The New York Herald Newspaper, October 14, 1878, Page 7

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS From All Parts of the World. ASSAULTING THE AFGHANS, British Naval Policy in the East. AUSTRIA MORE FIRM. France’s Aid for the Yellow Fever Sufferers. [Br cABLE TO THE HERALD.) Lowpon, Oct, 14, 1878, The Standard’s despatch from Simla says tno I st rumor 1s that an immediate advacce through the Khyber Pass is probable, The rumor appears to rest on no particular authority, The Khyberces report the Afgbans in tbo Pass suffering trom lever. Tho Viceroy’s native emis: writes from Cabul, under date of the 6tn inat,, that he bad received per- mission te leave, and would bring the Ameer’s answer, THE POOR PORTS, A Constantinople despatch suys the Porte has re- eeived information that the Ragsians have recom- menced marching on Adrianople (presuma- bly from the north). Ail tne foreign military wMtachés have left Constantinople to verity this intelligence. Prince Lobanoff starts for Adrian- »pleon Monday. A later despatch reports that the furks occupied Babalsxi when it was evacuated by the Russians. General Todieben now summons the Turkish commander to withdraw from the place, threatening to take it forcibly. Safret Pacha bas consequently ordered its evacuxtion, and the Russians will rececapy it. The Turks bave mounted guns.on the Constantinople lines. TURKEY AND TAE BRITISH FLEET. The Post’s Berlin despatch states tates Tchataldja, which the Ri laps continue to hold, does not belong to the line wnich the Loudon Cabinet consi tary for the defonce of Constantinople, the British fleot will not resura to the neighborhood of the Bos- phorus, The chief difficulty to the conclusion of the treaty supplementary to that of San Stefano is thas the Russians insist upon the Insertion there of Article 26 of’ tue Treaty of San Stelana. At least two great Powers support the Porte’s objections to tbis article, as it would interfere with certain stipulations of the Treaty of Berlin concerning Eastern Roumelia, WHAT AUSTRIA WILL DO, The Standard’s Constantinople correspondent re- Ports that the Sultan wished to add to the note to Austria an intimation that any further advance of the Austrian troops would be considered a contr: vention of internatioual law and an iniringement of she Sultan’s sovereign rignis. He was only persuaded bo omit this by Satvet Pacha offering to resign. The Vienna Montags Hevue repeats the announce- Ment published that Austria will proceed to occupy Novi-Bazar at the proper time, regardless of the pro- test of Turkey, but adds that for the moment % is unnecessary to extend the occupation beyond its Present boundary. The appointments at Pesthof Herr Von Tisza and Baron Von Wenckheim to act provisionally as Hun- garian Ministers of Finance and the Interior reapec- tively, are officially anoounced. Herr Von Szvil has been definitively relieved of his duticsas Minister of Finance. CABLE NOTES. ‘Two companies of French marines and two men-of- ‘war have becn ordered to New Caledonia trom Cochin China, in consequence of the continuance of the in- surrection. Minister Noyes had, up to Friday, received 60,000f for the relief of the fever-stricken people of sho United States, Tho Nazione, of Florence, reports that an interna- Honalist movement is anticipated in some of the frontier towns, and that the authorities bave arranged for vigorous repressive measures, ‘The Bertin correspondent of the Post telegraphs that Meppears definitely settled that Dr. Falk shall re- main fo office as Miniater of Ecclesiastical Affairs. The volcanic activity of Vesuvius bas greatly in- creased. The News announces that Count Schouvaloff will return to London the presont week to resume bis Position as Russian Ambagsader, for some time at Teast. BILLINGS’ FATE STILL IN DOUBT. Bautsros, N. ¥., Oot. 13, 1878, The jury in the Billings case were ia consultation all day and retired before nine o'clock. Toere are no rumers nor bave acy signals been perceived. The Judge announced this alternoomn that the court would convene at ten minutes past nine o'clock Monday morning, and that an oppor- tunity would then be given the jury to communicate with the court, ‘The prisoner was visited by iriends during tho day, He was cheerfal and 4 ing Neves tt to be its duty, ip expenso to which the country has femain here a week for a verdict And is genorally regardea as correct, LONDs RED. EMED. fr. Louris, Mo., Vet, 14, 1878, The Globe-Democrat’s Kansas City special says:— Mastih Bank a the $350,000 water nds er =Gates as collateral in er ic have redoemed ty, held by State Treas for aeposits of Siate money and $220,000 cash paid io Mr, Gates y and by him converted into the. State Troasury. It is understood Donnell, Lawson & Co, o' New York, furnished the money to redeem the bonds. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Drrartxext, Orrice oF THR City SIGNAL OFFrorR, Wasunatox, Oct. 14—1 A. M. Indications. For Now England, clear or partly cloady weather, warmer northwest winds, becoming variable, and rising, followed by stationary or falling barome For the Middlo Atlantic States, warmer clear or partly cloudy weather, northwosterly winds, sbilting to light southerly, and stationary or talliag barome- ter. For the South Atldnic States, clear or partly clouds weathor, lignt variable winds, nearly station- ary pressure and temperature, For the Gull States, clear or partly cloudy weat variable winds, mostly soatherly, nearly stat pressure and temperature, For Tennegsee, the Onto Valley and upper lake fegion, warmer, clear or partly cloudy weather, winds mostly southorly, stationary or falling barom. eter. For the lower lake regioc, partly cloudy weather, Poasibly occasional rains, warmer eoutherly winds, Stationary or failing baromoter, For tho Uppor Mississippi and Lower Missouri val- leys, cloar or parily cloudy Weather, warm south- erly winds, stationary or (alli barom: followed in the north and west portions by rreing barometer, cold northerly winds and rain areas, The rivers will remair stationary ur falling. ry THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. Tho following record will show the changes in the temperatare for the puat twenty-four hours, Ia com- Parison with the corresponding date of last year, ha indicated by the thermometor at Mudnat’s po Bxxatp Buriding, No. 218 Broadway ;— 1877, 1874, 18i7. ow OL 3:30 P.M. oo oR M oo OF & iy iPM ure youterany... 68 (oumperauare for correaponuing date last NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1878—TRIPLE SHERT. A DISASTROUS STORM. GREAT DAMAGE TO SHIPPING ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST—THE VESSELS WRECKED OB INJOUBED—OTHER LOSS#S. The storm that preved so disastreus the New England coast on ¢! wening of the 12th and yester- day morning was one of very rapid development, Attention was frst called to it im the HexaLp of the Iltu when it was organizing in the eastern Gulf. At'that time it seemed no more than an ordinary depression, nor did it begin to develop any increased energy until it reached the New Eng- land coast, Evon here, the centre being too far from land for a correct 1d of the storm’s patare to be ascertained it was almost impossible to predict its true course. Changing dircction and moving di- rectly North, the low area came in contact with one of bigh barometer, and steep gradients wi formed, causing the strong winds that brought about so mued destruction to shipping and loss of life sloog the northwestern coasts, Below will be found a long orm. fot of vessels that were destroyed by the Very luckily the wrecks wore attended only in cases by loss of life, DISASTERS TO SHIPPING, Py Vixeyarp Have, Mass,, Oct, 13, 1878, The most severe gale which has prevailed here for filteen years blow from northeast to north yesterd: More damage was done to shipping m this harbor than ever before. Schooner ’. Willets (of Tuckahoe, N. J.), Willets, from Detaware City tor Groveland, M. with coal, dragged both unchors and a kedge, stryck her bottom heavily, slipped chains and went asbore through Norris’ wharf, damaging 1t badly. Schooner Howard Holder, of and from St. Jonn, N. B., for orders here and ordered to New Haven with dragged anchors, struck bottom heavily, slipped one chain and a kedge and went ashore a short distance south of Norris’ wharf. Schooner James Watson, of und {rom Philadefphis tor Lyon, with coal, dragged anchors, struck bottom heavily, shipped one ebain and ked, id ¢ ashore her jibboom by coutact with her, Jamos Watsoa is fast asbore, in a bad position and is fall of wi Schvoney Frances Coffin ai atoul of the BY dragged ashore on Canal Flat, where she lies {ull of water, Schooner William Penn, of and frem St. George w York, with a cargo of stone, dragged ashere Flat and te bil roll, struck bowom filled with water, south of jesing ber Capal jib and boat Mountaln Laurel, which is trom Port Jobnson tor em, with coal, dragged her anchors and hoover Hudson, of Calais, She slipped struck bottom, losing ber boat, stove stero, and ia full of water, Schooner Florence Newoll, of and trom Phi! schoou York, Suo Hes wisn two toet of water in ber hoid, and nas lost jibboom, foretopmast, davits, head aud quarter rails, aud sustained other damage, Her bout was also stove, Schooner Starlight (of Eastport), bio pees ie Bosion, with coal, bad be! ut anenor the schoover Mars Bell fe her bew, causing ber to slip her chains, go ashore soath of Canal Fiat aua bilge. Sebooner Northern Ho » from New York, of and Jor Windsor, N. ¥., with part ol acargo of flour and Rraip, parted oue ipped the other and went ast side of the barbor soutn of Norris’ Sho ta tight George Walkor (of Machias), trom Phita- Portland, with coal, dragged ore on od is fui of water, She was also con- Schooner Mont York, with lime, dragged ashore om Canal Fiats, The Vessel is tight. Schooner Frances Eilen, of Hamp: Me., from Elizabethport for Roxbury, coal Jagen, parted both 8, went ashore north of the railway whart and is tuil of water, Schooner Timothy Field, Leland, from Georgetown, Dz ¢. mn, With Coal, dragged ashore on tho east sido, noar the bead of the bai ton, Stevens, trom ith @ cargo of iron, dragred usbore and r the scboouer Timothy Fieid, with bowsprit gone and other damage, and is full of water, Schooner Abbott De more, of and for Bost uear Nerrie’ Whart her ba il, trom Batti- fuck her bottom heavily Jeuking badly, Extra it on Board. Bath, Ale, Fietoner, jaton with # cargo of bric Maiue Ruilway and sprang a si She will ve floated easily, Sehooner istaud Belle, Smalt, trom New York, of and for Kustport, in ballast, aragged her anchors and went ushore north of the railway whart, Schooner Ligure, Thurston, from and for Tremont, Me,, 10 ballast, dri and went Longs Sho will be gotten of easily, with shight a * Scbooner oe Wind, Frisbee, of Portsmouth, N. Hy trum Weehaw! © Duxbury, with co: ed ashor side and alongside the schooner Mane Hii, Spe is chated considerrbly but remains from dragged bt leak, tight ie stooner Antoinette M, Aeker, of Edgartown, ried her moorings and w ashore near Lagour ridge. cvndition ts unknown, wees Coffin, Batson, of Machias, from Hovoken jof Boston, with coal, dragged aloul of she scnoouer R. °H. shannon, was cut below the water's edge, filed and sank in tLoms of water, In lag on the beach the boat was capsized and Charie ie Carver, the st ara, of Columbia, Me, was ned in the suri, He ‘was twonty-iour years old Jeaves a wile. schooner Grace Cushing, Mosher, trom Perth Amooy, of and tor Portiand, was fouled by the schooner George Waiker. Sno lost her jivboom aud bowsprit, several stanchions, started ber water ways, was badly injured on the starboard side, nearly the whole leugth of the vossel, and lost a boat. Schooner Albert H. Wait, York, from Richmond, Va, for Boston, was also fouled by the George Waiker and lost ber spaoker boom, one davit, and haa her starboard quarter aod ‘atero injured cousiderably, Sohooner B C Terry, of New York, Harris, irom Richmond, Va., tor Boston, with coal, was siruck by schooner Florence Nowell and dismasted, also doing some imjury to her hail by falling spars, She is tiga ‘jouooner Abigail Hayes (of Ellsworth), Mazrail, from Forth Amboy for Vortiand, with coal, was dis: masted by the schooner Florence Nowell, bat is not damaged materially in the bail. FURTAKK LOssKB, The shores of tue harvor are strewo oh bouts and wreckage of ali kinds, boats belonging = to this piace stroyed, One schooner is sunk in the chann ball way between Cape Rogers and Cross Rip is known vf the crew. A schooner 6 to pieces on Hawos’ Norton’s shoal. The crew were, prov: c hes at anchor sou Shoal diemasted, Three schoonors, , ate ashore at Edgartown, Sebvon McLoon, "spear, Recklanu for New York, is reporied iu Muskegat Ona probavly alt right. report + Kagaretown ty Greenland, trom York tor Bos Youns (of Potiaael 3S. Miller (of Camden, N. Philadelphia for Boston, wi light, Steamer sen Hall to 6. ty trom New York for Bos- rnocon with the crew o/ the mith, of Roekiand. Cap. ‘tee Ciara Smito, Nantecket shoal Shoe Shoal, the ‘The crow took until rescued by John Wood, ot soon Jashed In toe rigging. tw-morrow if the w: Tho revenue Maud Mallecb, ot ,are also ashore 4s, and Victory, of Bristol, Into the schooner Annie ‘ei and head, The Carrier xe the head ie Ned with the on Long Lege Schooner Fravk Herbert, Brook, of and trom Ba tor Baltimore, lambor lade: jas towed tm tb: hor deck lon seven feet of DISASTERS AT OTHER POINTS. Provixcrtows, Mass., Uct. 18, 1 ‘The most severe storm of the senson occurred bere y day aud last might, The damage to shippiag has been heavy. The following venseis are aspore on Long Potnt:—The schooi NL Rogers, with loss of three anchors, forty-five fathoms and 100 fathoms of cable, Sclhooners M tle 4 Queen of the Weat, bo latter lust two anchor Po th arber, and several vesse! Brewster, schooners Kit Carson, Lizzie W. oth of Provinceto' Carrie G. Crossley and a coaster, lumber laden, named Bravo, BUTLER'S PRIZE MONEY. What the Nation Paid for Farragut’s Capture of Ships at New Orleans. HOW THE JOB WAS NURSED. Its Wonderful Growth from Quite Moderate Beginnings, WHERE WAS BUTLER'S ARMY! He Claims It Had No Share In Taking the Crescent City, [Bx TELZGR\PH TO THE HERALD. ] Bostox, Oct. 13, 1878 The Daily Advertiser will publisn to-morrow ‘morn- ing a letter from its Washbingion correspondent which throws a strong light on General Butler s oper. ations ip securing a prodigious t¢e from the nation: Treasury for an award of bounty money in tne Farra- Bat prize cases, The correspondent says :— the Farra- jomtly constituted ove of the most extensi markavlo raids upon the Tr ry ever perpetrated, through legal machinery. ‘fhe prize awarded was $966,120 and the bouaty $268,600, a total of $1,234,720, ‘The cost bill which vas aliracted the attenuon of the country was $142,411, jd of this General Butler and two other counsel personally received $123,472. Butier, counsei for Farragut, started _ case in 1867 as a Member of the House o1 Kepr lives by reporting a bill giving Farragus’s flees wi] right to enter. the courts for prizo money, vat carefully exciuding Porter's floet trom all participa. tion. He as carctuily provided that tne award should be paid out of the Treasury. Being discovered and frustrated in this Butier in April, 1869, filed his libel of iuiormation before ithe Supreme Court of the istrict of Columbia, ana by it alse sought to shat out sorter, The latter em- ployed J. Aubley Ashton to see that Porter's flee. was admitied toa share In whatever bounty might be awurued, ther General Yorter nor his attorney bad anything to do with originat- ing the case, ‘Tue case was begao and maloly managed by Batler, with some stance from huniel Wilson, The auputauio: 10 tesumony d arbitration were prepared and signed by Butler, acting for Farragut After. Mr. pelied General Butler to 60 as to iuctude Porter's appeured iu the case for the Navy Department, The question arises bow, if vhese cnormous Claims bad no iogal standing, and it prige and thenceforwara set up for the capture of thirty-two vessele—tive in course of construction—and 16,000 bushelsof ceal by Farrogut’s fleet, THE Cas’ OUT OF COURT, After prolimioary sbarp pi removed the case trom preme Court of the distiict or of the United States, and left bosh courts powerless in its fual stages, He inuuced the counsel for the United States, Mr. RK, M, Corwine, to agree, in behalf of the United States to a otipulation submitting the case to arbitration, raaking,the decision of the arbitrators fioal.as to both tho law aud the (acts; and stipaiated turther that this decision should be entered as tho decree of the Court, with due right of eitner party to take evidence, as in other like cases, within thirty days, aod wito the rignt aiso of either party to appeal to the Su- preme Court as from other decrees or judgments ia Drize cas Attorney Goneral Williams approved this, bust he expected fair trial under it, and when the decision was made did ail le could to . defeat; i$ on the ground Ot false covstruction of law and . grave distortion of facts, Thore were also stipulations be- tween Butler and the counsel for the United States, about seceiving certain evidence concerning the cap- ture and the status of the vossels claimed to have beon twken at New Orleans, which stipulations bound the wrbitrators, und the courts alterward fouud them- selves bound by th accordunce with tbe isap- eared irom the court room, and alter evidence hud yoen taken belore a special prize commissioner, which wholly tailed to cover the couse, though not from any noglect on the part of the commuasioner, it went be. fore the arbitrator. NO HELP FROM THE ARMY. Here the government set up the claim that no was legully due, since the capture of New Or! was the Jot action of the army and navy, add where such joint acta existed the Supreme Court bad decided that claims fur prizes in bebalt of the navy Thig decision was in the case of takiog Churieston, which the Supreme Coart held was (be joint action of the fleet and of Sherman’s army, though the latier was 4 hundred miles tion of Charleston, while world knew that the army ander eperated with the navy in the at capture of New Orleans. The government submitted formal proot of the faci, and Butler, now transiormed irom an army commander attecking New Or- leuns, to a lawyer attucking the ‘Treasury, gravely claimed and argued inat nis former army did not co-operate with the savy in the captare. The government submitted the following, among other prooin—#irst, Geveral McVletian’s order detail- jog General Butier and 18,000 men for the movement; second, Secretary Welles’ statement to Farragut Feb- roary 10, 1872, thut 18,000 men had been |b 80 Co- operate with bim against the forts; third, Farragat’s report that Now Orleans surreaderet to. Butler; tourth, Butler’s own testimony beture the committee on the conduct of the war; Hith, report of the Secre- tary of the Navy tbat "\nere’ was therough co- operation ei «ne paval and military forces. In spite of all this she arbitrators tound:—*Firs, H the capture was not # conjoint operation ot the army and navy of the United States.” ‘This remarkavie Hading opened the way for the award _alterward made. It must bave sounded strangely to f occupation with, “Tue city of New rie: having sure rendered to and naval forces of the United states”? Tne United States also claimed the property captured was not lawiul prize of wur, siuce the act of saly, 1864, pro- Vided ‘that po property sored or tuken upon any of the inland waters of the United States = sh be regarded as maritime prize.’’ goverament pointed ont that undér this act tho Supreme Court had ruled tbat & copture of a revel vessel made by tho navy on the Ri River 130 wiles from its mouth, Was not lawiul maritime prix gument was that the captu: at New Or- leaur, on the Missiesippi Kiver,. 115 myes from its mouth, would fall under the same deqsi8n, Sult the arbitrators found that ‘ali the aforesaid property was lawiul ptize of war, and lawiuily sub- ject to condemna:jon as such.” In oruer to and the ar- pay the maximum of bounty money, it Was necessary to show that the torce on the my’s side excceded the force on the Union flvet,) 1t wasadmitied by Butler that tne rebot fect consisied vi 22 vessels, carrying 33 guue and 1,648 men. ‘Tue official rolls ‘of tne Union fleet showed tbat it was composed of 18 vessels, carrying by Dearly 300 guns and 9,446 officers and men. counting only the officers ai part of the Union fleet woich pa: to consider the land forces of the e: ts which were engaged the y surrendered to it with the illu gus rmament, as constructively « part ‘al co of the @ id alse a by a nd “tbat tureot the 4 property the entire of tne 8 aforesaid engaged.” GREW, named thirty-two ves- resaols in course of ‘Tbis cluim i The claim sels as captured by the navy, truction, and 16,000 bus! rom $352,140. To this was praised at $820,000, nak! jutier fied the ciaim cept ry of three, and awarded as pr aye on Which prizes were awardeu sixteen, $96,000, a cartel afterward $116,500 were given up and $46,600 military sal added to the $966,120 prizegmoney, AN APPRAL, This se stonishiment to the Attorney Gea } eral, the case to the Baprene. taxing coms in the Spree Court of distrioy = one bench, in the @ Jadges one red from th 6 » that the whole award was “‘plunder. sh Immediately alter the appeal the At- ey Goneral collected evidence to ow in the arbitration ignored, and Assumption: mitted as pro: The evidence thus pared rp! u the form Alto: oral Willa Fi Pp be fret, — that the vessels near Now Orleaa: of that eit, Farrogat at excepting those reported by time to othe Nav Debarianents ith the exeeption of those so reported, {8 no evidence or ndence as to the value of these vessels, except the bi sieaniton, Ol the libel; third, that many and most of ~ a - were given up and surrendered jal owners without soy Frestrictions Vvernment service we! d proper d by military fourth, that cortal adjudicated and declared prize of war, and tie avails of agen as have already been distributed as prize; fifth, that the finds military salvage Guy on in Vos while other vessels that e person owmed two loyal property and only, the other has eeu decreed enemy's property and coudemued as prize; #ixib, thatin the sum total of award the includes the total value of the Vessels returned also forty per cent of the value dition thereto, making the award, tor than it snould bo by their own fading } seventh, that by tho terms ot the prociamations of Admiral Farrugat aod Geu- eral Butier, issuou on the taking of that and by the construction aud interpretation nto those proclamations by the Uuited States District Court in Louisiana, and by the United states Supreme Court in t ase of the Venice, Circass: end the Laurol Hill, that no salvage or prize can ciaimed on account o any private property found t the time of the capture. ‘THE ORIGINAL CLAiM, When Admiral Farragut arrived at New Or! ane, in April, 1862, certain ves: the wharves, May 3, 1862, tn stung certain officers praise any such vessel and found which might be considered og prize of War. This Board reported May 7 and 9, 1862, and found subject to the law of prizes twelve vessels, valued ut $274,880, and 16,000 tons of coal, valued at $320,000, ‘This was reported by Farragut to U Navy Deparimentin May, 1862, and he never r ported any other property than that contained in the report, and never claimed or preteaded to claim avy interest of a prizo nature in apy otber than tne above mentioned property till several years aller the date jove was the only property that col as to whatover, claimed by Farragut tn any proceedings in any court Wil the year 1869, The captors eoncede that six of these vessels wore Nope of the above, however, the property of loyal owners and wi Two otbers were also returned, wit. watver by Farragut of all claims for captur Another was revurved by order kept in the xo and sold tor $25,000, Noone ix known to ba’ paid for ber value or in the burned. a Department. till she was 18 known to have veen paid for her. ptures made by Farragut, and noi as lar us apy records of tue government show, VARKAGUT’S SWOLLEN List. In December, 1362, Fi ut gathered a list of ves- Seis that wero ta pr New Orleans during the summer of 1862, sad, acting upon the supposition that the Vessels ougaged in tbe military during the sumimor captored © by him attho taking of the city, he tociudes in his libel bp) Vessels, when iu truth somo of thom wi and Colonel Holabird. in the evidence that most of he does not remen ber about ayd canuot locate whem Colonel Holabird was nus at New Orleans at the ti of the capture and was not there on auty wil Decewm- ber 15, 1862, nearly aight monthe atter the date of the cupture, and his evidence only founded n comynon report, impressions, or quarte masters’} returns. And the returns of vessel m him which in vossels been in th re that cortain vessels were seized and put vice and so continued till thi ow! paid = their when in tact. they were eituer returned to ud then bought, chartered or impressed rvice aud the uwuers have been pai ment. iu ovber did pot reach alter the capture, and ono, the opening of the port by prociamation. Auotner important point 1s the total want of evidence to show the value of these vesseis, The cla:mauts, in their —livel, an arbitrary value upon each, but it is im no case sup- ported by 's particle of evidence of pretence of evidence to show said vali They have noteven giv: say, except ia one case. proved at all aro those stated iu the libel returned by Farragat to the department and that of the McRae, given at $96,000 by Admiral Porte LisT OF TAR CAPTURED SUIPS, The following 1s the list of the ships, and th ed ‘value of exch, for which the arbitras oe Ship. Metropolis, $27,000; ch G ‘ali ark George Al 000 ; ship OG, BH. Fi Hy ip Milan, $24,000; barkentine Ocoau Eagle, $7,500; steamer W. Cbarie: Hy steamer Sallie Robinson, $16,000 Steamor Whitman, $20,000; = steamer steamer Loulstan: Steamer Empire Parish, $17,000 12,000 ; sre Calhoun, $10,000: ine, $15,000; jeamer St. Muurice, $9,6 $15,000; Time Saxon, ell, $8,000; Moroing Light, $3,000; steamer {ber steamer = Laur rhte M. Brown, $5,000 $18,000. ney Match: Brown Cloud, < cr. Kinsman, $20, 1a, $6,000, Five vessels of etion of docks, 598900005 16,000 tons of coal, $320,000 otal, $966,120. commanding officers, steamer St, Cnaries, $15,000; steamer Augio-American, $20,000; steamer Landis, $17,500; steam Time = aud ide, $1,000; steamer Louisiana Belle, $8,000; steamer Emptre Parison, $17,000; steamer Aigerine, $15,000; steamer St. Maurice, $9, 600; steamer Morning Light, $8,000, Totai, $117,100, The orders can be produced from the records of the department. Vessels hat were surrendered to ihe owners by de- cree of the United States Court ordering the uncun- ditionat release:—steamer Salle Kovinson, $16,000; steamer Herville, $20,000. Total, $36,000, Vensols that nave once been adjudicated and de- clared prizo and the galue disiribated:—Steamer Hornig, gn i tesmer Lewis Whitman, ». 000. 1, $25,000. Vosseis that yh © ulready been paid for by the United States; payments made to the own: ers for services and value fteamet s Charles rot AnglowAmerican, $234,714 23; Salle Robinson, $15,000; Morning Light, $47,687 <1 Time aud fide, $36,481 outsiane ‘Bento, $30, Fancy Matches, $13,579 58; arrataria, beget Creole, $35,000; Empire Parish (services oniy), not knows; St, Maurice $1,440. Toul, $483,847 3 The only vesseis inat 1 tind the United staiea bas NOt Freooguized tho rights of the owners | are:—The Diana (captured and © burned by rebels), $9,140; Ceres, $12,880; Tennessee, $96,000 ; Fey oe orineriy United States revenue 000; Laurell Hill (a0 evidenco of value in record); Kinsmao sunk in service, no evi- vi urel Hitt the whole evidence, in the opinion of tho District Court and Supreme Court, wa against the theory of # naval prize. Voasels whore the rights ef the owners were de- cided by commission and the reports sanctioned by the Secretary of war—sieamer Fancy Natchez, steamer Time and Tide, Veseseis where by evidence of General Butler and the Commissioners they were not in service, by seizure as captured property, and where thoy were decided not to be liable tocaptare. Steamer Barravarta, service by contract; steamer Faucy, Natcnez, not Hable to seizure, A MYTRICAL RANK. I would call your attention to tue vessel named in the libet, viz, bark George Aibon, $7, 51 There was no bark or other near New Ori and thero is po Orleans, It was a mei capture wan ever at New rhe Brown, « loyal m in the possossion of the H 000 $213, 620; A coal belonging to Notthern jo al }, $30,000; Lotal coal, $290,000; rotal claim, $503, hese cases 'l do not consiaer ‘alowablo. it Court is cor efore the war and was thea taken br the Confederacy, THE QUESTION OF SALVAGR, rds sulvaye, by What moue of reasoning or wy of maritime law can saivago be claimed on the Sainte Rovinson, when the boat was uncon. ditionally sarrendered to tae owner by the order sod deoree of the United states Court? How can salvage * De claimed on the Milan When slo was the property 1tish subject ? How can salvage be claimed of tuem, for there is no evidence that @ ever claidfet by tho Conjederacy; that er pretouded to own or havo Was there any restoration n? The owner resided in New ud had control of nis property and when the federal forces they, in Lacs, jt back to Din And this ee of the no such vessel in u Vessels any control over th: tn the case of the claim that &) ip this tho United States surdity od tion of several to indicate the followiug:—*"The ability of the Aitor Prove the acts im forth inthe above report odio 'y to the law und the fac! co of Butier’s cunning |, bound the goverument to accep: * There are othe: case, error existence, but id with these facts siseney proved I do the captors cou! ‘proms Court in view of their own decl- original evidence $100,000 ver JOCRESFUL CUNNING, pondent concludes of the arbiti pulatio points where for showed the wih whien based upon ap examin: of record, will suffice cessful attack upon ac the l'reasury by the groat New Engiand champion of reform, THE HOSTILE RED MEN. COLONEL THORNBUBGH’S COMMAND LED INTO THE SAND HILLS BY INCOMPETENT SCOUTS > AND FORCED 70 GIVE UP THE CHASE. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) ‘The first telegram since Sunday was rec Omaua, Nev,, Oct. 12, 1878. ed hero to-day from Colouel Thornburgh’s expedition, which bad. and Runoing Water, railroad, on reacued a point the Cloud Ageney, at They have abandoned the pursuit of the Cheyenn between ‘Platte isridge 100 mili north of the road te the eld Rea ten o'clock this morning. and report (nat the cause of their failure 1s the un- reliable character of the scouts furnished to the ox- pedition, Tne oxpeat n was led into’the sand hills by the scouts, and the troops claim tnat but for their Vigilant precautions they would never have emerged? TRUE CAUSES OF THE TROUBLE, The Indian Commission urrived hore last night, and to-day jams examined Adjatant and Lieutenant for the Spotted Tail indians, They Genoral Crook to-night, General Will- J. M. Lee, late agent ‘@ examining Members of the committee state privately that the testimouy shows more clearly what barbarous treatmout the Ludians received than avy before tukon, Walliams gave a concige statement of the present and past relations of the army Lee was in eharge of the Spetted ‘ail the Indians, and Indians irom stared, 1877, to August, aes aa auper- intended their removel to the Missouri, © produced indisputable proot of agents representing them in 1876 at more than twice their actual number and of frauds aud outrages witnout end. A NATIONAL DISGRACE. Details of the forced march of the Iedtans, with their women and children, 300 miles to the Missouri, show — that bmt at ite that descriptions horrors, the outrago of witbout parallel 10 history. heretofore bus Lee told the Senators that winter removal was He gave many tustances of the government breaking its promises, and said that was the only cause of the pres- ent trouble with the Iodians, He said that 250 families are anxious to work, and if she goverment kept its word with the foaians they woula constantly smugglers and in a jew years be Ho sald toat the Indians on tuo Missouri raided kept selt-supperting, wero by horse thieves and exasperated. Lee referred to memoranda and gave figures and dates for every- ang thiug he stated, The testimony ut ‘Crook, Williams fee forms ‘acomplete history of the government's treaumont of tho Indians of this department during the last few yeurs, and is a most bumiliating revola- toa, DISASTROUS FIRE. THE TOWN OF EDINBURG, PA., ALMOST TO- TALLY CAUSED. DESIBOYED — GREAT SUFFERING Prrrepura, Oct. 13, 1878. A special despatch from Ediuburg, Pa, gives par- ticulars of the destraction ef that place by fre this morning. The fre broko out at balf-past three o’olock tn the rear of Wilour’s livery stabic, Main street, and spreading rapidly, soon swept over the tire block. The firemen were promptly on band, bat their efforts were paralyzed by insufficiency of water. The total loss is estimated at trom $350,000 to $400,000; insured largely, GREAT SU¥FERING CAUSED, Two hundred and twenty-five buildings were burned and the town is almost cempictely destroyed. Much suffering alreudy exists. A relief commities has beon organized and contributions of food from the adja- cont towns and farmers in the vicinity are being dis- tributed to the homeless, The pri pany, ipal losers are the Oil Well Supply Com. $30,000; Travis’ livery stable, loss heav; THE LOSSES. Flynn & Hamm, $18,000; Bennett House, $12,000; Edenbarg Hou and parsonago, $7,000; Chalfant & Graff, hardware, $25,000; Exchunge Hotel, tobacconist, $3,500; L. Walter, $16,600; B Simona, ocery, $8,000; and De France & lerry, druggiste, $4,000. The amount of cannot be bad at preseat. INCRNDIARISM SUSPECTED. Tho depot warenouse, Union Express Office and Post Ofice were destroyed, The fire 1s believed to have been the work of an incendiary. SUICIDE BY HANGING. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Baxtiaors, Oct. 14, 1878, Mra Bertha Erni, aged thirty = years, a wife and mother, assumed role of selt execationer to-day, and ended her fie by hanging. The tamily had been living at Carrollton, Baltimore county, but -a few days ago Mr. Erni rentea a store and dwelling on & supuroan avenue, which were to take possessi: of to-morrow. Early morning Mra. Kroi kissed her ha: and bry hoa i goodby and . wei to half w her + seapended sician could koown what p it the rope, b oned 111 as extinct, pled the shosking trageay, DEADLY SHOOTING AFFRAY. Dxapwoop, D. T., Oct. 13, 1878. A sbooting affray occurred here th: o Mra, Lovell and Jono Rogers, an employé ina noon be restaurant, which resulted in the depth of the former ana tho fatal wounding of the latte The affray ro- suited [rom @ dispute regarding the ownership ot certain ground which has beon in question for some time, Mrs. Lovell assaulted Rogers house, FATAL QUABKELS, Pirrssura, Pa., Vct 13, 1878. At an early hour this morning Frank Guaaeil, liv- ing on Gibbon street, quarrelied with bis wife, aod in a drunken fury knock: cousin of G shrew him down, his hi breaking oll", ber down, William Hart, a stRUCK WITH A BUCKET. George E. Haggerty, a driver attaebed to Barnum’s circus, w: rested at the show grouads, in Jersey City, on Saturday night, for committing an atrocious assault on Joho Kelly, Haggorty soz cnargt and dealt Kel irightiul gasa, he b My Da ry LIBERAL METHODISTS, MivpLetown, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1878, Bt, Paul’s Methodtst Episcopal Present pastor, i, Wardle rch, the Rev, was built im 1870 at @ cost of $60,000, and wan dedicated with & debt of $32,000, been paid, The Rov. B. $12,000 of whi bas L 1 of Aubari and the former pastors, the Rev, J. R. Chadwick, wt G,.Oakley and D, L. Marks, were tuvited to be pros- ent to-day, the seventh anot' t to assist Over $17,000 were raised at the morning ser. and (ne remainder was raised tala eve most.of it in small sams, in clear joraaty Of the devica- the church from ASSEMBLY NOMINATIONS. CONGRESSIONAL Burrato, N. ¥., Oot’ 1878, ‘The democrats of the Fourth Assembly district Dave nominated T, A. Jackson. Eumina, N. ¥., Oct. 13, 1878, The democrats.of Chemun, county yesterday som tnated Judge Smith tor the icv ort “NOMLN, ATION. Naw Onveans, La, Oot 18, 1778 Robert 0. Hebert, son of ex-Governor Hebert, was nominated for Congress by the repabiicacs of tne Third district, at Bayou Gouin, Saturday, Mr, Hebert is also the nomines of the nationals 1 ee ANOTHER VICTIM DEAD. Bostom, Oct, 13, 1378. Jobo Givern, 2 victim of the raiiroad disaster, dieé @t tne hospital from his injuries to-day, MURDER ALONG THE COLOR LINE, Ropsxr, Miss., Oct. 13, 1878 Captain John G. Peck, white on a mission of peace to Alfred Fairtax, the republican nominee for Congresg from she Filth Louisiana district, and the negroes of Tensas parish to remonsirate with them upon the course which they were pursuing in drawivg the color line and thereby exciting race prejudices, was. murdored by them un: Witer Proof iast nigbt, The negroes are det aud reluse to submit to arrest, net enouzh men here to execute t ourt aid has bee sought trom the State troops in other parishes, 1 people are much alarmed, andin fear of an insurree ton breaking out, SLIPPERY JACK MAHONEY, EXPLOITS OF A NOTED NEW YORK TRUCE BOBBER—HI3 RECENT DOINGS INTHE MEe TLOPOLIS AND IN N&W JERSEY —SINGULAB ESCAPE FROM JERSEY JUSTICE. About a week or ten aays ago a fashionably attired young man, of suave manne nd giving the name ot Charles Miller, eoterea the dry goods store of Merris & Doty,.on Market t, Newark, and ordered a lot of silks, ehoice linen and ovber goods, worth tm all over $300, The goods were to be sent to Miller’s boarding house, in Clinton street. The young man was so very nice, so very affable and altogether so very bigh-toned is his talk that the Orm suspected something wrong and quietly notified a Newark detective to accompany the messenger who was to deliver the goods and get paid with a check. Mr. Miller roceived the goods. He saw the detective und in turn suspected something wrong. Instead of offering a check be told the messenger to watt till he wont round to the express office to collect some fuads, Betore he had taken many steps he was arrestea and lodged inthe First precinct police station and re. manded to jail to await action on the part of the Grand Jury, the charge against him belng attempted swindling. A tew d ago he was liberated by order ot Colonel G. N. Prosecutor of the Piens, wha stated thal no indictment bad been found against big by whe Grand Jury. A NEW YORK OFFICER 4 DAY TOO LATE. jer’s liberation an officer trom York Central Oflice ed the Geuaty Jail, He “wanted” Miller for an alleged State’s Prisot Jence committed iu New York. lt is now ascerta’ that Muler’s real name is Joba Maton that he is well known in various parts he country as Jack Shepherd and as one ot ti ce operator country. alty is What 18 known as truck and wagon rob- s. Ho was born in New York thirty-lour years hd 1s said to have been arrested at some time or other for some offence er other in nearly overy State im the Union. SLIPPERY JACK’S EXPLOITS. age he was arrested and lodged in th bs, but effected bis escape therefrom, Subsequentiy he wis recaptured, but escaveu again from both Sing Sing and Blackwoll’s Island, In 1863 be was arrested in n alleged burglary. Superiuten- him his choice of going ne < the army. less to say that he took tive, pat ne secon desert a He was arrested for burglary, however, rooms next te Way time obtained entrunce tolen goods were forwarded to New York by Adams Express, On april 7, 1812, Mabonoy was arrestea wnile waiting to secure posses- sion of the cases. was taken to Police Headquar- but the same afternoo a e slip. A yoar later hi 1m Chicago, was sent to Joliet prison for b ners but escaped within tnree mouths. Returning to New York b arrested for the Phiiudelphi e, (ried and senteneod to Moyame: tree years. ‘This term he served out. loaded with wool stood in Seuth strect. The was waiting to be given the order to £0 pperentiy 1g on to Lhe wagon. go abead to Wasp “ava #0, Upom reaching Washingte: vehicle the di The drive: away with the w jorse and track, 1: is for this offence he ts now wanted, A SINGULAR FACT. In connection with from the jail at inguisr tact. A HERALD ree Grand Jury, OBITUARY, EUGENE A. CRONIN, A Portland (Oregon) despatch says that Eugene A, Cronin died on Saturday night. Mr, Cronin enjoyed some notoriety during the counting of the last Presidential vote. He will be remembered as the democratic elector to whom Governor Groves gave tho electoral certificate wh a wf cancy was discovered in the Oregon Electoral college. The reiuros were legally signed and sealed by the Governor and forwarded to Washington, There the commission having decided that it “could not go behind the returns” in the case of Louisiana at once overs ‘aied its precedent and lett Mr. Cronin out in the \d. This ended the notoriety of the gentieman Oregon, y HOTEL ARRIVALS. Governor Horace Fairbanks, of Vermont, is at the York. Signor P. Brignoli is at the Everett, Captain De Fitz James, of the French Navy, is at the Albe. tle, Thomas N, Gibbs, M. P., of Toronto, Canada, isatthe St, Nicholas, Coarjes Wolcott asta of San Francisco, ia at the Windsor. AND ERADICATE A—TO BREAK = nm Distinetty ‘There were the white: Atragrant mouth oth Pl Within the rosiest gums. Te was her wont By bi ot breath to say, ‘twas “Sozovorr.” BRISKLY BRUSH your teeth night and morning with aromatic, invigorating Sozopont, You will be pertectly astonished at the im- provement in whiteness which a fortnight of this sort of treatment will cause, Bexin at once ; strengthen your de. caying teeth, AN OLD AND WELL TRIED REMEDY. ire, Winstow's Soormixa @ruur. tor children teethings w dysontory and. diarrhiva. wind colic, and reguiaten iy bowels 25 CENTS A BOTT! A.—BROOKS’ BOOTS AND SuoRe BEST IN TAB | | tM MEDICINE, BROWN'S 9 M LOZENGES, 25 cents a box, A.—SELZER BRUNNEN NATURAL SPARKLING Minera Watka. A. STEPHANI & CO, 40 New st., sole importers, ACTEM A. H.—THE PRINCK OF WALES 18 ORDER. ing “JouLina: asthe ‘finest Champagne thet can be obtained."’ KIMBALL’S CATARRA CIGARETTES aT CIGAR stores. 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