The New York Herald Newspaper, October 30, 1878, Page 4

3 DARING OUTRAGE. A Lady Gagged and Handcuffed by a Brace of Burglars. HER APARTMENTS RANSACKED. {he Discovery that Startled the Iumates of a Fifth Avenue Mansion. Mrs. Clarence Ogden, of No, 209 Fifth avenue, was “discovered at nino o'clock yesterday morning lying insengible in bor bed, her hands tied with ropes, a el forced into her mouth 4 down her throat, while the apartments were in disorder and every- Maing indicated shat a daring outrage bud been committed, It nas been the cu Vgden to arise shortly after seven o'clock in the morning to attend to the management of the house, Yesterday morning the housekeeper, neting the fact that ber mistress was sleeping later than usual, knocked at the bedroom door, but receiving no answer Conciaded not to disturb her, Alter wating yowe time she again knocked and tried the door, but Muding it locked Jeit and determined to let Mra, Ogden sleep as ong as she wished, + THE MANSION, Mrs, Ogden’s sleeping apartment is on the firat floor of the mansion, Tho house 1s a corner one, uated on the east side of Fifth mue and Thirty- first street, There are threo rooms upon the parlor floor, The trontroom is used asa parior, the middle room is Mrs, Ogden’s sleeping apartment aud the rear te used ag a diningroom. There are two windows to the bedroom looking out upon Thirty-first street, and Mu is divided trom the parlor by folding doors, Another door opens out into the front hallway, It was upon the latter door tuat the housekeoper knocked. 4 BTAKTLING DISCOVERY. At nine A, M. one of the ladies boarding in the house went ipto the front parlor, apd, observing tbat Wwe folding doors re ed a little , peepea througp. A terrible aight she vebeld, Mra Ogden lay upon ber back, face white and deathiike, her wrists bound closely togetner and a towel packed Wabtly iu ber mouth, The lady first drew the towei out, and so tightly bad it been pressed , 4p phata portion of it wonta considerable distauce down the throat of the lady. The boaraer alarmed the household, and medical assistance was at once obtained, but Mrs, Ogden did not recover conscious BD until eleven o’clock, and then was not able to &iVe A concise account of the affair. Krom what she Said, however, tho following facts were obtuined:— BURGLARIOUS VISITORS Mrs, Clarence Ogden retired to bed about balt-past eleven », M. the night previous, It nad been her , Sustom wheo ber busband was out of town to bave tbe housekeeper sicep with her. On Monday night she sont word to the housekeeper to come to hed, Dat that lady not potting iu um appearunce Mrs. Ogden concluded to sicep ulone. Shv locked the ped- Toom door Jeading to the hallway, retired aod teil asicep. ln the night or early morning sue was awak- ened by o slight noise in the room, On looking ground she discerned, by tho gaslight which was dimly baruing, two men near the bureau. She mage a movement to arise, When obe of the men rushed nowselessly toward her and covered her tace with w \owel or large sponge saturated with chlorolorm. Ho | presaca Ler head down upon the pillow and in a few Wowents she Jost all strengtn and sensibility, As Mrs. Oxden is a powerlul woman itis supposed her * struggles were so Violeut that tbe villains tound it cessary to fasten ber wrists toxetber witb a cord Which th@ brought with them, = 1' burglars then began to ransuck the apartment for valuavies, MONEY AND JEWELRY STOLEN, Mrs. Ogden bad that day drawu ao large amount from tte bank to pay tradewmen, and between $800 and $900 of this mo the burglars iound iu a pocket which the owner Was in the bavit of carrying about her person. She \d upoo ber fuogers two diumoud rings. One of t burglars, but as the otbe: rascalg cut th ring upon her bund. The vrao: they did pot remoy: From the bureau they took va- rious articles of eiry and vaidable iravelling clock encased in Russian } » Dresses and @ room, but tue burglurs took none o! these, THX MYSTERIOUS PART OF 17. How the robvers obtain: ed an entrance 1s. mystery, ‘ninth precinct were notified, ot two detectives to examine r and, it possible, ind a to the windows of ti begroom fterward tried te open ot tho front parlor re also Becure, The burglurs bad entered the room ‘Dy the toldiwg doors, Mrs. Ogden been in the habit of fastening these doors togethor with a cerd, it on Munduy night neglected to do so. very ed early in the evening and pecroted them 8 bebina the bed or iu « closet ia the room, wait until Mre. Ogden had retired and then come out and beyan ope! In @ small room in the rear of the dining room a _ colored man siopt, unu ho was not disturbed by uny * Ve-comparatively easy fo ise. Beneath Mra, Ogden’s room 10 the sement were two servants, and they were not disturbed by any movement overbead. The exit 1 the thieves was of course easy, passing through the folding doors tuto the parior and then out the frost door, There are avout twenty people, mostly fam- Slies, boarding iu the house and of the utmost respect- wbility. A great mauy porsous are constantly com- ing ip and leaving during the evening, and it would ny one te enter without at wasting particular attention, DIAGRAM OF THE PREMISKS. ‘Tho house is one of a number. of tour story and basement dwellings and basa bigh stoop and buicony tn froot The toilowing diagram will suow location of the house and of Mra Ogden’s apartment :— om ‘THIRTY-FIRST STREET. FIFTH AVENUE. Windows of Mra. ° Ogden's bedroom, hall, police, ver, do not think they entered in this way. Last Ding Mra. Ox was im a very nervous @ondition and unable to | it bed, HIGH TONED BEGGARY. A WOMAN WHO RODE ABOUT IN A CABNTAGE AND SOLICITED ALMS—ALLEGED SRRVIOKS 0 UNION SOLDIERS, Etiaabetn, N. J., bus been in an uproar since Mon- whose coming wos heraided by the following de ‘epaten :— @ of the aged woman, 8. Wilvon. . Be she is a 0. B, Prompt in sottloment. Notify us Trextox House, N. J. Bow: with vro of Dt Caroline S, Wilson, to whom the above teleuram ap- plies, isatall, handsome woman, flity-one yvars ot age, and Claims to ba¥o been born in Springfield, Mass,, and to have spent tho greater part of ber lite in the South, She bas levers of Introduction purporting to have been wri by William Cullen Bryant, 8. 3, Cox and opbers, aud pupers showing that she pre. sented a claim to Congress in 1873 (whieh was brought Defore tne Bennte by View ident Wilsen), asking be grauted to her ior ‘Vices ageyed to id Union solaie: ring Wue rebel show that her claim was she did oot show defaitely flor story ts that previous to the war Bho was tr: hb ber busbaud in Europe; thas be di bly Ge hut she th she subsequeatly removed to Boston, where she had & sister Living. ON 4 BEGGING TOUR. There she remained ti/i i871, whe with letters which abe Scott Lord, William B. Webb and G She entered upon her career as a Pannen sa flourish of a lecture, di oston Music Hall by Elias Huskett Derby for lecture she had the iil lortuue to and the subsequent good fortune of aus of Boston i by ‘The begging tour i ried on tn nearly every o! bas been toe the best hotel in eaon city ited and to ride about i a carriage yoliciti She was eight mouths plyiug ber vocation 10 this ity, stopping at a botel and paying $17 per week for be and a much larger sum tor coach lo N. J., whe paid $21 per kK ab $18 per week tor a cab aud $3 per week fora fire in her room. She claime sbe paid uli demands promptly at the latter place until she accidentally broke ber arta whik aching for something in a wardrobe, and ‘hat wuea she could no longer go out to solicit money ‘ne proprietor turned her away. 4 COACHMAS 700, She says approviagly tuat bon New York and Trenton responded nobly to ber culls, From ber headquarters in Trenton sbe visited Princeton, Fiem- ington, Lamberton, Froeboid, Mount Holly, Vamden, Doylestou, Hightstown, New Brunswick, Alientowa, Bristol, Newion, Burlington, Bordentown, Yardiey- ville, Woodbridge, Newmarket and Rabway. Edward R. Kelt, her coacoman, rosides at No, 413 Lamberton street, inten, He firet met her ip July Jast at the Bound Brook depot in the Jersey capital, and has been in her employ ever since. He reveived Olty cents an hour, und has driven her to all the avoye places, y in th IN LIMBO, Chief of Police Keron, oi Elizabeth, arrested her yesterday, She was exumived and made a statement te the effect that she had never represented herselt as the agent of any charitable organization, but solic- ited contributions solely ior her own wupport, Both Mrs, Wilson and ber couchman wero locked ap on @ charge made by the Kew. Mr. Langtord, OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD. SOME BEMINISCENCES OF JAMES WRIGHT AND HIS BETTER HALF—NOT SURE WHETHER HE was BoRN IN 1772 on 1773. t10n of the curious has covery of two reputed centonarians, James Wright a bis wife, That books have been published and nowapaper articles without number written te show that no baman being for the last few conturies has attained the age of 100 years 1s nothing to the old man, for he.very probably bas never heard of the books or seen the newspapers in question. A Hupatp reporter found the sgod couple in a neat cottage in Hedg alley in Newark yeaterday, On Mouncing his errand be was politely Javiied to a by Wright bimselt, whe arose to greot him. In the sitting room of the cottage were five women of all ages, They are well-to-do colored people of more than avorage education, intelli zence and courtesy, and the old man expressed his perfoot wilitogness to teil his story. “Hope I shan’t live to be a bundred,’’ remarked @ white haired woman who was of the party, “ 'Fraid I'd be talked to death. Thore’s no end 0’ people been here to geo tather."” Theold man Juaughed cheerily. ‘I guess taint as bad as that,” he said. And, indeed, he seemed te enjey talking as much as bis listener enjeyed hear- ing. He istall and broad shouldered, though spare of flesh and somewhat bowed in figure. His features are intelligent, and a partial baidness over his fore- nce, while bis now. bead gives bim an intelectual app hair A small was beru in Philip Huyier’s ul, 1772 0r 1773, I don’t re the old Arfneke Jans Bible that Jono I belonged to Huy- Jer tilt t id shen I bouwbs my time with money that I earned at my trade, I was a biacksmith and worked at my own forge. 1¢ ‘wus pretty hard work, aoa $300 was axood pile o’ ; but I paid tt You see, 1 made y only $i tor shoeing a horse thou, Now they ebarge $2 or twenty shillings. I used to get only six shillings for an iron pioughsbare. Then I bought wy wiie’s time. to pay $50 forthat, Spe was vorn ou Jake Van Nees’ piace, ’bout two or three miles from where 1 was born, n Boonton, I dou’t know *gactly how long we've been married, but it must pave b ‘a ayo. Wo uve seventeen m are living.” i have your’? “Well, [von knuw exactly; tore must be a good many of them.’ “Why, there’s thirty-six, father,’ said one of the ngor women. “And great grandebildren, how many of them?’ asked the reporter, “Fi {teen, “Any great great grandobildren?”” “No, not yet.’? Belog questioned about his wifo’s age, he said that the only way he had of Oxing that was by what her mother said when they were married, which was taut she wus five years younger than he, by which he reckoned she must be over a huadred, GENERAL WASIINGTON, wyer near Buonton. “I remember seoing General Washington "he said, laughing. “Dil never forget that day, 1 wan sitting by the cellar door and some of the Light Horse ‘Troopers rode by. 1 remember two or three of them boaraed at our buuse when was two ortbree miles off, near Pompton, and as they rode by one of ’em made a dash at me—I re- member he had bis sword on and bis ptstois and heisters—und he said, ‘Let’s kill tho little indian.’ And then my mothercaught me up quick and took me ase. 1 was only a littio fellow and of course 't know Washington, but the foiks sald be was ith the troopers,’? 8 was the only Revolutionary reminiscence the had, aud he explained being ealled a “iittle yy auylog toat nis hair “stuck up straight the eamp b those days. romembered the war 1812 very well and the eniistment of soldiers, but nad never enlisted, nor cared to. Hi b, b h en Very groat in his you thought nothing of taking a barrel fail of bands and, rolling it first ow his knees, thro’ For the last forty years, howe’ th had been failing. He was still able k il as any One, but he couldan’t chop as much od as formerly. Why, don’t you tell the gentleman about carry- ing dead hogs on your back?’ said bis wife, a hearty looking Woman, who sut quietly sews: He jauguea, “Weill, I thought I was telling enoagh; but I used to do tt, killing times ” His sight to the leit eyo ho says is as good as ever; right eye was injured some time ago. He joked but once, when it made uim very sick, er used tobacco in auy owner sbupe, juor he used to drink 19 Company aout with: when ho bas not used forty years or ry er been sick?’ asked the reporter. d such t days. And then I had the typbold fever once, fos iatoly, not long ago—abeut twoaty-live yoara, think. The aged coaple aro stay) now; but the old mau said be had engaged a car- baila bouse on a littiepiece of Jand he ar Boonton anu in the spring be intended to go there to live, WiaVING A NEY. George Dwyor aod bis wile Gussie, who is the daugh- ter of “Via Bilis,” a burgier, now repining in Ray- ith their children ropbery ond «treet, Brovkiyu, was arraigned belore Judge Morgan at Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday morning. Detective Price, of the Twenty-nioib pre- Ginct, it will be remewber<d, last kK found in their possession trinkets aad jeweiry valued at $2,000, wad bearing the proprietary marks of various peo- ple. Gussie was allowed tw romain at large alter tho capture of this property; but ber busvand was de tained, then discharged ior want of evidenve, rear- Tested by the Brovniya police Monday avd yester- day turned o' again to Detective Price, who has sUceseded in fading un owner lor some of the prop. erty. Gu tie 2018 Of August just the residence of Mr. Duvia Garber, an artist, in Newark, was robbed while be and bis wile Were absent attending the Natiroual rogatte, Over $100 worth of silver spoons aud trin- kets, together With $40 Worth Of foreign coins, were stolen, Some of his property was amouy that fund to Mrs. Dwyer’s tin box aod which ou (be frst arraigu- Ment of ber busvand she said was her own. Mr. @ar- ber saw the initials printed to the padlished lim of the stolen articies on Monday and yesterday 1aeutitied the property ag part of what tad been parloined from bis bouse On the 20ch oF August, jore Juuge Morgau yesterday dire, Dwyer stated that bor tath “Old Kijis,”” gave them to ver on her id that she not Koow tue articles She and ber 18 county. LOst AT SEA, ‘The Norwegian bark Oscar I1., Captain Michuelson, anchored off Staten Island yosterday morning afier a 16 she eneountered @ hurricane tromthe nor: onst and lay to for some Hours, Oa the af. the 174 the lookout ved @ bark in distress, ‘Youse! Was the Lark Stanley, from Now York to Great m, Captain B 1 al bark. bro tauley Was 420 Lous, thirveon youre o! parties iu New York and Norway. PEDESTRIANISM IN ENGLAND —d SECOND DAY OF THE ASTLEY SIX DAYS’ TOUR- - NAMENT. [BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.1 Lonpow, Oot. 29, 1878. The distance traversed by the contestants in the Invernational Pedestrian Tournameps at Agricultural Hall at ove o’clock thisgtternoon was as follows:— Crossland + 164 Weston +187 Barnett AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB. HORSES YOR THE EXTRA DAY AT JEROME PARK ARRIVING, 4 large number of borsea have taken up their quar- ters atJorome Park to take part in the extra racing that will come off at thut place on pext Tucaday. Nearly allthe prominent horses that were at Baitl- more during tho late meeting will be there to take part in the several races of that day, inciuding such flyers asthe Duke of Magenta (ettered in the Hotel Stakes), Brambie, Warfield, Bonnie Wood and others ef great reputation. It will be rememberea what an immense crowd of people w at Jor Park ‘last year on the duy of election—men who had polled their votes, and, bay- ing nothiag to do afterward during the day, chose the excitement and pleasures of the race course in pref- erence tothe losger amusements In the city, many taking their wives and daughters with them. There will no doubt be the samo feeling this year, and we anticipate a large attendance at Jerome Park to wit- ness the seven racing ovents that will be on the curds, THE GLORGIA RaCEs, Macox, Oct. 29, 1878. Notwithstanding the raim the attendunce at she Steve Fair was large. The first event was a running race, best two in shee Woirlwind woo two siraight beats and the Meilie Norton second, Best time, 1:54 34, ‘The next was a trotting ruce, best three in five. Kimbalt Juckson took three heats and the race; Spider second. Best time, 2:48. The last was algo 4 trotting race, Gracie D, yerh +Billy King socond, Kitie 7. third and Buffalo Bul distanced, Best time, 2:353¢. TROTTING AL WAVERLY PARK. A-couple of interessing trots toox place yesterday afternoon at Waverly Park, N, J., under the auspices of the Driving Association, of which A. V. Sargeant is president, There was a ‘uir attendance. Besides the trots there was au-exvibition of fast stosk, cone spicuous ameng which was General Jobo Briadio’s splendid team, The trots were as followa:— Purse No. 1.—Three-minute class, Oat of nine en- tries seven ran. with the loliowing resui Lem. Chase’s b. g. Dowdrop... 6111 Charles Coatey’s br. m. Ida Gruy. 1 26 L. G, Dunnam’s b, g. Carpolic 2 . 4 67 43 76 1 «. Dwyer, 3 J. Conway's ch, g. Dun P 2 Peter Osborn’s g. m. Nei as 8 LG, Ouobam's b, m. Verment Maid, 4 &, Dunbum’s db. wm, We White Time, 2:39—2:39—2 :38 44 —! During tho fourth beat of tue first race quite a sen- Satioual uccident occurred, A wheel of Little Dun’s suiky broke down and the driver'was thrown bewwoen the Rorse and the salky and was dragued some dis- tance. He managed to boid on te the reins and finally brought the borse to a standstill and escaped unourt, A mag who rushed to bis ajd was kvocked down but escaped serious wjury, VIRGINIA SIATE PAIR. Ricumonn, Va, Oct, 29, 1878. The fair of the Virginia State Agricultural Seciety commenced to-day. Tho exhibition is equal to any of former years, Among the exuibitors are many irem the Northern States, inctuding New York, Pennsyl- vania, Now Jersey, Obio, Michigan, &. A large number of visitors are already bere from Western States, and about one thousand excursioniste from the same direction will arrive \o-night by spectal train, The races to-day were quite interesting. The free for-all race, time to 40, aod was won by F. Brown's (of gelding Sooner, ‘The second was a running race, tor the youngsters’ prize, tor three-year-olds, owned and raised t= Vir- gine, One mile. Doswell’s bay gelding Snowden ‘won the rage in 1:47. HOKSE NOTES, ‘ MORE FAST TROTIEZRS YOR THE ROAD, Mr. W. H. Vanderbilt’s new team, Lysander and Leander (the jawwer lately called Dr. Lewis) made their appearance on the road yesterday tor the tras time, and astonished every ono who saw their move- ments, Leander had been four days and pights on the cars, aud arrived at Mr. Vanderbilt's stabie about en o'clock on Suaday morning. When biicned up for a drive yesterday Leander hai not been in harness for seven or eightdays, Mr. Vanderbilt drove the team to Fleetwood Park, and, alter jogging the howses eroand the track ence, started them to try ther speed. He drove to tne ball-milo pole in 1:13, and koeping the horses well in band, not intending to 1m, finisued the mile in 2:31, Taking the rmance toto sonsiorution—Mr. Vaudervilt’s weight in a top wagon, w &c., and the naturally “offish’’ obaaition of Le: ir altor bis railroad trip—it is a wonderiul one, The team matcb very closely iu size aud color, both being dark chestnuts, and they Pp precision. lt is provable u u equal, if not eclipse, the performanee vo! Sinuji Hopes Mac—2 in condition, Mr, V. resent of $1,000, The trial was made, inare trotied 10 2:17}, und Mr. Vanderbilt stood BAS’ BALL, The game on the Uniou Ground yesterday after- noon between tue Fiyaway and Alaska civbs was the fourth game of the tournament for the jocal onam- pionship, The day was fue, aod large number ot spoctators were present, The careloss base running by Haakinson othe game to tne Kiyaways at a point when victory seomed to be in the banas of the Alaskas, Som did iding was dope, both in the in and out delda Phe toilowing is the svore— “ALABKA. wLYAWaY. e440 aoe ia Hankinson,ri 1 4 - 1 141 o100 vol og9lo 110 1601 190 2120 oli 1ovo 106 oo00 122 e100 110 os2i 82110 62178 Gta, 7th. 1 5-8 0.0 Seorer, Mr. Clougheu. iyaways, 2 First buse b; errote—Alnskas, jyaway: % Toral Jett of we—Alnvkns, 4; Flyaways, 5 Total baso litte Kas, 10; Flyaways, 7, Strack oai—Al Lo Tum 1 game—One Alaskas and Hudsons piny the ftth of ot 1» Ground. CRICKET, : Mr. B. H. Moorea reovived w telezram yesterday ing (rom Comptroller Fred Y, Oleout, of Albany, stating that very ahexpeated|y he had been led to get up & team to play Bt. Georg Last bight the Albany team will ob t cily early, the game will commence ut Lail-past ten a. M., sharp, FOOIBALL. — New Broxawick, N. J., Oct. 29, 1878. The Rutgers College Footvuil team piayed the fret CAME of Lhe ReAwON here to-day with ihe team of the Stevens Lustic jon, Tho ganie resulted ina draw, ooisher scoriug a aoal oF touch-aowa. BuINTON KANGE. An inverosting mateh was t on the Brinton range yoatetday alvero: for a Winauester repoanag rifle offered by the W. members of the New Jorsey State Rifle Association. Toe weather wus very flue and the scores were ex- cellent, The match consistedof tem shots, off band, at 200 yards, w possible 50 points, The best foliows:—B, Squier, 44; R, P. 89; J, M. Dart, 39; G. smut! R Denman, 36; mnit M. Steele, 35; I. J, Roche, ROWING REVIVAL. ‘a, E. 41; q' E. stars, 38 k. Lortevin, 35; HARVARD AOCEPTS YALE'§ CHALLENGE—PROS- PECTS OF ANOTHER TRIP TO ENGLAND, Bosrox, Ost, 29, 1878. The harvard University Boat Club, st a meeting on Monday evening, voted to aceept the Yale challenge to row an eight-oared four-mile race, the time and place to be desided u:on hereafter, though it will probably be at New London, Messrs, Bancroft and ited to tuke their old seats, and row tho crew will be tho sal ited Yale last year at New London. offer of $10,000 trom the “gradu: o' defray the expense of sendiug the crew to EF. id is sti open, und arracgements will probably be made for a Contes: with Oxford or Cambridge. TOM FIELDS’ WIFE. THE UNFORTUNATE LADY CARED FOR BY THE POUGHKEEPSIE AUTHOBITIXS—A SEARCH FOR HEB EFFECTS. Poucuxerrsim, Oct, 29, 1878, The City Almsbouse autnorities have taken up the case of Mary E. Fields, wite of Thomas C, Fields, and have committed ber to the Hudson River Hospital for the Insane, They have also taken ateps to secure the city from expense in the matter, It having been stated to members of the Board that she had con- siderable personal property, the Board decided at its meeting lust night to pluce further action in the hands of its President, Alson Ward, and the City Superintendent of Poor, lL, B, Dutcher. Mr. Dutcher had been given a long list of valuables by Mrs, Fields, which she said was all ber property, but whieh she had made over to Mra, Purdy in a regular bill of ea the sum of $L The list imcluded gold rings, diamond rings, goid bracelets, gold sleeve buttons, with diamonds; gold watoh and chain, gold brooches, gold shaw! pins, coral brooches and earrings, coral necklace, gald set with carbuncie and pearl, g , Japanese jewelry, diamond finger ring: goid ring, with solitaire diamond; silverware oi every description and make, one silver jockey club pin, marked ‘A, 0.;”" a silver dog collar, marked “Crickets; silver pitobers, sulvers, breakiast seis, gold locket with Einmangs. wid bracelet with diamonds, &o. ‘With this list in ir possession, the President of the Almshouse Commission nd the Superintendent viaited twoor three placas to-day to hunt up the goods. They tound a tin box 1a one piace which centained many of the articles named, and then, in company with three or jour lady friends of Mrs. Fieidx, visited otner places, in one of which they found all of Mrs. Fields’ baggage, inciudiog large Suru- toga trunks, chests, and ordinary trunks aod boxes and otner bagguge, VANISHED JEWELS, The maiti seurch ou tue bagguge referred to was it jewelry, but whem the to be carried they gave it up till turt arrangements can be entered toto for #. Some ol th Jadies of the party expressed the greatest astonwh- meut over the rich and costly wearing apparel brought to light, in view of tbe fact that fo! < time Mrs. Fields bad allowed herself to suffer from want and poverty, One came’s hur shawl was found which Mra. Field’ sister Bald cost $1,800, ‘hen thero were trunks fall of costiy iven apparel, nandsot jaces, dress with blue shoes to iKercbiels, costly night F.,’7 buxes of slik bose, &o., & There was hamper threo foot high fitted with costly silverware of every desorption, and one trunk contawed original Kages ol silverware ch looked as {fit bad never been used. One soup tureev and ladie of solid silver was a pros to Tom Fields from an orphan asylum, und anos wet ver was & present from Judge Gverge Bi ‘d. the hurried searcn that was made revealed goods whi she aggrogate would amount to 1 thousaud dollars, It is provable that some of the articles mentioned in the list given by Mrs, Fields to the authorities will not be found, as is Knows that she bas from time to time dis posed of some of them, using the proceeds to supply immediate wants, WHO WAS THE STRANGER ? Altnough Mrs, Fields aud one or two of her frionds Delieve it was Mra. Garrett whocatiedat Mra Colon’ In Murket street, to see Mi Fields 6 short time ago, BO one can be found to identify her, aud ber visit aod the cause of it are sull wrapt in profound mystery, and it looks as if 16 was her visit that Qastened Mra Fields’ attack of iusanity. She asked bow Mra Fields was getting along; whethor she seemed to have way means; dia sho do her owa work, and was well provided with giethes. Said Mrs, Colton to the lady, **A1 ou an lutimate friend of Sirs, Fields?” To whieh vb y replied petuluotiy, “No, 1 am ne friend of hera”’ Mra, Fielde’ tittle boy was playing pear the and Mrs, Colton potuted him out to the wor » when the latter exclaimed, “I don’t want to see bim, I want te see ms mother,’ After waiting along timo und Mrs. Fields notcoming the ry said, “This is the frst time I was ever in Pouah- keepsie and don’t beiteve I will ever cume again,’”? ana she ieit. Mrs. Fields on ner ar- rival wus given a desorption of the woman, wheo she exciaimed with apparuut great anxiety, ‘Ou, that 1s thas Mrs, Garrett and that diamond cross was once mine. Tom gi it to me and ulverward said i Wasn't paid tor and took it away to Tiffany's, fhe haad of Frovideooe is helping we; a littiec more and [ would have seen that woman,’”’ Que theory of the ‘woman's appenrance ts that the soperativa of Tom Fields and wite, Mra, Fields said a year ago tbat Mr, Fields ith ber for good, ba of bis req br ig hat td and to t Mra, woul cousent. The little boy is still witb Mrs, Fields ang Mrs, Todd, NOT INJURIOUS NOISE, It will be remembered that quite recently a flerce ‘War was waged between the doctors of New York as to whether the nowwe of the elevated roads was | jJarteus to health or not, and that while 135 certified that it roased every disease under the sun over 200 solemnly protcated that it never Produced a headache or & toothache, Tho combative hosts mot at a recent meeting of the County Medicai Society, whose excited di-cussions were reported in the Heap at that time, Al that meeting presideat, Dr. Peters, was Gnally autborized by the society to appotot a committee whose uty it should be to investigate ali tae facts in rei- erence bo the efects of the noise upon the heulth of the residents aud reportto the society their covelu- sio0s, Als secret meeting leid on Mouday ev: 7 the society heard the report of the commitice heaved by Dr. Jacub’s, Toe report says that ull tne cases hitherto mentioned (1u which the noise wus reported as having been injurious to health) were based upon mere hearsay testimony, and flags that no injury to bealta has been eatablisned.. Tbe report was wuanl- wously adopted, as ali the docters seemed to feel that ta adopting it ben f Were getting rid Of @ disagrecabie subject which bad been preductive of muca eonten- ton sad bad bived in the society. , Of Wolveruumpton, Kugiand, nas proviem. ibe of whe siations js mew machine arse the strip of iinen automatically from the wooden cylinder that gatu i pward trip and the slations are dor, Noregulation the macnines work REGIMUNTAL INSPECTION, The anooal mu and inspection of the Twenty- third regiment, N.@s.s.¥., vook pluce yesterday alternoon at the parade ground in front of the United States Murme Barracks, Brookiya was lormed at tho armory, ommand of Colonel Roduey C. Ward, and marched to the parade ground at two ofoiovk, passing in through the main gatoway, on Fiushing avenue, where at least fivo thou. Gand people wers gatnered. Among the spectators rat ts, and minor office ectals wore aisy morones im the vioinity joriy-seven he priaocipal rut of Hal CAPTUKED aT Last. Vnrough » of the vit! Edward O'Donnell, alas Bdward Farrell, supposed tobe one ortho bi f cart thieves who knovked down and robbed the cashier of Haie’s piano tactury of $2,800 some mont! potut yesterday morn to shoot Baward Mevo avenue MeGoveru, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER ‘30, 1878—TRIPLE SHEET. to Canada, had bere part his attentions te a daugh- ter of the latter, en he came back @ day or twe ago he was much incensed at tue discovery wook the action whieb led to bis arrest, MeGovero declined rosecute when the case was called by Judge Elliot he Fourth Distriet Coar over to Captain Withau, of the, Twenty-ninth pr ‘er to in Williams, of the ‘wenty-nin' pre- cinct, in this city, Wh i in & cell he cut off his mus- tache with a jackka! WASHINGTON, GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. ‘Wasuixcron, Oct. 29, 1878, ANNUAL BEPORT OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE _GENERAL—BECOMMENDATIONS MADE. ‘The snoual report of Brigadier Genera! W. M. Dano, Juage Advocate Gen of the Army, to the Secretary of War, ts » succinet and ‘nteresting paper. In do- tailing the business of military’ Justiee it states that singe the last report thero havo been received and reviewed at the bureau 1,563 records of the general courts martial, this number being less than that of the previous year, the solaiers for desertion and of. officers for serious offences being also less. On the other hand, the pumber furnished (1,030) of oficial reporig ana Opinions in questions of law referred by the Secre- tary of War to the Judge Advecate General as the law officer of the War Department is 0 hundred greater than in the year preceding. Attention is iu" viled to the recommendations of Generals Sherman and Hancosk that aline of promotion be establiahed im the corps of Judge Advucates as in the other'staff cerps, The hope is expressed that the reduction of the clerical force of the bareau mado at the last sce sion of Congress will not be continued. ” The report concludes with tour apecific recommend, ations: — First—That the bill introduced by Senator Maxey, and which passed the denate at the it seasio xing the period of limitation for the prosecation o} all miliary offenders, including deserters, may be Tecommended by tne Secretary for foal enact! and that meanwhi article of war on thi 3] ttorneys general, including Devens, be announced to the army as the existing law, ‘Thts construction, it seems, bas been resisted by some officers of the army whose view thut the: should not be any I,mitation tn cases ef Juugo Advocate General holds to be unt @t Variance With the human spirit of modern legislu- tion which geuerally fixes » limitation of prosecution for all offences except murd in the same connection the Judge Advosate Gen- eral suggested a prociamation be issued by tne Presi- dent announcing 4 waiver ef provecution: of all de- sorters who originally abaented themeelvesat perioas ot more than five years prior to January 1, 1879, thus justly relieving thie class trom the dread and danger of arrest abd prosecution jor an offence for which, acoording to the Atiorney General and the Judge Au- vocute General, they are no longer amenable to the milltary Jurisdiction. Second—That the bill reported at the last session the Senate Committec on Military Affairs making ing an offence punishable by the military, as it naval cove, be favored by tne Secretary passage by Congress ur; defeet in the 104th article of war rela- ‘al of court martial procoedin: tion, as intended by the Military Committee of the Se: at last session, Fourth—That the 72d article of war be amended by Btrikiog out the word “genoral’’so that department commanders of whatever rank muy be authorized to courtsjmartial, the limiting of the generals when such officers are s0 few in jog feund embarrassing to the due admin- tive to the app removed by le; namber twtratien of military jasuce. THE GENERAL LAND OFPICE—ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER, J. A. Williamson, Commiasseser of the General Land Office, has completed his anoual report to the Secretary of the Interior. It svowsthat during the fiscal year ended June 80, 8,686,178 ares of public lands were disposed of, and 8,041,011 acres wore sur- veyed, in addition to 721,613,748 acres previously surveyed, The total ber of sores of public de- main atill upsurveyed 1s something over 1, 000,000,000 acres, The disposals wore mainly as tollows:— Homestead entries...... Timber cuivure entries ... Desert land eatrios, Other grunts to Stases, These Agares show a great increase in the quantity of land taken up by the class of uetua) sevilers as homesteads and fer the purpose of timber culture, Tne cash receipts amounted to $2,022,536, being $500,567 more than the receipts fer the preceding yoar, Commissioner Williamson recommends in regard $0 lapsed railroad grants tbat Congress should either dosiare the grunts forietted aad restore the lands to disposal as part of the public domain, er extend the time for the completion of the roads, The report exhibits im detail the work done in con- Bection with the supproasion of timber depredations on the public landa, and presents a variety of intor” mation with regard to abandoned military and 1: reservations, the adjusiment of private Jaw claims aod misceilancous matters. 1a conclusion Commissioner Williamson refers to, and earnestly reiterates, former represontatioas made by him regarding the need of an inerease of the 2 ber of clerks and of amounts of appropriations for the despatch of tbe constantly aceumulating business of the Land Bureau. THE TAXABLE OCaPITAL OF MATIONAL BANEKS— ACTION OF TREASURER GILFILLAN UNDER THE. RECENT DECISION OF THR ATTORNEY GENERAL, Treasurer Gilfillan bas received the folowing let- tor:— Mzxcuants” Nationa Bark, Battimoge, Oct, 25, 1878. Duan Sin—We #00 it stated shat under the recent decision of the Attorney General, banks, when making Up their capital subject to taxa! , are permitted to deduct the actual market velue of their bonds tn- stoad of their face value, You will plevse iniorm us M thie is #0, and, i eo, if we are entitled to a credis for statem heretofore made bused Gpou the fuse value of tne bonds, Very bie ah W. L, GILL, Cashier, To this the Treasurer today replied :— Sm—[am in the inst, in reference to t ney Guoeral as the met! taxable capiial of avational bank under seetien 5.214 of the Revised Stat ip deference to that opin- ton uational banks will nereafter be required 1a muk- ject to taxation to de- and jor the purpose of verification will be required to speeily said bonds by loaus aod tes of purcuase in making returns thereot te this office, No uppiication made 10 convequence of the opinion in question tor refun y tax Gpou Lank capisal heretolore assesseu will be entertained colt by wis office, Vi Toapeottet ire SAMES GILFILLAN, Treasurer of the United states. ‘To Casmiee Muncuanrs’ National Bank, Baltimere, HYDROPHOBIA, Wasmixoton, Oct, 29, 1878. A prize of £100, for an essay on bydrophobia—its Reture, preveniion aod treatment—vaving been offered by Mr. Stanford, M. P,, to be awarded by the Royal Coliege of Physicians of Lendoa, the Marqui Oi Sulisbary has instructed tne Britien Minister at Washington to bring ti jatter to tl tention of the Department of state that the negossary publicity may be given te the same in the Uaited States, Among the conditions under whieh the prise is to be competed for are the lollowiig:—The essay must be delivered to the college ou or beiore Japaary 1, 1880, It may be the joint production of two or mole au- thors, QUESTIONS TO BR INVRETIGATED. The questiour ob iy vo reqi toni re or od Inteney of rem: and modes of pre- THE MORMON POLYGAMY CASE. Sait Lace Crry, Utah, Oot. 20, 1878, In the Miles polygamy case, to-day, suMcient prog- Endowment House tecords have boen disdovered, nor w ia custody, Tue case wih be om, wie President John Taylor a STRANGER THAN FICTION. Reappearance of a Man Who Was ”* Mourned ‘as Dead, ABDUCTED WHILE SWIMMING Hoy Isaac C. Treadwell, of Brooklyn, Acwunts for Hip Disappearance ‘Three Months Ago Isaac C, Treadwell, twenty-eight years old, of No. 188 North Oxford street, Brooklyn, disappeared trom his home last July, Thotollowidg dey mg ciothieg, money and jewelry were found ina rowboat adriit in Flushing Bay. It was naturally inlerred that be had been drowned while bathing. I'he waters of tho bay wore. dragged and a minuto degaription of she miastn, man sent to different citi Dut mo trace of bim could be discovered, Great was the surprise there fore, on last Suturday evening, when he appeared at his former residence. So singular is the account which he himself gives of bia disappearances that some few of bis frionds are inclined to regard (t ag the preduot of an excited imagiuation, CAPTURED 1X THE WATER, He told the poliee yesterday that be had gone bathe ing in Flushing Bay and while in the water was seized and dragyod into a sailboat bytwomen. He thon beeame unconscious, Upon coming to he found bimselt lying in the bottom of the sailboat wub a coarse canvas bag over his bead. His two come panions informed bim that ff be did net remain quiet they would kill him and then throw bim overboard, Promising toeomply with their request, they furaished him with ‘clothing. The boat, aftersailing steadily slong tor eral hours, landed at a strange abore, His companions then tol 1m thas be wust go\to Charleston. A railroad ticket tor what city, together with a small amount of money, was given bim, and ho was induced to take a drink trom bottle, He ugain became unconscious and alterward jound bime sell ou @ railroad train, His companions were no- where to be seen. HIS MEPSRIEXOS IN OHARLUBTOR, - In due time he arrived in Charieeion, and, alter site ting on a wi to rest, remembered nothing more uowl be found himself iooked up in a for intoxiGue tion, Whee taken veforea wetrate tbe compiaing ageinst bim was dismissed. Ho alterward wrote to big parenis for money to return bome, and received an wosatisfactory answer jrom other parties, who, he tnioks, intercepted the letter. He then determined to remais away from Brooklyn, aud secured employ- ment, Waoen be bud saved sufficient money to pay bis fare te St, Louis he weut to that city and rematuod there until be met an acqualutunce trom Brookiyu, woo inducea.bim to return bome, Mr. ‘lreadwell, whose nervous system has been cgn- aiderabiy aisturbed owing, 1 18 said, to his strange experiences, leit Brookiyo yesterday te visit we young lady whom he intends marrying at her counury Ome. TRUADWELL'S STORY TO HIS FRIENDS. In relating bis strapxe adventures to bis iriends the Young Man gave a minuteaccountel the way 10 which the two wen in the voat succeeded in capturing him, He hsd noticed them tor some time while swimming about, aud waoen they approached vim saw at once that they hau some design upon uisg pere sou. Headgng for big rowbvat pe struck vul Vigor. ously, but bis pursuers huving the advantage of a sail quickly ovortvok him. Instead of pulling bia ous of tbe Water immediately one of them heid bis head beneath the suriace till he bad experienced the peculiar sonsations, both agreeable ai aisagree- uble, of death by dro A jaws he was dragged into the bost,. and remainod 1g a totally unconscious condition for hours ‘That part of tbe bay in which he vad been swimming was entirely desersed ut the time of nw capiure and wuen be awoke many wiles of water go] him from the spot. The night bad passed and the gray light of morning Was hiuven from the prisonor’s cyus by the canvas bag which tbe ruiliaups:had his bead. The deatp-like bi broken only by the rough v Were dobating whut disposi tive passenger. Soon the covering was rem @ heavy mist which covered wate palledover the myaierious mon w ered upou wim, Pledging 40 escape or offer other ‘Treadwell was turmianed pakedoess up to this time beving been covered only by # blanket aud an overcoat. The bout & auchor, Lut gat! was shortly a alter a trip of tour or five hours the at some point unknown to the capt.ve A STKANGK JOURNRY. How the railroad stutiou was reached or on wh: oad’ it wus sitGated were oq: Jor alter the men bad iuroished Lim wiih a tio! Cnarileston and $6 iu cash, @ bottle wae put 1 aud be became unconscious ‘hea tents wel swallowed, His next wes ip the ratiread = train. Again @ame conscious, though not therougbly aroused, in the streets ef hme das tg aud throwi himseit down on & aoorsiep, seon found himself eoil aud thence bolore a magistrate, His 31 wens fuilure to receive word from u ome or irum bis fancée, to wuom ne algo wrete; his obtuiniag employment ia Charleston; his trip to St. Lote and sale retira to bis irieads in Brooklyn, compicte a story (bas has its paraliel but rorely in real lite and which woud form un admirable theme ior the pen of the ror mancist, MOTIVE OF THE ABDUCTION, Atis evident iuat tho motive of tue abduction was Dot e mercenary ene, aad the ouly theory yet au- Vauced which seems at ull sal Lory to Treadwel’g friends, ws that of jealousy, What gives color te this suspicion is the tact that @ forinighi belore the deed was committed Mr. Treadwell received = letter warniag bim to cease bis attentions to tbe oung lady to whom he is engaged. He would uever ive to gee bis weuding day il he persistou, His cone tinged intimacy with ihe youug woman is supposed to buve provoked the violeuce to bis person. it is Ahought possivie tb: - @ Unknewn mou who eom- last moment relented and iv pul ot the way till their reward sleuid be so cured, knowing weil that their ever seek to regnin i by Itisaleo suggested that the youug Ia Mirren wishing to Drvuk of tae mateb, may ston this plan witbout intending to do bim persousl ine jury. This tatter theory, however, generally dis- credited, Detective Zundt bas bee: detailed to work ap the case, wad the torce will keep wity parties, re Gor bo ver lor, laces 18 Gu ptors, tmeyare eull harhing abeut Long Isisndor bois oltpaheis, an Peat is not impossibie, PRISON TREATMENT. Joba Moorhead, who on two convictions of forgery has spent a large alice of ordinary lie in prison, was yesterday liberated trom the Kings County Penh Sentiary alter a service of I His Brat act alter attaint DoW suit Of Feputuble ¢: betore Assistant Untied States Dretrt eT } Verge? ot the rt rt Without just dungeon, tacetio “ovoler,” and kept there morning, with bate atriok Occusiva, o bi eilully aoa Undeservediy, sad the whdle estediieh- ment, be says, is a buge fraud. Aithougy consider! eWhab erratic, bli wera there might be sometning ia bi ton of the Hourd of Aldermen giving to General Bpt ola thé’ privilege of heating thie city by steam, hee beon sent by Mayor Ely to the Clerk of the Cominon Council, The matter will probably come up ior action at the nex iting of the Board :— “ OF ALDEAMEEi— TO MIFLuMU Tt herewien revarn wlsowt ty ‘oduce the gre.ters ol viioves and irene! wi mane pile 10" taverlte ine amber of val~ riment of the par THE STONE ROBBERY, Captain Williams, the Twenty-ninth presinot, yemergay arrested “Ni Farrell on suspiows having been concorned in the ropbery of Mr, Heng, bookk. iJ. B. Hate, the piano manafaouren Soy Hue oh angnay tnoe’, Ferrell, ea yroaghy so th Jefersou Market Police Cou udge a temanaed bin, ‘e tne eare of bis ‘Tented Bain larther evidence against bum,