The New York Herald Newspaper, December 7, 1870, Page 7

\gress? Mr. Sumzor is spending his own timo nd the time of Congress uselessly and badly by bringing forward bis currency nostrum ‘again, ‘Let well alone,” should be the motto ud policy of the government with regard to fis matter. The War in South America. The news published in this morning’s , a3 wellas the letters from our cor- respondent in Rio Janelro published yester- ‘ay, show that the state of affairs in tthe Argentine and Urugnay republics ta ost turbulent, While the Argentine rebels fine their operations to the Entre Rios, a ‘State comparatively isolated from the rest of the confederation by reason of its location, the ‘Uruguayan revoludonists have proven so suc- eessful fa their opposition to the national troops that they have marohed up to the very walls of Montevideo and completely invested it. Another dissimilarity also presents itself in the aspect of the revolutions at present going onin the two countries. the Argentine General Rivas, which was published in yesterdsy’s, Herarp, it will be seen that the Entre Rios rebels ‘were defeated in the battle of Santa Rosa, which occurred on the 12th of October, Though beaten, however, the rebels oxhibiied ‘0 degrce of dstermiaation which, directed as Jt was with considerable skill, proves them to be enemies sot to b> despised. Their army is still preservel, and though it is somewhat roduced by discase, desertion and the inevi- table destruction which war entails, it is still 4n a condition to disturb the peace of the State and embarrass the administration of law and order, The Uruguayan government has been by no means as successful, The whole ro- public suffers, The bold movements of the rebels, the ability with which their generals planaed their designs, and the ability with waich these designs were executed have completely puzzled the commanders of the national forces, ‘The capital of th» republic is surrounded with @n armed foe, and though that foe is inefti- ciently supplied with arms and is deficient in many respects, fear prevails that the city will have to surrender and the government be obliged to make the best terms it can with the enemies of the nation. It will thus be seen that two of the South American republics, possessing wilhia themselves rich mines of Wealth, are emvarrassed and impoverished by reason of the treason of their own citizons, These revolutions are the curse of the South American coustries, Happily Peru, Chile and Bolivia are uwaking to this fact, and those periodical revolutions are fast dying out within their limits, The increasing pros- perity of the Argentine repnblic leads us to hope that that country too will be relieved of the difficulties which now perplex but do not delay its progress, Uruguay and Paraguay must also joia ia the prosperous movement of peace. We look for such an event as the re- sult, of tho labors of science, commerce and Indasiry now going forward throughout the whole Continent of South America, * Opera Bouffe and the French Nation. Offeabach, though not a Frenchman by race, fs one by nature, Ia his opéras bousfes he has hit the taste and reflected the character of the French—.hat is, the French of Paris and the other cities of France—and to a great extent the Wrench everywhere, These opéras bouffes are gay, light, sensual and frivolous and are made attractive by the refinement of art in music and the spectacle. The immorality and demoralizing influence were hidden in part, as the vice of Paris has always been, by a sort of gay and refined abandon. Thus the grossness and bad effects are lost sight of in a great measure except to minds of a thoughtful and serious turn. But apart from the sparkling music how frivolous and trashy is tha opéra bouge. Take, for instance, ‘Les Brigands,” now performed at the Fisk Opera House. What a mass of nonsense! Jn place of wit or genuine humor there is nothing but monkey- like grimaces and contortions, and these very much overdone, to catch the applause of silly young men and sensual ‘“‘old boys.” It is the veriest childishness, without the freshness, simplicity and origi nality pertaining to children, It is not a whit better than, if as good as, the monkey shows In tho streets. Wo are happy to say that not many Am-rican ladies attend these specta- cles. The audiences are composed mostly of gay youths and ‘‘old boys.” These opéras douffes are imported from France, where they became popular, and have had a brief run here with the cosmopolitan population of our city, but they are neither indigenous nor adapted to America. Indeed, we should be sorry to think they could become a permanent amusement to our people, But the poixt we would make is, how can a nation which is ‘pleased with a rattle and tickled with a straw” maintain its position in this practical and earnest age of the world? A nation, the most striking characteristics of which are frivolity and sensuality, however these may be covered up by art or a species of refinement, must fall back before the more se- rious, practical and earnest nations. Opéra bouffe, either in the theatres or in political and social life, is not in accordance with the spirit of the age and can only be shortlived. The Emperor Louis Napoleon was the master and greatest actor of opéra boujfe in political affairs. He was always acting a part, and rarely ingenuous, trathful or honest in what he said or did. His fall was tho consequence, Tho republican provisional goverament of France, though much more in earnest, and having good reason to be so, is following to some extent his example. Io place of truth, sincerity and looking at the stern facts before it directly in the face, wa see a great deal of gasconading, pretence and deception, This is, in fact, ao sort of op ra bouffe in war, though divested of much of the silly frivolity of what is seen in the theatre. Need we wonder, then, that the French have beea overcome by the blunt, earnest, sober and practical Germans? None admire the courage, fine taste, artistic skill, refinement, scientific achievements and theo- retic progressive ideas of the French more than we do, Indeed, we should regard the disruption of this nation, which possesses so many flue qualities—qualities so useful to our modern civilization—as a great misfortune to the world. Nor can we look upon the relent- less and unnecessary war of monarchical Prussia upon the nascent republic of France Without reprobation. Still itis evident that tho From the report of Y NEW YORK HEXALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. cbaracter of the French must become modified and improved—must become less frivolous, more moral, earnest and practical, or France cannot maintain the position it has held among the nations of the world. May we not hope that the dreadful lessons that unhappy country is receiving may instruct the people and improve their character? There is in them and their country every element of a great nation. {It only remains to discard opéra bouf’e in social life, in politics, in war and in everything else and to become earnest and practical in accordance with the spirit and progress of the age. Poputar LEoruRES.—The lecture season opens as briskly as if New York and not Boston had claimed to be tae intellectual “hub of the universe,” At Asseciation Hall Jeba G. Saxe lectured, Monday evening, on “Yankeo Land,” and Kate Field, last ovening, on ‘Pickens ;” Professor Doremus will deliver, Thursday evening, the second of his lectures on the ‘Triumphs of Modera Science,” and Professor Flint, Friday evening, the second of his on “Physiology.” Rey, Dr, Potter lectured, Monday evening, at St, Ann's eburch, on ‘‘The Tyranny of Respectabilily,” and Horace Greeley was announced to read a paper on ‘Tie American Desert,” last even- ing, in the library of the New York Historical Society, To-night Olive Logan will lecture on “The Bright Side,” at Steinway Mall. Perhaps the most encouraging feature of our newly opened lecture season is that scientific lectures—like those of Professors Doremns and Flint—prove to be very properly classed among popular lectures, Tox Coan Miners’ SremKks.—Between thirty and forty thousand miners, at Scranton, Pa., have struck against a proposed reduction of their wages, and have ceased work, They refuse all compromise, and m'ning operations have consequently ceased. Even if the strike has not been originated for the purpose of “pulling” coal, the managers of the coal mines are likely to foster it fox that purpose. The winter bids fair, through the merciful dispensation of Providence, to b2 unusually mild, and the poor, consequently, aro not likely to suffer so much by such an ill-timed “bulling” operation, nor is the price of coal likely to rise to such a fabulous price a3 the purveyors of the strike evidently intended. Hayrren Rrrort or Dominican Trovnies.— It is nothing new for us to receive reports of the troubles in St. Domingo, and there is certainly nothing surprising that at this particular time we should be informed from Haytien sources that the province of Cibao is in arms against Baez, It may be so—and what if itis? The greater the necessity of annexation. Tie United States can give to the Dominican people a good stable government, one which will make tho {sland and the people prosperous, This is moro than either President Baez or Cabral and bis clique can give, with'all thelr patriotism. Personal Intelligence. General Morrell, of the United States Army, is 80- jJourning at the Everett Rouge. Btate Senator Hardenbergh, of New York, ts at the Metropolitan Hotel, where he will remain a few days. Mr. Hallet Kelbourn, of the elty goverament at Washington, has arrived at the Graud Central Hotel. Mr. George B. Young, editor and proprictor of the New Orleans Picayune, is stopping at the St, Ven.s Hotel. M. Perthemy, lately French Minister to Washing- ton, came to the city yesterday and has apartme.ts atthe Westminster Hotel. He will sail to-morrow for France. Governor Warmoth, of Louisiana, left the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday for Washington. Hon. 8. B. Graves, from England, is among the latest arrtvals at the Grand Contral Hotel, General T. Scalar, from Montana, arrived at the Metropolitan Hotel yesterday, and will sail for Eng- land on Thursday, Mr. and Mrs, Theodore Cozzens, of West Point, are staying at the Clarendon Hotel. Mr. George W. Garrison, manager of the Crosby Opera House, Chicago, is sojourning fora few days ‘at the Everett House. Colonel Lloyd D. Waddell, of Savannah, is staying ft the St. Dents Hotel. Rev. Titus and wife, the missionaries of the Sand- Wich Islands, have left the Everett House, and are ‘the guests of Mr. S, Ely, 26 West Twenty-sixth street, Governor RK. M. Price, of New Jersey, came to the city yesterday, and put up at the St. James Hotel. General Huil Fanton, of the Spanish Army, has arnived from Havana, and is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Major W. W. Benjamin, of the Military School of Sing Sing, has taken quarters at the Everott House, METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. Tuesday, Dec.6 —11:35 P.M. Wan DEPARTMENT, } SIGNAL Service, UNITED Srares ARMY. pe [sa] Place of Obeer-} 3% | 53 Fores of tha |State of the ion. i Sg 37 Wind. Weather. cah | Fs 30) W. | Very brink, | Fair, Light rain, fat | COMMON SENSE IN JERSEY, The Sunday Horse Car Special Election Triumph of the People Over Bigotry and Fanaticism. ‘The pretty, thriving town of Orange, N. J., made a step in the right direction yesterday, and despite the bitter and determined opposition of the so-called enlightened tind intelligent classes of the place, in- cluding most of the clergymen. In accordance with @ resolution passed some time ago by the Common Counctt o special election was held to Qetermine by a vote of the people whether the horse cars that ply be- tweeen Orange and Newark every week day should ron on Sundays or not. For weeks past ® great hue and cry was mhde by the clergymen, the Young Men’s Christian Association and “Laliah Rookh’s” weakly pubilcation about the “ram- pant rowdyism, wickodness and desecration’ which they predicted was sure to ensue irom the running of the cars, and yesterday a vigorous eifort was made by these parlies to defeat the measure, but the peopie, determined not to be cajoled and hoodwinked by these bigots and fanatics, railed to the polls, and by two-thirds vore declared oe soar t for the measure of progress. Of the entire vote polled 1,222 916 were tn favor iv 306 against running. Among those particularly zealous for the measure Was the liberal-minded Councilman Bygncr, whose etlorts were unceasing. The people are jubliant over their victory. wile thar Gilad fiends keep de- gidedly close. TRURGRAPHY NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD| Tho Empress cf France Visits Victoria. THE EMPRESS AND THE QUEEN. Engonle’s Vinit to Windsor, Lonvow, Dec, 6—Evening. The Empress Engchie visited Quecn Victoria ot Windsor Castle to-aay, ENGLAND. States Mission~Leave Taking at Court. LoNvoN, Dee. 5, 1870, Mr. Motley had a farewell audeuco with the Queen at threo P, M. on Tuesday, Mr. Moran takes charge of the United States Le- gation. = Haytion Report of a Rising Against Baex, 81. Domingo, Novy, 25, 1870. The Haytiens report (he province of Clbao in arms Qgainst Baez. It is rumored that the pretended de foat of Cabral was, on the contrary, a viciory. Baez left the capital on the 17th for the southern portion of the republic, Daeg issued a decree ordering that the State warrants should pass for their real value. Showid they suffer a discount they will be taken at tho Treasury only for the prioe st which they shau have been discounts To's measure produced dis content among merchants who were speculating on the warrants, The people are awalting Grant's message. The couservative and wealthy classes Lope the United States will not abandon the annexation scheme, HAYTI. Tho Republic Quici~ Speclo Payments Versus Paper Ourrency—Will the Paper Be With- drawn? Serres 871. DOMINGO, PoRT-AU-PRINCE, Nov. 25, 1870, 1a HAVANA, The republic is quict, Some agitation in relation to the proposed withdrawal of the paper currency and the introduction of syecie. Forelyn merchauts object, as the withdrawal of tho paper money will check speculation. ‘Tho government Maintains the com rules. Cazenan has gone to Jamate; ST. THOMAS. prevalis Arrival of ir Caurles Brig pecition, St. Tomas, via Mavana, Dec, 1, 1870. Sir Charies Pright’s cable exped has arrivea, They will lay acable from hero to Puerto Rico and theno> to Jamaica. PORTO RICO. nt’y Cable Ex. Promising Harvest—ihe Mauufacture of Suxor, SAN JUAN, via Tavana, Dec. 1, 1870, The crops promise to be abun™ant. Coloacl Stewart, of Louisiana, has introduced a new ma- ehinery for mannfacturing sugar, The new system will probably be adopted threazh the whole island. VENEZUELA. Movements of the Government and Reve. lutionary Forces—Condition of the Rebel Fleet. CARACAS, Via HAVANA, Noy. 25, 1870. General Venancio, of the party of Guzman, has captare. Coro after seven days’ fighting. General Pulgar’s army is marching on Maracatbo, The revolutionary fleet is anchored of Puerto Cabello without coal, and some of tiew are partially disabled, The triumph of Guzman is now considered an ac- complished fact. Tho steamer Virgin is still at Puerto Cabello. It is rumored she paced herself at the disposal of the Venezuelan government, and in that caso would hoist the Venezuelan flag. The Venezuelan war vessel Oriente has gone to St. Tuomas for repairs, DOMINION OF CANADA. Comments of the Provinci: | Press on Presi- devt Granv’s Message. TORONTO, Dec. 6, 1870, The papers this morning, commenting on the President’s message, say, in reference to the enforce. ment of Canadian rights in the Gulf of St, Lawrence, thas The President does not found his objections against the action of our government upon the seizure of vessels actually engaged 1n fishing within the forbidden boundaries, but on seizures ind examt- nations of vessels suspected of design to violate the regulations of the Canadian goverment. He states thai woile the Canadian act permits of such seizures and exaininations the jaw has not yet been put in force, and he is resolved to postpene action anti! an actual offence has been given. Whether such seizures and examinations form a necas- sary part of the police duty of our navy 18 @ question for the goverament to consiler. Wo need haidly say, however, that if these proceedings are necessary to the driving out of in- truders upon our waters the law ought to be en- Jorced, Whaiever objections may be made by the American government. ‘the teats of re‘aiiation | which the Presideut holds out that Canadian ves- sels will be refused admiss.on into American ports, | and that the bonded system, as it is called, under which Canadian merchandise passes through the United tates, 1s to be suspended, will Hot have the sightest elect in preventing the assertion of tne just rights of Canada in the waters of the Gulf, Tie number of Canadian vessels entermg American ports is quite insignificant. ‘The stoppage of the bonding Bysiem = =linught «cause = seiue inconvenience to individuals in Canada, but it would enoriwousiy benefit other parties; ana the chief injury would faii upon the American transportation lines. President Grant may try these measures Of coercion whenever he likes. He Will not cause the people of Canada to abate their chiims one jot or ulle. ‘The President asserts the right of the United States to the free navigat.on of the St. Lawrence. Jt 13 hardly worth while to dis- pute this claim, Whatever rights the American peoplo may posssss to the navigation of the river they certainly have none to the canals along 1s banks. Whenever a request has been made to per. mit the passage of an American vessel down the river it bas always been granted, and the President can hardly aliege, therefore, that the eight States on the lakes, of which he makes so much, havo been seriously Injured by a denial of his claim, It ig in coining up the river, Wwe beg to inform itis Ex- ceilency, that the trouble arises, Perhaps he has never made the trip from Kingston to Montreal, We assure him that without the use of our canais the Amoricans would obtain wonderfully iitile ad- vantage from the free navigation of the St. Law- rence. An American Fisuing Schooner Forfeited. HALiFax, Dec, 6, 1870. ‘The American fishing schooner Wampthuck, which Was sized on the 27th of June last for violating the treaty of 1813, and the Fishing laws, and which was referred to the Vice Admirai Court here, was for- feited to-day, together with ler stores, cargo, Ac, ARKETS. EUROPEAN M mt AVERPOOL COTTON MARKFT.—LIVERPOOr, Dec. b—4:80 P.M.—Uotton closed dull. Middling uplands, #34. ; middling joot ap 24,000 bales, in- export, Spirits turp Lonpoy, Dec. 5 —4:0 Od. 486, 64. American 1 Orleans, Ysid. The sales of the Gay chug 120,000 for speculation ani hops quiet. PETROLEUM MAR closed quit. WOT DESO YET. Mr. Pullen, the white max who was shot last,Avoek | by an elderly colored man named Nixon, In the vil- lage of Cranberry, N. J, is not dead yet, the statement in all_~— the. “metropol! tan papers except the HERALD ‘yesterday t the contrary notwithstanding, Jer Contra he is ree ported to be considerab y improves so that hopes are now enieriamed of his witimats recovery, 16 is f'so stated now that Nixon was, terribly beaten be- Tara a used WAG revolver, te ARIZONA. Completion of the Wagon Wind to New Mexico—Arrival of Immizranis~Incian De= predations, SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 6, 1876, Advioes to the 20th of November from Prescott, Ar.gona, bave been recetved. The military wagon Toad trom Prescott to Mexico has been completed. Many Texan famiiies had arrived, via the vurty- fiith parallel route, at Prescott. It is reported that a large band of Apaches. sily armed, had attacked the seulement of Walnut Grove, on tbe Massyampa river, and rup off eieven hundred cattle, UTAH. Horrible Crimes Fearfully Exptated. Sar LAKE, Dec. 6, 1870, The following despateh bas been rece ved from Nephi, Utah, dated De Richard Sopher and Aatoine Vustardie, were ar- rested, charged with committing rape on their step-daughiers, whose ages ave ten, eleven, twelve and thirteen years, both the men having married women Who had el on by former husbands, The prisoners mac uiessions of ther guilt, and while being, conveyed to prison under guard they gave a yeli ond, springtog out of the wagon, ran away, Ihe guard pursuing and calling on them to stop. ‘Lhe prisoners paid no attention to ther de- mands, aud the guard fred, bringing them down, The prisouers died s afterwards, THES WLSTPOAT (1A55.) BURCHERY. The Decs Counaltted by a Couple of Colored Boyw—Soth of tho Young Murderers Ax- rested—A Fall Coufession of the Crime--a Horriblo story of Youth'al Depravity. New Bupyorp, Mass., Dec. 6, 1870. The werrible tragedy at Westport Head, in which ola Benjainin Howard was so cruelly murdered and butchered, has already been successfully traced und the authors of the foul deed are now in custody. They preve to be @ cou. vie of colored boys, about fifteen years of age, aud since ther apprehension one of them has made # full confession, Their arrest Was brought about through Disirict Attoruey Mars- ton, Assistant Marshals Perry and Dayton, of this city, and Deputy Coustabie Dunham, who went to the scene of the tragedy yesterday aud made a luinute lauvestigaion, da tie course of their labors they ascertained that @ cored boy, aged about fieen years, Damed Charles Horatio Cul, Wao lives a short distauce frou, Howard's house and near wiere the cart track leaves the cross road, hal oven seen with money da his possession, and that he was suspected of having stolen tie old wan's watca some tine ayo, ibe boy Was kuownh Lo have changed a ten dolar bill aba store al the Head of Wesipert on Vituay last, aud be eapendes it in a foolish awnner, buylug prize peauut puckages to a wreal exteus aud then KiviMg the gills Which they conta.ned to iis acqualulances, 1h@ possession of so mich money naturally at- tracted the aitention of the people in the vicuuty, and cousideiable talk vas made io regard tout. in the course of conver anon the oticers also ascer- tamed taat Cai ie 5 house early cn Taesday morning, say at ab. ro'eiock, These cncum- iciows, and gomg to a Lended, aud Where ie was yes- terday morning, they pretended to have lost the road, sayiog Uiey Were auxious to Visik the scene the murder. vials services as a gul were secured, and Mr. Marstoa, wih Captam Perry and vilicér Dayton. drove to Howard's louse. ‘The buy, Well acguuuated with the premitses, showed wwe three strangers about tue place, tetung the lavts of Uie discovery of (ue niurder, as previously puolished, aad appearing but litte concer.ed at several sharp aod telling suggestions made by Uns oilers. Captain Petry being salteded that tus boy knew something in tegard to the murder determined to Dibg Lan to Us ely ond subject bun to a rigio eXausinaion., Teling the boy's mother tuat they ranted hin to go Ww the feud of Westport wilt them, and that be would not return until this moruimg, the party wok Cuil in ther yeliie and started for New Ou the road jrom Howard’s house eax of Westport the boy was quite Ltuiki ard tothe walci (uo nad discevere ) Tat bis companions were om- cers) and cenuied buying stolen We. Cul tncugut there Was to be a sight examination besore Justice G.ttord, af the Head of Westpert, bat when he toand tal no slop Was Dade at Giderd’s house and the teain Was Coming dire to tus city he vecame Very reucent, Raving livie if auy conversation with the officers. Arriving here about nity P. M. the boy waa Jocned up, and District Attoraey Marston vad a consUItALON With Lae oliicers ia regard to what Was best to be dove. ‘The gigcumstances were very Sirong agamst the hoy, wud she stories wailed he had tote in regard W himself ¥ery coniradctory. AtCuf's house the oni obrained a shot. gua, a pouch WILH shot la if, 0. the size of those fouad in Howard boty, and a vuedie of clothes taken of by tne bey in the carly part of the week, was secured, 8 Wore covered With Ulood, n helpug aman to do some and it was expeeied that a mjcro- mination of the clotuing would have to but murder will out, aud the boy, ind the rigid exaiinution of Perry and Drayton, finaly made acl breast, staung the author of tue deed and w ibg hunself, The munation hy the two oith Was held in the Marsnal’s oftice last evening. Commenciug with ihe stolen watch, Perry aud Uayion, step by step, despite evasion’ and ‘les only too appaient, un raveled the siory of the murder, ucul the’ boy, hedged in with falsehoods on evi tn regard to Lie Watel, the meaey and his whereabouts on the mozulng of ‘Tuesday lust, and seeing no refuge trom confession, told a plain, straightforward story of the dee Jils story 14 substantially as follow: intunaie wih @ boy named John Pettis, about bis own age, and who lives near by, and the two boys knew that Howard had quite a sum of money on his person. Cult robbed the old wan of his wateh, ag the people suspected, and the two boys were thoroughly acquaimted with the habits of the old man aud the premises, The boys apparently had considerable talk in regard fo the money, and ou Monday of last week they met, when Peitis suggested that Cuff should take a pistol which Peitis owned, break into Howard’s house at nignt, cover himseli With @ pedquilt so the old man would. not know bi, and obtain the money, shooting Howard in case he was discovered. ‘Tuts Cuff de- Cilued to do, saying thas Pettis wanted to have tm do ali the work, and that his own people would tind Nim out, and Qnally the boys separated with tie understanding that Pettis should undertake the rob- bery on Tuesday moning, and that Cuff should be there to assist Nim. On Tucsday morning, Cuff says, about four o’c he woke up just as @ pistol shot was tired. ‘Teliing his mother he was going to ace about some traps, he hurried to Howard's house just as Pettis struck the old man With an ax on the doorsteps of the house. He then saw Peitis drag the body to the bars find ende: Vor bo get it through. Atthat tie Cuil discove: by the othev boy, Who called to him for assistanc tance Cult willingiy rendered, and the body was dragged into the meadow Where 1t Was searched, ‘The old man’s wallet, a key, a kiule, and some to- bacco were found In the pocket of his pants, Petris took possess'on of the money and key, and the oth articles Were let on the body. ‘Lhe boys then com- ed the grave, d'ggiog alternately, until, Cu 4, It began to grow light and they Were alarmed, orpse Was placed in the grave, but it was not wougi, and Cut ook 10 out, The boys the usuitation, and finally Pettis went to the 1 obtained che saw and ax, and while Ouit Cull says they could side He las been house Watched Pettls cut off the leg. not drag bim on the wail, lor We was very heavy, and that was the reagon lor severing the limb. The boys then hurriedly carried the reiuius into t | woods, partially covered them wih eaves and left them. On the way home Pettis told Cui? that he was hid belund a wall when Howard came from the barn | with the inlik pail. ‘The old man saw. him and as! hum what he was domg there, Pettis made uo re- ply, but fred at Nim just as he reached the door step. The old man sat down his mik pail and then fell. Pettis ran cut, attacked the victim with an axe, and at that moment Cut appeared on the scene. Out says Pettis gave nim a ten dollar bill and some scrip on the way home, but does not know | how much money he retained, The wallet, pistol | and key were thrown in the woods. On Sunday | night Pettis cautioned Cutt against telling anything. Cut says Fettls was very much frightened and quivering all over while they were handling Howard, but that he did dot feel scared, Cuff is a boy about five feet eight incbes in height and is not very strongly built. He has a thorough negro face, with @ very low forehead and thick bushy halt. Tis answers to the numerous questions ol the officers displayed considerable cunning, and he does not appecr to be impressed with the magni- tude of the deed, His story was carefully prepared, but not plausible enoagh, and the close questioning of the officers soon broke it down, and the above narrative, drawn out by piecemeal, was obtained, Haying thus obtained a clye to the other party In the terrible wagedy, the officers, at halt- past one this morning, started for Westport to arrest = Pettts, and the announcement has just been received that they were successful, and they will undoubte ly arrive here wit the young murderer In the cours of the even- Ing,.and the preliminary examination will probably Le hgld to-morrow, RicHMOND, Va., Dec. 6, 1870, The Tobacco Manutacturers’ Convention mov here to-day, The four resointions adopted at a former convention were confirmed, The fifth resolution, in relation vo luserting the manufacturer's name on | the caution label, Was adopted. A resolution rela- | tive to the payment of the services of inspectors aud | sto pers by the government was adopted, The Jollowag Substitute Was adopted for the Lourlh res, sviuiion of the executive comumitier, Resolved, That manufactured tobacco, smu and corn having paid the imbernal rovenue taxes ouybs, luciaui ye ial tobacco, to be treated as genegal werchaauiae, aud 1 bubiet to a tax om aalom, ” ember 5:-—Two men, named | and hid BLACK DLAMONDS The Great Coal Strike in Pennsylvania. Amount of Coal in the Companios’ Hands Chance for a Speculation—Over Thirty Taousand Men Out of Employment— War to the Bitter End—No Com. Promise by Either Party. BORANTON, Dec, 6, 1870. ‘The fire was warm and bright and the rosy } embers fell througu the bars of the pleasant grav themselves in the little mounds of ! ashes beneath a cosey oflce well put aot superiluously flited up. This was the prin- cipal oMce of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Coal Company, ou Lackawanna aye- nue, in the city of Scranton, whicl, having but 10,000 inhabitants in 1860, now takes pride In 89,000 citt- zens, and has manufactories, coal mines aud Llast- Ing furnaces, machine shops and stores innume- rable to supply to hordes of miners and their wives who weekly throng the city to supply their dwell- ings with gvocertes, clothing and raw whiskey—the latter being @ staple here, In the streets outside Were crowds of excited men from the foot of Snow- den and the slopes of Nelveliyn; from Cardim and Beacon, and from the numerors valleys of South Wales, Men were angrily uttering sentences full of Vowels, Which stamped them as the discordants of the long, yellow-haired and flerce savages who fought with bare breasis against the legion of Sev- erus and Agricola, The families of Jones, Yhomas, Owens, Lewis, Vaughan, Roberta and other Welsh septs Were well represented in (hese excited crowds, Lackawanna avenue, Pennsylvania avenue and Franklin avenue were filled with gabbiing strikers from, the mines. They tongued, they smoked, | they drank benzine to their hearts’ con- tent, and ali the while they — talked of the strike which was then in progresa, It was Jun for the coal capitalists, but death to the work- ingmen. The day itself was a dark and ominous one, such as December wilt bring to a town tn a valley surrounded by high mountsins. The streets sloppy with a soft, dishy mud under the tuousand feet covered with heavy, thick nailed, muir, brogans and untanued cowhide snoes, The chief clerk of the Delaware, Lackawanna aud Western Coal Company sat by his pleasant fire, his hands comfortably folded tp his lap, waiting to be tnter- siewed by the HpRaLDreporier, Tue chaotic shouts and hurly parly of the 2,000 or 8,000 strikers did not disturb hits sereatiy. “1 believe they have struck i? Said the chiercierk, “Yes, sir, ey have struck this morning, I suppose 20,000 of them. ‘Tney never gave us a chance to couler with them, although 1 Understand that @ committee, or “eommmittay,? as some ofthe irish miners would call it, are to cail here tnsevening to demand their terms, but the mpany will never give In, sir—never will ‘give in, 1 We bave paid them tighcr wages tan tie skied mechanic can get, and that in the very worst times jast April, though then we were getimg four doilavs aad eighty cents a ton, and now we have been seLing coal ab three dutlars and ninety-nine cents a ton at our own Sales ta New York. We paid thei only eighty-six cents a car. Mind, this is the dia- mioud car, Which holds one ton and a half of coal, 80 called because the coal is from 4 peculiar vein, and are not the cars which you see on railroads strung along behind a locomotive; they howd six Lops. Welly We are now only reduciig tue rates from one dollar thirty-one cents, which we were coupelied to pay When one men struck in April, 1869, to eighty-six Cents w car, which is @ fair and Just rate, Tinink.”” “Do you think that this will be along strik: asked the writer of the chief clerk of the Delaware and Lackawanna Couipauy. “That leannet tell. [om sure when the Welch take it in bund they are as a geivral tang more ob- stinate than the Irian, who are probibly ranning this strike, A great miny of tie Welch timers ave rated, and town after town ané “4s sending in its adhesion vo happen when all these me Jength been inangn, istrict aller district . movement. What way ey and to poar inte get we | dled with willms, fa as there are but twe Scranton uo man inay t — ‘city, and one, I believe, offirers of the peace inthe ‘be able to manwue is Chief of Police. Mow he wi. ¥re and deploy b's force of one . 4 day or two will fully explain, "nan if @ riot occurs The Schaylbill County th. PorvrsviLLe, Pa., There 1s no strike among the miners in county, a8 reported to-day, On the contr ave hot only willing, but uoxtonus, to have en ment, which, just now, is very diffleult to obte be owlug to the depre.sed condition of trade, on, stoppages Known ure those of colllenes bavi orders Jor coal. sali tners. ‘ec, 6, 1870. Schuyikin, ry, they ~ploy- FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE HEIR AT LAW. This tsa Week of vartety and tnterest at Mr. Dalyte boudolr Kieatre, Old and now comedies are set forth 46 @ dainty dish for its dainty patrons. Around the cential morceau Francois, “Pernande” are set three ilable old plays that, like wine, improve witty ee. Last night Coleman's “Mer at Law? wes Presented, It was @ brilliant and artistic fraine for “Fernande,” which it preceded as well’ as flowed, It brought out much of the strength of Mr. Daly's company and some of its weakness. Ib would be ditteulé to inateh Lewis’ Dr. Pangloss om the Aucrican stage, if we except afew barbarons pronunciations in the Latin quotations of that valny tume-serving preceptor, who boasts of being LE. D. aud A. 8. S,, and Wyese principles of rectitude are governed mainly €¥ the nuiaber of hundreds a year that falis to hts lo. Daviaess idea of the tallow chandler, suddenly ¢levatea to the rank ot # lord, was a delicious bit of humor. Harkins, alWays a reiiadle, satisfactory actor, was as carne bigut, binndering and honest a Zekiel F us cver oue Would Wish to meet, Dowlas and Mr. Browne's Kenrick much credit must be given, a4 they were singuiariy free from that straighi-lacedness which te Incubns of tradition, so often a drag om ors in sach parts, generally imposes om ly talented actors. Mr. Artiur Matiison had bet much to do ip the part of Steadfast, but he did it Well aud exhipited taleais and a keen appreciation ofthe situation and lines that augur well for hint ju higher parts. The same may be satd of Miss Kate Newton a8 Cicely Homespun. That inimita. ble actress, Mrs. Gilbe:t. unsurpassed la tie “old Woman,” line livested Lady Duberly witha peculiar charm entirely her own, The weakest feature in the cast Was the Caroline Vonuer of Sra. Winter, who failed to invest the part with the tender inter. est we wonld look for in tt. To-night tthe fast night of “Fernande,” aad it will be succeeded by the “Hunenbacs.’* LIFE'S LAST EFFORT. Singular Suicide by a Car Driver, About half-past elght o'clock last evening George Kusler, aged eighty-five years, car driver by ocenpa- ton, but who has heen unemployed for two weeks, Jumped of the plier fout of East Six- teegth = street and = Was drowned, He resided at 235 avenue ©, with a with a wife and uiree children, aud left these early in the even- lug in a very despondent mood, but sober. He haw of late indulged Irecly In the ‘use of intoxicating liquors, When he left the house he was Weeping bitterly, and was by wie, who observed fim stop, write name on @& piece of paper, which he placed in hit pocket and continued his walk tm the direction of the rive She bnportuned him to return, but it was of no avail, and he con Unue) his search tor a watery grav Virgil Car- penter, whose attention was attracted by hia scranve movements, threw hin & rope as soon as Kester jumped off the p.er, bat he refused to grasp it, The Lody was recovered by the Eighieentn ward poilce and sent to the Morgue, mes) » Mr. Poli’s Dick ae followed hs her TELEGRAPHIC NEWS (TEMS. The entire repmdlican ticket for municipal officers of Hud sou, N. ¥., was elected yesterday. ‘Tho democratic municipal Ucket in Moblle, Als., elected yesterday by over unw thousand majorit Dr. Peter Burnes, an old and hichly esteeme Poughkeapeia, N. Y., diedon Monday might of heart di Charles H, Clu, « colored boy, fifteen years of age, wae arrested yesterday at Westport, Mass., on charge of murder. ing Kenjamoin Howard, aged weventy-one years, con- feceod ihe crime and iunpiicated John Tattis, « boy about bis own age. Hoyt Brothers’ tannery at Shokan, Ulster county, N. Vig physician of iwuase. Well to 40, ud some Of them have small properties. You know how it is with the irisu. They are quicker to act, butt aon’t know as they Wil stick as long as the Welchmen.”? “Have you much coal in stock now, sir?” L said. “1 dou’ know, sir,” said he, “Cin you estimate how much you have ready for the market “I cannot, str,’’ he again repited. ‘Have you one handred thousand tous on hand /? aguln asked, returning to the attack. nink we have, sic. ? “Have you two hundred thousand tons?’ asked the HERALD reporter, “Idon't think We have as muc' as that,” he re- plied rather uneasily. “We may have less than one hunared thousaud ‘tous, or more. We have some coal tn Wansit on our read and T believe we have coai at Hoboken, Syracuse, Oswego, Port Washing. ton, New Jersey, Hampton Junction aud Grant Kead, Penusyivania. We have some here, also, at Scran. ton, F tain 1 walked to the window and looked ont on the ex- paose beneath, whicl wad girdied by high hls, ‘The tracks and sid'ugs were covered with acres of those rough Looking rallroad boxes no wheels full of black Inmps of coul ready foe the New York or any other market Which might offer when the speculators Should hear of the great strike and the consequent rise In coal. It did not look like @ coal famme, but who knows but the strike may prove a very good and tangible excuse whereby the coal compa can donbie the present prices of coal and afterwards come to ters with their men whea ite present supply becomes exhausted. and when a couple of milion dollars has been realized by what, on tts suriace, appears to be a great tradés’ movement? Yet this thought does not preciude the ionesty of the motives of the sirtkers, Who are, wihout a shadow of adoubi, deadiy in earnest in their re- sistance against the reduction on their labor. Just then a shouting and viilanous crowd passed under the oiice, The chier clerk thonght | tat it was the conmuties of strikers who took this Way of announcing Unerr arrival. We ali went to the window, and saw a number of men passing to the railroad track, Wearing those discolored coats that brakemen uiways will insist upon haying on ‘them at ali times and 1 ali places. “<, on see,” sald the chiel clerk, “those men are atl | necessarily thrown out of employineat, alluough they nave nothing to do with the strike, for when the mines stop work we canaot load the coal cars. J suppose that in this section of the State there wili be thirty or forty thousand men, ia one way or another connected with mining ana running curs, whe wii be thrown out ot work. it will bea great biow to Seranton—as bad & one #8 the city ever received. There are, of course, some pilvate companies Wbo Will sili ‘work the mines—like the Lackawanna tron and Coat Com- pany—wiilch uses 200,000 tous of coal yeariy, taken trom their own mines; but this is used.ta melting ore, and those men will not strike, as they do not lnteriere with the companies’ miners who ship coal for the market, Couipanies differ in ihe quantities shipped, The weck beore last the Lehigh trans. ported by rauroad and nearly 94,000 tous of coal, the senuy people over 00 tons, and the Delawere and Hud. | sou Canal Company 51,000 tons. = There has been a falling of, as eorrespouding with the sam week jast year, of over 40,00) tons in the smpinents of these three Companies, At any rate, we shail not give in to the strikers, even If voalshoald yo up. Lv 1s not our fait.” dius morning T went to the Hyde Park di-tric!, where the largest number of miners had congregated and were holding meetings to de- de upon Wie aiplke. Hyde Park is @ short distance from Scranton, aad ig almost wholly inhabited by miners and laborers who assist them, and ther families. ‘They live jn frame houses, some” of | them two stories high, others of larger | dimensions. In some of these two ste houses there ace 43 Ininy as jour, and In some | families Of miners, while a few occupy house | nich but one family reside, These people pay large Tents to the owners of the frail Wuements. | Many of tite batldings are Lutt by specutators, who | selt the house, a hittle money be ng advanced by the | speculators, who hold Hens on Che hovels allqost in- variably. Taaw @ numer of pedicrs’ wagons iu the dirty, narrow streeta, in which uUnwholesome looking men were sitting, ‘with cleavers in tuerr dirty hands, chopping up uawholesome yg sheep and swine, which they were selling to unkempt and do. dy miners’ wives and danghicrs. “By the living slingo!” said one pedler, pointing to the sorawny carcass of a lean sheep, which looked a8 it wight have during life browse. for pasture onthe rocky face of Missionary Ric “I hate to cut up that cre antmtle—he looks so pretty.’ ‘hree or foar miners were ree mg by, singing @ Weish drinking song, Who Bvemed to be very joy ous and beppy as larks. “God help us allitt strike lasts long,” satd a poorly dressed wom: There will be a good many hangry children in she Wyoming Valley ;for it js in Uial bowutul valley, immortalized Campbell's “Gertrude of Wyo- ming,” that the strike 1s now ganeraily tn progress. At the hall eailed Co-operative, where the meeting Warin session, a gre: niners stood around the entrance. stra r among them. Some of the by blasting and fire damp accic blue streass in thelr flesh, act if been spattered With biue ink. One poor wr the corners of his eyes stripped and tor and, Goa knows, he was, tideed, @ sorry sight Wand sober enough, Cewn look at. These men were all q for they knew, they strean the old ‘wooden’ stairs, tab they commited themselves and jamilies to the of starvation and want foy Ue coming Win ¢ them Suifer a4 they may; the nice, com e thratite will burn’as brightly as ever in the cosy } drettors’ rooms of the Deluware aud Lackawanna € ed ‘oat Company. Eleven hundret dlogates had teen present gt the meeting, Wad all com ‘omise had been vowed dowr majority ving been yiven fora total susp4nation oF labor in the mines, aud now the wreat Goal Kirke lag af tmiuers, aud them they are alierwards seized py the | andmertakh | } ner Third a1 wnue, | FURS. i Was burned on Sunday night. Loss $10,000. Oue man wae werfously injured. Aire broke out te Concord, X. Hy yestertay morning, which destroyed several business bouses, Loss 1840,0.0. ‘The Deburo land case, involving the title to a large part of Potrero Nuevo, San Francisco county, Cal. i now oa trial in the latter ‘city. Over one thousand defendants and went; o Lawyers uppear in the cane, It sa believed in Cincinnati by many that the project fos building ® road from tht city to Springteld bas entire’ failed, ind Uhat the road ia the imterest of the New You! Central from Cincinnall to Dayton will be cousiracted ja- stead of the other route. The averages of the Red Stockt past season have been prepared. Mixiy-eight, lone six, averages. The great Chicago clothing house of Philip Wadaworth Co. hak suspended. Their Babiikiee are abort ilu, tod their assets, good, bad aud Indifferens, avout the sume ainount, Henry Orr, of North Adams, Mass., whe shot amd fatally wounded ® young nan named Curtis, with a companlody was stoning Urr's house laut night. Mrs, Jense Barsell. and he two Uttle ebildren were mun dered in the most revoting manner at their re-kienee, af Porterville, near Visalia (Cal.), onday evening. twa ludians, who are Supposed to) have evnmilted (ke mur- der, have been arrested and will be tried to-day. They be sable tribe, but it 1 feared that the citizens, in ut, Will kill the entire band. Base Ball Club the e cames won we: George Wright leads in the ncore ol e city ear drivers in New Oreans ace on @ strike. Tie several companies pay tiew drivew ity dollars per month for tue flrs, three montha and tive dcllars more per month after they have served three months. The drivers are ciacgod eighteen dollars for board per month, whic ta deducted from their wages. The “board quesaen’t 15 said to have been the ciuef cause of the striice. MAILS FOR EUROPE. The steamship Manhattan will leave tite. ‘pert om Wednesday for Queenstown and Liverpoai. The mails for Enrope will close at the Boss Omce at twelve o'clock M. Tus New York HryaLp—fiittion for Burope— Will be ready. at haif-past ten a’elock tn the raornivg. Single copies, a wrappers for mailing, pix conts. / Tiffeay, & Cosy Union square, are daky opening tuetr importasions of, Leadon, Paris and Vie cos Holiday Goode, A->For x Svaperior 5 er Bu 60 0 BSPRNSCHEID, mannfacture ¢ 18 Nas A.—Herrineys Parent AMPION 8 ,RES. QL Broadwe y, ooraor Murray airagh wht 8 Curative far V sidney Diseaxes the Museinqued Sprin, ater ia w led. FF e 1. 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