The New York Herald Newspaper, October 29, 1878, Page 5

THE ST, CROIX OUTBREAK. A Visit to the Devastated Districts of the Island, TWIN SPECIMENS OF BARBARITY, The Negro and the White Man in a Contest of Cruelty, INTERESTING SCENES AND INCIDENTS, List of Estates Destroyed and of Those Untouched. —_—— Sr, Tuomas, Oct, 22, 1878 Stace the 10th the isiand of St, Croix has been quiet, The soldiers and volunteers scour the country daily and each day bring in bands of prisoners, There ts now, on our estimate, some three hundred prisoners in both towns, G The royal mail steamer Ebro baving been placed wt the disposal of the government by Captain 8. Dix, buperintendeht of tho line at this place, your core Fespondent was courteously permitted by the Gov- ernor to take passage in her on @ recent trip to the, unfortunate island, I returned here on the 18sh and take the first opportunily to send you the. results of my vis Our trip over was @ rapid one, and before dusk we were salely anchored in the harbor of “Bassin.” On looking at the town !t was @iMoult to realize the troubles that this unfortu- nate island bas beon passing through, Ail Was quiet; no trace of the murder and arson recently rite was visible. We landed Gnd were soon installed in one of tho boarding hougos frequonted by Americans when they come to St. Croix to escape the rigora of a Northern winter, Thw fol- lowing morning your correspondent, after some Search, succeeded In getting a very néat little buggy and started for West End alone, Hardly had the out- skirts of the town been reached when a full realizi- tion of what bed passed broke upon him. Onevery hand were seen only a fow biackonod walla where s0 recently spacioas residences stood, the abodes ef every juxury and comfort, On every side, too, were patches of burned ficlas, Sbough, thanks to what the planters had conside: during the season a misfortune,the eye Tested with pleasure on many an acre of green cane. @t. Croix, atter several years of great drought, has this year been afflicted with « superabundance of rain. 1 say afflicted, for it bas fallen to that extent that ‘work has been stopped by it and hundreds of acros Bave been untouched. Whatat first was an affliction has proved a partial blessing in the end. The canes ‘Were too wet to burn, Valoly did the negroes cast their burning brands among them, even throwing kerceene over patches. The flames burst out, Dinokened and destroyed what was immediately @round dna then flickered and went out, Here and there patches of old ary canes existed, and these are gone : BRUTALITY OF THK MOB, On my way through the country I stepped at Grove place, there to witness the remains of one of the most horrible acts of cruelty and barbarism ever Kuown. On the second night tho mob arrived at this estate abd fonnd about ninetcen of tho estate labor- ors, The latter attempted to save some things and fetused to join the rioters, They were then shut ap in.ap enciosure usea jor storing the megass, upon ‘waieh kerosine oi! was poured, and thé whole was set 0 fro, ‘three or jour escaped and now ite horribly maimed in the bospital, The ¢harred bones of the femuinder are silent witnesses of tho truth of the Btofy. This act of cruelty toward their own people shows what little cuance there was for any who ep- poured thom after their passions hed been tally aroused. CRUELTY OF THE WHITES, The conduct of some of tho wuite people toward tho Regroes would seam to indicate that human naturo is much the same whatever the color of the skin, and that when once the worser passions are aroused ail the effects of our boasted Civilization have given ua ho advantage over the savage. On my way to: West End 1 met severai bands of prisonors on thoir way to ‘town wader th jort of soluicrs or volunteers, Tho Regrocs wore tied to carts, and though somo of them wero im tho last stages of exhaustion they wore G@ragged along Without the slightest consideration tor thotr condition. Some were bieoding from sevore eats inflicted by volunteers who, in their search tor in many cases lik nogro assisting in saving Many things, The thir bt, when things were eumparativoly quiet, he ent off, and on reappearing tho next morning was taken to task by the inunuger for his absence. He explained that he had gone tw see if any of bis private Dl ty bad boeu saved. “You lie”? was the reply from the manoger; “you Went off to steal; you as bad as the others,” “Why, Musse,!’ the uegro rephed, “aint 1 helped you and been with yop ai) (he time?”? (A torrent of abuse and the question, “Why should 1 not put an ounce of lead tu you?” was the man- ager’s unawer. Gee masse, you don’t dare dothat, for 1 ain’tdone nothing. “Don’t dare?” oried the thon infariated manager. Well, takc that!’? and suiting the action to the word hoshot the man through the head, A more na gm a Giabolioal murder could not be im- agined. AT WEST END. At longth West Kod 14 reached, and there the Sedne of desolation is complete. ‘Ihe whole business part ot the town is one mass of charred and bi ened i, Inthe midst are two or turce houses ng, whien only we ing Gesviation tho more apparent. ecary Hall, Rov. Mr, Duvots’ parsonage the house and snop of Mr, M was the servo to make How the latter escaped wu mystery. Oue has but towalk misery, ihe peuple were clad to all desoriptions of apparel. {bey have lost ail heir own, snd bavo been clothed by the Roliet Com- It would be ludicrous, wha w se PAINFUL ACCIDENT. Baddest passuges in the whole afar ia young mab named Jami He, with the third day they ut up for tne Some faltoral u the pariy certained that one to view the guarda, Th \d Jeit his poss, but after a Jew 3 forth, thinking jy this time the loar bau Started tor t 801 the 6 party. He nod So ond young Jamieson fell, heart, Almost immediately the mistake ‘Was discovered. I neve Who was aavancing siongside of Jamieson. whole pariy fired the lour would, doubtioss, pave Bb shot, The scone was iudescrivavle, Several threw their guns 00 the ground and rulied over tn tuo story direct irom the man Had the Bgony of the shock, Had the mop araagited at that Moment, declares one present, wo wore lost, lor none ot ould do anything, The Dane reported to whe autborities; bu', of cours:, It 18 vue of those accidents which may hoppen im such times, Jumeson wasa mising young Scotouman, and had only been in St. x about six monthe, CAUSRS OF THK OUTHREAK There in still a groat varivty of opinions regarding the causes 01 the outbroak. Gvod reasons lor dis @atlsiaction On the part of the negroes existed, and Jel Lone Which were of suMciout Importance to ox- dite them to the feariul outrages whici wore perpe- trated, and so the affair so A mystery. Think the truth lies im the tact that no such outvrenk as oc- curred was premeditated, vetore stared, the laborers had come in to West Knd seeking new oon- SrActs OF intending to leave tho isi Becoming ex- ched While discussing weir wr wmong them: selves, miny Of Hem drinking a youd doai of ram, the firs. aiiack ou tue pole described la a us letter, ovourred, Ww the negroes ob- Wed idea Of their po: > NEW YORK HERA tion, with its accompaniments gf murder and do- struction of property, resulted, At the bottom ‘of all lay the dissatisfaction of the laborer with Labor act, combived with theestabe lignment of the Ceutral Factory aud the permission given to the factory to employ labor on other terms than thos» prescribod by the act. A man work @t tue factory when he ch: bile bis browel euts, and wag oblij worl evel be ten i it or not. Aooiher great objection was tem of punish- ment by 3. A negro committing some fault would be flned, and it is to be feared that this was done most arbitrarily. ‘rue, osvate laborer bad bli ‘atl deo with free bouse, bus t t a and women out of employment, Ty Iuducement to their fellows fact, now proved that when t wegroes demanded their passports they were told they must deposit about $5. Of course they refused, Stilt (ne affair could hi. been Dipped in the bud had it not been for the terribie of leaving West Eod without protection, ilitiry had been removed and the very arms irom the fort and carried away. i'wenty-tive men with rmflos could have quelled the row in West End on the 1st of October, ‘THK RXRCUTIONS, According to the sentonce of the court martial tho following rioters were executed at Bassin ou the 7th fost. :— James De Silva, from Upper Love, a native of An- Ee of the English Church. lobo Lewis, irom Lebanon Hill, a native of St, Croix, of tae Moravian Vburen, Joseph Parris, trom Castle, a native of Barbados, of the Roma burch, riy an hour before the execution the crimioals nud the ministratiwns of thoir clergy men, Mi » Branch, Frauze and Guilbot, who were with them iu separate rooms, and who atiended them to the place of execution. They were snot in the yard of tho fort, ‘These three were, 10 is certain, among the moat notorious of the orimiuals, On the 9th tnst, the following were excouted:— Avgusius Goorge, of Castle, voru in St Croix, Jobn Adam, o! storuing Star, born in St. | homas, Henry James, of Windsor, born in St. Eustatius. All of these belonged to the English Church, bat the rector of St. Jubu’s Church was assisted in minis- tering to them 1u their last moments by the Lutheran and Moravian pastors in this towa, ‘tbe addwtionul executions iook place on Thursday, the 10:h, and (wo others on the 1ith, the numes of ot being known. ‘oes thus eXecuted havo all hid fair trials won one coniessed their gull, The British ul Was present’ at the court martial, and Vice Const Permission wal poor negroes acied like children, treely conf and gaying simpiy they didn’t Kuow what pos: ed them to go #0 jar. The femate ringleaders, taougn by far the worst, are not to be exceuted, there being apparently a Danish law forbidding the use of capi- tal punishment ip regard to woe) THE TORTOLA PRISONERS, The men and women engaged ih the outbreak who escaped to, Tortola, ag reported in a previous. ieuer, have been Yeleased by the authorities tberc. Lt ap- ours that the Governor of Antigua telegraphed tobe resident of ‘Tortola to deliver the prisoners to the Danisn autborities op the production of the proper extradition papers. To this itis reported that Gov- ernor Garde replied that there was no time now to getup extradition papers, and he would make no Charge. Un this we prisoners were released in Tor- tola uncondition@ily. Lt 1s said that among the whole eightcen there was but one agaist whom anything could be proved, and therefore the government would not press the cbarge. Muny blame the Danign gov- ernment on the ground that this action only coofrms the negro in the belief, which 1s very current, that once on British soil taey will not be given up. Many of the negroes now say 80d belleve that the British government bas in this case absolutely refused 10 give the prisoners Up, and that they are sale i get to British soil, no matter whut thoy have done. THE KsTATKS DESTROYED, T send youu revised list of tue estates di L ue Coakley. 27. Wheel of 2 Diamond and Ruby. 28. 3 Work and Rest. 29. Strawverry Hill, jamoud, works . Mount Victory. Punca, 31. Nicholas, workssay’d, Aoualy. . Monspellier, 34. Mount Siewart, works saved, » Two Friends, works Siob, 8. Freacasborg & King’s Hill, 9. Betnienem, saved, 10, Blessin; 36. Grove Piace. it Ang , 87. Bix Fountain, 12, Caste Boarke, 88. River. 13, Lower Love. 89. Hermiage, 14 Golden Grove, 40. Upper Love, 16. Adventure. 41. Mount Pleagaat, 16. Paradise, 42, Jealousy, 17. Maooiog’s Bay. 48. Canaan. 18, Betty’s Hope. 44 Mon Bijou 19. fount Pleasant and 45. Lebauon dill, Pleseen. 46. Glyuu, works saved, 20, St. Georges, 7. Concordia, 21, Witham’ Delight, 48. Morning Star, works saved, Dolby Mill (Monspel- 22, Entlela Greea, hher)e 23, Carton, 2, Wuim, 61. Hastap Twist, works 25. Concordia (west), saved. 26, Good Hope. Besides tuese tne following buildings were de- stroyed:— Glynn jactory station, ‘the wetxbuvuge at Petor’s Rest station, Tho schoo! and texguer’s bouse at Mouat Victory, The police station and scbool heuse at King’s Hull, The residences at Peter's Rest, Negro bay and Allan. dale, PROPERTIES XOT DESTROYED, The other properties 12 the isiaed woieh be peewee uot including East Ena estates which wore never threatened, urd as toliows:— 1. Orange Grevo and 15. Jerusalem. Beeston Hull. 16. Hope. 4 2. Little Princess aad 17. Two Brothéra, Golden Rock, 18. Willams. 8, La Grunde Princess, §=.19. Sprat Hall. 4 81. John’s. 20, Butler's Bay, 6. Juaith’s Fancy. 21. La Grange. 6, Constitution Hill, 22. Prosperity (west) 7. Annu’s Hope, 23. Litde La Grange and 8. Sion Farm, dolly Hill. ® Siom Hilk 24. Hogeusborg. 10, Rattan. 26. Orange Grove (wer 11. Mary's Fanoy. 26. Oxford. 12. Bonue Esperance, 27. Becks Grove, 13. La Reine. 28, Spring Gurden, 14. Granara and Cave Gare i den. wor Some of the estate: 1 bie, and rations are being giveu out, there ng Of disquiet throdghout the island co is estored, but 1 do Dot ny danger of further trouvie. A Dan- 4 with troops is om ite way to St. Croix, and the presence of the foreign meo-ol war uovil hor arrival will effectually proveut any distarvance, AN APPEAL FOR AID FOR THE SUFFERERS IN &T. CROIX, Dasisn CoyscLats, } No, 52 Broapwar, New Youk, Oct. 28, 1878. To rus Eptror oy tus Hanav:— Government us woll as private despatches tully concur ia the details of safforti ind waat occasioned by the uprising of the negroes in tne island of Si. x. . For 1 beg to iniorm sympathizing Danes and others tn- terested in the isiand that I will gladly receive any contributions they may make and send them to the Governor of tho islands, HENRI M. BRAKM, DISCUSSING TOWN AFFAIRS. About fen o’clock on Suturaay night last the road- {ng room of the Crawenopum Hotel, White Plains, was tho scene of quite a lively skirmish between ox-Sena. tor J. G. Sutherland, editor of the Eastern State Jour- nal ana prosent Supervisor of the town of Whito Piatna, id Andrew Jackson Hyatt, town clork* it is said, hed imbibed somewhal ly. Ui jor Dir, Hyatt, however, he is dimisative in comparison with the Romana ire ot ex-Senator, It appears that two, after nding some time at the hotel, got 1o.o & dispa ut town affairs, financially and po hueaily, Lhe ex-Senator gave the town clerk some pretty bard thrusts, which excited ms ire to a tign piteb, and the Jatier in wurn charged the formor witn paring stoiee Papers (allads 1 is uaderstoud, to the official bond of Steven 3, Marshal!) trom his (tyatt’s) office and eimoat at too same time sinpped Butoeriand tn the ‘ace, wuen ¢ tier raised bis Cane and strack Hyatt a boavy biow on the bead. ‘The two then grappied cach otuer, When Major Pauiding and the barkeuper of tho hove! interfered ond prevented any shedding of blood. A discoloration of one of Hyatt’s eyes yesterday prevented him irom saluting hia Iriends in the street us usual, IM MEMORY OF DR. DOWLING Tho Baptist Miotsters’ Conference yesterday spent im relating reminiscences of tho iate Dr. yohn Dowling, who for more than twenty-five yours stood among the loregost pastors of thetr deaomination in Dr. Giiletto, of Sing su who was int od, fi od wardail, Dr, Dowling was pi tist Chureb of thisoity for many a oolety on Br. 'y Bapties ty. su jonday morning Dr. W. KR. Wail faias Will preach a memorial sermon, CHEAPER LIFE INSURANCE, The Mutual Benefit Lite of New Jorsoy denies that it has reduced retes, und tho oitloers sate that the error probubly uroRe from (Nd fas that tie Company has agreed Wo take nutes for tuirty per cout ot tue premiuins On Ordinary ie policies. Tue umount ot those notes 18 finally aeuucted ihe policy, but th Premiums remaius tue sui TRAGEDY IN A CELL. JOHN CARPENTER, WHO ATTEMPTED TO ASSAS= SINATE M\RY LYONS IN 8T. FRANCIS XAVIER'S CHURCH, STABS HIMSELF IN PRISON—THE STRUGGLE FOR THE KNIFE. On Sunday morning throe weeks ngo, it will bo rev membered, the people at early mass in the basement of 5t. Francis Xavier's Churca, in West Sixteenth sireet, were horrified by seeing a man come hastily up the atsie and bary his knife three times in the body of a woman who was kneeling belore the altar, The would-be agsassi! Jobn Carpenter, the wom: was Mary Lyons, He jaken to Jefferson Marke Prison, she to St, Vincent's Hospital, Last week she appeared ugainst Carpenter in the Jefferson Market Volice Court, and he was held in $5,000 bail to awalt the action of the Grund Jury. Since then he has Deon locked up in acell on the second in the prises with aman named Laighter, whe was com, mitted o charge of larceny. Yosterday morning be attempted to end histroubles by taking his lile. He was prevented trom killing himself outright, and, in avery dangerous condition, was sent to Bellevue Hospi t THE STRUGGLE IN THE ORL, According to custom, Warden Finn, of the Tombs, weot to the Jefferson Market Prison yesterday morn- ing tor those criminals woo were to be sent down for trial or Lo await the action of the Graud Jury. 1+ was about twenty minutes to nine o’clock, and, after go- ing over the,books with Keeper La Faye, Warden Finn proceeded to the foot of the stairs leading to the second ter and 6! ted, 80 asto be heard all over shat story:—“Dugan, bring down all the captives who are to go dowa town witb me!’ “tay, ay, sir!” ropeatoa the Keeper addressed, and soon alter he was heard going from cell to cell sum- moning those whose names were on big transter [1st, Warden Finn and Keeper McDermots remained talx- Jpg at the foot of she stairs a moment or two and the echo of Dugan’s steps died away in tne distance. All was quiet. Suddenly a man’s voice, iu mortal terror, Tang through tue corridors with appalling effect, shoutiug:—‘'‘Mur-der! Mar-der!” Then there was the sound of a scuffle, a strflcd groan and all was still, Quick as lightning McDermott sprang up the stairs, three steps at. a time, followed by Warden Fina, and darted to Carpenter’s cell, whence the outeries had proceeded, When they reached the gato they saw tHrough the bars Carpenter lying un the bed, the floor and bis clothing covered .with biood and Laghter standing over him pale as jeath witha bloody knife in Lis hand. With trembiing flogéra the havbee unlocked the door asd with the Warden en- tered. THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. “Great heaveusl Wardou Finn, while McDermost dropped on his kn botnet the prostrate man aud began to search ior th woun “Jonany tried to Kill himself, sir,” said Laighter, who leanod against the whitewashed wall of tue cell aa if Bq were going to faint, “How did ue do it??? “With this koifel”? said Laighter, holding up a tuble kuite, tho ‘whicu had been ground so as Lo be suarp as a needie at the aud double-edged for about an inch anu & hail irom. Warden out Of the cell tele- surgeon. and viso seut ir to sammou a puysiGian trem the neigh- Theo Mr, Finn acoumpauied by a HeRanp reporter retur: te the Where Keeper McLer- mott was found biadiag up a wound to Uarpenter’s. abdomen, “Now, Johny, teli me why yeu did this?” said the Warden, r “aul” answored the man in a strong voice, “I was tired of Uving and saw nothing bus misery uhead of me. “Where did you get this knife?” “Us an old table Knilc tnat somebody left in one of theceils. A waiter from one of the restaurants ‘who bri: fo oar grub luft it here, I found tt, ground a sam like sua, and bid 16 im the lining of my coal i “Dido’t Laighter know you bad it?’ “Crue as God, 1 dido’t, sirl’”? fervently rejoined Laiguter, “Did YJohnuy? Now teil them the truth; aia “No, no, sir! He came here only iast weok, and 1 was aloue before that, 1 got it velore ue came. 1 thought 1s would come im handy some time,’? TWO WOULD-BE BUIOIDES IN ONR CELL, The reason jof tnis auguify op the part of the Warden muy be iouod 1m the fact that this man Laigator bas made two attempts bolore to kill nim- weil, @ first time be throw bunsell uoder adummy ehgite On Tenth avenue, sometime ago, and narrowly escaped being run ov ‘rhe javt tine wu desperate effort to take bis own lite wu for the iarceny for witich he 18 bow held. Hi are very well off. Jt will be remembered tha: ter (ried $o Kili himself the morning Lyons, It was suspected that the two m aged each other 10 their suicidal mania, “Tl Was the way of 0, Warden,” explained “Jobuny’s a good ieliow. I cuvldu’s ni iked bim better if he bad b: y own brow ‘Weill, sir, about @ quarter of hour ago Dugau, th keeper, cam@ to tne cell door und says, ‘Ppeuser, got reavy to go down to tue Tombs.’ Jonany andi were sitting va the bed, and he got up aud went foto the corner to puck up bis clothes 1 sopaiee aud I looked out of the cell Uoor aiter the Keeper. Wo were buck to back at osise ends of the coll sh ‘Jonpny,’ said 1, ‘I’m sorry you’re going to 1 mo? As spoke I heurd « dull tand, and Johnay od backward toward me with agrouv, furn- e of bis on the halt, He wanted stomuch, and to fmen the job, vat I grappied with bim, got my band vf the knite add tore it away from him, halloo- God Kaows I wi fog "Murder !! us IT did prevented this if 1 could.” THE id have tered, stripped tl iujury superficially. but be could not say as much ior The pationt complained of chill and a sui- sensution 1m the and throak The not dare to probe for the wouud, feariui coagulum, which had an- It was impossible 1 done. sToRY. doctor Jest he should remove douvtedly arrested to tell the extont of tne m: CARPRSTAI A Fesponse to tue queries of a Heraup reporter Odtpenter suid that be nad made up us mind not to Hive, having no inducement on eartn io bind bim to it, This Is my secend wile,” said be, “and she hus caused all the trouble, 1 did not Know that poor giri that I cut in tho cuurch thas moruiay, anu | woulda’. have hurt her for the world, God knows! But, you see, go 4 bas gone wrong and 1s going wrong with me, and | doo’t want to jive. 1 havo been a sailor and a volavteer fireman and am Prewty well known in tis towo, 1 sent for many of my folks aud acqdaintances, but none of those I wanted most came, Will somevudy sonud for my son James, at No, 12 Wost Iwonty-tuird street? 1 want to see him badly"? Keopers ani prisoners professed tho strongest sym- pathy for Carpenter. Keeper La Faye said that o Woman haa been employed « short time éinco in soraping up grease from the floors of tho celis, Sbe might have lorgotien her knife there agd Carpenter t have concealed it trom every o1 ‘he wounded man wag taken to Beilevac Hospital in Qn ambuluuce. Great bad to be opserved in his removal for tear of bringing on hemorrhage, FUNERAL CHIMES. BURIAL OF JAMES B. AYLIFeY, THE VETERAN BELL RINGER OF TRINITY CuURcH. ‘The funeral services of the late James E. Aylife, the voteran bell ringor who bas rung the chimes of Trinity Church for the past twenty-five yoars, wore celebratea yesterday afternoon, at bis ola headquar- ters. Mr. Ayliffe was boro fn Gibraitar, of Eaogilsh parents, in 1810, long after came to this country. His proficioncy as a violin player brought him fret into notice, and, atter holding several positions in the ore! ras of different leaders, he was appointed boll ringer of Trinity Church in 1864. He still con- tinued his Connection with thea: ical orchestras and also instroct oral yousg mon in the art of ing the chimos, Ho nes been ao sufferer from ally chan, ing rt and on Friday services were beid ne P, M. y' ty Uhureb, in the presence of qu Qreerene rene nore ne re 1 OO LERe TE 180E NE PELE OTH OOOOED 3 JAMES K AYLIFFE, ? ? Died October 25, 1878, 3 Aged 69. uducted by Rov. Or, Morgan Kev. Dr. Muieany, Rev. Tho services were Hioning Dr. Ricumond, assisted by su «i e : ‘tenn te . vices the oboir sang tho pi “Lord, + Mo Know My End,” and Df. Crofi’s burial servicon At tne olose of tho services toe coffin was taken back to the hoarse. In Broadway, on tho way to Groen- wood Vemetery, One of the asuintanie wae Knocked off the hearse aud badly injured, He was taxon back to Trinity Church and bad bis wounds was! ana dressed, GENERAL HAYDEN VERY Itz. While out walking in Orange, N. J., whore he re- sides, ov Sunday Svening, General Jaius daydon, on the rotired tet of the Unived states Army, was lexy, He was removed tu tue Park jounts, he was vory low. FITZ JOHN PORTER. THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE BOARD OF INVESTIGATION-—THE PROBABILITY OF GEN- ERAL POPE BEING CALLED AS AgWITSESS, The Investigating Board in the Fitz Jobn Porter Case, after a recess of nearly.a week, bold its thirty. fourth session yesterday iorenden ou Governor's Island. Messrs, Choate, Bullit and Maltpy appeared in their places as counsel jor General Porter, who was ted with thom. Major Gurdner, Judge Advocate, recorder of the proceedings, conducted the examina- tion of wituesses ou bebalf of the government. As it Was expected that the Board would decide the petitioner's application to have Geueral Pope sum. Monod as a witness for the government several dis- tiuguished army officers uttended, Alter General Sonofield had called the Board to order Major Asa B, Gurdner said tbat be had received @ note trom General George H, Dobson, 19 which this officer stuted bis inability to appear before the Buard pn account of illnoss, Generali Dobson, who resides in Balumore, commanded the brigade of observation thrown forward by General Banks trom Bristoe on the Gret day of the battle during whose progress the charges agaiugt General Porter originated’ George A, Andrews, prolessor at the Military Academy at West Point, was called by the Judge Advocate, He bad served as a brigadier general of volunteers in the division of General Wiihams, corps of Genoral Banks, then posted at Bristoe Station. 1n his examination General Andrews stated, im sub- Stance, that he was with Geueral Banks’ corps en Friday, August 28, 1862, He could not rocilect the effective strength of the corps, which cousisted of eight regiments, but he thought 1% numbered ubout five thousand men, They lay nearly threo duys av Bristoe. be witness bad vo means of fixing the pour of their arrival at Bristue, but remembered that they sf tnereull day briday, He heard oo sounds of atble, Horatio G. Sickles testified that ho was colonel of sho ‘Third regiment of Feausylvania Reserves, of Gen- eral icDoweil’s corps; General Reynqds communued the division 10 which be belonged; his regiment was eucamped neur the Lewis House, on ine batile fleid, daring the moruing of August 27, 1862; they broke Up cunp at dayligutaud tock position on tbe lett of General Sigel; witness was prostrated with sunsiroke end Jett bis regiment quite eurly iu the day; did nos Tecoliect uistinctiy where tue camp was located, but it wason& stream Of water which he thought he could identity op the wap, and in sight of the battle fiela of the previous eveuing (General Gibvon’s dght with the enumy near Gaiyesvilie). The Judge Auvocate said tuat with the exception of the testimony of Geacral Dobson the case lor the government Was now closed, VkIENDLY RELATIONS OF POPK AND PORTER. Major ©. D, Greeu, Aswistans Adjutunt General at Newport Burracks, Deportment of tue Soutu, was the only witness calleu un behall of the petitioner. lo August, 1862, the witness was Assistuut Adjuiaut General of tue Sixth corps ; he saw Govorals Pope and Porter together on the seCuad duy afier the baitie, on August 31; also on the following day at Fuirfux Court House; the occusion of the meeting was, to the best Of winéee? reevilestion, a council of the corps com- manders; 0a boib occasions the tone and manuer ot Conversation beiween the two generals wore w ‘was relying on General to be exceedingly tired, physically and meantial); could pot feoull that he saw the two generals sha. bunus, or observed uny evid ol personal macy; General Porter’s ma ruck him as being exceedingly zealous ih the performance of bis duty; and upxXious to receive instruc- id not near what was suid in Temembered heartax , Porver, I wanv’’. » DUE wwnce; General Potter oom- Manded tne rear guard on the reircat to Washington, WILL GENBRAL POPK BE CALLED. A recess of an hour was taken at oue o’dlock, and the reassembling of the Board was lo ked forward to with some anxiet, ment declined to have him called, the evidence would in- ductiag Gene! ess toask him tv attend, for wnodet this circum stance they would not have she mghtte cross-exami Major Garaner thougut yesturday that Ge. Pope wouid not be asked to testily tor tue govern ment; but the legal advisers of Geueral Portor wish the Board to usk for his presence, us in this case they would retain their right of crose-examination, A MYSTERIOUS LUTTE When the Boaru took their svaw » o’clock a communication irom the War Department and a lever containing some meimoragua were placed in their hauds, Tne president, General Sono- eid, read the papers caretully und tueu banded to General Terry, who treated tuem in like manner and passed thom to Colonel Getty. The nature of the communications did not transpire, but it was evident toat tho Board were agreed as to their action in the premises, for tte president announced, with. Out delny, that the seusiou wae atan end, aod said that the Boara would méet to-day at ten o'clock. SUED BY THE GOVERNMENT. COLLECTOR MEBRITT CLAIMS ONE HUNDRED 4ND, EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM AN IMPORTING HOUSB FOR ALLEGED UNPAID DUTI“8—A TRUSTED AGENT MISSING, Summonses wore issued yesterday by the United States District Attornacy in a civil suit, brought by Collector Merritt, to recover irom Benkurd & Huuon, importers, $108,000 alleged to be due the government tor anpaid duties, The particulars of the case, as elicited ia the Custom House, are substantially as fole Jows:—On the 14:h inst, a clerk in the Cust House told the agent of Mesers. Benkard & Hutton that ona certain bond, tuen before him, a number of cases of merchandise, entered in 1875, did not appear to have been withdrawn from the warehouse. An investiga- t once by the Collector aud also by Mossrs, Benkard & Hutton. The books and papers of the firm were thoroughly examined by the govern- Oflicers, and it was ascertained that every dollar re duty wus entered on their books as baving beeo puid. The young man who represented M Benkard & Hatton at the Custom House bus nol ed suspicion on the young th Concluded that 4 for agent, a long & PERPRTRATED, mado by tue customs whion the fraad was ac- make out a ‘withdrawal eatry,”’ compute | and obtain a check jor the ameunt io be paid Custom House, noting the same on tue witnd eotrien: He would tuen take o1 Custom House, where it paxs as departments, aod, al dorsemeut that the cat the duties on the cases passed through the ed to the firm would be appropriated by the TUR IMPORTERS? Mesers, Benkard & Hutton o! possibly be porpeiraicd on tuem wituous ance of persuns outside their employ, Alltbey know as that thom trasied Castom House agent has mys- terioasly und suddenly disappeared, 1 onded every effurt of the goverumont to arcertain tho fuil extent of thetr alleged dedciency and are making every efort to find their missing clerk. They aver that they have paid their dutios in the regalar way, in Acvordauce With the Uyual metnous required by ine customs laws and received (he permits acknowledging that tuo duties bad been 89 paid, The umount invoived is $108,000, as stated above, for which the District Attorney hws commenced pro- Coedinus, Hot only agamst the principais, but also against ‘a large banking house as eurcty tor tue Arm, STRUCK -BY AN ENGINE, As tho seven o'clock train ‘yesterday morning on the Staten Isiand Railroad was approach Board Road crossing, near Garrewou’s station, tho engineer discovered two light wogous about to cross the track and gave the usual alarm, One ot the Wagons, driven by Henry Hammalol, succeeded in crossing in salety, bat Wiliam Kenot, of Coucor Who Was dfiving tho rear wagou, siopped his horse and made no attempt to cross the track until the train was Within a jew feo ol ihe crossing. te whipped up bis borse aud attempted to cross, Tho ne struck the horse, Killiug bit toatantly, ‘The wagon was demolisued avd Kenoth thrown a dise tance of several yard Kenoth wuen picked up was QuoonAcioNs And Was at once romoved to the 3 man's Retreat, where it was found that bis let thigh was broken 1a two pinces and bis skull iruatured, Dr. King pronounced bis juries of a tatul charactor, STRANGE INTRUDERS, The watchman im Richard Meares’ Sixth avenue emporium beard footsteps eurly yostoraay morning on the third floor overhead, and a hum of voices as thoogh « couple of people wore basting about Delord, a milliaer, who bad b for sevoral days, he fancied that the noise had some away from homo Mischievous significance, While deiiberating bow to act LO Was surprised by a sudden crash of g skurrying of b dowa the stairs, — Rinj LD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1878.—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘ but too late to catch sight of the intraders. When tho telograph official entered with a police officer it was found that ihe hall window open’ inte Mme. Delora’ ia had eseaped reeognitiun by the lodgers 1 As nothing was stolen Mme, Delord deli male intruder to have be: jealous passion, has sworn, poya, sought redress in a police co promised the protection of the lu is named Richmond, 5S! of a young mau named Hal Mme, Lelord was once engage: HOW JACKSON LOVED. A SEVERE CROSS-EXAMINATION IN THE counT OF COMMON PLEAS—HE REITERATES THE STORY OF HIS PASSION AND ITS CONSE- QUENCES. The Special Term room of the Court of Common Pi was again crowded yesterday by a curious throng of spectators, who were evidently bent upon hearing all the developments in the ense of bir, Will- jam Q. Jackson against Mrs, Annie M. Hunt, the facts of whieh were briefly published in Friday’s HeERaup, It will be remembered that Mr. Jackson, who bears the relationship of nephew to the defend- ant, Mrs. Hunt, was, as alleged, in bis youth so overcome by the many fascinations of his aunt shat he was induced to loan her nearly $30,000 on a promise of marriage, which, as he alleges, was fre- quently reiterated. UNDER FIRE, The comparatively youthful plaintiff, who, with one exception, bus been thus far the only witness in bis own behalf, occupied the witne: chair again yesterday for the entire day, Irs. Hunt, née Jackson, occupied a seat with her hbasband, Mr, Hunt, 19 a more remote corner of the room, where she frequentiy glared at her Prosecutor with sparkling eyes and contemptuous expression, Her counsel, Mr. Samue! G. Gourtscy, took the place of obief inquisitor to the trembiing Juckson, who, nutwithstanding the severe cross-ex- amination he underwont, still bore himself with m Mal poise and voice, The counsel immediately upon the opening of the court bore down upon the wait- ing Victim with obaracteriaio energy, the iatter be- ing, dguratively, put through a ‘course of sprouts,’? RARLY LOVE MERTINGS. Mr. Jackson, in answor to the cfosssiaterrogatories x Mr. Courtney, said that he first became acquainted ith Mrs, Hunt fo 1862, she at that time being the widow of his anole, Theaunt thus bereaved soon became the companion of the nephew, equally « rowing. He at the time lived In the secluded vi of Bloomingdale, N. while the subject oi bis you fut passion sojournes Bergen Potont, not far dis- tant. Distance, however, did not in this, as in most cases, “lend eochantiment to the view,” but on the contrary the twain soon became more closely united by the removal to 1863 of the then Mra, Jackson to the residence of the nephew at sloouingdale, Ho Gould mot count the times t! @ visited her duri: He thinks it must ‘bi! period, however, alter extending itself for two Yeats was rudely extinguished by the commence. it of a new era in Cupid’s reign, when Mra, Jack- son, tiring of hum dfum country life, in 1865 moved metropolis, whi she took up ber r 07 Weat Thi year pre- when he was not yet tweuty- promised to make him PP: '» id him that so soon as the sult contesting her late husband’s will bad been sottied she would marry him. Overjoyed at this concession, and believing implicitly the words thus spoken, Mr. Jackson, with intent always to be near the object of his affoctions, moved into her house in Thirty-second street in 1865, where he had full gpportunity to study the peculiar points of character belonging to his, as he hoped, future bride. MINARY HOUSBKEBPING. zious to Carve tis Way im the world home ft for bis “ "? Jack: js ruin. He paid tor the took care of her chilaren and sen! Di paid thet nd grocer’s bills, Afterward $i the India shaw! business, or not finding lucrative, be concluded to abapaon it, a ho did no business at all, but still continued to supply her with money and necessari: Ger ting Snxious os ©6©6o last = and) = lungivg = tor counubial Ddiiss he pressed to marry bim, and sne promised to promise in the summer of 1871, when bi @ back from Europe, saying at the sam Wi , kuow thas I think more of you and lov ise;” in Sepser 1871, she again him; they pli ed to go to Europe id to “Now that we are going married first?” and b season.” | above testimony Aen Jackson ho was frequently interrupted by Mr, rt. bo, with Jawyer-like pertiuuciss him to the qu would a= ly questioning pur- egal opponeat and the wur of words thas Started would gometimos require th Judge Daly to secu: stood bi JACOB'S ADVENTURES, 4 FUGITIVE FROM SWITZERLAND, AN UNWILI- ING BRIDEGROOM, ABRESTED FOR DRUNEEN- NESS AND ACCUSED OF THEFT, Jacob Strehier, twenty-seven years old, left his parental home in Switzerland five years ago and came to this country, Sirebie: family is of noble ex, traction, bis father hi also amussed immense wealth. It is beiteved he came to America under an assamed name }i ‘der to avoid annoyance at the hands of the curious Afler travelling about the country tora while young Sirebler a year ago last April took up bis residence with a Mrs, Longfield; ‘in New Rochelic, While there ho became acquaintea with Mrs, Elizavetn Dittmar, a wiaow, thirty years bie senior, Mrs. Dittmar, it is said, became deeply enamored of Strehier and tried to induce bim to marry her, Strebler declined over and over again, and then, it is said, Mrs, Dittmar resoried to strategy. Sbe got Strehier under the influence of liquor, and, as the story rus, while that condition the marriage ceremony units: two was performed, When Sirehigr recovered from the eflects of bis potations he refused to recognize his newly acquired wife and bade her begone. Mra, Btrohier reminded him that she was big lawful he would speedily fortune. He woul sum of mon money to be fortucoming woen the estate M ler gn hor con- a leit ber and took ra in New Rochelle, Balt the _proprioter, hi h joard, with the un 7 ment was to take place om the arrival of tho first remittance from Switzer- lund, Days developea tnto weeks mouths, bat stil the remi became alarmed and, bein; ie nine Strenler arose from bed and crept down stairs, As be reached the entrance the thought struck him that to be ‘oad without a cont in bis pockets was, to ray the least, Mighty incouvenient, Ho turved, therelere, into Mr, Ball's private office, and quictly appropriaed the sum ot $67, which be tound lying around loose He then started out for a long tramp. It was ater midnight on Sanday when Officer Van Ordin saw Strehier gloriously intoxiearea and) =making feevio _cfloria to —s navigate = across = Har- lem Bridge, He arrested him, and in the 126th streot station house Strehier gave bia name as John Sellef, occupation a dentist, residence, Fitth Avoune Hotel, werday be was arraigned tor in- toxication before Yudge Smith jn the Harlem Police Court, His Honor discharged the prisoner with the Usual reprimand, but just a¢ Sirehier was loavi coart, Mr. Boll, in company with a Now Roche! lo entered the arena of justice. The ater showed Judge Smith a warrant for the apprehension Ot Btrenior sgoed by Jugde Row, of Westonester county, Judge Smith tuereupon consigned Mr. sl fF to the Custoay of the constable, are at once ny wit od tor New Rochelle in co: OLD AS THE NATION, Nowark claims to have a rema: teparians, They are Mr. anu 100 years respeotively, Mr, Wright was born to Morria county, N. J., some time during 1772 or 1773, and romembors seeing General Wasningion riding oat on horseback while the Continental Army was camped © Pompton. Notwithstanding bis vanoed age he is quite as ull of lite as aman of wixty asaaily Is. but @ low weeks ago he walked irom, Bloomfield to Pine Brook, and he waiks to ebureh every Sunday. His rense: ever, and he rota Borios of hist rol He is oF wicted to the use of liqu ry way! Ver smoked but once. Mr. ana Mra. Wright bave been married for seventy years, and bave sev- eral groat-great-grandehiidren, RAPID TRANSIT: POPULAR DEMAND FOR THE FRECTION OF THR SECOND AV“NUE ELEVATED BROAD—THROUGH FARES ON THE TH(RD AVENUE LINE—RE+ DUCING THE NOISE ON THE METROPOLITAN BAILWaY. The dangerous overcrowding witnessed every morn. ing and evening on the Third Avenue Elevated Kail- road bas made the demand for the building of the Second avenue line more and more urgent, Residenta Of the east side deciare that this will be the oniy way of securing reliel, and tosiss that the Metropolitan Railway, besides continuing their west side road, should at once begin operations om Second avenue, The enormous suceess of the east side line may be ered irom the following Ogures us to the trafic of last week :-— Monday, October 21. Tuesday, Ociover 22. Wodnesday, October 28 Touraday, October 24,,. Friday, October 25 Saturday, Octobe Sunday, Ociober 27, At 18 generally thought that if the provisions for the public comfort and safety and for better spne@ were adequate those figures would be increased 20,000 por day, so thata well mapaged and fast line on Second avenue would start with a daily trafic of 40,000, PROMI OF THX COMPANY. Mr. Bishop, acting vice presivent of the New Yorr Elevated Railway, yesterday conceded that the roaa could not begin to satisfy tho demands of travel, He was in hopes, bow , shat by patticg in a “posker!’? at the Franklin square depot (as another starting point for traiag, in addition to the South ferry station) and by securing seventy-Ove mew cars the overcrowd- ing could be materially lessened, It appears that this “pocket”? was pul in weeks ago and proved an utter failure because the radius curve was 100 in- steau of 125, ag it should be. Another at- sempt will pow be made to achicve this feat, Mr. Bishop thought that when the accommo- dations Were more ample the spoed would be bewer because tne delays at the stations would not be so grout, While it was promised that the road should be running to Eighty-mintn street on the lst of Novein- ber the iron is up only to Kignty-secund street, and there there has been a stoppage of nearly two weeks, Tho company account tor this by the fre which par- timlly destroyed the Pasgaie Rolliag Mills, Mr. Bishop says tne road will certainly be runni Eighty-niuto street by November 2] and to ti jem River by January 1, Great dificuities are experi. enced over the fuundations at ine flats, filteen of which are silll open. Work has at last beon col Taenced in raising the tron on the Chatham stre branch, but it 18 only progressing at a snuil’s pace, THE PARE TO HARLEM, The New York Elevated Company have not yet decided whetner they will raise the fare to Hariem to fifteen centg—the maximum permitted by tho law, Mr, Bishop said yesterday that tae great trouvle waa M the througu tare remained ten couis it must also Temata five cents during the commission hours, and there w: to the country that carried pé- ich a distance jor fivo cents. Even the horse oars oparged six. It would mover do, a, the through fare ten cents instead of raising it to fitteen and then increase the five cont fare during commission boars. 1t wotld be at once said that the compasy was iavoring the rich aud uppressing the poor, The public will be gratified to hear, in this connec. tion, that the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Elevated Ruilway have passed u resolution that the on their west ne to Righty-fret street, be opened next month, will not be in- “Under theiaw,”? said Mr. Jose F, nt director of the company, yes. fourteen cents; 0 rapid transita popular thing—a thing for the masses—we have concluded not to oharge the fares allowed us by law, TRYING TO STOP THY NOISE. Over a hundred men are at work on the Motro- politan road altering the track in order to remove the noise, Several novel experimonis are ty-seventh streets appears ta The plan is modelled upon railway to a village of Passes over the roofs of the and ti je of which 80 intolerable that i Dad to be d, and is also similar to the methods employed upon a railway in Austria, woien 80 near by the Emperor’s summer patace in Scvonbrunn that the ole engineering talent of the od to deaden the noise, measure taken by the company to lessen ‘anee from the noise as far as lies in their P is the purchase of about tnirty sufes at aa expenditare of nearly $6,000, It appears that, atter the regu: Up to midnight was over, au extra train wus always despatoned, stopping at the several s:ations to collect the moneys taken in during the day, ts used to Complain that thie train rattied by as late as one o’clock in tl mora. img. To remove this unnoyance, Mt. Navarro said Yesterday, th birty safes bad been pai one for each station. OFFRRING BTOCKS AND BOXDS. The officials of the New York Elevated Ratiroaé Company on October 14 tavited sealed proposals for 6,760 shares of she capital stock and $675,000 of first imorigage bonds. A proviso was made that each bid ‘must be for an equal amount of siock abd bounds, and also that no bids jor the stock would bo considered pamely, $100 per share, Yesterday fixéd for opening the bids, and altnough Treasurer Cowing refusea tw give a detailed siatement, be Vouchsaled the intormation that everything had been taken. The pricos oferea ler the vonds ranged from forty-five to oighty-lve per centand the mck was taken at par, CHARITY'S WORK. ‘Tne second annual report of the Good Samaritan, a charitable institation at No. 45 Willeughby street, Brooklya, s! it to be ima flourishing condition, At was established ler the parpose ef supplying foed and lodging to the poor at the lowest possible price cousistent with making the institution self-sustaim dng. On the bill of sare appear euch dishes as reast ‘ania, whi Deet and corned beef and cabbage, deol steak pie, clam chowder, beef stew, tomato soup, be: and rice padding, each of which ig served up for five cenis per piate, In addition families are sup ied with hot coeked foud at the same rate betwour he hours of six A. M.and eight P. M. Lodging is furnishod at ten cents per night nik 1s Institution is classed ho Feport says :—*"" te &s one of tue Many excelicnt char- City of Brooklyn, it a8 apart irom the most of them as a self-supporting work, sustained by ite patrons, who, iu return, obtain value received, in food or lodgings, anu it is eniy just so much a charity 1p ite mission as it gives to those Who come to tt thu which the same money could not bay else: 18 br of ou. rs, commendation of F institution’ bas been-proveu necessary by 118 success, and we ask the support of the poople in recognizing It as an instite. tion Which can become in time alt 18 projectors looked poor whieh our city to many temporarily public, “JUDGE, HAVE MFROY!" There was an affecting scene in the Essex County (N. J.) Court of Quarter Sessions yesterday, Judge Titeworth presiding, when Henry Bussy was arraigned to answora charge of stealing @ canvas wagon cover from the freight dopot of the Newark and Now York Railroad on Friday last, Houry pleaded guilty, bat, Btuted, with his eyes cast down, that ne come mitted tne theft im order to get bread-for his wife and ocbildren. “As God is my judge, Xour Hon that’s woy I dono it,’’he said, Lis eyes reddening wih, Perit $e Tenor aan tas nae he sobbed as though her heart wo! ow band was al led 2 setters joy men: Foe, On Friday, hunget drove the husband to tho it confessed—the sight of his sick an pays “THE” ALLEN’S TRIAL, At the opening of Part 4 of the Court of Genera) Sessions yesterday ex-Judge Ditievhoofer announced that the defence was ready to proceed at once with of Thooaore Allen, indicted for maraer in the first degree. There was every ‘indication, the counsel ui! that the accused would be acquitted, the Coro jury baving already exonerated bim, It was t, therefore, unuer those circumstances to keep nim in prisoa out bail whea be was feady for an immodiate trial, Assistant Distriet At torney Lyon said that the prosecution would be ta for the trial to-morrow. Gildersiocvo intimated that if the oase could NOt be tried to-morrow he would entertain a motion to admit the prisoner to bail. MARY M’GLOWN'S DEATH, The attendant physici St Vincent's Hospital notified the Coroners’ office yosterday of the doath ef Mary MoGiown, who Was so terribly burned in hor bed on Sunday night at No. 115 Mulberry stroot, Hor husband, James McGlown, who is chorged with the double crime of frat beating bor #0 severeiy that w vie Lo louve hor bed and then setting ti u beading after saturats th with kero brought to the Coroners’ lcs yeutorday morning, He was committed by Uoroner Croker to the Uiny Prison to await the action of a coruner’ eu .