The New York Herald Newspaper, November 4, 1872, Page 8

“ SCANNELL’S CRIME. The Prisoner’s Actions Since His Im- prisonment in the Station House. a Interview Between the Prisoner and His Conn-, sel—The True Story of How Scannell Waa, Caught—Scenes in the Station Hous / and atthe Blossom Club—No One Allowed to See the Prisoner, Not Even His Wife. 48 may well be supposed, the Scann@¥Donohue murder was the main topic of Sumday conversation, particularly in the wards up sown, witere both men were well known. Opinions, of esurse, dil- fered, as in all such things they do. Many gave Scannell even more blame then he was entitled to, ‘while others sought to alleviate his guilt by the ‘elrcumstances which led tothe murder. Around ‘She station house the crowd continueti to collect all ‘might, from the time the dead body was taken there, ‘and even up to one o’clook yesterday, when it left te go to his late residence, 155 Kast Lightecnth ‘street. The bystanders were numerous, endeaver- ‘ng to obtain.admission to the station house and seither ste the crimmal or gloat over THE BLOODY RESULT OF THE FATAL SHOT. It was only when they found that admission was Impossible that they began to thin out. From ‘eight in the morning until one over one hundred persons called to endeavor to see Scannell. They were all firmly refused admission to the cells by Captain Burden, The callers were in no instance of any particular,prominence. When the ‘murdered body left the station-house a multitude ‘of about four hundred people followed it for some disto nce through the simple morbid curiosity efeven seeing the coffin which contained the remains. John Scannell slept in his:cell from two o'clock in the morning until seven, When he entered the wtation house he was as ~ COOL AND COMPOSED ‘as if he were guilty of nothing. So he remained all night. hig cell door and were relieved at every watch. They had strict orders to allow no one to converse ‘with the prisoner nor to allow any article to be Passed to him. It seems that Captain Burden is #omewhat afraid Scannell may attempt to commit suicide. Whether the belief is Well founded or not, the Captain is determined te take every measure:to prevent it, and hence the trict orders as to no one seeing him. Even Scan- nell’s wile has not been permitted to visit him. ‘This is mainly because Mrs, Scannell is in delicate health, and it is feared an interview might cause a shock which would place her life in danger. Cap- tain Burden is anxious to put the case a IN THE CORONKR’S HANDS, and until that time he will not rest easy. “When Scannell awoke in the morning he appeared to-be in good spirits, and breakfast was ordered 4m to him from a neighboring restaurant, and Ser- Beant Taylor sat beside him while the meal was in progress, so fearful were the police authorities that he might attempt fometing rash. Scannell .ate pa Be seeming to have no moe ten whatever, 4s the day wore on Scannell's, spirits deserted be pee e gradually fell into a despondent mood, as he began to realize the trath of the dreadful deed he had committed, When Cap- tain Burden called in upon him all he sald waa, “I feel rather light. headed, Captain,” and no more. The Captain asked him if he was comfort- abie in his cell, and he made no answer. About eleven o'clock Charles 8. Spencer, his counsel, called at the station house, and hs was THE ONLY PERSON ALLOWED TO SEB HIM during the day, Mr. Spencer and Scannell con- versed for about nalf an hour together in the pres- ence of the two policemen; after which his coun- @el leit. Alter that he seemed to feel more “flighty” than before. During the afternoon and evening visitors still continued to pour in, but none of them were admitted, The reporter called at the station house and desired tosee Scanneil, but the request was G@rmly declined by Captain Burden, who expressed his regrets that he could do nothing in the matter. The Captain told the reporter that the accounts of ‘the fignt of Scannell and THE CHASE after having fired were erroneous. He did not run towards Sixth avenue, but, on the contrary, across Broadway, towards avenue. A policeman of the renty-ninth precinct followed in hot pm aorep but was distanced beyond hope almost mediately. Captain McIlvaine was standing at Fith avenue and Twenty-eighth street, and saw she man ru at a terrific and in the dis- ‘ance @ crowd following. The Captain sare he turned the corner like a snot, and then he followed as fast as he was able, up Fifth avenue. Scannell (whom he did not know at the time), turned the corner of Twenty-ninth street, going towards Broadway again, the Captain still following. There Scannell turned around, and, 5 only one man his pace, think- im plain clothes following, slacken ing, no doubt, it A ioe afriend. Mclivaine then rec- ognized him, an i “Huiloa, Johu, what’s the matter?” “Nothing that I know of, Sergeant—I mean Cap- tain,” answered ell. At the time the Captain knew nothing of the matter whatever, and, to ascertain what the trou- ble was, he actually TOOK SCANNELL BACK TO THE POOL ROOM at Twenty-eighth street and Broadway. As soon as the crowd saw them it set up a howl, and cries of ich him,"’ were heard onevery side. AN eX- nD in plain ciothes, who had joined the party, said to the Captain, ‘Have you a revolver, Captain?” “No,” answered Mclivaine, whereupon the ex- iceman handed him his. The crowd imme- Biateiy took him to be the murderer, and became go menacing that the ex-policeman ran away—the crowd alter himin hot chase. He ultimately es- pong This gave Captain Melivaine the time to e his prisoner quietly along. It was only when ke reached Johnson's that he found out what had really happened. He then took his prisoner to the Fala! Pag precinct station house. Had it not been for Captain Mclivaine Scannell would no doubt have escaped, at all events fof a time. is aa Fool, BOOMS ‘ yesterday, all throt ¢ morning, afternoon an ‘evening crowds collected to see the place where tne deed of blood had been committed. The blood of the dead man was still spattered all over the outside of the aoor and could be plainly seen from the street. No attempt had apparently been made to wash it off, and in allits terrible significance it remained Lectin | passers by in the face. The floor ‘where Donohue baa failen was covered with sand, = not enough to conceal the stains of his life AT THE BLOSSOM CLUB the flag was put at half-mast all day yesterday, and ‘will so remain until the day of the funeral. na- ‘hue was a member of the club, and left there ata quarter past ning o’clock on Saturday evening, just about fifteen minutes before he was shot. He went to Johnson’s with Mr. Van Tassell, and had pro- re going there himself. Mr. Van Tassell says ‘ap peared to be nervous all the time he was there, though he said nothing of what he feared to his friends, Juss as soon. as the news of the death reached the Blossom Club, President Brennan ordered that all social amus nt be stopped until after the fu- Reral. The feeling of regret at the club at the sudden death of a brother member is very deep and widely felt. To-night a meeting will be held ateight o'clock, and resoiutions will be passed condoling the death of Donohue, and ordering a ‘al attendance of the members at his funeral, which will take place on Wednesday. Captain Burden has the revolver with which the deed was committed, It isa Colt’s navy revolver and is over a foot long. Its force may be imagined from the fact that the first ball (which made it sup- d that four shots were fired) passed com- Bletely through his head, from the corner of the eye to the cerebellum, making two wounds. Only ree shots were in reality fired, and only one ball found—that which remained in his head. The old ball from his wound received two years ago was found in his side. Post-Mortem Examination on the Body of Donohuc—Empannelling and Swear- ing in a Jury—Investigation Next Fri- dny Before Coroner Young. Yesterday afternoon Coroner Young, with his deputy, Dr. E.T. T, Marsh, proceeded to 155 East Eighteenth street, the late residence of Thomas Donohue, who was so brutally murdered on Setur- day evening at Johnson’s saloon in Broadway, by John Scannell, for the purpose of making a post- mortem examination on the body and to empannell a jury of investigation. Present at the house was Captain Burden, of the Twenty-ninth precinct, with a force of men ‘to pre- serve order, and a iarge number of the friends and aequaintances of the deceased. By request of Coroner Young, Captain Burden summoned the following named gentlemen to serve as jurors, and they responded promptly to the call as all good eitizens should do, without entering any idie ex. cuses :— ‘HE suRY. Lewis Carr, broker, of No. 6 Union square; Wii- Nam Wetmore, insurance, of 307 East Nineteenth street; Frank A. Lutz, builder, of 177 Rivington street: John Martin, soap dealer, ef 102 Park place; Two policemen were put on guard at [ ie * a . street; Jo’an Bohanz, upholsterer, of 192 Third ave- nue; Jon Van Cott, of 23 Pitt street; John P. Schmev,ger, of 200 Third avenue; Elbert Van Cott, furniture, of 181 Canal.atreet; Isaac Lewis, Jr., cler¥., of 106 East Fifteenth street, .¢@ jurors having beem sworn, Coroner Young mg de a few pertinent remarks about THE ENORMITY OF THE OFFEVCR Vaey were called upon to investigate, and the free use of pistols and other deadly weapons which bad long pre ‘among the lower and rowtly classes to the great danger of human life. The jury was then discharged tll ten o'clock next Friday morn- ing, @t the Coroner's office, City Hall. POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION, waren, Vanewarer Hardy amd Mei Neary. Dr water, and M. »_ Dr. Marsh’ made the examina: mn, assisted by Dr. Van- dewater. EXTERNAL APPEARANCES. Head.—A cireular opening a quarter of an inch in diameter, with blackened and inverted edges, was found on the left side of the nose, opposite the inner cautlus af left eye, evidently the point of en- trance of a bullet; a lacerated wound, one inch mene, through which the skuil was scen to be inuted and brain substance protradi one and a half inches above and ene and a halt inches posterior to upper back of right ear, evidently the point of exit of a bullet; an irregular opening about one and @ half inches above the occipital protuberance was found, through which the eccipital bene was seen to be jnuted, evidently the point of entrance of ua bullet; four abrasions on the — fore- bead and fonr on the face, nasal bone fractared ; ec! of both lids of right eye. shymosis A circular wound, with laverted, blackened edges, ‘was found on the inner edge of the left arm, about four inches above the elbow ; of entrance of % bullet, which, passing throt the arm, pene- trated the humerus and made its exit; an old cicatrix was found, two nse in th Ls one inch in width, two inches below the left nipple; another cicatrix was found two inehes to the left of the median line and three inches below the left nipple. A probe was then passed in the wound at the left of the nose; it passed upward, in- ward, kward and to the to the extent of six and a half inches. On examining the scalp a considerable quantity ef extravasated blood was found at a point extending to the wound over the right ear; the calvarum was then exam- ined; beneath the unro mater was found some slight extravasation of blood more particularly marked over the right terior lobe of the cerebram; a small clot was also found over the anterior lobe of the left hemisphere; also a clot at base of leit an- terior. The brain was then removed; the cere- bellum medulla oblangata and base of right hemis- here was found to be extremely lacerated, a few fragments of bone having been driven into them ; a fracture of the right parietal was found, ex- tending from two inches to the right of median line to the base of the skull; there was also found a fracture of the nasal frontal orbitu of frontal, occipital and sphenoira! nes, One ball entered at the wound left of the nose, and passing through the right anterior lobe of cerebrum, made its,exit at the wound described as over the right ear, comminuting the parietal and temporal bones at its point o1 exit. other ball entered the occi- pital bone, passing through the cerebellum and through and lodging in the body oi the sphenoid bone, causing a comminuted fracture of both occl- tal and aphenoid bones. A bullet was found tween the seventh and eighth ribs, directly below the left nipple. The Jungs, heart, kidneys and spleen and other organs were found to perfectly healthy. Death, in the opinion of the doctors, was from comprcanton of the brain from fracture of the skull, the result of a pistol shot wound of the head. WOODHULL AND CLAFLIN IN DURANCE. How They Passed Sunday—Sympathizs- ers and Sightscers. During yesterday a great many visitors called upon the imprisoned sister brokers and stirpicultu- rists at. Ludlow Street Jail. Among them were their father and mother, the not-to-be-obscnred George F. Train, their counsel, William F. Howe, A. Hummel and Judge Reymert; the artist of an illustrated paper, about twenty reporters, and many strangers who came it is likely, to offer'spurious condolence, that they might get a sight of the notorious women. Not- withstanding the influx of visitors there was yet about the domicile of Mrs. Woodhull and Tennie 0. @ gloom that pervades all prisons and which afected everybody with despondency. This feeling was not alleviated by the surroundings of the apartment of the sisters, The prisoners, whose cells are on “Fifth avenue,” the row on which the apartments of Mrs. Woodhull and Miss Claflim are, gathered about and scruti- nized their visitors. Among them was Lagrave, the swindler, who was lately brought from France, whither he had fed tor immunity from punishment for his crimes. ‘Tne HERALD reporter on entering their cell last eve discovered Vic. and Tennie seated on @ cot with snowy covers. With them was Mra, Woodhull’s child, a handsome giri of twelve years ofage. Both the sisters expressed their ling- ness to suffer for what they conceive to be right. Their punishment they declare tne seed trom which is to spring the perfect flower of a new re- ligion of humanity. But other considerations were not absert from their minds, and they deplored their arrest and the seizure of their office, as they feared certain remittances of money would be stolen. Mrs, Woodhull informed the reporter that several eminent lawyers had offered to devote their ser- vices geen to her defence, but that she had refused them, with thanks. Before he left Mra Woodhull gave the reporter to understand that Mr. Challis is about to withdraw the action which he has commenced against herself and Tennie C. TAKING FRENCH LEA Escape of Two Notorious Convicts from Sin, Sing Prison Last Saturday Night. John Hurly, alias William Grow, and George Thompson, alias Samuel Moody, two notorious thieves and cutthroats, escaped from Sing Sing Prison Saturday night and are now snuding the congenial air of freedom in some secure retreat unknown to the officers of the law. Hurly was tried and convicted May 18, 1870, in Brooklyn, for robbery in the first de- gree, and was sentenced by Judge Troy to fifteen years in the Penitentiary. He is twenty years of age, five feet seven and three-quarter inches in height, weighs 150 pounds, has ruddy com- plexion, brown hair, hazel eyes; @ scar near cor- ner of right eye and another on right hand between the little and the fourth finger, and has three dots in India ink on the k of hand. Thompson was convicted in this city on the 4th day of last September, of ace in the third degree, and was sentenced by Judge Bedtord to four years and nine months in the Penitentiary. He is six feet and a quarter of an inch high and is without marks or scars of any kind by which he could be identified. Some time ago his mother, Susan Moody, lived at No, 638 Greenwich street, and a brother, William Moody, now lives in West Twenty-fourth street. Mr. H, C. Nelson, the Warden of the prison, tele- graphed to Superintendent Kelso yesterday morn- ing in relation to the escaped parties, since which time the entire police and detective force of the city have been on the qué vive for them. A SKULL MASHED. Probable Fatal Tenement House Affray. About balf-past eight o'clock last evening an affray occurred in an uptown tenement house which resulted extremely disastrous to one of the parties, who now lies in Bellevue Hospital in a de- cidedly critical condition. Patrick Brady, a resi- dent of 774 Marshall street, Brooklyn, E. D., went to the apartments occupied by Frederick Silva and family. at 908 Second avenue, and soon became engaged in an altercation with Mrs, Silva, The domestic air was soon thick with wanderin, pokers, tin pans, fatirons and coal scuttles, and, just in'the height of the enterta:mment, Mr. Silva stepped in and mashed Brady across the head with agunbarrel. The injured man was attended by a neighboring physician, who pronounced his skull badly fractured and advised his removal to Bellevae Hospital. Silva was arrested and lodged in the Nineteenth precinct station house, UNITED STATES SUPREME COUET. WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 1872. Original—Wisconsin vs. City of Duluth and the Northern Pacific Railroad.—The plaintiff in this case, the State of Wisconsin, now moved for leave to file a bill in this Court, praying an injunction against the city and the railroad company, to re- strain them from constructing a dyke across the Bay of Superior, between Superior City and Duluth, and to compel them to remove obstructions alreauy mat in the bay in_the course of the work on the vke. ‘The motion Was granted, as ol course, and the bill was filed. E. Totten for motion. The Court adjourned to Thursday, the 7th of No- vember. A Fatal Man-Trap—Criminal Negligence ofthe City Anthoritics, Yesterday morning the mutilated form of a young unmarried man, named Charles Bauman, residing im Parker street, was found at the bottom of the old quarry, which is now being constructed into a reservoir, at the top of Mill street, Newark. Lif had evidently been extimct for several hours, as the unfortumate Beck was found to be broken. Late Letters of the African Explorer to Lord Granville aud Sir Bartle Frere—His Story of His Discoveries. The Yollowing letter from Dr. Livingstone to Lord Granville was received on October 19 ut the British Foreign OMice, dated Unyanyembe, July 1, 1872:— My Lorp—It és necessary to recall to memory that I was subjected to very coe inconvenience the employment of slaves instead of freemen. caused me the loss ot guise two rearaet. time, inflicted 1,800 or tee of uaciess marching, imminent risk of violent death four several times, and how much money I cannot tell. Certain Ba- nians, Indian British subjects, headed by one Ludha Dampi, seem to have palmed off their slaves on Us at more than double freemen’s and all the slaves were imbued with the idea that they were not to follow, but to force me back. By the money and goods of these Banians near: i the slave trade of this region is carried on. ‘The; employed dishonest agents to con- duel the ‘caravans, and this hus led to my being plundered four several times. No trader is thus robbed. I sent a complaint of this to Dr, Kirk and in my letter of the 14th of Novem- ber last I enclosed a oopy im the hope that, if neces- sary, his hands might be strengthened by the For- eign Ofice in adi istering justice, and I was in hopes that he would take action in the matter peompily, because the Banians and their dishonest agent Shereet placed @ private trade speculation | between Dr. Kirk and me, and we were unwittingly | Jed into employing slaves, though we all objected | to Captain Fraser doing the same on his sugar estate. Iregret very much to hear incidentally that Dr. Kirk viewed my formal complaint against | Banians as a covert attack uvon himself. If Thad | foreseen this I should certainly have borne all Josses in silence, I never haf any difference wit! him, the ‘we were together for years and I had no intention to give offence now. But the public terest taken in this exhibition enforces publicity as to the obstacles the prevented its work being ac- | complished long ago. I represented the Banians and their agents as the cause of all my losses, and that the Governor here is their chief trade agent. This receives confirmation by the fact that Sherecf and all the first gang of slaves are now living comfortably with him at Miutu, a village about twelve miles distant from the spotat which [ write. ving, a8 1 mentioned in my above letter, abundant su (nae to enable me in a short time to make a feasibie finish up of my work, and the first | and second gangs of slaves having proved so very unsatisfactory, 1 felt extremely anxious that no more should come, and requested Mr, Stanley to hire flity freemen at Zanzibar, and should he meet @ pari of slaves coming by all means | to send them no matter = what | expense had been incurred. I woud cheeafally | pay it all. I had no idea that this wonld lead to the stoppage of an English expedition sent in the utmost kindness to my aid. I am, reaily and truly, protoundly grateful for the generous effort of my noble countrymen, and deeply regret that my pre- caution against another expedition of slaves should have damped the self-denying zeal of gentiémen who have not a particle of the slave spirit ih them. As I shall now explain, but little good could have beén done in the direction in which I propose to go, but had we a telegraph or eveh a penny post I should have advised work in another direction that would have pleased the Council. A war has been going on here for the last twelve months, . It resembles one of our own Catfre wars in miniature, but it enriches no one. All trade is | stopped, and there is a general lawiessness | all over the country. I propose to avoid this | contusion by going southwards to CaM then round the south end of i ig! a, and, crossing the Chambeze, pi West along | the shore of Lake Bangweolo. Being then in latitude twelve degrees south, I wish to go straight west to the ancient tains reported at | that end of the watershed, then turn north to the copper mines of Katafiga, which are only about ten days southwest-of the underground excavations. Returning thence to. Katafiga, twelve days south southwest, leads to the head of Lake Lincoln, Ar- rived there I shall devoutly thank Providence and retire along Lake Kamoiondo towards Ujlji und home. is trip 1 hope to make up for the loss of ground caused by the slaves, I was forced back | from near the confluence of the Lomame with | Webb's Lualaba. Lomame is the prolongation of Lake Lincoln into the lacustrine central line of drainage—Webb’s Lualaba. ‘The route indicated utilizes my return tramp by going round outside, or say south, about all the sources . together, and this, going back through Manyuema to take up the thread of exploration, would not do. ‘tt also takes me outside the area of the Ujijian or mainland slaving and bloodshed, which the Manyuem@are learning to revenge. If 1 retired now, as I wish with all my heart I could do with honor, I should be conscious of having left the discovery of the sources unfinished, and that soon some one else would come and show the hollow- ness of my claim, and, worse than that. by far, the Banians and their agents, who, I bejieve, conspired to battle me, would virtually have success in their design. lI already know many of the people gmong whom I go as quite friendly, because | travePed ex- tensively in that quarter in eliminating the error into wnich 1 was led by the Chambeze_being called, by the Portuguese and others, the Zambesi, { should very much like to visit the » Who are near my route; but I restrict myself to six or eight month to undo the losses I sustained. About five generations @ white man came to the highlands of Basaiigo, which are in a line east of the water- shed. He had six attendants, who all died, and eventually their head man, called Charurg, was elected chief by the Basafigo. In the third genera- tion he had sixty able-bodied spearmen as linea! descendants. This implies an equal number of ihe other sex. They are very light in color and easily known, as no one is allowed to wear coral beads, such as Charura brought, except the royal family. A book he brought was lost only lately. The in- terest of the case hes iu its connection with Mr. Darwin’s celebrated theory on the “Origin of Species,” for it shows that an improved variety, as we whites modestly call ourselves, is not 80 Mable to be swamped by numbers as some have thought, ‘Two Mazita chiefs live near the route. I would fain call and obtain immunity for lishmen, such as has been awarded to the Arabs of Seyed Majid, but I am at present much too rich to go among thieves, At other times i could have gone safely, because, to use a Scotch proverb, “No one can take the breeks off a Highlander.” With ordinary suc- ceas | hope tebe back at Ujiji eight months hence. Uf any one doubts the wisdom of my decision or suspects me of want of love to my family in mak- ing this final trip, I can confidently appeal for a) probation to the Council of the Royal Geographt Society as thoroughly understanding the subject. Had it been possible for me to know of the com- ing of the late Search Expedition, I should cer- tainly have made use of it as a branch expedition to explore Lake Victoria, for which the naval officers selected were ne doubt perfectly adapted. The \ skeleton of a boat left here by Mr. Stanley would have served their purpose, and they would have had all the merit of independent exploration and success. [ travelled for a considerable time in mpany with three intelligent Sanheli, who had lived three, six and nine years eae in the country east of the Victoria Lake, there called Okara, but on this side Mkara. They described three or four lakes, -, one of which sends its Waters to the north. Okara seems to be Lake Victoria proper; about its middie it gives of an arm eastwards called Kidette, in which many weirs are set and many fish caught. It is three days in length by canoe, and joins Lake Kavirondo, which may not deserve to be called a lake, but only an arm of Okara. Very dark ople live on it, and have cattle. The Masai are | further east, To the southeast of Kavirondo stands Lake Neibash or Neybash; they travelled along its southern bank for three dava, and thence saw Mount Kilimanjaro, also in the southeast; it had no outlet. Away far to the north of Kavi- rondo they described Lake Barifigo (not Bahr Ngo). A river or rivulet called Ngare na Rogwa flows into it from the south or southeast. Its name signifies that itis brackish. Barifigo gives iorth a river to the northeast, called Ngardavash, The land east and north of Barifigo is called Burukinegge, and Gallahs with camels and horses are reported; but my informants did not see them. 1 give their information only for what it may be worth: their object was plunder, and they could scarcely be mistaken as to the number of lakes where we suppose there is only one. The Okara or Lake Victoria proper is the Jargest, and has many very large islands in it. Ihave not the faintest wish to go near it, either now or atany future time. In peta | my one work I desire to do it well, and think that I may lay claim to some perseverance. Yet if ordered to go anywhere else, I should cer- tainly plead “severe indisposition” or “urgent private affairs.” I have been reported as living among the Arabs as one of themselves; that on! means that I am on terms with them ail. They often call me the “Christian,” and I never yh | pene Re Ma ahead yt Ly! one respect. n origina) plan of getting the longitude, which rAbetete Sir Thomas Maclear, of the Royal Ob- servatory at the Cape, gives 27 deg. cast as the lon- gitude of the great river ag in latitude 4 deg. 9 min. south. It runs between 26 deg, and 27 deg. east, and is therefore not so far west as my reckon- ing, carried on without watch, th dense forests and gigantic grasses, made it. {tis thas less likely to the Congo, and | ought to meet Baker on it. In reference to the ancient foun- tains, I already know the four rivers that unques- tionably do arise near or on the western end oi the watershed, Mr. Oswell and I were told, 1861, that the Kafue and Liambai (Upper Zambesi) arose at one spot, though we were then some three hundred miles distant. The two rivers, Lomame and Lufira, come from the same quarter. The only point that remains doubtiul is the distances of heir fountainheads, and this | am very anxious to ascertain. I send astronomical observations and a sketch map to Sir Thomas Maciear by a native. fe very imperfect, from want of conve- and no position is to be con- sidered settied or published until it is at the Observatory. ‘There 1 @ good deal of risk in so doing, but not 80 much danger as if I entrusted it to my the Governor. A former sketch-map, @ multitude of astronomical rvations, and hay § oo ee letters, always di ared here; but it that they run the risk in the hand of a native than fo with me over waters innumerable, The fear of losing my journal pos gh led me to intrust it to Mr. Stanley, to be ke DE ogg gy till Tretarn, and I hope {t has arrivedsaiely, 1 am waiting here Only ti) my Sie wen arrive. Debural anxiety coped b; LIVINGSTONE, Her Majesty’s Consul, Inner Africa, The following letter has been received by Sir Bartle Frere:— Uny. hy My Dear 8mm BARTLE—I embrace the oj Of a native going to the coast to send a and @ number of astronomical observations to- Ware sone lon ano {180}, Bat dipappearod ab this re sen . pin of the “4 0 (ped? name, and almost every- jing else gent subsequently vanished in the same way. [am now between twofiresor brea eth forif I take my journal, map, and observations ih me concluding trip. I am afraid that in crossing rivers and lakes they would be injured or lost, There is @ danger, too, of losing them between this and the coast; but the last is the homeward route, I entrusted my journal to Mr. See for like Teasons; and now I have bat a short trip in pros- pect to make a feasible finish up of my work, It is to go round south, about all the sources, while ac- tually shaping my course towards the ancient foun- vains, I perpetrate a heavy joke at the geographers by offering a pee for the best explanation of the structure and economy of the watershed, In corre- lation with the great lakes and Lasustrine rivers, in producing the phenomena of the Nile; and” now they will turn the laugh against me if I have t in fountains which have no existence. © rivers that rise mear the west end of the watershed I know, and they gave me good hopes that the reports I have heard s0 often Thave a copy of feta el ma) ‘hy young lady at B ys. It does not contain the fountains referred to, but contains the Montes Lunw, and as I found the sprnue of the Nile rising at the bases of certain hills on the watershed in Ptolemy’s latitude, Lam bracing my- self up to call every one who won't believe in his Ling Montes a Philistine. Atter Katanga copper mines, which are eight days north of the fountains, I go ten days northeast to extensive underground excavations, used as places of retreat and salety, One I came near, but was refused an entrance, It was sufiicient to receive the inhabitants of a large district, with all their gear. A burrowing race seems to have inhab- ited Airica at @ very remote period. Big feet are the only sculpture I have seen, and they are like the footprint of Adam on the moun- tain in Ceylon, Returning to Katanga, | propose to go twelve days north-northwest, to the head of Lake Lincoln, and then turn back along Lake Kamalondo homeward. Tae Banians and their agents have hindered us greatly by palming off their slaves on Dr. Kirk and me as free men. ff 1 can but make this short trip successfully I shall frustrate their designs of bafing all my progress. I gopplained to Kirk against them, and he, upfortu- nately, took it as a covert attack on himself, which Was never my intention, and makes me sorry. I think that the delinquents should be punished. In fear of a third batch of slaves being imposed on us, T desired Stanley, if he met with any such, to turn them back, no matter bow much had been expended on them. This led to the resignation of the naval officers in charge. I had not the remotest suspicion that @ search expedition was coming, and am very much grieved to think that I may SEear ungrateful. On the contrary, I feel extremely thankiul, and from the bottom of | my heart thank you and all concerned for oot very great kindness and generosity. I wish they thought of Lake Victoria when not needed here. By an original, and perheps absurd, plan | tried to get a longitude for the great central line of drainage out of a dead chronometer. I have sub- mitted it to Sir Thomas Maclear. He is used to strange thi Ladies have come asking to have their futures told them by the stars. My horo- scope tells me that in latitude 4 deg, 9 min. south the Lualaba runs between 26 and 27 de; east. Never mind about the truth of it; it makes this great river lean lkely to be the Congo. Surely | may joke about it when others get angry when they talk about Inner Alrica, which they never saw. In aspeech of yours, reported in an Overland Maw that came to hand yesterday, you say, ifl read it right, that the government has given £300 vo my daughters. I read it over and over again to be sure, for it seemed too good news to be true. If there is no singe my biessing upon them. I have only been trying to do duty like a Briton, and I take it as extremely kin that me and mine have been remembered by Her Majesty’s Ministers, Tam distressed at hearing no tidings of Sir Rod- erick, except that he had been ill. It awakens fears for the dearest friend in life. With kind salutations to Lady and Miss Frere, I am, affectionately yours, DAVID LIVINGSTONE. THE COOLIE MASSACRE IN DEMERARA. - * Particulars of the Murderous Rioct— Wanton Biloodshed—A Volley Fired Into the Rioters—The Killed and ‘Wounded. KinGston, Ja., Oct. 26, 1872. Coolie riots in Demerara, which have been of somewhat frequent occurrence, assumed a rather | serious aspect at Essequebo lately, where order was restored after five of the rioters had been shot and seven wounded. The following account of the | affair is taken from the Creole:— Aband of coolies rebelled against authority in Essequebo last week, and were oy bg after the loss of six lives, It appears that the - grants of plantation Devonshire Castile have for some time past been dissatisfied with the rate of wages paid them, This dissatisfaction culmi- nated on Friday, the 27th of September, by. a band of them leaving the estate and pro- trate of the district, cecding to the mi . Loughran, to demand what they asserted to be their rights. The magistrate promised to investi- gate the matter and see justice done. But the Coolies feigned or felt a belief that their assumed wrongs would not be fairly considered, and there- fore openly e: ssed their determination at once toreturn to Devonshire Castle and * wreck” the estate. Upon ts Mr. Loughran, with Police Insy tor Griffin and a smull body of police, gathered as quickly as ible, and proceeded after the coolies to the estate. Arnived there, the latter were found to have taken possession of the buildings on the estate, and replied by threats and jeers to the demand of Mr. Loughran to disperse and re- turn peaceably to their work. At len, matters becoming momentarily more serious, Mr. Loughran read the riot act, taking care that the rioters should be made acquainted by an interpreter with its provistons; and for an hour after reading it the magistrate used all his powers of persuasion to in- duce the coolies to return to their houses and avoid bloodshed, but this they steadily refused to do. At this stage of the proceedings, when, it is stated, orders were about being given for a bayonet charge, the backia stick of one of the rioters is said to have struck the hammer of the gun belonging to one of the policemen: it went off, killing & man and was followed by the dis- charge of some ten more muskets from the mem- bers of the force, who, it is said, fired under the limpression that orders had been given to that effect. The result of the volley was the deatn of six coolies, while seven others were seriously wounded. The effect upon the coolies appears to have been instantaneous. They fled in all direc- tions and quickly aiterwards returned to and have since remained et their work, submissive and obedient to an extent seldom seen in this colony. THE NEW STEAMSHIP THORWALDSEN. The Third Vessel of the Baltic Lloyd Mail Line. The new steamship Thorwaldsen, which arrived at this port on Thursday last, ts the third vessel of the Baltic Lloyd Mail Steamship Company's line hence to Stettin, the first and second being the Franklin and Humboldt. The Thorwaldsen was built in Huil, the machinery by Messrs. Oswald & Co,, of Sunderland, Englund, and is 332 feet over all, 310 feet on the water line, 33 feet breadth of beam, 28 feet 9 inches depth of hold, and of 2,600 tons register. The passenger accommodations of this vessel are very ample and fitted in comfortable manner. There are roomy rooms in the first and second-class cabins for 150 persons, and in the steerage, divided into two les, for 700 yomengare. ‘he engines of the Thorwaldsen are of the com- pound direct-acting description, and have surface condensers and all other appliances calculated to increase their eMiciency and economize fuel. The cylinders are SL and 86 inches in diameter, and have a stroke of piston of % feet 6 inches. Captain P. Barandon is in command of the Thorwaldsen, which will leave this port on her return trip Satur- day, 9thinst. The Ernst Moritz Arndt and the Washington are the names of the fourth and fifth vessels, now building, that will be added to the line, THE LATE MRS, VINCENT OOLLYER. Danten, Conn,, Nov. 3, 1872. Mrs. Vincent Collyer, whose sudden decease was published on Saturday, was a grandniece of John Hancock, the patriot, and not of General Hancock, as stated. The large concourse of pathizin, neighbors who have visited her remaine on ‘Cone tentment Island testify how d she was be- loved. Her funeral takes place Monday at St. een church (Mr. Tyng), of which she was a 1 EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT GREENPOINT. At about noon yesterday a still in the Kings County Ol Works, situated on Newtown Creek, Greenpoint, exploded, producing dire consterna- tion in the neighborhood, as an immense volume of smoke ascended imme: afterward, The Fire Department was pi tly at the scene, and suc- ceeded in Chen A the flames in a short time, much to the astonishment and delight of the residents in that locality. The proprietors of the works, Fiem- at @, faly ing & estimate thelr loss ino” The Herald's African Commissioner Entertained by the Royal Geographical Society. (From the London Times, Oct. 22.) ‘Last night the Council and the Clubs of the Royal Geographical Society and some oficers of tne late Abyssinian expedition entertained Mr. H. M. Stan- Jey, the discoverer of Dr. Livingstone, at a banquet in Willie’s Rooms, St. James’. Major General Sir H. Rawiingon, K. (. B,, President of the Royal Geo- graphical Society occupied the chair, having Mr. Stanley, the guest of the evening, on his right, and the Lord Mayor on his left. Mr. Moran, Secretary of the American Legation; Mr. McCulloch, Mr. Marston, of the frm of Sampson Low & Co,; M. Fechenko, the distinguished Russian traveller; Sir Frederick Elliot, K. C. M.G., and Captain Camp- bell Walker were also among the guests. The company, about one hundred in all, and including most of the leading Fellows of the Society and members of its associated clube—the Geographical and the Koamos--comprised the follow- ing gentlemen :—Sir Bartle Frere, K. OB., G. C, 8.1.5 Sir Rutherford Alcock, K. C. B.; Adi Sir George Back, Lord Arthur Russell, Vice A Collinson, Cc. B.; Vice Admiral Ommanney, ©. B.; Rear Admiral Richards, ©. B.; Captain Sher- ard Osborn, 0. B.; the. Hon. George Brodrick, Mr. John Murray, Mr. Reginald Oocks, Mr. Clements Markham, C. B. (Secretary), Mr. H. W. Bates (As- sistant Secretary), Sir Vincent Eyre, C. B., K. 0.8. 1; Sir Henry Anderson, K. C. 8. 1.; Sir James An- derson, Captain R, PF. Burton, Captain Felix Jones, Colonel Nassau Lees, Captain Mayne, R. N., C. B.; Captain de Kantzow, R. N.; Mr. Winwood Reade, Rev. George P. Badger, Mr. Charles Grey, Captain Wells, Mr. Charles White, Mr. D. Morgan, Major E. Smith, Captain Tryon, R. N., C. B.; Lieutenant Colonel Briggs, C, B.; Lieutenant Colonel Bonner, Major St. John, Mr. W. T. Blanford, Lieutenant Dawes, R. I N.; Dr. Knapp, Captain Gilli. lan, Mr. Peek, M. P.; Sheriff Sir John Bennett, &c The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the first toast, said that the health of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen was always received with especial enthusi- asm by geographers, because they regarded Her Majesty as the patron of their society. Moreover, they knew that the Queen took the warmest inter- est in the event they had met to celebrate that evening. If they ht judge from the gracious expressions contained in a letter which had been made public, they might ieel assured that Her Majesty regarded the discovery and relief of Living- stone as one of the brightest pages in the history of her reign, and that she fully sympathized with her subjects in their admiration of Mr. Stanley's suc- cessful enterprise. (Cheers.) The Chairman next pro) «The health of Her jesty’s most Bt » the President of the United States.” (Cheers.) He Was proud to see on his left the representative of the great Govern- ment of America, and also to find so distinguished an American statesman as Mr. McCulloch amon; them that evening. After the petty warfare ‘L political life it was a rene Sa it to see English- men and Americans cluste! around one festive board, intent on a common object—the acknowl- edgement of personal merit, (Her, hear!) The two Dations had common language, common liter- ature, commion love of order and attachment to free institutions, and It was really depi: political erences should ever arise between them. Let them hope that those diferences were now buried for ever inthe grave of the Geneva Arbitration: ers.) At rate the fields of literature and moe, thor pores hae ans neither gy aor ons in geography especially Englishmen always gone hand in hand with Americans. A reference to that Society's list of medalists would show that they had constantly bestowed their rewards on American citizens. Grinnell was one of their hon- orary Members; the name of Kane was as well known in England asin America, and they were now watching the of Hall in the Arctic regions as Keenly as any one in America. Turning to literature they found an Englishman, Mr. Froude, now Snjoying an ovation at the hands of American citizens r to that which Mr. Stanley was about to receive here. (Cheers.) He trusted that those courtesies would in future be the rule of our inter- national relations, and he congratulated Mr. Moran, the representative of the American government, on the achievements of Mr. Stanley, who had re- Heved the Exglish mind from a heavy weight of anxiety, and in succoring Livingstone had covered his own name with imperishable renown. A) Mr. MORAN Tresponaed. ‘He was sure the Presi- sident of the United States would feel flattered by the high compliment just paid him. The President took -a deep interest in the achievement of his countryman, Mr. Stanley. Dr. Livingstone had won for himself @ world-wide reputation, and Mr. Stan- ley one hardly second te it. Mr. Stanley had dared to go, single-handed, into the unknown wilds of Central Alrica to relieve a distressed nh traveller, and had returned to find his achieve- ment warmly appreciated in this country. He was glad to find the Geographical Society giving pam all the honor due to his courage and energy. What had failen from the chairman as to the relations be- tween the two countries was the feeling shared by all intelligent men on both sides of the Atlantic. The dificulties connected with the a had d. away, and an example of fee! be- passer good feeling tween the two nations had been set which he hoped the rest of the world would be prepared to follow, and by which wars might in future be avoided. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose the toast of the evening. He expressed his own regret and that of the Ge phical Society that they could not have met at an earlier period to do honor to the guest of the oan dat qui cito dat was an axiom which they all Knew ana approved; and he spoke the mere truth when he said that they should have been delighted to have received Mr. Stanley with open arms on the day of his arrival among them had that been possipie. (Hear, hear.) He was bound to say that ropes to that effect were suggested to him at the time by ey their most influential 8; but all who lived in London—and Mr. Stanley himself also— must know that a public dinner in the month of August was all but an impossibility, We might boast of our freedom and were Fe Aa of it, but in many respects we were slavi he sihves of the inexorable laws of havit and fashion; and one of the most inexorable of those laws was that as soon as the London season was over they were forced to migrate to the country, cate to reappear in their old haunts as Autamn was drawing to a close. If they had attempted a public dinner in August cay "amcied Wneccanr tas a . rly account of empty benches, ley had a goodly assem- bli 4 that evening he was sure that had i . Stan- ley mable to remain another month in town the present attendance would have been doabled or trebled. He trusted, however, that they might make up in cordiahty for their lack of numbers. (Cheers.) He invited them to carry their recol- lections back to @ year from the present moment and remember what a yearn- ing was tnen Cage 3 DR among them for news of Livingstone. More than two years had elapsed since a line had been heard from him direct, an Cie id in that society no apprehension was felt as to his personal oo since there were con- tinuous native reports of his explorations, still that was not sufficient to assure the public mind, and when he (the chairman) opened the geographi- cal session on the 13th of November last he was bound to notice the paintul state of tension which existed as to Livingstone. At that time he conld suggest no other means of relief than by referring to an enterprising American traveller whom he then understood to be om Li ne’s track and who he hoped might in due course furnish iniorma- tion of the great traveller's whereabouts. He had then made an observation which he was proud now to remember—that if Mr. Stanley suceeeded in bringing back news of Livingstone and in restoring him to his country Mr, Stanley would be re- celved here with precisely the same honor and welcome as if he had been an English traveller. He then little foresaw that on the very day when he made that speech the enterprising American traveller was already within two days’ march of Livingstone, and had, in tact, solved the probiem which all Engiand and all America—he might say all the civilized world—was intent on Ninravelling. A fortnight later they heard of Mr. Stanley's troubles at Unyanyembe, Possibly the difficulties and dangers which he encountered in consequence of the hostilities between the Arab colony and the natives might have been exaggerated in the re- port which reached the coast, though he hardly thought so, Those dificulties, as reported to them at any rate, were of nature that, after discussing juestion in council, they judged in- superable, and, therefore, they had recourse to arelief expedition of their own; but the real fact was, and they need not be ashamed to own it, that in estimating Mr. Stanley's diticutties they did not know thew man. (Cheers.) They did not know what @ man, of no extraoi 7, Physical powers, but endowed witn a stern determination and indom- itable will could accomplish. Mr, Stanley’s journey from Unyanyembe to Ujijl would remain to all time @ brilliant example of what courage and endur- Ed could sonteve habe the rey in foe Place, and was sustain a sense of loyalty and duty. Cheers.) from @ bed of sickness, surrounded by enemies, without a pane , with ley European companion, in an unknown countr: fever and disease on all sides, Mr. to fin Nis, Way through 400, oF carry with im tees stores. whicu'at Ut Srought stores healtn and strength to the emaciated Liv a the poor old man who described him- self a ‘a mere ruckle of bones.” nen) And here he would ask leave todo penance an uao- in fect. good faith : io withost Say, notion of Tiec omence, but which he had buen since ‘much blamed it Ujiji, 80 thought. that he was. stating the imple |, inquest. handsome present and as warm a letter of thanks as were ever tendered from the Crown of England to @ private gentleman, and he had also ved edgments which very few had ever the good for tune to receive or to deserve, (Coeeee Tha guilds of London and the cities of tl wei inscribe Mr. Stanley’s name upon thet Tolls. The Royal Geographical Society had also that day decreed to Mr. Staniey the Victoria os of 1872. (Loud cheers.) Not only as president ot the society, but as almost the senior medallist om the list, he declared his pride 'in that decision, be- leving, as he did, that in their long roll of dis- medallists no one had coutributed more to the advancement of geographical science than) succorin, vingstone aud by records vingstone had collect . ‘would leave tio: juallt ct and gratic ntleman Who would propose his one of his: earltest friends but who might not improbably, shake him by the hand during the winter. (Hear, hear). He would. merely remind them ti although as Englishmen they might feel proud o! Dr. Livingstone’s honest and truthful character, and as humanitarians they might be deeply ti ful for his unceasing efforts against the slave x still, as geograpiers, it was to the Doctor's travels and discoveries in Central Alrica that their atten- tion and admiration must be chiefly directed. A ee ago they heard yer little of those discoveries. if any one, indeed, would compare Keith Johnston's: map of the lake regicn, published in 1870, whem they knew but of one river to the west of Tangan- ie with the triple river system, studded with’ kes, which was seen in the latest charts, they would appreciate the value and ex- tent of the iniormation brought home by Mr. Stanley, (Hear.) He had previously ab-. stained irom Eaten, Sh the fact that Mr, Stan- ley had the honor to belong to tne American na- tion, because he felt that science was of no nation (hear, hear), and the geographers or Engiand had always been proud to show their entire freedom from prejudices of that nature by bestowing in- discriminately the medals upon those gentlemen, of whatever country or hemisphere, who performed the most conspicuous services to ge- aphy. Merit was the only claim they recog- nized. (Hear, hear.) In acknowiedgment, there- fore, of the services which Mr. Stanley had ren- dered to geography, in gratituce or his successful eiforcs to relieve Livingstone, in admiration of his energy, his darimg—in one word, his thorot ing ‘‘pluck,”’ he now proposed that they should riak Mr. Stanley’s health and wish him every Success in his future career. (|.oud cheers.) Mr. STANLEY, in rising to respoud, was received With enthusiastic Jcheers. He suid that the wel- come now accorded him was one such as Living- stone himself would have sighed ior, ee bad told him that the Royal Geographical ety! were his friends; that he loved them; that he was himeeif one of their number; that they were those Who had sustained and backed him; and that they: Would also back him (Mr. Graney ) when be got to ne kindle in his Sngland. did Dr. bosom hopes of a kind reception from that. socie uniess it was that the Doctor knew what he hi done better than any other man? He need recite the circumstances under which he first met. the great African: traveller at Ujij1, or relate over, again the conve: nm he had , the verands. might say, “What = foo} that old man is to remain out there!’ But if to prevail they would better understaud and ap- 1e glor: Ined on attlene ac- t Lavin ‘Duta sense of duty. He stuck gstone, with John Buil-like tenacity to. the task of expior-- ing the watershed of the Nile set him by Ble lamented friend, Sir R. Murchison. He had himeelf suggested various 8 Of action to the Dector, who, however, thought that the best course for him. to pursue after being relieved and supplied afresh ‘was to go upon an att | trip which would occupy eighteen months or, allowing for possible: contingencies, two years. He asked the Doctor whether, when he had satistied himself as to the sources of the Nile, he would, retarm home and satisfy other ple. The Doctor replied that that was exactly what he meant to do; and when he satisfied everybody ne would of course satisfy the Royal Geographical Society. (& Jaugh.) A very remarkable letter had been written a few days ago by Captain Burton—himself a dis- tinguished African traveller—urging the Royal Geographical Society to send an expedition np the Congo to rescue Dr. Livingstone irom starvation. With all respect ior the excellent motives which dictated Captain Burton’s proposal, he said tnat. Dr. Livingstone was in no danger of starving, and that such an expedition was unnecessary. Al! here he must acknowledge the assistance he derived in his search for Livin; ne from the vious labors of Captain Burton and Capt Speke. Assuming that Livingstone was lost in Central Africa, and that # young. nian who. was chosen to go out and find him, succeeded in discove ing and relieving him, and also brought safe home the treasures’ which the illustrious traveller had collected, after many years of toil and suffering, it it have been expected that the society for wi objects the ex- plorer had worked would have received that young man with @ certain degree of favor. But lie was: told when he arrived at Zanzibar that the Ro) Geographical Society would condemn him for doing what they had wished to do. And, when he came to London, everybody seemed to be cn veloped ina cloud which would not let them see broad light. Now, however, they assembled toge' have a general shake-hands, fal Geographical Society dei hima gig medal, he might teil them that that was just what he had been dreaming about. It was all Dr. ismeerees fault, for the tor told him that he should have it ; and if they had not accorded. him that reception and that honor they would have disa) ted tone. (‘Hear, hear,’® and a laugh.) @ time for everything to be forgiven and forgotten. He was informed that Dr. Kirk had received a very iriendly letter from Dr. Livingstone. He was delighted to hear it. As long as Livingstone thought he was injured by Dr. Kirk he would think 80 also, and if Livingstone would think Dr. Kirk was his friend he would think 80, too. (A laugh.) Again, if the Royal Geographi-- cal ty entertained the opinion that five - stone was still their associate he woula entertain. that opinion likewise. If Dr. Kirk took only one step towards re-establishing that friendly intimacy which characterized their intercourse on the banks of the Zambesi, he en, that Dr. Livingstone would cordially nd to such an advance. In conclusion he could only thank them. all from tne bottom of his heart, in the first place, for the penest they had given him, ‘secondly for the medal they had bestowed on him, ana lastly for thé kindness with which they had listened to his imperfect remarks. (Loud cl pare, Sir BARTLE FRERE, in proposing the health of Dr. Livingstone, read some extracts from a despatch received by Lord Granville from the great explorer, bearing date July 1, 1872. It would Te superfuous for him to add many words to what Dr, Livingstone: had said for himself or to what his friend Mr. Stan- ley had said for him. He would only reming@ them that, although the Doctor was well supplied. he was still in considerable peril of his liberty, and that it still remained to be solve his own efforts how he was to get out of that laby- rinth of lakes and that mextricable tangle of forests which he had set himself to explore. He proposed, ‘The Health of Dr. Livingstone, and His: Speedy and Safe Return Home.” (Cheers.) Mr. STANLEY briefly returned thanks on behalf of his absent friend. , Captain SHERARD OSBORNE, Royal Navy, next proposed the health of Mr. Gordon Bennet, the gentieman who had selected Mr, Stanley for his enterprise and enabled him by his munificence to execute it so success(ully, That was not a solitary instance in which American citizens had ste] forth to help British citizens on trying occasions. The names of Captain De Haven and Dr. Kane would never be forgotten in connection with’ the Franklin Expedition, and the assistance ren- dered by Americans to our starving countrymen in Ireland, as weil as the aid rendered us at the capture of the Peito forts, when an American com- mander used the memorable expression, “Blood is thicker than water,” did far more to bind the two nations together in the bonds of frienaship than! all be statesinanship and all the arbitrations in the wor! The toast was cordially received and acknowl- edged by Dr. HosMER, i¢ CHATRMAN then gave the health of previous African discoverers and travellers, coupling with: the toast the name of Captain Burton, who, in re~ sponding, said he thought Dr. Livingstone ought to be relieved from the west coast of Alrica as Well as from the east. “The Health of the Chairman” wiglte | been pro- sed py the LoRD Mayor and daly acknowledged, he proceedings, which lasted tll @ very late hour, then terminated, SERIOUS STABBING AFFRAY. At a quarter to three o'clock yesterday morning, William Alten, a colored man, of 58 Thompson street, and John Manning, colored, of 130 Prince 8 it into an altercation at 180 street aud ‘alien cut his opponent in several places on. ne face and head with a razor. He aiso wounded him on the arm. The injured man was sent to Bellevue Hospital, but Allen escaped trom the palice. RUN OVER BY A TRUOK. On Saturday evening Joseph Condon, a Ind seve enteen years of age, while engaged with a crowd of boys in drawing a track with a Political proces sion, fell before the wheel, at Seventh avenue and Forty-eighth street, which passed over his nec! thus crushing him to death, ‘The body was carri to the residence of deceased, Broadway near Fiftys seventh street, where Coroner Young will hold