The New York Herald Newspaper, February 4, 1870, Page 4

z & 4 a & gay . ‘WINNIPEG. . Interesting Details of Affairs on Red River. Examination of the Canadian Commissioners. The Settlements Opposed to Annexation. Arrest and Expulsion of Newspaper Correspondents. CANADIAN BLUNDERS. St. PAUL, Minn., Jan, 28, 1870, The mall from Fort Garry arrived today and brings interesting mtelligence from the Red River settlements. ‘ihe advices are down to the 14th, one week later than those communicated in my recent letter from Fort Abercrombie. Publte aduirs at Winnipeg remain im about the same condition as has characterized them for the last month, except that who uncertainty respecting Vicar General Thibault and Colonel Desalaperry’s jouraey to Fort Garry has termidated, and the fears of immediate Indian troubies have been allayed. Rie! and O’Donnohue, with the Council of Tem, still control affairs, and about fifty French balf-breeds continue on duty, with old “Queen Bess’ muskets; but no steps Bave been taken towards organizing a goy- ernment or preparing for the emergencies im which spring may involve the settlements. The half-breeds doing guard duty, with their families, are rapidly consuming the provisions of the liudson Bay Company, and it is reported will soon have ex- hausted fhe supply by their wastefulness. A cousin Of Riel is acting as a sort of quartermaster, and 1s said to be making a good thing out of bis position. Everybody seems to be at a standstill, waiting for something to turn up, and there 1s no probability of anything being done in the settlement until the ap- pearance of some threatening dauger stirs the half- breeds into activity. THE CANADIAN COMMISSIONERS, ‘Thibault and Desalaberry, had an examination be- fore the Council of Ten on the 15th iast. ~The Winni- peg Nevo Nation of the 14th says:— The commissioners being called upon for their credentials, resented a list Of .ustructions directing them to proceed wo ort Garry and explain to this people the forin of govern- ment which the Dominion tute: to plas ‘They Giated that they were Whuout p: sor ty Inake aLy guarante Dinistration; thal tue Queen's proclamation y to Canada not having been fasuad ai Fight lo actin the matter, and that Mr. 5 Governor, bis acts were accordingly Riel made a iong speech, which consisted princl- pally of a reiterauon of the complaints of the settle- ments and of the declaration that they were in the Tight; and on the termimation of tue interview the commissioners were returned te their comlortable but closely watched quarters, from which it is re- ported they will soon depart for Canada. ANNEXATION. A correspondent of tne St. Paul Press writes from Winnipeg that “an ‘eifert 1s being made by the Beotch and Engiish to bring the French to a compro- mise on the following proposition:—Deciare Mac- tavish Governor, retain Judge Black, elect new councilmen, form a permanent goverument, resolve against Canadian rule on any terms and memorialize the Queen for permission to be annexed to the United States.” Yhis statement has no Confirmation from any other source, and notwith- standing all that has been written concerning the immediate annexation of tiat country to the United Btates I see no reason for expecting it at all for a long time tocome. ‘fhe sole purpose of the secret managers of tne French half-sreeds is to make an Independent nationality; or, if a province, to secure all the privileges and power which separate nation- ality of the provinces would conier upon them. ‘These managers, as I have before stated, are whe Jesuits, with Bishop Tache at their head. For two hundred years vue Jesuits have been laboring in the Nortnwest aud begging means in Canada and Burope to build up their institucions on Red River, ‘They now have their cathedral, their churcues, their college and parish schools, on which large sums of money and years of patient lavor have been expend- ed. They know that with apnexation to the Dominion or to the United states new setvlers will flock tn, that the French sialf-breeds, who live only vy trapping, ‘will sell out their litue log houses and lands to tue enterprising new comers, and, moving away Lo some other post of the tur company, seitie down agala in tho wilderness. Tue Frenca hali-breed ilies before the advance of civilization with scarcely less laste than the full-blooded indian; aud wien agriculturisis bave bought out a few of them the remainder wiil quickly seek purchasers and go further on, where they can live uinong themselves in their own pecu- Mar manner. ‘The Jesuit priests realize this, and see that such an event wouid be tle deatiblow to the Present weulth and power, aud bring to naugut the toll aud expenditures of many years, bishop Tache, who has been in Canada for some time watching events there and communtcating by every mail with his subordinates at Red River, has no ovner object in view tian the preservation of these Church estates gna ecciesiastical power; and he and his colaborers in tue setulements will secreuy Work against aunexation with all the means at Weir command. Besides, there is every reason why the half-preeds themselves should oppose rather tnaa encourage snnexation; and I wiil show before concluding tis letter that ali the cry irom Kea iaver for annexation to the United States is a fraud. french half: breed desires to be jet alone on Red river, where his family reiations have yeen formed, and from which he cen sally out each seasoa on nis builaio and trad- ing expeditious. He is completely under the control of his religious insiruciors, aud will change like a Weathercock in the wind in the cunning hands of nis Jesuit mastera. The Lngiisa and Scotch settlers who live on the Assluniboin, and who con- gtitute one-haif the population of the Kea River seitiements, are as loyal and de voted to Great Britain ag any of tier subjects. All they eat, wear and read, except their domestic pro- qductions, come from England, and they ave no @ssocigion Interest or sympathy with the United States. They would not oppose the transfer to ie New Dominion 1 they were sure of retaining all the Privileges which they have hitiierto enjoyed, and they could be treated with for the purpose of accoin- pilshing that trausfer witi every prospect of an amicable arrangement were it not for the Jesuits @nd Frencii vali-breeds. They probaply prefer, as 18 reported by the /ress correspondent above referred to, that the hudson Bay Company's ofiicials should direct their civil affairs, at least for the present; and they will doubtleas in view of the attitude of the French half-breeds oppose Canudian ruie, but the report that they favor anuexauon to the United States is a humbug. A glance ai the difference in the cost of living at Red River and in the United States is sufilcient to dispel all ideas that those people favor annexation. We will take ior iliustration five articles—tea, sugar, tobacco, rum and Mackinaw blankets—all of wuich are used in vast quantities among the settiements, and by the Ked Kiver traders who go out among the Indians for furs. ‘These arucies are pur- chased in New York in bond, and it is @ practice among the more thrilty settlers and traders to make up a suficient sum of mone; to send direct to Kngland for their supplies aud bring them ihrouga the United Siatea in bund. ‘The comparison bewweea Ked River and New York Wholesale prices is suiiictent. The gures are ip cur- rency, With the G6xception of ruwi:— Hed kiwe Tea. 400. a Sugar. a Tovacco. Demerara rum New York, 5 Demerara rum, which is very extensively used b: the Red Kiver people, costs them in bond but ‘1 a gold, per gallon, while the tinport duty in this coune ty alone 18 $2 60, go.d, per ga ion, se differences fu prices apply to ail woo'led gous, dress goods, ealicoes, Colored handkercnieis, beads and other ar- Uicles #0 largely used by the sotiera, especially in trading with tadians; add tt 1s ridiculous to expect those people to abandon aii t advantages and shoulder the burden of American AO sunply to Decome a Terrivory of the United States, waren vir- tually would amount to about as muca as some of tue outlying counties of Minuesoia, ‘The cry for aunexation wiich has come from Win- Mipeg has been raised py Americans residing there, Who Dave private ends to beneilt thereby aud who re encouraged to do so by the lied River managers, ‘Who desire to create sympatny in the United State and intunidate the Canadians with the prospect of a: sistance from tiis side the border in case of coe: Cion. itis# part of that cunning policy which @ut ‘We shamrock on their fag and instructed tue sevre- ‘ary pf the couucil to write: stirring letters fo Feulan z acions and Feujau vewspapers in the United Not with the idea of snaring their fortunes ‘with the Fenian Brotherhood, but to make a sensa- og Maid Canada and get a iitie Irisn aid 1 case ot ities, ‘ihe New wvwnon, the orgwa of the of Ten, is edited by an American, and he rf hig paper to citculate in the United who are sarneaiiz with che hopes of og in the Serriloriel goreramien’, and proguring throug! Senators and members of Congress a few such littie gifts as collectors hips, assessorsbips, post offices, £0. But the most active ‘Of these annexationists are at Pembina, Consider. able has been svid in the Western and Canadian bapers about one Enos Stutsman, a ’cate Yankee, who setul ap Sisoe ago at Pembina, yang who ty supposed by a great many persons to be of import- tance in Red fiver circies, Stutsman has a shrewd ame im hand to make a |i sum of mou ous of the Government | a Washington an build up for wet & for » For over a year he has been asssiduousiy at work to get a tuilitary post established at Pembina. The coun- try in that victuity is liable to overiiow, and Stuts- man has purchased @ large amount of land on the bautts, coven every foot of around that would be. required by the government for a military post. Nearly all the sensational news about Red kiver which has beeu circulated through tne country tor the last three months owes iia Uctitous elements to this individual, who has not only manufactured alarming reports Jor the press respecting the indians, but has been insurumental in forwarding & great many “alidavise” to Washington for tne pur- pose of inducing the government to ostaolish o post at Pembiva, ‘the country nas iong been acquainted with the practices of menu on the extreme frontier Who used to anuually incite the Indians to acts Of hostility, manufacture horrible stories of Indian ouw; and generally succeed in getting troops into tueir section, and yornae forts bulit, around which these unscrupu- jous adventurers thrived and grew rich, ‘I'nat class of men i8 not extinct, and there is evidence which can be produced, if called for, that wuen Colonel Dennis Was stirring up the Indians, certain paruies living this side of tue border sought to induce Kiel to send French hatl-breeds dressed as ludians to burn the houses of a few settlers In Minnesoia, 50 a8 to hurry troops to Pembiva. 1t is now reported here that @ post is to be established at Pemuina in the spring. It will probably be prudent on the part of the government to do 80; but tue necessity tor those troops has been occasioned by individuals Wao wish to make money out ol the aifuir, more than by any Teal hostility of the Indians. The Sioux have been tampered with, and seitiers on the extreme fron- uer are uneasy and are waliing with anxiety to see what spring will develop at fort Garry. With the knowjedge of the above facts it ts easy to understand how Juise and empty are many of the reports from Ked Kiver. No-reasonable maa now expects that Cauada will attempt to coerce the Win- nipeg settlements into subjection, ana 1 is the gene. ral belief among the best informed oificials in Min-* nesoia that the Hudsou’s Bay Company will eftecs an adjustment in the spring which will be satisfac- tory to both Canada and Winnipeg. Immediate an- nexation to tle United States 1s cut of the question. ‘The Winpipeg setl.ements do not want it, aud should the attitude of Canada cause tuem to seek it here- alcer the policy of the government at Washington respecting neutrality has already been too clearly denned for aby one to expect i to imteriera in Britisn troubles. Eventually, however, that country will seek aunexation and become a Territory of tue United States, Next season a ratiroad will extend from St. Paul to Breckenridge, on ited river, aud itis proposed to build a road soon aiter from that point to Pembina, Norwegian and over emi- grants from the North of Europe are pouring by thousands into northwesiern Miinesoia, and With & Taliroad to Vembina would rapidly fil up the rich valley of Red river. They wili not stop at an imagi- nary boundary line, but wil flow over into the Win- mipeg Yerrivory; and tueir advance with the railroad aud telegraph, and the return to specie payments and less burdensome taxation, Will 10 &iew years bring chat couniry into the Union, ‘That is the only method by Which the anuexation of Winnipeg 13 likely to take place, and 1618 absurd to expect it to result linmediate.y from the present disordered state of afairs among the Freuch bail-breeds at Fort Garry. ‘THE INDIANS seem to have quieted gown, aad there 1s now little or no apprehension of their committing depredations, asthe Hudson Bay Company is abundantly able to governsnem, ‘The Sioux, who came down towards Fort Gairy about the first of the month, have re- turned, and everything is now quiet in that quarter. Ibis positively known that Couonel Dennis for some tne busied Himself inciting tue Indians agaiust the settlements, and there is every reason to believe that if he had not been suddenly checked in nis opera. tions he would have precipitated @ frightful state of atfairs, He was taking steps to commence war at once, and was preparing to set the Sioux and other tribes at miassacreing tue settiers. There is undeniable proof of this, and it is said that Colonel Dennis intends to ac- euse Governor McDougall of ordering him to raise the Indians against the settlements. Most of the men captured by Riel at the house of Dr. Spultz bad assembied there in compliance wita orders from Colonel Dennis, who was then coilect- ing a force to make @ iightqand a number of otler parties were afterwards arrested on their way to the rendezvous appoluted by Dennis, It is now be- lieved bat affairs will go on in about the same way aa unoy have for two months past until spring, by Which time the Hudson Bay Company wiil pave eitected a settiement and the Ked Kiver people will be granted such concessions as to recouciie the Jesuits and French half-breeds to the transfer. The English and Scotch settlers can be conciiiated with very litue trouble, and provabiy would never have participated in the insurrection bad it not been from fear of their unreliable nelghoors, the French half- breeds. CORRESPONDENTS EJECTED. Messrs. Cunoingham and Robertson of the Toronto Globe and Telegraph have revuroed jrom Vort Garry, where they were arrested immediaieiy upon their ar- rival. ‘they had letters of introducitou to Kiel aud severa! promiment American residents of Winuipeg, but uel refused to grant them any liverty, aud or- dered them, with consideraole avuse, to leave the settlements, They were kept under guard, sieeping on the floor niguts unt the third day, when their team having rested a little from its long jouruey, they were sent out of tte territory under guard, Riel tellinggoem wien they left that he would make 1t “G—d d- hot for them if they didn’t hurry up.” ‘The Wiuntpeg newspaper condeians the expulsion of the correspondents, on the ground that it will ap- pear that they fear to have their reai condition un- derstood abroad. The correspondents leave to-mor- row for Toronto. CANADIAN BLUNDERS. The second number of the New Nition is received by this mail from Winnipeg. The leading article, entitied “Canada’s Blundering,” sets forth, In a semt-ofMcial form, the grievances against the Do- minion government:— ‘The Hirst blunder was in sending Mr. Snow, in the fall of 1868, to make arond between the settiements and the Lake of the Woods, ostensloly to give empioyment to the peoplo who were destitute, owiag to the failure of the buifalo hunt, but really to make ‘the territory accessivie to Canada, ‘Tho building of this road was regarded as a “trespass” and an eucroacument. ‘The sacond was in sending Colopel Dennis and a party of surveyors to survey the country m July, when possession was not to be taken until December. Snow party bought land of Indians, which belonged to settlers, and the Dennis party, afier surveying districts directly in the rear of the old seutiements, posted up thereon the names of unknown out aiders as the coming occupants. ‘This hemming in of old set- ters, without giving them any chares to extend their old areas, incsnsed them and provoked resistance. ‘The third biunder Was in entirely ignoring the people in negotiating for the territory. AC he time the Canadian Lar- lament was giving Nov Scotia $2,000,000 to reconcile that pro- vince #9 tha Confederation, they were legislating to annex the Rect diver country without inthe slightest manner aking the consent of the prople. ‘The fourth blunder was in ignoring altogether the local anjhoritics of the colony, there never having been # slugle oll mmunica'ion passed between Canada and the coio- nial o. Subject of the transfer, No act of Par- Hament was gent them, no announcement that McDougail was to be sent as their governor and no explanation given of Colonsl Denis” operations. ‘The nfth blunder was the form of government devised for the country. In May the Cauadian Variiament decreed a form of government without cousuiting the residents of the colony, For years thoy had struggle? for representative in- stitutions, and wen it became known that they were not be deprived of the franchise but to have outsiders t upon them as counctliors—something never done be- resistance was determined upon. ‘These dive points make out their formal complaint up to the timo of Governcr McDouzall's arrival. They also. con, demn the issuing of McDougall’s proclamation on the lat of De 1, declaring himself Lieutenant Governor, wile no ation annexing the country to Canada had been ‘This proclamation almont precipitated’ bloody civil war, in connection with Colonel Dennis’ fiery appeal to the “loyal inhabitants.” The Nation also states that twelve political pri- soners escaped from upper Fort Garry on the night of the 9th inst. The mercury was twenty-one be- low zero, and the men being without mufilers, over- couts or mittens, suffered severely. Neariy all were captured by the French guard, in a frost bitten con- dition, within four days. ‘THB GREAT STORM. Advices are still coming 1n of terrible sufferings and death in the great storm of the 16th and 17th, particulars of which have aiready appeared in the HERALD, ‘Tue mall carrier for Fort Ransom, which fs be- tween Fort Abercrombie aud Fort Wadsworth, had Started for Fort Abercrombie on Suaday mormng witha dog train, The dogs arriving without the man, @ search was tustituted, and he was found dead in # suow bank several miles from any habita- uUon. Several of his garments were picked up in different spots on the route over which lie had passed, giving rise to tue supposition that the fated currier, after bis desertion by bis dogs, had thought to favili- tate locomotion by divesting himself of the heavier’ porYon of his clothing, and that, chilied and ex- hauSted, he had finally foundered and sunk down in the snowdrift, which proved his journey’s end. Edward Powers, a soldier recently discharged {rom the Twentieth United States infantry, nad started to 0 from Twin Lakes to Fort Abercroinbie, in compa- ny witha man named James Downey. When the two had arrived to within two miles of tne fort, Powers, aunabie to go further, laid down i theasnow, teidng hig companion to go on to the fort for help. Downey succeeded in reaching @ house, where he fell down ingensibie, Lis brain being partially frozen, as the pUysicians thought. It was pot until bis re covery, aiter abeut two hours, that he gave informa: fion concerning Powers, when several meu immedi ately started Jor his relief, On arriving at the spot in tne road where Powers had laid down, he was found dead, and his body the next morning was re- moved to Fort Abercrombie. On the evehing of the 22d a party of discharged Soldiers, travelliug from Fort toiten in company With @ half-breed train, caiue on ahead of the train in order to catch the stage for St. Cloud. arty consisted of Corporal Biake, of Company K, and privates Wheeler and Owen, of Company A. Alter | travelling some distance Blake and Waeeler became | exhausied and lay down, but Owen refused to lie down with them and came on two miles further, to & polat Where the roads forked, apd where an elk’s head and horns had been elevated as a siga post. Uncertain which road to sollow, the lore than nalf- frozen travelier beat a circular path io the snow } about the signal post, in which he walked and ran { Untll worming, ouly keeping bimsel€ trom ireez- “whole cause gave way with a sudden crash. v most energetic and persever- & the morning he moke “he was but # short iesance from tl ail Cana and made cis way in before the mail carrier left, considerably frozen, ea} ay his hands, face aad feet. ‘rhe station is inhaviced only by travellers and mal) carriers. The carrier had only & smail slagh, just large enough for himself aod mail, and pould ‘not take the man with him, but cared for him as well as te could, left what rations he had with Aim, and left the frozen Man to wait til the hall train came up. Tho other two men were found frozen in the snow. These are only a few of the sad recitals that are being told here almost daily, and there is no doubt tiat many @ body will be found next spring where it fell and froze In the storms of the last two weeks, HAYTIEN AFFAIRS. Ex-Minister Tate on the Situation in Hayti— He Gears That the {sland Will Relapse Into Barbarism if Many More Revolutions Occur--His Account ef the Flight and Cap- tare of Salnave—The Character of Saget The Only Hope in the United States. Wasainaron, Feb. 1, 1870, General Alexander Tate, ex-Minister of the Hay- tien republic, having received oficial notification of the downfall! of his government, to-day called upon the Secretary of State and presented that informa tion, together with his own withdrawal from oficial relations with the government of the United States. General Tate was also informed in his letter from Saget’s government thas Messrs. Fulsom and Delmonte nad been appolnied to succeed him in representing the new government near the government of the United States, Itis the intention of General Tate to leave here for New York within a few days, Your correspondent took occasion to-day to con- verse with General Tate om the condition of things in Hayd. The General talked freely, and did not seem to be much disconcerted at the sudden change which has receatly taken place in the affairs of his country, Your correspondent opened the conversation by referring to these late changes in the Haytien gov- ernment, to which General Tate responded as fol- lows:— “My despatches from Hayti are no worse than I expected, But the end has been more tragic and barbarous. The revolution was gaining strength; but Sainave was supported by. many influential per- sons, He had the syimpatny of the people. The revolution was strengthened and encouraged by the English Consul and many other foreigners, who were constantly engaged in intrigues against the tn- creasing indueuce of the Unitea States. Salnave ‘was airiend of progress and was In favor of opening the country sous to give capital and labor aa ep- portunity to come in. Tue Epglish knew the Unitea Staies would thus secure the advantage and did ail iu their power Wo luwart such a consummation. Saget 13 w goo man, but he ailows hinseu to ve in fiueuced by many bad men, Could Saget act as ue wouid do were he left alone his administration, L have ho aoubi, Would be #& Wise oue aud good Tor the peopic, Bub tus we canuo’ have al preset. ‘Tnese revoluivus ure always bad. Lyvery time one siate of things Jaus aud @ Lew au- thority is set up we country takes a step backward, if Haytt keeps on sue wil get back into the very depius of barbarisia. She 13 very 14st approximaung vaat now. 1 soe no heip but in some mmendly interposition by the United dtaves, to en- courage She estaolisbineat of & lira and lasting gov- erument,”” CoRKesSYONDENT—What will be the result of the revoluuon? Geueral TaTE—I learn that the unnecessary severity Visited upon Salnave, instead of iutiwi- dauing Dis iricuds, nas made Wem tue more resolute, A new movement bas already veeu organized to avenge his butchery. But t think this is the be- ginning of the eud. “Hayti cannot survive these con- Blan SHOCKS Much longer, Something must be done to stup them, or, us L uave aiready suid, the isiand Will return to 18 primitive wilderness and the peuple Lo a savage condition. CoRRESPONDENS—Have you heard anything con- cerning the paruculars of ‘the capture of Sainave? General ‘Lare—1e3; he was tghdug at the head of bis meu. He leit stroug, imdecd be was never sironger, when it seemed his He lad bus oue resoutce, and that was flight. He wok reluge iu the forests with @ DUMver ol his miore devoteu adiecrents, lollowed by tuner wives and Culidren, A iarge Dumber of fugitives were feemg towards the Pommican borders. salnave Was ainong them. Cabral jaid an ambuscade just as Satuave aud a large number of meu, Women and Culiuren Dad sudceeded in clearing we boundary. ‘The feuds fed upon the fugitives, Sainave and tive ovners were tuken captive and sent to Port au Prince. ‘Lhe rest, men, women aud children, were murdered in coid biood, Uf the execuon of Sai- ave and bis five coiupanious you know, CORRESPONDENT—W hat elect Will all this have upon baes and his governwent in St. Domingo? General Tare—i do not know that it will bave any direct effect. Saget is the enemy Of Baez and the revolution 1s tue cuemy of the United States. { do nt thiuk, however, they would dare to interfere in he ailairs of St. Domingo, supported by tue United tates. But as for Cavral, eis a dangerous man, Qnd slouid Lue treaty of aunexation ve perfected that wan will have to be closely watched, tor he wiil ive @ great deal of trouble. 1 do not give up ail ope Fel, bul J au Sauisiied the peace and prosperity of wy country 1u tue future—and tue same may be said of ali suuilar Countries—depend upon tue United States—tat 1s, tne exercise of the moral 1n- fluence of iis government, Siuce tie yay pelore yesterday, as already stated in these despatches, Geveral Tate has been entervain- iz jour Haytien retugees—Geuerals A, Prophete and Frangois, Abbé Mure Aurele and & woman. General Prophete was one of the most resolute sup- porters of bainave. At the moment of the crisis in ‘(he aifairs of his leader he was operating at tlre head of bjs furces 1n a distant part of the country. ‘Tae moment he heard of the desperate condition of the struggle at Port au Prince, with some reinforce- ments, he moved to the assistance of Salnave. When he arrived at the city he foun Salnave still sapport- ed by astrong body of troops. Sowe desperate ight- ing Dad takeu pjace, but nothing to indicate disas- ter, In the midst of we imelée Suinave was warmly pressea by tue assailants, and fell back towards Une palace in order to rally. He now found the gariisops bere aad in the forts had betrayed him, The vessel-ol-war had aiso gone over to the revolu- uuonisis, and now opened Lie upon Salnave’s forces, ‘The palace was biown up. Jt seeined, reports Gene- Tal Prophets, ‘as if by one terrivle blow the whole earn guve Way beneath our Jeet.” His cause was gone, Sainave ana his friends had nothing left but uignt, Gé€neral rropnete and those vere with him Jeli everyting and embarked upon tue nearest ves- sel, @ suiail craft, Which landed taem at Charieston. Ali that tue party bad with them was a porirait of Abraham Liucoin, beiouging to Genera! Prophete, and Wich be took [rom lis uouse Wuen be fed for his lite. None of the fugitives speak a word of English. They leave for New York, where, wit the assistance of Generai Lave, they will eubark ior one of the other West lndia islands. THE DARIEN SHIP CANAL, New Yor, Feb, 2, 1870, To Tas EpiToR OF THR HERALD:— The interest you have evinced in the project of a shtp canal across the Istimus of Panama or Darien induces the following communication, knowing you wWillrecelye it with pleasure and pride. The com- Pany that will construct the ship canal across the Awerican isthmus was formed in this city in August of last year by anumber of New York capitalists, under the styie of the “Darien Canal Company of America.” The prospectus, giving the facts ane conclusions in regard to the project, 1s now in press and will in a few days be spread before the public. A bill has been transmitted to Congress praying for incorporation under a national charter, and the com- pany 18 awaiting the action of both governments touching the ratification of the pending treaty be- tween the United States of Colombia and the United States of America, stipulaing the concessions and the right of way. Wu ibese conditions fulfilled aud the report of the surveying expedition, now on ite way to the isthmus, the couupany will have power to forthwith proceed with the work of excavation, The latest and most improved machinery will be brought into requisition ind every uppliance essen- tal Lo a successiut accomplisament of the work will be employed. The Colombian Congress in its present session will doubtless reconsider iis former acuion—the rejection of the treaty—anu our owa Congress wil have until September of the present year to ratuy in behalf of our government. The company wili be chariered With @ capital in an amount equal to the actual cost of construction, and will ve located in the city of New York, ‘The expiorations of vartous routes and the reports that have from time to time been given to the world of the lines best adapted to a canal connection betwoen the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans have given @uficient data to safely assume that the present survey wili determine upon What is known as tre Dr. Cullen route as the most practicable and lesg expensive line by which interoceanic communication can bo effected. This route finda the mogt iavor with the organizauon, and the most sclentilic and experienced engineers Pronouace in its favor. should, however, the forth- coming survey prove there is a better line this com- pany ia ready to adopt tt. ‘The work will be undertaken in a spirit of earnest- ness and cnergy, and it wil be demonstrated that wo have genius and woaith of cur own, and need not go abroad for assistance to open our doors to national greatness. I remain, AUG. BAUM, Chief Engineer, A WESTERN FRATHICIDE. David Roach shot and killed his brother Benjamin, & Wealthy cotop planter at Hope Piantation, on the Yazoo river, @ HS day! posed to have ted 2, intemperance is su) eh emperane aa The Begistry System to be Abolished in the City of New York, Inspectors and Canvassers of Elections to be Half Elected and Half to be Appointed by the Board of Supervisors, The following bill was introduced tn the Assembly Of this State on Wednesday:— SECTION 1. Hereafter ail officers to be elected by the people in the city and county of New York shail be chosen at the general election in November, ex- cept the Mayor, Aldermen, Assistant Aiaermen, to- lice Justices, Justices of the District Courts and school officers, who shall be cho:en at the “charter eiection,”? ane except in cases where special elec- tious may be authorized by jaw. SEC, 2, At electious hereaiter to be held in the city and county of New York the boxes to be used in re- ceiving the ballots thereat shail be marked and num- bered ‘successively as follows:—Nuwber vue, *Pre- sident;” number two, “Genet number three, “Congress; number four, “Senator; number five, ‘Assen b1. number six, “ily; number seven, “Justices; nuimber eigat, “Inspectors and Canv! ers;” and Qt every election hereafter to be bvid in suid city and couniy such number of boxes, marked a3 aloresald, shall be furnished as may be required by law to receive the ballots to be used at such elec- uon. SEC, 3, The ballot for electors of President and Vice President sali be the same as now prescribed by law, and, when folded, shal be endorsed, or show on the outside, the words ‘Presideat—Number One,’ and be deposited in box numver one. All other onicers in whose election all the voters of said city and Suny Ske paruicipate, except taose herein desigaated vo be voted for on separate baliows, suall be votea for upon one vailot, which, upon the face Luercol, sali contain a designatiun of the ofice and the hame or names of the person or persons to be voted for, or such of them as aay vower may desire to vote for, and which, when folded, shall be en- dorsed, or Bhow upou the outside Luereof, the words “General—Number 'wo,’’ and be deposited in box Number two. ‘the name of the person designated for Kepresentative 1n Congress suall be on a sepa rate badot, wich, when fvided, shall be eudorsed, or guoW On Che outside, the words **Congress—Nuui- ber Turee,”’ and be deposited in box number three, ‘The name of the person designated ior Senator siall ve upon & separate builot, which, when folded, shail be endorsed, or suow upon ike oul. side, the words “>enator—Number Four,” and ve deposited mm box number four. The nawe of the person designated for Meuoer of Assembly shall be upon a separace ballot, Wich, when tolued, shall be endorsed, or s2OW Upun tie putside, We words “Assemwbly—Numoer Fiye,’’ and be deposited mbox number live. ‘the names of che.persous de- Siguated Jor assistant Alderman and ‘Trustee of Common Scnools shail be upen one ballot, wnien ballot, upon Lie face thereof, shail Contain a desig. nation of Lue ollice aud the name of the person vowed for for such oilice, Or suc Of them as auy Voter may Gesire to vote for, and, Wien folded, shall be euaorsed, or show upon Lhe outside, the words “City—Number ix,” and be deposited in box number six, ‘Lhe niunes Of the persons Gesiguated for Police Jusuce aad Justice of bie Listrics Court sail be upon one ballot, Wicd ballot, upon the face tnereo!, suall con- tain a desigaauon of We oilice aad the naine of We person voted tor tor such onice, or such of them ag uy voter Way desire to Voie ror, and, When folded, , Slull be endorsed, or siuOW Upon ine Outside, the words $eJustices—Nuimver Sevea,” and be deposited in box number seven, ‘he nawes of tue persous desiz- nated: for Inspectors of Blection and ior Distict Canvassers in the several e.ecuun districts in each Ward stall be upon one pduailot, as providéd by section four of wis act, which ballot, upon tue juce thereof, spall contain & designation of the oluice, auu the name or Danies of the person or persons voted jor for such office, or such of them as any voter way desire tu voue for, and,.when folded, shall be endorsed, or show upon the outside, the Words “inspectors and Canvassers—Number Eight,” and be deposited in box numoer eight. SKC. 4 Atl ballots shall hereafter be cauvassed in the following oraer:—1. Electors of President and Vice President; 2, General oiticers; 3. Members of Congress; 4. Siate Senuors; 6, Members of Assem- bly; 6. Utty ollicers; 7. Police and civil justices; 8, Jnspectors gud canvassers. Se. 6. At all electious hereafter held in the city and county of New York the polis shail be opened at six o’clock in the morning and close at seven O'Clock in whe evening, eXcept that the votes of all qualified vo.ers then im ime and offering to vote shall be received. Suc. 6. At the special election for judges to pe heid in the year 18,0, and tuereaiter at tne general elecuon to be held in Novemberin euch year, tu- cluding the general election to be heid in the year 1910, Luere shall be elected 1o the city aud county of New York two inspectors of eiection aud two dis- trict canvassers for each election district. Such tn- spectors of elecuon aud GISETICE CAnVassers Shatl ve voted Jor on w general ticket in each ward, aud shail be voters and residents of the ward for any election district of which tuey may be designated on the tucket, ‘She baliot, upon the face tuereol, shail be ua the foliowing iorm:— FOR INSPECTORS OF ELECTION AND DISTRICT CAN- VASSERS FOR THE FIRST WARD. Election Districte. Inspocbora. Canoussers. wi sJoun Doe, Richard oe, esteeeeesererseessens Mtichard ROC. John Doe. Richard Roe, John Doe, Becond s..seseseseeseee Hohn Dow Bisa te And so on for as many election districts as there may bein the ward. ‘he votes for sucu inspec.ors of election and district caavassers shail be re- turned to the county canvassers by the dis trict. canvassers, und couuted and declared by said county canvassers, in the same manner a8 is provided for the return of votes for otuer officers and declaration thereon. The inspectors of election and disirics canvassers chosen at tue special election in 1870 snail hold oice until the sist of December oF that year, aud those elegted at ‘he general election in 1870 and thereafter shall hold oiice for one year, Sec. 7. In addition to the inspectors of election anc district canvassers herein provided to be elected tne Board of Supervisors of the county of New York shall annually appolut two inspectors of election and two district cau vassers for eucn election district of suid clty and county, who, together with tue two elected, shail form the Board of lnspectora of Eiec- uon and Board of District Canvassers respectively. Such inspectors and canvassers shall hold their oilives for one year, and shall be residents and voters of the ward for any election district in wolch they May be appoiuted, The said Supervisors auail make the appolltment of inspectors aud canvassers re- uired to be made by then at least twenty days be- fore the general election in each year. bso. 8. In case of any vacaucy, by death or other- wise, in the Oflice of inspector of éiection or district canvasser prior to the day oi election, such vacancy suall be filed by the Board of Supervisors; but when such vacancy siall occur on the day of election the vacancy shall be filed by the remaining memoers of the board in which guch vacancy shall accur, or a ma- jority thereof, and in such case the chairman of the board is hereby authorized and required to admin- ister the usual oatn. All inspectors of election, dis- trict canvassers and poll clerks, whether elected or appointed, exozpt sucD as may be appointed to fli vacancies on the day of eiection, shal! appear before the chief of the bureau of elections hereinatter pro- vided ior, on bemg auly notified, and shail take and subscribe to the oath of office as prescribed by the constitution, And such notice snall be given by Psy in at least four daily papers for at least ve days, published in tie city and county of New York. Any inspector, canvasser or poli clerk failmg to appear anu take such oath on the day designated in such notice shall be considered thereby to hai declined the office, and lis piace snall be flied as a vacancy by the Board of Supervisors, Sec. 9. Itsbali be the duty of the Board of Super- visors also to appoint two poll clerks for each elec- tion district, who shall bold their office for the term of one year, such selection to be made at tue time wher the inspéctors and canvassers prescribed to be Dery by said supervisors by this act shall be selected, ‘Ske. 10. It 18 hereby made the duty of each dis- trict canvasser, whetuer elected or appointed, to at- tend at least fifteen minutes before seven o'clock in the evening of the day of election at the place of holding the pollfor the district for which he had been elected or appointed, and the four district can- vassers, or if a less number attend, then those at- tending, shall, with as many of the inspectors as may be necessary to fill the vacancy or vacancies, to be py them designated, then organize themselves as @ board for the purpose of canvassing and estimat- ing the votes and shall choose one of their Dumber as cirairinan, Sec. 11, When the board of district canvassers, @i the closing of the polls, sail be organized as aforesaid, the board of inspectors conducting the election shali deliver the bailot box and poll lists to the said board of district canvassers and the board of inspectors shall thereupon be dissolved. ‘the board of district canvasgers shall then, immediately, without any adjournment oF recess and at the place of the poll, publicly proceed to canvass and eatimate the votes and suail Lave the powers and duties now prescribed for and enjoined upon the inspectors of election. All the provision of law now 1m force, and not iuconaistent with the provisions of this act, Shall be made applicable to the powers, acts and duties of the said diatrict canvassers, and all other persong are prohibited from engaging in and assisting in the canvass and estimates of votes as aforesaid, except the poll clerks of each district, whose duty tt shall be to aflord and render such services as Clerks, and as the district canvassers shall require, All persons, inspectors and district canvassers, Offending against this last provision, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. SEC. 12, The required statement, and copies thereof, and the result of the canvass, shail be made and subscribed in public, without adjournment or recess, at the place of electfon and canvass, and when they are so completed, ready for tiling and delivery, shall be then and there fortawith enclosed in @ strong wrapper, and properly aeaied and coun- tersigned acrogs the seal by te signature of each district canvasser, and.the same shall thereupon bo Kept sealed, and suali not be opened until the same are produced before the board of city or county canvassers, When they shall be opened for the can- vassiug of the returns, No inspector of election, or district canvasser or poll clerk, ‘Shall act insuch Capacity when be snail be a candidate for any office to be voted for by the electors of iia district except for the oMce of inspector of election or district cahvasser. Se0. 1% Tho compensation of inspectors of elec: district canv: to fully complete the estimate ol the votes in each box in tl ip aie prescribed by this act and to make proclamation of result, and to complete the returns and certificates of the votes of the said box, im the manner bed by this act, betore proceeding to the esiimate and canvass of the box or boxes to be next thereafter can’ At the compleiion of the canvass oI each box the chairman of the board of canvassers shall make Public oral proclamation of the whole number ot voies in such box and of the whole number given for each person, with the name of the office to which such person was named on the ballots, If apy district canvasser sbatl deciine to sign any re- turn, he shail state his reasons tuerefor in writ Qud a copy of such siatement, by him, 8! be inclosed and filed with each return. ‘he due pubile announcement by canvassera of an election Gistrict of any result shall be prima Jacie evidence of the iact thereof; and if the returns fled do not correspond with such announcement the said roturas tiled shall not be counted by the board of county canvassers until the discrepancy has been explained by said district canvassers to the satisiac- Won of the board. Sco. 15, The vureau of elections heretofore estab- shed by law is hereby abolistied and tue Board of Supervisors of the county of New York 18 directed to estabiish & bureau of elections in connection with vhe oftice of their clerk, and to fix the salaries of the chief and clerical force of said bureau, which sa- Jaries shall be paid as other county salaries are‘paid. ‘The chief of said bureau shall be appointed by the Byard Of Supervisors and suall hoid iis oMlce for four years. He shall appoint the clerical force ne- cessary {or the business of the,bureau, of suck num- ber as may be determined by the Board of Super. visors. He shall, under the direction of the Board of Pehigeermees prepare all the necessary forms, blanks and insirucuons for the use of she boards of in- Bpectors of election and boards of district canvass - ers, and also of the boards of county and city can- vassers; provide for furnishing said boards with'all Suppites for ull elections, aad have the custody of the vallot bexes belonging to said city and county, @nd seo that the same are delvered at the piaces selected ior holding the polis on she morning o1 elec- tion. On tue organiaation of the bureau of e.ections, as provided for in this section, ail ie records fied in the bureau of eiectious heretofore established shall be transferred to the custody of the newly organized bureau and filed therein. Sev. 16. ‘There shall also be furnished to said bureau of elections, by tue boards of district can- vVassers, one copy of the returos of elecuons, which shall ve filed thereia, and which may be used to can- Vasa from tue board of county or city canvassers, 10 case eler of the other returns are lost. It shall also be the duty of the chief of said bureau to make provision for the Keepimg of a taily cleck of tue votes recorded at aay couuty or city canvass. SEC. 17, It snail be the duty of the Common Coun- cil of the city of New York, om or velore the 1st day of September, mm the year 1870, and in each year thereaicer, to redistrict the cy 60 that eaca elecnon district shall, as near a3 may be, contain not more than turee hundred electors, tax- ing tue vote of the precediag November elecuon as & basis. If the Common Council shall in any year negieot so to redistrict the city the Mayor shall, on or before the 10vn day of September, by prociama- tion, establish the boundaries of tie election dis- tricts, a3 above described. ~ Sec. 18, ‘the Common Councii shall not change the boundaries Of any election district after the ist day of september in any year, aud shall designate the places in the several election districts Where cue lls of election are to be heid, afver the 10th day of September and beiore the tirst Monday in October in each year; but no poll shall be neld at any place where liquor us sold. Skc. lv. The rent and cost of fitting up, warming, lighting, cleaning and safe keeping of polling places; of turnisving, xepairing and carting ballot boxes and of all supplies jor ali elections except the charter election, snali be a county charge aud shail be paid by th mptrolier, upon proper vouchers, in the same manner that the compensation of imspectors, canvassers aud poll clerks 13 is eo Such expenses for the en election shail @ city charge, and ghail be paid by the Comptroller upoL proper vouchers, ‘The Board of Supervisors of tne county of New York sball yearly levy upon the estates, real and personal, of the said city and county the amounts estimated to be required to pay the expenses of the elections waich may be held in said city and county.during the year. SEc."Z0. All inspectors of election, distriot canvas- sera and poll clerks for any election, until the inspec- tors, canvassers aud poll clerks herein provided for shall be elected or appointed, shall be.appointed by the Board of Supervisors, and the provisions of this act shi ypply to suca appointment. SEO. All acts or parcs.of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed, so far ag the same alfect the city and county of New York, and ali appointments in the ¢ity and county of New pale naar such acts or parts of acts are herepy Dulle enh SEO. 22. This act shall take effect immediately. THE LATE MARINE DISASTER. The Sinking of the Steamer Brunette--Cap- tain A. G. Jones Version of the Mishap— “The Brunette’s ‘Oficers to Blame.” ‘Tho last sad marine disaster, resulting in the sink- ing of the steamer Brunette by colliding with the Havre steamship Santiago de Cuba, during the night of Tuesday, with the loss of a valuable cargo and two lives, as reported in the HERALD of yesterday, has caused the master Of the latter vessel to give his ver- sion of the lamentable occurrence. Captain A. U. Jones, the officer in question, declines most vigor ously to wear the mantle of blame which the officers of the Brunette have thrown upon his shoulders, averring that tpe cause of the accident was due alone to thelr ignorance or stu- pidity. He further states that the residue of their statements are erroneous, belng prompted by self- preservation entirely, as tratufulness could never cause such malicious tasinuations as their report conveys. Captain Jones says that his instructions from the owner of tne Santiago de Cubs were, that upon her return voyage he should take thé southern passage, and he fully complied with the orders. Moreover, his vessel at the time wag in a disabled condition, caused by an accident to the engine, and that was the reason of his being in the latitude where the ac- cident occurred. His statement 1s exceeding clear, and of such interest that it invites perusal. Captain Jones says:— On Tuesday night, about fifteen minutes past ten o'clock, the Santlago de Cuba, with the crank pin of her engine broken, was off Woodiands, Squan Beach, en route to New York, having made by instructions the southern passage. The second ofticer, Mr. Cor- nellug, was in chargeof the deck, as ne had just re- lieved me, and I was sitting In my room, which is hear the pilot house. We were endeavoring, because of our orippled condition, which at that time had been such over forty hours, to make as smooth wa- ter as possible to relieve the strain upon the injured portion of the engine, At this hour the Santiago de Cuba was heading in northwest by north, when the light of @ steamer was made off our starboard bow about three points. The officer in command tustantly ordeed her helm put astarboard, keeping our ship off fully apoint. Alert and cautious he anxiously watched the approaching vessel, and in a few minutes, flud- ing that she continued her course down upon us, ordered tn,a louder voice, which I heard distinctly, tne heim to be “hard astarboard.”’ So soon as heard this order I stepped from my room on deck and saw the vessel. appreaching, aiterwards ascer- tained to be the steamer Brunette. ‘To her officers, from the respective courses we were steaming, but two of our lights could be seen, the starboard green light and the masthead white light. ‘to them our rea port light was entirely hidden; it was not possible for them to distinguish it as they bore down upon us, and the aight of this red ght could only give them the rignt to put their wheel aport. This was theur fatal iis- take. At the time when Mr. Cornelius gave the second order to put the Santiago de Cuba’s heim astarboard tue slip kepto# another pointto the westward; but, despite all this precaution, and con- trary to all rules of river and ocean navigation and tae Steamboat jaws of the United States, made for such cases, the Brunette’s wheel was put hard sport, which kept her off south-southwest, causing her to cross our bow, and heuce the collision. Every effort was made by us to prevent it; but the ignorance of the laws of navigation on the part of the Brunette’s oficers must throw the blame entirely upon them, and their own statements so convict them. It appears that, in the opinion of tue learned marine officer of the Brunette, If my ship had ‘Rot come in collision with her we would have soon been ashore. In answer to this, and which can Without diMcuity be proven, after we had taken on board the crew of the sinking vessel, which occupied some time, aud we had continued our course to the northwest by north, we steamed fuily thirty minutes before land was made. ‘This statement, in view of the known truth, fs too absurd for a moment's serious reflection by any experienced seafaring mau. Besides the above Captain Jones very good na- turedly says that he has been in command of vessels for more than thirty years—fifieen years in steam- ships—and rather pertinently asks that, “with his record and kuown qualifications, if he coula comunt a absord nautical error as that charged to 1. THE WEATAER IN MAINE,—MR. piToR:—Having kept a daily record of the Weather for foriy years, 1 think Tama better judge of the past than Iam of the tuture. January: just past has veen the mildest for the past forty years, e havo had twenty fair days and five snow storms, no one of them more than ‘#ix mehes bee the last, which was cight inches, op the nigat of the 29th—all followed by rain except tho last, which looks like doing good service. Took at the thermometer at sunrise every mornin; and the whole number for the month gives an aggre jate of 629 degrees above zero and sixteen degrees low, averaging Webi f degrees above zero for the thirty-one days, against 474 degrees above and sev- enty-elght below for January, 1469.—Correspondence Bangor Whig and Courier cee andl \ The Lost “Babes in the Wood"—Disoovery of thie Bodies of the Wyble Children ina Jerioy Wilderness—Heroiem of the Bidest i Boy—Mutilation of the Re- * mains by Wild Beasts. eet: ‘The brief report in yesterday's Hanap of the find- ing of the three lost chilaren of Joseph Wyble, of Wynockie, was substantially accurate, Some de tails in regard to their discovery, the condition of the bodies, &¢., have, however, been since ascer tained. ‘The bodies were found by Messrs. William H, H. Ramsey and Michael Sturr, who were walking through the wild wilderness, when thetr attention was directed to an immense flock of crows circling around a cerrain place at the foot of the mountain. They say {t 1s about two miles distant from the Wyble hat, although others claim the distance to be a@ little more, But there is not enough discrepancy in the accounts to muterlally change the facts of the case. The place the bodies were discovered 1s also about 9 balt Molle from the Ponds Reformed church, situated in Franklin township, Bergen county. | ‘ 4 BAD PICTURE. I The youngest boy, who was about five years of ago, laid upon his face, his body partly within the | shelter of the shelving rock, under which he haa crawled. He was covered over with the coat of the) oldest boy, and was also partly covered with a pile of leaves which they had gatuered to protect them- selves trom the cold. The next largest boy, who was about seven years of age, laid parallel witn the one just described, He, was lying between a stone and a large log, and was | also partly covered with leaves. He was algo face downward, But there is an evidence of sublime and herole devotion to bis younger brotherain the position in which was found the oldest, who was about ten years of age. He was lying on his back on & rook! near his brothers, and where he seemed to have fallen from & perpendicular rock a little higher. He bad robbed himseif of his coat in order to give it te the youngest, and was besides almost wholly un- dressed, as if in his delirium he had imagined him- self at home preparing to retire, or else Was tryil to further disrobe nimseif for the protection of h younger brotiers when his efforts were stopped by | the approach of death or imsensibiilty., His shirt was aiso rolled about his neck, as if it had worked there in his wrestle with death, s0 that when found | a large portion of his body was entirely uncovered, | except by a slight mantle of snow, which kind na- ture had, sorry for being so harsh, brought to cover is nakedness. Close by the boys, and partly filled with water, was tue litile Uo pall which they had taken along to gather nuts. GNAWED BY WILD BEASTS. The bodies of ail the children were considerably mutilated. Their hands were pinched and shrivelied, asi by cold, The skin of the oldest, uncovered as he Was, was yellow and withered looking, It iy be- heved they must have perished the first night they were out, I'ney disappeared on New Year's day, aud the weather at that ume was exceedingly cold, and a@ heavy rain prevailed a day or 80 alter. ‘the hands and a portion of the face of the oldest one were eaten away, as if by some animal, The middie) one Was not so disturbed, but ihe body of the young-| est presented a sickening appearance. The whole} under part of his body was devourea, together with! the entraus, only the heart and liver remaining, and! his neck was partly gnawed away. Minks, weasels, foxes and even wila cats are plentiful in tuis wilder- ness, and it was provable some of these animals or’ the crows that hovered in the viciaity had thus mutilaved the bodies, THE INQUEST, After the discovery of the vo'lies they were taken! to the house of Mr. uel Demarest, near the Ponds church, and Coroner Garrison’ yesterday held an ine quest on the remains of the unfortunate childres. ‘The facts elicited brought to hgis nothing more than 18 above stated and what has heretofore been most minutely publisied iu ali the papers, Every effort was made 10 asceriain auy criminality on the part of any person, especially the but nothing was elicited to cust a suspicion up any persou or persons. ‘The inquest Was nos cor- cluded when the HegaLp reporier left, but it seem the general opinion that the verdict would be that) the children came to their death from starvation and) exposure. } it seems somewhat strange that the children should have been lost so near home; but this is ao- counted for by the fact that they had lived there but tWO MONtLs, 41d Were eumparative strange! locality. Even a native might be lost there in & dari might, 80 wild is the place. From the reports thal the children when last seen were going i the direg: tion of Ridgewood most o/ the search has been made’ in that direction aud the locality where they were found comparatively deserted. , NO ROOM FOR SUSPICION, All sorts of rumors of nlding the bodies until the Present time have been Gene an these are all doubtless without foundation, thé position in. which the bodies were found 13 Loo navural to have been effected by design of any other persons than. the uplappy littie victis themselves. The funeral wiil be veld at ten o'clock thi Ing, from the place where the bodies now ‘Thus this great “mystery,” which has caused excitement in rts of tue country, is solved, and all memory of the sad affair will be buried with tletr bodies, except that cherished in the Nearts of ine sorrowing purents. ‘The sufferings, horrors, terror and agony of those real ‘babes in the wood,” and their lonely, cruel hearin remneaie can be imagined, but never de . sori mora- tying, | sueb) A BRIBEDg DETECTIVE. ~ A Queer Case Ventilated at the Tombe—Hew the Police Make their Dollars aud Cente— A Fifty Doliar Bribe Brought Home, and the Notes Marked. Corruption, robbery and theft in official circles, received @ unique illustration, in @ small way, yes- terday, at tne Tombs Police Court. Mr. Charles Dymond, of Ne. 20 Amity place, was brought before Judge Dowling, just before the clos ing of the Police Court, and charged, upon the com- plaint of detective officer John W. Crawiord, of the Sixteenth precinct, with an assault and battery. Crawford said that he had met Dymond in a saloon that afternoon, and an altercation ensued, ta which he was struck very severely by Dymond. ‘The latter ‘was accompanied by ex-Judge Cornwell and another gentieman, who said that the ‘‘muss’’ originated im & dizpute about @ bribe the oiticer had received. Judge—Bribe received from wiow? Ex-Judge Cornweill—From W. R. Foster, corner of Centre and Chatham street. jetective Crawford—They gave me the money, and Be ae Judge—handing @ folded bundie of bills to the Judge. The Judge, without unfolding it, asked what the amount was, what were the denominations of the notes, and if they were marked. Agentieman who accompanied Judge Cornwell said ‘that he saw the money before it was paid to Craw- ford and that tt was ina twenty dollar note, a ten dollar note and four five dollar notes, and that the notes were marked on te back “R. F.!? sudge Dowling then examined the bundle, ana tt proved exactiy as stated by the witness, The Judge then inquired what were the circumstances under which the bribe was given. Ex-Judge Cornweil—Dymond was charged, on the information of Cranford, with passing counterfeit money. Dymond was taken before the United States Court, and as the result of Cranford’s evidence and the absence of witnesses the case wag dismissed against Dymond—Mr. Foster, a friend of Dymond's, unknown to him having paid flity dollars to the de- tective to withhold evidence in the case, and so got the cage dismissed, Cranford had nothing to say to this allegation. All that he could urge was that he had been very badly beaten by Dymond. For this offence Dymond was committed to the Special Sessions for trial, bat was immediately bailed on $300 bail being given by ex-Judge Cornwell. Dymond stated that Crawford came to him some little time ago and told him that he was going to charge him with passing counterieit money, and showed him a tity centstamp, which he said had been obtained at Dymona’s piace of business, Dymond toid Crawford he was not guilty, but Craw- lord went on with the case, and Dymond was sum- moned to attend the United States Court. In the interval between the charge amd the trial a friend of Dymona’s (Mr. Foster) had seen Crawford and given him Mity dollara to break down the case. Dymond met Crawford in McDermott’s salcon yesterday afternoon, and Dymond was very indig- nant at Crawford having been bribed to “slut up’? What he says was an unlounded charge. From words they got to blows, and the end was that Crawierd arrested Dymond for an assault. a Judge Dowling said that he should commtt Uraw- ford for bribery. Crawiord said his wile was very il aod asked the Judge to aliow him to go out on bail. The Judge replied that he should fix the «x- amination for this morning. On account of tia wife’s heaith he should send an officer with Craw- ford to Mr. Kennedy,ghe Chief of Police, and it &r, Kennedy would give’ word that Crawford woud surrender this morning that would be suiticient, HOMICIDE IN VIRGNIA, (From the Lynchburg News, Jan. 31.) A most unfortunate difiicuity, resuiting in tle death of one of the parties, occurred in Wytheville on Friday night, the particulars of which, ag tar ts we could jearn them, are as follows:—4 youh named Leigh, son ot Dr. Leigh, of Carroll count d another named*Hines, a resident of Wythevilg, © Born going to school at that place, were playtul scufling, when one became enraged with the ota, nd a fight ensued, during which Hines drew a knie atu stabbed Leigh, Kuling him almost tastantiy. Hines was arrested and coumitiod to law