The New York Herald Newspaper, July 5, 1875, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 5, 1875. TAR ROPCEMEN IN IRELAND. Major Leech---His Services in the Cause _ of a Noble Science. . Mow the American Team Enjoyed Them- selves in the Green Isle. Festive Doings Previous to the Great Battle. Uncongenial Weather Set at Naught by Irish Hospitality. FIRST PRACTICE AT THE RANGES. DUBLIN, June 22, 1875, ‘The rain has as much persistence in Tendering the American rifemen unbappy as the amiable Major Leech and his colleagues manifest in en- deavoring to amuse them, Yesterday morning Colonel Gildersiceve and his men, filled withao ambition for a good day’s practice, were just about starting from the Shelbourne Hotel for the target ground at “Dollymount” when the downpouring floods compelled them to beat a precipitate re- treat to the hotel. Thus cribbed and conflaed amid the gloomy splendor of a smoking saloon where the servants steal about as mysteriously as if some one were dying in the next room or con~ demned to the narrow ‘limits of @ parlor from whose windows one sees only mists and pedes- trians hurrying through them, the team has had am excellent chance to lose its temper, but has resolutely reirained trom doing so, Not even the overwhelming zeal of the local tradesmen, who have a habit of sending written circulars contain- ing interesting information about suirts, socks, Gress suits, &c., to every member of the team, has resuited in provoking anything more than good-natured comment, although ft is a severe task to examine the small mountains of mall matter heaped around the visitors daily. THE VISIT TO THE LORD MAYOR. The visit to the Lord Mayor on Sunday even- ing, the 20th, was one of the pleasantest episodes of the sojourn in Dublin, The worthy Mayor bad extended an invitation to the team and its friends to meet his family in one of the parlors of the Mansioy House, and at nine o’clock in the evening the Americans were ushered Into tne hall of the modest Mayoralty, and, escorted by a footman with powdered hair, were presented to the Lady Mayoress, who, in her turn, introduced the fortu- nate riflemen to a bevy cf charming and sprightiy young ladies. The occasion was exceedingly Pleasant, and from the parlor group the members of tie team learned that they were the observed of all observers, “There pever was any visit here before that was 80 much spoken of,” said one. “Except that of the Danes,” said some one else. “Yes, but they stayed several centurics, and wo fad ample time during those long years to find out all the fauitsin their character.” MAJOR LEXCH. Major Leech has just issued his book called “Trish Rifemen in America,” a readable velume, which contains Many interesting particulars con- cerning the history of rifle matches both in Ireland and ingiand, as well as appreciative and thoughtful comments on American institutions and grateful notices of the kindnesses which the Irish team received m the United States. On my arrival iu Dubiin { sought out the Major among his books ani papers at his pleasant apartments, Morrison’s Hotel. I found him almost submerged by @ constantly rising flood of communications, of every possinle character, about the match and its attendant festivities. 1 can haraly better illus- trate the difficulties attendant upon the arrange Tents for this internavional trial of skill than by stating that fur one single ex- cursion down Dublin’ Bay, for which some thirty tnvitations were to be issued, there Were received, either directly or indirectly, nearly fifteen hundred applications. Major Leech’s tall form was bent over a mass of correspondence and his servant was bringing in a fresh bundle of letters as I entered. The captain of the Irish team was profuse in his expression of thanks for the attention which he and his triends had re- ceived irom the HERALD, witlie they were in New York, and he bad not yet ceased to wonder at the ingenuity with whicn'tne diagrams showing the positions of the shots on the targets were com- structed, He has copied these diagrams in his volume and in the preface gracefully returns thanks to Mr. Bennett for the privilege of among them. He has made the study of rifle practice his principal and ,all-absorbing pursuit for 60 | many years that I askea him to outline briedy for me his connection witn the sport. This he | willingly did and I give the tale much as it wi told to me. THE MAJORS CONNECTION WITH THE SPORT, The Major’s hair and beard are white, bat he ts still young enough to have walked Jast year from Dubiin to Holyhead, a distance of 256 miles, in eleven days, and could do it again. He is as active as he was twenty-five years ago, knows every one in Ireland and has an extensive ac- quaintance in ali parts of the Kingdom. Wher- ever his tall form is seen towering above the rest of mankind in some English or Irish town the Fesidents know that sport is not far benind, Major Leech was intended for the law, and stua- ed creditably ana successfully for it, He spent a number of years tn India and is somewhat noted asthe first man to annul the prohibition long maintained against Irish lawyers at the Bombay Bar. Only Westminster men and the Scotch were | allowed to practise in the Indian presidencies | until Major Leech, by tact and energy, managed | to do away with the invidious distinction estan- | yished against his countrymen. He returned to his ative land more than twenty years ago, intending vo begin practice at the English Bar; vut, at the earnest solicitation of bis old aud valued friend, the late Mr. Cooper, o! Mackree Castle, he became that gentieman’s land agent in 1852, and held the position for ten years, aituough iv was hardly con- mial to his a@ispo-ition, and he performea its duties out Of compliment to bis Iriend. About the year 1859, when the volunteers began to be «nown in England, Major Leech conceived the idea of founding companies of them in Ireland. This he afterward @bandoned, and devoted him- seif to the formation of the Irish volunteer regi- ment in London. He aided largely in raising tt, and refused all commissioned rank in it, and joined as @ private, a8 many otner gentiemen did at that time, He was, however, shortly ad- vanced to the grade of captain, in which capacity Taised the company known as the West End, He was subsequently presented by its members, ata banquet in London, with @ beautiral silver tankard, On the death of the Major of the regi- ment the then Captain Leech was induced to accept the vacaut field officer’s place, The Eicho Shield was then &nnualiy offered to be competed for by the English and Scotch volunteer riflemen, The match was subsequently opened to other than volunteers, being what is known asa "stall- bore, long range match,” for the purpose of de- ciding as to the respective merits of long range rifles in general, Major Leech was anxious that an Irish team should take part in the match, and, ‘ter some Years Of pressure on the authorities, the gallant Major succeeded, in 1965, in producing the first team of Irishmen ever assembied at Wimbled Major Leech had nominatea the Marquis of Donegall as the captiin of the team, and, under that gentieman’s leadersnip, the team fought annually at Wimbledon for three years, In jater years the Duke of Abercorn. the ‘present Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, was the cap- taim of the team. The Lord Lieutenant is now the President of she Irish Rifle Association, of which Major Leecn 1s the chairman, The first target ever erected in ireland was set upon the de- mesne of Mackree Castle, in 1859, before the visit of the Irish team to Wimbledon. ON THB OLD SoD, The diMecalty of carrying on his arduous sup- port of the noble science of rifle shooting in Ire- land and bis regimental daties in London were too much for Major Leech. 80, as he preferrea the real material in Ireland to the hal! ored scuf in England, be abandoned the irish regi ment in London and, returning to Dud-— lin, threw himself with energy nto the work of organizing rife corps at bore. The winning of the Elcho Shiela as Wimbiedon by the Irish, ty 1872, 18 mainly attributable to his exertfons, aud, on the occasion of shetr victory, the successful team presented him wich a hand- some copy of the shieid, to keep alive in Mls mem- ory the gratitude which they owed him, The pres- entation occurred at tne Mansion House, in Dub- lun, and @ banquet was alterward given by the Lord Mayor to the ‘Irish Eight.” Earl Spencer, the then Lord Lieutenant, who was present at the banquet, patd Major Leech a handsome compliment in @ speech in which he said that “ne saw before him the man to whom they were principaily indebted for their victory. There was no man at Wimbledon who was not proud to reckon Major Leech among bisfriends.” After 1872 it was natural enough that the Major should nave looked toward America with longing eyes, seeing there new laurels for bis pet riflemen. Every one now knows how he sent his challenge through the NEW York HERALD and how grace- fully and gallantly he accepted the defeat which, he admitted, he had not expected. I asked him MU he thought that Milner, who made a bull’s eye on the wrong target AT THE CRERDMOOR MATCH, was really the principal agent in the Irish team’s deieat, “Not at all,” he answered hastily. ‘There's not @ better shot in ali Ireland than Milner, and he goes en the team here. Sure ‘twas Walker who lost the match, The ideaof the man making a miss at 800 yards! It was an unpardonable offence; past allforgiving entirely, ’'msure I can’t see, for the life o’ me, what led bit to com- mit such a heresy.” ‘The Major recounts with glee the story of the Irish porter who, when preceding him up stairs with @ trank on bis shoulder, suddenly turned and sai¢ mysterious!: “ Well, Major, yez did that well !’” “ What?” inquired Major Leech, somewhat as- tonished, “Telling Milner to make the bull’s eye on the wrong target to let the Americans win.” And the captain of the Irish team had great aif- ficulty to persuade bis enthusiastic sellow-coun- tryman that the riflemen from the Emerald Isle | could be beaten. WIS WRITTEN PACTS, Major Leech assured me that the Americans would not only be allowed to compete at ail the priucipal matches in Ireland aud Engiand, but | would be heartily welcomed, in bis new pook he says :—** It would be a graceful compliment to the American nation if the genticmen composing the American team were invited to compete tor tue Elcho Shield at Wimbledon, Unless in future the Americans are allowed to take part in this match the Wimbledon peopie will be very much in the Position of the man who ran a race by himself, and who’ consequently came in first, make litle doubt,” he adds, “that the Wimbiedon authorities, will consider any application on the subject, and that what in future might seem an ungracivus exclu- | sion will readily be avdided. in this case a fand might be raised ior the purpose of contributing to the ehampions’ expenses across the Atlintic. ‘The I: | Kept their seats, honor of @ place im such a team may, perhaps, by | some beeconsiderea @ sufficient inducement to | gentlemen to compete; but it should be remem- | bered that the process is expensive, and that any one who comes lorward to shoot at an snteria- tional match is expected to keep up @ certain po- | sition”? REMINISCENCES OF TRAVEL IN AMERICA. Not tne least interesting portion of the Major's volume is that which contains the account written by Mr. Waterhouse concerning his journey to Den- ver, and Mr. Johnson about bis excursion mto | Kansas, Missouri, the Indian Territory and along the Texas border, when the Irish team was in America, The adventures of Messre, Jonnson, Rigby, Bagneil and otners are reciied in piquant ana entertaining fashion, and the comments of | Cremteux, one of the videst Deputies, who nas sab our visitors Upon what they saw and heard are as | just as they are kindly and considerate. THE EXCURSION IN DUBLIN BAY. Yesterday a goodly number of the American party accepted the cordial invitation of the Irish Lights Commissioners to take & sail in Dublin Bay; into requisilion. | & SCENE but, even bad Colonel Gildersleeve and bis men | kuown that the rain would bave prevented them from practice, they would scarcely have ventured any excursion by water just at present, for sea sickness is a rare demoralizer of nerves, and @ rifeman’s will must control every thread in his body at an instant’s notice, In tne evening a large and merry party went down oy train from Duplin to the Royal Marine Hotel, at Kingstown, where the Port and Docks Board had prepared a delightful banquet. The Lord Mayor, the High Sheriff and many other distinguisted gentiemen irom Dublin were present, There were nearly one | hundred guests, and the addresses and toasts were prolonged until the sudden announcement o!1 the approach of midnight frightened every eue trym the table and forced them to Basten to the train. Colonel Glidertleeve and Alderman Cole maue excellent short speeches, the former receiving hearty applause when he announced that he and his fellows had come to win the rifle match. Aiderman Cole gave a short sketch of the rise and progress of the Irish element in America, and mentioned many illustrious names, whose owners Went out from tiny hamlets im the Irish moun- | tains and valicys not more than a score of years | ayo. ALDERMAN MANNING enlivenea the festivities with some sketeves of bis journey. A very charming feature of the ban- quet was the singing of a Latin grace, “Non Nobis,” by aquartet of exceilent voices, The music was examisite, and one might almost have fancied himself fora moment in the refec- tory of some antique Monastery where the monks were praising heavem over their food, After each course came giees, Chorals and madrigals. ruly, these modern Irishmen are as juxurious in their Tepasts ag the ancient Romans were. It needed but the introduction of some bard wita flowing white beard and hair, with a barp in his hand and singing the praises of the rifle of to-day, to revive memories of the time When minstrels at the tables of the Irish nobles sung songs in praise of the | figbting si\eeds as well as of the warriors who trained them. SCENES AT KINGSTOWN, When the American party arrived at Kingstown last evening the saithful rain was still talling, but before the master of ceremonies, with stentorian voice, had announced that the “gentlemen were served,” the broad bay, the wide sweep of shore, here rising into biue Mountains whose forms were wreathed in mist and there meiting away toa level with the greenish waves; the lovely gardens of Kingstown, with their pretty vilias; the pler near which was moored the graceiul yacht Alexandra, in which the excursion of the morning had been made—all these were transfigured by a flood of golden sunshine, which came suddeniy, and as if half frightened its own boldness, through the driiting clouds. There was even a rainbow; but it lasted only @ Short time, fading out to give place once more to the unstabie formations Which at a distance 100k like shores and cliffs, but which are only one Of the forme of the deceptions of the Northernsky. A GLEAM OF LIGHT WHEN AT PRACTIOR. To-day, while the team was at practice at Dolly- mount, the sum benignantly smiled on thom from to time, and the result was @ magnificent score. Af the days of the various matches in which tl Americans are expected to participate befere the 10th of July are overcast the record of our marks- men wil be less favorable than if the sun sete the clouds to Might and the laska to singing, aa he did \us mornins. | ELECTRIC DISTURBANCES PRECEDING THE | Assembly, and comparable to the famous expul- -bressea surprise thas Mar 3 Sn NB IN THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY, za hole ia Pa cannon TH i BL \ CK I | | | , pon me inersn euagent ey are wr rel > pial It cut the pipe convey- be @ herd of elk; then, that they were mounted! ing the gas, to which it set fire, and thea passed ’ Indians, Finally, guessing tae truth, they gale THE DEBATE ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL Law— EXTRAORDINARY ENERGY AND VIOLENCE BY THE MEMBERS OF THE LEFT—WHY DID Nor THE MODEBN BAYARD DIE IN THE MIDST OF HIS SOLDIERS? ‘There Was au important and exgiting sitting ac Versatiies on Tuesday evening, June 22 M. Baffet availed himselt of the opportunity afforded him by the speeches of MM. Louis Blanc and Mont de Moutjan to state the intentions of the government. M,. Laboureze, in a snort and effective speech, declined to offer any remark on M. Buffet’s declaration, but proceeded to demol- ish MM, Blane and Mout de Montjau, who seemed | to fancy that the Kepublic was a monopoly and | belploom Qi their own, He and hig friends wanted to Gtect § répubiicad & mae hie whose portels all pa: ties coald shelter, The Republic was the lawful goverument of thé country and must ulti- mately triumph, AN INCIDENT OF UNEXAMPLED EXCITRMENT, Tapre- cedented, not only in tis, butin any previous This speech was followed by an incident sion of Manuei ia i523, M. Du temple began by declaring that he shoud Oppose the copstitutional laws like M. Louis Blano aud M, Madier de Montjau, but ou different grounds, According to him they are shapeless Jaws, begot by a conjuration which he Wouid ab- ain trom qualifying. ‘the President, the Duc d’Audiffret-Pasquier, drew the speaker's attention to the fact that he had noright to designate tn such a way laws which had been Voted, and therelore were to be respected, M. Hervé de Salssy clatmed the same !mpartial- ity for the speaker as had been accorded to ovners, (Applause from those round M. Hervé de Saissy. ‘Lue President—1 shouid not attach importance to M. de Saissy’s observation hac not some of our colleagues associated themselves with it by ap- plauding, M, Madier de Montjau cid not attack the cons itution in terms suchas M. Da Tempio uses. As to your opinion of my impartiality, 10 1s of small consequence and I appeal Cham- ber regarding it, (I'nree rouuds of applause irom | the Lett anc the Centres.) M. Da iemple coutinued—I use an expression Which Las been used belore, It ts historical, aud | Weare inaking history every day. ‘The consttu- tion of Februiry 25 was only voted because M. suifet badly incerpreied a standiag order oo Feoruary 12, wien the third reading of the senate bil Waatbrown out, lnstead of declaring taab six mouths must pass beiore it could be vrougot Im again be allowed @ fresu debate on it to open immediately. | 1dent—! can afford to scorn attacks on i] not allow my predecessor to be | (‘Bravos” from tue Ventre, M. Du Temple, resaminez, muimtained that the | constiiution was without leal saucuon. He ex- | al MacMahon, whose | powera bad been projouged by imonurchists, | should have allowed vimsell to be uommated President by republicans. Perbaps the Marsnal | exp rienced the emvtion spoken of when he was | asked to undertake power oy because he saw realized a long cherisheu dreay (Violent inter- ruption oo the Right and Centre.) The Marshal Stul keeps to Ms motto, /’y suis, py reste,” Dat | Vnatis a good Motto jor a Wan iW the hour of | danger, vut noi When he isin power, (Distury- | ance aad murmurs.) ‘ae President—ii I were to call you to order [ | snould certamy be supported by the majority of us Chamber, | M. Du 'Tempie—Bayard of old died in the midst | ns beaten soldiers, (Prolonged disturbance, | M3 WaS wn allusion toa manisesto of tae Comte | de Chambord 1a whica Marsfal MeMaioa was styled le Bayard moderne.) Yor myself, con- | tinued M. bu Temple, 1 tuimk that if ihe Sov. eFeign Was culpapie, the Geuerai im command of the urmy Was, peruaps, more 80, Vroiouged tumult. Cries of * A ordre!) “+A la censure?) doe President—I cannot, uilow you to attack in this Way 4 man woom every ene respects. (Cries or “Bravo!”) Leatl you to order, and Twill asic the Assembiy whetner you shail be allowed to | continue. ' M. Du feuple, in the midst of great disturb- auce, couunted to attack the Marshal. Nhe President tuen asked tues? who were tn | favor of M, Du Lewple ieaving the tribune to rise. | Near! Whole Leib responded to this inviia- tion, with the exception of a group of radical | Deputies, among whow might be seeu M. Gam- betta, malt mais fohis beghvors to remain seateu. On dhe ocher side O1 Like Chamber a smail | group of Bouwpartists and M, de Francliea also Tne Prevident-—Let those of the contrary opimion stand up. | Your or uve radical Deparies rose. The Pr BOUL beh Syid:—asl. du Temple, je vous | retire la parole. du fempie u- tered a iew words, ous n'avez plus la pgrole ? “La censure, la censure!” and he quit- ted the Tribunal amid grea! tumuit. As he passed | along toward his seat be Was received with cries | of La censure!” An altercation arose betwer M. de Tréveueuc. Yue fors beside M. de Franclreu, Who congratulated him. | ‘idnere were iresh protes:s, bur by degreescalm | Was restored. Tbe President cuiled On M, Marcou, Wuo beiongs to tie xtreme Lett, put the cloture | was called ior and prouounced. * | Aimcst the entire Assemuly declared that the | bill should pass to a second ready. THE OLDEST MEMBHK ASTONISHED, i On the way back Irom Versailles tuis incident’) was the general subject of conversation. AM. | mm the Assembly ior Of y years, said that he gad hever sandy strony a aisciplmary measure calied IN CONCLUSION—CHALLENGED PERSONAL COMBAT. {From Galignani’s Messenger, June 24.) Tue tolowing is related as the concluding inel- cent of tne scene in the National Assembly | caused by Generaidn Temple's speech:—in de- scending from tue tribune the General spoke to | M. de Tréveneuc, who lad made himself conspicu- ous among those who demanaed that the former should be requested tO take Nis seat. “1 thought you were my fricad,” said he, with Muchirritation. “Lam, first of ail, the friend of Rood seuse aud outraged reasoa,” replied M, de | irévenewc., “Youalways atiuck me, More than at, you attacked the Emperor wheu he was | overthrown. 4 you Support the Mursia\ because | he is m ofiice.”? ‘The Deputy tus reproached immediately sent two of bis friends, Admiral de Mernégu and Depasse, to the eral, with & view to | ask him seriously to reflect on what Agghad jast sad, Tae latter thereupon repited t he had not designed to tasuis M. de Tréyeneue, At | @ ltvtle dista Baron Decazes, conversing with @ neigubor, remarked In aratuer ioud tone, “gr | Cases 0! tuis Kind @ doctor for lunaies Is needed.” General ou Temple beard tue expression and stopped. ‘Po you iniend that for me, sir?’ said | he 10 ine Baron. “Yes,” replied tue lavter, boidiy. “i said that when &man speaks as you have done it 18 neediui to have a doctor jor lunatics.” “sir, you are an impertinent fellow “Very well, air,’ replied Beron vy zes; “tam going Ont. Will you just come and repeat tua ex- pression to me at the baftety THE STORM | | to | AND FLOODS IN RUROPE, | —— TER- RIBLE YIS(TATION IN FRANCE—THUNDER, LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN—DRIDGES SWEPT AWAY—-A FIRE CAUSED BY ELECTRICITY. The European maui, dated to tite 25th of June, | supplies the following first, report of the atmos- pheric phenomena which preceded to tue rise of the devastating river foods in France and other | parts of the Continent of Surope, with interesting, yet melancholy, notes of how the rivers ultimately | obeyod the uuseca yet irresistivie agency which | influenced them to the overflow waich produced | the devastating and fatal consequences to prop- | erty and life, of Which we have veen imiormed in | our cable despatches, } INCESSANT RAIN IN PARIS, {From Galignaui’s Messenger, June 23.) ‘The rain, Which kus persisteally continued since Sunuvay alternoon, is Nut heavy, but incessant, so tha, the quantity Of water registered by the Piaviometers at the Paris Uveervatory is already coneiderabie, ‘Che inhabitants of the capital would | with difficuity be brought to admit that, im tae | language 01 the notifications intended for sea- ports, but not for agriculture, the weather may be considered fue, because no wind, of suMcieat strength to disturb navigation, is blowing, In fact the Westerly breeze, which carries along with it extremely dense ciouds, is only moderate in rength. Ip Paris yesierday umbreilus were tobe seen all day in every direction, as the rain came down steadily, At three im the afternoon the thermometer marked 16 Centig. (60 4-5 Punr.) METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN FRANCE. [From Galiguani’s Messenger (evening), June 24.) Lhe indications received at the Paris Voserva- tory yesterday morning were good, a8 irom no quarter Was any considerable wind or baremetri- cal depression signalled ana the sea being almost everywhere smvovk. The quantity of water re- ceived on Sunday by the pluviometers corresponds | toa rainfall of 980 hectelitres per hectare (8,712 | ir was fine, but clonde the ‘afternoon tie thermometer . (66 1-5 Fahr.) CARN VISITED BY A VIOLENT THUNDERSTORM~A FIRE CAUSED BY FLASHES OF LIGHTNING, [From Galigmani’s Mes: T, June 24.) A violent thunder s:orm broke over Caen three days back and several persons were knocked down by t benim na, ctric huid fell upon t tl rner of tue Rue Ba eupola, scattering the tance. Alter melting the zinc, 11 descended vy @ Water vine. Which Was fused im several placed, the roof of a houso a a r | acacia. | duetion out torough the front door, efucing the owne:’s pame, Several other buildings were strack, but n0 serious damage done. RAIN IN TORRENTS. ‘The rain shortly after fell in a perfect cataract. STILL BAINING. A WATERSYOUT BURSTS, (From Gaitrnani’s Messeayer, June 24.) Heavy rain icllon Monday ia the Depariment of | the Hérault, ana the temperature became coa- derably lower, A waterspout burst at Béziers at noon on Taoesday, and, according to the latest accounts, the unfavorable weather continued. A similar concition prevails throughout the de- artments bordering (he Mediterranean, FIDESPREAD DEVAYTATION—BRIDGES SWEPT AWAY. (From the Cork Examuuer, June 25.) Yesterday's reports irom the aistricts of the Garonne and Adour state that the inundation is very extensive and the damoege everywhere im- mense, All the bridges at Toulouse have been swept away. rhe inundation has also been attended with dis- astrous results at Tslesauch, Albi, aud Mont- aubap, The Waters now are slowly falling, though the rain continues, * THE MOODY-SANKEY MISSION, —_—_-—___ APOSTOLIC DIFFICULTIES OF THE AMERICAN MISSIONARIES AT ETON—HOW THEY BATTLED FOR THE FAITH NEAR THE ENGLISH SEAT OF LEARNING-—PROCLAIMING THE FAITH DESPITE TROOPS OF WANDERING, VAGABONDS. (From the Londoa Telegraph, June 23.) Tmpelied by the euriosity which naturally rose } | Gossip with the Miners Encountered by Mr. Jenney’s Expedition. CLAIMS LAID OUT AND OPERATIONS BEGUN Preparations Made to Resist Any At- tempt to Remove Them. ——— THE MARCH TO FRENCH CREEK, Over Mossy Crags and Grassy Glades to the Field of Gold, Camp No. 17, ON FRENCH CREE! } Sour or Hagnex’s Peak, June 18, 1875. There can nolonger be any doubt of the exist- ence of gold in this region, Colonel Doage and a small party yesterday rode in advance of the column several miles. We ar- out of the puolished correspondence between Mr, | Fived as Frendh Creek about twelve o'clock and it | Knatehbull-Hugessen and the au(norttues of Eton was determined to make a permanent camp near College with respect to the purposed visit of j the stream, Colonel Dodge and Licusenant Foote, Messrs, Moody and Sankey cincts of that great great numbers of persons went dowa to Windsor und Eton yesteraay, and saw from the railway that the large circular teut pitched in the to the South Meadow, and looking precisely as if it nad | wind whicn had recently sprung up. been intended for an exnibition of horsemanship, Was ib process of being struck and stowed away in caravans for prompt removal. This discovery, however, did not ol itself overwhelm with dis- appointment the beholders of the deserted fleld | and useless canvas; for the announcement bad gone lorth that the Mayor and Counchi of Windsor had granted the use of tae town hall for Messrs. Moody, Sankey, Grauam and Hogye’s revivaust meeting. THE CONGREGATION ASS SANOTUARY. ‘Then toward the municipal vuilding the crowds made their way; but a more serivus check en- countered them now, In certain placards noti- pre- | with onecr two orverlies, rode up tee valley be- educational institution, | youd the timbered point on the north side. Pres- ently’a great volume of smoke began to arise in the direction in which they had gone and rolled | down the valley ina dense volume before a fresh | T rode up | the valley and met tnree men, broazed and un- | shaven, in ci'izens’ clothes. They said they were | miners. Thev belonged toa party which had been in toe Hillis about two weeks, aud were now en- gaged in prospecting and laying out cheir claims, They had come from Fort Laramie, starting the day alter the expedition, Six of them nad united | in partoership ior placer mining Ou the stream, | and three of these had swum the River Platte on BUING AT & TEMPORARY | ying that the Jown fall coula not be used ior ; the intended purpose. but this negative state- ment Was Dot accompanied by tue afirmative Which should have peeu its coroiary. forbidden the Town Hail, Messrs. Moody, Sankey anu iviends had found hospitality elsewhere; and toe imformativa that ibis Was the case hud not becu properly circuiated, = Mr. Graham’s account of the whole matter 1s ag Jollows :—Proiise haa been given his party that they should have tue assistance of thirty police. men of tue county, Wita oue sergeant, to keep order in aud outside the tent in which they sup- posed the service would, by permission, ve veld. ‘dhe Ciuet Constable of Bucks, however, saw MM to retract his promise oO: police aid, Wnoereon Mr. Graham and bis company applied by telegraph to tue bead of the metropolitan force. answer they received the lutimation that though tue metropolitan police couid extend their author- ‘ni | 1ty to Windsor they Were not able to assume any powers in Eton, OF THR UNGODLY LOOKING FOR GAIN. The great influx of strangers to the town had Iweed alfordea Mr, Graham and his companion Teasonable cause to Wish (or atd in preserving tae peace; though it may be that whey were over Sensitive as to (ne ciaracter of the mvaders, A vai sud Croop of minstrels, with olackened Taces, aa accordion, two fiddles, a tamvouriue and & ono, had actually come down in the sume train with the revivailst party, and bd excited some suspicion, if mot alarm, as to tbe object of their mission. ‘That @ noisy kind of fair mignt gatner round the tent, a prooadle; but it is not quite su likeiv that ang Worse motive tian making a little extra money, on their road to Hemey Regatia, had stirred the | | Tan to our hidin’ place, nigger band. ‘The idea that tuese simple mounte- bunks had Come With any malicious inteat of ridiculing or disturbing “the periormances of Messrs. Moody aud Sankey might have been distissed almost as soon as it was entertained. ‘ney were tuere to lavor in their vocation, ana to scad round the hat among tne public, ever ready to recognize merit and (o reward it, THE GODLYZAND THE ARISTOCRACY. Amoug the hearers were the Rey. Lurd Wrioth- | esiey Russell and several masters in Etou College, such 48 Messicurs Marinden, Woilley-Dod, voynes, Mozley, Arthur James, Cornish, Austin-Leign, Daman, ‘arver, Durnford, ana Stone. MR. MOODY GIVES THE CALL. Under the shade of o spreading chestnut tree, Mr. Mooay’s rostrum was raised, and the tar- monium vi Mr sankey Was sbeltered by an The last-named evangelist preceded Mr. Moody, and with tye intermiitent aia of a choir, sang wis ellective ballad-hymns, “Teil me the oid, oid Make No Delay,” a Land Ynat Is Fotrer aan Day.” By and by Mr. Moouy, led by Mr. Graham, came from tne house, walked through tue crowd on the grass plot and ascended bis rostrum. Plunging at once, as 19 his wont, Into the business of his mission, he sad, in his 10ud, clear voice, “Tne Earl of Cavan will leaa us im pray er.” AN EARL RESPONDS. | . Then, withont loweriug their umbrellas, for the sun Was very powerlul, but removing their nats, tue assembiy soliowed His Lordsnip in a supplica tion for grace to receive the me tion whica they were presentiy to hea! re AGE OF SALVATION, When the novie sad Veneravie Mari bad made an end of praying Mr. Moody said he would read a part of the fourth chapter of St. Luke, and, open- mg his bivie, ve read those verses which teli how Jesus returned trom the scene oi His temptation to Galilee, Where a lame of Him went throagn ail the region rund about; how He taugnt in the synagoyues, being glorided of ali, ana now, ving comie to Naugarety, where He was brougot ie read irom the book of the prophet:— The spirit of (ie Lord is upon me, because He hat apnoimted me to preach the gospel to the poor; He natu sent me to heal the broken hearte: vo preaci deliverance to the captives ana reco ering oi sigat to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,” He then read a verse or. two from Philippians and called on Mr. Sankey to sing | the hympot “ihe Ninety ana Nine,” which tuat evangelicai minstrel did, none the jess eflectively ng geVen in tae open air. Ton Was pr ed by Mr. Moody, on the cond chapter of St. Luke, “And the angel salt unto them, Fear not: for behold £ bring you good tidings of great joy, which sbal all people.” itis needless to say how tne preacner, with Mis lamiur repetitions, lis tinpal- sive and unpolished eloquence, Nis quick adapta- tion of Seripwure to his argument, and bis imtro- anecaoies—lardiy $0 effective with sucl an auditory as be Nas sound them to be else- where—laboved to eilore> tue jesson thas the Gospel 18 @ free gilt, and that 16 18 offered to all, He sald ne could Woll understand tay Peter might huve oeen sur. prised at Our Lord’s command to Carry tue good | tidings of salvation uoto alimen. But Christ made no reservacion, “io,”? He would have said, in reply to His disciple, “yo, seek out the man who drove these craei pails, go to that Roman soldier who thrus: his spear into My side, and tucust it Hill te pierced My neart; tell Nim there is a nearer Way to My heart than that.’ And then the speaker spoke 6! sudden conversions. “Some ou”? he said, “do wos pelicve in them, does, There were 8,000 who be- ddeuly oa the day of Pentecost, aud were iLO-IRISH BATTLE. “MAGNIVICENT TIPPERARY’ VICTORIES MIDDLESEB MILITIAMEN. From the Cork !xaminer, June 24.) The Aidershott correspondent of the London Datiy Teegraph intorms that journal that tne Highteenth Royal Irish, British Intautry, and the ‘Third Middlesex Militia have, iu @ somewhat ao- expected fashion, brought their fighting qualities lato play. Adispute having occurred during s jumping Maich, the Mitta stoned the camp of the regu- lars, waereupon the linesmén, bearing their drill exercises in mind, made a Sank movement, and, charging taeir opponents, drove them irom their positioa. The fight seems to have progressed merrilf, for the militia stubbornly contested the battle, When the military police and a detach. mentof the Army Service Corps arrived on the ground and separated the conbatants, At presens we have pot learned whether the Kngitsh militia adopted the new infantry arili operated in three Ines, All we are told Js that they were ¢ comfied by the superior strategy of their Mp. perary rivais, CENTRAL PARK POLICE. To Ta# Error or THE HERALD :— A respectiuily inform you that tho Central Park Polle@ (who have @ paymaster or a disbursing clerk, a# you may call him, appointed by the Park Commissioners), like the flremen, are kept wait- ing for tueir money. You say notuin out UB; it is all about the firemen. We are suifering, some of (except those who their own houses), for our pay, Will you inform me wao keeps tne interest of all this money and oblige A CENTRAL PARK POLICEMAN ¢ Naw Yorx, July 3, 1875 OVER - By Way of See ned in the first imstance, | y.7 * Come to the Saviour, | Kk OF Ages”. and “inere Is | ee of salva. | Though | 3 | | | | Gespatched our mail by tuetr courier. tne day 01 starting, then very swift and danger- ous, ‘The site of their claims is about four miles West of Gordon’s stockade, called by the miners | Harney City. On the hewn side of an upright stake 1 observed the following inscription :— QUELLE LE LL LELE LE LE LELELOLELE LO LEDOELEDLELE DOLE DE DE: NOVICE, We, the undersigned, im 1,200 feet; six? Shundred fees irom tis Stake up the creek ands 38ix buudred (600) leet down the creek frumz pthis stake, jor mining purposes, GHORGE DONAHAY, H. ALISTON, F, M. UMPEREYS, W. HAR Ny J. MCOOLY, J. SMITH. Being 800 feeteach. 3 DIV LO LEIS LODE DEDEDE DE LELEDEDIE DOLE DLE DEDEDE DE LOLERED, These miners have dug two prospecting holes on their claims, and one of them was industri- ously making a siuice ditch along the bank, py means of which they expect 800m to Operate ex- tensively in the ved of tne stream, The grass of the valley had been set on fire purposely and was burning rapidly. The flames were extinguisued by order of Colonel Dodge, ‘As I was talking to ag Iminer, unmistakably trom the Yankee corner of the world originally, ana endowed with a keen and expressive face, he remarked, chucklingly:— “But 1 ‘tell you, you fellers scared us awful, though. We ha’n’t ven bere long, and have rayther ’spected ter ran a narrer risk with sole dters or Injuus; an’ we’ve kept kinder ready jor a cleanin’ out but when we saw biue uniforms a-comin’ over the rise 0’ ground down thar, | tell you we thought you was alter us, sure; an’ we The only’ thing we could a-done would have ben ter have given up an? gone with yer; butitdid seem hard ter give up our diggen’s an’ camp an’ everything.” The miner was infinitely delignted to learn that, altnougn under a general order required to arrest them, Colonel Dodge nad no time to do so, ana that they would not be disturbed for the present, Another miner said:— “I saw tnem when they first came into the val- ley. I was ‘way on them rocks, (pointing to the top of alarge crag) and I run more’n I’ve done since I dou’t remember when to give the alarm to the boys, so that they could get away.” Afeer finding that the military would not dis- turb them the miners expressed themselves as glad that we had come, and invited us to @ dinner at their camp among the rocks, saying apologet- ically that they bad little besides meat on which to subsist, At this moment an old gentleman, addressed by one of my imterlocutors as “Uncle ecccseeene sees, Qecerereccesers Same person to exhibit tome A PISCE OF GOLD, | which he had washed out of a pan yleiding tren- ty-seven cents. At the same time the younger miner remarked :— “He’s got arich claim, he has, up the creek.” The old man had a very intelligent and benevo- lent countenance, After searching in nis pocket- book he brought from a deep recess a yellow paper, carefully folded, in rectangular form, into ‘a minute package, wnich, on being siowly opened, was handed me. Jt contained somewhat less than agrain of apparently pure gold, in’a single flake, ‘The color of the metal was a very rick yellow. The | old gentleman is engaged in making a siuice on his claim, about a mile furtner up the creek. The other miners intormed me that one of their company nad lpit the day before for Fort Laramie, with all the specimens of gold they possessed. He went purposely to spread the rumor of the exist- ence ofzoldon French Creek, and irom his hps the news will undoubtedly spread rapidly over tue Jand and arouse @ tide of emigration that ‘within two months will people these valicys with adense population. The miner with whom we bad previously conversed most kindly remarked, with an innocent cruelty that was heartrending, that ifwe had come a day earlier we could have | He offered me a gold-wushing panfull of cool water from the creek, from which ldrank and was reireshed. The pan was then filled with sand froma pit about two feet below the surface, and yieided several scales of fine gola. A Frenchman who accompanied the expedition hither subsequently “panned” oul @ short ats tance furtiier down the stream from seven to fif- teen cents’ worth of gold from each shovelful of earth, Colonel Bullock, an old Indian trader, who has a most thorough and intimate knowledge of the social character and habits of the savage: Industriously washed out several flakes of the precious metal. It may be remarked that he d clares that be has frequently heard from squaws that there Was gold north of the South yen ni The exettement grew apace, and the camp nad scarcely beem established before the creek was lined with along array of Uncle Sam’s soldiers engaged in washing mad which they dug up with their bare hands aud with shovels, To-day the; resumed the pastime, Even some of the officers enthusiastically “panned out” specimens of gold. The excitement bas, however, been thus far very temperate, and [I do not believe @ singlio soldier would feel an _ ineli- mation to desert an@ become # miner |, were the country already legally opened to new comers, Gold has only been found tn very moder=" rate quantities, Une o1 the miners of the party encamped in the rocks asserts that he Knows the situation of @ very rich quarts loae. If such exist they may prove profitable when worked with sufficient capital; but THE STORIES OF ADVENTURERS ambitious to attract others of their kind to this country are to be accepted with chary credence, The region through which we marched yesterday contains @ much larger quantity of quartz than exists in this vicinity. Near the head of what is conjectured to be Spring Creek vei of rotten quartz protrude from the ground along tne trail. In toe valley of Rapid Creek quartz is seen in wide veins imbedded in mica siate orcyst. No thorough examination was made yesterday, and its mature cannot be stated, Ww Colone! Dodge and Lieutenant Foote came dake,” approached and was requested oy the | loped to the poiut were the fire was licking up the grass with great rapidity, and Lieutenans Foote, with a sergeant, rode up into the canyo into which the miners had retreated. As 2 ae the nead of the Lieutenant appeared above the rocks bebind whiep they lay @ man lowered his gun and grimly shouted, ‘fal!’ The omcer obeyed the command, but after @ brie! purley ad- vanced a few sf@ps further, He theo informea the sentry that no arrests would be made. Tb conversation soon became affable, and ove by one trom bepind a buze rock emerged several rough- looking personages, each heavily armed. The last one did not appear until lung after the others, ud med still distrustiul of the mission of the Lieutenant. Tuis epigodo showed the disposition of tne mea, Hada deiachment of DO More \bau twenty men been sent to arrest them they mizht, under an duwise impulse, pave resisted, desperately, They stated that if take OUt Of the Hills they would endeavor to escape an Vo return to thelr Claims am 3000 8 possivie. From Vamp No, 14 to Frenen Cr THE MARCA has been through ® country of ansurpassed beauty. The nortuern anu western portion of t! Huis fs much attractive than the region Which ered alter leaving Castie Creek, Camp No. $f Rear the Mou! of @ littic ioucary Of Cas- tle Greek, Howiuy from the souty, were Guster rested last yeur after Making a toilaome detour woicb brought him here, only tour miles from Mis jormer camp. The bottom was so wet and bogey tuat Colone: Dodge's traiu could get no turther by travelling directly through tne valley. Camp wi made a (uird time on the ashes of Custer’s fires, Wagon Wicel Was broken on the marcn, and Mr. Jenney beibg anxious to examine tae leages and aliuvinm in the vicinity it was deciued tuat Cap. tain Wessal snould retain with his company to protec: tae party from peril of thei lives and that tue rest of the aetuchment sould move on until a point wuere @ permawent camp could be convenieatly piiced snouid be reached, Ont evening beiure the resumption of tae march Oo! fake Of gold Was found in the aliuvium, near the streaia, and prouounced to be sucn by Mr. Ne’ tom, Along ite valley, below Camp 14, the rocks indicate tue Dresence of iron, in mica slate, at almost every step. KNOCKS iM Lue stream, Con- taining yellow mica, appear as if fud oc gusten- ing particies of guid. ‘The Soll irom this point to the camp 1s impregnated with gray mica, giisiens lng in tue suulight ike Siiver, Quartz is taickly strewn over ine suriace of the ground, Deer and cranes were irignteued irom tbe bottom a8 we passed aloug. Ou Sunday We ieit camp about twenty minutes past seven A. M. and proceeded up the ravine tarouga winch the tribusury velore mentioned flows from tue south imbo Casule Creek. A plot 4 party seni out ab siX o’ClOCK Was overtaken @! all-past eight aud Was found engaged iu repair- ing @ “corduroy” oridge, built by Geue: al Custer in duly last y! ‘Tue Wail fies through wouus, vale and glade, over luli ama piateau, aad at lengta leads across a iarge park-like expanse of bill, meadow, iavine wud dale, boruercd vy ueltgbtfal #roves Ol piles, A green hil Ol considerable aitt- tude rises in tae middie o: tue park, and (rom its top ® bevutiius landscape can be surveyed, Har- ney’s Peak jooms up, sompre and gray, in tke | east, With & beid sulDmAt OF solid rock. ‘ihe upper | portion o: the mouutain 13 an euormous crag, composed Of carvouilervns limestoue. A svore distance south of Marney’s Peak 1s @ large moun- bain, equally Higa aod resembling tn jorm the neck | and shoulcers of @ buman being. Lars high land- Mark has be@ christened Avant Dodge by the military ebgiveer officer of tue expedition, Lieu- tenaut J. G. Bourse, Ihe Harney range of moun- Salus, & rOW O1 gray Crags, Witu Curiously netched and scailoped tops, iorm the most conspicueus object 1m tue laudscupe, and beyoud them a chain of Mountains of wore periect tormation, covered Witu dense timber and enveloped in a purple mist, relieved the eye by tueir soiter beauty, Jorthward the bavtiemented hills, which ene the valiey Of Uastie Ureek, bound tne view, é: cept im tie nor: heast, Where ‘Te. ry’s aud —uster’s peaks atand iike tau sentinels amid o 1M ARMY OF GIANTS. They are the two must symmetrical mountains visible at this poimt. Anotuer peak, Lar northe ward, Was conjectured lo be bear’s butte, From (be jarge park we crossed @ small stream on tue right, aud a low ridge, through a iragiant Wood, descending on the Otuer side into a most beauttiul valley. tt 1s Watered by a (housaud springs, jeeiiug the jovely stream waicn winds turouga its beautiful Veraure, Unuer Lue shadow ol noble Woods tuxt mane the siges of the hills on either laud. Ag we moved along deer wei startied from atmos? every shaded glade near the iargin of the stream. Whitened autiers, strew- jug tue turl, suowed Where the eik ure wont to meet in gulumo Lo sued tueir magnificent horns. ‘Lhe stream suddeuly plunges into a nurrow gorge joing a larger current that goes humming through a Vale fity leet lower than the one had been descendiag, the only entrance to which practicable at that Moment Was down a precipi tous bank, On tne right toe main stream rushes. through @ canyon into the vale, ab the buse of & precipitous outle, Whose rocky side las been cub down perpendicularly by the water. The bottom of the canyon is shadea vy loity spruce and pine, tueir branches hanging with @ peldant green moss. The rocks are aiso covered WIth ick mosses, A mass Ol mica-cyst aad quartz divides the valley at this point, form- ing the marrow gorge on tie leit, tnrough wich the smaller streain runs. Tue veds of quartz in tue cyst are uere very large. Gueiss 1s also foand in abundanee and some specimens of horuviend detacaed from other substances, We descended into the vale, id Camp No. 16 was pitched nalf a mile beiow. We hau now de- Parsed from Ouster’s trail, hoping to wet nearer Harney’s Peak than be did. au exploration of the vale, nearly narrow enough to be cailed a can- you, disciosed tbe iact that it was very serpen- line and neaily impassabie. Colonel Dodge de- elaed to revuru lu the morning to tke tran Which we had leit. ‘Ike scenery avout us was 01 a very romantic caaracter. We were, ia iact, encamped in large gicn euciosed by perpendicular walis of rock. ‘Ihe yale could not be viewed lor more than @ quarter of a mule from any pot; aorupt bends, where mountains of rock sand as barriers to th Water gud turn it aside, obstructing toe gaze. Some soll, fom the banks of the stream: was washed, and a mere COLOR OF GOLD WAS POUND IN IT. Yesterday’s journey was far more picasunt than any that Bad preceded in The divide between the Stream Ou which we had last cam ed and French Oreek, along euf trail is @ great open park, contaiming uplands, uilis, giens, ravines, daies, Jorests 20d groves, Springs and streamicts, mossy crags @nd grassy giages. Riding througu colon- nades Of graceiui pines, I would oiven suddenly emerge in a periect gem of @ dell, an emerald ina of brouze, Crossing rounded milis, uutim bered, and \ittie vaies, ascending silen: ravines and threading forests, we came to a magnificent plateau, te suriace of which gradually rose as We advanced toward tye Soutbeas:, until we were higher than the mouat&tns we had Jeit being us. On the left lay a green ravine, one side skirted by pines and quartz rocks of varied color, partiaily covered With Miusses, The earin seemed rivbed with slate and quartz, sharp, gray edges of tne perpendicular strata constautiy provruding above the sud, in the soutu mountains rose beiore us im mystic grandcur. A sultry paze allied all the air and gave to tue landscape a dreamy beauty. THE OkaGs which I have before mentioned now stood out in bold relies, cleit and br ken, as if partly diswmem- bered by an awfal convulsion ana forced up per- pendiculariy vut of tho earth, There tney stund, @ wonderial wall, and hold their stern heads Deat upon them a tains with gentier outlines srecch across the perspective in the | souta, like # group of slumbering sphinxes, si- ently subline, keeping the secret of the universe im their iron-locked breasts, By a gentic descent irom tue plateau we entered the valley oi French ereck, the fleid of gold. The mountains just de- scribed lay south of it, and the huge rocks whica we bad passed stund guard & tke northern en~ trance of tue charmed valley, he course of the ex- vely pastoral coun- a Valieys watch | 0 lavor, = Tuére is not in the United states a finer district for tue growin sueep than the northern part of tue East aver Valley and the country traversed py the expedition from tle head ol Flerel Creek to this camp, Rye, barley and oats can be raised on the rich loam Of tre Valleys, One of the miners bas @ garacn in Which turnips, potatoes and cap- bages are already growing suvcessiaily, aitnough the spring Uere 1s vt Hotwitaatanding th t hii entitic Knowledge c jor Upon the question W r tie substance found here is gold, (uere’1s none the less certainty that itis the precious metal that bus ever oeen the root of evil. itisfoundin so pure @ ferm that livtle experience is necessary to qualify one to Judge of its yaiue. THE LONG LOST ACTRESS. The case of the long lost actress, Mme. Alber. tine, Who was discovered by Captain Ralph Chan- dler at Ballarat, in Australia, and brought back to this elty from Melpourne om the United Statos ‘Vessel Swatara, has attracted attention from hen Professional friends. The Dramatic Fund Asso- ciation will hold a meeting to-morrow afternoon, at No, 842 Broadway, to discuss the question of giving her @ pension. If the association ts of opinion that her “duea)’ must be paid since sno ‘Was lost sight of it 18 understood that they will be paid by Mr. Frank Chan(rau, with whom Mme. Alvertine acted for many years, +1t is stated that . Mr. G. W. Harrison, the secretary of the associa- tion, has already obtained ali the facts anfor- Mation im the case to be laid before the meeting to-morrow. The address of Mme. Albervine’t — “The Mauchester Sisters,” has be imed—viz., at Pleasantville, Ven: Pa.—and h discovered ot vives ai ciation has thankin, na Mr. J. McCabe, of San rran- Cisco, have plevged themseives to give “vonelts’” for Mme. Aloertiue in the fall and vod hoases,'? and 4 strong eflort is to be made to piace tue unfortanate jady in com/ortable circumstances