The New York Herald Newspaper, July 23, 1875, Page 3

—_———— THE INDIAN FRAUDS. —— The Way Beef Cattle Are Weighed ‘ Out to the Sioux. A HERALD (ORRESPONDENT’S EVIDENCE. The Indian Commissioners Off to the West. Philadelphia Philanthropists Moving on the ‘‘Ring.” Fraudulent Contracts the De- partment Knows Of. The In@ an Commissioners went to work again yesterday morning with a view to closing up their business in tais cliy. Ex-Governor Fletcher, Hon. Mr, Fauikner and the flon, Mr. Harris were pres- ent. During the morning they occupied their time arranging tho testimony tiey had received on the Previous day, Prolessor Marsn was present, giv- ing jurtner explanations of iischarges, In the aiternoon Mr. Edward Fox, a HERALD correspond- ent, appeared in answer to an invitation from the committee, and was examined by Mr. Harris in an informal manner with reference to what he knew about the frauds in the Red Cloud Agency, Mr. Fox stated that the. charges he had made against Mr. Saville, the agent at Red Cloud, were em- Dodied in the letters contained in the HERALD of August 27, September 6 aud 25 and October 7, that were new in tne hands of the committee. The} were the result of his personal observation, and were written with «close attention to facts, He said that when he was not certain he invari- ably gave the accused vhe benefit of the doubt. Heo was satisfied, however, that wuat he haa Stated in those leiters would be verified by plenty Of witnesses that they would find in the neigh- borhood of the agency. ‘The following are the extracts referred to by the committee: EXTRACTS FROM HERALD CORRESPONDENCE, In a letier dated Camp Robinson, Ked Cloud Agency, August 17, 1874, in an interview with Red Cloud, that ehlef statea:— I am satisied with the way the Great Father Keops his word, but Il wanta good agent to issue the ratious. For four months we bave had no sugar or bacon, and it makes my men fecl baa, as they think the agent steals irom them. This is the fifth montu we have had nvne, Meat ts pretty acant, and sometimes not issued for sixteen or seventeen days instead of ten or eleven, as tt should be. For a long time they used to deliver their cattle without weighing them and very small cattle, and when Commissioner Walker came they put up scales and begau to weigh them, They generaily issue from three to four head of @attie every ten days to atout 160 peopie. That When slaughtered by the heads ul families only | ats them enough beef for four or five days, ‘hey gol more in the old agent’s time. Last fall there was a big issue of Ciotming, but not enough for his people. Tne bucks got one blanket a Piece and a lew of the squaws, and many of the young Women and boys and giris got notning. Letter dated Red Cloud Agency, August 24, W874: At the last issue of beef there was a scarcity of the article, and the sub-agent did not give them their iull rations. They are supposed to be allowed three pounds per head, gross, which 1s equivalent to a pound and a hali dressed, Oue party of 160 asked how many cattle they would get and the sub-agent told them four, Lheir actual allowance would be 4,800 pounds, as £ asked the sub-egent what the cattle averaged, gud, being answered from 1,000 to 1,200 pounds, thought MR, INDIAN WAS DOING VERY WELL. Om the issue day I saw tue cattie ran off by the Incians and shot down und batchered on the prairie, and cannot heip thinking that 1 would Father seil from the agency scaies than buy, as, in my estimation, the cattle issued averaged Qt the outside 800 pounds, At that weight a party O! 160 Indians would be entitled to six cattle in- stead of the fuur they received, * * * In answer to the demands made vy Red Cloud and other chieis for Qour, sugar, bacon and coffee, the agent said the appropliauion had run ont, bat that he expected more \o arrive soon. There is, hevertaeless, something Very wrong in tuis whole mavter, and the In@ian Deparcm snouid be forced to have the necessary #upplies in the agen- cies in order that tae govergment may kecp iaita With the Indians, Letter dated Fort Laramie, tember 15, 1874:— Agent Saville had a talk with Little Wound and his band that brought to light some ratuer inter- eatiug lacis. Little Wound said that be waated miore bee! and flour 2 was issued to aim, He geta eighteen beeves and 4,000 pouuds of four every ten days for tis 683 Indians, tis correcy ration at three pounds per day o! vee! and three- quarters of a pound per day of flour per head | Would amount to 17,490 pounds o: beef and 4,372 pounds of four. Allowing beef to average 900 pounds, woich ts @ fair estimate, Little Wound is receiving rations short 1,20 pounds of beef and 872 pounds of four every teucays, This would amount in twelve months to 46,440 pounus of beef and 13,892 pounds of Nour. Jue agent, in repiy, said that he drew bis full rations, as bee! averaged 1,000 pounds, but he said nothing about the four, * * * Tue agent asked me'into storehouse to see the rations distribuied. Everything was done 10 & Very joose manner, Although the goois were weighed, an officer Who accompanied me Bald ihat the weighing was evidently out of com- Pliment to me, as hoe had seen guods distributed Over twenty times aud this Was tue first occasion on which they had ever made ase o! the 8 prelerring 10 expedite matters by guessing att quantities. Extract from telegraphic despatch dated Oney- mune, Wyoming, October 6:— Several well known gentlemen returned here yesteiday ir.m Red Cloud Agency, Tuey were resent &b the issue of tations made to the Ogal- alas, Arapanoes and Cheyenues, aud agreed with the substance of the H&BALD Correspondent’s letter frum thatplace, They say that tie agent is drawing rations Jor avout 2,600 more Inuiaus than he has in the reservation, and that four, sugar and coffee are not issued in full quantities, One | gentleman said the cierk ordered eleven bags of Hour to de issued to @ band of Ogallaias and they | were given cigat, The whele amount of sugar issued would only average about half @ pound to @vch Indian jor ten days, Mr. Harris—Can you affirm that these letters wontain fucts to the best of your belief? Mr, Fox-~Yes, sir, and tnese statements, made from personal observation, Iam willing to swear to, Mr. Harris Were you ever present at an issue of becf? Mr. -Fox--Yes, sir; I refer to is im one of my letters. Mr, Harris—What do you believe was the a age weight of tne cattle you saw issued ? Mr. YOX—I should say about800 pounds, They might have turned @ trifle more, but certainly not over 900 founds, They wero very small cattie; but, then, hoois and horas of Texan cattle weigh pretty heavy. Mr. Harris—Were they all weighed? Mr. Fox—No; only ® portion, and then they struck avy average. Mr. Harris—Can you give us any suggestions as | to wio would be likely persons to give us uselul information when we arrive at Red Cloud Agency? | Mr. Fox—There are plenty of men aroumd the agency that know enough to make your course very clear if you can tuduce them to taik, TUR MOST LIKELY MAN TO ASSIST you will probably be Jules coffer, am old rancher, near Fort Laramic, who bas the contract to sup- ply beef for the troops. Mr. Ecoffer has been in that country for over twenty years, and under- Stands thoroughly how things are managed, A Mr, Johuson can also give some valuable Imiormation im regard to the internal management of the Red Cioud Agenoy, He charges Mr, Saville with direct perjury in the statement he made before a com- mitree that were sent to examine Into the truth of some charges that were preicrred against bim, He can also tell an imieresting story sbout Mr, Appleton (Mr. Saville’s father-in-law) and his connection with the agency. Colsnei Bullock, one of the oldest retidents of that part of the country, and 4 man very nighly thought of by the Ogallalas and Brules, also Knows a gooa deal, Mr. Marris—What gentlomen were present at “ the issue which you refer to im the H#RALD oF Detover 7? Mr, Fox--I believe Inspector Brevier, of tne In- Wyoming, Sep- Bureau; Paymaster Stanton, of tae United NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1875.—WiTH SUPPLEMENT. States army, and Mr. Steele, delegate from Wyo- ing Territory. Mr, Harris then m: a brief extracs from the statement of Mr. Fox, and ordered tne clerk to paste the letters from the HERALD in a book so that they can be easily referred to. The Commis- sion left last night for the West, Governor Fietcher going by way of St. Louis and Messrs, Harris and Faulkner taking the Chicago ro They will meet in Cheyenne and, after a brief stay, will pro- ceed via Fort Laramie to the Red Cioud Agency, where their labors really commence. They will examine into the condition of atfairs at Spotted Tail Agency before they return, WHAT 18 KNOWN OF THE INDIAN RING IN PHILADELPHIA—ATARTLING DISCLOSURES. PRILARELPHIA, July 21, 1875, Messrs, Delano, Cowen and Smith, if Is now undetstood, have for several years known that their cattle contractors were grossly defrauding the government and the Indians, This will be seen in the report made by a nub-committee of the Committee on Appropria- tong to the Houve of Representatives datea Feb- Tuary 26, 1871, By thie document it appears that Mr. William Welsh, of Philadeiphia, in a report dated December 7, 1870, made to the Hon, Colum- bus Delano, Secretary of the Interior, gave de- tailed information as to irauds in beef, four and freight perpetrated by J. H. Bosler, to the extent of $500,000, Every statement made by Mr, Wels was fully corroborated by docamentary and otner testimony before the Congressional Committee, Bosler bad contracted to deliver American catile atsixanda half cents. per pound, and in lieu thereo! had given Texas cattle worth less than half the sum he was paid, with the rail knowledye of the Interior Department, A traudnient voucner was procured during the absence of an agent rais- ing the weight o/ cattle to 1,200 pounds, and tnis fraud was immediately reported by the agenton his return, Mr. Delano gave no directions to make any reclamation from Bosier, although the evidence of Wis wrong doing was furpisned by Congress, It further appears that THE FRAUDULENT VONTRACT for freight was made by Bosler in the name of 0, D. Woolworth, Seeretary, residing at Sioux Vity, Iowa, and that Bosler wrote shat gentleman's name on the back of the vouckers and dra(ts Which were paid by tre Treaaurer of the United States, who supposed that they had been regu- larly indorsed by Mr, Woolworth, When the Boara of Indian Commissioners gave notice to the Secretary of the Interior that they wero satisfied that the vouchers for cattle were Iraudulent or irregular Mr, Delano, with full knowledge of Bosler’s mode of dealing, paid these vouchers in full, The Board of Indian Commis- sioners then sent their confidential clerk, Mr, Samuel walker, to the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies to ascertain if frauds were practised. That gentleman made a report of frauds and ir- regularities that drew dewn upon his devored head the indignation of Messrs, Delano, Cowen and Smith, who have not ceased to maiign nim through the Washington government organ and in other ways to this day. Messrs, Brunot, Campbell and Stuart, of the In- dian Commission, ‘VISITRD PRESIDENT GRANT at Long Branch iast year and assured him of the high integrity of Mr. Walker, Notwithstanding this faithfal agent was, at the instance of Messrs. Delano and Cowen, driven from a confidential po- sition that had been given to him in the Treasury Department. To neutralize the damaging effects of Mr. Walker’s report Messrs. Delano and Cowen arranged for a Commission to visit the Rea Cloud and Spotted Tall agencies, On thin Commission two estimable men were placed, one a bishop, the other a presbyter, therefore most unsultabie to act as detectives. Bosler, having had six Weeks’ notice of their coming, had driven all tno small cattle beyona the Platte, appears irom the testimony of this Commission, and had re- Moved all the hides of yearlings and starvelings, An tssué of choice cattle was made ta the pres- ence of the Commissioners, and Bosler had wit- nesses prepared to testily in accordance with his wishes. The agents, who have all authority on the reservations, made common cause with the beef contractor, and of course the Board ef Indian Commissioners had no one to represent them. Ifthe Commissioners had gone out iree to act as individuals, or had been pleased to confer with General Smttn and the other officers at Fort Lara- mie, they would have made a report more damag- ing than that of Mr. Walker, who understated the wrongs done to the Indians, The Commissioners, occupying @ scm!-judicial position, could only ex- amine witnesses presented to them. Bishop Aare’s report is such as might have keen expect- ed under the circumstances, and it enabled Messrs. Delano, Cowen and Smith to appear to be iguorant and innocent of wrongs that were Known to them. Professor Marsh, occupying a position simijar tothat of Mr. Walker, made a truthful report, confirming all tnat Mr. Walker bad sald im his report to the Board of Inalan Commis- sioners, Altnough there isnot an officer or a clerk in the Interior Department who is ignorant of the gross irauds perpetratea by the ring of cattle contractors, yet Messrs. Delano, Cowen and Smith, in the most shame-faced way, declare tholr innocence and will try to justify themselves be- fore the public by another Commission, to be sent aiter all traces of fraud are removed and all ad- verse witnesses bribed, {rightened or driven away. Tew haps, unfair te Mr. J. W. Bosler to make him the sole representative of the cattle ring. In the report made to the House of Representatives by its Committee on Indian Affairs, dared June 22, 1874, Mr. A. H, Wilder, of Minnesota, a somewhat conspicuous member ef the same ring, was com- pelled vy sharp cross-questioning to divulge the before unknown except to the inl De Witt Clinton Wheeler aiso appears ry secrets tiated. in the Oongressional report of 1571 having had @ most profitable co-partn sbip with J. W. Bosler in the cattle and freight contracts of that period, The names of G. M. Dodge, Baldwin & Oo, and Slavin & Kelly were also given most reluctantly by Mr, Wilder, THE BLACK HILLS, iii THER MINING PROSPROTS—-wHAT THR GOLD HUNTERS REPORT-—GOLD ¥OUND, BUT IN SMALL QUANTITIES. Fort Lanamin, July 19, 1975. Alttough the excitement regarding the Black Hilis {s apparently uot at such fever heat as it waa a few weeks or months ago, there 18 still much Interest aod speculation upon the subject, and notafew persons hastening thither. We have before us several letters, written within a few | days past by gentien from this city who are now In the Biack Hills country, either as hangers- on or reporters with the Indian Commission, or | as veritable seekers after yellow gold, PAYING QUANTITY RATHER DOUBTFUL, One of the latter senda us word from Camp Harney, Dakota Territory, thas he is now in the | famous Custer’s Park, tn the vicinity of the atock} | ade, built by the mimers whom Oaptain Mix took into Fort Laramie last spring, Every one there has been, is now, or 1s going into the millionnaire Dusiness, The number of holes already sunk, if they could be put together like tuning, would reaon China, No matter if you pan in a spoor you é the color; but, alas! the color is fairy like, and our correspondent has not heara of bed rock being struck yet, What gold the boys have they obtained near the surface and without any proper means, So far there are plenty of signa, but tre god is very light. This correspondent, who is on experienced miner, writes us that he is resolved not to mine in the locality from whence sends his letter unless he foods the country with quicksilver, ebtains one of the can- yous of Colorado for a sluice box aad gots control of & succession Of subdued to settio bis amaigam, Which, In all probability, is the only that would @ the desired effect. He bis lether by advising those who go to Black Hills to take the Sidney route, and conveys the encouraging information that the body of a Winer had just beon brought tn, undoubtediy killed by the India: 80MM FINE NUGGETS, A correspondent irom Spotted Tali Ageney, who 1s With the Commissioners sent to treat with the | | Tuiued, ana ne Will probably seon be placed upon Sioux, says Joe Merrivale, the army guide, came into Red Cloud on the 10th inst, direct from Colonel Dodge’s camp in the Black Hills, He says | it rains there every day; never #aw such a country for that, Abeut 300 miuers are in the hills ana all are satisfied, He saw none who talkea of leaving and did not know of any golug away. He saw one little nugget worth $3 and a number of $1 each, All the men have some goid, but they are alrad to develop their claims because they expect to be removed by military sent from Fort Laramie for that pur- pose. The gold’they have, theretore, is all taken from the surface or very near that. Dr. Milis, physician at this agency, las @ handsome pug- get, worth about $5, ia‘ely brought trom French | Creek, DISCOURAGING CIRCUMSTANCES, The same reports circulated at Red Cloud, Every man in the bills bas gold, but no one has been known to bave much, Our correspondent notices that men there WHO KuOW most about the miners are net discouraged by this fact. They say the circumstances ander which the miners and prospectors have been piaced make it reasona- bie that they shouid aot have much time for work in acwual mining. They have spent a considera- bie time !n prospecting, ana have hadto watch for Indians, the soldiers and for something to eat, allat once, If they had been shoemakers and compelled to make their own. boots under sucn circumstances they would be barefooted to-day, LENIENT TREATMENT. It {9 true ‘hat the agency Indians, comprising the greater portion of the Sio.x, are more toler- ant and friendly to whlies than they have ever been be ore, Last year they would not allow any white man or any hali-breed to go to the bills, and any attempt to do so would have caused bloodshed, The Indians, at the time of our corre- spondent’s writing, bad just brought into the agency A mau and bis family, who were going to the mines. They were angry at the man’s pre- sumprfion, but did nothing more than to compel him to goto the agency. It is only of late that they have shown such leniency. Generally, when they used to ineet a lone man on the prairie in thelr country, they took everything from wim, even bis clotnes, ON THE WAR-PATH. Another correspondent sends us a word under daie of the 12ta trom Red Cloud Agency. A Sioux runner had brought word into the agency, that the Uncpapas had come down irom the north On toe War-path. He had seen twenty-tive Unc- papa “acldiers,” who told uim they would be re- vehnged on the whites for tresspassing in the Black Hills, They had killed three white miners in one piace and seven in another. These twenty- five men jeit min and beaded towards Spotted Tail Agency. He saw the trati of another small band leading directly tothe route between the two agencies commonly travelled by white men with Wagons. He thought they were aiming to strike the road and attack the first travellers they met, The Unepapas are @ bandof wild Northern Sioux wno have never, as a body, eee auy treaty relations with the government, otier Indian reports that they wil Hitthe Hills with tracks of their borses’ feet, by whicn they mean that they will overrun the district ana drive the miners out. INDIAN COUNCILS, At the last council old Spotted Tail showed him- self to be @ natural orator and an astute thinker, witha mind that cuts through ail evasions and subteriuses, He told the iour Commissioners that if they would adopt his plan for holding the next council he would do allio his power to fa- cilitate the negotiatious. This Was agreed to, and “Old Spot” has furnished 200 men as a salety guard during the next palaver, A YOUNG BLACK HILLS PILGRIM, The other day there came walking into our ofice @ fifteen-year-old boy, who desired an oid pair of boots. He gave bis name as Lewis Lamb, and said he had beep a newsvoy and bootbiack in Boston,and Was on iis Way to make Ms everlasung lortune in the Black Hills, die leit Boston 2 week ago, withoul a cent of money and nota friend to heip Dim. fle jumped avoard a Western bound train, determinea to reach the Black Mills, and, being put of the train repeatedly, he would always catch on again before tt was out of nis way, and about a third of the distance he bas ridden en the pilot, slecpins 1a that rather pokerish piace two nights. For tis rations he has depended upon the engmeers, who, he says, have repeatedly divided the contents of their tin pails with him. Fatlicg a few times to get any- Vhing to eat he laid off and sawed wood, jumping | on the next Western bound train. He sélected a printing office to ask for the boots, as he said, for the reason that he bad been around a printing office enough to know tuat all editors had “old clothes,” ‘mis boy will be a success in the Hills, Starvation hag no terrors for him, and the Indians wili never lift Ms scalp because Dis hair is too short, I{ there are shining ducats 10 the rougp, stowed away in the rocks and sands of the Black ‘Hulls, Lewis will Qnd them. Treaties have no sig- nificance in his inind and military orders will iall | unheard upon nis ears, Not long since we were.up at Bridgeman’s ranch. This is & most un promising looking place, buc it was here that Captain Henry and his men found protection from the storm last winter, when they came out Of the Black Hills so badly frozen, Doubtiess many of the men owe their lives to this friendly log cabin. Oap- tain Henry has feceived & year’s leave on account of his injuries. His hands are ‘ the retirea list. Bridgeman, proprietor of the ranch, is an Alabama man, who was in the Con- federate army, captured at Missionary Ridge, and then volunteered to guard the frontier. He long ago married an Indian girl, and ‘ive dusky pledges of affection now stub their toes and chase onies in that immediate vicinity, They say that ridgeman isin diMculty, Last year he bought a braud new horserake, one of the kind that goes on wheels; but the indians wanted the spokes jor Whip handles, and that revolving, back-action nayrake looks like a hen that has been through a jour days’ rain. And they say thatif Bridgeman ever gets anything to eatat kis ranch eight or mine of his copper-colored cousins come and stay wiih him until it is all gone. We said to him, “You seem to bave a good trading point here,” “Yes,” said he, “put | can’t make anything at it) “Why nov??? Because apy Iudian is lable to akk me for $60 wortn of goods and stay here unul he.wets it.” “Gan’s you make tim under- stand that an article worth $50 costs money?" | “Yes, bub that is jast why he wants it.” ATER PROVESSOR MARSH. | AS Professor Mars& has kicked up something of arow lu regard to the supplies furnished the Red Cloud Agency @ reference to & local concera in pis statements May not be amiss, Mr. 0, P. Hur- ford, of Omana, furnished the flour for the agency, and has been greatly annoyed by being charged With the responsibility for the quality o: the four. In a card pablished In the Omaha Herald ne says it ts true that be jurnished nine-tenths of the flour for this agency, and he is prepared to stand by. its quaitry. The Commissiouer of Indian Af- fairs required @ rigid inspection of the flour, | which was made by Mr, Yates, of Omaha, a com- petent and reliable gentleman. At Cheyenne tt ‘was subjected to a secret laspection, and gut of 8,000 sacks shipped by Mr. Matiord 103 only were rejected, and that was alterward sold to white | people to be used in the Black Hills, Mr. Hariord saya he kuows notuing of Professor Marsh, ana caresiess. He Suys the Professor may be, for ail he knows, @ larg boy throwing stones jor his | own amusement, but tm the meantime Mr. Bur- ford isin the posttion of ® very small trogina | very large pond, and some of his “skippers” come | ungom(ortably hear. Mr. Hurford don’t think | Projessor Marsa got hold of a sample of his four, or, li he did, 1¢ must have been alter it had gone through some process that materially changed it from ite normal condition, Everybody asks why Mr. Harford didn’t issue his card while the In- | dians were at Washington, lor the charges weve | oid even then, THE WESTERN DESPERADOES. | The two swindlers who robbed and attempted to murder Charies Janisch, in Hoboken, on Tues- Gay night, and whose clever capture by Chief Donavan Was announced in yesterday’s HERALD, wereconyeyed to Hoboken and arraigned beiore Recorder Bohnstedt. One of them, who gave his | name as George Loomis, 1s 9 dangerous iooking | character, about thirty-eight years old, with | plump face and brown hair and whiskera, The other is & repulsive looking bully, with a pale visage and ferocio ustache; he is thirty-two ears of age, and gives the Dame ol Jonn Carter, Ln fl were committed to the County Jail to await % The three dosperadoes came Hast a i¢w weeks ago to ply the confidence avocation. They are strangers to the New York police. Loomis’ wife accompanied him from Ohio, and visited him esterday io the jail. Itis believed by tue Hobo. en police that they intended to brain Janisen and throw him into the river the Syoll’s Gave, to avold detection. Janisch is a respectable sailor, doing business in Remington, Indiana, and | was about to take a business trip to Viena wuiol he bas te ied, however, in order t th ves Lo justice. It is sald sla in bringin that the robbers are also ratiros Seas saey victimized several pasi since, ANOTHER RAILROAD VICTIM. At two o’clock yesterday morning the dead | body of @ young German was found at the Mulham crossing of the Pennsylvania {ia\iroad, near the possenger depot, Trenton, N ¢ head wag frightfuliy mangled, the back pur! vetug com. ple The remains were taken in o r Bi Who, on iivestigation, @ of a tramp Hamed Paul ently about eighteen years Ol ayo. Bi ers written in German and hotographs of the deceased were found on the ody. It is supposed that he was tramping bis was to New York wien ho met his meiancholy end by being run over by a train, A Trenton un- Gertaker subsequentiy took the body in charge Sor interme: An inquest WU! he leid this aiver- BOON at two e’¢lock, not long | close of ¢ THE NORTH AND SOUTH. THE ERA OF GOOD FEELING IN THE OLD DO- MINION-—BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF THE BOSTON DEMONSTRATION—HOSPITALITIES TO YANKEE VISITORS, RICHMOND, July 21, 1875. The advance in puoiic sentiment in Virginia during the last ,.ew months toward a real bearty reconcihation with the North has been marked, The great respect shown in Beston to the Norfolk Artillery, General Fitz Lee and Colonel Walter Taylor, General Lee’s Agjutant General, and to the Richmond Masons was generally appreciated as testimony to Virginia and regard for her great- est sons, Save one, Robert E, Lee; forthe Virginian of to-day ranks Washington and Lee together. The reception of their representatives pro- founaly atfected and gratified all classes, except a few irreconcilabies, and the whole State roused up at once into a teeling of cordiality as warm as it was spon/aneous, The speech of General Bart? lett at Lexington last april, claiming for the whole country @ suare in the glory of Lee and Jackson, of Stuart and Ashby, because he, and, as he sald, all Americans were proud of tiem, touched a cuord of sentiment among these grave, undemonstrative Virgiulaus, aud they weicomed Bartiett on his revurn to bis temporary residence in R chmond with effusion, Bui they have always been too proud to make advances. Tney had given tueir word of hovor that they intended hereafter to obey the laws of the Union, and every enactment of hostile legisistion afverw.rds they felt, and still feel, as insulting and as attempts to | degrade them. ‘Therefore they would make no advances; these, they thought, ought to come from the victors, ‘the Boston demonstrations and the universal comment of the Northern press have been re- ceived as Buch advances, and I really believe tne heart of Virginla 1s proioundly moved. They are glad to have am Lonorade settiement and peace henceforth, ‘Luatis the custom of the pcopie—a Jair fight, a juli settlement and no harboring of grudges, ‘this feeling is rather expanded, irom the personnel oj Sume Oi the Virginians, Who were speciaily marked by Northern attentions aud compiments. ine cava.ry were tue pets of tae Coniederacy, and aiver the jeatuer of Jeb Stucrt floated no lohyer in the van, When that dasiuug cavalier Was iaid low, Fitz Lee vore the colors of Virginia, ber beart and price, on the point o: nis sabre and around the danenmg Jeatuers of nis plume. A superb horseman, a sabreur sans paretl, young, gay, Dandsouie, the picture of a cavaiicr, “Our itz’? might have stepped from Vandyke’s cunyas to bring Ito this prosaic Lineteenty cen- tury the roystering humor ofthe rollicking blades wWuo followed Rupert and fougot ac Kdge Hil. Short, muscular, of prodigious acuity and strengta, with anima! spiriis unflagging, with enterprise original and never-endiug, ne had wien & boy fresi frou West Point distinguished himseif in @ hand-to-hand cembat & Voutrance with @ Comanche chiet on the Plains, in which ne killed him, though tran-fxed with nls adversary’s arrows, sverybody jm Virginia knows Fitz Lee, and@ everybody is proud of bim and respects bim and loves gia, When, thereiore, tie universal New Englander, under the very shadow of Bunker Hill, went into ecstacies and threw up his hat to hurrab lor the Virginia Lee'all Virginia im- mediutely begaa to banker alter baked beans and to feei a tender inclination toward pork and molasses; that being here generally belleved 10 be the usual and preferred “Yankee delicacies,” ‘Lue whole thing was con- sidered all rigut, and toe huut aiter Yankees in some parts Of the State has veen vigorous, to re- ciprocate the hospitaiities given to their peuple in Boston, and ulwost aby bot day you can see two or three Virginians ut Zethei’s or sneiling’s Caié standing guard over a Northern vrother, Whose nose they keep stuck Into @ grove of mint growing up out of a glass 0: portentousrdimen- sions. Krateruization 18 irequent and brotner- hood bubbdiiny ever, and it 18 now dangerous for avy man With @ fall hat and @ nasal twaug to trust Almsell in the rural districts or at any o1 the court houses, He is Waylaid, seized upon and ear- Tied Off bo houses, and Kept wad stuffed and Aled and put through a course of mint julep (the miat crop 18 pecuilurly One this summer owing to the raias aid good s@mson ior mint) and buctermuk aud johnnycake and = fried chicken, and Mush and old bam and cabbage and Pow- hatan pipes with reed stems aud tne finest tobacco in the world, tnat he is ruined for life un- less me comes here to live, Some tew of these captives ave escaped to the regions whence they came; out they teli such marvelious stories of Woat has veen done tu them, and what they have seen and done, that their iriends yive unem up as | hopeless Munchausens, The Virginia pilgrims northward suffer somewhat in the same way here. ‘iney tell of the big organ and of Ben Bat- ler riding @ SwWay-back Old sorrei mare, looking two Ways for Sunday, as if be was In the middie of the week, and then go of into a muddie avout a clambake, and smali tables and bottles of fizz, and prety girls aud all that, and they ure borue With a8 harmless embroiderers of the truth, dec- orators Of the plain web of fact; but when they discourse of a pig pen, the eurner stone of which was laid by the Governor of the State, then their neighvors and iriends either wink privately to | themselves or shake ‘heir heads with saa gravity at the condition to which much travail has reduced the former truthtul, sover, staid compatriots. No such pig pens have ever been heard otin Hen- rico, nor known in Chesterfield, neither did Car- ter, of Shirley, nor Harrison, of Brandon, nor Colonel Ruffin ever nave such pig pens, ang there- fore—but why pursue the palniui subject? The stories told” by the seturned traveilers of the akees wiilremain for generations @ myth like the voyage of the Argon.uts. It is positively as- serted and generally believed that a Wooden nut- meg Was DOL seen during the trip, nor aid any one receive an offer to swap jackkuives. Now, if these things are true, and they are gaining credence ail over the State, then the Virginian 1s prepared to go into the Centennial with a rush, and neuceforth to lorgive and forget all the sins oi his erring but repencant Northera brotuer, and to receive him back into the family, TEUTONIC CHRISTIANS IN CAMP, OPENING OF THE GERMAN CAMP MEEDING AT SEA CLIFF—HOW THE CLIFVITES sPEND THEIR TIME—A MURDEROUS REPORT. Sua Crirr, July 22, 1875. The German camp meeting opened here last night under very favorable auspices and with promise of increased numbers between this and | Sunday. Like sensible people, a few churcies | clubbed together a cuuple of years ago and pur- | cbased four very nicely sheltered lots in the east | end of the campus, so that (hey pitch every year | on their owao ground and form «circle of living tents, with the prayer tents as the centre. There are twenty-two tenis grouped here and about a dozen a littie furtnerseuth, There are twelve or more ministers on the ground, repre- senting courches tn Elizabeth, N. J.; Newark, Morrisania, Melrose, New York, Brooxiyn and other points convenient. They preach well and they pray better. So faras Ihave been able to observe they are more earnest to have sinners converted than to have a good time for themsecives, Hence they preach Unrist, and Him alone, Last evening Mr. Beser addressed an audience of be- tween 200 and 200 persons on the travstiguration of Christ. He showed the Father's love and the Saviour’s love for the race by incidents and illu strations from the lives of the aposties, and rea ie life during our iate war, and at t je sermon a prayer meoting was held uutil half-past nine o'clock P. M, Tne ‘altar’? was nearly filed with penitents and with charch members secking heart purity or fitness for the work before them. I notice, in etriking contrast to the English-speaking campers, that the German young people very generaily attend all the meet- ngs and take part lathe services. They sing justly, and mot only with the spirit, but with understanding aiso, for there are trained singers and musicians among them, and the different parts of the music ¢ floats away on the even- ing air sound very m like A FIRST CLASS CHORUS, 1 notice also that in thoir meetings for prayer or praise or experience there 1s no laggin; jd Wait- ing one for the Other until as in some other meect- ings that | have atéendea here and elsewhere, the service becomes Wear ysand teutous, and the people Guil and wuinterestéd. The ministers seer to | D, Mace’s br. g. Billy Steven: all the services with their parents, th benefit, as far as (ney can, ic site eee pony ye oy of everything that pro- THE PROGRAMME SUBSTANTIALLY TO BE FOLLOWED out goer see during tue encampment, ‘There being resident here certain musical celeb. ritles, such as the Misses Lasar, Mr. and tie Misses Camp, of Brooklyn, and otners, concerts, vocal and instrumental, are given every evening for the entertainment of the guests and visitors. A couple of futists accompany the piano aud render some choice selections irom the great composers, The Misses Lasar sing selos and duets and some- times piay. During the day the young folk amuse toemselves with croquet and bodting and bathing. A couple of amateur boating clabs are being formed and double and single scuil races are cou- templated for next week. There was &@ report cirenlated here la aight n that in @ plece of woods between Glen Hea Sea Cliff (close to the former place) a boy yes day morning foord a colored wom ead, with her throat cut from ear toear. 1 bave made spec- fal inquiries in reeard to its trath, but nave failed to verily it. I therefore give it for what it is—a rumor, It may be nothing more, FLEETWOOD PARK, beers, LADY WOODS 4:10 HENRY MAOK WIN THE DOUBLE TEAMAND BLANCHE WINS THE SWEEPSTAKES. There was a large attenaance at Fleetwood Park yesterday. The first event on the programme was a trot, double team, mile heats, best three in five, The contestants were Lady Woods and Henry Mack, Ga/lus Mike and Katie Hughes, Coro- ner K. and Edith, Lady Annie and First of May. Fourth ofJuly and Safety were also entered but did notstart. The pools sold, Coroner K. $70, Lady Woods, $12, and the feld $14, Lady Woods end Henry M: walked away with the first two heats in 214834. The tbird heat was won by Ga- Jus Mike and Katie Hughes, Time, 2:48\4. Laay Woods and Henry Mack then went in and won tee fourtn heat and race, Time, 2:50, The following 18 the summary :. D. &. Got enters Lady Woods and Menry MACK ..0. seceesesceeeceee tee 1 John Murphy enters Gallus Mike and K_ the HUgBe8..........sseeee eosereees 812 W. McMahoa enters Coroner K, and isa ss a Se asa 4 4&8 G, Walker enters Lady Annie and First ‘of May... see 84 the, 2:68—! 84 The secoud race Was & sweepstakes of $300, that brought Blanche W., Gideon and Dexter B, to the score. ihe betting was pretty lively on this event, a8 the boys that got in the box on Coroner K. tried hard to get even. ‘hey were not Kept long in suspense, 98 Blanche won in three straight heats. The following is a SUMMARY. SWEEPSTAKES $300; mile ueate; three in five, in harness, John Murphy enters Blanche W. Peter Mance enters Giveon D. &. Got enters Dexter B Time, 2:50—2:51—2:54, TROTTING AT WHITE PLAINS. The closing day of the special meeting at the White Plains trotting track fatied to bring out sso many people as the previous days, but the betting fraternity was in greater force and more pools were sold yesterday than om any of the three preceding days. The programme promised only atrot for the 2:38 class, for which there were ten entries, but only six starters. At the pool box business was lively, Dandelion selling at 30 against the fleld at 50, —3 —! THE RACE, After scoring elght times the horses were sent off with a fair start, Ellen Mary to the front, with Dandelion and Billy Stevens making the pace hot. In spite of all Heard kept the mare on her /eetand won the heat by a good length in 2:37, For the second heat the contestants scored ten times without getting a send of, when Whipple appealed to the jadges that he had cast a shoe, The heat was accordingly postponed, and tho horses Jor the special purse were calied up. On tne 2:38 class being called again all appeared and, scoring well, got the word “go,” with Sher. man well to the front. Dr. Heard Grove Elien Mary at her best speed. He soon took the lead, and won the heat easily. “In the third heat Elien Mary went away with the lead, and won without any trouble. SUMMARY. Waite Puarns, N. Y., JULY 22, 1875—Purse $100; $70 to first, $20 to second $10 tog third; for horses that never beat 2:33, Dr, Heard’s b, m, Ellen Mary, te oe J, Haslett’s b. g. Sherman. 8 ©. B. Whalon’s 8. g. Dandelion, 4 W. H. Whipple’s b. g. Sleepy David. W. McCarthy’s g. g. Marry. J. Splan’s ob. g. Builliant’ . B. Mace’s b. g. Longieilow J. B. Deane’s b, John Murphy's ‘Timi 3 THR SPECIAL PURSE. For the Special Purse, of $600, there were five entries, one of which was drawn. In the pools Jonn A. was the tavorite at long odds, and he took tue first beat, but atter that Spotted Oom made the pace too heavy race, having only the Crown Price jor a good com- petitor, SUMMARY. Same Day—Special Purse $600; $350 to first, $150 to second, $100 to third; mile heats; three iu in harness. Dickerman’s 8p. c. Spotted Colt. J. A. Bachelor’s b. g. Jono fh. B, Mace’s br. g. Crown Prin 8. B, Brown’s ch. g. Major A ‘Time, 2:30—2:31 POUGHKEEPSIE RACES. POUGHKEEPSIE, July 22, 1875, The entries to the August races of tae Hudson River Driving Park Association closed last nignt with ninety entries, Letters are being received hourly, dated July 21, giving other entries, so that by Saturday the number wiil no doubt include 125 of the finest trotting horses in the country. The Doble stable, with Goldsmith Matd, Judge Faller- ton and American Girl, are among the number; also. Huntress, Sensation and Hopeful. The man- agers of the association are pighly elated over the complete success of the undertaking, involving as it dees purses to the amount of $33,500, THE NATIONAL GAME. PHILADELPHIAS DEFEAT THE ATUANTICS. ‘The imability of the Atiantics to defeat o first class professional nine was il ustrated once more mrcom mr for him and wen the | ————— on the Union Grounds yesterday when the Plila- | deiphias won by the score of 9to3 Up to the seventh inuing Knowdell was the only man | credited with a base hit on tho Atlantic side. | Then, alter two men were out, seven first base hits were made in succession, and but for the most lamentably stapta base running several ad- ditional runs would have been added. The game was played with adead ball, and “om the Phila- delpnia side was marked by splendid flelding, Murnan, Sayder, Fulmer and Moaluliin especially iar tigulaked themselves, The score was as fol- OWS — = 5 E 5 = 5 = = - Players. RABP.A.E, RABP.AE, Murnan,2db..2°0°3°6 i 1258 1 MoGeary, $293) 1L2038 Addy, f. 2320 111383 ever 01000 oliig Fisher, Pp... 0 3 1 LO o1800 Fuimet, 4b... 0 0 1 3 0 01210 Snyder, Cree 0 0 J 0 0 Knowdell. cu. 0 1 8 2 8 MeMallin,¢. #11 2 1 1 Clinton, p20 06 0 2 Treacy, L'f....1 1 1 0 0 Medee,c #2200101 Pear ae 8 827 1013 INNIN! Ist, 2d. Sd, A. BUA, Sth. ie 0 29 o 0 Oo o 5 uo OS one, of the‘Philadelphias, ‘Tine of gam -five minntes. Firat base by errors—Phil Kuns earned—Philadelphis NEW YORK FLYAWAYS DEFEAT THE BROOKLYN RELIANCE CLUB, The champion amateur Flyaways defeated the strong nine of the Brooklyn Reliance Ciub on tae Capitoline Grounds yesterday, after a cioso and spiritea contest, In the fifth tnning Fallon, the | pitcher of the Flyaways, was badiy burt by re- ceiving a foul tip in the face, The score was as | given velow:— study to touch the emotions of their bearers and SUYAW ET a wan bemae ky Pe 8 to win the sympatnetic side of their natures to | Plavers 4% 1b. B, yor Jesus Obrist. For in: 6 the Rey, Mr, Geistric! | pcre ne A 5 3 A Sere ra “Oo H i H three-quarters of an hour this afte: 22022 ghegs elucidation of John tae Baptist’s excla- “21210 ge os on, “Behold the Lamb 0) Goa who taketh aw 1 010 0k rene 13.04 the World.” He referred to the typical reery too d by the Jewish high-priest as one | Goole ro. 1 dg OF wiihout spot or blemish, and showed the relation | x v1so08 e Ae B | 1 of its suctl be AY the puttin 4 Ad he sins of | othe Ho 7tuuis the People. ve rath are he 1 ee to Jesus +9 697 1918 Totalsacows. 7 6 416 as the Lam! jess and pure, and yet He, | “ i who knew no sim was made sin ior us, This Service | pl. Wik nea was also followed by a prayer meeting. In the | kines ng! morning the Rev. Mr. Fiamme, of Elizaveth, N. J., preached an excellent sermon, and in the eve: ning the Rey. Mr. Stahl, of Morrisania, discourse For the first day the meetings have been well at- tended and the interest Is exceliont, Besides the ministers above named there are present Rev. Messrs. Yost, of Second street; Grimm, of Fortieth strevt charches, New York; Quatiander, Walthus and others, The programme of services opened yesterday morning with a prayer meeting in the Morrisania cuurch tent at eight o'clock, prosoning atten A. M., prayer meoting again at alfpastone P. M, in the tent and in the Sea | Clit chapel, led by diferent ministers; preaching again at @ quartet to three P. M., followed py prayer meeting. Again at a quarter to eight P. M., preaching, both preceded and followed iP ted er meetings. So that the day is pretty weil filed in with religious services of one sort or another, A children’s service may possibly be edgea in by 6.08 Umpire—W. West, of Chelse ‘Time of game—I wo how First bi errors Runs earned—Fiyawal BASE BALL NOTES. To-day the Ohicago nine plays with the Atiantica on the Union Grounds. The Sunnysides, o/ Sing Sing, and the 7.B.I.U.s, of Bridgeport, Coun., will play the leading amateur clubs of Now York ana Brooklyn during Xt week. Colonel Joun P, Joyce, has engaged Fields, of ir; Freed, of the lace Washington Clu the Reading, Pa., Actives, Beers Snyder and NJ 3 drst base- John Ife, as snort Alvertson, of the Camden, B and Doescaer, as third baseman of the pew stop, and by, but as the children very xenerally attond man and second baseman. Cinciunali CiUD, [oF this BeasODe | rence. 3 new wirell, GREAT. SWIMM Ee Johnson Beats Coyle in ay Exciting Race. TH Coyle Suddenly Gives Ont—Ten Miles and a Quarter in Three Hours and Ten Miuates. DETAILS OF THE RACE. — PHILADBLPAIA, July 22, 1875. The great swimming maten between J. B. Jehnson, chanipion of the world, and Thomas Coyle of Chester, thirteen mties straight away for $1,000 a side, took place this afternoon af Gloucester Point, Fully 10,000 peopi» linea the shores in hopes of witnessing the fluish, At Ches! Ty where the start was made, at least 6.000 people watched the contest. The river during the whole contest was covered with boats of ali sizes ana Kinds, from the large excursion barge to the smallest skiff, secked with flags, presenting a beautiful ecene of brilliant ccior and animation, but also threatening to in erfere with the race by crossing the course of the contestants. Nothing occurred to mar the race, bowever, and aithouga the representative of America was paturaily the favorite, the Engit-hman received the fairest of fair play. After a long delay both men were secn an- dressed, except as to swimming drawers, op board the steamtug Amanda Powell, lying at tho wharf at Chester. The crowd hooted anu cheered, the tugs blew thelr whiatles and crowded about the pier at which the Powell stood, and swarms of small craft were in everybody’s way. There was some dispute between the men as to which boat the start shoula be made from, and Jonnson objected to what Coyie wore on bis leg as @ pre- ventive of cramps. This proved to be a piece of oiled silk tied with eei skin, and Johnson re- peated nis objections, and the wrapping was removed, At about half-past one, after & prolonged siouting and giving of orders by ail sorts of authorized and unauthorized persons, the tugs aud small boats were finally suMiciently cleared out of the way to permit of a Teasonabdly goo start. Johnson’s judges were Dr, 'rhomas Steinagel, of New York, and James Gadsby, of Philadelphia, They were to follow Coyle in a small boat. Coyie’s judges, Dr. J. L. M. Forward and Mr, Thomas Berry, were in @ small boar, the Hannah Moulder, with the referee, Mr. Edward McGettigan, of Philadelphia, and tney were to keepup with Johnson, to see al) fair, Two steamboats, dozens of tugboats and smaller craft were on band containing thou. nds of peopie. Many well known sport- ing men were among the gathering, among them Billy pdward Arthur Chambers, O’Baldwin, the Irish giant; Harry Hicken, Frank Gormley and others, A Rew agreement had been drawn up between tie men by which the termination of the race was fixed at Glouces- ter‘ Point instead of Philadelphia, 1t was alsa agreed, on Coyle’s earnest protest, that the pri- vate boat to follow each man, coutaiming the judges, should not approaca nearer than five yards; that it should never lead Atm, but alwaya follow, and that no other boat should come nearer than fifteen yards. Coyle dia not Insist on his original demand that each man should exhibit his hands and feet every twenty minutes to guard against the.use of swimming stockings or other propeiling contrivances. 3 THE START, The men plunged into tue water at 1:45, Ar. thur Chumbers and Frank Gormiey acting as starters. A fair start was had, and both tonchea the water at the same Instant. Johnson immedi- diately went to the front, keeping to the left or Pennsylvania shore. Coyle took a course toward the easterly side or Jersey shore, He struck out with @ strong stroke, and in three minutes was ahead of his adversary, swimming thirty-five to the minute. Johnson headed for the western channel, with @ steady stroke of twenty-five to the minute, Coyle making for the outside or east- ern channel. Johnson followed irom the first what Is called the inside channel, between Ches- ter Island and Tinicum Jsiand and Lazaretto. This 19 shallow water and said to be full of whirls and eddie’ Boatmen say th the water here is very bad, and io the tiae turns an Rour sooner than in the main channel or that followed by Corie. John- son swam almost continuously On his right side, turning occasionaily to his left. He was followed closely by @ small boat containing his trainer, a pilot ‘aud a man paling the boat, As the start was made the British ensign was hoisted astern, but was hauled in ie a8 Coyle forged ahead, and was seen in the lead later In the race. Coyle was piloted by Oaptain Rudder, a Chester man, who is. said $) have a better knowledge tof tho river and its tides than almost any other Waterman. About filteen minutes after the stars the men lost sight Of each other around the point of linicum Isiand, Coyle, apparentiy, twenty yards ahead. Jonnsom kept close tn toward the Pennsylvania shore. Three-quarters of an hour after the start Johnson was opposite the Laxarretto pier, our miles from Chester, At four o’clock be had gained the lighthouse, nine miles irom Chester. He changed. his course to the northeastward, having passed Chester Isand, Tinicum Island and tie ‘wo Sisters; and, having clear water to Giouces- ter Point, Coyle wasthen about a half mile anead; pe upon learuing this, quickened his stroke. E COYLE WEAKENS. Meantime Coyle, ulthongh abead, had gradaally slackened his pace and vegan showing sigas of distress. When asked how ho /eit he repiied, “Badly,” and nis boat kept Close alongside. A steamer came by him and some excursionists be- gan oneeting: This gave him momenta: y euco agement and strength, but he plainly fogged out His face was whitish-biue and he looked pale amd tired. At fifteen minutes past four he showed such manifest exhaustion that he was dragged on board the boat with his pilot. At this time he Was oppo- site Red Bank, ten miles from Chester, | having swum this distance im two pours and & Coyle had resused te take anything to drink but water up (o Within 4 few minutes before ne gave out. Jonnson had been drinking a smail glass of whiskey at intervais of about ten or fif- téen minutes during the race. COYLE’S FATLURB, The news of Coyle’s failure was brought to Jonson within a few minutes alter its occur- The men Were at this time half a mie apart, aud Owing to the Swarms of crafta of all Kinds with which the river was covered, it was to Reo What nad taken place. ‘1he couragement and, amid , Johnson shot halt € him that be shot forward with an ounding spurt. turned and was just be- strea Gloucester was At 4:65, the referee de- about three miles away, clding that the race by distancing his competitor, he was JOHNSON HAD WON the steam whistle crowd cheer! Be signs, the it ia. fae Fe Md con- der eu swam about ten miles taken on board his boat, screeching a salute and ¢ did not seem, by outward tigued, and expressed Bim tinue the race iI the Was taken on board and a quarter tu turee hours and ten minutes, A great deal Of money changed bands on the result, Johnson being the lavorite, A GATHERING OF JERSEY SPORTS. A foot race took place im the village of Wheat Sheaf on the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Trenton, on Wednesday last, between two men named King and Leta for $250, distance one handred yards, resulting im favor of the former by two yards, Lets gave six yards start. Bertin; = lavor of Lets by 100 to 75. A large crow o ectators was present, aus them boing sev~ well known sports and betting mis rous delegation of wa of tors! thimble ‘aK 'S were also in atrenda: @ turiving business, BAVARIAN VOLKSFEST. The Committes of the Bavarian Voiksfest Society—Messrs, Saner, Karl and Fielsohman—an- nounce their second grand national festival to take place at Robenstein’s Ha: River Park, on August 16 and continuing for Jay ate eareua procession, " Xcollency. the Coveraor of the heat St Hils Honor the Mayor of the city, as Well as other distinguished public odicers, havi been [edhe and Will review tho procession at the Germaate Assembiy Rooms (vavurian headquarter! bot ery, The procession Will present Various typee of Bavarian lic and will be Very amusing oma en. tertaining. A most ingenious programme Will be given at the festival ary