The New York Herald Newspaper, September 5, 1871, Page 5

OMficial Records of the Surratt Trial. Tangock Not.a Membor of the Military Com- mission, Nor the Offiesr:Charged-with the Daty of Executing Its Mandates, — WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 1671. Comment 1s made in an editorial of the HERALD of’ August 25 on the objection of an Ulio paper te the nomination of General Winfleld Scott Hancock by the next Democratic National Convention, because “he was'a party to the military murder of widow Surratt.” The HERALD'S editorial says:— ‘This ts @ startling democratic ovjection, and, mean ap It-may be, we suspect that, with its ventilation down South, General Hancock will lose caste with the fire-eaters as their P’resiential favorite. General Hancock, in connection with the joes bgt of Mrs. Surrats, simply did his duty as a souiler under the Orders of his superiors and the jaws uf the army; unt, for 1 that, if is probable that tho revival o! this awful affair will operate to the prejudice of the gee among the democratic chivalry, Soutn aad forth. Every good citizen, without regard to party or creed, will endorse and applaud the HrxaLp for the sentiment that Hancock “simply did hus uty as @ soldier under the orders of his ‘wuperiofs and the laws of the aimy., It would seem to be ag irrelevant to tbe subject to refer | back to the peculiar circumstances that in the trying days of 1865 surrounded those whose names are now Canvassed as possible candidates for the Presidency in 15728 1 might have been to refer back in 1868 to the circumstances which surrounded General Grant previous to bia appearance at Spring- fleid, I.,. when summoned from comparative ob- security to a position of responsibility. The insutution of comparisons as between the various candidates in the field representing both po- Mtical parties 1s not the object of this letter; but so determined seem to be those who misrepresent. his- tory in the matter of General Hancock's) oficial re- tations with the trial and execuvion of Mre. Surratt, ‘hat your correspondent has taken the trouble to furnish the country, through the columns of the HERALD, With all the oficial orders beuring upon the subject. ‘These will at least prove that General Hancock was not a member of the Militur7 Qommis- mon, and that le was not assigned to duty to attend upon the Commission or to execute its mandates. General Hancock at the rime was the command- img officer of a military department of great extent, fuciuding Pennsylvania and other States, as well as the District of Columbia, His headquarters were at Washington; and as sich commanding officer he ‘was served Wilh a writ of habeas corpus granted by Judge Wylie. He appeared before the Court, but his superior officer, the President, had suspended the writ of habeas corpus, and thereupon the Judge decided that the Court possessed mo further power in the premises. This was all the oficial relation General Hancock had with the arrest, trial or @xecution of Mrs. Sur- watt. Now let the oficial regord speak:— ORDBRS FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THR MILITARY COMMISSION FOR TiE TRIAL OF MRS. SURRATI AND OTBRRS IMPLICATED IN THO MURDER OF PREsI- DENT LINCOLN, Exwcurive CuaMsBeER, Wasuineiun. Oiry, May 1, 1805, Whereas the Atiorney General of the United States hath given his optniow tat the persons im- plcmen in the murder of the late President, Aur: Lincoln, and the attempted assassination of the Hop. Willi H. Sewara, Secretary of State, and in an all conspiracy tu assassinate other oMicers of the federal government ai Washington city and their giuers and abettors, are subje.t wo the ceed of and lawinily triavie before @ muli- ‘commission; 10 is ordere .rat—That the Asaistant Adjutant Genera detail mine competent militury oficers to serve as a com- mussion for the trial of said parties, snd that the Judge Advocate General proceed to prefer charges agaist said parties for their alleged offences, and bring them to Wwial before said miliary commission; ‘thal bad trial or trials be conducted by the said Jadge Advocate General, and as recorder thereof, in person, aided by such assistant and special judge e@dvocates as lie may designate; aud that said trials be csnducted witn all diligence consistent with the ends Of justice; the said: Commission to sit without regacu to houra, Second—Tha; Brevet Major General Martrantt be assigned 10 duty as special l'rovost Marshal General, ior the purpose of said trial and attendance upon said commission, and the execuion oi its mandates, Thard—That the said commission establish such order or rules of onceis Bae may avoid unneces- wary delay and conduce to euds of puvlic justice, ANDREW JOHNSON. SPECIAL ORDERS NO. 211. WAR DEPARTMENT, | ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, W.SHINGTON. May 6, 1065, (Extract.) 4 A military commission 13 hereby appointed to meet at Washington, District of Cotainbia, day, the 8th day of Mi 1865, at mine o’clock A. M., or as soon thereafter as practicable, for the trial of David B, Herold, George A. Atzerout, Lewis Wayne, Michael O'Laughlu, sSdward oe Samuel Arnold, Mary E. Surratt, Samuel Muad ‘and such other prisoners as may be brought before at Imphated in the murder of the late President Adrabam Liacoln and the attempted assassination of the Hon. Wiliam. Seward, Secretary of Stace, and In an aliegett conspiracy to assassinate other | Ontoers of the federal government at Wuslington city, and their aiders apd abettors, ¢ DETAIL FOR THE COURT, Major General David Hunter, United States Vol- unteers. Major General Lewis Wallace, United States Vol- mnteers, Brévet Major General August V. Rantz, United Btates Vomuteers, Brigadier General Albion P, Howe, United States Voiunteers. Brigadier General Robert S. Forter, United States ‘Voiunteers, Brevet Brigadier General Cyrus W. Comstock, ‘United States Voiunteers. Brigairer General I. M. Harris, United States Volunieers, Brevet Colonel Horace Porter, Aide-de-Camp, Liewienant Colonel Vav.d &, Clendenin, Eighth Millnois cavalry. Brigadier General Joseph Holt, Judge Advocate General United States army, is appointed the Judge Advocate and Recorder of the Commission, to be aided by such assistant or special Judge Advocates as he may designate. ‘The Commission will sit without regard to hours. By order of the President of the United States, W. A. NICHOLS, Assistant Adjutant General. Court rae Wasurnaton, D. “gh ay %, 1865—10 A, M, an Commission met pursuant to the foregoing orders. All the members present; also the Judge Advo- cate General. The Hon, John A, Bingham and Brevet Colonel Ri. L. Burnett (Judge Advocate) were then‘intro- duced by the Jadge Advocate General as assistant or special Judge Advocates, The accused—D avid E. Herold, George A, Atzerodt, Samuel Arnold, Lewis Payne, Michact O’Laaghiin, Ldwara Spangler, Mary E Surratt and Samuel A. “udd—were then brought into Court, and being asked whether they desired to employ counsel re- plied that tey did. To afford the accazed opportunity to secure coun- sel the Commission adjourned to meet on Wednes- day, May 10, at 10 0’clock A. M. CouRT Room, Wasntnatoy, D. out May 10, 1:65—10 A. My Tne Commission met, pursuant to adjournment. Preve: all the members named th the toregoin order; aiso present, the Judge Advocate General — Assisiant Judge Advocates Bingham and Bar- nett, ‘The Judge Advocate General then read the foliow- Ing special orier:— SPECIAL ORDERS NO. 216, Wat DEPARTMENT, ADSUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, May 9, 1865, . bxiract. 91. Brevet Brigadier General Cyrus B. Comstock, ‘Wnited States Volunteers, and Brevet Colonel Horace Yorter, alde-de-camp, are hereby relieved from duty as members of the Military Commissiun appointed i special orders No, 211, paragraph 4, dated War Department, Adjutant General’s Oitice, Washington, May 6, 1865, and Brevet Brigadier General James A, Exin, United States Volunteers, and Prevet Colonel ©, H. Tompkins, Un:tead States Army, are detalied in ‘their places respectively, ‘The Commission will be compose as follows:— Major General David Hunter, United States Vol- unteers. Major General Lewis Wallace, United States Vol- unteers, Brevet Major General Angust V. Kantz, United Btates Volunteers. Brigadier General Albion P. Howe, United States Volunteers, Brigadier General Robert 8. Foster, United States Me .Brevet Brigadier General James A. Ekin, United Biates Volunteers. vatigadier weneral T. M. Harris, United States folnnteers, oan Colonel ©, H. Tompkins, United States Lietite ainols oan vavid R. Clendenin, Eighth Brigad: Y ana ete (veneral Joseph Holt, Judge Advocate BY order of the President of the United States, B.D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General, Jt will be apparent from hese orders that General on Mon- | NEW ‘YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, ‘SEPTEMBER 5, 1871.—TRIPLY SHEST. ‘whatever to ao with the trial. nert couriers between the place of execution and the £xecutive Mansion to expe- dive the transmission of tue orders fora reprieve, which pubiic sentiment a@nilcipated. So much for hist RUNNING NOTES—POLIT:CAL AND GENERAL, ‘The Chicago Tribune is rather severe upon Seere- ‘@y, Boutwell onl, bis S)niica'e. 1s belleves Unat the, “Syndicate have ben paid nearly two miiong “of dcliera in gold more the law ocn‘emplated or allowed.” | It says also “that the Secretary bas as good a right to pay them) four, mijions as two miliions, and tat te. next Secretary will hive au equally good right to pay a similar ring eight militons or any other sum.”’ Jm Conelusion, thé 7ribune ailirms it has po inte est in sseing “the Un ted States hold up before the world as the chiel actor ina Peter Flunk oy @'8- on, 80 groatiy dan azing to its own good name and credit,’ What is the Western 11. g growling a5? A Scwhern pcp r:a7s Ge: @ a: Gran! Bisdeclared “marital” law in South Car lina, and avers that ‘¢ thought it wouid come to that in the eud. Ren Butler sald in a recent speech, ‘My enemies tell you that, at the Charicston Convention 1 voted fifty-seven times fur Jef Davis for President, I aid, to preserve the Union. They tell you that every time; but they don’t tell you that the boat 1 came away from Ubarleston on had on board a fugitive slave,’ 7, But what became of that fugitive, Benjamin? Was he carried to Boston, and set at liberiy, or Was he taken from @ coal bunker on board the steamer 4S. R. Spalding in mid-ocean, transferred to the Ben Deford and carried back to the South and slavery? A paper out. West is disposed to deal fairly with Greeiey—in other words, it says it. means to ‘‘give the devil his due.” He is a double L, D, already. When they want to get rid of an objectionable person in Montana they hang him to the hmb of a tree with a clothes tune, Here the style is to send him to perdition by railroaa—the grand trunk line, A Joun Phoentx trick bas been played upon the editor of the Charlottesville (Va.) Intelligencer. During a temporary absence h's youtnful substitute came ont in a long editortal article in favor of repu- diating the State debt, On the return of the editor it took several coluinns of strong language to repu- diate the repudiating article of the Junior. Burton ©. Cook, member of Congress from the Sixth Minos Congressional district, has been com- Pelled to resign on acdount of ill health, sere isan opening for some ambitions youth. Charles Levi Woodbury is mentioned as a candi- @at2 for the democratic nomination for Governor of Massachusetts, With Batler as the republican and Woodbury as the democratic candidate the canvass 1m Massachusetts would be one continued round of joility. Alexander Warts, of Hunterdon, N. J., being a candidate for the democratic nomination for Gover- nor of New Jersey, the Chicago Post thinks if the democracy does not. find itself with anything worse than Warts on its hands in the Convention 1t will be an exceptional Pemocratic Convention. After a stubborn contest of two days for a repabll- can candidate for, District Judge in the Owatonna (Tilinols) district, Samuel Laid finally iaid out nis opponent and recelved the nomination. ‘Twenty thousand is clatmed by Columbus Delano as the republican majority in Ohio. A few more democratic collapses like that of General McUook’a and 10,009 might be added thereto. Tne primary election system has been abolished in some parts of Ifiinots, and the old caucus conven- tion plan of making nominations revived. A Western paper thinks that if the municipal gowe ernment of New York isnot a ‘‘stable” one its sys- tem of military armories certainly is. An anti-Butler paper says Ben Butler 18 canvass- ing the State of Massachusetts, not for tue Governor. ship, but for the purpose of selling county rights for his patent smut machine. Charles W. Seymour, of Otoe county, Nebraska, has been elected Chairman of the Republican State Commuttee. The Omaha Aevald says “he isa gen- tleman of great ponderosity of Intellect.’* Speaker Biaine has written to oxplain that he has no fortune to speak of. Asmali affair of a $28,000 house in Washington, some coal and land property { In Pennsylvania that yields him a competency, some shares in a West Virginia company, besides his salary of $10,000 a year as Speaker of the House of Representatives, will do pretty well, we think, fora man who was merely a poor devil of a reporter on the Boston Advertiser only a few years ago. Chicago 40e3 not appear to be doing much this | season as a great distributing centre for the Chinese trade on this Continent. Out of 54,665 packages of tea received per steamship Alaska, 33,747 (and 264 packages silk) came to. New York overland, direct, and only 4,487 packages tea were left in Chicago. The Troy Whig (republican) says “It does not care a tig whether Mr. Greeley or Mr. Thompson 18 the 8t. Peter of the New York political paradise, Itis.a Mere dispute about spoils, Nelther Mr. Greeiey nor Mr. Thompson, as chairman of a general com- mittee, has any right to appear before the State Convention. None but delegates from Assembly istricts. have any right to come into the Conveu- tion, and they need no other authority than the cer- tificate or an Assembly District Convention.” HOMCDE BY A POST OFFICE CLERK, The Greenwich Street Tragedy Cloared Up— Identifi-ation of the Sidewaik slaycr, Yesterday morning the inquiry into the cause of death of James Creegan was resumed betore Coroner Herrman, and resalted im the arrest of James Gray, @ clerk in the Post Ofiice, on the charge of homicide, From the evidence it appeared that Creegan, with a man named Brice, had been on a drinking expedition for about a fortnight, and on Sunday niorning Week got into a “muss” in Greonwich street, ana certainly was the aggressor in exciilng @ quarrel. Several witnesses testified to his striking on the leg and otherwise assaulting one of two men who were quietly sitting on the sidewalk in North Moore street, In the altercation, and while surrounded by. a crowd, be was struck to the ground, falyng on the curbstone. He was picked up and taken to Centre ‘Street'Hospital, where he died on the 23th of August. ‘rhe brother of the deceased, Jos eph Creegan, who resides at 39 Little street, Brooklyn, said vnat his brother was employed as int 4 pe Dedede AT STEELE’S, in Greenwich street. Had not seen him for al two weeks, put heard on the day he died aise he | was lying dead at Centro Sireet Hospital, The case ‘Was given over to Detective Field to Investigate, and in consequence of the unwillingness of those who saw anyihing of the affeay to state all they knew, he ‘Was uuavie LO MXKe any arrests At his suggesiion the Coroner summoned a large number of witnesse:, and during the investigation yesterday the follow- ing wiwess testified im such aimanner as to give hima clue to the gutity party:— Margaret Lutner, residing at 378 Greenwich sircet, sald that she saw the assault on McKearn by de- ceased, during which I saw James Gray, who lives in North Moore street, ana who was in his shirt siceves, and standing Close by deceased, strike hint with hus fist oa the back ot the head, which KNOCKED DECEASED DOWN, he falling violently on the sidew: where he lay for sowe moments; he was th raised up and taken to @ drug store; I dtd not see any one eise Strike deceased but Gray; I recognize the man here present as Gray who struck the deceased. Immretiatery upon Fields hearing the name he left the court room and 1 a few minutes returned with Gray in custody, whom he apprehended at the Post Untice, On being contronted with Mra, ‘Luther sne identified Gray as the man who struck the dlow whicn caused Creegan to fall, The jdry returned a verdict, in which Gray was found guilty of tho wolence, and by which violence, according to tle evidence of Dr. Beach, who had made a post-mortem examination, Creegan had come to his death. Gray denied his. It; stat that tus buby had died a few days before that; at tne time when this ditticuity was sald to have occurred he was at lus baby’s funcral. In reply to the tuquirtes tn his formal examination Gray said he was twenty-eight ne of age, was born in New xi Foe ded at No, 78 North Moore street, was a baker by trade, but was now a clerk in the Post Oith ALLEGED MURDER OP A SEAMAN, Boston, Sept. 4, 1871, George Bennett, Henry Weston, Arthur Lucas and Arthur Kincaid, seamen on the whaling schooner Montezuma, at Vineyard Haven, were arrested on Saturday charged with being concerned m the mur. der of a negro some Months ago at St. Domingo, it appears that the alleged homicide resulted from the refusal of the negro, who belon; to the crew, return Ob Doard alter @ Weaver el ebeence tes toe tsiand. Captain Leach, the master of the schooner, ‘Who 1s the alleged poe in the murder, has ‘The foor seamen were to mutted for trial as accomplices in the murder. THE POST-PERRY CASE. Conclusion of the Examination of Dr. Perry and Madame Van Busk'rk, The Prisoners Held to Await the Action of the Grand Jury—Bail Refused. ‘At eleven o'clock yesterday moruing the case of the ‘Peuple vs. Benjamin Perry and Mary Van Bus- kirk”? was called in the Brooklyn Police Court, Justice Walsh presiding, and the prigoners, who are charged with having caused the death of Miss Emily A. Post,'were brought before the bar. They ap- peared pale, nervous, wan and. dejected as they sat down 1n the chairs provided for their use beside their counsel. |The attendance in the court room was not , 80 numerous ag on Saturday, owing to the wise pre- cadtion taken by the Judge to station an officer in the veatibuie to ‘challenge every appit- cant ‘for admission. as to bis. or her business with the Court,. None others than such a9 ‘were either witnesses, lawyers or represen- tatives of the press were admitted. But these latter were #0 numerous that the doorkeeper remarked he had never seen 80 many reporters and lawyers together before. District Attorney, Morris, who ap- peared for the prosecution, conducted the examina- tion, calling first to the stand DAVID FRIBL, who, bemg sworn, testified that on Tucsday morning last, shortly hefore one o’clock, he was called by tne driver of a New York hack while on Myrtle avenue, near Hudson, and the driver inquired of him where ‘was 102 Adelphi street; the parties in the carriage asked if there was @ drug store on the corner; he gave them. the desired information and observed that one of the ladies in thé carriage, who was sick, told the driver to hurry up. John Quin, who was in company with Friel, reiterated the facts set forth in ‘the testimony of the latter. THE MEDICAL MEN, Doctors Batch and Reid, who 1estified on Saturday, were recalled, and gave it as their opinion that the treatment which she received by being driven over the pavements im her then advanced condition of Jabor hasteued or accelerated her death. Ellen O’Conneli, the housekeeper at Dr. Swalm’s, told the same story which she gaye before the Coro- ner on Saturday touching the action of the party and their victim m front of her place of abode on Monday night. SERGEANT JOHN BASON, being sworn, testified:—! was in charge of the sta- tion house when Miss Post was brought there on Tuesday morning Jast; she was brought in a close carriage by Dr. Perry and Mrs; Van Buskirk at two o'clock in the morning} lk was standing in front of. the station nouge and saw the coach coming from Myrtle avenue; I remarked that it was a New York coach: it stopped in front of the Post Office; the driver asked @ man on the sidewalk if that was the station house; 1 answered ‘Yes,’ and they came in; she said her name was Jones, and that SUB WANTED TO LIK DOWN; that she had been used toa good bed; 1 then told the officer to give ner @ chair, and told her to give me her correct name and residence, so that I could send for her folks in case the worst should happens | she told me her name was & A. Post; that her. Joiks lived at Somerville, and she wanted mé to write to them: 1 then het that I knew what was the matter with her, ana I wanted her to fell me what/had been done to her; wien 1 asked her her name 1 sevt the other folks tato the back room; when shé told me her name she sald, “My real Reme is Rmily A, Post, buat tor God's sake don't tell these parues; I taid them | bad friends 1n Brook- lyn, but I’ have no iriends ' in Brooklyn;” the other parties then came out.of the back room, and I told ‘Oficer Chamberitn I thought THE WOMAN Was DY¥IN( and to take her to the hospital as soon as pps Gad be particniar ahd tind cut If any force had been used on ner; 4 Shouts she was dying because she Was tn continnal pain; she would say, “0, my God, 1 fee] 80 bad;??, you couldisee the expression of pain @d agony on tier tace; Mrs. Van Buskirk gave me her number as 42 Kiglith street; tne doctor gave me his a3 Dr. Perry, No. 41. Bisecker street; Madame Van Baskirk sald sie kept @ boarding house, ana that the woman nad been brought there by Dr. Perry and teit on her hands; she told me the girl sald hermame was West, and that ahe had a brother doing business on Park row;, she said they had got nothing for her Voard, and that they had come over PE ae with her to try and find some of ner riends, Q. ‘Was anything said as to why they started at that hour tocome to brooklyn? A. Not that ican recollect. Q. Did she say what class of boarders she kept? No; l asked Miss Post wnat her name was; she said she Was DO common woman, and that sie bad Deen used to a good bed, HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY. This concluded the examination before the Police Justice, when the prisoners were duly commuted to await the action of the Grand Jury.’ In answer to the usual questions tne followimg answers were made by the prison: . What is your name? A, Mary Van Buskirk. }) Whatis yourage? A. Forty yeurs. . Where were you born? A. In Rhode Island. Q Where do youlive? A, No. 48 Light street, New York. » What is your occupation? A. Physician. Have you anstiing to-say, and, if 80, what, relative to the charge againt you? A. f am not guilty. DR. PERRY answered as follows:— What is your pame?. A. Benjamin Perry. How old areyou? A. Thirty-eight rears, Where were you born? A, Engian.. Where do you jive? A. No, 61 Bleecker street, ‘New York. % What is your occupation? A. Physician. ‘ne Judge, though earnestly besongtit to do so by the counsel, reiused to take ‘ball for the prisoners, who were removed to the Raymond street jail. Proreedings Beiore the Coroner, Pursuant to adjournment the Coroner's jury as- sembled in the office of that dignitary tu the vounty Court House, at ten o'clock yesterday morning, where Coroner Joues presided. The first witness exam- ined was Peter Kingsland Post, brother of the de- ceased, Emily A. Post. The witness resumed the thread of his narrative of his sister’s wrongs, where Ne left off on Saturday, as follows:— Had more money with me when I gave Dr. Perry $40, bus did not wish him to know tt, for fear ne might play upon witness; told tue doctor he might call next day and give more; the doctor said it did mot make any difference for a few days; became acquainted with pis sister’s condition about five months ago, {rom his wife; HER SEDUCER did pot visit her; the name of the villain was either John Dolby or John Dolbear, a conductor on @ milk train; it was not decided she should go to New York till three weeks prior to her confinement; read the day papers; never read anything about Mrs, Van Buskirk or her house, to his knowledge; knew nothing of Dr, Perry tll he met him as stated; was particularly attracted to ms adver- tlsement’ by the notice of bis comfortable apart- ments; when Dr. Perry told witness that if it had been a five mcnths’ case he could have managed it, ‘witness was linpressed with the (belief that he had practiced abortion; from his conversauion and ap- pearance judged he would treat the case; he told witoess he was in the habit of calling Im medical assistence in mtricate cases; he told witness the lady would be properly cared for by a competent nurse; did nov give any name, or say what Kind of a Nouve 1t was; W.tness m: ho inquiries as wo the competency of Dr. Perry; neither witness nor any of his own or bis parents’ fanily visited the house; he thought it not proper to visit the place of his sis- ter’s expected confinement, as it was a delicate matter for a wan to attend to; had an understandin with mother that if the child was bora alive and Gussie clung to ft my MOTHER SHOULD CARE FOR IT; while taking her to New York she vompiained of no pain other than & headache; on taking leave of her at Dr. Perry’s office wituess shook hands with her and Perry; witness showed the receipt for the money paid Perry’ to bis parents; there was no compulsion, either by word or deed, to get sister to go to New York; she insisted upon going here; no steps had been taken by the family for the arrest of e the seducer up to that tim remark by witness caused him to leave the train be was on, and soon ter to leave that section; witness related an in- jauce of finding the man in company with his sis ter, and, learning that he was @ married man, threatened to horsewhip him if it occurred again, ond sald that @ married man who would impose upon a respectable girl “ought to nave @ ball through ms vody;” this was said in the con- Guctor's hearing; sister was twenty-nine or thirty years old, young fookiug for her age; looked avout Nineteen or twenty; on Monday, the 28th ait, he sent word by mail to nis sister that her mother ‘would call there in a day or two. THE FATHEN’S NARRATIVE. P. R. Post, senior, sworn, testified, that he first knew of his nter’s condition four or five months ago, when. his wile Who first informed him; he could not ea 10 to send her away; his son that he would ge} her an excellent place, or none at all, and 80 removed the objection of witness to her going away from home; witness did not inquire about the qualifications of the physician or his character a8 @ man; his son remarked that she ‘would have better care than if she were at home; he Gid not see his gangnter alive after she left home; bad he known that his eon would not go to pee Lig dananter be (witness) wonld certainly have done so himsel/; he received the telegram about his daughter dying on Wednesday, an’ arrived in Brooklyn about hall-past three P.M. on that day; could not recog- nize the body as that of hig daughter, and was not satisnea of her identity until he had seen the notice of her death; ihe body is now in @ receiving vault at Evergreen Cemetery; the foal disposition of the re- mains have not yet been agreed bye poupoant. anon, Ura, Balch and Keid also testified, and ‘the inquest was adjourned until Weduesday morning. Judge Troy’s Cinrge to Graud Jory of the Kings County Court of Sessions. ‘Tne Kings.county Court of Sessions met yesterday morning at the county Court House, Brooklyn. Judge Troy and Associate Justices Vorhees aud Jonnson presided. A Grand Jury composed of the following named gentlemen was empanel:ed:— Foreman, Wilham H, Erwin, importer; Charles H. Trumbull, merchant; Louts Webb, commission merchant; Corn:lius D. Stayker, farmer; Henry Stidolph, “merchant; ‘Ernest Miller, commis- sion ‘Mierehant; Richard Ranft,” commission merchant; Theodore Gray, merchant; Richard H. Cowperthwaite, merchant; Andrew. Pressy, commission merchant; Sidney Green, cotton mer- chant; James A. Fussell, oils; Jonn W. Eliott, Manufactarer; William ©, Martin, commission mer- chant; John Mason, furniture; Howard Mather, secretary; Simon Rapalye, farmer; William N. Han- ford, commission merchant; Joseph Mix, commis- sion merchant; George L. Hewser, commission mer- chant; William R. Grace, commission merchant; Charles N, Chapman, sewing machines. THE CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY, Judge Troy then charged the Grana Jury. After calling their attention to the usual matters, Bis Honor alluded to the crime of abortion which 1s charged against certain persons now in custody. His Honor gaid:— Now, gentlemen, with regard to tne laws and Lo principles applicable to extraordinary cases 7 mes my duty to specially direct the caretul pptestigation by you of a crime which I find charged upon the calendar against certain persons in custody Merefor; @ crime so revolting and depraved, so contrary to the common instincts of humanity, that at calls aloud for your just and most immediate action; and ji, upon such action, an indictment and conviction ensue, the infliction upon the gu:lty par- tes of the heaviest punishment which the law will permit. Need I say, gentlemen, that | allude to the ‘unnatural and fearful crime of abortion—a crime the commission of which tn our pogenscais days, in the large cities of the country, and especially in the great city of New York, has assumed the szape of A REGULAR BUSINESS, Occupation or profession. Almost tolerated by law, ‘as by that public ortnion, which fails unceasingly to invoke ail the machines of the law to suppress the hideous trafic in the blood of the living as well as the unborn, the crime we must confess, and nov without @ certain feeling of shame, has become so common that it has ceased to afright pe disgust. and the wretches who practicc it, instead of at- tempting to. conceal their occupation, openly pro- claim their foul and murierous busivess through we advertising columns of public newspapers, to the great dishonor of the press and the law which permits the press thus to dishonor itsell by standing ready for the mercenary cousiderauon of @ mean pecuniary compensation, to act as the ancillary con- fedorate and accessory of the class of foul and iiom!- cldal imiscreauts, Nor is the public injury and dis- grace entailed by the mere advertisement of this Dusmess, the greatest evil thereof—the vittation of public morals, the demoralizing effect, necessarily consequent upon the knowledge thus obiaineu, The refuge this Knowledge would seem to afford as a means of avoiding shame and exposure de- stroys that tear aud compunction which might other- wise exercise a restrainixg and saintary influ- ence, $0 great is the evil thus occasioned, and to such vast proportions has this crime ‘attained that, uniess 1 i3 checked by further legislation and the vigorous enforcement of the laws at present existing upon the’ sunject, it will vecome A NATIONAL REPROACH asacrime peculiary tolerated by American laws and public opinion. Iam done, gentiemen. I need gay No more to lupress upon you the necessity of discharging your full duty in this matter. There is Do law at present that can reach the advertising of thig Lusiness. 1 hope, however, the next Legis- Jature will ee hoon defect. Until then we mast trust to the great bory of the press to denounce and Outlaw vie unprincipled organs which constitute tel ives the medium of abortion, mmorality and murder. Now, gentiemen, it is time that the abor- tonist, THR WORST ENEMY OF HIS RACE, should understand the risk he runs, Itis proper Whavit should ve Known that he nas not only the sta- tutes upon tnis subject to dread, but when those statutes fail there is another law to reach him when death comes, Which can be as readily invoked 1n this city and Dunished with equal severity. And so that you may fully understand your auty in tmis respect, 1shall now proceed to state ana explain to ou the jaws 1 have rererred to. And it shail first ccome your duty to inquire whether any drugs ‘were administered or instruments used upon the female for tne purpose of effecting an abortion. Whewher, by this means, the death of an unborn quick child or the mother wus effected. If so, the death occurring in this county, the party ad- Ministering such or using any such instrumenis may be indtoted in this county for manslaughter tn the second degree. Should you find, however, that drugs were not admiuistet or instruments used, or that, being used, the death of the cnilu or mothec did not result 1rom such use or adminisiration, then you will proceed to examine anotier. questicn in- volving the deatn of the femaie. And frst you will inquire was she, being pregnant and about to be de- livered of child, placed in the care and custody of the persons charged, or elther of them, w be nursed, attended and cared for during the remain- ing are of her pregnancy and until sbe should jivered? You will next inquire wag she received at the house of the party, or either of tnem, for this purpose, and did they; or either of them, undertake and accept the care and custody of the Jemale, during her pregnancy, and until she shouid be de,iv- ered, for compensation or otherwise, if you find that she was so placed with the persons Charged, or either of them, aud was received by them, or either ol them undertaking or accepting such care, euch undertaking became a legal obhgauon which the person or persons on receiving tne Woman could nov divest themselves of, Whether the pro:nised compen- salion was paid or not, uniess 1t could be done with sulety to the pregnant woman, and the risk of ae- cidingas to What would be safe under the circum- stances would devolve upon the person ur persons receiving her, and their responsibility of the conse- a Wereol, if injury occurred, Would rest upon them. Consequently, tf for the purpose of DIVESTING THEMSELVES OF THE RESPONSIBILITY they assumed, or for any other purpose, persons 10 their position should undertake to remove the wo- man ata critical or unsate period, or while sie was uufit to be removed, or it may or might be danger- ous to attempt it And Bubdject her to the annoyance, excitement and hardsnip of @ journey; the shaking, Jolting and motion of a carriage; the noise and tu- mult of a thoroughfave—should expose or subject ber to the emotions likely to be excited im @ _yerson . in her weak and _heipless condition, by reproaches, insults or un- kindness, in Violation of their obiigations (o care lor and purse her, and death was te result of ail or any of those acts; or if death was occasioned by any want of ordinary care ou the part of tne per- song Who had assumed the obligation, such want of ordinary care would be besa, bape and tue offence would be manslaughter on the part of the persons whose contract was legally, no :uatter what words were used, not only to treat her with care and ten- derness themselves, but to protect her from injury or unkindness from others. Before you can INDICT THE PARTIES or either of them, with this view of the , You must find that death was Occasioned solely by their negligence or misconduct, or was uccelerated there- by. The principle which forms the basis of the laws T nave stated to you is very eimpie, ‘The lawyer who undertakes the case of a client cannot abandon it on the trial and leave bis cilent helpless because he has not been patd. The physician who undertakes the case of a patient canuot, after tha: patient has become helpless and prostrate and in immi- nent danger, desert his charge because ne has not recuived bis fee; if he does, and death results thereby, fe is guilty of mansiaughter. The goes who have undertaken the care of sick and jelpless women, to the exclusion of ali others, must not abandon her when thelr services are most needled to save ber life, or subject her to cruelty in- stead of care; If they do, and death ensues, they are guiity of mansiaugnter, unless they intended to kill her, in which case it would be murder, You wiil see, gentiemen, that no injustice is done, but pre- seut, or refuse to present, according as the evidence warrants, fhe Grand Jury then retired, and the Court ad- Journea, A Srene in the Police Court Yesterday. The case of OMicer Paul Wiide, of the Newark police, who, a8 detailed in yesterday’s HERALD, was so brutally and perhaps fatally beaten by Seventh ward ruMans early Sunday morning, continues to excite tne public of Newark. Yesterday morning no less than thirteen of the gang believed to be im- plicated in stoning and kicking Wilde were ar- Taigned in the Potice Court. No ward in New York, not even the “Bloody Sixth’? or “Mackerel- ville,” could have produced @ inore desperate, vil- Janous-looking crowd. Not one of tnem, on their own snowing, knew anything of the matter. They were, bowever, commilied to the county jail for further develupments in the case and condition of the wounded officer, They were heavily ironed and marched over the hill, guarded by five sergeants and thirty patroimen. Among the crowd one Baker Tighe, believed to be ihe tupsy man who escaped irom Wilde and subsequently caused all the trouble, En route to the jail @ young rough nad the temerity to jostie alongside and talk with one of the prisoners. He, tuo, was snatched by an officer and taken to the station house, where he incidentally admitied having kicked Wilde, He ‘was salely secured. Several other roughs have been arrested, and it will be strange if the police, out of the lot, do not strike upon the rufflan who used the huge stone with such terrific effect. Tne condition of the wounded Wilde mame as at jast report, it evening was much the meone besiiate in Making aD opiniod 1D bis ©: ie most experienced sur- ane. NEW YORK CITY. Music at Tompkins square this evening. eee 5 LOST LODONA Barclay street was in almost utter darkness iast | Sad Story of Shipwreck and. night, There were only two street lam} ted between Broadway and Greenw.ch wirece si Among the natural curiosities of the city are Jsrden, Stacom’s castor oll plants in the garden of ‘ol Their very presence helps to preserve healt of the institution, rai, ‘The Board of Supervisors met yesterday afternoon, Mayor Hall inthe chalr. A reaolution was agopted to pay Warden Tracy $3,595 41 for supplies 1urnished to the Oounty Jail during the month of August. The Board then adjourned. A fortunate solution to the mystery attending the Alsappearance of Frank Johnson, the young Broad- Way salesman, on Monday of last week, has been «is- covered in the intelligence that he was cujoying himself on a bridal tour, Meetings of Shandley Associations were held last evening at Ford’s, 1,134 Broadway, at the Vander- bilé house, Hudson ‘streec, and fn the Nineteenth ward, urging the claims of Jutge Shaudley for the position of Kegister of the couaty. A meetung of the Committee of the Board of Super- visorsand of the Aldermen to examine the city and county accounts will take place at the Chamber of the Board of Superisors on Wednesday, the 6th insr., at two o'clock P. M. The citizens named at the last meeting of the committee to act with the commitiee in agama the accounts will co-operate In the work, -The Joseph Dowling Association had a large and enthusiastic meeting last might at the corner of Franklin and Centre streets, Speeches Were made both indoors and to a large crowd which could not get in, and resolutions were adopted requesting Congressman Roosevelt to re- resign, as he ‘‘has proven @ traitor to Dis constitu- ents and joined the radical party.’? The Board of Aldermen met at two P. M. yester- day, with Alderman Coman in the chair. A remon- strance was received from a number of property owners against laying down the Belgian pavement m ‘various streets. 1 was referred. esolution ‘Was offered providing that the terms of all commis stoners of deeds shail expire on the 20th inst. Re- ferred to the Committee on Laws, The Board then adjourned, Some two weeks since Mrs. General Sherman and friend were roughly treated by hackmen at the depot of the Hudson River Railroad, in Thirtteth street, An appeal to a policeman standing by was disregarded. A complaint against this man was lodged at Police Head uarters and he has been dis- migsed from the force. Hereatter the Ordinance Police wil! have one of their men stationed at each railway depot in the city. Henry Jones, a very rough looking seafaring man, bearing Neptune's darkest stamp, entered the store of John C. Simpson on Saturday afternoon last and helped himself toa quanuty of clothing, valued at $46. He was asked whut business be had in the place. ‘Uh, weil, 1 was looking (or an outit on the cheap; Thadn’t § ‘shot left in the locker.’ ” Henry said he had no home only when he was on the water, ‘We shai) probaply find you a home,” said the Judge, and he was ordered to await the plea- sure of the Grand Jury. Michael Quigley, No. 9 State street, was standing down at the Battery on Sunday alternoon, having in his vest pocket @ gold watch worth $60, John Wilhams, of 46 Vandam street, had a predilection for the watch, quietly withdrew it from Quigiey’s pocket and was walking away with it when he was arrested. Williams was taken before Justice Dowl- ing, at the Tombs, yesterday, and for the few min- ‘utes’ possession of the watch will probably be quar- tered at the Penitentiary. He was held to answer at the General Sessions In default of $2,000 ball. A meeting of officers of the National Guard was held yesterday, at the office of the army and Navy Journa!, for the purpose of forming a Rifle Practice Association. Major George Moore Smith, of the Seventh, was chosen chairman, and Major Powell secretary, A committee of organization was ap- pointed, comprising Colonel Mason, Thirteenth regi- ment, chairman; Major General LB Woodward, Second division: General Augustus Funk, Second bri- gade, First division and Thomas S. Dak n, Wifth bri- faites Second division; Colonels Church, Rocka‘el- lar and Shaw; Captains Wingate and Spencer, and Adjutan: Harding. Jonn D. Kennedy keeps a drug store at &4 East Hous- ton street, and Sunday atternoon he was in his place of business and bung up his coat, which contained $15 in one of his pockets, the coat and money being valued at $52, He was “doing” a novel after dinner, and somehow fell asleep for a few minutes. When he awoke he found Join Lawrence (a shoemaker, without house and nome) in the act of taking down his cvat from the natl upun which it hang. “What are you doing with that, Sirf’? demanded the drug- gist; “that is mine.”’ “Well,” said the leather spoiler, “I thought by the way it hung up there was nobody here. J was sent here to you by & docvor in the Second avenue forsome medicine.’ “Did you expect to find it in my coat pocket, thent”’ “No, I don’t know that I did. I was not looking for it there; I expectel something else im that quarter.” Lawrence was arrested and yesterday was locked up at the Tombs to answer in default of $2,090 bail, THE INDIANS. Reported Raids on the Upper Missouri Con- tradicied. WASHINGTON, D. O., Sept. 4, 1871. The Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs to-day received the following letter from J. A. Viail, Supere intendent of Indian Affairs for Montana, dated at Helena, August 2:— Sin—I see by the New YORK HERALD, of dates 3d and 5th inst., that there has been a terrivie raid on the Upper Missonri by Indians; that the express has been robved; propervy carried off; one of the towns beiow Benton burned and the property destroyed; Camp Cook attacked, and damage done generally to the amount 0! quarter of a million; and, finally, that Fort Benton itself was daily in expectation of an attack. The man Courtenay, the author of the story, and who is said to be the principal sufferer, is what, in this country, is called a ‘‘wolfer,”” who has been living with the Pi indians for some lime, He qnarreiled with the Indians, they robbing him of what he had in robes and furs and horses. From what information | cam get the Indians bad the best right to the property, especially the horses, This 1s the extent and all there is of ihe much ad- vertised Indian raid on the Upper Missouri from the pen of some evil disposed person claiming Ins rest- dence at Fort Benton. There 18 0 town or settle- ment on the Missouri between Fort Benton and Cow Isiand, The whole report is @ base fabrication. take pleasure in repeating my previous statement to the efect that the reservation Inuians are as quiet and well disposed as could be wished. I am in constant communication will ail the agencies, and all the reports are very fattering. Misunderstanding Between the Military in Arizona the Indian Commission. WASHINGTON, Sept, 4, 1871. The Secretary of the Interior to-day received long letrer from Vincent Colyer, dated Fort Craig, New Mexico, August 22, The letter contains nothing of interest beyond what has already been published of his movemeats. He had several inter- views with messengers from Cochise, but they gave him no satisfaction, and the chances of bringing that chiet to Washington were very slight, Mr. Colyer was preparing to return when he wrote. He appends the iollowing to bis jevter:— CANADA ALAMOZA, Augnst 21, 1871, To Mr. NaTiANITT Pr Dean Sin: Mr. Trejillo yas just got in without seeing Co- chise. He pays that he very unexpectedly met General Crook, who 01 him back and refused to recognize his Authority to go to Coeblse's camp and threw bis letter down in disdain, saying that neither the Superintendent of Indian Aflaira of New Mexico nor auy of the Indian agents had any authority to send parties 10 Arizona; that his instrac- tions authorized bim to capture any American or Mexican that was {ound in bia route. He also says that they at- tempted to arrest bie Indians, but Lieutenant Koss (a4 Saco and intercedeu for him. General Crook wou d pot let him get bis ration where he met the party were lucky to get back with their lives without ratio you returp bere | think this aQair should be jnvestiyated fur- ther. Yours truly, 0. F. PIPER. COMMUTING THE DEATH SENTENCE OF THE TEXAS INDIAN OHIEFS. Governor Edmuna J. Davis, of Texas, has Issned the following proclamation, commuting the sen- tence of the two Indian chiefs who were to have been hung on the 1st inst, :— Whereas, at the July term, A. D. 1871, of the District Court of Jack county, in said biate, one Santante and one i}; Tree, known as ‘Indians of the Kiown tribe, were tried an convicted on a charge of murder, and sentenced therefor {0 penalty of death on the Ist day of September, A. D. Teas, jt is deemed that a commutation of rat sentence to imprisonment tor life will be more likely to operate as @ restraint upon othera of the tribe to which these Indians be- 3 and ereas, the killing for which tl India tencea can hardly be considered, on # just consi the animus, as coming within the technical crime ‘under the statute of the State, but rather as ap act of savage wi Of tne District Court @o make thie commutation of rentence matter of record in bis office. —<——<—$< Colonel Floyd Jones and Major Upnam, sof te army, wed as Fort Scott, Kansas, thaw 'rrom the frontier. Major Upham was stationed ‘4 Port Scott come months Suffering. Two Days Without Anything to Ext but Rew Vogetables—Dashed About, Half Drowxed, Half Naked and Sorely Suffering. Lewis Wolf, a mesa boy, who was on board. of the steamer Lodona, 730 tons burden, bound Irom New York to New Orleans, which struck om Coral reef, on the Florida coast, Thursday, August 17, and was totally lost, twenty persons losing their lives and thirteen being saved, makes the following etate- ment:— 1 was on the Lodona one trip before this ome in which the Lodona was lost, 1 was mess boy for the sailors’ and firemen’s mess. 1 received $15 & month. and found, We let New York on the Saturday before we Thursday on which the ship struck the reef, We nad fair weather until Wednesday previous to the disaster, when we en- countered a heavy sweil. We had a general cargo. We had a crew and oMcers of thirty-three men. Captain Hovey commanded tho vessel, and. Mr. Stevens was the first oMcer and Mr. Scofield was the engineer. The engines were in good order a5 farasI know, The Lodona was an English sbip, and carried supplies during the war for the Dlock- ade runners, Abont three o’clock Thursday morn- ing a heavy gale prevailed, and all the firemen were ordered below to keep the fires up. The sea Was running into the skylight, About nalf-past seven we struck @ reef and she SHIFTED OVER ON HER BEAM ENDS. ‘The captain was in the pilot house ac tne time she shifted, and he fell out and stumbled while try- ing catch hola of the main rigging. ‘The sea broke over the ship and washed him off and carried away the pilot house, The captain was not seen any more. Some of the crew got into a boat, and ‘when about thirty yards off the ship the Lodona tarned over and capsized. 1 was amidship of deck, holding on to the fore rigging. Jt was very bard to hold on with the beavy seas breaking over me. There were fourteen of the crew in the main rigging, the mainmast gave away and the sea broke it right of. Allof the fourteen, ex- cepting the captain’s son Freddy, fifteen years of age, and the chief cook, Frank, were washed over- board, but they swam ashore as well as they could in the SEA WHICH WAS MOUNTAIN HIGH. The Florida coast was nearly ten miles of, and I don't know how they reached the shore. Mr. Ste- vens, the first mate, got into the galy other boat, which was a lilepoat, and a heavy sea broke and washed the boat aud bimself away Hereached the shore first ofall. The crew, the chief engineer,. first assistant engineer, five satlors, myself and a fireman, worked our way out forward the gal- Jant forecustle, ‘the wreck Was washed ashore gradually, aud we remaiuea on her until two hours alter the mainmast came down, when we found ourselves on the breakers, three or four hundred yards trom the bank, The chief engineer and the fireman swam ashore frat and, the secoud mate followed, and the remaining members of the crew, with the exoeption of . myself, te first assistant engineer and ‘a salior, remain on the wreck for two days—until Saturday. ‘The satlor made a raft. None of us could swim who re- mained onthe wreck. ‘The first. assistant engineer twok the raft togo ashore and he was-washed oif several times by the breakers. The sailor and my- self made it. Lproke. the bulwarks: out, her to make it, and went ashore wit the sailor. By this time the chief eagineer, captain’s son, ihe second mate and the cook had gone down to the light house, oh wes geeet, Ie be td re 2a Bia arty to walk Lwenty-elgut, miley up the he fitst Gustom House station. “Wie hving two days on the vessel we had OTHING TO EAT. BUS ONIONS; raw potatoes ald raw codfish. The unions mado ‘us very thirsty as we could not get any water. ‘We stopped on the beach that night, and next morp- ing we started and walked twenty-eight miles, and Were two days and a ialf making wwe distance, with nothing to eat, only we nad a little water to drink, While walking along ‘this beacn we passed lour- teen of the bodies vat had, been washed nants from the wreck, ‘The first one We saw was abou tour miles from the wreck, the furthest was nearly twenty-live miles from the il!-fated Lodo- na. They all looked terrible, were black in the Tace yand inact and distigured, aud it way extremely dificult to recogatze them as most of the bodies had been strippe: naked by the violence ot the waves. The captain's was missing. ‘The chiet engineer, second mate, head cook, the cap- tain’s son and one of the saliors gave out, as thelr strength was spetif, und they walked back to tue “camp. We had SCARCELY ANY CLOTHING upon os, and our feet, bistered and sore, Were torn from the iriction of the spars which had rubbed againat our bodies and had caused abrasions, The mate, four satiors, thé first assistant engineer apd mysclf walked ahead, thinking that thee was @ house where we gt get sometiing to eat. We walked atout the thirty-nine miles, aud walked three or four miles further that day. When nizht- time came we sat down and rested ourselves abont two hours, when we in got up and walked down further. We then laid down and slept on the sand, where we slept heartily. THE MUSQUITOES ALMOST EaT U3 Ur. We: walked then to Gaytgnt. We then saw in the early morning » mal vancing to whom we re ized ag the man who Nad I us to travel on his own account, returning in a very weak manner. AWay back again we walked anout three miles, when we met jah with ao axe on his shoulder, We stopped and asked ‘him where “we was.” He told us that we were about fourteen miles from Smyrna. We asked him if be id give us something to eat, He said he would gtve us something—what he nad—if we would go to his boat. We went to his boat and got some- thing to eat—some biscuits, colfee and fresh meat and fresh water. I agreed to work for bim for my board. 1 got one meal there, that was all. I went on horseback to the beach again, and Jeit the mate at his house. There were several a sons there then picking up the is, - One told us that the engineer had started before tor Sand Potnt. A small packet came by and | hafied her, and she put ofia light boat to taxe mie off, I went to St. Augustine and from there I came to New York, ANOTHER UNKNOWN MISERABLE, A Man Fonnd Reaming Through the Elysian Ficlés Dies While Being Carried to the Hospital Still another case of death under strange circumstances has come to ight in Ho- boxen. A few days ago @ poor, depressed- looking Italian was seen lying in the Elysian Fields, He would occasionally rise and walk about among the trees, endeavoring at the same time to refresh himseif with some musty biscuit which be had fo a wallet. The police at last took him in charge, but he persistently retused to give hisname. He was subsequently released, but yet would not be induced to go away from the neighborhood. Yesterday he was — per- ceived to be in an exhausted condition, and @ carriage was procured to convey him to St. Mary’s Hospital. He sank gradually in the vehicle, and when within a few biocks of the butiding breathed his last. He was about fifty years of age, had dark hair and whiskers turning gray; wore a Nannel undershirt, striped pacts and a coat. Around his neck hung a crucifix, The body was taken to Mr. Crane’s olfice, where it awaits identification. From appearances it would seq’3 w if starvation bad hastened his death, AFFAIRS IN MANITOBA. mn Trenticn Negotiated=A Bountifal Har. vest Expected—Scott. Ceutenary Celebra- tiov. TORONTO, Canada, Sept. 4, 1871. Winntpeg dates to August 19 nave been received. ‘The Lientenant Governor and Commissioner Simp- 80n are at Lake Macitoba, making a treaty with the Indians outside of the Province. ‘The weather bas been unusually stormy during the past two weeks, but without much damage to the Merona, ‘A magnificent harvest is expected. Grasshoppers in sinall uagbers have made their ap- pearance in Pembina, but left withouv doing any or depusiling eggs. ine annual meeting of the Hudson Bay Company will be held tnis year at Fort Garry, Donald A. as expected daily to preside, saine Seott ceurenaty was duly celebrated. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. WASHINGTON, Sep’. 4, 1871. Commander McCann has been ordered to tho command of the Nipsic; Lieutenant Norris to duty in the Signal Office at Washington; Lieutenant Commander Batcheller has been detached from the Boston Navy Yard and ordered to the Naval Academy; Lieutenant Commander Ho, from the Kansas and placed on wait.Qy orders; Lieutenant Commander Newman, irom tue receiving ship Ver- mont and placed on waiting orJerr. ARMY INTELLIGENCE, Brevet Colonel Miltcn Cogswetl, of the Twenty. first intantry, has Deen retired from active serview under the act Of 1861, on account of imcapacity re suiting from long an‘ faithful service and useage e@utracted in the line of duty,