The New York Herald Newspaper, August 21, 1873, Page 8

8 “WHEN GREEK MEETS GROEN” Farther Particulars of the Bloody Battle Between the Pawnees and Sioux Tribes. NEW YORK “HERALD, THURSDAY, BROOKLYN TAKING A BRIDE. — + The Proposed Terms for Wedding the City and the Suburbs—The Induce- ments Offered the Agriculturists to Become Brooklynites. ° The Commission appointed by the Mayor to de- vise @ pla) msollaatssh "Et unty. towns 0! with the city of Brooklyn heid another meeting in the Supervisors” room yesterday afternoon, Judge Lott presided, ORE RUNDRED PAWNEES KILLED, | Mt George ©. Bennett submitted the following Horrible Cruelties by the Siqur—Women and Ohildren Scalped, WASHINGTON, August 20, 1873, ‘The following accounts of the fight between the Pawace and Sioux Indians, on the 4tn of August, ave been received at the War Department through General Sheridan :— PAWNERE AGENCY, NEBRASKA, August 9, 1873, RESPECTED FRIEND—I have sorrowful tidings from the Pawnee hunt yesterday. After read- ing the encouraging letter irom the War Department respecting peace with the Stoux, @ runner came in from the hunt and intormed me that the Pawnees were atiacked in camp, on the waters of the papubrican, by the Sioux, and ‘at numbers had been killed, This pro- duced intense excitement in the village. Sorrow- ful wailngs were heard all day. This morning John Williamson, sub-agent in charge of the Paw- nee hunters, returned, and confirmed the sad news. Alter a successful hunt, in which they had killed a thousand buffaloes, and being heavily laden with meat and hides, on their return home they were surprised m camp by the Stoux, supposed wo be one thousand strong, and before they could escape or make successiul resistance, nearly one hundred women and children were slain and scalped. The wounded, dead and dying women and helpless children were thrown into a teap and burned inthe most barbarous manner possible. Comparatively few of the women and children of the tribe were with them, but nearly all who were there became victims of the ruthless and unprovoked slaughter. Builuloes had just been seen, possibly decoyed within their view. Many of the men were out after then. Sky Chief was killed, Williamson made his escape on horseback, but lost his pack horse and all goods. Young Piatt, companion to Williamson, also lost a horse. They met a few soldiers irom Fort McPher- gon, ana gave them the tc of the massacre. The Pawnees, sorrowful and dis heartened, are returning home as fast as i ble. Willamson brought six badly wounded ones in the train to Silver Creek station, and Dr, Davis, with the teams, has leit to bring them home, i ‘will write further as soon as I can learn the exact date, numbers and other particulars. Much ex- sitement prevails, and the spirit of war is running atiever heat. Williamson's runners report only two Sioux killed so far asthey know abuut. Re: spectfully thy friend, WILLLAM. BURGESS, BaRCLAY WHITE, Superintendent Indian Affairs, Omaha, Neb, Norta Puiatre, Neb., August 11, 1873. General GeoxcEe D. RuGGLES, Omaha, Neb. Two of Captain Winhgid’s men who got lost came ip here to-day via Alkali station. They report that the captain came on the ground of ‘the Pawnee and Sioux battle about four hours after it took place, at three P. M. on the 5th. They counted be- tween sixty and seventy bodies, all squaws and children, except eight or ten, terribly mutilated and scalped, and some still alive, butin a dying condition. The Sioux had left, but the captain communicated with the Fawnees. The fight took place between the White Man’s Fork and the Re- lican, about eighty iniles a little west of south ym this place. ANSON MILLS, Captain Third cavalry. OGALLALLA SIOUX AGENCY, WHITEMAN’S FORK, August 5, 1873, Colonel Woopwaxkb, Commanding Post Sydney, Nebraska :— Sik—On the morning of the 2d of this month six Ogaliaila Sioux Indians came in from a scout and reported the Pawnees in camp on the Red Fork of the Republican. The news created great exeite- ment in the camp, and the Sioux décided to go and fight them before they had time to attack our canip. Littie Wound came to me and asked me if] had Any orders to keep him trom going to fight them. I told him Thad not. He said he had orders not to pore their reservation, or among the whites to ight them, but had no orders in regard to this eee ofthe country. I told him 1 would go witn im and see the Pawnees, but he said it would be of ho use, as the young men had determined to fight and no one couldstop them. They say | pre- vented them from going to the Utes, and they came and stole their horses and Killed one of their men, and they thought the same thing would occur if they didnot strike the Pawnees first. ‘Fhey started Dut on the Sd instant and were joined by the Brules, from Mr. Estee’s camp, and proceeded to the Pawnee camp. On the morning of the 4th they tame on &@ camp of about thirty lodges, They were just moving camp when tie Sioux charged vb them. The Pawnees killed are variously estimated from fifty to one hundred and eighteen, principally women and children, most of the men being ab- fent, supposed by the Indians to have been out hunting. The Ogallallas took seven prisoners, three women and four children, ali girls, from two to jour years old, Tbe Indians who have the | pcg are Black Bear, Torn Belly, Mad Horse, | lack Hawk, ah Eyes, his son-in-law, Fiying | Cloud, and Little Blue Sky. A white man named fous Williamson had charge of the Pawuees. They jught bravely, but the Sioux outnumbered them, Ving five or six hundred men. ‘his report is as hear as I can get at the number Killed from the In- @ians. The awnees will know the exact number they lost. Black Bear has expressed his willing- hess to give up his prisoners if the government de- sires it, and J think the others will undoubtedly do so, Your obedient servant, ANTONIE JANIS, by Cree of the Southern Indiaus o! the Ogallalia and Sioux bands. .8.--We are uow encamped on Whiteman’s Creek, about twelve miles above the timber. ANTONIE JANIS. THE WESTON MURDER CASE. Return of the Brooklyn Detectives=The * Gullit of Lowenstein. Detectives Folk and Corwin, who arrested Emil Lowenstein at St. Catharines, Canada, on Monday, vetarned to Brooklyn yesterday, The prieoner is retained in custody tn Canaaa until the necessary papers can be made out for his conveyance to the United States, which will involve a delay of a week. The evidence against Lowenstein is most conclu- sive. A pair of sleevebuttons which had been worn by John D. Weston, the murdered man found in the ravine near West Albany on the 7th inst., were discovered in the prisoner’s trunk, when he was arrested at th oH House, St. Catharines, He answered the desc:iption published in the reward { bill distributed for bis apprehension exactly. He had obtained work in a barber's shop adjoining the hotel, He was at work there when the cletectives Were inquiring for him in the hotel, A walter told Emil that there were two oficers looking lof bli, and he replied i—‘They can’t be looking for me; 1 haven't done anything. Go and tell them that lam bere.) Me the “oie db fends, fy him and gav rit officer A Sentet a pis ran out into the yard, jumping ran away, Detective Corwin saw cate! up witu bi tol 8 nis head, sa, “Come, the jig’s up; Ifyou don’t stop I'll el ur | brains eet He halted at once and was locked up Wa cell. Di siee d SHERIFF WILLIAMS!’ DEFENCE, - The charges of malfeasance preferred hy Super- wisor Coe, President of the Kings county Super- visors, at the last meeting of the Board, against Sherif Williams (which were published in the Hgwtp of yesterday), were the chie! topic of con “vedsation among politic about the Brookiyn Court Hotise aud City Holl yesterday. In an inter. view With the Sheri! yesterday Mr. Will) e, and as serted that be was re Tender 9 | full account of bis admini it? of | his office. An examinatic 3 ac. x counts shows that hits bills for the past sik months, 2 which were the frst six montis o: his term, were $4,944 less than his predecessor's, Mr. Waite r the corresponding period of last year. The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors stated tat Mr. Wil- Hams’ bills since his advent to Sherifs office have averuged much less thau se wDy pre- vious Sheriff of the county tor twenty years. OBIMES AND CASUALTIES IN PATERSON. George Johnson, a littie boy, six years of age, whose parents live in Atlantic street, fell froma pout on which he was playing, in the Morris Canal, on Tuesday evening, and was drowned. A boy named Larry Cahill, three years old, fell §p such a way as to catch his tongue between his so that it was cut entirely of, with the ex- ped Of avout a quarter of an inch. i f gang of rowdies attacked John McNichols’ sa- Joon, near Cook's rolling mill, smastied tn the front of the building, demolished the bar, and wonld no doubt have killed McNichois if he had not sus- ceeded in making his escape out of a back door. All because McNichols refused to give the crowd a drink. ar atventips ‘was made to burn a house in Tyler street, occupied by @ poor, sick woman, una’ pe to Jeave ‘her bed, A lot of kindlings were saturated With kerosene and get fire in the cellar; but, from some unaccountable cause, the fire happened to go Out Without doing any harm. “SUDDEN DEATH. Witiam Woolhouse, twenty-three years of age, While at work in Reynold’s kindling-wood yard, Niuth street and Ainslie, Williamsburg, dropped dead at half-past four o'clock yesterday afternoon. His body was conveyed to his late residence, No. South Ninth street, by his fellow worknen. Qeath was caused by hemorrhage of the lunss. | pairs, The musical selections for the evening wero | report:— Fhe committee on the term’ of consolidating the cit of Brooklyn and the towns sion of the territory therein into wards,” be; report that, upon consideration and consultat ‘e leave to te “ fre eranoey the reogie serene i, Spe sorta oC v bmitted oma PROM Ceo HOROE C: RENNETE, CG |. HAMIL’ J.N. WYCKOFF, Jr. KDNUND DR} Antics 1.—On the terms of consolidating the city of Brooklyn and the towns of Kings county into one mum- cipal government, and the division of the territory therein into wards. Section l.—The public property of the present city of Brooklyn, and of each of the county towns, shall be appraised ax the present market value, the amount of the debts of each locality being ascertained, the ainount of the appraised value of its public property or other assets shall be deducted from the amount of the debt, if an: there be, of cach, and the amount of the assets shal become a common debt upon the whole city, and the Property shall become the common property of the whole city. ic, 2—The phrase “public property,” as herein used, shall be anderstood and constrzed to reter only to such property as is under the laws liable to sale under judg- ineat and execution. Sec. i—That in the adjustment of the existing debts and credits of the present divisions of the county each fown and the present city of Brooklyn shall be as be- eeneach other liable only for its own indebtedness and entitled to its own property, and taxation to detray the principal and interest of each existing indebtedness, shall be levied and asse: accordingly; but all the rights, interests, property claims and demands whatso- ever belonging to or to accrue to the towns and present city of Brooklyn shall be. and be ves city of Brooklyn, Proposed to be consolidated, and all responsibilitics ither the towns or city in favor of third parties shall be assumed by and may be enforced against the city of Brooklyn, as proposed to be cousol- Sec, 4,—Such towns as shall have a balance in the'r favor suali be credited with the same In the tax lovy of the ensuing Wear: and such as have public property in ex- cess of their indebtedness shall be credited 1n the annual tax levy with thg rents or interest accruing from such roperiy. oT Ree a rhe wards of the present city of Brooklyn shall be subject to the same aud a like rate ot taxation tor inu- niclpal Purposes, Sec. 6—The county towns, or agricnitural wards, shall be subject to taxation alike with the whole city in the generai expenses aforesaid, except as hereinafter pro- ¥ided, for lighting streets and the expense of the Fire, Police, Water and Health Deparunents, Sec, '%,—In all levies of taxes or assessments on prop- erty ‘in the several towns, real estate not divided or set Apart or used as building lots shall be assessed, as now, as agricultural lands. Sxc. 8—The people of any town or portion thereof may | whenever they shall detre form a district, and upon the petition of a majority. of the owners of the property to be taxed therefor the Common Council shall inctude said distrists within the territory chargeable with the © t lighting and the Water, Fire, Police and Health Departments of the city of Brooklyn, or any or all of them, and thereupon said district shall be made Hable tor its proportionate share of the cost of establish- ing and maintaining the same. shall be divided into isc. 9.—The city of Brookiyn ‘ds, a3 1s now provided by law, except that the divid- wards, as ing line between the Thirteenth and Nineteenth wards | shall, be the centre of Division avenue, and each of the | county towns shall constitute a ward'ot the proposed consolidated city, to be known as the T'wenty-sixth or New Lots word, the Twenty-seventh or Flatiands ward, the Twenty-eighth or Flatbush ward, the Twenty-ninth or Gravesend ward, and the Thirtieth or New Utrecht | ward, Sgc. 10 —Public highways in the county towns shall be maintained at the expense of said towns, except where | otherwise now provided by law, and except that when | Streets are opened, or graded, paved, or macada- mized, the expense ‘thereof shall be assessed and col- as provided in relation to like improvements in the present city of Brooklyn. | The following amendment was made to the re- | port as read:— And also that the Twenty-second ward shall incindo | the whole of Prospect Park and chat part of Franklin avenue lying southerly thereo!, between Ocean avenue and the southerly division of Prospect Park. The report was laid onthe table, and the Com- mission adjourned jor one week. NEW YORK ODD FELLOWS’ CONVENTION, AxBany, N. Y., August 20, 1873. At the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fel- lows to-day a resolution, offerea by Past Grand | White, to amend the constitution so as to prohibit any member from being a proxy representative tor any lodge out of his district, was lost, not receiving @ two-thirds vote. The vote stood 482 to 423. | Another proposed amendment, offered by Past Grand Glenn, prohibiting Past Masters from voting, was laid on the table. Also one striking out the clause requiring every third session to be held in fhe city of New York, At the meeting of the Grand Encampment the | report of the Grand Scribe showed there nad been, | during the past year, an increase ot five encamp- ments, and of membership, 458. The revenue was $23,585, and relief paid, $4,837. Some fifty Past Chiefs were admitted as mem- bers, and the following new officers were elected :— Grand Patriarch, Tuomas Lawrence; Grand High Priest, Jolin Galbraith; Grand Senior Warden, MUMICIPAL SEIZERISH. PARAGUAY. The Comptroller Seizes Justice Fowler's Stamps" sonnei Assaulted by 8 Rebel Force—De- and the Sheriff Seizes the Comptroller's Furniture, the City’s Paintings and a Fire Engine. ‘There was quite little spurt of excitement yes. and | terday among the municipal offices, consequent upon thi ounce) spat ie erennaiy had aeizgd the n® UGtNgS of the Comptroll- cae the historic portralts in the Governor's or Kings county andthe divi Room at the City Hall and Steam Engine No. 210 mn, they | the Fire Department. When the facts were inquired tnto tt was learned that the levy was made upon execution issucd in & Judgment obtained by Justice James Walker Fowler for the amount of his salary for one year up to the 5th of December last. The Comptroller originally refused to pay salary to all the justices, on the ground that the Board of Supervisors had no authority to increase their salaries from $5,000 to $10,000, Justice Quinn’s case was carried through the Courts as a test case, and the Justice was sac- cessful, the Court of Appeals holding that the Supervisors had the legal power to increase sal- aries. Tnat case carried with it all the other cases of a similar nature, and now Justice Fowler—who says he nas not recetved a cent of pay for two years and has disposed of as much business during that time as any other justice in the city—wants to Collect some of his little ducats. He states that notification was sent to the Comptroiler of the order of Judge Pratt, and of the tact that exe- cution was to be issued on Tuesday unless the Judgment was satisfed. No money was forta- coming, and a3, @ consequence, the scizure was made yesterday morning. Two deputy sheriffs were placed in charge of the property. Ofcourse the busi. ness of the Comptroller's office ia not interrupted by the levy, which is merely technical at present; but the Comptroller has only gix days in which to find the money to pay Justice Fowler his $10,523 08 otherwise the “fixings” will be sold at auction. The Justice says he instructed his attorneys to be i ler to pay him the last cent; if there should be a fractional. part of a cent the Comptroller may Keep that. Ths accounts Jor the el gt canes at one ail of the bill. rhe Comptroller’s reason for not paying the claim ig that he holds a counter lal aeaInSe to $33,079 65, in which Justice Fowler aes sum he claiins the Justice is a defaulter to the city. He asserts that he is entitled to withhold pay. ment of this salary to reimburse the county in the above sum, bY reason of the jact that the Justice, wmle holding the position of Assistant Surrogate, under Surrogate ‘Tucker, converted to his oWn use the sum above stated, being moneys | he had received in trust in various proceedings | before the Court, The county, subsequently, bad to reimburse the parties whose money was thus appropriated, and now Mr. Green thinks be ought to reimburse the country, The real troubie is that if the county hasany such claim against Justice Fowler its officials whose duty it was to collect the money from him have never done so. In the first place Justice Fowler committed no criminal offence for which he could be held, and in the next place it does not appear on any of the records that any olicial has asked him jor the money, nor how he obtained it. Lastly, no District Attorney or Corporation Counsel, an there have been five in all since the date in ques- tion, has ever thought it nis business to proceed ina civil action against the bondsmen of Justice Fowler, Asa variety to the whole question, too, Justice Fowler does lot agree with the Comptroller as to the alleged circumstances under which the mouey he holds came imto his possession. It amounts to this:—Justice Fowler has complied with the necessary forms of law in forcing his own payment, and there is no public official who has interest enough in bis duties to take the proper course to make Justice Fowler pay up, if he owes it, Ee amount which they are all so glib to talk abou: To-day another judgment will be entered up in favor of Justice Fowler for nearly seven thousand doliars for arrears of salary due since December 6, 1872, and if it isnot paid something else wiil be seized. Justice Fowler states that he has never intimated to his attorneys or the Sheriff as to the particular property he desired to have levied upon, and that he has n0 desire to annoy or harass the Comptroller or any other public servant by the sei- aure of his office elfects, He assumes that it is the voluntary action ot the Sherit!, On the other hand it may be as well to recollect that only a day or two since the Comptroller dis- missed Tim, the Sheril’s brother, trom a clerkship, aud it may have been that fact that induced the Sheriff to believe that the Comptrolier’s ofice was | @ good place to levy on, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, There was nothing of startling importance trans- Francis Rogers; Grand Junior Warden, Jacob L. | piring in the Mayor’s office yesterday. His cna Grane arr ot OURS id Ran tensacne | Honor pat a couple of matrimonial parties ‘Ireasurer, George § 3_@ x ative to the Grand Lodge o/ the’ United states, John H, | through im his usual good-natured style, White. and hoped that in their new relations This afternoon James P. Saunders pronounced a eulogy upou the lie and character of late Past Grand Sire Join A. Kennedy. INTERESTING ISRAELITISH ANNIVERSARY IN NEWARK, . Twenty-five years ago yesterday the Israclites | of Newark numbered but a few score, and thirteen | of these organized the church or synagogue known as B'nai Jeshurup. After worshiping jor nine years in hired halis the association increased in wealth and numbers so that they felt warranted in building a chureh of their Own—an woassuming brick edifice on Washington street. Five years @go they moved from bere into an elegant temple of the same street, capable of seating six or gevefi aundred persons, erected at a cost of 75,000. The ciuidrea of Israei in Newark had by this time grown s0 numerous that a schism | among them resulted in the establishment of an- | other church, so that now ther¢ is a Reformed and / an Orthodox shurch, These people how May be | counted {a Newark by the thousand. Many them are quite wealthy, nd, with rare exceptions, are good, law-abiding citiz Yesterday being the anniversary of the organization o! B’nai Jesh- urun it Was made the occasion oj much rejwicing among the congregation. Early in the evening a very interesting special service took piace in the Tempie, on Washington street, and subsequently there Wasa banquet in Dramatic Hail, interspersed with choice instrumental music and responses to a | series of regular toasts. Rev. Mr, Leucht and ex- President isidor Lehman took a ‘prominent part da the proceedings, MUSIO IN THE PARKS. The Department of Public Parks announce that | if the weather is fine there willbe music by the Central Park Band to-morrow, at Mount Morris | mare, in Central Park. The following is the pro squgre, pasion pro. gramme t= ¥ | Parti 13 e TWelfth Regiment” Dodworth 2 ‘La Gaza Ladra’ «Rossin 3. hevren Tans ancl 4. Selecuion, arbe Blue" Offenbach Part i. 5. Fantasia, 1 Dreamer’? Poster 6. Overm: Reistger 7. Conversation Polka...... . Afton & Air, ‘La Pouperde Narenberg”. ‘Adam Part ii. 9 Michaelis 9, March, “Amazon” 10. Sele 0, iM. Quad li. Galop, AMATEUZ CONCERT AT SUMMIP, N. J. { A grand amatenr convert was given Tast eveningt Summit, N.J., for the benefit of St. Tergsa's church, which has been recently undergoing extensive re~ Verdi Budict Se@erbers | from Lucantont, Fatiamt, Campana, Durand, Gon. | | nod and Verda The ladies and gentlemen engaged in wu evelopment of their talent proved them- | ual to the undertaking, and took part in concert gratuitously. Mr. Fritch, professor of | ided in @ pratseworthy The ; i @ pecuniary point of view, wus a de: #8, and patronized by several fashic | from New York, Orange, South Orang | Newark and Bnck Church. Ajter the concert the | | Whote party were entertained by Mr, Jonathan | Edgar, and subs uly at the Park House in | Riera Park. | vom res | WHIOH WAS THE BRUTE? | The Jersey Berghs Doing Noble Work. The Newark wing of the New Jersey Society for | the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of which Mr, Thomas T. Kinney is President and Chancellor | } Runyon First Vice President, has lately been doing | | noble service in the cause of humanity, Yesterday | Mr. Agens, one of the Executive Committee, | it st Of a driver in the employ of & contractor named Hannon, who fing alow | a pair of muies in front of a he: loud of stone, | One of the poor brutes was found, on stripping it | of harness, to be covered with so Great red nd festering sores were seen round the brute’s breast and shoulders, flanks, &c. So | shocking @ Sight did it present, liiched to a street post, that a crowd of about a hundred persons stood wondering if it was really possible that any person with a spark of Wumanity would cause such @ beast to be kept in harness; butsuch was proven to be the case. The driver was taken before a Jus- tice, He stated that he told nis employer, Hannon, ofthe condition of the animal; but Hannon said, “never mind; go ob and harness up.” He was fined $60 and severely reprimanded in presence of Hannon, who paid the money. A number of other, scarcely less aggravated cases, were brought to raw spot to each other the newly wedded ones would lead long ana happy lives. He had the usual list of callers, among them, late in the afternoon, Police Commissioners fynith and Charlick. It is understood that the object of their visit was to conier in reference to the appointments of election inspectors. e Mayor usually receives quite a long array of correspondence, and the folowing will serve as a specimen of how the Executive mind is beguiled in its leisure moments :— Youn Honor Mayon Havemnyvrr:— ‘As I was walking through your town Upon my toe and heel, By aceident J tread upon A piece of orange peel. My arms aud lege went in the air, Just like 2 jumping jack, And then I ii upon the walk And almost broke my back. Mr. Mayor, do von not think it wguld be @ good plan to have small signs painted (and let Me police see that they are put on every iruit stand in New York). Have on the tigns the tew words, “Please throw your fruit peelings in the street.” Yours, respectfully, BM. H. MEBTING or PARK COMMISSIONERS, Financial Affairs Considered in the Presence of the Comptroller=Another Railing for Union Square. The Park Commissioners yesterday nad 2 meet- ing in presence of the Comptroller, when bids were received for 550 tons of coal and four months’ supply of screened gravel parks. hore were two bids for tne foru.er and Three for the latter, A public meeting was then heid, and drinking fountains were directed to be placed in Stuyvesant k. The following bills were then andited and ce and Repulse of the Attacking F hting in the Strgete—The a “The ee) . m ASUNCTION, June 25, 1873, The réVolution which broke out on the 23d of Maron last, headed by Caballero, for the purpose overthrowing President Jevellanos, finally resolv. on a bold stroke. For some time the headquarters of Cabaliero had been at Villa Rica, while the gov ernment army, of some one thousand men, en- camped at Paraguay, the town which was the centre of Lopez‘s line of defence in 1869. The object of Vice President Benigno Ferreira, wno commanded the government army, number- ing 2,200 men, was td save Asuncion from attack by guarding the line of the Paraguay, which river is sixty-two miles from the capital, and 13 connected with it by the railroad. But towards the middie of June Cab- ailero, with all his ‘cavalry, estimated at sixteen hundred men, effected a secret detour by Benigno Ferreira’s right, and succeeded in in- tercepting the railway communication and in in- terposing himself between the legal army and the capital, against which he aavanced by forcea marches, reaching its outskirts on the 16th, creat. ing the utmost consternation throughoat the city; in which the government had only 350 men. THE BRAZILIAN ARMY of occupation, though greatly reduced by the return of troops homeward, numbered about one thousand men, including the crews of the war- ships in harbor. President Jovellanos therefore sought the Brazilian aid; but this the instruction of Baron do Asaguaya did not authorize him to give. However, Baron do Araguaya, the Brazil- ian Admiral and the Argentine envoy, General Mitre, held a conference on the 1ith, and in the afternoon @ Brazilian officer was sent to the rebel forces, then advanced to Trin. dade, warning them not to advance until an answer could be sent to the note of Senhor Bar, reiro, the President in prospect, who had sent them @ note demanding their non-interveantion and their acknowledgment of the right of the insurrection- ists to establish a new government and to take possession of the city, then at their mercy. NOT COURTEOUS, Caballero received the officer badly, and replied that he would do as he piéased. Araguaya and Mitre then mounted horse and visited him, and, alter an hour’s stay, induced him to wait until seven next morning for the reply. Meantime the Paraguayan government hastily barricaded the streets debouctiing into the Cathe- dral square with bales of hi and other things. Some small cannon were planted to sweep the chief streets whence the attack would probably come, and the few troops, well armed, however, Were posted 1n the square. THE DECISION ofthe Brazilian and ereaene plentpotentiaries was finally that the assailants must confine them- selves to the attack of the fortified part of the town, and to enforce this determination two Bra- zilian battalions of infantry, a squadron of cavalry and a field battery were stationed in the San Fran- cisco square, whichis six blocks from the Cathe- dral square, and Nanking the line of advance of the besiegers. THE CHARGE. About one P. M. the enemy appeared tn two col- uinns, numbering some four hundred cavalry and two hundred and flity footmen, and, with lond In- dian yells, charged at the barricades at full speed, as though expecting little, if any, resistance. Sud- denly, however, two discharges of grape and a vol- ley of musketry plunged among them, disconcerted their attack and forced them to retire, followed by grape and ballets, to the cross streets, from the corners of which they kept up a desultory fire, which waa returned with spirit by tne besieged, to whom a note trom Benigno, brought througé the enemy’s lines sewned up in a woman’s dress, had communicated the cheering news that he was on his way to relieve them and was already near, . ‘the agsailants were evidently discouraged by their reception and would not charge again, an aithougn a par¢éy of them occupied a smail theatre commanding the square, two bombs drove them soon out. In fact the assault was virtually over when the van ot Benigno’s army defiled into the town, at half past three, P. M,, and at the sight of them the rebel troops of the attack dispersed in all directions, All was then rejoicing. All embraced Jovellanos, and Jovellanos and ail bugged Benigno, who.was also congratulated the allied envoys, though it is said, Mitre could bardly conceal his chagrin at the failure of the revolution, which contains many Argentines and ts notoriously favored by the Con- federation to favor its views on the Chaco cession. THE REBELS behaved well, and made no attempts to plunder or injure the city; but on leaving it Captain Goiberd accused the Brazilian envoy of lending Brazilian mariners to ald the defence of the barricades, and was actually drawing a revolver, when @ squad of honors fired at him and forced nim to spur of in Aste. THE DEATH ROLL. The assailants le{t some dead and thirty wounded behind them, together with 100 head of cattle and other matters, ‘The defenders lost only seven or eight in Killed and wounded, On the 19th the army ot Caballero disappeared trom the neighborhood of the city, and Benigno posted his men upon a hill near the Brazilian hospital. pal PEACE, All is quiet now in the city, but Baron Araguay has sent of transports to Humaita to bring up all the troops there to'strengthen the Brazilian force m case of further attempts upon the capital. Of these, however, there ered little probability, and the city has resumed nearly its usual cond: tion, Under Protection the Allies=Instal- Fuent Received of the New Loan. ASCUNCTON, July 5, 1873, The Brazilian and Argeatine commanders of the forces of occupation—numbering 2,000 men of thé former and 600 of the latter—have agreed fo snp- port the tottering government a resident Jorel- janos and to repel the threatened attack on Ascun- clon, the capital city, by the revolutionary torces of General Cabaliero, THE RNOLISH LOAN. A part of the money coming from the loan negotiated in London lately had arrived in Ascun- cion, and had been deposited upon the Brazilian flagship for sate keeping. I sent int Mainte Constr Maintenan: OR se ASR Total.. . No determ! railing around Union the matter was laid over. — roger COMPTROLLER’: gEogrprs, Comptroller Greey, “reports the following amounts paid yesteriay into the City Treasury Fi BUREAU OF ARREARS. Arrears of tarts, assessincuts, water rent and in- o the Fisance Department for payment:— ination as to the lowest bidde" wr the uare Was arti ed at, and CAPES, 145. Bur 34,579 Assessments mecnts and iat 4,087 BUREAY Bale of vithifie re pipe for sewers. 1,175 3 WATER REGISTRA Crotéin Water rents and penaities 2,664 BUREAU OF CITY KAEVENCE. Market rents and foes and market cellar rent. . ARTMENT. Proceeds of # seven condemned A few days ago 20 exainination was held here among the chief elerks to fl the positions of Deputy Collector of the Third or Warehouse divi- sion, made vacott by the promotion of Mr. Thomas L. James as Postmaster, aad of Deputy Collector of the Filth @ivision, in place of Mr. Jono R. Lydecker, promoted to Storekeeper of the Port, pecial Depaty Colector. Four gentlemen ap- red a8 competitors, and yesterday the “ratings” » coupleted and handed to makes selections from cidates to the Secretary of (he ‘Treasury for mation, As stated before Jn these columns, the task of the Commission in deciding th ofeach candidate was by no meat sy one, as each of their standards ranged V . YO jay General Arthur for+ warded the nomipations to the Treasury Depart and ment, and it xpected thata very Jew days will elapse beiore the two vacant desks will be filled, | and the overworked oficiais, who had been doing douvie duty, relieved from some of their burdens, ALLEGED HORS! THIEVES IN BROOKLYN. Yesterday afternoon join McNamara and Ber- nard Kenny were arrested in Brovstya by OMcer Schumacher, of the Tenth precinc’ on the charge of having stolen a horse and wagou saiued at $550, the property of one James H. ‘tarvent. The arrest was made hy virtue of a warrant issued by Justice Morse, of the Second District Court. The prisoners were detained at the Pearsall street police station justice yesterday by the socety. / by Captain Campbell, The amount is $500,000, “HAYTL — ey Opening of the Legislative Chambers— Speeches of President Niszage Saget and Senator Dupont—Peace and Prosperity vrayed For—Salvoes of Artillery=The Next President To Be Inaugurated in May. Subjoined will be found the description of the opening of the National Assembly of the Republic of Hayti and the speech pronounced by President Nissage Saget, who holds ofice until next May, when his successor, probably General Domingue, will assume the reins of power. PRELIMINARIES. At nine o'clock in the morning on the 30th of ane | July the Senators and Deputies met in the hall of the Assembly under the presidency of Senator Du- pont. There were also present the Archbisyop of Port-au-Prince, accompanied vy his secretary, the members of the diplomatic and consular corps, rep- resentatives from the Judiciary, the Common Coun- cil and a large number of other pablic functiona- ries, A deputation, consisting of Senators Chan- jatte and Gatean and Deputies Lucas and Blanchet, were appointed by the President to conduct the chief of the executive power to the place which had been reserved for him, Aftera short delay a saivo of artillery was heard and the band of the garrison was heard playing the national anthem, and a few minutes later the President of Hayti, ac- companied by bis staff and Secretaries of State, eutered the hall and took their places to the right of the President of the Assembly. TUE SPEECH. Altera few mements’ silenco Senator Dupont spoke as follews:— MR. PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY—The session that we are opening to- day promises to be one of the most important in our parliamentary annals. The glad tidings will g00n be spread overt the length and breadth of the land that, contrary to general expectation, the Chambers have convened, and the news will have .| the effect of restoring Pidih confidence, which has oflate been considerably shaken, The danger is past and brighter skies are im prospect for our be- joved land. This new era of things is due in no small degree to the moderation shown by tne Ex ecutive and the spirit of toleration and conciliation which lias been exhibited on al) hands. Unfortu. nately much valuable time has been lost betore we have met, and the public are impatient over the | delay, for many important schemes, deeply affect Let us jose no time in our-legisiation, byt act wirn energy in briaging about all necdod itforms: tor ome, AUGUST 21, 1873.—TRIPLE SHEET. the public demand that changes in the State of affairs shall be soon bi it about, Itis sincerely to =) she germ go 'y in our copnelia, and that public tranquillity—that — non of the countty's happimeas—may be I, therefore, by virtue of article 71 of the consti- tution, and in the name of the Hayttan people, de- clare that the first session of the Fourteenth Legis- remy hes, commenced, (Loud and destening . constitution fig “pence Renee fous live lent o ta 9) . Siscir oF PRES eENS After the aring of a salvo of artillery and peace™| being once more restored, the Presidens of the Re;, public spoke ag follow: eee fa SENATO! . ATIVES— Important quegtions ave Priest you together for this extra D, and I ain happy to bej present at this open- ing of the fourteenth’ session of the Legislature. ‘The officers of the government will turnish you with @ review of the actual state of matters, and the reasons which prompted my decree of the 0th pt May ae ‘om experiences we have undergone of dis- senting in he preg: hope that moderation and wisdom will be exhibited by ali in the present ses- sion. which will bring about not only happiness for yourselves, bug for the country at large. May Pro- Vidence wateh over your labors, and May concord and harmony reign in your midst! Long live the Republic, the Constitution and the National Assembly! When the President had spoken so far @ deafen- ing cry was raised:—‘Long live President Nissage Saget!?? Senator Dupont again rose and spoke as follows in reply to the brief address of the President :— PRESIDENT—Tho ways of Providence are in- scrutable, and you, in obeying the divine precepts, have hitherto a ably fulfliled the wishes of the Haytian people. Your career has beep a most honorable one from first to last, and the nation cannot suMciently thank you. We shall never for- get that expression of yours—“I am the advanced sentinel of the civilization of my country,” and that thought will always find a resting place 1 Our memories. With a Sates heart you have said, “Blood enough as been spilt and civilization has been retarded; let us work unitediy together ior the common weal”? What glory tor you, President, when, at the expiration of your term of office next May, you can say with your hand upon your heart, “You placed me in charge of a divided country; it is now united. You gave me an imperfect constitution; it is now, hu- Taanly speaking, Berens; and for the ragged paper money in vogue I have substituted metallic cur- tency!” Ana when you come to die you can say to God, “I have fulfiiied my task, and I humbly kneel betore the majesty of Heaven, happy to say that I have done my duty.” The session was then brought toa termination amid cries of “Long live President Nissage Saget!’ BRAZIL. The Question of Authority in Church and State—Relations of the Hicrarchy to the Secret Societios and the Crown— Position of the Imperial Executive= Grand Church Ceremonial. Rio JaNeErR0, July 11, 1873. The issue between the temporal and spiritual Powers has just assumed-s graver aspect than before. The Bishop of Olinda has relieved the in- terdicted secret society brotherhoods from the penalties he had imposed on them; but he has done so only temporarily, and has declared that in doing sohe obeys only instructions received by him from Rome simultaneously with the govern- ment order; and} furthermore, has stated in @& pastoral which he has published and ordered to be read in all the churches, that the arguments and order of the gov- ernment were unworthy of receiving a reply | from him, and that he recognized only the orders of the Pope. This is plain enough speaking, but the Bishop has determined to leave no doubt of his in- tent, and proceeded to acts. The Brazilian law says that no bull or other Papal document may be pub- lushed before receiving the placet of the government; but the Bishop of Olinda has published a brief of Pius IX., dated May 22, just received by him from Rome, and without communication with the gov- ernment. The brief is important in its bearing on the question now agitating Brazil from end to end. Commencing with the usual formulas about pas- tors and flocks, it enters into a denunciation of Freemasonry, declares all Freemasons excommu- nicated, as well in Brazil as elsewhere; approves of the action of the Bishop of Olinda, but saya “As we here take the place of Him who came inte the world not to save the just, but to save sinners, we authorize you to relieve from excommunication, for the term of one year, all the Freemasons of your flock; but at the expiration of this term of grace we command you to put into force all the Spiritual pains and penalties communicated against ‘eemasons. ‘We also command you to dissolve all brotherhoods and to constitute others who will fulfil their duties.” Lastly, the Pope desires that the brief shall be communicated to all the other Lice of Brazil, it being Intended by him to operate throughout the Empire and to be carried out in all the dioceses. It 1s now beyond doubt that the mnpe and the Bishop of Olinda, and doubtless tne other Brazil- ian bishops, are determined to place the spiritual power above the civil one and treat the latter as subordinate. It is not probable that the imperiul rovernment Will accept as sufficient obedience to ts peremptory order the mere suspension of the interdict during One year, especii when the Bishop declares, at the same time, that he does not obey it, but the Pope’s command, and treats its order with contempt, THE BXECUTIVE POSITION. To-morrow or the 14th the government will have to reply to interpellations in both Chambers upon what it will do, According to the constitution the Emperor has the power oi suspending the bisnops, but not of removing them from their offices, SOLEMN RELIGIOUS SERVICES, Agrand mass for the soul of the deceased Em- rere correres Duchess of Braganza, was cele- rated yesterday in the Imperial chapel, and her ing the pubsc wellare, have to ye passed upon, | ee oration pronounced, It has cest the nation 2, 400, Alt the grandees, officials and diplomats were javited, but no poor devils of newspaper nen. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. * Government Victory=—Complete Rout of the Rebels in the Entre-Rios Dis- trict=Fighting at SalinaseThe Case of Free Cuba,._ BUENOS AYRES, July 12, 1873. Colonel L, M. Campos having divided his forces of 8,500 men into three columns, has actively com- menced operations against the insargents in Entre Rios. On the 20th of June the news reached Con- cordia that the government troops had defeated the insurgents under the command of Querencio, who were surprized in their encampment at Salinas, and after a sanguinary combat were put to flight, One hundred and twenty-three prisoners were taken and among them Adrian Siburo, the aide-de-camp of General U. Gomez. REAL ESTATE MATTERS. There is considerable brushing up done by the cant-get away operators in real estate, in anticipa- tion of the ensuing Fall trade, which will setin by the end of tuis or the begining of next month, Those having property to dispose of are getting their deeds ready in case a transfer is made, En- couraged by the success attained by the recent suburban sales, a number of owners of country real estate are having their land surveyed and laid out in plots, having become convinced that “city lots bring higher prices than acres did @ short time ago, The utmost exertions are made by the City Fathers of the handsome little city of Yonkers to improve the place, the latest exploit being a com- prehensive plan for the Introduction of water. Last week a change was made in the Water Board by the resignation of one of its members, D. Haw- ley, and the appointment of Mr. Isaac H. Knox, the former President of the village, in hts place, This gentleman is a elear-headed business man, and the !abors performed by him in @ week have shown to good advantage. In order to obtain a | temporary supply of water for fire purposes the Board has purchased the pond and five acres of land upon Lake avenue, about nalfa mile due north from Warburton avenue, upon which some of the finest property situated, and intend taking a twelve-nch main through Vineyard ave- nue and thence through Ashburton and Palisade avenues, Broadway and Warburton avenue with smaller pipes La Ny ad the most thickly popu- lated portion of the . The wuchon sale, held in the upper part of Yon- kers by Jere. Jonnson, Jr., week before last, has enhanced the priee of unimproved property in that vicinity by fifty percent. The price realized per lot was ah average of $177 each, or $2,760 per acre, Such figures were not dreamed of three or four years ago, but have now become a feality. The authorities of Yonkers have employed Mr. M, K. Couzens as civil engineer and surveyor for the city, aud under his supervision rapid improvements arte aaie announced by James M. Miller of tease. | hold property was the only transaction at the Ex- | cnanipe aiestoom yesterday, consisting of lease jor twenty-one rears from May 1, 1869, with ; cove- | nant for renewal, ground rent $250 annuallg-with nd assessments, of three story briek house , 25X91.11, south side of Twenty-first street. tax and 100 feet west of Tenth avenue, for $10,000. TAPAN., Calmed by Timely Rain Storms, gricalfn and en Alarming Rew a | led Naaadakt, July 15, 1878, The Insurrection in the northwestern part of the island, of which I gave all the information that could be gathered from the native authorities iy my letter of July 1, has, for the present, at least, quietly subsided. CHANGE OF WEATHER AT A PROPITIOUS MOMENT. ‘The chief cause of the trouble was the lack of raio, But just as the number of the rebels, nearly allof whom were farmers, had assumed danger- ous proportions heavy rains set in, which have’ continued with but lttle intermission for nearly two weeks. These heavy rains, though s0 late, have probably saved much bioodshed, for the Japanese never like to be out in the wet, and when the troops from the garrisons at Nagasaki and Kumomoto, in Higo, appeared at the same time as the storm, the 150,000 people who had taken uparms in the shape of bamboo speara suddenly vantshe: THE OVERLAND MAIL ROAD. ‘ has been sgale opened, but the government, tele» graphs established between the uate and Yoko. nama, which were cut down and destroyed, have not been repaired, and it will be severa! weeks bo- fore it will be prudent for the foreign local super intendent to appear in Fukuoka and attend to the Rerenaerapuee of the wires. Serious Insurrectionist Movement THIS INSURRECTION of the 18th to the 2ist of June at Fakuoka has been the largest which has occurred in this part of the Empire for a long time there can be no doubt. Fourteen ringleaders have been arrested, and many others are closely watched in the villages KA the region. The government prohibits the sale powder and firearms among the people, HINTS TO THE WAR OFFICE. The Chinese rulers at the capital must see the ne- cessity of maintaining a large standing army throughout the Empire. There have been many disturbances similar to this in Fakuoka in many places this year; but should there be any reguiar concerted movement of the lower classes against the government, with the present small native army the consequences must be disastrous, Suicides of an Englishman and an American. Yoronama, July 21, 1873. Two cases of suicide have occurred here within the last three days, One 1s the case of Mr. Hum- ble, an Englishman, who was in the employ of the Telegraph Department. He was a passenger on the steamship Costa Rica, on his way from Kobe to Yokohama, He was suffering severely from a dis- ease contracted in this country and had also beem intemperate in his habits. itis said that he was- to have been discharged on his arrivalhere. Just. as the vessel was coming into port on the morning of the 20th he jumped out ofa port hole and was: never seen alterwards. ‘The second case was that of one James Cnase, a Dative of Boston, Mass, He had been for a long: time in a bad way, in consequence of intemperate habits, and from the same cause had*lost more- than one good situation, He had lately become: Perfectly tmpecunious and was living in Jeddo in a. State of poverty and destitution, On the lyth of © this month he wrote a couple of letters to some friends and then took poison. He was about thirty-nine years of age anda man of excellent acquirements. A Foarth of July “Wind Up.” [From the Yokohama Mail, July 22.) The celebration of Anniversary Day by the Amer+ ican teachers of the Nanko (College) on the Fourth of July has occastoned some unpleasantness. The Japanese officials, having learned that a firework fete was in contemplation, intimated their desire that this should be postponed or given up. The foreigners, however, appear to have neglected to. Obey the request, and the assistance of the police was called in. ‘The United States Consul 1s said ta support the views of the American teachers, on: the ground that they were at liberty to amuse themselves as they pleased on their own grounds, CUBAN fEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES. peaeceetEn ene BEEZ Vice President Henry Wilson Elected. President of the League—Horace Gree« ley’s Old Position Filled—Reorganiza<. tion and New Officers Elected. Asmall but enthusiastic meeting of the Cuban. League of the United States was held last night at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. General M. T, McMahon,. in opening the proceedings, made a brief aadress, in which he stated that hitherto the per- petual efforts of the League had been unavajling, but he hoped that during the coming winter the question would be vigor« ously discussed at Washington, and that the gov- ernment will concede to the Cubans equal rights with their Spanish foes and maintain an impartial neutrality, ‘the Cubans, added the speaker, Want nothing more, for they have plenty of men, and were hever more hopeful of success than at the present moment. The Spanish Republic is un- Stable, slavery still existg in Cuba, and the war sttll goes on there, and the inhabitants of the “Gem of the Antilles” will make no treaty with the Span- iards, tor Cuba’s independence is well assured. Upon the conclusion of his brief address Mr. McMahon stated that he was furced to withdraw from the organization as President owing to prese- ang pasipens clatmes ies fe should be bappy to be still connected with the League, of which he had been so long President, on any committee in which his services might be required. His resigna- tion was ated accepted, and a vote of fpanks was tendered him for his continued exer- o' On motion of Mr. M. T. McMahe rp ota Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, Vice ident the United States, was unanimously elected Presi- dent of the League, he being known asa deep - sympathizer with the oppressed Cubans in their struggle fer Iterty, and a committee was ap- pointed to notity him of what had transpired. It was stated that the Cuban Charitable Ald Soclety of the United States, of which General C. M. Clay is President and Mr. Gerrit Smith Treas- urer, had affiliated with the Cuban League. Some remarks were made by Colonel Juan M. the celebrated Cuban Psy on the subject of Cubam tudependence, and also by Mr. Plutarco Gonzales, after which the meeting adjourned. ‘The League has reorganized with the rebates, officers, and intends to give a good account of itse! in the coming session of Congress :— The new Executive Committee 1s composed of Genera) Ambrose E. Burnside, General Charles K. Graham, General C. M. Clay, General Alexander Shaler, General Gordou Granger, General W. H. Morris, General J. H. Van Alen, General J. J, Bart- lect, General Abram Duryea, Police Commissioner ; General M. T. McMahon, General Kilburn Knox, Colonel Ethan Allen, Colonel Juan Manuel Macias, Hon. Dougias Taylor, Mr. B. 0. Stedman, Hon. Isaac |. Bailey, General Jacob Sharpe, yer Hon. Charles Watrons Cc, Smith, Major T. M. ly, F. W. Bigelow, Dr. Charles Wagner, Hon. Charles Blaikie and Daniel R. Lyddy. The Vice Presidents are—Hon. Charles Watrous, in place of the late Horace Greeley; General C, M. Clay, Gen- 1 C. K. Graham, General Frank P. Blair, and the Governors of almost all the States in the Union. The special Committee of Conference on Organt- zation is General M. T. McMahon, Hon. Isaac H. Batley, and Hon. Charles Watrous. ‘A committee of three were appointed to draft resolutions respecting the death of Horace Greeley, . viz:—A, J. Smith, K. Knox, and J. J. Bartlett. OHERUBUSCO AND CONTRERAS. Yesterday was the anniversary of the memora- ble battles of Contreras and Cherubusco, where the two greatest triumphs of the Mexican war were won by the American troops. The plan of each battle and the illustrious names in connec tion with them are matters of history, which need not repetition. The battle of Contreras was fought and won at about half-past six o’clock on the morning of the: 20th of August, 1847. General Riley was in com- mand of the infantry brigade at one point, and assisted by General Smith at another, where Smith’s brigade was in charge of Major Dimick. Valencia, who was in command of the Mexican troops, liad fled the field, and the result Was an easy Victory for the Americans. The loss in killed and wounded was 2,000 men, inciudi jour generals, viz. :—Salas, Lal Garcia an Menaoza, while all the war material of the Mexi- cans in and pane ds Regge The battle of Cherubusco commenced by battalion following up the success of Worth’s operations against san Antonio. The position oc- cupied by Santa Anna’s troops was the general line of tlie Rio de Cherubusco, Generals Twiggt, Riley and Smith commanded the American tnian- try battalions, The battle was fought on the after- noon of the 20th, and terminated with the total reut of the Mexican troops, The Americans lost 1,000 men, 01 whom seventy-six were officers, Whose names now adorn the pages of history. The Mexi- cans lost upwards of seven thousand men. The battle verminated on the evening of the 20th of Augus' . ‘twas expected that the old veterans of the Mexican war would celeb coming way; but the Hpk hb for a not been completed at a seasonabie times s esterday in a be~ i sonad