The New York Herald Newspaper, October 1, 1858, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1858. ———— banks of the river after the capture of their much vaunted | wardto receive him. We were then conducted intoa ee eae eee ot en On in the extreme. Some, | Side apartment, seated upon chairs and at tables covered 4 Beyer saate ir rants Pte ts | cms brash byte acini Mi ae fps mal dea eae Details of the Movement oy the two heed guabcals steamed on farther and. farther Reed sat at his table, which was between those of two of Balls from pler 0. BO, North Tivee, for Bremen: direct, poal interesting 0 Vv ino the country afer thefortshadibeensaced, the entire | the high mandarin, the third being eagaged passing from 00 oct'§,si12 orate Tien-Tsin. populations of Villages, men, women and children, came | one to the other, as if for mandarins pemsge—Sin cel bn: os fete pen, ay promises, a6 o'clo ck A. M., of J. upon vwn to the banks sank upon their knees, closed their were all dressed in heavy silk, a fowing , and were EE second cabin, $55; steerage, Pg EE age ther, as is the custom when thoy salute a supe- ts fin» looking set of men as fever saw. ee waeaee Por CRUE SERN mnromens, 69 Willie at. Fong sn aa ye rior, and ‘‘chin-chinned’” (welcomed) thelr angroaahy th he = eet Keeling. (a, Mancina Sy aereee USTRALIA.—COMMERCIAL LINK—FOR MELBOURNE Yooms, pouiriog marbis we yeaah. THE ‘TREATIES. a ha ihe remus waged only | Soc vry oft and ‘noble fating mente tor cgny: | ARAL Cig RitGani cpt tyre, | Adres Parente ener | ee James aoe " ni Seeioel ie gevecnmnmy nad ot sanen eS he was | two years of age. These are - he . Lee f i. premises, 20 Orchard “Welcome ready to submit to latter being the most important. Some since there carry.® clear white light at masthead; green Oo Fate of K vines the Imperial | fx: ruleand 0, Sroat Kings Mil things,” The peculiar | was s commissioner (Keying) bathe has since red on 2 FPOR GALE THE VERY DESIRABLE THREE Commissioner. is speech cetablishes ‘the conviction in my } fallen a victim to the rascality of tho ap His head m aod nen tuning northeast corner, Syne, Speer eee fon sioner, mind he Meataron had given them to, uudorsand ras taken off for having “complicated 9 aeelrs the piciny: elon new and in igodordor, Sonate hs a c ae, be, de | Rett tae 0 a MSme | Srl gual, ered mas, he was at < hast a a rt hen iad Are most densely populated by at least « miltion of ,bas thus been assassinated because My Boston OR BA 7 1A ee Owe Petite Corrcepomdenee, || He Monson Pt iy tae emai | Sant ‘else es St Soha | Ream Ee Feet ca oe Masts rata ‘Untrep States Sreamanr Pownatan, June 22, 1858. AT ANOWOR OFF THR Pxi-Ho RivER, Lat, 38.55 N., Lon, 117.65 E. Advance of the Allies up the Pei-Ho—Position of the Ame rican Squadron—Isolated Policy of the Russian Envoy— The Battle of the Forts—Submission of the River Popula tion—The Threatened Insurrection at Pekin—Alarm of the Emperor and his Ministers—Probable Ascendency of Russian Influence at the Chinese Court—Kfficiency of the English Gun Boals—Reception of Mr. Reid by the Impe rial Commissioners—Terms of the Treaties—Reported Exe cution of Keying, dc., de. Wo have beon having oxciting times in this part of the world within the last six weeks. Our friend “John ‘Chinaman” bas been measuring his strongth with that o Eoglautt and France, and has, as usual, gone fearfully to eeward. Let us go back to the middie of last mouth, and 00 thd Origin of all this excitement, At that period a fleet of about thirty sail of war was ‘Bhchored of the mouth of this river, niné miles off—for tho water is ‘Very shoal in this Gulf of Pi-chili, and the larger vessels of the fleet could get mo nearer with safety. ‘This Geet was composed of vessels of the four great na tions of the carth—England, France, Rufsia and the United States; and most of them were steamers. Eng- land had two liners, one frigate, several steamers and six or eight of the little “gum boats” that were built for ser- ‘vice in the Black Sea during the late war with Rus sia. France had one frigate, several steamers and three or four gunboats. Ruasia had one steamer; aud the United States the same. The French and English were allies, and could land about two thousand of people had in watching the clumsy and snail like evolutions of their native junks, in working up and down the river, with ‘their aergoes of rice and salt, it is not sury that tho “entire population of villages ’” should have thus ap- proached tremblingly © tender their submission, as two unknown monsters in the of steam gunboats, breathing fame and smoke a ean resistlessly up Susie the strong oorreat and that, too, ‘Wihoot say apparent ieeuec power. ‘Sastnly wonder t6 fue to that they bad the courage to a i away. According to the plans which had been formed, the al- lies pushed on up to Tien-tsin on the 25th, followed ik Count Poutaitine and Mr. Reed. As they approached t city the country, which, ever since leaving the forts been low and muddy, became a little higher and meee undulating. There was no high land to be seen even in the distance, however. They moored their vessels under the twelve or fifteen feet high banks opposite the city, and sent in other demands to Pekin. They would haye car- Se eee omens seen, We Lee Tr up was not ane Sone to admit 1! peror, now thoroughly alarmed, wan ae to be hasten even to appoint commissiouers. ‘Another succession of conferences was the result, which were evidently more fruitful than the t, for om the 4th the Russians Bn gree a treaty which granted them everything they wanted, and on the 19th Mr. Reed was equally for- tunate, I believe, however—rumor says so—that Mr. Reed wished them to declare the introduction or use of opium, one of the two, illegal; but this they of course laughed at, for two reasons: In the first place, it must have been one of the very things for which the English contended, and in refusing which they would consequently be supported by them; and secondly, the import of opium, since it has been authorized by the government, is a source of great revenue, “every chest of it that now enters China paying the Emperor $25. In addition to other de- mands, of which we know nothing, rumor says that one of the Russian Admiral’s main points was “permission to make Russian settlements upon the Chinese side of the Amoor river.” This, it seems, was granted after con- troops and sailors without crippling their ships. The between three and four thousand tons; the Russian was the America, a side whee! steamer of | about 400 tons only, but of rare beauty—she was built in the United States for her present owners. The Powhatan was not here then; she had just arrived at Hong-Kong from the United States, and was busily engaged provision- ing and coaling ship preparatory to steaming over the distance of 1,700 miles, which separated us, to join this fleet. squadron within nine miles of the eight mud and stone forts that guard the mouth of the Pei-Ho river, were both | Pontaitine take their departare now that their object is ‘Waried and unusual. England and France carried a sword in the right hand and a long list of demands and griev- ances in the left, and sent word to the Emperor of China that unless he would appoint commissioners to consult in regard to a treaty, they would draw the sword and march upon Pekin, his capital. They further informed bim that before attempting this it would be necessary for them to destroy the eight forts at the mouth of the river. Now, as Pekin is only about one hundred and forty miles (fifty in a straight line) above said forts, the Emperor began to think that it might be better to listen to this message. He therefore gent some Commissioners to attend to the matter; but their powers were either too limited or they themselves were 80 averse to granting the demands, that a scene of great Shuffling and nonsense ensued. They had the utmost con- fidence in their mud forts, and as long as they remained @arrisoned by ten thousand Tartar troops (most of the population in this part of China are Mantchoo Tartare) felt a8 satisfied as so many ostriches with their heads in the ground. The object which Russia had in having “the America’? among this fleet was to afford a floating home to Admiral Count Poataitine, whose instructions were doubtless to hang about the skirts of the allies, pull them to the right or left, as might be most to the interests of his country, and take advan tage of any “cowed” state luto which the Chinese might be drubbed, to effect a blvodiess treaty which might con. duce to the further greatness of Russia. I will try to show in another place some strong grounds for supposing that Count Poutaitine it thus in his power to influence, more or leas, the interests, if not the actions, of the allies. As for the Minnesota, your readers musi all be aware of the object of ber being sent here. She is ee ance, the fieating home of Mr. Wm. B. Reed, w, a6 the America is that of Admiral Count Fouitne, "as for Mr. Reed’s mission aad the policy of | tended with difficulty? mame of the American steamer was the Minuesota, an | world, review the history of the last fifty auxiliary screw frigate of forty-one heavy shell guns, and | to see and the name of | | | | river, and brought us the | | | were ge' The objects which had concentrated this formidable | siderable difficulty, ‘And can we wonder that it was at- Who can spread out a map of the ears, and fail that the shadow of the black eagle’s wing is at length clouding the Chinese frontier? At the end of an equal lapse of time it will have spread over the entire em- pire. To retarn, however, to the present: Three or four days since a gunboat came down the news of a threatened rebellion at Pekin, It was the head of the college of Russian priests, which has been located there for years, who ar- rived at Tein-tsin and informed Count Poutaitine of the fact. It seems that the blockade of the river had resulted ina great scarcity of rice in the capital, and that the masses ing hungry. ‘The Emperor and his ministers are so frightened that they will consent to anything,” the Archbishop is reported to have said. It may be asked: “Why do not Mr. Reed and Count gained?’ In reply to this I can only tell you that before laving Hong-Kong, Lord Elgin, Baron Gros, Count Poutai- tine and Mr. Reed had a consultation, during which it was agreed that they should work together, and in case of one succeeding before the others, that he was to remain upon the scene to lend moral support to the others, As I write, the news reaches me thatthe English and French ex- pected certainly to sign their treaties this mornin This readily accounts for a preparatory order just i for the sailing of an Kuglish steamer with despatches. We hear, also, that if the treaties are signed as expected, Mr, d will come down on the 25th, in which case the Pow- will e directiy for Japau, and the Minnesota for the samo destination via Shanghae. ‘The Mississippi having already preceded us, the Japanese will doubtless imagine a second edition of the “Perry humbug” is about to take place. I promised, some time back, to give my reasons for sup- posing that Russia wielded a greater influence at the capi- tal of China than any of the three other Powers. I com- mence by asking—Who are the present rulers of China? The answer is, the decendants of Mongol Tartars. Again— Who compose the population of Russiay The answer is, Caucassians and Mongolians. Who are Mongol Tartars? Auswer—A mixed race, called the “Mantchoos,”’ sprung, as their name indicates from the Tartar and Mongol races. Hence, the ruling race in China and the balf of the popula: tion of Rossia are fitted by nature to associate with, and assim with, each other. It is, therefore, natura! to that there has long existed a freedom of frontier se Well calculated to keep the authorities as well eople in communication with each other. The ex istence of this ‘‘freedom of intercourse” is further demon- strated by the immense internal commerce which has long existed between Russia and China, through the wilds of Tartury, Mantchooria and Siberia, ‘and by the of Pricats, who have always been retained & Pekin, no mat- ter what the foreign policy of government happened to be. It is also A... demonstrated by the fact that Count Poutaitine received despatches from Korsia via Pekin, and that in his subsequent intercourse with the mandarins they ‘seemed to understand cach other perfect! Some onc may now ask, “What was the necessity, then, for having a Russian weasel ecg at ernment, you know probably more about them in the Enited States than we do. Timagine they might be summed up in the f language, embodied in a State Department ‘Sir, you will proceed to China im the Minnesota, keep che at the heels-of the allies, keep your weather eye wide @pen, avoid everything like a hostile attitude toward any person or community of persons, and, should oppor- tunity occur, make as advantageous a treaty as possible Ya the allies aad Chinese come to heads, and the latter +a reduced to ‘fear and trembling,” mcrease your demands in proportion to the terror of ‘the sick '” This pon onject in baving guns of the allies Now for a running account of the events of the past six ‘weeks, of the present state of Pei-Ho affairs, &e., &e. The Powhatan icft Hong Kong on the Zist ult ‘pon pon the ‘26th we had steamed eight hundred miles let go our anchor in the mouth (seventy miles w’ of the Yang tso-kiang river. (‘Yang tse kang” translated into English means ‘the Son of the Sea.") We wer: seven hundred miles from the Pei-Ho, but stopped bi speak the light boat, lest the Pekin party might have con. Cluded their treaties and returned to Shanghac, in which Case we should bave made the ret ‘of the trip for othing, Bhanghac, as every one probably knows, is ghanted upon ay Woosung @ branch (or rather tribu =), 3 anc! eat ‘Son of the Sea.” We bad been before reaching the light boat by & > iageioa of night, were prevented moving by a dense fog, which did not let’ us see a ship's length ahead. While this, Ch making up its mind to clear away, and the next morning lookout ferward =r ted a steamer as having croesed our bow, but fore she could be made out the fog bad closed her from our view. An hour later, however, it blew by, and we then discovered a black side. whoel steamer anchored on our beam. We at once recog- nized ber as the United States steamer Mississippi, and sent a boat op board accordingly. She was direct from this place, and gave us the pews of a great battle which had been fought on the 20th, and which had resulted in the total defeat of the Chinese. On the 26th the allics were to push on sixty miles up the river to acity of 900,000 souls, called Tein tein, and which is situated at the Junction of the Grand ( with the Pei-Ho, Pekin being upon the latter, distant about forty miles in a north westerly direction from the fork. By the winding of the river it is about seventy mile d Pekin is located twelve miles back from the bank. There were said to be 100,000 Tartar troops between the captured forts and Tein-tain, will give a very fair idea of our | ¢ Minnesota thus anchored under the | and | a | t | their way. allt Why not send Count Poutaitine Tartary and Mantchuriat’’ There are a dozen answers re these ques. tions. He might have preferred carrying his home along with bim, or the Emperor of Russia might have wished to show his flag alongside of those of the English and French. Be ali this as it may, rumor says that throughout this whole affair Russia has taken the lead, and that had it not been for Count Poutaitine and the English and French guns, Mr. Reed would have been treated just as Mr. Robert McLane was four years since—with indiflerence, almost with contempt—sim- from the fact that of our wishes being ur, politely and kindly, instead of at the cannon’s Let us again return to Tien-tsin, to incidents af the war, and other general information. The reader must remember that we are now secing this locality for the first time; hence I touch upon lighter sub- jects than I otherwise sbould, Instead of spreading a San over the Pei-Ho, near Tien-tsin, the Chinese have “bridge of boats’’ moored from shore to shore, over which string of pedestrians are constantly elbowing Whenever a jonk heaves in sight the middie section of these boats ‘is cast adrif opening thus formed. An es says that one or more “free fight often result from them. It it is something aptly d boat when the bell taps for her starting—people run fear- fully, so as to reach her in time for a jump. Thus it is at the hone te yo ly of boats. poe 4 rians see the approaching «plit, and sing out lustily to the boatmen to ‘hold on a minute,” but the boaumen suddenly become deaf, and the gulf wilees, Then sould the d inted ones muster in sufficient force, they generally y “in coutinently pitching Into” sabt deaf’ boatmen; shortly af- ter which the police the scene with their bamboor, and belabor part until quiet is restored. There is no friendship, or charity, or respect for life ea- tering into the Chinese character, This same eye witness tells me that he has seen them trying to drown each other in order that they might get possession of an empty bottle that had been thrown overboard, and it is a well-known fact that if a boat opsets and lives are in danger of being no other boat will pull to their assistance. They say, We are all safe! Those men’s lives arc regulated by If they are destined to be saved they will get out smehow: and if to be drowned, we must hot resist the gods! There is no exaggeration about this. Who, then, can blame enlightened nations for taking advantage of might to force such people to do what is right? After the America and the gunboats of the allies had been at Tien-tem about two weeks, Mr. Reed wrote down for the Antelope.a merchant propeller which was char. and apy number of jonks sunk in the river to dispute the ascent. Thus a good deal more fighting was looked for before they could expect to bring them to terms. This was all very interesting vews, and in return for it we gave our friends a number of late letters, which we had picked up at Hong Kong. Then, as she was bound to Shanghae, while it was desirable to tend her to Ho Kong, we relieved her of a passenger, her mails, &e. pom carried them in; giving ber orders at the same time to Proceed to Japan from Hong Kong, after taking in provi sions sud coal. This passenger was a member of Mr. Reed's legation. From Shanghae we continued steaming up bere, where we arrived on the 7th inat., and anchored | within balf a mile of the fect. It was midnight when we came to, but the Minncsotas being angous for their letters | sent @ boat on board and welcomed w Wethow learned all about the battle movements of the allies subsequent They were ly at Tein twin, which bad surrendered without fringagun. Infact, | he Tein-tein guns had down the river to | the defence of the a have proba ably | pn accounts of ‘the battie forts will therefore limit m and information. No eo opened the road than Mr. Reed repo where the American and Row shortly after hoisted, side by side, after which steamed slowly up the river, im the wake of the advancing gunboats. “Iam determine! to be there as soon as the allies," said Count This is how Mr. Reed got to Tein-tsin. He ‘quently, not on board of the the America she Minnesota when | At this ‘battle of the farts" the Chinese are said to have fought well ss jong asthe allies contented themse! ves with firing sbe!i, but a» soon as the stormers landed they illustrated the wholesome proverb Ue who fights ond runs away } ive 10 fight another day— \# \’ke good fellows. Their long tails 28 of their own accord, and one 1 of two uncommonly agile Celestials who actually distanced a distressed trooper, whose horse seomed ae frightened as his inaster, and who may conse ently be supposed to have been fully “ap to his work. Minnesotas, who had gone iv their boats to get a elowe | view of the fight, say that it w: to see neveral thousand “pig tails” th ¢ out on end, while their alarmed owners never even turned their to see if they were followed, Among the guns found in the forts were a great maby of brass, most ot | whieh were beautifully carved with Chinese chatacters Upon translating the sentence upon one of them it was found to mean “Death to ail foreign devils.” Forta nately for these attacking demons, Cowerer, this gun, like all the others, could onty be fred in one direction They had only therefore to avoid the range comparative safety. One case was meni fellow who had pointed bis ‘broom to sweep foum of the earth’ in the direction of a French gun jn and whore first bots had all taken e ever, as ber anchor was away, it of ¢ became gary W follow ber with the gun. Th: az the work of a hall Was never thought of for a moment, but the fring Was continved as hot as over: in fact, they say that in fred. Of course the shots thereafter " struck in the same place, and were consequentiy easily avoided Phe feeling which pervaded the population slong the ‘As 800n, : | had evidently trav | beet greatly tered by the Commodore for Mr. Reed"s use, at the rate of $6,000 per month for six months, which he had left in the mouth of the sent upto him, A friend of mine who pilo ye that he found the river so full of turms and bends, that be came near boxing the compass several times. After the Antelope had anchored inside of the “bridge of boats.” the banks were daily crowded by curious people, inany of whom d miles to see her. They were said to be curious to see the Gag of “the Flowery the people who were “‘very powerful but who were opposed to fighting I wonder if they don't imagine us to bea large society of “Fri That which is rprised these ignorant ny thing else, were the silent feats of an by an English officer anchored xe. This gentleman, who seems to have wanting in homanity, often amused himself by killing the numerous dogs which came down to bark at the shipping; and as they saw these animals iropping dead around them every now and he crowd could only attribute it to some supernatural agency. It is ecarcely to be wondered at that they should call us “foreign devils ae Trannet close f without saying a word in favor f these English “Black Sea gunboats,” and expressing the hope that similar ones may hoist the American flag should we ever be engaged upon a like service. Of what im tense wivantage would they not have been daring the river service of the Mexican war! They are of light draft great power momical,and have heavy or light guns as the cir the case call for. If they wish to make rmy passage, they clister around the heavy liners like so many chickens around a hen, boiet everything heavy apon her ¢ apacions decks | nd then start off with the boovaney of corks. If, om the contrary, they are about to attack a river fort, of go el | where where they by mooth wal board their heavy ge eH my ready for war. 1 dont thin ry sloop-of-war with one of th water around, The All without their ald. They cow Pekin from | Tien-tein, simply because there was not water enough for thei P. 8. —June 28.—The steamer by which I expected to send this on the 28d did not sail as expected, the allios having failed to get their treaties signed. Since then I have visited Tein-tsin in person. Myself and four brother officers went up in an English gumboat on the 234, and re turned yesterday in the Antelope. Mr. Reed did not re- torn with us, but will come down with the Rassian Admi ra! when the English and French treaties shal! have been scned. Dr, Charlee W. Bradicy, United States Consul at Ni and at present alsoa member of the legatic with us and will take paseage to Shanghae in the pe to join the mail le goes to Washington as of despatches , oat the treaty in Chinese and English for ratification morning after our arrival at Tein tein Mr. Reed invited us to join him in a visit to the commissioners, We a , in spite of the hot sun; got tuto sedag chairs, and were trotted by Chinese onlies to a joss hous® upon the bank of the river, below the Bridge of ‘Boats, As soon as Mr, Reed stepped ander the archway which opened into a large square court, our ears were startied by the sharp and discordant notes of Chinese pipers, while thirty or forty inferior mandarins made way for us, and three of the big! (redball) claga stepped for b— This a ten is the man who arrested and ironed the virtuous Keying upon his arrival at the pro- vinolal capital on his roars to Pekin, re on all ready for si tion to the si this treaty with "ain said the afatnt smile t> Mr. Martin,’’ but I shall Ee, with the severe displeasure of % nature wut tecrere displeasure’ ia fot Rewer rely Sal fate of his friend and brother commissioner, ing. Who uiish biape the allies for dethroning on a yrne? The freaty was signed at 10:30 P.M. of the 26th tp nea the French on the 27th, 5—Yesterday being Sunday, we put off the usual wail of July salute, of twenty-one guns, until to- on sh it was joined in by Russians, TAN and French, with great govd-will. Late on Batu discovered the Russian si wn between the forts with the yoo an ensign at her main. We at once knew that Mr. Reed was on board, and shortly after dark he reached the Minnesota, This morning he paid this ship a quict visit, and now the Com- modore, in turn, is dining with him. We leave for Nan- ki this evening at five o’clock—an hour hence. The iunesota goes first to Shanghae for provisions, which will be taken there for her from Hong-Kong, by the Antelope, who went down some days back. Six of the gunboats came down the river just ahead of the America, their ob- ject being to return with more troops. What Lord Kigin’s ‘motive is for thus strengthening his hold of Tien-tsin, we can only imagine. Rumor says that he only wishes to make ashow. The news that reached us vetness gun- boats of Saturday was unusually definite. he English are granted the free navigation of the Yang-tse-Kiang #3 high as Hong-Kaw, (800 miles above the sea,) a resident minister at Pekin, and mdemnity to the amount of £5,000,- (000; Canton to be held until the latter is pald. ‘The French have secured a free entrance for their missionaries to any part of the empire, and the payment of “a heavy amount’? for the murder of a Fre! ishop some time back. Of course there are other concessions of which we have not heard. One thing, however, is said to be certain—our treaty provides that we shall be granted the same as all other nations, so far as privileges are concerned, and as the others probably contain a similar provision, we may at length say that China is opened to the commerce of the world. One of the rumors brought by the arrivais of Saturday, was to the effect that the Russian Admiral (Count Poutaitine) had strenuously opposed the opening of the Yang-tse-Kiang, but that Lord Elgin had threatened to adyance upon Pekin if it was denied. I don’t know how things look from the United States, but it is very cer- tain from this view, that an alliance between Russia and France against Englaud is more than probable. Straws show how “ the wind blows,” and one cannot but be struck with the friendly feeling existing betweeh the Rus- sian and French officers here, and with the general ab- sence of all such feeling between the present allies. A grateful piece of information reaches us as I write— It is said that there is a doubt as to whether the virtuous Keying has been beheaded. Some say he has, but others assert that he has only been degraded and deprived of his estates It would be gratifying in this case to know when Chinese mandarins are lying and when they are telling the truth. The remaining two Commissioners are now said to be trembling in uncertainty as to their fate after the allies shall have left. The fd will be respected, but they expect to be punished for signing them. ee The Stephens Case. CONTINUATION OF THE CORONER'S INQUEST—TESTI- MONY OF HENRP ROBERTS, DANIEL STUART, MARIA HANNAH AND JOBN DAVIS. The inquest in the case of Mrs. Stephens was resumed yesterday morning at Bellevue Hospital. Provious to taking testimony, Coraner Connery stated that he called twice upon Dr. Doremus that morning, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the chemical analysis was completed, but was unable to see the gentioman eithor at his dwelling house or the Medical College. He presumed, however, that Dr. Doremus would be in attendance during the day, when the jury would be enlightened on the sub- ject of the important matter committed to the chemists’ charge. Daniel Stuart, of No. 166 Woat Twenty-seventh atreet, deposed that ho lived in the same house with the prisoner; heard of rats being in'the house, but never knew of any poison being used to destroy them; knew Mrs. Stephens, but did not see her during her illness; deceased was a good, peaceable womhn, and appeared to be in the enjoy- ment of good health; never knew of any quarrel between deceased and her husband; saw deceased going about the house barefooted. Henry Roberts deposed as follows: oe be live at 386 Second avenue; I am employed at Mr. soda water manufactory ; Ihave known the + ll for about I boarded stx months; with John Davis, in the same house with Mr. Stephens; I never was in Mr. ns’ rooms in I know nothing about the aifair of Mrs. Stephens’ my life: death; i saw deceased previous to her sickness; I thought she was a healthy looking woman; I knew of no family differences between deceased and her husband; I heard it ‘said that deceased had a black eye, Mrs. Davis told me of it; this occurrence took place a few days before the death of Mrs. Stephens; I left Mr. Davis’ last October; I never was annoyed by rats, but I frequently saw them on the stoop ivading to the hall; I never heard that any poison was used to kill the rats; from all I knew of Mrs. she was a moral, 1, peaceable, viet woman; Mrs. Davis said had got the black eye by falling agaiast “Sari Hane, reiting at) oa neice of | third —_ ae 8% the neice Ir. Stephens ; aad never lived in Mr. house; I have called there, though, I never saw any medicine administered to ; L was at my uncle's house during m: ickness; T was there the evening before she died; g 3 ad stopped until de. ceased died; Mrs. Stephens died about ten minutes past two o'clock; I was in the bedroom and sitting room all that night; Isaw no medicine admiuisiered to deceased during (hat time; my mother wet deceased's lips with water: I saw no one else apply anything to deceased's lips. my mother spent her time ib both the becroom and sitting room; Fanny Bell was present, aud Sophia also; I did not see »y unele give deceased any inedicine it ight: saw no bottles on the table; while t es: going in and out of deceased's bedroom I did not notice a mark over her eye; I do not know of any one seriaktiog poioon about my uncie’s house to kill rats, the second night previous to my aunt's death a rat jumped upon my shoulder as I was going up stairs, saw my aunt vomiting once while | was there, Ido not know what laudanum is; there was a light in the room all night; it stvod on the mantel piece; I re- mained in my aunt's bouse until five or six o'clock in the morning; I saw my uncle this morning: I brought tin bis breakfast; Thad no conversation with him; I did not hear him converse with any one except a policeman: I have siept at «ny uncle's house for the last three or four nights: I knew of no serubbing of cleaving having been done there during the last three or four days: I saw my uncle at the Police Court, but did not speak to him, on the night of my aunt's death the greater part of my time was spent he sick room: Iwas present tee deceased was laid out; she was laid out by my mother and Sophia Bell, when they were washing deceased I noticed a discharge from deceased's mouth; the diecharge feil ona quilt, I did not hear my mother make the remark, “I am glad that came; the discharge was of a green color; I did not hear my aunt say anything about powders or medicine which had been administered to her, half an hour before the death of deceased my uncle threw himself upon a bed in an adjoining room: my mother told him to do so; he did not go asleep: he came into my aunt's room just as she had departed; Ihave had no conversation with any one respecting the death of my aunt since the arrest of my uncle | have had no ce reation between my uncle and others upon the subject of my aunt's death, [ heard Mr Sebaffer say that if any potsop was found in the stomach of deceased my unele Was a dead man; that remark was made when the case was before Justice Welsh, after the examination before Justice Weieh I had no conversation with my uncle; I merely bid him good bye, and that was all Jobn Davis, of 166 East Twenty seventh street, deposed a8 follows =I occupy the first oor, and the Stephens fam ly occupy the top floor; I know the phens family 1 was never in their rooms, I know of existed between Mr. and Mrs. Stephe any of the family complain of rate; I member of Stephens’ family to procure poison for the purpose of killing rate; I was never troubled with rata, although [have seen them in the house; T saw them m the collar, and coming down stairs; T have reference to the stairs loading to tho second story; I only suw them ‘once on the stairs, and then ly Saw owe rat, this was before the death of Mrs. Stephens The inquest was here adjourned until four o'clock Friday afternoon, when it is hoped the investigation will b» con claded. Coroner Connery intends seing Drs. Wood and Doremus and ascertaining from them the precise oondi- tion of affairs relating to the chemical analysis w any Ne ‘YORK AND THAI HARLEM maeeose COMPANY. ain aes Corners 12:50 PM. mae AMPBRLL, Sapeamigadoas v. RSANDEROIE a between New X« z Soa inanied Specie delivered in Paris. D. TORRANCE, No. 6 Bowling Green, New York. 'VERPOOL, LONDON, GLASGOW, DUB STA ett ond Landnersy the principal towns ens of England and freland,, iG Tile UNTER bie Nat. MAIL. | bull iron screw meamships are in- vin haven CARRY ‘Lit Saturday, Oct. Sim Oct, 21 At 12 o'clock noon, from. hey: Mt North river. will find this the moat and safe route to ob teenie ong RATES OF PASSAGE. Cabin from New ty -13 ant gpg ‘Third class from Ni @ ‘Passengers forwarded to Havre, Paris, Hamburg.’ Bremen, Antwerp and all parts of the Continent without dels Liverpool, from £1 upw: Norte These evesmers are provided with every requisite to insure the Immediate extinction of fire, aud the strictest dis- ci line is enforced with regard to the use‘of lights. or freight oF. passage apply only at the ofice of the com- pang. JOHN G DALE, 1b Broadway, New York, Agent. Tu Liverpool to WM. ‘INMAN, Yo ‘ower Buildings. TLANTIC ROYAL MAIL STEAM, NAVIGATION COM pany’s New York and G STEAM TO ALL PARTS OF nO YaRkaT BRITAIN VIA =, J bate shortest se: Abrorion an aaa vonie RS ALWAY, STEAMSHIP LN” ‘This lin Compaen of powerful and fast sailing steam. ships, ably Salcersd, ‘and furnished Ki grervthing requisite to to render the e safe and agreeable. ures from New York ford jalway, will be as follows until further notice, PRINCE ALBERT, T. J. Waters. Fearetes, Oct. ¥ Pacivic, EMPIRE,’ F. ig oes Thursday, Oct. cores <ialtiea hana reach hele fourths the time taken by any other route, and all have an ‘op: portant? of visiting p! and scenery of uurivalled inte- Price ‘of passage, including free tickets by the usual railroad tea from Galway to any of the principal cies of Great Brats atthe e owlag greatly geduced irst class, 990; Those wishing to an le ‘heir friends can purchase tickets for their aie peseege fm class from as from, Gepweg, 3 at $30, or from other cit y, fauroad, a, 0 Uberal cabin table mall or a hrrided, ai fooked revisions fot Por Toit end pasa further Simian For nd further particulars apply to the undeasigned, at their olfices, Nos. 61 treet, corner of Tay, and Of Broadway. Applcaion tor treight ana ry des toutens AMERICAN EXPRESS 00. Cousigue express routes ALEX, HOLLAND, Manager. New York, Sept. 30, 1858. TEAM TO GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL, BELFAST, DUB- ‘and Londonderry, without delay, for $90, Return tick- Seamer eine gos good for six months by any steamer of 1) e, . Saturday, og. ™, heekd AS te sg i $75; third class, font ‘with couked te OHERT CRAIG, 17 Brondway. ne MANHATTAN, Captain fi = 4 pre fearon, positively sail this Sy, ey] 3 WILSON, 108 South street. lia Reais net SHIPS FOR LIVERPOOL AND Lys pony ome ~ wf peat ae ahs ne Te ; fare $16 and found. werpeot sails this da) from 1. lor London at low rates. Rly vo THOS. C ©. Rocue, South street. x Fauupe AMERICAN PACKET COMPANY'S mail AMMO! burg and Havre, For ‘Will sail from the company’s pier, 21 North river, foot of ‘ulton atreet, Fira cabin Sion, aecont aba sieerage $95. For pas: age apply to ©. FoR SOUTHAMPTON AND, HAVRE. ve for Havre, ouching soutien nd the and gene ey 6, pier river, foot of on the event of collision or ot ‘wr esd eemnages's Nd ay Hageage bel and pas woul ‘ during , aliyald be sent on boant i Helow.’”. Por freight H See he pastes, Wires race apply oniyig P.M DEM EST, on beard. pec No.8 North OF at hie office No. 40 Bouth atreet_ TOR LIVERPOOL —DREADNOUGHT Laye—7ae ly sail on fencelions goeome yon at the “lor rates. opp on board, pier No. 3 North fiver, ort PM. DEMAI *, #0 South street. i KAH—THE STEAMSHIP STATE OF TiRwaL | having superi room, will ail from Philadelphia for Savannah on Saturday Oetoer # at 10 A. M. HERON, Jr., Agent |) amass STATES MAIL | ~ onan LINE CALEPORRES bd CP 'rRASER RIVER, The steamebin Moses TAYLOR Jno McGowan command er, will sail ou Tucaday, Origher 5 at 2 o'clock P.M. from ere ‘arren sireet, Hert caver, qenaseting at Panama "Por pang abpty only 4 1. W. RAYMOND, at IT7 West street, corner of Warren st a as 4 COS DESPATCH LINE FOR SAN FRANCISCO. eat rates and no detention. eapacity. days to San Franciscn The aplendit and favor 1 frat ciane oxtreme clipper ship Ie recelving ber cargo at pler 31 Rast river, and will promptly @ail as above Thia fine clipper has made, the {Ban Francisco In 105 daye, and the condition of delivering her cargo ts nto ail shippers She ts the sharpest clipper now load fig, end betag of Senallcapeaty wit ail fa s few cars, present. unequal jncements {0 shippers desirous of meet oe California market SUTTON & CO , 64 South street, corner of Wall street making carly application secure the lowest rates AL FR carrying the United States mails he noble Al clipper ROOKLAND, Sw com mander, is at her pler No. § Rast river, and havin tw thirds of Paw om board, will be despatched for Mel bourne positively. Wi hoo clipper itp MARION, Gross, master, for Syd. positive, “Fie na FaPmaawieens ent A Lexireme clipper ship JAMES HOVEY, berth pier No. 6 North river, and withave re jmp ton jeapatch for Sydney Ort 2 “i Rorkiand has a full poop cabin, and the accommodations for both first kod second claas passengers are comfortable and commortius, and superior to any ship now on the berth "Por freight or paaaage nd cash advances made on co: lin, Messrs Wilkinson, Bros & | aad SAN har 59 AND FRASER RIVER oun aye a wT. HA Le ship a eRe 7 ns ATHTE 1,000 tone burt apply on board or “te W GauehON, No Poser nal for the above, This on record, and done to make delay sate to mgeting this vegso! off, as the freight is en gaged and ins for but few passengers, KINDNESS. AND. COMFORT GUARANTERD PRICRS OF PARS: Stee $75 ‘eabin aaioon ' Deck eabin forward honae ot First cabin saloon Tousd' wih everyting "execpt ‘wate’ end tigers: Tmmmediate nents nia fe basen must be made, as limited number of berths remains yy 19 Reaver street, Or on board, pier No. 6 North river. OR GAY ANT AR ort THR AMERTOAN Rt GAVARAT TH AM a eM a veh nequ Geet few as Pee ee Frei writ 1 BPUROMWALL & 00., 86 Tost street LONDON, LIVERPOOL, SOOTLAND AND by steamship, for $90; sailing packels for asange | ofc. sayin, eta Z Persons ATTAN, for Liverpool to-morr fo the old court ny LJ - 2 from se een Beet oo seni peyable wei yor further partioulars apply man an Us ‘a | TAPEOOTT £60.68 South atrene eet. Ure Akitas MAIL | pereritt LINE oy will sail. on Sn Oe Ps orcock Ais of og street. wilt ‘be apply at ‘pits of india bills of jibes senaeeiees tase tern on ate VANA, VIA LEST AN KEY WEaT. WEST. FOR EAYANA, SIA CHARLESTON AND arte ele a pron Pridny, October 1, toush- Fe Rey stg to BPOFPOND. "TILESTON & or ) Broslway. Te OP ioe Rey Wort oil be taken byraspising FF". SAN FRANCISCO AND FRASER RIVER DIRECT. ‘The California, New feos and European Steamship Company hove purchised the steamahipa, formerly of the Southampton and Bremen line. ' These ships were constructed under government inapection, of the best material (ive oak frame), and are, In all respects, well known as the most safe and com! teaunships out Of the port of New York. “The company astm ip Will positively sail on the 18th of Octobe street, Now York, From _pier 37 North Beach FO! SRANCISCO 4 “xD FRASER RIVER, Sore at Rio Janeiro, Valparaiso and Juan del Sur. fated number of rs and amount of frelsht will be taken, for which early iy application must be made thia steamer are unsurp: assed. For frei mort spe al the office of the company, 323 Guaneie ir poe ” HENRY RANDALL, Agen jt. Fo CALIFORNIA ee or TRH ANTEPEC. To sail on W ‘Oct. 27, at 8 oclock A. CARRYING 1 THe t ‘NTE STATES MAIL, ‘The Louisiana Tehuantepec Company's magnificent side wheel steamshi 2 P QUAKER CITY, R. W. Shufeldt, commander, will sail for Minatitlan us above, connecting there with the company's new and beautiful Nght draught iron, passenger the Coatzacoaleos river, and by stages over: m thence to San Frascisco in the Pacific THROUGH TO CALIFORNIA IN PIFTREN DAYS For freight or passage, having superior accommodations for second eabin anid slecrage passengers, apply at the oie of the Louisiana Teknantepee Company, 48 Carondelet street, N The QUAKER CITY will hereafter leave regalarly on the 1sthand Hh of each month, Heluraing, will leave Macuan ir New torn with the California mails aud the 2d aud 17th of each month. ite COMFORT, ECONOMY. FOR SAVANNAH AND FLORIDA, Line. favorite ste: STAR OF THE SOUTH, Capt. Thos. at 12 M., from se will leave on Thursday, September fer . 4 North river, ‘Through tick Frets can be mad for the fol places. rare ee re cay cher steamers from New fork to Savannah; 8 Superior: — New York to New ‘Origans, 30 leans, $39 20; Mobile, 35;, Montgomery, au ore ha, (aa, tickets must apply one hour ere of ies eamer, Nor figlaht or passage ELL & SON, 13 Broad Will be 10 cents per foot, and other steamer oth yy passengers, on TS TEAMSHIP FLORIDA FOR fy ae ag oe dit! To steamship FLORID. pers of A hav. met with an her machinery at sea, was towed this port on the 26th instant. “Aw It ls probable the will be detained some time oe nore tc Ey as, ste: OF PAE SOUT Captain Phomas Lyons now ta tals port rs of goods will please make imme- iy, that ahe may go forward without unnecessary delay. cea, with value for ech intoent be sen ‘ofies for average. Le MITCHILL & SON, agenls, 13 = Broadway. OTICE.—PASSENGERS PER STEAMSHIP ISABEL, for Havana, are requested to be on board at pier No. 4 North river, on Friday morning, Oct. 1, by 9 o'clock ASSENGERS PER SHIP GOLDEN HORN FOR AUS tralia to be on board Saturday, Oct. 2 R. W. CAMERON. OF, CEA RLEBTOS, a. We gay! STATES MAII. t oem acai Rome ate ns ‘ight hours.— FAL Ot ' nt Romer wid toe pier No.4 For passage Bs. A, PRPORFORD, TL ‘ON A %0., » tickets to the following places may be had by apply my Al MA rots » all Nertheastera Rai road must be marked ete a ibn detatned will recetr ARION being detained will receive freight stlthin any to-morrow, as above. OR HAVANA AND, NEW ORLEANS OCT, 9, we v's | JA ER CITY. This well known and fast stoamahip, RW commander, will eal! for fe , Will sail for above at 12 O'loek, noon, of , from pler No. 44 North river. . Sirat cabin, 960; second cabin, $40. Freight 30 cents to New Orleans, No to Havana e specie. Apply to HAR: STATES MAIL Si in forty eight hours —' will commence recetving Daring wil Charleston be ‘No. 4 North river. e reer on tl ia atv eae tt 6 BOWLING GREEN, SEPT. 30, 1858. —PA mrgans per ship Golden Hora to be on board on Sa Ebippers pl goods clear Rg w ‘caMen i" Yr —MAILLER, LORD & QUEREAU'S KAN aro line lendid A 1 clipper hark PRTREA, 1,000 tona, Crowell commanler, will be despatched for Melbourne direct. on Tues Gay, Gctoder &. A few, more passengers ean be accommo. fo first and cating, AC tmmedtiate app llration tx made on board, st pler 18 Rast river, near font of Wall atevet For terms oF paaange a . atria ios Wail rect? cash advances made on consignments to Messrs Lord & Co USTRALIA — KANGAROO LINE —TO SAIL parons the berth —Aecond cabin ly 87 ‘Third avenue, or J w CLARk, OR BALR—A BRICK c HOUBE ON THR he tg ote F a Sid per annum, 2 eel Sametime Geanlanee Terms easy.” Inquire of 0. 0. ELLIS, ‘venue. OR SALR—TWO, LOTS, SITUATED ON paler ree aieer ae MACFARLAN 4 Noi) outh ‘avenue. GPa yours. "Adress M. As Herald ollee Oe all sk Wo O08 rn ai BALE Ry BROOKLEN—A MODERN BUILT T! ront collage Nor a ial street, near Court street; alee several small wet will be seld on reason able terms. Apply to W. MACKEY, 98 Fulton avenue. 'URNISHED HOUSE eof AUGUSTUS J. DOWN, 1 Broadway, Fo SALR OR BXCHANGE—A BEAUTIFUL FARM of 114 acres, at Greenwood county, New York, nearly all under cunivation Will be es York rop' 22"Nawsaur meee Cup stat, of of JOHN Tt RUNCIR, La Grand street, Wi Williams (OR SALE OR EXCHANGE—A VERY SUPERIOR ans farm, over 1,000 eres, with stock and crops; fi hand very healthy, overlooking magnificent Inke on the trout and deer; about ity miles from Sar ae ‘Termavecy ] easy. Apply to A. PRENTICE, No. 167 OR EXCHANOR WPOR REAL E KSTATE IW IN THIS CITY or a small p coun bank stock and rail- road bonds. EB. “RiNSHTAAER $25 Fourth avenue, — OR SALE OR TO LET.—SEVERAL BROWN STONR lish basement houseavon Twentieth want o¢ Gn Seocad avenue. Tne houses ar with alt the modern conveniences, inclnding gaa, cas iehares, Crotea, baths, range, stationar ‘or furth apply at the oflce of THOMAS MAGPARLAN & | BONS, Ne. 18) Tent street, FLOUSE AND FURNITCRE FOR SALE IN FOURTH street.—A fine house, with all the modern improvementa, Situated in the handsomest part of Fourth atreet, west of Sixth avenue, in Ba order, with the furniture, which is all new tion B. 8 ¢ the Hest quality. is offered for sale, Address A. B., sta ion alli tb ait dc Hee E AND LOT FOR SALE—TWO STORY AND attic, with brick stables on the rear, No. 92 West Twentg- eiglih street. For further particulars apply as above. Wage TO EXCHANGE—A WELL IMPROVED ‘and prodvetive eity property, in ln Brookisn, fora farm, near navigable waters or within Inlles of New York. Apply to F. A. HUNTINGTON S00 Pa elie street, $450.-* —FOR ——., OR with m LET TO a nicely mn Ny has first class ape Re ry er: Everyiling necessary for the business. “Apply to J. W. WiLe ‘iiltam street. LIA DeCO, 1s chigan to,exchange for mer quantities to suit ©. D. place, basement _ $7. O00 -THEFESTORY AND BASEMENT BRICK house, est Thirty-fifth street, 20x46, lot half the block, with all Rw Basle excellent $8,500 can remain. Most be sold, as the owner is leaving the city. Apply on the premises. $10. 000% TO i a tie tere Lap A goes GooD rut oeted uup town, to cos premises, and ‘with ‘iol Ata women a” Any pai cioee Address Cash, Herald office —A hy 4 a oJ pase FOR villages and a = | $10.000.-*<: gage. Also some Saktige for elty pre ee FET raamn sreet ‘COMMITTER ON TAXES Ol Aldermen wi 0 Monday. the th na asst, ie, tae ae Tapscott, Chas, ee arzer Baptist Chureh, Theo. Smith, Peter MeCormiek, Catha. 1. M Harton W. Yan Voorhis, T. A. Bloomfel grate rande, Thos. A. Aritees Oi Waterbur, Goldatine, N. Brinkerhot, Beraard Stead, Wm. Waliers, wees Fee, Fiver Sackett, KR. W. Pullian Tos Br J. ae we Tue! Pyeng oa ARADO RAPP ODP D DAD Borunee a 7... L scoe tense pale’ ce tare sere trerpantigs Doors open’ at 7; to com- rite, ees ae ‘OTICR TO BERS Noite re hart fake arrears of dues, Allsume due b Ltt) every THE UNION ea 10, as Ci EW YORK, SEPT. 30, 1868 —AN ) MERTING of the TS Silver aaa of Korth Caroling, will be held at i en on the 18th day of October, ii fol heey the ensuing year, | W3 IIE DEACON OF GLENWOOPS LECTURES MR. LECTURES MR. course of DE_ CORDOVA will deliver his at Clinton as follo The splendid Al clipper ise Fc Bara ay to any ship now up, is ¢ y expected. to make h short ‘now on ibe berth. The ace'mmodations of in first and second cabins cannot be surpassed, Be well known popularity of this line sbould give i the For peat, board. fer No.7 last iver or ty GOUDEY An wee eB ELLIOT, is Pear street Ia for sale and cagh advances mace «1 conatguments. Australia, Fisher, Ricardo 4 © OR HAVANA AND pay ‘ery ty SAIL, Post tively on Tuesday, October 12, 1888, at IZ o'clock. The Uni. ted tates mail ateamer C AHAWHA. James D Pisliosh com on Friday, October Freight iy cents foot. No bills of area the hour of sail vi NOSPOR CROUIRHON & CO. Not Park pince OR NEW ORLEANS DIRECT, (OCTOBER 5. —THR well known, stanneh and fast steamship TENNESSEE, Captain Thomas Forbes, will leave New Ye for New Or Jeans direct, on Friday, October 15 Her sgomnmmotallone for ne@eNgera Are 1 Passage in Breernge $28. Will be given of the time and plese for receivit freygee For freight or passage apply to CHAS. MORGAN, No. jowling green. STEAMBOATS. or ‘en at STRAMER B BROADWAY et ‘afternoon Onn eee, OF, 4 yonkers, Tina a Hiecarcs eer teatens cca, Fe EAST NROK, HUNTINGTON, NORTHPORT ny Brook 8 nd Fee mm MUTN Tine’ steamboat TORN Ee W weil tence Roomegel treet pier for the above places hrireday, Rey om and Raturday, at 10 Sielork A.M will leave Port J on Friday October 1, tnd Monday, 4m 9 o'clock A. M ORnING BOAT AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.—STEAMER FTON every day from foot of J1 ar a Ended, Tandy at Mt Hastings, Dobbs’ Ferr: Tarrytown, Sing Sing and Haverstraw. Touching at street ench way. WO SIDR —— AMBOATS —ONK Angst “ feet fied for pesormgers: She about 0 tows given 8 Inch amma aes COPEL No. 8 Brondway 2.000.000 atte ct oot eit Gade tay sdtoun, at crane ay MEMBERS OF THR TRDREW MUTUAL DENRETT Soriety are invited to attend neral of Raphail, w Itev. Dr. Sunda} 10 o'clock A Mal sir onal oa wr onder. me 8 VANPRAAG. i. 1.17.1 "naan ARDS —FOR SALE. A SPLENDID — nnd second hand tables. price $150, te double the the pateut fra ma Ti GRIFFITH. var ulton atreet aa —A ROOM WITH FOUR TABLES (DOT fond business, for ante. price $1,000 Alen several new and setond band tables for sale: low. My friends te the coun, try wanting their tables putin order for winter p along their orders Cloths, cues, &e.. on hand. Call ator ad qe i, Harwood, Benjamin's iisret 94 Chatham jew Yor! pueians IMPROVED BILLARD TABLEA And fang ——~ pl Protected by letters February 18 1 Ann street 9 ANN STRERT—1. DROKERS LATE TMPROVED Pure elestic combtontion cushions adapted to Saeed slate cr marble beds. Warranted to give attest m. Also a new tyle of billiard tables throughout Also Vetoes OCULISTS AND AURISTS, present ian advan See PE eer re fice