The New York Herald Newspaper, May 30, 1874, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET, SARATOGA REGATTA ‘Willfams College Working Nobly | to Secure the Prize, ————. ‘THIS YEAR'S UNIVERSITY CREW. WILLIAMSTOWN, May 28, 1874, If one college more than another in the list of Institutions thatin the past have sent, and are now preparing to send, representative crews to Compete in the great university regatta deserves especial mention for such efforts that college is Williams, In tne face of obstacles that to the majority would appear insurmountable, without a stream of water worthy of the name to practice ‘Upon, and, worse than all, encountering opposition from professors supposed to be in favor of athletic Sports generally, ber students nave founded @ regular boating system, with clubs, aunual Faces, and men who aspire to deeds of aquatic Proweas equal to those colleges that boast of un- ‘Usual facilities and traditions wherein to instruct Abe under graduates in the manly pastime of Towing. Just to whom Williams is indebted for ‘the initial work of starting boating in ner midst is Not clear, though there is but little doubt that a fow prominent members of the class of 1868, whose Known fondness for physical exercise has become traditional, are entitled to the credit of the great tnnovation, and receive it from the oldest and best informed oars of the present year, Yet there was such trouble about the introduction of the pastime, and so much alleged by the faculty of the incompatibility between athletic exercises and intellectual pursuits, the controversy ended in the premature death of the newly awakened in- Verest. With tne exception of three or jour spas- modic¢ revivals of tue most unhealthy character, the dignity of Williams was not degraded nor its intellectual purity again contaminated by the boating question until the class of °71 was fully dnstalied, when a handful of athletic spirits, pos- Bessed of common sense, and disregard- ing the cry that aquatic fame was the harbinger of laziness, and that the path to prestige, a8 an oarsman, did tnvari- ably conduct only to the neglect of studies, revived the almost forgotten and buried boating association, and now to-day not even in Yale or Harvara are there more enthusiastic supporters of rowing than the 136 students that make up the Wiliams navy. BOATING WELL ESTABLISHED, Time and patience were required to properly start and equip the new club, but the work was greatly hastened by a boid challenge received from the Polytechnic students of Troy, who desired to pleasantly test the superiority of the oarsmen of the two Institutions, and Williams, with that backbone her students have ever since possessed, accepted the challenge and at once went into training for the contest, set down to take place on the Hudson. Faithtully the Williams crew worked ‘with the view to victory, and the condition of the six oars was looked upon as satistactory ; but their skill was not then to be put to the test, as the Polytechnic crew disbanded ten days before the date of the contest and the race was never pulled. Though a nttle disheartened by this unexpected turn of affairs, the vital step bad been taken and the diMculties in first fitting a crew been sur- mounted, and the College was jully awakened to whe pleasures to be derived from the sport, not to say anything regarding the beneficial effects upon their constitution in the development of physical strength. Before the close of that year’s studies rowing Was a settled institution on the tiny Hoosic, and the club had arranged for its growth and useful- mess in marking out the following season’s work. It was then determined to inaugurate class races fn 1872, and it was done, and in addition thereto 1% was resolved that Williams should no longer be asked for in the future inter-collegiate Faces witnout a satisfactory response. Early in the spring term of that year these events had earnest attention. The initial class contests were decided and the University six sent to peg eh where, on the aiternoon of the decisive trial, they crossed the finish fourth out of 8X contestants, beating veteran Yale and stalwart Bowdoin, That crew was made up with H. T. Schall, bow; F. W. Saunders, Jesse P. Warde: David’ 8. Williams, Fred Johnson, and Jon Qtnster, stroke; the latter a Sophomore, and then @s Dow the leading aquatic spirit in the University. That experience proved of incalculable benefit, and nerved the younger members of the crew and those longer to remain in the college to greater exertion, and resolve in the next auoual reunion to domuch better and become “‘ioemen worthy of anybody's steel.” WILLIAMS’ ROWING COURSE. Thus [found Williams and her voating men and evening or two since in this picturesque spot, The coliege and the village and the angular and @inuous Hoosic are folded between high moun. tains that make them all invisibie until yon get lose upon them, But the beauty and loveliness 1 wall have a sudden and entrancing. charm, Berlin, Hopkins, Saddle Ball, Anthony, Grayback and Bald mountains lit their peaks to the ever- lasting skies, which even in these early mornings and ni guts are ol @ pale sapphire blue; but about the feet of the chatn and all over the peaceful val- ley there isacarpet o1 the softest verdure. The streets are robed with the vivid foliage of ims, chestnuts and maples, and here and there, in time to come, Wan- @ering breezes rippie the wheat fielas and the timothy meadows into smoky-looking waves. At the eastern end of the village, and just within sight of the miserabie “one horse” Troy and Bos- ton road, and on the edge of the factory pond, stands the Williams’ boat house, and to the north - ‘ward and eastward runs the Hoosic River. Sacha course! It is not more than eighty feet wide at any part, and there is nota straight stretch one- fourth of a mile along its whole length, which is ‘Dut a mile. Last season it dried up, and gompelled the practising crew to visit Troy and launch their ‘anell on the Hudson, but this year the dam has ibeen raised and the water is deep enough tor ‘their practice barge, which delights tue ambitious ‘oarsmen, THIS YEAR'S UNIVERSITY CREW. At the commencement of the present term the allimportant and ditficult task of selecting the college crew who will journey to Saratoga and endeavor to send the royal purple of Williams to the front was begun. Everybody was impressed ‘with the importance of the preliminary but vital step. In making the selection there was kept in view the work to be done and what is requtred to do it well, Besides determination, piuck and enthusiasm, ondurance, sound wind and ‘weight were demanded, Captain Gunster bronght all his experience to bear, and, at last under well ‘eccepted<rules, the selections were made, seven amen, two substitutes besides himself, who will strive to maintain the honor of their Alma Mater. These men, as Isaw them at supper at the Man- gion House, and afterward in their practice barge ‘on the Hoostc, stripped to the waist, are fine phy- sical specimens, quick and active, and Posmoasinng the enthusiasm necessary to make a jormidable crew. Although their positions are not fully de- termined upon, or rather all of them are not, I give them in the places in Which they have sat in he barge, and from which the final crew will be made up. Harry A, Barker, '76, of Burlington, Vt. ; the Bow. age, 20; height, 5it. 7} in.; weight last winter, 16154 Ibs. ; Weight to-day, 154 lbs. Algo Boto—Benjamin Norton, 76, of Plattsburg, N. Y.; age, 18; height, 6 1t. 9in.; weight last win- ter, 155 Ibs.; weight to-day, 151 ibs. Washburn, '77, of Fast Hore ow 19; height, 6 ft. 831 Ighit age, 19; heigl . In; Weigh . is weight to-day, 154% ibs. « ‘4:80 Port Bow—Norton, a8 above. Stardoard Waist—Andrew 8. Keyes, '77, of Ben- Mington, Vt.; age, 19; height, 6 ft. 84 in; weight last winter, 166 Ibs.: weight to-day, 16754 Ibs. Also Starboard Waist.—Charies Gilbert, '76, of ‘Wilton, Conn. ; age, 19: height, 5 fect 1044 imchet hid last winter, 172 ibs.; weight to-day, 169), Port Waist.—John H. Haynes, ‘76, of Rome, (Mas! age, 25; height, 5 feet 10 inches; weight last wi ‘ver, 160 Ibs, ; weight to-day, 161 Iba. . starboard Stroke.—Chaties B. ludbell, '%4 of ‘Troy, N. Y.; ra 20; height, 6 feet 1 inch; weight Jast winter, 180 lbs, ; weight to-day, 1784 Ibs. Also Starboard Stroke.—Gilvert, a8 ALOV Stroke.—Jjohn Gtinster, 74, of Scran Pass age, 23; height, 5 feet 11 inches; weight last win- ter, 172 lbs.; weight to-day, 169 lbs, THE MEN, Sach are the men, considered better by far than the six of last year; and, while they are much younger, have developed ‘a greater aptness and @vince more determination as a body than they. They possess the requisite qualities of long good jacks, full shoulders, strong legs, and gent ding the powerful, muscular joins that are lesirable qualifications, Of these there is leit of last year’s crew only Gttnster, who 1s the aquatic brains of the number, and who counts on the stout hearts of those behind his back in the barge and believes the selected five out of the seven will dispiay cool jodgwent and superb pluck im the unremitting Struggle to come, Of the rest their boating ex- perience has been confined to trtals of skill in the class races, and therefore can be considered but They promise, however, both form and PERSONAL APPRARANCE, Giinster, Who will pull the stroke oar, has been im every crew Wiliams has seny to the inter. | comlegiate races, and occupled the same important Position in the boat which he now fils 80 ably, the muscular ber paces 18 Magnificent, and just of tbat kind that will staad & Of three miles in lesg than seventeen minutes. He is the big fellow of the érew, Whisk bis trapk, arms, shoulders and Rips sully prove. EXpSosire to wind and weather has already slightly brofized hie face, bas. a . fine torehead, well shaped neck an lecidedly regular aud Cats features make him @ very comely looking man, has the de- cision necessary in the captain of @ racing crew, nd when he enters @ contest does his work with -an @ithestness and enthusiasm which might be extensively imitated. In response to the inquiry of “How do you feel alter your races?” he quietly answered, *‘l felt a8 11] had done my duty.” Cap- tain Gunster will be one of the men worth looking alter at Lake Saratoga on the 16th of July. Hubbeil, who will doubtless sit at starvoard stroke, ig the tallest and heaviest in the boat. He 48 trom Troy, and what former aquatic trials he has indulged in were those of the class contests. Mr. Hubbell 18 of light complexion, finely formed, has long reach, flexible motion and much strength. Though he may not, perhaps, possess the stay! gowers of Gunster, there 18 not a great deal o joubt but whag the wear and tear of the struggle in which be is to take 80 important @ part will be 80 little on his poweriul irame he will not mind it. Besides, being @ smart, Sharp and vigorous oars- man, Hubbell is cool and confident at ali times, Haynes, tne port waist oar, is the patriarch of the crew, having already scored twenty-five years, He is of good height, excellent weignt, aud of that right stamp that increases slightly when under strict discipline of both diet and exercise. Though he hasn’t the big arm of Gunster, he is sinewy, active and handy, taking to his work kindly. Accustomed to @& rugged life before entering colleze, it js claimed that his “grit” isequal to any eme cy, and wnen he fails the muscies of Lut very few will be worth Braising A quiet face and retiring disposition mark Mr, Haynes’ appearance and character. Next on the list is Gilbert, aged nineteen, 5 feet 104 inches in height and now weighing 160} pounds, Combined with great breadth of chest, sound lungs and fine physique, he has good shoul- ders aud excellent arms. Mr. Gilbert is ef fair complexion, and has a clear, sparkling eye, that attests good health and firmness of bed ogee O! those } saw next comes Washburn, of East Boston, Mass., &@ jreshman. There ig no better Man in the boat than he, and his oar (port bow) will receive that earnest attention it de- mands on the day of the race, Com- pact in frame, of good height and weight, this gentieman is o! that kind of make up that conveys the idea of “staying”? whenever one is wanted for a great work of endurance. With the oar he ig becoming very apt, and promises to be | segres sharp, effective and speedy. Mr. Wash- urn is enthusiastic in the matter of the race, and knows no road to victory but the oit-trodden high- way of faithiul practising. ‘hen there is Norton, who sat in the bow of the barge. He is the youngest oar in the selected number, being but eighicen years of age, though he is of good height and weighs 151 pounds. He is youthiul looking and shy, and his power is latent Tatuer than apparant; but with that good and as yet not fully developed form it is not dificuit to Associate strength. R Barker and Keyes, whom I did not see, are both Weil spoken of, and it is more than probable that Barker will pull the bow oar in the race, as his clear head and ability to keep a true course are great recommendations for tue position, IN THE BARGE. In deference to my wish Captain Gtinster re- quesied the crew to meet him at the East College, and the five besides himseli that have been par- ticularly named above responded with remarkable promptness. ‘ine nour was haif-past nine o'clock and the morning delightful for practice. ‘The boathouse was soon reached, the crew quickly attired and in short order were in position in their barge, which is 42 feet long by 24 inches wide. Alter a littie preliminary work they started from the Factory dam and rowed over to the upper end of the course and return, 1p all about two miles and ahalf There is no question of there being power im the boat, and @ litle more practice will, doubtless, turn it to good account; but at present they are somewhat “ragged,” and the “time” can be improved, Heretofore the crew have only rowed in the afternoons, but in the fu- ture their practice hour will be in the morning, though occasional spins may be taken at the close of the day. I look for a crew from Williams, at Lake Saratoga, should Gituster have good luck all around, that will astonisn some of their rivals. It may be here remarked that @ fortnight before their departure for the scene of the contest the crew will proceed to ed b and there practise on the Hudson over a stretch of three miles. THE NEW RACING SURLL. This has been ordered’ from Blaikie, and will be the new mode!—a modified Clasper. I believe it is to be 50 feetin length, 21 inches wide and will not weigh over 140 pounds or 80, it is reported. ‘The hails of old Williams will resound with merry shouts for many, long months should it happen to turn out the winning crait, YACHTING. Cruise of the Atlantic Yacht Club. The Atlantic Yacht Club intend opening the sea- son of 1874 to-day bya sail down the bay. This is a new departure, but one that will, no doubt, prove especially acceptable to those members of the cub that do not own yachts, as each yacht owner will carry as many members as his boat can accommo- date, and thus afford them at least one sail during the season. Many of the boats are not yet ready for sea, but Commodore Maxwell expects to be ac- companied by at least five or six yachts, They will start about 10 A. M. and cruise down off the light- ship, returning the same aiternoon. The fleet will probably comprise the lollowing SCHOONKRS, The Opening Peerless. Commodore J. R. Maxwall. Agnes, . Fish. Idler. gate. Triton. Thayer. Tidal Wave. hi There will be no race; but if there is a pleasant breeze the yacht owners will probably be glad to show the’ speed of their boats to their guests, MB, COX AT HOME, On Thursday evening, after Mr. S, 8. Cox had concluded his lecture, he joined a number of his constituents, assembled at the residence of Mr. Coonan, in Twenty-second street, for the purpose of gathering the views of several merchants and Politicians interested in natjonal affairs. The company was purely social, still enough financial, tariff and revenue talk was had to give the gather- ing @ semt-political “character. ‘The merchants vied with the politicians in endorsing Mr. Cox’s free trade views and in encouraging him in the work he has entered upon. Iniormal speeches were made by Mr. S. Tobias, a retired merchant; by Judge Kane, Mr. Cauldwell, Christopher Fine and Alvert FE. White, all of which were happily_re- plied to by S. 8. Cox, who rettred, at a late li6ur, well pleased with the mark of respect shown htin by his constituents. A WHOLE FAMILY SLAUGHTEBED, One of the Most Horrible Crimes Ever Perpetrated—Murder of the “Overend Family Near San Diego. (From the San Francisco Chronicte, May 21.) The details of @ horrible murder, committed at San Diegito, about twenty-six miles from San Diego, have been received by way of the latter place. The discovery of the terrible butchery of the whole Overend family was made by a neighbor, and he brought word of it to San Diego. On pass- ing the house of the Overends, and not seeing any one about, he approached the door to investigate, when he found a man lying near by with his bead beaten in. Near the stove was the man's wife, whose head had been split open, apparentiy with anaxe, Lying in the cradle was infant girl, only a few months old, who had also received @ fatal blow with anaxe., Under the bed, where he probably crawled to hide, was a nine-year-old boy, Whose fiead nad been split open while in a sizti posture. A boy of seven years and a girl were found on the ved, each one’s head having been rent in twain with the same fatal instru- ment. The murder was probably done on Friday or Saturday, as the biood was still a bright red and fresh in appearance. 1K DECEASED. John Overend was fifty-five years of age, and a native of ireland. One year ago he was married to Mrs, Mary Horsefeldt, aged thirty years. The children above mentioned Were Mrs. Horsefeldt’s y @ former busband, Overend sold some wool to . Ww. sever of San Diego, on May 2, and he I 4 t seen tere on that day, Sefore leaving the city, however, he purchased a bill of goods of Gordon & Hastard. He was @ quiet man and highly respected. lt has been ascertained that the murdered man left San Francisco about ¢ighteen months ago for San Diego, taking with him some $8,000 or $10,000 to engage in the wool ae This money »Was obtained by the sale of some farm property in lowa and Wisconsin, which the de- ceased went Kast to dispose of before departing southward, and two ranches along Steamboat slongh, which forms one of the brauches of the Sacramento River. SCENE OF THR MURDER, Upon Father Ubach, Miguel Aguine and others being apprised of the murder they set out to ex- amine the premises, To ail appearances the mas- sacre had been conmisted about dusk, The vic- tims were all in their day clothes and the supper dishes were still on the table. The murderers had turned nearly everything upside down, but in their hurry thoy evidently did not notice tho goods purchased irom Gordon & Hastard, a Henry rifle, Pa in money, @ certificate of deposit for $1,000 and a promissory note for $100. All the Dlankets had been taken away, The assassins AMERICAN PLUCK IN CERTRAL ASIA Russian Report of the Work of a Herald Special Correspondent. MR. MAC GAHAN’S MARCH TO KHIVA. Speaking of Mr. MacGahan, whose speciai letters from Khiva we have published in the columns of the New York HERawp, the Russian Military Review of May, in an article upon the late expedition, faye as follows :— MacGahan arrived in St. Petersburg in the latter half of February, 1873, for the sole purpose of ask- ing the permission of the Ruesian goverument to accompany One 01 our detachments against Khiva a8 correspondent of an American newspayer, but, having learned that many bad been refused, he de- cided to try his luck at His own risk, and, without any permission, leit tor Central Asia for tha pur- ose of catching up to the expedition of General auimann, He lett St. Petersburg on the 22d of March and arrived at Kazaliusk on the 20tn of April. The authorities forbade his onward move- ment to Irkibai in the direction of our Kazaliusk column, peeing the Impossillity of fuldiling his plan he aesured them that he had decided to 0 to ‘Tashkent, and received permission to do so, ving come to Perovsky he set about thinking. He disitked going to Tashkent, and decided to find @ way for himself by turning aside and taking a caravan road that was bat ttle known across the Kizylkum to Irkibait. With this opject he looked about ior some Tartar who could speak a little Russian, and @ Khirgiz boy. These he hired at high wages, bought five Khirgiz horses, and on the 29th of April left Peroveky. Aiter a wearisome journey, almost without food and drink, he arrived ‘at Irkibai on the 71h of May, Having rested alittle, MacGahan learned that General Kaufmann ought to be at Tomdy. Without loss of time the American departed in that direction, and in twenty-four hours arrived at Kizyl-kok, and twelve hours after reached Bukan-tau, There he was informed that General Kaufmann had changed his dire tion, and was not in Tomdy, in Ari tan-Bel-Kudusk. At Tash-Dzaryk he was hoi pitably received in the yurt of the chief of the local Khirgiz, who feasted him with pelaf,and told him that General Kaufmann was three days’ march from Khala-ta, where he would arrive in the course of some days, and where he (the Khirgiz) was obliged to jurnish sheep for the expedition. After much trouble and expense in rocuring a guide he started again with one who faa been hired for fiiteen roubles, but he had hardly gone three miles when the guide stopped and said taat, as he coaid not show him the way without his son, he must demand that MacGahan should take bim also at @ payment of another fiiteen roubles, MacGahan, now beside himself with rage at the efirontery o: the Khirgiz, scolded the fellow in English, Rey J him with his whip; and this latter proceeding having the effect of making fhe Khirgiz take to his heels, MacGahan decided to continue his journey with his own people as well as he could. To complete his disgust, these now reiused to go on without a guide, MacGahan took out his revolver and de- ciared that if they did not march with him he would shoot them on the spot, whereupon one dignt begged permission to return to seek @ guide, aud an*hour and a half afterwards rejoined MacGahan with another, who asked twenty roubles as the price of his service, The journey to Khala-ta far ylee three days anda half, across a region without the slightest sign of a road. On meeting with the Russians Colonel Weimarn kept him a week at Khala-ta, and, when leaving bimsell to join the Turkestan expedition, positively re used to permit MacGahan to follow his detachment, but MacGahan decided to run away from Khala-ta at night, at the moment ot the departure of the detachment, get out o1 the roads unnoticed, go to one side, make a large cir- cuit in the steppe, get in advance of the Colonel in the road Joliowea by the Turkestan expedition and push on until he overtook it, and, profit- ing by the disorder consequent on the departure of whe detachment from Khala-ta on the night of the 25th of May, he and his companions succeeded in getting through the ranks of the Cossacks without being noticed. But what was the astonishment of MacGahan when, on arriving at the welis of Adamkrylgau he saw that the detachment of Colonel Weimarn was already there! His position was critical. To go farther on was impossible, because, aiter his thirty miles’ journey, his horses could hardly move their legs; 10 remain lor an indefinite period at Adanfkryigau and wait for the departure of the troops, without 1ood or water, was also impossible, To report himself to Colonel Weimarn meant to sabject him- sell to the strictest of martial law, and probably to be sent back under escort to Tashkent. As. this time the American remembered the wells of Alty- kuduk, lying near Adamkrylgau, and decided to go there immediately on foot, leading ms worn out horse. hen they reached these wells the travellers found the detachment of Colonel Novomlinsky, who, not received any instructions in atier, received MacGaban very gladly. Paying no regard to the representations of the officers with respect to the dangers of continuing his journey, MacGaban expressed to all his hearty thanks for their kind reception, and, after a day’s repose, left with his companions to catch up to the expedition, On the 20th of May, early in the morning, after coming near to the Oxus, MacGahan beard the sound of cannon. Climbing one of the heights, MacGahan, with his field glass, looked at @ crowd of horsemen not far irom him. When he gave his glass to the guide, the latter astonished him by saying that, as far as he could ane from their dress, they were Turcomans; and nis guide and digits, declaring that there would be no quar- ter, fell on their faces ana began to say their prayers. It turned out, however, that the horse- men were Khirgizserving in the main expedition and sent out to look for the qnemy: We can‘under- stand what feelings were in MacGahan’s breast when he, for the first time, saw the regular ranks of the Russian troops. A RIVER MYSTERY. Possibly a Murder. Late yesterday afternoon Coroner Croker re- ceived information that the body of an unknown man, apparently about thirty-five years of age, had been found floating in the water off Governor's Island, by Henry Hansen, of No. 117 Washington street, and Frederick Meyers, living at No, 122 Liberty street, and towed to pier No. 8 North River. Deceased was light complexioned, with sandy hair and mustache, and wore black coat, pants and vest, jacket, muslin shirt and gaiter shoes. Sergeant Sminck, of the Twentys- seventh precinct, also reports that de- ceased has @ pistol shot wound in the right temple, severe bruise on the forehead and also a fracture of the nose, Jt 18 possible, however, that Sergeant Sminck may be mistaken about the pistol snot wound, and the injuries on the body may have been received after death by coming in contact with hard substances witile in the water. By order of Mr. John T. Toal, Secretary to the Board of Coroners, the remains were sent to the Morgue for identification, and Deputy Cor- oner MacWhinnte will make a carefal autopsy, in | order, it possible, to determine tne cause of death, ‘The only property found in possession of deceased were two knives and a key, SUICIDE OF AN ITALIAN, For some time past Joseph Clarici, an Italiap, thirty-seven years of age, has lived with his daugh- ter at No, 116 Clif street, where he was engaged in the manufacture of thermometers. His friends have noticed of late that Clarici seemed to be suffering | from temporary abberration of mind and was very | despondent, All efforts to restore him to his for- mer cheerfulness proved unavailing. Shortly ve- fore twelve o’clock yesterday morning, while alone in 18 room, deceased shot himseif through the head with a revolver aa fell to the floor a corpse. Previous to committing the deed deceased left a letter, of which the following is a translation — “I never thought I would tail into such misfortune or be connected with pore a deed, put for the last Six or seven days past | made up my mind to ac- complish this deed, thinking it would be better jor me and my daughter." Coroner Croker will hold an inquest over the re- mains of Mr. Clarict, ppetiaiine ae ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF A WEW YORKER MorRistowN, N. J., May 29, 1874. Thomas 8. Mitchell, of New York, attempted suicide at nine o’clock this morning by shooting In the Morristown Jail. He was arrested last even- ing on a charge of fraud in passing off upon John Ferguson, of New York, @ deed of mortgage for } $10,000 on property situated on Broadway, be- tween Sixty-seventh and Sixty-elghth streets, to which he had forged the names of his father and mother, Thomas 5. and Augusta Mitchell, and also tue notarial certificate. He managed to conceal on his person a very small revolver, and shot him- self with @ single ball, which entered just above the rignt ear and between it and the eye, The skull waa shattered, but it 1s not thought that the bali penetrated the brain, and there is hope of sav- ing his life. He expresses @ wish to die. His age 48 about thirty-five. He is fashionably dressed, and is sald to be a sporting man. He 1s well connected io this city. THE ERIE OANAL BUFFALO, N. Y., May 29, 1874. ‘The canal tolls up to to-day are $166,214 18, being an excess over those for the same portion of the month last year of $82,379 27, ‘The number of boats cleared was 957, being an excess over the same time last year of 194 A large fect of lake veesels came in to-day, A Break Near Canajoharic, ALBANY, N. Y., May 20, 1874, have not yet been apprehended. A CORONER'S INQUFST wae held on Monday and adjourned till the nex t | Gay Witbous renderiag & ¥OLU Yio ’ A Slight break has occurred in the canal at Oana- joharie, which will be revatred by to-morrow mute THE NAVAL ACADEMY. Brilliant Maritime Evolu- tions and Exercises. A Ship that Tumbled to Pieces Tumbled Back Again. ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 28, 1874, The promenade concert which 1 mentioned in my last letter turned out to be an open air affair, & sort of fete champétre, and @ very brilliant and pleasing ete it was, ‘The bright yet soft moonlight, the twinkling lanterns hanging among the trees, the broad con- trasts of light and shade broaght out by the many- colored lights burned at intervals among the shrubbery, combined to form a veritable picture from fairyland, to which the soft music floating in the air was @ natural and appropriate accompant- ment. It was an auspicious time for Hirtations, and the fair fairtes of Nesh and biooa who failed (if any did fat!) to bring their lovers to the point amid such surroundings may well mistrust their powers. It may be doubted, ho-vever, if the brilliant lights were any help to this sort of business, Not unirequently it happened that @ ‘‘spoony” couple, comfortably settled upon @ settee in a shady nook, suddenly found them- selves the centre of a circle of light as bright as noonday. Aaaty movings to opposite ends of the seat and unsuccess(ul attempts to look uncon- cerned would follow, and then the friendly dark- ness would again shut in and give them a chance to recover their composure, But, to turn from colored lights and music and “billing and cooing” to more prosaic subjects, let us trace THE COURSE OF THE EXAMINATION since my last letter. The examinations in the various branches of study have proceeded regu- larly and satisfactorily, and yesterday all were completed, so that now nothing remains but prac- tical exercises. Tuesday was devoted to great gun drill, target practice and signal arill. At ten A. M, the Board of Visitors and mary spectators went on board the Santee, the midshipmen were mus- tered at their guns, and, at the roll of the drum, proceeded to clear for action. A short drill with- out powder followed, to show the Board how read- ily and easily the youthfal crews handled the heavy nine-inch Dahigrens, and then tne order was passed, “Load with shell, five-second fuze!” A large target of canvas, stretched on a frame, had been previously moored at a distance of 1,500 yards in the stream. Soon ‘‘Bang!’? went gun No. 1. The ladies screamed, the non-professional members of the Board jumpea as though a volcano had burst out under them, and the veterans coolly watched the course of the shell as it sped target- wards, Soon a puff of smoke and a report as the shell burst, and a couple of yards of the right wing of the target disappear. “Bravo!” says General Gib- bon, “Bravo! echo the ladies, and then hold their breaths in anticipation of the next gun. “Bang!’? it goes, amid another chorus of shrieks, and the shell bursts directly over the target, but does no damage. No, 3 follows, and the leit wing of tae target goes to keep company with the right in parts unknown. .The guns now follow in quick succession, and the spectators, becoming used to the shock of the discharge, grow greatly interested in watching the fight of the sheils through the air and their effects upon the target. Atthe end of half an hour the word 18 passed to “cease firing’? and “secure the battery," and the poor old target looks, a8 one of the midshipmen expressed it, “like a frame house struck by lightning,” AI IGNALS, ‘This exercise was followed by a drill in signals ‘by the army Code, under the direction of Lieaten- ant Heald, United States Navy. Six parties were dis- tributed at various points and a message sent from No. 1 to No, 2, repeated by them to No. 3, and so on around to the solee a int, where it was received by a new party that dif not know what had been sent. About half an hour was occupied in getting the message around, and it came without the loss of @ word, notwithstanding tts rapid passage through so many hands, To-day has veen occupied with practical exer- cises in SEAMANSHIP with sails and spars aboard the Dale. heard that this drill waa "0 Wade up my mind that would write a ful to @ naval fiend apd asked him phrases proper to the occasion. says, “you can learn in balf an hour. the seamanship room.” seamanship room, ana my friend, up o bit of string about a couple of yaras long, said, “We will begin with this. "This is the starboard-fore top-gailant-studding-sail- boom-tricing-line-block-strap-seizing.” ‘The star- boara-lore-to-what?” said “Yes; said he, “that’s it, and no joking.” “Why, saia I, “the name is longer than the thing itself.” “Can't help it, that’s its name, and this 1s the mizzen-topsail clew.”” “Hold on,” said I, “I'll give it up Just write me down the name of that starboard thing, will yout’ So he wrote it down, and I have wrestied with it tor two days and have I can say it as far as boom without look! ig at the per. But I have given up me that, if every thin, long in’ proportion than fl a column of the HeRatp in the shfal type, and I didn’t believe that fel space. So I have nothing lei suipmen “ran up the wit} ing: of cats,” and were « ge did ever ingly. fr htened, and everything 0, ghtened, and ever; patistactory to all concerned. 8 short rest, drill in navi what in the world naval tactics are or what the: are tor; and I don’t know very well sclf, but will try to give some idea of it. In this case the fleet, under command ‘of Commodore McNair, con- sisted of three squadrons of four boats each, and "each boat was supposed to represent a ship in an actual feet. Well, the.mancuvres were not un- Uke those of a regiment of infantry, supposing each boat to represent a company. jandiyng the “boats ander sail with consam nate skill, they fovmed ingle and double colamas and imes abreast and sectiona and divisions and squadrons with the greatest caso.and no confusion whatever. It was a very pretty sight to see the ‘boats, each with its ensign fying, and the signal flags going up and down, going through constant changes in the or- der of formation. [t was something unique, and 1 think the visitors were more impressed by it than by any of the other drills that bave yet taken Nace, Z AFTER THIS CANE DINNER, and then another drill aboard the Dale with spars. Here, again, lam at a loss to give a description, bus can only say that when they commenced the Dale was a full-rigged ship, apparently all ready for sea, aud when they got to work she seemed to fall to pieces as if by magtc, and in an incredibly short space of time looked like an old hulk that had been laid up for.years, Then they went at her again, and, behold! in a short half hour she was again a trim, 1ull-rigged ship, as when they began. ‘It was @ wondérful and, to a landsman, an incomprehensible proceeding. This was [ol- lowed by a short arill or practice with the “‘uhirty ton mortar’ on the sea wall, and, that concluded, the well tired boys were dismissed for the day. Everybody seeins delighted with all these exer- cises, A wondertul degree of protiotency is ex. hibited, and the beauty of it ta ti everything is done apparently without effort—a sure sign of thorough discipline and efficient mstruction, Bat little remains now to complete the ex- amination exercises. It 19 supposed that every- thing will be ready 80 that the first class may gracuate on Saturday. ‘The other midshipmen will go aboard the practice ship, for thpir sum- mer’s cruise, early next week, and then the Academy will relapse into quiet for the summer, Not into absolute quiet, however, for on the 6th proximo a board wili convene for the examination Of candidates for admission to the Academy, and those who pass will be quartered aboard the Santee and given their first lessons m naval etiquetve and academic discipline, ‘On the same day, also, another board will con- yene for the examination of the midshipmen of the class of ‘71, for promotion to ensigns. This ta an ordeal mach dreaded by the midsiipmen, for the examination t# @ competitive one, and those who have not kept up thew studies since eerng the Academy are likely to fail, or at least to fin themselves saperseded by their more studious juniors, The following officers will compose the hoard for this examination:—Oommodore F, A, Parker, Presivent; Captains RW. Shofeldt and A.A, Semmes, Commander KR. L. Phythian, Lieu tenant Commander R. H, McCormack and Cnhter Engineer I’, A. Wilson, BROOKLYN NAVY YARD. The torpedo boat Alarm will be tested at the Navy Yard next month, when the capacity of the new Fowler wheeis will be tried. The Gettysburg, laden with scientific instra- \ ments and stores for the corps of scientists who | When I ing to take place I report of it and astonish my nautical friends with my knowledge of seamanship, So I Anh ne couldn’t post mein the technical names and “Certainly,” he Come into So we went into the picking ot 80 that ps idea of giving a chuical report of the seamanship drill, not only on account of the dificulty of mastering the terms, but because @ little calculation convinced aboard ship had a name as 0 its size as that starboard thing, the name of the tallest mast would eas lest ju could spare the but to fall back upon the stock phrase, and say that the mid- the agility lively aloft as mon- keys” (no disrespect intended), and that they sct then unset it, and roiled it up and shook it out, and ted it up and nntied and stripped tt all off the ship and then putt all on again, and ‘thing, 1 suppose, that tt is possible to ao, ard were delighted and the ladies charm- was perfectly After this was over they gave the midshipmen and then sent them out in boats for a di tactics under sail. Now I suppose that very few people outaide of the navy know are going out to the South Pactfic on the United States sloop-of-war Swatara to view the transit of Venus, 18 expected 'o arrive at tre Yard irom Jiashinaton this evening. The Swatara will sail ie 5, Work on the new sloop of war, one of the eight autrorized by Congress in 1879, 18 progressing ver; slowly. This sioop is fo be 253 feet io Jength, feet beam and 18 eet depth of hold. Sne will carry bine cleven-incn guna, There are less than 400 men empio; ed in the sev artments at th Brooklys ry ‘eral depi je! ie avy Yar NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. HONOLULU, May 21, 1874, ‘The United States steamer Benicia is in this har- bor, The oMicers of the vessel are well liked for their quiet and unostentatious manners, Naval Orders, WasHINaTON, May 28, 1874, Surgeon Theron Wolverton is ordered to the re- ceiving ship Ohio, at Boston, Mass. Surgeon J. 8. Knight is detached from the re- ceiving ship Ohto and ordered to the Oneota per steamer ol tbe 6th of June next, Surgeon John ©. spear is detached from the Onevta and ordered to return home and report arrival, Passed Assistant Engineer Jefferson Brown is detached from the Swatara and placed on sick leave. TEE CZAR AT CHURCH. ee His Majesty's Reception by the Priest of the Russian Chapel in London. (From the London Post, May 18.) Yesterday morning His Imperial Majesty, accom- panied by the Duchess of Edinburgh and the Grand Duke Alexis, attended the chapel attached to the Russian Embassy tn Welbeck street. a large num- ber of persons assembled outside tne chapel to witness the arrival and departure of the imperial party. The Rev. M. Popof, the esteemed priest, awaited the entrance of the Emperor, the Grand | Duchess and the Grand Duke at what answers to the porch of the chapel, and to eact of the august personages he extended the Holy Cross, which they kissed one alter the other, ‘Tne priest also kissed the hand oi the Emperor, the Grand Duchess and the Grand Duke, who returned the salutation in the same manner, according to custom. The ofmce of the Divine Liturgy having been performed, the Emperor was addressed by the Rev. M. Popof, who referred . to the tact of three Emperors of Russia having been resent at divine worey in the chapel of the embassy, And congratulated his Majesty upon bis visit to this country and to the Embassy church. The Emperor then received from the priest a piece oi blessed bread, which His Imperial Majesty pre- sented to the capelimeister of the Grande Egils» at whe Winter chapel, St. Petersburg, who with four other members of the Imperial Court choir sung the beautiiul music incidental to the service, watch, it may be added, is very similar to the Roman Mass. With the kissing of the Holy Cross once more bythe Emperor, the Grand Duchess, ; and the Graud Duke, the service, which was singu- larly impressive and beautiful, terminated, and the Imperial party retired, ‘The office was performed by the Rev. M. Popoff, the priest of the chapel, assisted by the Rey, Basil Popo#, of the Court chapel, St. Petersburg, who acied as proto-deacon, and by the Rey, Basil Popo (son of the priest of the Russian chapel, Welbeck street), who acted as deacon, j'wo “readers” also assisted during the service. aniong the little congregation, who were almost exclu- sively Russians, were His Excellency Count Brun- now and Count Adierberg. SOLEMN SERVICES OF THE ALTAR. When the Court singers had taken their places within the rails the holy gates were thrown open in toxen of the approach of the Church anomted Emperor, and then at the decorated and lignted altar Were discovered in their vestments the offi- ciating priests of the day—the first of what is known as the “Week of the Blind Man,”’ when the service of the divine ana sacred liturgy of St. John Chrysostom was appointed to be said and sung. ‘The vestments of the priest, deacons and readers were the same as that ol the altur, gold and red embroidery of asuperb character, relieved with capes of white satin embroidered with gold of more or less richness according to the rank of the priest. For some vime the priest and his deacons stood at vhe entrance to the holy gates, and the service | was delayed for the approach of the | Emperor and his son and _— daughter. When it became known that His Majesty was at hand the arch-priest, in his vestments and Titre, accompanied by the proto-deacon, with | holy Water and sprinkling brush, advanced to the gates of the church. A cross was borne by the arch-priest, and the first ceremony was that of taking the holy water and kissing the cross, Some | briet description of the ritual employed in the | Divine Liturgy of St. Chrysostom may doubtless be of interest at a time when such matters are occu- pying very deep and earnest attention. Imagine, i you can, a compact chapel filled with earnest worshippers, the men on the right side the women on the left, an open space being leit on the men's side {or the royal party. Picture an Eastern dome over the heads of the or cpyete and {(orther on a “holy of holies” divided irom the congregation by steps and a rail and stall, further separated by what we should call a@ “rood screen,” ohly beside the centre or holy gates are two more entrances to the sanctuary, on he right hand and on the left, Between the sacred doors, on the panels, are frescoes with various religious Cia of Our Lord and the Virgin Motuer and child. Before all the pictures and trescoes lignts are burping, and there is a solemn stillness in the chapel when the deacon, coming out from the “Bema,” pays in Greek, “Bless Master.”” The priest replies aloud, “Biessed be the Kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to the ages of ages.” Then for the first time the choir ty heard in an exquisitively harmonized “amen.” ‘The Litany follows, with its suffrages proclaimed by the proto-deacon, and to every suffrage comes from the choir the indescribable refrain, surpass- ingly sweet, ‘“‘Gospodi pomitui,” or “Lord have mercy upon us” (Kyrie Eleison). Itis a noticea- | ble fact that in this Litany prayers are offered up | for ‘Long life to the Emperor and hits family, for blesajngs on the Holy Synod and for prosperity to jueen Victoria,’?and in the Litany suffrage spe- cially Qevoted to the Duchess of Edinburgh her name is united with that of her illustrious consort. Alter several antiphons and prayers, said openly and in secret, we come to the reading of the Holy Gospel. While the Beatitudes are Ge, the priest and deacons, standing beiore the holy table, make three adorations; the priest gives the Hol; Gospel to the deacons, and then going out, wit the lights before them, they make the lesser en- trance. The Maer See is then blessed, and what is known as the ‘Trisagiow’’ is sung. The epistie, which yesterday Was taken from the Acts of the Apostles, chapter xvi., verses 16 to 40, is then said, the “Ailelma” is exquisitely sung by the choir, the congregation 15 censed and & procession 18 formed with lights for fetching and reading the Gospel. St. Joon, chapter 1X., Verses 1 to 33, was read, The service continued with prayers and suffrages, all answered by the choir with that plaintive “Kyrie Eleison” ora triumphant ‘‘Aile- | lula,” until the Cnerubic Hyma, or mn of the Uherubim, is sung. Alter other portions of the ceremony the arch- priest concluded with a fervent and eloquent prayer to the Almighty that He would bless and pecans the Emperor and his children and make neir lives happy, their paths prosperous, THE ONE-LEGGED RAILROAD DISASTER, Investigation Before Coroner Woltman on the Death of the Truckman Losce—" Censure of the Elevated Railroad Com-,| pany. Yesterday afternoon Coroner Woltman investi- gated the circumstances attending the death of George B. Losee, the trnckman, late of No. 634 Hudson street, who was fatally injured on the 18th inst. by the falling of a platiorm or bridge at the corner of Morris and Greenwich streets, said plat- form belonging to the Elevated Railroad Company. The testimony was somewhat (ect and the theory hitherto advanced that the platform fell in consequence of the tron column by which it was supported being struck by the pole of the truck in charge 01 deceased was not fully sustained, Joseph Martin deposed that on the 18th inst. he saw a truck passing the corner of Greenwich and Morris streets; saw the pole of the truck strike the column supporting a platfgrm of the Elevated Railroad, and the platform fell on deceased; the | track was going slow at the time, Mr. Matthew 8, Dunn, owner of the truck which deceased was driving, deposed thi je was on the truck at the time of the accident ana telt the shock of the collision; also heard a rambiing noise ana was knocked off the truck; deceased Was an ex- perienced’driver and was sober, Dennis Keenan testified that, hearing a noise, he looked out of. the window and saw the platiorm down and deceased lying under it on the truck; the post was bent from @ previous collision, and about a week previous the pole of @ truck struck the column and-knocked the girder down two or three feet, George Gatz, about ten days previous to the ac- cident, saw the pele of a truck strike the pilar. and it Knocked the girder down some eigiiteen juches; afterwards saw workinen employed iu re- pairing it. i OMcer Sharp, of the Twenty-seventh precinct, deposed that alter the accident deceased told him that in driving under the bridge the horses shied, and before he could recover them the pole of the truck struck the column and knocked the platform own. The doorman in the station house corroborated the statement of OMcer Sharp. Mr. Dunn, owner of the track, was recalled, and said he is positive that the pole of the track did not strike the colamn, as has veen testified to, The case was then given to the jury, who, in their verdict, cofsidered the Elevated Ratiroad Company deserving of censure for leaving said platiorm in an insecure condition, iL HEALTH OF TREASURER RAINES. Unica, N, Y., May 29, 1874, Treasurer Raines’ condition is not much changed, | Hawaii, ‘ing the fire principally to ‘th 5 HAWATTI. Aristocratic Influence Arrayed Against Constitutional Reform, THH KING’S TOUR. Troubles with a Depleted Treasury. HONOLULU, May 11, 1874, After ten days of waiting for a steamer J ap Permitted to close my budget for this mail. The Legislative Assembly has played sad havoe with the amendments to the constitution proposed vy King Lunalilo. The proposal to have the nobles and representatives separated was lost bya large majority, The arguments of the representatives against this amendment alone reconcile one to the idea of having but one clamber. It was amus- ing to see the change which has come over the new nobles in relation to this amenament, Ihave one in my mind’s eye who in 1863 led the van in this measure of reform, being then a representa- tive in the opposition, but now, having been pat- ented as 9 noble in 1873, he has seen a new hight and bas changed his mind, How strange that @ parchment should impart an indigo hue to one’s blood in so short atime! The rest of the amena- ments were slaughtered in the most reckless man- her, With the exception of the two relating to the property qualification of voters and representa- tives. The property qualification as to voters is removed, while the qualification of represente- tives can now be changed irom time to time, NATIVIST SENTIMENT. From the tenor of petitions presented to the As» sembly it is evident that the people have lost con- fidence in the foreigners, for which the foreigners have to thank themselves, The miserable proposi- tion to cede Hawaiian territory to the United States in exchange for a reciprocity treaty has poisoned the native mind most completely. One petition prays that all foreigners may be removed from oMce. A representative proposes to amend the marriage law so that a native woman shall | Dot be allowed to marry a foreigner, WARNINGS TO ROYALTY, The spirit of insubordination in our poltce aud military bodies is not yet quenched. A few days since it was deemed wise to reduce the police force; so elght members were discharged, where- upon twelve others took their discharge. These disaffected members immediately repaired to the residence of Queen Emma, where they created a disturbance, which led to the arrest of some of them, On the 2d inst. our citizens repaired to the square near the palace’ to hear the band discourse sweet: music, and alter waiting a half hour it leaked out that the members of the band would not play, not having been paid for the last month’s: services. The members of the band stratted about, saying, pay, no play.” The result is that the government, with the consent of His Majesty, de- cided to disband the band. One thing is evident, the present Ministry do not intend to have their g@uthority set at deflance with impunity. Joseph Q. Carter has been appointed Registrar of Public Accounts, ROYAL TOUR IN THE ISLANDS TERRITORY—AT HOMB AGAIN, The months just passed have been quiet 80 far as business is concerned; the ony. unusual event being the royal progress of King Kalakana. In my last i gave a sketch of the visit to Kanal, and it only remains to be satd that the islands of jaui and Molokai have been visited, and that upon all of them there was every semblance of loyalty to the reigning family. Our local <— are full of accounts Bpaper correspondents; but, strange to say, there is but little of incident worthy making a note ol. Upon His Majesty's return to this city irom Molokai, where he had stopped to say a kindly word to his leprous subjects, he was received with every mark ofesteem. Thecity and surrounding hills were ablaze with fires; mottoes in colored lights were placed upon Punchbowl! Hill and upon the dock where His Majesty landed. The shipping in the harbor, notably tie Unitea States ship Benicia and American bark Ceylon, were splendidly decorated with hghts. A triumphal car had been prepared, into which their Majesties the King and Queen were seated and drawn to whe palace by the boys of the native schools, The streets through which the cavalcade passed were brilliantly Muminated with torches borne by the King’s adherents. The buildings along the line of march were very tastefully decorated with colored lanterns and transparencies. The gentlemen trom China sigmified their joy at the safe return of their Majesties by firing Volley after volley of Oni- nese bombs and firecrackers, The natives truly say that no Hawaiian King ever received such aa ovation, Thoughtiul men shake their heads and wonder what next, and many natives ask the pertinent question, Who is to pay. the bills tor all this display? In fact, THE FINANCIAL QUESTION is the spectre that haunts all these scenes of mirth and merriment. The Collector General of Customs has issued his quarterly statement of exports, and out of seventeen articles enumerated but one shows any gain over the figures for the same quarter of 1873, and that 1s the rather insig- nificant gain of 36,340 pounds in rice. The jaliing off in sugar and molasses, pacay. hides and goat skins is no doubt due to the lack of shipping to move the contents of our storehouses, and it is con- fideatly believed that the exports for the quarter ending on the 30th of June will prove the correct+ ness of this view. While tne prospects of the Kingdom are none of the brightest, still we have some reasons for believing that the crisis 18 upon us, and that with a rising Market for our principal products we may worry through with but few eavy scars. The most alarming evidence ot de- cay in the kingdom is the continual emigration of the middle class of our population to the British coidnies in a few instances, but more largely vo Caitfornia, Oregon and Washington Territory. The skilled mechanic is leaving us by every packet and has been for over two years past, while the differ- ‘ence in condition between the laboring class and the class representing wealth is more and more marked every year. Not tnat the wealthy are be- coming wealthier, but the poor are becoming poorer. ANNEXATION TO AMBBICA AS A CURE. Asa matter of course the annexationists are jubilant, but just why it is bard to conceive, for any possible change cannot take piace berore the: are overwhelmed with disaster. ‘The native min is more in opposition to the idea of annexation than tt has/been for many years past, and the present complexion of our Legislature gives nov a ray of hope for the growth oi the idea. Annexa- tionists believe that a grand opportunity was lost by the refusai of Admiral Pensock to remain until Lunaiilo’s death, ani they rejotce to hear that Ade miral Reynolds assumes command of the North Pacific squadron. Aamiral Reynolds, as com- mander of the ‘Lackawanna, made ‘himself ra ther obmoxious to Kamehameha V. and the chiels of this Kingdom, ana it remains to be seen what reception he will meet at the hands of His Majesty Kalakana and the few remaining chiefs, Alarinists still affect -to belteve that Queen Emma’s party means mischief, and, as @ conse- quence, the tmportation of impreved firearms is assuming marked prRnoEe ee The foreign eles ‘ment must be well armed by this time, and it isnot Sse to beg ete i the ‘rhe = pres paring himaeli—to a ed extent, per! 4 with means of defence, For the safety classes in this community it would be well American political leaders and the press would dis- countenance any attempt to stimulate this antage onism of races. Let the Hawaiians have every chance to maintain their independence that @ powerful race can concede to a weak’one, that the change, if it must take place, may be made with+ out bitterness or heartburmings. If United States vessels visit us let their commanders bear ase snrances of good will from the American to the Hawaiian people rather than prom cite to con- tinued efforts tor the overthrow of Hawaiian soy. eretguty. FIRE AT HUNTERS POINT, Yesterday forenvon, at ten o'clock, a fire broke out with fearful suddenness in the Japan and var- nish works of Emil Calman & Co., on the corner of Fourth strect and West avenne, Long Island City A kettle of benzine boiled over in the melting room, and in an instant everything was ablaze. The meiting pots at the time were flied with var- nish, and burned with such fearful rapidity thas the destruction ef the entire block was at one time threatened, and the danger was much enhanced by the scarcity of water in be] neighborhood, firemen being obliged to resort to pi for a supply. They succeded, howey e heavy brick wall which imterve: in saving the filling and Tage roel on the puilding, fixtures and stock i $3,000, which Is insured, The same works were totally destroyed by fre about five years ago, ‘Woen @ Man was burned to death. VENDETTA IN MISSOURI. Sr, Loors, May 20, 1974, A special despatcy to the Repudlican from Charleston, Mo., says a terrible afray occurred at James’ Bayou a few days ago, in which two parties of wnas the “Colston crowd” and the + ohteima crowd? were mvoived, aud between whom old grievances existed. Robert Howard was cut nearly to pieces an’ died im @ short tm anay Parker was mortally wounded and seve) other men were badly iuured, Tore have beea bo at And is DOL encouraging, reste,