The New York Herald Newspaper, May 20, 1871, Page 8

i t ’ 1 © s t -__enrww ee _——- eee FRANCE. The Aitempt of Dombrowski to Recap- ture the Bridge of Neuiliy. WHY THE PLAN FAILED. ‘Whe Struggle About the Barricades aud the Panie that Busned. THE MASSACRE AT CLAMART. Father Hyacinthe on the Present State of France, Proclamation to the Parisians. Thiers’ The Women of the Capital Peti- tion for Peace, THE FINANCES OF THE COMMUNE. ‘The German steamship Veser, Captain Willigerod, from Bremen May 56, via Southampton the sth, arrived at tits port yesterday with ten days’ later mails than those brought by the Cuba. Dombrownki's Attempt to Recapture Neuilly— Cannonading all Along the Linc—ihe strug- aie About the Barricades—Panic Among the Nationals—A Disgraced Battalion. Paris, May 4, 1871. @a the morning of the Ist inst., General Dom- rowski received at Neuilly a despatch from the Wommune, signed Jules Andrea, informing him that ‘ie negouations at Versailles had been broken off, and ordering him to reopen hostilities immediately. He instantly gave orders to inform the evemy that ‘he truce would expire within the hour, and set about making preparations for an attack upon the garden forming the corner of the Rue de Chezy and the Rue Perronet. Three of the corners formed vy the amtersection of these streets, as 1 have expiained in a former letter, were already in his possession, and this circum. miance gave him a decided advantage over the enemy, enabling him to ponr ina raking flank fire upon them from the house on the corner, in the sec- oud story of which he had placed two mountain Heid pieces, As the Versailles troops showed no immediate inteution to recommence hostilities he caused to be moved, ander the cover of the garden Walls and the barricade in the Rue de Chezy itself, two tweive-pouuders mto the garden of the same house, where they were masked by a high wall, At ‘Wiis point they were only separated by the Rue Per- Touel from we house occupied by the enemy, a @istance perhaps of fifty feet. ‘The wall betweea was MINED @oring the course of te afternoon, in order to be blown up if required to unmask these two guns, dm case the mountain pieces should not succeed in dislodging the enemy. I have already explained ‘that the walls of tis house had been strengthened by piling up sandbags inside irom top to bottom, making them capable of resisting a twelve-pound shell, All this Was accomplished without the encmy suspecting that the house was occupied by anything more thon a few sharpshooters. About seven @clock in the evening the battery at Courvevoie opened the ball by sending a shell down to the Porte Maillot, and General Dombrowski immediately ordered FIRE TO BE OPENED ALL ALONG THE LINE, from Neuilty to Asniéres. A terrific cannonade sued. The federais have in all about twenty pieces at Asniéres and Neuiliy, and all of them, at nearly she same moment, commenced vomiting forth their tron hall upon the Versailles batteries, which were mot slow to respond with nearly double the number of guns, making the pleasaut, quiet valicy resound | ‘with their terrific thunder. Several of the bastions between the Porte Maillot and the Porte Courcelies goon joined their votces to the horrible coucert, it being the object of Dombrowski to aistract the at- ‘tention of the enemy from the real pomt of auace and take them in a measure by surprise. PROM THE ROOF OF A ROUSE. Mounting to the roof of a tail house in the Rue Per- Fonet which has not yet been mace a mark for the shells of the enemy, | had an excellent view of the pisin in which the fight was raging. It was now quiie dark and one could see the fash of every gan aod by that means distinguish clearly the posi- tions of the contending forces. The Kondpoiut of Courbevoie seemed to be one continual BLAZE OF LIGHT, as were the Porte Maillot and the Porte des Ternes, while ai along the heights from beeon to Cour: bevoie the incessant fushes of fire darting up against the horizon and iiuminating the whole sky; the continued roar of the artilicry, and uw horrid sereaming and shells, dashing along the sky lke thunder claps, crashing into the roois of houses, ploughing up the earth, bursing in the air like meteors, exploding with’ a frigntfully wicked crash ‘and send- ing the fragments whizzing in every direction; the wudden crashing sound of the mitrailleuses,’ aud High over ail the dark sullen form of Mont’ Valé- Tien, is crest angrily spitting forth fame and smok Uke some frighttul monster of olden times—ali c spired to make & magnificent put terrible ctacie, A house was soon set on fire bear the Maillot Gate by petroleum shells, and then another and agotuer commenced burning, acding their light to the lightnings of war, and Muminating the valley anc the houses and the sky with a lurid glare. The fash of one heavy piece at Courbvevoie could be seen every, time like a nage bail of fire, and tis hourse, deep roar heard above ali the others. In the Rue Perrot Rue de Chezy TRE BATT Thin flashes of light couid be second story witdows and loopholes of the house op the corner, and te short, sharp report of the mountain pieces showed they too were hard at work upon the garden oppostie. The two tweive- unders in the barricade roared and howled and iched forth their iron hall sometimes upon the barricade at the other end of the street, sometimes upon the ohuse on the corner, nearly opposite. They were answered by a coutinnons roll of musketry from the house and garden, and one heavy piece from the adverse barricade. LOSSES, A young officer of Dombrowski’s staf, with whom 1 dined only theevening before, was Cut in two by asheil. Colonel Davis, acting’ chief of stat, and Captain Huntzinger, were knocked down und com- pletely buried by another. DOMBROWSKI'S RESOLY! About midnight General Dombroweki, seeing that FI ° feeu darting from the the position of the Versailes troops im the garden was fast becoming untenabie, de- termed to surround and capture ‘thew With this onject In view he stormed and took the barricades in the Rue st, Poy, which protected thetr right, ana waich was for the moment weakiy defended, and, advancing to the Boulevard de Cha- tea, deployed his men along the sardeu wail in their rear, wn order to Cut off their retreat. THE MINE EXPLODED. He then exploded the mine, blowing ap the walls ‘Ov both sides of the Rue Perronet at tie same mo- mont, causing a most formidable explosion, Lsaw a great blaze of fire, which lighted up the whole heavens for 2n instant; then came a stunmng re- port, and a moment later ihe raitie of talling stones @ropping all around. Then tuere was a cop- fused rushing and trampling In the Rue Perrone?, mingled with cries of conster- pation and = afright, and forty or fit National Guards came Borg! past my window te wildes: haste, evidentiy frightened nearly to death: It seems that, not being in tue secret of the mine sn the concealed battery, they had become | panko at seeing the fearial explosion right ew Doses thinking. probably, it Was wome Aiabolical invention of the enemy, and sougit salety tn their hecis. THY DIN OF BATTLE. In the meantime the two twelve-pounders thus nnmasked opened upon the house opposite, joining ter hoarse voices to those of the pieces in the barricade, and for a few minutes the noise of the conmict, tne crash of tumbling walls and falling | | oS COVERENRRE oF THE rR ‘orts, the race of the Chassepots and the fierce howling of those grisly dogs of war was something terrible. Then there was @ wuaden silence, and the words “Zn avant /* rung vut in the darkuess, A rush, @ shout, then @ sud- den, beavy alscharge, followed in quick succession ty aif dozen others—shricks, crica, shouts, froaus—a rushing aud trampling, and, a moment Alter, ibe Street was ruil of FLYING, RETREATING MEN, rnebing to the wildest contusion toward the Porte den Terns. Thes had attacked and been repulsed, breaking ander the first discharge, and fying like Pightened sheep. They ran madly over General Jombrowskt, who vainly tred to arrest their head. Bik, Buocking Lin Gown apd srpmpling, AF VA moment this on had the b best in Neuilly, and it was with taco irae dane a en Be has since oF . z i - dered this battali THE FORTY-FIPTH, IN DISGRACE to Paria, In the meantime the movement was not ait her barren of resulta. Dombrowski’s prin- cipal object was to capture the detachment of Ver- sailles troops posted in the garden, to the number of about one thousand. In this he failed by the want of courage in Iie men, Bur the battalion placed behind tae positions of the enemy suddenly ned an unexpected fire upon their rear, which in turn caused a panic; for, although victorious in front, they did not know what force was posted in. their rear, and, thinking probably they were about to be surrounded, retreated precipitately into the Rne Perronet, which for the moment was not occu- by the Guards, and retired under cover of their own barricade at the other end of it, which they soon afterward deserted, thus leaving Neuilly in possession of the Communists up as far as the Bonle- vard du Chatean, which 1s at present the line of demarcation instead of the Rue de Chézy. DOMBROWSKI HAS THUS ADVANCED about one-third of the distance which separates bim trom the bridge, the object of all his operations in Neullly. It ts evidently Dombrowski’s Intention to attack, take and blow up the Neully bridge, if nis men can be brought up to the fighting point sufi- eiently to take houses and barricades by storm. ie has already done wonders in maxing his men fight a8 well as they do behind barricades, and 1. only remaims to be seen if he can induce them to come out and fight m the open feld, He may be able 10 do it In the end ii this sort of desultory warfare con- tunes, for he says the troops of the Commune gut better every day. Toe Finances of the Commane—Its Revenucs and Expenditurce—A Market for Everything and Everything in the Market—The Women of Parin Petition for Pence—Father Hyu- cinth on the Siute of France. Pants, May 7, 1871. Men, and women too, are fond of discussing the finances of the Commune, because they do pot know when they may be directly levied upon to assist the corporation of the city of Paris, From day to day I have heard marvellous anecdotes upon the sabject— how imposts have been collected and magnificent fortnnes scattered; banks robbed, churches plun- dered, the rich growing poorer and the poor richer. Yesterday I met an old batue fleld frend of mine, who, notwithstanding having received two decora- tions from M. Thiers for meritorious service at the front, is now in the Department of Finance. He told me that * THE RESOURCES OF THE COMMUNE ‘Were mexhaustible and that there was a daily sur- plus in the receipts over the expenditures, and that it was within his knowledge to say that the funds ‘were honestly administered. Tne Commune derives its revenues from the following sources:— Francs. Bank of France, datly a ++ 500,000 ‘robocco sales. & 110,000 Local imposts.... as oe 300, Levies on corporations, railroads and on unpaid rents of houses..... eeeeeeeaseeeee 800,000 TOlAl.... 6. sees sees A CONSTANT AMOUNT is always kept ready for the needy poor, and is, I am told, 300,000f, Citizen Rigiére, formerly Min- ister of Finance, now a member of the Commune and Mayor of the Fifth arrondissement, is one of tae dispensers of this charity, and offers large sums every day from his office. He was displaced from bis position by Citizen Jourde, a man who knows nothing of financial questions, and his subordinates are Lot Diore intelligent m their special duties, It to be the endeavor of the Commune to raise sums and fortify themselves against bank- Tuptey, which would fnevitably come were it not for ther merciless levies every day. The Commune also hopes to gain the political influence of we fragment population by keeping it in supported idleness, thus making work and industry (which pone Parisians must despise after eight months of ife as lazzaroni) outlaws in the city. But the Com- mune is 4 GOOD CORPORATION TO WORK FOR. It pays fully and prompuy—carpenters, workmen on the barricades, the simple soldier or the oMcer, whether his name terminates with a “ski? or not. if you have @ horse take it vo the Commune, and the Commuse will appraise it and your money is straightway fortucoming; if you have a gun, a Cbassepot or a Springtield either, render it up at the Ecole Militaire and you will make a handsome profit, Most EVERYTHING IN PARIS 1S MARKETABLE or soon willbe. You can even sell your patriotic services to fight against the Assembly, and if you put on a bold front and talk up a few campaigns ‘with sumclent sang Jrotd, not forgetung to make yourself the bero of several batties, there is no telling what ey dignity may not be forced upon you. was at a stable the other day when an lage Walked in and demanded to Bee all the horses for sale. ‘'wenty-three under- went his rapid inspection, and sixteen were bought in a twinkling. Considering that horses cannot be removed from Paris, the question occurs, was this not a specalation on ihe success of the Commune’ Outside of Paris the ~en teem with descriptions of the ferocious character of the government; but I can assure the reader that those who wish to’ make money at this moment are hail fellows at the Hotel de Ville. One wan m particular, 1 know, thought Weeks ago that the Vommane was a band of in- famous assassins, but to-day, by an easy permit, he Would not have the Assembly restored for all the world, Political argumentation, after ali, in Paris consists in a line of logic which steps froin the cen- | time to the sou, and then to the heavier denomina- tons of the Bank of France. THR WOMEN OF PARIS WANT PEACE. As a last attempt at a reconciliation the following address wi pega on all the strects of the city yesterday:--The women of Paris, in the name of country, of horror and of humanity, demand an armistice; they think the courag¢ous resignation they proved during the terrible winter in slege has created for them tne right to be listened to as the party in action, and hope that their title of wife and motner will touch the hearts of those at Ver- sailles as well as those at Paris. Weak from the irigntfnl sufferings of a past was and terrified by the dangers that threaten another War without glory, they appeal to tne generosity of Versailles and also to Paris. ‘They beg those two ; Clties to lay down arms, if but for one day, and let shrieking of the rashing | brothers unite and understand themselves, and And out a pacific solution. All the women whose little ones are exposed to death from the falling sheils while sleeping in their cradies; all whose hus- bands are fighting from conviction; those whose husbands aud sons gain day by day their bread working in the ramparts; those who are uling the deids; all those who are calm and exalted, beg, plead, from the bottoin of theyr nearis, Paris and Versailles, peace! peace! This appeal has no other reply than the explosion of snelis a the flowing of blood; the prayer did not touch tne hearts of those wo sold the destiny of France in their hands. FATHER HYACINTHE ON THE SITUATION OF FRANCE. The following letter from Pere Hyacinthe, Rome, to an American gentieman, holding a high position tn Paris, may be read with interest:— Rowe April 1, 1871. Since it in impossible for we to ren- is am happy to be in Rome. 1 here, ‘tis true, bnt at least I have nity greut and guod things. ‘tno My Dean Fre der myself useful have not done « #een aud continue destruction of the temporal Power 1 arely 80 omplished, 'The result 1 walt not for Italy alone, the Church, Bat wa eh:/¢ Franes, she going? Poor ship, without pilot and without masts, carried away by the tempest between those two evils suareby and reaction. Ob, that God may conduct her to a port! You have remained twice in our greatest troubles and our faitbfal friend. ‘The whella of the civil war have bad no more effect to drive you from Paris, that you so nobly love, hose of the foreign invasion: The fonndation of the under the moat auspicious bi, be one of the must power: regeneration of « great and unfortu Text of M, Thiers’ Proclamation te the Citi-+ vens of Paris. ‘The Chief of the Executive Power bas had the fol- Jowmg proclamation circulated in Paris on the 7tn inst.:— - B rxecek®: 70 THe PARISIANS. France, freely ted by universal aniTrage, has elected sh wl ne 164 vernment whieh it and which alone command obediens rage be not a jvain given to you the same rights ua lies, Toulouse and Bordeaux, your’ principle of equality. you cannot more Fights the other cities of the "country. that fs to say, the roinority which oppresses yo! id which dares to cover tt#elf with the infamous red Gag, 8 forward the pretension of imposing on France its Wwhbes, By its Acta you can judge of the rule which it prepares for you. It Fiointes property, tmprivons elttzaus tor the purpose. of wstager' of them, transforms into dese Geman all than e Commune, " dieplayed, suspends labor in Parts, paralyses ft {0 all Fran: ftays prosper! the evacuation of our territory by the Germann, and txpoxes to. R new attack on thelr part, which they are ready £0 1 into executton without merey, if we donot iver in soon 8 the insurrection, We have heard, ourselves, all th been sent to ns, and not one has offered to ich did not amount to the submission of the n: tr to revolt, the ance who iny down their oe. rhis promise it sii. But this for cannot be ria have promised fnsurrection — mi prolonged without causing pe he goverument, which speak have desired thai you yourselves bad boon ab ci yourselves trom a few tyrants who play wit Your liberty and with your lives, Bin ot do a goveroment must ike the duty, 9 fc Dose that jt has collected an army under your walls. which will, at the price of ius blvod, Ein should be bard P of Up to thls the government hi of the exterior works, The moment bas come at rder to abridge your pnoishment, an attack ade against the enceinte iteelf. It will not bum- ‘as the people of the Commune and the Comin it- aces the who! for ite one. vo intl ate contrary them x jon, m will fre ite eannon pay for foreine one of your ‘end will dea not Reuiher™ fc knows | of Pe, eelt,1¢ you had wot so it from ail ps tera ese ot Bot fail to tell you. A bomba Of city, renders it uniphabitable tint iene and to the destraction of » wense WER TER 0 pie ‘ble from Rumerour ‘tha the adhere peace will re-enter within your walls, 4 evacuate our territory and the traces of your evils wil dis a an Be if you do not act the goverament will be 1m order to deliver you, w are moat en ic, mx rompt and toast secure. This it owes to you; It owes above alito Fran because the I Tine! Gane Ge will be Pare: In & vel how we in Paris. France wishes to have ‘cone with it; to have done with civil war, This it wishes—so it oughs, soit can. It marches in order to deliver you. You can yourselves contribute to your rescue by rendering an assanit unnecessary, and by taking acain vour place from to-day in the midst of your feilow- ¢.Uizens and your brethren, The Massacre at Clamart--How the Station was Surrounded—Two Hundred National Guards Killed om the Spot. [Versailles (May 4) correspondence London Times.] I have already stated that the ‘Twenty-second talion of the Chassears succeeded in surrounding and entering the Clamart station without having lived a shot, With cat-like pertinacity they had lain in ambuscade for three hours betore pounciug upon the doomed occupants, At between eleven and twelve o'clock tneu As they approached @ sentinel outside the stahon gave the usual cholienge, “Qui vive: One of we foremost men of the column replied, *Vingt- deuxieine Bataitlon de la Garde Nationale.” The sentinel, falling into the trap prepared for him and his comrades, suffered the = culunn to advance. He was despateied =— instantly, and =the ~—sstation =was surrounded = and. taken, = On entering — it’ = the =~ Chasseurs Tound two battalions of National Guards and one company of Francs-trears. About a third of those Insurgents Were in adrupkea sleep when we sacre commenced. They sprang to thelr tect jomed in a resistance winch necessarily was Jeebie, because only & few of the 1osurgeuls had their rides at haud. How helpless they were may be Judged py the fact that the number of killed and Wounded on the side of the troops was just five, Considerably over two hundred of the Nationul Guards and Francs-tirears were killed on the spot. ‘The rest succeeded in rushing outside and ran in the direction of Forts Issy and Vanvres. ‘The troops pursued and dred on them, and the garrisous of the two forts, seeing the musketry tire and supposing that the movement was an assault, commenced @ murderous fustiade from the ramparts. Thus exposed in the open field to a terrific fire from friends and enemies, the untortunate fugitives fell iu such numbers as to cover the ground with dead and wounded bodies for some distance outside the sta- ton. A terriple scene tt was, within and without, ‘The cries of the helpless wounded could be heard far away from where they lay, as they implored to be removed, or begged even for a drink of water, Hours after, when the chasseurs had establisued themeelves im the station, some of the oMcers, moved by those cries, ordered men to go out and bring in the sufferers; buta musketry fire from the ramparts of the forts obliged the soldiers sent on this duty to beat a hasty retreat. 1 nave said there has beep a repetition of the Clamart affair. The de- tails have not yet been received. It occurred in the middle of last night, at a place calied Senery, close to Moulin Saguet, a position southwest of Fort Issy and @ little to the north of Les Hautes Bruyeres. ‘The military sarprised and fell upon the insurgents there, killing 150 and making 400 prisoners, ENGLAND. The News of Dr. Livingtone—Where and How He Te—Probabilities of His Early Return Home. At the meeting of the Royal Geographical Society of London, on the night of the 8th ist., Sir Henry Rawlinson, who occupied the chair, said the mem- bers would have learned from the letter of Sir Roder- ick Murebison, which had appeared that morning, that information had been received regarding Dr. Livingstone; and though the let» ter contained no detailed geographical in- formation, it was 80 far satisfactory that 1b certified to the safeiy of the great traveller, and enabied them to put their finger on the spot where he was ata given date, The letters he was about to read were commumcated by the Foreign Omce to Sir Roderick, Who was delighted to find that Dr. Livingstone was, as he had always contended, safe and sound only five months ago. (Cheer s Henry Rawlinson then read a letter from Lo held, transmitting, by the request of Lord ville, @ letter from vr. Kirk, the British Consul at Zanzibar. The really important letter, however, was one from the Arab officer who was sent up by Dr. Kirk from Zauzibar to Uitji in September last, October that officer received a letter trom Dr. Liv- ingstone, a3 he mentions in the letter of which the following is a translation:— Thave to inform you that on the 15th of Shaban (Novem- ber 10) a messenger came from the people of Menama with letters trom the Arabs who are there, and one from the Doc- tor, and those letters were dated 26th Regib (October 15), In answer to my inquiries they toid me that the Doc:or was well, although — he been suifering, and he is ‘for the present at the town of Manakoso, with the Mahomet Iben Ghirib, wating for the caravans, being hel only eight men, ro down. We have seat off twelve of cloth, kanikt, beads, sugar, coffee, salt, two paire of sho shot, powder, soap and @ ‘small bottle of medicine (qumiue All that he war in want of we have sentto bim, and { remain at_Ujiji (on the lake) awaiting his ordera.—2uth SRADAN (15th November), 1270, That letter was of considerable interest on various accounts, for jt stated thata letter had been received Jrom the Doctor, who at that time was only twenty- five days’ journey from Ujiji, and it further showed that Ahmed Shereef was so interested and active in the matter that, though he had only received the letter on the 10th of November, before the 15th he had despatened twelve men with suppiies. ‘The second letter was from an independent source, namely, an Arab merchant, Who writes thus to his correspondent at Zauzibai {Translation.} To Luppa Dantt, from Sand bin Majid, after compl mente :— ‘This letter is from Ujiji, and the news here is good, and nothing but good to report. Trade is also prosperous, ‘ Let- ters have rom the people of Menama, trom Mo- homed Bi and his people, anc they have got good price: x please them} and the Christian 18 in thelr company, and they intend returning to Ujiji in the month of Bair ‘April, IS71). Suereef reached Uji)), having with him the goods of the Christian, and we inteud sending vome of these goods to him, for he is destitute, ard the peo- ple of Shereet will accompany the messengers who take the less, without means, and tew follows letters. That letter had probably been despatched a day or two before Shereef Alimed’s letter, as it stated the supplies were about to be sent, which were actualy despatehd before the 15th of Novemner. The remarkable expression about the caravan with which Dr. Livingstone imtended returning to Ujit in April of the present year showed wnat thetr are rangements were to remain five months long er ab v fanakoso, and then come on qutet to the coast. It did not, however, follow that Dr. Livingstone would wait five raonths needlessly at Uji.” The supplies sent im would reach about December 15, $0 that if he wished to return at ouce he conid Jeave Manakoso by the end of the m By the end of the next month he conld reach U and if he came on at once he might reach the coast in three months more, so that at the present moment he might, by using the utmost expedition, have reached the coast. Sir Henry Kawlinson, however, suggested the pro- ability that Livingstone, who Was quite at home in the wilds of Africa, if ne had not solved the propjem of whether the watershed of the country drained into the Congo or into the Al Nyanza, might when he received his snpplies, prosecute the nece sary geographical researees ‘besore returniny wolch case it might be another year belo turned, Necrecy of Telegraphic Messages. Inthe House of Commons on Thursday, the 4th, in reply to Mr. Noel, Mr. Mouseli sg best answer he comld give the honorable gentleman was to inform him that instructions had been issued to every postal telegraph ofice before the transfer of those offices to the government, which were to the effect that the officers of the postal telegraph offices should, in the frst | place, understand that messages which passed through thelr bands were to pe regarded as strictly confidential communications, and that any breach of that confidence would be visited with severe punishment. By the Telegraph act any person infringing the above regulations subjected himself to imprisonment for a period not exceeding twelve months, By another rute ap officer was pro- hibited from going ito an insirument room unless required by his offictal duty todo so, Only one instance had come to his knowledge of an in- friugement of those rules, and that was in the case of & clerk, who had divelged some portion of a message connected with the turf, That clerk bore the highest character, and had been a jong time in the service of the telegraph companies, to Whom he L the greatest satisiaction; stil he t juty to dismiss him. If the honor- able gentleman put bis question with any kKaowle ge or suspicion of any tofringement of the rules he had stated, he shonid venture to say that it was his duty to communicate tis suspicions, and he could pro- mise him that the matter would be investigated, and If culpability should be brought home to aby officer he should be severely aeait with. CASTLE GARDEN MANAGEMENT.—Elizabeth Wild- ers, & low-sized, ladylike Hagiish woman, arrived in uns city last Friday trom Manchesier, Engiand, and, calling at the office of the Cutef of Police, told a sad story of suffering and desertion, She sald that her husband, Joseph Wilders, leit her apout one year ago in destitate circumstances, She afterwards on. tained employment in @ Manchester hospital, whe: she comfortably supported uerself, She saved all the money she could in order to be enabled to search for her husband. county, Mo, She &t once packed her trunk and started for America. Landing at Oastie Garden, New York, she made the acquaintance of one of those female shar; thirty dollars in gold, in order wo have it changed. The Woman went away, but did not return. fire. Wilders found herself without a penny in land, but having @ through ticket to St. Louis 6) came on here, and is in the city now in destitute circamstances, The police hay ined her every ling her to ind her ve very keenly, is ue 4 in their power in ena! rband.” soe feels her position Of sae fuller Ay MDatbY.—S, Due firat column moved forward, | RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Afvican Metbedint Kpixcopal Conference. ‘The colored Methodist Conference in session here met yesterday in Sullivan street Methodist Episcopal chureh. The devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. W, Peterson and the largest portion of the session was devo‘ed to the delivery of addresses by wuite and colored brethren, Tne Rev. E W. Jack- son (white), agent for the Congressional Temper- ance Society, addressed the conference on the sub- Ject of temperance, advocating it as a matter to be taken up by the churches and the reorganization of auxiliary church societies in its bepalf, The Rev. Highland Garnett, of the Shiloh Presbyterian church, Was introduced and also addressed the Conference, congratulaung its members upon the position and abundant japors of the African Methodist Fpis- copal churen and extending to it his denominational and Christian fellowship and sympathy. A telegram received {rom Philadelphia an- nouncing the death of Rey. W. Moore, one of the oldest African Methodist 8 country, at the age of seventy-oue years, The Con- ference? unanimously decided to attend his funeral Jn a body next Tuesday, and for that purpose will adjoun over on Monday till Wednesday, ‘The Conference also decided to hold two Sabbath school aumtversaries during its sesston—one In New York, in Sullivan street church, on Monday at two P. ™. donéin ridge street church, Brookiyn, on same honr. om & discussion which took place uf the session, that there is trouble in their Book Concern, as well as in the Concern of thelr waite brethren. Brother Weaver, 1t was stated by Rev, Mr. Willams, a member of the Book uiittec, had given his note for $225 due to the Cor cern, He had paia a portion on that note and a palance of $17518 still due, The Bishop and others engaged in the discussion, and Jt appeared that when the Conference sat in Albany two years ago there was a certain debt due by the Book Concern to Brother Weaver, which was balanced by the pay- ment of a small sum, and the note was hited. Hence the Book Concern could not claim anything more from him, This, however, did not satisfy Mr. Wi- Hams, who insisted that if the Conference relleved Mr. Weaver it should assume his debt and the Con- cern would hold it responsi before the General Conference next year. ‘This matter, with others, was referred to a committee. A division of conference moneys was then made, atter which a committee of the Newark district, which had been appointed to investigate certain charges against Rey. Mr. Weaver, presented their report, from wilich 1t appeare.l that Brother Wea- ver was more kindly disposed towards the lady members of his congregation than the discipline of his Chureh and the canons of Scripture allow, and that, on one occasion at least, while escorting a young lady home through the streets of Newark after evening service, he did a very naughty thing, and hence the reading of tke report ceased abrupt- ly here, and the Conference adjourned with te ben- ediction, pronounced by Kev. Mr, Porter. Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Conference. POUGHKBEPSIF, N, Y., May 19, 1571. ‘There was an exciting ame tn the Methodist Epis- copal Zion Church Conference to-day. One resolu- tion was adopted to-aay, a3 follows:— Resolved, That, while we commend the organization of colored military companies and will give them our earnest support, we consider it out of place for the members of thix Conference to accept appointinents as colonels, majora or captains in these organizations, ‘The Committee on Kau closing as follows:— Weiearn thata bill bas passed the Legisiature incorpo- rating a Board of ‘Trustees to build » college In Pough- ion presented a report, keepre ror the education of colored yonths of both soxer apd e would recommend the object to the favorable notice o1 Conterence. This gave rise to a warm discussion, The Kev. W. F. Sulter objected to the latter c He would have the colored people of the State si together and ask for eqanal school rignts, ‘They ‘wanted no separate college. Tne Rev. Mr. Stubbs agreed with Mr. Sulter, and gave a history of the fightin Connecticut. He said the schoolhouse next to the Hartford jall was a mockery. ‘The report was finally adopted, after striking out all the reference to the Poughkeepsie college. ‘The following was then adopted:— Resolved, That in this enlightened 4 disconntensnce any scheme or plan that: has e establishment of separate schools or collesea for the this State, and that we favor the issuing of Educational Vonvention to (ake into con- ject of equal school privileges. object The Presbyterian General Assembly. CHICAGO, May 19, 1871, The Presbyterian General Assembly reassembied at pine o'clock this morning. Alter devoting half an hour to devotional exercises the rules of busi- ness of the last General Assembly were adopted un- til otherwise ordered. The call for records of the synods was made, bat the records were meagrely supplied. ‘The roll of presbyteries was calied for statistical reports, narratives, overtures, memorials, judicial cases of appeal and other documents for readiness of prompt reference to the appropriate standing committees, which will be appoinsed this atter- noon, Reports of permanent committees were called for, including Home Missions, Foreign Missions, Church Erection, Publication, Education, Ministerial Relict, Mission for Freedmen’s Trustees of the General Assembiy, Presbyterian House and Theological Seminaries, Repores of delegates to corresponding bodies and of special committees were handed in, Dr. Musgrave read a report from the Committee on tne Revision of Generat Rules for Judicatories, recommending four changes, The most unportant relates to motions to lay on the table, and provides for two motions of this kind; one, “to lay on the table for the present,” is to be tantamount to trans- ferring the subject to the docket, aud the other, “to jay onthe table absolutely,” requires a two-thirds vote to reconsider, virtually withont altering its In- vended effect. The report was adopted and recom- mended to sower jucticatories for amendment. The Commitiee on the Five Mililon Memorial Fund were not ready to report, but ueir report was made the special order tor four P.M, next Tuesday: sx-Governor Pollock, chairman of the F Institute ac Lexington, Kentucky, 1 ing report, deciarmng the right of the ¢ bly to that property and franchises, unimpatred by local legislative action, and recommended prompt lacasures W be taken fo realize possession. An mportant report on churen manses was re- ferred to the Comunittee on Bills and Overtures ppointed. T. Eva was chosen, on motion, to be n Educational Conveution. LovIsvILLE, Ky., May 18, 1871, The Educational Coyvention, which has been in session in liuntsville, Ala., since Monday, closed yesierday, The Convention adopted unanimously an overture to the German Assembly setting forti: the principles guiding Presbyterians in defence of edacation, and asking the Assembly to take action, first to secure a liberal support of the colleges; sec ond, to discourage the multiplication of such insti- tutions; tht to provide for the receipt of dona- vions for the establishment of a great university; and fourth, to nse tie income of such donations for existing colleges unui the university 1s established. Presbyteri The Non-Episcopal Methodist Conferencs Pirrspona, Pa., May 19, 1871. In the non-Episcopal Methodist Conference yes- terday. F. 1. Plerpoint presiding, standing comuit- lees were appointed on legislation, missions, Sunday schools, &¢., aud a committee of five on the subject of female ordination. ‘ ‘The fnancial condition of Adrian College was re- ported prosperous. The report of the Committee on Missions showed that those of the Conference were almost self-sup- porting. ‘The report of the Pubtisuing Committee showed a carefal management of the Hnanctal affairs of the Book Concern, A resolution Was adopted Instructing the Commit- tee on Legislation to oa 3 whether @ change from the Metiodist Protestant to the Methodist Church requires @ more particular statement of steps to bring about the result, with a view to fully assist in the |itgation relative to the Church property, Meeting ef the Prosbyterinn Synod. PHILADELPHIA, May 19, 1871. This was the second day of the Presbyterian Synod, The Board of Trustees of the Theological Seminary reported that institution to be in a flourishing condition, the receipts for the year being $2,263 and the endowment fund the same ag At the date of last report—$30,083, The Chicago Presbytery reported its operations during the year. After spending half an honr in devotional exer- elses the subject, “How to build up the Church’? was discussed, The Synod then took a recess, Womnn’s Foreign Missionary Seciety of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Cnicago, May 18, 1871. ‘The Chicago Branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church met this morning in the Century chureh, Mrs, Williams in the chair. Reports were made showing that the society con- sists of eight branches, with headquarters at Cam- bridge, Mass.; New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Cincinnatt, Baltimore and Atlanta—the last ta just organized, ‘There are 820 auxiliary jo Be Volk Gumbus Atubarha apd. Parvae 2 = piscopat ministers in tis | Work for the coming year takes in Nawaba, Ganze, Shummangs ana Banzar. Medical practitioners will be sent to Parvil and & juimuonery to Lucknow. The society supports Miss Sarah W. in Foo Cnow, China. | It pays $800 to support schools in Foo Chow and $500 to the Bare Tully orphanage, e records of the branches show large receipts ane expenditures during the year. The afternoon meeung will be for general re- ped after which a collation will be spread for tie RISING ME HODISM. ying the Corner Stone of Corvet! Memorial Church—Addresses by A. V. Stout, Rev. Dr. Andrews and Bishop Janes. About three years ago a Mission hall was opened in Second avenue, near Seventy-seventh street, by the City Missionary Society, gato which was gath- ered a little Methodist congregation and a very large Sabbath sebool, after which the place oecame too strait for the infant society, and one of its mem- bers—Mr. Kilpaniick—gave a large frame building Jor its use, In Which the people still worship, This piace has grown too small also, and recently lots were perchased in Seventy-sixtn street, between Second and Third avenues, where yesterday the corner stone of a new chapel was laid by Bishop | Janes and A, V Missionary Stout, the president of the City ciety. The wails of the building are up to the second story, and vy the fall the editice willbe ft for use. 1 structure is 60 by 10, fcet, built of brick, with Olio freestone front, and will cost when finished $25,000, 16 will contain class rooms, Sunday school and audience rooms and re- ception parlors, Which are now in such requisition mm churei buiidings, The Sabbath school has 500 chilaren and teachers, with Mr, Joseph Longking as superintendent and Mrs, Kilpatrick as assistant. Yesterday there were present, besides Bishop Janes and the pastor, Rev. F. Brown, Rev. Dre, Merwin (P. E.), Andrews, Marks, 8. D. De Vinne, and Rev. Messrs, Hollis and «oss, city missionaries; Keyes, Applegate, Mall, McAtister and owwers, Mr. Stout presided, and in a few remarks greeted the children who were to occupy such a beautiful building as this promises to be. After the scnool had sung a hymn Dr. i. Andrews delivered an address, in which he met some objections urged against Christianity by contrasting the moral, social aud political condition of the world just pre- ceding and at the time of the Saviour’s virtn, and in that way showing the just advancement which the world Nas made under the benign infiu- ences of Christianity, The Roman Empire in those days extended from the Euphrates to the Atlantic, and from the forests of Germany to the Sahara in Africa, and embraced 120,000,000 of people. Gibbon, im describing the famuty life of the Roman peopie, says if was stained with tne blood of infants, and that infanticide was the great crime of the ancients, Parents could imprison and put to death their own children, and wives were bought and sold and Joaned as cattle, and passion, interest or caprice was. suMcient jusutication of and cause for divorce. He tnanked God that even in our large clues we naa advanced s@ far in goodness and family purity 12 contrast With this. ‘The State life of the emptre was no better. The government was not free ; the people had no rights 5 the Emperor and the Senate were absolute an could and did enact suca jaws and do such acts as they pleased. All (the provinces conquered by the Roman arms were despoiled, until from every quar- ter there was poured into the Eternal City the wealth of all lands. No such international courtesy existed as that over which we are now rejoicing as between the United Staves and Great Britain. nation wiich could ray the right todo it in those days. condition of the masses! ‘there was not a single public school nor Sunday school in all that vast em- pire, and scarcely any private schools. Only a few were educated to read aud write, And of whe 120,000,000 of iohabitan's half were slaves —not black, but white slaves, whose ves could be taken at the will of the master. We complain greatly of the crowded condition of the masses of this city, but if we drawa line south of the Cen- trai Park we shall have a strip of land as large as that into which Rome crowded two millions of people—say fourteen square miles—while our Chiris- Uan civilizauion spreads two and a half millions over an area Of one hundred and twenty-two square qileg, a3 In London. ‘The cruel sports and pastimes of the people in the Coliseum were described and con- trasted with Mr. Bergh’s uumane society, and then the Doctor added that this was the condition of the world at the time that God sent His Son to make it better, and it las grown Irom bad to better, and 1t will conunue to unprove from better to best. ‘Then there Was not @ single hospital or asylum or place for the alleviation of human suffering; but now these are part and parcel of the Christian civilization of every land, The world is bad enough sul, but God 13 having mercy on it, and as these churches rise day after day and year after year His giory will come down among us, and some of the young ones | here present will live to see the world a great deal better than it 1s, and some may take a part in bring- ing such a state of things about. Mr. STour remarked that while the Doctor was speaking his heart swelled with gratitude that we live in this age and in this city. He had seen the Coliseum, bué this church, With its bare walls, was fur better and grander than it, and he noped Christian churches would spring up everywnere throughout the land, Bishop JANES Was glad that we live in this the brightest spot and scene of all creation. He would ratber look on the happy coantenances of the chidren before him than on @ conference of minis- ters. There was sometiing here to speak to—to hope and pray for, This is the nursery where the young trees are growing, not tne old orch: Bishop then introduced the flnanctal subject, after which subscriptions and a collection Were taken up. ‘The documents Were deposited in the stone, which was iaid wilh the usual ceremonies, and, after prayer, the congregation was dismissed by the bishop. AMERICANS ABROAD. ‘The following is the list of Americans registered at the offices of Bowles brothers & Co., 449 Strand, Charing Croas, London, aud 12 Rue de la Paix, Paris :— AT THE LONDON OFFICE, FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 6, 1871. New York—Angustus C. Downing and family. Lot ©. Clark, John Russell Young, H. W. Derby, W. Harward, Samuel Avery and wife, Mrs. 8. M. M, gatt, Mrs. 0. E. Chesterman, William B. Rose, Hrnestine Rose, . Me: A. M, Grim Thompson, ©. M. Thompson, 'J. Wolfe, and two nic arshail Pepoon and wife, J. J. Meyers, General and Miss Leatte, Willam i. Marston, Russell Forsyth and wile, J. P. | Howard, Leonard Jerome, Join ii. Knee. | land, Mrs. Ke A. Wa Captain Frank H. Scott, C. H. Allen and wife, John H. Harbeck, ©, Burrett Walsh, Ch. 8. Brown, J. Howe and wil F. W. Guiteau, . Wililams, J. Newton Seara anc wife, Albert Ls ara, A, W. ©. Williams, W. W. Brown, Mrs. Augustus J. Brown, William Mallory, George H. Mahan, R. J. Donglas, F. J. Weeks, John N. Mahan, Jonu W. Deering and wife, Levi Parsons and wife, H. A. Jolinson, Robert Prats. ©. W. May, Miss Harriett Bennett and stster, Dr. Sherfy, Mrs. A, Harwood, Misses De Groot, J. R. Hamititon, J. Foulds, A. Kt. Jackson, Alfred Macka; Mac- kay, Mrs. J. H. Judson, Master Everett 1. Ma R. W. McMasters, Alex Young, Miss Silvia Grinnell, Miss L. A, Cuddehy, Colonel Richard M. Hoe and faim awin Gaines, ©. B. Hue, Mrs. Henry W, Smith, Dana, _Boston—Horace He William C. Talbot and wife, M F. Winn, Alexander Bowma i Roberts, J. Jay Newcomb, Mr. W. 8B. Valentine, ney, William L, Ot k Miss Mary Parker, E. J. Heyer, Kev. G. f. H. Haskins, Rey. J, A. H. Healy, George H. Steari ‘athanicl T. Allen and family, Lizzie 4, Pip jonel_B. P. Perraud, Mrs. 8. 'T. Perraud, Madame Couneau, Mra. KE. T. tidredge, Miss Welch, F. 8. Richards and wife. San Francisco. Garroilhet, 5. F. Adams, W. ©. Adams, Miss Dora Adams, D, A. Chase, 8. F. Doane, Wilham Shiels, Miss Shiels, William Melvin Smith, William H. Hall, Chicago—W. H. Ferry, Jr., Smith, Chas, Webo, A. B. Funk and wi » H. Royce (United Staics Consul at Prague), New Haven, Conn.—Rev. A. G. Shears, R. A. Rt Philadelphta—Mr. de Silver and wife, Geo. Petre Lewis 8. Ware. Cincinnati—Gitford Farker, Ularence Gilmore, Dr, G. H, soyian. London—James Bowron, Hartford—H, ©, White, Pittsburg—T. 8, Blair wud family, C. Spang, wife and daughter. Paris—Mme, Nerida Jandot and daughter, H. Hi. Fox, W. B. Crooke, Henry F. La Luberne, flippolyte Daniel, Loula Chantal, Mr. George, Wiliam U. Drey- er, Appleton Oakemith. United States Navy-—Fri erick Pearson, George A, Lyon, W, 1. Whitney. United States Steamer Worcester—Alired T. Manan, United Staves Army—T. H, Stanton. St. Louts, Mo,— Dr. J. 8. B. Alleyne, G. George P. Whitelaw, George H. Gi Island—Jonn N. Hazard. — southampto Thompson, United States Consul at Sout n Detrolt—Jesse M. Smith. Washington—General F. A. Starring, Charles A. Page. Peansylvania—Dr. ©. Brandes, Miss H. Brandes. Texas—Colonel Gra- ham. United States Army—Mra. H. H, Bell, J. oH Humphrey and family. Hamburg—James R. Mc- Donald, Connecticut—J. M. Hones. Orange, N. J.—Wilham R, Trippe. Portland, Me.—P. Barnes, dy. Niagara Falls—C. W. Young. Nevada—L. C. Bateman, Nemours, France—B. Daniel. . K. eweomnb, Mr. and Mrs, A, Ylark, A, Walker, James W. Chainp- E. Frignet, Charies W. Par- Rnode Ww. W ONE OF NATURE'S FREAKS. Some few months since a boy was born to parents in Greenport which, at the least, presents a curious @ppearance. Where the legs and arms should be ave short stamps, ending in a kind of flap, which, with © litle imagination, could be taken for the arms er fins of @ marine monster, Tho be “what 1a it” is singol healt and seems endowed with eafracrdinary i at = OL A known, ae 4 a te ry Brown and | 1. ‘The | soreign writers, Harrict Martineau and Frederika Fishback and famtly, | mpton. | | of June by Major 0. E. Babovok of the charge of ig THE MORRISANIA MYSTERY, © An Investigation Com¢é menced,. Exhuming the Remains at Woodlawn Cem@ tery—Appearance of the Body—Portions Removed for Analysis—Adjournment of the Coroner’s Inquest. An article which appeared in the Henan of the 6th inst., detailing certain suspicious circumstances attending the death of @ German named Jonm Witzel, at Morrisania, Westchester county, some Years ago, has since occastoned the most intense excitement in that community, where recotlections! j of the dismal occurrence were vividly brought back to the minds of the citizens, many of whom had almost forgotton the ghastly story. The popu- lar and Irresistible clamor for an oficial investiga- tion which was urged in these columns culminated yesterday at Woodlawn Cemetery, where, in the presence of Coroner Bathgate and a jury of inquest, Wooster Beach, M. D., Voroner Nelson W. Young, Dr. Freeman, of West Farms,, together with a few anxious spectators, the monld< | ering remains of Witzel were exhumed, to the end that aclence may determine whether the prevailing: suspicions of death by poisoning be correct or others wise, INFLUENCE OF THE HERALD; and in thts connection the mysterious power of the JIERALD may be briefly adverted to as wlustrating: that mighty lever of tne age, which, resting apom the fulcrum of untrammelled thought, accom- plishes the boast of Archimedes and moves the- world, Here a man dies rather suddenly, and, as is alleged, amid strange surroundings; the body 1s hustled to its last resting place ere the formalities: of an inquest have been enacted; suspicions of fouk play are publicly avowed, and then, perhaps, for~ gotten; the snows of several winters fall noiseleasly’ upon and as noiselessly disappear from THE DOOMED SEPULCHRE where what was once a human form is fast mingling” with its parent source. when the tatismanic voice of- the HERALD coutmands the dead to come forth, and, the imperious manlate is obeyed, As the circumstances which led to a suspicion: that Witzel’s death had been brought about by: other than natural causes have been preety seu forth, asnecinct résumé of the case will sit im this tustance, Deceased. who, it is stated, lived: unhappily with his wife, owing to A DOMESTIC INFELICITY, died after an illness of @ few nours, dur- ing the summer of i806, and was buried without @ coroner’s inquest, At the time of Witzel'’s death he was keeping a refresh- ment saloon near fiarlem bridge, where he had ac- cumulated a handsome property. The apartment over his saloon deceased had rented as a billara room to @ party named Wagner, who, it is rumored to this day, became too intimate with the wife of the deceased; and as Wagner lived in the house, it was generally suspected that he had as- sisted Mrs, Witzel in permanently removing her ob~ noxious husbana. Those SUSPICIONS WERE STRENGTHENED when the wife of the deceased subsequentiy left the oo and, as is well Known, Wagner went wil er. With the past few days Mrs, Witzel, accompa- nied by Wagner, called on Coroner Bathgate, and, having produced a copy of the HskALD con an account of the mysterious death of the husban asked his advice in tho matter, when he inf them that the only way by which to allay the publio: excitement was to have THE REMAINS EXHUMED preparatory to a thorough investigation. To de~ iraying the expense of this proceeding they at first demurred, but finaily agreed, at the suggestion of the Coroner, to engage the services of Dr. Wooster’ Beach. Tis they have done, and it 18 bat fair ta State that they now appear most anxious that amr exhaustive examination shall be made. Contrary to expectation, when the cofin lid was removed ihe remains were found to be in an ad- vanced stage of decay, the limba Raving LITERALLY TURNED TO DUST, while the body had almost reached that period when the process of decomposition terminates, It was with difficulty that the portions requisite for an analysis were obtamed, as the liver was completely gone and hardly a traca of the stomach discernible. A minute search, bow. ever, revealed some of the muscles of the las named organ, and these, together with & section of the vertebra and other portions of the body, were carefully removed and taken charge of by Dr. Beach, as it will require about two weeks vo make &@ chemical analysis of the parts indicated, untit a day to be hereafter named by the Coroner. ‘the following are the names of the jury:—Kicnard Tyer, James La Corse, Jonn Murphy, Frank Cortés, Richard Veltch ana Joseph Zugner. WOMAN NOT MAN'S EQUAL--“THAT’S WHATS THE MATTER.” To THE EprroR or THR HERALD :— ‘The coarseness with which men treat women, | nowadays, in public, indicates a decadence in man- ners and feeling from that high position of deference to the female which was the former reputation of this country; so much so, that it was remarked by Bromer among the number, that a lady migit travek all over the United States, without escort, and. would universally receive attention and kindness, merely in consideration of her sex. Latterly, at @ hotel in this State, myself and a lady, seated at the public breakfast table, were 60 stared at and come mented upon, by two well-clad individuals, na doubt claiming, however unworthtly, the name of gentlemen, that I was obliged to send a waiter to them, requesting them to desist. There is a deeper cause for these indignities than in the brutes that illustrate them in action. Such. | men must have vulgar and meficient mothers, and | the general education of the women Is at fault; for this conduct seems not Lo be contined to auy class of social rank. Perhaps, also, as we are going through @ crisis in the nature of the relations of the sexes, this first infection of ireedom acts upon lower spirits as Incentive to mere license: and it ts only noble natures that, leeling & sublime respect for that difference of sex, which is the most wonder~ ful ymystery of God and nature, seo the deep pur- for these new movements of the age, and recog- greatness of woman’s nature in its coarsest guts “Were these meu born of women?” queried a lady friend in regard to these impertinents, It depeads upon women to teach men how to comport themselves towards their sex. Man is just what woman makes him, Women are now so much Diaythings and toys iat men fai to see 1n them the ompanion, friend, adviser and consoler, the true halves of their souls, without which they are but incomplete human beings. A disiranchised class is never respected, but al- Ways heid in contumely. Woman is a serf poiitl- caily; and the sense of ber inferiority is mfnsed into man by all the mstitutions under which he lives. Make woman man’s equal, soctally and potittcally, and he will treat her as one man treats anotber, with the respect due to an equal, and to one whose power he fears. ‘The me 18 approaching when woman, obtaining hor thorough freedom, will stand by man’s side hip equal inall the walks of life. : FRANCES ROSE MACKINLEY,. KU KLUX WANTED. A Most Brutal Outr: on a Young White Girl by a Negro, A few days since one of the most brutal outrages ever perpetrated in Suffolk county, L. I, was com- initted on a respectable white girl by a negro tramp 1m the vicinity of Hollow Hills, The girl was em~ ployed by a farmer, ana on the morning in question was on her way to the barn for the purpose of milk- ing the cows, The negro—a large, powertul man— Arized her a8 ahe was catering the door, bound and gagged her, and then deliberately proceeded to this hetish design. An hour later the girl was found unconscious from the injuries she had re- ceived. The negro is very dark, with high cheek bones, Wore an army overcoat and 4 brimless hat. ‘4 It t¥ supposed that after committing the act he fed towards te Long Island Rallroad. There ts great excitement In the neighborhood, and hopes wae culertained that the brave would be caught an punishea, “ARMY INTELLIGENCE, Major N. Michler, upon being relieved on the ist’ d , Ie unds and ouildings In the District of ith Sige proceed to the Military Division of the Pacific, where he will relieve jor N. Bowen fax engineer officer on the si jor General Saigjor Bowen will report for daty with the Board of Hugiaeer® for fortifications upon the Pacilic coast 1n San Francieco, , ‘Lieutenant Colonel ©. G. McCawley 1s ordered FoneineGuaties Heywood, from Washington, ‘D.C in Charles Heywood, from Washin; 5 ey to Cow Captain Jobo Schermerhorn retired on the 16th ; First Lieutenant W. B, Murray ‘18- missed oh the 16th tnst.; Firat Lieutenant F. C. Saltmarsh, ordered home to await decision In bis case from the department court martial, ~~ WAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Captain J, O, Williams is ordered to the comman@ of the naval station at Mound City. Chief Engineer Thomas Williamaon is detached Lo neta ated mati p00 placed op oid