The New York Herald Newspaper, September 27, 1870, Page 8

vccasions, but the Judge thonght that tae rascal had run the fall length of his rope ané so made an example of him. The Judge's ad- dress to the prizoner in passing sentence ought to be a warning to the roughs of this cily for all time to come. Northera LightsThe Meteorological Record of 1870, It is seldom in these latitudes in the month of September, and with the temperature of a “‘midsummer night's dream,” that we have such a beautiful exibition of the Northern Lights as that of Saturday night last; and we may challenge ‘the oldest inhabitant” to produce a precedent for the display through two nights in succession such as we had in this last visitation, The display began to be visible, beyond the disturbing glare of the city's gaslights, soon after seven P.M, At eight the mysterious illumination covered an arch rising some twenty degrees from the northern horizon—the light rising ‘as from a dark fog bank on the horizon and shining through the open spaces between the lazy black clouds in the northern sky with the soft, mellow rays of the rising moon. Towards midnight the illumination covered the whole firmament; and from the corona, or what a Bostonian might call “the hub of the uni- verse,” in the zenith, streams and bars and flashing and flickering columns of light radia- ted in every direction, At the same time from the horizon, to a height of sixiy degrees or more, inthe west the scattered black clouds were tinged around their borders with a de-p crimson, as was the sky beyond thew. That which appeared as fog to the southward was of a greenish gray. On the east a changeable green and purple coloring of sky and clouds was observable, while the soft, white light under the northern arch increased in brilliancy and in the activity of its Outward-streaming columns. This descrip- tion, however, will only apply to one of many rapidly coming and dissolving views of this beautiful electrical display, which did not fade away till the approach of the morning. ‘The exhibition on Sunday night, the summer temperature still continuing, began more bril- liantly than that of the night before, and lasted, too, till daybreak, though from the observa- tions of the writer it was limited to the north- ern heavens. Truly, the meteorological phenomena of the i year 1870 have, so far, been very remarkable. The record gives it the warmest January and February, the coldest and stormiest March, April and May; the driest and hottest June and July, the driest and windiest August, and the fairest, brightest, softest and most de- lightful September we have known for many years. Drought-has prevailed all round the ; earth in the northern temperate zone, while de- structive floods and deaths trom lightning have been numerous in Europe and America, From Maine to Oregon, in the United States and over in the British possessions, thousands upon thonsands of acres of forest lands have been wasted by fire; wells, springs and mill streams have been dried up, and many catile have perished in consequence of the drought ; and yet, judging from the official reports on the subject from Washington, and from the supplies in our markets, we have seldom had @ better year than this in the products of grain, roots and melons, vegetables and fruits of all descriptions. Still the country has suf- fered and is suffering from drought; and if these late displays in the heavens of Fierce flery warriors fighting in the clouds, dn ranks and squadrons, aod right form of war, have given us any sign of what is in the wind, we think It is a sign that the end is at hand of our dry season ; and so may it prove to be. The THE LIGHT WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. Billy Edwards and Sam Collyer Again—A Lively Time at Harry HilPs—Sam Th-usw | His Fist in Billy’s Face. There was a ehoice bill of fare spread before the crowd that flocked to Harry Hill’s yesterday morn- ing, and the boys are tn high expectation of a iively mill to come off between Sam Coliyer and Billy sdwards, Billy was in one of his musing moods yesterday, his legs thrown up at ease and his head went backward, when he was sur- prised by the appearance of his oid antagonist, just arrived from St. Louis. If any person had Jabored tinder the impression that the men were good friends this interview would remove the no- tion, -Sam was accompanied by a friend from Balti- | more known as ‘Cap.’’ With a promptness and cool- blooded formality unknown outside the ring Sam and Billy greeted each other with good morning, and then commenced a dialogue as follows Coutyer—Billy [ want to make another match | i with you. Epwarps—Fight? What's the use in making a | nee with a maa who will not stick to his agree- ment? Covtyer—Well, { mean it this ime ana witi put | 9a. the money up. Epwakos—Well, I will make a match with you on the same terms as before, provided you do not com- | mence any suit to recover the money you have | already forfeited. | Herg Sam commenced boasting thats he was champion of the light weights, and Edwards con- tended the oon, and would prove it any day. CovuyeR—You are a God dainned coward, and | ba ight with those you think you can lick easily, | 18 nettled Billy, and after several other stings | on Billy’s pluck Sam remarked that ‘Dooney Harris knows what you are, and you know it.’ This was the drop that overflowed the pitcher, and the men rushed towards each other, Sam thrusting his fist in Billy’s face; but the timely interference of “Cap” brought about an armistice. Harry Hill here inier posed, and said he did not want to have his e. ishment the scene of such disorder, a large wil | having forced their way in, and the men adjourned | to Keddy the Blacksmith’s, where Biliy Walsh, Dan Kel , Dooney Harris and Billy Watson were on hand. No arrangement was effected, however, ay Sam had been tippling very freely, and it was | agreed that the men meet agalg ait Reddy's to settle the match. CHAMPION BILLIARD MATCH, Mr. A. P. Rudolphe, the champion billiard player of America, has just returned to this country from France, in the steamship Abyssinia, in order to play a match whicn had been arranged prior to his leaving in June last, for $500 a side, between him- self and Joseph Dion, on the 7th of October next, Rudolphe at present is the holder of tne champion cute, and the torthcoming contest is to determine if he isto continue to hold it. The match ts to be played in a large hall, but it has not yet been deter- mined where. As soon as the place of meeeting has deen determined an announcement wili be made by advertisement. It has been stated that Dion has | claimed the cue on the ground that Mr. Rudolphe had broken hts engagement, but it appears that the matter has now been fully arranged between tie two players and their friends to have the game played. Some splondid playing is expected on the occasion of tie meeting, and will no doubt be well appre- M. Rudoiphe returns to America as a yolunteer from the fleid of Sedan, where he was taken pris- oner with others, but eventually escaped Wilh great inirepidity, BASE BALL NOTES, The “Haymakers” whipped the Olympics yester- | day at Washington—19 to 15. The “White Stockings are doing weil. They Whipped the Athietics at Philadeiphia yesterday in, what the Philadelphiaus say Was, “the best piayed game of the season,’ with the following score:— UNNINGS. Cubs. Tet, OE Bi. Ati. Bh. BO. TR. Beh. Oh. Athletics 0.08 07.8 O Binen 1 White Stockings. 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 & 4c | New York, 1m ni ‘To-day the “White Stockings” play the Mutuals at ‘ue Union greunds, aud from antecedents a tne Same thay bé exoeciod, TRURGRAPHIC NEWS | FROM ALL PakTs OF THE WORLD fietor Emanuel and the Pope. King SPANISH RULE IN CUBA. Minister Sickles and the Span- ish Brigands. ITALY AND ROME. Amnesty in the Holy City—Zbe King and the Pope. LONDoN, Sept, 26, 1870, As soon as the Italian troops were installed at Rome, the prisons were searched and all the politi cal prisoners were set free, e A letter of King Victor Emannel to the Pope, announcing the necessity for the occupation of Rome, is condemned by some as too dutiful, and by others as too arrogant. General Cadorna, in addressing the provisional government at Rome, commissioned by himself, on Saturday last, said:—“Your task is sublime. The 20th of September is an era in your history, for it makes Rome again the capital of the kingdom. God is manifestly with you!” HOLLAND. The Kelations with Venezuela. BRUSSELS, Sept. 26, 1970, The Indépendance Belge to-day publishes the note sent from the Venezuelan government to Holland, justifying the rupture of relations between the two countries, but hoping for a speedy restoration of the entenie cordial, AFRICA. Civie Reiiof. LONDON, Sept. 26, 1870, The proclamation of martial law in Algeria bis been suspended. JAMAICA. The Pauname and Went Indin Cab! Kinston, Sept. 25, 1570. The shore end of the new cable was laid yesterday and is working admirably. Sir Charles Bright is now making the necessary arrangements to cou- tinue the capie to Aspinwall. DOMINION OF CANADA i Sir John Young Elevated to the Peerage. OPTAWA, Sept, 26, 1870. Str John Young, Governor General of the Dominion of Canada, has been created a peer of the United Kingdom. The title his Excellency has selected ts sald to be Baron Lisgar, and tuken from one of bis | estates In treland, of the Tyne Crew. TORONTO, Sept. 26, 1870. The Tyne crew sailed on Saturday for England, ail efforts to make matches with them having failed: Sail FARRAGUT. Preparations at Portsmouth for the Transter of Admiral Farragu’s Kemains to New York. PoxrsMouTH, N. FL, Sept. 26, 1870, Arrangements are neatly completed here for Ad- miral Farragut’s funeral, The body will probably be taken from the tomb at. St John’s church Tues- day morning, at ten o'clock, and placed on board the United States steamer Brooklyn and proceed to New York. The catafalque 1s al! ready for use on board the Brooklyn and is very large and elegant, being twelve feet long, sev feet wide and the spars eighiecn fect high. It ts richly draped with black velvet and siiver fringe and mounted on muskets and howitzers. The United States steamer Guerrtere, to escort the Brooklyn, is to report in the lower harbor. OHIO. ‘incinnati—-The New 1} Denmark Challenged. CINCINNATI, Sept. 25, 1870. The population of Cincinnati, accoraing to the | Present census, is about 215,000, and including Cov- | ington and Newport, 260,000, ‘ It is reported that Rev. J. W. Cramer, recently ap- pointed Minister to Denmark, has received a chal- lenge to mortal combat from Lorenzo Lake, of Mem- phis, on account of a diMicuity between Mrs. Lake's brother and Mr, Cramer while the latter was Consnl at Leipsic. General Schenck and Colonel Campbell, opposing candidates tor Congress in the Third Ohio district, opened their great discussion at Franklin yesterday, The united Irishmen of this city perfected an or- ganization this afternoon, by she election of James W. Fitzgerald as president and a fall of officers, EUROPEAN MARKETS. Population ister LONDON MONEY MARKET, — LONDON, Sept. 26-—1-20 P, M Consols, #2 for both money and the account. American se. curities quiet and steady. United States five-twenty bonds, 1862, Ws, Stocks—Atlantic and Great Western, 27, KFORT BOURSE.-FRANKVORT, Sept. 36—United Siates five-tweaty vonds clowed dail at 944 for the issue of Live iS i RPOOL COTYON MARKET, M.--The cotton marke: Ker. LtVERPOOL. Rept. 24 8, 934 ull. Middiing uplands, 9, -Liverrot = Peas, 388. per quarter for Canadiau, 24, Bd. per quarter for European. LIVERPOOL 26—P. M. FRGvISIONG MARKET. —LivEnPOor, Sapt, —Cheese, 628. per cwt. for the beet grades of Aratri b6s. per ews. for Cumberland eut, g MARKET. -LIVEREOOL, Sept, 28 P.M. —Lard, 738, per LONDON PRODUCEMATKRS. LONDON, Se} Taliow, er ur affoat at Refined petrolenim eualer af American hops dull, Linseed TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. ‘Ten deaths of veilow fever oceur Sunday, ‘The taxpayers of Poughkeepsie having refused to vote for an appropriation asked for by the Common Counoll, the Board of Aldermen of that city last night voted to disband the police force and atop all repairs on public buildin, Half a block on Eddy atrect, Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, waa destroyed by (ire on Sunday night. ‘Loss from $150,000 to 410,000. d ip New Orleana on The les of coat at Rondout, the eastern terminus of the eand Hudson No more fal wap detained boats to get through. A fifty mile walk for the champiooship of Ameri oft at Boston yesterday. The race was won by J. Adame, of hours and fifty miantes. At the French Sanitary Fair in San Francinco the rece and subscriptions on Saturday amounted to 35,000, total receipts are over 850,000, The population of St. Paul, M spoils, Minn. 13,018. The ret been refused by the United State: badly taken and are nnreliable. Horatio Seymour, of New York, in response to a serenade the Metropolitan Hotel, St. Paul, on Ss day ning, suid that New York would soon make its cauals {ree fur all the products of the Weat. - is 29,045, and of Min of the latter city hi jarshal becwuse they were A POLICE BULLETIN. A Wild Steer’s Raid. . The residents of the Fifth ward about seven o'clock last evening were greatly terrifled by the dangerous antics of a wild bullock that raided through several of the streets. ‘rhe animal was first seen rushing up West street attacking trucks, horses, boxes of goods and everything that tempted his com- bativeness. At Desbrosses street he lifted a dog | high in the air, passed on with a toss of the head, struck John Smith, butcher, of Philadelphia, who Was sent Co g1 rather sand, severely wounded, and hurrying levated upon his horns Christo. pher Ward, of No. 62 Harrivcn street, who was slightly wounded, uring his raid up West street his buliship was pursued by an excited crowd of citizens and officers, bub with his pedal extremity he shook deflance'at them, and kept bravely on his wild career, Near the corner of West and Canal streets an officer dis- charged ils pistol at the animal; but his skin was impervious to such ammunition, and he escaped up Canal street, paying his compliments ever and anon to Indian figures in front of cigar stores, sign boxes and truit siands that he levelled to the street or sent fiying through the air. The only persons reported by the Fifth Ward police as injured are the above. Smith was sent to Park Hospital. The animal, ts Supposed to have esoaved from some drover's vardy ‘ appears that the General was expected to leave SPAIN. Majer General Sickles and the Brigands. A Eaid of the Outlaws Planned Against the Minister—The Goneral Forowarned- His Plan of Action and Safety~Thef ‘ Local Situation—Politics. 4 TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Sept. 26-P. M. The special correspondent of the He&RALD In Ber- iin reports a mail news letter, dated on the 15th inst., for transmission to New York, in whicn he says:--I have already informed you that the Spanish govern- ment had recalled the greater portion of the gen- darmes force from their posts in the mountain dis- tricts—thus leaving the farmers and travellers at the complete mercy of the brigands, and this notwith- standing the very numerous cases of the most dar- ing highway robberies and ruthless murders which have been lately recorded as having been perpetra- ted by these men. The brigands roam about quite unrestrained by any legal or moral code, and the government in Madrid has done nothing to check their criminal, outrageous proceedings. There is scarcely a province of the Peninsula but has now two or tree different bands of armed rob- bers on its soll. These men order everything, With the view of carrying on their depredations in greater security from the taw, and in order to procure fresh arms and ammunition, the bandits always adopt some political bauner as aratlying standard, Under cover of this they euter the villages and proceed to exact funds and rations from the inhabitants, even from the authorities, A sum equal to $50,000 in American gold was demanded recently by them for the release of a rich proprietor in Andalusia, besides 4 variety of smaller sums which were tad in other instances elsewhere. Crvel treatment, even mur- der and butchery of the recusant, follows in cases of refusal. GENERAL SIOKLES’ CASK. You have hoard briefly from your correspondeats in Spain of the eseape of Major General Sickles, United States Minister in Madrid, from the hands of the brigands. General Sickles has to come at regu- lar intervals from his country residence to Madrid, in order to discharge his oficial duties, This fact, as well as notes of his time, were communicated to the brigands by thetr accornplices in La Granja. It Madrid lately by an eight P.M. railroad train, He, however, previously warned, perhaps, started by ; tle 5:60 P. M. cars of the same line. Aware of the insecurity of the lower roads, he adopted what he regarded as a very shrewa plan—that of crossing the mountains at an unexpected tour, and when he would not be thonght to journey. On arriving at Villalba, accompanied by his aide, General Sickles called tme same conveyance which had taken the two from La Granja to Villalba, The driver of the coach, who was evidently sur- prised to see them at that hour, said that he ex- pected them by the eight P.M. train. A carriage was prepared immediately, and the party see ont for the mountains. When the coach in which it was tmagined that the General would come had arrived at a very lonely spot in the mountains a couple of brigands broke out from a hiding place and stopped the vehicle, They demanded if Genera) Sickles was among the passengers. A negative reply was given them. Then | followed a very close scrutiny of the dierent pas- sengers. Not flading General Sickles the brigands contented themselves by plunderiug every person who was there. The Spanish government, weil knowing what a serious affair it would turn out to be If the represen- tative of a foreign Power should fall into the bands: of the brigands, have ordered out a detachment of the gendarmes for the duty of protecting Maj General Sickles when le journeys to and fro between Madrid and Villaiba. ‘The Governor General of Cuba. MApRyD, Sept. 26, 1870. ptain General of Cuba, has ) De Rodas, the Ca Oloznga’s Opinion of the Restoration of Na- | Prince for the Spanish Throne—Ministerial Change—De Rodas Presses His Resignation ay Captnin General | of Cuba—The Cnited States and the “Ever Faithful Isle? LONDON, Sept. 26, 1870. A despatch from Madrid says:—Before Oloz: departure yesterday he was met at ti irieads, who asked him if the rest leon was possible. “It is easier,” was nis repiy, “to raise the Pyrennees to their base.” The fre. quency of the visits of the Frussian Minister to Prim is greatly commend ‘The Ministerial organ an- nounces that in a few days tere will be joyful news for Spain, f have inquired into the grounds for this | statemeni, and this is the result of my inqu government cireles:— After the proc! Prussian King as Emperor of Germany it is the in- tention of Bismarck to recompense the King of Saxony for the loss of his crown by placing his son Prince John on the throne of Spatn by the aid of Prim, The latter risks his head at luis game, but will do it. A Modification of tie Ministry is probable, Moret, the Minister of the Colonies, and Echegaray, of he Works, declare that they will refire i Rivero does, Caballaro de Rodas presses Ins Fesignation, and if is probable that General Cordova will replace him in Havana. The idea of ceding Cuba to the United States gains ground in Madrid. The | yellow fever i4 uicreasing in Barcelona and b: peared ai Valencia, The officers of the Custom | Houxe have been attacked witl it THE NEWBURG. TRAGEDY, a's station by ration of Napo- sin | mation of the | 1 : Buflum, the Murderer, Removed from Goshen to Newbarg—ilis Case to Come Betore the Grand Jary—A Mardever and »° Thiet Con- fined in the Same Cetl—The Thief Dows Like His Company. On Monday Kobert Bufum, who murdered John L, Seaverns, at Newburg, on August 30, was brought from the Orange ity jail at Goshen to that al Newburg, ts case come ing before the Grand J or the county court which on that day commenced tts seasons at the latter place. Buitum was removed trom the Newburg jatl some weeks ago to that ai Goshen, where, on account of the crowded condition of the jail, he was placed in the samme cell with William Conroy, who was arrested for alleged complicity in | the Cold Spring robbery, one of the results of which was the murder of Elijah Jones by Jonn P, Tramp- hour in Inty last. Conroy, as may be supposed, did not conceive a very violent attachment for his crazy cell-mate, who had in cold blood slain one man, and | afterwards in hot blood had undertaken to comurt suicide ina very unusnal and peculiawy horrible manner, tn fact the gentle, thieving Conroy mani- fested a marked aversion towards wis murderous companion, and “squirmed” considerably on being told that the latter Was (o stay with him day and night for several weeks, untit the session of the county court. But the dose, pitier as ib was, had to be swallowed by the lesser Criminal, and hie sell gratulation on being removed to Newburg (ins es Is also Lo come before te Gra Jury) maay be linag- ined. But, as fate would have it, the same difficulty exisis at tie Newburg ‘Tombs as at the Goshen ditto—it is filled with prisoners, So suftum and Conroy are agsin laced tn the same cell at Newburg. tompened to be wakeful lest Button © Conroy is ‘0 for him,” } Grier, although st CUBA. The Cubons Surrounding Ganti- ago de Cuba. Presence of the Insurgonts Outside of tho City~The Troops and Citizens At- tacked by the Vomito. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. HAVANA, Sept, 26, 1870, T have had an opportanity within the past few hours of seeing a letter from a@gentieman in Santiago de Cuba vo @ friend in this city, and [ hasten to telegraph it for the benefit of the readers of the HERALD. The letier came through private sources, and among otler matters of a personal character it contains the announcement that the insurgents had made their appearance in strong force im the neighborhood of Santiago de Cuba. For some time past they have been showing themselves tn small bunds, but of late their presence has assumed a more threatening character, From the sae source I have also ascertained that the vomito is ragimg dveadiuily among the troops. Many(eltizens are ulso affected with the disease, and between the fears of an attack from the insnrgents and the fearfni ravages of sickuess the people of Suntlago de Cuba are in a very unwholesome sate of mm, ITUARY. Judge Robert C. Grier. We regret to aquounce this morning the death or Robert C. Grier, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. "This sad event took place in Philadelphia on Sunday evening, Several years ago he was stricken with paralysis, which to a consider- able extent prevented his performing his official duties with that regularity and despatch tor which he was distinguished, He resisted the encroach- ments of old aye until December of last year, when he was compclied to retire from the bench, On the following January he formally took leave of his as- sociates in Washington and returned to Philadelphia to spend the remainder of his days. His death was not unexpected. During the past week he had lain Poe yee and dissolution bad been almost houriy ex . judge Grier was a native of Pennsylvania, and was born in Cumberland county on the 5th of Maren, 1794, his father being Rev. Isaac Grier, a clergyman well known 1 ius community as # plous, couscien- tious man, ‘Ihe early yeurs of the late Judge were spent on his father’s farm. Here be acquired a rudl- mentary Jedus atic bat when he had arrived at the proper age he was sent to Dickinson College, frou wit e he graduaced with high honors in 1812. os an offer of a position usa teacher immediately after his leaving college. He accepted and held it for one year, when be removed to Northumberland count where his ‘ather had established an academy, this institution he acted as assistant of the clergytwan, in 1814, Wuen he succeeded bin as principal. ‘The sedentary occupation of a teacher was, how. ever, wustuted to # man of Mr. Grier's lemperaiuent, He Was ambitious of entering into some other pro- tession which ‘ea Wider scope to the exercise of his talents. Accordingly be devoted lis leisure mo- At Danville, where, ina brief period, ue obtained an usive and profitable practice and won an envia- big reputation for legal Knowledge and ability. Years passed on and found fiuin still engaged in ule law. le participated in political movements and was Well Kiiown as a demoorai; be we doubt if he ever sougit or was @ cundidate for w political oiice, His and Was an eminency judiciai one, and 8o when Its time for obtaiing @ posiuon it Was dataral enough ¢ Mr. Grit been twenty-one the bar before be hecaine a juage. ernor of Perusyivania appoluied him dudge of the Disirter Court of Allegheny county, Was an office of importance as Well as of distinetic and that it was Giied with marked credit and abit is well known, For te purpose of perio duties Juage Grier reuoved to Allegheny City, wher he restded for ten years, aud where te w still membered wih (he warmest feelings of respect and Toendship bythe citizens Juage Grier had becoine prominent as a jurist and a3 asupporter Of the pruscipies of the democratte party when, in 1346, President Polk appointed him an-Associnie Justice of the Stipreme Court of the j ed States togsacceed Justice Baldwin. A wider | the'naiish ghvetament: ¢ < regy- | Held now offered itself for the exercise of his judicial Miccine’ hy se Seon (ett goveramenb: thay Die. roe |) rats, “re wonld. be. Lapoasibie to partieniarive all nation will be accepted if it Is insisted upon, ihe prominent eases whieh came before him and readeved decisions, But iew of these is Cirouil Judge, were overruled f byt he Supreme Court in bane. in 1850 he wrote a letter, which was publishes ending the Fugitive Stave as constitattonal, The next year be pri over the famous trial of Castner Ranway rged with resisting the exe- cudon of this law. ‘The position assumed by Judy ngly in favor of the enw acd in adve of its rigid enforce against the charge that Hanway had ¢ treason, and the ¢ Suit Was Chil the prk During the rebellion he gave to Ove erament a hearty and consisient support. He re Jected the dogina of secession, insisting that there was noting in the constitution to warrant it. Hin entire career as a justice was, iv fact, marked by great uprightness and ability. He was not garded as @ brilliant so much as a profound lawyer, and though at mes cousifered obstinate in’ his opipions ho one ever accused him of e aunties in apy other than a just spirit. —& le course on the bench during the consideration of questions arising [vom national legislation on tl subject of slavery led some of te peuple of b to regard him with distavor—a feeling 1) to be retainer removed | The letter of President Grant to Justice cepting bis resignation Ia the best comme! ql hat can be written. He sit fn looking apou your long and honorat in the public service it must be especialfy gratitying to yourself to remem ber, as it Is my agreeable duty aud privilege on this oGeasion to recognize, thegreat service which you, were aole to render ‘to your country m the darkest hour of her history, by the vigor and pa friotic firmvess thus (istietly wich which you up held the just powers of the govern-ment and y dicated the right of the nation uaderthe consti tion to mainta’n i7s owa existene Joseph Eaterson Davis. ‘The Vicksiurg papers announce the death of this gepuleman on the i8th inst, in the eighty-seventh year of his age. son Davis, on Whom he, indeed, lavishea all the care of a father, Born In South Carolina he eariy moved to Mississippi and settled in what 1s now Warren county. Here he cultivated the magnificent Hurri- cape plantation, on which he amassed a large for une, the greater partof which was lost in the re- jon, Tn 1517 he was elected a delegate trom Jef- ferson county to the convention authorized to frame a constitution. for the then Territory of Mississippi. ‘This was the only office be ever held. Like a great many Southern politicians he preferred to wield tis influence with the people—and i) was great—for the advanw than for his personal bi sa Was @ democrat of the school of erson, # Arm heliever in States rights and an ad- vocate and defender of secession. Aman of vigor- ous frame and strong untetlect, he bor years bravely, retaining nis bodily str iis faculites wnimpaired to the last, was much este and respect v Personally FUNERAL OF A PRIEST, At the seciuded little church of the Holy Cross, Wiatbash, was yesterday performed a burial service over the remains of a much beloved and devout priest, Father Aheacn. ‘This esteemed and reverend goutieman was born tu the city of Cork, Ireiand, on the 29th of June, 1842, and was therefore put a little over twenty-eight years of age at the time of tus decease. He was descended irom two of the oldest and most Zealous Catholic families of the country, and was early placed in training for the sacred caliing. His face was most familiar to the sick and poor, and a great throng of the lowly oes of his flock assembled yestergay to pay him the last tribute of reapect. Ji was “a tonching sight, and there were Jew dry eyea im the chure when the mass of requiem was performed, The celebrant was the Rev. Michael Hickey, of St. John's church, Gowanus (an old class mate of Father Anearn), and he was assisted by the Kev. Josepit Purcell, of St. Patrick's church, Brooklya, as deacon, and by Rey, Joseph McNamee, of the Church of Our Lady of Merey, as snb-deacon. Rev. John Reilly, ot James’; acted whiie Buflum has to keep on his watch tower lest Conroy should seize the opportunity and “go through” him. When the train arrived ln Newburg bringing the distinguished criminals a large crowd of citizens was tn waiting, and accompanied them to the jail, but made nothreats. Buffur looks well and has lost some of the intensity of lis “iisuue giare” since leaving Newburg. His compulsory abstinence from liquor has taken some of the pressure off his brain, and there seems to be less ground for doubting his Sanity than existed when the attempt at suicide was nade. The case of Buitum will ve taken up by the Grand Jury to-day, aud he, no doubt, will be In- dicted for murder, Later in the week the case of Conroy will be disposed of, The man egel, of Cold Spring, one of Conroy's accompitices, has not yet been arrested, all the reports to conirary not- Withsianding. He is said to be htddeu somewhere in Northern New Jersey. ‘The detectives are on his track, aud il is expected (hey Wii agou Lave litte ia custody. 45 master of ceremonies, and Rey. Dr. Burns, of tie Church of St, Charlies Borromeo, sydney place. The remains were interred tn the Cemetery of the Holy Cross, whither tuey were tollowed by a large cortege. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION IN ORANGE, On Sunday night, in Orange, N.J., Mr. Conrad Scheiman, a respetadle German, resident of Orchard street, left his room up stairs to ascertain the cause of @ pecullar noise tn the street below. On reaching the foot of the stairs he was seized by a powerful Maan and dealt a terrible blow on the head with a sharp instrument of some sort. His assaliant fed, and Mr. Scheiman’s cries of ‘Murder were neard by a citizen, who found him biveding dangerously from a deep wound. He was removed to his room and @ doctor sent lor, His revoyery i a matier of Perious double The ability ne had displayed as a scholar gained him | nti! the death | ments to the study of Jaw, apa in 1817 was ad- mitted the par. ‘The academy — was then given up, and the young lawyer re. moved to Coiumbia county, setting at Blooma- | burg. ‘The prospect here being aninviang he left the piace after a brief residence and went to he | | board the boys were put through their evolutions ' it should be one ou the bench. | ars praciislug at Iu 1838 the Gov- President it tts | He was the eider brotuer of Jeter. | lelligent seamen and of utilizing (he large forge of | | young male “'scalnwags’? wie haunt (he streets | and dock4 of the metropolis, but who are | not really crimmais, have taken — speciat | pride in its pertection, They determined w | ‘ | Ordinary expenses for ye NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1870.-TRIPLE SHEET, WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 1870, The Alubama Claims—Miutster Mortou’s ia. stractions, Reports have already been circulated as to tne character of the instructions to our new Minister to England, and especially on the subject of the Ala- bama clatma, Tuere is reason to believe that they Will not differ from those to Mr, Motley, and will be beat expressed in the despatch of Secretary Pish of September, 1869, with the contents of whic the British government is fully acquainted, It will be recollected that ber Majesty's government agreed with Secretary Fish that, for the — settle- ment and disposition of the questions at it was nether useful nor expedient to con @ controversial correspondence Lu wnich there tile hope of ether government belt to convince the other, and in which their reso positions and opinions have been 40 amply recorded and sustained; and, besides, it is the desire of tue President that the negotiations on this subject should | be conducied, whenever reopened, at Washington. Vaymeut of the Hudson Bay Company's Claims, On Saturday last the Treasury Departm turned over to the State Department $526,009 in coin, for | the purpose of paying first instalments of the award { made by the commissioners under the treaty of 4, forthe settlement of the claims of the Hudson Bay Company and Puget Sound Agric' pany, on the north side of Columbia river, one-halt of the entire amount to be paid. Health of Admiral Porter. ‘The report in circulation that Admiral Porter has waked to be reliéved from further duty in the Navy Department, on account of failing health, seems to be believed at the Navy Department, though nothing poattive is kuown there in regara to the matter at all, Admiral Porter wii be here, it is expected, on Wednesday next, Clerks Going Home to Vote. Arrangements have been made by the leads of tae different departments to allow the clerks an oppor- tunity of going home to vote in Pennsylvania, The Tnterlor Department, in the order allowing this privilege, directs the heads of bureaus to deduct such leave from the usual thirty days’ vacation al lowed clerks every year, The Abandoned French Bark Cayenne. Acertain New York underwriter, in behalf of the parties interested in the abandoned Freach bark Cayenne, atias British bark Inez, addressea a ietter to-day to Secretary Boutwell, requesting her re- moval from Newcastle to New York ctty pending the inquiry into the case. The Secretary replied, stat- ing that the vessel is now in the custody of the United States Marshal at Newcastle, where sho must remain until the case shall be settled, The Weather Signa! Corps. Resolutions commendatory of the receut act of Congress loaugurating an organized system of weather telegrams and reports for the benemt of commerce continue to ve received at the War De- partmefit from the Boards of Trade throughout the country. The resolutions evidence a general inter- est in the subject and tender 1 rial Co-onera~ tion of the Boards, inis Personal, Secretary Boutwell returned to Wasttngton this morning in improved healia, and is attending to , business in the Treasury Departinene to-day, ‘The Attorney General is at tls office to-day, en- gaged In attending to official business, though he has not recovered from (he etfects of lis recent sertons tines, Phiip Carrigan has beew appointed eugineer of the ASsay Office in New York. Receipis und Expenditures of the Post Ofttce jopartument. ‘The fyllowing is an exiibit of the receipts and ex- Hiures of the Post Odice De partment for the year ending June $9, 1870, estimated from the Auditor's statements; — Receipts for the first, serond aud thud qu ‘al year, we stated al i Deduct money order Lunds depusited Balance Deduct hues | nar Net receipts for thrae quarters. Ordinary reel pts for ve: Ordinary receipts as excems over eutimate (10, oa expenditures for thy uditor. . Deduct ré-tranaiors of mouey avde Yotni expenditure for t Deduct payments under Ordinary expenses for three qu Ordinary expenses (or year, ba Ordinary expenses as Expenses tens than estimated 0 per cent) as above... Expenwes under special aubaldy grants Total expenses for year... Ordinary receipts as above Reowipts for free nail Receipts for apecial subsidies propriation for June i, He69, une! Deficiency to be provided for for anticipated de 4 (or as above . | | timated amount left und ‘The receipts of the first three as compared with the receip of the last fiseal ve ow an fi samme period show an in cent, or : AYD CORRECTION, | Presentation Medals ou the School Ship Mercury. ‘That remarkable and admirable correctional tusti- tution the School Ship Mercury was yesterday the aeone of @ most pleasmg entertainment, The Bowrd of Commissioners of Charities and Correction nuving established this school a8 a Wieaus of training for in- | xelte a spirit of emulation among the boys | by the award of medals for seamanship, scholarship | aud good conduct, and yesterday was the day set | apart lor the presentation, tn response to invit ton a large number of prominent ladies aud gen- Uemen repaired on board the Minnalaunock and at halt-past ten thet handsome boat steamed away from her moorings and headed up the hast river, On nearing Harts: Island the school Ship was seen standing out in bold relief, with the Hors clustered around the masts. As the boat drew nearer the | boys ch ered out on the yar 10S, 0 Cte Ole looked = thick ee. On 8 of the sy i. ‘They were dressed fn fall sailor costiune of blue, with flat white cap, and presented a most entrancmg piciure. When the ladies and gentic men from the steamboat were safely landed on | setting s , reefing. furling and firing—all of whieh they performed with as much skill aud activity as could be seen on the best ships of the line, They also ead the awnings, and, being brought together on tie afier deck, Comm appropriate address, announced the award of the medals to the boys whose meriis had entitied them to prominence, There were gold, silver and bronze | medals, and as the Incky ones were called out the boys and. visitors apprauded joudiy. | The breasts of the fortunate Brennan, daughter of Con for scholarship were pres nor, mece to Commissioner bi good couduct were presen Miss Oliver, daug ter of @x The recipient of th second prize for scholarship was Master Benjamin ‘Thompson, a little colored lid, and as he stepped forward he was loudiy cheered. The names of a large number of boys who had received honorable mention called out, and each name heartily greeted. gPhe scene wes really inspiriting; there w: no apparent jealousy, and the bovs ali greeted their lucky Messmates with hearty good will, The win- ners of the prizes are as follows:— For Seamanship—Gold medal, William Devine: silver, William Brennan; bronze, Thomas McGovern. Scholarship—Goid, Richard Shannon; silver, Ben jamin Thompson; bronze, William H. Ransom, Good Conduct—Gold, ‘William Madden; stiver, William H. Barr; bronze, John Kelly, After the medals had been preseated short ad- dresses were mae by School Commissioner Wood and ex-Supervisor Oliver, These were full of ad- monttory sentunents and encouraging words, and weil received. A collation Was partaken of, | aiter Which the boys manned the boats and rowed'a race from the ship to, Hart's Island and back, and showed that they bad learned well how to manage (lie ors. ‘Then there was singing by the chorus of boys aud jig dancing—true sailor fashion—in which Mast Thompson excelled, showlug that he could use his heels a3 well as his head. Knee a few hours thus spent the party re-embarked on board the Minna hannoek and returned to the city, Well pleased with their day's trip, delighted wh what they hud seen und loud tn their commendatioys Of the work of the Commisaoucrs, medals for seamanship were pinned on t winners by Miss Katie those con. pan; and those for | | | thing, nenke 4 PRESIDENT GRANT. Doparture of the President and Family fron Long Branch for Bostoa—His Reception Along the Route and at Boston— Butha- siasm Among the People—His Future Movements He Will Attend tho Farragut Obsequies. BOeTON, SCye. 24, 187). At length, thoogh with reluctance, in these magn fleently gvideo aulumaat days, when comfort and heaith ami everyting but the stupid vagartes of fashiou hoid out tie inost tempting alinrements ta remain in the country, but compelled by the press dudes of his Ligh omice to forego tts further en+ ment, and a desire first, before assuming again the full burden of his oMletal tae bors to place two of his children at scheot, President Grant this morning wok his final depar- tare for the season frou lis eot\age at Long Branoh, He left on the half-past seven 4. train. Accom- pauyiug Lin were Mrs. Grant, Ulysses 8, Grant, Jr. and Miss Nellie Grant, of lis own furnily, and Mr. Phelps, au old Galena neighbor, and daughter, the two latter having arrived at the Presidents cot+ tage on Saturday aud remained there over Sunday. No special incidents marked the President's de- parture. He uml lis party were quietly driven to tie depot in his own carriage, as quietly took their places in the rail cars, as quietly made thelr trana- fer to (he steamer Jessie Hoyt, and as quietly took ourriages on their arrival ta New York, whea they Were driven to the New Haven depot. Of ®couras, abevery stage of his journey he was recognized by the througs of fellow passengers, and had to undergo ule jnvariable ordeal of being stared at by many 4s an object of special curiosity. ‘nis was more particularly so on the steamer and at the New Havea depot, as in lis recent tip over the New Haven road, My, Hoyt, the supertendent, Kindly placed at the disposal of the President and party & special car. ‘The trai left the depot at a quarter past twelve o'clock, and soon was whirling with winged speed toward its destination. ‘The voute from New tlaven was changed to the Seashore line. O iuchient of mterest occ 5 except (bat crowds gathered about the car in whicit the President was ridiug whenever it stopped, and Which Was always the signal ot Lis presence beiag speedily made known, untti the train reached New London, As the cars passed on to the ferryboats crossing the Thames river We attention of the Presi- dent was culied (@a French frigate very near the steamer, and which the ferryboal passed, arriving, as Was stated, at eleven o'clock this morning. Further down the river he was also shown tie sinoke of two otler F A Crigutes, Lie three con- Jointly, as was alleged, being here on the lookout jor # Bremen steamer, it looked quite warlike cer- tainly, aud the picture was not # Little heightened by Whe grim gee war looking w from the parapet aud embrasures of Forts Trumbull aud Griswold, As it was tt was altogether peaceful, although the New Londouers were so excited over (he presence of this triplet of French war steamers as scarcely to heea the presence of President Grant. Having crossed the ihames river Governor Cit ford, of Massachusetts, met the rresident at Groton, having come on from Boston for the purpose of meeting him wud extending to him ihe hospitaitties of the Old Bay State in general and the Tri-moun- fain City tn particular, He at once mducted the Pre- student and party—Mrs, Grant taking his arm—into # superbly appointed drawiag rooui car in readiness for thew exclusive use. The rest of the journey here the Governor made tn the same car with them. An ingenious device to prevent tie throngs prose. ing about the car at the mtnor stations was that of puiting it next to the engine, so that in stopping tt would be beyond the depot platforms. This was certalaly placing the President at the post ot danger, and pre-eminently so on this road, where, with their ponderous thirty-two ton engines, the cars whirl over the iron track with madly furious speed, On the second division of the road was the same con- ductor who furnished the President a cigar, on bis stock giving out, in his recent trip to Newport. “I have been disappointed,” said the condnotor, Jjocosely, to one of the passengers. “How so?" asked the latter, : “T expecteg u fat office for giving the President @ cigar,” and he proceeded to relute the circus , st . at ofice did yon expect inister to England, at least." our disappolutment % no worse than wine,” continued the passenger. “Why, What did you expect?” inquired the con- ductor, “1 furnished a match to hight the cigar, and ex- pected a consulshtp at least, and haven't got it." “Nary stip of any kind, but still have to paddle my own Canoe,” “Well, you have one consolation, you can do a4 you please or go a fishing."? “But the President wont take my fish; he’s got, one Fish, and that’s too much for hui.” But [must cut short these and kindred setntilla- of wit which brightened with additional bril- vas the train thandered on toward this, the great head centre of the world of wit and iteul- At the Providence depot there was an immense crowd of peopie to greet the President. Knowing of his coming, they cheered as the train came in, | cheered more loudly when it came to a standstill, and as the President in response shortly made his appearance on the rear platform of his cur and took of his hat and bowed to them, their cheers resoundea deateningly from the high vaulted roof of the vast editice. “The same on @ smaller scale, was repeated at Mansfeld. The train reached here at ten minutes past nine o'clock, Within the depot there was an- other immense gathering of people, who loudly cheered the Presiae! us he and his party made their Maer ae uuunder the custodiansnip of Gov. cliford, At once they stepped into carrt ages | iu waiting for them and were rapidly. driven | the st. James Hotel. A large assemblage filled the street, and as the party were driven Up io front of the hotel they greeted the President with most vociferous cheers, Simultaneously with the cheering Gilmore’s bana, which was statloned on a stand opposite, struck up “Hall to the Ghuef,’* which they followed with a mediey of other airs played in the best siyle of this incompar- able band for nearly two hours, Mayor ShurtiuY, the members of the Common Coun- cl, Collector Russell and othe jeading of- cols and cliizens were in waiting to receive the President. In fact, he had to go ‘arough quite a reception for some titne after fis arrival, and it was eleven o'clock before the last visitor withdrew last notes of the band died upon the stilt . It was the desire of the Governor and the city authorities that the President should give a public reception to-morrow; but It was his wisn fo avold any public display’ or other ceremonial, Which Wish, though reiuctantly, of course, Will be lied with. ‘o-morrow at noon he will leave for Cambridge to pl lus son in the University. La the evening he Will attend the Globe theatre, and on ‘Taursday morning start for Farmington, Conn., to ieave lis daughter, Miss Nellie, at a young school, and after that proceed on to New York, 0 as to be «a me to attend the Farragut obsequies MAILS FOR EUROPE. ‘The steamslilp Idaho will leave this port to-mor row (Wednesday) for Queenstown and Liverpool. ‘The maiis for Kurope will close at the Post Ofice at half-past six o’cloek A, M. Tuk New York HERALD—faltion for Europe will be ready at half-past five o'clock, Single copies, in wrappers for mulling, six cents. 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