The New York Herald Newspaper, September 12, 1860, Page 10

10 THE LOSS OF THE LADY ELGIN. bddmional Partcolars ef the Catadrophe— Matements ef Persone em Board the Seamer—Hames of the Pasci teve-—Scemes and iucweut-, hay Rey bite From. ube Chicago Journal, Sept. 8.) Ow reporters who went up oo be Milwaukee road 10 Wineika, returee.d to tho city ip the baif past one rain, Mey waversed the beach for three or four t:Je8. he lake tm every direction was Wied with fragments @f te wreck, to which some fifty or #ixty ouman beings were clinging, whe ar reporters drst arrived. Ouly a fibw Ui thse ' cached the suore. ‘The sar! ren fearfully ia @hore, and 10 alms every instance wher the rafts came within a few roug of tho hore, the beevy rolers would tapeize thar. wihia signt and baling distance of theeo *aiwere ts the Garret Bibilcal ineti- df pepeer, a stadent oF oon eee nee: * Pomiacat 1 nik edorie, aud pluaged wate ihe ¢urf with & rope Hed round bis body, thus ree- eeing severa) from 4 we wery grave. ‘Tre wrving of David Brion and wife, of Milwaukee, ereaied toe greatest excitement. The gallant follow was geen BOOe Ltiauce Out, Upon the Wp oi Lie wheelkouse, boa tue wie by one arm and clioging with bis other to the ivrdi ark, Ae be reached shore @ fearful sort gepened bie rail, aod ite barden was ous of sight for several & conde, When ihey rose the wife wee at some distance from the wait. Tim galinnt feliow helt it apd swam i bis wile, sewed Ltr ead aghin regained the wheel aoe, All ou sbore beld their oreath while they approached. At one westant ‘Appeared bigh in the wir, Aud the next were Dered @ut Of sight beoenth the terrible eurges. . AL ime the wheel house grounded rome d.stance from Whe beach, whea tbe men with bis wife in Bie arms Jamped of and commenced wading to the laud. He pad ecooded oply a Short distance, when he sank exhausted. t wae it by Spencer, mentioned above, humself balf buried ja the surges, and drawn ashore. Thoee who were saved spcak in we uighest terms of We «0 of Capt. Jonn Wilson, commander of the iti Tred Boni. On pourd he was al ea and bravery, alwaye neglecting bimselt and caring for the sacety of tae Phere. He was tex ry this mo ig oly a few rods Brom shore, standing upon & rafts ded by severat rails, encouraginy nnd cheering and ndviaiog While ip the very of epcourag- y roller strack him and washed bim off rvivors and crowds on shore, <. aod the steward’s desk, contain- etches. were saved, and are in the Habbard, Bsq., owner of the boat, tog vome money and Kesession of 6 Who. together w.th the coroner, county physician and | wiher city poyeicians, and a large number of citizens, are so bani doing everything to alleviate and rescue. Too tumeies of the houses in the vieinity were very kind, an prov leo ri! the necessaries for the recovery of the ex- tmnsted opes who were rescued. our reporters left there were no more persons in fight, but the lake was covered with debris of the wreck. ‘The tog MeQueen was onside. It is not known whether be bas picked up any. Mayor Wentworth despatched life boats by the cars to Me scene of disaster. {Prom the Chicago Democret, Sept. 10.) STATEMENT OF EDWARD WESTLAKE. 1 wae porver on the eveamer Lady Elgin. We @Bieago on Friday ovening for Milwankou, shortly after mudnight. The wind was blowing hard from the north- em 60d @ heavy sea runniug. There was # large party am board—five or six persons to each stateroom—and many were sieopivg on the floor, I went to bed about ‘@ quarter past two Se after way. ou the larboard side. 1 bad not got asleep when I beard a fearful crash. I jumped out of iny yeom wiih my pauts in band, act palied (bem on asl went on deck. I went forward on the larboard side, and few ® vessel at the aller gapgway. Some of our crew | boilowed to ber to send her crew aboard, as we supposed abe was Bil £, Dui ao answer wag made to our hail, aod we saw no person, As she fell aft some por- tien of ber rigging broke the lamp room wia- ows. She roon was out of sight, | them went for. ward, where I met the captain. He told me to_ a@etaligbt. I got one, and we ed over the side t sec | what was done. 1b a] © be not serious. MMe captain (hought that by listicg her to she would bot leak, a8 the damage appeared to be above the weter line. I then went aud looked dowh the firehole, eed heard that Ricuar’ Alexander, a fireman, had disco vered » leak. By commaad of the capiain, I went afi for mowe matizerses, with which to step tbe water flowing iu. Wub ihe avistance of couple of passengers, 1 threw down ight oF tem mattresses ixto the hold. wack ibrangh the cabin. The ladies and gentlemea wore @tbered ip the cabia, but appeared to be peither alarmed wer excited. I then went to the pilot house, where I re- cared a minute. The whee! was pat hard astarboard. The boat headed for shore. | ren down agnin to the firedoli, and saw water within a foot of the foot of the furnaet. | went aft immediately, adm met Mr, Cory! and told bim about the dangerous leak, he and 1 weat for. ward unwe)iately to the fire hold and saw water rushing ito the furnaces; in going ail I met the captain; be ap- he ordered the after 'yawl to geared coo! and Co @e lowered: 1 took the bow tackle and somebody, I Zbow pot who, Was at the stern. as the boat lowered I Gane paveral persons into her from the promeaade ek; 1 do Bot Kuow who they were; as the boat struck che water tbe tackle was unbooked, and I swang off by the rupee into the bo r. Cary! then Jumped ia, au ene of two deck bands; the captain ordered us to go around to the larboard side, w @or the purpoac of stopping the lea which be said they would throw We bud but one car in the beet, and We wtaod repest wr anothe tn was & > hand i to ws, the caplain ha che pe seemed to be very echlwed, and servamed, ‘Con m wih the boat!” W The sieward, Mr. Rice water to belb un with We then tit for th eek bir tea, dat did Dot KE would WILD One ow w the meaatime ¢ wind, aod, w 4, siected for the shore. after we bad been trom Ata e naw the lights of the ve to ten tn Roles away the expiration of that w ' r e x * o appeased ink between two heavy swells. - owe on the top of the ware we sew ber no te We got ashore near Wynetka abort six o'clock L, worn out and ex 1 by the night's danger and te. We euppore aocideat bapened sboat ter from.the land. We hat great ditienity in lauding the Biull Our boat was capeized, bat all the party Aootber boat came eight perrona, ta landing she was rf sat four of her passergere were jod freely with the passengers, after ved. After an hour Chi and em of opinion that there at Jeast 350 souls, (ncluding the crew, on ater we set out the greatest good feel manifested by the party, and dancing ‘er forms of merriment were kept up till a late Vou the accident happened, most of the party & bed, though there may have dees a few stil! elon and other parts ofthe bast. So far as to Lhe Lime of leaving the ves felt among either pameagers or we Were poi many cries or much watli lacies of the pariy wih, With but one o TRMENT OF SICHARL &. SxrTm, € 4 the statement of Mr, Michas! E Smith ot Catonagee who was raved op a portion of the burr! enn deck BAe Asieep in (re mate § room at the tame @f the accident The watehman ca and toid the drat weret caved nich wal ae ¢ from the herricane q the raft, the Gaptrin aad 4! eah ere ebvere ¥ auaworet from each; that (hey were pot The (rieats ref i to were Probably Col. F. A, I and ar. Garth ) pore, and WB Almont ever athena few rods of the snore, the heavy fe left | My bed was on the maia deck, near | { then went | WEDNESDAY, SE NEW YORK ae oul il i tietadlinl oh Lutavee © i, apon the top of .te wheel-poure, | CRIME IN THE METROPOLIS. Orgmbs Were bealiby ; death wae caused by the wound |o ig wile by oné arm and clinging with the cther | 2 question. Jerk 49 be reached sbore & tearful sarl NN At thw stage of the the jury Wok a recess | ed ts rat ord te Durden was out of lgbs for Tae Eighth Ward Murder. wali tWo O'clock Ubie srui seconds When they rose tbe wife WaS a6 £0100 | INVESTIGATION BY OORONER SCHIRMBR——INTERES peace | cistance fem the reft. The gailaat follow left it and TESTIMONY—CREAT EXCIVEMENT AMONG TRE Fu 5 ‘ cwam to bie Wile, teived her aad again Anether Morrid Murder A. one imstant the} {wore buried out of & ride At ‘ast the wheel house grounded some | stance from the beeck, when the man with his wife im ) his armas ved Of and wangso a uae. | He bad p ed only # s#bort distance he sank xhe sed, Dut wae caught by Spencer, mentioned above, imac bal’ Dorted ia the }) and drawn ashore. Those who were saved gj fp the bi terms cf the conduct of Ospt. Jobn Wilson, of the iil fated boat. On hoard be was all coolness and bravery, — serening See and caring tor the safety of ul others, wes seen early in the moraing ovly a few rode {rom ebore, standing Upon a raft surrounded by se- veral other ra‘tf, ence: ‘end cheering them, and ad- vising them ‘how to While ip the very act of on- coureging others, a heavy roiler siruck bim and washed him off the saM, fa sight of the survivors and crowds on MEN, ETC, The imyeetigation in the cane of Richardson Grey, who ‘was ‘ataly stabbed im Clark strect, near Dom nick, op Monday cigdt, was commenced at the Mgbth precinct | Station house yesterday, by Coroner Schirmer. The ex | citement created by the *ssassination of Cray was in- tense, and great anxiety was manifested by the populnce to be present at the inqueat, Indeed, so great was the crowd that the Corgner was obliged to exclude al! persons from the stai‘on house except the witncrses, | the jury, &c. Deceased’s connection wita Guardian Evgine Gumpany No. 29 brought a number of éremen Charley Manhattan, sso mustered ia full force, in expec tation of being present at the inquest; Dut the Coroner thore. The books Of the boat eid the towards desk, contawing sow’ money ond wnt nee, wore Saved, aod are | im the possession of ©. S Hubbard, Esq., owner of the | Doat, wito, toge:hor with the Coroner, County Phyvician, apd uther ci.y phyticiens, and a large number of citizeas, were on bend dotpg everything to alleviate and rescue. Tae inmates of tee houses ia the vicinity were very Kiad, tnd provided all the nececeartes for the recovery of the exhausted ones who were rescued. The iife boat ip wuich were the two mates, came in be- low Winetka. One of tbe boats from the hurricane deck, starled with twelve passengers, eight cf whom were saved. The boat unset twice, A lady and child who | were Op this boat were weshed away cao and picked ap, Tbey were wavhed off weccond time and drowaed. Our informeat eiated that she nover epoke aiter leat ug the stearoor Of the cight saved op this dost, seven be- fonged to Milwaukee and left before we could get their bamnes. ONE OF THE BOATS UPEET. Mr. Wobster, of ort Clinton, informs ue that about baif-pest eleven o'clock Saturday morning, he noticed to the northward what appeared to bim to be a large yaw, | appareotiy about dve miles out im the lake % proved, ob inspection through & spy glass, to be a large boat warned bottom up. In atl probabi the four boats whieh put out from the which had not reached the shore, INCIPENTS, | Numerove incidents are told showing great heroism, or the total want of such a hore on the part of the drown- ing people. It is said Ove MAD, & Possenger, who was saved in one of the boats, left bie wife aud child on the veagel, and in his abject fright did not seem to think of them until he was himecif eafe on land. It ie a pity some worthier person had not been saved in his stead. Mr. Eviston, whose :ame gs above, was with his wife on the pilot hovse, and his sole care seeinsd to be for her, When near the shore, a huge wave washed her off | \nto the lake. Her husband instantly left his placo and swam Ww her assistance. Seizing her in his arme, he ied back through the waves and by creet exertions Soteees in plasing her again by his aide on the pilot house. Both were saved. | Sueb # deed reflects moro glory upon the doer than is | achieved by him who coaquers nations by the eword. | “The inmates of the houses in the vicinity were very kind, and provided all the necetsaries for the recovery of the exhausted ones who were rescued. Especial praise ie due to Mr. Jared Gage, of Wynetka, whose efforts to suc- cor and relieve the distrcased rebound to the noblences of bis beart. ty, this was o0e of @ Lady Higin, two of | im front of the Bouse of Artemus , Rome of | owe their lives to the daring of Mr. Carter himself, end allofthem are under anf obligations to Mr. C. aud | indy for the kind care nursing received at their Pro | their eafet, Gurdon 8. Hubbard, Coroner James and policemen Prince, ler and Macauley, There were others | whose names we did not know. John Furlovg, when the boat began to break up, | succeeded in Minding » cabin door, with which he threw himeeif into the water, A man who gave hin name as Gough, trom Indiana, made his way to Furlong’s raft, | which proviog insufficient for bota, aud Gough refusing to relinquish his hold, Eurlong Jeft and succeeded reaching a cattle pen, upon which he and comrade suc- ceeded in reaching the shore. Gough was lost. ‘The tug MeQueen, which went out to the scene of the | disaster in the morning Was unable to get near enough to | the shore to render any material assietauce. She cruised about in the vicinity for several hours, during which time the dead body of an infant was picked up. LIST OF THE PASSENGERS. FROM CHICAGO, Faward White, Charles Smith. Mr. Cummins, @ policeman of Chicago, war on his way to Mackinac s# a witness in a murder case, and was saved in the first boat. Fanpy Burns, 2 servant in the family of J. ©. Ambler, of E. 1. Tuwkham & Co. Sue went up with her sister, who lives In Milwaukee, and @ young mav to whom ehe was to be married. ‘There is a report current that Captain Mike Gleason, of this city, was on board. FROM MILWAUKER. Otto Leverence and wife, ——~— Nickel, id Philip, barber: Jucob Philip, saloou keeper: Mr. Caspar, Dragoous, Jovo Horan, Depaiy United States Marshal; Captaia Barry, Union Guards; Lieutenant Wm, aod wile, ——— Foyarty, Seooud Lieutenant, Mr. Thos, Baftum, Mr. $ Mtr. nie ¥ and (amily, 0. Grady and wife, ordan, Corne}ing O'Mahoney, teacher public schoo); Sam | Vwackie, Reeorder of Milwaukee Co, Charies Mc je, formerly of Waterto the trm of Smith & se thin Wisconsin, Mr. Seaftio. n, Mr. Heace, of the siey, J. C. ‘Polinrd , J. Fitzgerald and lady, Michael Gonigan aud iner, T. C. Hanna, cierk in the Opetike (saved), Mr. Stearitt, . drayman, Mr Miss Prend and wit Andrew Haley, Deanis Haley Hogan, Tam O'Brien (saved), Mr W'Gar; Mrs. Mahe Brien, Fiward Warner, bold (a lad), 4, Milton To Corbitt, pri a, Mise p ue visto ks iston, « Lill, George Halorsa Frank Mies -orah Murphy, Mies Fran . 1. Rowen and wife, Misa 320 Proley, Sergeant MeDonogh, sudy hair aud wore light jobn . Wiliam Hays, y, Margaret and Avo Bulger, Martia Dewny, p, John Fauey, Nicholas MeGrath and Hearie Monolan, dames Rice, Jas. Demoera! ice; Maurice Fitzeeraid, hoe; William and Margeret Hayes, dering and Slicabeth Paruen, Hours Neville, Martin and Susan Haniy, Pat. Fite. lle, G. T! Unkiey, Paul Foley. Jamea Bellows, Miveral ‘A. Puck ingbam, Portage. Tames Coegrove, Kenosha. tea ttick, Kemowha, ir, Looke, Sheboygan. PROM THE SOUTR AND RAST \. Lameden, of the New Orleans Picayune, wife, bildren and servant, New Orleans. th ond wife, Misses Anna and Amanda Garth, of y Jacobwon, New York eultieber, of the firm of Smith & Souftieber, Mil- waLkee, PROM TOWNS iN LLIVOW B. F. atl ana wife, Acrora Goorge TL. Sampson, Joliet FROM RNGLAND Herbert 'ngraham, fsq., M. I’., amd proprietor of ihe nudes Likusrated News, ant his son Her bert. UNKNOWN PLACRE Three passengers from tbe propeller Su», just from Coiling tood, names unkuowD A German, name not Known, THR LADY SROIN OKHIND TIMR—A VERT LARGE CROWD OF EXCURSIONT®Ts » From the Milwaukee Vi issous. ae ndvertined, Inst evening. at veven © time for the Union Guard excurtioniste to lea tt morning, did not a very large crow at Toosman’s dock and {Special aga of diwappoint- ase, bogan to naaait a vexeior and a baud to atcompany them were abd any quantity ated they al’ faci @aw them ancing and hav . ty, however, kopt up their wrapaer, and contained nd cocasionally Croriag them up won't go bome til! morniag ” p before morning, vat enderetood that \t qrat efter widnight before the party got away, and that toe Pigin war crowded whep she left. They will be back hoan © non 6 Le to-n gat OF to morrow morning. det in feet, principally from tne latter. c'toe anere, negate A agiriapmce ee “ a tT returns thie year may induce she esta abmont E/ card Spencer, & studeat of he Carret Bibliegi of seine « Whar brane hes of bavinert £2 Gloucartr, a es bite, wna copen ually promineat ju bit eure e fol with 4 ely nmct ome ater 28 th Bu ihe curt with © rope tiet round hie & nom a watery grave | Evietoe andwift, % Mileurkee, | 6 of fo tae eit 6 hee . Waht, dreceed apa peckod i two or threo Tee & 64 coneumed fregn (®t, amivutis to more i J0 FALE QUO ad Blane fhe mole YANO OF Ie Not fess than fourteen persons were faved at the pier whom | inent among those from this city who perilied | in their efforts to save the unfortunates were | P. Morrison agent for John: | * H. Jolinson (eighteen | very property refused admission to the friende on either | wide. The followtug i# 2 report of the evideace elicited yesterday _ | © James Miller, being duly evorn, depored as follows —I | am € sailor; 1 live at 19 Morton street; 1 was in company | with deceased om the might of the murder; oa Mondwy sf ternoon deceased came down Sixth ayenve and met me | ‘Carmine street, at the corner of Bedford; we walked | Bround # ttle apd drank some; we went then to Waen ington Parade Ground; there we met two girie with whom we were acquainted, named Lizzie, and the other named | Mary Amn; we went with the girls as far as the | corner of Spring and Macdougsl streets, where the girls left us; we theu went into @ crovery store at the corner of Clark avd Domimick streets, where we met an old mw named Michael; we wok a drink of deer at the grovery gtore, and then came out again; we then weut back in the was @ littie under the influence of wagers he laid down on some planks in tho slieyway; remained there, and I went ia the alleyway myself; J then went jpaide the old man’ , and after coming out went into toe grocery store again; deceased was then lying on ‘the plank; he was wide awake; I eskot decosged if he wes not going iu to to take a drink; be said he would be in in a fow minutes; we went ip, got our drinks, and came out agriu; deceased dki not go in; when we ie cr out] saw deceased standing on the middle of the si'o waik, with four or five porsops around; 1 ay proached ae- ceased, when eome worcs passed between men ond deceased, and a fight eusued; I think the prisoner, Charles Manhattan, was one of the men who were fighting v ‘th deceased; tho prisoner had his coat offat the time; ! saw censed; I did rot see a knife ‘be was too far away from me to dey’®, io Spring street, come and assist deceased angie eager ¢ | cated: I feel pretty sow fighting with deceased; I | who bad their coats of beside the prisoner; [had | Tnever saw the prisoner before; 1 think Mr. Wil ‘we woman in the grocery store ‘f any one knife out of the store or not, but I don’t know what an- | gwer she gave him. John Wildey sworn, deposed as follows:— I reside at No. 222 Spring street, ie ablic house; I | was in my place with Mr. Betis, Mr. ut, Mr. War. ren and Mr, Oliver when the last witness carse running into the etore; it was about eleven o'clock P. M.: he wanted to know it we would go out and give him a show; he anid thata yy had attacked bim around in Ciark street: he was bleeding a littleabout the movth, aad I told bim he had better go about his business and stop Hghtivg; some of tbe men made the remark, “Let ue go aronud and see what it is,"’ whea we all started out in a bocy, when we got to the corner of Ciark street we saw four or five men standing there, and ove in a Nile below street, Chk street; thie man sald, “Come down the strect Nitec and T will ight you;” Miller took his coas off, and, throwing it upon a stoop, ‘the man; thie man was Aressed in dark clotbes and had «cap on. the man kept backing down the strect, and Miller walked after him; I doo't ioink that citber of them wauted to fight very bad; the mun retreated into au alicyway, aad was lost to view, beard some women talking, avd on going Over © where they stood | saw aman in Lis shir! slecver, juct then a yetlow boy stepped up to me fand said, “There is oue of Uber ;’ some one said “Give it tobim.”’ when the colored men strock him and knocked Lim down in ths alleywa, , | 1 said “Don't do that—what are you dotag'"’ when the colored man rtepped back: some one then remarked that the rest of the party bad run the corner; I went around tae corver of Dominick and | Clark streed, when 1 found the body of deceased ly lug on the sidewalk; deceased was lying in Lomiaick sirect, about bene 3 feet trom the corner of Clerk; 1 stooped | downto pick bite up, aud as I put my baud under him I found that there was blood upon it; | spoke to him, bot he made bo answer: | then weal vack Lo fhe allerway in } Clark street: there I saw Miller, and asked him if he bad | anybody with him; be said “Ye os Gray und owe of | Twenty nico’s fellows.’ up to that time bo never sald there Was avy one with him, i raid be was smart to leave the man dead op the silewalk and not aay apything to anyone about it, Le made some remark fol surprise; f poke to Mr. Betts, and asce’ him to ‘get deceased sround to the station horse: | examined the body snd i; thea cried, “Watch,” “wateb:’? v came aloug some voe made the vemark that they bad bees fighting im the grocery store, and tool the woman who kept the store bad given one of the men & kwife. | told the ener te go /nto the store and got the knife before it was secreteo; at that time the Store war Shut up, and the 6 war obliged to rap at the door, officer Farrentz thea same up; | then started ap jey way with Farrentz to look for the ved deceased: officer Vac Berea cal soon oNerwaris, and be went back te the rome the street, w Met the prisoper; 4 bum if be hed been tu the fl Y athe had bees | be bad fetter give himeelf up } Spd officer Farrente coming aloog | around to owas still wt deceased ought t & cart being proored the body sd not go into tae store myself, mH who kept it anv questions; I in the store tho-gh when some ope asked the Yo from her, aad she replied the wlond from the acl “ sa Ceorased got out of ihe areaway himself, or was taken out by some one cise, | cannot aay enced fownd at the foot of the areaway the body was found en the sidewalk, right opposite this areaway gato I never saw the prisoner until f saw tim near the alley way Julia Gavin deposed as follow: street: Tkeep a grocery aad liq o'clock on Monday night, ar J was staudicg on the side- walk opposite my store door, the peasonor ran across treet and ed the store, be was in his sbirt sicey at the time: be rao right out again, but | could not say whether be took anything away with him or not he went acrows the street towarce the alle) way where he lives: { | | } i | | be wat absent about four or five maw when “he | came back and ran into the store aud out | don’t know whore the prisoner went sfter that; there inthe store when the prison - came im; before ime in T had 6 5 te teome ham @ith posoner had been in the Knue covered witt tbe store be se: 1 treeh biood box M sap, whea | int used the knit at bene, the soup box © about aoe enea: I wiped he bloos from ao jew minutes the prisoner ieft my store thy last tlme: 5 tokd the of cer that could not say whether the prisper took the ka wy ee or aot lid oot fee say One eee enter the store beside the prironer, after the prisoner left the ator @ second the, | saw bin op with a stont duit man; T coud pot may whe the other man waa ihe prisemer was Uieeding (row Wis face i then went nie the store and ked vp ibe piece, fcerwg that some one would rush in and broag things, Joba J. Mow hth orecinet police, being worn, Ayam in te boage last eveaiag, About eleven o'clor . Mr “dey eatered ead end that ap ad beew merdere! in Ciark @6reet: T took MY FOP S04 club aad w ont, wh met several 6f owe Pfiice & with tae by sevoased: 1 met officer Van ve had or hie hen, be aaft be had « knif ht gol to a gro ery Womas in Clark street, | asked 3 avin, Who was alobg With the odieer, what sbe kaew o/ tue Bebt: she aid that tbe hull? im the porsasicn of the atileer be- Fonged to her; 1 asked her 'f she knew who took 1 ott of we store, wow she said ene di as.ed her who it was, ‘ao rad Coarley Manhattaa ; Y Tasted ber where Manbattan lived, when she anid be ved scrore y from where her st wae] then precede winta tbe epet where cht took place and asoleied (0 ounking Rome arrest, | iten returned to the station boure ~@bd C. Heime, Captain of the Eighth precinct polite, ry: duly eworn, deposed as followa—t met Mow.¥t apd officer Tan Buren, with the wom: avin: f sexes’ ber who had borrowed the enife, and ebe amid that | ordered the arreat cf tbe Arivoper, and 0m com ing back to the «tation house ‘found ahet he wae in custooy: Mr. Gavin called to see hie wife While abe war at the station howe, and after having etn her he made the remark that hue wife knew oothing «Vout the case I refoaed to let the woman go home witty her hushwed, ad detained hor mw custody all night, Char y MAGbaLIAD waa tbe person, THE POST MORTEM REAM NATION. Crore B, Boonton, betng duly eworn, deposed that he made a poet mortem exam@aatien of the badly of deceased tn | connertion wiih Dr Chrielopber Welt: rigor mortia war well marked, on examining the body a wound elght and a ball foches © depthand tw? mcbes io whith was disco wered on Ube left side of the (Wek: the wound passed weds and inwarde “be tenth rib, throng Jower lobe of the left long, divie We the sorta, and ing tho right Jong to the ounces of Coagu.ated blood ceyny; tke lel) lung wag | to the station house, Tue friends of the priconer, | About midnight om Monday another marder occurred im ihe upper part of the city. Jolin Fitzpawick aud James Parre!l, who cecopy sbanties in Fortieth etrect, near Tenth avenue, got into adispnte, reiative to gome trivial matter, when Fitzpatrick, it is alleged, drew a large dirk knife from his pockct and plunged the biade of the weapon into his antagonist’s breast aud abdomen. Farrell fell to the ground and expired almost immedi- ately afterwards. Fitzpatrick fied on seeing the mischief be bad caused, and alt Strict search wae made for | him Py he Twenty. tak conn manaced to escape Captain of mea kept up the chase all night, but were unable to find any clue to the whereaboats of the assassin. The fugitive, who i® | @ junk dealer, ia said to be a man of vory violent ter ” , snd one who bas often been eugaged ia quarrels | Farrell is @ laborer, aud \eaves u wi seven who were entirely dependent upoo him for support. Vorower Schirmer wes notified of the alluir yesterday,and | See. bold ap inquest upon the dody of deceased Arsom Case in Canal Street. ARREST OF THE PROPRINTOR ON SUSPICION OF SETTING FIRE 70 THE HOUSE. On Toeeday morning, between the hours of two and three o'clock, a fire was discovered in the Inger beer sa- rear of tbe house where the old man Michuel !tved; deceased — loon of Jacob Milier, 460 Canal sireet. The doors were broken open, and whole of the saloon was found in flames. The tiremen were carly at the premises, and ex- tinguished the fire before it extended much beyond the saloon, where it se@me, by the burning, to have com- menced, Fire Mareha) Baker, accompanied by Sergoant Smith, of the Fifth ward, as c00n as the fianes were put cut, entered the building and made an examination, and from the appearance of things, both wp and down stairs, these officers were pretty wel! convinced that the Gre was not the result of sccident. In the upper rooms not ® particle of wearing apparel could be found, nor céuld the proprietor be fount. The Marshal | continued the investigation, and durivg the afternoon evi- dence was ¢licite’ which authorized the arrest of the Proprietor, and Sergeant Smith detained him for exami- pation, Last evening the Fire Marshal, essigved by oflcer Latty, discovered that the prigoner, ', conveyed pro- | perty'from his house on Saturday last, aud had it sored ata German boarding bonse at No. 40 City Hai) place, The siever of the prisover, who lived with him in Cunal street, left on Suaday, and was found boarding at No. 40 ; | City Hail place. The’ Marshal called upoa Capt. Dowling for sid, and the Captain attended en en be Eigen | wefan & large quantity wearing ‘er aud bis sinter, together with were fovnd, These facts, together with many othors of a like in person, assisted thd honse in Oty Hel w a In addition to the above, Mil'er had an imsurance of $450 on his property m the Hamilton Iueuragce The accused partics will be conveyed before Justice thie day. ‘The camsee done to the building will amount to about $200, and to the stock about $160. Court of General Sessions. Before Hon, Judge Russell. Serr. 11.—There was not much business transacted in this court to-day, owing tm part to the failure of the Grand Jory to present indictmente, Christian Eden was tried and convicted of forgery in the second degree, having, on the 16th of August attempt- ed to pass a $5 counterfeit bill on Theodore Matt, 31 Bow- ery. There were two ‘ndictmente against bim for having Pg eye 96 bills 3 she Bull's Head Bank, of New York, in je be Ly oa ‘that be worked in Washington market. The City Judge sentenced him fire years’ imprisonment io the State prison. James Currie apd Charies Harrison were then placed at the bar, charged with perpotrating the crime of burglar: in the first degree. The complainant waa James Gonoud, who deposed that on the morning of the 16h of Augurt, about baif past iwo o clock, the prisoners catered, his dwelling house in Firat avenue, having obtained an entrance by tbe rear an front from his Mr. Gonond = was w.. by ihe burgiars, w! @ qa clothing and some money Guatagiegate vales of kien wos $500) prepared to carry away with them. While they were executing their feionious designs inside the bouse, officer Sypber, of the Eighteenth precinct, was on the watch, having seen thelr tuapicioas wrements before they enter: dwelling houre. Ho vecared the assistance of another ottcer, vo that Currie aud Harr! & the Oring of the pistol was anything more than claental, ‘be jury promotly acquitted the accused. ‘The Court then adjourned. Intelligence. A Desrmnats Hore: Tuer —Ata late hour op Mouday pight the might watchman of the New York Hotel dis- covered a thief in one of the boarder’s roome, and called aloud for help. The intruder immediately patiet oat a revolver and fired at the watchman, but luckily the ball went wide of the mark and lodged in the wall, At this neture Colouel Lo uot, « guess ia the hotel, came to the jstevce of the watchman, When be too was fired at by the thief Tbe Colonel was not so fortunate as the wateb: man, for the covtents of the pistol struck him ia the apd brought bun to the floor, The drin wok@ about adozeu Of the boarcers, an Cokmel was seen to full, they ai rushed upon the Ccsperado apd beid bim fast until the arrival of oillcer Pearton, of the Fifveruth precivet. (pon the prisoner at the station house the police found a quan- Lily of jewelry. pawn tickets, aad a large bupeh of skele- ton keys upeu bw person. The scouged was subsequeatiy, tekea before Justice Connolly, at the JeTorsom Market Po. Nee Court, pee be gave bis game as Henry Adams. Mr. Orapeton, u etor of the 5 him, aud ebar ve bien ‘with having eo met ‘aed several of the Doardera’ rooms, Whereupon the wate committed the prisoner for trial adams brekea into revera. rooms and robbed the ocerpants of * vera! bucdred dollars worth of clothing and jewelry. re of Murder on the High Seas. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. Before Joseph Bridghorn, Req. Pert, 10 —Cnited States vt. Seymour W. Benalict and David Firqwson.—Mr Donohue having finished the cross. examwation of John Wo Smith, Jas. MeCalloh was sworn for the Unitet States, aod belog examined by Mr. Geo. P. Androws, testified (hat be was in the same wath with the Pols | deceaset on the night of the 12th of Jaly; that the mate | ordered them to square the yards, and suag out to de Ceased, Who was on the lookout, to loowe fore tack de bined. MeCulleh's testimony as to the second beating and pines Gp TL h was Smit the man; rowed twenty minutes, but could ed to the abip. Adjourved till to morrow. eT 11 —The cross examination of MeQulloh was cas. « wed wae day by Mr. Donohue, and the case was further adjour United States District Court, Belore Hon. Judge Betts, THE SLAVER ORTON, Sept, 12.—The United States te. the Staver Orton —vhis Seeeel wae condemned Some moniag ago, and the own *rs appreied from the decimon confiacating the voasel and ict cary ai morpitg ex Jodge Roonevelt moved to have the decree carried into rivet. Mertre. Dopetme and Riack oppoted the motion on the ground wnat there wae a etipe. latioe that a0 effort woukl be made to put the decree in force without voties, The master wna laid over uatil communication was had with Mr. Dwight, ome of the former assintante tp ihe l nited Staves Dieirict Attorney's office. Lamp-Post Yewspaper Rores. ‘The Postmaster General. waving avoiusbed the olty letter expresses and refured to receire newspapers in the lam post letter bores, there are no means left to gt newsna- pers to the Post (itioe but te carry them down, aad while doing ® cue may as well, and mang do, at the same lime carry Vheir letters to the Post ¢ , wo that Cacie a good many cents by the means. propowe that bovee similar to these Sam w © bot osed wide for { poewibie rather larger, with touths on top (ae ibere will bese Rea pied og (bere be alteched 10 lampposte at com distances, te be emy tied by the Post OMfice carts once a day, and bo- ime Warhead * aah Ne eTtra penny stamp allixed, Sam ¥id cerive still greater very t et present, in which, afer movopol izing carrying of letters, he bas made no provision for carry ing papers, Let us have this system One tew box to every five letter boxes would adequate lo begin with Ispropras Wracnt ix Lyycnarae. there @ one parton worth 8900 three worth #260 000. worth from $100,000 trom $50 000 to $40,000 seventy. one huncred thirty w two bundred and forty-six PTEMBER 12, 1860.—TRIPLE SHEET. INTERESTING FROM ARIZONA, Our Fort Buchanap Correspondence. Fort Buchanan, Augast 10, 1360. Ihe Late Murders vor Bort Buchanan—A Commitiec of | Investigation Calied fir—Comsinued Depraiations by the | Mexicans on Americans and American Proper'y—A Cala | Ligue of Orime—Mecting of the Crizent of Arizona— | Resolutions Adoplet—The Quistion of Peon Servitude in the Mincs—The Revolution in Sonora, do 1 gave im my last a brief acoount of the murder of Frederiek Brouckow, John (. Moss and Jomes Williams at the San Pedro mine, only thirty-five miles from Fort Buchanas, where two companies of United States dragoour are stationed. But so hong as Indians are allowed to rob and shoot Americans and to steal cattlo within a fow miles of a United States garrison, without punish ment, Mexican robbers and murderers may take cou- | rage, There was vever before 4 time in this Territory, or | rather in thie region of country, when there was such | need of intelligent, competent, resolute officers over the United States troops as now. A man of position, of abilt- ty, of infiuence, uncontaminated by speculatigns, vwawed by threats and grumbling, would be of in- cetimadle service, not only to government,"but to the covutry around him. How much money might have been saved to the War Department—how much peculation | and kaavery prevented by euch an officer—I shall not attempt to set forth. 1 leave that labor for some #Covode Committee” or Coart of Inquiry, with the mere Suggestion that a proper amount of investigation, judi- clously applied, would exhibit a collection of extrava- gance, peculation and wretched management which could scarcely be equalled at any military poet on the froatiers, extending back to the very establisument of Fort Bu- chanaa. It would be easy to ebow how s better influence might have been exerted over the surrounding country, cover ihe veriour Indian tribes, and the people of Sonora and every interest of Western Arizona greatly advanced, apd io fet forth other benefits teat a costly mUitary ste- tion might have deem © & country whee there are so macy danvers to life aud property and every description of business. Al! this could de done, but your correspon- dent does not feel called uj to undertase the thaukless teak. The eiferts which he Eee betore the public the correct condition of Arizona, noe ‘abd its actual wants, were grossly misrepre by @ stoai) wang of political fortune hunters, whose Jast project, the ‘Provisional government,” has proved more weak and futile than day, thelr pre vious fabrications. It was « bubble, buret ere half biown. Nethig is lett of ‘visions fabric but o of empty Governor and Justixe down to ia,” though I om informed the proposed law did not contemplate any military grade lower then captain. Toap scarcely convey to readers an {dea of the in- dignation and horror which pervaded every mining set- tlement and ranch upon the receipt of the news of the Moasgacre vamed above. And such Americans was rapidly inereas! end embracing some of the moet worthy men ia oe tii Let 08 recall a tae fow of these murders—cares which bave come to light within the past three years. God only knows how many put to death by Mexicans robbed, but there are ‘Hows bat ies 3 been secretly man ta long time. this an American named Hollingsworth murdered while asleep, Gila river. In the fail FF ae ze ern. On the 27th of the eame month Frederick Phelps, keeper ! of Mobawk station, overland mail, below Tucson, was | ninrdered while asleep and the station robbed. ip May, 1860, 4 buman bead, baying beea, to all ap- | posrenc, fevered from the was, found bear the Dragoon Spring mail station. were not decaycd—~eyes grey, hair brown, teeth good— evidently the bead 0’ young or middle aged American, * Tlow it came there no ope knows. It # a mystery which would do credit to Rochester. circle of one heudred miles of Fort Buchanaa, in a population of not over ove hundred aud fifty Amer Bo you ree the ae eet attempts to murder nisbet « Cormidable tist, and of murders by Indians, and in i Americans killed fiehta, two or thirty more. Notwithstanding all the murders committed, as above epumersted, bj ‘xicana, with beriee, there never been—at least sided jo Arizoma—a Mexican buog by i E Ef if e fH : 3 8 3 af 2 2 & j Q li as e E i i i E f 14 5 a i e} ef fi é isc; f Colonel | i the, memory of the tn appropriate tribute uf reapect 10 the memory of the Whole suijort was fully discussed Letters were ork, stating that the authorities would ea deavor te do something; bot of that there ie no great * hae never been a time in Souora when thore robbers a “to invade Sopora to capture them by foree or commis repriaale, withont eailliag upon the Apaches for sswistacce, which a maymity of our stroug eames b people ore loth we de For my owo part | cag see no valid oljrction to sock a course, If the Sonorantans come bere, murder our people aad commit robberies, we ‘May jortly epdure {t With protest and remonstrunces, ones, twice, three time@ even, but no more. Veageauce should be fet iooge with fire and sword, and the whole State subdued, civilized aad “anneced” as s000 ar poss! bie It is my opinion that the very vext murder oom mitted by Mexicans in this Territory wil! be fillowed by the jgvasicn of Sovora by five or sit huadred Apaches, beaded by AmsFieaps, and tbe result will be one of the shortest and mort effective ‘revolutious™ ever seen in that State A commitice wns appointed to report a plan of action, peaceadie aot courteous, for ‘this time only,” and the Fovlowine ind — Teno! people of Western Arizona view with horror apd regret the late ma-saere at the San Pedro mise by Mexican peone, In which sbree unofending America: were murdered in cold biowd, and we tender w the rela- tives of the deceased cur Leartfelt sympathies. Pr wlved. That a commities of Ove be selected to cor. Tewpond with the Governor of Sonora asd the dlesides of the chief towns, dow vers and the pr perty stolen, anc ste ae all proper eforta to bave the erimiaais apd the jyroverty returned Resolved, That we anapimously revert Governor |es- qolera, io the name of humanity nud j.stice, to take ae haw on im this matter, aa twelve americans lave 2 murdered in this vicinity by Mecioane within the past two years, many robberies commitied and no notice taken by Lov watborities of Sonora. Resolver’. That the eommittes be requerted to forward The Governor Feaqulers and the aleades copics of these reso. — | iutione | Smportance } mainers me farmers. won . then An excellen’ speech in favor &® judicial district ond land dis and eof the separate | the complete failure of the so- | ‘led “Provisional government.” He orusieded 4 in fesolution, which was adopted | diseanting vote | eleven A. M., for the porpose of appe! | mandant of the Second regiment, has | Manding Geveral thet be will expect « restoration Haat Ney Sana OF Wenig arasas, dy | gadly ne Neaorebly Biterly repudiate tke political ization aed tbe ‘Ti ovigional government,” and Boome | 0 of thre sentiomen be nied to prepare one for circ ules . » prey: Cngresa grant strict aod wand 2 - ie : nened eee ‘iter, im the ye ad- cnergenep, mime Armies md on Revsebeek, ren 7 far ay “Prom, Senora wo bea” thet the “revotut on" a goa op in the weual bloody atyle, Pesquiera 700 oF 800 men, and ai last ‘easeuetntnie Fath take fd care to clear. Moet of these ve ‘ant fenie con gene saat wat ot ‘shell. one a lives to their country and Uemseives in the way of rate patriots! Board of Aldermen. his body met lest evening, President Peck A communication was received from the Scveet Ooms © missioner ip apswer to an inquiry of the Board relative t@ books called “Condeaser and Receipt,” retained by Ira Ay Libby, former Deputy Collector of Asses: ocote. The ‘Street Commissioner siates that he sugges’) that the Corporation Counsel (Judge Bronson) cause xv examisa- tion to be made with a view to prosecution, p~ovided the facts would, in bis opinion, justify such action Proceed- pot a are now being taken by -be Oorpora- Alterman Trowey, Chairman of the Comm ‘ee ¢a Ag eee Hs them for Goutal Pate ake ptapdye enya nve, fo a8 to conform to Committee on Streots. tell tie lease of Bai ‘The sume of $250 for » Sed $500 for the Home for Indigent Women and Ch.idr-2, were do- batea by the ‘The report of the Committee on a Supplies, in favor of permitting the Board of Sopery to eos PY & plot Of ground in the Purk for the erection of @ Court house, wag recormitted, After disposing of some routine business ine Board ad- Jourped to Thursday vex, at five o’cloek. Board of Supervisors, At regular mecting of this Bourd, beid yesterday af ternoon, President Stewart in the chair, the following ‘business was transacted :— se Supervisor Buryr offered a resolution to |.» eBeot thas ‘the Comptroller should report to the Boar! |i. amount of moneys paid into the city treasury from the vear 1858 to 1800, inclusive, on account of forfeited bail. Nh was The Board proceeded to ballot for a choxwe of two pach pers in which to publish the Site laws; six ‘were accor State laws wee Poe eanee a8 0.-neneelsens iosaed-te we Board ost ptroller reported ne follow soounys sud guatrtiien anaar his somal sy Bonds ord re MeT+oa Murphy, dotat work, and gives, also, some important an ‘or ration, which induces the committee to - continuance of the work, in conformity w/t) letter of instructions. In view of the prompt and efficient action and the cer~ tataty of the speedy completion of the wor POCO Me Teend that the above sum should be paid. bore still ree Mains over $500 to be paid, The report wes adopted. A ares amount of routine basiness wes traogacted, avd the Board adjourned, to meet again ay bert, ag on Noting . gisters. Military Inte! SPCOND RBPGIMENT—RIGHT OF POSIT /ON, ETC. Tt ts rumored thet Colouel Tompkins. 0. sew come © athe Ooms of bis regiment to |i position on te right of ‘the brigade, ‘legally takea from it by the operms tien of an uncepetiietional provision me Sate regulations compiled woder the supervision of thg present Adjutant Geueral of the State. The olcne) baseg: hie claim on the following clause ip the s' of Congress passed May 8, 1702, entitied an “act more -Tectually to foot es eee ee emia @uni- militia throughout ‘Statce.”” ready tbe Unlued enacted, Thi’ within on@ ‘ect the mili'« of the into divis. Fdwim Forrest bas taken rooms at the Metropolitams and will arrtve in the city on Friday. lk Sis, Dates, Perens, ‘Va, im ety ing at the: Lattien, Cube, are shopping Und vores Tiouses wt * wn A Letty and AM Randall, U. 8. 4., <r eiopping a > De, Rdward ioe, ome hg FP. Mordecai, Princeton College, . D. Bogan, ity! D, are Rope ping at the Mesropolitan. ' _— Joége Monoriet, New York; L. B. and F. 0. Welsh and ladies, Gi and A. Wood and lady, Bow) a, are stop~ ping at the Union Pace Hotel. i Mr. and Mrs. Parish, Philadelphia; Et wart eu, Albany: Philip ©. Tucker, Texas: R. Wither» New York T. A. Jenks, Bro. acd Me. the Pharmaceutical Necisty, with Bity cdkey are slope tbe Pharmace . ore, are ping as the Lafarge. gn; “ ven Vonst, srowvernor, Bulfalo; Geo. W. Warren, Stet ww? Welsh, Penerylvania, G, W. Anderses iaq, and 7 wvnab; Col Gamble and family, ++ are stopping at tie & Nyeholaa, Hoo. A. Kendal and family, Washing: (AS R Bowen, dndge Nelson, New Yor). “r. > Va: B. bilote and fomety, Re: W. Oark, St. Lous, A. B Ranqalt, Porton; EB. §. Rangel, Ala; De, Smith, Philedelptia; B. ° tis, DL, and B. Tracy, Troy, are top pine «. toe Aatow Jonge, eRev * Mir, oom, R 3 BY apood ‘Obe valier Holseman Austrian Minister ‘5° A. Por. tor (nioroan Conant, Wash! f tate, Rage eee Jenett is femily, 0. M. Mow 'y, CF Lea . Conn. + re. dD, vent, Dy. “ te Prenit James A Abbott and fem y, Philedele Gunther and wife,of New Yor. are among, phi te arrivals the Clarendon Hotel. The | ondon Poet, of the Qutb wilt, rays thee ™ bas jost recerved @ very bandsome Seaninom hs York, Amertea. 1 is # cold medal of thee +> of @ ogy gd toa ribhon, with three gout © Lnion Jack hoisted between the oe cmep On the obverse side of the medal ia tke partly. testimonial to Tom nd went sn fe en New or for te ala man'y bearing evinced by bim while Old Hrgiand.” Op the other side are 5 wore _ Tom Sayers, of Ragland, 160 Hon John Young Brown, the mower Of Cons 1 q oo