The New York Herald Newspaper, September 15, 1872, Page 5

\ “LOST AND MISSING.” The Waifs That Float or Sink in the Whirlpool of Existence. How People Are Lost and Found in the Metropolis—Curious People Who Lose Themselves—The Dead- Weights That Sink Them. Human Nature Skulking from the Shadow of Its Shame. What a singular train of thought is ‘conjured up im the mind on reading in the public prints the almost fateful word, ‘‘lost,” in connection with a human being, and particularly so where the missing one is enveloped in the cloud of crime and mystery which overhangs a great city like this metropolis, The hand of the robber assassin at once reveals itself im shadowy outline before the imagination, as haunting and impalpable as the blood-gouted dagger that harrowed the soul and sight of the guilty Thane of Cawdor, and the gurgling of the Waters against the piers at night re-echoes the songhing sobs of the cold hearts that ever and anon find repose beneath the dark and trouble- hiding bosom of the river. These two thoughts are almost invariably the first that strike the minds of anxious friends who mourn the missing ones, and have many times caused very unnecessary heart- achings and sorrows in the intervals of departure and return, It 18 no infrequent occurrence to read in the HERALD’s advertising columns the announcement that a son, @ husband, a father 1s missing, and the yearning language in which the advertisements are oftentimes couched evokes a feeling of deep com- museration, both for the sought and the seeking. ‘The police rate.the catalogue of LOST OR MISSING PERSONS ‘under three or four heads, which ordinarily cover the prompting circumstances under which they have disappeared. First, of course, and largely in the ascendant in, numerical ratio are the lost children, the reason of their disappearance being their ignorance of localities and the fact that they have strayed from home. Next come adults of dissolute habits, who are “lost’? in drunken sprees of days’ or weeks’ duration in out- of-the-way dens and ginmills. The chief cause of this class of disappearance is natural tendency to tmebriety, lack of employment, despondency re- garding worldly circumstances and domestic embroilments. All these grades of unhappy people naturally fly to drown trouble in the bowl, which invariably resurrects still other social spectres to make existence yet more intolerable to the victims, The next class in order is the commercial class— merchants and clerks—who become embarrassed in thetr accounts, either through the “wine and women” sluice to ruin or playing with too much ivory on the green cloth. With this unfortunate body of victims a sudden and untraceable fight to parte unknown or a plunge from a pier at midnight usually brings irresponsibility for all deeds done in the flesh, and closes existence with a mystery that is merciful in covering shame and softening the condemnation which the living may be prone to award them, when it is felt that to re- proach is but to blur @ career already untimely blotted out. The fourth class embraces the list of mentally incompetent or insane persons, aged people and wayward young persons, girls of tender age and precocious ideas, comprising the major portion of this last grade of “missing.” It is, perhaps, a fact not generally known. though none the less gratifying to learn, that not more probably than five or six per cent of the total numbers originally reported as ‘lost’ tall to be _recove! and remain forever on the tablet roll of human mystery. At present there is no soarierly nized bureau or system in the New York City Police Department, for the cognizance of lost or missing persons. There has for many years been a bureau for the care of lost children, which is in fact AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY and is of incalculable public benefit, and In 1868 3 minor department was improvised, known as the “Bureau of Lost People,” and continued in success- ful operation for avout a year. This branch of lice pes in the immediate charge of Mr. Beorge McWaters, who was specially detatled that service and devoted his time exclusively to it. While it was in operation there were upwards of a thousand cases reported to this Bureau and of them not more than filty or sixty individuals were lost beyond trace or recovery. Shortly after the late Superintendeat Jourdan assumed charge of the police force he abolished the bureau for reasons best known to himself, and it has never since been re-established. There is no reason, however, to doubt that such a branch in our police system would be highly beneficial to the commun- ity and prove a proper function for the exercise of police powers and ability. At that time regular quarterly reports were made showing the total number of lost and missing, the proportion of sexes and the ratio of ages. McWaters not only made those reports, but he was expected to devote his time at certain hours to visiting the lice stations, posting the precinct officials as fo description and circumstances of the rsons lost and in searching for the missing ones imself. In all these matters of course the De- partment had authorized the various captains to o-operate with the Bureau, and the work was lone in & géfétally effective manner, though sus- ceptible of much {iiprovemeny we Pee doubtless, have followed if the Buread had hééd ‘continued. An accurate record, that is as accurate as the circumstances would permit, was mere ef the number of cases in which the lost persons Wet recovered, thereby showing approximately the umber not afterward heard of, and who were, after @ certain time, reasonably supposed to be ead. pao Now the matter is attended to only in an informal ae If a person be 1d by relatives or nds . THE USUAL COURSE PURSURD }s to inform the authorities at Police Headquarters of the fact and to inspect the police returns known as the “morning watch” the list of drowned persons, These “watch” returns are simply the official transcripts from each precinct station of the total number of arrests on all charges for the pre- ceding twenty-four hours. In many cases relatives iden the object of their solicitude and search under the real name with that low grade of public offence known as “drunk and disorderly” ofticiaily placed on record against them. Owing, how- ever, to the very prevalent habit of “drunks and disorderiies,”” not to mention other classes 0° offenders, giving fictitious names, the examina: tion of these returns cannot be relied on by the searchers as settling the question that the missin one is not actually among she umber registered. In the list of drowned persons about two-thirds of the cases are “ unknowns," and the descriptions of appearance and clothing are the only means which the returns afford of determining whether the list embraces person for whom search is being in- stituted, Applications are made every day at headquarters for police aid in recovering missin; persons, and all these requests, embracing personal wescription and correlative incidents, are tele- graphec to the precincts, and THE POLICE ARE INSTRUCTED to keep @ lookout for the person described. It is nly upon personal notification by friends that the Police officials take cognizance of cases of this charactor, no attention being paid to advertise- ments for lost persons, unless the surroundings of tie case are out of the usual course, or where a re- = is Seah " ne reason for this is because experience has taught them that more than half the whole number Teported missing always return voluntarily, and that of the remainder a goodiy roportion are per- pons Who particularly desire, for Feusons of thelr own, to be reported and considered ag “missing” uatil it shall suit their convenience to turn Up agen. Great, ghastly suspicions are always enter- tsined that if @ man is missing he is murdered and his body concealed or thrown into the river, As Inspector Dilks remarked in his quiet, profes- sional way Bean when speaking to @ HERALD reporter on the subject of lost people :— “That 18 a great nustake in ninety-nine cases out ofa hundred. it is not such an easy thing as may he supposed to murder a man without observance, aad it i@ still more diMoult to conceal the body aiter the crime has been committed.” “Then you think, Mr, Inspector, that but a small roportion of people who are first reported as issing,’ and afterwards found in the rivers, are actually murdered?” “Well, my experience goes to show that most of these cases are those of men who have either lost their money in gambling, or have robbed their employers and fear exposure, or have been robbed in panel houses of considerable sums of money and cannot bear up against the result. People of this sori, under such circumstances, become des- perate, even the surroundings of nigut have a melancholy.efect upon their senses, and they just rash to the river and jump in and end their troubles. Then, too, a great many peteoes, under the influence of liquor, stumble and stagger over pt AE ats * ir + are ‘fished out.’? spite “| do you account, str, for marks of violence @n some of those bodies from the river?’ “Ob, well,” replied the oficial, cuta and bruises received Laps out of town, country merchants, y' men who come on to see the y, amd people of t sort. Some- times we have cases of emigrants reported lost, and I have one now which is SOMEWHAT PECULIAR. An elderly woman, sixty years of age, came out from Germany, an ved here on the 17th of June last, She came to join some relatives ivi in Utica, She undoubtedly arrived safe, and lef! tne emigrant depot at Castle Garden, but has not yet arrived among her iriends. I was notified of it lately, and I find by examining the lists that on the 20th of June, three days after her arrival, @ woman answering her general de- scription was found drowned. She was reported as ‘unknown’ and was buried in the Potter's Field. 1 have set a man oz it to ‘work ee case, and he is on it now. Such @ case as tl is diMcult to trace to a conclusive result, but still we have hopes of success eventually, And I have still another case of almost a similar sort, in which a@ body answering the description of another missin, erson was found on that same 20th of June. ave & Man at work on that case also,” “How do you go about determining such a case, Mr. Inspector?” “Oh, in various ways. By comparing Seacrip: tions accurately, examining clothing, which is usually kept for identification a@t the Morgue; by the Dhowera pis taken at the Morgue of the dead rsons and by examining the peopie who find the dies in the water. Itis @ slow and frequently dificult process,’” ‘THE LOST CHILDREN. Lost, strayed and missing children are brought into the Nursery at Police Headquarters every day in numbers Mt from one to a dozen, and are carefully tended in @ portion of the building as- signed to their the upper floors. They under of @ matron and assistants, and nearly every instance reclaimed. mn first found taken to the precinct station in which they are discovered, and at six o’clock P. M. are removed from the various stations to Headquarters. Here they are accurately registered an detained for not longer than two days, reclaimed they are transferred to the custody of the Commissioners of Charities and Correction, and by them removed to the nurseries on Randall's or Blackwell's Island. Of course per can at any time be reclaimed from those institutions, Foundlings do not come under the head of “lost,” as they are per! lost with a purpose and gi missed by heir parents, : It seems as though a bureau for the control of cases of this description ts avery proper and neces- Pia adjunct to our police system, and that in spite of the tact that so many lost persons LOSE THEMSELVES INTENTIONALLY, such & ——— of surveillance would result in much good. e public, who are most interested in this subject, however, donot lend the police any assist- ance, as it frequently happens that, Mehr they rush togHeadquarters, and ask police aid for the recovery of their friends, they seldom or never, in the event of the Nb Gre | return of the missing ones, report the fact to the authorities, and as a consequence the police never can know how many of those reported lost are eventually recov- ered. The English police during 1870 were called upon for assistance in the cases of 5,753 lost persons, and of these 3,734 were under ten years of age. The police found and restored 2,619 children and 446 adults, 62 adults committed suicide, and at the close of the year four children and 65 adults were still missing. It will be noticed that the police were much more successful in finding children than aduits, which leads to the suspicion that in England, as in this country, a good many of the latter were not particularly desirous of being iound,, having thelr own reasons for remaining jost. use on charge MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. See At Home. Theodore Thomas closes his season at Central Park Garden on Saturday next, Seymour has again commenced to grow. Tony Pastor, with his blushing honors thick upon him, makes his bow on the east side on Mon- day. Miss Charlotte Thompson returns to the Olympic on Monday with “One Wife,” stripped of all its val- garity. E. L, Davenport inaugurated his season at the Chestnut, Philadelphia, last evening with Daly’s “Horizon.” Mark Smith ts looking ruddier, heartier and more plethoric than ever. He wil: appear with Mr. Shook’s company. Carlotta Patti and Mario are pluming themselves for a flight into the upper regions of song at Stein- way Hall on Monday. a Mr. and Mrs. Boucicault are expected to arrive inthe Scotia on Tuesday evening. “The Bells” will, therefore, toll a week longer at Booth’s, Fechter ia working away at his new theatre in Fourteenth street. A full description of the plans i oti appeared in the HERALD of August , 1871. “Le Roi Carotte’’ is in the full tide ot success at the Grand Opera House. A moral spectacle, without any legs or indecency, was sadly needed on the metropolitan board. . Howard, “the great English tragedian,” shone on the Bowery boards for one consecutive night last week and then withdrew his effulgence. The boys had fun that night. Some miscreant borrowed the entire wardrobe of Mr. George Parkes, of the Union Square Theatre, @ couple of nights ago, and detectives and clair- voyants are on the track. The burlesque “Chow-Chow” will ran at Wood's for another week with a cl fe in the cast. Mr. Mansell hag been substituted by Mr. George Atkins in the part of the burlesque queen. Whether the public know the difference between the true article and paste or not, one thing is cer- tain, that they flutter around “Diamonds” at the Fitth Avenue iike moths around a candle. “Ixion” is the trumph card of the Thompson troupe and never fails to draw. A look at Wallack’s of an evening will show that. The Pr: r troupe will introduce some new thing this week, The singular appearance of Rubenstein attracts as much attention as his wonderful playing. ie Beethoven brow, square Calmack jaws and sunken eyes, Aud his ungainly Syure make him the observed Of all. Teeny SRST te oe Mr, Geofge Boniface, un old favorite, is engaged for "pyemation and Galatea” at Wallack’s this sea- son. Dublin lasses by storm at the n’s Theatre, and jeorge has been ‘ar the Geet fections of the he comes back more “deludin’”’ than ever. The Union Square Theatre throws open its portals on Tuesday in all the bravery of spick-span new dress, 8 new play and fresh col Mr. Shook’s course in elevating his theatre to aon. ofa first class establishment deserves commendation, and it ts to be hoped that the example will be fol- lowed by other managers. Itis the only effectual method to destroy the pernicious star system. Mr. Shook is acting ‘on the Square.” Abroad. M. St. Germain and M, Brasseur have been acting at Trouville. Miss Neilson will leave England for the United States in the course of October next. It 1s probable that the “Mademoiselle de la Quin- tinte”’ of George Sand will be dramatized for the Odéon. Negotiations are pending which will probably re sult in the opening of the Olympic Theatre, under the management of Miss Ada Cavendish. M. Dupuis and Madame Chaumont will appear shortly in ‘Les Sonnettes,” a new farce of . Meilhac and Halévy, about to be given at the Vari¢tés. The celebrated Italian tragedian, Signor Ernesto Rossi, who has for the last few months been per- forming in some of his best parts in South America, is now at Lima. “Le Chef de Division” is the title of the three-act coer os Edmond Gondinet, received at the Palais Royal. M. Montrogue, the well-known come- dian, has accepted a three years’ engagement at this house. It has been determined to present “Marion De- lorme” at the Théatre pene is. Mile. Favart will , lay Mario! lorme; M. Got, L’Angely; M. Mau- Bane, ‘Nan M. Delaunay, Saverny; M. Febvre, Louis the irteenth, and M. Mounet-Sully, Didier. “Les Chiens du Mont St, Bernard” has been re- vived with little success at the Chatelet. It wi most probably, be speedily followed by ‘‘Patrie,’ with M. Dumaine in his original role, and with Mme. Marie Laurent in that created by Mme. Fargueil. Signor Parodi, whose tragedy ‘‘Uim; or, the Par- Ticide,” was successtully Pee io Paris, has re- cently given a reading of his new tragedy, “Rome Vaincue,” to the Committee of the Théatre Fran- ais, by whom it has been accepted. It will be given faring the ensuing winter season. The Lyceum Theatre will reopen with a new and original historical drama by Mr. W. G. Wills, en- titled “Charles the First.” In this Miss Isabel Bateman will play Queen Menrietta Maria and Mr. De oe King. The part of Oliver Cromwell will probably be sustained by Mr. Belmore, EDUCATION OF CHINESE LADIES, Care Taken that They Should Not be Contaminated by Christianity. San FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 1872, The Chinese ladies of rank who came here to be educated and the boy students are receiving much attention. As the last students, while in America, became contaminated by Christianity, all forms of the religion Confucius will be Higidly ‘raed a the four bs of the as sacred edict ror Will be poruous oF thelr rerniar Jaasuna. —_ . gee A horrible rumor comes from Bryants’ that Nelse . Ae, LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. “LIVES OF THE CLERGY OF New YORE AND BROOK- Lyn,” is the title of a forthcoming work by J. Alex- ander Patton, which will cover the biography of about two hundred living preachers of all denomi- nations. Mr. STANLEY’s new book on his African explora- tions will make about seven hundred pages. Messrs. Sampson, Law & Co. are the London pub- lishers and Messrs, Scribner, Armstrong & Co., the American. THE TITLE OF THE NOVEL on which Sir E. Bulwer Lytton is engaged in is “‘Kenelm Chillingly ; His Ad- ventures and Opinions.” A Novst, by the author of “The Coming Race,”’ will commence in the October number of Blackwood, Prorgssor W. D. WaITngy, of Yale College, has in the press of Scribner a new volume, entitled “Oriental and Linguistic Studies; The Veda; The Aoesta; The Science of Language.” RocHEFORT’s “History of the Lower Empire,” as it pleases him to call his book on the history of Louis Napoleon’s second Empire, will appear next Spring at Brussels, in six volumes, JULES JANNIN declares that ‘the feeblest of all dramas, ‘King Carrot,’ will be the death blow of the reputation of its author, Victorien Sardou. PRESIDENT THIERS’ earliest literary employment was a8 a proof reader of the novels of Paul De Koch. Mr. HENRY REEVE has published ‘Royal and Re- publican France,” in two volumes, a portion of which heretofore appeared as essays in the Edin- burgh Review. THE Saturday Review calls Mr. Ward H. La- man’s life of Lincoln ‘‘worthiess and wearisome.” THE School Board Chronicle hears that one of our weekly newspapers has a professional humorist from the States on its staff and that a leading mag- azine is about to follow suit. ‘Tue REV. GrorcE W. Cox, M. A., and Mr. Eustace H. Jones, authors of “Popular Romances of the Middle Ages,” have a new volume in the press, en- titled :—“Tales of the Teutonic Islands,” On dit THAT A SERIES OF ARTICLES, to be writ- ten by Prince Arthur, on certain customs in the army, will shortly appear in one of the magazines. PARIS PUBLISHERS AND JOURNALS have largely reduced the price paid by them for literary labor since tne war. The Gaulois says that the Revue des Deux Mondes pays contributors only half what it used to do. George Sands’ last novel brought her only 6,000 francs, while she received once 10,000 francs for each new book before 1870. M, Victor Huco’s publishers, Messrs. Lacroix & Co., have been declared bankrupt. The exorbitant prices he asked for his works, and which they paid, and the decline in the sale of his books are the causes of their ruin. Mr, Epwin James has just published a shilling pamphiet, wherein he institutes a comparison be- tween “The Political Institutions of America and England.” Mr. J. HENRY HaGeER’s “Dictionary of the To. bacco Trade of the United States, Great Britain and Germany” will soon be published from the office of The Tobacco Leaf. MR. WHITTIER’s new volume of poetry will be entitled “The Pennsylvania Pilgrim and Other Poems.” JupGE SaMvEL A. Foor, late of the New York Court of Appeals, is to publish, in two volumes, his “Autobiography, Collateral Reminiscences, Argu- ments, Speeches, Lectures and other Writings.” Masor Francis DoyNE DwYER is engaged upon @ life of Charles Lever, including extracts from his correspondence. Lever was @ charming letter writer. THE GREAT PRELIMINARY CLASS CATALOGUE of manuscripts in the Brittsh Museum approaches com- pletion. It will probably be furnished by Christ- mas, 80-CALLED AMERICAN Homor is finding 9 ready market in England, Mr. Hotten being the clilef pur- veyor of this class of literature. Mr. Morey will soon have ready for publication the first instalment of his history of the Thirty Years’ War. THE CoryRiguT OF Dumas’ works 18 about to be sold by public auction, It is stated that the re- served price is fixed at a very low sum—165,000 francs for the dramatic part and 15,000 francs for his other productions, “ISLES OF THE AMAZONS’’ is the title of Joaquin Miller’s new poem. It is to appear simultaneously in the Gentleman's Magazine and the Overland Monthly, and will run through five or six numbers of these magazines, A VOLUME OF THE SHORTER Poems of Dr. J. G. Holland, entitled “The Marble Prophecy,” will be one of the issues of the Fall. OLD Froissart, the chronicler of chivalry five hundred years ago, is dubbed “tie father of special correspondents” by a London writer. AMONG THE NEw Books talked of with interest is a “Défense de Voltaire contre ses amis et ses ennemis,”’ by Courtat. This strange work appears to have been written by a priest. It contains within its closely-printed pages material enough for a big volume. We get in it for the first time specimens of the familiar correspondence of Trouchin, the famous physician of the eighteenth century. It 1s diMicult to say whether the author is for or against Voltaire, for he manages to bring to bear upon the character of the reputed atheist all the pros and cons of friends and foes, and at- ks at the same time the contemporary polemics of the most opposite opinions, such as Veuillot and Rénan. He maintains finally that Voltaire was an apostle of Catholicism, and concludes his work with the most fervent pages in support of religion. THE LATEST AXNOUNGEMENT Of Interest is @ volume by Jules Favre, to be published under the title of “Souvenirs Personnels.” Tae “Science of Heraldry,” by R. Willis, is a thoroughly practical book, which should be in the hands of all engravers and heraldric artists. ‘THE TRANSLATION Of the new German novel “At the Altar” was made by a young daughter of Mr. J. B. Lippincott, the publisher. Proresson JOHN 8. Hart is to prepare, during his absence in Germany, & popular book on the German universities. Sin CHARLES DiLKe {s about to become the pro- prietor of Notes and Queries, and the editorial de- partment of that journai will, from the 1st of Octo- ber, be placed in the hands of Dr. Doran, F. 8. A. Mr. GERALD Massey is engaged ona work tobe entitled “Myth, Miracle and Mystery.” Portions of the subject will be treated in a series of lectures, which he is preparing for delivery in England and America. THE AUTHOR OF “FLEMISH INTERIORS” is about to publish a book called “Our Great Grandmothers,” among whom will figure Madame de Rambouillet, Madame de Sé¢vigné and Mrs. Montagu. From GERMANY we hear that Prince Bismarck, now residing on his estate at Varzin, ts occupying his leisure time in writing nis autobiography. Ws Have R&CEIVED A REFUTATION, written by Mile. Marie Deraismes, of M. Alexandre Dumas’ late work, “L’Homme-Femme,” and called “Eve contre M. Dumas fils.”” Amon@ late French publications is a classical work of the Abbé Huot, entitled ‘Catiline and the Commune, Rome, 63 B. C.’" Messrs. MCMENAMY, Hess & Co. are about to pub- lish a work on “The Opinions, Life, Conversations and Eloquence of Daniel O'Connell.” It will be from the pen of Thomas Clarke Luby, A. B., T. C. D., who is well known as @ prominent leader in Trish affairs. LorD ARUNDEL, an English Catholic, has written @ book against ratiénalism and the new school of anthropologists, entitled, ‘Traditions, Principally With Reference to Mythology and the Law of Na- ture.” Aono recent London publications is ‘“Oorre- pondence and Conversations of Alexis de Tocque- ville with Nossau W. Senior.” It is in two volumes, Woopwarp & Cares’ new “Encyclopedia of Chronology, Historical and Biographical,” just pub- shed in London, is the most important reference book that has appeared for years, and throws all former dictionaries of chronology into the shade. SIGNOR RaFPAELE MARTIRG has published, at Cosenza, in one volume, three new “Racconti Cala- bresi,”’ full of illustrations of local characteristics and customs. ACCORDING to El Gawatd, & paper published in Constantinople, a Arabic, ® “Copverpauons Lax, con” is to be brought out at Beyrout, in Arabic, ‘and in one hundred and fifty parts. PRorgsson JOHN TYNDALL’s latest work is “Con- tributions to Molecular Physics.” A work of much interest has just been pub- lished, “Ginck and Piccini,” by M. Gustave Des- noiresterres. Nothing could be more attractive or even more dramatic than those long and impas- sioned debates which divided the polite society of the times. Every one was either a Gluckist ora Piccinist. The opera house was transformed into @ real fleld of battle, and before the performance of “Roland,” Piccini was seen taking leave of his family in tears, as if he had been going to an in- evitable death. All these episodes, so interesting in themselves, are related with much skill and knowledge of the period. The author has resorted to original sources. He has ransacked the public record offices and the archives ofthe Opera, and has thus been enabled to correct the numerous errors with which the contemporaneous memoirs and chronicles abounded, DR. LIVINGSTONE AND MR. STANLEY. News from the Expedition Sent by the Herald Commissioner to Succor Dr. Livingstone, Lonpon, Sept. 1, 1872. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD :— T received the following letter from a gentleman at Zanzibar, whom I requested, before leaving there, to forward me any particulars of the ex- pedition forwarded to Dr. Livingstone before I left that island :— . ZANZIBAR, July 22, 1872, My Drak Mr. STANLEY—I am very giad to be able to forward to you some intelligence from your last expedition, ali hougn I fear it is not, perhaps, what ou expect; but you know an Arab is now loing slowly what you formerly accomplished with despatch. A messenger bringing letters from one Amer bin Salim, @ relative of Sheikh Hashid’s, who is in charge of @ “sofari” (caravan) of his written at Unyanyembe fi days ago, June 2, on business mnatters, reached here four days since, and reports your expedition at a piace called Mpwa- Pwa; that all the people were all right, and lost no men or goods, He says he reached the coast ten days after passing them. If this is so they have made slow progress, He may have made a inistake in his Cig OF es can judge, however, from the ace, they had reached. Amer bin Salim writes at the Doctor “at Unyanyembe all right.” I have not heard that any letters have been received from him. ll Zanzibar friends are well. I have extracted from the letters such news as I thought would interest your readers, Mpwa-pwa is the village in Usagara where my Scotch assistant Farquhar died. Itis the half-way place to Unyan- yembe fora Joaded caravan. It ison the verge of the sterile region. According to the messengers they were met on the 6th of July. Within twenty- five days from Mwpa-pwa the caravan could easily reach the Doctor. We will say, then, that on the Ist of August the Doctor received his stores and letters, and, what is as important, his men. My friend means when he says “had lost no men” that none had deserted. The Doctor intended to have stopped ten days at Unyanyembe after getting his stores and then pursue his journey, which would make it the 10th of August when he left Unyanyembe. Within twenty days, allowing for all contingencies, he must be somewhere near Mrera, Central Uco- nongo. HENRY M. STANLEY. NEGRO RIOT IN PITTSBURG. Bloody Fight Between a Colored Grant Club and a White Greeley Club—One Hundred Shots Fired—Six Negroes sShot—One White Man Mortally ‘Wounded. PrrraBurG, Sept. 14, 1872. At about half-past ten o'clock to-night a despe- rate fight took place on Wylie street, between the members of the Eleventh Ward Grant Club, com- posed of colored men, and a number of citizens of the Fifth ward, which gives a democratic majority of: upwards of six hundred. A meeting of demoorats was held at the foot of Chatham street to-night, and addressed by several locai speakers, The darkey club is accused of marching past the gathering with a thundering of drums and blowing of ffes until the voices of the speakers were completely drowned. The negroes were not attacked for this, and returned in the same man- ner. They passed by for the second time without being disturbed, But on reaching high street a crowd on the sidewalk, a portion of whom were suspected of being members of the Central Greeley Club, cheered for Greeley and tauntingly alluded to the colored men’s turnout, Then the Fifth Ward Greeley Club came upon the scene. The captain of the negro club ordered his band to play. Ina moment there ensued great confusion The pro cession broke up, and stones were hurled in every direction. A saloon, kept by one Powers, was cleaned out by the negroes, who accused the pro- prietor of sheltering the rioters. The fighting was of the most desperate description, lasting not more then ten minutes, but in this time one hundred shots were fired. Some six negroes were shot, but how badly cannot be ascertained at this moment. One white man, named John Levell, had his skull fractured by @ stone and cannot live through the night. For a time the Mayor and the police were powerless to quell the riot, but eventually suc- ceeded. The blame of the affair is generally laid to the negroes. The large plate glass windows of Keshberger’s store were smashed to atoms, THE NATIONAL GAME. oO ae TES Se are he Petty Squabbles of the Professtonals— The Philadelphia Athletics and the Bos- ton Red Stockings Striving for the Championship. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 14, 1872. At the last annual meeting of the Professional National Base Ball Association of the United States it was agreed that the series for the cham- Pionship is to be five games, each club to play five games with every other contesting club, at such time and place as they may agree upon. All games must be played before November 1 of each year. Agreeably to this understanding the Athletics and Boston Red Stockings have been striving for the cham- pio ip this year. These two rival clubs had pl five games up to to-day. There were two layed on the Bostons’ grounds, the Bos- ining each game, and two games played on wu letics’ grounds, which the latter won. The fiftigame was played at Philaaelphia, and both clue stood even in the number of runs, To-day there wasasixth game played to settle the tie, as the fifth had failed to determine the champton- ship. By the rules of the association the game should have been on neutral grounds. Previous to playing the fifth game, however, a meeting of the Judiciary Committee was held, and it was decided to increase the number of competitive games to nine, It was a self-assumed prerogative on the part of this committee, and med Sy many an arbitrary action. They called the meeting without previous notice, and called it a meeting of the Na- tional Association. It was understood that this was done to settle a dispnte between the Athletics, of Philadelphia, and Baltimores, of Baltimore. in legis- lative parlance the committee railroaded the rule with regard to the games through, and all interested here were obliged to shoulder this action without complaint. The Boston Club voted against this ar- bitrary action, but were overridden, and, to prove their entire willingness to contest the champion- ship even under adverse circumstances here to-day’ to play the fifth the Athletics, The _ was played on the Athletics’ grounds in this city and resulted in the defeat of. the Bostons by a score 6 to 4. There were some threats of a protest on the part of the Bostons in the seventh inning on account of an alieged wrong decision by the umpire, who is a member of the Athletic Club ; but the point was not pressed and the game proceeded. There are four more games yet to play under the amendment of the Judiciary Committee. These games will be played as follows +—Two in Boston, one in Philadelphia and one on neutral ground. FIRE IN MEROER STREET THIS MORNING— 1088 FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. Fire was discovered about a quarter past one o'clock this morning on the fourth floor of No. 43 Mercer street, and before the engines arrived had extended to the fifth floor, At the time of our Lane, Ogg ess =the roof of the building len in and the upper floors were completely gutted. The following are the estimated losses:—Bullding, bwner unknown, ; fourth and stories, occ $5,000 ‘fifth upied by Sey: Giacues teieneritmed Moore, joss by water $0,000, ‘by Hargraves, hati Shoss- aooupled bo HL YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1872—QUADRUPLE SHEET.. LUCCA. “UNSERE KLEINE PAULINE.” Grand Serenade to the Queen of the Opera. TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. The Greatest Compliment Ever Paid to an Artist in America. ECCE QUAM BONUM. The enthustastic ovation accorded to Mme. Pauline Lucca at her mansion in Fourteenth Street, last night, was worthy of this envied queen. It is indeed along time since any artist, however brilliant, was the recipient of such a generous welcome, and whether or not the famous cantatrice realizes the extraordinary expectations long since formed of her powers, the warm and heartfelt greeting of last night must hold a high place in the annais of the lyric stage. Tobe sure the name of Lucca had preceded her; but abrief retrospect of the past will readily convince the casual observer that New Youk is now prepared to give substantial appreciation to the best talent the world can pro- duce, The cordial reception of “Unsere Kleine Pauline” ‘Was nothing more than the open expression of this Public fecling—an earnest desire to welcome to the Empire City the greatest lyric artist of the day, And it cannot be denied that to one musical organ- ization—the far-famed Liederkranz—New York owes @ great deal for the marvellous progress observable in numerous important directions, and it is no exaggeration to say that its members, represent- ing some of the best interests of the metropolis, have contributed in no small degree to the present refined musical taste for which the city is becoming so widely known, Under such auspices then, as those of the popular Liederkranz, it would go hard indeed if the serenade were not a glorious success, Beyond question it was a musical triumph, reflect- ing credit on the society as well as doing full jus- tice and honor to the world-renowned artist whose advent was so appropriately celebrated, The serenade was, all in all, a brilliant affair. As it was not generally known at what hour the Leiderkrans‘Society would make their appearance groups began to loiter in Fourteenth street shortly after eight o’clock, A charming mansion, with rustic surroundings, attracted the attention of many a passer by. It was the house of Pauline Lucca, and when calcium lights dazzled the eyes of the assemblage, which at ten o'clock could be counted by thousands; when case- ments were thrown open on all sides and fair damsels appeared to witness the scene; when the surging crowd began to swell to enor- mous proportions, 80 that locomotion ‘was impossible; when the gentle policemen got on their dignity and were compelled to restrain the ardor of the great moving mass; when in fact the Liederkranz Society appeared, and they were several hundred strong, the spectacle was truly gladdening. Here was the first or- ganization in the country coming forward to extend a hearty welcome—after all, that is what the serenade meant—to an artist who has yet to win her lyric triumphs in the New World. Ringing cheers arose from all sides, and although some dificulty was now and then experienced im forcing @ passage the members succeeded in congregating in front of the house No. 17 East Four- teenth street. The locality was ablaze with bril- Mant lights; every window was crowded, and as the pressing multitude grew greater and more earnest, ihe feeling of expectancy to catch a glimse of this operatic heroine took possession of all, The reco!lection of the scene will not easily be for- gotten, and, in days to come, the serenade to Lucca by the Liederkranz will ever be recalled as @remarkable episode tn the history of the lyric stage. ‘The fair cantatrice was like a ray of light in the spacious parlors, and her presence lent an addi- tional charm to what was charming before. Bright, vivacious, with a smile or a kind word for every- body, the dainty little sprite flashed through the gai- ly-dressed throng of visitors like a Peri, and every one pressed forward to catch a glimpse of the tantaliz- ing lady who has set half Europe crazy as much by her charming manner as by her sparkling voice, Introductions poured fast and thick, and it was no easy task, especially after the recent fatigue of a long voyage, to be amiable to all. The crowd was fascinated, mesmerized, or whatever you may be pleased to cali it. Occasionally some over enthusiastic gentleman, gifted with an undue allowance ofvoice ana remarkable scarcity of hair, would forget all rules of etiquette and throw himself on his knees before the fair artist. But the ovation was of such @ surpassing kind that even these escapades on the part of elderly gentlemen were overlooked in the whirlwind of excitement. The magnificent parlors were cumpletely thronged when the prin- cipal singers of the Liederkranz Society were in- troduced to the Queen of Song. There was the portly form and jolly face of Fred Steins, the smiling countenance of Louis Geilfuss, the ever ready wit of Albert Weber, the spectacled, luminous eyes of Bergmann and Paur; the violinist, Wieni- awski, whose rotundity of form became the cyno- sure of ali eyes; the twinkling expression and efrcumscribed dimensions of that prince of butfos, Ronconi; the excitable Maretzek; the bland, quiet Jarrett, and a hundred others of artistic notoriety. Among the ladies were Mile. Liebhart, of the Rubenstein concert troupe ; Miss Vienna Demorest, the young American artist, and Mrs. Albert Weber. But the centre of attraction was the little sprite that fitted in and out of the parlors, making every- one feel at home, and uniting to the grace and ele- gance of the court lady the abandon and ease of a friend among friends. There is an Itr- resistable magnetism about Lucca in society that is indescribable, Everyone that met her last night went away delighted and a willing captive to her seductive influence. She {s one of those freaks of Nature that cannot be judged by ordinary rules, and withal accomplished and versed in in all the arcana of fashionable society. An anomaly, truly. Her toilet evinced some of Worth’s art. A corn-colored silk, en train, and diamonds flashing from neck and bosom and glit- tering in the ripples of her dark hair made her bright presence still brighter. When the first maestro’s unison of the overture to “Der Freischutz’’ announced the beginuing of the serenade, the balconies and steps of the mansion were thronged by the guests. On went the glorious chef deuvre of Weber, and the eyes of the little lady sparkled with an additional lustre, ‘Then the 200 singers of the noble society sung the “Bridal Song” of Kunz, and the orchestra fol- lowed with a delightful bouquet of melodies from Verdi’s “Macbeth.” Next came @ chorus from Marschner and the Coronation March from “Le Prophete.”’ The rendering of the selections was very creditable, due allowance being made for the effect of voices and string instruments in the open air. The Liederkranz Society ts remarkable for the precision and homogeneity of expression with which its members sing, and last night it crowned itself with glory. The scene from the balcony at midnight was one calculated to stir the most sluggish blood. Far as the eye could see, up and down Fourteenth street, surged @ restless human sea, over which the blaze of the calciums threw a fiicker- ing light. Ip the tntervais of the music Madame Lucca stepped on the balcony and peered out through the trailing evergreens at the dense crowd assembled to welcome her. sThen there went up from ten thousand throats a mighty cheer, @ deep-voiced “Hoch i” from the Ger. mans, and the fair artiste, trembling with emotion, said, “From my heart I thank you.” The multitude again shouted themselves hoarse, and the society, advancing toward the outer railing, fang the good 01d students’ sons. “Ecce Quam Bo- num.” To say that Mme. Lucca was pleased would scarcely express her feelings. She was overcome with emotion when the ruddy, jolly faces of her countrymen were around her, and she thanked each and all with genuine feeling. Never before ia the history of New York has an artist been honored in so regal a manner. FRANCE. President Thiers at Havre—Welcomed by the City Officials—The Veteran Statesman Speaks Hopefully of the Present and Future of France—His Visit to the Ameri- can War Vessel Shenandoah. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Haver, Sept. 14, 1872, M. Thiers arrived here this morning from Trou- ville, He was waited upon by the city officers, with the Mayor at their head, and was presented with an address. President Theirs, in reply, ex- pressed his pleasure at the favorable relations ex- isting between France and other nations, and said he would endeavor to establish peace at home, He also said he would continue to govern the country in the same spirit a8 he has heretofore. The recep- tion extended to M. Thiers to-day was of the warm- est character. This afternoon he visited the American man-of- war Shenandoah, now lying in the harbor of Havre. When he stepped upon the deck of that vessel the band played the “Marseillaise” and the yards were Manned, When he started upon his return three cheers were given him by the crew. A large crowd of citizens gathered on the quay and loudly cheered the Americans. ENGLAND. Banquet to Foreign Officere—The Yacht Sappho at Cowes Repairing—The Parliamentary Election at Preston—The Con- servatives Successful, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonvon, Sept. 14, 1872, Agrand banquet was given last evening by the Right. Hon. Edward Cardwell, Secretary of State for War, in honor of the foreign officers who have come to England to witness the Autumn maneu- vres of the British troops. Eighty persons were present, including His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales; the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Teck. The American yacht Sappho, which was slightly injured by going ashore a few days stnce on Sand Head, has been taken to Cowes for repairs. The election at Preston for Member of Parliament resulted in the success of the conservative candi- date. TRELAND. The Course of the Government Toward the Irish Press Denounced. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dustin, Sept, 14, 1872, An indignation meeting is to be held in this city ‘on the 22d inst., to protest against the course of the British Government towards the press ip Ire~ land. WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 1872, Balance in the Treasury at close of business to-day :— $5,745,287 +78,778,623 300 A Delegation to the Soldiers’ Convention. A delegation of 150 gentlemen left here this even ing to attend the Soldiers’ Convention at Pittsburg among them Generals N. P. Chipman, A. Ruther- ford, J. H. Baker, M. D. Leggett, John L, Rantt, J. W. Schenck, Jr., H. H. Wells, 8, W. Osborne, Colonel William A. Short and other prominent persons, The delegation is accompanied by the Veteran Club and Marine Band, ‘Weekly Statement. Amount of fractional currency received from the printers during the week, $577,600; shipments, $624,200; shipments of notes, $824,500. The Treas- urer holds as security for National Bank circula- tion, $382,869,300, and for deposits of public moneys, $15,798,000. Internal revenue receipts to-day, $303,568; receipts for the month, $5,248,352; for the fiscal year to date, $30,667,392; National Bank cir- culation outstanding at this date, $339,402,004. The German National Bank of Newark, N.J., witha capital of $200,000, was to-day authorized by the Comptroller of the Currency to commence business, Internal Revenue Storekeeper Appointed. Frederick Thayer has been appointed Internal Revenue Storekeeper for the Eighth Illinois dis- trict. Postal Service Extension. The Post office Department to-day ordered an extension of the mail service on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Raliroad from Jamestown, Pa., to Ashtabula, Ohio, thirty-six miles, at $1,804 per annum, commencing October 1. THE WEATHER, WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFI WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept, 15, 1 Aa: Synopsis for the past Twenty-four hours, The barometer has risen from lower Michigan to the Atlantic Coast, and being highest from Lake Michigan and Indiana eastward over the lower * lakes. It has fallen over the northwest, with easterly to southerly winds. Cloudy weather con- f tinues over New England, otherwise clear weather is generally prevatling at the stations east of the Rocky Mountains. Northerly winds from the lower lakes to the Gulf and Atlantic coast. The tempe- rature has fallen north and northwest from Vir- ginia. x Probabilities, For New England, northerly winds and clear and cool weather. For the Middle and Southern States, east of the Mississippi, generally clear and cool weather, except probably along the South At- lantic coast, and northerly winds, the latter gradu- ally shifting to easterly and southerly, over the Lower Lake region, north and west of the Ohio Val- ley. Falling barometer and easterly and southerly winds, and probably increasing cloudiness west and southwest of Lake Michigan. The Weather in This City Yesterday. The following record will show the changes im the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, HeRracp Building :— 1871, 1872. 1871, 1872. 65 68 oo 64 M. rature yesterday. +» 66% Average temperature for corresponding date last year... se eceees 66, Average temperature for correspon last year.... Average temperature NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 1872, ? Assistant Surgeon Nelson M. Ferrebee is ordered to tne Norfolk Naval Hospita!; Assistant Engineer Edwin Wells to the naval station at New London; First Assistant Engineer Cleland Lindsiy to duty connected with the care of the iron-clads at New Orleans, relieving George J, Burn: who is placed on waiting orders; First Aasistant Engineer A, 8. Green to the Nipsic, relieving Assistant Surgeon Robert Potts, who is ordered to return home. The United States steamer Omaha, Captain Febiger, went into commission at Philadelphia September 10, and as soon as she is ready for sea be or dered to the South Pacific station. TELEGRAPHIO NEWS ITEMS, a et. sre, cast fifty-five years, committed for past week. # mental aberration. three arrests Dave yet bon made