The New York Herald Newspaper, October 2, 1877, Page 7

oe] THE WAR. Rassian Council of War on the Winter Campaign, ALLEGED TURKISH VICTORY. Peace Agitation Not Favorable at St. Petersburg. SERVIA IN DOUBT. General Klapka Disowns the Hungarian Discontents. [BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.1 Lonpon, Oct. 2, 1877. A Bucharest despatch says:—‘‘The Czare- witch visited Gorny-Studen to attend o council of war as to whether the bulk of the Russian army should winter in Bulgaria or Roumania.” (Norz.—A special from the same cor- respondent, on Monday morning, stated that the Czarewitch went to Gorny-Studen on Saturday to relinquish his command on the left flank and resume command of the Imperial Guard.) THE CZAR NOT ASKED TO RETURN. A St. Petersburg despatch says:—‘The report that petitions are being signed re- questing the Emperor to return home is untrue.” A SENSATIONAL DESPATCH FROM SOPHIA. Yesterday morning’s Standav'd publishes the fol- owing speciai despatch:— “Sopmra, Sunday evening, Sept. 30, 1877. “Trustworthy information has been received here that Osman Pacha has repulsed a Russo-Rouma- nian attack on his front and left, inflicting heavy losses. It is also sald that he attacked the Rus- sians on the Lovatz road and recovered severa; Positions.” ¥ This seems to agree with the report pub- lished in the Constantinople newspapers on Sunday that Osman Pacha had defeated the Roumanians before Plevna, but there is no more reason to believe one than the other. The above details resemble the fight of September 11 to 18 remarkably. As the Impe- rial Guard, numbering 56,000, is said to be due be- fore Plevna by the 5th inst., it is highly improbable that the Russians have made a general assault withcut them. RUSSIAN STATEMENTS ON MEDIATION. The Russian ‘elegraphic Agency prints a Bucharest despatch which declares that mediation 1s impossible. A solution of the questions between Russia and Turkey must be sought for on the battle field. Diplomacy may intervene later. URGING SERVIA TO FIGHT, A special from Belgrade 'S:—Since the arrival of the new Russian Consul General and Rouma- niws Envoy Extraordinary Servian inter- vention is regarded as quite certain. It 4s said that this question has been decided in Cabinet councils. Troops have again been or- dered to the frontier, and officers and surgeons have been ordered to rejoin their regiments within three days, Ammunition and provisions are being Sent to the border. Kragujevatz arsenal is work- ing day and night. LOOKING FOR A PRETEXT, The resolution come to at these German Cabinet councils is to ask the Porte to withdraw her troops concentrated near the frontier. As a refusal NEW YORK CUBA, IMPORTANT SURRENDERS FROM MAMSI LAND — PROSPECTS OF PEACE WITH THE INSUR- GENTS, Havaya, Oct. 1, 1877. Sefior Castillo, with bis son, surrendered to the Spanish authorities on the 27th ult. Both were promi- Bent persons in the insurrection. Sefior Castillo was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Cuban government and his son aide-de-camp of General Maximo Gomez. Rumors of peace aro daily taking more shape, and a proximate peace is generally credited. “MOST NOBLE CASSIUS,” PARTICULARS OF THE SHOOTING OF A NEGRO BY GENERAL CASSIUS M. CLAY, Cixcixsatt, Ohio, Oct. 1, 1877. Hon. Cassius M. Clay ye y morning shot and instantly killed a negro named Perry White, General Clay had employed White’s mother as a cook, but, finding she had been robbing him of silver plate and other articles, had discharged her. Yesterday morn ing he started from his farm, six miled trom Rich- mond, Ky., to visita megro church in the neighbor- hood for the purpose of hiring another servant, While on the way he discovered a horse loose in the pasture near the roadside and the negro, Perry White, eudeuvoring to conceal himself behind the aaimal, White bad threatened Mr. Clay’s life, and was known as @ desperate character, and upon porceiving him Mr. Clay immediately leaped down, confronted tho negro and ordered him to throw up bis bands, Tne negro obeyed, and Mr. Clay talked to him roughly and ordered him to leave the place, telling him th: be moved from bis position until he (Clay) mounted ho would kill him, As soon as Mr, Clay started for his horse the negro rushed atter bim, but Mr. Ciay turued suddenly, and, tiring twice, hit tne negro in tho neck and breast, Mr. Clay then’ rode to town and delivered himsvit to the authorities, The feeling ot community is entirely with General Clay, while the vegro bad the reputation of a bully and & dangerous maa, GENERAL CLAY JUSTIFIED, Lovisvitix, Ky., Oct. 1, 1877. A telegram to the Courier-Journal trom Richmond, Ky., reterring to the killing of Perry White by Hon, Cassius M. Clay, formerly United States Minister to fos ia, gives the following verdict of the Coroner’s ur, ry While came to his death by a pistol shot wound, inflicted by C. M. Clay, Sunday, September 30. Testimony being given us uuder oath by C, M. Clay, he Leng the only witness, we ure constrained to justify the said Clay and believo that he did it in self defence,” CRIME IN MISSISSIPPL (ey TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD, ] Vicxsuuna, Oct. 1, 1877, On the empanelling of the Grand Jury in the City Court to-day Judge Young delivered a vory able and powerlul charge, He referred to the too free use of firearms, and urged tho great necessity of investigating and bringing to justice such guilty parties, and whilo he recognized the fact that much of the crime in the city and county was committed by transient perso Janding at our city, yet the fact cannot be denied that too many persons Wore carrying fircarms and weapons of a deadly character in our midst. The charge was lis- toned to with marked attention by the jury und a large number of the bost citizens ol the city and county. MARIETTA AND CINCINNATI RAIL- ROD. Bartisore, Md, Oct. 1, 187% A meeting of a number of bondholders of the Ma- rietta and Cincinnati Railroad was neld here to-day, Mr, SH, Taggart presiding. A standing committee of ten, consisting of 8. H. Taggart, William Whitelock, Ira L, Holden, Andrew Reid, John L. Gilman, & Eccles, Israc! Morris, of Philadelphia; Judge John C. King, James Carey Coals and W. W. Spenco, was ape pointed to ascertain definitely whether the said road is at present run exciusively in the interest of its stock. holders and creditors; whether the road is in receipt ot its aue proportion of what is known as through freight and passeugers in connection with the Baltimoro aud Obio Railroad, aud that if sud committee are vop satistied with ti business connections of the two roads above men tiowed, they are respectfully requested to asceriuin whetner other and better terms cun be made with Some other road and report toa subsequent meeting, Mr, Taggart, president of the mooting, stated that the action of the committee would represent the moral and would, in addition to its act a8 an advisory coiitiittes to call meetings, &c. 11 was, he suid, @ commitice of truat. created to tuke caro of the bondholders’ interests, und ‘not mn antagonism to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad or the receiver of tho Marietta and Cincinnati: Rail road. The interests of tho roads named and the bond- holders were iuentical, ava there was no feeling of autagooism in the meeting. A RAILROAD SOLD. Loursvineg, Ky., Oct. 1, 1877, The Loulsville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railroad, extending {rom Mount Sterling to Cincinnati, via of this demand is almost inevitable, it is Loulsvil.e, was sold to-day by order of Chancellor belleved in Belgrade that Servia will be | Bruce Asyndicate, representing the second mort. ready to take the field by the date an. eG ADE Hae for Stony esac tee Pat nounced at the Russian headquarters—namely, the | mortgages—one in favor of the city of Louis- 1sthinst. Here, however, but little importance 13 attributed to these fits and starts in the policy ville tor $100,000; another in tavor of Guthrie Knight aud the Bowles heirs for $700,000, und the third in favor of Norvin Green and others amounting to of Servia, the conviction prevailing that this { $3,000,000, ‘The road is an upusuully prosperous one. policy will ultimately be regulated, not by ie What passes at Belgrade, but by what FIRE AT INDIANAPOLIS, happens at the seat of war. It is by no means im- Ppossibie that the Servians, despite the incitement of Russia, wili await the result of the operations betore Plevna, KLAPKA AND TIE HUNGARIAN FIASCO. Aletter from General Klapka 1s published in Paris, touching the rumors that he was one of the lead- ers of the movement to form a Hungarian legion in Transylvania, to act in conjunction with a Turkish corps to destroy the’ Roumanian railways. He says he knows nothing of that affair, and if he had known of it during his recent sojourn in Hungary he would have dissuaded the country from such a project. A POSITION FOR TODLEBEN. The same despatch says General Todieben suc- ceeds General Zotoff as chief of stair to the Prince of Roumania bejore Plevna, GENERAL EUROPEAN NEWS. RUMORS OF CABINET RESIGNATIONS IN PARIS LAST NIGHT—THE EX-EMPRESS AND THE PRINCE IMPERIAL NOT SATISFIED WITH THE PRESENT MANAGEMENT OF A}FAIRS—THE INDIAN FAMINE, (Bx CAULE 10 THE HERALD. ] Lonvon, Oct. 2, 1877. It was rumored in Paris last night, according to a correspondent, that the Duke de Broglie and M. Ber- thaut bad resigned from the French Cabinet. This report, for the present at least, is un- founded, but the alarm which it created was very remarkable, The appreuension of a foreible coup d'état by the government is so groat here that tho resignation of the Duke de Broglie and certain of nis colleagues who are known to be opposed to such measuros would be considered as a prelace to a viola- tion of law, though it is hard to tell in whose interest such a violation would be, RUGRNIE AND THE PRINCE NOT SATISYIED, “1 know,”’ coatinues the writer, “from a perfectly trustworthy sow that Kmpre disapproves of the government’s course since the 16th of May last. The Prince Imperial is also said to have lately expressed a similar disapproval to an interviewe, We declared he would not throw impediments in tho way of a rogular governmont. It is certain that tho »pinion ot tho Cabiuet itself is diviued. Some of its | members thik of a coup de force in ense of defeat at the elections, Others and the non-Bonupar- list conservatives contemplate a second dissolution, But I repoat, with the certainty of tratn, that the Senate will not support a dissolution sinply to heip the government, PRARFUL MORTALITY IN INDIA, A Madras correspondent, reviewing the actual effects in (hit Presidency of the famine and the diseases cun- sequent on the famine, says:—“The registered deaths of the | Fesent yeur up to the ond of Jane were 370,000 above tLe uverage, This, according to the opinion of the district officers, does not represent more than two- thirds of the actual mortality, and we have further to add the deaths which bave occurred since aad have not yet been officially reported,” ‘The correspondent’s conciusion ts that not jess than 750,000 persons have fallen victiins, and even these figures will probably be largely increase’ betore the famine aud its alter wave of sulforing has finally passed away. | THR PRINCE IMPRRIAL, “A Brassets despatch says the Prince Imperial bas fott Belgium WHOLESALE STORES BURNED IN LOUISIANA AND MERIDIAN STREETS. Ixptanarouis, Ind., Oct, 1, 1877. Atonoo’clock P.M. to-day a largo block of four story buildings, occupied principally by whole: stores, at the corner of Louisiana and Meridian streets, near the Union Railroad depot, took fire. It was con- fined to the fourth and third stories, the second and first being deluged with water, Wiles, Coffin & Smith’s wholesale grocers stock, valuod at $50,000, was partly romoved, They had insurance on tho’ stock amounting to $29,500 as follows:—State, $2,500; Faneuil Hall, Girard, American, of Philadelpuia; C om- mercial, Uuron and Phenix, of Brooklyn, $2,500 exch: Fire Assurance, $3,000; Firemea’s, of Newark; Roy: Cunagian and Boston Underwriters, $2,500. The store of Mooney, Taylor & Sinith, wholesale Jeather dealers, was badly damogea by water, had insurance to the amount of $33,500, Home, $5,000; Royal, of Liverpool, 5.000; Hurttord, 000; Scottish Commercial, $3,000; Pucenix, $2,500; $5,000; Orient, of Hartioru, $5,000, ana North The butiding Was wsured ip the jbwestern, National, ind Glenn's Falls, $2,000 each; also’ in tho Mercantile, of Cleveland, $5,000, and the Lorillard, Germania, of Buflalo; West- chester and Merchants, of Newark, $3,500 each, The Cleveland, Columbus, Cinctnnatt’ and Indianapolis Railroad Company’s office and Hammerstera Brothers’ Kithographing establishment were damaged vy water, but not seriously. The total loss by the tire ts prob- ably $75,000, Britis | Franklin, of Indianapolis; N Amazon, Atlantic, Underwrit FIRE AT MONTREAL, MonreeaL, Oct, 1, 1877. The premises of Albert Mochau, ary goods dealer, wore burned yestervay, The stock was valucd at $15,000; insured for $3,000 each in the Commercial Union, imperial and Northern, and tor $4,000 in the Liverpool! and London and Glove, | CONNECTICUT ELECTION. Hanrrorp, Oct, 1, 1877. In Hartford to-day the democrats elected their entire licket by majorities ranging from 250 to 600, ‘Tuore are charges of extensive frauas iu several wards. By the new law minority representation is secured in wards of select men and assessors, The vote in the State ou the two constitutional ameodments was light, but both are probably carried. prohibits extra compensation to public ‘The secoud probibits town ald to ratlrouds. "DONALD'S . PARDON, Sr. Louis, Oct. 1, 1877. John McDonald, formerly Suporvisor of Internal Revenue for this district and of Whiskey Ring noto- riety, against whom there ts an indictinent pending in the United States Court here for conspiring to desiroy public records whilo in office, to-day, through bis at- torney, filed a plea in bar against its further proseeu- tion, the ples being based upon the President's pardu which le alleges embraces the same offence with which he is now charged, MAILS FOR VENEZUELA, Wastixotox, Oot 1, 1977, Tho Post Office Department gives notice that the bark Hornet will ail from New York on the Sth inst. for Laguayra and Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, with the United States mai STEAMER CHINA AT SAN FRAN. CISCO. Sax Fuaxctsco, Cah, Oct. 1, 1877, Steamship China, from Houg Kong, via Yokohama, | 18 coming doy with THE MEXICAN TROUBLE ins No Official Information About the Reported Battle A COLLISION © CONSIDERED PROBABLE. The Mexicans Planning a Secret Expedition. LIEUTENANT BULLIS IN PERIL. Rumors of Disaster and Danger to the Amarican Troops. ; —-—___. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 1, 1877. No definite intelligence as been received re- Specting the movements of the United States troops under Colonel Shafter and Lieutenant Bullis. At military headquarters nothing has been heard beyond the fact that both Colonel Shafter and Lieu- tenant Bullis are on Mexican territory, and that reinforcements have also gone across the border vo render assistance in case an attempt is made to intercept Colonel Shafter or interfere with him when he returns to this side of the river. No oficial news of a collision is at hand, but there is very little doubt entertained here that an engage- ment has really taken place. Itis also evident that on Saturday Lieutenant Bullis was in a pre- carious position in the Sierras, and that Colone Shafter has gone to his assistance, MEXICAN REPORTS OF THE CROSSING. A despatch to the San Antonio Eypress from Eagle Pass, dated Sunday, states that acourier had arrived at Pledras-Negras at a late hour on Satur- day night with official despatches to General Fal com, which stated in effect that a large body of United States troops had arrived at San Fernande, a Place situated some two miles beyond Saragossa, in Mexico, THE MEXICANS ON THE WATCH. General Falcom, concluding that these troops are there for the purpose of destroying the Indian town, has instructed his subordinate officers in that vicinity to keep on the trail of the Ameri- cans until they recross the river. Sara- gossa is forty-five miles from Fagle Pass, and it 18 supposed that the United States troops described are undoubtedly under command of Colonel Shafter and Lieutenant Bullix, and that they consist of eight companies, with two Gatling guns. It is thought here that the Indians have been supported and backed up by the Mexicans, and that there has been some interesting fighting between the opposing forces, COLONEL SHAFTER'S MOVEMENTS. A special despatch to the. svening Herald, from Fort Clark, also dated Sunday night, states that Colonel Shaiter had crossed the Bravo River on Saturday, with a force con- Bisting of 400 ,.men.and two Gatling guns, a forage and provision train. The de- spatch further deciares that the object o1 Colonel Shatter in crossing over the border is to extricate Lieutenant Bullis from his dangerous position among the Sierras. COUNTER-MOVEMENT BY THE MEXICANS. The despatch also says that fully one thousand Mexicans had already left the towns of Piedras- Negras, Saragossa and Villa-Neuve on a secret ex- pedition. It is believed that the Mexicans consider that the present opportunity presents an admirable chance to retaliate for the pressure made py the United States authorities about the affair at Rio Grande City. , EXCITEMENT AMONG THE TEXANS, These reports clearly point to a hostile meeting, and the fact that the United States forces now on Mexican soil are in some danger has naturally created considerable excitement among the people here and at other points along the frontier, for the question of stopping these raids by Indian and Mexican marauders is one which interests all classes of the community. If our troops are us. sailed they will, no doubt, give a good account of themselves, even though the forces brought against them may be superior in numbers, for the men under Colonel Shafter are under excellent dis- cipline. By to-morrow we shall doubtless have definite information from the scene of operations, LATER INTELLIGENCE—NO DOUBT OF A FIGHT MAVING PARTY ROUGHLY HANDLED, [BY TELEGRAPR TO THE HERALD. ] SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 1—10 P. M. General Ord received a telegram to-night from Eagle announcing that it was currently reported and believed at that place that the American troops under Lieutenant Bullis had been pretty roughly handled in their encounter with the Mexican troops from Saragossa. Indeed, it appears from the advices of General Ord that there is no doubt that Lieutenant Builis did have a fight and lost several men and horses. OCCURRED—THE BULLIS Pass A SERIOUS STATE OF APFAIRS. Nothing positive has been heard from either Colonel Shaiter or Liectenant Gullis, as neither of these officers have sent any despatches, the reason being, in all probability, that they were not in a position to do so, their line of communication hay- ing been cut off. The latest special to the San Antonio Jerald makes the startling statement that Licutenant Bullis lost nearly ali of ms men while engaged im the desperate task of cutting his way through the lines of his opponents, and also that Colonel Shaiter had been surrounded by a torce of 1,000 Mexicans. GENERAL ORD INCREDULOUS. It i only proper to say that neither of those statements are confirmed or even hinted at in the despatches received by General Ord, and they are considered by him to be merely sensational rumors. In fact, such is the character of all the non-oMcial intelligence at hand, but the military authorities, including General Ord, have no doubt whatever that Lieutenant Bullis was roughly treated by the Mexicans, Who opposed his movements, but they are unwilling to believe this story of disaster and danger to both bodies of our troops. The excitement manifested here dumng the day has in no way abated, but on the contrary, is on the increase, as grave fears are entertained by the People for the satety of the United States forces now on the other side of the border, Both Colonel Shaiter and Lieutenant Ruliis are, however, brave and ex- perienced oficers, and it is to be sincerely hoped that the rumors of disaster and danger are exag- gerated, A WALL STREET CASB. “SaORT” SALES CONTRACTS NOT RECOGNIZED OR PROTECTED BY THE LAWS OF MASSACHU- SETTS—LITIGATION GROWING OUT OF THE FAMOUS ‘“‘NORTHWESTERN CORNER.” Boston, Oct, 1, 1877. Acase of peculiar interest, from tho fact that it is the first ever brought by parties who were caught in the “Northwestern corner” on the memorable ‘Black Friday” of 1872, has just been beard and passed upon in the Suffolk County Supreme Court, It was an action brought by William B, Leonard and another against Joho Hartt and another, executors of the will of John F. Demeritt, and apart from the interest attuched to it, as described above, it is also important, because of the fact that the general princi- ples of law that a contract which 1s good ip one local- ity is good everywhere finds here one of its few ex- ceptions. In the State of New York the law does not render void or voidable contracts on account of the vender at the time of making such contracts not be- ing the owner or possessor of stocks or certificates of stocks, while the Massachusetts laws require ownor- ship or possession at the time the contracts are made. This case bad been rolerred to Hon. Richard Onley agan auditor, who submitted tho facts, which, in brief, were that the plaintiffs in 1872 were partners doing business as brokers in Wail street, New York. Prior to that time the defendants’ testator, John F, Domeritt, had employed them, in thoir businoss, aud had made sales and purchases of stock through them. On the 26th of October, 1872, the plamtils ‘ceived and executed au order from Demeritt to sell hort’? 100 shares of the “common” stock of the Chicago aud Northwestern Railway, and on the 26th they recived and executed an order to sell another 100 shares, ‘The first was sold at $76% per share and tho Javter at $82),. In the caso of Knowlton vs, Fitch, 52 N, F., 263, Judge Rapalio described these transactions by remark- ing that a short sale was a sale bolore purchase, wiih a view of buying in, when the market should fall, ata lower price than that at which the sulc Was made} and that If the price rose the result was a loss, and if it fell aprotit, The auditor, in tho present case, tinds that in “aborv? salos the seller is neither required to own nor part with the stock sold, he seller's broker bor- rows the stuck and pays the agrved price, generally in certified check. ‘The vorrower or lender way at any time close the transaction, the ono by tendering and the other by demanding the stock. If called for aud not returned the lender has a right to buy in the stock at the market price, and, in cass of an aavance, to charge the borrower with the difference, With tuis course Domeritt was familiar, On November 23, 187%, George Osgood & Co,, of whom the plaiuufls had borrowed the stock, culled for its return, Since November 20 the stovk bad been rapidly rising, and on the 21st, 22a and 23d the plain- uils ‘addre+sod” numerous letters and telegrams to Demeritt, asking bim to come and settle or cover his margins. Tho plaintiffs received no reply, and they procecded to act om Demerii’s previous general insiructions—to use their discretion in the protection of his interests, On Novembor 23, therefore, they bought 100 shares at $150 und on November 26 100 more at $175 per share, and with these 200 replucod the stock borrowed from Osgood & Co. The loss on the transaction was $16,625, The plaintiffs had a pre- vious balance of $1,924 28 10 the credit of Demeritt, ‘The bulance due them was, therefore, $14,700 72, and this is the sum, with faterest, sought to be recovered aguinst Demeritt’s estate. The defendants set ap eeveral defences in their answer. The first wus that tho sules were illegal; if bot illegal that the plaintiffs tuiled to give duc notice to Demeritt to make his margin good (thore being no evidence that tho letters and telegrams were deliv- ered), or that tn detault thereof the plaintiffs would buy in stock to replace that borrowed; that if there was notico the pluintifls were only bound to turnish “*preterred”’ stock, which sold at $87 25 on November 28 and 26, instead of “common;’? and that the plain- tiffs bought stock for a less price in transactions of their own on the same day. There was also u doolara- tion In set-off for the $1,024 28 hud and received by the plaintifls to the deleudants’ use. Tne auditor found that the plaintiffs were entitled to recever in the sum of $18,829 09, but the case was recommitted for im to — the evidonee, which he did. Coming before the Supreme Court the case was opened to a jury and the roport of the auditor sub- mitted, ‘Tho defendants? counsel contended and urgued that although such « transaction, if proved, was au- thorized by the stutute of New York which permitted stockjobbing and such “short”? sales, still a court of Massachusetts was not bound by comity tu entorce the Contract hero, there boing an express statute of tho State prohibiting such transactions, and, apart frow euch statute, the transaction being contrary to public policy and good morals. 1s was contended and argued at length by the coun- sel for the plainuils that such a contract was not {le legal and that it could be entorced by the Mugsa- chugetts courts; that betng valid in New York, whore tho contract was made, it could be enforced here, where the remedy is sought. In the New York caso already referred to the Court held that so long as these transactions not prohibited by law there 1s no reason for re! arty from the jponsi- bilities which he incurs by enguging iu thom. ‘The Court, Judge Lord, ruled that tho action could not bo maimtained and directed a verdict for the do- fendanis. It is possible thatthe case may goto the full bench on exceptions to the ruling of the presiding Justice, MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. Wan Drrapruexn, ‘Orvice ov Tur Cminy Siaxat Ovricnn, Wasuinatos, Oct, 2+) A. M Indications, . For New England, southwesterly, shitting to colder northerly winds, increasing cloudiness and rising barometer. For tbe Middle Atlantic States, clear or partly cloudy weather, light varmble winds, stavonary pressure and temperature. For the South Atlantic and East Gulf States, cloudy, rainy weather, increasing northeasterly winds, sta- tionary temperature with stationary or lower pressure. For the West Gulf States, light winda, mostly from the northeast, clear or partly cloudy weather, with stationury presaure and temperature. For Tennessee and tho Ohio Valley, southerly winds, stationary tomperature, increasing cloudiness, rain aroas and fulling barometer, For the Upper Missisaippi and Lower Missouri val- leys and the upper lake region, cloudy, rainy weather, variable winds, mostly from northeast to northwest, stationary or higher temperature, falling barometer, attending the formation of a storm centre im the Northw For the lower lake region, variable winds, mostly from the cast, clear or partly cloudy weather, fol- lowed by rain areas, and stationary or lower pressuro and temperata ‘The rivers will remain nearly stationary, Cautionary signals continue at New Orleans, Mobile, St. Marks, Key West, Jacksonville, Savannah, Tybeo Island and Charleston, and are ordorod for Chicago, aiil- wakee, Grand Haven and Section 1, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parizon with the corresponding dato of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, .» Baaldy ogee oF 1st6, 1st perature yesterda; Average temperature for ec YOR. eve MYSTERIOUS DEATHS. Jolin Hanley, aged nineteen years, died suddenly on Suavay wight at the residence of his mother, No, 350 Water street, Brooklyn. He bad been complaining of a pain jn hs head for sevoral days, but was not contned to bis bed. A post-mortem examination was made by Dr, Shaw, who found s quantity of clotted blued insite the skull, The skull was not fractured, but several Of the Diood vessols were injured. Avout two weeks ago Hanley had some trouble with some com - panions while ina boat, and one of tho party struck bin) with ao our, He bad no marks of violence upon him at the tima nor did he complain of having been assaulted, Patrick Brennan, a longshoremap, aged forty years, who Was admitted to St. Peter’s Hospitul, Brookiyn, on Wednesday last, died in that institution on Suuday evening Under circumstances which the Coroner has been cailed on to investigate, Tne deceased when ad- mitted to the hospite! complained of a pain in bis right check and during the night became delirious and did not again recover coneciousn It was found on the post-mortem exami: jon tbat the right jaw bua been broken either by a fall or a blow. RUN OVER AND KILLED, While playing on the track near 167th strect, Mor- nia, yesterday, Bertha Schuiger, aged thirtoon years, of 93 Est Houston street, aud an inmate of the Asylum for Deaf Mutes, was run over and instantly killed by the locomotive of a Now York and New Haven express train, BELLIGERENT BOUGH. Daniel Bough was arrested on Sunday by an officer of the Twentioth precinct for having Knocked down and abused Officer Greer, of the Sixteenth preemet, on the Bd of August, Justice Bixvy, Mariet Court, yesterday held the prisouer in $1,000 ‘Dail tu ausWer at the Cours of Geueral Sessions, HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1877.—TRIPLE SHEET. COUNTER 0. CONKLING, Meeting at the Union League Club Last Evening, THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTY. Call for a Mass Meeting at the Cooper Institute. The committee of fitty gentlemen appointed at the meeting held at the Union League Club rooms, on last Saturday evening, to make arravgemonts for holdiug Agrapd mass meeting in this city, concerning the position assumed by Senator Conkling ut the recent Convention in Rochester, met agdtn Inst evening at tho Union League C'’ = ouse,, None but the members of the committe ‘ose specially invited were at the deliberation: vfore the meeting began an infor- mal, though secret, caucus of its movors, the Hon. Henry B, Stebbins, Mr, Dorman B, Eaton and others, was held in the reception room of the Union League Club, Enough was lourued ut its close to warrant the statement that the gentlemen had merely cons dered the points which were to be proposed at the regular mecting. At balf-past cight o’clock the members of the com- mittee assembled in the grand salon of the club house and remained in session until eleven o'clock, at which hour the following details of the meoting were give to the press with the statement that the meeting bad been a very harmonious and pleasant one, THE MEETING, Tho meoting was called to order by Judge Noah Davis, tho Chairman, General George B. Butler, Socretary, read tho minates of the pre- vious meeting and they wore adopted. The committee then began a consideration of the form of tho cail which they should issuc tor the mass mooting which they proposed to hola in this city, and at which, 1% ig understood, the action taken by the Rochester Convontion will be considered id the administration, as well as the policy of Prosident Hayes, bo indorsed, Although it was Stated that all the committee wero heartily in favor of issuing a call for a mass meoting thers were still some gentiomen who wore dissatisfied with tho phruseology and sentiments of the various forms that wore proposed for their consideration. A long and animated discussion tollowed, THE CALL, The committee finully agreed upon the following form :— ‘The republicans and ail others of tho city of New York who approve of the administration of Prosideut Hayes in Lis efforts to promote the permanent aulo hurmony 9: the whole country and to restore ever; e vice to its ouriy efficiency and purity action of the lite Republican Stato the repuiican purty aud the poople of th iu w position toward the President and hin adn stration, wb once thie und injurious, ure requested ty meet at the ‘Cooper Tusth tute, in the elsy ot 2 on the 10th day of Uctover Nt eight o'clock P.M. for the purpose of decturing thelr unabated faith and cortideuce in tuy integrity, wt and patriotism of President ayes; their ¥3 the wisdom aud justice of the wms and the purposes of his administration, and those be- Net aud Joy that the country is beginning to realizg and will mote tuily reup the Lappy concord in aud betw verwal love of the Union aud respect for the coustitution Bow estubiish sure to produce; of restured conti. nee and wbundent labor in every departinent of industry whd commerce, and of & sound and ment prosperity wuich shall bring pleaty and happtuess to ait the people. APLOUNTMENT OF THS COMUTTEES, After the eal! bad been read and entered upon the Secretary's minutes, the coimmittce set about appotnt- ing the usual conmuittoes to perfect the urrangemouts for the mass meojing. The following gontlemen were ap- pointed to draw up aget of resolutions :—Mesars. G. M, Mundy, Samuel & Ruggles und Heory J, Scudder. The next business wiich occupied the attention of the committce was tho reading of x number of Ictiers which bad been received by the secrecary trom various Promiuent business men and republicans in this city. These letters were decidedly in favor of the steps taken by the committee, and, without a single exception, t writers pledged themselves to do all in ter power toward furthering the wishes and carrying out the plans of the comuittec, = Notable among the letiers read by the secretary was the following one trom sir, Wiilam Hy Vanderviit:— Hon, HexnyG. Stunsins MY Draw NTI ain iv reesipt of your letter announcing iny appointment as one of a committes of fifty to take such Action Wy May KEEN Ber to sustain tay policy ol Preside Hayes in view of the recent proceedinirs at Roch made Lew role, Wud hitherto rigid ry 0 ter. 1h . oF takin} Jor way meetin racter. Without yor orgauicution 1 reuiin free vo support indepeudently such candidates wud measures as seom to mo best tor the general good. I must, theres fore, while thanking you fur tie compliment, “dechue to serve upon the committee. Iam, however, glad of the opportunity to say that the wise und patrioule course pur sued by President Hayes sy fur has my cordial approbation, and I believe his pulicy will secure to the whole couatry prosperity wud the permanent progress of every a] interest, W. 1. VANDERBILT. The reading of this letter was interrupted by tre. quent.and prolonged bursts of applause, as were also many“ot Wivge that were read after tt. ‘8, Winslow, president of the Mutual Life In- surance Company, adaressed a leiter to the commit. tee, in which, alter thanking them for having placed him upon the committce and expressing his hearty co-operation with their imtentions and motives, he covciudes with the following words:— The minds wad livurts of the people are with th dent and bis policy, and it will soon sv appear, Mr. John A. Stowart, resident of tho United States Trust Company, also addressed a letter to the secro- tary, embodying the same sentiments as those con- tained in Mr, Vanderbilt's communication, but cons cluding with the following words am heartily ia favor of more action, and will fuliy co-operate with you and the other genticmen tm such steps as ay bo tuken.”” The foilowing letter from Mr. Ellis H, Roberts, oai- tor of the Utica Morning Herald and Gazette, was then read, and wus received witu tumultuous applause :— Hon, Hxsny G. Stennis :— Wear S1r—I1 you feel us I do about the Rochester Co: tion, you must be anxious to checkmate it. Why « the republican merchunty of New York at ouce liuld a yre meeting and deciwre in favor of the President's work | pacifiention and retorm? Such an expremsion now would xive tone to public sentiment und be w fitting response to the yooa wiil siown to Mr. Hayes ou his recent t it would also rebuke the Rochester conspirators. Yours truly, ELLIS H. ROBERTS. A very interesting letter from Mr. John J. Cisco was also read, 9 which the writer stated his belief that muny of the leading democrats of the country were ia favor of Presidout Hayes’ administration and willing to support nis policy, und concluded vy saying thut ne heart and soul iv the work of the committee, { pretty much the sume tenor were aiso ree ceived from Mr. Theodore Rvosevelt, Mr. William H. Fogg, Mr. F. B. Thurber, ex-Judge’ James Emou, Mr, George B, Deane, Jr., and a large number of otuer prominent business inen ot this city. CHANGES IN THK COMBUTTE: In addition to those ictters one was also received from Mr. Join M, Constable, who had been appointed on the Committee of Fitty, in which that gentleman, thinking that the proposed mass meeting was being gotten up under the auspices of the Union League Club, declined to serve, giving a8 4 reasou that he was not a member of the ciuk His resiguation was accepted and Mr. 3. F. Stanton appointed in bis Presi- stead, whiloy Mr, L, ©, Lewis was appointed to fill the vacaucy occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Vanderbilt Mr. Lloya Aspinwall did uot inform the committee whether he would serve of not, so th appointed Mr. John A. Weeks in his scead. ' Gene Daniel E. Sickles was theu, apon unanimous conscnt of tho committee, added to the original number of fifty, thereby making it fitty-one, THE SPEAKERS, ‘The following gentlemen were shen proposed by the Committee on Spewkers to address the mass meeting to be hold im Looper Institute:—Mr. George W. Carus, Mr. Joseph H. Choute, General Jovn A, Dix and Juuge Noah Davis, The'ouly gentleman of these noit- fled of bis appomtmeat was Jadge Davis, and he ready agreed Lo spe The Speech of the evening, however, will be dolivered by Mr. Curtis, in case le givex his consent. Alter tho transaction of some further unimportant committee adjourned to meet agaia on ening. NOT THE ACTION OF THK UNION LEAGUM ey tively the Commutes of Fiity, greatly iucepsed at the idea to tno we which has taken possession ef the public mind. One of the mem. bers, Mr, J. C. Connor, expressed bimsoli in vory rovg language ib the matier last evening, saying, e that the proceeding Of this comnmittes go forth to the public as tho action of League Clab, The Union League bas to do with On the coutrary, uibers Were opposed to Its intentions.” also stated that the committee had nothing Whatever in common with the Uuion League Club, and that be wished that fact to be distingily understood, the Union % HUSBAND, Elza Clinton, aged eighty ycars, was shot tn the back by her husband last night at their residence, No. 444 Bultic street, Brooklyn, It appears that her hus- band recently turned her out of doors, and yusterday she returned to the house to obtain possession of her clothes, When 8be Was shot as above stated nded woman was removed to the Long Island Col- so Hospital. She 1% not seriously injured, Clinton made his escape, W. H. Vanderbilt has increased his subseription to the armory fund to $1,000, W. & J. Sloane have sub- scribed $500, Manhattan, lark and Central National banks each $500, and Colone! Morgan L. Smith, who commanded the regiment ia 1830-6, and 1s the oldest living Oilcer Of the organizutiva ui tual rauk, $oU0, 7 ‘POLICE OFFICERS CENSURED. ‘The death of Henry Bartenhagen, at No. 169 Harrison avenue, of lockjaw, on September 13, created quite a commotion in certain elreles at Williamsburg, and the circumstances connected with the case nave been closely investigated, The inquest, which was concluded last night as the Fifth precinct station house, showed the following facts:—Bartenhagen fell from a wagon on the corner of Atlantic and Bedford avenues on September 3, and sustained injuries to his head aud legs. When picked up, from the smelt of liquor on his breath Officer John Thomp- son deemed him intoxicated, arrested nim, and oa the following morning he was fined $5 by Justice Bloor Barteubagen was in home and died of lockjawon the Lsib. The friends charged and swore before the jury that they begged the police to send lor a surgeon to examine bim waile in the cells, bat this they declined to do, as his injuries were but slight, but if they pald for a doctor they could send one there, The doctor who attended deciared alter lid arrived home that he thought the tojuries slight until tetanus set in. The jury, after hearing the evidence, retired, and, after an hour’s deliberation, brought in the following verdict:— We find that t Bartenhagan died from pus Sat his residence, No, ‘and UI lice, for tuilingto obtain examining the sald Henry Barten! extent of his injuries. A CASE OF GREAT HARDSHIP. A poor man, named Hugh MeCartin, who was struggling to support a wife and two little children, commenced housekeeping in this city short time ago. He bought some furniture ‘on time” from a dealer in Eigkth avenue, the total cost of which was $72 75, being fifty & cent over the price for which, they could be obtaincd for cash. MeCartin managed to pay up tho instalments Ull be bad paid $63. For the sake of cheaper reat he removed to No, 454 Grand street, Jersey City. As the balance of $9 76 was not promptly paid Covstable Onsiow and two of the agents of the furatture dealor walked into his apartinents on Saturday evening, ripped up his carpets and placed every article of far niture ou the sidewalk, not leaving even a bed for the ight. McCartin stated his case yesterday to a lawyer, ARCHBISHOP BAYLEY. Archbishop Buyiey was living at @ late hour last night, but was sinking rapidly. He was in an uncon- sctous condition, and bis physicians were of the opinion that he is not likely to hold out more than a day or two longer. A DYING NEWARK PASTOR. Rey. Dr. Henry Clay Fish, pastor of the First Bap+ tist Cuurch of Newark for about a quarter of a cen- tury, is now on his deathbe He was so low day that a report got abro: was found, however, that, though very low and sink- ing rapidly, he might live a few days longer, THE PEABODY FUND. The Board of Trustees of tho Peabody Education Fund will hold their annual moeting to morrow at the Filth Avenue Hotel, Among the members of tne Bourd who are expected to be present are Chief Jus- tice Waite, Mr. Robert C, Winthrop, of Boston; Gene eral Richard Taylor, ot Loutsiaua; Mr, Alexander H, H, Stuart and De. B. Scara, of Virginia; Bishop Whip. ple, of Minnesota; Surgeon General Josoph K. Barnes, aud ex-Governor Wiliam Aiken, of South Carvlina, TRE CUBAN'S SUICIDE. Ricardo Brunetto, tho young Cuban who on Sunday shot himself in the Jumel woods, at 165th street and Ninsh avenue, died yesterday morning at the Ninety- ninth Street Hospital. HOTEL ARRIVALS, Bishop Green, of Mississippi, is at the Astor. Com- mandor J. G. Walker, United States Navy; Rev. Dr, Stringfellow, of Montgomery, Ala, and James E. Har- vey, of Washington, aro at the New York. John King, Jr., Vice President of the Baltimore and Ohio Rallroad Company; Gecrge M. Pullman, of Chicago, and Albert Blerstadt are at the Brovoort, General T, N, Waul, of Texas; Judge George F, Comstock, of Syracuse; Henry R, Jackson, of Savannah, and Jobo A, McCall, Jr., of the New York Insurance Department, are at the Fitth Avenue, J. 3. George, Danish Consul at Nassau, 1s at the Sturtevant, Ex-Congressinau Isaac N, Atuold, of Chicago, ts atthe Grand, Captain John H. Upshur, United States Navy, is at the Clarendon, A. D, Barber, of Utica, 18 at the Metropolitan, Charles F. Coghlan ts at tho Westminster. 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