The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1878, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS SURRENDER OF YAKOOB KHAN Reports of an Attempt Upon Emperor Francis Joseph’s Life. THE MANIA OF ASSASSINATION. Distress Spreading in the Midland Counties of England, ANOTHER OCEAN CABLE PROBABLE —-__— ia [ey CABLE TO THE HERALD.] Lonpow, Dec, 28, 1878. A despatch from Lahore, published in the second edition of the Times, says :— “Yakoob Khan, son of the Ameer of Afghanistan, has just come into Jelalabad, This circumstance is regarded here as equivalent to submission to the British.” The correspondent of the Daily News at Vienna states that a telegram from Tiflis says the Ameer of Afghanistan has arrived at Tashkend, MORE OF THE KING KILLERS, ‘The Vienna Tagblat has received intelligence from the palace of Goedoelloe, in Hungary, where the Emperor and Empress of Austria and the Crown Prince are spending the Christmas holidays, thateru- mors have been current for some days pastin Pesth of attempts on the life of the Emperor. The only fact that has transpired, however, is the arrival there of ® superior official of the police with reinforcements for the gendarmerie guarding the castle, for the pur- pose of establishing a closer watch around the palace. It is alleged that efforts have been made to discover the whereabouts of a Saxon painter, against whom information has been received by the police, and who has been loitering in the neighborhood but has disappeared. A dyer has been arrested at Altenburg, Baxony, charged with threatening to assassinate the Emperor of Austria, He pleaded drunkenness. IMPERIAR ASSASSINATION MANIA. ‘ , The Vienna Presse last evening confirms the rumors mentioned in the Taghiat of attempts against the life of the Extperor, snd’ says that two months ago the Police were informed from abroad that per- gons, who -had; becp heard to make suspicious vemarks. had gone to Hungary. Information has heen very recently received respecting two men, one of them a locksmith, who had spoken of an attempt on the Emperor's life and who had been scen at Goedoelloe, BRITISH WEATHER. _ The wenther in the metropolis yesterday was dull. The thaw contintes and the snow and ico have nearly disappeared in London. Nearly all. over England the weather is comparatively _ mild. . The work of clearing away the obstructing snow on. the Scotch railwaysis making good progress, and at many points the traffic has been resumed, ‘There are no indications yet of » thaw in Scotland, i Disrngss x ENGLAND. ». Reports from Manchester, Sheffield and other places in the mannfacturing. districts show the distress to be still increased; but the thaw, if it continues, ‘will enable the masons and outdoor laborers to reaume work, though even then a vast amount of destitation will remain. At the mecting of the coal owners at Sheffield yesterday, the work- ingmen’s deputation, when asked if they had any proposition to make, simply suggested the withdrawal of the notice of reduction of wages. ‘The masters refused to entertain thia proposition. ‘The coal owners’ mecting was adjourned until January 9, they will be informed of the result of the mecting of the Miners’ Council, which is fixed to take place at Barnsley on January 6, The cotton operattves at Oldham are continually returning to work. District meetings will be held on Saturday to consider the situation. ‘THE MINING INTERESTS. To-day will probably decide the question whether the South and West Yorkshire snd « large portion of the Derbyshire mining dis- tricts, giving employment to 80,000 or 100,000 men and boys, should be laid up idle at the close of the second week of Janwary, and it is feared that a severe struggle is ‘at hand. The miners in Weat Yorkshire have as yet received no intimation of a reduction, but the leaders in that part of the coal field, knowing that the masters will act in ac- tordance with the decision come to in South York- shire, have entered into a compact with the secretaries of the latter district to oppose a reduction to the uttermost, and if necessary lay every collicry in both districts idle. The fecling of the men is strongly opposed to any reduction, and notwithstand- ing the depressed state of trade the Miners’ Council have passed a resolution urging the men to oppose the threatened reduction in every possible way. NEW FRANCO-AMERICAN CABLE. ‘The Cote Europienne says :—*The Paris and New York Telegraph Company of M. Pouyer-Quertier has got three Parisian financial institutions to guarantee ths capital necessary. American and French capital- ists aro also interested, the latter, probably, rather from patriotic motives than with @ view to profit. ‘The amount of capital required is 62,000,000f., of which 42,000,000f. will be raised by the issue of 84,000 shares.” CONSULAR. JURISDICTION IX CYPRUB. The Berlin Cross Gazette says:—‘“Germany and Italy have made complaint at London relative to the refusal of the British commander at Cy- prus, Sir Garnet Wolsely, to recognize an official document issued by Signor Magni, the German-Italian Consul at Larnaca.” ‘Lhe Rome Riforma states that after along interview between Signor Depretiz, President of the Council, and Sir A. B, Paget, the British Ambassador, the difficulty in re- gard to Consular jurisdiction in Cyprus has been almost arranged. FIRKS IN HONG KONG AND CATRO, A tremendous conflagration broke out in Hong Kong on Christman Day and raged all day yesterday. ‘The destruction of property was very great, A destructive conflagration has occurred at the Abdin Palace, the winter residence of the Khedive, at Cairo, Halt of the building was destroyed. GRRMAN TAMIFF. ‘The Berlin Provincial Correspondence (somi-official) reproduces Prince Bismarck’s letter relating to tariff revision, and remarks that, should the system recommended therein securo a reve- nuc from some articles proportionately sa considerable as that derived by England and America, there will be nothing to prevent a re- duction of the number of articles taxed when taxa- tion is found burdensome. The proposed tariff will also be advantageous in negotiating treaties of com- merce, as Germany can obtain concessions in return for the relinquishment of duties, ‘THE TUNCO-GRECIAN FRONTIER, The Greck Commander-in-Chief Sontzo and Secte- tary General of the Interior Zinopoulos, have been _ NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, appointed Commissioners to negotiate relative to the Turco-Grecian frontier. ‘THE SOUTH*APRICAN Wan. A despatch from Cape Town, dated December 10, Says it is stated on good authority that Sir Bartle Frere’s communication to the Zulu King demands the disbandment of the Zulu army, the cession of St. Lueis Bay and the reception of # British Resident. ‘The message had not reached the King at the date of the telegram. A war is considered imminent. CABLE NOTES. A despatch from Rome says:—‘A special Conven- tion, with the object of organizing a Catholic hier- erchy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, will shortly be signed by the Vatican aud Austria, It is stated that twelve new Cardinals will soon be sppointed, threo of whom will be foreigners.” The Standard’s Philippopolis despatch says arms aro being generally distributed throughout Eastern Roumelia, to be used in resisting the execution of the Treaty of Berlin. A despatch to the Post from St. Petersburg states that a Chinese envoy has arrived there to adjust the differences between China and Russia. The Vienna Presse says that Count Corti, the Italian Envoy, has been authorized to assure. the ‘| Porte and Austria that Italy has no designs upon Albania, A special despatch to the Daily News from Alexan- dria, Egypt, says decree has been published con- voking the Chamber of Deputies. The Bishop Mermillod, expelled from Switzerlend, is dangerously ill at Lyons with inflammation of the throat. ‘The Times’ correspondent at Vienna say! “It is stated that the students’ demonstrations in Russia have caused an unpleasantness between the Czare- witch; who is suspected of countenancing them, and the Czar.” MEXICO, BEVOLT OF THE CLERICAL PARTY—A BATTLE AT GUADALAJABA—-EIGHTY REBELS HANGED. f SAN Francisco, Cal., Dec. 27, 1878. Apassenger by the steamer Granada, just arrived. from Panama and way ports, states that as the Granada was leaving Mazatlan, bound ‘north, news was received of & severe battle between the forces of the clerical chief, Lerma, and the national troops, under General Escudero, military commander at Guadalajara. Lerma, with his Indians, had captured the town of Tepic, in the name of the clerical party, and held high carnival there for a few days. Healso held the road leading from Tepic to the seaport of San Blas. Upon the ad- vance of Escudero Lerma marched out to meet him, but was totally defeated and most of his adherents captured, of whom eighty were immediately hanged. ‘The balance of those captured, claiming to have been forced into the rebel service, were allowed to go to their homes. ON THE RIO GRANDE. GENERAL TREVINO AND STAFF, OF MEXICO, AS GUESTS OF GENERAL OBD-—-REPORTED CaP- TURE OF BAIDING MEXICAN INDIANS, [BX TELEGRAPH 10 THE HERALD.) San Anton10, Texas, Dec. 27, 1878, General Treviiio and staff have beon inspecting the various public buildings here in company with Gen- eral Ord this morning. General Trevifio will leave for Galveston on Monday. Advices from Mexico confirm the report that Colonel Garcia, of the Mexican army, has captured two bands of raiding Indians at San Carlos. ‘Ten or fifteen of them were killed. The surviving Indians aro to be removed to the interior. If this proves true the bor- der question is nearly settled. COLD IN’ THE SOUTH. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Cotvmata, 8. C., Dec. 27, 1878. ‘The weather here has ‘been unusually cold for this section during the past week. The coli now has ap- arently reached this point, as indicated by a light of snow, and the mercury has been below freez- ing point for nearly forty-eight hours. SNOW IN VIRGINIA. Ricumonp, Dec. 27, 1878. Two or three inches of snow fell last night—the first of the season. There was another shght fall this morning. At present (two P. M.) it is clear and warmer. SNOW ON THE, JERSEY COAST. Lowe Buancn, N. J., Dec. 27, 1878. A driving snow storm set in this noon slong the coast and continues to-night. The weather is ex- ceedingly cold, the wind blowing a stiff breeze all day from the northwest. For five days piercing pe mica winds havo swept the southern New Jersey ore, PLENTY OF ICE. All the lakes and ponds are frozen. In every direc- tion the harvesters are gather: the ice crop, and $1 50 to $1 75 and in some cases $2 per day are being by the hotel men to the harvesters at Long +h and Asbury Park, and they are short of men at that price. The ice is from five to seven inches in thickness, and more plenty than it has been for years at this season. THE HUDSON CLOSING. Povouxrgrsik, N. Y¥., Dec. 27, 1878. Tho steamer John L. Hasbrouck arrived here at ten o'clock to-night from New York and will leave again in the morning, and that will close uavigation fo this point from the South. CLEARING THE TRACKS, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Waruntowx, N. ¥., Dec. 27, 1878. ‘The great storm is now considered to be at an end, although it is now snowing a little: The first train from the South ‘arrived to-day over the Utica and Black River road, bringing numbers of snow- bound ers, the New Y¢ and a ton of 0 first train in since teneaay. mail. The Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg road is still blockaded, and is likely to be so for a day or two, The train snow-bound at Sandy Creek on Tuesday morning is still there, MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. it woe Orrick oF THE CHIEF BIGNAL Wasninoton, Dec, BoA M Indications. For the Middle States and New England, rising ba rometer, north and west winds, slightly cooler, clear or partly cloudy weather. For Saturday, in the South Atlantic and Guif States, stationary or rising barometer, northerly winds, cooler followed by warmer clear weather. For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, stationary or lower pressure, south and west winds, slightly warmer, clear or partly cloudy weather, For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri val- leys, stationary pressure and tewperature, variablo winds and clear weather. For the lake region, stationary or rising barometer, slightly lower temperatures, partly cloudy weather and occasional snow. * ‘The rivers will gonerally fall. Cautionary offshore signals continue at Macon, Cape Lookout, Cape Hatteras, Kitty Hawk, Cape Henry, Lewes, Cape May, Atlantic City, Barnegat and Sandy Hook, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as Eee e| indicated by the thormometer st Hudnut’s pharmacy, Henatp aia No, 218 Broadway :— “4 1st7, 1878, 1877, 1878. 3 A.M. oT 47 82 GA ~ sd 9A. 28 12 . 28 Ave mpeorature yesterday . 27% Average temperature for leat year, ay GLOVE SPARRING MATCH. (BY TELEGRAPH To THK HERALD.) Bautrwore, Dec. 27, 1878. Professor William Miller, champion athlete, forwarded $260 by express to Frank Queen to-night, with « copy of the articles for ® Dincked glove sparring match for ge & side with James Elliott, of New York. if int. accepts the match is to take here on Jan- uary 15. The editor of Wilkes’ is to be the final stakeholder, The articles of agreement bave been very carefully prepared and cover some twenty-sit pages of foolscap, FOUNDERED «AT. SEA The Steamer Emily B. Souder Lost. ONLY TWO. MEN SAVED. They Are Landed at Kings- ton, Jamaica. PASSENGERS AND CREW. Scenes at the New York Office of the Company. (From the Evening Telegram of yesterday.) [sPmerax, CABLE DESPATCH TO THE TELEGRAM: } . Lonpox, Dec. 27, 1878. Another disaster at sea and another sacrifice of human life is announced to- day ; but how it occurred, or the exact causes ‘which led to the catastrophe are as yet unexplained. Neither is it positively known how many lives have this time been sacrificed. The steamship Emily B. Souder, Captain Kuehl, which left New York onthe 8th of December, bound for Porto Plata, Samana and St. Domingo City, foundered at sea after being only two days out from port. This news reached London to-day, telegraphed from Kingston, Jamaica, by Lloyds’ agent at that place, who states that two of the crew of the ill-fated vessel— the only survivors of the wreck—had just been landed at Kingston. What became of the passengers, the officers and’ the re- mainder of the crew is not known. The two wrecked sailors, who were picked up by a passing vessel, state that they believe all others who were on board the steamer have been drowned. ‘THE NEWS IN THE CITY. ‘The news of the loss of the Emily B. Souder was first communicated to the agents, Messrs. Clyde & Co., of No. 6 Bowling Green, by the reporters, who hurried there to obtain information concerning the crew and passengers. Having. no information concerning the loss of the vessel, and thinking the report might be a canard, Mr. Clyde, very prop- erly, refused to say anything concerning the vessel or her crew and passengers. He further justified his action by inquiry at the office of the Associated Press, where the messenger was in- formed that no news concerning the steamer in ques- tion had been sent out through their “flimsy.” Shortly after noon; however, Mr. Clyde was in’ re- ceipt of acablegram from Kingston, Jamaica, as fol- lows :— W. B. Ciype & Co., New York :— Two seamen, stesiner E, B. Souder, brought here by schooner Abboit Devereaux, report hor foundered at son De- comber 10. H. F. CALTHIRST, Agont Board of Underwriters, Kingston. ‘This cablegram satisficd Mr. Clyde of the truth o¢ the report, and he at once ordered his clerks to give the newspaper men all the information concerning the vessel in tho possession of the officer. Mean- while ,he sought further particulars concerning the loss of the vessel from Mr. J. K. Roberts, American Consul at Kingston, to whom he forwarded the fol-. lewing despatch :— J. K. Rosears, Ameriean Consul, Kingston, Jamaica — ‘Cable at onca fall particulars of the loss of steamer B. B, Souder—names naved, seved. tw of ya gere end rest of erow. wetirpn £0. At eleven o'clock last night no answer had been re- ceived to this request. The offices of the company were kept open until that hour and instructions left with the clerk in charge that in case any word was received to immediately telegraph the despatch, ver- batim, to those who had called during the afternoon in search of news, and had left their addresses for that purpose, ‘THE PASSENGERS. The Souder carried only nine passengers, or about one-third the number she could accommodate, and as the vessel was equipped: with abundant life saving apparatus, the agente entertain strong hopes for the safety of those not yet heard from. From calculations based on the date on which the vessel is reported to have foundered, and modified by the reports of the wind’s force and direction from December 8 (the time the Souder left this port) until December 10, it is ascertained that at the last men- tioned date she would be a little south of Cape Hatteras, but far to the castward of that point, as her course to Turk’s Island was due south from New York. Admitting this calculation to be true, it is quite reasonable to infer that » large number of the voyt by the ill-fated steamer reached Bermudas, which is nearer the scene of the disaster by some hundreds of miles than Jamaica, where the two rescued seaman were landed. The ae oe er ey ee tolivese= A oe ~ . ¥. MELLA, re Mr. Tuscana is a resident of New York and has for years done business as a merchant at No, 35 Broad- "Mire. W. E, Root is an American lady, wife of a Dominican gentleman, to whom she was returning on the Souder. , Well known in New York society, is brother to Colonel Crosby, of the Union Club, and nephew of Dr. Howard Crosby, Chancellor of the New York University. Mr. R. A. Friend, was also _& New Yorker and trav- celled in Kee gd with Mr. Crosby, they having busi- neaa inte! in common. Mrs. J. M. Cazneau is tho wife of Mr. Cazneau, an eminent Texan who was for years agont of the United States at Samana. Mra. A. M. Storm was the companion of Mrs. Caz- neat, and is said to have come from the South, Mr. A. M. Ros was for many years ed in busi- ness in York city, connected wi West In- dics, He lat red from active business here reti Sh acouk ti attention to tho raising of suger on the islend of St. Domingo. ee rietor of aaa plantation, one of the Taegest on u island. Mr. Ferdinand Klemmer was Mr. Ros’ sugar maker, and was with him for the ae of making some Soe on the plantation. . ¥, Mella is unknown to the agents of the Souder, THR CREW. ‘The following is ® complete list of the crew :— C. J. F, KUEHL, master, Holatein, . M. DEAKEN, first officer, United States, J. THOMPSON, Sweden, a w York, JOHN CHRISTENSON, Sweden. 0. A. ANDERSON, Sweden, 8. PETERSON, Norway. JAMES DOWNING, Rhode Island, JOHN TICK, New York. 3. B. NEWMAN, F.C BOOTH. Bayt ‘THOMAS GAFFNEY, Ireland. EDWARD ILLINGSWORTH, England, MORHIS FORD, Ireland." JOSEPH FROST, New York. JAMES FLETCHER, New York. EDWARD CHISKETT, Ireland, ELLEN FLEMING, Ireland. B. J. BARRON, England, A. LATTIMER, New York. ; JOHN MANN, Virginia, J. B. SANDERS, a, NELSON J. England, J. EDMONSTON, New York. PHILIP WOLVERTON, England, EORGE FENDEN, New York, £9 Samana Bey scheme, and took the Souder on the trip previous to the one she was lost. Mr. Clyde says he was oneof reliable masters sailing out of this port, and that his qualities as a man recommended him so highly that he almost regarded him as a member of his family, Mr.Clyde also speaks in the highest terms of Tice, the engineer, THE CARGO. The cargo of the Souder was valued at about $50,000, tully insured, aud was destined as follow: For Haytian ports—Fiour, 1,208 barrels; barrels; soap, 4,603 boxes ;. bread, 8{ packages ber, 4 tobacco, 1 hogshead: lard pouns 2,640 pounds: codfish, 30; dried fish, boxes; vegetables, 240 barrels; drugs, 94 packa; raisins, 132 bacon, 2,157 wowing machines, 13. cas rooting, 48 cages; ro ¢, 25 packages ; 26 packakes; con- fectionery, 21 packages; Micoe, Bi cane; aadiiiecs, 17 packages; I cart; woodware, 3 peckaees cartridges, 17 cawes; tar, 14 barrels Mt key alle 43,247 pounds; hats, 4 cases; lead, 34 pig barrels; rice, 114 bags; candles, 264 boxes; barrels; furniture, 62 cases; beef, 9 barre! 8,360 pound: hams, 5,584 pout rela; peas, 35 bushels; apples, 156 j tongues, 7 barrels cases; paint, 15 packages: canned goods, 20 cases; shoes, 44 cases; wagons, 15; lamps, 6 packages; rope, 28 packages; leather, 10 cases; linseed oil, 50 gallons; guns, 8 cases; twine, 3 barrels; iron, 6 packages; ma- chinery;22 packages; rosin, 92 barrels; soap grease, 10 barrels; slates, 10 cases. For Turk's Island—Beef, 2 barrels; butter, 1,199 pounds; cheese, 698 pounds; apples, 1 barrel; oats, 60 bushels; tea, epackiant lard, 117 pounds; ‘hams, 1,594 pounds; rope, 6 packayes; wooden ware, 5 pack- a starch, 49 boxes; candles, 27 boxes; nats, 6 eae cases; domestics, 6 bales; ric 43. bags lumber, 1,000 feet; tobacco, 637 pounds; tongues, 1 barrel; hardware, 4 cases; wugar, barrels; candy, 13 ca codfish, 12; lassware, 2 cases; pork, 14 barrels; vegetables, 28 rels; bran, 30 bags: sins, 15 boxes; rye flou: boots aud shoes, 6 case: 2 barrels; drugs, 9 pac! : . 10 boxes; beans, 8 barrels; tlour, 179 barrels; paint, 6 packages; sewing machines, 2 cases; corn meal, 77 barrels; hominy, 3 barrels; bread, 64 packages; peas, 24 bushels. ‘THE VES6EL. ‘The Souder,was a wooden propeller built at Phila- delphia in 1364, - She was 203 fect long, 31 feet bean, 19 feet hold and of 778.62 tons burden, She was fitted with a vertical engine, 42 inch cylinder, of 3 feet’ piston stroke. Her boilers were horizontal, 13x13, feet, of iron %; and 5-16 thick, from the shops of C. H. Delamater & Co.; new in 1870.: She was owned by Mr. J. R. Roberts, from whom Messrs. Clyde & Co, chartered her. In September last she was, according to Mr. Clyde, thoroughly overhauled at Philadelphia and refitted. After the inspection, made subsequent. to the overhauling, she was re- classed by the marine underwriters and rated az high as any vessel of her age in American Lloyds. EXPECTED NEWS. The agents lope for news of the passengers and crew.of the lost vessel by the steamer Canimua, due at this port on Monday from Bermuda, or per steamer Alpha, from same place to Halifax, due to-morrow at that port. canned evedes 21 cases; rai- barrels; furniture, 1 case; pickled fish, 8 barrels; corn, 69 bushel CRUELTY AT SEA. SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST THE CAPTAIN OF THE NEW YORK SCHOONER ANITA—HIS TWO FIRST OFFICERS ANXIOUS TO LEAVE THE VES- SEL, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Newront, R, I, Dec. 27, 1878. The Mercury of to-morrow will publish a horrible story of cruelty on shipboard, of which the following is the substance:— ‘The first mate of the schooner Anita, of New York, from Bolivia, Captain McCrady, called at the Custom House yesterday and asked the Collector's interfer- ence in obtaining his release from the vessel on ac- count of ill-health. The mate stated that the Anita was returning from a three months’ voy- age to Bolivia. While the vessel was loading the mate ‘was badly hurt by a large weight falling on his back. -He was so badly injured that he was unable to do anything during the return voyage, and cannot now raise his hands above his head. Ho also desired the release of the second mate, who, it appears, was attacked with inflammatory rheumatism when ten days out from New York, and has been prevented from doing any work since that time. UNDUE ANXIETY. TO BE RELIEVED. When the Anita arrived in this pot the two men asked Captain McCrady for a release, but he refused to grant it, although both men were wholly unfit for work of any kind. The Collector listened to the story and promised his assistance. , When Captain McCrady put in ese after the usual busi- ness had been ted ihe Collector asked him why he declined, tq, release the men. The cap- tain replied, * ia manner, that he he wanted the men to go on to New York with him, and that he would not do it unless compelled, After some conversation the Collector informed Captain McCrady that unless he gave the desired release there would in all proba- bility be entered a complaint against him for cruelty. This bronght the captain to terms, and he reluc- | tantly the men their wages and signed the neces- sary papers. The two mates lost no time in leaving the vessel, which had become utterly loathsome to Giacharged mon allege 6 C8 never had screw which did -not escape from tyranny and cruelty by deserting before the voyage ‘was over. On the present voyage, every man crew ex- cept the two mates from the Anita on its arrival in Bolivia, and he was forced to ship a crew of negroes. On the return voyage the poor blacks had not an easy life. The captain, it is alleged, knocked down one poor fellow, named Jo- seph Francis, and so injured him” thet he og! rene ered ee rig Judith, when the man was dying iD, asserted, had him sewed up in a blanket. ordered him to be thrown overt |, but no one would obey the com- mand. Soon after Francis died and his body was thrown overboard, although the vessel was only « fow miles from this port. Another negro was seriously sick and coniined to his berth when the Anita. came in. A the time the inspector was on while tho vessel lay here there was uo fire except in tho cook's galley, and the poor negro lay in his berth cold and uncared for. He was given no medicine and had no nursing or assistance. Mr. Avery informed the Collector that he was afraid to make the re to New York with the captain. He daze not. risk his life in McCrady's hands. It is thought a little singularyhere that the Collector did not have the caj arrest! He believes every word of the hor story. He claims that he had no power to arrest him. The vesssel sailed to-day. ‘The municipal authorities here were not apprised of the affair until to-night. The mates left for New York Jast night. WANTS TO BE HANGED. (BY TELEGRAPH 10 THE HERALD.) Easton, Pa., Dec, 27, 1878, The Sheriff 6f Northampton county to-day received three letters from Allen C. Laros, the murderer, in | which he states that he wants to die; that he is tired rot life, and: desires the Sheriff to hang him and thereby end his troubles, He declares that he is not insane, but that he cannot drive from his mind the terrible crime he has committed, snd wants ‘the Sheriff to end his sorrowa by executing him according to the sentence of the Court. ‘The opinion in Easton about his being insane is about equally divided. Some think that he has written the letters in order to more fully prove the plea of insanity, as be was always « sharp and shrewd young man, with an excellent education, and was un t student at law. Should the Board of Examiners pg regen of sound mind the Court of Not mm county will at once ask for the issuance of another death warrant. CROOKED CHRISTMAS CHECKS. Crxcinnatt, Dec, 27, 1878, Messrs. RB. C. Wheeler & Co., the company being Mr. Charles 1. Forbes, engaged in buying and selling hogs on commission, bought » large lot of stock from different parties on Christmas day ind gave thetr checks for the same, and sold them to another dealer on the same day. When the origi- nal owners of the stock presented the check Pern at the bank where Messrs. Wheeler & Co. deponit it was found thet Mr. Forbes hed withdrawn the tire amount of the firm's deposits, amounting to $23,000, and that the checks were worthless, , Forbus was arrested and imprisoned Jast night. He ttisetstanertsGicemet them” MURDERED BY TRAMPS. Sour Nomwatk, Conn., Dec. 27, 1878. A terrible murder was committed on Roton Hill, near the town of Norwalk, at about half-past seven o'clock thia evening. The victim was Mr. Shulte. a wealthy gentleman, residing on‘the Hill. It is be- lieved the murder was committed by tramps, who were informed that Mr. Shulte carried a ¢ sum of money of his caves, and had conce: in his house nearly $50,000, and was in the habit of having large sums #0 concealed, in mee to the safety of bank vaults. The mu ‘as committed near his own residence, and his servant, William" Buchholz was also attacked at the same time. The murdered man’s head was cut open with » hatchet,” and # small wound, apparently made with a knife, was found under the left ear. Great excitement pre vails at present. BRAZILIAN COFFEE MARKET. . Rro Jaxtrno, Dee. 27, 1878. Coffee—Market animated; fests, 5,600 « 5,600 rei pn gs ATI a D ie iv jos. on London, 214 re Saxtos, Dee. 27, 1978, Pn ta maa Santos, 4,800 # 5,000 reis per 10 4 DECEMBER. 28, 1878:-WITH SUPPLEMENT. AMERICAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION. ARRIVAL OF THE JEANETTE AT SAN FRANCISCO— BRIEF REPORT OF THE VOYAGE PROM HAVRE. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HRRALD.] Bax Puanctsco, Dec. 27, 1878. The steamship Jeanette, of the American Arctic expedition, arrived here this evening. Com- mander G, W. De Long reports that all are well on board. He made the Straits of Magellan vighty-four days after leaving Havre, and reached this city in eighty-one days from Magellan. During the voyage he experienced four heavy gales and an earthquake shock. ‘The Jeanette, he says, is a splendid sea boat. ‘The voyage was long, but pleasant. GOVERNOR HAMPTON [By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) CotumsiA, 8. C., Dec, 27, 1878, Governor Hampton's condition continnes as favor- able as could be desired. He seems, under the infiu- euce of the cool, bracing weather, to be getting well rapidly, THE EMBARRASSED PRELATE, Crxernnatt, Dec, 27, 1878, ‘Archbishop Purcell makss public to-day a state- Tent concerning his financial affairs in which he says, that for building lots, churches, asylums (in which are over four hundred orphans), seminaries and their support and various necessities, he has had to beg or borrow considerable sums, and is now pretty heavily in debt. He cannot fecuke himself of having speut | anything in waste or cxtravagence, and if the | Pope will not relieve him from the duties of his oflice es requested, he trusts in the goodness and charity of the clergy and laity to pay all. This statement was made at the request of a number of prominent Catholic clergy, who assure him of their united support in the effort to pay all claims. SUCCESSFUL WHISKEY RAID. IMPROVING. TWENTY ILLICIT DISTILLERIES DESTROYED AND SIXTY PRISONERS CAPTURED. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] NasHvitxe, Tenn., Dec. 27, 1878. Special Deputy Collector Davis and his men ar- rived here to-day from the upper Cumberland region, the continued snow storms ‘having prevented further raiding of illicit distilleries in Clay, Fentress and Overton counties, Tenn., and Wayne county, Ky. ‘The mountain paths were so slippery that no horse could keep his footing. Every man on the raid was freqfently unhorsed and some of them se- verely bruised. On the summits of the mountains the winds blew the snow in such a manner as to almost blind men and horses, and the fording of the Ohio River through the ice drifts was extremely hazardous. ‘The raid was made over a fearfully rug- ged, mountainous country, for 400 miles. Twenty illicit distilleries were destroyed and sixty prison- ers captured. RESISTANCE OVERAWED. In Wayne county, Ky., sixty-five moonshiners con- centrated to clean out the Kentucky squad, but, find- ing a larger force than they expectod, they concluded not to make the attack. ‘They had tramped the snow down at the Great Sand Cliffs with the anticipation of having a tough time with the raiders. CAPTURE OF A NOTED OUTLAW. Davis brought here the notorious moonshiner, y Beatty, son of the once famous “Ticker who swore that if Tennessee seceded Fent- ress county should not, and held the mountain fast- nesses against all foes during the late war. County officers have never had the temerity to arrest Harvey Beatty, though he has been thrice indicted. Davis found him behind a bed with a carbine and pistol drawn. Davis told him to drop his weapons and throw up his hands or he would kill him instanter, and he yielded. FAILURES IN THE WEST. Cixctnnazt, Dec. 27, 1878, Superintendent Scarlett, of Dun’s Mercantile Agency, having jurisdiction in thirty-seven counties in Southern Ohio and thirty-nine counties in Indiana and Kentucky, in an interview regarding the com: mercial trade in this district, makes the following statement:—~° > : 3 During the last quarter of last year, there were 203 failures, with Habilities aggregating $4,000,000, Dur- ing the Levee resis c trina of this year there were 7 failures, with liabilities agg ing $1,400,000; two of these failures being Messrs. Heman & Co. and cre pings & Co., whose liabilities amount to CHARGES AGAINST REGISTER LOEW. Aupaxy, N. Y., Dec. 27; 1878, Formal charges were to-day presented to Governor Robinson, by Henry E. Knox and J. Adriance Bush, of the York Bar Association Committee, against Frederick W. Loew, Register of the County of New York. The charges are an embodiment of those al- ready published in New York. The Governor will notify ir. Loew of the time fora hearing. - INTERVIEW WITH THE REGISTER, AHeratp reporter called to see Mr. Loew after the receipt of the Albany despatch announcing the pres- entation of the charges to the Governor by the com- mittee of the Bar Association. ‘The charges? What charges?’ asked the Register, in surprise, when the reporter questioned him in regard tothe policy ho would pursue in meeting them. Seeing that he had not yet heard of the action of Messrs. Knox and Bush, the reporter explained, “Well, this is news to me,” Mr. Loew answered. “Of course I shall fe my defence, and I feel sure that I can successfully meet every charge which may be made against me. I have ti to exact only legal fees, When the committee came to me I opened my books to them and afforded them every facility. Since then I have had a schedule of charges prepared by the lawyers who do the most business in my oflice, and I rigidly adhere to it.” “What do you think of being singled out for the first onset of the committee?’ the reporter inquired. “I acarcely know what to think,” Register re- lied. ‘It is a little singular, to say the least of it. flowever, I shall fight back, and in the issue before the Governor I have nothing to fear. I am, as the Henatp knows, averse to being interviewed, and it is one for me to say, as I have said already, that I will defend myself against this attack.” THOSE SPANISH DOLLARS. STATEN ISLAND EXCITED OVER WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A BIG BONANZA. The reported finding of an urn filled with ancient coins created considerable excitement in Rossville” and Tottenville yesterday, but the excitement was found to have no actual basis when the prespmed owner of the treasure was visited yesterday by ex-Supervisor Ellis, of Richmond county, and a reporter of the Heratp. Mr, Christian Meister, who resides on a most forlorn corner of Staten Island, on Lake's Island, a place which it was difficult to find even forsuch an expert guide a8 Uncle Ike, who is known al over the western part of Richmond county, laughed most heartily-when asked about the treasure reported to have been found by him. He stated that he had found a silver coin in an adjoining lot and that his son, who is @ good hand at cracking jokes, had told his fellow-laborers in the grist mill that his father had found # whole pot of gold, “I wish it were true,” said Mr. Meister, “but unfortunately it is not so.” He had not even heard of the excitement it bal created in the various neighboring towns, and enjoyed the news when informed that even Richmond county we officials of had their testimony. in to the value of the treasure found on Lake's Isisnd, Sheriff Brown, of Richmond county, who had not seen Meister personally, stated that one of his dep- uties had actually seen some of the coin found, and on the Staten Island boats yest there were s number SiR quite sat! fied thas an immense treasure been recovered, An incident showing the extraordinary credulity of some occurred while the reporter waa on his way to Lake's Farin, The driver of the carriage suddenly exclaimed, while pi along a lonely road about six o'clock, “There, gold hunters are at it now!” He stared and pointed = Ss ene wees mid ag lit from top toms but just as the carriage passed by not # light was to be seen: ‘This house has not been occupied for five Foe i said Uncle Ike, “and they must be at it.” It was the house of Marshal Swain, who fell dead there some five years ago, and it is regarded with. awe by all dwellers of the western shore. There were, however, no more gold diggers there than there were on Lake's Island proper, LINCOLN POST, NO. 13, G. A. R. At a meeting of Lincoln Post, No. 13, Department of New York, G. A. R., held on Thuraday evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—Commander, Joseph Forbes; Senior Vice Commander, J. V. Mangold; Junior Vico Commender, J. 3. Tyson; Quartermaster, Frederick J. ae Su » Dr. I. 1. Hayes; Chap- lain, Thomas Elliott of the Day, James Bailey; Officer of the Guard, Charles Gaukahie, At the concluston of the formal meeting the comrades enjoyed a ‘camp fire’’ givenin honor of Comrade Oscar Tompkins, who has just been be sewnny United —- to Buenaventura, United States of Co- “A WONDERFUL PAPER.” (From the Cape Town (Affiea) Argus, Nov. 16.) The New York Heravp is truly a wonderful paper, As soon as the news reached London of the failure of the City of Glasgow Bank a ‘special correspondent was immediately despatched to Glasgow from the London office. The HenaL> man, rushing in where British journalists feared to tread, saw the manager of the bank, one or two of the directors, the cashier, and, doubtless, the hall porter, and from these vari- ous fountain heads he drew rills of information which were telegraphed to the London office and thence poured in a continuous stream through the Atlantic cable to New York. The matter was, per- haps, scarcely of less interest in London than im New York, RANSACKED BY BURGLARS, Tho residence of Mr, E. L. Barrett, No. 144 Fast ‘Thirty-seventh strect, entered by burglars’ at five o'clock yesterday morning. The thieves ransacked the house, broke open several of the servants’ trunks, and stole whatever there was of value therein. Becoming- emboldened by their suecess, they broke into several apart- ments, thereby making considerable noise. The family st last became alarmed ‘when the confusion and Jond noise awoke them from: their slumbers. Mr. Barrett sounded a telegraph alarm, which was responded to by an officer of the American District ‘Lelegray e meantime the burglars pe by the scuttle of the roof. The Central Office was advised of the burglary and a special detective was put upon the case, NECESSITY KNOWS NO LAW. “Why did you steal, Nebular?” asked Judge Mor- gan, at Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday morning, of the poor German before him. “Vell, dot's drue dot I shteal dem brooms. Yaw dot's so, I took dem Shudge; but I vas so hungry. Thef not eat somedings for 3 tong dime, und I tink ef Lshteal dem brooms und sell dem I can get me some- dings to cat. Dot is it,” replied the prisoner, “Lcan't help it; $300 to answer, HOTEL ARRIVALS. —_——- Beverly Tucker, of Virginia, is at the New York. Congressmen J. H. Ketcham, of New York, and Peter D, Wigginton, of California, are at the Fifth Avenue. President M. B. Anderson, of Rochester University, is at the Park Avenue. Judge Amasa J. 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