The New York Herald Newspaper, February 26, 1874, Page 7

ASHANTEE. —_—-e—__— Desperate Battle Between the British Troops and the Army of King Koffte. The English Said To Have Been Defeated, with Heavy Losses. am GALLANT DEFENCE OF COOMASSIE. + General Wolseley in a Criti- cal Position. MUST HE RETREAT? Natives Threatening the British Rear and Crowding on the Flank. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Feb. 25, 1874. A report has reached here that a great battle has been fought at Coomassie between the Ashantees and the British force under General Sir Garnet Wolseley. The engage- ment is said to have lasted a whole day, and to have closed with no decided result. HEAVY LOSSES OF THE ENGLISH. The loss of British troops is given as nearly 300, including many officers. The Highlanders alone are reported to have had 150 men killed and woundad. “QUICK MARCH’’—TO THE FRONT. General Sir Garnet Wolseley was said to be in need of reinforcements, which were fifteen miles off. Whe News at the Admiralty OMice—Cir- camstantial, but Not Ofictal. Lonpon, Feb, 25, 1874. The War Office has received no report of ‘the battle said to have occurred between Sir Garnet Wolseley's army and the Ashantees, but an unofficial, thongh circumstantial, de- spatoh has reached the Admiralty Office. The battle was fought at Acroomboo on | January 31—not at Coomassie, as reported. Among the killed sre Major Baird and Cap- tain Buckle. Pross Reports in the British Metropolis. Lonpon, Feb. 25—Evening. The Globe says that if the news from the | Gold Coast be true a great disaster has be: | fallen the British arms, and the only course left to Sir Garnet Wolselcy is to effect a safe retreat to the coast. A special despatch to the Standard says the Ashantees entirely surrounded the British | army, but were eventually driven off with | great loss. | The principal war chief of the Ashantees was killed. The King has taken command of his army in peraon, and it was expected that he would renew the attack. Febraary 5 was the date decided upon for the storming of Coomassie by General | Wolseley’s forces. | Details of the Engagement—sSeventeen | British Officers Among the Killed and | Wounded, Lonpon, Feb. 25--Night. Further details of the battle between Sir ‘Garnet Wolseley’s force and the Ashantees say that the latter fought desperately, the fight dasting from six o’clock in the morning until three in the afternoon. Seventeen British officers were killed or ‘wounded. The naval brigade, 145 strong, lost thirty- mine men; the rifle brigage, twenty-six, and the engineers, thirty-eight. THE LOSS OF THE NATIVES NOT KNOWN. The loss sustained by the native allies is unknown, but is very heavy. THE BRITISH REAR THREATENED. The communications of the British forces with the rear are threatened. FLANKING THE EUROPEAN ADVANCE. It is believed that another large force of Ashantees is approaching Coomassie from the southwest, Pitty-Six of the Royal Fusileers Killed. Lonpon, Feb. 26—3 A. M. In addition to the losses already reported the Royal regiment of Fusileers lost fifty- vix men in’ the battle with the Ashantees. THE INDIANS, A Band of Thirty or Forty Savages Near Fort Fetterman, WASHINGTON, Feb, 25, 1874. ‘The following telegram has been forwarded to the War Department:— Fort FRTTERMAN, Feb. 18, 1874. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, Department of the Platte, Omaha :— Lieutenant Allen, who has just come in with beeves, reports that Sunday night the herd stam- peded, and on Monday, while gathering them up, @man of his party saw thirty or forty Indians about seven miles above the upper crossing of the Horseshoe. He did not dare to leave the herd to Jollow and attack them. ALEXANDER CHAMBERS, Major Fourth Infantry. THE DRUMMOND COLLIERY AcorDENT, Hairax, N. 8., Feb. 25, 1874. The remains of several bodies of the victims of the Drummond Colliery disaster last May have been recovered from No. 1 slope. The manager called @ meeting on Friday to select @ place of burial for those whose remains have not been iden- tified. The workmen en; a in if if the slope are now down as foe an Ay land: ing. work is going on as well as can be ex- pected, RELEASED ON BAIL, Thomas Murphy, the driver in the employ of the Third Avenue Railroad Company. adjudged guilty of carelessness by the Coroner's Jury, in running over and ae, death of Louis Cohen, as heretofore reported, yesterday appeared before Coyoner Kickhot and gave bail in $1,000, Mr, Gil. ‘vert Birdsall became pondemian for Murphy, % ENGLAND. Premier Disracli’s Ministerial Appointments— Tho Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland—The Tichberne Trial Approach- ing [ts Termination. TELEGRAM TO THE NW YORK HERALD. LONDON, Feb. 26—3 A. M. ‘The following additional appointments of mem- bers of the new government are oMoially an- nounced :— The Duke of Abercorn, Lord Lieutenant of [re- land. Colonel the Right Hon. Thomas award Taylor, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Sir Charles Bowyer Addericy, President of the | Board of Trade. Mr. George Sclater Booth, President of the Local Government Board. Hon. Algernon Fulke Egerton, Naval Secretary to tho Admiralty. Mr. James Lowther, Under Secretary for tho Colonial Department. ‘THR TIONDORNE TRIAS. COMING TO A OLOSR. It ia expected that the Tichborne case will be @tvon to the jury On Saturday next. FRANCE. Party Ovation to M. Thier:—Republican Unity in the Assembly. TELEGRAMS TO THE MEW YORK HERALD. VERSAILLRS, Feb. 25, 1874, When ex-President Thiers entered the Assembly to-day he was grected witn a perfect ovation from the mombers of the Left tn consequence of his letter, pyblisned yesterday, stating his conviction that “the republican ts the only (orm of govern- ment for France.” An International industrial Exposition: Panis, Reb. 25, 1874, is Proposed to hold another international ex- bioltion io this city tn 1876. SPAIN. ee) Carlist Beport of Success in the Field—An‘ Un- lucky Merchant Vere) Undir a New Name. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. BAYONNE, Feb, 25, 1874. {t is rumored that Genera! Moriones has been badly defeated before Bilbao, with the logs of a large number of his troops, wounded and com- pelled to retreat to Santander. An It Omened Name Washed Of. Lowpon, Feb. 25, 1874. The Spanish steamer Marillo, which ran down the emigrant ship Northfeet inthe English Chaa- nel and was subscquently condemned by the Ad- miralty Court and sold for 4 nominal sum, bas been reobristened the Huelva, Wak DuraRrMent, Orviog OF THY CHIE Siawal OrFICKE, Wasningron, D.C, Feb, 26-1 A. M. Synopsis sor the Past Twenty-four Hours. The barometer has risen, but fallen again in New England and bas steadily falien in the Middle States and extreme Northwest since Tues- day night. The temperatore has fallen slightly in the Ohio Valley, nut elsewhere it has gener. ally risen. Qlortheasterly winds, with clouds and snow prevail in New England; northwest winds, with clouds and snow, in the Middle Atlantic States, and with clear or partly clear weather in the South Atiantic States, Ohio Valley and lake region; southwest winds, with cloudy weather, in the extreme Northwest; easterly winds and clear weather prevail in the Southwest. Probabilities. For Thursday, in New England, rising barome- | ter, northeasterly and northwesterly winds, clouay and clearing weather. For THe MIDDLE AND MIDDLE ATLANTIO STATRS RISING BAROMETER, OB CLHAR WEATHER. For the lake region, winds backing southwest and southeast, with falling barometer, higher tem- peratare and clear, followed by cloudy weather. For the Northwest, falling barometer, southerly winds, higher temperature and cloudy weather. For the Ohio Valley, stationary and falling barometer, higher vemperature and clear or partly clear weather. For the South Atlantic States rising barometer, higher temperature, northwesterly winds and generally clear weather. For the Western Guif States increasing north- easterly winds, higher temperature, talling bar- ometer, increasing cloudiness and, on the Texas coast, threatening weather, possibly with rain. Cautionary signals continue at Eastport, Port- land, Boston and Wood's Hole. The Weather in This City Yesterday. ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding day of last &M... Average temperature yesterday... — temperature for corresponding last Year.. i TORM. THE Nearly all day yesterday thick, dying snow made the streets uncomfortable for all living beings. ‘Those happy people who can usually dispense with stage, car or couch found walking most difficult and disagreeable, by reason of the thick storm which filled the air 8 well as from the snow which covered sidewalks and was heaped on the crossings, Those who ride encountered countiess and vexa- | tious delays from blocked streets, while the poor beasta of draught were dripping wet and unable to pull their load vehicles over the choked pavements. Early in the aiternoon Mr. Bergh’s officers demanded that the stage teams on Brosdway and Fiith avenue shoud be doubled. Not willing to concede this the proprietors allowed their teams to stand in the stables and the public to dispense with their service. Oar teams were doubied, the cars being run on longer time than usual, and snow plougha being used to clear the tracks, The ferries were run at longer than the usual intervals, and great caution was necessary to prevent collisions in the thickness of the air. No serious delay was reported on any of the railroad lines in consequence of the storm, which con- tinued till late in the evening. LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS IN CONVENTION. OLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb, 25, 1874. Aspecial meeting of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Engineers aseembled this morning at Tem- perance Hall. The meeting was very full, a large Proportion of the division being represented. The meeting was called to order by Charles Wilson, Grand Ohief Engineer. After the examination of credentials ti mooting went into private session, ‘The delegates appe Muoh incensed against Mr. Wilson jor his action during the recent strikes, and & resolution asking him to resign was adopted by @ large majority, Thereupon Mr. Wilson tendered his resignation, which was accepted, and he re- tired trom mn the °c “herpes A resolution Was also a se ‘oceet of the Conven- ton from the press. ia AN OIL EXPLOSION iN BALTIMORE. BaLTimors, Md., Feb. 25, 1874, About seven o'clock this morning a still in the coal oil refinery of Robert Reed, on tne corner of Eden street and Canton avenue, exploded with terrific effect, the still being carried several iect into the street. In a few minutes the entire build- ing was enveloped in flames, and by nine o'clock it, with three Fe ee machinery, &c., was totally destroyed, ‘The burning oll ran down the street gutters in the Vicinity, and some narrow es- capes of pedestrians were made, Prea uteback, & cooper in the refinery, was fatally burned. The coopering establutmens of Kimball, Sohader & Co, adjoining on Canton avenue, was also partially burned. The entire los ls entimatea at from £20,000 to 825.000, NORTHWEST WINDS, CLEARING | AMUSEMENTS. Ail bleh Sor ad Italian Opera—Aida. ‘The long, weary tour of the West, genorally fatal to the majority of opera singers, has leit its marks on the Strakosch f[tallan opera company. There was quite a perceptible lassitude in the impersonations of some of the principal singers—notaply Campa- nint—last evening, which detracted much from the éelat of the memory of the first represen- tation, Signor Campanini has proved himself an artist of no ordinary calibre in those réles where tone and vigor were demanded, which he essayed last fall in this city, bat he | Comes back considerably weakened by the adverse influences of our variable climate. The nervous strength and ¢olatant briliiancy of tone which characterized his earlier efforts in the role of Radames seemed last evening to have dwindled down surprisingly. Yet the impress of the artist was in every measure of nis music, and conscien- trousness and intelligence marked his impersona- ton, Mile, Lorriani’s voice seems aiso to have safered from the terrible ordeal it has undergone during the late tour of the company, for it fated to grasp the saltent parts of the music. ree of the characters were represented with- out 4 daw, Nothing could be more beautiful or attractive than the Amneris of Miss Cary, whose weil cultivated, sympathetic voice tas gained, this season, in power and effectiveness. She interprets the trial scene in the last act, in which she is the only one On the stage, and which makes considera- ble demands in a dramatic and musical point of view, witu extraordinary spirit and ¢élan, M. Mau- rel's impersonation of the King of Ethiopia is one Ol those rare operatic creations that fasten them- selves at once upon the public mind, asd become popular not only with the crowd, out also with the diletants. Im the third act, on the banks o/ the diué Nile, he bore away tne chief share of the honots, Signor Nannettt as the high priest, Ramfis, has little to do or sing in the opera, but that litte 18 artistically rendered. The chorus and orchestra were not in as complete trim and accord as when the opera was first produced, the ong trumpets in the march being particularly offensive @nu out of tune, but the tntiuence of a good leader like Signor Muzio was felt to a considerable de- gree. The opera is a clever and artisuc mélange of the ideas of Gluck, Meyerbeer and Wag- ner, with @ spice of the Verdi of olden time and Donizettt thrown in, and the manner in whioh it is represented, albeit it cannot compare with the munificence of the Khedive at Cairo, marks a disposition to operatic representa- | Hous on the level of dramatic revivals at Wal- jack's and Daly's theatres, To-night the com- appear at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and on Friday Mme. Nilsson enacts her wonderful impersonation of Lucia. The house last evening was by DO means commensurate with the merits of pera. Mr. Gilbert's New Play, “Charity.” Respecting Mr. Gilbert’s new comedy, entitled “Oharity,” which is now playing at the London Haymarket, and whioh the New York public will have the opportunity of enjoying next Tuesday evening, an eminent London authority remarks : ‘the younger Smailey in the play calied “Uharity”’ | issligttly priggish, and we feel entire confidence in Mrs. Van Brugh’s discernment when she says vhat she does not like that good young man. When | he proves himself a scoundrel in the last act we are | able to congratulate ourselves taat we and Mrs. Van. Brugh saw through his veneer of respectability from tue first. Sie is ike some of the young gen- tlemen of Mr. ‘trollope’s novels, and we cannot help thinking that Mr. Gilbert could draw other eee of the same kind. The scene between the wo Smaileys, when the father finds to nia delight that the principles instilled by him into the son’s mind will direct his con is admirable. Hoth father and son look like men whom we have oiten met, and the; sneer and act in harmony with their looks. The Bishop elect has oar entire sympathy | when he remarks that bus profession restrains him | trom laying tingers on young Smailey, but be re- jotece that oc has a son who ia at liberty to do as ‘kes, Mrs. Van Brugh is @ young and hand- some Woman passing ior & widow, living in good style, and dispensing her ample income liberally charity, Her early history is rather indisunctly told. She admits, as we understand, that she was | hever married to the late Mr, Van Brugh at all; | nut it 13 suggested by the artfal Smailey that she | was married to him in the lifetime of his former | Wile. We do not expect that a manager should | have a play perused and settled by counsel before | producing it, and therefore it would be idle to complain fat this play conficis with legal no- | tons, Smauiey is the helr-at-law of an old genue- the oj mao who left an esta to his ae eee by the description of ‘wife’ of Mr. Vaao Brugh, and it is assumed that, if the de- visee was not really, but only ostensibly, , the wife of Mr. Van Brugh, the devise would [ail, | and the heir-at-law would be entitled to the es- | tate, It is, however, assumed tobe highly im- ortant to ascertain the dave of the death of Mr. | Van Brogh’s first wife, and the production of a certificate of this lady's burial by Ruth Tredgett | 18 an important incident of the play. Botn the morality and the jaw which it enunciates aro slightly Daazy. it appears to be assumed that, if tue lady called in the play bill Mra, Van srugh | married Mr. Van Brough in the lijetime of his frat | Wife she would be guilty of bigamy. What she | really did, as we understand her own account, | was to live with Mr. Van Brugh without anytoing which she regarded as a binding marriage having pasyed between them. Engdsh society deciines in | general to take unto itsell ladies, however pretty , in look and anner, and exemp! io conduct, who have committed these youth | IL indiscretions, and Mr. rts sarcasms | are not likely to alter the views of society | on this head. Perhaps, would not greatly matter. A more serious consiaeration is | that Englisn society is not tkely largely to patrou- ize an fngnan P! which contravenes and ridi- | cules its own rules of conduct. If this were a French play, or if the characters were fairies, or perhaps i: Mrs. Van Brugh were a partculariy | Wicked as well as fascinating woman, the thing | might do. But she is too much like one of them- selves to be nah ee by English ladies tor her aberration ; and, ¢ in spite of much clever writing, is not destined to long run. We understand that Smailey is wanted” on @ charge of lorwory what he has forged we neither know nor care. Mrs. Van Brugh | and her daughter announce their intention of de- | garuing, under the escort of the Bishop elect and is son, for some new and happy land where her early history will not interfere with her reception into such society as the country affords. Of | course, if you go far enough into the bush there is | Bobody who can call upon you, and, therefore, you | need not ascribe the want of callers to any social | Prejudice against yourself. Musieal and Dramatic Notes. | Miss Jane Coombs 1s acting in Rochester. Mme. Nilssou has arrived in thi§ city from Bos ton. 2644 | miss Lydia Thompson will be at the Olympic 25g | Theatre, St. Louis, next Monday. Mr. Theodore Thomas announces s symphony soirée at Steinway Hall for Saturday night. Lotta and her banjo are in the middle of an en- | gagement at De Bar's Opera House, St. Louis, | Mr. Wilkte Collins will read his new story, “The | Frozen Deep” at the Parker Memorial in Boston to-morrow evening. Mr. Sothern is acting Lord Dundreary at the Boston Theatre, He will shortly appear in “Brother Sam” ana “David Garrick.” Mme. Lucca, Mile. di Murska and Signor Vizzani | are expected to arrive at this port in the steamer City of Havana this evening. | Dora’ and “Cinderella” are being actea at the Boston Museum. Mr. Warren reappears next Monday night, when a comedy series will begin. Mr. Wybert Reeve 1s repeating, at Ford’s Opera House, Washington, his interpretation of Count Fosco. That interpretation was neither a dramatic nor a financial success in this city. The cast of “Don Juan,” in German, to be pro- duced at the Stadt Theatre on Monday evening, 15 as follows:—Donna Anna, Mme. Lichtmay; Douna Elvira, Mile, ROmer; Zerlina, Mme. Pauline Lucca; Don Ottavio, Mr. Plueger ; Don Juan, Mr. Lehmann; Leporello, Mr. Berrmanns. Professor Charles Whitney will begin next Tues- day night, at Robinson Hall, a series of six recita- tions, The other five recitations will be gtven on the evenings of March 10 and 17 and the afternoons of March 7, 14 and 21, at the same place. Next | Tuesday’s recitations will consist of selections | from “King Lear,” “Macbeto’”’ and “American | Orators.”” Miss Betsy Darling, a Virginian, will give an en- | tertainment for the poor at the Lyceum shortly. | It will be the début of this young lady, who has | been studying for the stage under Miss Fanny | Morant and other dramatic teachers. It is said | that Miss Darling has extraordinary talents, and is | likely to take the first position as an actress. On | the occasion of her début, in “The Honeymoon," | for the charitable object referred to, Miss Fanny Morant and other well known proiessionals will pertorm with her. | BE-TAX COLLEOTOR BADEAU SECURES THE REQUIRED BAIL. Ex-Tax Collector Isaac Badeau escaped going to Jail last night, having at a late nour been success- | flim fading parties who were willing to enter into bonds for him to the amount of $30,000, re- | quired by Judge Moore. Mr. Badeau has a number | Of friends who would go his security for almost | any amount, bat some of them are in Florida ending the winter months and others are in Eu- | Tope. He says he can explain all the oc! sin a tisfactory manner, and considers the action i by the Comptroller as @ little hasty erefore, we infer that this-play, | ESCAPED. A Thrilling Jail Delivery at Newcastle, Del. Masked Villains Liberate a Murderer and Five Burglars. A WOMAN’sS PLOT. ~~ The Warden Gagged, Bound and Thrown Into the Cellar. srovienreerecoregierie Desperate Character of Criminals Set Free. Newcastue, Del, Feb, 25, 1874, The daring attempt made by a gang of masked men to rob the National Bank of Delaware, located ‘at Wilmington, vccurred at a date so recent (No- vember 7, 1873) that upon the mention of the cir- oumstance the reader will very easily recall the very exciting aod dramatic details, The shrewd and cunning way in which the robbers set about performing their work, the organization andaystem with which the masked villains entered the area . of the cashier's house, found their way to his family circle, handcuffed him and demanded the .keys of the vaults—each detail was elab- orately worked up at the time in all the leading public prints, so that the briefest recapitulatiom ts all that need be made now, At the time the masked robbers entered the room there were more parties present than they had anticipated, end the game they were attempting to play became consequently ail the more perplexing. Consternation followed the appearance of the men in their disguises, Several of the women fainted, while one—Miss Kates—with rare presence of mind, fergned a stupor ana secreted herself under a table The ortes of the women, their wild efforts to escape, tne terror of the cashier and his manly endeavors to free himself, divided the attention of the robbers from one to the other, and, at an unexpected moment, Miss Kates rushed {rom under the table, ran up stairs rapidly, pursued by one of the men, passed at full speed along the narrow corridor, gained the door, swung tt widely back just as the rude hand of ber pursuer was fastening its gradp upon her shoulders, dashed out into the street, gave the alarm, secured the attention of the police and then saved the bank from being plundered. When the police came, however, the ropbers had fled, and it was not until the afternoon of the next day that their arrest was effected. ARREST, TRIAL AND SENTENCE. The detectives succeeded, however, in securing’ all the-five who had entered the cashier's house, whose hames were as follows :—Francis H, Carter, alias Frank McDonnell, alias “Big Frank,” of Phil- adelpbia; James J. Watson, alias James Thomas, ahas Thomas Hope. aiso of Philadelphia; James Howard, alias James Kingsley, alias Joseph Law lor, of Springfield, Mass., and James Brady, alias Ed. H. Hariburt, of New Orleans, The men men- tioned above were all desperate characters, whose exploits will appear more fally in the sequel. ‘The trial was held on the 19th of November, and on the third day of December they were convicted. Their sentence was both imprisonment for ten years and 8 sound thrashing at the whipping post. ‘The latter part of the verdict was executed at the day appointed, each receiving forty lashes and pilloried for one full hour. After this part of the sentence was executed the prisoners were taken to the jail in this little village, and up to last night had remained ‘there. During their confinement they all conducted themselves very commendably, and, instead of living upon the regular prison fare, they were furnished with the best and most whole- some food, whicn they paid for themselves, FRARS OF THR NEWCASTLEITES. Grave suspicions were entertaimed by tho re- Spectaole citizens of the community, however, that the little County Jail here would not long contain them. The inferences which led to this convietion Were—first, the fact that those within the walls were only a few of a desperate gang living with- out; second, the prison itself was not the struc- ture that it should be, and third, several of the rob- bers im the celle were desperate and well known jail breakers. In a little while, how- ever, the sensation of the attempted burglary, the long trial and tne whipping post gradually wore away, the affair ceased to become common conversation, while the submissive and gentle con- duct of the prisoners gradually destroyed the sus- picion and led the people to feel that the jail was strong and the culprits baMed. Last night, how- ever, the burglars fed. The tables were turned, the law broken and the robbers to-day, wherever | they may be, are once more entirely free. The method with which those outside worked for the delivery of those within was very daring and stra- tegic, the full particulars being as follows :— THE MACHINATIONS OF A WOMAN. As usual there is a woman in the case. une county constable describes her as a fair and mys- terious character, who one bright morning ap- peared here in Newcastle, She inquired for a fam- ily named Jefferson, the members of which are very rich and respectable. After she had been informed where the Jefferson family resided the authorities noticed that she did not go directly in the way pointed out, but strolied indifferently through the town. She left Newcastle and re- turned again. This time she inquired for the rest- dence of another well-cnown tamily named Gray. As before the woman did not go to the quarter of | the town in which the Grays resided. To snorten a long story this tair and mysterious woman event- uaily 1ound @ rendezvous ina little cabin inhabited by negroes, Why this act npon the part of the womun created no positive suspicion at the | time Ido not know, but suffice it to say that in a little while after she went to tne cabin a negress came to the jail ana asked permission to get in. She entered. She saw, of course, the prisoners named above, but did she or did she not secrete a letter from the mysterious woman to them, telling them to be of good heart and not despond, because companions in crime and iriends with money were steadily working for their freedom and release? The question involves a doubt, and the startling developments of last night remove it in @ great degree, The mysterious woman was not a per- manent resident of the negro cabin, but travelled between Philadelphia and Newcastle frequently. Is requires no vivid imagination to suggest, if the story of the county constable is true, what the con- tents of those letters may have been. They must have consisted of warm assurances of help, of sincere wishes, to be of stout courage, ANOTHER CHARACTER IN THE PLOT. Now comes the second mysterious character. This time the character isa man. He is also a criminal. He has been confined in this Newcastle jail for some time, His name ta J. W. Frazier. He killed his brother-in-law, John W. Eliason, at Middietown, several years ago, and was im- prisoned for life. Once he made an effort to escape, but failed. After this he was more elosely kept in biscell, and under the confinement his heaith waned. In consideration of this the authorities allowed him an hour's treedom every day. For that one hour Frazier was free to walk the corridor. an hour for many days consecutively com- prehends & great deal of time. No one suspected then, and no one knows now what remarkable intercourse Frazier may have kept up with the others day after day in the brief limits of sixty minutes. Nor does any one imagine what Frazier may have communicated to the negress or what the negress may have communi- cated to the woman waiting tn her cavin for her return. Days passed, nothing new appeared, until at last time brings us up to yesterday afternoon. ARRIVAL OF & MYSTERIOUS TUG. In the Delaware, just a little distance from the jail, & miniatare tug steams up and comes w rest at & Convenient point, just of the An hour of one day is very little, but | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, [874.-TRIPLE SHEET. Opposite bank, Io the meantime tne mys torlous woman las dixappesred, aad Shere aeems be no relation between her visits and tne presence of the tw Evening closes upon the river, the tug and the prison, and in the darkness ail things grow indistinot. Nothing disturbs the order ot the prison or the repose of the town antil one o'clock this morn- ing. There is no guard staiking about the jait, ex- cept the night warden, Mr. Ridings. At precisely @ quarter after one Mr. Ridings ueard a knock in the back yard upon the door which councota the latter with the prison proper. Not suspecting | anything wrong le opens the door and peers ous, ‘The instant he does this he m fiercely grasped, ne recognizes the mufMed figures of @ dozen men, be hears low mutterings and burried whispers, and the instant after, without the opportunity to raise Gory, Le is hurled to the ground, @ strong baad clasps about his throat, if A GLITTERING DAGGER #LASHRS one moment in the air, amd the mext tts point is held directly avove his heart. ‘One cry, one whisper, one breath louder than we alone can hear, and you are a dead man,” they say, aud he 1s at once gagged, handcuffed gad leg troned. The prison keys are taken from him, two rougbs guard Dim, walle those who have the Keys go to the cells of “Big Frank,” Hope, Lawlor, Huriburt and alt the rest, and release them. They visit mo other cells in all the prison save one—namely, that in which J. W. Frazier ts confined, Frazier, while out of prison, had never Known or aasociated with these men. Why, therefore, should they Dave released him, and only him? Had he not played some partin effecting their release t A LIFE HANGING BY A Hain. Finally they assemble together in the corridor of the prison and hurriedly whisper among them- Selves, No one has detected them thus fur, and no one knows of their freedom, save the night war- dep, lying out in the yard, gagged and hand- cuffed and leg ironed. The gang passes out to the Place where he lies. They fear that he may be found, or that he may free bimself betore they are far enough away, and they excitedly debate what they shall do with him. Lawior, one of the gang just liberated, whispers to his companions that | “dead men tell no tales,’’ and, without pausing tor their answer, he bends upon his knee, unsbeavhs | @ knife and poises it in the air. ‘Big Frank'’ catches his arm with one hand, pulls him aside with the other, upbraids him hastily for his wish to murder one 0 heipiess, and thus saves the war- | den’s life. PUTTING THE WARDBN OUT OF THR WAY. “We must pat him out of sight somewhere,” suggested one, and to this proposition all the others agree, They catch up the helplesa keeper in their arms, and, as Frazier’s hourly freedom has fami jarized him with all the ina and outs of the prison, he suggests that the man be carried (o the cella Frazier leads the way, and the others, bearing the human burden, follow him, They descena the stone steps leading cellarward, and place the | warden upon the floor. There isa large heap of | coal lytng near, and, making use of everything which would render the position of the poor maa’) utterly and absolutely helpless, they rol) him over over upon nis face and pile a mass of coal upon his shoulders, Thus they leave him. DEPARTURE OF CONVICTS AND DRLIVERERS, There is no.suspicion of discovery above, and so “Big Frank” and Lawlor, along with all these who came to rescue them, pass up the corridor that leads to tne yard, and scaling the wall by means of the ladder, which belonged to a workman em. ployed about the building, ere daylight all are free, The wina is roaring through the trees, a violent snow storm is raging, and down there, on the river, rides the little tug, which, being nothing un- usual, does not excite suspicion, They reach the bank at about three o'clock, the tug steams up, they board her and depart, no one knows where for, and Israel Ridings bas not reported aecording to rule, Deputy Sherif Griffin enters the jall He takes tn the situation at @ glance, and arouses and reports to his obief, with whom he subsequently Makes an examination, } * AN EYE-OPENER FOR THS SHKBSYY. When the morning breaks Sheriff Armstrong | nds the cells empty, the robbers gone—a pair of | ladders only giving the clew to their escape. When the warden is discovered in the cellar he is uncon- | scious, and when the gag ts taken from his mouth | ttis found that his jaws are set and cannot be closed. In brief space longer death must have ensaed. This semi-unconsciousness continued for | several hours, and up to this time nothing further can be Jearned from him than the above. The | Sherifi was asleep, and, of course, knows notning at all about the matter. burglars’ tools behind them, but left 00 clew to | thelr destination, NOTHING FURTHER MEARD OF 1HR VILLAINS. It is supposed that hey went to New Jerasy, and that the party who rescued them came up from Philadeiphia. The news of the escape has been sent tar and wide, and liberal rewards, including @ special sum of $1,000, are offered for their capture. “BIG FRANK'S" GRIMES. OF all those who escaped, Frank McDonald, alias “Big Frank.” is the most celebrated and daring. Among the many bold burglaries which he com- mitted may be mentioned the following:—In 1868 he was arrested in Trenton, N. J., for robbing a citizen of $16,000 in bonds, a large portion of the bonds being winningly “fenced” in Philadelphia by @ sympathetic pal, named Ned Magee. Soon after the Beneficial Savings Bank tn the Quaker City was rodbed of $100,000, and “hig Frank” was shown to have had a leading part in | the conception and fulfilment oi the entire scheme, But in a mysterious manner the news of the barglary was quickly hushed, no arrests were ) made and “Big Frank” kept his liberty undts- turbed. In April, 1870, a man was shot in a saloon in Philadelphia and died soon aiter from the wonnd. That “Big Frank” was his murderer no one has the slightest doubt; but as the man did | not identify the one who shot Irwin the culprit | escaped all punishment. After this “Big Frank” disappeared, and the many bold deeds in which he | figured have until recently passed out of mind. Finally he attempted the burglary of the Wilming- | ton Bank, and was captured as stated above, | 8T. JOHN'S CHUROH, ORANGE. | The Solid Sympathy Excited by the Bishop’s Appeal. The total indebtedness of St. Jotn’s church, Orange, 18 $252,000, the judgments against it amounting to $47,000, Already, as stated in yes- | terday’s HERALD, the response to the Bishop's elo- | quent appeal, published in these columns on Sun- day last, has been most generous and spirited, and it is confidently hoped that after next Sunday the amount of money raised will be amply suMicient to set at rest all fears of the Sheriff or the auc- tioneer desecrating the temple devoted to God's worship. A number of persons who had read the appeal in the HEBALD sprang forward at onve to the rescue of the church. Among these was a New York widow lady, who gave $100, and the publisning firm of Benziger Brothers. Tne ex- ample set by Mr. George V.sHecker in throwing of $15,000 of his claim, apa of Bishop Corrigan in throwing off $10,000, the whole of his, are exam- ples which are sure to find warm’ emulation throughout the diocese, The total amount thrown of by the creditors is $56,000, At the slender, but spirited and enthusiastic meeting in Newark Tuesday night, called without notice of object, over $5,000 Was raised among those pres- ent, many of whom not only gave liberally of their own money, but sprang forward in offering to | on committees and beg for more. Yesterday the | committee of St. Patrick’s Cathedral aD its labors. The persons composing it are M. Shanley, Ed- ward Dunn, P. McCla.chey, Willliam Davis, Patrick O'Rourke, Jeremiah O'Rourke, Barnard Cailaguan, B. J. Ford, James Kelly, James Smith, James Na- Thomes McNair and Joseph Reilly. Great nopes are centred on the action lkely to be taken by the large and infiuential body of Catholics resi- or dersey City and other important points in the State. | clases en petn | THE TARIFF OLIQUE IN CANADA. “Toronto, Feb. 25, 1874. A large and influential meeting of the manutfac- turers of the Province of Ontario was held here yesterday to:consider what measures should be | taken to secure an increfse tn the tariff on articles manufactured in Canada and for promoting the manutacturing interests of the Dominion gener- ally, ad asis of @ petition to the Governor Gene! In the Council and both houses of Parliament a resolution was adopted affirming the uniairnoss of | foreign competition and the necessity existing for | the protection of lan interests, The culprita lett a tot of | | ley! CUBA, Spanish War Veszels on a Crniso—iMlitary Coun cil —Departure of a Distinguished Mexi- can—Death. (rom Vomito, TELEGPAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. 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