The New York Herald Newspaper, November 17, 1870, Page 4

UNDER THE RIVER. Delving fer a Foothold for the East River Colessus. Ono Hour’s Exporienco of a Morald Reporter Twenty-oight Feet Below the Bed of the East River—A Subterranean Explosion—The Rock Blasters and Barrow Wheelers of the Inferno of Engineering. ‘Tho November evening faded and an orange sun- sot fellon the East river, which was turbulently stirred, the eddies gathering ‘and crambling with crests of white foam on their spiral smmmits, Crowds poured out of the gates of the Fulton ferry house, homeward trom the business toll of the darkening day, as tho ferryboat swung to with o stagger against the end of the bridge, ‘To the left of the ferry house @ hundred yards dis- tant ts a wide gate, through which an enfrance Is obtained to the yard in which are stored all the forces of Vulcan. Vast piles of gravel, heaps of Umber, planking and mountains of excavated rock bar the way for the passengers. ‘The view of the broad river tg darkened with der- ricks and pile drivers and mammoth appliances of wood and tron, and through the night the blaze of furnaces and the flory glow from the fires which feod numerous engines make the place a fit abode for gnomes and demons from the lower world. Hunareds of men are burted below the surface of the earth, delving and blasting and digging with might and main, engaged tn sinking the caisson for the bridge which ts one day to band Brook- lyn and New York together. Here, in the Doller room, are six upright alr pumps for compressing alr, and opposite each pump, which works with a whlrr and vehement dash, ts a huge voller runuing to the roof, the shed being lit with gas and red fires glowing all around, where dusky- faced men, in blue shirts covered with grime and oil tains, flit to and fro in the uncertain light, In tae foreground are two moro large sheds und the engiues working away, and here are other engineers and assistants and stokers running around with are arms and blue flannel shirts, Over and above all this the shrouded spars of many vessels appear, aud the church spires of the distant eity now qutet and lying asleep in the gloom of the autumn evening. Iam naturally a nervous man; and although I have plorced the clouds in a balloon and descended through @ bot sarfina diving bell, still l never id be made to believe that such episodes were yned for any person whose nerves were not made of cast tron. Lhadan ardent wish to descend the shaft of the aisson of the bridge; but to do so there were many risks to undergo, as I had heard. Then there were number of young gentiemen of the highly humor- ous type, Who happened to be standing around the mouth of the shaft, Who had evidently been fudulg- tug in Kissengen water and other stimulants, One of these gentiemen, measuring about five feet six tuches, and Who was ssed elegantly in a brown sacque overcoat and wearing a frail mustache, and whose checks were fusued with the glow of youth, ventured to observe in an encouraging way:— “L Know I wouldn't go down in that caisson for a hundred dollars. My salary 1s too large to risk my Ife down there. Why, l saw & man come out of that shaft the other day with the blood gushing from his mouth, eyes, ears and postrils. It’s very bad Mf you go dowa I wouldn't give a bam your life, And there was ienry, that other teliew, who nad to be huwied up the otler day with a rope @round his bedy.” i ng hin mto think that rable oe lo hear Was such @ t ter coming from the bow cMimved a ladder with the 5: ances of these gentlemen tu my ears, ing Over @ rough Wooden écattuld!n yg al high obeerved an opening of avout square, below which seastel something that tooked like haps six feet in diame: aud pushed bac#, show! and only large enough, man’s body lo pass turouga into ing cavly beneatn me, There w down this passage, and a smoxy face | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. ing with my mon,” ho said. Ho was o big, muscular, good-looking fellow, with a moustache @ hearty face, and wore a blue fanuel shi open at the neck and Seviog grand chest powerful ribs, His ere et ich were bare to the Gheulders, were tattooed with India ink, allegortcally and nauticgily, and altogether the man seemed to be ‘fit for any risk or emprise, “You see that young fellow there with that thick hose in the ditch full of water?” he said. T looked, and saw a man bending over the ditch, holding the mouth of a thick bose in the water, which was being drawn into the hose with Great force by some invisible mechanical power, “We are twenty-five feet below tue bed of tho river, and all this ditchwater that you see is freah and comes from springs in the clay and gravel. ‘That water would overflow us and drown us ext, but it is pumped up through the hose to the surface, Look at the force of it,’? said Mr. Young, and be di rected a man Who s100d by to disconnect the hose from a pipe which projected from the ceiling of J placed the open paim of my hand pire. andit was drawn up C blap Which Waa astonish. Georgia pine. under the mouth of the ya @ sudden aad terri ng. “There are six chambers tn this caisson, each: of which are thirty feet In width by 18 feet in le gth. 1 have 130 men in # gaug and about three hundred men in ail under me. ‘The barvow laborers get $2 50 and the drijlers and blasters receive three doliars for eight hours’ work, ‘the men are divided iuto watches, and each gang is at work for eight nours ata time, The first watch is irom six o’cieck in the poe. ‘until half-past twe In the afternoon, includ- ing balf an hour for lunch, which they take above in tue open alr, as 1t is not healthy to eat 1t down here. ‘The next watch, of 120 men, continues until hall- past cleven at nigot, when a gang of twenty mon— called the midnight watch—comes on, adn bey get their supper, after which they work away until six ociock lp the morning, When the are rolieved by the morning watch. No man but @ healthy one can stand it down here; for you see,” said Mr. Young, ‘puey will catch cold when they go up in the open “Now wo get along at the rate of two inches & day, and we have five feet more to go when we shall see Then the caisson Will be sunk and filled up with broken stone, packed closely, and cencrete. When all is finished and all these’ chambers filled with stone the caisson willbe sunk twenty-eight feet below tho bed of the river, and the tep of fhe caisson will be level with the surface of the water at high tide, im ail about forty-live feet below high water mark. There is eighteen feet depth of stone on top of the cateson. Now, to keep it down, all th A BEAD OFFICIALLY BATTERED. A Polico Prisoner Noarly Brained in Brooklyn— How Alock Stewart’s Phrenological Chart Was Rendered U-oless. It 18 the Impresston of some policemen that as soon a8 they get possession of the locust and sally forth they carry the law ta thoir fobs, and those who have the temerity of questioning thelr authority run the risk of feeling its weight upon thelr heads, A CASE IN POINT occurred a few nights since im the Ninth precinct, It Is stated that Sergeant McKee and oficor Donno- lan, of the Ninth precinct, entered Braun’s grocery’ store, at the corner ef Pacific street and Grana avenue, one night last week, and spent some time in GUZZLING LAGER BEER, and that finally they quarrciled with aman named Alexander Stewart. Donnolan asked Stewart if he had ever seen the inside of a station house, and he replied that he bad not, netther did he wish to, Donnotan said, “hen you will to-night,” and with that, a3 alleged, st:uck him a murderous blow on the head, felllug bim to the floor. Stewart at- tempted to regain his fect, when be was struck again and BLOW AFTER BLOW followed from both Donnolan and Sergeant McKee. Stewart naturally resisted with all his strength, bat he was overpowered and beaten until his nearest friends wouid havo failed to recognize him, Barney Gray, who keeps a public hall on the oppo. site side of the street, hearing the clubbing, went over to Brunn’s and begged the oft to desist. They asked im what ness it was of his, and told hum the, would “take him in.” Finally McKee aske him if he knew Stewart, and told him if he dtd he Might take care of him. Gray, with the assistance of several of his friends, carried the unfortunate Man to his place; but, after getting hun there, they became alarmed at bis appearance, and, rock blasted down here and the clay ant have to be forced up to the eurface. ‘Tne shalt: beyen feet by six, and have three-eights o| of bottler iron, surrounded and fastened by beams of imber, Ifa fire takes place, here tsa boiler with 890 feet ot carbolic gas which we let loose at once, and that will quench the flames, “Do you waut to hear an explosion down here?" he sald, to our reporter, I agreed at once, And I saw a man creeping throug! a hole on his stomach and driving a fuse lato a pleco of rock after placing some powder in the freshly made cavity. When this was done every one leit the chamber for the next one, and a moment after there wasa shock and @ report as ll two worlds haa collided, and our ears were pierced with a rgd sound. I thought a fifteen-inch gun had been fired at my ear, and 1 Staggered like a sick man, After this 1 got into tne boller, and holding my nose with great firmness was drawn to tho surface of the earth, and biessed my luck when I once more saw tho sky and siarsand the Fulton terry boat, though it seemed that 1 had suddeniy been transplanted from the AGRE, ith its burn. ing heat, te he snows of Greenland, ‘This 13 the ex- ponmnes: you have in the caisson of the riage. NAVAL INTELLIGENC®. A Swift Crutser Vitting Out—Affairs at tho Philadeiphia Navy Yard~Progress of the Tebuontepeo Expedition. Tho corvette Florida was hauled out on Tuesday last from her old berth in Rotten Row, in the Brook- lyn Navy Yard, where she has been im ordinary for 4 long time, and towed alongside the ordnanco dock, Where her guns are to be takenout. The ship is to be fitted for sea. She was launched as the Wampanoag, and has made her name in marine annals as being the fastest seagoing steamer that was ever afloat. On her protracted trial trip sho ran off for moro Approached by any screw ship launched, The Florida, or Wampanoag as she was called, is of 2,135 tons burdea, new measurement, and 1s pierced for twenty-one guns. She is, doubtless, one of the longest wooden ships ever constructed, Bue is of narrew beam, @nd unfortunately has only one good quality, as now constituted—that of speed, lier boilers, and engines and coul bunkers take up about be whole of the ship. All this is well enough for aswlit eraiser, built expressly to serve ag a de- stroyer of rerchantmen, to fight when necessary aud Lo run When an overpowerleg force shows its flag. There are no quariers tor a Jarge crew, and Lt but four guns would be needed. if the ship ts to be converted into a servicabie fighiting — cruiser, two or. four of her opening, eld @ voice slouted hoar “If you want to come dowa, come The Air Loch ts just going down.” Not knowing wiat an air Loc it to be something like a soda wat down the greasy iadder in the gio each iron spoke, and flinging my feet lessly for a coiga of vantage. It Wasa oircular apartment, sn that it was impossible to cee an of three feet, The: i the lia of the boiler wag closed su and the being with the dirty facé 4nd tho solled shirt and I were shutout trom the lightof siarty skics as 1. about rei 1, and so dark overiiead, Melee ad Wi ilguest itch came out efihe ma | sive, thick darkness, and it sald. “Seepyour hand on your nose, pinch it tight, and biow into your ears; or if youcon’t your head’ split open, I've seen meu golpg crazy Jn here l» ubey wouldn't mind and FH neh thelr hoses. We’ got to go down bolow the bed Of the fast river twenty-live feet; so look out for yourse:t” «; There was a roar aid a clash, and the thousand demous seemed suddenly to be beating hotel gongs in the ears of the writer. The blood surged up mto my head, my limba falled mo and [ lay carled up in aheap. Then came an utter unconsciousness and a Reavy vell fell upon my cyes. J was Ina garden gorgeous with Eastern tiowers; alilgators, buil frogs and Saddl rock oysters were playing croguet ali around me. And thé atmosphere seemed full of meiody. In the foreground of the yision was a lake fringed by @ iwagnificent growth of fotiag vom the bosom of this sheet of water bh lers, Wearing spec opera glasses, appeared and disported thei Vv suddenly there was a clangor as if the earth had asunder and consciousness returned, as a hn outed, ‘or, at the bottom, wak: hev been torkin’ like a loon “Have I been im this } wecms very long.” “A year? Why you've only been gollig down. Dla You bleed at the nove? «N “Then you, are a@lucky man, Some of us gits u a nD, if ye aint dead; ye lace a year?” Isaid; “it n another fron lad nd platform, and ty A a rough, u y tect v ich rolled around The bottom of the piace ard after a great ra of rock heaped v ditches full of muddy arth, and, maselve roof of pking and b with bolt gcrews of tron and clamped with thewy bands of the game mate. rial. There were a number of these chambers, 11 tue one in which we stood, opening into each other by narrow passages, and the ditches were covered with planks, which served as bridges, Down fn this abyss of the earth, below the waters: of the Kast river, were swartas of muscular-looking beings, many of whom were stripped half naked, having ouly ecanty trowsers to cover their timbe, while the upper portions of their bodies were nude, and streams of perspiration wore roliing dewn the ewlous fore © a huge grave vo wore boule confusion, us with tre 4 stering stort mounds of frestly piled ae ‘ backs of each man as he crept to and fro in the dim | light of the hugo cavern. Sperm candles were stuck in promiscuous Liches and gave torth a dusky light. Some of tie men, or rather gnomes, all of whom had an unearthiy look, were engaged in pro- peliing barrows of earth over the planks, and others were engaged in Reed drills into ponderor ledges of stone. Ali (hese Men wore large India rabber boots, and @ number were strapped up to their knees in the waiery Miches, digging and deiving and throwing up shovels fail of earth on the junds about them, ae aT) temperature was that of a Turkish bath, and prought the sweat of the delvers out with offensive exhale ion on the nude bodies. There was very little conversation. msn man seemed to be work- ing, and the noise of the plokaxe and shovel and the ‘scraping sounds ef the wheels of tle barrows njone disturbed the terrible monotony of the cavern. 1 had been directed to Inquite for a Mr, Young, who 3s foreman of the shaft above the river bed. No one ventured to notice the presence of @ airanger, and a thought struck me that for the nonce I was walk: Jug avout in the under word, before the food, and I expec! every iustant to meet & Mastodon ora miking around a search of & stray megathesium -t Ble : candles fared and spattered in a will-o'- ane-wiap bore ‘Of way, 214 the dow of the water In the river above came iflendiy to my eara, Which were beinnta fer the terrl- ust to distinguish sounds a oem Of the jhait bad passed away. ito another chamber anther drove of nea were discov haif naked, ditching and gome of them froclining on their stomachs, faces grovelling in tho earth, and driving of toto Y suriaces for the pur- ly for Mr. Young, at itself Qut of o deep Young.” to the bowels of Willnguces tO apa Tg gxcavat- | bovers wHl be removed and her coal bankers re- the | el in size, in order to give more capacious quar- ters for her officers and crew. An additional light spar deck will be added to her; and, when com- picted, she will somewhat resemble the corvette ‘Tounessee, Which 1s quite a nobby craft, as she now lies at the deck inthe Brooktyh Navy Yard. ‘the | Florida onght to be a yery cufortable and last ves- sel, if properiy altered, and we doubt not she will become ove of Our best cruisers before she leaves Mr, Delano’s hands, There has becn a reduction of men in the U At the Philadelphia Navy Yai the corvette Troguois, nine guns, is sere | almost rebuilt. She is Well advanced now, and ¢an be made ready fer sea in a short the if necessary. ‘Lue frigate Powhatan, seveniecn guns, 1s to be repaired and reiitted for sea service, Beyond (his work there appears to be jiitie golmg on In the Philacelphia Navy Yerd, although there are a number of iron-clads at League Isiand, below the | city, that will furnish abundant labor for Phijadel- plia mechanics when the time comes. The preseace ot cholera la ig ay of Minatitlan, on the river Coatzacoalco, m Mexico, will, 11 13 | feared, have the effect of delaying somewhat Cap- tain Shufelav's st Ing expedition on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, The epproaching cool weather it, however, to relieve (bat coast from the presence of the terrible destroyer, and permit visit- ; ors to lis ports without fear of encountering extraordinary dang Captain Shufeidt 1s an ofli- | cer of tie rost Varied expertence, especially in ropicai citmates, and he will not lose a minute io pursuing his work when it can be performed safely. ile will doubUes3 be able to begin work about the middie of December, at the beginning of the dry | season, and before that period ail contagious dis | eases Will have abated. His preilminary ‘errange- ments will require at t two or turee weeks be- fore he can begin the asceut of the Coatzacoulco, to move Into the mountainous regions where the GiMicultics connected with a ship canal are first e ered, aud where the most careful lines of sur- yetove ran. The cholera wilt be over, then, re any time Is practically lest, as some bydre- ic surveys must be made at the mouth of the acoaico, which will consume some time. by rst of the new year Ceptain Shufeidt’s parties i on thelr ground, and | @ been organized an a rapidly pasted work will ahead and completed, | 3 of sprlag. OR CLAS it possible, in the early 8 JUNE emen=Kive Points Bepravity— Afiection fox tie Heatien Young Girls? Chinee. ‘The Court of Commissioner Bosworth for the trial of policemen frequently exposes some dark scenes in every day life as well as the silvery side of hu- manity. A case In point was ventilated yesterday morn- ing, John Engitsh, printer, of No, 54 Chrystie street, made a complaint against officer Buckley, of the Sixth preciuct, for striking him and caliing him an appro- brious name that refected upon hig mother. English’s story fs that on electiou night, about ten minutes after ten o'clock, While conversing with three littie girls corner of Worth and Baxter streets, the oficer ordered One of the girls 10 go home to her parents. She started away, when complainant called her back. She returned, when the oMficer applied the ee, to him, and, to usage his classic slang, Ssmashed him in the jaw." Bogiish called 1s cousin, Peter English, who confirmed his utterances io ever; articular, At this moment three very retty littie girls, aged abont fourteen years, en- ered the court room, and two of them were called to the witness stand. Eula Larny, of 38 Hamilton sireet, the girl who had returned to English, BO that the officer struck English, She stated to the Court that she was returning trem an aunt's Whon she met English, who is tn the habit of visiting her at her fatter’s house, and conversed with him. On her cross-examination shi mitted she had been taken out of a Baxter street dance house by the oMcer. She was followed by her sister, Catharine, who refused at fest to testify under oath, ‘Vuls withess, who is a mere child, apparently not more than thirteen years of age and very preity, | finally took the required oath anc fled swore that mn Cros the officer strack English. examination pho admitted that the officer had taken her from @ Chinese dance house in Baxver street and restored her to her parents, Sire aiso ad- miftted that he had retarned her to her parents from p Brooklyn dance housd. In answers to quesuons | put by Buglish se declared that the accused had year. tibuting their means to this good work. number of females which the already restored to the blessing of heaith are evi- dences that what has hitherto been bestowed has been successfully used. Donations and subscriptions willbe appited solely to the lady supervisors for the | can women. The tufluence of th FEARING HE WOULD DIE, called to tho oiiicers to take him to the station house. They did so, though, as alleged, very ree Juctantly, and Barney Gray and several others fol- lowed. At the station bouse Gray attempted to explain the matter to the sergeant in charge, when Sergeant McKee ordered him locked up. The fouowing day. there being nothing against him, he was discharged. Stewart, with his battered head, was also allowed to o, and was brought by his friends in a coach to the Police Headquarters and presented to the Commis- sioners. He was then taken to his home and since that time has been confined to his bed from whe effects of his injuries. His physicians considered his case at first very critical, but now uney announce that he 1s out of danger and will be able to appear before his assall- anis in a few days THE ARREST OF THE SERGEANT AND PATROLMAN, OMcer Burns, of Justice Waish’s Court, armed with a warrant, arrested both Sergeant McKee and oilicer Donnotan for th aUlt, Aid yesterday they sned before the court. They pleaded not H yore admiited $9 Dail ln the sum of 600 each, ant em Ss - per EY or front the lateulne ad other teeae: Thay aay ey Weré call¢d into oe store by rong 4 1 iy 4 ser. Yery materially arrest Stewart, as was ‘acting disorderly manner; that he was accusing Brun’ with taking improper liberties with lus (Stewart's) wife; that Stewart refused to leave the place, and they were compeiled to use force and club him, Justice Walsh bas adjourned the examination of the case unul Thursday, the 24th inst. STATE WOMAN'S HOSPITAL, Reyort of the Board of Governors—An Ear- nest Appeal for Hiclp—Address by the Rev. Dr. H. C. Potter. e The annual session of the Woman’s Hospital of the State of New York was opened yesterday after. then twenty-four consecutive hours seventeen | 290 at two o'clock by Mr. J. W. Beckman, Presi- Knots an hour, wiih 4 heavy sea on, under steam | dentof the Board of Governors, The meeting was aloue. This speed equais that of the best iron | #ttended by many ladies who occapy high positions steamboats, and 13 something teat has never been | 1 society. Prayer was pronounced by Mr. Murray. Colone! S. Bailey Myers then read the report of the Board of Governors, which stated that the insti- tution has been constantly filled with suffering women, and the average number of cases success- lly treated has beea greater than in any former The accommodations afforded by the bulla. jugs have been exiended, and many improvements, suggested by experience and tendiag to an in- creased eficiency and comfort, made. any permanent endowment, with very small assist- ance frem the State, the lady supervisors have, in Meeting the expenses of the institution, matuly relied upon the contributions of the charitable, and with their best exertions and sirlctest economy the Without lose of the year finds them with an indebtedness which, unless relieved by thelr friends, will be a bur- den to them during the next Governors earnestly appeal to tie benevolent to ald ear. The Board of hese ladies, Who are devotlng thelr tame and con- The large ‘oman’s Hospital has engineering department in Brooklyn in conse. ee ara wa TR muas Addis Emmet, the sure ies is HS eon | running lew. This eon ak: filet, again presénts an exhibit of services H wit Propane font laseeanened A Mace hoe cae | rendered by }uimself and bis associates most cred- gaged Is Luacequate to the deniands of the hour, Pare rte ceed ters ella tele) tmany of which would before the present advanced srate of surgical sclence have been considered hope- less, have been successfully treaved. The Board are pleased to say that the noble example of Mr. Henry Young in endowing @ bed with the sam of $3,000, with the privilege to himself and to his assignee of sending one sufferer to be ministered to free of charge, has been followed by other benevolent friends. Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet, the surgeon-in-chief, presented jus report, which stated that 262 cases have beon under treatment in the house during the last year. Of this number 167 were discharged cured, 17 were improved, 12 received no benetit and 9 died; leaving 57 patients in the house November 1, 1870,’ Tho number of outdoor patients treated during the year has been 1801, showing an increase in this tmpertant department of the hospital o1 432 cases over and above the number treated during the preceding year. Operations are frequently per- formed in thls nospital which would be regarded of 80 serious a character as to place the life of the patient in jeopardy were they attempted tu the best appointed private house fn tire city. ‘The report of the lady mauagers was read by Mrs, George 7, M. Davis, after which Dr. Chartes A. Budd delivered the annual addr He was followed by Dr. J. Marion Siins, who made remarks on the pro- gress of the hospital. ‘rhe Rey, Dr. IL. ©. Potter, of Grace church, then adaressed the meeting, He sald the history of this institution proves that woe meu have the powerol organizing and that have the clearest heads on all matter: finance, fe congratulated those present because tends to bring this institution into sympathy with 5 Viristan mea and women who live in Christian homes. Man may build a honse, 4 castle, but woman can ealy build a home. Tae Speaker saw in the work of this institu. tion a glorious augury for the future of our Amerl Who do this self r in ways which denying Work will be felt hereat they cannot now foresee. Mr. Beekman made some rem, in Adopted by the nL y parents. ne also gave his hearty endorse mont to this nobig insticution, after whic the weet ing dispersed. mthe advan- wgoment in the RDEZ IN CLSTER COUNTY, Arrest nnd Discharge of a Suspected Person, {From the Rondout (N. Y.) Courier, Nov. 15.) On Monday a teiegram from Schenectady an- nounced thata person had been urresied in that city charged with being Jeremiah Smith, who mur- dered his wite in Ulster county, by the roadside, some two years ago, The arrest was certaiuly & singular one in many particulars. The person caus- 1vg it Was Captain Elting, of the canalpoat Fortress Monroe, He iirst saw tae prisoner at Utica, and so much did he resemble Jeremiah Smith that the cap- tain was positive be was none other than the Ulster county murderer. He hired him, resolving to watch him closely, aud if his suspicions were ¢on- firmed to deliver him over to the anthorities at Schenectady. During the trip thither the stranger deported hims.if in @ suspicious manner, and Captain Elting was satisfied that he had the right man. When poche ane was reached he summoned Isaac G. Loveit, Chief of Police, who im- mediately arrested the stranger and placed him in durance vile. Captain Biting Informed the authori - ties he was positive the prisoner was the right man, and proceeded to Rondout. The authorities of Ul- ster County weere notified, and on Thursday 8. 8, Wesibroox, accompanted by Une son of tue murdered Mrs, Smith anc the reporter of the Lagle, proceeded to Schenectady to see if the prisoner could be ideau- fied, They were courteously received by oficer Lovett and taken to the main room at police headquarters, When the prisover was conducted frem tie lockup and brought face to face with the murdered woinan’s son, The scene for a second only was a turtiling one vo ail parttes. Tn an instant almost the son sit is head and sald, “No, thats not the man,” and then tears flowed from the pri- soner’s eyes a3 ho exclaimed, tremblingly, “I’m so giad that tis is over.’? There was no doubt seme grounds for the suspteioning of the man, because in many points he auswered the published description aken ber out of these dance houses for tmproper | purposes and had enteavored to induce her to com- } mit Improper acts. ‘The ofilcer staled under oath hat a namber of small children like those are In the abi ‘of joitering about the Five Points, where they are corrupted and polluted by young men bx Sng- lish, and that he was requested by the super lnten- dont of the Mission to break up their meetings. The evidence Was referred to the Board, of Jeremiah Smith, including the scar on his right hand, the color of his hair, the drooping head, &c. Afier the identflcation scene he gave his name as RACING AND TROTTING. It is with great pleasure that we notice the grow- ing inclination throughout the country for the en- Joyments of the turf. The rapidly increasing wealih of the land is ample for indulgence in the expensive luxury, and thousands ef breeders are raising as fine specimens of the noble horse as ever champed @ bit, So much good blood has of late years beon in- fused into the American horse that the spirited animals soom tobe waking up the men—waking them up to the somewhat selfish pleasure of turning this great advancement on the part of the animals to the account of their own pride or selfish ends, It matters not how this fresh impulse for the sports of the turf has been revived—it 13 satisfactory toe state the fact, Jack Frost, with his boon companion, Higa Wind, has nipped tne racing and trotting season ef 1870. It has had its arawbacks, bickerings, Jealousies, but it has been a success, Meetings have been more numerous than ever before, the purses more liberal, amd filied without delay; the gatherings at the various courses no doubt proved remunerative to the proprictors, while the numbers congregated on each occasion has demonstrated that the people take deligitt in witnessing the almost heroto struggics of the noble horse, and will put up with everything ana anything, even trickery and hippodroming, to gratify their love of sport, The extraordinary activity shown in the early spring by the racing fraternity caused no inconsid- erable anxiety to the men who specially affect the less momentive but more useful and substantial trotter. ‘These racing men seemed intent on creat- ing a furor iu favor of steeple chase, hurdle race and dash, with little jockeys tn various colored silk Jackets and top ts, for she gratification of the & assemblage. That the Managers suc- ceeded Is amply proven by the throngs wuich con- gregated at Jerome Park, Saratoga, Long Branch and Baltimore, and establisned the fact that the thoroughbred racer has thousands of enthustastic admirers in this democratic land; and, more than that, the fair daughters of Yankeedom are resolved not te be outdone by their cousing across the sea in their passion for the excitement of the race. Notwithstanding the renewed toterest in pecing, which has been 60 marked that it reminds the old turfman of the days of Iashion, Bostoh and Pey- tona, and great things are predicted in the future, the friends of the trotter haye enjeyed an unprece- dented year of almost continuous sport. Meeting after meeting has succeeded cach other witn such rapidity that “the regulars” have had but little rest in their fligits from New York te Boston, to Providence to Builalo, to Rochester, to Binghamton, to Phlla- deiphia—in fact, to almost every town and village of neie in tho North, for ‘things have come to such @ pass” a town is of ne earthly account that cannes boast of its trovting track; and if the seatiment of the place is not quite educated up to the term ‘trot. ting track,” why then, 1n conformity to the wishes of the modest denizens, the enclosure la styled “uriv- ing park.” Purses are given solely for te encour: agement of breeders; gate money Is ¢l anged, 1 de. fray the Renee ATT eer this, and no- thing tore,” jegrees: eons and select. men oi thie toa iste 18 Conrad to “peek” through the cracks of the fence t yetch the assem- blage of breeders aud ‘lculturists, And se order; ey find matters conducted within that they make id to enter at the main gate and participate In the exercises by which the breed of horses is go much tnproved. In fact these good men at times ecome 60 interested In the preceedings as to back cir gpinions after the bane, manner as the heathen regula 1 Yihe have devote: wages Med for years to the horse they Sought had tue best chance to win, With so many héctings and such & congregation of splendid specimens of horseflesit, of course good time has been frequently ade, butin no instance has the cable of fast time been changed, though ru- Mers have from time to time been rife that such and sueh 2 flyer was to astonish the trotting world by 9 burst of speed. Dexter's 2:1754, Dutchman's thre mile time—7:32!;—are still unexpunged; cy Thorn, Goldsmith Maid, American Girl, George Palmer and Lucy have allappeared, but have gained no new laurels, Hach succeeding season for several years has levelo) @ murked improvement in the en trotting stock of the country, though i is only at rare intervals that’ a star of the first magnitude appears on the track; but it is undeniable that we have more horses to-day who can show “thirty’’ or better than there wero “forty” horses ten years ago, still a reater number of “forty”? horses than there were at ‘at time who could trotin three minutes anda half, Speedup to acertain point has been mar- vellously develeped. Great care has been taken of colts. They aro now fed, housed and even bian- keted, whereas only a few years since a colt was looked pon. 48 of littie more value than a calf, and subsiste upon the refuse of the barn yard. The “three year old’ of ba i Instead ef being a weak, long legged rack oj bones, a3 was for. mer) the caso, bas ail the appearance of ren a3 in the case jooks ail horse, Martie, Gauntlet and others that have been brought out during the past season, Sym- metry, ease of motion, spirited action nave, by the infusion of racing blood ayd judicious training, be- come the characteristics of the roadster of which we are #@ justly proud. Tbe high stepping, clean limbed, rangy trotters of to-day, scen iu such nui- bers on the track aud on Harlem lane, more than compensate for all the sins which are baad to the ac- count ofall the drivers and horse siarps in crea- tion, more especially when they are compared with the low-headed, pulling dromedaries wiuch pelted Third avenue thirty yearsago. Judglug from the pcst year we cannot but anticipate a brilliant season in 1871, when, Bronce, some lightning stepper will apear and change the somewhat stereotyped table ol fast time. AMERICANS IN EUROPE. List of Americans arrived at the Hote! St. Antoine, Antwerp, during the week ending November 1:— J. M. G. and Mrs. Adams, of Chicago; E. M. D. Barr, St. Louts; E. F. Benton, Miss L. Benton, Miss 8. Ben- ton and W. F. Benton, New Jersey; Mrs. Bird, and Mr. Bl t and daughter, New York; Mr. Batter- field family, Uniied States; J. KE, Carter, Phil- adelphia; E. Case, New York; Mr. Chepin and family, Chicago; J. B. Cope, Miss M. A. Cope, Miss R. Anna Cope and G. F. Dewey, Philadelphia; J.J. Dicken- son and family and T. B. and Mrs, l'rein, New York; A. Galbraith and family, Penusylvania; E.G. Hall, Chicago; ‘IT. H. Harmer, Mr. and Mrs. 6, Harriman and Mrs. Hart, New York; A. Hartin; id fam- Aly, Chic ; E. Hoffman, Philadelphia; Colonel W. V. Hutchings and Mrs, W. V. Hutchings, Boston; Mr, Isiller, New York; Miss King and Misa J. King, Chicago; H. J. Laws, Miss J. L. Laws and Miss J. King, Brooklyn; M. Lyson and family, Baltimore; J. Parkinap and family and A. Parsons, Boston; J. B. Rice and family, Chicago; Miss M. Robinson, Patla- ae R. H.Kust, Brooklyn; Mr, and Mis. Watson and famil Y New York. List of Americans registered at the ofices of Messrs. Patek, Philippe Co., Geneva, to October 29:—E. Pierson Beebe and the Misses Beebe, Boston; Captain and Mrs. Belknap, United States; Menry Brown, Philadelphia; A, E. Buraside, United States; Mr. Oameron aud family, New York; W. ¥. Cash- man and family, San Francisco; P. Ky Coches and family, Boston; Eluott 0. Cowdin an amily, Mra. B. N. Crosby and the Misses Crosby, New York; De Witt and family, United states; E. Dubinin, New York; Mrs, Egleston, United States; Dr. G, T. and Mys. Fvans, New York; Gustavus Goward, United States; Miss Groot, Charies S. Hamblin and J. ll, Kerner, New York; 8.5. L'Hommedien, C. L, L'Hommedicu and R. Hy L'Hommadieu, Cincinatti; Robert Ligget, Jr, and Hugh ©. Ligget, Piuiladelphia; Miss Lowry and Mrs. McGear, United States; Isaac R. Marsh 1, Redtarsh Neel and Miss Murray Neel, New York; M. Low Nel- gon, United States; Mra. Palmer and family, New York; Louis l. Plant, St. Louis; Mrs. Remington and family and Miss C. Saltenstall, United States; General D. ‘Tyler, Miss Tyler and Mrs. Ii. Tyler, New York; Mrs, Charles Walker and family, Chicago; Mr. Wickersham ond famtiy, Unitea States; Charles Wiggins, Miss Wiggins and Charies Wiggins, Jr, it. Louis, St ist of Americans registered at the oMces of Messrs. Robert Thode & Co., American bankers. Berlin, during the week ending November 1:—Wwil- iam P. Alexander, Springfield, Mass.; Mr, and Mrs. ©._F. Bergen, New York; David Buck and family, Boston; Francis Clarke, Brooklyn; W. Ww. Curtin, Philadelphia; Giraud Graham, New York; F, Warren Greene, Brooklyn; Washington Hasing, Chicago; Clarence Holliday and G. W. Hosmer, New York; A. D. Jessup, Philadelphia; William 3. Siis- bee, Boston; John ©. Smack, New Brunswick; Charles A. Smith, Columbus; Dr. Joseph A. White, Baltimore; Mr. and Mrs. George EK. they, Oak: land, Cal.; Mrs. J.'B. Woedbury, Norwalk, Conn; M. W. Wyeth and family, St. Joseph, Mo. DEPARTURES FOR EUROPE, ND Havne—Steamsbip Lafavette—Petro do nore Mrs, Fernique, Mr. Sauder, Emile Ouray Dr. Gilte- any Adoiphe Well, "Mr. Nichol, Mr, Lew, Mr, Guenguand, Frederic, Mr. Jecker, Mr. » Mr. Bir. Lebiond, Mr, Ere serie errands Mi. Maneclon, Mesite, ue ‘orey, Sou ays rate, Jepy, King, Lemme, 'rhiebaut, Baidens ni) Berger, Fechier, Roger, Moliner, and J. Forenty Mra. Josephine Toudi Messrs, Lezros, Perrok, Laudet, P. Car- ntier, Noel Colin, Tesidinet, ‘0. Deparag Pe Genordy, Kt. neq 3... Declerg, J. sam, Enile ‘armentier, rmiva, Pierre Barrillier, er Chaput, “gt Crust, Chaselnas Se Boni: x 3 Eizry, Age fmbuaet couardy Marchal, ‘Franek, de Met: Pi b. Zdauowler, E. i Sea Reettnek, Noy. 0, Blents, ig Patol’ 8: , L, Brememann, Anthony Jhandovel, Tessate, Uvjotor Waraite and bra, Madeline Rougnotte, xp Ltvenpoot-—Steamship City of Cork—Misn BALTAX see twining. and. maid, Mise Ross, Mise anny Spike, Mrs, J.B, Williams and two H. F Milder, Charles MeCausiaad, James ‘Rogers and Mr. Stabb. A HaNpSome INcome.—General Mahone, who bas just been elected president of the Atlantic, Missts- sippi and Ohio Railread Company, with & salary of A MANIAC MURDERESS. The Bloody Hand of In- sanity. A Mother Murders Her Youngest Born in a Tenement House—Narrative of the Crime— Her Arrest and Affliction of the Fam- ily—Scenes at the Station House—The Inquest—Anothor Lunatic Proclaimed. A heart-broken father, an ingane wife, a doctor, a coroner, a jury, afflicted relatives and a few sym- pathizing bystanders congregatea yesterday at the Sixteenth precinct station house It was @ sad acene, but the object of the assemblage was sadder still—an inquest on the body o! a murdered child, the blood-stained hand being that of the mother that gave tt birth. Such sights are not rare in this great city, yet sel- dom has a more heartrending spectacle presented itself than that beheld yesterday. Margaret Adair, Q delloate-looking woman, just about the prime of life, but upon whose slender form time and circum- stances had not dealt generously, was Joined in wed- lock to Willlam Moore, some eight years ago, Mar- garet was a native of Ircladd and was sald to be respectably connected. Her husband, a *longshore- man, worked on the plers and was occasionally compelled to be absent frem his little home at 331 West Twenty-sixth street, sometimes two or three days in succession. But thia fact does not seem to have caused dissension, and from all accounts tho family—for there were a little boy and two girls, aged seven, five and two years—lived harmoniously up to Tuesday night, when a TERRIBLE DOMBSTIO TRAGEDY destroyed its peace—perhaps forever. The youngest child, tbat should have been the pet and pride of the little circle, was sacrificed by its mother, and wail- ing and weeping came where happiness had reigned aupreme. ‘rhe story, as narrated at the inquest in the station house, was indeed heartrending, In the little office off the sergeant’s desk, before which many a cul- prit has bowed his head—in the little office the inquiry touching the death of the innocent one was to be held. A table covered with paper, writing materials and a few journals stood in the ceutre, There were afew chairs scattered here and there. A cheerful fire burned brightly in the grate, throwing out a com- fortable glow around the room. - The Coroner, docter and police captain Were there walling patiently for the witnesses, But there was another occupant in the ofilce for Whom the gladdening heat had uo comfort—one who was deaf to the sweet warbling of birds, blind to tie beauties of the clear, blue vault above, impervious tothe delightful influence of @ bright, crisp, au- tumnal day—one estranged from home, who should never again listen to the gleeful prattle of her tn ant child, heretofore the moat ENRAPTURING MUSIO to her ear. Margaret Moore sat near the fire, gazing vacantly at the red-hot coals, Sho was a prisoner, and was unconsciously awaiting the result of the in- quest, Occasionally the poor woman stared around. It was a half-inquisitive, longing, meaningless look. Her hands were clasped, but now and then she nervously rubbed them and plucked at her faded lack dress, Even one night in prison seemed to ave had its effect upen her, Her face was hag- gard-looking, and the deceptive rosy tin; sumption had begun to settle on her chee Poor women, the outecs 01 deep compassion, sat there to ovrjias any husband come?” she suddenly askea “Has my husband come?’ she suddenly asked, as if aroused from % reverie. " # fe. familiarly replicd Captain “Not yet, Maggie,’ Petty, adding, ima soothing toxe; “ue'll be ‘here soon.” By and by the door of the station house opened, and the tramp of many fect warned the Coroner that the witnesses were at hand. In a few moments they were at the office, and the first to enter wag William Moore, What ® meeting ef man and wife—the one, head and heart racked with grief and anguish; the other the murderer of thelr infant childj! ‘The look that passea between them was patnful to all who saw it There was no anger in the busband’s gaze—distress was its promi- nent characteristic, 5 “Do you feel any better, Maggio 1” he inguired, with mingied tones of despair and affection, ‘There was no answer, but she looked at him long and earnestly. In followed her brother, Robert Adatr, and her little niece Mary, together witn a few friends ana a police oficer. The room was nearly full. With the wonted formality the Coroner anid the doctor set about their work. where 13 a startling coldness at all inquests, no matter how ter- Thiele the crime or harrowing the circumstances. So many similar scenea are enacted that men daily en- gaged in the ofilcial routine of an inquest—medical men, coroners, jurtes and the poliee—seem to bave little time for sympathy, but instiactively proceed to business. And 60 therewas no delay. Tuo jury was empanelied. Up went their bands and they swore to render & verdict according to the eviden Next in order was the viewing of tie body. Accom: panied by the Coroner the jury descended in single file down the steps that lea to the cells below. it Was a dark place, in which many a felon had been caged, with little prospect of escape, a3 the large, iron-barred door could testify. Up in the remotest cell to the leit the jury made their way, and there a spectacle met thelr gaze that ‘. APPALLED THE STOUTEST MART. Through a little window the light of day came | streaming, disclosing to view the body of the tnne- cent victim in ali its gore. Jt lay upon a bench and was slightly covered. At the sigot of the tatal and horrid gash across the throat, with the blood crisp and hardened around the spot and over a portion of the Jace, the jury shuddered. Not a word was spoken, Each man was wrappea up in paintul thought. Ke-entering the office, the inquest was com- menced. The prisoner preserved the saine vacant look as before, occasionally glancing at hor husband and niece. The Corouer first summoned William Moore to tell his story. The poor fellow was deeply agitated. THe did not weep, but his griof was Not the less sincere. The reguiar type of & plain, honest ‘longshoreman, he took his seat op- pee ee desk, and somewhat nervously twirling | 1s hat in his hand, and with a voice tremulous with emoilon, he irankly began his tale. On Sunday night last he got orders to goto work, He went accordingly, Worked all that night and next day, and arrived at hoine about eleven o'clock on Mon- day night. When lio came to the house be knocked at ihe door (the apartments occupied py the iamiiy were the. two front rooms on the third floor of a tenement house). His wife auswered from the Inside, “You can go where you were all night,” and Kept him waiting about seven minutes— @ thing she never did beiore. After letting him in she asked Lum wh.t men ho had been walking with, for, addca she, ‘I’ve been watching you from the window and saw you going up and down the strect with men making up & plot to carry me away.’ But he told hor there was ao such thiog and thought, moreover, there was something the matter with her. Botn retired, Next morning she was diiatory in making the breakrast and seemed to regard the ctock intently for some time, saying, “Come nere till you hear the clock speaking to me.” She did not, light the fre as usual, and appeared to be uncon- scious of her acts, He made breakfast himself and went away, nor did he return until about ten o'clock in the evening, the imtclligence of the dreadful event having been communicated to him by lus brother-in-law. He first went home and thence to the station house to see the child. His | wiie (the prisoner) had acted very strangely at | times and had had frequent attacks, during wuici | she seemed not te know what she was dolug. Bub he had never heard her talk about kfiling herself or anybody else. ‘The weapon used in murdering the child was his razor, which always Jay on top of the closet. His wife, he said, had ever been a very tem- perate woman. Daring thé recital of the foregoing the Witness was Visibly affected. The next witness was Mary Adair, a bright little girl about fourteen ears old, and niece of the prisoner. She gave her evidence clearly and without hesitation, setiing forth that she lived at No 2 West Twenty-elghth street. She went to se@ hor aunt at hali-past three o’clock on Tuesday, and found her sitting in the rocking chair lamenting and crylug out that she was going to be arrested. Her aunt then told her that when she was combing her hair she heard the woman in the next room saying | ‘nat she had stabbed her child. She added, more- ey that when looking out of the window sle saw about TWO THOUSAND CHILDREN going down Eigiith avenue en boards; that a car- Tiage came, wiih two or three little girls, aud wok the baby of the woman next door ne hospital. Beginning to cry and walk about the reem her aunt | got a brown eversack and put it on the baby, saying 1% was the last tine she would ge 0 becanse they were going to take her away. eraunt did not harm the chud, but, becoming frightened, she (the witness) ran away. ‘The evi- aencs offered by Kobert Adair, the prisoner's br ther, showed that he was at her house on Monday evening, when be thought she did not look well & a acted sirangely, He wont off to finish his work, and reuraed laterin the eventng. Upon gree lus sister’s room he found her sitting in the rocking chair and the dead baby on the floor, covered te nh biood, about three feet from her, He inquired who had done the deed, and she sald she had committed 00, 13 also president of the Norfolk and Peters- paty'taurond, which pays $6,000; the Southside Railroad, which pays $9,000, aud the Virginia aud Wenneasee Railroad, which pays $3,000. In adaition Zadock Fuller, of Garretavilie, Otsego county, and stated that he Is ia twenty-nine years of age. (Smith is forty.) The authorities being satisfed that he was the wrong man at once discharged him, and so ended onc of a dozen canards about the arrest of the roadside murdover of Tlater county. nia, he fa president of the Virginia and Kentuc! Ratiroad, ana, we belleve, superintendent of one ot two of theso raulroads, though we are noq informed what salary 18 attached to toese ofices, uly, the General's lines trave fallen tu pleasant places. —Yor- Pork Journab. Nav. Uy i. He picked wp a razor, closed it and lad it oh the table,” His sister being evi- dently. “convuised, he was compelled to take fold of her; she jumped up and down and “ mother had boen idwane on four oF LYE oocasions, but no lives were ever taken by nay his relatives. The testimony of wil be ongeaive, gud that the woman was his evi 7 hom = have made an comammloatoa” of tas hogy deceased and found it weil nourished and appa- rent, nealieay {here was a clean incised wound of ding ail the yi left side ahd tratiny cod penetrating to right side, which vessel ras Dane cs vessels in the artery on the woul; The made an examination th v0 us Margaret Moore and found her to be fuifering from insanity; from tie short tine allowed me tor exami. nation I cannotstate the exact type of the disease, but judging from the lesttmony ‘and what 1 have seon Ol er, ie at whe is suit hemociial mani. testi 1 aap ai ‘This brought the testimony toa close. Dur Tecital of tho narrative the prisoner was soon gle unconscious of her position, At the termination of the sridenae she spoke to her little niece, but per words Wevny areas Wate Coroner ee y Y jury, who, slightest hestiation, returned 2? 2% Wituout tho follows:—""We find that Sarai 2 as follows:—* jarah Moore death by morrhage (rom an incised Wwoann ae ie throat inflicted by her mother, Margaret Moore, oat eat ten t, on the 16th day of No- ‘This was the end of tt, ‘The of the prisouer tried to fell upon her cay ‘was useless, an yhe See roman: was hi 4 ouse for the ni and will t poua rere ae o-day be sent to the ———______ FREE TRADE (H SHIPS—MR, POTTER'S CEFENCE. NeW ROCHELLE, Nov. 15, 1870, To THE EpiTOR OF Toe HERALD:— 4n an cditorialin the HgRALp of yesterday it is stated that a bill authorizing the issuing of American regiaters to foreign bottoms would-have passed at the last session of Congress had it not been for “fille bustering”’ by Senator Bayard in tne Senate and by myself in the House, who, you state, ‘combined to protract J#gisiation on the bill until the adjourn. ment.’’ This is an entire mistake, Imade no mo- tion whatever and took no action to protract legis. lation on the subject. Indeed, 1 myself introduced into the House a joint rosolution corresponding to the bill before the Senate which Sevator Bayard opposed there. That bill provided for free materials for ships butit in this country for tore!gn trade, and also for free stores and coal for such ships and for the free admission and regtsiry, in the Giscretion of the Secretary of the Treasary, of iron ships for tha Atlantic foreign trade, But the bill coasidered by the House wasa very different bill, ‘That bill—reported by Mr. Schenck— was a naked bill for the admission to registry of foreign built tron steamers, no amendment to which was allowed to be offered, 1 agroe with the Hunaup, “that iree trade in aliaost everything would be capital ge es the whole country, if we could ge ? But a law authorizing the frea registry of for- eign bottoms, without any provision for free mate. piel yep which to build ships here, would bave ea. tablished, not {reo trade, but a premium agamsg merican industry, and would then have beeu, as I honght, not an advantage but an injury te Amert. cam commerce, For this reason, and this only, L opposed Mr. Schenek’s bill, although 1 took no mea- sures to prevent a vote upon it. Your obedient sere vant. CLARKSON N. POTTER. HIGHWAY ROBSERY IN DUTCHESS COUNTY. oy , Was irom hemo: husband and relatives but their words eak to 4 withot Pe effect, re A Dutchess County Farmor Robbed and Thrown Into a Cre Robert R. Butts, of Dover, was on Tnur day evene ing last assaulted, robbed and throwa ints Waisaic creek, The particulars, as related by him to tho editor of the Amenta Times, are as follows:— On Tuesday evening he received at Albany a large re onary m money for butter; he had also the day bei fore the assault been collecting meat bills about home, having also previonsly beov in the butch- ering business. On Thursday evening, just before dusk, he went to hi3 uncle's house, Jackson Butts’, about & quarter of a milo away, to scttlo up some matters of business, but finding his uncle otherwise engaged he started to retarn. It was on his return the rufians attacked him. Walking along carelessly with his hands ia his pockets, tho first he noticed a man stepped in frontof him and asked him where he was going. He replixd to tae efiect thatit made no difference, Thereupon the man lald hold upon him, Instantly another man stepped up froin behiad, before unseen, and struck Mr, Butts twice in the face. Shounng for assistance, he was kicked violently by the man in front, seized by both anda dragged over a pair of bars by the roadside. Here both men presented pistols and compelled him to’ Keep stil, They them Look him across a lot to the bank of the river, where they rifled his pockets end threw him ever a steep bank into the river. Mr. Butts then swam across the river into the dorkness of the opposite bank. and eoncealed tim- self there. The rufiaus watched for a Jong time, but not being able to see Into the darkness, probably concluded their victim was out of the way, and thereupon proceeded down the river, Mr. Butts, as might have been expected, was thoroughly cou- fused, and this togeilicr with his hurts prevented his taking immediate sieps for thelr apprehension, even after he was secure of his life. A futile search was made the same evening, and since a developed plan has been set on foot by detectives. As yet no decisive clue has been made public, The rufisns are thus described:—One of them was abont five feet efght inches high, witha mustache and goatee, The other about five feet four inches high, with chin whiskers. Both wore black clothes, black felt hats, low crowns and narrow brims. Mr. Butts has of- fered a reward of $600 for the apprehension ot the robbers. ‘The amount taken by them was between $475 and $480, mostly in United States currency. MISCELEANZOUS FOREIGN ITEM. A Masonic lodge is to be opened at Ahaura, Gray River, New Zealand. General Tom Thunb and wife, Commodore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren were in Sydney, New South Wales, September 30, The ancient, cities of Ceylon are velnm explored, photographed, planned gna descrived by members Of the Archwojogical Cominitt A new gold field has been discovered near Ballina, Australia, Payabi has been found In patches along the beach, a little above high water mark, An Anglican clergyman, named the Rev. W. Floyd, proceeds to Feejee, under the ces of the Metro- Politan and the Bishop of Meibourne, Australia. It 15 stated that 1p the quare mile in the East of 1 in palaces and public houses, taking from the poor, on & moderate esumate, £450,600 a year, A new screw frigate, to be ealied the Raleigh, will shortly be commeuced at Chatham dockyard, Bug- land. This verse}, which will be of 0 tons, with engines of §90 he power, will be coustructed of tron sheathe with wood, There has heen n Scotland on the east coast of pension of ihe herring cS ues belag the 3 Were closed ior Nor the greater part of the season. The Birminghan (Eng! commissioner Into the re sont a special the working of the among the trades. The first Jigut an amount of misery trade in Dudley periecily hear The Gorman ents of have formed a club, the pr: those of their by sickness Oo! who are in distressed circemstanees, and the secondary ovject, the formation of a libravy and singing class, In reference to the appointment of a successor to the late Roman Catho' sishop of Southwark, Fng- land, Dr. Grant, the Chapter of St. George’s Cathe- dyal nave recommended to Rome the Right Rev. Dr Weathers, of Hammersmith: Canon Bamber, of Bermondsey, and Canon Dauell, of Southwark. At a preliminary meeting of Germans, held In Westport, New Zealand, to raise funds to aid the wives and childven of thel battle, tae sum of £16 16s, was collected, and tt Is expected tho funds from the small community of Germans resident ta the neighborigod will reach at least £60. Many unpatd letters are forwarded from time to time to the French pi ners of war in Germany, who are tus opliged to pay the pestage. ry are seldom possessed of nore money than they know what to do with, those who write to them from abroad would do weil to prepay thelr letters aa far ‘as une frontier of the North Gevman Confederation. The number of inhabitants of Berlin belonging to. the reserve of landwehr, who have been called on for service & thirty-five thousand, or nearly five per cent of the pepulation, ‘?his, however, 18 considera- bly above the average of the whole country. More than thirteen Fionsanl of their wives, having no means of support, have to be maintained by the elty. Stynor Sella, the Italian Commisstoner, spent his. one diay in Rome in visiting the Quirinal, the Villa Aibam and the principal ecclesiastical butidings in the city and tts euvirons, with the yew of ascertain~ ing hew they coutd be adapted, ta as short a time a6 possible, to the requirementa bf & capital. At the Quirmaal he was ok admitted into the Pontificad apartments, and it seems deenital whether the Vila ‘Aibani can be parchased for the King, ‘as Prince Tor- louia shows nv disposition to part with It. The accousts for 184) of the thirteen gas compa- nies by Waich London 38 lighted have beea pub- Mshed. The anthorized capital of the thirteen come pantes isAbout 21,500,000, Tae quantity of gas sola daring Foe year is nearly nine thousand million cubie [vet and the aggregat™ amount received by the comprAnies for public hghting and for lighting by contyAct, £222,000, ‘The companies have taxen dur. to afford assistan who may be over’ € Struggled, when after some efforts he got her In his arms and put her ito the bedroom; he turned the key In the door in order tit ‘assistance, but just ‘as he was going out he saff that she had ESQAPED THRGUGH TH! Te again held her, ‘ana, givit cor Was atuckly in, dtendinea, WINDOW. the alarm, an nero was Lnsattty paste Year about 1,250,000 tons of coal. ‘The price tL Avhicih four-fifths ‘of the Ras 1a supplied 1s four slings, the remainder belug canuel iy! at five Abuiings ‘and six pence por thousand cupic feet, an the supplies by the Soutt etropolitan eey a three shillings and two pence and three shutings an four pence, and by the Independant “99, Ag10any AL turee shllungs gud four peace, |