The New York Herald Newspaper, December 16, 1871, Page 8

8 WIHARTON-KETCHEM. Chief Justice Miller’s Exple nations. Z A The Son of the Derg Gmeral on the S* gna, His Business, Oonversation with che Accused. ‘ars. mn Disavows Her Andebtedness ‘and He Produces Documentary Evi- @ence, Examines, His Father's Papers, &e,, to Prove She ‘Was Wreug. . % no t that time, as the Coarts ther hands, and if ner trip to Europe depended upon her getting those bonds she had better give up all hopes of going. Soe eal COURtIn: or emotion, and ehe got up to leave the office, saying that she was sorry that she Sho Claims “$4;000 in Bonds--~Bekteves the General’s Mind Was Brurred. > het ere ge payment of traciea the General’s attenuon—who was bu’ the tme—and, Introd Tequested visit to him, 5 in 4,000, a jJather by her, ‘possib!: as she needed them to conipiets her letters of credit. General Brice expressed mand, and tol@ papers showed Bum of $2,600, my = father had given the bonds the note of $2,605, circumstances about wote as she an i me ab ikea in mies and she replied, “In greenbatksy) asked with her? She sata she gne had nsaciion& He asked her if Mrs. Ohupbs was net aware. of her having such a large amount of money about ber. knew it. \ a ihe hote and rs J is _ended, ‘eee rive: oe ofan phd Lasked ihe Tranpachon and she wad any rece! for me interest or principal, she KON ANXIOUS TO SQUARE ACCOUNTS. we then’ went, to General Briee’s office, 1 jucing Mrs. Wharton to hi, her’ to make known the object of her She told him she had called to get government bonds, given to ‘and said she could not Europe without — them, astonishment at her de- jer that father’s books and ‘that she was indebted to fin in the and that there was no evKfence that wed ber $4,000, She said she % Ry al jonths before for be ‘the General then spoke to and she related to him the same paymg and destroying the Mrs, Chubos’, The Gen- hat manner she nad paid v4 she was not a! to about amount of mon was not. Ene sald witnesses to the fekeeping. ner if such an no receipts or She replied she was not, that noone Tne General told her that there were her getting the bonds means of eee the. ad the matter 1b | ‘That announcement cansed her no or ume to call on Mrs Brice, iP REE aa “wae Gener Ketchum’s sister, but egal 0 WrOORNY ur yvesence “iene awaken wresn é not, as her presi al Wrangling %y Shut Out the er gniel; ale sont her love to Mrs. Brice Books andy Papers. ANN ¥PoLIs, Ma, Deo. 15, ‘1871. Invérest in the case jot Mra. E, G, wharton, now en tial here fer the’ murder of Gengral W. Scott | ewuuM, seems to bgun tue inctease, instead of de- ‘ereosing. The eng of the trial does not seem | to have ine leaf effect upon we audiences, | and) 6each me crowd of strangers geoms to «be ‘Tully as great as upon the | preceding @ays. This, morning, although it was ~gnownig viclenify, the, court room was crowded, even before the/hour arrived for the Court 10 meet, | @ilarge uumbenofl lydies being among the number. | A few mements Yel ore ton o'clock die prisoner and | fer dawhter, agcompanied as usual by thelr | friends, came, mm and took their usual po | Sitions bening the counsel for the defence. At prcciselyy ten o'clock Chief Justice Miller | @nd both the, associate Justices came in and took sheire2a's,pand the crier announced that tne Court was-in scasion/for the eleventh Gay’s proceeding in | the case, The counsel for the defence and | proeecuiton were ali ip their places, and | General rice was on hand taking a prom- | fwent part im prompting the prosecution, | } a CASE OF MR, YAN NESS NOT TO BE TRIED WITD TAIS ONE, It was expected dy all that Mr. Steele would re- | ‘Bow Ibe argument this morning against the admis- “wibihty of Mr. Van Ness’ testimony, but the Court had bardly organized when Chief Justice Miller said:—“Zhe question under - consider. | ation when adjourmment was bad last evening has received tne attention of the Court @* a former period of this tial, and a portion @f the question passed upon, and has since that ‘ime been much considered by the Court. Two | arguments, for both prosecution and defence, have | been made, and it is thought by the | @ourt that no further argument could change | ‘be opinion arrived at by the our, fad, therefore, our opinion wil be bnedy St&ted without listening to further discussion. The wererai ruie of evidence is very clear—that you annot give in evidence other offences than that at | teene. There are some gencral exceptions to this | fule, but they are not applicable to this case, the case were one in which tne ‘me commission of anotner offence could be mown the yending of an indictment ‘hat offence would make no difference. 1 would | ot In this case be necessary either to prove guilty | It | facts of | | to her Tor | hi through the General and left the omice; 1 accom- panied her to the sid@walk, and told her-I would be over the following week tor my father’s valise and eifects; she gave mé@ her address and we then se; arated; I went over to ter house tu Baltimore, 263 Eutaw street, on Jaly 4, the mext day alter this conversation ; i arived tere at @bout one vy, M.; Mrs, Wharton came into the parlor and took aseat on the sofa, GENERAL KETOMUM'S OBJECTIONABLE DIARY. I took from my poeket © smail pocket diary be- longing to my father and kanded to her to examine. (Witness here produced a small pocket diary some- what worn). Mr, StzeLE—Do you Offer it as evidence? If so we object. Atcorney General SYsTER—Not now, We will at proper time, YTNESS—She declined to take it, saying she cald not see to read; lasked her if she had her gasses; she saidif she had she could not read it; I old her that If she would move over to the opposite window, which was open, 1 wouid read it to her; I then tarned the'flyleaf, so that she could look on the book and read the contents of each to her. Attorney General SystER—What dia she say in respect to the entries a3 you reaa the items to iler? Mr. SPE&ELE—We object, 80 that we may kuow positively whether or not this book is to go to the Jury as evidence. Attorney General SYSTER—We Will offer the book as testimony, bet not now. Ciief Justice MitteR—The Court cannot, Mr. Steele, undertake to say to tue officers of the State what course they shall pursue in putting in their eviuence. We think the testimoay now oljered can 0 On. #°Witness—I read the contents of each page to her, and, as T arrived at the following note:—“Interest ou Mrs. BK. G. Wharton’s note, January 1%, 1870, $130; ditto, Juy 17, 1870, $180,}” and on another pare, ‘interest on Mrs. BE. G. Wharton's note, January 25, 1871, $130"—she fuaterripied me, aud sald that was not right, that sho had paid the last instaiment on the note January 17, 1871; I asked her how— whether by check on her banking house or how; she re- plied, “Out of money in the house derived from Tents and other sourcea;” I asked her if she could give me the dates of her payments from her books; she said she Kept no books, but would the nex! day send mo the memorandum, but conid not answer to the exact correctness of the dates, as shehad no books to go bv; while Yeading the book she interrupted me several wmes, And said she had paid the $2,600, and asked me how she could get her 54,000 in hands; I told her to wait unt through ang would talk about the bonds; I then tola her that I would take General Eaton with me the next day to the Safe Deposit Company in Wash- jugton and let him examine the bonds belonging to my father, and seo if tiere was anything on the face or Lack that would snow they belonged to her; | she assented to this, and said she could not see why my father clatmed’ that sue was in his debt, as she had paid him the last instalment on ine notes in January, and could not understand why he should fay that he was going to Baltimore to settle with er, Nr. STFELE—I object to this, General Kerchum cannot certainly be evidence. Ciuef Justice MILLER—It is the opinion of the Kmowleage, for tartar emetic is well known tobe S®deadly poison when given im large doses. But | fefore the circumstances attending tne distinct | ‘fence can be shown It must first bc proved that | @eneral Keivchum partook of the same food ar drink as that which affected the parties fo the other offences, and to connect she prisoner with some contro! uver the poison so administered. Tue English cases cited to sustain the admussability of the evidence souzat to be intro- @uced donot, in our judgment, cover the ground, and itis the opinion 6f the Court that, as it 1s not | sontended by the State that Generai Ketchum par- | took of the same food or drink a3 Mr. Van Ness, the ‘evidence as to the sickness or symptoms of Mr. Van | ‘Nese is nut evidence in this case. HE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAKING ANOTHER MOVE. | Attorney General Syester then prepared the fol- towing question, which the counsel for defence | @greea to submit to the Court for decision | Without argument:—"Tne State offers now to | Wwtroduce evidence to snow that while the | g@eceased lay languishing in the prisoner’s house Court thai all the conversation between Mra. Wharton and the witness may be stated, and goto the jury for what tt 18 Wort, coupled with tho de- nial of the prisoner, The witness resumed, and was going on to state | what was said, whea Mr. Thomas, for the defence, interrupted, and argued for some time against the admissibility of Geveral Ketchuin’s statements, Chief Justice MILLER—All tho conversation between Mrs. Wharton and the witness may go to tne jury for what they are worth—not as facts, THE GENERAL ASKED HBR TO LOAN WIM $4,000. Wirngss—When Mrs, Woarten spoke of my father’s saying he was coming to settle with her, | She said she could not understand 14 uniess it was in connection with a conversation she had with mm geome time before; that my tater had said to her @t that time that he had peen looking at a house in Washington rather above his figure, aud that he had determined to buy it, and that he would have to ask her to return the compliment and lend nim the $4,000 be Leid in trust for her, aud he would give her a mortgage to secure her; that she bad replied to bim that she did not know whetuer she could spare any of it, ag sno Was going to Europe, but if she could pussibly sne would, anu as he had accepted her personal note, she shionid certainly do tne same and not require a morigage; she satd also that she Was sorry to say but it was true that my father’s mind was bturi Seriain articles of tood and drimk—to wit, milk and eel tea—were taken to the house; that | ‘when taken there these articles were free from all | noxious or poisonous qualities; that alter they had | Deen there ashort time in the house, and mn places | Where the prisoner had knowledge Of them, these | same articles were found to be impregnated with | poison, as far as that fact can be shown by the faste of the poison and the sympioms Of those afected by It; and, further, that the symp- toms Of those who had occasion to Inake use of the | milik and beef tea indicated the presence of tartar emetic.” Chief Justice MILLER—A part of this offer comes ‘Within the ruling of the Court. You may show tne | sence of tartar emetic im the house, but unless jou suOW that General Ketshum pariook of te ik and beef tea it 18 not competent fo prove the symptoms created vy any one else | taking it. | Aitorney General Sresrer—We cannot show ‘hat General UM Parlook Of It. | @ENERAL KETOUUM'S SON ON THE WITNESS STAND. | This question seitied, the Attorney General di- gected the Clerk to call Charies L. Ketchum. A young man, appareniy about ears Of aye, rather effeminate in appear- ce aid manner, responded ~— tothe | ali, siepped forward to the Cierk’s desk, took the | oath and occupied the witness stand. Ho seemed much embarrassed and gave his testimony in a sub- ued tone oi voice, at umes s“srcely audivie. He Seatified as folluws:—1 reside in Georgetown, | D. U., and au the son of we late General W. Soot Ketchum; I haye known Mrs. Wharton for twenty years; I remember ihe day My father left for Baltimore to visit her; -he was Jectly well; | next saw my father on Friday, jane the 80th; ne was ticn dead; I saw Mrs, Whar- fon on July 3, at Mrs. Chubbs’ house in Wasi- fmgwon; my brother aud imy-elf went to Mrs. Chupus’ ‘house in response to a tele. m received from Mrs. Wharton, ask- me to meet her there; when If rat met her she began to sympathize wih us at ‘the Joss of our jather, and said sue had also teit his | Joss very much; that she also had lost @ good friend; | While taiking with us her eyes were fiilea with | tears. MRS. WHARTON “TALKING DUSINESS,” | Alter talking a while she said she regretted very Much to alk Bpon business matters so soon aller | our iaiver’s death, but necessity compelled her to ovo; she said whe had calied see avout getting | $4,000 worth of government Louds she bad given ‘wy father; that she was going to ieave Bai- “more the jollowing Friday or Saturday | she = wanisd to make up her pnd Fetter of credit, a8 she was going to Europe, leaving | New York the folowing Weduesday; I asked her what time she gave the bonds to my father; she | replied, “About eighteen months ago; she wold me that there were jour $1,000 five-twenty donde, and that tney were to be sold by him | Ab’ the money invested in ten-forty coupon five per cent bonds; I asked~ ner if father had @iven her a recelpt for snem; she sald, “No;" 1 abked ber if she liad guy witnesses to the trans ction, and she said, No;’’ J toid ber that at the mome t unable to do anything jor her, as there bad been go admins. arator appointea, and could not be until | ghe following Faturday; f wid ber thac.neither my | ‘rother por myself could touch & cent of the money mnul that time; she replied thar would not do, a8 | abe wust Jesve Walttmore on Saturday, and must fe the bonds to make her letter of credily I told er LO ACLOMPABY Me LO The Ofice of General Briea, and perhaps he could Gx the maiter; shé cap | sented to go Without hesitation. a | \ was THE OTHER SIDE OF THE QUENT ION. J then asked ber if she would be osended at my Salking vusiness mactera with her Said she Would not; Itold her that my tatn books and him to the f= sad showed that she was indented unt Of $2,000; she repiied that she Bad paid Sat up Mn tWo inetalvrents; that on July 17, 1870, she had paid $1,909 and $190 interest, and on Jannary 11, pari the remaining $1,d0 and $06 interest on the $1,000 for ix month, and that my father bad noted on the bavk of the uote these at he had entered $13) a8 having Deen werest on the Jast jnsialment, instead ¥ “General, Wat bs Not right, opiy 466 i@Ans as Ine @m the £1,500 lor six months, instead oF $180; ba achnowleiged the milstake, grossed q $10 and pul down $06; be Wen dy | and that she had noticed iately that whe taixing ‘hi t twenty-eight | he would lose the thread of ns subject and wander; I replied I had never noticed it, and had vever heard any one say 60, TUE WITNESS ARGUED THE MATTER WITH THE AC- OUSRD. In speaking of this $2,60) matter, I told her that on ike previous Friday morning, before my father came to Baltimore, I asked uv Mrs. Wharton i pald him,and he sald no; that she had had sone misunderstanding with her bauker and she had fered to forward the money, and that she had extended an invitation to him, Mra, Chuvb and witness to visit ner Mm Baltimore on Saturdas, June 24, and Sunday, June 25, the last Sunday she could be in Baluaore velore going to Europe; he also sald she would pay him then; that so long as she remained in this country he was wiil- ing to ict her keep the money, as sie paid good interest, but as to Europe—and ne might ever see er awain—be thought it best to make the demand lor the money, a3 he wanted to use it to pay for and furnish bis house; and he was alraid lis demand would delay her departuee urope for at least one monih; she replied that Ad Hot been delayed on thal account, as sie had paid that money wo my father in January. Mr. STEELK—Without wishing to be pertinacious, I feel it my duty to say to the Court that uniess tatements of General Ketchum, made to his «d permicted to go Lo the jury, are explained, Injustice wil ve done to the pris ner, Chief Justice MILLER—The statements of General Ketchum, made to his son and repeated to the visouer, are not evidence, unless supported vy ier assent, They are not admitted to go to the Wirne-s—I asked her how she had received the interest on these bonds given to my father; ane Teplied, in gold, greenbacks and coupons, EXAMINING THE FIGURES FOK FACTS, When 1 went to Washington 1 took Cenerai Eaton with me, on July’ 6, and went tothe Safe Deposit Company; examined all the bonds, but found no- Uning to" indicate that any belonged to Mrs, Whar- ton; J also examined my father’s private papers, &c., but found no evidence of indebiednexs or note, and I wrote to Mrs. Wharton the result of my inquiry that evening; when I examined my father’s bonds | found they were ail ten-forty bonds, anu there were $59,700 worth of them; my father bought a house on the 12th of June, id gave $11,900 for it, and paid the whole amount on June 24, 1871, (Witness here exhipited a receipt, , Jury as facts, ; Which was examined by counsel for the defence, who objected, and It Was Withurawn, A check for we amount was also exhibited and ruled out and after several Ineiectual attempts to get ft in as oral evidence as to the purchase of the house). G MRS. WHARTON RETURNED 1H GENERAL'S VALISE, ETO, The witness resumed—When | was at Mra. Whar- ton's house on July 4] went up stairs with her in the zoom where my father died, and she showed me Where his valisc, umbrelia, hnen duster aud hat were; sie then Jeli me, went down stairs, and re- turned, oringing with her the key to the | Valise, his watch and chain, pocketbook, penknife, and match box; I took the things, and putting the valise ou the sofa J opened it in Mrs. Whar- ton’s presence, and put my hand tn every pocket to see If J could Bnd ny ung, but could ‘not; the vest was in the vaiise the vest; 1 an inside pocket where facher always carried priva‘e papers and surplus money wuile Wavelling; 1 know tat my her never did use drugs, ie abuored them; he was not in the habit of using Jaudanum; my Sather was aman of uniiorm soca healthy bs sens tae 2 his stocking eet, and Would have been relight years Old on Avly 7, 1671, Uf he pad lived, bans ANTKODUCING THB PROOFS OF MRS WHARTON'S INDEBTEDNESS. ir. REVELL, for the prosecution, stated that they a proposed to introduce te vooks and papers of Gexveral Ketchum containing the evidence of M wartouws indebiedness to him, Mr. BTEKLE—We Will, Of course, object, and I Would suggest to the Court, with in v y the counsel for the State” that tle. jury vacate the Tie Jury Will be il i rt thad morning at ten Doloo, tue Sher them in evarge, and at a quarter past two Mey Jer the room, asd soon wlterwards Mrs. Whar. Von, her Qyugbier aod tr1eudy add a greater porwon audience retired, lea the court room ticiost entirely to tne Godrt, Sonlant ‘and represen- tatives ress. snowing Mra, Wharton’s Tnueweducen aud wid papers Were two scheduies, one available assets and the other of expenses. In the one of assets ap- peared rm aad “Mra. E. G. W.:—Note $2,600. At two- af . HAGNER, for the defence, began the argument against suns, fr the sara and concluded at three ‘o'clock, when the Court adjourned until to-morrow at Soa aetna, 2 Maiwnen S pa argument will be med e O' . Never ‘Within the nistory of criminal trials has there been a ey eer fe bet oar ard ocee thie cane, to-d Every avaliable point has been of the nas EMS GREAT CANINE COMBAT. “HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 187)--TRIPLE _ areata —$—$_ $e ed Light-Weight Dog Fight for the Championship. “Nell,” of New York, and “Nelson,” of Brooklyn, Tear and mite for $2,000. evidence. it is probable that the question under ~~ ~~ doubtedly consume a greater por- Se en OR Rete Ol era BC Located on Long begin its testimony before early next week. a Island ue 3 \ JERSEY CITY POST OFFICE ROBBED. The Thief Secures $1,600~Postmr Greenc’n Statement—Burglary Mad: Rasy. The Post Omce in Jersey City was en 1 Thursday night by a burglar, who OF ried ‘off $1,000 ‘worth of stamps and about $6, 4, money, ‘The manner tp which tne Wor, was perpetrated shows that the thlet ‘was very weil ac: quaintea with every” Goer, window, dert, drawer, and ever, ‘the compartments ot the safe in which the "money and stamps were deposited. Hho Key of they/sqie—which, by the way, is an old- fashioned Or ¢, tmat cannot boast of any of the hun- dred 1ntTijacies introduced of late yeara—was gen- erally 4’ sposited in a avawer, and the thief had little trouble in finding it. After securing we covetea | prizg he left the door of the safe open, with the key th rein, not condescending to carry off such a cum- Vous jead as five cent nickels in dollar packages. Not a door or window was forced open, not a | lock was broken, The work was carried out with a simplicity and completeness which remove all sup- Positions thal the operator was @ stranger. The omMce ts closed every evening at seven o'clock, and the theory relied on is that when Mr, Van Riper en- tered at eight o’clock, with the matis from the New Jersey Railroad depot, che thief entered also, and concealed himself upti! the messenger eft. This could ve easily accomplished as the latter seldom locks the door, his stay being very brief, It was found yesterday morning that the shutters of the iront window near the door Were unburred, so that the thef must have escaped tnat way, as the windows are barred with pins fas- tened on the tuside. This shows that he had not a key for the door, or, perhaps, the untastening of the window was a “blind” to mysufy the detec. tives. There are many who believe that the thief had all the necessary keys. WHAT THE POSTMASTER 84Y8. Mr. Greene, the postmaster, makes the following stateme! ‘Yesterday morning I left the Post Office to attend the funeral of a brother Mason at Platofleld. I was late jor the train, unfortunately, aud did not get back to tue city until six o'clock in the evening, when I went to the office, aad having learned that everything had gone right during the day went home to tea, leaving word that I would be back belore eight o'clock, the hour at which we usually close up. On my way home to supper, while crossing the railway track, 1 tripped and fell, tear- ing my clothes, By the time 1 bad got nome and had a change oi Ra! it was too late to go back 'o the office, and I seni the clerk word to thatefuct, At six o'clock Luis morning Mr. Cox ono of the clerks, opened tho olfice and discovered the robbery, As aruie | never leave any consider- abie quantity of stamps or sums of money 1 the sate; but vesterday 1 was to have paid away $600 and shout one thousand dollars in stamps, but as I did not get back in time the money and stamps Were allowed to remain in the safe, instead of being transferred to the vault, Whoever robbed the bank must bave been thoroughly iamiliar with the place. ‘rhey must have conie in with the mail messenger, at otgnt o’clock in the evening, and secreted them- selves in the office. Tho key of the sale was taken trom the drawer where it is usnally left and the safe bee Nothing was broken, but all the papers ta the office were rausacked so that 1 cannot yet tell the extent of the loss, After the robbery the thieves quicily removed the bar from the back room and went out by an alleyway leading into York street. T cannot even surmise who was the thief.”” The post office 1s located in the basement of the Husdon County Bank, aud is entirely unprotected except the wacchiman of the bauk cast a@ iriendly eye around for the benefit of his neighbors, What is very remarkabie about tue affair is thatso mach money and stamps had seldom been loft in that sale as on Tuursday night, Tne police authorities can- Bot be ignorant of the fact that the notorious “DUTCH HENDRICKS,” of Now York, has been in Jersey City during the past week at night, He passed @ portion of the night on Tuesday at a restaurant near the police suition, Bud Was surrounded by @ host of frieuds, MWeluding tae prominent bummers of “Old Three Engine’ of Jersey City and two or three New York detectives, with Whom he appeared to maintain a very amicable understanding. Postmaster Greeue has many sympathizers, for there are very tew public men more zealous, and none more conscientious. The Jersey City Post Ofice 18 the meanest public building in the State, and if this Occurrence Will have the éffect of waking up the government to the necessity for a decent bulldimg for posial requirements something useful will have been gained, FOXEIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Smallpox is very prevalent in Dublin, By the substitution of coal for coke on the South. western Railway, England, a saving of not less than £0,000 per aunum has been effected. Considerable falls ot snow have occurred in the northern parts of Italy, and have driven all the sea- coast visitors inland or southwards, Another cat show is to pe held at the Crystal Palace, England, this month. Spectal prizes are oficred for workingmen’s cats by the Royal Society for tae Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, At the statute fairs held recently in many parts of England a considerable advance in the wages has been demanued by the farm servants, This demand has 19 most cases been granted. Duiing the year in which the marriage of the A prospectus has been lasued of the Anglo-Ameri- can Uyster Company (iumited) London, with a capi- tai of £50,000, half to be first subscribed im snares of £2, for the importation of American oysters and other snelldsh. The fist sale of church lands by the English Churen femporalities Commissiovers 1s announced to be held on the 3ist of January next. ‘the lands are situate within three miles of the town of Cavan, in the diocese of Kilmore, Orders have beeu given by the Surveyor General of the Ordnance for the Comptroilers at Woolwich and Aldershot to provide in their estimates for the com- ing year lor a corps Warmé: of 25,000 men, to take part 10 the projected manceuvres of next autumn, ‘The Coinage bill is maxing progress in the German Farilament. The government iave decided against vhe adoption of an international system of colpage. An amendment which was proposed to the effect that all the new coins shouid bear the eMgy of the Em- peror, aud not of the ruier of the countryin which it Was coined, Was negatived. Among the novel schemes to be brought before the attention of Parliament next session are a bridge over the Severn, to connect the South Wales with the Bristol and South Wales Union line, just between the points where we were a short time ago informed it Was miended to constract @ tunnel. Another is @ subway under the Mersey; between Liverpvol and Birkeuhead. Up to the present time, so far as the public Is con- cerned, tie pneumatic tubes in London, Beriin and Puris have oniy been used for the conveyance of Velegraplic messages, but the british Post Oftice authoriues have considered the question whether it Would not be auvantageoug to have the letter post Service tn London executed by means of pueumauc ubes, A German soldier having been stabbed in the streew oi Epernay, and the assassin not haviig been discovered, severe Measures have been taken Ggainst the town by the General in command. Any person (ound with arms in his possession is to be ‘tried by court martial; all cafés and restaurants are to be ciosed at eight o'clock, and all persons found in the streets after that hour are to be ar- rested, Fever 18 prevailing to a fearful extent in Sunder- land ein ‘This 1s attributed to the overcrowdlug Wuich has partly resuited from several streets hay- ing been puiled down for sanitary purposes, in Spite of which the population of ie parish 18 nearly ag large as formerly. Three famliies now in some cases occupy three rooms, which formerly were rented by one family. A statue of the late Emperor Maximilian was solemuly uncovered on the 6th ultimo, at Hietzing, near Vienna, in the presence of the Emperor and a humerous ud brillant suite. ‘the siatue is of bronze aud is placed on @ pedestal of Carrara marble. On it is the following simple inscription:— “Ferdinand Maxunilian, Archduke of Austria, Em- peror of Mexico.” ‘bough the rate provided by the German “iron Budgev’ for the maintenance of the army—viz,, 225 thalers per man—appears extremely moderate be- side our Own estimate, and though on that account ‘M. von Roon’s assertion that it 1s umpossiple to main- tain the army on this allowance obtains easy cre- dence among us, it seems by nO means a niggardiy allotment When compared with the German oMcial estimate for the maintenance of a private soldier, That estimate amounts to no more than 93 thalers 9 23 groschen, equal to about £14 sterling, A lesson of economy might be leagned fzom it, The pay in money does not exceed £5 7s, of our money, the cost of 100d is somewhere abont £4 78., clothes are found for £2 34, 6d., barrack Jodging for £1 10a, and hospitai care for 128. 6d. Notwithetanaing these mi ‘ate charges M. von Noon bas tacked an ex. raordiaay budget of exsumutes! amounting ght millions on to the ari tw iteeld 10 9,000,000 Whalers. “Nelson” Has a Fit and is Whipped in One Hour and Fifteen Minutes. If the deck hands on the ferryboats plying to Williamsburg and the deck hands on the ferrybosts ronping to Brooklyo had taken the trouble yester- day morning of peeping into the cabins of these cosey steamers as they crossed the East River, they would have been not a@ little aston- ished =oand perplexed as to the cause of so many hard, rovgh-hewn boulders of heads; 80 many inflamed faces, so many of the free and easy stripe of individuals keeping them company to Long Island, Really 1t was an unusual event, bnt one that at all times draws together the roughs, biacklegs, decayed politicians, men of gorgeons jewelry and inflammable sears, and thieves of the most desperate kind, IT WAS A DOG FIGHT, And that, too, for the championship of the United States, and hence their presence. From the ferry- boats, In cars aod in carrisos, the crowds by vari- ous routes passed throu.) the City of Churcnes, both Eastern and Wester: districts, and were goon out onthe oid Jamaica road, leaving behind them church spires and gas :iinps, until at length, several miles im the country, they stopped in an out-of-the-way place, coming together in twos, threes and dozens, until there had gathered three or four hundred of that ilk that make an appropriate assemmbiage to witness a champion contest. While these sportsmen are patronizing the bar connectea with the establishment selected for the battle and are drinking the LIQUID POISON DBALT outto all who have money to pay for the flery stuf, itmay be as well to teil now this important match about to be descrined came about, fn these days of matches with everything that will fight, | the climax is capped by @ good dog contest, and espite of the utmost vigilance of Bergh and his energetic asetsiants, and notwithstanding their relentless warfare om such events, they will con- tinue to take place. New York ana Brooklyn furnished the contestants, and the articles of agreement haa been drawn up for months, So soon as they were sigued much in- terest was created in sporting circles as to the pro- posed combat, which up to the moment of the fight had been on the increase. The reputation of the Brooklyn dog Nelson was until yesterday almost as WIDE 48 THE COUNTRY, He had come from known good stock, and his owner, Mr. Brady, being content to back him for any number of dollars, agreed to match his light weight. pet with the best of New York, and the metropolis being equally forta- nate in possessing the imvorted aog Nell, who had won three bavties in } her owner, who rejoices in the cognomen of Mr. Jones, had not the slighteat abjection to the proposition under certain conditions. ‘The match, therefore, was rapidly made for $1,000 @ side, each dog 0 weigh seventeen pounds, and all parties went into training for the contest, Outsiders, to whom a dog 1s but a dog— And nothing more, Can form no idea whatever of the excitement which such matcns produce among sporting men of certain stripe, the delight with which they are anu- cipated, the zest with which they are griares and the,amount of money staked upon them. thoug'! the pedigree of these di or any dogs for that Matter, may be of but little account to the public generally, it were just as well to give the history of “NELL” AND “NELSON,” Nell is an imported bull terrier, a clear, light brindie, three and a half years old, and was sent irom Manchester, Engi: as the champion light in that section. Her ot Wel weight parentage ts ne estaolisned., leison, also @ bull terrier, is a son of Paddy Collins’ dog Paday, and grandson 1 the celebrated dog Billy, sent to Jake me, Of this city, from Engiand, by Jack McDonald, he who seconde Heenan in his “turn up’? the side of the ot water with Sayers, Nelson is white and brindle in ead and now about two years and eight months ol AWAITING THE SPORT. By one o’clock the place of dispute, or the house Near to it, was well filled by the motley crowd. The building itself 1s ratuer princely in st: but that part of it devoted to the rum, mill 18 quite unostentatious, with but litte in its external appearance to dicate that anything more than a substanual drunk could be obtained theorem. Entering the barroom at the above hour the HERALD reporter found the crowd guzzling and chaMing, patiently awaiting, however, the opening of the amusement. In an ante-room SheMeld George, trainer of Neil, sat on a chair, with his pet in double blankets on his knees, and a sight o/ the imprisoned dog was appreciated by all. Now and then the premises would resound with the bark of some cur = in the stable be- yond, and, hearing the cheerful music, the features Of aome of the Old dug-fignters would GLOW WITH PLBABURE, Everything seemed to undicate this as a capital Place tor such @ combat aa that about to occur, ares . “ the character of its surroundings were in keepit Prince OF voles took place about fifteen | witn gach an event and the locaiion. beyond’ the dred female children received the name Hhaunts of man, Soon a table was of Alexandra, and nearly three thousand boys were | ani” Denind it’ cilimved A ian Agta Biron ise sen adept iee silk hat, who deait ont the tickets that sold like hot cakes, A plece of red pasteboai the unsold tickets of a iuckless pugilist thai recently had a complimentary sparring exaibi- tion tendered = him, = were handed = the buyers, wien they were directed to pass out of the house by the back way, and “go through the yard to the pit.” This done, and in good time you were ushered into @ large and at wide room, one story bigh, with arching rooi, white-washed shingles, and one side compietely euciosed with huge windows running from roof to floor that threw @ splendid light over the scene, but it was as cold as the top or Mount Washington at midwinter. In the centre of the room THE PIT WAS BUILT, of old boards, set on ends, twenty leet long, twelve feet wide and avout twenty inches mgh. ‘Around this were benchos, the rear ones piled each on the other to give all a chance of the forthcoming battie. ‘There were no curtains or coverings to the windows, 4g nobody cared how loudly shouted the spectators, as they were out in the wilderness aud Deyond the ken of the police and Bergh. THE SPROTATORS, It did not require many minutes for the rude seats to be filled with the visitors. Such an assemblage ! Among the crowd were many rufiians of Houston Street, some of whom had been in more brawis tian they could count, all in frolicsome humor and insisting on jaying enormous sums on jittle Neil, Then there were lordly and domineering barkeepers, their placid faces lighted up with appreciative glows; the olive-complex- joned de‘eated Assemblyman of an uptown ward, nis Oriental features framed in jet biack whiskers; the sagacious counieuance Of @ succe-siul reformer ip the late beh cage - ig! red beard oe Pel, person of a Brookiyn tary, reinforced by his man Friday, were all there. Onice holders and oflice seekers both were there, and there were pock-marked men, with a canine look and abundantly boweiled, to the HERALD reporter unkoown, though perhaps not unknown to fame. There were “nobby’’ young gentiemen, with apopletic necks and ferysred scaris around their chins, There were smooth-faced youn; men, with vast expanse of white collar ani all-enveloping black scaris hiding tho entire ex- panse of shirt bosom, which may have been dirty for allweknow. These nice young men looked as if they might be identified with mercantile pursuits. And then there were veteran gamblers, old covk- fighters, and one or two citizens in loud pantaloons who had paid their admission fees but were too drunk to enjoy the snow. of Gold Spectacles,” from Mr. Puilis, the “Man Union Hiil, Was chosen referee, and partners in one firm in New York judges for the respective traiuer: WASHING THE DOGB. Atten minutes to two o'clock SheMeid George brought Nell into the pit, and in another moment her blankets were taken off, and Marriot, the trainer of Nelson, procecded with the first busiuess of was! ing her. Her appearance did not elicit much adml- ration, as she is not a handsome dog. “Don't that water suit you, Shei, 1 asked Mar- riot, a# Nell’s trainer hesitated to put her in the tub, o ’s good for you is good for me,” responded Shemela, “Weil, let’s go ahead.” George still hesitated; but the shouis of the audience compelled him to submit his dog to the washing process. This done she was tasted; that 18 to my. its any pernicious drug had been phaced upon her to poiaon ber ppponens during the Gght, Neil wag then concealed benind a blanket, held by her owher, Then Nelson was brought tm by his trainer, and SneMeld George, who had to Wash bim, looked ie and asked, “Te that the dog?? “erhavs the litte man.” washing and tasting were soon gone through sod pow we ube were removed, with, “ | the dogs FIGHT. two o'clock the referee er removed and were sprang over into Nell’s corner, and were vogether. With low snaris of rage, with every muscie wit jaws. hoaing fougnt mor like exquisitely ‘arranged, machines thse animals. For thirty-one minutes Nelson did most of t 0 Signin , and seemingly had the best of ‘The t) “be their fingers tor the “My sweet little man, ? shouted to Nelson. “Little Nell, hold him, hold him |” cried Shemeld. And then they stamped, in order to make brisker fighting, encouraged, advised and assisted pee by word Leal Cag pes them with oven er t irty-tW0 minutes Nell, wh pad her wot parent. "Their educa. erful. Now they rose 3 artful Mi] the instincts e1 the doze was aj tion anc their skill were wo! ‘upon their hind feet and WRESTLED AND TRIPPRD like athletes. Now Neill again allowed her op ponent retain. a painful, but not dangerous, hold, until @ had breathed @ littie. Now by a quick somer- sault, @ sudden rally, and by seizing an ear ora throat, she succeeded in shaking herself loose from @ fatat lew At this “mouthing”? or power of biting of Nell was called ‘sick’ by the admirers of her opponent, and really 1 tis respect 6 did not equal Nelson, But the tide soon turned, and when the shouting barbarians were betting “*wenty to ten’ on Neilson, the New York dog se geared @ good hold, and crouching on her back, bored erseif into hig very heart, Then came a quick rally, bot in tnat raily Nelson was TAKEN WITH A FIT, and he La A 9g on hig side as if shot, his little legs trembling like aspen leaves, Then Nell, moving like ligatning, caught him by the throat, and fasten- ing her teeth ikea spring wap together, crushed is breathing apparatus almost to pieces. “Good God! Did ye ever see such biting?” “Why, she'll kill him,” were the cries of ail, Crushing, Vearing, still went Nell’s teeth into her opponent's throat, and the face of his trainer was pale with anxiety. Three minutes this continued, when there were symptoms of Nelson’s reviving, and this was hailed with deafening cheers, Though weak he tried and did fignt otf his enemy with the MOST INDOMITABLE PLUCK, coolly enduring the terrible punishment Nell was inthoung. All this while Nelson was getting stronger ana the work hecame warmer. In forty- five minutes Nell caught her opponent by the nosé and tne Pride of Brooklyn, woo had not before complamed, began to cry for quarter, and was helpless, at the mercy of his adversars, per- ceiving which Nell kept the hold and was only made to relinquish tbe painful grip when Marriot, Nelson’s: trainer, excited, auxious, apprehensive of his being whipped, entreated and encouraged him to “get away,” which he did by ane grand effort, and for a momént he wed to beat her off, all the while UTTERING WEAK AND’ FLAINTIVE cries, At times he succeeded, but the Judgment @nd tne sharp teeth of Nell, which were gnawing out his life, were too much, and though he could in- atinctively'grip and peat Was plain his de:eat was certain. A niomentary hope was raised in the ad- wirers of Nelson alter fifty-one minutes’ fighting, but Nell was cunningly lying down nut she had breathed a little, and then with scientotlc precision again obtained the PAINFUL NOSR HOLD, Varying it with boring into his throat. This con- tinued several minutes more, when Marriot called is dog away for a scratch, or tura, which 38 equivaient almost to a round in pugil- ism, The dogs were taken to thelr coruers, onged, and ‘time’? criled, it being Nelson's place to cross the pit, but the Priae of Brooklyn was humbled and would not attack, and Nell was de- clared, amid 6 fearful howl, the winner o1 the fight and the champion light-weight dog of the United States, The fight lasted one nour and fitteen min- utes, Ten thousand dollars changed nands. The load of sin and deviltry then dispersed quite quietly, without a blow or fight among themselves. THE COLLEG# IN CHINA. Meeting of Citizens to Urge the Use of tho Chinese Surplus Indemolty Kund for a School at Pekin. Anumber of prominent citizens met yesterday afternoon in the rooms of the Geographical Society, in Cooper Institute, to consider the best purposes to which the surplus of the Chinese Indemmty fund, amounting to about $490,000 could be applied. Professor Lieber, of Columbia Coliege, was in the chair, and Professor W. P. Jones acted as Secretary. An interesting dis- cussion was had relative to the subject, m which Mr. Jones, Proiessor Joy, Rev. Dr. Prime, Judge Daly, Rev. Mr. Gulick, Judge Van Vorst and orhcrs took part. There scemed to be very little hesitation as to the adoption of the view that the money should cer- tainly be applied in such @ manner as would be beneGctal te both the Chinese and Americans. The manner of using the money to that ena has been @ subject of contention for more than twelve years. The money came into the hands of the United States government, as is well known, as an indemnity for losses sustainea by American Citizens at the hands of the Chinese during the war im which China was engaged. The indemnity pata by China more than satisfied the claims of our citizens, but the Chinese government refused to accept the balance, owing to some belicf in matters of that kind peculiar to the “flowery” land. The civil war in this country heiped to delay the settlement of the dititculty, but Mr. Burlingame revived the question, and recom- mended that a college be establisnea at Pekin tor the education of youth, with a view to meet a want in diplomatic relations fett as well by China as by tne United States. In iurtherance of this object the Meeting was held yesterday, and though n series of Fesolutions was proposed and considered which would locate the college in the vicinity of New York and not at Pekin, the following preamble and reso- lutions were almost unanimousiy adopted :— Whereas incre is # sum pf money now in cusiody of the Secretary of State for the United States, known asthe sur- plus of the Indemnity Fund, which Presidents Buchanan and Lincoln recommended Con, to appropriate to the establishment of aa American college in Chiaa for the mu- and Americans; therefore, tual benent of Chi meeting appvint a standing commit- ved, That thi tee of twenty-tiva members to confer with our representa- fives in Congress in relation to the disposition that ought to be made of the surplus of the Chinese Indemnity Fun |, and take such action from time to time as in their Judgment may seem best to induce Congress to appropriate this money as pono ie gaaae policy inour dealings with the Chinese maj esolved, That if, after full phone rp on the application of thie fund to the establishment ot the American school in China which was recommended by the late Minister Bur- ighame should be found eco: lent with the rights or the Chinese, this meeting would be gratifed to render any aid in its power to encourage Congress to make such an appro- tame belleving a¢ we do an institution of is kind, by providing suitable interpreters for our consular and commercial offices educating Chinese bpd 1b for their Custom service and other foreign connections, and by. dif- ng among educated Chinese a knowlege ‘of Amerioan Inventions and industrial processes, would operate power- fully to prevent misunderatandings, remove prejudices and foster peace and commerce wetween the two countries, Resolved, That such an tnstitation, properly conducted, might contribute very big thee’ assistance to many depart- ments of science in that thorough exploration of Asia now £0 loudly demanded by all acientiiic interests. Alter the adoption of the resolutions the names of twenty-five gentiemen were laid beiore the meet- ing as @ commNtee to take the entire matter in charge; but alter some consideration Judge Daly, Proiessor Jones, Professor Joy, Judge Van Vorst and Key. Dr. Prime were appointed a committee to revise the proposed list, and thus orgaaize an active and energetic working committee, An important discovery of ancient paintings has ust been mado in the roof of All Souls’ Vollege Chapel, Oxford, Trinity College, Cambridge, offers ono or more of its foundation scholarships, of the value of £80 pe- aanum each, for proficiency in the natural sciences, ‘The examination will commence on April 6 and will be open to ali under graduates of Cambridge or Ox- ford, as weil as to persons under tweuty-one who are not members of the universities. While the workmen were engaged on the excava- tions for the stables of tne Granville Hotel, in the Isle of Thanet, recently, they {ell in with a portion of a Roman camp. Immense quantities of human Temains were found; also an extensive pavement, formed of bowlers of an enormous size, such as are not {ound at present on the southeast coast. some fragments of pottery, both Etruscan and Roman, are exceedingly beautiful in form ana workmanship, One jar is quite perfect and is two feet in height. Boars must have been plentiful, as tusks were found by the dozen. Among the metal remains were two very fine nails, with large conical heads, and an iron knile. PRESIDENTIAL PARDON, Boston, Deo, 16, 1871. A Washington desparch to-day states that Charles Mellen, of the firm of Mellen, Ward & Uo., who was in 1869 with other persons convicted of fraud against the government and sentenced to five ears’ imprisonment and to pay a fine of $100,000, oy dneny bardoneda by President Grant, and the tine A NATIONAL OHE8S ASSOCIATION, CLEVELAND, Dee, 16, 1871, Last night @ national association was formed here to promote chess interests throughout the country, P. Ware, Jr, of Boston, was elected ay John G. White, of Cleveland, Secretary; r, of New York, Treasurer. ‘The aasoola- = is to be known as the American Chess Associa. A constitution was adopted, which provides that & playing and proviem twurnament wili be held each year, atsuch time and place as the Executive Committee may select. THE SPECTRE OF THE RAlL, Narrow Escape from a Horrible Holocaust on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, i e An Express Tram Wrocked Near West Paterson, ; a Emp!oyes Killed and Wounde’—Passen- * gers Unhurt—Unpardonable Carelessness. Asif never to let men fmagine themeelves' free from being dogged by Death, modern appliances to Itravel produce often-recurring casualtica that leave the public scarcely time to forget the last horror be- ore a new one bursts upoa them, The wheel of chance in its turning, however, given to the pre- duction of unlooked-for events, seldom fatls now and then to give to Death the tribute which will keep full his quota of vicums, ANOTHER RAILROAD HORROR. Afresh tilustration of the unreltability of haman contrivances, and especially of those ‘‘new-fangled’’ inventions which are the usurping heirs of the good old stage routes of our fathers, ocourred yesterday on the Delaware, Lacka- wanna and Western Ratiroad, near the town of West Paterson, in New Jersey. Luckily for the suscepubilities of a disinterested public the catastrophe visited death or aajury on only twe vic- tims, those being persons who were employés of the corporation ; so the devil may sneer in men's hearts with impunity, if not from their lips, “Served ’em right.” The philosophical player in the drama of life can remark, In his, affable way, ‘For the nonce @ piece of criminal carelessness brings misfortune to the guilty alone.” Very good. But tnere are those who speak with something of douceur or ten- derness of the least victory of the fell destroyer, however well it may be fancied to have ‘followed switt and followed taster” on the heels ofa violation o1 duty. THE OSWEGO BXPRE3S, : one of the mauy fast trams waich run over this Toad, started as usual yesterday morning trom Ho boken, at eight o'clock, and travelled westward about forty miles an hour, it was crowded ‘with passengers, most of whom were farmers and thar kin, bound to their homes in the country, returning from making the purchases which recur but once a year—for the Christmas festival. The engine was one of the fastest and most strongly built belong- ing to the company, uniting speed with strength, hike a gallant race horse, Its supertor strength may have had not a little to do with the escape which the” passengers had who occupied the cars behind it, In the vicinity of West Paterson a heavy coal train had stopped and was waiting, for what purpose the officiais who bave been interrogated seemed not disposed to state, From anvther source, however, it is learned that a wheel of one of the cars was broken and an attempt was making to get it off the track. It at length occurred to the man in charge of this train that the Oswego express was wont to pass that way at about that time, Strange that he should have thought of it! With somewhat of the ability to cope with sudden crises which has been remarked in heroes, this RAILROAD JASON, capable, doubtless, of appreciating a golden fleece, sald to ® man who rejoiced ina lower degree of oMctal responsibility, “Get thee the blood-red banner, and wave iton yonder spot, ere it.ne too late.” The behest was carried Into effect; but not sooner than the westward bound train was espled), thundering around the curve of Garrett Mountain, oblivious of the peril that lay im its path; and the fi n had not time to swing the signal long avout his head before he was obliged to spring of the track, and it shot past bim with barely slackened speed. The solos ‘was very violent. Strangely, however, it did canse sich destruction as might have been ex- pected. ‘The shock was terrific. The coal enetes standing stock still, and the express engine pI almost through and over it; out the tally drag it back again. The sparks from bot - furnaces, which were fired up, flew wiidiy in’ directions, and some failing amja ‘ the foremost baggage and. pass er 7 of the foremos age passen; Soaches actually blazed up as if there would ensue a terrible conflagration to finish the tmperfect work of the collision. The hot, mssing steam rushing out th boilers, which were rent wide in several p! y the Ccondussion, filled the space ali around for an instant and penetrated the cars where were the frightened passengers, but fortunately scaided none, Many persons, however, reste badly, ant Several 3 xperiene narrol escapes.” Th & little time éveryhody who was able had hurried the train and crowded around the engine, ‘THE INJURED. Tt was found that no one was seriously injured ex- cept the engineer of the express train, whose were broken, and the fireman of the coal train, who was instantly killed, Evidently when the accident occu the latter was intrepidly performing his duty, a8 his hand held one of the tools used ahoutthe locomotive. Tne crasning tronwork aed the splinters of te woodwork were driven Soe i h his avdomen, and mangled in a horrible manner his features and limbs, The name of the engineer, who resides in Harlem. 1s George Burdick; that of the fireman, Jackson Andrews. The former is said to be a most faitbfn!, reliable and competent mai having been S hit op lor sep years an never encountering an accident fatal to passengers under his charge before, Just as the train ap- proached the scene of the accident, around the base of Garrett Mountain, is said that the fireman, who saw the danger, shoated, “Look out!’ and leayed to the grounds but his brave superior, though seeing and compre. hending his fate at a single glance, stood. unmoved at his post and reversed the engine. An instant afterward the crash came, and he was mangled and bruised in a horrible maaner, the bones of iis lower limbs being FEARFULLY CRUSHED, A strong, sinewy fellow, he found himself after the catastrophe buried under the rains of the tender and engiue, great heavy chunks of coal piled over him; bul, with the help of a small boy, he crawled ont and was taken away. He has a wile and six children living at 645 West Forty-third street. ~ The fireman who was killed is about twenty-six ears of age, and Is well known in Paterson. His ly was carried into the passenger room of the Stoney Road depot, covered with a sheet and laid on a bench. In Hoboken and Jersey City tho accident was much exaggerated, and it was rumored that the number of killed was seven and that over seventy persons were wounded. A WRECKING TRAIN was hastily despatched from the depot at eleven o’clock for West Paterson, and was followed by & special engine having Superintendent Scnoch on Doard. Mr. Schoch telegraphed to Hoboken that the wreck of the cars was not 90 extensive as an- ucipated. The engines were demolished and the ruins piled ap in picturesque and suggestive confa- sion, He confirmed the report of tne killed and Wounded. Passengers who arrived from the scene of the disaster said that It was @ very narrow escape from a horrible holocaust, but would not undertake to say whether the officials were excusable, In fact, the company’s officers express @ doubt as to where the blame belongs, and a Coroner's investi gation of the ‘taking off’ of Jackson Andréws'will Probably aetermine this question, Some of the ‘Witnesses of the accident assert that the man who Was detailed to wave the signal did notdo go at all, but went into a shanty beside tne track for some unkhown purpose, and was there when the ex- bag train passed. The general belief is that this is ore te that nothing but sneer negligence cat e collision. MASONTIO, The annual election of officers of Corinthian Chapter, No. 159, of Royal Arch Masoris was held in their rooms, at Odd Feliows’ Hall, corner of Grand and Centre streets, November 14, 1871, The follow- dng officers were elected and instalied for the en ing Masonic. bth B, Church, High Priest; Albert Yo, ing: _ He Pitan! GC.” Auber; Gock, Scribe; Royal @, Willard, ig William H. Owen, Secretary; Julius J. Hertel, Oap- aan iat ra fons |e aueenen ‘A. Minnie, auee ptain; Geor Niel Master Veil; Myron A becker, Master of the Second Veil; A: K. James, Master of the First Veil; J, Fountain, Tyler; Henry Conslin, 8 raon and William adara, Committee; Rev. J. P. Newman, Reve a. Heath, Rove Williams P. Corbis and W. IL Pendleton, Chaplams. VIEWS OF THE PAST. DECEMBER 16, 1864—Battle of Nashville ended in the rout of the rebel army under General Hood by General Thomas’ forces. 1848—Park Theatre in this city burned. 1886—Great fire in this city; 674 buildings destroyed: loss estimated at $20,000,000, 1800—Napoleon divorced from the Kmpress Jose- phine. 1778—The “Boston Tea Party; three cai goes of tea thrown overboard trios dis- uised as Indians, ° iit 1658. ee edgier @ppointed Lord Protector of > » ‘ ES el Ss Soe a ile ‘ cian ‘