The New York Herald Newspaper, September 17, 1872, Page 3

HYACINTHE'S WEDDING. The Great Preacher’s Capture « by an American Widow. Commotion in the Marrlageable ‘ Cireles of Europe. ne SCENE AT THE REGISTRAR’S OFFICE. A Honeymoon in England To Be Followed by “gy Residence in Franee. Lonpon, Sept, 3, 1872, Shades of Luther, of Henry VILL, of Cran- mer, of Augustine, of Loyola, of Gregory, of Dominic, of Heloise and Abelard, of Antony and Cheopatra, of Romeo and Juliet, of Jacob and Re- becca and Don Juan; ghosts of men who never married at all and men who were married too much; of men and women who have lived and Joved and died happy, of those whose lives have been warmed by no spark of the divine fire as of- these who have been consumed by it; ghosts that Mit throngh the dim twilight of the darkening past, hither, hither to-night and you shall haye news and sce sights that will set your spectral blood rushing through your clammy veins; that will make your musty old hearts thrill as they were wont to do centuries ago when you were in the flesb; POR HYACINTHE 18 MARRIED. Byacinthe, who six short years ago was.looked up to as one of the hghts of the Catholic Church; Hyacinthe, who was once considered a power in the Worl, almost suMcient to prevent the declaration of the dogma of infallibility ; Hyacinthe, the tonsured and barefoot Carmelite, on -whose eloquent lips thousands hung entranced ashe swayed them to and fro, like corn beneath the wind, by the breath of his strange and fervid eloquence; whose fine figure and handsome, intellectual face and full, harmonious voice, that gave forth such sweet mu- sic’ as it was echoed and re-echoed beneath the lofty arches of Notre Dame, made him the adored of the fair Parisennes; whose large, dark eyes pos- sessed that sort of spiritual magic in which women find their master, and bow down and worship; who, at will, ruled and moulded women’s hearts like wax; whom they looked upto as to an un- canonized saint, as something little less than an archangel, has been caught, entangled, netted, captured, BAGGED, AND BY A WIDOW! ‘There was a world of wisdom, as seen by the light of this event, contained in the maxim Jaid down for the benefit and guidance through life of bis son by the elder Weller, when he said, “Be- vare of the vidders, Samivel my boy, bevare of the vidders.”? He who might have had the young- est, freshest, sweetest and fairest; whom Dumas must have. had in view when he said one pricst knows more of the heart of woman than all the Don Juans and Lotharios put together, with their thonsand conquests; he, the beautiful, intellectual, spiritual, the talented and conquering, to assort with a widow—taller than himself, too! Bah! Well, perhaps, after all, he is not wrong, He has, no, doubt, learned enough from the world’s experi- ence of the results of old men marrying young girls to not commit that mistuke anyhow; or perhaps he wishes a8 a teacher to give the world an ex- ample of a well-assorted marriage, or,’ perhaps, what is most probable of all, he is desperately in Jove, and has concluded to throw laws, prejudices, rules and restrictions to the dogs and be happy. But why did he act so precipitately ? Had he given fair warning he might have had his choice from among * THE THOUSANDS OF HIS PAIR ADMIRERS, ‘His letterto the Zempe, in which he announced his intention, was only published yesterday, and to- day he is a Benedict. This is hardly fair, For what a flutter of expectation and what sanguine hopes he will have raised m the hearts of his many fair admirers !—expectations doomed, alas! never to be realized and hopes destined to be crushed cruelly crashed, ere they have had a chance to even take shape. But will not many of these fair and incom- parable Parisiennes, who rightly have the reputa- tion of being the most fascinating women in the world, fairly gnasn their teeth with rage when they hear that an American lady has coolly stepped tm and captured their idol and snatched the prize out of their very grasp? And is this not to be taken as a striking proof of the superior attrac. tions or SUPERIOR EXCELLENCE OF AMERICAN WOMEN ? If he has judged and chosen according to his op. portunities of comparing, appreciating, estimating and judging women through the confessional, and if his choice'ia the result, what @ paragon she must De! Think of the opportunities he has had for study- ing character, and eapectally female character, A hundred thousand women have laid their hearts bare to his gaze. From the little grisette of the Latin Quarter to the fashionable lady of the Quar- tier St. Germaine; from the denizens of Belleville and Montmartre to the habitués of the Champs ges and the Avenue de I'Imperatrice, besides Yho fair, Sweet child of innocent twelve, whose pure white sou, !s unsofled by a single sin; old and young, rich and pov. married and single, pretty andugiy, alt alike have »cted their hearts to his gaze; have exposed their inns ?most workings in a way they would never do to their tw‘hers, mothers, brothers, sisters or husbands. Their secrct longings, scatce known or andlyzed by themselves; their temptations, thelr yictories, their defeats—nio- ments of jealcjay, of hatred, of anger, of grief, of love, Si devotion, gil—ne has secu all Wien ee ‘penctrating, discriminating eye of a poet anu . man of the world. What an appreciation of char- acter, what an experience in human nature have these studies of the * DARK, HIDDEN AND MYSTERIOUS WORKINGS of the human heart not given him, and what a novel writer he might become, what delineations of character might we not expect from his graphic pen. It is said that. before entering the career of a Priest he dabbled some in poetry. Let him now take up his long neglected pen, aud with his twenty-five years’ experience and study of human ote. g wil coe more Jone sban te Sty wo in the} able Rate bane at if he hag beeaigne all this experience, all this knowletye, all this , all this appreciation to bear on the choice of a wife, what @ na poe whata rara avis she must be! In his letter he maintains that he is still a Catholic, not only a Catholic, but a Catholic priest. While admitting that celibacy on be cian for some People, he is perfectly convinced that it is not good for him, says that a vow of celibacy should not and cannot be perpetual: that in some parts of the East married priests are permitted in the Catholic Church, that THE ORLIBACY OF THE PRIESTHOOD is not an article of faith, but a mere matter of burch rds de Which can be and ought to be changed. He denies that he had any thought of gies married when he wrote his famous letter of ptember 20, 1869, and asserts that if while he was oflictating at Notre Dame he had been under ‘the influence of an earthly love he would not have hesitated a moment in getting married. He says that he owes'to the rule of r gious celibacy some of the most profound and decisive experiences of his existence, and that from his eighteenth y: ir, ‘when he chose it, he has observed it with fidelity, If now, at the age offorty-five, in the calmness and of judgment of heart and of conscience, he feels himselt called upon to renounce it, it 1s be- cause he believes that comes home to nim a8 one of those laws of the moral govern: ment of the world which cannot be set a with- out overtarning the fabric of life and running counter to the will of God, In answer to his ques- tion on the clergy, Whether secular or regular, with to mar. One Of the most learned and most bishops of the Catholic Church, whose meme for reasons ay understood he does not gr wrote him, ‘Such a ste; ‘ays permisel- 6, i Necessary and sometimes a sacred duty." ‘He will continue to live in France, regardiess of persecution and ridicule, and by example as well as precept inculcate the right of the priesthood to marry and the regeneration of France age Ae sacredness of the family and home, the wi of which, or marriage without Jove and love without mal , is the Curse and the nastening doom of the Latin races. The lady is AN AMERICAN WIDOW, @ue of his own converts to © = NEW YORK HERA aa ts sald to be a highly educated, intellectual and fascinating woman. F) ‘en we0430q U19}O8 K STL SUSI ‘aoqumoados 10 Cup pe stay paey Lu ssemsta ny I PUL ‘XasaIDPIN JO 4,0N0D oy) uF ‘ouOGeTAIEK ond) ¥ 04.03 eAdHE ON) AAILNAD AURARH | ‘aeMpem ones pmMy ) uosfoy ope UBEr SalI) j ste PRI ‘om e10jeq esueory 4q como sersifeg of Uy poe ug UB jo fdoo S300 180 ‘gn eoussoad ou) Uy use st, i . 5 ae | 3 é BP Mi | * Pele| a = Le Ala a “8S “SOHL ATOMS] Ty, “rensiiog “TTVqNEL, AO1ISIT O42 Ul pelejsIBer ‘gz “ON ‘Hoo J9ys[Say eSejzEyE ‘uoskoy] waar smoT PULDUANS PUD @ULDNT 8LOUIOE) snd ‘HDVIGAVA AO AALSIOTE (peseaceq) prsyiezng £20ury| [OHHOVE “4H ‘O35 [VGNLL ATNOIS SVROBL “qUByoIay| jo £38104 JaQ em JO JojoeyY Ar sI0N0H, saaymna fo u0pssaford 10 yung, THE MARRIAGE WAS PERFORMED at the office of the Registrar of Gg Maryle- bone. It was a civil marriage, pure and simple, and they were driven to the district Regis- trar because Mr. Moran, the American Char; @Affaires, refused to perform the ceremony, for the ‘was contrary to thé law of France to marry a st. I do not know since when Mr, Moran rs himself bound by French law, or amenable to French Juatice, eape Hy as he is not Chargé d’Affaires to Ce. a Chinese widow should present herself to be married to an petra bt ad Mr. sap rk pete to marryh 5 no oee accor nese law, she ‘vould be compelled to urn herself with her husband’s remains. ‘It isto be hoped that _ ts eh uomaN wae peg ve not create among the na- tone by showing his zeal for tho execution of the Germans wit! not be iucetised by tule parcisity te The ceremony. was performed in thi ee of ; e ceremony 6 the Registrar, a little room about eight by ten, nearly filed up with desks, bookcases and chairs, ‘The wit- nesses had already been waiting some minutes when the bride and brid entered. There was very little formality attending the affatr, the exchange of the ordinary salutations and the usual questions put and answered with the pre- vious aMrmations of each of the parties. “I, Charles Jean Marie oe, know of no reason why I should not be unii in the bonds of hol matrimony to this woman Emilie, Jane Merriman, with a similar declaration on the pert of the lady. The witnesses were Mr. G. Bowles, of the firm of Bowles Brothers & Cis) 3 Ralph Willis Merri. man, about twenty, son of the bride, and the Rev. Mr. Freemantie, stor of tlie St. Marylebone church. There were besides present DEAN AND LADY STANLEY, who, I am afraid, will not like to have the fact known. Rings were exchanged during the cere- mony, pee it is optional on the part of the married pair Lo be married with or without them; but there was no weeping, nor shedding of tears, nor sobbing exclamations, nor heart-breaking faint- ings when the happy couple leave their friends for the long poriod of three weeks, to which we are accustomed on such occasions, and the aifair, there- fore, wasrather dull and prosaic. In fact, both par- ties seemed to be perfectly selt-possessed’ and cool, and went through the ceremony with A SANGPROID WHICH WAS RATHER DISAPPOINTING, considering the extraordinary circumstances at- tendmg the affair. A little emotion on the part of the priest especially would have been very natural, cularly as he has ail a Frenchman's instinc- tive love of dramatic effect. A He wore an evening dress and really looked ve: well, with his broad intellectual forehead, his dar eye, in which @ smothered fire it be detected, and his long, curling hair, rendered somewhat thin. THE BRIDE WAS BECOMINGLY DRESSED in a light purple silk (people never dress, you know, for @ civil mai ), which set of a well- rounded figure to advantage, and she appears to be @ very charming woman, After the ceremony was over @ few whispered congratulations were offered by Dean and Stanley and Mr. Bowles, and the party withdrew. There were no guesta mvited ai no wedding breakfast, and they retire, 1 believe, té the country & few eres before returni to France. y will pot Married ecclesiasti- cally, but will content themselves, for the present at least, with the civil consecration of tiielr union. It is a very curious wedding, and will no doubt create considerable sensation both in Earope and America. This ater on Wa navtinniee <2 anv ‘THis Task He Vial bound hin to the Catholic Charon; | from which he has not yet been excommunicated, I believe, although forbidden to exercise his priestly functions. A bull of excommunication ‘Will probably be hurled at him now, mains to be seen whether he will be serious! convenienced by such a missile; and I t! BeO Abbé Macmaster, of the Freeman FOAMING AT THE MOUT! and Henry Ward Beecher ru hfthds and ee eee fo ‘tae glee, Charles J Marie Loyson was born in 1827, and’ js now. coti quent! rty-AVve vere OF age, ¢ oung i” weqte sone Very remarka' q « 1 Fuld, find a penchant fox the theatte, and even Wrote a play, which refused by the Gymnase, He entered St. Suipice at the age of eighteen, and, aiter four \ of study, became a priest. Pe & period of some years he was Professor of Phi- lozophy at_ the grand seminary of Avignon, and afterward became pastor of St. Sulpice, At the age of thirty-two h si DECIDED BROOME A PREACHER, and with that object in view he entered the con- vent of the Carmelites, where he passed two years’ novitiate and training, then came forth to the world one of the most remarkable prea of modern times, He soon, however, brought down upon bim- self the restrictions of Louis Veutllot, of the Uni- vers, and of @ part of the clergy, by the liberality of his views with regard to other re! and which resulted in his being called to Rome to Justify him- self in person to His Holiness Pio Nono. In this he Js sald io have succeeded; but attending soon after the International Peace Congress, he uelivered an oration, in which he referred to the Jewish, Protestant and Catholic religions as the then reat religions of civilization, an assertion which Sey. from his spiritual chief the order to chai his language or nold his tongue. To this order replied Ny hia famous letter of the 20th of Septem- ber, 1869, in which he said that if the Latin races were delivered up to social anarchy it was owing, not to the Catholic religion, but to the way it was administered and interpreted. He is certainly a Very gifted and extraordinary man, bis only fault as a Catholic that he was born a hundred Years too soon, With all his ren qualities, how- ever, he has the French fault o! and theatric i aisplay Pench Go 80 10 sometimes ical display, whic! as to throw serious tioubts one nis meg 38 As an example of this trait in his character I will on! the letter he wrote General Trochu during the siege of Paris, in which he demanded @ spade to work in the fortifications; forgetting, apparently, that Trechu had no spades to sell, and that he could have got @ spade anywhere had he really wanted to use it. Viptor Huzo wanted & and it would seem oo this ‘Want was the only thing that pre- vented oy beg immolete himself on the altar of his country; but Hyacintbe on only been able to needed a spade, Ind one, he would bis coun! e trouble of ering I would thirty-nine years old, long a Fosdent of Paris and | ding. Ommecl tides do tee 0 Ing Wp his wed. ty-nine yeal ani ng. 0 ot verte to. (menounos ce | fe. - les dd phe destinies of mankind “ALONG THE BRAVO. Summary Vengeance On the Murderers of Joseph: Alexander, of Brownsville. BUDD'S DASH ON THE CHICON PARTY. Apricino Flores and Two Accom- plices Killed by the Vigilants. THE “HEAD CENTRE’S” DEATH. Texan Martyrs to Mexican Villany Before the United States Commissioner. BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Sept. 1, 1872. In my Jast letter I described the daring assazaina- tien of Joseph Alexander, of Brownsville, With great pleasure I record the fact of prompt and summary vengeance. Indirect though it was, the blow reached the robbers’ roost at La Bolsa Ranch on July 23, 1872, La Bolsa, situated in a bend of the Rio Bravo, re-entrant towards Mexico, nas been for Years the resort of the bloodiest desaperadoes of the river—there they lived in security, defying the bated “Gringo.” Escape to Mexican soil was a Matter of afew moments, and those rascals can swim like water dogs. ‘Ihe Flores family were the head and front of the offending, and with Chicon Peres (the murderer of Alexander), and a notorious rascal named Coyote, they held ® grim ascendancy over from 12% to 160s cutthroats. Attending every fandango, these villains, when maddened with mescal, would g0 out to run a-muck, boasting afterward of their un- punished crimes. Heretofore no posse has entered the Bolsa bend; it was a matter of doubt as to the Tesistance to be encountered, and even the hirsute Texan, belted with a aix-shooter, was a little shy of the spot. The leading members of this Bolsa gang were in company with Chicon when he pre- pared ior the assassination of Alexander. One of them even loaned the pistol with which the deed was done. Glorying in THE MURDER OF 4 GRINGO, and secure in their confidence, the desperadoes rode home, assisted in the eseape of Ohicon, and, for & day or so, sought the shelter of the fringing mesquita chaparral, on the Mexican bank. In a short time they returned, thinking no harm was impending. For once the wily rascals were at fault, While citizens murmured at Brownsville, bitterly complaining of inactive military and effete oMcials, @ well-judged expedition was organized. Lieuten- ant Budd, of the Fourth United States cavalry, with a small detachment, prepared for service, left Brownsville quietly on July 20, He was accom- panied by Sheriff Scanlan, of Cameron county. It had been decided that after a few days the ma- rauders would return to their haunt, and every precaution was taken to ensure a surprise of the offenders in their camp, Colonel Lausana, of the Mexican army, bad agreed to appear on the Mexi- can bank, opposite the Bolsa, at a certain time, to prevent the flight of the thieves. . Lieutenant Budd (who. in the whole affair showed pluck and nice discrimination) took a heavy wagon with his de- tachment, as if enroute jor a change of station. The spies and retainers of the outlaws were Geceived by these appearances. THE AVENGERS’ ATTACK, Camping the night of the 20th not far from the Bolsa, om the morning of the 2ist a sudden dash was made. The ranch wag captared, the outlaws overpowered, three of their number captured, and, while swimming the river, Apricino Flores, the “Head Centre,” was shot and killed. Colonel Lau- sana, having Mexican requisitions for the three out- laws captured, received them, ana ina few moments two others of the Flores family and the notorious “Coyote,” were swinging in the air. The wailing women showered curses. on the Gringos, and prophesied a bloody retaliation, On the 23d Lieutenant Budd returned to Browns- ville, having broken up by this dash the worst nest of robbers on the Bravo. It is to be hoped, now that the way has been shown, that others will occasionally drop in and give the Bolsa a call The leaders being despatched their followers are powerless. This little gleam of light is very welcome, and the gen- erous Texans are loud in their praises of the vim and skill exhibited in this raid by Lieutenant Budd. If such zealous and able oficers were al- lowed more scope for tadividual action Uncle Sam would have a better retarn: than usual for ‘the money invested in corn and oats. Surprise is the only hope of success in these affairs, and it speaks everytl for the man who catches the Mexican weasel asleep. ARREST OF OHICON, Late advices give news of the apprehension of Chicon Perez, the murderer of Alexander. From the ft co-operation of the Mexican mihtary pe Sing aea Kale be Loe wuoha new ote 3 dawning, an ree Will ven up to the exptation of his brutal murder, ig et MORE DEEDS OF BLOOD, Reliable nows has reached this city of the mur- der of three pediers on the Mexican stde of the river, some forty miles above Brownsville. One of them has a family here, and they were temporarily in Mexico on business, ‘The lesson of these bloody deeds is that life. and property is not safe on the Rio Grande frontier outside of the corporate mits of Brownsville. Thick chaparral, abounding with by-roads, offers abundant opportunity to { Ie: factor for an 4 escape. Crime is a mat iat of everyday life with the lower order of Mexicana, and unless a prompt is taken by the Unite States government, tie Texan citizens will act in asummary Way. - i THE HIDE BUSINESS, Astounding developments are being made before the United states Commission ag to the nature of the business transacted by merchants of wealth in Brownsville ie. Matamoros. Hithertd deemed respectable, these > Partics must abandon at once a traffic in stolen hides, find Content thomsclves with honest trace. az Lmense number of hides haye ped from Brazos itiago, cor from Mexico, It 1s gafe to sav | that of these twenty-five pez cent have borne the plain brands of Texan ownera, who have not sold an ox to go to Mexico in ten years, LD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. = It was cd thas of th shipment of 1, hides, 260 were clearly recognized as stolen, and a large num- ber were the property of one of the gentlemen to whom they were consigned. The les who be and ship these stolen goods deserve an ment before the courts of justice, and the 18 owners are anxious that the stepping stones, fort may be made useless. Parties in- stealing, The cat 18 out of the now, and it Is presumed some Othellos find their occupation Tn the shipments of @ million hides from the im side since 1865 it is very far within the to say money. value of $2,500,000 the clear re: of bare- faced theft and rascality, For emo wells $uSts nT i anee © weeks past a party of jovial rancheros, the leading men of the Muses ‘alley, have been here giving evidence before the United States Com- mission, and it is true that no place in Texas can boast of such prince farmers. With ranches owners of from 5,000 to. are full of bi bat e' “Muces cow ere as they call themselves, make . Bro things live! mzed, bearded men, many of them TEU ropa eal ean rade ad \e per e rage! risked t] lives m in defence of their homes. Pursued by the vengeance of the prowling Mexican assassin, t! ae live i a state of constant wariare, Tete fperte eaetng Me nope po vee % - tection ‘of the United States government, they have suffered such grievous losses from cattle thefts that the yearly income (derived from selling the fout- year-old beeves) is cut off. On some ranches where the books show a herd of 2,500 four-year- olds, not one hundred can be mustered for sale. A ranchero has organized a packing, and half . Pr syredih pce congo oan jae herds inf ep low, a8 the only way of saving a pai Of thelr principal This amguuts toa ne PRACTICAL ABANDONMENT OF THEIR BUSINESS and it is a break up of some oe fortunes. Said one bluff Texan, other day, “I will wait till see the last ox go and then I will go after them.” Remarks like these coming from men not easily frightened or gene id should convince the gov- ernment that protection is needed, The unequal warfare has been carried on too long. Honor, de- cendy and public uire the taking of st at once to check the disorders. To complicate s! further the situation, the people of the region be- tween the Chuas and Rio Grande are forbidden by a State law to carry weapons in their defence. Wine and prosecution follow. The ranchero, mounted, needs a pair of Volt’s piatols in his saddie holsters, or his is at the mercy of any prowling wretch. To this law an exception is made only in favor of the extreme river border coun- ties, and the effect of this exemption is to allow every Mexican cattle thief roaming on the border to carry his arsenal of revolvers and go unques- tioned. In one case a bond of $10,000 for good be- havior was offered Governor Davis by 8 man who asked the privilege of carrying a revolver to defend his life, It was refused, and the ranchero has to choose between law-breakii an occasional $50 fine or the consequences— assassination. Now, Messieurs Legislators, “put yourselves in his place.”” This tacit acknowledg- ment on the part of the State of its power to protect ita citizens is a Rete admission, for the smoke of -burning homes 8 up to accuse such nincom- 00) and the payment of MANIFESTO BY GENBRAL JUAN N. CORTINA, Cortina, as briefly reported by telegraph, appeals by a circular promulgated to-day to the nqoud opin- jon of the residents of both sides of the river. ‘The document is eben in its coolness, and ade more so by the gentle deference to public opinion in Brownsville, of a man who was in this town last at the head of a pang, of bandits, and who now is under sixteen indictments for murder, arson and robbery in Texas. He attacks General McCook, late Commander sub-district Rio Grande, and also Consul Thomas F, Wilson, United States Consul at Matamoros. The fact of these gentlemen having been instrumental in representing the Bully of the Bravo aright and asking his recall is an explana- tion. The playful attempts of this old wolf to prove himself a lamb of tender years are poeine, and as to his circular the style 18 poor, ition and press work miserable. Vale/ Ourtlos Cortina! Many would admire re as @ pendant from some convenient tree, The hanging should be done first (on the old score) and the ethical con- siderations be taken up afterwords, ‘Jt faut tou- Jours commencer par le commencement,” mon REMEDIES PROPOSED BY TEXANS. Texans here are anxious that the frontier counties should furnish a eeaunany of mounted men for its defence. Pay rations are not the idea, All that is asked is liberty of action. these hardy frontieramen, every inch of the und, would do good service if the fatal defect of irregular troops— viz., lack of discipline and a tendency to abuse thelr power—be avoided. There are men here com- tent to lead them, and who would control them. jiven such a regiment and a A was of opera- tions, agreeable to the authorities al Nreshingion, the situation would soon cease to be alarmin, Shallit be a regiment or a vigilance committee? ItJs not a matter of moment as to the titie—the work ts the same. No tape, no bugles, no pom: and circumstance, but good revolvers, The Bar of Avon never said a truer word than “’twere well it were done quickly.” THE DEPARTING RANCHEROS, This morning at eight A. M. before Millis Hotel ‘was ranged @ cavalcade and procession of a motle character—four ambulances, two buggies, an ad- vance guard of horsemen and a rear guard of vaauerog with the loose horses, All was bustle and confusion. Friends were taking a parting lags and the Nueces rancheros were taking a last ond look, before the start, to see that the outfit was complete, Your reporter took a peep into the travelling carriage of one gentleman and found therein nine Winchester rifles, a heavy Colt’s 1e- volver, ready by each seat, and a pleasant looking Beep. of Derringers and bowie knives on the back get rf Information was received here of a plot to De bee and murder the witnesses on their return, and as the word goes they heeled themselves. Shoula tos Mejtcanos attack they may find the cow boys too rough customers for them, Adieus being over, the advance guard clattered away, the dreary look- ing ambalances clattered off ana the superb horse- men who drove the reserve stock dashed off in easy Siepiay, of the most magnificent equitation. ‘This fs the style of travel in a pomeagh country :— Advance and rear guard, flankers as well; every man with his weapons ready for instant use; mur- der lurking on their track night and day,. Finer feilows and more liberal hosts the world cannot show. And, yet, there 1s nothing of any serious character to give alarm—only murder, arson and be yg The United States Commission leaves. here to- morrow for Rio Grande city, A large amount. of business has been transacted and, it is believed, a searching investigation has been made, Texans look anxiously for the time when the message of the President shall shadow forth the ai ide of Certain) acquainted with our ‘ment. The HERALD’s Mexican policy 13 he: proved here, and the duty of the United Stat protect its citizens by interference of a proper character is here a matter of unanimous opinion, AQUATIC. Argonanta vs. Neptune—Four-Oared Shell Race on the Kill Von Kull—The Argonautas the Victors. This race, like all amateur contests, was for a set of colors, and the course selected, from the Can buoy off New Brighton dock to the lighthouse at the entrance of Newark Bay, a straightaway pull of three miles, Last season the contest was in aix-oared gigs, but this vear in fous-oared ghelis, The crews were as follows :— THE ARGONAUTAS, the brands of owners residing 300 limjts of Texas dre often dodge and. subterfuge has fo the furthering of this nefarious Insult is added to i ery the reshipment ‘of théde hides to Texdir nee Abund. ant proofs of the extent of Hoy M o! \ousans of thes: higes 8 ipped thro int thin a year orso the Texan Legislature passed a law providing for the inspection of hides. The law ie defective in many bo anew but sti its workings present evidence uot to be retuted of the extent of the ragcalities practised on the un- protected Texans. As soon 44 THE HIDE INEPRCTION LAW was in force, the buyers in Mexico of the stolen hides began to alter and efface ingeniously the brands of the hides, This became a practice, and it was found impossible to reeord the mutilated brands. The inspectors adopted the plan of recording the number of tides found with mutilated brands, and it stands aa a heavy accusation against the good saith of leading merchants, Reference to the books of dif. | ferent inspectors shows that tweaty-five per cent of the hi imported are classed as “mutilated brands,” and the entry might be boidly made, “stolen from Texas.” When this lame subteriuge failed resort was had to the method of bupditng up the hides aud sending them on wet in the salt. ‘The singularly tramed Hide Inspection law did not give inspectors the power to seize stoten hides, but only to record. It was not possible to have an owner always at band, but soon the loading ranch- eros had agents wio insisted on a rigid inspection of wet hides. ‘The resulting seizures were so 86©damaging $ that, taking the laxity of certain inspectors, terested rties induced them, for money considerations, to go to Matamoras,; Mexico, see the hides and then give certificates for shipment dated at Brownsville, Texas. It is hard to see how ny reputable officer could consent to an arrange- ment of the kind; bui it was done, ana I believe an indictment was presented against one of the cae Everything seems to show an organ- ized plan of obtaining hides at a low figure for shipment, and the force of pubiie opinion now calls on the gentlemen interested to place them- selves right before the cominunity and ceuse a traffic which is scandaious in its nature. A PALPABLE CASE. As anexample of the facts J will state that a shipment of hides from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande was inade on August 23, 1872. The the tu. advantage of | hides, 1,050 in number, were co! ed to the owners of the Rio Grande steamboats. These gentlemen were notified of the seizure of the hides and @ search warrant was iseued. Asa transpor- tation these parties were obliged to obey the law, and give up the property of their consignge. | enough the red Weight. Edward Smith, bow. 145 » Je fn hall, No, 2 166 enj. Stephenson, ra Oiareds strok isd Weight. R. W. Schack, bow. 5 8 ‘134 Joseph McMurray, # 6 1% 14 ©, T. Johnson, No, 3,, 14 & 10), 156 . 3. Truax, stroke. 2 5 5% 189 T SHELLS. ‘The erpornmees had a new shell built for them in view of the race by Yes Roahr, of New York. It is 40 feet long, 1% inches wide and weighs 106 pounds. It was named “Fatty” Cratt betore the race, in honor of one of their number, who had trained for the event, but was taken illa short time stace and was replaced by Mr. Bramhall. The Neptunes also rowed in a new boat, bullt during the summer by Charles Filiott, of Green- polit, Ly L, and i941 feet long, 20 inches wide and avout 100 pounds in weight, ROWING COLORS. The Argonantas wore white shirts, with hand- kerchiefs of red about their heads, The Nepiunes wore bine shirts aud blue hand- kerchieis about the head. THE RACE, The day, though unpleasant in the morning, proved Cy fair for the great event, though the usual quiet surface of the Kill von Kull was raffied by oe ad of # stiff northwest wind against the dood tide. The judges selected were for the Argonautas F. M. Rice and E. P. White, aad those for the Neptunes, Nathan Barrett and W. F. W Mr. W. W. Richards, of the fo haere was agreed upon as referce, and Russel Forsyth timekeeper. Owing to the rough nature of the water the stakeboat was removed from the position near the Can buoy, first upon, toa int some dis- tance farther to the westward and nearer to the Jersey shore, and this, together with other circum- stances, retarded the boats from effecting an early start. At last, ten minutes to six o'clock, while there wa# a luilin the babbling crowd, the shells were aligned at the stakeboats, and while every Argonauta and Neptune was hailing them with vociferous cheers word was given, and like twit arrows from they went away on their mission, There was hardly any advantage in obtaining a stif grip of the water, though the Argona' — it away in better form, and belore five it hs had been pulled the effective stro! the Bergen oarsmen forged their shell ahead, and froma thousand throats could be heard “The Ai are ahead,” and sure fagdkorchie ‘showed ne length in front off Livingston’s dock. Thirty-eight strokes marked the Argonautas’ work, and the sturdy work of Eldred was telling grandly in their favor. The pee niet be were fipping. ais on inute, poate the cbat dock’ the Argonastan led shot two lengths, and here the baa steering in the Neptunes’ shell increased this to still another le From this point it was evident to all the en present that the race was practically over, and every Neptune’s ‘heart sank within him. “Give it to 1? “Hit her up! shouted their friends, but it was of no use, as all the hitting up of any service was being done the stalwart four: in the Argonautas’ shell or Rergen, Point the excitement was intense, and while the men cheered. with delignt at the sight the —, re See iecmtneigeaa arms grew tired. “ hy Hd a fts'an eany’ things and sure eoough. ‘in’ a. hele ‘8 an easy ing ;”’ and sure while the pistol shot from the stakeboat told the story that the fas poor had won, and that by three lengths, and cheers from all. sides and the shrill screaming ofa score of whistles credit due to the victorious crew. The official time a8 given was fifteen minutes five and @ quarter peconde, and though the course is@ short three miles it is capital. The Argonautas met with a sad mishap dur the race which might have caused their defeat. Hardly had they gone half a mile before Smitk, the bow oarsman, lost his sliding seat, and he put his heel through the waist of the shell, and during the balance of the race water was flowing with great idity through the fracture. Their victory under the umstances ie all the more worthy of congratulation, A Victory for the Former at Albany Yee terday—The Mutuals Fouled by a Tow. ALBANY, Sept. 16, 1872, The six-oared shell race between the Beaver- wycks und Mutuals to-day was won by the former, the latter becoming fouled by a tow at the draw in the upper bridge. 2 EMS Sewer eases = 2 TROTTING AT PROSPEOT PARK FAIR GEOUNDS. The Prospect Park Fair Grounds autumn meeting will commence to-day and continue until Saturday next, The purses have filled well and the proba- bilities are that the trotting throughout the week will be excellent, There are twelve entries in the two races to come off to-day, four in the first and eight in the second. The first purse is for horses that have never beaten 2:50 and the second race for horses that have never trotted better than 2:35, On Wedne! there are three entries in the first purse, which for horses that never beat 2 and ten entries in the second purse, which is tor horses that have never beaten 2:31. On Thurs- day Coed horses will startin the two purses to be trotted for on that day, twelve for the 2:38 and six for the 2:23 class. On Friday eight horses aro entered for the 2:28 purse and three for the purse iree for all. m the last day of the meeting (Saturday) two trots will come off that will be much admired on account of their novelty. The first is a trot under the saddle by four horses for a purse of $1,000, and the sccond race a dash of three miles between six horses for & purse of $1,250, with an additional premium of $1,000 to the winner of the race in case he beats the three-mile time of Dutchman, which was 7:324;. Bernstein's band has been engaged for the meeting, and a programme of the music to be performed will be published each day in the columns of the HeRrap, aa well ag the names of the horses that will start in races, Postponement of the Trotting Yesterday. The heavy rain of Sunday night and yesterday morniug unfitted the tracks in this neighborhood for trotting purposes, and the races announced to come off pantorcay were consequently postponed until the weather becomes clear and the tracks ary up. CLOSING OP THB PURSES FOR THE PLEBT- WOOD OCTOBER TROTTING MEETING, The purses for the October trotting meeting at Fleetwood Park, to commence on October 1, and to be continued on the 3d, 4th and 7th of that month, were closed at Johnson's saloon, corner of Broad. way and Twenty-eighth street, last evening. The purses filled excellently well, and the managers of the Fleetwood Park were quite satisfied with the prospect before them, The following are the entries for the eight purses to be trotted for, the aggregate amount of money to be given summing up $19,750, ENTRIES, PursE No. 1.—$1,000, for horses that have never beaten 2:50; $000 to the first, $250 to the second, i to the third; mile heats, best three in five, in arne! 83, Alden Goldsmith’s br. g. Gloster. . Patterson’s 8. m. Alice Brown. ‘homas Broadway, at b. m. Starlight Nell. Billy Daws. ctor. J. Phillips’ bem. 1¥ Osborne. W. H. Borst’s b, m. Blossom. H, Casey's bik. m. Lady. Byron. W. Weilington’s br. g. Wellington, W. E. We m. Susie Clay. Purse No. 2,600, for horses that have never beaten 2:26; $1,300 to the first, $600 to the second, $350 to the third, $260. tothe fourth horse; mile heata, best three in five, in harness. Johp Lovett’s b, m. Gazelle, D. Mace's g. g. Gray Eddie, D. Piifer’s g. g. Lottery. W. H. Van Cott’s b. m. Tennessee, P. Manee’s b. m. Mary A. Whitney. PuRSE No. 3—$1, lor horses that have never beaten 2:34; $900 to the first, $450 to the second, $150 tothe third hors; mile eats, best three in five, in harness. D. Mace's r. g. Walter. J, Phillips’ g. g. Jack Draper. W. E, Weeks’ bik. g. Hight Bells. James McKee’s b. m. Young Thorne, PuRSB No. 4—$2,000, for horses that have never beaten 2:20; $1, to the first, $450 to the second, $300 to the third, $200 to the’ fourth horse; milé heats, best three in five, in harness, John Lovell’s br. g. Young Bruno. Mr. Rockwell’s g. 8. Joe Brown. J, Pawling's b. g. George. N. Kelsey's b. g. Switz. A. E. Hopkins’ b, h. Comet, J, W. Bi Row W. H. Borst’'s b. g. Ed Foster, J. J. Bowen's g. g. Ben Flagler. P. Manee’s g. g. St. Elmo. Ponse No. 5—$1,260, for horses that have never beaten 2:38; $700 to the first, $350 to the second, 200 to the third horse; mile heats, best three in ‘S in harness, Alden Goldsmith's br. g. Gloster. John Lovett's b. m. Gazelle. P, Hadden's b. m, wi Annie, A, Patterson’s 8. m. Alice Brown. W. McMahon's bik. §, Bly Dawa, J, H. Phillips’ b. m, B, Daniel’s br. g. B W. Wellington's br. g. Wellington, W. E. Weeks’ b. m, Susie Clay. PuRSE No. 6.—$4,000, for horges that iave never beere Ay 2,100 to the first, $1,000 to the sec- ond, $600 fo the third, $400 to the fourth horse; mile heats, best turge jn ire in harness, John Lovett’s b. m. Lult,** --.*: - He aes wean Sunes itn east ik. 8. fiomas Jefferson. ‘M. Roden's‘ch, g. Triumph (formerly Joe.) J. J. Bowen's br. g. Camors, Pp, vanes! b. 5 000, Allen, that’ ba nee me NO. 1 rho ve Ny beaten 2:31; iosoed ee frat horas, #460 6 the second, $800 to the third and to the fourth; _ a best a in five, harness. Edwin Thor) m. Bai Jonn Lovevtab. nm. ‘dante. David Jenkins’ g. 8. Joe Brown, } ‘Dillips’ ch. m. Fanny Fern, . D, Walton’s'’b. g. Kansas Chief, M, Roden’s g. m. W. Wellingto for g Weling ob j ae rode) = Young Thorne. |. J. Bowen's b. g. Comee, M Woodward's b, m. Belle Brandon (formerly J. Belie of Brattleboro). P. Manee’s b. m. Mary A. Whitney. Purse No. 8—$3,000, free for all; $1,400 to the first, $850 to the second, $450 to the third, $200 to the fourth; $2,500 additional to any horse beating 2:17; mile heats; best three in five, in harness, Mace's br. g. George Palmer, B, Mace’s by merican Girl, W. H. Dobie’s b, m. Rosalind, LEXINGTON RACES, Fanny M. the Winner of the Phenix Staker—Marame C, Wins the Two- Year-Old Race, LEXINGTON, Ky., Sept. 16, 1872, ‘The attendance at the races to-day was large and the sport exciting. The first race, Phoenix Hotel Stakes, for three-year-olds, mile heats, $60 entrance, play or pay, $250 added, six started:— Fanny M es Ellie. 8 2 Ramadi 2 4 Malita. “ 4 3 Florence J 5 dis. Bill Patterson +e ” 5 ‘Time, 1:444—-1:4414, SECOND RACE.—Swee} es for | two-year-old fillies; three-quarter mile dash; $50 entrance; pay or pay; $260 added; eight started. jarame C..... Sougpiseveres ly, by Lightning: Grinstead’s chestnut ‘fil Boyd's chestnut aly . OLD “HACKS” NiaGaRa Farts, Sept. 16, 1872, ‘The fifth annual race of the Niagara Falls Hack- men’s Association took place to-day at Clifton, On- attendance large, the entrance bang for hon es that hat doen used since June first to date in the hacking business, The best time was that mgdg bv Hep Bytler in 3074, SHERMAN. Arrival of the General-in-Chief from Europe Yesterday, Views on Foreign Armies. and Firearms. eather Opinions on Agriculture, Emigration and Con« scription—No Place Like Home—De parture To-Day for Washington, William Tecumseh Sherman, General-in-Chief of the United States Army and hero of the march ta the sea, arrived yesterday morning from Europa and proceeded to the. Astor House, where he wast met by Mrs, Sherman, who had been waiting to re« ceive him,’ In the Generals party were his sony Thomas Sherman, and Colonel J. C. Audenreid, Us. 8, A. Shortly after his arrival the General jumpe® into @ hack and drove up town to transact, some private business, and only returned® to bis hotel about four o'clock. The news of his arrival spread rapidly, and @ shower of cards was poure on him, but he only admitted relatives and very intimate friends, The party dined at five, in pri- vate, and while the General was enjoying the cus- tomary post-prandial cigar a representative of tha HERALD was introduced by Mra, Sherman, whonm, he accidentially met in the hallway, who said in a reproachful, sympathy-seeking voice :— “I have not been able to have a minute’s convers sation with him since his arrival, the ctowd of visitors has been.so continuous”? “What paper do you represent, sir?” was the opening remark of the much-visited hero, “The HERALD,” “Oh, [met a number of yout corfespondenté in Europe; they seem to be universality itself, Th fact is I saw so many of them that I am almost le! wittiout any story to tell.” Here the reporter, knowing the General's reluc- tance to being drawn from his convergational shell plunged tn medias res, and asked a leading qi tion on the political state of Europe, m order t get him interested, and stated that the Czar demanded the abrogation of the Paris treaty from Prussia. i ‘The General gave a nervous twitch to his cigar, and replied that he was not interested in the polite ical state of Europe, and was not going to make fool of himself by hazarding an opinion facet ject with which his countrymen abruvad knew te: | times more than erane would only laugh at the crude views he might express. The reporter instantly perceived that Piagh were not the honey with which to catch col versational fly, and asked pleasantly :— “I suppose, General, like Mr. Seward, you wi rush into print, and in a short time the public wil have the pleasure of perusing your tour among tli crowned heads of Europe?” General SiprMaN—Well, [have kept'a journal{ but it will be reserved for the use of my son. , RevoRtER—Then I suppose we shall have the portunity of reading another volume similar yonemearpolats eneed to His Son,” on military tac« tics and Kurdpé Aitvhed, General SHERMAN laugh{ —No, I have no in tention of rushing into print, nor any desire achieve literary fame. The fact is it would be ver; hard for me to give any satisfactory account of journeyings in a short conversation; but I tell yor Trankly that my experience of Europe has been very pleasant one, and, a8 a rule, the peoples hav adopted pretty generally what is best suited them. 1 found espectall fen England, Ireland ant Scotland much toadmire, They live a more placid 11 than we do here, and are not continually on the ex- celsior movement, burning the fire of life with thy blower up. They enjoy themselves, especially 1 Scotland, and I spent some very pleasant days om the estate of Lord Kennard and other gentlemen.) RerorTER—Did you not find that we were furthe: advanced in the science of agriculture than eve! the Scotch farmers, Who are acknowledged to the best in Europe, especially in the use of agri. cultural implements. General SHERMAN (With deliberation)—No, ¥ think not, as ad farm there on a different scale, and on some of the small plantations they still the scythe and sickle, but on some of the noble« men’s estates I saw reaping and sowing machine: iuporped beam Amerie. per: are not slow mpage 10] lop saving apparatus, bul course, the “field is small and the reapers m: REPORTER—Spenking ofthe crowded condition ot the countries you Visited, what are the emigratio: prospects ? General SHERMAN—The governments are oppose: to the enormous tide which is draining away @ vei industrious and enterprising class of people; an a8 Commantcation is so rapid, convenient an cheap, there is hardly a young man even in remo: | prey of Germany, in moderate circumstances, wha a8 not an idea, of bettering his fortanes in the United States. Again, with a surplus population, recruiting from volunteers is’ an easy matter; bui when Vigorous young men can excape the con. scription the authorities are paturally opposod ke, ‘ their departure. We found in our war that crafte men did as well as recruits; but ours wag not an aggressive war, whereas Most of these recent European broiis were not for complete autonomy, but to gratify national vanity or to tes® the military strength of the respective combatants, Dratted men fighting for union under such circums © stances would do as weil as volunteers, but 1 doubt that even patriots can stand against conscription for aggressive purposes. Reporrer—Do you think, then, that the Euro~ pean monarchs are inimical to emigration on the ground that they tnd it diMcult to recruit their armies ? ‘ ground .,, alone. The wealthy capitalist complains of the hig! t General SHERMAN—Well, not on that price of labor, and would desire to make it moi plentiful. 4 Rerorrer—Then emigration would be the ap dote to strikes ? General SizRMAN—Yes; 1 think if the workin, men would adopt some system of keeping the! nuinbers down to a status of supply and demand by @ sort of emigrating conscription a good deal 0 misery might be obviated and the latior market ele: vated to a more healthy tone. REePORTER—Speaking of the personnel of Europea! armies, do you think \here is as much intelli py oH a, the rank and tite as in the United S$! that is, to adapt themselves readily to circum, stances ? General SHERMAN—I think there is quite as muchy pet a among the European armies, but wa consider here that one year makes a very fair sol- dier; but in England they say it takes four years ta turn outa competent man. The French are ad: mirable for the faculty of making the most i rally after defeat, but the Germans are acquiri this art sna as may be seen by the ldte war. ‘ePoRTER—Is the drill, then, More complicated there than here? General SHERMAN—NO, we exchanged Kenia Bi) tactics, and a marked . simplicity, in mancuvred seems to be pretty general. 1 tiink, however, that England Duss change the gaudy red unifo for one Of more sombre and less conspicuous ‘hue 1 she Ve) to... war with...the — blue-clad armies of the Continent, The French Zouaves, in their picturesque but unserviceab! uniforms, were mowed down as badly gt Sedan their New York prototypes were at Bull Run. was made a present of a sun, called the Henr: of War, Which is pret’ Mantilini, the penne oy adopted; but it hardly comes up to some of ours, AMERICAN BRERCH-LOADERS, Everywhere I went in Eur I noticed that some of the many systems were in use. The lami. nated Springfeld we use is not inferior to any weapou [ saw there, and even it is susceptible of Re thte a this jaheture of the conversation several porters red in the passage and carried off a! enormot covered trunk and several cases tha: looked as if they might be filled with sample arms. After the nolay smashers bad taken their departure the General crossed his legs, took afew wha ‘at his cigar and was ready for wore in- terrogatoried. Rerowrer—Then, in so far as regards material, we can take few leaves from the Eu opean book? General SitRRMAN--NoO; the constant interchanga of ideas on military matters between the two coun« tries and the. présence here of European repre- seutatiyes have ima measure made America ani Europe familiar with ho ee improvements an inventions, 1 noticed the cavalry corps of mo: countries was very large, but this may be accoun' for on the ground that monarchies require so many household troops to parade on State occasions that they are more kept for ornament than use. I notica the lish set great accouat on the traditional “British square” to resist cavalry, but with breech loaders cavairy are incapable of attacking in any- thing like the relatively proportionate numbers, 29 ‘at reporter, fecling he had encroached sum. ciemty oh the Lng leisure, arose to depart, and said pleasantly :— “Well, Weneral, 1 sup; like all sensibie, ob- serving people from tl of the Water, you hava been to Europe to become Americanized #" General SHERMAN (wit a peculiar smile)—Theré is no place like home, The General and family take their departure this morning for Washington, and last bight was de- voted to the reception of friends. NiAGARA PALts, Sept. 16, 1872. This evening a serious assault took place at Lew, iston, between John Bissel and Charlies Hart, twq New York hardware drummers, Bissel stabbin, Hart in the left breast with a pocket knife, fatal! injuring him, Hart refuses to make complain! Bisse! has fied to Canada to avoid arrest, ee ——— | :