The New York Herald Newspaper, November 30, 1872, Page 5

NEURO MURDERER HANGED. The Notorious Colored Highway- man and Assassin, Johnson, Executed in Georgia. HIS LAST BLOODY EXPLOIT. Dodging an Old Farmer for a Whole Day and Killing Him for Money. Terrible and Swift Vengeance Meted Out by the Law. Swinging from the Gallows Within a Month After the Deed. Avausta, Ga., Nov. 29, 1872, Jest one month ago this date a foul murder was eommitted at a place called Bell-Air, near this city, ‘and to-day came its terrible retribution by death upon the scaffold. Justice, not always sure, was ‘im this instance so swift asto appear almost un- merciful; but when the detaila of the crime are Stated it willbe seen that this quick vengeance ‘wasfally justified, if not actually demanded, by the phocking circumstances of the case. On that fatal 29th of October a venerable and highly respected Citizen of this county drove to this city, his wagon containing one bale of cotton, for the purpose of Belling it, in order to enable him to proceed more extensively and efficiently with the Fall and Win- ter ploughing, fertilizing and the draining of his farm. The wagon was drawn by a novel team peculiar to the Seuth, consisting of one horse and a mule, and with these and his precious bale of cotton the old gentioman—Mr. Ham Martin by mame—arrived on Broad street, the main commer- @ia) thoronghfare of this city, about midday. With Bis characteristic business habits Mr. Martin at once set about the gale of hia cotton, visiting the various commission houses and brokers’ establish- ments for this purpose. While thus engaged he ‘Was accosted by an unknown negro, who said:— “Boss, does you want to hire any hands ?’? “What can you do?’ said Mr. Martin in his blant Way, at the same time taking in the physical pro- portions of the negro at a glance with his prac- tused eye, “I can plough or hoe or do most anything about B farm,” replied the negro. “Where are you from 7’ asked Mr, Martin, “Pm from Richmond, Va.,” was the prompt but Jylng answer. “Well, 'm busy now. Come and see me later in the day and I'll see. about it,” and with that the unsuspecting old farmer went up the street, bent @pon obtaining the highest price for his cotton, » The negro who thus importuned Mr. Mar- tin for employmet was no other than the motorious highwayman and thief, Henry John- son, alias Ben Mclntyre, alias Ben Bacon, for whom the officers of justice in various parts of the State had long been om the lookout, but he had always cleverly managed to evade them, and continued to revel in a carcer of crime that at length culminated at the gallows. He cau- tiously, but industriously, dogged the footsteps of Mr. Martin the entire day about the city, mever losing sight of him for an instant, and carefully noting with the highwayman’s tact every little circumstance that occurred that day im the old gentieman’s business transactions. In the ‘ntensity of his zeal Le was frequently near enough tooverhear Mr. Martin’s conversations with various partics, and twoor three times he incurred the visk of being suspected; but all this time he es- vaped the observation of his aged victim. He was. on hand when the bale of cotton was sold, heard the bargain, the arguments ofthe old man for a higher price andthe protestations of the buyer that he could not advance another “eighth,” and, with glistening eye and a gleeful but avaricious eountenance, he saw the sale consummated and the old gentleman receive the money. Plunder was the only object of Johnson so far, and baving seen the money safe in the hands of so feeble an old man as Mr. Martin, 1t hecame then only @ question of time as to how soon it would be changed into his, the manner and means being matters of very little consequence, so the transfer was made, These facts, how- ever, did not lessen his watchfulness of the old gentieman in the slightest degree. On the other hand, his vigilance increas and chief among his villanous speculations ue that old Mr. Martin might drink to such an extent that he would become intoxicated and thus become an oF. prey: and for this important reason he watched him more closely than ever. But in this he was doomed to be disappointed, for the old his peregrinations, failed when ready to take his departure in the evening he was as sober as upon his arrival inthe morning. It now became @n object of Johnson's of the most serious con- Sequence, in order to insure the success of his lans for the robbery of the old man, to be hired him and ride home with him in his wagon. itn this view he met Mr. Martin in the street as by accident and reminded him of their conver- gation of the morning, and alter som Tley as to terms, which were easy on Johnson’s part, THE OLD MAN ENGAGED HIM for @ year from that date. To make the thing look Feally in earnest and business-like Johnson in- sisted, in order that there would be no misunder- piece & contract should be regularly drawn up, ed by both Mr, Martin and self, an duly attested and witnessed, is wi done in Mr. McDermott’s store, and after the document was signed they took their departure for the old gentleman's home, four miles from this city. Mr. Martin drove and Jehnson was seated in the wagon just in his rear, Their progress was slow, owing to the inconststency of the team and roads. When they had been rid- ing about half an hour Johnson became so restless and any is his movements that the suspicions of the ol man became aroused, and for gome time he watched him narrowly. At this juncture, the murderer alleges, he was about to abandon his terrible project, and with that pur- pose he made an excuse to get out of the wagon, ‘with the intention of running away from his crime; but Mr. Martin was by this time so suspicious an: watchfal of him that he, too, got out of the wagon \d. waited patiently for Johnson to get back into it. They bot hh got back into the wagon, and now Johnson sat so quietly that as it grew Garker and darker he fell into a thoughtful mood, littie dreaming what a terrible fate was in store for him, and how awfully near it was. They still rode on, and it might have been an hour from the time they left this city when Johnson stealthily arose and ecized the san ire standard,” and, measuring well his aim in the darkness, dealt the poor old man A TERRIFIO BLOW on the temple, <<< which threw his head on his left shoulder, but the murderer, antictpating that he would fall from the wagon, threw down the death- Gealing instrument and quickly seizii the old man drew him back into the wagon. ile his Temple, and despite the agoninng groans Of the mple, esp! e ang of the oid” man, =the . murderer fiastily rifled his ing sure take the Packed containing the money paid for he cotton, and several receipts. These, ther ‘with the contract for the year's work, the murderer kept carefully about his person, and they after- ‘ward his gutlt beyond question. After rifting the old man's pockets Johnaon unioosed the beams m the Wagon aud mounted it, and, aban- tea nthe TA a Spare Ir ie rode raj el wai own. ‘This took him about heifan hour, and when he reached the suburbs of the city he dismounted, and turning the horse loose he made way with his ill-gotten gains {et the Be, city. Ph ED this some fo Tasonalbe freight " ‘was not yet wagon, with for the unfortunate old man in this condition he remained untila hour on Friday Ce ee) he expired. was bi it back tothe city and next Coroner's inquest was held and t returned that the - deceased came to his death by a blow ofa sharp instrument administered by a ney alias Ben McIntyre, named Henry Johnson, Ben Bacon, A warran' ‘was at once issued for his arrest, and the police went actively to work to ferret out the murderer. ie reports in the newspapers of such & brutal and atrocious murder ated # profound acnsation in the entire community. which was succeeded by a feeling of intense indignation, and some went so far act his arrival in the city was to purchase blanke' Shanice betes on six dollars and filty a He blanket pelng 0 unusually large one, OVER THE RIVER TO HAMBURG, &. ©. here he very gonerously poid p board bil due, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. there, He remained in that city all night and the whole of the next day, sponding nis money quite freely, and at night, as if pelied by some myeterious agency, he came back to this city for the purpose of returning & basket he had borrowed to take home some provisions, In all of these little acts he was fastidiously careful, unctual and correct. Negro murderer as he w: e did not 1orget to repay all the kindnesses tha: had been dene him, and return with a profusion of thanks several little articles that had been loaned him. On the following morning, two days after the murder was committed, Johnson was standing on the corner of Centre street conversing with some of his colored brethren, when he was approached by another colored man, who politely asked him (Johnson) to pass him into the circus. This he de- clined doing, all no money, and sus- pecting that all was not right in that quarter he slai to move of, when a policeman, named Castieridge, CAME FORWARD, ARRESTED HIM and took him to the guardhouse. When safely lodged in a cell all the murderer's fortitude gave way, and in the srecions fear and trepidation Jobnson sommanen. ae deed. a eontract we a year’s work was upon person, together ith Mr. Martin’s ‘pocketbook and cotton He was soon after committed to jail fo1 ment, and the Grand Jury meeting afew days af- terwaras, a true bill was found against him for the murder of Mr, Ham Martin, of Richmond county. THE TRIAL was set for the 8th of the present month, and evi- dence, ve narrated, being ad- gg murder in the first degree” was returned by the jury, and on the fol- lowing day the prisoner was brought into Court to Poel the enone Ne wee ‘hen placed os ‘igoner no! fally realze his awful ition; Dut when Judge interrogated as to whether he had any- thing to say why the sentence of death shoul: not be passed upon he exhibited the greatest ter- ror. His face assumed an ashen, deathly hue, he shook visibly, when he attempted to speak his 'ut- terance became choked, tears flowed fast, and in rej ying he only expressed & feeble hope that his wile and children, living in pereisy COURPTS might be sent for to see him before he die THE SENTENCE. There was @ death-like stillnesa in the court room while Judge Twiggs delivered his prelimi- nary ‘remarks, which were uliarly fitted im words, and had an impressive and marked effect among the spectators, many of whom were sibly moved. In con- cluding the Judge solemnly ordered that the Fa at the bar be returned to the city eh re to be closely confined until Friday, the 20th of November, 1872, from whence he ‘should be taken—between the hours of ten in the forenoon and one im the aiternoon—to some point on South Commons, the Sheriff of the ty county, in this State, was a slave and was owned by Mr. ka- ward G. Dennigo, of that county. He has a wife and two children, & boy and gin now living in Lib- erty. He was avout five feet eleven inches high, wel about one hundred and seventy pounds, Ora genuine Congo contourea perfect mode! of of @ genuine Congo contour—a et model oO} the african cranium. THE PRISONER PENITENT. During his imprisonment, but principally since Dis sentence, Johnson evinced the greatest con- trition and penitence for the terrible crime he had committed. He even went so far as to disclose that it was planned between himself and some con- federates to rob a wealthy gentleman’s house at Summerville, near this city, when he had made gure of old Mr, Martin's money, that bein; & preliminary step to the contempla' robbery. Though tried, convicted and sentenced under the name of Henry Johnson, he claimed be- fore he died that his real name was Ben Bacon. Like most negro criminals of his class when they have the opportunity, Johnson embraced the Roman Catholic fait h, and Father O'Hara, the priest here, was his constant and untiring spiritual adviser. Yesterday afternoon I visited him in his cell and found him on his knees Praying, fervently, with miniature pictures of the Crucifixion and the Holy Mother before him. When he arose to a sitting posture his manacies clanked heavily and dismally unos the ear, and he seemed a most pitiable and miserable object. He assured me that he had fully repented; that he had made his peace with his that he thanked the Lord he had in his terrible career of aot know had 3 le mm eternal damnation; that if an indefinite lease of life were extended to him he would infinitely prefer death under the present circumstances, and giving me to understand tha taking all things inte consideration, the murder 0! old Mr. Martin was the salvation of his soul. This was the frame of the unfortunate "ss mind yesterday aiternoon, under the combined influence of Father O’Hara’s spiritual consolation and the comforting ministrations of the Sisters of Chari- ty, Le of whom had just left him when I entered cel EATING WELL BEFORE DYING. Up to the last meal he ate with a most prodigious appetite. Whether this was owing to the spiritual composure of his mind I am unable to Say. ut be- sides double jail rations, Mr. Bridges, the jailor, sent him from his own table one pound of beeisteak, one or two other dishes of meats, several biscuits and a quart of coffee at each meal, all of which Johnson devoured with infinite relish. One ot his last meals would have furnished a gorgeous repast for a whole company of Confederate soldiers during the war, THE SOAFFOLD was erected on the commons to the southeast of the city, ata point which an extension of Centre street Would strike and about half a mile from the suburbs, It was a regular traditional gallows, with its main uprights, its ghastly crooked arm and its horrible halter, While it was admirably adapted to perform all the legal requirements of “hanging by the neck until dead,” yet the main motive of the constructor seemed to be to secure a process of prolonged agony by the most sppraved means of strangulation. There was @ platform composed of swinging doors, which, parting in the centre, lowered the criminal three Teet, with enough of ajerk to hurt considerably, and that is all. Strangulation then did its torture, and the constructor’s put was accomplished. ‘rhe prisoner’s last night on earth was passed in spiritual communion with Father O'Hara, with the exception of an occasional nap, when “na- ture’s sweet restorer” refreshed the wasted energies of the condemned man. The devotions in the morning were assisted in by another priest and two Sisters of Mercy, and thus in constant contemplation of the future be- yond the grave Johnson passed the hours until eleven o'clock A. M. By that time THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS, almost exclusively of the African type, were assem- bled around the jail, and all the thoroughfares leading to it were lined with them. Females composed the major portion of the rabble, which, though not actually disorderly, was boisterous, profane and SSL indecent. Shortly before eleven the entire police force of this city, under the command of Chief John A. Chris- tian, marched to the front of the jail enclosure. This body consisted. of about able- pearing, gray coats, blue with muskets, bayonets, ts ‘and cartouch boxes. They were all ex- soldiers, and being in an excellent state of millta! discipline soon cleared the streets and maintain an open space in front of the jail. At eleven o'clock the condemned man was conducted from his cell to the lower floor of the jail, where, with a on either side of him, the crucifix in his hand, and the members of the press and jail officials sur- rounding him, Sheriff Sibley READ THE SENTENCE OF DEATH. heard it through without a visible emo- calm, placid smile resting on his dark fea- all the while. Ho was attired in a suit en- tirely new, consisting of a dark frock coat, dark ants, dark vest, new gaiter shoes and a black felt hat. A deputy then proceeded to pinion his arms at the elbows, when he reluctantly relinquished the crucifix and gave it to Father O'Hara. These ceremonies being concinded, a solemn procession was then formed and the cotati took uD, its march to the scaffold in the following order:— Wagon containing comn, drawn by mules, Condemned man, with priests on each side of him, wearing their robes of office, Sheriff Sibley and deputies, Colored preacher and two females, Physicians and members of the press, At the word “farward”’ the procession moved on its course to the scaffold, the police with charged bayonets to keep back the immense black mob that pressed around on ali sides, and that increased as it went and filled the air with horrible shouts aod ribald jests. THE SOLEMN CORTEGH turned into Centre street, from whence it emerged upon the Commons, and the sg gallows burst full upon the view of its victim. neither shud- dered nor evinced any emotion, if a shade of sur- prise is tobe excepted, and at twenty-five minutes past eleven A.M. the procession halted, Johnson and the two priests kneeling at the foot of the steps leading to the platform of the scaffold. Father O'Hara then offered a fervent prayer, in which he was joined by the condemned man, the spectators immediately around the scaffold, within ¢ e guard, remaining standing with uncovered heads, a this was concluded Johnson, accompanied by the priests and officials, walked firmly upon the ony where his legs were pinioned, his head uncovered. He then looked around on the people as- sembled to witness his dying agonies, and in the ten thousand pairs of eyes and the same number of different expressions, { doubt if he saw anything but exultation at his death among them, for I failed to hear the faintest expression of sym- pathy or even pity or hope that he might be par- joned at the bar of Eternal Justice, save what the priests said. ‘HER O'HARA TREN ADVANCED to the of the drop and read a paper, which jumed be @ confession, but was mainly an hortation to avold evil paths, and concluding ue e argument in favor of the efficacy ef the ure HE CONFESSED snbdstantially that robbery, not murder, was Kis ob- Ject in Cs obbr | Mr. Martin; that he had led a sf that he sinful life, was thankful the Lord saved hii eleventh hour. After this the fatal noose, 1140 laced on Johnson's neck in manner, that way main, He bowed to the crowd on all sides and made a few rambling rema‘ which were in effect the same as those addressed to me yesterday evening, and signified that he was certain of a home in Paradise. The hour of a quarter to twelve bad arrived; the expcutioner’s black cap wag drawn over his features, and then for 4 moment or two he was left standing, @ terrible spectacle on the verge of TUAT AWFUL AND DREADED ETERNITY. The officiating deputy attached a rope, which was tied to the props supporting fercoty 3 to the wagon in which the coffin was, then going forward led the mules off and the drop fell. There was @ half smotherea scream, @ prolonged wail and general groan as Johnson’s body spun round and swayed to and fro im the cold, howling gale that was then Naming. The ‘knot, owing to the careless manner in which it ‘was adjusted, had slipped round under the chin; but the fall peing, contrary to all expectation, five feet, the struggles were not so great, There Were frequent convulsive movements of the body and lower limbs, the latter beinr repeatedly drawn up. At the la) five minutes these struggles ceased, pulsation lasted fiiteen minutes, and alter hanging thirty minutes the bedy was cut di laced im the cofin and interred in the co! cemetery. The neck is said to have beem broken, though I am by no means certain as to that. A MURDEROUS GAMBLER. Se Arkansas Bowie-Knife Practice im a Gilded Faro Den in Cin atinA Desperate Hanger-On Endcavoring to te the Son of an Ex-Con- CINCINNATI, Nov. 27, 1872. Bolly Lewis—‘‘Hon. Bolly Lewis,” as he is some- times called—is the boss gambler of Cincinnati. It is his distinction, and he enjoys the honor. He is ® polite, obhging individual; spends his money with @ lavish a, dislikes to have hie name as- sociated with those of the keepers of minor places and has an extensive number of acquaint- ances among the best men of Cincinnatt, or at least among those who do not dislike an occasional indulgence in the world’s questionable Pleasures. Outside Cincinnati Bolly Lewis is also well known, being a very steady attendant on horse races and other sporting events, wherever they may take place in the land of the great Amer- ican Eagle. For about ten years past Bolly Lewis has presided over the choicest homes of the treacherous “tiger” in Cincinnati, and but a few days have gone by since he inaugurated on Elm street in this city a new and magnificently fur- nished establishment. This place he intended to be very select. His custom, as a rule, has been drawn from the ranks of such classes of society as merchants’ clerks, Sporting men—professionals— found but a poor welcome at Lewis’. In fitting up his new he intended to continue the old g8 in respect to the treatment of his To-night his house was doing what might be termed ‘‘a land-office business.’’ The faro table on the lower floor was fringed by groups of Re ers, whose pockespooks were, with few exceptions, well filled ; for, a8 Mr. Lewis himself expresses it, it was “a nice, respectable party of gentlemen who were playing.” Above stairs the rooms al- loted to the devotees of such noble little games as “Boston,” “draw poker,” &c., were crowded, and in one of these rooms were seated the men whose after performances are about to be noted, One of these mem was Charlies Swope, a son of ex-Con- [yn Swope, of Kentucky, and the other was m Green, a gambler. The two men came into Lewis’ house at different hours of the evening, each one bein, & party of friends, It is said by the gamblers that they bore @ mutual grudge toward each other on account of a previous misunderstanding. However that may be, the origin of the dificulty that oc- curred between them to-night isasecret known only to themselves. They were first observed in angry conversation in the faro room, on the ground floor. Hard words passed between them and Green left the house, proceeding, as has since transpired, to a hotel some squares distant, where he tried to borrow a revolver. ing in this he leit the ho- tel and made his next appearance at Lewis’ house, which he re-entered at once, the time of night be- ing near ten o'clock. Going into the faro room he espied Swope in one corner of it engaged in look- ing on at the play. Approaching him Green pulled from his bosom a large-sized, murderous-looking Bowie knife and said to his intended victim, “You son ofa b—h, if you don’t take that back VLL KILL You." Then, without an instant’s hesitation, the would- be murderer made a desperate lunge at the Ken- tuckian with the knife. Swope dodged the blow, and, darting under his assailaut’s arm, sought to make his escape at. the door. In this he was foiled, as his enemy, seemingly more vindictive since hig failure to kill the man than before he struck the blow, rushed upon him and compelled him to turn and defend himself. Swope threw up his arms to save himself from a second blow and half grasped the knife. Green, however, twisted it out of his hand instantly, cutting it from one side of the wrist, down the palm of it, between two of the — and along the back of it again to the wrist, making a most serious wound. Then he drew the knife back again and struck a fearful blow at his victim’s head, which, owing to his ducking suddenly, did not kill him, but cut deeply and dangerously into the head, back of the right ear. But the murderous wretch was et done, and lunging forward for the fourth time with the knife he sent the Keen point of it into Swope’s right ear, inflicting another very severe wound. Before he could finish the job he had so well begun, however, Bolly Lewis inter- fered at his own personal risk, and, being backed by a few of the more courageous visitors, wrenched the knife away from the desperado, and would have given him something by which to remember the oc- currence if he had not rushed to the door and made his exit ina barry, AS soon as possible after the occurrence a doctor who had been sent for reached the house and dressed Swope’s wounds, which he declar very serious nature. iter this work had done Swope was removed to the Cincinnati Hospi- tal, where he now lies, while the villain who made such @ desperate attempt upon his life is yet at large. The affair, of course, caused the closing of fondle for the night and is a disastrous opening for Lew! BAPID TRANSIT IN BROOKLYN. eae ESS we The Incorporators’ Address to the Public. The special committee of the Brooklyn Steam Transit Company have prepared a report to the “owners of property” upon the subject of the pro- posed improvement. Among the incorporators of the company are Samuel McLean, Demas Barnes, Seymour L. Husted, Henry E. Pierrepont, Cyrus P. Smith, B. F. Tracey, W. ©. Kingsley, A. M. Bliss, A, C. Masters, J. 8, Stranahan, 8. B. Chittenden, Alex- ander McCue, J. H. Prentice. The first piece of road to be built will begin at or near the Fulton ferry, connecting with the great bridge at Sands street, following Adams or Wash- ington street, with @ depot or station near the Court House, and from thence Be the best route to the junction of Flatbush and Atlantic avenues, to the Flatbush “ity line (with stations wherever de- sirable), and from the city line to East New York. The charter proyides that $500,000 of capital stock must be subscribed for and ten per cent paid in beiore the corporation be organized. ‘The cost of the work has not yet been confirmed for the reason that no thorough surveys of the road have heen made. The scheme, it ts set forth, is practicable at I st per mile of any underground rtance yet projected in this country. The road: will be for the most part underground from Fulton ferry to the city line—the distance is three and a half miles, During the improvement there will be no interference with bn! ‘ound except that actually occupied by the width of the tunnel. The report continues :—‘‘As to its important relations to the future of Brooklyn and Kings county, whether we consider these with reference to the present convenience of the 26,143,500 passengers transported by the Brooklyn City Railroad alone in 1870, or the 000,000 year! visitors by rafl to Cone sland, or the 25,000 daily visitors to Prospect Park, or to the fact that with the present ratio of increase the travel on all these lines will double in about eight years, or whether we add to these considerations reason- able setinates for the very great accelerated growth of business always realized im populous cities and districts with imcreased facilities for rapid transit, we shall reach results both remark- able and surprising. Couple with these the con- spicuous power which the great bridge will bring to all stg interests, and we have startling estimates of future growth, If we look alittle further on to the day sure to come, het Hndson River and New York Central, Harlem and New Haven railways, trave' a bri ige which can be easily built at or ir \- 6 Island, will find more convenient and cheaper terminal facilities and storehouses in Brooklyn than elsewhere for their immense freights of cereais and manufacture: and add this temote but imm le influence to the Test, we shall find the motive to begin work under our act absolutely irresistible, What will this rapid transit cost frem the ferry to East New York? From information received from res} 1 sources we are justified in Cog Be the cost of the pany amine from three to four millions of It is estimated that the line to Flatbush alone will, in one year ry the pm poh! va eee ap an wo passenge! 13,800 In conclustox the commit- tee say:—If any persons are moved to arr: ign us for excess Of faith or zeal in this matter of rapid transit for Brooklyn, and the sure rewards of it, we hope all such will take the troubie to inform themselves in respect to what is now doing on I and that they will es) all the natural and surges relations of Fulton ferry and tho bi he principal rail- Toads al built, and ir improvements pro- jected and in process of development in various directions, which seem to necd only the facilities which this charter provides for to insure their sig- nal success in Woe rtion to the respective oppor- tunities of each. It remains only to that im- 23 THE SOUTHERN TURF. The Louisiana Jockey Club and Its Prospects— The Programme of the Fall Meeting. New ORLEANS, Nov. 26, 1872. In some, perhaps in many respects, the Louisiana Jockey Club yet leads the advance in rivalry with those of other cities. Within easy access from all Portions of the city, and in possession of a mag- nificent property, it unites with ite racing pur- poses all the advantages incident to a private club, from which the families of the members are not excluded. Its membership is composed of over six hundred of our most active and enterprising citizens, ail of whom take an ardent interest in ita success, The only difficulty as yet anticipated is the greater attraction offered by Northern tracks im the way of heavy purses, which, combined with our remote position from the centre of the racing world, might prevent that full attendance of stables sought for. This they have endeavored to overcome by increased liberality, Tweuty thou- sand dollars was given in purses last Spring. Over ten thousand dollars will be given in the four racing days at the approaching meeting and nearly twenty thousand dollars in the Spring of 1873, in- dependent of the twenty thousana dollar subscrip- tor purse for four-mile heats, of which more anon. If this lavish generosity does not serve to attract the best stables they may well give it up; but from present indications the contrary is the happier re- sult, and if it can maintain its prestige for a year or two there is no doubt New Orleans will become the favorite tournament ground for all the crack nags upon the turf, I will not. weary your readers with a twice-told tale in describing the Loutsiana Club premises, nor the elegant appointments of the track. “Veteran Joe" has already done that far better than your Teporter could hope to accomplish; still it were wel! to note that traces of improvement’s hand are platnly visible, and everything is in apple-pie order for s successful meeting. The acquisition of lus, trous-eyed and mercurial Billy Connor in the ca- pacity of general impresario is an important one, and will tend no little towards making affairs pass off harmoniously and smoothly. Some weeks ago the contesting stables commenced arriving, and the track now presents the usual scene of active preparation. As yet the epizooty has not appeared in thia section of the country, and as the weather looks exceeding propitious the outlook is a most encouraging one in every re- spect, and the meeting will no doubt be a brilliant one, THE PROGRAMME is somewhat abridged from the old routtne—the usual six days’ sport being concentrated into four—and this, considering the fact that Fall meet- ings are rarely as well attended as the Spring events, may be regarded a8 an Improvement. The bill is, however, an attractive one, and is oMicially promulgated as follows :— FIRST DAY, BATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, First Race—Hurdle race; two miles; club purse $600; first horse, $4 d horse, $100; third horse, pstakes for Ewa vear-onies ded ; second to receive $200; Closed with the following 8 *1. C. T. Howard's b.c. Edwin Adams, by Planet, dam ‘Sephyey by Lexington, #2, U. T. Howard's b, f. Sunrise, by Planet, dam Ultima, en: by Lexington. #3. A i saiuendgcd ch, g. by King Lear, dam Miss Music, hale. onic Bonnabel’s gr. c. by Lightning, dam by imp. Sov- *5, W. Cottrill's b F. Ballie Watson, by Daniel Boone, rown Dick. f. Sallle Keller, by Daniel Boone, 0. . by Tom Reddy, dam Unknown. fs ‘ch, Mt ©, Major Macon, by Wat Dance, dam Mary Cass. by Whaiedone. gis x ene ward's ch. c. War Cr: ‘ar Dar a dam Fiiza Davis, by imp. Knight of 8t Georg ese Third Race—Two.mile heats for ali ages; club purse, $1 gest Norse, $800; second horse, $200; third horse, SECOND DAY—TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3. First Race—Sweepstakes for three-year olds; $50 en- france, Pp. P., with added ; second horse to receive pan th horse, ; mile heats, Closed with the fol- owns nominatio! f. Lg mens egg (ate Georgine ml ntana. #2, J. H. Stone’s LO. U., by Harry of the West dam Isadora Hill by Cary Bell, beaertd 4 3. W. Cottrill’s ch. f. Alice, by Daniel Boone, dam Effie Bynum, by imp. Glencoe, |. We Govees ah oe f. Romping Girl, by Jack Malone, m Fanny Me. br. @. Moore's gr. ¢. London, by Lightning, dam sister to Jerome Edgar. 6. George Cadwallader's (General Preston's) ch. f. Florence, by Lexington, dam imported Weatherwitch, by reathorbit. *7. George Cadwallader’s b. f. Fannie M., tnt dam by, imp. Yorkshire. by Lightning, #8, E. Harrison's ch. f, Belle Buckle, by Brown Dick, a Mteohd Race—two miles, for all lub purse, $000: con eT wo miles, for all ages; club purse. iy first horse, $430; second horse, $1.0; third horme, $60. ‘Third Race—Mile heats; best three in five; for all ages; club. $1,200; first horse, $900; second horse, $200; third horse, $100. THIRD DAY—THURSDAY, DECEMBRR 5, First Race—Handicap hurdle race, two miles; weights to appear the day betore the race; club purse $300; first horse, $260; second horse, $100; third horse, $60. Second Race—Three miles, for all ages; club purse 1,000; first horse, $700; second horse, $200; third hurse, Third Race—Mile heats, for all ages: club purse $700; first horse. $500; second horse, $150; third horse, FOURTH DAY, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 7, urse, First Race—Sweepsiakes for fillies two years old; P. p., With $700 added; second to receive $20, ; one mile; closed with the following nomi . Howard’s b. f. Sunrise, by Planet, dam Ultima, yn. one's ch. f Meta H.,by Harry of the We faarry of the Wen” te West dam Louisian: by. 4 a. W. b.f. Sallie Watson, by Daniel Boone, dam M, 7) gga G.. by Brown Dick, 4. W. Cottrell’s b. f.- Sallie Kellar, by Daniel Boone, dam by Bill Cheatham, #8. George Cadwallader’s ch. f. Vandalla, by Vandal, dam Alert, by Lexington, ‘Second Race—Consolation Purse, for horses that have nd not won during the meeting; horses beaten owed seven pounds, twice ten pounds, three teen pounds; one mile; Club purse $500; first ‘second horse $100, third horse e—Grand four mile heats; Club purse $1,500; first horse 1 orse $1,200, secont hird horse $100, *Probable starters, id horse $200, Of the above entries named in the stakes it will be seen that nearly all will start except Keene say mediately after the subscription to the stock Teaches the sum of $500,000 a board of directors will be elected and the work of careful surveys and construction will be pushed forward without unnecessary delay, Richards’ stable, from which nothing yet has veen heard, THE STABLES. A drive out to the track in the crisp Autumn air yesterday discovered a busy scene upon the train- ing ground, and @ run around among the stables showed them well peopled with the equine aristoc- racy. The accommodations are extensive and well arranged upon the Louisiana Grounds, which only lack a more complete system of drainage (easily secured at @ small outlay) tomake them perfect in all respects. Upon crossing the wide’ ditch which separates them from the Club grounds proj under the careful guidance of Cerebus Connor, Mr. George Cadwallader's stavles were first eneountered, containing some excellent stock, among them Alice Mitchell, a very promising two-year-old chestnut filly, now be- ing held off for the Spring event; Fan a three-year-old, rather unfortunate at Sa: Summer, but sipce winner of all her stake ri 3 the chestnut filly dalla, the winner of the two- bed stake at Nashville last Fall; General Pres- on’s chestnut filly Florence I., Connor’s Edwin Adams and Sunrise, two promising Planet colts, General Custer’s Frogtown, winner of the faste: one and a quarter mile and one and thi juarter miles on record, also copied, he same stable, and are reported in excellent condition, Immediately in the rear, the prable st A. Dipprell, of Texas, invites attention. Here Morgan Scout, the old turf democrat; Pilgrim, heard from on many a yore fleld; a fine-looking gray filly named Edna Earl and another three-year-old, as yet to fortune and fame unknown, were all found Takin ae Cl RS ee i under the careiul escort road and wandering further to the rear, Captain Mcore’s horse hotel next came under review. re was found domiciled General Bu- ford's clever mare Hollywood, the winner of sev- 5, gable, consisting of Goldring, Cora, Dance anda King Lear colt, named Philadelphia, @ two-year- old colt by Lightning, out of a Sovereign mare, that has just won the Rawle Stake at Natehez, and @ bay geiding, rather lubberly looking, that Papin wo Sumber. All these nags are in fomowhere, and will probably be heard from ther stables are well led, but their poardets were out exercising during’ your reporter's hasty Visit. Others are expected, ‘and doubticss will be in at the death; among the Weldon, with Flora Mclvor, Mary Louise and Warlike, Sandiord’s Preakness stables, Jonn Chamberlin’s nags, and Franklin & Jennings’ stables, will proba- bly not arrive until after the Fall meeting is over, hy ss od, will be Som Missour ana Kentuck: ‘on hand to the approaching hoof rame. Hie eenence ise, fr thi eputation® f romise, from the reputation of the horses and Pie spirit of rivalry already excited, to be well contested. For the two hurdle events a fine field will strag- co Veteran, Blind Tom, Village Blackstalte, m Corbett, Temple and Pelham. For the long heat races Hol ‘00d, Eland, Creole Dance, Frog- to Pilgrim, nen Roan, Fireball, Saucebox, Wanderer, Annie Bush, Fannie M., Pelham, Susie Linwood, W. J. Miner and Restless will probably comprise the entire field of competitors, entering according as their chances may be deemed best tor sus and all maintaining their dexter eye upon the four-mile day, which closes the meeting With @ $1,500 purse. The dash races will be well worked up by the neophytes, of which an unusually large field is in attendance, among them some amateur nags from near localities—a fact which speaks well for the future racing prospects of the South, since nothing 80 stimulates the spiritas home rivalries. As far as horaes are concerned, the meeting may be set down in advance as @ success, provided the weather proves propitious. The track is certainly in fine condition—good and safe. It has been thoroughly worked and harrowed until it looks a inviting to the feet as a ballroom floor. Fast time ought to be made upon it, provided the flyers are up in their music. The attendance from abroad will not be large, but home patronage will be heavier than usual. The Summer just ending has been unusually dong, and no less dull. People are pining for amuse- ment, and the races come just in time to take the wire edge off their monotonous lives, Besides this, the aterner sex required relicf from Politics, which has absorbed attention for six or eight months back, and any new excitement will be eagerly sought by way of relief. We discover this in the interest already perceptible, as illus- trated by the numerous visitors who stray out to the track to ace the nage exercise, by the harse; flavor which is gradually toning conversation, ant the increased business done by the livery stables. Altogether the racing skies are bright and hvofs at &@ premium, in spite of the epizootical clouds which lower over the country, and which we undoubtedly Will soon have to face. A rumor was current last Week that the scourge had arrived, and it begat no ttle nervousness among owners at the track; but careful examination of the patients soon served to dispel all fears as to the disease, even if the genu- ine “epizoot” appeared in such mild form as to dis- pel all serious alarm, The prominent I eet sous t it jopic of discussion at presen: agitating turf circles is the pol of abDlishing long heat races. Those who favor the m« re claim the Southern system virtually rules the best blood off our tracks, by placing them beyond the pale of competition, Owners of valuable horses, it 1s maintained, are not disposed to take the gt 4 risks of a breaking down incurred in a peising. three or four mile heat race, and a majority of the most promising horses have the life run ont of them before maturity. On, the other hand, it is asserted that the short dash races of Long Branch, Saratoga and Jerome Park are not sportsmanlike ; that they only furnish a new and easier system of gambling by. giving more weight to chance than to meri that bottom and endurance are of more importance than flectness in improving the breed of horses, and that this is or ought to be the main object in fostering the sport. hd ere is much more to be said on both sides, and the agitation of the subject proves that the South recognizes in the new style an obstacle which dis- cri tes to its detriment. While the present generation lives, however, the long heat races will not be abandoned, but no doubt the future pro- grammes of the Louisiana Club will offer a larger share of short dash events than heretofore, and so Northern stables might as well get ready to extend the theatre of their contests and conquests down to the shores of the Gulf, HORSE NOTES, Kilburn Jim, the property of M. D, Van Scoter, of Hornellaville, N, Y., died of lung fever last week. He had @ record of.2:23, and his owner had been Offered $20,000 for him. Mr. G. C. Hitchcock's bay mare Highland Beauty, by Ashland, dam Highland Maid, died last Saturday of the horse disease, at New Preston, Conn. The trotting stallion War Eagle, the property of Charles Backman, ef Stony Ford, Orange County, N. Y., died last week of the prevailing horse dis- ease. War Eagle was a brown horse, eight years old, by Bellfounder, aam Kate Smith, by Abdallah, John A. Smith, of Goshen, Orange county, sold a few days ago a Star mare, with a colt by her side, by Hambletonian, to Mr. Sherman, of this city, for $4,000, The following stakes, to be trotted at the Pros- pect Park Fair Grounds in 1873, will close next Monday, December 2:— e Four-year-old Stakes, for colts and fillies, foaled in 1869, to be trotted in June, 1873, at the Spring meeting; mile heats, beat three and five, in har- ness; $160 each; $50 at time of entrance and $100 onor before the 24 of June, when all the money will be “4 or pay.’? Three-year-old Stakes, for colts and fillies foaled in 1870, to be trotted in the Fall of 1873, Entrance to be made on or before 24 December, 1872; mile heats, in harness. Entrance and conditions of race same as the Four-year-old Stakes. Mr. P. Lorillard mrehased the two-year-old colt Free Lance, by Kentucky, dam Parachute, by imported Yorkshire, from P. 8, Forbes. ree Lance is engaged in the Belmont, Jerome, ‘Traver’s and Kenner Stakes of 1873, The Maryland Jockey Club have decided to hold a eral important events; colt London, well Known on turf circles as one of the best three-year- olds that ever flirted hoof, and Roger Hansom, a very fropes ing colt, upon which the Captain builas tin order come Cottreli’s stables, with his ex stud, consistis ing Girl, Sallie named is as yet barren of achievements and the second, though a most failed in her Eastern ¢i ment through weakness, She Bow, however, doing well. George Rice's stable is small bat formidable. The famous Annie Bush, who won both the four- mile events in this city last Spring; Wanderer, who beat Billy Williamson, Conductor, Sanfo1 Albuera and three others at Long Branch, in mii we _ one or two other promising colts, All this of fare, Captain Stone ison hand with I. 0. U., Meta H. and Mary Farris, all as yet like young 3, With their troubles to come. General Mabry, of Tennessee, brings down Eland, Evelina, Mabry and Flusn—all three-year- olds—that have made good campaigns in the West, and look dangerous to the unwary. E. Warwick enters the lists with Creole Dance, Tom Leathers and Style, nags of good average be that have never done much as yet. E. Harrison is of course on hand with his famous hurdiers, Temple, Tom Corbett, Belle Buckle and another yet @ novice at the leaps. ‘So also is Gafmey, with Blind Tom and Alroy. 4, Boupavel, of ulsignia, bas @ very promising Spring meeting in 1873, commencing May 27 and continuing four days, LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. ‘Tue Pall Mall Gazette, in reviewing Professor S. 8. Haldeman’s “Pennsylvania Dutch Dialect,” says he might have produced a much better book if he had possessed the faculty—so generally characteristic of Americans—of reducing his facts to principles. The English reprint of the work is edited by the eminent philologist A. J. Ellis. It warns English- men against the impression that the German-Eng- lish of “Hans Brietmann” is Pennsylvania Dutch. It is merely a kind of gibberish, representing no philological principle. IN A LITTLE VOLUME of G.P. Putnam & Son's Handy Book Series, entitled “Hints on Dress,” by Ethel C. Gale, we have an eminently practical manual as to costume, its cost, color and style: The chapter, “What Is It To Be Well Dressed ?” is well worth the cost of the book. The author sup- plies us with twelve different estimates, in detail, of the cost of a lady’s wardrobe fora year, These bills vary from the extremely moderate amount of $190 to $479 35, and represent, says the writer, the expenditure of ladies ‘moving In those select but comparatively quiet circles where mind, morals and manners are considered of higher value than mere moneyed wealth.” A “Lire OF PauL DE Kock,” Truinn, will shortly appear in Paris, Witn Sronr’s “Domesticated Trout” in his hand, says the Springfleld Repudlican, it would be almost Impossible for a erson engaged in the domestic culture of trout to fail of success. THe Russian EMPEROR has authorized a St. Petersburg publisher to issue, next year, an ofi- cial account of the travels of the Grand Duke Alexis in foreign lands, The Grand Duke's diary will be incorporated nearly in full with this work, FIALIN DE PERSIGNY, Napoleon’s bosom friend, by Timothée nlp SUBMARINE TORPEDOES ~ Interesting Experiments with Lay’s Torpede Boat at Newport, R. l—A New and De- structive Implement in Naval Warfare. Newronr, R. I., Nov. 27, 1872. The march of Yankee invention is aa irresistible as the progress of American civilization, and imple- ments of war have been receiving the attention of the most talented and ingenious inventors, The latest as weil as the most formidable apparatus which has been successfully experimented with is @ new submarine torpedo, the invention of John L. Lay. The first satisfactory experiment, about @ month since, was on the Mohawk River, opposite Schenectady ; but within a few days th has been &@ second trial and exhibition opposite the govern- ment torpedo station, on Goat Island, here in Newport. This latter experiment was more thor- Ough and rigid, and was made uuder the direction and in the presence of @ board of army and navy oMicers appointed by the Secretaries of the two de- Partments. The naval board consisted of Admiral Rogers (President), Admiral Worden, Commodore Hornell, Captain Simpson, Captain Whiting, Com- mander Kirkland, Commander Dewey and Lieuten- ant Commander Marvin. The board representing the War Department comprised General Barnard (President), and Generals Tower, Cullum, Wright, Warren and Abbott, THE APPARATUS OF DESTRUCTION is fragile in appearance, though strong and for- midable in point of fact. The huli of the novel craft ia not more than twenty-five or thirty feetin length, and its breadth is perhaps three or four fé&t at the most, It is cigar-shaped, and the whole is covered with a coating of green paint, giving it an appearance similar to the water, rendering it almost invisible. The entire hull is composed of iron plates firmly rivetted and caulked, thus ren- dering it completely water and airtight. It is divided into three compartments—one for the mo- tive power, one for the machinery and one for a reel containing a telegraph table, the purpose and use of which will be presently shown. The motive poner is derived from carbonic acid gas contatned in &@ Wrought-iron flask, and holding a sufficient quantity to operate the boat a distance of six or eight miles at the rate of ten to _ fourteen miles an __ hour. The primary power thus gainea works a pair of os- cillating engines of eight-horse power, and these operate @ small screw or propeller Placed at the stern of the boat. All this machinery is controlled by means of @ galvanic battery, the current from which passes through @ couple of wires contained in a single cable placed upon the reel before men- tioned, The opening or closing of the circuit on one wire opens a valve on the flask containing the gas andthe engines are thus set in motion or stopped at the will of the operator. The opening or closing of the circuit on the other wire steers the boat to any point desired. The cable contain- ing these wires pays out as the boat moves, and the operator, whether on board a vessel or whether on shore at a distance of four or five miles, con- trols the whole course and movements of the de- structive craft. She is almost entirely submerged, and at @ trifing distance can only be seen with the aid of a powerful glass. No men, of course, are required on board of her; but when occasion for service comes she is launched, the batveries con- nected and the engine started, and she starts on her mission. The magazine {s contained in her forward part, and has a capacity for 600 pounds of powder or nitro-glycerine, as may be desired. Be- sides all this, she 18 so constructed in her forward part as to carry shells charged with powder or Bitro-glycerine, and which may be exploded with- out any damage whatever to the boat, but with terrible destruction to the vessel or object against which she is directed. The explosion of these shells can be produced either by directing a@ pointed Yi oat cap, placed on the end. against the vessel which it is de- signed to destroy, or else by fi a fash of electricity transmitted through a third wire in the cable before described. In the same way can the magazine, with all its 600 pounds o structiveness, be exploded. The explosion 0 magazine, a8 may be supposed, involves th struction of the torpedo boat itself; but a) vicvory amply compensates for that. THE EXPERIMENT IN NEWPORT was conducted under the supervision of mander Dewey, who has charge of the tor station here during the temporal absen Commander Matthews in Europe. Lay, t ventor, was present, and also Mr. Wililiar Torney, of New York, a8 well as several @ ished representatives of foreign governm Kmon the latter were Major General + Goriof, of the staff of the Emperor of Rt Lieutenant B. A. Spakoffsky, of the Russian } Colonel Viscount de Nove, of the Frenc tillery; Lieutenant Commander J. Piloi the Spanish Navy; Major F. Bermudez attaché of the Spanfsh Legation; also Rear miral A, L. Case, Chief of the Bureau of Ordn of the United States Navy, and Professor Ro: W. Raymond, A torpedo charged with ten pounds of pow/lc: was put in position and then the boat was sty riod from the shore of Goat Island, It darted off | harpooned whale, and described a complete cuit of the harbor, going a distance of about miles, ‘The operator, who remained on shore perfect coutrol of the craft, and wit! switches moved her to t or aud stopped her at will, Having demonstrated sor a considerable time the facility with which she could be propelled and guided, her course was changea to the shore or the poimt from which she started. Then she was in sent out in the direction of a@ large rowboat, which had been anchored as an imaginary vessel of an enemy a short distance from the island. The bow of the boat, the point where the epee, was placed, was directed against the rowboat, and in- stantaneously there followed the explosion of the rojectile. The water was thrown about thirty-five feet or more into the air and the timbers of the boat were sent flying in all directions. The gen- tlemen wno witnessed the experiment were highly gratified with the result. THE AMERICAN CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, What Part New Jersey Will Play= Address of Governor Parker. The address of Governor Parker, President 0) the New Jersey Corporators of the United States Centennial Board of Finance, has just been published. It was adopted by the corporators at their meeting in Jersey City on Monday last. The total amount to be raised throughout the country is $10,000,000, to be sub- scribed by the several States in shares of $10 each. The quota of New Jersey is 23,199 shares, amounting to about two hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars, provided such subscription be made within one hundred days from the 2ist of the present month. At the expiration of the 100 days the books will be closed, and the quota not subscribed for will be sold to any person or persons or corporation in any of the States. All the national and other banks in the State are authorized to act as agents to re ceive subscriptions for stock. Any municipality, railroad company, bank or other corporate body may subscribe for stock. The fet. exhibition building will cover not less than fiity acres at Fair- mount Park, in Philadelphia, and will be open from the 19th of April to the 19th of October, 1876. When the exhibition shall close the property will be con- verted into cash, and the proceeds from the sale of builaings and from admission fees will be divided pro rata among the stockhoidors. The address concludes with a stirring appeal to the people of a State which was the battle ground of the Revolution, and tne men of New Jersey are called upon by the memories of Trenton, Prince- ton and Monmouth to subscribe generally to this very patriotic object. County societies are to be formed and public meetings held in ali the cities ond towns, THE BNEW ENGLAND SoOIETY, A meeting of the above society was held last evening at Delmouico’s, the President, Elliott C. Cowdin, in the chair. Mr. Cowdin, after calling the has left memoirs, which his son is preparing for publication, THE PRiIvaTE LisRary of the Empress Eugénie, which was recently sold in Paris, is now the prop, erty of Mme. Rattazzi, Tux Works oF Louis Frovigr have thus far been translated into six languages. EpMunp Yares hae written for Harper's Library of Select Novels “Dr, Wainwright's Patient.” Mr. JoHN Murray, the London publisher, gave a great trade dinner, November 8, to the booksellers of London. After the wine the following quanti- ties of his new publications were ordered by those present :—6,200 Darwin's “Emotions in Man and Animais;” 1,100 Child's “Benedicite;" 1,000 Stan- hope’s “Cabinet History of England ;” 11,500 “Little Arthur's History of England;” 700 Dr. Sinith’s “Biblical and Classical Ati 4,000 “Speakes’ Commentary on the Bible,” volume 2. Tue Rise or a New Sra in the poetic firmament is predicted. He has been hitherto quite unknown save to a select few, of whom Emerson is one, but is now to come before the public with a volume, “"yhe Brook and Miscellaneous Poems.” Tas BeNGaL PRINTING COMPANY propose start- ings comic paper in Calcutta, It is to be called the Indian Charigari, meeting to order, stated that the object of the call was to act upon the new charter passed by the last Legislature and to so amend the constitntion of the society that it will be in accord therewith, Be- sides it would be necessary to select a committee to present the names of suitable candidates for om- rs for the ensuing year. Ag this was hi matter of special interest to the mem- bers, he tnqnai best to adopt the old New England meeting jatem by the of moderator. motion of tion PY Mr” Lathrop, Judge Peatody was selected as moderator, whe! year. annual dinner will occur Deimontco'’s boards on Monday evening, the 234 December. The usual annual reception of the ladies Will take place on the evening of the 20th of the same month, at Delmonico's, THE SEIZURE AT THOMAS 0, FIELDS’ HOUSE. It was stated in the Sheriis Omce hat the late residence of Thomas 0. vows ia in the possession of Deputy Sheriff Jacob t, who has seized this vroperty under an aitscntaent issued by Fi r, from the Supreme Court, Fue grogenaiey ary taken by blge 800 ROOLUN