The New York Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1876, Page 8

NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1876.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. AGAINST SITTING BULL. General Terry’s Command Across the Yellowstone, HOW THE RED MAN IS CHEATED. Startling Facts as to Arms and Ammunition Supplies to Hostiles. General Crook’s Army on the Eve of Advancing to Battle. ARRIVAL OF ALL HIS REINFORGEMENTS. Scouting Near the Deserted Site of the Sioux Village. THERE .BE A FIGHT? WILL Caur on tHe Rosesun, Roba gh Via Brumanck, D. T., August 14, 18: } General Terry’s forces have finished crossing the Yellowstone, aud we only await the completion of the Quartermaster’s preparations for the transport of sup- plex An official ciroular was seut round soon after the troops had pitched their tents announcing that the col- ump would move on the morning of the 8th, a0 that werave one day’s rest before setting oat dn the war- path, Tho coluina will be provisioned for thirty days and nnless we succeed in catching the Indians, or they in catching ux, within that tne, we shall retiro to win- ter quarters and tho cuinpaign will be over for this | year. If we should be unlucky: enough not to find tho Andians the fault can hardly, im justice, be laid at the door of the Generals in the field, Tye government has treated this Indian question with too much levity, tho aathorities in Washington persisting in shutting thelr oyes to the resources and power of the Sioux na- tion, No one power was willing to admit that there could bo more than 100 indians Al- though tho avsoundn of the view has been fully demonstrated all ghe preparations were based upon this estimate, and as a result there bas occured great delay in the assembling of supplies to enable General Terry’s column to refit before taking the field. If the campaign should prove a failure the blame then should Se visited where it yelongs, and not en officers who arc doing their best to bring tho war toasuocessful issue, Under very discouraging circumstances every one here has been doing his best to get the column in motion, and every one is anxious for the cumpaign to close, ‘The country is most an- Inviting, and all the romance of this Yellow- stone region fades like the baseless fabric of a vision when viewed from a mil- Wary cump, with its prospect. «of = long and fatiguing marches through the sand bills and sago brush under the burning boams of a sun that scorches the very marrow of the bones, with alkali water for drink, and this sweet season of sleep mado hideous by the howling of coyotes or the more terrible yell of the tndian savage. CUSTER’S TRAIL. To-day anxious cyes are turned toward the East to the abandoned firesides; the memory of wife and child comes to sadden the soldier's heart, for who among all this galiant array can say he will return? Within a fow foet of tho spot where I write runs tho broad trail marking the passage of Custer;and, his mon. ‘“Custer’s Trail,” as tt is tatled, and they went in far moro confident of success and fuller of courage than even the men who follow to avenge or perhaps lie with them. There is no use try- lng to conceal the fact that the victory of the Sioux, so \erriblo tn its completeness, bas lowered the morale of pur troops; not much, perhaps; but if one listens to the soldiers as they discuss among themselves tho cam: paign the conviction is forced that they no longer look upon victory as certain, Perhaps it i better so than to have an excess of confidence in fighting so wily a foe asthe Indian has always proved himselt. To prevent so lamentable a disaster so far as can be judged the present campaign will be conducted with the utmost eaution; it may be barren, but it is not likely to bo disastrous, ualess the Indian revolt has taken proportions beyond.all estimation. ARMS AXD AMMUNITION FOR THE INDIANS, There is every reason to belicve that the Indians are amply supplied with arms and ammunition, as tne traders have been openly engaged in this nefarious work of furnishing the hostile Indians with munitions of war sinco the troops moved against them, and the mil- itary authorities have uo means of stopping this trafic In the blood of our soldiers. Tho Interior Department locks with such paternal interest on the poor Indian that it not only,permits the sale of arms and ammuni- tion to the Indians, but, lest thelr wards should be un- abie to purchase enough powder and lead to fight the ‘®Woldiers, this branch of the government actually sends tribes who are carrying on activo hostilities guns, powder and lead. If the nation wants to render Indian wars impossible it will take steps to prevent the Ind- jans obtaining arms or keeping thom oven it they should sucoced im obtaining them. The true way of dealing with the Indians is to take therr guns and ponies away from them, supply them with domestic cattle instead of frittering away the funds voted by Congress as annuities to the different tribes in the purchase of useless trinkets, war paints and other articles that are now given to the savage to tickle his fancy and encourage him te continue iia barbarous habits of life. The present system is admir- ably calculated to prevent any progress toward civili- tation on the part of the red man, THK INDIAN CURATED, He ts brought into contact only with men who aro faterested in cheating and deceiving Lim, and upon whom there rest none of the healthy cnecks upon dis- honesty which exist in all other departments of the government, The fow checks croated by set of Con- gross are disregarded, and Indian agents convicted of fraudulent practices have been known to receive pay tn full, although tho examining officers had refused to Bign tbe vouchers, Under these conditions it is not to be wondered at that the Indians look on the white man us a cheat anda liar, and despise what wo are pleased to call civilization. Unless we are to bo constantly exposed to cruel and ruinous wars the Indian question must be dealt with ima statesmaniike spirit, DISBAND THE INDIAN RING. ‘The solution is easy enough to be found if honcatly sought, It consists in disbanding that group of thiev that these supplies were intended for the hostile Ind- fans, and although the massacre of Custer and his troops was already known the supply train was per- mitied to proceed. A well informed army officer estt- mates that from Standing Kock Agency alone nearly 100,000 rounds of ammufition had been sold to the Indians, and at the Brulé Agency it was estimated that 80,000 rounds had been sold. As those agencies are matntained by the government the people of the United States nave some right to know how it ts that they are turned into arsenals, The importance of the accompanying letters from Genoral Gibbon can be judged by the light of these facts, and if Congress wishes to investigate this question thoroughly numbers of citizens and army officers can tostify to qther facts equally startling. Haapquarrans District oy Moxraxa, Caur Mourn ov Rosesup, Angust 5, 1876. 8in—iniormation from an hentic soarce has reached me that some 138,000 rounds of small arms ammunition and sevoral cases of breech-loading small arms were sbipped wo you o the Missouri River by the last = trip the Benton, In the present state of Indian affairs in this § section of the I desire country to impress on your mind the fact that should any por- tion of these arms and ammunition find ite way into the hands of the Indiana, you will be held responsible for the consequence by an outraged community, and I call upon you as a citizen of Montana and of the United States to see to it that by no possibility any of this war weaterial finds its way to them. all am, sir, very respectiully your obedient servant, . 7 SOHN GIBBON, Colonel Seventh infantry, commanding district, To Mr. T. C. Powsa, For? Brxtos, HeapquaRtsxs Disrricr or Monras, Camp Mouru ov Rosxsup, August 5, 1576, Governor B. F. Porrs, Helana, M. t Su—Information from a reliable source has reached me that on the recent trip of the steamer Benton there was shipped to Mr. T. C. Power, Fort Benton, somo 135,000 rounds of small arms ammunition and several cases of breech-loading small arms. In the present stato of Indian affairs in this locality it isa matter of the first importance that the hostiles should not ro- ceive new suppiies of arms and ammunition, and I write to suggest to you that some steps be taken by the civil power to guard against this war material The process by which contrabands of war are tradod to peaceful Indians, and are then twade over to those en- greed in hostilities with the government, ts weil un- erstood = in Territory, and there must be some legal steps by which the government of the United States can be protected against such outrages. With the confident hope that some steps of the kina will i a once taken by you Ler pap pat ‘Terri. to remain very respectiully your obedient ser- vant JOHN GIBBON, Colonel Seventhunfantry, commanding district. SOME STARTLING PACTS, Time permitting, I hasten to get down a few more facts for the consideration of the public. They are hastily collected scraps of information from reliable sources, It is not generally known that about a yoar ‘ago the government bought and presented to the Sioux some 250 horses, which cost each $125, and if any one doubts it he has only to refer to the files of the Omana papers and read the advertisements from the Interior Department. Sitting Bull, though notoriously hostile, +bas beon for years allowed to provide himselt with am- munition at the Fort Peck Agency, in which Casscl- berry, Bonpafln aod Orville Grant aro or were chiof partners, The steamboat Durfee, when ordered to bring troops ‘up the Yellowstone, bad on: board immense quantities of arms and ammunition consigned to Messrs. Powers &Co., at Fort Benton. It s-tseless to say theso muni- tions of war were not intended for the Sioux, because Powers has been for years-trading with this tribe, and it 1s said that any one knowrto be a friend or agent of this house can pass safely through Sitting Bull’s camp, Captain Hughes, of Terry’s staff, found those munitions en board at Bismarck, He telegraphed to »the War Department for permission to seize them, but it seems the military authorities can fimd no legal means of pre- venting traders supplying Indians with war material even when they are engaged imactive hostilities against the United States. Two years:ago an energetic officer, who was sent to Stockton from the Platto, met a train going to the hostile Indians with 200 Winchester rifles and 80,000 rounds of ammanition, and stopped tho train and telegraphed to Washangton for instrucjons. He was surprised at receiving orders to let the train go on its way. Army officers are<tired protesting against the outrage of arming the savage with the most ap- proved arms, when it is notorious that they aro used chiefly, it not wholly, to murder unoffendipg citizens or to shoot down the soldiers of the United Statos, It nfw remains for the independent»press of the country to measure its strength with tho Indian Ring, under whose protection the presont corrupt system has as- sumed such immense proportions, MOVEMENT OF GENERAL CROOK'S ARMY—THS ENEMY WITHIN BEACH OF CROOK FOR WEEKS UNDISTURBED—MANY LODGES LOST—THEIR PONIES WEAK—GEAND MOVEMENT BACK TO THE VALLEY OF THE ROSEBUD. Camp ov Gexxeat Croox’s:Commaxn ox Goose Cusex, August 4, 1876, Aftera month and ahalf of idleness sinco the en gagement of June 17 thero is again a. prospect of an other movement toward the enemy. But meanwhile the reports of the scouts indicate that they have lost much of their boldness and aro now seeking to avoid another general battle. This may be merely empty surmise; but the evidence upon which ff ts founded has all the aspect of truth. The inertness which the forces in the field have been obliged to endure-has been, per- haps, unavoidable amid the untoward. circumstaaces which have hampered the commanders of both of the main columns of troops; but the most reeent knowledge which possess of the movements of the Sioux demonstrates the folly of having entered the field against them imperfectly qualified for decisive and rapid operations. PROSPERITY OF THE NORTHERN GIOUX. The condition of the Northern Sioux,.if it were not for their constant fear of the white soldiers, whose coming they have long expected, would’be pecullarly happy. If they may be said to have any social and political system, it 1s purely communistic. They are more wealthy than Bedouins in ponies, and nature sup- plies them with constant sustenance. It is not to bo ‘wondered that in glimpses of tais gavage Utopia the young and restless braves, whose degenerate parents live by the government dolo at the agenoles, find keen temptation to abandon a life of idle and tgnominious dependence and adopt that of hunter, bandit and horse thief. The Northern Sioux have for years increased in num- bers. They are not in the position of the feeble rem- nants of a declining race; but they feel strong and vigorous, Their hunting ground is remarkabiy adapted for-defensive operations, They know its topography as thoroughly az the child the features of its. nurse. There are valleys in which when hard prossed they can place their lodges and which they can defend as stub- bornly as the Greeks defended Thermopylw. Their warriors number about 6,000, and ina desperate ex- tremity their squaws, whoare at least twice as m: have been known to fight for their husbands and homes like Amazons. OUR ACTUAL VORCH IN THE FIELD. It ts against such a foo that General Sheridan sent Jess than 3,000 United States soldiers in two distinct columns, Itis somewhat remarkable that in recent statements made subsequent to the Custer holocaust, hoseeks to relievo the enormity of this policy by attempting to belittle the actual strengtn of Sitting Ball’s band and to exaggerate that of Generals Terry‘s and Crook’s commands, This column, with all tts reinforcements consists of barely 1,700 troops. It has noartillery, although the oldest of General Crook’s the Indian Ring, and treating the Indian with iirmnoss and justin There shoula be no more treaties, as ‘though we wero dealing with ® sovereign Power, bat each Indian ebould be made a responsible being before the Jaw, with the same rights and the samo duties ag other men. With the abolition of the agencies and the Indian tradersbips troubles with the Indiana would soon cease to assume the importance of armed revolt, There is very little dowbt tuat from the time of the Mussouri traderahips tho hostile tribes are even pow receiving arms and ammonition. In rela- tion to this subject General Gibbon has ad- dressed the foliowing letter to the Governor of Montana, and to one of the traders, who is popularly wapposed to be the chief furnisner of war material to Sitting Bull amd bis braves. General Gibbon says he does not accuse Mr. Powers of soiling ammunition to the bostiles, but simply writes so as to warn him against the consequences of doing so. Other officers are, however, by no means 80 considerate, 11 1s posi- tively asserted that within the last year the ladians fave been supplied with TONS OF AMMUNITION from the Cheyenne Agency, and steamboat captains assert that arms and ammunition are constantly going ep the Missourt River for the Indians. A reliable man seserts that he saw starting oat from Carroll a train of thirteen pack mules, carrying 26,000 rounds of officers bave repeatedly requested and advised him to employ Gatling guns and howitzers against the enemy. In the Roebud fight they could have been used with great advantage and might Prevented much-of our loss, while increasing the injury inflicted upon the Indians twofold, The alncrity with witich tho Sloax who encompassed Reno on ihe Little Big Horn fied when General Gibbon approached with the artillery, showed their dread ef the only improved instruments of war which they have mot alrogdy at their command. Ihave eneral terms reviewed the conduct of tho campaign tn order to indicate not only that, had an adequate force been in the field in June, it might already: have terminated it successfully, but Uhat if the Sioux have determined upon scattering in smail bands, in order the better to eubsist, our rein- forcements will only render more improbable a defini- tive engagement, TMH SIOUX VILLAGH SLIPS away. On the Sist of July Lows Richards, the Sioux half. was sent up on the 1ng observations of lf. the first battalion of the Third cavairy, bad previo' climbed to the summit of the outer ridge, and on returning had reported the appearance of s large fire near the Little Big Horn valley. Louis started forth after our camp had been removed so the Tongue River, and wens about twenty miies northward. Some of tho scouts had formed the opinion that the Sioux bad crossed the Big Horn ammunition for Sitting Bulla party. Each mule carried two boxes of fixed ammanition and a sack of flour, It was noterious ountains ater ie bad Fie Mie 4 ng Ietoend and had entered tho valley beyond, w! hapa, they bad driven the buffalo, a party of Otoe nad Snakes coming from Fort Bridger had reported large herds of them about the head waters of Green Riv beyond the Wind River Mountains, Their eu there, being unusual, seemed to signify they were crowded by the restless migration of the Sioux. This theory was disproved by Louis’ party, who went to the snow summits and remained away from camp until the evening of Augustl. They saw Do signs of the Sioux ‘gone westw: bat, on the contrary, found traces of buffalo which show: that herds were moving back from the valley of the Big Horn. The at: here was full of smoke, 80 that be discerned from the upper range. On the morning of August 1 Thomas Cosgrove, the white chief of the Snakes, left the camp at the crack of day. with a few of his braves, to make a reconnoissance of the hills and valieys at the base of tho mountains A great pillar ot smoke had stood above the horizon orth of the camp for mere than a weok, while east- ward signal wreaths had been continually rising, some- times forming a long mystic colonnade of aerial archi- tecture, Cosgrove directed his eourse toward this reached = tt ride of village, around which still smouldering, had swept of the bad evidently contained only Ee of the Indians who were encountered by Custer, Terry and Gibbon. Thero were traces of few tepees, but many wicky-ups were standing, and the number of families who had beon encamped there were estimated at about 600, contain- ing 2,400 persons, SOARCITY OF FOOD. ‘The scouts examined the débris which remained on the ground, and found Dake eng the villagers bad suffered much from scarcity of tood. No bones were found near tne fire-boles, where they cooked, except those of dogs, which they seldom eat except when des- titute of game. There were no indications that they bad been recently able to kill any buffalo. The stakes to which they had tied their ponics at night were very close to the tepoes er wicky-ups, and it was gvidont that the braves were very uneasy and constantly dread- ing attack. The Snakes, on noting these signs, de- clared that the Sioux ponies must be extre! clated, ag they could graze only duri MOVEMENTS OF THE BIOUX, From the deserted camping ground Cosgrove fol lowed the trait made by the Sioux for several miles, He thought that a large village had been situated fur- ther down the stream and that both had movéd east- wara toward the Rosebud Creek, where they mignt rest & few days before proceeding to the Powder River. Near the mouth of the Little Powder River there is said to be an extensive prairie of bottom land, where both game and grass are very plentiful Still further east the rich valley of the Little Missouri River offers another refuge, and beyond tbat the great trail leading along the northern base of the Black Hills toward the Standing Rock crosses the Belle Fourche or northern branch of the Big Cheyenno River. Whatever may be the plans of the Sioux {t seems probabie that their present purpose 1s to avoid encoun- tering the troops, Knowing that they were between two large commands which might move toward each other whenever they chose, it is likeiy that their first object was toescape {rom tho vise before it should close upon them. From the “point” of the Big Horn Mountains, a httlo southward of the huge canyon from which Goose Creek escapes into the plain, they trend northwest- ward, the range nearly describing a right angle. Behind its apex the Sioux, since the 17th of June, have been encamped, with General Crook and the mountains en- closing thom on the west and south, anu the Big Horn River and Genoral Terry on the north and northeast. The escape toward the east might have been closed by the co-operation of the forces and the exercise of u lit- tle vigilance. The Sioux then might have penetrated into the Big Horn valley, but they would thero have found themselves in a still worse natural pon, They might have crossed the big rivers and fled north, but in that direction they could find no refuge short ot the Brittsh territory, where the Blackiect and Bioods would no doubt repulse them, A RELIC OF CUSTER, A fragment of a cavalry bugle was found among tho @6bris.. It is probably a relic of Custer'’s’ martyred command. From this point the scouts traced a trail into the mountains, They found thatthe emimence from which Gruard—when with Lieutenant Sibley— had first espied tho formidable pack of Sioux and Chey- ennes on thelr track was but three miles distant {rom the village which had been hid- den im tho vailey. Further south, near the spot where they took their last meagre meal before being sur- rounded by a horde of savages, they discovered two warpoles on the crest of a bill, which bad been dropped by Sioux spies who bad been watching them as they sat on the turf in a little hollow kiow, drinking coffee and munching “hard tack.’? Pursuing the trail of the attacking Indians it led Graard to the foot of the ravine in which Lieutenant Sibley and his party suffered the first charge and volley, Here the friendly Indians swoopod down upon two detenceless ponies, “like the wolt on the fold,” probably expecting and hoping that ther@ were two’ living Sioux near them, whom it would be their pleasure to maseacre with ‘their tra- ditional ferocity. But one o: them was maimed and the other extremely lean, and they surmised that they must have been abandoned. The one which had been wounded was killed and the other was secured, THE SLAIN OF SIBLEY’S FIGHT. if by instinctea Ute, who rodeo into the ravine, stumvied upon a putrid corpse in a thicket of wild cherry, The resounding blood-curd- ling yell which then arose cannot be imaged by the reader nor described by me It was such as many who have perused Cooper have dreamed of in a shuddering nightmare but have never heard, A sickening stench at@racted the Utes to a narrow gully, and there they beheld another masa of mortality. The body first found was wrapped in costly cerements, bedecked with ornaments and accompanied by the full parapbarnalia of tho mighty and revered warrior. The head dress and other portions of tho costume betokened that the dead ouce bore the rank of 4 HIGH CHIKy. The friendly Indians stripped it and tore off the rot- ting scalp. and then cut it barbarously with their knives. The second body was evidently that of a com- mon Sioux soldier, 1t was covered by only a blanket anda breach-clout The death wounds of both were easily found and had been caused by bullets. The work of savage desecration consumed an hour, and meanwhile Frank was making observations from the highest points to which be could climb. The trail of the moving village wound down the valley of the Little Big Horn for several miles. At a distance of four Jeagues he recognized a gorge Which he supposed must Seemingly THE SCENE OF THE CUSTER MASSACRE. During bis captivity with the Sioux be had known such a locality as a favorite camping ground of Sitting Bull’s and Crazy Horse’s bands, and the marked fea- tures of the surrounding landscape were familiar to him. The trail diverged to the right, and seemed bent directly toward the Narrows of the Rosevud Mountatus, near which Sitting Bull met General Crook. - THE SIOUX AGAIN ON THE ROSKBUD. Frank advised General Crook that be believed the Sioux nad again occupied the country from which we failed to drive them on June17. They might meditate once more receiviug us there, or they might be already broken into small bands and bent on evading a further trial of strength until they might recuperate. He be- lieves that the two dead Indians found by the Utes wore killed in the noble defeuce made by Lieutenant Sibley’s scouting party. They were brought to the foot of the mountains by their comrades and there left The chief wno was killed was probably afterward given funeral honors by his squaws, who no doubt camo from tho neighboring Village to visit his remains when they learned of his death. Despite tho fact that the tropbies they had secured wero not won by their own valor the Utes and Snakes performed a hideous war dance around them, not ceasing their horrible minstre!sy until long after midnight RRINVORCEMENTS, ‘The coming of the Fifth cavairy to join this column has been anxiously awaited. The first commanication from General Merritt, on the march from Fort Fetter- man, was hatied with joy. On the night of August 2 he encamped on @oose Creek, near the point to which we returned from tho Rosebud. General Crook yester- day ordered bis colamn to move. ‘The troops ieft ‘Tongue River at six o'clock and marched back over the trail on which we had been advancing by slow stages during so mavy tedious weeks, The surface bad been binckened by the flames for many miles; the heat was verribly oppressive, and the sombre dust rose in chok- ing clouds, The conflagration was stiil Me oe and flanked part of the colamn jor baif an Qoaed 0 that it ‘Was compelled to break and allow jt to cross the trail. Camp was pitched on the main Goose Creek; but the last wagons of the supply train did not arrive until nearly midnight. The soldiers anathematized the delay very bitterly, and many of them slept with empty stomachs, “THE FIGHTING vIVTH.” Before sunset the Fifth cavalry, to whom couriers had been sent, and who, for a few hours, had lost ail reckoning oi our whereabouts, marched into the valley with their supply wagons close on their heels. The Appearance of the regitent was fine, despite the fatigue and dust of the march, and giaddened the eyes of ‘ery one who had been waiting sheir arrival They number 660 effective men, besides the officers. Thero are ven companies here, as foliows:—A, commanded by Lieutenant A & Woodson; B, Captain RH Mont- +0, Captain BE. Adam; D, Captain G. rice; oJ, BP G, Gaptain BE. M. Hi 1, Captain SG Kellogg; K, Onptam J. W. Mason; M. Captain KE. Hl Leib. The fol- jowing #ubalterns are witn their regiment:—Li ‘D- ants GP, Rogers, A.B. Bache, B. Reilly, W. J. Volk mar, Cbaries King, P. Barnerd, W. G Forbush, 0. H. at Loudon, G. 0. Baton, H. 8. Bishop, & P. Andras, & lL. Keyes, © D. Parkhurst and W. P. iall Companies H and Lof the Fifth, Captains Hamilton and joned at the Red Clond Agency, ‘Wiliam Cody, the inimitable « rit, and is undoubtedly alone a strong yf the intelligent efficiency of the force In the recent scout aiter the Cheyennes,, in the field. who wore attempting to join Sitting Bull, he displayed all the old bravery and deadly prowess which have made him a hero in the hearts of the worshippers of melodrama and tales of adventure Ho aod” Frank Gruard are probably the finest seouts now in active service. The Indian auxiliaries were delighted to behold the pony-soldier” arrive yesterday, for they ha un to believe that the white chief was poxsessed of a forkea tongue and that he would receive no succor. AM OUTLINE OF PROBABILITIES. The fighting force of the expadi moves forward immediately. The commanding Goneral is not com- municative, even to officers near him in rank, but the pian will probably be to march northeastward, so that If we strike the Sioux again, and severely punish them, tt will not be impracticable to imtercept them if they attempt to flee toward the southeast. General Terry Ought to be able to crush them i! they go toward tho At present I do not think th jem piater co-operation with General fortune should thrust stself upon ing the forces in mutual proximity. At seven o'cl \o-morrow morning the advance begins, and will tend, so far as is now known, toward the '@ of our jormer battle. Utes, trom the White Reyer agency, are 6u to bo en rowe to join us, their coming will not be awaited. The etfectivo frre, numbering, with the Indiana, 1,900, will carry uro-. | visions for four days, 100 rounds of ammunition and one blanket to the man, while the pack males will be Jaden with 96,000 rounds of ammunitions and rations for fitteen days ‘The soldiers, on the eve of seeking another battle, with the terrible fate of Custer and his men 60 fresh in their memories, are by no means as gay as they were when they last started toward the Yellowstone. ‘But there is a grim resolve evinced in their manner and their taces to seek vengeance for the slain of the Littie Big Horn. The only question now to be solved is their Management by their officers. If that is good they must do well. A nobler body of soldiers never to meet a foa THE FATE OF MAGGIE BAUERS. Cireamstances and evidence are apparently closely hedging about the woman/Catharine Hoffman, now in & cell at the Jamaica Town Hall, in connection with the wilfal muraer of little Maggie Bauers. From the fact that the child was last soen allve im her company sus- Picion in the frst instance was naturally directed to her, and Justice Bennett would have caused her imme- late arrest but for the decided opinion expressed by Dr. Auerbach, aiter an examination of the body, that Maggie had been outraged before she was killed. This, of course, at once led to the conclusion that the murder must have been committed by*one or more men, and suspicion was for a time directed from the woman. After the examination of the body by Dr. Wood on Wednesday, however—which was mado at the request of Justice Bennett—the missing clews were at once had and the case appeared more plain. Catharine Hoffman is an Irish woman, between forty-five and fifty years of age, and has a bad reputa- tion, being gencrally known by the soubriquet of “Nasty Kate.” Report says that sho has several times been ap inmate of the County Jail. A few years ago she was marricd to Hoffman, who 1s a German farm laborer, but the couple have not agreea very well. Latterly Hoffman has becn employed on Mr, Bauors’ place, but Mr. Bauers would not employ his wife nor give her permission to stay with her husbaud, and she has consequ taken refuge most of the time at the Hempstead Town Poorhouse, paying only occa- sional visits to bor husband. It 18 understood that she took great offence at Mr. and Mrs. Bauers because they rotused her permission to stay on the place, and it ts alleged that she made threats that she would “get even with them.” Various circumstances give strength tothe suspicion against her. Before Coroner Hicks, on Tuesday, she testified that Maggie, in accom- panying her through the woods, was with her about three-quarters of an hour, and parted trom her near a well at which Charles Hum- mel was drinking. The distance thus indicated can easily be walked at an ordinary pace in ten or twelve minutes. ‘The woman attempts to explain the apparent discrepancy by saying that they walked very siowly. On the other hand, Hummel says be saw the woman pass the well, but saw nothing of Maggie, and he fixes the time at jeast two and a quarter hours after the time at which the two left Mr. Bauers’ house. It is kuown that she made a change of her clothing and shoes soon after the murder was committed, and the officers will make an vffort to find the articles she took off to see it they offer any evidence of the crime, The woman’s conduct at Mr. Bauers’ house on Wednesday, too, was remarkable. She had been quiet until the time when Justice Bennett and Oficers Hamer and Hendrickson arrived to ia their investigation, whon she went into the room where Maggie's body lay 'and commenced an outcry of griot in the siyle peculiar to Irish women, and was so vociferous that the Justice, at Mr. Bauers’ request, compelled her to cease, She was missed from the house soon atterward and followed and arrested on a road leading in the opposite direction from the one to her home, when, both to Officer Hamer (who took her into custody) and subsequently to Justice Bennett, sho repeatedly protested ber in- Rocence, without wing that it was intended to chargo her with the crime. Yesterday, after a night in the cell, she still persisted in the story told before the Coroner. Some half dozen otner arrests have been made, but after brief examination by the Justice the persons have in cach instance been discharged, as they were able to prove themselves entirely uncennected with the crime. The funeral of Maggie took place yesterday afternocn atone o'ciock, and was very largely attended by the peoplo living in the neighborhood, The body was buried with Cathohe ceremonies in the grounds at- tached to the little church at Foster's Meadow. Pre- vious to the funeral there was a thorough post-mortem examination of the body, conducted by Dr. William D. Wood, of Jamaica, assisted by his son, Dr, Phil Wood, and Dr. Auerhach, of Hempstead. ‘Tho technical report of the result of the post-mortem examination will be reserved, by order of the District Attorney, to bo presented at the inquest, which will be continued on Monday next; but it may be stated in geucral terms. The examination of the lungs and heart proved that death was caused by strangulation. It was conclusively shown that there bad been no ravishment, but.tnat the injuries which led to {his supposition were inflicted by some blunt instrument, probably by a stick. It was further learned yosterday, in the course of the investigations made by the officers, that ‘Kate,”” meeting 4 Mra, Urich near Mr, Bauers’ houso about the time of the murder, said that she intended to have revenge upon the Bauers tamily for their treatment of her, and on the afternoon of the murder, after the time when it is supposed to have been committed, she said to a person in the village of Hempstead, whom she met on her way to the town poorhouse, “I’ve had a — of atime down in tho woods at Valicy Stream,” PIRACY IN THE SOUND. 4 GANG OF MASKED PIRATES BOARD A SCHOONER, PLUNDER THE CREW AND ESCAPE WITH THE BOOTY. A daring and successful act of piracy was committed ‘on Wodnesday night on Long Island Soand, a few miles from Hell Gate, Five river thieves boarded a schooner and with cocked pistols held the crew im terror while they robbed the ship. The amount of booty qaken only reached $150, and with the exception of the cap- tain, none on board received personal injaries, The police first learned of the outrage yesterday af- ternoon, when it was reported to Superintendent Wailing by the captain, Mr, William Myers of Rondout He stated that the piracy was committed at half-past eleven o’clock Wednesday night Tho schooner Jose_ phine, from Bridgeport to Newburgh lay anchored be- tween Riker’s Island and South Brother’s Island in the Sound. All hands, consisting of the captain, bis four eons, ranging from nincteen to twenty-nino yoars ot age, And @ passenger named Robert Wylie, had gone to bed earlier than usual, leaving no watch on deck. They were aroused by the tramp- ing of feet, and moment afterward tho cabin was invaded by five inen, with handkercbiets tied around their faces and pistols 1 their hands. One of them carried the ship’s lantern, which bad been cut from the rigging. The leader approached Captain Myers, who had ariwen at their entrance, aud, pointing ‘a pistol closb to his head, domanded his ‘money or his The Captain, much alarmed, offered them all ho had. His movements were too siow, however, to suit the desperadoos, for ono of them, with an oath, atrack him a blow on the head with the batt of his revolver, inflicting @ paintal wound. They then took the con- tents of bis pocketbook, $30. In the meantime others of the gang were busy rifling the pockets of the re- mainder of the crew, The only additional money got was from the passenger, Mr. Wylie, who had $40 in his pocketbook. The pirates next turned their attention to the clothing in the cabin, and, collecting all that conld be found into two large bundies, started for deck, first samoniahing their vietims not to raise an alarm or attempt to follow them, under pain of instant death. On reaching deck they fastened the door of the cabin with ro] hoating through the cracks that the first man that appeared above would be instantly killed” Alter some five minutes of waiting the imprisoned erew broke open the cabin door and shouted for assist- ance to the Signal, a schooner lying @ short distance away. No response came back, although it was ovident their cries had been heard. Another schooner, namo unknown, lay anchored close to the Signal; those on board of her were likewise damb. During this delay idly approach- diferent direction. ‘eo entirely unarméd, but they claim that the Signal had on board adoubie barrelled gun. Captain tributes their fallure to rendor LANnCe bo Tho case was placed tn the bands of detective: intelligence of the piracy was sent to Captain Irving, of the Harbor Police. yers is confident of his ability recognize the pirates, HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Yesterday Justice Delmar committed William Burns, alias “Puckety,” to the Raymond Streot Jail to await the action of the Grand Jury for highway robbery. The prisoner is accused of having assaulted and robbed Giisen Bedell, captain of the bark Ida Richards, while he was on his way to the vessel, going through Hamil- ton avenue, night last week. The property taken consisted of @ goid watch valued at $250, whi found in possession of Burns when arrested by cor of the Third preeinet, Brookiym. The captain fully identified him ag one ot his assailants, ALL ABOUT A TRADE MARK LAW. New Yorn, August 17, 1876 To rux Epiton or tas Heratp:—* Your usually well informed Washington corre- epondent erroneously stated {mn the Hexaup of inst Saturday that the Trade Mark bill, with penal provi sions, bad been defeated. It has becomes jaw owing to the masterly management of Senator Conkling, who never omits an opportunity of aiding New York mer. chanta Bat, in tact, the bill js of the utmost import. ance to all the merchants of this country. In vain did the federal coae authorize a system of national trade marks since {t failed by appropriate penalties to penish those who meanly traffic in furgeries and counterteit- ing The new bill remedies tho oxissio! opposition came from junk dealers, « larg whom make income by collecting boxes, botsle: 08, corks, &c., that have genuine marks upon them and then selling them to parties Who use them over again in connettion wi.h bogas goods, and so defraud the public, A trade mark registered at Washington is now no longer & delusive protection. Your obedient ser- vant, FREDERICK DE BARY & CO., Dioa 41 aad 43 Warren street, POLITICAL SEA BREEZES, Objections to a Democratic Union for the Politicians Only. HOW TO WIN THE FIGHT. Alleged Treachery of Kelly and His Braves to the Tilden Ticket. THE ST. LOUIS VENDETTA. Lona Braxcn, August 17, 1876. The foreshadowing of a consolidation of tho demo- cratic wasses in New York, so long torn asunder by internal dissensions, which comes floating along from the heated atmosphere of Saratoga, must be comfort- ing to the democracy everywhere. The case with which the anion of the discordant eloments has been brought about, supposing the report to bo well founded, is as surprisidg as tho result itself, if finally accom- Dlished, will be gratifying Not two months ago Jobn Kelly and his associate braves, Roberts, Bagley, Mike Tuomey, Augustus Schell, Tom Dunlap, Spinola, Kd Galo, ee Boyd, Purroy, toe able financier John Reilly, and’ scores of others, were denouncing Tildon as a {rand and o cheat; sneering at Dorshemmer as an inflated ass gone astray from tho re- publican stables; and declaring that New York State would elect the republican ticket should Tilden be placed in nomination, Not two months ago Congressman Howitt expressed tndig- nation that “a fellow like Kelly, risen from the siums of the city, should assume to dictate to the Now York democracy,” and Koily was in return prepared to spit in Hewitt’s faco when the latter offered bim his band at St Louis, Not two months ago Smith M. Weed, at the Filth Avenue Hotel, described John Kelly asa “pig- headed Irishman,’? and the Tammany chief had to re- strain bimself from slapping Smith Weed’s face at the Democratic National Convention and to content him, self with offering him a more peaceable personal insult And now Tilden, Kelly, Jemmy O'Brien, the Bixbys, Frank Spinola, Mike Tuomey, John Morrissey and a fow others havo only to spend a day or two at Saratoga in friendly intercourse, atid lo! tho rival chiefs ex- chango the kiss of peace, and ‘the Now York democ- Tacy,” wo are told, is a unit! THE WONDERFUL BYYKCT OF THE SARATOGA UNION. 0 full wonders of this Saratoga‘union can scarcely be appreciated at the first glance, It implies the fu- ture fraternal association of John Kelly and Jobn Morrissey. It means, if properly carried out, that John Fox shall embrace tho powerful statesman who beat him so badly inthe Senatorial race a year ago, and shall in futuro hobnob with Haley, Cahill, Nick Muller, Soldier Flynn and tho rest of the “Fust warders.”? Under its influence Jommy Hayes and Billy Wickham must become locked in a friendly em- brace, and Dick Flannegan must reverentially kiss the too of Popo Andrew H. Green, Miko Tuomey, mild and amiable, must supply @ plaster for Judge Ackert’s broken nose; Peter B, Olney, Edward Cooper, Abram 8, Howitt and their friends must once more become do- cile under the ordors of John Kelly, Billy Boyd, Ea Gale and tho rest of the inside Tammany managers, What joy will such a scene bring to the heart of Tom All-sidea Dunlap! But this 's to be the effect of the Saratoga union on the leaders only. Upon the demo- cratic masses it will be yet moro remark- able, The 40,000 or 60,000 honest, _indepen- dent democrats who last year resisted the arro- gant attempt of Jobn Keily to torce bis personal cap- didates on to the Bench and into the District Attorney's office are at once to bend down at John Kelly’s feet and to accept such Mayor, Sheriff, County Clerk, Sur- rogate, Marine Court judge, Congressmen, Avsembly- men, Aldermen, Coronors, &&, as the Tammany chief may dictate or as be may agree upon in connection with one or two so-called “‘anti-Tammany” leaders The ‘*secrot society’? 18 to go on plotting and dictating to the New York democracy as usual; tho ‘‘slates’’ are to be made out with the samo select exclusiveness; the “one man power" is to prevail as it prevailed under Tweod; Billy Boyd is to run hie discipline committee with the same severity ag ever, and the ninety thou- sand democrats of New York ‘city aro to be humbly grateful for the privilege of voting the “union ticket’? because Jemmy O'Brien or some otber former rebel against. Tammany has been allowed’ a fat place upon it, All this shows what wonderful resulta may follow the ciforts of a few ablo politicians hike Jobn Kelly, Frank Spinola, Mike Tuomey, Jemmy O’Brien and those accomplished acrobats the Bixby brothers, avd 18 a cheering indication of the approach of that political millennium which we are promised as the fruits of Tilden’s reform administration. HOW HARD-HEADKD DEMOCRATS LOOK At 17, There aro several hard-headed, intelligent New Yori democrats at the Branch just now, and their opinions ot the proposed democratic love feast may be worth the notice of its managers. The views of one may be taken as a fair representation of the views of the whole number, and it will be singular if they do speak the sentiments of many thousands of independent voters in the metropoiis :— “Lt is all yery well lor half a dozon golf-styled ‘lead- ors’ of this or that pretended organization to get to- gether and make their bargains for a partition of the democratic city and county nominations,” said one of these New Yorkers, who is an imfluential’ public man, ‘put they can no longer get the people who do the voting to follow at their heels, citizens ot New York who are looking for an honest and econom- ical local government will not be satisfied to vote tor the candidates of Jotun Kelly, who they do pot trust, simply because he makes Jemmy O'brien Sheriff, Jemmy Hayes County Cierk or ono of the Bixby's a judge of the Marine Court, Neither will they accept the rotten, anti-democratic concern called Tammany Hall as the dictator of their public officers because the autocrat of that organization graciously consents to put the names of a certain number of anti-Tammany pothouse politicians on a State deleg: in couned- en with @ certain pumber of Tammany politicians” “But don’t you, democrat and 4 supporter ot Governor Tildeu, think a union of tho New York do- mocracy desirable “Decidedly I do; a union on principle, for the bene- fit of the people, but not a union without any principle for the advantage of a few characterloss politicians who impudently ussume to be leaders of the people, The democrats of the city of New York are togetuer in principle and should be together inaction, especially ia 80 important an election as that now pending. They would be so but for the arrogance, selishness and cor- rupt intrignes of the very ‘loaders’ who pretend to be to unite them. & democrat, a tax- pay possessed, I think, of some intelligence and baving & proper affection tor tho city of my nativity. Who are John Keily, Frank Spinola, Jemmy O’Brien, Frank Bixby and the rest, vhat they should do my thinking for me, make trades and bargains as to who | am to voto for, select those who are to represent tne at a State convention called to nominate the highest State oflicers, and turn me over with my ballot to this or that combination at their pleasure? 1 am sure, while they may trade me away asa part of their political capital on one side or the other, they will ind it difficult to deliver the goods, and that’ will be the caso, | believe, with many thou. sands of democrats in New Yor! HOW 4 UNION OF THK XXW YORK DEMOCRACY CuULD Bm MADK 5 ‘4n what manner would you propose to set about uniting the New York democracy £0 that there might be only one set of candidates in tho Held on that side this year?” ° “Well, auch @ result might be easily secured, pro- vided the politicians who have tiade themselves offen sive to the people would have the good sense to siep aside and jeave the arrangements In other bands. 1 would bave Mr, Jolin Kelly id character- tei ‘opie by whom he bas been surrounded ‘ammany Tall take nO part whatever YY nominating convention, either State or local avo O'Brien, Bixby and ail such men with. pretensions and remain out of I would have gentlemen of recognized character sight and position, such as Andrew H. Green, Abram 5. Hewitt, Edward Cooper, Colonel Henry G, Stebbins, who would return to the democracy under such & movement; Peter B. Olney, Judge Calvin, Isaac Sher- man, Judge Hilton, Oswald Utvendorfer and others of a simi landing come to the front, and call 4 he election of delegates both to the ® ponting the inspectors of tions, 60 that the respectablo portion of the com- munity would come forward and caoose proper repre- sentatives It is all nonsense to suppose that th miserable ward politicians who secure Kelly’s nemmations for Aldermen, Assemblymen, Coroners, &¢, could coptrol the primaries if they were conducted under such auspices ‘They have no influence, no foliowing, and only win when thoy have their own inspectors and can cheat and browbeat and bully ata primary, Let get rid of all such cattle, lead: and followers, ai then we it nominees independent of the political ks, hy the confidence and support of honorabie ciu- dnd who will protect the interosts of tho taxpay- ¢ru 4t the same time that they advance the growth and prosperity of the city.”” DORS TAMMANY CONTEMPLATH TREACHERY? “Do you believe if a union on local olticers is made with ani-Tammany that Tammany will faihfuily sup- port Tilden and sho ocratic Siate ticket?" “TE do not beiier John Keliy, Augustus Scholl and that particular cliq: Tammany intend to sup- port Tilden in good fait! er any circumstances If they can throw the State against bim they assuredly will, t ope of thereby securing bis defeat Just look at the: Position, etore the St Louw Convention met they bought up sho Bvening Empress | for no other pu than to use ite columns to lie {te Governor Tilden, They themselves admit now, by ther indorsement of Tilden, the uptrathfal- ness of their former assaults upon him. They pub Ushed elanders against the Governor made out of Whole cloth, which are now used by the republican pa- pers aS campaign Gocuments against the democrauio candidate, I have been told by a member of Tammany that @ jull set of the papers containing these attacks were furpished since the St Leuis Convention, eit: to the New York Times people or to the repw Commities, by the Lzpress people, under John K. orders. AtSL Louis the opposition of Kelly and bid followers to Mr. Tilaen was of a most felou'ous and disgraceful character. Co f the Lepress, vile p phiets aud lying bandbills were calied inte requisition to aid drunken denunciation, shonider-hitting aud other ruffianly demonsirations’ in accomplishing the Governor's defeat Not au effort was relaxed until after the nomination bad been made by over two- thirds of the National Convention on the second ballot. If the opposition bad socuer given way it would havo been a diferent matter. But it was carried to the bitter end with a determination to kill, Under these stances I for one, knowing Kelly as 1 do, trust his sudden repentance and conversion. He would stab Tilden to-morrow, as he tried to stab Hackett a Year ago, if be sees au opportunity to do eo. Ido not know how much truth there may. be in the story of Kelly’# attendance at the mecting of the Amasa J. Parker conspirators against Tilden in Sarntoga some days ago. 1 know that tho meeting in question was held for the purpose of arranging a piot to overthrow the Governor's known friends and supporters in the State Convention, and probably Kelly may have had a hand in it on this account. But! do believe that ho is Anxious now to remain quite undisturbed in Tammany, in order that he may work miscbief against t ernor. If ho should fail to carry the State Con’ his own way he will sacrifice the State ticket also, pro- vided the republicans cousent to give him a clear field for the city offices. The sentiments thus expressed have been in sub. stance advanced by other New York democrats now here. They may teach Governor Tilden and his frieuda a lesson by which they may profit, BUSINESS TROUBLES. The credits of Moses Ambergh held a first meeting at the office of Register Fitch, No, 945 Broadway, yes terday, and elected Charles Hainz, of No. 255 Pearl street, assignee, Debts aggregating about $30,000 were: proven, the largest being those of A. Fridenberg, $6,985 69; Chuck & Brother, $5,384 16; Hunt, Tillings bust & Co., $4,661 40; Sulltvan, Budd & Co., $4,513 02; Metropolitan National Bank, $2,881 20; A, de Riestbal, 2,250; AS Herman & Co,, $2,024 25 ‘The creditors of Rutus Smith elected William K, Hall, of No. 4 Warren street, assigneo, before the same register. ©. 3 Bushnell and Edwin Rowe have each applied fora discharge from baukruptey, At meetings held before Register Allen, of No, 162 Broadway, opposition was filed in both cases, and ten days were given to sue opposers to tle their specifications ‘The Girst meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Walton & Whiteman, importers of druggists’ glassware, which was called belore Register Ketchum, of the bennett Building, yesterday, to elect an assignee and prove debis, Was adjourned without any result of ime portance, Rogister vavton, of No. 822 Broadway, bad adjudi- cated N. ‘. Hardenbrook, an advertising agent, for. merly of No, 23 Dey street, = bankrupt. His insol- vent schedule shows bis debts to be about $40,000, distribated among 500 creditors throughout the United States. The principal part of this amount was in- curred through advertising goods of the United Stat Medailion Company. The principal-creditors are I’. Barnum, Edward Dart, of New York, and G. § Hutchinson & Co,, of Indianapolis: The first meeting ig set down for October 2, at the Rogister’s office. ‘The following assignment was yesterday fied ip the County Clerk’s oflice:—Calvin Kirkwood Cross to Julius Jonas, FAILURE OF A DRY GOODS HOUSE MontreaL, Augass 17, 1876. Alexander Walker & Co,, wholesale dry goods deak ors, suspended to-day. Their liabilities are said to ba $400,000. “REAL ESTATE, At the Exchange Salesroom yesterday Ricnard V, Harnett sold a house, with lot 25x98,9, on West Thirtys third street, south side, 200 feet cast of Kieventh avo~ nue, to Matthew Doyle for $3,000, . The same auctioneer also, by order of the Court tm foreclosure, sold a house, with lot 15x93.9, on West Thirty-third street, south side, 340 feet wost of Ninth avenue, to plaintifl, H. G. Lippe, for $5 William Kennelly sold, by order of the Court tn foro. closure, a five story brick tenement house, wiih lot 2x100.5, on Kast’ Fifty-fourth streot, north side, 22: feet west of First avenue, to plaintiff, Jobn G. Cary, tor $10,800, TRANSTERS. 10th av, (No, 401), 19.1%x80; James Corbett and wife to Mary Galvin.......00-+. egengae 28d st, m. 8, SORA Mt. w. Of Int mw Cassin, executor, to G. D. Gildersh So, 401), 19.124x80 iJ. 8. Mapes to I. H. Downing. 5 ft. w. of Mad 25. . pin and wil 1Sth st. ns, L701. w, of av. By Russell and wite to A’ J. MeQu a4. 8, HOO TE W. of Tat a “ to George W Kidd. y Crosby st..¢. &, 26x67.8; T. Thacher and wife to B. Spa 4 a es mH of ist wv., 25x60,0; it 7. IGEN asp aks ns > Ot xt, 8, 175 Ht, w. Voorhis to George W. Kidd. r 85 MORTGAG! Bradley, 8. L. and wife to A. Di jd, n. w. corner of Madison av. and 7th at. ; 5 wae$15,090 Same to same, n. h st..w..of Madison av. ;3 years. 10,000 Froelich, F. aud others to 5, Steinhardt, « s. of 15th .@ of Ist av. : instalments... 4.900 Wi 1,000 1,000 1,000 of Ist av.; 5 yours. 12,000 Same to same, n. a of 14th wi, w. of Let ‘years. 12.000 Same to same, ns. of 14th at., w. of Ist av.:5 years. 12,000 Samo to Lying-in Hospital, n.'s, of 14th st., w. of Ist MeQuade, Rd. of avi; 8 i Bayar ny len: Sanie to Mr. Bucknor, No. 40 Hamilton st; iy Opitz, Henry, to J. Ge H. Abrens, No. 260 Greenwich vstalments Mary, to Ti. Fulton 1 ‘anal ath Sohn, Wil a, 0 of THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. Aregular meeting of the Board of Aldermen wae held yesterday afternoon, Mr, Samuel A. Lewis in the chair, Alderman Bryan Reilly offered a resolution request. ing the Commissioner of Public Works to locate one of the new batbs at the Battery, After some discussion, Aldermon Sheils, Bryan Reilly and Slevin were ap- pointed a committee to confer with Commissioner Campbell upon the subject Aiderinan Cudlipp presented a potition of property owners for the opening of Seventy-seventh strect fro the Boulevard to the Hudson River, which was re- ferred to the Committee on Streets, ‘A resolution was passed asking the Corporation Counsel to report to the Board his opinion as to the power of the Common Council legally to pass an ordie nance to compel all persons selling goods in this city by sample to pay a license feo Jor the privilege simiiar to ordinances passed by other elties on the subject. Alderman Sheils presented @ resolution requesting the Board of Apportionment to distribute so: $100,000 of excise money, #aid to be now in the: hands, among the different’ charities of tho city. was adopted, ‘A resolution oxtending the time of the Park Com missioners for the completion of improvements ia Tompkins square was laid over. Mayor Wickham sent in the petition of unemployed workingmen, Which bad been presented to bim by « committer me few days since, On the suggestion of Alderman Purroy the docn- ment was placed on fie, The gentleman remarked that Mayor Wickham had been tnvitéd, together with the heads of departments, to attend a meoting of the Board, convened for the purpose of taking up the sub» ject of workingmen's troubles, buthe did not put in appearance. fier the transaction of some unimportant routing business the Board adjourned to Monday, the 28th inst, tn order to give the members an opporiunity of attend: ing the democratic and republican State conventions at Saratoga, SENDING CHILDREN WEST. THE CASE OF MRS. ANN HOPE, OF BROOKLYN. It ta the intention of counsel for Mra. Ann Hope, the poor German woman whose application for » writ of mandamus to compel the ‘Brooklyn Industrial Schoo and Home for Destitate Children’’ to restore her toni children was denied by Judge Neilson, to appeal to the Goneral Term of the City Court, Great sympathy manifested for the mother in this case among many benevolent and kind hearted Brookiyn peopia The cbildren wero, tt will be remombered, placed for tom porary keeping in the institution and wero sent Wess to frontier homes without the knowledge or consent of Mrs. Hope. There are at present 100 inmates in the Home for Destitute Children, whieh is on Flatbasu avenue, Waen children are received to be sent West Agent Braco, Children’s Aid Society, New York, books them for thelr (uture homes Once a year the recretary coms manicates with the children by letter. The consent of the Mayor and Surrogate was formerly required before sending children away, but that is not now deemed necessary. MAX STADLER & CO.'3 NOTES? To tux Emtor ov THs Herate:— Max Stadler & Uo. in the statement to their creditors show, an itom of $15,066 95 for notes sold to us We positively deny that M, Stadler & Co. ever sold us one dolar of their paper, do we hold any of the same at present. SPRINGER & ©O., Nove Brokers, New Yous, August 17, 1976 No. 4) Pima an _