom vitonco to Yorton, aud ma andl my chim Joined aa oyster veracl bond to ‘Tole's Taint, up the Rappahannock, Wo put into Hampton Roaday then we made ups plan torob her, They a} wayn carry £900 to buy thefr cargo, and when thoy went fo Mipyer we Lun tin tho safe nnd cacare!t ashore, We pall our fare to Boston, aul Hived ike Nghtlng-cock-, Then wo ehipped fer Philadelphia and back to Salen, a dthrn we wont to Fall iver aul ilved with the fare foy girls tke Kinga. "Turn 1 went mato of 9 Full River vesnel for nine monthe, ani white trading off thero T had over Aity pitchedtatiles, Then T wot fall of Bd feet andl wearly killed myself, anil J had to go fo the hoapttaly and ever eines tat I have becn eb Jeet to bemorriage of (ye Jnnga, and Cnever bad the jee of myrelf eluce, Aftor L caine out of tho hospital T fought the coak and Nuunted the fo ont of him, 1 left ant foined the Clara Heil ax cook, and went from Ppilaitelpida to Kate and oack to Port Johnson. ‘Thon Trentaunte of the Clats Rell, and hat a falling out with the Captain, T gothy to leave, Thon Tahir Taurenes to go to Htoalnaton, and my qufention ago ta Stontagton and Joava bim share, hat fortune did not favor me, Wo ouly got aa far na Cow Bay when ho elippod hia wind. But they can hang me, Tdton't care, for my revenge will be aweet, T have four brothers, every one over G feet, and welgh~ inet over 20%, ani all of them more desperate than my- teif. ‘They havo to put out of tho way aeventeon Long: Talsnd buckwheat esters, and blood will ouly appease tholranger. They dou't bear tho name of Delaney, They bear a name that will mako the backwheat eatera quail. Revenge In mine, Tho two boya were an guilty of one of the erimes, far they Rot as mich of tho apoilaas C Rot myanlf. T'dit not know where hin monoy was till Tuthill told me, and T would not take ftonly they totd me there was £140, ‘They will bo put out of the way whon they go on board of ang vessel and mention my naine, Willlans E. Dolimey, alian Red Pirate, allas cast Jon Dil, who fought 109 pitch balties and vover wie feat, Tf Lhad one friend Mempstead Jail would not {old me five seconds, Rut Lam far from friends, but my brothers know it, Now for revenge. Wiiraat DeLaner, MY DYING RUYME. yee with Capt Compall you kind young men, Around me drat ny And [ will sing you 8 song, ‘That will draw toare tu your eyo, May name fa Deltucy, that Pil wever dong. Tam an innocent inau and conacmned to die, ih My mother died when 1 wan buts child; My father ho raleed ine, although 1 was wild 5 My father got marricd, but ho dearly loved me, Wat with a stepmuther'T could not agree, mm. * Vett my doar father At tho aye of thirtocn, and went a seafaring ‘To plow the walt sonal > Dut I'm now in anzeon with a broken hesrt, ‘Waiting for tho sad day when my soul must depart, aye Lbirot with a Captaln, And ua mate Lid 50, ‘Tho cath of that Captain I think yor all know } Yor to get hts money. Litrled all my skill, With intention to tob, at not for to kil, ve It wan OMlcer Amith who awora my Ifo away, Aut wy cursa fs pon hin by night aud by day. Thad s packed Jur, Avil Unt worth a cent, For to und mo guilty they wero fully bent, VL My trial 1s over, my sentence ts passed, A cerdiet of guilty my Jury found fa On the tenth of Dember my life will depart, Which will leave iny aged father ‘With a broken heart, 1 foar not the gallows, Or T fear not tu die; ‘When my sont on ta Heaven With tho angela will fly. Aud when on the galfowne Those words Iwil eas, Good people around ie For my poor soul pray, Written by William Delaney, who was not sfentd to face no mat big or little; tho bero of 4 prize Ughts; tho siortost Aght ever {tought was 62 rounds ont of “00 ren on board of a man of war, I could mako any ono of them take water, Dxv ary, allan Red Pirate, allas cast iron DIL, TUE EXECUTION. Delaney was executod in tho yard of tho Queons County Jail, North Hempstead. His gyiritual advisers, Father Sheridan, of Roslyn, aud Fathor McSherry, of Hempatoad, werg with him tho groater part of Wednesday, which was about the first day passed by him without some exhibition of violont temper, Tharsday morn- ing Father Shoridan visited the prisoner at an early hour, and remainod with im nntil_shont noon. About 10 ho callod for Under-Bherff Rushmoro, ond waid to him, ag be had said to Suorif Samiea tho provions day, tuat he waa sorry for oll the trouble he bud occasioned, aud hoped to be forgiven, He eaid he had givon up all hopes of life, was ready to dio, and was de- termined to ‘a DIF LIKE A MAN, About 4:10 p.m. the death-worrant was read to the prixonor in the prasenes of soveral wit- pessos. Jie listened to it very attontively, and af ita close broke out into langhtor, saying that it was n protty thing, well gotten up, good enongh to go to e ball with, During the re- mainder of the day bo waa quiet. About 7 p. m. tho trons wero cut off at hiy own requoat, as ho ssid ho dowired to exerciso his limbs with more freedom, His arma were pininned behind him by means of a strap, aud he wen allowed to go into the corridor, Ho walked up and down, or satandchatted, sppsrtenlly, the most unconcerned ofall, te froqnentiy indulged in wach remarks ne To-morrow night I eball be watking in a different piace.” He spoke of Officers Ninith aud Schmidt, of Flushing, sho mado tho arraat in Philadelphia, and said if be had not been caught ip prison he would not have boon taken ; 118 WOULD AVE RILLED BOTH, A prisoner recognized 7 Delaney ae an old Bbip- mato, and the two told stories and nnn Ronga together. Ifo ato a very bearty augpor, but be- came hungry agsin about if, and asked for Junch, which was provided for him. Mo afterwards smokéd a cigar, About 2 o'clock a. m, yesterday ho lay down, Ho continued talking in tho sume caroloss manner until u:45 o, a. when ho dropped agleep, Atnong lus rematks previously made was ono that, if he had kaown what @ fix ho would bo caught in, ho would have tintwhod the two boys ox wellas tho Captain, Ha slept with ‘brief in- tervals until 8:45.a,m, Father Shondan arrived, at the Jail about an hour provioauly, bat awaited Delanoy’s awakoning befure going to the colt, where Lo spent sono time with him, and whoro a) the religions obvorvances took place, Moan- while the Sheriff and deputies were buay in arranging the proliminarios of the exocution and making o division of tho dutica to bo rformed nt the gallows, He was aselated by fndor Shorif? Rushmore, Doputy Shorif! LBon- uott, sud tho Constabulary of the soutyy Tho whole Dumber that witnodsod tue exocution did not exceed 150, A polica forco of twenty-fivo mon from Brooklyn, undor command of Inapeo- tor Waddy, formed tho gnard ontside tho ane Delanes’s brenkfaat consisted ‘oY eggs, bread, butter, and coffee, which ho ato with & rolish. At was undorstood from Fathor Shoridan, who ho cnind out of Dolaney’s cell after tho morning intorsiow, that be had undorgono conniderable change in tomeandr, Bud ap- eared to realize more ‘fully tho fact that © warn to div, At 11:10 a.m. tho prisonor waa brought ont.. Ho marched to tho gallows with a finn stop, oxtibitlug nono of tho trophiation that ‘wag expected. Ho nppeared onauually white and somewhat anxions. After ho waa placed in position, in arranging which ho as sistod the ottlcors with the utmost coolnous, he spoke a8 follows in a calin, oven tone : GentEunrn : T wish to return thanks to Bherit Samia gud bis wife, Under-Sheri? Rushmore, bla son Gus, Androw Bniith, Gam,—I forget hta_name,— Henderson, Uncle Velaor, and all ay Mespers, ‘The have bean very kind tome, Ths crime! committed uever futendod to commit, but ¥ die repentant of ain, and auk forgiveuew, and Lope my soul will be rv: ceived in heuyeou. j Delaney romething mora to Fathera Sheridan and McSherry, which was unintelligible to others at @ yrostor diatauco, Iie afterwards abook bands with tho Bberiff and all of the o- cere, calling them by name, and bidding thom koou-bye, Ho had porsonally visited all the prisovern on the lower corridors, aod biddeo tueus farewoll, fo was eaay and collected, THR NOOKE was adjusted at 11:43, tho black cap was pallod down over Lila face, and aluiout immediately af terward ho ahotauto tho alr from the force of tho fall of weights, He hung nearly motionlosw fora fow minutos ; then there wore some oop vuluivo movements of tho limbs not at al! violent, and tho muzdorer was dead, div neck was not broken. Ho was desdin five minutes. Tho body hung 20 minutes, when it was out dowa. Arrangements bad boen made for burial in the Catholic Gomotery at Westbury, aad it wes accordingly taken thoro last ovening. —_— MISCELLANEOUS, PENNBILVANIA MULDER, Pormvinis, Pa., Deo. 10.—Dispatoned from Mahoning City and Gilberton atate that there is Touch excitement in Lose places, in oopyoqueance of two murders which wero committed at 9 o'clovk this moroing, by tasked men, Thoy eutored tho house of Caries O'Donnell, eelaing and binding bim, and carrying him back of the house, whore he was ahot dead. A mat named McAllintur was also talon from bis house and shot. A nleter of McAllister was also murdered, The murderers are supposed tobe * Molly Ma- quires.” No reason iv gives by the poopie in ihe neighborhood for the bloddy deed, Tho shooting crew out of a previous shooting ‘SATURDAY, Affair, tho facta of which the O'Donnoll's wers awaro of, and it fa thought the murdorera found ft necearary to nilenco them for foarof damaginsgt ovidence they then had in their posression. Upon oxamination it way fouud that Charlos O'Donnell recoived fourteen bullets, and that au attempt had boon mado to burn the body. Are. McAllister, daughter of Mra, O'Donnoll, was shot and instantly killed. White following the mob, Frank Wenrieh, a merchant in good stand- ing at Mahoning City was otrested na boing ono of the mon, FOLYOAMY IN TTATT, Sant Lane, Dec, 10.—Chtot-Justica Whito de« livared a strong charge to tho fury to-day tn tho Georgn Revnolis polygamy caas, calling for tho onforcament of the law of Coogross ae rogards holrgamay In this Tortitory bofore further injury Phall bo dono to innecont women and children. The jary this eroning broaghtin a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation to meroy. FOOL PLAY NoT rover, Bax Francisco, Doc, 10.—Tn the United Stater Circvi’ Court, Capt, Lindell, on trial charged with casting away the bark Union, in Pivot Bound, some months ago, waa fonnd not guilty. ‘TRAXEFER OF CONVICTA, Syeriat Diepaten to The Caseaco Tribune. Rassas City, Mo., Nec. 10.—DBy a recent ordor igened from tho War Department, all of tho military prisoners now confined m the Mis- souri Stato Penitentiary, at Jefferson City, ara to be traneforred to the Kansas Stato Peniten- tiary, tocated near Lenyonmorth. Lieut. Forboa, of Fort Leavenworth, with a detachment of troops, will have chargoofthe transfer of the convicte, which will be done before the 15th iust. PORTUGUESE FORGENS. Wasnrnotoy, D. C,, Dec. 10.—A telegram has been received from Yokohoma stating that Portuguose hating been détected in trying to negotiate fnlno tettors of credit purnorting to have boen ienued by tho Japanese Government for ©3,000,000, had’ bed either to America or Furope. ‘NEQNO-KILPING IN MIssIserPrt. Mexrmis, Dec. 10.—A spocial from Viokwburg a the Weetern Ansociated Presa says: ‘Ariat occured at Rolling York, 85 miles above hero, between whites and blacks, in which seven ne- Groea, including tho leaders, wero killed. No whites woro hurt. A gontloman just arrived from thoro save all 1a quiet now, and the nogroca hava fled to the woods in fright, Tho riot grow out of an attempt of the negrocs to rescue one of their color who had beon arroated on account of difficulty with a white man. ADNESTED FOR MURDER, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Uribune, Lravenwoutu, Kan., Deo, 10.-On Wodnenday Jast the body of s peddlor was found sbout 4 miles from this city, at the crossing of a small niream called Crooked Creek. A bnilet-hole was found in his neck, and it was tho snpposi+ fon that ho lad beon murdored, but not tho slightest olew waa found of the porpetrator of tho deod until to-day, when o boy who gave hia namo as Jamon Board, of Wabash, Ill, was ar- rented at Nortonyille ps boing the person who committed tho crime, Beard {3 abont 17 yonrs of ange. On tis person waa found a revolver with ona chamber ompty, and tho bullets correspond with the ono oxtracted from the man's body. Sfp has tho air of a desporado, and ianghe at tho idea of bis being arrested for tho murdor of a com- man podater, ag he calls it, Thero seomy to be no ponsible doubt- of his guilt, although it fa circumstantial, Ho enys ho haaa guardian in Viuceunos, Iud., who Las been tologtaphed, MURDERED DY MIS PARENTS, Nev York Sun, Dees, Nenry Vrootend and his wifo Mary, of Bonrd- villu, io Passaic County, Now Jorsey, woro com- mittad to the County Jailin Patorson on Mon- day, accused of the murder of their gon Ralph, ated 6 yoats. Ralph was the son of Henry Vreeland by Als firat wife, who died a little more than s year ago, lonving two children, tho eldest of whom was A girl 8 years of age. Upon tho death of their mother, Vrooland married his present wilo, 8 Southern woman, Who appeared iu the neighborhood at tho closo of the War with a man of bad reputation, who did not protond to be herhusband, Sho brought with hors daugh- terolder than olthor of Yreoland’s children. Wenry Vreeland ts afarmor, LHe {3 a descondant of tho first sottlors of the county. Ilo laa dull, atupld fellow, rough and hard in hig manner, but, as hia charitable notghbora say, not in- tentionally wicked or cruc!, His wife hns a vio~ lenttampor. Iecently sho knaoked down the storokeaper at Midvale for Polttely requoating tho sottlomont of a bill sho bad with bim. Almost fromm the dato of thoir matriaga the neighbora have suspooted that Nttle Ralun hoy beon tho victim of hosrtlosy crualty from ous or both of the parenta, Onco hia arm was broken at homo, snd at other times, continually, bo hag Yorne tha marks of severe punishment. Al- though this waa tho anbject of public gosaip, no one seers to havo felt tho right to jntorfero in tho cuild’s behalf until Mouday a week ago, On thatday Halph camo to school with bis faco shockingly scarred and brulsod, sod alowed an entiro lack of the brightnegs and sctiyity that had choractetized hin. Hig toachor, tho Rov, James E. Boraard, questioning the child, ascer- tetuod that he feltaick, With his little sister, the boy was taken boforo Justice #oard, and thote he sad he had received a fall, but he didn't daro to tell nbont it,” A Hia little sistor, howover, told the Justice ho had been beaton by his stepmother, who knocked him uown ‘with a stick an inch thick and two inches wide, and atlerward kicked him sround the floor. The child was then taken to tho house of s widow sud his fathor was sent for. Tho boy bogged pitifully that tho door might bo locked, that bis “ma couldn't get in.” When Vreeland arrived ho reprimanded tho ehildin brutal teras for nob going home, and whon tho widow chided Vrooland, be oxplatned that the boy's safforing was tho rosult of rough play with the othor boys at gotiool. At hia homo, a bed was mado upon two chairs placed near tho fireplace, aud In this Raiph Isy untit he died on Fridey, On Friday moroing Mra. Vroeland sant her husband to Pompton for s physician, and whon ho returned she mot him in tho roadway ‘with tho information that Halpl was deat. neighbor at the name time put his haud on tho ohild’s head and felt thatit was warm, As ho moved his band away the throst seemed to move, and le hoard 4 gurgling sound. Mrs. Wilhs, o neighbor dressed the child for the gravo, Bho saya who wag astonished at tho sight. From tho walst to tho foot every inch of the child's foah bore ridges, bumps, aod bruieow. Tho face waa equally divtigured, aod one suouldor abd arm bad swollen to twice thoir natural aize, ‘Dr. McQuitboy examined the body that night, and on Saturday be and Dr, Romeut made an- othor oxamination before Justico Lard and a Corooor's jury. Death bad resulted from 9 blow at tho bave of tho brain. that, betog doalt witb 8 blunt instrument, had atruck but not sey> ered the mombranous covering of the brain, Mr, sod Mra, Yreotand wore placod iu the cou tody of a Constable, and commanded to apposr before tho Justice at Tivo'a Hotel, Midvale, on junday, arly on Sunday morning Rslph was buried in tho little gravoyard noxt the Methadiat Church. ‘Tho parouta, in charge of a Canetanls, wore fol- towed to the grave by hundreds of the residents of the valley. Vrodland was etoical and quict, but bis wife scroamed and orled auif ber heart were brokon, At the hotel, in the examination, the husbaud and tho wife asaumed au air af non chalance. Noxt to the assertions of Ralph's little mater, the moat damaging teutimony wes from & young msn named George Teuner, who tostitlod that Mra. Vrooland told him on Thursday that suo Waa ol, South very noon, but sho futondod to bury Halph bofore sho wont. ‘Tho pupils and. the echoolmastor from Boardville teatitiod that Ralph bad not been wouuded or abusod in their preacnoo. ‘Lhe jury returned a verdict of *doath atthe hands of Henry Vroolacd and his wife,” ‘The parouta on Mouday wore taken to Paterson. ‘The two remaining children were intrustad to @ neighbor'y cara. 4 CANADIAN arvnpEr, Special Correspondence of The Chtcago Tribune, Oarxponta, Ont,, Doo, 3.—The two brothors, Join and Jamen W, Young, hove boon hold for the murder of Abel McDonald, and will probably be banged on puroly circumstantial ovidenco. McDonald was a rich farmer, living at Walpole, about a dozen rolls from here, Ho was roturn~ ing home on Saturday, with the proceeda of a load of barley, and stopped at the Parmern’ Elo-" tol for supper. While there be met one of tha Youogs,—John,—who asked him how soon ho was going homo, and what ronte ke would fallaw. ‘Tho farmor drove off « Httle after B, quite sobar, John Young follantay: him, Young returned a little attor V, about whioh time MoDouald'y team turnod into the yard of a farmer uamod Buntth, MoDonald waa lying in tho wagon, bia head auauhed to (reginentu, He uaver ralliod of spobo, but diod about 1 as. mw, Examination showed that he had boon strock from behind ‘with a heavy oldb, nearly J foot in length, which ad been frusbiy cat from @ tree, Though tho wiurderer bad carefully placed fonco-raily at the upot, whoreou ta walk, he had loft sovoral foot- printa; apd the rikht boot was peculiarly alf-soled and patched,—the frost hanng the mud as rotontive ay wo inch piasterof-Parie, Suspicion at onco at- tached ty the Youuys, who were of tho vagrant, gambling olagy, and had Jong frequented race- tracks €od fair-yrounda tothe Peninetle and Western States with sweat-cloths and roulette- boards. Not long before, = farmer named Riley hed been similarly waylsid and robbod near the town, He had met the ean an and told thum his road home, and they had di uspbeated in that Gireetion immediacely after ho loft. thoy ad come to Osietonin 'desd-broke,” borréwing mado DECEMBER 1, 1875. monoy for thelr fare; and on Sunday thoy went tack to Tamilton by xpectal convayance, with con- sidorable money in thoit posreasion, beside what, thoy spontfreoly, John Young's boots titted cx- actly to tho well-known footpcinta; and a how photograph of horaclf which a prostitute had riven himin tho evening was founil in his pocket stained with blood. In his brother's possosalou wero # kuifo, bunch of keys, hand Rorchief, and lotter, alto nowly @tained mth blood. Both mon have beon, aftor examination, hold for (rial : and it luoks very much agif Folin would be hanger. Public opinion horeaway is ruoh oxcited, inaamucl asthe jax adiinlstra~ lion of Justice in Tamilton has for rome tina past bred an uttor contompt of lawand a largo Inereaso of gravo crime, A aias Fe Ste Lon 4 Té fs claimed that the existence of a heavy. Land Ring wae braught to light recently by the investigations of tho Grand Jury of Shannon County, this Rtato. That body, on Saturday Jast, roturnod iudictmonts against throo partics, two of thom residents of this city, charging them with complicity in cortain atloged amindling operationn, axtending over s period of yearn, by which varions parties have beon dofrandad out of millions of dollara, Tho indictmonts nro against Dr. Thomas K. Harmon. David 8. Bighant, aud Jemos M, Law. ton, | ‘Tho toat-namod geutloman claims to be an English subject, with hia residonde in Manchoa- ter, Eng., but he spends considerable tits tn this city, and is expected hero in a abort time on Dis return front a visit to England, Capinsor on the indictments montioncd wore recolved by Shoriff Thomas yesterday, hut ho ro- fused to Arrost Matmon and Dieham on tho ground that tho County Marshal was the propor party to make the arrests. Tho capiases woro thoreforo ruturnod to Shannon County to bo mado out and sent back directed to tho County Marshal. ‘The parties named, In connection with othors, ‘AB nppeara from testimony adduced bofuro the Bhaonon County Uraud Jury, it is charged, formod 8 ring some tlvo yoars aro for the Hya+ tematic forging of decdato lands in Northorn Arkansas and Southorn Missouri. Tho Hing, in addition to tho partios interested horo, is anid to have agoncica ostablishod in Cincinnati, Pitts. burg, Philadolphia, New York, and Mancheator, England. Samo of tho agoncics it ia alleged have done an oxcatlent business, and it {a oxtt- nisted that tho Ring has forged and diaposed of deads to nt least 12,000.00 acres of land, worth somo $25,000,000 or 230,000,000, It is a woll-known fact that tho greator part of the Jand in the territory to which tho operationa of the Ring have been confined is owned by non- realdents, who pay littlo or no attention to their elsiins, and frequently neglect to pay the taxos duo on tho namo for yodra, and much of tt ia yoarly rnold by reaeon of non-payment of taroa, Anothor fact that frenely favored tho opera- tions of tho Iting 4s, that the records of the coun- ties of the tesritory aruund wera yery genorally destroyed during the late Civil War, The’ modo of operation pursued by tho Ring fooms tohnvo bean to got povacksion of tho ently dolinguent tax-liet of theao counties. From theao lets waa obtained information concerning tho Jand upon which taxes wero not paid, and it was deomod quite eafe to corcinda that tho parties owning tho land woro nob watchful of thelr interests. Forged doeds wero mado to such Innds, showing titles through soveral fictitious partica, Tao docds wero ingeniously drawn, having tho proper ao- knowledgmont taken in due form: before Dayid 8. Bigham, Notary Public for St. Louts County, Tho docds wero also Proporly recorded in tho counties where tho laud los, and havo the ap- Pearance of boing genuine in ovory rospect. Whenever parties dostrod abatracta of titled thoy obtainod them in duo form, showing tho chain of titio ranning back through succeestye partivs tothe Governmont, In some cases dooda wore forged to lauds occupied, but asa ralo tho Iting confined its operations to the lands of non-rost- dents, which wore unoccupied, No suspicion at- tachies to the Recorders of the countics making out tha obatracta af titles, as thoy hava aicaply followed tho records aa thoy appoat, in making ‘ont tho chains of title. ‘Tho forged deode have been sold all ovor tho country; many of thom are holdin &t. Louis. Lawton has oporated principally in England, Ho ia sald to bo a sharp operator, avd hos victimized his countrymen out of many thousands of dol- fore, Guo of his favorite pion was to form evlanlos to settle in cortain localities in Missouri, whora he ropresanted he owned immense tracts of land. He would sell off na far As; ponte, To- sorving for himnelf s large tract In tho proposed sottiement. After completing his saics, snd juet prior to the timo sot for the colony to do- part for their now homes, Mr. Lawton would find some protenses for abandoning the achemo. Numbers of theno deeds havo beon exchanged for proporty in other Statos, tho latter being sold for cash at sums bolow tho real valuo, Tho deeds gonorally call for quarter and half sections, with tho consideration $750 and $1,500, Anothor mode resorted to@in disposing of the dacds, waa to leava the namo of tho grantes blank, and borrow on thom with tho undoratand- ing that if it was not repaid in oepecitiod timo the londor should have the right to fill tha blank with his namo, As thg dead éalled for land, cho considorstion for which was moutionsd in tho dood to be two or thttd timoy greater than tho gum dosirod ad 8 loan, it Is oasy to 490 that cone siderable money could bo realinod in this way, Tho operations of the Ring have been sue pected for some timo, but the indictmonte mon- Vonod are tho first that have been returned agaiust any of the suspected partica, In August Inst, Harmon and Lawson woro arrested in Shannon County, on tho chargo of implication in thono fraude, Thoy were found guilty beforo 8 Justive of the Peaoo, at thelr preliminary ex- amination, and rent to jail. They wero trans- forrod to the jail in Dont County, as that of Shannon County was not dear ® ROSTTO strooture, whero thoy sucocoded in effecting thoir relcase on a writ of haboaa corpue. At the time of tho arroat of tho partica forty-soven forged dood, calling for noarly 15,000 acres of land, Were found in thelr possession, TAR AND yEATIHNNA. Keokuk (1a.) Gate City. On Tuesday oroning last about twonty or thir ty men surrounded tho residence of Jonathan and Egbort Olds, father and sou, who live with their wives in Rock Island. ‘he mon bad their facos masked, go asto bo unrecognizable, and took tho two men, Olds, to nn empty ice-houso on tho canal, went of the road, aud treated thom tomcoatof tar and fonthers, ‘The old man orcaped with Llboral dauting over the head and phouldare: but tho son was stripped of all his eclathing and the mixture yory plontifally laid on from head to foot. To account for this action, we loarn from the Rock Island Union that Jonathan and Egbert Olda are noted for thoir brntality to thoir wives, Which, becoming uubearabla to the citizoua of that vicinity, thoy determined to try and pub-aatop toit by punishing tho wifo-beators themselves, Lghert's wifo, who injn delioste hoalth and hase Uttlo shildto caro for, hay been tho victim of theso two men, sulforibg whippings and kiokluga timo aftor timo, without 4 word of complaint, The neighbors found out bow the woman was abused, and became indigoant, And whon it became brnited avout that on Wodnos- day Mrs, Egbert Olds had been forbidden the privilege of washing ber child by the iiro, ordered ta make the abolntion in a cold bod- ehambor, and kicked and pounded wntil black Blotohes coverad ber loge and arms, this udignation found oxpression in the assombllog of themen as stated sbovo, and treating tho senlor and junior Olds to a little tar and feath- em. Afterthia was dono, both tho mon woro ro- quired to promiva most solemnly that Atrs, Egbert Olds should bo treated with moro human- ity horeatter, Thoy wero then allowed tv go home without further molestation. It will be a Jowaon thoy will scarcely forget for a while, pombe cats LATE LOCAL ITEMS, Ellen Doylo, a Choyenno beanty, waa pulled into tho Armary last evening undor very aus * plelods ciroumstaneca, W. J, Barns, a atranger in the city, says Ellen atolo @80 from him last evouing white sho was onjoying bis company. Mummorfiold will attond to it to-day. ‘Tho rout of the inmates reived such «row about the are raat shat they, tv0, were taken in tow bythe ofllcers, ‘The gas in the main shaft of the aollertan, Byoniie conduit exploded with a lond roport at obout 1 o'clock yostor aftoruoon, and fears ‘woro for « tine entertained aa to tho wafoty of the men below, Asthere was bub tittle wood. work to burn, and aa thst uttle did nos catch fire, the workman were fouud to be sill right, with the exception of four who were slightly butued about the exposed portions of the body, No damage of any serious nature was uouo. Thero waa 8 colorod-folky hop laut night in. the South Gide ‘Turner Hall, at the corer of Clark and Van Buren sireets, aud Sergt, O'Von~ nor boldly and-resolutely plagued the capture of all the vagrants and buimmoers that {nfested tho place, but bo did vot do it. Just why he did not doit cannot bo told, for the Borgoant t# nn- willing to explain. It iy rumored, howover, that the colored folka anticipated his visit, i placed # lookont in the upper wmuiow of the building, aud as the Bérgedub rounded the corner tho Uphts wore turued ont, tho hall lock- od, aud the party were marching Jiomewarda yia Fourth avenue humorously watching the antics of the Bergeant ea be paoad down Clark wtreot. >_> “WELLAND CANAL, Toronto, Out., Doo, 10.—The Wolland Canal ill be closod fur the yoadon at noon on the 1ith —TWELVE PAGES. rr en, ‘BOARD OF EDUCATION. The Inspectors Agata Tackle the Text-Bouk Questlons, Principals to Reccivo Books and Furnish Them to Pupils at Wholesale Rates. Tho High-Schoot Girls Rtefuso to Submit to Petty Tyranny. The uriosity of the Health Oflcors Checked, Looking After Dolinquent Lesseos, Tho regular eomi-monthly meoting of tho Toard of Education was hold fast ovoning, Pres- ident Richberg tn tho ohntr. ‘Tho Board accepted tho resignation of Misa Tannto 8, Boss, nesistany teacher of tho Foster School, THF BOHOOL AGENT, Mr. Chase, submitted a report of tho School Yund from Nov. 1 to Dec. 1, 1875, bowing tho following figuros: Cash on hand Noy. t, 9+ 301.82; from Qeorgo D. Plant, County Superintendent of Schools, on account of dividend of 1875, @29,500; bills recoivable, George Morris, rato pad, £600; City Troasurer, Comptroller's warrant on Lim, 257,879.89; ronte, 4,791.12; intoroat, $190,160; total, $190,791.88, Exponditnres: Teachers’ pay-rolls, 253,096.89; doposited with the City ‘I'reasnrer, 55,069.03 Moseloy fund, books, otc,, 85.70. Total, $110, TA1.O8, Caah on hand Deo. 1, 1875, @23,049.70, OF tho cash on lant, $19,160.43 is for tho payment of tonchors, $3,348.55 for Invoatment, and $641,03 for ttio payment of balaace of sundry Accounts, Tteforred to the Committes on Finanzo, THE ADrLI , Mr. Colo, leagoo of tho Adalphi Theatre, sént ins commnnication, in which he stated that ho was rondy, nocording to. tormy of loase, to put into tho building tho plnto-glass windows on Monroe and Dearborn stroots, F Polereod to Committeo on Hchoot Iund Prop- ry. FEMININE BCRUPLLEA. Mr. Hanford, of the High School, sent in a communication in which he askod whathor pupils should he compelied to submit to medical oxsmination by Health Oficers in ordor to ascer- tain whotbor thoy wero properly vaccinated. The young ladies, who wore mostly grown np, ob+ jected to exposing thelr potsons for such a pare pouo, aa ft shocked thoir wense of modesty, Would not tho certilicata of a reputable plyai- cian bo aulfilctent Inspoctor Reed thought the certificate ought. to bo sniticient, He thought it wasn pleco of tmnportinonco §=for Honlth Ofisere, who know little ebout tho business, to aek youre ladios to submit to an ezam- nation =o by = them, It waa — avidently fess 4 desire ov tho part of tho oMicora to da their duty than mere purlont curiosity, which ought not to be gratifiod. Ho thought tbo young ladies wore perfectly correct in rofusing to submit, Tho family phyeician ought to bu atfliciant, Toupector Bluthardt was opponod to tho inter- ference of tho Beard of Health with tho puplia, Tle thought that the Hoard of Eduostion conid attond to all that business, Ho thought it was an onttage for Monlth Ofticors to attempt to go through the schools, Prosidont Richberg said it was only natural that modest young Iadios should object to being examined by straugers, especially as many of thom wore not vaccinated on the arm. Ho thought that an explanation to tho Board of Health would make thom tale a difforent cours of action, inupactor Woyne sad tho sooner tho mattor was sottled the bottor, It way ovidont that tho young ladios wore determined to robot against tho Health Oflicors, Noferred to tho President and Superinteudoat, with power to act. ‘TExt-nooKs, Inspector Welch, from the Committee on Toxt- Bookw and Courso of Instruction, reported réecommonding that tho use of geomatrical drawing be dropped until the subject of books was again befora the Board, Concnrred in, Tha subjolood resolution was recomiumnonded for adoption by tho same Committee: Resolved, That all books authorized to ve used In tho schools shall bo furntahed by the pubiiniers to the Principals of ths different schools at the wholeaile ratoa agread upon by the Board; and that auch Prin- pore pe acl) the samo to the pupllg at such whole. wale priogs, anit return tho prococds to such publabers or thelr agenta, . President Lichborg left tho chair, calling Mr. Wilco thereto, and mado a spoech in favor of tho adoption of the resolution, On tho basis of 40 por centdiscount, the wum of £28,000 would be annualiy aaved to the pose of thoocity in tho purchase of school-books, He understood that the peat dealors Itt booka mado 40 por cont profit on thoir ates, If they only mado 20° per cent, still tho paronta and children thronghont the cit Ove 60,000 boing enrollod—would save $14,000 during the ypar, Inapoctor Sulllvanasked Mr. Richberg what guarantee he had that tho bookaollers would not rane tholr prices when the resolution was adopted. Prestdont Richberg said thore was no guarac- toe, Roless that the bookvollera wotld fret havo to raise their rates all ovor the country. Mr. B, 1i, Sraith said be wou'd favor the reso. lution if there was a proviso innortod that would alley tho Board from any liability in caso of ous. Inspoctor Engligh moved to insort.the worda “as their agents " aftor the word * Principals,” occurring first in the resolution. Iuspoctor Need movod a further amendment by {nverting : Provided, however, that the Board of Education shat!, inno csso, be Hable for any losy ariaing heroby.”” 2 Tho amondmonts wero accupted, and a vote on the rosolutton reunited ay follows : Yeas—Blothardt, Covort, Eug!istr, Moyne, Kohn, Bc uolingst Rego, Smith, Sullivan, Welch, Wilco, Pres + Noyi—Clark, Shoontnger--2, PARTIAL CERTIFICATES, Tho Commlttoo on tho Uxamination of Teachors rocommended that partial corti(icatos be granted to the following ladiea: Blanche D. Montgom- E rally Moore, Fannie E. Clarke, Anna McNeill, Maggio Davy, Madeline 8, Cleaver, Fannie Dickinson, Adopted, EVENING ACHOOLS, In connection wita the roport of the Commite toe on Evening Schools, Atr. Pickard: sent in the following communications Guntixuen : The condition of the Evening Bchoot fund ta os fallawa F Atmaunt of epnrepiation gsoN0 3 balance of Isat year, $1,400; total, £4,400; accounts brought forward from last your, $971.77 ¢ exponditures to Dec, 4, $1,810,023; teachers’ pay, due Doo, 4, $1,660 fenttors” yay dus’ Doo. 4, $108.15, ‘Tot jalance ou hand, Dec, 4, $1,177.86 ; teacher {tory? pay to date, about $700; ‘geo bills, $75 yor abarged, $500; tutal, $1,075, leaving app Taare tino ouly $102.86," 1 ik aliould “be doomed ade vieable to couttuue any one shoal, the Wella tee majntalued the Dost uniform attendance, ‘Tho availas blo balance would continuo the Evening High Hchool two evenings a week for abourten weeks, aa the vz- nace would bet For tuition, §¢ per weok} for janitor, $2.60: for gas snd ooal, $1, Rexpectfully, #, L, kioxanp, The Committes, becanso of this report, an- nouycod that thoy had caugod notice to be served that all evoning schools, oxcopt the High Seliool two ovenings in the week, would bo discontinued Inet night. Tho keeping open of the High Bohioal, aa suggested, would just cover the ap- Propnation. ‘he Council had out down the ap- propriation last July, ‘fhe Committee regrotiod tho nocesalty for closing, but thoro was uo help for It. Adopted. SCUOOL ATTENDANCE, School-Superintendent Pickard submitted bia monthly report of schoo! attendance during November, tue followlog bolng » summary 1 Whole uamber carollod in Division High Behoots, 594; avorsge daily attondance, 610; namber enrolled in High Schoat, 403; averaga daily attendénco, $89 ; whole number enrolled Normal Boboo}, 124 ; average daily altondayoo,113. Whole uambor ouralled ia schools of the North Division, 8,742; sverage daily sttendauce, 7,861) whole number enrolled jn tha South ‘Diribion! 0,478) everage dally attondanco, 8,477; whole number enrolled in the West Division, 23,248; ay) e dally attdadsnco, 10,480, Total number outa) 41,503; avorage daily attondauce, ' DELINQUENT NENTS. ‘The following, by Inspector Clark, was adopted: + desulead, That tho attorney of the Board be requoat- ed to present tv this Board, at as estly'a day as posible, a detailed utstoment showing the items meting “up delinquent reais, reported to be $129,604.78 on the 8th of Febraary, 1875, what hay been dono to the ection, and the present status of Stiga ange ta ag hal soe deduct 2yeah ta curred: ai 0} ° conhect ih his munthly report to this Board, etn report whatidt iy rents with the name of each dett mith the name of each delingaent and tho moan ep Tonchora’ nay-day was aot on Friday Dao, 94 atnoon, the rogular pay-day fallingoa Chrustaass. ay. Adjournol, a POLITICAL, LOUISIANA. NEARY TO MMIDAM, New Onreaxs, Dee, 10,—Mclinory has for. srardad the following lottor to Meatillan rogatde ing bis rotiremont from tho Somatorial Not}; To the Hons We te Mesitian, Senatar-aect. i isunn—Dean Hin Thave read wiih Tegrel your fg lotter sddrcerad to me through the Araociate! Pree ‘sted vesterAsy, In which you expreea tia opint in, that (ihe struggle of the people o€ Leuletann ty tho right of | rolf-goyernment has been eter. mine against them, ant annotince tho withdraws] of your credentials aa Senator, end tondor ta the pew pie of Loutaana turougn mo tho teuut committed t, them to your hands, In my Judgmont, batod pon al that hen Scourred aines the Inception of our iment ins, you havo nerfouely erred iu tuo couclurlone at whi you havo arrived, MeEnory then argnes that he is do Jurs Gor. ornor of Louisiana ; was Inaugnrated and acted a8 Govornor until ho was provonted by the Kod. otal Admunistration; that the United tates Sone ate—-the only powor competent to Judge ot their validity—tod never passed upon MoM. lan’s credontinis; that tho Wheolor Congresaion. al Committao did not investigato tho election of 1872, He says: Therefore, a8 Governor eleet of Louialany, namin of the peopte da deny that {hele ae: ees themeelyes han boon lost, either hy their opm aequtos. cance or by the Wheeler aijustmant of the Loulelans Mouse of Represoutatives, or by any nctlon of the Federal Congresn, Regrettng your courve in reslene ing your position ‘as Sonator, f hate no option but to accept your reatgaation, and I will fortuwit appoint yOUr Rileccanor, An concluaton, he saya: With 9 vtll unfattering confidence in thn Justiceand ond Faltts of the Federal Cougrora a nd the peopin nf the whole United Btatea, I rhall never ceana to append tothat Juatica and thst falth wilt Tatall havo. en cured to Lauirtang the right whieh alone fe denied to her and which sho will never surrender, of Iiving inter tho rite of the lawfulls-olesteit officera of ie own aovereian ehniea, I have the houor to remaig very reapestfully your aledient servant, duuy Meftucny, Govornur of Lou‘alana, — MISCELLANEOUS, TAL VIRGINIA SENATORSHIP, Rienuosy., Va., Doe. 10.—A conference of Consorvativo mombora of tho legisln tira was held to-day to nominate » United Btates Senator to succeed Aonator Joluston, Five ballots wero takon. Tho tirst hallot stood: Jon W. Johuaton, 32; Jobn Goods, dr., 31; ox-Gov fam Sinith, 28; ox. Gory, Joka Letehar, ; Thomas 4. Flournoy, 22. Rubsequeutly tho names of Finurnoy ani Letcher wero droppod, and the filth bailot ro. eultod as follows: Jolinston, 4; Coade, 45; Smith, 89. A, IL. JL, Btuart was thon put ig nomination, On tho sixth ballot Johnaton had 42, Goode 47, Stoart 47. Johnston dropped. Adjourned, NON-PARTISAN, New Yoru, Dec. 10.—Tho Rov, John H. Vine cent, tho Corresponding Secretary of tho Sun~ day-Schoo! Union, and of the Tract Sociaty at tho Mothadiat Epixcopal Church, pnbtishes 9 ecard to-day in relation to the romaths mado ia the Boston preachers’ miecting Monday morn- ing, by Bishop Gitbort Haven. Tho Secretary sayy that tho representatives of tho Sundag- School Unlon and of tho Tract Society presont nt tho proachers’ meeting had nothing whatovor to do with tho fuvitation to tho Bishop, tho gentis moots which te advanced, or the voto of wol- como tenderad him. ‘Tho sovicttos aro ontirely devoted to tho Christian work for which they wero organized, and havo nat, a8 euch, the slightest interest, sither In tho platforms or candidates of political partie THE CROPS, AGRICUL TURAL DEPARTMENT REPORT, Wasnrnotoz, D.C, Deo. 1U,—Tho Agricul titral raport for Novemb3r avd Decomber says that tho November roturns todicate that the cora crop of 1875 was ono of tho largest evor growa in this country, probably equaling tho vervlarge crops of 1870 aud 1872. It is at lenat ono- fourth yroator than tho crop of 1874, and about oue-third inrgor that the crop of 1809, Every saction of the Union reports somo increase, Tho potato crop is extraordinary in both pros aluct and duality. Tho yieh In the districts rae ported is ono-fourtl groster than last yeat, 19 the rainy seotion, the sweet potato crop suffered in yield and quailty. from tho oxcessivo moisture, In the Gulf States and west of tho Missiaslop, the yield largely exceots that of laat year. The quality is abont avorago. a he cotton crop will pass tho limit of 4,000,000 aio, : Now England roports n good hay crop, but in othor States sto quality was much dam- aged by raing, Tho November returns indicato au {ncronse tn the tobacco yiold of over 75 per cout, a cone parcd with last year, when a partial failure wat oxporiencod. <All tho large tobacco Btatur show i marked increneo {1 production, especially Ton nesseo and Kontucky. Tha yoar how beot ‘moatly ono of disaster to fruit-prowern, . ‘The buchwhent crop oquals that of last year, Ao oxtraordiumty jucrosaa in tho sorghum eron over laat cage ta indicated in cue Southern Htatea and im the Misuissippl Vatloy. MEMPHIS COTTON EXCHANGE REPORT. Mess, Doc. 10,—The crop rejort of tht Memphis Cotton Exchange for Novomber gives tho following summary for thie district, com posed of West Tonnossco, North 3tississipph, North Arkansag, and North Alabama, derived from ninety-four responses ; Tho Committea roport that cottou-picking closed last year Deo. 7, whila this year ou Dee, 3, Wo havo roported yet in the feild 35 pot cent, and to this date tho weathor iv Ho nnnot. tled that thera baa boon little if any picked during tho past week. Labor last year at thia date was roported efficiont, and by ¢thia report 60 por cont ia reported dinoouragoil and indiiter« ent to saving the standing crép, Our Soptomber report estimated 91 por cont inereaso over last yoar. Our October report reducod the jacreaso to 10 per cont, aud thia roport brings tho cat! mate down tolpor cont losa thun last year Ansiora to quories aro as follows : ias the weather during the month been more or logs favorable. for gathoring the crop than last Novembor? Of tho pinety-four responses, ton roported wonthor vory Iavorablo, sovon more favorable shau last Novembor, slaty-slght very unfavorable, frequtont aud damaging rains, aud nob wo favorabio ag Inet Novombor ; twonty-ong Fopore heavy ralu-storms, oight hoavy hatl- atorme. ‘In anewor to what proportion of the crop has beon picked, and wheu will all bo gathered, ro- Sponges show au avorago of 65 per cont of the ciop gathered. ‘Lhd avoraye dato for the close of picking ia Woat ‘fonncasea, Jan, 7; Nort pilablasipple 2a: 245 Arkennas, 21; North Ata atas, Deo, 25. In rogard to yield, tho report says in Weet Tenneuseo 8 very great loss has boon incurred by surly frosts. Tho frosted cotton, owing to, wot weather, failed to apen, and montly rotted. In Arkansad thoré has bocn a» eorlous lous on now lands by frogt throughout the district. Great Joss his resulted from heavy rains and wind- etorma. Much soxioty 1s oxpresued in regard to saving any conuiderablo portion of tho outetand> jog crop, owing to ‘continued unfavorsblo woather, sod i maby Instances of tho die couragod condition and indifference of leborers. Forty-shraa por centof the entire crop 1a outle tated to hava boen forwarded to market |b¥ Doss ‘Do Iaboresa give] 43° yoport labarargy, ts newer to tho “-auory, evidences of stability 2” working well, ~ 80 ors §«avidencres = stability, 84 roport Isborers much dite couraged by low pricoa and inebility to nave crop, 82 rayort indifference of Iaborara by roaadu of haring, :onvimed thelr ahare of We crop, 13 topurs-smany ag having absodonod tne crop, 43 report the tone of labor-morala bad. Jn’ rogard to the aowing of whoa, ty! a Rressos, LY repors good progrogs iu small grain and grasaeg, 60 bad progrow, 48 sewiguing 7] reAdoud too moch rain, and 14 add Indifference 0! laborers, @vo much corn not needed, 15 none wow, soll not adapted. ‘The estimated planting of wheat, ryo, aud gracsos is 1 per cout shen Task vont, fold of cotton as come In reference to the arod with last yaar, West Tenuossco, wiih avorable woathor, will not be more than 63{ per cont greater than last ¢ North Miselasippl a por cant, Arkansas 40 porcaut. Average, W4)$ por eontoyar laat yaar; while North Alabaus, oa roporly in this Distriot, reporte 11/¢ por cou! joss thah last yoar, ee KENTUCKY STATE GRANGE, Lovrevinix, Hy. Deo, 10.The Kentucky Btate Grange, now in session in thiy city, pasecd rosolutiona favoring Government ald to the Tox- as Pacific Hsilrosd to-day ssnanlagtiny, resol luo to ask Kentucky's reprososentatives open to use every proper effort to secure that aid. ane Grange § bare ner? cow denned an effort iJ pack the Order the Cctored orgaulzatlon known a6 ibe Connell of Laborors