The New York Herald Newspaper, June 5, 1873, Page 3

THE WALWORTH PARRICIDE, The Meeting Between the Mother and Son at the Tombs Yesterday. What the Priscner’s Defence Will Be. Interviews with Fx-Assistant District Attorney Garvin and Mr. Charles 0’Conor. AN UNFORTUNATE MARRIAGE, Purther Particulars of the Unhappy Wedded Life of Mrs. Walworth. HOW: THE EOY BEARS ‘ HIMSELF. The Result of the Post-Mortem Examination: Coroner Young to Hold the Inquest on Fri- | day Morning. ‘The Mamentable tragedy which occurred in this @ity on Tuesday morning continues to be the ab- sorbing topic of conversation among all classes of People. The melancholy chain of circumstances which led to the perpetration of the crime, and the high standing of the actors in the dread @rama, the youth of the assassin and the double trial of his poor mother, all combine to make the murder the most talked-of tragedy since James Fisk fell by the bullet. In the first excitement caused by the news of the crime public opinion: set in strongly against young Wailworth, but since the character of the father has become known and the unfortunate histery of his married life revealed the current of public opinion has changed, and the sympathy which atthe first was felt for the victim is now almost wmiversally extended to the son, although no one is bold enongh to say that a child is justified in im- Dbruing his hands in the blood of his parent, no Matter what the provocation may be. ‘The facts of the life of the late Mr. Walworth, as stated by reliable authorities, are humiliating and painful. He was, however, in some measure the victim of early training, and his dissolate life warns Parente against the vaneful habit of restraining all the feelings and affections of children, with the mistaken idea that by doing so they are implanting 4m their minds the seeds of morality. Chancellor ‘Walworth, the father of Mansfield Walworth, was 4 MAN OP HIGH HONOR AND INTEGRITY ‘tm pubic life, but he is said to have ruled his house- hold with arod of iron. He was a strict Presbyte- rian, and in the old gloomy family home the Pu- Fitanical ide s which found favor in the days of our grandfathers were strictly enforced. The two gona of the Chaneellor, tue deceased and an elder brother who ia now a Catholic priest in Albany, spent their childhood in this gloomy old house and. ander this Puritanical rule. Boys who are brought wp in this fashion generally become one of two things. ‘Th¢y develop into sneaks and hypocrites, or rush into the opposite extreme, and by a life of weckless depravity and unbridled enjoyment vainly Amagine that they are asserting their manhood. ‘When yeung Mansfield was sent to college the evil effects of the traming which he had’recetvea through mistaken zeal began to show themselves. The boy, who when at home was afraid to call his soul his own, became the fastest young .man in ®ollege, developing qualities which eventually came to be the bane of his life. While at college his father married again, his wife being the widow of Colonel Hardin, of Ken- tucky, @ gallant officer, who met his death at the battle of Buena Vista, in Mexico. The daughter, the widow of the murdered man, was an extremely beautiful girl, so beautilul that she was toasted as the belle of her native State. After the death ef Colonel Hardin, his widow having some legal business in connection with her estate to transact, by the advice oi friends, had recourse to the advice of Chancellor Walworth, whose legal ability at the time was well known. The Chancellor solved the a@iMculty by mar: ig the widow and making the ‘ease his own, and in an evil hour Miss Nelly Hardin became an inmate of the same home with Mans- Geld Walworth. The events that subsequently transpired are narrated by AN INTIMATE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY, ‘who, for obvious reasons, does not wish his name to be published. Colonel Hardin, when he died, could not have been called wealthy, but he left his widow and daughter a handsome an mela the T portion of which was settled on the latter, After the marriage of his father Mansfield returned from college and took up his residence with his father. He waa young and handsome. Miss Hardin ‘was surpassingly beautiful, and the Chancellor ht that it would be a nappy idea to arrange a match and secure the entire Hardin property to the Walworth family. It does not appear that there was any strong love between the young peeple, but they were married and continued to re- mide in Sarat Mutual friends who knew the eharacter of the bridegreom shook their head when the marriage was consummated, and al- for the best, they feared the fears were unhappily too well foun ear after the marriage sll the evil qi of Walworth’s character manifested themselves. As narrated in the HERALD of yesterday, he ill-treated his unhappy wile in every way. He was idle and dissolute, and while fntoxicated would act in such a manner that his conduct became @ byword in Saratoga. While ing this course, he, with his wife, joined the Batnolie Church, and this made, for a short time, a marked change in his manner. He yielded to the ‘wish of his father asd commeneed to study law, and the noble wile, who had borne *. with heroic fortituae under her manifold trials, fondly hoped that happiness was about to dawn upon her at Jast. Her hope was short lived. The old leaven ‘was too strong to be so easily overcome, and Wal- ‘worth speedily fell into bis old courses, Abeut three years after the marri an outrage committed by him had the effect of driving him irom the neighborhood of Saratoga. In the ead of night, while in a half drunken condition, fhe scaled the wall of a garden leading to a young fadies’ boarding echool, and with a fiendish design fia his heart endeavored to gain entrance Leen 8 window into the sleeping apartment of one of tl [a He was discovered and had to flee, and the dal Was 60 notorious that he was compelled to feave his home. The facts of bis after life have been already narrated. His poor wife bore up against his excesses until patience had almost be- ome a crime, and at the death of his father the @aly remaining tie between them was snapped, and she availed herself of the only form of divorce hich ie THE CATHOLIC CHURCH PRRMITS and became nominally free. One would suppose @hat with the separation Walworth would have weased the persecution of his wife, but this was mot the case. Mrs. Waworth went South to her mative State, and remailied there some time, amid #he.scenes where her happy childhood and girlhood nad been passed, She proceeded from Kentucky Washington, and, through the influence of Hienus, procured @ poaltion ‘a9 clerk in the Trea- e@ury Department. hile she was there her hus- Band was attaining considerable fame as a novel- fat, ana the attentién he gave to his literary work for a time kept him from annoying his wife. She re- mained in Washington for two years and then came $o this city, and fur a time struggled against ad- veraity by keeping a boarding house on Twenty- fhird street. The attempt proved a failure, and ane sane removed from the city to assume the sition she now occuples— head of a ladies’ semi- ary at the old Walworth homestead. Since she ‘went to Saratoga the old persecution was revived by Walworth, and he commenced to address letters 40 the peor woman containing insinuations of the Bost {n@ulting charueter. he boy Frank, who a@eems te have had a noble heart, was aware of the unhappy fateof his mother; but the letters were Kept comeeaied from: him. fis young life had been onded by the dissensions which had prevailed between parents. He had never known @ father’s affection; owed him his itie anc no more. All his love was centred m his mother. The father, not content with Ineulting Walworth, threatened to kill her, and these ta reached the ears ofsher son. By some unwortunate circumstance the letters eich impugted his mother’s virtue and the itimacy of hts own birth fell into the hands of nk. le wae @ youth of high spirit. The Blood of one Of the best Southern families fowed in his veine, and he was determined to ee en mother WI own Seco 'Me met his father in the dBasrace, (hg, atthe request of the boy, the father a e prom! fo abstain from his threata % his in. suite, it would have been well for him ha De sdbered to bia promo, but be did pot, NEW ‘:UKK HERALD, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1873—TRIPLE when Se ee siete whol’ bas aa Panes Seah in future a bright end promising ‘the’ bitterest pang to the cup of a woman’s lifelong sorrew. | The Prisoncr in the Tombs. Not since the mem@table day succeeding the shooting of Coldne! Fisk has there been 80 much excitement around and apeut the Tombs as there was yesterday. The cause of the unusual rosh of visitors was, of course, to see young Walworth; but in this desire of course all, with the exception of a few intimate iriends, were disappointed. The unfertunate boy sat in his Jonely cell in the Tombs, but whatever his thoughts were he bore bravely up and showed no signs ofa drooping spirit, He oceupies cell 44, which is a plainly iturnished one, no steps having been yet taken to make it more comfortable than the prison rules prescribe. The prisoner eat# his meals with regularity, and con- verses rationally enough with the keepers of the prison. whenever their duties call them into his coll. About halt-past ten o'clock a close carriage drove up ‘othe entrance ef the Tombs, and Judge Bar- bour, accompanied by a lady wearing a heavy veil, aligited from it and passed in. The lady was Mre, Walworth. She appeurs to be about thirty-eight years of age, and much of the beauty which in her youth made her so much admired still remains. Her eyes are of deepest blue, and her brown hair was gracefully worn in waves across her classic forehead. Mark Finlay was present at the meet- ing between the mother and son, and he says it was saost affecting. There were no tears shed. Theirs 18 aot the grief that finds vent in weeping. The mother embraced the boy who has dared se much in vindication of her honor; the embrace was returned, and for nearly @ moment not a word was spoken on either side. There was no extraordinary emOtlaD, each prnbaniy felt that grief must for the present be laid aside and the stern reality looked in the face. The conversation which took place between them was, of course, private; but young Walworth could be seen ges- ticulating and talking in a very animated manner. Mrs. Waiworth oagery watched him, and occa- sionally at some remark of his would sadly smile; but she was frequently overcome by some reference of his, and dropped her head upon his hands. Judge Barbour remained in the prison for about half an hour and then drove away, leavin, Mrs. Walworth with her son. She remained wit! him in the prison for nearly two houra, and then, bidding the boy a loving farewell, she leit. Mr, Charles O’Conor also called during the day, as did Judge Garvin, and both of them had interviews with the prisoner. Mr. Beach visited the prison, and had a conversation with the boy in the morn- ing. The prison ofMicials say that the bearing of young Walworth is brave and undaunted, and they 8trongly sympathize with him. ‘There were several young men admitted during the day, friends of the prisoner, one of them from Saratoga. ‘They were admitted and remained for some time. By the ad- vice of counsel, Walworth refuses to converse about the murder or to see any strangers or reporters, Ex-Judge Garvin and the Defence of the Marderer. Ex-Judge Garvin has been retained for the de- fence of Frank Walworth by Judge Barbour, on be- half of the family, Yesterday a reporter of the HERALD called upon Mr. Garvin, at his office in Chambers street, and had a short general conver- sation with him as to the murder. He said that he had just been looking over the story as given in the morning papers, and was sorry to see that some of the papers had greatly exaggerated the circumstances surrounding the tragedy. He thought the deed was awful enough in itself with- out being intensified by the morbid imagina- tion of seribblers whe had evidently no regard for facts. -He didnot think such narratives would hurt his client in any way, because they carried upon their faves a self-contradiction ; it was mainly with regard to public morals that he made the re- mark, ‘Mf. Garvin said that he had seen his client at the Tombs that morning, and had counselled him to be very reticent of speech; to refuse steadily to be interviewed, and to keep himself quiet, “In reference to interviewing, as it is called,” said Mr. Garvin, “several newspaper men have sought to obtain permission from me to see the prisoner, for the purpose of ‘interviewing’ him. Ihave uniformly refused it. What can a map in his circumstances say that is of any value to anybody? He is in a state of mind that makes his statements utterly irresponsible.” As to the tragedy itself, the cause of it, the relations of the deceased to bis wife and children, Judge Garvin declined to say any- thing. In the course of conversation the name of a confidential friend of the family was mentioned, and the reporter seeking out that friend, obtained, in substance, the following statement :— “Mrs. Walworth has borne more trom her late husband tl will ever be brought to light in this world. It is, tomy knowledge, quite true that he cruelly ill-treated her, and the newspaper reports have not, as far as I have read them, exaggerated the story of that cruelty in the slightest degree. The married lite of Mr. and Mrs. Walworth was never ¥ery happy, but for several years before her divorce she endured silently and with little outward complaining the cruelties of her husband. These crueities are not cenfined to the utterance ‘of in- sulting and unkind words. I have known him during her pregmancy to knock her down, and then shamefully and grossly ill-treat her. He has treated her in a manner 80 disgraceful and so unmaniy that I could not repeat it to you. Then, aiter the di- vorce, in defiance of the order of the Court and the urgent entreaties of his children, he still continued to grossly insult his wife, while endeavoring to ob- tain an income by her profession as teacher to sup- port herself and family. I know that Frank inter- cepted many of the letters addressed to his mother by his father, so that she might be spared the pain of reading them. Mansfield Wal- worth was a bad man by nature; his own father, when alive, was made the victim, again al in of his infernal cruelty. I have known Mansfield to tell the Ohancelior that unless he complied with his unreasonable desires as to money and other matters, he would publish some- thing in the newspapers that he had connection with about the Chancellor that the Chancellor would not like. In this manner he frightened his father, an old gentleman over seventy years of age, into compliance with his wishes. cannot tell you the thonsand crucities that I know this man to have been guilty of in connection with his Jamily. Ido not say that they justified his mur- der by any means, but they may be fairly urged a8 extenuating circumstances. Mr. Charles O’Conor and His Visit to Frank H. Walworth Yesterday. It was rumored in the city yesterday that Mr. Charles 0’Conor had been retained for the defence of Frank Walworth. A HERALD reporter called upon Mr. O’Conor yesterday afternoon, at his office, in Wall street, to make inquiry as to whether this rumor had any foundation in fact. After a few minutes’ waiting in the anteroom the reporter was ushered into the presence of the great lawyer. “Mr, O’Conor, there is a rumor in the city that you have been retained for the defence of Frank Walworth; may lask you whether that rumor is true?’ “ think it is very likely that you have heard that I visited the Tombs this morning.” “Yes, sir, 1 did hear that; but I also heard that you were retained. Probably your visit suggested the retainer to my informant.” “Probably se. Iam not retained in the usual sense of retainer, that is, by receiving any fee. I should not accept that. Icalled at the Tombs this morning. Iknew the Walworth family well. The Chanceller was nd eld man, and [ have a Great respect fer his memory. I don’t know that I shall go into court in this case. If it is needful and tt thought that I ¢an be of service to this un- happy young man by doing so I shall not hesitate togo. I do all I can by way of advice to help him in his dreadful condition.” “You had an interview with him this morning at the Tombs, I presume, Mr. O’Conor. How does he bi to os Bg ti ch ‘Bravely and quietly, with a calmness that is certainly Temarkable, ‘there is not the slightest indication of fear and scarcely of sorrow.” not that @ strange condition for a young in placed in the circumstances in which he is?” “Not ao strange as it right seem at first sight. 1¢ 18 the soldier spirit and blood that are in him. General Hardin was a fine soldier, as brave as Julius Cesar; he was killed in the Mexican war. ‘This boy has much of hi ‘andfather’s spirit in him, and shows that he has in his present very serious position.” sav ‘ nything of the family affairs OlGonge = ‘Did you know tae yes, Tad Gccasion te & “Yes, occas ‘now very mui wnt, Langs eect See ‘alworth, ie nrurde; 4 knew Walworth well.”” eve Beeb “What is your opinion of him, Mr. O’Conor 1’ “It was scarcely possible to conceive of a worse man; he was bad im grain, and his badness was the more contemptible because it was united to a char- acter that was very frivolous and inane. He wasa man with some ability er writing. I think in the course of the trial, probably before, facta will eome out that will show how astonishingly bad this man was. “Of course, Ineed not to you, Mr. O’Conor, that that is ot rastification of the marder.” ' “No, it isnot a justification. No sensible person Suptides murder, but these circumetances are ex- ating and may be fairly used in that connec- ‘The reporter then bade Mr. OConor “good day.” At eleven, o'clock yesterday morning Corener Young and hig Deputy, Dr, E. T, T..Mareb, proceed- ed to the undertaker’s oMce of Messrs. Senior & Benedict, 60 Carmine street, for the purpose ofem- Pannellingajury anc making @ post-mortem e: amination in the case of Mr. Mansfield Tracy Wal- worth. ‘ Coroner Young empannelled and swore in the fol- lowing named gentlemen to act as jurors at the in- quest:—John VY, Reynolds, foreman, attorney; Thomas ©, Knox, physician; John B. Gilman, agent; F. ©. Seinor, undertaker; Jotham Clark, retired; Ferdinand A. Eibell, livery. Deputy Coroner Marah made a post-mortem ex- amination on the body, assisted by Docters Fiop bh O'Hanlon, Knox, 3, J. Clark and others, Nt which nearly two Bours, The following is a tof the autopsy made by Dr. Mareh and those associated with him :— A pistol-shot w of outside of the left arm, one-quarter of an ifich in diameter, was found four inches. below the acroi proceas; another of right side of face, one: r of an inch in diam- eter, close to and ona line with tne lower border of the ear, the skin around the wound, for a dis- tance of two inches, being blackened and filled with powder; a similar wound of the left side of the chest, three and a half inches to the leit of the median ine of the body and six inehes above the nipple, on @ direct line, the edges of the wound being "ri d and ecenymotics ® pistol-shos wound of the right side of the chest, half an inch in diameter, situatea one and a half inches to the Tight of the median line and two inches below the nipple. ‘The direction of the latter wound was downwards, backwards and to the bef t of the face was on & straight line toward the left a distance of four inches. On Speing the body the loft side of the chestras found to be filled with fuid and clotted blood. The bail on this side of the chest entered between the second and third ribs, 4 through the upper lobe of the left lung, and was found imbedded tn the body of the second dorsal vertebra. The bail which entered the right side of the chest struck and frac- tured the sixth rib, and then, glancing, it passed to a point four and three-quarters inches from point of entrance, where it was found imbedaed in the muscles of the chest. The ball which entered the right side of the face in its course fractured the lower jaw at its angie, and also the upper jaw- bone, and lodged in the left side. The ball which entered the arm shattered the upper portion of the humerus and lodged in the biceps musele. All of the internal organs were examined found to be healthy. Death was due to shock internal hemorrhage from pistol shot wounds ceived—the internal hemorrhage resulting from the wound of left side of chest, All the bullets found in tbe body were round ones, Had deceased lived it would have been absolutely necessary to amputate the left arm at the shoulder joint. The wound necessarily fatal was that in the left breast. Deceased possibly might have recovered from the wound of the face, ag the brain was.uninjured b; the ball; the bullet in the face was not removed, as it would have necessitated great disfigurement. There was great trouble experienced by the aaa see ene the fatal pullet on the leit side of the chest. The inquest will be commenced before Coroner Fong, at the Twenty-nintb precinct station house, Thirtleth street, near Seventh avenue, at half-past ten o’clock to-morrow morning. Alter the inquest the body was removed, and it will be delivered to the relatives, who will proba- but nothing ‘MB, WALWORTH NOT A MASON. The Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of this State sends the fol- lowing: Under # resolution of the Grand Lodge now in session, I am requested to contradict the report that the late M. T. ‘Walwerth, killed by his son, was a Past Grand Master of Masons of this State. He never was even a Member of this Grand Body. The mistake originated Probably from the fact that the father of the deceased, fhe late Chancellor Walworth, at oue time presided over the deliberations of the ‘Lodge as its respected and honored head. CONFLAGRATIONS, A Philadelphia Woollen Mill Destroyed— Loss $130,000. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 4, 1873. The woollen mill of John Brown & Sons, on Eighth, below Tasker street, was totally destroyed by fire, about one o’clock this morning. The build- ing had a front of 300 feet. The mill ran 172 looms, giving employment te 300 hands. The new machinery which had recently been put up in the mill was destroyed. The total loss is about $130,000. The insur- ance, $145,000, of which $82,000 is in New York companies is as follows:. 7,600 ; Magara, German erican and janhattan, $5,000 each; Hanover, Republic, Lorillard, Arc- tic, Firemen’s Fund and Merchants, 000 each; Etna and Phenix, $3,500 each; We chester, Commerce, Hoffman, Farragut, New York, Yonkers and Lamar, $2,500 each, Foreign companies—Royal, $10,000; North British, $7,500; Liverpool and London, $5,000; Imperial and Com- mercial Union, $10,000 each. & Shoe Manufactory Destroyed in Rochester. Rocuester, N. Y., June 4, 1873, The boot and shoe manulacgory of J. T. Stewart & Son, on the corner of Water and Andrews streets, was entirely destroyed by fire this morn- ing. The loss is estimated at $60,000, on which there is an insurance of $30,000. One of the side walls fell, demolishing the east section of the bridge over the Genesee River. fireman was carried down with the bridge, but he Was not much injured. Extensive Conflagration in Newbury- port, Mass. s Mg NEWBURYPORT, June 4, 1873, A fire broke out this morning ip Knight's grist mill on Water street, which, with its contents, was entirely destroyed. ‘The loss on the building, machinery and grain is ten thousand to twelve thousand dollars; umin- sured, . The ames extended to the store of George W. Blake, whose stock was partly saved, though the ts was burned out. The block eating, was on fire in the roof and considerably damaged by water; insured in Bos- ton, The occupants of this block—N. D. Dodge & Brothers; Holker, Stiies & Donahoe; A. W. Meoney and A, F. Ross & Co.—suffered by damage to their steck, but are fully insured, J.B. and Edward Knight had tn store over 10,000 bushels of corn,’ and their entire loss will exceed $25,000; uningured. George W. Biake, flour business, in the same block, loses $500. Ames Coffin, who had an office in the block, loses 500. e fire communicated to the adjoining block bee | A. W. Mooney. N. D. ge & Brothers, who occupied the upper story 10¢@ factory, lese $2,000, A. W. oney, commission m* @Stiles & Donahoe, harness ma! loge $500, A. F. Ross & Co., of the Hope Spice Mills, lose $500. William Holker & Co., stoves and hollow ware, Tose The as by this fire is the largest that has been experienced here for a quarter of a century. A Fire at Birch Hill, R. f. PROVIDENCE, June 4, 1870. An extensive fire occurred at Birch Hill, River Point, this merning, which at one time threatened to destroy the entire place, engines being tele- graphed for to this city. The fire destrgyed Pike's Planing mills, Brayton’s furnace and Cassidy's dwelling, and partially destroyed another small dwelling. The lose is $55,000; insurance $20,000, in the Butler Mutaal, City of Providence, North Mis- souri, Queens, of Liverpool; Alliance, of Cleve- land; Fame, of Philadeip 1a; Meriden, of Meriden, Conn.; Phoenix, of Hartford, and the Insurance Company of North Ameriea. hant, loses $500. \d furnishers, Fires in Illinois. Sr. Louis, Mo., June 4, 1873. A fire in El Paso, Ill, yesterday, destroyed property valued at $20,000. A fire in Princeville, Peoria county, Ill., destroyed @ block of buildings. The loss is not ie ae fase men were arrested charged with starting the re, Whe Propeller City of Chatham Burned. HAMILTON, Ontario, June 4, 1873. The propeller City of Chatham took fire at her dock gat this place last night, and burned to the wateQs edge. Seven hundred barrels of hour were on the pr lér, amd are a@ total loss. The vessei ‘was valued at $32,000, Boston Fire Items, Boston, June 4, 1873. Mayor Pierce, In a message to the City Council, recommends reform in the Boston Fire Depart- ment by the increase of the force, and providing additional safeguards against fires. Some forty representatives of Jeading insurance companies, at a Lege Tast night, voted that the Policies be cancelled parties who make exorbi- tant claims, of damage for the removal of goods, or any claim if the removal was not actual ly ne oy, by the presence of fire in the building from which the a were removed, or in the building . Gtalawin, owner of the Globe Theatre site, who is now abroad, telegraphs that the rebuilding sbal) go on at once. ? CONFEDERATION. How Prince Edward Island Joined the New Dominion. SUCCESS OF THE CANADIAN CHIEFS. Stubborn Resistance ¢f the Islanders— The Overtures for Confederation and What Came of Them, THE IRON CIVILIZER. Prejudice of the Natives Against Railroads. FATE OF AN ENTERPRISING PREMIER, The Trips to Ottawa and the Final “Best Terms.” — ——_ + THE ISLAND AS IT IS. CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Eaward went} ‘May 30, 1873, After years of ministerial coaxing on the one hand and no small amount of stubbornness on the other the islanders have at length joined the for- tunes ef the New Dominion. Signed, sealed and delivered, the document of annexation only awaits the approval of the Queen of England to render this charming little country part and parcel of the great confederation, Although temporarily left out in the cold, where it remains for a considerable portion of the year, Newfoundland will follow suit, thus making the union of the British provinces complete, without a flaw. The successful carrying out of the scheme will be the crowning effort of the Canadian government, and, whether annexation to the United States or entire independence be the final result, England will doubtless be soon re- leved of all responsibility. ‘this may perhaps be considered @ bold assertion in view of tne seeming reluctance of some of the provinces to join the confederation and the well known loyalty of the colonists to the British government. It is plain, however, that the people are beginning to appreciate their position, and, awakening to the fact that they are far benind the age in enterprise, must, ere long, shake off a patronizing and callous friend that has so heediessly marred their progress. The confederation of a}! the British provinces is now & foregone conclusion, and what will follow requires no extraordinary foresight to predict. THE CONFEDERATION SCHEME. Since the Conference of delegates from the sev- eral British provinces, held nearly ten years ago, when Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island re- fused to accept the terms offered, the Dominion authorities have kept a watchful eye on these fertile plains, Tempting inducements were constantly thrown in the way, Ministers exhausted all their ingenuity and splendid promises were made to bring about a union, but with- out effect. Confederation was dreaded by nearly the entire population of the island, for many re- garded the act as equivalent to a surrender of their rights. No confederate candidate —if such existed—would present himself for election to the Parliament here, and tt may be said without ex- aggeration that the feeling against annexation to the Dominion was very strong and decided. Among the agricultural classes, who, by the way, held their jand for a song, no idea of any change could not be entertained. Increased taxation and the inva- sion Of ratiroads, which, some years ago, many had never seen or heard of, loome¢ up as the destroy- ing angels of their househo!d goods. Despite, how- ever, these discouraging symptoms, the wily Cana- dian Ministers never abandoned hope or relaxed their efforts. In 1869 overtures were again made by the government at Ottawa. Better terms than before were offered with winning grace. No spider ever coquetted with timid fy with more bewitching fondness or sung his whole-souled invitation in more welcoming and melodious strains. But the Con- ference failed, and Prince Edward Island, proud of its British fag, and flapping its little wings with dignity, shrunk back from the proposition into the red mud of the native soil. Blissful in their igno- Trance, yet grasping in their desires, the sturdy islanders declined the terms and bade adieu to Ottawa. THE IRON CIVILIZER. Still undismayed by 80 many disheartening is- sues, the Dominion chiefs, fully aware of the im- portance of the Union, were not to be baulked by a people who scarcely realized the peculiar benefits tobe reaped by conféderation, Twice had they failed in bringing their neighbors to any sort of terms, though lavish inducements had been held out tothem. And it maybe here noted that even at this time the out-of-the-way farmers were just as resolute as ever in their opposition to the linking of any chain of progress that might connect them with the Dominion government. But the time had arrived when the more intelligent portion of the community were beginning to wake up from its lethargy, and as locomotion from one part of the island to the other was as dificult as it isin a newly ploughed field, the idea of a railroad flashed like a phantom before the vision of some more civilized than their fellows.. Doubtless the terrible invader was at first only talked about in trembling whispers, for the faithful iron horse was generally Tegarded as the common enemy, only fit for breakneck countries and demoralized com- munities. Evil rumors, however, spread quickly, and, sure enough, the affair became noised abroad. There Was no immediate revolution, but the fate of the projector was some- thing to contemplate with surprise and fear. In the Spring of 1871 Premier Pope, with a heroism to be recalled with pride and gratitude by his coun- trymen, introduced a bill into the Legisiature to build a grand trunk railway from Charlottetown to Albertown, the immeasurable distance of thirty miles. The storm that ensued is indescribable, After the tempest eame the calm, and, amid a deathly stillness, wherein thé fate of the countr: was suspended from a single fish hook, the bi passed. The Premicr’s doom was sealed, THR WUE AND CRY. I cannot call to mind just now any startling epi- sode for which the present startling century is remarkable that at all OY 1 py im extent the shock which this antici; advent o1 the iron horse created. The n spread like wildfire, and the excitement that succeeded ‘ks an event unparalieied in the previous history ef this fertile spot. Countrymen were ®roused and citizens brooded in silence. And here was developed a grand opportunity for what was known as tl opposition party to make political capital a1 into the progressive shoes of those who has to infict upon the country the whistling grie ofa lecomotive. Charges of corruption were ire MM made against the party in power; little ‘jobs’? were hinted at by their enemies in such a strain as to induce the opin.on that the promoters of the scheme were influeneed by mereenary motives; that @ youthiul “C)edit Mobilier” was born on the island: that there were too many curves on the road ; that the Deminion government had suggested and fostered the enterprise with a view to con- federation; that the prominent officiais of the isiand were in a “ring” to enrich themselves at all hi ‘ds, nad used bad materiai in the construetion of the road in order that their country constituents, when coming to town to look for favors, might meet with a sudden death; that taxes would be increased # hundred per cent, with gaunt starvation in the background grinning, with @ pitchfork in his bony fist; and, in fine, that the once nappy and prosperous isiand named after Prince Edward, Duke of — the father of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, for kindness extended, was going toruin faster than any express train ever went over @ precipice. THE PREMIER'S FATE, It will be seen that even in this comparatively high Jatitude politicians freeze to office. The gov- ernment party was denounced in unmeasured terms, and in looking over the files of an old ne’ Paper wherein reference was made to the question at issue I was amazed to find how such warm and pungent epithets, Dyt to be fourd in any dictionary, could have made their way .0 this quiet and secluded piace. As al- re intimated, the by oye ty, or, in other ee eh fe) iD bod Orit , Spered no rr inform ir Broaching bansreptey-and Fain. ‘The ruatwas soe. cepesul, Governes Was anpepled to, and Agally eS leas, anti- lators began to change their minds in the natural course of events, and did the handsome thing by adding fifty mules ANOTHER TRIP TO OTTAWA, It occurred suddenly to the factious le; that railroads and confederation were two things inseparable. A debt had been contracted which the country was unable to mect, Taxes must be imposed, which the Sereuicaras clagses would re- solutely resist, and although they were still anti- confederate to the backbo! 80 to speak, some- Very embarrassing Oly P Sn tia phigh Mesars. Haythorne and Laird, leaders of the gov- ernment, took a quiet trip to Ottawa, where, from all accounts, they were well received, and solicited new terms of confederation. They obtained them, and very good terms they were; but, as the country had not been apprised of the proceeding before- hand, some dissatisfaction was expressed on their return, and in order that the matter might be fully ‘tested Parliament was again dissolved an the voice of the people asked upon the. subject, The result placed the jaythorne and Laird in @ minority, they were all party confederates now, and Pope having once again obtained the leadership uggested that much better terms could be obtained from the Dominion overnment than had been conceded. rmed with a resolution from the House of Cot mons here Messra, , Haviland anda Howlan p ceeded to Ottawa as delegates and claimed that the former delegates had not obtained suffieient terms to carry on local government, owing to the in- crease in the expenditures for educational pur- er and public works, without recourse to direct xation. The other provinces, he contended, had various sources of revenue, Peciaaing 974 mines, eoal mines U5 crown whieh ce Edward Island did not possess. The shrewd Privy Council of Canada did not let the opportunity slip, and after a little parley the delegation came back on their way rejoicing. THE TERMS OF CONFEDERATION. To begin with, Canada becomes responsible for the debts and labilities of the island at the time of the union, which formally takes place on the 1st of July next, In consideration of the large expenditure author- ized by the Parliament of Canada for the construc- tion of railways and canals, and in view of the possibility of a readjustment of the financial ar- rangements between Canada and the several provinces now embraced in the Dominion, as well a8 of the isolated and exceptional condition of Prince Edward Island, that colony, on entering the Union, shail be entitled to incur a debt equal to fifty dollars per head of its population, as shown by the census returns of tery ay, $4,701,050. Prince Edward Island not having incurred debts equal to the sum authorized in the preceding para- graph, shall be entitled to receive hali-yearly pay- ments in advance from the general government— interest at the rate of five per cent per annum on the difference, from time to time, between the actual amount of its indebtedness and the indebt- edness 80 authorized—viz., $4,701,050. Prince Edward Island shall be liable to Canada for the amount a any) by which its public debt and jiabilities at the date of the union may exceed $4,701,050, and shall be charged with interest at the Tate of five-per cent per annum thereon. The Island government holding no lands from the Crown, and consequently enjoying no revenue from that source for the construction and mainten- ance of local works, it is agreed that the Deminion government pay in half-yearly instalments and in advance to the government of Prince Edward's Island $45,000 per annum, less five per cent upon any sum not exceeding $800,000 that the Dominion government may advance to the Isiand govern- ment for the purchase of lands now held py large’ proprietors. In consideration of the transfer to the general Parliament of the powers of taxation, the follow- ing sume shall be paid yearly by Canada to Prince Edward Island for the support of its government and iegislation—to wit, $30,000 and an annual rant equal to eighty cents per head of the popu- jation, a8 shown by the census returns of 1861, viz. :—$92,021, both half yearly in advance, such grant of eighty cents per head to be augmented tn proportio to the increase of population, as may e shewn by each consequent decennial census, until the population amounts to $400,000, rates such grants shall thereafter rei understood that the next census be year 1861. The Dominion government will assume and de- fray all the charges for the following services, viz:—The salary of the Lieutenant Governor; the salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court and District or County Courts, when established; the charges in respect to the Department of Customs; the Postal Department; the protection of the fisheries; the provision for the Militia; the light- honses, shipwrecked crews, Quarantine and Marine Hospitals; the Geological Survey; the Peni- tentiary; eMcient steam service for the conveyance of malis and passengers to be eetablished and maintained between the island and the Dominion, Winter and Summer, thus plac- ing the island in continuous communication with the Intercolonial Railway and the railway system of the Dominion. The maintenance of telegraphic communication between the island and the main- jand. And sueh other charges as may be incident to and connected with tne services which, by the “British North American act, 1867,” appertain to the genera! government, and as are, or may be, allowed to the other provinces. The popuiatien of Prince Edward Island having been increased by 15,000 or upwards since 1861, it is agreea that the island shall be represented in the Dominion House of Coymons by six members. The representation to be readjusted from time to time under the provisions of the ‘British North American act, 1867.” The constitution of the Execu@ve authority and of the Legisiature of Prince Edward Island shall, subject to the provisions of the said act, continue as they exist at the Union until altered under the authority thereof; and the House of Assembly of Prince Edward Island existing at the date of the Union, shall, unless sooner dissolved, continue for the period tor which it was elected. The provision of the aforesaid “British North American act, 1667,” shall, except those parts thereof which are in terms made, or by reas- onable intendment may be held to be specially ap- plicable to and only effect one and not the whole Of the provinces now composing the Dominion, and exceptso faras the same may be varied by these resolutions, be applicable to Prince Ldward Island in the same way and to the same extent as they apply to the other provinces of the Domin- ion, and as if the colony of Prince Edward Island had been one of the provinces originally united by tae said act. The railways under contract and in course of construction for the island jgovernment, shall be the property ef Canada. ‘rhe new building in which are held the law courts, registry office, &c., shall be transferred to Canada on the payment of $69,000, the purchase to include the land on which the building stands, and tabla Hy of ground in addition fer yard- room, &c., The steam dredge boat, in course of construction, to be taken by the Dominion at a cost not exceed- ing. $22,000. ‘he steam ferry boat owned by the government of Prince Edward Island, and used as such, to re- main the property of the island, The Union shall take effeet on such day as Her Majesty, by order in council, on an address to it effect, in terms of the 146th section of the “British North American act, 1867,’ may direct; and Prince Edward Island may in such address specify the electoral districts for which, and the time within which the first election for members to serve in the House of Commons in Canada shall take effect. There was not much difference between the fore- going. terms and those obtained by the previous elevation. Although it is claimed b; ie Pope delegation that the island will be benefited to the extent of $33,000 more, annually, the terms set forth as ve. There was some ence, how- ever, in the reception of the delegates, for the former on their return were compelled to test the matter before the people, while the latter were welcomed with enthusiasm. In other words, the islanders were prepared for confederation, and they saw their time had come. As there were no anti-confederates in the Legislative body the latest “best terms’? were adepted by a unanimous at which vote of the a 7 a et to sine cen subsequently passed jouses, prayin: ler Majesty's atign to the terms and conditions upon which the island forms part of the Union, which will, of course, be joyiully accorded, as few doubt that the confederation was the work of the home government, And so ends the stru; 5 Newfoundland comes next, and then the confeder- ation will be complete. HOW CONFEDERATION WILL WORK. A short time will prove the wisdom of the islanders in entering Whe confederation, and the folly and stupidity of holding out so subborniy, even although the terms long since offered were not so remunerative as those which have just been accepted. Beyond question the introduction the railroad proved the great means by which the union was brought about, 8nd thé islanders will bless the day the first spike was driven in the ground. That the farmers could never have paid the taxes incident to the under- taking is generally admitted, and had the Canadian eres ea net come to the rescue, mach a4 she erself will benefit by the operation, Prince Ed- ward Island would iforever have been plunged in financial embarrassment. It 1s really only within the last few months that the people would listen to any su; tions of union with Canada, and it cannot be denied that had the islanders not been driven by sneer pin id neeessity, the Dominion government might coaxed them in vain for years to come. The isi with @ debt equal to $60 a head of its sa lation, as shown by thg census of 1871, makin, the {sland debt in the confederation about $4,230,045. The railways, government offices, pub- lic offices, public works and telegraphie communi- inion, while teland cation will be maintained by the ini suMeient money will be advanced to the overnment for the purchuse of lands now held by proprietors, a matter looked forward te wit! anxiety Sy the hard working agricultural elasses. ‘The island, will be amply bursed for any tem- porary losses it may sus the withdrawal of tain by 4, days tore for this fuoet healthy and fertile plage, ve Rum had something to do with it, and there is at present in Chariottetewn a steck of that fuid which would deat @ man-ofwar, 1, happened io rE. unt. Anticipating the completion of the arrangenen’ for the ‘admission of the island into the Dominion, shiploads of rum were started from the West Indies and impor here at 4 low duty, in the hope that it could be Sabepanentiz sent to the tree ports of the Dominion at a profit of forty cents per gallon above the ordi- Fy margin. But tue speculators have been badly sold, since orders have issued from Ottawa pro- viding that imported into the island under the ram tariff shall be subject to duty If it is shipped to any of the ether Provinces. ‘This has spoiled the game of many an enterprising shipper. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. Since the treaty of Fontainebleau in 1763, when the island was ceded to Great Britain by the French, the immigration has progressed by no Meaas so rapidly as might be supposed, The popu- lation is now about one hundred thousand. The length of the island is 130 miles and the breadth about thirty-four miles. The standing grievance for the last ninety oars has been the land queg- tion, owing to the plan then adopted for its distri- bution. reat object of the majority of the pro- prietors was how to make the greatest gain with the least trouble and expenses. Much has since been done to purchase the estates of large non- resident proprietors, who did little or nothing to- ward fulfilling the conditions upon which it was nted to them. Several fertile tracts have Been sold in retail to the tenant, and the result has had a very beneficial effect on the prosperity of the island, hawic. 4 of the farmers in the agricul- tural districts are the descendants of Righianders settled by the Earl of Selkirk on his lands here in 1803; but in,subsequent years emigrants continued to arrive from Ireland and England, and the prog- ress since then, though slow, has been steady. The union of the island will now revolutionize matters, and five yeara hence a vast change will be every- where noticeable. . So far as climate is concerne: the centenarians throughout the country speak 01 it in the highest terms, and, if I mistake not, Sum- Merside and other kindred localities will make famous watering places for ever-heated Canadians. It: is a charming spot, and is surrounded by all the natural elements that could render & Summer residence delightful. But it is in jhe fertility of the soil that Prince Edward Isldud excels, It ts strong and rich to @ nnitormly Une common degree. There is no portion of the lower provinces where agriculture can be prosecuted ‘with better prospects of a good return than in this island. Such, indeed, is the excellence of the soil that good crops are produced immediately on ita being redeemed from the forest. It is especially well adapted to ye growth of wheat, oats and potatoes, of which large quantities are annually ex! orted. All sorts of fruit grow in abundance, wile the specimens of live stock that I have seen at different points would carry prizes at a well contested agricultural exhibition. Some of the hardiest and swiftest horses in the lower provinces; are raised in Prince Edward Island. THE FISHERIES. Any boy five years old here who fatls to pin hig lobster oa the first dab is supposed to be a dis- grace to his family. To see the quantities of fish captured in these quarters and the cool indifference with which the amateur hooks his two and three hundred sea trout a day, to behold with strained impartiality the thousands of mackerel dancing — fan- dangos in well protected nets, the majestic salmon looking like so many heroic but crestfallen officers, taking a last glimpse at the fast flickering floun- ders; the regiments of ill-fated halibut, loads of eod and unfortunate bering, all lying near the wharves ready to be disposed of by @& relentless enemy, is enough to sugges feeling, not exactly ot commiseration, but of con: dence inthe fisherman’s art, while the spectac! atiords proof of the abundance and excellence of the fish. Lam told that the walrus was wont to frequent the shores in large numbers, and was & source of considerable profit, but of late years that specimen has not been seen here. spite all these promising features, however, there is deci- dedly more room for the dshing industry of the island, and there is no doubt that the new condi- tion of affairs will stimulate the hardy heroes to more exertion. CHARLOTTETOWN, the capital ef the island, is prolific in stores, and has a population of 10,000 souls, Here the civil government has administered the laws. The Legislature consists of a Governor, who is ap. jointed by the Queen; a Legisiative Couneil and & Krouse of Representatives, The office of Governor will be abolisned under the new regimé, and legis- lation in the two houses will heneelorth be chiefly confined to local attairs. The public buildings in Charlottetown have some claims to architectural beauty, and there is an evident desire on we part of the Bene to promote its prosperity, if out. siders WwW: only step in and show them how to do it. Not speaking disparagingly of the lodging shanties with high-sounding names, itis somewhat strange to find that there is not a hotel in the place. At Sommerside, however, a fine edifice is in course of construction, and as it is the first of its kind on the island no doubt other rival establishments wl be commenced. THB PROSPROTS OF THE ISLAND are very encouraging. Reiieved from a debt that would surely have involved the agricultural classed in an inextricable difficulty, and perhaps have compelled the representatives of the people to sue for terms, there is every hope that now, the bar- rier to progress having been removed, they will step into the van of the Dominion and proceed at the lively and interesting pace that has hitherte marked that broad domain NEW YORE DAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. —_ BrncHamroy, N. Y., June 4, 1873, The State Sunday School Convention met in this place yesterday afternoon, at four o’elock, with about four hundred members in attendance. Judge Harmon was chosen temporary chairman, ‘The session was occupied in hearing reports from school organizations in the different counties, most of which are represented. At the evening session » permanent organiza- tion was effected. The following are the officers chosen :— President—A. A. Smith, of Brooklyn. Vice Presidents—Kev. W. A. Niles, of Hornelis- ville; Rev. Dwight Williama, of Cazenovia; Rev. William A. Hitchcock, of Binghamton; J. C. Mix, of Syracuse; Rev. William H. Waldron, of Norwich. Secretaries—N. J. Reynolds, of Syracuse; F. HE a et of New York city, and E. Burlingame, of ‘roy. Addresses were made by Mesars. A. A. Smith,, Dr. Taylor, F. J. Hartley and M. Gill, of New Jersey., ‘The Convention reassembled this morning. There were about fifteen hundred delegates in attend- ance. The proceedings Merge ee the day were ver earnest, practical and instructive. ¢ following subjects were discussed :— The relative necessity of intellectual and heart culture in the teacher. The subject was opened by_the Rev. C, 8. Durfee, of Troy. ‘The Church and the Sunday school, opened by Rev. Dr. W. A. Niles, of Horneilaville. The value ef statistics in our work, opened by Major E. E. Sill, of Genesee. ‘he teachér’s work, by the Rev. Edward Eggies ton, D. D., of New York. In the afternoon, in sections A, B and C, the re- spective subjects of the work of ‘Stave and county Officers, of pastors and superintendents, and of primary and senior teachers were discussed. In the sub-section for primary teachers the line of discussion was principally the true order of develo; ment in instruction, viz.—through the thought understanding, then the speech, and thirdly, the action of the pupil. Judge Harmon, Professor Farnham (Superin- tendent of Public Schools in this city), Miss Sarah J. Yemanns, New York, and Misses Hicks, of Os- ‘Wego, and Williams, of ‘Binghampton, with otners, ded in the exercises. dward Danforth, the State Secretary, presided over section A;_E. P. Siafter, of Cortiand, over section B, and Judge Harmon ever section C. The weather ie fine and the hospitalities of the city are profuse and generous. Hon. Joan Hill, M. C., of New Jersey; Rev. W. F. Craft, of Massachusetts; Fontain J. Hartley, Secre- tary of the London (England) Sunday School Union, and ether distinguished gentlemen are in attendance. MURDEROUS ASSAULT IN 8T. LOUIS, Sr. Lovts, Mo., June 4, 1873. Joseph H. Fore, who shet 4 killed Munson Beaeh, his brother-in-law, in 1871, and was tried and acquitted on the ground of emotional insanity, Teturned here from Natchez on Monday last an@ this afternoon made a murdereus assault on his’ wife, He accosted her on the street, urging her to live with him again, which she refused to do until he would stop drinking. After following her some distance he again approached her and asked her to shake hands with. him as a final fareweli. She extended her hand, when he seized it, drew her towards him, pulied hatchet from underneath his clothing and dealt her three heavy blows on the head. fell sense- less on the pavement. The murderer ran, but was captured alter a sharp chase. A surgieal examina- tion revealed three severe gashes on Mrs. Fore’s head, one of which would, doubtless, have proved fatal but for the thick mass,of hair which she wore. She lies in a critical condition, but may ree¢over. THE BREWERS’ OONGRESS IN OHIO, CLEVELAND, June 4, 1873, About two hundred.and fifty representatives and guests of the National Brewers’ Association are im this city to attend the thirteenth United States Brewers’ Congress. The business meetings of the Congress commenced in the West Side Rink this Morning ana will continue throughout the week. The officers of the Congress a! ‘Henry Claussen, of New York, President; A. Kai oat of New York, Secretary, and Fred. Schaefer, of New York, Treasurer. TEXAN DESPERADOES LIBERATING CRIMI. by |ALS BY FORCE, Sr. Lobra, June 4, 1878. A special from Houston, Texas, says @ band of armed desperadoes surrounded the jail at Waco Texas; last night, and after securing beret oh uae a ee ‘them not us characters,