The New York Herald Newspaper, November 10, 1869, Page 3

THE SCAFFOLD. Execution of Pike, the Double Murderer, at Concord, N. H. Particulars of His Crime, Trial _ and Conviction. The Last Act in the Dramz of His Life. ConcorD, N, H., Nov. 9, 1869. ‘The world ta seldom indebted to ths seatfuid more than it is to-day for the execution of Josiah L. Pike, we notorious villain who committed the double Murder at Hampton Falis aboui a year since. The death penalty is always unpleasant to contemplate and sickening to witness, but 1s one of those sald- guards tothe community which, in these days of modern tragedies and horrors, cannot well be dispensed with, Even in New England the brutal spirit is continuaily rampant, and the gallows is as useful here as it was in Califorata during the career of the unmeretfal Vigilance committees. Although the manner of Punishing Pike for his aoubie crime was distasteful tomany of the chicken-hearted philanthropists of New Hampshire their efforis were insuficient to se- cure executive interference, and Governor Hearns having atiixed his signature to the death warrant the extreme pepaity of the law was un- Telentingly administered, So iong as the Capital Punisbinent act exists in this State it was emivently fit that it should not have been intertered with in this case, for a more deserv- ing criminal than Pike never dangled trom the end ofa rope, and the popular sentiment of the com- Tounity was almost universally in favor of his execu- THE MURDER AND THE MURDERER. ‘The crime for which Pike gave up his life was one full of sickening and horrible circumstances, An unoffending old man and woman, both of whom had befriended their assassin when others forsook him, were the unfortunate victims of the wagedy, Like nearly all murders of inodern times the motive ‘Was money, and rum was freely used to arouse the temporary courage sufficient to - commit the decd, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brown, the aged couple so unmercifully slain, resided upon their farm in Hampton Falls, abont six miles from Exerer, and Pike had been frequently employed by Mr. Brown to assist him fn his work upon the farm. Towards the last of April, in 1868, Pike conciuded to leave his place, and did so, very inuch against the will of his employer, as weil as contrary to the wishes of Mra. Brown, wio had taken quite a liking to him and labored hard for his moral and inteliect- ualimprovement., In abouta fortnight after leav- ing Pike returned aud repaid the kindnesses of his benefactors by murdering them in cold blood. During she interval of quitting work abd engaging in the horrible {ragedy which cost him his life ike spent most of his time and all his money in debauchery in the city of Newbury- port, Mass, On the evening of the 7th of May he walked from Newburyport to Seabrook, N. H., where he managed to beg some liquor from an old ac- quaintance. Having drank freely and placed him- self in @ condition which may be properly termed as “drank ciear through,” ne went to Hampton Falls, arriving at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Brown Just as they were about retiring. He knocked at the door, aud when Mrs. brown opened it to admit him he attacked her with an axe, and having, as he sup- posed, finished her earthly career, he proceeded to the bedroom, where Mr. Brown had retifed, and coim- menced a vigorous and murderous assault upon him. Believing them both then dead he deliberately pro- ceeded to the work of plunder. Knowing that Mr. Brown kept the most of his money ina desk, the key of which he knew was also kept in a drawer in another piece of furniture, he had no dimeulty in goon obtaining all they had, which amouni td abouv3300 and a few small articles of jewelry. With Dis booty he immediately left the house and walked Ww Amesbury Mills, Mass., where he hired a man to carry iim to Newburyport. During ali this time he made a great display of his funds, and when he m Rowburypars he induiged in numerous libations, and also invested in @ watch and a new Sait of clothes, Mra. Brown lived two days and her busvand five, and befure the latter died he returnea to consciousness sufficiently to give av account of the details of t! jocking aifain TRIAL AND CONVICTION, ‘the day the murder Pike was arrested at the residen Pageher in sw, in Newburyport and the wallet of the murdered man was found 1 Nis possession. He was committed to jail until after the burial of his victims, and on the 18th of May Was arraigned on the Ohi Of Aoable muraer, the examination being held in the Town Hall in xeter, The edifice was filled with excited and si hore, and 3 ne time it was feared they would take the matte! Immary punishment into their own bands. Th ‘able wretch plead guilty to both charges; Sut he did not show any Bigns of emotion—ngt even when the bloody axe was exhibited or when the circumstances of nis crime Were detailed. © final trial of the murderer was hela in Portsmouth # ae ago this month, at hich evidence was aibstantiaily the same as at e breliminary examinations. The only new fea- ture was the introduction of evidence by the defence to show that Pike was a victim of disease known as “dispomania,” which was defined a8 8 gorbid stave of the mind, produced by ag uncontroliable desire for strong drink. Some of nis relatives swore that he never staggered when under the influence of Hguor, and that rum chiefly affected his brain, ren- dering him like a wild man, causing him to act with all the cunning and desperation of insanity. There was other evidence, however, to show that when intoxicated Pike reeled and acted like other drunken men. The evidence of his gulit was conclusive be- yond a doubt, and after an hour and a hal{’s delib- eration the jury brought ing verdict of guilty or murder in the first degree, and the wretch was iin- mediately sentenced to be hung. THE CHARNEL HOUSE. The old homestead where the deed of blaod was committed is located on the road leading from Hampton Falls corner to Amesbury, Mass., about six miles from that place, four from Seabrook, N. fl., and ten from hag clinge Fate Mass., and half an hour’s ride from the Bastern Railroad station of Hampton, It is on the west side of the road and not @ hundred rods from the village church, in whose cemetery now lie the bones of the aged couple. Across the road, a little to the east, but within 18 the residence of Newell Healey. jouse is a two story irame building, about 30x35, painted white, with a slated roof and well surrounded by shade trees. Attached to it is along L, with an ample barn and ‘the usual outbuildings that betoken the well-to-do farmer. ‘The kitchen, where the old lady was slatt Me about eight feet posted, 16x23, with three o} fashioned windows, and is neat ana tidy, Passing to the sitting room, it was found to be about 20x16, two feet higher posted, and naving but two windows on the southwest between which was set the bureau from which Fike ‘the money, the end and aim of his awfal deed. ‘the walls of the room were neatly covered with biue paper of a diamond pattern, and the floor cov- ered with those homely bnt ever lasting articles of domestic manufacture, rag mats. This is the room in which Pike slew the old man, though from Pike's account 1t would seem that he was struck in the kitchen, An ample fireplace, covking range, &c., rua nearly the whole east side of the room. Not lovg before eight o’clock on the fatal night a neigh- bor hud left the old gentleman reading papers here, sitting with his feet upon a pair of grate andirons in the similitude of a Hessian soldier armed cap a pie. ‘These papers, all dabbled with bioed, were shown at the trial. Leading from this room, on the north, are two dark bedrooms, in one of wiuch the half sense- Jess old man spent the night on iirst reviving from the assassin’s plow, ‘MIE ASSASSIN, JOSIAN“LITTLE PIKE, 4s the youngest of four children, and was born in Portsmoutn, N. H., May 26, 187, father was a coniirmed drunkard, ‘and only oda = chores ‘Whereby to earn a few pence, which were goon dis- sipated in drink. He died in a drunken frenzy soon alter Josian’s birth, and his grandfather, maddened with liquor, jumped overboard and was drowned, Josiah at fourteen hea to drink, and at that age took up lodgings 1a the Charleston Sate Prison tor two years on account of stealing. After his dis- charge he led a dissolute life until he attained the “age of twenty-one, when he married Miss Lizzie Burnham, of Newburyport, and under her influence ey. reformed, He sometimes neglected her, ut never abused her, In 1861 she died of consump- tion, eighteen months aiter marriage. On the very niuht of her deaih Pike relapsed into hia old habits and got on a terrific bender, drinking alcohol from a Rae Which was used to moisten the dead woman’s When the war broke out he enlisted in the Foriieth New York Volunteers as a private, and served aiso 2 the alc f-war Richmond in the attack on Fort i organ. leaving the navy Pike got into the Ipswich (Mass.) House of Qorrection, where he re- Tuatned two years, At the expiration of his term there le service of Mr. Brown, When he left his Tove for Nquor again returned hiin t* 1ps- wich, but was discharged on becoming sobe:. He Went to see his mother-in-law at Newb rt, WhO leaded great poverty, and Josiah made her believe at he had just come from sea and expected soon pH) paid off, and with the money he promised to Felleve her distrom, That same night at eight BS iow! of bi } few days cherished the delusion that , NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEBT. o'clock he entered the door yard, where he saw the he was on no good errand, it up case the neighbors should be alarmed. He says he had no thought of murder. At the kitchen door he raj twice, and Was answered by the old lady, who not know him at first, but in 8 moment screamed, “0b, John Ross, 1s this you 1” ie then struck her with the axe, and similarly dis- ‘of the old man, who goon appeared. , He says ¢ was not in the house five minutes, but took the money from the bureau—about $500—and un over- coat, and left, On the sistof November the con- victed man “arrived in wie city in charge of High Sheriff J. P, Morse and Dep. uty Sheriff Charles H. Joy, of Portsmouth, Ho 18 @ man five feet nine incies tall, weighs 145 pounds, is of @ nervous temperament, has an aquil- ine nose, long and thin, and black hair, His eyes are biack and of the sharpest most pleromg (e- gcription. He was dressed on arrival in an ariny biouse, gray pants, and wore a felt hat. He had a large, glossy, black mustache, and his appearance was by no means that of a bad or vicious man. He las always hoped lor, but never expected, a commu- tation Of his sentence to life {mprisokment, and was not So iperiere when told that the Governor and Council had declined to admit the piea of his counsel Ou that point, ao BEMAVIOR OF THE CONDEMNED MAN. ‘The conduct of Pike during hig incarceration in Lig has been uniiormiy good, His manner has eon rather indifferent, ana until within a few days he never manifested the slightest anxiety concern- ing his fate, although always given to understand that there was no probability of a commutation of sentence or even a reprieve. The last mght of the condemned man was pasted. in @ very quiet and calm manner. He displayed not the slightest ‘uncasiness further than at times he was prompted to exclaim he was ured of walling, and trusted the fatal hour would not be unnecessarily delayed, Ex-Chaplain Flolden remaimed with hun till one o'clock this morning, at which «me be retired and seemed to rest weil for the space of two or three hours, He then rose and entered into con- versation with Depo Warden Bean, who remained with him alter the departure of the chaplain, He Was quite cheerful all the walle and at about day- Jight’ be pariook of @ hearty breakfast, Laving indulged 1a his last meal be busied Uimself in clean- tng up and arrauging his ceil, a8 had been his daily cusiom during the year of his coutincment and duilug ali tins tine he smoked a pipe with evident Pleasure and satisiaction, PREPARED FOR DEATH. Just previous to the last religions service, which Was hold this morning at nine o'clock, Pike caine out of his cel! neatly clad in @ sult of black clotues, which he was to wear upon the scaffold, and with a amie ahaa up his face shook hands with all present and had a word of cheer for each. RE BEGS FORGIVENESS OF HIS VICTIMS? SON, He had for a long time cherished a feeling of enmity towards Charles Brown, a son of his victiins, and all attempts to sofven his feelings had proved unuvailing, Finding, bowever, that bis doom was certain, le accepted professedly, if not really, to for- give all his enemies; and last night, hearing that Brown was to witness his execution, he addressed him the following letter:— Sin—I am sitting to-night in _ T believe the spirit of God is witl Ooncoxn, Nov. 8, 1869. lonely cell—not lonely, for me and bas prompted me to beg the forgivencss of those I have so deeply wronged by depriving them of thelr loving parents; and moat sincerely do Iasi you and all to forgive, and 7 ask you will have mercy on me and iet me know. 1 ask only for one word, Give it to me if you hope for mercy in the day when you shall be called on to pass away. I do not intend to write anything about my crime. I am willing to go as the law shail direct; but, si, Ihave been wronged, yet 1 have no ill, feeiings to any. "I am willing to leave al Inthe bands of a just God, knowing he will not err. I hope you will stop and think before you refuse to forgive w dying man. Farewell J. L, PIKE, Mr, Brown made no response to the letter, declar- ing that it was not in his nature to Jorgive him who had slain his old father and mother, and probably none were present who looked upon the scene of the hanging with more satisfaction than he who had been deprived of his parents by Pike's crine. During the morning, by his special request, several young ladies visited him in his cell and sang severa} of his favorite hymns. ‘The last, which was selected by the condemued man’s request, was particulariy touching and appropriate, and all present were moved to tears of pity, NTERVIEW WiTH THE CONVICT. The morning was cloudy, but as the hour for the fatal scene approacbed the sun shone out bright and c.car, and one of the loveliest of autumn days fol- lowed, The change was so sudden and marked that the unfortunate criminal observed that it seemed as if the Lord had designed that he should leave the world in ita most beautiful and attractive form. He spent the inorning in company with the Bev. Mr. olman, his spiritual adviser, and daring bis con- versation he smoked almost incessantly, and it was rumored among the prison officers that opium was mingied freely in his tobacco, During @ brier interview with the HERALD reporter he stated that he was not only prepared to meet his verrivie fate, but he was anxious that,the terrible duty of the Sheriff should be performedias soon as possibie after the a assigned for the execution. He further stated that he believed he had made his peace with God and that all his sins had been for- given. Concerning the murder he was reluctant to talk, but he nevertheless acknowledged his guilt and attrivuted his offeuce to We drunken condition be wae in at the time rather than to any malice toward bia victims or any desire to rob them. This'state- ment 1s, of course, inconsistent with the facts devel- oped at his trial, and giso inconsistent with ovher sjatements which he had previously made. In view : ne er ok Ereasonania to Dei concerning his fat 14 simost reasonable to that FO: fe rales faith Was hoi aincatee y & wpe oad at UB SxgourrOn. was or! arranged, in accordance wit desire of the condemned, that the execution aura take place at ten o’clock, but by subsequent request it was postponed till eleven. During this interval spectators of the acene to the number of about thiriy had assembled, including twelve legal witnesses, the counsel of the prisoner and a few reporters. it was originally decided by Sheriff Morse that on): tne reporters of the Associated Press should be ad. m but the pressure was so great upon him that he tiually yielded, and all journalists who applied were adazaitted. ON THE MARGIN OF THE DARK RIVER. Shortly after eleven o’clocl ie Sheri waited gfe od him thit he was » Pike said, ‘Well, I are for the worst, but [ ant sivle,’? ir. Morse assured Qim that no unnecessary time ould be employed the ings. The con- demned man was at this time julging in a smoke ‘and was as cool and collected in bis deameauor as if octal visit with @ friend. Preceded vy , and accom, on one side by Rev. Mr. Holman and on the other by one of the Sheriff's leputies, Pike then marched out of the room ot his continement in the direction of the scaffold. He wes dressed in a new [rahe Ppents, a clean white shirt, and his jet black hair combea in @neat and most attractive manner. His appear- gnce ashe walked up the avenue to death was Most commanding, and those most clamorous for the explation of bis crime could not have looked upon lim with other than a feeling of sadness and pity. He nodded to a few acquaintances as he passed through the guardroom of the prison, but big general demeanor was that of indifference, though not of stolidity, As he came within view of the gallows he gave a hasty gia phernalla of death agd for tl then visably affected. He gave vous start, and but for the support on eithor side it 1s possible he would have swooned. He looked at the rope with o gaze of terror and then turned bis face towards the witnesses of the scene about to — piace, but almost immediately his eyes fell to e floor. te PRAYERS FOR THR CONVICT. ° le was conducted vo a chair seated upon the drop, and aiter he had been seated sheruf Morse proceeded to read the death warrant. This occupied about five minutes, and during the time Pike seemed to be aiternately confused and calmed. After the reading of the warrant the Rev. Mr. Holman and the condemned man knelt in prayer, the prisoner repeating occastonally and in a low tone the words uttered by the clergyman. He prayed God to sus- tain him in this hour of his greatest trial, to torgive him for his transgressions and accept him as a penitent sinner. ‘The flual devotional services hav- ing been concluded, Rev. Mr. Holman then read tue following farewell address, Which had been prepared by Pike during the night:— GENTLEMEN—I don’t shrink from my fate, T do not dread to die, because Iknow Low worthless mg life i. [ bave hope in Ubrist for a better hereafter; but I wish to lea warning in my last words to thoso who tomperanoe, ‘It ine destroyed my il who deal intoxieattn, fu” work; and Ohl tn before it’ is too Inte. ast sing of a misapent life, I forgly myself am willing tocommit my soul, wicked Deen, to tte disposal of a cructied Saviour Yo friends, who m my ospecial ave been 80 conslant and kind, who , advice and encouragement durin, Prison, Lean only return the beart(alt toauky ot man. Lean foci what they have done, but o nf feelings, ut commending them to God for ls vie imploring mercy for mysol? 1 give you all my inst farewell, JOSIAH L. PIKE, IN THE VALLEY OF DEATH. Pike then bit @ most tender and affectionate fare- Welt to the Sherif and others upon the scaffold with whom he was acquainted. The plack cap was drawn over him and his arms and legs were pintonea. Sherif Moore then said:— Josiah L. Pike, 1 now proceed to execute the sentence of the law, and may God have mercy of Your soul,” and at’ halt-past eleven Deputy sherit! Benjamin s. Cliford,of Eppiug, touched the fatal spring and Pike was asherea into the presence of his Maker, When the prisoner dropped his toes could reach the floor underneath the scaffold. He struggied several times and once he gave a slight spring to his body with his toes. One of the assistants then went on to the platform and drew up the body about a foot, and alterwards * Sher banging about balf_an fer hanging about half an hour the b cut down and turned over to an agent of ne rein: Breet bia! Fale ag nd by him conveyed to West ewbury, Mass, ror Invermenat by the wit wife and child. is jtenelnere The fact of the terrible crime and fate of her son has been kept from the motuer, and she lives in tho belief that he 18 alive and well in Engiand. CONFESSION OF PIKB, On the night previous to the execution the con- demned man wrote lollowing contession and gave it to the Rev, Mr, Holman, with the under- standing that tt should not be made public until alter bis death: — New HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON, CONCORD, Nov. 9, 1860, I, Josiah L. Pike, with @ fuil sense of my near approach to the end of a misspent life desire to make this my wolemo declaration rela- tive to the crime for which I am = #0 goon to suffer, It is mot necessary that Lrepeat the history of Mmisspent life, or all the details of (hat sad da) as 1 Rave up to within a Was not ro- ve given tay in ® dying Mer m: Ing ani sponsible for tne crime of which I have been con- Victed, and repeatedly disclaimed all responsibility of the same on account of being so under the in- fluence of strong drink as not to know distinctly what I did, now declare that I have been led to see this fearful crime and my relation to it in @ very different light than ever before. In a conversation several days since, and fully reviewed ‘to-nignt with iny chaplain, Mr, Holman, I have been Jed to so far re~ call the leading potats tn the doings of that fatal day and mght of the murder as compels me to ackuow- ledge my guilty responsibility tor the terrible deed, andi cannuet die in peace ana leave the impres- sion which my former declarations have made un- corrected before the pubiic, 1 greatly rejoice that I have been Jed to see this matter tn this, io me, new ld has removed the great burden from my mind. What palitation there may be for my having been for several days so completely under the control of an overwhelming — for drink 1 rust leave to be determined by Him wno is too wise vo err and two good tw do wrong. Having thus purged my soul of all dissimulation and implored forgive ness of my Heavenly Father, as | would also of my fellow imen whom 1 have wronged, | shall now in a few hours answer the demands of the law and pay the forfeit of my life upon my wrongs, knowledging my fate to be just, commending my soul vo the mercy of God Ubrough Jesus Christ my Saviour. These declara- tions have been drawn up at my request by one who more fully and periectly understands the motives that prompted them than any other person or Rr sons, JOSIAH L, PIK Witness—Avaustus BEAN, Deputy Warden. TWENTY-THRD REGIMENT, Ne G Promenade Concert at Brooklyn Academy of Music. The promenade concert season of 1869-70 opened most auspiciously last evening at the Academy of Music, Brooklyn. The inaugural of this popular and select order of winter evening amusements could not by any possibility have been left in better hands for successful introduction than with the members of that well trained and gentlemanly corps of citi- zen soldiery, the Twenty-third regiment, National Guard. The event has been looked forward to by the fair and brave of the City of Churcnes for weeks with the most pleasant, and, happily, realized, anticipations. No labor or expense ‘was spared on the part of the committee of arrange- ments in carrying out their designs towards fulfill- ing the expectations entertained by their friends and patrons for the event, At eight o’clock the hese began to arrive, and from that time until nine the stream of peauty and fashion that passed into the brilliantly lighted halis of the Academy was very great, The feature of the entertainment was decidedly the dress parade of the regiment, which was @ most creditable affair in a military sense of the word, the battalion acquitting themselves in a manner worthy of their reputation for precision tn the execution of the manual of arms, and eliciting frequent applause. The programme, Which was divided into three parts, {s as follows:— PART FIRsT. 1, Grand March—“Prospect Park”. & Ballad—“O take me to thy heart & Overture—"Gulllaume 4. Valso—'Souvenir de Mari 6. Finale—“Les Huguenots" PARY BECOND. Ceremony of Dress bone the Detachment of the Regi- PART THIRD, Promenade. k Lanclers—Bienvenu, - Weingarten Galop—Wildtire....... Herrmann Promenade, @ Quadrille—Mode.... see eeereeeeeeees BURNS Promenade. 4. Redowa—Autumn Roves.. Pro! 8. Lanclers—Cinderella,....« roi 6, Polka Redowa—Little Coquette. Promenade, 4% Quadrille—Lieder...., 8 Galop—Under Full Sal 9, Lancters—Beau Mond Promenade. 10, Redowa—Wein, Weiber und Gesang.....+-+ romenade. 11, Quadriile-—La Perichole. 12, Galop—Touristen.... Promet Zikof mn The decorations were of a chaste and costly grder. The stage was ar edd in representation of the “Temple of Peace.” Pedestals were atranged on each side decorated by fragrant exotics and varioug Colored flags, the national colors standing out prominently in the centre. The American shield was reared on one side and tne Cuban shield on the other, the latter partially ob- scured by tho Union starry emblem. White and blue penuants were to be seen floating on elther side, bearing the tscription, ‘Twenty-third Regiment Concert, 1869,"" Lhe rear of the stage was poo deut iu scenic eifect, representing golden clouds, in which floated figares of Earth and Peace. Over the proscenium bang figures of Artand Mi » under which Was a scro}l in gas jets, and beneath, swinging ‘Wn alr, were nymphs supporting garlands of flowers, which fell in graceful festoons and were caught by on the right and le! afer o vas, ‘ret tj rn piches in ma ee ole ah EE inh Antermixt win te ‘oak, and subcnnn, va The regimental band, fifty pieces, under direc- ton of Messrs. Popst and Conterno, furnianed the excellent music, The various committees were directed by Captain Van Ingen, Captain R. C, Waid and Captain blandorf. Sergeant Rogers and the Central Police squad rendered valuable services in directing the movements of the carriages in front of the Academy. ENTERESTING REON: AND BANQUET, The Mercantile Library Association Annual Dinner at the Grand Hotel. The annual dinner of the officers of the Mercantile Library Association was given at the Grand Hotel, corner of Broadway and Thirty-first street, last night. The dinner, which was excellent and well served, was given in the dining room, which was crowded with invited guests and members of the association. Among those present were E. R. Tre- main, President; Father Hyacinthe, Dr, Thompson, Horace Greeley, Mayor Hall, Mr. Bigelow, Messrs, Choate, Stone, Larremore (President of the Board of Education), Kennedy (Mercantile Library, Brooklyn), Schultz, Tilton, Everett, Jacob B. Vermilye and Isaac H. Batley. ‘The Chatnwan said that this was the fourtt anni- versary dinner, and it was the forty-ninih anniver- sary of the Mercantile Library Association—for on the 9th of November, 1820, the association was founded, At the present time the number of the members was avout 12,500, and the number of vol- umes was 04,000, the library was the fifth in size in the United States, He enumerated at some tength the advantages to society erally that had accrued from the establishment of this association. He ret letter from Governor Hoffman regretting bis inability to be present in consequence of his having to attend the funeral of Canal Commissioner Bascom at Whitehall yesterday. Me HORCR GREBL i, Wao Med Fecelved wich col erable appiaut nding he oawt ‘The &tate of New York,’ at the outset of his speech said that if the State of New York had any fauits they would endeavor to forget them that night. (Cheers and Jauguter.) If there were any passages in her mistory that would admonish them and re- mind them of her Reka, judges, her dishonest magistrates and her speculative politicians let them be as nothing to them that night. (Cheers and aughter.) He then referred at length to the great- ness of New York state—her geographical posl- tion heiping that greatness—but more particu- iy ber try was owing to the men Who bad made her what she was to-day. (Cheere.) She had prt @ welcome fz, a ay ‘ pe cheers), tor reigner rip, while he live vas h shored, tnd w on Le ‘ga bad & Diace Ip her affections. He concluded by expressing his drm belief that she had @ grand future before ner, Mr. Isaac Ul, BatLay proposed “The Merchants of New York’? ‘OP Hatt, who was received with tumultuous cheefing, the company standing to cheer, in a very humorous speech Ly ee «phe City of New York,’? and in the course of it referred to what he thought Was a mistake of the press of the city in giving a place in its columns to @ record of the vile doings and malpractices of many of the inhabitants of the city, and dismissing 1a small paragraphs the quiet deeds of goodness of those who help to keep the greatness and virtue of the city in its integrity. aoe result of all this was that New York was made out to be the only Sodom and Gomorrah of the Union, as though there were not several other Sodoms and Gomorrans in the Union. He concluded by acknowledging his personal obligations to the Mercantiie Library, and reiterated nis belief that New York would become the metropolis or the civilized world. ‘The following toasts were proposed during the evening:—‘The Mercantile Library Association,” “rhe Board of Education,” “The Chamber of Com- merce,” “The Bar of New York,” “The Brooklyn Mercantile Library Association” and “The young men’s Christian Association.” Father Hyacinthe left immediately after the dinner and before the speeches, about half-past nine o'clock, and was loudly cneerea. At the annual meeting held previous to the dinner the following officers were elected:—President, Mr. W. N. Camp; Vice President, Mr. 0. L. Everett; g Treasurer, Willard L. Felt; Secretary, 8, Hasti Grant; Directors, Messrs. Henry A. ley, John 5. Herrick, Charles F. Allen, Amos F. Eno, A. Gifford Agnew, M.C, D, Borden, Seymour A. Bunce and Peter Vorhees. BROOKLYN POLIT.CS. The Democratic Geueral Committee. This Commitveo met last evening and adopted reao- lations congratulatory of the democracy of Kings county upon the success of tMe ticket and release from radical rale, and also calling upon the legisia- tive candidates elect to exert all honorable means within their power to secure the election of John C, Jacobs as Speaker Of tho Assempty, LECTURES LAST NIGHT. THE ADIRONDACKS. Lecture by Miss Kute Flold—Woman in the Wilderness—The Adventures of the Black My Club and How Ladies “Rough 1. Miss Kate Field lecturea last 4vening before a jarge and fashionable audience at Steinway Hail on ‘The Adirondacks,” among whose lakes and lonely recesses she camped ont with a small party of laly iriexds and participated in the sports of the hunter during the past season. The+ lecturer was attired in blue alik, Pompadour, with a delicate nosegay half hidden in the lace, and her hair arranged im massy curls. Seating herseifon the plaviorm by the side of a small table, on which a handsome basket of flowers was placed, she commenced her lecture with an easy grace that made one forget the lecture room and aimost fancy himself in a private parlor, listen- tng to the unaitected nhrrative of a lady’s experi- ence among the hunters in the wilderness, As she proceeded with her lecture she removed her white: kid gloves, but retained her fan until near the close, when she rose to her feet and dispensing with manu- script concluded im a most impressive style of oratory. Alter a brief introductory the lecturer said that she ‘was one of the 60-called “Murray’s fools,’ and that despite the horrors portrayed to her of life in the Adirondacks she had camped out among the moun- tains and roughed it with the most, adventurous, Before setting out on her expedition she had been warned against Indians, wild animals, anacondas and the terrars of the North pole; but having gone through the soswn reace Jubilee she beljeved that she could live in the bowling wilderness, and had found that while the course of the true rover “ne’er did ran smoe™” it was not over colored by the most graphic description. So far from encoun- tering the predicted terrors she met no Indians, the anacondas were all human, and the only peculiar features of the pole were of the cat species, Her party, she said, was composed of four ladies, who organized themselves into the “Black Fly Club,’ and with trusty guides had hunted, fished and roughed it within the unfrequented fastnesses of the Adirondack region, They had demonstrated tuat however pleasant it was to have the tyrant man to care for and protect woman, she could sometimes es along very well without him, and that er muscle and seif-reliance, although n- peared, had not been wholly destroyed by disuse, oman, if she behaved herself, would be treated with consideration everywhere, and any lady of devermimation might travel, camp out and engage in adventurous expertences as well as man. She then told how they started in boats on the lower Saranac lakes, wita no Saratoga trunks, no panniers nor bandboxes, but clothed in bloomer dresses and their right minds they satied out on the limplid waters; how, wrapped in blankets, they glided along through the darkness of thelr ‘first nignt in the wilderness, while the sounds of night birds, the spiash of deer among the lily ponds and the cry of the loon filied the scene with stranze- ness; here they startied the owls and ravens at t he Mountain of Echoes; and finally here they reached the other shore, and tumbled out upon the silent beach. Here, after thundering at the door and throwing stones through the windows of a rude shanty, they Wop bh out @ queer old backwoods- man, who seemed half mountaineer, half Rip Van Winkie, with a touch of that illustrious pirate chief, Who murdered Captain More, Not many miles (yom shore, And left him in his gore. The old fellow, it seems, was horrified at the ap- arance of females in that locality, and among his rst ejaculations declared that he must move fur- ther into the woods, as people were getting 80 thick about there that he soon wouldn’t be able to tell his ore legs without chalking them. Their first meal was described as consisting prin- cipally of a gloomy pile of hash that appeared to have gone into mourning; and the guide, whom Governor Fenton characterized as the smartest man in the Adirondacks, as a sort of Yankee Arab, had taken to the woods when “the measles strack in and doctors nad given hin ae The lecturer then told how they skirmighed for sleeping apartments; how one lady got her foot down a stovepipe hole in the upper floor; how they bunked in the ved of a night sports- Man, who unexpectedly came in before morning and assaulted their door, but was eventually shelled out of his trenches with brushes and things and forced to raise the siege; how they slipped and stumbled and wriggled across the carries; how tney ciimbed the tallest trees to swin on the topmost branches and gaze oul on the archipelagoes of mountains, woods and Jakea; now they hunted deer by night among the lines ber, 3 the shore, and shot a noole buck in day- time while the eager hounds came wildly down in the tratlto the death; bow they fished and did not catch trout until skill had been won by np | and comical experience, and how they lived from day to (ey {930 ing in a new existence that gave fire to u and. Ainouagnd ingidents for memory ty cherie years (0 Con v ape te . ould bp tunpogslvie to give, within the 1umits of a brief , an adequate {dea of the many éxperi- related by the lecturer. and not only gave inte: anq spicy throughou' a vivid picture of life among the mountains, but pibwed ow woman may now and then diverge from the beaten track of domestic cares and fashion into a new experience that invigorates the body, refreshes the heart and fills her with nobler thoughts and impulses, “THE ROCKS ov Wiel PEOPLE SPLIT.” Lecture by the Rev. T. D. Talmage. The Rev. T. D. Talmage delivered a lecture last evening in the Episcopal churoh of the Reformation, Gates avenue, Brooklyn, on the various obstruc- tions to material success in life. There was a large and respectable attendance, and on the auditory the Nuency, swing and good animal spirits of the lecturer made a very favorable impression. The in- troduction to the discourse was a purely ideal pic- ture, in which ail the elements that all the spirits of the vasty Geep can conjure up to make upa howling storm were alive and present, With this background complete and in good working oraor the lecturer proceeded to fill in the rocks on which people split, illustrating the principles which spotied men in the mould who might have made their mark in life by numerous anecdotes, sume of which were fall of piquancy and freshness, while others aij the simplicity that could be assigned 0 * other Hubbard” or any other of the more popular nursery rhymes, A multiplicity of ocoupa- ons a “@ Jack of all trades and master of none;’’ a disposition to invent led pene out of the common paths which led ordinarily w fortune to hunt after @ perpetual mo- tion or some other impossibility or absurdity; bad temper spoiled everything—health, business and pleasure—all that life cap ong toa man, In illustrat- ing querulousness, he told a capital story of an ill- tempered individual who fell out with his dog and a bim to death, Long after he had put the ani Out of pain he still walloped him. A friend coming up reminded the irate personage that the brute was dead, whereupon he answered, ‘That I well Know—know as Well as you, but] intend to give him an idea of future punishment, sir.” The evils resultin, mi aD excessive love of amusement were strikingly presented by the g) on which every one present rience, the lecturer made geveral good “hits,” which were Weill appreciated. The men who had outrun their fellowa in the race of life—Astor, Brunei, Stew- art and other miliionaires—were made to vl Sty duty a8 burning aud shining lighis and excellent ex- amplers, not mere finger posts, pointing to the sou of goiden success. If the power of pleasing be th standard of success in a popular lecturer, to the Rev. Mr. Talmage must be accorded the qualities which make the platform # lucrative and enviabie post, lel “AMONG THE TYROLESE ALPS."” Lecture by Rev. Charles H. Payson. Rev. Charles H. Payson delivered a lecture last evening in Fortieth street Presbyterian church, near Lexington avenue, the subject being “A walk and talk about the Tyrolese Alps.” The diMculties and pleasures of the ascent of those, perlaps the least visited in the now beaten track of the tour of Europe, were éntcred into in detail, The rugged, snow-capped crags, the deep chasms and wiading pathways looked down upon from the sublime heights of the higher peaks were all pictured in a graphic manner, Lake Como and the sail over its tranquil waters were described ag particular; enchanting. The devout customa of the Tyrole: were a matter of much comment, thelr manner hay- ing particularly attracted the reverned speaker's atiention, Their hotels were the only ones in which a biessing was asked before meals and thanks returned _ after. In welt little mountain churches me aight =of robed priests and bowl congregation was a natural and impressive religions spectacle. Many amusing incidents of the vour were related in a happy strain and caused considerable merriment. A conversation with some German gentlemen was given, in the course of whioh the latter expressed their astonishment at the announcement made by the reverend lecturer's companions that they were Americans, eying. it could not be so, as all Amert- cans are either or black, The lecture was the third of @ course and was listened to with marked attention by @ not over large but appreciative audience, The lecture was er, and on this topic, id more or les expe- "DEVELOPING MANLINESS.”” Lecture by the Rev. Dr. Aikman. A lecture upon the above subject was delivered last night, in the lecture room of tne Spring street Presbyterian church, by the Rey, Dr. Aikman, The room was comfortably Olied. The reverend lec- turer, after some opening remarks defining the ground over which he intended to pass, briefly re- ferred to the necessity for tue careful training of ata} youth. The necessity and advantage of physical strength were considered at some length, ‘he le turer professing biuvelf, a great extent, a be- ever in muscular Christianity. After referring to diet, Dr. Alkman spoke of habits, aud stated that 10 ‘was not in his heart to roo an old inan even of such @ /UXUry 48 & cigar see ito be, The body was to be the home of the soul and not the master of the When @ babit enslaved a ian at that moment be cast of, A man’s body should be the the Holy Ghost. ihe use of intoxicating liquors was condeinned, ‘The lecturer then referred to the necessity of cuitivating tne mind. Whea #choul dave were over the days for mental training were not gone by. He should recommend every young mau to read some of the great daily news- »apers every day. A man nad recently died who had demued newspapers 48 the receptacies for uis- fed thought, He should advise all young men to read se ably edited paper thougutidity, as from | it he would gain much user education, “Lhe lec- tarer then passed on to oung men to read | fo0d, Solid books, i y referring to the help Witich religious education would give 1a devel- oplug maniiness, THE HISTORY OF WiUSIC. Lecture by Frederic L. Ritter. The first of a course of lectures on the history of music was delivered last evening at the hall corner of Filth avenue and Sixteenth street, by Professor Frederic L. Ritter. Tho subject of the lecture last evening was ‘The Invention of Harmovy and Folk- song, from the Christian Era to the Latter Part of the Fourteenth Century.” In introducing his sub- ject the lecturer spoke of the danger musical art was in at the present day of being submerged by technt- cal display. The historical deveiopment of literature aud the arte geuerally were {amiliar, to a certain degree, to every man Of education: but with musical art it was not so. He then traced the gradual de- VYelopinent of harmony and folksong from the Chris- Man era to the fourteenth century- in the course of lis remarks the lecturer gave several illustrations of the earlier music of the church and also some spe- cimens of old secular music. The lecture was very lengthy and was well re- celved by the audience, Which Was small and com- posed mainly of ladies, . AMERICAN LITERATURE, Lecture by George William Curtis. The first of a course of lectures, to be delivered during the season at ‘frenor’s Lyric Hall, was de- livered last evening by the the Mr. George W. Curtis, on “American Literature.” There was & very large audience, Mr. Curtis spoke over an hour andaquarter, The first part of Ins lecture was a discourse on literature generally, The best litera- ture, he said, Waa that which appealed most to the sympathy of most people. Good authors belonged hot to any particular nation or class, Like Shaks- peare they wrote for all time. To the true studeat Homer did not belong to the Greeks nor Burus to the Scotch, but to all. Thirty years ago the Edin- burg Review had said that America had uo literature, or asked, at ieast, ‘Where is it?’ Tnia taunting question atirred up the writers of America and did Much to remedy tie evil, The lecturer then re- viewed the past and present state of American liter- ature, and pointed out the prospect of America buliding up a great national literature, TEMPERANCE. - Lecture by John 8. Gough. The large hall at Cooper Institute was well filled last night to hear an address on the subject of tem- perance from the well known apostle ot total absti- nence, John B. Gough. Ihe house was well filled and the lecture, in which the speaker introduced no essentially new ideas, was attentively listened to throughout. MASONIC BALL AT APOLLO HALL. The fourth annual bali of Metropolitan Chapter, No. 140, R. A. M., came off last night at Apollo Hall. It may be regarded as the opening ball of the Ma: sonic fraternity this season, and the ar- Tangements were accordingly of a most ex- pensive and elaborate order, The hall itseif has undergone great improvements, being hand- somely frescoed and adorned with fine paintings. The music was renaered by Theodore Thomas’ orchestra. At ten o’clock the grand march com- menced, headed by M. BE. Comp. I. Teichman and E. Comp. B. Croner, and while the progession was pasting in @ serpentine, ever varying, but steady course, the scene was enchanung. Indeed, Metro- politan Chapter has achieved a reputation for the grandeur of its annual balls which other lodges may well envy. The toilet of the ladies was rich, yet divested of everything approaching to gaudiness or extravagance. The whole affair was carried out with such harmony that it resembled a family enter- tatnment. The familiar faces of M. Lichtenstein, Joseph Scheider, Charlies Fagan, M. Greenspecit, J. Wolf and J, Strickar reflected a warmth on the [hapercntt a that made every one fee! quite at home, ‘or genuine good cheer and simple magnificence in display a ball may be equalied, but certauly not surpassed. THE ST, NICHOLAS SOCIETY, The St. Nicholas Society of the City of New York. The annual meeting of this society was held at Delmonico’s, on Fourteenth street, on Monday even- ing, when the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:— President—Penjamin H. Field. Vice Presidents—First, Richard E. Mount; Second, James M. McLean; Third, Joun T, Homan; Fourth, Augustus R, Macdonough. rer—William M. Vermilye, Secretary—Smitn £, Lane. Assistant Secretary—Joun C, Mills. Chaplains—Rev. Thomas E, Vermilye, D. D.; Rev. William 8. Johnson, D. D. hysicians—Abram Dubois, M. D.; William E. Ver- milye, M. D. Consulting Physigians—James Anderson, M. D., James R. Wood, M. D. Managers—Guiilan ©. Verplanck, James DeP, Og- den, William H. Johnson, Charies R. Swords, D. Henry Haight, Augustus Schell, James W. Beekman, Charles Roome, A. B. aie ‘rederick DePeyster, James L. Roosevelt, William Remsen. Stewards—William irving Graham, Carlisle Nor- wooa, John Fowler, Jr.; James Breath, Stuyvesant Catlin, Smith Cittt, Benjamin L. Swan. The anniversary address will be delivered by Mr. James W. Beekman, on Friday, December 3, at the hall of the Historical Society, and the annual dinner will take place on Monday, Vecember 6, THE THIEVES’ SUBILED. in Madison Avenue—§1,000 Money and Jewelry Stolen. On Sunday evening last the family of Philip Dattor, No, 233 Madison avenue, left their residence pout half-past seven and remained away until ten o'clock. On returning and proceeding to his room on the second floor Mr. Dattor discovered that the room had been entered aud $1,000 in money and jewelry stolen, The robbery was promptly reported to Captain Burden, of the Twenty-ninth precinct, by whom detectives Mulligan and Evans were detailed to recover the property, and, if possivle, arrest the thief or thievds Proceeding to the house they dis- covered that there were no evidences of the outer doors being forced or heir | picked, The two female servants who were in the house reported that all the doors were kept locked and bolted on the mn- side, and that they heard no noise during the absence of the family, An examination of the door of the Burglary in room trom whieh the property was atoicn showed that a Lay ras ad been inserted, with @ view of jack the bolt, a piece of the stisdots remaining in the \Gek Bi) and other susplolous circumstances led the officers to suspect that the robbery was commutted by parties inside the house, That night they acgora gly arrested @ domestic In the house, named Mary Anh Ronin, who was taken before Sergeaut Hutchinson and ox- amined, The girl stoutly dealed tue perpetration of the robbery, but will be arraigned at Jefferson Market this morning. The property stolen consists of a pocketbook contaming $260, one set of cora Jewelry, one gold watch chain, one gold neck chain, one jet neck chain, one pair of gold earrings, one gold locket, one set of Egyptian jeweiry, one set of bug jewelry and otber articies of minor value, itis by no means certain that the servant committed the robbery, but the investigations before the court will doubtless 1x the responsibility where it belongs. The Knights of the Screw. On Sunday night last the boot and shoe store No. 1,419 Broadway was broken ito by some desperate burglars, who wished to shoe themselves for the winter. Six pairs of boots and three pairs of gai ers, of the total value of seventy-five dollars, wore stolen and carried away, The Fifth Avenue Robbery—All the, Property Recovered. The particuiars of the robbery of the residence of Legrand B. Cannon, No. 311 Fiith avenue, by Mrs. Emma Metz, who was committed for trial by Justice Kelly on Sunday, nave already been given in the HERALD. On Monday and Tuesday detectives Mulli- gan and Evans, of vhe twenty-ninth precinct, recov- ered the balance of the property—avout $4,000 worth. It was found in the pawn shops at No. 48 Carmine street, No. 174 Spring street, No. 90 Prince street, No. 105 Bowery, No. 40 Sixth avenue, No. 146 Varick street and No, 40 East Houston street, Cleverly “Sneaked.”” ‘The thieves on Monday last paid their reapects to @ lady residing in the Sixteenth ward. Between eight and oleven P, M. a aneak thief effected av en- trance to the residence of Mrs. Tuttle, No. 50 West Twenty-fifth street, and alter surveying the hails placed his violent hands upon overcoats and otuer property of the total value of $125, It is neediess to Bay that “no clue as been obtained” by the porce likely to read to the detection of the criminal, who 1s well clothed for the wiaver, | 8 “THE CUBANS AWAKE AGAIN. The Last of the Goiconria Expedition---The Conduct of the War---Reorganization of the Junta---New Men and a New Policy--- United States Ships Taking Army Supplies on Board---fietting Ready for Sea. It would seem that the eyes of the Cuban leaders, both at the scat of war and here, have at last heen | opened to the fact that to break the power of the Spanish and to win their independence they must in- a@ugurate a more vigorous policy. The bushwhacking manner of fighting which has characterized the ope- rations on the island since the outvreak av Yara lg 00 longer suited to the exigencies of the situation, and the mobilization of the insurgent troops into brigades and divisions, under capable commanders, 1s rightly considered indispensable to success, The patriots are no longer inexperieaced. .The severe work of the last year has fitted the loose bands which contended against the Spanish regulars and volunteers for more vigorous efforts, The want of experienced American officers to command the in- surgents and give better direction to the aims of the patrivtic government is acknowiedged to be one of the principal causes of the feebleness displayed so far in the prosecution of the war. The bungling ineMciency of those who have hitherto acted for the youthfni republic. in tuls coun try checked instead of advanced the cause, Expeditions that would have greatly aided the pat in the fleid were fitted out af much ex- pense, only to be stopped at their departure or caps tired before reaching thelr aestination, merely through mismanagement and that bane of all revoe lntionists, the anxiety of iucapable persons to obtain prominent command aud consequent dis- tinction. The Cubans are now aroused to tuese facts, and already has the work of reorganization commenced. The ablest and best of the leaders are actively engaged in clearing away the wrecks of their former hopes and preparing for more active, more sensl- ble and determined efforts to furnish material aid to the army in the field. The Fabian policy wil not be observed for the future in the conduct of the war on the island; but vigorous and determined assaults will be made upon the Spanish positions. Colonel Cristo, who, if left alone, would have made the last (Lillian) expedition a success, has returned to this city, defeated but not discouraged. He will se0a be heard trom again in the cause of Cuba, The men of his expeaition were released by the British authori~ ties in Nassaa on tne loch of ast month, and have since been cared for, Colo- nel Cristo gives some information concerning the capture of the Liilian and the collapse of the expedition, which has not yet been published. The steamer Was rejeased from custody on the 18th ult, and Captain Harris—who 1s now here on waiting orders—received orders to leave within ten hours, but was refused the necessary coal. Under these circumstances he was compelled to use a part of the cabin as fuel and left within the prescribed time, When bis fuel was nearly exhausted be met two schooners, sent with coal to the Lilhan, and had succeeded in transferring from the bold of one of them to bis bunkers about twenty tons of antira- cite, when the English gunvoat Lapwing appeared and inmediately opened tre with round shot on tho defenceless Lililan. None of the shot—about twenty in all—took erfect, but the work of transferring the coal had to be abandoned. Captain Harris bad therefore no other course left than to pus into Nas- sau, which he did, and had tue mortification to wit- ness the seizure of his vessel. The oillcers and crew Were sent ashore, aad then the thrifty Britisn- ers cs a and ransacked tne ship trom stem to sterm sents for i resident Cespedes, worth $600 in gold, and all the baggage of Coionel Cristo, val- ued at $400, and that of the other officers was stolen. ‘The thieves were masters of the situation. Previous to the arrival of the Lillian at Nassau the first tine the 350 men who formed the expeditionary force were landed at Criedero Key, and thither the Lap- wing went and captured tiem while they were on board schooners sent to ineir aid. Tne schooners, with thetr living freight, were towed into Nassau, after some delay in (he harbor the men were Janded and discharged, They are now at several oints .on this coast and well cared for v the Junta. Colonel Cristo leit Nassau on the 18th ult. for New York, it being evident that the expedition bad failed, Whatever biame attaches to other parties coucerued for the Livian flasco nothing can be said against Cristo. Until that unlucky ana presumptaous patriot Gol- couria interfered with him he managed tue expedi- tion with admirable tact and abiity. The Lilhan is still in the harbor of Nassau under embargo by tho Britiab, Kumors were rife in this city last night of fresh expeditions and more enlistments of men, but they are without any foundation. There ts nothing of the kind going on just now. Should any such move- ment take place the readers of the HERALD will be the first to .be iniormed of it. These sensation rumors arose, in all probability, 1m conse- quence of the change in the personnel of the Cuban Jutta and the en of @ Dumber of prominen§ patriot officers. The most ssportane event whic! has occurred in some time 16 the reorganization the Junta, which took place on ey, last. ly order to concentrate the edorts of all tue Cubag residents here, and to preveut blundering in the management of their affairs in the future, the fol- lowing named gentlemen have been appointed to direct the energies of the friends Of the infant repub- lic in the Uni States. President of the Junta—Miguel Aldama, Vice President—Hilario Cisneros, Treasurer—Carlos del Castillo. Comptroler—Francisco Fessen. Ways and Means (Chairman)—T. M. Mora. Supplies and Commissariat (Chatrrman)—M. Mare ez. : Secretary—T. M. Mertres. . ‘This strong Cabinet is assisted by such prominent Cuban citizens as J. Gonzales, A. Arango, J. Armas, T. C. Zenea, T. Valiente, J. Ry R. Queruda and others, M. Bassora rem 8 old position, and Sefor Alfaro goes on an im- portant mission, This settlement does nos interfere with the official respresentation of the republican government in this country, no change being contemplated in that respect, at ‘least for tha present, The new Treasurer of the Junta was for- merly director of the Havana Savings Bank. His palace was seized by the Spanish, and he bimseif was sent a prisoner to Fernando Po, from which ne escaped with ma@ny others. fe 13 said to be ver, wealiny. The president was a wealthy planter, an still retains a goodly suppiy of id. The comp. trolier was algo a wealthy banker in Havana, The other embers of the Junta are mem of wealth and ability, The Cubans in this ci are much er with the change and look forwai to brilliaut resuits. There can be nb doubt thi determined effort to place the entire Cuban force: on & par with thetr antagonists ia the matter of arms and equipments will soon be made under the direction of the Junta. In faot, it 18 now evident that the Cuban question is approaching a solatiov, whether favorable to the patriots or Spanish remains to be seen; but the indications are that something more than moral pressure will be brought to bear upon the Dous to compel nem to leave the “Ever Faithful Isie” in a hurry. The iast batch of five gunboats built at Mystic ar. rived at Delamater’s yard, toot of West Thirteentn street, yesterday. ‘They will, with the entire fleet, be ready for sea witbin three weeks at the furthest. Those trow Mystic haye not yet received their mas chinery, inasté ahd propeliers, The Navy vepari~ ment bas them under surveillance and is Keeping @ close watch. That the chances of their ever leaving our harbor on their murderous errand ‘3. extremely slim may be seen im the busie with which several vessels of the Unitep States navy are being made ready for sea. Tha Miantonomoh, at the Philadeiphia \avy Yard, is now ready, her officers baying joined her, She will sail in @ few days for Cuban waters, The Swatara, ag Brooklyn, and two other vessels are commissioned and are taking stores on board as rapidly as possibles ‘The Tallapoosa arrived at this port on Monday evens ibg, and, anchoring alongside tae Alvaay, which bag deen lying for some time ia the stream, at once bow gan to take in stores. It is very significant that thes@ Blores are not for tile navy, but are army supplies The Albany was under orders to sail for Onbas last night, It is whispered in naval circies that the administration intends to send & lan force to Cuba, and certamly these movements point that way. One thing is evident, and (hat ta That some decided action has been determined on by President Grant, and that the couutry will soon bé@ elecirilied by a deciaration of Cabinet policy im ads. cordance with the Wishes of the people, Baron Maurice de Munagetia, ex-Captain on the stair of Gel ai Jordan, Who Was taken by the Span« jards in the late engagement. but released through the interference of the Austrian Minister at Madrid, arrive: yesterday in the De Soto from Havana, The jate conimander of the Cuba, Captain Higgins, are rived from Wasiington last night and is stopping at the Plorrepont Mouse, Brooklyn, NAVAL INTELLIGENGE, ‘The United States steamer Yantic, which recently arrived from Port au Prince, and detained in tha Lower Bay in consequence of having lost three of her crew by yeilow fever, came up to the city yes« terday and anchored in the North river. weds. _ During the height of the heavy blow on Monday the United States steamtug © Captain Thomas Hill, towed the United States steamer Nantasket v@ the ai Yard, where she was saie y moored. The United States store snip Goand has been placed out of commission and will undergo a general over« hauling, as she ia very much in need of repairs. The Colorado, steam frigate, will be ready fow Sa About the laier part of the present ‘Whe Sever will be floated out of dry dock thie week, having almost completed tie repairs to her propeiler. She will be ready for sea immediately thereafter, Her destination is (ue West Ladies,