The New York Herald Newspaper, January 7, 1876, Page 7

Senantimaene init ENGLAND. THR BANK OF ENGLAND RATE OF DISCOUNT RAISED—THE BATTLE OVER ERIE, {From the Evening Telegram of yesterday.] Lonpon, Jan. 6, 1876. The directors of the Bank of England to-day raised the Bank rate of discount to five per cent. THE FIGHT OVER ERIE. Mr. McHenry publishes a circular this morning contradicting the statements made by Sie Edward Watkin at the meeting of Erie bondholders held on Tuesday last. THE RETORT COURTEOUS. He characterizes the statements as ‘brill- iant gossip,” designed to amuse an audi- ence. He also declares that he had nothing whatever to do with the management of the | Erie second mortgage, and that a fair state- ment would show that Erie was really in his debt rather than otherwise. MORE REMAINS BEHIND. He says also that he will have much to say tater about the Cleveland, Columbus and {ndianapolis Railroad, which is the real bone of contention. NEWSPAPER COMMENT. The Daily Telegraph says it fears Sir Edward Watkin has found a mare’s nest. 4N EXTENSIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN LONDON. Lowpon, Jan, 6, 1876. A disastrous fire occurred to-day at the bookbindery. of T. N. Kgleton, No, 12 Broadway, Ludgate Hull} Three huudred workmen are thrown out of employ- mont, GERMANY AND CUBA. RUSSIAN PRESS COMMENT ON THE FISH CIRCU- LAR RELATIVE TO THE ANTILLES. [From the Evening Telegram of yesterday. ] Lonpon, Jan. 6, 1876. The Cologne Gazette, in an editorial article commenting on American affairs, says that Secretary Fish’s Cuban circular was ill-timed; that from its tone and character President Grant cvidently fears that his existence will be forgotten in Europe, and that the circular was a cheap bid for glory. It also expresses the opinion that the circular will be void of any efitct so far as unsettling Alfonso is voncerned. GERMANY AND THE PAPACY, CHE PROUSSIAN ULTRAMONTANES FIRM IN THEIR RESISTANCE TO THE CHUBCH REGULATION LAWS. Lospox, Jan 6, 1876. The Pali Mall Gazette this afternoon has a special tel- tgram from Berlin, containing the following :— “The semi-official journals having expressed the »pinion that the Ultramontane opposition to the gov- troment is abating, the Germania (Yltramontane or- gan) declares that the assumption is unfounded, and \uat the submission to the State in the sense demanded by Prussia is contrary to the fundamental principles of the Church, ana can never be accorded. THE EASTERN QUESTION. ‘HE FRENCH REPUBLIC NOT YET COMMITTED TO THE AUSTRIAN POLICY. Loxpox, Jan. 6, 1876. A Reuter telegram from Paris states that the an- ‘ouncement made by the Zimes correspondent that france has concurred in Count Andrassy’s note, pro; vosing Turkish reforms, is premature. fHE AUSTRIAN CABINET POLICY TOWARD THE GREAT POWERS. Vienxa, Jan. 6, 1876. ‘The Tages Presse states that Count Andrassy has in- Yormed the representatives of England, France and (taly that the publication of the Austrian note regard. ng Turkey would be inopportune until it bas received the adhesion of the Powers. THE WAR IN HERZEGOVINA. SEVERE CHASTISEMENT OF THE INSURGENTS BY THE TURKS-—HUNDREDS KILLED AND WOUND- ED—FLIGHT OF A REBEL COMMANLER. Loxvon, Jan, 7, 1876. The Standard’s Vienna correspondent telegraphs that vefore Nicaic and Dnga were revictualied by the Turks the Insurgents suffered a dofeat, which was the severest tlace the begiuning of the war. LOSS OF LIFE Six hundred were killed and many wounded. FLIGHT OF A COMMANDER. ‘Tho insurgent commander Paulovich, who is accused of treason, fled to Cettinge. TO MOLD ovT. Nicaic is provisioned until May. MARSHAL CANROBERT. (HE FRENCH COMMANDER DOES NOT WISH TO ENTER THE BENATR. Panis, Jan. 6, 1876. The Liberté asserts that Marshal Canrobert persists m his retusai to accept the Senatorial candidature, f0T TO RE PROPOSED YOR THE VICE PRESI- DENCY. Lospor, Jan. 7, 1876. The Daily News saysa rumor current in Paris that resident MacMahon intended to propose Marsbal Canrobert aa Vice Fresident is sem:-officially contra- dicted. THE PRESS IN FRANCE. “'MAHON'’S RESTRICTIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE NEW PRESS Law. Pants, Jan. 6, 1876. Minister Suet has sent a circular to the prefects of Acpartments reminding them that they may revoke Ucenses to newspaper dealers unless legal regulations are observed. Tho Journal des Debats treats the circular as-an affair of great gravity, and says it shows that the govern- nent i interpreting the Press law in the most re- strictive manner possible. THE AMERICAN CENTENNIAL SPACE. Pants, Jan, 6, 1876, A meeting of French merchants and others intend. tng to send goods to the Philadelphia Exhibition was ‘eld to-day, WANT MORE SPACE. ‘The genticmen of the mining and metallurgical sec- Nong protested against the insufficiency of the spaco Ulotted them in the French department of the Exhibi- Hom They nevertheless decided to take part in the Exhibition, and will make ase of the excess of space given the agricultural section, although they cannot Wght Gres there to keep their machinery in motion. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. Lowpom, Jan. T~4 A. M. A apectal despatch from Vienna to the Standard says the negotiations between the Austrian and Hungarian Ministers on the bank question have had no result and will be rewamed in Vienna | i | ment @RENCH EXUIBITORS WKO REQUIRE SOME MORE Judge Daniels decided that the Assembly journal was ; admissible as evidence, ISLE REUNION. ———E A FATAL DISASTER IN THE FRENCH COLONY— SIXTY PERSONS KILLED. Panis, Jan. 6, 1876. The Presse haa received information of a terrible Jaudslide in the Isle Reunion on December 11. Sixty- two persons were killed and many injured. Buildings and plantations were destroyed. THE BRAZILIAN CABLE. Lisnow, Jan. 6. 1876. The Atlantic cable connecting Portugal and Brazil bas already been repaired. The break occurred near the island of Madeira and was occasioned by a violent storm, MARYLAND'S COMMON WEAL. ANNUAL MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR—INDEBT- EDNESS—THE STATE CANAL—SECTARIAN AP- PROPRIATIONS, Aywarouis, Jan, 6, 1876. The Senate was organized to-day by the election of Hon, Daniol Fields, of Caroline, a8 President, and Au- Gustus Gassaway as Secretary. The Mossage of Gover- nor Groome was received and read, showing the fol- lowing fuancial condition of the State:—The receipts for the fiscal year, ending September 30, 1875, wero $2,909,080 20. The disbursements during the last fiscal year were $2,436,075 46, leaving in the Treasury on October 1, 1875, $1,038,111 33. {neluded in the dis- bursements are $304,148 31 invested in the sinking fund of the State. The aggregate debts of the State for which interest has to be provided were, on September 30, 1575, $11,372,677 48. «During the last seven years the Chesapeake and Olio Canal, which up to that time had done little more thau pay the expenses incident to working and keeping it in repair, has shown that ander proper Management it cum be depended upon to yield annually a large net revenue to be applied toward the payment of its indebtedness, Within that period its bonded debt to the amount of $1,530,668 38 has Leen liquidated, On the subject of SNCTARIAN APPROPRIATIONS the Governor says:—Thiore exists a strong and growing leeling among a considerable portion of the people of the State against the well established practice of mak- ing appropriations trom the State Treasury to aid pri- vate charitable and sectarian institutions, I do not share that feeling. Many of these institutions are do- ing the State very valuable service in maintaining and educating classes of its citizens who might otherwise become a charge upon the public, To withdraw the State’s aid from such as these would cause some ot them great’ embarrassment and == impair their usefulness. At the same time care should ve taken Detore renewing these appropriations to ascer- tain that the institutions asking aid from the Treasury are deserving of the State’s bounty, and the tendency should be to curtail ratber than increase these gratui- lies, and to prepare the way for their ultimate abolition. ‘The Governor recommends a liberal appropriation for properly representing the various industries and pro- ducts of the State at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. THE LOUISIANA CONSERVATIVES. RESOLUTIONS IN CONVENTION RECOMMENDING A POPULAR MEMORIAL OF GRIEVANCES TO CONGRESS—ABOLITION OF USELESS OFFICES ‘AND EXORBITANT TAXATION URGED—A SPECIE CUBRLENCY ADVOCATED. New Orwrans, Jan. 6, 1376, The Committee on Resolutions reported the follow. ing, which were adopied :— Whereas the usurpation of the government of the Stato of Lo puree through the perversion of the (unctious of the gener: wernment, is en evil which weighs heavily vu the this State. as the Wheeler adjustment had no reference r to the election of November, 1872, lid it even extend to all the contested elections of November, 1874, bat was expressly limited to investigations of seventeen contested seats in the House of Representatives and to two contested seats in the Senate lected Seuators; whereas said adjust- o ne Assembly, and inusiauch aa the powers of the Legistuture are strictly detined and limited by coustivutional provisions, and it was not competent for them to submit to arbitration the conflicting claims of arival State government, and as those who supported said adjournment never intended or contemplated that by any possibility the sald adjust nient should embrace any question beyond that of contested geats in the Legist : whereas the radical party of Louisiana, at Whose prompting said usurpation has been foisted upon State, devised # most comprehensive system of measures throngh —iniqui- tous election and registration laws, arbitrary Return- ing Board, with aulimited prerogatives, and through fraudu- lent census returns, measures devised for the purpose of per- petuxting the existonce of this nsarpation, with which it is thorougitly identified; and whereas said usurpatory govern. ment been acknowledged by tho people of Lou nd it does not maintain its precarious tenure with thei or willing support; therefore be it resolved by tne democratie-conservative party of the State of Louisiana in Convention assombied, Pird—That a memorial of the people of Louisiana praying for relief at «is of Congross be again presented for their oonsideration by our representatives in Congrest. Second —| primary teat of membership of the demo- cratic com arty of Low is an unrelenting op- position, of 1. and, without regard to past political Adiliations, afl those who Join in the crusade againat asurpa- tion are in full fellowsiily im the party. Third—Thnt wo advocate the abolition of useless offices, more especially that of tux collectors. whieh offices should be remitted to the sheriffs, and a roduction of the salaries, feos ‘and perquisites of office, and a vigorous retrenchment in xpenses of the various departinents of the city und Stat governments, Fourth—We advocate a tial. reduction of taxation, te and ny id iy we are immovably and fraudulent obli and wo pledge oui into the matter. Fifth—We advocate a reduction of the exorbitant appro- priationa for public prjuting ond metropolitan police pur- . demand the whole system of police aad printing be remodelled. We declare our hearty opposition to all monopolies | sobstan whil © a searching investigati We recognize and reaffirm the democratic doctrine that gold aud silver be the leval curreney, and favor a revurn to aaspecie basis as soon as it cat be done’ without lajary wo the material interests of the country. i The Convention then elected four delegates at large and two from each of the six Congressional districts, | and the same number of alternates totho National | Democratic Convention, and adjourned sine diz, . The Convention, before adjourning, adopted a long. memorial to@the President and Congress protesting | against the Kellogg government and arging ‘that tho Wheeler adjustment in no way binds the people of the State to the support of or acquiescence ih said govern- | MISSISSIPPI SENATORIAL Ni TION. TacKson, Jal 61976.” Colonel Lamar was unanimously nominated ‘by the democratic cancas for United States Senator, the other | candidates withdrawicg in his favor. . STARTLING EMBEZZLEMENT. OMINA- LIBERTIES TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT AND | CASHIER OF A NATIONAL BANK wirit” rs, FUNDS—HALF A MILLION STOLEN. Curcaao, Jan. 6, 1 f For the first time tn many weeks the whiskey prose-, | cutions are overshadowed to-day by the indictments, found against Hon. J. Y, Scammon, one of the wealthiest and most highly respected citizens of Chicago, for gross and criminal beroeng oy non ~ of funds while President of the Mechanics’ National Bank. Scammon occupied in Chicago a position somewhat akin to that of Peter Cooper in New York, being identified with almost every movement for the promotion of art, science or charity, and also with several institutions of learning. The amounts set forth in the indictment as having been misappropriated by him while President of the bank approximate nearly $500,000. This money was used by Scammon, as is alleged in the indictment, for loans and speculations, and the latter turned out disastrously, tor much of Scammon’s former wealth is now gone. ‘At the same time the Grand Jury presented two tn- dictments agarnat Joseph 3. Reed, the former cashier of that ill-fated bank, charging bim with having em- bezzied the amounts of $60,000 and $20,000, respec- tively. D. LORD. Borvato, Jan. 6, 1876. The Court convened this morning, pursuant to ad- journment, Ex-Canal Commissioner Barkley, William H. Ferroll, of Buffulo, and Franklin A. Alberger, of Buffalo, testi- fied. Proof of service of a subpena on John Kelly was read and am attachment issued for him. At the conclusion of the testimony of Mr. Alberger, TRIAL OF G. Hoo. Mr. Humphrey then read from the journal to show that George D. Lord voted for the act for the re- hef of Joho Hand. ‘The examination @f witnesses for the prosecation the testimony of Lewis J, Bennett was taken. Mr. Cogswell asked that all the testimony om the subject of si the papers be stricken out, as it was grounded only on hypothesis. *” The simple stavement that Hand signed was stricken out, After testimony from this witness as to interviews with Lord, at Albany, the Court adjouraed autil morrow morning at nine o'clock. ACCIDENT TO A STEAMSHIP, THE CITT OF PEKING FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO HONG KONG PUTS BACK TO PORT. Saw Frawcrsoo, Cal., Jan. 6, 1875. + ‘The steamer City of Peking, bound hence for Hong Kong and Yokohama, returned to this port yesterday, having cracked one of her blow valves. She was forty miles ut when the accident ocourreds lt NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, BREAKING THE “RING.” Continuation of the Revelations Before the Chicago Grand Jury. HESING’S IMMENSE SPOILS. How the Petty Government Offi- cials Were Paid. POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS. Cuicaco, Jan. 6, 1876. Scammon and Reed are #0 widely kmown, particu- larly the former, that the sensation caused by these in- dictments temporarily eclipses the “crooked’’ whiskey excitement. Owing to the preoccupation of the Grand Jury with these cases, but two witnesses in the whiskey prosecutions were heard to-day, Roalle & Junker, partners in one of the largest distilleries of Chicago, known under the name of that frm. Their testimony reflected most upon A. C. Hesing, showing the manner in which he,.in company with and aided by Rebm and Miller, organized the “ring”? and induced the distillers to run ‘erooked’’ and to divide with him the spoils, They exhibited their books and entries for expenses, which represented payments to Hesing, as well as to gaugers and storekeepers, whom he assigned, through his influence with Collector Trwin, to their disttilery as well as to their rectifying establishment, THE SPor.s. The payments to Hesing, according to their state- ments, were invariably made in currency, and gener- ally at the Staats-Zeitung office, at Rohm’s office, or at some meeting place that had been previously agreed upon between them. They also gave evidence implicating the distillers whose establishments were seized last week, and from whom they had bought ‘crooked’’ whiskey, They Stated that in these cases they returned the stamps to the sellers, who used them over and over again, which fact could be definitely ascertained by comparison of the number of stamps returned to the government con- tained in the accounts known in whiskey parlance as “Form 62." The witnesses gave the dates, the number of packages, and In several Instances even supplied the number of stamps that were traudulently returned {rom memoranda which they had regarding these transactions, As to payments made to Hesing many were in the shape of* POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS. At every election Hessing would come roand and enact a heavy assessment for the benefit of that par- ticular reform party, for which he happened to be laboring at that particular time, The total payments from this firm alone, according to their evidence, were nearly $25,000, and if all the other twelve distillers were bled with equal profuseness, Hessing’s little rake must have been in the neighborhood of $300,000, As their memoranda were incomplete, they could not give all the payments, and those they did supply left the impression on the minds of the Grand Jury that Roelle & Junker alone were bled to the amount of $25,000. This amount is exclusive of the payments to storekeepers and gaugers, and seems but very mod- erate in comparison with the enormous sums which this firm itself must have made out of the fraud. The Grand Jury will meet again this morning at ten o'clock, and probably call Golsen, the most important of all the informers. Miller, by the way, the ex-county treasurer, has mado slight overtures to the govern- ment to turn State's evidence, but I am informed that they have been met with a decided repalse. Super- visor Mathews, when questioned as to this, con- firmed the latter fact, saying, “Somebody has got to go to State Prison, They cannot all be allowed to turn State’sevidenece.* The [llinols distillery was bonded out to-day, and will resume operations to-morrow. The other seized distil- leries will probably soon be bonded out. EX-COMMISSIONER DOUGLASS. In regard to the rumor that ex-Commissioner Doug- lass will be indicted, I am informed by government off. | cials that, although he is slightly suspected, the evi- dence against him is thus far only circumstantial, with the exception of certain portions of his career long aga, when be was a minor revenue officer in Pennsylvania, and when he was said to have been involved in whiskey frauds. In regard to the latter charge, it is stated by one of these officials that strongly inculpating evidence xists against Douglass, but that a prosecution is | barred by the statute of limitatione. PAYMENTS TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. Mr. Funker testified in regard to the bribery of his storekeepers and guagers that, in pursuance of an agreement made with them and Hessing, who was generally regarded as their ‘*boss,’’ they first received ten cents per gallon of “crooked” whiskey, bat after- ward, when the illicit manufacture grew to enormous proportions, only large sums at stated times; Mr. Funker said that the firm began making “crooked” whiskey only a little over two years ago, when thoy found that whiskey was being generally sold at $1 05 per gallon, while, with the honest payment of the taxes, its lowest cost would be $1 15 a gallon; that {t was im- possible to honestly compete with the ‘‘crooked’’ dis- tillers; they joined Hessing’s “ring,” as they would otherwise have had to give up business, It is given out that the evidence against ex-Deputy Collector Hoyt is accumulating heavily, and that his indictment ap- pears rather probable Just now. None of the witnesses have, as yet, testified anything stn relation to Congressman Farwell or City Marshall Goodell, whose uames have been most persistentiy eoupled with the “Ring.”* JOSIE LANGMAID'S MURDER. Coscorn, N. H., Jan. 6, 1876. ‘Tho third day of the trial of Joseph La Page for the murder of Mise Langmaid was opened this morning soon after nine o’clock, a large number of spectators being in attendance and all the Jurors present After reading the indictment the opening for the State was made by Mr. Flanders. About twenty witnesses in all were heara. The only important evidence bearing directly upon the case was that of Mrs. Harriet Towle, of Pembroke, who met @ man on Academy road about nine o'clock on Saturday morning before the murder. He had a stick in bis nd. The witnes identified La Page as the man and soid she thought the club found near the scene of the murder was the one carried by the man she met. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. Wan Derantment, Orricn oF Tire Ciuiey SiGNAL Ovricer, Wasminatox, Jan. 7—1 A. M. Probabilities, | For New England and the Middle States clear and cold weather, north to west winds and rising barome- ter, followed by winds shifting to southwest to ) | southerly, slight rise of temperature and stationary or falling barometer during the night. For the South Atiantic States generally clear weather and lower temperature than on Thursday, with north. erly to easterly winds and rising or stationary bar- ometer. For the Galf States, Tennessee and the Ohio Valley clear or fair weather, slowly msing temperature, east erly to southerly winds and bigh but slowly falling barometer. For the lake region, partly cloudy and slightly warmer weather, with south to west winds and ‘ailing during the day, followed by rising barom, ‘eter and north to west winds on the upper lakes. For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missour! val. leya, clear or fair weather, northwest to southwest winds and falling barometer, probably followed by lower temperature and rising barometer, ‘The Mississippi will rise slowly at stations below St, Lous, For the canal regions of New Jersey and Virginia the temperatare will rise slightly Friday night. Cautionary signals continue a Boston, Wood's Hole, Portland and Eagtport, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. ‘The following record wil! show tne changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four bours, in com- parison with cor ing date of last year, as \m- dicated by the thermometer at Hudout’s pharmacy, Herato Buildin, (nll Average temperature Avorage temperature yesterday... ooo OF for corresponding date last % % | THE ST. ALBANS WAIE Another Vicissitude in His Juvenile Career. HE IS BORNE AWAY TO MILFO: Indignation of the Sympathetic Vermont Villagers. Mrs. Blanchard Identifies Her Boy. Sr. Avoans, Jan. 6, 1876. ‘The Charley Ross sensation, in reaching its culminat- tng point to-day, has beon productive of mingled ex- citement, indignation, disgust and despair, If the lit- tle waif, over whom there has been such a powwow, ig indeed tho long lost Charley Ross of Philadelphia, he may rejoice or lament in the distinction of a second kidnapping, for he was very quietly and adroitly stolen away from this town to-day by the Milford Post- master, whocamo up yesterday morning aud iden- tifled him as the missing Jimmy Blanchard, Yoster- day afternoon Mrs. Blanchard sent a telegram to Colonel Crosby, the Postmaster, who came alter him, in which she said that she would be here this morning and satisiy the St. Albans people that the lad was her son, and not Charley Ross. Instead of appearing here, however, she telegraphed that it would save expense {f the Postmaster would bring him home, add- ing that if the peoplo of St. Albans refused to allow him to come legal measures to recover him would be commenced at once. This communication Colone Crosby immediately made known to the citizens, where- upon there ensued the wildest excitement and indigna- tion throughout the town, While the feeling was at its height Mr. Rugg, who had taken care of the lad dur- ing his sojourn here, brought him from his house to the jailin the contre of the village, and the institu. tion was immediately filled by the excited multitude, The Milford Postmaster said that he simply identifed the boy a8 Jimmy Blanchard, but ne was ap- parently indifferemt about taking him down to Milford with him. Some few of tho citizens were in favor of giving him over to the Colonel and arepresentative of St Albans for the purpose of taking him to Mrs. Blanchard for identification, but the majority indignatly rejected any such proposition, and the discussions which ensued were highly excit- ing. Not only at the jail was the subject supreme, but im the stores, hotels, saloons and throaghout the town there was little else thought or talked about Bets on the boy’s identity were freely offered and taken, the ruling figures being even on Ross against Blanchard; the Geld against Blanchard betting 2 to 1. Colonel Crosby was a very much sought after bub by no means a popular man, A prominent lawyer in town said that he believed he was hired to come here and claim the boy. Another gentleman said—Ho is the telegraph operator and ‘Associated Press agent down at Milford, and all those positive assertions that the boy is Jimmy Blanchard that have been telegraphed to the papers {rom there came from his hand. Now he comes up here and pre- tends to entity the boy, though the boy says be never saw bim in bis lite He brings Jimmy Blanchard’s ‘coat and cap up here, which don’t ft this boy at ail, and then he says perbaps be has made a mistake and brought the clothes of his brother George. He confesses that he can’t account satisfactorily for the boy’s lamiliarity with Philadelptia and don't try to account for his other and still more remarkable knowl- edge and siatements, Ho’s a mice man to identify tho boy, he 14. A MASS MEETING ARRANGED. For over two hours the matter of what to do with the boy and how to find out satisiactorily who he is was discussed by the principal citizens of the town, Finally, m order to obtain more fully the expression of the community, it was agreed that a pablic meeting should be held at Academy Hall in the afternoon, and handbills to that effect were scattered through the town, THR ROY TAKEN AWAY BY CROSRY. This determination was arrived at shortly before | tweive o'clock, and Mr, Ragg went home for dinner, leaving the boy in charge of Sheriff Morrtil, at tne jail’ When Mr. Rugg was safely out of the way an arrange. ment was made between the Sheriff and Postmaster Crosby that the boy sould be taken down to Miliord on | tne noon train and the programme was most adroitly and successfully carried out The* coach which runs between the Welden House and the ot, instead of taking the ordinary route en ik went down to the noon train, went around by the jail this time, and among those inside was the Milford Postmaster, There was not moment’s delay at the institution, for the lad was all ready, and was imme- diately handed over by serif Morrill to Colonel Cros- by, and the journey was continued to the depow The unusual direction which the stage had taken attracted the attention of people on the streets, aud the cause being readily surmised, there was soon a large und ex- cited crowd at the station, Of course the fact that the boy was going away was a surprise, but it was not for a moment suspected that he was going without the full knowledge and consent of the gentieman who bad been caring for him and who was at this ime at bis home, two miles distant. THE BOY AT THR DKPOT. To avoid the crowd Colone! Crosby and the boy took refuge tn the telegraph office until the arrival of the train, but the muititude lingered until the cars came in the hope of satis(ying its curiosity by getting a glimpse of the youth who has created such & commotion throughout the country. During the sojourn in the telegraph office your correspondent conversed freely with the youth, but nothing could be gathered from him to indicate that he is any ovoer than Chariey Ross and that his home is in Philadelphia “Do you think you will know your papa when you got to Milford?” Tasked; and bis prompt answer was, “My papa ain’t in Milford; he lives in Philadelphia.” ANOTHER KEMARKABLE INTHRVIRW, Sheriff Morrili, for whom Charley bas manifested much affection, bad along and coutidential talk with the boy, the object of which was to try and make tim | contess that he bad been telling stories. “Now, Jimmy," said the Sherif, “I want you to tell me the whole truth about this business, and if you will T’ll stand by you and be your friend and see that you are protected and taken care of. Now, you know your realname is Jimmy Blanchard. You live in Milford. who is coming to-morrow morning, Here is Colonel Crosby, @ nice man a prominent man in Milford, and he says he knows you and all about you, Now, he must be right and you mistaken, aud I want you to tell me the truth about it.” he boy looked straight up in bis face, as innocently tld could, and said, “If have told 'you the trath. I er lived in Milford. The woman is not my mother. Lnever sew that manbefore and my mame is not Jimmy Blanchard, but Charley Ross and Mr, Ross is my papa.” Ow THR CARS When Colonel Crosby came out of the telegraph office, upon the arrival of the train, it was with didi- culty thathe workea his way through the curious crowd to the train, andeven ater he had reached the inside of one of the cars he was still pursued by the maltitade, Que venerable gentleman, evidently a clergyman anda passenger on the train, was very mach impressed with the appearance of the lad and said that now, after reading bis statements and seeing the boy, he could not anybody else but Charley Ross. The gaze of the multitude was obnoxious to the litte fellow, and al- mowt for the first time he seemed averse to answering questions. He also objected to going to Milford, anc when the train was about to start he gave vent to hi feelings in a manner that deeply affected all the passen- gers. INDIGNATION MEETING. K. Rugg returned from dinner, and his indignation and surprise were very great when he learned that the boy had been surrendered to Colonel Croseby without his knowledge. The only satisfaction that be found was he fact that Mr. Kimpton, a St Albans mercbant, had followed on with Colonel Crosby and the boy to | see that ho was fully identified. The indignant feelings of Mr. Rugg as to the manner in which the boy had been kid from him were shared in by the majority of the citizens of the town and they were freely expressed in an (mpromptu meeting held at the Weidin House. The action of Sheriff Mor- rill in sarrendering th Milford geptle- man is almost versally denounced. An attempt, through the medium of the telegraph, to have the boy taken off at one of ihe stations below here and sent | back by an up train, was ineffectual, and, therefore, it is likely that the singular wast will arrive aavely in Milford to-morrow a if he is fully identified ‘by the Vy! eit Mrs. nehard, he wili be surren- dered to + properly spanked and sent to bed. Whether or not he will turn out to be the suspected Pil miny Blane! or whetber or not he will admit bis identity after been identified, are matters which the excited f St. Albans are feverish and anx- fous about, Public opinion as to whether the juveniie is young Blanchard or Charley Ross is about equally divided. THE BOY FULLY [DENTIFIED AS JIMMY BLAN- CHARD, Naswva, Jan. 6, 1876. The St. Albans waif is no longer Chartey Koss, Hi was fully identified by Mra. Blanchard as her son upon his arrival thie evening at Milford, and the iden. tiication 1s amply confirmed. A HOTEL BURNED. Mowrrenime, Vt., Jan, 6, 1876. ‘The two anda half siory hotel at South Hardwick, Occupied by J. 3, & RF, Dronan, was burned this morales. "he tows is $8,000. aud the insarsuen Warten, believe he waa) 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. LEGAL HOMICIDE. Murray and Meyers Hango at Pittsburg. THE MUROER OF WAHL AVENGED Declaration of One of the Condemned that His Death Would Be Marder, Prrrasura, Pa, Jan. 6. 1976, The execution of William Murray and Frederick Meyers for the murder of Gotéhardt Wah! took place in the jailyard at noon to-day. The murder was com- mitted on the evening of November 11, 1874, as tho farmer, Wahl, was driving from the city to bis home near Perrysville, He was waylaid by these two men, and while Meyers held the horses Murray sprang tanto the wi and demanded his money or his life. Wahl attempted to grapple with him, whea he drew a revol- ver, firing three shots, two of which took effect in Wahl’s abdom On the evening of the following day Murray and Meyers were both arrested at thelr boarding house in this city, and shortly afterward Meyers madea full confession, They were coavicted and sextenced to be hanged. THR LAST NIGHT. The doomed men spent their last night on earth quite peacefully, Murray remained ap till about one o’clock, talking witn bis cell companion and the guard upon any and every topic but murder and his ap- proaching doom. Meyers prayed constantly till eleven o'clock, when he went to bed, PREPARING POR ETERNITY. They were up thia morning at seven o'clock, Murray eating a very hearty breakfast, as did also bis com- panion, Good Father Beck soon after arrived at the cell of Meyers and prayed fervently with him, The condemned said he was very happy; that this was his thirty-flth birthday and that he was on the road to heaven, He then made his will, leaving his body te Father Bec«, with the right to dispose of i, He prayed that no one would inter- fere in denying or refusing him this iast consolation. An effort was made for the last time to induce Murray to have a spiritual adviser and have a few prayers of fered up for his poor soul, bat he would not hear of it, “| don’t want any prayers for forgiveness. Whut good ean that man with the black robe dome?" said he, pointing sorrowfully to the robed priest standing near, “Mine 16 uot a case lor priest or preachers. 1 am to ve strangled, It is NOTHING MORE THAN JUDICIAL MURORR. If they had hung me just afier this happened it would have been all right, but hanging me now is de liberate murder, and they are more guilty of murder ‘than [ am." About ten o'clock the men attired themselves in black dress coats aud vests and pants of like material Murray was very particular in arranging his toilet, and spent no little time adjusting tho Piccadilly collar he had got tor the occasion. A few minutes before twelve o’clock, al! being in readiness, the procession to the gibbet commenced w march. Iu the prison yard there were fully 200 people, who, in long waiting for the sad exhibition, were chilled with the cold atmosphere and wet with rain and sleet, which came down heavily at | intervals, In the shadows of the prison walls there wero great crowds of men and boys, and along the streets and byways near the scene were people perched upon trees and housetops, endangering life and limb to sate idle curiosity. THE LAST SCRNE. When the procession reached the scaffold the Sheriff mounted in advance, followed rapidiy by Meyers and his spiritual adviser, Meyers’ face wore deathly pal- lor, but he was calm and collected. He was bure- headed, and when addressed by Father Beck spoke in even but low tones, On the other hand, Murray stepped upon the platform with the lightness of a dancing master, and a faint amile played about his lips. He looked curiously upon the spectators, then at the cross beam of the scafiold, then at the rope, and finally at his associate by his side. He seemed to know that hundreds of eyes were looking upon him to see how he would die, and determined that, no matter what his crime had been, it could not be said that he met death like @ cur. When the rope was placed about his neck, aud he was asked if he had any- thing to say, he replicd in low tones to the Sheriff that he was hanging an innocent man. Just belore the white poke was drawn over their heads Father Beck asked Meyers if he was gatity of the murder, when he said, “No; [ am not, but I confess to the robbery.” He then left the scaffold, Sheriff Fife being the last, and reaching the last step, the spring was touched, and the drop feil. Marray searcely struggled. True, there were convulsive tremors lasting a moment, but all was then still, Meyers, on the contrary, died very hard; his contortions were violent and prolonged. He was pro- nounced dead at nineteen minutes alter the drop teil, aud Murray died in less time. WOMAN SUFFRAGE. Wasuineton, Jan. 6, 1876. The seventh annual session of the National Woman's Suffrage Association will assemble in this city on the 27th and 28th insts. Matilda Joslyn Gage 1s tho President, Ellen C. Sargent, Treasurer and Susan B. ‘Anthony, Chairman of the Executive Committee. OBITUARY. RIGHT HON, THOMAS H. 8. 8. ESTCOURT. A cable telegram from London, under date of the 6uh inst, reports the occurrence of the death of the Right Honorable Thomas Henry Sutton Sothern Estcourt, who was at one time Secretary of State for the Home De. partment, He was in the seventy-fifth year of his ago, having been born in 1801, He was the eldest son of the late Thomas Grimston Bucknall Estcourt, who represented Oxford University in the British Parliament for many years. The deceased | succeeded to the patrimony and honors of the family in 1853. In the year 1330 he married Lucy Sarah, only child of the late Admiral Frank Sothern, R.N., whose name he assumed im 1830. Ln the year | 1850 he resumed his original patronymic. He was edu- cated at Harrow, and Oxford University. Ho repre- sented Marivorough and other places in Parliament, was a Justice of Peace, Privy Councillor and President ofthe English Poor Law riment, In the years 1858-69, he was Secretary of State for the Home Depari- ment ' His ancestors settied in the parish of Shipton Meyne, England, tn the year 1300. LIRUTENANT THEODORE YOUNG. Lieatenant Theodore Young, @ veteran of the late war, died in Freehold, N. J., on Tuesday last, in the forty-third year of his age. He wasa vative of 1849, when aixteen years of age. At the outbreak of the rebellion he enlisted in a three months regiment, ‘Afterward he joined the Fifth Now Jersey infantry, and, belore the vo the recruiting camp at Newton, waa made second lieutenant, While fighting with his regiment at the battle of Williamsburg he was severely wounded. His wound forced him to leave the field and come home, For his bravery iu battle he was made first lieutenant, Before his wound had bealed he reported for duty and re-entered the Geld, when he took part in the battle of Malvern Hull Governor Parker tendered him & Commission as Capialn, but he de- clined it. JOSEPH COOMBS. Joseph Coombs, an influential citizen of New Jersey, died at his home in Freehold on Wednesday last, of | | pneumonia, in the sixty-fifth year of bis age. He was | porm March 21, 1811, He entered Williams College, in Lenox, Mass., and after studying there he entered Princeton College and graduated in the class of 1833. | He studied law and was admitted to tho New Jersey | Bar. was at one time a judge in the state Court of Errors and Ap and was « director of Freehold and Jamesburg | Agricultural Railroad, ‘was the official correspond. Monmoath county ih the Department of Agricul- ‘ago, was handsome, athletic, highly educated aud courted by sveiety, has just died in a common lodgio house in St, Giles’, London, Many a pleasant story of his has charmed the readers of All the Fear Round, thoy Cornhill and Belgravia magazines. He was travelling in France when the late war broke out, and, probably, thinking it woald afford subjects for bis pen, he re. mained in the country. Bat one day be was seized by tho Prussians and cast into a French prison, where he | contracted an incurable disease which excluded him | from the society of his fellow men, He sunk lower and | still lower, and on yreeay Leng # Bots 7 = ory bo ne ors and seemed © be very ill, Ha fell back. | as he m | Tose and father, favorite of bi jen’ the , bosband of a young heiress. It is bieasat a ecord that in the dead man's pocket w: ind & Tovtor dated buttwo days before from the ‘Hon, Mr. Curzon, enclosing (Wo guineas, and, what was perhaps more precious to the dying man, comvey: ag *‘ilarriot's kind coeards," Saxe-Coburg, Germany, and came to this country in | . He occupied position of | director in the Freehold National Banking Company | 7 et! THE BISHOP OF ORLEANS. MOR. DUPANIOUP’s OPINION OF THE FRENCH SENATE, Tho Bishop of Orleans, Mer. Dupanioup, has a@& dressed the following letter toa friend who congratu. lated him on entering the Senate of France. The old man i# aa full of hope as if five and seventy years had not rolled over his head. The London Zimes, in aotio ing the many abio Senators elected—Littré, the phile sopber; Lanfrey, the historian; Simon, the orator, and the rast—gives the palm of intellectual greatness to the Bishop of Orleans. The prelate writes thus:— Bow Kavos, wean Vinoetay, Dee. 19, My Dear Frrany—should you congratulate me on aw election which has beea accomplished under such pain ful circumstances? So far as | am personally con- cerned, what can I gay uniess that at the end of my days I am turowa, like Daniel, into the Babylouian fur- nace? At all events, pray for me to God that, since He bas permitted uy election to the Seuate to have mong the last, He may grant mo strength te combat to the last for the indisputable rights of the Holy Father, for the liberty of the Church, and for the Wollare of society. Yours, &., 1 FELIX, Bishop of Orleans. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Miss Genevieve Ward has made a success at the Crys tal Palace, London, as Antigone. Mr. Henry D. Palmor will sail for Europe on the bith inst. (9 secure novelties for Booth’s Theatre next sea son. Mr. and Mrs. Florence have left for Indianapolis, where they will appear in “The Mighty Dollar? om Monday noxt, Mr, William F. Pecher, tho wel! kaownm organist of St. Peter's church, will play at one of the Plymouth chureh organ concerts. Already numerous inquiries 2nd applications for boxes for the Tittens season of Ltaliau opera nave beem made at the Academy of Music, Mr. Jobn T. Lovell, founder of the Lancasteriam school at New Haven, now eighty-live yoars of aga, firet teacher of Mr. B. L. Davenport, frequently visite New York to see his former pupt! on the stage Mrs. Barney Williams was atiacked with diphtheria while receiving New Year's calls at her residence, and at one time a fatal result was feared Hor friends and the public will be glad to leara that sno is convalescent, Mr, Theodore Thomas’ orchestra will render the fot lowing programme at the second Philharmonic concert in Brooklyn :—Symphonte Dramatique No. 4, D minor, opus 95, Rubinstein; Vorspiel, “Die Meistersinger vou Narnberg,"” Wagner, and an overture by Beethover. Tho soloists will be Miss Thursby, soprano, and Mr. White, violinist. Hans Von Bilow gives his last evening concert at Ch ing Hall to-night, Rubinstein’s sonata, Hum- mel's “Septette,"” Beethoven's sonata, opus 31; Schu- bert’s “Elegie,” opas 90, No. 3; “Impromptu,” opus 90, No. 2, and “Valse Caprice.” Last night Von Balow played at the Brooklyu Academy of Music some of the choicest works which he has given heretofore in New York. Mr. H.C. Jarrett, in addition to directing the per- formance of ‘‘Henry V."’ in Chicago, will eudeavor te arrange for running @ special train from New York to San Francisco in eighty hours, Everybody must wish the snecess of this enterprise, Rignold and others of the company wil! be of the party; but though they may go to San Francisco in three days {t may take thom several months to return. A vory enjoyable concert of English glees was given at Chickering Hall last night by the following artista — Miss Henrietta Beebe, soprano; Miss Louise Finch, mezzo soprano; Miss Anna &. Holbrook, conuralte; Mr. J. R. Nilsen, tonor; Mr. GG: Rockwood, tenor; Mr. W.C. Baird, baritone, and Mn -@. E. Aiken, bass Selections from the glees and madrigals of English and German composers were sung with such effect thas they were heartily applauded by the audience. Mise Beebe sang a sortot bravura aria from MoFarren’s oratorio, “St. Jobn the Baptist,” as a true artist, and was at once recalled. FIRE ON BROADWAY. Alamp exploded in the three story brick building No. 802 Broadway last evening, and set the building ow fire, The first door was occupied by E, Littinger as am India rubber factory, which was damaged to the amount of $3,000, The second floor was occupied by T. M. Muir, @ tailor, who sutlered a considerable lowe by water, and by M.’ Peyser, a real estate agent, whoae loss by water was slight, ‘Tho damage to tho building was $100; insured. TOO WEAK TO FAST. At a meeting of the Common Conncil of Union Hill, N. J., Police Sergeant Wass recommended that the po- lice foree be permitted to have something to oat while on duty at night. He proposed that each officer be relieved at certain intervals, and the Commoa Counert approved the suggestion. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Senator Franklin W. Tobey, of Port Henry, N. ¥., arrived from Albany last evening at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Mr. William D. Bishop, President of tho New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, ia at the Windsor Hotel, Assemblyman Goorge West, Ballston, N. Y., is at the Grand Central Hotel. Mr. Alonzo M. Vitl, Itahan Vice Consul at Philadelphia, te at the Brevoort House. Captain Ransom, United States Navy, is at the Astor House. Mr. George Jeromo, Col- lector of the Port of Detroit, is at the St, Nicholas Ho- tel Captain John Mirehouse, of the steamship City o Montreal, ts at the New York Hotel. Mr. William BL Washburn, recently United States Senator from Masaa- chusetts, is at the Windsor Hotel Assemblyman Townsend D. Cock, of Queens county, is at the Sturte- vant House. Ex-Governor Alexander H Bullock, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Galusha A. Grow, of Peansyl- vania, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. OED. Ossonsx.—On Thursday evening, January 6, Tare pont H. Osnons, son of Rev. Dr, A. 0. Osborn, of spinal meningitis, i the 10th year of his ago. Funeral at the residence of his parents, 352 Weat 30th st., on Saturday, the 8th inst, at balf-past tem o'clock A. ML. [For Other Deaths See Bighth Page.) HALF CURED ERUPTIONS ALWAYS RECUR— Eradicate them with Gunn's SULPHoR Soar. “Hite’s aik ax Wesker Dye," black or brown, 50. a— [From the New York Tribune. A WANT SUPPLIED. Tne American mind is active. Tt has x ts books of fiction for the sentimentalist, learned books for the choise and professional student, but few books for the people. A | book for the puople munt relate to a subject of ral (a terest. Such a subjeet 18 the physical man, and such a book “Tue PxorLe’s COMMON SkNGX MuDICAL ADvisER,"’ «copy of which has been recently laid ou our table. The high pro, fessional attainments of its aushor—Dr. R. V. PIERCE, of Haflalo, N. ¥.—and the advantages derived by him from’ an extensive practice, woald alone tnsure for lis work a cordial reception. But theve are not the merits for whieh {t claims ple. He «yim fd atten our attention. shor is aman of th whies with them in all their afitict ts, He perceives their want. and believing that my | vi ersal as God's own sunlight, from his fund of le Xperience he bas p | the benefits of bie labors. In it he considers man in every phase of his existence, from the moment be emerges “from & rayloss | atom, too dimin- tive for the si he gradually evolves to the maturity of those conscious powers, the exercise of which furnishes subjective evidence of our immortality.” Proceeding upon the theory tha y mind bas @ lnyvical anteceden., he has given an admirable treatise om Uikebral Physiology, aod shown the bearings of tho facts thts established upon the Individual and social welfare The author believes with Spencer, that <8 Tag enped walsh and its accompanying high spirits are larger whatever, the to Washington for several years. In politics he | ver. bewrat was a whig in ‘fos gone by, and lately he was a mem. | ods by which we mA) eure op A ty | ber of the republican party, uses and —_— mers wore ‘The hygienic treat- | PERCY BOYD'S DEATH IN A LONDON Loparxa | MOSEL t = me “ia Sanne Pine HOUSE. ie - aod proper domestic (From the Trish (Debiin) Times, Deo. 24.) | ireaiment agente, Charo ati abe aan 9s, ha Porey Boyd, son of an Iris , who, twenty years (81.50) little ©: the cost of pablics. rey Boyd, sh rector, nty y" Hiren AA hp oy fm a | by addressing the sathor, | A LARGE EXPERIENCE Gives AN ARSOLUTE the ELASTIC TRUSS 00) NY, G88 Broad- | pepema ate Gitar mea beat ss omens bly oighe and day. A.—WISTAR'S BALSAM ILD CHERRY HAS cured many cases of consumption, 50e. und $1 per hottie. DRUGGISTS SAY THAT THE SALE OF DICK’S Tastavess Mxpictvies is Increasing tapidi RUPTURR CURED BY DR. MARSA (PRINCIPAL of lace Marsh & Co.) wt his old office, No. 2 Vosey #6. (Astor House); no aptow! | branch. WIGS, TOUPEES.—G, RAUC! Wig axv Toorum maker, No. #4 Kast Twel Yor. PUBLICA’ w B IGHTS DISKAal per MB Banned oho Di ation ‘aoa Hoe Kidneys, Bladder, Organie Dovilisy amd. tiie Liver, hod, ee WLkY HBATH, Aw wen iirysawar, Now Prostration, tion room, a0