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WASHINGTON. The Rights and Duties of Neu- tral Powers. t An Opinion Required from At- torney General Hoar. THE ELECTION IN MISSISSIPPI Probable Separate Vote on the Ob- noxious Clauses. THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD Morigcze Bonds Deposited as Security for Its Completion. ‘WASHINGTON, May 28, 1869. A Knotty Problem Submitted to the Attorney General—Requirements of the Neutrality Laws. Several very important leading questions, grow- Ing out of the Cuban question and our claims against England, have ben submitted to Attorney General Hoar for his opinion as the constitutional law ad- viser of the President. As he advises so will the administration act, provided it does not see cause to override the legal opinion, as in the case of the celebrated eight hour law question, The President’s proclamation in that case, although undoubtedly very popular, has given rise to very severe criticism, even by men who generally side with Grant. As men posted in the law they take the ground that he had no right to ignore the very positive decision of of his constitutional adviser. Among the points submitted to Mr. Hoar now is one as to how far our government may go in allow- ing the Cubans to fit out vessels in our ports without a direct violation of our neutrahty laws, whether we are bound by treaty stipulations to go beyond mere appearnces, and, so to speak, officiate as a sort of detective in ferretting out breaches of the neutrality laws, This point arises from the tact that all the vessels supposed to be fitted out for Cuba obtain clearances for Mexico, Jamaica, St. ‘Thomas, or some other place, and in no case for Cuba direct. The Spanish authorities claim that when representations are made that such vessels are really destined to succor the Cubans, and that their clearance papers are in point of fact mere blinds, our goverament, to carry out the spirit) as well as the letter of treaty stipulations, should in all such cases promptly interfere. Secretary Fish is decidedly opposed to this view of the question. He holas that our government can only examine whether the vessel’s papers are ali right and in pro- per form, and is not bound to goa step further in ex- ecution of our international obligations. It 18 be- lieved that the Attorney General will concur in the opinion of the Secretary of State on this matter, ‘What the precise points are upon which the Attorney General’s opinion is reqaired in connection with the Alabama claims I am not reliably informed. The President's Views Upon Reconstruction in Mississippi. Major Wofford, of Mississippl, who caine here as a Tepresentative of a large portion of the people of that State, hada long interview with the Presiaent this morning. He stated that the desire for recon- struction was unanimous, and with the disfranciis- ing and test oath and unjust features of the militia clauses submitted to a separate vote the constitu- tion would be adopted by an overwhelming majority. ‘The general disposition is to support the President in the policy laid down in his inaugural address. The President said he was satisfled that Mississippi was quiet and orderly, and he repeated what he had said to others, that no order would be issued con- cerning Mississipp! until after the Virginia election; but he thought the middle of August or the first of September would be a good time for the election in the former State, and that the disfranchising features, oaths and the objectionable parts of the militia clause, and perhaps one or two others, would be submitted separately. Letter of General Parker to the Indian Com- mission. General Ely S. Pa-ker, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, has addressed the following letter to the In- dian Commission now in session in this city:— DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, WASHINGTON, May 28, 1469, GENTLEMEN—You having been se!ected by the Pre- sident, under the provisions of the fourth section of tie act of Congress approved April 10, 1859, entitled “An act making BY ghar | for the current and contingent expenses of the indian Department, &c., for tne year ending June 30, 1870,” for the purpose of enabling the President to execute the powers conferred by said act, and being authorized by the same to exercise, under the direction of the President, joint control with the Secretary of tne Jaterior over the disbursement of the appropriation made by said act, or part ‘thereof, as the President May designate, and having been convened in this city for the purpose of organizing for the execution of your duties, and belleving that in connection with the President and other officers of the government you desire the humanization, civilization and Chris- tuanization of the Indians, I very respectfully, after consultation with the honorable Secretary of tne In- terior, submit the following, which, with a view to proper and intelligent action in the future relations of the government with the Indians, [deem it tm- portant should receive your early consideration and suggestions, viz." determination or settle ment of what should bo the legal status of the Indians; a definition of the rights and obligations under the laws of the United States, of the Staes and Territories and treaty stipulations; whether any more treaties shall be negotiated wita Indians; if not, what iegis- lation is necessary for those wifi whom there are existing treaty silpulations, and what for those with Wiom no such stipulations exist? Should the Indians be placed upon reservations, and what is the bess method to accompiisi this object? Should not legislation discriminate beiween the civilized and locajzed Indians and the wild, roving tribes of tue plains and mountains? What changes are ne- co-sary mn existing laws relating to purchasing goods and provisions for the Indians, in order to prevent fraud, &c.? Should any changes be made fi ihe method of paying the money annuities, and if so, what? Great misciief, cviig and frequently serious results follow from friendly Indtans leaving their reservations, producing conflicts between the ciuzens, soldiers and Indians—at what time aud point shalt the ervil rule cease and the military be- in? ny change required in the intercourse laws y reason of the present and changed condition of the country ? 1 would respectfully suggest that inspections shoult be made by your comunssion of as many in- dian tribes, especially the wild and roving ones, as the time of the honorable commisstoners wili per- mit, and the r condition and wants be reported on, With any suggestions that each case may seem to accounts of superintendents and agents should be examined, aud the efiiciency or ineificiency of these officers should be reported upon, Ali suggestions, recommendations and re- ris from the commission shouid be made to tie honorabte Sceretary of the Interior, to be by him, when rage oueien to the oo dent and to Cougress. Very 'y, your obedient servant, HS. PAR ER, Commissioner. To Messrs, William Welch, John V. Farewell, George H. Stuart, Robert Campbell, W. BE. Dodge, B. S. Tobey, Felix K. Branot, Nathan Bishop, Henry 8. Jane, Commissioners. Plan for an Indian Utopin. Ex-Governor Arny, of New Mexico, had an inter- view to-day with the President in regard to indus- triai Indian education. His plan is that all Indians be placed on reservations and pay them @ reason- able compensation for the jand they relin- quish, in annual payments, for a specified number of years, not in money, but in clothing, provisions, cattle, sleep, —_ horses, farming Implements, &c., snch as would be for their comfort and enable them to cultivate the soil and manufacture their own clothing. An industrial school should be established on each reservation, aud ail the children between eight and sixteon years of ago ptaced in the school to be educated mentally, morally anq physically, the government agreeing to clothe and ffeed them; that spinning-whecis, looms, ‘and other machinery be introduced for the female children, and the boys be taught agriculture, hort- culture, and the mechanto arts, requiring ali the chit- Gren to labor three hours per day and thus civilize, pbristianize, and make them pelf-sustaining, The NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. President recommended to Mr. Arny the pre- sentation of his plan to the Indian commission. ‘The Central Pacific Railroad. ‘The Central Pacific Railroad Company nas com- plied with the act passed at the last session of Con- gress requiring the deposit of a security for the com- pletion of its portion of the Pacific Railroad, and fixing the junction of the Central with the Union at or near Ogden. The commission appointed to ex- amine the condition of both roads filed their report on Friday last. On the coming inof the report Pres- ident Grant, upon consultation with his Cabinet, de- elded that a deposit of $4,000,000 of the Central first mortgage bonds would fully secure the completion and equipment of the Central as a first class railroad, Mr, Chittenden, the counsel of the Central, was advised of this decision yesterday. This morning, in company with Mr. Huntington, Vice president of:the road, he called on Secretary Boutwell and madg deposit of the required security. ‘The Secretary thereupon directed the issue to the Central company of the full amount of bonds to which it was entitled bylaw. The amounts to be expended are required to equip and complete the road for through business, The report of tno commissioners was brought up to March 1, since which the Central has supplied many of the items required. The company state that they intend to press forward the work until their road 1s brought to the required standard of eMficiency. The subject of the security required from the Union Pacific Rail- road has not yet been considered by the President, but will be in a few days, when the like security ‘will be given. Quarreliing Over the SpoilaHow Appoint- ments are Obtained. There is a story told here to-day which, if true, is anything but creditable to Postmaster Genera’ Creswell and Commissioner Delano. It seems thit some time ago Mr. H. DeForrest Young, who served as Chief of Ordnance with the Third Army Corps under Sickles and afterwards was connect: with the Freedmen’s Bureau in Georgia, was Tecom- mended by strong influence for the positon of As- sessor of the Second district of that Stste. His ap- pointment was positively promised, ard he returned to Georgia fully expecting tit his com- mission would shortly follow him, but to his surprise @ man named Wh‘ehead was subse- quently nominated and confirmed. This change is said to have been effected in the following way:— Creswell has a cousin nemed Dr. Strohecker, in Macon, who desired #0 control the patronage of the Assessor’s office, ead therefore used nis influ- ence with Cresswell tw have Mr. Whitehead appoint- ed, the understaxding being that Whitehead should appoint a relative of Creswell to a position under him, and permit Strohecker to manipulate the patronage. At the same time Delano had a friend who was working to obtain the postal agency for one of the new districts out West. ‘The story goes that thereupon Creswell ang Delano struck a bargain, the former agreeing to give Delano’s friend the postal agency on the condition that Whitehead— Creswell’s man—should be appointed to the Georgia assessorship. This bargain was literally carried out. Now it seems Whitehead has refused to allow Cres- well’s cousin to enjoy the patronage of the assessor- ship according to promise, though he appointed Mr. Scott, a relative of Creswell, to a clerkship under him. The consequence is that there is a grand rum- pus, Strohecker has let the cat out of the bag, and Young has come here armed with affidavits to prove that Whitehead was not only a rebel, but everything else that might be deemed disreputable. It is a very pretty quarrel as it stands. The Negro Postmaster at Macon, Georgin— A Novel Rebuke to the Rebel Element. The appointment of the negro Turner as post- master of Macon was made at the request of Senator Sumner and General Butler, and with tne full con- currence of the Cabinet, as a rebuke to the dis- loyal element of Georgia for the late murders and outrages alieged to have been perpetrated there. Butler Is said to nave told the President that the step was absolutely necessary, and that unless it was taken he (Butler) would make the omis- sion the cause of pitching mto the administration with all his ability on the reassembling of Congress. A deputation of Georgians waited upon the Presi- dent on Thursday,to protest against the continuance of Turner in the office. They stated that Turner was entirely unfit for the position, and made him- self odious to all parties by his impudence and igno- rance; that Mr. Washington, who had been removed to make way for Turner, was a troly loyal republi- can, and had given the highest satisfaction during the’ administration of the ofice. The President. imformed she deputation that he had nothing’ whatever against Mr, Washington. His removai had been made through a conviction that it was necessary to administer some sort of are- buke to the rebel element there who had counte- nanced the late outrages, and ghe (the President) thought Turner would give them @ most unpleasant dose, It was too late now to protest against the ap- pointment, It had been made and must stand, no matter how unpatatadle it might be to the people of that section, loyal or disloyal. A gentleman writing from Macon about the ap- pointment of Turner, uses the following words:— It will do more to damn Grant’s administra- tion than anything he ever did. Even the negroes are dissatisfied with the appointment. The white radicals are, of course, down on it, for they wanted it themselves. Turner, the appointee, is a stuck-up darky, who has been spoiled by his political asso- ciations with mean white men. J cannot under- stand what General Grant could have meant by making such an appointment. It ts outrageous and withowt excuse. My word for it, General Grant will be sorry that he allowed such an outrage to be com- mitted on innocent people who vainly looked to him for peace, They asked for bread and he gave stones, for fish and be sent a serpent, The New York Treasury. Judge Folger, of New York, is spoken of in con. nection with the position of United States Assistant Treasurer at New York, In place of Mr. Van Dyke, who intends to resign. Regulations of the Trensury Department. Secretary Boutwell has reissued the order closing the Department at three o'clock P. M., from and after the ist proximo, instead of at four o'clock, as at present. An additional regulation to the series for the government of the Department officials is one that declares that the practice of loaning money in anti- cipation of salaries is regarded as detrimental to the public service, and employés who resort to it will be hable to dismissal. Disbursing clerks are instracted to notify the Secretary in writing of every case of the kind hereafter occuring which may be known to them. All the cierks in the Treasury are being paid off to-day. ‘The new currency will be issned on the 1st of Jnly. A Benutifal Tribute to the Memory of Un- known Heroes. A pretty feature of the decoration services at Ar- ington to-morrow will be a beautiful foral tomb for the grave of the unknown, over 2,000 of whom are buried ander one common monument, the most inter- esting of any, perhaps, in the national cemetery. This foral tomb will consist of a large cross containing the names of all the battles from the commencement of the war to the close excepting Fort Fisher, which will be placed on the foot stone, The lady friends of the Grand Army were busy to-night making this beautifal decoration at Wesley chapei, corner of Fifth and F streeta, Decorating the Graves at Arlington. ‘The Executive mansion will be closed to-morrow, together with the various public departments. No business will be done, and nearly ali the prominent oMecials here will jom in the ceremony of decorating the graves of Union soldiers, Mayor Bowen has issued a proclamation sugyest- ing all places of business be closed during the day, and that the citizens generally unite in the ceremo- nies in honor of the heroes who lost their lives in the defence of the government and this capital du- ring the rebellion. Celebration of St. Johun’ Day. A committee of commanders of Knights 'Temptars ‘ot this city called on the President to-day to obtain leave of absence for members of the Order in gov- ernment empioy to attend the forthcoming anni- veraary of &, Johns Day in Philadelphia, ‘The Georgia Agricultural Exposition. ‘The President to-day isened an order placing the | Georgia Agricultural Society in possession of the building erected at Macon, Ga., by the Confedcrate government as an arsenal, and now in possession of the Preedmen's Bureau, for holding a State agri- evltural exposition next summer. Swindiing Claim Agents Coming to Grief, Mr. Newcomb, of New York, ie bere working up cases against some of the alleged swind!ing claim agents, and has hit upon some highly damaging testimony. It is said what information he has gathered, in connection with that obtained by Mr. Harman, of the Treasury, will constitute a rich ez- posé, The claim agents for four or five years reaped arich harvest, but now the season of their adversity has arrived, and they will suffer much. Washington Belles Becoming Lachrymose. ‘The ladies of Washington have just done shedding tears over the departure of General Adam Badeau. He was not handsome, they say, but had such pretty, fascinating ways. In taking bis departure the Gen- eral contrived a sweet farewell of his lady friends by leaving a card on which was printed in pretty type the words, “Bye, bye.” The ladies hope Mr. Motley will take good care of their “Bad 0” while in London, and not let him develop any of those infirmities peculiar to English society. The Public Debt Statement for May. [Washington (May 28) eeeenennennn of the Even Dg The public debt stetement, which will be /asued next Monday by the Treasury Departmens, will ex- hibit a condition of affairs most grattying to the try large, and demonstrate the fact that under the management of Secre Boutwell the revenue is faithfully collecved the enormous debt of the nation rapidly diminished. An exami- nation of the boots of the Treasury Department this morning @'closes the fact that wp to 26. inelusive the receipts for the present month from customs amounted to $12,549,638, and from internal revenne receipts $17,952,435, smountisg in the aggregate to $35,502,073, The total expenses of government for the same time, ineluéing several millions of interest paid on bonds, ameinted to a little over $16,800,000, thus showing a ‘eduction on the amount of the debt up that date of $12,900,000. The receints and expenditures for the remaining four days of May are to be included in the above statement, but these, it is thought at the department, will add to the reduction of the debt several hundred thonsand dollars, The receipts from internal revenue and customs alone were verv heavy yesterday. which thay be accepted as an indication of what they will be during the remaining three days, the former amounting to $1,079,000 and the latter to 632,000, ‘The fact also appears that the amonnt of coin in the Treasury has not been diminished any since Mr. Routwel! began to sell one and two millions weekly. The hooks show this morning that there 1s coin in the Treasury to the amount of $90,536,000, while there isa currency balance of $13,581,000, MARRIAGE OF PRINCE LOUIS FERDINAND DE BOURBON. ‘The marrifee of Prince Louis Ferdinand de Bonr- bon, son of Count d’Aquila and nephew of ex-King Ferdinand, of Naples, of Isabella, ex-Queen of Spain, and of Dom Pedro, of Brazil, to Senorita Amelia Hamel, of Havana, daughter of the ‘“ Queen of the Antilies,” Enriguetta Perot de Hamel, by Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, on the the 20th day of March last, was duly published in the HeraLp. The appearance of the distinguished couple in a police court for such @ purpose created some astonishment and furnished food for the gos- sips and guidnuncs. The explanation of the case is that the Prince, who is only twenty-four years of age and quite boyish in appearance, was courageous enough to trample on the old dynas- tic prerogative which forbade any scion of the blood royal to marry a plebelan. He applied to the Catho- le clergy of every country of Enrope, but his applica- tion in every instance was met by a peremptory de- mal. ‘Rome has spoken” was the truth that fashed on his mind as he found himself doomed to disap- pointment. Ferdinand and bis family reside in Rome, within a short distance of the Vatican, and this tells the whole story in a single sentence, But the Prince loved Amelia with all the ardor of which a young heart 1s capable, and it is little to be won- dered at, for she is beautifal in the full sense of the word. being now in her twentieth year. They re- paired to Paris, where the voung lady soon became the pet of the Empress Eugénie, Strange to say, the Prince had always been a great favorite with Napo- Jeon, despite his family connections, and the youth improved the acquaintance with the object of having the dearest wish of his heart at last accomplished. Some time in December last he unfolded his purpose to the Emperor, and prayed the consent of the latter to the union. Napoleon, with his characteristic shrewdness, immediately turned the conversation on another subject, but the Prince was too earnest in his suit to be thus fotled, At length the Emperor replied that he would give an answer the following day. The Prince appeared next dav, and was in- formed the Emperor left a letter for him, which con- tained nothing more than the laconic reply:—“Re- fiechissez,”” an evasion worthy of the Little Corsican Luimself. The Prince had been “reflecting” ever since, but the Catholic hierarchy aid not relent. He came to the United States, but he found Rome here also. He appenied, but anpealed in vain, to the ciergy. Fortune smiled at last upon him as a reward for his perseverance. Matters took an auspicious turn on Thursday. In the afternoon of that dav a gen- tleman and lady appeared at the residence of the pas- tor of St. Peter’s church, Jersey City, told him they were travelling through this country and desired to be united m marriage forthwith, before they would go to Long Branch for the summer. The pastor m- quired as to their names, ages and family connec. fons, and put other queries to satisfy himself that no law of the Church would be violated In the case. A messenger was sent to Bishop Bayley, at Newark, for a dispensation; but no reply was recetved up to the time when the carrier was expected to return. Yesterday morning the Prince and ins lady went to confession, attended mass, which was celebrated at nine o'clock by the Rev. Dr. Wiseman, received the holy communion with most exeaplary piety, and at half-past eleven o’clock the union took place between Louis Ferdinand de Bourbon and the fair Amelia Hamel, which the Catholic Church holds to be irrevocable. The ceremony was performed by Father Wiseman. who merely blessed the ring, all that was necessary to stamp the seal of the church on the civil marriage which was con- tracted in New York. The witnesses were Sefior inst, the father and mother of the bride and a lady belonging to Jersey City. These, with the rep- resentative of the HERALD, were the only individ- uals, among the laity at least, to whom the matter was confided. At the conclusion of the ceremony the happy couvie seemed overjoyed. now that their long anxiety and suspense had termina- ted, and the bride gave expression to her feelings by embracing the lady who stood by her side, but who had been up to that hour a stranger to her. ‘Thus by one stroke the diplomacy of that decaying stock which is known by the name of the Bourbon dynasty and the intrigues of their aympathizers have been frustrated; and in the interests of mor- ality, not to mention the high prerogative of man in taking to himself a wife and cleaving to her accord- ing to the divine injunction, no one will regret the conclusion of this case beyond those referred to, The knot 1s tied at last, and the Bourbon dynasty, whether on the throne or In exile, must accepithe situation. . ‘The first announcement of the event was flashed across the cable to the Hmpress Hugénte, and the fo te td no doubt create a little sensation in the Puileries, METHODIST CHURCH LAY REPRESENTATION. Meeting of Methodist Churchmen Last Evens Ing to Demand the Privileges. A meeting of lay delegates of the Methodist Epis- copal Charch was held last evening at the church on Thirtieth street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues. ‘The object of the meeting was to assert the import- ance of securing lay representation with that of the ministry in the Methodist Church. Tt appears that, according to the rule adopted in the General Con- ference, a vote on this question shonld be taken tn the month of June, 1969, in all the annual conferen- ces of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Ihe United States, every member, male and female, being entitled to vote. In other Protestant denominations the laity of the churches have been represented im their sti- reme tribunals; the ministrytalone of the Methodist piscopal Church have heretofore legislated for the denomination, both ecclesiastically and financially. ‘This anomaly grew in time irksome to the members, and afew years ago, it will be remembered, they lem: representation tn the General Conference. This demand is now pass, urged with dignity, firm- ness and sound argument, and great interest is felt thronghont the country in the resuit of the forth- coming decision by ballot, wherein over 1,000,000 members will put themselves on record one way or the other, The chair taken by the pastor, Rey, A. 0. Vail. With @ few remarks he introduced Mr. H. M. Fornes- TER, Who ina ee 3A amentative « course to define the position of the laity. If we con- suit the hi of all other churches, said the apeaker, it will be found that a great portion of tneir suecess may be traced to jearty co-operation between the lalty and the clergy, working in har- mony, working for the rvation of unity and working above all for the salvation of souls. Mn+ stances are on record where the influence of the Inity has saved other denominations from mortifica- tion and disanion. Hf at any time it should happen that one branch of the Methodist Church should go. astray the other will be ind, he felt —_aaeeured, prepared to bring back the erring, and, ike pilots ready at & moment's notice to supply the deserted place of the regular captain at the heim, steer the ship in the true path of Iie and light, Nev, AUREL STEVENS, 1). 1D., the next speaker, aid he felt satished that nime-tenths of the buemess done h could be properly done by the laymen. CLOALE wih would be developed by ation between the two brane The power would thus be brought into active exercise It iy immense. to the inf any one could cand things con: uly springing exercise of thonght and wisdom. He bet no lack of these qualities essential to the proper ad: judication of the man, question» that arise, from me fo me, Would be found among the laity, The Divine hand which so visibly to lifting up from year to year and the aght and of Methodiam all over Hhovworkd, meretore itis that. ail mombers of the the world, Church exert themselves to secure the suc- ceas of a tovement that will make Methodism fo forw: and heaven guided course with the variable force Of destiny. ‘Cas. C, WoRTH made a few remarks in advo- of |i the meeting TROTTING AT THE FASHION COURSE. A trotting match for $1,000, mile heats, best three in five, between Dan Mace’s black gelding Black Knight and Mr, Roden’s sorrel gelding Billy Bird, came off yesterday afternoon at the Fashion Course, which required five heats to be trotted be- fore it was decided which was the winner. The Black Knight won the match. He wasa great favor- ite throughoat the race, the betting being three to ‘one in his favor before the horses came on the track. After the first heat, which was won by Billy Bird, ‘the oads were fully as great in favor of the black a3 they were before the start, The second heat was @ dead one, and four to one on the black was offered by his backers, but there was little business done at that rate, as the backers of the sorrel were not to be caught for any more money than they had already posted on the result. The black horse is a very showy animal, fully six- teen hands high. He has a lofty way of going and can trot fast, probably much better than he had to show yesterday. The sorrel gelding, Billy Bird, is quitea plain looking gelding, about fifteen and a half hands high; with a good deal of white about his legs and face. He trots very prettliy, and will make a ve fine road horse, He was rather over-matched on th. occasion, although the person who matched him, M. Roden, his trainer and driver, thought difterently atthe time and continued in that beitef to the ead ofthe race. ‘The match was rather an imprompta affair, Mace and Roden met on the track with these horses in their exercising work, and, having a protracted brush, in whuct Roden thought he had the best of it, he proposed a race between them for $500 a side, which was accepted by Mace, and yesterday was the day appointed for the settiement of the question of speed. The track wus in capital order jor a race, but there were very few people there to witness it, those who were in attendance being the immediate friends of the parties interested, with a few of the old habitucs Who are never absent themselves when a trot comes off. More discussion was had on the merits of the horses that are to contend to-day at Prospect Park Fair Grounds than was given to the race in progress, and the names of George Wilkes, Goldsmith Maid, American Girl and Lucy were mentioued more frequently than were those of flack Knight and Billy Bird. The following are the de- tails of ‘ THE TROT. First Heat,—The horses had @ very even start at the first attempt, and they went around the turn with their heads paratiel, but approachivg the quarter pole the sorrel began to draw away gradu- ally, and as he passed the pole he was one length ead. Time, forty-four seconds, Going down the ckstretch Buly Bird graduaily opened a gap, and at the hali-mtie pole was three lengths away trom the other. The time was 1:243;. They both trotted very steadily, but it was rather slow work. On the Flushing end Billy Bird widened the gap aud was six lengths m advance at the three-quarters, in 2:04. The black horse gained very iittle up the home- stretch, and Billy Bird came in a winner of the heat by tive lengths in 2 ‘second Heat.—black Knight was still the favorite, but for what reason did not appear to the unini- tiated. Those who offered the odds probably saw something that was not visible to ordinary observa- tion, Two toone and more was current oa Black Knight. The horses after a few attempts got away with their heads together, and so they were to about half way around the turn, when Buly Bird to began druw away, and at the quarier pole was one length ahead in forty-three seconds. Going down the backstretch Bully Bird broke up and Biack Knight took a lead of nearly three lengths, which he maintained to the halt-mile Je in 1:25. Going along the Flushing end Biliy Bird gained gradually on the black, and as they passed the three-quarier pole, in 2:02, there was very little difference between them. They came on the liomestretch head and head, and after a beau- tiful and apparently masterly struggle between the drivers of the horses they landed on the score 80 parallel that the Judges declared lt a dead heat, The time was 2:47. Third Heat.—Black Knight was still the favorite, and at longer odds than before the previous heat, twenty to tive being oitered on his ultimately win- ning the race. At the second time they got away very evenly, and went around the turn head and head, and so continued to the quarter pole in forty- two seconds. The race was very close down the backstretch for about half the distance, when Biack Knight broke up and fell off five lengths, He rallied finely, however, after the accident, and ve- gan closing. Atthe nali-mile pole Billy Bird was three lengths ahead in 1:24. Going along the Flushing end the black closed at every stride, shut- ting up the daylight steadily, and at the three-quar- ter pole,in 220255, Billy was but half a length ahead, ‘The straggie up the homestretch was very Close and exciting until the horses were inside the distance stand, they being head and head. Here Billy Bird broke up and swerved to the right very close to the black’s suiky, but he did not touch tt, and Biack Knight came in a winner by four lengths. Mace ap- pealed to the judges, and asked taem to punish Roden if he had vioiated any of the rules when his horse broke, but as the judges saw nothing that was cout of the way, they gave the heat to Black Knight, and told the drivers to prepare their horses for another heat. Time given by the Judges, 2:15, but it was realiy five seconds faster. The judges made a mistake. Fourth Heat.—The betting was now five to one on Black Knight. They again had a very even start, and went around the turn head and head and con- tinued so to the quarter pole in forty-one seconds, After passing that point Biily Bird broke up aad teil off five lengths; but by the time he caught his trot Black Knight also broke, and when he recovered they were heaa and head. At the half-mile poie Black Knight was a neck in front in 1:22%%, and they went along in this way into the Flushing end, wien the black gradually drew away from the sorrel until, at the three-quarter pole, he was a length tn front. Time, 2:01. Swinging into the homestretch Billy Bird broke up again and lost a couple of lengths, but when he recovered he trotted very fast and shut up the daylight nicely, and was at Black Knight's wheel at the distance stand. THe broke up again, however, and Black Kmght won the heat by two lengths, ‘Time of the heat, 2:48, Pisth Heat.—There Was no one now willing to in- vest a dollar on Billy Bird, and offers of long odds met With no reaponse; not even the offer of fifty to two could draw” the wallets of the backers of tho sorrel. Asin all the previous heats the start was a good one, but before they got into the turn Billy broke up and lost four or five lengths. Black Knight led io the quarter pole four lengths in forty-turee aud a half seconds. Biiy closed up a length or more on the backstreteh, the black passing the half- mile pole two lengths im front tn 1:25%. On the shing end the sorrel broke up again and fell off two or three lengths, and the black was four lengths ahend at the three-quarter pole 204. Ti fe eorrel well om the homestretch, but broke when stand, and he kept ona run until he crossed Black Knight won the heat by over a O's. ‘The tollowing is a SUMMARY. Fasmon Covrse, May 29.—Match $1,000, mile heats, best three in five, In harness. cat 1}, Mace entered bik, g. Mack Knight M. Roden entered &, Quarter. Firat heat..... 44 Second heat.. 45 ‘Thint heat. 2 Fourth heat.. 41 Fifth heat.... 43 PROSPECT ‘his is the last day of the grand inangaral meet- ines of this association, which has already estab- lished itself as an American institution, The trotting during the first two days, Tuesday and Thursday, although confined to excellent horses, did not in- clude the gallant steeds that to-day will trot, first, for a premium of $1,000, embracing the bay mare Lady Whitman, black mare Jesse Wales, bay mare Belle of Brooklyn, bay gelding Little Fred, brown gelling Old Pat, and bay gelding, Needie Gun, and, second, fora premium of $5,000, for all horses, ex- cept Lady Thora and Mountain Boy, are entered the chesnut stallion Bashaw, Ji., brown stallion Khode Island, bay mare Lacy, bay mare American Giri, brown, stallion George Wilkes, and bay mare Gold+ smith Matd. Pools Were sold last night upon these races at the old places of assemblage; and, a8 an indication of the feciing# of the be'ting fraternity, the subjoimed are given! FIRST RACK. Tittle Pred... to Relie of Brooklyn. BX Lady, Whitman 18 16 iu Totals. 02 156 dsmith Maid. 130 go Wilkes. 125 Lucy . 100 Bashaw, 66 American 60 Rhode Island, 36 Totals, Op : but daylight had scarcely set in before the sight- THE DEATH PENALTY, || sive icc uarcc art cy ms that of young Smeltzer, in 1864. It may be remem- nee bered that Smeltzer, a rather good looking lad, about eighteen years of age, Was for the murder of Mrs. Nusbaum and her child, The youth and pre- Execution in Frederick, Md., of a possessing appearance of Smeltzer won the Rr] rs 4 the Se iearen penne cA Rig f made his execution unusually interesting. ve Negro for the Murder of a years have been w suiliclent lapse of cine to whet e appetite o 1c citizens 0! ert White Man. tue interest of the more simple minded country folk of the vicinity for exhibitions ofgthis kmd, and, a8 before siated, the first blush dawn saw pro- cessions of vehicles of all descriptions making their way into the city, The streets were soon filled with crowds “of men and women, whose simple garb proclaimed them honest ullers of the soil, The greatest interest was mani- fested tn the execution of ‘Truman. His crime was pameraet by a whole community AC sae C 30 aggre nature as to deprive ost en- Bungling Work of the Sheriff and | treiy of public sy thy and Yo create 8 desire to act in vindication of the law. His Deputies. ‘As early as eight o'clock the crowd to as- semble about the jail. Eager sightseers were perched upon honse-tomm wulis yand trees, de- termined to secure atthe earliest possible moment ood peomons for witnessing the execution at the jail. eye elgh hours had his hands full. A host of persons wanted to see the condemned, all of whom he was reluctantly obliged to refuse. The pressure to obtain its to enter the inclosure ‘was very great, and these favors, too, the Sueriff was compelled to deny on account of the limited capa- city of the jail yard. THE GUARDS AND THE SCAFFOLD. Abont forty citizens, Who were members of a mil- itary company, were summoned the Sheruf to attend, under arms, to secure the CONFESSION OF THE MURDERER. FREDERICK, Md., May 25, 1869. George Truman, a negro, about twenty-one years of age, was hanged in our jail yard to-day at half-past twelve o'clock, for the murder of an un- known white man on the 30th of January last, near Point of Rocks, Maryland. The murder was com- mitted to get possession of a carpet bag which con- tained clothing valued at twenty-five dollars. During his trial, which began on the 1ith eat ar oa hy aT one ee 0! ie lay e mm turn vi of March, sud was conciuded on the armed with Springfleld muskets. They ere posed: 16th of the same month, he betrayed no trepidation, | under the command of Lieutenant Eckstein, about of the jail and in and evinced throughout an utter indifference to the | the jall, at the gate, at the door the corridor leauing to the cell of the condemned. Proceedings—seemiugly careless of what might be | 69 tne wall inclosinar the jalt yard four of the cor- the result, ‘his imdifference never deserted him | poration police were also in attendance, under the during the trial, and not even when the solemn sen- | command of policeman J. Schindier. ‘The scatfold used was the same on which Smeltzer was executed, tence of death was pronounced by the Court. During | and was rebulit for thisoccasion. It is about twenty: the whole term of the prisoner’s confinement he | two feet in height, and was erected in a cor- evinced no more feeling than when un ner of the jail yard. The bolt that ~ nares drops Ue trap was ori; xd to be touched trial, He was taciturn, reserved, and could with the greatest difficulty be induced to speak of the circumstances connected with the bloody deed he had committed. He maintained throughout an in- ve the carpenter at work this morning altermg the drop difference to the dreadiul fate which awaited him | so thatit ft a LA Sprung from cr pocosm of the unparalleled in the history of malefactors. He “— of steps leading to the scait Vhile the workmen were engaged in building the Seemed to make an effortto banish from his mind | geaiold ‘Truman looked front his window and. ob- all thoughts of his crime, and was habitually lively and | served the i pee eduar great bb ppc but cheerful, frequently passing the time by singing manifested very slight feeling in regard to the pur- C1 ose for Which it was intended. He remarked wow snatches of rude songs peculiar to the lower classes | Inan who was conversing with Bim at tue time, as of negroes, One scrap of rough rhyme, which was | the sound of the hammers reached his ear, ‘there evidently original with himself; and which he was | $0¢8 another nail in my coMn.’? often heard to sing, was, WITH THE CONDEMNED. About eight o’clock this morning several colored If dis niggah had never been born, by jin, He wouldn't a’ had on de gallows to aw men asked permission to sing and pray with Tra~ man. They were permitted to enter his ceil, and ‘The Sheriff, Mr. Nathan 0. Neighbours, a very gen- | up to eleven oak ther cues, were pears singing tlemanly and kind-hearted gentleman, took an early | With great enthusiasm weil known hyians, in whiten ch of t with seen ervor, and deep interest in the spiritual welfare of nis | 2 condemned Joann na ay apathetic prisoner, and by lis mildness of manner soon won the prisoner's confidence and esteem. ‘Yo ministrations of these pious colored men were alter- him Truman talked with less reserve than with any- nated between singing and praying, and frequeatly the accents of earnest and heartfelt supplication to body else. Mr. Neighbours succeeded, after the prisoner was in his custody for a few weexs, in the Throne of Grace were mingled with che re- sponses of the prisoner. About ten o’clock the Reve Mr. Kessier, a Aiethodist divine, Woo acted as chap lain to the prisoner, Reyes Ae Rarer Lats debit turning his thonghts towards thetiread future; and | #02, and Truian appeared to fee! more than exer to the Sherif tie prisoner made his first confession, bap the enormity of his sins and the need of sal- THE CONFESSION. = i" on Twas born on the 17th of July, 148, in Frederi: About half a dozen of the Young Men’s Christian Mivand havelived there ever alhee except when I war ia | Association, with the Rev. Mr, Kepler and several the army. I was married a few months ago, and for seven or eight months prior to my arrest I had lived’ with my uncle, Henry Hopewell. On the 30th of last January, very early in the morning, I left home with Henry, Hopewell.’ 1 was told ig on the fourth step from the platform of the scaffold, but the Sheriff, who seemed very much averse to touching the bolt that was to launch the prisoner into eternity while standing so pear the victim, had colored men, remained engaged in religious exer- cises with the condemned until half-past eleven, when the turnkey announced that the time had arrived when the prisoner must be dressed for the that a man had just gone out on the Frederick road a y Clothes for ales Autaccemsory, whose name I would wotre, | scaffold, ‘Those in the cell departed, leaving Tru- veal, advised me to rob him. 7 imineaiately started after the | man in the company of the turnkey and his clergy- stranger, my accesaory taking another road to Ball's Hil, | man. By this tine the crowd on the outside of the ‘The stranger saw me coming and stopped; I jail had increased to 4,000 or 5,000 people, and the pe PR to obtain admittance to the enclosure was clothes for sale; he said he had, and opened hit - preemie eo " showed me what hehad in ita pairof soldier's bine very great, almost overwheliming the military guards, and very nearly resulted In a serious: ailray. ON THE SCAFFOLD. Exactly at half-past twelve o’clock the solemn pro- cession filed out of the jail door and took the road to the scaffold, between two lines of armed men. First came the condemned, dressed in @ black felt hat, a pair of drawers, stockings, two shirts and a blue overcoat, 1 told him I would not give him what he asked. He locked his carpet-bag and cut a sifck to his carpet-bag on. I waiked a iitte behind him, aud we reached. Bail's Hil, and met my accomplice. Unperceived by the stranger I picked up a.stone, and, without a word of warning, T struck ‘him a violent blow on the back of the head. | He stagzered and fel dropping his cary fe {immediately recovered an See te ei the” stick’ be had cut as “Notey | black vest, black sick coat, biack pantaloons, Tuomas’ grasped in his . He sprang to his Teck. pumps and white cotton gloves, His arms were I then determined to silence and despatch him. | pmioned, and around his neck was the terrible I seized the wae stone with which I first struck him, | joose. He walked slowly, wearing his habitual ‘and hithim in the temple. He fell senseless, the blood flow: ked around ing freely from both wounds. The man fell’ upon his bac! stolidity of countenance, and too! him Aut wtle he was lying thore unconscious Ttook of bis hoous | with an air of the greatest unconcern. By the and then his pants, picked up his hat and carpet-bag and left | prisoner's side was the clergyman, and immediately = ee yet fend, pif Coal sey shoes and put on tbe soot in his rear walked the Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, the . ent onto my bome, a . wi ane eee ok chart tina afieryard Pores bent es | SURNGY, ME. Quinn, D4 the i Wee ee rcamstOn the mountain and maoled rails for Mr. Kremer until nearly 7 ¢ ““ortonvilie”? dark, Itthen occurred to me that the mau was not di passed —. the solemn air o! e” was when T left bi in the morning, and that I had better go and | sung amid the breathless stillness of the vast assem- see what had become of him. I quit work and went tothe | blage. Having ascended the scaffold the condemned spot where I had left him. He was not there. I | was placed beneath the beam, his feet were bound found him a short distance from where T left him. | and the rope was fastened in the hook overhead. ‘Truman to fongclonsness, | While this was being done looked upwards ther crawled or been moved by m: Mice wi . | at the room with an ex: mn of calm y a3 ity He pa me to Telleve us im biel Kort x He had | if he, too, was merely an Lge ong spectator of there be! om nine 0" a scel enduring God only knows oe teew i Segre a scene in which some one else was to piay the part of Pipe oe ‘hen everything was arranged the clergyman stepped forward and said that the prisoner had im, tool made a full confessioa of his crime and that there ‘and as he laid there, conscious, but helpless, before was nothing more he could add to It. He ioe a igen breathed again. The charge pas tofeel that calm contentment known only to the Ppa eg head eee io tecee and ermine: ius | true Christian, and claimed that he had made his Tauot bit. ‘The same morning George Hopewell and Ttart- | Peace with God. He desired, however, to say afew ed for the pomt, It was on our way to the Point tuat I tola | Words to them. George Hopewell that I had struck the man he saw ine with THE LAST WORDS OF THE CONDEMNED, and bled bim for all he was worth. I do not know why I told Truman then said in a clear, steady voice, which him uuless because I could not keep my guilty secret. was audible throughout the enclosure:—“Well, gen- ‘The murderer concluded by saying that the above | tlemen, I have been raised to tis disgraceful end by 4 a full statement of his crime, and that he bears no | iy own wickedness. 1 have been very bad. I know enmity toward the witnesses, jurors, or Sherif, ad- | it, and now I must die for tt, I hope this will be a ang: wersieg to bef ge poy BJ as honestly and ‘The sands of a brief existence have ; properly, and love and serve G: ave friends on are about cloving forever Upon the beasties of this oveer | this earth and friends in Heaven, and I hope to mee ‘world, to open, I hope and truat and pray, upon the «plendor | you allin Heaven, I—— of abetter. Ibid all a iast farewell, GEORGE TRUMAN. Here the prisoner's voice broke down and he was AN APTER CONPESSIO: unable to proceed. It was the deepest emotion he A few days after the foregoing confession was | had yet shown, and for @ moment silence reigned. made to the Sheriff, tn the presence of the prisoner's let an then offered up an for counsel, M. P. Galligher, who ably sustained a | the final salvation of the criminal, at the conclusion brilliant repatation as acrimiual lawyer in defena- | of which he took him by the hand and gave him a ing him, the Sherif asked the prisoner If everything | last blessing. By this time Truman bad recovered he had said in bis confession was strictly true. his composure, and with it his usual apathy, When “Weil,” answered Truman, ‘iU’s all true but that | the Sherif bade him farewell he spoke ear- part where I said there was another man helping | nestly and feelingly his thanks for the kind treat- me to kill the stranger. | had no help; L did it al ment he had received while in the Sherif’s cl self.’? Farewells were then exchanged with the others on This contradiction in the confession of the the sca‘fold, while the turnkey placed over hia head soner leads to a com ‘of doubt as to whether | the white cap, Mr. Derr, who had been authorized the remainder of it can be relied upon; but the opin- | by the Sherif, then adjusted the noose around the fon of those who conversed most with hun 1s that | prisoner's neck, but for some unaccountable reason the confession as given above is correct, with the | Placed the knot under the mght ear instead of the exception of the part where he states that he hadaa | left. When the rope was arranged it was found that accomplice. The prisotier has witiin the last day or | the fall would be about three feet ten inches. two binted that the overcoat which belonged to his THE FXECUTION—DUNGLING OF THE OFFICIALS. victim was hidden somewhere by him, although he Everything being now ready those on the scaffold has steadily refused to disclose ibe place of conceal- descended, the Sheri coming down last. When he ment. reached the third step from the yund he kicked the .stip and the drop fell. This was at forty-five minates past twelve o'clock. Then a apectacle Was presented to the view that sent a sadder through the whole assembly, It was evident that the neck of the prisoner was not broken by the fall, for the body continued to straggie ter- In about two minutes t agony. in to recover; T would be in du Hopewell do for ger. 1 left him and gun, jeaded ft and 10 Was still lying upon deliberate aimvat ‘his AN INTERVIEW WITH THR PRISONER, Last evening your correspondent was permitted to have an interview with the condemned, On tering the cell In company with his jailer, Mr. Winn, and his senior counsel, the prisoner was found seated at a window complacently smoking lis pipe. un the window sill by his elbow laid an embroidered | ribly for fully one minute, velvet tobacco bag. When he heard the bolts drawn | “il motion had ceased, and the body swung to and he turned around and disclosed to view a sligut | fro, apparentiy lifeless, Tt was observed the knot hed slipped when the drop fell to the back of the prisoner's neck, and the ly hang with the head pushed forward instead of to one side. Ten minutes from the moment the drop fell Dr. MeSherry ascended the scaffold with two or three men to ascertain whether life was extinct, and here, to the surprise and disgust of all present, another revolt- ing scene occurred—not through any want of re- spect to the dead, bat from ignorance or thought. leseness, Instead of lowering the body dowa and ag achat for the physician to stand upon to ehim to reach the pulse of the body without to the ground, the attendants scaftold and dumped down the piattiorm with a jerk. The physician announced thet death had not yet occurred, at which the men let go of the rope aud _—— the body to falt | roughly to the extent of the rope, where it swang from side to side, the legs and artas, whieh had been untied, dangling about in the most ghastiy manner, until the rope was caught and steadied by the doctor, At this time the clamorous crowd on | the outside of the jail were admitted, and the enclo+ re was speedily packed with men, women, and even young giria, all frantic to get a view of ine corpsé. After hanging @ quarter of an hour the body was lowered near to the groand and again exam~- ined, but the physician Was not satisfied that death had taken place; so the body was allowed to ld five minutes longer, making twenty minutes in all, when it was lowered to the ground. From the ignorance of the officials, who seemed to be novices in the matter of executions, the con- demned was strangied to death, instead of having died instantly by the breaking of the neck. The body was placed inthe coffin and the crowd «lia persed, and the spirit of George Truman was with its Creator. ne years of age. His hands were free but is feet were fettered witn manacies. His counsel said worge, here is a gentleman Who wishes to talk to you a few moments.”” The prisoner iaid down his pipe, but answered nothing. we ascertained that he had been a soldier in the federal army | asked hun what regi- ment he belonged to? Hie replied, “Company H, Thirty-cighth colored troops.” After one or two othor questions tn regard to where he had served, he spoke very freety of his connec- tion with the army. I then remarked that he hat but a very few hours remaining to him in this world, aud asked if he felt prepared to enter the next, « Yea,” he answered, “he had prayed and felt ready to go When his time was come.” asked what tiduced him to commit the fearful | deed for which he was about to suffer? He replied that he thongat the man had money, and he wanted money thea to go to honsekeeping built man about twenty: ¢ prisoner did not seem to realize his situation. He is thoroughly iitterate, ignorant ant totally de- fictent in moral culture, He is utterly incapable of understanding the dreadful fate in store for him, and has even expressed a desire that his execution | should be hasvened. Yesterday morning, being in a very cheerful humor, he remarked, “twish | was going to be swung off this morniug; I just feel m the right humor fort." INTERVIEW WITH HIS WIFR AND MOTIIER-IN-LAW, Yesterday morning his wife and her mother came down to see him from near Point of Rocka, where pov Paes It should be premised here that framan and his wife are not on good terms with each other‘ having marrelied a deal before the commis- sion of the murder, aman charged his wife with being too tatimate with other men, and manifested throughout his whole period of cobinement a total | indifierence as to whether he should ever behold her | agi When the women were ushered Into his cell yester- day morning the meeting between husband and wile was quite cold, The prisoner arove siowly and advanced a step towards his wife, saying, “How do = «lo, Margaret?” at the same time extending fits hand. The wife approached him with evident re- luctance and took his hand, but sald not a word, ‘She then sat down, and all three were silent for some moments, Finally a conversation «prung up between them, Which soon led to eriminetions and recriminations, and the interview broke ap, leaving both tn antncomfortable frame of mind. As the women were about to leave, the jallor suggested to the Wife that she ought to Kiss him a@ tarewe' She only tossed her head in a fippant manner, end ex. pressed a decided refasal. Simple “good bys” were exchanged and husband and wife parted to meet no more in this life. Last night a number of young men of the Young Men's Christian Association assembled at the pris- The relief of the Semiramis is expected at St. oner’s cell to endeavor to lead his thoughts for the | Johns about @ month heace, when, afier the ex- few moments left to him towards the dread future | change of orders, each will sali to their respective FS which his footsteps are now almost treading. | ports, the former visiting New York fo remain ® TWE FRENCH FRIGATE SEMIRAM! The odicers of this frigate of the imperial navy of France have sojourned in our port over two weeks, in order that certain repairs to their vessel could be made,and they have an opportunity of visiting certatn prominent polnis of the Uaion, Baron Maguét, com- mander of the French West India squadron, who has made his headquarters on board of the Semiramis since her departure from France, June, 1367, left the vessel in the early part of this week, to visit Niagara. Falls, and he will return on Monday next. A day or two thereafter the — frigate will salt for Halifax, Cape Breton, St. Pierre, and St, Jouns, Newfoundiand, where they expect to meet their relief, an iron-clad frigate under command of Corne- itour de Luciniere, Kear Admiral of the French navy. They will then depart to France and be furt having in all cases of the officers leave of pa for an indefinite period. sang hymns and prayed, in all of wien the | While, thenee to St. Thomas, W. L. wher dactemned joined ina sort of stolld, apathetic man- | remain ior along times re ey ner. ‘The officers ox the Semiramis have enjoyed theme OURIOSITY OF THE COUNTRY PROPLE TO witness | seives While by fis port ia Manner as we wish they THR BXBCUTION. shail soon be Ordered aun Upon SUCH W MSSION Ae ‘The day opened cloudy and cool, threatening rain; | will entitle ten ws res .ait ie }