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4 THE STATE CAPITAL. a re Superintendent Smyth and His Dem- ocratic Supporters. MORE TROUBLE FOR SHERIFF RILEY Brooklyn Rapid Transit and a Visiting Committee, , or (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Avpany, Feb. 27, 1879. The peculiar tactics which brought about the ac- qittal of Insurance Superintendent Smyth, Jast winter, begia to show themselves again here, to- aight, in connection with the vigorous movements just inaugurated to slaughter that gentleman officially and politically, It will be recollected that in the impeachment proceedings of 1878 four demo- eratic Senators, three Tammanyites and one Kings county representative—Senators Hogan, Ecclesine, Wagstaff and Pierce—voted with the thirteen republicans in favor of acquittal. Bitter denun- ciation was indulged in at the time as to the conduct of these four democrats in casting their votes to whitewash a republican official who had been charged with grave offences by a Governor of the stamp of Lucius Robinson. Even many of the republican Senators came in for their share of this denunciation, ‘Vo-night,- while conyersing with some of the democratic Assemblymen, I tound. that their sympathies were on the side of Smyth—at least they expressed themselves as opposed to the passage of any resolutions calling upon that gentleman to re_ sign his place as Insurance Superintendent. “This is none of onr fight,” remarked one of these gentle- men, to-night, at Stanwix Hall,‘ the republicans have Smyth on their hands asa huge elephant; let them get rid of him as best they can. They must not ex- pect us to help them.” From such chance expressions it would appear that the lobby and other effectual influences are induced to operate on the Smyth side. Rumors of this character were freely circulated last year pending the impeachment trial. The demoorats who then aided Smyth have been watched closely ever since. The question is asked, Can the same party afford to stretch out effectual aid now when the Skinner bill for the removal of a republican Insurance Superintendent awaits the action of Senate and Assembly and a resolution ls likely to be called up to-morrow, requesting the gentleman to resign, The debate on this latter proposition is awaited with much interest. ‘The sin- gular statement is also given out to-night that Mr, loan will be found on the Smyth side when the real test question comes to be voted upon. ‘The allega- tions freely made that the votes of the three Tam- many Senators were cast as part of s bargain between their party in New York aud the republican leaders to prevent a combination last fall €eems now to have no foundation in fact, Strong evidence of this condi- tion of affairs has come to me here this evening. ‘These Senators are alleged to have acted entirely on their own responsibility, without any dictation from Comptroller Kelly or anybody else representing Tatn- many Hall. The insurance fight has again taken such a prominent position in Albany at present that such views are now canvassed around the hotels with considerable warmth, A good deal as to the political outlook for the future in this State, it is concedea, hinges upon this controversy. RAILROAD MATTERS. ‘The Railroad Committee has appointed March 11 to hear arguments for and against the Pro Rita Freight Dill, The same committee will proceed to Brooklyn on Saturday next for the purpose of going over the route proposed for building. rapid transit roads in that city. THE EMIGRATION COMMISSION, Messrs. Lynch and Forrest; of the Emigration Commission, have arrived here for the purpose of looking after the requested legislative appropriation of $150,000 for their department. THE SEVENTH REGIMENT ARMORY, Through the persistent efforts of Dr. I, I, Hayes the Seventh regiment, National Guard, was made joyous to-day in the passage in both houses of the iit permitting that organization to issue bonds to the amount of $150,000 for the completion of its new armory. An amendment was also attached to the bill by the influence of the same gentleman author- izing the city of New York to p_y to this corps $7,500 per kunum for fifteen years in lieu of armory rent, which would otherwise have to be expended it a special building had not been provided by the mem- bers of the Seventh for their own use. REFORM IN BROOKLYN. The retrenching process in the mutter of overpaid officials ix about to be carried out in Brooklyn as well as New York. Mr. Stevenson tgday introduged a dill in the Assembly providing for The’ payment’ of an annual salary of $5,000 each to the Register and County Clerk of Kings county. The fees which now go into the pockets of these officials are to be handed over to the County Treasurer. UNNELUING IN CITIES, An important vill has been introduced in the House by Dr. Hayes providing the necessary author: ity where railroad compdnies or others desire to ex- cavate the strects of stor railroad purposes. It provides that any railroud company intending to wild a road may purchase or acquire any land by purchase along their route, upon or beneath the sur- face, provided, however, that when said road waa wn- derneath the ground h depth as to enable i pany to tunnel the same before building or cting said road or tunnel it shall obtain the consent of the proper authorities, or in case such consent canuot be obtained the Supreme Court in the district where said road is to be built shall ap- point three commissioners who shall determine after a hearing of all parties interested whether such Tuilroad ought to be allowed to be built underneath baid streets, SHERIVFS AND MARSHALS, A bill simple enough on its tuce, but seriously affecting the Sheriff's office in New York city, was offered to-day by Mr. Dean. It gives lawyers per- marshals or deputy sheriffs, as , for the execution of process ‘ord. As the law now stands all ments issted from these courts must be executed by the Sheriit. A monopoly of this profitable business is, therefore, centred in the hands of that official. Until the year 1875 the marshals had jurisdiction in this connection over the Marine Court, but in that year Sheriff Conner secured’ the passage of a bili by which he was able to control all its business, Lhe patronage of the Marine Court alone, #8 far as the Sheriff and his deputies are con- cerned, is said to be worth from $20,000 to $30,000 a executions and att: year. Should Mr. Dean's bill become a law the main part of this patronage would be divided between the —_ thirty-five = marshals in New York city. As the law stood before 1875 it was optional with the lawyers in New York to give their Marine Court papers to the Sheriff or to the marsuals. It ty evidently the intention now to bring matiers back to where they stood before 1875, With the present outery raised against extor- tion in several of the public offices in the metropolis, it is likeiy that Mr. Dean's Will will meet with con: siderable favor at the hands of the Legislature. BUILDING LAWS. The Judiciary Committee has reported the bill coditying all the building laws in New York city for the consideration of the House, ‘The features of this Dill have already been published in the HenaLn. IN THE SENATE, A good deal of business of a scattering nature was fone in the Senate, The bill authorizing the Board of Officers of the Seventh Rey t to issue bonds and raise thereou funds to complete their new armory was read a third time and passed. A noticeable bill among those introduced was that of J. F. Pierce, of Bro corporation to sell or other certificates of tion un he is both oy possession of them at the time. Con- of this misdemeauor is to be followed by fine «0, oF imprisomzaent not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the Court. Senator Murphy presented a bill constituting George H. Broadhead, James M. Hartshorne, Abra- han 8. Vaylis, Henry Meigs and William Limmis, trustees, to take possession of all the property of the Mutual Benefit Association of the New York Stock Exche the same in the United Btates Trust Company and distribute it later pro rata among the members upon the dissolution of the oryanization, which is also provided for in the bill, The Board of Supervisors of Kings county ure by a bill of Senator Jacobs authorized to redeem the bonded debt of the uever they inay decom it wise, substitutin present securities a series of new bonds of #100, $500 and $1,000 each. ‘These are to bear interest not exceeding tive per cent, und be redeemable in not less than ten years. ‘The water supply at West Point has long been in- sufficient, and a bill was introduced to-day authoriz- ing the commandant of the post to negotiate with tne owners of lands, ponds or springs in the yieinity for their purchase for the purpose of inereasing the water supply. When the ec jandant and the land owners cannot agree on the price itis provided that the Supreme Court, on application of either party: shall appoint thr mimissioners to examine 't fix the matter an A astire Was introduced by Senator NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY: 28, 1879—TRIPLE SHEET. Desingse when $100,000 of stock shall be actually aid in. * LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES, The following committees agreed to-day to report upon bills :— ‘The Judiciary Committee, who report favorably on Dean's bill in relation to giving the city marshals in New York city th wer to issue all summonses, warrants, writs, in the Marine Court Mr. Steel’s bill to prevent frauds against creditors in matters of reco ang and filing mortgages. Mr, Brooks’ bill for the better protection of hotels, inns and boarding Louse keepers. Mr. Simonson’s bill to enable owners of ware- houses to collect their charges on goods that are left in their charge for storage. By the Committee on Cities, who report fayorably | Mr, Langbein’s bill in relation to assessments and unpaid taxes in New York city. It extends the time of payment one year and reduces the rate of interest from twelve to eight per cent. Mr. Strahan’s bill relation to the reduction of salaries in New York was reported for the consideration of the House. It created a great deal of excitement in the discussion of its amerits, Mr. Eidman opposed on the grounds that he did not believe in the false economy of reducing the salaries of the New York city school teachers, fremen and polico, and that some of them were poorly paid at present, Mr, Holahan also spoke agaist the bill, Mr, Stra- han appeared in its favor. ‘ The Committee on Trades and Manufactures re- re for consideration of the House Sheard’s Cot- on bill. THE BARNEGAT WRECK. DETAILS OF THE STRANDING OF THE DAVID H. TOLCK—-PIVR LIVES YOST—WHAT THE LIFE SAVING CREW ACCOMPLISHED. Lone Beacu, N. J., Feb, 27, 1879. The stranding of the schooner David H, Tolck, "| below Barnegat signal office, yesterday morning has been attended by the joss of five lives. When the Henaxp’s report left here last night it was supposed the entire crew had been saved, as the signal corps observer at Barnegat reported at four P, M, six per- sons saved, and this generally is the number of a schooner’s crew. ‘The brother of Captsin Sawyer's wife also received a despatch announcing the safety of his sister and her husband, and thus the statement of First Mate Peterson was credited to Captain Saw- yer. As soon as the wreck was discovered the crews of stations 18, 19 and 20, seventeen men in all, were called together, and when the vessel was positively located every effort was made by the life saving crews to render aid to the imperilled crew, who could | be scen clinging in the rigging. It wes with great the crews being obliged to drag it the distance of a mile. It is anew brass Lyle gun which had never before been used. WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS. The Sregrintendent, Cy that the crows had not been even drill in handling it. At the first attempt to throw the line ey found that they had charged it with foo little powder. fell short, They were preparing to fire it for a second ti when Captain Pharo arrived on the beach. about eleven o'clock, The schooner 200 yards from the shore. The crew could be dis- tinguished very easily. They were in the rigging of ‘them clinging to the ratlines, y had desperately linked their arm: legs to prevent themselves from slip- RRs off. The wind was high and it was very cold. he sailors shouted to the men on shore and during most of the were understood. One had a voice like atrumpet, onstant cry was, “Help us; send us a or Goa’s sake.” The deck was ten feet under water and the sea was ruehing furiously over it. About four o'clock in the afternoon a man fell from the rigging. The Captain and his wife were in mizzenmast gallantgrigging, he was standing alittle above Ler and supporting her head upon his arm, They were both lashed fast. two o'clock the end was sec on board. ‘he life car was then started out, but, owing to some dificulty, it taken off. A breeches buoy was then run out, and the secong mate, who had in his arms the little two-year-old child, Geneva, the daughter of the captain, got into it with her and was safely pulled ashore, The life-saving men seemed at a loss what to do when the rope broke, until Captain Samuel J. Pharo said to them, ‘‘Those men must be saved, They can be saved, You ave trained to doit. You must do it.” They then launched a surf boat, and apparently with no difficulty pushed out as faras the bar, where the ‘cut” of the sea scemed too strong forthem and they turned back, The buoy was then bent on the big rope which had been first used for the car, and soon after- ward the first mate, Peterson, and the colored cook came ashore. Two other seamen followed by the next trip of the buoy. Once more it was sent out to the ship and the two men who had remained in the rigging tiil the last were seen through the gatherin, darkness te get into it. The THE WEINBECKER MURDER. —_——-+-————— Bassett Tells the Story of the Crime. MRS. ALEXANDER'S CONTRADICTION. “I Wish You Would Not Shake Your Head So.” pePras Zs Burpaeront, Conn., Feb. 27, 1879. ‘The trial of Frank E. tsassett, the Weinbecker mur- About the line was thrown again, and rer, was resumed promptly at nine o'clock. The attendance throughout the day was the largest of any day of the trial, fully five hundred ladies being in at- tendance. Some of them brought their knitting and sewing, and were busily engaged at their work when there was nothing else to divert their attention. Mrs, Alefander broke down during Bassett’s testimony, and sobbed bitterly, as did also[Bassett’s eldest sister, who sat near the witness stand during the afternoon. George Bassett, father of the accused, was recalled by the defence and testified that he saw Mrs. Alexan- dor have a pistol one fast day; she fired it at a mark; the witness went to the old Stanley house, where Mrs. Alexander lived, after Frank to get him away, but could not find him. On his cross-examination he said that Frank loaded the pistol; Frank had been firing a short time before and Mrs. Alexander thought she could shoot mate's last instructions to them had been for them to cut it loose as they left the ship. It is supposed that they failed todo so and became entangled in the rubbish which was floating about the wreck. The line broke and they were drowned. THE SHIP HANNA MOVED. {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Lone Brancu, N, J., Feb, 27, 1879. ‘The ship Hanna has been moved about one hundred feet north, with her bow futher off shore, and she is now lying at an angle of sixty degrees fromthe shore, ‘The Coast Wrecking Company put an extra engine on board this afternoon, and another pump will be put difficulty that a boat was got to the scene of the wreck, and when it arrived there the surfmen found it so féggy and the sea and wind so high that it could not be launched. Preparations were then made to fire the mortar. At first the coust guard had difficulty to find a place whgre the sea did not reach, and tnen by wet flying sand which covered the shot line in spite of every effort to pro- tect it. To keep the shot line dry, freo and unsnarled is necessary for its efficient flight toward the wreck. ‘This shot line, as soon as exposed, was immediately soaked by rain and spray, clogged bythe drifting sand and frozen. The wind blew with such fearful violence that it was nearly impossible to look to windward on account of the flying sand. Finally the mortar was planted and shotted, and a line went spinning on the wind and spray and landed athwart the vessel. Again and again the mortar was loaded and fired, each tine the line flying accurately over the stranded ship, but the vessel’s crew could not haul the life line and breeches buoy in, owing to the force of the wind and tho strong current. The water now swelled up in great heaps and swept the decks of the wreck on every side. The crew were all in the fore rigging and ho one of them in a position to haul upon a line from the shore. The vessel was beginning to break up, her hatcles and pieces of her decks having been was! ashore, LAUNCHING THE LIFEBOAT. Knowing that if anything was to be done to save the imperilled crew it must be done immediately, the captain of station No. 19 called on his crew to launch their surtboat, but it had hardly lett the beach before the wind caught her, turning her oyer several times. She finally brought up against a piece of the wreck and was stove. In the meantime Captain Grimin, of Station 18, shot a light line to the vossel, the crew succecding in making it taut. A breeches buoy was then hastily rigged, and soon man with a child in his arms was on his way to the beach, The hawser slackening, the man was hauled through the icy surf, still ‘clinging to the child, both reaching shore apparently dead. This was First Mate Peterson and the little three-year-old daughter of hig og Sawyer. Man and child were carried ‘to the life saving station lifeless, und with difficulty were resuscitated, The single life car was then. rigged, but it was some time “before the ex- hausted crew were able to climb down the rigging and reach it. Four times the car went out and each time it brought to shore a sailor, On the fifth trip the line broke, and two sailors, named Frank June and Richard Gorton, who were in it were pre- cipitated into the surgmy sea and drowned. It was now nightfall, and though again communication was made with the wreck none of the crew came off. rescued sailor told tne lite saving men that the only living person on the vessel was the captain; that he ‘was lished to the rigging and was probably dead by this time. The survivors also stated that the cap- tain’s wife was dead; that she was lshed to the rigging and that one other of the eleyen persons had been washed overboard inthe morning. As no boat could live in the sea the government cre" soncluded to wait in sight of the sel till morning. It was not likely that any person could reach the shore alive trom the wreck through the raging sea, but thinking there might be @ possibility of this the crews scattered in various directions up and down the beach, carryjng lanterns with them, i. TWO BOVIES FOUND. At midnight the bodies of Frank June and Henry | Johnson, sailors, were found near Barnegat signal office, _ During the night the wind yeered to the west, and by daybreak the sea had gone down. y Launchin their boat, the crew of Station 19 succeeded in board- ing the vessel at seven o'clock, There a ghastly sight met them. The dead bodies of Captain Sawyer and his wife Ida were lashed and frozen to the rigging. ‘The bodies were brought to the shore, the brother of Mrs. Sawyer arriving just as they were brought into the station. His grief was terrible to witness. ‘ie little orphaned daughter lies in a criti cul condition. THE Lost. Captain J. E. Sawren. Mrs. Iba Sawyer (Captain’s wife). Frank Jun, sailor. Ricuarp Gono, sailor, | Henny Jounsos, sailor. THE SAVED. Fnaxk PETERsos, first mate, | , EMELE CLARKSON, second nate, Epwin Patiock, cook. . AL¥YRED CocHEnAS, sailor. Louis Evenerr, sailor. GuxBvA SAWYER (Captain's child). No blame is attached to the tite saving crews, “They worked waniully,” the customs officer said to ® reporter of the Hetanp, “it was impossible to render assistance when first discovered. The fog was so dense and the sca so rough at that time that no boat conld get to her. On account of ber uncertain location ny use could be made of the other appli- ances of the station houses.” ‘The vessel is tast breaking up. None of her cargo will be saved, The wrecking steamer Kelief has been ordered and Captain Young, of the Coast Wrecking y y, has returned to > York. The cargo is insured in the North American Insur+ ance Company, of Philadelphia, for § The vessel is fully insured in Eastern compa: TESTIMONY OF EYE WITNESSES AND OLD SEA- FARING MEN—WHY ALL ON BOARD WERE Nor SAVED. {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Banxeaat, N.d., Feb. 27, 1879, According to the reports which have been brought from Long Beach, this evening, the wrecked schooner is still visfble frbm the shore, The night is clear and beautiful aud her masts are darkly defined -in the moonlight, The bull listed over to the southward during the night, and although the wind to-day blew off shores smoothing the rea somewhat, the waves are still breaking heavily through ber shrouds and she is gradually going to_ pieces. I have seen several trustworthy eye-witnesses and have obtained from them certain statements which suggest that the crews of the life seving stations in this vicinity may not have done their entire duty in tleir efforts to save life. John G, W. Havem the superintendent of this lite saving district, came down on the afternoon train from Long Braneh, having been unable to cross the Barnegat Inlet on account of the high sea, and was thns compelled to make a Jong detour in order to reach this pint. VIEWS OF LIEUTENANT WALKIE. Lieutenant Welker, Assistant Inspector of the Revenue Marine, arrived at the same time. He re- ceived a telegram from Washington, this aternoon to proceedghither ond make a thorongh and rigid investigation ot the wmstances of the wreck, es- pecially in reterence te iuct of the surtmen aud the efforts made top « the drowning of thove Whe were on vourd the schooner, He s that if there are any delinquents they will’be imur Turner, who declined, however, to be responsible for | diately dismissed the service. it, having merely brought it in by request. It pr AN OLD SRAPARING MAN'S PLORY, vides that it shail bd the duty of the superintendent Captain J Pharo, an old sailor, says that the of the Insurance Department, in ing polic: news that a vessel was in distross reached this Village urance, to place in three separate colmin a short time after shestruck. ‘This he believes to have attired to insure each poliey-holder for the z kin the morning. Atter the wve forthe year ond the smouut for esterday, he learned that two ses J, so as to attract the at- vdineed a bill amending the aving nen, ‘The latter told hit E n Loan Company, changing attempts were made by them to send the tame to the American Loan and Deposit Com- | an answering signal, but they dul not know pony, giving it authority to do a more varied bu whether it, was or not by those i yor, jess in New York city, fixing ite capital stock at | The apparatus for throwing a tope to the distresed $400,000, and permitting the corporation to begin | vosrels was not got iuto position before ten v'eioek, at work to-morrow. Some of the ship’s officers say that as the ship has already lost most of her keel during the storm of yesterday and that the water fills rapidly at high tide, they consider it doubtful if, she will be taken off and floated to a New York dock, but shoul! another southeast or east storm come, like that which struck her yesterday, she may be left on the Jersey shore. DAMAGE TO A FISHING FLEET. , GLoucester, Mass., Feb. 27, 1879. The Gloucester fleet which was exposed to the storm is slowly coming back to port. Most of the vessels lost their cables and anchors, had their decks swept and were otherwise disabled. Many had very narrow escapes from foundering. ‘Twenty-one out of the sixty havecomein. It is feared that some have gone down. The anxiety as each vessel arrives is most intense. The loss of cables and anchors thus far reported will not fall much short of $5,000. C: tain James Fiers, of the Sunshine, had his leg broken. Two of the crew of the Flying Scud were badly injured. ‘Three other vessels of the fleet arrived this after- noon. ‘The schooner Alfred Walen was towed in by the schooner William A. Pew, which picked her up on Ssccaee Banks Tuesday, with loss of rudder and anchor. better than he did, which led her to try it. Hermie Bassett, the prisoner’s youngest sister, tes- tified that she had heard Lizzie Cavanaugh tell her mother that when they returned from New Haven Mrs. Alexander did not tell Frank that they had found @ way to make money, as he was such a blab that he would go and tell of it; her sister was present at the time. On her cross-examination she said she had told this to both her mother and father. George Bassett, recalled by the State, testified that he did not go to Mrs, Alexander's for the purpose of procuring board for his youngest daughter for the purpose of’ getting her away from the influence of his oldest daugher. On his cross-examination he said he went there with an officer after Frank. Captain Charles Ball testified that hoe knew Bassett; he hired him on the 15th of July, and he (Bassett) sailed with him on the 1éth; he was gone about four days. On his cross-examination he said Bassett had told him -that he was on his vessel on the 12th of July; the witness said that he ‘thought he must be mistaken; Bassett said to witness at the trial of Mrs. Alexander that he (Bas- sett) was in a bad fix; Bassett had sent for him and wanted bim to look over his books and see if he was not on Board of his vessel on the 12th of July last; Bassett spoke to him as though it would clear him it he could make it appear that he was on the vesssl at that time, BASSETT ON THE STAND. Frank E. Bassett then took the stand. He testified that he could not tell his age; he had known Mrs. Alexander six or seven years; he first became ac- quainted with her at the Winter Garden, a place where they kept waiter girls and sold beer; she was then living at the old Stanley House; he used to go there occasionally; she afterward went to New York and the witness went boating; he did not see herin four years; he met her again four years ago, and lived with her at Bull’s Head and in one Beers’ place; they went to the old carriage Patrick Coughlan, of the Flying Send, had a leg broken, and Manuel Rogers sustained a tracture of a rib and internal injuries, from # sea shipped by the schooner. . ABANDONED AT SEA. The Norwegian bark Caledonia, Captain Eler Neils- son, from Aleppo, which reached this port yesterday, had on board a portion of the crew of the Norwogian ship Faedernelandet, which was abandoned at sea on the night of the 9th of January last. The abandoned vessel was bound fromi Pensacola to Green- ock, Scotland, with a cargo of pitch” pine. She been fifty days out, aud encountered heavy wegther nearly all the time, The aban- doned yessel lost -her rudder and became un- manageable. She would not obcy the temporary rud- der Figued up by the crew, and their efforts to get it into place sprung four or five planks from the cain, near the sternpost, causing in this way a leak whic could not be stopped. When the crew to the num- ber of exghteen, oll hands told, were taken off the Faedernelandet she was about 250 miles to the west of the English Channel. She showed signals of dis- tress, and in answer to her lights Captain Neilsson bore down toward her. She was found to be in a sinking condition, and her captain, whore name was aiso Neifsson, requested to havo himself and crew taken on board the Caledonia, A gale was blowing at the time, and much difficulty was experienced in getting the shipwrecked crew sately transferred trom their leaky craft. The captain of the lost ship, not wishing to come to America, was, atter three days, placed by his own request, together with eight of his crew, onthe bark Argyle* from Sunderland, bound for Falmouth, England. ‘The tirst officer and the remaining eight of the crew reached the Atlantic dock yesterday on the Caledonia, and went at once to the Norwegian Consulate to report. “Phe lost ship was of 1,100 tons register. ICE BOATING AT POUGHKEEPSIE. PovGMKEEDstE, N. Y., Feb. 27, 1879. ‘At a special meeting of the Poughkeepsie Ice Boat Club to-day resolutions were passed challenging the New Hamburg Boat Club to sail for the ice yacht challenge pennant of America. PEDESTRIANISM. John Parry, who commenced last Saturday night atthe “Grand Duke's Theatr in Water street, to walk 1,500 one-half miles in the same number of consecutive oue-quarter hours, was spinning around the twenty-three-lap track last evening, looking as fresh as the day he began, Barry does not sleep over five hours out of every twenty-four, and ys that he is not the least fatigued. At fifteen minutes past ten o'clock last night he completed his 500th half in 7m, 0s. His average time is 7 40s., although he Trequently covers the twenty-three laps in five minutes, ANNIE BARTELL AGAIN OFF THY TRACK. Fanny Edwards is now walking alone at Brewster Hail. Miss Bartell left the track at thirty eight min- utes past tive o'clock yesterday evening, haying com- pleted 1,439 quarter miles of her appointed task. On Wednesday might and yesterday morning she walked with great difficulty, but about ten o'clock she scemed bright and confident. By four o'clock, how over, the lameness had returned, and it continued to increase und distress her, until finally Dr. Sayre ordered hor withdrawal, VAN NESS STILL, WALKING, Van Noss, at ono o'clock this morning, completed his 1,538th half mile. He was in good condition. ARRIVAL OF ROWELL, The steamship Parthia, of the Cupard line, arrived off Sandy Hook late last night, having on board Kowell, the English pedestrian, who is to compete with O'Leary in a six days’ walk, beginning on the 10th of March. MISS YON BLUMEN’S SUCCRSSFUL WALK, Anmayy, N. Y., Feb. 27, 1879, Miss Elsa Von Binmen completed the task of walk- ing 100 miles in 27 hours, in Martin's Opera House, at a quarter-past ten o'clock to-night, having torty- five iinutes to spare. : W. T. Cunningham, a letter carrier, who attempted to walk 120 miles in twenty-seven hours, failed, mak- ing only 100, Miss Von Blumen cofipleted her 100th mile in J0m, 1s., and Cunningham his in i0 minutes, BOATING CHALLENGE, ALIPAX, Feb, 27, 1879, Warren Smith has sent a chailenge to Evan Morris, of Pittsburg, for a sculling race for $500 a side, to be rowed on Bedford Basin June next, RYAN ACCEPTS MILLER'S CHALLENGE, Bostox, Feb, 26, 1879, ‘To THe Eprron ov tiv Heracy:— Thad hoped that while Professor William Miller was in Boston he would have accepted the propost- tion L made directly after one bout in Music Hail which ended 80 unsutisfactorily, I had al- most abandoned hope of meeting Mr. Miller in @ test of our rolative merits in boxing, and am jeased that he has concluded, even at this Inte day, to necept my offer for « black- ened glove contest for $250 a side. His suggestions as to time and place are agreouble to me, and in answer to his recent communication in the columns of the HenaLy permit me to say that [ will meet him, as he vegttests, on the 14th day of March at the Chipper office, and then and there Inake a deposit of the whole or any portion of the stake money. ’ PADDY RYAN, factory about a year ago; he was boating about halt tue time; he hada boatin April last. The witness then related the circumstances of Lizzie Cavanaugh and Mrs. Alexander's trip to New Haven to sell their bodi He asked them about it when they returned, a: they would not tell him; he did not dictate the let- ter written to Dr. Sanford; Mrs. Alexander asked him if he ever picked up bodies when he was on the water; he said he had, and related an instance of the finding of a body in New York Harbor; he told hor that if he should find any bodies he hi no right to touch them, only to tow them ashore; the witness knew’ “Stutterin Jack;” he met ifim on Water street on the 12th of duly. The witness then related the fact of their get- ting the junk and selling it. They then went and got some beer; they afterward went to the house; Jack told Mrs. Alexander to get some supper tor them; she seemed to know him; she said there was no meat in the house; witness then went out and got some, and when he returned Jack had been washing himself; Mrs. Alexander stood by with a glass, and asked Jack if be would not have some- thing; she poured out a gless half full and gave it to him; Bassett asked if she would not give him some, and she replied that he had enough; Jack went and sat down on the lounge with the baby; Bassett wont into the other room, and sat down and ,read the paper; she soon came in with the baby and said Jack was asleep; she then went out again and scon came in and said she had chloroformed him; she had “fixed” him; witness said that on hearing this he was dumbfonzded and did not know what to do; she told him that he might as well help her to get it out of the way as he would be in as bad a fix as she if found out; he then went to work to barrel the body up; he had procured the barrel sev- eral days previously for the purpose of sending some things away for Mrs, Alex- ander, Witness then related the circumstances of goipg to Mr. Stayens’ drug store after the chloro- form, alcohol and wintergreen which Mrs. Alexander had sent for. The witness said that he went after a wagon at Cook's stable at the request of Mrs. Alex- ander, He then related the particulars of their trip to New Haven. He said she came out of the office of Dr, Sanford crying, and saying she had been disappointed;, the Doctor told hor that. there had been a law passed, and he was afraid to take the body, as they were watched. He then related the trip through the country to where the body was found, Mrs, Alexander directing him; she helped him to take the barrel owt of the wagon; she took out her knife and scratched off some marks on the Darrel; she put the child in the bottom ot the wagon; she asked Dr, Sanford for $5, as she had hired « team and men to come with it; he did not tell her to say this; he took the team home and dave Mr. Cook $2, and as an excuse for not paying for the whole he told him he had left his wife there sick ; the next day he went with Captain Ball on a trip; he then went on one other trip, and was gone about two w he never had the toothache; he. never used chloroform, and did not know the. smell of it; he did uot fasien the dopr the day Rufus was ®; When he went into the room the ma ad; he lay with a cloth on his f: the took the cloth off and put it ina basin of wa there was also a sponge [ike the one shown in the basin; she cut the coat with a pair of scissors; sho told the witness that she conid get $25 for the body in New Haven; he had been arrested once before; she had him arrested for assault; he never threatened Mrs, Alexander thathe would kill her if she told of it. BASSETT’S CROSS-EXAMINATION, On ‘the cross-examination he said he and Mrs. Alexander jived as man aud wife; Mr. Wells read the confession to him atter he had’ written it; the witness had said that it was correct; Mrs. Alexander had told him about her visit to Dr. Young; ue told hor that it was foolishness; she said she had heard that the doctors did buy bodies, und she was gow, to see for herself; he heard Mrs. Alexay anc Lizae Cavanaugh say that they were gomg to New Haven to sell ‘their bodies and ¢emoustrated with her about going; when they returned she said to witness that she had found out how to make money now, Dut would not tell bim anything further; he could not say whether it was atter or belore che nur- she did not say anything about this the night came from New Haven; she had proposed to ¢ to procure bodics, but he the witness said it was Stuttering Jack's" body that was in the barrel; he did not know how he died, Whether a natural death or not; Mrs, Alexander told him that she had written’ to Charles Bartman abont procuring bodies, and ho thought it was after the murder of Weinbecker; Le did not know whether the avswer vec was favorable or not she spoke about get- e body of her former husband and her son-in+ re the murder, abont a mouth, be adispute with Thamas Baker and the witness to yo to New York and yet him him ont of the way. NIN C At this pajnt witness sai. to wish you would not shake your h er then began sobbing siok Alexandor, “I F hewd at did; you ‘This catised Mrs. Alexander's sobs ant me to testif sensation in co be heard all ov roow. Mrs. Alexander then changed her posit Wi thus avoided facing tt. He then suid, “Lam not ufraid to look her nt in the cyes.”” Order having wd his testimony. n to help her to get her son-iu-law into @ y York; she wotld have some eliloroform she had prepared io send the body ta she had also proposed to push him oif yon restored, wanted b room in Ne! and x him Dr, Santy a ferryboat and again to throw Cayenne i per in his cyes; #he wanted ty yet out of the way; she told the wit that this man Clague was @ poor, drunken loafer, and she wanted to get him out of the way; she said that she could show him a place in New York w they could pus them out of th she then posed, she said, to send them to Dr. sanford, at Ne’ Hay witness said he never mailed any letters for ber to Dr, Sanford, and she never read any letters which were written to him; the witness could not tell whether it¢vas before or after the mur der that she told him about the letters that she had written to Dr. Sanford, but thought that it was when they were coming trom New Haven wit the body; he did not take @ letter out of the Post Office from New Haven ard tuke it home to Mrs. Alexander; Mrs. Alexander wrote one letter for the witness when he had charge of the schooner Franklin. He never dictated avy letter to’ Mrs. Alexander for her to write, and never told her to | write any; he never knew about the letters until Mrs. Alexander | after the murder; it was at the trial of Mrs. Alexan- der that he first saw them. The witness said that Mra. Ale: we him amote to the druggist asking him for chloroform, sleohol and Wintergreen; she also gave him the money, and when he returned he gave the to her; the witness saw a bottle of the deseription of the one shown him standing on the on the night of the murder; he saw “Stutt Jack” on the forenoon of the day ef the murder; they had a drink together; witness paid for ‘it; they did not drink in the afternoon but once; witness 5: street, when witness the hi in front of # saloon ip inquired of him about the water and the way u) ton home to tea with him; Mrs. jew London; he took him . Alexander did him; said that junk and got less than a dollar for it; he could not tell how many times he and Rufus drank together before they af for home; witness did not treat -him to any whiskey; they did not drink an: whiskey; wit did‘ not recollect being with Jac: Rufus half an hour at @ time previous to the day of the murder; Mrs, Alexander seemed to be ac- quainted with Rufus when witness took him home; witness did not know where the whiskey came from that Mrs, Alexander gave to Juck; Sturgess had brought whiskey there; witness went in the other room after an to read; the first words that Mrs, Alexander said to him when she came into the room where he was had fixed him, she had ¢! ness said to her, said there was no use in saying anything about it as it would be as bad for him as for her, and perhaps worse; he then went into the kitchen and the first thing that he saw was dack lying on the lounge; she took a cloth from his face and put it in a dish of water; witness was so dumfounded that. he did not know what to do and he asked way she. had done this; she said, “I can get $25 for it; she got the barrel and asked him to help her to put the body in it; he: could nut swear that the man was dead; he did not feel the pulse; she rolled the body over on the face herself and cut the coat; he did not assist her; she pulled off one shoe and he took offthe other; she then got a piece of rope and asked him to hold the legs up, which he did; he helped to tie them and put the hands up at her direction. At this point Bassett’s eldest sister, who was sittin, near by him, broke down and sobbed londly, whic! seemed to affect the prisoner to some extent. Wit- ness continued his testimony, and said that he helped to hold the barrel while she put the body in; he rolled the barrel into the closet, and they both went to bed; he buried the clothes at her request; she mm the cap in the stove the next morn- 1% and burned it up; he did not go to lace for a team that night fore an; folug fo bed; she first discovered the cap lying on the floor the next morning; he did not,sleep any that night + while in bed she tola him the story that she was going to tell to Dr. Sanford; he could not tell which spoke first the next morning; he did not have any money to pay for the team, and she told him thet when they got back they would have enough; if they sold the body he could then pay for the team; he w:s not out smoking with “Stuttering Jack” the ‘night of the murder; he did not lock the door and put the key in his pocket; he went after the team the next morning; he hitched the horse in the back yard and went into the house, got the barrel and rolled it out into the ‘ard and she helped him put it in the wagon; e then drove around to the front or, when she got in; we then started for New Haven: she wrote somcthing on the head of tho barrel before we reached there; he did not know what the initials were that she put on; she wrote a note on the way to give to Dr. Sanford in case there ‘was any one there, so that no questions would be asked; he did not recollect telling Officer Jennings that he (witness) did not know whether he was after him tor taking the pocketbook or something else; he had never told any one about this matter before Mr. Wells had told him that Mrs. Alexander had charged him with this murder, ’ THE CONFESSION, D. C. Lockwoed, counsel for the defence, was, called to the stand by his associate. He testified that he gid not know that Bassett had made a con- fession. On his cross-examination he said he did not tell the State Attorney that Bassett had made a con- fession; the first intimation that he had of. it was what he read in the Heraup. At this point the defence rested their case. RECALL OF MRS. ALEXANDER. Mrs. Alexander was recalled by the State. She tes- tified that she had told the truth and nothing but the truth; she tried once to fire the pistol, aud Frank loaded it and held her hand toward the target; she fired it off and ran, away; she paid Bassett’s father came to her house with his youngest daughter and wanted her to board her; he said there was hell to pay at home, and if she stayed there she would be as bad as her oldest sister: she did not see Stuttering Jack in the evening, as testi- fied to by Mr. Hansen; she never saw him until Frank brought him home that night and killeé him, At this point Bassett’s sister again broke down, The Court then adjourned till Friday morning. GUILTY OF MURDER. VERDICT AGAINST MYRON A. BUEL FOR KILLING CATHARINE RICHARDS—THE CULPRIT WHOLLY UNMOVED. [BY TELEGRAPH TO-THE HEBALD.] Coorrrstrows, N, Y., Feb. 27, 1879. Counsellor Bundy on behalf of the people con- cludeddhis argument in the Buel murder trial at half-past two this afternoon. Judge Murray oceu- pied one hour and a half in his charge to the jury, and at half-past four the court room was cleared of the audience, and the jury, being locked in, began their deliberations. Toward the close of Mr. Bundy’s argument Buel, for the first time in cotirt, changed his usual posi- tion. He put his right hand to his face, partly cover- ing his mouth, in which attitude he remained during the Judge’s charge. During portions of Bundy’s specch the spectators were very demonstrative. at points made against Buel, There was no mistaking their feeling against the pris- oner. Mr. Bundy’s illustrations with an up- lifted stool in his hand, showing the position of Buel when striking Catharine, was intensely draimatic, BUKL CONVICTED. Ateight o’clock the court house bell announced that the verdict was ready and there was a mad rush for admittance, The jury were out four hours. At twenty minutes past eight they arose in court and the prisoner faced them. They were asked if the prisoner was guilty or not guilty, The foreman answered “Guilty.” Each was asked what was his verdict and tirmly replied “Guilty.”’ MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL. Counsellor Lynes moved for anew trial—first, on an exception taken to the Judge's charge in the after- noon; second, on the ground that the Court omitted to read to thejury all the Jaw relating to murder and manslaughter. Judge Murray discharged the jury and then remanded the prisoner to jail until eight o'clock A. M. to-morrow, when he will hear de- fendant’s motion, THE CULPRIT UNMOVED. Buel was even more calm than usual, and tho closest scrutiny failed to detect’ any exhibition of emotion on his face. He waiked away to jail, fol- ed by a Curious crowd. Much relief was’ experi enced by those present from the fact that Buel’s parents and sisters were not present when the ver- ict was announced, One of the jurymen states thet no ballot was taken till after supper, at which time each of the charges in the indict ‘as taken and cousidered separately. The foreman then requested any juryman who had anything fivorable to way of thé prisoner to do so, Nota man moved. A ballot was then taken and a verdict found. After the dis- charge of the jury one of them, a young man, shed fears profusely. No one expects that the motion for anew trial will be granted, and the prisoner will un- doubtedly receive sentence to-morrow. BOYTON AFLOAT. YESTERDAY'S ADVENTURES IN THE OHIO RIVER— AMAZEMENT OF THE VIRGINIA HUNTERS, {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Stzvpexvitee, Ohio, Feb. 27, 1879, Captain Boyton re-entered the Ohio River at twenty minutes. past nine g'clock this morn- ing from Wellsville, twenty-two miles above here, ‘The current was remarkably swift and the shore ice Continued to make the river dangerous even to large rowboats, The wind was blowing in a northwesterly direction and was driving the ice against a jagyed leo shore, The Captain’s departure was auspicious, as the whole surrounding conhtry population had crowded in to see him start, When he entered the stream Boyton bid ‘good by” to all and struck out ks @ scientific oarsman with the cheers and God-speed of the multitude following him, The first mile was made in twelve miuntes, the oest time yet. Yellow Creek was passed at ton o'clock, and Boyton was here lost to view behind a small island on the Virginia side of which the channel ran. Captain the banks of Ohio on one side of him and the mountains of West Virginia on the other. A very quaint incident bappened through th simplicity of one of the hunters who inhabit shores of Virginia, After Boyton had passed Sloan's village, where he was serenaded by a band of music, he observed a long haired Virginian pulling ‘out in @ skill toward him, yellin Hold on, stranger} Til resky you en a minute.” On coming ny to the reat wer the backwoodsman dropped his oars in sheer admiration, and cried, “Wal, if you ain't the ottest little cuss, paddlin’ out here among the ice like a regular beaver!’ The Captain retused his in- Vitation to take a drink of “Fleaven’s own whiskey,” carried in bottles by all the rangers. ARRIVAL AT STEUBENVILLE, After several hours of hereulean work Boyton ar- rived here at half-past two, having been five hours and ten minutes making twenty-two miles, On approaching the landing pluce the cur. rent was so swift that he was swept past a quarter of a mile, and only succeaded in reachiny the shore after a hard batile, A skiff tried to reac! him but it was also swept ont of sight in # few minutes. On landing Os tain morc ‘was immedi- ately driven to his rab! THE VENEZUELAN REVOLUTION, Sketch of the Administrations of €az- man Blanco and Alcantara. GUZMAN AT ST. THOMAS, The Expedition to Puerto Cabello. Sr, Tuomas; W. 1., Feb, 17, 1879. A pleasant voyage of five days and nineteen hours brought your special correspondent to this curious Danish city, the capital of the Danish West India Islands, but with not more than three hundred per- sons of Danish blood in population of more than eleven thousand. The few Danes here are nearly all government officials, and if the complaints of their arrogance and incompetency which I hear on all sides are only half true the United States is not the only country, where a genuine ‘‘civil service reform” is needed, nor is ours the only government that pensions off incompetent office-seekers by giving them official stations away from the home government. But Iam drifting into other subjects than the one upon which the Huma desired me to furnish for its readers detailed and accurate information, and I mustenter at once upon the subject of the Vene- zuclan revolution. Before giving the details of the latest news from the “main land” allow me to briefly advert to the recent political history of Venezuela and trace out the causes that have led to the revolution now in progress, and, apparently, near its conclusion, Previous to 1870 Venezyela had been in a state of almost perpetual violence and civil war for twenty- five years. In April of that year General Antonio Guzman Blanco, with the approval of a large major- ity of the people, came into power, He was ap- pointed Provisional President and invested with spo- cial and extraordinary powers by a convention composed of delegates from all the States. In 1872 an election was had and he was chosen without pp- position President for four years from February 23, 1873, governing the country thus for seven years. During his administration, which’was the ablest and most liberal that Venezucla has bed for half acen- tury, the country prospered in all its materialin- . terests, Roads, bridges, aqueducts and public bui®t- ings were constructed. A liberal system of public schools—the first in Venezucia—was established, Among other important political changes made during these seven years was one intended to do- crease the probability of the recurrence of these civil commotions. CHANGE IN THE CONSTITUTION. The constitution was so changed. as to make tho Presidential period two years, instead of four, and forbidding his re-election. It was supposed that this measure would prevent the resort to arms to over- throw an administration that had become obnoxious to the country; that the people would submit for so short a period rather than resort to revolution, ALCANTARA'S RULE. General Francisco Linares Alcantara was elected President for two years from February, 1877. His administration, especially for the last year, was very unpopular, wasteful and corrupt. He end his fol- lowers attempted to secure the approval of the diffur- ent States for a restoration of the constitution as it was before the change above indicated, Failing in this he, without authority of law, issued a proclamation suspending the election for Prosi- dent, which should have been held last October, and calling a ‘‘convencione constituente” to meet Decery- ber 10, This Convention it was intended should re- store the old constitutional provisions’ as to tho Presidential term ad.hoc, name Alcantara Provisional President, and call a new election for four years, for which term he expected to be chosen. In Venezuela neither the press nor the people have the civic yirtue nor valor to oppose by legal means the policy of those in power. They have more faith in powder and balls than in laws and legal proceedings. Instead of openly de- nouncing and opposing the illegal proceedings of Alcantara’s administration, they seemingly submit- ted to them quietly, but commenced at once pre- paring for revolution. On November 30 Alcantara suddenly died, . A NEW DEAL OF THE SPOILS. The Convention met December 11, proceeded to mike the changes in the constitution above indi- cated and appointed General Valera Provisional President. The State of Carabobo, under the lead of General Cedefio, at once pronounced against the gov- ernment. The States of Zulia-Zaraccuy and Barcelono- neta followed in quick succession. Puerto Cabello sur- rendered to General Cedefio soon afterward, and the fort protecting the entrance to the harbor on Janu- ary 9% The forces of the government marched out from Caracas under General Valera to mevt the reyo- lutionists under Cedefio, They met at La Victoria on ‘the 4th inst., and, after a very severe engagement of two*days, Valera was crushed and taken prisoner, with his army. TRIUMPH OF THE REVOLUTION. The latest dates from Caracas are to the Sth Inst. Cedeio was then marching on that city, and a com- mittee of merchants had been appointed and were starting to mect him and arrange for the surrender of the city without further resistance. A telegram was received at Laguayra just as the German steamer Lotharingia, which brings us this nows, was leaving port, which announced that Cedefio was entering the city of Caracas, During Alcantara’s administration General Guzman Blanco has been residing in Paris, Until after the above cited high handed and illegal measures were resorted to and Alcantara had died he absolutely refused to again intervene in the politics of Venezuela. All the pronunciamientos were made, however, in his name, and at the earnest and urgent request of these States and the people he has returned to aid in saving the coun- try from the anarchy and ruin with which itis so seriously menaced. He arrivrd here this morning in the royal mail steanier Para, and will proceed this afternoon to Puerto Cabello by the French steamer Guian, which has been specially chartered for his use, accompanied by the steamer Maracaibo, and about seventy-five Venezuclans who have been aweit ing his arr. val. BRIGHT HOPES FOR THE FUTURE, It is expected that he will be proclaimed Provi sional President immediately on,his arrival and that steps will be taken at once to call an election. From the best information attainable here it is probable that the fighting will be all over before we reach Venezuela. Commerce and industry are reported almost entirely prostrated. The new crop of coffee is not coming forward, owing to these difficulties, A few weeks of ofder and quiet will change all that, however, SUICIDE BY HANGING. [BY TELEGRArH TO THE HERALD.) PorramouTn, Va., Feb, 27, 1979, Last night, about ten o'clock, in the Newtown soc tion of this city, Alexander Winn, aged eighteen years, committed snicide in one of the outhouses of his mother’s premises. His body was discovered suspended by a rope from the rafters. He had re+, moved his clothing, with the exception of his under- shirt, and, after attaching a small rope to the beam above and fastening 4 slip knot around his neck, had used the shirt by placing it around the rope to keep it from cutting into the tlesh, His feet were touch- ing the floor. A qofoner's jury this morning found # verdict of death by suicide. Young Winn was un- usually cheertul a few moments previous to his death, and his motive is entirely unknown, COURT HOUSE BURNED. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Mosnor, Mich., Feb, 27, 1979, ‘Tho Monroe County Court House, one of the finest in the tote of Michigan, erected in 1840 at & cost of $40,000, was destroyed by fire this evening. Tho records and valuable papers the county offices were mostly saved; insurance on building, $10,000, in Westera companies, A detective fine in the Judge of bate's of is mus wo have cavsed the fire, Sheriff, John J, Ellis, wae wertously injured by a felling cornice,

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