The New York Herald Newspaper, May 5, 1873, Page 5

ON THE ISTHMUS. Completion of the Surveys for the Darien Ship Canal, TRIUMPH OF THE EXPEDITION. A Feasible Route by the Atrato, Doguado and Napipi Rivers. ONLY TWENTY-EIGHT MILES OF CANAL. The Cost of the Enterprise Esti- mated at $70,000,000. THE ROUTE OF THE EXPLORERS. Three Hundred Miles of Travel Through the Heart of the Tropics. GLIMPSES OF ISTHMIAN WILDERNESS Life and Customs Among the Aborigines and Conquistadores. THEIR TOWNS, VILLAGES AND HABITATIONS. Mining and Gold Washing in the Province of Quibdo. A FETE DAY AT VEJIA. Drowning of One of the Explorers. Graphic Narrative of the Singular Journey. STEAMSHIP RISING eam} At SEa, April 26, 1873. ‘The members of the United States Darien Ex- ploring Expedition are now upon their return to the United States, their labors of the past season having been crowned with the most complete suc- cess. By the new line via the Napipi and Deguade rivers the entire length of the canal has been re- duced to twenty-eight miles, the length of the tun- mel to about three miles and the estimated cost of the work to less than seventy millions of dollars. In continuing the account of the operations by which this triumphant result has been achieved Imaust begin with the reconnoissance of the Atrato River made by Captain Seliridge, accompanied by Lieutenant Collins. This reconnotssance was un- Gertaken while the regular surveys were in prog- Fess for the purpose of gaining an accurate know!- edge of that river above the point to which the ex- pedition of 1871 carried their survey, as well as of obtaining general information concerning the char- acter of the country and its inhabitants. ‘The distance from the Pacific beach, whence the Captain set out, to the town of Quibd6 upon the Atrato, is about one hundred and sixty miles—no great journey in a country of railroads and steam- bDoats, but in this country a matter of a week’s Bevere travel, with hardships and discomforts in abundance. The route lay first from Chirichiri Bay, over the hills of the “divide,” te the Cuia River, and this stage of the journey had to be per- formed on foot. Arriving at the Cuia, the party took canoes, in which they were conveyed down that river to the Bojaya, and by way of that stream to the Atrato. At the little village of Vejia, on that river, they procured larger canoes and some fresh men and pursued their journey up the Atrato Itself until they reachea Quibd6. This journey en- abled the explorers to become acquainted with each of the three classes into which the population @f the valiey of the Atrato may be divided. These are, first, the descendants of the original Spanish conquistadores, who comprise the ruling but least Mumerous class. Next, the descendants of the African negroes brought over by the early settlers assiaves, These form the bulk ef the population. ‘They are now of course free—a fact of which they @ppear very proud, speaking of themselves always as libros, er freemen, They have maintained the purity of their blood with singular strictness, and @re still as black as the princes ef Conge. They are as a race tall, well formed and muscular, but lazy and shiftiess toa degree almost beyond con- ception or belief, They live generally along the Atrato itself and near the mouths of its tributaries, where they cultivate, in their Jazy way, bananas, Plantains and the sugar cane, raising only enough te keep them from starvation, with the aid of the fish taken from the river. Lastly, we have the In- Gians of the Choco tribe, who are the deseendants @f the aborigines of the country. These live among the hills and mountains, and subsist chiefly by hunting and fishing. They are fewin number and live scattered about, never collecting in vil- ages. They are of mild disposition, honest and in- Offensive, and possess the phlegmatic temperament common to all Indians. The route pursued by Captain Selfridge led him first among these people. On reaching the Cuia River he embarked with his party in a canoe, and, Propelled by two Indians, provided with long poles, Or polancas, they sped rapidly down the shallow stream. An occasional debarkation for the pas Sage of rapids served to vary the monotony, and the drat night they rested in the honse o1 PEDRO, THE CHIEF CANOE MAN, Here they were well received by Pedro’s wife and two daughters, who made them as comfortable as circumstances would allow. The two daughters, about fourteen and sixteen years of age, were quite good-looking, being well formed and having a pleasing expression; but the wife was hideously agiy. Their dress was simplicity itself, consisting only ofastrip of coarse cloth round about the ‘waist and falling half way to the knee—‘“only this, and nothing more,” save a few patches of red paint upon their breasts and faces, Simple, however, as this was, it was an elaborate toilet compared with that of the men, ‘who were absolutely naked, with the exception— if, indeed, it be an exception—of a microscopic breech-cloth. On grand occastons, however, they Jound that the men came out in a grande tenue of exceeding richness, They fortunately had an opportunity of seeing one Indian in full dress, he being a young man ‘who was seeking the hand of the elder of Pedro's daughters, “with a view to matrimony.” This young gent had prepared himseif to cenquer by covering his body with a groundwork of black paint. This, about the chest, back and shoulders, was laid on in an openwork pattern, while the hands and feet, by way of contrast, were painted sky blue, and the face striped and dotted with scarlet. On his wrists were bread bands of stiver, and about his long and neck num- berless strings of blue, red and white with a sprinkling of gold, Around bis head, oF wore a band of Tends, from which de- pen led bunches of fragrant roots and bark, and in immense holes in tke lobes of Y huge flewers, resembling our wild fovea” ‘mos equipped, it may be supposed his conquest was an It apes that the men shoula al mon olize rything in the of ornament, but the suogers 0 be the fashuon, amo opie, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 65, -1873—TRIPLE SHEET. where tne wife is little better thana slave to husband, THB HOUSES OF THESE INDIANS are of the rudest possible description, consisting only of a heavily thatched roof raised upen poles, with the flooring built about six feet from the ground, Occasionally a portion of the sides is enclosed with cane or split palm, but this is rare. A fire, on a pile of stones in one corner, serves for the cooking only, as none is needed for warmth, and the culinary utensils consist simply of a few gourd hes, an iron pot or two, and a hollow stone in which the corn is reduced to meal. A day and @ halfupon the Cuta brought the Cap- tain and hi: y Out upon the waters of the Boja- ya, and in a country of an entirely different charac- ter frem that through which they had been ing. Here they found themselves in low, flat land, on @ muddy, sluggish river, the banks of which were covered wit! plantations of bananas and plantains, and dotted with the abodes of the libros who inhabit this part of the domain. The condition ef these people is hardly better thap that of the Indians. ther houses are but little if any better, being built in the same way, but With the sides closed in and eccasionally the inte- rior divided into two or more rooms. THE ORDINARY DRESS of the men is similar to that of the Indians, and the same may be said of the women, except that the skirt of the negro woman isa trife—just a trife—ionger, and, in addition, she wears a hand- kerchtef tied around her neck, which falls down in front to conceal the breasts—a desirable result, which, it must be confessed, it does not very effect- wally accomplish, These people are passionately fond of mane and dancing, and indulge in frequent fandangos. They are more ble than the In- aps, and collect in little settlements and villages 4 re poretines Picturesque, but pever re- 01 poormavie! rr a ind them ware er, hiftiess and utter! fox nothing set or . Nore eng in a rcuntry people than these where everything grows almost spontaneously— and the land is rotten with richness—they barely raise enough to keep themselves from starvation ; and were it not for the ish that abound in the Atrato they would Sreientiy: suffer from famine, A half a day upon the Bojaya brought our travel- lers Out upon the Atrato, and here they stopped at the littie village of Ve; where THEY MST TUE FIRST SPANIARD that they had seen, Seiior Don Carlos Lemos, the only white man in the village, and the leading man of all the i sachin) about. By ss Carlos they were most hospitably entertained, he placin; of his three houses at their disposal. was vastly superior to anything that they hadseen on their journey. Its sides were plastered and neatly whitewashed, and it possessed an upper story containing one room, around which ran a balcony. ere ery, rested for the night, and in the morning 81 on THEIR JOURNEY UP THE RIVER with two fresh or canoemen, and a large canoe containing aranch, or little hut, constructed of cane and leaves, into which the traveller might retire and regt by turns when the heat of the sun became oppressive, The canoe was propelled by the forward péon, who handled a long polanoa, while the other one sat in the stern and steered with a ing the canoe close to the bank in water, and, a8 much as ble, out of the current. At midday they relieved each other, and thus the craft was kept in motien. The endurance of these fellows was wonderful. With but two light meals a day they weuld handle their long poles and keep the heavy canoe under way against the current at the rate of two miles an hour for six hours at a time withont the least rest, The Atrato, upon which they were now traveling, is A MOST MAGNIFICENT RIVER, 2,000 feet wide at a distance of 180 miles from its month, it is capable of foating the heaviest ships to this point, even when at its lowest stage. And yet this river, draining an area of 15,000 square Miles, supporting a population of 25,000 souls, and flowing in the upper part of its course through one of the richest gold regions of the world, is comparatively unknown. The fact, however, that at certain portions of its course it flows within a few miles of the Pacific coast now threatens to raise it from its obscurity, and the recent suc- cesses ef our explorers render it probable that the Atrato will yet become one of the most famous water courses on the face of the globe. The banks of the Atrato present to the eye AN ENDLESS PANORAMA of luxuriant vegetation, exhibiting the thousand and one curious and fantastic forms into which nature loves to weave her tropical mantle. Above the dense, rank undergrowth, which forces itself to the very water’s eage, rise the tall trees, whose towering tops have doubtless witnessed the roll of the seasons for centuries. Here one beholds a bread fruit tree, or an artocarpus, of esate dimensions, with its trunk and branches com- pletely hidden by the leaves and flowers of innu- merable orchids and vines that ciing to it for sup- port and nourishment, and there another spect- Inen, with scarce a leaf, holding aloft its crooked and giant arms, which aiford a resting place for hundreds of screaming parrots or a family of chat- tering monkeys, who grin at the voyagers as they pass and cut strange capers apparently for their special amusement. Upon the muddy banks and sandy ees enor- mous a tors sleep in the sun, waking only to slide lazily into the water at the shout of the boat- man or the crack of a rifle. Now and then we iz ene ‘his house 4 STRANGE-LOOKING CRAFT, propelled bya crowd of wild-looking, negroes, who work with long walking fore and aft the deck, and keeping time to a rude, monotonous chant that sounds strangely in keep- ing with the wild surroundings of the scene. These are vungos or barquetertos, trading between Cartagena and Quibdd, laden on the upward voy: with cot anisado, salt, knives, guns, pistols, “Yankee notions” and trinkets of all sorts, and on the return Tubber, ivory nuts, gold, orquilla and the various species of dyewoods that are found in this region. All this was interesting enough at first, but soon became tiresome from its sameness, and our voy- agers, cramped in close quarters, broiled by the vertical rays of the sun, stifiing in the close atmos- phere and creeping along at a snail’s pace, ionged for a pullman car, even though it were rattling over the desolate waste of the alkali plains, The only variation to the monotony was passing an occasienal house, surrounded by its little plan- tation of plantains or sugar cane, in the door of which its inhabitants would appear and drawl out their lazy half-naked “BUENOS DIAS, SENORES,”” followed by the never-failing inquiry, Que tiene para vendar ? (What have you to sell 9) Our scien- tific expeditionists did not relish being taken for Yankee pediers, but entered into the spirit of the occasion and made ridiculous otfers for barter that would bring out shouts of laughter from their questioners, who were doubtless surprised to find that anything but the love of gain could tempt any onfue frst ‘night ater leaving Veja; th e first night after leaving Vejia they stopped at the honse of Sefiora Florinda Dias. Here, spreading their blankets upon the hard floor, they managed to quite @ comfortable night in spite of the crowing of cocks, the grunting of pigs, the barking of dogs and the crying of children, all the Property of their hostess. ‘The principal drawback arose from the fact thatthe basement ef the house, that is, the 8 between the floorand the ground, ‘was occupied by the hogs, and the odor that stole through the many chinks of the floor was suggest- ive of anything but attar of roses er the “Balm of @ Thousand Flowers.” Three and a half daya of such travelling made the party sufficiently DISGUSTBD WITH OANAL TRAVELLING to be glad enough to reach Quibd6. Here they were well received by Sefior Don Mathias Baldric, who furnished them with comfortable quarters that seemed quite luxurious alter their recent expe- riences, Quibd6, the capital of the province of the Atrato, 1s a town er city of some two or three thousand inhabitants, of whom a considerable number are of Spanish descent, but by far the greater portion are negroes. Itis ho Prettily situated on a bluif on the right bank of the Atrato just below its con- fluence with the Cuita, but its cane houses, with their clumsy, thatched roofs, give it amean end Poverty stricl en appearance. Its streets are quite clean, but it is by no means free from the dis- agreeable smeils common to all Spanish Ameri- can cities. The Spaniards of the place are mostly engaged in trade, and some of the stores show @ stock of goods that is by no means small or badly selected. They supply the region round avout for many miles with stores of all sorts, re- pach | in payment the gold dust that is attained from all tributaries of the Atrato that fow in from the eastward. MINING OR WASHING for this gold dust is carried on in @ rude and lazy way by all the inhabitants of this region, and the revenue therefrom forms their akon means of support. In spite of the unskilful means empioyed the amount of gola obtained ts far from insignifi- cant. The greater part of it finds its way to Quibds, where from two to three hundred thousand dollars worth is frequently collected in the course of a single year. Mining proper is carried on only toa limited extent, and then eee machinery of the rudest possible nature. The greater part of the gold is obtained by washing the sands of the streams immediately after the subsidence of the floods of the rainy season. Just after such a flood the gold washer repairs to some deep, quiet pool, and, diving, with his shallow wooden bowl in his hands, he fills it with the sand from the bottom. He then returns to the surface and patiently washes out what he has brought up, getting rid of the sand, little by little, and allowing the gold to settle to the bottem. The results of his venture may vary from two or three cents to a dollar, but he seldom fails to obtain some reward for his labors. In shallower water a similar operation i3 carried on by the women and children, who stand all day in water up to ther knees, and wash the sands of the playas, considering fifteen or twenty cents a rich reward for a day's labor. AMONG THE MOUNTAINS where these streams rise there is a rich fleld for mining, in the proper sense of the term, but ex- pensive machinery ts needed and capital as well as labor required. The entire surface of this portion of the ceantry is overspread with the ary beds of streams that Rave now disappeared, and these afford ample opportunities for,turning the present streams into new channels and thus leaving the len sands within easy reach, The results rations, judiciously conducted, ceuld hardly fail to be of the most satisfactory nature, and there can be no doubt that, when the butiding of the canal shall have drawn capital and laborers to this little-known r yn, the Valley of the Atrato will annually contribute its milions to the world’s Wealth. Quibdo itself is built upon an auriferous stratum that yields a fair percentage, but is now little worked. Immeatatel the of the Atrato, called upon Captain Selfridge to pay his respects and tender his services. / This gentleman—Seilor Farara—was educated in fhe United States, and thereiore speaks English perfectly, and under hus guidance they STROLLED OUT TO SEE THE CITY. ‘They found Quidds to consist of some three hun- dred houses, some of them well built, but the majority crazy affairs, and a church, large, but of rude construction, The Padre, who resides here, is the only one in the province, and he makes a early tour, visiting all the towns within its limits, it is te be ieared, however, that his visita excif® little interest snong his parishoners, for they trouble themselves little about religious affatra, and as marriages are celebrated without the aid of either Church or State there can be but little call for his services in that direction, The most astonishing thing that our travellers found was an American billiard table! To find this evidence PTR heal in this out-of-the-way place was indeed a surprise, and they gladly availed themselves of the oppo ‘Unity for “pushing a@ cue’’—a privilege {rom which they had been de- barrea for some menths, On the second day of their stay they dined with the Jesé Municipal, the Padre and other prominent men Of the place being present. The dinner went offwell. Wine flowed [reely ; toasts were draok, and No little buncomb was indulged in concerning the “Sister Republics,’ “Washington” and “Bolivar,” and other matters of like sort, ‘The next day at noon, the party, being well rested, started upon their return, and advantage was taken of this opportunity to make a running survey of the river, the courses and distances being taken and regular and frequent soundings made. Two and ahalf days o1 this work brought the partv back to Vejia, The day upon which they arrived was . A FETE DAY, and fextensive preparations were in progress for the fandango that was to take place in the even- ing. Canoes were constantly arriving laden with the élive of the Lyi country, and the vil- lage was all excitement. In the evening, warned by the notes of the fife and tom-tom that the festi- valwas in progress, the party, accompanied by thetr shost, Don Carlos, proceeded to the houge in which tt was held, Here they found the ball- room crowded with the “beauty and the chivalry” of Vejia, and the dance progressin, at a furious rate. ‘To the surprise 0: the visitors, the only odor perceptible in the room was that of Florida water, and as some of the Younger females were by no means bad looking nee Sam’s explorers felt quite inclined to join in the dance, but refrained, lest with their heavy boots they might commit sad havoc among the delicate toes of their fair partners, for 8) seemed to be considered aristocratic super- fluity. The men—and in seme instances, it must be confessed, the women—improveda the irequent intervals between the dances in patting themselves outside of liberal quantities of anisddo, und a8 a natural consequence the “fun grew fast and furious” with great rapidity. en the visitors left, at about midnight, the floor presented the ap- pearance of a PERFECT PANDEMONIUM, the dancers uttering fierce howls and screeches that nearly drowned the thunder of the terrific storm that had sprung up during the evening, while the few miserable candles stuck upon the walls spluttered and hissed and shed little ‘ht and much tallow upon the, wild scene below. n the following day the party started upon its return, proceeding by way of the Bojaya and Cula to the camp at the junction of that river with the Tracundo, and thence over the hills on foot to the beach, which they reached on the 11th of March, having been fifteen days in accomplishing a jour- ney of some three hundred miles, While these events were in progress THE MAIN LINE OF SURVEY was being pushed rapidly down the Cuia by the party under Lieutenants Eaton and Sullivan. By this party a line was run across the country from the Cuia to the Napipt River, by which an idea of “the lay of the land” in that direction was gained, and the important fact established that the ridge which divides the valleys of these two rivers lies close to the Cuia, descending thence by @ gentle slope to the Napipi, thus leaving the valley of that ae without hills or highland for seme miles ACK, The progress of this party down the Cuila was without noteworthy incident, being by the aid of canoes accomplished rapidly aad with compara- tively little labor. On reaching the Bojaya, how- ever, Which is broad and unsheltered by trees, they experienced great discomiort in earring the survey over its burning piayas under the scorching rays of an unclouded gun. Perseverance, nevertheless, as is usually the case, won the day, and on the 2d of April the: reached the Atrato and connected their line wit the survey of that river made by the expedition of 871. While resting for a day at Vejia, before start- ing upop their return, @ sad accident occurred, Which cast A SHADE OF GLOOM over the little party. Albert Brooks, the chief petty officer of the nak most excellent man and a favorite with all—while bathing in Atrato suddenly disappeared beneath the surface and rose no more. Immediate efforts for the recovery of his body were made, but without avail. The spot which he had selected for his bath was an exceedingly bad one, and the most experienced of the native divers refused to make the attempt to bring the body up, even when offered lai sums of money, saying that the place was full of rous eddies and whirls of the current. While waiting here Lieutenant Eston received instructions from Captain Selfridge to return by way of the ‘Napipi, and, starting at the point at which his cross-line fom the Cuia ended, to con- tinue his survey up the Napipi to the mouth of one of its tributaries, the Doguado. These instructions were issued, as the Captain had become satisfied, from his own observations and the results of the surveys already made, that the valley of the Nipipi Was in every respect WELL SUITED FOR THE CANAL LINE, and everything seemed to indicate that, by way of the Doguado, a way would be found for shortening considerably,the length of the required cutting, and, above all, of decreasing the distance that would re- quire tunnelling. The ado rises among the hills Within a@ mile of the Pacific beach, in the vicinity of the Bay of Chiri-Chiri, and fows thence in @ On aie direction and empties into the Napipi. Its head waters had been crossed by the main line bg in February by the party under Lieutenant Collins, and camp No. 2 of that party ‘was stationed upon it. ra rgd a ary Was fitted out under the command 0: Bosten H. Taunt, assisted by Mid- shipman Galt, with instructions to start irom camp No. 2 and survey down the valley of the Dognado and conneet with tne line to be run up the Napipi by Lieutenant Eaton, by these means not oniy would the question of improving the canal line be solved, bat A CONTINUOUS CHAIN OF LEVELS from camp No, 2, aronud by a circuitous route of twenty miles, back again to the starting point, would be obtained, and thus the accuracy of the work would be put to a crucial test. Much interest centred about the party of Ensign Taunt, as on the lst of April they set out upon their dimicult task, for it was evident that the valley of the Doguado alone conld furnish a more favorable line for the canal than that alre: surveyed. The pregress of this party over the slippery boulders and through the steep rocky gorges, common to the headwaters ofall mountain streams, was at first slow and disheartening ; but'as they progressed the road became better, and the favorable reports reeeived from time to time cheered ail hearts as it became more and more evident that the character of the country was favorable to the enterprise, and the surveyors bad at last feand A LOCATION FOR THE CANAL, against which no serious objectious could be urged, and big which no other known line could possibly compete. About half way down the Doguado they found some very remarkable hot springs, Upon either side of the river, in a rocky gorge, the hot water bubbled up and flowed in copious streams down the banks to mingle with the river below. The water emitted a faint odor of sulphuretied hydro- gen, possessed peculiar but not unpleasant taste, and was of @ temperature of 110 degrees Fahrenheit. The natives said that these waters possessed remarkable medicinal qualities when pny for e invalids of 0 d ry Seeaue thither that the country quent! much benefited 8] ig8 were subsequently japipi by Lieutenant Eaton. On f April the parties under Lieutenant Ensign Taunt connected their lines near the mouth of tue Doguado, and @ com) notes showed that the levels agreed with surpris- ing accuracy considering the length of the line aud the extremely rough nature of the country over which the survey nad been carried. The correct- ness of the work was thus fully established, and the main LABORS OF THE EXPEDITION WERE CONCLUDED, it only remaining for Mr. Eaton’s party to run a few miles of check levels on the Naptpi in order to connect the lines with a bench mark left by Mr. Collins at the mouth ef the Guinea in 1871. Tis was accomplished in a few days, and on the 17th the explorers turned their steps homeward, happy in the thought that the wilds of Darien should know them no more, and in a knowledge that their labors nad resulted in a success greater even than the most sanguine had dared to hope for. On the 18th of April they reached the beach at Limon Bay, whither the steam sloop Tuscarora had gone to meet them. They at once repaired of board, and in a few hours more the Tuscarora was steaming for Panama, and the expedition of 1873 had become a thing of the past. The following brief statement will enable all to Judge of the importance of THE RESULTS ACCOMPLISHED this season :—The line surveyed by the expedition Of 1871, widely known as the “Napipi Route,” re- quiring @ cutting of but thirty miles, with a tunnel of five miles, attracted the greatest attention and was most favorably regarded by engineers and commercial men interestea directly in the ship canal question. The estimated cost of a canal twenty-five feet Lend by this route was about eighty-five millions of dollars, and the most enttu- siastic advocates of other routes were obliged to admit that in the by Pa route they had a most dangerous rival. But Captain Seliridge was not Satisted even with this great success. ‘The ex- ploration of the aanie had been made under most unfavorable circumstances, and the advent of the rainy season, combined with ether causes, had prevented a thorough examination of the sur- Founding country, ‘Suficient information was, however, obtained to indicate the possibility of im- proving the route by aoe aa the valley of Some one of the tributaries-of the Na in, in from the ld and to test tl xpedition of 1873 was o1 already indicated, the resuita Y bigfactory by Napip! its principal tributary, the Doguado, and following up the valley of that stream, the en- fire length of the canal has been reduced frem thirty to twenty-eight miles, the length of the et from five to tl rik miles, a ieee ep cut- in a correspondiug proportion. In this way the estimated cost (and the estimates are liberal) Will be made to fall. BELOW SEVENTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. Twenty-two of the twenty-eight miles of this line Ne through an almost level plane, with a gentle rise, where an occasional lock—nine in all—will be required to keep the cutting near the surface, Within the remaining six miles lie all the engineer- ing diMculties—if difficulties they may be called—of the enterprise, The only obstacle, then, which lies in the way of shortening the paths of commerce between all parts of the world by Many thousands of miles is what? Six miles of reck. How long, in this nineteenth century, this age of steam and of stupendous enterprises that dazzle the imagination and challenge the ad- miration of the world, shall the nations of the earth suiler long detentions in communicating with each other by circuitous routes while so insignificant a by wei Only lies in the way of a safe, speedy and direct pathway? Let the United States look to it that the rich prize now within their reach does not sitp from their grasp, for already other nations are moving in this direction. A PRRUVIAN COMMISSION for the examination of this question arrived in Panama and sailed for Chiri-Chiri with the intention of co-operating with Captain Selfridge on the very day that his expeditren concluded their labors. ‘It is understood that the government of Peru has announced its inten- tion of undertaking the construction of a canal, provided a line can be found by which the esti- Taated Cost will not exceed seventy million dollars. The line by the way of the Napipi and Doguado, as We have shown, fulfils these conditions, The canal, then, will undoubtedly be built. ‘The ques- tion ta, Shall the United States butld and contrell it or shall we allow it, and the commanding posi- tion it will confer, to pass into other hands? The Peravian Exploring Expedition. A special HeraLp correspondence from Panama, of the 24th of April, reports the United States steam- ship Tuscarora, Captain Belknap, arrived there on the 20th, with Captain Selfridge and the mem- bers of the Darien Exploring Expedition on board. The Peruvian Exploring Commission had salied the 18th for Cupica Bay, in a small steamer, to join Captain Se age and his party there, but the ves- sels ed each other he night. The Peruvi- ans have not yet returned and have decided to have a look for themselves on the ground which Captain Seliridge has gone over. ART MATTERS, The American Paintings at the Somer- ville Gallery—Sale To-Night. The American paintings which have been on ex- hibition at the Somerville Art Gallery during the past week are to be sold there to-night and to- morrow night on a plan Known as a “private com- petitive sale.” A peculiar interest and importance attach to them, inasmuch as the pictures are all by American artists, and, as a usual thing, Ameri- can in subject. Augero contributes 1 picture; Walter Blackman, 5; Bispham, 2; Bristol, 4; Bri- cher, 5; Brevoort, 3; James H. Beard, 4; Wm. H. Beard, 1; J. G. Brown, 2; Bellows, 2; Bradford, 2; Bierstadt, 1; Cropsey, 8; Casilear, 2; M. F. H. de Haas, 3; W. F. de Haas, 2; 8. R. Gifford, 1; R. S, Gifford, 3; Wm. Hart, 3; J. M. Hart, 2; D. Hunting- ton, 1;'Heade, 3; Haiberton, 2; Winslow Homer, 6; J. B. Irving, 1; Inness, 2; David Johnson, 2; Eastman Johnson, 2; Kensett, 2; Lawrie, 2; Lamb- din, 3; Meeks, 4; McEntee, 3; EF. Moran, 2; Mrs, Murray, 1; Perry, 4; Arthur Parton, 3; Shattuck, 2; G. H. Story, 2; Tait, 2; Tiffany, 3; Frank Waller, 3; Wyant, 3, and Harvey Young, 2. We have on more than one occasion dwelt upon the talent displayed by Mr. Harvey Young, one of our most juvenile artists, as wellas one of eur most ambitious, His “Mount Shasta, California,” and his “Great American Canyon, Nevada,” belong among the more powerlul and salient features of this American exhibition. They have already been de- scribed in these columns and we have now only to say that they entitle the artist to be ranked among the most promising of the yeunger members of the profession now making themselves felt in America, Eugene Meeks has a variety of pictures, none of them very remarkable, perhaps, but all of them good. Winslow Hemer is among the artists who are very fully represented. His “Apple Blossoms” “Crossing the Bridge,’ Dc eS the Rye,” “Waiting for a Partner” and “Haying Time” give him a claim to be particularly welcome. David Johnson’s “Glimpse oi Mount Lafayette” 18 full of solemn expression. Eastman Johnson's principal contribution is ‘‘Maidenhood,” a picture before which the average observer will probably stand mute, not being possessed of the little detalis that inspired the theme, theugh heartily sympathizing with Mr, Johnson’s delicate treatment. We have no room for further specification, though more is deserved, LYNCH LAW IN MAINE. A Desperate Murderer Hung to the Limb of a Tree by a Disguised Mob. {Correspondence of the Portland Advertiser.] PRESQUE IsLR, April 30, 1873, This morning news reached this town of a horri- ble murder which took place last night at a camp about thirteen miles from here. The particulars, as near as ican learn at the present writing, are as follows :— Last Saturday night the store of David Dudley, at Bali’s Mills, Mapleton, was broken into and a small quantity of goods stolen, Suspicion rested upon one James Callen, who, a8 jar as we can learn, is a desperate fellew who moved to this country some two years since from the Province of New Brunswick. A warrant was issued and Gran- ville A. Hayden, of this village, who was Deputy Sheriff of the county, went in pursuit of him. He left this village about ten o’clock on Mon- day night, went to Ball’s Mills, and the next day took two men with him, and started on snow shoes for a camp In the woods, some six or seven miles from the Mills. The camp was the home of a man by the name of Swanbeck, aud situated in Chap- man Plantation, Mr. Hayden arrived at the camp some time after dark, and found James Culien stopping with Swanbeck. They retired to rest, in- tending to come back to the Mills in the morning. During the night Cullen took an axe and killed Hayden and Thomas Hubbard. There were two other persons in the camp—Mr. Swanbeck and a young man by the name of Bird. Swanbeck says he heard a crash, and, Jooking up, saw Cullen strik- ing Hayden and then Hubbard. He jumped from the camp and made his escape to the woods. After killing his victims Cullen. tried vo strike oung Bird, commg within an inch of his head with the axe. Bird said, “For God's sake, don't kill me.” Cullen told him if he would swear that he would never tell he would spare his life. ‘the boy promised, and Cullen com- menced to take the provisions out of the camp and then set the camp on fire, Swanbeck and Bird then made their way to Ball’s Mills, where they arrived at about eight o'clock this morning. Parties were immediately sent to scour the county in search of Cullen, ‘ties from Presque Iste, Mapleton and all the surrounding towns turned out armed and joined tn the searci. About four o’clock this afternoon a messenger arrived irom Ball’s Mills with the news that Callen was captured. Oullen confessed tie crime and said he was glad he had done it. He was found in the cellar of the honse in Castle Hill where he lived. He said if they had let him alene he was going to kill his wife and child to-night. When asked tf he did the deed he satd he did, and he intended to have killed the whole party and was damoed glad he murdered them. It is reported that he said he struck them with the axe and then cut their heads off. Mr. Granville A. Hayden wasa young man much beloved by this community, where he has lived ter many years. He leaves a wile and one child. He has veen Deputy Sheriff of this county tor a number ol years, and was one of the most genial and popu- lar men tn this section of the State, where he is extensively Known and much respected. The community will feci his loss very mucn and deeply sympathize with his widow and child, who by this villanous deed have been deprived of an excellent husband and father. Mr. Thomas Hubbard was also a young man, who came to this county some ten years ago from St. Albans, in this State. He lived at Chapman, and was unmarried. He was one of the best young men of that town, and he will be missed by the community, The people are very excited at this unprovoked murder. Cullen had not the slightest retence fer killing these men. There were no hard words, but everything was pleasant, and they went to sleepin perfect security. This flend in human shape, without giving them a moment's notice, killed them and then burned their bodies, Persons have just arrived here from the camp where this awful tragedy was enacted, and state that they found the camp still on fire. The remains of poor Hayden and Hubbard were almost entirely consumed, there being about a handful of bones left of both the bodies. The murderer stated that he dragged the victims after he had killed them and threw them into the fire and piled logs upon them. On Wednesday night, about half-past nine o'clock, Officer Hughes, accompanied with a guard of four or five men, started from Mapieton to bring Cullen to Presque Isle, When the company were about one mile this side of Ball’s Mills a crowd of some bundred or more of masked men sprung up from out of the woods, and, attackini the wagon in which Cullen was, they wo him from the officers of the law, led him to @ tree a few rods irom the road, gave him @ few minutes for prayer, put © noose over his neck with a rope they had breught with them, threw the other end of the rope over a limb, and all taking hold strung him ap and left him hanpi.g untli he was dead. In @ moment there wasacry, ‘The fellow has hung himself.” The party kept guard around the tree and allowed no one to enter the circle, Officer Hughes then demanded the body, and they told him when the right time came he might have it. ‘ihe place where this occurred was about five miles from Presque Isle village. On Thursday morning the body was brought to this My in & Wooden box, in which it had been intended to bring the re- mains of his victims, Tous less than twenty-four hours one of the most horrid crimes on record was committed THE LATE BISHOP M’ILVAINE. The Funeral Ceremonies @ the Pro- cession To-Day—Detaining the Re- mains at the Steamship—Transfer- ring the Body to the Delegations—The Services at St. Paul’s—The Conveyance to the West—The Brilliant Array of Clerical Attendants. It is now nearly two months since Bishop Mclivaine died, at a ripe ola age, in Flerence, Italy, and it was only on Saturday that his remains, hav- ing been transferred across the continent of Europe, the English Channe! and the Atlantic, ar- rived in this city, The HERALD of yesterday gave an account of the arrival, It had been expected that directly on the disembarkation of the body of the reverend prelate it would be handed over to the delegation which had been appointed to take charge of it while in New York. But owing to some irregularity, hardly excusable in such a case, the Oustom House officers refused to let it be taken away, and after some discussion the box containing the remains was placed in the ship’s hold, there te lie until to-day. When the Bishop died in Florence orders were immediately sent to embalm the body, which was done in the house in which he had lived, After embalmment the body was first placed in a wooden casket, the top of which could be removed at pleas- ure. This again was enclosed in a leaden cofin, sealed air-tight. This again was-enciosed in a box of commoner wood, which was finally covered with an ordinary packing case of rough boards, well capable of standing the wear and tear of THE JOURNRY OF THOUSANDS OF MILES. On the inner casket was the inscription, giving the name, rank and age of the dead clergyman. This was repeated on a brass plate on the outside box, which was covered with a@ black pall of fine cloth, The Rev. Mr. W. J. Lamson, the Protestant Episcopal clergyman of Paris, accom. panied the body from Florence to this city, and with tender care saw that all due regard was paid to the remains of the illustrious dead, This gen- tleman will escort them by special request to their final resting place, and will only return when they shall have been placed in the earth. He ae ere of introduction to many prominent peo- ple here, Bishop Mclivaine, in his last moments, requested ‘that his body should be taken to his beloved Ohio, the scene ef his labors for so many years, but he stipulated at the same time that the funeral cere- monies should be as simple as possible, and par- ticularly that no ostentatious display should accom- pany him to the grave, It has been, theretore, re- solved that, while all Seon oF respect shall be puid to the remains of the Bishop, there shall be no unnecessary pomp or circumstance in THE FUNERAL RITES. Of the two delegations now in this city from Ohio for the purpose of receiving the remains—one a lay delegation of some twenty-five gentlemen and the other a clerical body, com) of the Senior Bishop of the United States, v. Mr. Smith, of Kentucky, and the Rev. Drs. Qdiome, Buchanan and Gokum—a committee will go to the steamboat pier to-day to take the remains. Tnis will be done at half-past three P. M. by the Reception Committee of thirty, appointed one from each Protestant Episcopal church of the districts ol New York and Brooklyn. ‘The committee, heaced by Mr. Fred- erick De Peyster, its chairman, will go to-day to the pier of the ‘Inman Steamship Company, and receive the casket from the hands of Rev. Mr. Lamsen. Mr. De Peyster will then make a short ad- dress, thanking Mr. Lamson for his care and watch- hfulness and relieving him of any further respon- sibility. The Reception Committee will then trans- fer the casket containing the remains to the two Ohio delegations, and then the procession, convey- ing the coffin in @ hearse drawn by six horses, will proceed to St. Paul’s,on Broadway. Besides the committees present there will be a full representa- tion of clergymen, including Bishop Littlejohn, of Long Island; Bishop Doane, of Northern New York; Bishop Odenheimer, of New Jersey; Bishop Wil- ams, of Connecticut, Bishop Cox, of Western New York; also Kev. Morgan Dix, rector of Trin- ity; Rev. Henry E, Potter, of Grace church; Dr. ‘Tyng, of St. George’s; Rev. John 0, Smith, of the Church of the Messiah, 4c. ‘The funeral ceremonies will simply consist of the beautiful Episcopal service for the dead, and no sermon will be preached. The service will be con- ducted by Bishop Smith, of Kentucky, assisted by oe Potter, of New York. The remains will not be visible to the public, and it is understood that the coffin will not be opened at all; in any case not while it is in this city. Besides giving opportunity for a morbid curiosity to exhibit itsel!, such a course, it is thought, would perhaps tnterfere with the preservation of the remains, though from the manner in which the embalming process was con- ducted it is supposed the body must still preserve all its lifelike features, ‘The tuneral service concluded, the body will be again placed in the hearse, and, followed by a large number of carriages, will be conveyed to the Central Railroad depot, where it will be d in a special funeral car in charge of several attend- ants. The lay and clerical delegations from Ohio, with Bishop Smith at their head, will leave in the evening train for the West, to which will be at- tached the car containing the remains of the late Bishop. The last funeral honors to the dead wiil take place in Cincinnati on Thursday next. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIO NOTES, A “popular and moral theatre” is to be started at Berlin, It sometimes happens that the moral theatre is not popular and the popular theatre not moral, Mr. Brahm’s “Requiem” originated in the grief of the composer for the loss of his wife. At Milan the late Lord Lytton’s “Ganoni” has been made the subject of an opera, “Violi Pisani,” by E, Perelli. Lord Lytton’s posthumous play is entitled ‘The Captive.” In the representation of ‘Aida’ Naples has sur- passed Parma. After the second act a march is played on trumpets, and its suecess was so great that every one in the house was compelled to ap- plaud it. The Syndic and the Giunta went to Signor Verdi congratulating him on his grand suceess. The theatrical troupe at Guedik Pasha—Armen- ians, whe play occasionally in their own language, but more habitually in Turkish—have had a re- markably successful season during the past Winter, the house having been well patronised by Turkish officials of high standing and numerously attended. The Fifth Avenue Theatre announces benefits for some of its leading actors as follows:—This even- ing for Louis James and on Wednesday evening Mr. G. H. Gilbert, and on tne corresponding even- ings of next week for George Clarke and Miss Linda Dietz. SHOOTING AFFRAY IN BOSTON, Boston, May 4, 1873. Thomas Mayer, aged twenty-two years, employed Merrimac street by Frank J. Shaiaa, a Portland street saloon keeper. Mayer, who is sapposed mor- tally wounded, was taken to the hospital. Shaida has been arrested. The shooting was the result of & sudden quarrel. Ig IT A BOGUS BILL? ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, ALBANY, May 1, 1873, To THE Epirok or THE HERALD:— In the HERALD of this morning a “verified copy” of a bill “before the Legislature” is given, in re. lation to the extension of the Boulevard above 165th street. I know of no bill of the kind, nor does the Journal of the House contain any record of the introduction of the bill as set forth in your aper. Very truly, JAMES A. DEERING, ember of Assembly, Nineteenth Assembly District. ————_+ + MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, BrowN—BurgER.—On Wednesday, April 30, at the residence of the bride’s parents, by the Very Rev. William Quinn, V. G,, MARTIN B. BROWN to TILLiB, daughter of Edward Burke, Esq., all of this city, SWAN—WBEKES.—In Brooklyn, on Tuesday even- ing, April 29, at the residence of the bride’s parents, 99 Portiand avenue, by Rev, Dr. Adams, CHARLES W, SWAN to JENNIE A,, eldest daughter of Benjamin H. Weekes. Eastern papers please copy. Died. ALpRIcu.—Suddenly, of consamption, on Friday, May 2, at his late residence, 237 Delancey stree' DAVID ALDRICH, aged 66 years, 2 months and days. The relatives and friends of the family aro re- spectfnliy invited to attend the funeral, from the lett street Methodist Episcopal church, on Mon- , the 6th inst., at one o'clock P. M. Batpwix.—In_ Brooklyn, ou Saturday, May 8, JOSEPHINE, youngest daughter of Frank and Jose- phine Baldwin, aged 7 months and 16 days, The relatives and friends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence ef her parents, 566 Lafayette avenue, on Tuesday afternoon, at two o'clock. Bates.—1n Broo! E. D., on Saturday, May 3, Avaustus W. Bargs, in the 29th year of lis age. The relatives and friends of the family, also the members of Union Lodge, No, 5, ¥. and A. M., Stam- Jord, Conn,, and of Pi ssive Chapter, Ne. i 5 A. M., are invited to the sunerdl, from ‘the n® South , are Universalist church, corner of at the Readville Iron Works, was shot last night in | 5 » M. Remains to be interred at Greem Stamford (Conn.) and It) please copy, si ns hace (N. Y.) paperg LACK.—On Sunday morning, May 4, WruiraM Back, of the firm of Ball, Black & yearn ) E Gos aged oF Notice of funeral in the afternoon papers, BowMAN.—At Astoria, L. L, on Saturday, May 3, mcepii Byline of Samuel S Bowman, in ‘the 67th yea er age, The friends of the family are invited to atten funeral, from her late residence, on Webster pueanes on Wednesday, 7th inst., at eleven o'clock. A.M. Horse cars Pane, Webster avenue leave zateea ourih street ferry, Hunter's Point side, half- ourly. Newark Daily Advertiser please copy. BrowN.—In Brooklyn, on Friday, May of pasemania, AGNES LAWRENCE, Wife of De Witt C. rown. Funeral services at her late residence, 67 First place, Brooklyn, on Monday, the 5th inst, at four o’clock P. M. Friends and acquaintances of the iaplie 8 invited to attend. Interment at Syra- couse, N. Y. Camr.—On Sanday, April 4, Emtty M., youngest chiid of Elizabeth and the late William Cainp, aged. 11 years. ithe relatives and friends of the family are re. spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from 400 Lean mn avenue, this (Monday) alternoon, at two o'clock, CARBERY.—On Sunday, May 4, DENIS CARBERY, after a short i)Iness, native of Queens county, Ire- land, aged 42 years, His remains will be taken to the Deminican chureh, corner Sixty-fifth street°and Lexington avenue, where a solemn requiem mass wili be held for the repose of his soul, at half-past nine e’clock A. M., on Tuesday, Relatives and friends are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral. His re- mains will be interred in Valvary Weonpay CONKLIN.—On Saturday, April 3, after a iness, CHARLES R,, only child of Charles ana sophie W. Conklin, aged 1 year, 11 months lays, The relatives and friends of the family are re> spectfully invited to attend the funeral, m the residence of his parents, Graham street, between Summit and Montgomery avenues, Jersey City Heights, N. J.,on ‘Tuesday, May 6. Montgomery avenue cars leave Hoboken ferry. CORRIGAN.—On Sunday, May 4, 1873, DANTEL Cone RIGAN, the beloved son of Patrick and Anna ore Tigan, aged 12 years, 1 month and 24 days, - rhe relatives and friends of the family are Tée-= spectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Mon- day, May 5, from his late residence, 64 City Hall place, at two o'clock P.M. COTTRELL.—On Saturday morning, May 3, of cone gestion of the brain, PauL, youngest child of Henry and Cynthia Durfee Cottreil, aged 1 year 2 montha and 19 days. Funeral services will be held at 104 Vanderbilt avenue, Brooklyn, on Tuesday, May 6, at two o’clock P. M. Baffalo p: rapa copy. CoveRtT.—On Friday, May 2, at the residence of John Duff, Esq., Coscob, Conn., after a lingerin; ilness, Miss JANE C, COVERT, in the 78th year o! er age. The relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, on arrival of New Haven Railroad train, on Tuesday, May 6, at one o’clock P. M, Curtis.—In Brooklyn, on Sunday, May 4, after a ae iliness, GEORGE A. CURTIS, in the 63d year of 3 age. Notice of funeral to-morrow. DaLy.—On Saturday, May 3, after a lingering Ill- ness, JENNIE H. K., youngest daughter of Alice and the late Edmund Daly. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 317 West Fort fifth street, on Tuesday, May 6, at nine A. M.; thence to the Church of the Holy Cross, where solemn requiem will be offered up for the repose ies rine —suddent: Sunday, May 4, 1878, ANTELS.- judden! on Sunday, ay Hf Charles CHARLES DANIELS, eldest son of the 1a Daniels, aged 31 years and 3 months, The relatives and friends of the family are re spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, 129 Madison street, on Wednesday afternoon, May, 7, 1873, at two e’clock. DRAKE.—At ‘Yonkers, on Sunday, May 4, SusAN Betrs, second daughter of the late Samuel Betts, and wife of Jonas W. Drake, aged 67 years, FLEMING.—In Brooklyn, on Sunday, May 4, JANE WELWOOD FLEMING, beloved wile of Dairus Flem- and sister of Joseph and Robert Welwood. ‘he relatives and friends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, from Grace chapel, High street, near Gold, on Tuesday alternoon, at two o'clock. Frost.—At Marshland, Staten Island, on Friday morning, May 2, SaMvEL IL. Frost. Friends of the family are respectfally invited to attend the funeral services, from his late residence, on Monday afternoon, May 5, at one o’clock, and at the Moravian chureh, New Dorp, at two o’clock. Carriages will be at Vanderbilt’s landing on ar- rival of the 10 A. M, boat from New York, GORMLEY.—On Sunday — G May 4, after a vere illness, TRRESA GORMLEY, Baie 54 tive of Monasteravan, county Kildare, nd. Relatives and friends are requested to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 333 East Twelfth street, on Tuesday afternoon, at half-past ono o’clock, without turther notice. Dublin (Ireland) papers please copy. HANLEY.—On Sunday, May 4, 1873, ANDREW HANLEY, a native of Newcastle West, county Lime- rick, lreland. The funeral will take place from his late resi- dence, 89 Greenwich street, on Tuesday afternoon, at two o’clock. HARRINGTON.—On Saturday, May 3, of cone WILLIAM FRANCIS HARRINGTON, aged 1 year, months and 3 davs, son of P, E. Harrington. The funeral will take place on Monday, May 5, 1873, at two o'clock P. M., trom 110 Division street. The vie and friends of the family are invited to attend, Hargis.—On Sunday, May 4, at his residence, 206 Broome street, ALEXANDER HARRIS, aged 33 years. Relatives and friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday a& ternoon, May 6, at two o'clock. HaRwon, —On Saturday, May 3, Tuomas HARRON, native of perish of Inver, cuunty Donegal, Ireland, uneral ices Oe a morning, at 10} o'clock, from 40 West fen 4 Haws.—On Sunday, May 4, Hengy J. F, Haws, in the 47th year of his age. Funeral services at the Churcb of the Trans- figuration, Twenty-ninth street, near Fifth avenue, on Wednesday, 7th inst., at ten o’clock A. M. HOLLRY.—On Friday, May 2, of inflammation of the brain, ALIcR, youngest child of Alexander L. and Mary H. Holley, in the 5th year of her age. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, at the residence of her parents, 89 Jorale- mon street, Brooklyn, on Monday, May 5, at two o'clock P. M. KELLY.—On Sunday, May 4, after a short illness, James KELLY, native of the parish of Killrusb, county Wexford, Ireland, aged 40 years. Funeral from his late residence, 520 West Thirty- seventh street, on Tuesday, May 6, at one o' rin; ant and MeTTAM.—On Saturday, May 3, FRANCES CaTH- cp wife of Charles Mettam, 1n the 57th year of er age. Relatives and friends of the family are respect- invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 129 Thompson street, on Wednesday afternoon, May 7, at one o'clock, Moongy.—On Sunday, May 4, Neue, infant ers og of James and Sarah Mooney, aged 6 months, onuuin eae Ra lieg of per jarents, OF roll street, Bouth Brooklyn, on Monday, May SORT hee op een, aga NEILL.— In Broo! , On Saturday, 1873, at the residence of his daughter, Anne M. Hook; Patrick J. O'NEILL, tn the 63d year of his age. Relatives and friends of the family are respect- iy invited to attend the funeral services, at the rch, 2 & Charles Borromeo, on Monday, May 5, at teno'clocR A. M. tag Tematns will be taken ta Flatoush for interme PaRKER.—Suddenly, on Friday Ctl May 2, at the residence of his son-in-law, P. H. Dodd, 128 East Eighteenth street, Rev. JOEL PARKER, D. D., in the 74th year of his age. Funeral setvices this eeaecie afternoon, at two o’clock, in the Fourth avenue Presbyterian church, corner of Twenty-second street. Ci a men are requested to assemble in the church par- lors at half-past one o'clock, VERKINS.—At Yorkville, on Wednesday, April 30, 1873, Rosert H. PERKINS, aged 37 years, ARcHiTEcT Lopag, No. 619, F. aND A, M— Brothers—You are hereby summoned to attend a special communication of Architect Lodge, No. 619, F. and A, M., to be held at their Rooms, southeast corner Eighty-sixth street and Third avenue, on Monday, at ten o'clock, for the pu e of attend- ing the funeral of our late brother, Robert B. Per- kins. By order. JAMES GRIBBLE, Master, WILLIAM A. CONKLIN, Secretary. Piacort.—On Saturday morning, Ma: W., eldest daughter of Willtam and gott, aged 7 years, 1 month and 23 days. Relatives and friends of the family are respect- fally invited to attend the funeral, ‘rom the resi- dence of her ie 165 Second street, Jersey City, on Monday afternoon, the Sth inst., at one o’cloc! ReEVES.—At Newark, N.J., on Friday, May 2, 0 diphtheria, ADELuA LOUISE, second ‘Usaghver Alfred A, and Kate M. Reeves, aged 5 years. The relatives and friends are invited to attend the tuneral, from her uncie’s (Isaac residence and that of her Newark, on Monday, May ROMDENRUMGS-On Saturday. eventig, May BURG.—! turday even Rupowen J, Roupennvra, soyeare’ > Relatives and friends of the family and the mem- bers of Hermann Lodge, No. 263, F. and A, M., also tne members of thejUnited Brothers of the Globe, of East 'New York, are respectfully invited to at tend the funeral, from his late reside! Ninety- second street, near Third avenue, on ‘Tuewtay, May 6, at one o'clock. His remains will be taken to the wcomNODane-O8 Saturday, ¥ yMMODAU.—OD irday, May CHRIsTIANAs Soruta, the beloved wife ot Fs Scommodag, ‘The friends are respectfully invited to attend the Gian to, ofan, Nes A ead May 6, at two'o'clock.- salads SEXTON-—-At Hyde Park, Dutchess county, om Sunday morning, May 4, 1873, SAMUEL J. M. SEXTON, ton of she late and Saran Mills Sexton, of Funeral from st. James’ church, Hyde Park, on ht Tuesday, May 6, at three P, M. Carriages will be in waithig ou the arrival of the quarter to eleven AM. , Hudson River Midietown, Seated’ land aEvago ce mine th WIT... idietown, i oilsa AL ADOTALON