The New York Herald Newspaper, July 16, 1873, Page 6

oR, NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. No. 107 Volame XXXVIIZI........ BOWERY THEATRE, Bowoery.—Jaox anv tax Bean Sratc—A Commpratta "8 MUSEUM. Broadway, corner Thirtieth st.— nome Uilon afternoon and evening. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway and Thirteenth otreet.—Mimt. OBNTRAL PARK GARDEN,—Suumxe Nicuts’ Cox- canta, NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Somnox aNp Ant. DR, KAHN'S MUSEUM, No, 638 Broadway.—Scmnce aND At. TRIPLE SH New York, Wednesday, July 16, 1873. THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY. ‘To-Day’s Contents of the Herald. “KGYPT UNDER THE KHEDIVE! TH REVIVAL OF THE ANCIENT SEAT OF EMPIRE! THE CONTEMPLATED VISIT OF THE SULTAN’ — LEADING EDITORIAL ARTICLE—SrxTH Paar. SPANIARDS OHASING THE VIRGINIUS | ARRIVAL OF A MAN-OF-WAR AT KINGS- TON! A THREATENING STATE OF AFFAIRS AND INTENSE EXUITEMENT! THE COM- MANDER OF THE VIRGINIUS WILL DE- STROY HER AS A LAST RESORT AGAINST CAPTURE—S8VENTH PAGE. CARLIST ACTIVILY AGAINST THE GOVEBN- MENT FORCKS! A TOWN BESIEGED! CORTES AND THE MINISTRY—Sgventa Pages. ANOTHER ROYAL ALLIANCK BROACHED IN EURUPE-—IMPORTANT GENERAL NEWS— SEVENTH PaGs. EPIDEMIC AND EPIZOOTIC RAVAGES IN EUROPE! THE CHOLERA SAID TO BAVE ABATED! DESTRUCTIVE SPREAD OF THE RiINDERPEST—Sgventa Pace. MARSHAL SERRANO AT BIARRITZ! HE GIVES HIS ESIIMATE OF THE TROUBLES IN SPAIN, AND OF HER POLITICAL LEADERS AND THEIR SCHEMES! “SPANISH FED- ERALISM MEANS COMMUNISM’—FoustH Pao. CONNECTICUT CULLEGE REGATTA! THE EXCITEMENT HOURLY INCREASING! EL- LIS WARD LOSES HIS RACE THROUGH AN ATTACK OF VERTIGO! TRAINING FOR THE BENNETT PRIZE—SEVENTH Page. “KATE STODDARD'S” ANTECEDENTS AND LIFE AT PLYMOUTH! HER INSANITY AND HER PARENTS’ ANGUISH—TgnTH PaaE. MEXICAN CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS! THE AMERICAN CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH—SEVENTH PaGE. 4 MOST EXCITING RACE DAY AT MONMOUTH PARK! SUPERB RACING—THE NATIONAL GAME—THIRD Paes. THE PACIFIC MAIL STIR! THE SINGOLAR CON- DITION OF THE COMPANY'S AFFAIRS— JAKE THOMPSON—Tamp Paar. METHODIST CENTENNIAL CEREMONIES IN THE QUAKER CITY! A GRAND LOVE FEAST AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC! THE CHURCH IN AMERICA—TENTH Pace. MANAGEMENT AND GREEDY ACTION OF THE FERRY MONOPOLIES OF NEW YORK! THE CITY’S VESTED RIGHTS TO THE WATER FRONT! IMPORTANT STATISTICS— Fourts Pace. REGATTAS OF THE MANHATTAN AND WILLIAMSBURG YACHT CLUBS—ARRIVAL OF MORMON CONVERTS FROM EUROPE— THE EMIGRATION BOARD—Firru Paas. CLEANING THE FILTHY STREETS! ACTION OF THE HEALTH BOARD—THE COLLECTION OF THE REVENUE AND THE ABUSES CUN- NECTED THEREWITH—FirtTH Pace. HE WESTERN EARMERS’ NEW DEPARTURE! THEY PROPOSE TO “FIGRT If OUT” ON THE LINE OF UPPOSITION TO MONOPO- LIES, POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE— ELEVENTH Page. OONTINUATION OF THE MELROSE MURDER TRIAL! DAMAGING EVIDENCE ADDUCED AGAINST THE PRISONER—COURT NEWS— E1quTa Paces. GO LIGHT OBTAINED IN THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER AT SOUTH OYSTER BAY! THE CORONER’S INQUEST—ELEVENTH PaGE. A WRETCHED PAGE OF OLD DOMINION HIS- TORY—FATAL STREET ASSAULT—ELEVENTH Pacer. THE SECOND AVENUECAR OUTRAGE—MUNIC- IPAL AFFAIRS—FovunTH PaGE. BRIGHTENING SKIES IN THE WALL STREET WORLD! THE PACIFIC MAIL REPORT— OUTRAGES BY THE HOBOKEN POLICE— NintH Page. THE THE THE Tax Inrerrst iv THE ContecE ReaatTa sppears to increase as the day of the contest approaches, The first part of the programme was carried out yesterday, although it cannot be termed a satis- factory beginning. The two and a half mile single-scull contest between Biglin and Ellis ‘Ward came to rather an abrupt conclusion, as the latter was seized with dizziness, dropped his oars and allowed his antagonist to go over the course at his leisure and secure the thousand dollar stakes, Apart from our special despatches of the general prepara- tions for the intercollegiate race, we present elsewhere to-day a map showing the course on the Connecticut at Springfield, with the locations selected by each crew for boarding and training. Tax Derzat or Tom Bowxina yesterday at Monmouth Park in the mile and three-quar- fers run was a surprise to everybody. From that very circumstance, however, it proved the most interesting and exciting race of the -weagon. The whipping of a favorite always _stimulates the interest, and a succession of “gure things’’ decidedly calls for some event out of the common run. It is expected that “Tom and the victress yesterday, Lizzy Lucas, ‘will encounter each other on the same track before the meeting closes. Avxormzn Reporrep Roya, Marrucr.— Prince Arthur of England it is said, is ex- pected in Copenhagen. His object, according to the rumor of the moment in the capital of Denmark, is to solicit the hand of the Prin- cess Thyra, the sister of the Princess of ‘Wales. The rumor may have little founda- tion in fact; still'it is as likely as not to be true. Denmark is doing her best to make up for her loss of Schleswig-Holstein by happy marriage alliances. What with one daughter the prospective Empress of Russia, another Gaughter the prospective Queen of England, and a son the King of Greece, she is not with- out friends in high places NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. wgypt Under the MKhedive-The Re- vival of the Ametont feat of Em- pire=The Contempiated Visit of the Sultan. We live in an age which may well be called the age of miracles, ‘The ninoteonth century, es compared with all provious centuries, hag been a century of miracles. The last decade of the nineteenth century has lite- rally been crowded with miracles. We use the word miracle advisedly; for the triumphs of progress in these later years have been such that we cannot inolude them in the more cate- gory of wonders. In tho carlior years of the world’s history progress was slow, and slow necessarily, Mon vegetated rather than lived. In proportion as science has come to the aid of man. life has become intense. Moen began to live years in days—days in minutes. But, though progress has been moro oF lesa steady, the ratio of speed has been slow until comparatively recent times, From an easy, gentle walk, lifo has quickened into a march, tos double-quick march, to a run; and now we rush on, not only with the foroe and rapidity of steam, but with the swiftness and the fierceness of the thunderbolt. What changos, what rovolu- tions take place in a day! Ina few hours thrones, which seemed strong and firm- rooted as the everlasting hills, totter and fall. sata a sekdealy tes deal fer, fo su ited, aa if by the breath of the Almighty, and they wither away like Jonah’s gourd. As king- doms fall, however, so do kingdoms rise. As great States and empires pass away, 60 are their places filled. Every morning as we open the newspaper we find fresh cause for wonder, if not for alarm. In nothing do we find the characteristics of the modern world more strikingly dis- played than in the ancient land of tho Pharaohs. Egypt under Ismail Pacha has, perhaps, more than any other land on the face of the globe, become identified with mod- ern progress. Within the memory of men not yet old it was still thonght of as the land of bondage, of filth, of desolation, of death. It was prized for what it had been; it was despised for what it was. Its wealth of ancient memorials attracted the traveller and the philosopher ; its squalor and its wretchedness sent them home in disgust. A Napoleon, filled with the visions of the past, sought to revive itand to make it once again the seat of empire; but even he was compelled to admit the foolishness of his dream. True, the grand old Nile was there, and the marks of ancient canals were still traceable ; but the enterprise was wanting to utilize the one and to reopen the other; and 80 what ought ever to have been one of the richest gardens of the world remained arid and barren asa desert. It seemed as if the ancient curse still rested upon it, and as if Tecovery were impossible. Men thought and spoke of the vicious system of government and of the more vicious system of belief which prevailed, and calmly came to the con- clusion that the once rich and prosperous land of the Pharaohs conld never be restored until it was conquered and occupied by the Christians. The Bedouin might still haunt the ruins of Thebes and Memphis and eke his living out by the bakshish of the stranger; the Nile might roll on in his majesty and delight and astonish the traveller from distant lands; but for Egypt there was no hope, excépt through Christian conquest and occupation. And what made the situa- tion more hopeless was that conquest and occupation were rendered impossible by the rivalries and jealousies of the Western Powers. lt was, as we have said, at a time not yet remote, in spite of its glorious river, its splen- did soil and its sunny skies, a doomed land— a land of moral darkness, over which brooded sorrow, desolation and death. How wonderfully within a few years has the actual picture changed! How wonder- fully the prevailing opinions of men regard- ing Egypt have been revolutionized! How the change has been brought about it were long to tell in detail. A variety of causes, however, some of which it will not be difficult to mention, have contributed to accomplish the resurrection of Egypt. First among these must be mentioned the advent to power of Mohammed Ali. A Boumelian by birth, this man, after the retirement of the French from the country contrived to make himself chief; andall but succeeded in becoming independent of the authority of the Sultan. The Mameo- lukes who had ruled Egypt for some centuries, and who made it a perpetual scene of strife and bloodshed, were, naturally enough, jealous of his ambition and resolutely stood ip his way. His wholesale slaughter of the Mamolukes, ag: gravated by the treacherous manner in which it was accomplished, will be remembered as one of the darkest deeds of history; but it is un- deniable that the slaughter of the Mamelukes made Mohammed Ali all but absolute raler of Egypt; and it is equally undeniable that the government which he established, and which has been successively administered by several of his descendants, has proved a bless- ing to the country. A tyrant, he was yet a man of large views; and the development of these views has contributed not a little to make Egypt what we see her to-day. It is no doubt true that Egypt has been largely indebted to England, and that but for England's neces- sities and England’s gold the great railroad which connects Alexandria with Suez might not yet have been constructed. It is not to be denied, however, that the advent to power of Ismail Pacha, the present Khedive, marked the turning point in the career of mod- ern Egypt. Aman of clear vision, of strong will, of lofty purpose, of great ambition and thor- oughly imbued with the spirit of modern pro- gress, he took in at a glance the entire situa- tion ; and his success has been such as to sur- prise and astonish the world. Our civil war came to his aid ; but the gold which he got for his cotton did not quench his enterprise or satisfy his ambition. The railroad had done much for Egypt; but a canal directly connect- ing the Mediterranean with the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean might do more. How the Suez Canal was begun, persevered with and fin- ished ; amid what imposing ceremonies it was opened to the commerce of the nations, and how marvellously it has proved a success beyond the expectations of its most sanguine promoters, the readers of the Heratp require not to be told. A benefit to mankind at large, the canal has been a positive source of wealth to the: Khedive and his people. ‘The great work undertaken and accomplished by Sir Samuel Raker shows that | no delay in the matter. the amtit‘oa 0° the Khedive is not easily gatisfied ani that his enterprise is quite equal to his ambition, In addition to the Valley of the Nile and Ethiopia, he is now lord of un- told possessions, which reach to and which cover the finest portions of Central Africa— the whole constituting an empire which in extent of territory is one of the larggest in the world, Much has been done, but much remains to be accomplished. The contem- plated Soudan Rairoad shows that the Khedive is neither tired of his work nor anxious to reat. upon his laurels. As it is, however, Egypt is the land of desolation no more. The desert has become a garden; overywhore the rising village reveals signs of life and prosperity ; Alexandria and Cairo are gradually assuming the character and appear- ance of Western cities ; and the long doomed land of the Pharoahs promises to revive all its ancient splerdor and magnificence and to reveal a civilization moro beautiful and more beneficent by far than that which witnessed the rising of the colossal monuments of Memphis and of Thebes, It is not at all to be wondered at that the fame of the Khedive has gone out through all the earth, At Vienna he commanded an amount of attention which was scarcely aurpassed by that given to the im- perial sopreomntnion of the West, imple has stimulated’ the ambition of t is about to be imitated in Pi “One of our Yatest items of news is to the effoct that the Sultan is soon to visit Egypt and pay his re- apects to his vassal, In honoring the Khedive the Sultan will be honoring himself, for ho will but be doing homage to modern progress in the person of one of the representative men of the age. It will be well for the Sultan and his house if he catches somewhat of that spirit which has raised his vassal to so proud @ position. If something of the modern spirit does not soon find expression on the shores of the Bosphoras Constantinople may find it nocessary to give place to Cairo. Fashion and Her Sammer Resoru— “Fencing In.” Now is the time when the butterflies of fashion having fluttered out of town, brown stone fronts look deserted and gloomy. Few who yield allegiance to the despotic and whimsical deity will venture to show them- selves at their windows lest the awful news should be whispered in Mrs. Grundy’s ear that one of her pupils is in this goodly city in the merry month of July. For three months past the seaside and mountain hotel anglers have been industrious in their efforts to secure as large a ‘‘take’’ as possible for the season. Tempting baits have been held forth, but expectation has not been falfilled to the ex- tent of past seasons. The most coveted repre- sentatives of fashion have betaken themselves to Europe, guidebook in hand, and, in many instances, the hotel angler has not even suc- ceeded in hooking that most voracious of the Summer tribe—the codfish of fashion. The weekly fleet of ocean steamers has borne away from our shores those to whom the proprie- tors of Summer caravansaries looked for patronage and whom they regarded as their legitimate prey. Extortion, carried beyond the limits of human forbearance, season after season, has brought its natural results and left the country hotel keeper in the midst of his empty establishment or dining alone in his deserted salle 2 manger to reflect on the uncer- tainty of human affairs, especially Summer re- sorts. Althongh the Old World claims a large proportion of our out-of- town nabobs and the principal water- ing places in America are not patronized to the extent of former years, yet in out-of-the-way nooks in the mountains or cosey retreats by the sea hundreds of pilgrjms from Manhattan may be found. The reign of extravagance and sensation has subsided to such a degree among Summer tourists that they now seck comfort and rest rather than fashionable re- sorts and wearisome display. There are some who still cling to these idols, but they are in the minority. Reform, which seems to be the prevailing principle of the day, appears in a welcome shape when it is applied to our Summer resorts. Let the hotel proprietors of the fashionable watering places take the hint in time, and they will avoid many disagreeable consequences. The day of extortion and ex- travagance is passed, and Paterfamilias looks to economy and comfort before leaving his home in the city. When hotel proprietors, besides ‘piling on the expense,’’ are guilty of the mean- ness of ‘fencing in’’ the beanties and natural wonders of their localities, as is the case at Niagara Falls, where, it seems, a yisitor cannot get a view of the Falls from the American éide without paying half a dollar and going through a hole in 9 fence—an “‘art- ful dodge” on the part of the landlords, as we learn—they can expect nothing less than that our people will be satisfied with one visit to their resorts and afterwards seek other places of recreation in which to spend their Summer money. The idea of “fencing in” Niagara Falls! One would almost as soon think of ‘fencing im’ the sun, moon and stars and charging fifty cents for a sight, Tue Bopy of a poor dead woman left at the mercy of rats and mice for even an hour after its discovery is bad, indeed. But when, as in the case of the Eighty-seventh street horror, it is left as a feast to rats and vermin for a whole day, through red-tapism or in- difference on the part of police, Coroner and health authorities, it assumes the character of ® crime in itself. Who is responsible for shutting up the remains of poor Miss Willetts in that mysterious house for twenty-seven mortal hours after notification to the police? Will Mr. Mateell say? Will Mr. Herrman say? Will the vigilant Health Commissioners say? Oris nobody to blame? Tue Propte or THe Distatcr Inrectep by by the bone boiling and offal rendcring estab- lishments on the North River—which district extends from below Thirtieth to Fifty-ninth street and as far back as Fifth avenue, accord- ing to wind and weather—should immediately calla public meeting and adopt measures to force the city authorities to do their duty in re- moving these abominable nuisances. We are in the middle of July, and the months of August and September, the epidemic months of the year, are to follow. Hence there should be Who will start the project of a bone boiling and offal rendering indignation meeting?" The Inman Wreck investigation—{n- contestable Proofs of Reckicss and Criminal Negligence. The official investigation into the causes which led to the wreok of the Inman steam- ship City of Washington throws additional light on the disgraceful conduct of her offi- cers. The captain's testimony shows that he was in @ state of igmorance concerning many material points in the navigation of his vessel, and the evidence of his immediate subordinates does not improve the condition of affairs in the least. The cargo, which was mainly composed of steel, is asserted to have affected the compasses to a considerable degree; yet no allowance whatever was made in steering the ship for such » large deviation. . In fat, the first officer declares that he did not know that there was steel on board. Thus for eight days the steamship rushed on the course which dashed her against the rock- bound coast of Nova Scotia and imperilled the lives of all on board. But the most damaging part of the testi- mony is that furnished by the worthy captain himself, He says:—‘‘We did not take sound- ings off the Ranks, believing we were oa distance to the py at Bes ~ . no sounding whatever during ‘the passage." Tho second officer remarks that they did not heave the lead during the voyage, because they thought it would be useless, The men on the lookout aver that no notice of the color of the water”was taken. Every ordinary pre- caution, it may be added, .was ton states that the engines were not slowed down or stopped during the thick weather, although he was ready at a moment to do so: He naively adds, that when the ship struck he was ordered to stop the engines, We believe that a similar precaution was taken when the ill-fated Atlantio went ashore on the same coast. Amore deplorable example of carelessness eannot be adduced in the his- tory of ocean navigation, The interposition of Providence prevented another slaughter like that which horrified the community a few months since. But the neglect of the officers of the vessel, to whose care so many lives were entrusted, who plunged ahead with- out taking soundings and made no allowance for the deviation of the compasses, calls for signal censure, Neither fog nor storm should cause such an error in the reckoning as over one hundred miles for eight days. We trust that the Court of Investigation will make an example of the offenders. An Important Concession from Spain to Cubs. One of our latest dispatches from Madrid has it that the present government of Spain has promulgated a deoree annulling all edicts of sequestration upon the property of rebels and rebel sympathizers in Cuba, There is so much good sense in this decree that one finds it difficult to understand how it could emanate from Madrid. Will the decree be carried out? That is the question. We have had for the last three years so many good intentions and good purposes expressed regarding Cuba, not one of which has taken effect, that if we look upon this latest thing of the kind with a cer- tain amount of doubt and suspicion, we are not to be blamed. If, however, the decree is carried out, it is not to be denied that it will have a powerful effect in bringing back to loyal allegiance many of the disaffected spirits in Cuba. It is the first sensible step taken in many years by the Spanish government towards Cuba. Everything, however, depends upon the question whether the government now in power will last long enough to give effect to the decree. The continuance in power of the present government is rendered doubt- ful by our very latest news. Mexico and the United States. A special telegram addressed to the Hznap from Mexico City, by way of Matamoras, re- ports the situation of affairs existing in the neighboring Republic as presented on the 5th instant. The Congressional elections passed off quietly, but the result of the voting had not been promulgated. Thelaw which directs the banishment of “‘pernicious’’ foreigners had not been enforced. The Fourth of July cele- bration was conducted with patriotic éclat by the American residents in the capital. President Lerdo, the members of his Ministry and the Mexicans generally were in friendly sentiment with the free democratic expression—a hopeful sign for the cause of the peoples. On the occasion of the retirement of Minis- tor Nelson from his post as diplomatic repre- sentative of the United States in Mexico, and the installation of his successor, Hon. John Foster, some very interesting and significant remarks were made by the President of our sister Republic. President Lerdo says: —‘‘The similarity of the principles which both Repub- lics sustained in their bloody struggle, and in which both triumphed, in truth constitute a fraternal , for the cause which was de- fended was the cause of Justice ato abuses, of liberty against tyranny, of modern civil- ization against old prejudices, and of truth against errors fruitful of all kinds of evils.” These are encouraging words, and are ren- dered still more satisfactory by the as- surance of President's Grant's ‘desire for peace and cordiality,’’ as expressed by our new representative in the City of Mexico. Thus, when both governments enjoy such harmonious relations, we can afford to frown down all stories of frontier troubles. There will be no occasion for angry feelings on either side of the Rio Grande, as prompt and impartial justice will be afforded un ap- plication to the proper authorities when a cause for complaint arises. Mexico at pres- ent enjoys a degree of prosperity and stability of government which challenges respect and admiration, and President Lerdo, while exer- cising prudence and skill in his management of affairs at home, shows a sincere desire ‘to e harmony between two nations united by the similarity of their institutions.” And every right-thinking person will echo such a desire. Toe ‘Frencu Assempiy, as the session draws to a close, becomes more and more stormy. Every day’s sitting reveals a fresh excitement. On Tuesday a bill was before the Assembly having for its object the authorizing of the Permanent Committee to prosecute during the recess all those who in any way should insult the Assembly. The scene is said to have been unusually disorderly and the tumult indescribable. An Assembly which is so strong ough! not to be so thin-skinned. But the 5th of September approaches, and the Assembly is olroady trembling for the future, b neglected. The chief engineer of the City of Washing- |' which he finds himself as poor an artist as he is en irrepressible Jenkins! ‘‘Interviewing,"’ in fact, originated with diplomatists, and their efforts oan still be found in the bulky forms of “foreign correspondence.” Journalism has simply refined the art. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. General 8. B. Marvin, of Albany, is at the Bre- voort House. Mr. A. T. Stewart will gail for Europe in the Bootie to-day. Ex-Gevernor Randolph, of New Jersey, is at the New York Hotel. Ex-Senator E. D. Morgan and Mre. Morgan wore in Paris on the 30th ult, General James S, Negley, of Pittsburg, is staying at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Mr. George Routledge, the London publisher, is at the Metropolitan Hotel. Consul General Torbert arrived from Havana on the steamship Morro Castle yesterday. Father Olarence Walworth and bis niece sail for Europe to-day, on the steamship Caledonia. Governor Edmund J. Davis, of Texas, yesterday returned from Washington. to the St, Nicholas Hotel. . Vice President Wilson was in Boston yesterday and was congratulated by many friends on his im- proved health. The ex-Prince Imperial will be at Chiselhurst on the 15th of August to receive the homage of adher- ents of hia dynasty, President Grant will be at the fifth Avenue Hotel this morning to attend the meeting of the Trustees of the Peabody Educational Fand. Mr. E. A. Bushnell, Chief Engineer of the Haytian Navy, is at the Stevens House. Mr. Bushnell was ormerly an engineer in the United States Navy. Generals D. H. Ruckers, William Myers and J. D> Bingham, and Colonel T. G. Baylor, of the United States Army, have quarters at the St, Nicholas Hotel. In Rome the skeletons of St. Philip and St, James, which have just been sound, are called, even by good Catholics, tarda ossa, “Slow bones” is some- what irreverent. The Shah is considered by English republicans to be “the representative of all that degrades humanity,” and consequently they condemned his late estatic reception in England. An East Indian mauivi has been blown away from @ gun in Kandahar for preaching a jihad against the Amir of Kdbul for having become a Christian.. The royal Amir has, evidently, a deal of the fire of the faith in him. M. Ranc said:—“M. Pant de COassagnac has thought that it was easier to denounce me than to give me a sword-thrust;’’ and M. Cassagnac re- plied :—“What day will you please to meet me at the frontier? I call op you, abandoning to you every advantage, to designate the time, the place and the weapons; I shall be there ;” and they were, and Paul was seriously wounded, The Trustees of the Peabody Educational Fund will meet this morning at the Filth Avenue Hotel. There will be present, beside President Grant, ex- Governors Winthrop and Clifford.of Massachusetts ; Aiken, of South Carolina; Graham, of North Varo- lina; Messrs. G. W. Riggs, the Washington banker; A. &#H. Stewart and Charies McAllister, of Philadelphia; G. N. Eaton, of Massa- chusetts, and the Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sears, of Vir- ginia, THE CHOLERA. In Cincinnati. Omcmmati, Ohio, July 15, 1873. Two cholera cases were reported to-day, The Health Omcer is making efforts to ascertain the whole number of cases of cholera not fatal since its appearance. It is believed that the form of the disease has been very mild. In Cleveland. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 15, 1873. Two cases of Asiatic cholera were reported in this city last night, Disappearance gf the Cholera im Ar, ‘ kansas. Littis Rock, Jaly 15, 1873. The Board of Health reports that the cholera has entirely disappeared. Preparing for Pestilence in Boston. Boston, July 15, 1873. Dr. Fisher, the Boston Port Physician, recom- mends the construction of two additional hospitals, one for yellow fever and one for hi lever, and should the cholera appear a third building or shi would be needed. oS ma No New Cases in Kentucky. Papvcag, July 15, 1973. No new cholera cases have been reported within the last twenty-four hours, LOUISIANA, A Muddle im the State Finances—A Uni- fication Mass Meeting. New ORLEANS, July 15, 1873. The State Auditor to-day sold about one bundred and twenty thousand dollars belonging to the gen- eral fund to the highest bidder in sums rang- ing from $500 to $5,000 for State war- rants, the money vie from 140 to 142 in warrants. The Sta Treasurer has applied for an injunction restraining the Auditor from further action in this direction, and declares that he will not receive warrants from the Auditor or make any entry regarding them. A unification mass meeting will be held to-night at Exposition Hall. CURIOUS SUICIDE IN PHILADELPHIA. A Man’s Body in a Decomposed State Found in a Hole. PHILADELPUIA, Jaly 16, 1873. In @ coal yard, at the northeast corner of Eleventh and Willow streets, this morning, the body of John Houser, aged thirty-eight, residing in Hayward place, was found in a decomposed state in @ hole, between a high fence and a bin. He was @ man of family and has been missing since July 4, on which day he was heard tosay that he would not be seen again. When found his throat was cut and there was a penknife in his hand. An inquest will ve held to-morrow. NOVA SOOTIA. Hawirax, July 15, 1873. The bodies of a man, woman and child, steerage passengers, were recovered irom the Atlantic wreck on Friday last, ina decomposed state, and were buried at Prospect. The seamen of the wrecked steamer City of bd ts left in the Nestorian for England 0-day. The steamships Kangaroo, Edingburgh and Hi- bernia wiil proceed to Lioya's Cove, 0. B., where the new cable 1s to be landed. Orders have been reveived from England, by cable, ior the fying squadron to sat\ for Gibraltar |. on Saturday next Wasuinaron, Jaty 15, 167% Fire at the Navy — o Maps end Drawings. Afire broke out at the Navy Department avout half-past five o’ciock this morning. A genoral alarm was quickly given, and all the fire engines in the District went to the spot. The fre originateg in the third story ofthe building, in one of the reeme, belonging to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. ‘The destruction by the conflagration is compara- tively small, only three rooms in the upper part of the buliding being destroyed, but the entire bulld- ing ts completely fooded by water, so that many, of the rooms in each story are totally unas for oc~ cupancy. The Secretary's oflce is completely, deluged. Hose was brought in the building, and, a full supply of water being obtainable, the greatest activity was used in extinguishing the flames, Secretary Robeson and Secretary Belknap were at the scene soon alter the alarm, aud were energetic in giving directions as to the means ot Preserving records and putting out the fire, The most valuable papers that were destroyed were several drawings that cannot duced. Those are mainly arms, The detailed drawings for the new steam sloops of war were also rendered uselcas by ameke and waster, but a3 these have been photographed they can be reproduced, There is some mystery 10 Way {n which the Ore originated. Some to fre broke out, An investigation will be ordered, Very fow records of great value have been de- papery eer ePiay e 2 atl The damage to the building by fre and water. wilt caped damage. The greatest loss is in the papers, either destroyed or damaged, pertaining to the current business, The larger drawings of tke compound engines for the new s!oops-of-war had been duplicated, so that they willbe replaced with- out delay. Water is constantly dropping from the ceilings of the various stories of the building, tn- terfering with the business of the Department, and many of the officials of all grades, who are inspeot- ing the destruction, oarry umbrellas. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Suar« vey. The survey for the continuation of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which was authorized by Con- gress last Winter, and an appropriation made for that purpose, will be commenced about the 1s¢ of August. It is to ascertain the most ad~ vantageous route to continue the canal’ from Cumberland to the Ohio River, an® Colonel Sedgwick, an old officer, has been em- ployed to personally superintend the matter. He has arrived here for the purpose of taking the preliminary steps towards the work. Colonel William E. Merrill, United States Army, stationed at Cincinnati, has general charge of the survey, and the work will be pushed forward as rapidly ag possibie. An Important Land Case. The attorneys for the settlers in the case of Arthur St. Clair agaimst the Western Pacific: Railroad Company have taken an appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of the General! Land OMfice to the Secretary of the Interior. This case, it will be remembered, involves the’ right of St. Clair'to parchase, under the pre-emp- tion laws, certain lands claimed to have been within the reserved boundaries of the Las Pocitaa rancho, in the San Prancisco land district, Oaii- fornia, Asthe case is one of much importance, it will be pressed to an early hearing. COAL MINERS THREATENING. ———_—. A General Dem: for Increased Wages— The Coal Com; es Likely to Refuse and a Strike in Penasylvania Ex- pected. WILKESBARRE, Pa., July 14, 1873, It seems more than probable that we are to have @ renewal of the trouble between capital and labor im the coal regions before the Summer is overe For some weeks past there has been aspirit of uneasiness manifested among the miners, and the mutterings of discontent are by no means few and far between. It is well under- stood that this undesirable state of things has been in a great measure produced by the combina- tion between the great coal-producing companies to bring about an increase in the price of coal dur- ing the coming Winter, and it has been intensified and made more and more bitter by the fact that the corporations have completed their arrange- ments to increase their revenues without allowing their workmen any show fora share in the pros- pective benefits. The plan adopted by the com- panies to enhance the value of coal is to reduce the production just now, and with this view the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company and the Delaware and Hud- son Canal Company have within a week or so put their men on three-quarter time, These com- panies have a fair stock of coalon hand, and just in proportion as they reduce production now will their profits be increased during the Winter months, The men see how the scheme is to be worked and propose to meet the combination of capital by a direct demand for an increase of wages. ‘ » ‘The issue was opened on Friday last wéek by the miners in the employ of tne Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company wait- ing upon Mr. Storrs, Superintendent of the mines of the company, and making a fal wa demand for $1 Poke ae car, he rate which they stood out for during the lon; strike about two years ago. Mr. Storrs informe them that it d.d not rest with him to make the in- crease claimed, but he would reter the matter directly to the company. The committee of miners were courteous in the manner of makiag their re- quests, and it is intimated that the company does Bot anticipate any trouble with the men. Or course there will be no diMculty if the increase of wages asked foris granted, but if the company assumes the same position ‘Wt hela preceding the “Jong strike,” itis by no means @ hard matter to imagine what is likely to occur. Under the sur- face o1 the interview with Mr. Storrs, which seemed so peaceful and placid, lies this fear—the men are determined to make a struggle to reap some bene- fit when the anticipated rise in coal takes | ged and the aemand for an increase of wages is bu! simply the preliminary step toward the contest, which will be a hard and Fo ae one. A week or ten one will andoubtedly see the strike in- augora' e miners hereabout share in the N far ing uneasiness, and those employed at the Empire mine have taken the initiative te compel an ad- vance in wages. The mine is run by the Wiikes- barre Coal and Iron Company, an offshoot of the Lehigh Coai and Navigation Company, and the de- mand will be strongly resisted. In the middle coal field, embracing Carbon eounty and the southern portion of Luzerne county, the men are very much dissatisfied with the recent decision of Judge Dreher, They have acquiesced eg and should the upheaval which now threatens the coal trade take place, ea, will enter upon the struggle with their brother miners. The miners in Schuylkill are also waiting for a chance to measure strength with the Reading road, and will be hurried by events transpiring elsewhere. pn Rida cE nd A MUBDERER ARRESTED. New Light on the Jennersville Murder Case. BatTimore, Md., July 15, 1873. William E. Udderzook, charged with the murder of @ strange man, near Jennersville, Penn town- ship, Pennsyivania, was arrested in this city this morning by Detective Carroll, at the planing mill of Otto Duker, where he was at work, and was to-day given in charge of Sheriff Gill, of Chester county, who has already left with the prisoner. Udderzook was the principal witness in the famous Goss insurance case, tried in this city recently, in which Mra. Goss, the widow, brought suit to recover $25,000 life policies on her husbaua, divided among several New York companies and the Travetlers', of Hartford, Conn. In this case Goss was alleged to have burned in the shop where he was experimenting with chemicals, and the remains of the deceased were taken from the ruing, Uddergook waa & brothgr-ip-jaw of Gow