The New York Herald Newspaper, November 26, 1878, Page 5

HN Camden’s Murderer Makes a Final Effort to Escape the Gallows. THE STATE'S ARGUMENT. An Ingenious Plea on the Question of Jurisdiction. MR. ROBESON’S POINTS. ‘Trenvoy, Noy. 25, 1878. One of the most important cases that ever came before a court of justics in this State was commenced in the Court of Errors and Appeals in this city to-day. The result involves the life or death of Benjamin Hunter, who is under sentence of death for the mur- fer of John M. Armstrong, at Camden, in January fast. This is the first case tried’ under 4 new law which was passed by the Legislature last winter, Senator Magic, of Union county, haying been mainly instrumental in haying it enacted. The law reads as follows :— AX Act rezulating proceedings in criminal crses : Be it ennetod, at tho eixhty-third sec Act entitled wei regulating pre i cases” (revision), approved March 27, 1n7 these words—vir.. “Writs of error in all eriniiu: punishable with death shall be considered ax writs of right and issue of course; and in criminal cases punishable with death writs of error shall be considered as writs of grace, nd shall not izsue but by order of the Chancellor for thé time being, made upou motion or petition, notice whereot shall always be given to the Attornoy General or the prose: tutor for the State’—be and the suo is hereby amended, and it is hereby onucted as follow: Writs of error in all criminal cases shall bo considered as writs of right und issue of cgarse, but in eriminal casos punishable with death writs of error shall be iysuod ont of and retnruuble to the Court of Errors and Ap lone, and shull be heard and determined ut the tern of said Court next after the judgment of the Court below, unless for good feasous the Courc of Errors and Appeals shull continue the eause to uny subsequent term. In 1877 a similar law was passed to meet the cases of Oschwald and Ryan, who were executed in Newark, but it was vetoed by Governor Bedle, THE HUNTER PROCEEDINGS. . During the proceedings to-day the court room was crowded to excess, The members of the Court are Chancellor Runyon, Chief Justice Beasley, Justices Depue, Scudder, Dalrymple, Knapp, Reed; Vansyckle aud Dixon, and lay Judges Green, Lathrop, Dodd, Clement and Wales. The case is entitled Benjamin Hunter vs. State of New Jersey, indictment for mur- der, on writ of error to Camden Oyer and Terminer. Ex-Secretary George M. Robeson appeared for the plaintiff inerror. He opened by giving a brief his- tory of the case. On the 23d of last January, John M. Armstrong was stricken in the State of New Jersey, within the limits of the county of Camden, and ws found wounded at seven o'clock of the evening of that day in the city of Camden, and was during the course of said day re- moved to Philadelphia, where he died within two days afterward. Benjamin Hunter, a citizen of Philadel- phia, has been indicted by the Grand Inquest of the county of Camden for the murder of Armstrong. During tho trial of Hunter various points arose for the consideration of the Court, as to various forms of the indictment, the power and jurisdiction of the Court and the admission of testimony. Twenty-five exceptions were taken altogether. After arguing for wear Mr. Robeson submitted the following points: — al 3, ROBESON’S ARGUMENT. First—The first count of the indictment contains no averment of the place at which, or jurisdiction ‘within which, Armstrong died, except by inference from the where the blow is alleged to have been riven, us this is the only averment of place in the ~ unt, aud this isan averment of his death in New jersey. Second—The sixth count of the indictment contains ‘no averment of the death at all, It the averment of the time and place of death is contained in the geu- eral averment of the murder made in the count, then it is am averment of the death of Armstrong in the Btate of New Jersey. Third—These two counts, then, aver the death of one John M. Armstrong, who died in the State of New dJereey, but the re: four counts of the indict- ment each aver the ‘of one John M. Armstrong, who died in the State of Pennsylvania. ‘This is not a ditfevent form of ronment of the same crime, but the two clagses of counts directly and positively aver two different things which are impossible to be the same—namely, the first and sixth, the death of a John M. Aruistrong, who died in the State of New Jersey, and the remaining four counts, the death of a John M. Armstrong, who must have beeu @ different eemen.. since he died in the State of Penusylvanis, wre is no word used in any of the counts to show that the same Arim- strong is meant in each, but the counts are kept specially distinct by designation ip exh 88 one John M. Armstrong. This shows an indictment containing two distinct ebarges of felony and murder done by the prisoner upon two different persons—one set out and charged du the first and sixth counts, und the other in the re- maining four counts of the indictment. This makes the indictment multifarious, incougruous and bad. Aourth—The t was rendered and recorded that the prisoner was “guilty of the telony and murder in the first degree against him above charged, in man- rand form ax he stands charged in the indictment.” is yerdict and the judgment rendered upon it under the facts above set torth are bad. Fifih—The prisoner was injured, because if he was Presented and put on trial for two murders he was eutitled at least to double the number of challenges. It matters uot, the State proved but one charge. it bod icy: ‘was by it put on trial for two he was entitled to all his rights under both as his trial pro- essed, and to be deprived of any one of them was to fe injured, : ERROR IN THE COUNTS. s Sizth—The Court erred in admitting the declarations of John M. Armstrong, made in Philadelphia on the afternoon of the 2d day of January, to tho effect that he intended to go that evening to Camden in company with Mr. Hunter, said declarations not been dying declarations, nor made in the presence of Mr. Huntes gor under auy circumstances which made them com- petent as evidence in this case. Seventh—The same objection applies to a letter writ- ten to his wite by Armstrong, on the afternoon of the aid 23d day of January, containing a like statement. Kighth—The Court erred in admittin, declara- tion of John M. Armstrong, made on wd day of December, 1477, to Joseph Ashbrook, on the occasion of his application for a life insurance policy, to t effect that he had never been ruptured, as the said declaration was utterly irrelevant to the case and was calvulated to prejudice the minds of the jury, on the peta. that it was made at the request of the isoner. Ninth—The Court erred in admitting in evidence the letter of Benjamin Hunter to John M. Armstrong, writ- ten on the dd day of December, 187, suggesting that ho leave oif his truss on the occasion of his application for insurance, the said evidenc 4 entirely irrelevant to the issue in this case and caleulated only to pr dice the minds of the jury. The Court erred im wd- mitting Lydia Grabam, wite of Thomas Greiam, to be swoPn and yive testimony iu corroboration of the Statement una confession of her husbsud that he bad been guilty of the infamous crime of murd Tiwh—Tue judgment in this case ought to be re- versed, becuuse John M. Armstrong, who is allegod fo have been murdered by the prisoucr, died out of the State of New Jersey and in the State of Penusyl- ‘yania, avd within the separate territory wad exclusive Juriediction of the said State of Pennsylvania, NOT WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW JRRBKY, ‘Thus the death and crime of murder consummated by it took place out of the jurisdiction of the State of New Jersey and within another acknowledged and exclusive jurisdiction, and so beyoud the judicial knowledge and cognizance of the Court of Oy erminer of the county ot Camden, to which dictment was presented and where the judgment was rendered, Under these circumstances the death couid not at commen law be inquired of ‘by the Grand Jury of the county of Came nor the prisoner be tricd for the crime of whicn it was au essential part by the courts of said county. And no statute of New Jersey bas given to the Grand Jury and the Court this ‘Bower, «He elaborated at length on the question of the sarisdiction of the Court, in fact devoting nearly hi whole time to that point. He defined arurd ing that it was unlike most other cases—i of (Wo essential elements, without which it couid not exist. It consists of a felonious blow and then death, Marder {x a complex term, denoting several facts of which the a the party is esmential, It is come posed of two elements, the stroke aint the deat this case the stroke was given in Caniden and courted Sn Philadetpiiia; theretory the case was out He tide of the juriadiction of the Court belo ritudl BiUMETOUS wuthorities to sustain his aryumen them Ueing many English ones, He quoted au lish ease of 4 stroke boing given on the high seas and Geath on land where the Court ordered the nequittal of the prisoner, becar Neath occurred outside of t Juriediction of the Court, proving that death is an € Gentian! element of murder, Mr. Kobesén made a very ae argument Which lasted over two Lours aad VIEW OF THE srk Protecntor of the Pleas J ATTUI r ukins, of Camden, fol- ou behalf of the St He submitted tor the ation of the Court two propositions, which prehend in their discugsioa, it seemed to nearly everything cuat wood be said with regard to the proporition of the other side that the judgment given in the said indictment is contrary to the Jaw of ' FirstaiChat it is au undoubted rule of law at tho preseut time thet {fone count in an indictment be good it will be sudicicnt to sustam s general verdict TERS APPEAL | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1878--TRIPLE SHEET. of guilty, although all the other counts are defective Second—That a there is nothing in the constitution of the United States, the lawa of nations or the con- stitution of this State to restrain the Legislature from enae rte as that now in qnestion (Crim, Pro., se¢ indictinent properly framed Upon stich Statute is Unaeeailable, and a conviction in due form of law upon such av indictment cannot legally and properly be set aside. Tu regard to the quéstion of jurisdiction, My. Jen- kins stated, as a proposition of law, that the jurisdic- tion of the Stuie of New Jersey is co-oxtensive with the legislative powers of the State. The rule in con- struing 4 State constitution is that the Legislature possesses plenary powers unrestricted, except by the instrument itself, and that the presumption is in favor of the validity of a peculiar statute until it lainly appears from the constitution itecl? that the Legislature had no power to pass it. It was long doubteul where the morial stroke and pro in different counties: (end by parity of litforent coantries) whether the offender could be indicted at all of murder, for the reason that the was not complete in cith ‘The more common opinion, however, was that he might be indicted where the stroke was given, reason that “the death was but a consequen 1 Bish. Crim. Law, sec. 83, it is stated to be plainly the true doctrine that a homicide is committed in the county if the blow is inflicted in it, though the death tukes place elsewhere. In the case of the People vs, Gill, 6 Cal., 637, Chief Justice Murray, in delivering the opinion of the Court, said that “the crime of iur- der is committed at the time when tho fatal blow was struck.’ Mr. Jenkins quoted extensively from the statutes of Maine, Massachusetts, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, ‘Alabama, Ilinois, Missouri, Michigan and Wisconsin, which he said was similar to that of New Jersey, to show that the low is, “If the cause of death is administered or inflicted in one county and the party die within another county, or without the State, the accused shall be tried in the county where the canse of death was administered or inflicted." Mr, Jenkins replied at length to the points male by ‘Mr. Robeson, at the same time quoting numerous au- thoritics. s Attorney General Stockton will address the Court to-morrow on behalf of the State, and the argument will be closed by Mr. Robeson, WOLF ADAMS’ DEATH. ‘Oy in THE STORY OF HIS SLAYER AS TOLD ON THE WITNESS STAND—THE CASE LIKELY TO BE GIVEN TO THE JURY TO-DAY. ‘There was concluded in the Court of Oyer and Ter- miner, yesterday, before Judge Nosh Davis and a jury, the taking of testimony in the case of Fordi- nand Bleutje, charged with the murder of Wolf Ad- ains. The prosecution was conducted by Assistant District Attorneys Rollins and Lyons, and the de- fence by Mr. William F. Howe. For the first time since his arraignment the prisonet was accompanied in court by his wife, who is a young woman appar- ently about twenty-two or twenty-three years of uge, with dark brown hair and eyes, not uncomely in ap- pearance, and answers very fairly to her description in her advertisement, which fatally attracted Mr. Adams, as being ‘‘young and strong. THE LAST PROSECUTING WITNESS, Eugene Gambigler, a boy of about eleven yeara, was the first witness of the day and the last for the prosecution. He testified that he lived next door to the prisoner; knew him, and saw him’ on the day of the beating in his (prisoner’s) own room; he heard cries of “Oh!” and the sound of aclub three or four times, and then jumped over the fence into the yard; saw the prisoner make the old man sit down and then strike him with the club; the old man’s face was all bloody, and Bieutje told him to put all his money on the bureau or he would kill him; he did not see the old man put down any‘money or do anything; Lleutje pushed open the shutter and told him if he did not go away he would fire something at him; witness went away, and then the shutters were again closed and the sound of blows followed; the old man called for the police; the officer came and the prisoner told him the old man fell down stairs, and the witness suid to the prisoner, “You are a liar; you murdered him!” tho prisoner’s wife was laughing. On cross-examina- tion the witness stated that when the policeman came he asked Adains if any person had hit him, and the old man answered “No.” With this testimony the prose- cution rested. i THE PRISONER'S DEFENCE. Mr. Howe then opened the case for the defence, presenting the theory ‘that the prisoner being tem- porarily out of employment his wife had advertised to take in washing; that in respduse to that advey- tisement the deceased had gone to the prisoner's dwelling with improper motives; that he went first in the morning, and, tailing in his purpose, returned. again in the atternoon, when it was admitted the hus- bund, in defence of his own and his wife’s honor, beat him to death. This, counsel said, he would maintain as justifiable in law. THE ‘TRSTTMONY. ‘The first witness called on this side of the case was Roundsman Patrick McGuire. On the afternoon of the-beating, he said, he was called in; on entering the prisoner's room he found: the old man sitting on a chair, bleeding; witness@sked how he got the wound, and the old mun said he fell down stairs, and nobody had hit him; he then asked the prisoner how he got the blood on his shirt sleeves, aud he replied it was in washing the blood off the old man; the old mun re- fused to give his name and said it was all right. Maryaret Duffy, who had been cxamined as a wit- ness for the prosecution, was called, and, in response to questions: by Mr Howe, said she had never had any difticulty with the prisoner, but he was once locked up On aécount of a difficulty with her sister; the charge was that of striking her sis! with a hatchet; she personally never had any difficulty with the Bleutjes and never made any threats against them. ‘THE PRISONER'S STORY. ‘The prisoner was then sworn in his own behalf, and gave his version of the affair. He ssid he was forty-six years of age, aud had been about-tive years in this country; be was a butcher by trade, and had worked for various pork packers; at the time of this aifair he had been over three Months out of work, and his wife had to take in washing; on the morning of the day of the beating he was in the beer suloon in the front building playing cards, and wher he came into his room his wife asked him if he saw a big, high fellow go out; he said, “No,” and asked her what about him; she said be told her it was a big ain for xo nice 3 young woman to do wash- ing; that he was @ rich man aud would give her money 44 housekeeper, so that she neéd not work; he then made improper proposals to her, which she re sented, and he went away, saying he would bring her washing in the afternoon; later inthe day he was ayain in the beer saloon and had told everybody there what his wife had told him, and one of them replied that the old man ought to be shot; about two o'clock one of the men present told him the old man had gone into his house; he then asked the beer man for a club, saying if the old man insulted his wife again ho would beat him; he hid the club under his jumper and went to bis rooms; after sending another woman in the house down to iis room door and finding it locked he went down himself, and, listening at the hole, heard the insulting propositions of the deceased to his wife and bis wife s resistance; he then knocked on the door with the club and the club broke and the door burst open; he found Adains in the bedroom and his wife in the front room; he seized the old man aud in the strug- gle which followed the oid wan fell down several umes, hitting his head against the wash kettles and tubs that were in the room, and again in the front room, where the struggle was continued, he fell against the stove and the mantel piece; he struck him several times with the club, but all the blows were zlven while they were strugyling together. “What did you intend to do with the club when you took it from the saloon ?” uxked Mr. Howe. “I took it to beat him for what he suid to my wifo,”” auswored Bioutje, “Did you intend to kill him ?’ was the next ques- tion. “No, si-cc,"” was the emphatic respouse. After the struggle, continued the witness, Adams went into the hall, and witness, tollowing him out, found him iying tu the hall; he Utted him up and brought hin into the room and put him sitting in a Adarus said he had had « bad fail; witness was then atraid Adams might have a pistol or some weapon in his pocket, and it was fi ‘hat reason Le told him to put everything he hud in his pocket on the bureau; before the vid mau went away witness told him of all his wife bad said, and the old man promised he would not do it again, asked the Witness uotto be angry with bim, shook bands and went away. On cross-examinuation by Mr. Rollins the prisoner admitted that be lat been occasionally jealous of his wite becatwe she wus “t ‘ too dumb," and when a sew- ing machine man or such people would come around she weuld jet them make too treo with her. Hix re- I # with the Duly tamily, he said, wore these of nd Adams at if time calied for the pe aud ren d in the rooms ten or fifteen mintttes © the roundsmin went away, Witness was but Weeks scquainted with his wife when he imar- , the woman on the floor above, who down at Bloutje’s request and tried to get bis wife to go of aesisting Ree with her baby, roborsted the testimony of the prisoner in that resp ith some further unimportant tes- timony the evidence was closed on both mdes, and at the request of Mr. Howe an atjournment was ordered to this morning. ADAM'S GER, Yo the astonishment of many the Rey, Joseph Pickel, a Gorman priest, appeared at Bsvex Market Police Court yostorday ax complainant against two t side of town yesterduy atternot at do you ican by following unis gy Jadge Duity. . anid Adam. nileman, ie. 4, sit,” repli . “E bet Adam that the leman was a priest, and Adam he bet me two cents that he was not, and then we followed bim to try and soe his Lace, but he kept toc and now I'vo won,” said the lit p. joyiully, ois Father Pickel, on’ I go to his sun day school, 1 Axplanations, apologies and the boys’ release foi- jowed LO! THE POOR INDIAN. ADDRESS” BY DR, WAYLAND HOY? BAPYISY MINIS SELIGIOUS the past summer the Rev. Wayland Hoyt, D.D., of Strong Place Baptist Church, Brooklyn, took his vacation with General Miles in the Indian country. He was absent so long among the hostiles that some of his friends here feared for his safety. He, however, returned safe and sound, full of enthu- siasm for the aborigines and of condemnation for the government and the agents, who break faith with and rob them unmercifully. He gave the intercourse with the red men in a very interes address of over an hour long yesterday to his minis- terial brethren in their conference. He began by saying that there are 300,000 Indians on Western res- ervations, and then described somewhat in detail their religions, social, tribal and personal peculiari- ties. Their religious beliefs or superstitions very largely control their conduct in war, They believe that if they die in daylight they will be forever in the happy hunting ground; if in the moonlight, they ex- forever in such light; but if they die in sth remain forevermore in thal condi- . nee, Dr, Hoyt says, Indians will never sur- prise a camp cither of white men or of hostile In- dians in the night time. CAUSES OF INDIAN WARS, ‘Phe causes of Indixn wars ure, according to Dr. Hoyt, threefold, First, the non-fulfilment of treatics by our government. Nothing could be worse, he thinks, than our treatment of those savage tribes. Por instance, the government tells a tribe that they shall have a certain tract of country and be protected in tho peaceable possession of it, But atter they have removed thither a band of miners go out prospecting for gold? It they succeed a little town soon springs up. Uf it be im the Indiuns’ territory feuds and re- prisals and war soon follow: for, ax Dr. Hoyt stated, tie Indian's trail does nof trighten away game, but the white man’s does, The white men build wegon roads in every direction and game is shy of all such trails, ‘Lhe Doctor described how the Nez Percés Indian war originated. The tribe was more than half civilized. "They were largely herders and many of them were thy. One man who was captured was worth $30,000, The government, having given them the country, demanded their removal. They refused and took the warpath instead. And Dr. Hoyt believed no white man except a coward would have acted dif- tevently. He believed they were justified in their re- sistar And, if yon look et the moral right of it, the Indiens were in the mght. RELIGIOUS ROGUES, A.second cause of war is the frauds of agents, ‘The ageut by a salary of $1,500 or $2,000 a year~gand he holds his position by a very precarious tenure. But through his hands pass $20,000 or $30,000 aunually. Do you wonder then, asked the Doctor of his audience, that only from five to twenty-five per cent of this money gets to the Indians, And it is oftencr five than twe ea ve per cent. The majority of those agents ure villains who, under the cloak of religion, secure agencies that they may steal and enrich them- selves before they are removed. General Miles has secn Indians sno around agencies to gather up refuse enough to keep them from starving. The honest agents are few. The Bannock Indian war was brought on, the Doctor suid, by starvation, ‘Their game was driven’away by theencroachments of white men. They wanted to get away from their reservation to save life, bui their ponies were gono and they had to fight to capture or steal others. And thongh Gencral Miles struck them and captured many and killed some, he told the Doctor that he felt ashamed of himself to have to do it under the circum- stances, And General Miles, Dr, Hoyt declares; is not merely a soldier, but a stutesman. But if the agents had done their duty there would have been no Ban- mock war. THE TRUE TREATMENT OF THE INDIANS. ‘The third cause of war is the constant incursions of whites into Indian settlements. This, the Doctor thinks, cannot be helped. A few yeare ayo the great Northwest was Sitting Bull’s hunting ground; now itis rapidly filling up with settlers from New Eng- land and the East; and all this country is going to be the balance to the South. The men who go there afe men who believe in and love freedom. ‘The true treatment of the Indians wili be found in a change from the present system, than which noth- ing could be. worse. It is a disgrace st home and abroad. During the present policy we have had six of the bloodiest wars with Indians. But what are we to do with them? We are to put them completely into the hands of the army. ‘the reason why so much blood and treasure are wasted in Indian war- fare is that we have not an. army large enough to keep the Indians quiet, and the Doctor considered that the government was responsible for the death of General Custer aud his 300 brave men. The army has more to do with the Indians than any other arm of the government. It stays among them and its officers know more about them than nine‘tenths of the ugents can know during their comparatively brief stay. Tho method of civilizing the Indians ought to be changed. His country is a pastoral country and not agricultural. The Indian is nomadic in his habits and you can’ him to hoe a potato patch, but he cun be made w herdsman of. Instead of giving them moat, sugar, &., they should be given cattle and sheep, and it will not be long before they will be able to supply Eastern markets with meat. Dr. Hoyt would have the government open schools in all its unused western forts aud give the Indian children common school education and leave their Christiani- gation to be taken up by the churches voluntarily. The present system unites Church und State and is subversive of the American theory, which would keep both separate. Because of the character of so many Indian agents in that new country religion and dis- taiete oe. synonymous in the minds of the red men, The government ought to educste them and then the Chureh will Ch: ize thei, MURPHY’S MISSION. THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT DAILY GAINING STRENGTH-—ENTHUSIASTIC MEETINGS HELD YESTERDAY-—A REMARKABLE CONVERSION, “Three large meetings were held yesterday by the great advocate of temperance, Mr. Fraucis Murphy. Although more than two weeks have passed since Mr. Murphy first began this attempt to reform the slaves ot rum no slackening of interest in his meetings occurs, those held yesterday being ss crowded as the first ones. The meetings will continue daily in the Seventh Street Methodist Episcopal Church, at noon ‘and at half-past seven in the evening. Besides these two meetings an inquiry mecting was organized yes- terday immediately after that held at noon. It was largely atiended, and the audience was very enthusi- astic, THE AFTERNOON SERVICES. Promptly et twelve o'clock the services com- menced. The house was crowded ayd there was a noticeably better appeerance of the audience, the higher and more refined classes of society being more largely represented. Quite a large uumber of minis- ters were among Mr. Murphy's hearers. Among them were the Rev. Joseph Williams, of Brooklyn; Rey. John Parker, Rov. Mr. Reed, Rev. Mr. Knight and the Rey. Mr. ‘Meade, of Hornellaville, “Services began with the hymn, “Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove,” by the congregation. After this Mr. and Mrs. Watson saug “Are Your Windows Open Toward Jeru- sulem 2" Mr. Murphy then read part of the seventh chapter of Matthew, commenting on the text as he went along. “Do men gather grapes of thorns ar figs of thistles?” The bees went on to illustrate the Word of God by showing that it was utterly impossi- ble for # man who was the slave of intoxicatin, liquor to bear any other truit but thistles, whic! would sting them to the very fouutain of their bet “Even #0 every good tree bringeth forth good fruit.” Intemperance ruined a man. If &@ man were you true and rendered lent voice of God within he » boys, Adam and Willie, Who had been pnrsuing 4 verence in a most stspicious manner ali about | m1 servant of truth and justice and his life would be one of grace and happiness to him- if and his family and a blessing to the country. “Byery tree that bringeth forth not good truit is hewn down.” Thus those who had beep constantly in the service of evil brought forth evil fruit, and to- day were hewn down and prostrated bencath the iron hand of intemperance and poverty and shame. The only, possible way to_escape was by a complete and redial vetormetion, ‘Forveke futemiperance, forsake every ain, ceuse to do evil, that the grace of God may come. Prayers were then offered by Captain Sturdivant, Rey. Mr. Reed, Rev. Mr. Knight aud Mr. ‘Thomas E. Murphy, son of the great reformer. Then many sp ere gave testimony of the exeellence of tem- perance and temperance work. Aonong them were the Rev. Mr. Meade, from Hornelsvillo; Mr. Evans, M les Robinson, from Elmira the Rev. Joseph Williams, of Brooklyn, and a number of other clergymen. All indo: Mr. Murphy's work and declared that they were in full sympathy with it. It was the only temperance movemont that they ever beifeved would eventually succeed iu vat men from the power of iutoxicating liquor throug the atonement of the world's Redocmer, Theywould find peace in_ believing, aud would experience the comforting influence ot the Holy Gh THE BASEMENT KERVICR, Immoeliately after this ting another was call in the basement under the church, at wiich Mr, KE eles Robiuson presided. It we ah inquiry iuccti tor the benefit of those who had signed the pled were about to sign it, opened the room was immediately fl why signed the pledge, Many had done meeting in this e¢tty and hut kept it. sincerely seeking for the mercy of God, whe, of will be remembered by the r of the ised so much merriment at oue of U count of her intoxication, Was preseut ye vith two lovely children, and her hus | baud by ber side, She hud brought him with her to sign the pledge, ‘They were both rons ter tot the chareh, vn tl - and merey of Gov tried to speak | t As soon ay the doors were d with men woman “Lord, have sobbing as cue ‘The saine rennarkable scenes ¢ 1 at the even ing session, Mry Murphy again A extracts from th> Scriptures, forcibly commenting upon them. ‘The power of sone to stir men's heares was also wee), and Mr. and Mis Wileon gave soime o1 their sweetest songs. A number of prominent gentlemen delivered addresses, and the services closed by a great wember of peopl. niuys forward and demanding tickets on teiaperaner 'y problem of vr. Parker, pe pastor of the church prouonneed the benediction. MR. MURPHY'S SUPPORTER, At the Goxpel Temperance meeting in the Collegiate Reformed Chapel, Fifty-fourth street and Seventh av- enue, last evening, Brother Sturtevant recited a long history of Fraucis Murphy’s conversion, showing how the reformer had been led away from the paths of rectitude, aud how at last he had come to labor in ‘the good work of reelaim- men irom érui to temperance, “MP stand here to-night,” said the speaker, “to bear testimony to the wood work which ho has performed, People ‘are talking ‘about Brother Murphy having money, but he has not $100 to his name, and he is educating six children. tell yon this truthtully, thut when Broth was asked to come hore he said, carnest] people don’t want me,’ but my rejoinder the wor! Jesus must go on, The power of Brother Murphy is in his humility. He is trying to raise the wretched and lit the fal i EVANGELIZING 'PHE EAST ‘The threatening weather kept many people in their homes Inst ovening, and Mrs, Van Cott found a com- paratively gmall congregation awaiting her in the Fleventh Street Methodist Episcopal Church. This circumstance, however, in no degree lessened her I can SIDE. Yeal, and immediately on her arvival she commenced her work of exhortation and prayer, Zhe exercises were opened by the con- gregation singing “Jesu Lover of My Sout’? and several other hymns, after which prayer was offered by Rev. R.C. Putney, pastor of the Hecond Stivet ethodist Episcopal Church, and Mrs. Van Cott read the third chapter‘of Malachi, She took as the text for her discourse, Isaiah xiv., %—Woe unto him who striyeth with lis Maker.” Iknew « young man, said Mrs. Van Cott, a splendid young man, gifted by Ged with the brightest falents, posseesthg the finest culture, and pro-cutinently fitted for the service of the Lord and to be a shining light to men. Moreover, he was filled with an earnest longing ufter faa= God, with an fous desire to be saved. But, alas! he did not snbm.t his will to Christ. He strove against his Maker, ie persisted in doing the devil's work, he deterisined to sucrifive all his tine talents and attainments aud be- come an actor. He came to me and bogged me to pray for him. Iput the case fairly before him and asked him, “Which will you choose? Will you go on the stage and do Satan’s bidding, or will yon not rathor join the ranks of God's workers, for which you are so well qualitied ?” ‘Alas !’’ he cried, “I would love to do so, but my honor is pledged; and then, I am ambitious, and the stage opens to ine a glorious career.” And so he went. “Oh! woe to the perverse striver against Christ,” cried the preaches, ‘what a sid spectacle it is to see one celib- erately flecing from the promptings of the Holy Spirit? What a frightful spectacle is the man bathed in sin. I sawa most respectable-looking man, evi- dently gifted with more than the ‘single talent,’ in the cars last night, but he was intoxicated. He did not know piaie tame his fearful condition. And ‘some people in the car laughed. How can any one make firth from such a sight? Do they not reflect. on the danger of the man’s sonl in his degradation? Do they not think of the trembling wife, the weeping children, the desecrated home? “Woe to him who striveth with bis Maker;’ but peace and joy here light and happiness hereafier to him that seeks Christ and does His will.’’ A number of converts sought the altar on the con- clusion of this address, and, after prayer was offered, several of them gave short accounts of their religious experiences, The services were concluded by a recital of the Lord's Prayer by the entire congregation. GLASS BALL SHOOTING. At the Aquarium yesterday afternoon and evening Captain Bogardus gave exhibitions of his skill in glass ball shooting. The stage was arranged with lights which made conspicuous # white screen in the back ground, and at the footlights two receptacles were placed for the balls, while the spring traps by which these were worked stood under the foottights in the ring, a sort of platform being some feet distant, upon which the Captain stood dui the performances. A string was connected with trap, which the Captain held in his hand, so that he might whirl the balls a certain distance in the air for the shooting. He appeared dressed in black and wearing on his breast the several medals he has won in England and America—the cham- pionship medal of America, in 1871; the Lorillard medal in 1874; the Championship of the World medal in 1875, and the Championship Glass Ball medal in 1877, with a Maltese croas, which was a present from ‘the International Gun and-Polo Club. The gun used by him last evening was 20 gauge, hult- ounce shot and 5'; pounds weight. ‘The first feat med by him was the of three balls in American style, that is with ww the elbow. The next wae the shooting is with the gun at the shoulder, in the English style, and after this he shot three balls with his back to the trap, ptlling the string himself. The next was the shooting of three balls with the gun in one hand, the left hand being devoted to pulling the string. He was then announced to shoot twelve balls in one minute, but accomplished the feat in thirty-three seconds, SEMI-MONTHLY MEETING OF THE SHREWSBURY GUN CLUB AT RED BANK. ‘ Rep Bang, N. J., Nov. 25, 1878. Several interesting shooting matches at breaking glaca balls took place to-day at Red Bank. Some time ago the humane natives of the charming inland borough bordering the Shrewsbury objected to their crack gentlemen's shooting club, the Shrewsbury Gun Club, uring pigeons in their matches. There had been an occesion when slow birds were mutilated land tortured in the trap to make them good flyers, and this, although the Red Bank marksmen were not the ones who practised it, put a stop to pigeon shoot- ing, glass balls bei substituted. To-day was the semi-monthly mi ot the club. he sport opened with several good sweepstakes, free to all, in which the members of the club and their friends par. ticipated. THE PARKER TRAP. The principal event was a match at 15 -balls, 18 ards rise, Parker trap, Bogard rulos, the prize be- ing the handsome gold badge of the club. The Parker trap is 4 much more difficult trap to shoot with than the Bogardus. It throws the ball aa the trapper sets it, right or left, andcan be made to throw a skyrocket or swift incomer. Over a dozen balls in the contest for the badge were thrown dircet toward the shooter, the fragments ot the broken balls flying in his face, It is tho invention of a Red Bank mun, who is joing to have it patented, and he thinks “there's millions in it.” ‘The club's badge, which has adorned the breast of Mayor Samuel M, Morford so often, was to-day won Led ir. Wild, who broke 14 out of 15 balls. Red Bank's yor showed the creditable score of 14 broken bails, ‘A sweepstakes, $2 entrance, 5 balis, 21 yards rise, er trap and Bogardus ries, ended the day’s sport, ‘Phe following are the scores of the two principal events :— Rep Baxx, N. J., Nov. 25, 1878—Mertine Sanews- puRY GUN CLUB.—Glass ball shoot, for gold badge; 15 balls, 18 yards rise, Parker trap; Bogardus rales, George A. Wild. 8. M. Morford. 1 ‘Tenbrook Davi: §. ML. Morford. George A. Wild A. R. Coleman, Dr. Marsden, AN EXCITING DOUBLE BALL MATCH NEAR LONG BRAY —NEW YORK AGAIN DEFEATED. Lone Braxcu, Nov, 25, 1578, An exciting glass bail match came off this morning, near Branchburg, between Captain Edgar Grecn, of the Monmouth Shooting Club, and Mr. T. H. Maimil- ton, a well known New York amateur shot, The con- ditions of the match were $50 a side, 25 double balls each, two traps 10 yards apart, 16 yards rise, Bogar- dus rules governing, It war the first double shooting at glass balls done by aiateure this season at Long Branch, aud many fricnds of the niarkemen came down to witness the unique mateh, Iu the pools soll ou the shooting ground the represantative of New sold as favorite, but effer the man from Monmouth made the capital ria of ten straight doable bails, scoring 20 to Mr. Hamilton's i¢, the betting turned if favor of Captain Gruen, 34) to $25 being offered. On the fifteenth rou inUreen had w total seore of Mr. Hantiton At the round and while Me. Hamilton beyen ‘Lhe followi oureey. 4ilags ball mateh be Monmouth, and TH. Meuwilt 5 double batly, a traps, 16 yards ri Bogerdus rnies, H #50 a wie Rdyar Greon—11 WPL HL Ai A tn EE 11 a 10 14 OF ED ULL 1 IL AL IO OL Li 10 11 OL—Beoke, 43; miswed, 7. f. HM. Mawutton—t1 110 1011110 1b it to 1) ttt OF 11 OL 11.00 1011 11 DY 11 it 10—Broke, 0; missed, LI. Miss fre, Meferee—Chase Wagons “ink. ‘Time of inatcu, four hours. ff, Philadelphia Shooting SEAWANHAKA YACHT CLUB. ‘ROUND TH REGULAR QUARTER MELYING —MARTERS LX YING TO YACHTSMEN ACTED UPON-—PRO- ts THE ONITED STATES REVENUE LAWS—WINTER LECTURES. ‘The regular quarterly meeting of the Seawanhaka Yacht Club was held at Delmonico’s last evening, Commodore 8. J. Colgate in the chair, A fair number of yacht owners were in attendance. REVENUE LAWS REGARDING YACHTS, After disposing of the nsyal preliminary business the Pag Ofticers’ Committee, appointed for the pur- pose of inquiring imto the expediency of petitioning | United States Revenue si utes relating to yachts, submitted their report. The committee felt that the laws obliging yachts to con- form strictly to the regulations relating té names and hailboards should be modified, as there is no neces- sity of their enforcement, the law being passed without thought of yachts and solely for the bene‘it of vessels engaged in trade. The comuittes repealed section 4,178 of the United States Revenue statutes, regarding | the painting of namos and the port to which they RLY Po! to belong on sierns of yaehts, and the ponuliy attached to such omission; also the act of June 23, 1834, allow, ing the names of vessels to be painted in yellow or gilt letters, the committee hold- ing that yachtsmon object to having to comply with these provisions. Heretofors the authorities had not noticed the infringement of the requirement, but during the past summer many yachts had been detai: and obliged to add hail- boards to their sterns. All yachtsmen would be plexsed to be gelievel from the necessity of comply- ing with a InW so unnecessary, and the action of the English Board ot rade (1872) was quoted when the Royal Alfred Yacht Club asked to be relieved from ihe Jaw inaking it obligatory to thus mark yachts, and their request was granted, the law relating to the license of yachts, the com- mitts further held, renders its benctits inoperative to the great bulk of our pleasure fleet, as 20 boat can be enrolled as an American vessel unless she is of twenty tons burden, Curtom House measurement, A of this size is about fifty feet long, and many of the smaller vessels are, consequentiy, exempt from jis benedts. Ir such do not take out a license as coasters or smucks they are liable to seizure. In view of these tacts the following amendments were sub- iuitted, subject to alteration by the Law Committee of the club:— An act to amend section 4,178, United States Revenue Statutes. Bo it onacted by the Senate and House of Represonta- tives, dc., that section 4,178 of the United States Revenue Statutes shall uot apply oF be obligatory upon any yacht or yuchts belonging to any organized yacht club and weed und employed exclusively as pleasure vossels, anything in suid section or in any act of Congress to the Contrary notwith- standing. Ske110N 2. And bo it further enacted that section 1, chap- tor 141, of an act to authorize tho Secretary of the Treasury to liceuse yachts, or other parpores, approved August 7, 1848, shail apply'to all suck: tous, custom house measuromen YACHTING LICENSES. The committee also called attention to the requirements of the Treasury regulations that yacht owners shall renew their yachting licenses cach year, and characterized it 28 unnecessary. ‘The committee suggested that the Secretary of the ‘Treasury be petitioned by the representatives of the leading yacht clubs of the country avking that a yachting license remain in force during the contintance of the ownership, aud it be renewed only when @ yacht passes into the pos- session of « new owner, ts, as aforesaid, of five aud upward, The report was adopted, with thanks to the com- mittee. So soon as the proposed amendments to the Revenue Statutes shall be put in proper shape the flag officers will ask the co-operation of all yacht clubs in the country for their proper presentation to Congress. “OVER ALL’ DIMENSIONS, The Committee on “Over All” Dimensions submit- ted the subjoined report, which was unanimously adopted :— ‘The committoo find that the castomar, of determin- ing length over all, as practised by the medsurer of this club is us follows:—To measure from the uftor end of the plauksheer, at the middle of the stem, to the forward side of the rabvet in seen post at tho ‘upper side of tho planksheor. The committee deem it advisable to make a change in the termination of this dimension forward, aud that hereafter the length over ali should be taken to a polut Perpendicular, to tho forward end of the load water ino on the upper end of the plankshour, or @ point cor responding ¥I ereso if the plankshoer does not extend eo far. SPINNAKERS. On motion of Vice Commodore Cromwell it was resolved in the future to admit spinnakers to be named in the suiling regulations as a racing sail. BALLOON JIBS. On motion of Mr. Hyslop the use of balloon jibs in all future Corinthian races be prohibited. WINTER LECTURES. Vice Commodore Cromwell suggested that inas- much as the course of lectures delivered before tho club last winter, were found to be so interesting and instructing, a similar course be provided for the coming months. The motion was adopted, and the subjects ef the lectures will probably be:—1. “Keels and their Fastenings;” 2. ‘Centre! and their Constructions” (these subjects to be treated ractically); 3, “Position of Centrodoards;” 4. ‘Iron fork:"* 5. “Sails, Making Them, Caring for Them and Otherwise.”’ Vice Commodore Cromwell and W, L. Suydam were appointed a conumittee to provide for the lectures, After ordering the revision of the club book the meeting adjourned, . BASEBALL, ORGANIZATION OF THE SPRINGFIELD NINE FOR THE COMING YEAR. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Nov. 25, 1878, Bob Ferguson sigued @ contract to-day to act as captain and manager of the Springfield nine for 1879 and play “short stop” for $1,500. It is said it now rests with him whether Pike shall play centre field with the club. HANDBALL AND RACKETS. At the court of the Hoboken Racket Club, yesterday afternoon, Mr. N. Hicks and Alderman Dwyer played for the best five in seven games of rackets. The score was—Hicks, 141; Dwyer, 109, In another game ot rackets, best two in three, Professor Keating do- Sneery a Michael Landy. Score—Keating, 60; ty, 49. At the Miadison street court Mr. John McQuade and Mr. Charles Granger played a rub, best two in three games, of handball against Mr. Thomas O'Neil Mr. Janes Colton, defeating them by 56 to50. In the next marae, also the beat two in three games of handball, Mr. Wiliam Molloy defeated Mr. James Mc- Manus by ascore of 57 to 54. At American rackets, best two im three gumes, Mr. John Nelson defeated Mr, Michael Gleason by & score of 61 to 53. ~~ O'LEARY. A CHAT WITH THE PEDESTRIAN ABOUT CAMPANA AND THE ASTLEY BELT CONTEST—READY FOR ANYTHING. ' Daniel O'Leary, of Chicago, the champion long distance walker, stopped at the Metropolitan Hotel in this city, yesterday, on his way to Philadelphia, whore he is to walk in Agricultural "Hall a distance of 400 miles against time. He commences next Monday and expects to accomplish the feat in fourdays. He leaves for Philadelphia to<ay. “My principal reason for coming on," said he, “was to get up a match with Campana. I never saw Sport,’ but from the accounts I have read concerning him he must be a good man. Iam ready to bet $2,500 against $2,000 that IT can beat him ina six days’ walk and ran, or ‘trot,’ as they now term it, Idon't ‘want to express any opinion as to whether there was sharp play at his walk in Bridgeport, but I think the man himself is fully confident that he went over the ground. If the score was properly kept it was a wonerful performance, I have seen none of his triends yet. Al, Smith, who is atthe Gisey House, is ready to put up the mono for me. He left it at the rooms of Kel & Bliss last week, but pana has failed to cover it up to the present 5 ‘e are most anxious to make this match. [owe New York a good purtormance, and if ‘Nport’ comes to the front [ will give him u chance to stretch bis leys.”” “Can you beat the record ho claims to have made?" “Lam willing to wager $2,000 \ YT" 38,000 that T will walk 540 iailes in 144 hours in a foir heel ava toe walk, Of course the odds arc against me.” THK AXTLEY 0 “When does the next coutest the Astley cham- piow belt come off 7" ‘power’ Brown wanta the match in February. T have till May 23 to accept, under the Astley rules, but I shall aceept before that time. Corkey aud I have come to no terma yet. He has pat up onty £10, which is a very sinall forfeit in a mateh for £109, Ido not propose to walk Uhis mea London, and his to atlow my expeases there wi th 1 will hold the belt shy if T eat, No. one paid my | wien’ £ won it, and € don’t want my expenses paid now. "Several pedestrians will engage in the mateh, end all can chip in and valk together onthe sane track, Téis probable that Hurrinian, of Boston: Guion, ot Milwaukee, and Sehmehi, of Chi- cago, will ov. I have the right to name the ground, and can dake them to San Franciseo or Aus- tratia if f desire; but of course I will take them to the place that suite me best, which will be either Chicago or Now York, probably the latter. Taam more anxtous to meet the Englishmen on aecount of their good record than avy nan in this country. 1 think Vaughn, when in condition, is the best pedes- triau in England.” “Lou ave Lot acenstomed to train before walking 2” “Theve nover trained regularly for any mateh, frat always took cousiderable exercise in advanee, In thy nest contest with the Englishmen I sill train and get mysol!’ in the best possible condition, 86 as to be able to make on extray ary performance. Idon't intend to let the belt leave my hands,” Mr. O'Leary looks the very pietare of health, aud tips the beaw at 152 pounds, 5 E WORLD. A Finishing Course of Practical Instrue- tion for Young Men. COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND PLEASURE, eh Gnienetemtene Arriva! of a Distinguished French Travelling Party in New York. —iieeteidioomtaaneees ‘The Pacific Mail steamer Acapulco, from Aspinwall, brought to this port, among its passengers yéster- day, eighteen gentlemen, all members of the “Société des Voyages d'Etudes Autour du Monde,” who sailed fron F © on their tour around the world on the Ist of A ist iast. All of them enjoy excellent health, ‘They expressed regret that the programme of theiz journey only allowed them three days for rest in the American metropolis. Nevertheless, after ensconcing themselves comfortably at the Grand Central Hote they made, under the guidance of their captain, Mr G. de Saint Clair-Stevenson, secretary of the expedie tion, the very best of the short time at their come mund and visited numerous places of interest. The travelling party, which contains representa tives from various European countries, are all gentlemen leisure and wealth, who have underiaken this voyage around the world, some for pleasure, others to guin scientific information, and again others sent out by large mercantile firms to obtain a knowledge of commercial affairs in various parts of the civilized world. Two of them repre sent the largest cotton factories in Alsace, where the: famous Mulhouse cloths are manufactured, They intend to get a thorough insight into the various modes of business, the different laws affecting trade, manufactures and shipping and ajl rules favoring of obstructing commerce in varions countries. All of the eightoen travellers, however, whether men of learning or business men, take copious notea as they go along and spare no time nor expense in gathering for themselves and for the society which has sent them out data in regard to the state of the civilized and uncivilized countries visited by the expedition, NAMES OF THE TRAVELLERS, The folowing are the names of the gentlemen com- posing the travelling parfy:—Miguel Allard, France; M. Balli, Switzerland; M. Bertram, Switzerland; M. de la Fay, France; Bardn de Larouilliére, France; Baron de Tavernort, France; M. Reppert, France; M. Schmalzer, France; M. Schlesinger, Germany; M, Schlumberger, France; M. de Schryver, Belgium; M. Sorokoumowski, Russia; M. Rembilinski, Poland; Jules do Latour, France; Dr. Sluyterman van Loo, Holland; Jules Courtin, artist correspondent of the Monde Jilustré, Paris; Gaston Lemay, correspondent of the Temps, Paris, and Captain G. de Saint Clair- Btevenson, secretary of the expedition. The society of which tho above named gentlemen are members was organized in France two years ago for the pur pose completing the theoretical studies of younz men. Itis really aclub of well educated gent cn, sailing together tor the purpose of giving those desirous of setng the world a practical, commercial and industrial knowledge for completing, under supervision, a study of the resources, customs, com- mercial outlets and political situation tine various of countries. The well known banker, oftheir, of Paria, is president of the societ: among its directors are men like Ferdinand de of Sues Canal fume, Geoffroy de SsintHilairo und Professor Janssen. It was intended to start the expedition last year, but owing to the breaking out of the war be- tween Russia and Turkey it was postponed eer] year. The screw steamer Junon, with a of eighteen men, wae chart , and, with the consent of the French government, Captain Biard, of the French navy, was assigned tocomimand. Four lieutenants, all ex-captains of the merchant service, one chief en- gincer and three assistant engineers were setected in paaition = assigned to their respective duties by e society, THE START AND THE TIME TABLE. During the last week of July the travellers assem- bled for the first time ata dinner given at the Grand Hotel Continental, in the Rue Castiglione, Paris, and were first introduced to one another, It was only a few days before the Gay fixed for the departure of the Junon from Marseilles. M. de Lesseps pre- i at the dinner, having Henry M. Stanley, the African had a on his right, and General Turr on his lett. reps esa ee Bi ye ego 2 hia characteristic 4] * rolated the charms of travel he had enjoyed. All were on board at Mar- seilles punctually on the Ist of August, and up to this date the expedition has completed the following part of ite programme to the very letter:. Lett Marseilles August 1; st Gibraltar, 6-8; Madeira, August 11- 1 St Vincent, Angust ; Rio Janeiro, September 4-12; Montevideo, Se iber pi a beigerr ss hire vie 23-21; ite ad jan, Octol 3 , Santiago, October 9-24; Callao, October 30-Novernber kA Panama, No- vember 14-17; Aspinwall, November 17; New York, baer po faster 25. All gers came on to New: York, exceptfour gatas who know the Atlantic States and pre- red to proceed directly with the Janon for San Francisco, where the entire party is to meet agsin about Decamber 28. The four gentlemen who give the Atlantic States the go-by repair atonce from San Francisco to the Nevada mines, where they intend to make several excursions for scientific purposes, {TS CTR YORKER, Fig so] Those who arrived here yes: speak in highest terms, not only of the pone of the ship, but of the excellent arrangements on board of the ex- pedition’s steamer, where all the comforts of a first class hotel, with excellent cuisine, are enjoyed. There are also on board two professors who give lectures on the different countries about ‘to be visited. These lectures contain historical and political sketches, habits and customs of the people to be visited, com- mercial aud industrial advantages, geology, wealth and working of mines; winds and currents, local hygiene, ‘plants, produce, plantations, &c. students on board know theoretically before landing what they will see practically after arrival in a foreign country. us far there has only been one deviation from the programme. That was at Madvira. The expedition was to sail thence to Dakar, on the north coast of (a French colony), but # telegram reached the com- inander of the Janon that the yellow fever ae there furiously, and #0, instead of going to ar, they sailed tor the Canary Islands, and made St. Vin- cent on August 16. Arrived at Montevideo, several passengers went to Buenos Ayres and had an excur- sion for four days on the pampas. At Rio Janeiro a reception was tendered the party by the Emperor Dom Pedro and « ball was given in their honor at the French Embassy, where all the members of the expedition, some of them in their travelling suits, enjoyed themselves amazingly. Wherever they have touched as yet on their tour they have been received with marked attention, and in the far East, whenever they reach there, they an- ticipate quite around of festivities. The Ambassador at Paris has sent them word that by com- mand of His August Master, the “Mikado, the mem- bers of the expedition are to be the guests of the Japanese goverument on their arrival at Yeddo, THE OTHER HALE OF THE JOURNEY, The purty will leave for Washington to-morrow evening, visit the government establishments there and probably call upon the President of the United States, They will return to this ha Be. Neon agen then go to Albany, and if the weather is not too cold, visit Montreal; if not, will go directly from Albany to Niagara Falls, then to Chicago, Omaha, salt Lake Ogden, City, visit the Yosemite Valley, and arrive at San Francisco on or wbout December 25, when the Junon will take them all on board again and the journey around the world be continued as follows:—From San Francisco to the Sandwich islands, Fiji Islands, Now Zealand, Melbourne, Syduey, New Yokohama and Yeddo, ki Hong mg, Canton, od will come in along excursion to the interior of ritish India), Bombay io Aden, Suez, Cat he amids, Alexandria, Naples and back to about May 30, 187%. The society pays for the entire outfit of the expedition, sala ries of officers, professors and attaches, and eweh member pays in return, in My for all expenditures, about $4,500 in gold, whictot course does not mect the current expenses of the en- terprise. “But,” said Mr, de St. Clair, the secretary, yesterday, “we have in this expedition not accom- plished all the society wanted, only we have made @ beginning. It is not a mouey making affair, and the society cares not, se long as our scientific objects are held in sight. We have «carted on seleatifie principles und will not be satisfied till our enterprive becomes so popular hat we can purchase a ship of our own and acco umodate more passengers. This first trip avound tue world will teach ts exactly how we must handle these things in tuture, So far everybody is delighted with what we have done, and I think not only commerce but science will reap due benefits by these expeditions.” A MISSING GROVER, The Jersey City police are looking for Frederic Gandesberger, @ grocer, of No, 85 Park street, this city, who visited Jorsey City on Friday, the 16th, to deliver some liquor, He stopped at the store of Henry Oblen, corner of Franklin street and New York avenue, and, leaving 4 young man who had accom- panied him from New York, promised to meet him there ou lis return, He stated that he was then quing to the saloon of Josoph BE. Taylor, on Sprit street, West Hoboken, and woull stop at Ohlen's seven o'clock, Henever reached ‘Taylor's saloon, and late in the evening bis horseand jon were found ou Webster avenue and taken in charge by the po! jwudesberget has not been sven or heard trom since, aud it is thougut he hes mos with foul play,