The New York Herald Newspaper, May 19, 1875, Page 4

4 MECKLEN The Programme Provided by the Histor ical Committee of Mecklenburg. THE UNION FOREVER. falutes, Processions, Orations, Poems, Pire- works and a Banquet. Horse Racing, Ballooningand $ Sports of Antiquity. | Cuanuorre, N.C, May 17, 1875. | ‘Thursday will bea great day in the history of | North Carolina. Concord and Lexington will be — outrivalied in point of glitter and display. Pat | Fiotic mountaineers and citizens of gentler birth | announce their intention of sweiling the throng that is to commemorate the first pulse of iree- dom and the first blood of martyrdom one hun- | dred years ago. Orators will be here in numbers | to mfuse warmth and energy into the multitude by stirring addresses aud tervent expressions of leyaity to the bond that unites us bemeath the | ever widening shade ef the Stars and Stripes. Poets will carry us through all the scenes of & century. Military processions, citizen parades, ‘the blazing rocket, the roar of cannon, the em- | Dellishments of art and natare—the entwining of | Jeaves and flowers with the naticnal bunting— ‘will render us conspicuous forever among the cit- | izens of the Old North State, And then the mar- tial straims from a hundred banas, the vright sun- shine, the lovely landscapes, adorned with rich- | ness and beauty—all will tend, it is hoped, to render the occasion instructive, peaceful and joy- | ful. All will not be with us, lor, as you are aware, | many thing we are about to celebrate the wrong day, like our famous bard of Knamkatte, Taylord, who will, of course, strictly keep the Slst, and fre off bis own squids, PROGRAMME FOR THURSDAY. But to return to the /éve on Thursday next. The programme is an extensive one, and will be thor- oughly carried out, the details of whicn are as fol- lowsi— One hundred guns at sunrise and ringing of city dels, under churge of the Arullery Committe areee ake ten Cae A. my rand me - ro the principal sti ° city, Suerge Ol Ohiet Marshal and thirty Assistant Mar- idals, a8 follows :— Military Companies. Fire Qumpanies, Masonic Lodges. Oad Fellow s. Kalgats of Py bias, Good Templars. j Pations or Husbandry, County Organizations. | Other Associations of City, County, State and | Citizens, Press Organizations. Various Centennial Committees. accompanied by Various Bauds o1 usic, and wheir own special Basners, Em- biems and Insignia. The procession will be torme: in the following or — Military companies on both sides of South fryon street, rent front resting im front of Ven- | ‘a: Hotel. Fire companies on West Trade street and on Church street, opposite rireman’s Hail. Grand iouges. county to pemegereag other city, | county and State associations, and citizens’ aud press organizations on &ast Trade street. | Masonic Longe Oaa Feilows, Kaights of | Pythias ana Templars, on North Tryon | Street, from the square to be foliowed by bana of | Music, with military company, to be assigned by Cnet guard of nonor or escort. | In tae following :— | ‘The President of the Cnitea states, Governor of Tennessee and stat, Governors of | nor Judges of ‘ Mayor 01 the city and otuer invited guest tors and reader, accompanied by committ« ‘Parade to be through principal streets, to @t the speaking srounas at twelve o'clock M. the Various companies and organizations, &c., have by tne Chief Marsval and | Centenn: will De openea with | Rey. Robert Has Morri- | ight pro- Chinese lanterns, emolems, \raus- — ich addresses will be de- sireets. celebration to conclude witn a grand pyro- vecunic A of beautifai emblems, | |. &C., a] priate to tee iL, under charge of tne Artiiery Committee. } ‘THE GRAND MARSHALS. ‘Tae Grand Marshais, so far as known now, are:— Marshai—Gernera! Josepo E. Jobnston. Marshais—Geuera: 3S Lewis, a. Genera: M. CU. Butler of south Carolina; Gen Jonn’ B, Gorcon, of Georgia: General Theo. Bre- vara, of Florida; Dr. W. Mecklenburg Polk, of Sew York, and Captain J. B, Hope, of Norfolk. These gentiemen have positively promised to atiend and ach LES SOLDATS AUASI. With a patriotic feeling tnat is to be applaaded the oid First Virginia regiment of infantry and — the Richmona Howitzers bave unanimously agreed to attend the anniversary ceiebration of tue Meck- | lenburg Declaration ef Independence here, on the | 20th inst, This movement isin part due to tue | efforts of ex-Confederate General Bradiey T. | Jobnson, now the Colonelof tue First Virginia — regiment, who takes lively interest in every- | thing that concerns tne Mecklenburg celevration, | and Who, owing to family connections and ties in the North State. is familar with al: the historical | (incidents, reminiscences and data of the famous — event about to be commemorated. ‘This regiment acquired an enviabie reputation for valor and soldieriy attainments during the ate war. It figured extensively as a military organization previous to 1561, composed of the fouth and chivairy of toe Old vominion, Soun after the battle of Manassas it was reviewed Prince Napoleon, who complimented tn physique and military appearance of the men very highly. The Prince remarked, however, that while tmey looked quite respectapie in front the seats of their pantaioons were rather ragged to which the Major responded, “The men, Your Excellency, never expect to show (Rat portion of their uniform to the enemy.” It was present at Gall Ran, under Colenel P. T. Moore, who was wounded im that engagement, and a/terward in Wi tne batties in Virginia, first under Colonel Wiliam H. Pry, and then Colonel Frederick L. Skinner. The present regiment is largely com- posed of young men, but is mainiy of- tered by old soldiers who served in it Mhroughout the war. The Colonel (Gen- oral Braaley T. Jonson) came to Virginia with @ Maryland company in 1861, became colonel of the First Maryland regiment, which he com- @anded during Jackson’s valley campaign and ‘be battles around Rienmond. He was promoted fo the command of ® brigade in the campaign of (s02—sutmequently the Maryland line—and was in setive service until the close of the war. itsbould oe Mondoned that the famous Patt Woods, who Was imprisoned in the Capitol crypt tor thrashing Oengrasaman Porter, was the celor bearer of the Furst Virginia ‘end that he saved end carried off that: from th of Appomat- toX at the surrender. Patt goes to Charlotte to selebrate the Centennial of North Carolina, THE ROWITZERS @ent into active service in tne late war, under the command of Captain George W. Randolph, averward Confederate secretary of War, ana is oeleprated as having been at the baitie of Betnel, where it opened the Aight by firing the first snot. ic remained in tne feild ‘the war's close, and ane @ splendid record a6 6 gallant and brave com- | six pounds, and to Syht all that NEW YORK Hi#RALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. be tae Com enaitl teres, or whira the fullowins programmur us at fanged :— First Day. Wednesday, May 19—Pirst Race— Trial Purse $200; second horse $00; sor ail ages; & da each, secon’ hoi $09; £60 tot a he scewad horse wo receive $150 out —Piret Race—Chud Priter vod Face—Selit caeetmeta of sold for $1,000 to agate, tor $730, allowea ? « $3 18 Oe tthe wlener iu Howe of the judges" stead race. Amy surplus over to be seed for to go to the sec- r rece—Marcla'ioe purse $250: tu the second amd §2d to the third horses; ooe mile dasa; (or bores "hat bave [SQ aBd Bot woo firs: money during the meeting. Those beatea wed T los.; twee, iz ibs.; three tunes, 16 > purses entrance ire. over oF diet the Seid entities horse to Stet money oniy. Entries in club putees close at the Judges’ stan at four o uM aay If the races ar ieee and geidings allowed three pounds. im just returaed from @ visit to the “Caroling Park,” ot Pair Groauds of the Pair of (he Carolinas, Anout One Mile OUL at the soutveasern extremity of Tryon street, It iwreached by the care of the Charlotte, Commits and Augusta Ratiroad, whien pass close to the epirance gate, rrequensex'ra trains will be run wo the park Goring tee letn, 20th and 21st \or the scoommodatios of those who desire 10 witnes: the race, The enclosure con- tains forty-five acres. The race course is & bait mile ellipse, The track @ of red clay and ws io good covaition, The grand stand will seat and | shelter about 1,000 people, but there is stanaing room outside jor thirt, times that eamber, The Centenoial exercises Will take piece im Pioral Hall, which jooks large envugh w hold 1,600 persons. Quite « number of fine horses already been envered for the approaching races; A. M. Hiten- cock, of New York, panes Moihe Daring, Bay — Line and Letitia H. ; Mettinger, of daltimore, Banes Rea Jackson, Charley Chea! |, Piret Chance and Mattie O.; Mr. Manay, of Augusta, Ga, has entered Vandal, Jr. and Kirkpatrick, vesides others not yet named; Major Barry, of Yors district, §. ©. enters Notre Dame; Colonel Thomas 5. Bacon, of Rateid, | S. C., will be here on Saturday with five fine racers. 4 COCK FIGHT, The following bandbili is conspicuously posted and distributed ali over town NONTM CAROLINA ®, SOUTH cAMOLINA to show twen'y-one cocks, weighing from four to sin, UP IN A BALLOON, Then, again, we understand that Mr. Henry L. Groner intenas sending up & balloon on the night. The baltoon will be about twenty leet in height and thirty-six feet in c:rcumference at the bottom, and will go up with a grand display of Sreworks, Unfortunately it is not stated woether Mr. Gromer is going to come down again. play the Romulus and go up to stay, the Mecklen- burg matter at the second Centennial will be more mythical thau ever, The commemoration exercises will take place at the Fair Grounds, about @ mile aod @ balf out of town. NOT IN STEVENSON'S PAPERS. A VISIT TO AND INTERVIEW WITH SENATOR STEVENSON BY A HERALD CORRESPONDENT— WHAT SECRETARY OF LEGATION BUSH RE- MEMBERS. PHILADELPUIA. May 17, 1875, However it may be with the date of May 20, 1775, in tne bistory of North lina, there is at Jeast no doubt that on May 31, of the same year, the Meckienbarg people put forth a deciaration of their position im regard to the mother country, and in that paper sketcned an outline of @ civil polity tor themseives, to be Milled ont as even’ might determiae. There is as little doubt that the Engiisn government was tuily tarurmed of this at the time, and tuat Martin, the Royal Governor, sent forward to the Colonia! OMice, in legitimate tisebarge of his duty, @ pubiisued copy of the paper thus ‘ssued, with bis own report ofthe circumstances aud possibly comments, Attention 1s naturaliy tarned to that report in the bunt for evidences regarding the history of the 20th of Mar, ior It seems but rational that writing | Within so few days of that event he should also Tefer to it, and to the declaration then made, or 40 some previous report of Bis own on the sabject, WQOERE IS MARTIN'S REPORT? Natoraily, thereiore, the Royal Governor's re- port of the occurrences attending the issue of the paper of May 21, becomes or consequence ia this inquiry. But where is it? It haa sitpped out of sigbt, It bas disappeared from its ap- propriate corner in the Bri isn Record Office, and 3 seem sharp enough to say where it now hes nidden—whether in the forgotten Pabvish of some garre!, Whether reduced to ashes and scat- tered years since in some unremembered confa- gration, or woetuer carefully treasurea by some sy gatherer of the secrets of the past. It appears that this document was in the archives of tne Brit- 18) Colonial OfMice down to the time when our gov- ernment was represented in Londoa by Andrew Stevenson, of Virginia, who held the post of United States Minister from 1836 to 1861. It was withdrawa woille Mr. Stevenson was our representative, and the records of the Colonial OMe indicite that it was issued at the request of the Minister or to some person Who-e application for it bad received his support. Apparently the usage of the office required that some guarantee of that sort should ve given for ti ty OF doc- UmMents so withdrawn, the Record Office contem- Diating that papers thus ly in the eustody of the Mint bim responsibie for their return. In this view the bonor of the Stevenson family is implicated im the loss of this very precious docament. A HERALD CORRESPONDENT’ Mr. Stevenson was not in active politics for the remainder of bis life after bis recurao trom London; and it bas been generaliy thought that bis papers had remained to the present time antoucned in the boxes in whica they came with him across the Atiantic. Perbaps the lost report was in one 01 those boxes, It was certainly there if the paper withdrawn from tne Colonial OMce was witharawn for tne Minister's use; whe ifit w by him to the Minister and inadvertently re- tained by this gentlemen, then also it was sure to be packed away with the same boxes. As either theory, therefore, gave @ high probability that the document was among the Minister’s pa- | pers, its value seemed to justify an effort to exam- Ascertaining that the papers were in the custo- dy of the Minister's son, Senator Stevenson, of Kentucky, and acting under the instruction to “find the paper if possivie,”” | went to Covington ‘and called upon the Senator at’ his house. “[ have my fathers papers,” he said, directly the object of my visit was stated. “and may I inquire their condition ?” “Oontrarily to woat you have been informed, they have not remained unopened since their re- turn from London.” “They bave been examined then!” “Yes,” replied the Senator, “They are all in accurate order, and the contents of every box is known. Inaeed, they were ail metuodically copied out and bound under the directions of my ‘father during Ns lite.” “You say, aif, that the contents of the boxes are known f” then, give me any information of the Paper noted at the Colonial Office, as withdrawn by the consent or under the responsipiiity of your fatner—the report of the Royal Governor of North Caroling on the transactions of May 41, 1876 1" pany. ORNTEMNIAL RACES. tm edathion 40 tbe vogalat exercises there are to “That dooumen:,” said the Senator, ‘is not among my iather's papers," If he proposes to | shown that the indications which seemed to ithdrawo | for any other person and subsequently returned | Here Was the abrapt destruction of the theories of severa) Duacvers in the byways of history. “Sut im its stead—" ne continued; and here again the door seemed juddenly openea to the poeestoliity that if the paper itself was not in Covington there was at least some hint of its his- tory “Bus in it# stead is @ memorandum which states that though the paper was withdrawn under the sanction of my father tt was not withdrawn for bis o*@, but forthe use of another person whose bame is ‘here given.” “Aod you remember that name, of course?” “No; I bave forgotten it.’ So TRACE OF THE DOCUMENT IN KENTUCKY. Tt sremed to be leit for inference that the memo- randum was inaccessible, and that tne lapse of the Senator's memory thas again opened tne gulf that separated the Inquirer from ali trace or clew te Governer Martin's report. At least Mr. ste-- venson could suggest no further step for the re- covery of the forgotten name than a visit to Mr. Benjamin Rosh, of Philadelphia, who was Secretary of Legation at London during & portion «oof Mr. Stevenson's imcumbency, ‘Was that lmportant memorandum misiaid? Or were the papers in such order after all that refer- epee could not readily be made? Or was it de- “red Bot to communicate the name’ As to insist om powwts of this Bature be @ seemed to posh the investigation beyond the limits of polite intercourse your correspondent preferred to ac- the case presented by Mr. Stevenson 4s xeem- img to indicate that neither the paper nor any WMeloation Of te Whereabouts could be obtained im Covington, and therefore took leave of the ‘Senator. A VISHT TO BENJAMIN RUSH, But bis suggestion of t ame of Mr. Rush was nOt forgotien, aud your correspon it left by the Ores trata for Philadelphia, and called upon Mr. Kuen at his house in Chestout street, Mr. Rush, though ae imvalid, confined to bis room and com peled to see but few persons, was courteously eager vo render ali the assistance In bis power. “At what date,” he said, “was (he paper witn- @rawa “Ido not know the precise date,” I wered; “Bor Das it Bitherto seemed to me material.” “Yes,” be sald, “it ls very important, at least if | the event is to be Connected with my term Of sore | ¥iee at the Legation, for l was mot there during the whole of Mr. Stevenson's term. “if you have any Knowledge of the withdrawal of such a paper it of course occurred woue you ere there?” ‘But i I have woh knowledge the converse Goes pot follow; only / the date were Known it Would not only Cetermine at once whether any knowledge of the sanject on my part re possi- bie, Dut might aiso connect it with some clearly | Fememverea circumstance.” “Hat Mr. Stevenson, the Senat referred toa conversation with you, in which, as he thought, | you remembered the name o/ the person for whose | Ose this paper was withdrawa.” “Wel, walle I was in the Legation, there were but two persons im London woo in | search of documents relating to this country. These w Mr. Brodvead, of New York, and Mr. | Howard, of Georgia. Each of these gent: eituer came ou behal/ of the governments of their States or they came with credentials from their | Stae governments, aud ootained, consequently, | | alt the aseixtance from the Legation they may ave called for.” “There were no overs?” | “Nome that I remember.” “Was there any ose im the name of Peter | Force 1 “So one.” Mr. Rush seemed unable to help the inquiry in any fruitful direction ana | withérew—no further acvanes for my journey, except in having promise a little were in re@lity without vaiue. THE BUNKER HILL CENTENNIAL. MEETING OF THE JOINT COMMITTER OF THE SEW ENGLAND SOCIETY. A Meeting of the soiot Bunker Hill Centennial Committee of the New England Society was neid yesterday, at the office of Alierman Biitiogs, No, 04 William street, Chairman Issac H. Bouy im the chair, The object of the meeting Was to prepare their report to present to the meeting of the | ity, Which will be Beld at Deimosico’s on ewing bext, to arrange for attending the jtenutial at Bos'en on the 17th of June. Alresay between Sixty-fve und seveniy memoers have in- dicated their determ.nation to go on and partici- ‘The “ commitiee baa man Bilings it was resoived to tue Com: wealth Hotel, aud Mr. tee, WAS authorized to proceed \o iti i i good accommodstious. vO make the trip by the Xpected that fui'y 260 members will 3 Fail River steame: 2 xed at $5 ence for the jUard Will act as their escor! ment 2, Which is The Via G hl can be elected as members ceed to the Hub, THE STATE MILITIA. THE NEW AMENDMENTS TO THE MILITARY CODE. the new Section 13 of law jays down the mauner in which the tonal Guard is to be re- crulied, The term of enlistment is Ove years, and | no migor or person over jorty-tve years of is to be enroile@, unless, in toe former case, Wita | the consent of tus pareot or guardian. lo iooal- tee waeee tnereare Bo regumental oF covsalien of ganizations separate cov pauies of inaniry may be furmed @0a attacned to origacdes or civisions. Seciiop 14 gives tbe Bomber Of troops or com- ponies, which shall constitute tne tactical un in each arm of toe service and the cadre ot Tisslome: officers and non-com! 4 officers .orming tbe same. dection 1b ibes the personnel which shall form & vattalion. Section 25 confers the rank of major generel upon the adjutants general, and @ays \net “in toe corps Of adjutanis genera: there shail De aD ae sistaMt AG)ULADE geDerai With (he ranK of Colonel,” Woatever that means, as we fod imme afterward that each divimou is to have am sistant adjutant general wich ine rank of Colones and more singular still, each brigade is to be pO vided Wita a0 assisteut adjutant geverai, lar military orgaoizaiions are @n titled to af actiog assistant adjutaut generat 5 Section 26 gives the rank Of brigadier \@ the ; tor Gen fal, abd says (hat “Hm the Corps of mapectors genera! there «hall be ao aretetent to Spector general with tne rank of colove, and seo Qn astistant inspector genera: wih woe a | culonel, Who sBall ve the weneral inspector vise practice,” &c. Traly this & & mont method for creating the offce of inspector of mar. keiry. Eve:¥ solder koows What a0 neral 18, DUS & general Inxpeccor must he Marines OF soMe 6. Vil ID-tituton BOF | in the army. Neitoer is it Koowa in ally er | cles that there Is SUCd & thing as & corps of | tore general. section that “o@ the of the approve! commander-in-cnief there may be expended from the appropriations Made for miitary . sum not exceeding $15,000 in any o8e year for raoges Natona: services and expenses in maintaang god promoting Practice in ie a I. Section 67 gives to the commanding officers of ments or oaitahons the power ot | Ordnance sergeants, hospital Mewards oem drug = mili sors of the county majors. Thefe is Lotuiag Dew le tort eogotment: does) at the pleasure oF caprice of (he commeane in the Cuctom House can ve taken irom % of in the army. isted man, instead of uelform « with their Feapective corps during tue year tallow, of battery into orrent’ ®t aiteble. armory for such § » Tee but certaipiy It is @ novel idea to leave (hese War. rant oMcers subject to be removed (a# tone law favarned by entirely dificreot rulse. ana it 8 biecs ver entire! at rules, iy om House cau dolomeer by mere operation of the *uperior's will or it 18 an arbitrary act Of power toast ts never Sections Tl, 72 and 95 provide jor the election of National Guard officers. section 118 to the ments. $7 per bead for nov-comms Musicians and privates Who #hall have paraded - section 120 covers an immense space. it on Commanders toe power of vi in whieo such of the Commandant, to erect nd Mayor of New YorR are “authorized to purcnase oF irase H grounds for ti rection Of buildings for armories aod artilrooms for use aud occupation by the Na- tional Guard, Anc the City authorities are Girected the gatiays SHERMAN’S MEMOIRS. pa ee ee SIMONSON'S SHOT THAT KILLED BISHOP POLK— THE TRAGEDY GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED BY AN EYE- WITNESS. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— In your review of *Sherman’s Memoirs” what purports to be atement of the manner in which General Polk was killed is given, from which it appears that Sherman called General Howard's attention to a group of oMcrrs on Pine Mountain, and “ordered him to compel it to keep under cover.’ Will you permit one who was attached to General Howard’s headquarters, and who was by his side daily on toe Atlanta campaigu—one who, with Howard and other officers, sat our horses beside the Filth Indiana battery that fired the Jatal shot—to give the true story from my notes made that morning and published in a Western daily a few weeks aiterward? There certainly isa grievous error either in your review or in Sherman’s description of the tragedy. General Sherman was not there and could not have seen the sbot fired, General Sherman may have, however, as he rode to the rear, where he met Howard, called hie attention to wnat he (Howard) would see when our party reached General David Stanley’s iront; The facts—in which I am sure I will be sustained in tne main by Generals Howard and Stanley and the staff officers present—are the: On June 14 General Howard and staf left their headquarters for the front, where Stanley’s di- vision of Howard’s (Fourth) corps had broken camp and were awaiting the order to attack Pine Mountain, It was just after sunris A mile or two in rear of the advance Howard met Sherman, but the conversation between them 1 did not n 3 the two generals conversed aside. How- ard and staff joined Stanley and his stam on the road, in full* view of Pme Mountain, and as we drew rein and exchanged greetings Stanley ex- claimed :— “Hloward, do you see that group up there on the of the mountain? I wonder who they are.’’ We all brought oar fleld glasses to bear upon the point indicated and could plaioly see three persons standing in front of a line of breastworka and a larger group in the background. We coald not tell whether they were oimcers or privates, but as it was evident that tney were watching our movements Stanley suggested thata few shots be fired to drive them under cover. , Howard, who had suggested that perhaps Bistop Polk was in the party, made no objections, when Stanley turned to Captain Simonson, bis chier of artillery, With the remark == “sionson, can% you unlimber, put a shot into uh @ group and give the Bishop @ morning saluta- “Lil try’? was Simonson’s laconic reply. And away be galloped to the rear. A few minutes later a section of tae Filth Indiana battery (Simonson’s) was uniimbered within twenty fect ofus. The Lieutenant signced the gun and the shot exploded over and to the right of the group. Here my memory fails me, but my impression is a second shot was sighied and bred by tie Lieutenant with no better effect. Simonson, when the gun had been reloaded, dismounted and suid, “Here, Lieutenant, let me try it’? He took the range aud the messenger of death sped on its mission. Our giasses Were bent upon the wroee aud we observed a commotion as the snot took effect in tue gruup that scattered to tne rear. Wahile Simonsvn was upon his knees signting the gun for apother discharge, Captain Leonard, chief of Howard's Suna! corps, siting on nis norse be- wide me, read the Confederate signal code that our officers bad interpreted at Lookout Mountain and Caught tae words :— “General Polk is kiliea!"? With a 100k of amaze- ment Leouard turned to Howara and Staniey and exciaimed :— “bisoop Polk ts killed?" “Whatr’ exciaimed Howard; “have you inter- prered the siguai correctly 1” “Yes, Weneral; Simonsou’s last sbot killed him. ‘They fe signaiiing it along the line.” Th meo of the staff wno were cracking jok ou instantly ceased, and ior @ moment nove spok eo Howard said :— “Well, @ Coristian os falien. Such is war.” Jast ‘hen Simonson caught the words, “Bisnop Poik is kulea |” He Was sigbting the gon, and, lifting his eyes, tbat glared jearully, exclaimed What i that, Leonara?”” “Bwwnop Pols is killed! Your last shot did it ‘They are signalling © over the mountain,” I re- Simonson's bead dropped upon the “vent,’? Where it rested @ momeot. ‘hen, raising nis eyes, be exclaimed :— “ibaok God! Yeste: they kilied my dear pave Killed @ lieutenant general and at om a ! Without discharging tue piece Simonson arose, remounted and jotu the staff. silently he re- paired to hus regular duties, and, the line being vormed, we advanced slowiy against the moun- tain, every oue Of US leeling tout We would nave rejuiced bad so other than Louisiana’s figut- ing Bishop gone cown before simonson's ouly snot, The enemy wus so demoraiizec t vacuated the mountain, ena Bail a0 hour Biterward we stood u,oo the Spot where Polk {-li aud saw the groung .tainea ‘With bis blood. A Gay or two after poor Simon- son, toe Ouly One of Us WUO rejoiced at the Bisuop’s dei el, #BOt Ob the Skirmish line in Ackworth * Toen was the Confederacy avenged. It is povsi- bie that General Sherman had veen to the tront that morolog, and, seeing the group reierred to, ordered toward to disperse it; but certain it is that be Was nowhere near Howard when simon- son's snot fet for the Leart of Leonid Four, th pene, ‘B8bo| . D. ew YORK, 18, 1876. CREEDMOOR. RULES FOR PRACTICE AT THE NATIONAL 4580- CIATION'S RIFLE RANGES. Toe Range Committee of the National Rifle As- sociation has made & numoer of changes and modifications in the rules goveraing practice at Creedmoor, whicn are given below. Cuntrary to oi4 custom practice is now permitted at toree Fanges at the same time. This chauge wili some- what increase the probabilities o accidents; but it a@oras more ample accommodations to the greatiy iucreasing nambers of murksmen who now view the ranges, Ine National Guard are adowed gratuitously the use of the ranges on wbree Gays to the week. ror ri Did ReorLarions mactt ‘Creedmoor wiil ve open tor practice moopted), under the following regula- ua Tee range Will be open oply ‘© memvers of sociation. ho must Wear the vadges when practising. except that upoo ye ihuredaye and Frivays it Ve sed by Moumbers of (he Salona Guard woen io Sring om the range before 64. M. or . an svprmos To RULE IT Markers for orgaviza¥ons of ibe > ational gered Wo Crestor fat practios, witli the brigade and Bivision Limpeovers uf ri Tee “Soa withost charge vo 00h organizations. Shia ers wet ccna vhiwal practice vy the ewoual fo avis + . Memvere to swust pay their pro rata ehare vad a0 yorde, on at be yards, \7 to vat Om yards, IT vo ot web a CHEAP TRANSPORTATION. DISCUSSION OF IMPROVED FREIGHT FACILITIES BY THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATION. The mMonthiy meeting of the Directors of the New York Oheap Transportation Association held yesterday aiternoon in the fF of the association, at No 10 Peart Street, There was barir a quoram of directors present, Tne Executive Committee | | tive Davies, and was pow on his way © New York, presented the names of fifty-oar firms and | viduals for confirmation as members of tue assoct- ation, The Board approved che names and cou- Stitated the nominees regular members. Mr. John T. Heury proposed that Mr, Wutiam F. Kid- der, of the firm of William PF. Ki te Oo, be elected a member of the Boatd of Directors, in the room of the late Mr. George C. Collins, aud the motion was adopted. Tne Assistant Secretary then read a letter from Mr. J. Bartiett, the Sec- retary of the new Boston Ureap Transportation Assoctation, in which thanks were conveyed to the New York organization for the aid which ite members nad given toward the formation of the Eastern society, The following resoiutions were alterwara agopte Wi the citles of the have an interest identical with our own ment of cheap and quick tra West; and whereas the ben merce of the country In the desired eli the heaith: y matter of Kesolved, That the nd red to the Cheap. Transporta- tion Association of Boston, Which Was 80 successiully inaugurated on the 23th uit. Resolved, That the secretary be Instructed to forward & copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the Boston Association, this association be tende DIVERSION OF TRADE. Mr, Lees, the General Secretary of the associa- tion, then presented a lerter from Mr, Richard , Morgan, Sr., ihe well Known civilengin who was tne projector of the Hudson River Ra! ‘The writer sowed thatthe present railroad co! porations are overcoming, by their high cuarg for ireigiit, the advantages which this city hos a8 an entrepot from its geograpnical position, He showed that as the ratlroa Irom Chicago to the East through our State & advaytage of the long-continued closing of tne lakes and the Erie Canal durmg tie winter inonths to increase their rates tor freight, they Givert from our city much of the interual com- merce which ought to come nere, Thus, hesaid, Puladelphia and Baltimcre are being made by the railroads of this State, as well as by those which end in the cities named. to atcuin equal opportunities. witu New Yor! und this 1s being done in spite of tre ovstac which mountains, dividing Philadelphia ana Baltimore from |he West, present to the passage of ratirouds. Mr. Morgan aso dnds anotner reason jor New York to be iarm~d at the policy of the existing railway corporations in the fact that if tne freight rates are not cheapened irom the West when the Mississippi improve- ments are completed, New Orieaus may supersede our city as the main exporting place or the pro- auctions of that valley, Already, ne saya, are towuoats travsporting much irewht from St Lows to New Orieaus at prices witu whieh tne railroads to the Last do not try to ec mpete. Fi- nally, Mr. Morgan suggests a r2medy to the con- struction of A NiW RAILWAY from the Mississippi River or a point in Iowa, in Wuich State is the centve of tue Mississipp. region, to this city. He ‘says that the present railways from here to the West have !o overcume grades of forty and of fifty eet; but that bis intimate knowleage o1 the way from New York to the Mississippi enables him to declare tnat a railway can be built between these terinini, which wil, not have to Overcome grades of more than filteen ject id coming east, nor of more than twenty-five feet going west. Alter a statement of tacts which bis experteuco has taucht him, Mr. Morgan states that upon such a rail- Way as be advises to be constructed freigut might be rolied irom Cricago to New York ar a charge of ONLY SIX CENTS PER SIXTY POUNDS, , the equivalent of ve weight Of a bushel of wheat. But he said caat the freight cars must ve but in some proper proportion to the loaus they are to carry, Instead of as they are at preseut, being made very little less in welgnt than tneir jul 1oads; and tue raliway must be well vallasted. Mr. Mor- gan aiso showed thatthe averarve cost of bring- ing @ busiel of wheat from Chicago to New York is now filteen cents. and that uuder no circum. stances Wou.d # through railway, operated prop- erly, need to charge more than ‘en venta. A letrer irom Mr. F. W. Peckham supporting Mr, Morgau’s statements Was aiso presented to the Board, and oorh communications were referred to tue consideration o! the Committee on Railways, DSLEGATES APPOINTED. Mr. Merwin moved that preparations be made to have the assvciation rep: esented ut the comin meetinz o1 the National Board of Trade, to be ne}: 1m Philade)pnia on June 15. Mr. Henry moved that @ committee of five should be sear to the meeting. Both motions were adopted ano the President appointed Messrs. George 4), Merwin, Jonn I’. Henry, F, B. Thurber, Charies Watrous and &. R. Durkee to compose tne delega- tion, Mr, B. P, Baker, the President of the asso- Cintion, was alterward added to the committee. it was then decided that toe associauion shall be Tepresen'ed at the Bunker Hull ceoteanial ceie- bration by a committee of three persous. The Dawes of the delegates were not announced, but the matter of their selection was referred to the executive committee oi the Board: CORONERS’ CASES. Bridget Hevner died at Bellevue Hospital ves- terday morning under sach circumstances as to warrnt Coroner Croker in holding an inquest, Coroner Cruker was yesterday notified to hold an inquest on the body of Mrs. Filburn, wno died suddenly at No. 83 Third avenue. An officer of the Ninth precinct found Elizabeth Clark under the front stcop.of No. 38 Eighth ave- nue, early yesterday morning, suffering irom the effects of & fit. She was removed to the station house, where she died in @ teW moments aiter having been taken ip, She was tnirty-four years of age. Tne body of a male infant was found in an ash varrel in West Tnirteenth street, yesterday morn- ng. Ateleven o'clock yesterday morning Coroner Woltman pdeld an inquest im the case of Kate Hunt, wo was burned to death at toe fire at No. 47 Uliver street on the 6th inst. The jary ren- dered a verdict of death from acciaental causes, Freserick Brunner. a cniid three years ot age, fell 1pto a tub of hot water last Monday, at No. 277 First avenue, and was scalded to de th. Oarl Kitevratn, of No, 693 East Fourteentn atreet, committed suicide yesterday by taking jaudapum. He hao been out of employment ali Wonrer, and stated that he was trea 0: living, since it was 80 difficult a matter to keep soul and bouy together. Corouer Croker will hold an in- quest ia tho case. A BRUTAL OUTRAGE. A woman avout forty years old, named Mary Evans, of Newark, N. J., while walking yesterday on Parkinson avenue, near the Fingerboard road, Clifton, Was accosted by a man representing bim- Self to be a police officer, wno arresied ber and took her to a loveiy place in the woods, where was brutally outraged by bimself and five ot m: iterward jound by the pul Headquarters at Stapletoi surgeon, Dr, Lee, made an examination of her conaitivn, and pronounced the c serious one, The Woman was sent Toormary at Tompkinsvilie for treatment. KILLED ON THE TRACK. Yesterday foreacon County Physician Dodd, of BI rk, Was notified by the station master at Orange that during the previous night Mrs, Buzavetn Batto, a well known lady of Kast Orange, was killed at the Walnut street cross.” ing of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Ravroad, which, ike the crossings in Newark of the Pennsylvania Ratiroad, is egtirely unguarded. Mrs, Batto Was struck by socomotive and horribly mutilated. she picked up alive and piaed on a wagon With the intention of removal tothe hospital, bat ebe Gea soon alter starting, and the body was then taken to ser resid nee. {vis stated that When aporoaching the crossimg no whistle or sig- Dal of aay kind was sounded, Agreeaoly to hi promise inal) such cases, until safeguards provided Dr. cud wil, itis assumed, order au Ipqaest ant the facts officially recorded, Mrs, Bevo Was Ofty sears ot age, a widow, and leaves several groWo ap calldren, AN OBSTINATE JURY BROUGHT TO TERMS. A wait for false imprisonment, in which Mrs. Hynes was plaincif® and Benjamin J, Hutton dant, bas been on trial for several days past Cirealt Court, at Jersey City, before Judge the | Knapp. The case wasgiven to tbe jury at eleven o'clock Om Monday iorenoon, and at five in the @ jary came into court with the an- fowt it was imposible for them “Nothing 18 imoossibl retorted the he directed them to retire, way ing th ould ve furnisoed with refreshments (heir oWn expense, as it would ve iliegal to '¥ Telreah ments at the expense of the county. of the jurora, objected to receiv- ents, asin that case fe said the Other mempers of- of th it wi ciwea by a Vote of 8 to 4 that re resnments shoud Bot o* allowed Aoout eight o'clock in the even- toe eight members why formed tne majority obrained. yielded ihe jore wer ven o'clock ye: pT Td fureawo came ure with * i sor tue Dima’ Ausoning Gamages at $9,760, ———$—$—$$———— IS SHARKEY COMING? pete Se Ga OFFICIAL ANXIETY TO WELCOME HIM BACK To MIS OLD QUARTERS—WHAT DISTRICT ATTOR+ WEY PHELPS CANNOT TELL—MR. FISH RE FUSING TO INTERFERE. A Geepatch from Havana, published yesterday, announced thet Sharkey, tve murder+r, had left tev. wm the Crescent City in charge of Detece The crescent City is ome of the Clyde line of steamers, and teft Havana for New York on satur She Is expected to arrive nere to-day ot tommorrow. As there is considerable anxiety in oficial circles here to weleome Sharkey pack vo bu old quarters in the Tombs and to ;rovide him gratuitousiy wiih a good, strong piece of fea Will end all bis adventures, a reporter of the Henatp called upon Distric: Attorney Phelps yesterday afternoon to ascertain ether he had received aay oMcial news of Sherkey’s surrender. Oor handsome and genial District Atvormey, although immersed tn iegal mmediacely ready to give tae received no despatch whatev vely, “and do not believe t angonncemen you re er to is authen 1c. key bad been su: w the Ty Shar. 4 were noW On lit sare to nave A KNOTTY PROBLEM. Oo eXpectation whatever on the suhieoty for it 18 simpiy impoxstble to foreceil tae action o| toe Madrid goverumeat, to whom tne decision on the application for bis smrrender has veen re ferrea, itis very uncertels wheter the applica tion Wil ve wrauted ty tue Spanish government, or BOW 8000 the decision wih ve renagred.? e “YO you tim suflelent time aus elapsed to allow of a decision being rendered by tas ume” “On, yes; but you Know boat thé Spamiso aa. thorities are not apt to wove raptaiy in the-e mate ters. Sharkey must hi been iour or five weeks in Havana now. and the decision might nave even arrived pv mail. “1 presume there’s no danger of bis escaping inet ag “Oh, no: Davies is a very good detective, He 18 partiouliriy valaabie in this case irom vein tieroughly immilias With Spanish manners an cusidma, He 19 the same Man Who returged the amous picture by Murillo to Spain, and, as he seemed to be thoroughly competent jor tnis task, Jin rustea it to him. “And you have uo decided expectation of Shar key’s surrender?” ‘<n kL 1 have cone my best in making the appit cation, and the decision now :@sts with the Span ish government.” THE STALE DEPARTMENT'S AVTITUDR, “Do you know Whetver the State Department has made auy demand upon the Spauish govern ment jor Suarkey’s extradition “i nave been in communication with Mr. Fish on the subject aod was advised by hin thit ap application of this kind would Dot be proper, as no extradition treaty exisis between tue two countries,” Fish base this opinion “Aud what did Mr, upon!” “He gave no reasons, but I presume that It Would hot be cons.dered advisable to give Spain any ground jor dewanding tue surrender ot ollen.ers against the Spanish laws now in thi country, The matter rests almply on my own applcation as District Attorney of tne city of New York.” Ic wil pobably be remembered tuat the motion for a new trial in Suarkey’s case was still pending when be escaped, Hence the motion would have to pe argued ou his returo—if he snonid return— belore the Supreme Court, General Term, él MAGGIE JORDAN'S CASE. Asto Maggie Jordan, who is a true heroine, aa sacrificing u8 any ever personated ou the stage who jeopardized her iiberty, uer honor, her hap. piness, to save the wretcn who aiterward repaid her with black ingratitude and inouman ora tality—it may be inieresting to know (hat rhe in. dictinent against ner for abetring Sharkey in his escape will probabiy never be tried ayain, sue wax once tried und the gury disagreed, and the sentimeutaiity of vur juries and their anwiling- ness to Convict 4 young anu tairly attractive Woman Who gozes Upon them with tearful eyes are &) Well estabilsned that the judicial authorise Mies do not thiuk @ conviction could ve obtuined, Taorough his dastardly conduct toward his loeras tor Sharkey has ‘orfetred the little sympatuy ne eve? had in New York, and now there 18 @ univers al desire Jor Stera, retrivutive justice, THE RIELY-MONAHAN MURDER. CONCLUSION OF THE TRIAL—VERDICT OF THE JURY MANSLAUGHTER IN THE THIRD Die GREE. The trialof James Riely for the'murder of Johp Monajian on the 17th of March was concluded in the Brooklyn City Court, Part 2, before Juage Reynolds, yesterday. The vase having beeo closed on both sides at the opening of the cours desterday morning, Mr. Jon Cooney, of counsel for the defence, proceeded to present the case for the accused im an eloquent argument upon tne law of justifiable vomicide. woicao occupied nearly two hours. District Attorney Britton followed at grea: length in reutation of tue theory ol jusiification, aud thereupon Ju Reynoids charged the jury upon the question: voived in the ‘acts aud circumstances of the homicide. Tt is seldom that a case o1 thischar- acter I+ tried Im the eity court ud it is Now cone tenued by the counsel for prisoner that serious Varlapce was made irom the strict convition of law in this State with regard to justification, izasmuch as Judge Reynolds, adopting the dictation o: the District Attorney, charged the jary that the gi persunal injury of the statute Waich aaiborizes a resort to homicide fo self-defence must amount to a felonious assault and battery. ‘The prisoner was convicted by the jury, after deliberation of two hours, under this charge, mansiaughter in the thira cegree, which tnvoives @ punishment not exceeding jour 3? imprisons meat A stay beef Spy and the case is likely to go up on appeal for a decision in the last resort upon exception of prisoner’s counsel. MURDEROUS ASSAULT. — At ten minutes past tweive o’clock on Tuesday morning Officer Golden, of the Sixth precinct, heurd cries of ‘murder! “poiice!”’ &c., issuing from a window on the second Moor of No. 104 Park sireet and immediately hurried to the spot, He founé that Bernard Molloy, who keeps a arinking saloon im the store floor, bad goue up stairs to Lhe apart ments occupied by his sister, a widow, Mrs, Layona, and made a desperate assauit opun sell and ber son, On eutering her apartments made inquiries a8 to tne Whereavouts of her son Nichulas, She replied by asking him what he Wanted with her son at that iate hour, Angered, wuere tne boy W: ye time Molioy entered her sleeping Was in bed, room Her cries tor belp vrougnt wer son, pio) upon Molloy in the darkn supposing bim @ sirapger. In the struggle young — re everal stab Wounds—one 0’ the e a one in the ieft e r Was almost cut in twain by ni On receiving the stab over t . bd the foor, crying, “Mother, 1 0 Goiaen conveyed the injured house. The boy Nicholas wi to the Park Mospitai, where his wounds we dressed by Dr. Thomas Smith. About three o'clock in the morning Ufficer Goiden succeedea in arresting io) in Worth He was taken to court rday morning mitted by Judge Sherwood, in aefauit o| $2,600 bail, Jor felonious assauit witn intent to kill, GERMAN PROPERTY OWNERS. A CHARTER COMMISSION AND A NEW CHARTER WANTED. The German Taxpayers and Property Owners’ Central Organization, woo have previously ad dressed the Legislature, asking jor the appoint ment of @ charter commi 0, have prepared another memorial on the subject. Now that the Goveruor has called the atvention of the Legisia- ture totnis matier trey urgentiy request tne pas. sage of an act providing ior tne wppoinrment o; ba Boara, to be composed of Comperent ,er. sons, With authority to prepare @ charcet or such amendm 1o the present charter as che later. e865 Of the city May require. Wuich snotid ve sue mitted tothe next Leg:siavure, They also ask thug such charter or amendments 0@ submitted to the vote of the people. REAL ESTATE. of New York oitg The following were the property yesterday :— TY PROPERTY—BY rs M, MULLER AND SOM, 14ab. and lease of lot No. 20 Kast 47th st, % & Lg e. wit. oe ‘Rev be poe eee rom, vi, ground ren per annum, lo diets: W. M'Magard.. ; fis 000 4 lots on n. &. of 66tn st, di Foal 26x10; A. Samuel ° 40,000 4 lots on n. & of schuyler st., west of Cortlandt av., own on the map of Morris Stebbins’ property iW, Mot> as Nos. 44, 65, 46 and 47, ze each, 2oxk Fiennes 3". Moho! ~ LODLOW AND CO. 196. DE. b. and lL, No. 444 West lath st., s,s, 225 @, of 10th av., lot 2x131, Patrick MeDonald. BY BLEECKER AND SON. i +> p. sh. and l,oa w. s. of Madison av, of 73d st., lot 242x¥5; Mary Anu Moore, mortgage... sdenevees Of ae ¥. wai sap ath alt cade