The New York Herald Newspaper, November 19, 1869, Page 6

— — NEW ZEALAND. h War with the We Coast Natives. The Brit History of the Waikaro Moana Cam- paign—Its Marches and Battles and Sufferings of the Troops. @he Combined Movement om the Wgatimaru Country. Maorls Killed by in a Year, Sixteen Wounds nd, through Liverpool By mail from New Ze fnd thence to New York, we have files of Austrata- sian journals, dated at Wellington on the Sth of Sep tember, which supply the following highly interest {ng reports ‘of the latest war operauons of Gr Britain efs, of which we have had ouly y notices by cable Europe. clegrams from The Uriwera Military Expedition. [From tie Weiliugton (N. Z.) Independent, Sept, We aye been prevented from retaruing to tt history of Major Browh’s intended expedition irom Taranaki, and of the Waikare Moana campaign, be- cause the whole of the papers were not on the table of the Ho We have now the completed tustory give a short Ids of our @ feeling of ainst y them, as Was generail the withara supposed, ol both the: rhe history of the Miwating at Fort Galatea Oo campaign, ¢ aces in a despat Of Colonel Whitmore’s on the 23d April, immedi ately alter his departure from Wa’ In this despateb, after stating that ‘Mr. Richmond had ae nthe Uriwera should be ded that a campugn ut once atiempted by tue troops,” he proceeds ta Ge government not’ to expect a cor from these 0) 1 e the ¢ ghicen days | ri on the mere outsky is already, douvt! 80 steep ‘th is a long to ambuscade sof th S, Wnuer mites gonvoy of provisions may, and very prot be attacked 0 coming to us irom the rear: force being largely con 1 of native ailies, to 113 hatetul whom ¢ aud ou whom it e tne govern. fis under: that 1 deem 1 nor to lead the Wheo this nander-i diy wonder eh to gO WIth aolutely meu.” B was to ob) cont any br stern reply We 1MUSt CATY 1b on the Sth of “No news Irom Wairo: tion foes hot suit Minister agai alin! Mujor Kover ther proposing m0F natives au chief Roy move a and Wnakatan % Colonel Wh third col vented enie pr river rain”? and the avod re mnijes We “one me column W Nocwitns with t cade aod wonder tue Ari 1 at once, No wonder, afier six days of this strugging ‘on with wouided, and every day; when * we 0 a2 were sic r Intention te re mare vilsome tigh rye most ned, stare’ greater @ douvtful t y re hatives, that under t not ready furan snow garment a or @ long re’ in wl nty of Te ree Were killed, tee fir a returned pre favored country, Where potatoes niant and tiree pounds of bacon ys. Ihe column under Ld nt ned tue appoint 2 ol » had been “wayiaid at Hu- | other column was,” and nad ‘ed @ lone of pieebing On | hauui very much as U e ovcarred country fourteen men. [n ai’, the 30 Luropeaus lost twenty-eight of Kand 9th M of Use four days’ and the di { the mudwinter season, have however no & on the resolution Of the Vefeuce tt ainpaign, He 8 cess W ious, and the a tion is ordered on to Warkarem Ropaia, on Of our mos; staunch allies reluses fo join. “Excuse (Says Major Herric approach of winier, men Would suiter much, nititude, from exposure wo cod (ir. Kusseil remark supersiition aly Kopata ‘4s iniduenced oO his cuief) a good ded amin al D a ands ot riweras tion nut W tion, ag We iearn by tae same telegraing. On im May, We read ‘Heay Fain bor sever Ou the win, “Frighifa weather [or # P On the 4th June, “Weather wet for two days aud rainmg Reavily, Qn the 10th, “Country tadrouglly saturated with fhess sant rain for a te), road di Uy n, “Weatner very on Nous, € 2 cartias from Le wv! the q day wien the Assembly jastly unlit to be entrusted wth the lives of mea, Colour Hauitaia was told (2iuisune), “in consequeuce of swollen sie Of fF cw brow Uiree months’ suppiles into ga at aremoana, | Notwithstauding thts p r supeetivion, hopata went and shared to the iW wii the hardsmips he had foreseen. utiny and Insubordination followed as the natu result of danger, cold, hunger and naker » expedition proved #8 purp as It Wi - not auticipated lo do & my wuch hari, yet of no possivie use for any lke. Lastly, an expenditure Was meurred ruinous 10 vhe colony, aud seeming allnost designed bo produce tuose terci- bie resulis so clearly aud emphatically foretold by ned. Waat inigit be tie auers of the expediuon Will nary taind wien this te nt Coinel Herrick 10 vel Mauitaia moana, June 25, 1859,— Innk itis a great pity to sacrifice this expedition aiver all the expense wnd trouble, and cousider tt a very great risk, knowlag th ny to be on both tande. Will of course carry ont Colonel Wiitmore’s instructions and send two divisions al once 10 Taupo, but (hink 1b most injadieious, Don't anticipate doing the euemy much haem, but will Bccomplish object Of Expedition.”? We may reyoice Maton (he Hext day Colonel Haultan tocwaracd his lust telegram in reply, ‘ell Herrick to remain abd carry out tie original plan of operations, if he has reason to believe t enemy are tn front i he determines to come away, he J8 not to leave any men behind. ibe new Minster will probably be sworn ip to-morrow, and J cannot say What thelr Mien tions as co wilitary operations may ve.” ‘Tue Fox Ministry were sworn in on the following Gay, and their firs oicial inteliger Was of tne open mutiny of te wick and starving garrison at Fort Gajaiwea since the 15th of we inonth, tn apie of Which the Staiford Minisiry had wuil persisted im forcing on the men to certain destruction. The last parliamentary paper on the Bulect Is FO preqnant with tacts, when tne date of tae appomtment of tho Pox Ministry 18 con- sidered, that We publish it in full elsewhere, Wien that is read the country will little wonder that Mr, Ormond, acting for toe Fox Ministry, “came to te conciusion (on the 0th of July) (hat it was notion the interest of the partic service Liat tie expedition should be continued, . The uustory of Major Browns expedition wil | prove the subject of another and shorter article wich which we shall close our record of the St anord Ministry, Of them, when we review their adi inis- tration, it may well be suid, in the celeorated words of M, Thiers, addressing (ie ministerlal beuch of the 2 Corps Légisiatif, £0 ne vous reste plus matnten | une seule faute & coumetre, “There does | remain asingle error more than you can commit, Major Brown’s Gperations Against the Ma- oriv=sixteen Natives Killed by Wouads in | a Year. | (Prom tt | We tuk | touching Wellington (N, Z.) Independent, Sept. 3.) up to-day the Parliamentary papers 1 the proposed combined movement | on toe Ngatiinaran country from Patea on the one | Bid ud lhe White Clits on the other. Our object is to show that there 18 no connection (except in the | fact that the two events happened wo be almost { uaitageous) between the ace jon of the Fox Miutsiry aud Ue abandonment of the expedition which Was to have crushed Titokowaru. in the frst place, Mr. McLean had nothing what ever to do With the reasons determining Colonel nto give up the undertaking; and, ta the next ace, bat fo fortunate delay caused by the Cy er, Titokowaru Would, ave acted as the crusher lustead of suffering as the crushed. Sume days berore the Bew Defeace Muster could have sent any instructions Coloae) Lyon, writing from Vatea on the 28th of June, says:—‘it 1s quite Inpossibie to March now; it ts not raining; but coming down in sheets of wa and the track through the bush 18 guite impras ble. 4ch of Jaly:—“I was at Wail last might; but it 1s ym. | possible to get through the bush; all the creeks and rivers are Huoded."’ Major Hrown finds the same Lin- pediment to progress oa the Tarauakt stde, for he | also writes On Mitt unfordable; agala, after sym- pathizing on the Ist of July with Colouel Lyon on the 6Xeeptiona bad stae of the weather, we tnd a telegram from Major Brown, ‘dated the sth of Ju ‘Colonel Lyon Ha given up expedition Ngatt- the vad state of the n July a most I also eturned to Pi mara. sutticlent | learn that tf and it would pe Hare : us in F It wowid be ten} tally as tuere 9 present t ratuer a plug it again, unui J hear from whe government,” And Che firs¢ communication while a appears from Mr, McLean addressiwg Colonel Lyon dorms lim chat “consideriag he exposed state in which you would have lett #utea aud other ciream- § detailed oy you We Defence Minister consid: ors you have dispiaged much judgment in the course you have adop ation of the plans of the expedi- me spiritor daring and wi by Colonel Wit ei asi, AMOURUDY toa species of with the Lvesot his men, The 1 dated “Waterloo Day run this:— 4 you to go round tha mountain to Mataitawa where you will be suppued awain; thence by a road (for Ww 1) @ guide Wil be found) to Paki- pakiand up the banks of the Wantara, ull mes by Major Brown, ‘Chat oilicer will leave bis camp at or hear White Olitis, by au inland track, aud on the third day strike Ue Waitara a little above Pakipaki. After meet supplies will be exhaus we are tO believe that abundauce Ue, maize, potatoes and pigs will be {0: there, Tiiokowaru, mucn dejected and short of with ammunition, is somewhere about there, and 1 1 {ue objet of bringing him to book that tats expedi- tion is set on foot.” From these instructions it will Le gathered thus the two forces wore intended to iM arough broken county, tree days’ journey 2 nearest point of certain supply, Alter the Whole torce was to depend sible but very problematical contiageu & foot m th country ta which the Uppose for a mowent—and it is not coujecture—tuat Ttiokowara, under the lucnee of the 2 of cattle, “abane oes and p! drive and disas bat n the r ake an advan with. out f dg 1 jvle, wad @ precipi. late retreat would ave given the only hope ot ation to the forces. ‘Lhe Tetreat must have been Ataitawa On the Horch side of the Tarauakt pro- montory, that berag the nearest depot, and the wuole Patea contr merey of the 1 puld have oveen ie trou where tuey that had x Patea by the direct wonli pick up the recognizing { vd to be Suto 8 raven TOWN Itself, led to the weakuess vate ourselves on being saved by Weather irom @ terrible cates ist, before leaving this subject, be cle ightest imputd rly nd encountered inconceivat hardships in the endeavor to 0: eome them. His dietated by the 18 instructions received from hes valid, taere rs Littie doubt, have re 2 to the country nude} 1, 43 We do that only t Coast from @ last year, ana when we The fact } ” again, on | | resulted tn an merease.of sixteen per cent on the amount actually received for Ce | The abstract of estimated population of Vie- | foria for the qnarter @ading tho 30th of June last, a8 furnished by the Registrar General, gives the total populatton at 696,161, there belng 391,140 males and 005,015 females. During the quarter tae pain to the ation, by excess of births over deaths, was 12., 1,813 males aud 2,175 femaies, ‘The gain, | by excess of arrivals over departures, was 2,65— viz., 1, 450 males and 1,146 females, ‘The total gain | was, therefore, 6,025—viz,, 8,302 males and 3,321 | females. | a return furniahed to Parliament by the Post OMce | authorities shows that on the Jist December, 1863, | there were 60 post oMees open im the colony, in- cluding Ofty nine offices in which the postal and telegraphic tuients are combined, Iwo ear uke shocks, one very slight, but the other of some twenty seconds’ duration, were ex- | perienced on the morning of the 30th August in the | North Gipps Land and Beechworth disiricts. The | Principal stock occurred at about a quarter to five A. M., aud tue direction of the wave appeared to be trom east to West. ‘The vibrations are described as being rapid, continuous and distinctly marked, re- semoling the quick pace of heavy wagons over an uneven road. The slock appears to have Ween more | severe ab Sale, Act that place the party walis of oue of the most substantial bulidiugs in the vown were cracked diagonally from top .to bottom, windows were violently and visibly Shaken and the gias3 in some lustances cracked and furniture disturbed. ‘The shocks were plainly felt at the Heart, Clyde- nk, Nuntin, Maftra, Heydeld, the Forty-second, strattord and Batrosdale, The same earthquake appears to Rave been felt im oliver parts of the colony. attention: is being called tn different parts of the country to the alterations whieh the climate of Aus- tralia is uudergolug in consequence of the sys- tematic deuudation of tree covering whieh the sur- fuce of the country Is being subjected to. It is shown that in the case of the Bailavat district the ction of the Uinber bas been accompanied by onding diminution in the ramfall, and that io03 there has been a more or less regular re- duction from 37,27 mehes in 1863 to 17.28 mches in i868. During Uke past Seven moutus of the present year and jucluding two of the ordinarily wettest the raimfail has been only 11.20 inches. In connec- ion with this subject mention may be made of ihe fact that the government has appomted an Inspector of State Forests, whose duty it will be to prevent tue waste of timber, Toe first load of wool of this season’s clip was de- acched on tae 29d Of August from the St. Arnaud ‘Tuis Is the earltest sheariug Known iu that sp Yne Board of Agriculture of Victoria held its an- nual meeting on tue 16th of August, it was agreea to set apart, out of the annual grant of £6,000, the sum of £4,500 for agriculcural societies, and to de- vote the remaining £1,500 to experiments, expenses and national shows, A ieport iurnisiet to the sugerintendent of the Geodette Survey by Ne. Wiliam ‘Parton, assistant geodetic surveyor, Who 18 now engaged extendiug the trianguiation between the entrance of the Snowy river and Cape Howe, mentions that the survey party is now camped Ou the Wingan inlet, about sixty miles of Cape Howe. He aiso states that about turee miles and a halt east of Cape Everard there are two rivers which unite into one about hail a amie inland—one river coming trom the northeast and the other from the nortt, ‘These rivers are unnamed, te reports having nearly pleted the erection of @ slutton on Ram Head of maxing rapid progress towards Cape Howe, ‘he works lor Supplyiug the town of Geeioug with water, It Is stated on the authority of Mr. Chris Topn er-nchicf of the Victorian water supply, Will be completed by the end of Kevruary, 1810, It is proposed by the Wesleyans of Batlarat to erect anew church at the corner ot Dana and Lydiard Streets, ata cost of £10,000, ine master bakers of Melbourne acceded to the demand made by the jonrneymen for tie reduction of the period of iabor to ten hours per day. The political aud Parlwumentary situation of the momenc 13 one of huobie-buvble. fhe returns Of thie government railways for the week cading September 2 show a large increase over ding Week of last year im ail the main prion Of the re. turns [row tle passeuger tradie, which show a fall- lng off of £163 os. 10d., althouga 1,760 more passen- gers travelled in the jast week than in the corre. sponding one of last year. ‘the weekly average Shows & considerable increase over that given by jastinail. dhe revenue derived from the carriage of NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1869. CHEY INTELLIGENCE, THe WBATHBR Y£STERDAY.—Tho following record willshow the changes in the temperatare for the past twenty-four hours 1m comparison with the cor- responding day of last year, ag indicated Dy thermometer at Mudnut’s Pharmacy, HERALD ing, corner of — be the jail 89° SP. M.. 39 42 43:12PM. Average temperature egret Average temperature last year. Bexevrr CONCERT.—To-morrow evening the Hel- vetia Maennerchor will give a grand concert at Steinway Hall for the benefit of the Swiss Benevo- lent Society, A superb programme has been pre- pared, and a great treat for those who attend 1 up- doubiediy in reserve. SuDvEN DEATHS.—Rache) Simpson, a middlogaged woman who lived on the second floor of premises rear of 191 Mulberry street, was taken suddenly tll on Wednesday evening and died soon afterwards. The inquest will be heid on the body by Coroner Rollins who was notitled, KILLED BY A FaLL.—On Monday last Frederick Menges, a middie aged man, fell down a Might of stairs 10 a house in the upper end of Centre street, and was severely injured. Menges was carried to Bellevue Hosplial, where death subsequently en- sued, Coroner Keenan was nolilled, aud will hold au inquest on the pody to-day. ConoNAE.—This 1g the season of the year when the sun and moon, partly covered by their fleecy clouds, are often surrounded by smail ratnbow rings of great beauty of color. Between ten and eleven o'clock last eventing the moon was encircled by three suc rings, of various hues. The diameter of the fitst ring was three degrees or six thes the ap- parent diameter of the moon), the second four and the third yix degrees, Tue WoMAN’s BUREAU.—On Wednesday afternoon the Women’s Suffrage Association held thelr regular weekly meeting at this establisment, the proceed- ings embracing & variety of addresses and termt- nating with a recitanion of “The Smprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots." In the HRRALD of yesterday iw was imadvertently statca that the recitation was delivered by Mrs, Randall, Whereas the poem was recited by Mrs, Jane L. Grifla, whose readings are already somewhat tumiltar aud who, on the occasion above referred to, made her debut in connection with the women’s righis movement, REUNION SOCIABLE.—The ball at the Park Avenue Motel, on Wednesday evening, was thoroughly en- joyea by @ select and fashionable assemblage, and augured well for the series of pleasant reunions wiuca, during Wie winter, are aunounced to take place at that establishment, Divested of useless ornamentation the handsome ballroom was taste fully arranged, and a well selected programme of dancing way admiravly gone through. ‘The toilets of tie ladies Were remarkably elegant, aud lent a picturesque aspect to the brilliant ycene, Nothing Was spared to vender the reduion that which it assuredly Was—a gratilylug success, MYSTERIOUSLY AND FATALLY INsURED.—Coroner Keenan has under investigation at the Morgue the case of aman named Johan Welsh, forty-eight years of age, who died in Bellevue Hospitat under some- what tnysterious circumstances. On the 1th of Sevtember last deceased was adinitted to the hospl- tal on a permit from the Commissioners of Charftiies aud Correction, suttering from an tjury to the spine, but in What manner received did not appear w the hosplial authorihes, and has not since transpired so far as the Coroner has been able wo leara, Soon aster bis admission the lower Lmbs of Welsh became paruaily paraiyzed, and subsequently the paralysis led to neariy every part of the body. He con- to sink and died a day or two since, The matter will be turther myestigated to-day, when, perhaps, the manner in which deceased received his Injuries will be cleared up, POLICE INFELLIGENCE, passengers for tue Week amounts to £3,505 43, 11d. WS dygUlUst £3,516 103, Od, In te Corresponding week of last year, showing a deiiciency of £103 5s, loud. The rate of Wages during the past month shows no tailing off, although it 33 perhaps one of we dullest monins in the year. The arrivals of second and third class passengers from England have been large, DUL All those esiring employment have been ably to obtain it witout causing any reduchion in ie rate of wages. AS regards the state of the public nealth during the month, there 13 little unhsual to chronicie. r e variable and, ac times, extremely her experrenced of late, many persons constitution may doubuess have suffered, arile, the healtt of the community gene- rally reuiatus in its normal couditios: cter of Coconel Whitmore us @ soldier. On CHINA, ry, the more we iook in the : REED mete of these adventuroy and dangerouw. . > exploits the more we are f@beed to admire his The Murder of Rev. Mr. Willinmson, domtr Finding himselt no The following is from the Courier, of Tientsin, pel ; on 3 a =e tutes, Ne ed every verve, | China, It ts the most authentic account of the cir cumstances connected with the murder, near Tientsin, of the Rev, John Williamson, late of we London Missionary Society, and which has been already boticed in the HeRALD:— The deceased, in company with the Rev. Mr. Hodge, Was proceeding by boat up the Grand Cana to Visit some iiland stations, and on tke night ot Wednesday, August 25, or Cie morning of the 20th, try in vain to reckon up om tue East Coast a loss to (ie rebels of One-third of the number of our fellow countrymen destroyed by them, it 18 quite impossi- bie to come to any other conclusion than that the miutary operations of the last year nave been a gigantic and most melancholy failuse. ‘The Exploration in Search of Leichardt. ‘rom the Melboarne Argus, Sept. 11.) Westera arch Of shardt, command of Mr. last, re 1 safely to the settled districts in the beginning ving traversed a tract of couu- tous as Ireland, and tray Mr. Forrest sa, it An expedition despatched frou Perch, Australia, in r unde mns of Li over tg the worst I have ticket the whole way, ch of from tifty to two h da feed and granite rocks, with ¥ In @ Lote in the of any r in the thickets the is the poorest Atty turihest polat east, in longt- 18 too Binal hent wate gevuer disappe water tn the gullies, pe: open country, WiLL spur the only large trees seea since leaving the se districté, but no water, a8 4 spectiven of watel | quote that during the seven days which Tommy Winatch aud I,were away from camp, we travelled 2u0 miles, We were without water every night, and on one occasion Our horses were forty-eight hours withont {t, we oursélves Waving partaken of it once during taat times Aithough no trace of Leichardt has been discov- ered, It 48 not Intended to abandon the search, proposed, With the permission of the guver tern Austraua, to send Mr, Forrest out again, equipped for @ sik Month's expedition, in Marcit next, and that be should tart ‘rom the sources of Ue Murchison In the direction of Carpentaria, ad to depend on ralu- s Which We had ciear Xx and large white gaus, IVEMS FROM AUSTRALA’ Ae By way of Eng|and we have our newspaper files from Australia, dated at Meibourne on the 11th of September, from which we compile the following budget of news {tems in detail of our telegram reports overiand from San Frauciseo;— The Melbourne Argus of the lith of September says:— Desth haa removed from us the founder of the colony, Me Joun Pascoe Fawkner, L. G., the man who but @ ie more than turty-four years ago sulled up the river Yarra and commence colony, the growth of which has been wi fo history, aud which, in ail proba be puraleled., Atthe age of sevéniy ad by all who knew ttm, after a life event'n! 4 \ romance and emimently active and useful, Mr. /awk- ner has pase from us, A very patuful circumstance has arisen, which nothing bata sense Of duty Would induce ns vo dipsomania, are altke subsidized, for ali religions and all sects, Protestants of every denomination, Catholics and Jews, receive & share of the grant of £50,000 a year Ret apart for religion 8 bY the Constitution act. As ali coutriby © the general revenue, iL Was held that all alike nutied to share of the “plunder.” On the 25th of August the Chief Secretary proposed resolutions providing that the grant BbOUId be Teduced 410,000 a year, ho thal ab tie end of five years It should cutirely cous The machinery for tue Victorian Mint, wh been purchased at @ Cost Of £15,000, has ar the colony, been preparing revurns relative to the amount of traiic and the cost of telegrams on We diferent Jines Uwoughout the colony, With @ view to enabio tie goveruiuent to decide ona scheme of redaction in te present charges for trangmit ing messages, ‘The South Australan system has been an acknow- ledged success, avd the reduction tn Tastmania from hai @ crown We uniiorm rave of one sulling Las For some tine past the Telegraph Department has | while their boat was at anchor off the west baak of the canal, opposite to the town of Cuéng-kuan-tan, about thin e miles from Tientsin, it was boarded aud plundered by a pulMver OL armed Chinese rod- bers. Mr. Hodge deposed betore her Majesty's Consul at ‘Ticutsi on the 27th that he and Mr, Willamson retired at hall-past mine on the 25th im the large central compartment of their boat; tiat about one o'clock next moralng he was awakened py the vio- Jent rocking of the boat, aud by the voices of a num- ber of men outside, He sprang out of bed, and was surprised that te could see notnmg of Mr. Wiliam son. «de looked ou Wiour or five Chinese armed with swords, at the bow of the boat, which Was auied on to tue bank. Fading to open his revolver case he jumped on deck with the inten- tuon of throwing tie case mio the water, As S000 as he appeared a cry of “Mao-tze, udo-tae,” an opprobrious epithet commonly applied to foreigners in the north of China, was raised, supplemented with “la, ta” (strike, strike). He threw down the revolver case and called out “Let ime go ashore; and whre endeavoring to get away he was struck ou the head aad sioulders by the robbers with tie of the county. The granze | Sats of thelr swords, He gucceeded in jumping . = = eae ag ae agnore, and when there was again sivucs in a sim. Phase, day sonar ioe. Kin pei sign of water, aito- | jar imanuer by otters of the robbers Wao Werte oa tue bank. He escaped from them, and was pot pur- sued, ws he ran off Lo a neghvoring Village for assis- tauce. Arrived at the village, he roused the Mnhabitants, One of them on bemg told that the roobers numbered about twenty recognized them as veing known in the neighborhood to be very dangerous, This villager lent him some clothes, and on thew way to the town of Cheng-kuaa tan tiey met a jocal mandarin Who was on ius Way Wita solitiers to the boat. Mr, Hodge joived inem, out on yoacl.g the boat they found ie nad been deserted by the robbers alter they bad pillaged it. None of the Cuiuese on board were injured, but Mr. Wiluam- son was nowhere to be found, aud none of them Knew what lad becowe of bim. One of the poat- mea, however, who had slept on the foredeck aiter- wards informed Mr. Hodge Uiat when he was veld down by Ue robbers ne saw Mr, Wiiliamson on whe part of the vessel, but could not say ner he jumped ashore or tell imo we water, This man, when suoseqnently examined by her Majesty’s Consul, dened all knowledge of shaving seen or heard anything about Mr. Wiliam son, but stated that ab the Une the robbers were hotding him down be heard a shot fired, followed by something failing into tne water, The other boat men declared that at the beginning of the attack they heard two shots fired, but heard nothing fail into tue water, Mr. Hodge bunseli heard no shots at all. Mr, Willamson’s body was found on the veth Howting in the canal and was buried oa the woth. Acuve measures ave being taken by the Citinese | authorities to truce te murderera. | The deceased was brother of the Rey, A. Wiiian- | Sou, of Chefoo, His wile went home in May last. Outrage to Foreigners, Our files from Shanglae, of September 9, report as follow On Saturday evening, September 4, about six | o'cioek, @ gentleman in the employ of Measrs, Rus- refer to. For some Ume pastit las been known | #el & Co. whue returning from Toonkado with his that the Minister (or Lands was scarcely im a fiteon- | Vile, was set upon by a number of Chinese, stripped Oiuon to perforin the duties of his office, but the | Of 4)! bis clothes and beaten severely, and Was very cou wa fed by the announce. | dearly losing his life, Jt seems that @ Chinaman ment wat the veral had taken #tepsto | Weat upto thechair in which the lady wag and secure his temporary retirement, in order that he | lovked in, and that ter husband pushed hin away. might undergo a regular course of treatment for | The scoundrei then made threatening gestures, and called out to his companions, Who assaulted the The new Land Will finally passed the Legislative | @entic beating him severely, An Immense Assembly On the Zith of August, ana was received | UUMver of Chinese were soon collected, and wit in the Council ou following day. It was at once reat difically the gentieman got Into a house, Tread a first time and the secoud reading was Oxed, | DUG he wus followed by Mis agaatiants, and As yet there has been no indication of the intention | fr nearly an hour iNanaged to Keep them at bay Of the Upper house y egara to the measure, with a piece of wood, wo he tore from tye The day’ of state aid vo religion ave numbered, | Staircase. The mob, however, continued to attack Every reasonable man has jong seen Wie absurdity | Lim, until he pot tirrough a window Into the street. of the system which prevaiis h Vruth and error | There they agan set upon hia, supped him of ali is clothes and oeatiin most britally, until & spectable Cuinar ane Up, Who addressed the crowd and got their victim away and sappiled him with suMcient Clinese clothes to enable nim to go home, ‘tne gentleman is a Mons, Louvier, Messrs. Kussell & Oo.'s slik inspector, a French subject, but it seems that Information Was not given to thse police until this morning, aud we are unaware whether auy of the Chinamen fave veen arrested, Occur. rences of (his kind are becoming far too frequent, and we (rust that the cowardly rufmians will not be at uwed to escape like those Who committed the outrage at | Poowung sowe time ago, and thar they will meet With such ® punishinent as will prevent another occurrence Of the Kind lor some tine, Tas First Stan.—We received M. Sullivan & Co. @ fine string of tw | panylog them, to look at, the first #uad of We season. it was taken yesterday, and 8 sald to be the earhest “eaten” ever KNOWN VO OUF river,—Suvannah ican, NOs We BuRGLARY IN AVENUE B,—A young man named Thomas Matone was yesterday arraigned before Jus- tice Mansfield, charged with burglartousty entering the premises of James Long, at No. Lil avenue B, Mr. Long keeps a liquor gcie at the above number, Late ust nigut odicer Godtrey, of the Kleyeuth pre- cinct, found Ube Lront basement door of the premises forced open, and on entering he ound the prisoner hid away therein, Malooe, who 13 mneteen years old, demes his gutit, bul was heid by the Justice, Witaout bail, to ausw EXYENSIVE LARCENY OF PIPES AND TOBACCO.—On Wednesday alrernoon Julius Joachim, of No, 90 Bowery, obtained from Justice Mansfield, at the Essex Market Police Court, @ search warrant to search the premises of Frederick Kiecke, of No. 32 Chrysue street, He stated that Riecke had been in his empioy for some tine, and tha in July last he jeit him. Soon alter Ktecke had ieft Joaciim’s em- ployment a quantity of pipes and tobacco, valued at $i6¥, were missed. The search warrant was issued and on investigating the prisoner's premises a quantity of goods, which were identilled by a were found in his possession. Yesterday taken before Jastice Mansiield and tcid to answer & charge of larceny, A COLORED FEMALE CHARGED wrrm STranta. Thomas Taylor, a colored cook in the employ of Crook, Fox & Nash, appeared at Jefferson Market yesterday mornmg and preferred a complaint Avalust a colored cyprian nam@i Buzabeth Van Zandt, charging thaton Wednesday night he met her moa saloon #t No. 65 Grand strect and sat aiong side of ter. While thus affectionately seated Thomas states he took out is pocketbook, containing nine dollars i money, to change a twenty-five cent stamp for the proprietor, and returned the pocketvook to hia pants pocket, After domg this he charges Elizabeth threw her arms around hs neck and commenced fondling with him, calling lim pet names, &c, Walle all tis was going on a colored girl, whom he knows as “big Susaa,” sac Opposite, a silent spectator. After Eliz abet had dove fonaling with him he states she and “Big Susan” left the table and went to the jower end of the saloon, when, alter consuittig together a short time, they cleared out. The proprietor shor!!y aller desired him to pay for some refresiments he had treated the giris to, bat upon feeliug for lus pocketvoos discovered that it was gone and charges that Klizavern stole it, from the fact that sne Jondied him and eleared out. She was arrangned at doiferson Maiket yesterday moratag aud deniea the charge, bat was Committed to answer at the General Sessions in default of bail, On Sunday morning last this same female was arratgned before Justice Dodge by an officer of the Kighth preciper, upon complaint ol a while man (a German), Who charges that on Sunday mght he occupied the same bed with the fascinating Elizabeth, aud upon getting up tn the morning discovered sue had taken thirty dollars ta mouey from his pocket, bul refused to make a com- plaint, tor fear of an exposure, THE SNEAKS? QUARTET. A Gang of Youthfal Sneak Thieves Bagged. On Wednesday morning, while tha rain was com- ing down in bucketfuls, four young boys, the oldest of whom Is only eighteen years of age, named re. spectively Joha Brennan, Frederick Hadiey, George Roulette and Charies Swanke, started out on a foraging expedition, The first place they visited was the residence of Lonts Hopps, No, 123 West” Twelfih street, wuere they sneaked imto the basomept: door aud took from the table eighteen plated teaspoons and six silver ones, From here they wended tveir way towards Broaaway, and, not relishing the rain, which Was wetting th to the Bin, conciuded to provide themselves n umbrellas, accordingly stopped in frons of Meatio’s store, Where this article Was displayed for sale, nnd Jaying their hands on three walked of with them, Having @ covering for thetr bodies they conciuded to ornament themselves with some faise ® case standing Im iront of the store of Victor Joofirioa, at 737 Broad- way, broke out a pane of glass aad abstracted two switches of kuman Tait aod ove chigaon, all vaiued ay thirty-six doilars. From Nere they pro- ceoded to the Biattonery store Of James WW. O'Brien, Nassau street, when, suddenly acquiring w tuirst for koowledge, they stole wo volumes oF poetry, vained at iour doliars, After becoming the possessors of the last mentioned property they crossed to Me other Aide of the street to the shoo store of William Murphy, at No, 64, where Brennan, Whose feet had become somewhat damp from betag exposed to tue rain so long, conclnded he must have new ones, and accordingly kotected & pair vained at $7 60, with which they aiso made oif, From this time until evening they seem to have lain dormant, as they were not seen again votil neariy dark, When they again paid a visit to the stationery store of O'Brien and wera making of with two memorandam books when oiticers Heaney and Doyle, of tae Hyrith precinct, devocted them and conveyed them to the sition, having all the above property in their possession. Yesterday morning tuey were arraigned at Jeferson Maryet, And, plea ling guilty to the charges, were commuted so answer, FI COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY, Scurreme Cournt—GENERAL TERM.—Adjourned to Monday, December 13. Surreme Court—SPRcran TRRM.—Refore Jadge Barnard. Court opens half-past ten A. M.—os, ‘Zid, 172, 282, 485, 21, 296, 17¥, 816, 817, 318, 21, $22, S25, Bld, S26, 826, G27, G24, Fy, 3: 30M, 835, 817, BO, B49, 40, SurReme COURT—OnAMOERS.—Held by Judge In- Me BU, 19, 820, 32, graham, Cali of calendar two.ve M. 40, Ol, 72, 5, 0 90, 100, 114, Ny 24 115, 121,228, f24,'125, Ly 186. Surmiuor Covat—Tia, Torm.—Part 2,—Rerore Judge Jones, Court opens eleven A, M.—Nos, 1402, 146, 1652, 1180, 1540, 10dz, 1544, 1543, 1564, 1564, 1068) 1560, 1662, 1664, 1666, Common Piwas—TRIAL TERM,—Part 1,—Nefore Judge Daly, Court opens at eleven o'clock A, M. Short causes.—Noa, 459, 3,0, 352, 1267, 062, 1260, 1250, ‘91M, 1148, 1187, 1420, Hy Abed, 1507, 1400, S401, 1448, 142%, 10M, 1242, L444, 1602, 1908, 1060, 1582, 1693, 18692, URT—TRIAL 1.—Before Judge Alker, of atten o’clock A. M.— Nos, bd 9543, “doo RI, 4136, 4144, 4173, bas re 4216, 4249, 4260, 4262, 4112, 4111. Part 2. fore Jadge Grogs, Oali of calendar at ten o'clock A. M.—Nos. 3002, 4107, 4147, 4158, 4170, 4174, 4175, 4205, 4253, 4256, 4257, 4258, 4259. CouRT OF GENERAL SBSSIONS.—Before Indge Bed ford. Court opens at eleven A. M, ‘The ve. John Haggerty, ; Same vs, Henry Conway, felonious assault and ‘battery; Same vs. John J. Tripp, telontous assault and ry; Same vs. derick Schiee, homieide; Same vs. Samuel | gana larceny; Same va. Oardon Beckman, gran larceny; Same vs. Patri: Donald, grand larceny; Same vs. Patrick Mc , Violation of passenger act; Same vs. Patrick McDonald, obtaining money by false pretences; Same vs. Edwin Dusenvury, ob- png money by false pretences; Same vs, James Muir, burglary; Same vs, Elizabeth Moriarty, arson; Same vs. Louise Kaiper, grand larceny; Same Vs. James Kelily, felonious assauit and battery. THE NAYIONAL GAME. Mutual vs. Eckford—‘Wind Up’? of the Season. According to previous announcement the closing game of the season came off yesterday at the Union grounds, the Mutuals and’ Eckfords being the con- testants, There was in attendance a large and re- spectable crowd, and they were certainly well paid for thelr attendance by seeing a neat and well played game, The score given below will show by whom the greater part of the work wasdone, It Will be seen that the Mutuals were shorthanded, bat they filled up one blank with Burroughs, of the Orientals, and made a good stand, ‘The score of the game is as follows:— BOKFORD, MUTUAL. G8 S ms ol emcmterwmctys $l ccmomecwwrce® Burroug! Carieton, Eggler, © f, TOtAls « eseeeeeent > 1060 ‘Time of game—Two hours, Fly catches T'Godney, 1; Burroughs, 1; Carlo- ton, 1; Pggler, 4—total Mutual, Patterson, 3; Martin, 1; j Jewett, 2; Tracey 3-toral Eck(or: j—tHatieid, 1; Jewett, 1; Play—Put out 1, by in Milla, 9G. Mal er atbeauaha: E. 4 Burrot Yual, 18. Asusted by C Mills, I; Swandelle St 2; Carleton, 4; Eggler 1.” Put dut'by Altixon, 8; ‘inkham, 1—total Eekford, 11, Assisted by Nelaon, Burrough: Wood, 2; 2; Hodes, 3; Wood, 2; Pinkham, 8, Base Ball Notes. In the published list of the State Association com- mittees the name of K. J, Barry, of the Athlete Club, of Washington Heights, was omitted from the st of the Judiciary Committee for the Bastern dis- trict. The Auburn Nevws of Sasarday last nas the follow- ing:— BAGE BALL SERENADE TO THR “ror aginst OF THR 8TATE ABBOCIATION. BBOCTATION The Auburn Bali Club were in high feather yestorday. On Thursday evening a telegram was received by the clid annonneing that one of theirown number had been chosen Pres{dent of the State Axgociation. ‘They looked upon this aga result of which they might well feel proud. ‘the for. tunate genteman is Mr, &. R. Deanis, and when it is con: aidered that he was not x candidate for ‘the position until a ‘or two betore the meeting, while there were others who had been working for the place during several weeks, the elttb bas the best possible reason for rejoicing. * Mr, Dennis returned home yesterday and Was met at the depot by a large delegation from the club, who warmly con- gratulated him on hts honors, and during the day the mem- bers continued to drop in, sud it really seemed for # while as If the old times had come’ b: ain and base ball was about to become the all-absorbing pastime, Last eventug the en- tiutsiasm over the election assumed form, and about nine o'clock the Auburn Brass Band, accompanied by a strong delegation from the cin, appeared in front of tho News office unit Tendered several pieces of tnusto In a most enfoyable manner, By invitation the band and the elab were tuvited into tho counting room, when Mr. ‘own, on behalf of the club, advanced and shook the new oficial warmly by the hand and bal ir, DENNIS. am Ags han to babe gh) the joy of ciub at your sugcess. From the day of Its formation unui present homent you have ever taken a lively interest in its fortunes, and have given freely of your time and money in order to sectire 118 advaucement, To you more than toany oiler erson Is, for this reason, due the Unparalicied success which aa crowned the efforts af the clut to make for itaelé an hon- orate reputation. Victory has often perched upon our ban- hef, anil no one has evinced greater sactaiaction on such oc- casions than yourseit. Occasionally defeat has come to as, aud then yout encoura went, advice and indomitable spirit has enabled us to sustain such defeat with firm resolutions to “do better next time.” We therefore speak but the honest sentiments of or hearts when we say no less worthy en- dorsement of your course as a base baliiat could be given than to make you President of the State Association, Mr. Dennis iepited to this address in wm tew appropriate remarks, thanking them for the honor thus conferred upon him, and assuring them that ft would be lik constant etort, while holding the position be now oocupied, to elevate the noviv game ih which they were ail interested, and to make what it was orictaally Intended to be, a healthful, houor- able and benolicial pastime, The guests were then Invited to partake of refreshments, after which the assembly disperaed with three cheera for the Stute Association and its worthy newly-made President, EROGKLYN INTELLIGENCE, AccrpenT.—Thomas Shanley was severely tnjurea yesterday afternoon by jumping on & sharp stone In the cellar of anew building tn Jay street, He was sent to the hospital. : Lockirr GUARDS made @ very creditable street parade yesterday and then went to East New York, where they Spaata joily day in shooting and feasting. ihe guard aambered nearly one hundrea muskets, BuRGLARY.—The residence of William V. Sshneck, Third street, near Fifth avenue, was burglariously entered by pryimg open the rear basement wmdow last night, and silverware to tne vaue of forty doi- Jars was stolen, ACCIDENT.—A Mr. Sectey was severely injured on Wednesday afternoon, at the corner of Powers and Wyckoff streets, by the end wall of @ bullding in polaron w erection falling out and striking him about the head. ALLEGED Dtstonesty.—Jacob Simons, a native of Prussia, Who Keeps @ tailor shop on Third avenue, was arrested for receiving stolen goods, vained at forty-five dollars, from a negro, The accused paid the black rogue sixteen dollars for the material— cloth—which was stolen from the store of Mrs. Joiin- son, No, 156 Nassau street, Mra. M. Washington, of No, 37 Degraw street, charged with the larceny of an overcoat, worth thirly-tive dollars, from patrolman James H. Roach, an ofiicer of the Forty-third precinct, who resides at No. 21 Woodhull street, was arresied and locked up to answer. ADDITIONAL ARRESTS OF THE SoOcraLisTs.—John Kimmons, George Montgomery and James Murphy, members of the “Young Men's Union Sociai Ciub,”” of Congress street, which was broken up by the the police, on account of the disreputable character of the organization, on Tuesday night, were taken into custody by the Forty-third precinct police yea- terday on charge of grand larceny. The complain- ant in their case, Michael Judge, charges them with stealing 8ome clothing and other articles from nim on Sunday last. ‘The accused were committed to Jail to await examination. AtremPr AT HIGHWAY RopnERY.—Frequent com- Plaintshave been made of late to the police of the Forty-third precinct by citizens who have been at- tacked by ‘footpaas” at night while passing thrangh that section of the city, The police force 18 entirely {inadequate to patrol with any degree of Viguance commensurate with the necessities of South Brooklyn; hence tno safety of person and pro- perty 1s very much endangered, with little prospect ot remedy, a8 the namber o7 police will not bo increased this year, there being no provision for an addition to the foree tn the tax levy. Inthe Porty-third precinct several patrolmen have been dismissed by the Comaissioners within the past twelve months, aud the places of these men have not as yet been filled. Mr. Thomas Doyle, who resides at No, 10) baltic street, Was assanited at tne corner of Court and President streets by three rut flans white on Nis way home about one o'clock yes- terday morning. The fellows attempted to rob lilm but Mr. Doyle fought bravely for mis property unt his cries for heip fortunately attracted the attention et oMcer Ryan, who came to his assistance. Patrick Dolan was arrested subsequently on suspicion of betng one of (Me -assatiants, but a3 Mr. Doyle failed to tdentity iim he was not held, Tae fellows fed end made good thetr escape. ANOTHER IND'ANA TRAGEDY, Horrthje Butchery of a Family. {From the Evansyiile (ind,) Journal, Nov. 15.) From Captain Jobn i. Triplett, of the Petrolia No, 2, we learn the particulars of a horribie murder that was commited on Saturday ose anda haf mues back of ‘Troy, in Perry county. ‘Phe victims were the wife and three children of @ matt named Gil christ, Lue mother was cut with @ hatckst on tne back of the head, on the side of the face ana on the Heck. The eldest chiid, a boy, had hs bead broken in with (he pole of the hacchet, both being kilied out. right, and, when fouad, were cold and stim The other two children were terr.bly injured, but strony hopes are entertained taat the youngest wi recover, and it is barely possible that the over may iso Hive, ‘The first alarm of the murder was given by the husband and father, who states vhat he Jett home ac nive o'clock in the morning and went to ‘Troy, and did not retara home until late im the-even- ing, when he found his wite and eldest son cold in death and Ins other two children terribly mangied, Great excitement prevails in the community. (Owensboro, Ky. (Nov, 16), correspondence Louis- ville Courier-Journal.) Jn the snburbs of Troy, ind., on Saturday, a horri- bie tragedy oceurred, (A Mra. Gilchrist had received $ bet at ting A.M, sneae Seeecet aes and two daughters, Teapeotively nine and four youre, were found wurdered; also another daughter, tWo years, with i on both ‘ol ner neck, ‘Tho latter hid lived tem hours. deed Waa done witha haichet, Mr. Gilonrist was #ald to ‘be in town When the erie occurred. The money ‘Was takon @Way by Wieever commiiced the devd, Y trea yesterday. TROTTING AT THE UNION COURSE. t FIRST TROT. Union Course, L. 1.—Thursday, Nov. 18, match ay mile heats, best three in five, to wagons. in Daniels named r. m, Village Girl. . 231 John Murphy named b, m. Lady Murphy.... 2 2 2 TIME, Quarter. Ha. Mile, First neat. 26 2350 Second heat 2015 2:50 Third heat, 25, 2:44 At the commencement of the pool selling Lady Murphy was the favorite at over wo to one, but as the selling progressed Village Girl grew in favor, and before the horses were started they were fetching even money, Village Girl won the pole, and the mares coming up sige and side were started for the firat heat, Lady Murphy bolted on the turn and dashed away to the right, over the grass close up to the fence, losing a dozen lengths by the mishap. Village Girl waited for her on the backstretch untl they were about two lengths apart. The roan mare kept Lady Murphy behind her and won the first heat by three lengihs, ‘The betting was then ten to one on Village Girl, On the second heat the driver of Lady Murphy Look the start behind, and lay close vo the inside fence for fear of another bolt. Village Girl took a leat of three lengths around the upper. turp, and going along steadily won the heat in hand by two lengths, ‘The vhird heat was @ counterpart of the previous one, Village Gitl Winning as sue liked by a couple of lengths, THE SECOND TROT. Same Day—Purae $50, tlie heats, best three in five, 11 harness, A. O, Whitson entered bik. g. Jonas. rid Ben Daniels envered b. g. Big Jim. »2 3 L, 3. Samus entered b. g. Harry....ccveee 8 id J. H. Whitson entered b. g. Kentucky..o... @ « J. Murphy entered b. g. ena Smith,..... dr vim, , Quarter, Mila, yy 2:49, 5 2:49 ‘phira heat... 42 2261 Harry was the first cholce (nthe sales pre- vious to the start, Big Jun the next In favor, Jonas next and Kentucky the least in value, Belore the start, however, Jonas improved in price, and there was little diflerence between and Harry when the word was given. Jonas took the lead at the sturt, and kept it watll he got into the homestretch, when-Harry for a moment showed in front. The iatter vhen broke up, and the little black ony, Jonas, came home & Winner of the heat by four lengths. Big Jim was second, two. ahead of Harty, who was eight lengths in ‘adva of Kentucky. The bettug was now even between Harry and Jonas, the other vwo selling as a fleid lor a@song. Jonas again took the lead and maintained it throughout, winning handily: pe Jengtns, Harry second, four lengths anead of Big Jim, the latter being jour lengths im front of Rensany, Kentucky was then withdrawn, Jonas now sold in the pools atthe rate of 100 to 15. He took the lead at tie start, opened a@ wide gap around the warn, never suffered either of tne oLver horses to approach him, and won in the easiest manner possible by ix Le ns. Big Jim was second, wwe lengtus in front jarry. ‘THE THIRD RACE. Same DaAY—Matoh $400, mle heats, in harness. G, Allen named b, g, Riley... L. 8, Samiuis named b. m, Hal TIME. Quarter. First heat. sees dhe 200, Second heat 2356 ‘Third heat... oa 28 2:65 Haunai was a great favorite before the start, an afier the first heat, which she won with apparent ease, she became u favorite at 100 to twenty. Riley won the second heat, and he in turn vecame th favorite, He aiso won the third heatin fine style, trotting steadily ali the way. Kiley is @ blind horses and but for that would be avaluadle animal, MUSCAL AND THSATRICAL Thanksgiving Day was duly observed at our thea With the exception of Waliack's theatre and the hail of the San Francisco Minstreis matinée performances were given at every piace of amusement in this immediate vicinity and the major ity of them were lberatly patronized. In the evening it was with difficulty wUiat seats could be obs tained at any of the theatres by those who came late. Many managers, knowing the value of the day as @ theatrical festival, secured all tha available theatres and inusic balls throughout the country months in advance for this particular day, but have found to their cost that their anticipations were slightly off the track. President Grant having changed the customary day Irom the last Thursday in November to the 1sth—just one week earlier— leaves many managerial uniortunates to give their ‘Thanksgiving entertainments a woek alter tae actual Thaokagiving Day. Ae fampty Dumpty” gave a Fox matinte In New Haven. A grand varieties was given in Paterson. «The Octoroon’? charined the Newarkers In the atternoon and “Our American Cousin” tickled them tn the evening. The Deseret News says the Salt Lake theatre was, perhaps, “the first and only theacre upon this contis nent that was ever dedicated by prayer. Mine. Charles Mouiton will not sing to-day at the rehearsal of the Phitttarmonte Society, being ene to sing next week a aconcert in ald of the Dramatic Fund, Edmond About, with a colaborer, has produced a play—* Ketired from Business”—the nero of which, a retired merchant, imagines that he is alslicted with ihe rinderpest. Mine. Pattl bas been suifering from the revurn of 4 nlalady which a little whe ago caused her incon. venience. She temporarity 193¢ ner voice but hag now recovered It, A few woeks since M. Viollet, the builder of the new Opéra House, Parts, expelied ali the men from the place in consequence of a quarrel with his sip contractors. After endeavoring in vatn to persuade tue journevinen to work for him at reduced wages he sent for the police and drove thein out forcidiy, ‘The affair would probably have made a good deal of noise had it not been tor the greater interest of Oc- tober 25. 1¢ has now been summarily decided that M. Violiet was bound by the engagements of the sub-contractors and ‘a commiventy of pottes, an at- torney aud a huissier solemuly reinstalied the men in the building, Tue danger which may result from carrying out an interment within twenty-four hours aitér death, ag prescribed in French jaw, is bemg turned to dramatic account, The manager of the Gatte thea. wre tn Paris has been so distressed by the reports which continually reach him of premature burial, and especially by the. account of a recent case at Toutouse, that he has Commissioned the preparation of a dramatic Re in which ail the horrors of unig legal crime Wil be exhibited to the enlightened audiences that now revei in the voluptuous attrac tions of “The Waite Cat.” ‘The manager is con- siderate and practical, He will not expose an abuse without showing that there is @ remedy for tt. He proposes to break our hearts aud to food our eyes with tears by exhibiting the despair of the lovely Ernestine when that modei of young men, Adolphe, 1s consigned (oan early grave. But mark the happy end, Adolphe’s parents gre wise in ther generd- tion and they have ordered for him a@ comin of the latest construction—thut 1s, one provided with elec- tric wires, which, if the dear youth should sur In nia comn, will strike anaiarm. Nothing could be better contrived. Adolphe, having been ouried with all due solemnity and deeply iamented, does move ta his cofiin; the wires take effect; an alarm ts rung; the youth 1s quickly disinterred; he lives again, an Erngstine, the inconsoiabic Ernestine, rusnes’ into higarms, And so the curtain that rose on @ faneri drops on the proapect of a marriage. A Gr; ma i this onaght to be Invaiuable—to the inventor of the pavent comin, ELECTION CHEATING. New YORK, Noy, 16, 1869, To THe Enitor or THE HERALD The article in the HERALD of this date headed “Kings County Biection ~The Sheritt’s Caso” should command general attention, But New Yorkers Deed NOt Cross over Lo Long isiand to look up elec- ton Irands, when they are committed in this city at every election held, and with perfect impunity, if not with the concurrence of those Who are elected ~ punish crime, certamly not without thelr knows ledge, It Will be no news to those who are in the secret to say-that Judge Michael Connolly waa elected Sherul ot this couaty at tae election of 1867 by @ majority of over 6,000, and counted oat by the aid of those im high places, both democrats and republicans. Then, again, it 19 well KnowO that a gang of rowdies and ruMans, known as “repeaters,"? are organized in every ward m this city, and on the day of election ach of them vote from ten to Aity Umes, and not unfrequentiy in the same ciection disirict, merely changing hats and coats. Some have become so bold tn thelr nefarious practices that they make no secret of their acts; on the con- trary, boast of cher services to the party and claim ® consideravon at the bands of our democratic Managers for such services. Nor are they unheeded wise jiese claims are made, but many of them hold responsibis positions, Buch &8 court officers, to the exciusion Of pi x and worthy mon, Now, gir, why not begin within tye limits of this Sodom-liko city and shake up the dry Deags of this Becond edt- tion of perdition, politically speaking, instead of telling the Long Islanders what a seC of rascals they are, when we in New York are twenty times worse? NOTES Narrow HScare OF A PASSENGER TRAIN ON THe Bum RAWKOAD.—The New York express train coming Westward on the Erie Nalway had a barrow escape last evenin; Wavericy, Some villain cut Away the iOck Upun a ewWion OIE with w cold ohinel, aad changed the Awtich 40 as to throw @ train upon branch, This was apparentiy done just before the express train was due, with a purpose to throw that. ‘train from the track and cause a terrible slaughter Of passengers. ‘Lhie might have keen whe fore, had not the change of time veenmade that day, which Chis train made a stop at Waverley, As the train was just moving from the station wheu tt tan ‘upon the branch no serious result followed. —AoUne ester Union and Advertiser, Nov, 18. | i } |