The New York Herald Newspaper, September 30, 1876, Page 8

8 TACK ON THE INDIAN WA, Failure to Meet Terry's Forces, TK Crook’s cA with MYSTERIOUS MANCGUVRING. A Detailed Account of the Movements of the Army. a CLOSING CHAPTERS OF THE CAMPAIGN, ‘The following interesting story is told by Mr. John Omobundro, more familiarly known as Texas Jack, the famous scout who has just arrived trom the frontier:— T left on the morning of the 4th of August, and after stopping at Philadelphia to take a hasty tarewell of my wite, proceeded via Chicago and St. Paul to Bismarc where I purchased an outfit, a pony anda pack mul At that time there was no certainty as to where the army was. It had left the Rosebud and no news had Deen received of its movements, 1 determined to go up the Yellowstone as far as 1 could by boat and then take to the country with my pony and pack mule I took the steamer Josephine on the evening of the 25th of Augast, and we started on our journey in company with another boat, the Yellowstone. General Wistler was on our boat with two companies of infantry, and another on the Yellow- Stone, His errand was the same as my own, to learn the whereabouts of the army, and {1 possible join tt Wo moved up tbe river ag far as Fort Butord, where wo arrived on the 18th, There we learned that the In- Giang had fired into the boat which went ahead of uw) few miles below Buford, on the Missour! River, There ‘was great excitement among the people there, They had run oif some woodchoppers’ stock and ereated great alarm, Nothing could bo learned qf the where- abouts of the army hero, The first news we got was on the b, when we met some half dozen soldiers in a small boat, from whom we | Joatned that Terry’s entire command was at or near the mouth of tue Powder River, within twenty miles of us, This was good news, and we felt well over it, but things changod when we learned further that both gides of the river were lined with Indians, not, however, fired into the goldiers. “We continued on our journey without disturbance, and tied up that night Without any preparations for defence except a tempo- rary guard to protect the pilot It was a fortunate thought, for a bullet aiterward struck the pilot house and would have killed him but for the protection it afforded, The next morning I got on shore to follow some’ deer that had run to an island, and fouud somo fresh Indian trail, Coming out of tho timber 1 went tothe open sand bar, and got there just in time to see a volley fired into the Yellowstone from the opposite side of the river, She Was about a quarter of a mile from our boat, and coming toward us, 1 was directly in range of the Oring from the otker shore, and could see the bullets skipping along the water, Sho was not more than eighty or a hundred yards from the shore, and I could gee the smoke curling up (rom the high bluff banks of tho river, Other Ludians were discovered a little fur- ther below and near the Josephine. I rau to the brush and made my way hurriedly back to her, There was 60 not heard the firing On-my way I Indians on our side of the river aad had to hasten for fear of being cutoif Just am I got aboard the Yellow- jongside of us and reported what bad © was one man lying dead on ber deck, is had passed through her, The In ¢ heir appearance again on the butt osite, Hot wore than 8Y) yards off, and ¥ into them {rom both boas that drove No more of them were seen ou our side, and tworks Were thrown up around the boats, ho meaus of estimating their numbers, Two t aime might be seen riding, und a head or Jook out over a bunk, but that waa of the soldiers reported’ that they on. wo fall and others lift andcarry them Later reports showed that a hirge village bad been e1 vebind the bluff! We remained bebind for our Bours, til) allot them had disappeared, saw Bnd. thie steamed up the rivera short distance aud camped or the night The next morn ng, six or eight miles further up the river, we picked upa wounded man and asmail boat lying on the shore, The man was ingand exhausted. He was barely able to wry, and proved to be a deserter frou Terry's ite aud u companion deserted together, and the evening betore became separated in a chase by sonie Indivns Daring the night he returned to find bis friend, lien he saw Lis body scalped and cut into pieces, On the Zid we met the steamer Carol coming down frow Terry's old camp pear the mouth of the Powder River, foro and Terry that day, moving iu.a southerly direc- tion. Despatches were at once sent trom our boat to Yerry. He reported back, ordering all further move- menis of boais aud wagons stopped. His command came up the next day, the 24th, and crossed over to UX Crook in the Meantime was to follow the main 1, leading about east, and then bearing off south the Liste Missouri Alter remaining two amp Terry’s command warchea of nearly + trom the Yeliowstone River, and, r makiog « big déiour, arrived sn at Glen Diva, on the river, about half way between Buford and the mouth of the Powder River, expecting to meet Crook there or encounter the Inuiaus he might drive to cross the Yelluwstoue, Colonel Rice, who was in- trenched at Glen Dive, reported that'no Indians had Deen seen for several days and pothing had been beard of Crook, who we confidently expected to meet. remained several days in camp, but could learn nothing of bim. Colonel Reno took command and commenced a march dowa the Yellowstone, with the geueral under. Biauding that we wore going to Buiord. Terry and his staff, after remaining with us during the first aay's march, went on by boat Wuen within thir five miles of Buford @ courier reached us wilu spatches that the hostile Indians were ng the Missouri at Woil's Point, about 150 miles uorthweat o(us, We turned aud marched afwr them. Whea within filty mules or so of the place we turued to the river and went the rest of the way by \t, arriving at Wolf Point, about eighteon injles below Fort Peck, after abard march, Two miles below Woit Point we lound fresh trails and bull Voats, which the iudians had used for crossing the river, The boats had been taken back to the side from which they crossed and leit (here, as if others were expected to follow, About n riher below, before we ca the boats two Indiwns ‘appeared on shore and made s They said they saw the | moving col came to see what ft a, ar hostiles and that case not wishing to re fort runne me ki They were unsuccessiully pursued by a lieutepant aud two scouts, aud the two We mvt were very likely Baford. From tne traders and friendiy Indian Woit’s Point we found that Loug Dog's band y three lodges bad erossed the river several days before Cypress Mountatn, near the Can- ia i that a were us crosa. They were, no doubt, ru beva ° ford ihe moment our movements b to spy out our movemon , leaving every 1 out this it con. time that wo were near While making the détour to Glen Dive came on a head of moviog vuflaloos began & promiscuous firing on them. ana scout natned White and myself wen distance to baveashot by ourseives. Preity took down acow and a@t about 150 yards and was about to go on and xecure some of th I became suspicious, for what ronson 1 hardly say; but, takiig a gias w IW specks ona distant bla which | beticev te what I though ed a belief I bad at one ve ¢ stood guard much noise and bustle on board that they had | | the agency, left about the same time with Kill She reported that Crook bad leit the day be: | wo for twengy years and itved comfortably, They made no | use of the scouts to any purpose while ainong the In- diaps, spies were watching us from every hill top, and were in no danger of being caught unless they wished to, WHEREABOUTS OF SITTING BULL. From ail 1 can iearn I believe sitting Bull, with the main body of the hostile Sioux, is now tm the vieinity of or on the Little Missouri, huuting there. They are seeking winter supplies, their tactics are evi- dently to avoid punishment. If they are iollowed by the soldiers their plan is to separate into small parties and spread or entirely destroy trail, having pre- viously agreed on a place of meeting 1 don’t think they wont to renew the figbt next spring, They are well aware that the soidiers will come weil supplied aud better prepared im every way to conduct a cam- paign, Their cbject is some peace policy which they hope to negotiate during the winter. They might re- fuse for some time to give up their arms and ponies, aud a few bands might Aght it oul, but they could be easily anniuilated. A BIOGRAPHY OP SITTING BULL. Sitting Bull is an Uncpapa S:oux, whose parentage on his father’s side is altogether obscure, even among his own’ people. For this reason Sitting Bull was kicked and cuffed around when very young and badly treated by bis youthful companions’ 1t made him @ dleree, bad Indian, and at ten years of age be took to the warpath. Before he was fifteen he ranked as a warrior among the tribe and was considered a danger- | ous cnemy. In one of bis early campaigns he captured ‘om another tribe, and in order to save bis adopted him as a brother, This brothor it was who came to the Uuepapas and reported that Sitting Bull had asked to be considered as one of their people, as he had nothing more to keep him with the hostiles. This is very probably the origin of the story of bis death, which | do not by any means think likely, Mr. Omohundor does not expect to remain East long, but will return to the frontier, During the fall he will visit Colorado with a party of English sportsmen. He reports a great plenty of deer, antelope and buflalo on his last trip, and, having plenty of chances to hunt, had tresh meat dai! STANDING ROCK AGENCY. INTERVIEW WITH COLONEL BURKE, LATE AGENT AT THAT PLACE—SCARCITY OF SUP- PLIES—HISTORY OF KILL EAGLE, RAIN-IN- THE-FACE AND OTHERS. Colovel John Burke, late Indian Agent at Standing Rock, is now in this city on his way to Washington, to | | terpreter, who told me that Kill Eagle | consult with the Secretary of the Interior about his recent removal at the request of the military officers of this post. Colonel Burké took charge of the ageney at Standing Rock in May, 1875, and left there about the middle of this month, His experience as agent brought him into contact with several of the chiefs who are supposed to have Leen inyolved in the Custer fight, and opened up to him an iuterest ng chapter of Indian life, habits aud peculiarities. There were 7,000 registered Indians on the Standing Rock Reservation wher Colonel Burke’ took charge of the place, Its terriiory is 200 miles east and west and 100 north aud They had | soath, embracing land on both sides of the Missouri | River, about sixty miles north of Bismarck. Colonel Burke says ne bad his family on the reserva tion with him all the time and never required a guard to protect them or the large quantities of government property in bis possession, When the talk of troublo with the bostiles first began to spread through the reservation the Indiang, whose fears and animosities were aroused thereby, became calmed when they saw that the agent kept his wile and family at the agency. Atter January 30 last the Indians were prohibited trom ing the reservation, In March Kuli Eagle asked permission to go to trade with the hostiles for mules and buffalo robes, to hunt and to bring in some of his pole then in the hostile country, because be knew there was going to be war. He was cautioned by Colovel Burke personally not to yo, but he said he would get back —bofore the military reached them, When he got there, he how says, Sitting Bull cut bis tents, shot his ponies and made him a prisoner, Kill Eagle also through a scout sept iu word to the agency of the cause of his detention. Latte Wound, another chief residing on gle and Was getained in thesame way. Colonel Burke 1s satistiod that Kull Eagle did not participate in the Custer fight, He believes this chief to be thoroughly honest anda good friend of the whites, He got a mecal and $300 in silver from the government several years ago for rescuing white people captured by the hosiiles, He went to the hostile camp with bis own pontes and brought the captives back in safety. HIS KECERT RETRY | tothe reservation at Standing Rock eccurred tn the ollowing manner August,” the agent says, ‘One night in the middle of “{ was aroused by the in- nted to come home, He was then on Grand River, avout forty or fifty miles from the garrisom He seut word that he had not done any fighting and wasa peaceful Indian, I sent him word to surrender to the wiliiary apd that 1 would represent his case at Washiugton. A few days after Lleft he caye in, I was interested in him be- cause be had always been a friendly Indian.” “Phere are certain bucks Who make theit home on the reservation,” sard the Colonel, “that we regard as really bosile, These are continually going back and forth between both camps, and ic is uiteriy impossible to prevent them irom doing so, The most noted of | be We | | still remained docile and veutral. Sitting Bull, | robbing them. theee are Kain in-the-Face, Loug Dog aud Gail The latter are chiefs with a smail iollowing, while Rafu-tn-the-Face is simply a buck. Gall 18 one of tho very Worst Ludians im tue country. He is about forty years oid, some five feet ten inches in height aud | wbout 180 pounds in weight. He is more like a wild | animal than a human being, and bas been, in Coivael Burke's estimation, the agent of Sitting Buil be- tween the peacetul and hostile ladians. Betore the trouble commenced he brought an invitation irom Sit- ting Bull to seven of the young bucks on the reserva- tion (0 Join the bostiles. “The invitation was commu- nicated to Young Huiluead as warrior of the Upper Yanktoanais and head soldier of his father’s band, and to Bad Hip, of the Uncpapas This waa just ere the war commenced, aud nearly all who were invited came to the agent and told him of their invita- | tion to visit the hostile country. It was explained to thet that there woul be war, and that if they went the consequences to them ‘and their squaws and littie ones would be disastrous The govern- | ment, they were told, yoult cut of all | provisions and otherwise punish them, This talk with) =the agent determined nearly ail tw reject the offer, The only onea wuo went deliber- ately wero Gall and Rain-in-the F During the war the peaceful Indians were kept continually acquainted with the progress of the fighting turoagh scouts, but In the height of the troubles the military induced the lodians on the west side of the river to move to the other side, to save their stock from any raid by the hostiles This movement left a large seetion of the country exposed, and operated to remove a very useiul outpost of friendly Indians, woo would be sure | to satorm the ageut of the presence of emissaries from RAINAN-THR-PACE is a young buck, avout twenty-Ove years of ace. . 8a Very bad Indian, and is generally be- eu to have killed several white mea, He is under. ood to be ready to kill a soldier wheuever a chance fers, His brother, Iron Lorn, is an Unepapa ebief. ting Bull and bis family are of the same tribe with Gall and Ratu-in-the-Face. This buck, Colouel Burke | as no considerable following. He ts believed to he have been hovering about the outskirts of the Standing Ruck and Cheyenue agencies since the Custer massacre. The point at which he is reported to bave been scen is one where white men pasa on the way to the Black Hills and af- fords bad Indians an opportunity of waylaying and All the Indians on this aud every other | reservation are of a roving disposition but not a score Ve secure whiek | was di 0 have. 1 ‘cut we and tenderloin, aud, hurrying ine two specks had disappeared Yhis convinced mo I was right, | and we bastened join the command. They bad moved some distanes, but, mounting @ hil, we cau pi of the column ad made for it with ail speed An officer who, ike ourselves, bad been some @istancr from the columm saw two Indians riding B00vt If we had fired upon them when we saw them We would only be blamed tor disturbing friendly In ns of irightening h so we couldn't do thing, Thee ndian ey arrived at Wolf’ vere woll armed, wently short of uoh. They were reiused any supplies, and y would go where they could get them. ut who visived their camp on Porcupine Creek, not rom Wolt’s Poims, reported them as very bold aud eut. They searched bis belt for ammunition and trade a pony for 100 rounds, They furtyer ito retura im the spring, When they would b supplies, and Gght the jers “plenty,” with them ® number of cavairy pisi used by Custer’s men, and which tney us to trade off, as they had no ammunition The following incident will show how boid clous they are: who ip. the pistols in exchange Bily jointed 1t at the Iaodian with whom he was making the oge, On the instant two rifles were poimted Bpv 4m and ony removed when the mistake Was ex- Pe Our troops were now out of rations, but Terry arr boat with supplies aud ordered Reno fo revorn by the opposite bank of the river to Buiord, ‘The cainpaign was evidently over for the season, and Gonerai Terry and stat aud my From (utord we eame returned by boat © Bistiark, the troops foliow- ¥ land, None of as couid comprebend the mean- of any of the movements we made, and everything kept very secret. 1118 the first campaign in which Gould never make out the object of any movement ps if L knew the object that might explain therm, As it wos the Indiana mich) haye roawed around | resarvation wore bé@ing conveyed lo the hosiles, No 1 | really dangerous exist at Standing Rock. This roving dixpostiion makes a census of them a matter of difficulty and uncertainty. Im November, 1875, the official count of Indiavs entitled to provisions from the ernment at Standing Rock footed up 7,000, has said. During the jate war another count was | a bY the agent aud then 6,000 were found on the ° reservaiion, 100 were discovered to be visiting ou | tue reservation at Fort Totten, there were a few hundreds more at the Cheyenne agency and | | 400 were away hunting. This would probably leave 100 {n the camp of Sitting Bull, Of this number Kill Engle had with bim about ten lodges, or some 10 people, including women and children. — Little Wound had some more wih him, Both of them are chiefs 0! the Blackieet tribe. ANOUT GUNS AND AMMUNITION, The writer asked whetuer the bhostues could have been supplied with guns and ammunition through ervation Indiaus rom any point near Standing | the agency sold no guus or ammunition at all. About tou miles from the agency, however, at Beaver Creek, there is a trading store where Indians baving mouey could bay ailthe ammanition they wanted, Bus, in the opinion of Colonel Barke, very litte, if any, ao- munition was sold here secretly, TROUBLE WITH THR MOLTARY, ‘The post at Standing Rock bag beea ordim risoned by only two companies, averaging four men each, In July two more companies wore added, to Arrest Indians suspected of aiding fhe how tiles. At this time the entire force was placed under | Captain Poland’s charge. Ho wanted to take absulat contro: of the agency, Colonel Burke ssys, and a d pute ensued. Military orders were shown to the agent by Captain Poland for the exercise of certain powers over (he Indians on the reservation. These oruers, the Captain insisied, gave bim complete control over all the aairs of the Indians at Staading Reck. The agent did not so interpret them and he telegraphed to Washington for instractiona The foliowing was telegraphed him |p reply:— Poland bas excecded his authority. Retain agency. but | give ali the wid tu milltary requested by telegram of July 28, JO. SMITH, Commissionér. This was dated August 3, and the telogram alluded to gave Juler particu.ars of the manner in which the aid mentioned sbowld ve extended, Subsequently three more companies Were sent to the post in August, and then Lieutenant Colonel Carlin, of the Seventeenth infantry, took command and tovk forcible charge of the Agency on the plea that part of the supplies that Colonel Burke was furnishing to the Indians on the NEW YORK HERALD. such allegation was made at the time, however, and the agent only learned of such suspicions through the newspapers some time subsequently. Colonel Burke then wrote to Washington and was ordered to take ro- coipts for the government property held by him and ~ everything over to the military, ‘Then he started ast. COLONEL BURKE'S EXPLANATION. New Yorx, Sept, 29, 1871 To rue Emitor or rhs Heraup:— Since arriving in New York J havo learned that seri- ous irregularities in the issue of supplies to the Indians on tho Standing Rock reservation haye been at. tributed to me and published in the Heraup, 1t was also implied that's portion of theso supplies reached the hostiles, The fact is that since the end of the fiscal year (June 30) I have not had enough supplies to feed the peace{y Indians on the reservation. You will see how difticult 1% would be for me to ascertain whether any communication existed be- tween the hostiles and the reservation Indiana, when I tell you that the territory the Indians I supplied in- habited extends 200 miles in one direction and 100 miles across, But I do not consider {t possible, from the hungry condition of the Indians on the reserva- tion, that nny of the suppites they go much needed theinselves were turned over tothe hostiles, Yours, respectiuil JOHN BURKE, Late Indian Agent at Standing Rock, Dakota. THE INDIAN CAMPAIGN IN CANADA. [From tbe St. Paul Pioneer, Sept. 24.) Our Manitoba friends congratulate themselves that the result of their summer’s work in pacificating In- dians is vastly moro fruitful of advantages to them than are our military campaigns to the people this side the lime The Winnipeg Standard recapitulates the long military marcbes and saffering of our troops, the bloody disasters in the fleld and the enormous ex- pense entailed on the national treasury, and then com- placently remarks:— ‘The Indian camphign in Canada hasbeen of a different na- ivonant Governor Murris and haifa dogen ofticials ‘away in the Northwest Territory during the past bonting wp our India 1d with treaties and presents, aud so far as heard fron snecess has been re- ‘They have met the Indians in large numbers at wt pointy in the Territory, and we hear that on ever on they have come off victorions—eurrying away wit he result ot each encounter, treaties signed by the s ceding their rights over immense districts of territory, and leaving behind them nothing worse than carthonds of presents for the Indians, aad the memory Of fy visit pleasant and profitavle on both side It i8 thus we hope to fight and win all our In campaigns. To the United States wo will I exclusive employment on such ocensions of till We shall bo contont with # cx Co |, has ever the bond of union between Vell would it have been for eixtibors had. they mally observed. their treaty gations with their Indians. Had they dono so ft would have saved them thousands of lives and millions of treasure, and preserved them from the condemnation of their ows peopie mud the rest of the world. The above in pretiy cevere, but, not wholly unde. served. Our déilinga with Indians have been a shame disgrace to the country from the earliest period of ement, and unless thero is a radical change wo shall contiuue to blunder and stamble along a wearying pathway of blocd until the race of the red wan is extinct, THE ties, n 1a and her red childre VIN BA CLOSED 8 NKS. AFFAIRS AT THE NEW AMSTERDAM: SAVINGS BANK, To tho casual observer the New Amsterdam Savings Batik, at No. 215 Bowery, wore its wonted appearance yesterday, When the information that an injunction to suspend business had been served on the bank it was expected that a “run”? would be tho result. Nothing of the kind occurred, however, and yesterday the vicinity of the bank was as quiet as usual. Mr, Webor, tho cashir, told a HxRatp ro- porter that the depositors lad perfect con- fidence in the announcement made by the President that the bank was capable of paying 100 cents on the doliar, and that the injunction and recelver had Leen applied for in the best interests of the depositors, The schedule of assets and liabilities published in yester- day's Henatp show the former to bo amply sufficien to discharge the latter. The depositors have as yet held no meeting, but it is intended to call together’ail the depositors represent- ing amounts over $3,000. At this meeting the ap- pointment of receiver will be discussed and the names of several available gentlemen — pro- sented. It is possible that the meoting will forward several grantor of the inlunction, at Schenectady, for his con- sideration. The time and place of meeting have not yet been decided upon, but an early day will be fixed, The bank remained open until throe o'einck yesterday, for the accommodation of depositors seeking informa. tion. Mr. Weber, the cashier, listened to and answerod all inquiries regarding the condition of the institution ‘aud the probable result of the suspension, THY, BOND STREET SAVINGS BANK. A meeting of the depositors of the Bond Strees Savings Bank was held at No. 291 Bowery last night, The mecting wasavery large one, and sMortly after it bad been organized und business was under way it was discovered that quite a large number of persons who had no right to be in the room bad passed the sergeant-atarms and were intent on making a disturbance. Their in, tentions were productive of no serious result, however, and the meeting was very -orderly, considering that {tx largest element was made up of muleted mechanica and flceced Widows. O/ the latter quite a number were on hand, ‘After « collection of ten cents from each do- positor to defray the expenses of the committee for advertising, the report of the committee appétuted at the last meeting to report on the condition of the insti- tion wasread, It showed the following condition of affutrs:— AgSETS, Valuation Par. or Cost. United States six per cent 1881 $00,060 00 coupon DONKE...c.eceeeeees $90,0 . United States currency six per { $298,000 00 cent DOME. ..... cere 450,000 00 | Brookiyn Prospect Park seven’ + per cent registered bonis... 100,000 60 112,000 00 New York city seven per cont bonds,...0++ = "34,000 00 55,700 00 70,000 00 Richmond cent bonds Town bond seeee Bonds and morigages 38 Loans on call.....+ 6,000 00 Real estate, bank building (cost).. +, 220,476 10 229,476 10 estate, Chatham’ street nk butiding), valua- eat (old tion. . wane Real estate taken by judg- ment in foreclosure, .....++ Cash tn yault $2,613 64 Cash in Tra National Bank... 5,618 06 Cash in Bowery Na- tional Bank 16,692 83 1,822 58 57,038 00 108,726 ¢ $5,000 00 108,736 05 Cash in Pork Bank........ Cash iu Germania Bank......5 27,735 91 14,152 82 2,266 70 2,266 70 2,700 00 600 00 «$1,412, 287 68 LIA) Amount due depositors.. ++ $1,296,688 02 The report recommenied the appointment of a com. Interest accrund... 14,152 82 Interest overdue (oor Rents due and accrued. . mittee to suggest a man for position of reseiver and present the same to Judge Landon, of Schenectady, for approval. The report was finally accepted, and after an hour of the most outrageous disorder a’ committee was ap- pointed to select names to be submitted to the next meeting, which will be called by the Chair as soon as the committee is ready to report, A motion to adjourn was enter’ and amid shouts of “Yes!’? an ings came toa close, ined by the Chalr, Nol” the procoed+ SUPERINTENDENT ELLIS ON THE PANIC. Aunaxy, Sept, 29, 1870, Superintendent Ellis thinks that the banks in New York now undergoing a run ar® well able to stand all the withdrawal of deposits which ean be made, The | greatest evil will result to the depositors im the loss of threo months’ interest to all who take out their money. “An oxcitem like the present was," he says, “to be apprehended with the closing of so many savings banks im such rapid sneversion, but It will probably be ailayed when the great strength of the banks now attacked be- comes evident,” TENEMENT HOUSE FIGHT. Laura Phillips, a ‘longshoreman's wife, of No, 415 East Thirteenth street, was brought before Justice Smith, at the Essex Market Court, yesterdey, charged with felonious assault ona woman named Aan Carr, residing {n the samo house. It appeared from the evidence that the two women quarrelied as to who should have the right of washing in the pasenge way of the tenement house, when Mrs. Phillips soized a heav pot masher and beat Mra. Carr over the head with it, inflicting such serious injuries that Judge Smith prisones jefault of $1,000 bail, to await the result of Mrs. Carr's wounds, FELL THROUGH A HATCHWAY. David Thowpson, aged forty-four, of No. 109 Ninth street, Brooklyn, fell through the hatchway of the steamer Clyde, at plor No. 30 North R.ver, yesterday, and broke both legs, He also received se imternal Injaries, va will probably prove jaial Ho was takwato the Var Hownitad names to Justice Landon, the | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET, | DUNCAN, SHERMAN & CO. CONTINUATION OF THE EXAMINATION IN THE BANKRUPTCY PROCBEDINGS, ‘Mr. William Butler Duncan’s examination tn the hankruptey proceedings was continued yesterday at the oflive of Register Ketchum, in the Bennett Build- ing. Mr, RP. Leo, of No, 9 Pine street, counsel for E. Graham Haight, a small creditor, conducted the ex- amination, as before, and Mr. F. N. Bangs, of No, 137 Broadway, appeared ag Mr, Danean’s counsel. The following isa summary of the queries put and re- sponded to during the procecdings — “1 understand you to have said in your previous ex- amination that atthe time you went to Europe in May, 1875, you had no reason to doubt that your drm was perfectly solvent, Is that not so, Mr. Duncan?” Objected to on the ground that Mr, Duncan was not competent to answer what counsel understands, “Was this the fact?” was,then asked, and Mr. Dun- can replied, “1 did not have any reason to beliove that iny firm wag ingolvent at that time.”” “Did you receive any information while in Europe to alter your opinion as to the solvency of your firm %? “1 did not.” “When you returned from Europe, in July, did you believe your firm was solvent #”” “I aid”? “When, after that, did you receive any information that led you to suppose your firm was iugolyont ?”” ‘About July 20.’ “ow did you receive this information ??” “1t resulted from an examination made by me in re sponse to an inquiry from Londoa.’? “rom whom was this inquiry ?’” “From one of the firm of 'i«ring Brothers & Co,” “Did it come in a letter 7’ “le did? “Where is the letter ?’? “1 can’t put my baad on it, but 1 remember its con- tenta. I belteve tis among some papers, aud safe, but I have tailed to find 1,7 “What were the contents of tne letter ?”” ““Atter expressing Satisfaction at the interviews wo had together befor my departure from London, and, 1 think, expressing a wish to continue our business rela- tions, it continued, in substance, as follows:—‘l regret that L missed geoing you when you culled, ae I wanted to ask you one question, which, consi jpg the rela- tions between ua, | would be giad to have adswered— What is the amount of the cash capital of Duncan, Sherman & Co, ? I recollect understanding that they had $1,000,000 in 1573; that we have had troublous times since.’ I think that wus the substance of the jetter.”? “Do you say you think you can find thisletter?”” “T shail try to. 1 feel coafident I shall.” “Wul you produce it at the next meeting If you can find 107” 3 Ubdjected to as not calling for any matter of fact, and witness was advised by counsel not to promise under euth to produce it, and at tae same time was advised to produce it tf found, Question reserved for regis- ter’s decision, ‘Do you remember the date of the letier?”” Not positively.’? “Do you remetnber the date {t was received by you?” “Not positively. I (hink it was about July 20.” What did you do ater the receipt of the letter ?”” 1 gaid to my partners ‘I desire to make a categori- cal answer to this question,’ and requested Mr, Graham, the only pxriner then there, to furnish mo the data which wonid enable me to answer It correctly.”” “You depended upon him for the information on which to base the auswer to‘the question ?”” “I did not depend upon him entirely. Upon his re- port I made an examiustion for mysell.”” “Did Mr. Graham meet tho request and furnish you with the data?” “Partially 80.” When??? “think within two days’? ‘How was this data furnished you; in writing?” “Verbally, or, iin writing, on mere memoranda.” Have you these memoranda??? sir.’ Where are they?” “1 don’t kuow.”” “When aid you see them last ?”? “T have not seen them since cpival.”? ‘What dia you do with them ?”” i don’t recollect,” Vere they probably destroyed?” 1 could not say.”? “Did you hand thom back to Mr. Graham {’* “Phat L can’t say ; L’ve no recollection’? “State what the verbal tuformation was and what was ned in the writing.’? “The verbal information waa, to the best of my recol- ‘lection, the amount of the liabilities and the cash value of the assets of the irm, The memoranda referred to, to the best of my recoliection, coutamed nothing but figures, having no connection one with another, for my personal information, to enable me to write an answer intelligently to the query which was made to me.’ “What were the Habilitics In amount??? “To the best of my Fecollection the rough estimate mado at that time showed beiween $4,760,000 aud $5,750,000." the moment of re- What were the assets ?’” “To the best of my recollection my partner's esti- mate of the asseta was seventy-live per cens of the ii bilities.” “Then you say you made an inquiry yourself into the atlurs of your firm 7” Tiis was the result of our joint inquiry.” Did you write the result of thig inquiry to Messrs, Baring Brothers ?”” “No, 1 answered the letter persopally to Mr, Ward, Messrs, Barings’ representative hero.” “When did you do this t”? . “1 think on the evening of Thursday, Juty The cxamination was at this point HYDROPHOBIA, —_—_— Coroner Ellinger yesterday hold an inquost in the case of Adam Hermann, who died at Roosevelt Hospi- tal on the 13th inst. from hydrophobvia. ‘The following doctors were summoned on the jury :— Charles Heitzmann, Alien Hamilton, Adolph Braman, W. H, Studley and Henry Guleke. The evidence sufficiently proving that death was caused by bydrophodia the jury rendered a vordict to that effect. They moreover recommended tbat a tax be im- ed on every dog kept im the city of New York, be- jevipg thatsuch a measure would result in the re- moval of many useless and dangerous cure, and there. by Jessen the mortality of this disease, A COUNTERFEITER CAUGHT. inion % 1875.7" jourted. The police were notified through Brooklyn Polico Headquarters, on Friday night, thata man was at- tempting to pass counterfeit $10 bills on the Lafayette National Bank of Indiana, Oflicer Cullen, of the Tenth precinct, arrested a man giving his name as Frank Williams, and it was found that he had succeeded in passing two of the counterfeit bills at a bakery, corner of Fulton and Raymond streets, aud in a liquor store on the corner of Main and Front strocts, He refaved to state where he resided or how he got possession of the counterfeits. The police handed him over tot United States Marshal. He was committed to the Ray. mond Street Jail by Commissioner Winslow,” FEMALE PiCKPOCKETS ARRESTED, Detectives Ferris and McConnell, of the Central Ofiice, yesterday arrested two alleged notorious femaio pick- pockets named Annie Halland Mary Hughes, alias * Queen,’ The prisoners were captured in Macy’ on Fourteenth street, shortly after Mra. Mary Ryan, a customer, reported the loss of her pocketbook, Mra Ryan {dentiied Annie Hall as a woman who stood wuspiciousiy close to her, The pocketbook was not found, Both women have been arrested on previous occasions, They hail originally trom England, end the police claim to know them intimately. They were locked up im the Central Office. A PERSISTENT THIEP. peer) On the night of the 19th inst. Hirch Frank, @ butcher, of No. 348 East Sixty-sixth street, was robbed in the street of $206, About a week ago Herman Schiobobn’s liquor store, No. 833 First avenue, was broken into aud robbed of $35 worth of property, and a few nights atter Bishop's liquor store, on the corner of Forty-fith nd Third ‘was robbed of $16. In all thy ire a young fellow pamed Jobo Conkhag, Weil Known for his thieving propensities, was suspected with others, aud he was arrested yest day. He was held for trial at tho Filty-seveuth Street Court in default of $6,000 bail, A JEWELLER ROBBED. George Wacker, a jeweller, residing at No. 244 East Forty-fitth strect, wag aseaulied and robbed (ou the bight of the 3d inst.) of three watches, one of whieh bolonged to Ollicer Quigley, of the enih precinct, James Porter, ove of the thieves, was sent to Sing sing for three years, and another, Thomas Cook, was held for trial yesterday by Judge Wandell, CORONERS’ CASES, Coroner Ellinger yesterday heid inquests in the fol- lowing cases :— y Michael Donohue, aged twenty, who died from in+ Juries accidentally received on the 23d inst. by falling down from the fifth floor through a hatchway at No, 28 Reade street, Carl Marx, aged fourteen, of Williamsburg, who died atthe New York Hospital from injuries received by falling through the hatchway of vator from the second floor ef No, 495 Broadway, ou the 22d inst. Margaret Votth, aged twenty-one, of No. 697 Broad. Way, Who died [rom metro-pgritonitia, the result of an abortion, produced b: pee | or parties uaknown to a No. 697 way on tue 17ib of August, Chartes Brent, aged eighteen years, who fell doe» o | batcuwas last Saiurday, ; FINANCIAL AND COMMERCUL | An Active and Excited Stock Markd—Sharp Decline and Reaction in Jersey Central, GOLD FIRMER AT 11019 A 1014. Money on Call 11-2 and 2 Per Cent—Gov- ernment and Railway Boyds Steady—Sev- eral Investment Securities Weaker. pads OAS. BITS Watt Srarer, } Frupay, Sept, 20—6 vr. M. In spite of the many weeks. that the anthracite fancies have been before the speculative public they still retain all the freshness of a variety show and are decidedly popular favorites. Particularly were they so to-day, as the long list of transactions testifye To be sure, they were clothed with extra attractions, which drew a full house of both friends and enemies, the former anxious to bo ‘‘off with the old love’? by a lively aistribution of their holdings, snd the latter ‘on with the new” bya flerce renewal of short sales. When {t became known to a certainty this morning that the Delaware and Lackawanaa Company would skip the quarterly dividend there was a plunge at the stock which knocked the whole form into pl. There was a mob of short sellers and of long sellers, and but few buyers of shares that were to be taken away and paid for; 80, with the pounding away from the diferent in- terests, the poor stock came to grief, like “the six hundred” at Balaklava, and with as little chance of resistance, A sbort time sufficed to run the price down from 72 to 683;, between which and 69% it hung for nearly the entire day, aud eventually closed, barely steady, at 691%. Meantime its coadjutor, Now Jersey Central, was in ancqually bad plight. The cry of “wolf,” which, as synonymous with has been so often used to terrify the bu'ls in the stock, was renewed this morning, this time introducing the real dnimal in the shape of the dreaded functionary in propria persone, It appears to be a fact that application was yesterday made vefore the Court of Chancery of New Jersey tor the appointment ofa receiver, on the ground that the company is bankrupt; and further- more, that an injunction was asked for to restrain the issue of the proposed $5,000,000 loan, It was not known whether the prayers of the suppliant stockholders had been granted, but it was assumed they would be, particularly if default were made - In the tnterest payment, due on tho 1st of O:tobor, as it ig anticipated will be the case. Lucky speculators who were the early birds in news succeeded in getting, 264; for their stock, which was the opening and highest price of the day, while the ruck followed the figures down until bottom was touch:d at 23%, from which point there occurred a rally in the ajternoon and a final closing at 2574. The news trom Philadelphia of a further collapse of six points in Reading—viz., from 58 to 52—was a sharp thorn in the side of the home fancies, and contributed an additional irritant to their ‘‘woak and beggarly elemente,”? i In the railways there was. to be noted the same old game; Twenty-third street after tho St. Paul stock, with a sharp stick and the Mills-Osborn party endeavor- ing to boost Lake Shore and Northwest preferrea. No great success attended the fforts of either party, for the ecintillations from the black diamond properties blinded the eyes of the Board to all other attractions. At the close the tone of speculation was decidedly better, ihe market generaily improving upon the lowest prices previously made, and presenting a degree ofstecadiness which hed been wanting in the earher dealings. THR SALES TO-DAY, Tho transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day ag- grogated 198,500 shares. New York Central and Hud- son, 2,200; Erie, 10,000; Lake Shore, 21,850; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 125; Northwestern, 8,950; do. preferred, 5,430; Rock Island, 8,082; Pacitic Mail, 1,440; St Paul, 7,100; do. preferred, 6,800; Obios, 2,500; West- ern Union, 3,340; Wabash, 1,200; C., . and IL. C., 200; Panama, 300; Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 98,910; New Jersey Contral, 22,450; Michigan Central, 1,900; Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, 6,560. OPENING, HIGURST AND LOWEST PRICES. ‘The following table shows the opening, highest and lowest prices of the day New York Central... Highest Lowest, 97 OTS 138% 9 827% 4g Northwestern . B45, Northwestern preierred re Rock Island. 13 Pitieburg.. 865g Milwaukee z 28 Mil. and St. Pau) prefers 63 Ohio and Mismeatppi 11K New Jersey Central. ou%e Del., Lack. aud Wostorn rth c, a 3M Western Union.. 6055 Atlantic and Puciie Tei 16% Pacific Mail....... 223g CLOSING PRICEO—3 P. h, G8 Mil & BE? pf. C.0,Cal | 35 C. Cale, 4 Marl kM pt. a Acams Kx, 106% American Ex.. S*\, %% ADVANCE AND DECLINE. The following are the changes in ciosing prices pared with those of yesterday :— ADVANCK.—Atlaptic and Pacific Telegraph, lew, 4; Lake Shore, 4; Michigan Central, ‘western common, 35; do. preferred, 4; Rock Island, 44; St. Paul preferred, %; Western Union, \, aud 3 bye 9 and Alton gold, 4. . and, Lig; DicLixe.—Now York Centra common, \; C., Cand LC, 5 Delawaré and Lackawanna, 354; son, 13g; Erie, %; limois Central, Essex, 4; New Jersoy Central, %; New York and N’ Haven, 2, Ohio and Mississipps, 44, and Pac fic Mail, THR MONEY MARKET. Money closed easy, with offorings at 1) per cent on call, the rates during a portion of the day having been 2a2% percent. The following aro the rates of ex- change on New York at tne undermentioned citios to- day:—Savannab, ‘{ discount; Charleston, offering Night, #g to par; New Orieans, commercial, 1-16 a 1 discount; bank, %{ premium; Chicago, 75 discount; St. Louis, 100 discount; and Cincinnati, fair demand, 60 discount, Foreign exchange closed quiet at 482a 4.4234 for bankers’ sixty days sterling and 4.8314 for dewand, lawaro and ‘Hua- 34; Morris and w DRY GOODS IMPORTS, The Imports of dry goods at this port for the week ending to-day were $1,406,521 and tho amount mar. keied $1,496,311 The total imports of dry goods at this port since January 1 were $65,159,709 and the total amount marketed $66,687,591. THE GOLD NARKET. Gold was strong throughout the day, opening at 110% and Advancing to 11044. Cash gold was dear dur- ing the greater portion of the day, when 245 per cent per annum to 1-64 per diem was pald for its uso, At the close of business loans were made flat, OPERATIONS OF THE GOLD EXCHANGE RANK. Gold balances. ‘ Currency bala Grose clearanct CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT, Currency exchanges. Curreucy balances... Gold exchange Gold balance: $57,517,578 + 8,807,475 » 6,202,460 + 2,187,698 GOVERNMENT BONDS. Government bonds closed strong at the following qtotations:—United States currency sixes, 126% a 12624; do. do., 1881, registered, 11734 a 11734; do. do., do., coupon, 118; a 11834; do, do., 1865, registered, 113% 81133; do, do., do., coupon, 113% a 1134; do., do., do., new, registered, 113 a 11334 ; ao. do., do., do., coupon, 113% a 11334; do. do,, 1807, registered, 1164 116%; do. do, do., coupon, 116% a 116%; do, do, 1868, registered, 118'; a 118%; do. do, do, coapon, 1183y 011894 ; do. ton-forties, registorcd, 114.4 8 11454; do, do., coupon, 11534 @ 115%; do. fives, 1881, rosie. tered, 114% @ 114%; do, do., do, coupog, HUY a 11474; do. 45y's, LIL a 111. ‘THE FOREIGN MARKET. ‘The London advices report a decline of 44 por cent in Satis Sica Bi AO PS Satie ean nA see REY consol, both} for monez ana the aecount. United States bonds are sveady, except for old 1865s and new fives, the former showing an advance of i pcr cent and the latter a decline of 3{ percent, Erie fell off to 9 To-day is settling day at the Stock Exchange, The sum of £38,000 sterling was withdrawn from the Bank of England on balance to-day, In Paris rontes are 106f. 17340, The following are last pricea:—Con- sola for both money and account, 96 1-10; new five 10774; Erie, 874; Erie preferred, 17. THE UNITED STATES TREASURY. ‘Tho Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day $51,000 gold on account of interest, and $17,000 in redemption of five-twenty bonds, The Sub-Treasury released $13,800 silver coin to-day. Revenue receipts to-day, $200,000; customs receipts, $500,000; bank notes received for re- demption, $700,000, : ‘ RAILROAD BONDS. Railroad bonds were weak for Now Jersey Central convertibles, which fell to 80, a decline of 2 per cent. The other changes were an advance of sj in Chesapeake aud Obio firstsand % im Lehigh and Witkesbarre consols. There was @ decline of 2 per cent in Chicago and Milwaukee firsts, % in Chicago and Northwestern gold sevens, 34 in Milwaukeo and St. Paul consolidated sinking funds, Chicago and. Northwestern consols, the consolidated registered gold bonds and Delaware and Hudson registered bonds of 1884, and 4 in New Jersey Central firsts, new. This afternoon New Jersey Central consolidated firsts declined to 80 and convertible to 763%. Milwaukee and St Paul, La Crosse division, fell off to 102, and Chicago and Northwestern consolidated gold coupons to 94);. ‘The following were the closing quotations for Pacific Railroad boads:—Union firsts, 106% a 107; Union land grants, 104 8 109; Union sinking funds, 91} a 917¢; Centrals, 11054 a 11055. STATE BONDS. State bonds at the Board were 3; lower for Tennessee sixgs, new, and \ tor Tennessee sixes, old, and otber- wise steady. District of Columbia three sixty-fives sold at 71. PUILADRLPUIA STOCKS, In Philadelphia the market for Reading continuca feverish and weak. The course of sales, as reported by telegraph, has been as follows:—S1 a 30a 29} 025 a 27% a 26% a 25% 026% 026027 a 27H 02714 2 27. The break in Reading causes no surprise here, Tho following are the closing prices of Philadelphia slocks:— Bid. Asked City sixes, now... -.+s0+ - 10x = UL United Railroad of Now Jersey...... 135 136 Penasylvania Railroad. 46% 461% Reading Railroad. ... 2655 267% Lehigh Valley Railroad as .49 Catawissa Railroad, preferred. 41 42 Philadelpbia and Erie Railroad ux 15 Schuylkill Navigation, preterred pa 12% Northern Central Railroud, 28 29 Lebigh Navigation. BOS Bu Oil Creek and Alleg! 8% o% Hestonville Ratiway. 26.56 26% Central Trausportati 40 roy CALIVOBS1A MIXING SHARES. The following are the closing official prices of mining stocks to-day :— Consolidated Virginia California S ter 5536 61 Savage. Consolidat’d imperial Mexican: Gould & Curry. Best & Belcner Hale & Norcross. The annual meeting of stockholders in the Bank of California will be held at the principal office, in San Francisco, October. 8. The bullion receipts in San Francisco September 21 amounted to $16,054 from tho Northern Belje silver mine and $7,664 from the Leop- ard silver mine, " At‘a meeting of the directors of the Gold and Stock ‘relegraph Company to-day the followiog naincdgec~ tlomen were elected:—Wilham Orton, President; George Walker and George B. Prescott, Vice Pi dents; J. D. Reid, Secretary; R H, Rochester, Treas- urer; J. B, Van Enery, Auditor, MRMORANDA. 2 ‘The following are the earnings of the St. Louis, Kanw sas City and Northern Railway: 435 80 Week ending September 23, 1876. eos $76,057 79 Week endiug September 23, 1875, + 67,863 68 Inerease. eee $9,008 12 September 1 to September 23, . $209,730 51 September 1 to September 23, 1875....... 194,474 93 ANCTOASe. .....4s00seeeereoeee « $15,805 58 January 1 to September 23, 1876.. + $2,182,799 23 January 1 to September 23, 1875 woe 1,828,604 29 Increase..... secsecsece $354,104 VS The following shows the earnings of the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company for the third week inSepj tember:— : +o $138,851 43 ese 134,887 80 From September 1 to 23:— 1876. «$381,105 63 1875 | 2369/6009 72 Increase .... 6.6.00 00 wee 17,410 VO From January 1 to Septomber 3,536,748 81 + 3,282,061 11 Tncrense.......000-+ seers $254,687 70 At the mecting of the directors of tho Delaware, Lackawana and Western Katiroad to-day, it was unan- imously resolved to omit the usual quarterly dividend. Tho statement sabmitted shows that for eight months ending September 1 the company bas earned its inter- est, charges and rent of leased lines, which the Presi. dent states to be, under the circumstances, ‘‘a surplus for the stockholders.”” NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES Frrpar, Sept. 29, 1876, BEFORE CALL—10 A, M. 87 700shs Mil & StP pf. 59 64% 100 do. + BBY $11000 M £8 Peonsf H Caa.. 10900 0 ous ), "87, bees) 436s, 8 100) U85-20.8, Gy! 00 do. 2600 US 5-20, ¢, Or Lay 7000 ; FIRST BOARD—10:30 A.M. a2 9Oshs CANWRR or 9% 400 Tot WAWRR cd $4000 La 6's, 1 levee. ib, Bees con S2222.. = “4 23g g4sze43234. 22 23¢