The New York Herald Newspaper, September 10, 1872, Page 3

THE NATHAN MURDER. The Man Charged. with the Crime Brought to This City Last Night. POLICE REGULATIONS. Appearance and Conduct of “Forres- ter” on His Way to the Cell. OPINIONS OF THE POPULACE. Short Sketch. of His Early History. BRILLIANT ESCAPES. One of the Most Notorious Men in America Caught at Last. William Campbell, alias Billy Forrester, was brought to this city last night by Detective Farley, of the Centra! Office; Police Chief Clairval, of the Washington detective force, and Officer McElilesh. It was feared, not only by the officers who had charge of the prisoner, but those who were de- tailed to receive him on his arrival in this city, that an attempt would be made by the roughs of New York, among whom Forrester is an especial favor- ite, torescue him from the police. To avoid this every possible precaution was taken by Superintendent Kelso and Captain Irving, and when the train bearing Forrester arrived from Washington in Jer- sey City last night the authorities took possession of him and spirited him away 80 quieliy that éven the initiated continued looking for his arrival long after he was locked up at Police Head- quarters, About one o'clock yesterday after- noon Captain Irving received a despatch from Detective Farley to the effect that Forrester would start from Washington at ne o'clock, and requesting the Captain to be in Teadiness to convey him safely to Police Head- quarters as soon as he should arrive. The police of the Fourteenth precinct were ordered to be on reserve in case of need and every precaution was taken to .*% fe te GUARD AGAINST AN EMERGENCY. ‘The train from Washington got into Jersey City shortly after ten o'clock, but long before it had neared the depot Captain Irving, who had travelled out some distance on the road Of & train going south, boarded the incoming Washington conveyance. This was done at the imminent risk of his lite, as he had to jump off one train while it was in motion, and get on another under fall headway. When he stepped on the train conveying Forrester he immediately walked to the compartment in which the prisoner was shut up with the detectives. The Captain was admitted, and the door was instantly closed to all outsiders. A close carriage was in waiting at the depot, and when the passengers had all gone away For- Tester was transferred to the carriage and driven rapidly to Headquarters. So quietly end = = quickly was the work done that but few persons had any idea of the important work being carried out by the police, At Head- quarters a large gathering of people hadjassembled, but Forrester was hurriedly put into a cell and the Sightseers were completely disappointed. The prisoner looked like a man about twenty-eignt or ‘thirty years of age, with s long, thin and rather pleasing face and coarse, heavy brown hair. He has lost a front tooth and has a large lump under | the left eye, which gives that side of his facea rather sinister appearance. He wears a thick brown mustache and.upon his chin is the growth of perhaps two or three weeks’ beard. The eyes, however, are the great mirrors of the man’s char- acter. They are DARK, PIERCING, BRILLIANT, RESTLESS eyes that send forth volumes as one looks at them. At times they look as soft, tender and com- passionate as & Woman’s, and again, when the man is excited or hears unpleasant intelligence, there is a snappish, dangerous fire darting from them that Would act upon a cautious observer as a beacon of approaching evil. They are well set im the head, overhung with heavy brows and lashes, and when they encounter an opposing gaze they look as if they were searching the very soul of all things coming be- neath theirrange. The man’s hands are perhaps ‘the only portions of his person that at all com- pare or are in unison with the eyes, They are thin, white and almost delicate, but nervous and uneasy like the eyes. They are unusually small fora man of his stature, and seemed to have had bestowed upon them as much attention as the vicissitudes of the man’s life would permit. When taken from the train last night he looked perfectly composed and did not seem to feel in the least the terrible Position he was placed in. He was dressed in dark clothes, much the worse for wear, over which was thrown a linen duster to hide the manacles on his hands and legs. As the carriage that contained him and the detectives drove in upon the ferry- boat a stalwart stevedore upon the vessel said :— “Is that the carriage they’ve got Forrester in ?”’ “I think 80,” said a companion who was standing near. “That’s the man they say killed Mr. Nathan.” yes, and I would not like to be in his place.” ‘In his place,” continued the first speaker; “I wouldn’t be there for all the money in New York.” “From what I hear,” said the companion, “he is a bad man,” “Yes; and the police have been after him for a long time, but they’ve got him now, and we'll soon know what all their talk amounts to.” “Some people say,” returned the first speaker, “he don’t mind this vusiness a bit.”” “That's because he professes to be innocent."” “Maybe the poor fellow 1s innocent of it.”” “I hope he is; and he couldn't be brought to a city im the world where they'll sooner find out whether he is gulty or innocent than New York.” At this point a approached and asked the speaker if Forrester Was in the carriage—pointing to the vehicle. “Yes, ma’am, I believe he is,’ politely replied the stevedore. “Ig.ne handsome 1? main; I don't think he is; but they do say that his wife is beautiful.”” “I did’nt ask you about his wife,” said the lady, angrily. y know you didn’t, mam; but I volunteered the information, because I thought it might be interest- ede ar adfal thi be a dre: 1 thing to take him up if the ir fellow didn't commit the horribie crime.” sii “Yes, mam, so it is. But, you sce, they are tak- ing people up every day.” “Why, what @ wise man you are! May I ask if you have been just dropped from the comet 7” Here, one of the horses under the carriage became Teatiees, and the lady rushed away screaming :— “He's going to escape ; take care !’” This raised considerable commotion, and for a few moments % scene of great confusion continued on the boat. Some heavy looking gen- tlemen who were in the vicinity of the carriage seemed fora moment or two disposed to take ad- vantage of this disturbance and make adash for the conveyance With @ view to releasing the pris- oner, but a glance at the Hae within no doubt dleterred them from gms ing anything of this ‘kind and‘they walked sulkily away. A gentieman eu the front part of the boat got Up a little a@ivertissement tp the shape of a row over adruuk, and this drew the atvention of the crowd away from the carriage. Upon gaining the New York side the prisoner was driven rapidly toward the Central office, but every now and then crowds gathered on the sidewalk to watch the fying velicie., As Forrester was driven past the Metro- politan Hotel two detectives, evidently from the provinces, stood at the door of that institution discussing his lite, ‘orrester, that ia Framk Campbell, is a native of New Orleans,” said one, “and all this rubbish about his being a Scotchman is pensense.”” ‘I know,” said the other, “but then, his people were from the old country.’ ‘Oh, that ong Pej whose people aint?’ 1 remember his frst well. I was in California,” “No, you're mistaken; that Chicago job was the Bret he ever did.” “That was the iret that brought bim before the ib NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET. papuc, but not the first he had done by along shot.” “Well, may be not; but he went to Joliet for that.” nd didn’t stay there long?” the time is hanging over him yet.” #4 ‘Ana that’s just what he’s afraid of now.’ “He got East here after that, didn’t he!” “Yes, and committed some offence near Boston, for which he was arrested, but heagot away from that, too.”” : “Detective Dearborn took him again, didn’t ” be. but he got away from him again by jump- ing om the train on the way to New York. Dear- born was bringing him on here to turp him over to Pinkerton’s people for the Illinois affair. “He has made more escapes than any man in the country.” yes. but that one he attempted in New Orleans ‘was the boldest that ever was tried.” “When he turned tne somersault out of the buggy ‘ad “Well, he deserved to get away for his bravery.”” The conversation continued, and in many other Parts of the city last might the only topic of talk Was the Nathan murder and the man who is now under arrest charged with the crime, WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 1872, Duel Between a Journalist and an Omecial. The funniest duel yet is in prospect here between Mr. Lewis Begger, the manager of the Patriot newspaper, and Aljexander R. Shepherd, Vice President of the Board of Public Works. Bagger is a young man with a decided talent for attack, and he has been using it recently with such effect against Mr. Shepherd and his colleagues that that gentleman published a card, saying in effect that unless W. H. Phillips, Richard T. Merrick and W. W. Corcoran, the owners of the paper, ceased their slanders, they must stand branded as “malignant liars.” This led Bagger to look upon the matter in @personal light, and on Friday he sent a challenge to the “Boss,” asking the latter to meet him at the Eutaw House, Baltimore, to-morrow morning at six o’clock. Shepherd left the cityon the same day on business and has not yet returned; but as he may come home by the night train, accompa- nied by Governor Cooke, it is not impossible he will stop off at Baltimore, and that the principals and seconds may take a Bourvon sour all round and come back to breakfast. No Clashing of Authority in the Mctis . “Gane. The reported clashing of authority in the Metis case, made by a Providence correspondent, being shown to Inspector General Nimmo to-day, he de- clared it to be absurd and false from beginning to end. It appears that Messrs. Beckwith and Hovey, inspectors at: New London, were ordered by Super- vising Inspector Low, their superior officer, on Sat- urday, August 31, the day after the disaster, to in- stitute at once a thorough and searching investiga. tion. They had, however, repaired to the scene of the casualty at once, and had been engaged on the investigation for two days before they Tecelved any official order. Inspector General Nimmo arrived at New London on Wednesday following from Ogdensburg, and after inquiring into all that had peen done approved of the action of Superintendent Inspector Low and of the local ingpectors, On his return to Washington he recommended that Messrs. Beckwith and Hovey should go on with the investigation, and it was so ordered. They are still progressing with the work, Mr. Nimmo being asked it there was any truth in the statement that he was a protegé of Chase or Sprague laughed heartily, saying, “Well, it so happens that I never spoke to Chief Justice Chase or Senator Sprague in my life.” Messrs, Beckwith and Hovey are both residents of New London, Conn., and were appointed by Connecticut influence. The story that they are under the influence of Senator Sprague is therefore absured. The Treasury Department is fully satisfied with the course of the investigation thus far, and the only significance to be givem to this attack on Inspector General Nimmo is the disposition shown by other aspirants for the place to prevent his confirmation by the Senate. The reprehensible feature of such conduct consists in using a grave inquiry of this kind to Promote the political ambition of one man at the expense of the position and honor of another- A Aelia! i Sa NEW YORK CITY. et The Department of Public Parks announce that if the weather is fine there will be music by the Cen- tral Park Band at the Battery Park this afternoon, from half-past four to half-past six o’clock P. M. At half-past four o’clock yesterday morning Ed- ward Boyle, while intoxicated, fell tothe sidewalk from a fourth story window of his residence, 1,065 Third avenue, and sustained serious injuries, He was taken to Bellevue Hospital. Charles Graham, forty years of age and a native of this country, who lived in the rear of 130 Mott street, fell from a third story window to the yard, and was killed. The occurrence was accidental. Coroner Keenan was called to investigate the case. The following report of the City Chamberlain shows the business of his office for the week ending September 7, 1872:— Balances, August 31 Receipts. Payment e . Balance, September 7. 709,413 1,623, T79, 065, 6,190,972 ‘The continuation of the examination in the case of Frederich Greer against George E. Glover was set down for two o'clock yesterday afternoon, be- fore Judge Hogan, at the Tombs Police Court; but Mr. Greer did not put in an appearance and the case was adjourned, at Mr. Howe’s request, until to-day. Coroner Young was yesterday called to hold an inquest on the body of James Dillon, a man seventy years of age and bornin Ireland, who died from in- juries to the foot and leg, caused, as report says, y being crushed between an ice wagon and acar of the Belt Railroad Company, foot of avenue B and Thirteenth street. the one that is to remain in Edinburgh, and which is to be placed in Central Park opposite that of Shakespeare, arrived by the steamship Anglia. The ceremony of unveiling is to take place on St. Andrew's Day, and will be attended by the various Scotch societies of this city and vicinity, aud by the Seventy-ninth regiment. On Wednesday evening last John Deery, the bil- liard player, accompanied by a friend, named John Mack, entered the billiard saloon of Cyrille Dion, in Broadway, opposite Ulty Hall Park, and at once assaulted the latter gentleman. Deery and Mack appeared at the Tombs Police Court yesterday to answer the charge and Judge Hogan lield them to bailon thetr own recognizance tor their fature | good conduct. At @ meeting of the Third Assembly District James O’Brien Association, held at headquarters last evening, the following oMcers were elected :— President, Wilham H. Rooney; Vice Presidents, Patrick Walsh and John McLaughlin; Secretaries, James A. Earley and Thomas Carey; Delegates to Central organization, William H. mey, Francis Mulholland, M. J. Perkinson, Charles J. Adams and Michael Cassid; LIFESAVING STATION HOUSES, Bids for Their Erection on the Coast of Cape Cod. Boston, Mass., Sept. 9, 1872, Bids were opened at the Revenue Marine Burean, Treasury Department, on Saturday for the con- struction of nine life-saving station houses, to bo erected on the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, under an act of last Congress. The following are the vids:—David W, Edwards, Chatham, Mass., $1,500; George A. Atwood, Vhatham, average, $1,075; Whitcomb & Atwood, Provincetown, Mass., $1,485 50; Hail and Sears, Dennis, Mass., $2,000 and $2,100 each; John G. Thompson, North Truro, Mass., average, $1,806 25; Morton & Bagwell, Ply- mouth, $3,200; Small, Rich & Hickman, Province- town, $1,733 33; Cottrell & Gallup, Mystic Bridge, Conn., $1,400. The above prices are for each house. TELEGRAPHIO NEWS ITEMS, Patrick Si laborer, in the employ of James A. rine, was drowned Near Freehold, N-J., yesterday. William H. Peabody, t Office clerk in Boston, was Arrested on Sunday on a charge of stealing letters. He Was held to-day in $3,000 bail for examination. A man in Columbia, Pa..named Gohen, was struck on the head by a club in'the hands of a circits man visiting the place lust evening and was fatally injured. fis assailant fled. The Board of Trade and the Corn Exchange, Canada, entertained Mr. Potter, President ol the ¢ jn Trunk Hallway, from England, and Mr. Brydges, Manag. ing Director, at lunch yesterday in the Exchanye. 4p Toronto, ‘and Lengthy speeches were made. Joseph Thorne, 1 ty-five years, was found dead at MariborousheN. Fon sundaes Hig had himself from an tcehouse with’& hay rope. Two, letters . Pl me wi Thoxpe’s third attempt at suicide” i YACHTING. Cruise of the Brooklyn Yacht Club. Drifting from New Haven to Branford—Enjoy- ment of Hospitalities—A Sudden Squall and Return of the Fleet to New Haven for Safe Anchorage—The Relative Speed of the Yachts. On Boarp Yacut T, B. ASTEN, } New Haven, Conn., Sept. 9, 1872. Sunday was passed very quietly at New Haven, with the fleet divided, part at New Haven and the others at Morris Cave. Some went on shore and saw what was to be seen in the capital of the Nutmeg State of historic fame, while others pre- ferred remaining on board their yachts and enjoy- ing the melody that Moated over the placid waters emanating from the quartet on board Mr. Hatch’s schooner, Magic. Orders were issued to get under way for Branford at five A. M., but, as some of the yachts laying up at the town had to take in ice and provisions, it was nearly seven A. M. before the entire fleet was under way. The weather was still unfavorable, a8 THE SAILS FLAPPED IDLY to the masts and the yachts had barely steerage way. The tide was luckily running ebb, so that the sloops, tacking across the mouth of the harbor, in order to weather the Spindle, were gradually Arifted out; but the schooners were not ao fortunate, as, after dodging about for about naif an hour with- out making headway, they were obliged to have re- course to the aid of steam, and, chartering a tug, they were soon towed out in o string and set adrift at the mercy of the elements outside the harbor. In the meantime the little Sophia, always the first to catch the light air, was skim- ming peacefully along, followed by the Asten, which appears by subsequent developments to be equally fast im fresh and light breezes, The Flying Cloud came next, with the Maggie B. in- shore, and followed by the Mary Kate and Nettie B. The Alice led the Madeleine and Magic, while the Addie brought up the rear. The drift up to Branford was decidedly uninteresting, and as the sloops, led by the Sophia, Flying Cloud, Asten and Maggie B., were some distance ahead, they tacked about, awaiting the : arrival of the Commodore, + °° Tai Teeival Yr BRanrorp, About one o’clock A.M. the fleet followed the flagship Madeleine into the little harbor opposite the Goodrich House, at Branford, Conn., and, firing 3 sal te, cane to anchor, President Ostrander, of ‘3 Broo! lyn Club, who has been stopp! ng at Branford tor the season, then came on boar \d stated that he offered prizes for a gig and yaw) race, and that after the race he invited the mem- bers of the club and their guests to come on shore and indulge in such luxuries as roast clams and oysters, en corn, fish, chowder and other dell- cactes of the season. While the boats’ crews were preparing for the gig race A SQUALL was seen coming over the water from the east- southeast, and in half minute 1t was down upon the fleet, but not before they were prepared and haa all canvas snug. Coming from that quarter, about the only protected side of the bay, the smooth surface was soon glistening with whitecaps, and the boat races were postponed. The members of the club and their guests then went on shore and did ample justice to the fare so liberally provided by President Ostrander. While on shore they held a meeting, ar4l concluded, as the present anchorage was hardly comiortable—with a blow from the east- southeast—they had better take time by the forelock and make for a better harbor. On vote, New Haven was the most popular; so the captains decided to return there at 4:30 P.M. Some suggested to go imto Branford Harbor, close by; but, as a resident had been teillr SOME AMUSING ANECDOTES about the antiquity of Branford, it being the oldest seaport in New England, owning at one time seven or eight vessels trading to the West Indies, which were all lost trying to navigate the entrance to their own harbor on return trips, the proposition was not received with much favor. As soon as the Commodore returned on board Magship Madeleine a was fired, and, pending nal the crews of the sloop yachts were engaged in reefing. At wept nine minutes to five the second gun was were soon busy at their anchors. It was blowing fresh from the east- off, under mainsail, fore staysail and jib. ie Magic followed in her wake, with jib and mal set, The Little Nettle B. followed, under Treefed jib = mainsail, with the Kate totwindward, ae single-reefed mainsail anda ket on the jib. The sloop then came up, ski over the waves under Single-reefed mainsail and full jib, The Mary followed wocty afterwards, Feding the Eddie, Flying loud ani Sophia, close hauled, so as to weather the rock at the entrance to the channel. The Asten passe to windward of the Kate and followed after th¢ Magic. The Madeleine, after leading the ficet for a few minut luffed up, with her jib tothe wind- ward, and let the rest go by, WATCHING “ITH A MOTHERLY CARE the small sloops dancing over the white-crested waves as if they were her special charge. The Fleur de Lis presently came up and the pair of schooners went on together. The Magic also hauled up onthe wind and made & stretch out the Sound. The Asten still kept the eat speed in o@ sea the Kate very fast. The , after some difMiculty, Legere to windward Nettie B. and followed up after the Kate. ort spirt it was really a very fine sail, and ten rounded the Spindle leading into New Haven harbor about a minute and a half ahead of the Kate, which led the Mary by about the same distance. A number of the yachtscame to the town and anchored there. The Asten arrived off the steamboat dock at 6:10, the Kate at 6:15:30 and the Mary at . The others arrived shorwy aftcr- wards, excepting the Madeleine and Fleur de Lis, which anchored at Morris Cove. The fleet will start to-morrow for either New London or Stoning- ton, probably the latter. The Maggie B. returned to Bridgeport to-day and the Sophia leaves for the West to-morrow. Yatching Notes. The race between the Vision and Gracie, for the challenge cup, has been postponed until the 20th inst. The Resolute, N.Y.Y.C., Mr. A. S, Hatch, is lying off Red Hook. The Vision, N.Y. Island, is anchored off Staten NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. WAsmINcTon, D. C., Sept. 9, 1872. Surgeon Denby is ordered to the Pensacola, and as fleet surgeon of the South Pacific station; Pay- master Plunkett to the Benicia; First Assistant Engineer Gregg to the Frolic; First Assistant En- ineer Parker to the Burean of Steam Engineer- ing. Lieutenant Noell ts detached from spectal duty at Washington and placed for waiting orders; Surgeon J. M. Brown from the Pensacola, and as fleet surgeon ofthe South Pacific station, and ordered toreturn homeward and await orders; Surgeon Leach from the Portsmouth Navy Yard, and ordered to the California, and as fleet surgeon of the North Pacific station, MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. SH Raepe a are “Txton” is drawing large houses at Wallack’s. Tony Pastor commences his Fall season on Mon- day, with a new troupe. Miss Charlotte Thompson revives “One Wife” next weck at the Olympic. Dominick Murray made a hit as Shylock at the Theatre Royal, Montreal, on the Sth inst. MacEvoy’s “Hibernicon” holds forth at East Side Association Hall three nights this week. Billy Emerson ts the bright, particular star of Emerson & Maguire's Minstrels, 720 Broadway. Billy Florence has a number of new comedies and a large stock of health, brought over specially from Ems. Jonun Jack and Miss Annie Firmin repeat their erformance of “John Garth’’ at the Capital, Al- pany, on the 16th inst. Mr. John E. Owens’ dates for this week are the following :—Monday, Newark; Tuesday, Paterson; Wednesday, Newburg; Thursday, Poughkeepsie; Friday and Saturday, Albany. Mr. Theodore Ham- ilton is manager of the company. The London Musical World publishes the following original correspondence :— Dear Sia!—I hate myself to state you in a few words, that in the last Soirée Musical & young russian violinist, M. de Nayornoft—a first rate musical talent—had an intirely success, M. de Nayornofl raises the greatest hopes, to Tang in'a short time, amongst our first german artists of this instrument. 1 send you later a revue of ali musical fetes, which have taken place already here. You oblige me, if you take, for the next number of your paper, the short notice of the young russian artist. Please send me & copy of it. Believe me, dear Sir, thatT always remain, yours faithfully, WILHELM WULFINGHOFF, Baden-Baden, Rose Hotel. RUNAWAY AT HACKENSAGK, ¥, J. Messrs. John Berdan and Will Stanley, together with Misses Ida Haley and Louisa Kiersted, of Paterson, were riding near Hackensack on Sunday afternoon, when their horses ran away, upset and smashed the carriage and spilled out the occupants. The young men escaped serious injury, but the two ladies were be badly but not ae hurt—Miss Haley about her head and face, and Migs Kiersted internally, THE METIS INVESTIGATION. Fifth Day---More Testimony by Passengers. THE STORY OF THE DISASTER RETOLD Insufficiency of Boats and Life- Saving Apparatus. FURTHER TESTIMONY OF CAPTAIN BURTON Might Not a Proper Examination After the Collision Have at Once Revealed the Leak of the Vessel? PROVIDENCE, R. I., Sept, 9, 1872. The Board of United States Inspectors continued their investigation into the loss of the steamer Metis to-day. The first witness was John McAus- lan, & passenger, whose testimony was the same in substance as his statement before published. He said that he was familiar with steam navigation, having crossed the Atlantic several times; after the crash he heard the sound of water, which was very unfamiliar to him, producing the impression that there was water inside of the ves sel; on reflection he concluded that he had confidence enough in the officers not to be alarmed; he thought the vessel began to fill with water as soon as she was struck and that she filled forward; this impression was defi- nitely formed as he lay in his perth; what has hap- pened since has strenghtened that impression; he did not hear any one passing through the steamer giving warning; only heard the voice calling on us to put on life preservers; noticed several ladies in the little space at the foot of the stairs in front of the clerk’s office; tied a life preserver on one of them; she was afterwards saved; no one was at- tending to these ladies; it was light enough to see & person fifty yaras off; thinks it might be twenty or twenty-five or it may be thirty minutes after he heard the crash before he heard the call to put on the life preseryers, = TESTIMONY OF A WHEELSMAN. William B, Appleby, a wheelsman, off duty at the time of the collision, deposed:—I got up after the Collision, but went to bed again; I heard talking in the pilot house about making water very fast, and l again got up and found the steamer was headed for the beach; she was settling then by the head very fast; I heard the captain give orders to get the boats ready; he was then at the port door of the pilot house; I would not be positive whether he gave the order to any man in particular; I then heard him tell the passengers to get on their life preservers; he went into the stateroom hall when he said it. The witness then described his connec- tion with the efforts made to launch the boats, which were attended with embarrassment and dis- order, | TESTIMONY OF ANOTHER PASSENGER. Alfred L. Nutting, a passenger, testified that after the collision the purser toid him “those craft could not hurt us any;” I soon noticed the boat veering very badly to port side; 1 got upon the hurricane deck, with my wife and babe, and gota place on te life raft; Istopped there until the boat was very well sunk when the captain ordered us off, saying he wanted to launch the raft; for some rea- gon they could not get it off; we could not get back on the raft; the people rushed about; took my seat on the skylight; asked Captain Burton if he thought the deck would part from the hull; he said if it did we were all right; Ithen began tosee the deck follow the waves as if it had separated from the hulk; it was impossible for me age much of anything; saw Captain Burtop and pep te Hall work very hard to pick le; I stuck to the hurricane deck unti! to pieces; we were washed ashore through the breakers; this life raft on the top of the hurri- cane deck remained there until it was beached and then floated ashore; Captain Hull incurred a great many dangers to save life; could not say that [ saw any steerage passengers come upon the hurricane deck; I thought the reason why they could not launch the raft was because 1t was so heavy; they looked all aronnd it and could not find that was lashed anywhere; Captain Burton was there; 1 saw no one Lok batting the lowerin, of the boats; did not notice anything about what was going on xbout the boats. FURTHER TESTIMONY OF OAPTAIN BURTON. Captain Burton, commander of the Metis, re- called—He said that after putting the boat on her course-after the collision and running five or seven minutes he observed that she heeled considerably over to the port; this was owing to the strong breeze then blowing on our broadside; orders were ivea to shift over some freight to the starboard order to right her; as this was rather dificult, a suggestion was made, I think by Captain Hall, to bring the boat up head to the sea and wind in order to facilrtate shifting the cargo—in order to right her up; we did 80, and about the time the boat was brought up to the wind the report came that we were filling; I then ordered her to be put away to the beagh, as before stated; a short time after the hull separated from the deck; we saw a steamer passing by, about half a mile to the windward of us; we all made all the noise in our power to attract her attention, but could not; she passed on without seeing us; we also saw several vessels passing, some to the windward and some to the leeward, but none of them saw us, I think; THE OONDUCT OF THE PASSENGERS, OFFICERS AND CREW was remarkably cool and collected under such try- ing circumstances; as the time was so short from the time when we ascertained the boat was sink- ing there was very little, if any, opportunity for us to organize in regard to lowering the boats or jeaving the ship; there were three station bills posted to inform officers where the station was in case of emergency; 1 gave the order to get the boats ready to the chief mate and to the second pilot; the second mate 1 do not remember seeing at all; ex- pected thése officers would take charge; there was @ general order to lower the boats to the net- ting and hold them there until the passengers were ready to step into them; navigation from Stonington to Point Judith is not more dificult than. other parts of the Sound, and there is no need cf greater vigilance there; I think one wheelman and one pilot sufficient for the care of the steamer on such a night; I think there was nothing in the weather that night to make it neccssary for me to take any extra precautions or stand any watch my- self, Q. Then you think, as master of the vessel, with the number of passengers on board, that you dis- harged your whole duty up to the time of the col- mn? “A. Yes, sir; Ido. . After the collision, do you think that all the means in your power were used to ascertain THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE TO THE STEAMER? &. 1am positive they were—that we did every- thing that was possibie to ascertain the damage. a? How can you account for the fact that all the officers and crew, who are mostly boatmen, were 80 deceived as to the quantity of water that must, of necessity, have been going into that compartment? A. By the fact that the compartment was enclosed by the two water-tight bulkheads, into which there ‘was no communication, except through the hatches in the main deck, which were covered with freight. Q. If I remember rightly, there was the pilot Torrey and the second mate and the first mate, be- sides a number of deck hands, that were around this place where the schooner broke into the steamer; some of these were men of large experi- ence on the water; how do you account for the fact that none of these men heard the rushing in of the water, when it must have been rushing in in a per- fect torrent? A. I think the hole must have been made about at or below the waterline, perhaps a little aft of the hole in the bulwarks, above the guard, the distance from there to the deck being some twelve feet, probably; and the hole being broken betas, under the deck enclosed in this compartment I do not see how they could hear it. Q. Would there be any difference in the noise that the water would make Inside, whether the water was passing in below the water line or above it? A, I think they could not distinguish between the sound of the water on the inside or the sound of the sea on the outside of the boat. Q. These two compartments, forming somethin, like a box, would not water entering to the dept of three or four feet be very likely to make a swashing noise that these men could have heard on deck? A. The only chance I see for it to have been peek would have been by the parties in the tore- castle. Q. Leaving the noise out of the question, don’t ou think a body of water in there three or tour feet deep would have communicated a shock to the vessel that ought to have been readily distin- guished by an experienced boatman’ A. I don’t think that the body of water would bring up with the shock that a less quantity would; it would roil with the ship and would roll deep; 1 don’t think there was anything to attract the attention of the oificers, unless they thought that the ship was leaking; they used every precaution to ascer- tain if there was any leak, in going into the fore- castle, Which was forward of the forward eompart- ment, and finding no water there, and foing to the engine-room and getting a report from the engineer that THE SHIP WAS ALL RIGHT and was not makin, ter. Q Did 1 understand yoo not the yespel was bey examined on the outside by these par- ties? A. It was so — to me. Q Ifyou had thought that there was water com- ing into this second compartment what course jou have taken to discover it or to satisfy jomee ? A. I should have headed the ship westward, got the wind on the port side, have cleared away the hatches and + down from the siiot hole, Secring olan overboard, or have cut @ hole through the deck in the steerage and got down into that compartment; the kitchen was abaft of the oilers’ room, and covered a portion of the hole; I was satisfied that there was a thorough examina- tion of the outside of the hull. think that the second mate ing @ light and looking over this guard, projected eighteen inches, he be! three feet above it, could sufficiently examine tl of the ship? A. The description I had th: from the binge was that he had a man out on the guard with a lantern, bolaing: him over by the collar, 80 that he could see the water trom that position, Q. From the testimony that has been given, do you still think that a man in that position could ve seen the water and the whole port side of the vessel’ A. From the description which I have of the hole made in the bulwark it was about three streaks of the bulwark—say a foot; a man out in that eo with the whole length of his body out of this hole and holding a lantern, would be able to look down to the water; the chafing ‘Poe of the guard outside of the bulwarks, I should say, Projected out ten inches, Q. Was it not sidgular that a vessel loaded en- tirely between decks, heading east, with the wind Southeast, and still —— around up into the wind, should not roll at all? A.J do not mean that she did not roll at all, but that she did not Toll suiliciently to windward, Q. Was not that an evidence that she was water- logged? A. It dia not occur to meat the time; I thought it was owing to the strong breeze blowing on the starboard side. Q How high would this water have had to have risen in this compartment to have been discover- able by the motion of the vessel, provided the com- partments had been tight? A. If these compart- ments could have been held until the Fees of water was sufficient it would have been discovered, I think, by the vessel settling forward. Q At what stage of the rise would an experienced seaman have discovered that she was water-logged, provides your compartments had been tight? A. if the water had risen in there four or five feet it would have been discovered. Q. If you had been in the pilot house when this Schooner was discovered don’t you think you would have kept the steamer more to the star- board? A. I think not from the description which Thave of the vessel; I should have done the same ‘ag he did, put the wheel to port when the schooner showed her red light. Has there ever been any complaint of this second pilot making pretty close shaves on vessels? A. Never to my knowledge; I considered him an eMicient and reliable man in every respect in hand- ling and steering a vessel. SERGEANT BATES AGAIN. He Proposes to Traverse England Carry- ing the American Flag. The following communication and extract ex- plain themselves. Sergeant Bates, who, it will be remembered, made a wager some three years ago to carry the American flag through the late Con- federate States without insult or injury, has now been challenged to carry the Stars and Stripes from the Scottish border to the Mansion House in London under the same provisions. The bet is made between Sergeant Bates and one Thomas J, Warren, who wagers $1,000 to $100 that he cannot doit. Inthe subjeined letter he explains his rea- sons for accepting such @ wager and his firm belief that he can carry the flag without let or hindrance the distance named :— Gaysroor, McLean County, Ill, Sept 5, 1872, To THE EpITOR OF THE HRRALD:— Enclosed I forward yor article from the Bloom- ington (Ill.) Lideral of this date, giving @ correct account of the origin of a journey I intend to make with the American fag through England. Whether Tam right or wrong in my opinion of the English people 18 @ question I nope to decide soon. How- ever, as to myself, I firmly believe (and shall until demonstrated to the contrary) that I am right. There is no doubt in my mind but that a majority of the people of this country believe, as does Mr. Warren, t there is but very little friendship in the English heart for Americans. I am confident that I can and will prove such an idea to be erro- neous, The qyeance. has been asked, “Why I pro- se to do this thing?” My reasons are simply, rst, because being a man of but “little means’ I desire to secure the amount Mr. Warren risks upon the result for the benefit of my family. Second, because believing that the journey, properly con- ducted on my part, will increase, to some extent, the friendly feeling now existing between the people of England and America. The question has also been ed, “Have I any right to do this th tT, ich inquiries I have replied (and I believe it) that I have a right to carry the American flag through England on a friendly mission, and that no Power exists with authority to prevent my doing 80, except the people of England, If they per not, I shall never ‘‘tramp’’ the soil of Ola Englan: under the folds of the American flag; otherwise I shall. Imake the above brief statement in hopes < will publish the same in the columns of the IERALD; for, no doubt, the motives which actuate me in this matter will be as greatly misrepresented as were the motives which actuated me when making the journey with the national fag through the late Confederacy. In this case, asin that, I as- sumed the obligation on the impulse of the moment. In that case my judgment did not mislead me; that it has or has not, in this case, is yet to be seen. However, it seems to me that, by crossing the At- Jantic in the character I propose, many. return to the old homestead to see mother. ery respect- fully, GILBERT H. BATES (Sergeant Bates). A NOVEL WAGER, (From the Bloomington (Ml.) Liberal.) A contract has been made and duly signed by and between Gilbert H. Bates and Thomas J. War- ren, of Saybrook, McLean county, Ill., on a wager of $1,000 against $100, that the said Bates cannot carry the flag of the United States in the daytime and on foot, said yd to be of la size and dis- paves from a nine foot by ype , from the dividing line between Scotiand and England to the Mayor's Hail in the city of London, without molestation or insult to himself or the flag. Certified vouchers from the municipal officers of the towns Gott which he passes will be required to entitle Bates to the $1,000, The following communication regarding this strange wager has been handed us: Saysnoox, McLean count; To the Epitor or tae Dairy Liners’ Twas called upon on the 34 inst. to draw up a rather remarkable contract, and, believing the subject of the contract will be of interest to your numerous will give the rubstance of the contract and the stances under which the contract was made. the morning of the 3d of September, 1872, Gilbert H. Hates (the gentleman who carried the flag of the United States through from Vicksburg to Washington shortly iter the rebeliion) was in the store of one of our leading m chants, T, J. Warren, and in their conversation the tof the English people towards the United Stat TIL, Sept. 5, 1872, ih the Alabama claimseaine up, when Mr. arked that the English people entertained feclings of hatred towards this country, and if the arbitra. tors at Geneva decided in favor of the United States that it wouid renew the old animosities. Mr. Bates thougnt otherwise, and anid that the masses of the people of England were friendly towards this country, and to show how people are mistaken some- times in'reference to public sentiment said that when proposed to make the trip through the South many told him he would be murdered before he had travelled filty ‘when Mr. Warren said, while it was true that he haa fnade the trip successtilly through the Southern States, he could not carry the United States fing throush a single borough in England. Mr. Bates denied this. as- sertion, when Warren tf age WOO te that he could not carry the flag of the Unite: Scotland to the Mayor's Hall, London, withoul the flag receiving violence oF insult in the journey. Mr Bates, thinking he could make the journey in. four weeks and at an expense of $40), and leave him $600, he closed the bargain, and the patties at once came to my office, and I drew up the contract In due form, when the parties signed the same in the prescnce of ‘two witnesses, of which the following 1s a synopsis to go to England and with r, Bates agrees on his part to a flag of the United States of regulation size to commence his journey at some point on the north line of England, to yoneed, on foot, in the daytime, to travel to the Mayor's ity of London, with the flag displayed at full during the entire trip, and return before the Ist day nuary, A. D. 1873, with the vouchers of the municipal officers of the towns and boroughs that lve may pass through on his journey aforesaid, that he has received no violence to himself or fing In said. town, and upon pre: sentation of the proofs he is to receive $1,000. But if said Bates should be adh Laytiiad fag M4 ea Me! fone to periurm the Journey, he is for fe! , ‘ours traly, ss pivasiod WILLIAM VAN VORIS.” ACOIDENTALLY KILLED. Yesterday afternoon Catharine Ansfolo, aged seven years, residing with her parents, at 207 East Fourth street, was instantly killed by @ shutter from the fifth story of the above house striking her on the head, The Coroner has been notified, and will hold an inquest to-day. BURNED TO DEATH IN PATERSO, ¥. J. Mrs, Ann Hojton, aged sixty years, living at 62 Slater street, Paterson, about half-past twelve o’clock on Saturday night undertook to extinguish @ kerosene lamp by blowing down the The lamp exploded and set her clothi iN Despite the exertions of her friends she was burned 80 badly that she died on Sunday morning. RAILROAD DISASTER, Sr. Louis, Sept. 9, 1872. ‘The freight and cattle trains on the Missouri Pa- cific Railroad collided about thirty-eight miles from here at six o’clock this morning. Both en gines were nearly ruined, six cattle cars were broken up and about forty of the cattle were killed. Two cars laden with gene merchandise were smashed up. Estimated loss $30,000, The accident was caused by misreading the time card by the conductor of the stock train. TWO MEN DROWNED IN PORTLAND HARBOR. PORTLAND, Me., Sept. 9, 1872, Two men, named Herrick and James Hatch, were drowned in the harbor on Sunday, their boat being upset in @ squall. Herrick’s bodv bh en re. covered, view of d 3 ANOTHER INDIAN WAR. The Northern Pacific Railroad Surveying Expe> dition Attacked by Indians—The Savages Repuleed by General Stanley's Forces—The Indians Threaten to Fight to the Death. JAMESTOWN, NORTHERN PACIFIC’ RAILROAD CROSSING, Sept. 7, 1872. D. C. Linsley, assistant to the Chief Engineer of the Northern Pacific Railroad, accompanied by Major Kellogg, of General Sheridan’s staf, passed through here this evening on the way to the East. These gentlemen left the surveying expedition at the mouth of the Powder River on the 18th ultimo. The party was three times attacked by hostile In- dians while en route to the point of destination, but the enemy was repulsed by General Stanley's forces, each time without loss to any part of the expeditionary corps. They alsoreport that the Indlans declare they will dght the expedition to the death if they at tempt to return East. Thirty daye more of supplies are to leave the Missour River crossing immediate- ly, escorted by three companies of infantry. Indians are seen daily around Forts Rice and Mc- Keen. They all have assumed a decidedly hostile attitude, A Bloody Fight and Reported Heavy Loss of the Troops—Sitting Buli’s Fiag of Truce—Twenty Thousand Hostile Indians in the Yellowstone Valley. Curcaao, IL, Sept. 9, 1872, A special despatch from Sioux City says that part of the band of Indians who were engaged im the fight with Major Baker's forces in the Yellowstone Valley came into the Cheyenne Agency a few daya ago and reported that the fight was very severe, and that the troops had lost heavily, over forty being killed and wounded, while the Indian losa was only eleven. They report that Baker 1s so badly crippled that he is obliged to return to Fort Ellis without having accomplished the object of his expedition. General Stanley sent a detachment back to Fort Rice a few days since for supplies. They report that just prior to their departure Sitting Bull sent in a flag of truce and asked for a parley with Gen- eral Stanley, which was granted. At the interview Sitting Bull declared that if General Stanley did not turn back at once he would give him plenty of fight before he got back to the Missouri River. It is estimated that there are now in the Yellow- stone Valley from 165,000 to 20,000 hostile warriors, and serious trouble is apprehended. Many of these Indians are Cheyennes and Arapahoes, from the Platte Valley, with @ large band of Ogallala Sioux, Indians Refusing to Return to Their Reservation—A Reign of Terror in San Pete County. SALT LakE City, Utah, Sept. 9,, 1872. General Morrow returned from the South late last night. The troops remain at the scene of the In- dian troubles. Ata council with hostile chiefs in San Pete county the Indians positively refused| to return to their reservation, They sai they had left it because they were starving. They thought they might as well be killed by the soldiers, The agents, they said, were liars and thieves. General lorrow notified them that they must return, — to give them food on the way and tull supplies at the reserva- tion, The chief finally consented, but said he would return to the valley if not fed. General Morrow reports a perfect reign of terror in San Pete county. The people there were wholly at the mercy of the savages, and the arrival of the troops was hailed with tears of joy. If the Indians are now properly cared for at the reservation there will be no more trouble; if not, war must come. cout assists heats aaa Seven Mexicans Murdered by the Apa- ches—A Corporal Tortured and Then Killed=The Militia Called Out. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9, 1872, The following despatch has been received from San Diego:— The Tucson (Arizona) Citizen for August 31 has the following:—Four Mexicans, named Ysodora Telles, Manuel Romos, Felipe Espinosa and Martin Lopez, who had been at work in the Sanoitt valley and were on their way to Santa Cruz, where their families live, were attacked by a party of Apached in ambush, about ten miles above Calabazos, and all instantly’ killed. They were stripped of all their clothing and left where killed. The same day that Lieutenant Stewart was murdered four Mexicans left Camp Crittendon for Tucson. The next morning one of them returned and reported that when they were going down the hill to Davis Canyon, about eighteen miles from Camp Crittendon, they were fired upon by Apachea and his three comrades instantly killed, he saving himeelf by flight. The scene of the slaughter is about two miles beyond the place where Licutenant Stewart was killed. Later. William Eustiss, agent for Hooper & Company, beef contractors, brings information that the Apaches broke into their corral at the Avarich Ranche and got away with thirty head of cattle and one horse, The body of Corporal Black has been found about a mile from where Lieutenant Stewart was killed, His hands were tied behind him and he was lacer- ated with spears from head to foot. It is supposed that he was taken alive and tortured, Governor Safford has called out the militia as the only way to hold the country. BLOODSHED IN ARKANSAS. A Deputy Sheriff Shot Dead in Pope County—The Office of an Administration Paper Burned. LitrLE Rock, Ark., Sept. 9, 1872. Parties from Pope county report thut on Satur: day acivil officer and posse, who had a writ for that purpose, attempted to arrest Deputy Sherif Williams on ‘a charge of firing at and attempung to kill Harry Painter, at Dover, at the time the latter shot and killed County Clerk Hickox. Wil- liams refused to be arrested and was shot and mor- tally wounded. On Sunday night, about tweive o'clock, a squad of Sheriff Dodd's militia entered Russelville and set fire to the office of the Tribune, an anti-admin- istration paper, which was burned to the ground. General Upham was in Russelivilie at the tim The latter, it is stated, went to Dover to-day. 1 Governor received despatches from him this even- ing. The contents nave not been made known, WARROW ESCAPE OF A RAILWAY TRAIN, NEWBURG, Sept. 9, 1872. The second Atlantic express train on the Hudson River Railroad had a narrow escape from disaster on Sunday morning. While it was going south- ward at the rate of about forty miles an hour through the little village of Carthage Landing, twelve miles below Poughkeepsie, one of the new style of wooden wheels of a Pull- man sleeping coach was broken in _ pieces. ‘The trucks were six-wheeled, and, fortunately, the car remained on the track. The train ran @ dis- tance of four miles before the engineer could be signalled, and it was stopped at Fishkill Landing and the damaged car switched off. Much alarm was occasioned among the passengers, but no one was injured by the jolting of the coach. THE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 9, 1872. The following members of the United States Cem tennial Commission left this city this evening for Cincinnati, where they will be the guests of the public autherities:—Mr. D. J. Morell, of Pennsyl- Vania; James Birney, of Michigan; William P, Blade, of Connecticut; R. H. Lamborn, of Wyoming; John 'L. Shoemaker, Solicitor, and Colonel Myer Asch, Secretary. The visit has an ofticial objec being for the purpose of inspecting the workings 0! the Cincinnat! Exposition. BASE BALL. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 9, 1872, A game of base ball between the Boston and Athletic Clubs, played here to-day, was witnessed by a crowd of at least twelve thousand persons. It was played with yd Spirit, but was unfortun mt cut short by a rain storm at the end of the sevent! inning, when the score stood five for each, aa follows Club, 2d, Bd. 4th, Sth. 6th. Th, cee ee er he a ae -0 @ 0 8 O 1 OGDENSBURG, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1872, A game of base ball was played here to-day be~ tween the Clippers, of flion, amateur champions, and the Pastimes, of this city, Score—Iliom, 32; Pastunes, iy