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4 EUROPE. The Montpensier-Bourbon Duel—Its Spe- cial Exciting Causes, Management, “Advance Fire” and Result. Prince Henri Applied to General Sickles to Second Hiin. Tho Steamships Collision Off the Needles--- Names of the Lost and Saved. ‘Me Cunard mall steamsnip Java, Captain Cook, from Liverpool the 19th ana Queenstown the 20th of March, arrived at this port yesterday morniog, bringing our special European correspondence and & mail report, in detail of our cable news telegrams, dated to ber day of sailing from England. Father Hyacinthe was present at Count Monta- Jembeit’s funeral, and appeared inthe dress of a jayman. A Roman correspondent of the Mémorial Diplo- matique says that Mr, Odo Russell, the British re- presentative, has been very frequently with Car-" ina! Antonelli of fate. Ihe writer adds that itis no secret in diplomatic circles that “Mr, Russell has agaia offered the Pope an asylum in Malta in case the withdrawal of the French troops should oblige him to leave Rome.” We take the folowing from the circular of Bowles, Brothers & Co., Paris:— The rupture of the Franco-American treaty, in throwing back fully twenty years the postal rela- uons of the two countries, has created an indispen- sable necessity for sume guarantee or channel of protecuon against even temporary dificuiues, ana of assuring to the public ot and utore evonomt- cal means of correspondence between tne Continent and the United States. Don Alfonso de Bourbon, brother of the Duke of Madrid, coming from Germany, embarked at Mar- seliies on his way to Kowe to rejoin tie corps of Pontifical Zouaves, A direct steam service between Holland and the Dutch colonies of Java, Sumatra, the Suad Istanda, &c., by way of the Suez Canal, is beg organized at Amsterdam, under the hovorary presidency of Prince Henry, of the Netneriands, Prince Napoleon went to the Tuileries to congratu- late Mis young cousin on his entering tus fifteenth year. The Centre Gauche of Paris says tnat with a view to the contingency of decisions by the Heumenical Council of a nature to mieriere with the due admin. istration of the internal laws ot France, M, Olitvier ‘Was preparing, In consultatiou with the Abbe Bauer, abiliforthe more complete separation of Church and State, M. Olivier sees the Abvé Bauer very often. A curious translation of the newspaper articie which cost Don Henry de Lourbon his life, made him call the Duke de Montpensier a “pastry cook.” That is not very tutelitgibie Billingsgate. The word should have been rendered in French pantta—waich means a “puppet.” M. Raspail nas written a letcer to his Lyons cor- stituents, dated March 15, or rather “24th Ventose, the 78th year of the french Republic,” in which he Says lus health ts muck better, and that as soon ag the prommse Of mild weather ts confirmed he shall resume bis place in the Corps Lrgislautl. At Southampton, Englund, March 19, vothing further had been beard of the Norimaudy steamer, lately in collision, or of any more lives being saved, All the sieamers in the docks had their Nags at half- mast. whe accident spread great gloom over the town. ‘am irom London of the 19th of March, speaking of the conaition of the cotton districts, Bays:— A deputation of the Operative Cotton Spinners in Bolton waited upon the masters, deuanding an ad- van er ecent upon their wages, which is equal to the last reduction. Thus haa been reiused, aud @ strike at over sixty mills was expected. ‘The hearing of the Wicklow Peerage case was ro- sumed in the House of Lords, After @ witness bad been examined Sir Roundell Paimer proceeded to sum up the fresh evidence which had been adduced, aa it afected the orginal claimant He reviewed the case in the chronological order of events, in the first pluce dealing with the case as stated by Dr. Brown, and then with the air/i set up by Mrs. How. ard as to her whereabouts in 150% Tue case was still on. The Paris Francoise of March 18 states that ten lveral Senators will move a@ resolution proposing that the French Senate entirely relinquish its con- stituent power, receiving tn its stead the Legislative powers possessed by the Chambers des Paris under the government of July The Dublin Nation says “it despises, spits upon and defles a tyranny so infamous ag the government Peace Preservation bili” of Mr. Gladstone. At Derry (Ireland) Assizes the prisoner Booth, an American citizen, and his brother were found guiity of manslaughter at Tubbermore ana sentenced to sive years’ penal servi'ude, At Vattersalls, London, the latest turf betting was: — Guineas—8 to 1 against Sunlight, o. Chester Cup. inst starter, t. Derby—33 to 1 against Macgregor, treely taken. A letter from ‘Ynnis, in the Corrier de Sardinia of March 19, announced that a Turk, infurnated by re- ligious fanaticism, kilied and wonnded several Eu- ropeans and native Jews, The Europeans went in a body to the Consulates to demand jastice. Great agitation prevailed !n Tunis, and the Yurk had been beheaded, Lord Napier, of Magdala, having been relievéh from Mr. Candlish’s "arliamentary inquisittou, is on his way to*India, and Colonel Dillon. his military secretary, is off to the same destination. Two English gentlemen, who returnedjfrom Kbar- toum by way of Sowakim and the Red Sea, report having met Sir Samael Baker and his party, all well, ana etill waiting for the river steamers and heavy baggage that were sent up the Nile, Later advices from the west coast of Africa state that. war was going on between New Calabar and the €kruka tribes. Two days before the mail steamer sailed twelve Ekrukas were captured and taken to New Calabar, killed and eaten, SPAIN. The Montpensier-Bourbon Duel—Morale of the Tragedy—Prince Henri de Bourbon’s Life and Misfortunes—His Career at Court—General Sickles Asked to Second Him—The Fight and Its Result—Prince Henri Receiving the Last Shot—How He Vrepared for the End. MADRID, March 14, 1870, A bloody drama has closed the pages of last ‘week's events, Duelling, the refined art of man- alaughter, so much condemned by all civilized nations, is nol only toleraved in Spain, but is con- sidered a very necessary social evil that by no man- ner of means can be suppressed. The law not only winks at it, but encourages it by providing loop- holes for the escape of the offenders. Human pas- sion can be raised to an uncontrollable pitch, accord- ing to the nature of acting circumstances, and acts committed on the spur of the moment, in a sudden burst of ungovernable rage, goaded to madness by grave offences, are excused by all sensible minds that have studied humanity and understand its weakness, But what educated mtud can approve a duei—the systematic killing of a feitow creature in compara- tive cold blood, each party choosing his assistants, practising the day before, and, after a night's rest, rise fresh in the morning, when all nature is teem- ing with life, with the determined resolution of launching a fellow creature into eternity? Can pre- meditated, cola-blooded muraer be more manifest? And yet it 16 tolerated. nay, applauded, and termed a “vance de honor;” “lance de darbaria’ is the pro- per term. As soon defend Eugene Aram or any other similar personage asa duellist. 17 the dual- lst pleads that he risks his own life the burglar may tender the same plea, and back it with nunger and Gistress, Then, again, the first shot being decided by chance, how often does it happen that tne ag- grieved party has to stand with folded arms while the aggressor, after having stripped him of his honor, robs him of is life! And after all, whatever may be ‘he result of @ duel, will it prove that the ofended NEW. YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. rt? is & gentlemen. and not a Har, scoundrel, ca- Jumniator, or whatever other mottve coat gave rise to the challenge? Certainly not, Tnen dueiling ts uo- JuatiNable, barbarism Bad & disgrace to the age we live in. And yet, Strange to say, it 13 only among the educated class of soctety that ducis take Dlace, Bere we have Montpenster, the son of Louis Vit. Uppe, and Prince Henri de Bourbon, two educated Meu, cousins, and descendants of 4 most powerful line of kings, plan and arrange ® meeting, and in cold plood contend as to which shall be other's victim, the result being that the unfortunate Prince Henri ts launched headlong into eternity, leaving four Orphans totally umprovided for to Mourn his loss. ‘The life of the unfortunate Prince Henri is 80 well known, both on this aud the other side of the At- lantic, ag to require but histie comment. It has truly been a life of misfortunes from early youth till he ag 8 biseding corpse on the wild heath of Cara- ye Iu times gone by young Henri was the priae of the Spanish Court, Handsome, of gay disposition, with noble and generous impulses, ne captvated all who came within nis reach. He & passion for his cousin Isabel, the Queen, and ought to have been married to her, but the political party in power in- terfered and married her to his brother Francis, a man they could do as they liked witn, He formed an attachment for the Queen's sister, Luisa Fer- nanda, and again political power interiered and married ber to the French Duke Montpen- sier, that shot him on Saturday. He then, the wish of the Queen and the government, married @ countess, and, strange to say, the Countess and Pripce Henri's mother, Dofs Cariota, died on the same day. Prince Henri’s father, Don Francisco, was brother of Ferdinand VIL, and Doiia Carlota sister ot Doda Oristina, Fer- dinand VIL's wile. Prince Henri entered the havy and rose to be an admiral. Evidently too liberal for the country o1 his birth he wag several Limes banished and deprived of bis honors. His geuerosity and casy access caused him iD betier times to be surrounded by 2 ane of acquaintances who feecod aud sold him. Of bis gentlemanly, affable bearing I can give testimony, tor 1 knew him personally. Some six years ago I held a professorship in a college here where his sons Were educated, and the Prince, ever anxious for Lue welfare of his children, olten visited the establishment, After the revolution of Septem- ber, 1303, he returned from vanishment, recognizea the provisioual government and cesired to be con- sidered as a simple citizen. He took part against the pretensions of the French to the throne, which Jed to the leer or “manifesto,” the cause of tie challenge, az you are alieady aware. Montpensier, on receiving @ copy of the manifesto, sent la gide-de-camp, Sehor Solis, to inquire if Pence Henrt was the author of tie document, That Prince not only deciared himself to be so, but took a peu and sigued a copy, saying thal te was ready to accept the Coasequences. INTERVIBWING, T have interviewed the secoaus and other persons of distinction acquainted with the details of te whoie affair; 1 have visited the spot where Prince Heart fei; {have viewed iis corpse and closely ex- amined the fatal wound, aud tue foilowiug 18 the resuit of my Investigation :— Montpensier, savistied as to the authorship of the Manifesto and convinced that Prince Heart would nou retract @ single word of what he had written, chose his seconds, who were Genera! Aiaminos, of whom I have spoken on other occasions; General Cordoba, Director General of Infantry, and the Duke's aide-de-camp, Seior Colonel Solis. ‘These eutiemen, commissioned by the Duke, called upon rince Henri for the names of his seconds, 80 as to arrange with them tie time, place and other matters respecting the accepted challenge. Prince Henri sought his secoads in the frat place among the granacees, but without success. The: had abandoned him, He had become a liberal aul haa thus lost his cast, He tried the army and navy with no better result, While tius occupied in look- jug ior seconds he received a sharp lewer from we Duke's seconds, complainiug against the delay ana fixing au hour for the answer. He then tned the French Ambassador, who declined, for if Mont)en- sier had béen killed t might be said that the impe- rial famuy had had a hand to getting a principal member of the Orleans family out of Lue way. Gen- eral Sickles was then applied to, with no better re- sult. for tue case Would be even more delicate sti, as Montpensier was the only possible candidate to the throne for the time veing, aud therefore wt might be said tuat General Sickles took part in the duel with a view of getting the repupilc established in case Of the death of Montpeus therefore irom the diplomatic corps uo help couid ve obtained. Appeal was then made to tne, republican deputies anu was respondeu to by Dr. Rubio, who saw tuac “tue poor Prince was abandoned by ali those who in better umes fawned upoa him, aud would swear eternal friendship, Besides, the fixed hour was fast approaching, and, once passed, notning would re- move tue blot of cowardice from bis escutcheon. My friend, Dr. Rubio, got two other seconds, Seniors Sauta Maria and Ortiz, and tae seconds of both par- Hes having met, the preliminarica of the duel were duly entered into aud arranged. ANTECEDEN13, Prince Henri was born on April 17, 1823, and the Duke of Monipeusier sist July, 1924, They had never been on very good terms aud had often quarreiled, on which occasion the Duke has been heard to say, “That man will be my peraltion,” and the expression of Priuce Henri has been *£l0 yo”’—he or L. Long before the duel came off both parties were convinced that some day or other ther differences would end in deadly combat. Prince tHenrt had a presontiment that he was to be the victim. The night before, when taking leave of some friends, he satd,if {kui him he Wil not be king of Spaia, nor will he be king if he hills me, My ilfe is but little worth; Idie bappy.” THE FIGHT. The fatal morning at length arrived, and all par- ties concerned tn Ute affair and some other friends proceeded to the rendezvous.” Lots were drawn for choice of ground aud first shot, both of which fell w Prince Henri, ‘The ground was then selected ana tue opponents placea by their seconds 1n their re- spective positions. frince fienri tired his first shot at random; for the bail Was not seen to atrike tue ground. ‘The Duke, in his turn, appears to have done the same; for no one could tell where the ball went. The Prince then fired his second shot without taking any fixed aim, though it is said that Mont. penster heard tne bali whiz by pretty close. Montpensier’s second shot went for the heart, but struck the pistol, Which the Prince still beid, and glanced off, striking him on the shonider, Here the Duke’s seconds interfered, saying, ‘“Gen- “teh we tink the wfair may ve Considered ai an end.” ‘Tne Prince and his party, however, considered the matter too trivial. for a cessation of hostiliues, Toe firiug was, therefore, resumed. Tne Prince was somewhat shocked by we concussion of tae ball that struck his pistol, and felt sure that when the Duke fired again he would kiil bim; for whiie they were reloading the pistois he took off is watch and handed tt to his doctor, saying, “fake this and give tt to my son, jive at rando ‘The Duke Is taking deadly aim. If 1 don’t strike him somewhere his pext shot will kill me,”? e Prince then fired & third time, evidently with the mtention of winging him, without killing him; he fired, but without edlect. THE LAST SHOT, Now came the dread slot of Montpensier. The trigger Shappes, the ball flew through the alr on its ‘atal mssion and struck the unfortunate Prince tn the right temple, who fell to the ground without uctering a word. ‘The Duke, on seeing what nad been the resulc of his last shot, took out his handkerchief, raised 1t to ius face and appeared to be in the greatest despair, The doctors hastened to the Prince, but found him far beyond all human aid. Montpensier Before and After the Fight. The Epoca, of Madrid of March 17, has the follow- ing:— ‘The vuke of Montpensier is said to have taken no rest during the nigont which preceded the duel, but to have passed the time in aading a codicil to his will and in arranging his affairs. ‘Tne Duchess on the sth sent to her husband a Nelegraphic despatch in these words:—Do not fight despise him.” To tranquilize her the Duke re- plied in the same way, “I have not fought; I am not lighting;” but he did not add, “1 wul not fight.” Donna Luisa Fernande no doubt guessed the sense of the message, as during the whole of Saturday she conunued sending telegrams to her husband and to his intimate friends to prevent him trom fighting and to obtain news of bin, Montpensier has offered to adopt the children of Don Henry, but they very naturally refused to ac- Cont the protection of the man who killed their ‘atber, Genera! Prim and the Duke de Montpensier. It was believed in Paris (March 18) that the Duke de Montpensier will be legaliy banished from Spain for four years according to the laws of that country concerning fatal duels, but sentence will not be pur inexecution, A Madrid letter, apeaking of the late duel, says:— Immediately after the fatai termination, General Cordova, one ot the Duke de Montpensier’s seconds, went in all haste to Madrid to inform Marshal Prim of what occurred, and to ask for orders. Tne devecmiuation was come to that the body of Prince Henri should pe brought to the capital and that the Duke de Montpensioer should remain on parole at the disposal of the authorities, His High- ness. Who Was suffering under a violent fever, waa anxious to leave immediately for Seville to reassure the Guchess; but the medical men opposed that step, and he was taken back to Madrid and installed if the Palace Vista Hermosa, at the corner of the Prado and the Carrera San Geronimo, After the judicial examination into the ctrcumstances of the duel had terminated, preparations were made to convey the boay to the capttal; but at the moment the funeral cortége Was about to start counter orders arrived, and it was obliged to stop at Carabaucheles, where the coMn was placed in a chapelle-ardente in the church, The burial was to have taken piace on Sun- day, the 13th; but by an unlucky coincidence that saine day had been fixed upon for a republican man- ifestation against the conscription, aud the suthori- ties, not upreasonably, feared that the interment ow og eg made the pretext for some grave aisor- ers ENGLAND. The Fatai Steamships’ Collision—Particulars of the Catastropbe—Action to Save Life— Tho Lost. A mail telegram, cated at Southampton, England, on the 18th of March, supplies the following facts Kelative to the fcartal collision between whe steam ships Normandy and Mary Bond, additional to those reported in the HBRALD last ‘Tuesday:— ‘The London and Soutawestera Company’s steamer Norinanay, Captain Harvey, teft bere last night’ for the Channel Ialands. About tour A. M., thirty miles from the Needies, the screw sioamer Mary Bond, from the Danube tor London, ran into the Normandy during a very thick fog. She strack the Normandy about (he widships, cutting aer down to the water’s edge, and the alter cabiud and hold filet imme- diately. The lie boats aad bulwarks were all cut away, leaving but two other boats, by which eleven rar Feancagers., seven gentiemen, the second mate and eleven of the crew ana stewardess were saved. Captain Harvey considered bis damaged snip in guch a dangerous conuiton and sinking state that he called to the Mary to send her boats to him to help save his passengers and crew, the same time giving orders to man his two boats and save all his lady and other passengers firet. He exhibited the test compostire, directing the movements of tue ship's engines and helm with the view to keep her tosea, He was last seen on the bridge at his post and his chief mate acting with him about twenty minutes after the two boats left the Normandy. ‘They heard a ioud cry from many voices, and s000 after fell in with numerous articles proving that she had gone down, ‘The boats pulled about tor upward of wwo hours in the hope of saving lie, but without success, The number lost are as follows:—Captain Harvey, chief mate and second engineer; three sailors, seven firemon and carpenter, three first class gen- Uemen passengers, four second Class lady passen- gers and ten deck passengers. When tne boats were puiling irom «be Normandy to the Mary they met the iifevoat of the latter stip in charge of the second mate; he was urged to pull hard for the Nor- mandy, as sie was sinking, instead of which he pulled back to the Mary and asked for orders, when the Captain repiied, “You have my orders; proceed immediately for tne wreck,’ and had be done so in the first case it was thought that. most, if not all, would have been saved. ‘The Mary has come into dock and ts discharging her cargo prior to repairs. Her bows and cutwater have been carried away to the water’sedge. She had to throw ® portion of ner cargo overboard. ‘kney were compelled to keep the pump going to avoid sinking. ‘The crew of the Mary states that their vessel was going three knots, and the Normandy twelve an hour at the time or the collision, THe Lonaon Tires publishes additional particulars relating to this dreadiul Colston. s ‘The Lumber of lives lost is believed to be thirty- four. Captain Harvey, of the Normandy, was last seen on the bridge ey orders a3 $0 tue Movements of the engines lo keep her head to sea, as she was siak- ing by the stern. All the survivors concur in staung that uo one Could have acted with greater coolness or bravery than the unforiunate captain. Captain Stranock, of tie Mary, waited about the spot some hours fring of rockets and keeping a good look out, and afterwards, finding his own ves sel to be in & sinking condition, he made tor the Needles, ‘The surviving passengers presented Captain Stra. nock with @ letter of thanks for Mis Kind attention. THE LOST AND SAVED, ‘The following official {ist of the saved passengers has peen issued:—Miss Godrey, Mrs, Warden, Mrs, Roberts, Miss Roche, Miss Kinlock, Miss Burrows— all of Jersey; Mr. Chuetts, Mra, Woods, of Guernsey; Miss Clabon, Miss Pope, Mrs. Priest—all of London; Mr. F. Cooper, Mr. &. Buisor, both of Jersey; Mr. John James, of Guernsey; Mr. F. O. Green, of Kenvington Park; Mr. H. Brown, of Qheisea; Mr. 4. Spear, of Kidsgrov Mr. J. Deacon, of Marine Artery Crew—G. Godwin, second mate; W. H. Gilés, seaman; Henry West, seaman; G. G. Bennett, seaman; James Arthur, seaman; James Willis, seaman; W. Squabb, freman; W. Dingie, chet steward; A. Petty, second steward; U, Lock, third steward; J. Blundell, fourth steward; Miss Wilson, stewardess; J. Hands, cook. About sixteen passengers are supposed to have been iost, and the foliowing members of the cre H. B. Harvey, master; J. Ockletord, chief mate; P. Kichardson, Carpenter; BH, Hoskins, seaman; A. Cle- ment, boy; R. Cox, chief engineer; G. Marshman, second engineer; J. Allen, freman; J. Head, fire- man; H, Waller, fireman; G. Callick, fireman; W. Stairer, freman: W. Kolf, trimmer; Gi. Rold, trun mer; A. Wadmore, seaman, and J, Coleman, seaman, . The Universities Boat Race~Preparations for the Struggle. (From the Pall Malt Gazette, March 19.) The Oxtord crew rowed whe “long course’’ yester- day, Tahiourdin indispesed aud not tu the boat, ‘The eccentricity which bas hitherto characterized selections for Vacancies Was again apparent. Wood- house was moved to No. 6; Mirenouse, of University, rowed vow. Darvishire rowed weil at stroke, espe- cially considering his untrained state, but the boat was littie better than a “four-oar.” Nos. 3, 1, 2 and 7 were especially feevle. If Oxiord goes on in this way her chance of vic- tory 18 hopeless. The new powers of the Thames Conservancy Board, wiil, we ubderstand, be stretched to the ul- mos¢ to provide aciear fleld and no favor in the ensuing University race. The usual flect of steam- ers will be prohioited, only six veasela being allowed—two for each University, one for the um- pire and one for the judges. These steamers will for the day be the joint property and under the joint control of the two boat clubs. FRANCE. Prantecdnietonn Postal Arrangement. By @ decree of tne Emperor of the French the postage on a letter via England of ten grammes or three-eighths of an ounce from any part of Franee to any part of the United States, and vice versa, is seventy centimes, or fifteen cents United States money, cece reed not required either in France or in the Uniied States. Buc on letters sent from the Untied States to France by steamers salling di- rect to France from the United States ten cents must be prepaid in the United States, and on their arrival in France the French Post Office will collect eighty centimes or sixteen cents additional; and on leiters trom France the eighty centimes must be prepaid in France, and ten cents will be coliectea on the same in the United States, Let all persons write on their letters “via Eng- land” and they will escape the additional postage. ROME. The Infallibility Claims—Rights of the Church, The Paris Univers of March 19 reproduces from the Nazione the text of the proposition for the Papal infallibility, @ document which, as the {talian cleri- cal journals declare, could only have been obtained by a violation of the secrecy promised by members of the Gouncil. It is entitled—‘Chapter to be added to the decree concerning the Primacy of the Roman Ponti,”’ ana runs thus:— The Pope cannot err when he defines matters of faith and morals. The Holy Roman Church pos- segges the supreme primacy and sovereiguty over the whole Catholic Church. It acknowledges in ali truth and humility taast it has received this preroga- tive, with the plentitude of its power, from our Lord himself, in the person of St. Peter, the prince of the Apostles, of whom the Roman Pontiff is the suces- sor. And as, before everything, it has the obliga- ton to defend the truth of the faith, so by its judgment all questions relating to the true creed Must necessarily be solved. (Second Council of Lyons). ‘The word of our Lord Jesus Christ, which says, “Thou art Peter,’ &c., cannot be contradict- ed; and thia expression has deen verified by facts, tor the Apostolic See has always preserved without alloy the Catholic religion and proclaimed the sacred doctrine (according to the formula of Pope Hor- misdag subscribed by tho Eastern bishops) In consequence, we (Pius IX.) sacro approbante conctlio, teach and define as a dogma of the faith, that by the aid of God, the Roman Pon- tiff, to whom, in the person of Peter, it was said by our Lord Himself, “I have prayed for thee that (by faith might not falter,’ cannot err when, exercising the office of supreme teacher of all Curis- tans, he defines in virtue of his own authority what ought to be held by the whole Church in matters of faith and morals; aad we moreover declare that the infathbtlity in question embraces all the objects to which that of the Church extends. And should any one presame—which God forbid— to attempt to controvert this definition, let him know that in go doing he diverges from tne truth of the Catholic faith and the unity of the Church. OLD WORLD ITEMS. New ratiroads are projected in all parts of [taly. Vesuvius was again disturbed on the 9th and 10th of March. The familly of Don Henrt de Bourbon is said to be in destitute circumstances. The Suez and Aden submarine indian telegraph cable along the Red Sea 1s completed. ‘The Viceroy of Egypt has sent two superb Arab horses to the King of Italy by way of the new Briu- dist route, The Land Tenure bill for India bas become 4 point of discussion in the second chamber of the Holland States General. ~A Home for Working Boys has been established in London, where cheap lodging, instruction aud em- ployment are furnished. Beigian commerce increased fifteen per cent in importation and twelve per cent in exportation in January, as compared with the same month 0} 1869, His Holiness the Pope 1s sald to regard themove- ment of the French and Austrian Ministers t) push representatives lato the Council as mere expedients for popularity, Eighty-six charities for the relief of r debtors in prison now exist in London, some of them tating back to the fifteenth century. The trustees now hoi ie about £30,000, daily increasing, with an income of £3,000 per annum. The Catholics of Liverpool were addressed pn the 16th of March by Mr. Maguire, M. P., in Qefeace of the principle of conscience against infidelity aad the destruction of the marriage te, and other speakers denounced the idea of the right of the Statedomi- nauing that of the parent as pagan. L)Talié, of Florence, says that the ttalian Parlia- ment is about to take ‘up the question of general con- tracts with the raliway companies of the kingdom, In the total of $40,000,000 tranos controlled by the Company of the Roman Raitways, Icaly 1s repre- sented by Only 106,000,000, or lese than one-fifu. Franco has 364,609,000, CUBA Unsatisfactory Results of the Winter Campaign. . Hard Fighting in the Eastern Department. Spanish Ffostility to For- eign Consuls. Havana, March 23, 1870, On Tuesday last arrived nere the steamer Tri Unfo, having on board that repentant insurgent, Na- Poteon Arango, who came, as 1s said, upon the inyi- tation of the first authority. Be tnat as it may, he immediately waited on his Excellency, and soon after they were seen walking through tne principal streets together, followed by a brilliant staff. Unquestion- ably this demonstration was for effect on the People and to show thatthe polloy of the govera- Ment was one of conciliation. Now, the Spaniards fro very weary of conolllation. They are not natu- rally inclined that way, and the attempts which have been made have not resulted in a manner calculated to tncite its continuance. The organization of the volunteers throughout the cities and villages of the island, the sending of thou- sands of solliers trom Spain at an immense cost, were not for the purpose of conciliation; and after & campaign of three or four months— which had promised 80 much—to sec their Captain General receiving and paying the most marked attention in the most public places to a re- pentant repel, indicating that he atill relies on con- ciliation to a greater or less extent for the return of peace, has caused @ feeling of intense bitterness. And not only this, it has affected their hopes, for they say ‘certainly this tamiliation woula have been spared us had the government been certain of its strength.” Meanwhile his Excellency 1s beyond hearing of their cavillings foratime. On the even- ing of the same day he went on board the war ves- sel Isabella Catolica and sailed for Neuvitas and the capital of the Central department, still accom- panted by Arango. This 13a visit he bas for some time contemplated, but it has from time to time been delayed on account of his sufferings from an old wound. Nevertheless the stories as to its op- Jects are many and various, The journals state that he goes to take personal cognizance of affairs in the Vamaguey and to dictate such course as may be required for the restoration of peace. The rumors are that he goes to receive the surrender of prominent insurgents. Thata great eflort 1s to be made to bring the insurgent leaders under obedience to the government, in which Arango is to play a prominent part, and the 1mmediate return of Arango would seem to indicate some trath in this; and again, that a vigorous campaign 1s to be tnaugurated, in which he is to act as guide to the scronghold of the insurgents, Which is hot probable, There is little doubt that the journals are nearty, if not quite, cor- rect in their statements, and chat nothing of much importance will result from the visit. Another cause of complaint—wonderful to say—ta thatthe Captain General has had the audacity to imterfere with the independence of the judiciary. Ic will be recollected that, some time since, his Excellency saw fit to imprison the members of a council of war for inficting too lenient a punish- ment on an unfortunate accused of intitencia (dis- loyalty). Jt 18 not recorded that any fault was found with nis Excellency for bis acuon on this occasion; bué there are offences, and it will not do to presume. AS the readers of the H&RALD are aware. the police recently broke in upon the meeting of a Freemason’s lodge here, held contrary to law. It appearing that there was nothing of @ political or otherwise harm- Tul character in the proceedings, the foreigners pre- sent were at once discharged, and the others, Span- iards and Cubans, having been detained for a few days, were brought up before @ certain Judge and after examination were also discharged, With this the Captain General was dissatisfied and the result of the matter was the Judge was sent to Spain. This caused the greatest excitement among his fellow Judges, the lawyers, doctors, literary men and others, and much fine talk haa been indulged in concerning the liberty of the subject, the independence of the jadictary, and other things regarded as of much interest when a Spamard is aifected, but of no im- ortauce other’ . The affair is not tikely to lead 0 important resuits, «8 the Captain General by virtue of his extraordinary faculties 19 above ail law. Though the death of Sorredondo, chief of the in- surgents, has been officially announced, and his statement previous to his execution made pubiic, still the Cubans by no means admit the fact. but, on the contrary, stoutly deny it. It is posit vely stated that his reiatives in this city have recently received a letter from him, stating that he wag alive and well, and that the report of his death was a Spanish canard, resulting from their chagrin at tne insur- gents appearing so near Havana with impunity, The Bayamese Espafiol of the 20th has a letter which states that the Matanzas volunteers serving in that locality, numbering about 400, on the 12th, near Rio Abajo, beyond Majibacos, encountered 1,600 insur- gents, commanded by the chiets Modesto Diaz, Figuerdo, Vicente Gagcia, Pancho Vega and others. An obstinate fire was kept up for two hours, when two well directed charges of grape, followed by a bayonet charge, completely routed the Cubans, who left sixty-four dead bodies on the ground. The Spanish joss was seven dead and twenty wounded, The same journal reports encounters On the 13th and 4th, im which some deatis were caused. On the 15tn Val- maseda left Bayamo for Canto dei Emba dero, ac- companied by his chief of statf and av escort ‘rom the squadron of his name. There had arrived at Manzanillo the necessary ma- ferinl for a telegraph line between Bayamo aud Gignant. Dates from Puerto Principe to the 18th mention that D, Brano Michel, formerly a prominent mer- chant of Cascorro, had presented himself. A letter from the same place, dated the 16th, states that a begro who had been captured gives tntormation of the relief of Jordan as Generai-in-Chief, ag it was thought be could be of more service at some other point. A certain Agramonte was appointed to suc- ceed him. As Ignacio Agramonte, the only one of the name who could be appointed to the command, re cently lett for the North on account of the death of his father, there can be no truth in the statement. The Cubans here state than Jordan ts now in the vi- cinity of Morou. It is undoubted that a very constaerable fight took place near the river Cauto recently, in which Mo- desto Diaz commanded the insurgents, and a battal- tonof Matanzas volunteers made up the bulk of the Spanish forces, as say the accounts through the journals and official sources. ‘The aceounts are various and the statement of loases equally so. Valmaseda, in bis report, places it at thirty-seven to the enemy and says that his resistance was owing to a compination of the rebel bands in Las Tunas. The Cubans claim to have information that the Span- iards were defeated wyth heavy loss, and the fact that preparations were being made at Manzanillo to bring the wounded to Havana gives a color of truth to this, The Spanish papers place the Cuban force at 2,000, and admit that they fougnt with great auda- city. Valmaseda further reports that the last con- voy conducted to Las Tunas met with but little resistance. In Cuba the contra guerillas were con- tnuing in pursuit of the insurgents. In a despatch of the 15th he mentions that a small band had been encountered at an estate called Ingento Grande and dispersed, in which the chief, Faustino Caballero, was killed; also the well known insurrects, D. Juan Napolas aua D. José Antonio Alvarez. A letter published in the Prensa says that the fight alluded to took place at Salado, three leagues from Cauto, Jt places the insurgent force at 3,000, and says Jordan was in command, The volunteers had gone out, not eee the insurgents were there and for the purpose of clearing the road for the convoy. The Diarto of the 234 publishes a letter, dated at Cascorro the 16th, Which says that presentations continue at that point, at Sibanicu and El Oriente, whch are garrisoned and fortified. No military Operations are recorded. The story of the deposition of Jordan is repeated. .The Insurgents Operating in the Juriadice tion—The Spanish Prosm Threatening Ex- pulsion of Foreign Consuls, SANTIAGO DE CuBA, March 18, 1870. The news from the intertor which we receive is of very litle importance. Though the pacification of the district has long since been oMcially announced we still hear of parties of insurgents who have made themselves felt on some of the em@ates. A party of about sixty recently attacked the sugar estate Las Chivas, taking prisoners the overseer and engineer and driving off some forty oxen, The few troops stationed there to guard the property left in haste on hearing of the approach of the msurgents. It 1s said this party came from Mogote. The Spanish organ here, La Bandera Espajol, still continues to speak insultingly of Mr. Phillips’ for his despatch to Mr. Fish, and threatens that all the foreign Consuls will have to leave the day Uata- lans wish them to do so. ‘The money collected by the ayuntamiento for the children of Vaimaseda 18 to be returned, a8 the Cap- tain General has disapproved of the proceeding, The Expedition on the North Coast=Troops Gone in Pursult—Expeditionista Moving Ine land—Hard Fighting Near ManitimHeavy Spanish Loss—Cholera Among the Troops— Cornelio Porro. NueEviTAs, March 20, 1870. By the Spanish steamer Cuba, which is about leaving here for Havana, J am enabled to send you vhe tmportant intelligence that another landing in the interest of the} insurgents bas taken place on the norty coast. The accounts dimer as to the nree cise point, one piacing tt between Mafienoos and Maniabow gud the other near Nuevas Grandes, Ae these places are, however. not far separated, this is not {mportapt. On the receipt of the news & tele- gram was immediately sent to Puerto Principe, and yesterday evening troops arrived, who lmme- diately passed over to Bi whence they will atrempt to intercept the expeditionists, who are sald to be moving Iniand with aconvoy. We news of hard fighting in the vicinity of Maniti, in which the Spanish force lost neavily. Great pains are taken to keep the matter quict, and the Spaniards are very much Sepreneet In Baga and San Miguel the cholera prevails among the troops. On the 18th General Acosta arrived here from that potnt on thie account. Cornelio Porro, an insurgent officer, well known eee been made Major Geueralin the Cuban ‘Susan B. Authony and Her Disciples Scourged and Marriage Vindicated. De Garmo Hail, corner of Fifth avenue and Four- (teenth street, was the centre of attraction last night fora highty respectable and sensibiy-inciined mass of individuals, most of whom were ladies, the occa- sion being the almost anomaly now-a-days of a lec- ture by @ sensible young woman named Miss Maud Ernest, who is opposed to what are technically called “woman's rights,” but which are more appropriately stylea “Woman's wrongs.” After tne terrible though bioodiess contest of the past few days between the ‘‘Tuscaroras” on the one side and the “Big Injuns’’ on the other it was quite refreshing last evening to get in among the petticoats, without the fear of being ‘‘Jackknifed”’ or ‘scalped,” and to Naten to the display of &@ little wholesome femininity from the lips of an “‘earnest’’ speaker, and delivered without any ‘‘iaandiin” sentimentality. The fair lecturess, who, by the way, is rather pre- possessing looking, comménced by saying that in assuming to lecture against her #ex she should become @ target for the petticoat politicians of the day. It was a shame to permit such loose and dangerous doctrines ag wana 'YO- cated in reference to the marriage laws. Was it to be wogdesed that miuluons of young hearts be- peme dorpupted wi ich weré once as pure as the eadtiful sunt Any woman that could take her stand in the ranks of politicians at the voting polis was lost to all seuse of shame. None would offer to do it but jilted old maids and those who could never be at home in the family circle. Eminent poets, both ancient and modern, contemned strong- minded women. When we found minds of mascu- jine propensity among women we might be sure that in the domesiic circle they were the vericat tyrants. When a wornan cried down the laws of morality, and said she would rather have six or eight nuspands than one, what @ perfect horror she became, The lecturess then pitched into Senator Sumner for his action in reference to the Woran’s Rights Conven- tion receatly, and said that the Grand Army of tho Repubilc, otherwise known as the Woman’s Rights Convention, no doubt went out and had drinks atl round on the strength of getting the Senator into their front ranks. Sometimes, now and again, the husband of one of these strong-minded women awoke to find his wife another Mrs, McFarland. Some six thousand years ago woman was man’s mb, Now she was man’s Done of contention. Women's rights were continu. ally crying Out against the slavery of marriage. That was utterly false. A man of any common sense, or who is in the least a gentieman, Would never abuse @ woman beyond her sex. We needed reform, but it could never be obtained by striking down such barriers of restratat as that of marriage, Woman should to a reasonable extent be subject to her hus- band. If sue can asalst him and he is willing to ac- cept of her assistance let her put her shoulder to the Wheel, She aid not wonder that men hesitated to marry: for if the husband found fault with the wile’ Xtravagance in dress, and 80 she would have him dragged into courts, where he would stand but se eok chance, Stauisace proved that nearly three-fourths of the ap- plications for divorce were made by women, show- lug that ‘women’s rights were progressing.’’ Wo- men’s rights shouid be. put down, not only for our own sakes, but for those of our sisters and brothers. What wonld be the result 1f women had votes? A ring, a bit of ribbon, or something equally trifling, would buy one of their votes, and the handsomest man wouid have the largest number of votes. The fair lecturess then touched on the war between ‘ihe big Tammany Indians” and the ‘Tuscaroras,’’ and Bald it Was hot possible that suck a putrescent mass as the latter couid triumph over honest and noble democrats, and wound up her discourse amid ap- plause. BOARD OF HEALTH. The Long Island Ratlrond Company to be Prosecated—Alter the Doctors—The Offi Docks—A Fight Over Them, but the Nul- sauce to be Stopped—Washington and Fulton Markets Denounced, ‘Tne Board of Health met yesterday, when the At- torney reported an ordinance to prevent the dump- ing Of manure on the line of the Long Island Rail road, The ordimance wag adopted and ordered published. A suit was ordered, to be continued against Dr. Edward W. Jones, of Grand street, for tauling to report smalipox cases treated by him. THE OPFAT, DOCKS. The Sanitary Superintendent reported upon the offal docks foot of West Thirty-eignth street, char- acterizing them as cleanly, but objecting to the busi- ness of offal rendering and bone boiling on the winaward side of the city. ‘Ihe report states that atthe same ume the proprietors are doing all in their power to render the business as mmoffensive a possivie. He conciudes by recommending thal the ousiness be removed outsiue of the city limits. The application of the company for & permit to continue the business until the ist of May was discussed. ‘The president of the company announeed that they would positively re- move outside the city limits on or before the Ist of May aud not return unlit invited to do so by this Board or 1t8 successors. On the vote to permit them to remain until May 1 Breonan, Bosworth and Lincoin voted aye, and Drs, Smith, Stone, Crane and Mr. Manlerre nay. The officers of tne company were consequently informed that the suits against them would not be commenced until the further order of the Board, e THE MARKETS DENOUNCED. Inspector Murray reported as tv the filthy condt- tion of Fulton and Wasbington markets, where he found the buildings dilapidated and heaps of fitn accnmulated In Various places, especially in West Wasuington market. A COSMETIC VENDOR'S DI The proprietor of a cosmetic, Dr. Harris reported adversely, appeared and presented a certificate of analysis made by ine chemist of the Board of Latrd’s Bloom of Youu, showing that it was not poisonous and cop- tained no lead. He reported that the pubiication of Dr. Harris’ report in the AERALD bad injured his business greatly. The Prestaent of the Board in- structed him that they did not control the publica- Uon of the reports of its orlicers, and advised him to publish the chemist’s analysis a3 an advertisement. BEN WOOD’S SWILL MILK STABLES. An Inspector reported that he had endeavored to find out the owners of the swill milk stables in Franklin avenue, near Flushing avenue, which were not properly conducted, and could find none but Ben Wood, Mrs. Ben Wood and H. Colton, of Nassau street, New York. It will be remembered that Mr. Wood denies all connection with the stable in ques- on. E. upon which THE FISK PAVEMENT. A complaint was received from a citizen of Twen- ty-second street as to the Fisk pavement poultice, ana asking for its removal. Keferred to the Mayor, STATION HOUSE SLERPERS. A resolution was passed ordering a sanitary in- quiry as to the contagious diseases among the va- grant population, with a view of registering them, This has especial reference to the station house lodgers. The board then adjourned. A DOMESTIC MYSTERY. An Abandoned Corpse—Singulnr Disappeare ance of a Husband—His Continued Abe rence. On Tvesday evening the death of Mrs, Jones, in the rear of No. 32 Ridge street, under suaptctous ctr- cumstances, was brougnt to the attention of Captain Bennett, of the Thirteenth precinct. From Inqutries immediately instituted {t appeared that on Sunday night @ young woman saw the husband of deceased leaving the house through & window in a decidedly suspicious manner. The fol. lowing afternoon Jones returned to the house and after remaining for a few hours left again, since which time he haa not been seen, although efforts have been made to learn where he is. A superficial examination showed that there were no marks of violence on the body, and to solve the mystery surrounding the case & post mortem exa- mination was necessary. Three persons, supposed to be important witnesses, are under surveillance by the police of the precinct, in order that they may be forthcoming when required. Yesterday morning Coroner Rollins was informed of Mrs. Jones’jdeath, Later tn the day Drs. Wooster Beach and Joseph Cushman made a scientific examination, and discov- ered no cause for the woman's death till the brain Was opened, when it was clearly apparent that she died from cerebral apoplexy. Mrs. Jones was about forty years of age and 4 native of New Jersey. She has Jeft husband and two children, one of whom 18 @ married daughter and lives somewhere in New Jersey. The deceased bore an excelient reputation among her acquaint- ances. Jones, on the contrary, 18 represented a8 a vicious and intemperate man who was in the habit of beating and abusing his wife. She recently complained to Mrs, Dillon, a friend living at 174 Di- vision street, that sue should be compelied to leave her husband on account of his bad treatment. Up to lastevening the fugitive huaband had not re- turned, and why he abseats himeelfis a mystery, unless it be to avoid incurring the expense of inter- ring the remains of his @eceased wife, The body of Mrs, Jones wiil be kept aday or two at the Morgue for the benefit q@ her for burial, felatives. shouid they desire 1% 1 GREAT COCKING MAIN. The Pet Birds of Schenectady and Troy in the Pit—Eloven Battles for $200 and ty6 Bain | $1,000~—The “Fighting Ground” and the Crowd —Zoelers, Handlors and Yoeeders — Schenectady an Honored Victor. ScnaNngorapy, March 28, 1870. There ts a great gathering of sporting men to-day in this pleasant city. They embrace all classes ana all shades of character, even aa they represent all sections of the State. New York city furnishes her quota, and while many of them are in manner and appearance quite respectable, the leading spirits among them are as precious a set of rascals as ever invaded @ quiet community, Builalo aad Rochester, Albany and Troy and many tn- land towns and hamlets send their uore- generated and unredeemed, alt wo witness the last great cock fight of the season between the cities of Troy and Schenectaay. These places, or rather their exponents of thts pastime, have striven for years to master each other in the cock- pit, and thelr mains of game birds have been creditably conducted, The community hereabouts rather like the sport, and many of its members who reside on large estates, and country families, breed the game cock, valuing him for his inveterate pag- pacity, and do not think his symmetry of form and beauty of plumage an evil, bat ® great desiaeratum. For this reason and its attending circumstance’ the rowdy, rooster and the pit have flourished in this and contiguous rural dis- tricts, withont the brawling and fighting, the foul tricks or filthy sudterfugea that have been witpessed in cockpits at Pawrepau and Union Hill, N. J. PRINCIPALS. The present main was agreed upon about a month ago, and the parties recognized as the principals are James Scullen, of Troy, and Colonel Campbell, of Schenectaay. It 18 not the Orst time they have mes uuder similar circumstances. The terms on which they engage their champions are “up end up,” which 18 the best arrangement for fairness and honesty. Neither of these men 18 ¢é! cr active business pursuits, their time being spentin the, to them, pleasant sport of bringing to periec- ton their favorite breeds of game fowls. THE STAKES AND RULES. It was arranged that cach party should show ff teen cocks, from four pounds tour ounces to five pounds eight ounces, and fight all that fell in for $200 @ battle and $1,000 the main, The Albany rules were selected (o govery tue fighting, the gaits to be used being the same a8 used tn and around New York—one and one-quarter inches. These reguia- tions bound the dghting meu so close!y that no trickery or swindling could be, if inteaded, success fully practised. . THE BIRDS. The Troy birds are the same that Scullen has always shown, and of similar strain to those that the Heathwoods whipped at Unioa Hill, N. J., on the 2zd of February last. They are of an English aod Irish strain, mostly black reds, with few spaugles. They are determined fighters when once they get to work, and if in condition Willemake Colonel Caunp- bell’s stock 100k wild belore they are beaten, ‘The Schenectady cocks are Of all colors, but at this moment Ido not know of wat strain. They have been bred on the Colonel's place, walked by him, and this morning are the favorites in the main oi 100 to 80, whicu has been frequentiy accepted by the Troy men. THE HANDLERS AND FEEDERS. The birds have been cooped for about two weeks, and each party claim that they Will show good con. dition and excellent training. The principals have superintended the ieeding of their respective birds, and well they might, as much depends thereon. James Jewell Will Leel and haudie for Schenectady, wile the old sport, Bill Vlacker, of New York, who has just returned from the Souch, will heel for the ‘Trojans, and Sculien will Dandie, as Le always docs, extremely weil. THE Pir. For obvious reasons the place of fighting will be at the little hamlet of Rotterdam, one mite and a halt distant from the city. ‘The pit will bein the pack roum Of an oid ta’ , Kept and owned by a joviat sport named Babcock. if man ever enjoyed himself iu the cockpit, this same Babcock Is the fellow. “It's atin’ aud drinktu’’’ to him, “His stories of the olaen time sports around the fires of the geniat hosteirie are worth (ue visit here alone. Already the season is now fast approaching the time when the buildings that have rung With the martial crow of many eager cocks will be silent, Several rasping Mains have here been fought, and everyubing been conducted in an houorabie, quiet Manner, in great contrast to some of the mains tat have been wit- nessed in New Jersey, where it was arranged thas fraud should be the idea from beginning to end, and to accomplish this end the leaders sacrificed friend and foe ailke. The Battles. ScuEngcrapy, N. Y., March 29, 1870. All the preliminaries being arranged the grand muster took place to-aay, and the belligerent birds were placed tn position for the battles, Eleven coupies fellin, Jesse Johnson, of Albany, afver much discussion, was selected as judge. The ‘Troy party Was so slow in arranging for the fighting that the first battle did not commence until eleven o'clock. The pil was crowded to suffosation. At this hour of writing the fight has been decided, Troy winning two and Schenectady one, The following are the details of the battles fought:— First Fight.—The light weights, four pounds four ounces. Troy sent in a blue red with white legs aud Schenectady a black red. 60 to 40 on ‘Troy. They were very effective fighters, ana after several buckles a well deliverea viow sent Schenectady reeling across the pit In @ aymg condition, Time, 720, Second Fight.—Two five pound four birds. Schenectady produced a light brown red ana ‘Troy one of same color but darker feathers, Betting 100 to 80 on the latter. They were the gamest that ever entered a pit. It was buckie for puckie, bit for hit, until each were cut in every part 0: their bodies, but finally and unexpectedly tue Schenectady cock “cut his opponent down,” ana the batile was ended. It was a hot, short fignt. Time, firty seconds, Third Fight.—Two five pound cocks. Troy a hand- some rose comb spangic and Schenectady a blue red. The same odds as before were ofiered and taken. At the start there was an excellent fight; but the loafer biood was in the blue, and when only halt whipped he began to chant Metuodist hymns and walked off. Time, twenty minutes. Fourth Fight.—The birds weighed five pounds eight ounces, A handsome, wel! stationed spangie Was sent in by Troy, while @ beautiful brown red carved out tne fortunes of their oppouents. It was well done by Schenectady, and tuew winning this battle made the Mghis two and two. Time, twelve minutes. 4isth Ftght.—Four pounds fourteen ounces. Troy the favorite, $1,000 to $800, It was @ queer contest. Both were coupled, their backs broken, eyes out, and eventually, after tne patience of the audience ‘was allowed to be at the turning point of exhaus- tion, Schenectady won. It was a long battle and $8,000 changed hands, Time, one hour ana fifty minutes, the longest. Ue ipa fight on record. Sixth Fight.—both four pounds twelve ounces. ‘Troy, a brown red, with white tail feathers, and Schenectady, @ black red, short walk. Jesse John- son, of Albany, the judge, decided at the onset of the battle that Troy had violated the rules, ana Schenectady was given the batile. Johnson, tt may be recorded, lett ut the same time, and what his future healthy career may be is problematical. It is certain, however, he cannot decently judge an important main of game cocks, particularly when he 1s interested himself. Time, 3:36. Seventh Fight.—James Worden, of Troy, was sub- stituted for judge. Two four pounds twelve ounces, Schenectady produced a handsome gray, whitish yellow hackle. ‘Troy sent ma black red. The gray won after a gallant bavtle. The Troy cock was one of the gamest ever bred. Time, 28:16. Eighth Pight.—Schenectady had to win only one more battle to make te main éafe, and the excite- ment was intense. Troy showed a black red, and their opponents @ bira of similar coior, botn four pounds eight ounces. A tedious fight. Troy the nest by odds, Time, eight minutes. Winth Fight.—It was dayligat and the genta: cays of the sun shone in the pit, eclipsing the tallow candles, pleasantly, so long and quietly submitted to. ‘Troy a pretty biack red, ive pounds, and Sche- nectady another gray, with yellow legs and white and goiden hackle. Heavy odds on Troy, and It was agood fight. They went together and gave hit for hit uatli the gray won gaiantiy, and also gave the main to Schenectady. ‘Time, 7:20. The Tenth and Eleventh Fights were among the finest of the night's combats; but as the main was decided little mterest was taken in the results. It may be safely pul down as a résumé that Troy has preserved her dignity even if she has been whipped. recognized adherents of the sport have left this city, feeling that the batties were conducted in the fairest possivie spirit. THE PASSAIC RIVER DROWNING MYSTERY, White the authorities of poth Hudson and Easex counties, N. J., are treating with the utmoat indifer- ence the reported drowning under circomstances as mysterious as inexplicable, the public and the reporters are exceedingly anxiovs to unravel tne singular affair. Thus far their desires and efforts im the matter have accompitehed but little beyond establishing the fact that a carriage and double team were seen to drive off the plank road bridge into the Passaic river last Monday night, and tuat supse- quently the cries of a human veing straggliag tn tio water Were distinctly heard. This statement waa yesterday corroborated by four or five eye witnesses. to the Occurrence. The carriage and harness, to be seen {mbedded in the sand on the easiern bank of the ‘iver, are gotten up in a style that indicates the owner to be raon of taste and means. The Opinion prevalis in some quarters that the team was runaway. In any case it docs soem strange that the authorities should be 80 lax in geiving the queda tion, “Bas human lite been desu or nat?"