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Scbuitz the Grand Jury has presented an indictmont for maintaining a nuis- ance against Edward 1. Coe, proprietor ot the bone Tendering catablishmcnt on West avenue, Hunter's Point bis action hag been urged by the residents of the cast side of the city, who ure loud in their outcrics against tho frightful odors that frequently come ucross the Kast River froin the bone boitiag institutions. Vor & time it seemed as if no remedy could be applied to the evil; but the Board of Health ans. certained that under chapter 451 of the laws of 1851 ‘by person maintaining @ nuisance tu one county which affected people in another could be indicted by the county aby of whose residonts wero so affected, Armeu with this authority the Board of Hoalth ob- od evidence against Dir. Coo’s estblishwent, and bbe ludiciment was jound accordingly. Cue was pOtitied to appear at the Disirict Atorney’s office a1 We bail. He uppeared yesterday and tendered the t of bull, $1,500, bis bondsman bi Daniel H. win, of No. 22 West I'wenty-second street, Mr, Mt 1g said, intends to break up bis establishinent janter’s }ornt and carry on bis business at Barren ABDUCTION NUISANCE: OF A GOOSE, ‘Three youthfal foragers, she oldest of whom was only fixteon yeare, went 00 on expedition oo Friday vight fa quest of Michaelmas fowl, They stopped at the patcher’s shop ul Lewis Elision, No. 0% Mott street, Ang forcing the dvors stole u live goose. Uutor- ior the. thieves, however, the fowl cackled and attfacted the attention of a police iaivers obo fook the lud# im custody. At tho Tombs Police Court they gave tho pames of Kawara itoilly, fees Stanton aud Joby Carroll. they were weld iv one. BEFORE KARS. Details of the Engagement at Kizil Tepe. , PASSING THE RUSSIAN OUTPOSTS. Charge of the Circassian Cavalry Led by a Woman. THE GENEVA CROSS SOCIETY. —_——-___ Bxapquanrers ov tax Resstan AnMy, } Korvg Dara, Turkish Armenia, August 26, 1877, When the Russians lot Kars Mukhtar Pacha had just returned victorious from Zewin, where he had achieved an important victory. His troops, boing within a few hours of Kars, were immediately hur- ried forward, He declared that he would take Alex- andropol and drive the Russians beyond the Caucasus. He even talked of capturing the Grand Duko Michacl and his army. With affjirs in this condition we re- treated slowly down here to Kuruk Dara, Mukhtar Pacha followed on a parallel line to the right of us and took possession of the mountain range in full view of ourcamp, Tho distance was about thirteen miles. Russian soldiers could see Turkish canvas dotting the dark mountain side, and fortifications and rifle pits soon appeared on the important heights. Our gen- eral then sent a competent® force to occupy a little cobble stone collection of cellars cailed Bashkudiklar, This place is about eight miles northeast of Mukhtar’s headquarters, but it seems to lle almost at the foot of a range of mountains, Bashkudjklar is a fair speci- ment of the Turkish villages which figure so 1m- posingty in the Porte’s “humane” despatches to the Suropean Powers when it discourses on outrages, In the midale of the plain between Mukhtar’aarmy and the village two rocky hills rise to a height of 600 tect, This isolated eminence is known as Kizil Tepe and was the scene of the battle of which Lam about to write, RECONNOISSANCES, Frequent reconnolasances had been made beyond the Turkish beadquarters im the direction of Kars and along the mountain range that trends southward toward Mount Ararat’ The Russians bad even ex- plored as far as An) (propouncod Awnoe), Armenia’s ancient capital. he Russians found the Turks swarm- ing in that direction as elsewhore, for the whole coun- try was in arms, except 4 few virtuous dagger-decora- ted farmers who supported the thieves that roamed abroad by raising a miserable quality of whoat and sup- plying them with chickens, eggs and cucumbers. The ‘Turks were well supported by the citizen Kurds, who had joyfully turned bushi-bazouks, ready to steal, kill or mutilate, and were now patriots and fuithful follow. ers of the ‘‘onlytruo Prophet’? On the 18th inst. our eptire army mado a general assault on the Turkish Mue, Their skirmishers were driven tn, and the vil- lage and fort of Soubatan captured directly under the guns of Mukhtar Pacha’s headquarters, This was an important step, as the half completed fort when filled with Russian guns would prevent the Turks from gallying down that way aud putting cannon on @ small mountain called Karajal, which overlooks and commands Kuruk Dara, Karajal was so ncar to Kuruk Dara that a Winchester rifle could gend a ball from the Dearest summit into General Molikof’s teit, But as the mountain extends about four miles toward ‘Turks it would have been easy for them to © dash at night and plant a batiery upon its crest, Then they could have shoiled not only Kuruk Dara and Bashkudiklar, but they would have com- manded both the roads loading from Kars to Alexan- dropo!, Their guns ‘would have covered the very plain where the great victory was won by the Rus- siuna In 1854, AN ARCHBOTCHER’S WORK. ‘The Turks were evidently annoyed ut tho result of the Ognton the 18th and the capture of Soubatan. The Rusians were jubilant and the bandé of thé army played opera airs and wiittary music in front of Gen- eral Heymano’s teat, while tho staff enjoyed alittle frontier banquot in the open air until the sun went down, It had been sald by officials next to tho gen- oral jn command that thg demonstration was merely un extensive reconnolt e, but after aday of hard fighting correspondents were suddenly iniormed that the movement was to enable General Devel to move his camp from Bashkudiklar nearer to the Turkish Mino, But it now appears that the advance was madoto assist General Devel in getting roinforcements to Tergakossoff, I'he intervening day between Devel’s departure and the reconuoissance enabled the Turks to Mid out what was going on, and they improved the occasion to strike a blow at the Russians, wbo had leit only 800 men on Kizil Tepe heights, and withdrawn their forces trom Soubatan, Startling as tho statement may seem, the Russians bad not since the hour of its occupation placed @ single guu upon the height, and at the moment of the opening of tho engagement only one company of foot soldiers and a few Cossacks wore stationed at this important point—only another specimen of the blind lethargy which scoms to afflict every officer in the Russian army at present! THE SURPRISE, About three o’clock yesterday morning I was par- tially awakened by whut seemed the rattling of a dis- tuot wagon train. But I bad heard these vohicles at ‘all times of night ever since the investment of Kara, and I thought so little of the noise that | was about to tall usloep again when I realized, suddenly, that it was muskotry firing, ‘Then @ dozen voices in adjoimng ollicers’ tents shouted for horses, 1 had on my clothes aud was outside of the tent belore my eyes were fairly open. Cossacks were hurriedly saddiivg horses in the soit splendor of the moon, and there was a general and an exceedingly earnest ovement throughout the camp, ‘The tring was in the directionol Bashkudiklar. It soon became torritic, Rushing to the place whero my horse wus picketed, [ found my Cossack with chatter- img teeth and twisted saddle girths, but, liko most Russian soldiers, his discipline was admirable, aud in- @ fow moments our horsea were ready for th: ront.’? We rode away toward the Turks and thor shadowy mountains, Oilicera were coming out of their tents ag alloped through the camp; soldiers were quietly forining tuto line, while the belated ones struggled to get on their long legged buots. No one know whether tho Turks were out in full force and were going to cut our army into pieces, with the ussistance of basti- buzouks, or whether a detachment of the pagans wero merely slaughtering the outposts in retaliation: tor re- cont Feconnoissaoces, The Urst thought was that, di covering the ausence of « part of our troops, they were going to annihilate us it they could, AT MORNING'S DAWN, I did not know dednitely whither I was going, ex- cept thut my berse was travelling towurd the terrible conflict, Dark masses of troops were ulready ou the Tond—some marching across delds, others tollowing the brovd roadway. Arullery wagons moved lorward wiih a suarp ratthog souns. Cossacks dashed over the plain at a gallop, while otuors came in [rom outposts the ou the run; but there was no shouting nor drumming nor disorder of any kind. Thoro was excitement, but it Way the excitement of disciplined activity, Every. body pushed steadily toward tue sound of the mus- Ketry. Four miles trom Kuruk Dara wo came in sight of Bushkudikiar and heights of Kizil 1epe. As- conding a spur of Karajal Mountain, which extends into the plain near Kizil Tepe, we looked down upon tho marveliqus landscape. The situation was grandiy revealed in the gray nght of the moruing. It was now day, wud @ mountain sunrise was filling the heavens with splendor, The innumerable mountains from Mount = Arar to Fort Kars seemed to float in an atmosphere of the most delicate Violet; and this violet ab; was tinged with a rosy parple which (ually lost itself in the pear of the morning. 1t was in this ocean of beauty, among &@ (housand shapes without voice, that the crater like mouth of Kizii Tepe blazed with fire and thunder. Toe Turks had just taken the height and driven the hauaful of delenders away with remorseless slaughter, Russian reinforcements from Bashkudiklar were firing cannon from the bottom, while Loris Melikofl and his army were rapidly approaching trom Kuruk Dar General Kamaroff ied a strong oreo toward Soubatan, Thas L@gau the with Hoy munn supporting bis right battle of the aay. A CRAVTY ENEMY, A few words here coucorning some facts as to Turk- ish knowledge of cur movements will be pertinent. Ou the night before the attack General Devel und about ten thousand men lett camp to jou Tergukossof, uvar Mouut Ararat. Ibe Turks kuow it \mmodiately, and even learued the password of the Russian piel Correspondents are watched and news kept trom thi cars tor foar that Russian secrets may in the course of # month return irom the columns of distant nows- papers to the Turkish generals. [ut a baud of treach- erous Kurds aud Mussuimans ure allowed around the cump aod outposts to convey vitul seurets w the Turvs abd votray wil the movemenws the army. Such was the caso ou the wight before W massacre the Kizil Tepe garrison, The ‘Turks mude 1uli preparations tor a deadiy assault, in the silence of tt be p | preceued by useussins armed with the Russian coun | torsigu of the day, Lain aut avle ty toll tue scores story of that dreadfal hour, bat it ts said that only escaped alive, The official ft the 800 were slaughi it waa fearful. The very reportof the Ts seem to carry an atmosphere of venom. 1 our surgeons have found exploded bullets in the bod: of our dead aud wounded gives one a vivid idea of the deadly ferocity of these Asiatic savages, The Sioux Indians of the Yellowstone regions cannot surpass the Turks in devising instruments of devilish torture. Their official reports speak of their dead ag martyrs, while butchered Christian is considere: orthy of even s common golaier’s grave. A MUSSULMAN HBROINE, It ts currontly reported to-day about the camp that this force was under the command of a woman named Fatma, a daughter of an Arab sheikh, A woman on horseback wa at the front of the Circassian cavalry line when first dash was mado, after the pickets had been | yond by means of the watchword, given in perfect Russian. It is stated by one ofthe few survivors whom | huve conversed with that this woman appeared utterly fearless of death and that sho rode ucross the line of her own troops when they were firiug, in utter disregard of the usages of warfare aud tn evident lgnocanes, of the absurdity of her con- jave seen a picture representing Joan © poor, brave girl was er men reached the Kussian camp; 'n- a the retreat became precipitous. Sho was seen to fall Jrom her uorse, and her whole troop of cavalrymen, doubtless unable to restrain their steeds, passed over her quivering body, May she go straight to the harein of Mohammed in paradise, BAD SUNDAY WORK, Well, with this treacherous beginning on tho rocky summit of Kizil lepo, the entre Turkish army came ottand met the Russians as they advanced, The frst skirmish soon became a battle. A flerce fire trom the which came up trom Kuruk Dara failed to Turks trom the crest, and the swarms of pagal {ch poured down from the mountain quickly showed our generals that a day of slaughter way bolo them. It was a beautiful Sunday morning. ‘The cr mountain air was so still that a gossamer plum: tarown aloft would scarcely havo failen, General Kamerof! met with tremeudous fire before Souba- tan, Which, it will bo remembe 1g situated im tront of tho Turkish centre, The gallant und Impotuous Heymann nict the enemy further west toward Kars, The Turks made a persistent and nearly successiul effort to tlaak the right wing. Again and again, through the long day, their Circassian norse- men stole down the ruvines which extend irom tho mountaing into the plain toward Kuruk Dara, Tho ‘Turkish siege guns bellowed trom the bigber and commanding slopes of the mountains. ‘I'hoir field ar- tllery was brought down to the table Jands, and Was fired rapidly aud with much accuracy. ho Kussian firing was éuperior, ‘Ihe shells wero g the aim well taken, and the cunnou skilfully a) d by the officers, while the gunners stood by their motal with fidelity and energy. MAVOO ON ALL SIDES. * ‘Two lines of opposing firé vow extended along the plaim for ten or fifteen miles. The ground wus so Javorably situated that the eye took in the whole view, as if it were cograved ona map. The chief features of the Turkish part of the epgagement was their at- tempts to flank the Russiun right and to push a boay of bashiebazouks down the Alexundropol road. to, Kuruk Dara, when it woula have been very easy to the encampinent. Many tines 14 seemed as if the Turks would succes ut with each attempt a new body of troops appeared just at the rigut ume and in the right place, seus Lor- wara from Kuruk Dara, BACK TO CAMP, ‘About nine o'clock A. M., when the battle was raging flercely iu front of Jaghni (pronounced Yownee) Mountain, I ventured to takg @ run down to the camp to see if | could send a despatch to the HxRALD and to get some Dreakiust. My Cossack horse sgon galloped over the five intervening miles, but what was my pro- found surprise on reaching Kuruk Dara to fiug that the tents were gone, My own tent was partially standing, Looking toward Kars 1 could sce plenty of turkish rifie smoke. 1 learved that the Turks wero expectod, aud that (here was more news around the rnins of our camp than I had learned onthe battle-feld, 1 pro- ceoded tu reconnolire on my owa account. ‘The result showed that most of the baggage and tents of the re- cent camp were in wagons ready for a trip to Alox- andropol, St. Potersburg or Erzeroum, Fortunately the gods did not permit the journey to bo taken that day, fur we hud enough of other matters to attend to. I putsome sardines and pickles into my saddicbags, tied a pair of twelvo-dollar boots to the pommel, and, flinging a sack of Armenian oats across the saddlobow, I started for the bloody front, ; NATURE NOT A PARTY TO TAK CONFLICT, The most distant mountains stood out against the blue horizon, like relicf tracings on un exquisite gem. ‘Nhe range stretched back as docs the tier of an umphi- theatre, but the mountains receded on either side so that the viow was peculiarly picturesque, Wo saw pl toons and single lines of men, solid biocks of iniautry, changing rupidly into different combinations und shapes, 80 that we seemed to behold a scene of stu- pendous encbuntment. Ona long commanding ridgo toward the Russiau encampment Kuruk Dara were,con- gregations of spectators und other bodies of men, with horses aud Cossacks, all looking at war. A thousand rifles crashed and roared. At rapid intervals the mus- ketry would be overwhelmed by the omnipotent voices of tho siege guns, which occupied the mountain as if it were a throne. But trom tue crost ol the Russian hill, where a vast audience of uniformed men was standing, there was no intimation of pain and death, No falling men could beseen. There were uo dying shitioks to sickon even tho military heart. lt was a rand specsaoulur Scene; and a passing stranger might ites thought Ai world’s emporor wa Véibyg sulucod by the guns of nations. THE SIGN OF THE OkoSs. « Bus to @ closer observer thore appeared fatal evi- donce in the harvest in the valley at the foot of tho mountain, A procession of wagons, bearing solemn symbols, moved quickly dewn toward the suoke aud burgting shellz, ‘I'he cross on the sides of those wag- ona was red, The shiold on which it was putnted was white. The cross and the white shicid represented the blood and mercy of the cross, And they went for- ward—Dbloody war clasping the white band of nercy, with gripping death running by theirante, These jour-wneoled tumbrils belonged to the Red Cross So- ciety of Russia, which cares for the wounded und dying in battle, THK Last RITES. In the evening, when all the guns were silent, when the smoke had disappeared and aight bad taken pos- session of the world, these Wagons returned from the field, und this evening, as the sun is setting again, those rifles which siaughtered Turk: the valley again pour forth their sulphurous volleys. But it is over the bodies of the dead. The guns could only atter agrim farewell and wait for vengeance and the for- tunes of another day. KND OY THE BATTLE Late in the afternoon a mutual wish scemed to per- vade the atmosphere that the battle might stop ior the living to bury the dead and lovk alter the wounded, who were lyiag around in tue way of the warriors who wanted to do real urtistic work with their death in- struments. So both sides graduuily withdrew, whilo the artillerymen throw a few parting shells at each Other, as two lovors tosa roses When they separate to meet more iervently soon again. THK LOSSES UNKNOWN, ‘The number of prisoners taken and butchered by the Turks is not given, The number of brave men who were left dead under the fect of the advancing enemy 1s unknown to me aud unrevealed by the ofll- cial report. The result of the day's battle is the loss of w fine military position on the heights of Kiail Tepe and the loss of more than a thousand dead and wounded men. Two brave generals “tull devoted, but undying,” and im due season Lord Byron may have the fie ure of knowing that they will again meet civilization’s common coemy—the Lurks GERMANY AND THE EAST, ‘the Nineleenth Century for September contains an article from the pen ot Herr von Bunsen, of the man Reichstag, which profosses to set forth the viow of independent and unofficial Germany upon a proposi- ‘ion wuich has found a considerable amount of sup- port tw this country —viz., thut Kugland should acquire possession of Egypt. Herr von Bunsen describes the policy of Gormany in 1877 as follows:—“That we dep. recate, and have, if possible, to prevent a European war.’ While praying tor peuce she is periectly pre- pared to pay for it—apparently with ber beigh- bors possessions. Germavy has no appre- ciable interest in the Danube; the develop- ment of Russia into one ‘of the great Mediterranean owers would lessen the incubus ou tho Baltic aud on her Western veignbor; Frauce und ltaly would be indisposed to cull forth a Isuropeco war in order to Oppose a burrier ugainst Russian advance in the Levant; Austro-Hunogury is under an obligation to listuu to the counsels of Germany, and the opposition of England 1, therefore, the only une to be taken into gefious consideration, How can the aggressive de- mands of Kussia be satiaiied ana the connivance of England be purchased? Herr you Buusen says;— Giveu your cecupation of the Isthmus of Suez and Lower Buy By wluch ure portions of the Turkish Empire, you could nut viject with mucl force to such Russian demaidy as the wnuexation of Armenia vr the roodom of the Dardouelles tor her own war suips as well as those of other nations. Of course the claims of other countries to participa to jundor of disuembered Turkey have to ve sidored, but trom the purely Gerinau poms of view Herr yon Bunsen can see no objection to an English ocoupation of Lower Egypt, although he thinks a lower prico for a peaceabie solution would be more welcome to te German Cabiuct One other passago i this remarkable paper, which deuls with tue closo relationship oxisting between Kusaia and Germany, demands quotation: — PRANCE'S NIGHTMARE, | Tam divulging wo secrot—L am uttering @ truinn and nothing elye—whon I say that, ue Franco revels in her trigustul dreams of @ war of rotaltation and spoliation, Ger- Many hay nu choice bus to Keep uu terms of Irieudship and alli with Kussia, No doubt the personal intimuey of tho two suvercians has puwertuily furthered that puliticul understanding whlen is known to exist Lerwoen rn No doubt Germany has ww pay w Ri for tho forbearance she showed in thut great crisis of 1864, 1866 wud 1870, whieh established un immense army, an effvettve u Aiainentery institutions with uuiversil suttray ether pleasaut neighbors to Russia—along the grower part of her European frontior. No doubt Russia claims with justice & few more suustantial services still, in return for ber benovolent neutrality, than our support in 1871, when sho rvclaimed the rijcht of keeping men-ol-war on the huxine, She vinims these services ngw, when seeking to realige hor long adjourned but ‘slumbering desires soushward, She clutined our potont mediation, and we ave ft ungrudgingly, in order to induce Austro- Hungary to counive instead of preventing, as he bo heave a het march = into Turkish torritory. She will soon clatm our an axtunce in the immediate opening of the Vurdanelles to Frown Wien-ol-war aud in the | whom we have ural bent wipachy which draws us inetinetively to- ward the Greek. Sue wil armenia, and iteun be ae oblig tion of ours tu prevent her trom detraying the tin: ionse vost ot this war by the permanent conquest of an Anlatic province, even thougle it imay pluce the «pprouches seas within hor wusy yrasp. Aw regards thess wuds we are—Priveo Bismarck las trequeutly tt, T believe his assertion trerod us t the dege © ous In harmony with the other Kuro ative to them, pean Power NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1877.—QUINTUPLE SHEET. MODERN WARFARE. CONTRASTS BETWEEN THE STRUGGLE IN TRE EAST AND THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA, {From the Anglo-American Times.) Some of the war correspondents have likened cer- tain phases of the campaign now raging to what oc- curred when the Confederate and the federal armies opposed each other in the field. It is said that no soonor did tho gencrals on either side gain a position than they sat down to fortify it, which is taken to sig- nify ene of the changes made by the arms of preci#ion andthe greater range aod power of artillery, But what is moré striking is the absence of euterprises which marked in a peculiar way the operations of the American war, ‘The two armies in the Kast dght with a valor and determination it would indeed be diffcult to excel, but their energy appears to be concentrated on the conflict and to be expended in the fight, It would be hard to select a more stabvornly attacked position than that of the Shipka Pass, or than tuat of Plevna; but the generals appear only able to bring the combatants into contact, and there to leave them till, like the Kilkenny cats, nothing re- mains but theirtaila The feature of the American war was the cavalry raid, What would Kurope have Suid if the Turks hud organized uw huge cavalry force, which, starting from Erzeroum, swept throug tue Cau- casus, round the Black Sea, came down on the Crimea, cutting every line o! communication as 1b moved, de- stroying bridges, buruing depots and carrying general dismay through the country, while another cavalry torce larly ih so emerging (row behind the Balkans, crossed the Danube, left Bucharest in fames, cut up all the railway communications on which the Kussians relied, and, crossing the Pruth, passed ike @ streak of lightuing till it joined bands with tue when thetwo were ready to turn and fight on equal terms either of the forees in pur- suity That was tbe sort of war waged in the United States; only the people in surope do not com- prebend the distances traversed by the raidors, or the voldneds with which these troopers rode, the dumage ip did, aud the way in wich they managed to butfle und eiude pursuit, T2K BUROPKANS NAVE XO DEFDUTE PLANS, Their operations vn land resembled the operations of the Cont ed force in tbe cnomy’s ere traced in dosolation, yet thomselves never to be found, This is the feature most conspicuous by its ubsence in the Kustern campaign which strik parison 18 raised; but there 18 another featu very material, though it does uot make the same brilliant sbow, Neither the Lurk uor the Russian ap- poarsto bring any tutelligence aud aptitude for over- coming watural obatacies mto:pisy. Both sit down in vbewr camps, around which they: pile up mounds of filth ‘till all’ strangers, whose olectory organs hw | Decome accusto: to a purur atmosphere, are d gut, Whut now seems 14 Bulgaria to stri obsctver. is. the smell, He may bave no | picturesque; to iis ublmeginalive, uuiud indications |p d, |! tull of meaning may convey mo impression; but hic | nose rebels. He breaks inte an involuntary **Ob,’? aud if at liberty ridea with ‘spocd trom the place. The roads remuin as the unusual trafie has Jett them, and after 4 sburp shower tho camps cease to be approucha- bie, Correspondents have expressed th toulsbment they felt when they saw futigue parties *tulu ofl” to drag Vehicles over obstacies impassable for the un- aided quadrupeds, Suroly,*said one, had theso fatigue parties Leen employed in repairing the roau, dragging would have been rendered unnecessary. Why should 100 wheols pass through that rut to cach of which bands bave to ve applicd, whon a few shovels full of gravel would Oli tho rutY and ecbo mouratully answers, Why? Where was the might of the Russian Ewpire im the day of Russia’s triaiy 1n Russia, uotin Bulgaria; because there wero no means of conveying it Were, Bor of supporting it when conveyed, SHERMAN AND MOLTKE, The commissariat urrangewents failed; the trans- port could not be muintained, and fortunately for tho ‘turks their soldiors were sald to live us the birds of the air, It is not tuir to compare the tusk Russia bas undertakea with that Germany accomplished in the cumpaign in France, Moltke would huve found it a Very different matter to m his armies io Bulgaria or Armenia; in Tenvesseo or Georgia. The country seemed mado jor bis organization und plans, but Le would bave found it widely diferent had be to cam- puign in a land without roads and with so many Batural obatucles, in that case the shortoomings of the German system would huve boen revealed; how jar pipe clay aud rigid regulations have interfered with the tree use of the soldier’s tuculties, which was, in truth, the characteristic of the war in America, As SuertMau moved irom Atlanta to the sea, railways od- vanced in bis rear, and everything be required was dumpea down atthe camps belore the fires were lit, With each army corps wore aruficors draited from the ranks, skilled in every trade, capable of discovering a mine, digging out the ore, and building a steamer where there was nothing in the country but a bleak mountain andan uoloraableriver, Wars in uncivilized, roadicss countries, are, more than half, wars against nature; and the bandicst mon will win if possessed of anything like as good fighting qualitics. Wak RATHRR THAN COMMERCIAL GREATNESS. ‘The arms of precizion and breecb-loauers were in that war first goucrally employed. There torpeaves inspired the tars with leaf; there iron for the protection of ebips was rst used, 11 followed into detail the campaigns would be/fownd to be w series of contrivances, while the only cbutrivances In the -Eust 13 to bring the com- Datants together and leave them to figh€ivout. But that is not what might be cxpected o. a groat military Power like Russia; yet, strange ag the assertion may , had the Czar so logisiated Jor bis Empire as to uraye commerce to the disregard of his military had the Romanofis continued that system for generations, the Kussian would at apter — soldi jor the cam- js. Further, it e preparations, and while a network of railways bad spread over Russia, and the Bluck Sea béou alive with Russian shipping, he would still have remained the impassivo spectator of the changes destined to absorb and sup- piant bim in their vortex. But Russia chose to eulti- vate the urts of war, or, in other words, to follow the amplo of the Turk, Russia also became a camp, aud with less aptitude for war than the Turk; the Muscovite now faces his enemy on terms he has Dim- self mado little better than equal, BOMBSHELL AMONG DETECTIVES, COMMISSIONER ERHALD?I'S PLAIN WORDS TO DETECTIVES WHO WANT LEGISLATION. A nuinber of Central Oflice detectives mot at Polyco Headquarters yesterday and organized themsclves into a committee to take measures for influencing legislation on the subject of police pensions, De- fective John J. Dunn was elocted chairman, Tho pension systom of the Brooklyn force was discussed and looked upom as a proper model for imitation by the New York Police Department. The system in question provides that after twenty years’ service a policeman may of his own option retire at half pay, or he may be #0 retired ut the uption of the Commis- siouers, Attheclose of the meting the loliowing note was sent to Commissioner Krhurat:— Detecrive Orgies, YOuice Derantwent, Crty oe Nkw York; Sept. 20, 1877. Hon. Joxt B. Ernanvt:. i At # meeting hold this morning) Detectives Tiemun, Dickson and, Duun were appohited a committee to with you in regard tothe jptruduction of » bill ty be Presented to the Logivlatute fo euublo the police of this city to secure the passuge Of @ Dill sitnilar to the retiring On receipt of the document Commissioner Erhardt mide tue following emphatic indersement on the back and sent tt to Superintendent Walling:— Comurrrau ov Ruues any Disciruisn, Pouck Duraurwent, City ov New York, Sept. 29, 187. Roturnod through the Superintondont uf Police, wuo will notify the officers who forwarded this communication, sunt the appointiment of committees among policomon tor the purpose of iutluencing she Bourd of Police, and, more brine / wo influence any way, ls disapprov and will subject the members of the de} ing such ‘comuutttess to trial and punisument, ince of detectives to prevent or detect crim of which, untortunately, exists in this elty to de: occupy their entire time, If the officers composing the detective force Imagine that they can Und time to iutertere in legislative matters they will be remanded to patrol duty. This committee hud vetter dissolve at once, JORL b. ERUARDT, Chairman. ‘Tho Commissioner's rgply had tho effect of a bomb- shell in the detective oilice and the committee dissolvea with marvelious celerity, Indeod, so rapid was the dissolution (hut the existence of te commitice at all was us the Vague memory uf some troubled dream. In future it 13 not probable that detectives or other mom- bers of the force will séck legislauon. ARKIVAL OF MORMONS, At throe o'clock yesterday alternoon tne steamer Wisconsin lauded, at Castle Garden, 459 Mormovs, mon, women and children, on their way to Salt Lako City, The agent of tho Church of the Latter Day Saints, Mr, Staines, was on hand at the disembarka- tion of the emigrants, who wero composed of natives of Sweden, Norway, W: England and Scotland. Mr. Hamilton G. Park, who went over to Englaad und touk charge Of the cutire company on their voyage, said to the reporters, on being ‘questioned as to (be feeiing of the Mormons in regara vo the death of Brigham Young and the character of big succeesion, that while the Mormons mourn his joss they are not artied wbout the result, God uppointea Brigham ‘oung to teach and guide the Mormon population and He wil appoint somebody else in His own good time wo sui Brigham, In the meantime, the Twelve Apostles will control aad conunue the work of the great founder. “Do we bolieve iu polygamy? No, sir, We do bot, and if anybody of our tatu in Kurope Suggested polygamy we Would excommuuicute him frou the Chure! Why do we practise it here? Well, now, tho answer to that would bo that Brigham Young thought it wise in bis geveration to institute polygamy, and being bead of (he Church, wo bowed to Uis Vehests; but we nevertheless felt that he was wrong, that 18, those among us who had any dispo- sition toward thinking over matters,” ‘Lhe passengers by the Wise ave mostly paid their owa lure. The exceptions ure those who have been sent tor by inends 1 Salt Luke City. Tbe ap- pearance of the cwigruats was fur superior to that of previous arrivals, The men were as a rule bright and intelligent looking aud the sume wight be said of the children, Who were all well Clad and much disposed to merriment. The women were comfortably attired and extremely cheeriul, NAVAL WARFARE. More Torpedo Experiments ‘in Newport Bay. MIMIC BATTLES. An Extraordinary Spectacle that Blicited Great Applause from the Ladies. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE ‘HERALD. ] » Newvorr, R. L, Sept. 2¥, 1877, ‘The torpedo experimeats yesterday were of a high order, and consisted in the practical use of explosives, torpedoes, &c. Two mimic batties were also arranged. The Board arrived at tho station before ten o'clock, On their arrival a small steamer was observed lying at the wharf with steam up and having @ small line trail- ing over her stern, ‘Tis line proved to be un electric cable connecting a simple mechanism on board the steamer with ap equally simple apparatus on tho wharl, both being designed by Lieutenant McLean, ono Of the assistant inspectors of ordnance at the torpedo station, After a brief explanation to the Board of what {t was proposed to ao with the boat Captain Breese gave the order to go ahead, and immediately there tollowed a click of a mugnet and off the boat started, Captain Breese then gave directions in ro- gard to steering, wowing and stopping, which wero immediately oboyed by the boat, without any inter- ference save that communicaied by [icutewant Mc- Lean, who was on the wharf, through the cable which ran out over the stern of the steamer from a tubin which it wus coiled. Then the steamer was brought to the wharf, and the mechanism, which was taken out in two minutes, was minutely explained to the Board by Lieutenant McLean, This is anew in- vention and was tried to-day for the frst time. There appeared to be a vibrating key, which could be placed on any one of eight electric paths. Each of the iattor included @ magnet, which, intura, operated a valve for turning steam on or off the oylinders, which were of a peculiar construction, thereby starting, ‘stopping or backing the engines or putting the helm to qither side at pleasure. ‘There were also otner. counections by which two torpedoes could be dropped and dred under an enemy’s vess ‘The steam cylin- ders were out of the way and nearly out of sight, and the controlling apparatus could ail be carried in a hat box. ‘The experiment was a perfect success, and Lieu- tenant McLean was congratulated by the Board, by the commundant of the station and by his fellow olllcers as well, upon his marvellous invention. the Commo. doro telling him that it did him a great deal of crodit. SPAR TORPEDORS. The Board were then escorted to to the United States steamer Nina, tu charge of Andrew P. Hasutord, where some excellont experimonts were witnessed with spar torpedoes, tho service lauacbers being brought into uso, The offensive class of torpedoes, such as is issued toall vessels of the navy, were the only ones used. Tho first experiment was made by Licutenant J. R. Beliridge, who, with a boat and crow, located nimsif about seventy-five feet from the shore and submerged a@common service torpedo attuched to the extremity of waickory spar, forty tive teot 1ong and about cight inches in diameter. It was placed ubout twelve fect. under water, and was ignited by an electrio fuse with the aid of one of Farmer’s machines with 4 turn of 4 crank, which stored up a quantity of electricity and touched a key, thus exploding the tor- pedo, ‘The explosion was ao success, throwing tho water about ilby feot in toe air. Yo guard against uc- Cident the connections Were not made until the ex- plosives bad beon placed in position, The Board were shown that au expiosion would be sure to take place, the precuution being taken to send a tost circuit beforehand, thus showing that this precaution im actual wartare was noces- sary before ruuning alongside of un enemy's Vessel, The second experiment of the same nuture ‘was made by Lieutenant Commander E, T, Woodward using 4 seventy-live pound service torpedo, The Water was sont u distance of sixty foet in toe air, and the commotion raised in the hurbor was astonishing. report coaid bave been heard a jong distance, soutenunt R. M. Berry and Ensign B. A. Fisk made the third experiment, using tweaty-fve pounds of dynamite, equal to 200 pounds of powder,: and Which was placed iu a tin can, It was no- ticed that the officers were isken off in another beat belore the explosion took pluce, and upon in- quiry the reason wus tound to be that it was the Wish of the commanding Officer that no risk sbould be run, and, as itturned out, it wus lortunate that this pre- caution was taken, Tne explosion made a terrific noise und a huge column of water aud dirt ascended vo a great beigut, causing the harbor tor a disiance of un eighth of a mile to present aw troubled appearance. Vessels rolled at their anchorage and the Nina shook very perceptibly. the waters suosided “than ap enterprising sherman was on the spot seining the fish which had beeu stunned, aud which Were floating about in large numbers. ‘the spur to Which tue torpedo was fastenod was sent at lightming speed over the bow of the boat and broken, the end part of which being splintered as though ithad been crushed ina vice, 11 was tied to u staple ou the bout with two turns of spun yarn, and alter the explo- sin it was noticed that the staple bad veen drawn out and was banging in its customary place, Lieu- tevant F. F, Gilmore and Ensign F. W.' Dunno were calied upon tu make the fuurth experiment in the same manner, and wore given o torpedo filled with gun cotton, equal to 200 pounds of powder, to explode, The stock was not us violent as tue last, but bad the explosive article been under a vessel bot- tom it woulu huve been more disastrous, ‘This finished tho exercises with the spar torpedoos, FROZEN DYNAMITE, The Board were then escurted 10 the shore, whero Liewenunts Uricl Sebree and G. Blochlinger av tempted to make an experiment with frozen dynamite, the latter imuteriul being placed am the harbor, it bas always been conteaded thet frozen dynamite was uon-explosive; but during the winter Prolessor W. N. Hull, sue chemist at the Station, hug arrauged a fuse that will ignite the stub- born materi, The Board were ilormed that un en- meer some Lime ago placed a quantity of dynamite lu a sleigh during the winter, aud be tound ty ais sure prise, When ho hud reached tho end of bis journey, that it had frozen, aud he found it impossible to ex- plode it The explosion, to-day did vot take pluce at the lirst attempt, aud it Was subsequently ascertained by roiessor Hill that the uynamite had trozen the fuse, this being caused by delay im not having made the experiment sooner, A new fuse was ar. rauged and the experiment was again tried, This ime it proved a grand success, aud thus while the govern- moat 18 blessed with baying Jound a way to transport the dangerous material, it bus also founda wiy to ignite it during the Winter montbs should 1t treezy be- tore being used. SALUTING TORPEDOKS, Lioutenant Horace K. Eimer theu fred three salut- Ang torpedoes, with Prolessor Farmer’s boat machine, to show what could be done with tho latter, tue full capucity being the tiring off of four. lor some uu- kuown rouson the fourth torpede did not ignite. Inoy were placed about seventy tet from shure, Lieutenant Commander Yates Stirling aud Licuienaut Jamex Franklin followed and interested ths Board with whe exploding of an tmprovised torpedo to show that a wrpede could be made on board a ship in case vt emergency with the aid of an gid can, Jug and otber similar articles which could be made watertight, This was also tired by electricity. ‘Tho commotion it raised was sight compared to tho other torpedoes whicu bud been exploued. 1t was mado With the ala of w two-quart stouc jug filled with powder. Then followed the great exporiment of tho day, The condouved schooner Martha, from st. Jonu, N. B., which was run into and sunk off Watch Mill a few anunths ago by tue steamer City of Piwhburg, of New Bodford, was towed to the outer Larbor and stationed ab the south end of Gow Island, ‘he hurber was completely covered with small oats, Which many tim ordered back trom the vicinity of the wreck. explosion Was in charge of Comnunder Thoinas 0, Seifriige, Mr. Buuce anu C, Norton, who had made uli the prelimpury arran; ments, planting torpedoes, &. The crait was waver. logged and well down, and many were of opimion thay torpedoes would tail to crush her, but tho iueredulous wero over more mistaken, Six 100 pounders, charged with dynamite, wuich was equal to 4,500 pounds of water were placed wauerneaih’ ‘ner botiom Sho was jocated «about leur buodeed fevt from shore. Commundor seifridge stud the buttery, woieh contained Afteen cess, uud care. fully tested the wires ieading to the hulk, The circuit wus closed by the latter officer, aud im an iusiant a vast voluine of water nsconded # distance of uearly two hundred aud flity teet, followed vy a deatening Tour and @ concussion Whicu will never be forgotton by the spectators, For a moment nothing could be scen in the air but ono ass of foam apd broken timber, ‘I'he torpedoes were ull firod at once and performed even more tun was oxpected. The hulk Was transformed into a complete wreck, Uh aébrix Veing scattered us lar us the eye could penetrau through the fog. As soun ay the waters bad supsided tie) wreekers in their bouts pre sented a Very animated appearance, and in less than hall uo hour afterward oothing was lit of tho vessel ‘the youtiomen who had so succussfully made the experiment were warmly cou- gratalated, The ladies tu the oottages and (hose on bourd vouts tn the barbor waved their baudkerenics us they came up the bill, The Board wore then invited on board of the Ninu, and tue latter vessel was soon vebind Fort Adanis, where somo experiments were maue with the Harvey (towing) \orpedo, which, how- ever, Were Hot us suCceDstul ue Was UXpected, CHASING AN &NKMY. The first experiment was in charge of Lieutonant W. Swittand tf, H. Stevens, who, in order to imitate an @omy's ship, tied two kerosene barrels wether, dropped thei overboard and then with « huadred pound spar torpedo weut in pursurt of the same, in order to ane ushilaw them aad to sow whut could bo dono tn a tual warfare, The was lashed to the b composite spar by an iron sieeve, aud swung the ocean by guys. In order to maki spar go through the water with ag resistance 43 bio it was Decessary te have it arrangs accordingly, and 1t presented the figuro of a double convex lens, The “enemy's before the unecessary arrangements bad been had drifted a long distance into a northwesterly direc: ton. The steamer, under the direction of Lieutenant Stevens, yas headed for the object, but, unfortu- nately, went too close to it, and It was deemed Inexpe- dient to fire the torpedo. Another uttempt wus mad and, a8 far asthe “enemy”? was concerned, it proved to be another failure. The barrels were light and drilted very rapidly out of the way, the current being unusually strong. Tne ex. plosion, however, was u great success, sheets of e were sent a distance of feet in the air, aud descending on the deck caused all hands to seek a place of refuge. Several inaneiie Captain Bree wet through, and f moni 14 was impossible to tell just how much water had beca shipped, Admiral Jones, of the English navy, was wise, ashe found comfortable quarters in the pilot house betore the torpedo was ignited, The next ex. periment was with the Harvey torpedo, a 4 Lieutenant J. J, Hanken aod Ensign W. Winder. This torpede was mau!palated quite successfully, and was made ta dive and perform otuer feats peculiar to the same, 1 was exploded by electricity, much to the disappoint ment of apy ob board who desired to see it explode by contact instead, A NAVAL BATTLE. Lieutenant J. M. Forsyth and Master Frank Ellery were called upon to engage in @ naval battle, the former being given command of the government achooner Josepu Henry and the latter directing the movements of the Nina, with a Harvey torpedo on each side, which, however, were not loaded, as it wag not desired to sacrifice any lives for the benefit of tn test Lioutenant Forsyth was to do his best to pret bis y’? trom striking bim on cither side, and, considering tho craft which ho bad to bandle, he mun- aged very successiully. The Nina’s movements, how- 5 ps manuged by bor young Com- nder, and he came very near running the schooner down, his yarda getting entatgled with the Jatter’s jib and tearing it into bons. She pussed the schooner on the starboard side, but ultogethor too close tor comfort or to show the effectivgness of the torpedo. The towing line caught over the echoonor's main boom and to prevent any further datmugethe stoamer’s engines were backed and the difficulty adjusted. Tho experiment served to show, notwithstanding its failure, that*those on baard of t! schooner could nave cut the lines and gont one of the torpedoes ut loust adrift, thus rendering her destruce tion loss probable. It would not do to try to capture {t, ag it would explode as soon as it came in contact with any obstacle. ‘The vessels thon steamed into the harbor. Lieutouant Forsyth managed to bring Josoph Heury through the fort notwithstanding ber accident A TRIAL TRIP, ‘The last experiment consisted ofa trial trip of the torpedo launch Lightning, built specially for the gov- ernment by, the Messrs. Herresboif, of Bristol, and which is'supplied with a coil boiler and the builders’ pecull, gine, a description of which has app inthe Huraup. This was in charge of Livutenaut Goorge A. Converse and utenant Albert RK. Condo} two of the instructors, who fired tho steamer an secured tho necessary umount of steam in six minutes, the timo being kept by Captain Edward Simpson, United States Navy. They took her several times around the island, making about haem miles per hour, The launch, in the opinton of the Board, how- ever, was only it for smooth wator, ‘his tinishod the experiments, TAKING THEIR DIPLOMAS, ‘Tho class subsequently received their detachmonts and the amount of pay due them and took their de- parture, ‘To-day the instructors periormed lew more oxperimonta: The Commodore informed the HERALD correspondent that he was well pleased with the examinations and the experiments, and that the eveut had been agreat success. This opinion was shared by the other members of the Board and by Ad- miral Jones as well. Muny of the cout people and other guests wore present to witness the experiments from theshore, AN INSPECTION TO-DAY. The Board visited the island again to-day for tho purpose of makiug up the report. ‘They also intended to visit sevel departments and have certain matters explained waich it would not do tor others to bear, therefore no visitors were present ‘They visited t! chemical anu olectrical luboratory, where the dra ings aud diagrams illastrating the topics taught were exuipited. A large magic light, used for bar nag | creminng ce a scroen, was exhibited, as wero also Plutes ised im various stages of production, as well as the chemicals machiner) used for manofacturing gunpowder, nitro glycerine and other explosives which wort used to illustrate the lectures given to the cluss andot instruction, ‘The tnstraments were fully explained by the chemist, Professor Hull, visited the eleo tricity laboratory, where the use of cable instruments and other kindred appliances were minutely oxplamed by Licutenants Converse, Condon and Newell. machine shops were examined to uscertain tho! capacity for manufacturiug torpedoes, Tho instructors fired utorpedo to show that in case of emergency ¥ ‘was possible to explode @ torpedy through ordivary uuinsulated wire, A battery cell, designod by Liew tonant G. A. Converse, was shown and tested, and if ‘was proved beyond doubt that it was the best in use. It js designed for shipboard, and can be rolied about and covnected under water, is air tight, and wag knocked around tho floor as though it was a playthiog, The Bourd finished its labors this afternoon. THE EAST RIVEX BRIDGE, On all parts of tho great suspension bridge, on the approaches, in the cable laying and in the preparation of the detailod plans for the different parts of the superstructure the work is proceeding rapidly. On iho approaches the men are gotting used to the work, and, while the excavations for the {foundations of one pier are in progress, the workmen aro filling 19 con- crete on tho plier just before it and matong are at work on tho third, so that there isa regular rotation of work, The stone work on the second pier of the Brooklyn approach was cominenced on Friday. Tho excavation for the third pier is halt finished. On tho New York sido the luying of concrete for tho founda- ons of the second pier is still going on, The fourth pair of upstream strands were finished on Friday atternoou and the wrapping buggies immo- diately sent out on their journeys. Yesterday mori ing the laying of the filth pair of downstreanf stranus was cominenced at seven o’clock, but the ruauing was stopped about cleven in the forenoou on account of the high wind and was not resumed during the day, Eighteen wires had been Iaid on one strand and s!x- teen on the other. ‘Ihis stoppage was necessary, ag un parate wires cannot be properly regulated with | reterence to the guide wire whon they are so strongly acted on by the breeze. During the afternoon the lowered strands were secured by ropos to regniating cradles to diminish the swaying, which, nore especially in the middie span, was quite considerable, ‘Tho final regulation of the fourth pair of downstream strands was tinishod on Friday afternoon. To under. #tand the accuracy with which this regulating is doug it mecd only be stated that of all the strands go far lowered aud regulated not one is as much as one. eighth of an inch out of the way of the calculated gths from nochorage to auchorage. Quite a number of tho contractofs who propose put- ting in bids for the gramte to be used for th proaches were in tho enginecr’s offices in Broi yesterday making the last ostimatos trom the det lang of the stonework of the approaches yrior to anding in their bids on Monday, the last day for re- ceiving them, CLAIRMONT and p- yo SAVINGS BANK, PROSPECTS OF A SEITLEMENT—PRESIDENE BROADWELL’S ACTION. ‘The affairs of the Ciairmont Savings Bank are pros coeding regularly !n liquidation, Mr, Sibiey, the soe countant of Genoral Smailey, is basily eagaged in straightening out tue different accounts, auc he thinks that it will be at least ten days before he will be ablo to give th@ depositors u statement as to how tue affairs actually stand, Tho receiver Lolioves that trom flity to seventy conts on the dollar will be paid to depusi- tors, especially ag the last movement of President Broadwell has increased their chances of realization by tho attempt of the latter gontieman to remove about $20,000 trom the Park Bank safe deposit vaults, Mr. Marsh, one of the trustees, told the reporter that ho liad arguod tue case tn Schenectady yesterday (I'ri- day), and he thought there was uo doubt but that General Smalley would be confirmed as receiver. Is would be a groat misfortune to the depositors if thero Wag a Wrangle umong the thousand people interested in regurd to au appointeo for the receiv ship, bequuse any clash wuld necessary usogup the money of the doserving poor people who had put thor cash im tho bank in good faith, and throw tho case into the hands of lawyers who would, possibly through costs and litigation, use i up. Mr, Broadwell so lias retused to ussijn his personal property, and it ia not known whether he will como to the reliof of those parties Who have been knowa to be interested with him in his specalations. The only hope is that family influence: be strong enough w induce him to come to terms aud save bimselt from further trouble THE BOOK TRADE SALE. The book trado sale was brought to a close yostor day aiternvon, ‘The pubiicatious of Samacl D, Burlock & Co, C A. Nichols & Co., Seow & Co, and D, R, Nives were the last sold, Tho Jot tacludodjmany Bibles, diaries, albums, &c, Tho other firms whose goous were disposed of are Pierce & Bushnell, the Clare- mont Mauufacturing Company, Altemus & Co., Francis & Loutrel, E. M. Gileg, James Purcell and Lra Bradley & Uo, ‘The latter jot consisted chiefly of blank book* and ail kinds of sationery, &e, A PASTOR'S WILL, There was offered in the Surrogates office for prow bate, yosterday, the will of tho late Dr, William A, MeVieker, formerly rector of Curiat'sCuarch, As woll as can Le guthored from the will, the deceusod has left an catate of about $60,000, All this bo gives to his wife, Fanny Elizabeth, tor lito, aud at her death to his children and = their heirs, =o Its the children should dio before their mothor, then she takes all tho property absolutely, In tho event of tho death of boih ‘before the provisiot ot the wilt are carried out, then be bequoaths to porsonal iriouds named in the will about $40,000 of tho uinount, and tho remainder is to be divided equully between St Stephen's Collese, of Anandale, Dutchdss county, N. d the Society tor the Rulief of the Blind aud Destitate, of the city of Now York. Tho executora are William Jay, George Holman and Bdwia 3, Coles