The New York Herald Newspaper, May 24, 1870, Page 4

A FOREIGNER AMONG THE INSURGENTS, The Character of Spanish Operations—Their Want of Success Explained—The Insurgent Mode of Warfare — Their Condition and Modes of Life—Heroism of tho Cuban Women — Approach of the Rainy Season. A cent’eman, not a Cuban, recently arrived in this olty from Cubs who resided im the island both rion and became woil acquainted with the character of the He has had peculiar fecili- erations and their prev.ous aud subsequent to the imesurre Spaniards and na ives ties for learning the style of 0} Tesuits, the disposition of the leaders and the cus- ‘voms and mod: of life of the people in the Isurrec- Uonary districts, hemmed in as they are by the Spanish mil tary and marine forces, He was at one time with the insurgents, though not serving In their ranks, and was among those who ona certain occasion found it convenient to present himself tor fear of a worse fate. After many «difcuities and dangers, which it were not prudent to recount, he succeeded in making tis way to Havana, and thence no interest in the suc- beyond what every Tepublican should feel for @ people struggling for liberty, he has recounted a plain statement of facts, which, while it does not place the Cuban cause in as favorable alight as its fmends could wish, clearly demonstrates that the insurgents can conu- tinue their present style of warfare for an indefinite period, and that the suppression of the insurrection With insurrection tw New York. cess of the is nt all events a thing of the remote future, Ta an interview with our reporter he started off by Saying that the prominent Spanish leaders and ofMicials, from the Captain General down, are greatiy dece.ved, not only as to the details of the operations in the insurrectionary districts, but as to the results ofthem, aud cousequently do not comprehend tie There are two reasons for this:— First, the chiefs of columns, who are naturally am- bitious of satisfying their superiors and accomplish- ing their own advancement, are accustomed to make the most exaggerated reports of their doings re- ported, based only on tae killing of afew innocent country people or the firing upon an imaginary ene- my in the woods, and a march of four or five days, which 1s actually barren of results, 1s represented Jn the sec- old place, euUrely erroneous ideas are entertained of tae fesiing and condition of the people owing to the iaise repreoentauions of Napoleon Arango and ir own recre- actual situation, Innumerable encounters are and successes, as prolilic of most important suce:sses, others, Who ave anxious to justity th aucy and picase the Spanish author.t > The winter campaign in the Camaguey under Pueilo and Goyeuecne was an entire failure, not so much 0 ade: my ready existed and always appeared some- tne en where When it Was possible to do the Spauish cause au injuty, ‘Tue Spaniards were in despair when tue Captain General arrived at Puerto Principe in Maren. ‘Yhougt he mauguraied mi greater activity, im- proved the condijon of the city and by his iavorable reports of aifurs tuspired confidence, he has done ditde more, The insurgents may have been disturbed at Various times in ther encampments, many inno- cent persons cerwiniy have been killed or captured and called presentados and this is the sum, Tne number of Kitled and captured of insurgents in arms since tho arrival ol Lhe Captain General in Camayuey Would not make up a respeciable corporal’s guard. ‘Those of the msurgents proper who are killed or tuken are of the class known a8 Majas, from a cer- tun kind of suake—men who abandon the party to which they belonged, despairing of success and anxious to separate themselves from the insurrec- don, and fearg to surrender ‘or ignorant of the method of coiug i These are occasionally sur Prsed, captured and kileJ, and, aside irom the non- combatanis, (hese only. ‘The cause ol the ba:renness of operations is that the Spanisi colawns as a rule never leave th: roar exceptions being when they are led to sume ment or rendezvous by a presentado, but tis 1s sel- dom, ‘the contra-guerillas sometimes deviate a litte from the road, but never far enough to sec my aay practical result, fearing ambuscades. Gene however, some Objective pont 18 laid down—a Tranche Or @state, lor exainple—and the alrection Tako Al once Ludiates this to the insurgents, who q.ieuy keep out of the way. Often a column will ally, pass Wilbin signt of a considérable body of Cubans ‘Wall no suspic.ou of their whereabouts, Arrived the point & short rest follows, and the return is m: by tue same route, More than this the columns can- noi do. Worn out as the imen are by the fatigue of marching wideréhe by) sun, it is sil they can do to march alons the beaten roads, the game oi hide and seck wit the rebels in the Woods bemg entirely lupracticab.c, aud not likely to have important re- suis ab were, ‘Tho fruitiessness of the operations has beeu demoasirated 1u the Eastern Department, where Valmaseda commands, ‘Taat officer has, and justly, Won the execrations of mankind by his whole- sale butcheres of non-combatants; yet 1 18 true that he has done the insurgents more injury than any o.ber man ta the isiand. From the sist he adopted the system aow in vogue in the Camagney of send- Ing out columns tO hunt through the codntry, and as the result claimed, wit what seemed to be trot, that he had cleared the districts of Santiazo de Cuba, | no, Holguin and others of insuigents, and coiupiecely pacified them. True, it was known very few insurgents were capired or kiltc they had disappeared from tir old bauntiag grouaus, and at was accomplishing much. Of late, Lowever, the imsurgents have returned to these jurisdictions. Modesto Diaz ronning armol is in cor ve over Bayams sides force in Santiazo de Cuba. alta 1s still active in Hoigua, notwith taodlig his orted defeat; and Valmesuda, who claimed ty have ls end of the ship ai anchor and Was quietly moving up to Puerto Principe to see how his stipertor was getting on, was compelled to turn tali aud hurry back with all specd. In hts re- por.s, too, he for surpassed De Rodas in the namber ‘of vict ated, and with him too great capital was male he Whatever the number reali; ¥ Was it is now certain that tt indicaied nothing, and thereby the insurrection was not at all weakened. ‘As L Well Knowu the po.tey of the Insurgents is not to figit. 1iis a mistake io call them cowards, When aed upon to doso they wtil stand up manfiliy ud be slot at, or readuy charge upon the Spaniards, pite ihelr superior armament; but they have xpress orders not to fight, to keep ont of the leavers vealizing that no good can resnit nu the killing of a few on each side, and are satis- died with the ¢ontinued wearing and expensive ope- Talons Lie Spaniards are compelled to keep ap, and by which they are hopeful of tiring out thelr enemy. Ab presen’ tuey are awaiting the rainy and sickly seasou, Giose at Land, Already the Spanish soldiers are beginning to teel the effects of the cilmate. en during the healthy season they have been fearfully dec mated. Many of the battalions which came out + falhave nov half their complement of men for service, The fosurgenis say, “Once tet them get thew feet wet aud we have nothing more to fear from then during this season.” In the central and eastern departments are long ranges of loity nis hardly of sanierent altitude to be caked mountains. These are cov by virgin forests, through which there are no roads nor h- Ways. Here the insurgeuis have retired, safe from the porsuit of the mns, Which seck to penetrate where they are only in rare instances, and not until, und_r the system of outposts, abundance of opp tunity bas been rded to escape. Here are Ce: pedes and the members of Ins government, certainly not tugiliives Wandering frou place to place as has besn represented, Here are many of the more prominent james of Puerto Principe, such as the Adanes, Agramontes, Recios, Betancourt: nhers, They lve in guano hats, numbers of ich are built in ditterent places, in order, if com. pelled to vacate ove by the approach of the troops, they may fod shelter in others. Here ladies, bora to Wealt and accustomed to every delicacy, ko whom even the milaest labor was unknown be- ft Je their own food, and, from tne rials, prepare the clothing of them- fathers, husbands, sons and brothers in fiell. NO g.eater heroism was every displayed than here, From the-e delicately nurtured women, living in the woods, oltentimes with no more clothiug than modesty demands, no word of com- Platat ts ey » suggestion of submis- Bion made b; nd would only be met with soon g ton. They ara not ublappy. Inde Y profess and seem to be ) content. One might fancy that the old wandering mstinets of the indians, whose blood flows in tueir veins, A suriuce, and away from civil canopy 01 heaven, and the very their ancestors ness unkuown be 1 the Huropean ne The extent of cow 1 been brought to the Jon, under the broad trees through which fed, they had found that happi+ re and winch the advancement could give them, ¥ in Which the insurgents are very great, cover Vast leagues, to oceupy which it would require many times the number of troops now on tie island, As is known, the Cubans have maniiactories of various kinds, and many of the nevesstites are supplied by them. Tanneries have been established, and an excellent quailty of Jeather is made. Tere are but few shoes, however, as mechanics are very scarce. Sandals are gens rally adopted, Powder in smal) quantities n manulactured, but under difficulues, ow want of material, With them, as ever, 1 ntne mother of inveation, and the mak which nave been resorted to are wondleriul, no jonger s searce Commodity, as it is mac abundanee along the coast, and. 1s sold at inn jars per hundred weight; sugar has been le tured oi a few estates, anid is fold to the peuple for @ reasonable price. Our inturmant mentioned that many articles of necessity and huxsury had becn furnish ne Cubans by the Spaniards at vavious times. But he, upon being aeked if such Spaniaris were O ichus or private parties, he becamne veuicen snd said did not © to speak Lurther on (ne su ject. ‘The great waut bos been of clotinns, of whe Were is SOLE, DULG Very sail sapply. [1 eau be engi patil jug to the disastrous defeat of the former n on the 1st of January and any military aous agalust the latter as the utter iuability of to find any enemy to attack, though 8 been ¢ NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET, but only at a price which paces 18 Leyoud the reach oral but the wealthy, iran out ren. ¥ dn general cleulation 1s of the notes of tho repuolic, samples of which were shown Our report-r, They are of different sizes, according to thelr dono. mutation, and were ev.dendy engraved in this city. ‘There is, however, & large qQuauuty of gold among the peon'e. Our informant had learacd while in Puerto Prin- cipe that a quiet but very strong efort was being made to bring about the presentation of 80m Of tid fact that the Captain General had revoked permissions to reside in the country, and com- manded NEED, to come in betore the ist of June under penaliy being considered enemies, and stated that the soldiers were under the im jon thot afer the date men 1oned they were privilezed to kul every person met on their marcies, and he was certain that they would do so 1 jective of age or sex, Fortunat-ly, however, the rains would prevent their gong about mach,’ The burbarit.es Wiica huve been so often referred to he fuily con- firinsd, aud sud they were like to Increase rather than otherwise, He aaded:—'The course of stales- mn ts often incomprehensible, but how the eiviuzed Dations can stand by and see such horrible cruel tes practised ts wondertul.” "The Cnoaus & € fot be- cong as bad as thelr enemies: at first they were incitued to be merctul, and the prisoners were hot only sparod but well treated; many of the wa; known immediately compelled This has change) now, ow- Ptah er want EGY Secltimrns fee eared y the Spaniards, and oue of them selom falis into the hands oi the Cubans save he 18 executed atonce, There however, certain of the leaders who try to avoid but with litte success, as their death Is demanded tin ere Among Wese ure mentioned Vicente Garcia, Vornelto Lorro aud Ber- nabe de Verona, alias “Bembeta.”? He saw Napoicon Arango tn Puerto Principe. 1¢ was cvideat, he said, that he was Qespised by every one save the Captain General, who bad built up great hopes on his influ- ence in bringing the insurgent leaders to submis 10n. He evidently was deceive:t a3 to the position Arango occupied inthe tusucrection, He is a man of sinall Vigor and determination and Was not at all trusted by the Cuban leaders, His manJesto had been scat tered through the country, bat excited only disdain. The reported death of his brothers was rcferred to. He Pome this not improbable, but, if trae, must pra followed upon an attempt to present them- selves, In conclusion, he expressed the opimon that no capture of prominent leaders or presentations, short of ali the principal chiefs acting in concert, would have any elfect on closing whe insurrection; “not even though Cespedes, Aguilora and his whole Cuban Congress were captured.” he said. Cespedes had lost imuch of his prestige, he continued; but his name has become so identfled wiih the insurrection that the moral effect of any change might be disastrous, and he would therefore continue to hold nis position, Teer ‘The Spauiardy War on Womon, An anonymous correspondent, writing from Ha- Vana under date of Havana the 18th, says that about half-past ove this aiternoon eight ladies, who were made prisoners in the Cinco Villas district, were marched manacied through the streets of Havana to the prison, ‘The writer says that this was a species of er which even those holding the poores: idea of Spanish magnanimity believed the Spaniards in- capable of, Every creole is regarded as a susp.c.0us character, and consequently fears for the worst. Another Account of the ‘Execntion of Goi- couri: [From the Key West (la.) Despatch, May 14.) By the steamer Florida, which arrived here on the Sth inst, we received @ letter from Havana, dated the 7th, the contents of which we epitomize as iol- low ‘To-day there has transpired ap event which is the cecasion of much mourning among the pair.oulo Cubans, Mr. Domingo Goicourta was cruelly garroied yesterday on the outskirts of Principe fort, in the presence of some. 2.500 criminals of the worst type. But that this martyr died game is attested by even these wretches thein- selves. The last words trom bis dying lips were cheerings for Cuban liberty. He was denied food dunng the two days preceding his execution, nm order that his voice might be so weakened as to prevent lis speaking ou tue scasivid. In spite of this, however, he had t power to articuiate these ‘words: dic for Cuba! because 1 am as- sured thet she can and will be free! tree !—yes, at no distant day! 1am rejoiced now in the thonght that I have labored tor Cuba tor thirty long years. God biess and keep Cava Long may she ilve!” &e, Here the attending Cathoite priest crammed his pocket handkerchiel in the mouth of tis brave man, whereupon the drums began to beat and then the iron neck was adjusted to the throat of the vis . A few minutes and all was over with the nobie man who Ireely gave his life- blood as a Libation for freedoms altars. BROOKLYN COMMON COUNCIL. The Deficiency Bill—Going it Blind~The Proposed Licrease of the Fire Department Not Favored—EBaths tor the People. ‘The Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon, President Bergen in the chair, The Mayor sent in a veto communication tn relaion to the resolution adopted by the Board at a previous meeting, * Dis~ charging the Finance Committee from further consid- eration of the Act authorizing the eity to borrow $191,- 204 bearing inte at seven per cent to meet certain defictencies and liabilities.” ‘The matter was proper Jy referred tothe Finance Comanitee, who reported favorably on part of the claims named in the law, amounting to $126,018. Had the Intion ofered by them been adopted the aims Would have been settled at once, The balance of the claims should be examined ito before they are ordered to he paid. To pay them without any examination would be, to ure ® Vulgar phrase, “going i blind.’ Another resolution passed ut the sane session, author izing the Fire Commissioners to imerease the force of said department proved, because the resolution does not s er te adaittonal hand or steam monbt of money hor the amount of addi- which will have to be Imposed for main- ne departinent, bork it the number of and expenditures, seems to be ng: While the former has been largely sed. in number the latter has greatly imereased in amount. ereising greater economy, the the amount asked for ($250, any further appropriatisn to defray the expendi ures of an mcreased force, at Jeust to the extent repuired at present. The superiority of the pad over the volunteer system, pt im a moral aspect, has not. In his opinion, been — sufictently demonstrated, to warrant the addition of another large sum annually to the taxes of Brooklyn. A change tn the localities of th paratus should have been made before the property ordered to be sold ts disposed of. An merease in the number of existing companies, if allowed, must. b followed up by providing engine houses for their commodation. The Mayor therefore asks that no such rash action be had in the prenises, The Committee on Public Doc! © whom was re- ferred a communication asking for the construction of public baths, reported through the chairman in favor of advertising for plans and specifications for baliding two baths, one in the Eastern and the other in the Wes-ern District of Brooklyn. An act of the Legislatare appropriates $10,000 for this purpose. Aiter considerable discnssion the report was adopted. The Board voted in favor of closing all the public offices on May 30, Decoration Day, in respect to the memorys of the deceased ve'erans, and that the fags be displayed at half mast trom the City Hat, The Board then adjourned, quired for thelr pure! tional tax AN INTERESTING LIBEL SUIT, A good deal of interest 13 now felt at Trenton, N. J., regarding the issue of a suit for libel brought by Judge D, Naar, proprietor of the Zrue American, against Mr. Jay, editor and proprietor of the Trenton Union Sentinel, The alleged malicious publication appeared in the Sentinel some twelye months ago, to the etfect that Judge Naar nad acted the part of a yile money broker in reference to the pardoning of fome convicts by the Court of Errors. The trial was to have taken place at the last term of the Mercer county Special Sessions, but in the absence of Important witnesses It was put off until the ‘ita: term. Last Saturday Mr. Hage- man, counsel for the prosecution, moved that the case be immediately brought before Chief Justice Beasley, as ali the witnesses were ready. The Chief Justice, under the plea of having too much civil business to dispose of, ordered the Nbel case to be carried to the Court of General Sessions, Counsel for the prosecution then intimated that he wished ft to be tried by his Honor, the Chief Jnstice, as some nice points of law were likely to be raised npon which he would wish to have the opinion of the Chief Justice. The latter, however, persisted that the case should be carried tothe other court, and the witnesses were ordered to be present on Monday (yesierday). Jt seems, however, that Judge Reed, who presides at the General Session’, dectines to give the case a hearing. ‘The witnesses were in court yesterday, but tbe trial did not come of The impression prevails that it will be allowed to he over untii the next term, Meantime the Union Sentinel lives and breathes, A RESPECTABLE CITIZEN WISSING, The people of Trenton, N. J., are excited over the disappearance of @ Weill known citizen named Mr. icker, a fruit dealer, On Saturday morning he ed Np bis store, intimating that he was going to collect money due him in the etty, About ten o'clock that night he called at a restaurant and then lefs for in conversation with tue proprietor, Mr. he appeared mmusnaliy low spirited. He has nseen sce he leit Mevoey's, and fears are vd Una mitted stacide, The city was: arek of fim, but up to more prom nent and pupular leaders pre} wo oiicil y declaring the insurcection cls le Was very cerain U woud not succeed, pee { the | CBITCART. Mark Lemon. Acabie telegram from London announces the Gvasn of Mark Lemoa, the weil known e.itor of Punch, He was born in the English mctropoits ou the 30: of November, 1809, receive. a fatr elucat on Gud engazed in literary pursutis while @ young mau, writing for the stage and for newspapers, He was also & momber of the Guild of Literature and Ar and as such occasionally donned the sock aud buskin, Im 1841 he took part in establishing Puncr and from the first was edi‘orally connected with the Paper, Onthe retirement of Mr, Henry Mayhew irom the position of ed.tor-in-chief Mr, Lemon Was chosen to sui him, and until his dean p.esided over tie forvunes Of the greab com.c and eauric weekly of London, Asan author tue deceased was weil Known for ius dramatic pieces, of wich Le wrote upwards 01 sixty, and Of Numerous Lacs, of which “Tae Enchanted Doil,” “Loved ab Last, “Falkner Lyle; Story of ‘two Wives” and ‘Leiguion Hat, and Otuer Tales” are best known. in addtvon Mr. Lemon was the author of numerous arucies written for the literary blic.uthons, aad of about @ hundred songs. He was also the editor of a collecnon Of jeats published some yours ago. Alanson Robinson. It may be said truly that New York has loat one of its noblest and best citizens by the death of Alanson Robinson, Me died athis residence in this city on Friday last at the unripe age of fifty-four, [is re- mains are to be taken to Putnam county, in this State, where hs country residence was and where he was born, for interment to-morrow. Such was the respect in which he was held that a special train on the Hudson River Rallroad has deen assigned for conveying the corpse and the mourners to Puimam county. Mr, Robinson was a miilionnaire and the bauder of his own great fortune. He es.ab ished aud was the head of the banking vouse of Kob non, Cox & Co. of tnis cl y. Besides other important posisions which he head m the community he was one of the cha. ter party of the Buifalo and Kyiv Kallroad, and sinec that Was merged in the Lake Shore road he held & direcvorship in the company. At the time of his deach he was a director in the Erie and Pitts burg and Chicago and Northwestern railroads, pci a quiet and unpretending genweman he was well known to ali the great cap taiists, bankers and commercia! men of the country, No man was more universally estcemed for tus integrity, high charac- ter as a business man, simple and unaffected man- ness and generosity. He hag given hundreds of thousands of dollars to charitable objects and to serve his friends, and in sugl @ manner that nO one bur him-el! aad the objects of his bounty knew what he did, He toox care that none of his reia ives Should suffer from poveriy. Mr. Robinson was one 0! those oli time capitaLsts and merchunts of New York whose word 18 4 201 as ther bond, aud Who are pronder of their integrity than anything e1se. The ely can ill aiford to Jose such, and may weil moura the lose OF this excalient wan. Sir Jobn Simeon. ‘This gentiegaan, a member of the British House or Commons, died yesterday in the Mfty-sixth year of his age. He was the eldest son of the iate Sir Richard Simeon, by Louisa Edith, eldest daughter of Siv Fitzwilliam Barrington, of Swainton, and was born on the 9th of February, 1815. He was educaied at Christ church, Oxford, graduated B, A, in 1837 and became M, A. in 1840. During this last named year he married Jane Mana, only daughter of Sir Frederick Francta Baker, She died in 1860, and in 1861 he married a second time Catharine Dorothea, @ «daughier of Generat Colville and sister of Baron Colville, In 1854 he succceded to the baronetcy, his father dying that year. Str John Simeon was a liberal in po.itics. He represented the Isls of Wight in the Honse of Commons Irom July, 1847, to May, 1851, During this latter year he me a convert to the Rumen Catholic Church, when be resigned his seat in Var- Mament and fora time retired to privaie Lie, He reappeared in 1865, however, when he was arain elected, and atthe general ciection in November, 1863, was re-elected, Sir John was a D. L. of tie Ise Gf Wight, a Justice of the Peace for Southampton county, 2nd was at one time 9 major of the Pirst battalion of the isle of Wizht Rifle Voiunteers. He leaves four sons and four daughters. STRANGE CASE OF MALPRACTICE. Death of the Victim Under an Assumed Name—Her Place of Residence and (riends Unknown—Investigation Before Coroner Schirmer. On Saturday tast Coroner Schirmer received a note from Sergeant McGiyen, of the Seventeenth precinct, stating that Mrs. H. Hunt, a German wo- man, about forty years of age, had beep taken suddenly il at the honse of Dr. Wolltf, No. 182 Seventh street, and died from causes unknown, On muking a partial examination the Coroner found that deceased had died under strange and mysterious Circumstances, and, in tie opin of Coroner Schirmer, she had been # victim of mal- pract Dr. Woli!was sharply questioned, but seemed to know nothing except the fact that deceased had appliea to lum a few days previous for boara and lodging; that she was taken suadenly iii the day after entering his house and had been attended by him up tothe tine of ber death. From ihe fact that, on being made aware of ber dangerous condition, Geceasea refused to have a cousuiting physiciau called in aud declined disclosing th AMC and residences or her iriends, 1 18 fair to Inier that she gave angassumed pame to Dr. Wolit, Yesterday the doctor was examined, under oatu, before Cord- ner Schirmer, and below will be tound the main Jacts set forth in his deposition. THE EVIDENCE Michael A, A. Waltf, of 182 Seventh street, deposed thathe was @ homeopathic physician of ive years standing, but had no diploma; de ed upon lim on the 14th inst, and waned to hire rooms, with board; the witness let her have two rooms on the trst flor; she gave the name of A. Hunt; at the time of taking the rooms she seemed perfectly weil; she pata tweuty dollars in advance tor one week's board; on Monday night, the 16th inst, Mrs. Hunt tod the witness thatshe Was Sick With pain in tie stomach, and also lad con. stipation of the bowels und requested hima to attend her; on exaimining her pulse the doctor found it to be between eighty aud ninet he next morning, pain beg worse, the witne ave her opti homeopathic doses, and applied poultices of camo- mile; Made an external examination and found her having tenderness about the umbilicus; on Wednes- day she was somewhat bet! but as the constipa- tion continded the doctor gave his patient one drop of croton oil; she soon began to yout, and the doc. tor, becoming alarmed at her symptoms, wished to caif anoter physician, but she would not consent to it; she also refused to say anyihing regarding her friends; the witness saj)8 he asked ber if she was pregnant, to which she made a negative answer, hut reiused to wiow the docior to make an examina- tion; on Thursday afternoon she bad chills, and, being told that she was very sick, the docior wanted to consult with some other = physict but she was unwilling; the witness, however, sent for Dr. Weller, of Third street, who sali she was saffering from peritonitis; he préscribed musk and quinine—three grains of the former and two grains of the latier-—-in two er ders, one to be taken every turee hours; the patient continued to grow worse, and died on Friday morn- ing het ween ning aud ten o'clock, puty Corner Joseph Cusuman, M. D., made a Post Mortem examination on the body of deceased aud found unmistakable evidence going to show that she had been a victim of malpractice, In order to give time to clear up the mystery Sate the Woman's death Coroner Schirmer adjourned the further investigation of the case mdefinively. Cap- tain Mount, of the Seventeenth precinct, is making Vigilant efforts to find the guiity party, and it ts to be hoped he wili be successiul. Friends of deceased may further the ends of justice by caliing on Coroner Schirmer at his office, No. 11 City Hal. THE SUEZ CANAL. Passage of the British War Ship Jumna Through the Transit—A “Floating” English Castle for the Relief of the Army ta India. {From the London News, May 10.] ‘The news of the safe passage of the’ Jumna troop ship from Suez to Port Said is one of the best testi- monials yet paid to the Suez Canal, and will give pleasure to thousands of brave fellows in India to Whom, if invalided, a voyage home round the Cape has been a thing to dread. When the Great Eastern was lying In Bombay Harbor in February last the Jumna was there too, and the native boatmen made ita point of honor to row the strangers hen haa contracted to take to “the big ship” alongside the latter. The Jumna was anchored a few hundred yards from the pier, the Great Eastern at two miles distance, and there had been, for obvious reasons, & wilful misunderstanding when “the big ship’? was mentioned and the bargain struck. But H.M.S.Jamna was “the big ship” by the side of the 500 fine vessels waiting for freiguts at Bombay, with the solitary ex- ception of the Great Eastern, and on her passage throngh the canal she must bave resembled a float- ing castle by reason of her limmense height, her countless portholes and her tiers of decks. Weas- sume her to have been lightened for the sake of con- venience, and that the hundreds of soldiers she houses upon occasion were absent for the ume. But the logical sequence to atroop ship gomg through the canal empiy is that it should go through it fail, and thus open out @ great Held of nseiuluess. The disembarkation at Alexandria and the railway jour. ney to Suez, combined with the restrictions as to the bumber of hours durmg wi.ch ioreign soldiers should remain in Egypi bi Jong been a nuisance to the officers and men making the overiand journey to India, ia Yo be able tp ship our troops in England and land them at Bombay without intermedia s.oppage would be a saviig to the country aud & boon to all concerned. ‘The arrival of the Juuna at Port Said soos Lue iitst step tO bs Bccompushue nt, THE NEW POST OFFICE. ‘What Has Beon Dore and Is Doing—The Con- flict with the Municipal Au.horities Satis- factorily Arranged—The Foundations to be Raised to the Level of Broad- way within Sixty Days Upsophisticated countrymen perambulating Broadwuy at hours when desperate etage drivers Tush frantically av helpiess strangers and do their utmost by vehement and varied cursing to create horvibie alarm in the breasts of distraciea rustics rarely mias an opportunity of peeping in between the rows of buttoned federal oMciais that guard the sever.) entrances to ihe City Park enclosure for the Durpose of inspecting the works of the new Post OMice, And nos only these who are prompted to curious $pryinga, though having no earthly interest. in metropolitan progress, but citi vens generally, eagerly seck by pergonsl observailon and in.uiry iniormation concern- ing the proposed , federal building, A thing of beauty and a joy for the business public, while New York survives the macninasions of arcade bur- rowers, itis expected that in-1(s magnificent propor- tions, its architectural front aud excelient arrange- ments it will reflect credit upon its builder and be an ornament to the cl.y. Mr. Mullett, when he under- ‘took the contract for the erection of the building, ¢x- pected to have the roof gleaming over Broadway on the glorious Fourth of July, 1871; but as much luke ‘warmness was shown py the sel-sacrificing patriots ofthe national Legislature coacerning this needed federal office in the metropolis that WORK WAS RETAKDED THROUGH WANT OF MONEY, and a few skilled mechanics kept on knocking at the blocks ot Maine granite in lazy expoctancy of Congressional action and bat very litt:e was doue, It ts true that @ good deal of the necessary fouuda- tion was prepared by night and by day; by calcium gieam and noon-day sun laborers deived and dug to whore tie waver level conferred with the Broad- way foundaton, laid mang feet of concrete over the uncertain soil aud prepared fur the moce solid foun- dation made ready by akuful bands on the Island of teks. But eifo. ts in this divecuon had a limit, The supporting banks of earth baa to have a substitute in praniie, and to effect this it was necessary to pro- ced by slow degrees and wiih every caution, The ‘wail, Very solid.y builc aud slowly lata, that now de- fends Broadway from THE ABYSS ON THE PARK SIDR had to be erected ; the barri-r of granite between the City Hail and the excavations for the Post Ove Baling nao to de iid; and «prooautions, sugested by the developments Desc prov’ss OF ny nse the ionndation progressed, hat to be carefuily at- tended (0. Under these cireumstances the work inoved slowly, @ud very Mette evidence of federal vigor rose above the surface of Broad way to astonish tue verdaat country visitor or to deligut the vision of caricus New Yorkers. But despite the obs:acles found in Congressional inuiference und the winds and waves tuat in the spring months battled azainst the advancing fleets from Hicks island, laden with the choicest stones of Maine, the great work shows satis.actory progress, Gud now it may be said authoritatively that within sixty days from date the loundations of the new Po-t Office will raise ther granite heads to the level of roaring Broadway; crowbar, spade and trowel wilt gleam over the great thoroughfare, and the much desired SUBSTITUTE FOR THE NASSAU STREET SHANTY will have a local nabitit.on and a name, Some difiicuity occurred sowe iew weeks since between the federal anthorities and the Department of Parks on account of a supposed invasion of the rights of the ta tor through the operations of the for- quer, but though much unnecessary ink Was sued In the struggie no real animosity was occasioned. It was exclusively a pap.r war and nobody was hurt. The Port OMice people, represented by Superm- tentent Horlourd, acknowledged the’ mumeip: authurtty in every instance where .t was supporied by sutticient legal power. The prineipal trouble seemed to be itat a poriion of the Baitery ground Wus selected by the Post Oflice Superiatcadent as a damping ground for the refus> matter and dirt brought up by the operations of men at work ed yating for the foundatious of the new bulldmeg. Futy teet of the Battery is federal property, and 1s avatlabic of course for this purpose, but the other portions of the ground on which sand and dirt were ecklessiy thrown by the cartmen ts city property. The remonstrance of the Department of Parks con- cerning the invasion of their rights, though perliaps somewhat captious, Will be immediately met by the REMOVAL OF THE OBNOXIOUS MOUNDS of earth and send, and th quarrel ever, As tot muiu¢ipal ground in the Park, Supermtendent Uurl- burd is anxiousty awaiting the completion of the supporting piers of the building situated opposite tne City Hall to remove all the ob,ectionabie debris. Until the wails beng baiit to support tue mass ot carth on the City Tall side ave ratsed to une level of the ground no change exn be made tn tne present aspect of the inttuitory urrangemenis, By the intd- die of next week ib is expected that all se Ob stacies will be removed, and, as already stated, be- fore Sixty days have clapsed the foundations of the new Lost Office wiil have been raised to the level of eS a ee at ee Ec a oe UC Broadway. In the meaitime there ai HUSDRED WORKMEN EMPLOYED, mostly skilled iz wito are ably Superin tended by General 0’ 10 and Dis Clever assistam, Captda ‘Tisddaie, wiese iuzenutty bas saved Use | government thousands of dollars Im the saving o: | labor. H ‘The Visitor, entering from closure, cannot fail to bt the undertaking, or refu Spite of tnaceymate é Winds which pre granite from ar Lew Post Ottice ha: ither side of the truck by the magnitude of to acknowledge tyat, in propriations and ive adverse the proper supply of Mai img in proper time, the Work ou ihe | Sauisiactorily progressed. THE NATIONAL Gams, Eckford vs, Union—Victory fer the Eekforids. Wonders never cease. Yesterday, before the game commenced between the Lekiord aud Union clubs, the betting men were calling about the fieht y dollars to ten uoilars the Unions win this ” Ina few cases these long odds were taken, but for the most part the oifers were “sev let alone.” F began sharply on the Union side and = mufingly on the part of the fords, as If yn Coniivimation of the jadgment of the belting men laying the odds. A slight change in tie play or fortune of the Eckford nine in the second tnuing Pe tein aN encouragement they had uot looked for, and they set dowix to work to make as tight a bate as they could, yet never dreaming of victory. AS inning atter Inning was played to a finish so hope of ultamate suc loomed up for the Eckid aud thelr elevating spirits were bronght into Tash with the droopme ones of the Union When the ninth inning had commence and the EKekford striker ted om with longline ball the cheers Went up and a genuine excitement immediately broke out. Hard hit sue ceeded hard hit in this inning, the Eckfords being re- gurdiess of events, and the Unions, gradually playing More aad more wnsteady, were at iength demoral- ized, and the Williamsburg ciub ran up more rans in the Jast inning than they had obtained in the pre- vious eight. The score, ir followed attentively, wil show the progress of the play, and even an idea of the excitement raised thereby: kokFonD, UNION, BAB. SB. Players. oO. RK. 1P.38, | 1° 2 Higham, dab... 3 28 3 4 Ansten, Ist b. 22 1 2 Pabor, ’p. 12 8 4 4 Shelley, 5 ae oe 8 5 Birdsall, 114 Josh Snyder 3 3 Bar, a's. oLE Jas. Snyder 1 1 Keni 0.1 Duity, dd b 2 3 Reynold oid Ly % 3B Gedney, 1 21 96 Totals 9 15 MI INNINGS. a 1d. %d. Bid, Ath. HU. BH. Tt, BU. OD, zc Le Ch Wier ee a et: Beat Union 0:20) ds. Ba By B 0L 9 41 Umpive—Mr. Meyers, Olympic Club. ‘Tine of gume—Two hours and ten minutes THE SUPERNTENDENT. ON “GRAND TOURS.” Superiutendent Jourdan, after gotng to church, like a good Christian, on Sunday last, took it into his supervisory head to make @ tour of the city, just to see what the police do with themselves on the Sab- bath. He came across some very fanny sights, of Which more will be heard, doubtless, at an eariy day. Every precinct in the city, with but three exceptions, was visited, and the patroimen who were met in ways and doings that are not considered correct according to police regulations got a piece of the genial Superintendent’s mind. He also made it a point to look into the way the Excise Jaw was enforced. Somehow or anotiler the news of the flying tour of the Chief got out after he had made several hauls of delinquents, and the conse- quence was the utmost activity on the part of each precinct to keep its record clear during the day. One of the good resaits of this tour was that the Excise law was enforced as it never bad been before—onty eighty-five persons having been arrested during the day jor drunkenness, showing that the liqnor stores Kept closea doors and boities for once, Oaptain Mackenzie vs. F, Perrin. ‘The stubborn resistance which Mr, Perrin made in the first two games played on even terms excited the curiosity of chess players to witness tne contest yes+ terday, in wich the Captain had to give the advan- tage of pawn and move, The game which was Diayed does honor to the Captain's sei. He was Victorious after thirty-four moves had been mace, Mad DoG.—We are informed that a mad dog bit two childven, an ox and a cow, # short time since, ata piace twelve miles cast of Liberty. As yet the children nave experienced no evil enects trom tie biting, but the ox and cow have both gone maad.— Woodviile (Mtss,) Repubvican, kau Whe Special associations , GERMAN ARBEIIER FESTIVAL. Rarely Exuberant Festivities at Jones’ Wood Park, ‘The third annuat festival of the German Arbelter Union, which was held yesterday at Jones’ Wood Park, was ono of the most thoroughly erjoyable fes- tivals the German citizens of New York have had for a long time, and certainly one in which vhe members of the union, embracing alto gether forty-six different German workingmen associations of the city, concentrated a world of enjoyment as pure and genuln: as it was free and guuconstrained, Though essentially a Ger. man festival, tne brotherhood of lavor was a pleture a8 beautiful and strong, though less marked and dis- tinct, as the bond of nationality. At nine A. M. the various unions participating as in the festival met ot the Sienben House and Germania Assembly Rooms, and there bemg jomed by representatives of other workingmen’s unions, made up of other nationalities, including Englisn, Irish and French, 88 well ag several German singing socletios, formed into & procession, headed by an escort of police and A band of music. The route of wie procession was MWrough Great Jones street to Breadway, down Broadway to tho City Hall, across the City Hall Park to Park row, aud theuce trough Chatham street and the Bowery to the foot of Fourth Eel, on the Kast river, Crosds of pev- ple looked on the Passing procession and cheered it on ia course, With welr multitude o banners and gay music seading tiem on they certainly iooked well, in the Dy which numbered iully 4,000 men, sad was divided Into five divisions, were represeated in wagons, vari- ous ues Of mechanical indusiry, Among the more holiceable was # steam enzine tu Tal operation, and to another vot le Was a goodly number o: the Knights of St. Crispin, busily plying their vocation of boot and shoe making. Fran the foot of Kour.h street the rest oi the journey was Ini on barges, After the rajner prolop.ed .oot tram) te wansilea tothe broadly Spacious barges was mdpi pleasant. During the sail ihe air resounded wiih jocund songs of the “Fatherland?” A description of the scenes at the Park might be drawn out to almost uaending length. Hee the real festivities began, In the first place was an open air coliation, to which, it is unnece: tosay, the most ample justice was done, After this there Was speaking from two platforms— the speaking from one bemg in Engis and from the other m the German i.nguag’. The prin-ipal speakers at the first platform were Mr, Richard Tre- vellick, Of the Natonal Labor Union of America; G. Drary, of the Internati mal Workingmen’s Conven.ion of England; Nelsoa W. Youug, ot the Worktugmen’s Union of New York, aud Mr. Messart, of tae Union Republican Workingmen oF Pranes, 69d at Lio Jatter p)aiform Dr. Doual, Mr. Kunhuly, of Philadempaa, sormn we and Kuhn. Both sets of orators were most aiten tively listened to by both seis of listeners, and at frequent intervals inierrupted with the wildest tu- mus of applause, And now from ths time on everything was free and eusy, and in the confused conglomeration of amusements, altoe gether indescribable, Gambrinus, of course, Jound an ardent devotee in nearly every one pres- ent. The two large upper and lower floors and the spacious dining saloons were crowded with dancers, which crowds seemed never to d.mint-h, and the zest of tie enjoyment to continue unabated. There Were target shooting and swinging, and riding ¢ la cireus and gymnastic rforinauces, and, ming- ling with all, and making the welkin resound Wii the grand melody of the myriad voices, song siugiag. Thus the festivities were proloaged tilt inidnight. It was a mosi enjoyabie occasion. Of course, as might be expecied, so abuo.maly noisy ones got mixed up with the crowd and an occasional checauer Cindusirie was found piying his Wlielt pro- fession, but these were speedily put vutside aad out of ue Hey het domg farther harm by the eiticiens squad of the Nineieenth ward police who were on hand as conservators of the public peace and pockets, a private MGHT SCENES IN THE ST. MOHOLAS. The Myers-Lawion “Mil’—The Blnes Called In—A Scene Before au Inspector of Police. ‘The HeraLp has already given brief detaiis of charges some days ago preferred against Inspector George W. Walling by Austin Myers, of Syracuse, It appears that on the nigh: of the 14th instant a gentleman boarding in the St. Nicholas Hotel named Waiter Lawton proceeded to the room occupied by Mr. Myers and his fumily and inquired about some letters of his that bad been put under My, Myers’ door. <A quarrel ensued, and the gen- tiemen came to blows, both being severcly punished in the melés, Mr. Myers, greatly called in a policeman wton, who had disap- in the meantune, arrested. Officer Rogers, e hotel, w was in citizen’s dress, at Myers’ importunities, arrested Lawton, aud accompanied by the complainant, Nis son-in-law, a Mr. Seycor, took the prisoner before Walang, who adjudicated ase, Aud Myers, charged Uujustifiably, failed to win his complaint pase Was culled on before Commisstoner » When Mr. Myers was the first Witness ¢ » detalted the circumstances as they occurred at the hot ed that on arriy- ing at the inspector's room they found Walling lymg on @ -ola, apparently asleep. Waliing got up, when Lawton, who Was ahead, on enterg die room charged the witness’ son-in-law with opening his: levte Inspector Walling investigated that charye ani Woold not entertain it, Rogers was then asi who he had arrested, and replied that Lawton was the party. Lawten then wished to make a charge of aasanld and bat rainet Witness, who detailed Ute particalars of the assault upow Him aod insisted upon Walling entertainng his complaint. Walling Tefased £6. do 80, and staced that both the parties had acted like fools. Witness felt indignant, and iniommed Walling that he Kuew Mr. Smith and Mr. Manierre, his saperiors, and this would not be the jast of it, Walling With a sneer said, “T don't care 1f yon know a dozen Mr. Srnitts: chim no other Way. Good night, Mr. Myer he acted in the most gross manner. Here Walling submited the witness to a search- Ing cross-eXamination, and made him adinit that he had not mentioned Manterre’s name in the conv sation, and raduced tin fo modify Mis dircet ey dence in some parcienlars, Henjamin Ji, Rogers, the officer who made the arrest, Was sworn, and betrayed consideravle na He % the hote excited, rushed down statr: eavored to have Law ton, mich | agelts ed the im charges 4 Myers and his so Which “Walling coud — nob enterta Myce jusisied upon making a charge eguinst Law- fon and miantely detailed me circumstances of the light. Walling Stated it he took a. charge against one he must #gamst We other, as they Loin hore marks of violeuce. Wiiwess described the in- juries of the men. When Myers spoke about Mr. Smith, Walling replied that Snuth was his (Wall- ing’s) ‘eupertor officer, but that the fact that Myers nd could not change Is decision. wion was sworn and in the main corro- statements of the ¢a 's Spoke dist own fayortism 0 either parry iz d vase, Mr. Mamerre ulsmissed the com- riors or cating the piaint, BROOKLYN CITY NEWS. The Board of City Canvassers met y noon, Alderman Bergen in the chair erdity atter- , and opened the several district election returns, all of which were relerred to the Committee on Keturns of Biec- Vion. Pleven steam tenders, six hand engines end four- teen hose carriages were sold at pnbile auction at the corp lon yard yesterday. The property in question Was the surplus stock of the oid Kire De- partwent. ‘dhe prices brought were very low. ‘The store of James Craudle, in Fulton street, was burglariously entered on Sunday, and one Wandred dollars’ worth of property stolen, John Conners, Jaimes Armstrong and Arcby Bikers were arrested yesterday on suspicion and locked up to ausw ‘The Finance Committee of the Board of Education have made up their budget for the tax levy of 1871. ‘rhe total amount required 18 $810,159, $416,650 being for the “General School Fand” and $393,500 for the “Special ‘School Fond.” Last year $617,726 was levied, and there was an item of $90,000 raised as an Ynstalment of the school building toan of $450,000, Which was contracted in 1867, This will also doubt- Jess have to be raised this year, The mcrease in School expenditures is thus about twenty per cent in a single year. A fancy fair in aid of the funds of the Flatbush Catholic chureh was opened last evening at Schoon- maker's Hall, corner of Flatbush avenue and Broad- way. A considerable amount of debt, occasioned by recent improvements on the church, still remains unpaid, and it has been found necessary to have re- course to a fair in order to clear off the ian 4 A well executed portrait of the pastor Rev. M. J, Moran, will be drawn for, A large number of tickets have been sold, aud with energy on the part of the patrons of the undertaking it will be made a very great success. MONUMENT 10 ARCHBISHOP HUGHES, To THE Eprror oF THE HERALD: — Tread with much pleasure and interest the letiers in yesterday's HERALD regarding a monument for Archbishop Hughes. Permit me to suggest that one doliar subscripuon books be opened wm ihe Catone churches and in Catholte bookstores for that pur nose T. RG, THE EDUCATIONAL LAUNDRY. Their tion—Continuation of the Case of In- spector Mills vs, Trusteo Hennessey. ‘The case of School Trustee and Assemblyman John R, Hennessey, of the Seventeenth ward, in which he is charged by Inspector Andrew Mills with taking $100 from Miss Mary EB. Cannon for obtaining for her @ position as teacher, has been before the Committee on Teachers of the Board of Education some time, and its progress has, of course, been noted in the HERALD. The case Was up again yesterday, and, for- tunately, perhaps, for all parties interested, was con- cluded—that is, the taking of testimony was con- cluded—and the legal geutiomen on either side haa made thelr few remarks,” ‘The committee room Was pretty well crowded. There were several PRETTY SCHOOLMA'AMS Present listening to the case and developing the Airting propenstttes of the nobby young clerks of the Board, poor fellows, Who were most sorely aMlicted by colds in the head, or whose incipient mustaches were so troublesome as to require frequent applica- tions of snowy kerciefs. There were several members of the different local boards throughout the city—male teachers—who took an evident interest in the matter, a8 they themselves ha had to suffer from the machinations of politictans, and who were ready to believe almost anvtiing against an office holder, The accused, Mr, Hennessey, sat near his counsel, beside the members of tie committee, while oppo- site them eat Mr. Vanderpre!, counsel to the Board, ‘The members of the committee showed A GREAT DEAL OF PATIENCE in listening to the testimony, yet it was evident that they had heard as much as they wished and would be exceedingly well pleased if the local boards would hereafter wash their dirty linen at home, and not worry them with trials which must end in biackening the reputation of either a school office or a Schoo! teacher, ‘The first witness called yesterday was Mr. Thomas Sullivan, who knew both parties and who remem- bered the time in question; Miss Cannon and Mr. Rochell spoke to bim and asked Bim to speak to Mr. Hennessey; he spoke of her to Mr. Hennessey aa A POOR GIRL and did not say anything about payment; she did not say anything to him about paying Mr, Hennes MR, HENNESSRY DID NOT EXPEOT PAY} he (Sullivan) told Mr. Hennessey if he would ap- point Miss Cannon as a shoo! teacher he would be baie a good thing, and that she Was an attentive gul. Mr. James Timmony was then recalled and asked it he remembered the Ping of tie caurt-r election in Dece.nbder last, He did remember it as a clear day and evening, He dia nov remember that THE COLDEST DAYS OF THE YEAR were the first ten days in December. He thonght there might have been a heavy storm in December, but he dit not remember, Now, what all this had to do with the case it is dificult to imagine. Wheth:r the days were coldest in December or whether there was a heavy snow storm abvut that time may be immaterial. It 1s cer- tain, however, that now the persecuters or prosecu- tors of Mr. Hennessey—whichever they may be— are “HRAPING COALS OF FIRE” upon his oficial head, Mr. Vandernotl, of the Bow- ery Savings Bank, testfled that Mrs. Nugent, the girl's aunt, had drawn $100 out of the bank on No- vember 15 and $150 on October 15. His counsel, on tie close of the case, said that be would like to Rave a promise from the commitiee that they would read. over and carefully consiljer the testunony, and he ‘was sure that any reasonable person would come to the same conclusion that he had. He had been forcibly struck wth the DISCREPANCIES IN THE TESTIMONY of the most important and most interested witness in the case, and he would rather tie committee should derive their conclusions than be influenced by anything he might say. Commissioner Gross, chairman, assured him that the committee woalt carefully consider the testi- mony, but that nevertheless counsel were at liberty togoonand Make aby remarks they might see fit upon the sujet. Counsellor Harnett then went on dissecting the testimony of Miss Cannon, showed where she made one statement and where she made A DiRRCT CONTRADICTION. He showed that she said she gave the envelo contatning the money to Mr. Meanessey while walk- ing on the Third avenue, and then she toid others she gave it to Mrs. Hennessey, and again that she gave it to Mr. Henpessey when standing at ls own door. Counsel reviewed the testimony in rela_ion to the interview with Mr. Mulls at his residence, as given by Miss Caunon and by Mr, Mills, and con- cluded that. Q Mit, MILLS HAD BEEN IMPOSED UPON and that the girl Nad degraded and disgraced her- ses. He wondered that tn ail the coutigential con- versations she had had with Miss Gaunon, principal of the school, Sue had never mentioned giving ofr. Henuessey $100, and that sie should go go lnto the apartments of tie janivur, which was ovdnarily an Unusual thing for a teacuer todo, aad tell him ail about it, He derided tie idea that be- cause the girl's aunt had $160 from the bank at one time and $100 at ano.her, the latter amount must have necessarily gone into the pockets of Mr. Hen- n . He characterized the whole statement of Miss Cannon as the MOST INFAMOUS LIE + ever perpetrated on the community. Mr. Harnett went on at some length in tins strain, making as ane an argument as possible in bebaif of his client, Mr. Vanderpoel, counsel to the Board, replied to Mr. Harnett and stated that the evidences of declara- tions were TR WEAKEST KIND OF EVIDENCE that could be used. He rebutted the statement that no mention had been made to Miss Gannon, pecause the conversations alluded to took place before tue money Was given to Mr. Hennessey. He said it is not attempted to be denied that Mr. Rochelle r ceived the twenty dollars for his part m the trausac- tions, and THE PLAIN STORY is that the envelope had been handed to Mr. Hennes- sey containing the$100. ‘Tuat wien Mr. Hennessey said afterwards be could not receive ti, Miss Cannon said it Was @ present from her aunt to his chudren. That that was the whole subject running through the testimony, and that the facts had not been changed by cross-eXamination m any particular. Mr. Vanderpoel then said that the effect of the op- posing counsel’s remarks against the young lady would be that no young lady would want to come baie gid Board again to tesiily in any matter of this sort. Mr. Gross, chairman of the committee, then de- clared THE CASE CLOSED, and said that the committee would consider the tes- tony and the entire subject carefaly and would report to the Board at the next meeting, if possible, or at all events at an early da; THE METHODISTS AND THE INDIA! Yesterday morning the Methodist preachers’ meet- ing discussed the Igdian question pro and con., and the advocaves of extermination were about equally divided with the peace men. The discuss.on arose upon # report made by Dr. Holdich of the proceed- ings of the Indian Commission mass meeting, in Cooper Institute, last week, and the probable hold- ing of another meeting in a few weeks, at which Red Cloud and other Indian chiets wiil be pre- sent, was announced. Drs. Foster, Harris, Curry, Griswold) and Messrs. Weed, Willis, Taylor and others participated in the debate. Dr. Curry held the opinion that there is nothing noble or trpating in the indian nature; that they are simply savages and kind treatment is thrown uway on them, lor they Jook upon their peace friends as cow- atds and scalp them ou the first favorable opporia- nity. He rejated incidents from American h.story and from more recent experience in support oi: nis opinion, and expressed the belief that General Sher- idan was justified in his Massacre of the Pieyans. Dr. Harris and Rev. Mr. Weed also related similar incidents and took like ground, but they deprecated indiscrimimate slaughter. The sys- tom of treaty making and treaty preaking with the Indians was invelghed against and the frov- ernment were urged to send suiicient military lorce 10 the frontier to protect white settiers aud to pre- vent the Indians ym rvaming beyond tue own reservations. Jt should be made a criminal offence for them to be found three miles Irom the bounds of their own lands, The conclusion was deemed inevi- table that either the white man or the Indian must be exterminated, and of course the latter must first succumb. Nevertheless the Christian spirit and policy manifested tn Secretary Cox’s lewer, which was read to ihe meeting, was appiauded, and Dr. Holdich was appointed a commitice to respond to it and to express the sympathy of the New York Methodist preachers tn every peaceful effort tuat may be made to subdue the Indians, but at the same time asking for ample ction for the white set.lers on the frontier. A colored minister present dismissed the meeting with the benedicuon, OWE OF THE LAST OF “THE OLD GUARD.” At Newark recently, at the residence of his son-in- law, Mr. Wilkins, of Clintun street, died Charles Henry Oifelman, aged eighty-three years. The old gentleman was @ native of Germany and served under Napoleon Bonaparte, itis satu, asa member | of the OL) Guard. Deceuse | was a remarkably | cheerfal old geatieman up to the eve of bis demise, | A stroke of paralysis whipped hun off, | '