The New York Herald Newspaper, June 29, 1870, Page 5

—_—_——- IRELAND. THE BRITISH REIGN OF TERROR. Operation of the Gag Law in Meath. Police Examination and Search of a Herald Special Writer. A Government Crusade Against the Herald’s News Enterprise. By the Furopean mail at this port yesterday we have the following report of the recent British “gag” law outrage, written by one of our special Writers in Ireland on whom it was perpetrated. British Coercion in Meath. NAVAN, June 18, 1870, Thave already stated that throughout the entire county of Meath the Coercion act 13 m full force, and it now remains for me to show the condition to which it reduces the people and the feeling enter- tained regarding it. In the first place, let me say ‘that all persons found out of their houses after sun- set are Hable to be brought before a mazistrate, and, if they are unable to satisfy his worship that they were out on lawful business, they are Hable to be sent to jail for six months. People in other parts of Ireland say that this provision of the act is undoubt- edly severe, but that it is never enforced, peing merely intended to keep bad characters quie@ and never interfcres with honest and respectable men, ‘Wherever the act has not come into operation this is the prevalent opinion, and indeed it was my own ‘opinion also until I came to the county Meath. But personal knowledge has since convinced me that such 1s not the fact; that we all took quite too mer- ciful a view of the measure: for good and bad alike are met upon the highway, and are either searched or interrogated by the police, I can assure you that neither their position nor their previous good character is able to save them from this treatment; the minions of the law may sometimes be satisfied with a hypocritical display of innocence on the part of the supposed culprit; but no honorable man would Tresor! to such an artifice to escape the entanglements and the consequences of the law, The police are parading the roads at ali hours of the night; every person they meet whom they do not kno'y is certain to be asked some very unpleas- ant questions; should any of the oficers have a grudge or ill will against him he will pass the re- mainder of the night in the police barracks; and the next’ day ne must prove his mnoceuce before a@ magistrate or go to jail for six months. With the exception of the aristocrats the whole population of Meath are at the mercy of the police, and even the aristocrats, when unknown, are not unfrequently “subjected to the same treatment as ordinary morials. I may, however, say that an Irish policeman is pecu- larly quick In discovering ‘those who ought not to be arrested—that ts, he knows who are able and who. are likely to be of use to him in the way of obtaining promotion, and these, of course, are not only not made amenable to the Coercton act, but are fawned upon in the gnost crouching, slavish manner, THE IRISH POLICE. ‘The Irish police are either “bullies” or “sneaks,” and their power at present, formidable as tt is, is Well caiculated to make rogues and hypocrites of the people. In some cases the law is too rigorously enforced; in others it is not enforced at all. Inno- cent persons are sometimes punished and punished seveie'y; the guilty not unfiequently escape, Jus- tice 18 not administered with an even band; erline 18 not punished, nor honesty rewarded. The prying Vigilance and unscrupulous conduct of the police May, perhaps, for a while be successful in suppress- ing crime, bai Lam very strong'y inclined to think that their vigilance and unscrupuiousness will, before long, lave a very Injurious effect upon the peace of the country. I may, of course, be astray in coming to this conclusion, and, indeed, I hope I may be; but it strikes me, as it musi strike any one, that nogest and respectable men, Weil kuowna in (his country, who have itved all their lives in tt, wil! not submit to be questioned, day after day and week afier week, either by the magistrates or the pofice, . LIBERTY. What is your name? Where did you come from ? What are you? Where are you going? What Dusiuess brought you out alter sunsety Do you Know any respectable per-ou in the neighborhood * Have you any !e'ters or documents avout your Show them, These aie afew, and only a few of the ques- tions, Which almost every person found out alter sun- set 8 obliged Lo answer; whatever letters and dow ments are iound upon his person are read; aod itis quite optional with the police either to ar- rest him or set liim free. The grest evil of (he Coercion act, as 1 have met tioned in former letters, 1g that ib Couiounds the m- nocent with the guilty, and, in my opinion, the former are far more likely to suiter wuder the act than the iavier. Honest meu will go, in the lawful discharge of their business, akong the puotic tho- rougitares at Midulsht as Well a. at noonday, fearing neither the Coercion act nor the police; ‘but tne knaves, the disioyal persons, of whom | am per- suaded there are a large number in Meath, will se- sec. the by-ways, and So escape the law and the con- stabuiary. The police merely walk the pubiic roads and guard such tonses as ave considered to be in danger Oo! a visil trom “*Rory of the Hills,’ Tt appears to me they might be amusing them- selves for years after this fashion without being in- strument{al*ia bringing so much as one crimirfal to Justice. But as they are pad, and well paid, for ‘doing their duty, Which, uniess in times iike we present, is comparatively easy, they must try to make tle public belleve that they are doing some- thing to earn the liberal stipend atiowed them by the State. HOW STRANGERS ARE TREATED. ‘The act is, I know froin expewence, pecullarly se- vere with iegard to sirangers, ey, LOO, are ilable to be qucstioned by tie police, not only should they happen to be outside after’ sunset, but at ail times and in ail places. Wf they are un- able .to give an account of them- selves so as to satisfy the magistrate that thoy are in the district, or, a8 in the present instance, in the county, on lawiul business, they are liabie to be sent to jail; but even if they are allowad to remain at large (hey must procure some respectable house- holde¥ to go bail that they will conduct themselves properly whiie they continue 1n the district, An American is certain to excite the suspicion of the vigilant constabies, who watch the coming and the departure of every train with all the eageruess with which the vultures and the harpies eye ther prey. Friday last a most respectable gentleman from the United States, whose name | was unable to ascer- tain, received a visit Irom a large party of police, headed by the sub-inspector, at a hotel im this county. ‘The stranger had just retired to rest when his visitors entered. Wien they opened nis chamber door, the allrighted gentieman started up -rather urcKly, and the cowardly crew, tiinking he was about to produce a@ revolver, rushed out of the room, AS soon as they had recovered consciousness they venwured again to pegotiate, this time ratner cau- Housiy, With their oppquent. They begau, I an told, to ask him some foolish quesiion or other, with the View of eliciting from hima reply. ‘They next opened the door, still taking the utmost precaution, and finding thnt the stranger was unarmed they proceeded (o interrogate him in the usual manner, and were answered with great candor and frank- ness. Having searched his box and finding nothing therein showing that he bad come to the country on unlawful business they went away, giving this native of free America the first taste he probably ever received of the sweetness of British rule in Ireland. MISTAKEN. In this very hotel two geatlemen belonging to the Irish Court of Chancery were stopping @ few weeks ‘ago. They came down along the Gogue on a fishi excursion. Before ihey were au hour under the roo! of this hotel thetr baggage was, | understand, searched by the police, but they foufhd that at con- tuined nothing but a fishing net and a few other sim- fe little things. be ‘These petty, miserable attempts on the part of the lice to obtain promotion, in the majority of ces, come to naugnt. What a break-heart tt be that so many opportunities for preferment must only serve to make the aspirants more ridiculous, “APTER” THE HERALD WRITER. they gave your correspondent a sur- prise. Whenl had writen somewhat more than Tali a letter to the HERALD the hotel was sur- rounded by a party of police, while the inspector, and a few of his mea, with two government spies, made their way tote apartment m which I was at work. The iuspector rougily asked me what busi- ness [had im this neyghborhood ; had [any one to go pail for me; or had Lany proof to show that I ‘Was there upon lawful business, Tmust say that] considered this a most unwar. Tantable stretch of authority both upon the part of the omicer and his men; particutariy so, as afver my arrival im town the imspector and the police were the first persons | called upon, and this was the reply I made to nis inquiry. 1 called upon them, as, indeed, I ca!l upon ali likely to give me in- formation as to the actual state of the country, and on that occasion I told them who and what I was, But, independent of this statement altogether, they could not but have Known that such a person was In the country; for the loc.| papers nad previously an- This glen fl N throngh the proclaimed counties of Meath and West- | Meath. 1 Was aso well known thal the HeRaLp Was represented at ihe Meath Special Commission, If the police aid not know these things, I say, they should have known them, and, under existing car. enone, there 13 no excuse for their ignorance of heli. “INSPECTED.’? When I assured the oftiver that had no furtner proof to otter lim agi the honesty of my purpose in being in the neighboraood, it Was suggested that I Bhowd subunt to Lele Inspection the writing I then had before me. ‘Yo this proposition I Lag ase sented. Had they known the substance of 1 eats 1 do not think (hey would have been so anxious to read tuem, ‘They then, with much show of authority, pro- ce-ded fo overhaul my portmanteau, looking over my private leiters, and evidently expecting to flad somewhere evidence of a conspiracy agains: the au- thority of her most gracious Majesty ule Queen, 1 retused to afford them any assis!duce in their prying work, and protested against the arbitrary and insolent proceeding. CAUSE. Ihave since learned that the letters of the Irish eduors publisiied in the HBRALD aud the plain com- ments of that jou.nal on the course of the Baglish goveroment lave excited wie wrath of the autuori- Wes agains: Wat journul, and that every efort is being made to suppress lis circulation in Treiand. O:ders have been tssived to posumasters to hand over ail coptes that may come into their hands to the po- lice, and there 18 ho doubé that all American corre- spondence iD Jrelaud is subjected to a shametul ie tem of goveromeiit espionage. Alter being heid for wome litte tie in viriual arrest I was informed that no evidence was found against me, and the oMcer, Mr. Muilock, fearing that the transaction mught receive greater publicity than would, in all Probability, be agreeable either to himself or his rf ena ollered me @ passport through the euttre county, ‘This, however, I positively declined, as I could not condesvend to be patronized vy one in his position, WHAT CAN BE DUNE? The few Instances mtroduced above as to the treatment of sirangers -n this county will give you some idea of the state of tiings at present existing in & large portion of Leland, When, where or how it ts to end I am quite uuabdle to sey. If, however, the irish people at this crisis of their history sre Unable to help themselves, 1 do not see why Ameri can gentlemen are to be outraged and insulted in the manner I have described. | The Tailors’ Strike in Cork—Intimidation of Londen Tailors. {From the London Telegraph, June 18,) A charge, arising out o! the tailors’ strike at Cork, came before Mr. Newton, at Mariburough street Po- lice Court, yesterday, It appeared trem the evidence that the workmen iu that city, having resisted the introduction of ma- chinery into the trade, and demanded four pence per hour, instead of three and a haif pence, @ strike (ook place in one of the shopa, which was followed by @ iockout in the others. ‘To obviate the eifects of the strike, the master tailors endeavored to get their work done in London, and for that pur- pose employed Mr. Sims, of Vine ‘street, a3 their agent. The operatives on their part have sent ems. Sare3 to watch Mr. Sims’ shop and to warn the em- ployés that they were doing simke work. Two ope- ratives, Damed Macarty and Fiynn, were brought up under @ warrant charged with unlawful combina- Hon and with assaulting one of the workpcople, a Wornan named Davis, No evidence of violence was given, but it was -tated thut the workpeopie were annoyed, and some of them gave up their work in consequence oi being watched and spoken to by tle de‘endants and others, ‘The magistrate considered the evidence against the defendants as very slight, but granted a remand, at the same time giving the men i113 advice that they had entered into @ foolish combination, which coud easily be put down, a3 a similar one was thvee or jour years ago. He accepted bau. THAT TUNNEL AGAIN. Those who Want Light and Those who Don’t Mave a Lith Talk Before Commissioner Ficlds—Whose Rights Are to be Invaded and Whose to be Protrvcted—“fhe Public Weal’? the Commissioners Guiding Star. A few of the parties interested in having some light thrown into the tunnel under Park avenue, near Thirty-fourth street, and a very few of the individuals who are anxious that the roof of the dark pit should remain as it now is assembied yesterday afternoon at No. 256 Broad- way to renew the discussion on the tunnel subject before the Commissioner of Public Parks. This Commissioner was the smiling Thomas C. Fields, who, during the rather acrimonious debates which were had between the opposing factions, treated the debaters with that courtesy and urbanity for which he is particularly distinguished. And not to have lost one’s temper under the circumstances in which the Commisstoner was placed was indeed a virtue; for the room where the meeting was held was a very small one, and every avuilabie space in it was crowded by THE SEEKERS AFTER LIGHT and the anti-lightists. And to add to the enjoy- ment of the occasion the Commissioner, who is not a small man, Was seated ina small chair, and had to content himseif with @ small fan in a small way, Then, again, at the start, everybody tried to speak in the same breath and elbow his way to the front of the desk where the Commissioner sat when he did speak, and the consequence was a very comfort- able state of affairs all round, Mr. Field, however, soon brought order out of chaos, and amid the in- cessunt motion of fans, and straw hats us fans, tne disvussion went smootiily on aud nobody died of ex- haustion. Mr, John Foley the chairman of the Nineteenth Ward Citizens? Association, Was present, lookiny,as cool as A CUCUMBER IN A DIBH OF VINEGAR. Tle was stronzly backed by a goodly numer of his. ni ighbors fiom way up town, where those Fourth avenue Cars are to go $o very, very soon—lighit in the mnel or no light. Mr. Wiliam H. Vanderbiit, Mr. phar | Scheiland Mr. Buckhout, the engineer of the road, were aiso on hand. '‘OLEY spoke at some length about the neces- sity of having the tunnel properly lighied, anu open- ings trom the street, wnich Would at the same tune serve as stairways for passengers. He then read tie fo. lowing, to which were apponded the names of a large number of citizens who reside near the tuanel, but not all of them on Park avenae:— We the undersigned, owners or occupants of land on Park avenue and adjoining’ streets, hereby several ent ‘that the tunnel on dad avenue, from Thirty-second to Korty-sec- ond street, be properly Ihted and ventilated, Aa said tun- nel is ouly to be used hereafter for the Madison avenue horse railroad cars we respectfully reanest that three stair- ways, loa'ing to and from sald cars, be neatly constructed through the tunnel for the accommodation of the residents of this vicinity, the work to be doue uncer the supervision of the Department of Public Parks. Mr, Henry CLINTON repres°nted the Park avenue folks, and argued that the paper Was signed by ouly one person residing on tne avenue. MR. FOLEY RETORTED, and claimed that every one of them lived within a hundred fect of the tunnel, and were tierefore en- lived to all they asked for in the maiter. Mr, VANDERBILT, 1n answer toa question by Com- missioner Fields, remarked that the Harlem Raiiroad Company was ready to do and have done anything that the Commissloners wanted them todo in rela- tou to the tunnel. They had confidence in the Com- missioners and knew they would do what was best. Tie Park avenue fo'ks present, on hearing this, argued to show it would not be right to have too many holes in the tunnel roof, and flually deviared. that ihey, too, had CONFIDENCE IN THE COMMISSIONERS, and would leave the whole maiter to them. Commissioner Fi8L0S said that the Commissioners aid not intend to auopt any certain person’s or party’s pian. The Commissioners had no other in- ter so serve in the matter than that of the people, and whatever they found would add to tue public convenience they would do. They did not wish to do anything that would injure the property owners on Park avenue; but they ielt that the avenue people were not the only persons to be consulted concerning the lighting of the tunnel. Evervybudy could rest satisfied that the Commissioners would do what was right and just in the matter—that and nothing more, After these remarks, which told those present as Platuly as could be that the Commissioners would not allow themselves in their workings for the pub- ile good to be swerved from their duty 10 satisfy ax factious or particular parties,the meeting pajoumned. SALE OF PICTURES, Notwithstanding that the thermometer in Nassau street yesterday registered 100 deyrces the first day’s sale of pictures, at Johnston & Van Tassell’s was fairly attended, and a good cata! ogae was disposed of. We noticed that te delicious fruit pieces, ana that elass of landscapes representing nature in her coolest aspect, bad the most winning eviect upon the compa- ny. The prices brought were perhaps not as mucn as it a winter sale: but this, of course, is all to the ad- vantage of the buyers. The finest portion of the collection will be up at eleven o'clock to-day. It wilt Include the famous pictures of Church and Bierstadt. For the pictures sold yesterday the fol- lowing prices were realiz d:— Van Leemputten, Bras-els, Chickens, $35; Alfred Pave, New York; Grandmother's Bouguet, $46; A. Maes, Paris, Chickens, $25; Wililam M. Davis, Now York, Fruit, $26 eorge B. Wood, New York, The Cottage Door, $24; Van Soverdonck, Chickens, $31; Lanfant de Metz, Dusseldorf, ‘The Lady Artist, $47! N. Voliter, Paris, The Cook, $34; Bernardi, Dusseldorf, Swiss Lake and Companion. $110 each; Benaell, lade!phia, The Grape Gatherers and Com- i Hiorn, Munich, German Interior, $85; H. Pham, New York, The Char, er, $53 (a fine sketch of horses? heads); ‘Schulten, Dusseldorf, Swiss Landscape, $2: ‘orster, Munich, Fruit Piece, $43; Hilgers, Dusseldorf, Winter in Holland, $126; George CU. Lambdin, N, A., New York, Painting. Flowers, $70; A. Bispham, New York, Portrait of xier, the Famous Trotter, $60 (a dead bargain); Fabarius, Bird Shooting, $80; Coutourier, Pari: Chickens, $83; Wyderveld, Dusseldorf, Flowers, $34; Lily M. Spencer, New York, Currants, $20. Quite a nuniber of chromos were sold at verv res. nounced that your correspondent Was taking aivur [ pectable prices, t MIDSUMMER RESORTS. The Green Mountains, MIDDLETOWN Srninas, Vt., June 27, 1820. This has grown to be a popular watering resort, counting its visitors annually by hundreds, and each season bringing more than the last. Not one of those places where the votaries of pleasure most do conyregate—where fashion exalts herself on her top- most pinnacle and where folly stalks about apon stilts—but a delightful, quiet and healthful retreat, where people gather trom far and near to test the remedial properties of its remarkable mineral waters, and where the green hills and grand old mountaln heights and rural prospects all around in- vite to such recreation as contribute alike to phyal- cal comfort and mental exhilaration—in a word, where health 1s the all-tmportant consideration and its earnest pursuit the principal occupatiom of the multitudes sojourning here, Indolence holds no court here, We are not invaded with her listless and yawning subjects, sick with ennul, as is too oiten the case at certain more fashionable summer resorts. Allis animation and life abont us: that life which Pervades a place but ntly starved into a sense of its prospective importance by the development of an unexpected element of wealth in its midst; the lve which capital and enterprise bring with them, and whose substantial fruus are made manifest tn a Jarge and splendid new hotel, {ast approaching com- pletion, and other buildings and improvements be. tokening an era of genuine prosperity; life in the aciivity of the village homes overcrowded with sum- mer boarders; life in the busy work of bovtling aud shipping great quantiies of the mineral water to all i the country, and life in the continuous pil- grimage of the sick and convalescent and well to the fountains of health that flow free to all who come and drink, Indeed, for @ little village scarcely known beyond its own mountain limits not more than two jeans azo, this 19 about the “livest’? place in the Green jountain State, Amd yet for rest and recreation and the quiet which couduces to healthful restora- tion its advantages are unquestionable, and are being duly appreciated by the invaitd pubitc, In .easant coinpany rambles over the mowitains, fish. ing, hunting, driving and every conceiv- able rural sport, time wings chéerily away among these green bills. With the first flasnings ofthe golden sunbeams over the hilltops crowds begin to collect in the littie willow grove around the springs to quaff the salubrious waiers, fresh and sparkling from nature’s own laborato! Most agreeable are these matin meetings about the springs for the interchange of morning salutations, the concoction of plans for the day's sport and & World of gossip ior the good old dames who, have littie business of their own but muca of others to attend to, ‘Then, too, are the reassemblings after the heat of the day 1s over, the promenades in cool. ing groves and shady nooks, where all manger of things are discussed, from the aiiairs of State, han- dled by the wisdom o/ years, to the merest nothings, ciuthed in honeyed words and whispered in tie credulous ears of youth and mexperience, ‘The new hotel has been leased by Coleman, late of the Astor House, and will be opened on the day (August 1s) of the grand centennial celebration of the settlement of the village. The reputed uineleca milion heiress of Fort Ea- ward, N. Y., Who c cated such@stir in the newse papers some mouths ago, is @ native of tht: village and well known hereabouts, There are simpie peo- ple here who believe that a remittance of $5,000,000 Was reaily made from kngland aud has been ‘cob bied up”? by the British Consul, to whom it was Others, in thetr unsophisticated ideas of as conducted beyond these mountains, be; a! the woman holis drafis for the mailions in qu tim, but that an insuiiciency of funds in the banks o1 this coumury prevents her cashing them, Many Aoubé not (hat the fortune is céming sooner or later, and pay thelr court to the imagined heiress accora- ingly. Whether this femate is the dupe of some idle story or, with charact.ristic Yankee ingenuity, bas iabr cated the whoie thing in her fertile brain for purpo: Known to hersel/, we shall not pretend to say, Sti seems d-terminei, at ali events, to make something out of her prospective fortune, Having found some oue crazy enough to advance upon her expectations she is here buying Jols with the intention of bur diug as near the new hotel as possible without encroach: ing on the company’s grounds, She ts staking off a lo. now Immed.ately in front of the hotel, and pro- poses to build at once, perhaps with the idea that the ¢ -mpany will look upon her advent asa nuisance and pay handsomely for her departure. As a finan- cler on @ smull scale perhaps sue wiil succeed beiter than as a fortune hunter on a large one, Niagara Falls—Guests at the Hotels—Fights Among the SharksA Negro Killed. NEAGARA FALLS, June 27, 1870. The indications for @ brilliant and prosperous season at this favorite resort are extremely fiatter- ing. In @ week or tw the season will have fairly opened. The number of visitors already exceeds that of last year at the same period of the season. At the Clifton House, on the Canadmn side, the fol- lowmg names are among those who have engaged rooms for the season:—Mr. Tiilany and family, Mr. Schools and Mr. Andrew Mills and fainiy, all from New Yark; A. Bohn, Dr. Mercer, G. 5. Lacy, Mrs, Commack, Mrs, Violette and famuies, aud about sixty others from New Orleans; Sir Jonn Young, Governor General of Canada, and Lady Youny, with entire suite; Premier Macdonald and the princfpal members of the Canadian Parlia- ment, At the International, on the American side, there are about 250 gue ts at present, among whom we may mention Mr. W. H. Cleinents, of Cincinnati; Mr. E. D. Sayers, of Lexington, Ky.; C, Todd, of St. Louis; 8. E. Crittenden, of Atlanta, and Sewell M: son, of New York, and families. At the Cataract House there are about 150 famtiies stopping at present. The custceu at all the hotels, with the ex- ception of the Clifton, 1s more transient than at any of the other summer resorts, A sad occurrence took piace here last Friday. A tierce rivalry kas been going on for seasons past be- tween the pryprietors or lessees of Table Rock and the Museum, Wiich stands neur it on the Canadian side, The cause of the unpleasantness” is the pho- tographing, imterviewing and otherwise fieecing visitors Who may stray within their toils, On Friday tne quarrel Cuiminated ina tragedy. A fight ve- tween the brothers Davis, who were engaged in the business of suowiug visitors the si;hts behind tie Falis, and Barneti, the manager of the Museum, took plawe in the alter. noon, Later, as the Davis brothers were puss- ing the Museum in an open carriage, Barnett and some of nis assistants comimencod.a fusilade of abuse aud stones, ‘the brothers instanuly drew their revoivers and fired, killmg a colored’ man named William Price, who was standing at the door of the Museum. An inquest was held and the jury brought in a verdict of wilful murder ayamst Bdward Davis, Who fired the fatal shot. All the parties are a dis- grace to the neighborhood, as we migut say are a the sharks in the shape of hackmen, zuides and out- side parties wito besci the pain of the visitor at every Step. We would advise visitors to avoid them by making satis.actory arrangements for every trip bée- fore leaving their hotel. There they may kKuow what ae have to pay beforehand, but ouce in the hauas of the harpies that prowl around the Fails they will be plucked without mercy, A large number of bridal parties are stopping at the principal hutels at present. The Season at Lougq Branch, Lona Brancn, June 28, 1870. The season has opened at this favorite place of summer resort with great promise, both for the notel keepers and the fashionable crowd that will be there and that is already going, Every one admits that he arrival of, guests and business generaliy are a hundred per cent better this year than at the cor- responding date last year. This is due to several causes, The first 1s, no doubt, the increasing popu- larity of Long Branch. No seaside place has im- proved so rapidly within a few years. Witle other places: may have some one or other spectal advan- tage this has mapy. The broad Atiantic rolls up Magnificently on the beach. It is no bay, inict, or indentaion of land. The ocean itself comes up there, with all its power and Iife-giving air, The beach is fine nnd there is a high and bold bluaif, covered with a rici green car- pet of grass to the very edge. Tue drives are fine, and there is @ rich, productive country all along and immediately behind the hotels and residences. A great many new buildings have been erected since Jast season and many improvements made, An- other cause of the season opening so well 1s un- doubtedly the unusual hot weather we are having. which drives people from the cities (hus early. Suil another is the improved tacilities for reaching Long Branch from New York. The railroads and car ac- commodations are improved, and'that magnificent steamer, the Plymouth Rock, which connects with the railroad, makes the ride out of the harbor and to Sandy Hook very agreeable. But the proximity of Long Branch to this great metropoiis and its con- venient location for the people of Philadelphia ever make it a most desirable place for busiuess men and their families, There 18 no great metro- politan city in the world so weil situated with regard to a fine seaside place of summer resort. By the time General Grant and his family reach Long Branch there i# reason to expect an unusual crowd of visitors and summer residents. Indeed, Long Branch is fast becoming @ sort of suburb of New York. People are looking forward to @ gay time there, and the prospect is they will not be disappointed. AMERICAN FREEDOM IN THE ECUMENICAL CouN- CIL.—It 13 said that M. Veret, the bishop of Savan- nah, Ga., In a speech at the Ecumenical Council the other day, spoke eloquently against the dogina of 1n- faliibility, declared that all the bisvops who voted in it4 favor would be guilty of sacrilege. ‘The ma- jority met this impntarion with protesting cries, and the clamor became so furious tiat the President Legate rang his beil and cailed on the speaker to re- tract the expression. Supported vy Monsignor Strossmeyer, the bishop of- savannah refused, main- taining that he was entitled to express his conscien- tious opinion. He said he was the citizen of a coun- try where every Opinion was iree, and that, trained in ireedom, he would preserve his independence a inthe Ecumenical Cou Monsignor Senes- trey, Bishop of Ratisbon, spoke with equal force, but in more guarded lingtage, against the dogina, at- Arming that he expressed the sentiments of the vast majority of German Catholics, The sitting broke up in great agita‘ton.—Boston Herald, Jun? ats EW “YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. : | Ho Has Little Regard for the Maxim, ‘‘Cleanli- THE VON BECK LUNACY CASE. The Inner Life and Habits of a German Nobleman. ness is Next to Godliness”—One Moment a Whimpering Idiot, the Next a Laughing Fool and the Next a Raving Maniac— Shocking Conduct of a Father Be- side the Corpse of His Son—A Witness Faints While Upon the Witness Stand. ‘The Commission to investigate the alleged lunacy of George F. Von Beck, of Rondout, an account of which appeared in the HeRaxp of Sunday, convened at the Court House in Kingston on Monday, at ten o'clock A.M, The commission consists of three judges and fifteen jurors of the most intelligent citi- wens of the village, Messrs. T. R. Westbrook and Augustus Schoonmaker, Jr., appearing for the peti- tioner, and Messrs. Lawton and Stebbins, of Rond- out, for Von Beok. There were several ladies pre- sent, but mostly im attendance as witnesses, The first witness called was MR&. JOSEPHINE GIFFORI of New York city, one of the petitioners and the @aughter of Von Beck by his second marriage, a lady apparently about thirty years of age, and very Prepossessing in appearance, She was neatly and modestly attired in deep mourning, and when her name was called came timidly forward to the wit- ness stand and underwent the flerce examination of counsel for upwards of five hours, when she fainted, and was carried from the room. She testified as follows:— Iam the daughter of George F. Von Beck; reside with my husband, Crocker Gifford, at 360 West Fifty- fifth street, New York city; was married the 2d of February, 1868; my mother is dead; she died the 2d of June, 1870; my mother’s maiden name was Jane Deming; Ll have oue brother living; his name 1s George F. Von Beck, jr.; my brother Morris Wuntz Von Beck died the 1th day of Jauuary, 1870; he was married; leaves & widow, Hearietia Du Bois, and one son, Irving Von Beck, three years of age; before my marriage I lived at Roudout with father and mother. Q. While living with your father and mother dia the family live happily together? (Objected to and ob. jection overruled.) A. We lived happily and nicely together and he was always kind; my father was taken ill in February, 1866, with paralysis; this was the second attack and was avery severe one; he was confined to his bed four or five weeks; he was very low, and totaily unconscious; I was with him a week and he did not know me, but kept calling for me; previous to this sickness his demeanor towards me was very affectionate and kind, and I was his favor- ite child; after his Llness his conduct towards me was changed; his demeanor towards my mother was unendurable; have been present when my mother woull ask him for money; he would rave, become very violent, curse and swear and refuse to give it, Saytog she was the curse an family and would call her bad names; after bi! ‘Kness he would not take lis meals with the family, but would have them served in his library ‘y was in the adjoining house; he 3 there was a long ‘ng the hotel and the house where the rest of the family lived; he oveupied two rooms, one as a library and the oblicr as a bedrooin; atthe Wue of my brother Morris’ death | weut with mother to his room to tmtorm him of the sad news; hie became very volent, jumped up and down, stamping his ect; would sprike his cane on the tible and on the Noor; he would scream, halloo at the top of his voice, curse God; asked God why he hat not taken Jane (his wife), why witness had not bern taken, why bad not George been taken, Why Lad not God taken him, why was he left to suifer; he wished we were all in heil. SHOCKING SCENE AT THE FUNERAL OF MORRIS. Iremember at the funeral of my brother Morria his conduct was shocking; he was brought tn and walked up to the head of the comin, looked dowa upon the face of his dead son, burst into tears and the next inomeut commenced to rave, tear his batr, scream, shrieked most hideously; cursed God; asked why God had not taken him? why was he left to suffer the pangs of ten thousand hells? why did not God take Jane? why had he not taken George? why had he taken his good boy? he wished the devil would’ come and take them all away; he was so violent it was necessary to take him from the room, HB REFUSES TO GIVE HIS “GOOD BOY” TEN CENTS TO BUY A LOAF OF BREAD, Iremember being present on one occasion when Tv brother Morris came in and asked father for tea cents to buy a loaf of bread for his family; he re- fused it to him and told him to clear out and vo go to work for It; and again raved as usual; I remember that the day after the funcral of my brother 1 went into his room to bid him goodby before retnrning to New York; my mother and my br ther’s wife, Henrietta, went In with me; [said, “Father, lan. going to New York to-night, ana hive eome gf goodby and to ask youlf you wou'd like us to go In mourntag for Morris ?” he said, “Damn you, I don’t care if you wear black or white,” and he then swove fearfully at me, and wisbed f was deat and in hell: told him it was the first time [had been cursed and sworn at, and ic would be the last tim nm burned upon ‘my mother, abusipg her shamefully, and | took her out of the room, saying | Would noi see my mother <0 cruelly treated; my moth heaith at this ume was very poor tude I have seen him throw gia-ses while at the table; have known lnm to yeit and curse f wie at th half hour, 89 loud it could be li very frei very immodesé in the presence of few so in my presence; he has no sense of shame; he would expose lls person ia my presence and ia the presence of other ladies; I have myself assisted in covering up his nakedues@; Wis room was filthy In the extreme, and he would not peruiltit to be civaned; { have seen four | time; they seeme troudle; he would spend most of his time in fly them: I S present atone time when he dre in military umform, put @ sword to his side, and stood at the door to keep ont intruders; on one ¢ on L succeeded iu getting him to take break- fast with the faanly; ali tne family were present; he ate hearilly and scemed to enjoy his meal; while at breaktist f observe l a very offeusive smeli—so much so thet we were ail obliged to leave the table; his person became filthy while at table. Atthis tine cousiderable excitement Way caused in the court room, on the reception of « telegrim from Rondout, informing the petitioners? counsel iat measures were being takon to run Von Beck out of the Jurisdiction of “the court, and an order was asked jor by the petitioners to produce Vou Beck be- fore the coinmission, which order was denied, EXAMINATION OF WITNESS RESUMED, Fatner has spoken 'o me several times about buy- ing me a@ honse in New York; he sald he wantcd to bay ine a three story English baseinent house on the west side of town, near Eignthor Ninth avenve, the house to cost about $15,000; he wanted to pay cash for tt, to give it to me clear, and has asked me 8-veral times to hunt up such a house and he woul buy 1t for me; I found several houses at different times of the kind he wanted, and I would then go up to Rondout to see nim about buying it; he would say thar he had no money; he said if lL would get mother to sign off certain lots in South Rondout he could raise the mouey and would buy me tne house; this T refused to do; he never bought me the house; he left my mother one Suaday morning after my brother Morris’ death and went to live with his first wife at Mrs. Steavens’; my mother died about sx weeks afier my father leit her; uy father before his iiIness has often tokd me he never liked Mra, Steavens and she should never have any of his property; Mrs. Steavens is my father’s oldest daughter by lis drat marriage. CROSS-EXAMINATION. Tremoyed to New York c'ty five years ago; resided In New York at the time jather was taken sick; never stayed from home longer than ihree months at one time; never reinained home longer than two weeks; never less than two days; 1 understood he had con- veyed @ house and lot to my two childre fo not know it to be so; have never seen the deeds; my mother and sister-in-law Henrietta were present at the time of the conversation in regard to dreasing in mourning; he sata,**Vanmn you, you can dress in biack ov white,” Lasked him on that occasion if ie would furnish me with @ black dress towards ii; he has couveyed to me @ house and lot at South Kondout; aiso @ farm in Fulton county; he never was very par ticular about his dress; by Lmunodesty in presence of females I mean that bis pants would be unbutioned and his person exposed; he was troubled many years froma rupture; his feet troubled him greatly, and it was with great trouble lie walked; that was the reason he gave for not going to his meais; he sald he could not gee why God had taken his good boy; the time Morris asked him for ten cents he said he had no mone; wanted ten cents mor father often complained of the large expendiiures to keep the family; he said it cost him $5,000 @ year, and the sooner my mother was out of the houes the betier; that he wished her dead; he has often said he was largely in debt, and that the interest on his debi and taxes bore heavily upon him and used up all his income; | have often heard him find fault with George; gaid that George liad not treated him right; he said George was robbins him; that George would take money out of lis pocket; he said that my hosband, Mr. Gifford, had cost him a great deal of money. At this point witness fainted and was carried from the room. JAMES DOUGLASS, N.Y... was the next witness the part of the peutfoners, and tes im the employ. ol Geort. s°. | 16 Mmonths; Je BAY avoht y Morris replied that if bg thaa he did to keep i of Rondout, eatied on as follows two -or three months ago; I took charge of Von { Bock’s gas house; Manulaccurcd the gas; Would Fee him three or four umes @ day; went into his room a8 Often a3 that each day; bis room hal @ very offensive smell; he was extremely filthy in his room; have seen elght locks on his door at on time; he spent most of his time on these. locks; I would put them on for him at twenty-flve cents each; | would take off some every day and put on others; could make fair wages pulting on locks: have put On a8 many as four patent locks on the door In one day; never saw him pleasant over one hour in ning months; have seen him jomp up from hia tabie und yell jor an hour at a time; could hear Lim four blocks off; his room ‘Was in so fiithy a condition that the Board of Health WOK cognizance o; {he Tach and ordered it cleaned and sprinkled with dislafectan’ ORO#S-BXAMIN ATION. ; Mr. Von Beck always had a written contract with any person he employed; ne kept his own books, wrote his own receipia, made out ls own bills; don & know of @ single tustance he did not take a receipt for moneys paid out; I was disenarged by Von Bech; never knew the cause; he said he did not want me any longer; have often heard in say that George Was robbing hit; that George hat keys to (he locks; he gave that as a reason for changing the locks; of course I do not feel pleasant towards Von Beck; 1 1e@) that he bas treated me badly. JOHN BECK, Of Honesdale, Pa., a witness cal/ed forthe petitioners, corroborated the stalemenis of the preceding wit- nesses as to the wucleanly habits of Von Beck, and further testifled as foliows:—I worked for Mr. Von Beck three years ago; was with him five or six mouths; was with him all the time; took care of bi have heard him say (bat George Once Bot at him; that George was on one side of the table and he the other; that George snot at him with @ pistol; have seen Mrs. Von Beck come to his room aud try and get him to go to the house and take bits meals; he would always become violent, and would call ber all the mean names he could think of; when she would ask for money he would ty rend had none, and Would drive her out of the room; Mrs. Von Beck wos always kind and affectionate to him; have never known her to say @ cross word to him; never knew him to be kind to any Of his famliy; he would go to bed about ten o’ciook and would always get up again about two or three o’eluck, stay up Uli five or six, stn go back to bed; have Known tum to jump out of at night and begin to scream; would yell for an hour, CROSS EXAMINATION, Have heard him complain of George running away from school; have heard him call him @ liar, seoun- drei aod @ thie; that be could do nothing with him; that he had tried to do everything tor tim, but tt would do no good, SAMUEL P. KNAPP, @ commission merchant at No. 1 State street, New York city, Was the next witness called on behalf of petitioners, and tesufled as toilows:—I first met Beck in June, 1869, at his rooms in the Mans House, Rondout; came up agaiu to see him tue lat- ter part of August; bad two or three interv.ews with hun at this time; he said he had sent for me to see if Twould buy out lis ferry; 1 told him perha,.s | would it I could get it right; he satd he hoped 1 woald buy At, a8 1b Was @ source Of a great deal of annoyance to hum; Tasked him the lowest price ho would take for it; he said “I have been oifered $20,000 for it; but it ia Worth $30,000;" I asked him u I bought it and give him the income as long as he lived, Whatwould he take for it hen; he said Le wanted to get rid of tt en- urely; he said I would lke iy daugiter Josephine to have it, but IT am too poor and cannot aftr give it to her; I then asked him what was the towest cash price he would take for it, and he said $20,000; itnen told him 1 bad not Fee he would ask over $10,000, but I would give iim $18,000 for it; he said he would not take less than $20,000; Lasked hom why he did not let his sons take charge of it tor bin; at this he became much exeied, jumped up and down, stamped his teet and hadooed at the toy of his voice; sud he wished family were ail devd; he wished George tn hell and that he should be im State ivison, CROSS-EXAMINA' TON, Tboard with Mr, Giltord; have boa) for two years; do uot rent Lie hous for the rent. Q. Did you furnish the farniture for the house? A. None o: your business, sir; no genleman and none bute coward would ask such @ quest»: Q. Did you furnish the furniture for the house ? A. No, si, | did not; 1 have generally advised ngs to be instituted; lave Counsell d 4 Giford frequently on the subjcet ‘8 property; Would have pail $15,vuu lor the ferry, which he los s.ace soid for $l. LOUSIA MEYSRS, of New York city, was ile next witness called on the part of petitiouers. She 1s apparently about tweny years ol age and has now her second husoand. Sue 1s rather prepossessing ia appearance. she testi- fed a8 foliows:—My parent.’ nue is Holimana; have been married twice; iny first Lusvand’s naine was Walker aud 18 dead; know George F. Von Beck; he was landlord of the house fataer and mother lived in, No, 7 Elizaveth street; I first saw Vou beck d with bim am securily about hve years ago; he came dowa ty collect rons and occupied a room in our fouse; 1 would go into mis room when father and mother were away to keep hin company; 1 have been in his room when he would yeil and screain; he Irightened me #0 that T would not go in again; 1 was afraid of him: he sent for me aad my husband to come up to Rondout and wke one of Ms hotels; the Olintou totei; he eaid he owned all the iixtures in the house, billiard tables, &c.; he told my husband to go over and look at it and tee how he liked it; my husband went over and talked with the man who was then keeping it, und the man told ny husband he had @ lease for a year and that he had only been in tt two mouths; when my husband came back he told Von Beck what the man bad said and Von Beck then said he would show jum; he would turn him out. CROSS-EXAMINATION, We were to have the hotel for nothing; we were to pay no rent; be said he would turn the tan out and would write me when to come up; he talked to me im Germun; my husband did not understand German. MKS. MARGUERETTA HOLDMANN, of New York, Was the hext witness calied on behalf of the petitioners, She is avout forty years of age, inclining to embonpot, aud was the shrewdest and most jolly witness that has appeared in court in a long Ume, She imitatea Von Beck to perfection and Kept the court in a rear of laughter for upwards of two hours, She corroborated the evidence of the previous whinesses regarding the uncicaniness of yon Beck, and testiied as folows:—He stayed at my house for two or three days; 1 sent the servant up to lis room with his breaxfast, and he threw it on the floor, calling the girl ail sorts of bad names; she Was afraid of him ani woud not take up his 2018 again; f went up to his room that rorning be would ha Kea tim what lor his din her; he toli me; at diuner ume ed at ‘up stairs to his room; he became vioien Hovked tie svup and meat on the Hoor, broke Lhe plates and T told him | would not have tun in the house; si Ket another bowding piace; he je.t ine p Wiens would frequently Minstrate her re- Marks with gestures, &c., Which kept lie court in sdingly good humor. CROCKER GIFFORD, with William I. Peake & ¢ White street, New York, 1 that he was the husbaud of the first wit that on several oceasions he had seen vek discard the customs of the Geria DIDI, and eat soup and other food with his fingers: Lat the fara which Vou Beck gave bis (witness’) wile 5 THE DARIEN EXPEDITION. The Survey of the Isthmus Ovex for the Season, Reconnaissance of the Nicaragua River—Examis nation of the Samgundi—Extracts froma Diary—Preparations for Departure. GULP oF SAN BLAS, June 11, 1870, This morning is the Anest of all the bright morn. ings W?:ch have shone on the beautiful Gulf of San Blas “inee the wet season was miraculously inter- rupted about three weeks ago by what might, with @ slight stretch of tne imagination, be called an ‘indian summer.’? Such an interrup- tion sometimes occurs here towards the end of May and the beginning of June. In this special case it has richly rewarded the indomitable perseverance of Commander Selfridge with opportunities to continue the work of his re- connoltering and surveying parties. Preparations for speedy departure were at once countermanded, and after the shock and pertl of the early Noods of the wet season the labors of the Darien expediti m were vigorously renewed, Some of the Samgundi party, which was scattered by the deluge, had wan- dered without food for two days before they came out safely at a pomt onthe beach several miles dis- tant from the anchorage of the Nipsic and Guard. ‘The reconnotssance of the Nicalagua (or Nercala- gua) river commenced May 3 amd continued uaul May 18, was resumed on May 30 and terminated om the 5th of June. Seventeen miles of river were run in the whole time, The level line did pot reach the end of the reconnoissince by about one mile. The greatest elevation by level at the end of level line ts BIT feet, ‘The elevation at the end of the reconnols- sance is probably 400 feet. At the end are perpen- dicular falls some thirty feot In height. It 1s thought that the base of the dividing ridge was reached. ‘This reconnotssance of the Nircalagua, made vy Messrs. Jasper, Ogden and Carson, has been spectally commended by Commander Selfridge, as have been also two bold and successful reconnotssances under- taken by Messrs. Moser ahd Bowatich. The latter were accompanied by “one sailor to carry the barometer aud two macheteros to carry provisions.? Each of the latter reconnoissauces occupied seven days. The tist began on the 2lst of May. The object was to determine the general direction of the Samgandi (or Sangambia) river, and from that the proper course for the engineering party torun, The reconnoitering party was to run @ compass line, to chain the distance and to take barometric observaions morning and evening at their camps. The rouzh notes of ongof the party give @ vivid idea of their incessant Iatigues, the wear and tear of their shoes and clothes, the encounters with hornets, sloths and baboons, their struggles with swift and swollen currents and thetr forced flights to the busi whenever the rain poured in torreats and demonstrated that the “Indiap summer’ on the Guir had out partially di-peliet the ‘wet season” m the moun. tat No all their tributations, however, could de of tue “pleasures of imagination.’? ‘Thus, when hurrying back to camp one evening, and Juckily reach ng 1t be ere the river rose, they fund that the mrcheteros bad been dilatory about build- ing huts; that “there was no place to ge’ Intoout of the rain and no fire toget neir.” They “sat down in the dryest place we could find, which chance! to be a puddie with avout an inch or water init. ‘There we sat cold and suivering for, it seemed, neary two hours without speaking a wor!” Now what were they silently thinking ut? On putting this question to each other Ib appeared that ong Wad been “assisting” in full dress at a represntation of “Fra IMavolo’”’ at the opera, while the other had been swaltowlng ebicken and wales at home! “Waites, indeed! Wel, let's take @ hurd tack, aod I'l see about going to the opera again.’ Paucar literal transcript from the rough notes already meutioued will best complete this brief out- line of the-r first reconnolssance:—*Camp Six Mtles, May 25.--Siarted trom Cuimp Hornet at sunrise and begau work. Found our fe t very tender aud our shves very pulpy. After working 1,000 feet it begam to rain. It P yest for three-quartg:s of ai during which time we took to thé busi. f out again and worked sieadily tiiaear iwo P.M, when we stopped for iuncn, While coifee was be! made T suddenly beard a baboon howiln: on t Jv.t bank, Looking up in the trees oppoute ‘l saw @ sight’—nearly filty large black baboons on tie tops of the trees, howling and grinn.ng at us. The reason We had not heard them lore was Mat the rapids close by 1 vise. M. an I immediately starte carbine, The first shot brought down two—an eid ove and young one, The second shot brought ‘another! part way down. This frigntened the = rest and they retr aled—company frunt, however.) I crossed the river aad found the one! that fell alter the first shot showed fight sull, So T quieted him with another shot, 1 re crossed with the monkey and we took the hide om. It began io rain again by Way of variety. ‘The river soon ruse and we were obliged to take to the woods. Fiuding 16 imposs: wy further we made our camp the added up ome distances and found we had come just six mies and six fee. \ So we catied our laat camp ‘Cimp Six Miles.’ The river is one hundred fect wide where the tne and hus = course of nearly southwest, and as that carries us in the direction of river itis nol what we want Tue riv We judge, nearly 400 Jeet ti tucse six m. is no chance ior a canal here, The cou Mountainvus as ib was be ow Sad Grant)—1 suppose because we are ROU ALAS-—Dut stall IAs Very LU: 18 noting bat a very large mouusana U wide, Barome mometer, 78 15 mp Samgam. morning from * . servatlon—Thermome'er, 73 45; baroweter, 29.546. Made “ood tine Wil we reached Camp Saddleback, Where We Tunchod and rested. Wea we started ot tu the aiternoon it louked very much ie rainy but it dia nob actually begin unl We were about Wall a mile above Camp Samaubia. We waited .a hopes. 4 would leave ou; bus Hodsng it Gid not we pushed ue Chagres haa fisen, 4, 80 thers ry ts Mut so mick (Mount ach Up ie » furl tae giver Tt, 100 fer observations tits evening—The: 2.301. reed back early this ? Gurowetric ov- was mortgaged for its full Value; that the ¢ tie first payment of $400 came’ due Yon ack asked — witness = to pay; that = witness told him he could not; that the mortgage was Lien foreclosed and the property soli, Vou Beck being the purchaser; tiat at one tine Von Geek deeded the Mansion house and otber pro- perty in Hondont, valued at $49,000, to witness? wie, but, ab Von Beck's solicitation, the property Was deeded back again, GEORGE F. VON BECK, JR., the next witness called, sudstantiated the evidence Ol preceding Witnesses as regurds the uncleanliness and paroxysms of rage ol his father, and testified as folhows:—Tuat his father seat Din to Bisvie’s College, at Pouzhkeepsie; that while the te father seat «ut circulars to the people of the city, and aso Wrote to the principal, slatiag that he was a scoun- drei, « thier and a murderer, and that he sould be | ‘ied from school; that he once said ti wituess? | mother ever came tato his room agan he would | brain her with the hatchet he held in his hand, At this point the cuurt adjourned upul the Lith ef | July proximo, A CHAMPION OF THE BOGUS PRINGESS. To THE EDITOR OF 1HE HERALD:— Reading the trial in Sunday’s HERALD of — ietorta Woorihull, or, more correctly speaking, that of the “Princ»ss Edkha Montez’ ” physical health aud mora ! character, I cannot refrain from speaking s few | words in behalf of the oppressed, while | remain neutral in sentiments, The opinion of the Court we read was “that the ‘P was afiicted with an aptitude which has become clronic for telling Hes.’ ‘The Princess, we see, states “that she gave into Mrs. Woodhull’s keeping, on or about the 28th of May, two diamonds, wren she was induced to go to Washington on business for that lady.” ‘Those statements Victorla ©. Woodhull faily denies, and Says “she was entirely losi to trath, and J thought likely to involve me and my _ friends.” says further, tiat the Princess Editha raq! dj her to get her betore a New York andicnce, in which she assisted her, and also tiat she magnanimou gave her five dollara to pay a board bill, “to keep | her,” tite Princess said, “from going to a house of prostitution.” Query’ How loag will five doliars | person from going tothe bad? And I would like to ask further, af entertaining the beltef Mrs. | Woodhull expressed she did right to place such a person before the public? Have we no law and jus- lice? Or, because the Princess Editha was forced 0 appear alone, must she be condemned’ Why did the Court not summon her witnes. and allow her (if possible) to prove that she went to Wash.ngton on business for Mrs. Vicitoria Woodhall? Let Mr. Vaideroilt state whether or not he purchased a diamond ring at §2,000 of Mrs. Woodhull, Could these facts be proved, the other circum: | siauves remamlag the same, “the tinpression that ive | Princess was affiicted with'a mentat aad uta: dis. | | on 1h of Jue) the oMieurs OF the | the ease which prevented her drawing a iine between fic- ton and fact,’ would have been transfer ‘female broker.” Mme. Matilda Heron-Stoepel’a | testimony would then have had bai haiue weight, aa | far as we can see, and Jus ice Dowling, in the face | of init, would have «Horued another instance of | his “universaliy recognized devotion w the cause of woman! = Why, if the Princess maith Gilbert | Montez ig ‘declared to be mad,’ shoud she not promenade Broadway together with Mr. McFarlanc, | insierd of being “handed over to the eare ot we | \omuissioners of Charites and Correction)” sins COUSIN GEORG! on to try anu reach our oli Camp Sam ainbia deiore the river rose. We got there just in tie tick of Ume—nvt an instant oo — soon, By the time the river was at its height we were safely ensconced at our camp sipping hot coffee and think- Ing of operas und cluckeu and wailles vo our hearts? content.” . econnoissance, which also occu- srs. Bowditch and Moser tra- velled eight miles beyond Camp Four, wht 8 about twelve miles by irail from the beach, They crossed the dividing rtige on June 3, at an elevaiton of nearly 1,200 feet, and Went on until they situck a branch (piobabiy the san José) of the Mamoni river. fae stance between the head waters of the Samgandi and of this branch of tae Mamoni is bat lwWe moe Uhan 500 feet. Lieutenant Iitchcock and his party, atter pushing Ou bo this same branch of the Mamoni, made a recou- nolssance of four and a hall milés down the river, having thus travellet twenty-three miles to a point which 1s avout ten iniies from the neurest pot om the beach of tie Gull. Mr. Hitchcock and iis pariy crossed the dividing i ad on June 4, at au elevation of 1,142 feet. The end of the leveile? ling—two mil from that of the coupuss lne—i8 692 ieet above the level of the sea. Retarning, Messrs. Hitchcock, Suilivan and Good. sell arrived at Camp 4 at jour o'clock yesterday afternoon, and have jost been welcumed on ship- | board at hall-past one o'clock to-days Mcssrs, Eaton, and Clarke reached Mr. Mosiaa’s observatory a couple of nours previously, Karly tits morning the dimmutive dovkeys from Cartiagena wi sied on board the Guard, which, In a few minut Will be towed out oi the Guli off San Bias by the Nipsic. This gulf, by the bye, has been misrepresenied as ‘ite’ by writers who did te know that 1 can boast of Its sixty-six squace miles. ‘ On the 28th of January, 1870, the Guard sailed from. New York harbor, reaching Caledonia harbor on. the i9ih of Fevruary. Due work of the expedition was inaugurated on the 22d February, the birthday £ Washiagion. Ap indication of how much kas since beet done is alforied vy the fifty-six note books om which Mr. Louis Kar bas made twent' Oo Miaps. The pluiograpslc views by O'Sulliv in are infuinerable, At ha't-pas' torday wie arch Guard united in cel-braiing (im ihe spa- cious Wardroom of the Guard) the conclusion of the Work of the Darien expedition of is7. A. hage and cheerful puuch bow! lent additionak fesuvity to the occasion. On this Satu! you may be sure, sweetuears and wives, as weil operas, chicnen and wamies, have been heartily aud hopes fully sung by the “Darien Minstrels.” A pas-ing shower has obscured the sun, clonds hang heaviy over the mouniins and Commander Setiridge himself at lengtu admits that the wet seas son threatens to Lost His Mossy anp His CarrLe.—On the night of the burning of the voston House @ man vamed Joseph Goodell was one of the guests, He isa citizen of Miami county avd Was down in this neighborhood: buying cattle, ay/ on the previous afternoon had pur- chased nine /is steers, ddv@neing $100 thereon, Wii stung Ulwb he Was to pay ihe balance and take tre caitlo in the morning. “The men of whom li re L not be ing. able ly Keep him he Caine up aad stopped at thee Galveston, Vrnen the fire broke Out it Was $0 sudden that the poor fellow had barely Cine to escape trom hts room by a ladder on ihe outside, bootless and breectiesie: coucealed im ti Ones suiMehow curren’y, which iu fis barry “he rt Wicd Was viried, Lt was every fine ne bad in tue World, and gre iowa expressed it Lis bes Gare vale