The New York Herald Newspaper, February 8, 1879, Page 7

hi TELECRAPHIC NEWS From All Parts of the World. TERROR OF THE PLAGUE Smooth Movement of French Politics. SAFETY OF THE RICHMOND. Germany Still Badgering Denmark. LABOR STRIKES SPREADING. [BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.] Lonpoy, Feb. 8, 1879. Dr. Finkelnberg, the German delegate to the Inter- national Sanitary Commission, will return to Vienna to discuss with the government measures to be adopted on the southern frontiers in case of the plague reaching Roumania. The Hungarian govern- ment, with the assent of the Roumanian government, will despatch a commission to report upon the state of the public health of Roumania, Bessarabia, Bul- garia and Roumelia. The two governments have agreed to adopt protective measures on a large scale on the Bessarabian and Transylvanian frontier and to shift the Russian magazines in Roumania eastward behind the double cordon. General Loris Melikoff, who was recently appointed Governor General of the Plague stricken districts, which have been specially erected into a province during the continuance of the epidemic, left St. Petersburg on Thursday for Astra- khan to superintend measures for arresting the plague. Quarantine against the plague has been ordered in all Spanish ports. FRENCH AFFAIRS. The Gazette de France says:—President Grévy, in receiving the Judges of the Court of Cassation, told Judge Mercier, President of that Tribunal, to inform his colleagues that the government does not intend to violate the principle of the irremovability of Judges.”” Lord Lyons, the British Ambassador to Paris, will give a select banquet to President Grévy at the British Embassy next week. There will be fifteen covers. General Chanzy will probably be re- placed in the Governorship of Algeria by M. Krautz, late Director General of the Paris Exposition. ‘The Times’ Paris despatch confirms the report that M, Léon Say, as a condition of entering the Cabinet, exacted a pledge that it should defend the commercial treaty system against all assailants. The govern- ment’s bill relative to pardoning Communists con- tains a clause against fresh prosecutions for political offences committed since 1870, which covers the case of the Ministry of May 16. SAFE AT GIBRALTAR. The United States steamship Richmond arrived at Gibraltar on Wednesday, the 5th inst., from New All York, and still rides at anchor in that harbor. well on board. THE SCHLESWIG QUESTION. A Berlin despatch to the Pall Mail Gazette It fe reported that the German Minister .at Copen- hagen has been recalled. ‘The people of North Bchléswig propose to issue a protest against the abro- gation of the fifth article of the Treaty of Prague. Should Germany prohibit such action the North Schleswig Deputies will formally protest in the Reichstag.” A despatch from Copenhagen says the German Minister has had ao farewell audience with the Quecn. WAITING TO STRIKE. Several employers in the iron and engineeting trades have postponed for a week action. on the notices they have given of a reduction of wages in the hope of coming to an arrangement with the men. One firm has offered a compromise, but the men have rejected it. Out of 5,000 inen affected 800 struck last night, and 1,200 more will strike to-day, At one of the Liverpool wharves yesterday the strikers forcibly compelled the laborers to quit work. Some laborers from Bristol took refuge on board a steamer. A mob of 700 persons hooted and yelled at them for half an hour, defying the police. This mob of strikers caused a temporary suspension of work at the Waterloo dock and the Prince’s dock. A number of laborers, sent to Liverpool from Wolver- hampton, were compelled to return by threats of murder, It is estimated that from 30,000 to 35,000 men are Bow on strike at Liverpool. The demeanor of the crowd yesterday wus most threatening, in conse- quence of the sailors joining the strikers. The laborers employed in the provision trade have also struck. At the Waterloo dock the mob broke up the staging and did much damage. After their expulsion by the police they endeavored to storm the gates. At the Prince's dock the mob boarded the bark Cora, from Wilmington, North Carolina, which was unloading her cargo of rosin, and extinguished the fires in the donkey engines and cut the hoisting gear. This mob numbered about three thousand men. Smaller mobs terrorized the laborers at the Queen's, Felson’s and Bramleymoor docks, The police were reinforced last night, especially near the Sailors’ Home. THE STEAMSUTE CELTIC, The Spanish steamship Eduardo, Captain Eche- varria, which left Baltimore January 24 for Liver- pool, arrived at Queenstown yesterday morning. ‘The Eduardo reports that on the Sth inst. she spoke the White Star steamship Celtic, Captain Gleadell, from New York January 24 for Liverpool, with the Diades of her screw broken. The Celtic was then in latitude 51 degrecs north and longitude 19 degrees west. THE ATLANTIC CABLE. At the shareholders’ meeting of the Anglo-Ameri- ean Cable Company yesterday the chairman said that the directors were fully alive to the importance of the opposition to their concern which was about to be started, and were using every possible means to Protect the interests of the proprietors. He trusted that they would leave the matter in the hands of a Board, and not play into the enemy's hands by forcing Premature disclosures. THK KASTERN RIDDLE. Pending the decision of the dispute concerning Arab Tabia by the Powers the Roumanian troops will hold that . Midhat Pacha has been author- ized to make changes in his staff of functionaries and put in operation the reforms proposed by him in the scheme hesubmitted to the Porte for the reorgan- ization of Syria, It is understood that Germany is endeavoring to effect a compromise of the Arab-Tabia dispute. CABLE ITEMS. Frederick Lowis Malgarini,¥. 5. 8., has failed. His Mabilitios are £187,000, M. Juchantsef, the former treasurer of the Mutual Credit Foneier Company of St. Petorsburg, has been convicted of embezzling £200,000 ($968,000) from the company, and sentenced to sixteen years’ penal servi* tude tn Siberia, A commitice of Doctors at Naples has pronounced Papsanante, the would-be assassin of the King, sanc. The Standards Rerlin correspondent states that the Prassian Ministry has approved the jinport duty on grain, cattle and horses. ‘The Berlin correspondent of the Pet is authorized to contradict the reports concerning negotiations for the purchase of Heligoland, ‘The Emperor William of Germany proposes to open the Ketchstag in person. JEALOUSY AND MURDER, Loumvitae, Ky,, Feb, 7, 1979. A Gesyateh to the Courier-Journal from Harrods- burg, Ky., says in # quarrel there to-day Oscar Free- man shot and killed James H. Gibbons, Gibbons charged Freeman with andne familiarity with his ‘wits, and a quarrel ensued, with the result stated, TRAGEDY AT SEA. A CHINESE CREW MUTINY AND MURDER THEIL OFFICERS. (bY capLe TO THE MERALD.] Loxpos, Feb, 7, 1879. A Lioyds despatch from Singapore says:—“The Chinese crew of the Australian bark Kate Waters, from Hong Kong, bound to Foochow, mutinied and murdered their officers and scuttled the vessel.” RINDERPEST IN CANADA. LORD LORNE'S GOVERNMENT JEALOUSLY GUARD- ING THE INTERESTS OF CANADIAN STOCK RAISERS—NO DISEASE IN THE DOMINION AND NONE TO BE ADMITTYD. Ortawa, Ont., Feb, 7, 1879. ‘The correspondence concerning the rinderpest still continues between the various governments, and also with those railway and other companies whose business is likely to be affected. The propo- sitions are plain: —First, that the general interests of the Dominion, as 4 stock raising and exporting country, must be jealously guarded, Second, that the Dominion government must act in all matters touching the pleuro-pneumonia business in as com- plete accord as possible with the British government. It is expected that while the prohibition agaiust American cattle will continue in force in England, Canadian cattle will be exempted trom the operation of the embargo. In order that this result may be arrived at with certainty it is necessary that Canada should give the highest possible guarantee of the healthiness of her cattle and care in shipments, and any concessions to railway or other companies which would lessen the value of that guarantee in the jeal- ous eyes of the English goverument would be mani- festly against the interests of the stock raisers of Canada, both now and in the future, The Minister of Agriculture is giving the whole subject his most careful consideration. WHAT DR. M'EACHREN THINKS ABOUT IT. Mowrnean, Feb, 7, 1879. Dr. McEachren, a veterinary surgeon, has returned after an extensive visit throughout the provinces of Quebec and Ontario in connection with the investiga- tion of the cattle disease, In his opinion there is an entire absence of contagious disease in horned cattle, both in Ontario and Quebec. The three months’ prohibition of American cattle will have to be extended, as far as the Kastern States cattle are concerned; but the Western cattle are al- most entirely free from disease. Canada would, how- ever, be compelled to protect herself by a rigid ex- amination of cattle until the Western States proved that the disease did not exist there. Yesterday Dr. Mcfachren had along interview with the Governor General on the subject, and ways and means for the prevention of the disease were discussed freely. ‘THE QUESTION DISCUSSED BY THE TRADE. Toronto, Ont., Feb, 7, 1879. At a meeting of the Toronto Cattle Dealers and Butchers’ Association Dr. Smith, principal of the Ontario Veterinary College, referring to the cattle trade with England, said that no such disease as pneumonia existed among Canadian cattle. Some discussion took place on the dead meat trade, but the conclusion was come to that it would not pay, as meat lost its color before reaching Great Britain and had then to be disposed of in # hurry and at any price. The prohibitory order issued by the Canadian government prevents the transportation of American eattle through Canada, as well as the importation of American cattle into Canada, CREDIT MOBILIER LITIGATION. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7, 1879. In the proceedings to-day before Judge McKennan, in the United States Circuit Court, the litigation over the Crédit Mobilier broke out afresh. On the 4th of August, 1868, the Union Pacific Railway gave its note to the Crédit Mobilier, dated New York, for $20,000,000, payable on demand. Suit wes brought for it in 1877 in Boston, and has been pending ever since. In November of that year a number of stock- holders of the Crédit Mobilier, headed by Rowland C. Hazard, fearing that the indebtedness was about to be cancelled without the payment of any of the money, filed a bill in equity in the Common Pleas Court, and an injunction was obtained restrainin, such action. The matter rested in that shape unt! the llth of January of the present year, when the Board of Directors of the Crédit Mobilier passed a the discontinuance of the suit upon the note. Mr. George Biddle car- ried the record of the proceedings m_ the Common Please Court into Judge McKennan’s Court to-day and asked that a receiver might be appointed to take charge of the $2,000,000 note, so that the in- terests of the minority stockholders would not be sacrificed by the discontinuance. Mr, Richard C. Mc- Murtree came into court and stated that, although he had in other matters resented the Crédit Mo- bilier Company, he had not received authority to act in this case, He asked time to obtain such authority from his clients before he should enter his appear- ance. Judge McKennan said he would wait a week before he would take any action in the matter. * MASSACHUSETTS SAVINGS BANKS, LARGE DECREASE IN THEIR BUSINESS FOR THE PAST YEAR. Boston, Feb, 7, 1879. ‘The annual report of the Bank Commissioners is out. It states that there are now 168 savings banks doing business in the State, and during the past year eight banks have been placed in the hands of receiy- ers to be wound up. Five savings banks have been temporarily enjoined by decrees of the Supreme Judicial Court and remain under the man- agement of their officers. ‘The total of the deposits in the savings banks domg business October 31, 187 was $209,860,031 18, being a decrease of $34,745, ‘This decrease includes $7,262,400 62 m the ban! resolution directing which are in the ‘hands of — receive The amount of surplus, including a — guar. anty fund of $1,524,196 35,87 39, being an increase of $691, posited during the year was $29, from the previous year of $12,831 2 amount of the withdrawals was $58,254 27, being $10,335,832 40 more than in ot me is year. The number of withdrawals was 097, an increase of 3,714, ‘The report states that the loan and trust companics err to have been carefully mauaged, and some of them are increasing their business. NO BUSINESS FOR A BANK. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.} Pererspune, Va., Feb. 7, 1879. The stockholders of the Commercial National Bank, the only national bank in the city, and one of the only three which did not suspend during the panic of 1873, have decided to place the institution in liquidation. The affairs of the bank are entirely sound, and the depression of general business is the only cause of closing its operations, WANTS A DIVORCE, THE WIFE OF DR, CHRISTIAN, THE ALLEGED BODY SNATCHER, COMPLAINS OF DESERTION, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) WAsHINGTON, Feb. 7, 1879. The wife of Dr. Georgo A. Christian, the alleged body snatcher, whose hand was thought to be visible in the resurrection and removal of Mr. A. T. Stewart body, filed an application in court here to- day for divorce from her husband. Her maiden name was Sarah E. French, which she asks to be allowed to resume, together with the charge and custody of their one child, She avers that sho was married to Christian in the State of Michigan, in 1870, and that they removed to Washington in 1871, and that after he had been indicted, in 1874, for an infamous crime, he ran away from and abandoned her; that she has not seen him since 1876, except once, when he sent for her to come to Cincinnati, where he gave her a railroad ticket and sent her to New Hampshire, and that she docs not know where he now lives. VIRGINIA LEGISLATION. Ricumond, Va., Feb. 7, 1879. A Dill passed both houses of tho General Assembly to-day authorizing the Governor to borrow $200,000 at six per cent interest, the same to be refunded on or before June 15 next, and pledging the revenues of the State for the payment thereof. In the Senate the bill propos to amend the Moffet bell-punch liquor law, which has been under consideration two weeks, was to-day recommitted to the Finance Committee. ‘This action leaves the pres- ent bell-punch law in full force, THE PHILADELPHIA APPOINTMENTS, PHILavevrnta, Feb. 7, 1879, The announcement of the President's Philadel- phia appointments this afternoon made quite a com- motion, from their wnexpectedness. As usual the President has disappointed the local politicians and seroriget, them, by not appointing the men they asked for. Governor HHartrantt's nomination cA Post- to the local republi- ods had been urged y surprist master was espec ame of Mr, eun leaders, as (he upon the Executive, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY. 8, 1879.-TRIPLE SHEET. MURDERING CHEYENNES. FURTHER DETAILS OF THE SLAUGHTER OF STOCKMEN ON THE NIOBRARA—TROOPS AND KANCHMEN HUNTING THE SAVAGES. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Omaua, Neb., Feb. 7, 1879. * Later particulars have been received concerning the massacre of stockmen on the Niobrara River. ‘The bodies of Frank Moorehead and James Ashbaugh were found at the Moorehead ranch January 27. It is supposed they were killed the day previous. Moorehead was shot in the head with a shotgun and his throat cut, Two scalps had becn torn from his head, Ashbaugh was shot in the head and one scalp taken. The bodies were found ten paces apart, 100 yards from the ranch, with their clothing slitted up the back. Tney had suffered no further mutilations. ‘The house, stable and wagons were burned to the ground, and the cattle, eighty in number, driven off. One of MeCann’s men and one of Poor's were found shot and sealped in other localities, All the other stockmen on the Niobrara are now accounted for except two ranch- men, who left McCann's Saturday evening, February 1, with despatches for Kountze and McCann, and who should have reached North Platte Monday or Tuesday, but have not yet been heard from. Both were weil mounted and armed. McClure arrived at Moore- head's ranch February 1, and left Niobrara February 2, reaching Columbus, over three hundred miles distant, on Tuesday night, making by far the quick- est time in which the journey has ever been made. LITTLE WOLF'S BAND. It is unknown what Indians committed the mur- ders, but General Crook informs the HEnaup corré- spondent they were no doubt the band of Little Wolf's Cheyennes, There are indications that it was & small party, and that the ranchmen were surprised by means of an ambush, The stockmen of the region met at Poor's ranch on Tuesday and started in search of the Indians, The Fifth United States cavalry were sent out from Camp Rovinson a week ago for the same purpose. No information has yet been received from them. A delegation of stockmen visited Lincoln yesterday to procure the transmi: sion of a prompt memorial from the Nebraska Legis- lature to the Secretary of War and Congress, asking for the establishment of a military post on the Niobrara, east of Camp Robinson, and that such camp shall be established as soon as practicable. Mr. Coutant introduced a joint resolution yesterday covering such a request, THE NATION'S WARDS. ‘WHAT THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO GIVE THE NEZ PERCES—A TWENTY MILE SQUARE IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY AND AN ANNUITY OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS—THE PONCAS TO HAVE A HOME. WaAsuINGTON, Feb. 7, 1879. ‘The House Committee on Indian Affairs this morn- ing agreed to report the bill prepared by the Indian Bureau for the transfer of Chief Joseph and such of the Nez Pereé Indians as desire to accompany him to the Indian Territory. The bill sets aside four townships of land west of the ninety-sixth degree of longitude and within the limits of the Cherokee ces- sion of 1866, and vests the title thereto in the Nez Percés. It also sets aside and in- vests in four per cent United States bonds $250,000 for the benefit of these Indians, one-half the interest to be paid in money and one-half to be expended annually for their benefit. For the purpose of the removal of these Indians as proposed the sum of $75,000 is appropri- ated for the purchase of the land, $250,000 for invest- ment as above and $15,000 for the purposes of trans- portation and seitlement. In consideration of the above Chief Joseph and Yellow Bull stipulate to relinquish all right, title and interest of the band to any lands in Idaho or else- where. PAYING THE PONCAS. ‘The committeo also voted to report favorably a bill appropriating $82,0U0 for the purchase from the cl Nation of 101,394 acres of land, on which the Ponca Indians are now located, in the Indian Ter- Fol § nd to invest in four per cent bonds for the bens f these Indians $58,000, being the balance of $140,000, the interest to be expended aunually for their benefit. This sum of $140,000 is in full of all claims by said Ponca tribe of Indians against the United States Fah land and property heretotore owned by them in otu. LIFE SAVING SERVICE. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Newronr, R. L., Feb. 7, 1879. Mr. Nicholas Ball, assistant inspector of life sav- ing stations for this district, has just finished a critical inspection. of stations in this State. All the stations have recently been furnished with new brass guns to be used for the purpose of throw- ing shot toa wreck. They are a great improvement over the old mortar, being considerably lighter, and can be transported more readily. ‘They can also throw aline a greater distance than the old ones. Mr. Ball reports that there is only a keeper at No. 3 station, at Watch Hill, owing to the lack of accom- modation. It 18 # new station and the appropriation for the building was only recently made. BOYTON'S TRIP. OVER TEN HOURS IN THE ICY ALLEGHANY. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] 4 Mauonine, Pa., Feb. 7, 1879. Captain Boyton arrived here at seventeen minutes past seven P, M, He was very much exhausted, hay- ing been in the water since nine o'clock this morn- ing. At Parker City a grand reception was given by the members of the Oil Ex- change, and the band played “Hail to the Chiet”’ as he arrived and drank to the health of the citizens in a glass of brandy without leaving the water, At Brety’s Dead another gtend popular and municipal reception was given, and music again saluted the weary man. About twenty persons were crowded into the river, so great was the rush. Boy- ton starts to-morrow morning for Kittanning, where acavalry regiment and a procession of military and civil officials will greet him. The excitement alon; the river is extreme, and accidents are hourly looke for it precautions are not taken to restrain mul- titudes, MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. Wan Devantment, Orrick oF THE CHIEF Stenal Ovvicen, ‘Wasutsaton, Feb, 8—1 A. M, Indications, For New England, clear or fair weather, southwest to northwest winds, rising barometer and po change in temperature. For the Middle States, clear or partly cloudy, northwest winds shifting to east and south during the day, a slight rise in the temperature and a slight rise followed by slowly falling barometer, For the South Atlantic States, northeast to south- east winds, partly cloudy weather, possibly light rains on the coast, no decided change in temperature, and in southern portions rising barometer, For the Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, winds shifting to easterly and southerly, slowly rising temperature, partly cloudy or clear weather and stationary or slowly falling barometer, For the lower lako region, clear or fair weather, light variable winds and slight changes in barometer and temperature, For the upper lake region, Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys, partly cloudy weather in the southern portions, a slight rise in temperature and easterly to southerly winds, in the northern portions variable winds and slight changes in temperature. For the Pacific coast regions, generally cloudy weather and rain will prevail in Oregon, Washington Territory and Northern California, clear or fair weather south of San Francisco, ‘Phe Ohio will fall slowly. 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 dato of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy (HenaLp toa: * 218 Broadway ;— 878, 187 879), 12 M.. ts ae Average temperature bn es OF Average temperature for corresponding date A STATE TREASURER IMPEACHED. St. Lours, Mo., Feb, 7, 1879. Aprivate despatch from Jefferson City says that articles of impeachment ‘inst State Treasurer Gates were presented to the lower House this morning. EXECUTION, San worsco, Cal., . 7, 1879, At The Dulles, Oregon, to-day, James Cook was hanged for the murder of George Craig. Cook's real name is unknown, he refusing to disclose it, A num- ber of spectators, luding about a dozen women, witnessed the execution. TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. ‘The triai of the Rev. Mr. Hayden for the murder of Mary Stannard has been postponed until the April rm, In 2 drunken quarrel at San Francisco Thursday ight William Forsyth killed is paramour, Mary rien, with u stove lid lifter. Howard Holtzelaw, sraph operator and railroad ticket agent at Warrenton Junction, Va., was way- laid, murdered aud robbed, while going home late Thursday night. ‘The Congressional election contest in the Oswego and Madison district, between Sebustian Duffy, green- backer, aud Joseph Mason, republican, commenced at Oswego yesterday, Andrew Henderson, workman in a hub factory twelve miles from Cuba, Mo., was killed there on Wednesday by Henry Post, a fellow workman, who beat his head with a club, Louis Passet, a young farmer living near Upper Sandusky, Ohio, committed suicide Thursday by shooting himself through the heart, His recently married wife died on Wednesday. At Eisenm:yer’s touring mill, in Little Rock, the largest in Arkansas, a boiler exploded ‘Thursday night, killing the engineer, Horace Burns, en- tirely wrecking the engine house. A petition to Congress for a speedy settlement of the tariff on sugar was yesterday forwarded to Wash- ington trom Syracuse with the siguatures of twenty- tive of the leading sugar firms in that city. Trufant & Davis, No, 202 Commercial street, Bos- ton, importers and dealers in African produce, have failed, ‘The liabilities are said to be about $100,000. ‘The assets consist of vessel property and cargoes in transit. ike W. Pindell, with sundry aliases, was brought we the United States Commissioner at Quincy, TL, Thursday, charged with counterfeiting. The moulds, which were captured on a flatboat, were for rsp quarters, halves, new dollars and Mexican jollars, ‘The directors of the Providence and Worcester Railroad Company yesterday’ re-elected William Slater president, but Mr. Slater declined and George A. Leete was elected. John K. Balch was elected treasurer aud William KE, Chamberlsin superin- tendent. A fire at Ripon, Wis., yesterday morning, destroyed Runal’s block and. a portion of Allen's Block. The Post Ottice was located in Runal’s block and was en- tirely destroyed, with all the mail matter, records, funds, public documents and private papers of the postmuster. ‘The total loss is about $13,000, and the insurance, $6,00). JAMAICS SUMMARY METHODS OF PUNISHING OFFENDERS-—— SMUGGLING DISCOVERED—RAILWAY IMPROVE- MENTS, ni oO Krvasron, Jan, 30, 1879. A new bill has been introduced into the Legisla- ture of this island, in which the cat-o'nine-tails is the punishment allotted for nearly every serious of- fence, including even libel. The billis likely to be- come a law. The government has discovered a wholesale and systematic system of smuggling by American fruit vessels putting into Port Antonio, Notwithstanding the seizure of one American schooner the captain escaped with his yessel during the night and put the customs officers (who were in charge ou board) off in a boat outside the harbor. The government having purchased the plant and machinery of the Jamaica Railway are raising a loan of $700,000 to carry on railway extension imme- diately.’ The interest is fixed at five percent and tenders are invited. It is believed that a considerable amount of this loan will be raised in Jamaica, but the major portion in England, POOR ELIZABETH. The Elizabeth Common Council held another meeting last night for the purpose of taking action on the salary ordinance introduced at the meeting Thursday night. ‘The salary of the City Clerk, which was $1,800 last year, was reduced to $1,500; chief of police, which was $1,800, was reduced to $1,500; the captain of police was reduced from gee to $1,000; the sergeants, from $2 50 to $225 per day, and the patrolmen from $225 per day to $2. After the ordinance had passed its second reading ® motion was mi to ad- journ to Monday night. Mr. Dunn, who is also a member of the ure, aprang to his feet and said that the motion was made to spite him, and asked that the meeting adjourn until next Friday night. so as to give him an opportunity of attending. . Reeves ob- jected to adjourning to suit Dunn and incon- venience other members of the Board. He said “Mr. Durn thinks that unless he is present at the council meetings the city of Elizabeth will go to Mr. Reeves was called to order by the President for using profane language. After considerable discussion the meeting ad- journed until to-morrow night. A PITIFUL STORY. Herman Volmer, aged fifty-six years, a wood tur- ner, residing at No. 146 Clinton street, left his home, with dinner can in hand, on Tuesday morning last for his daily labor. On arriving at Forsyth street, almost within a stone’s throw of his shop, he was suddenly stricken down unconscious. An ambulance was sent for and the man was taken to the Chambers Street Hospital. Here nothing could be ascertained to identify him, anda descrip- tion of his apy nee and clothes was entered upon the blotter, Fortwo days his family searched for him in vain. On Thursday evening a woman, wan and careworn, entered the Chambers Street Hospital and asked, ‘Is there a msn named Volmer here?’ “Vol- mer?” echoed Dr. Wilkie, as he qpanced, through the blotter. “No; there is not.” The woman turned with downcast eyes, when she was called back by Dr. Wilkie. He then informed her of the unidentified man. She asked for his description, and as Dr. Wilkie mentioned each article of clothing worn by the man and the dinner can a bright gleam lit up her face. is my husband! It is my husband!" she cried, and was soon conducted to the ward where the man lay. After being assured that her husband’s case was one of no serious nature, and that he would be with her in a few days, she left in haste, ‘to impart her joy to the family, Early yesterday morning the physicians, patients and occupants at the hos- pital were startled from their sleep by loud shrieks issuing from Volmer’s ward. On entering Volmer was found struggling and raving under some terri- ble imagination. He was quie bys sedative, and yesterday afternoon Drs. Crolie, Bull and Wilkie held an examination and’ a diagnosis was rendered deeming the patient insane. He was at once removed to Bellevue Hospital. This news following the joy of finding the lost man has been acrushing blow upon the unfortunate family. CITY NEWS ITEMS. ‘The second concert of the Stock Exchange Glee Club will take place to-night at Chickering Hall. Twelve members are to take part in the concert, two more than at the entertainment last year. Mr. George D. Heueken, provision dealer at No. 214 First avenue, who suspended recently, was rein- stated as a member of the Produce Exchange, having settied up his differences with his creditors satistac- torily. Samuel P. Perry was arraigned at Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday, and held in $1,500 bail to an- ewer, for having, on the lith of January, shot H. Dorans at No. 256 West Forty-second ‘The latter was badly wounded at the time, ow able to proceed against his assailant. At the Tombs Police Court yesterday Rose Daly, of ‘No, 6 Oliver street, ace Mary Holden, of the samme address, of having stabbed her three times in the head With @ pocket knife on Thursday night. The prisoner denied the charge, but was, neverthe- Meld in default of $1,000 bail to answer. The complainant was sent to the House of Detention. Wall street yesterday that Mrs. owner of Nos, 14 and 16 Wall a Joe wn those buildings, as 1 as the L running into Nassau street, She in- tends to construct a five « y modern improvements, 8 among the tenants, who were noti offices by May 1. Patrick Gleason, of No, 12); Washington street, was committed, in default of $1,000 bail, at the nba Police Court yesterday to answer a charge of nious assault and battery preferred against him by has wife, Mien. According to Mre. Gleason's siatement, the aceuse © home druak the night before and stabbed her with « clasp kuife while she lay asleep in bed, Gleason denied the charge, but could pot secount for the gash ia bis wife's shoul- af to secure other N NOTES. The Kings County Board of Commissioners of Charities yesterday ed to dispense with the services of Dr. Kene and Wetting, the assistant physicians at the Flatbush Lanatic Asylum, In view of a demand for $100,000, to be expended on the grounds of the Morris Plains (N. J.) Lunatic Asylum, the officers @f that institution yesterday entertained the State Leyivlature in generous style, Speaker Jackson was not the only one who spoke, Charles W. Duclingto: Lb, brother of the Key. I missing from his home, liquor to & minor, and was to have Monday last, but he see an adjournment from Justice Griffin, Inv violation of the Excise Ludlow at Bridgehampton Ludington has goue ty escape being come to dail, SUBURB | known world is represented in the list, 1 DEATH OF THOMAS LOKD, Mr. Thomas Lord, of No. 10 Wert Fonrteen‘h Street, died at an carly hour thix morning. He was in his eighty-tifth y He will be remem- Dered in connection with marriage of Mrs, Hicks and the subsequent proceedings im lunacy against him by his sons. TO PHILADELPHIA FOR TRIAL. Jacob Ott, held by United States Commissioner Deuel for complicity with the counterfeiters Charles Ulrich and Henry C. Cole, was taken to Philadelphia yesterday for trial by Deputy United States Marshals Miller and Harney. A warrant of removal was issued by Judge Choate in the United States District Court. Ulrich and Cole, connected with him, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the charges against them in the Circuit Court at Trenton, N.J., betore Judge Nixon, TOW. ‘The good effects of the recent investigations and exposures on Staten Island were seen last night in the several town conventions held by both parties for the purpose of nominating candidates for the town elections to be held on ‘Tuesday next. In some cases both republicans and democrats united their forces and put but a single ticket in the field, while in others, where separate tickets were nominated, both sides put forth their strongest men. NOMINATIONS. A CONFLAGRATION INVITED. To Tue Epiror or THE HERALD:— Permit me to call the attention of the proper au- thorities, through your columns, to a human death- trap at No. 141 Duane street. The building is a eix story tenement, occupied on every floor by families. ‘The danger to which they would be exposed in case of fire is awful to cohtemplate. Onthe ground floor is a steam packing box factory. A lurge stock of boxes is stored there. I am an old volunteer fireman, from my own observation when I say » excapes, Which are well provided in would be of little avail in preventing ere such @ magazine as this to be set on ‘The rising fumes and smoke would so rapidly plume that they would certainly cut oif I foresee there a repetition of the horrible in Elm street, near Grand, of which I was @ Witness while au officer of HOOK AND LADDER TWELVE. AHenatp reporter proceoded to the locality indi- cated, and found that the picture had not been over- drawn by the complainant, No. 141 is a tenement house, six stories in height, standing in the midst of a wealthy business district, where a fire once started would be likely to cause au immense amount of dam- and I speak ec. ‘The tenants up stairs do not appear to be appre- hensive about the peril in which they live, but they say that the » employed in the box factory are all temperate and seem to take every precaution against fire. Agents of the insurance companies, however, have frequently visited the premises, aud dropped re- marks which indicate unfavorable opinions of their condition, It is suid that the owner isa widow named McKenny. CANNIBALS IN NEW CALEDONIA, {From the Sydney Morning Herald.) Our Noumea correspondent gives the following particulars of the murder of eleven men in New Cal- edonia:—The place thrills with the news that in the beginning of this week (November 21) eleven more were added to the list of victims, Again has over-confidence in the black demons been the snare. Three small coasters were engaged to carry provisions and ammunition to the military force under the command of Colonel Wendling, operating against the rebels in the north at Poya, ‘Adie, &e. Among the eleven men composing the three crews vas # man named Marianne, whose son was killed in the massacre at M. Houdaille’s, This man, so far as @ perfect acquaintance with their lan- guage, manners and customs, was as a native himself. fie had served for years as interpreter on any re- quired occasion through an extensive district and among many tribes. He seemed, in spite of the fo of his son, to have scorned the idea that the blacks would do anything against him. Itis stated that he was warned not to go on shore, and that he should keep a strict watch. Both cautions seem to have been neglected, The lament- able fact remains to be told that the expected provi- sions not arriving, search was made, and at the mouth of the Poya Kiver one pillaged boat was found, as also were traces of @ sanguinary ght, evidenced by broken oare, with natives’ hair adher- ing. On the borders of the river, hidden sw the scrub, were found provisions, munitions and six native baskets filled with freshly cooked human fiesh, from which the bones were extracted; wiso the heads on poles. Two thousand rounds of Chassepot rifle cartri fell into the rebels’ hands, and these they ho red against the boats of the war steamer Lamot! iquet, as they were searching the river on the 16th, A great many shots were fired by the Kanaks hidii in the man- groves which fringe the rivers in New Caledonia. The boats were struck by five balls, but no one was in- jured. The sailors could only reply by blind shots, ‘as it were; for it is impossible for any but the bare- footed, agile savage to move through these mangrove swamps, & misstep among the snakelike roots of which involves sinking to the neck or deeper in mud.” EIGHT LIVES SAVED. {From the Baltimore Bulletin, Jan. 24.) Yesterday evening a boy named John Zannar, while skating at the foot of Wells’ Wharf, broke through the ice and sunk. As the ice gave way he screamed for help. Several of his playmates were on the wharf and heard his cry. One of them, a lad named George Buckley, fourteen years of age, with- out a moment's hesitation, jumped from the wharf, and without removing even his shoes, sprang into the hole where young Zannar had disappeared. He secured him, and rising to the surface held his drowning companion with one hand while he clung with the other to the slippery edges of the solid ice. Others came to his aid ina minutes rescued and rescuer were safe on the wharf. This is not the first life young Buckley has saved, Last fall he res- cued a negro man who had fallen into the basin and would certainly have drowned had not young Buck- ley promptly gone to his assistance, Au older brother, William Buckley, a youth sixteen years of e, has saved six lives within the last few years. irs. Buckley, the mother of the boys, who keeps a boarding house at No. 64 Thames street, says she has rown used to her boys coming home looking like frowned rats, and that it makes her heart lighter every time she sees one of them wringing wet, for she knows some other mother’s heart is saved from sorrow. She has a younger boy, eleven years of age, who swims like a duck, and she says he will soon be ready for the life saving service. METEORIC STONES CATALOGUED, {From the Indianapolis Journal, Jan. 27.) Mr. Charles U. Shepard, of New Haven, Conn., writes to the Journal for fuller information concern- ing the alleged meteoric stone of recent notoriety, and expresses an earnest desire to procure @ piece of it to add to his large collection. Mr. Shepard has been informed of the facts, or rather of the want of the facts, in the case. His letter states that he has been for forty years a diligent student of meteorology, and that he has accumulated the largest collection of meteoric stones in the United States, if not in the world, He forwards a catalog’ his collection, showing the number of stones and the date and locality ot their fall, The collection embraces over five hundred meteoric ston and meteoric irons, The total weight of the colle tion ts about 1,200 pounds. ‘The largest iron, pi cured from Colorado, weighs 438 pounds, and the smallest, from Otsego county, New York, weighs half anounce. The largest entire stone, procured from Muskingum county, Ohio, weighs 56 pounds, and the smalicst ‘one, from Sweden, weighs less than fifty grains. The specimens have been gathered from all parts of the world. ‘The catalogue begins with one which fell Novem 7, 1492, in Alsace, and ends with one which fell Fe ruary 12, 1875, in Iowa county, Iowa. ‘There a none between 1492 and 1753, but most of th ears since the latter date are represented, and some years by several specimens, Nearly every country in the The entire collvction is in one of the buildings of Amherst Col- lege, Mr. Shepard makes one statement which will surprise inost persons. He says, “There have been several instances of deaths occasioned by meteoric stones, Two monks in different places were thus killed in Italy, and two sailors on shipboard tn Sweden. ea LOGA FORT DONELSON. (Prom the Anderson (Ky,) News.) General John A. Logan, who was elected to the United States Senate by the republicans of the [li- nois Legislature last week, was found severely wounded ou the battle field of Fort Donelson by our esteemed Cirenit Clerk, Captain W. E, Bell, who, thinking him dead, took off his splendid sword and belt and sent them to bis family. Captain Bell, who was then @ gallant Confederate soldier, , AT upon General Logan stretched out upon round, dressed in full regimentals, his ar ded across his breast, his cyes closed giving no sign of lifo, While standing over, as he supposed, the dead body of the federal colonel, Captain Bell was joined by Captain Maderia, of the Confederate aide, who recognized in Logan his ola schoolmate, Maderia was deeply moved at what he thought to be the untimely fate of his youthful com- panion, and directed Captain Bell where to send the sword of the fallen chieftain. Logan was shot through the lungs, and his lite be | on @ thread for along time, Maderia was afterward killed at Chick- | emaura. MR. GREEN AND MAYOR COOPER, Ex-Comptroller Andrew H. Green did not visit Mayor Cooper yesterday. The neglect of Mr. Green surprised tiie employes in the Mayor's office, who have been accustomed to see the commanding form of the ex-Comptrolier darken the threshold of Mr, Cooper's private room at least once every day. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Professor 0. C, Marsh, of Yale College, is at the Buckingham. Senator Alvin Saunders, of Nebraska, and Willis Phelps, of Springfield, Mass., are at the St. Nicholas. Henry A. Tilden, of New Lebanon, N. Y., is at the Windsor, Professor D. C. Gilinan, pres ident of the Johns Hopkins University, and Mayor Henry Bedlow, of Newport, it. L, are at the Everett. Colonel Hackett and Lieutenant F. B. Winter, of the British (West Indian) Army, are at the Metropolitan, Rey. Dr. R. B. 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