The New York Herald Newspaper, November 8, 1875, Page 5

A NEGRO MONSTER. Abduction and Secretion of a Young White Girl, SAD DETAILS OF THE CRIME. Fearful Condition of the Victim When Discovered. New Broomrrenp, Pa, Nov. 6, 1875. Sylvester Stevenson, a negro, who came to Millerg- barg, this county, in the carly part of tho present year, has been Jodged in jail m this county, charged With the abduction, seduction and subsequent inhuman treatment of a girl, the daughter of William Miller, pro- prietor of the hotel in the above village. Stevenson was hired by Miller as his hostler soon after he ay peared in Millersburg; and although he was a full- Dlooded specimen of his race, with brutal features and massive frame, owing to the possession of singular gifts of wit and humor and great musical ability, he Decame quite » favorite in the neighborhood. Priscilla Miller, aged fifteen years, was an exception to the general rule, however, and early formed @ great aversion to the negro. ‘The girl, while possesstng remarkable personal attrac- tions, was not intellectually strong, owing to some early affliction, Stevenson, noticing that she shunned him and plainly expressed a dislike to him, lost no oppor- tunity to obtrude himself on her attention. This ex- cited nothing more than passing comment in the fam- ily, and ull ridiculed Priscilla for her aversion to the hostler, PRISCILLA’S DISAPPEARANCE. About the Ist of February last the girl started to walk to a neighbor’s, abogt a mile distant, on an er- rand, It was quite late in the day when she started, ‘Dut there was abundant time for her to walk the dis- tanco and return before dark. Night fell, however, and sho bad not yet returned, and her father, supposing she had stayea at the nelgh- Dor’s until she was afraid to start back, proceeded thither to fetch her home. He learned, after reaching there, that his daughter had started away an hour before. Mr. Miller became alarmed, and hurried back only to find ¢hat the girl had not yet reached homo, nor had not been seen or heard of by any ong It was then remembered by one of the family that about half an hour after Priscilla started for the neighbor's Stevenson walked leisurely across a ficld to a piece of woods through which the girl bad to pass But as he had been back home some time, and was then engaged in doing up his evening work as usual, ® suspicion that he knew something of her dis- appearance did not gain much strength among the family, He was called and sharply questioned, how- ever, but gave a cool and straightforward account of his absence, and denied that he had seen the girl go Away, or that he knew she was away, The alarm was now made general in the village, and parties turned out to hunt for the missing girl Btevenson took an-active part in the search, James Greenleaf, who bad been working in the woods that afternoon, said that he had heard two loud screams about the time Priscilla must have reached that part. of the road, but he supposed they camo from school children on their way home, and thought nothing about it, One of the searchers found, not far from the road, 4 mitten which was known to belong to the missing girl, and which she wore when she went away. Beyond that nothing was seen or heard of her although the woods were scoured all night. A TURILLING MYSTERY. Notwithstanding the declarauions of the negro that be was ignorant of the whereabouts of the girl, the be- lief gradually grew stronger that he was the cause of her disappearance, aud it was resolved to have a watch kept on his actions, He re- mained about tho hotel during tne next day, attending to his work, as joliy and careless as ever. He slept in An apartment in the stable, and about half-past eight went to bed, the night after the girl disappeared. Next morning be did not make his appearance as usual, and investigation showed that he had taken @ horse and wagon from the premises some time during tho night, without the knowledge of any one about the house, aud bad gone no one knew whither. It was now clear to every one that Stevenson had made away with the girl; but whether he had murdered her or secured her in the woods somewhere, and taken her away with him in the wagon, was, of course, un- known. Many held’ that he bad, no doubt, violated and then mtrdered her and secreted her body inthe woods, Another search through the woods revealed several evidences of struggles among the leaves, and in one spot there were pools of blood. But the body of the girl could not be found. The negro could only be traced with the wagon a short distance from the village; but the following spring the wagon was found in the woods in the eastern boundary of the county, noar the Busquchanna River, and the remains of the horse, which had been released from the vehicle and tied to a tree, Nothing was heard of Stevenson afterward, and it soon became the geveral belief that he bad murdered the girl, made away with the body in some way and then fled the country. THE BLACK FIEND'S ARREST. About two weeks ago, however, news was received by Mr. Miller, from Harrisburg, that the negro was in that city, working in the Lochiel Iron Works A war- rant was made out for his arrest and placed in the hands of an officer, who was an unele of the siipposed murdered girl. Tisburg, he proceeded to the iron works. He learned that Stevenson had worked there, but had removed to Turkey Hill, Lancaster county. The discovery was also made that there was with him a white girl and a black woman when he lived in Harrisburg. The Officers at-wnce started for Lancaster county, They could not approach nearer to Turkey Hill than ten miles with their wagon, and were compelled to walk that distance, reaching the spot near midnight, They found a miserable hut where some twenty-five negroes were packed together, having a dance. Stevenson was not there, however, but one of the negroes directed the officers to another hut noar by, where he said Btevenson lived. They proceeded to the spot indicated and effected an entrance, They found Stevenson lying onthe floor with the missing girl im his arms, Her arms were tied behind her and her fect strapped to- ther, When sho saw the entrance of the officers she seemed to divine that it was aid for her, and she shouted, as she attempted to get upon her feet, “Dm going home! I’m going home|? Stevenson was asleep when the officers entered tho room; but the screams of the girl awoke him, and he sprang to his feet and drawing a razor warned the men not to approach or touch him. The levelling of a revolver at nis head caused him to retreat from his defiant position, and he threw the razor on the floor and surrendered, ‘Tho girl was released from the rope and straps which bound her and she seemed almost wild with joy. She had not recognized her uncle at first; but when sho did she threw her arms about hig meck and begged to be taken home. TINS ABDUCTOR’S STORY, Stevenson was taken to Harrisburg, and the next day Drought here and loaged in jail Ho declares that tho girl expressed a willingness to go away with him and that he met her in the woods by appointment, She Gousented to be hidden in a cave or crevice in the | rocks until he could join her. Ho had supplied her With food, he said, the night they were searching for her in tho woods. He accompanied a party to the woods and showed them the spot where the girl was concealed. His story that her going with him was voluntary tho whole attending clrcumstances disprove, A wad of cloth and a soiled handkerchief were found at the cave where the girl was hidden, which there is no Noubt were used as a gag to prevent her crying out, As near as can be gained from the confused account Given by the girl, whose mind is much more deranged | than when she went away, it would seem that she bas been habitually bound every day, no doubt to prevent the possibility of her making her escape. There are no marks of beating on her person, but her wrists and ankles are badly bruised and calloused, From the Btatements made by parties at Turkey Hill it seems Blevonson gave the people to understand that the girl was his wife and that she was crazy, and he had to re sort to the tying to keep her from hurting herself and bim, as she was at times violent, RATENT OF BTRVENSON'S GUILT, It is plain to evéry one that the negro, either oat of Fevonge for the dislike the girl bore him or to satisfy his brutal lust, wayluid ber on the day she disappeared. Obtaining the aid of an officer in Har- | NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1875—TRIPLE SHEET. violated her and then bound and gagged her and secreted her in the rocks to wait his pleasure, Having observed that he was under, suspicion in the village, he had extended his plans and stolen the horse and wagon, made his own escape and took his victim with him. What she has suffered while at his mercy will probably never* be known, unless ber brutal abductor is moved to make full confession while he is in the hands of the law. When he was brought back to the aceno of his crime very little fanning of the prevailing feeling would have resulted in his une ceremonious lynching. At Lancaster, where the offi- cers learned the location of Turkey Hill, it was also learned that Stevenson had a wife and four children living in that city. He hasa daughter older than the half witted child he made his victim. His trial wilh take place at the next term of court, THE GREAT FAIR. THE NUMBER OF VISITORS ANTICIPATED AND THE ACCOMMODATIONS PROVIDED—-AT LEAST TEN MILLION ENTRANCES FROM THE UNITED STATES—ENORMOUS PROFITS TO THE RAIL- BOADS. Puitapenruta, Nov. 6, 1875. In Vienna, to prepare for the International Exposition of 1873, ton new hotels of large size and with handsome accommodations were especially built, besides which there were about forty-five hotels of various grades al- ready in existence. Altogether there were accommo- dations provided for about 60,000 visitors. Our Interna- tional Exhibition at Philadelphia next year will occupy over ten acres of ground more than the Vienna fair—the largest exhibition yet held—and the attendance, it is now assured, will exceed that at Vienna in a much larger ratio, What accommodations could be provided in this city for the great numbers of strangers who will come was until recently @ very serious problem, Now, however, it may be pronounced as being solved. Already, at least, five large hotols are being built in the neighbor- hood of the Centennial grounds, Others are talked of. ‘The old hotels in the city are enlarging and increasing their cupucities and new schemes are broached every day. There are two or three BOARDING AND LODGING HOUSE AGENCIES, whose object it is to register all places of this sort for the information of strangers. Only one of these agen- cies has tho approval of the Centennial Commission— “The Centennial Lodging House Agency, Limited.’ This concern is making a thorough canvass of the city, especially among private families of the better class, many of whom have spare rooms that they wily be willing to let during the Centennial at a moderate price, about $2per day. ‘hey have only gone over about one-third of Philadelphia as yet, but they have already secured accommodations for 8,000 persons, Their tickets for board and lodging in any portion of the city desired will be for sale at the railroad ticket offices in Europe and this country, and on the trains, go that strangers can secure their accommodations belore leaving home. — This idea is not new, having been tried at Vienna There it was not successiul, however, while at Philadelphia it will be, if any reliance can be placed. upon the ability and character of the gentiemon en- gaged in it, Of ‘course, this business will aflord oppor- tunities for fraud, Many irresponsible boarding agencies will seek victims in 1576, aud it will behoove visitors to be ou their guard, therefore, ANOTHER SCHEMB for meeting the wants of the approaching armies of sight-seers has before been mentioned in these col- umns, It is to build a row of houses on each side of a city block (or square, as it is called in this city), leaving # large open court, or yard, or a garden in the middle. The houses will be on the plan of private dwellings, but will have no dividing walls on the lower floor, which AUSTRALASIA, PREPARATIONS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA EXPOSI- TION—A COMMISSION INAUGURATED AT MEI BOURNE—AN INTEENATIONAL QUESTION—AC- TION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSUL—EIGHT YEARS AMONG CANNIBALS—NEW CALEDONIA, Sypvny, N. S& W., Sept, 25, 1875. The most important occurrence of the month, from a colonial point of view, bas becn the opening of the Australian Commission for the Philadelphia Exposition at Melbourne. ‘The inaugural ceremony was performed by Acting Governor Stawell, in the presence of official representatives from all the Australian colonies, special representatives from Japan, and about 6,000 visitors. There are 4,500 exhibits, occupying a space of 78,000 feet, as compared with 3,442 exhibits and 56,240 feet space, which comprised the exhibition held prior to the last great national exhibition in Europe. There is an admirable display of colonial products in every depart- ment, from raw products to manufactures, by no means unworthy in any industrial fair. New South Wales, the prize lists, A large number of exhibits not ready in time for Melbourne will, however, be prepared for shipment to the Quaker City, THE PACIFIC MAIL. {® Now South Wales is thoroughly satisfied with the manner in which the Pacific Mui! Company intends con- ducting the Galifornia mail service as intimated by de- spatches received per last mail and the compliment paid the colony in naming 6ne of the new steamers after their capital ‘There can be no doubt that tho traffic will prove far more extensive than the con- tractors are aware of, particularly during the earlier months of next year, ‘There will be an enormous num- ber of visitors to the exhibition, and it has become quite a common thing to hear the query, “Are you going to Philadelphia?” Kuch of the colonies will, in conjunction with their special commission, send a rep- resentative to report upon the exhibits, with particulay reference to labor-saying machinery such as American inventors are famous for, For.the first time in the his- tory of Sydney there has been an open conflict between the laboring classes controlled by trade unions and the employers of labor among the mercantile classes, who in self-defence have been compelled to make a mutual arrangement to put down the attempted dictation of their employés. The *longshoremen, having been the most aggressive, are walking about idlo, no sane em- ployer bemg likely to accede to their demana for $2 50 per day of eight’ hours, In the meantime tho ship- masters are obliged to discharge aud load with their own crews. FROZEN FOOD is no longer a thing of the future, thanks to an mgen- fous Frenchman and his financial partner in Sydni Frozen fish have already been conveyed by couch 400 miles into the interior and found perfectly sweet, and a banquet, at which meats artiticially conyealed for sev- eral months previously formed the fare, wok place on the 2d of September. AN INTERNATIONAL QUESTION, ‘A question of international law, raised and carried to a Successful issue in one sense by the United States rep- resentative at Sydney, will probably cail lorth further oificial corresponideuce. The matter dros tm this way:— ‘The American bark Ida ¥. Taylor brought a full erew from Adelaide, and shortly after arrival was boarded «y a posse of police, who, under the authority of a warrant issued by the magistrates of Neweastle, serzed three men alleged to be deserters trom Figuro, ‘Tue men were sent toa p away, but the Cousul, irate ut the invasion of a vessel under the American ft erinined upon such action as would prevent a recurrence in future, He at once gent an oflicial despatch to His Excellency the Governor, Stating that the arrest was ille; ording to the law the French bark a hundred miles will form a grand corridor around the four sides, from | which aceess will be had to those portions of the Houses set apart for oilices, billiard and reading rooms, bar, barber shop and other appurtenances to first ‘class hotels. All the houses will form oue large hotel, with all the conveniences and more privacy than many ho- tels, but will be so arranged that alter the Centennial is over and the visitors depart, the division wails cau be | finished and each house be in a condition to be rented and used us any other private dwelling, Two hotels are now being built on this plan, one in a very hand- some and tasteful mauner, and ft is proposed, after the Exhibition, to sell the houses already furnished as homes for Philadelphians. Wiere hotels can be erected on this pian they will be far preterable for beauty and comfort to the temporary frame structures | which are to be tacked together in ‘a cheap fashion for use only while the Exhibition continues, HOW MANY VISITORS MAY BE EXPECTED to come to Philadelphia in 1876 is a question often asked and not casy to answer satisiactorily. So far as the number from abroad is concerned it is almost possible to give any estimate, but of one thing Lam Sutisfiea, from ‘a careful imquiry of the officials” representing the various foreign _na- tions, that the attendance from Europe, Great Britain especially, will be beyond the anticipa- tions of perhaps ‘the most sanguine. The reporis show that the Uld World looks with such wondering interest at this young Republic that the desire to visit us in ’76 is so general that all who can come will do so. |} decided thi | The question of “of nations, demanded the men — should be at once sent to their si and the master recouped for any loss he might hi sulfered by their illegal arrest. ‘The reply to tuis was un a trate’s a npted justilication of the committing magis- This the Consul refused, aud as tho vessel was ready for sea announced his intention to d compensation tor any injury or d the mast ownei a ship might suffer. he Governor then referred the case to the law officers of the Crown, who the arrest was illegal and unwarranted, aumiges has vot yet been arranged, ‘The notorious Solomon Istands have furnished the latest sensation from Polynesia in the shupe of another white man A CAPTIVE AMONG On August 7 the schoone Malayta, despite warning natives Were extremely treacherous, oe dame alongside with as written with charcoa man, wants to be taken off the island,” were well armed, and on nearing the shore a white man was descried quite naked and apparentiy detained by two powerful natives holding his wrists. This was evidently intended as a decoy to induce the nks to the villanous character Kas, they preferred parleying ata | distance, Kenton acting’as interpreter, His release was at length arranged in return for six axes, and on their delivery he wus allowed to swim of, Kenton, who is u native of the nerit of Sc that in 1867, while seaman on board & Brit NNIBALS Bob 1 Nag called of Next morning a piece of wood, on wh ‘Jou Reuton, a white As to the number who will visit the Exhibiuon FROM TUS COUNTRY it {8 easier to obtain something like an approximation. Some time since Mr. Jolin Welsh, chairman of the Cen- tennial Board of Finance, tixed bis estimate of the number of admissions t6 the Exhibition from the ted States at a minimum ot 10,000,000, basing it on ssumnption that each visitor will make three visits tothe Exhibition, which would make the number of Visitors in the city about 3,400,000. If trom this 400,000 is deducted for the residents ‘of this city, the visitors | from all parts of the Union would be estimated at , ments of the 3,000,000. This estimate was made after a carelul ex- amination of the reports frotn all parts of the country so far as then received, but since the visit to the South from which General Hawley has just returned, it 1s the opinion of the Centennial Commissioners that the visit- ors from that section will so much exceed the moderate estimates iirst given that the total number will be much | over 3,000,000, soine fixing jt at more than 6,000,000, RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION, The question, “Can the railroads leading mto thts eity | manage this immense passenger trafic??? was touched upon in the article upon the transportation arrange- ments published in the Herat of October 23. Taking the lowest estimate of 3,000,000, an enormous amount of railroad travel will be necessary, and the arrange- ompanies will have to'be made on a pro- portionate scale, Ata low estimate the Pennsylvania Railroad Company wilt New York city 1,000,000 passengers; from Pennsylvania and Western New York, 400,000 persons; frora its many and farreaching connections in the West, Northwest and | Southwest certainly one-half the passenger trafic, Wiiich would be 600,000 passengers—a total of 2,000,000 | passenger ENORMOUS PROFITS TO THE RAILROADS, | Tt is estimated that the transportation of these pase | sengers both ways will equal about 75,000,000 pas- sengers carried one mile, or almost twice the passenger business of all the year 1874 between New York and Pittsburg. If the charges be one and a hall cents per mile the gross receipts will be $11,250,000, or (allow- ing fifty per cent as profit) a revenue of ' $5,675,000 for the lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company be- | tween New York and Pittsburg only, Moreover, as the gentloman who makes this estimate states, these ligures cover “only the lines operated by the Penn- sylvania Railroad Company between New York and Vittsburg, their extensions westward far exceed in miles the main line east, reaching, as they do, to Cin- cinnatt, Chicago, St. Louls and the far West info Michi- gan, All these lines bring their share of travel to Pitts burg. It is no matter for wonder that the Pounsylvania Railroad Company should have contributed ‘to the Centennial fund, The balance of the travel from the West and South, not going over the Pennsylvania road and the railroad to New York, will concentrate at Balti- more, from the Baltimore and Ohio and Southern rail- roads. Thence they will be brought to this city on the | Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Raijroad. This will be likely to reach at least 750,000 passengers, or, comng and ‘returning, 150,000,000 passengers carried ove mile, The gross receipts of this raiirvad would therefore be $3,000,000 for this work at two cents per mile. At their ordinary rato of three cents per mile the net revenue would be $2,250,000, deducting filty per cent, GOOD RESULTS ELSEWHERE. These are only illustrations of the enormous business ana the proportionate profits of the great railroad lines next year. The New York Central aud Hudson River, the New Jersey Central, the Erie, the Reading, the North Pennsylvania and many others, with their connections and auxiliaries, will drain ‘large sections of country, carry passengers in proportion to their capacity and extent and r Jarge profits, As a writer in the Philadelphia Ledger woil Bays, reviewing the results which estimates like this show, enough is known to prove that ‘‘at least one branch of the industry of our country will derive ben- etits from the Exposition to an extent we would bave hardly credited had {t not been placed before us in 80 convincing a form, It is fair to presume that the cities of New York and Baltimore will derive an immense ad- vantage from the Centenuial from the enormous num- ber of people that will come through them to Philade phia, “In New York especially many of them will | tarry, and large numbers of those who come direct to Philadelphia will undoubtedly find it to their | interest and pleasure to go on to New York to spend a | portion of their time, hen to this is added the inci- dental business always created by such a movement of people, in the way of purchasing luxuries and other Mmattors incidental to a great holiday, large amounts of | capital will, no doubt, be deposited in the chanuels of | business in Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore.” | Is it not reasonable to ask that the other railroad companies who are to make such substantial profits from our Centennial Exhibition should follow the ex. ample of the Pennsylvania Railroad and subscribe liberally to Centennial stock ? RAPID TRANSIT. To-day—under the charter of the Manhattan Transit Company—an olection will be hold for the purpose of | choosing nino directors for tho company, When | these officers are elected tho Rapid Transit Commis. | sion appointed by Mayor Wickbam will cease to exist, ‘The $100,000 worth of paid up bonds and the $2,000,000 capital stock of the Manhattan Company will be trans. ferred from tho moribund commission to the | | | | | | | | ing a gre: | The Whampoa s | for the town. at San Francisco he and four Americans wore “sha urd the sbip Reynard, of Boston, bound to MeKean’s Island for guano, On her arrival there they | Secretly provisioned a boat, stole a suil and leit during r then, hours the night, wing for some asthe wind wok was’ exhausted on the twenty- ten days they had to subsi fortunate enough to sp mons quite exhausted alter five days. When discovered by Am were past help and ¢ Lith aud for iles in thirty natives the fc the ed within a few hours, Ati eaking up the boat to obtain the nails the chief's son claimed Kenton as his property, took him to his father’s place on the maim island, Where, for a eriod of eight yeurs, be was treated as one of the fam- | fe Load * vv, | ates an open season tor us to the northward I have ily, being found speclully useful in the insular conilicts which, he says, are be 1 perpetually. ‘The old chic! seemed to have repented seiling his eap- | tave, as he visited the xehooner ih a few hours after the sale'und endeavored (o induce hit to return by promis- feast, “plenty pig, plenty y New Cyledonia has experienced a chango for the better, so the treatment of the deporiés 18 con- cerned. ¢ nor Pritzveur hus initiated a more benetl- cent régime by allowing some to return to Noumea, and Uh He du Pine to cultivate su may think fit, For this indebted to the representations made in. Frane Free Masons who were exiled from the island some time ago, but have since induced Marshal Macalahon to annul the deeree of his subordinates, The steam transport Juria arrived last month from Brest with a portions of land as they nieuey they are doubtless Their slight stock of provisions | r | The bouts | wornin ng | though not largely represented, has come off well in | | have been organized,’ and officers and men appointed | Island. | ing and lasted all | 1 have got all the depot prepared tor landing, so it THE NORTH POLE. News from the. English Expedition to the Arctic Regions. THE ALERT AND DISCOVERY. Letters from Commander Markham “and Others on Board. ‘The Pandora brought to England several lotters from members of the Alert and Discovery expedition, some of which are printed in the English papers. ‘The fol- owing are selected COMMANDER MARKUAM'S FIRST LETTER, Ove Caré SHackieton, Friday, July 23, 1875. Weare now st edge, which we shall probably do in three or four hours’ time. We have avery busy day to-day. In the first place, at six o'clock this morning, the fog being too thick to proceed, we endeavored to’ get into | a little bay on the island’ ot Kingitok, to anchor and | wait for clear weather. In doing go we ran on @ rock, and remained immovable for five hours, No damage, however, was done. ‘The ice-saw crews to the different boats in case of having to abandon the | ship. Kverything has becn prepared for lifting the | serew and rudder, and altogether we have had a basy . Our knapsacks are all packed ready for leaving ship. Lam apite surprised at the amount of water, have as yet sfen no pack ice whatever. I do really | thatgwe are going to have a re:narkably open son and that we shail get as far north us our mbst | sanguine expectations can suggest. | Sarenpay, July 24.—We have been so fur wonderfully lucky and are all much elated at the procpect of suc cess before us, We made the pack edge about two o’clock this morning and pushed imto it, since which time we have been steammg through, The ice is | wonderfully open, and we have hitherto gone on without the slightest check. ‘There — are Janes of water im all directions, and if the weather will only remain fine and calm we shall in all. probabil- ity get into the ‘North Water’ to-morrow, The ico is by no means heavy, the greater part of it only about twelve inctes thick, by which I think it is this spring’s formation. If we only have to encounter ice of the same thickness in Smith Sound we shall be able to steam straight up to the North Pole this year, At prosent everything points to speedy success; but & few hours make a wonderful dilfreuce im these regious, We must hope for the best. If we can go on at the rate we have been going to-day we shull get to the Carey Islands on ‘Tuesday. SwNpay, July 25,—We have had unparalleled success, and are ‘actually in the north water, passing Cape York. I believe our passage is almost unprecedente: We only entered the ice of the middle pack at two o'clock yesterday morning, and at eleven this forenoon, just thirty-four hours in the ed in the “North Water.” — Inclu stoppage-, we | been seventy hours going from Upernavik to York. Wecertainly have been most fortunate m our weather--not a breath of wind since we made the pack, which was so loose as to render navigation through it & | matter of ease. KE ble to the northward, Litile ice can be seen and all 8 rand open, We parted company with the Discovery at six | this evening. She has gouein toward Cape York to com- municate with the uatives and mduce one of them, a brother-in-law of Hans, to jom as a dog driver, We are uow steering along the Crimson Clifls of Beverley, with Cape Dudley Digges ahead, on our way to the Carey Islands, where we shall establish our first depot and jand our letters for Allen Young to pick up. — Ha’ ing completed our work, we shall go to Litticton Island and joi the Discovery either there or at Sutherland 1am afraid tie Discovery will not be able to send any letters, as they have not sent any to us and will not visit the Carey Islands. Moxpay, July 26.—A dense fog came on this morn- ay; 80, With ull the numerous ice- bergs about, we were obliged to goon carefully, We shall probably get in at ten or twelve o'clock to-night, | | | | ought not to take us wore than six hours putung tt on shore and securing i, To-morrow forenoon we ought to be on our way to Littleton Island, Everything is still in our favor. A light breeze trom the northward ts blowing, which will nicely clear Smith Sound ior us. Not a bit of pack ive to be seen to-day, und the tempera- ture of the water is very high, I believe our success 1s going to be most complete. THE SECOND LETTER, Orr Care Duvtey Dicaus, July, 25, 1875. froma man-of-war that the | iNet think our passage from Upernavik to Cape York is quite without precedent. Captain Nare: to | lus original determination of giving up Melville Bay f the better conducted | detained at Ducos and | by the | | the temperature large addition to the official staf and military force. | The wives of two deportés were also allowed passages in | her, It is currently reported that the French authori- ties Pp within a few months, to send out several 'shiploads of — fem: pnvicts as | wives for sach of the reds may choose | to become Benedicts, enter upon the connubial state under such circum. ) ought to pr ndrels the of any more prisoners have been instituted. Gendarines | are now stationed on board every vessel for forty-cight hours previous to her departure, and if at any time prior to the pilot leaving the vessel a stowaway is dis- covered the pilot is to be respousible for his safe de- livery to the oiflcers of the port, PII Fiji news js devoid of ipterest, Goyernor Gordon is still Gngaged on his maiden tour of the new dominion, ier brought from London a detach- ment of 1 Engineers, who reached Leruka by steamer from Sydney, Seme portions of their outfit used considerable amusement, Among other things they brought an expensiv almost as well have been sent to Chamoun} for the pur- Should any number of them | tuce some | traction engine, that might | pose of conveying tourists to the summit of Mont | Blanc, srortixG. | it, | seo The Australian Jockey Club has just held the first | great racing carnival of the year, The principal events were the Derby, won by Richmond, and the great Metropolitan, for which Governor Robinson's wus just beaten by a head, Mr, Tait’s Guldsborough »proving the victor, and winning the handsome stake of $5,000. THE RIGHT TO BE KILLED. NO EUROPEAN RAILWAY INNOVATIONS DESIRED HERE. A dangerous railroad crossing on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, at the villago of Fairfield, having been made a subject of complaint by the in- habitants of the village, the Railway Commissioners of the State of Connecticut visited the locality last weck and heard evidence on the matter, William D. Bishop, President of the railroad company, who is also a member of the Fairfield county Bar, represented the company, aud John H. Glover, of New York, appearod The people of ‘Fairfield attempted last year to compel the company to protect the crossing, Sov the Board of Commissioners declined to order the protection asked for, Two deaths bave occurred at this crossing; the first was that of one of the oldest residents of the town, who was killed while attempting to drive across the track by a train whose approach was concealed from his view by a house standing by the stte of the track. The com. pany, through one of its directors, obtained the signa- tire Of the wile and daughter of the deceased toa ro- Jease from a claim for damages by the | creed of $200, In the case of the second death at this crossing the Coroner's Jury censured the road for not protecting the crossing. Testimony was given to the effect that a woman living near tho track prevented a fearful ac- cident befalling an express train by extem- porizing a danger signal trom @ red flannel petti- coat and warning the approaching train, A physician and clergyman of Fairiield testitied to several narrow apes ‘by the interposition of @ special Providence’’ for thoir safety. Ms The company, through its counsel, urged that: the | crossing was not more dangerous than the average rail- road crossings, and that the counsel for the town bad brought ideas from Europe that would not be tolerated by the American cittzen. The Board of Commissioners directors, will give their decision within twenty days, horse | | Friday morning we ran on shore, very gen- uy. We improved the occasion by going on the island and hooting some ducks | having and trying the Middle P eight o'clock last Thursd, 4, and the following morning, on account of a dense fog, attempted to an- small bay near the island of Kingitok and within a mile or two of the settiement, a man in a ka from that place actually piloting us th; but he was evidently ignorant of the pilotage, for we ran on to a rock and remained immovable for tive hours, getting off, how- ever, without any difliculty at high water. The fog red up, We shaped a course due west (trie), and at one o'clock yesterday morning made the edge of the pack, into which we went, I never saw such light te, no thicker than about twelve inches, and very | sott and brashy. We could edSily have steamed through We lett Upernavik at it, That, howe' unne: ry, as the pack was quite loose, with innumerable ’ leads through it, Having beautiful calm weather we progressed dly, both ships steaming full xpecd, and at o'clock this forenoon emerged into the north | er, with Capes York and Dudley Digees in sight ahead, haying been in the pack only thirty-six hours. It 1s certainly a wonderful passage, Of course, the her favored usa good deal, and Ihave no doubt should have been able to get through Melville Bay With as much ease, What astonished me was the ice. I do not believe we encountered any of last year’s ice, all that we came through having. in my mind, been formed this spring. Then what has become of the heavy ice? 1t must all have been blown far south by the late prevailing northerly winds, That this indi- | little doubt ELATED AT THE SUCCESS, We are ull naturally much elated at our success so far, and quite count upon ing eighty-five without any serious check. In a week's time we ought to be on “the threshold of the unknown region,” when our real work will commence; hitherto it has all been child’s play. I wish you could be with us now. We have sent the Discovery into Cape York to attempt to ‘ommunicate with the’ natives there, aud, if possible, to induce one of them (Hans’ brother-in-law) to accom= pany us, We are steaming on towards Carcy Islands, Which we shall reach to-morrow forenoon, and where | we shall land Depot A and the whaleboat obtained {rom | the Valorous. 1 shall have a look for your record, nd, if successful in finding it, will’ send it to ‘ou.* We shail then go on to Littleton Island, Where the Discovery 1s ordered to rejoin us. [hope | we are not going to have an early winter; but all last night and this forenoon “bay ice” was making, aud of the water was us low as 20 deg. We have, 1 hope, six good weeks of the navigable © before us, and in that time we may do much. indeed lucky ‘our getting into tho north water so easily and $0 speedily, as we have been able | to economize our fuel to a great degree. We sbail enter Smith Sound with very little coal oat of our bankers. We shall, in all probability take fifteen or twenty tons froin ‘the Discovery when te leave her in her winter quarters, which will quite set us up again, She has only had ‘to steam coming through the ice; up, to the edge of the pack we were towing her, If Allen Young doesn’t coe up to the Carey Islands you will not, of course, get this until next year. L. hope that he will come, 1 wish we could have met him be- fore and got our letters, A GLORIOUS TRICMPH. . Canny Istanns, Monday, July 26 A thick fog all day prevented our getting here as soon as I anticipated last night. I send you avery rough tracing of vur track through the midile ice. 1am too busy preparing Depot A for going on shore to make a more elaborate one, The part painted blue is simply the pack ice we came through, Where we lirst entered and where we emerged’ from it, You will | we made good runs, but then at a great | sacritice of fuel, us we were steaming full speed; in | fact. We were using over eight tons in twenty-four | hours! However, we must not growl, for if we had been detained in the peck we should have used much more. I hope my next letter to you will say thatwo have achieved a grand and glorious triumph, Every- thing, including minimum. sun spots, points to this year as being the one for Arcti ploration; I hope it may prove so. The temperature of the surface water rose to-day (Monday) at four P. M. from thirty-four degrees to Wied degrees! It was also forty degrees at six andenght P.M. Whatts the meaning of it? Is there no more ice in our vicinity? I believe we are | going straight up Smith Sound without a check, Our depot, I think, will be established on the eastern- most island of this group. THR CAIRN, *The cairn referred to by Commander Markham was one found by Mr. Clements R. Markham, then on Her Majesty's ship Assistance, which was cruising about the Carey Isles, while waiting for the Intrepid and Yioneer, which ships were at the same time exploring Jones Sound, They found a piece of wood with the date 1827 cut upon it, but no records. Mr. Clements R, Markham built the cairn several feet higher and left a rocord. Curiously enough Captain Young found this cairn, but the record was missing, ° A PRIVATE LETTER, The fottowing is an extract from a private letter from another member of the expedition on board the Alert:— Ovr Prrowix Giacter, Norta ov ram Crimson Cures, 26th of July. The long twenty-four days have been full of events since we left Upernavik on Thursday night, 22d, We steamed in shore among the islands under splendid towering cliffs, but at night a fog came on, and on and gathering cider duck egys. (Loon and duck eggs are delicious; we have them boiled, tried and in ome- | Jettes at almost every meal.) We soon heard a gun to | tell us to come back, and we found the tide had lifted | us safely off. Then we steamed away northwest, | hourly expecting to see the pack ice of the dreaded | Melville Bay, At last, at eleven A, M. on the 24th, the jee spread ail along in front of us, and ata quarter to one we saw the great middle pack all along the hori- zon. “Full speed ahead’? We were soon in It, all woung ico at first, but soon hummocky and beavier | justas fast in front. At last, after a rut ning full speed—being beautiful, | calm weather—toward the westward to make the pack | | twelve as the time for commencing, but at that time | postponed until the following day. | to reach che bull, but the bri; | not remain long in that direction, for the lancers | Muir-Martin dea | game ending in favor of the Twelfth lancers, who there- | | ward a rough looking man applied for food and also | barely in time to save their lives, none of them saving floe, but all sof and “rotten.” It was perfoctty calm, and no pen or peneil could describe the beauty of the scene, The flat ice varied in tint from the most tender pink to a glowing violet, with glorious trans- parent blues and greens here and there. Sometimes We would charge into a vast piece, split it into frag- ments, and steam through. The unbroken ice often extended further than we could see on either side of us, but there were often leads; and in the afternoon We got into a grand lane of open water, aud went three revolutions a minute. The Discov 'y occasionally came within speaking range, Every rope and spar was Teflocted in the mirror-like sea—a sight not easily for- gotten. I could hardiy leave the deck; it seemed like Josing asight of some pageant. ATER A BEAR, When I came up again the first thing I saw was a dear—a fine, big fellow—400 yards off, and walking away apparently quiet enough. Captain Markham, May and I lowered tho dingie and were after him on the floe in no time. We often stuck onr logs through the soft ice, but to get in altogether was quite impossi- ble, unless wo deliberately jumped into open watel, On we went puffing and panting, forthe ship had turned out another hunting party of eight or more, and they were coming fast behind us, while bruin was going in of about | 700 yards, we saw him striding along at a walk, but not letting us gain an inch. The edge of the tloe was near and he evidently meant to take the water. So nothing for it but a long sot at 300 or 400 yards’ We all fired together, but I think none of us touched-him, as he dived into the water and left us discomfted. May had no sooner fired than he stepped in a hole and went up to his waist. I helped him out and then firgd a hopeless shot at bruin’s fast disappearing head, After much charging ice and ‘ hard a port,” “ hard a starboard’? work we safely cleared tho middle pack that had stopped so many and got to Capo York in the shortest tiine on record. So here we are now in the north water, past the Crimson Cliff—s,.which are not crimson now, though a little of the snow shows pink; } past dozens of grand glaciers, and past Cape Dudley Digges, which might be cailed the orange cliils, for the towering rocks are bright orange and brick red, with lichens and patches of sap green tinted moss in the hollows. Every gap is filled with some great giacier streim pouring its fleet of bergs into the smooth sca, and far up beyond the glaciers are great mound-like bosses of snow, smooth and sweeping in outline, At present our prospects are most cheer- ing. Sea free of ice, except opposite discharging glac- jers; magnificent calm summer weather; every one in perfect health and uproarious spirits, and in better ume than any expedition before ua Provisions in plenty, our sheep untouched, the first that ever came up here; lots of ducks hanging up in the rigging; bar- rels of loons? eggs (we had some for lunch to-day, cold boiled, and no plover’s egg could equal their flavor). We aro now going into Carey Island gd will band over our letfers to the Discovery, which $s six miles astern, to be “cached.”” We shall at once make our depot of provisions, and go on to Littleton Island POLO. TOURNAMENT AT SANDOWN PARK, ENGLAND— THE TWELYTH LANCERS’ TEAM BEAT THE HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE AND FIFTH LANCERS’ TEAMS FOR A FIFTY-POUND CUP, [From Bell's Life, October 23.] The introduction of this aristocratic and courageous game at the new racing inclosure near Esher on the opening day was by no means a success, as the weather yesterday (Friday) was miserablo in the extreme, the beautifully situated ground and its surroundings pre sentingalmost throughout the day a most lugubrious aspect, and even the martial strains of the fino band of the Horse Guards Blue failed to put any life into the gathering, which was not patronized by more than 500 visitors, A sum of £200 was offered in prizes for polo contests, civilian and military, and a cup for a half-mile sweepstakes, open to polo ponies, also appeared on the Programme. The advertisement announced half-past rain was falling heavily, and at one o’clock it seemed more than probable that the sports would have to be Shortly, however, the sky cleared and the sun shoue forth, though ‘some- what dimly, and at wo o'clock it was determined to begin, The only event that was agreed to be decided was the contest for the £50 Cup, for which three teams were ready to competc—viz , the Twellth lancers, the House- | hold’ Brigade and the Fifth lancers, the ‘first named toams being drawn together, the latter having the bye, Below are detail TWELVTH LANCERS VS, HOUSEHOLD RRIGADR. At twenty-five minutes past two o'clock play began, and alter the bugler’s signal the laneers were the first 4 je came sweeping down upon them, and fora moment the warfare was hotly | pursued in the direction of their goal posts, ‘The ball did | oon evinced their superiority, aud’ before ten minutes ch the ball was driven between the posts of the brigade by Mr. Case After a short delay ends wero changed, and the race to the centre of the ground was in favor of the brigade, a splendid drive by tho leader sending the’ ball well down into the laueers’ lines, It was quickly brought into neutral territory, however, and the battle was carried on with- out much advantage to either for three-quarters of an hour, when mon and horses showed palpabie signs of the hard work they had undergone, Directly after this a mélée occurred close to the Brigade goal aud Sr. Case was again instrumental in bringing about a second downfall, Once more the teams changed ends, Bngade striving hard to retrieve their lost laurels, they kept their opponents well within their own lines for some little time; but, on the approuch of “time,” the lancers had it pretty much their own way again, when, as no other goals ware scored, the match thus ended in favor of the lancers by two goals to none, ‘The names of the teams are :— Twelfth Lancers, Household Brigade. Captain Moore (captain), Mr, Fitzwilliam (captain), Mr. Muir-Martin, Mr. Barkley Hunt. Mr. E. M. Pleydell, Lord H, Vano-Tempest, Mr. M. A. Archdall, Captain Fellowes, Mr. AH. Case. Mr. Spiers, TW! ‘iM LANCERS VS. FIFTH LANCERS. During the interval between the two games the rain again descended heavily; notwithstanding, the second contest was commenced at five minutes to four o'clock, | but the ground had become exceedingly heavy. The Fifth lancers were the first to get to the bail, anda fine drive sent it-well into the Twelfth half of the ground, but five minutes only bad elapsed before Mr. Case passed the ball between the uprights. After ends had been changed the captain of the Twelfth lancors was the first to strike the ball, butin a very short tine another goal was captured by the same team, Mr. | ing the final blow, Once again the ball was first reached by the Fifth lancers, and directly | Mr. Archdall made a splendid run for the Tweffth, their | adversaries’ goal being subjected to a series of attacks, | and many narrow escapes occurred during the subse- | quent half-hour’s play. Mr, Case then sent the ball | through their posts again, and on the fourth change of | ends the Filth were again the first to pick up the ball and for a few minutes their struggles were rewarded by confining their opponents to their own territory. The superior play of the Twelfth, however, became more and more pronounced and they kept the Fifth in | the immediate neighborhood of their own fortress, | Once more the latter made agrand effort to stem the | tide that had set in so persistently against them, but they were only able to beat their opponents back to the centre of the ground. Captain Moore then led the way | by some fine play, and just before the timo arrived for | play to cease Mr,’ Archaall captured another goal, tho by won the cup. eves, Twelfth Lancers. Fifth Lancers. Captain Moore (captain). Captain Poole (captain). Mr, Muir-Martin. Major Biako, Mr. E. M, Pleydell, Captain Benyon, Mr. M. A. Arcidall, Captain Green, Mr. H. A. Case. Captain Payley. Lord A. Somerset was umpire for the Houschold Bri- gaile, Captain Hayes for the Twelfth lancers and Captain Fellowes for the Fifth lancers, ‘To-day (Saturday) the Household Brigade play tho Fifth lancers for the £20 Cup, and there will be other matches, concluding with the pony race, DARING TRAMPS. A daring attempt to pillage and burn was frustrated last week in Whitestone, L. L One night carly in the week the room of a young lad, employed by Mr, Seaman, on the Lamb ostate, was entered by thieves, who stole a pistol and $3 in money. Two or three days afterward, about eight o’clock in the evening, an attempt was made to set fire to Mrs, Seaman’s houso and outbuildings, Hearing a noise, the boy wert to the barn, and secing a man there he returned to the house and procured a large knife. On nearing the barn again some one cried, * Drop that,’”? and almost at the samo instant the boy received @ pistol shot through his hat. « Just at that-time there was an alarm of fire in the vieimity, and the thieves were frightened away, After their departure a stack of straw was found piled under the stoop of the house, ready to be set on fire, while everything of value had been removed trom the barn, but was aiterward found in the vicinity—a cow beng found tied to a stake near the house, A bundle of keys and a box of parior matches were found near the barn, the keys exactly fitting the locks of the doors, Late on the previous afternoon a well-dressed stranger applied at the house for food, and upon re- coiving it forced his way into the house, He was or- dered out, and went into the street. Shortly after- attempted to force an entrance, and on being refused joined the first man, and the two walked away together, NCENDIARY THIEVES. Early on Saturday morning the family of Mr. Thomas Skuste, on the road between Flushing and Jamatca, 1. L, were aroused by the cries of one of the children, who were sleeping in a room adjoining their mother’s, Going tnto the room, Mrs, Skuste found it full of smoke, which was coming up through the floor under the bed. She immediately seized the children and hurried out with them, and then succeeded in arousing the other inmates of the house, several in number, much more than the night clothing they had on and a few articles of furniture, From the fact that two win- dows in the lower story were forced open it is be- lieved that the house was first robbed and then set on fire, and this belief is strengthened by the fact that the tracks of two men were found in the vicinity, and a candle, half burned, was picked up near by, The house was totally destroyed. The loss is about $2,000, Mr, | nor the Holy 4 IRELAND. ——__+___ THE ANTI-NATIONAL POLICY OF THE VATICAN—= NAFIONALIST PRIESTS DEBARRED FROM PROe MOTION—CARDINAG CULLEN'S POLICY—HOME BULE AND THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS. _ e Dus, Oct 23, 187%, I desire to givethe HemaLp a somewhat important piece of Irish ecclesiastical history which, coming after tho Synod of Maynooth and the foolish and vain efforts of Lord Mayor McSweeny to establish a so-called “* Ne tonal Association,” from which Protestants were to be excluded, may not be without great and significant meaning, It will be remembered that soon after the death of the Most Rev. Dr. Leahy, Catholic Archbishop, of Cashel, the clergy of that archdiocese met in con- ference for the purpose of nominating Dr. Leahy’s: Successor, Three parish priests were named, the majority of the clergy present declaring by their votes the Rey. Dr. Ryan was dignissimus—that is, that Do was most worthy of the three clergymen named to be the mew Archbishop of Cashel. 3 According to the usual ecclesiastical rule the priest’ who was appointed dig nissimug should have been appointed by the Pope to tho vacant sea, But in this caso (as in’ others which I could name) tho rule was sebaside, anda bishop of@ Seo ina distant colony Was called upon by the Pope to preside over the ecclesiastical destinies of the arch- diocese of Cashel, You may ask what has been the reason for all this? Let me tell you. ‘The Rev. Dr. Ryan, who had beew voted dignissimus, is a man of strong, advanced national opinions, He is in favor of home rule, or repeal of the union; or, perhaps, he would rather gee Ireland totally Separated from the Crown of England, Be this as it may, itis certain he 1s @ person who feels that the Present political relations of Ireland with. England aro based on a wrong foundation, and that they are, there- fore, susceptible of anew and proper adjustment I am positively assured that when Johu Mitchel went to ‘Tipperary ana canvassed there for votes'the Rey. Dr. Ryan promised him his most ace tivo support. There was nothing strango in this, ag Jobn Mitchel was very much esteemed by the Catholia clergy of Tipperary, and there is no doubt that many of them would have canvassed the voters on his bebalf; but that was wholly unnecessary, as the groat body of the electors were united as one man in his favor, THE CARDINAL'S OBJECTIONS. But it did seem strange to His Eminence Cardinal Callen, the Papal Legate, who does not care much for advanced political opinions, that a priest of the arch diocese of Cashel—a man of national ideas, who had declared in favor of the candidature of John Mitchel, an Irish “felon”—should have been deemed dignissi- mus in an election for the vacant see. This was not to be heard,of, It would never do at all, The Papal Legate could not stand it, So he hurried off or sent word to Rome that the election of the Rev, Dr- Ryan to the oilice of an archbishop would be a wrong thing and that they must find a man with more moa- erate opinions and with sentiments more in accordance with those held and expressed by the Lord Cardinal himself. The question was, Where was such aman to be found? The Most Rev. Dr, Croke, bishop of a see in Australia, was in London about this time, making prep- arations to start on his journey for his distant diocese, when he received a telegram or despatch desiring him not to yo and stating that he would hear from Rome in a few days.) What could it mean? What was it all about? Had Dr. Croke committed any breach of ecclesiastical law for which he might be im- prisoned in the Castle of St. Angelo? Not at all, Dr, Croke is a miid, unassuming, respectable gentieman, of considerable learning, and very moderate in his politi- cal opinions. He would have nothing to do with revo- lutionists, He could not possibly have any sympathy with tho views of John Mitchel, who bad declared over and over thut Ireland ean never be happy or pros perous so long as she is under the rule of and, and that the only of putting an end to that rule is by the sword, and not by speeches aud resolutions. A WELCOME TELEGRAM. The despatch, as promised, did come from Rome; {% brought no order tor Dr, Croke’s return to the Eternal City, but it brought him the intelligence that the Hol See had conferred on hin the archbishopric of Cashel, and that he must immediately repair to his uew charge and take every care of it Like a truc son of the Church, he obeyed at once; did as he was desired, and is now fulfilling the important functions of tis high and honorable station, ‘The questian may be asked why did Cardinal Cullen use his influence in favor of the appointment of Dr, Croke and against the appointment of Dr, Ryan? It obvious that no churchman of advanced national opin- jons will be acceptable to the Papal Legate when thero ig a question of lis election to an important oifice in the Church; that those upon whom the Legate’s favors are to be conferred must be of milk-ang-water political opinions, and that it they really do entertain senti- ments favorable (0 the independence of Iretand they must keep them to themselves and gay nothing about them, This is actually the position matters have taken under the ecclesiastical rule of Cardizal Cullen. By bis ac- tion he notities the clergy that they must not think of holding ational views, and in effect he tells them that any man who sympathizes with the ideas of John Mitchel must ‘never bo Archbishop of Cashel, Cardinal Cullen is an excellent pricst, but he isa very poor politician—that is to say, the ma- jority of his countrymen differ from him in regard to the present relations of Ireland with England. . DR, M'HALE NOT IN FAVOR AT ROME.® It is singular, und worthy of note, that the Arch- bishop of Tuam, Most Rev. Dr. McHale, though a man of great learning, vast accomplishments and splendid talents, is not in the same favor at Rome as Cardinal Cullen.’ Tho foriyer is a decided nationalist, He is in | favor of repeal of the union, and has/written strongly is in support of it, not only’ in the days when illustrious friend, Danicl O'Connell, was ahve, but in later ’ times, when the quackery of Lord Mayor McSweeny has been denounced by the indignant voice of public opinion. Cardinal Cullen is 4 manof somewhat retrogade ideas, and lus conduct im the election of Dr. Croke andin other matters of a similar character bas given rise to the notion in the minds of tho Irish people that he has immense—per- haps too mnch—iniluence at Rome, and that neither he ve will consent to the appointment of an ecclesiastic to a high office in this country if that eccle- siastic is not influenced by very mild politieal opinions such as cannot seriously be objected to by the Enghsh power that holds Ireland down and keeps her from resuming the position of a nation Tho Irish bishops, as a body, are singularly silent on the uestion of home rule or national independence. In- ividually some of them, like Dr. Mcflale, are known to be in favor of repeal of the union; but if they spol out as one man for a Parliament at home, the effec! would be marvellous. If we hada Parliament in Dub- lin the country would have a greater chance of being woll govegned by such a body than by the English Leg- islature, hose ignorance of Ireland and of Irish mat ters is tod well kuown (o require comment. A news» aper editor in New York of ordinary intelligence nows more of Ireland than either the Marquis of Hartington, who, under Mr, Gladstone, fliled the office of Chief Secretary for this country, or Sir Michael Hicks Beach, the present meumbent of that office. These gentlemen spend too much of their time in London clubs to care anything about Ireland or her affairs, and, as for the English Parliament, that body is notoriously ignorant of Irish wants and heces- sities. Ireland isa trouble to England, and as lon, the connection between the two countries lasts, they will be squabovling and fighting. It is not an agreeablo prospect to look forward to, but it {s inevitable from the present condition of affairs, O’Connell’s days are gone, and, with the exception of Mr, Butt and a fow others, we have now in Ireland a lot of wind bags—the Lord Mayor for instance—who imagine that every sneeze they give and every word they utter, no matter how foolish, ought to be chronicled in the newspapers, THE THIRD AVENUE SAVINGS BANK. The following circular, which explains itself, hag been issued by a committee of the depositors of the de- funct bank :— CIRCULAR. ‘William 9, Carman, receiver of the above bank, being in danger of removal by the Court on account of his complicity in tho corrupt management of the bank and his friendly relations with the trustees, has, by induce- ments unknown to us, brought over to his interest three members of the Committee of Depositors, who are now in his personal interest and not in that of the other depositors, and whose names will be given to the depositors, if necessary, The remainder of the committee propose to ask such depositors as object to have Mr. Carman, who is the agent and creature of the trustees, retained as re- ceiver to sign a petition for his removal Notice of Jace and time where such petition can be signed will Bo published to-morrow (Tuesday) morning. HORATIO N, HARDY, 429 East Filty-seventh st, JOHN CAHILL, 665 Second avenue. G. A, JOSEPH, 234 East Forty-eighth street, HENRY CROMPTON, 1,096 First avenue. MARTIN KALB, 215 East Fortieth street. JOHN MORDEN, 219 East Thirty-seventh street, 0 ‘ uae The Committee, A. Fornrs, Acting Sccrot f. Naw York, Nov. 1, 1875. IRISH HOME RULE. A mooting of Irish nationalists was held last evening at O'Donovan Rossa’s Hotel, for the purpose of con- sidering the action it would be to take with re gard to the present policy of the home rule party ip Ireland, Much dissatisfaction 1s felt among the ad vanced nationalists at the present atttiude of that party, and a feeling seems to prevail generally that some public action should be taken. ‘A proposition to have @ public procession on the 234 inst. in commemoration of the Manchester martyrs, after some discussion, was rejected, and, on the mo- tion of O'Donovan Rossa, it was that the best way to commemorate the memory of these men was ta take action on the living issues before the country. ‘The present parliamentary and sectarian policy of the home rule party was condemned in strong terms, and ‘A rosolution was passed to call another meeting on next Wednesday evening, by invitation, to make the neces Skuste is a market gardener, and loses everything sary preparations for ao wneauivocal pronouncemen on the question