The New York Herald Newspaper, May 13, 1877, Page 7

‘MEXICO. General Diaz Formally Declared President. HIS INAUGURATION. Honest Government the Acme of His Ambition. LERDO ACTIVE AGAIN, An American Legion Formed for Battle. + EXCITEMENT IN WASHINGTON. Crry or Maxico, May 7, } Via Brownsvitix, Texas, May 12, 1877, The provisional government is at anend. On Wed- besday, May 2, Congress, with 132 members present, Sounted the Presidentia) votes and unanimously de- clared General Portirio Diaz duty elected constitutional President of Mexico. On Friday, the 4th inst., Gon- era! Diaz wont to the gates of the city and was pre- sented to tho army as’ President el subsequently escorted to the palace, where the troops assed in review. DIAZ INAUGURATED, At nine o'clock yesterday morning ho was inaugu- rated with much solemnity and immense enthusiasm on the part of the deputies. Alter taking the oath of offes he solemnly declared that ho would occupy tho Presideacy for one term only, The diplomatic corps, ‘with the exception of the United States Minister, wero Present, A civic procession, foliowod by the military, then escorted the Prosident to the national palace, ENDEAVORING TO BE HoMKST. The term of the present Congress will not expire until September, 1878, The election for Senators and members of the Supreme Court has been duly ordered, and every messure bus been taken to restore and por- Petuate an honest administration of the different de- Pariments of the government according to the forms Provided by the constitution. REJOICING AMONG CITIZENS, The citizens and soldiers are alike enthusiastic. The display of freworks and illumination of private build. ings last night were brilliant. Nows from all parts of the Republic indicate quict and order. It is believed that President Diaz will be urged to issue a proclama- thon of general amnesty to-morrow. 4 SEW BEVOLUTION THREATENED BY THE LERDO PARTY. New Oruxans, May 12, 1877. A despatch from Matamoros “Information has just been received here that Gene: Ayala and Darala, both of whom at different times servod as Governor of the State of Nuevo Leon, have organized several hundred mon at Now Laredo to co-operate with Genoral Escobedo in the interests of ex-President Lerdo. “The indications are that the Lerdo party is ready to initiate bim. A strong movement to regain power is commencing on this frontier, and great activity and watchfuloess oxist among tho friéuds of General Diaz on this border to promptly meet and suppr any overt act of their opponcots toward & revolution.” A FLURRY IN WASHINGTON—-AN ALLEGED CON- SPIRACY—LERDO INAUGURATING REVOLUTION WITH THE AID OF AN AMERICAN LEGION— ABSURD REASONING BY THE FILIBUSTERS— THEIR PLANS. : [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Wasmixctoy, May 12, 1877. A gooa deal of excitement bas been created in Wash- ington to-night by the disclosure of a plot for an in- vasion of Mexico by an American filibustering expedi- tlon in the interest of 1s refugee President, Sefior Lerdo, Whispers of such an enter. prise were hoard several da: go, but they wero not regarded as more than rumors started by somo of the ever busy gossip factors of the place, This afternoon, however, the roport assumed a tangible and more substantial shape, and cnough has transpired of the fucts to indicate the existence of a formidable conspiracy on the part of a legion of Amor- ican free lances to cross the border and raise the standard of Lerdo, e ABSURD REASONS STATED, Ot course, the project is coupled with all sorts of statements and conjectures as to the alleged secrot parposo and Intentions ascribed to the United States in connection with the enterprise, promi- ment among which is the boust of the filipasters that Lordo has understanding with our government and purchased a promise of its non-interference by an ugreement to rectify the Rio Grande border of Texas suitably to our notions of what should bo the dividinG Mne in that region, not to Speak 01 remoter regulations looking to the cession of Lower California {if not Sonora and a part of Chihuahua. This part of the programme is allin abeyance, however, for the Lerdo movement would meet doubtless with Jess encouragement at home were it undertaken with tho avowed purpose of surrendering any portion of the territory of Mexico, Tho filibnsters say thie isa matter for the Mexicans to settio among themselves after they have achieved their expected object of restoring Lerdo to the Presi- denes. WHAT THE EXPEDITION AIMS AT, Meantime the more immediate and important con- cern of the public just now is with the fact, of which thore is no doubt, that a Mlibustering expedition is pn foot. Outside of what has been already stated, its object is believed to be the annexation to the United St of all that portion of Mexico lying north of a line drawn irom the mouth of the Kio Grande to San Blas, on the Pacific const. 1t has us- sumed definite shape ond consistency, and is now almost ready to enter Northern Mexico from. several different directions, The expedition, though having the game destination iv the main as that which came to grief two years ago for lack of funds, is not by any means a revival of it A great many of those who failed to accomplish their desires then are enrolled and bold high positions in the present orgapization, but to them is added me of the strongest Onaneial men of the Pacitic coast, and theso last have had the selection of commanding oficers and the fixing up of the plan of campaign, They would not but in their money without being allowed this privilege of naming the loaders of the | expedition, Ww THE EMP 18 PLANNED. Immediately upon his arrival in the United States in December of last year ox-I’resident Lerdo, who bad just veon compelled to fly trom Mexico by the com- ined treachory of Iglesias and the prowoss of Diaz, was approached apon the subject of the expedition and invited to give it bis sanction. Of course nothing was id to him theo, nor bas anything sinco been said to him of the real object of tho expedition, which is tho acquisition of Mexican territory. Nor is he wow committed, so it 18 said, in any way to permit Americans (o permanenily occupy the land and rulo {t, But be was given assurances that if he desired to bo reivstated iu the Presidency of Mexico, men of both financial and military standing would soon raise an army composed of ex- Toion and ex-Confederate soldiers suflicient to accomplish it. The assurances being satisfactory the origimators wece told to go alead and perfect tneir and by it was | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1877—QUINTUPLE SHEET. plavs, and alresdy as many es 1,800 men are enlisted | ‘op San Francweco alone. The pian of tho e¢: pedition, as far as it is disclosed by one o! the libusters, involves only a force of 3,000 men to start with, One thousand of these areto sail trom San Francisco and undertake the capture of Guayamas, in Sonora, the finest harvor on the Mexican coast, and 500 aro to rendezvous at Fort | Yuma or Arizona City, the present terminus of the | Southern Pacific Railroad. ‘these two columes are | deemed suMeciont for the capture of the State of Sonora, Another thousund are to enter Moxico by way of Eagle Pass, and 500 are to invade Chihuabua from El vaso, MEXICO UNPREVARRD, It is well Known that the Mexican government have scarcely 6500 nations! troops of al! erms in the parts of the country proposed to be in- vaded, and it 1s not doubted that, even witbout any aseistance from native Mexicans ‘opposed to Diaz, 3,000 troops provided for in the plan would be able to take and bold all of Northern Mexico, ana probably march into the city of Mexico itselt. THY LRADING SPIRIT, One of the leading military spirits, if not the general commanding the proposed expedition, General | Vaughan Thomas, who is quite well known to lame as the youngest member of Walker's Nicaragua expedition, He is the same General Thomas who, fong afterward, at the head of less than one hundred Americans, seized the State of Guatemala and held it for nearly two years, The Genoral has been in the city of Washington tor sev- eral days interviowiug the State vepurtment and try- | ing to obtain from Mr. Evarts a promise not tointertere with the expedition in any way, and he left this even- ing for the scene of operations, tceling well assured, it 18 said, that the administration would interpose no bar- Tier to tho success of the undertaking. POSTON, Too! Another leading man in the scheme is James D. Poston, who, though o native of the Quaker city of Philaqelphia, is belioved to havo Leen born with all tho elements of a successful filibuster in him. Poston hus been for many yours oa the Mexican trontier, in Arizona, and besides owning large interests in minves in that territory, owns a large rancbe well stocked with herds and flocks just ovor the line in Sonora, Paston will bo in command of the column which will march from Yuma and co-operate | with the troops which will go by soa toGuayamas, It is thought thut these two columns will occupy Sonora almost without firing a gun, as tho inhabitants are known to be more in favor of Lerdo than of Diaz, QUEER CALCULATION: After Lerdo’s friends in Sonora aro restored to power the troops will continue the march until a junc- tion is effected with the column from Kaglo Pass and El Paso, when they will proceed to the city of Mexico, gathering strength as they go, und calculating to | sweep everything before them. The El Paso columnof 500 men will be under command of Goneral Frank Armstrong, ap ox-fficor of the army in the late war, who spent much time upon the frontier, and is very popular with the wild spirits out there, who will not be happy after death unless they die with their boots on, The Eagle Pass column of 1,000 men will be lea by General Joe Shelby, of Missouri, with Escobedo, Jate eommander-in-chief of Lerdo’s forces in Mexico, as second in command, This column will doubtless be the first to engage in battle, for after crossing the Kio Grando it will make straight for tho rear of Cortina’s cattle thieves and murderers, and occupy the old bat- tle grounds of Zachary Taylor at Saltillo and Monterey. With these poiuts occumed, Cortina’s bandiis could neither be reiniorced by troops irom the city of Mexico, nor go to their aid. Joe Shelby would hold him to the lower Rio Grande until Armstrong, Poston and Thomas could join forces with bis, and then the grand column, first having annihilated Cortina’s bun- dits and given peace to the Toxas frontier, and being heavuy reinforced by Mexican troops, which General Escobedo would be very active in recruiting, would not balt again until their commander established head. quartera in the ancient halis of tho Sontezumas, JOR SHELBY’S CWANCE, Tho command of the Hagle Pass column, which is now being recruited at San Antonio, only select mon known to be dosporate fighters boing acceptod, 18 given to General Shelby, pot only because of his pteat reputation as a cavalry leader on the Confederate side 1m the Tale war, but; because he is thoroughly acquainted with the country ho i to march through, It will be recollected that when Geveral Dick Taylor surrendered bis infantry av the close of tho war Shelby refused to surrender with him, and with 2,50) cavalry bravely cut bis way through Juarez’s forces and tenderedjtheir servicos to Maximilian, The route he is to follow now 13 the same that he took then. The leaders of the expedition say that the entbusiasm for the expedition both in California and Texas, and all along the borders, is unbounded, and that they could ag easily recruit 10,000 men as 3,000; but the latter number is veemed amply sufficient If untortcnately it should not prove so, they know that at the first reverse thousands, it need be, of tho bravest | and the best of the blue and gray would rush to their assistance and utterly blosthe name of Mexico from the | map. Besides they say that, as the invading host | moves ouward into Mexico it will be followed by thou- | sands of miners from California, Nevada, Utah, Color- ado, New Mexico and Arizona, who will go to work in the rich mines and bold the country in their rear, VIEWS OF A FILIBUSTER, A gentleman prominently conuccted with tho expo. dition was heard to say to-day that failure was impos- sible, because the persons composing the jorce were ani- matod by two of the strongest motives that could actu- ate human beings. The Texans, hesaid, would be tight ing to avenge « long series of murders, robberies and crimes, trom 1849 to now, while the Californian would think that every step he took brought him that much nearer to a “Big Bonanza,’’ which aro bigger In Mexico than anywhero elso in the world. He prodicted that i twelve months from to-day the rush to the gold and silver mines at Chibuabua, Durango and Sonera would far excecd either that to California in 1849 or that to the Black Hills now. . Ho bad traveiled all through those States, ho said, as well as through the miniag regions of the — United states, and their mines were the best In the | world, They bad magnificent ranges an@ pastures tor cattle, t60, and enough farming land to support a large population. THE. YLAG DESIGNED, The sam: ntieman says that the American part of the expedition will have a distinctive ilag, tho devico of which has already been determinea—viz,, a rising | sun upon a cround dotted with blue mara, It will be the flag of Northern Mexico when orected into “The Republic of the sierra Madre,” the country will be culled, and will continue to be its flag until its glory is mingled with the stars of the American flag. it is claimed that this expedition being got up at the instance of Lerdo, the lawful President of Mexico, is not in violation of the neu ty rules ond laws, and, therefore, the Unued States will not interfere, It is further represonted that, being with- out funds for the army, the United States could not uso the army to stop it, even if « ow thought wisest to do 80, Anyhow, it i# going aheod, with no fear that the United States will do anything more than issue a proclamation, which will mean nothing. It is claimed to be the march of Destiny, and that the constitution and the languago of the United States must rule to tbe Isthmus of Panawa, MABINCAL AND LEKDO, Sefior Mariscal, the Mexican Minister, left Washing- ton this morning for Now York. The fugitive Pre: dent Lerdo is also in Now York, having gone there from this city, according to current report, a day or | two since, Lerdo 1s said to have stopped at Wormley’s Hotel under an assumed name, as | the guest of his Minister, Seiior Mariscal, while here, | The clerks of this estabhshment deny emphaticaily that any such man as the refugee President has | stopped with thom, They are reticent in relation to the entire matter, and if they wero aware of his presence thy exuibited indigations of having beon coached, No official notification of any character has been received atthe State Department trom the Mexican Minis! although the expedition in embryo must have been for some time koowo to him. This fact bas led tw some coujoctures, and is regarded s highly significant, It tas been the custom of foreign Ministers at Washington to oflictally call the attention of our government to apprebended invasions from tho United States jato terriiory represented by | them, Instances tu poiat are the Fenian raid into Camada, the fitting out of the expeditions for Cuba . inendly to and tlie Costa Rica and Nicarauga filibustering affairs, It will be remembecret that in the latter two cases, thouga the government was ostensibly vigorously op- posed to hostile mon leaving the United States terri- tory for the beleagured Central American States, it utterly failed to put its opposition in such shape as would effect that end. 4 QUESTION YOR MR. BVARTS. Whetbor the government will take cognizance of the Slibustering movement unless a demand is made upon it by the Mexican representative is at this time ap uD> settled and exceedingly interesting question. It is thought that the administration wili await this protest, and should Sefior Barischal, through sympathy with scheme in which bis distinguished patron must be very deeply concerned, fai! to present the matter to the formal attention of the President und his Cabinet, the situation will at once assume & Grave character. The agitation of this subject has vividly revived the Mexican border outrages upon American citizens, outrages which bave been of con- tinual occurrence, und which bave continuously goue unpunished almost since the time the dividing line was established. It is conjectured that this will bave some Welght with the administration as an outside tact, VIKWS OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEWARD. The Heratp correspondent waited to-night upon Mr. Seward, Assistant Secretary of State, who {is the Acting Secretary in the absence of Wr, L£varts, to inquire what trath there might be in the report that the United States goveryment was the interests of Mr, Lerdo, so far as they were involved in this Miibustering enter- prise. Mr. Soward, from a hereditary famiharity with mutters affecting (he relations of the United States and Mexico, has relioved Mr. Evarts almost entirely of the business of state urising between the two countrios, and might be said to earry the portfolios of our Mexican diplomacy, He was theretoro well qualified to speak of tho subject under con- Sideraiion, The current gossip having been Tehearsed to him and the question asked if it were possibly true that the government. was disposed to look with complaceuce upon sucha fillbustering expedition, Mr. Seward suid:—‘‘It is trao ubut the United States government has not yet offici- ally recognized any other authority in Mexico than that of Mr. Lerdo, but then Mr. Lerdo is not in Mexico, be is out of it, The aefacto Prosident is Mr. Diaz, with whom our Minister in Mexico maintains informal and unoflicta: reiations so far as the functions of our government are cxercised in bebalf of its citizens and their iuteresis. But the Prosident de jure, as we of- ficially know bim, Mr, Lerdo, is un exilo; you bis Minister is Mr. Marisoal, with whom our government continues {0 treat just the sume as belore the Diaz revolutionists seizou’ the Presidency of Mexico, It is the policy ol our government to wait and sce which is tho proper authority in Mexico and which 1s likely to be the stable government boloro any alteration is made in the status of our relations, It 18 bo OUF interest to await tho establishment of a gov- ernmont thera which shows evidence of stability and ol bing the choice of the Mexican people. Q. Is not that tho reason thoa that the fillbusters are proclaiming their behel that they will not be in- tericred with by the United States? A. Tbe govern- ment will not allow any armed expedition to leavo its soil to invade a country with which we are at pence, Q. But the idea they advance is that tho Lerdo gov- ernment 18 as yet the only one known to the United States, und therfore the expedition, sanctioned, as It is claimed to be, by Lerdo, would pot be unlawful’ A. We should have to entorce the neutrality laws against uny such expedition, Q But the tilibusters say that President Lerdo will tako a stand on the other side of the Rio Grande and invite them to bis assistance, and that our govern- ment, knowing no other President than Lerdo in Mexico, would not restrain their departure? A. No foreign armed forced whatever ‘would be allowod to pass from one part of the United States to another, or across it, witbout permiasion from our government. Even when England, as bas sometimes happened, wished to land her soldiers at Boston and send them across our soil to Canada per- mission bas always boei asked. Q Bat if these men seek to cross the bordor in de- tachments or singly would thore be any objection’ A. Tho ueutrality laws are ia force ull tho time during the existence of peaceful relations with other coun- tries, und evory. soldier, custom house oficerand offictal along the berder would be buund to..sco these. inws observed. Of course nen could escape acruss, armed or unarmed, but there is no Hkolivood that thoy uro going to attempt anything like the wild scheme of the armed expedition by water trom San Franciseo, which you say they are reported contemplating. Mr. Seward hero adverted to the caso of Juaroz, who, he sald, came @ refugeo to this country, like Lerdo, having been exiled by the Maxi- miliann governmont, which the United States nover recognized. Juarez always had tho sympathy of this country, and eventually its support, officially, when he went back and claimed his own, Keference was made to tho fact that Cunadians. crossed into the United States and joined the army of | the federal government against the South, but they wero enlisted whea they got here, and vot before. “There 1s ope thing,” sald Mr. Seward, in conclu- | House, which fell yesterday, left Jaret night for Rock. sion, and the reader may form his own opinion of the illcance and importance of the remark; ‘hero is one thing Mr. Lerdo might do. He could gu to Mexico and invite volunteers to help bim. There would be nothing unlawiul in his organizing « foreign legion on Moxtcan soil’? MURDERERS DOOMED. DATES OF EXEOUTION FIXED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) BHarriseure, Pa., May 12, 1877. Governor Hartraoft to-day issued warrants for the | execution cf Georgo W. Fleteher, of Phitadelphia, on | tho 11th of Juve, and Frank Wilson, of this city, on the 11th of July. Fletcher and bis victim belonged to the me fire compa Alter baving had a quarrel he induced his fellow fireman to teave the engine house, and as be got to the outside | Fictoher placed one arm around the man’s neck aud shot bim. The murder was committed about a vear anda half ago. The culprit took advan- tuge ol every legal quibble to delay final action in bis | case, The list resort was an appeal to the Board of Vardons jor commutation of sentence toimprisonment | for life, which was refused, | Wilson murdered an aged one armed manin this city last J aie tor'u ematl sun of money: The Supreme Court ‘to-day deciaed against hearing the case of Thomas Campvell, of Luzerne county, on a writol error. Campbell committed murder in the winter of 1876.. He was to bave been banged on tne Lip af April last. The warrant, wos withdrewn the day previous to tho time Oxed for the execution, [PY TELEGRAPH TO THE UERALD. | r. Louis, Mo., May 12, 1877, Poindexter Edmondson will be hanged at Bloomfield, Mo,, next Tuesday for tbe killing of Wiill'am Shaw last October, The verdict was affirmed by the Supreme Court, and the Governor has retused to interfere. This 18 the xecond execution that will have taken place in the history of Stoddard county, The evidence ‘wus entirely circumstantial. It is Velieved that others are implicated, and that Edmondson will acknowleage his crime and name those who were connected with it. OBILUARY. RLY, TAYLER LEWIS, D. D., LL D. By the death of Protessor Lewis, which occurred Jast night at Schenectady, a considerable gap is made in the ranks of Protestaut thoolog: of the oid school, Mr. Lewis was boro in 1902 and Leguo life as a lawyers, but lis religious and classical tastes s00n carried bim | juto education and theology. For more than ten years | he oveupivd the chair oi professor of Greek in the University of New York; he lett this totake a similiar position in Unien Goilege, whieh he helt untii tne day Of bisdeath, His linguistic attainments were unusual, eubracmng bot only Greek and Latin, but also Hetrow, Arabic nnd other Oriental tougues He was the author 0} soveral text books, Which ure still beld in high cs teem. In the lulter bal’ of his adalt lie he became spec’ nas a religious controversialist and a writer upon the higher ciass of moral topics. He hay been known as one of the most persisiont opvonent of the Darwinian theory and of all othar ecientitic at appour to conflict with Scriptural revelation, ho was aman of the bighest integrity and purest character, aid enjoyed the esteem aud respect of all who knew bum, JACOB ZIMMERMAN. ‘This once popular treasurer of Nibvio’s Garden dur- ing (bo Mavagement of Messrs. Jurrett & Palmer died in Philadolpuia, at the residence of bis parents, in Spruce street, oo Tucsday, the Sth inst, aud was bur- ried oo Thursday in Laurel Hill Cemetery, For over three years bis disease (softening of the brain) had beon gradaally deveoping itself, and for a few months previous to bis death ho was a helpless imbecile. Jar- rou & Palmer speak of their Inte employe in the bigh- ot terms, and say that no one in thecupacity in which served them so long could have been niore capable, Taithful and industrious, He was well known to all theatrical people and was very popular with the public, | stronger materi THE MUSCOVITE SQUADRON. ABOUT TO SAIL UNDER ORDERS FROM S5T. PETERSBURG. cable despatches were re- by the Russian = Ad- the squadron in New York harbor, [t is understood that the fleet has Teceived orders to be ready to sail at a moment's notice, and the hasty preparations making scem to confirm this. It Is probable that the three vessels will sail carly in the week. The destination is unknown. A number of ceived yesterday miral commanding A TOWN DESTROYED. A PERUVIAN TOWN SWALLOWED UP BY AN | EARTHQUAKE. (bY CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Loxpox, May 12, 1877. Lioyds announce that telegrams have been re- cetved in Liverpool and London stating that the | town of Iquique, in Peru, was destroyed by an earthyuake on Thursday, the 10th of May, (Iquique 1s a town of about one thonsand inhabi. | tants on the coast of Peru, forty miles west of Tar- rapacca, and opposite the guano island of Iquique.} THE PACIFIC EARTHQUAKE, SCIENTIFIC MEASUREM!NTS OF THE ‘‘RISES” AND DURATION OF THE GREAT UPHEAVAL ON THE lOTH INST., OBSERVED AT SAN FRAN- cIsco, WasuixGros, May 12, 1877. Assistaut George Davidson telegraphs to 0. P. Pat- terson, Superintendent of the Coast Survey, in relation to the eurthquako waves registered in the tide gauge at Fort Port, at the entrance to san Francisco Harbor, to the following eflect:—Sharp earthquake was com- menced on Thursday, May 10, at eighteen minutes past six a. M.; fivo rises and falls of nine inches in eighty minutes; then nine maxima or crests forty-eight minutes apart, with secondary maxuna, tho longest of which were fifteen mches; thon six sharp rises of fourteen inches each to irregular, \rokon crests one hour™apart; tnen | to five A. M., Friday, douvle maxima as at the com. mencement, the largest riso being eighteen inches; from twenty minutes past five A. M., Friday, toa quar- ter past one P al., irregular maxima; then a sudden | fallot sixteen inches and action continuing until five P. M.; no well defined maximum of action, but exhi- bitions of markedly d:flerent character. It may be stated that the eurthquake wave of the grout earth- quake im Japan somo years ago Was twenty-three min- utes in traversing the Pacific to San Francisco, THE ROCKFORD DISASTER, CORRECTED LIST OF THE KILLED—ARCHI- TECT GAY'S RESPONSIBILITY-—BSEARCHING FOR | MORE DODIES. The list of killed by the falling of the Court House here yestercay isas follows, These were mentioned in last night’s despatches, but in tho coniusion sc 10 of the names were incorrectly stated :— 5 THE DEAD. Frederick Hough, A. He ad. Warren, urge Giuss. Timothy Flannagan. —- Sipbolm. J. Lawson, J. Peck. ©. Harris is fatally injured. THY ACCIDENT TO BE FULLY INQUIRED INTO, | The people here are greaily excited, »:d a thorough’ examination will be demanded. The Wel. of excavat- ing the ruins is rapidly proy jug afu otber bodies muy be recovered. YORTHEK DETAILS. ‘The Times? speciat trom Rockford, Tk, sa “Peck, oue of the wounded, died this morning in @iscnibable agouy. Harria bas bau bis leg am- potuted and 8 domg well. The her viewims have been sent to Springic!d for imterment, Tho women have organized and are-acting to the wounded. Hailenbeck #till lie~ beneath the rains, and fred Hang hes buried with bim, An ugly 1umor pre- vais to-might that Supervisor Fabrick is amoug tho lost.” A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. Tho negro Donnelly is the wonder of the town. Ho jumpad 119 fect to avon the fall avd etruck ali in a heap on a pile of ashes, The bystander: him to be killed, were am: zed to see him get up, walk in a dezed sort of way to the water trough, wash. bis face and bind up a slight sealp wound, WHO IS TO BLAME? Curcaco, I, May 12, 1877. Architect Gay, @ho designed the Rockford Court ford in response to telegrams from oflictils there, and his statement cannot be obtained. Tho papers, how- ever, are pubiishing accounts of mishaps to Chicago buildings of which be has been the architect, and the; make a formidable list. Prominent architects express e & z Ne | | groat doubis of his fitness to make plans and specifies tions for buildings, The feeling here and in Ro seems to be that Contractor Richardson 1s com tively blameless, he baving at his own expense piaced strong works in what he considered weak flaces, and having pleaded with the Building Committee for |, but ty vain, NO MORE LODIES FOUND, Apectal to the Evening Journal, from Rocktord, say: No bodies have been taken out since Warren was extricuted last night. Chiel Lakin and the Fire Dopartinent did efficient service and worked by relays all by A donkey engine is expected hourly to itt heavy blocks Architect Gay came here last night. ‘The Coroner's jury this morning Viewed the ad |itioial | boules. ‘They have taken no steps to responsibility, but have sent to Chicago tor two engi- heer experts and Lo secure the plans and specilications to hold until the examination is completed. They meot again this alternoon, Mr. Richardson has long | been dinsutistied with the specifications ior the root ard fixing the | ond irvo nd blames himsell for not throwing up the contract entirely, The iecling bere is deep, but a gon- eral dis, osiion is manifested to await investigation before paseing judgment, A shock was felt inthe | building an hour betore tho fall, but did not cause any | alarin,’? | SAMER SUNK. | YOUR PERSONS DEOWN/.D AND TWO MI+SIxG, New ORLEANS, May 12. 1877, The lower coast steamboat Emmu sank last night near Stella plantation, twenty miles beicw this city, Cuptain Canton reports that he saw by tho siphon that the boat was makmg water inst and ordered her beaded for the shore, which wus reached while the boat was sinking. 'The passongers were uli landed, except two children and two solored women, who, ih the excitement, were swept overboard and drowned. The bout sank in twenty-five feot of water, The cause of the accent is not known, but it 1s thought the boat mast have struck a snag, ‘The clerk, Lafayette, and D. Michers, are reported missing. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Dre Ovrick ov THE CiiKy S1GNA Wasiixcros, May 13—1 A. M.S Indications, For New England, nearly stationary, followed by slowly falling barometer, southwest to southeast winds, clear or partly cloudy weather, and risiog wm perature. For the Middle Atlantic States, high, followed by slowly failing barometer, east to south winds, slowly rising temperature and clear or partly cloudy weather, with rain areas in Virginia, Fur Tennessee and tho Obio Valley, nearly station: ary, followed by falling barometer, stationary or rising temperature, east to south winds, partly cloudy und cloudy weather and rain ar ¥ leys, stationary followed by falling barometer, sta- tionary or rising temperature, east to south winds, | partly cloudy and cloudy weather and rain areas, For the lake region, nearly stationary, followed by falling barometer, stationary or rising temperature, winds mostly from the northeast to southea cleur or partly cloudy weather. The Mississippt River will remain peurly stationary, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, ‘The following record will show the changes in tho temperature for the past twenty-four bours, in com- parison with the correspouding date of last year, as ine dicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s p Heraty Bui 1877. 1870, 1877. 3AM 40 8:30 7, Mo... 8 v6 8 7 59 1 ‘Average temperature yestorday. Average temperature for co year a Weekly average EEE EN NAIM OLE LT CNN Re Qe NEU OREM OS TO Oe ak Oe ee we ae | With others of their class, have of NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. BEPORTS FROM PORT ROYAL, NEWPORT AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC STATION—RBETURN OF THE PLYMOUTH TO NEW ORLEANS, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THY HEBALD.1 Wasuixatox, May 12, 1877. Reports bave been received at the Navy Department stating that (be monitor Saugus, communded by Lieu. tenant W. H. Webb, arrived at Port Royal, 8. C., this afternoon from the Savannah River, All the monitors have now returned there and will remain through the summer. All vp board are well, Tbe United States torpedo boat Alarm, Captain Paine, arrived at Newport, R. 1, to-day, She will re- matu thereall summor, and will be used for torpedo practice und other duties in councction with the tor- pedo station ou Gout Lsiand, De: paiches bave also been received from Rear Ad- mirai Preble, commauding the South Pacide station, dated flugship Umaua,- Panama, May 2 Ho reports the contivued good health of all on board that vessel. The Omabs made a ruy over to the Peurl lalands for a chauge of scene and recreation iur the crew, as the ship Lad been tour wonths ut Panama, She was ubseot one week, A despaich from Captain E. 8. Barrett, commanding the Untied Stater sivamer Mly mouth, reports the arri- Valor ibat vessel off New Urleuns ou the Sth inst, having ieit Vicksburg op tue morning of the 251 uit Un the Way down the Mississippi the vessel stopped at Nate! week and at Batuy Rouge three day ‘The revuru of the vessvl was anarked vy tue same kin ess and bospitality us Was evinced on ber way uy the river, the citizeus of cach city expresmng a desire to protong the stay of the sip. Captun Bayrett aunouuces that a large number of exeursioa iss irom Alebama ure comiug to New Orieaug to visit ibe ship within the next two or three weeks Tuc officers and crew are iv perivct bealth, aud the sbip is In good couiition, Paymaster George R, Martia 18 ordered to the re- ceiving ship Franklin, at Noriolk, Va, iu place of Pay- muster W, N. Watnouga, etuched rom tbat vessel and ordered to duty at tu ‘al Avademy ; Chie Ea- gimeer RM. Bartlemun is ordered vo vuty in charge of engineers? stores ut tue Borton Nayy Yard, in place of Chiet Engineer AJ. Kierstea, detached from that yard and placed ou waiting orders; aymanter E. luch, ‘ately detacued from duty in charge of stor Key West, bas been ordered to soitie bis accounis. NORFOLK NAVY YARD. SECRETARY THOMPSON AND HIS CHIEIS OF BU- REAUS ON A VI8IT OF INSPECTION. {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE UEBALD.) Noxvoux, Va, May 12, 1877. The Hon, Richard W. ‘Thompson, Secrowary of the Navy; Jobn W. Easby, Cuef of the Bureau ol Con- , struction; Rear Admiral Dansel ‘Ammen, Chief ef Nav- igat.on; Commodore RK. A. Shufelat, Chict of Equip- | ment aud Recruittag; Commodore W, N, Jeffers, Chiet of Ordnance; Willlam H, Shock, Case! of Steam Engi neering; Commodore K. L. Low, Chiel of Harvors und Docks; Medical Director Witham Greir, Chiet of Sur- gory und Medicine, aud W. H, Waltmough, Paymaster Geueral, arrived bere from Washington this m ing ou the Lady of the Lake aud alter br fasting at tho Ailapde — Hotel took Snow Drop at eight o'clock for | avy Yard. On arriving the distinguisbed party was received with tuil military hoaors vy the Marine Corps and 4 salute of seventeou ,uns ‘rom tho reoeiv- ing stp Franklin. ‘The day was almost cousumed by the Secretary und his beads of departments in tnspect- ing the vast works of (he yard, aud atier a suorten- teriuinment ou the Franklin and. at tho residence of Commodore J, Biakley Creighton, -be commandiny of | toe yord, the visitors returned on board the Lady of Rockvono, l,, May 12, 1877, | the Lake und teft jor Wastington, HOSVITALITIBS DECLINED, ‘The Scoroiary expressed himsett greatly improssed | with the naval establishment at this point, — Commi tees trum the is of Norioik and Porte- | mouth, the Board of Trade, Cotton Kxchuoge, Harbor | Commissioner, &c., Walted on tho Secretary and in- | vited him to accept the hospialities of the’ city, but he graceiuliy decivea any sort of formal reception, | sialing that he was simply in Norivik on a business | visit, SOUTH CAROLINA. PRESIDENT HAYK6 STAYS PROCEEDINGS IN THE | ELLENTON RIOC CASES IN THE INTEREST | OF PEACH [oY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Couvama, May 12, 1877. ‘The following ofctal commun.cation trom Governor Hampton was published fo the House of Representa. tives to-day :— Exxcutive Cuammer, Concama, May 12, 1877. GuSTLAMEN OF THE Hotsn OF KePResENTATIVES. Yoo sfapsmitted to His Exerilency ihe Presi- dent ol Uuked States the concurrout resviution adopted by the Geverat Assembly invoking Executive clemeucy, aud I now have the honor to commani- cate his reply. WAVE HAMPLON, Goveruor. The reply is as follows WasainGtox, D. C., May 12, 1877. Yo Governor Wave Hamrtus—I am 'inturmed by tho | Attorney General that be nas meiracted we District | Attorney of South \vroinu to prevare for trial only | # three indictments im the Ellenton case and to nowy the | parties in all otuer casos that they need uot prepare tor | Ur It 1s possible tbat only oue case Will bo tried. ‘The indictments were found by a graud jury composed | of both political parties, whieh 8 1o justly the | assumption that the prosecutions not partixun Agree With you that a general amnesty should extend | to all political fences except those Which are of the gravest churacter, K. B. HAYES, Presideat. GOOD EFPECTS EXPRCTHD. ‘This action of the President canaot be too highly | estimated for its conciliatory effects upon the people | of the section and of tne State most covcerned. The best results aro anticipated trom so unexpected and | unhoped tora termination of the harassing suits in*| question, the successiul prosecution of which, more- over, was rendered almost impossible and altozether inexpedient by reason uf their very number. A ma- Jority perbaps of the persons tmdicted, in common ie years come to regard the patioual government as thetr natural und merciless enemy, he gracious course adopted by the Presideut will doubtiess throw a new and benetcial light into a very durk corner aud secure a degree of peace ani order alike desirable and necessary to the Interest of bow races and parties, ~Governor Chumberiain lett last night to rejoin his family. Who preceded him to New York several weeks ago. TUE CITY OF BRUSSELS, NO TIDINGS OF THE MISSING STEAMER--THE CANADA DRINGS NO NEWS OF HER, AND THE CITY OF RICHMOND HAS NOT YET ARRIVED— ANXIETY OF FRIENDS OF PassEN- TUL INMAN COMPANY SAY “BE NOT AFRAID,” Up tothe hourof the Hyratp gomg to press this morniug the City of Richmond, of the Inman line, bad | not arrived im the lower bay. 1b 48 hoped that she will | Dring intelligence of the missing steamer City of Brus seis, und (thus end @ suspenso shat is now ve- | coming very painiu’, pot only to the relutives | and iricnds of those on board, but to the | general pubiic. At the boarding station at Quaran- | tine yesterday there were many anxious inquiries as Lo the arrival of tae Richmond, and wien tue steamor | Canada of the tional ioe came in sight it was earn- estly hoped by tue frieuds of the City of Brussel rengers (hat she would bring come intelligence of the missing vessel, When the Cunuda ws boarded the auswer cw Have seen nothing of the City of Brus. eels.” [twas not expected by seataring peuple, how. ever, thot te Cauada would Uting any iotoriaation of the Urty of I ,inuxmuch as the hue ol travel of ers ix ho! the same as the lan { wnx'ety like the present every | £ Information is exgerly seized by cerned in the wellare ol 6 1X BO expectalion raily that the City ws Ol the City of Hrussols, mort sonvers, 1 copies % will bring any Experts 1M UATigution say that If Lhe Vessel is going Onder sail | sie Was been driven to the southward and outot the } | he of European steamers, and that I! sue is proceed. iny ona southern route sho will be board trom by | ships of steamers buat Wil bw due ab this port ina few days Al ure agreed that 118 tuo soon to give | up hopes of the safety of the steamer, Mr. Dale, th t of the line, sll maietns how the Lower Missouri aod Upper Mississinpi val- | # + and | | mauiesi (hut tuo tension of auxiety was very highly strung, and that the buoyant Lopes of tho prev.ous days ure fast giving © to fears that the worst bas bappen that their relatives the Vessel 1s only dianbled vy inery, and that she will be weara of by ship. He says that i) mbe bes propeliet be retarded vory mu aunot make the sams speed thai Bhe made in 1970, when ebe Woe twWenlysthree days out, He does Hot attach much signidcance to her not being seen, He expiaius this by saying (hat she would necessariy he cat of the line of ihe Kutopeau snips, and it would pot surprise Lila if she Was Bot heard of uot sho wighted (he Irish Const | The mquiries of fricnds wnd relatives of passengers on board ihe Oily of Brassels were more buimerous, | both at (he Heat office wd at tie Laman Compan, on On any previous way, It was and (tends are loxt. There cin be no doubt that it is far too 8oow for this despwiring View of the situation There & broad margin lor Lope yet, wou this is the coudivion of mind tuat should be cultivated for several days to come, RAID ON A DISORDE LY MOUSE. Lito last nigbt Captain Murray, ot tho Fourth pre- Cinct, and # xoctiow of OMivers, made adexcent upon a disorderly don at No. 6 James street, Kept by a woman vamod Myers, Twenty persoor, several of them fewates, were arrosted and locked ap tu the Oak street station buuse, | alleged to | 5 7 WASHINGTON. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasuixotox, May 12, 1877 AMERICAN CITIZENS KNIGHTED. The Departinent of State bas been officially in. formed that General Hawley, President; Alfred T. Goshorn, Director General, and Meyor Asch, Assist- ant Seeretary of the Centennial Commission, have bees created by the King of Holland Knights of the Ord of the Golden Lion of the Netherlands, and yesterday the department transmitiod to them the insigoia of the Order. This mark of honor is in consideration of their courtesy to the reprosentatives of that country at the Centeumial Exhibition, CANDIDATES FOR THE NAVAL ACADEMY. The President bas appointed the following cadet midsbipmen at large to be cxvmined for adaussion to the Naval Academy on the 21st of June next:—Josepn J. Woodward, Jr, son of J, J. Woodward, United States Army; Marius Duvall, sen of Medios! Director Duvall, Uniied States Navy; John M. Poser, of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home at Normal, UL; James H Colwell. of Carlele, Pu., whose Jatbor was a captain te a Pennsylvania regiment and was killed at Antietam; Rovert B. Dashieil, of Annapohs, Md., son of Rev, Dr. Dashioil, of St, Joun’s College, in that city; Alexander C. Oliphant, of Trenton, N. J.. son of 3. D, Ohphant, formerly Brigadier Genera! of voiunteers; Nathaniel M. Hubbard, Jr, of Ccdur Rapids, Iowa; Harry K Coben, of Savannah, Ga; Kugene Carroll, of Cincins nati, aod Edward Hareison, of Indianapolis, Ind, He has also appointed Revere R. Gurley, a graudsoo of the late Rev. R, it. Gurley, a cadet widshipmao from the District of Columbia, NEW CHINESE PORTS OPENED. The Departm nt of State is to-day in receipt of im. formation by nad from the United States Minister as Vekiu that the Chingse goverament had given notice that it would on the Ist of April open to foreign trade the addtional! ports of Icha Wuba, Wenchoo and Pakhoy. FRED DOUGLASS EXPLAINS. Frederick Douglass publishes a card in whieh he Says that tho attacks upou bim op account of remark have becn mado by bim in Bab timere aro both malicious aod silly, Washing ton 18 @ great city, not a village nor a hamlet, but the capital of a ¢reat nation, and the manners ang habits of sts various classes aro prover subjects for presentation and criticism, and therefore he very much mistakes, ho says, if this great city can be thrown into a tompest of passion by uvy hamorous ro- flections bo may take the 'iberty to utter. Several thousand cltzecs, including many business men, bave already signed tLe petition to the President asking for the removal of Mr. Douglass as Marsha! for the District of Co:ambia, in view of his slandorout utterances against the community, and varions persons are talking about calling an indignation meeting, THE SLATE CAPITAL. ANOTHER DAY FOR LOCAL LOGROLIING-—AT+ TEMPT TO RUGULATE AUCTION SALES—THE REMEDIAL CODE OF JUSTICE. ALBasy, May 12, 1877. As usual on Saturday tho members of the Legisla- lure were much more interested in getting tu their bomes than in legislation, In the Senate, Mr. Roborison, (rom the Judiciary Committee, reported favorubly on the Assembly bill to validate and con- firm the title to certain real cstato in the city of New York. Also to authorize the Orango County Asylum for tho Chranic Insane to receive patients or inmates from the adjoining counties. In Commitee of tue Whole tho following were con. siuered:— To provido for a supply of wholesome water for the Twenty-fourth ward iu tue city of New York. Ordered to a third reading. Amending tho act relating to rates of wharfage of cana bouts m the cities of New York and Brookiyn, Progrossed. ‘To provid town of Northdeld, Richmond county, third reading. Amending the Revised Statutes in relation to laying uy public onde. Ordered to a third reading. Kelasive (0 iwstruction of commen school Loachers in acudemies and Union schools. Ordered to bird rewdtn, “To repulate the sale of goods at pubilc auction tn the severul cities of ine State, Progreased, Amending the act to covfer furthor powers ot local islactton On Buards of Supervisors. Urdered toa for macndamiziog two pubtic roads to tha Ordered to ported a bill tu suspend the operation of the first part f the remedial code, continue in force tho laws super- 4 thereby and to regulate proceedings in civil clions, Ordered to a third reading aud to ve printed, In the Assembly fr, Hogeboom attempted to ave the vote on the Code reconsidered, but his motion was lost, A nuinber o! bills were tuen introduced. By Mr. Hodges— io organize Senate vtatricts and apportion Assembly disiricts, It is the Dill of last year amended fo us to give Broome county one member of Assembly instead of two, Movroe four iustead of three and Ulster three instead of two, By Mr. Coul- ter—For the greater security and protection of lite aud beatth ia public places, 1t provides tor or protection agalust accidents on railroads, By nuns—Amvndiog the law im relation to supple- It provides Jor the discharge of aw defondant om a judg: mentary proceedings. an order lor examiuation whe ment shali deliver alt his property to no assignee, ‘Also in elation to homesieud exemptions, It ox- empts a house und lot to the value of $2,000 trom sale on ay execntion, Also a bill exempting property te the value of $3,000, Mr, Purdy moved that the Committtes on Internal Affairs of Towns aud Counties be uirected to report upon the proposed amendment o: the Excise law, known as the Nachunanu bill, ov Monday next. Car- 0 45. 1 House then went imto committee and disposed of the bill repealing the set relativ Connty Railroad, A long debate ensued on thi and it was orderod to a third reading—41 to 36. Both houses adjourned until Mouday evening , at eight o'clock. CKEEDMOOR,. THE LONG RANGE MATCH BETWEEN NEW YORR AND BROCKLYN—MANI{ATIAN DEFRATED. The much talked of long rauge match between a team of six riflemen representing New York and vicinity and one of au equal number of marksmen from Brooklyn and neiguborhood came off yesterday at Creedmoor, The New Yorkers, altvough they had amoug them four genticmen who formed the stronger huif of the famous Amercin teum that reaped such jaurels botb tu Ireland and ip Awerica, suffered acrush. ingdcteat, There Was Lo prize at stake save that ofthe gory of Winning. ‘The couditiony of the match were those which usually govern loug range coutests—to wit, distances $00, 900 and 1,000 yards, filteon rounde and two sighting Shows ateach Tange; weapon, aoy rifle w'bin toe rules of the National Riflo Associa- tion; positiog, any withont an artitieial rest. Tho weather was deligiitul throughout and the shootin, of tho Hrouklyn nen parviewlirly Une. On the tea round they ied the New Yorkers nino poiuts, and steadily continued to add to this gam UDtil the close of the match, when it Was found that New York lost tho day by no ess than 92 point, The suootng of Mr, Biydenburgh, woo beads the winning team on a tcore of 202 out oF a possible 225 points, is excetlent at the first two d stances, Copia . Coleman heads the New ‘kK team With @ score of 392, which ts a pretty good record, yet It Inlls two points behind the worst rcore made by the Brooklynites. The vam total of Brooklyn is 1,186, and of New York 1,004, out of a possible 1,350 points. SCOKES UF THK NROOKLYN TEAM. Yards, Yards, Yards, 800, 900, = 1,000, Tofal, Blydoobargh. 0 60 208 & Jewell. 2 os 109 0. 60 198 62 General I. 8. Dakin. Toam total. + BOURKS OF TIK Yards. Yards, Yards. S00. 0. 1,000, Total, Cuptain RC. Coleman 63 oo 109 Colouel Joon Bods ou 87 19¢ . O. Bruce,.. : Team total. By aading th Bodine to the record of the Brooklyn uw form a team of eight, 1 will be fooud that the team totui is 1,568 oatuf a possible 1,800 puluts, a figura | which has seldom veeu equulied and hardly ever sure sed any wuere. The best game on record was played at Boston om tho Lith inst, beween the Harvard University and Manebet clubs, twenty-four innings being player without a run scored. Following 16 the score in tall: — HAHYARD, MANCHESTER, Be BOAR. K. BO. A.B. Leeds, 6%... 0 0 2 4 0 Coggswoll,lb 0 231 0 0 Tyg, ol +8 s00 08 61 Lower, o1e00 LOO 300 Thayer, ddd. O 1 3 61 02440 Erost, p. oo $20 vy wOOeSL Latham, 00 4 0 0 Suga. pe. 0 0 412 1 Weigut, stb. 0 126 0 2 Blogg, a f..0 1600 Dow, ff 02001 Lanoshanr.0 03 10 Sawyer, 206,013 40 Varo... 0 LM AD Totals... O 77237 7 ~~ Totals.....0 67283 @ SON SSM SURE SN Re eT OR Ee eee