The New York Herald Newspaper, November 13, 1867, Page 8

INTERESTING ARTILLERY EXPERIMENTS. SPECIAL COBRESPONDENCE OF THE BERALO. © Artillery Firing at Fortre ., Direction of a Special Br wg ef Army Enginee These ExperimenteOld Sectiies to be Thrown te the Do Foxrucss Mownog, N sy, 7, 1967, Something over @ year ago, 88 “vill be remem- bered, 2 board of army engitcers was commis- sioned to commence a sertes of artillery experi- mente he re, having referenge to devising some plan for rendpring more defemsible our government for- Cificatic mis. The introduction of monitors, rams -clad naval steamers during the war, and bby destructive capacity in assaulting the strangest permanent fortifications erected on the models then and still ing | completely upset appointment of Acting on the judicious principle - fn time of peace prepare for war,” the govern- Spent @etermined, it seems—-and everyone must ponfess- it was a wise determination—to take fepeedy advantage of this lesson of the war, and Pwith the undisguised fact staring it im the face ntire ocean and gulf coasts and is not a fortification that could aults of a fleet of -clads, to bit on something that will impart » fortifications the additional defensive ey require, and, at the same time, their power of offence as well, last y ar’s experiments plates of wrought iron nlaced before a section of @ fort erected in the rear of the fortress, and guns of the heavier calibres, principally twelve and fifteen inch Rod man rified guns, fired atthe same, nesrated, and some went entirely through tecting plates of iron, four inches thiclg and only 2 few shots were fired before the granite oemented wall behind it, varying from nearly eight totwelve feetin thickn stout iron girders and bolts, became a mass of And here the experiments of a »ended. Cureful photographs were taken , and subsequent meetings of the board have been held in New York eity, but the business transacted and conclusions arrived at have never been made public. In addition to the object intimated above, dis- ove plan for making defensible our ortifications against monitors and the f iron-clad naval steamers now in use, crtaat matters are being sought in the sppoin meni of this experimenting board. In the ' ce, the late war demonstrated glaring de- employed; and, inutility of the e destruction of rifled guns in the er and in the operations against roved conclusively the the guns, while the projectiles, from nd making them burst, or or splitting, or liability to premature vinced their feeble capacity to inflict ge-on the enemy. guns or secure those of assured worth and reliability, and to improve the present projectiles or securé those that will fully answer the purposes demanded, are, therefore, two of the three obj which there experiments are intended tg accom- It requires no familiarity with the service ef ordnance to sce how radical a change these experiments are destined to brin, ® very slight ngth of time the a: and strengthened by of the result of the frir ithe heavier gui im the second place, lamenial ‘o improve the results achieved late war makes k of the amount of money expended during the iste war on these worthless Everybody whe possesse nowledge of the explosive pemed impressed wit! dant capacity to get upa good gun, and the pattern of projectiles increased in geometrical ith the manufacture of the guns. Men who nothing about fighting very easily got con- 18 for the manufacture of their inventions from Congress as profoundly ignorant of the art of war The result was that the close of the war found all our government arsenals filled with these worthless weapons and missiles of worth only their weight in old iron, and as which most of them have since been sold, The rified projectiles im most popular use a firm conviction Bs themselves, Parrott and Schenkle pattern, but the results obtained from them were very unsatisfactory, the Hotcikiss and the Schenkle, except in the smaller galibres, being wholly unrel Proving itself on! ‘of safety. The iable, and the Parrott more efficient at the expense ames and Absturdam projectiles were also used, but not so extensively. The aifferent varieties of the Rodman rifled and smooth bore guns, some of them weighing from twenty to thirty tons, and with castings of one projectiles of over six bundred pounds, barli eavier calibres of the buudred pounds, Parrott guns and some breech loading various manufacture and large sizes cons! ins mainly used thus far and to be used. The most Aiigible aswell as com that can be given of them ist! and beyond this their leading characteristics and joints of difference are already sufficiently fami- iar to the peblic to render any elaborate descrip- tion of them unnecessary, There ie the same familiarity with the Hotchkiss, Schenker, Parrott, m projectiles, therefore I will but the Taylor and Eureka rehensive description at they are ‘‘bg guns” James and Abstur uly mention these; projectiles, of later date, and until the exp riments began very little used, justily & somewhat extended and minute descrip- The Taylor projectile is the old Dyer pro- The improvement ie in the Blioy constituting the sabot, which is made of tin and lead—a patent for which composition Mr. Taylor procured some months since. ef the projectile, which is ouly designed for rifled ns, i8, line that of the Minnie bullet, with this dif- rence, that !t has windings to contend with, which the Minnie bulietedo nothave. The suppression of Winvage with the plan of ex this projectile determines the projectile around an eccentric axia, the man- mer of the windage above, the axis of the tile passing leagthwise through ite centre, there ing no expansion below except into the grooves and 4 maximum expansion above equal to the windage and grooves. It is the same in its plan Suglish projectiles known as the Jeffrey and ritton, and the results with it must be the same. he new feature claimed is in the superior alloy tripping is avoided. During the past ear the efficiency of this projectile has been ver; rougliy teated in experiments here, and wit! t satisfactory results, Mr. Taylor found a ter mechanic in the Washington Arsenal. See- the immense number of projectiles there of no earthly use to the government in the condition they inventive genius to work and je the improvements to which I have referred. ing the past year he has been superintending the experiments with his projectile, and a few requested to relinquish his im- wements aud patent without Cor government, and, refusing to do eo, charged from the government service. jealausies of one or two officers and hope of re- ward they stood a ehance to lose induced, I am told, this line of action to Mr. Taylor, and it re- mains to be seen whether the old apothegm about atefal will show itself in the ‘This is rather an out- side matter, but I consider it in this connection jectile improved. ansion manifested in angular motion of ‘were, set his weeks since was republics being y omieei Bureka projectile has a brass sabot, consistin, ¢ object of one of these parts, w! fs a cylindrical key, is to secace radi #xpansion in the direction of the leng axis of the ehbot equal to the windage, and the object of the other, which is @ concave and convex disc, is a fadial expansion in the direction of the transverse f the projectile sufficient to secure an efact jon of the bore, including the grooves. ‘being secured practically in accord- id down, the line of flight, determined by the ‘ojectile is determined lengthwise through ite med, the same result se- A considerable number of these projectiles were put on comparative trial arrott, Hotchkiss, Schenkle and Abstur- at the Washington Arsenal, under @upervision of Colonel Benton, ia the summer of 1564, and these experiments were resumed at this under the supervision of Captain Edson, around af enim @evtre giving, dani projeciiles & ‘service order wi the mawgufacture of commenced at about the time of the surrender of the rebel armies, only @ amall number of the Bu- Feka projectile—the ten were manufactared. ments with the inder time and case J igher calibres, ficial «nalysts will render it or expansion in the case of the Parret, James, eyand Taylor projectibes will determine the nee of these projectiles to the the discharge to be very great, the same ing aMogether on the force pf the dis- ohare p the pressures and beace always bad vor ofthe whole fores of Gecbente Somes aa dhe inner surface of the expanding materi ef course, the force with whic! these - ane held together, so that the parts — 4 within the walls of the bore are pu Motion and kept in motion w.der @ pressure ty theusand to one rangi from twenty hondred and ity Seeoand.. yout fe the square iach. The work ply the piece is uot ouly thatdue to the of the rojectile, bat also that of @ constantly varying frictional resistance of many hundreds bg ed or, in other words, the whole force of dis- charge being exerted in one direction to keep the shot in the gun acting as 9 power peaks Spee the movement of the Brojec very low initial velocities are obtained under the most ex nary pressures. The effect of this is te detain the shot in the piece and to continue the pressure of the discharge upon it & small particle of time, so that when a more instantaneous relief would save the piece its continuance the time indicated would result in rupture, or, in the of General Rodman, “the gan in one case not break be- cause it does not have time to break, and in the other it does break because it hastime.” ‘Ihe in- stantaneous relief of the piece is of the first impertance; so also is the highest possible initial velecity with @ given pressure; and when these two results are se- cured in the highest degree there is not only the greatest safety as respects the gun, but the highest efficiency as respects the projectile. The pisigetie then, that, under agiven,pressure, sho’ e highest initial velocity wiil be most consistent with the capacity of the piece. But it is of the first importance, at the same time, to have accu- racy of fire, and-this depends upon that harmoni- zation of centres which is uniformerly secured With the small arm where there is no windage. Manifestly, any projectile, under the influence of powerful brake, actuated by the whole force of the discharge, is not likely to obtain that velocity due to the pressure; but when it also fails to secure those motions essential to accuracy of fire, itcaunot be regarded as seeking results in the dsection they are to be found. ith ghe Eurcka projectile it is claimed that the expansion is se- cured" by a longitudinsl)movement of the sabot and so limited that under a minimum pressure all the expansion desired is obiained, while under a maximum pressure no more than this is possible; that at the instant of motion the projectile will occupy the position of a short piston rod, supported in the cylinder (Boden piston, so that the whole force of the discharge will be acting on its head only to drive it out of the gun, and that the frictional resistance hence will depend upon the weight of the shot, which is limited and constant, and in no manner upon the force of the discharge, which is indefinite and inconstant. These conditions are of course rest- ing at present mainly upon theoretical observa- tions, but the practice in the experiments thus far Gives the highest possible evidence of the sound- ness of the theory presented. I have no disposi- tion or desire to write partially of any given gun t or projectile, but write out impartially the facts as they show themselves in the resuits. The subject in connection with the impertance of the decisions arrived at, and their bearing on the means and appliances at our command for future war, is one of immeasurable interest to all our people. It is a satisfaction to know that a subject of such grave importance has been intrusted to the oversight and arbitrament of some of the most competent en- gineer oilicers in our army, and who so patient and studious research and the severest test of experi- meut unite that patriotism and honest impartiality, enforcing confidence in the justice and wisdom of their decisions. The following are the officers constiteting the Board, a glance at which list will show that my encomiums of their capacity and trustworthiness are not at all exaggerated :—Celonel Henry Brew- erton; Colonel J. G. Barnard, Brevet Major Gener- al United States Army; Lieutenant Colonel H. G. Wright, Brevet Major General United States Army ; Major Quincy A. Gilmore, Brevet Major General United States Army ; Major Henry L. Abbott, Brevet Brigadier General United States Army. Captain C. B. Reese, Brevet Brigadier General United States Army, is the recorder of the Board, Far more extended preparations gave ‘been made for the forthcoming experiments a ‘were made last year, and with these more extended Preparations far more definite results are aiatici- Instead of the section of one fort, aa last y there have been erected the sections of fthree torts, viz., fac similies of three casemates res pect- ively of Fort Monroe, Fort Carroll, and Fort \ Wool, on the Rip Raps. As is well known, the | forw zamed # hoped our weit Acme fortificw tions. ixcee accurac; 0 preserved iy: the erection of these cavamates, the varieties of| stone and cement in each being used and their various formations exactly imitated. The walls have been built with the | most scrupulous care as regards the ‘mason work, and with all the strengthen: auxiliaries of girders and iron bolts to intensify stn ength. The walis vary from about seven to twelve ; feet in thickness, and the of the surfaces fronting m, but ty the rear of the casemates, are about twenty-four feet éach. Plates of wrough:t iron like those used in the former experimental firing are to be placed on these fronts to rece ve the shots. As will be seen, the erection of thea e case- mates has been no slight as well as no inex} sensive job. In addition to these there are targ sta for getting the range of the guns and an electr ic tele- graph for aseertaining the initial velocity of the various shots. There is also a heavy cei mented stone wall, two feet thick and tan feet high, with eighteen feet of sand in front, to show the resisting power of such defence, against the same guns at the sections. case- mates. The guns are already mounted and facing the casemates and wall ready for action, and if they could give any expression to sentient feeling it doubtless would be an eagerness for thie fray. Mounted on their monster iron. carriages and glossy with their new coats of black paius:, they certainly have this look, and the environ nent of Trammers aud sponges and all the appliasices for working the guus and the huge projectuies, spheri- cai and elongated, used in them, laid out im careful rows on either side, give a aking and senliven- ing interest to the picture. ie locality of these preparations and place of firing is the same as last year, in the rear ef the fart, and where, by the way, used te be conducted the firing by the school of artillery practice established bere before the war. The only feature of weakness in the whole arrangement is the stu- a endeavor to prevent any descriptienof what a8 been done, is doing and is to be done getting into the newspapers. It seems that the lengthy ‘nd minutely accurate account of Jnat year's firing, given in the Henan, called for. # note of inquiry from the War Department am) to how it was such au account should appear in the HexaLp before the official report was yeceived iat, the de- partment. Durii progress of tite present reparations sti and stately soldiers bear- ing bayoneted muskets have ben keep- ing daily and nightly guard all bout to prevent the appreach of any ostracited out- siders; but as love Jaughs at locks: tiths, so the Henaup representatives, while in the d \achar; of conscientious daty to get news of intere \t to the public, and especi where there are no orders making the same contraband, as is t be case in the present instance, laugh to scorn the s louteat of seatinela, the most stabbern of atone wails and ences, ‘The early part of the week was the time ‘fixed for the experimental firing to begin. Ge veral Barnard, « member of the Board in additi to General Breworton, who is here, arrived on Twea- day, but for seme unexplained reasons no o Wher members, thus far, have put in am appearance.. I an 5 wi that the others hiwe been notified mot to come yet “a while, owing to the incompleteness of the prepa: ¥ tions. All the mason work on the cusemates Ws not finished, the iron plates to be placed in frontc¢ the three forts have not yet been justed, anc\ there have recently arrived @ variety of new pro- jectiles designed by Mr. Taylor, mentioned above, on which his sabote have first *o be placed before they can be made serviceable. together @ is probable that it will be # week or ten days yet, and possibly re before the firing commences. jes, The new project to which I have just referred, are & compound of steel and chilled cast iron, aud var} in form, some presenting a square face. some & cup shaped face, and of some the faces being exactly conical. They are all a sub-calibre steel bolt shot, incased in an iron jacket, and the chief virtue claimed for them is their power as trative shots. Three shote from a fifteen inch amooth bore Rodman gun have been fired in the presence of Generals Brewerton and Barnard, of the Board, since the arrival of the latter. These shots were at the stone wall, with sand in front, described above; the projectile, a solid round shot, weigh: ing six handred and forty pounds; the cartridges one hundred pounds eacn; the distance two oer Salis savving oot bank, and the initial veloc varying trom fifteen hundred to sixteen hundred feet pet second. Neither shot penetrated through th of the wall, but showed on the latter sensible effect. The first shot put the wall three-fourths of an inch ovtof a plumb line, but did not crack it in the least, cond shot moved it an inch and a quarter more out of plumb, and the third shot an inch further—the three shots causing exactly three inches deviation in the wall from @ plumb line, and all three @ombined not nico | it. The prot bility is tha’ two or three more shots of like force will tumble the wall over; but it has becn decid before WY more shots atit, to await th Fival of tae rei "wing members of the Board, the last shot the sir cylinder intended to stop the eet “4, @id not do 0, and the result ‘one Diheer damage a toe ear a nln bearings and DAKOTA TERRITORY, ‘SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE WERALD. Indlan Atrocitieon—Sweari ince Upon the Get After the Blue ¢ it Keeps at a Safe Dis- coats, éance—A Mail Party Reported Cut Om. eer Tw Foar Buronp, Oct. 15, 1867. A war party of Un-ka-pa-pas (Sioux) sttacked & few Assiniboin Indians last Saturday. They succeeded in capturing @ squaw, and left two little children apparently dead, after treating them in the most cruel and brutal manner. , But the children did not die. One of them, s little girl sbout a year old, I saw yesterday; she hada frightful gash over her left eye, but it will not probably prove a fatal wound. The Indians took her by the heels and dhshed her head against the edge of asharp stone, The attack was made just above the site of ok? Port Union. The Assiniboine swear vengeance, and if the Sioux come here to fight they will probably have to fight the friendly Indians as well as our soldiers. They will not attac& this fort, for Colonel Rankir and his officers are, too vigilant to allow them te approach very pear. They may give us some trouble and spoil our hunting, but we fear nothing else. The health, of this garrison is remarkably good, Bince writings the above, “Setting Bull’ (the same chief wh» tried to invest this fort last win- ter, and who ‘yo signally failed, elthough tke Bo- hemians made»a story out of his attack worthy of the “ Arabiem Nights’) has made a reconnois- sance. He me down upon the “herd” to-day, and when he saw that he was likely to be overpowere f he raised a white fisg and rapidly retreated t ) the bluffs. Messengers were sent out to him and (he replied to the friendly Indians who Were our) pessengers that he desired to come in to talk and t ¢@moke the calumet, but that he was afraid of“ fe soldiers. He then said that he was going u)) the river to talk with the ‘band of Canoes,” ‘and that then he would come back and have at alk. He started off. A detachment of mountec | infantry, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Rankin, started in pursuit, but were un- able to pvertake him. Lund prstand that he told the traders at Fort Union jaat he was willing te shake hands with the Colone |, but that his hand would be as a hand of clay, \ jich would easily come off; that he would jive t! EB “blue coats” hell; but that he would not arm fae traders. We are notin the least alarmed. He w [i take good care, as he did to-day, to keep out o | the way of the “‘blue coats.” Th } mail party from Fort Abercrombie have om izrived. They report an attack on them by ndi jas. One of them narrowly escaped being shot «hrough the arm. T ‘Assiniboing, who were encamped at the “Li & Muddy,” above Union, came in to-day in str: force and have encamped near this fort. Th jy profess to be our allies, and from what I ha te geen of them I think they are so to a certain ex ten Bumor says that a mail party has been cut off be s}ween this post and Fort Totten (Devil's Lake). 1 de not know if the rumor is true or not, Indian © mrages are always exaggerated. ARIZONA TERRITORY, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE RERALD. ‘Tke Indians Still Troubleseme—A Negre Boy Killed—Movements of the Military. & Tuscan, Arizona Territory, Oct. 13, 1867. Tho Indians still keep on the same old gait. The Legislature has passed a bill petitioning Con- gress for a regiment of mounted men, I hope and trust to Ged we will get it, for the regular troops will never do anything. About one month ago three Indians attacked Jemmy Lee’s wagon, within @ mile of the mill, while out after wood, killed a negro boy, Joe, who was with it, and stole the two horses. Jemmy and a party followed the Indians and got the horses back. The military went te where the negro was killed and came back. The Indiens, of course, were verymad because they took away:the horses from them, and determined to get even. Ten days afterwards, an old ac- intance of mine named Valentine, riding alo: in hie ambulance, was fired uj bya party of three Indians. He lived to get into Gay’s ranche, at the nine mile water hole, and died. The Indians got Mee ay this time. The military went down and took in poor Valentine's body, and that was their second campaign. Now the same three In- dians,day before yesterday, shot Romero Vaguero, and tried to run off the stock, but failed. All of the three men were shot by the same sized ball, and only one shot was fired each time. The mili- tary don’tseem to care anything at all about it, eo things wag along. ARKANSAS. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. The Appreaching Electien in Arkansas—A Large White Majority Registered—Tho Call for a Convention Certain te be Voted Down— Ex-Uaien Ofticers Supported fer Office by Bx- i 2 Lirria Roox, Nov. 2, 1867. General Ord has fixed the time for holding the election in this State, to determine whether or not she will hold @ convention, to commence en the 6th instant and continue until the 19th. At the city of Little Rock the two colors will vote on separate days—the whites voting on the 18th and blacks on the 19th. The official report shows the number of registered voters to be 66,316—43,170 white and 23,146 black, giving the whites a majority of 20,024. It ia safe to conclude that about one-eighth of the blacks will vote with the conservatives or not at all. The negroes do not, as @ general thing, stay long in one place, and many will not be in the township where they registered when the voting takes place, and many will forget the names under which they registered. From all causes, the radicals will lose about one-fourth of the negro vote. I do not think there are over five thousand whites in this State who will vote for a convention; and if the election be conducted with any fairness, Arkansas will go largely against a convention. The only thing we have to fear isfratds, The radicals are not too honest to do anything, but may be teo cow- ardly to do enough to entirely defeat the conser- vatives; for Arkansas will cast such @ large ma- jority against a convention that they will have some trouble in getting rid of it without making the fraud too palpable. Bo far as intellect is concerned, the radical party ie very weak; they have not mai enoug! to keep up even the appearance ot cca among themselves. ice being their object, all want some place; hence they are falling out ‘The most thickly populated by blacks, je most ickly populated county, in Arkansas, has ik up and the ‘blacks have their = candidates. mere are vag white wo negroes running on the radical it in = this Pulaski) county—J, L. Hodges, one of most conservative men in Arkansas, when he was applying to our last Legislature for ‘‘ keeper of the Penitentiary,” and now one of the greatest radicals in the State, and Jas. Hinds, a Northern adventurer. The other two are blacks—one calling himself Thomas Johnson, and the other Henry Rector—neither of whom is noted for anything except hiscolor. The conservatives have acted with great prudence and ‘udgment in bringing out their candidates, They ave attempted to unite all the different elements oi the county. Their candidates are 8. C. Faulkner, an old citizen, popular with both white black, anc! the “Arkansaw Traveller,” Robert A. How- ard, & young lawyer and democrat from Pennsyl- vanka and federal officer during the late war, who will carry many of the federals with him; John W. Marphy, an Irishman, who was also an officer in the federal army and a democrat, and Captain o~ rman, who was also a federal ice! ing remind the “Dutch” that Mr. Wade 8 the negroes are as intelligent as the Dutch and Irisu foreignera.’’ Thus you and are supporting men who once fought against them, but now think with them on the one great mestion before the people—Shaxl the constitution the radical party does not do bettar than it les been doing of late, they will even lose Palasivt county, notwithstavding the negroes have a major- ‘war for the Union,’’ and will ‘{gnora see the comservatives have laid aside prejudices que of the United States be respected or not? and if ity of over nino hupired votes MASSACHUS/; TTS. SPECIAL COMRESPONBENCE, OF THE WERALA, ‘The Consequences of tae Late Election and the Defeat ef Radice siem and Prohibition The Probable Orga: jization of the Legisia- be Boston, Nov. 9, 1867. The confident ant@ipations which have been heretofore expresacgl in the Huaatp that radicub ism would receive a decisive rebuke in Massachu- setts have been “lly realized in the result of the late election. ‘he triumph of the liberal ticket was far greaterythan the most enthusiastic or san- guine had darad to predict, and it of course tells pretty emphatically that the people Imve exercised patience in submission to an infringement upon their private rights until that estimable quality has ceased to be a virtue. The majority of the peeple are of course highly elated over the resalt; and their demonstrations of delight have been prolonged considerably beyond the time when election enthasiasm usually eabsides, The obnoxious constabulary and pro- hibitory taws, which have not for some months been vielated except inside of locked doors, are now beyinning te be defied, and each succeeding day witnesses the reopening ef a dozen or morg bars in different sections of the city. A prominent hotel proprietor, who has for months carried on his‘karroom en the club room principle, threw open the doors on the afternoon of election, and has keps them open ever since in defiance of peremptory orders from the constable to close them. The official has not ret made any attem)t te enferce compliance with hi ‘is orders, and as long aa the public feeling against him and his force is so high it is probable he will not. Many of the racicals are not so much disbeart- ened over the defeat of their pet principles as they are indiguant at the elect on of certain men to the tere. Ex-Adjutant General Schouler is chosen to the Senate from one of the Essex dis- tricts, end will undoubtedly be made President of that body. It will be remembered that over a year ego General Schouler was removed from office by Governor Bullock account of his op- position to General Butler when the latter was a candidate for Congress, The act of Governor Bullock in causing the removal of the General was looked upon by men of all parties as most unjust, and it will Eel contribute greatly to the success @f the General if he consents to be a candidate for the Presidency of the Senate. Dr. George B. Loring, one of the defeated Senatorial candidates, was the favorite among the prohibitionists for President, but as the votes were not sufficient in number to carry him in, Judge Pitman, of New Bedford, will proba- bly be put ferward by them. His election over Schouler, however, will elie be pousible. Among the singular incidents of the triumph is the election of Edward Avery, of Braintree (demo- crat), to both the House and Senate. He will prebably resign his seat in the House and go into the Senate. John Quincy Adams, who was the democratic candidate for Governor, and lacked some twenty-eight thousand votes of an election, was elected Representative from the Rainey, dis- trict, which he has several times fore represented in the Legislature. His name has already been mentioned in connection with the Speakership of the House, and the contest will probably be between him and Harvey Jewell, of Boston (republican). Henry A. March, one of the P. L. L. leaders, has been spoken of as a candidate for the clerkship of the House in ge to William S. Robinson, present incumbent, The latter official is very popular, and a license man withal, and it is hardly safe to assume that he will be dropped on account of his extreme radicalism on national questions. Among the certain changes which the Legislature will make among its officers m uy, be counted that of sergeant-at-arms. Major John Morrisey is the present incumbent, and notwithstanding he is a very efficient officer there is a strange hostile feel- ing towards him, and the persistent attempts of former years to oust him will probably be suc- cessfal now. Petitions for the repeal of the prohibitory and constabulary acts are now being freely circulated in all sections of the State, and action will proba- bly be taken upon them immediately upon the meet- ing of the Legislature. Mr. Linus Child, who was the associate counsel of the late ex-Governor Andrew in advocating a license before a commit- tee of the last Legislature, is elected a member of the House from , and will probably be the leader of the liberals. The ee ay election follows in a few weeks, and already canvass has commenced. Mayor Noroross will be renominated by the republicans, and probably Dr. N. B. Shutleff by the democrats. A YOUNG GIRL IN WISCONSIN ABDUCTED BY INDIANS, the La Crosse (Wis.) Democrat, Nov, 2] ‘A week or two since, as we learn from an eye wit- mess, so to speak, and we therefore deem the informa- tion reliable, a young man, well known to many of our citizens, Mr. Charles Benton, of Onalaska, in company with Miss Jennie Olds, visited some iriends near ip- pewa Falls, Wie, While en rowe to that place in a pri- vate La gph they passed an Indian encampment, and had some joking conversation with them, in the eect alge lg of a Indians soe ke would make chief a splendid squaw, passed on, and ‘no notice was taken of whet the indians sid: After having seen their friends and while coming back, about nine miles tbis side of Chip; Palla, the young lady was taken sudaenly ill, and ‘at a farm house near at hand, 1e girl was better in the evening, ‘and all retired, Miss Olds in a room on the cround floor, and Mr. Benton ina room up stairs. About an bour after going to bed some twenty Indians came into tbe house and tried to force the door of Mr, B.'s room, and while doing #0 be shot two with his revolver, and ‘then jumped out of the window and ran behind a shed and reloaded his revolver and came back to end the girl's room, but in the meantime the Indians had dis- appeared in the dark, and the girl also. Whether the & was really abducted, or ran im the dark and id, and is safe in some unfrequented spot, is not yet known, as it only happened four 8 since. The country in that vicinity is being searched closely ‘by parties who went out for that purpose, Mr. Benton was in Sin clgr estonia, aie from @ negative, at Heath’s, for the guidance strangers in recognizing her, anda party of six Ea. nds of the unfortunate lady, started im Onalaska, im parsuit of the red devils and to rescue Miss Oids, Mr. B, wii) start in a day or two with reinforcements. AN AMUSING SCENE IN COURT. A Would-Be Bride Hesitates So Long That Finally Misses Being Married. [{Fom the 8t, Louis Republican, Nov. 6.) In Justice Jeck’s office, yesterday evening, an amus- ing matrimonial incident occurred. fhe Justice re- weived notification that his services would be required to unite in bonds of wediock two youthful lovers. He con- ire remained after business hours; the gas was ie were ted and all the Preparations rg tod fame we time a you! Pe aey cabo by av was seen out ‘appeared to be witate oa Sot oat 12, and constable Ber- |) ever wo euc! out PHAt ied ee held. back and ‘men in there.’ This‘ Justice ordering seve ral leave, and, when they were her, companion enter ed. conversation took place with Fr the suasion jastice pat the usuai ques tions which, Them came the juestion as‘ to her she didn’t know. jas she eig teen? She couldn’s tell; would have ¢o ask her mother, ind of hesitation and he said he would not pe tform the ceremon: the young went a re turned ; the Justice and whispe: ‘mistake, that she aid af they wer not married {bet nigat never id be, still th Justice refused, and finally din consolate lovers le.{t the office to look for some one else to make them one {esh according to law. “Aw EXTENSIVE. SWINDLE, Forged Checks «1's Memphis Rank Presented in New York. the Metphis Nov. 8.) bold p+ ped wy scmsutve asaaes be A and ewindiing hes just come to light, ia whieb the name of one of the most sowad and reliable banks in our city bas been used by the wwindiers to vicumize persons, robably merchanis, im the Northern States, © PF. jorria, caahier of the Pirst Nasional Bank in this city, has received motice that drafts, to be drawn oy that bank on the Third National and Seventh tional of New York city, and signed with his name, have been presented at the counters of these baske tor payment, As the First National ni ver had an account with either of theabowe named New York banka, but transacts ite business shere with other banks, hal course had no occasion 40 draw uj “a, drafie presented were altogether rary hee has airendy been received of several of these fraudule! drafts in various amounts, from one hundeed to ot dollars, dated (rom May to August, The en- ent of the forreries eaxmnot yet be known, bat from the character of the swinw @ it is probable that it has been extensive, The locality in whinh here forged ratte have bi veed is yotuokaown, It Js likely that they have beeo used somewhere im the Inter‘or and souk by country banks to New York. ag au effort to wee thera Jn the city would hawe at one led to the des ain of phe ixeud, Operation of the Laws ef Reform im the Mater of Matvimony. According to the Bainarte ds la Libertad, of Chiapas, Judge Rafast J, Gutiorres Gecided at Tuxtla that a mar- Fiage by ® priest or mbpisier without marviage by a mag strate does mot epastitute a legal matrimony, A ease came before eald Judge where the husband accused hiv, wife of adultery with » married man, and the Judge dismissed the case on the articies 2, 23 and fin jot Uy i Oe according to the Married in 1863 only by a Catholic priest, not legaily claim the woman requiring the cere.nony to be perio: tate. But, marriage before a magisirate only constitutes a legal matrimony, The busband set up that owing to the presence of the empire it was impossibie for him to have the ceremony performed before a republican tribunal, But this plea Under the empire all minis' verely forbidden to ecesebrate the rite of matrimony uniess the parties had previously been joined by @ rs of religion were se- General Corona’s Secretary and the Empire. Senor Ramon Trasvina has addressed a letter from Rosario to the Siglo XIX, in which he accuses Don Francisco Armienta, Secretary to General Ramon Co- rona, of baving adhered to the empire and signed an act of recognition in that secse in November, 1864, at Villa de! Fuerte, im Sinaloa, He states also that Armi- enta was sent by Colonel Francisco de la Vega to Ma- zatlan for (be purpose of getting the French ant of tbat post to send a detachment tral districts of the Biate which remained faithful to the republic. The troops were sent, but were defeated at San Pedro, near Culiacan, by General Antonio Rosales. Generals José Maria Patoni and Avge! Martinez retu-ed to pardon this Armienta for this action; and t staid at siazadan in the service of tue empire as an in- Such are the charges now brought against the present Secretary of Geaera! Ramoa Corona, Outrageous Robbery in the Capital. Qctoder 6, at about o'clock, eight men presented themselves at the gate of Seiior Manuel Pedreguera's house, Nu. 8 Caliede ia Ca- dena, Mexico, and, showing a forged order from the Chief of Police, demanded to search the piace for bid- den impertalista, Assoon as the porter allowed them to get inside they seized him and bound him, as well ae the other servants in the room on the ground Boor. Thev afterwards went up stairs and demanted of Senor Pedreguera all the keys of Ing as their authority the same forge? order. taining the keys they then, under threats of deatn if Teststance or noise were made by any one—dound the whole family in a room, as well as two bad been confiscated, were thus forced to accept the hospitality of Sefor thieves then stole two immense quautity of leska, closets, &c., ahow- Pedreguera’s family. thousand dollars in specie, Jeweiry and silver ware, articies of value they cou e ‘with all its occupauts bound vand aud foot, worse t.an they would be if in jail. pasing about eight P. M., seeing the piace wil dark, contrary to custom, alarmed the p ri er Jd carry gf, and left the The night watchman, ou y took plave within pistol shot of tbe nationa! pilace, and to the police adminisration of auy ‘The Colonization Scheme for Sonora, The Siglo XIX., of October 7, pubiishes a long are ticle on a plan for colonizing Sonora, which is about to be carried out immediately.. We wake the following ex- We understand from one of his agents that Senor Gomez del Campo, together with other persons, has Tased a large capital, and will proceed to New York and other cities of the United States for the purpo e of en- gaging families, which he will convey to the banks of the rivers Yaqui and Mayo, facilitating them the means of transport to that country, and purchasing implements, &o,, necesrary for their different occupations, Th tracts of Gomez del Campo with the colonists wil! be of gach a nature as will only {oterest the coniraciing parties, but we are assured that the arrangements have’ for a basis the donation of three hundred to four hundred acres of land to each colouist, witu otber they will perceive, that by abao- y them in their own couatry look forward to the foundation of a perma- prosperous future, for no one would leave tis home, should be consider the chances were no better, or jual,in one part of the w rid than in another. po, it is true, divides one-haif oi his prop- erty, in fractions among the colonista and invests also a large sum of money for their establishment in their new home, but be calculates thi eubance the value of the balf fabulous re and from which he will derive bis com- gun. ot Don Ignacio Gomez del Campo fs sita- and ow of twrenty-dvo nites of route hot covers an area myor, leagues. It lies botween the banks includes the pulats rl, Bacame and nous Bames, which we deem om. It i geographically situated and 28 degs. N. and between 111 dega, west of London. It is bousded on the south by the vil banks of ten aracne by the ato Santa Crus, which this population will job he reserves to a aqui end Mayo, and belampo, Ballaje: and rancves, properiy tho east by other jigemous jores of the Pacitic Ocean. also situated on the margin of y, where the English mep-of-war ancbor; alter having done service as cruisers, receive the conductas of specie, &c., which the merchants of those parts wish to rem to Europe The same Lome yt being only thirt: city “slamioe, which besides bel town, carries on an active commerce with the neighbor port of Guaymas, now so well known and often only one day's gail from Santa Barbara, Guaymas, Aiainos, Fuerte, Hermosillo, Ures and to all the principal mining towns im the neighborhood, which will greatiy aid and facilitate all commercial movements; rty has aiso the ad- ea distant from the lag @ celebrated mining Tad ‘there. ae wo which the cotion raised on the colony can be easily con- ducted. The proximity of the rivers Yaqui and Mayo greatly facilitate the opening of cauais for irrigation, for the better cultivation of lands of 'y, altbough extremely bealthy, owing, not ony to the fivasiiou Detween two splendid streams, but also to the fact ‘that it is free trum those rapid and continuous changes of temperature which make many other parts of wwe bitherto virgin lands tle that, with lite will reward the ae with Cd annualiy ; Tice, coffee, sugar, vanilla, maize, beans, ait cotton, bien In 8 wort time will be an important article of exportation to the English markets, WniPnartog caplet weeny of the factories im the re- ‘The ports nearer to the rea abound in salt lakes, collection of salt will be another source of ex- portation and wealth, The hilis are covered with aye ‘woods and timber for building and os well as the plains, are of horned caitle, horses, mules, sueep, and, owing to the chwate and abundant pasturago, are pro- In the mountains are fouod sulfate of iron, sulphur and a Class of impertect ates natives call jaspar, ore, | cabinet work ; these, ductive in tbe extreme. over a bundred millions of cargas of ore, ofa ality not rich enough to ‘being reduced by mn preci possibility of this ore being reduced by water or steam power at Guanajuato, and haman ingenuity is taxed to find a substitute, If water power could be ot ore, it would pr per ind juetify itm reduction, Such be ‘uhe fact, the people of that section of country hav ammodiately concluded to Guanajuato to ait Med to the reduc. ace one dollar more railroad from Moree to em im the dificulty; which road Will also be of immense benefit to that entire section of am ning diacrict, Producing nothing bu dependent upon more fortile countries for ths commonest articles necessary for the sustenance of life. Morelia, situated im one of the largest fervie trace of Mexioo, Producing all tho breadetuffs, vegetables countiess herds dot than sufficient for ie can supply all the demands of the 16 projected railroad will bring these two important Pornts in juxtapesition, whore @ mutual ¢: products of each wil) be profitabiy carri Breat advantages not. y ym the proposed 18 will place im the miners of Guanajuato the power to reduce the milfions of cai iy upon their hands, and will million of doljars—on amount ch rondg and to run them as road een these cities water power to cru Joato, wud all that may The projected Morelia and Guanajnate, at Contrai Guif and Paci! 4 intermediage tm tmmediate prefeortregee "Ss, yggapey esneeel Robbery of the Cathedral, ‘The Cathedral of Mexico was robbed om Friday October 11th, of six chalices, a ciborium and ab urn of relic, The servants of the Cathedral were arrested ang beld for ap imvesiization. ‘J The Mint ef the Capital. ‘The followi: 9 shows the amount of the coinage at the Capital, from im April, 1851, to December, 1866: Ce Pre hicry $4,198, 2 4.487 8,379 494 8,520,018 3,502 258 $35,238,463 °$40,060, 150 160, 1861, 1862, 1863 OWing to the jact that immense quantities Of silver wi exported ip bars. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Married. Draren—Patauar.—On Monday evening, grime | at the residence of the bride's iaiher, by the Rev, Hutton, Heyer Daarer, M. D., to Mart Axxa, daughiet of Courtiands Painer, HoweL1—Sreet —On Thursday, November 7, at LJ oe Of the bride's parents, by the Rev. Urban ‘Tareas Howeun, of Woodside, L. L., to Mane of Willam steel, Esq., of this city. —Dexsision.—-On Tuesday, November at 1 apel, by the Rov, Me. Harrison, MacdD xawp to Makoarer W, ne alt of this cle; Giasgow (Scotlaud) papers please copy, ‘ DICLIIGAN—CaLLaGias —On Sanday, November 10, | the re-ideuce of the bride’s mothor, by the Rev, Path Hugies, Pareck MULLIGAN to Magy Jans, only daughtes of ‘he late James Ca!ingban, Sr., both o: this city. Rorcns—1iLa0cx,—ia Brovkiya, oa Tue day, Nov, 12, ai the Hun-on piace Baptiat church, by the Kev, Rober Lowry, Router A. Rorcus to Javaiz Biack, adopt da goter of wwe late Dr. R. A, Eaton, ali of Brooklyn, Pevkskiil papers piease copy. Died. Barwarnv.—On Monday, November 11, br CaTuarise Avs, wife of Joshua Barnard, {o the Year Of her age. ~ ‘The reaiives and friends of the family are respeetully invited «© w ieud we funeral, from the Presbyieriam churcy, Soutueust Centre, this (Wednesday) a‘ternoon, Qt bul.-past two o'clock. Carriages will be in attendance at Brewster's Lo meet tne 10:30 train from New York, Bravy.—On juestay, vembet 12, of consumpti ARCHIBALD C, BRavY, Jr. aged 25 yeara, 10 mouths 12 days. ‘Jue relatives and friends of the family, alzo Amity Loaye, No, ¥. and A, M., are respectfully invited t@ avieud the ral services, at bis laie residence, 100° bast Fourth 4, on Thursday afiernoon, at ihe remains will be conveyed to Oak Hill’ Cemutery, Nvack, ior interment, Biaik.--Oa Mouday, November 11, Witiam H. Bram 43d yoar of La age. fl ne Faluitves and ireuds of tho famity are invited te allend (ue iuceral, frow pis late residence, Third avenue, becween 125.0 and 126.o s.reeis, Harlem, suis (Weducee day) worn ng, at ten o'clock. ‘ CAkKOLL.—Ua luesday, November 12, Ponies] a shi james ‘arroly “and patuiu! diness, Magy Axx, wife of aged 40 years, The (rvads and acquaintances of the family are ree: Bpectiully wvited to attend the funeral, from her late! Tesideuc), 145 Elizabeth street, on Lbursday sesneeny atone o'viock. The remains will be taken to Cy, Hilis tor merment, Couxs.—On Monday, November 11, Aurrep 8, thi much beloved son of Samuel and Dinah Cohen, aged : ours, . Toe funeral will take place from the residence of hig parents, 106 Waverley piace, this (Wednesday) mornmgy; at pine o © The frieods of the family are respecte’ tally iene ; Gaara C, Twesty-srooxp ReGment,—The members of tuis command are hereby noiifed to attend, in civib dress, the funeral of our late associate, ALFRED Couxn, from bis 1ather's residence, 105 Waverley places: thle (Weduesday) morning, at mine o’cioek. | By order. “ JOUN H, PALMER, Cepiain commanding. | EuizaseTa, mberiain. aged 48 years. 1 f , November 12, WittraM, omlp- and belived gon at aio and Annie Flynn, aged * ear, 7 moutus aud 12 days, 7 The friends of the family ere ee ae te attend Ui neral, [rom the resideuce of parents, 152 avenue ©, this (Wedneeday) afternoon, at two Crna ne ie Hataptig se i ge ry james Hawn sswor: a ustive of the Iatand of and for f tof this chy. ives and friends the family are invited to attend the funeral, from St. Mark’s chu: Corner of Second avenue and Teath mreet, on Thi atvernoon, at two o’civck, Lawiesa,—On Movday, November 11, Miss Ans La pom bey ears; burnin Ireiand, parish of cvunty Kilker Tue triends aud relatives are respeetfuily invited atiend the funeral, this (Wednesday) afternoon, at o'clock, from No, 89 West Eleventn sircet, LeGGert,—Ou Tuesday, November 12, Mra, Syaaw Lecostr, in the Sls year of ber age. . The friends and reiatives are respectfully invited attend the funeral service, at tue readence of George Moron, No, S17 West Eleveuth street, thig (We afternoon, at four o’ciock. Naoie,—On Saturday, November 9, Many L, wife Jobn P, Nagie, at s, Putnam county, N. ¥. Oaxiry.—On Tuesday, November 12, Fanny Younges! ghter of Edward T. and Jettie G. Oakley, ine funeral will teke place from the residence of Parents, Port Richmond, 8. L, on Thureday, at twel o'cluck M. Boat leaves pier 19 North river at 10: Ae be O’Coxxon. —On Tuesday, November 12, Extensa 0’Come ROR, ihe beloved daughter of Themas and Bilen 0% wor, aged 2 years and 3 months, both natives of ponerse im the parish of Knliney, county of Kerry,, en ‘The faneral will take place from the residence of ats, No. 47 Union street, Sou'h Brooklys, and w Cavary Cemetery, on Thersday afternoon, at t o’clock precisely, the friends of toe family are fully invited to attend at that hour, ; O’ Dwrex.—On Tuesday, November 12, of inflammatio: of ib» lungs, Mamas E,, only daughter of Toomas N, Maria F. O'Dwyer, ‘Tbe funeral will take place from the residence of hey Pareuts, 59 Second piace, South Brookiyn, thie (Wednese day) a:teruoon, at om: 0 clock. O'Haxiox.—On Monday, November 11, Brivese Frasgry, the beloved wife of Yatrick O'Hanion, of the parish of Anubis, county Clare, Ireiand, ‘Tbe relatives and friends of the famfly are invited to atiend the funeral, thie (Wednesday) Side | half-past one o'clock, from her iaie resiience, No, West Thirty-fith street. ‘ Payytar —Oo ne November 12, Wituam Parne, in the 74th year of his age, tives and friends of tho family are respectfully. invited to attend the funeral, from bis late residence, at Dutch Hills, on Thursday afternoon, at one o'clock. | py ne gz, a of William Pinsent, of dis. ease of the ‘aged 41 years, | Friends and relatives of the family are invited to attend the funoral, from the Church of the Memorial, corner otf Hammond sireet and Waverley” piace, this (Wednesday) noon, at twelve o'clock, Port.—On Monday, November 11, Susan A, wife o@ Samuei J. Pote. The funeral will take place from her late beige s Le Thursday afvernoon, at o'clock. f Boston and Maro papers please secs Pavia—On Mot , November 11, Nerrm, second daughter of Jennett L. and Edmund A., deceased, aged 19 years, 11 montns and 20 days, latives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. the funeral, this (Wednesday) afternoon, at one o'clock,’ from the residence of her mother, 813 Third street, 1 York, without further notice. Aigo the teachers of Eleventh wara schools and the Board of Trustees. 1 Kice,—On Monday, November ll, Samus, A, infant | gon of Harvey D. and Mary A. Rice, ; relatives: sad fleets of the family are respecte) ly Invited to attend the funeral, from the Dutch formed church, Stapleton, Staten Island, om Thi alternoon, at two o'clock. stewart.—On Tuesday morning, November 12, Lira. NARD STEWART. His relatives and ffiends ané those of the family are lly myited to attend the funeral, on 4 morning, at ten o'clock, at the Macdougal Street wl Teeny, Mornter 12, ee p= Joos] ber age. The relatives and friends of the are respecte fully invived to attend the funeral, pnwng lato <o dence, corner ‘112th street, th: (Wednerday) afternoon, at one o'clock, to proceed ‘e Osivery g Ww. day, November 11, re sa after a iJ)ness, Fr. i, wife of Michael Weaver Wall, 21 years. Heinitvee and friends are respectfully invited to ate tend the funeral, from her late residence, 231 West Fife ty-second street, ee thie (Wednesday) af- 00%, ab two 0’ ‘stsux.—On Monday morning, November 12, at hat? past seven o'clock, FLonexcr Watsox, the beloved wife of Richard Watson, in the 58th year of her aye, The relatives fully invited to dence, 85 Diviston street, on this at one o'clock. The remain street Methodist Episcopal sermon will be preached, Wartace —On Tuesday, November 12, Ormunti, of William Wallace and daughier of Aug. L, Wood, i= the 24 year her ago. The triends snd relatives are invited attend the funeral, from the West Presbyterian church (Dr. Scott's), on noon, +] Py pant bs sd o'clock,’ The remains will be interred ia Greenwood Cemetery. Waxate.—On Headey, se ber TH, Onassis One dang) ‘ihe relatives aod friends of the ey Yavited te two o'clock,