The New York Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1872, Page 10

Volunteers for Death or Glory Pouring In. ies PERSONAL AND EPISTGLARY APPLICANTS. A Female Stanley Wants To Take the Field Against Spain. A COUSIN OF BRAMAH, TOO. pice eerie her all sanity “On to Cuba” by the Next Boat. La Revolucion Puzzled by Hen- derson and the Herald. There seems to he an uprising of the people. Yesterday and Friday the HERALD office was again erowded with recruits for the HERALD Cuban army. ‘They were of all ages, of all colors, of all nationalities. ‘The negro and the Circassian, the German and the Frenchman, the boy and the man came up together, and asked to see the recruiting officer, Yes, even the fair sex was represented, for a very pretty girl, @ bronette of twenty-one, of- Aered her vervices. ry ¥ LITTLE WARRIOR. Mise Hilv.ra Choute—this was ner name—was ele- ranily dressed, Ste wore a black silk dress and an exquisite Jittle bonnet. What bright, dark eyes she had! They looked as af they could conquer the Spamsh army. hair was of a beaatiful black and curled In ringlets over a white neck; her lips were fresh, sweet; her nose (and adear little nose) was deli- tely chiselled—a sculptor could not have created | & hose More harmonious in all its parts and more tm keeping with the rest of her features. Her arctied eyebrows would have inspired Petrarch— or anybody else, for that matter—with a new son- pt. ‘he forehead was high, ana reminded She officer ofthat of Minerva. Her ears were small, genteel, and blazing in diamond earrings. Her hands and leet were as little as they well could be, and ber forin—oh, her form was 80 graceiul. What # heat litte warrior she was! “1 have come to see you in reference to the Cuba expedition, Mr. Officer,” she said in a pleasant voice. ‘ OrviceR—Pray be eeated. ELvika (Her lips blooming in a simile)—l know, ~ str, you will be astonished at seeing a Jady among volunteers. OrricKk—NO, not at al, Madam. A FEMALE STANLEY. EBivima—Iread the editorial in the HERALD of tast Sunday, and immediately made up my mind . to offer you mg services, I know that the HERALD ly too generous to debar me from ths great mis- MioP Ob account Of my sex, 1 am a woman, but I have courage, pluck—and I know that I could bring this undertaking to a successful issue, OFVICEK—What are your plans, Madau KivikA—My pian is to disguise myselfin male Attire. 1suould attempt te run the jines, Ihave been ai) through the past war, and could do that, Athink; and if the Spaniards could catch me 1 should tell them I was a woman, 1 do not think Mat they would burt a woman, Orvickk—What compensation would you expect? ELvikA (With @ bright glance)—Nothing, sir; I wani to do this simply for the honor of my sex. 1 know that women can fight just as well as men, and in thirty years they will certainly serve as sol- dier# in the army, just as men do. They are not so | strong a8 men (she clenched her little fist and @rew the oMcer’s attention to it), but they #marter, quicker, readier. And, besides, what is physical strength in modern warfare? Cannot women hold agun as wellas men? Give me a trial, Send me to Cuba, and you'll see if I do pot DSecome a female Stanley. IMPERISHABLE RENOWN. OvviceR—Are you married ¢ ELvika (proudJy)—No, sir; and never shall be. 1 think 1 have a higher mission than to be the arudge of a husband and of a lot of squeaiing Dabies. Ihave travelled all over this country, and know well enough in what a wretclied condition of servitude most women live. Why should J marry? 1 can go to Cuba for the HEKALD and wip 4Amperishable reno’ Orricer—How s ould you start ? HLViKA—Ip hal! an hour, if you say so. To tell yon the truth, Lam tired of this dnil, stupid lile. 1 ‘NEW ‘YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1872—QUADRUPLE SHEET. ‘Want to commit suicide.” Jelena, Orvicek--How did you like it there? Mr. Gross—Ob, TP didn’t like it at all. plug of tobacco every Saturday. Place 1 ever was in. Orvicek-—The food was good, was it not? Mr. Gross (laughing)—We got bread and rye coffee in the morning, bread and rye coffee in the evening and soup at noon. I tell yon it’s the mean- est place lever wasin, The Warden is very close. Orricer—What is your address? Mr. Gross—I have got no address. I sleep in the station house, My address is where my lot is. The trouble is 1 can’t live on air for a week or two, and if you want to send me to Cuba you'll, of course, make, ineanwhile, some provision forme. You needn't give me any money; if you'll give me & pass to eat and drink thay’s all] want. OFFICER—I see, HE'D RATHER BE SHOT THAN CUT RIS THROAT. Mr. GROs8—You see the way I look at it is this— Md rather be shot than cut my throat. That's the way | look atit. I guess that’s all I wantto say. Good day, officer. “Good day, sir.” Mr. GRoss (returning) —Look here; can’t you give Me ten cents to get adrink? OFFICER—NO, sir; not even five, Mr. GRoss—All right. Good day, sir. OFrFICER—Good day. The next recruit was Godwin Schultz, a young gentieman with wide staring eyes that looked as though they were going to start from their sockets, an immense nose, a large mouth and a yellow mus- tache, which was gracefully curled. Mr. ScuuLtz—You see I’ve been in the war, and, ip fact, I've been shot all to pieces. Vil tell yon how. (He related a thrilling story, and did it very quickly: it only took him an hour and a quarter.) i don't want to say what I shall do or what 1 shall novdo, Alll want to say is that I’m no coward, and that I would be guided by circumstances, don’t believe in bragging. 1 should obey my in- structions and do what L was told to do or die im the attempt. “Cuba or death !? That’s all I have to say. Good day, sir, OFFICER—Good day, sir. AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE HERALD. Mr. Hogh Rawlinson, an .English journalist and correspondent for several Engiish journals, was oer volunteer. He was handsume and dressed 0 Kill, Mr. RAWLINSON—I am young, not particularly afraid to die, and I suppose it would not only be a creditable, but au honorable thing, to be employed by the HeRALD on such ap expedition. I should hope to become jamous in the service of the HEKALD, although | don't think I could ever hope to rival Stanley. No matter how great the dan- ger, to penetrate into the interior of Cuba is noth- ing as compared with Staniey’s wonderful march into the Land of the Moon. I have great sympathy for the Cubans, and I think such an expedition would help the Cuban cause. OvriceR—And in case of your death—have you any Wishes in regard to your burial? Mr. KRawLINSON—Well, Ishould desire you to put @ tombstone over my grave, With this inscription :— “Haugh Rawlinson, correspondent of the New YORK NeRALD.”” It would be ap advertisement for you and a tribute to me. OvvICER—What sort of a tombstone would best your Mr. KawLinson—Oh! IT should leave that to the judgment of the HERALD. I know if they do any- thing they do it handsomely, ‘There is one point that I have forgotten. I should want to be sup- plied with plenty of money, for I should have to BRIBE A GOOD MANY SPANTARDS to get all the information I'd want and to pass the Spanish lines, Mr. Samuel Orr, a good-looking negro, only wanted $60 A month—one halfof this amount to go to his children during his absence in Cuba. In case of his death he wanted the HERALD to give his children a “middling fatr education.” He wanted his body brought back to New York and buried in Cypress Hills, and was willing to pay one-half of the expense. Arthur Belleville, a young compositor, was ready to go for $25 a week. OrrickR—What are your plans? ARTHUR—I should go to the Spamards and make them believe that Iwas on their side, and then I would quietly go over to the Cuban side. If 1 go I shal) be prepared to die. IN CASE OF DEATH. OrrIcER—Pray, tell me, if there any provision enet you would Jike to make in regard to your jody? ARTHUR (emphatically)—Oh, hang the body! and young Arthur bade the oMcer good by. An Englishman and @ Frenchman next offered their services, The Englishinan was a stonecutter, and,the Frenchman was a gravedigger. ry aes UTTER—Oh, we are not alraid. We have got fF go once, and we may just as well goin Cuba, He sent me to Randall's 1 gota ius the meanest si (He meant to Bay die.) ¢ EDIGGER—Meanwhile, is there no place where we could stay in at yonr expense? Orrrcek—I ato afraid not, LETTERS FROM VOLUNTEERS. ees CUBA TO BE CONQUERED BY NIT RINE AND CHAMPAGRE—A WITTY AND SCIENTIFIC CUSS. DECEMBER 4, 1872. To THE EpiroR oF TRE HERALD:— Sir—I had the good fortune to see your article in the HERALD of Sunday, and, after mature consider- ation, conclude to offer my services as a member of the expeditionary corps. I will not enter intoa long description of myself or of my abilities, but will simply give you a brief sketch of my life for the past five years. I began my career in the service of my country, having served three years in Wash- ington, D. C. (in.a saloon), where I acquired a cor- rect knowledge of human nature; am not afraid of anything in the shape of un-loaded firearms, and have faced a great many dangers, having courted ared-headed widew for several days; am a first class correspondent (in a horn); am tall and thin, very thin, and, like Othello, my occupation’s gone. Consequently I'm desperate—would take any position. If you don’t think me qualified for the duties of a correspondent would be glad to wash windows or black boots, I am contident I could “go through” the Spanish lines or anything Lhave gone through boarding house keep- ers With the greatest ease. Fourteen years ago | e to New York, and have since been employed prominent bank tn this city as president; but associations were wot congenial, and my the ain tired of operas, concerts, theatres and fashion- able twaddle. 1 want to lead a Iife with some yomance in it, With some thrilling adventure, some hurbreadth escapes, and all that sort of thing. 1 | ain @ woman, but Ido uot want to lead the insipid dife of the average American woman. Send me io Alrica, send me to the North Pole, send me to | Australia, to Cuba, or to the Hottentots—I don't | dare what mission you send me on, as jong as you | give me a chance to win immortality. OvriceR—You are not afraid of the dangers you ‘would have to encounter ? | KivikA—Oh, dear, no! Jama good shot. Tecan | Yence and box, I am not very sivong, vut I | Nave considerable #hill, 1 could throw you in a | quinute, | OrvickR—I don't Goubt it. | THE VEKSES ON HER TOMBSTONE. 1 Fivira—I have plenty of money, | grandmother in Vermont left me, yequire any compensation. If I asked all your recruits what they want to have | done with their bodies—tuen J want to have my | corpse brought to Vermont. Ihave written a lew verses “On the Death of a Female Warrior,” and ‘Ahese verses I pliould like w have inscribed on my | tombstone, Tsuppose the HERALD weuld give a graphic description of my heroic death—I know it would be herolc—and perpetuate my memory, | Would it not ¢ Ovricen-—Certainly, | The pretty litle warrior left, promising to call | | which iy and would not die—you have | avain ivaday or two, AS Miss Choate shut the aioor Mr Gross, amother recruit, opened it. Mr. Gross wae an advertising agent. He perfumed | with whiskey, and his face had that heaithy, rosy | 2olor whieh comes trem drinking too much water. Bis frankness was deli htful. Mr, Gkoss—Look here, are you the recruiting om- wer’ Orricer—I am, sir. Mr. Gkoss— Well, sir, } want to join the expedi- Siop, I can read and write and speak Spanish. —These are your principal qualifications? ENTLEMAN PROM BANDALL'S ISLAND. Mr. Grovs—Well, I can give you references, The only crime lever cemmitted ‘n New York was to get too much liquor into me, Phat’s the only crime J have ever been canvicted-ef in New York city Bometimes | get too much Jiqaor into me, but J Gon’! do that when 1 have plerty.of money. OrviceR—ANU tn regaré to your literary attain ments? Mr. Gross—I don't write shorupand; but if I Dear a sermon I can write it ows memory Jour or five hours later, J°I| go a Cuba or any- ‘Where else for the Hewaip, I never sas in be trim in my jife, Tnever had better numscie. my capacity 1 can give you plenty of eviden that. I should have been here yesterday, but I got @ little Ugut vod conta not come. Orricki—How much compensssion sk expect’ fr. GROSe—Ob! I don't care so much wr the money. Of Course J should want some comfortable Giothes aud u little money for tohaceo. OFFICER—O! course, you WARD 1 Mr. Gross—You scr, Vm hard np, I've got notning to pawn. I've pawned everything. 1 aw an advertising agent, but I can't du any business, | becuuse I have not got ~ decent suit of Thad decent clothes | should make ( dred dolar in a few weeks, J just come Jrom Kenai's feland, Orrickk—Thal's a pleasant place, Wir, Gone a Kee, Pwent and Haid, “Look hh J want you to senu me ww | Ward's land, J don't wan, to pied! wid) dove to Mr, + | event of my acceptance as chief of the HegaLD ex- | would be to throw up several square miles of rifle | pits and trenches, cover them with green leaves | aitionize, | To TRE Eprtor oy THE HERALD: — | 1 nation was given to me without my knowl- edge, and, a8 | remarked before, Lum now floating on tle gently flowing tide of chances. if | am accepted | will place my plans more in detail before you. At present 1 will give you the outline of what I propose to do in the ry army. iny first plan would be to go to his is, in my estimation, of the and, as | remarked to George #. ‘Train, when the latter was conned in durance | vile within the walls of an Irish prison, “Your first | move will be to move.” After having reached the island [ would inaugurate a monster camp meeting, bull fight and yacht race; get all the Spaniar collected in one place and then gently drop ca of nitro-glycerine in their midst for several hours; after this had been done if any remained aiive the HERALD army could pour a column of life insuran agents upon them and then move off for the inte- rior, leaving them to their fate. Having thus di posed of the government sympathizers the HERALD Co, could devote their exclusive attention to the | army. My first plan after coming im their vicinity and copies of the 'HrRaLp, and then by a feigned retreat draw the entire force of the enemy into them. When they had all fallen in they could be easily drowned by pouring large quantities of hot champagne upon them, in, Ifyou think Fal the expedition and take funds, Lam (for @ consideration), yours, to ex TIMOTHY FITZDOODLE, RED-HOT TO GO. New York, Dec, 4, 1872. 1 To THE EDITOR OF THE HE! — Sik—I am red-hot to go to Cuba. | FREDERICK NORTON, | AN ENGLISHMAN WITH BRALN DECEMBER 4, 1872, to say Tam desirons of enrolment in your expedt- tionary army. As reporter | would be of no use; but having been in the military serviee in Holland, my native country, having occupied & le in the same and seen a good deal of the world, living also out in the prairies of Texas and Kansas, Jam abie to stand all the bardsiips to be endured in such ap enter- prise. Acquainted with the English, French, German ane ey: Lao bag being asingie man and no- pody to oppose me, 1 hope you may give me & chance. Respectfully, ‘ANTON VAN DUSEL. A MAN WITH A GOOD APPETITE. New YORK, Dec..4, 1872. To Tne EpITOR OF THE HERALD :— Sir—I humbly present petition for an ex- amination with a view to enlisting in the “H&RALD Corps @ Armée.” 1 have seen hard fighting in the South; have wrestled successfully with rebels, poverty and graybacks, and feel myself equal to any emergency which may arise. Tam healthy, strong, blessed with a good appe- tite and a long pair of legs, together with a fair share ol intelligence, which qualifications should entitle me to a position esther of reporter, high private or suttler. And trusting that I may be one of that heroic, sell-sacrificing band of seekers after news in the “ever jaitliful,” &c., Lremain, expectantly yours, JERRY DUP - TRUE SWEDES. Dec, 4, 1872. To THE ITOK OF THE HERALD :— Sik—We, undersigned, offer us as volunteers of the Cuban expedition, We are al! natives of Sweden, of the glorious country of Gustavus Adolphus and Charies the Twelfth, We are all friends of iberty and independence and willing to give our lives ‘for the sake of a people struggling for their independence, We are quite sure that an exhibition headed by you will succeed and give honor to all its members, as your expedition to Afrtca gave immortality to your glorious correspondent, Henry Stanley. We do not doubt that we will have a sharp fight before we gain our cause; but you will find us al) true, and can be sure that we will not forfeit the reputation of daring that the Swedes have con- querea in ail batues where liberty and progress have been at stake. Hoping that you may consider us worth the honor of giving our strength and our lives for the sake of Cuban independence, we remain, with great re- gards, your obedient servants, (SIGNED BY FLFTEBN SWEDES.) A COUSIN OF PRINCE BISMARCK. NeW YORK, Dec. 4, 1872. TO THE EpIToR OF THE HERALD :— Sin—I respectfully tender my services for the Cuban expedition, I was for three years an officer in the Prussian army, and am a cousin to )is Highness Prince bis- marek, to whom I refer for all mformation. (speak Spanish fluently, and am thoroughly ac- quainted with the history oj the Cuban war. Very ON GRAF VON SCHLEICHENHEIME) ANYWI e BUT THE NORTH POLE, PIILADELPHIA, Dec, 4, 1872. To Tne Ki Str—In answer to the editorial, “The HERALD Cuban Commissioner,” Ihave to state that 1 am ady to go anywhere, except to the North Pole, Ain twenty-five years of age, sing) as whit- leather, born a Louistanian, reared a cosmopolt- Have not brains enough to set the Hudson on am discreet and observant. Have been in outh America and Europe, Respecttully ALBERT SECOR, AN AUDACIOUS REQUEST, New YorK, Dec. 3, 1872. To THe Epiror OF THE HERALD:— Sin—I am a young man, in the lowlier walks of life, merely filling a position in a second class drug store. My object in writing this 18 to apply fora commission a8 your correspondent in the island of Cuba, and you will never have any occasion to re- pent it if you so honor me. Perhaps it may look like audacity, having never filled any such position as reporter for the press;in factI know it is an audacious requst, bat feel myself entirely compe- tent to fearlessly and faithfully carry out your in- structions in relation to said isiand. I have lived in the West Indies and am not afraid of either the climate or the Spaniards. 1 am, very respectfully, WILLIAM STEELE, WILL INTERVIEW THE EMPEROR OF CHINA. Dec. 1, 1872, yours, To THE EpitoR OF THE HERALD:~ Sin—Here is my apology for. writing—“As we believe the volunteer makes a ‘better soldier than the conscript we shall give a fair consideration to all who may apply to us for the honor of enrolment: in the HeRAaLp eapeditionary corps.” ‘This is from your editorial in reference to the failure of your Cuban Commissioner, Mr. Henderson. With the encouragement of this extract I offer myself asa “volunteer” tor your “corps,” and at twenty-four hours’ notice can be ready to go to any part of the world, known or unknown, and succeed in any task allotted tome. Though I don’t understand a word of Spanish I will go through Cuba, trusting to i for my safety. Or Twill interview the Emperor of China. He, I believe, has never been seen by a white man. I shali not perish in the attempt, as that would be of no benefit to you. What Stanley has done can be done again. Re- spectiully yours, CHARLES PF, AUSTIN. OUR CUBAN COMMISSIONER. - s What the Cubans Themselves Think of Herald Enterprise—The Real Da: of Honest Journalism Among Spaniards—Henderson’s Prudence Bet- ter Than Valor—Good Sense Versus Foothardiness. [Translated from vente ’3 La Revolucion de Cuba. We have caretully followed for our readers all the various movements of Mr. Henderson since he started on his arduous mission to describe the existing state of affairs among the Cuban patriots, in his quality of special commissioner for the New York HERALD. Since his arrival in the island of Cuba we have been interested in several episodes which have transpired in his short but event(ul sojourn there. We may allude among other tion made by @ Spanish ne which, in a railing tone, says “that if all the news- papers of the United States each chose to send acorrespondent to the insurgent camp, in imita- tion of the HeRALD, armed with a pen and a gun, President Cespedes, at the head of the in- surgent forces, would ve able to effect in a few days the liberation of Cuba, when it is considered that the number of periodicals in the United States number upwards of tive thousand,”* ‘The Spanish paper which makes this poor attempt at pleasantry has received a stinging — philippic = from th HERALD |which "it will = not readily forget. Another laughable affair is the invitation made to Mr. Henderson by the Diario and La bandera kspafola to publish the result of his visit to the insurgents. In response to these extravagant de- mands the HERALD, in a scathing editorial, has justly and fitly ridiculed the foolish demands made by those papers. While the papers were thus occupied, and the Jupiter of the universal press was lashing with satire of the bitterest kind these absurdly con- ducted papers, Mr, Henderson had progressed as far as Santiago de Cuba, when General Riquelme informed him that his life was in extreme peril. Henderson left immediately, as anybody in his » would have done, because it was far Jess perilous to have to do with the savages in the heart of Africa than with Spanish volun- teers meditating an attack on a pacific and law- abiding citizen, Henderson, a8 we velore stated, left Cuba, and the man who had braved the anger ol the famous bandits of North Carolina was thus forced to leave Santiago and haa to fly betore the tyranny of Spauis civilization in Cuba, acting | under the wgis of the flag of Caktile He took passage ina French steamer, which was | the first foreign vessei about putting to sea, and soon left Cape Hayti long leagues behind him, and busied himself in preparing a report of what he had seen for the HERALD. That he brings m important news th ig no ques- tion, He has seen “Henry the Ameri- can,” with his 100 men, at a short distance from Puerto Principe, occupying an advanced post, | the men dressed in rags but well armed and pro- vided with ammunition, From thence he proceded Sin—I hope | ane not too late in offeging you my services for your Cuban expedition. Iam an Eng- glishman, with plenty of bratos, plenty of muse! | and stout heart, with an eve and arm to use a rif | that would make a Spaniard trembie at 800 yard: | [know what soldiering is, having belonged to the | volunteer force in Englund and represented my | corps at Wimbledon for many years. I don't as pire to the command, but efter myself as a private. 1am weil educated and would be able to fight with pen as well as sword: and when the ery should come, “The HERALD expect® that every man this day will do his duty,” that I shonid respond to it } like my gallant countryman did at Trafalgar, Hoping my application will meet with suc is, I remail yours, respectfully, P. A. JONES. fA MAN WHO T BE ABASHED, To THE Epitok oF THE HERALD Srk—You want @ man of dash and nerve, com- d with firmners and sagacity. If what my lends say of me iy trae | am thet person, Will I My demeanor is quiet. I cannot be abashed, With me, should you deem it proper to entrust me Witt the great responsibilits, the duties atvending riormed with @ Willinguess which joy ‘teking would inspire me, w words, My acts bave hereto- fore spok I propose ihat they do so now. Yours, respecttuily, DIEDBICH FIEDELIEIMER DO YOU WAST ME? New York, Dee, 4, 1872. To THE EMitor oy THE HERALD :— Sit—I have reac with interest the many commu- nications sent oy the anxious ones to jon your army for Cuba; | ir, Lam at loss what you are | 0.00 for privates, AY seem to want officers’ post ng, with higt Now, sir, 1 will be short and tothe point. J will voinnte erivate in your Tanks to go to Cuty York. My sin New ars in the | r National or te write Cuban ne ae oa i ‘ newspaper, apd can write @ geod article. Ve you want mer A LINGUIST, New Your, Dec. 4, 1872. Jo Tre Eprrow ov tae HERALD: imi Boewer to your call for volunteers, I beg | for | With grapnis iniand some twenty miles, where he found himself at the patriots’ headquarters and presented him- self to the General, lgnacio Agramonte, * * * Matters have now taken another turn, Let us say | nothing as to what Mr. Henderson might have done or not have done, and let us await his state- ments as to the interview which took place be- tween him and the Cyban General us to the con. dition of his command and many other matters of * great interest, and as to the murders committed by the machete &t the battle of Viamones. The HERALD does not approve, or er appa rently does not do so, Mr. Henderso: parture from Cuba, and has called for volunteers to fill his piace, Now mences an important era, Long uns, Whole pages of the HERALD, teem with the names of thousands of aspirants from every clime, & nationality and every religion, ail desirous of carrying out the HERaLp's great idea. ‘The letters ‘sent by those who cannot personally put in their applications the various plans for penetrating into the insurgent camps, Inany of them filled with highly orginal id have caus wre published to be one of t esting departments of that gre The articles published on tue Instant, with the re ive Cuba” and th touch, that is being cause, and do more to of our national iberty 4 editorials, serious as they wer have been publushed of late. of the HeHaLD in pt to which sve have the presens. moment inn ba ait portion of the HeraLp in whieh most highly paper, and t sth captions Lp and Cuba, pe HEN the taken depict, interest in the = Caban further the cause the numerous in tone, which growing if The CUTIONS mise nude stery. luny are cushrined or Unfortunately we have not the space in these columns to edaborate the subjectat present more fuily, or to present to our readers, as samples, & few of the letters, plang and conversations to which we have reserred; but, regarding Mr. Hen- upon Nis arrival he will Lor feigned hostility of of derson, We are cer.ain th be able to dispes ai the HeRALD towa If, for he has to te) had the by any { au, Ig rough elu ehanne " uy » | the United States, ‘the ends and objects | THE DIAMOND “SALTERS.” ee A Comprehensive Statement of the Ari- soma Diamond Swindie—What J. D. Cooper Knew of the Matter—Arnold Purehases Nearly $50,000 Worth of Gems in London and Scatters Them on tne Alleged “Finds.” Say FRANCISCO, Dec. 7, 1872+ J. B, Cooper's statement to the Executive Com- mittee of the Lent, Harpending Company is to the following effect:—Il was bookkeeper to the Dia- mond Drill Company, of this city. I have known Arnold for six years, He knew much about dia- monde and wanted to learn more from me about the way in which they were deposited, the nature and kind of ground, &c. He said he thought he could produce diamonds by artificial means. I told him that diamonds were generally found in beds of extinct rivers in tropical countries and in gravelly soil, Arnold said that in Arizona he saw an Indian chief's wife with a bracelet of sparkling stones, which he obtained from her. He said he would go back to Arizona and iook for the natural deposits of these stones. On his return he told Cooper that he had a big thing in view, stating that Slack and himself were the only persous in the secret, and offered me great inducements to join in the scheme. In 1871, witn Arnold and Slack, I made a trip to New Mexico, where we collected quite a number of rubies, and returned to this city, when we decided to get the large capital- ists interested in the plang. Arnold suggested that overtures be made to Harpending, a geutieman of high standing and conversant with money matters, Arnold then wrote to Harpending at London, ask- ing his co-operation in the developement of the diamond mines, Arnold and Slack then WENT 'TO NEW YORK and interested Barlow in the scheme. When Lent and Harpending reached New York from London Arnold exhibited the gems, and a council was held, the result of which was that Lent and Harpending came to Sun Francisco and formed a company. Arnold saw that he just make a bold stroke, and. taking $50,000 with him crossed the Canadian line and saiied from Quebec for London, After arriving at the latter city he made the ac- quaintanc two American sailors, to whom he paid $500 » and binding them with an oath of secrecy. ncoeal the business ordered them to go to different jewellers in London and buy dia- monds, In that way he got $37,000 worth, and returned to Quebec. From thence he went to St. Louis and thence to Arizona, where he bought a large quantity of rubies, garnets and sapphires, Me then returned to San Francisco, where he counselled with himself, Roberts and Slack, the result of wiich was that Lent, Harpending, Arnold | and Dodge went to New York to interest the talists there. BUT THE WALL 81 were shy and they did not meet with muen suc there, They wanted an expert in wom New York men would place confidence, Janin was suggested, ‘The latter gentleman was according: consulted and permitted to test some of eT MEN diasaonds. He accepted the offers to yo and ex- amine the fields, Slack and Arnold went atead to place they were to pilot is. From there they went to Denver Mountain, near which they selected a few acres and scattered diamonds and other precious stones with reckless profus They then went back to Denver, whence they piloted the Janin party to the fields, where they hunted for diamonas, At the close of each day Arnold told Janin the valne of the gems found, and Janin made his report accordingly. After searching and examining for some time the whole party, with the exception of Slack and Rubery, who remained to watch the claims, returned to San Francisco. The above is all that is elicited thus far from Cooper. THE INDIAN COMMISSIONERS’ RE- PORT. An Official Vindication of the Peace Policy with the Aborigines. Wasntnaton, Dec. 7, 1872, The following is a synopsis of the fourth annua) report of the Board of Indian Commissioners :— After three years of the workings of the peace policy the Board find cause tor congratulations that their anticipations of success in their attempts to civilize the nomadic trices of indians wmeh they expressed in their first annual report have been so far fulfilled that there is now a reasonable assurance that the object in view is being rapidly attained, The operation of the new system, under which their agents and the various missionary societies have evinced a personal interest in their welfare, has called into life a confidence in the justice and humanity of the whites heretofore unknown, and, indeed, on the part of the Indians a corresponding disposition to help themselves. Nearly five-sixtns of the Indians of the United States are now either civilized or partly civilized; yet this fact appears to be but little known, and when a murder by an Indian is announced the whole race is held re- sponsible, The various fraudulent means by which agencies were formerly made fruitiul sources from which large jortunes were speedily drawn, are now nearly, if not altogether, abandoned, and, instead of paying for thirty-six per cent more than is received, the government receives full value for money appropriated (in some cases at more ta- voravle rates than other buyers), and the Indian gets all he is fully entitled to by’ law. Instead of sending out detachments of soldiers to pursue the hostile bands, who were but rarely overtaken and seldom beaten, and who in consequence had ver, mistaken views of their own numerical superi- ority, they are now taken to the East and made to feel from actual observation the futility of war, ‘The success of this plan is undoubted, ‘The various religious denominations have ex- pended large sums of money in their endeavors to Christianize the Indians. Their success has been marked, the Presbyterian, Methodist and Episcopal missions vlone having admitted during the past year more than six hundred of the Sioux, Chippewas and Nez Perces to church membershy The Board, during the three years of its existence, have travelled in the perform. an or their duties more than 256,000 miles. This year the chairman and secretary vis- ited the Crow and Blackfeet agencies in Montana, Fort Hall in Idaho, Wind River agency in Wyoming, nd wer nt at the Ute council in Colorado, The Purchasing and Executive Committees of the Board operated with as much success as hereto- fore in the performance of the duties assigned them, The Apache troubles, which in the begin- ning of the year assumed such a menacing aspect, owing to mismanagement, were, by the judicious and peacetul course pursued, averted. Even here the effects of humane treatment are shown in a remarkable decrease in the number of Indian depredations during the last two years. The Sioux and ether tribes on the Northern Pacitic Railroad are generally well disposed toward its construction, the slight opposition heretofore en- countered being the result of rather precipitate on, probably necessary on the part of the rall- road oficials, Generally it may be said that an observance of é treaty obligations by the government has met with corresponding action on the part of the Indians, and in some cases the govern ment only has failed to keep faith. The Board are convinced that it is the imperative duty of the government to adhere to its treaty etipula. tions with the civilized tribes of the Indian Tern- tory. That they are progressing rapidly in civili- zation is own by oficial records, The Indian Territory, with a smaller area than any of the Ter- ritories, has a population exceeding any, with the exception of New Mexico and Uta, and greater than the combined white population of Montana, Idaho, Dakota, Arizona and Wyoming. It has | more acres of land under cultivation than any other Territory in the United States, and the amount of grass, &c., raised is more than six times greater than is raised in either Utah, New Mexico or Colorado, ‘This effectually disposes of the state- ment that there 1s an unreasonable amount of land ing idle there as compared with other portions of the United States. Even if there were, although the Board do not believe that the aboriginais should hold large tracts of waste land, to the ex- clusion of civilization, simply becayse they were the first occupants, ail the land in the Indian Territory is secured to the Indians by a treaty, not asa gilt, but in exchange for ample consideration received by For this reason, if for no other, no attempt should be made, directly or indirect) to open it up for white setth nent without having first obtained the consent of the civilized tribes. As it is, the unoceupied lands, if kept for Indians to be transported, will release for settlement more valuabie lands in other parts of the country. The Board deems it a matter of gongratulation that the public opimon of the country 1s so rapidly crystallizing into purposes of justice and hu- manity. A TEN THOUc AND DOLLAR BIBLE, In the book store of Mr. Bouton, on Broadway, there is now on exhibition what is certainly the most Valuable copy of the Holy Bible ever compiled. It represents the industrious toil for thirty years of an English collector of Biblical prints, etchings, engravings, original drawings in oil and water curious editio: colors, and authoritative or of the Scriptures, and is now roughly valu at $10,000, though its real price = may very likely prove to be much higher, ‘The complete text used is that of Dr. Kilto’s edition of King James’ Bible; but this is but a fractional part of tue sixty huge’ folio volumes through which it is spread, Sometimes the reader will turn over fifty consecutive pages of illustrations between these scattered fragments, Such subjects, for ex- ample, as “Susana and the Elders,” or “Daniel in the Lion's Den,” are enrithed with scenes of illus- trations drawn from every ficid of art—the con it missals of the mnediwval ages, the strange, fanciiul, strikingly faise drawing the Italian masters, the grotesque works of Dutch and German paimt- ers, and the jater and more truthful efforts of mod- ernartists. In all, this wonderfal monument of loving devotion to @ worthy hobby includes no less than 36,000 pustrations of various kinds, some of them worth froin $50 to $100 cach, and extracts from some turty editions of the sacred text. Such a treasure ougih speedily to find @ purchaser in some of our few great librarkes, where it would be ab Untaiing Bprh of delight aad instruction to Dis own nywe, | artists and men of fevters, | athan. . Vice President, M. L. Sutton; Recording Secretary, AQUATIC NOTES, The new and commodious house of the Gram- ercy Boat Club on the Harlem is roofed and the cupola nearly finished. ‘The fears entertained a few weeks ago, that the floating timbers and air- boxes then in position would not be of sufficient buoyancy to carry the heavy structure as intended, have proved to be erroneous, It has been demon- strated that when fully completed, and with boats 4nd all appurtenances stowed in their places, there | will be nearly ten inches of space between the floor | and water. During the past week many gentlemen of the Club inspected the house and seemed much | pleased with the progress made. The annual meeting of the Gramercy boys was held at Masonic Hall, on Thursday evening last, | and was well attended. Other business being dis- posed o! the election of officers was held, result- ing as follows:—President, Charles E. Kimbark; C, H. Wilcox; Corresponding Secretary, Charles R. Brinkerhoff; Treasurer, H. Cuppia; Captain, Charles B. Zachman; Lieutenant, William H. Bishop; Board of Trustees, 8. K. Brewer, George W. Banta, J. A. Shute, Edwara H. Warker, Charles Earwicker. The report of the committees showed | the club to be jn a most prosperous condition, and the Committee on Building reported the new house on the Harlem to be progressing very satisfactorily. A communication was read from the Judiciary Dommittee appointed by the National Amateur Convention, and @ motion carried to pay the as- sessment, and @ further motion to withdraw there- from Was also carried, Two or three weeks there arrived from Mr. H. H. Playford, of the London Kowing Club, in Philadelphia, three eight-oared shells. They were for sale, and, being in fair condition, at once found purehasers in the Crescent, Undine and West Phila- deiphia Clubs, of the Schuylkill Navy. The shells were soon housed and then the word was, “Let's try then so the Crescents challenged the Undine and West Philadelphias, but as the latter could not get together a crew the Crescel and Undines came together on te ult, and rowed for a prize, this being a beautiful silk flag. The Crescent’s boat is named the Longfellow, and the Undine’s the Levi- ‘The weight of the former crew was 1,194 pounds—being an average of 1491, pounds, ‘The Undine’s crew weighed 1,199 pounds—their aver- age being 1497, pounds. he distance rowed was about two miles, the Crescents proving the victors e length, after an exciting strugyle. The at- dance was very large and enthusiastic, 18, event closed the boating season on the Scuuyikill, but in aehort time the blades for a while will be forgotten in the merry rasp of the skaters’ steel, Kilis Ward, with an eye toward next season's professional boating campaign, is Keeping himself in training, and will continue so to do all the Win- ter. Ellis won't lose a single chance to regain in 1873 the laurels lost in 1872. O'Neil, of Troy, will also be in training all the Winter, in order that he may again meet in the early Spring the now well known Engelhard Greenpoint. Aji things considered, thi ne. counter will be ‘a merry one,”? The Argonauta’s elegant boat houge, on the Kill von Kull, will be open the entire Winter, and it is the design of their many enthusiastic members to hola several receptions during the season of snow and ice, That they will be other than that of a pleasant and superior character noone acquainted with the “Argies”’ will for a moment contemplate. And then, too, it will aid the good cause of boating, and “‘we know it.” The Neptunes, just opposite the Argonautas, on the beautiful Kill Von Kull, will “go and do like- wise.” Their boating house is as complete and picturesquely situated as any in the land. It con- tains, besides reception rooms, a large meeting room, which at will can be used for balls, and every part of the building is prettily appointed. In the matter of their crew for their next season's cam- paign the ‘‘Neps” will do their “level best’ to se- cure a four that will again make the club champi- ons of the Kills. They are not to blame for any and all exertions in this particular, for the race or Jast Fall with their friends, the ‘‘Argies,”’ was, in- deed, a bitter pill. The Yale University crew for the season of ‘73 has been selected as follows:—R. J. Cook, ‘76, Cookstown, Pa., stroke and captain; H. Meyer, | 178, Pittsburg, Pa.; C. D. Waterman, ‘74, Detroit, Mich.; W. O. Henderson, ’74, Marysville, Ohio; G. M. Gunn, 74, Milford, Conn.; H. G. Fowler, ‘74, Stonehain, Mass,, bow. It is Said that the crew is already at work and will continue in moderate training through the Winter. “Doc” Withers is out on the Harlem every and then with a heavy weight crew, composed of John Cauikins, stroke; Henry Buermeyer, George Henry and Thomas Cauikins, bow. The “Doc” rows singly, just to see how his ‘infants’ work, and it is believed, by his pleasant countenance when he comes ashore, that he is perfectly satis- fled with their performances ‘The “wind up” of John K ° 5 aa = 5 = 2 = E e 5 oe S = eeventeen-foot working boat part of it, and the competitors were M. H. Byron, Clinton’ Kissam, John Kyle and James McKay. ‘The course was the | usual three miles, and the contest was won by | Byron, The prize, a handsome medal, was pre- | sented by F. J. Engelhardt. « YAOHTING NOTES. The Columbia Yacht Club hold their annual elec- tion of officers next Tuesday week. This club have already issued the tickets for their annual ball, which will be held at Irving Hall on the evening of January 21. ‘The sloop yacht Meta, Commodore Beling, of the Bayonne Yacht Club, will be put in the builder's hands early in the Spring. She will be lengthened ait and have a new stern put on. ‘There are several new sloops building East. One is being built measuring seventy-five feet on the water line. Her owners intend giving the Meta, Vision and Gracie a race, Tne Harlem Yacht Club intend giving a ball’ this season. Commodore W. H. Kipp has added largely to the success and popularity of this club. The sloop yachts Frolic and S. W. Dilks, belong- ing to Commodore Nobles, of the Columbia Yacht Club, have been hauled out at Hoboken. The new steam yacht America, now building by Steers for Mr. Henry Smith, will Se launched about the middle of January, Joe Van Deusen has sent to Mr. Brassey, owner | ofthe steamer Eothen, plans and specifications for a large three-masted schooner yacht of about four hundred tons. Handsome marine paintings by Butterworth were presented to the winners of the prizes in the Columbia Yacht Club Regatta. FOOT BALL. An Eleven of the Columbia College De- feat An Eleven of the Stevens Insti- tute. A game of foot ball took place yesterday after- |, noon at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, between a picked eleven of the Columbia College and an eleven of the Stevens Institute. About one hundred persons assembled to witness the contest, which was won by the Columbians in an hour and fifty minutes. The Co- | horse, | Well-known ldmbians were stronger in physique than the representatives of the Stevens Institute and defeated the latter easily, winning the first six goals,which secured them the victory easily. ‘The Foot Ball Club of the Stevens Institute has not | been long organized, and this accounts for the manner in which they were Chicagoed, but the club contains excellent material, and = in a short time may be expected to give a better account of itseli than it did yesterday. The Columbians displayed consider- able scie! and made some brilliant playing. At the conclusion of the last goal a foul was claimed by one of the Stevens men, put neither of the umpires allowed it, and the game was pronounced closed. The following are the names of the con- testants and the time in which the goals were run:— COLUMBIA COLLEGE. P, H. McMahon, 73 class; David Thomson, 73 class ; A. B. Simonds, captain 73 class; R. C. Cornell, 74 class; 8. A. Reed, 74 class; 0. D. Smith, 75 class; H. K. F. Blake, 7 class; H. W. Webb, 73 class 8, of M. T. C, Van Buren, 73 class 8. of M.; Charles Kin, ass S, of M.; A. Williams, 75 class 8. of Whitlock, umpire, STEVEN INSTITUTE, W. N. Whitney, captain; J. Denton, E. Well, P. P. Poinier, H. Duane, F. Buttolph, H. Fezandré, Ww. Rumpf, M. Kimber, E. Wilez, G. G. Jewett. E. L. ‘Sail, umpire. TineM. First goal, winner Columbia Folumbia. Second goal, winner Third goal, winner Co Fourth winner Col nner Columbia... .. |, winner Columbia. . STREET CASUALTIES, Between two and three o'clock yesterday after- noon Mr. Abraham H, Smith, a farmer residing in Middle Village, L. L, was brought into the Fourth street station house, Williamsburg, with his head covered with blood, Police Surgeon Brady was called in to examine his condition, and he ascer- tained that Mr. Smith was suifering trom the effects of a severe scalp wound, sustained by falling off his wagon at the corner of Hudson and Canal streets, New York. Atter dressing the wound the surgeon | sent Mr. Smith to his home, About two P. M. a horse attached toa phaeton containing four boys took fright in Bedford avenue, Williamsburg. The boys were unable to control the infuriated animal, ind a smash-up was the con- sequence. Two of the occupants escaped un- injured, while their companions, George Fitzpatrick, of 61 Tompkins avenue, and Frederick Russetl, aged reapectively ten and eleven years, were severely injured, ‘The young sufferers were sent to their hoses by the police, > | proper atithorities.” On being asked wheth HORSE NOTES. Many Persons suppose that s first class trotter is | @ mine of wealth to an owner, but a baiance-shect of income and expenses wil! 2 many cases show a fast trotier to be anything else than a profitable in- vestment, Take, Jor instance, @ horse costing $50,000, as there are a lew that have brought such a price. First, the interest on that amount atseven per cent per annum is $2,100; then for keep, ser- vices of trainer and grooms, travelling expenses and the thousand and one incidentals, for which $3,000 is not a high estimate, makes a total of over $5,000 a year. Per contra, the earnings of a trotting borse, after deducting entrance money to purses, rarely amounts during the season to Inore than $5,000, leaving a balance to the owner, for along season's risks and anxieties, Of less than $3,000, which, to say the least, is a small amount to pocket op so Jarge an outlay of capital. Dan Tracey is driving the well-known team of high-styled mares, Fiora May and Lizzie Warwick, Lizzie has just appeared on the road again alter a year’s absence, and both mares are jn fine condi- tion and fit to trot for a man’s amusement, There is at present working regularly on one of our horse railroads a square, blocky-built gray about fifteen hands high, which has been steadily at his hard doves for filteen years. He was driven to a Broatway stage for eight years, and for the past seven years has been pulling a car, Hard work seems to have had little effect on him, and he bears bis burdens as well now as he did when he first put shoulder to collar, Thé epidemic by which our horses have suffered so severely has left a great many sadly out of con- dition, Many owners are resorting to clipping, in order to get rid of the dead coatings of hair that they have on them. Clipping seeims to be a bene- ficial practice where the animais are taken good care of, and results tend to show a rapid and marked improvement in many of those that have been clipped. Strange as it may appear, many horses that seemed to have contracted a chronic cough, have, after being shorn of their old cover- ing of dead hair, entirely recovered and cough bo more. Judge Fulierton, the trotting gelding, won for his owner in purses during the past season $14,000, He is a fortune to Mr. Humphreys, Lucius C, Chase has sold his gray geiding Crown Prince to Mr. Frank Furguson, Crown Prince was essiul horse during last Summer, having capital races irom good fields of horses. ice paid for him has not transpired, but it could not have been much less than $15,000. Major C. W. Barker 1s driving a closely matched pair of fifteen-hand bay mares, sired by Colonel Wadsworth, dam a Harkaway mare, They can trot in 2:50 together and make a showy road team, Mr. Thomas P. Wallace's stable of trotters, com- prising Henry, Triumph and Heatherbioom, are looking uncommonly well after the epidemic, and promise to be in fine order sor next season's en- gagements. His Hambletonian geiding, James H. Coleman, has been turned out for the Winter. Mr. MeGowan’s beautifal bay mare, by Volunteer, | dam a Star mare, and his Columbus gelding are m Mr, Wallace’s stable. ‘The celebrated trotter Jim Irving and the biack } stallion Charles E. Lowe (tormerly Patchen Chet) are in Winter quarters at M. Roflen’s stable, in Fortieth street. Castle Boy and the promising young gelding Fred will also winter at the same stable, Commodore Vanderbilt has been driving Céstie Boy with his bay mare Mountain Maid, formerly the mate of Mountain Boy. Castle Boy was sired by Champion, the sire of the Auburn horse that Hiram Woodruff said was the fastest horse he ever pulled | rein over, and although Castle Boy is but six years old he has @ record of 2:30, The gelding and Moun- tain Maid make a merry team and seem to drive welt SOmeECE: besides being well matched in color and size. Dan Mace has his stables fall of trotters of the - most approved strains of blood, and he is rating some ol them on the road almost constantly. Among the many good ones are Darkness, Plimp- ton, Myron Perry, Little Dan, W. H. Taylor, Arting- ton, Venus, Shot and Honest John. driving in Caliornia this Winter, ‘The trotting stallions George Wilkes and Honest Allen will shortly be sent to Kentucky, to make their future home on a stock farm in the biue grars regions. Mr. Bonner has at present in his stable, in Fifty- fifth street, Dexter, Startie, Jo, Eliott, Pocahon- | tas, Mambrino Bertie, Bruno, Peerless, Lantern and a few of Edward Everett's colts, a galaxy of speed unequalled in any stable in the world. Mr. William Turnbull’s Hambletonian stallion Wilie Schepper is trotting extraordinarily well this season. He is a very rapid horse to a sleigh, and during the late brief covering of snow on the roads beat a number of very fast horses. At Samuel ‘Truesdell’s club stables some very tine horses are domiciled at present. Among them is Mr. Van Ness’ splendid Compeer and his fine Hambletonian mare; Mr. Wolbert’s bay stailion Bismarck, by Hambletonian, dam Lady Thorn’s sister; Samuel Higgins’ brown. Hambietonian gelding; General Baxter’s pair of bay geldings, said to be capable of 2:35 to the pole; W. H. i mare Saratoga, also 2:35 trotters; Harry Har- beck’s brown gelding Windemere ; §, Licntenstein's a of sorrel mares, @ 2:45 team; John T. King’s black mare bal G Peter Low- er. bay Hambletonian gelding, James M. Selover’s bay horse Colonel Price, Moses Mitchell's brown mare Carlotta, Edward B, Ger- vaise’s white mare White Fawn, Mr. Buckingham’s black mare, J. P. Flender’s sorrel geiding Langh: S. Truesdell’s black gelding that can trot in hy and his Hambletonian, who does 2:40 easy. All ot the above are first class animals and much admired roadsters. ; Mr. A. R. Phyfe has at present in his stables bay horse Champagne Charlie, bay mare Venus, gray mare Solitaire and bay horse Glendale. He is driving Glendale and Venus together on the road, and they make a very handsome and fast team. Dun Walton is driving bay gelding Kan: y and black gelding Shot tagether, They trot tast and are pleasant drivers. Harry Hamilton is driving a fine pair of black geldings of great speed and endurance, AN EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE. A Woman Accuses Her Husband of At« tempting to Force Down Her Throat o Deadly Dose of Laudanum. A German, named Charles Goetz, aged forty-five, residing at the Fort George Hotel, 185th street and Tenth avenue (Carmansville), was yesterday arraigned Justice McQuade, at the Harlem Police Court on a singular charge. His wife, Eva, was the complainant. She alleges that on Wednesday last Gortz attempted to force down her throat a deadly dose of Jaudanum, with the intent to cause her death. Dr. Brooks, Superingendent of the Asylam for the Deaf and Dumb, accompanied Mrs. Gortz to the Court House and testified to the excessive quantity of the drug Goetz sought to administer. Judge McQuade committed the accused to an- swer in default of $2,800 bail. A representative of this journal subsequently visited Goetz in his cell, and obtained his version of theatfair, It is as follows:—Mrsy Goetz is an in~ valid. On Sunday last Dr. Frothingham pre- scribed for her eight drops of laudanum to alleviate a distressing pain in the stomach. On Wednesday they buried one of their children, and after the funeral Mrs. Goetz complained of a recurrence of the attach. He then poured eight drops of laudanum into a tumbler, and, after mix- | ing it with water, endeavored to induce her to swallow it. She refused and upbraided bim with attempting to murder her. Goetz has for some time past acted irrationally, and yesterday looked like anything but a sane man, thougn he told his story in @ straightforward man- ner, He is a baker by trade, but has ef late been working with a team on the Tenth avenue im- provements. He has been in the country for twenty years and was married eighteen years ago. ~ RODGERS’ ORIME. A Base Invention or a Foul Murder. Stories having been circulated since the execn+ tion of the murderer Rodgers that he confessed before his death to the murder by bis gang of Gus- tavus C. Heimer, a Grand street (Williamsburg) in- surance agent, Who has been missing for several. months, and who was supposed to have eloped at the time, @ HERALD reporter last night investigated. the matter, and the following ,is the result of his investigations:—The mention having been made that Rodgers revealed the secret of Heimer’s murder to a | late attaché of the Eastern District Superintenn- | ent of the Poor's ofice, the reporter solicited an interview with Captain George A. Dugan, formerly chief clerk of that office. ‘The Captain, on being asked what he thought of the rumor, promptly replied, “Ido not believe there is anything in it, 1 did not converse with him since about the time of his sentence, and if be had revealed any such thing to me I would have felt it my duty to have promptly notified — the there was any other person in the omice who was ac- quainted with Rodgers, he replied “Yes; poor Felix Petersom who died of heart disease on the day of the execution, knew him well; but | haye no knowledge of any such conversation between them.” Mrs. Heimer yesterday called upon the police authorities to ascertain what there was in the murder story, but they could give her no jarther information and she Jett them, expressing the b lief that her husband had eloped with another Wwouian and was laving in the law West C. A. Hickok and Colonel Dickey are trainng and . lambletonian stajlion. larbeck’s bay mare Nellie aud sorre). Sean eS