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4 fuk EARTHQUAKES. Additional Details of the Terrible Convulsion. Forty or Fifty Thousand Lives Lost in Ecuador. BONNE Orne’ THE COURSE OF ‘RIVERS ALTERED. Corpses Found Floating from the Interior to the Ocean, TRE CALAMITY IN ECUADOR. Over Forty Thousand Lives Lost=Whole Vile lages Swallowed Up—Indians Refuse to Assist the Whites=Corpses Floating Down the River Mira to the Ocenn—Heavy Rains, ASPINWALL, Sept. 20—10 P. M. ‘The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Falcon arrived at Panama yesterday from Guaya- quil and intermediate ports. The news which she brings is important oniy in so far as it more than confirms the harrowing reports already sent to the HERALD of the frightful destruction of life and pro- perty in the neighboring republic of Ecuador by the earthquakes of the 16th of August last, ‘Ihe loss of life, heretofore put at from 26,000 to 80,000, which seemed exaggerated, is now stated to be over 40,000. It is in fact impossible to make a correct estimate of the number of human beings who perished on that fatal occasion, ‘The sad catastrophe occurring in the night swal- lowed up whole purdlos, with thelr slumbering po- pulations, or laid the towns a mass of shapeless ruins, with their inhabitants buried beneath and not soul left to assist in extricating the crushed and mangled mortais buried in the debris, but ingwhom life was not extinct. The heartless Indian¥ of the neighborhood coldiy looked on the scene of ruin and fog but refused to assist in saving the few in Whom life still existed, and it was necessary to call the troops to compel their assistance. Of Cotacochi, a place of over 65,000 inhabitants; Tharra, with 15,000, and Otavalo, of 10,000—three o! the largest cities in the north of Ecuador— literally nothing 1s left but ruins; and of the 90,000 human beings who peopled these places it is feared over two-thirds have perished. Besides these large cities, hardiy a town or village in the northern part of the republic has escaped. The Gamage sustained by the city of Quito, as I have heretofore stated, 18 slight in comparison with that of other cities in the north. Most of the churches, gonvents ‘and large public buildings are destroyed: tis stated by a Guayaquil paper that a large num- ber of dead bodies have floated down the river Mira from the aiflicted disiricts towards the Pacific, and that the remains of over forty human beings have been taken from the stream and Interred. Heavy rains are reported from the interior of the republic. Description of the Chief Places Destroyed Angust 16—Acconnt of the Volcanoes of Cotacachi, imbubura and Pasto—Interesting Data. ‘The principal cities in Ecuador destroyed August 16 were Ibarra, Otavalo and Cotacachi, all in the province of Imbabura. The first was capital of the province, IBARRA is twenty-one leagues from Quito, on a beautiful plateau, 2,219 metres above the sea. It was founded in 1606 by Don Miguel de Ibarra, Presi- Gent of the Quito Council of Audience. Its streets were broad and straight; the houses commo- dious, ballt of brick or adobes, thatched, and some were two stories in height. Its principal edifices were Parish church, the Jesnits’ college, the churches and convents of St. Domingo, La Merced, St. Augustin, St. Francis, the monastery of the Con- ception, the government house and the hospt- tal. It had, besides, a beautiful cemetery. In 1858 Ibarra contained 15,000 people. The estt- nated population this year amounted to about 16,009, vt whom abont 12.000 lost thelr lives. OTAVALO lay east of Ibarra, in a plain between the Botan and $t, Sebastian ulets. It had a considerable num- ber of sewers and was very clean. Otavalo was $,047 metres above the sea. It was founded by the Spantards in 1534 on tne site of a town found there at the Conquest. It was built like Ibarra, The site of the city was highly picturesque, owing to the beautiful private gardens, which were bordered with mulberry trees, evergreen. It also had a number of fine public buildings. In 1868 the population gmounted to 8,000; this year it must have numbered 10,000, of whom about 7,000 have perished. COTACACHT, north of Otdvalo, was a city of considerable size, built lke the above, The majority of the inhabit- ants were Indians of ane whité skin, well and handsomely formed. The women were unusually handsome. In 1867 the three cantons surrounding the above cities contained 65,564 people, and of these it is calculated that about 43,000 were killed. The rovince of Imbabura was regarded ag the most fertile of the republic. It produced cotton, sugar Cane, oranges, lemons, Cranates, plantains, the graga- ula (a fruit unknown in Europe or North America) and several otlers. The merino was raised there, ind its cattle pastures were excellent. There were ‘Wo large cotton factories moved by water power. The foliowing is a sketch of the volcanoes supposed to have caused the convulsion :— MOUNT COTACACHI ° is on the west side of the Andes range. It 1s almost —s in shape, is covered all the year round With he purest know. Its height is 5,086 met above he sea. On the southeast slope is a lake called Cuy- ocha, which appears to mark the place where @n- other summit caved tn, leaving the peak visible in the middle of the lake similar to an island. It ts situ- ated sixteen miles west.southwest of Ibarra, MOUNT IMBABURA arises alone out of a plain and 1s separate from both spurs of the Andes. Its shape ts irregular and the pk not always snow-clad. Its name means black- pond, because when an eruption of water takes lace from this mountain large quantitles of iittle lackfish are found in the water, The general opi- Dion is that these (sh dad in so me interna! pond, for ail the littie sireams that flow from the sides of the fis ot are filled with them, Several great érup- i ons of water have taken place, but mone of them id any harm. Its height ts 5,700 metres above the fea and its situation nize miles south-outheast of Ibarra, MOUNT PASTO. The eastern spur of the Tulca: in the province cf Pasto, is 9,550 metres above the sea. From this spur extend other clusters, shaped like stirrups, along towards the desert of Mocoa. They are rough and low, seeming to lean on Mount Guaitara, In Chim- balan another spur extends north-northwest, which Comprises the volcano of Pasto. It risea above the Others to a height of 4,600 metres over the sea. Other litte ,mountains run from its side like reati to Guiitara, while on the opposite side the volcano seems to rest on the table land of Pasto, When passing along the western slope of the volcano a wuititude of deep openings from the town of Cosacd, situate ona high plateau that inclines towards the ravines of the Gurftara, can be seen an immense breach and ravine in the volcano, through which ran dirty #treams of water. ‘This must have been caused by tle bursting of some Interior lake, Such lakes are probably formed by the rains that are caught through the opening of the Volcano. The Mount Pasto was lormeriy Known 4s the Mount de la Galera, owing to a phenomenon frequently visible on its summit. ‘This was quite a large clond having the shape of a galley. The ap pearance of this cloud was always a sure sign that t would rain in two or. thre » The aborigin gnaintain that it never deceived them in this The lust cruption of Mount Pasto teok place THE EARTHQUAKE IN PERU, Details of the Terrible Convulsion=The still tinue=Particnlars of ssee=The Wine Crop LostAction of the Goverumont Commissioners. Lima, Sept. 8, 1868 Your correspondent found it impossible to visit the scenes of the recent terrible catastrophe im the South of this repubiic, and has, therefore, gathered | the following details concerning the disaster from | Private letters Of undowdtet reliability. Even now, hearly a month from the Une of the earthquake, tt is extremely diMeult to arrive at the exact extent of the misfortune, and ev teamer arriving from the afflicted dis ricts brings facts even more harrowing than those previousiy made known, Other earth. quakes have shaken various portions of Vern in past years, but it 1% encrally conceded tint no shock hag ever in the history of the world had the same general influence as this one, Isolated cities been destroyed, ws at Lisbon, and a large number of lives have been lost; ’ ch ashock may be termed almost local, while the movement to which I 1efer has not only de four and five hundred terrible effects to the Biroy dette pnt Catepden it NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, Peru nearly uninhabitable and approaclung tn as- pect more to a sterile desert than a fertile and culti- vated country, * - Coming from the southern umit of Peru the first important port met with is Iquique. This city, built upon the low shore of the sea, ts the chief town of the saltpetre and nitrate district aud is considered in commercial importance the third port of the repub- lic. Large foreign mercantile houses are established there and the bay is always filled with a number of ships loading for Europe and America. The earthquake was not felt so violently in Tquique as at other points, but the shock was suffi- ciently great to drive the majority of the inhabi- tants to the sand hills tn the vicinity, where they saw with horror the formation of an enormous wave in the harbor, which precipitated itself with a ter- rific roar upon the devo! town and in its retro- cession carried nearly one-half of the buildings with it. Very large stores of nitrate, the Custom House andagreat number of private dwellings were ut- terly destroyed, and allhough the loss of life and tne damage done to the shipping was small, yet the wave ruined the apparatus used for condensin: water for the use of the inhubitants, and unt! the arrival of u veasel, two days subse- quently, the straits to which these were reduced were truly distressing. The loss of property is es- timated at 35,000,000, and several business houses of = standing in Lima are seriously affected by the isaster, Pisagua, a flourishing port to the south of Iquique, was completely washed away by the sea, and more than 400 persons are reported to have per- ished. To this point the Peravian man-of-war Tumbez was tmmedietely despatched, and by its op- portune arrival greatly alleviated the sufferings of the pees who, paralyzed by fear, had taken shel- ter in the surrounding sand deserts and were en- during all manner of terrible privations. Arica, the second port of the republic, 1a, as the readers of the HERALD have been already informed, nothing but a shapeless mass of ruins, Since the disaster great quantities of provisyons and large sums of money have been sent to the relief of the distressed people from Lima and from Chile, It appears that the assistance 60 penceoualy and promptly atforded was delivered to the military commander of the place, and he, instead of attend. ing to the necessities of the people who suffered most, distributed the stores among particular friends, thus leaving the great mass of the surviving Inhabi- tants in the same sad condition, The common people, seeing their wants thus disregarded, com- menced to plunder the goods left from the destruc- tion of the Custom House and those which had re- mained from the ruins of private dwellings. The troops atationed in Arica, acting apparently in con- cert with the robbers, no steps towards restraining these outrages, and the terrors of the bec rd people were greatly increased by the sight of the band of thieves, who, perfectly armed, bade deflance to any attempt made by the citizens to arrest them. Tacna, distant forty miles from Arica and con- nected with that port by a railway, suffered to the amount of $2,000,000; but, owing to the time elapsing between the rambling which an- nounced the approach of the earthquake, and the shock itself, almost every one had an opportunity to escape, and only four lives were lost. The port of llo and the cities of Moquegua and Lo- cumba, immediately in the interior, exist but in name, and the amount of property lost cannot yet be estimated. This ts the wine-growing portion of Peru, and the great deposits and vats were shaken into fragments and the entire crop perfectly ruined. The loss of life will not exceea 290 dred souls; but the aap cd done to agricultural interests 1s incalculable. e government, In view of the necessities of the wine growers, sent a large order to the United States by the last steamer for barrel staves, and is purchasing all the lumber obtainable in order that the amlicted people may, at least, construct habitations where they can tempora- rily reside shielded from the weather. t Moilendo Mr. Henry Meiggs, the contractor for the Arequipa Ratlroad, lost nearly two hundred thou- sand dollars worth of material, all being carried out and destroyed by the sea. Letters ym engi- neers employed on the road state that the water aoe : bs e and a half inland, having risen exactly rty feet. Glay, the port of Arequipa, suffered very slightly, being built upon a high bluff and thus escaping tne devastation caused in other ports by the inundation; but the beautiful city of requlpa, with its sub urbs, is levelied to the dusto. Nth remains- of what was once @ picturesque and well built town, and the people huddled together tn the public squares and gardens outside of the city are so stu- pified by fear of further calamities as to utterly dis- regard the necessity of action. The amounts lost by the destruction of buildings ts estimated at $20,000,000, and the number of persons who perished under the failing houses will reach 500. ‘The impos- sibulty of recovering the bodies and the effects of the calamity as yet render this estimate uncertain, From the ruins where are buried the unfortunate victims arises a terrible stench, which it is feared will breed a pestilence, since the sun at this season pours down Its heat during the day, and the dews at might produce a miasma which {s reputed to be lghly dangerous. Colonel Balta immediately on receipt of the intel. ligence of the carthquake despatched the Minister of Justice, Dr, Cisneros, to the scene of the disaster, and the great activity of this gentlen has been of incalculable benent.” Two hours alter uls arrival at Arequipa he called the principal citizens of the city together, and, bgt cong Ag to Instant action, con- suited with them upon the most necessary steps to be taken. Instantly afterwards orders were issued for the construction of a temporary hospital where the wounded might be attended to; the Services of the physicians sent from Lima were placed at the disposal of the people; the large sums of mone; which he had brought from the capital were distri. buted among the needy, clothes were furnished to the naked and @ storehouse established where the haces people might receive their rations, and large numbers of men were engaged to instantly clear away the ruins, and at least render the streets of the city assable. All the troops in the town were employed n pulling down the tottering bulldings that threat- ened death to the survivors of the catastrophe, and, in short, every thing that wisdom could dictate and energy perform was done by this noble Minister. The oe accompanying him also were busily en ed in thetr pious labors, and from the example oi this one man Arequipa in one day regained its valor and confidence. Coming still southward we find the porta of Chala and Nazca almost swept away, and the city of Ica, about one hundred and fifty miles trom Lima, nearly destroyed. This city is situated forty miles inland, and was literally shaken to the ground, From this point southward the severity of the carthquake sensibly diminished. The town of Pisco, noe ges of Ica, was roughly handled, and a beautiful iron wharf rendered use- less, The Guano islands, immediately opposite Pisco, were moved to their foundations, and accord- ing to the statement of a person on them at the time shook like a hammock. The dam: to property done at the latter places 1s very considerable, while, fortunately, the loss of life has been small. Throughout the points I have mentioned the shocks are still daily felt, but, of course, not with that vio- lence which marked the great one of the 13th of August. Revolutions and epidemics had aMiicted this unhappy Country in the early part of this year; but this great calamity has effaced the memory o} the others, and the terrible wail of misery and grief feo throughout the length and breadth oi the land testifies to the fearful disaster through which Peru has passed. May God spare us from others of like nature. Condition of Peru After the Earthquake Pillage Amid the Ruine—Disordered State of the Interior—One of the Fredonia’s Crew Stripped—Stranze Phenomena—Gratitude to the American Naval Officers. Lima, Sept. 14, 1808, The reports received from the aMucted districts in the south are not calculate to calm the excited state of the public mind. As always occurs in these ter- ribie calamities the greatest confusion exists in the suffering quarter, and the victims of the disaster are now exposed to the attacks of the robbers and bri- wands, who, taking advantage of the general terror, infest the highways. The department commanders have in most instances proved themselves to be per- fectly incompetent for the duties of their omce, and paralyzed by fear in these supreme moments have taken but very few of the mea- sures necessary for the preservation of public peace, and the franquilization of the aMicted. In Arica, where the Custom House was completely washed away and its vainable contents cast in part upon the beach, bands of robbers, nombering sometimes fifty or 100, came from the interior with long trains of mules, and, after having laden their animals with all description of property, return to their retreats where they set at defiance any effort of the military to dislodye them. Not only do incidents of this kind oceur, but the most painful scenes are datly enacted. The body of one of the unfortunate sailors of our storeship Fredonia was deposited in the ruins of the enureh to wait until the grave was ready for tis re- ception. During the absence of the burial party some miscreants entered the church and stripped the corpse of every particle of clothing, leaving the body entirely uncovered. The authorities pretend (hat they are unable to prevent these excesses, but the government here is taking decisive measures to punish such culpable negitgence. The Prefect of Arequipa not only manifested a total want of feeling tor the suffering people under his charge, but actually proceeded with a private quarrel he | haton head, leading his men through the fallen | buttelin the destroyed towa and firing upon hia Tuis person has been removed, and 2 Lavalie, &® very able and energetic es hit immediate ne 1 seitie: of the people in the way and clothing have already been atteuded to by ne iment aud by private tudividuals in Lima, a) reat Want of shelter existing caused the Minister of Justice, chief of the government com- 1 ons near the scene of disaster, to. send | en thousand yards of canvas tn ‘order th Might be ere People from t reat dav idemic in this sem sears ala nh fact < has alreaty ap: ‘A eared in lquiqne, one of the seaports ruined by ihe { of Chile, | water, and tie yellow fever sul continues at slay, fully combat with these terrible antagonists. There is no doubt but that the commissions named by the government and immediately sent to the South have greatly ameliorated the condition of the distressed. As {mentioned in my letter dated the 7th instant, the conduct of Dr, Cisneros, the chief of these commissions, cannot be sufficiently raised. Supplies are potng constenay despatched om all available soariees the ruined sections, and the great districts of Puno and Cuzco are pour: ‘ig out their stores of grain and cattle for the relict of the unfortunate, Never has the world witnessed @ more spontaneous and noble example of gener- osity than that manifested by Peruvians and foreign- ers in Peru in this particular instance. The most flattering notes, filled with expressions of real ratitude and kindness, have been addressed the government to our Minister, General lovey, and to Rear Admiral Turner, for tho prompt and efficacious assistance rendered, and your correspondent has been informed’ that General Hovey in his oMcial despatches to Mr. Seward strongly urges the idea of the charitable and wealthy in the United States contributing their mite towards this distressed peels. The suggestion is worthy of its author, and the United States has now SEPTEMBER 29, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. caped, * In shock were very great, The sea covered one-half of the town and carried away many stores and build- ings. The people, remembering the events of 1835, fled to the neighboring hills, and only four persons are known to have perished. In Constitucion the same phenomenon occurred. The steamer Inde- ndencia was leit high and dry 400 yards iniand. ‘ive lives were lost. Seven small coasting vessels were destroyed. In the remaining ports nothing of moment took place. Congress, ag Ihave already mentioned, hastencd to place $50,000 at the disposal of the sufferers in Pera, and voted the sum of $100,000 for the relief of the distressed in this repubite, Movements in Favor of the Peruvian Suffers ers—Serious Alarm in Chile. % - VALPARAISO, Sept. 8, 1868, Since my last communication, dated the 27th of last month, there has occurred hardly anything of suMcient importance to chronicle. The interior af- fairs of this republic always preserve such @ per- plexing sameness that the duty of writing fort- nightly letters not only becomes somewhat diMicult the 0) padi ot displaying the noble spirit mant- fested toward Ireland, Hungary and Greece in the days of their troubles and calamities, Several phenomena of particular moment have been noticed in the south during this earthquake, the princtpal of which was that rivulets and even rivers changed the course of their waters and ran backward. The volcano of Moquequa has been in partial action, yet the great volcanoes in the further south have not broken forth, and the origin of tfe catastrophe remains confined to theoretical suppo- sitions, A commission of eye ed and naturalists has been despatched to the south to Investigate, as far og may be in their power, the cir cumstances of the shock, and the HeRanp will contain their report as soon as it Ia made public. The movements still continue; in Lima we have sitght shocks dally, and in the South several have occurred which have been productive of further damage. The general consternation is, as weil may be imagined, still very intense, and throughout the country the churches are thronged with humble suppliants begging that the Divine morcy may be shown to this unhappy land. Every class of inhabitants has come forward, even the Chinese, employed as lower servants and coolies throughout the republic, have raised a sub- scription for the benefit of the ruined South. The great want is lumber to rebuild the fallen houses, and the government 1s deliberating about esta dlish- ing a Bank of Hypothecaticn, where land owners may obtain the necessary favor for the rehabilitation of their estates at a moderate interest. After our own peril came the fearful news of the disasters in Ecuador. This intelligence, at any time terrible, was doubly painful at the moment, all the resources of this country being employea in the suc+ cor of its own citizens, Still Congress ts about to pass a law authorizing Ecuador to immediately raise & loan of 1,000,000 of soles, to be guaranteed by Peru; and many private in‘llviduals have already sent funds to the assistance of our unfortunate neigh. bors. Several ships are now being loaded with great rapidity with all the necessaries of life for the vic- tims of the catastrophe. There the loss of life, esti- mated at 43,000, is far greater than that in Peru, which will not exceed 3,600; but the damage done to property in this country is far more serious and gen- era! than in Ecuador. We are still waiting for news from New Grenada, foras the Ecuadorian frontier was completely demolished we fear thut the effects of the movement may haye been severely feit in the neighboring provinces of Colombia. The great fire in Guayaquil has also caused immense loss, the family of Don Antonio Flot Ecuadorian Minister here, alone losing more than & quarter of a million of dol- lars worth of cocoa, which in fact is the great staple and only export of consequence in that republic, ues merica has reason to remember the year ‘The most complimentary articles have been pub- lished in Lima, semi-ofliclally, concerning the con- duet of Captains James H. Gillis and James‘s. Thorn- ton, commanding respectively the steamers Wateree and Kearsarge, of our navy, and Oommander Pen- dergrast, of the United States steamer Nyack, is also credited with his meed of praise. These gentiemen, with the oficers‘and crews under their commands, were indefatigable in the assistance of the people ot Arica, and the stores given to the destitute of that ruined city from the Wateree alone will amount in Value to $400,000. The Wateree is being wrecked by the crew of the Nyack and the hull of the vessel will remain as asad monument of the catastrophe. The Peruvian cor- vette America, one of the vessels concerned in the lawsuit against Arman, of Bordeaux, ts completely unserviceable and will accompany the Wateree in her novel position. Business in Lima is paralyzed; nothing Is doing, and the government has made nearly all those pur- chases which for the time being gave a slight im- Petus to trade, The Kearsarge and Powhatan are in port. THE EARTHQUAKE IN BOLIVIA. In Bolivia the shocks were very lightly felt and there was no damage done to property or life, THE EARTHQUAKES IN CHILE. Assistance for Peru=Action of the People and the Government=Naval Generosity Effects of the Earthquake on the Chilean Coast. ° VALPARAISO, Angust 26, 1868, The news of the terrible catastrophe which has carried ruin and desolation to a large [portion of the neighboring republic of Peru has caused a general feeling of grief and consternation in this city and in Santiago. From the reception of the first telegrams from Coplapo, on the 20th instant, communicating the intelligence, the greatest anxiety and distress were visible throughout the town, and grave fears were entertained for the safety of Lima, Callao, and that almost inexhaustt- ble source of Peruvian wealth, the guano islands. The destruction of these three places would inevitably be the irretrievable ruin of Peru, and when the despatch arrived giving us particulars of the dreadful disaster, our fears were lightened, though the calamity so general and so fearfal had overthrown Arequipa, Arica and many other beautt- ful, important and populous towns, while through- ont the whole south of the republic nothing but deso- lation could be seen, Chile ts deeply affected and the feeling of sympathy for our aMicted friends was eminently sincere. Still, the time was for action and not for mere thought and lamentation. Clearly was it oar duty to ald the unfortunates with all the Means tn our power, The noble people of this country lost not @ mo- Ment in directing all their energies to the succor of desolate Peru, and the engrossing {dea was the acca- mulation of money and provisions to be despatched to the scene of disaster. The day following the re- ceipt of the intelligence a large meeting was held in the Chamber of Commerce and a subscription tniti- ated, which rose in amount in three days to more than for the correspondent, but the act of reading them must necessarily be relatively tiresome for the ad- mirers of the HERALD. Our great topic of conversa- tion and motive of action has been the recent ter- rible earthquake, which has nearly ruined Peru and at the same time was so severely felt in some portions of this republic. Eixcepng always the reat disaster of a similar nature which laid Lisbon ruins in 1755, never, we believe, has an earthquake been known to'extend over such an expanse of ter- ritory, and, indeed, in this relation we may except the Lisbon shock, although the loss of life in that ill fated city was greater than that m the late movement in Peru. ‘The HEXALD has been already advised of the active and hearty co-operation lent by the government and people of Chile towards the efforts made by the authorities of Peru in alleviating the mournful condition of the sufferers, Immediately on the arrival of the steamer with the cprsilng news subscription lists were opened by the mer- chants and by private circles and more than $38,000 have alread, collected for the humane of aiding the afilicted. We may say that far greater attention has been shown to the wants of our Peruvian neighbors than has been accorded to those who in our own country have been ruined by the same cause. Still, the immensity and extension of the calamity in Peru have 80 greatly overshadowed the comparatively insigni@- cant losses in Chile that the action of our people cannot be criticised. For a moment serious fears were entertained that the catastrophe might be reproduced in this country. Hardly had the populace been made acquainted with the mistortunes in Peru when the rumor #as circu: lated, and generally credited in those moments of ‘pans, that the volcano of Aconcagua, one of the largest in the republic, was in action. As this vol- cano is situated at along distance from the Andes the credalous believed that the clouds hanging around the mountain top were the vapors arising from its crater, and hence the rumor. Fortunately the truth of the matter soon became evident and the people were convinced of the mistake. Arrival of Officers of the Wateree and Fre- donin in this City-Experience of Those on Board the Wateree. Yesterday there arrived in this city in the steam- ship Alaska, from Aspinwall, a number of the officers and crew of the late United States steamer Wateree and one of the two survivors of the store- stip Fredonla—viz., Dr. Dubois. His co-survivor, Paymaster Williams, is at present in charge of stores at Callao. The names of the officers of the Wateree, who are stopping at the Astor House, are:—Captain James H. Gillis, Lieutenant Com- mander M. L. Johnson, Assistant Master Alfred Weston, Assistant Ensign John Brown, Paymaster D. G. Billings, Chief Engineer J. P. Sprague, Second Assistant Engineers R. B. Hine and Bryce Wilson, Third Assistant Engineers J. W. Lyons and N. H. Lowden, Paymaster’s Clerk G. J. Barrett and Cap- tain’s Clerk G. K. Powell. From one of these gentlemen we have a@ relation of the experiences of those on boara the Wateree immediately before and while the ship, amid the roaring of the waves and tremblings of the earth, was swept from her anchorage ground inland to the distance of nearly a quarter of a mile, or, to be more exact, 475 yards by measurement. During the whole of the 13th of August, and even tho while city was falling to pieces and the sea rising in enormous waves—in one instance, as was shown by subsequent examination, forty-three feet and five inches above high water mark—the air was perfectly calm and the surface of the waters of the sea and port of Arica were like burnished silver. Suddenly and while the majority of the officers were below, at five minutes past five P. M., a prolonged roar or howl was heard which seemed to those who listened to be like the moaning, howling, screeching cry of the damned given at the same instant of time by united millions In a supreme moment of intense, inexpres- sible Cane Surprised and doubtless greatly un- neryed, those who were below immediately ascended to the tnain deck, where, within the Loge of thirty seconds thereafter, a series of shocks commenced and continued until sometime past seven o'clock, The first perturbation lasted, Captain Gillis esti- maied, full ten minutes, and so intense was its char- acter that when it finally subsided two-thirds of the houses in the city of Arica were level with the ground. The second, third and fourth shocks, although not 80 oe ed, were exceedingly severe. The oid Peruvian burial ground oa the side of # hill called the Mole, began apparently to disintegrate. Great rocks were precipitated to the earth below, while in ghostly rows were lifted and ex, fo view the muimmies—all placed upright and cross-legged—of the old race which had inhabited that rey jon of Moquehua before Pi- aarro, in the early half of the sixteenth century, con. quered the kingdom of the Incas, At the same Ume the air was pervaded with a sulphurous stench, and for @ time the city was ‘obscured by vast clouds of dust, which seemed to Ml all the space between the shore and the ship. About the Ofth shock the ground of the city was raised, or seemed to be, and broad fissures were made in it, from which rushed in volumes cold and pure water. At thirty-two minutes past five o'clock, that 1s sev- ente@a minutes from the cessation of the tnitiatory shock, the first wave was experienced. These waves fora short period foliowed each other with great regularity and rapidity, The experience of those on the Wateree was peculiar. The water retired from the shore aad then, unlike the ar pulsation or roll of the sea, rose from beneath, placing the ship, as it were, poised ou the apex of a cone-like hill, Th) wave fell as suddenly as it rose, the steamer mean- tiue shaking like q leaf in the wind; and then com- menaced a scries of tidal rollers, first moving in grand Masses toward the shore, and next retreating until those on the ship could see the und $40,000, ‘The ladies of the city went from shop to sho} begging for assistance in money or goods for the Micted, and in ho case Was ald refused, The younger lalies stationed themselves at the church doors and solicited alins for the same purpose from all who en- tered tie sacred edifices. In this way large amounts were collected, Congress Pp thea voted the sum of $50,000 as a relief fund for rers, and Com- missioners were named tn Santiago to receive dona- tions of every description. Thirty thousand doliars from the money sabseribed by the merchants here was tnstantly | putin the purchase of provisions and the nati man-of-war Maypu wos despatched esterday for Iquique with this relief on board. A large quantity of medicine was also a sum of money for the more destitute, ngiish squadron on this coast, stationed at Coquimbo, was placed at the disposal of the Commissions of Kelief, and has already sailed for Arica and Islay, The United States steamer Tuscarora, Captain Queen, was offered to the government, and after having received & we quantity of provisions cloth: wi sail 4y. ‘Ihe other Chilean men-of-war are busily ring for sea and receiving on board all the necessary articles which are destined for the hol; cause, aiid Will depart for Peru as soon as pract oable, ‘Lhe French war vessel Duchavie has already left this p on the same mission, The United states steamer rsarge was at dera when the news was received and ftnstantly weighed anchor for Arica, laden with food and clothing, and had the honor aud satisfaction to be the first vessel to arrive at that port with succor for the starving people. Throughout tie cities of the republic large sums are being subscribed for retier aud we hope to be able to really benefit the poor sufferers. Chile has given an eloquent proof of her sympathy for Peru i the catastrophe Which has caused such supreme —— in that country, Poor Peru! In one year to be adiicted with foreign war, sangunary revolutions, terrible epidemics and now to scourged a8 no country bas been before | ‘The earthquake of Mendoza, in 1361; of Concop. cion and Talcahuano, in 1836 ; of Lima, in 1749; of Martinique, Lisbon and Calabria, all of the movee ments of t Jescription concerning which we have intormation Were oi 4 local character, Peru was re- served to be the victim of a movemeut that hag ruined nearly one half her territory, Now is the iP of the roadstead aimost from their anchorage to the shore, asel was swung and thrown hither and thither like acork, and finally, op tue ninih movement of the Waters—the earth trembling without sessation, while the sky overhead was ex- ceedingly clear and not @ breath of wind stirred— was driven from her eo Ro and carried, enn | one anchor and chain and taking the others wit ber, over the shore iine and across the railroad, the track of which wag piped some distance iniand, and dnal on an elevation of about twelve feet on an jorth of rwise level plain goon nm the city, where now ies apparently but little dam , and, if she were worth it, in such @ posi- tion that she can be moved buck to the sea. The plain on which she lies was, previo: to the earth. qhakes, exceedingly fruitiul. it is now covered big» . several hes, and, in some places, feet depth, The Wateree, being fat bottomed, met with little patruction; while the storeship Fredonia, being deep keeled, was dasved against the rocks, and on the moruing following the disaster there was not a plank of her left that was whole. ‘The stores of the Wateree were immediately re- Moved and distributed by the commander, with the consent of Admiral Turner, among the impoverished Invabiants; while the armament aud ammanition were removed from the decks and imagazines, the larger runs being placed on the ground beside the huii and reacly for shipment at a day's notice. The Waterco was lett in chi of two of the oficers, and nothing further will be done with her until instruc. dg received from the Navy Department by the wilral, Capiain Gillis estimates that there were in all rhe great tidal waves experienced on the 1th of gust, Subsequent soundings have shown that—while the Shore llucs have not been dsturbed—where the depth of water ta the roaistead was upwards of thirty fathows itis now, in some places, less than seven. ‘The Nyack ts now lying tn the harbor of Arica, anil Will remain there for the present. It Was originally reported that while all but two of the company of the Fredonta were lost, but one of the Wateree’s was reported missing. The missing person, and who is supposed to have been drowned, was found alive and well a few days before the de: a of tie oficers for Panama en route to the States. A further fact 1s given by our informant. aya Bubsequ For ten ent to the Lith of August shocks of petines as many As fifty to sixty were €Xperienced between starise and sunset—were frequen! wil many of these #0 severe that they strained (he Wateree as she lay on the ground, The Tidnt Wave and Earthquakes in the Sandwich IsinndeAn Eraption of Kilauta Expev Howotrir, Augnst 29,1868, moment wien ail civiiized Nations should prove that our common origin is not forgoiten, and the suffer. ers hy this feartul disaster sould receive assistance from the entire world. ‘This catastrophe, which has been so severely felt in Pera, Wos also noted in many parts of our own Coast. Although by the last steamer some relation of these oc ences was sent te e HRRALD, it may be weil to enter into a more detaile? account, espe Giaily as the information received since is mach more Feliable and auple. The guano depostia of Bolivia were but litte tug We shock was quite brisk. The wv distance of 160 metres, but the Chilean vessels of war in the port | escaped without ijury. in Chadarel and Caid (Chile) stmaer movements took piace without ing aay damage to the towns; yet tn the fatter pl the aeas receded. and in its ddvane | lish siup Oakland, Which Was unioading, wharf of the t ad company and totally d the vessel, A tumber of smail bouts were carried | COpiepo escaped with ly & slight | In Carrizo! hiajo, the a const, a | number of stuall coasting ve shore, and the majority of them was render ectly Useless Huasco and Valparaiso were unharmed, Coquimpo suffered from the aprish ea, and but for the assistance of the Men-oi-war many of the Posse s | a din the port would » teen destroyed. mong those most danaged is the Ajweriean ship | Dives pagie, Sam Antyu goa gud Tome ee Since my last the agreeable intelligence has reached us that the trdal wave did but little damage | on Hawall. }rom Hilo we learn that the tide rose and fell at intervals, as in this harbor, but much higher, and soive damage was done to boats and scows moored near the Walakea bridge, while the | bridge Was carried up the river or stream as far as tie King’s fish ponds. The rise and fall of the tide was quite regiiar, about once an We and the average rise and tall was eurht feet. From Kau we hear of earthqnakes, which have again levelled walls and filled the iniavitants of the district with alarin. arclubie peisas tulormy ime that uougueut We gases can be heard ruipbling and surging.un at times seemingly quite near the surface, A outbreak of lava is expected between the ranch of Reed & Richardson and the crater of Kilauea. Messrs. R. & KR. have determined to vacate their ranche until the gonna becomes more quiet, From other points on the coast of Hawail we have infor- mation regarding the tidal phenomng of about the same purport. NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. The Alleged Internal Revenue Frauds=The Case for the Prosecution Closed. Before Commissioner Guttman. The United States vs. Commissioner Rollins et al.—The hearing in this case was resumed yesterday morning, there being a large attendance of persons interested in the proceedings awaiting the opening of the Court, The first witness on the stand was J. D, McHenry, who desired to make correction of an unimportant nature to his former testimony, E. D. Wood, Collector of Internal Revenue in the Third Collection district, testified that he gave direc- tions on or about the January, 15, 1863, for the seizure of Mallett’s establishment, situated in Brooklyn; the establishmenf consisted of a laboratory for the dis- tillation of nitrous ether; directed after the seizure that a keeper be put in charge of the premises; Mal- let called on me afew days after the seizure and complained of the hardship to which he had been subjected; tbat his business was of limited extent and that he had no one soning on the premises but his son; Mallett also stated that he had received a communication from the department at Washington in which he was informed that it was not an offence against the Revenue laws for nim to distill his own alcohol on the premises for the purpose of making his chemicals; witness wrote to Commissioner Rol- lins for direct information on the subject; in answer to that letter he received the following: — —_ TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUR,?) + 8ra—In reply ti totter of tho 16s inate foquiring in a—In 0 your substance if St. 9, Mallett, Jr, a. manufacturing chemist in Brooklyn, who makes alcohol on his premises in small quantities for exclusive use in the jure of nitrous and iphurtc ethers, and who pays the tax on his sales, is Mabl 190 to the tax onthe alcohol distilled by him, you are inform that such manufacture of alcohol not only lays him liable to the tax of two dollars per proof gallon on, the spirits, but all the requirements of the law governing distillers in ‘There shall be levied, collected and paid on all dist upon which no tax has been pald according to law » tax of two dollars upon each and every proof gallon, &o. (section 14, act of March 2, 1867), and every person, te, Who distills or manufactures spirits or alcohol, &c., shall be deemed a dis- tiller. Very respectfully, A. ROLLINS. E. T. Woon, Collector. ; yon soon afterwards received the subjoined rim 14 Orrick OF METROPOLITAN REVENUR BOARD, 88 CepaR STREET, NEw YORK, ane? ate. he 8rn—I have received yours of yesterday's ative to the case of E. J. Mallett, Jr., as woll as heard the statements of himself and his father. In view of these and of my recol- lections of his former cos yndence with the office on t! tistied that Mr. Mallet has had no intention of that it Is a proper cage for er ei Commissioner as lo how he must be required upon alcohol heretofore made and consumed, yuld ad vise that pending his decision that you releasé the place from feizure upon payment of the tax already due upgn bis magu- factured Prod ducta, (OMAS HARLAND, Deputy Commissioner, Did not examine Mallett’s pla mysel A at ad it examined by my deputy, who réported to me the ré- sult of his examination; the concern was very smal} and cioplayent only one or two men; in consequence of Mr. Harland’s jetter the premises were released; knew of the seizure of the tobacco factory of Bar- rowcliff; the factory was in collection district; that factory was condemned and sold. Only one or two questions were putin the cross- examination, but these were of no importance. Mr. Fullerton then informed the Court that counsel for the prosecution rested at this stage. Mr. Sedgwick—If your Honor please, the prosequ- tion has not yet fulfilled one duty pointed out by the statute. The practice in cases of this character were in all respects similar to proceed! before State magistrates. Counsel referred the Commis- sioner to a case in second Curtis’ reports. The statute makes it the duty of the magistrate to exam- ine the complainant in mandatory language, It says the magistrate shall proceed to examine the complainant. 1 therefore suggest to the Court that the case for the prosecution cannot close till the cenpiioan in this case be examined. A discussion followed between counsel on either side on the point raised, which was eventually over- ruled ey the Commissioner, and the case for the prosecution rested, DEFENCE. THE DE FE. J. Mallett, called and examined by Mr. Sedg- wick—Was the father of the only proprietor of the chemical geile refel to in this case and Aap aed seized by Collector Wood; witness ap- lied for its release; attended to all the business in he matter; his son accompanied him on one occa- sion to Mr. Wood; didn’t pay a cent to any United States officer in the matter; patd only the watchman; no money was ever asked of him; Mr. Welwood asked him on one occasion would he not compromise the matter; he said the informer was anxious to get Be Velwood showed me a document which set forth that the informer should get $300; witness said “yes, he is entitled to $300 in case my son was con- victed, but he has not been tried yet;” paid no money in the case. The witness was briefly cross-examined, but noth- ing a pg was elicited, and the court then ad- jJourned till Thursday next, at twelve o'clock noon. Descent on Lottery Establishments—Fifteen Operators Captured, Before Commissioner Osborne. Yesterday morning about nine o'clock a descent was made by deputy marshais of the Internal Revenue Department, on @ large number of lottery policy shops said to be owned by McIntyre Brothers & Co. Some fifteen parties operating as principals, agents or dupes were found at that heat hour in the various offices, The establishments visited are located in Whitehall street, Greenwich street, Washin; Chatham and = other streets n, down, "town. The descent was “amade on the warrant of H. B. Matteson, Deputy Collector of the Thirty-second district, who charged that Mointyre & Company were carying on the business of xy dealers without paying a nse, case of the United Stat vs. McIntyre was then calied on, the defendant being charged with Keeping @ policy office without paying the license efor. A witness, one of the dupesof the testified that he had purchi two lottery tic ‘a place said to be owned by McIntyre, the defendant, an for eacl He et tickets witness produced he fifteen cents at the time of thé purchase that one of the tickets Would entitle the possessor of it ‘@ Ie dollars on presenting the ticket to the Missout Lottery. The other stated that tt was for twenty dollars. At this stage of the proc the counsel for the defendants moved that the defer te be dischat as there was nothing in the to Justify the Gourt tn holding them. ‘The aaa P.M, ir hearing sioner said he could not entertain the mott but would hear ocunsel in argument at tw Wednesday next, to which @ the of the case was adjourned. i SUPERIOR COURT—CHAMBERS. Decisions Rendered. By Judge Cardozo, Peter Appon vs. Ida Appon.—Report confirmed and judgment of divorce granted. A. 8, Foster vs, 8, Healy.—Motion dented; costs to abide event. a vs, Snyder.—Proof of seryice of summons ‘anted, M. R. Merchant, &0., vs. The Mites Manufacturing Company.—Motion granted and receiver appointed, Plaintiff to have seven dollars costs of motion, in_re the Application of F. D. Tappan, Trustee, to Vacate Assessment, &c,—Prayer of petition granted, COURT OF GENERAL SES “10NS. Before Judge Russel. A STABBING CASE. At the opening of the court yesterdoy the trial of Alfred C. Smith, charged with stabbing lis wife in the breast, was resumed, The offence was commit. ted on the 14th inst., at the corner of Broadway and Pearl street, about eight o'clock, A number of wit- nesses were sworn to establish an alidt, but they failed to cover the whoie of the time. The jur; rendered @ verdict of guilty of an_ assault with dangerous Weapon, with intent to do bodily harm, In consequence of the enfeebdied condition of the risoner's body and mind, the Judge sent him to the Penitentiary for one year and fi him $250. REMANDED POR SENTENCE: John Cannon pleaded guilty to assault and battery, he having on the 26th of July struck officer Sher- wood, of the Twenty-first precinct, a violent blow upon the neck, James Munroe, charged with stealing a silver watch, valued at forty dollars, from Henry J. Rogers, on the 26th of August, pleaded guilty to'an attempt at grand larceny, These prisoners were remanded for sentence, The court adjourned to Wednesday, CITY INTELLIGENCE. Tne WeaTHER YesTerpay.—The following record will show the changes im the temperature for ast twenty-four hours, as indicated by the ther- moweter at Hudnut’s pharmacy, 213 Broadway, HeRaLp Butidiny pera Average temperature Suppex DeatiH.—A man named John Mella djed suddenly on Sunday night at his residence, No, 27 Mott street. One of the Coroners was notified to hold an inquest, Feil PROM A SCaFFOLD.—Timotyy Murphy, twen | Talcahuano the effects caused by the | district, and more particularly at Kapepale, anaes ty-eight years of residing at No. 33 Bri sliect while at work after . River Tallroad depot ‘rou a wosttold oft a} Severely INJULEA. siwwsirer eae lavesne perma Can CasvaLry.—James Roohey, aged fourteen, re- siding at No. 600 East Sevepty-third street, was taken, to Bellevue Hospital Sunday night suffering from an in, wry ip the head, caused by a blow from the brake of a car. ‘ BANNER RAISING.—A banner was raised last even. ing in Old slip under the auspices of the O!d Slip Democratic Association, composed of the merchantd of that vicinity. A large and enthusiastic assems blage were present. The meeting was addressed by Rogers and others. ; THE GAMBLE POISONING CAsSE.—In the course of the proceedings of the Gamble poisoning case, now in progress in Rockland county, the name of Fred+ erick A. Wheeler was mentioned as having business transactions with Mrs. Gamble in regard to property in this Se. The person thus named is not Mr. F. Ay Wheeler, broker, of this city. ConpvcToRs’ MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION.—I¢ has been thought desirable by a large number of conductors of New York that some plan of mutual insurance be adopted whereby we could provide for our families in cases of emergency’ without paying such burdensome premiums as all life insuranct companies require for assuming such risks, A cone vention to carry out this ooject will be held in Clas qQinnati, Ohio, in October next. . pea Sr. Caisrrn’s Day.—The first anntial parade and excursion of Lodges No. 69 and 105 of the Knights of St. Crispin, composed of the shoemakers of all. nationalities, took place yesterday. The two organise’ zations marched down Broadway from their respecte ive headquarters, and then proceeded to Fank’s Park, in Sixty-third street, where a fine entertaing ment awaited them. They were preceded by a bane and num! about 500, BO he 2 tee MEETING OF MASTER M4sons.—Tho meeting a8 called to order py Mr. Johp 7, Conover, president; and the minutes of the last meeting were read by" Mr. William B. Jackson, secretary, and approve Mr. Alexander W. Ross reported that the bossesgh: all the men they want at ten hours, he himself (M .) having from two to four to spare, whom any ont desiring hands may have to-day. meeting wi very slimly attended, and after receiving this ine and resolving to “adhere” to the original resolu ony the meeting adjourned to next Friday. a CANNSTADTER VOLKSFEST.—Every year, about the close of September, the people of Wurtemberg have their festival at Cannstadt, near Stuttgart, and the nay tives of that kingdom now residing in this ote com, z memorate this annual fare Be +o atv which in every respect they ever had im the old country. year’s celebration commenced Heeiper f at \dinann’s Park, on Third avenue, and the fishing for the sun and moon and the hanging of the harg with a ong Spear, together with all ne ‘other mis ments of the afternoon and evening, gave prom! cal mueh entertainment to-day. The least continu to-day and to-morrow. Mt < RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS BY THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTH AMERICA.—A call having been issued by the members of the Chamber of Com-, merce for a special megting to take measures for the pe of the sufferers by the recent earthquake rt uth America, it was Arranged yesterday that th matter snoalg be referred to the regular monthly. meeting of the Chamber, which will be hela on{ Thursday next. The following are the homes of thé members of the chamber by whom the meet wad cailed:—Moses H, Grinnell, Den: Duer, A. Gracia’ King, Frederick Ceanes Jonn ©. Green, cea Ww. ‘Bs0 Peter V, King, Lioyd Aspinwall, Stew: Browne, James Browne, James M. pont Morgan. i 4 CENTRAL GRANT CLUB.—A meeting of this club was held last night at their headquarters, corner of Broadway and Twenty-third street, Rufus F. An» After the transaction of na ad rowne, J, Pierre- prema iB the cnair. usinéss the chairman stated that propositions been received am the Union Campaign Club, which Cbarles oreee is chairman, and the Grige wold and Cornell Club, of which Thomas Murphy res.dent, to unite and hold all other meetings unt he close of on Cuapeign at Cooper Institute. 0: motion the club ratified the proposition of the above clubs, and a reso.ution congratulating the party upon the termination of the oe was unanimously passed. It was announced that the first of the ses Ties of the oe held under the union, as above effected, would take place at Cooper Inatitute on th 8th of October next. The “Central” ring were nigh elated at the victory achieved by them, and previoug tg their adjournment exhibited itin more ways thay one. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, HIGHWAYMEN IN A BaRrRoo.—William C. Harrt- son, attached to the schooner Louisa Frances, lying ai pier 39 East river, on Sunday was sitting quietly in the barroom of premises No. 92 Oliver street, wher Thomas Sullivan, a boatman living at No, 91 phe street, d him by the neck and held him firml while John Williams thrust his hands into Harrison's aeyp te pocket, beep d taking therefrom $76 1g United States Treasury notes of various dgnomina+ tions. While withdrawing his hand from Harrison's ocket the latter seized hold of Williams, and, clings ig tight to him, cried “Watch!” Omcer Christo. pher, of the Fourth precinct, hearing the alarm ra into the roggery and saw Harrison holding Wile lams by the wrist, and on the floor near where the parties were the officer found two $20 Treasu! notes. Williams was at once secured, as alsi was Sullivan, who had neglected to make his escape, Both the prisoners were yesterday arraigned ae | Justice Dowling and committed to the Tombs fol trial In default of $1,000 bail cach, SAD AFFAIR AT PCUGHKEEPSIE, A Young Girl Shot Dead by Her Brother= Coroner’s Inquest and Verdict of the Jury, POUGHKEEPSIE, Sept. 27, 1868, A very sad affair occurred in thts city last evening, about six o'clock, resulting in the death of @ young lady named Durrennie Almenla Bunnell. The pary ticulars of the ocourrence are as follows:—At thg hour mentioned the young lady spoken of was stant ing in the doorway of her father’s residence, No. Catharine street, with a kitten in her army Down stairs, in the front basement of thd neat ttle cottage, the table was spread for the evening meal. The mother had gonb down town on ao errand and was expected mome tarily, as was also the father. While the daughe b Abed feng on ae sil e or Load brother, les Henry ell, aged about sixteen who ts employed in fore if Main erect, caine up stairs from the basement to where his sister st She inquired if he was in a hurry for his ce to whi¢h he @ negative try as hi ve lied, “Well, fica, we Wi walt i ia ‘oung Bunnell then took from his poc! single barrelled breach-loading pistol and go Up stairs put it in his trunk. reached the it step dro} on thé floor. r asked him if was led; he told her no, and ingutred i he should shoot per cen A the same time a weapon and pointing it at Sia spice; she made be eo pl answer, When he pulled the trigger and the stot went olf, the ball entering the girl’s neck; turned around, grasping one of her arms, ste) from the stoop into the short hall and advanced to the front parior, where she uttered only the wo “Oh |’ fell into her brother's arms and then to t floor, face downward, = died tn about dve minut Two ladies who saw the sad occurrence from Cor window opposite hurried to the spot to give ail the ce in their power. Soon after the mother pote enaase a oi and the scene that fol- Wi jescription. 48 soon as possible Coroner Andras was notified and a jury was empauelied, the following being the evidence of the brother Charles:—Deceased is my sister; Lcame home about six P. M,; she asked me iL was in g hurry for my s) r; id noy then she said, tite wit walt tit Me Bones homes took 4 pistol out of my pocket and started to go from the frout stoop where we were standing up staira, When the pistol be igg on the stoop; she asked me it At was loaded: I told her no; I picked it up and asked her if 1 proud at he gat pe had in her arms; f asked if th rah, fio Lupkng, it was loaded; 1 then cocked the ‘pistol it up at the cat and pulled tho trigger, wheu the pistol went off; she looked around su denly and seized hold of her arm; sie tien stepped upon the sill of the doorway and walked into the front room; I hurried to the door aud asked her if I had shot her, when she sald “« wnd feu over on me and I caught her; then she fell out of my arms on tie floor; [ ran down stairs, and, procuring a dipper of water, went to her again and threw the contents of the dipper in her face, thinking she had farted; I then ran over to Mrs. Wilber’s, across the way, and asked her if she thought I had shot n Sister; she said, ‘| guess she has a fit}? I next wen’ atter br. Campbell; when T returned with him my sister was dead; [ got the pistol fron George Carson quite a while ago; yesterday Iwas shooting ata mark with it; whea I got through I iaid it away ia the store; | brought it home (to-night to put it away in my trunk, not thinking it was joaded; I don’t tink that the pistol was charged yesterday when Iiaid it away; | supposed it Was not. Dr. ‘Campbell, Ellen Lusk and Mary Thompson were then examined, but nothing new was sworn to » cage Was then g’ven to th turning he following verdict: hat the Said Dure rinne A, Bunnell came to her death by a pistol snot from a pistol in the hands of Charles Hf. Bunneii, ant et the pistol shot was accidental, with no tuientiou commit @ crime. Jury, that body ro. MAILS FOR EUROPE. The Cunard mail steamship China w port on Wednesday for Liverpool. The mails for Europe will close at the Post OMce at twelve o'clock M. of Wednesda The New Yous fgkaLp—Edition for Ruropewiil be ready at half-past ten o'clock in the morning, Single copies, in wrappers (vy mailing, six venta, i in the fight the pist , ote