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“ » WALTON DWIGHT. - Will of the Binghamton ; Philanthropist. WISE BEQUESTS Grateful Remembrance of Friends, . Relatives and Employes ‘CHARITABLE GIFTS. 4nnual Banquets for the Press and the t Fire Department, RESULTS, OF A BUSY LIFE (Bx TELEGRAPH To THR HERALD.) Bixeuamroy, N, Y., Dec. 30, 1878. Judge Clark, of Owego, probated the will of the Jate Colonel Dwight, in the presence of proper wit- nesses, in this city this afternoon. The will reads *hus:— I, Walton Dwight, of Windsor, Broome county, Now York, betny of sound mind and memory, and consider- ing the uncertainty of life, do, therefore, make, or- dain, publish and declare this to be my last will and testament. . PAYMENT OF JUST DEBTS. First—I direct as soon after my death as practicable that all debts made by me aud unadjusted since May, 1877, aud in no wey including debts in bankruptcy (excepting from said bankrapt debis as spevified in the. schedule hereto attached), shalt be paid in full from my estate. In addition I direct that the amounts, with interest, specified in schedule A shall also bo paid, unless discharged b: mie prior to my death. ‘These amounts of indebted- ness were made by me to the within named creditors afterIhad put up to the First National Bank of Binghamton and other creditors all the securities either by myself or by my wife at ‘that time, when we gave up everything we had in the world to our secured 1 rs, and they, by forcing sale of said securities in the of times, and thereby not. pret tealizing one-half the value of the property. I con- sider that I have done all that was required of mo ether as a Christian or 4 gentleman; that Iam not required morally or otherwise to make up a deficit caused by the ill-judged snd illiberal action of my several creditors, onu that the laws of our land dis- ¢ an, honest bankrupt, and it is right they should. To those who were unsecured I feel an anes obligation, and direct that the debts be sc! as above provided, unless I pay them prior tomy +. . i REMEMBERING UNSECURED CREDITORS. 26 A. W. Car! wd D.L. & W. Express ssscessesesee 599 Benson &Gillespie. 12 95 240 PH. lng ay eg 20 05 420 Charles W. Sears.. 21 10 944 Bis ton Gas 2600 — Light Co........ 287 20 Mason, Pratt& Co. 175 ThomasJohnson.. 32 40 F. B. Hearmleo.... 600 Reynolds& Lowns- ‘Holland x Bros. 90 63 end wee 13 63 D. 261 88 Dr. Tt, L. Brown... 8 72 wo 30 50 30 00 hamton..... 37 50 18 20 Second willaand bequeath to my frioude, H jueat! my friends, Hon. O. ‘W. Chapman and Hou. C. E. Martin, in part recog- nition of their substantial favore aud more than brotherly kindness toward me in the days of my travail, as follow: O. W. Chapman... .$10,000 Cellora E. Martin. ..$5,000 Third—I will and bequeath to George F. Lyon, of the city of Binghamton, as a slight testimonial to ie tor unvarying courtesy and kindness to. me for a 8 of yéars while. doing business in the office with which he is connected, the sum of $1,000, 2 Bourth—1 euth to B. Edwards, ithfulness while in my ser- k of kindly remembrance, the eum . beq is proyisional—that is to say, Iwas : ime dfiny death taut ao * can hold tho .said $1,000 for his own use and benefit. Ifit cannot be paid to him so that it will be applied to his personal use and benefit I direct my executors © named in their discretion to. hold and invest the same and apply the income thereof to his personal use und benctit. PF I will and bequeath to Neri Pine, as 2 mark of kindly esteem for his promptness in aiding me when I needed friends, the sum or $1,000, Sizth—I will and bequeath to Ellen Cormady, in rec- cognition of her faithtulnces to ns and as a mark of friendly an, htt the sunmvof $1,000, Seventh—I will and bequeath to William Roberts, the Episcopal clergyman otf Windsor, in recognition of his earnest Christian work in my native town, and in the belief that he more needs practical assistance than any other clergyman in the county of Broome, owing to the small parish over which he labors, the sum of $1,000, Aighth—I will and bequeath to Dr, Titus L. Brown, as a mark of kindly regard, $200. I also will and be- qneath to rfiy little friends Gerry and Edith Jones, children of General E. F. Jones, the sum of $150 each. BEQUESTS TO RELATIVES, Niath—1 will and bequeath to my uncle, Chester Dwight, provi: ally—that is to say, to direct and for his own use and benefit, if he is so circumstanced at the time of my death, that he can hold the same for the sole benefit of himself and family. Should he be hampered with indebtedness, or otherwise, #o that this bequest would not go as designed, then I direct my executors and executrix to i hep face over the said legacy in such a@ manner t ester Dwight and fomily may havo the tull benefits as intended, the sum ot $2,000; and to ny cousin, Hattie Dwight, in kindly remembrance, }500, Tenth—I wili and bequeath to my sunt, Mary ; Dwight, of Coudersport, Porter county, Pa., for her ‘sole use while living, and to be paid over to Orson tht or’to his wife or chiluren (in case of his deat ~r her death, or so much thereot as may be left, the sum of $1,000. Eleventh—I will and bequeath to my uncle, Orson Dwight, of Allegheny, Potter county, Pa., the sum of $2,000, for the sole use of his family, and this be- quest is to be governed by the same provision as con- tained in the ninth subdivision of this will, and I direct that the money be received and invested by my friends, Uuclo Norinan Dwight, of Hebron, Potter county, Pa., and Hon. A. 'T. Olmstead, of Couders- Re Pa And I direct also that my said two friends— $1, and Olmstead—last nained invest the said 00 horein bequeathed to my Aunt Mary Dwight in such @ manner as shall best promote comfort end future well being of my said uncle and sunt, mentioned in suid subdivisions ten and eleven of this instrument. Also, I will and jueath to dulia Whitford $1,000, and make ch: on my estate to furnish her father and mother with a hoaso and » Fent not to exceed $100 per annum, for Twelfth—I will and bequeath to John Dusenbury, of Portville, N. ¥., the sum of $750, in recognition of = kindly and practical agsistance in my days of De Thirteenth—I will and bequeath to Edgar Dusenbury, of Portvillo, X. ¥., the sum of $750, in recognition of kindly assistance and as a mark of iny regard. Fourteenth—I will and bequeath to my brother, Ward A. Dwight and wite, of Chicago, IIL, the sum of $3,500, as 8 mark of my brotherly regard, and in return for Practical help given me when first starting after m: nancial mistortuncs. Ican novor forget this kind- ness, And J also will and bequeath to them one-half interest in my burial casket patent, unless disposed ot by me prior to my death, Neenth—-I will and bequeath to my brother-in-law, Seymour Coleman, and my sister, Mrs. onr Coleman, the sum of $1,500, in recognition of their tical Kindness and assistance toward me when riends were valuable, and in brotherly regard; and I ‘will and bequeath to them alvo one-half interest in muy burial casket patent, unless disposed of by my- seit prior to my death, Sizteenth—L will and bequeath to my brother-in-law, ‘Wiiliam' Ayer, and to my sister Sarah, his wife, the suin of $600 ay a mark of brotherly remem! a Seventeenth will and bequeath to iny brother-in- law, T. F. McDonald, and to my sister Bessie, his wife, the sum of $500 in brotherly remembrance. I also’ will aud bequeath to George Pratt, Cashier First National Bank of Binghamton, N. ¥., a @ mark of esteem aud kindly remembrance of our long and levsant business and social relations, the sum of 1,000, GIFTS TO MRS. DWIGHT'S FAMILY. Kighicenth-1 will and bequeath to my father-in-law and mother-in-law, George and Ruth Dusenbury, the sum of $500 (in case they may survive me), more as a mark of deep and ecarnoet regard to them for their unvarying kindaovss to mo and mino than other motive. In case of their decease be- fore mine then this bequest to be void, as it will not thon serve my purpose, which is simply to pnt’ on record my deep obligations to and my carnest re- spect for them. Nineteenth—-1 will law and sisters-in- ud Vequeath to my brothers-in- ,asamark of kindly remem- rance, ax follows To Whitmore Dusenbury and wife, $500. ‘To John H, Dusenbury and wife, $500, To the three children of Keto Rose, deccasedviz., Mary, George and “Nan,” $500, ‘To kdgat Dusenbury and wito, $600, To Ruth Gwen nnd her husband, $500, To Sally Osborn and husband, $500, To Wiliam Dusenbury, $500, POR EMPLOYKS AND OTHERS, T will, also, including these bequests, the following Aegacies to persons nut rolated to me:— ‘0 my little fricud Helen Hallock, of Binghamton,,| cause should dos NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1878--TRIPLE SHEET, N. ¥., the sum of $500, to be invested by her mother for her use should my death precede her becoming of kindly remembrance, and asa slight testimonial his honesty and fait while im my ampigy. To Hart, wi Henry J. Hart, in k wid re- membrance and as of t for fait and devotion to in the employ of the Dwight House, 5 ‘To Jack Armstrong, colored, in kind remembrance, $50, re Isaac Jenkins, colored, in kindly remembrance, i ‘To my little friend Ralley, son of Henry and Addie Smith, to be held for him by bis father, unless of legal age at the time of my death, the sum of $250. To my little friend Marie Sears, daughter ot Charles Sears, in nye fl remembrance, to be used for her in the purchase of some little keeprake to remember the donor by, $250. PUBLIC Twenticth—1 will and man and Hon. Celora E. the auth of $10,000 the deserving and poor of the city of Bingham- ton, the said $10, ‘be id by my executors to the said trustees, who shall: invest the sum in per- fectly safe farm es, and the interest or in- come thereof shall Bnnaally, on the Ist of December in each year, be aver to a committee, to be ap- pointed by ull men, ministers and pricats who are reside and in charge of a church or congregation im-tho°city of Bingbamton, or a majority of them, embracing all denominations in the assembly. The said committec shall expend or apply the interest or income of suid legacy ss fol- lows:—They dhall provide and see that every noedy and poor family living in the city of Binghamton be provided with a good and substantial Christmas din- ner, continin; this charity to no particular race, creed or color, but for the once in the year making God's poor happy with a full belly. Should the in- terest or income on suid bequest be moro than is required for the above specified purpose then the committee shall expend the surplus in their discretion for the comforts that will mopt benefit the deserving poor. And the said trustees shall see that the said committee annually spotted by the cdm- tnittee in assembly as aforesaid, faithfully, honestly and impartially discharge the duty imposed upon them as above specified, ‘Lo the persons who shall be pastors of ‘the jour churches in Wibdsor, my native town, at.the time of my death, I give the sum of $1,000, to be used by them for Sunday-school books or for such other purposes as they deem will best serve their reapective churches, To wit:— To the Methodist Episcopal gs $250, To the rosea Church,2§250, chi rest w! CHARITIES, ueath to Hon. O. W. Chap- Egbert A. Olari benefit o! To the Free it Church, $250. To tho Episcopal Church, $250. ‘to Hon, Will B. Edwards, Hon. C. E, Martin and Stephen C, , Esq., I give and bequeath trust for the usc and benetit of the Binghamton y Association. I direct said trustees to expend $2,500 as soon atter this bequest is paid to them as practicable for such books as in their judgment are most needed; the balance, $5,000, to be invested by them, and the interest, annual or semi-annual (as the case, may be), to beexpended for library. purposes in the discretion of the said trustees. ’ AN ANNUAL BANQUET FOR THY PRESS, To the press of Binghamton, $1,000, in kindly recollection ot their always carnest cfiorts to assist the sum of $7,500, me in the promotion of any project that would work to the future int of the city, and appoint Abram W. Carl, of the ler; Peter D. Van Vradenburg, of the George Lawyer, of the rrat, as trustees for such fund, the annual interest to be juet or dinner for the editors, foremen and such other guests as they may choose to invite, with the hope that the same may tend to promote a kin spirit toward each other and 9 Pleasant recollection of the donor. ‘To the Fire Department of the city of Binghamton, in friendly remembrance of their always kindly acts toward me and mine, at all times and on all occa- sions, the sum of $3,000; and I hereby appoint Tracy R. Morgan, Neril 1d George F, Lyon trustees to tako churge of safely invested by them, and the agpual interest to be paid over to a comnittee of t! annual dinner net for the whole department, with hope on part of the donor “that such meetings may tend to the unity and happincss of the recipi- ents. Is OXLY 80% PROVIDED FOR. Twenty-frsi—To my much loved und only son, Frank Dwight, instead of bequests, { have caused my life to be insured directly to him in the sum of $50,000, and I propose to increase the said amount to $75,000. I desire aud direct that in case of my death while son ‘is un legal age that his mother, Anna N. shall be appointed his i. guar- dian, with PY sar to act for u, bavitig full control of his prpperty and person until he Decomen oo tela » Talso desire and jest my , Chapman and Celora E. Martin to and counsellors to my wife and boy, and would suggest as investment of nis estate sound farm mortgages or on government bonds. Safety in big case will more desirable than large percentage, and & sound and practical bringing UP of my boy is more desirable thun any frothy jiancy of style. That he Biey. grow up to be a inan, in the b on of the word, has always been my earnest wish. . Twenty-second-+To Sana N Deighs, darling 5 iwi > wife, the best and traest of wwotnen, in tddition t about §: » direct); jive, x ih to Tale posanassd, both real and personal, after deduct- ing from my estate the bequests mude in this will, from subdivisions one to twenty inclusive, for her own use and disposal, absolutely and forever, pro- visionally—that is to say, if ner ingen Anna N. Dwight, at the time of my. death, is tree from all indebted- ness or has not a greater amount than the said $12,000 insured on my life direct to her will discharge, or it she under the laws of our land in bankruptcy gets a discharge from all indebtedness, or if by com- pounding or settlement directly giving her creditors everything ot which she is posses: rior to my death she can wipe out and fully liquidate ail claims against her, then the bequest made in the fore- part of tnis subdivision to Anna N. Dwight shall be of full force, and she shall have and hold the same for her own use and benefit. But in case my wife, Anna N. Dwight, is unable to make full and cote settlement with her creditors by giving ‘up all of which she is possessed prior to my. , oF is unable to obtain her discharge from the same in thé bankruptcy courts of our land, then the bequest made to Anna N. Dwight in the fore part of this subdivision shall be null and void and of no force, and I direct that the portion of my estate covered by the said bequest, less the $12,000 on my life to her, shall be paid over to my son, *Frank Dwight; if not of legal ege. I direct that it be paid over to his guardian, and heid for him until he arrives at legal or until such time after his legal age as, in the judgment of his guard and her advisers and couusellors herein named, it shall be best for him to receive the same. If owing to the failure of Anna N. Dwight to get her legal dischargo as aforementioned and this be- quest aforementioned should go to my son Frank, in accordance with this will, I charge my son Fravk to always so treat thin bequest that his mother will never have cause to regret the change in the een of the bequest. As he hopes for happiness or hereafter I, his father, 80 cl him. In the case of the death of both my wifo and son prior to my own, then I direct that the balance of my estate, after first doubling all the be- quests, shall be held by a committee, formed of threo leading lawyers of the city of Binghamton, to be ap- pointed by the General Term of the Supreme Court, to usa, for purely charitable objects for the city of Binghamton; or, at the option of the said committee, one-half of said amount muy be used to increase and enlarge the library of the Binghamton Library Asso- ciation. INSERUCTIONS TO EXECUTORS AND TRUSTRES, Twenty-third—I desire and do hereby constitute and appoint my wife, Anna N. Dwight, and my friends Hon. Orlow W. Ghapmen Bon, Ys am George ¥. Lyon, of ‘inghamton, N. Y., to. ba . and executors of this iny last will ind tebismmon Bhd that, after my estate is duly settled, that cither or both the execu- tors and my, friend, Hon, C, 2. iu, shall alwaya during theit \ivea act. aw advisers, ghd counscllors to ap Miter ah cd f the death of In cave of the any per- son mentioned in Nos. 1 to 20 prior to my own, and such persqns shall leave neither wife nor chil- dren, then in each such case the ests shall be null and void, end shall not be paid, but pass to the toon, my intention being to yo no the wife aud children; therefore, beyond such legal heirs are not included. In case of ail be- quests the expenses of guariianss or trus- (in caring tor my son F in caso be is not of legal ago ‘at my death or has not received the bequest in accordance with this wy will, and in investing and taking care of said funds) shall be paid (her or them) trom the income of da, such amounts for ecrvices fur enli year It be agreed npon by ing exccutrix and executors, or @ majority of them, and shall seem to them a fair compensation for services wo rendered. In all acts of my exocutrix and executors I contemplate the le- gality and binding force, provided there is al action of one execntor in connection with the execu- trix. In caso guardien, executor or trustee should die before mo or decline to serve, then I direct that such vacancy shall be filled by appointment by three Judges of the Supreme Court of this district, and such iutees shall have as full power as those named in this will. A RESTROSPECTION, a Twenty) ‘This, my Inst will and testament, is mado on the basis of the prosent value of Pi, estate in the case of death, At this date my estate is mude almost entirely of life insurance, which amount I do not propose to ever materially lessen, I have lived to that age snd have nm subject to such experienco that I have no further ambition for myself beyond leaving my family comfortable aud with sufticiont means to enable them to live as they were in tho habit of being horetoforo, and also in mwak- ing such friendly bequests to thoxe who are endeared to mo from association and kindly acts as will leave leasant memories behind me when I start on tho ong journey. I sind, in looking over the past of my business lite, while working and do business for profit I averaged upward of 520,000 a year. My home or Binghamton enterprise was not started or executed tor profit, but with a view of duing something worth; of the £y. and myvelf. It resulted in financial fail. ure and the loss of all my accumulations tor years, Since my failure in this enterprise, with no capital worth mentioning to start with, Ihave te over $10,000 for twelve months, Ju from this and from the past I apprehend no difficulty ina return from $10,000 to $20,000 a your for my work when act- ing strictly for yein, I have, therefore, made this my last will and testament, fully ‘believing that I can keep the premiums up on the present amount of life insurance I am carrying, and that my estate will not leswen in the future from its value. - If, however, sickness or any other troy my ability to pay my life in- ES Srarpthing of wale surance premiums and thereby lessen the present value of my estate, then all the bequests mentioned in this my last will should be sewled down in exact proportion to the difference ag between the present value of my estate and the valne of the same at the time of my death; but no imerease of my estate on account of increase by accuniulated profits of life policies or an increase of insurance shall increase any See And I direct, in the final execution and tof this, my last will and testament, that the foregoing shall govern the size of the bequests—namely, if my extate has not lessened from its present volume at this date at the time of iy death, then the bequests aforemade to bo paid’in full; but in case of the of the estate ‘at the time of my death.then the bequests to be g ernod by the exact ratio they bear to the estate a8 now, to be scaled down accordingly. BURIAL AT BINGHAMTON. * that in. whatevor part of t! country I may & the debt of nature this my re- quest shall be Rianed if practicable. My most dis- interested business efforts in life were made for the good and well being of the city of Binghamton, and Pema the Laie ee 4 Earn bate F iss — a large jority of the good citizens appreciate m: good intents, even though resulting in partial ‘aii. ure, I therefore wish to rest among them. In witness whereof I have hereunto anbscribed my name and affixed my seal this --~ day of September, » in the year of our et i WALTON DWIGHT. As witnesses of the above, in the proper form, were signed thenames of B, N. Loomis and Charles W. Loomis, THE ina HUNTON-ALEXANDER. FEUD, INDICTMENT OF THE VIRGINIA CONGRESSMAN PROBABLE—LAW OF THE DISTRICT ON DUEL- LING—READINESS OF THE CHALLENGED PARTY 10" TESTIYY—MODERN METHOD OF MEETING & CARTEL, .Wasnrxeron, Dec. 30, 1878. ‘The public will doubtless remember the quarrel between Mr. Epps Hunton, Representative in Con- gress from tho Eighth Virginia district, and Mr. Co- lumbus Alexander, of this city, which grew out of a statement alleged to have been made by General Hun- tom at @ public meeting in Alexandria, Va., to the | effect that Mr. Alexander and: others approved of the law relating to the Special Tax Enforeementact. This assertion Mr, Alexander contradicted and the result was a spirited correspondence botween them. Mr. Alexander replied caustically and Mr. Hunton retorted with a challenge. Mr. Alexander was asked if he knew anything of a report to the effect that at the mecting of the Grand Jury after the holideys the question of indicting Gen- eral Hunton would be considered. Mr. Alexander re- plied :— “I understand that such action will be taken, and the present indications are that that body will take some notice of it immediately on their assembling. Itis their duty, according to their oath, to indict bim. THE CHALLENGE. “General Hunton, on tho evening of July 16, 1878, sent mo the following :— Task ppt you will Indicate some place beyoud the reach of the District police where a demand for the reparation which Virginians accord in each cases can be made upon you. “This is clearly a challenge, and section 840 ef the Rovised Statutes, relating to the District of Columbia, says:— ‘In addition to the ministered to tho G sworn. faithfully resentment mal fre duelling. oath now prescribed by law to be ad- nd Jury in the District they should be d impartially to Inquire into and trus fall offences against tho law prohibit- READY TO TESLIFY. “I am ready,’”’ continued Mr. Alexander, ‘to an- swer any summons from the Grand Jury when called. They have full knowledge of the challenge through the Hrratp, where the correspondence was published in full, and afterward published in the Washington newspapers. There is no way for the Grand Jury to evade indictigg him. The law is plain on the sub- ject. Section 1,165 of the Revised Statutes says :— Ie any person shall give or send or cuuso to bo given or sent to any person in the District any go to fight a duel or to engage single combat with any or dangerous instrument or weapon what- or ‘any person in the Distriet shall accept any chailenge to fight a di combat with any deadly or weapon whatever, or shall be t! 1e al Tenge, every person so giving or sonding, or causing to bo sent or given, vf accopling snch challenge, or boing the Donrer t snd:every person alding of abetting in ngndiny eepting auch chatleuge, shall bo ime ord Ii unished by huprixonment and confine- rin the Pen 1 A ON Se) not ‘THE LAW BRGARDING PosTING. “You see,” said Mr. Alexander, ‘‘the law is plain. This is not the only violation of the law made by Hunton in that connection, but he violated section 1,166 of the statutes, which set forth that:— age th pe so docli nse, every po offending, on convietion thereof, shall be iniahed by confinement to hard labor in the Penitentiary. fora term not exceoding threo years in the discretion of the Court.” In the face of the above, General Hunton, July 18, 1878, posted the following :— Ihave thus given the individual the opportunity to show that he is a gentleman and a man of courage, but he has not done me the justice of th been willing to ac- cord me the redress af the other. He’ refuses to come from the protection of tho police; he affects to despixe, and I cannot reach him without oxposing friends to the Poniten- tary. I therefore prociaim him a malicious liar, » vulgar blackguard and an irresponsible coward, MR, ALEXANDER'S EVASIVE ANSWER. Mr. Alexander was asked if he refused to accept tho pane and he replied that he neither declined nor accepted. The language of his reply to Hunton’s challenge was:-— Yon seem to have an ungrounded fear of our district Police, though you anght to kuow that it is under the con- tro ortainily see ve IGRESSIONAL PRIVILEGE. said Mr. Aloxander, ‘‘have the idea THE Com “Some people,” that he (General Hunton) being s member of Con- gress protects him. Article 6 of the Constitution of the United States says:— Sonators and tatives shall in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest daring their attendance at the session of theie re- spective houves and in going to und returning from the same, ‘ith all this staring the Grand Jury in the face,” said Mr. Alexander, “there cau be no possibility of their failing to take action on this very important matter. It should be done as an act ot justice to the public. Hunton should receive no favors and an ex- ampie should be made of him., He is a lawmaker nd also a lawbreaker. The correspondence and one of the posters will be submitted to the Grand Jury as goon as they. meet and thes willhaves fair oj portunity of giving the matter an impartial consid- don.” AMERICAN WHEAT IN SPAIN. ARRIVAL OF THE FILST CARGO IN BARCELOXA— INTEREST FELT IN THE EVENT. WasurNo ros, Ile. 30, 1878. According to 8 despatch received at the Depart- ment of State from the American Consul at Bar- celona, the first cargo of American wheat ever re- ceived in that city arrived about ‘the middle of Noverhber. Great interest was excited in Barcelona thereby. Samples were frecly and interestedly handled on the Exchange on the day of arrival and it was immodiately recognized as oqual to Black ‘Sea and Hungarian whest. The cargo consisted of 72,000 bushels, and sold at ninoteon francs per fifty-five kilogramines, or about $3 70 per 120 pounds, This first cargo wae broaght to Barcelona in sn inglish steamer, The freight upon the same amounted to $18,000, and tho samo steamor waa again char- tered to bring another cargo of wheat from New York. ‘Tho Consal know of one firm who have on- aged thrpo Knglish steamers to bring three cargoes or American wheat to Baroclona, ead tt was thought that about twenty-five cargoes would arrive during the season, all in English stewmers, NRCKASITY POR AMEMICAN KEPAMETIIPS. The Consul reiterates former opinions nm the grént necessity ot direct ‘Amtrioam steamer communication with Spain and the other countries bordering ‘on the Medi- terranean. — n such save tpoene an now and fmportant markets could he o} up to American peep and manufactures. As itis now we are in- bted to the fact that British steamers find it it~ able to bring Amorican wheat to Barcolona for this new development of our trade. Fifteen cargoes of wheat from the Black Sea were afloat for Barcelona on the day on which this Arst cargo of American wheat arrived. KINDLING THE FIRE WITH POWDER. Lovravinin, Ky., Dec. 30, 1878. A despatch from Harrodsburg, Ky., says ‘At tho village of Curdsville, in Mercer county, Mra. Dicker- son attempted last Saturday night to aid the kindling of 4 fire by throwing thereon a handfnl of blasting powder. The flash reavhed the keg and a tremendous explosion followed, enveloping her ins sheet of flame. Sho was so badly burned that she died this morning. ‘Three of her children, who wero in tho i at ba time ‘amt anti took place, wore iy burned, wo of them aro not expected to live, DISTRESS IN BRAZIL. TERLIBLE SUFFERING IN THE PROVIN oF CEARA—FAILURE OF THE CROPS AND DEATH OF THH CATTLE-—-SMALLPOX AND STARVATION, ‘The latest advices from Pernambuco, Brazil, by the steamer Rio de Janciro, confirm the HEBALD's telegram concerning famine and pestilence in the Brazilian province of Ceara. From the interior of the province the famished in, babitents } fad to’ the seaport of Fortaleza by thousands, 7 of that city from 11,000 to ; Mortalezs is the only promi- Bent seaport én the, province, and offers the only outlet $y'which Rio Janeiro or Pernambuco can be reac! To this port the natives have fled to escape the inevitable starvation that awaited them, and then have fallen victims in great numbers to the smallpox, Pernambuco advices state that, with tho pestilen¢eand famino combined, the distress in For- taleza is terrible, and daily on the increase, and unless an aba tof both is soon reported, threatens to destroy ‘tho greater portion of the population of Ceara. A LOCATION OF THE PROVINCE. The » OF State of Ceara, is the most north- eastern’ of the Brazilian Empire, and embraces an equal to that of the State of New York. Tt has & st of about one hundred and eighty miles a veral small seaport towns, the ouly one of cons size being Fortaleza, which ordi- marily ition of 11,000. The southeastern, seacoast parts of the country are moun- Breater part of the province consists ‘and plains. The population of the prov: to the census of 1872 was 700,000, which increased since that time, and numb 6,,the date of the beginning of tho present; ‘Dearly one million. The climate is it the year, resembling that of Call- rainy, veason from May to August, ¥ n Angust toJanuary. The popula- st entirely Portuguese, which language the province, The religion is Catholic 6 REVIOUS DISTRESS. In 1899 @he rain failed and a drought ensued which destroyéd the crops of the eastern part of the prov- ince an@}caused the death of hundreds of thousands the main support of the back country. In fear, asin this, the people from the interior from the arid and barren plains to the sea- ‘Ehey swarmed into Fortaleza and the other ae, leaving their surviving herds to live could, and deserting their homes ror the h air of the sea coast. The distress, culminated in the starvation 6f hundreds in , was brought to the attention of the gov Ships were chartered by authority of the iment at Rio Janeiro, and the greater por- tion the inhabitants were removed from the pro’ to Bio Janciro, Pernambuco and Bahia, In it@ efforts to relieve the distress by this and ti present famine the Brazilian government has ied $8,000,000, beside the contributions from the Provinces, England, Franco, Portugal, and the aid furnished by merchants of New York. A few metehants in New York in 1876 contributed $3,000, which was augmented by a donation of $25,000 from the business men of Liverpool, England, and various sums from other maritine nations, countries trading with the Brazilian Empire. The flight of the inhabi tants from the famino-stricken district in 1876 left Ceara nearly devopulated, ‘THE PRESENT YEAR. ‘The government in 1877 aided vast numbers of the people to return and furnished them the means of living and planting crops for this year. The drouth ot thee past summer has, it seems, proved the culmi- ni misfortune of the wretched population, and has yught them face to face with a tamire equal- ling” at of Persia and China. The coffee crop has failed entirely and the vast herds in the interior have died off, leaving. the natives without subsistence or the prospect of living without aid from abroad, The province is so remote from the geat‘of government and the more populous parts of ‘re Empire that, unless energetic and immediate ‘aro saken to’ relieve the famished and plagne stricken people, it is probable that the death rate and the,scenes of horror in Fortaleza and the other parts of the province will far exces those of the yellow fever cities of the Southern United States. The smallpox, which is adding to the terrors of famine in Ceara was brought from Rio dJanciro by retiring refugees from that port to Be and is of a type that bas so far resisted the }\treatment of the native physicians. The death rate is great and constantly-inereasing. The small city of Fortaleza, which at best afforded but scant accommo- ations for its 11,000 people, is over crowded beyond description by the 200,000 that have sought relief and shelter in it, and the virulent plague is sweeping them off by the hundreds.. There is no escape savo by vessels from the port, which ix avoided by all those knowing of the epidemic, and in the interior is nothing but the slower, though surer, death by starvation. ‘THE BRAZILIAN CONSUL. A Hrnarp reporter yesterday called upon the Bra- zilian Consul, at No. 42 Broadway, for the pw of ascertaining anything further regarding the calamit: which is visiting the province of Ceara, Brazil. Sefinor Salvador De Mendonca was found in his office, and, in answer to the inquiry, stated that in- telligenco received by him from Pernambnco con- firmed and more than confirmed the Hrratp's tele- ram in regard to the famine and _pesti- lence in Ceara. “The famine which is now pre- yailing in this northeastern province of Brazil,” said Sefior Mendonca, “is not a new distress, but is the rolongstion of the i of 1876, and has before Sonn Drought to the ndtice of the people of the United States. In that year the misfortune of the people of this unfortunate province, which is now increasing, received the prompt and efficient atten- tion of the Brazilian government, which expended nearly $4,000,000 in alleviating it. The failure of the rains for the year 1876 and last year have proved mis- haps beyond ‘the resources of the people of Ceara, and the consequence is famine.” GOVERNMENT AID. Senhor Mendonca stated that the Brazilian govern- ment was still tendering aid to the famished people, and would rapidly assist as many a8 possible to leave it until the rains had rendered it inhabitable aud pos- sible to cultivate. In regard to assistance from out- side the Empire, the Consul said that although a deli- cacy would L prevent him from publicly soliciting aid from the United States, and especially from New York city, whose merchants had already voluntarily contributed to the aid of his suffering countrymen, ho would nevertheless gladly accept any assistance in behalt of the sufferers that. should be as would the Braz‘lian Minister at Washington. SPREAD O¥ THK PESTILENCE. { vapors from Pernambuco, received at the office of the Noro Mundo, give additional particulars of the Ta of the smallpox iu Fortaleza and of the effects of the famine in the interior. The pestilence has reached the other seaport towns the province, and vessels from the coast towns Rio Jaueiro have quit the ports, while othere are warned off and do not touch, LIEUTENANT TIFFANY. RECORD OF THE YOUNG OFFICER WHO RECENTLY DESEBIED FROM FORT KEOGH — LIVELY CAREER OF A SCION OF A GOOD SOUTHERN FAMILY— A FEIGNED DEATH-AND A CLANDESTINE MAR- BLAGE. 5 (BY TELZGRaPH To THR HERALD.] Bartrmong, Deo. 30, 1878, Lieutenant Tiffany, of the Eleventh United States infantry, who recently deserted at Fort Custer, and for whose arrest an order has been issued, is ® native of Baltimore, a son of Goorge Tif- fany, » well known citizen formerly of Rose Hill, a mburban villa Mrs. Tiffany, mother of Licutonant ‘Tiffany, is now residing here, having resumed hor maiden name after/ker divorce from: her husband, Boing years ago. Thp latter has since remarried, and is now residing ‘abroad, it is thonght in Paris, Tho family ig,7woalthy and of high sociay standing. Young” Tiffahy in bis youth was raised in’ an extrayagaut manner; thus he never knew the valuo of moucy, Shortly before the war ho was sent to Enropo, and, after making the tour of tho Continent, settled in Paris, where ho led ® fast life. When the war broke out ho returned to this country and running the biockade joined Cap- tain Clark’s Confederate company of Marylaud Gar x Ronttaass. Nisginie, ittany oe oc war went - mond on furlough and never returned. It was ascer- tained that he had gone back to Europe. ‘A FEIGNED DEATH. Aftor the war he returned to Baltimore and lived rocklossly. He wandered about the ey from New York to tho Mississippi, and when West he caused & notice of his death to be pub- lished in a paver. Some time after ry Cnn ge jeep pola Fe is aed _ & | rson of the first sergeant of @ com) ni Biates soldiers in New Orleans, Tho vata that he had published the death notice in order that he might start a now life under an assumed name, PROMOTION AND MARRIAGR. Mis position was mado known to his friends and csult was that he was promoted to « ee perro While West last September he clandestinely married Miss Barrett, of Baltimore, the Palmer House, A di bh = from «Bis marck, which announces his desertion while attending court martial at Fort Keogh, and states that ho was driven to that step by the threatened disclosure ol forged pay accounts, gives all that is known of Bia doings since and furnishes # natural finale to 6 wild and extravagant career, at RAPID TRANSIT. The New York Elevated Road Qpened to Harlem. te i Le PALACE CARS FOR THE RICH. Proposed Introduction of the European System of Travel by Classes, OPPOSING THE SECOND AVENUE ROAD, Rapid transit being just now the most important as well as the most widely discussed subject of in- terest to the people of this city, a representative of the Henarp called yesterday upon Mr. Cyrus W. Field, the, president of the New York Elevated Rail- road Company, whose Third avenue line was yeater- day opened to Harlem. In the course of an extended conversation in reference to the various suggestions made by the Henaup to facilitate the enormons traffic of the line Mr. Field freely gave his views as to the measures proposed and the steps which the company must take in order to make rapid transit perfect. “What is your opinion, Mr. Field, of the frnatp's proposition to reduce your fare to @ uniform rato of five cents?” “I have thought the matter carefully over,” Mr. Field replied, ‘and will gladly tell you what my con- clusions have been in reference to fares. I think what we shall have to do to satisfy all classes will be to run trains of three cars—one car at fifteen centa, another at ten cents anda third at five cents fare. Every train, according to my idea, should have a five cent car, thus egablivg all passengers who do not wish to pay over five cents to use the road at all hours of the day. The fifteen cent car, of course, would be a palace car in all respects, in which people who are indifferent to the slight increase of expense could enjoy a corre- sponding increase of luxury and privacy. Suppose you take @ young lady out in the evening to the opera or to the theatre or to a dinner party, would you not often be glad to pay fifteen cents in order to avoid a crush and make the trip as pleasant and en- joyable as possible ? Or, take the nu:nber of bank- ers and merchants who would be entirely indiffer- ent to the small increase. I'm sure many would hail such an arrangement with pleasure.” “But, how could you prevent people getting into the wrong cars—the five or ten cent passengers, for instance, rushing into the fitteen cent cars 7” “It is done in England,” Mr, Field replied, and, with a pride -in his native land which wall reconcile to him many of his assailants who have been exer- cised over his action in marking André'sgrave by a stone, Mr. Ficld sententiously exclaimed, ‘‘what can ‘be done in England ean be done here!"" “In Englend there is a law which punishes a pas- senger found offending in this respect.” “A law could be passed here. If we show our willingness to accommodate the people and carry them to Harlem in the manner I have proposed, at five cents—those who do not wish to pay any more— the Legislature, in return, will certainly not refuse us a law to protect us in @ reform which is intended to benefit all clusses.”” ‘THE CITY HALL TERMINUS. “Do you agree with the Henatn’s proposition to bring your City Hall terminus down to the present terminus of the horse car line?” “Entirely. I wish we only had the lawful author- ity to build our depot there. It would facilitate travel immensely, and, moreover, Postmaster James tells me that if the mail bags could be dropped into the cars from the second story windows of the Post Office, as they might be, half an hour would be saved in conveying the mails to each train, and in dis- tributing the mails upon their arrival. Just think what a convenience it would be to the entire business community to have the mails for every train close halt an hour later and received half an hour carlicr! According to our lawyers, who are now studying up the subject, we must secure federal, and probably, also, legislative authority, before we can bring down the terminus of the road to the front of the Post Office, and as soon as we shall heve obtained this requisite permission we shall at once build » very handsome terminal depot there. There might be three entrances to this depot—one from Broadway, one from Park row and one dirpct from the Post Office.”* ice. . “Then your idea is not to stop at the rear of the Post Office ?”” ’ “It is—if we are not allowed to go any further.” And Mr. Field added, humorously, “If wo can’t get champagne we must take lager in preference to bed water.” ADDITIONAL SIDINGS AND A THIRD TRACE. “How about the additional sidings suggested by the I Henatp, by which trains during the rush hours could atart simuitanvously from several stations either up or down town ?”” “We shall undoubtedly be compelledo put in such sidings or ‘pockets’ at Hanover and Chatham squares; at Franklin square there is ono already, and at Fulton street there is no room for one. But this,’ I can see already, will not be sufficient to relieve the tremendons rush during these hours. We shall have to put down a third track between the two éxisting tracks from Fifth street to Harlem, on which we can run exclusively express trains. From Fifth to 129th street we have a straight line of six miles and abundant room for a third track. In the mornings, when the rush of travel _is to the city, ex- press trains could be run from the Harlem and York- ville stations down town, and in the evenings they: could be run up town, making no stops, say until they reach Seventy-sixth or Kighty-fourth street sta- tion. Then during the heavy hours the trains start- ing simultaneously from the Battery, Hanover square, Tetaxlin square and Chatifam square could all trans- fer their throngh passengers at Fifth street to the express trains.” THE GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT DIFFICULTY. “How about the Grand Central trains, which at present interfere so materially with the\ through trafic?” “What we shall have to do there, I think, is par- tlally to adopt the Hynatp’s in this way :—Wo can construct a bridge over the track and our Grand Central passengers can get off at Forty-second street, ascend # few steps, cross the bridge ‘and then be rap- idly taken to the depot by cars, which should always be in readiness on the other side. This would obvi- ate the difficulty of compelling mgers either to cross the tracks or to descend the stairs of one side of the station in order to ascend again the other.” NIGHT TRAINS, “Mr. Field, how Pepe the night trains which are so urgently demanded by many passengers ?” “1 am A carnest advocate of ruuning trains at all hours ot the dey and night. At pres- ent we run no trains between hulf-past twelve at night und five in the morning. I think trains should be run dui these hours as often as public necessity requires. itimately we shall have $0 rnn such trains, I fect convinerd, tor I believe the public requires them. Lain alge in favor of doit the freight business of the city at night, which wou! in no wise interfere with our passenger traftic, It would be very easy for downtown shippers along,our Mine torun up their freight by elevators to their second or third stury W's, tt by means of sidings connecting with our track, dump then: into our ireight cars, which could transfer them to the trunk lines outside the city, and thence direct to Sun Francisco or any other part of thecountry. This would solve the problem of providing the terminal freight facilities, 1rom the want of which New York and its commerce have so greutly suffered in the past. Ulti- mately, Now York will have an elovated railroad en- circling the city along the two river fronts and dump- ing treight from all parts of the country right upon the different piers and into vessels.” “How soon will these ideas pe carried out, Mr. Field ?"" “That I cannot tell,” Mr. Ficld smilingly replied. “I am only one director out of thirteen, and while I may advovate certain measures it rests with the ma- jority of the Bonrd to carry them out or not. At present, of course, we have quite enough on our hands in putting into thorough running order a vast enterprise so newly cstablished, but in the near ftiture I hope to see the views which I have detailed to you all carried out.” OYBNING OF TIE ROAD TO HARLEM, Yesterday morning, at five o'clock, the Third Ave- hue Elevated line was opened to Marlem, an event which had been antici with eagerness by tho on- tire po Agere of Harlem. The first down train which left 120th street at five o'clock was comparatively empty, for few people knew that the road was to be opened so soon. But soon after, asthe running of trains was observed, large numbers of passengers re- paited to the stations to enjoy the long expected facilities of rapid transit from Harlem to the Bat- tery. Trains started every five minutes with fir regularity, and after six o'clock in the morning every seat was filled by the time they roached Fifty-ninth street, Astonishe@l were the employés of the road at the very ten cent travel morning. The trains between half seven and ten o'clock in the morning all cai so many Har- Jem and Yorkville that by the time they reached Sixty-seventh street station they were quite Mull, and a few stations below ten or twelve passengers were generally standing in cach car. But an ex- cellent business was done all day long at the four Harlem stations which were opened yost _ namely, 129th, 125th, 116th ahd 100th street stations, No stop was made at Ninety-cight treet, whero work was still progressing on the car qhops. From 125th to 129th street the up trains all on the west or down track, the other two tracks being used for storing cars. CREAT INCREASE OF TRAVEL, It was generally conceded that the travel from Harlem yesterday did not nearly ay ximate to its maximum strength in the futtre, for many lo did not know that the would opened, and others naturally to whit for a few da: until it should be all these in smooth running order. In spite of sot a prrics drawbacks the number of day at the four newly estimated at between six and eight thousand. really ludicrous to see the cars duri merning (when there is ordinarily not am inch vacant standing room and the rs are like sardines) creep along between the Harlem and the depot only halt or a third filled. ing, the tide of travel which set toward Harlem greater than ever, and the crush at the downtowa stations was immense. It was manifest that after a ae core searcely anybody eoue lm) me F- willing to pay six cents for crawling @ in hour and twenty minut@s from the City Hall to Har- lem, when he could travel in a little over half that time from the Battery to 12%h street for five cents. No precise figures could be obtained as to the in- crease in the travel, but it must have been very large? THE SECOND AVENUE LINE WANTED, Among the Harlem and Yorkville much earnest talk was heard of the proposed Second Avenue Elevated line, and a great desire was expressed that it should be built at once. What seemed to the fancy of the Harlemites and Yorkvilleites most was the prospect of a very fast line, such as had been promised iy the Metropolitan Company on Second avenue, which would carry through passen- gers down town at oxpress speed and make oniy few stops. The timc made by the Third avenne trains yesterday varied, generally 8) , from forty-five to fifty minutes, the down trains, of course, making better time than the up trains, owing to the easier yrade, The schedule time, which was forty- five miuntes, is to be reduced to forty as soon as the entire road is in thorough running order. MEETING IN THE BOWERY AGAINST THE EREG- TION OF A SECOND AVENUE ELEVATED Balle WAY—MUCH TALK, BUT LITTLE BUSINESS. In reply to.an advertisement asking ‘‘all estates** of “all these’ divisions” of Division strect, Allen street and First avenue to meet in the Germania) Assembly Rooms in order to oppose the. building of the Second avenue elevated railroad sbout forty-five or fifty men, the majority of them Germans, met in the lager beer loon at No. 291 Bowery, After drinking beer till & quarter to nine the party adjourned up stairs to the great ball, which was dismally dark and freeing cold, so that everybody , shivered, and the chairman—ex-Assemblyman Haight—asked them to draw their chairs together so as to keep each other warm. Mr. Haight opened the proceed- ings by remarking that, they must get a hall with more light and more heat, and with that he energeti- cally tapped his fect on the floor. The treasurer re- ported that the fund raised by the two last meetings for the purpose of destroying the railroad monopoly was $34, expenses $35, deficit $1; a financial exhibit which was received with frowns and scowls. Tho Chairman said he had seen a lawyer, who had sent for him to give him some legal advice. For the present that lawyer did not require a fee because he ‘was somewhat interested in the Second avenue horse car company. (Applause.) But they must raise money to send a party to Albany to geta law passed which would make this nuisance impossible. Mr. Krauss—Our first tool must @ counsellor, and if you want a tool you've got to pay for it. Don’t count $5 or $10 in this thing—we must keep this road out even if it costs us $50 apiece. The Chairman (shivering)—Gentlemen, it’s really too cold here. I'd like to hear from others, but briefly, because (rubbing his hands and tapping his fect) it’s so cold. ‘The first thing we want is a name. ¢‘WHAT'S IN A NAME ?”” Mr. Lamour—I propose “The East Side House- owners’ Protective Union.” ‘rhe Chairman thought the nams was too long, upon which another member proposed to call i “The Opposition to the East Side Elevated Railroad Society.” A long-and heated discussion ensued as to the.choice of name, but no conclusion was come to. Mr. Lamour—We want a vice president, too, to make our organization perfect. I nomipate Mr, Rothman. . Mr. Rothman—I accept. ‘The Chairman—Thank you. . (Applause.) A member now «gain protested against the of “Protective Union.” He said he wanted to have that name ‘‘left out” because protective unions had got into disrepute. Ley Chairmun (obligingly)—All right, we'll leave it out. An_ Executive Committee of ten was now pro- d, when it was moved to increase the num- r to fifty. There was a discussion, last- ing fully two hours, as to whether this body should called Executive Commitee, Finance Committee or Collection Committee, and there was a perfect shower of sm ents and amendments to amendments, none of which were voted upon. One man wanted them to raise money to sends couple of lawyers to, A ‘another want hem to prepare & of property owners on Second avenue, who would be “taxed” to con- tribute to the fund; another was 0; to .any money until he knew ‘‘what it was for,” durin; Ne Soh beled Chairman shivered tap et rest ‘en the foor,, “WHAT'S pets ay MONEY?” Atty, because there. wore mot Mity beoplo bores ck ’ re were Hide you will make mo " “men,” ssid he, “T bane bons a bagied Si Mother at Fara or? at's the use of money?” . Mr. Krauss—We can’t work with Gane Eeadhter,) ‘We want tools. Mr. Marshall offered an elaborate resolution, which the Chairman asked him to hand up to him. Mr. Mareball—Hold on till I write it out, so that I can manage to make it out myself. (Loud laughter. ‘The Chairman (fretfully)—Let the scoretary the resolutions—it's very cold here. At this about twenty members, who had in vain tried to warm their fect by beating » tatoo on the floor, withdrew. Four delegates of the German Taxpayers’ Associa- tion of the Tenth, Eleventh and Seventeenth wards now ared and announced that they were ready to assist their fellow citizens, but they wanted to know what the meeting had done. As they could not get the information after waitin, the wild confusion of speeches, motions, ments, Xc., they retired without it. The Chairman—Gentlemen, I have aseverecold, and I believe I'll never get over it after this evening. (Laughter.) If I come here again I want to come to 8 warm room and have a light, and for that reason we must raise some money. (Apiplause.) Here a dozen members left in @ body, and the de- bate continned as hotly as ever, some advocating the collection of moneys to raisé a fund and of being opposed to it. Mr. all—What can you do with this $2,000 or $5,000 which you're going to raise? You can’t buy éhe Legislature with that. You (addressing Chairm:n Haight, who had been an Assemolyman) have been there yourself. (Roaring laughter.) You know how it is yourself. SS laughter.) Mr. Marshall insisted that it was useless to p1 & list of property owners, as very many them along the line were in favor of the road and would not contribute acent to this fund. Mr. Lamour—As soon as the first columns are put up we must have an injunction, and that will cost from $500 to $700, Amember—That's no good. No court can stop the After two hours’ wrangling it was resolved te so- licit subscriptions through a committee of ten and prepare a list of the property owners, after which the meeting dissolved to meet again next Monday “al some time, owing to @ warmer place.”” HUNTER ‘TO BE HANGED. [BY TELEORAPH TO THE HERALD.) Trenton, N. J., Doss 90, 1818, Governor McClellan to-day refused the request of the brother of Benjamin Hunter, the doomed Camden murderer, for a special session of the Court of Rardong to consider the caso with a view to 3 commutétion of sefitence, This was the last hope of Hunter, and there is no other channel of the lew whereby he can be saved from the gallows. Cousequently, in peo probability he will be hanged on the Aya january. MURDER IN QUEBEC, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) QuEnec, Dec. 30, 1878. A brutal murder occurred in this city to-night at the Black Quarry, St. Patrick street, which has been the scene of cight murders in the last seven years. ‘The victiti ‘this time is Edward Jobin, » master stone- cutter, # prominent citizen, who has erected some of the finest buildings in Quebec, He drove out in company'with one Terrean, a founder, and Lepage, bailiff ofthe Superior Court, to Argouin’s tavern where they entered and called for drinks, drunken,rufiaus in the bar asked to be be prn ad re ex them M they —— Y ry . Jodi, npon recei a blow, evident: from ideal Exuoiion, fell to the arqund dead. The ead was not cut, death having probably resulted from concussion of the brain. Edmund Clavet, who is charged with having struck the fatal blow, «nd his two companions were arrested in different parte of the city within two hours of the murder. An inquest ana post-mortem will commence to- morrow, SUICIDE BY HANGING. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Krxoston, N, Y., Deo. 30, 1878, Shortly before four o’clock this afternoon the body of William Harper was discovered hanging by a strap from # large iron hook in @ fire engine house in this city, He had buckled the strap sround his neck, tying it to the hook while standing onachair, His neck was broken by tho fall from the chair, producing, a8 supposed, instant death. In June last Harper came to this city a Rev. James Dougherty gavo him cimploymenk He proved to be of intemperate its, and during the past six weeks hed a drunken spree. He came from Montreal, rod Caneda, where for several yoars he wae Judge McCue, and was for somo time an ah Py Deceased was about years old, lower, with married children ‘vanada, yuest was the general city