The New York Herald Newspaper, December 19, 1871, Page 5

EUROPE. Scoot Prion Journal Before His Exe: | 53 eution at Satory. _WHEN HE JOINED THE REVOLUTION. Pho British Press on President Grant’s Message. THE TICHBORNE TRIAL ‘The steamship Wyoming, from Liverpool 6th, via Queenstown 7th, arrived at this port early yesterday ‘Worning, with the latest mati news from Eorope, FRANCE. Reael’s “Last Days?—the Prison Journale ef the Executed Communist—Why He Soised the Iusurrection—“I Wonld Fain Slave Served My Country; I Une Only Bile For Her.” ‘The following completes Rossel’s journals, written fm prison, with a continuation of that for the 26th of Movember and all that for the 27th—the day before tue nentence of death was carried out ut Satory:—, When, Riomned me, he Insurrection I did not reckon I did not thing that! should be ealled on to take aleading part in it. I obeyed a sentiment of pol ‘ical dul When a civil war is 18 bound to support his aya id ae aren may parts was in Party, There ‘who all etmsel ves TepaDlicne, | and ‘wo were not to found at the ume. th Jeave me to my P tate, aad tomorrow they will pick ‘ap my body eee oe oe vain oy rage noarms. I is decorated win th whe name of republis ail I thank all those who Ly ved me, who have énacavored to save aaa Lae. ae teved in. 2? The 12 my mpent here LY, aoe stop snort to se m veel, 4 say fos, at y dovouon to ideas, “they shoo _e china of tc] ght pimeata ened ee at Metz, This news made a mout Ft ee on me, the most vivid thatl had enced betore sufferings of yesterday, ler bavi been made aware of thas 1 walked about my cell witha full heart; and as I jeanea against the wail [said to m: veal it gnot, then, @ vain asain 40 devote oneseli to thank, above mpanion and mend Baihaut, They sera to calummiate bim now for having suppor! me, I know how much sympathy he and nis have had for my miafortune they Baye shared my sufferings, le—I wish I eo to say how seh were ‘Was forme to tind myself thus supported, and ho: much Beene Thad in the Syidenee of ed discree| sympathy. How many strangers haye thus ho and feared’ with me! 10° b meno prove to Pra vai f sk A ar wish pa we cont bein bac Sine rsnoda at least chow ~ TOPO! ‘hat inade for” a eT codec to fe eel oneiy, an pad t at 5 | oc lived almost at TODD, Ate grated unknowD ring cate re me aa pro: tration of he ast two” a bh lag ES Teas Te. al delays ani ee ain the pa) sputtehaies, of M nope. an it parents’ “aiet of thel their 50) premae eal ieee eae we T cannot ‘hank the! i EE ht 45} xomont Aux Com falar eedh et de Hoorne, oh idl it mis & more Caphepnte! ace bar ordre au Duo d'aide, ie * o 4 read the inscrij rips. of ee with pepe parcetves. ere ae, luted the statue, pathy in our destinies? Was it respect nat rood CR Mat and which, perhaps, has not been wg ith co) i ae ne than once sustained my jations, after a iapse of many centuries, Pieneniae: those who have cared ‘nem and who have died for them. very ume tne beit sounds or the be Ahead ‘he prison opens I fancy that they perk coming to fetch me—that they are perl pe conn a me the means of escaping. bold paces: to suggest I to M. SPalers. “at is is too late,” he sai. Suffering, sien eubh are he B we, Rgetle st + whieh predommate more and more jon as the decisive moment’ & approaches, Tas tacutious excitement and dénouement are thus the See ean at distorted—of every natural Ths ‘oxcitemen however, 18 not continuous, It has only developed liself alter a succession of shocks and a too lively and Ug lal state of expec- It is Cing-Mars, I think, who was in the dia of a clumsy executioner, whose trombling ad murtiplied the sword-strokes on his neck. * ge the a is eet at wits 2 first. place, it would very much surprise ine if laid Tot continue to have my eight or oh hours’ sound sleep; and then | read, I write, I reflect on the questions which generally ‘engage my attention—tactics, literature, politics, Ihave, even im the mus ol oh my spreoceapee My to gg ort cay 8) very meg, wba the ne heart 18 $80, 1 mournful and rent. physteal aysiem is slight It is real . Minesa to be condemned to death—lassitude, loss of appetite, a little fever, slight anxiety. You end by Siening for the end, My poor dear mother has sent mo this evening two pairs of socks and two towéls. She will not sigue ‘would look upon it as a crime to have tne test doubt, Let us hope, my darling mother; ope that what ice have sent me may be use- ia to m ne; that would carry me beyond that famous Monday when the House will meet. J bless thee mother—my good mother—ior ail the little attentions with btn thou hast ever surrounded, for the ghey holy affection which thou bast devoted to ee, my fragments, how many interrupted mney, may jow many Tneomerent notes I leave benind matin Bom many useless outlines !_ J hope they will over be made known, or ba it = A) to be wn, it will be borne oung, aoe Ly not yet "eee por ble to ‘and formulate ‘uot Px we Nov, 27 (Two Hove ai Soon. *” Je was not for this morning. Peat alter var: read and written, I remained for a mouent ih ny elbows ot the table, vnin! of nothing, experiencing great comfort. 1 had difficulty in ge Ung to slecp, and 1 was startled out of my first doze cries similar to those Which ventriés pass on from one to the other. ‘The first cry appeared to have emanated from the sentry on tie round way, the Tast from tie one in whe paler. 1 opened my eyes; there Was 4 gleam of Ike the first gieam of winter Aa I ins oe Moke + Coming to fetch vs Ue—that 1: ré and wtrange association. Then I heard vaguely tant clock Which was striking two veloc m i ong Asi was endeavoring wo sleep again the began atresh—scraps of sentences, howls {his lasted ull after three ja the morning. I heat the door of my ceil open; thea an uproar; then Gries more distant usted some time fonger, ‘these ‘apusua) sounds. this hal(-wakelul sleep cohstantly interrupted, made me feverish. I was again awoke > by the flourish of the réveitle—then by each ee aa from the barracks; then by each ring at the ie door, thinking every time it was for us they were coming, At last | rose at wen.o'clock. * * * The director comes to see me, He knows nothing yet and talks of one and the ether contingency. The man who made ali the row im the night was a prisoner seized with an attack of eT Fivz o’CLock—Nrant. ‘The inner crisis to which I have been subjected ‘ince the day beiore yesterday has very much @ininished in intensity; it is even nearly over. am sure this agitated night has hastened the solu. won, [occupied myself a part of the day with me- ehanical work, which certainly contributed to * ealm me; with looking for common {actors—it has no tance; but it occupies and rests the spirit. ia even 1 fee] much better than | did last night; 1 om going to bed early, for that morning sleep i 1s > broken an pds j and then, ali considered, ‘am jess afraid than yesterday of being called up 1 ‘the morning to go “under fire.” This morning there was @ reason. he Cominission called ‘‘ol Pardons’? had separated on Friday, after the departure of M. pain Rouen, ‘they had not, theretore, been out its decrees on Saturday. No exe- * atiou cout take place on the Sunday; the imme- execution should thereiore have taken place tis morning} with this morning passed we return to ine arbitrary rule of delays, Lm ap paid me ® ood visit; he 1s fuil of eoniidence, or Fogel having been pablisned by the T part of the ged he has received nume- on it, Public opinion is ing, saya he * Ss saw my parents Jor & woment; it was alreaay ausk when Wey ar- rived. They seem a littie more calm. ‘The longer we delay the more they hope. They must be tiling pda | poor director with ull sorw of iears by the th with which they embrace me. Yesterday ‘ho thought he saw my mother slip something into my | pocket ; a, communicated is suspicion RN well di poseas t 1s only the i He ns , ent 0 nsibility Which slightly m to kill me It would interfere with the course of the Jaw, and he would be held answerabio for it, shail see my parente to-morrow ip the NEW YURK HERALD, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1871.—TRIPLE Shun, ir denipennipimplaisaiited aie ier ete ae ed Semen era | pore eek da geem to forme hate Aten Navas and Y mtcn mere than one once onaity of pt sleetee, as the merits of the Prossian armies pare war. I aM as much, as ever convinced That wi could and Ought to have beaten them; ugk % must be @ admitted ‘they well understood the 108 of war— @ science forgotien wilh U rgeel “a treat logistics with all the care bm oar gg ge hppa results Wortay of being studied, 1 do n ve any traces of genius in tne conduct of thea ‘war; butthe contave itis pened ee he haaly ow and as a8 we have, L, NATHANIEL ROSSEL, Tho French Finance Minister on the Labor Question, In these days of international movements among the working classes it may be interesting to see how M. Pouyer-Quertier, the present Minister of Finance, treate ‘the subject in @epeech which he inade @ few days agovo the bandsin his own em- Ploy:— My Dear Fxignps—I did nos think that after ne terrible events through winch we have passed to- gether it. would Bave been my fortune to assemvie you so sour for a dong Brn Ihave always brig ie bt igs wv y is clap tie such thay. I oes one 5 Ve cone aa you and abals continue to i cs ou, separated ou by other duties, { one the less watch over your intdreat througa me rwortay brother. We cannot ali uttain to Spt wune, but Rods of us may stains to a relative deg! of success, which the amount of realized labor aio! determines, Luvor is the mdeed, 3 should we seek to ‘from tt, a. the gusranwe of our prosperity and even to rk ior & day; thus, thanks to, hands worl H i our evotion Wo and to os enable at my posnisa’s aig; portion of iy wine and my facuities, "To-day more underrated. of armanient. » SeEe among nat fou know, frenas tan hour's work yay Hitrouguou: th country representé the value Oo! a millard of In five years, therciore, this hour’s work will pro, cure the liberation of our s0ll. to which I have Pie Voted ail my strongth and all my mind. This sole S | Sete wil, peg a scsanaeee ia you Po sealed pauiotic tone wate: ENGLAND. The British Press om President Granv’e Messaac. The London Times of the 6th instant speaks as folluws:— The rulers of the world are meeting their Parlin. ments, and President Grant may, perbaps, boast that the circumstances under which he addresses the Legisiavare of the United States are tne happiest of all. The inperor 0 ‘Of be dn Ai congratulated tue Rep- Tesentatives of dom last week on ‘the position Prussia had anelned, ul One-ball of his speeeh Was Ocou with an argument upon the forewarned agaiust futare dan- ‘ictor Emmanuel enjoycus @ olgher and rarer faiteity when he told the Senators aud Deputies of Hac ah er new hail on the Pease pened work to which he e. pushed? yet a he could not bub ni remenbet teat ots ‘were irrezoncilable enemies in Rome itself, aud that sil more fanatical adherents of the Holy Fatuer Were to be found abroad ciaflng vecauze their gov- petit Would noi take steps vo prohibit the Li tion of Rome. It wotld be cracl to compare {he | jorous anticipations M, Thiers must ony tain of the future with the secure proaberiey of Washington. General Giant may iook at home gud abroad, and g ge no erp i apprehension. Peace is within pri ipieetnlnd Peace is without. Peade and prosperi 9 an Cre reconchua- ton of the last aigerences wuick disturbed the re- lations of the republic, Leoep have served to extinguish the Passions of wk pacers and there does not exist ia hour any- lu the States thing more serious than the constivutionst rivairy Ot political kg The Treaty of Washington has provided’ for @ frienaly settlement of the long- standing dispute ourselves, 28 ares Grant expresses ps re wasily formed at Washington than in Ourneater ‘proximiy, to the Cee ee a the example thus set or re- ferring 10 cration @n international difference be followed, 80 as to restore to produedye in- ausey miliions of men now (ling et m ote | and preparations for war, Union is prosperous; its revenue "18 Hasene ory ae superabundant, and the President 1s able to suggest that toe tariff may be simplified and reduced und:a large Dumber of 1nvernal Mises al abolished, still leav- ing & surplus to be applied in reducing the debt of the nation, The London Telegrapn comments tn this man- ner:— With this moral regeneration of the country we may distinctly conuect the sveru suppression of olymauny and its attendant human indignities at the pro! against American slavevolders 10 foreign lands and several other wel- come exemplifications of righ! Purpose in the Message of the transatlantic President. At the head of foreign politics General Grant has justly writcen that happy triumph of reason, te seitlement of the Alabama dispute. ‘There 1s no local or partisan elation and there was room for none, in the language which the Message here employs. It 18 spoken of in tne Way 1n which it should be—as @ noble, natural and proper appeai to equity instead of arms, made by two great peoples whose history is @ suficient guar- anieo that, in thus referring their differences to arbitration, they had no need wo fear any impeach- ment of their prideand manhood. ‘Tne sentences in which the President speaks of this great act of political and international Christianity have been already anucipated bere and wi.1 be endorsed by the world. He saya:—‘An example has thus been set which, if successful in ila issue, May be followed by otuer civilized natioasand possibly become the means i reswring to productive industry millions of men bow engaged im military and naval employments.’’ 1n other Words, General Grant—himeell @ soldier of the highest reputation and a shrewd American— looks forward to the time when the beneficial conta- oon, of this precedent will abolish stant armies and establish a Code and a Court of Interna- tional Law. Bold as this aspiration may #01 it is renaered more rauonal by the tendency of late events in Europe. The German victories were thé death- biow of the pullers pratense the Napoleons; though We need not forget that the idea now echoed by President Grant, and partlaily adopted in the Washington Treaty, was first promulguted with a practical view by tue Third Napoleon, it 13 whole nations which must fight future campaigns, if they fight at all; and nations, unlike hirelipgs in uniform and their leaders, Will think twice before they go to a rerio iy ouerabe been aight sumcient aud mutual onorabie iy such ® quar. rel as Beats abo ihe Kitbara, The Prest- dent speaks with gratitude of 7) sympathies shown tw his Cay eee reign Staves in the recent culamitigs b} ea a oy and, beyond publ his to aba ua, @ aiférence exists, here are i periveen wae id been! I¢ would have in eth. a Wt has néver beet an jae) jact greater than Message of the Atmerivan president” 8 written year by year in the lai fe of the British Kingdom, One tongue is talked oy that vast republic of che New World nth ‘by Our islands and their colonies—in other Lan ther minety The se of tee aru fa tnhabdit Lats are Anglians. ‘The the destimy reserved for Shak- = | gpenies tongue which that fact promises ia better Oallthe glory of all the wars that ever were fought; and if we could but indeed forecast the future we might discern, as President Grant indl- cates, that the greatest event of the current age has been, aiter all, the example set by Eugiaad and America in deciding an embitiered quarrel by an @ppeal to evidence and equity. The Liverpoo) /ost has the following:— General Grant's Message to tne Breage dey ‘bears all the marks of national prosper and content. ‘Phere is not a sign Of excl Semen (A it All is calm and satisiaction. Here at least 1s one great democ- Tracy soverly and efficientiy doing its duty in the world; developing its resources; living on and re- applying for tne enrichment ot the nation the profite industry and the accumulations of enterprise; surveying all other peo) pies ne kinditness; re- jotcing in having helped ‘and civill- zation bv settimg & fashion oF rit wing national dificultes, and settling down to its own legislative work with a plain Dusitess- ike resolution proper in quict times. ‘These are the impressions derived from @ perusal of the telegraphic summary of the Fresident’s Message. If that State paper affords no other occasion for comment, these impressions are worth cherishiug. They exhibit to us @ great Fepublie ailing one of the grandest in the world with @ dignity tbat coyid not be ‘excelled by the most ancient and stately inogarchy. wal i The Great Tichborno Trial—Continuation of Cross-Examination ef Mr, Bagieot—line portaut and Interesting Testimony. Lonpon, Dec. 6, 1871, The cros#examination of Mr. Bagient, who has Now occupied the witness’ stand for over a week, ‘Was proceeded with yesterday in the Weatminster Sessions House before Lord Chief Justice Bevill. The following is a résumé of his evidence up to the adjournment of the Court:—Witness testified that he had read the shorthand notes of all that took place belore the Examines in Chancery, and of what the claimant stated respecting his experiences at Meibourae; heard his account of his landing from the Osprey, and of his goimg to two places in Melbourae with the captain; heard him state, also, that he had given ® check for £17 or £18 to the captain for money advanced, and that he soon after suddeniy gman search was being made with t ing what vessels were at ‘Melbourne ‘as the time she Glalmant Was supposed to have been where: to the of the crew that’ the owners of ‘the oteores ‘nea aosiatod, in coipniee to pomon as snot, teat ‘the y knew Cpe no Jaws. ht ae rl TS @ hist of ‘the crew of ie ‘his was in 1308 bat aan noe now ee list; have seen & co lucitors have ib; but this Osprey ae hee Siler’ voasel thn than that Which not seen & list of —— up the sp ems] _— the Paniine: ve i Laer that th ys ‘which nether this wa sven daof~wnether wheter 0 this was early or late in 1867—wheth soon all ter ois arrival in Engiand or only just ic be! Christmas; did not pared much importa: believe e uoching was sald about it in the Cnancery examination; the Themis is not an Amermenven ype te ort of Li you ace Mr. Ha being case, can count for this passage tn a letter of the claimant, writen from Liverpool! in July, 1883, “It 1s now be- ee a doubt that it was tue Themis that picked up?” OAWErNRSs—No; Isuppose he thought she was an ‘American vessel. 2 in ipeig you Hager brid Fre Mr, bo wrot erpool in or arpose of gettung information aor the Bella? a Wirskes—Yes. 1 saw the mate of the Themis in Bioowobury in July, asm, and Pamavarent with him Peg twenty minutes or half an hour; it might have been a long conversation of un hour's le as an hour would have been the outside: I thiknne’ ee oranda of what the mate. told me his vessel was~ at Liverpool, ane Tascer: tained the fact that she was mone going to sea; to the best of my recollection did nof tell the regult of my interview to Mr. Holmes; he had ceased to act then; no step Was taken to éxamine the mate after that interview; heard it was all moonshine that it ‘was the Themis that picked the claimant up; the claimant had an impression about the Osprey, a8 if he was not quite sure whether it was the O y or the Themis that picked him up; twelve mou! tthe J did not teil him 1t was no use talking eens, q Themis any more; he did not tell me hed described to the owner of the “Theinie tue very Ey ee eri which he bad his time during ns pear, nim say the ship bad a ened ‘old me that the name of the captain o! mis was Nicholls, and that he bad seen brotier, who rese! the captain thas picked him up; do not remember that he said he Fecoguized t strong likeness to the late captain of the Themis; not ask him how, if that were tue case, he came to Lage ae the name of Lewis uwen; = sive goa noes ma ae an ; Mr. Holmes never showed me letters; 8 hever told me. that dang We that he’ hoped he might do with. jansard, Or, at all events, render his testimony of ‘ute value to their opponeuts; have never seen & ae of the log of the Themis; have seen the log it- Qm desirous of giving every information 12 the intereats of truth and justice. His LORDsHIP—I have on several been obliged to call upon you not to introduce matier foreign to the questions _ w you. Eviink, there- fore, When you are asked whether you have seen copy of the log of the ‘Themis that 16 would have aa: hare candid had you said you bad geen the ‘tNBss— Very good, my lord; but I gave a direct anewer to the question the learned counsel asked me, Mr, Hawxins—I dare say I shall get accustomed toMr, Baigent by and by. Now, ‘ell me whether, when you saw the log of the Themis, you observed any entry about her having pipres. up &@ ship- ‘wrecked man or shipwrecked men at sea? Wrrngse—-No: but only looked ata page or two; In Juiy, 1868, did not hear the claimant say anything about the mate of the ‘Themis; remember an adven- ture having been OE of when some troops were on thelr way ontop Annesley Bay; some emicers and e soldiers, WhO come home in a vesael called the Decision, were quariered at Winchester and they said taat the mate (Hansard) had stated oe bee the man who had picked young Roger iD a Mr. HAWKINS then read a levier srom witness to Mr. Rouse, dated 9th July, 1: in Which he said he monies like vo know how tne claimant treated a let terof eight pages whicn he had lead; that he thought the claimant was rather cool about the mate of the ship; and that he had since ascertained. that the adventure occurred when the troops wero on their way from Bombay to Annesiey Ce must have been six months ago, or more, and knew where the men might be by that time? “flo witness)— What was it that made you write that you thougnt the claimant was rather cool about tne mate Of the ship? ‘ITNEss—Cunnot tell, Kies, tat I thougnt there ‘Was more in it than he seemed to think; when the information was given to bm ne did not seem to take any notice Mr. HAWKINS—What! not when he was told that ee ory of the ship which had picked him up was une ae ae he has always treated things in one Hawxixs—Then What made you put threo notes of admiration after ity abs gertpenr ey for tne life of me tell why 1 dia 4 h words with the claimant because he aid Wa fe a to hia business in London, and there @ temporary coolness between pol us; at “ihe time there Was ‘& question avout his having to go to Chile, but do not know that he was evincing any disposition to atiend the com- fe rg the order forthe commission Pi granted in July, 1:65; 1do not remomber versation with. uipitt with re erence to the ern: Bulpit did not express wonderment asto what Claimagt could have done on board the Themis; it is very likely 1 nought it an unwise thing for claimant to go sie. Liverpool by nimaeif; he might get into muis- one HAWKINS then read_two letters from witness to Mr. Rouse, written in July, 1868, In the first he sald:—‘Thauks for taking the trouble of making 8 extracts from Miss Braine’ laeat, She lays 1t 01 Lag stif, I must Le ‘he claimant d not like it, as ne parle very glum this morning, and I know her letier contained something did not like or appreciaic, Old Buipitts is gone up to London to see Holmes, He is dying almost with curiosity about the mate, and to learn what piainti did on board the snip.’ In the second letier the following passages occurred:—“Phanks for your lecter, Jam surprised at the contents, also at what Mrs, Rouse told me about affairs, Really, it seems to me worse and worse, and as if things were darkening. Jam very uncomfortable, and do not like his Led) going away by himeeil to Liverpool, not only on ac: count of his great size and liability to. illness, = there is danger of his getting into mischief. le seems more and more unsatisfactory and lam at a loss to know what counter-influence been at Work, One cannot trast Ladv 'T.!? witness): What became of the extracts from Braine’s letter, in which she laid it on pretty stiff, ond wplch made the claimant look very glumy 'ifNEss—I burned it, Mr. HAWKINS—I have another ietter here, in which you say it 18 an absolute necessity that claim ant should go to Chile‘and Lions face the commus- sion, Do you still adhe! to Pg nde ng certain Mae he ry bay, I he be the true hinese—He is the trae mai, « ~., » HAWKINS—I Know; you have said 80 several times before. There 1s still anotner letter of yours, and im it you say that, having perused the Austra- Man evidence, you thought the witnesses had mixed ‘up the identity or De Castro and Artnur Orton, but that the claimant had sal 's to go to Australia and the whole affair would Jail to pieces. Js that stall your opinion? WiTNEss— meee . HAWK: NS—I discover, too, that @ former leliér you say there 16 no doubt that great ine fluence had been brought to bear against the claim- ant and tnat the judges had been spoken to ag well. Upon what authority did you e LO make that assertion? 1s 1t @ reckless, gufounded state. ment, or do you make it upon authority? WiITNESs—I tamk I heard it jn @ conversation either with Colouel Lushington or Mr. Onslow; it may have been @ fabrication; 1 cannot tell wnether it Was or not; I suppose tte Judge I refer to a8 of been spoken UO was tue lase Vice Unban celior, bir J. Stuart. Mr. Hawsins—Do fy dare t~Bay that Sir J. Stuart was spoken to or influenced in any way ‘ainst the Claimant? ITNESS—1 heard that he snapped be rset great deal and ap, to be op plan- tull's interest, and 1 suppose it he W mg that that the ry in my letter is founded; claimant was naturally indolent, and hfe I said 0 my Jewer Ph it would ve a sad thing if be didnot wo to Unile, I relerred to his indolence and not to any aversio! his part to atvend the commission. Mr. HAWKINe—Do you think Ib Noga r consistent with natural Indolence his act as a rough rider in the stable yard the first day aiter his arrival in Melbourne and (hon going to Gippsiand as @ stook driver? Wirngss—Phen it was & matter of necessity with the poor fellow; passing Maes the Themis claimant aid not tell me the ame of wie vessel which \ook bim irom Havre to lyre have heara we Jessie Miller, but be id niot tell me that that ‘Was the vessel; the Jesaio Miller, da ‘vessel on board Which Mr. voseph. Ur- ir. Holmes told me so; he did not tell me ne was asistied that that was the vessel on board Which Arthur Ortoa was; 1 must have Juinped to the conclusion that Arthur Meant; am speaking Of the crew list, and not of what Holmes me; believe Holmes men! e Mypeoe wind told Yer to me, and tagugatt had beara fore: tothe best of my knowledge | did tot hear it trom the chaimaat, Mr. HawKins—1 wish to araw your atventl wer irom Hi mes with communications oetween pa ES my Opinion in che autumn ee a, it Al buasell a posl- vod y pokey? Smee pb BL ig des mind any \dleton; | Own accord, but | have a general belief to ihat of the \eoa;) dia ceperyenchns iw mstitu. is ee part ato to gO fos dnote inne ea a8, to go Pi 9! od spe] evince reluctance to go and nr tntaae ie did at times make excuses; Holmes lave had to urge him two or three times ‘oan places; he never liked moving about at al; mother laeet ad Las bind said her evi- dence was sami to establish his identity; ‘used to ge, her to interiere; there 1s certainly @ dif- ference between nis getting her to interfere her inte! of her own accord; I cannot tomy occasion on which she interfered of od iter tt about Alrceford a good ‘ieal in the ; he ald. conan of LILERASY CH.T-CHAT. Tar Riverside Bulletin fy m favor of an inter- national copyrignt on the publishers’ basis. It says:—“Make & treaty, but require Engilsh authors to publish in America through American publishers; American authors to publish in England through English publishers.” ‘lag Saturday Review complains of 1’ Estrange’s “Literary Life of the Rev. W. Harness,” just pub- Mghed in London, as a very imperfect and unau- ‘Morized work, full of errors of date and of fact, of Dames and of places, written without consultation ‘with Mr. Harness’ famity, from very imperfect materials and entirely beneath the subject. Two FRENGHMEN of scientific atvalnments have written books to prove tnat the excesses of the Com- munists in our day and of the French revolutiontsta ‘Gt the ¢lose of the ‘ast century were the fruit of a mental madness or monomania. One of these books isentiuled “Le Déiire des verséoutions,” and the other, by De Laborde, “Les Hommes et les Actes de PInsurrection de Paris devant 1a Psychologie Mor- bide.” They attcmpt to show that a feverish state Of political and social excitement produces mania, GORGE SAND, Who wrote “Eile et Lui,” in severe characterization of Alfred de Musset, her former lover, has recently been regretfuliy endeavoring to suppress the book by buying up and destroying all the copies that could be found in France. “LaBOB PARTIES AND Layor R' YoRM” Is the title of a new, Work in press, on one of the largest ques- tions of the day, by Samuel Johnson, a thoughtful nd liberal writer, of Lynn, Mass, Dr. Dio Lewis, whose “Our Girls” stirred up the New Englanders so much with 1s radical physto. Jogical reform doctrines, promises several other books in the same view, under the ties “Our Wives,” “Our Baby,” ‘Our Boys,” “Our Homes’? ‘and ‘Our Stomachs and Livers.'? Tue Bssr Epition of the great Roman historian, Livy, 1s that now pubilshing in London, edited by J, R. Seeley, the Cambridge Professor of History. It 1s thorough in every respect, utilizing all the Anished results of German and English scholarship. FREBMASONRY Crops out in abundant literature nowadays. France has seventeen Masonte perlodi- cals and Germany bas no less than thirty-nine, SOMEBODY EvivENrLY not posseased of encyclo psedic information asserts that there are only four copies of the “Eacyclopmdia Britannica” in all France, CounT BENEDETTI has withdrawn the libel suit he had instituted against Lonisa Miblbach, the German novelist. She proved to nim that the por- trait sne had drawn of Madame Benecstti (and which formed the gravamen of the offence) was done in good faith, and without malice, Tam Atheneum says of Hawthorne’s “French and Italian Note Book,” that “he generally finds something to say which hes not been said betore, and Mis remarks are eminently characteristic.” TAR Athenewn ia loud ta its praise of George Eltoi’s new novel, ‘‘Middlemarch,” now being issued in numbers. It says “the &nglish is George Eliov’s own, and never fags. It is written with care and polished like steel. To say of George Ehot that she 1s by far the first Englisb novelist ig, as English novelists go, scant and inadequate Tus HawrHorne Faminy are all scattered. Julian Hawthorne, the novelist’s eldest son, whose Contriputions to the magastnes have recently been received with favor, is resident at Now Orleans, in the profession of a civil engincer. The two remain- ing daughters have left Concord, the scene of “Mosses from an Vid House,” aud Miss Rose Haw- thorne, the younger, has recently been married, ARTUUB HEcPs will shortly publish his “Thoughts Upon Government.” Tue Torics OF THE TIuBS, a3 treated in bOokS, appear to be more and more of an other world-ly type. We have had all sorts of books like ‘The Gates Ajar,” “The Gates Wide Open,” &c., “Tae Debatable Land Between nis World and the Next,’? &c., and now we are to have from the Phiiadelphia press of Lippincots ‘‘A New View of Hell, Snowing its Nature, Whereabouts, Duration, and How to Escape It,” by B. F. Barrett, The author is a clergyman ofthe Swedenborgiah falth. A.S. Barnes & Co, have in press Schools and Schoolmasters; {rom the writings of Oharies Dick- ns; edited by T. J. Chapman, Now let some Ingenious person make a book out of ‘“Canters and Olergymen, as depicted by Charlies Dickens, with Adustrations of the Reverend Stiggias and the Reve- pend Ohadband,”? THE LIQUOR TRAFFIO IN NEWARK, The Ministers Moving for a Local Option Law. Every now and then spasmodic attempts are made in Newarx to effect some legislation gov- erming the unchecked traMic in liquors of an intoxicating character. About eighteen months ago the subject was extensively agitated ana sti Measures taken by @ number Oi citizens, com of bota political parties, looking to a prevention of the sale of liquors or beer on Sunday. At the head onthe movement was a gentleman Fasretotore quite rominent tn the democrauo part) poi er W saloon- Eeepere were arrested, but the authorities not being samen with the reformers, for obvious reasons, failed to press the prosecutions, and #0 the move- ment ‘ail through. A -year or two ro. that the a ge Mr. Thomas Bb. Peddie, moved to try his hand at an eniorceme! raiment The Sunday law. but ke svon found {¢ impo: serve the tem} aperence people and nis own aan ticians, and he, ed ceased troubling himself on ine BUDJECK — ws. aucire res “The tar rom was deo vente ay. In Pauls Metnodist Episcopal church @ wie St clergymen was held, with @ view to taking such measures as would secure an abol- ishment of the traiiic. Rey. Dr. Joun Dowling, formerly of the Bedford strect Baptist church in this city, oceupted the chair, Rev. Mr. Brokaw eoanes as poser Rev. Dr. Jonathan F, Stearns offered a prayer lor wise direction in the deliberation avout to follow. A resolution 0! ered OF by Rev. Dr. Mclivaine, set- ting forth the propriety of circalating in ali the ehurohes petitions for sigaatures in favor of a local on law, such as is now in force in parts ot Mor- Se 7, Called forth discussion, ir Coombe, of Pennsylvania, bo request, —¥ a description of the working of the law and ite ei effect in his State, alter which ne resoiu- tion was unauimously adopted @ second meetung take place next iu THE RECENT RUNAWAY OASUALTY, Coroner Young yesterday investigated the case of Thomas R, McDermott, late of 239 West Tenth wtrect, woo was killed by being struck oy @ runaway horse belonging to the Broadway and Seventh Ave. nue Ratiroad, Deceased was riding in an Eighth avenue car, the side of which was burst in by the frightened animal, and Cp Mr. McDermott about the head, Rr ticulars have heretoiore bven pubudved in the HERALD, Dr. Nichols, of 108 Hest Broadway, who attended decei |, Was Ol the opinion that death was due to exhaustioa from hemorrhage resulting from the iojuries. The jury rendered the following VERDICT, “That Thomas McDermott came to hia death from juries received on the zist day of November, ng by pane siruck by. ® runaway horse bel tne Broadway a peng a Darene frail Comer: 9 and sarclay sire, de Beavea it the the Eighun ume veing a car 126 of Srenve Rallroad 0» Company.” GARROTING IN IW BROOKLYN. Mr, Thomas Hurst, who resides at No.201 Prow soo aa wayiaid last nigh: as pedi was pase Ser reen lane, One man gageed hits, ie two rehagy ule him violent! re BS Set aes be gt he “tat was sare Newaras tod in this condition by some ci and conveyed 40 bis home. VIEWS OF THE PAST. DROEMBER 10, 1900— All but three of on. eatin et Alabama sus- Umng specie pay: ae army "yeas ie Bot quarters ’ AROUAD THE WUNICIPAL OFFICES. All Quiet in the Various Departments—What the Sheriff Will Have to Do To.Day—The School Trustee and Inspectorship Ques- tlon--Official Exposure of Another Phase of Tweed’s Plundering. There was adead calm yesterday in the neigh Dorhood of the City Hall and the various depart- ments, The storm that was stirred up by the arrest of Tweea on Safurday had evidently spent ite force; ana, although there was atill consia- erable excitement manifested by a good many people who, for reasons best known to themselves, had an idea thatthe Grand Jury might some- thing to say about them before the day was over, there was no real geveral excitement among the rank and file who most do congregate in the vicin- ity of the Court House. The Mayors OMve ‘was vexed with the usual number of visitors, who make it a daily point to call upon Als Honor about every little trife of business that affords au ex- couse iora chat with him; but he was not troupied by any of those officials who, it had been given out by parties who affect to know a great deal more than ordinary people, were to pay him @ ‘visit that would not be of a very pleasant character, shough, a they had it, somewhat warrantable, Mr. Hall was in his efiice up to threv o'clock, busily en- gaged, It was sald, perfecting matters for Mling all ‘Vacancies in the Board of School Trustees, There ‘@re those who contend that the time within which the vacancies should have been filled aud the new In- een ay appointed has expired; vut the Muyor laims that eat he saw ft he’ could postpone ‘ction in the matter until the 3Sist of the present month, as the law authorizes him to fill ube vacancies, &c., within twenty days of the expiration of the terms of the trustees, the terms expiring on the ist inst. ne of the officials of the office called the atten- tion ol the reporters during the day to an official copy, of the speech made by Mr. O’Conor the Tweed case at Albany a abort time ago. In the telegraphic report of Mr. O'Conor’s remarks, as published in the news- paperain this city, occurred tue following sen- tence:—*‘As to himself (Mayor Hall) he (Mr. (’Conor) had discovered no evidence that he was not a vul- gar thief.” The oficial report gives the sentence: ‘As to himeel( he had discovered no evidence that he (Mayor Hall) was @ vulgar thet.” A word makes @ wonderful difference in & phrase sometimes, The Sherifi’s Office was besieged during the day by persons who were anxious to find out all about the warrants, which, it was rumored, Mr. Brennan had receivea from the District Attorney during the day, and tno legiamate consequence of the serving of which would, it was also ramored, have rather a depressing effect upon certain prominent gentlemen lately connected with the Tammany organization. The anxtous ones were ‘unable to find out anything about the matter, and although they botherea poor Jarvis half to death ‘with their queries he stood the test stoutly, without Making any other reply than that there was “noth- ing to-day.” es HERALD reporter, on learning that the Grand ry had presented several new indictments against inte prominent oMmMcials of the city government, called upon Sherif Brennan late in the afternoon to ascertain what he knew about the fact. “Mr, Brennan,’’ said the reporter, “I understand that the Grand Jury have come in wita several in- dictments to-day against certain weil known per- sons lately connected with the city government, Do you know whether there is any truth in the rumor?’ “I have been informed that the Grand Jury,” was the Sherit’s reply, “Mas come in with ad- ditional indictments.” “Against whom??? “I will be able to tell you to-morrow, but I cannot now. “Are you to serve the warrants this evening?” “No, I have just seen the District Attorney, and he told me (hat the Warrants would not ve ready ‘until-to-morrow.”” “Then there is no doubt that additional indict ments have been found and that arrests whl be made to-morrow ?”” “Jad, iging from what I hear there can be no donbt about rand Jury having found the cogs retest but of course 1 can’t say for certain that the arrests de to-morrow, fap eo = get the war. will be ina rants to-morrow I can’t know.” “Butif you do get the warrants and the parties against whom they ra be made out are to be found if the peed will be m: will, certain It wit be borne in mind that Mr. Tweed has up to the 26th instant to justify his pail, and if he does not do #0 by thas time the Sheriff’ will nave to arrest iam ags in; i to abe om Sept ot then otek in bond eputies! rT Ung it, and the Sherif wiil, of ob vergoual bie for him. It will, or cn ciate e lepen: greatiy pes the deputy who is detailed to take Charge of Lp gee Veo he, in default of the eyo ot ball, wil to Ludiow Street Jail or allowed to remain in otal under surveullance, It is said that in cases like this, when the time of Justification of bail has elapsed and the justification 18 not made, @ certiied check cau be given for the full amount of the bail and the surety, and thas then the prisoner can go free as if under bull in the ordinary way, the certitied check standing as a gua- Tantee against the Sheri being 8 a loser at should the prisoner not appear when wi The Comptroller's Office. There was no business of any exciting import ance done at the Comptroiler’s office, although there were @ few stragglers, who had claims they wanted getiled aud pay for work tiey had dove in the days when Mr. Green was not in power, ‘There was to have been @ meefing ot the Board of Apportionment at the office, but it was postponed to another day. Paying the “Vvipe Men.” Mr. Whelan, the Oity Paymaster, will pay off one thousand eight hundred “large pipe” men at Ninety- second street and Tenth avenue to-morrow morn- ing. fhe amount of money which is appropriated to bis use 18 $88,000, Another Swindle Exposed. The following statement, which shows that the Collector of Assessments tor the city has received in fees 1n four years more than half @ million of money, bas been forwarded us, from the Comptroller's office, for publication:— FINANOR DEPARTMBNT—OOMPTROLLER'S OFFIOF, STATEMENT OF (8 ACCOUNT OF COLLECTOR OF ABBRSS- MENTS FROM PEURUABY 23, 1882, 10 OcTosER 3i, 1871, About TEN YEAR, for coliéction from 1 i Tun 15 10 Oe Asareod ee ere, paid ok Rpt td Bact 190,610 22 luring the tine ie eases os Payments a She Dehectcn. % {Gene teseaaten a eet shan a oo pee 7,441,919 90 Pee wena our i 859,685 33 Ps = ensesin 09 tor collectton ot Collector, Balance Geer! Ls PBs. "gpl bave been neuriy all, col- it being @ matter, and does bot anpear ‘on the ity liy’s 1 Daron the a books. Heetors d wore:—P. K. Knap esc se to Seay Wai Enomes Saath Fu Finer 7, 1863, to tay 1, Tao? Mt ‘giareweathee, dith an Miia’ thee allowed. whe to the Collector, are. two and « halt Phen y Pep cabo ¥ MaaKia four Jopute, ho tate forks ). He four uties, Tecra: sin riaeesteomnaae ak oer ‘The Columbia (Tenn.) Herala wntuks that the days of the 11mg im Memphis are numbered, because 3,600 ‘voters out of some four thousand Rave signed @ call on Mayor Johoson to ran for re-election, This. docs net appear to be @ very healthy scagon tor political rings ere, a hern paper says the way to beat Grant isto Jet Toombs, Stephens, Jeff Davis and the Bourbon rede meet in convention and nominate him, ‘rhe Cincinaat) Commerciai doupts whether Sena tor Tramadell 18 in favor of the renomination of Gen- ‘eral Grant 5 — JUDGE BEDFORD'S GRAND JURY. The Duties of the Grand Jury in the General Seesions Extended to the End of the Month—More Indictments Ccm- ing—Another Bombshell. Yesterday at the opening of the General Sessions, Judge Beaford presiding, the Grand Jury came into Court for instructions, They were thereupon ad« dresxed by Judge Bedford, who said:— GENTLEMEN OF THE GRAND JuRY—On the 28th dey of last November you voluntarily entered tha Court room, and through your foreman made & spe- cfal request’ of this Court to extend the time of your sittings m order that you migit ‘ave am-< ple opportunity for tnvesugation, Io reply, F then said I would examme the law, an permitted, promised to comply with your request. As 8000 as the Court was adjourned 1 at once pro- ceeded to tavestigate the k question which pre. sented itself, Afier careful stuay aud refiection it seemed to me that I had the power to extend: the Novem‘er term. My colleague ana associate, Recorder tackett, being for the moment absent Trou the city, necessarily deprived me of any {egal con sultation with him upon the subject. Under the circumstances 1 souynt the adyice and opinl of one of the most eminent .._memberi of the New York Bar, Mr. Uharies” O’Uonor. After 8 thorough exumination of the slatuies and autbories bearing upun the subject which I presented to him, He gave it as hia) opinion that my power to extend the term was unquestioned. And in shi opinien Judge Garvin, the Tearned = Dis< trict. Attorney, fally concurred, Thus fortifi and strengthened in my own opinion, ang wish bi One object in view—to do right—1 convened you,, genuemen, the following morning, #nd in compit- ance with your request extended your term. day that term expires, I now ask you have you fo« ished your investigations? Dr. Comsrock, the foreman, sald—In answer tq that question, Your Honor, we have not. We ard now In the midst of the investigations that we com= menced at she early time of our extension, and 1@ will still take us some days to complete and act upon those cases now before us, 4 tea BEDrORD—How many days would you jesire FOREMAN—It 1s quite impossible for me to say the exact time. We would ask Your Honor to extend our time ti! the 30th of this month. In tne means) ume the very moment we can finsh our business! aoe it understuod that we wouid ask for a dis-’ ondige BEDFORD—Which will at ones be granted. Let an order be entered that the November term be extended and hereby continued until Sacur./ay, the 80th of Decemner, up tv and Including Savurday. FOREMAN—We Would be glad to have it ander- stood that we can be discharged if we get througn our business at an earlier day. Judge Bevrorp—! have ‘iveady sata any ume you report I will discharge you, MORE INDICTMENTS, Attwo o'clock in the afternoon the Grand Jury Te-entered the Court, followed by District Attor-, ney Garvin, The foreman handed a aocument enclosed in a large envelope to the Recorder, who was presidig at the time. The Okstrict Altorney immediaiely took possession of the enve-, Jope, when Recorder Tackett handed it to bim and left the court room, Jt was impoasibie to learn what the contents of the envelope were, but it ia rumored that the Grand Jury presented indictinents} against parties implicated in the extensive fraad committed upon the treasury of the city aua county ot New York—some agaiust those alreaay proceeded against, while others are directed against parties suspected of complicity in these frauds, but who hava been as yet enjoying a respite from prosecution. BROOKLYN REFORM. Meeting cf the Citizens’ Reform Committce< The Charter Question. The Citizens’ Reform Committee mei last night af their rooms in Montague street, Mr. Franklin Wood. Tug presiding. Mr. WHITLOCK, chairman of the Executive Coma mittee, stated that tne Executive Committee, actin, under the provisions of the bylaws, presented th names of five members who had failed to attend th meeting. Un motion, the names of the genticmen were stricken from the roll. The following named gen- tlemen were appuinted t) fill the vacancies: Aldery en ee Charles Storr . ipley hopes.” John B.! np and discussed A motion siuserecen™ ol pn motion it was decided that tie Mayor shoal’ y were wetraye its ‘ote opinion the Mayor si pores, and should be heid pin. ti 4 bi take thi as [te patronage over Troma, the beaas dey were would be leas nomnents” for pork es He = not see why the Wi Board more especially from was selected o1 ae patronage. If other department tor. had but one bape to elect ease # would be more to measure dozen whom they elect, He moved the Auditor be appointed, this motion was carried. A motion to elect the Cpe trong | was carried, The question as to the elecuon ia Sowerage go of the head of the Board of Water ta A je mission was then taken ap ume, It was finally decided to make ita ivan releeth Ofice. The committee then went into executive session. DARING DELIVERERS. Bold Attempt to Rescue a Bank Kobber ta, New Brauswick, N. J.--Fistele and New York Policemen’s Unitorms. Yesterday the town of New Brunswick had a fruitial and exciting theme of discussion in one oF the boldest attempts at jali deliveries on record, On the preceding evening, it will be remembered, that about a month ago @ burgiar, giving Is.name! as Snedecor, and bailing from New York, was caught in the act of attempting to roo the bank at Jamesburg, in Middlesex county. He was safely Secured in the County Jali at New Brunswick, in charge of Sheriff Buckaiew. From information subsequently received, the authorities were led wa believe that be was ® very important personage among the OP TRE Mi IBTROPOLIS, and that it was not at all improbvabie thats dea- he cRrongne the they were perate attempt a [Ft ‘lo rescue alm, ny ‘Was, therelore, resol ane precautions secure ile lacaroe! Ho frue this information wag 13 oven ny tke eon? seaeong tae pusseagers’ on we train Which vert mo New York at iwenty ‘minntes wane orcloek Sunday night for Sew Bradswick was a party eight men; mnt ment dressed in UNIFORMS 0) CAN POLICE. They got oif Loe ewe wick and at once of Se ceeded to the county Ley pd turnke; proseauy, opened 1 oa FT ge FO aw Sed a om ing in custody, seemingly br in aa (es. do you want?” queried the turnkey, drows minWe've got & prisoner here we want looked’ ap, Harry ana let's tn,’ responded one of the ofticers, pot ey any [1 oh ae mempibee oe ape o~ nim thoroughly, the ad and in filed the “police.” . Before itr.’ "Tarakey faa ‘time to secure the gate he was SIZED BY THS ‘4 2 bound, gazged and the keys m him. The ‘police,’ Whose true characiet was now Feveale:!, t yomie of the party to guard tarnmey, w! scoured tl rison of he rest in search ey 8000 found ey cell, but not tJ x * the fit bis — door. It should m that among ie. inonities was the removal of cals Key by the au te bunch to asaler place. The an Pig were about to return and koa reveaiment of its ¢ 4h eh —* roe 18 Stole down ‘stairs, From the corridor he saw Gee on Ss Se a Laing ns eva hat oeewe officers were Souiyamon and beat & hastier Out than iney edected aaentrance. ‘At the sound of Bis pistol sue depaty hd ALMOST PAINTED AY. a fle pally: Necovered: and re- he aay, Re] the Sherit a? or their “prisoner”? or Bets Sah kvl ug wats or's owes its parmng open re- RAILROAD COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE RED RIVER BBITLEMENTS. PHILADBLPHIA, Deo. 18, 1871. Intelligence has been received by the doanciak pe aw yd ee track BROOD. @t Jour o'clock thie alter-