The New York Herald Newspaper, August 7, 1876, Page 3

f TWO UNRECORDED TRAITORS An Episode of the Civil War Here- tofore Unpublished, Confederate Attempt to Capture Admiral Porter's Mississippi Squadron. . HOW IT WAS BAFFLED. Tn the fall of 1863 the United States gunboat Rattler, of the Mississipp! squadron, was doing duty on the Mississippi River between Bruinsburg and Waterproof, distance of about twenty-fve miles) The Ratier was one of the large fleet of light draught guaboats organ- ‘zed by Admiral Porter upon his taking command of tbe Mississippi squadron, and had done a great deal of active and hazardous duty in the various expeditions set on foot by that energetic commander. The Rattler carried @ battery of eight guns and a stew (all told) of 100 men, and alter the fall of Vicks- burg hor usual station was off the little town of Rod- Bey, on the MississippL Here, im September, 1863, ber commander, W. W. Fentress, several line officers and twenty of her crew were captured while attending ehereb ow shore, The commund of the vessel then de- volved on Ensign William Ferguson, and in the month following several officers were assigned to her to supply the places of those captured. ong them were Act- tog Evmgns Daniel W. Glenney and E. P. Nellis, Gien- ney was recorded as a New Yorker by birth, but appointed from Connecticut. Nellis was ao tive of Ohio, but a citizen of West Vir- ginia These officers seemed to be on inti- mate terms from the date of their first appearance on board, and Indeed [ believe had a pre- vious acquaintance of some standing, both having been inmates of the Naval Hospital at Memphis before their aasigoment for duty on board the Rattler. Although of very different ages they had natures with many similar characteristics, Nollis wasa mere boy, fair taced and lazy, while Glenney was aman of over thirty years, weather beaten and sinister looking. Nollis was too young to have any history or experience in life, but Gienney had the nari look and seif-posses- sion of the veteran sailor, and had knocked aroand the world a good deal in the morchant service before the war. He wag low sized, strongly built and thin Mppea; brown, or rather black, trom exposure, and had deep lines and wrinkles on his face that clearly bespoke a life of irregularity and dissipation. Nollis had a face like a girl’s, with cheeks the color of a peach, but ho hud acruel, selfish mouth, and was @ thoroughly selfisn lad. He shirked his duty in many ways, and hada banared petty tricks to place tho burden of his work on his fellow officers. Neither of them showed much zeal for the federal ‘service while attached to the Rattler, although Giennoy Would nave madd an effictent officer had ne desired it, His record im the servico up to the time of his appoar- ance on board the Rattler was a good one, and a few months after he had joined that vessel*he received his promotion to Acting Master for gallantry in the Yazoo Pass expedition, where he served on board the iron tlad Chillicothe, Whon off duty Glenney and Nellis were inseparable companions, and as they evideutly fid not desire tho society of the other officers they were generally left to themselves. Gieniney, of course,’ was the master mind and hid the boy Nellis com. plotely under his influence, and he used his influence to make him more disagreeable and selfish, if that wero Possible, than nature had intended him to be. On one subject their minds were a unit, gpd this in all probability was the primal cause of their afer acta, They both had a most concentrated hatred and contempt for the “damn niggers” (as they talled the unfortunate Southern bondmen).und an vut- spoken and flerce hostility to the incipient stages of shat movement which finally incorporated the black face in the aripy and navy as uniformed soldiers and sailors, and placed arms in their hands for the subjoc- ‘Jon of their former masters, GLENNRY COMBS TO THE FRONT. A few months after Gienney and Nellis had joined the Rattler Captain Ferguson was detached from that vessel and ordered to the command of the Silver Cloud, Lieutenant Lanning succeeding him in command and Bleaney becoming executive officer, Acting 1m this tapacity Glenney bad some control over the move- ments of the vessel, and it was remarked that ho sud- fenly displayed unexpected zeal and energy in his du- Hes, and {rom time to tmo organized al expedi- tions, with small parties of sailors trom the vessel, to act on shore, always leading them himself, with Nellis ashis aid. He generally confined bis movements to the neighborhoot of St, Joseph, on the Louisiana shore, near which place a small force of Confederates baa an encampmest; and to watch this party ana en- foavor tocapiure any detachment sent out by them was the ostensible reasen for his irequent trips to the shore at this point. But te never happened to full in with apy rebels, and it then became a subject of rc- mark that on several occasions he left his boat's crew atthe landing in charge of some subordinate officer while be and Nellis would be absent for hours trom the river, and, returning, would report that they bad been several miles injand'on ‘a scout;” bus mever mentioned baying seen uny rebels or met with any adventure, Glouncy continued to act as ex- ecutive officer of the Rattler until the spring of 1864, when Captain Lanuing was ordered to the com- mand of the steamer Indianola, and Glenuey us sumed tomporary charge of the vessel. There is no doubt that he fully expected to be permanently piaced in command, und with reason, for most officers of his | | rank in the fleet were acting in the capacity of captains of gunboats. But in ibis he was disappointed. mmer Acting Master N. B. Wii ook charge of the vessel, This looked upon it, mortified bim but bad Glenncy veen confirmed or r jength of time 4s commander of the Ratti wot the shacow of a doubt but that a most 's lisuster would bave befalien the federal cause, as after avents and disclogures fully established the fact tbat, when reheved by Captain Willetts, he bad vearly ma tured a plot to deliver up bis vessel to the Confeder- atoa, and by that means inaugurate a movement whieh would certainly insure the capture of some of the very best vestels in the Mirsissipp! squadron, and might easily bring destruction on the whole fleet from Cairo to New Orlean: RT WAS TO BE CAPTURED, y liver up, or bo ivstruraental in isting the rebels to capture, the Raitler on the ht of the 15th of August, 1864, This date was fixed en for the consummation of his treasou because abuat that time the naval supply steamer General Lyon would be due on the Rattlec’s beat, carrying the mails and supplies tor all the xunboats stationed below, The General Lyon lett Cairo promptly on the 16th of each month and would arrive on the Rattler’s beat about dusk on the 16th, With the Rattler in the bands of the enemy the capture of this vessel would be a very simple matter, as she ecustomed to come alow, Suspicion, and Glervey aud Nellis would have shown fhomseives on deck and guide the Coniederates in the simple duty of securing the General Lyon wiongside. That done her capiure would only be the work of a second. A score of armed rebels from the Kattier would have accomplished it, unprepared and taken | by surprise, as she would be’ iter crew were then to | be removed to the K. Places supplied by Col neers were ready { hour the ¢ ig, Aud fuil ot concen ed am been prepares to cast of Irom the Raw, her disguise, make short work of the Rext Colon vem | tel inthe river. This Vessol was the Fovest Kose, « small gundoat imilar to the Rattior, stavoned between Waterprovl and Natebea At Naiches thy war-baciered | old Benton, tue most powerful of all Uke “Wurkies”” iny at Anchor, with the division commander, Caplaim Pie, on | board.’ ‘This was the officer Who made the subsequent | | nto y's treneee, and whe ordered val ‘That the Henion would ae easy @ prey to the Contederaies as would | be ne doult Tee her in the might | vy Gi dwplay her usual ing DIRE signals, and once necured aldo asudden rush of Ofiy arwed rebels ou that reks would re Gani) captured ber, sturdy ell cratt, baptixed om s bandred Ogbts, OD Ai the merey oF her inemphant toe BS D iow Natehez was thy Latayette, an iron-ciad, and Ab of Ked Kier lay the Choctaw and Manhattan, powerfar iron-clads then yal’ that For 1rou Cmte—an «there would of une tkuful bands 1 Slenucy was ln lesgur were ditermined and experi- smced nen, and fully qualified mevery way to carry rub successfully (heir Caring prejeot For months hey bad been Making Preparstions with the uimost vecrecy to insure success. AB wate force had been poilected at convenient pelel® Srer the river, to be picked up and pisced om board each boat as it was Captured. skilful pilots, engiorers end river men were casily procured trom the Coujederate troops in } piszed, Louisiana and Arkansas, and a fol! toree of such mi under the command of J. H. Carter, formerly a heuten: tn the United States Navy, was ready to take charge of the Union vessels. very precaution was taken to prevent ‘the gunboats below Natchez from receiving in- rmation of what was transpiring above, and, indeed, the whole movement could have been so quickly e: eouted that there woul! be little fear of any warning Teaching them in time to provent disaster, Buy the plot was not to be confined to the down river fleet alone. The Pittsburg, an iron-clad, lying off Grand Galt, and the Carondelet, at Vicksburg, were also to be surprized and captured, and every effort made to extend the movemeutas far norihas possible, and at all hazards attempt to. capture the vessels in the White and Arkansas rivers and the posts and troops at Hel and Memphis, Enough of the actails of this plot b: now been made known to point out how disastrousiy it might bave werked forthe Union cause had Glenney b successiul im nis atiempt to deliver the Rattler to the Conteacrates, GUXNNEY’S ATTEMPT. On the 15th of June, 1864, Gleuney asked permission of Captain Willetts te tako two armed boats’ crews on Shore and endeavor to surprise the inmates of a cer- tain house, who were known to have rebel officers fre- quently for guests. Captain Willetts, little suspecting treachery on the part of his executive, readily gave bim bis consent. The landing was effected about two miles Louisiana shore, Herg the boats would consequently bave a puil of half ami from the vessel’s inchorage before landing. A little before midnight Glenney left the vessel with the ‘‘gig" and “cutter.” In the former were six white men charge of aquarter gunner, and in the ‘cutt Glenney bimeel!, two white und six colored sailors and a quartermaster. The party were armed with rifles and Navy revolvers, and the boats were caretully prepared with muffled oars and rowlocks. After effecting a land- tng, Glenny drew’ the bouts together on the bar and leaving three of the colored sailors us a guard, staried inland with his remaming force. It was a dark, sultry might, with a light mist falling that threatened soon to change to the heavy rain of a thunder storm; but it was a good night for any expedition wach re- quired secrecy und surprise After marchgig about a mile G.enney and his party struck into a road leading through some heavy wiilber, but before they had e1 tered it a handred yaras, and all in a moment, th found themselves surrounded, front, rear and flanks, by acrowd of armed rebela 'Glenney drew his re- volver, cocked it, and turned to his men as ifto order them to fire, but a strong voice cried out from the fore- most rebel line, ‘*Hait! surrender! You are a dozen men; wo are a bundred. Throw down your arms or we fire!’ Glonney then flung his revolver on the ground, and throwing up bis nands cried, *Don’s fir we surrender!” directing bis men to do the same a moment a score of rebels cume among them, picked up their rifles and revolyers, and ordering them: into close order marched them iniand at a quick pace, Giennoy was separated from his men and not seen oy them aiterward. About two hours after Glenvey bad left bis boats at tho landing, and while the three colored sailors on guard were carelessly lying on the thwarts, they sud- Geuly beeame conscious that a crowd of men was rusuing on them from the land. The usual chalienge was given, and one boat that Jay balf in the water was pusied from the shore by the keeper. But the bow bad bardly slipped from the bar when a fatal shet was fired and tho oarsinan fell dead over she gunwale of hi bout, This was the only shot fired; Dut, as tate would have it, a west wind was blowing, and the sound of that shot was carried to the deck of the Rattler as she lay quietly at anchor balfa mile out in the river. Tho en 1n the other boat were overpowered in a second and hustled roughly ashore, and ! rapidly and in the utmost sileace both boats were manned with as many armed Confederates as they could carry and pushed into the stream, In each were half a dozen men’clad in the uniforms of the captured sa.lors, and it ig more than probable that in ooo of them was the traitor Glenney. HOW THE ATTKMPT WAS FRUSTRATED. In the meantime the “midwatch” on the Rattler was drawing to a close, when the ‘‘oflicer of the deck”? was attracted by what be thought the report of a gun com- from the direction where the boats were to land. 1t was #o indistinct, however, beard through the noiso of the falling rain abd wiud that he hesitated about re. porting it, when Ensign Wells, who was his’ relieving officer, came from bis room and inquired ‘if be bad heard a shot.” ‘Yes,’ answered Church, the deck officer, ‘I fancy I bave, but not distinctly,” “1 heard it most distinctly ; you had better report it," remarked Wells, ‘I will, But it is Gienney re'urning, I sup- pose, and one of his men’s picces has gone of’? likely; but somehow or other I don't like it. Please tell the captain I will take the ‘dingy’ anda man from the watch, row toward the shore and see what ts going on.” When Church returned trom mak- ing bis report he said ‘he captain dpes not think anything of !t, It must be one of Glenney’s men, but you can take the ‘dingy’ and keep withia the vessel's hail.” Ina moment Wells had the ‘dingy'—a little flat boat kept on the lower guards—lauuched, and rowed quietly away from tac vessel, Hardly bad he lost sight of the Ratiler in the gloom of the mght when be heard tho sweep of oars coming from the west. It was raining heavily and pitch dark now, add as Wells for a second hesitated and lay on his‘ oars listentog an uovsually briliant flash of hghining lit up the Fiver, and, im that momentary brightness, the 's boats not sharp eyes of Wolls beheld the Rattler 100 yards from trim, laden with armed men blaek face among them. ‘Row back to tl he whispered to his oarsmen, as the inky blackness again closed over them, ‘and row for your life, These boats are full of rebels.” In afew minutes be was within hail of the vessel, and shouted lustily, ‘Rattler there! beat to quarters—slip your anchor. -The rebels upon ua’? Instantly the ready drums of the Rattler beat out their ioud warnings, her decks trembied under the hurrying feet of the crew as they rushed to their guns, ber ports and gangways were clozed and secured, And, as the chain went with a rush throuzh the hawse- hole, her wheel revoived slowly as she dropped down with the current, aud it would take fifty small boats armed with rebels to ture ber then. ATER THE ATTEMIT. With her crew at quarters and in battle trim the Rattler cruised slowly up and down on ber beat until day b oke, but the buais vever made their appearance a put back to shore immadiately upon is’ alarm to the vessel aud tne roll of hor drums. The Contoderats officers knew full will that their only chance of success would be in compl@tely surprising the gunboat, ‘Their, design once discovered and the Rattler on her guardat would be certam de- struction to attempt her capture. It may be men- tioned here that Nellis, whose andoubled cowplicity with Glenvey alter events established, was indisposed and off duty on this night, but readily took charge of his division on hearing the alarm aod was as zealous ag any other officer in preparing the vessel for bate. During the day the Rattler picked up one of her boats—the gig—on a sand bar a little below St, Joseph. In it was a sailor’s necktie slained with blood, a bay- onet scabbard ai pair of iron handculls,’ One ot the thwarts and ide of the boat was sineared with scarcely yet dried blood, Next day Captain Willetts went down the river to communicate with the Forest Kose and met that boat on her way up. She reported having found the Rattler's cutter adrift below Waterproof, and was on her way to restoro it when intercepted. And now comes the sirangest part of the history. Some few days, three or four, after the attempted capture, as the iattler was lying at anchor above St. Joseph, the oilicer of the “morning watch” observed three men on a little sauabar which ran close in to the west bank of the river, und from which 1 was divided by a narrow channel.’ One of the men was waving a white fing when discovered, and, the circumstance being re- ported, Captain Willetts immediately ordered a boat to be manned and sent over in answer to their summons. ‘The boat returned with Glenney and the quarter gua- ner and quartermaster captured, They were naxed, with the exception of the very ragged pantaloons which coach wore, and repor.ed having cscaped trom the Con- federaie eucatnpment, five miles inland, that mornin; made their way to the river, and, observing the Ra ter’s lights, swam the chi cealed in the sind until observed. the same story to (eli of their capture, of their deprived of their uniforms and of their escape, and, although Gienney not his from the me of their capture until mearly noon of the same day, he was then mareied into the encampment and ‘put under guard with the rest of the prisoners, On the night of their escape, however, Glenney and the two petty officers were removed to a small outhouse close to the evsamp- ment and « single sentry placed near the door, 1t was an ordinary jog house with bo windows and no entrance but the door, Soon after occupying it Glenney dis- covered that one of the ground logs wus formed of two eo with the joint inthe centre. By removing a ittle of the floor he knew he could move the logs in or found an old piece of broken shovel under some refuse in a corner. When it was quite dark be commenced bis work, and soon had a log moved #0 that he could squeeze his body through the opening. One by one, the meu going iirst, and Gien- ney moving roubd the cabin to prevent the sentry suspecting anything, they passed out, crept into the underbrush near at band and wade their way success- fully to the river unpureued ana unnoticed. Glenney wes congratulated by bis brother officers on his for- tunate escape, joked a little about his scant ature on eo returned to his duty as executive OF ULENNKY'S DESIGNS. About « mouth after the event narrated a Missouri picked up by the Raciler on (he same bar to Which Gienney and bis men fled when vbey escaped. He was a frank, outspoken countrymaa, wit) ttle seeming revereuce for any authority or larly expressed warn’t worth tho ; Clean gone, minter."’ and meeting Glenney he was nd, p to hil id, “Why, Cap'n, are you here y Was evidently greatly perplexed and confounded by the man's familiar address, and asked what he meaut “Why, Cap'n, dida’t you b'long to them ‘ere poor devila over yonder?” pointing to the Louwiana shore, Gleaney muttered something about og a Union officer,” and, growing xtili more per- asked the man “if he was crazy.” ‘seuse me | su 1 must be mistake all fired Itke that ‘ere officer w! le more to any about lis recognition of Gienney, and what Jittle he did say was in private to Ensign Wells, and this only confirmed the suspicions that officer already eutertaiped. 't the vessel be was further examined by Captain Willetts and sent down to the division headquarters On board the Benton, off Natchez Soon after one of the colored sailors captured with Glenney escaped irom the rebels and made his way to the Forest Kose at Waterproof. He was outspoken and fearless in his denunciations of Glenney—u colored sailors bore him little goodwill—and re that one of the rebel soldiers told him “Glenney had them ¢aptured on purpose, and that he was in one of the boats and bad sat n Glennoy on the night they had attempted to capture the Ratti Tt was thi brother w killed tHe attack on the boats, and ho had heal jt and waa very hostile to Glenney, who, ho said, “‘was] the cause of his brother's death." Finally an officer attached to the Benten heard {rom NEW YURK HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1876. » planter who was friendly to the Union cause that a friend of his up the river who was perfectly reliable had spoken to Lim about tho plot; had heard the Con- federute officers boast “how near they had been to cap- ture the Rattler,” and had heard tuem mention Glen- Rey's Dame as the Union offioer they bought over. hat additional corroborative testimony cam this Lime to strengthen the charge against Gi CADDOt State, but the result was a strict examination into the case by Captain Wilham Fiye, division com- mander, and a commitial of Gienney to close arrest lor court-martial On the 4th of November the Rattler was at anchor below Si. Joseph. Enaign Henry A. Church had the first watch—the watch from eight P, M. to midnight At about eleven P. M. Nellis, who bad executive officer, came trom bis ‘com, and, telling Church be would keep the deck until midnight, 'retteved Church, who went to his room. Nellis at this timo was not Glenney’s treason. Upon Neilis_ went to the sentry at Gienns sent him below. He thea dismu gu afier hurricane deck and ordered the captain of the watch to call the watch jorward and run in and secure the forward battery, ‘‘as a rain storm was com- ingen.” He thus liberaied Glenney from his room, and they both slipped down the starboard stanchions to the lower guard. Here a little flat boat was moored; they entered it, cast off, rowed quietly away from the ssel to the Louisiana shore, and that was the last act in Glenney’s treason. Jn & communication lately received from Captain Wiliam Flye in reintion tothe above nurrative the following sentence oecurs:—"l never knew what be- came of Nellis; we never beard of bim altor his deser- tof Glenney 1 did bear that he crossed the M pi twice on bis way to Richmond from Shreveport and on bis return from his second trip. I captured bis baggage in front of house, whiie he escaped by a back door, It was aclose shave tor bim. If 1 bad caught bim I would bave hung bim ‘tigher than Hamau.’"’ Those who know Captain Flye kuow this te no idle bonst. In the “Naval Rogister” (or 1866 (January to August) may be seen this record, under the head of “Des tions’’:—"Daniel W. Glenney, squadron, November 4, 1564. "° unknown reason is not mentioned at all, In the noxt month (December) tne United States steamer Rattior Was driven ashore in a furious squall near Rodney and wrecked, losing ull her records and books. Prob- ably that is the reason the bistory of “Glenney’s treason’? has never been published until now. HOW‘ CUSTER FOUGHT. 4 NEW ACCOUNT OF THK TEERIBLE MASSACRR— THR ONE FAITHFUL INDIAN—A THRILLING DESCRIPTION. [From the Detroit News, August 2} The following letter nas been received by Mr. James Mannion, of No, 41 Spencer street, this cicy, from bis son James, who was an eye-witness of the Custer mas- sacre It is the only account of that terrible affuir yet written by a witness of {t, and details many incidents not yet given to the public:— Mourn or PowpeR River, Bia Hors anp YxLLOwstons Exrxpinion, July 5, 1876. Dear Farner—We left camp om the 16th of last mouth and started for the Big Horn Kiver, 150 miles north of here. We were four days on'the march thither, where wo juined Terry and Custer, and marched north on the bank of the Big Horn, Striking the Lft- tle Big Horn, we toilowed 4 well-marked trail along its banks, and on Saturday morning, June 24, we came in sight of an Indian village with about 1,800 tents, and a fighting force of 3,000 warriors, Mujor Keno, in whose cotnmand I atm, commanded the leit lank and Custer the right, and the tight commenced by Reno's charging into tho Indian village, fighting on foot, hav- ing ied the horses in a grove a short way While the fight was going on, General Custer reuched the other side of the Village and attacked it. General Cus. ter and his five companies took position ona ndge in the centre of the Indian camp, cut off from access to water, and there fought desperately all day loug, a conspicuous mark for the savage marksmen ail around them. OUSTER’S DEATH STRUGGLE, At last, when bull his command had been killed, he called ou those that remained to jollow bim, and dashed boldly through the red devils, It was running the auntlet of at least 2,000 rifles for the whole distance. is men did not follow him, and when he got through he found himself alone with a single Crow indian, one of bis scouts. He would not leave his men to perish alone and turned to go back, but the Crow, recognizing that such a movement would be tatal, grabbed his horse and implored him not to go buck. i CUSTRR ONLY LaUGHKD, and, putting the reins of his horse between his teeth, with a revolver in each hand, he gavea wild cheer and dashed back through the heil of «moke aud tying bullets, ‘Asif by a miracie he reached the remnant of his coin: mand, which was now reduced to forty men. Calling on these survivors again to foliow Lim—which the ex- ampie and success of his former charge disposed them to do—he led them from their place of peril over the path of his solitary cl ‘That was the last s ra nm of them until the battle was over, when the whole party, with Custer in their midst, were found stark and dead within a circular Tampart formed by their horses’ bodies. They” had evigentiy at the jast moment inade up their minds to acl their lives dearly, shot their horses, and then, raining them as breastwork, fought on with the vigor of despair vi‘ll the last’ man was dead. What they suffered and what they did within the tatal circie will ever Temain lucked in mystery. Ot all Custer’s men only the Crow scout above mentioned and a sergeant of company I escaped. % From the descriptions in the papers you cannot im- agine the horror of the scene utier the battie. 1 went over it with toe artist us the dead lay in heaps where they feli, and I shali ever remember it. General Custer was found with all his clotnes upon bim, but his two brothers were terribly mutilated. When the fight was In progress the Indian squaws would roxsh iv among the wounded soldiers and beat out their brains with clubs, A DBAKLY SOLD LIFK. A remarkable story 18 told of the jearful soene at tho death of Charles Reynolds, Custer’s chiet scout, and the best shot on the Misgour! River. He was suot off the back of his horse, and in failing caught the horse and Killed him, and making a breastwork of the beast’s body he commenced a terrible siauhter of the Indians, He jay behind his horse dying and stili snooting, and ery shot he fired his deadiy aim sent a savage to the der When he was iaken off the feld atter the figat twenty-two dead Indians were found around him. HELP ARRIVED, At the time of the fight 1 was sent with a soldier on @ message (othe mouth of the river where the boat was Ww call for General Gibbon’s command, and he said General Terry cume just in time, one on each side of the river, When I reached the mouth there was no way of communicating with Gibbon on the other bank, except by Rwitvining, and no one dared to trust the rapid and treacherous current. 1 peelea off dashed in, reuching the other bank without mu trouble, my experience im the broad and deep and swift Detroit, where 1 alien swam in boyhood, making the Big Horn appear a mere creek. As I breasted the waves and heard the cheers of she mon on the other bank urging we on | often thought of, hours speut in the water at Detroit, and wondered if they still ar- rested boys for learning to swim there. It was only by mauy a breach of the city ordinances of Detrois thas 1 acquired the skill which enabled me to reach Giboon Shut terrible day, and bring him to the rescue of the struggling Reno.’ He and lerry$marching up either bank of the river, did not reach the scene of the battle amement too soon, Alter fighting from two o'ciock Saturday until Sunday, the indian coolly packed up tents and decaimped, leaving the grounds in the bands of the dead and wounded aud defeated. We are expecting an attack daily from them, and as I nave got one of the best Indian ponies on the river, I can easily get away with some of them. JAMES MANNION, MRS. CUSTER IN CHICAGO. A 8ORROWFUL PARTY GOING HOME—SCENES IN DAKOTA. [From the Chicago Times, August 4.) A party of jadies in whom a deep interest is taken, just now, arrived at the Palmer house at four o'clock on yesterday afternoon. They are srs. General Cus- ter, Mra Colonel GW. Yates, Mrs. Captain A. Ff. Smith, Mrs. Caihoun, and Miss Emma Reed All these ladies, except Miss Reed, are the widows of the galiant officers massacrod by the red-skinned devils under Sit- ting Bull, Mrs. Calhoun, wite of First Lieutenant Cal- houn, is a sister of Generul Custer, and Miss Reed is nis niece, Mr. Reed, step-brother of the General, and Mr. Riebard A. Roberts, brother of Mrs. Yates, have charge of the lad ‘The Jadios were all attired in deep mourning. They received no callers, took supper im @ private parlor at the Lotel, and left at nine o'clock last eveuing on the Michigan Ceuiral railroad, Mrs. Custer, Mrs. Calboun, Mrs. Yates and Miss Keed will henceforth roside in Monroe, Mich, while Mrs. Sinith wit! fod a bome im the interior of New York State. The party leit Fort Lincoln on Jast Saturday, travel- ling by buat and carriage to Bismarck, where Sunday Was foent a8 the guests of J, W. Raymond. A_spectal car conveyed them irom Bismaick to Farge on Monday. Remaining over night at the latver place, they left there on Tuosday morning, and reached St. Pagi at ix o'clock on Wednesday morning, where the of the day was spent with some very inti They came to this city over the West Wisco: road. There are now no widows of officers at Fort Lincoln, but the widowed wivos of twenty-two soldiers remain there, mourning together their terrible bereave- ment Mr. Roberts, the brother of Mre, Yates, had accom- spanied Custer to within seventy miles of where the en- gagoment took place, when his horse gave out and bo was obliged to remain behind, aiterward joining Reno. He returned to Fort Lincolu with the wounded of Reno's command, The steamboat Far West, which lon tat the Indian country, ted back to Fort Linco In with 1érty-one wounded soldiers, three of whom died on the trip, The boat made the trip of 900 miles, on the Yellowstone and Missouri, ip forty-four hours, and not in thirvy-four hours, as beretojore published. Mr. Roberts gays that Reno's men gave the dead of Custer’s command as decent burial as the circum- stances would admit of. They bad but two spades, and while those wero being used in digging graves the sol- diets were scooping in the dirt upon the dead with their plates, caps and caso knives, some clawing it in with their hands, The graves of the oificers were carotuily marked. They were varied exactly as they fell. Astake, hollowed out in the centre and tightl plugged, was driven out of sight the head of each officer’s grave. In the hollow of each stake was do- posited a small roll of paper upon which was written the name nambers e prepared and are in the keeping of Cap- tain Nolan, of the Seventh regiment. The number was also burat into each stake belore boine di 1 bhe earth, THE HAMBURG MASSACRE. GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN'S LETTER TO PRESI- DENT GRANT-——A BLOODY POLITICAL CAMPAIGN PREDICTED—AN APPEAL FOR FEDERAL INTER- FERENCE. Wasnixotow, August 6, 1876, The following is the letter of Governor Chamberiain, of South Carolia, to which President Gramt’s reply has already been published :— Stare ov Sourn Canouna, Exxcutive Cuamngx, Corummia, July 22, 1876, Sim—Lhe receut massacre at Hamburg, in this State, 48 a matier so closely connected with tbe public peace Of this State that | desire to call your attention vo it for the purpose of laying before you my views of its effect and the moasures which it may become necessary to adopt to prevent the recurrence of similar events. it 1s, mm the first piace, mauitestly impossivie to de- termine with absolute certainty the motives of those who were engaged in perpetrating the massacre at Hamburg. The demand which was made by the mob upon the militia company ior the surrender of their arms, takeu in connection wih the fact that the mila are not shown to have committed or threatened any iajury to any — persons in that community, would’ seem to indicate a purpose to deprive the militia of their rights on ac- count of their race or political opinions. It seems im- possible to find a rational or adequate cause for such a demand, except in the facttbut tue militia company was composed of negroes, or in the addition .| fact thut they were, besides being negroes, members of tH publican party. Those who wade the demand wes the other hand, white men and members of tne dem- ocratic party. THE LINES ov Rack and political party were the lies which marked the Tespective parties to the aflair at Hamburg. | mention this ws a fact and as apparently ihe most trustworthy index of the motives and aims which inspired those who brought on this couflic As allecting the puuite peace, however, the eileci of this massacre 1 moro. im- portant than the motives which prompted it, Upon Shue pou 1 can speak with more contidence. [bis not to be dodbieu that tho eect of this mussacre has been to cause widespread terror and appr hension among the colored race und the repuvlicans of hts State, There is as littie doubt, on the other hand, that a feeling of triumph and _ political elation has been caused by this mussucre in the minds of many of the white people and democrats ‘The feurs of the one side correspond with the hopes of the other, 1 do vot intend to overstate any matters connected with this afuir, nor to omitany staiement which seems to me essential to a full understanding of its signiti- cance. 1i is certainly rue that most, though noi all, of those who have spokew through the newspapers oF otherwise here on tho white or democratic side upon the matier have CONDEMNED THE MASSACRE, Their opposition to such conduct has pot, however, suillced to preveut this mas-acre, nor dol see any greater reason for believing tat it will do so in the future, Tout class which now engage to this cruel work certainly disregard the expressed sentiments ol those who ussume to speak, for the most yart, for their com- munities, and go forward without fear of public opinion or punishment It ts sometimes asked, Why do not the colored race returu this violence with violence? Why do they suf Jer themselves to ba thus lerrorized when their nut bers greatly exceed those of their enemies in the | calities where many of these outrages occur ? swer is not dificult The long habit ot co: it-assertion on the part of Lue whites of tnese Souih- ern States, their superior intelligence as compared with the colored race, the fact that at least tour-tiths of the property cf these States are in their hands, are causes which contribute to give them AN ABY PHYSICAL SUPRRIORITY thugfarover tho recently emancipated race, which sullxhibit the eflects of their iong slavery in their habit of yielding to the more imperious aud resolute wiliand the superior intelligence and matured re- sources of the white man, Add to this that in almost every Southern community there way be found @ considerable number of daring, law- less, .reck. white men, — accustomed — to arms and deeds of violence, over Whom the restraints of the sentiments of the better and more conservative classes of society have little, it any, power, who are inspired by an intense and brutal hatred of the negro as a free man, and more particularly voter and a republican, abd you have the elements which would naturally give rige to, and in point of fact do give riso to, nearly all the scenes of bloody violence which occur in the Southern States. Besides all this, another tact must be noted here, a fact which, in my judgment, murks and explains the world wide difference beiween tue effect of such occurrences as this at Hamburg upon the mass of the white people here and the effects of deeds of biood and violence upon the people of other secuons of the couutry—tamely, that such occurrence as this at Hamburg nave gencrally resuited in what is thought to be POLITICAL ADVANTAGE to the democratic party here. From this fact it re- suits that the white people here are induced, to a con- siderable extent, to overiook the naked brutality of the occurrence and seek to flud some excuse or explana. tion of conuuet which ought to receive only unqualified abhorrence and condemnation, fol owed by speedy and adequate punishment In this way it olten happens that a few reckless men are permitted or encouraged to terrorize a whole community und destroy all tree- dom of action on the part of those who differ from them in political opinions, The more respectable por- tion of the white peuple here content themselves with yerbal perfunctory denunciations, and never adopt such measures or krouse such a public sentiment as would here, ag well as elsewhere, put a stop to such occurrences, » RESULT OF THR MASSACRE. In respect to the Hamburg massacre, x8 I have sald, the fact 1s unquestionable that 1t has resulted im great immediaie wlarm among the colored people und ail re- pudlicaus in that section of the State, Judging from Past experience they see in this occurrence a new evi- dence of a purpose to subject the majority of the voters of that vicmity to such a degree of Jear as to keep them from the poils on election day, and thus reverse or f the poople. But the Hamburg massacre bas produced another effect; it bas, as a matter of fact, caused a firm beliet on the part of most republicans here that this affair at Hamburg is only the beginning of a series of simiia race and party collisions in our State, the deliberate aim of which ts believed by them to be tue political subjugation and contro! of thix state. They see there- fore in this event what foreshadows a campaign of blood and violence, such a campaign as ts popularly Race as@ campaign couducted on the “Mississippi plan.’ fi FEAR OF VIOLENCE, From what I have now said jt will not be diMcult to understand the feeling of a majority of the citizens in a considerable part of this State. It is ono of ititense solicitude* for their lives and liberties. It is one of fear that in the passion and excitement of tbe current political campaign physical violence is to be used to overcome tho politi- Gal will of the people, I coniine myself here to.s state- ment of what I betieve to be tho facts of the present situation in this Stato as connected with the public peaco and order, without avy expression of my individual feelings and opinions. My tirst duty is to seek to re- store and preserve public peace and order, to the end that every man in South Carolina may freely and safely enjoy all his civil rights and privileges, including the Tight to vote, tis to this end that | now call your attention 10 these matters. I shall go forward io do ail in my power ay Governor to accomplish the ends above indicated, but I deem it important to advise you of the facts now stated, and to solicit from you some indication of your views upun the questions presented. APPKAL POK FEDERAL INTERFERENCE. To be most xpecitic. Will the general government ox- ert itself vigorously to repress violence in this State | during the present political campaign, on the part of persons belonging to either political party, whenever Uhat violence shall be beyond the control of the State authorities? Will the general government take such precaations as may be suitable, ta view of the feeling of alarm already referred to, to restore confidence to the poor people of both races and political parties in this State by such a distribation of the military forces now here as will render the intervention of the ge eral government, prompt and effective, if itsball be come necessary, in resvoring peace and order? It seems proper to add that 1 am moved to mal this communication to you by no motive or feeling save such as shouid animate me as the Chief Executive 0! this State, bound to do justice to all and to oppress none. 1 venture to say that! bave given sufficient evidence, by my whole conduct tn this office, that, as Governor, 1 @m guided by iny oath o! office and my duty to all the people, I challenge any proof of indigation, from any word or act of mine as Governor, that lam capable of doing injustice or denying justice to apy citizen of this State; but I do deem it ny solemn duty to do my utmost to secure AFAIK AND FREE KLRCTION 1n this State, to protect every man in the free enjoy- ment of his political righis, and to see to it thut no man or combination of men ol any political party shall overawe or put in fear of danger any citizen of South Carolina in the exercise of his civil rights, In accomplishing these resuits [ now recognize with “deop regret that there are many indieations that it wiil be necessary for mo to invoke the ald which, under the constitution and laws, the authorities of the general government may extend under certain circumstances, And I trust that you will permit meto add that l know of no official duty more binding, in my judg- ment, on tho Chief Executive of the United States than ‘that of exercising the powers with which he is invested for tho protection ot the States against do- mestic violence and for the protection of the individ- ual citizen im the exercise of his political rights whenever a call is made upon him. I understand that an American citizen has aright to vote as he pleases; to vote one ticket as freely and safely as another; to Voie wrong as freely and as salely as to vote right; and I know that whenever, upon whatsoever pretext, large bodies of citizens can’ be co- erced by torve or fear into absenting themsel' fro: the poils, or voting in a ment or inclination, the foun every man’s civil freedom 16 4 lly, shaken. DOCUMENTS FORWARDED. I evclose for your information respecting We Ham- burg massacre the following documenis:—lhe report of Hon. William Swone, Attorney General of tnis State; the report of General H. Vurvis, Adjutant and Inspector General; « copy of all the evidence taken before the Coroner's jury: a copy of the printed state- ment of General M. C. Butler; a copy of a letter ad- dressed by ine to Hon. T. J. Robertson; xn address to the American people by the colored people of Charles- and @ similar address by a comm Appointed at convention of leading representat) of the colored people of this Siase in Columbia, on the 20th inst. I have the honor to be your obed sory: D, H. CHAMBERLALN, The Presipeyt. Governor of South Carolina, THE INDIANA GOVERNERSHIP. GENERAL HARRISON NOTIFIED OF MI# NOMINA- TION. IspiaNAPoLts, August 6, 1876. General Benjamin Harrison revarned home on Satur- day night Om the arrival ol the train salute was | Feirigerators fired and a large delegation of republicans escorted him to his house, when the nomination for Governor was formally tendered him to an address by Hop. A. G Porter, 10 which General Harrison rephed, promis- img to announce his decision as to nis acceptance early this week. POLITICAL NOTES, Boston Praveller:—*Tiiden's letter has much that is Toledo Commercial:—“Tilden bas opened the cam- paign in New York pretty much after his old style— that is, by making the State pay the expenses of his campaign.” Paterson (N, J.) Press:—“Governor Hendricks’ letter {6 a much shorter one, and, we think, shows a far higher type of ability than Tilden’s, which is quite too cunying to be strong.” Utica Observer:—‘We call upov every Lonest mas, whatever his political preterences may be, to read care- tully Governor Tilden’s letter of acceptance. From the Opening sentence to the close it js full of sownd sense. Springiold (Mass. ) Union:—“Whatover effect of spon- taneousness Tilden’s letter might bh: had a month ago he bas, of course, sacrificed by putting it off until the public became sick of th ry name of the thing.”’ Rochester HMrpress:—‘Governor Hendricks’ letter in tove and style is altogether the most skilful and plausible Its sentences are direct and clear, its as- sortions positive and its arraignment of the ropublican party und administration audacious,” Jersey City Argus:—“It isan easy thing to tell an ailing man that he 18 sick—and then let him go his way blindly to certain death, But Governor Tilde@ not merely poinis out the tills from which the nation ts suf- foring: be directs it upon the road that leads to certain recovery.” Hartiord (Conn,) Post:—‘‘There ts in Mr. Tilden'’s pertormance much that we can approve, for it is bor. rowed from standard financial authorities, bat the undercurrent ot his whole discussion of the financial question is fallacious and deceptive, and evidently de- signed to be #0.” Chicago Times:—‘His letter, outlined in the de spatches, is eloquent of Tilden’s masculine impulses There is but little of the balting reservation of in- stability, Gold and silver are the rational bases of all trustworthy currencies, That ts a concession which emasculates the rag-money Goliath, at once and for- ever.”” Albany Journal:—**Governor Tilden has been henrd from at last, und consents to acceps the nomination; and Governor Hendricks says ‘ditto to Mr. Burke’ Whatever differences of opinion may be developed by these two missives, 1t 1s arelief to know that the demo- cratic party 1s not to be left in the lurch by its chosen representatives,” Baltimore American:—“Mr. Tilden is prolix, as usual, and if the headings were stricken out his pro- duction would pass for a stump speech of average dul- ness, He ranges through the whole domain of na tional politics, denounces everything, but suggests no practical measure of reform except @ constitutional amendment providiug for the multipheation of appro- priation bills.” New Haven Register:—*‘It 1s seldom, In a century's time, that such a forcible document as Mr. Tilden’s letter bursts upon a people—putting to Might all the foul birds that have built their pests under the cor. nices of the Amorican capital and defiled ita interior with acorruption unimaginable to the great boay of the people. We have not time to-day to express a fuller senso of gratification at these ddmirable documents.” THE EXCISE LAW. RAID ON GILMORE’S GARDEN—ADOUT THIRTY BARTENDERS ARRESTED. Last evening the Exc! law was exercised in Gil more’s Garden, in this city, in avery severe manuor, It happened in this wisu:—A ramor spread about early im the day that there would be mado a determined effort to stop the sale of all beverages in the above place, In order fully to confirm the truth of this information a HERALD reporter went early in the evening to the various public houses in the neighborhood of the Gar- den to discover whether the bars were open, and If spiritous liquors, lager, and other beverages wero dis- pensed as upon other days of the week, so that in case of a discrimination against Gilmore's a proper com- parison might be made. At Alderman Saure, at the southwest corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty-sixth Stroct, tho saloon was brilliantly lighted, and every guest calling fora favorite beverage was promptly served. In tho numerous saloons on Twenty-seventh street and on Fourth avenue the same rule held good, and there was no affectation of secrecy, although police officers stood at the corners and in the vicinity idly swinging their locusts, At the Brunswick the bar was closed, but the knowing ones received their stimulants under the tent in tho rear. So at the Hoffman, St. James and the other hotels in the vicinity; but when the lights began to shine at Gilmore's it was seen that a change bad cone over the police. Oflicers gathered in little knots here and there, as 1f the Garden was er surveiliance, Gay — couph filed into the wide corridors and gave life to the great walks tanked with eXotics, but the plash of the fountain and the music of the cascade did not seem altogether 10 dissipate thoir interest in the antroipated raid. The crowd increased, and especially on the Twonty-sixth street side of the building. Here was the bar. There were perhaps seventy-five men serving out cooling beverages to the custowers; belind them were to keep Inger cool and safes tw stow away tho receipts, above them worc waving of ali nations, with embiems from the le of Prussia to the white elephant of Siam, and tefore them a surging, thirsty crowd who called for ail the fancy drinks kuown to the mod- of Bacehus, ure,” “Jobn ( ling’? and “Santa Cruz punches’ were mixed by som of she nimble bartenders, while the marveliously fin gerea Teutons conunued to distribute with an almost superhuman dexterity lagers to the right of them, lagers to the left of them, until there was heard an om- inous tread of the police, uluer Sergeant Kass—who ‘was acting in place of Captain Steers, of tho Twenty- ninth precinet—and then there wi lull as if some 1onul question was to be Solved, ght-minded yor Jellow beckoned to a bartender, and said in a vein of ill-timed satire:— “Johnny, give me a glass of beer and be ar. rested.’?’ Johnny gave him a glass, and was immediately tapped on the sboulder by a policeman, who said ominously, ‘Come along wid me.”” The expectant waiter seemed to shift bis white apron as it in a transiorm@on scene in a pantomimo and — went And noW the fun went furiously on. What should bave been the vindication of outraged law was made a broad faree. Mr. Koch, the proprietor of the bars, stood quietly by. He said to the Hknanp re- ponte “This is too bad. Everywhere around me iquor is sold openly. I rent my bars trom the pro- priotors of this Garden, I pay my license, and because thero is some political feeling against Mr. Sheridan Shook I am likely to be ruined."” Mr. Edward G. Gilmore, the manager of the Gardon, was by, and he remar! polly :—"*They are discriminating against us here; we cater to the most refined musical taste in the ‘city, Look at our patrons; quiot Germans and their famihos, who come here to listen to the works of their favorite composers and drink a glass of Inger if they wish to, and although itels notoriow that every placo in'the vicinity where liquor i# sold 18 open the police, under the directions of General Smith, raid us. Why, sir, When he issucd his last ers against us he was sitting under tent of the Brunswick Hotel, and I can Prove it.” In the midst of the perfor: Mater”’ th policemen in uniform go to the bar and order beer; immediately upon its being served the bartenders wore arrested by these worthies and marched through a crowd of jeering lookers on to the station house, Sergeant Kass was spoken to by a Herat. reporter, He maintained that he had given strict orders to bis men to close up all drinking pinces in the precinet, and especially to make the arrests in Gilmore's Gar- n without confusion or disturbing the quests, but when Mr. Stanley was singing ‘Goodby, Sweeth Goodby,” and a dozen poor bartenders a marched off to prison the temper of the crowd was not of the most amiable character, In all there where perhaps thirty bai rented last night, and the feeling of indign the vast audience was universal. The twenty-four waiters arrested at Gilmore's Gar- den were detained at the Twenty-ninth precinct sta- tion house in West Thirtieth street, and will be ar- raigned belore a police macistrate at the Washington Place Police Court this morning. THE FLEET STREET FOLD. COLORED CHURCH TROUBLES IN BROOKLYN. Yesterday forenoon Superintendent Campbell, of the Brooklyn police, received a sheet of rote paper written closely, bearing ® heavy seal with the impression “Fh reet M. E. Bethel Church,” trom “Thomas Wil- nee of Rossini’s “Stabat nders ar ion among the Board of Trustees’’ of tho Ficet street African Methodist church, setting forth that there was immi- nent danger of a breach of the peace, owing to the wtand taken by the pastor, Rev, Jeremiah B. Murray, who retused to recognize their right to ect as trusteon The writers requested that a small boay of police should be sent to attend every service “ior at least oné month,’’ as a preventive againat a threatoved outbreak on the part of the pastor's iriends, It will be remem- bered that im the early part of the spring the pastor saw fit to remove #everal of the old members of the Board nize of Trustees, who had ceased to recog- his = authority, thougo the Hy appointed pastor by the African Mothodist Conference of the State of New Yor! pointed other members of the cong vacanoies, bat sill the old trustees, disregarding tho continued to act. Thev resolved upon his services, and souzht em one occa- son, Chairman, and Simeon Buchannan, Secrotary of | sion to drive bim by main force from the pulpit im order to hold posseasion without resort to violence the pastor, who isa sialworth, powertul looking mulatto, lived in the basement of the ¢ Jast April and May, and bis regatarly by the colorea sisters of the fe pathies were then, and are still, for the greater part, in acerdance with their afflicted and ecuted pastor. Finally, the 5: was invoked in the premises, and Justice Gilbert decided that the now Board was ihe lawtul Hoard of Trustees and that the pastor, having been ussigned to the chureh by the ane nual Conference for one year, has the right to exercise the legitimate functions of the pastorate tor that pe riod, In June the annual Conference reappointed Mr, Murray to the same pastoral charge, muct to the ine dignation of the ousted trustees, whe represent a large share of the wealth of the congregation The conse co 18 that yesterday foreuovn the old Board took plate coliection, realizing $2 03, whereas the trastees gleaned but thirty cents from the assem- Je opponents of the pastor was beard to say whie making her way to 4 seas im the chureb, “Dat man ought to be shot.” Sergeant Dyer and a few patrolinen of the First precinct were on duty during the servico and prevented any disturb- ance, he pastor, wio ix determined to assert hig legal rights, told an officer recently that ‘if any one of those fellows come In to put me cut I know who will go out the door first.”” SARATOGA SPORTS. DRAWING YOR POSITIONS IN THE REGATTA— ENTRIES FOR THE VARIOUS RACES, Sanavooa, N. Y., August 6, 1876 The crews and men who are to row in tho annual amateur regatta, which Is to commenco to-morrow, met ‘and drew tor position yesterday with THE FOLLOWING RESULT: Janior singlo scull, first race, Monday; R. H. Robta- son drew the first position, nearest the stand, afd te the favorite; G, E. Man, second; F. Tompkins, third, and H, W. Rodgers, fourth—regarded by some as seo ond favorite—W. 8 Cummins, ftth and Joseph Magia, sixth. PAIR-OARKD RACE, In the pair-oared race, which 1s to follow, the crewa will take sheir positions in the following order, com- mencing at the stand;—Neptunes, Argonautas, Altom, Northwostern and Beavorwicks. NX THE DOUHLE HULL RACR the Atalantas have the first position, Union Springs second, Neptunes third and Wolvennood last THR SECOND DAY, Wednesday will open with the sontor single scull race. F. i Yai ; F. Tompkins, second; P. ‘Ackerman, third; Julian Kennedy, fourth; GK, Court. ney, filth; Joseph Magin, sixth, and J. Riley last. TOUR-OARED RACK. In the fonr-oared race, which closes the sport, the positions are aa follows:—Beaverwicks, first; Showac, cacmettes, second; Ata third;’ Northwestera, fourth, and Argonantas, fifth. All of these crews have been winners in sharply com tested events, and a fine race ts expected. THE SECOND RACK MEETING—GRAND STEEPLE CHASE FOR TH® OPENING DAY. Sanarooa, N. Y., August 6, 1876. ‘The second race meeting will have for the opening day, Tuesday, a grand steepicehase handicap, for which the famous horses Troable and Coronet are entered at equal weights and four or five other good ones at lower weights; the Kentucky Stakes, tor two-year-olds, one mile, with about a dozen starcers; the Summer Hands cap, one mile and three-fourths, in which six will probably start, and a parse tor ail ages, three-quarters of amile, Excellent aport is anticipated, YACHTING NOTES, Yacht Leatha, B.Y.C., Mr. Smilthford, from Brooke lyn for Newport, and Madeleine, N.Y.¥.C., Mr A 8 Dickenson, trom New York for tho cnstward, passed Whitestone yesterday. The Venta, N.Y.¥.C., Mr. Mills, from New York, is at anchor off the Henan station, Tho following yachts aro anchored off Manhanset House, Shelter Island:—Active, Comet, Index, Dread naught. BOATING, THE WARRAGANSETT AND PAWTUCKET CLUDS, Provinrxcr, R. 1, August 6, 1870. * The championship race between tho Narragansett and Pawtucket boat clubs, last evening, resulted ing victory for the latter club by fifteen seconds, The course was,three miles. Time, 19m. 158, B BALL NOTES. To-day the Bostons and Athletics play:at Bostomg Hartfords and Mutuals at Hartford; Alaska and New York at Centenntal Grounds, Jersey City; Hobokea and Eagle, of New Brunswick, at Elysian Fields, and Mutuals and Witokas at Capitoline Grounds, Holdaworth, of the Mutuals, will play in Hartford next season. Hall, of the Athletics, one of the best batters in the profession, has signed to play with the St Louis Club next season. The Jersey City Club expect to put a strong nine in the tleld tne week, and will probably play tue Alas¥-* on Saturday, PROBABLE MORDER, BAS Greenpoint was yesterday tho scene of another ex citement, when tho news spread that during Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. William Fisher tad been etabved by Peter McDonald in front of their residence, No, 63 Java street. All the parties live in the same house, and the m work together in the Continental Iron Works. Om Saturday evening, while going home together they had some trifling quarrel, which Was kept up tor some few minutes at the gale in front of their residence, but the wives of each calling them supper they went im. After tho evening meal baad been concluded the men went their rospective ways, both returning about midnight under the influ- ence of liquor. High words took place between them avain at the gate, until, foally, McDonald drew a knife, Mrs. Fisher, who bad been attracted to the gate by the quarrel, then interiered to save her busband, and the first tree blows fell to ber, the wounds inflicted be ing on her tace, back and hands. She fled, screaming, then the murderous wretch, alter cutting Fisher threst the kKni/e into bis abdo The injured man was removed to the Eastern District Hospital, where his wounds were pronounced fatal, as inflammation had set in last night. McDonald was ar restod by the police of the Seventu precinct, UNENVIABLE Cesare Quoret and Raphael Botling, the French swiudlers arrested by Officers Gannon aud Hey, of the steamboat squad, for stealing $1,500 worth of property from Mme Jeanne Albonze, the full particulars of which wero published in the Hixanp yesterday, om o Justice Stnith, at’ tue Washing- yesterday, were committed to answer in default of $3,000 bail eveh, ‘Through the ag sistance of Mr. Isaacs Judge Smith learned somo im- portant jac relative to ‘he career of Queret. It ap peared that the prisoner was bora in Parts and is a son of Antedée Queret, the distinguished French criminal advocate; that he’ came here in 1860, and since them has beon ‘living on his wits, His companion, Botling, iy a simple Alsacien, who was induced by Queret to joi bum in the robber; A SCHOONER AND CARGO BURNED, At half-past three o’clock yesterday afternoon the watchinan on duty in the vicinity of the Erie Basin, South Brooklyn, discovered that the schooner Mary Clark, lying in tho basin, was ou fire, ‘The alarm was immediately given, ana it was fouad Chat the vessel was loaded with 1 and lime, the corgo, which was valned at $4,000, bein gned to Worth & Worth, of Wilmington, N. C., and being owned by J. FL Bur: ges, On questioning the captain of the scliooner ft ap peared that the Mary Clurk had been on fire for threa days previous, The vessel and the cargo are insured, bat the names of the companies could not be ascer: tuived by the Acting Fire Marshal, W. Hl. Folk. The Fire Departinent was promptly at hand, but owing to the nature of the cargo nothing could be dove tosave'* MURDEROUS ASSAULT. About one o'clock yesterday morning a man named Kavor Fromeit, who isin theemploy of Mr. Egerson, of Cypress Hills, as a gardener, was on bis way homealong Atlantic avenue, Brookiyn, when a German, whom he recognized as Hans August, sprang suddenly upon hip from behind a trec box wad dealt him two severe thrasts with a kuife inthe left side of the bead, He cried out “‘murder!’’ at the highest piteh of bia voi and an officer of the East New York police precia coming up, the would-be asaa: Tue wounds, whieh are Beckert, drinking deeply man, on Cypress avenue, and Andrew «nd the fugitive assailant quarrelied. The supposition # that August mistook Fromeit tor bis barroom antagouist, whom he attacked in the dark, RUN DOWN BY A STEAMBOAT, Yesterday afternoon six young men in a small boat opposite Dock street, Brooklyn, found it impossible te keep out of the way of the Coney Island steamboat Cel ds ak bana! bore down upon them with considerable speed. They, therefore, jumped into the river, and had just time enough to get ont of the way when the Steamboat em. into the smali boat, rendering tt worthless, young men all succeeded in reaching the shore, FATALLY INJURED. Max Conklin, aged nine years, acctdontally fell from the thira story of hi dence, No. 301 East 8. street, yesierday and was fatally iujured, ue ri