The New York Herald Newspaper, August 14, 1873, Page 6

8 SPAIN. Marching with in Navarre. LOYAL DEVOTION OF THE BASQUES, Carlos Septimo at the Head of His Forces in the Mountain Paths, — Mirthful Bearing of Tired and Hungry Soldiers. ROYAL CARE FOR SICK AND WOUNDED. CuARTEL REAL (ROYAL HEADQUARTE LEcuMBERRI (Navarre), July 23, 19 Since Don Carlos crossed the frontier, on the16th Mmstant I have not had a single hour available Jor writing. Marching, reviews, popular aemon- Strations and hunting for quarters and food have taken certainly more than eighteen hours daily, deaving barely five or six hours for rest and refresh- Ment. Alter the review of some three thousand four hundred men passed near Zugarranuridey, where, as you know irom my telegram, Don Carlos bad entered Spain, the Pretender to the Spanish throne with the whole of his staff and with a body pf some two thonsand five huudred men, with two gannons, moved towards the’high road from Bayonne to Pampeluna, oue of the most picturesque roads 4n Northera Spain, passing through a considerable portion of the celebrated Baztan valley. The re- mainder of the reviewed troops under Marquis Las BKormazas, were left to guard the frontier line from Vera to Urdax, and more especially places like Arachulegul, Lesaca and Echalar, those old fields pf Santa Cruz’s exploits, As every one expected that Don Carlos would be anxious so begin his new campaign by some brilliant engagement, and as we kuew that Elizondo, the first large place on the road, had been fortified by the republicans and was guarded by a garrison of some six hundred men under Colonel Tejada, we gl hoped to have anice little fight in a couple of q@ays. The village of Arizcun was the place at which we were to pass the night of the 18th, and whence, as we supposed, we were to move on the Bext morning for an attack. But it turned out shat, except some mManceuvres upon the surround- Ing heights, we hai to witness no military exhibi- tion of any sort. The troops commanded by Gene- fal Lissaraga mancuvred very well, satisfied thoroughly Don Carlos and showed the column of Tejada that the Carlists were already in sufiicient Dumbers to protect their master. That was appa- rently all the Carlist generals wanted for the mo- ment. They did not care about attacking Elizondo, for though pretty certain of being abie to take it, they were sure to lose a great number of men and to be unable to hold the place should the forces of Pampeluna attempt to take it back again. Besides, the place was too near to the frontier, Holding it fould not have permitted the junction between the main body of the forces under Elio with those Ander Don Carlos, Ello'a troops were then far | Bway on the Biscaya frontier, but the old General bimself, leaving his command to Dorregaray, came to salute bis King as soon as he heard of his intea- | Sion to enter Spain, and rode on horscback, with two aides-de-camp and a small escort, through pearly the whole of Navarre to join us at Arizcun, THREADING THE MOUNTAIN PATHS OF NAVARRE. It was probably owing to his advice that we had Mo fight at Elizondo and marched next morning eifthe Ligh road among those abominable rocky paths to which I am still unable to get acc fomed. Narvarte, aen, Erasun and Leisa were the littie mountain villages which had succe. $o provide with food and night shelter some two thousand five hundred soldiers, a King, his brilliant BtalY of marquises and counts and two or three hundred horses and mules, How they managed it ®ne would be puzzled to say, but everyboay had a shelter and every stomach some sort of nour- e)} Ashment. That they were far from being comfortable can be easily imagined, but in nearly all cases the bad quality of the supply was fully compensated by the heartiness | ‘with which it was offered. Except the usual rations collected in the formal way through the alcaldes or Mayors of the vilinge everything could be easily refused by the inhabitants, as the Carlist authori. ties are much more severe against anything like exaction than is generally believed. But the peas- ants give to both officers and men everything they an possibly spare, and it is often a matter of difl- culty to make them accept money, DEVOTION TO THE ROYALIST CAUSE. Of the manner in which Don Carlos himself is seceived no one can form anidea withoat kuow- ing the tewperament and notions of the Basquese People. It is not only that houses are decorated in every Village he passes through, that cries of “Vira el Rey!” “Viva Dota Margarita!” and “Viva la Religion!” give everybody a liecadache, and that ‘every man, woman and child gets perfectly mad in attempting to kiss anything belonging to Carlo Septimo, from his hand down to the tail of his fhorse. The real degree of devotion 1s_to be seen in the manner in which every man in any way whatever representing Carlism is respected and welcomed. If there is the slightest reason for be- Heving that you are a Carlist you can travel quite alone through the whole of the four northern Provinces without the slightest danger. Every oor is open to you; everywhere you dnd a guide @nd all information you may want, and in this onsists the chief force of Carlism. The country fgs0 thoroughly Carlist that where a republican ‘columm must have @ whole day’s work a Carlist band will get through ina few hours, When the republicans pass ali that still exists in the way of | horses, cattle, sheep and pigs are high up in the Mountains, and no rations can be got by any hn- | man force under several hours’ time. When the | Carlists pass everything is at hand, When the re- | publicans pass the men are all away from the vil: | lages, so are the aicalde and the priest too, and the democratic commander must get his infor- Motion about the enemy from old women and chil- dren, While the smallest royalist band is informed in every possible way by the priest and alcalde, who are the first to welcome it, and every man of the village is quite ready torisk his ufe for the | @ake of getting the band out of danger. Don Carlos had already been four days in Spain before | the commander Of the Pampeluna troup slearned {t | and was enabled to ake a move, while we learned at Narvarte of this commander's intention to | move within about three or four houta alter}: srumpet had called out the regiment AN UNEQUAL BATTLE DECLINED. Dop Carlos was quietly taking au afternoon walk through the village when a considente or spy came with the news that 4,000 men with six can- @ons were leaving Pampeluna, some six hours’ march distant from Narvarte, where we then were, A council of war was at once called, con- sisting of the Generals Elio, Lissaraga and Marquis Vaide-Espinas, and the question whether a battle was tobe accepted or not was brougit before them. Don Carios appears to have been in favor of a fight, but as the Carlist forces were cousidera- ble smaller than those oftheir enemy (namely, ~ 2,600 men and two canuons), the generals insisted opon not accepting a battie, and continuing the march for junction with Dorregaray. Conse- quently, in a couple of hours, of we marched in the direction of the place whence I write. This march took us from Sunday, the 20th, to Tuesday, the 22d, and may be considered a very fair speci- men of Carlist marches, To begin with, we leff Narrvarte about six P. M., 4nd had to march a good deal at night, and the road— or rather the usual rocky path—we nad to follow assed within a pistol shot of San Estevan, another strongly fortified and well guarded republican place. 4 company of good shooters and a few shells could Bave completely routed our column, spread ip an gndiess line over two or three miles of most im- DSracticabig mougyain pats, Nowing was at- J tempted by the Yepublican troops shut up behind their fortifications, and apparently only too glad that we did not attack them, But the consciousness that one is marching under such unfavorable con- ditions is by no means comforting. Fancy a pitch- the Car lists | aark nignt; a rocky path, constanily and moat abruptiy going up and down hiil, covered throughout with big, loose stones, and crossed by streams, and nowhere wider than a yardanda half,and you have a fair idea of the road. If you ada to that the effect produced on one’s nervous system by strict orders of a general desmontadura (or getting off the horses), ot compicte silence and of prokibition of anything like a cigarette or a match being lighted, you have an additional ele- ment for judging of the conditions under which war is carried on here. We know, of course, that the Pamylona column was unable to reach us, but the proximity of the San Estevan garrison, actually full masters of our lives, was by no means refresh- ing. Our apprehensions of danger calmed down only after midnight, when the village of Labaen ‘was reached, where, if the danger was not com- pletely passed, at all events some rest was allowed to our exhausted limbs and nerves. It should be added here that Don Carlos and his generals fully shared the fatigue of the men, All of them walked throughout at the head of the column themselves, leading their horses by the bridles and having but a smail vanguard before them, At Labaen another rather original sight pre- sented itself, The place, which is so small that it could not even be called a village, was all at once crammed as it has certainly never been before. It was utterly impossible even for Don Carlos and his staff to move a single step forward before the van- guard was marched to its quarters, consisting of a couple of little huts outside the viulage. The loud talk of some two thousand men, for several hours kept silent and now set at liberty, the neighing of horses, the roar of donkeys and mules, the barking of dogs—everything had its place in this orizinal mise en scene lightened by means of every bit of thick and thin wax candle that could be found in the village church. It took us two hours before every one of the officers, men and horses hada shelter, Of food there could, of course, be no question at such an hour; but a sound sleep and a little cup of everlasting chocolate, which you find here when nothing else can be found, rendered us quite fresh and bright next morning. A BRAVE LADY. Don Carlos, who is invariably entertained at the priests’ houses, which, as arule, are the best in the villages, had here an opportunity quite unex- pectedly, to show his courtesy and make room for a lady. The Marchioness of Vinialet, whose young son had been most severely wounded at tle last battie near Lecumberri and iora time left as dead on the field, eame to see him at the anibulance of this place and was on her way back to Biarritz when we met her at Labaen. The brave lady bad travelled on horseback, with a couple of guides, all the way from the jashionable seaside place to the frontier of Guipuzcoa, and the best bed in the priest’s house was, of course, given to her and already eccupied when we reached the village. 1 need not say how Don Carlos and the whole of his staiy were touched by the lady’s courage, nor what sort of demonstration of respect she was made the object of next morning when the troops marched off again and passed before her window. MUERRIMENT ON THE MARCH, But you would be wrong in imagining that be~ cause there are constantly great exposure and fatigue, and now and then some danger, the men are not merry. Whenever there is no prohibition singing and laughing are going on all day long, and when there is an hour to spare after dinner or be- fore nigutfall the fandango is sure to be seen danced somewnere in the village square, At Erasun, where we dined, half way between Labaen and Leisa, the boay guards of Don Carlos gave us quite a performance in that way. A brass band, recently formed, which plays not only on entering and leaving the villages, but also takes advantage of every halt, began to play a national dancing melody, and nearly the whole of the horsemen forming the body guards of Don Carlos, and nuin- bering twelve men, set at once to dance the tan- dango, with tumblers half full of wine on their heads, The great thing is to dance 80 as not to lose a single drop out of the tumbler, which giand result was attained with full suc- cess on tis oceasion, to the great delight of the population of Erasun and to the apparent satisfaction of the Pretender himscif, who was looking all the time out of the window, and threw several duros (or dollars) to the most clever of the dancers. To march twenty miles over mountains and to dance and sing as soon as an hour’s rest is given seem quite natural to the men engaged in the defence of Don Carlos’ cause, and the repub- licans of the more southern parts of Spain will have along time to wait before they equal them in agility, endurance or gayety. SPRING CHICKENS FOR THE HERALD CORRESPONDENT. On reaching Leisa, the largest of the villages on our way, we hada regular triumphal entry. The place was gayly decorated, and the village square being a rather large one @ march past had been got up of all the troops we possessed, with the band playing, church bell ringing and “Viva Carlo Septimo I’ shouted accordingly. In fact, the im- pression produced on the inhabitants of Leisa must have been particularly strong, forthe landlady at whose house I had my quarters cut the throats of two Spring chickens and presented me with them at dinner, supposing, probably, that I had some- | thing to do with the grand sight she had just wit- nessed, CARE OF THE SICK AND WOUNDED, At Lecuinberri the same triumphal entry was repeated, but a good deal less time had been spent atit, in the first place, because the 4,000 republt- cans of Pampeluna had alme*t reached our rear, being within less than two hours behind us, and, in the second, because Don Carlos here visited the ambulances established after the last battle of Elio against Castafion, The wounded, numbering now about sixty men, are as well cared for as is in any way posstble with the limited means the Car- lists poasess. Althongh the inhabitants help in various ways the whole medical and chirurgical work is done by a single man, not more than twenty five years of age (Don Frederico Ocaziz, a student of the University of Madrid, and, if I am not mistaken, the onty medical man the Carlists have yet—at all events, the only man of real knowledge I have seen here), The French red cross is trying to éstablish 1ts ambulances here, but nothing has been settled yet, for the simple reason that the republicans refuse to recog- nize the inviotability of sick or wounded Carlists, or even of men attending to them. However, negotiations seem to be going on with reference to this subject between the legitimists in power at Paris and the intransigentes in power at Madrid, and a couple of young Paris swells, with red cross brassarte on their arms, are already to be seen here now and then, looking as if they had some hopes of coming to an understanding, if not with he Madrid mob, at all events, with the com- mander-in-chief of the Northern army. But at the present moment the care for the wounded is to us @ point of secondary interest. What we want be- fore everything else is to make the junction with Dorregaray, and this must be effected to-night or to-morrow, NEW JERSEY MILITIA Colonel Drake Prefers Charges Against General DeHart, who Is Relieved of His Command Pending Inquiry. TRENTON, N. J., Augnst 18, 1873, Charges having been preferred by Colonel J. Madison Drake against General DeHart, Com- mandant of the Second brigade New Jerscy National Guard, of conduct unbecoming an officer and @ gentleman, and there not being time sum- cient before the Grand Encampment at Cape May to order @ court-wartial according to the army his command, and General W, J. Sewell is assigned to duty in accordance with Ms rank as brevet major general and spectally assigned to the tem- Borer. command of the Second origade. General wWwell will, therefore, have command at Cape Ma‘ ol the encampment of the Second brigade, which begins on the 15th and ends on the 23d instant. A boy named Roach, aged sixteen years, whilo standing near the crossing of the street and the railroad to the Weehawken ofl docks last evening, was run over by @ lager beer wagon and killed al- most instantly. The driver was arrested @ud held to awalt (hg action of Coroner Parsioe, regulations, General DeHart has been relieved of | SPAIV'S NEW CONSTITUTION —+. The Iberians Imitating the Dec- laration of Independence. Can Distracted Spain Adopt Such Common-Sense Laws? The Inherent Rights of Man, Trial by Jury, Free Worship and Free Schools, Separation of Church and State, Abolition of Ti- tles and Election of President. Below will be found the project of the new Spanish constitution, which was adopted at the Palace of the Cortes on the 17th of July last. The first among the signers, it will be observed, is the celebrated orator Emilio Castelar, and following are the names of some of the most highly respected and talented men that Spam can show at the present moment. The constitution contains many good points, being based upon that of this country, and, ina word, 18 thoroughly democratic, Whether it will be adopted by the whole Spanish people is a question of the future; but in the mean time it is safe to say that thousands of Spaniards will bite the dust ere it passes into a general law. In the following synopsis many matters of detail are omitted, it being thought sutilcient to give the general outline of the new constitution, Among the leading fea- tures of the production may be cited as “spanish rights” trial by jury, abolition of titles, free wor- ship, public schools, domiciliary rights, separation oi Church and State, &¢.:— The Spanish nation, represented in Congress, inspired with the desire of assuring liberty and happiness to its subjects, do hereby sanction aud decree the following constitution for the iederal Repubiue of Spain:— PRELIMINARY CHAPTER. All residents of the Republic are entitled to the foliowtiy inherent rights:— due right of lie and its protection. right of {ree expression of thought, ight of diffusion of ideas, rights of labor and commerce, vight of holding meetings, ‘ sights OF property without encumbrances ity before the law. 8 Tue right of trial by jury and the right ef de fence by counsel, and the right (sic) ef puniaue ment for an offence committed. ‘The foregoing are inherent rights and superior to legisiative enactinents, THE SPANISH NATION, ARTICEE 1.-—The Spanish nation is composed of the States of Upper and Lower Andalusia, Arayon, Asturias, the Balearic and Canary Islands, Old and New Castile, Catalouia, Cuba, Fstremudura, Cal licla, Murcia, Navarre, Porto Rico, Vaiencia and the Basque Provinces, The ivregoim, rovinces shall remain as eat present, uuiess it be found necessary to make ter- ritorial changes, 2 ‘he Philipine Islands, Fernando Po, An- risco and other Airican colonies shall ha' the right to be classified as States instead of Prov- juces when they shall be suiciently tmportant, CHAPTER TWO,—THE RIGHTS OF SPANIARDS. ARTICLE 1.—All persons born in Spanish territory are cousidered Spanish subjects, Art. 2,—Ajso the children of a Spanish father and mother born on foreign territory. Arr. 3.—Aliens who bavo become naturalized are aiso Spanish subjects. Arr. 4—Foreigners who have dwelt in Spanish territory, but who have not become naturalized, may be likewise cousidered, alter a lengthy resi- dence, Spanish subjects, Itis to be understood, however, that the question of citizenship shall be decided {n case of question by form of law. No Spaniard or foreigner shall be arrested, except tor having committed a stated offence, SPEKDY JUSTICE, Art. 5.—The arrested person shall be brought belore an officer of justice ATT deers expiration of twenty-four hours, tailing which he shall be set at liberty. The judge of tle court before whom the accuced is brougut shall make a decision as to what is to be done in the case within a dclay of e nty-two hours and the prisoner shall be duly notified of same, DOMICILIARY RIGHTS. ART 7.—No person shail have the right to enter the domicic of a Spaalard or of a forcigner resi- dent in Spain without permission, except in the case of fire, flood or other urgent cases, among which may be mentioned the saving of life, or when public safety demands that the house should be occapied by mi'itary authorities. With these exceptions domiciliary right shail be strictly re- aera Shouid, however, a legal mandate order the seizure of turniture or papers, the seizare shall be effected in the presence of the interested party, or, should he be absent, in the presence of two respectabie witnesses. Snouldja delinquent, in flagrante delictu, endeavor to conceal himself in a@ domicile, the police officers shall have the nght of following and arresting him, THE TELEGRAPH AND POST OFFICE. ART, 9.—The government shall not detain or open any letters entrusted to it while passing through the Post Ofice, and the same applies to telegraphic messages. Slouid the law require, however, that the foregoing be not complied with in certain cases, the letters or despatches by telegraph shall be opened in the presence of the interested party or parties before a duly appointed authority, ACTION FOR DAMAGES AGAINST JUDICIAL AUTHORITY, Ant. 10,—No detention of despatcnes or letters, or arrest of a citizen in conjunction therewith, shall take place without legal warrant, and any Judge who shall wrongtully order such action from corrupt or insuficient motives shall be heid liable to pay the person arrested in conjunction with said seizures of letiers or despatches an indemnity not leas than five hundred pesetas ($100), Public offl- cia's will be held liable in same manner for wrong- ful imprisonment of a citizen, ART, 1l.—Any public oficial found guilty of wrongfully ejecting a tenant will be held liable to pay damages, to be fixed by the authorities, RT. 13.—No offender against the laws shall be sentenced by any other judge or tribunal than that which first heard the complaint aud has ull cog- nizance of the case. No special or extraordinary Corie Suall be created for the hearing of any offence, ILLEGAL ARRESTS, Art. 14.—Any person who may be illegally ar- rested, according to the foregoing articles, shal ior tus or any other citizen's petition, be set al erty. ART. 15.—No person shall be deprived for either @ short or a long period of his property, nor die turbedfin his possession of same, witiout due pro- cess of law. Any public functionary who shail infringe this law shall be held personally table. AD exception to this rule, however, is, when etther by urgency of fire and flood it shall be necessary to take possession of a man’s house for the common good, In such case the sufferers shall be duly in- demnified, TAXATION. ART. 16.—No person shall be called upon to pay taxes except legal.y enacted by the general gov- ernment or the corporations of towns, cities and villages. Any public official illegaily claiming money for such purposes shall be indicted for ob- taining money under false pretences, VOTING PRIVILEGES, ART, 18,—All citizens enjoying civil rights shall have the privilege of voting at elections, Ant. 19 and 20.—All Spaniards shall have the right of openly expressing their opinions, either orally, oy Wilting or through the medium of tue press. In addition to this pablic meetings shall be permitted, provided always they are notin oppo- sition to the exigencies of puolic order, The right to send individual or collective petitions to Cortes or to public functionaries shall also exist, No petitions shall be obtained or held to be legal when obtained through armed force, CRNSORSHIP OF THEATRES, BTC. ART. 23,—The eke authorities shall have the right of forbidding the performance of any play which shall offend, either by word or dress, public decency. PUBLIC MEETINGS, ART, %4.—All public meetings stall be held in the open air and shall not infringe upon public thoronglifares or be held in the immediate vicinity of any city hall, State or federal courts, SECRET SOCIETIES, jon shall be oy ART. 25.—NO society or associ: preased whose bylaws are Officially known Whose members do not contract “clandestine” obligations toward each other, PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, ART. 26.—All Spaniards shall have the privilege of opening a sciool or college without diploma, it being merely necessary that the teacher 1s com- petent and the school healthful, which shall be de- termined by the proper authorities. ART. 27.—All foreigners shall have the right of establishing themselves in Spain and carrymg on their profession or trade, ArT. 28,—All Spauiards having citizens’ rights shall have the privilege of leaving the country when they please, excepting always during their term of military service, PUBLIC SERVICE, ART, 29.—All Spaniards are cligible to public ser- vice after having shown the requisite quaiifications. No foreigner who is not naturalized shall have the right of voting or holding oftice, ART, 30,—Every Spanish citizen is obliged to take up arms to defend the country when legally called por and to contribute to the expenses of the State socoraing to bis means, er. 31.—The enumeration of the foregoing rights shall not act in opposition to any Osner ones: pressed right. ART, 3+—When. a portion of the country is de- i a state of civil or soreign Warfare clared to be martial law shall prevail there. FREE WORSHIP, AND BEVARATION OF CHURCH AND STATR, ART. $4.—All torms of 1 tolerated in Sp: eligious Worship shall be pain, Ant, 35,—Pue zeparatign of Church and states ART. 36.—No State or district or municipality ot grant any subvention to any form of wor- ART. 87.—The fesistering of births, deaths and marri: shall be effected wy the civil authorities. ART. 38,—All titles of nobility are abolisned. LEGISLATIVE POWERS. Arr, 50,—The Cortes ig composed of two bodies. viz., Congress and Senate. Co: shall be com- posed of Soputies, each representing 50,000 votes. The Senators shall be elected by the Courts of their State, and four Senators shall represent each Siate, be it great or small. Deputies shall be elected annualiy and Senators every two years. Tue sessions of the Congress and Senate shall be open to the public, Ant. 62.—The Cortes shall have the power to compel Deputies and Senators to be present at tue Sess.ons of thelr respective Houses. Akt. 69.—No Deputy shali be less than twenty-five years of age and no Senator jess than forty. TRIAL BY JURY, Trial by jury shall be practised for all classes of offences. THE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE. Arr, 81.—The position of President of the federal Repnovlic shall not be held by a citizen under thirty years of age. He shall be elected for four years, and stall not be eligible for immediate re-election at the expiration of his term of orice. ART, §2,—A Vice President shali likewise be elected, who shall take eed goed of the President, snould he be incapacitated from hotding his oilice by judicial sentence, sickness or death. THE DUTIES OF THE YRESIDENT. He shall, within fifteen days, promulgate laws which have been passed by the Cortes. In case of a rupture between Senate and Congress he shall make such observatiods to the latter as he may think opportune. He shall convene Congress when necessary on extraordinary cases, shall appoint ministers and diplomatic agents, &c., &c, STATE RIGHTS, Arr. 04.—Kach State shall possess its complete autonomy, tn 60 far as is compatible with the well- being of the nation at large. The States can each form a constitution, but suall not in opposition to the present constitution. ART. 95.—In the election of Governors of States, legislators and State officials, no federal authority shall be employed ciractly or indirectiy. The States shall have the right of effecting pub.ic loans, Should any dispute arise between the States the pease shall be referred to the Supreme Federal ibunal, FREE SCHOOLS. ArT. 109,—The constitution of every State should praderbe public scaools where instruction is gra- tous, MILITARY SERVICE, ART. 110,—Every Spaniard is obliged to render Milliary service, aud the bation holds itvelf ouliged to maintain an army and wavy. Every citizea from twenty to twenty-five years siall go in military training for one month annually; between twenty-five and thirty years, fifteen days, and be- tween thirty and forty years, eight days, THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION, Emilio Castelar, Eduardo Yalanca, Santiago Soler, Eduardo Chao, Joaquin Gil Berges, Manuel Pedregal, José Antonio Guerrero, Ralael Labra, Tomas Andrés de Andres Montalvo, Elenterio Marsonnave, Benigno Rebullida, Luis del Rio y Ramos, Juan Manuel Paz Novoa, Rafael Cervera, Jouquin Martin de Olas, Pedro J. Moreno Kodri- guez, Francisco de Paula Canalejas. ae at the Palace of the Cortes the 17th July, SARATOGA RACES, Thursday’s Programme—The Pool Scll- ing on the Events. Saratoaa, N. Y., August 13, 1873, The programme for the races here to-morrow is decidedly a poorone. The firat race, a dash of two miles for a three-year-old sweepstake, may possi- bly be a walk over, although two starters, Fellow- craft and Joe Johnston, are expected to start; but as the latter will have to carry 120 pounds—having @ winning penalty of ten pounds—possibly he may not start. No pools have been sold on the race. The second race is a frec handicap for two-year- olds, one mile, which closed with twelve entries, out of which the tollowing will probably accept and goto the post:—McDaniel’s Asteroid colt out of Sue Washington, with 95 lbs.; Berthene’s Lexing- toa Verbenna, filly, with 93 Ibs, ; Crous’ Culpepper, with 921bs.; Donahue’s Dublin, with 92 Ibs, ; Cot- triil’s Bannerette, with 92 Ibs,;'Denmison & Craw- ford’s Juliana, with 90 ibs. and Hunter & Traver’s Vengeance, with 89 ibs, The race, no doubt, wiil be a good betting one, ‘The following is the second pool eold:—Banner- @lte, $185; Culpepper, $170; McDaniel’s colt, $160; Vengeance, $80; Juliana, §60; Dublin, $45, aud the Lexington Verbenna iilly, $31, ‘the third race 13 a free handicap, a mile anda half, for all ages, which closed with sixteen entries, ae pata starters are Nery rae ul, but the following may possibly starti— Franklin's Arizona, with ad” ibe,” and Ge itza, with 120 ‘Ibs.; Rice Mecormick's Ann Rise, with 84 bs.; John McCormick, with 80 lbs; Donahue’s business, with 98 1bs.; Glenn's Merodac, with 87 los.; McDaniel’s Cora Linn, with 87 lbs., and Wilson’s Mart Jordan, with $3 1bs, In the first pool sold on the race Rice’s two entries sold for $50, Business for $43, Merodac for $42, Franklin's two for $36, Bessie Lee tor $24 and Cora Linn for $21. The track will no doubt be heavy, with the Weather threateniag to-night, UTICA PARK. The Races Postponed, Owing to the Weather—Pool Selling on Thursday's Itaces. Urica, N. Y., August 13, 1873, The races set down for this morning were post- Poned till to-morrow on account of the heavy con- dition of the track and the falling barometer. The President of the association tells me that the peo- ple here are so accustomed to rains that the at- tendance at the races is nearly the same in foul weather as in fair, and it has been a cardinal prin- ciple with the directors necessary to the perma- nent success of the association that the public should never be disappointed b: jelays simply on account of the weatier, else every rainy day hereatter they would re- fuse to turn out. But consultation with the owners of horses entered for to-day’s races showed an unwillingness on tuelr part to go, anda postponement became necessary. At noon it was Training ae Gloster is withdrawn from the 2:21 race, and Royal George, Jr., from the 2:30 race. Pool selling Was the principal business of the day. Clementine sold for $100 to $40 against the field in the 2:38 race, and Fullerton aguinat all the field at $65 in the 2:21 race. Camors sold as first cuvice at $50, but the field sold against hiw at $100. The steamship Ernst Moritz Arndt, of the Baltic Lioyd’s line, arrived at Sandy Hook last night. From the Captain of the bark Oolus, which ar- rived at this port yesterday morning, it was learned that the Arndt was sighted by the bark on the 14th ultimo, the day on which the steamship ‘was disabled by the accident to her screw, and ad- ditional provisions were taken on board the Arndt from the Oolus as a precaution against possibile Wok ee The Arndt, as has been already stated in the HERALD, made the voyage across under gall, and as a proof of the fine sailing quali- ties of the vessel her arrival at this port almost as goon as the Volus is Pome to by the agents of the ae Captain Felborg was in charge of the ‘Why the Arndt Was Not Towed Into Port. BROOKLYN, August 13, 1873, To THE Eptror or THE HERALD:— I feel obliged to request you to currect a mis- take into wiich you appear to have fallenin report- ing my meeting at sea with Captain Feiberg, of the steamer Ernst Morris Arndt, and give you the facts a8 they are herewith :—I did not refuse to tow the Arndt because the offer of the Captain was too low, but he would not accept my proposition to tow him in, leaving the compensation to be settied by our respective companies upon arrival at New York. He wanted me to state a figure, which I de- clined todo, Yours respeciiully, E. DEDDES, D Commander steamship Maas, A MAN PATALLY SHOT IN THE TOMBS, Coroner Young was notified yesterday morning of the death at Bellevae Hospital of Thomas u'Brien, a native of Ireland, fifty-two years old, from & pistol suot wound of the right thigh, said to have been accidentally inflicted by keeper Ken- nedy while tho deceased was an inmate of the Tombs. From the statements ef the keeper and others, taken by Deputy Coroner Marsh, yesterday afternoon, it appears that O'Brien was a@ voluntary inmate of the Tombs, where he was employed as a carpenter. On August 1 keeper Kennedy asked him to clean a Smith Wesson’s revolver, which had become rusty. The deceased attempted to remove the cylinder from the pistol, but being unable to do 80 ke handed it back tu the keeper, at full cock, While the keeper was re- moving the cylinder @ crowd of prisoners came in and the deceased moved aside, but directly in front of the weapon, which accidently dis- charged, the builet lodging in O'’Brien’s thigh. A post-mortem examination showed that death had resulted from exhaustion and disease superin- duced by the wound, but aggravated by prolonged intemperance. Ab inquest will be held. BXCITEMENT IN BOSTON HARBOR, Boston, Mass., August 13, 1873, The steamer Favorite, with an excursion party numbering 150 persons, took fire to-day in Boston harbor, which caused Considerable panic. The flames Were extinguished without material damaze, The passengers were taken of by @ schooner which came alongside, * NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1873—WITH SUPPLEMENT: . SICK CHILDREN’S EXCURSION. First Exeursion of Mothers with Sick Children— | A Day of Luxury and Enjoyment on the Hndson—Prospective La- bors of the Society. ‘Yhe first excursion of the destitute mothers with sick children under the auspices of the Society for the Relief of the Poor Sick- Cnildren of New York took place yesterday, At eight o'clock the com- modious barge Chicago left Broome street, East River, and called at several landings on her way up the Hudson, There were 600 women and chil- dren on board, whose faces showed that neither the inclemency of the weather nor the il! health which many of them underwent con!d blot away the traces of the unbounded kindness and charity they met with at the hands of the benevolent So- ciety above named, In spite of the rainy weather all the persons on board seemed to be glad at being taken from their crowded tenements to enjoy the pure fresh air which brushed over the waters of the Hudson. The atmosphere did not prove too chilly; for, after careful consultation, the physicians who accom- panied the party decided that it was safe to ven- ture outin case the side awnings of the barge were lowered so a8 to prevent too strong a draft for the children, The remarkabie success of the excursion proved the wisdom of this decision, One blind woman was brought on board by her husband, with four children, just recovering.from severe illness, The husband was invited to go with her, but said that he had left another chila very sick at home and must go and take care of it, An iniant was apparently dying when brought on board, but soon revived, and the physician thinks it may now live, while many little crea- tures, pale and emaciated in the moining, showed signs of returning health before evening. A mother brought her child, ten years old, in lier orms, so ill | as toresembe a corpse, This child enjoyed the excursion very much, A visitor found a few days ago, in the Thirteenth ward, @ mother s0 poor that sre was obliged to part with her wedding ring in order to procure medicine tor her sick chila, never having beard of the dispensaries. The ring was returned to her and her wants attended to, and she, with her child, enabled to attend the excursion. THE BREAKFAST consisted of bread, butter, beef soup, roast beef and tea for the mothers and miik for the children, Two long tables were spread, reacning through the barge, and every one was served until satistied, At dinner roist beef, corn bee!, tongue, bread, butter, crackers, farina, tea and milk all of the very best quality, were served in abun- dance, Every one was de‘ighted with the tood and care, and all were auxious to take their chikiren on another excursion at no distant day. No acci- dents occurred to mar the pleasure of the occasion. The Governor's Island Band did much to make the excursion cheeriul, One of the most pleasant sights of the day was to see mothers trying to cheer their drooping babes by keeping step to the lively music to which they were fre- quently treated, At five o'clock the last landing on the return homeward was ma/e, and all re- turned to their homes, manifestly much improved in health and spirits, The following genulemen constituted the CUMMITTEE IN CHARGE, George Calder, Charles O’Conor and Rev. Alvah Wiswall, assisted by Miss Chandler, Several ladies from St. John’s Guild aiso’ rendered valuable assistance in caring lor the sick and at- tending to the wants of the excursionists generally. All this comiort and relief have been dispensed with the utmost economy, without stinting in any way the proper supply Of necessaries, @ pru- dence and rigid economy with which the affair has been gotten up may be realized from the fact that all the luxuries of yesterday were furnished at a cost not exceeding filty cents per head. The fol- lowing Is a statement of Arn EXPENSES. oe Barge and tugboat. .$135 09 Band 60 40 6 87 1163 080 70 1 50 16 80 22 60 18 00 52) 14 90 16 0 11 00 50 16 80 fe + $366 33 Subscriptions Received at Herald Office. The foliowing additional subscriptions for the relief of the destitute sick children have been re- ceived at the HERALD o From” New" Brunswick, NJ A Mra. W. D. Voortices, KB. W. T.... Dedumstl)p: Liitle Vath woenSwoe Walter A. Berti Nemo... R. C. Welnam Sete Secon oon iJ Treasurer’s Report. The following additional subscriptions have been received since last report in response to the appeal in the HERALD :— Through Rey. Alvah Wiswall— D. G. Crosby. 100 00 20 0) 5 00 50) 2) 00 2 00 ty 200 500 500 2) 00 200 ee) + 0 orhies, Waskington Heights... 10 0) auce— 50 300 w. M 83 7 M., JP ¢ ‘Through Rev. A. ii. Warner— Viator .... cacvcesensevezeveceseoeeence 2000 Sent to tho Treasurer— 2 ¥, L. Merrifield 50 00 m P. Karl 10 00 10 00 J. 8. 10 0 Mr. Crosseit. 35 00 $373 00 Grand total. GUUV aad i. rer, Earle's Hotel, It this liberal flow of contributions continues the Members of the society hope ere long to be able to give irequent excursions, as well as to make more numerous visits to the homes of the suffering poor aud carry to them all the necessaries of life, FUNERAL OF MBS F, W. J. HURST. The funeral of Mrs. Caroline Elise Hurst, wife of Mr. F. W. J. Hurst, manager of the National line of ocean steamships, who died at Long Branoh, N. J., on Tuesday last, will take place to-day, at four o’clock in the afternoon, from the residence of her father, Mr. E. 3, Jaffray, 615 Fifth avenue, Mrs. Tiurst, who died after an exceedingly brief tline: was a lady who united to many social accomplis ments those home virtues and sterling qualities which when allied to beanty make a woman all that is lovely upon earth. ‘To her husband the loss is all the more keen that after five —— of wedded life all the romance of youth and eauty still clung around the one he has lost. It is impossible, under such circumstances, to assuage a grief which partakes of despair, especially when it is considered that with her friends and acquaint- ances the death of Mrs. Hurst has been felt and de- plored to an extent that few of us can hope to equal when we pars away. ‘The remains of Mrs, Hurst will be interred in the family vauit in Greenwood. JERSEY POLICEMEN IN HARD LUGK, OmMcer Zerman, of the Trenton police force, was very severely beaten by roughs at the railroad de- pot there, and his revolver and watch were taken from him. When the excursion train, having on board a large party of the Knights of Pythias and their friends, arrived from Long Branch at the depot, two notorious individuals, named Delany and Dyer, raised a quartel, and, on Zerman Inter- fering to quell it, he was Knocked down snd te ribiy maltreated by them, botwishacanding Hie des- perate resistance, The ruMans fied in the direc- tion of Bordentown and the Trenton Marshal is in hot pursuit, Uilicer Murphy, of the Hoboken police force, who was badiy beaten Al on Sunday might, was brought before the Commissioners, and, on it being roven that he and not the Italians was in fault, je Was dismissed. This is one of the few pt be ving sentences pronounced by Hoboken's police ulers. GOMPTROLLER'3 REOEIPIS. Comptroller Green reports the following amounts Paid yesterday into the city treasury :— BUREAU OF ARREARS. Arrears of taxes, assessments, water rents and {i URBAU OF WATER REGISTER, Croton water rents and penalties. .. SURRAU OF CITY RE ; Ground and market cellar rents and inarket rents AN 1008. ...0....4, iy sessiveoe BORKAU OF COLLECTION OF ABSIESSI THE NEW DOMINION. Lord Dufferin Prorognes the Canadian Parlia ment—A Royal Committee to Inquire Into the Pacific Railroad Scandal—A Biotous Scene in the House of Commons. Orrawa, Canada, August 13, 1873, This day, at three o’clock P, M., His Excellency the Governor General proceeded in state to th¢ Chamber of the Senate, in the Parliament Build Ing, and took his seat upon the throne. The mem bers of the Senate being assembled, His Excellency was pleased to command the attention of the House of Commons, and the House being present His Excellency the Governor General closed thé first session of the second Parliament of the Do minion with the following speech :—- HONORABLE GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE—GENTLB MEN OF THE Hovss OF ComMoNs:— In relieving you from further attendance Parliament I leave to convey to you my best thanks for the diligence with which 78 have sy plied yourselves to the periormanoe of your pub! uties, Among the measures you have adopte were Jaws of great importance. The wWellbeil the Dominion and the interests of trade w: proiaoted by the act relating to the tnspection he staple artictes of Canadian prodace, as well at by the stutute regulating freights and measures. The several acts respecting our merchant ship ping will greatly tend to the success and develop. ment of that great brauch of our national indus try and the protection of the lives of seamen. By the act relating to the trial of confroverted elections of members of the House of Commont you have adopted the system which is pow in suo cessful operation in the mother country. I sineerely congratutate you on the admission of the colony of Prince sdward Island as @ province of the Dominion, GENTLEXEN OF THE House or CommMons—In Hes Majesty’s name J thank you for the supplies you have so cheerfully granted. They will insure the vigorous prosecation of the great public works 86 filiperatively called for by the wants of this grow: ing country. Honorable gentlemen and gentlemen, I havi thoaight it expedient, in the interest of foverament, to order that a commission should bi issued to inquire into certain matters com nected with the Canadian Pacific Railroad, t which the public attention has been directes and that the evidence adduced before such Com- mission should be taken on oath, The Commis- siouers shall be instructed to proceed with the in- quiry w.th all diligence, and to transmit their re Lad as well to the Speakers of the Senate and the Touse of Commons 4s to myself, Iminediately on receipt of the reporti shall cause Parllament to be summoned for the despatch of business, to give an early opportunity of taking such report into con- sideration. Meanwhile I bid you farewell. An extraordinary scene took place on the meet ing of Parliament to-day. The Speaker took the | chair at half-past three o'clock, ‘The Hon. Mr. McKenzie, leader of the opposk tion, promptly rose and moved a resolution com demning the removal of the investigation inte the charges against Ministers in connection with thq Pacific Ratlroad scandal from the Pasliamentary Committee to the Royal Committee as a violation of the privileges of the House, ‘The Spvaker endeavored in vain to call him ta order. He was supported by loud shouts of “Prive ilege” and “Go on! from the opposition benches, Mr. McKenzie proceeded to speak to the motion when the Usher of the Black Rod appeared, Ha continued speaking amid the utmost confusion, during which the Usher of the Black Rod delivered his message and retired, ‘fhe Speaker then leit the chair and with the supporters of the government leit for the Senate Chamber to hear the Governor's speech amidst the ‘roans and hisse8 of the occupants of the oppoaly ion benches, Who remained in their seats. Great excitement prevailed with regard to the proceedings given above. The opposition members hold a meeting this evening. THE WHITE MOUNTAIN ACOIDENT, One of the Victims Geing Sent Home im a Coffin—Mr. Reeves’ Improved Cone dition, PHILADELPHIA, August 13, 1873, Despatches from Bethlehem, N. B., to the family of Mr. Reeves, recently injured by the stage ao cident, are that he continues to improve. The body of Misa Reeves started for Philadelphia to day. hd Latest Details of the Mountain Disaster, {Prom the Boston Post, August 13.) BETRLEWEM, N. H., August 11, 1873, Despatches by telegraph have already informed you of the terrible accident which occurred here this morning. As Ihave just returned from the scene of the disaster I hasten to give you some par- ticulars. The morning stage from Orawford for the Profile House, driven by T. W. Johnson, containing sixteen passengers, was upset om descending Whit- comb’s Hill, one and a half miles from this village. A young lad, thirteen years of age, T. R. Donnel- “keerl, of Baltimore, was instantly killed. Mr. A, J. Butler, @ Ddanker, of Alligan, Mich, died while being removed to this place. Among those most seriousty injured are Miss Maggie Reeves and her brother, Mr. David Reeves, of Phoenixville, Pa.—the former is injured internally, besides the fractures of the right arm; Ausien G. Fox and sister, of New York. Mrs. Culbertson and atster, of Ironton, Ohio, are badly bruised, the latter hav- ing one arm broken, Mr. Harrington, of Worces- ter, it is feared pas rarer ae es. Among those less Wounded are Emma Ken- nedy and Miss Henderson, of Indianapolis, and an elderly lady, Mra. Fox, of New York. Soon after the accident oocurrg| Dr. Buckingham, of Boston, Who fortunately wastopping here, ies? in attend- rs, Tuttle ance on the ereas also and Moffett, of Littieton, and Moody, ot Franconia, iss Recves and brother and Mr. and Miss Fox and their grandmother are at the heuse of Mr. Lindsay Whitcomb, near where the accident happened. Some of the injured are at the Sinclair House, and others at the house of Mr. Cruft, ef your city, who generously offered his cot- tage as quarters for tie wounded. Some ladies from Boston of experience tn sickness have gone from the village to attend upon those most severely injured. Tue imimediate cause of the ac- . cideat was probably the breaking of the guy strap attached to the pole horses as they were going down one of the steepest hills and worst roads in this part of the Btate. ‘The stage was very heavily laden with both passengers and baggage. This is the most serious accident that has ever occurred among the mountains, and has cast a gloom over the entire community. THE CONVICT WHELTON, He Gets Ten Years Added to His Term for Attempting to Murder the Warden, Boston, August 13, 1873, Daniel Whelton, the State Prison convict, who attempted to murder General Chamberlain, the Warden, was tried, convicted and sentenced in the Superior Oourt in this city to-day. He was charged with assault with attempt to kill, and in entering & p'Ga of not guilty he stated that he did not as sault the Warden until after the latter had fired ti rec shote at him from his revolver; and, further- nor , that there was no provocation for the War- deu to shoot him, The story of Whelton did not take wich the iury, snd upon ‘a verdict of guilty bee ing rendered the Court added ten years to his prison caroer. Neither the assault of the prisoner on the Warden nor the shooting of the prisoner by the latter caused wounds that will prove fatal. The ‘Warden's injuries, however, will leave scars which will be visibie during life. A THIEVING OLER A Young Man Caught Robbing His Em- ployers. For some time past the firm of James M. Shaw & Co., of 2 Duane street, have been missing goods from their house, and despite all their efforts they were unable to detect the thief. In this dilemma they applied to Captain Irving, at the Central omce, and this oficial detailed Detectives Heidelberg and Tilley to ferret out tha rogues. The officers set to work, and in @ day or two were rewarded by discovering the thief to be none other than Charles Victor, a young man in the firm’s employ, Victor's mode of opera- tion was to carry the good pocket cutlery out at vight when he quit work and ‘take them over to Jersey gas where he found ® ready purchaser in the person of one William Carroll. Victor was at once arreste and day before yesterday Heidelberg wen up to Albany and procured from Governor Dix a regulsition on Governor Parker, by means of which Carroll wouid be brought over from New York and tried on @ charge of recetving stolen goods, Heideiverg captured hia man last night and brought him over to Police Headquarters, where ne was locked up. This morning both the prisoners will be taken to the Tombs Police Court for examina tion, THE ASTORIA THROAT OUTTING To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD! Certain statements having been Made reflecting on my character duriog the examination of Mrs, Laymor, charged with cutting my throat on July 1, and published vd paper on August 1, I ase that the public will sas send their opinion antil Sach time ag I can have the matter properly inves Street openings and improvements and inte: 1,133 MAYO! (COND MARSHAL. a terveee sain ; Fees trom First Judicial and Third Police Court, i Total tigated by the Courts. Respectfully, plat GEORGE LAYMOR, Nonrnront, August 13, 1873,