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LATEST CABLE NEWS. Two Serious Defeats of British Troops in Afghanistan. CAPTURE OF FORT LAGNA. Destruction of Two Battalions of the Anglo-Indian Army. YAKOOB PROCLAIMED AMEER. A British Victory in South Africa. TRANSVAAL INDEPENDENCE, Ex-President MacMahon Demands Be Impeached. To BRITISH REVERSES NEAR CABUL, HE ELDJI TRIBES INTERPOSE OBSTACLES TO THE PEACEABLE OCCUPATION OF THEIR TER- BITORY—YAKOOB KHAN, AMEER OF AFGHANIS- ‘TAN. [8x CABLE TO THE HERALD.] Tasuxenpv, Turkestan, March 8—10 P. M. The Afghan ambassadors have received an official letter from Mazar-i-Sharif stating that tranquillity has been re-established io that city, and that Yakoob Khan has been proclaimed Ameer of Cabul. ‘The letter, however, contains much more important in- formation than this. A message from the Ameer, Yakobb Khan, dated Cabul, February 13, had just reached Mazar-i-Sharifannounc- ing that two English battalions, supposed to be about eleven hundred men, had been completely defeated and pursued by the Eldji tribes in the Akosta Valley, where the English had already established an admin- istration of their own. [The Khost region is immediately west of Thul on the fron- tier and southwest of the Khurum Valley, through which the central column of the Anglo-Indian army invaded the country.) The defeat was crushing, and, as will be seen, was not the only one achieved by shese tribes, ANOTHER CHECK TO THE BRITISH. The British troops also sustained a severe defeat at Lagna Fort (Langar?), at the foot of the Khonak Mountains and sixty miles south of Gazni. This fort was taken by the Eldji after asevere fight, and the English Governor, bound with ropes, was carried in triumph to Cabul. This fort is an impor- tant*post on the main road between the Indus Valley and Gazni, by way of the Gomal Pass, and if it can be held will serve as a check to the further progress of the British in that region, The official letter announces, in conclusion, that the Ameer’s younger brother, Ayoub, fourth son of Shere Ali, aged eleven yenrs, has been presented to the people and soldiers as the new Governor of Mazar-i-Sharif and accepted by them in place of his uncle, deposed for his treason against the government. THE ZULU WAR. COLONEL PEARSON DEFEATS A LARGE BODY OF ZULUS, INFLICTING GREAT LOSSES, (BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.) Carr Town, Via Maprina, Feb. 18, 1879. Colonel Pearson was attacked at Ekowe by + large foree of Zulus. The: latter were de- seated with enormous loss, and pursued to Entamedi, one of the Zulu military kraals.—Colonel Wood reports that he has captured a large number of cattle. The health of his troops is good. The attitude of the native tribes in the Transvaal is disquieting, and it is feared the chiefs have formed a league against the British. The Governor of Mauritius has arrived at Cape Town. The men-of-war Boadicea and Flora are at Simon’s Bay. They have twenty-seven cases of smallpox on board. Loxpon, March 10, 1879. The correspondent of the Standard at Cape Town says that Colonel Pearson, after repulsing the Zulu attack, which occurred on February 13, burned Entamidi. A despatch from Kimberley reports that the Yulus have burned eight kraals belonging to friendly Caffres. near Doornberg and killed the inhabitants. All fears of a successful invasion of Natal have disappeared. The agitation in Transvaal for independence diminishes as the attitude of the tribes becomes more threatening. It is reported that the Seeo- coeni chief of the Matabeles is preparing to at tack Leydinburg in Eastern Transvaal. The Times’ deapatch from Cape Town says it is stated that a large proportion of the Zulus are temporarily disbanded for the harvest. Pre- torin is being fortified against a threatened attack by Chief Secocoeni. aalhe Cape Argus publishes the following de- spatch from its correspondent in the field:— “The Zulus now desire peace on terms consistent with tribal independence.” HE IMPORTANCE OF COLONEL PEARSON'S VIC- TORY—THE ENGLISH POSITIONS IN ZULULAND. To comprehend the importance of Colonct Pearson's victory over the Zulu fi 1, AS At nounced in the cor Nala despateh, it is necessary to rehearse brietly the history of the — operations immediately \ ing it. The British plan was to o from three points upon Cetewnyo's camp at or near Undine. Lord Cheimstord’s entire forces amounted to some 15,000 men. The right column (avout 4,000) was under Colonel Pearson, and was original trated at the mouth of the Tugelas The cen pom; of the right, under Colonel Dur 8,000, and the left, under Colonel Glynn, the latter being in chief conmand—niumnbered 7,000 , concentrated to the south of Rorke's Drift, of the Isandul, ~The northern (3,000) was dd under Colonel Evelyn Wood at Utree The latest wlviees @rom Engioud inform us that Colonel Wood had ford, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, retreated in order to cover Utreeht, that Colonel Glynn had retired across the Tugela and that Colonel Pearson was at Ekowe, but completely surrounded by a large force of Zulus; that “the line of the Tugela was almost unguarded from Rorke’s Drift downward, and were the river more easily fordable the opportunities for raids would be very tempting.” COLONEL PEARSON'S POSITION. The attack on Colonel Pearson's ‘ition had been anticipated for some time. The Pall Mall Gazelte of the 24th of February says:—*What we may hope is that the Zulus may so weaken themselves by the attack which they were about to make on Colonel Pearson that they would be little inclined to risk any large number of their men across the border, Colonel Pearson’s posi- tion at present certainly is a peculiar one, but in the end it may prove advantageous. ft is clear that the Zulus cannot atford to neglect him, There is, at any rate, a possibility that if he maintains himself where he is Lord Chelmsford may be .able to effect a junc- tion with his reorganized force, and thus put a new face upon the campaign at this end of the line, while Colonel Wood makes some «liversion at the other, That the Zulus have lost heavily we may easily believe, but they have sufficient numbers still to carry on their operations against Colonel Pearson and Colonel Wood and at the same time to threaten Grey Town.” From one account it appears that the force in front of Colonel Pearson numbered about ten thousand natives, mobilizod at Ekowe, a place two miles south of Umpela. “The more the circumstances are considered,” says the Pall Mall Gazette, “the stronger seems the ground for believing that the danger of an invasion of Natal in force had been averted by the 4th of February, and that if Colonel Pearson maintains his hold before Ekowe the tide re ab shortly begin to turn in our favor.” Altogether, much importance need not be at- tached to Colonel Pearson’s victory. He has evidently as much as he can do to maintain the position wheré he is. The news from the ‘ransyaal Republic looks more reassur- ing for the English, because of the threat- ening attitude of pies Secocoeni, whose attack on Leydenburg will force the Boers to abandon their efforts for independence and Sera under the protection of the itish. EUROPEAN POLITICS, EVIDENCE OF THE PROJECTED MILITARY COUP D'ETAT—EX-PRE*‘IDENT MACMAHON DEMANDS IMPEACHMENT—THE SPANISH MINISTRY—THE PLAGUE—EGYPTIAN POLITICS. [Bx CABLE TO THE HERALD.] Lonpon, March 10, 1879. Evidence of the seriousness of the charges against the De Broglie Cabinet is accumulating rapidly. Republican France is now thoroughly aroused. M. Brisson’s report reveals a long and suspieious correspondence between General Grimandet de Rochebouet, when President of the Ministry, and General Ducrot and other. General Ducrot on one occasion telegraphs assuring General Rochebouet that he can count upon his fullest co-operation. General Roche- bouet telegraphs to the commandant of the Rouen corps to organize the Delaunay brigade ‘for the execution of plan No. 2, as you propose.” Other telegrams order the preparation of two days’ rations for tho troops. A despatch from Paris says that if the Chambers vote for impeachment ex-Presi- dent MacMahon intends to demand that he be prosecuted with the Ministers. A be- lief is gaining ground that the Cham- bers. will reject the impeachment resolu- tion. The Presse says M. Renault will oppose on behalf of the Left Centre. The Pays, the organ of the militant Bona- partists, advises the Bonapartists to ab- stain from voting and not to aid in saving the Republic. L’Ordre, the organ of M. Kouber, advises the Bonapartists to vote against impeachment. The Chambers will prob- ably adjourn about the 25th inst. until May. The correspondents at Paris of the Stand- ard and Daily News still believe the impeachment resolutions will be — re- jected. The report originally« published in the Paris Journal that Marshal Mac- Mahon had already written to President Grévy, asking to be prosecuted with the Ministers is considered premature. It is stated that the Marquis Molins has declined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, preferring to remain in Paris as the Span- ish Ambassador. The Ministry has been offered to Sefior F. de Cardenas, now Minister of Spain at the Vatican. The journals state that Sefior Canovas del Castillo intends to travel abroad for some time. THE NEW SPANISH CABINET'S POLICY. Maprm, Mareh 9, 1879. The Minister of the Interior has declared that the policy of the new Cabinet will be both con- servative and liberal. THE PLAGUE. St. Perersiunrc, March 9, , General Melikotf telegraphs that the ign physicians, at a meeting held in Wetlianka, have declared that the epidemic may be considered to have died — out as there has been no case sinee February 9; but as it is impossible to guarantee that it may not reappear, especially at Wet- liauka, they recommend the continnance of eertain precautions. The cordon around the government of Astrakhan, which the foreign physicians judged no longer iMecessary, has en withdrawn. THE EGYPTIAN MINISTRY. Loxvon, March 10, 1879. A telegram from Cairo announces that the new Egyptian Ministry has been formed with Mohamed Tewfik, the hereditary Prince as President of the Council. Mr. River Wilson and M. de Blignitres retain their posts as Minis- ters of Finanee and Public Works respectively, and each is to have two votes in the decisions of the Council. The Khedive will par- ticipate in the direction of affairs Nubar l’asha, the late Minister of Foreign Affairs, is not in- cluded in the new Ministry. a CABLE NOTES. The Greek Minister of War has given stringent or- ders for the arrest of any bands attempting to enter Turkey. The British bark May Queen, Captain Prior, before reported ashore at Sharpness, has been floated and docked, A notice signed by Prince Bismarck announces that the German Empire is free from cattle plague. Prince Bismarck and Herr Lasker quarrelled vio- lontly in the Reichstag on Saturday, in conseqnence of the Prince having attacked the liberals for favor- ing judicial leniency. The Post's despatch from Berlin states that the Powers have notified the Bulgarian Deputios that their dilatoriness has provoked scrious displeasure. The Powers refuse to consent to a provisional regency and desire that a prince be elected, A despatch from Berlin to the Morning Post says the Emperor William had a slight fall on Friday, which though unattended with injury, caused some apprehension, as reports spread that it was occasioned by fainting. A later despate Ys the news of the Emperor's (ainting 16 not confirmed. LOSS OF A BRITISH SHIP, THE CAPTAIN AND SIX MEN DROWNED, Eastront, Me., March 9, 1879. The British ship Turkish Empire, 1,600 tons, West, master, ftom St. John to Dublin, with a cargo of deals, went ashore at Big Duck Island, near Grand Menan, on Friday night, She was a total loss, The captain and six men wore drowned, Tho pilot and seven men were saved, BOILER EXPLOSION, Burrato, N. Y., Mareh 9, 1879, ‘The boiler of a freight engine on thé Buffalo, Now York and Philadelphia Railroad exploded at Ebenezer station last evening. ‘The engineer and fow-usn wate adly scalded, but will recover. WASHINGTON. OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. FROM Wasursaton, Feb, 9, 1579, THE ORGANIZATION OF THE NEXT HOUSE— PURPOSES OF THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY— ANTAGONISMS BETWEEN THE TWO WINGS OF THE PARTY. There is nothing new in the Speakership contest that is at the same time true. Guesses abound, but the guesses of one side are pretty quickly balanced by the guesses of the other, and neither are decisive ofanything. Anything is possible as yet, but there is no reason to believe at this moment that there will necessarily be s prolonged contest over the Speakership, It is quite plain that Mr. Randall has a good many vigorous opposers, but some of them say privately that they do not think Mr, Blackburn the best man to concentrate on, Nevertheless Mr, Blackburn's friends claim 87 votes in caucus, but Mr. Randall's friends, with equal certainty, claim 90 votes in caucus, and as there are only 148 democratic members, any one can see that there must be a mistake somewhere. Amore interesting question is, what will the ex- tra session do? The extreme democrats boast that they will repeal the supervisors and marshals laws or stop the wheels of government. They have got it into their heads that audacity is just now the win- ning card for their party. They say that the repub- licans have always been positive, aggressive, auda- cious and defiant of laws and the constitution, and if they are told that the republicans had large majori- ties in both houses in 1868 and possess neither house in 1879 they only repeat that audacity is the thing. The more moderate democrats sit in their parlors and grumble. They make up the brains of the party, but they are slow, timid, fond of saying that other People are wrong and letting the time for action slip by. Just now these eminently respectable gentle- men are privately discussing how their party can get out of the difficulty into which they allowed it to walk. They have not found a way yet, and, if the trath must be told, they are objects of contempt to the aggressive members of their party, who snap their fingers st their con- servative notions and plainly tell them that they are not the controlling element of the party, and that however they may grumble they must follow, be- cause they have nowhere else to go. The contest between Randall and Blackburn is, in fact, a contest for tne mastery between the Eastern and the Western wings of the party. Mr. Blackburn represents the Prexidential candidacy of Senator Thurman, and implies the committal of the party to soft money notions. Mr. Randall on the other hand, represents Eastern opinions on thecurrency. Ho represents also economy and re- trenchment in expenses. The two elements would appear to be irreconcilable. Whichever secures the ascendancy will make the other swallow its prinsi_ ples or abandon the party, but the decision of the question will depend, after all, on the South. Of the 8 democrats in the new House 100 are from Southern States. These, if they voted solidly, could, of course, nominate the Speaker in caucus. Hence the point strongly urged now in hotel debates, that it is time for the South to take possession and show the country that it knows how to rule, as though the very fact of its taking possession at the South were not fatal to its rule in the country at large. There are still democrats who imagine that they can win the next Presidential election, but they are decreasing in numbers, and here aud there a Southern man begins to ask himself whether the real interests of his section are best secured and advanced by longer adherence to the democratic party, when this is evidently a prey to irreconcilable dissensions and without a policy, or rather with several policies. But they are met by the Western democrats with the reply that there is a policy at last; that Thurman and Blackburn stand on it, and that it is the repeal at all hazards of laws hateful to the South. The republicans, meantime, are waiting. They do not mean to bargain jfor greenback votes, and they hold that whoever chooses to come to them shall be welcome, but he must come without conditions or promise, and give in his adherence to hard money, FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. ‘Wasurxaton, March 9, 1879. THE SPEAKERSHIP CAMPAIGN—-DIFFERENT MODES OF ENTERTAINMENT—CLAIMS PUT FORTH BY THE RIVAL DEMOCRATIC CAN- DIDATES. Tho friends of Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky, havo taken time by the forelock in pressing his claims for the Speakership, and kept open house at his headquarters all day to-day, welcoming the throng of statesmen who called to pay their respects. Mr. Randall’s banner will be hoisted to-mor- row, when the contest will become very lively. A noteworthy feature of thg contest will be the marked difference between tho methods of entertainment pursued by the rival democratic candidates. Mr. Randall has been for several years a teetotaller, and in his contests for the Spvakership and in his social receptions has strictly abjured the use of wine and liquor. But Mr. Biack- burn represents @ different social sentiment, and in receiving his friends entertains them in genuine Southern style. Accordingly his sideboard is lav- ishly supplied with liquor, a special instalment of Bourbon whiskey from the far-famed stills of Jessamine county having, it is said, been ordered for the delectation of such Northern Congressmen as have never tasted this Kentucky nectar, The can- yass bids fair to be an exciting but good natured ono, and already recalls tho stirring scenes of 1875, when Messrs. Kerr and Randail were the contestants for the Speakership. The friends of Mr. Blackburn have, they say, made auch progress that they have already put into a statistical shape the calculations which they make as to his first vote in caucus. As there are but fow of the newly elected Congressmen in town these ostimates are necessarily based, they admit, on re- ports and speculations as to what the new members will do and upon more or less accurate opinions of the intentione of the old members who were Mr. Biackburn’s colleagues in the Forty-fifth Congress, The Blackburn table is as follows :— Indiana Kentucky. Louisiana. ... Maryland... . Massachnaetts, Mississippi... Necessary to a choice. ‘ .% Mr. Randall's friends have so fat put forward no Hist such as the above, but they say confidently that they are certain of ninety votes in caucus. As there are but 148 democratic representatives it is evident that there are not enough to fll both claims, <neenesteneiGateenas Bl emcwcomemcuene GENERAL WASHINGTON DESBATCHES, WAsttNctox, March 9, 1879, PREVENTION OF EPIDEMICS —MOVEMENT TO HAR- MONIZE CONFLICTING AUTHORITIES, Collector of Customs 8. P. Remington, of Ogdens- burg, N. Y., is in this city under instructions from the Secretary of the Treasury, and with regard to @ proposed tour through the South, for the purpose of consulting with the health officers at the various ports concerning the landing and delivery of goods from veasels that are quarantined, and to make arrangements for the detention of vessels ontaide of their regular places of landing, Thore have sometimes been conflicts of authority on this point, and the Treasury proposes to harmonize the difficulties as far as possible, Collector Reming: ton will extend his tour as far as New Orleans, FUNERAL OF BURRITT, Hanrronp, Conn., March 9, 1879, The funeral of the late Elihu Burritt will take Dlaco at New Britain on Monday afternoon, MARCH 10, 1879.—TRIPLE CONGRESSMAN O'REILLY. THE SECOND (BROOKLYN) CONGRESSIONAL DI8- TRICT—REPORT THAT MR, O'REILLY'S SEAT 18 TO BE CONTESTED, [rnom ouR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. ] Wasurneton, March 10, 1879. It was reported here yesterday that a notice of con- test had been filea by Mr. Litchfield against Mr. Daniel O'Reilly, Congressman-elect from the Second New York (Brooklyn) district, and that one of the objections made by Mr. Litchfield to Mr. O'Reilly taking his seat as Representative from that district in the Forty-sixth Congress was that O'Reilly had deserted from the Union army during the late war. Mr. Adams, Clerk of the House, says that no such notice had been filed to his knowledge, yet such might be the intention of Mr, Litchfiela, but it is mot necessary that the notice should come to him as heretofore, as the law requiring notices of contests to be filed with the Clerk has been repealed, and the matter goes directly to the House. ‘The charge that Mr. O'Reilly was a deserter would not prevent his being accepted if he produced a cer- tificate showing that he was elected, and the fact of his having such a certificate would ensure his name being placed on the rolls. If after the presentation of the certificate of election Mr. Litchfield should present a notice of contest on the ground that O'Reilly was not legally elected — then the House would take the matter in hand and decide whether Mr. O'Reilly was entitled to the seat. The impression to-day is that the statement Mr. Litchfield is charged with having made against Mr. O'Reilly is without foundation, as Mr. Litch- field is considered a man of too much sense to make such a statement thinking it would have any effect on the House in case a contest was decided upon by him. Furthermore, any defect in Mr. O’Reilly’s qualifica- tions would not give Mr. Litchfield the seat, as it has been held over and over again that the will of the people cannot be construed to give the seat to s minority candidate when the majority candidate is not qualified. In such a case there is simply no election and the people must hold another election. O’REILLY'S EXPLANATION CONCERNING HIS Ale LEGED DESERTION FROM THE ARMY. A reporter of the Hxnaip called on Congressman Daniel O’Reilly, member elect of the House of Repre- sentatives from the Second district, at his residence in Brooklyn last night, and questioned him relative to the report circulated at Washington that his seat in Congress would be contested on the ground that he had deserted from the army. “My attention,’ said the Congressman, “was called to the published statement that my seat in Congress would be contested. I believe the story originated among my personal enemies in Brook- ” lyn. “Had your opponent, Mr. Litchfield, who ran for Congress against you last November anything to do with starting the'report, think you ?”” was asked. “1 say emphatically, No. He could not get the position, and there would, therefore, be no object tor him to circulate such a scandalous story. It came from a mean, contemptible source. I will tell you of my sole connection with the military. In 1862, when Frank Spinola was organizing a brigade in this vicinity, two friends called at my house one morning and asked me to join a com- pany in the 164th regiment—which latter regiment subsequently served in the Corcoran Irish Legion. They offered me a second lieutenantcy. I think the company which I was to join was K com- pany, but Iam not positive. But there was no sec- ond lieutenantcy vacant at the time, and they then asked me to enlist as orderly sergeant. 1 found, however, that to enlist I would have to go inasa rivate, as no one could enlist in any other capacity. ‘was to have been promoted from private to orderly sergeant and then to be made Lieutenant. But the oflicers of the company were only on paper; and they were fighting among themselves. One Captain Dunn was prominent in getting up the company, but a man named Sullivan was the only one who suc- ceeded in obtaming a commission among them. Colonel Burke, who commanded the regiment, knew that 1 would never serve under Sullivan, and knew the circumstances under which I joined them. He knew that I was to have a commission. Previous to the mustering in of the regiment to the United States servicc—into which I was never mustered—the three smallest companies, K among the number, were consoiidated. When they were about*to be consolidated, at Camp Scott, Colonel Burke told me to “stand aside,” and afterward, when I was return- ing on the boat with the Colonel trom Staten Island, he said to me:—‘As soon as I get the roll book I will rase your name from the book.’ He felt that it would not be fair for me to serve under the circum. stances, Till a man is mustered into the service he is not in the army.” “Did you draw any pay from the while you were with Spinola’s Brigade? “No; I was with them four months and never got any money.” “Was the charge of desertion ever made against you before now?” “Shortly after leaving the regiment—I don’t re- member how long after—some person entertainin; personal animosity against me sent two officers o the Provost Marshal and caused my arrest. I ac- companied them to the office of the Provost Marshal, whose name was Booth, and his office was in Wash- ington street, Brooklyn, but atter hearing my story he at once Siechanget me. The present charge is 3 trumped up piece of malice on the part of personal and political enemies, and I will answer them in their proper time and place,” said the Cougressman. WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE, ,fovernment ACTION ON THE NEW TARIFF PROPOSED BY THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RATLROAD COMPANY. Wuererina, Marc! 1879 At a late hour last night the West Virginia Legisla- ture adopted a resolution accepting the new tariff proposed by the Baltimore and Ohio Raflroad Com- pany permitting said company to allow special rates in certain cases, provided that said special rates shall be given to all shippers by the car load without dis- crimination, The resolution rescinds the former action of the islature directing the Attorney Gen- eral to proceed, by quo warranto or other proceed- ings, against the company for violations of charter, ‘The Sonate by a tie vote retused to pass the Usury bill, which provides fora forfeiture of the entire interest for the loan of money when a greater rate than six percent. per annum is charged. The adjournment of the Legislature has been fixed for Monday noon, but an effort will be made to ex- tend the tine one day. EXTRA SESSION IN INDIANA, Iyptanapotts, March 9, 1879, Governor Williams has called an extra session of the Legislature to meet on Wednesday, the 12th inst. The regular session failed to pass any of the appropriation bills before the adjournment on Sat- which was the last day on which bills coutd ly passed. The regular session will adjourn to-morrow, the 10th. THE PATTER: ON INDICTMENT, [BY TSLEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) CHan.eston, 8. C., March 9, 1879. + A despatch received here trom Washington last night stated that ex-Sepator Patterson had received on Saturday alotter from the Attorney General of Sonth Carolina granting him full amnesty and ob- livion of all indictments pending against him in the Star. Interviews with Attorney General Youmans and Governor Simpson disclose the fact that no such amnesty has been granted aud that there is no proe- pect of such being granted, GEN. 'T. W. SHERMAN’S ILLNESS, NO IMPROVEMENT IN HIS CONDITION—Mnrs, SUBRMAN LYING AT THE POINT OF DEATH. (BY TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) Newront, R. 1, March 9, 1879, General T. W. Sherman, who is lying ill at his resi- dence here, was very wenk this evening. His physi- cian states that the fever will continne for two days, and until the expiration of that time the ultimate re- sult cannot be determined. He came from New York » week ago, and has not left his bed since, What makes bis illness the more distressing is the fact that his wife is on her deatbed and that her death may be looked for at any moment, She was cently brought home from Boston, where she has Deon widergoing a painful surgical operation. Gen- | oral and Mrs. Sherman haye only one child, a son, who ts at the Naval Academy, He has been sum: moned to the bedside of his aifficted parents, A co | sultation of physicians was held last night and. an- other will bé held to-morrow, FAILURE AT FALL RIVER. Fatt, Riven, Mass., March 9, 1879. The petition of William ©. Davol, Sr., an involun- | tary bankrupt, was filed at the Court of Insolvency at Taunton yesterday, This is the largest individual failure that has occurred in thiscity, though his per- sonal indebtedness, compared with his Habilities, is very small, The failure was caused by indorsements for his son-in-law, Charles P, Stickney. He is also liable to @ large amount as indorser for the Davol Mills, so that the total liabilities will probably fall not far trom $600,000, Mr. Dayol has always enjoyed | the reputation of being one of the most honorabie business mon in the city. SHEET. 7 ARCHBISHOP PURCELL. BEPORT OF THE LATE TRUSTEES OF THE PRE- LATE’S PROPERTY—A SMALL SHOWING OF AS- SETS—THE DEBTS IN EXCESS OF FOUR MILL- ION—PROPOSED ACTION BY THE WOMEN OF THE CHURCH, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Crxcrsyati, March 9, 1879. The late trustees of Archbishop Purcell's property who were appointed some four or five weeks ago with the idea that bonds might be issued upon it as a basis and the debt wiped out by that means, made a final report to the assignee last night. Tbe work per- formed by them has been wholly clerical, being sim- ply the examination of the passbooks and other evidences of indebtedness and straight- ening out the accounts as far as they could be, They have examined 3,485 claims, representing an indebtedness of $3,672,371. Tn addition to these, however, there are debts duo banks, $117,000; mortgages on the real estate about $200,000, and a number of foreign debts which are known to exist, but which were not filed with them. The sum total will, therefore, exceed $4,000,000. ‘The Probate Court has fixed the bond of Mr. Man- nix, the assignee, at $450,000, which is now regarded as the full value of the property conveyed to him. Bondsmen to the amount of $400,000 of this sum were procured yesterday, and the remainder will be ae up to-morrow, when the assignee will go to work, AMONG THE AssETS. Among the notes and other securities transferred there are many, some of them for large sums that have become valueless by the statutes of limitations, while many others are worthless by the failure of those who drew them. The firm of J. & J. Slevin, who failed a year and a half ago, for instance, owed the Archbishop $60,000, and no de- mand for payment of even tne pro rdta has ever been made. During their days of business prosperity they had been munificent to the Church in their its. and when adversity came on them the Arch- shop was willing to forgive them the debt. A CONFERENCE MEETING. With a view of getting the views of the business portion of the community as the best plan to pursue, the trustees and assignee will call a meeting for con- ference during the coming week and st ad time ublic expression of views will had. ‘ather Quinn in a conversation to-day ex- pressed the belief that money would be contributed in Europe toward reiieving the Arch- bishop. The Volksfreund, a German Catholic paper, in a paragraph yesterday, expressed the idea that as the Pope of Rome was the head of the Church he would feel dis} to pay off the debt himseif. Such an opinion, however, is regarded as chimerical by every one here. WOMEN'S MOVEMENT. The Enquirer of to-day has a special from Balti- more which points to a concerted movement among the Catholic women of the country. It says that Mrs, General Sherman had made the offer that if Car- dinal MeCloskey would call upon the ladies formally and officially to come to the aid of the embarrassed prelate they would respond promptly and nobly. She was a personal friend ‘of the Archbishop and also of Father Purcell, and they had her deepest sympathies. She believed them to be tho greatest sufferers. Mrs. Sherman said she held herself in readiness to respond to any organized and prop- erly authorized movement to raise funds, and felt assured the necessary relief would be extended by all the dioceses throughout the United States, and that the ladies would take a leading part in the good work. The Archbishop himself still remains out of the city, and those who are at his residence are either ignorang or unwilling to state his whereabouts. ‘Those who called at his house this evening failed to get any information about him. When your corre- spondent called to-night he was unable to find any one except the attendants at the house, not one of the holy fathers who make their home there being present. METHODS FOR PAYING THE VENERABLE PREL- ATE’S DEBTS SUGGESTED, New York, March 8, 1879. To THE Epiror or THE HeRaLp:— As you are the first to have suggested a plan to re- leve the venerable Archbishop Purcell, thereby relieving the poor depositors who are in distress and unable to bear the loss occasioned by the failure of the Archbishop, and as any effort that may be made by the dignitaries and pastors of this or the other dio- ceses will be slow and of a calculating character, each feeling that their own burden is about as much as they can carry, and no doubt contemplating future calls on their own parishioners to relieve themselves, they will naturally look at home first, aud cither de- cline to relieve Archbishop Purcell from his paintul condition, or, if they make a call on their people for such purpose, it will be made in such a dove- like manner as to fail in the grand result de- manded by the necessity of this unfortunate case, We have in the United States (variously estimated) from seven to eight millions of Catholics. If a proper appeal be made to them independent of the clergy, and without consulting or awaiting their tardy action, the sum required would be raised inside of ninety days. If you, sir, with your accustomed public spirit, and having, as you do, the full confidence of the people, would consent to become the custodian of the voluntary subscriptions that would be offered by Catholics for this object, and arrange a bureau in your establishment for the receipt of the same, a half million of devout Catholics would respond to the call, as they keenly feel that to permit the poor to suffer in consequence of the misfortune or negli- ence of one of their highest dignitaries would be a Jasting disgrace on their Church and a stain on their Catholic character. T hope you will adopt this suggestion or urgesome better action to afford immediate relief. A CHILD OF THE CHURCH. HOW TO “WIPE IT OUT’ —A SUGGESTION. To tHe Epttor or Tax HeraLp:— Tam nota good Christian, Lam not a member of the Roman Catholic Church. I believe chiefly in that sweetest of all words written by St. Paul— “charity”—and with this feeling upon me beg to make the suggestion that millions of people, without regard to sect, may under proper infinences be in- duced to unite in a “dime subscription” for the pur- pose of wiping out the great debt that has been incurred by Archbishop Purcell. It seems from newspaper accounts that many of the poor de- positors are suffering so much that one Father Quinn was constrained to distribute trom his church collection only $5 to euch in order to afford relict to immediate necessities. Prudent and intelligent co-o} nm between priests and laymen throughout the country ought easily to result in the accumulation of millions of ‘widows’ mites; and I venture the suggestion that steps shall be taken to procure subscriptions from the rich and the poor, the high and the low, wherever a dime or a nickel can be dropped. I can’t think that there is any sectarian influence in this conntry so potent that it will not forgive the weakness of @ good ola man, or that the same generous public spirit would not equal in the present instance the response that has always been made in an hour of trial. If some one would set the ball in motion I have so much faith in human nature as to believe that hundreds ot thou- sands, without regard te thing but the purest of charitable motives or a thought connected with one charch or another, would promptly aid ix deavor to relieve the venerable prelate. I speak th suggestively because 1 am only “a man of the world,” #0 called, and AN AWFUL SINNER. FIVE PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH. Sr. Lovis, Mo., March 9, 1879, Between one and two o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the wagon shop of Mrs. Henrictta Bausch on Broadway, East St. Louis, There is no fire apparatus in East St. Louis, and no call being made on the Fire Department of this city tone brick and five frame buildings were destroyed, entailing a loss of about $10,000. In the second story of the wagon shop, which was occupied as & residence by Mrs. Bansch, there were sleeping her three children by former marriages, named Charles Guchenbach, aged sixteen ye: and John and Emma Zipp, several years younger, together with Henry Shoepperkoctter, a blacksmith, and Mra. Catharina Borst, who was spending the night Mrs, Bausch. These persons were all burned vath, being unable to escape by reason of the door leading to their apartments being fast- ened on the outside, Mrs. Bausch was also asleep in the same house at the time, but she jumped from the window and was se severely injured that sho will probably die, ‘At the inquest this afternoon testimony was elici- ted pointing so strongly to incendiarism that Johu Borst, the husband of Catharine Borst, Andrew Mar- shall and Thomas Hammond were arrested and locked up. A TAX RECEIVER'S RETURN, [BY TELHGRAPH TO THE tWeRany.) Puitapeceuta, March 9, 1879, Benjamin Shallcross, the tax receiver of the Twenty-third Ward, who disappeared some time ago leaving an alleged deficit in his accounts with the City Treasurer of abont $25,000, has returned to Philadelphia, He suddenly appeared at the Wost Phil- adelphia depot yesterday, saying that he had been to Kaneas. On being shown 4 newspaper containing the story of the charges against him he went at once to his home at Frankford, where he keeps himself in seclusion, rétusin, to see of converse with any one about the alleged deficit. He was resent at & consultation of his bondsmen and Bis lawyer to-day, and the announcement was made by the latter that if Mr. Shallcross’ accounts are in confusion they will be straightened out and any dis- crepancy made good. The matter will probably come before the courts very speedily, SAD END OF A PLEASURE TRIP. ONE OF THE PARTY ACCIDENTALLY KILLED B¥ A RIFLE BULLET. [8¥ TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) Tene Havre, Ind., March 9, 1879. A fatal termination to a pleasure trip down the river by a party of four persons occurred here to- day. When about a half mile below the city one of their number, William Luce, went on'shote, leaving the others (o enjoy themselves in the skiff. Seon atter a piece of floating wood w@s espied by the par- ties in the boat, one of whom, named William Rege- lein, took aim at it with a rifle, but missed his mark andthe bullet entered Luce’s’ body near the heart, He was couveyed to his residence and died during the evening. He leaves a wife and two children in good circumstances. The shooting was purely accie dental. Mr. Luce was a well known citizen and hie loss is deeply mourned, MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT, War DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEr SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasuinoron, March lu—1 A. M, Indicatwns, For the Middle States, warmer south to west winds, partly cloudy weather and stationary oF slowly falling barometer. For New England, warmer southerly to westerly winds, falling barometer, partly cloudy weather and possibly light rains. For the South Atlantic Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, clear or partly cloudy weather, with aslight rise in temperature, southerly to westerly winds and stationary or a slight riso in the barome- ter. For the lower lake region, warmer south to west winds and partly cloudy weather, light local rains and light changes in barometer. For the upper lake region, Upper Mississipp! and Lower Missouri valleys, clear or partly cloudy weather, winds mostly from south to west, with slight changes in temperature and barometer. For the Pacific coast regions, partly oloudy weather, with rain in Oregon and Washington Terrie tory. The lower Mississippi River will fall slowly. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. Tho following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in come parison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Hxnarp Building, No. 218 Broadway :— 1878. 1879, 1878, 1879, 33 3:30 P. M. 62 6 33° «6 P.M. 43 36 9 P.M. cy 41 12 P.M. aa Average temperature yesterday... see B93G Average temperature for corresponding date last year...... wees ee 6OK FATAL JUMP FROM A TRAIN. PorrsvILtx, Pa., March 9, 1879. Three boys, named Charles and William Gessley and Ambrose Itubright, of Waterloo, boarded # coal train at Auburn yesterday and rode to Hamburg, where they jumped off while the train was in mo- tion, Charles was instantly killed and William and Awbrose were injured, the latter seriously. OBITUARY. JOHN M'LEOD. . John McLeod, Member of Provincial Parlisment, < West Durham, died at Bowmansyville, Ont., yester> ys ROBERT STARK. Robert Stark, Chief Engineer of the British steam» ship Egy t, died at Norfolk, Va., yesterday, of heart disease. He was a native of England. ; ELWAH FORD. Adespatch from Buffalo announces tlre death yew terday of Elijah Ford, a highly respected lawyer of that city, at the ago of 75 years. He was the oldest lawyer of Buffalo; had been a member of the State Legislature and of the Buffalo City Council, and was a nominee for Mayor in 184 ‘IS HE INSANE? At the Grand Central Depot yesterday Officer Wile eon, of the Nineteenth sub-precinct, found @ man acting very strangely, and believing him to be insane had him removed to Bellevue Hospital. ‘There he gave his name as Charles A. Meuth, and said that he was an artist residing at Washington, D.C. On his person he had considera- ble money and jewelry, aud he is supposed to be wealthy, HOTEL ARRIVALS. General Alfred H. Terry, United States Army, ie at the Sturtevant. Alexander R. Shepherd, of Washing- ton, is at the Gilsey. Congressman Charles E, Hooker, of Mississippi, is at the New York. Senator D. B. St. John, of Newburg, is at the Brunswick. General Stewart Van Vliet, United States Army, is at the Hoffman. 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