The New York Herald Newspaper, January 14, 1871, Page 11

~ 4 CUBAN BULL FIGHT, How the Sabbath is Made Enjoy- able in Havana, A Fashion of the Olden Time and How It is Followed. REVOLTING SCENES OF BRUTALISM, Valmaseda, ‘The Butcher of Cuba,” Pre- siding at the Show. HAVANA, Sunday, Dec. 18, 1870, A brutal audience of about fiiteen hundred per- sons assembled in the Plaza de Toros at tour o'clock this afternoon to witness the inaugural display of @ series Of bull Aghts, to be given on suce:ssive Sab- baths for the delectation of the mea, women and children of Havana, and 4 strange and motley as- semblage was this. The arena or amphitheatre in which these encoun- ters take place 1s located on the western verge of the City, at the end of the Calle Concordia, and is a large brick-walled enclosure of an octagonal form extertorly, and its exterier diameter is about two hundred and ity feet. Tae wails are nearly fiity | feet im height and are without a roof. There are tivo entrances for the pubile, over the pertal of the one on the northeast face being inscribed, “Entrada 4 Sol,” while the door on the south 18 marked, “En- trada Ala Sombre.’ These words indicate the na- ture of the accommodations mside, the first being ‘tne inlet to the sunny side of the amphitheatre, and the last named admits the “higher priced" specta- tors, who prefer to sit inthe shade, the admission foes being fifty cents and one dollar tor the respec- tive locations, THE AMPHITHRATRE 15 eapable of seating six thousand persons, and the arena which occupies the centre of the enclosure is abont one hundred and twenvy feet wide and of a cireular form. Having paid the required dollar for admission at the “Entrada ala Sombre,” and as it was yet but hhalf-past three o'clock, I asked permission of one of the employés of the establisument to inspect THE PARAPHERNALIA, the horses, pulls, stalls and weapons, all of which requests were compiled with, Dut after the sulion Spanish manner. It must be understvod, however, that the seats for spectators rise terrace-like from the arena to near the top of the outer walis, and are simply @ saocession of steps resembling the tempo- rary seats of the interior of a travelling circus, The space beaeath this ascent of steps on the west- ern side of the building is therefore open, and the mudieuce were overhead as 1 exitered, and could be ween through the insterstices of the seats. Turning to the left from the entrance and following my chape- ron, 1 passed throug « smatl gate, and in the first ‘Apartment found avont a dozen horses and three Taules sud Jed and caparisoned for the combat. Of the horses the less said tie better, as they were Lue most miserable cag-inag morsels of equine flesh that could be got together. Sul they were all yeung auinals, but looked as though never well cared for. One peculixr feature of their appearance was their color, whieh was mainly a brindle oi gray, whyte, yel- Jow and liver colors, strangely mixed. They were ail saddled with the old jJashioned high poumelled Mexican (?) saddie, and the saddle clourts and biidies had some pretenstons to tinsel mountings, But There Was Q still stranger feature in the fact that Just in front of the ears, over the Zorelock of each horse, was bound rather loosely a vari-coiored handker- chtef, at first this would impress one with the be- lef that he was im a horse inurmary, in the ward devoted to equine mat de ete, but my chaperon ex- plained that these were sunply blindfolds, ‘The mules were further on and were gorgeously decked with heavy crimson saddie cloths wud em. broidered “head stalls” pienteousiy bespangied ee eR ern | and equipped and accompanted by a band of must~ with stars and beswiped with ribbons. ‘They were spleadid specimens of their mongret breed ana evi- dently did not appreciate their ridiculous paternity as they to:sod their heads and set the thousand bells which covered them jingling. I asked the meaning of their being all laruessed abreast to a mingle stuut winMletres, aud was told that they were used to draw the dead bulis o2t of the arena. THE BULL STALLS were further on, perhaps a dozen feet, and to my huainediate right was @ sort of sailyport, with heavy crossbarred gates, through which the iunan com- balants, the horses, &., enter the ring. Ascendug four or flye steps | crossed # icace and found myseit ou a floor with spaces about ter inches wide ve- tween the planking. Looking through these openmgs pencaih my feet 1 ftoand that | was over the pens, and in each of the smal enclo- sures beiow me was contined @ young taurian. Their rage, even in their ceils, was very evident, andthe glaring eyevalis, that fasued with bicodshot sheen as we walked over the heads of the beasts, gave promise of savage work. Tere were, in all, ten of them, and as they began to leap up- ‘ward, striking the floor on which we stood with tacir horns, | was requested to descoud, as it was not desirable that their fury-should be further ex- cited. A small passageway, closed by an iron clamped door to the tefi of the large gates just alluded to, aud leading from Ue stalis, adiicted tre bulls to the fighting ground. 1a the nortuwest part of the pudaiug is a rude slaughter nouse, were the bulls are layed and quartered by negro bucchers 5 sgon as Lbey are n dead trom the ring. THE DRESSING ROOMS, Where the humau giudiators attire themselves for ther blackguard, yer danger asK, wre LO the right of the spectators’ cnt and are simple Plank-partutloned upurtments, tne Walls being Glued Wb racks, on Wluch ihe bail iguters’ costumes and Weapons ure arrayed. ‘The picadors, banderilleros, capiadores and mata- dors Were dressing When We euierel and were a villainonusly handsome set of fellows, reatizmyg the ideal Fra Di Volo und bis sWartey Compalioos mM a superb degree. About the ruom Were strewn & dozen pikes, €ach about ten ieet ip iengih, and armed at ihe polut with a stout tron gad an ick and a half jong. ‘Phere were also several bundles o¢ arruw-neaded iron darts, about twenty inches trom up to feather, and the shaits of wiich were Covered wiih Vark colored streamers und rbbons: Five or six slender, glistening rapiers, with crimson hilis and biades about twenty-eigitt incues long completed the armo- Pha} equipment. Neatly folded on chairs were alse what appeared to be a number of large flags or bandaras of different colors, and several red Clow about a yard square, wih a slender stick fastened along one side. The large flags are used by the capiadures to enraze or ‘ro distract the attention of tite bulls, and tne red cloths are carried only by the matadors when en- couniering the buil with the rapier, THE BULL FIGHTERS of the different classes were about fit ber, en in num- ied Mm age trom about twenty-eight to Vidently tae most characteristic men among them Were Lie miatadors, of devermiued and swarthy features, Their frames were specimens of and muscular deveopment, and ther long black hair | was twisted up ito 2 Classical kno: and fastened ou the backs of their heads, Ail Uke costumes were subsiantially sumtlar in design, though Varying in color and decoration, Save Ouiy those of the pica- dors. These are the mounted buil fighters, and, as y, are heavier in physique tuan the otters. ‘On their heads they wore broad drab sombreros, round crowned, fat brimmed aud trimmed with scarlet ribbons, ‘the bodies were encased in heavy buck- skim camisas and their leggings were of similar m2- terial, heavily padded. A coat of mail, of very doubliul yulnerabulily, Work over the camisa, and strong, heavy shoes, buckied and strapped, com pleted their attire. ‘Tne matadors were more lightly, gracefully and tastelully costumed, as were also the banderilieros and capiadores, Their heads were covered with smali black, Jaunty fur caps; and a colered under. shirt, over which was Worn @ purple, yellow, crim: son, black or other bright hued jacket, fastened at the throat only, apd handsomely slashed and em- broidered with silver and gilt, euctosed their bodies. Tightttting Knee-breeches, of gaudy velvets, aud white and flesh-colored silk stockings, with sily. red Duckies on thei garters aud shoes, showed to com: Fan advantage te splendid symmetry of their ower limps, und the effect was in mosi Instances heightencd by a brilliant siiken sash, folded several times with apparent negligence about (he wars, and boogie Skt @ long, rich fringe, reaching almost to the knee. THE AUDIENCE was the next object o interest to me, and I made my way into the great terraced circle, where @ large number of spectators were already seated. ‘There was a large predomimance of unitermed men among them, composed mainly of Spanish volun- tees mm their grayish linen suits, striped with gr ‘nH, Crimson anu yellow, all wearing their watst yells and side arnis, These were ali on the dollar or shady sido of the ‘house,’ while in the glare of the sun Opposite were several hundred nearoea, wat NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 187L—TRIPLE SHEET. atl and rougha, creeping into ehady FN gd per cent. theee present were young onnaren, Among teem being ‘some infants me promanty m more than two re old. Of course, the smal! bore clustered into the front rows o! seats, within inches of the wall of the arena, 80 as to be close to the sport. On alevel with the upper tier of steps within the edge of the outer wall ts & platform and verandah about ten fect wide, This platform is divided tnto stalls, each fur: nished with four weats, and here Le aristocracy and the few ladies Who attend take up their positions, ing three deliars additional for the sole seclusion ofa box. In the centre of the vel 13 & more ostentatious box, or rather double box, the one on the right being surmounted by the royal arms of Spain and the other by the crest of the city of Ravana. Rare specimens of gaudy. gilt crimsen aud yellow heraldry they are, oo, and fortunate it is that they are so rare. ‘These two gaudy boxes are reserved exclusively | for the use of the Captain Generat (tne represenia- | tive of the crown) and his guests, and for whatever distinguished oMeial or citizen Who may choose to accept the honor of being president of the s?te. If Oakey Hall weve Mayor ot Havana it might be quite en vegle for him to prestie, as he does now sometimes in your ctiy on various public, bul de- cldedly more worthy occasions, TAR BULL RING is walled in by & very heavy fence, about nine feet high, surmounted by @ wire rope a8 a sort of ratl- ing, and 1s painted of a reddish brown color, so a8 to deadén the bioou spiishes. ‘The floor 18 of earth, beaten hard, smoothly relied and watered slightiy to lay the dusts At ten regular intervals are erected strong buttresses, within @ foot of the wall, behind which the bull tighter may retreat when Coo closely pursued by the bull. All uround the fence also is a small footboard er step, abeut two feet from the ground, the fighters sometimes being compelled to avail themselves of this aid, in scaling the fence, to avoid the horns, On the west ts the entranée for the horsemen and giadiators, and the smaller door, near it, for the dépat of the bull. Directly over these Js @ platiorm for the band, Thad been seated but a short time when a com- pany of spanish volunteers entered, fully armed | clans. A little girl, dressed as a vivandiere and about ten years of age, was with the troops, and I Was informed that the presence of this force was for the preservation ef the peace, if necessary. flere Were alsu two small detachments of the saiva-guar- dia, a sort of police gendarmerie, armed, wita short, bread bladed swords of the Roman pattern. Tne band occupicd the orchestra platform and the troops took Up a position Immediately betiad them, and ta such @ Way that they could “command’? the whole | audience. A TRUMPET BLAST was just taem heard at the entrance, and several carriages, filed with distingutsbed men and oficers of rhe army, wearing cocked hats, drove up. There was u buzz of excisement and a W4irl anda dust, and the party entered. Two munites later General Count Valmaseda, Captain General ad interim of the isiand of Cuba, eniered the box marked with the royal arms, ac- companied by seme citizen friends and ofticials. The wudience rose to their feet, most of the heads were uncovered, and a wre:ched atteinpt was made toget up a viva! = The band payed the archa Real.” Tue fat, sensual looking wan, who was thus dubionsly welcomed, bowed an ladiierent acknowl edgement, and the ovation (’) on the first public ap- pearance of the tyrant was complete. ANOTHER TRUMPST BLAST was shortly heard, the gates of the arena swung and a young man, handsomely attired, gal- into the ring, mounted on a splendid sorrel ing Of His hat, and bareheaded of Vatinaseda’s box. mt and the young borseman gracetully caught 1t im hic hat, saluted and galloped out. It was the key of the bul pens, As he di-appeareda p.csession of all the bull- fighters oa toot, and marching three abreast, ap- peared, followed by the three in tes before described, and the three mounted picadors om their miserable Itttle steeds brought up the rear. ‘These mea also saluted by uncovering their heads, and at once scat- tered to take up position as the uiules were driven out of the ring and the gates closed. ‘The toreadors tovk up positions srouad ie arena, the pteadors, whan pikes set, faciog the bull-wicket. Tue small gate was then opened, and TUE FIGHT WAS ANNOUNCED, as asplendid black bali sped like a recket through the doorway and tuto the arena. For a moment he paused, looked arcund him, leaped three or four umes with mad conto tions of his v and then cantered gracefully round the ring, looking mtently at each of the bull-fighte ook their large, coloved Cloths close to hin reened past them, Having made the cireutt ef tie ring without check- ing his course for an mstant, he charged straight at one of the picadors, The horse shied, receiving only part of the shock, and tie buil swept on, making sundry fel at the capiadores, but avold- ing them wita a tess of his head and a whisk of Ins tail, * Now all the bitudfolds were let down by the riders over the horses’ eyes, sO that tere might be no more shying, aud @ capiader advanced to the centre of tae ring and shook his oe ont to attract the bull, The.brute drove at him like a thunderbolt; but the man leaped lightly aside and avomed him, and insteatly the bull's horns collided with @ horse’s breast, ag the picader parred te shock with his pike, slightly piercing the bali’s shouider, A rosette of ribbon, a3 large as a dtuner plate, and with a dozen long streamers attached, was stuck by ap arrow point into the bull’s hice over his loins before he entered the ring, and evidently irritated him, as he Kicked savagely att. Round and round he swept, eyeing with reddened glare Ms oppo- nents, his nostrils dilaied, bis tail waving im the alr, and his tongue showing loody red im his half open mouth, He hada dozeu skirnushes with the capia- dores, and then, without a pause, swept his horns into a horse’s flanks. ‘The poor steed stagzered ta get away, but the bull bore Lim up against tne wall, and in ®& moment left him to persaé a captador. ‘The picador was almost dis- mounted, and lost his pike, but soon recovered it, and ms horse trembled from the shock, A hole in the horse's side that an cape might! pass through was the result, and the biood streamed from the wound. “onward” was the bull’s motto, and in an instant a picador the other side of the arena was almost jerked out of his saddle, as he sent his pike point into the bull’s shoulder and thus turned him frum his horse’s breast. THREE CAPIADORES in quick succession fied behind the buttresses, with their capas torn by the horns of the pursuing bull, and there was a tremendous roar of voiecs and “viva toro” as the en beast again charged on the wounded horse and hurled his rider to the ground. ‘Tne capladores rushed to the spot anit whdly waved their maitles te divert the animal from the prostrate man, and as the lowered head and horns reeled toto their midet they jumped axtde and the bull darted into open space. A gash six inches long and two inches deep marked the shoulder of the already baciy gored horse, but again he was mounted, one side of his body being sineared with blood, Which contrasted strangely with his skin of sorrel and white, Arvund and around and back and forth across the ting the bull dashed hike an anielope, and capta- dores tauntingly made way fer him as the people shouted encouragement to the beast. ‘Then he stopped short und stiffly pawed the ground, with lowered htad, and away de dasned again, coring a horse’s but ocks and litting him almost perpendicu- Jarly into the air; but, fortunately, his eye rested on & Waving bandora, and the horse was spared far- ther injury than two deep lacerations. Ail the horses were Row wounded, the bull was biecding copiously from & dozen wounds on his sheulders, and the enthusiasm was at tis height. A lundred voices were shouting viras to men and bull as their sympatiies swayed the shouters, and a bugle cail restored quict, as it also announces the entrance of the banderilleros, The sgates swung open, as the buuil's attention was drawn to the other side or the arena, aud the picadors rode out, THREK BANDERILLEROS marched into the ring, saluted and retired to the buttresses, and the bull again began to whirl about like a leat caught up by the wind. One of the ban- derilieros, a handsome, operatic, brigand-like fel- low, advanced with two of the arrow-pointed darts, and, taking one in each haud with the points out- ward, faced the bull with adefiant gesture and a smilmg face. On came the beast to toss the bande- rilloro in the air; the mien avoided him by a light, graceful spring to the left, and with the rapidity of lightning the arrows were planted into the bull's shoulders, and sieod lke waving plumes one on either side of his pine. If that bull was an enraged beast before he was demonrc now, and the audience applauded wildly the skill of ine man and laughed savagely at the | antics of the animal. ‘The bull, smarting under the sharp sting of the arrow points and increasing the pongnancy of the wounds by his movements, made a semicircle of his body as he kicked with his hint legs to remove the darts, and the streamers from tiie arrow suafts revelicd in the wind. In a few moments a second banderillero advance h darts trimmed with gceen ribbons, and, man@w rf cautiously for the bull, sought an opportunity to sirike, ‘The banderiilero waved his hand as if inviting the assanit of his oppouent, and, regardiag him with fixed eyes, stamped his foot to startie him, when with aloud snort the bull dashed at him and cantered away with the two green darts wriggling in his flesh, Agatn he caverted around and athwart the ring, threwing his heels high in the air, driving headlong at the capas and finally hattmge as a third banderillero, with pink ribboned darts, confronted him. For several seconds both glared each other im the eye, and banderiilero evidently saw “murder lurking’ in the eye of that bull, for he shook Ina head and retreated several paces. The beast did not move a muscle, however, until a pretty capa was waved across his face, and he wheeied at ouce after the rag and the man Who had flaunted it. ‘The bull was now evidently, to a considerable ex- tent, “winded,” and did not display the same fond ness for gyrating ail over the arena that he did when he entered, He stopped at the opposite side of the ring, and, with open mouth and waving tatl, turned his head tom right to left as though looking for *'a food Reads somewhere, The banderitlero danced nimbly to the centre of the arena and beckoned to the taurian, and vwo of the capiadores closed in menacingly on his flanks. The bull saw their intent, and, driving headlong at the enemy on the right, wheeled sharply ana feinted to the ieft, aud then swept at the banderiliero. An instapt of time served fer the bracing of muscles and the taxing of aim, There was a flurry of ribbons, a tumult of heels and horvs, and two pink plumes stood up trom the buil’s withers, muking him appear as ithe had just passed through @ ladies’ trimmin, shop, With a tremendous flourish of head an shoulders he charged completely around the ring, and one of the pink datis dropped ont. There was a slight manifestation of disapproval on the part of thaandience at this mishap. aud the panderillero, to redeem lus honor, advanced with two fresh darts, te pisnt them in such @ manner that they would atte; but @ trumpet blast announced the call for THR MATADO! whose duty it is to give the bult the coup de ariice. tall, sinewy man, of lithe and splendidly erect , advanced with a red cloth over his left arnt, and with his right hand remeved his cap in salute to the presiden' was ta\ and his hair, Of @ bluish black, was rink led H ty aes K with gray; and as he tossed his little cap to the ground he drew frem under the red cloth @ all Waved it like a gleam of 1ightning With the red bandora ta bis left hand and the sword tn his right he advanced toward the bull and shook the cloth within six feet of the animal's face. The audience applauded and the matador smiled a mur- derous exultation, but clenched bis jaws Instantly as tho bull drove at him, rustling the ribbons of the darts in his shoulders against the matader’s arm. The man leaj away and his right hand was empty. He had lost his sword, and [ looked at the ground expecting to see it benter broken,, A tre- mendous shout and clapping oi hands sutged up from the audience; for there, among the ribbons on the bull’s shoutders, was the red hilt of the rapier, the entire length of the biade buried deep in the animal’s body, as he staggered deflantly, though dying, to the other side of the ring. ‘The applause Was hew conunuous, the band played a triugipeant faniarole aad the toveadors all began to draw closer to the expiring beast as he drooned his head aud slowly dropped to his knees, then let his buttocks fall and assumed the posture of a lion in repose, But there was @ wild light in his eye, and his half opened jaws emitted a sharp, bellowty twice, In an tnstant he rotled over on fits side, tred to rise aud feli back, aud a panuilero, With short, saarp kutie, pierced the spinal cord just bes hind the horas, ‘The muscles retaxed with & sharp twiten ail over the body, aud tie bull was dead. The three gaudy miles trotted into the arena in charge of thiee attendants, and made the air melodt- ous with the janging of thelr bells. ‘Taey were pushed and pulled about for a moment, the whiille- tree was hitched to a rope, fastened around the dead bull's horns, and to “the musie of the bells’ and the braying of the band, the carcass was whisked tnrough the dust and out of the ring. Picadors and captadores bad again taken up posi- tion before the gates clo: and two of the horses were blotehed with biood trom ‘the fray juat ened, one of thei, Whose shoulder had been bacly gasiied, showing signs of lameness. A fresh horse, however took the piace of the ene which had been so terribly gored tn the fank. THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED AGAIN and a brinded bull, with black spots and crooked, muricrous jeoking horns, jumped into the riug with A succession Of short, LWisling leaps and snorted so that he blew up smatl clouds of dust his breath. For a time he = galloped about the ring with a sort of wicked coquetry, making felnts im rapid succession against all the bull-iighters, but declining combat. lustead of waiting for the bull's assault the pivadors repeat- edly rode across the ring, guiding their quivering, bindfolded hagses by the reins, and challenged the bull with pikes eet Wiilun Miteen inches of his taco; sound but with a Knowing shake ot his head he wheeled | away and galloped off agaia to Dirt with and feimt at the capiadores, ‘The audience, which had hitherto remained stlent, became divgusted because he did not figat, and loud | cries of “FUERA!” SFURRA!" “ruERA !" signifying Put him out,” *i’'ut him out," were heard eu ailsides, The tumult became general, and just ‘at this juncture the bull sa his reputation, for, probabiy excited by the noise, he cha ged a picador and, disregarding the pike thrust with wich he Was met, overturned complevely both horse and rider. The picador fell Mat on the other side of his horse from the bull, aud lay for an uastant motton- Jess, fearing to attract the attention o1 tlie bull b rr ‘The beast gored the fallen horse savagely, but the capiadores drew iim ou, and the rider again mounted his now panic stricken and bieeding steel. ‘The fray was restuned with the same mad nette skelter of men, the dust, the noise and shouting, ANT -sic. terre shock as the horses were over- thrown or driven ina against the wall. ‘The bull was not a dgngerous ene, however, aud when the bugies summoned tae bandecrileros, the pica- dors rode out, their steeds, limping and bloody, but badly gored. ndertileros decorated the bull with the rib. boned darts, but considerable disapprobation was expressed by the crowd as two of the bandertileros failed to fasten their missiles, und upon renewing their attempts with fresi Weapons one of the two darts in each instance fell out. ‘The people shoute “Fuera | fuera? again and again the words being directed agalast men. The bandertlieres be- me exasperated as the audience jeered ther for ‘their lack Of skill, and, with angry jooks, each of then aking new darts planted them deepiy and tirmly in ne bull's shoulders, thus redeeming their reputa- tions, ‘The result Was that the bull had nine darts in all wriggiing in hits hesh, ins of the usual complement of six—two from eac the three ban- derileros. A short, heavy, swarthy matador advanced with a@great deal ot “brave in his manner, and, after soine Inanceuvring, gave tae ball a ten-ineh thrust, justin tront gi the right shoulder blade. The cur Was not a good one, however, ane the bull ran about the ring, Low afraid, now desperate, us the Capin- dores harassed kim and the matador songtt another chance te strike. But the buli was shy, and dodged the Masiing steel, and before i agam touched bin he dropped to the eurth and roiled gain, stuzgered a momeut, then feil a second tue and was in lis death agony. @ puntelicro finished him with a dexterous thrust, and the mules let a long curved trall of blovd in the dust as they cantered away with his of A STREL-COLORED BULL Was next adin.tted and made a tremendous kick-up and dispiay of head and hecis, Tae capiadores shouted und shook their capas at him, the pica- dors, with the same bioody horses, rode afver him and dared him to the fray; but he bellowed, raised Is ears erect aud looked frightened. For five minutes they tempted lum to the fizht, vut “he could not see 1,7" It had been announced in the handbills that these were ali “toros Yankes,” or American bulls, preba- bly from Florida, and some extraordinary ighting was accordingly expected. As a rule the Spaniards here have very little rie; S ae mn citizens. In iact, they talk as though they ak away” with the whole United Stat But when this bull showed cowardice their indigna. ton Knew no bounds, and they hissed him, pelted dum with Tr aud Orange peel; the small boys tn the trout leaned over the rail and strack him With stici e passed them, and finally united in shouts of “Fuera? fuera!” “La vueivalo aoa Yanke ? (send him back te the Yankees) was the next indignant outburst, and tinally the gates were opened and the buil who had so disgraced the nation that had pastured him was allowed to runout, He lost his reputation, but saved hunseli sundry other mconvenicuces, A TERRIFIC E ren Was shortly aficrward witnessed as a large brown and speckied bull, with long horus, slightly curved, bounced trom the wicket, and, runulug straight across the arena, reared himself on his hind tegs and almost climbed up on the neck of a horse. This was a hew mode of fighting, and was fraught with great danger to the picador, as he was in cument peril of being gored m the body, even while on tae horse’s back, In less than a minute ine animal had, In hus pecuiar way, assatied each of the three horse- men, hot requiriug the least challenge, but making a cleansweep at everything in the ring. The capia- dores were unusually age, and the bull fought with such rapidity that ail the toreadors found them- selves fully occupied. But the borses and horsemen alone seemod worthy of the buil’s attention, and m a few mo- ments he had dismounted two of tie three picadors, and their horses were loose in the ring. One of the horses, a sort of roan-colored animal, was waking to the other side of the ground, with his bridle and Dlimdioid torn off and his saddle displaced, when the bull “went for hum,” and, striking him in the rear, lifted him from Ws feet and dashed him “all in a heap’ inte the dust. The horse was terribly gored and couid not rise, bat the bull's attention was drawn irom him, and the poer creature lay there in great pain, A new horse—bright cream color, with white mane and tatl—-was brought in by the horseless rider, and ali the picadors were again mounted. In an instant the bull’s dexter horn was buried its fall length, clear up to the head, in the paunch of the cream-colored horse, and, as the poor animal reared, the bull raised nis head, without drawing the horn, anu threw the horse aud rider completely backward, lowering his head as they fell and still goring. THERE WAS FRANTIC EXCITRMENT among the audience as the plceador was seen lying Nat, like & buckskin sandwich, between tue eurtir and tie horse’s body. All patrons of bull fights have an expectancy which amounts to a hope of seeing some of the toreadors killed, and there are many who plainly avow that that ts Ail the Interest they have inatieuding. The fallen rider was fortu- nately fat on bis back and looked thin indeed with the weight of his horse resting on him; but had his body been bent or drawn up he weuld have been brosen by the pressure. Ali the capiadores railied around and worried the bull with their capas Uilho pursued them. The horse rolled over and the picador arose, limping and bruised, Witte he Was mounting his horse again the bull left the capia- dores and with great ferocity attacked the dying roan horse in the middle of the arena. Threo times he retired and struck the prostrate creature with his horns, Hiting him up or turning bim over, and at last actually stoed with is hi y hoofs planted on the body of the horse, and gored him. Finally the capladores were attacked, and the dying roan, in actual con- fusion, mustered strength enough, bleeding and torn as he Was, to rise te his feet, lo@k around with pity- seeking eyes and dropped agaln to the earth, It was impossible to remove him, for the bull was galloping like a fury, striking everywhere, and it would be un- safe to open the gates. There was ‘A OLASH AND CLANGOR anda wild roar of voices and waving of colored flags as the bull bore another horse and rider to the ‘Wail and stuck fast to the work. It was the cream- colored horse again, and the shock was so suddeu and strong that the picador almost feil forward on the bull’s shoulders, but recovered himself and climbed off his saddle on to the fence of the arena. After bering headlong at the horse for @ moment the bull swung around and struck a bay horse in the breast, throwing him back on his eet en and, facing the capiadores, stood panting for b \s The blood spurted from the bay horse's breast and fellin@ black pool in the dust, while from. the belly of the cream-colored antinal there was a simi- lar Stream as thick aga man’s finger. The picador crept from the fence, and readjusting the saddle, which had been turned completely around, again mounted the cream-colored steed. A REVOLTING. SPECTACLE was now presented, The roan horse lay flat, quiver- ing and groaningin the centre of the arena, and bleeding trom a dozen wounds, Near the wicket with | tually exaspe | 848 ordinary sized schooners, tool the cream.colored animal trembling vielently, with rider on his back. A capladore calls the riders? attention to ind it 13 perceived ee of {ne casa 4 are eurant ie ly rent in an hanging, nk and bloody, within = inches of the | te . The horse wavers and staggers and is ying, and the bay 1s aiso seen to ue fence. He tx too, from loss ts rr agalnst u dying, blood. It 1s one of the cruellest, ner ever witnessed. All the toreadors seem fatigued, and I turned away from the scene, sick ut the stomach. My eye rested on Valmaseda's frowntng face, Fe looked sullen and cruel, with his “dull neck,” fat, animal ciitn and jaws, and deeply interested in the bloody business. in the horses waver visibly as {f about to fall, and I fear the bull may agatu charge on the dying ant- mals, when the trumpet trills pleasantly, evea mer. crfully, the gates are opened, the picadors ride out, their horses slaggering against the gateposts as they pass, and some of the attendants pushing them for fear (hey may drop dead m the open gateway. THR BEAUTY OF THE SPORP, if any beauty there be in it, is in the part performed by the banderilleros, as it certainly causes less pain to the bulls, is decidedly picturesque, and requires no mean amount of skill, combined with great agility, ‘This bull betrayed an unusual amount ol irritation wien the first pair of darts pertorated =his_ withers, — but = they ~— were splendidly aimed, and their weight caused them to turn in the flesh, drooping one on either side of his shoulders, When seven banderillas—as the darts are termed—were nodding and wa his neck the matador was summoned, and, brief encounter, but with some pretty feints by the ball, the rapior pierced the bovine lungs, and he copped to die, near the roan horse, to centre of the arena, There were atew conv struggies, the spine Was plerced by the puntilio, and the roan horse, which was believed to be already dead, raised his head feebly, Just in time ty see the bull's dying shudder, and then dropped his own head in the dust vo die. ‘The mules cantered in and —— the bull and then the body of tue dead Steed, ‘The fourth bull was then trotted in to the slaugh- | ter, aud a fine Nght followed, batihe ouly special Adeut Connected wiih Che adr was A DARING PRAT perfermed by the picador before alluded to, who Was & ¢ braised beneata hts horse. It was noticed mughout the tournament that this man Was singularly ate in belug ssvagely at- tacked by all the bulis, aud ali the horses le rede, four im number, Were killed or terribly Wounded, so aut they could not survive, ‘Lhe number of made upon the pieador ac- ated him, and he determined upon Misgractng at least one ball and winntag ® trophy. | ‘This bul, as did also all those Litroduced, carried upen his loins a large red rosetto, Witu streamers, as | already described, AS he churged at the picador the fatter received him with his pike: but the horse Was savagely gored im the ribs, and, as the butt Plunged arter hun, the horseman leaned over trom the saddle, snatched tho rosette from the bull’s flesh, Placed it in his own mouth, pike, rode away fre charged th In the course of the encounter sev capladores also performed some cou athuwart the buil’s horns as he gatioped near th 1. fifi and sixth bulls were despatched after the SAMO SuUcveNslod Of Charges and LiLusts, and bofere the last animal hau dropped atter being staboed by the matador @ nuatred boys and men had leaped over the rating into the arena 1 were crowding around to witness the deati scene, Had this ant mal been seized with a dylag frenzy, as they som tunes are, there might nave been some tragic o perhaps, very ludicrou blooathirst; eCtators. This ¢ the inaugural bull fight of the season, the entertainment baying lasted “nearly two hours, W3 scenes enacted by these like Sabbati evening. Vaimaseda and lus friends sett the plaza just after the kiiling of the fifth bull, probably to avoid being | iinpeded by the crowd. As he left the aidiience rose Somes feet and the pand again played the royal | re | | and closing just before dusk oa a beautiful sumuer: | OUTSIDE THE WALLS of the ampuithearrs, on the grass of an adjoining Vacant lot, lay four hotses gOrea ro death: a filth, With a large wad of hemp stutfed into a hole im iss side, was dying, Onc dead sieed hac been already | Placed, by some negroes, in a eart for removal and there were two or three others so badly wounded that thex would im all prebability die daring We night. Inthe siaughter house the hide was nearly all stripped frem the last Kuled bull and a crowd of squalid negroes and tawny culldren were hovering, resied, about the siain animals, pulling | 1 making bravade remarks ‘ar wuch fur the Christian Sabbath and its observ= ance by a fanaticnlly intolerant reiigious people, 1 Acity Of 250,000 Inhabliants, aud where the iew | Aierican Protestants ave proiubited from meeting for public Worship. NWS JPEMS. G MERAL Governor Poader, of Delaware, will be imanga i daauary 17, ur female physicians have their sigus out at South Bend, Ind. ‘There are forty-two Chinese in Denver—twenty- nine men and thirteen women, A daughter of P. 7. Barna has applied for a di- vorce in St Josepli county, Indians. Jota D. Bigelow, the oldest citizen in Marlboro, Coun., died on Friday, December 9, aged 100 years and five months, Mayor Selby, of San Pranct-co, entire year’s salary ($ Charities of the city. ‘The annual meeting of the Connectic ricultural Society wit be held ac New Haven va Wednesday, January LL A fair will be held in Poston the coming autumn to raise funds for the Society tor ihe Prevention of Crueily to Pamb Ania Governor Haight has pardoned Ah Vik, a heathen Chinese, convicted of rape in sacramento, Cal, ur 1865, and sentenced to State Prison for twenty years. George H. Robinson, mate of tue Untied States Steamer Saginaw, which was wrecked ta the Pacitle last Ue ober, belongs in Maine, A Nantucket (Mass.) lady wears a jewel once worn by the not Hayu. The jewel was presented to | her father when a set captain, by the Queen. Potter's nt Hotel m Ch.cago will be opened In + Is72, It will have 460 lodging rooms, aud will cost $1,250,000, Florida has experienced this winter the coldest weather ever feit m that climate. Vegetation has | on serlously damaged, he whole length of the Hoosac tuunel now opened is 13,622 fect, and yet itis but littte more than halt through (he mountain. ‘The oyster beds of the Chesapeake yield about 090,000 bushels, and furnish the chief provender 20,000 persuns besidea, The United States Grand Jury of has found a true biit agains Jusepu E s he murder of James Eustice, Ou board the steamship California, mn October lust. ‘The Supreme Court of California having decided that the testimony of Chinese is not admissivle as gaiust white persons, preparations are being made rry the question belore the Supreme Court of United States, An esteemed citizen of Providence has just died at th e of seventy, who had been caster of a bank “live yoars, yet never was in New York and lad visited Boston twice, South Carotina has a negro Lieutenant Governor, hree negro Congressmen, eleven negro State Sena: tors. eighty hegro Representatives and one negro Judge of the Supreme Court. A remarkable chtld is now living in Detroit. ‘It isa month old, about six :nehes long, weighs one pound two ounces and has never cried since it was born, Miss Annte McCarty, aged 111 eae ated in Barry, », Oo Sunday, December 25, 1870, She was, per- the oldest person ta the Western country. It 1s claimed that Kentucky 1s now the eighth State in the Union in point of population. For- merly she was the ninth. 1t seems that her increase during the past ten years 1s greater than that of | Ohio. Among the Curiosities of the census is the re- ported case Of a lady who dicd in Connecticut at the age of seventy-four in childoirth. % The new misstonary slup Mornmg Star will be launchea from the yard ot Curtis & Smith, at Kast Boston, avout the last of this month. A special collecuon Was made in neariy all the Sunday schools in Hoston on the 8th inst. in aid of the enterprise. Pcre are few, if any, cents or pennies in use in the Southern States. Nothing less tian five cents 1s considered of any value there. It 1s a remarkable fact that the first name drawn from tle jury box in Stoughton, Ma. for the trial of Moi the murderer, was that of Minor G. Pack+ ard, his victim, One of the Baptist churches in Chicago Is to have achime of seventeen bells, covering two octaves, ‘one of the sargest in the United States. The largest bell, a B flat, weighs nearly four thousand pounds, and the cost of the whole will be $7,000, Green Bay, Wis., ships more shingles than any other port in the world. Last year it sent $48,549,000 singles to market. These would load 4,356 cars, or as donated his 00) as Mayor to the ut State Ag- t forty only An Ohio man who passed around a plate ata re- ligious meeting for contributions for the h athen, and then pocketed the money, has been acquitted of stealing Oy & juryof the vicinage, the ground that he was the greatest heathea they knew, aud, therefore, justly entitled to the money. A Georgia paper notes that at the recent election in that State it Was enough to paralyze @ regiment of statisticians to see how many young biacks in voting announced themselves ag tiaving been born tn May, 1849 In one county “there could not nave been les» than 600 of these ta pop 1. The dato was the one necessary to enable them under the | his credentials to the President yesterday | ing the session by declaring that the government State law to vote, and as the parrots were taught go did they taik. A pack Of nine wolves are reported to have ro- treated into the mountains west of Marysville, after laying sad havoc with the live stock of farmers in Perry county, Pa, Wolves in various parts of the country are apparently yearly becoming more nus merous. A sult for dtyorce has been commenced in Tillnots by Jesse M, Elliott, who asks to be divorced on the ground of desertiot They were married in Ala- bama in 1861; his wife wanted him to join the rebel army; he declined; was drafted, and finally de- served to the Unton lines and joined the Unto army, in which he remained until the end of the war. Hs white utterly retuses to live with him, a SOUTH AMERICA. CHILE, # 7 Political Movemeuts—Te ‘Telograph Con- cessione—Unitod States Minister—General Loms, VALPARAISO, Dee. 3, 1870, ‘The sante monotony in political and private circles noticed in my last correspondence stl prevails ta Chile, Like the calm before a movement of the elements, all parties are concentrating thelr re- sources and strength to engage wercely in the ap- Proaching Presidential election, The contest proml- sea to be highly interesting, and, fortunately enough, no fears are entertained of disturbance or out- breaks, Congress has informally appointed sev- eral committeos of the several political parties to select candidates fur the Presidency. These committees have as yet been unable to arrive at any agreement, although it is more than probable that Don Frederico Errazuriz willbe named as candidate of tie united oppost- ton parties, The selection of the government and clerical organizations 13 yet a matter of profound doubt, Great excitement has prevailed for some months past throughout the mining districts of Catle with regard Lo the alleged wonderful discoveries of silver ore in the province of Caracoles, iu Bolivia, near to the Chilean trontler, the other mining centres of the north the agt- tation has peen productive of serious results, a3 such numbers of miners have — left for the new El Dorado that many establisuments are closed for want of hands. The reports from Caracoles are really marvellous; and, i from the statement of a captain in the Ct ' navy, the ore is of surpassing richness and in great | abundance, The veins are iound almost on the sur- | face, very pure, and already fortunes have been made in the enterprise, ‘rhe immeuse dinieulues encountered la crossing the sand desert leading to Ube favored spot and the stupendous prices exacted for ordinary provisions deter many from seeking the tempiung prize, Atlast Congress, after much delay tn what 13 called Mature deliberation, has authorized We govermucat to couclude the contract with Mr, Leigh, thy repre- | sentative of si ‘wl Boglish telegrapa compares, | to construct a stomarme line from tue port of Cale deta to some Peruvian port, granting a subsidy of twenty Chousand hard dollars anaually to vie enters prise. [bis stipulated however t the Peravian ter. MUMUS Lust be My direct tel je communteation With Europe, and as We lave Undersiood tal (ue Line from Panama to Payta will not be laid for some time we shail be obiiged to content ourselves until then with the present means of obtaning news. i ‘The transitndine Line 13 progressing most salistac- y. *GUVECIMERL hus also consented to graut a ‘ate sttvsidy Lo the builders, Messrs, Clark & Co., OF Links City, ited the Work Is EXpectet to be Con euttod Within & year trom thts dale, ‘The Hou J. 2. Root, Minister Plentpotontiary froin the United States to this republic, preseuted aut ex- id by hits al and already » de- pressed ia us r ‘6S, Ue great Uesice h government to enter into eve more © auucable relations with Cale than those ng. President replied in the usual manne: claring that Chile Wouid always be ready to vecipros padsip With the great repuuice Mr. Kot durtug itis siivet resleace In the couutry, has made inauy friends aud ely poplar among foreigners aud Chileans, ie is probably no conntry in South Ainerica Where American influence is stronger tad in tis, and where American Lusti- tutions are more Brudted and adinived, | + +4 certutuly to be regreted (hit our merchants Aud MARIA as! toet here, as tn nearly all | the otter repudtics Of UIs Condmcne the oppoclile ity LoF pre-enntuence now so liruily' Wiehe PRET and Continental hoases, ‘The goverument has recognized the existence of the Feenen republic. Whether this will be of any particular beneitt is doabiul, bat 1 expresses clearly the sympathy of the peopie tor ie the unfor- its effects e every lay le cessation of cou sumeats Tous France exercises very uniuvorably Hierehul Mierests vibie tragedy of the company’s church im 1363 ta Santiago, wien nearly 2,000 people were burned wand crashed to death, Marrowly escaped ree bell ion a few migals stuce in the capital, and on the | Ia a crowded | very anutversary of the catasivopie. church the Mimsy draperies of a statue of the Virgia caught tire, the dames in a moment spreading all over the altar. Although great alarm prevatled Lor & Toment some one bad presence of mind euouga. to extunguish (he fre before it gamed further pro- poritons, amd by almost & miracle Do easislly ¢ curred. ‘The U On tite « ted States steamship Re: Th ult. tor Callao, left tis port ‘The Situntion—Admiolstrative Lleas—Freneh Captures ou tho Coast—Goneral News Lima, Dee. 14, 1870. Tae past week has been marked by no event of great imporiance. Congress appears to have re- linquished the systematic attacks upon the adminis- {ration formerly indulged in with such frequency, and ts devoting itself to the serious consideration of the estimates presented by the Minister of the sury for the government expenses dur the next two years. Singularly for Peru, there 1% not one rumor or sign of revolution at the present time, a phenomenon that greatly disconcerts a number of the people, fears being entertained of some dire calamity about to befall the country from such an unusual presage, ‘The larger portion of the community, however, view the wonder in a proper light, and correetly attrivute it to the fact that money can uow be more eastly made in Peru with the plough than with artillery, A very convincing proof has recently been given | by the government of Colonel Balta of its decided determination to proceed as far as possible In the interesting question of public works, AS has been frequently mentioned in this corre- spondence, there is probably no other country in the World where & proporuonate degree of progress has been manifested during the last two years. Every | means has been adopted for carrying out the wise | designs of the government, and now it appears that the work is to be pushed forward with redoubled energy. At tne invifation of the Minister of Fimance a num- ber of the most prominent Senators and Deputies met in council a few nights since, the Minister open- leaving on one side all party feelings aud prejudices, desired to become acquainted with the views of the leaders of Congress on subjects most interesting to tue country at large. ‘The administration, in order to proceed with its ideas of improvenient, required certala bases to ne established by Congress, in conformity with which {he means necessary ior the construction of various proposed railways could be easily procured, without | the delay and vexation now attendant on such de- mands when submitted for Congressional action, It was proposed that a select committee from the House aud Senate should take the matter into con- sideration; {x the cost of the different lines already | surveyed; determine the figure at which bonds | for the payment should be issucd; estanlish the sys- tem by which the redemption of the bonds should be effected; regulate tue present very defective plan of taxation, and, in tine, 50 proceed as to leave the government perfectly unembarrassed, The Minister's propositions were most favorably re- ceived, The committee was binge anc is now atwork. The advantages of this arrangement are | 80 evident as to require ho commentary save that of | praise, At last a new municipality has been appointed for Lima, consisting of some of the most distinguished citizens of the capttal, or notables, as they are called | here, It has been before remarked in this corre- | spondence that great dissatisfaction existed on ac- coant of the removal ot the old corporation, throng Whose efforts the city had been so signally benefitted; but the promises and character of the present in cumbents give reason to believe that the 3sme order of things will be continued, The mu ib in Pera is rather peculiar, the government being | obliged to contribute large sums of mouey | for the support of tne principal towns | and cities; hence the Mayor and Common Council | are under the direct authority of the Prefect an oMcer appomied by the Minister of the Intertor, Provably no branch of the public service in Lima has been more carefully attended to within the last few years than the city fire department. In addi- tiou to the engines belonging to Ute corporation, and worked by the police force, there are three ad- mirably organized companies, compesed respect- ively of Itallan, Frencn and Peruvian volun teers. These companies have on many oc 8 proved of the most effective ser vic dating back from the bombardment of Callao, in 1868, when they remained all day under the enemies’ fire, guarding the valuable cus- toms warehouses, Only a few nights since the Ita- lian company subdued a very formidabie conflagra- | tion in the Convent of the Merced, in which two of | their number were crushed to death by the falling | timbers, The Peravian organization some time ago gaveasuperd bull fight, devoting the proceeds to | the purchase of an Ameskeag steam fire engine, which so far has proved rather an expensive toy, since no onecan be found to competently direct it. In the tire referred to, however, it did some service by throwing an immense column of water upon the terrified friars, who were decidedly bencitted by the unusual ablution. ‘The French vessels-of-war cruising along this coast have not been idie during the past month. A fortnight since the steamer undies cap: | tured off Arica the Garman ship Augsst from Ham. | In Coplapo, Coquimbo and | ihe war has beea severely teit here | | téachera, | balance , ll burg to that anda few days afterward fell {9 with ea the German bark Gazelio, trom Gall fornia, with grain to Arica, These vossala were Im- mediately sent Wo Tauiti, ‘The Watrecasionx, @ French gunboat, left Cailoa on the ga inat., oat onst bly for Honolulu, but once ontside of Peruvian Waters, within sight of the port, lay to, apparently Watching for some Geriuan vessels comiag from Guahape, with guano to Callao. This exercised the Peruvians rn and 4 feet steamer ‘Was sent to the islands to warn the Intended yictin As yet no capture has been made, ‘The flagship L'Astrée remains quietly at her anchorage in the harbor, but a bright 100kout is kept for the Nort! German flag. Americans here have been glad to learn that the Department of State has thought proper to approve of Gen Hovey's course tn regard to his bearer despatches (Colonel Farrand), in every part The facts of the case were that Farrand Was appouted by the General to carry certain treaties and obler Important prbile documents from satlol tar here tw Washington. After the Colo- ~ and instructions were placed In hia ped Up claim agunst nim appeared, on Which an order of detention was procured, and despite of General Hovey’s protest, an aitempt was made to prevent Farrand from leaving the country. | OWltng to the Vigorous action of the Minister Far. rand departed with lis despatches. The Secretary of State at Washington has addressed the Legation in Lima on the supject, declaring that General Hovey's proceedings were elearly in accordance ; With the preseriptions of international law, and commending the acuon resorted to to uphold the dignity of the United States government. |. & proposition hag been made by Messrs. Lopes | and Furber, of New York, to this government to the | effect that no Peruvian gnano shall be sold fn the | United State to other persons tian themselves. AX | this proceewing would serously interfere with the | Interests of the company consigning guano to tae United States, and a4 sore of the clauses of the pro- position are of rather doubtful advantage to Peru, it | Is not probable that Congress will take any action | lathe matter, the approbation of that body being requisite, ‘fhe medical men of the city assert that Lima hae | never beeu more healthy than at the present time, AL symptoms of yeliow fe have disappeared tu Spite of the usnal heat of tne sea “The United States steamer Resaca, Captain Lewis, arrived at Callao on the 10th instant from a long cruise among the Marquesas and Fyl islands, All well on board, ‘The Mohican and Onward are still An port. ‘The news concerning the Bolivian revolution t# still contradictory, but it appears that the govern- ment of Gene: Melyarejo has acquired new strength by an unexpected means, While Meigarejo Was advancing on the city of Potosi, occupied by the rebel Gene. Kendon, the capital, Le Paz, was induced to «declare im favor of the revolution, proclauning a General Morales as chief of repuplic. The two insurgent gene- ralx are therefore opposed to cach other, and itis surmised that Melgarejo wiil find but litte dinicuity in suifocating the revolt, The most unfavorable sytaptom is the continued til health of the latter, tho effects [rom his recent accident not yet having dia- appeared, and without bis presence the troops might be casily induced to desert him and his for- tunes. At list advices Meigarejo was very uear Potosi, awaiting some reinforcements before mak- ing a decisive attack. The insurgents were badly provided with arms and ammunition, MURD A IN BANS. Man Kil's His Brother-in-Law tho Nox Day After His Mirringe with His Sister, A MM WOK piace on the ultt,, ed us Li nay be how, When the feclinus are 1¢ss x “ul, tnd taking even the most paliating view of the mutter, was & most atrocious, fendish act. “bh emis LO be Ho stlver Lining connected with the cloud that eavelopes the whole tragedy from ite Inctptency to its terrivie culminmation—nothing that ‘tf relieve the load of guilt that must be y the murderer, ‘The actors in the scene were line and bride and Join Rule, The location of the tragedy was a place not far frou the “Crazan farm," a short distance east ef Soldier creek, and wbout six miles northwest ot Circleville, Ou the evening previous to the murder (December 21), Mathew Ohne and Miss Charity Rule, sister of the murderer, were married at the residence of the video's father, Join Rut DELWL Ee ang and Y | carriage fi toy ) Ube Victioa, au triends ,antonthe next day, luck, Were proceeding in a ‘YoRXuuam Cline, father of Y okie, & number of aN Ue receive congratulations. Whea abode gee ¢ from the elder Kule’s the couple met Join Rale, Jr. tiling Ina Wagon, and, on close approach, observed that he hata gaa with hin, Suarmising trouble Chiue started bis horse on a run, Intending | to pass Rule aud thas escape; but suddenly chang- | } at tug his intention, after getting past the latver, he turned hie hors with the design to make lis Way back to mis —futher-in-law's ; waereupon Rute, who had already turned ats teant to purstic the couple, made another turn, and head. ing thei oifin the road, demanded of GI Whether he had auytniag with which to def self, and lustautly raised a double-barreled shot gin and fired at Cline, Who by this tine, together Wita tis wile, ad gotten out of the carriage and begged Rute “net to shoot.’ Chine threw up arm as Rule fired, and received a teavy load Of shot in his right arm, the shot ruumng lerigtiwise of the arm and com: pleicly shattertug i. Turning upon hes sister, Rule remarked, “And thi barrel ts for you,” but was restrained fron. siooung bs wer piteous ‘appeal and eutreat, He thereupen aimed the gun onee more but, his horse becoming frightened, he wae prevented from firing, and Cline was driven to the house of anetghbor, where he recerved care and cucumstances of his having ‘shot Matt. Clue,? adding that the only regeet [have is that} “did not kill Chat” (meaning his sister; then proceeded to Holton, the county seat, an ve bimself up to the authorities, On the next day (Frt- day) he bad @ prelimtuary trtal belore ‘Squire Dixon, who bound him over in the sum ot “tive hundred dollars,” affording Rule a fine chance to make good bis escape, Which he did on Saturday morning following. ‘The murderer was regarded as an excstient busi- ness oan, OW! a Jarge and well managed farm and is thought to have been worth $3,000. “He is an married and Was living with & brother, who helped tum farm the place, Ile had an ungovernable tem- nd Was often overbearing and insulting io nts z 1 *) given for his k! my ‘Chire 1 r had marricd pis sist it seems uow that he had several times forewarned Cline and his sister of what they might both expect tf they got married, bus never made kuown what hia grounds for objecting were, Che lingered until Sunday night following the assauit, aud then expired, having sufered most in- tensely. He was interred with M: ‘onic honors on Tuesday following, in presence o rge concourse of spec- titors, Wito had come together to witness the solemn obsequies and to manifest their respect. Mathew Cline was about twenty-seven years of age, a succossiitl young farmer, jovial and frank ta his disposition, With a good word for everybody. ile Was universally liked by old and young. fe haa only a few weeks previous became a convert to the Christian faith, and up to the last moment of con- Sclousness expressed Inmself very nappy In the as- surance that Mis soul was about to take ita Mgat to tac beautifal “Land of the Leal.’ IMMIGRATION AT BOSTO;, (From the Boston Travetie la Tho arrivals at the port of Boston by ing the year 1870 were $3,739, against a totul of 34,784 in 1869, showing a falling oi! only of 1,046, notwitstanding a foreign war, The quarter ending on the dist of December gave 2,7 4, 2,040 females, a total of 5,412. The corresponding quar- ler of 1869 gave 3,944 males, 3,655 femuies, a total of 7,591, showing @ decrease of 2,186 tu 1870. The nationalities of this large number comprise over forty countries and pag of which Ireland heads the list with a total of 11,355—6,142 males, 5,214 females. England comes next with 7,842; total, males, 3,671; females, 3,181, Nova Scotia loses 5,: divided a3 tollows—males, 2,881; Icmales, Germany, notwithstanding the war, sends 2,380, of which 1,337 are males and 993 females. Scotland furnishes 444 inales aud 879 females, a total of 823; and France sends only 158, of whica number 105 ure mates and 51 females, Of the total nuniber, 82,216 make the land of the starry Gag their own, and the balance, 1,525, return to some dozen diiferent fags, ‘The largest number of occupations — the males is—laborers, 7,973; mechanics, 2,703; mariners, 1,058; merchants, 660, and clergymen, 74 (most of whom belong to the United States), while the balance repre- sent over forty alfferentavocations, Of thelr ages the lurgest number are from 20 to 25 years old, viz.:— Mates, 4,796; females, 3,433; a Cotal of 8,281. Under ré of ave we have 2,559, very nearly divided 1,274 males, 1,255 females. Over forty jae of age 2,401 males, aud 1,734 females, a total of 4,215. hong the females the were 39 dressmakers, 14 15 milliners and 11 talloresses. The are classed a3 seamstressea, spinsters ond not stated. 1 has been stated Liat the tuomigration had fallen off almost entirely, gures for 1469 show that 3,754 Germans came to the States, an increase of only 924 over that of this year. Had the German element kept up its ratio, thé lass of theyear would have been only 121. The; in 882 diferent vessels that brougnt from ol seuger to over 800 each, JOURNALISTIC NOTES. ‘The Essex (Mass.) Hagle 13 out in a new dress, Walker, of the Bloomfield (loway Democrat, has been tndicted by the Grand Jury for libel, ‘The Prairte City (lowa) Gleanér and Heraia has been resurrected under the name of the Index, The New Bediord Avening Standard comes out much enlarged and in an entire new swt, It 1s now hinted that Jefferson Dayis will soon edtt & leading Southern paper. The Central Record 1s the namo of a new paper to be Issued semi-weekly, at Rocuester, Minu., by G KR. Conway, Mr. J. A. Thatcher has become Associated wit O. G. Wall in the publication of the Catedonta (Mima, Journal, ‘The estate of the late Calvin W. Starbuck, of the Cincinnati Zines, ts declared to be ‘than thas. of any newspaper publisher m the Weat, ‘The Bennettsville (8. C.) Journal t# no more. It ime pas- | ated of the disease so fatal to newspapers every- ‘The cast where—want of money and bad debts, avstem fs the soyereian eure ip such cases,