The New York Herald Newspaper, January 31, 1877, Page 7

BURNED AT SEA. ‘HE AMERICAN SHIP DAKOTA STRUCK BY LIGHT- NING NEAR THE AZORES—THE CAPTAIN AND CREW RESCUED BY A GERMAN BRIG—THREE DAYS IN OPEN BOATS, ‘ [From the Evening Telegram of yesterday.) Lownpon, Jan, 30, 1877, News recetved here from Fayal, in the Azores, dated January 11, states that the German brig Hedwig has just ianded as that piace the crew of the American ship Dakota, Captain Day, which left New Orleans on the 7th of last month for Liverpool, STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. On the 7th of January, during a terrible thunder Storm, the Dakota was struck by lightning. At the time when this happened she was about 400 miles to the northwestward of the Azores. The ship was Soonwrapped in a sheet of fame. Captain Day gave orders to lower the boats, which was done as rapidly as possible, altiough they were on fire and seriously injured, THE CAPTAIN'S WIPE AND CHILDREN, The Captain, wife and two children: were the first to enter the boats, atter which the officers and crew—twenty-three in all—followed. Fortunately the party were provided with a good supply of pro visions. The weather by this time had become some- . What moderate, and the boats remained near the burning ship, knowing well that {t would serve by day and night asa signal of distress. The tire had obtained such a complete mastery over the vessel that no effort could be made to extinguish the flames, which were, hour by hour, devouring the ship, aided by the combustible nature of her cargo. The first day passed without seeing any Pussing vessel coming to their succor, likewise the Second and third. Meanwhile the burning masts had fallen, alive with ames, into the sea, ‘The outlook of the party ‘was a dreary one, and it appeared as if they might be allowed to «rift at large fora long time tn their boats should head winds drive them vack on their Passage to the Azores. . THEY ARE RESCUED. Meanwhile perfect discipline was preserved in the boats. Suddenly the lookout shouted, “A sal)! @ sail!” and all eyes were cast in the direc- Don he was looking. Fortunately the ship saw the boats and bore down on them, to their Breat joy. She turned out tobe the German brig Hedwig, which soon took them on board and treated their shipwrecked brethren with the greatest possible kindness. The ship’s papers were saved by Captain Day. DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL, The following addittonal -details respecting the Da- kota have been turnished by the agents of the owners in this city — The Dakota was a new vessel, built by Goss & Sawyer, at Bath, Mo, She was owned by Mr. J. W Marr and others, Captain Day, her commandor, was lko part owner, Her value was, as nearly as can bo estimated, $70,000, principally insured in Boston and other Eastern companies. Her first voyage was from Bath to New Orieans, arriving at the latter port in Novembe® Here she londed a cargo of 4,247 bales of sotton, and sailed for Liverpool on the 7th ult. Tho value of the cargo was from $230,000 to $300,000, 4 considerable portion of it was, we kelieve, insured in this city, likewise a large quantity on the other side of the Atlantic; but full data on this subject can only be dbtained from the shippers themselves, The freight that the Dakota would have earned would have amounted to about $21,000, and the owners have in all probability insured at least $12,000 of it against their disbursements. The Dakota was on a single bottom, and it was the intention of her owners to have her cop: perea either at Liverpool or upon her return to the United States, it not being the custom to copper vessels on their first voyage. It is possible that some of tho ‘officers may return in the Black Ball ship Old Domtn- ion, which recently put mto Fayal tor repairs, They may algo come by some other vessels returning to this conntry or by way of Europe, The total loss involved is upproximatively $400,000, CHINA, WRECK OF AN AMERICAN BARK—REVERSES OF THE CHINESE ARMY—THE YUNNAN SETTLE- MENT. Sax Francisco, Jan, 80, 1877, The steamship Belgic, which arrived here to-day from Hong Kong, via Yokohama, brings the following Chinese news:. AN AMERICAN BARK Lost. The advices (rom Hong Kong are to January 2 and from Shanghai to January 3. The Boston bark Milo, which was wrecked off the Chinese coast, near Amoy, Proved a tosal joss. The captain and crew were saved, CHINESE DRREATS. Reporis of disaster to the army of General Tso, fighting against the forces of Yakule Beg, had boen re- ceived. . A Chinese steamship line was to be established be- tween Shanghai and Japanese ports, THE YUNNAN SETTLEMENT, Copies of the government proclamation respecting the terms of the Yunnan settlement were publicly posted throughout the Empire in accordance with the ftipulations of the Ghefoo Convention, in spite of the announcement to the contrary, The United States Consular post office will be con- tinned at Shanghai. The first instalment of the payment for the Woo- sung Railway—95,000 taels—had been delivered by the Jocal authorities of Shanghai. Rinderpest was prevailing with sewerity tn Mongolia, JAPAN. END OF THE AGRARIAN AGITATION—FOREIGN- ERS LICENSED TO SHOOT—TAXATION ON FARMERS’ PRODUCTS REDUCED—a VOLCANO ACTIVE, Sax Francisco, Jan, 30, 1877. The latest Yokohama news brought by the Belgie is to January 12, The agrarian disturbances previously reported bad ended, and tranquillity prevailed every- where, FORKIGNRRS LICENSED TO smoot, The long disputed subject of licénses to foreigners for shooting had been settled. Permits will be granted | at moderate charges, and in case of violation of the conditions of the permit tines will be impo: Is was noticed that among the public notifications announc- ing the arrangement the United States Minister alone recognized she Japanese !aw and ordered obedience to it, RROUCING TAXATION, A deerce of the Mikado announces the reduction of taxation upon farmers’ products throughout the Em- pire, Threo and & halt per cent had been proviousiy assessed on the value of lands, and this decree makes the taxation two and one-half per cent. The toval of the reduction amounts to $16,000,000 a year, of which the genera! government relinquishes one-half, the loss ot the other balt faliing on the local governments. a supplement to the decree enjoinea strict economy in the public administration. 4 VOLCANO ACTIVE, Tho volcano on Vries Isiana, as the entrance to Yeddo Bay, which ts goneraily in a smouldering con- dition, was in active operation. The Emperor visits the ancient capital, Kioko, on January 22. The Empress and Kmpross Dowager aro already thero. MISCREANT ARRESTED, Wavenuer, N. Y., Jan, 30, 1877. ‘The Erie Railway authorities promptly ect to work to ascertaiz by whom the obstructions were placed on the track near this place on Sunday night, and after diligent investigation decided upon the arrest of two mon, one of Whom, hamed Samuel T. Bailey, of Rome, Pa,, eighteen years of age, confessed to having done the fiendish work entirely aione, and claims to have had bo object whatever in view, SOUTH CAROLINA. A BACB CONFLICT HAPPILY AVERTED—RUMORED WITHDEAWAL OF FEDERAL TROOPS FROM THE STATE. (BY TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) Couumsia, S. C,, Jan. 30, 1877. Last night there was imminent danger of a conflict between the whites and blacks at Timmonsville, where the Chamberlain Trial Justice was shot on Sunday morning, Large bodies of armed blacks surrounded the village, and couriers were sent by the whites to summon aid. Soon after this mounted men from the sarrounding country began to flock in, until about 500 armed mi rere assembled in the village. Matters then looked so threatening that Governor Hampton was telegraphed to for aid. A train was at once pre- pared and held in readiness to take him to the scene, e place, lee the Gover- although & large body of armed men still hold the village; bus that in bis opinion the crisis was passed and no serious trouble would take place. WITHDRAWAL OF FRDERAL TROOPS, There {sa rumor here to-night that all the troops ordered to this State, exctusive of the Eighteenth infantry, which regiment constitutes the regular garri- son here, have received orders to leave, This is ree garded as one of the immeainte effects of the passage of the Electoral Count bill, ‘The next thing looked for is the withdrawal of the company of troops in the State House. i THE KANSAS SENATORSHIP. TorEKa, Jap. 80, 1877. Senator Rarvey has withdrawn from the Senatortal canvass, Three ballots were had to-day; the last and nfveenth was as follow: ‘lumb, 57; Osborn, 41; Simons, 20; Sears, 27; Martin, $; Shannon, 1. ‘It is believed there will be an election to-morrow and that the contest will be between ’iumb and Osborn, There is, however, some talk of bringing out a new man. ‘AN ELECTION TO BE CONTESTED. Say Francisco, Jan. 30, 1877. Congressman Piper, of this district, has written a letter to Horace Davis, Congressman-glect, stating his intention of contesting the election on the ground that Mr, Davis received over 9,000 fraudulent votes, the votes having been cast on certificates of enroliment and the numes of the voters not having been entered on the great register, He also alleges that Mr. Di received 4,000 ve were non-residents, PAY OF MILL OPERATIVES. PROBABILITY OF A STRIKE IN THB WAMSUTTA COTTON FACTORY. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] New Beprorp, Mass., Jan. 30, 1877. This evening the City Hall in this city was packed with 1,500 operatives of the Wamsutta Mills, who met for the purpose of protesting against a “cut down’? which has been urdored to go into effect February 1. The audience was unusually orderly, and listened with strict attention to a calm address by Mr. Seavy, editor of the Labor Journal at Fall River. He advised them not to strike just now, but to appoint a committee, to organize, while they kept at work, for an effective strike, But for him tho meeting would have voted to leave their work on Thursday. There is no little ex- citement, The mills are among the largest 'n tho country, and manufacture the finest and heaviest sheetings that aro offered in the market. Their pro- duction annually is equal to about 20,000,000 square yards, and the pay roil is $55,000 per month, A STRIKE TO-MORKOW ORDRRE A regolution was subinitted by the Committee on Resolutions pledging the meeting to cease work on Thursday, unless the notice of tho reduction which was to take place then shall be previously withdrawn. Tojthis Mr. Scavy offered an umendment, that they continue at work and appoint a strike committed, which should organize and prepare for a strike at somo future time. Tho amendment was carried unani- mously. It is quite evident that there will be a zen- eral strike unless the notice of reduction is withdrawn, MONEY IN CONNECTICUT. PRQBABLE REDUCTION IN THE LEGAL RATE OF INTEREST. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Hartvorp, Conn., Jan, 30, 1877. The probabilities are strongly in tavor of Jegislative action at this session of the General Assembly reducing the legal rate of interest in this State from seven to six per cent, Petitions asking such reduction are flowing tn from business men in all sections of tho State, and the Commissionor of the State School Fund, who controls loans on real estate amounting to nearly $2,000,000, favors tho reduction, on the ground that otherwise bis best bérrowors will go to tho savings .| banks tor the money they require. inthe Senate to- day a bill was intreduced providing for calling all the State bonds redeemable at pleasure, and issuing five per cent bonds in lieu thereof, THE CENTENNIAL APPROPRIATION. AN APPEAL TAKEN TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Pauttpevrnta, Pa, Jan. 30, 1377. This morning the following formal order was mado by Judge Cadwallader, at the motion of Mr. Georgo Eys- ter, Acsistant Treasurer of the United States at Phila- delphia, in the matter of tho suit relating to the pay- ment by the Centenntal Board of Finance of the Cen- tennial government appropriation of $1,500,000:— In the Circnit Court of the United States in and for tho Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in the Third Cir- cuit, October Sessions, 1876. No. 64, The Centonuial Board of Finance vs. Joseph Patter- son aud Henry Lewis, citizens of the State of Penn. syvania; John Gill, acitizen of the State of New Jer- Sey ; the National State Bank of Camden, a corporation created by and having its place of business in the State ot Now Jersey ; the International Exhibition Company, tie State ot New Jersey, and George Kyster, Assistant Treasurer of the United gtates at Philadelphia, And now, this 30th May of January, 1577, the said Georgo Kyster Assistant Treasurer of the United States at Phi jelpnia, by John K. Valentino, nis attorney, ys leave to appeal trom the decree of tho court in this cause entered on the 19th day of January, 1877, to the Supreme Court of the United States, Whereupon it is ordered by the court that the samo be allowed. SUICIDE OF AN ARMY OFFICER. SAN Francisco, Jan. 30, 1877. Lieutenant John Weldon, of the United States Engi- Reer corps, was found near midnight last night lymg doad on a sofa in his room at No. 726 Bush street. Near the body were two ompty bottles which had ev1- dently contained chloral hydrate, No one bas been Aamitted except General Alexander, of the engineers, | physicimns, a few friends of the deceased and the | Coroner, ‘The causo of the act is as yet unknown, all parties being very reticent, It is understood that Lieutenant Weldon left a letter for bis sister, Mrs. Commodore Maary, but none of its if contents have been divulged and no clew can be given for the supposed suicid M'DONALD PARDONED. “Sr. Lovis, Mo., Jan. 80, 18 Goneral John McDonald, of whiskey fraud fame, re- ceived an unconditional pardon yestorday and was im- mediately released from the Penitentiary at Jeflerson City. THE HOMCOPATHIC INS. LUM. Mippietows, N. Y., Jan, 30, 1877. The Board of Trustees of the New York State Hommopathic Asylum for the Insane, located at this Place, at 4 meeting yesterday, by # unanimuus voto, | suspended indefinitely Dr. Henry KR. Stiles, Saperin- sendent, on the ground of irreconcilable difference of gement of the institu. | ant physician, was NE ASY- GTON, Jan. 30, 1877, Commander George H. Perkins 18 ordered to com mand the Agbuclot on the Astatic Station, relieving Commander E G Matthews, whois ordered home, Master Jamos M. Wright 19 ordered to Colorado, Civil Rngineer U. 3. G. White is ordered to temporary duty in the Bu of Yards and Docks. Ensign’ N. C, Cowles 1s detached trom the receiving ship Colorado and placed on waiting orders. A FATAL LEAP. Bostox, Jan. 30, 1 Albert H. Prince and Joseph L. Palmer wore detected yesterday !n an attempt to commit a theftun a train of tho Boston and Albany Railroad, They jumpea off the moving train, and Palmer was fatally tnjurou, while Prince had an arm broken, “A MAN SHOT. Bostox, Jan. 30, 1977, CHER'S FAILURE. Bosvaro, N. Y.. Jan. 80, 18' John Deviin, a well known wholesale aud retail ‘butcher, bas suspended, His ftabilities are $37,600 and ausotts $16,000 ‘Thomas Mack was shot in tho back of the head with aslungshot in the hands of a man named Doyle at Brookline yaeey. Mack’s condition is critical, 16 ‘was arrested, The twe n had been drinking to- gether and guarelled, | bul reported by the Comtnittee on Railroads, THE ALLEGED REVENUE FRAUDS. 4 CHICAGO VIEW O¥ THE SUBJECT—EASTERN IMPORTERS OFFERING GOODS CHEAPER THAN THEY CAN BE HONESTLY IMPORTED—EX- SECRETARY BRISTOW HELD TO BE BLAMABLE, (SY TELEGRaPA TO THE HERALD.1 Cacaco, Jan, 30, 1877. The reported discovery of » wide reeching con- ‘spiracy to deiraud the revenue, between United States Consuls abroad and importers at home, created quite & sensation here to-day, from the fact that several Chicago importing houses wero said to be implicated. Your correspondent was informed that Mr. Charles H. Ham knew the facts in relation to the matter, and upon him be first called. Mr, Ham said that the charges of fraud did not surprise bim at ali; that under the loose system pursued by the govern- ment frauds were being perpetrated to the extent ot millions of dollars annually by the tmporters of the country, and that such frauds continue up to sbis time, through tho tault of cx-Secretary of the ‘Trousury Bristow. Mr. Ham said.that when he was Appraiser of this port be went to Seeretury Bristow bimselt and informed him that great frauds of this kind were being committed. At the sane time ho sub- mitted a plan, having forwarded it beforehand through the General Appraiser of Western and Canadian ports, General T, H. Meredith, whereby these frauds could be General Meredith | recognized the com- of the plan, as also aid the Customs qdepart- nd the Ways and Means Commitice of thi at Washington. Everybody to whom it wi: submitied in fact heartily approved of it except Sec- retary Bristow. MK. NAM?S PLAN TO PREVENT FRAUD. The principal feature of this pian was the establishment of a bureau of samples at at Washington, presided over by exports; with this bureau properly conducted it would be impossible for fmporters to ‘undervalue their goods, it being the duty of the appraisers to keep a book of samples and report daily or weekly what class of goods was passing through their bands. The consuls abroad could not defraud the government under this system, as every- thing would be checked off at the Custom House und compared with the samples in tho bureau, Secretary Morrill approved of the plan immediately after his appointment, but the burcau hus nut yes been established. ‘The outrageous undervaluation,”’ added Mr. Ham, ‘‘of which Eastern importers are guilty, makes it utterly impossible for Western wer- sbants to import direct ana compete with them, hey cao save meney by buying in New York.” In conclu. sion Mr. i said that ‘Bristow, although fully awaro of its necessity, could do nothing toward breaking up the Now York ring.” MERCHANTS? VIRWS. r. L. % Lottor, ofthe firm of Fick, Leiter & Co., ated to your correspondent that government agents bad latoly called upon his house in regard to this mat- ter, nnd that be bad given them material information. What this information was ho positively declinod to state, He believed that the government was beg de- frauded by Kvatern importers. He kuow that no honest ousimess nan could import goods and sell them ai tho price seed by Eustern merchants, Ho did not think that Chicago merchants would be implicated, “When all becomes known it will be frightiul, if the charges can be proven,” he added, “and I think they ptible of proof,” Mr. Charles Stettauer, of Stettaner Brothers, could not say how far the reports were truc as regarded Chicago merchants. Mr. J. K. Harmon, representing J. N. Farwell & Co., knew of no {rauds, aud thought tho whole thing must be a mistake, Mr, Wheeler, examiner under tho present appr didn’t understan: matter well caough opinion, A number of other merchants an were visited but they knew nothing about it; although they nearly all concurred in the opinion that Eastern importing houses were selling goods suspiciously cheap. THE PACIFIC RAILROADS. DEBATE IN THE SENATE ON THE ACTS TO CREATE, A SINKING FUND VOR THE LIQUIDA- TION OF THE INDEBTEDNESS DUE THE GOV- ERNMENT-—SPEECH OF MR, THURMAN. Wasmxcrox, Jan, 30, 1877, The Senate today resumed consideration of the bill to amend the Pacific Railroad acts so as tocreate a sinking fund for the liquidation of the indebtedness due the goveramont by Pacific Railroad companies. Mr. Taur#ax gave notice that he would ask the Senaté to remain in session to-day and dispose of this bill, The bill had been placed in his charge, and it was known that he would not be able to be in the Sen- ate atter to-morrow for soveral days, Mr. West, (rep.) of La., said he hardly thought the Dill could be disposed of to-day. There were a number of Sonators who desired to speak, and he hoped tho voto would not be taken until to-morrow, Mr. Kazox, (dem.) of Conn., said the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Gordon) desired to speak, but ho was physically unable to do so to-day, and he would there- NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, J: fore be compelied to ask that the bill be allowed to go ‘| over till to-morrow, ‘ SPRECH OF MR. MITCHELL Mr. Mrroneut, of Oregon, then resumed the floor and continued bis speech commenced yesterday. He argued that the passage of the bill as reported by the Judiciary Committee would be a most unwarrantable assumption of legislative power, as it prescribed new and onerous conditions foreign to the original con- tract, Ho favored the bill introduced by Mr. Gordon, which had been reported favorably by the Committee on Raiiroads, ‘and said to pass that bill the government would not violate its own faith or disturb the vested rights of the companies, He argued that the Gordon bill would be acceptable to the companies, and under it the sinking fund provided for would, in thirty-tive years, reimburse the government tor the whole amount of the bonds issued, both principal and interest, ARGUMENT OF MR. THURMAN, Mr. THURMAN, (dem.) of Obio, reviewed the logisla- tion of Congress in regard to Pacific railroads, and argued that the government had a first lien upon the Union and Central Pacific raiiroads until the act of 1864, which surrendered tbat lien ond gave the roads great advantages, It had been proven that the gov- ernment subsidy in lands and the proceeds of govern- ment bonds issued were sufficient to build these roads, Not one mile of the roads was built by any expendi- tare of the individual stockholders, and now it was suid that the government had no security, no right to get its money back after having turnished the means to build the roads. He argued that Congress had power to alter and amend the Pacific Railroad acts, and denied that the bill reported by the Judiciary Commit. tee was unconstitutional or that it impaired the obli- gations of the contrack Referring to the bill reported by the Rajlrona Com. mittee, he argued that the $750,000 which it required the Centrai aad Union Pacitic companies to pay into the Treasury annually was a smailer amount than they paid im under the existing or would pay in as soon as business revived, To pass the bill reported by the Committee on Railroads would be an extension of the debt due from the companies for all time. He bad no doubt that the five per cent of net earnings now reauired to be paid into the Treasury, and tho sum for transporting muils, &c., would soun’ amount to $2,600,000 per annum, or $1,000,000 more than would be received from the two companies under Jt would be much better to let the law stand as at present, MR, SURRMAN’S AMBNOMENT, Mr, Suxnwas, of Obio, submitted an am the bill, sows to provide that the Central and Union Pacific roads shull pay into the Treasury to the eredit of such sinking iubd twenty-five pcr cent of their whole net carnings, providing that theXmount paid in anyone your shai not execed $1,500,000, and the amount thus paid in shail be in lieu of the five per cent of the net earnings aud one-half of the amount carned for transporting mails, & Treasury uncer tho existing Jaw: printed. Without further action on the bill the Senate journed. THE ASHTABULA INQUEST. GRADUAL WEAKENING OF THE BRIDGE BY Usk, VELAXD, Ohio, Jan. 20, 1877, The Leader has the following special {rom Asbta- bula:—“The inquest was resumed to-day and Job Av- bott, civil engineer, of Canton, was sworn and testi. fled :—Is president of tho Canton Bridge Company ; has known of several bridges being built of wrought and cast iron onthe Howe truss plan; he Ands that the tonsion members had ample section, and in fact wei considerably heavier than necossary for safety, that the compression members were deficient in’ sece tion; of the opinion that the bridgo had become gradually weakened by use, the form of construction being such that many of the compression members were strained over their safe working capacit: “Copies of the depositions of Amaga Stone and the late Charles Collins were introduced and wiil be used a8 evidence,” paid mto the Ordered to bo TRANSFER OF CONVICTS, Aoners, N. Y., Jan, 30, 1877. A transfer of filty convicts from Sing Sing arrived sately at Auburn Prison this morning. Among the gang were the four Astoria masked burglars, Eugene Christ, of New York; Quimbo Appo, the Chinese mur. deror, and a number of other novwrious criminals, SENTENCED FOR ATTEMPT TO KILL, Boston, Jan. 20, 1877, Frank L. Pierre, a New York burglar, who came to Boston and attempted to kill an aunt who was cognizant’ of his councetion with a murder in the former city, was to-day sentenced to seven years’ tm. prisonment, TWO MEN KILLED, Mostreat, Jan, 20, 1877, Two mon named Boloir and Fleatrault, who wore at work onthe Lachine Canal, w killed last evoni: by a bank of earth w! en caved in. +5 Moen to a reward as an ind | efforts aro now being made to retrie THE MURDERED SOLDIER'S ORPHAN. | THE CASE OF WILLIAM BD, HARVEY, THE BOY WHO WAS KILLED BY A CRUEL MASTER AT LAMBERTVILLE, N. J.—THY CORONER'S IN- VESTIGATION—OFFICIAL BLUNDERING—THE MURDERER NOT YET ARRESTED. Puapenrata, Jan, 30, 1877, ‘The Coroner's investigation into the circumstances attonding the death of the lad, William B. Harvey, was continued this morning, but not concluded, owing to the failure to arrest the fiend in buma: form who caused the boy's death by his brutal neglect and cruelty, Readers of the Herarp will remember that young Harvey is tbo soldiers’ orphan who diet of — totanus, atthe hospital in this city from the ili-usuage of his master, one il, B. Von Eida, of Lambertville, N. J., to whose home he had been sent in September last by the matron of the Northern Home for Frienale: hildren in this city, of which institution the boy had beon an inmate. 4 SERIRS OF BLUSDERS. Toe official Listory of this sad cage presents a series of singular blunders from the beginning antil now, In the first place the physicians at the University Hospi. tal, whero the boy died, gave a certificate of death without authority, and bad ft oot been for a fortunate accident which brought =the case to tbe knowledge of Yost No. 2, G, 4. RB, and the new Sootety for the Pre- yentiou of Cruelty to Children, all evidence that a murder bad been committed would have been, buried with tho victim, ‘The next blunder was the detay in sending a detective to arrest Von Elda after the ease care tothe Coroner’s notice. It was not until after the story of the ontrage was pudiisbed In the HkRato that a Philadelphia detective wont to Lambertville to make the arrest, There he found, as might have been expected, thatthe bira had flown, leaving no trace be- hind him, He hast not yet been captured and is not likely to bo, unless ne devclops the fatal tendency that ko many others connected with this case do, and actually blunders into the arma of a policeman, ‘The Grand Army of the Republic have generously offered & reward of $500 for the capture of the murderer, and e errors of the past in searching for him, Von Kida left bis home noar Lambertvilié, N.J., lust Monday, and ts described as about twenty-six years ol age, five feet four or five inches high, combed in waterfall style, dark chin beard, rather and bad on when he Jett dark clothes, a vel- ack upd acap such as are worn by rallway men, aud is a painter by trade, YkKSTKRDAT'S PROCERDINGS. J. Mitcheson ap- P 8) Orphans’ Home and Mr, Vanderslive for the Graud Army of the Ke- public, Mr. Dun M. Fox was also present, represent- ing the Society tor the Prevention of Crucity to Cnil- dron, It appeared from tho statement of the jogal geontiomen thus under the law the matron had no Fight to allow tho boy to xo out of the Home to ser- even with the consent of bis mother, unless the permission of the State Superintendent had been ob- tained, TRE TESTIMONY. Mrs. Jennio W. Hosburger, mat Orphan Institute, testitied wat tho the institution on October 13, 1866, and remaiued until September 17, 1876; on September 15 Mr. Von Kida came to the institution and stated that he wanted a boy, and wauted to kuow whether he could have the deceased, stating that be bad had a talk with him and ho was very anxious to go with him to hishome; I asked bim what be wanted the boy to do, and he re- phed that be wanted bim to live with him ashe had no children, and would treat bim as a child of his own; he also said that he had been an orphan Limself and knew how one should be treated; he said that he waz a patnter by trade, and wanted tho boy to drive him into Trenton, N. J., when bis business required it; I said that we would ‘prefer that the boy be brought up to an occupation, und be said that he would learn him the trade of painting; L in of the Soldiers’ was brought to then said that I would consult his mother in reference | to 1t; the following morning I informed the boy that he might go and visit his motbor, Mrs, Eogelman, and see what she said about it; his mother visited me and in conversation on the subject stated that sho would like him to go; I remarked that perhaps ho had better remain atthe ‘institute until be was of ago, that is sixtecn years, which would have beca on the 23d of Ocvover, 1876; but she replied that perhaps then the position would not be available; the boy went, but his mother was ubable to aceompany him owing to sick- noss; during November Jast I received aletier from him which read very favorably; early in January bia mother visited the institution and remarked that she was going to visit Wille on the 16th of the present month; onthe morning of the 11th she came to the home and said that Willie had been brought home in a dreadful condition; myself and brother vis. ited him at the University Hospital; when wo arrived there we found Wille sitting up in bed eating toast; his feet were wrapped up in linen; Tsaid to him, “Willie, dear, bow is it that he trcated you so bad and you did not let us know?” and he an- swored that ho had been treated well at first, but during the last three weeks le was there he was treated shametuily; my brother asked him how long be been kept out in the cold chopping wood, and he replied about half an hour. In apswer to a question the wit- ness stated that when the boys arrive at tho ago of sixteen they aro returned to their guardians and never bound out to any parties. The Coroner stated that other witnesses had been subponaed, but that they had not arrived, and ho would wait a fow minutes. Hon. Daniel M Fox, President of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, who was present, then said; — “Lf you are through, Mr. Coroner, with the examina. tion of the witne: n this caso tor to-day’s session, I would like to say a word tothe jury. The Society for the Provention of Cruelty to Childron have had considerabie to do with the development of the tacts of the case and {ts surroundings, and as this seoms to me to be an inquiry only as to the death of this lad, the character of iis cause, and, it unnatural of cruel, who proauced it; and ‘as there might possibly be soe who would be inclined to reflect upon the institution of which he had been £0 long an in- mate, | regard iv a8 a simple act of justice to the cause of truth and all the partes concerned to remark that setting aside tho question of any irregularity in the boy reaching the Lambertville place, tho facts show that the boy had had a good comlortable homo, clothed, fed and kindly maintained in the Northern Home for Friendiess Children for nearly ten years, and that however ho may have ‘been’ taken by the man Von Kida, there can hardly be any reflection upon tho useful and popular institution reterred to, Shall I also bear testi- mony to the promptitude aad sympathy which you, Mr. Coroner, have shown in this inquiry, and the steps you have taken tu bring the alleged offender to justice? also that our society and the committee of tho Grand Army of the Republic have an understanding with each other, and will co operate in ¢very reason- able way to follow this case until a proper termination of it is had under the law.” SR. Bachtell, who was present in the inter. est of tho Grand Army of the Republic, stated that he appreciated the kindness shown by the Coro- ner, and that it was the intention of the sosicty which he represented to procure the man if he js in the land, and if it took years to accomplish It; and also said that if he was ever n into custody the trial, according to law, would have to take place in New Jersey, and that the society had already made arrangements with the authorities in that State, Coroner Goddard announced that every effort had been mado to procure Von Eida, but that they had failed, He said thatassoonas he had heard of the altair he at once set out for a thorough and rigid inves- tigation of the cause of death, and that he had offered cement to bring the guilty parties to justice, but as yet without success. He stated that he wouid, under the circumstances, tinue tho case until Tuesday morning next, Fobr 6, at which time he hoped Von Eida would be in custody, SHOPLIFTERS AKRESTED, Detectives Von Gerichten and Larue yesteraay ar- rested Henry Miner, allas Andrew Clark, and Jobn Johnson, charged with shoplifting. It appears that on the 12th inst, the two men, in company with a confed- erate named John Raymond, entered the jewelry storo of Martin Groschmer, at No. 69 avenue C, and while Raymond engaged the proprietor in conversation the other stole a gold chain valued at $36, Raymond was arrested at the time, but Miner and Johnson mado guod their escape, and their whereabouts were only discovered yesterday. THE MASSON MURDER. In the trial of Steckert, for the murder of Masson the summing up was begun yesterday. Counsel for the defence bused his plea on tho fact that the ma- jority of the witnesses on the other side wore of al- leged bad character. He charged that George Hart, tho principal witness, had perjured himself, Tho Prosecution also summed up their evidence, and tho case will go to the jury to-day, ALMOST A _PARRICIDE, Charles Woll, of No, 124 Eighth avenue, Nowark, quarrelied with his parents, yesterday. He beat his father until he became insensibie and then attacked lis mother, breaking one of her Angers. The father’s wounds are said to be dan been found by the police, rous’ i'he son has not yet DEATH ON THE RAIL, A young an named Joseph Fegan, aged nineteon, was in company with lis older brother on his way to work at half-past six o'clock yesterday morning, and whilo running over the Newark avenue crossing of tho Pennsylvania Ratlroad, in Jersey City, ho slipped and fell ov tho track, Before he could arize a locomotive backed down and cut of both bis logs, The antortunate young man died two hoars alterward. Tho body was tken to bis lato fesidence, No, 360 Seventh street, ~ DISCOVERY, It has been definitely ascertained that the Atlantic Hotel, im Rockaway, borned on January robbed and then sot on fire, isn , dark hair | NUARY 81, 1817.—TRIPLE SHEET. AMUSEMENTS, “THE BIG BONANZA” AT THE OLYMPIC. Why is it that popular superstition denies the Ger- mans asonse of humor? They are supposed to be a | Leavy and profound people, devoted to metaphysics and meerschaum pipes, both of which end in smoke. | On our stage the German, unlike Sir John Falstaff, is | tho cause of wit in othors, but never witty himself, | The stage Dutchman is not only a caricature, but butt, Yet the German writers have supplied litera- ture with innumerable works of the richest humor ‘Their farces are capital, and their comedy, though fre” | quently imitated from the French school, is ingenious | Im plot and pungent in dialogue, The Big Monanza” is an example of their skili, Mr. Daly's translation has little trace of the German in its tone, so skilfully | has be adapted tho idea to American life. The play has taken out its naturalization papers, bas lost its German accent, and might be readily accepted as an American production, Everybody should know tts well wrought plot, its amusing scenes and its power- | fully contrasted characters. It 1s certainly one of his and wo think more truly a comedy than management of the Olympic Theatre did well to reopen that commodious house with such an attrac. tive play. ‘The people want tun, aod “The Big Lo- uwnza” furnishes it 22 profusion. There was a fine | audience last night, and the performance was so full of merriment that the cares that infest the day folded their tents like the Arabs and as silently stole away. The Fifth Avenue Theatre Travelling Company acted the comedy with force piri, Mr. Owen Faweit Persouated Professor ilader to the life, and we have never secy, Mr. Barrymore to advantage than in Bob ‘Ruggles. pcg good performance was that of Mr, Chari Leclerq iu the part of Jonathan Cawallader, Measr: Parks, Ring aud Rockwood were excellent. One of the bits of the evening was the Eugenia of Miss Ada Gil- {| maa, She was tui! of fro aud vivacity, and portrayed an artless, passionate girl without at any time over- ; Stepping the bounds of either nature or art, Miss | Elsie Mooro was very pleasing as Verzie, and Miss Alico Grey and Mrs. Barione gave jul! satisfaction in their respective rles, ‘Tho play was well mounted and the Scenery new and brilliant, and we believe that the | Olympic Theatre bas taken a wise coarse in preducing | {ively dramas at popular prices, i 1 | MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES, Steinway Halil seems to be the home ef charitable performances, H “Lemons” still squeezes out good houses at tho Fitth Avenue Theatre, “Kolly & Leon have an ‘enchanted cat’ for an | operetta, the music of which is quite feeling, | ‘The Star of the North’? will shine at the Academy to-night, with Miss Kellogg as the “bright, particu. lar? “East and West” tg tho title of anew play by Mr. | James Corkery, which is said to possess considerable morit, Miss Emma Abbott’s testimonials asa singer from Europe are most flattering. Her first concert at Chickering Hal! cannot {ail to be a musical event. Mr. and Mrs. Foininger will give one of their musical recitals this evening at Steinway Hall, Sclections from the works of Beethoven, Chopin, Rheinecke, | Ernst, &e., will be interproved by these graceful | artists. | To-morrow afternoon Mrs, Jane English, the mother of the late Luciile Western, will receive a benefitat Niblo’s Garden, Tho best actors in town will appear in scenes from “Forbidden Fruit,” “Oliver Twist,’’ “Little Km’ly,” “East Lynne” and “Solon Shingle,”” The following is the cast of George Fawcett Row new play, “Fifth Avenue,’’ to be produced at Booth’s Theatre next Monday :— Simon Schuylor, President of the Had- tron Comput ir. James Taylor. hin only d Mise Maude Granger, jrabam Liddisdal ba dlivia., Mr. Fred. B, Warde, Richard BL ir. George Riguold. Richard Blox anager of the Lron Works. -Mr. E. K. Collier. Jem Maggs, convict Hiram Shortey, ve Mr. Henry A. Weaver. Mr. Chas, T. Parsloo, Mr. George Knight. tr. Vinii % pas of wil the Dill Mr. John Wild, Kate singleton, Sharles Rosine, Mr. J. A. Meade. ‘Mr. Andrew daeqnes, :Miss Milly Backott, HUMBOLDT. LECTURE BY BAYARD TAYLOR. Under the auspices of the Long Island Historical So- ciety Bayard Taylor last evening read a paper on Alexander von Humboldt at the Presbyterian church, Clinton street, near Fulton, Brooklyn. The lec- ture contained much of personal reminiscence. Tho simplicity of his character, his humility, with his vast knowledge and great accomplishments, wero marked features, and formed no small part of the charm of his society. The pe- culiar vividness of his descriptive powers were dwelt , upon, and @ passage from one of his works portraying the flerce silence of a tropical noonday was read in il- lustration, Hislabors were immense, yet they wero but a small portion of what he nad planned to per- form. In preparing himself for a journey he spared no study, and when he arrived at the scene of bis in- tended labors it was with @ knowledge of the country. far more comprehensive than many men would possess after a long residence in tt When sixty years of age he had mado a 12,000 miles’ Journey through Russia, Siberia and Tartary, and though the achievement could not be said to have yielded’any great result to science suilicient to compensate him for the ton, yot it did yield amply in its aid to those who tollowed in his footsteps. A man of such varied acquirements, he cowid hardly be expected to achiove marked eminence im any, yet asa pioncer in tho flelds 1 which he worked bis usefulness has been incaiculable. With the exception of Aristotle and Bacon no man has over stood forth so prominently as tho represen | tative of tho aggrogate knowledge of his a, i ‘The lecturer spoko of his benevolenco to favored labor: ers struggling to obtain an opportunity for scientific study. Only. small men fully work out their plans of Mfe.” Grout = men strive for +a goal which | they are never ableto reach. And so with Hum- bold The Inbors of his hfe were bat colossal fragments of a plan too great for any human mind to compass. Hig dream was not to make a com- plote survey of the earth, but to search for the moving causes in Nature, wherein he recognized the thoughis of divinity, ‘He never declared his relig- sous feclinge, though a born memover of, and always an attendant upon, the Lutheran Charch, He had, nowever, a profound contempt for opinion from Wher, seventeen years ago, he lay upon nis deathbed the dying philosopher exclaimed, “How glorious are those rays; they seem to call earth to heaven.’ ‘Let us believe they did," said the lecturer. “They wore his last words.” Thengh he complained of having accomplished Httle, his life must be regarded as a splendid success, He labored not for honor, though honors were showered upon him, but from love of kuowledge and tor the good of his race. He has left a fame that will endure, Mountains, lakes and glaciers bear his name. imborazo wears it like a crown of diamond jd Alexandra chants {t in tho chorus of the stars. EVENING, | THE CHARITY ASSOCIATION, Tho brilliant charity ball for the relief of the poor took place yesterday evening at Terrace Garden, under the auspices of the Charity Association. Tho attend- ance was very large. The hall was elegantly adorned with flags and flowe nted quite a festive ap- pearance. On the pl mid a perfect mass of lowers, shone in large letters of gas jets the word jarity.’’ The affair was « decided success, wstheti- cally a8 well as financially. The proceeds ot the ball will go far toward relieving the wants of the many in. digent in the city. HEBREW LADIES’ BALL, The third annual ball of the Downtown Hebrew La- dies’ Benevolent Society was held last evening at Tam- | many Hall and was largely attend HUNGARIAN LADIES’ BALL. A vory large company was present at the Teutonis | Assembly Rooms on the occasion of the complimentary anniversary ball of the Hungarian Ladies’ Society last evening. It wasa highly enjoyable afair. The morn- ing stars wore falling when the strains of the last waltz died away and the dancers reluctantly retired. THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE, THE ADVOCATES OF TOTAL, ABSTINENCE IN COUN- Cll-—-THEIR VIEWS ON THR LIQUOR QUES- TION. The second of the present series of conterences, an- der tho auspices of the National Temperance Society, was held vosterday afternoon in the Lecture Room of tho Young Men's Christian Association building on the corner of Fourth avonue and Twenty-third street, The hall was well filled, nearly three-fourths | God, | International Congress of Orientialists in London, h usages of society as opposed to the work of the Christian Church.” Tho speaker said that social arinking usages is a familiar term, referring especially to the use of alcoholic stimulants in seeiety, and at once assumed from the very outset thatruch Practices were directly «. war with true religion, Afier alluding to the fact that the mission of the Chriss tian Church was to promote the Church of be proceeded to show that social drinking usages were in direct to the Christian religion, English statist that out of 10,361 ies of penitentiaries no tewer than 6,572 had previously received Sunday school tn- struction, butthe use of intexicating liquors brought them to a bad end. The advocates of the temperate f stimulants, be said, have no basis of support, They certainly cannot claim that it benefit to the Christian religion, and prohibitionists certainly cag assert that it tends to create a dislike for religious ex. ercises. Dr. Patten, of New Havon, then made a few picasant remarks, and spoke of the bard Qght he had mate against rum tn New York city some fiilty-sevey years “go in the year 1820, Several other gentlemen related their experiences during the alternoon, AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNION. to promote the temperance cause on the city. The gathering was quite large, as the pro- granme of the evening embraced the names of some of the most prominent persons who are working in the interest of the society, The proceedings were com- menced with prayer and singing, alter which lr, Bouyntou addressed the meeting at considerable Jength, asserting that the original cause of all the trouble is the Jove of money, Which prompts men to turn the food of the people mto liquor and make thereby 200 or 200 per cent on their outlay, Mr. uady also spoke, claiming that the great cause of intemper- nce in this country was the ‘sociability of the gluss,’ ~~ OBITUARY. PROFESSOR H. BROCKHAUS, The occurrence of the death of the eminent Sanserit scholar, Professor H. Brockhaus, of the University of Leipsic, is announced by mati from Europe. Brock- haus had reached the age of seventy. one years, having been born at Amsterdain in 1800. He was ason ol F. A, Brockhaus, the founder of the great publishing firm | at Leipsic. While bis two brothers carried on the bus- iness he devoted himself to an academic career. Ha was an Oriental scholag in the old sense of the word, dovoting his attention, not to one language only, but acquiring a familiarity with the principal languager and literature of the Kast. Arabic and Persian, and ¢ ward his specialty he was a time on Pali, Zend and oven on Chinese, was likowiso ‘well versed in modern languages and = general rature, being not only a scholar by professton, but a highly cultivated gentlo- man, refined ip bis tastes, courteous in his bearing and free trom all gelt-assertion and rudencss in his in- tercourse with other scholars, He had few enemies ana many friends, vot only in Germany, but in France and England, Many persons remember hig venerable head and kindly expression when, atthe was pointed out by the President of the Aryan Section as bis old master, and. loudly cheered by the largo ase sembly of Oriental scholars, DANIEL O NEIL, JOURNALIST. Daniel U'Notl, editor of tne Pittsbarg Daily Dispatch, died at his homo yesterday of asthma, Mr. O'Neil bee came w resident of Pittwvurg in 1851, and was con- nected with tho city press in a reportorial capacity until 1865, when be purchased an interest in the Daily Dispatch, and has since been counected with that paper. The deceased was torty-nine years of age, Tacos DW Jacob Dunn, one of tho largest carringe makers of the country, died at his residenco in this city on Sun- day evening in tho fifty-fourth year of his age, He began business in Yorkville in 1849, being the junior member of tho firm of W. ©, & J. Dann, In 1868, on the doath of his brother William, he snceseded to the business, which was ono of the largest in the country. Born in Manhattanville, he spent bis entire lite in the upper portion of tho city and was identified with all projects for the advancenient of that section of the city, He was taken il in Philadeiphia daring a visit to the Centennial and never tally rogaincd his health, HOTEL ARRIVALS. Ex-Governor Joel Parker, of New Jersoy, is at the Astor, Captain Rt, Chandler, United States Navy ; T. BR, Blackstone, President of the Chicago and Alton Rall. road Company; John B. Drake, of Chicago, and Na- thantel Wheeler, of Connecticut, are at the Fifth Ave- nue, Judge J. M. Woolworth, of Omaha, is at the Windsor. Paymaster William P. Gould, United States Army, is at tho Sturtevant, General A, C. McClurg, of Cheago, 1s at the Brevoort. Colonel Dickinson Wood- ruff, United States Army, is at the New York, Assom- blyman George West, of Ballston, N. Y., is at the Grand Central. 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