The New York Herald Newspaper, June 5, 1877, Page 3

MILK POISONERS. Indictment of Gaff, Fleischmann & Co. by the Queens County Grand Jury, BERGH’S ATTACK ON THE SWILL MEN. Will a Long Island Jury Protect the Lives of the Infants? HORRIBLE DETAILS. War on Brooklyn’s Swill Milk Sheds to Follow, The Heratp’s exposure, some weeks since, of the pest breeding hovels at Blissville, which arc used asa awill milk establishment by Gaf, Fleischmann & Co., Tesulted yesterday in the indictment of the above firm by the Queens county Grand Jury, 1t will be re- membered that Mr, Bergh, shortiy after the Hunauy’s *xposure of the infamous establishments, formed a party consisting of Dr. Janes, of the Health Depart ment; Superintendent Hatfleld, of Mr. Bergh’s soci- ‘ty, and somo others, to visit and inspect wiih him \ho,pestilential hovels where the cows that poison the Infants of this city and Brooklyn are kept MR. HERGH’S COMPLAINT. A full account of the visit was given in these col- mas, and the respectable people of both communities began to think tbat something besides ‘‘talk:? would ‘Tesuit from the exposures, The ‘“milkmaids’? and . Swill milk venders were worried fora few days, and ‘they then went on with their accustomed cheerfulness ‘and cruelties. “The Brooklyn Board of Health awoke ‘from its lethargy and passed some additional ‘‘or- “dinances” to make up in a measure for the Stato laws, which, according to their Secretary, aro null and void im Kings county. Mr. Bergh, with his accustomed in- “dustry, set to work immediately after his visit to have the owners of the fount of infant murdor indicted, and it is pleasant to announce that his efforts were crowned ‘with success yesterday. ‘MR. RERGH’S COMPLAINT, ‘The subjoined is Mr. Bergh’s complaint:— ‘State of New York, City and County of New York:—Henry Bergh, of sald city, being duly sworn desposes and says that ho is Presidentand vhiefexecutive officer of ‘The Ameri- can Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and - that on the 23d day of May, 1877, he, in company with the superintendent of the said society and others, visited the distillery of James W. Gaff, Maxmilian Fleischmann, Carl Fleischmann, Charles Meischmann and Louis Fleisch- mann, located at or near piace called Blissville,in the county of Queens, Loug Island, That in counectfon with suid distillery there ‘are immense cow stables, whoreiu are kept ond confined several hundreds of cows for the production of milk for public consumption in a cruel and disgusting condition; that the sald animals were crowded to such a deyreo that they conid not lle down with- out danger of bodily injury from others which wero in such close contact with them; thut the tails of mauy of them, as ho was informed and believes, had rotted off by reason of disease; that the ceilings, which were complotely covered with cobwebs and dirt, wero only six feet and elevon Inches high; that the light and ven- titation were wholly insufficient, while upon the floor, filth was everywhere visible, from which arose a foul smelling und pestilential oder, Tho vats of said distillery contained a boiling substance, known as “distillery waste,” orswill, and which wus conducted in capactous qutters to the wonths of the wretched unimals, This acrid and fer- “Wented slop constituted theirsole and insufficient nourish- ment. In addition to the foregoing inhumanities the heads of the animals were perpetually held by strong ropes and ,shains of insuficieut length, and in such a constrained atti- tude as to prevent their lying down without manifest pain aud puffering. From this unwholesome aud ago- ‘ulzing place of bondage these miscrable creatures rurely, if ever, emerge, tor air or exercise, ‘as he was ipformed, and all these and numerous other cruel- (ties see daily und unlawfully und wickedly perpetrated on sanid auimuls by the aforesaid James W. Gaff, Maxiuilinn Fletschmann, Car! Fleischmann, Churles Fleischmann and Lonts:¥ietschmann and by tholr procurenint und wgeuey, tn ‘violation and in disregard of the laws torbiddiny tho inflic- tion of unjastifuvle physical pnin, sufferiug and death on diab animals, Wherefore the complainant prays that the snid Jamos W. Gaf, Maximilian Fleischmann, Carl Fleischmann, Charles Fleischmann and Louis Fieischman may” bo arrested and dealt with according to law. THE INDICTMENT. Dr. Janes, of the Now York Health Department, was also called before the Grand Jury and he ably sus- tained Mtr. Bergh’s complaint. After a short confor- ence the following indictment was found State of New York, County of Queens.—Nho jurors ot the peonio of the State of New York, and for the body of the county of Queens, being duly charged and sworn, present — First Count.—That, heretotore-—to wit, on the 23d day of May, 1877, at a place called Bilssvillo, situated in tho county and State aforesuid—James W. Gaff, Maxmilian Fleivoln Oarl Fleischmann, Charles Fleischmanny Louis Fleischmann, each being an evil minded, cruelly and wickedly disposed person; nolawfully, wilfully and wickedly did keop 100 cows in a certain wooden build: ing therein situated for the production of milk for market, in werowded and unhealthy condition, against the form of she stasuto in such case made and provided and against the Serond Count.And the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths sforesuld, farther present that alterward—to wit, on the day and the year aforesaid, at the place aforescid—tho same Gaff, Maximilian Fleiseomann, Carl Fleischmann, Whurles Fleishmann and Louis Moixchmann, each being as afozesuid, did each unlawfully and wickedly keep 100 cows for sale, in a crowded and unhealthy condition, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided and agninst the peace of the people of the State of New York and their dignity. Third Count.—And the jurors atoresaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, further present, that afterwards—to wit on tho day and the year afuresad, at the place aforesaid—the said James W. Gal, Maximilian Fleischmann, Carl Fleisch maun, Charles Fleischmann and Louis Mleisehmann, each being as aforesaid, did each unlawlully and wickedly keep 100 cows Yor exchange in a crowded and unhealthy con+ ition against the form of the statuto im such case mado und provided, and against the pence of the people of the State ot New York and their dignity, Fourth Count,—And the jarors aforesaid, upon thoir oaths aforesaid, turther present, that afterward, towit,on the day and in the year aforesaid, at tho place aforesaid, the said James W. Gaff, Max nillian Fleischmann, Carl Fleisch. mann, Charles Fleischmann aud Lonis Fleischmann, each deing as aforesaid, did each unlawfully, wilfully and wiek- edly keep 100 cows for the production of milk for market, and did then and there feed the same on food thut produces impure, disensed aod unwholesome miik—to wit upon dis tillery waste, nsunlly called swill—-against the form of the statute in su se made and provided, and against the peace of the people of the State of New York and their dignity. Pijth Count. And the jurors aforesnid, upon their oaths tioresaid, further present, that afterward—to wit, on the day and tho yenr aforenuid, at the place aforesaid—the said James W. Gal, Maximilian Flelschorann, Carl Pieiseh- nn, Chartes Fleischmann and Lonis Fivisehmann, each being as atorosnid, did enck unlawfully, wilfully and wick- euly feod 100 cows on food that produces impuro, diseased ani unwholevome milk—to wit, distillery waste, called swill—against the form of the statute in su mado aed provided, and agains: (he peace of the people of tie State of New York and their diguify. sigh Count. And the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths nioresld, further present:—Tiray afterward—té wit, on the duy and inthe year aforesaid and at the place aforesaid-- | the seid James W. Gat, Maximilian Mtoiselmann, Cary | Floiscumann, exch being 4s aforesaid, did deprive 100 cows, then anil there In thelr possersign, care and custody, of nocessury | susteuance, against the form of the statute in ench cave | made and provided aud against the peace of the poople of the Stnte of New York and tholr dignity, Seenth Court--And the Jurors aforesaid, upou thetr oxths aforesaid, further prevent that afterward--to wit,on the day ond it the year aforesaid, at the plico aforesaid—the guid Janos W. Gat, Maximiiian Fleischmann, Carl Fleiscumanu, Charles Fletschmann and Louis Fletsch- mann. each being as sforessid, did eseh unlawfully, wit fully and wickedly then and there torture and torment 100 living creatnres—to wit. 100 cows then aad thoro being—by | then wad these confiaing and imprieoning said cows in» wooden baiiding, sx fret and eleven inches high, avd devoid of = wafticlont Nght und voutilation, sed by then and there fastening the heuds of said als to eortain portions of anid building, with divers ropes wn ciraluy {u such ® nanner ws to prevent suid living atures--to wit, the std cows—from reclining, and also to cause them and each of thetn physical pain and suffering; wherevy the said James W. Gail, Maximiiian Fiekebmann, Carl Fleischmann, Chatles Fleischmann and Louis j‘lelschmann did cause she said pving croarurts— tharles Fleischmann aud Louis Fleischman, | to wit, the said cows-rto experionse great and unjustifiable pain aod sufferiug, against the form of the statute in such case made and orovided and eninst the pence of the people of the State of New York and their dignity. ‘The indictment covers al! the various sections of the Sanitary Code ana the laws for the prevention of cruelty to animals. A Hezaup ropresentative called on Mr, Bergh after bis return from Queevs county and he expressed great confidence in hisense, Itis tobe hoped that there will this time be no such failure of justice as there was several years ago in like actions brought by Mr. Bergh against Long Island swill milk venders. As soon as the indictment was found yesterday bench warrants were issued for the apprenension ef the indicted Parties, aud by four o'clock a Quoens county officer was in New York looking for thom. ‘THR BROOKLYN CRIMINALS, In all probability Mr. Bergh wiil again soex tor jus- tico in Brooxlyn by indicting the swill milk dealers who were exposed a fow weeks ayo in the Herat. THE MILK OF JUSTICE George W. Allison was charged at the Tombs Police Court yosterday with perjury, On the 11th of tast month he appeared in the Court of Special Sessions as a witness for the Board of Health against John Lynch, a milkman, charged with adulterating mile, Alli- son wore positively, among other things, that he saw the defendant’s son’ in Now Jer- sey, Ou several specified occasions, bringing adul- terated milk to this city. Lynch's couneol contended that the gon tn question was in Jersey oniy twice in nis life, Lynch, however, was convicted ant sentenced to pay a small tine. His conusel obtained a ‘tiorari, and in the new tris! proved an alibi am the cage of young Lynch six reputable witnesses, Upon this Lyuch caused ‘The prisoner was represented by Mr. Hastings, coun- sel for the Bourd of Healtn, but his efforts proved fruitless, Allison being held in $2,500 bati, The dect. sion was hailed with satisfaction by the galaxy of milk. men prosent, ACRES OF DEAD FISH. SENSATION ALONG TAE PASSAIC RIVER—FIGH TAKEN OUT BY THE CARTLOAD, Tens and tens of thousands of dead fish line tho banks of the Passaic River. Above and below the Dundee daw, nevr the city of Passaic, the waters are polluted. For a distanco ofa dozen miles above Pater- son down to Dundee dam deud fish aro everywhere. The sharp turns and eddics of the stream aro crowded with thom, Some estimate the num- ber among tho millions, Above Little Falls, between Meud’s Basin aud tie celebrated Passaic Falls, the dead fish have been taken out by the cartload and used in trenches as a fertilizer. An “ancient and Msb-like emell’? sweeps for a consid- erable distance from the bauks. Near the rivor the stench is somothing beyond tho endurance of even a Cape Godder. Fora distance of fifty fect anywhere along tho shore of Dundee Lake one may count from fifty to one hundred dead fsb. Into a turn of tho river, back of Van Riper’s place, thousands of the fish bad been blown oF dpiite » and for a space of filty feet square one could hardly see the water for the floating Osh, which might bo gathered by the car load. The mortality among tho Osh began abouts week ago. They appear to be mostly roach, yellow bass and suckers, The pickerel, ecis and catfish either wink when dead or are not affected. It is reporied that no fish are found poisoned abovo the rendrock powder works of Rand & Co., on a small creek omptying into the Passaic, at Wood’s Basin, a few miles above Paterson, and this has led to a the- ory by some that the rofuso from this factory causes the poisoning of the fish. Mr. J. R. Rund, of this company, at tho oilice, No. 21 Park row, this city, stniied when told of the theory, and scercd to set it at rest by stating that the company had manufactured very iittie powder since last tall, it not being their cus- toi to manulacturo largely 1n.the wintor, This wholesale slaughter of tho fish of tho Passaic River i exceptional event. No one ulong its snores remembers the like phenomenon, ‘i'wenty or twenty- five years ago the waters of the Passaic were so pure that even tho shad fishery was considerable. 18 was befure the building of tho Dandec dain, Now no shad are caugtit in the river, the impurittes of the water keeping them away, Bad as tbe water may bo above Dundeo dam it is fur worse below. GENERAL HOXSEY’S STATEMENT. General Hoxsey is a prominent citizen of Paterson, who has puap this question special study. Tno con- dition of the water he ascribes to the poisonous arsenical dyes of tho print works and bleach- ery of Reed & Barry, the bleachery of John Watson, the extensive establishment of Lock’s print works, the largest in the State, cover- ing many acres; tho refuso trom tho Water. heuse shoddy mills, which turns into the channel che be) Lge of oer oft raghe Pigs the stream for 2 milo below; the mill of the Rittonhouse Woollen May ie , the Lod. Print Works and “De sho aniiine dyes, the spent chemicals of bieacheries aud the over- flowing of tho yas tar from the works of the l’assaic Gas Light Company, are more than suflicrent to kill fish. The filth from one shoddy mill alone sometimes marks a current thirty feet wideund a foot deep fora inile, black as ink, and running with great velocity. Iv is held by General Hoxsey that the impurities cast into the Passaic River by those concentrated inanuiueturing cetablishments, moat of them using deleterious and highly dangerous chomicals, in some of which arsenic is an important constituent, are among the leading causes of the impurity of the waters below Passaic city. These are soized upon by the re- ceding tide and carried down the stream, passing over tho points in tho river at Belloville trom which Jersey City and Newark pump their water, When at that point or below it this mass of impurity comes up the im with the incoming tide—tho river being in dry weather merely an estuary, rather than a rapidly run- ning stream by the force of its own current—and as it thus comes up it is loaded with a ecething mass of impurities coming from the sewage of tho city of New- ark, a city of 150,000 innabitants, largely devoted to manufactures, among which 1s leather, bighly inju- rious, charging the stream with animal substances, ‘Thus is concentrated over the pipes from which Belle+ villo and Newark are supplied a mass of water now 60 impure that it has caused the death of the fish, The stream at that point is louded with the filth of the manutactories of Passaic and the still moro abborrent fiith from the sewers of Newark, Heretofore nature, by hor remedial powers, by the growth ot vegetable matter and in the destrac- tion of gitrogenous matter by the fish, which have now been overpowered by the concentratea and deadly isons which have been turned into the stream, | has made fhe water fit for buman ai Iv would, however, pow look as though the destruction of animal jife in the stream was foreshadowing tho im- pending danger to the people at Newark and Jersey City, who are using this water, becoming from year to year more dangerous and feariul. 11 hus been the theory of Professor Henry Wurtz, un analytical chemist of dis- tinguished avility and reputation, now a resident of Hoboken, that the waters of the Passaic River at Belle. ville, whero Newark and Jorsey City are sappiiod, havo heretofore beca kept in astate fit for human use by tho vegetablo growth ip the stream destroying the iim- purities of the water, by fish destroying its nitrogenous deposits in summer and 1 winter by the more rapid purification of the water by oxidation. Protessor Wurtz testified in a law case, within the year past, at Paterson, that the time would probably arrive—not remote from the time at which ho was tes- tilying—when the romedial powers of nature would be Unequal to"tho grout task of purification, : ‘THE MACMAHON SCANDAL TRIAL. The June term of the Circuit Court and Court of Oyerantt Terminer for Westchester County com- monced at Waite Plaing yesterday, Justice Joseph F. Barnard presiding. The suitot Mra, Lucy Ann Mac- inahon against Alexander B. Crane tor the publication of an alleged slander was called to arrange the day of winl, Francis Larkin, of counsel for plain, proceeded to read affidavits setting Jorth that Dr, Louis H. Atmic, of No. 8s Broadway, New York, and Mrs, Comstock, formerly Miss Paimer, of Uncasville, Copn., were important witnesses for plaintiit; that Dr. Aimie had prior'to ba. ing subpanacd e sailed on Thursday last, and that Mra, Cometock de- clined to attend court as 4 witness, aud of course could nov be compelled, On these grounds the ph tember term, by which Ume Dr, Aimie would return and the tesuimony of Mra, Comstock could be taken by commission. Tho motion for postponemont was denied und tho trial set down for Wednesday, THE BOLLENGER OUTRAGE, The polico of Newark aro using overy effort to cap- ture the persons who, as alleged, so torribly outraged the Bollenger family, and last night, anticipating early poccers and foaring that the Bolleuger family might not be on band when wanted, they were taken imto custody and are bold as witnosce TORTURING A DOG, Thomas W, Hatfield, Superintendent ot the Ameri can Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ant Inals, nade complatut yesterday afternoon betore Jus, tlco Morgan, at the Yorkville Police Court, ayaingt Thomas Dickinson, an engineer omployed at the Hew Urphan Asylum ludustriai Home, Nos, 175 and 176 Kast Sevonty-sxtn street, for balr strangling a dog on Sunday morsing and then roasting tts body in the furnace of the workshop. Dickingon was arrested. HEALTH FOR THE LITTLE ONES. The Soaside Home at Bath, 1, 1., was opened yester- day under the auspices of the Cinidren’s Aid Society, and 109 children from avenue C, Fourteenth ward and Warer street schools were taken tuere to enjoy the fresh breezes from the sea and the good ana nutritious Jtive muk provided for Tto bring the iittle oi k with renewed to endure the trials of a bot summer in the be home has been opened earlier this season thao usual.on account of the warm weather which has altcady commenced to toll amoug the poor, ison's arrest for porjury, | ed his passage to Burove and | tiff sought w postponement of the trial unul the Sep. | ‘The excursion | CLERICAL CONFERENCES, BAPTIST, PRESBYTERIAN AND METNODIST MIN- ISTERS IN COUNCIL. ‘The Baptist ministers of New York and vicinity beld their regular weekly conference yésterany in Oliver Street Baptist Church, when Rev, Mr. Foote, ot Eaton- town, N. J., read a paper ou “Liberty,” in which be brought tn the question of liberty at the communion table and took the ‘close’? view of that ordinance as held by the majority of bis denomination, The Rev. Dr. Joftrey, of Brooklyn, who ts ‘open’? or at least | ajar on that question took up Brother Foote and main- | | tained that Baptist ministers ana deacons are not to Act as police or as spies at the sacramental table to ind } Out whether communicants have been ptoneriy bap. | Uzed or not, and if found wanting to drive them avfay | therefrom, The Rev, Mr. Browner was Chairman of the Conference and the discussion was participated in by Brother Simonson and others. Dr. Samson 1s ex- | pected to read a paper next Monday before tne Conter- | ence, THE PRESUYTYRIANS. The Prosbytery of Now York held its regular monthly meeting yosierday in the lecture room of the West Four- Veonth Street Charch. There was a free talk ou General Aseembly matters and the departure of delegates to tho an Presvyterian Council which ts to meer in RKdinburgh next month, Drs, Adams, Schafl, Vrime | and other jeading ministers of this city will represent American Presbyteranism in that council, THY MEYHODISTS. The Methodist ministers had a small representation at their meeting yesterday, and a wotton was nado to | adjoury over until the fall, But- thts is a mouth earlier than usual, andsome of the brethren feared for the impression 1 ht wake outside und the movion did not prevail, But since they shut the public out the Interest has been waning, ana hence tho motion to adjourn over was fol- lowed by «nother to adjourn sine die, there being in the miuds of many nv farther use fora preachers’ meeting. But this eilort also miscarried, the Chairman rubug it out of order, and it was tinally resolved to discuss the question text Monday, in substance, Of preachors’ mecting in’ New York? ‘But ided question, and ought to be auswered A month ago the Rev. J. 8. Willis. was in macdily. ¥ited, and was ready to preach before the wusting, but they pushed him aside for something else, and yester- day when they expected lim to preach he was not on hand. Being ‘devotional day’ the brotnren had to all back on “individual consciousness’? or ‘motbor wit”? for the:r entertainment, POSSIBLE DANGERS IN PRESENT SUNDAY SCHOOL TENDENCIES--ADDRESSES BY REVS, WAYLAND HOYT AND G. B, VOSBURGH, A mecting of the Association of Baptist Sunday School Teachers was held last evening in the Taver- nacle Church, om Second avenue, near Tenth street, Mr. Winterton wag elected chairman and Mr. Evans secretary, Mr. Winterton exprossed his rogret that the association scemed to be dead and only await- ing decent burial. Bul he was glad to see such signs ot life at this’meeting, On motion, theretore, a com- mittee was appointed to nominate officers and to give pew life and vigor to the body, These were electea as follow3:—A J. Winterton, president; J. A. Ben- nett, vice president; C, J. Evans, secretary; J. T. Manks, treasurer, aud dve managers, ‘The Rev, Mr, Vosburgh, of Jersey Céty, made a brief addross on defects in Sunday school teaching. One is that teachers don’t understand tbe capacity of the childron whom they teach. Children think, and their minds hunger more for kuowledge than tor nonsense, There is nothing in the Bible too deep or profound to be taught in the Sunday school, and doctrines can be taught as readily as anything e!se, provided they are not labelled doctrine. for children are like grown people, Who can taks and cut many things physically or spiritually, and enjoy them tf they don’t know the bames thereot, Another defect is the want of detinito atm in the teacher both as to the truths taught and tho end of those truths. Tho teacher must see clearly what Lo wants to teach beforo he cup be successful as an instructor, He must have faith 10 God wud iu bimself and iu the children and in the truths which he teaches, NOT ¥VEN GATRIKL, The Rev. Waylaud Hoyt, of Strong Place Church, Brooklyn, delivered the principal auoress on ‘Possible ‘Dangere in Present Sunday School Tendencies.” It is the gate that Mr. Hoyt delivered at the Triennial Bap- tist Sunday Scbool Cunvention lately beld in Boston. Tho Sunday scbool, he sald, is built"on tho family, and the first danger is that there is a tendeucy to transfor parental instruction to teachers, It caunot bo dolegated to any persons. If oven Gabriel bimself should offer to tuke the place of parents to instruct children {t would be an imperti- ‘uence, But one romedy to this danger is tor mipis- “ters to preach more on family instraction. He had ‘been amazed and ashamed at the few sermons he him- selt had preached on this subject. Another danger is in the direction of the church. Ve no longer uave the children in the church, and he feared that they were ids tlie) of Sabbath school goers who shall that the school iow Inno Orin Seursh nod nor that the school is a limb and not a ete thing rua off in a corner by itself. And bere, too, the pastor may be Very useful, A third danger Is in the tendency toward the Word. ‘here 18 scarcely any need now to study the Word of God at We have all the information neouved im lesson leaves, Sunday school journals, Berean und international com- mentaries and other papers almost innumerable. The antidovo to this is the conscientious teacher who | shall bave so mastered the lesson that the iesson has mastered him. Mr, Hoyt delivered his addi ina treo and easy manuer, without notes, and interspersed it here and there with quaint illustrations and anecdotes, ART AT THE CENTURY. This month’s exhibition of pictures at the Century is unusually interesting. Thero the visitor will see one of the best Inness’ ho éver saw, a brilliant bit right out of nature, and several of Winslow Homer’s darky pictures, strong picces of color aud fino char- acter drawing; better work than this he has never doze. Then thero are two of Homer 1). Martin’s Mhoughtiul, suggestive landscapes and a dreamy little | picture by Charles H. Miller, Eastman Jobnson ex- hibits @ portrait painted in the conventional style, and Dierstadt rouds an uninteresting landscape. iter- Stadt does not soem to grow any; he did better work at first than he does now, at least he gavo promise of better work. Bristol, Tiffuny and other well known | jgts have their pictures on exhibition, PEACK PEOPLE. Sixteen ladies and halt adozon gentlemen met !ast evening in the parlors of Mre., Dr. Lozier in West Four- | teenth street and celebrated tho fourth anniversary of the New York branch of tho National Peace Unton, Henry 8. Carr, the president, occupied tho chair, and opened the meeting witha speech, regretting the small attendance. Addresses were also made by Mrs. H. M. Slocum, Mrs, Lozier, J. R. H. Willcox and others, eulogistic of the spreud of the doctrines of arbitration instead of war as u mode of gettiing vational disputes, | Tho following officers wore chosen for the easuing year:— President, Henry 8. Garr; Vico Presideuts, R, Wost- | prook, Dr..0. 8 Lozier; Ereasuror, C. F. Undorhill; | 4 ie Beorotary, Henrietta P, Westbrook, Ex- | ecutive Committee--Klizabeth Underhill, Helen M, | Slocum, James 8. Gorton, J. 2. H. Willcox and Jenme | Adam. he cleventh anniversary of tho Universal Peaco | Union, ot which the society celebrating their annivor- | sary last evening is a branch, will conveoo av Science | | Hall at a quarter to elevon A.M. to-day, | EXPLOSION AND FIRE. Willinm Davidson, a boy employed in the laboratory of Mr, Palmer, a manufucturer of perfumery at No. 12 | Platt surcet, was engaged erday im pumping spirits | out of a cask in the bavement into a bucket, Near bum | was agas jet, It waslitand certainly not over three fect from hitn, As he pumped the spirits the vapor iguited and an explosion was tho imme tiate consequence, A mement tho whole place was io a blaze if wes coyerea with the barning tuid, rushed In und dragged iit out, not, however, betore | ho was severely burned about the head and boay, He was taken to Chambers Street Hospital. | The firemen and the police of the First precinet, nader iin Tynen, arrived aad tried to pat the fire ont. They succeeded, but not betore $6,000 worth of stock was destroyed, The building was only damoged to the extent of $200, Tho Ore did nov last more than hait an hour, JERSEY'S COURT HOUSE JOB, Tho alleged corruption in tho purchase of the site | for s uew Court House in Joracy City by Str, Halsted, | Director at Large, and the Board of Freelolders of Hud- #on county, Was to eubject of investigation yesterday | before Mobert D. Wynkoop, releree, The county oflicials were examined as ty tho crowded condition of the present Court Houso and the necessity for a new aud more extensive building. James 1. Hough, President of the Police Commissioners J. Condon and others testified that the property was well } Worth all that Was paid for it, while others stated tbat | the price paid was exorbitant, The testimony ts to be subroiited to the Supreme Court during the present | month, Tho trint of Director at Large Halsted and certain Freeholders in connection with this alleged trand is postponed Uli the cuse 1s argued, ee LIBEL CASE DISMISSED. a Detective James Mooney appeared in the Tombs | Court yesterday, for the third time, to auswer a charge of libel preferred by Wilnam McKay, The latter charges that Muonoy caused to be publishod ou the | Muh ult, ina morning paper, a lity eilem@@ that MeKay w ery. Hach tine the cuse was called for examination the prosecution asked adjournment, their principal | witness not belng present, Yosterday Justice Otver- bourg diwmissea the complaint aud dise! Moonvy. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1877—TRIPLF SHEET. WEST POINT, repetegiieens ORGANIZATION OF THY BOARD OF VISITORS—IN- JUSTICE TO OFFICERS AT THE POINT—PROS- PECTS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS—TOO FEW PrAcrs, West Porxt, June 4, 1877. Bright and eariy this morning the ten membcts of the Board of Visitors now here met in the committee room £0+ apart for their aso in the hotel and proceeded to organize, Professor Charics 0. Thompson, of the Worcester (Mass.) Technological School, was clected chairman, ond iight Rev. ©, 1, Quintard, D. D., A. D., and Bishop of Tennessee, was chosen secre- tary, The Board then proceeded to the Livrary Build- ing, Where the examination ufengineering of the grad- ualing class was resumed at mine o’clock. Nothing has yet been heard from the other two members of the Bourd—ex-Governor Walker, of Virginia, and Hon, Henry B. Banning, member of Congress from Obio. 1t will be remembered that the latter gentie- moan was very argenuy tn favor of reducing the army, and in the course of a spoech a short time ago referred to the quarters of the officers ana instructors here as being furnished in palatial style at the public expense, ‘The sons of Mars are very indignant at the honorable gentleman, inasmuch as there is not an article of fur- uilure im one of the honses on the post which has not been bought by the occupants per- wonally, Indeed, the officore declare that they aro cbliged to furnish their houses in a fashion really much better than they can well afford, ‘The post is a sort of suow-place, visited datly by bun- dreds of strangers from Europe as well as from all parts of this country, and they are consequently obliged to dress better than when on active duty and to keep up appearances in every respect as Dellts the dignity of United States officers. No military mun from abroad ever visits these shores without paying avisit to our famous military school, and courtesy constrains tho oflicers hore to invite them to their hduses and ontertain them 8s becomes Vbeir rank, There never — has beon a single instance in which such visitors have not gane away with the most favurable impressions bosk of the system adopted in the Academy aud of the | mnep—theinseives moulded by it—who administer it. Time and again have European yovernment oificials Fecommended the adoption by the military schools of tueir countries of features they bad seen bere. is all a matter of honest pride with all Americans. is, however, rather hard upon the officers who huve to pay for all this yratilication by scraping und pinching for weeks alter every such visit, to muse up lor tbe ex- pense incurred, aud Which bas to come out o! their sien- dor qalaries-—salurjes barely sufliciunt to enable them vo live and keep up the appearances demanded by their etation. Muny of the officers think that if they could only have Mr. Bauning and other jogisiutors of this way of tuinking come up bere and fumilarie then- selves with tho Workings of the insutution they would go away with different views, ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD, ‘This evening the Board of Visitors wet and organizca into cominittees jor the inspection of various depart- ments us follows :-— Buildings and Grounds—Senators James G, Blaine aud Samuel B. Maxey; Hon, Heury B. Banning, of Ohio, aod ex-Governor Waiker, of Virginia. Disciptine—Goueral David 8. Hilhs, of Towa; Gen- erat Thomas W. Hyue, of Maino, and Senator Ma. Corps yy Cadets—Kight Kev. Cuaries 1. Quintard, Bisnop o! Tennessece, aud General Hyde, Coure of Studly—Protessor Churies O, Thompson, ot Worcester, dass. ; Bishop Quintard and Rev. Charles S, Richardson, of New York, Fiscal Afairs—Hon. A, 1. Stevenson, of Illinois, and Hon. Thromas C. Piatt, of New York. The Board reviewed the cadets in infantry equipment this evening and were highly pleased. A PLACE WITHOUT 4 RAK. Judging trom the increased aticndance of visitors the season nas fuirly opened here. General Hillis 18 accompanied by bis wile wud Mrs, James G. Bluivo is expecied to-morrow. Hon. Thomas C, Plate slipped away quietly on Saturday night and rushed out to Ohio by express. He intends to return to serve upon bis commitice. Considering that there 1s no bur in the botel—tbat being de-barred by law—tho venerable legisiators of the Bourd secm to enjoy thomselves very much. Mr. Blaine, it is trac, yawLed a good deal, as he sat ov ibe 1a2Zu und picked his teeth, last night, Alter a while, jowever, Senator Maxey, of Texas, and ho fell to upon the political situation, und “the gentleman trom Maine’? became wide awake, ARCADIAN QUIRTUDE, What a relief it must be to Mr. Blaine and his col- Teagues, tresh from the hot strife of the political arona, to come here and sojourn among the mighty bills, tar from the clash of debute and beyond reacu of the ond- Jess tongues of supient legislators, Looking upon the river as tt flows placidly on its turtuous wa: ‘Detween the mighty hills, at the “lazy pacing clouds’’ rolling above and making play of livhis and shadows, Syemae veraene summitof old Cro’ nest, and hearing notu sound we Uhe light rustling of the leaves stirred _ 0} je summer hums wiiged locusts mikiog drowsy, marie i panne one finds i¥)-diflicult 10 remember shat. thm @ stono’s throw there ure 291 spirited young lads and @ jitthe army of ed mean besides officers, undays only the cadets re a little. ‘y lnttie— Lime to rest, ‘They are all bou end religious service, but may attend, according to thoir convic- tions, either the reguiar chapel or a small Catholic Church within the grounds, where a priest trom High- Jand Falis celebrates mass eariy in the morning beture the hour of service at his own church, Yesterday the members of the Board of Trustees attended service iu the chapel, Protosser Forsythe, chaplain of the post and instructor im geography, _ history and ethics, rosigued —_ his Puipit to, Bishop Quintard of the Board. The Right Reverend gentleman preached an exceedingly practical and clever sermon, which was attentively beard by the young sons of Mars. Ho dwelt upon tue story of Samson and Delilah, and pointed out the fact (vat, whyle the man of mighty strength escaped the toils sevoral times, ho felt at last, ‘The application was to evil habits, which, if not conquered and rejected at once, would Inevitavly enslave the Christian in the end, thought he might escupe tor a time, “JOHN VItU:NIX’S") SON, At tho head of the secont closs is a eon of George Mreeze, of the ccaseless | Derby, well known as a humorous writer under tho nom de plume of John Phoenix. Derby was a graauate of the academy and was a cadet here, with Senator | Masey, more than thirty years ago, PROSVECTS OF TIk GRALUATES. What is to be done with tho seventy or more cadets who will probably graduate out of the class ot '767 ‘That is a question which troubles many of the lads in view of the present feeling of Congress toward the army. Some of the class, conversing together quietly to-day, broke one of the rules ol the academy by speaking diarespectfally of Congress and also of Presi- dent Hayes, The latter they condemn for having con- tinued to make apporntments to the army up to late ag tho miditie of April, thus leaving at tho present time only forty-six vacancies, so thay about twenty ol the new fledged second lieutenants will ve leit unattached. The graduates have to enter whichevor braucn of the service they are appointed to by the Presidont as Commander-in-Chief of the Army; but, as a mattor of fact, their tastes aro consulted to a con- aiderabio extent. Fach sends in an application: for service in whichever branch he prefers, and, when it is consistent with tho state of the arm proterences are consulted. the Academy branches, as a rule, in the order of engucers, artillery, vavairy and infantry, It fs cnstomary for the academic statt to recom: mend three or four who graduate at the head of their class for positious in the engineer corps, and as the present clays ty the Inr est for miny years prob- ably six Will De recommended. Among these the iret will probably be Cadet Black, Adjutant of the corps, who stands at the head of the cinss, and who has thus far passed an almost uuprecedently good examination, ‘there are, however, only three vacancies in the en- gineer corps at prevent und promotion is slow. Hutto get into.acavairy regiment 18 the highest ambition of most cadets, and falling in that it ts altnost a toge-up ween the infantry and =the artillery. Fupper, the South Carolina colored cadet, wanis to get’ into the cavulry, and as Diack regithent of that character ho will, it ts thought, be assigned to that. ‘There isin ext jaw speeitying thateven black regiments siall be of- ficerad by white men, and a4 ts thought there will be vome trouble in assigning Flipper. Asany such law 18 mm opposition to the consuitutional amendments, of course it Wil be enstiy rescinded, #rom the disposs n shown by mostof the onlisted men with whom I In the er were appointed to the they would be restive and wootd, if out upon a scout, take the iret opportunity tb shoot bit aud this feeling existe even among men bere Who have Jearned to respect him for what ho is. CHEAP. “BROOKLYN. GAS FOR At a regular meeting of the Brooklyn Board ot Al- dormen yesterday atternoon a lengthy communication was reecived from Mayor Schroeder transmitting the bond of the Mutual Gos Light Company, as approved by him, The company is required, under a povaly of $50,000, to furnish within ope rear from the 2stn of May, 1877, gus at a reduction of twenty-five per cent below the price now charged by the old companies to consumers, apd at a still greater reduction to the city, The company is to expend at least $200,000 daring the year, [tis requived to oxtend its pipes for the supply of gas annaully until the benciiis to result from the grant shall reach the whole city, Owners ‘of buildings will not be charged for thotr meters, ARRESTED IN CHURCH, George Thompson was arrested yesterday on sus- picion of robbing the poor-boxes of the Church of the Holy Innocents, Ho was found lounging around thom in a suspicious manner, On bis person were found fine wire instrnments, with which it is believed he comimitted the theft, He had also $47 in bills and $7 1n silver and copper coin, THE TAMMANY SOCIETY, The regular meeting of the Tammany Soctety was old last night at Tammany Hall, Augustus Scholl pre. siding. The only importaut business transacted was the installing of Mayor Ely as‘Sucnom. Further prep- arations for the reception of Governor Robinson were inade by the committee apwointed for that purpose, there is a) ence a) TRAIN WRECKERS AT WORK. AN ENGINE AND GGAGE CAB THROWN DOWN, A BANK—-THREE PERSONS KILLED—PISTOL | SMOTS FIRED AT THE TRAIN, Br. Louse, Mo., Jimmie 4, 1877, ‘We au express train on the St. Louis and San Fran- ciseo Railway, fate the Atiantic aud Paeiic Railway, Hl reached a point one and a balf miles west of Woodend } station, 155 miles trom St, Fours, at twenty minutes pact pine o'clock last night, the engineer saw some | obstruction on the track and instantly applied te air | brake, but too late, for on reacting the spot where she obsirtiction was the engive and buzgage ear left the | track And plunged down an embankinent of forty fees, | THRE MES KILLED, H Samuel Richardson, the teremaa, and Dr. FE. f. At kinson, who were ou the engin instantly kilied, and Frank Caton, the engineer, was so vatly wounded that he died in two hours, CONDUCTOR FIRED UPON, Wilson started for another engine, and on | the way ieard a pistol shot «nd x ball passed through his hat. Several other shots were fired, and pusgen- | gers say they anw five men atandipg near, who were revealed by the flashes irom their pisiols, but no one wus hit, Two balls passed thrgugh the baggage ear. On oxamining the Uack it’ Was found that the fish bars connecting the rails on Voth sides of the track had been unjotmted aud the ends of tho rails moved 90 | that the train would run down the eimbaukment, The | shots tired aud tue men seen leaves vo doubs that this War a diuboitcal scheme ta tun the whole trai down the bauk, rob the express and plunder the passengers, ‘That it Was not carried out may be expiainea by the fact that the night was inteusely uark; that it rained heavily, und that the train was only’ runmng at a speed of about ten miles an hour, No clew to the perpetrators of the fleudish act bas been found. AN INDIAN BUTCHERY. Conduct SIRANGK CONFESSION IN REFERENCE TO THE MYSTERIOUS LOSS OF A STEAMSKIP—THE | CAPYAIN AND FIVE OTHERS KILLED. | San Fraxcisco, June 4, 1877. | A survivor of the wreck of the steamship George 8 | Wright nas been discovered at last in the person of an ludian named Coma, Hé was recognized onthe treet at Nanaitno, British Columbia, last Friday, and was arrested and brought to Victoria, Vancouver's Island, yesterday. The Colonist of to-day suys:--Since tho disaster (which took place nearly (our years ago) Coma has constantly evaded the pyulice, and until quite re- cently it was not kuown tbat there existed a single survivor of the wreck. Coma has mado a statement to the Superintendent of Police after being duly cau- tioned. He says the boilers of the steamship ex- ploded at night, and she began to sink at once, | Captain Ainsley, with four United States oilicers and a | passenger got into a boat and told Coma, who was on deck, to get in too, I'he rest of the people were in bed or tried to escape by means of uboiher boat, The captain’s party, seven in all, pulled ashoro near Cape Caution, They'were nearly naked, and the Indian gave them blankets to keep them warm. TRRACHEROUSLY SHOT. A day or two afterward three canoe loads of India came to the spot, and Captain Ainsley offered 1 Jeader $500 to convey the shipwrecked men to Fort Rupert. Four of the Indians were armed with mus- kets, with which they killod all the whites. They then tied stones to their bodies and sank thom in deep water, ‘They robbed the bodies of al! valuables, in- cluding the Captain’s gold waich and chain, SILENCED BY PEAR, They spared Coma, but told him that if b dared'to narrate the circumstances thoy would ki father, Goma thinks all the people on board who wero in bed at the time of the explosion were drowned, as the ship went down rapidly. MURDERBRS IDENTIPIKD. The prisoner was to-day confronted with four Ip- diany, who were brought iu as prisoners by the steamer Rocket and have since been in jail bere, and identified two of them as belonging to the party of murderers, A MYSTERIOUS DEATH. SUSPICION OF MURDEROUS VIOLENCE IN THE CASE OF REV. MR. FRIDAY. Batimone, Md, June 4, 1877. A Frederick despatch roferring to the drowning of Rey. J. M. Friday, of the Lutheran’ Church, at Har- por’s Ferry, Va., in.the. canal at that place, last week, say! ‘Notwithstanding a verdict of accidental drowning, a8 rondered by the jury soon after the | recovery of the body, subsequent investigation and opinions of physicians tend to confirm a provailing te. pression that he was murdered. A careful examina- tion of the corpse discloses the effects of several blo on the heud. Another fact developed, tending to strengtbon this theory and show that he was kicked sensoless, was that Jnetead af bis-bands boing: Out-aa-is to ope stumbling or talline {nto water, his lott baad was foundtw tue exact position that he was wont to-carry it when walking, slightly wrapped in lis wateb cobain. y$ho water was. only about oar test.in depth, Tho scene of the occurreuce was on the lonely road made famous by John Brown at the time of lis capture by General Lee, The neighborhood is frequently infested at night by # gang of roughs from the forry, who, In order to evade Virginia laws, seek Maryland soilior the purpose of gambling with cards, &v. The minister wont to this secluded spot ut the earnest so- hieitations of a geuticman from Halltown who desired to bo married ana to have the fact kept seeret for a short time, At his. request, too, Mr, Friday re- mained behind itteen minutes after the ceromeny, in order that no suspicion might bo awakened by being geon in his company. The sudden death, under the circumstances narrated, has created intense excite- ment at Harper’s Ferry, where Mr. Friday was much beloved by all classes, aud aiso throughout the entire section, ARREST OF CRIMINALS, {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD] Lawnexcs, Kan., Jane 4, 1877, Information was received to-day at the Central In- dian Superintendency of the arrest o7 a gang of horse thieves and counterfoiters by Agent Beedo of tho Osago Acency. Stamps, dies, &c., were socured and the prisoners sont to Fort Smith.’ Further develop. ments aro oxpected. HORSE AMONG THE CLOUDS, Dexver, Col, June 4, 1877, The highest point yet attained by any railrow in this country has been reached on the summit of Laveta Pass, in the Sangro do Christo Mountains, by the southwestern extension of the Denver and Ro Grande Railroad. The altitude of the summit Is 9,340 foot, CATERPILLARS Vs. RAPID TRANSIT, Y Loxpox, Ont, June 4, 1877. Trains ‘on difforent railroads were much delayed this morning by caterpillers on the track. They ure | swarming in “millions, On the Port Stanley Road it was found necossary to shorten trains, THE InoN | SOUTH CAROLINA'S DEBT. Conummra, June 4, 1877, The Committee of Free Contercnce, to whom was referred the Appropsiation bill, the most important feature of which Js the filth section, providing for in- terest on the bonded debt, will inost likely agree to tect tax for the same, but leave the appropriation | for the next General Assomply; sald debt to bo sub- i 10 Investigation by a commission elected by this and the decision of said commission to be at the meeting of the Genoral Assembly, | whieh will make an appropriation ont of the funds in hand to pay such portion us ts considered valtd, This tion will hot operate to the detriment of bondhold- poesible to cotlect the tax before on Will be taken to-morrow, ce | SOUTH CAKOLINA COTTON CROP, Cracrestox, 8. C., Jane 4, 19 The News and Courier prints the following as the rowult of the extended inquiry concerning the crop Prospects of this State:—“In tho Lastern counties, the bost cotton district in tho State, the stand ts bad and what cotton is up looks badly and shows no improve- ment in growth, Her counties the cotton is wimilarly afected and the ut of raiu is seriously felt. the ‘middle counties, stand of cotion ou tho fiver lands aod little eottos was up. On the uplinds the stand was about the a8 in the sectious previously mentioned, The lower counties make no better reports. The dryness of the weather hay been iavorable tor work and has kept the cotton crop “out of the grays.” With everytoing favorable trom this time out and with a late fair crop of cotion may still be: mado, bat tun IN GOODS, | Waswineroy, Jane 4, 1877, | The Chtet of the Buyau of Stativtics Las pubtisned | astatement showing that (here were exported during the 5,907, and of other maputacts total, $1,200,506, an © over the oxports ia ‘April, 1876, of $519,054 thirty-six per cout. Ol the exports to April, 1 forty-three der cent, or $578,132, wore shipped to the Lanted Kingdom and British possessious, MACKEREL FISHERY. , June 4, 1877. During tho past week large schools of mackerel huve woek uyo, there wus no | taouth of April, 1877, 13,404,628. yards of cotton goods | WASHINGTON, GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES Wasutxatos,, J 4, 1877. Fire Fnavns ON THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN NORTH CAROLINA—GOOD INTENTIONS ACTED ON A TRIFLE LATE, Jostiua A. Franks, who was arrested bere last night, charged with conspiracy and forgery to defraud the Varted States government out of val thousand dollars by false voucbers from the Department of Jus tiee in his capacity of Deputy United States Marspal Jor the Westero District of North Carolina, says he | came here to expose @ ring in North Carolina and ta Act as Stato’s evidence, but was arrested by a detective before he could report to the Department of Justice, Franks was before a United States Commissiones to-day and the examination was postponed till next Monday, Owing to insufficient bail he was committed to prison, ROBBERIES DETECTED BY SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. The monthly report of Chief Special Agent Parker, exhibiting the operations of spocial agents of the Post , Office Department during the past month, sgows that sixty-two persons were detected in robbery and othet critoinal violations of the postal laws, Nearly all are ollicers of the postal service, but anong the number there were unworthy employés of certain periodicals and several prominent firms of New York and otner cities detected in robbing valuable letters after proper delivery from the Post Office in a manner calculated to throw suspicion of the losses upon the Post Office Doe partment. ABSENCE OF THE BELGIAN MINISTER, M, Maurice Delfosse, Belgian Minister to this couns try, who is the umpire of the joint Fishery Commise siwn between Great Brituin and the United States, leaves hore this weok for Halifax on business connected with his position as umpire, During his absence M, Amedee Vanden Nest will act as chargé @’affaires, EMPLOYMENL IN THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE—THE SUPPLY GREATER THAN THY DEMAND. Hon, Jobn D. Detreos, public printer, ts daily in ree coipt of letters (rom printers, bookbinders, &e., it various parts of the country seeking employment ip the government prinung oflice, but is unablo to give a favorable response to any of them, af the force now employed will have to be further reduced to coniorm to the limited appropriations for the next fiscal yeur, Besides there are alreudy in this city several hundred printers, who, with their families, are suffering for want of employs ment, most of whom came here to work in the gov- ernment printing ofice, and have lost their situations in it only by reason of the reductions in the force reudered necessary froin time to time by the action of Congress. Outside of this office there is but small chance for printers to obtain work, the private estabe lishments being tew, and most of them employing what are known to the craft as ‘*rats,”? REQUISITIONS FOR POSTAGE 8TAMPS—EVIe DENCES OF THE REVIVAL OF BUSINESS. The daily requisitions upon the Third Assistant Post. master General for postago stamps and stamped en- volopes lately show a steady increase indicative of a marked revival ot business throughout the country, To-day, exclusive of postal cards, the requisitions filied by the department aggregated 6,217,200 stamps and stamped envelopes of various denominations, with a face value of $147, A SPANISH INSULT, AN AMERICAN WHALER AXBESTED BY A SPANISH CRUISER. Key West, Fla, June 4, 1877. The Americin whaling schoover Ellen Rizpan, of Princetown, Mass, has arrived here, While taking oi! on the keys south of Cuba the schooner was boarded by a Spanish cruiser and ber papors demanded under the penalty of punishment, Captain Danaam proe duced his papers, but they were considered tnsuille eient, and he was detained four days in close confine. ment watil the arrival of a Spanish frigate. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, COURTESIES TO GOVERNOR CARROLW ON BOABD THE POWHATAN, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Axsavouis, June 4, 187%, Acting Boatswain John H. Brown is detached from tho Naval Academy and ordered to the Norfolk Navy Yard, Assistant Surgeon A. A. Austin has reported for duty hore on the steamer Mayflower. COURTESIES TO GOVERNOR CARROLL, Governor Carroll returned ihe visitaf the United es steamer Powhatan’s officers ou Saturday, An Pppropriate salute was tired and he was banquoted on shipboar FUNERAL HONORS. SEVENTH CAVALRY HEROES TO BE BURIED INA NATIONAL CEMETERY, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. | Leaverworta, Kan., June 4, 187%, The 23d inst, will be one of the most solomn occas sions at Fort Leavenworth ever kuown here since the rebellion, It will be marked by the reception of the bodies of thirteen of the officers of the gallant Seventh regiment of cavairy who fell with Genera) Custer ip the memorable massacre of the 23d of June, 1876, Arrangements are boing made at the fort for a general suspension from usual duty, and the whole garrison, oilicers and soldiers, will turn out as an escort to con. vey the remuins of their comrades to the National Cemetery. The citizens hero, who, in the past, know the officers of the Seventh, will also turn out and pay @ parting tribute to the do: THE BLUE BELL MURDER, ONE OF THE MURDERERS OF MRS, PADER CAR. TURED—A NEGRO FARM HAND CONFESSES Ta COMPLICITY, Pnitaves.yata, June 4, 1877, Despatches received in this city to-day from Norrise town bring tue news that one of the murdorers of Mrs. Ruder, who, with her husband, was attacked by burglars at Blue Bel! village on Saturday morning, nag just been arrested at Pennlyn Station, on tho North | Pennsylvania Railroad, about soveuteen miles from this city, ‘The capture was made by Detective Fry, of | Norristown, at eight o'clock this moruing, who idens | titled the man by the cap found near the scene of the murder, and which, it bas been discovered, belonged | to a negro farm hand named Sutton, the man who bag | just been « ‘ed. ‘The nogro bas been in the employ of an old resident ot Vennlyn, called *Commodore’’ Lockendorter, living on the line of the North Pennsylvania Railroad, the | second house abovo the station. The distance trom | here to the Rader residence is scarcely two miles, and | the prisoner was one of the most eng Saturday last, to join in tho pursuit of the mut when o ing parties wero being formed, He is colored man, about live feet two inches bigh, woightog | about 160 pounds, and is perhaps twenty-five yoars | | old, He has been employed on the prem. | ises stated for avout one year. His personal arance 18 one not eabculatea im- | one favorably. | Fry, who bad been caredul! vicinity, Went to Mr. This morning Detective looking up clews in this kendorfer's residence, and asked to seo bis couchman, The answer was that he | was sick: bot the detective said ho must seo him, When Fry entered the room the Colored man rolied | over and said he was very il}, and did not want to be aisturbet, Lhe detcetive threw the clothes olf of one of his arms, and found ag apparently fresh gash. | Then tolling the man 10 get up he took from his coat pocket a cap, and showing it to him said, “Here is | your cap,’’ “Yes”? (then a pause); “where did you find | 10??? He was asked a second time it it was bis cap, and | said it was, “We tound 11,”" sald the detective, “in the chamber whore Mrs. Kader was killed. How did it get there ’’’ The man declared that ‘it was thrown | into the room while we were skylarking.”? The deted | tive then told him that be had come to arrest him; he showed fight at unee, aud it was only alter a severe | btroggle tat hy yrisoner, Lt is said that | a8 he wos al away, alter baving been atly barged with the murder, he admitted to having one into the house with two other mea, whose names he retuved to divulge, om the nigbt of the murder, but | persisted in the statemeut that he did not do the shooting. He wa» at once taken to Norristown and locked up, While other detective parties were sent ous | scouring for his associates. The cap was also identified | by others as ono which the prisoner bad worn, | FRAUDS IN A MARSHAL'S OFFICE, | Barrimone, Md., June 4, 1977, | A Wastingtoa special says J, G, Hester, Special Agent of the Dopartipent of Justice, bas arrested in that city | Joshua Franks, a doputy United States marsbal of North Carolina, charged with defraud) the goverm ment by sending up false acovania, | A very extonsive series ot frauds has been discovered in Marshal Doug- juss’ office. Before be leit North Caroline, Homer arrested G, F, Cronmberger, the chief clerk, wud F.C, Clarke, the chief accountant in Douglass’ oftice, The frauds are sairi Lo amount to mony thousaads of dollars ard uave been yotug On for several years. appeared in tho Bay of Fundy. sarge bauls were made | ar Digty, Clemeyt’s Porv an ta 1 plaowe om ty ho caine bere lor the purpose ot giving the Information copcerniug the frauds "ts Carolina ou Tucaday for trial,”