Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1874, Page 1

PSE SNA I THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED Daj. ‘- Sundays Exeepted, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Ayeuue, cer. Lith St. 5B THB EVENING STAR SEWSPLPER CONPANT, 6. 0. KAUPPMANA, Pret ¥ STAR—P iday— 91.80 Ps Wor iovariebiy in advance, tu both cases, and no paper Sent longer than paid for, | Se Bates of advertising frnished on sppiication. hoe 2 ET VSt, 44—NS. 6,696. Che WA'SHINGTON EMENTS. NcBRT EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. InTERNAL Reve>vs.—The receipts trom this source to-day were €:295.988 7. AMUS GRasD ty aveplces of th ted by the first muai- Pereabesu will pre- SackeTany Baisrow returned to the ¢ this morning. {| A New Nationat Sask.—The First Ma | tonal Bank at Colorado Springs, Colora'o, has | been autborized to commence business with a capital of $20,000 Ecoxouy i tue P 10 SBavice.—Post- master General Jeweli has ordered to be cane ¢ led the contract tor penkuives, which have been usually issued to the clerks about New Year's day. the chnreh wit! furnish ref 7 Sat ail bours ina tect near the Agricu rain Fair G cun‘’s,at resser able rates, pEP Forks CON euT. ‘An Old F ks) Grand CONCERT eili be given br enine “alent from W-shinzonint-c PRESPYIEIIAS CB AT BOCK VILLE, BE YLAND Us THURSDAY Sv E September 10, at 7 ins leave Baltimore aod pat p.m Per-ons attending r day from Washington e Concert and return by #9: ck p.m. seps QUE-SUMMER THEATER. SEPTEMDER 7—Every Bight, and two Matiness. Rage iert extracrdinary, for ove week only, of the celebs ated light-weis Br © Ma.Josern H. BLACKFAa®, superintendent of the United States foreign mails, sailed from New York on Saturday to represent this coan tey at the postal congress to meet at Berne, Switzerland, on the 15th instant. EB granted 21 Lieut the Arena THE LEAVE OP AnSEN Edgar S. Dudley, 20 artillery, has been ex- tended fonr months. The leave granted As- sistant Surgeon John M. Dickson has been extended ten months. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Pres- ident has appointed E. Piatt Stratton super- vising inspector of steamboats for the 2d dis- trict; also Wm. A. Purrington, of the District of Columbia, consular clerk ot the United States. Navat Onpees—Lieut. Commander 8. A. McCarty to the North Atlantic station, per steamer 12th inst. Lteut. Charles A. Stone from the Fortune snd ordered to ordnance duty at the Nany Yard, Wasbington, D. C. Nor So.—Judge Fisher, United States attor- aporarance of the Voo jist, Me FRED D. HARB! Zz ‘4 7 ELLOWS'’ Hate, NEW (pe ci tices berecen Band & E Week be Ss Fo! MORE OF RDS tre BECEIVED EVEKY EVENING WiTd BS- THUSIASM Lork at the Oba: jay Evening Sanford's Benesit. ¥ Matinee, doers open at 1's o'clock dimissicn, 38 and £0 cents; Matioes 15 se; of Programme, -BIGHT AX SRD AY MATINEE. Tene ee ney for the District, has returned from a visit Besaty's Variety Ts Merriwent!") to Delaware, and he deniva the reports pab- fod Brilliauthy Succsostul- 4.x, | lished in reference to resigning his present po- ” sition or that beis a candidate for the Vaited Woon, EY. ars of the By: oF Tak ENCHANTED € THE ENcHA ST! #— BXCHARTED THE ENcHANTE! THE ENCHANTED ue ENcCRANTED States Senate. P SONAL.—Mr. Corcoran has returned to the city from the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, where he has been for several weeks, ----Chief Justice Waite fs at present the gues! Mr HBoR's Wits. Senator Buckingham at Norwich, Conn. De ee eae ee welll Ke given foc tha Sat- | Senator and Mrs. Thurman left the city this trday Matiuce st the us I cheap prices. morning for the White Sulphur Springs: where they will probably remain until Octob seyi-st_ LEO AND LOTUS SOON The Senator has not been well this sa fis = and takes this recreation by direction of hi O12 Fo ‘a Exbidition and Sal peak poring Tru Bt THES. | PosraL RevoRws.—The Post Office depart- streeta,cigit | ment is about substituting for the old mail locks now used upon the street boxes of the free delivery system hew combination lock: Each city or district will be furnished witt locke upon a ditferent combination, so that the keys of one city will be of no use’ in another. Each key will be numbered, and the carrier re- ceiving it held resyonsible tor its safe custody and proper use. The question of increased compensation to the letter carriers will shortly be considered by Postmaster General Jewell, and such allowance made as the appropriation will justify. ExcaGeMEnt 1s Hiow Live.—A Philadel- pbia paper says: ‘{t isapnounced in society circles, that E. L. Stanton; ® prominent attor- ney at law, of Washington city,ason of the late E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War under Presi- dent Lincoln, is engaged to be married to Miss Ol Hangings, Rares, Frames Picture Oorda one, BF road — &e., tu the District. ¥RMs Oas8. SF Pieave remember Name and Number. j¢l-1y" A LL KINDS OF GENTLEMEN'S CAST-OFF WEARING 4PPABEL can be sold to the ver Pacrage by sddresing or ealifag on SUSTH, Tim streets orth by wail promptly attended to. iS tr EXCURSIONS, &. EGULAR LINE TO MOUAT VERNON. Window and Tas ROW Teonie Carr, daughter of Commodore Overton Bey Carr, of the U. 8.N., and grand-draughter of se nt Vernon, is rhe | Judge William Wilkins, formerly Secretary ot ouly 5 eat Mount Vernon : PPherneers will AVOID the tronble and vexation i IS AMBULANCES (as vy Ds jengers by steam- | War, and Minister to Russia under President Polk, and grand niece of the ate Vice Presi- dent George M. Dallas, who was also Ministe to Rusria.” Miss Carr 1s quite wealthy, and re elles in Philadelphia, and is weil known in so ciety circles.” excepted) at 100 Eound T»ip Tic Manticn and Groun 5 IuPoRTANT CotTon Cram Surts—Struy,) 3 MH Secure Part of an Award of te British M, Commizsion.—To-day Meests, Bartley, Jenner filed in our courts, for John W. Robert- son, @ bill for an injunction and fer a judguent ,000 against Augustine Rt. Gilbert Moyer avd E SEFIT OF ti isacitizen of Ark biatch tive of Great Britain, now a res 2g es fh York; Moyer a citizen of Tennessee, now a resi tember 74 ‘ 2 the Park for the’ HOLLINGSWORTH, Mont Vernou Association, SHEAD, rrow sep3- 3s nt'of Washington; aud Howard's native of Britain aud now a res « 08 The libel states that McDonal L r, fidren a ad aciaim for 4,992 bales of cotton pend t ci tee efure the American and British mixed NOA’S EXPRESS Moyer was emp! «i as atior and they employed plain HAS THE BEST FACILITIES ing to pay him out of the proceets of FOR PICNICS AND BXCUKSION FART!BS | gait claim 6z,€00(213 000 for money edernees IN THE CITY, He charges that McDonaid has refased to pay Office, 603 Penn-yIvanis avence. is?" GEO. W. BNO y= SYEAMER CULUMBIA LEAVES COMMERCE STREET BALTIMORE, FORK BIERY SATORDAY HEKE aT ® P. "CANING J the same. although an award was inate In Sop tember, 1573, of $197,150, and has left the coan- in order to prevent piaintii from recovering mount due, and that he intends to secre!ly draw the money through an agent from Henry Howard, the fiscal agent of Great Britain therefore asks a judgment and an order di ing said Howard to pay the amount due. The following suit is also based on this award: Mr. J. D. McPherson, for Thos. J. Phelps. thie morning entered @ suit for an injunczion against Augustine KR. McDonald, and a tempo- Tary restraining order was made by Jadge Humphreys, restraining defendant or his ageuts from collecting the amount mentioned in the - | Case above named. Mr. Pheips brings the euit As assignee in haukruytcy of McDonald, under an appointment from the southern district court Of the state of Obio, and ha states that on the 19th of December, 15¢8, McD. filed a petition in 2 Proprietor. rites a fine opper- Pheaa- Peake bay and Potomac river with- Gat joes of mech time from basiness All xccommodations—meals, materoom, £o.—first. ines. Siatcrooms may in edvance br application to the ageata. ‘The steamer can be char- tered for excursions from this city en Mondays and Tuesdays of each week at reasonable rates. STEPHENSON & BEOTHER, Agents. Either of these trips aftords funity to enjoy seail on the 3ea8-f BT bankruptcy, and in January, 1869, complainant ht STEAM YACHT WANDEBEB can be | wasappointed assignee. On the 12th of Febra- chartered by small partics following, he received an assignment of the Pn for Excar- sions to CHAIN BRIDGE, or other points onthe Potomac. Apply at 949 Massacha setts 368-$m." 7&D of Mef)., “including all the property o whatever kind of which he was ed, or in which he was interested or entitled to have, on the 1th day of December, 1863, with’ ail bis deeds, books and papers’ thereto.” On March Ivth, 1869, a final certiticate of dis charge was issuea to bim, (McD).) That at the time of filing the petition McD. had a just and valid claim against the government for damage and injuay to his property between April 13th, , and April 9th, 1563, he being a British bject, which claim was allowed in Septem er » and will be paid immediately after the eth instant, unless prevented by theeinterpo- sition of the court. He charges that McJoa4l1 im his petition mentioned the claim, and com plainant, on the order of the court, sold the uncollected accounts of McD. for $20, and he charges that the claim against the United States was included in the sale, and White, the pur- ebaser, afterwards assigned the claim to M:D Complainant states that McD. reported his debts at $177,330, and on the echedaie of assat- there were ten items, including ‘‘claim again Gen. Osborne and the United States and the officers thereof for burning and stealing cotton reported “‘werthless."” He avers that of the assets pat twenty Collars was realized. He ebarges that withont the interposition of the court the award will be paid, and therefore asks ny ‘The rule was made returnable on the 24th inst. “FALL.” T OPENING ALL A LIMITED LINE or FIND FALE BSUITS JUST OPENED. +s0-- TRE ARKANSAS ConsTITUTIONAL ConveN- TION.— An enrolled copy of the constitution was read in the Arkansas constitutional convention yesterday and signed by ail the members but 7. Daring the seasion a preamble and resolutions were adopted pledging the members to discoun- tenance and condemn all lawlessness and out- FOR Boy. as FULL Line oF rage wherever and whenever found, and de- v manding in the name of the state equal protec- tion, justice and rights or for all, reg: SCHOOL SUITS Face or color; ‘ino, ting a tepaing to Toducs a gontict betwee ths rac tection to ait who come. © peeing BW CaTHOLIc Br FCR FALL WEAR. MOPS FOR THIS jor has Two I Country. "3 Journal s7 CALL EARLY. Wa sv? EXTRA INDUCEMENTS OFFERED. HABLE BROTHERS, MERCHANT TAILORS ¢ FINE CLOTHIERS, segss-tr Corner 7 D Streets N.W. XAMINB T! > BRSZILIAN Px! E i” $ict! FOR #4. ae The $2 GLASSES for One i Thesh: cota Prawe GLA for 96. IER The @3 THEBMOMETES fer §) H. H. HEMPLEB, Optician, sep2-iy Pennsyivanie R. 4% 8¥45 & co GENERAL BRORBRSAND KEAL BSTATE 1ON BER ‘Ho. 833 7th street, op; Post Ofice Department. Renee "SOLD radd Rx Sate fOe™ ae a dices D. C., TUESDA » SEPTEMBER 8, 1874. nening Star, TWO CENTS. Yellow Fev -y along the Atlantic Coast. The Tre sry aepartment is atvised of the existence of yellow fever at the following points: New © deans, Galveston, Pensacola, Movile, Datiun, Ga, Key West, Fla. and Brunswick, G° 5 alsoat Baitimore and New York at quaran- Une. In view of the prevalence of the disease at there ports, Secretary Bristow has issued a cir- colar, in wi he says: “lu the absence of uniformity In the reguls. tons of quarantine upon the Atlantic and gal coasts, it is desirable that the eeveral officers specifically placed under the direction of the Treasury Cepartment by the subjoined section of the revised statatys of the United States in- form themeel:es fv ily a8 to the local health inves Bod t @ regulations based thereon and in force at theic respective ports and stations, and & strict comphance with such laws and prompt assistance in the enforcement of the same when directed by competent authority, are hereby enjoined in accordance with the provisions of the following: zc. 4792. The quarantines and other straints e ed by the health laws of any state, respecting any vessels arriving at, or bound to, any port or district thereof, shall be Guly observed by the officers of the customs revenue of the United States, by the masters nd crews of the several revenwe cutters, and by the military officers commanding in any fort oF station upon the sea coast; and all such offi- cers of the United States shall faithfully aid in the execution of such qnarantine and health #, according to their respective powers and within their respective precinct, and as they shall be directed, from time to’time, by the Secretary of the Treasury.”— The Revised Stat- utrs of the United States, p 890. Officers of the castoms revenue are referred, in this connection, to articles 291 295, General Regulations under the Customs and Navigation Laws ef the United States, 1574, and are requested to bring the eams to the notice of the proper local health authorities, attracting attention expecially to the second and third paragraphs of article 204. Officers in command of vessels of the revenue merine are instructed that article 904 of said Regulations is held to include communication with infected vessels as well as ports; and, in order to render more efficient assistance to local authorities in the enforcement of quarantine laws, a8 therein directed, will take the neces. sary steps to advise such authorities of these instructions. The co-operation of the military forces will be applied for only after exhausting the other powers and authorities herein mentioned; such application to be made to this department, with a full statement of the facts for the information of the honorable the Secretary of War. Medical officers of the U.S. marine hospital service will govern thetr official action in con- ronance with this clrcular and the law as above cited. ‘This ts the firet instance in the history of the Treasury department that the Secretary has felt it bis duty to strictly enforce the provisions of law above quoted. The Indian War in the Southwest OFPICIAL REPORT OF GEN. SHEKIDAN. The following letter was received at head - quarters of the army to-day: Headquarters Military Division of Cutcaco, Sept ~ T. Sherman, n ton, D. ‘The latest news from the columns operating in the Indian country ts as follows: Col. Mackenzie's regiment left Fort Concho for his supply camp on the Salt Fork of the Brazos, August 224, from whence he will oper- ate on the tributaries of the Red river. Major Buell’s column was to have started from Fort Richards on or about the same time for the same destination—headyuarters of Ret river. Col. Miles’ column when last heard from was on the Dry Fork of the Wathita, just southwest of the Antelope luils. Some of his scouting parties had encountered small bands of Indias upon two occasions, in which affrays one Indian was killed and one wounded. All Indian trail lead southwest to the head waters of the Ked river, in which direction Col. Miles continues his mareb, the Indians burning the grass tc some extent in his front. Major Price came down the main Canadian trom Fort Union, and will probably join Col. Miles. Col. Dayicson’s cotumn had not yet marched trom Fort Sill, en accoust of some trouble at the Wichita agency, and it is possible it mas not, on account of the necessity of keeping the nestile Ind'ans away from the agency. How ever, Gen. Augur is now at Fort Sill, and wil be beat able to determine whether it should g e hostile Indians, with thei t information, sox ead waters of the Red riv ¢ Missoura,) strong chough to operate ear very soon cf good seitiement of the Indian troubie: West; but still we may not be ab! vetere winter. Yours, trnty, P. H, SHEKIDAD ANIA Coat Traps. —W the incoming of the present month of Se ber e revival of the coal trade gener is expected. The prices of coal are up 15 cents by the operators and 25 cents by the retailers Wages are also up a tritle, and the miners are already disenssing the basis question as regard prices for 1*75. The supply of coal at the princi- pal centres is being pretty well depieted. Tar orders coming in are to a ir amount, but the trade may still be characterized as rather dui! The coal trade, it is known, depends very much on the iron trade, which stillrnies slack. At Pittsburg, a great iron centre, carefu! inquiry among the leading jobbers and manufact in the trade developes the tact of sufi stocks to last until the Ist of November. From these sources there will be, therefore, little de- mand until after that date. Any demand that may be felt must come from the amaller deal who, as a rule, buy their supplies from the jot bers. While the trade in coal for domestic is fairly active it is dull so far as manufactar:», consemers areconcerned. The Mauch ‘Chunk Gazette notices a res umption of work at all the collieries in that reg ton, and says, while there hes been very little actual increase in business, the feeling in regard to trade is much better, in confirmation of which fact Mr. Paris, president of the L. and W. B. Oval company, has received a large order which will keep tue mines of th company busy for some weeks.— Philadelphia Ledger, vth. Orrosttion TO MIxED J. Orr, state school commissioner of Georgi: sent outacircnlar to the various coun! oney necessary to be raised, and asking their views upon the «aestion of local taxation. In concia- sion he say: Let not the board decline action on the questions herein presented, be- cause of the pendency of the civil rights bill. Let them give their views of the questions on their merits. I do ot believe that the civil rights bill will ever be passed. Should it ever become a taw, I have in my mind a planof teat- ing its validity, which witl probably prevent its being put into practical operation, and without risk to the state agents of our school system. This plan will be given in due time. When it is Gefinitely decided that mixed schools are to be forced upon us, every true Georgian, in- cluding the most ‘ardent friends of public schools, wiil array himself against the system ‘itself.’” eee renee: Biszor Cummins tw Cawapa.—The Ottawa Free Press of Friday, 4th instant, says:—“Right Rev. George David Cummins, presiding bishop of the Keformed Ep’ Church, accompa- nied by Mrs. Cummins and daughter, will ar- rive inthe city this afternoon. Bishop Cum- of holding mission of two tothe ministry of the Re- piscopal Church for —o now ss the Dominion. ie the bi here church wardens and vestry of E Church in this city the corner-stone, on rob now being erect- will request bim to Monday next, of their ch: ed on the corner of Gloncester Elgin Peo epee mes Is ‘commissioner of” +? THE CRUISE OF THE U,. 8S. S. TUS-_ CARORA, The Surveys by the Northern Southern Routes for the Great C, [Correspondence of The Evening Siar.) OUNALASHKA, ALBUTIAN ISLANDS, August 3, 1574. Dear Star: We arrived here on the evening of the 29th ult. from Hakodadi, Japan, having stepped a few days at Tanaga, one of the Islands of this group, surveying one of ite har- bors, where, if the northern route is adopted, one of the ends of the cabie will in all proba. bility be landed. My last letter to you, October 11th, 1873, lefr ns at Victoria, Vancouver's Island, where we bad returned from a sounding ctuise to the porth#ard for a sipply of coal. Although we had experienced stormy and unfavorable weath- er, Capt. Belknap determined, after getting a supply of coat, to again push forward with the work and complete this line of soundings to dapan; therefore on the 12"h we proceeded to Nanaimo, B. C., a few hours sail from Victoria, where we not only filled oar bunkers bat also took in a deck load of coal, and on the Lith re- turned to Victoria ready tor sea again. now received instructions trom the N - partment which materially altered tne plans of our Captain. We were ordered to retarn to Sau Francisco, suspending work to the northward, owing to the lateness of the season, and to SOUND OFF AND ON THE COAST to determine the “true continental outline or the ocean bed proper.” We accordingly, ou the 16th, went to Neah Bay, Cape Flattery, and the next morning put tosea. During this passage, which oocupied twenty-one days, eight ines of Soundings were run comprising eigh:y- three casts, the deepest water found being 2,443 fathoms. The result shown was that a siope or terrace from ten to 59 miles in width makes off from the coast in comparatively shoal water, acd then drops down very abruptly to depths of 1,500 to 1,600 fathoms, constituting as it were an immense buttress to support the conti- nent. While sounding on the afternoon of the 2th, some 140 miles off the coast of California, and expecting a depth of 1,000 or 1,700 fathoms, (the previous cast having ben in 1,659 fathoms, } the lead suddenly brought up at a depth of 96 fathoms. No pecimen came up, and the point of the cup was found to be battered and bruised as thongh rock or other hard bottom had been struck. We then sounded round the locality and found A SUBMARINE PEAK, four thousand feet in height, exgsted in this part of the ocean, rising very abruptiy from the ocean bed on its northern, eastern and western rides, with a gentle slope on its southern face e Thomson mactiine Was used exclusively in taking the deeper casts, and the steam recl war worked in the shoaler water, and also found very convenient in taking serial temperatures, which were made quite a specialty. ‘The weather being most of the time fine and pleas- ant, wany observations of surface and under surface currents were made by Lieut. F. M. Symonds. SOUNDINGS. We ended onr last line of soundings on the oth of November off the Farallones, and the same day came to anchor off San Francisco. On the 10th we went to the Mare Island navy yard, where we remained several weeks. Shortly afte: our arrivai at Mare Island the “ unvleasant- ness with Spain,” resulting from the * Vir- gining affair,” occurred, and orders were re- ceived at the yard to put usin fighting con- dition should war be declared. Accordingly work was at once Commenced for our restoration toa man of war again. The chart house on the quarter deck was removed; Thomson's machine and the steam reel, together with wire, line snd sinkers, were bundled ashore, and oar fall bat- tery of guts were received on board and re sumed their old places, and ina fewdays we repared to receive the Spaniards should om require it. Thus we remained for sev- eral weeks, uncertain whether it was to be * SOUNDING OR FIGHTING.” ha Thanksgiving dinner and re- enon board by the officers aud crew, which was greatly enjoyed, and will b pleasantly remembered by those who were pres ent. ‘The trouble with Spain having been quietly settied without the shedding of blood, we wor ordered to again resume our soundings, but to keep the battery on board, and t F son machine altogether for the w further instructed to sound off ai from San Francisco to San Die, from thence to survey @ route fro: to Yokohama, Japan, via Konolula and Bonin Islands, for a submarine cabl t necessary sounding apparatus was once mor¢ brought on board, Cosi and provisions taken and onthe lth of December we steamed to 5: Francisco, and on the 2)th put to sea. ‘The passage to San Diego occupied ten days during which eight lines of soundings were run and Nity-eight casts taken, the deepest being in 2,165iathoms. ‘These lines were much shorter than those sounded from Cape Flattery to San Francisco, for in nearly all of them tue ocean bed was reached while very close te the coast, and in one or two instances 1,50 or 2,000 fath ows of water were found when in sight of land. In other respects the results of those soundings were similar to those taken to the northward. The Thomson machine was ased for all the work, the serial temperatures being taken with @ duplicate machine from the top-gallant fore- castle, (the steam reel baving been left as the ayy yard,) and not a break or accident oc- curred. Before leaving San Francisco, arrangements bad been made fo have a supply of coal sent to San Diego for us, and upon our arrival there, on the 30th, a schooner with the coal was found awaiting us, and we at ouce commenced un- 1 ing er and preparing for the longer voyage to the Sandwich Islands, Our stay at San Diego was but short, we leaving there on the 6th ot , 1874, for Honolula. iret tive casts after leaving San Diego showed 4 gradual descent of the bottom to 1,05: fathoms. “At the next soundings, however, a depth of only 203 fathoms was found, and the bruises aud indentationson the specimen cylin- der plainly showed that a rocky pinnacle had been struck; the water then rapidly deepens until the ocean bed is reached. The bottom now gradually descends in gentle curves and undulations ubtu the depth of 3,053 fathoms are found; then a ridge,or mound, 2,000 feet in height, is passed Over; and when close to the 4 of Osbu the lead again drops down to a fathoms. Approaching that island the ter shoals very rapidly, aud by reference to the table of soundings it is seen that between casts Nos. 56 aud & distance of 38 miles, the decrease in depth is nearly 1,000 fatuoms, or nearly 1 statute miles; and between casts Nos. 5 and 55, a distance of only 13 miles, the bot- tom rises 1,600 fathoms, or nearly 2 miles. The character of the bottom is nearly wui- form: yellowish brown mud or eoze being con- tinually brought up by the specimen cups. The process of reeling in the wire from the freat depth by the pulley ling, “hand-over- and,” was found to be very hard aud slow, owing to the enormous preseure of such a vast body of water, and it was during this voyage that the idea of the balance-wheel was cou- ceived, which saved so much time and labor in our subsequent soundings, On the morning of Februry 24 we sighted the islands of Molokai and Oabu, and in the after- noon anchored in the harbor of HONOLULU. The arrival of the Tuscarora and also the U. S. S. Portsmouth, which came into the har- bor the day following, was most opportune, and lin gun, which she carries, and then: ‘Tuscarora, where they were shown bar pe ‘They then visited the Benicia, ont whten ship a grand dinver and reception waited the royal party. Three days later « regatta was given by the Portsmouth, in which boats from all the men-of-war ani which proved a weather was splendid, Catamaran men, on the occasion, our gig coming in ahead in the gig race, and our first cutter in the cutter race, the only ones we entered in. Our stay was uch longer than we anticipated on our arri- 1, and as everything was bie on abore od our presence not actually needed since the arrival of the Benicia, we commenced getting ready for cea, and on the 17th we left Honolaix or YOKOHAMA, JAPAN via Port Lioyds, Bonin Islands. Now followed one of the most pleasant and quickest passage we had yet made. No storms were encountered, the weather warm and comfortable, and the soundings continued with uninterrupted suc- cess. The water deepened very rapidly otf tn coast of Oabu, and depth of 1,463 fathoms was found when onty afew miles trem land. From thence westward the ocean bed is irregular ant mountainous, and six submarine elevations were discovered, ranging from 7,00) to 1,300 feet im height. The character of the bottom soil was found to be very dissimilar, and coral, limestone lomps of lava 00ze, coarse sand, an! 00ze con- taining particles of lava, were brought up in the specimen cylinders at various localities on the route sounded. The sides and top: of the sa>marine mountains invariably seat up cor: and Java, While in the vaileys were found y lowish brown oeze, and it seemed almost c-r tain that the whole region west of the Hawaiian islands had at some remote period been SUBJBOTED TO VOLCANIC ACTION. The balance wheel for reeling in having beer put in successful operation saved much time and labor, aud the short time occupied in tak- ing our soundings on this passage has never been equaled in the history of deep sea soutd- ings. The greatest depth to nd was 3,287 fathoms or about 3% statute miles, and the total time occuplea in sounding at that great depth and bringing back a bottom specimen, was i hour 56 minutes and 32 seconds. The quickest time was made when sounding at a depth of 3,009 fathoms, which occupied 1 hour 29 minutes and 32 seconds only. The working and indica- tions of the Thomson machine wasas accurate and indisputable in these great depths as in soundings of 500 and 1,000, and as Captain Belk- nap remarks, “the incomparable workings ot this machine was a source of never-ending won der and admiration to all who witnessed ir.” Cast No. 47 was taken while within a few miles of an uninhabited island designated ou the ebart as MAROUS ISLAND, and as it isdirectly in the range of the subma: rine elevations before and afterwards found, it is fair to conclude that it isone of a range of submarine mountains more fortuuate than its companions, in that its cap rises above the ocean surface. On the 22d, when reeling in the wire from @ depth of 3,045 fathoms, it broke from somé unavoidable cause, and quite a quantity of wire was lost. This was the more to be is, rime as 150 casts had been previously taken without break or accident of any kind. In this line of soundings 59 casts were taken, and on the Rares of April 18th we sighted the Bonin islands, end lying off and on during the night the next moriing entered the harbor ot Port Lloyd, Peel island, and anchored. We remained at this place but two days and again resumed soundings towards Yokohama, at which place we arrived on the 22d of April. Fourteen casts were made between Port Lioya and Yokohama, and as was to be ex- cted from the close ‘proximity to the main land and the many islands that lay almost iy our path, the bottom was irregular and tt water comparatively shallow, the greatest depth found being only 2,455 fathoms. YOKOHAMA ABD THEREABOUTS. We remained at Yokohama about six weeks, during which time I availed myself of the op portunities to visit the several places of not. The harbor of Yokuhama filled with suipping (there being no piers or wharves) of all uations the wany lives of steamers, men-ol-war. § and the thoasands of pans (small presents @ ! i iorm & © cites. I found a great many American: seemingly to be Going well. ML whilst in the navy and ¢ and French are iY the is located tn a very pretty valley, and on the b'ufs surrounding are the resigences of the foreign population, aud their houses present a picture of neatness and com- foit. The foreign cemetery, supported by ali Pations, contains some very fine monuments, and among them is the one erected to the mem ory of the officers and crew of the ill-fatea “Oneida,” The place where she sunk is but # short distance from the city, over which is placed a red buoy. On oaig te our anchor- age. @ short distance from us lay the infamou= “Bombay.” We did not enter in the annua! regatta, Which takes place in May, as most of hex men were on general liberty. I paid a visit to J8DD0, the capital, and was much interested. At the ‘Temple at Skiba, where the former Tycoon: are buried, will be found a great deal for the tourist to see, in addition to the other places of note which time will not permit to speak of just now. A great many of the Japs have al Treacy donned the European dress, and are be- coming accustomed to it, whilst others have got as far as hats, pante, or shocs. There are some beautiful drives out of town, but theonly horses and carriages that cau be obtained are those belonging to the forcign residents or at the for- eign livery stables—the public conveyance be- ing a small carriage, little larger than a baby’= wagon, drawn by a native, who will carry you almost as fast as one Crawn by a horse. We left Yokohama on the morning of the 8th of Jone for San Fi ‘aco via the Aleutian istands, but running short of coal ran back to Hakodadi, Japan, for a supply, wh tained, and on the morning of Jane Pp sea again. I did not anticipate to find on our arrival here an opportunity to send @ mail, and as it leaves in a few hours I will have to defer giving you the results of our cruise across nuti! my next. We leave here in a few days for Sau Francisco, where we expect to arrive the early part of September. All on board are well, and as our cruise is near &t an end we are in the best of spirits, Kewtccry’s OUTLAWS—A Band of Masied Murderers @ Negro Man and a Boy.—Las Thursday night a bloody outrage occurred in this county, five miles west of Elkton. A band of masked men, estimated from twelve to fif- teen, went toacabin on the farm of John W. Bell; where Isham Link, Westley Moors, Thos. Foster, Geo. Edwards, and Monroe Christain, the latter a boy of twelve years, all persons of color, were sleeping. The masked men de- marded that the door of the cabin be opened and a light struck. The negroes being too slow in responding to the demand the door was forcedopen by the Ku-klux and a shot fired, which struck boy, Monroe Christian, in the abdomen, from the effects of which he died on last Saturday morning at o'clock. The boy was asleep when the shot struck him. The men then went into the cabin and went toward Isham Link, 8 TILTON WON'T HOLD COMMUMICATION WITH THE BERCHERITES. Last Friday evening Mrs. Edward J. Oving- swith whom Mrs. Tilton is staying, called st Mr. Tilton’s residence, in street, and Ly asked for Mr. Tilton, but failed tofind odd after several similar futile a ‘ar day, addressed him @ note, reqi@@sting him to call at her house. Tilton replied in a sharp note, in which he says: ave 8) in ie that be had soquetared irs. Tilton im this place or that, in city or country, soeping her whereabouts # profound secret, i id be tempted to pursne her with violence. More- over, my daughter Florence, though desired by her mother to visit her (it bei s right to see her child), was for a fused access to Mrs. Tilton through your agency, and was subjected thereb: pain and mortification. In view other similar facts, not a few in number, and in view also of the stili more serious fact were the willing agent of Mr. Beecher’s sers in tem; Tilton to desert her home, to jon her nemies, to conspire with them in demanding her own exposure, and finally to be practically tiang away by them and publicly insulted by Mr. Beecher’s com- mittee and the Christian Union, I feel it my uty to inform you that | cannot accept an in- Vitation to visit your house either now or here- after.” RARDING THE LION IN HIS DEN. On Saturday evening, while Mr. Tilton was writing at his desk, bis housekeeper aunounced Mrs. Ovington. Sbe took a seat on his sofa atver the greetings and asked Mr. Tilton whether he Was surprised to see her. ** Not at all,” answered Mr. Tilton. “I suy pose, however, that you did uot receive my note.” Mrs, Ovington replied that she had, but not- withstanding it she bad come to consult with him on an important suoject growing out of the existing difficulties. Mr. Tilton lifted his hands aud said: “I can permit no conversation upon anything that Telates to me or mine, On any other topic, Mrs. Ovington, you are at liberty to consult with me.” He repested to her that he could not consistently with self-respect converse with either Mrs. Ovington or her husband. He said that he reepected her as an individual, but that he should as soon think of consulting Mc. or Mrs. Beecher. Mre. Ovington insisted ‘that she had a new aspect of the case to present to him, bat Mr. Tilton reiterated that he would not hear & word from her on that topic. Mrs. Ovington remained for some time in Mr. Tilton’s library, asking to be heard, but Mr. Tilton politely checkmated all attempts to converse about his wife, and the visitor departed with her words unspoken. THE ODJECT OP THE VISIT. Mr. Ovington said last ing that his wife visited Mr. Tilton to obtain hi; consent to bringing Carroll and Alice Tilton to Brook! to prepare them for a boarding school. fe said Mre. Ovington had no other mission, aud he had been allowed to make known the ct of ber visit to Mr. Tilton she would have asked hi- attention to no other topic. It is said that a subscription is being circulated in your family ints to the effect mong the members of Plymouth church for Mrs. Tilton, and that $1,700 has been raised 80 far. THE ANSWER OF HENRY WARD ReRcaER to the complaint of Theodore Tilton was re- ceived yesterday by Mr. Beecher’s strorneys, and was at once served on the plaintiff. The answer declares: “First, that each and every ailegation in the said complaint contained, ex cept that the plaintiff’ and Miss Elizabeth M. Richards were married October 2d, 1855, and lived together as husband and wife up to 1574 is utterly false; second, that this defendant never had at any time or at any place any ua chaste or improper relations with the wife ofthe plaintiff, and never attempted or sought to have any such relations.” Appended to the ewer is the oath of Mr. Beecher that the fore- joing answer is true of his own knowledge Notices of trial at the (October term of the City Court of Brooklyn have been served by couns¢ on both sides. Peor MARY PoMEROY—4n Alfem, Evidence Against Her Character. Jonna 8. Glendenning did not appear in the Church 0 q andal, on Jersey City Heights, yest A most extraordinary featare of the case has been developed. At late hour on Satar day nighta man giving bis name as Mart accompanied by One James Dunne, accosted Mr. John 1. Nutter on the street. They took him to the house of John Gordon, the bonds man of Glendenning, and there, young Nutter alleges, an attempt was made to frighten him into signing a document reflecting on the char- acter of Mary E. Pomeroy and implicating himself. The two men hada carriage at the door, which remained trom ten o’clock till hal past elevenat night. They endeavored to tad Nutter to en‘er it at that late hour and proceed to the residence of Glendenning’s counsel Young Nutter went with his mother to the honse of Justice Alridge, who advised him not to go unless they competled him by producing « warrant. Nutterthen returned to the men and prompt!y informed them he would not comply with their demand. Furthermore, he gave them notice that he would make an affidavit to- day setting forth these facts, and exposing the attempt to extort from hima false statement ainst the character of the Miss Pomeroy. ere was great excitement on Jersey City Heights yesterday when thie latest teature in the case came out Y. Herald, ith. A isos gee from fork says that Natter eppeared before Justice Aldridge yesterday and charged that James Dann, Jobn Gordon, and other connected with Kev. J. S. Glendenning’s church, bad tried to indace him by threats of exposure in relation to an alleged case of larceny to swear he was the father of Mary E. Pomeroy's chil TROUBLES ON THE Texan BorpgR.—O laints come up from western Texas, says the Waco (Texas) Register of August 29, of the out- rages and robberies committed on the Mexican citizens of Texas by the men of Captain Wal- lace’s company of state police, who were sent down there by Gov. Coke. The Brownsville Ranchero publishes a detailed account of the outrages, and the San Antonio Express and other papers say that Coke's orders, under which Wallace and his men are acting, are al‘o- ether too loose, allowing them even to invade jexican soil, and that the United States gov- ernment has been compelled to interfere to pre vent its involvement in a war with Mexico from the licenee given Wallace and bis man by Coke's iustructions. Tne mxpréss has the fol lowing additional remarks Tages on our Mexican fellow-citizens continue the Federal Government will be calied on to protect western Texes from anarchy and civii war. Captain Wallace's company ought to be ordered out of western Texas at once, and if this is not done they ought to be driven out by the outraged citizens. Captain Wallace ha: authority to assist the officers of the Iswin the discharge of their duty when m When he goes beyond that he makes himself an out- law, ard should be so treated. If the citizens are not protected they have aright to protect themselves. SroNTANKOUS ComBceTion.—The Ogdens- burg Journal says: The fire which recently o2- curred in Badlam’s block, was supposed by Mr. Giftin, who cecupied the rooms ~ — it a to have originated spontaneously, Among t debris thrown out of the building after the fire, on Friday, August 21, were some old oiled rags. az saturated with water. They have Mr. Munro, who watched till There | TELEGRAMS TO THE STA —_- Americas News IPTSRBATION aL COURT ES Pawawa, August 30.—Ad Contin has been giving receptions on the ( nited States Meamer Richmond, which were sttended dy the President of the state and other dignita- . A pot very cordial feeling has existed With respect to che United Stater since marines were lauded on the Isthmus at the time of the last revolution. This, under the fraternal tn- fluence of Admiral Collins and the gailantry of the officers of the Kichmond, is fast disap- peari ng. THE PRISONERS GONZALES AND RULNES, wbo committed the outrages oo the British consul, Magee, at San Jose, Gustemals, were tried a second time on the 2th instant, and the Previous seutence was contirmed. ADVICES WROM PERU are to the effect that a deposit of guano, here- tofore unknown, avd to all eppesrances of a remarkably rich quality. has b en discovered in the neighborbood of Lio. RARTHG! 4K®. There was an earthquake at Valparaiso om the Sth of August. Jorsey. THE FLAMES STILL SPREADING. Eco Hanon, N. J., Sept. 5.—The fire im the Pine woods stii! Tages and has sproad comsider- ably since yesterday. A drenching rain ts earnestly wished for RAILROADS IN DANOFR. Ettwoop, N. J., Sept. §—The fire tm the pines has extended to bovh of the Atiantic ratl- Toads, and is spreading to the Atlantic eran- berry meadow Tuterra of Cable fiom with Fu » Naw York, September § —The usual market Teports from Europe have pot been received to- day tm conse juence of an interruption in tele- aphic communication. The French cxble ts interrupted between Duxberry and St. Pierre and the lines in Cape Breton connecting with the Anglo American cable are broken vast of North Sydney. Death of a Once Noted Jersey Poll- telan. New York, Sept. §.—Wm. Bamsteat, said to be & very wealthy man, who was formerly oon- spicuous in the politics of New Jersey, and who served aterm of nine months in the peniten!- tiary upon conviction after trial on charges of detrauding Jersey City while « member of the board of blac works, died last night at home on Jersey city heights. Fatal Ending of « Fend. New Yo September &.—Tnomas Hayes, formerly deputy city marshal, and now a jig davcer in a saloon in the Bowery, fatally shot Thomas Delany last ht. A fead had existed between the men for a long time, and Hayes left bis house last night threatening to be re- venged upon Delany. Communica. FINANCIAL AND OOMMERCIAL. Washington Stock Ex: Sept s. Quotations furnished by Middicton & Co., bankers, we he agen g Regd the prices bid sud asked at Gay:—U. 8. eked Brock —Metional. yous! Nasional Bau r bid. mdry * Lalet — bo bonds,7%*. J 3’, ton Ziveliper corticates,”7 3-lo, seked: ~Ten Year bonds, ficates of ats sened. Hoard of Pavltc Work mprovement, § | BS IMA. 83 eked: do., 1X76, 85 bid, BOs nel 1876, 54°. bid, 80 eked, a0.. 1577, 84 bid, Bi asked 0., 1998, 86 Pia; do. sortes, Sa bid 4 i jo. STR, bid. "Water Corutcates, 8%, ——_-—__. Wall street To-any. Sew Youre, September 5.—The Post's fnanciel ar- ticle say ®: Jo opened at 209°, , and hae since sold ot 1u9*, @iog’, rates have been Dat ano 1@3 per anpom, paid by borrowers for use cf coin. Foreigu exchange i* weak, with the range of business in Laukerw’ sterling, 485 to 437% aud to 453, asking rats being as yesterday. The local uey market is 2 to S for Gall jowns, mod shows « rdeving tendency. cavtlie paper is quoted at 7 Frow 1 mals of Currency from expected to increase. Goversuent nde lower, the easier jon» of the « Btate bonds wery ining this change. qutet, the ooly sale having beep of Missourt «, which were lower. The tock market opened \ to‘ sDove Festerday's closing, 8nd Was strong ard advancing until noon, ‘moet be rise hi ing been \ to ace Bi and Mort York Ceutrat and Bock lowe: Telegraph, 7! Union Pacific, ‘» H Beck Iniend, Ws*, (anol; 10s; Wat as,; Be Paul, 34.@5 GN; rthwewts 37 8s; nd Bric, ints 6's, peelere, est Virginia's, 9, ptember 3—Cotton quiet and Middirgs, 18616. Flour dull and ‘Wheat qutet bu firm—No l ret west- 2€0..1.22@1 25; reyeoted do ,1 Lo@t 17; amber western, 1 250135. white western, 1 lial 24 red Maryland. J 2501 ber, 1 Rl 33; wh 1.2). Corn tirm—white southern, 98; d western, %. Oats scarce 165, western nixed, 590850. li—baryland sod Peuusyt Pork anchanged. Balk meste— ‘Cloar rib sides scarce and firm, m, 90@%. H. venta. 18.07@2t sheul ore quiet Lin@iin. Bac re, 2536. P.trolonm unchanged. Quiles ‘Whisky firm and scarce, 146. Sugar wait September 5 —Btocks dall. Money, 2 1s 9%." Bxcharge, loug, 455; short, 4's Governments éuil and lower w Yoru, September §—Floar quiet aad nn- cbacged. Wheat dull aud declining. Cora le @22 better, — THE WEATHER. ture. % cagiern Golf states, easterly winds, cloudy or partly cloudy weather, falling barometer, and stationary —— wits, falling bar meters stations)” beuperstures winds, falling meter, station 4 Cloudy and rainy weather, Over the Onio ana Tew: besser val ary barometer, westerly apd variable light Winds, statiopary and higher tomper- atures, partly clouay and cloar weather. Over the northwest and the lower Missouri valley, and falli.g barometer, scothorly winds to northeast, slicht changes in temperature in- creasing cloudiness. Over t some- eo region, what ther or rising barometer, ‘weetsrly winds and generally clear weath rand Song = Ae _ sture. Over the mitdie and esstern alles changes in baromen 4 temperatarc, northwest to southwest winds, enerally clear weather ex- cept ices! raips in Rew York and New England, LOCAL RECORD. The thermometer in the business office of Tus Srar a “Gay aF follows: m@ 73: Be. 78; 2m.,7 TROTTING aT MyéTic Park.—Theré wag quite & large attendance at Mystic Park, Boe ton, yesterday afternoon, to witness @ race for Purse Of $3.00 between the well-known trotters Goldsmith Maid, Judge Fullerton and Ameri- cangirl. The betting was confined to the latter two, Judge Fallerton being the favorite at 25 to badly imme- diately sfter getting the word, Fullerton at once taking & good lead. but as soon as the Maid levelied berselt she Cee Ful » WhO Was alro crowded somew! American Girl, bat Badd smith Maid, 1, 1,1; Hickok's Fullerton, 2, Lovell’s American Girl, 3, 3, 3. Time, 2: 2:18 and 2:19. : i i i is i | F Hu i i 5