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THE PARIS PRESS. (MacMahon’s Reasons for Sus- pending a Newspaper. Whe Words and Meaning of the President Misrepresented. [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] Panis, July 12, 4874, The suspension of the Figaro was caused by Bhat newspaper quoting Marshal MacMahon’s ‘words conveying his determination to main- ain the Septennate, and then apostrophizing §he Assembly as follows: — ' “By your orders the Marshal became the gupreme head of the State; the army knows pnly him, follows buthim. The army hav- ing @ horror of a factious Parliament will Mefend the commander to whom you intrusted (power egainst any party or faction desiring to ‘overthrow the irrevocable decree. The army Mnust enforce the decision of the Assembly.’’ (Public Feeling Towards the French President—The Committee of Thirty em the Executive Power. Pants, July 12, 1874. The Extreme Right publish a disavowal of hostility to President MacMahon, but they wondemn the action of the Ministry with re- ward to the manifesto of the Count de Cham- ord. The Moniteur says ex-President Thiers is de- widedly opposed to the organization of MacMahon’s powers. ACTION OF THE COMMITTEE OF THIRTY. The Committee of Thirty has appointed pub-committees to draw up bills on the or- ganization of the Executive powers and the establishment ofa Senate. MaeMahon’s Words of “Hold On.” {Paris (June 29) correspondence of London News.) Marshal MacMahon’s order of the day meets ‘with general approval, and especial commenda- lon is bestowed upon the phrase in which he de- plares his intention of making the power intrusted ‘to him respected to the last. The Paérie of this evening affirms that on the Poth inst. the Marshal said to a Deputy of tne Left Wentre:—“I will not cede to any one a single day hedsbipy seven years during which lam to remain ident of the Republic. I will not hear either pf a Stadtholderate or of a Lieutenancy General of @he Kingdom. The Assembly may do as it likes; it may remain as it 1s, make a constitution or dis- ive. As far as Iam concerned I have no change make; I remain waere | am.” What MacMahon Said to the Army. (From Galignani’s Messenger, July 1.) After the review passed by the Marshal-Presi- gent on Sunday, in the Bois de Boulogne, the ake de Magenta addressed the following order of jhe day to the army :— VERSAILLES, 28th June. Souprers—I have just reviewed the troops ced under the command of the Military Gover- or of Paris, and I can Only applaud their soldterly Sppearance and the regularity of the movements ‘whioh they executed vefore me. I take advantage nf this opportunity to express to satisiaction I feel at heariug from all the generals ‘commanding the various corps that you are ani- ted by an excelient spirit. The National As- mbly, in confiding the Executive power to me you the great ‘Yor seven years, has placed in my hands for that art of the mission which was imposed upon me kewise belongs to you. the end, eve! @ respect due to it, pof the law and Marshal DE MACMABHON, Duke de Magenta, President of the Republic. SPAIN. We will fulfil it together et the deposit of public.order and peace. That ‘where maintaining the autnority Carlist Attack on a Frortier Town. Bayonne, July 12, 1874. Three thousand Carlists have attacked Puycerda, ba the irontier. RUSSIA. The Convict Duke and the Czar. Lonpon, Jaly 12, 1874, Adespatch from St. Petersburg denies.that the young Duke Nicholas, who stole his mother’s dta- monds, has been sentenced to banishment, but Says his case is still pending before the Emperor. ARMY INTELLIGENOE, WasuINGTON, July 12, 1874. Owing to the curtailment of appropriations Gen- oral Sherman finds it impossible to change the lo- cation of troops to the extent he desires, having in view sanitary and military purposes. The ‘ourth, Ninth and Tenth caval ave been in Missouri and Texas since 1865 or 1866; the Twenty- fourth and Twenty-flitn (colored) regiments in Texas since 1866; the First cavairy in Oregon and alitornia since 1866, while the Seventh, Seven- ‘eenth and Twentieth regiments of infantry have yeon on the upper Missouri for the last five years, A CHAPTER OF ACOIDENTS. jteam Boiler Explosion, Drowning and Incendiarism—A Gunner of the Kear- sarge Dead. M4 PROVIDENCE, R. L, July 12, 1874, The steam boiler in the planing mullof Bliss & (arpenter in Pawtucket exploded Saturday after- toon and shattered the buildings badly. - Two of ‘tie employés were injured, but not seriously, The as on building, stock and machinery 1s estimated @ $10,000; insurance $2,400. The cause of the ex- Posion is not known. A DROWNING, Sohn Smith, Jr., aged eighteen, was drowned at fae Merino Muls at Johnston on Friday night. INCENDIARIM. Walter 8. Gardner's barn in Pawtucket (Lebanon vilage) was burned by an incendiary fire early Siturday morning. Loss $4,400; insured for $3,000 4u the German-American and Niagara companies. A BRAVE SBAMAN’S DEATH. Chartes Butts, a gunner on the Kearsarge when tie Alabama was sunk, died suddenly in Warren o1 Friday. 84D ACCIDENT. William Southern, aged twenty-seven, was downed at Lansdale on Friday night while bath- . He was an Englishman, and was to go to Biston the next day to meet his wife and two Clildren, who sailed for this country on the 20th ofJune. BaLTimore, Md., July 12, 1874, Charles Maeder, aged fity-two years, a messen- ge: at the Catholic College at Iichester, Md., on the Baltimore and Uhio Railroad, was run over ani iustantly killed at that place this morning by the Frederick accommodation train, He leaves @ Widow and four children. A WIPE MUEDERER SENTENCED, Cacao, Il, July 12, 1874. Loftus, who recently murdered bis wile in Gravesville, Wis., pleaded guilty on Saturday last ni was sentenced to the State Prison tor lite, FUNERAL OF GENERAL OOWDIN, Boston, Mass., July 12, 1874, The funeral of the late General Robert Cowdin Took place this afternoon in the Shawmut avenue Universalist church. Large delegations from the several military and civic organizations with which the deceased had been connected were ree The veterans o/ the old Massachusetts it Fegiment acred as guard of honor. Many thousand people jined the streets through whica the procession passed. The weather was showery, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1874—WITH SUPPLEMENT. ‘ CUBA. An Extra Tax on Property and {uconte-How the Proceeds Are To Be Applied—The Exempts. HAVANA, July 12, 1674. The oMicial Gazette of Saturday publishes # de- cree by the Captain General imposing an extra- ordinary tax of twoand a half per cent per annum on the value of clty and country property, indus- tries, commerce, arts and professions, the capital whereof is to be ascertained by sworn statements, upon the basis of which the tax is to be estimated. Individuals engaged in the arts or professions are to be taxed on their annual net incomes, The tax is to be collected quarterly in advance, beginning with July 1, 1874, and ending with July 1, 1876. The proceeas of the tax are to be applied to the gradual amortization of the debt of the ‘Ireasury of the island. EXEMPT. Generals and other officers and privates of the army and navy, members of the clergy, civil em- ployés and other persons possessing no capital and dependent on their salaries tor support are ex- empted, as is also property in the city or country the construction or development of which began after July 1. The proceeds from the exercise of industry,* arts or professions are exempted on the same basis, Estates totally unproductive or found on investigation to possess capital insuficient to pay the t@x are also exempted, THE MURDEROUS INDIANS, Satanta, Big Tree and Lone Wolf on the Warpath. Sr. Louis, Mo., July 12, 1874. A gentieman just from Fort Sill says the Indian chiefs Satanta, Big Tree and Lone Wolf are in collision with the whites and that serious trouble may be expected, « Colonel Cariton, with one company of the Tenth cavalry, is on &@ scouting expedition through tne Cheyenne agency, Major Upham, with one company of the Sixth, has gone to Medicine Lodge, and three companies of the Fifth infantry, trom Leavenworth, have goue Csr along the trail from Washita turough the Cheyenne agency. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following recora will show tne changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in comparison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, HERALD Building :- patie mfr 1873, 1874, 72 3:30 P. M.... 2 7% OPM. ct) 82 7% OPM. 70 80 12P. M. 69 72 perature yesterday. ++ 16% Average temperature for corresponding date last year.. ces cecvee TU STORMS ALONG THE HUDSON. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., July 12, 1874, There has been ® succession of severe thunder storms along the Hudson for two days, the effects of the lightning in some places being quite de- structive. This morning the Baptist church at | Sing Sing was struck, but not seriously damaged. For three days the mercury has averaged 95 fo the shade, An immense quantity of rain has fallen, but as yet no damage irom water is re- ported, DESTEUOTION BY THE BAIN. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 12, 1874, A heavy rain storm visited this city last night, A ten-ioot culvert at Second street and German- town avenue caved in,jmaking a hole fifty feet long and twenty-five wide. A culvert on Montgomery avenue, below Ninth street, also gave way about the same time. This morning a twenty-foot cul- vert on Twenty-fourth street, above Hamilton, caved in just as @ milk Wagon was passing over it, and the horse, wagon and driver fell into the hole, The driver and horse were rescued, but the wagon, with its contents, was demolished. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jaly 12, 1874, A heavy rain has been falling nearly all day. Hubbell’s block, in East Cleveland, fell in about ten A.M. The catastrophe was caused by the ac- cumulation of a large quantity of rain water upon the roof, the gover Pipes being choked. Several persons were in a barber shop on the ground floor of the block when it fell, of whom oue was killed ana several injured, two seriously. PIRE IN SAN FRANCISOO. SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 1874, Robitscheck & Co.’s morocco Manufactory and tannery were destroyed by fre to-day. Loss, $20,000; partially insured, MUSICAL AND DRAMATIO NOTES, M, Louis Dachaner, the distinguished composer and organist, is at Newport this summer. Downing’s Ninth Regiment band give interest- ing musical entertainments at Jones’ Wood every Sunday afternoon. " Mile. Pauline Canissa’s success in English opera in Canada this summer has been of the most pro- nounced character. The Central Park Garden concerts of Mr. Theodore Thomas constitute the chief attraction in music here during the summer. Miss Kellogg’s preparations for her next season of English opera are of a very extensive ,kind, her répertotre being large and varied, iss Matilda Phillips, the sister of our eminent Kmerican contralto, is on a visit to Boston. She ‘will appear in opera in Italy tn the fall, The Société Alsacienne-Lorraine will give a grand French summer festival at Hamilton Park, on Wednesday, July 15, for the benefit of the ex- patriated citizens of the annexed provinces. Mme. Stolz is said to be terribly atraid of crossing the Atlantic, 80 that strong inducements must be held out to her to make the effort. She issuch @ great prima donna, however, tnat no pains or expense should be spared. to bring her here. Margaretta B. Moore, a young lady of rare beauty and talent, will appear in her dramatic readings, at Association Hall, this evening, at a reception given by the Young Men’s Christian Association, ‘Miss Moore is pronounced by the press of the country as “‘the youngest and most pleasing dramatic reader in America.” OLUBBED AND KILLED. A Pretended Detective Knocking a Lu- natic Down and Arresting Him. John Burns, of No. 424 West Filty-fourth street, died yesterday afternoon, at the Ninety-nigth street Hospital, from wounds received on the 8th inst. at the hands of one Timothy Kelly, of No. 780 Eighth avenue. Kelly pretended to be employed by a firm in Eighth avenue as a private detective, He was arrested yesterday aiternoon by the police of the Twenty-second precinct and locked up in | the station house. The story he tells is that while walking along Fifty-fourtn street he felt a pair of hands suddenly grasp his throat from behind, and, thinking they belonged to a thief or garroter, he | | struck back with @ -shor, club he carried {and hit Burns, as he afterwards found out, on the head. The truth of the matter, as told by several persons last night who witnessed the striking, is that Burns was stand- | ing in Fifty-fourth street on the aiternoon of the 8th inst. and acting in a manner that annoyed | | many of the people living in the neiguborhvod. | Burns was suostruck some two years ago (to this | his wife attests), and since that ‘time he occasion- ally goes out of his mind in warm weather. He had an attack of this kind on the day in question, | closed @ translation of @ note irom the Spanish | | and his wile, a respectable, hardworking woman, | warned her neighbors o1 her husband's condition. «+ ‘They jelt somewhat uneasy, and a Mr. Ebrens, | who keeps @ grocery store next door to where | Burns lived, called the attention of Kelly to bim, | Kelly had been representing himself in the neigh- borhood as a detective, and the people were under | une impression he was attached to the police | 01 Seeing him approach slowly down the street as if he were patrolling, Mr, Ehrens called to him, desiring him to taxe poor Burns to the station house, The would-ve detective officiously gtabbed the unfortunate lunatic by the arm and commenced dragging him, Burns resisied and caught Kelly by the arm, The latter, desiring an Opportunity to use his club and show the au- thority which he had not, puiled it out and | struck the miserable mad suiferer on the head | twice, All tne people cried “shame!” but it had no effect; he beat him soundly and then pulled him along the street to the station house, Burns was attended by the surgeon called from the hospital, and was then conveyed to the hospital itself. He lingered for three days, but expired yesterday trom the effects of the wounds on the nead. Kelly house, and will be handed over to the Coroner to- day. BASE BALL IN CHICAGO, CarcsGo, Ml, July 12, 1874. A game of base bali was played here yesterday between the Chicago and Baijtimore ciubs, Tue is NOW at the Twenty-second precinct station | THE VIRGINIUS. Diplomatie — Correspondence tween England and Spain. Be- The Character of the Vessel\Cannct Palliate the Execution of British Subjects, By mail from Europewe have the following im- portant papers, containing extracts from the British and Spanish correspondences respecting the capture of the Virginius:— (No. 64.) BARL GRANVILLE TO MR. LAYARD. | FOREIGN OFFICE, Feo. 20,,1874, Sm—Her Majesty's government had ander’ their consideration, in communication with the law officers of the Crown, the correspondence reiative to the execution at Santiago de Cuba, in Novem- ber last, of the British subjects forming part of the crew of the “Virginius.” Her Majesty’s government consider that they are justified in demanding rep- aration from the Spanish goverument for the ex- ecution of the British subjects in question, both in the form of a national recognition of the wrong done, and also of compensation to the relatives of the persons executed. Her Majesty’s government dé not take the ground of complaining of tiie seizure of the ‘Vir- ginius’’ nor of the detention of the passengers and crew. The real ground of complaint Her Majesty’s government hold 1s that, even assuming the vessel to have been lawfully seized and the crew properly detainee, there was no jus. tification for their summary execution after an trreguiar proceeding before a drumtread court martial. No possible aspect of the character of the “Virginius” and her crew could authorize or Pailiate such conduct on the part of the Cuban au- thorities, There was no pretence for treating such an expedition as piracy jure gentium, If the “Virginius'’ was to be regarded as a vessel practically engaged in a hostile or belligerent enterprise such treatment would not be justifiable. Much may be excused in acts done under the ex- Ppectation of instant damage in seli-defence by a hatton as well as by an individual, But after the capture of the ‘‘Virginius” and the detention of the crew was effected no pretence of imminent neces- sity of sel!-defence could be alleged and it was the duty of the Spanish authorities to prosecute tne oifenders in proper form of law and to have instt- tuted regular proceedings on a definite charge before the execution of the prisoners, Her Majesty’s government maintain that there was no charge, either known to the law of na- tions or to any municipa) law, under which per- sons in the situation of the British crew of tho “Virginius” could have been justifiably con- demned to death. They were persons not owning allegiance to Spain; the acts done py them were done out of the jurisdiction of Spain; they were essentially non-combatants in their employment and they could by no possible construction be liable to the penalty of death. In these circumstances Her Majesty's govern- ment consider that they may properly insist on full reparation tor the execution of the British sub- Jects in question from the government of Spain, Ihave, accordingly, to instruct you to address a | note to the Spanish government recapitulating the arguments set forth in this despatch, and you will state that Her Majesty’s government enter- tain the confident hope that the government of Spain, respecting the justice of those arguments, willlose no time tn tendering full reparation, both in the form of a national recognition of the wrong done to Great Britain and also of compensation to the relatives of the British subjects executed. I am, &¢,, . GRANVILLE. . {No. 65.] MR. LAYARD TO THE EARL OF DERBY. : MapRID, March 2, 1874. My Loxp—In pursuance ofthe instructions con- tained in Lord Granville’s despatch of the 20th ult. I have addressed a note to Seiior Sagasta, re- cCapitulating the arguments set forth in that despatch with reference to the execution at San- tiago de Cuba of the British subjects forming part of the crew of the “Virginius,”’ and stating that Her Majesty’s goverement entertain the confident hope that the government of Spain, recognizing the justice of the arguments submitted to them, will jose no time in tendering full reparation for the acts ofthe Spanish authorities in Cuba, both. in the form ofa national recognition of the wrong done to Great Britain, and alse of compensation to the relatives of the British subjects executed. Thave, &c., A. H. LAYARD, (No. 66.] Mi, LAYARD.T0 THE RARL OF DERBY. MaprID, March 10, 1874 My Lonp—With reference tomy despatch of the 2d inst, Ihave the honor to enclose herewitn to your lordship a translation of the letter I have received from Sefior Sagasta on the subject of the claim I had addressed tothe Spanish government on account of the execution of British subjects captured in the “Virginius.” His Excellency states that the present Ministry have not as yet had time to examine Into and come to a decision upon a matter of such serious importance. Ihave, &c., A. H. LAYARD, {Enclosure In No. 66.) SENOR SAGASTA TO MR, LAYARD, MADRID, March 8, 1874. Sim—I have received the letter which, in accord- ance with the instructions of Her Britannic | Majesty’s government, you addressea to me on the 2d inst., with reference to the execution of some of the British subjects who formed part of the crew | of the steamer “Virginius,” captured by our navy | in November last. In reply Ihave the honor to inform Your Excel- lency that the Spanish government bas taken into serious consideration the claim set forth in the above-mentioned letter; but tnat taking into ac- count that the capture of the Virginius, as well as all the subsequent events, took place under tne previous Ministry, that which is now at the head of affairs is bound to examine this serious matter with all the deliberation which its importance de- mands, reserving to itself the right of informing the government of Her Britannic Majesty, through the channel of Your Excellency, of the resolution which it may consider most In conformity with the principies of justice and the considerations im- posed by the friendly relations existing between Spain and Great Britain, I have, &c., SAGASTA, [No. 67.] THE EARL OF DERBY TO MR. LAYARD. FOREIGN OFFICE, May 7, 1874. Srr—In your despatch of the 10th of March, rela- | tive to the question of the “Virginius,” you en- Minister for Foreign Affairs in which His Excellency stated that the government of which he was a | member felt “bound to examine this serious mat- ter with all the deliberation whicn its importance demanas.”” In view of the grave diMiculties with which ‘the Spanish government have lately had to contender Majesty's government have /elt unwilling hitherto to instruct you to press (or an answer upon the subject; but now that the success of thecrepub- lican arms in Biscay bas enabled Marshal Serrano | to return to Madrid, Her Majesty’s government trust the answer of the Spanish government may not be further delayed. You will make communication in this/ sense to Seiior Sagasta. Iam, &c., DERBY, A CATHEDRAL DEDICATED), HARRISBURG, Pa., Jydy 12, 1874. The new Roman Catholic cathedral was dedi- cated to-day. Bishops‘Wood, Philadé.lphia; Lynch, Charleston, 8. C.; O'Hara, Scranton; Beaker, Wil- mington, Del.; Shanahan, Harrisvurg, and over 100 clergymen, including the venerable Father Keenan, of Lancaster, were in attendance, Socie- ties accompanied by bands from Columbia, Lan- caster and other places were present, The dedt- cation services at tet A. M. were conducted by Bishops Shanahan and O'Hara, who also celebrated Pontifical high mass, Bishop Lynch preached the Morning sermon, Pontifical vespers were, sung by WASHINGTON. Wasuineton, July £2, 1874. The Question of Free Govermment Transportation Over Railroads Pes- sessing Grants of Land. The War Department has issued an order, em- bracing the opinion of the Solicitor General, ap preved by the Aitorney General, in relation to the act of June 16, 1874, reguieting the payment of land grant railroad companies (or transportation, &c. Tbe question involved arises upon the lan- guage of the act, upon witteh a doubt arises whether if includes all railroad companies to which gramt#have been made by Congress for the benefit of their roads, or only such as have re- ceived land grants on condition o! free transpor- tation of troops.and property of the United States. Reference to the legisiation under which, espe- cially withim the last ten years, land grants have been made to railroad companies, shows, in con- nection with the above question, thet such grants may be divided into three classes :— 1, Casea in Which, in one form of expression or gnother, tree transportation 1s exprewsiy stipula- ted for. 2, Cases in which conditions of preference in transportation, or of ordinary rates of transporta- tion, or Of average rates, &c., are all that bave Deen expressly imposed. 8. Cases Where no conditions for the use of said roud by the guverument have been imposed. “In my opinion there can be no question that the first are included within, aud the third ex- cluded trom, the operation of the act of June 16, 1874, quoted above. ‘he third class 18a very small one, and probably exists by inadvertence of the legisiature; but as Congress has limited its above prohibition to cases of gramts ‘upon any (other) conditions for the use of such road,” these, bay~ ing no such condition attached, are not included. 1am ofthe opinion that cases under the second class are included within. ihe prohibition, [naced this is the only class upon-wiich the act has any effective operation; for the first class us already excluded from payment by the very acts which ‘ant the land; as has been recognized eretofore by the Department of War. A consideration of the passage above quoted brings me to the conclusion that [t wae the’ inten- tion of Congress to make no appropriation at pres- ent for amy case wiere the origwal grant’ may leave to them control of the question; and fur- ther, by a comprehensive expression to remft all questions as to the extent of that conuol to the Court of Claims, Congress has said, as it were, Waiving al! question of the Obligation.of the United States to pay companies whose land grants con- tain any Condition Jor the use of their road, until a decision by the Court of Claims, we hereby di- rect that no partof this appropriation shall be used to pay such claims. It seems to me that in 30 doing Congress has only resorted. to a method of raising and deciding such questions that is usnal among parties to business trunsactions con- trolled by rules of law that are obseure. lo the meantime, what the Quartermaster Geuoral has to do is to maintain the issue which Congress has directed with regard to railroad companies hav- ing any conditions for the use of their road incor- porated with their land grants until. the courts Shall have settied it, The Credit Mobilier Case. The record of the Crédit Mobilier case is now being prepared by the Clerk of the United States Court, at Hartiord, and will be flied with the United States Supreme Court be‘ore the first Mon- day of October. It comes up on appeal from the court below, and will be argued at an early day in the term, perhaps beiore the Ist of December. The Counsel for the United States are A. F,. Perry, T. a. Jenckes and J.H. Ashton and Sidney Bartlett, B. R. Curtis and William M. Evarts for the de- tendants,. The Reorganization of the Department of State. Several years ago Mr.‘Henry D. G. Pratt, re- signed office in the Department of State to accept ol a responsible place with the United States Cen- tennial Commission. He had for a long time been Chief of the First Diplomatic Bureau. Under the recent organization of the department he hes re- turned to that position with increased compensa- tion, The organization will not be completed until the arrival of the Third Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Moran, who has not yet arrivedifrom England. Mr. Hunter, the Second Assistant, being in Europe, and the Secretary himself being absent at his home in New York, Mr. Cadwalader, the First Assistant, ls now in charge of the depart- ment. Enforcement of Economy in the Navy. The Secretary of the Navy has just issued an order enjoining increased economy in every branch of expenditure as indispensably necessary. With- out going fully into particulars tne Secretary re- grets he has to say he will be obliged to hold com- manders-in-chief and all commanding officers toa strict accountability for any apparent overexpen- diture of money on stores, and his first act in such cases will be the disapproval of bills until the posi- tive necessity for the expenditure is satisfactorily proved. They must make their ships self-sustain- ing under all the orainary conditions of a cruise. MARSHAL CONCHA'S DEATH. The Grand Charge of the Spaniards Near Estella—Carlists Changing Front Under Fire—The Republican Leader Mortally Wounded—A Royalist Vic- tory. [Bayonne (June 29) correspondence of London Standard.) Ihave just posted hither from Tafaila, bringing ‘the news of a republican defeat. On Thursday the flank march commenced, and Concha took the first lime of Carlists with slight loss. On Friday Campos’ division took Abarzuza, repulsing several charges of the Carlists and shell- ing them with artillery. Here the republican Itne extended irom Muro and Abarzuza, northeast of Estella, to Vulatuerte. Concha souzht to envelop and cut off the retreat of the epemy. On Saturday a general attack began by shelling the enemy, who were entrenched im formidavie positions, At four in the afternoon General Campos assaulted San Mignei heights, which com- mand Estella. The Carlist trenches and batteries opened fire with tremendous eifect. The repubil- can right staggered and was driven back with serious 1088 on Echague's divisions. Bianco’s divisions, headed by Marshal Concha, came up in support, Whereupon the Carlist General, Mendiri, changing his front under a severe tire, charged and crushed Bianco's brigade. MARSHAL CONCHA fell mortally wounded and the centre gave way. ‘The republican cavalry charged to save tne guns, and Generals Reyer and Rossel held bravely on until night. At dusk the Carlists had retaken Abarzuza and Muro, The repubiicans retirea by night, and on Sunday, with their guns, convoys and reserves, to Tafalla, Larraga and Lodosa, Their losses are very heavyy—supposed to be about 4,000, Besides Marshal Concha a brigadier and several colonels are dead, The Varlists took almost all the wounded and 3,000 muskets, but no guns. The Madrid government was only informed of this defeat yesterday. Don Carlos, directly on | hearing of it, left Vergara tor Estclia. | ‘he losses Of the Carlists are confessed to be very great by General Dorregaray’s telegram. Spanish Account of Concha’s Fall. {Madrid (June 29) correspondence of the London Standard.) After capturing Abarzuza Marshal Concha marched straight to Estella, He found the Carlists concentrated at Pena Muro, three kilometres from | i Estella, The troops valiantly charged the Carlist i lines, and in one of the charges Marshal Concha, placing himseil at their head, advanced in the middle of tue first ne to capture an iptrenched position, when he received a ball in the chest and | ‘was Killed almost wstantaneonsly. General Echa- gue then took the command, and ordered the | army to fali back on Oteiza, Larraga, Berbinzana and. Tafalla, THE QHANNEL YACHT RACE, (From the London Post, July 1.) ‘The yacht race from Dover to the Isle of Wight ‘was concluded yesterday morning at two o'clock. | Mr. W. Turner’s schoonér Cetonta, 202 tons, was | the first to round the Spithead buoy, and. was tot- lowed a quarter Of an hour aiterwaras by Major | Ewing's 8chooi Qweudoline, 104 tons, The following yachts passed Whitestone yester- day :— Yacht Triton, A.Y.C., Mr. Thayer, Spring for New York. Yacut Dreadnaught, N.Y.Y.0., Mr. Stockwell, from Northport for New York. PEDESTRIANI Great Feat by a Female Walkist. The London journals of June 30, report as fol- lows:—Yesterday evening agiri named Richards successfully concluded at Stapleton, near Bristol, the feat of walking 1,000 miles in 1,000 consecutive hours. When,she commenced, on tne 18th of May, fn application was made to the magistrates to interiere, but it was unsuccesstul, on the ground ‘that the young woman was @iree agent. It was from Cold former clup Was victorious, Score LT to 12. Bishop Wood in the evenipg, after which on Lyach again, preacned, ihe m staved that she undertook the task in order that (per farhex showd win a Wager gf £59 erry | Northern city, YACHTING NOTES. | KIDNAPPING. Heartless Abduction of a Child. A RANSOM OF $20,000 ASKED. Ne-Clew to the Identity or Whereabouts of the Blackmailers, PHILADELPHIA, July 12, 1874. Ons Jutyt1, ag two little boys were playimg in Wastiingtod lane at Germantown, two men ap- proached teen in @ carriage and invited them out toride? No@ne save the children and the men was nest af the time. For several days previous these seme twomen bad approached the boys tm different ways, and heving, during these conver- gations, given them candies, toys, &c,, the little ones expected Shem before they arrived on the day mentioned’above, and so readily consented to get into the carriage. After having driven for some distance the oldest one of the two little ones was asked to get outof the carriage and buy afew packages of firecrackers. Boylike, he most wiil- in..ly complied. Nosooner had he disappeared in tné store than: the two men lsated the horse and made away wivh the little four-year-old, whose name is CHARLIE BREWSTER 2083, and who has never since’ ween seen by those who knew bia. The father, after ‘searotimg everywhere tn the Reighborhood, came to the police office, where upon his arrival your correspondent learned the above. ‘The police,-under the direction of Captain Hetns, Made the most scrutinizing search every- where, They contimued their operations unceas- ingly day and night, and were determine? to leave no stone unturned that would reatore the lost ene apd punish its persecutors. Allim.vatn, They lavored to ne purpose for three days and for three nights. Thers Was nociew. Ajter this-the follow. ing advertisement.appeared in all the newspa- persi— QO REWARD WILY BE PAID TO THE PER- © son returning toNo: 5 North: SIXTH Street, A SMALL BOY, towe years old, having long, cufly, flaxen hair, hazel oyes, clear, ht skin and round face; dressed in brown: lumen sult wit short skirt, broad brimmed straw hat and laced shoes. The child was lost from Germantown on Wednesday afternoon (Ist imst.), between foun and five o'clock. This: advertisemens, too, met with no response, end om Monday, July 6, another was inserted in the Public Ledger, ‘The next morning,.in the “personal columa” of this same journal, appearea the fel- lowing: ~ Ross-WE BS READY TO NEGOTIATE. he: On tha same day the father, Mr. Ross, rseetved an anonymous letter through the Post Ofice, in which it was stated tnas little Charlie would be re- turned for $20,000, It also went on to say that the boy was im yood.hands;, that the ‘treatment given him was cereful;.thad it had cost the parties a great dead of money to get him,.and that they could not thinw of returning bim lor less than $20,000, The father returned ithe following amswer through the Ledger personais :-— Roe ae COME TO. TERMS TO THE EXTENT OF OBITUARY. General William S. Hillyer. The subject of this sketch, General Wiliam Silif- man Hillyer, the last remaining odicer of the ort- ginal staf of Genera! Grant, died yesterday morn- ing at the Owen House, in Washington, of conges tion of the lungs, im the forty-sixth year of his age. It was General Hillyer, then holding tne rank of Uolonel on Grant's personal staff, | who, at the final day of the siege of | Fort Donelson, penned the ever-memorable despatch at the dictation of his commanding officer :— “Lpropose immediately to move On your works, U. S. GRANT." This despatch was written and carried by Hill yer, and delivered to General Buckner in person, who was then the revel commander of tae iort, Floyd having stolen away in the gray of the morn- Ing to @ More congenial retreat. Hillyer was the comrade of Rawlins and Bowers, of the origifat staf of Grant, both of whom are | deceased, aad now the last of them ham | passed away. General Hillyer mad been very fil 1or the past three weeks, and up to the depar- ture of the President for Loug Brauch he bad beem a daily visiter at the bedside of bis former subor- dinate, friend and associate. General Billyer was bora in the town of Henderson, Ky., in the year 1828, where bis father and mother resided, the former being Postmaster of the place. Alter the death of his parents, which occurred during the early youth of Hillyer, the latter” moved by the spirit of adventure went to New Albany, Ind., with his orphan sister, ana they were both taksm into the family of their aunt, Mrs, Mary 4. Lapsiey, who bad ber bome at that Place. Subsequently young Millyer came Rast ana was entered as a student at Yale College, and againafter completing his studies went.o New Albany where he was admitted to practise at the bar being then but twenty-two years of age. He was successively @ member of the State.Legis- lature and was alao elected to local oMces of truss in the town of New Albany by his fellow citizens. From this place Bilyer, now in the vigor’ of man- hood, removed nig vent once more to St.-Louis, where he entered into 9 law partnership with Mr. James G McClellan and afterwards with his brotuer-in-taw, Mr. James ©. Moody, whe was Weil known.iu the fatute Western metropolis, At this time the iuture Presidentor the United States was struggling 1n @ precarious way lor @ Jivelihood, and Ine became acquainted with Moody, and Hillyer, the result of which was that Grant found désk room in the ofice of the two young lawyers, From this acquaintance there sprang ® close intimacy, which lasted between Generat Grant aud Geueral Hillyer te the days of the life of the latter, Wh the war broke outGrant became colonel of a regl- ment Of Iliineis volsutcers. Hulyer and Bowers— the latter being alserwards killed tn the presence of Grant at Wesc Point by a ratiroad car—became members of Graut/s-regimental staff, and followed him throughout bm ascending fortunes in every bloody battie of the; war. Rawlings was alsoa mem. ber of the stass at this tiase and they were all weil liked by Grant and attached to eacl Hillyer wae at Belmont and Cairo, au at Shilon he led for ward.a brigade by specsal ord of General Graué, the charge of which, on the third day’s territic tignt,, helped to change the tide ot battle in favor of the dispirited Union troops. As beiore mentioned, Eliliver was with Grant at Fort Donelson and at Iuka, and the intimacy was never broken; bat, entorced by tamily considerations, he tendered bis resignation whtie Provost Marshal Genera of the Department of the * Tennessee to take elfact only af the fall of Vicksburg which then seemed very distant if not wholly doubtful. The stronghold of the Mississippi felt earlier than Was expected, aud Hillyer’s resigna- lon was accepted, when Colonel Hulyer retired ta civil life. Walle he wasin practice of the legal rofession in this city WitibHenry C) Banks, General Brant recommended the name of W. S. Hillyer to the Senate for the rank of General his ability. Another anonymous letter at ence was received: by Mr. Ross, stating that the parties who held.the child would not part with it for a smaller sum than the one already named. Now, mark how.a father’s love rises-supreme abdve everything! He had not in his:possession. the amount necessary, to regain his dear one;. but he answered the villas through the personals: thus:— Oss 1S WILLING: HAVE. NOT GOT IT; AM DOING Detectives have my best to raise it. Thus the matter stands. watched the Zedger Building and the Post Ofice day and night;. but: so carefully do the kidnappers work that no clew whatever seems to have been obtained to their identity or their whereabouts. ‘The child nas now been absent twelve days, and it 18 doubtful whether, during this time, any of the members of tho household to which it belonged have had an hour of uubroken rest. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE are somewhat remarkable throughout. Fermfive days previous-to July I—the day upon which the child was. stolen—these same men were seen around the neighborbood, and each day approached. the two children and conversed with them. It is presumed that they would have made off with the youngest, little Charlie Ross, several days before the Iss inst, but at each time there enhanced to besome one passing along the lane. During @ conversatioa: with the father I asked him. whether he had any. enemies, who owed hima grudge, and who would be likely to take revenge in such a rare way. The father replied that he was unaware that there-was any one in the world who entertained any bitter- ness against him. The name of the father is Mr, Christian K. Ross, of the firm: of Ross, Shott & Co., wholesale dry goods dealers. on Markets street. The house was unfortunate during the panic, and hence Mr, Ross is unable to pay at once the sum. demanded by the plackmailers.. It is hoped that he will not be obliged to do 80, bat that it will be the. kidnappers who will be obliged to pay the penalty worthy of their inhumanity.. THE LETTERS OF THE, BLACKMATLR. ll P. M.—Since writing the above your cor- respondent has gained a more direct idea. of, the nature of the letters.which the kidnappers. have sent to the disconsolate father. More flendisn, cruel or ‘nhuman epistles human hand never penned, One of them reads similar to this:— We know you are not worth much monoy, but we are aware thaf you have rich friends of whem you can borrow. Ii you Jove money better than your cnild its blood be on. your own “ead, Another letter reads to this effect :— Any attempt to ascertain the child’s. hiding place will result in its entire annibilatioa,. We wilh “turn the child. up” on our own terms. Meaning that in cage tne money ts. not fortn- coming they will kill the infant. No one can read the letters without feeling his blood boil. Faur letters in ail have been received, and each of them is cool and cruel. “We know our business,” says one of the letters, “and we are going to fignt it out.’ AN BXILE'S RETURN. ¥n consequence of letters received from Ireland from soime of the leaders of the national party Mr. Jonn Matenel, the famous extie and pubncist, bas determimed on returning to Ireland with a view to contest she election of some constituency on ad- vanced national principles, An assurance irom home rule members of Parliament, that Mr. Sulli- vap, one of the sitting mermapers for Louth, will Jatter to take this decided step. Of course, Mr, Mitchel having escaped from prison before tne ex- piration of his term of fourteen years, 1s table to be arrested and thrown into prison again. Mr. Mitchel has already taken his ticket and will leave, Jor Liverpool next Tuesday, 14th inst., by the Williams & Guion steamer \dano, As he wishes to ) make as unostentatious an entry as possibie into Jreland he will not land @ Queenstown, but will his native city, to Newry or to some otuer A sum of about $4,000 has already been collected in Ireland to defray his expenses and some $1,500 here, GASE OF MAYHEM, While Mr. Robert Bennett, a well known Wash- ington Market butcher, was returning with his Isiand, where they had been spending the day, Fred- Mrs. Bennett's attention by rapping with his knuckles on the window near which she was sitting. | Mr. Bennett, noticing it, requested him to desist, informing him the lady he was insulting with his | Attentions was his (Mr. Bennett's) wife, but re- ceived as a reply a volley of oaths and imdecent words, at which Mr. Bennett lost lis temper and | struck him in the face, In the mele which ensued ) Maples bit Bennett's finger nearly of and otuer- ‘wise injured him before they were separated. On landing at the pier Maples caused Bennett to be arrested, on a charge of assault and battery, ; and Bennett preierred a counter charge of may- bem. They were both locked up (or appearance J.po-merroms i his brother-in-law, Mr. John Martin, one of the | resign in favor of Mr. Mitchel, has decided the | peceet direct to Liverpool and go from thence to , wife yesterday afternoon, on the boat from Coney | erick Maples endeavored several times to attract | and he was promptly confirmed, Subsequent! General Hillyer, wiile in practice, was nominates by President Johnson tor the ofice of Revenue Agent, and held that ‘position until it waa avol- ished by special act of Congress.. He again prac ‘used law tn this city, amd he will be recollected ag @ prominent candidate in the straggie for Congress against Fernando in the Ninth district of this city, the latter gantieman being successful. General Hillyer was also couuset to the Commis- sioners of Kmigration, and latterly. his name waa - mentioned as the nominee for Generai Appraiser of Customs, and at one time his name had been sent to the Senate tor the pesition.of Naval Ofticer. General Hillyer was related by marriage to tl Rankin family, of Newark, and leaves four gons and one daughter. The late Projessor Silliman, of Yale Cotlege, the eminent scholan, waa an uncle of the deceased. Two of General Hillyer's born twins are named respectively. alter nis old iniends, Grant and Kawtina, General Hillyer was @ man of great energy and of considerable ‘intellectual “power, as well as of amiable, , Social qqualities, and during. the late Presi. dential campaign he stumped the country for several weeks for General Grant and thereby seriously tmpaired his. voice and lungs, which was probably the cause of his death. The deceased was universaily known in palitical as weil as army circles, and was much esteemed by those even who differed with him on public questions. The remains of the decensed will be interred temporarily with those of his. chitd, whe... died. recently in Washington. Hon. Tod R. Caldwell, Gowv.ermer of North . Carolina..* Hom. Tod Re Caldwell, Governor of North Caro- dna, died quite suddenly im Hillsboro, in that State, - on Satarday last, of cholera. morbus, as amn@aunced.. * in a HWBRALD despatch yesterday. He was.a native . - of Morganton, Burke ceunty, and before the war, ‘, -hbid several important positions, and was. a law-- « yer oi distinction. At the close of the rebeilion Governor Caldwell identified. himself with the re-. . publican party and was a Icading member of the - convention which (ramed. che present State con-,. stutution. In 1868 he was elected. Lieusenant Goy-. . ernor on the republican.ticket, with W..W. Holdem. , 88 Governor, for a term.of four years, and rahen ./ Holden was impeacied and removed irom ofMfice in * 1870 succeet to the Governor's obair. Two. years EO ete the result of the pending eleotion, in North Carolina was-Jooked upon as most im) nt tant in its hay pon the Presidential contest, Governor Caidwell was glectet Governor, defeats ing the present United States Sengsor Merrimon. by nearly 2,000 be Probably no other repub-», Ucan in the State coud have made. tue ron th: Governoz Caldwell did, and he was elected sole}; because he had an unimpeachable recera asa and was incorruptible in bis offictal life. Thong! @ strong radical politically Governor Calawell bj hosts of fends among the democrats of his Stat and his death will be antversally regretted. Curtis | H. Brogden, Lieutonant Governor, will be .sworm in as Governor next Tuesday. ALMOST A TRAGEDY. 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