The New York Herald Newspaper, June 25, 1875, Page 7

OUR RIFLEMEN IN IRELAND. Practice Shooting at the Dolly- mount Target Range. DIFFICULT 10 DECIDE BETWEEN THE MARKSMEN Banquet to the Freemasons of the American Team. DUBLIN, June 24, 1875, The Irish and the American teams shot for practice at Dollymount to-day. EXCELLENT SHOTS—ALMOST EQUAL, ‘The shooting was very fine, and 1t would be dim- cult to say which team did best, so nearly equal was the skill displayed on both sides, MASONIC BANQUET TO AMERICAN BRETIREN, The Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Ireland gave B& danqnet to-night tothe visiting marksmen be- | longing to the Masonic Order, A BRILLIANT FRATERNAL ASSEMBLAGE, ‘The assemblage was large and brilliant. Among tho guests were gentlemen representing Nova Scotia, Portugal, Canada, New York, Virginia and Duinois, MA, FULTON’S REPLY 10 THE TOAST OF COMPLI- ‘MENT, Complimentary toasts were drank with great | enthusiasm, Messrs, Bodine and Fulten responded for the American Team. A Mr, Fulton said:— ‘The warmth of our reception was beyond our fondest anticipations. Every act and look of our Irish frienas showed tnat they loved Amer- | ica, The bond of friendship between Irishmen and Americans was stronger than that between any other two peoples. + VON ARNIM CONVICTED. BERMAN COURT FINDING AGAINST AND SEN- TENCE OF THE EX-MINISTER. BERLIN, Zune 24, 1875, The case of Count Von Arnim was decided by the Kammergericht to-day. He was convicted of abstracting with intent State papers of the character of public deeds Intrusted to him, and was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment, including one month that bas already expired, A JUDICIAL SALVE TO WOUNDED PRIDE, The Court declares that there was no ground for | the chirge of embezziement or offences agulnst public order. FODICIAL, TECHNICALITIES TONING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT CHARGES. BERLIN, June 24—Evening. In the Kammergericnt, before which the appeal of Count Von Arnim was heard, opinion was to- | day rendered that the original removal of the | documents from Paris was not punishable, but the offence censisted in the subsequent retention and removal of the papers to Carisbad, SPAIN. CARLIST REPORT OF AN ALFONSIST DEFEAT IN THE FIELD. Lonvon, June 24, 1875, The Carlist Committee here announce that they Dave received information of a victory by their | forces over the Alfonsists in Castile. Nine Alfonsist officers are said tohave been captured, GENERAL MORIONES HONORED, Maprip, June 24, 1875. General Moriones has been created Marquis of Oteiza, THE RIVER FLOODS IN FRANCE, —+_— THE GARONNE STILL RISING—TFATAL RESULTS. | Panis, June 24, 1875. The river Garonne continues to rise. Several persons have been drowned by tn inundation of the adjacent country, IMMENSE DAMAGE DONE BY THE WATER— BRIDGES SWEPT AWAY—APPROPRIATION OF CASH FOR THE RELIEF OF THE PEOPLE. Panis, June #4—Evening. The damage done by the inundations im the valleys of the Garrone and Adour is tmmense. All the bridges at Toulouse have been de- wroyed. THE WATER SUBSIDING. The water is siowly subsiding, but the rain con- tinues. GOVERNMENT AID FOR THE SUFFRRING PEOPLE. ‘The Assembly has voted 20,000 tranca for the re- Hef of the sufferers. FRENCH RADICALISM, Si dimedieieiptitete DRNERAL HOCHE’s IN MEMORIAM—M. GAM- BETTA DEFINES THE POLITICAL DUTY OF THE PARTY OF THE REPUBLIC. VERSAILLES, Jane 24, 1875. A banquet was given here to-day to celebrate the anniversary of the death of General Hoche. M. Gambetta made the principal speech. He fald, “The republicans, forgetting old hostilities, joined hands with their former oppynents a8 iriemas whom they previously misunderstood. They desired the dissolution of the Assembly in the interests of continued progress. Tue re- publicans had abemdoned none of their principles. They must advance step by step, aiming for the realization ef the principles of the Revolution.” THE AMERICAN “FLAG ABROAD, —_——-—___— BERLIN, June 24, 1875. The United States men-of-war Franklin and | Alaska have arrived at Kiel. CANADA COPYRIGHT BILL. Lonpon, June 24, 1875. In the House of Lords to-night the Canada Copy- right bill passed a second readin; THE BRITISH IRON TRADE. Livenpoot, Jane 24, 1875. Merchants are selling American iron at Wolver- | hampton at $35 per‘ton. THE STEAMER SARANAO. ALBIVAL OF THE victoria. © SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, 1875. The following has just been received from nited States’ Consul D. Eckstein, Victoria, B. 0. :— Captain Queen and the officers and men of the Baranac arrived here last evening. Her Majesty's Seamer Myrmidon brought some of them, arriv- ng at seven o’ciock P. M., and the steamer Oticr the rest, arriving at nine o'clock ’. M. All hands gre well. The Saranac sunk in fully sixty fathoms bf Water—not in thirty, as originally reported, THE BENICIA AGAIN AFLOAT. SAN Fraxcrsco, Jtine 24, 1875. The corvette Benicia, Capiain Hopkins, came of unharmed from Mad Bank last night, aia pro- ceeded to Mare Island, where she couled. She Waves te-might jor Victoria to brimg away tho SePanac’s overs crew. She will provabiy fetern in ten dave —- OFFICERS AND CREW AT : NEW YORK HERALD, FRI | HENRY WILSON. HIS LATE TRIP—THE PRESIDENCY AND THE | REPUBLICAN PARTY. Boston, Jnne 24, 1875. The following letter will appear in the Adver- tiser to-morro’ NarIck, June 23, 1875, To TH8 Kprrons OF TEE Boston DalLy ADVER- TISER:— Recognizing to the fuliest extent the right of | the press to revieW and criticise the words and | acts of pablic men, | claim tho right ano believe it | to be sometimes the duty of those so criticised to | | Vindicate those words and acts. Acting upon these convictions | purpose to notice some adverse criticisms that have recently appeared in a few re- | publican presses. HIS TRIP. Bight years ago there was printed at the capital a@ journal which assumed to be the organ of Andrew Johnson and the exponent of nis ‘pol. icy.” That journal still lives and seems to be hugely gratined with the linputed reputation of being the organ of the present administration, Recently returned from a short journey in @ few of the States, South and West, 1 find myself and trip-to have been the imnocent cause of extreme solleitude to the conductors Oi this assumed organ and to those woo ipspire it, if there ve any, of which 1 entertain more than @ doubt. But’all such solicitade, { assure them, Is uncalled for, That litte journey Of mine was but the carrying | out Of advice to take a few weeks of | rest oelore 1 commenced upon the task [ | had marked out for the summer and autumn, Kindly welcomed by the people of beth races, by | democrats, republicans and conservatives, [| Visited couleg' hools and maris of Varied mdus- | tries. Being welcomed by people and presses ot | every shade of opinion, 1 said nothing in the twenty-nine brief addresses 1 made oO pub- | | lic gflairs or of party politics, I spoke of law, order, peace ; of industry, material development, education, temperance; of jus- Mee to biack men and of a generous policy to white men. 1 visited the graves oi Jack- son and Clay, Of Taylor ana Polk, of Critsenden, Bell and Benton, | visited, too, a dying ex-Vice rresident and chatied a moment with Mrs. Jeter. son Davis in the streets of Memphis. Never aid | make & more Innocent or agreeable journey than was crowded Inio those six weeks, But I Onda on my return that ali this is very “significant.” These welcomes Irom all without distinction of race or color; these brief speecnes, this visit to the couch ofa dying mau, that little talk with the wile of | the President ol’ tne late Contederacy, were full of | | meaning. She ‘wandering Vice President” was | too unanimous,’ he was “the victim of Presiden- Ual aspiravions.”” and he must be rebuked as | oor genticmen suspected of like desires had een, THE PRESIDENCY. To all this I reply that I indulge with thousands | of my countrymen the idea that the Presidency 1x | @ lofty and responaibie position ; that to be elected to that high ofice, and clothed with its vast pow- ers ior good by 40,000,000, 18 an honor KA whe side of Which uncounted weaith must weigh as | noting. But, notwithstanding this high estimate, | Tassure the organ and all others alike exercised that there is not one being in all this broad land to whom | have ever written, spoken or even lunted that 1 desired, hoped, expected or in- tended to be a candidate, T assure them, too, that [have been so neglectiul, not to say discour- teoussas not to reply to letters written me upon & subject these imaginative ones deem me 80 literesied mn, It may soothe their anxiety iurther if I assure them that 1 have neither money nor patronage nor an organ; that lL never made a promise, in a political | life of thirty-five years, 'o give oMice or patronage | to persons Or presses for Votes or influence, and that lnever intend to do #0. No mouey! no pa- | tronage! no orgun! Surely tis pattable conaition | snouid console aud reassure, if it does not placate, | these distressed genilemen Who see such mignty | influences in mouey, patronage and organs, and | project me from their jealousies and their sus- picious. But there ts another offence, hardly less het- nous. On the morning of my retura to New York | iwas visite by a reporter of the Tribune, who propounced several qnestions concerning my visit and the condition of public and party uffairs, Tnose questions Ll auswered frankly, as 1 would have done jor any other pa and these | answers were publisned ‘without any re- | vision of =mine. §=They we intended | to reach and influence, if possible. those repubil. | | cans who supported Mr, Greeley and the tens of thousands of republicans Who aided last year by | | their votes, or by not voting at all, in losing two- | | thirds of the States we had carried in 1872, and | in converting & — republican of | 750,000 to a minority of 500,000, donot see that thise repuplicans of and those now deeply dissatisfied, but who | are still proud of the retord the party has made, | hold in their hands the fate of the next Presiden- | ual election, little comprenena the conaition of | public affairs and vf wWaat is necessary to snc- cess. A journal that does notgee the wisdom of trying to influence dissatisfied republicans says that the Trifune Vas said sundry Uakind things of me, and ittaunis me Wilh bvetag “the most forgiving of men,” aud deciares that my action may be Xe cellent Christianity,” but 1618 not “selLrespect’? or “manliness.” tecame tothe conclasion years @go that ile is too short to de spent iu revepging .Mere personal wrongs, and ve becu for a long while sorgiving men apd presses that have said unkind, unjust or untruthfalth.ngs of me. 1 ex- : those Who ardso foolish as to say | of me now.\ They need forgive- act in tae apirit of “exceilent n attord to Wty "self-r “ 1 ing the President Wnhe' When? tow? Lam surely unconscious of any sucn purpose, I have seldom obtruded my oylnions upon the | President; and whenever I nive made sugges- | toms It has been because 1 redgiousiy believed that wuatt deierentally suggesed would be for | the credit of his admiPistratiou, the success of | with becoming respect. ; the party and the good of the nation, My | | Opposition to the third term foll} has been con- | | nirued, too, ito opposition to the President, | But nothing is more untrue. Wien I saw tat | issue FMsed and pressed with sich disastrous | eflect upon tae party by the adriit representa- | Lows of 1ts enemies L took early oce\sion 10 say to | timid friends that there Was #0 rea\ danger, tbat | 1b fas conirary to the setuied convidions and tra- | ditions of the people, and that they ¥oulu elect no man Presiaent for a tnird term. Las actuated by no hostilty to the President, not vy invor to any one desirous ol being his succes ldeemea | the proposition, by Whutusoever savuted, quite as iatal to the republican party as woull Have been @ proposition to amena Cae constituten so as to | elect a President tor lie. | THE SOUTH. | _ Having opposed tie policy of reomstruction When adopted, it ts not surprising thatthe organ sees litle oF ho progress in the souvngra States, | | and that it criticizes me lor expressing the opin: | jon that there has been progress and tiat there fs | a better feeling than heretotore, Having been an anil-siavery man for thitiy-nine years read and thougat much of Southern a 4 Sith SOME Care the presemt comdition of vuth, There have been unquestioasoly mis mixMaNagement ang in aoMe cases corrup- tok On (he part of those called to the higy duty of | Working oat the practical proolem tion in Those uisordered devastated Cymmon- Weaiths, But with ail these mistakes andgorrnpt ractioes Lsaw progress—siow, but L thick sure, Jat A prophet at the close of the war predicted that in toe short space of ten years there should happpen What bas happened, few would have believed him, ‘Then the cowred race, just emanct- paied, lad helther property, homes, eumeation teal Or civil Tights, "Now, though ititie 4 10 havits of economy and twriti, it possesses milious of proverty, was hundreds’ of thousands of eniidren in schools, hus been clothed With civil and political rights, pceupies hin posi- tons at heme, and has representatives in Con- gress, Then toe White race, with mstitntion 9, i ustrics and jabor disorganized, Unaccustomed to 1, disappointed and desente | careless alike Of the rignts of ana of the opinions of. their countrymen. Now States, industries and ifstitutions have veen anor 1s becoming more Henoravie | iniversal, the govérumont 1s more re- epeeted, the old fag is more loved and the favor- able opinion Of the Northern people more lighty apprecuted. Mien remains t¢ be done; but a ve- | ginning has been ta. aad hbpeiul progress has | Deon wifeady secured. There abe yet unscrupulous meu Whe are secking to divide soclety and parties upon the perilous line of eK Enemies of their | country, of mankind and ot (od, these reckless 1 shonld receive Che sternes condemnation of tae patriot, the philanehrojistiand ihe Cart In spite, however, oF all Ubtosard in there is unquestionsbly a Kitguer and better | feeling pervading the suute. [pity tne head of that ian Who does NOt see AR comprehend It, alu the heart of him Who does hot acknowledge, | hadi and welcome it with gratitide to God and | with hope for humanity and tne pation, It may be chat | Nave spoken ho orten amd too much, out my convictions have breed me to raise quite often the youce of entreatyjadvice, warning, Teinonstrance and protest. Leatirom the present Outlook aud toe temper Ol a lev present tt wil be my “itty, a8 1b Wil be the duty Of ali devoted, ex- | perienced and tnotgatint repubikans, to continne | todo so, however distaatetul it m& He to those who seem (oO heed not ine lessons Of ferent, Lam not one ol those Why believe that thkway to make @ ty strong is to make it indeferibie, or to ciuse ranks (o the believers 1 its jrincipies. The sin for whick | am so sharply Thuked by seit. conatituted Censors appears Not @ be unsaitntul- ness fo the republican platiorm an organizacion, | bat my couunnons efforts tolwin back 10 te republicau ranks — hon men wno atl wdnere to the repubiican \faitn, fav. ing advocated the ideas emb ue ropuMm@ican erged and silustrated by is, 1h Nearly 1,500 speeches, in}wenty-seven | States, 1 OWTHE ty Know sumetuiog Arne jeelings, | desires and purposes vf Abe Amekean people. | Finding nothing io the consttatiol nor tn the | traditions of the people that forbia | Vice Presi. Geni to entireator aayise political §sociates to in degbattion and acm f ad, remobrrated and profested azuinst mietakes f velevedbould oring deieut, uM not disionor. | FORESAW THR DANGER. | chteen montis ago lt abe f $w danger honing wp in the neat imrure. 1 turhed my mintean frends of ine pending peri, and eed that We suould, by Wise and prhent legia- | ieuon oad adiwUatrAtion, ‘and ely oud | re | then to beediessly thrown | and wi: | abandoned, eMcient organization, strive to save the present house. But I was considered, by some who did not “seare well,” an alarmist, and was told, with that superciious arrogance which has ariven from us 4 LETTER FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT ON | so wany repubdlicins accustomed to organize vic> | tories, that “the Vice Presiaent had etter not lay the role of @ political prophet.” In spite, jowever, O: coniident assurances of these pre- suming, but not very sagacious politicians, unex- ampled disaster came, CASSANDRA WILSON. I had no doubt then that these were republican defeats rather than democratic victories, Nor have Lany doubt now that a majority of the na- on stil adhere to tne distinetive principles of the republican party, and can recover what was away. So bellev: to the country demands iat republicans should do% all they can to so reinsiate their party thac it shall again invite and command the ‘sapport of all who proiess to believe in its principles, and who rejoice over every refurm of acknowledged abuses. I have endeavored to look the situation squarely in the face, and | have done and { intend to do ail in my power, inspite of carping and captions critt- cisms, to reunite republicans and to secure again the ascendancy of the party that Bas saved the Union and emancipated a race. WHAT MUST BX DONB. Believing the continued su cess of the republi- can party to be conducive to the sure aud more Speedy development of the pation tn Its varied in- terests, upon the achic ved Hasis of human rights, 1 think its presses and lis leaders should now, in the spirit ol seli-sacrifice, subordinate their per- sonal aspirations, rivairics and ambitions, and wel- come all to their ranks with generous maxnanim- ity, and so leave to ®& reunited, reorganized and Telnspired purty the selection, at the fitting ume. ofits candidate for the President. They should now forgive and lorget, and by @ reformatory and Renerous policy, aud by the earnest and honest ap- peals for unity, win back, in the elections of this autumn, Ono, Peunsyivania, New York, Calitormia and Massachusetis, Sagcestes so won will assure & national victory in 157, Suca # victory will give the republican purty, with its brillant record lor liberty and union, a grand opportunity to illustrate the opening of ‘he second century of the Repudiie with glorious deeds, HENRY WILSON, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON, June 24, 1875, ABRANGEMENTS FOR CARRYING OUT THE NEW POSTAL TREATY. 4 mg, I think duty The Post OMce Department has aevised means | whereby Spain will be the only country that will be inconvenienced by the stipulatton of France not to enter into the postal arrangements made at Berne till January 1, 1870. 1t was urst announced that Spain, Portugal and Greece would be exciuded from the privileges of that treaty from July to | January on account of the arrangement made with France, but the department will now send ail inail matter for Greece through Germany, and vhat for Portagat will be aespatched from England by packet direct to that country, Jeaving only Spain anprovided for at the five cent rate, YELLOW FEVER AT RIO. VESSELS OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIO SQUADRON INFECTED—DEATH OF OFFICERS AND MEN REPORTED. WASHINGTON, June 24, 1875, The matis for the Navy Department from the South Atlantic station have not yet arrived, though they are hourly expected; therefore, the department has no oficial advices of the exist- ence of yellow fever on United States vessels in those waters, A private letter received here to- day by an oMlcer of the Navy Department from a brother officer at Rio, dated May 22, reports that the yellow iever was raging at that place, and the number of deaths daily were trom fifteen to twenty. During the first half of March, 192 deatns Were reported. On the United States steamer | Lancaster there were several cases, Vleet Sur- geon Denby and Assistant Surgeon Passig bad died, the former on the 3d of April, at Bauta, Brazil, but the date of the death of the latieris | not mentioned. on board the Lancaster, There had been much sickness On the Brooklyn several She arrived at Rio on th then reported by the surgeon as in good sunitary condition, the Monovgaheia, but no deaths mentio When she leit Kio several officers and seamen r Mained in the hospital on shore, dut ail nad re- covered, excapt Assistant Surgeon Waugh. It bod expected he would soon be adie vo start for ine. in April. THE BLACK HILLS. THE MINERS IN THE HILL REGION NOT TO BE DISTURBED. WASHINGTON, June 24, 1875, Nothing has been heard at the Interior Depart- ment irom the Black Hils since Mr, Jenney’s despatch of yesterday. It is probable that the miners found they will not be disturbed at present, as the government does not propose to furnish free transportation Venturers sound there, REPORTED HOSTILE ATTITUDE OF THE SIOUX NOT CREDITED AT THE INDIAN BUREAU. WASMINGTON, June 24, 1875, The Indian Bureau docs not credit the report that all the Sioux are on the warpath, They be- heve phat neither Spotted Tatl’s nor Ked Cloud's meu are engaged in any warlike demonstrations and feel confident that if any Sioux are mixed up with lawless movements they are only afew roam. | ing raiders, Who are not under the coutrol of these cniels, and ic would hardly be fair to hold ine Sioux, “as a nation,” responsible lor any raids or depredations committed by these lawless bands, THE CHICAGO CUSTOM HOUSE. REPORT OF THE COMMISSION APPOINTED BY | THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY—WORK TO BE STOPPED. WASHINGTON, June 24, 1875, Messrs, Post, Norcross and Smitn, the Commis- sion appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury to examine the Custom House, Court House and Post Office Building, at Chicago, have made their report to Secretary firistow. The committee con- demn the foundation and the stone used in the | building in unmeasured terms, and recommend that the buildiug be torn down and the stoue Secretary Bristow will immediately give orders that ali Work shall be stopped and that steps be tuken to preserve the structure in its present condition until the matier can be sub- mitted to Congress, which Will be as early as pos- | sible alter tuat bouy couvetfes in December next HUDSON RIVER BRIDGE COMPANY. POUGHKEEPSI£, June 24, 1875. The Hudson River Bridge Company has heid two meetings, ending with @ meeting of the Executive Committee, to-day, The company has been re- organized, The Finance Committee Was to-day Instructed to send to the principal bridge constructors for proposals for a bridge actoss the Hudson at this place, and also to open $ to the coal fields. $1,000,000 by subseription, When the work of build- ing the bridge will be commenced. Tuo pro- jectors of the enterprise are enthusiastic anu pre- Gict sull success. BOATING AT SARATOGA, Sanatoca, June 24, 1875. 1 The Wesleyan crew arrived in Saratoga this afternoon, and, after dining at Congress Hall, wens to their quarters at the lake (Ramsdeil’s, on the west side). They brought with them three boats—2 new six-oared shell, a gig ana a pair oar, But one substitute (Sewell) accompanies tne crew. Five colleges are now represented on the lake, and Dartmouth wilt be here to-morrow, The crew: now here and jn practice are Columbia, Cornell, Hamiiton, Union and Wesleyan, A STRANGE STORY. THE WiTR OF A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH POST OFFICE LARCENY. Newrort, R. 1, Jane 24, 1875, The particulars of a strange affair have leaked out to-nignt. A well known lady of tots city has @ brotner in the Wert, with whom she was in the habit of corresponding every week, Suddenly she was unable to get any let- ters jrom him, notwithstanding he assured her that he wro )her as usaal. In one of the let- | ters he sent her a check for ® large amoun: of money, which she aso failed to recetve. Finally he left bis business and came to this city to haye the mystery expiained. Go) ing to the Post Office, he ascertained that the wife of & prominent government oficial, with Whom his sister nad been on Intimate terms, nad rented A BOX, aNd had requested (hat all of Mis sister's letters snonid be placed therein, This was done, The che has not as yet been presented anywhere for payment. No poswible cause can be assigned for the woman’s s range dings. She i now vistting her irends in a ork Stave, haying beeu gone about tyrae Weeki. ases of Jever were reported and two sailors died | ta Ol May | ‘There were a iew cases on | back to Cheyenne Jor ali ad- | with John P. Winslow as President, | it 18 Intended to raise | THE EARTHQUAKE. Destruction of San Jose de Cucuta, in Colombia. EIGHT THOUSAND HUMAN BEINGS DEAD Horrible Scenes of Suffer- ing and Dismay. VICTIMS SUFFOCATED BY THE DUST, Graphic Description of the Catastrophe by an Eye Witness. MARAcatno, May 29, 1875. w destruction, by an earthquake, of the city of San José de Cucuta, in Colombia, on the 18th inst., at half-past eleven A. M, panied by lond subterranean‘eronations, levelied every wallin the city, and buried under its ruins 1D that eingle instant ol time some EIGHT THOUSAND HUMAN BEINGS out of & population of 10,000 souls, and of thot then spared many hive since aied of their in- juries, and others remain seriously affected in mina, who have fled the doomed spot and are daily ar- Tiving here, is harrowing in the extreme, The first care of the few saved, after they could col- lect their shattered seases, was to succor those whose SHRIEKS FOR AID Milled the air on every side; but their efforts in many oases were rendered futile by the continued trepidation of the earth, by the explosion of pow- der and fireworks stored in many parts of the city, and by bands of robbers, who roved over the ruins, ROBBING THE DEAD and murdering those they Jaucted ha@ saved any- thing. Thus all who have reached here from Cucuta have landed here in the clothes they wore “on that fatal day, as fewor none were able to save even their wearing apparel. The following details are furnished by one of the survivors :— SAN JOSE DE CUCUTA come one of the most important cities of Colombia, Of late years new ana important enterprises had buildings for mercantile and other purposes, and of a large number of fine residences. In a moment of time these have all been destroyed. It was | situated on the boundary of tne Repubdiic, and was founded by Juan de Martin in 1634 It was & port of entry, if an inland town can be called @ port, and here was the es- tablisnea Custom House. The population of the elty at the time of the disaster is estimated at avout 12,000; it sad a large commercial business and was the great depot ior coffee and caca lor suipment either through the Venezuelan port or down the Magdaiena. PRELIMINARY SHOCKS. At half-past five o’ciock in the afternoon of Sunday, the 10th, astrong shock was observable, lasting twenty seconds, A little later another trembling of the earth took place, whick graau- ally died away through the space of five min- utes. At @ quarter past five the same day the entire population was brought to its Jeet by a strong shock, which lasted tor some time. Daring we 17th and the following night occ: sional tremoungs were experienced. On the morning of the 18th everything was serene and the day advanced without anytuing new, with no ¢ THE FATAL MOMENT. ‘The hour of halt-past eleven arrived. A great part of the citizens were at table. The earth commenced shaking with great force, and from allsides the people rushed te the streets with despairing crics for mercy, onds the movement continue like a great ship without ballast, Instantanmeously acloud of fine dust enshrouded tue streets and houses, impeding the vision and calling forth renewed cries of horror and appeals tor mercy from the populace, These were of short duration, | however, as the dust soon became so thick as to IMPEDE RESPIRATION. and, as if by the touch of an emchanter’s wand, an awful silence succeeded. Many who might have deen saved irom the ruins of tne falling buildings | fell victims to suffocation, Not longer than two minutes did this terrible situation contiaue, A ing THE TERRIBLE SCENE. | What wasafew moments before a beautifai | city, Instinct with Ive and | the hideous tomb of thousands. The ruin was | complete, A contemplation of the few wao sur- vived the awfal disaster was even more terrible than the sight of the ruins and the dead which | lay beneath them. . | CRAZED WITH HORROR | men, women and children ran about crying for heipand to their friends whe lay dead near at hand, Here a mother franticaily called to her child; there the child, horriply disfigured, perhaps, wailed out jor its parent, Husvands, wives, sons, daughters, fathers and mothers were ruonivg | about in Wild dismay. Some hours passed before quiet Was restored and a realization of the event obtained, The tromblings of the earth continued, | and, to add to the horrors of the situation, tires | broke out im various localities amid the ruins, ‘The so fearful day was followed by a still MORE HORRIDLR NIGHT. The satvivors had moved to the suburbs of the city, where encampments were estadlisned, The rain commenced to fallin torrents, and amid the Impenetrable darkness the groans of the wounded filled the air, varied only by the sharp detonations proceeding from explosive materials amid the ragns, The coming of a new day showed that not more than 2,000 remiined alive. Beneath the fatien houses lay from 8,000 to 10,000 dead, AID FOR THE SUFFARERS, Immediately the sad news reached here a sub scription was raised by the merchants in money and clothing, which was liberally responded to by ali; and the United States Consal, as agent of the Atlas Steamsnip Company and the Orinoco Navigation Company, having tendered tue use of the steamers Pico and Uribante, they were that same evening despatch: with an AMPLE SUPPLY OF PROVISIONS, physicians to administer to the wounded and sic The Governor of this State also nobly responded to the call tor aid im money and provisions, and furthermore sent a picket of soldiers for the pro- tection of the emigrants coming from Cucata. OTHER TOWNS DESTROYED. Reports from other localities furnish news of equal destruction. San Cayetano was destroyed; also the larger part of Santiago. In Gramalote there was great destruction. Arboleda, Cucutiila | and San Cristobal are all nearly destroyed, prin- | etpa the four last. The population of these towns is estimated by a person well acquainted in that region to be more or jess follow San Cayetano, , \a | Cucutilias...... San Cristodal «ve “ The section of country above referred to em- braces the regions about where Colombia and | Venezuela join, the Colombian portion embracing the State of funder. It 18 in some respec:s the most productive part of the Republic, and the conee of this section is familiar to all the world, THE SHOCK was felt sharply at Bogota and adjoining #ec- | toms A gentioman whe was os tha tima in On the morning of the 28th inst. this community | startled by the appalling news of the entire | Tne first shock, accom. | The account given by the unhappy beings, | had for many years made very rapid progress, in- | creasing in wealth and population, until it had be- | been started, necessitating the constraction ot new | premonitions of the awiul fate which awaited the | doomell city. ad | For Mfteen sec- | the city moving | wind rapidly carried away the dust cloud, reveal- | happiness, was now | clothing and mevicines, under the care of a com. | mitwee to dispense them, and a number of avie | 1,600 | DAY, JUNE 25, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. Facatattva says that the movement tasted | for three-quarters of a minute. It was also Strongly felt in Barranquilla, Maracaibo, though | Temoved a degree and 4 half from the scene, yee Jelt ut the same moment a gentle but long contin- | Passed since the memorable 181h of May that we have not here felt shocks more or less strong. IOWA DEMOCRATS, THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION—PLAT- FORM AND NOMINATION OF OFFICERS. ‘ Des Mores, lowa, June 24, 1875, The Demveratic State Convention met here this morning, There were over 30) delegates present. | L. G. Kinne, of Tama county, was chosen tempo- | rary Chairman, aud T, O, Walker, of Bloomfeld, Secretary. After the appointment of the usual committees the Convention adjourned till two O'clock. On reassembling the Committee on Credentials reported a full list of delegatos, and H, B, Finke, of Dubuque, was chosen permanent President. | On accepting the office Mr. Finke expressed bis | fratification at the ananimity of opinion existing © im the Convention, and said he thougnt the Vom- | mittee on Resolutions would report a platform on Which ail coula stand, He asked that everything not essential, like the name, should, for the sake of harmony, be subordinated so the declaration of | | prinetpies. | ‘The Committee on Resolutions then reported the following platform / The democrats, liberal republicans and anti- Monopolists Of the State of Lowa in delegate Con- vention assembied, decture as a basis of per- manent organization and united action the fol- lowing principles herence to the doctrines of political gov- t by Jeflerson, Madison and other nee to their construction of the ures involving coustituuonal a satherser the Secoud—Sttic constitution in power, ‘ Third—Supremacy of the federal government within the sphere and the reservation of the local authority of the constiint posed to the concentration of all | powers 1h a st Airalized government. th— Abs0 ‘ohibiuion uf midtary interterence | 1 tne peaceiul assembling islatures except in a man Jetlned in the constitution. Fith—Honesty in the adminisiration of public offices, j and in public expenditares, | Sto be Hold to & rigid accountability he misuse ot public Lunds or for the prostituuon of © powers ior private Use, Honot all the logal rights of every F color. » lands for the . aud opposition to any further rants to corporate monopoiles ior any purpose, A—The restoration ot the Presiacntial salary to | Jo, and no third term, That we ave in favor of the resumption of specie eii8 a4 soon ay the same can be done without in- to the business interests of the country, and in the ueantime a sulficient supply of the nation’l currency Jor business purposes and opposition to the present ni tenal banking laws, \ euth—A tariff on imports that will produce the Camount ot revenue with the smailest amount of 1 no imposition of duties for the beneft of wanu- facturers at the expense of agricuitural interests, Trreyth—Wo are in favor of the present prolitbitory and the enactinent of a well-framed, prac- | strictly enforced, as the best ‘guard solution of the evils of intemper- | nse law aeninst and the sate an Thirteenth—That we are opposed to all legislation that Testricis any citizen in his individual or several rights and privileges. : ; Here follow the Obio arraignment of tne repub- | lican party, and an invitation to ail parties 10 co- perate for the eXpulsion of the republican party | | from powet, ‘Lhe resolutions were unanimously adopted. | Alter considerable devate ou a motion that the | orgsnizauon be Known as simply democratic, the | | matter of a name was iaid over, | Nomiuations were taen made as follows :—For Governor, skepard Lemier, of Des Moines; Lieu- teuant Governor, Captain E. 8. Woodward, of | Lucas; Judge of the Supreme Court, W. J. Knirht, of Dubuque; Superintendest of Public Instruc- ton, A. R. Wright, of Wright. These nominations were made unanimonsly, and after speeches by several delegates the Uon- vention adjourned, FINANCIERS AND THE CENTENNIAL. EXCURSION OF BANK PRESIDENTS TO PHILADEL- PHIA. The bankers and bank presidents of New Yorn, Joined by delegations irom New Haven, Hartiord, | Jersey City and other places, accepted yesterday | | the hospitality of the Philadelphia bank presi dents and went to the Centennial grounds in a special train furnished by Cojonel Thomas Scott. ‘The train started at five minutes past ten and ar- rived on the grounds at noon. The party comprised Wiltam K, Kitchen, President of whe Park Bank; W. R. Vermilyea, ©, P. Leveridgs rresident of the Hank of New Yor Witiam 1. | Jenkins, President of the | Bank of America, and 150 otner leading | bankers and bank presidents. They were re- ceived by the committee ef Philadelphia bank presidents, headed by Mr. W. A, Cummings, the | Chairman, and by the leading oMciais of the Cen, tenniai Exhibition, After looking at the butld- ings, in the construction of which vast progre: Was noted, the party were driven to Belmont Vo! tage, or George’s Uote!, where a sumptuous ban- quet was spread. Tnis was partaken of by 300 | bankers. Among them were also representatives | Qi the South and West, Tne spaeches made were ofa conyivisl and humorous character. ‘ine prin- cipal speakers Were rnomas Kovins, 'resiueat of the Philadeiphia Bank, Who presided; George I. Stuart, President of tae Pailade:paia Mechanies? Bank; Mr. Williams, Prestaent of the Metropotan «oi New York; GS. Ove, of the Ameriean ange Bank; Jonn Weish, Chairman of tne Centenais! Board of Fluance, and ex-Governor Bigier, The last two gave financial explanations, to show taat the prospects of the Centen- nial Exhibition Were committed to worthy hands. 1t Was calculated that che assemblage represented | $509,000,000. The speakers ail breathed a warm desire to promove the Centenmial and bury ail pnalfeeunsg. Aiter the first speeches resoin- were adopted to jorm & numismatic society, to be composed of all tne leading bankers and bank presidents of tne United States for fae purpose of wetting torether all the | cuins and paper moneys, from the earliest cvionial | Umes to date, With & View to their display at tne Centennial Exposition. The gentlemen present | jJoyiuily pledwed themselves to do ai in their power toward accomplisning tits purpose and to aid aud to promore the Centeantal by itberal su: seriptions to ile Centenmal stock. SAC fali-past Six O'clock im the evening they started again (or | New York, greatly pleased with the hospitality of is, and arrived here at minutes ater ne The whole awir was admirably managed and a complete success, FIRE IN LIBERTY STREET. “uons DESTRUCTION oF THR “ALDINE” PRINTING Orricr. Shortly before eight o'clock last might OMeer jontgomery, of the First precinct, discovered | smoke issuing from the third story windows of the five story white stone buiding, No. 23 Liverty street, occupied by the Aldine Publishing Com- | pany. etore the arrival of vhe engines the ames had enveloped the third ana fourth floors and were rapidly extending, A second and third alarms were telegraphed, bringing to the scene a@ large number of engines. Captain Petty, with “his en- tire reserve, arrived promptly and rendered as- sistance to the fremen. Despite the exertions of the latter the flames continued to spread until the entire upper part of the bailding w: sheer of fire. On each floor were @ number of heavy presses, weighing in the aggregate many tons, aad to this Is atirivated the rapid spread of the fire, as the f en, learing the floors would give Way and precipitvte the presses into the basement, were compotied to attack the fire jrom the outside only. Aiter about an heur’s hard Work the fire was brought under control, Mr. Beacham, the Superimvendent of the Alding Pavhsaing Companys, estimated the total loss at #100,000, Whiten 1s faily covered by Insurance. The stock of tae Aldine Company, consisting of a large quantity ot type, twenty presses, plates, paper, compitied books, &c., Was almost wholly a Stroyed. The basement was occuoted by W. T. | stationer anu job printer, Whose stock 19 Insure 21 Liberty street, . dealers in drags, 18 damaged by water to the extent of 2,000, be vers ¥ Weightman, wholesale draggists, oc- Jying No. stock by water of upout $2,000, The origin of the fre 1s unknown, Promp! six o'ciock the various employés eit the buildin jeaving the engincer, Joun Wasningion, on the first floor, He leit shortly atterward, and ap- parently everything was all rigtt. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. at Advices from Panama, under date of June 15, | supply the following faval report:—The Unitea Stures steamer Omuha was to Save sailed irom Callao on the 6th inst. for Guayaquil and Panama, ne b expecie ere daily, | _ The United States steatner Os-ipee, Commander Breese, left Aspinwall of the morning of the loth inst, fof a shore cr to Greytown, and will re- ) turn in fifteen & REVOLUTION IN MAGDALENA. 1875, says there are unmistakabie signs Of @ revo- | laow da the State af Magdalena | Thus apprenticed to lteratare, | lar $3 hat, $1 + 25 Liberty street, sustain & loss to | * A private letter, dated Barranquilla, June 1, « | OBITUARY. REAR ADMIRAL DE CAMP, Rear Admiral John De Camp, of the United States Navy, died at Burlington, N. J., yesterday, ued undulation of the ground, and not a day D8§ goog sixty years, He was born in New Jerseys and entered the navy from Florida in 1827, first serving on the Vandalia, in the Brazil squadrom, Hie was promoted to be passed midshipman im 1833, and commissioned Heutenant in 1838, Hue promotion aS commander he obtained im 1855 His earlier years of service were mostly with ta¢ Brazil squadron, but from 1845 to 1950 he served on the Paciie, and im 1854 he went to the coast of Africa on the irigate Constitution, He was op dered to the Navy Yard at this ctty im 1855, and was Lighthouse Inspector from 1555 to 1860, Af the breaking ont or the rebellion he frst com: manuded the storeship, and larer in the year, 1861, he Was ordered to the command of the steam sloop lroquots, of the Western Gull blockading Squadron, with which vessel he participated in the capture of For:s Jackson and St Philip, and all the subsequent engagements on the Mississipp{ River, inciuging the capture of Vieksburg, He Was commissioued a# captain July 16, 1862, and Inimanded tue irigate Wabash, of the Souta At nic squadron, duting the years 1863 and 1864, Hie was commissioned Commouore ito 1866, Alter the war he commanded the storesnip Potoma Pensacola, and the receiving sip Potom: Philadelpiiia, ttl 1870. when he was placed on the retiréd list with the rouk of rear aamiral, He was in the service forty-cigh\ years, of which he served eighteen years at sea. JOHN ROBERTSON, THE VETERAN ENGLISH JOURNALIST. {krom the Manchester Examiner, June 12,] Our obituary to-day con/ains an announcement of the death of Mr. John Robertson, @ veteraa journalist, who died at Old Goer, Herefordshire, @ few days ago. Born at Aberdeen in 1811, Mr, Robertson was educated at Abverdeen and Glas gow universities, He afterward entered Lim coin’s Int aud qualified as a barrister; but, like other young proiessional men of his standing, he | entered “the gallery’ as a reporter, and was for some time associated with Charles Dickens om the then famous staff of tne Morning Chronicle, Mr. Robertson never jorsook 4, He obcained employment a8 @ leader wrirer on several Loudon dauy newspapers aud attracted sucn asbrention by the excellence of his work that he was selected ag editor of the London and Westminster Review, then the proverty of Mr. J. S Mill and conducted that magazine auring what Mr, ‘hackeray, IN @ private letter, has described ag “ita palmiest days.’ Mr. Rebertsou enjoyed the intimate frendship of Mr, Mul, and rendered that Kentieiman assistance in the puolicavon of some his works, the value of Which tue, emiaeat polit cal economist has handsomely acknowledged t ms autobiography. Mr, Roversson was about this time a candidate for Pariiamentary bouors, Rave ihg entered the lisis ay Kilmarnock against M: Bouverie and Mr, fleury Vincent on the libel side, and Mr. Prinsep, & retired director of the Bast India Company, bow & hnonogenarian living at Fresnwater in the Isie o; Wight. Dectining, however, to Tsk the loss of the seat to the liber interest, Mr. Koberison did Rot go to the poli, Mr. Rovertson also earned some repatarion ip scientific fleids. He was the discoverer, in 1850, of the mechanism oy wnleu the pholus dace & Species Of Mollusc, perforates the chalk, and Nig acienufle pursuits shortly afterward led bing abroad, He remained in Paris until 1858, and walle there acted as correspondent to se English and otch Newspapers, including the Examiner and Limes, During lity laver years he was a frequent coatributor to the Selécttc ana other reviews, Household Words and All the Year hound, AMUSEMENTS, LEVY, THE CORNET PLAYER, Mr. J. Levy, the most distinguished performer on the cornet-a-piston now living—one who re+ calls by hie marvellous powers of, execution, breadth of tone and exquisite expression the palmy days of Koenig—arrived yesterday in this city per steamstip Russia, Late London ex- changes speuk o1 Levy as having gained in power, tone und exvression during the past twe seasons, and bis appearance, since the time be was soloiat in Thomas’ orchestra, exciles @ deul of interest 1m musical circles. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. The brief but brilliant and successiul engage ment of Miss Clara Morris at the Brooklyn The atre, Monday, Tuesday ana Wednesday night, under the able management of Mr. John P, Smith, Was brought to a close last nignt by the lady’a benefit, which proved a complete and flattering success. The venelt tendered to Mr. George Clarke by # number of distinguished gentlemen of this city | promises to be a remarkably brilliant and success fulafair. “Money,” bulwer’s celebrated comedy, Will be presented for the occasion, Mr. Clarke an- dertaking the réle of Alfred Evelyn. Governor Tisten, Mayor Wickham, Senator. Creamer General Patrick Jones are among the distine guished people under whose auspices the per formance will ve given. RAID ON A GAMBLING HOUSE. At about haif-past eleven o’ciock last night Cape tain Van Dusen, of the Fiitcenth precinct, assisie@ by Sergeant Young and Detectives Steven and Henderson, made a raid upon the gambling house No, 38 West Eleventh street aud arrested James D. Barton, the dealer, and Daniel Barns, tne marker. ‘Ihe piayers escaped. A quantity gambilng implements was seized. YOUR PLANSS, AN UNE: TRUSS COME ate prices, the: eures he Al.— : CONSPIRACY TO A BLACK THE GYMNASTICS OF PERJURY, EXTRAORDINARY FEAT OF SWALLOWING A&A BROWN STONE FRONT. SEE SPinit oF THE TIMES. ALASKA BEAVERS, $6. 70, WORTH $9; REGU: ‘s Fearl Cassumeres. $2 9 yecaity; money saved it a street, upstaite UT, CLAANLY, COM« ‘Trveses” wae Trees Sever rasy 1p tout Prite if Bromiway, See Yoru. Evastie Stocm 8, BANDAGES, 20. rth 7 Straw Maw money mate a Li New Chure A fortat’ aie i. Iphia . Be BEST PLACE IN NEW YORK TO BUY poors, Snoxs Axo Garrens for the country ts at MI GUS, No. 3 Union square. BARTLETT'S BOULEVARD, STREET AND Park Lamps, new styics. Alay patent Toren, lighting street lamps. Depot, 59 Broadway, New Yorks DESHLEWS PILLS ARE THR SUREST AND safest Remedy for Cutis Axo Ferre axp Manama, 3, 302 BROADWAY.—ELEGANT EVERDEL! iad en vee Wedding and Ball Cards, fine Note Paperas r U MERRY ne for t archasiag. USE 13 NOT « Ladies aro ia For sais, wholgania fit steost, Hofmag Lrox DUMAY an enamel bara Vited to test it beture 1 retail at Xo 8 Hea, Price $t ORPORATIONS IN NESD OF - wasthor Ratiroad, I jal, Theatrical or Lew to obtain an. eat ciNG Bara. ‘ing their orders, THE PERUVIAN SYRUP BEING FREE FROM alcolol 18 energizing effects ate not followed by rea ton. THE KQUITAGLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCTETY, 120 Broadway, is pared to make loans upon Hon a first clas dwelit f° one stores im Ni tbe mrusehe ft BroORIVE ‘and ful) information, aud their basiness tact xerpt legal etpenses for examinal siety also tastes the most dest Uinon selected tives, (nevadinm . by whieh, during the pai accumuleted greater than a. the w income of $10, annua! business curing Ihe past Te years has been greater than that ot any other com rineh pats WH for without charge, ot tite, This ENT YANNOT 5 GLY RS n “fhe Oretoy * ener captany indened. Defouw caretaly Fries, $3. Comptied oy F. Ok toy BJ. HALE & SON, 17 Marraz Or SPROULATING CAN FR on or sendin Hl pablishe siti jae Wing how to make bar vat rhke JUHN HBCRLING & ©O,, New York. ‘ RAVSESS, RINGING IN THE BARS; CAUSKS and treattnent.” Dr. Willams rele, re printed trom nce, some (oe ie Joarnat of Medical Fel bast 1 oue stamp. 28 Wendeth street