The New York Herald Newspaper, April 27, 1869, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APKIL 27, 1869-—QUADRUPLE SHERT. THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD HORROR, THE CORONER'S INQUISITION. Popular Feeling in Regard to the Matter. THE EVIDENCE ADDUCED. CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED. Ooroner Hendrickson and a jury proceeded to in- ‘Yestigate the facts connected with the accident at ‘Wiiow Tree, on the Long Island Railroad, at one @clock yesterday afternoon, at Remsen’s Hotel, Jamaica, L, 1., and, as might be naturally expectea, the deepest interest was manifested in the proceed- ings, a8 might be gathered from the fact that there ‘Was a large number of people present from the gur- rounding neighborhood, as well as irom Brooklyn, Where the principal parties who were killed resided. There was evideni @ good deal of pent up fovling in the breasts of the assemblage, but it found ely amy vent, except in low murmurings and whispers, A majority of those residing in the im- Mediate neighborhood where the termbie slaughter Occurred seemed, however, to be decidedly of pinion that the track wa3 in a poor condition, to @ay the leust, and \hat the fatal calamity could Lave beon avouled by the exercise of even ordinary care &ud supervision by the railroad odiciais whose province it was to see to the matter. Itis but just to say, on the other hand, that the railroad men had heir friends amoug those who assembled at the tayuest, and who asseried strenuousiy that the track was in good condition and no blame was to be Attached to Mr. Charlick or his employes. Mr, Oliver Charlick was present during the pro- ceedings. ‘The District Attorney of Queens county, Mr. Ben- Jamin W. Downing, and his assistant, Mr. James Covert, conductea the exammatioa of the witnesses on behalf of the people. TESTIMONY OF DR, WILLIAM D. Woop. Tam a practising physician, residing at Jamaica; have been pracusing fliteen years; I am aware ot the occurrence of the acciieat on the Long Island Railroad; it took place on Friday last; I do not know the hour of the day it occurred, or upon what train; I was cailed to Remsen’s Hotel to attend some of the suiferers; I found there a gentie- man named Abraham Von Gasbeck, of Hoboken; there were seventeen wounds on both limbs; in the afternoon, by request.of the Coroner, I made a post- mortem exaininatton of six bodies lying here; the first one was George H. Van Nostrand; the left leg was broken into fragmerts about midway; I found four wounds on the lower portion of the right leg; the hinder portion of his body, trom the hip to the knee, was completely mashed to a jelly; the next Med ee Jol Ww. Pray; both of her legs were tired below the Kiiee, and 6 Protrusiop Qt the ull bowels, both arms brcken, and the sku roken to pieces and separated; there were no further injuries to Mrs. Pray; the next ops was Mr. William C. Rushmore; the greater portion of the bowels pro- traded, both arms broken aad skull fractured on the left and { wide and front; the next was hin tes M. Pray; he had a OT the left leg just above the ankle, fracture eft knee, protrusion of bowels 4 spine forced out of position and fracture fit Dréast bone, skull broken in and flesh of the left hand scraped out; he ha< also two wounds over the left eye and his left elbow fractured; the next was Patrick Shanahan, compound fracture of the thigh bone and several bruises on the right dnd left ae) the sixth oné was Mrs. Jeunie Adams, ol understood was a year and ten months oid, fracture of the skull and several scratches about her body; that completed the list of the killed; I believe the cause of the death of cach of these persons was frou the injuries received, To a juror—I have no knowledge how they received these murs, STIMONY OF I. W. BARTON. Tam superintencient of the Long isiand Railroad; have beeu sv ior about eigiiteen months; John Hy Whie was in charge of the train goiug east that day ani George Weaver was the engineer; there were two braksmen—George Van _ Nostrand and Wm. Bowers; Leander Wood was the baggage master; the flreman’s name of the train was Ephratin Baker; Craig is an employé of the road, but was not counected with It; he was merely riding up to Hunt- in_ton on busin.ss; there were three cars on the train; they hud an engine called the thirty wheel; she is nut a new engine: she has been on the road three or jour years; it is lighter than the other en- es we have; there are two engines lighter, the ‘oodbury and Northport; this one ts about the lightest engine we run on through trains aiong the road; I am _ acquainted with the cars cn the train; they were about two mouths out of the avop, alter having been re- wired; could not say how long they have been on e road; when | came on the road they might have been run eight or nine years; at the time they were in the shop they got new trucks put into them, new ‘Wwheeis aud new axles; the truck was not all entirely Rew; there were some new parts put into ii, but the Wheels and axies were new and the pedesiais were Rew; the springs were new; the floor timbers were new; the foors themseives were renewed; I am speaking now more particularly of the hind car—the one tie accident occurred in; the master of car repairs, Mr. Edward Olmstead, knows what new repairs were done; 1 looked at the cars when tuey came out of the shop. Q. Who ts the person authorized to examine the Cars and pass on their fitness or unfitness to be ru on the row? A. Mr. Olmstead, the master of the car repairs; Ihave began employed on other roads aud am acquaimied with toe style of making cars «1 conneciing axies, &c.; there is no pardcular diterence in the way these teacks were hung ana Oihers; these trucks Were side-bearing trucks; some Toads do not allow their trucks to bear on we side of tue car; these bear on the side of tue car the sane as tue New York Veutral or the Hudson River; on we Harlem ;oad they G0 vot beur on the side of the car, Devnuse they could not curve chem In tue s) by Mr. O'Donnell, foreman of ti hind car on the train on which the a ligitter or Leavier than the ordinary cars you run over the road? A, (his car was @ shorter aud ligiter car; she was probably a toa lighter than our heaviest cars. Q. In case of a breaking of the axle tree or under- Work ave thcre not some appliances in the shape of chains to hold then up? A. Some roads have caains on tie trucks to Keep then from sewing; some Toads have not; tt may be an improvemout to hae chains on in some cases; we have no cuains on any of our cars; I was present at the sceue of the disaster about an hour and @ half alter it occurred aud examined the condition of the road nd the remains of the car; the breaking of tuis rai! 1s the only way I can account for the causing of the accident; notoing of tae running gear of the car broke—tnat is, tae waeels or the axles; I don’t k oW Whether tie breaking of thts rail might have Den the ¢ instead of the cause or no); the slewing process mghe have boken the raii; the Who of that road preseated the appearance as though someting Was siewing aiong; It looked a3 if the ruck had gone corer ways tarough the und; when f got there | found the track wd been torn up for some | and some of tue rails; 1 tng of the bottom out of the car soon alter the truce leit the track, because you coud see the mark where the wheel dug into the ground. [The wituess here went on to state that tuo track was in as good condition as necessary; ‘that new tron and ties naa been luton portions of it where (hey were needed; thay one part of the fractured rail appeared to ve @ fresh one and the Other an oll one, and tuat he could not account for mci leat.) Mr. O’ Vonnell—Who Is this roadmaster that takes his orders immeliaiely from your A. Joep 5. Craig; he is here; ihe engineer is aiso here; suror—leli me why the Loug Island Railroad does no} use chains? A. Because they rattle and make 4 great deal Of noise, and they aiso wear the truck oul. Q, But with them there would be greater safety? A. Well, if the cars ran off the track it would; the only ties | have seen (he bottoms of cars torn was When tucy had no chainson them; I was sixteen ears on the New York and Harlem road_ be re this one; this road is betier than that; have watked along portions of this track when I first came on this road; it rides as good as the New York and Harlem does, or as the Patty of roads; | had never been on @ ratirvad wore the New York and Harlem; [| coim- menced there as ® brakeman, aud gut up to be Assistant Superintendent for three years; the remains of this car and the ranning gear are at Hunter's Voint, eo that the jury cau inspect tt: if the cars were ail on the track the engine could have been stopped before the car Was drawn so far; we generally have one brakeman to two cars, but in is case We had three brakemen to two cars; one brakeman can brake two cars, because they are double acting brakes; 1 think that engine weighs about twenty five tons; we have an engine thirty tons—the engine of the freight train; she went over this track about three hours before ule accident, Py oF GRONGR WEAVER. ieploy of the Long Isiand Railroad Railroad Company. and have been for two and a half Years; for the last #x months have been engineer; during the previo. pat of the two ana a naif ears I was fireman; was fireman on th ‘eastern = 10ad in England; — this was bi first experience in tii ' country as an wneor; | ran a statior engine for five or six nthe in England; | saa the train as engineer at the time of tho accident; sturted from tuuter's Point at haifpast ten; that was our usual start tine; we were adout four minutes Lay looked Iny watch as soon as I heard the m the con- ductor to start; I stopped first at Woodside; was not on time there; stopped next at Win- field; do not recollect whether we made any other stop ntti we arrived at Jamaica; start. ed from Jamal nd did not stop at Willow ‘Tree; we were Ke! minutes behiad time when we leit Jamaica; should leave Jamaica a eleven o'clock and leit at seven minutes after; do not think I had made up any of this lost time at the time of the acct- Gent; | can’t tellvordinarily the rite of speed; I regu- Jate it according to the tine we have to run by; I don’t think could tell the rate of speed I had been running on other days before this; I might approximate it with @ little sudy; if we are behind time we must generally pick out tue smooth spots where there 1s hew iron to make it up; the road where the acci- dent occurred was & commencing to rise; aiter you leave Willow Tree it ia a little dowo—nearly level; | would have been as likely to make up toe ume running along by Willow as any other pare of the ie re we were only runain; Wel an honr; Our ust sees a Renty-l% ¥ miles’ an bo , an average thing; 1 have been on a train on try ce Asiana Perron that Fens més an hour} not run ai 1ale Of 8 luring that day; 1 thought I would not make iterame sage quick for tear of an accident; | was increasing the rate of speed at the time the accident occu 3; I was six ulinutes going irom Jamaica to where the accident occurred; 1 looked at iny watci just before the accident occurred, and went back and com) my watch with the couductor’s afier the accident; my Atention was firstattracted by the jerking of tue ats; His 1 shut off the steam and'reversed the en- gine and came back and saw them all strewed about the track; I did not know of the accident uatil it Was all over; 48 svon as 1 shut the steam of aud pulled the reverse lever, together witu "he jerk, stopped the eugine immediacely; I got no warning Jrom the conductor; the usuai warniny 18 (ke ringiag of the bell; the jerk did thal; When 4 got buck to the broken car the Couducior got out of the rear car; L have never passed an examination; | get fifty-tive dollars a mouth; Line usuat pay 18 BeVenty or eighty or ninety dollars; i feel competent to take charge of @ trata; the master mechauie KuoWs, a engineer, Whether we are it OF noi; Bolmetines we are in his: shop ulew Weeks ata Uuie; do Dol spend aay regu- Jar tune under hin, ‘Toa Juror—i am not a machinist by trade; 1 know DO Oller business bul tre nu, ‘Yo the District Attorucy—\ saw the cars were ail brokea up aud the peopie ad strewed about on tue drack in a very bad cowution, the condactor came outot the car aud I asked tim if he any one with word (0 Jainaica, aad he said yes; the trst £ found on the track was George Vau Nostrand, tie brakesimmuns 1 saw the iast breath go out of him; his lect were close to the hind ena of the car;ihe passen- geis i next saw, but dia not Kuow tueir Dawes; ue next | BAW Was @ Suwall INan appareuily; he was doubled upso that you could not tell how large he was; next L saw a Woman with lier head ai! mashed in; 1 do not Untuk i Baw wny more, because i did Dot go down the track; J went back to my eugiue; i saw 4 large inan lying un the track wheu I came vack; I saw Mr, Craig, wounded, lying on (he embankment; i then went to Queens, aud the condition of things wus preuly much tue same when { got back; the large man was dead, and hud been removed; I have run this thuriow Weed engiue about two monihs; Was in daily Ravit of runing her; she was lighter than any of tie rest; | was im tie habit of having these sume UWO Cars on this trip; they had been going pretiy much every day tor weexs before; it never occurred to me tat the hind car was the lighter car; Wien we come West the car to the rear Was generally the head cur; as regards the light- ness of tue car they generaliy put them where they piace; the switcher in tue yard makes up the train; as a ratiroad man, | thing it would make no difference where they were put. To a Juror—! um not nor never have been in the habit of indulging in intoxicating liquor; 1 was in an accident just below Woodside on this road just about twelve montis ago; | think the track 1s betver west than east; it being more hiify on the west, you can’’ make up oe time; it is not quite 80 simooti irom here to Mineola; there are bits of low jumps and joits from here to Atineola; I was increasing my rate oi speed along there; | have seen others do the saiue thing; [ shouid think car was not over a ton lighter than 4 Orkt cl; ‘ar; if was a shorter car; it would not carry 50 Many passengers as the large cars; it would carry about forty to iorty-tive; | suould not think it Was as weil caiculated to stand a snock of this kind as a first class car; this was a car that had just been repaited out of the shop; it was one of those sinall curs built some years ago, To a juror—One part of this rail is a fresh break and the other an old break; the break on the epd 4 fresh; the break on the side ts not so fresh, but think it was done at the same thine; I should not think it safe to rup at an increased rate of speed over a piece of rail | Lig i the chal like this; Ephraim Baker was my flremah 68 that day. TESTIMONY OF EPHRAIM BAKER. Iam firehian inthe employ of the Long Island Railroad Company; have been for six montis; thia “1s my first experieace in railroading; 1 was on this train in the capacity of fireman; the drst | felt of the accident was a sudden jerk, and the betirope pulled, and we stopped as soon as we could, and | covered up my fires, so that she shou'd not get too hot; the engineer said there were a good many people killed; 1 saw we hind car on its bottom, with the wheeis all out from under it; I did not know any but the brakeman, Van Nostrand; I came to him first; he was lying partly under the hind car; did not know him at trst; there were two brakemen on the cars; they usuatly have two for four cars; | saw the people strewn down the middie of the track, and I thea went to Queens With the engine; I do not know that 1 could teil ordinarily whether T was going fifteen or twedty miles; could tell if we were going thirty miles; on this occasion we were going at the usual rate, twenty miles an hour; the engineer when we left Jamaisa said w@ were eee minuies late, and I looked at my Watch; e time the accident occurred we had about 100 pounds of steam on; ordinarily if we were behind time we made it up in the next haif hour; we generally made it up between Jamaica and Westbury; the re: we make up for time between Jamaica and Mmeoia is because the tack is sinvoth and there are two short stops; | would know it we were going at an increase of speed by lookiug at passiug objecis; when we were behind time we gencraily kept a moe fire; we did so whether we were behind ie or not; nothing was said about increasing the speed between Jawalca and Willow Tree; was @ farmer before I became a fireman; the condition of the track east is very good: it 13 not a8 sm100th as from here to Hunter's Point, because that is new iron; we caa fee! the joints on the road 4S We pass over; don’t know wit time it took from Jamaica until the occurrence of the accident; this engineer 18 a very cacefal sort of a man; we were not going any faster than we usually go; 1 receive $454 month; eagineers generally receive $70; $80 and $90 18 the highest of this road; I know nothing anout his reputation a3 4n eugineer; my ambition 1s to be aa engineer; can’t tell when I expec: tu be. TESTIMONY OF LEANDER WOOD, T am ten years altogether in the empioy of the Long Island Ratiroad Company; I Was turee years out of the employ; during the ten years [ have at dierent times Veen acting a3 conductor and bagyage master; ut the tie of the accident | was bagvage masier aud was in the baggage car, which ts a halt smokiag and half passenger car; | think the train was run- ning at the usual speed, twenty miles an hour; I was sifting in the car and felt a joiting, and the next instant T felt a twiteh of the car, and want to tie door and saw the car over- turned; 1 felt the joit under the car I was sitting in and tmumediately after felt a twiteh- dug of the tram, and on lovking out I found tie lindmost ear off the track; I could not tell that the joit happened prior to the accident; it was not a very heavy jolt; it Was something ore than co" mon; it Was a jolt np: the time that intervened be tween the jolt and accident was very short; I step- ped right to the door of the bagvage car; I was sit- ting on the south side of the car; could not tell exactly on witch side of tho car the joit was; alter the train stopped t got out and found the tind car od, and saw Van Nostrand lying there, covered with dirt and dust; asked the couductor If Thad not be brad od to Jan ca and telegraph down, and he sad Chad bet and t did go and telegraph to the superintendent saw @ nan badly mangled and twisted ap In a heap; i next saw a woman with her head stove in; 1 also saw alady on the soutu side of the track, and Mr. Pray; tat wal I noticed that were kilea; all i Koow about tue car tiat was sinasti 1s its betog on train since it came ont of the shop; 1 knew it was a liguter car than any of the rest, ‘Yo a juror—I do not kuow how long this car has been in use on this road; the track is very good from here to Hunter's Point; ine track east [rom here is not quite so good, but should think itis in a fair condition; Lhave beea running over the road as baggage master tor the last seven months; | think the road from here to Mineolo is not quite as smooth as from here to [lunter’s Point: | have noticed jolts ‘on that part of it; at the time of the accident I think we were running about twenty mules an hour; I have observed repairs going on on the rowd; they gener- wily had @ good gang of men, TESTIMONY OF EDWARD A, LAWRENCE. T was not there when the accident occurred; I re- side in Flushing; I was at Jamaica on Saturday, the day alter tue acculent; I visited the scene of the accluent in company with several gentiemen; I visited the track about twelve or one on saturday; the track was pretiy much repaired; the general appearance and condition of the track as 1 saw it struck me as being &$ good as it ought to be; | saw this tie, which looked to be @ good sound tie; I w three ties taken out, and saw the truck had split the end of one; one tie | saw in the cart hearer the train that appeared to be a littie decayed; 1 did not see any rotten tie in the road; [ saw a tie that was simhtly decayed and split; I do not know of my own knowledge that this was the tie where the accident occurred; I saw a broken rall, and rather carefully examined 4t and could not find a flaw in the iron; in fact it looked to me to bea better rail than any other ratl about there; Iam not & machinist or a railroad man, bat can make @ wheelbarrow; I have been @ farmer but now am an auctioneer; IT was told if I did not come here | would be subponaed, TROTIMONY OF THOMAS SMITH, I reside at Jamaica; Was not in the cars at the time of the accident; I was on the ground on Friday evening, between five and siX o'clock; | walked out on tne irack from Jamaica, with a young — a littie over @ mile from Jamaica; when we started we found the track in pretty goud order until go. abont haf-way to the scene of the accident; [ counteu ive ues lying In succession, one aiter the other, With no spike on the side; one ae I noticed, where the connection of tue rails was, there was a jong char put in; the rail on the outside below was broken. and one end of the chair Wason a tie and the other was not on any beyond the Willow ree station we met three gent inen who were examioiug the track; Mr. U'Donuell tle; tle: was one of these gentieincn, and he stooped down ike from the outside of the rail 1 then went on to been replaced pd I saw where the car haa and it there with the truck; J} think there were two spikes left on the inside of the chair; coud not say about the outside; my impression is there was no spike on the outside; there were several ties lying there that were greatly decayed, that I think had been taken Out chat aiternoon and replaced; 1 had no doubt but what they had been taken from under the track that day; they were full of dirt. ‘to Mr. G?Donneli—1n a number of places we found when we siepped on the raise they were loose; | sup- pone thev had two inches play betweeu tie and rail; noticed at the scene of accident men at work pounding the dirt under the ties; I could see Were new ties and new spikes pat in on that day; the track was quite loose where this long chair was put im; when you got on to the rail it »orked up and down; | am a farmer, and have lived in the town of Jamaica all my lite; where the rails joined together the tops of tie ja were marked; [ would rather go afoot tuap ride in cars over such 9 track. BSTIMONY Op LirMER Cc. VOoRRTES, T reside in York city; Jor the last ten or fifteen years I have Tal ling; my last connection ‘was with the New York and Flushing as superin- tendent for two and a half years; was three years connected with the North Pennsylvania Kaliroad; I was for several years in various capacities in the New Jersey Central; [ have exammed the pieces of fron produced here; I should say that small piece does not belong to the iarge piece; if they were ex- amimed by an expert they are very differ- ent in ,shape; tl throat of this rail much shorter and has a longer base than ihe other; these two pieces never weut througa the sa:ne roll. (fhe witness here showed the pieces of raiito the jury and explamed the dinevence 1 tiem.) Isvou'd think the break was a clean break; @ flaw on the ste very often occurs 1p @ bar of iron; that is not a fresi break in the chair; | cousider my- self an expert; | was not subpoonaed here to-day; I came here by imvitation of Mr, Chariick to go up aud look at the truck; in the iron of this bioken ran the pieces do not compare or match; | would not consider, this split piece oi tron safe lying 10 asplit chair; wouid not consider 16 safe ina sound chair with a sound te; the break on the end and Uhat on the bottoin of the short piece I could not say whether they were made at the one time or not; oue has a fresier appearance and looks as if it had been passed over by iron; in my opinion car wheels passiug over that and the continual mashing cause thereby would give the broken irou that appearan it being now near seven o'clock the injuest w adjourned until to-morrow (Wednesday) moruing, at mine o'clock, Condition of the Wounded. Edward Van Geesback, one of the victims of Friday’s accident, lies at Remsen’s Hotel, in the village of Jamaica, His nurse reported that he Was not as well yesterday ashe had been. Fever has set in, and this, the physician in attendance Says, argues unfavorably for his ultimate recovery. It has been discovered that he has received upon his body thirty-two woands, aud these are independent of those upon his head. Mr. Emil Magnus, Lying at the house of Mr. John Giliespie, 1s reported to be very much better, but Lis wife, lying at the same house, is sald to be much worse than sae has been; fever has set in. Substantially the same is reported of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey B. Adams, lying at tlie house of Daniel H. Carpenter. Mr, Adams is said to be very much bet- ter, but Mrs. Adams is infinitely worse. From different sources it is learned that the bal- ance of the injured are rapidly recovering, and Mr, D. W. Craig, who was very severely injured, 1s pro- ressing 80 rapidly that it 13 thought he will be out luring the latier part of this week. THE GRAND BILLIARD TOURNAMENT. The Contest for the Championship—Initial Game Between Henry Rhines, of Chicago, and Melvin Foster, of New York—Foster the Winner by Eighty-nine Points. ‘The great contest for the billiard championship of the world, over which the billiardists on this side of the Atlantic have been all agog for the past six months, was inaugurated last evening at Irving Hall under the most enconraging auspices. There was a large attendance of the lovers of the game, who witne: some really magnificent playing be- tween Mr. Henry Rhines, of Chicago, and Mr. Melvin Foster, of this city. There are eight contestants for the supremacy of the cue, the winner of the greatest number of games during the tournament to be declared the champion of tbe world and to receive the handsome champion cue, which is a splendid piece of workmanship. It is twenty-four inches in length, of solid ivory, the point being a large diamond estimated to be worth $170. Tne cue is heavily inlaid with pearl and bound with solid gold, while the gold trimmings are studded with pearls, amethysts and other pre- ious stones representing in color the four billiard balls. The butt of the cue is set off with the repre- sentation of an American eagle, engraved on fine tortoise shell. It is valued at § The game, of which there will be twenty-eight, exclusive of ties, was the American carrom game, played on a standard table and consisting of 1,200 points. The “push” shot, as weil as “jaw,” was phontbited, and carroms on the white and red balis counting three points, as though made on the two red bi misses coun’ ang ote and the white balls of me play’ 78 foing iitd the pockets counting three for the opposing party. Playing commenced shortly after eight o'clock, = protound silence, Mr. Tieman acting as re- eree And call judge, and lasted till twelve o’clock, In “stringing” for the lead Mr. Rhineg won the choice of shot, and jet Mr. Foster lead off, wbich was done by that gentie- man fine style, and ended tn a@ run of 33, This was foliowed by a failure to count on the part of Mr. Rhines, aud another run by Foster of 24 Another miss by Mr. Khines was followed by another run of by 57 Foster, who again left the bails safe inside the “string,” and again did Mr. Rhines fail to score, This was followed by a run of 6 by Foster, who gave another miss to leave them safe, The game at this point stood, Foster 99, Khines 5, wiich latter were scored by the misses and ockets of Foster. Rhines then made his first count and by skillful play got the red balls in the lower corner of the table and succeeded m scoring eighty- seven. ‘his was really Mr, Khines’ first good oppor- tunity to count, and he showed himseli a periect master of the cue. Both players were cool aud cau- tious, and from beginning to end the game was one of much toterest. ‘The mace was frequently brought Into requisition and some nice shots were made with it by both players, Aiter a number of small counis on either side the score was called and stood, on the even innings, Rhines, 276; Foster, 16s. Khines kept gradually creeping ahead of his oppo- nent, and after the first 500 pomis had been turaed the giwe sod, on the even innings, Rhines o22 to Foster's « On the thirty-fourth innings Rhines made a run of 147, maxing the score Rhine, 706; Foster, 368, On the thirty-seventh innings the score stood Rhines 880 to Foster's 839. The game here changed in favor of Foster, who made a series of long runs, as follows:—150, 156, 106, while his opponent scarcely made any. Foster was now pu ling upthandsomely, and on the forty-sixth innings the game stood Rhines 944 to Foster's 899, Alter some more skilful playing on the part of Foster he succeeded im overhauling his opponent, the score standing on the fifty-first laniags Foster 1,010, Rhines 1,007. The game trom this out was very exciting aud eventually resulted ja favor of Foster, who went out ahead of his op- ponent 89 points, the score standing Foster 1,210 to Khines 1,011. The largest runs made during the game were 169 by Foster and Rhines 150, = THE LABOR MOVEMENT. Meeting of Carpenters at Demilt Hnll. A mass meeting of carpenters, under the auspices of the Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Consojidated Union, was held last night at Demilt Hail, corner of Second avenue and iwenty-third street, for the purpose of taking into consideration the advantages of a more thorough organization of the members of this trade. The attendance was large, but the meeting seemed to lack something of the enthusiasm not unfre- quently seen at similar gatherings. Anthony Kelly presided, and Henry Hughes acted as secretary. After the objects of the meeting had been stated by the chairman ® preamble and resolutions were ae unanimously adopted justifying their action. Edward Gridley was the first speaker. He said that the organization of cai ters ought to be larger and stronger than that of the brickluyers, as they were # more numerous body of artisans. He then made allusion to the benefits that had accrued to the plasterers of this city from their thorough organization. By it iromn ten to eight, aad added a lange "persentase 10 ‘ol i eig! au jarge roen' eto their daily wages. They have put "Therhoelves into position in which they are com tively inde- indent of their bosses, and the other trades which ve to untons are comparatively 8 It Was ovjected to the untons that their tendency was to bring on strikes, On the con- trary it was argued that the more thorough the union the less the danger of a strike, as then the ar tisans were a power to be respected. But for the workingmen’s unions of the past twenty-five ears the laboring men as a class gould ave been in a position that it would have efled any man to tell the difference between them and the black slaves, ree) He said it was a disgrace to the city that there was no mechanics’ library in it. If such a library were estavlisned, open to all mechanics, they would soon be in a post- tion to dety the oppevenion of Fifth avenue. Mr. Young, of the hical Union, was the next speaker, who cited that organization and tts doings a8 an illustration of the benefits of combining for mutual benefit, Mr. Taylor, of the Stairbuild- ers’ Union, Was then introduced, and controverted the objection to unions that they would drive cap!- tai trom the city. Instead of that he claimed that capitalists would be better off, in that there would be then no more middie men, Mr. Alexander Troup and others also addressed the meeting. WASHINGTON END OF 1 HE SENATORIAL WAR Sumner, Sherman and Pool Negotiate a Peace Between Sprague and Abbott. A PICKWICKIAN CONCLUSION General Retraction All Round and Noboby Spanked. wees Proposed Reduction of the Squad- ron in Cuban Waters. WASHINGTON, April 26, 1360. Senator Chandler on the Rampage. Since old Zach Chandler made his famous speech the other day, on the Alabama claims, he has been on the rampage generatly, and particularly to-night. Strolling into Welcker’s your correspondent beheld Zachariah in avery happy state; in fact, highly so, and heard him declaiming to ‘two gentlemen about the conversion of the Senate to his views expressed four or five years ago on the Alabama question. “Sumner has stolen my thuader, by jingo,” ex- claimed Zach, “He has only repeated what I sald years ago in one of my speeches, Have you ever read that speech, sr? No! you haven’t? Well, then you ought to, by Jove. In that speech I used up the whole subject. Genilemen, I am go- ing home to Michigan, and when I get there I am going to make a speech to sixty thousand boys in blue I am going to tell them, ‘Boys, there’s Canada over there; run over and take it.’ That’s whatIam go- ingtosay. Iam going to England, too (hic—hic— hic), and Iam going to waik down Whitehall street with John Bright on onearm and Lord Clarendon on theotner. Yes, sir, lam going todo it—you’ll see. Then I am going to Russia, too.” “Are you, indeed?” asked Mr. Bodisco, the acting Russian Minister, who formed one of Zaci’s audi- ence. “Yes, sir, Iam," said Zach. “Then I must give you letters to take there, tn- cluding one of introduction to the Emperor Alexaa- der,” said Bodisco, winking knowingly. “Yes, do now. Give me a letter to Aleck, Bodisco. I want a letter to Aleck, sure!’ exclaimed Zach, in @ particularly blissful manner. Zach was decidedly intoxicated about the Alabama claims and his pro- posed journey to the Old World. Reduction of the American Ficet in Caban Waters. Statements have recently been published in the newspapers that the government was making ex- |, tensive preparations to enforce respect to American interests in the Cuban waters and on the island, in view of the civil war now in progress there, and that to thisend an unusually large fleet would be sent thither. It has, however, been ascertained from authentic sources that so far from this being the case the number of vessels to be employed in the public service in that direction will not probably be more than six, or two lead than heretofore in the squadron, the number being necessarily limited ow- ing to the fact that Congress has made a very great reduction in the personnel of the navy. But apart from this the vessels to be sent to that coast are deemed to be suficient for all legitimate purposes, as no trouble with the Spanish authorities is appre- hended. The fitting out of several of the iron- clads has no particular significance, but is a part of the pian of the Navy Department to save them and other sfmilar vessels, and especially the machinery, from the decay to which they are now exposed from being out of commission. Decrease in the Pablic Debt. The public debt statement, to be issned Saturday next, will, according to present prospects, exhibit a decrease of probably $2,000,000. Reports of the National Banks, The reports of 893, or more than one-haif, of the national banks, showing their condition on the 17th Inst., have been received at the office of the Comp- troller of the Currency, in answer to the recent call. Clerical Appointments. No appointments were made by the President to- day. ‘The Secretary of State, Secretary of the Trea- sury and Postmaster General being absent, it ts not thought any important appointments will be made in their respective departments until their return, unless the public interests shall render it necessary. J. 0. Green, of New York, has been appointed Chief Clerk of the Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury, vice M. F. Pleasants, who for many years has held that position. Mr. Pleasants wul be retained in office as a second class clerk, Payment of Nebraska War Claims. E. B. Taylor, President of the Nebraska State Senate and special agent of the state to recover from the United States government a large sum of money due to Nebraska, left here for Omaha last evening, having fully accomplished the object of his mission by securing the payment of the amount claimed by the State. Sales of Government Property. The Secretary of the Treasury has issued an order directfng that hereafter all property belonging to the department offered for sale shall be sola by pub- lic auction or under sealed proposals. Heretofore it has been the custom to dispose of old mrniture, car- peta, &c., at private sale to chance purchasers. THE SPRAGUE-ABBOIT ATFAR. WASHINGTON, April 26, 1869, The Abbott-Sprague Imbroglio Adj d—No Faces Sinpped=Nobody Spanked—No Blood- shed—Wounded Honor Readily Henled. The day has passed over without any chop-siap- ping, snoot-smacking, biood-spiliing or shooting on the part of the lately high belligerent parties, Sprague and Abbott. Peace has been restored, and New Engiand civilization triumphs over Southern chivalry again. Abbott is satisfied with Sprague and Sprague with Abbott. Pool is charmed with Sherman, and that so-called (by Sprague) ‘“tele- graph pole’ is delighted with Abbott's colleague, wile Sumner is filled with affection for, the whole four. So atleastanybody ought to infer from the pithy correspondence exchanged this day between Little Rhody and the big Senator from North Carolina, It i ail over, No duel is to be. The sensation lovers are not to be gorged with @ sanguinary Senatorial combat, and both Sprague and Abbott are not to be cut off in the fullness of their youth and the dawn of tneir greatness. Sum- ner, Sherman and Pooi bave been the pacificators who have conducted the ante-pacem negotiations with such consummate skill as not only to cut off the last chance of a hostile meeting at Bladensburg, but also to place on the most affectionate terms the two gentlemen so recently spoiling for mutual annihi- lation, For reasons stated below the pacificators are not disposed to deal liberally with the corres- pondents in the matter of the preliminaries to the deciaration of peace. Pool, Sherman and Sumner are remarkably uncommunicative on the subject. They know all about it, but excuse themselves from telling it by the plea that it is essentially private, and that, in short, the cor- respondents and their great boss, the public, have no business to ask anything whatever about it, One says, “You don’t want me to violate confideuce re- posed in me, do you?” another says, “Sir, 1 am surprised you should come to ask for such informa- tion;” and the third, whose name I may give—Pool, of North Carolina—observes, “My good. friend, nothing would give me greater pleasure in the world than to serve you in any way, but in this case I feel that [can’t doit. The affair has been peacefully and happily terminated, and I don’t want to do any- thing that might cause the slightest unpleasantness to either Mr. Sprague or Mr. Abbott. The afair is natisfactorily adjusted now, and I think the least said about tt further the better, Besides, you know, it is & private matter altogether. Why, whete I come from such matters are kept strictly secret. If aman intends to go out to fight @ duel his next door neighbor don’t know anything about it. If he should tell anybody and it got out he and bis op- ponent would be arrested and he lay himself open to the charge of cowardice. 1have secn @ good many of these things, and, therefore, have some slight ex- perience in such matters, Iam not defending, but merely speaking about the way such things are man- aged in my State. Duelling 13 inde‘ensible on prin- ciple; but in my State the public sentiment, that has encouraged the system and in @ measure coerced men to practice it, is more to blame than the men who resort to it from necessity.” Senator Pool went on at some length to philosophize on duelling, and then re-stated his objections to divulging what he knew about the peace negotiations. But, fortunately, the letting of the cat out of the bag does not depend in this case entirely upon the peaceful trio of Sumner, Sherman and Pool. Though repuised by them, he has made attacks in other quarters, and suc- ceeded in gathering up some spicy points connected with the negotiations, and particularly from the ever communicative and genial statesman of Rhode Island, the lucky and progressive Sprague. About six o’clock this evening I proceeded to Sprague’s residence and sent up my card. I was soon joined in the spacious and elegant parlors by “Pet; Halstead, who came in smiling all over and rubbing his hands lke a man who had heard good news or who was just after consummating an un- usually advantageous bargain. ‘“‘Pev” was evidently in jolly good humor, which was probably attribut- able, in some degree, to the fact that he had just en- joyed a good dinner, ‘Good evening, Pet; glad to see you looking so well,” Isaid. ‘Thank you,’’ says Pet, “feeling first rate to-mght.” ‘You will excuse my familiarity in calling you ‘Pet,’ and, by the way, how did you come by that name?’ I said, “Oh, well,” he replied, laughing heartily, “that’s got a history to tt, and I'll tell you all about it some time when you and 1 are more at leisure, They all call me ‘Pet’—at least allfmy friends. Well, now,” he began, a8 soon a8 we were seated, “I suppose you want to know all about that ‘little affair’ to-day?” “Yes, sir. If you will be kina enough to give me the particulars l’1l be much obliged,” I replied. “I usea to have something to do with the press mayself,”’ Pet said, laughing, for he could not control his good humor, “and I know just about wnat you would like to have.” “All the better,” I said, joining Pet in his merry laugh this time. “Well, now, first of all,” he satd, “I'll jast ran up to the library and bring down the correspondence— the original leiters, because 1 suppose you would like to see them.’? He started off up to the library, evident'y impressed with the importance of the whole matter and desir- ous that I should have everything oficial. ‘‘itere they are,” he said, entering the paror with three envelopes in his hand, marked respectively No. 1, No, 2and No. 3. ‘There, sir, you can examine them for yourself,” and he put the letters into my hand, After reading them over I said, “Pet, is tais all the correspondence on tlie subject ?? “That is all that passed between the parties, Brief and to the point, ain’t it?’ he said. ‘Weil, now,” he continued, ‘about the verbal negotiations— that’s what you want next. The negotiators were Senators Sumner, Sherman and Pool, Sumner and Sherman came here about ten o'clock this morning and were at once shown up to the library, where the Governor and 1 were at work over soine letters. Sumner began by saying that they had come as the friends of both parties to see whether some amicable arrangement could be made by which the little unpleasantness could be settled. The Governor (meaning Sprague) said he was glad to see them. | couldn't help laughing into myself at the idea of Sumner being engaged as negotlator in an affair of this kind. You know what a high-toned fellow he is, dignified withal, and he has a@ horror of anything like a duel; but I must say he deserves credit. He acted os if he was an old hand at settling affairs of honor, Sumner took the lead in the matter, Sherman not saying much. I gotupand said, ‘Gentlemen, you are all Senators here, and I think tt wouid be proper for me to retire; saying which, I left the room. e Governor, however, soon sent for me, because he said to himseif, ‘Well, loughtto have some frend here. Sumner and Sherman represent Abbott to a certain extent, and there should be some person to represent me, of course.’ I returned to the room, ‘The negotiations then began, the conversation run- ning about as follows:— Mr. SUMNER (tn his most gracious manner address- ing Mr. Sprague)—Mr. Senator, there ought not to be“apy serious dimculty about this matter, I think it due entirely to a misunderstanding between your- selfand Senator Abbott, who, I can assure you, hai nothing but the most honorabie intentions. For the sake of the Senate, as well as of yourself and Sen ator Abbott, Senator Sherman and myself would be happy to bring about a correction of the misunder- standing. Mr. SPRAGUR—Well, gentlemen, I can only say thatI have nothing personal against Senator Ab- bott, and Iam ready and willing to do whatever is fair and honorable. My. SuERMAN—That Is all that 1s wanted on either side. Mr. Suwner—Senator Abbott has addressed to you something after t | the points of Senator Abbott's letter). Now, would you have any objections to receiving and answering that? Mr. SPRAGUE—Not at all, and I think I can answer it satisfactorily. You see my speech was written before I went to the Senate, and without any knowl- edge on my part that Senator Abbot would partict- pate in the debate. I could not, therefore, have meant him in any iliastration 1 had employed. Mr. SHeRMaN—Certainly not. Mr. SumNER—Well, everything looks favorable for settlement thus far. Senator Abbott's letter is in the possession of colleague, Senator Pool, who is active, with us in this matter, and he will be here to deliver it. Senators Sumner and Sherman here left and pro- ceeded to the residence of Senator Pool, on the same street as the mansion of Mr. Spragne, about half way down the block. _ Having related theirimterview with Mr. Sprague to Mr. Pool, the three Senators at once proceeded to the mansion of the Senator from Rhode Island, Mr. Pool bearing the message from Mr. Abbott. The three pacificatorial Senators were at once shown up to the library, where Little Rhody and bis friend Pet were waiting to receive them. By this time the entire party was in the best of humor. ‘The winter of their discontent” was beginatng to look “ike glorious summer,” and it was evident to all that few fours more would see the big Senator from North Carolina aud little Rhody the best of friends. Mr. Spracue—Be seated, rentiemen, UMNER—Senator Spragne, our friend, Sena- tor Pool, here, has the letter from Senator Abbott, of which we spoke when we were here a short time 0. Senator Poot—Here ts the document (pulling tne letter out of his pocket), which I have the honor,to detiver. r. Sprague took the letter and read {t over care- his friend “Pet? looking over his shouider, It was written in Senator Abbott's own handwrit- ing—a bold, clear band; the quotation of the offen- sive remarks from Senator Sprague’s speech being written out in fall and placed in quotation marks, instead of betng extracted trom the priated speech in the Globe. ‘The letter is as follows:— WASHINGTON, D. C., April 26, 1969, WInttaM SPRAGUE: ¢ United States Senate, language :— : swer to the tirade of the Senator from Nevada and the yator frum North Carouon, I am reminded of @ litte iWustration. In my travels from the centre here into the rural districts, through the woods and farme of the surrounding neighborhood, ¢ jance at ove time brought be to a farmhouse. 1 found, on looking up, mastiff and a mongrel puppy dog. The little dog move with rapidity (rom bebind, bit at my heels, and, frightened at his temerity, ran bowing away, followed by his larg Companion. ‘the Senate will observe that the mo whining puppy, encouraged by the mastiff and embol to attac! trom the shadow of bis backer, ran rapidiy away, aiarmed at his temerity, while the overgrown cur followed, with both ears lapped aut! his tail between bis legs, to a place 18 meuaced companion. safety benide or applied tomes my remarks for you to wish to be offensive or insulting in therepy. I therefore deem tt proper to ask that you state distinctly whether you intended 10 opply any < CA @ above cIreieraaetiraen! JOSEPH C. ABLOLE. In the left hand corner on the envelope were the words “By Senator Pool.” . Mr. Spracue—Well, there ts nothing out of the way in that letter. I can answer it at once. tT. Sprague immediately took pen and paper, and amid profound silence wrote as follows:— WASHINGTON, D. O., April 96, 1869, To Hon. Josern C. Annorr, United States pares StI have no hesitation in at once replying to your.note meant, in to be of this morning, just received, that the ps of m speech referred to Waa written and in man ‘some time before it was delivered in the Senate and before you particl- yated in the debate, and therefore was not in to apply you. Your obedient servant, W. SPRAGUE. While be was folding the letter and addressing it Mr. Sprague stopped suddenly and sald:—‘There is one other matter about which | should like to have S Ro before sending this to Senator pbott. Mr. SUMNER—What is that, Mr. Senator? ‘ aa sects ate Wem not ~y bay merasay moot eo) for Abbott made his speech on Thu: a of course I did not hear it, 1 have not been officially informe. whether the remarks as published and attripated to him are correct. I want to know if, in reterring to me, he actually used the words, “skulked ont of the Senate?’ Mr. SUMNBR—He did. ‘Those were the words. Mr. Spracue—Well, I know this officially fur the pl mn I U7 ae business 1s e @ should retract thoee wo! ant boo have no authority to speak for Senator bot in this matter. Mr. SUMNER—I have no doubt that can be easily arranged. Mr SrRacte—Before my letter is delivered to Senator Abbott a would jike to have his attention led to this matter. or SuMNER—That will be done. Messrs. Poo. aud SHERMAN—Certainly. Mr. Srrag friend, Mr. Halstead, will ac- company you, gentlemen, to represent me when you cal| upon Senator Abbott to deliver my letter, no object will have none, |, calummlator and a poltroon, Messrs, ScMygER, SHERMAN and PooL—We hai ion to that, aud we think Senator ' Senator Sprague here completed folding the let-, ter, put it rine an envelope and addressed it Senator Abbott. On the leit hand corner he wrot “By Senators sumner, Sherman and Poo!.” ir. SUMNER—Well, everything looks well go far. W think we had better be going. } ughe, easize Party here arose to depart, including Mr. Srracve—I am much obliged to you, oentior men. day, The pacificators, armed with Sprague’s expi: tory letter, which was delivered into the hands of Senator Pool, got into @ carriage in waiting an drove to the rooms of Senator Abbott. 1t was no’ about two o'clock, and the negotiations thus far occupied nearly four hours, Senator Abbott’s rooms were filled, as they have been almost constantly since the affair took with various friends, mosdy from North Caroli Mr, Sumner entered at the head of the pact! Pet Halstead bringing up the rear, After the usuat) exchange of frienaly gree Pet was Introd to Senator Abbott. A fisncs St each other shows them to be old friends, Senator ABsorr (iaughing)—Why, are you the Pet, Halstead 1 have heard about? 1 tint know you were the Halstead. PeT—I didn’t know you were the Abbott untif Senator Assorr—Oh! Remember you very wel during the war. Why,I have met you frequent re. her Pert (with a smile)—Glad to meet you again, an® as a Senator, too. Senator Sumner glanced around at those present and intimated that it would be best to “ prince galleries and shut the doors’ for the purpose of p! ceeding to the consideration of executive busines: Taking the hint. Senator Aboott invited the pact cators into an adjoining room, and whea ali ha: been Senator Pool delivered the letver of Senator Sprague to Senator Abbott, Betore th Senator had time to oven it Mr. Sumner said, ‘Sens ator, there is @ littie matter about which Senato: Sprague requested us to speak berore you read that letter. It is this:—In your remarks tn the Senate on Thursday night you allnded, you remember, to Seu ator Sprague as “skulklag out of the Seuate chaine r. Mr. Anporr - Yes, Mr. SuMNER—Well, Senator Spragae thinks that you should take those words back—retract them. Mr. Agsorr—Ii Senator Sprague’s letter 1s satis factory tome I have no objecuon to doing that. Mr. SumMMER—Well. that is ail. Senator Abbott here cpanel and read Senator Sprague’s letter in reply to his own, remaraing aG the close that it was entirely satisfactory. Mr. ?00L—Now, Mr. Senator, [think it would ba proper for you to write a note to Senator Sorague retracting the objectionable words in your remarksé Mr. Absorr—Certainty, 1 will do that. Some consultation here took place as to the fornt of the note. Mr. SUMNER—I will just write what [ think will be proper and what will satisfy all concerned, Mr. Sumner accordingly wrote tie foliowing revi’ to Senator Sprague, Which Mr. Abboit accepted aud at once proceeded to copy :— Wasntnaton, D, C., April 25, 126%. 1. Hon. WILLIAM SPRAG suz-I have pleasure in acknowledging your letter off this date, which shows that I had misconcelyed your lang guage. My own allusion to atterward in the Senate was founded on fale misconception, and I ask youtd consider {tas unsaid. I am, very respec’ ve) SOsEPH C. ABBOTT. | Mr, ScumMNER—Will it be necessary for us to deliver Uus to Senator Sprague? 1 mean, should we ail return there? afr. Poot—I think not. We will ask Mr. Halstead to deliver this jeter. It is all might, Alter congratulating Senator Abbott on the peace- ful termination of the aifair the entire party left. Pet Halstead repaired at once to the residence of his. friend Sprague and detivered Abbott's second letter. Sprague read it, laughei, and throwing himseif baci in his easy chair as if he experienced a sense of re< lief, said, **Well, Pet, that’s all rignt, ain’t itt’? “Yes,74 responded Pet, “and I'll bet you Abbott 1s the hapy piest man to-day in Washington.” And Pet Halstead isright. Abbottis happy to-night~happy that b has not to slap somebody's face—happy that he need not run the risk of expuision from the Senate—hap» that he isn’t a dead man, and happy that he can LS back to North Carolina not a dishonored] man. And 80 this wonder of three days and over 1s no more. Public judgment here might be summed up ig these words, “‘Eminently Pickwickian all round.” 11:30 P. M.—Abbott ts jolly. Ditto Spragae. Moral—Everything happens for the best. THE RHODE ISLANDERS AT THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN. 9 General Burnside having denied over his own sig- nature a charge, made by the Providence corres- pondent of a New York paper, of cowardice at the battle of Bull Run against Captain Francis M. Godd dard, of the First Rhode Island regiment, that gene tleman fulminates the following challenge, ad- dressed, as it will be seen, to Senator Sprague:— A CARD FROM CAPTAIN GODDARD. To the Hon. WitLiaM Speraavug, United States Senator from Rhode Tsland:— Availing yourself of your position in the United States Senate, and abusing its privileges in a base and cowardly spirit, you have, in your speech of the Sth inst., charged me with having deserted my post in the nour of danger, while a member of the First Rhode Island regiment. General Burnside having, over his own signature, denied the truth of your assertions, it remains for me to pronounce you before tue world, and with @ full apprehension of the wen —_ a lar, & am, &¢., 1 FRANCIS W. GODDARD, Late Captain Carbineers, First Rhode Isiand regi+ ment, PROVIDENCE, April 24, 1869, NAVAL INTELLIGENGE, ‘The steamers Shenandoah, from Hong Kong, and Ticonderoga, from Lisbon, arrived at Boston yester- day. ~ Captain Thomas C. Corbin has been ordered to duty member of the board for the examina'ioa of ships, of which Commodore Seliridge ts president. Passed Assistant Paymaster Joan ¥. Tarbell vad been ordered to the Saugus; First Assistant En-' vineer Joseph Triliey has been ordered to the Semi- hole. THE NEW YORK HERALD IN SOUTH CAROLINA. (From the Charieston Daily News, April 24.) The New Yor& HERALD has lately preseated a new and interesting feature—interesting to the general reader, but more particularly $0 to the commercial community. Heretofore the marine column has beem conducted on the same plan in use for years by the specially mercantile papers, to make a monotonous record of arrivals aud departures, with, periaps, the slight diversion of au occasional iter of acknowledgment of thanks t an oblig- ing steamer purser for latest foreign papers. Now the miscellaneous character of the geaertd news columns has been tntro luc x4, 1 under the heading of “Shippins Notes” the liveliest bits of gossip and in ormation concerning the movements of the five or six hundred vessels usualiy in port are given and by a writer who ts evidentiy thors oughly ted on the subject matter of his contrioa- cna. Poe HERALD has two stearn yachts eamaged in the gathering ot mg news, two regular marie edilors, and the special writee of “Shipping Noves,’? aud is certainly entitied to tue erodit of being ve- yond rivalry a3 & news gavherer. THE NEW YORK HERALD IN WISCINS'H. (From the Green Bay (Wis.) Advocate, April 22.) ‘The most wonderful specimen of newspaper enter- prise in this country is the New York vay HERALD, It is @ perfect mirror of the country aod the times. Politicaily a sort of Ishmael, untamed and lawless, as owning alleziance to any man or party; unhesitating a3 Co consequences tn showing up the rascaiities wherever they are found; inseu- can’, logical, inconsistent, material and sou.icss— it exactly represeuts wnat strange aiinal, the pubs lhe, tt all its moods and tenses, It has no ware, no past—always the present. As to news it seems to ba the focus where ail the winds from the four quarter# of the globe concentrate their forces and pring theic tidings. 1t’s Sunday edition 18 @ monster of uinecy~ six 3 lid columns set up in smali type. ea LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Svictps or A Womax.—About half-past five o’clock last evening & woman aged fifty years, named Deborah Roberts, who resides at 417 Nin i avenue, committed suicide by taking Paris green. ‘The Coroner Was notified to hold an inquest. RatLRoaD AcciIpENT.—A man named Francis Dignon, twenty-eight years of age, who resides at No, 282 Bast Fifty-ninth street, while driving a dirt across the Hudson River Ratiroad track on Sieventh avenue, between Fifty-third ana Fifty. fourth streets, was struck by the express train and had his legs fearfully ©! ed. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital. (el Death or Two CHILDREN FROM EXxrosuRe ON THE Cars.—An emigrant train of four cars, which lett New York at three o'clock Th on the Hudson River Ki rive the in consequence of sengers sul ly for want of food. number of ts were accompanied by small children. Two of the latter were en sick from neglect and Sere, and died from tne effects soon after reaching this city. One was a boy about two years of age, son of Cunningham, who reatden Clyde, Mr. Cunninghain came to this country about a He sent out for his wife and two chtid: from Ireland ednesday last. died was in excellent health when they left New York for this city. ‘The other chtid was an infant of about six daughter of Luke Morremaker, German, who just arrived from en route for St, Louis.—Albany Argus, aprit A Belfast correspondent of the Lewiston (Me.) re says the rato market a, is ve at and there are mi: jousand bushe: to come in ‘rom. the surrounding towns, They bring only fifty-five cents @ basiel.