The New York Herald Newspaper, March 31, 1879, Page 4

4 CENTRAL ASIA. The Visit of the Russian Mission to Cabul. RESIDENCE IN THE APGHAN CAPITAL. Shere Ali's Last Journey and Its Incidents. THE MONEY CHESTS. Did the Ameer Die a Nat- ural Death P TasHKEND, Turkestan, Feb, 25, 1879. The interval of ten days which has elapsed since the date of my last letter has been marked by two important events. ‘The first of these has reference to the return of General Rasgonoff from Afghanistan, after a journey which has lasted over eight months. ‘The General started w'th his friend Staletew, the real chief of the mission, and who shortly returned to make his report to the Emperor, General Rasgonoff remained behind to await the course of events, which were to be the counterpart of those occurring in Europe. The month of August had then been en- tered upon, and a few durk spots were noticeable on the political horizon, especially in the direction of ‘Turkey. ‘The English fleet was still holding a threatening position in the Bosphorus, and it was indispensable that the first hostile movement there should be responded to, blow for blow, in India. ‘Theretore it was that General Rasgonoff came to be the advanced sentinel there—too advanced, perhaps, from the sentinel’s point of view, who, no doubt, found the life he had to Jead at Cabul little suited to his tastes, The mission was composed of seven persons, inclusive of an employé de chancellerie, a draughtsman and a translator—and about twenty Cossacks, All these men, with General—he was then only Colonel— Rasgonoff at their head, were kept confined in the former palace of Yakoob Khan, the actual heir, but who was then, and had been for four years, a close prisoner, in obedience to his father’s will, not to say caprice—for had not the latter already chosen & suc- cessor in the person of a boy twelve years old who ‘was soon destined to die? DWELLING IN CABUL. ‘This palace of Yakoob Khan as a dwelling place had nothing whatever to recommend it. It is fur- nished in accordance with the customs of the coun- try, which is as good as saying that you must sit on your thumb in the absence of chairs; the only open air space throughout the building is a very small courtyard, without even the shadow of atree, The General felt much annoyed at this absence of ver- ure; he appears to me to be one of those soldiers who belong to what may be called the contemplative order. He represents the dreaming (lass of soldiers, although his life has been passed in the rhidst of camps in the Caucasus or in Central Asia, I speak of his active career, for this was preceded by a long period of study. It was after receiving his com- mission that he completed his studies by attending at St. Petersburg the classes of the Académie d’Etat- Major. When he had gone through these he went to the Académie d’Etat-Artillerie and began ‘another course. He hed then learned all that could be taught in the’ military art, and began studying medicine: Of this he acquired a sufficient knowledge to entitle him to practice in a general way. Thus it was that in principle he was the physician of the mission, and it accounts for the answer he gave me when I asked him how he whiled away his time at Cabul. “IT spent,” said he, ‘a great part of my nights in at- tending on one of our Cossacks who was laid up with typhus.” Moreover, General Kaufmann told me that of all the supplies sent to Cabul during the residence of the mission there’ sulphate of Quinine was that which General Rasgonoff valued the most. He used it to relieve the Afghans atthe court of the fevers which prostrated them, and in this way pound upon pound of it was con, sumed. But notwithstanding the zealous endeavors of the soldier doctor, the presence of a real physi- cian was deemed necessary; it was the Ameer him- self who asked for him, He was sent to him, and is the same who forwarded the despatches relative to the precarious state of Shere Ali's health. This man of science has already supplied material for several equibs. It is hinted that he went to Cabul to be present at the death of the heir whom the Ameer had selected, and that i? his previsions have proved true he must have witnessed the death of Shere Ali at Tashkourgan. It is added that General Rasgonoff, who killed nobody, was evidently no doctor at all. INCIDENTS OF LIFE IN CABUL. The mission lived theretore in Cabul in strict confinement, and General Rasgonoff willingly lates even the smallest details of his cloistered life, for when he once begins 4 narrative nothing can stop him. While Staletew seemed to have acquired the diplomatic habit of keeping a close tongue, or at any rate of replying without affirming anything, his friend, on the contrary, took ‘eapecial pains to ve no detail untold, and the information he tells is in- teresting. For months together the mission had to ‘undergo the torture I spoke of the other day. The reader will remember the fanciful freak of the Ameer of Bokhara, who kept his Grand Master of the Artillery for three days within four red hot walls until he was baked to death. I had forgotten to say that this high official happened to be a foster brother of the Amee! Well, the members of the mission, shut up in koob’s palace, had to endure a temperature of 10 degrees Fahrenheit, which decreased tong, three or ith four degrees during the night, re- ard to tood, it consisted of serupu- jously served up twice a day. jes feeling satiated with such a protusion of rice, the Russians were held in perpetual dread of their food by a hint from the Ameer, who had warned them to be on their guard in the matter of edibles, for it was not at all unlikely that some fanatical Mussulman might take it into his head to poison them, out of pure hatred of the Christians. in the matter of recreation I have already said that the Gen- eral found some relief in attending a Ci stricken with typhus. Buteven this ntode of killing time, even w! you do not kill the patient, does not suit every one's humor. The Cossacks, moreover, bow- jined they may be, would not hav contracting typhus for the simple ratification of the members of the mission, THE COSKACK ESCORT. A word must be said en passant in to this es- e é cort of Cossacks who have travelled through these > accursed jons with their habitual stolid indif- ference. They were the same there as you see them in the Cancasus and in Bul ia. The of latitude and longitude has for them all ‘military conscrip- Wherever they go they carry Russia with Thus those belonging to the escort, after haying learned the names of the country and the y were in, immediately Russianized them, ard dated their letters—mostly addressed to th pursery maids of Tashkend—from ‘“Cabouls, pro ince of Affghana.”” They were indifferent to every: thing else, so that, not seeing their chiefs leave the Pe they nat iy conciuded that they were in custody and thought it but fair that they should share their fate. ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS IN CABUL, One of the most Pg mes of the mnission was the reading of the Engl p India. These are allowed free circulation in Cabul, and from them may be gathered an idea of how far the war may be prolonged. This cousidered on the one hund, and, on the other, the system of warfare of the Indian army, as re roportions and results, an ide as to how the scale would turned by the in- tervention of troops, like those The English said, cireulate in Cabul, y is known to exist. At with them; be exceptional now lying in idleness at Tashkend, wepapers, a8 I have where a strong British pai first the people were divided into three political factions. There were the partisuns of the Ameer, those of Yakoob and those of England. Yakoob hav: ing regained favor with the Ameer, the first two of these coalesced. They number morte adherents than the other party, but lack that amount of energy which English gold imparts to those who favor Brit- hese inen are continually agitating the public mind by every means in their power, first, espionage; recond, defamation of ne 5 lastly oney. People go about say- ing that wherever Englishmen show themselves the; distribute gold at so much per head, the price bei fixed beforehand, When, therefore, they ap} the distance thore of the pauper element whisper to each other that rupees are to be had without having to stoop for them, And they heave a sigh of regret. A few aays later th: English are to be seen again ex- citing the ‘aed of some and tempting the poverty of oslly they all accept the . ‘Lhe English then push on a miles er, and aod ne ng aoe 4 paws portant victor Li en, Ail o - Drain d MIL that inountaineers who mand the pasees exhibit @ friendship which is open to doubt and armed demonstrations which ad- mitot no doubt at all. Upon this the redcoats with- draw, to return later, ENGLISH METHODS OF BRIBERY. ‘This game, as it has been explained to me, mi take long to play out, unless the Afghans meet wit! @ man capable of leading them, after having united their scattered forces, Upto the present time the English have been putt their usual means ot war- fare into practice— itary demonstrations and money. The Afghans have accomplished little or nothing; they have incompetent othcers. They pos- ess a numerous cavalry, which Generals Staletew ‘and Rasgonoff declare to be the best in the world, and they who have had to deal with Cossacks all their lives should be able to form an opinion of its merits, This Nendy | could overthrow the invaders who have advanced too far; cut off their re- treat, to begin with, and then annihilate them. The lish are aware of this, and are making the greatest efforts to settle the question by means of gold, for which purpose their agents are hard at work at Cabul. The results hitherto ob- tained can only be latent or occult, for they failed in preventing, a few hours after the departure of General Rasgonoff's mission, the public sale into bon of an English lad, who, no doubt, was cap- tured in one of the outposts.’ General Rasgonoff only heard of this occurrence when it was too late to interfere; otherwise he would have left an agent behind for the purpose of obtaining the boy, whom he would have at once sent to Lord Loitus. The English y showed the greatest concern when it became known that the Ameer had determined to hand over the reins of power to Yakoob in order to go to St. Petersburg to consult the Emperor Alexan- der, A popular demonstration against the Russians was attempted, but could not be carried into execu- tion. They might, perhaps, have been cheered on their departure had not Shere Ali, who wanted a few hours before him to present bis son Yakoob to the peoplo, sent the mission on in advance, with the intention ot overtaking it in the course of the day. But the efforts of the English went even beyond that, and I shall now revert at fuller length to a tact which, like those above related, I simply gave a summary of in my telegram of the 24th of February. THE AMEER'S LAST JOURNEY. A few marches before arriving at Tashkourgan, where the journey was to end and which is about four hundred miles from Cabul, the Ameer was accosted by aman who waiting for him on the roal, “Iam an Afghai he said, “but I have served in the English army. I deserted at Peshawur. I wished to speak to you at Cabul, but was unable to do so, I therefore started betore you so as to wait yout coming. Iam in a position to give invaluable information to your generals and I place myself at your disposal.” The Ameer told him that he would listen to him later and crdered him to follow him, The deserter mixed himself up with the escort and on the way addressed himself to Ghazzi, one of the four ambassadors who have arrived here. He speaks English very fluently, and told Ghazzi that this jour- ney to St, Petersburg was a great mistake, and after few observations of a similar kind, he added that he would willingly give there ‘and then the sum of 100,000 roubles to whomsoever would prevent the Ameer going to Russia, He made use of the word “rouble.” Ghazzi, who is far from being a duilard, understood at once how matters were, and made up his mind to have the man’s head cut off on their arrival at Tashkourgan. He went on conversing with the deserter so as to lull all suspicion, and at the end of the day’s march went straight to Shere Ali, to whom he related what had occurred, When, however, the man with the 100,000 roubles was ordered to be brought forward he was nowhere to be found. It was the Ameer him- self who gave these details to General Rasgonoff. DID THE ENGLISH GOLD Work? At that moment the journey of Shere Ali to St. bitsy Sig more than ever the subject of con- verrution, but a change took place so unexpectedly with regard to it that the Russian mission began to suspect some subterfuge or other. One morning the Ameer complained of @ sore throat, the next day he kept on complaining, and did so for several days, When at last he spoke of giving up the idea of going to St. Petersburg the Russians thought the pretext of illness rather a transparent one on his part, and when he asked that the doctor should be allowed to remain in attendance upon him they were persuaded that he intended to play this part to the end. They contented themselves with express- ing surprise at the suddenness of the resolution, in- asmuch as the Ameer, greeted everywhere on his sage with the greatest enthusiasm by men, women and children, had been in a most happy trame of mind, saying to the Russians:—‘You will bear wit- ness with me before the Emperor of the affection shown to me by the Afghans.” This feeling of af- fection would seem to pervade all classes, from the lowest to the highest, for Yakoob Khan, notwith- standing his four years’ imprisonment—a treatment rather couducive to resentment than filial love. Ya- koob Khan, I say, ever since his father’s departure from Cabul, has never for a day omitted'to send him adetatled report of all that occurred there, while at the same time soliciting his advice and asking for in- structions. Up to the time of the departure of the Russian mission the attitude of Yakoob appears to have been strictly correct. ‘THE AMEER'S MONEY BOXES. Leaving prison after such long confinement no one could enter fresher than he did on the theatre of events; only trom my own point of view— and I am vain enough to believe that I represent here in a certain measure the Old Western World—I cannot help thinking that Shere Ali was greatly to blame in leaving his substitute without a cont, or at any rate with little more. And this for two reasons, the first being that Yakoob, finding his exchequer empty, would be gore easily seduced by the sight of Engli id, and second, that the suite of ‘the Ameer ct not help regarding with a ‘feeling of covetousness the moncy boxes in their master's train. Supposing him tv have died some: what suddenly, as he is still reported to havo done, may not the hypothesis stand thi court tes prived of its sovereign, who alone constituted its raison d'etre, and which by his death was broken up, should seek for consolation in thoxe yery specie boxes, instead of sending them back to Yakoob? Be- sides, the latter might. 1m accordance with Biblical or simply Oriental customs, order a sacrifice to be made ot thove guarding the treasure, thus taking & posthumous revenge on his father in the per- sons of those who, being among his friends and his counsellors, must inevitably heve had some- thing t the four, years’ im- prison: cannot ‘easily forget, and which might have been still turther protract had it not been tor the breaking out of this English war. And on that score Yukoob Khan owes a debt of ogg to the Briti Bi pd be repyne-' In point of » his gratitude should aleo be extended to Get- eral Kaufmann, for it was the sending » mission to Cabul that excited the ire of John Bull, one bod yn alarming in regard to tecnapized when General Rasgonoff took his departure with the four ambas- sadors acting in the name of the Ameer; and the doctor's letter announcing the sad condition of the latter only reached him at Samarkand. Gonersl Kautmenn only received itthe day following. He ‘was deeply affected at its 4 he really be. lieved the Ameer to be dead. In losing him he lost the heavy trump card which he held in the Afghan question, if it xo happened that he should be called upon to play the yame. He telegraphed the fact to St. Petes at once, and my despatch to the Heat was wired immediately after his, But it happened that something or other was out of re- pair on the line, and it was only the following day that the message could be read in America, THE NEWS ARRIVES IN TASHKEND. The ambassadors had then arrived and had learned the news, the only effect of which was to ex- cite their incredulity and to declare that the Amecr, on the contrary, was in excellent health. They ad- mitted that he certainly had been suffering from an bacess, but that the abscess had disappeared, and be able to mount on horseback. General Kaufmann sent for the heads of the Sanitary Department, who, on hearing the report addressed to his superior by the doctor lett at Tashkourgan, declared that the letter of the latter was technically Splmpespaabie ‘and master pice in fi which they bad not hitherto thought im. writing, and if the Ameer was not wae ecting in Yh bad taste und in open ret to seionce. And this is how mat- ters stand nt. No news from the doctor. ‘The Governor Turkestan has received the am- of Dbassadors (1 will give the particulars of the interview in my next); he examined their c: their homes, put- the conference fer a few days, corteta whether tieee pisnipoventiars peaking wi plenipotentiaries are s ing in the name of a living or of a dead monarch. The General ix also ex) ing from St. Petersburg the in- structions which were despatched immediately after the ratification of the treaty of with Turkey. Probably the courier arrive to-night. In the meanwhile the news has reached us of a fresh patching up of the alliance of the three Emperors. The Ameer, dead or alive, on the one side, Turkey and Russia at peace on the other, and now the alliance of the three Emper- ors! Allied against whom? Will anything come out of this forthe Russians in the direction of India— that is to say, for General Kaufmann? Will he at last bo called npon to finish the work begun by Peter the Great? He trusts that he may, but would Mike meanwhile to know how to direct Lis course, KING THEE BAW'S FAMILIAR, ‘The London Globe says:—““It we may believe cer- tain statements lately telegraphed to England, King Thee Baw, the ruler of Burmah, must be as bad a specimen of Oriental royalty as could well be im ined. Before Thee Baw came to the throne he en- joyed tho reputation of being a well disposed young man of decidedly ascetic tastes. According to Byr- meso belief this radical change of disposition was due to the evil influence of « certain notable spear. When King Tharraweddi, the grandfather of thé pres- ent monarch, dicd, Re left as @ royal heirloom the identical spear with whieh he had been wont to pun- ish all who had happened to displease him, In an evil hour Thee Baw took the terrible weapon out of the treasure chamber, and from that moment he ts credited with having completely ed his nature. Raroly is he seen without'the dread of Tharra- waddi in his hand, and, if report truly, it has already Leming bre with fatal t on more than one occasion. trem bli: courtiers say their ruler cannot help himecif, ‘they prodict that ho will grow worse and w so bh as the familiar of King Tharrawaddi remains at hi pro: ing him to suspect and assareinate indiscriminate Had we only known about hme bag ol iy bere oft pear som we mi ~ge shoved th y weape nuren Thee ww’ father, pce an) ae almost eny- ‘was willing to sell thi fuuble consideration,” £UROPEAN NOTES. Before leaving Adrianople General Scobeleff ex- horted the Bulgarians to obey the Sultan, and is stated to have departed amid cheering. ‘The German protectionist party are now assailing the present coin system, They condemn the pure gold standard as hurtful to the interests of Germany and recommend a return to the small uotes system and the issue of pleaty of paper money. While the Catholic party were ho! @ soirée at Derry, on Monday night, the 17th of ha cart axle box, filled with gunpowder and fired, wasthrown through the glass roof, exploding immediately, The heavy glass of the roof injured several persons, Ono girl was taken to the infirmary budly hurt. Considerable attention is being directed toward Africa as an English market, in the present season of depression, and Mr. James Bradshaw read # paper re the Society of Arts, last evening, in which he demonstrated that Africa was a ownt necessity for the future prosperity of the leading industries of England. Both Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone are reported to be indisposed, Latterly the ex-Premier has been sub ject to severe attacks of influenza in its worst form, accompanied with sore throut and lity. He has been confined to bed for nearly a week and so prostrate ‘that all his correspondence fell to the amanuensing of his daughter. ‘Let the universal satisfaction at our enemy's re- cent humiliating defeat by despised opponents stimulate us to exertions which shall hasten our opportunity to strike also. ACetywayo with unarmed followers would never have staggered the prestige or curbed the insolence of England, Arm Ireland, and a ‘Rorke’s Drift’ nearer home may shake the Empire to its base.” This is an extract trom one of the documents found on the person of an Irishman re- cently arrested at Newcastle-under-Lyme, “The Daily Telegraph says:—There is an ugly trait in the public opinion of Ireland at the present time. ‘That there should be any subjects of the Queen who hail with delight the massacre of brave soldiers, their own fellow countrymen, by ruthless savages, testifies to a painful degradation of sentiment among presumably educated men. The fecling has even roused sone Irishman to treasonable verse, in which the writer sings :— Then hurrah for our Zulu foos, For their solid and deep array For the whelming crescent’s cl Aud the whizzing assegal. The London World notices the strange omission of Mr. Gladstone’s name from the list of the invited to @ royal marriage at Windsor, ‘Whatever may be thought of Mr. Gladstone as a statesman his name is imperishably connected with the history of the reign of which, we may add, in famous words, ‘ho has been a great part.’ It is a pity that no place was found for such # man. Courts and courtiers are much deceived if they think their flouts can do him harm. The country will regret to see the Court giving way tofeclings of tretful spite and of cat- like vindictiveness.” A deputation of the council of the Cremation So- ciety of England has had an interview with the Home Secretary with reference to Earl Onslow’s motfon in the House of Lords calling attention to the Crema- tion Society, and asking the government whether the ‘practice of cremation is in accordance with the laws of the country. The deputation, which con- sisted of Sir Henry Thompson and others, urged ar- guments in support of cremation. Mr. Cross sug- ested that before the thing was established by any fadividual company it would be better for private individuals to bring in a billand have the matter threshed out in Parliament. ‘The Oxford Chronicle understands that the plans for the establishment of a ‘Ladies’ College” in Oxtord, which have for some time been under consideration, are now approaching completion. They fall under two heads, one relating to the provision of instruc- tion, the other for the establishment of halls for ladies going to Oxtord from a distance for the pur- ses of study. “The Association for Promoting the igher Education of Women in Oxford” has thought it well to confine itself to the former object. The ‘association has been formed for the purpose of affording instruction in Oxford to ladies over seven- teen years of age who desire to carry on their educa- tion into the higher branches, Ten days ogo the cabling from London was inter- rupted. Here is tho reason :—‘‘At the Widnes police court on Tuosday two ‘respectably connected youths’ were charged with cutting certain telegraph wires on the night of the 6th of March, Owing to the dis- covery at Liverpool that communication was stopped, means were at once taken to trace the defect. It was then found that at Widnes no fewer than fourteen wires had been cut by the prisoners. Communica- tion was thus interrupted with London, Dublin and the United States. The prisoners, who were re- manded, admitted having climbed up the telegraph poles and cut the wires with a piece of tin, but said ‘they had only done it for a lark.’”” Pull Mait Qazette:—“It seoms that'tho late convict Peace, through the sensational accounts published of all his doings, continues to exercise a wonderful influence on the Imagination of the rising generation. Not only has burglary condi ith the ad of a revolver become a favorite pastime for youth, but even the hero’s exccution is imitated—not always without fatal results, Four boys have actuali: ut themselves to death by strangniation while “playing at Peace,” as it is termed, since the object of their admiration died for his crimes on the gallows. The latest case is that of a boy, aged teh years, who was found yesterday morning by @ policeman, having strangled himseif in a street in Lambeth while pur- suing this favorite amusement.” According to the latest adyices from the Cape the worst is apprehended in the Transvaal, though the High Commissioner is disposed to make all reasona- bio concessions. ‘The attitude assumed by the Boers is said to paralyze the action of the English forces nat the Zins. The Natal Witness says it is pox- sible that the British public, when it has had time to consider the subject, may come to the conclusion that it will be better to Jet the Transvaal go at the cost of the English money spent in it than inent tenfold expenses in fighting the Boers and Zulus at the same time. ‘The British public may be disposed to think, it adds, that in a crisis like the present it would be wiser to incur yeh defeat then a gen- eral disaster, and better to have the whole European community united against the common enemy than to cling tooth and nail toan annexation which cir- ctmstances are proving in respect to military objects: bas been a practical mistake, The general impres- sion that Sir Bartle has been too precipitate in the whole Zulu business gains ground. The Copenhagen correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette, writing 4 ined aan inst. Soe. ts sane meeting, at w! tne Not poet, M. stene-bjornson, presided, can ea at Christiania on the evening of Thursday last, with the object of pro- testing against tho union of Norway with Sweden, this protest taking the sbape of an agitation for the removal from the Norwegian fing of the emblem which signifies the union with Sweden. According to telegrams received here, the meeting was of the very stormiest kind, cheers and counter cheers put- ting an early end to all kinds of discussion. About one thousand two hundred persons were prosent, who appeared about equally divided, and who gree M. "s declaration that, ‘We Norsemen want our fieg pure and unsullied—away with the emblem of the union,’ with mingled cheers and groans and hisses, The speech of M. Bjirnson was violent in the extreme and al of the bitterest and most virulent personal attacks on the King of Sweden.” The elopement of a Cornish lady with a man of re- spectable appearance, who gave the name of the Hon. Arthur Arbuthnott, and who, with the lady, was ar- rested afew weeks ago on alighting at the Great West- era Railway station in that city, has been followed by a somewhat important discovery. The man's real name turns out to be Armstrong, and Captain Bent has now ascertained that the defendant is Montague D’Oyley Fullerton Armstrong, for whose apprehen- sion the Scotland Yard authorities have held o war- of last year. The prisoner, , was mentioned in the Hwe a as Known in West End hotels, and o minute search of his lu has led to papers of s yery int nature found concealed. On the saeue of the warrant for his arrest he fied to Ame: where, as Montague F. Anderson, he was admitted to the privileges of the Dugnese Club at Pittaburg. In October last he left America, and on arrival in England came to Exeter, where hejaesumed the name of Montague Arbuthnott. On leeving Exeter he visited Cornwall, whero he assumed the title of “honorable,” and passed as the Hon. Mr. Arbuthnott up to the time of his arrest. Some facts interesting to American shipping men are found in the statement of shipping of the United Kingdom for 1878. ‘There is an increane as compared with 1877 of about two per cent in the number of vessels and of about one per cent ey ny en- tered last year in the total trade of the United - dom. In the clearances the increase was over two f cent both in numbers and tonnage. The increase js oxclusively in British vessels, There is a decrease of about three per cent in the number and about two per cent in the tonnage of foreign vessels clearing, and of about three per cent in the number and over four Ki a the tonnage of the foreign ahi is decrease to be entirely in the fo tralle. ‘The growing monopoly of British ships in the trade ot United Kingdom, home and foreicn, is due, among other things, to the pom me pre- ponderance of steamers, in which this country is pre- eminent, im the total trade British steamers in- creased 6,040 in number and 1,703,000 tons in tonnage in the entries, and 6,738 in number and 1,935,370 tons in tonnage in the clearances. In this trade, at all events, foreign competition is making no headway. The number and capacity of the steamers built, too, exceed those of the former year. General Roberts, who commands the Koorum Val- ley force in Afghanisten, has expelled from his camp Mr. MoPhers oere a aga = indepen upon manner in which Roberts’ column had ot =the = ill-advised into the Klost vance of the oy into the enemy's country, leaving the provi unguarded, ion convoys in the rear and which ended do diagracetull ere oughly known to the world throu, Me! correspondence, and had it not been for him the facts of those incidents would ly never have been their right light, for it appears that the cor dente of the other London papers are joer General Roberts’ staff, and wrote only that which their chief dictates. As if sending the correspondent to the rear were not sufficiently insulting, General Roberts informed him that he (Roberts) had appointed Captain Prettyman to act as special correspondent of the Standard in future. Captain Prettyman, who ia a member of the General's staff, theren assumed that function, but it is sat- isfactory to that the editor of the Standard has not printed the ‘Geet Prottymen’s letters and has bo iutention of eo, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH. 31, 1879—-TRIPLE SHEET. GOSSIP FROM THE RIVIERA The American Mediterranean Squad- ron at Villefranche, A DANCE ON DECK. A “Nice” Essay on the Trenton. ON STARS AND STRIPES. Nice, March 12, 1879, Qne of the very prettiest pictures along the route between Nice and Monaco—a route which in only twelve miles and unfolds to the traveller's eye an ever shifting panorama of mountain shore and sea un. rivalled in Europe—is that obiained when the train, emerging from the long and just now rather danger- ous tunnel of Mont Boron, comes to a sudden stop at the station of Villefranche, at the head of tho Gulf, There, between the long promontories which enclose the deep, blue waters of the harbor, the Stars and Stripes at the peak of each ship, lies the American fleet, the flagship close in shore, not a hun- dred yards from “the quaint houses and ramparts of the old town. So deep and so safe is the anchorage of this matchless harbor that the largest iron-clads can lie here in perfect se- curity. Villefranche and the Golfe Jouan, near Cannes, are favorite quarters of the French fleet, but jnet now Villefranche is left tothe Americans, In the place of honor, nearest to the shore, lies the ‘Trenton, flagship, on ner first cruise, and probably the finest ship in the service; further out are the Quinnebaug, just from home; the Alliance, newly arrived from Smyrna, where she has been lying for four months, and, lastly, the Richmond, which dropped anchor last week en route to Chinese waters, where she will be the flagship. The rest of the American fleet in the Mediterranean consists of the Wyoming, at Smyrna, and the Enterprise, on the coast ot Spain—in all six war ships flying the Stars and Stripes. A NICOIS’ OPINION ON THE STARS AND STRIPES, One of the liveliest of the Nice journals, moved at the sight of the Star-Spangled Banner on the waters of the Riviora, exclaims :—‘Splendid and free flag! In one of its angles the original English escutcheon quartered in red and white (?); as for the rest—the blue heaven studded with stars. 1 understand how American citizens are proud of these noble colors. What more free than the heavens, wherein birds soat? where the eternal federation of stars is born, lives and dies.” Then he goes on to say of the Tren- ton:—This free child of thé forests of Pennsylva- nia proudly carries on the waves the namo of Trenton. It is the name of a town and the name of a battle. The volunteers of Independence won there a decisive victory over the red coats. And to-day the young frigate (she was only launched about two years and a half ago) carries across the seas that glorious souvenir. She has crossed the ocean, sen the channel at Cherbourg, passed the Straits of Gibraltar, explored the Mediter- ranean, visited the waters of the Levant and cast anchor at Smyrna. For some weeks she has rested at Viliefranche, which is the headquarters of the American squadron in Europe.” THE SEX OF WAR SHIPS, ‘Then comes a little philosophy on that insoluble enigma to a Frenchman, the sex of a vessel belonging to an English speaking race. “Are you asailor?” he says, “if yes, you will understand the profound love of every man of the crew for that mysterious construction called aship. For it is alnest ‘a living being; a frame of wood; lungs of iron, breathing steam and nourished by fire; sails spread to the breeze like wing One might think it one of those chimerical dragons created by fable ta accomplish & superhuman tusk. What is the sex of aship? Strange question, is it mot? The English and Americans, however, reply to it. For them, a ship is teminin ‘she ‘" Ameri- can officer will say, wh mnton. And yet they ca!l a ship of war a mun-of-war, Ex- plain that! Is it inan or ® woman in their imagination, this vessel destined to travel, trade and fight? At any rate it is not an inanimate object. Itisa living being, en- dowed with persona'ity and having her birth, life aud death recorded in the stars! The Trenton is admirubly organized for trayel aud for battle. Three engines and eight boilers are ensconced in her depths, ‘Total power, 4,000 horses. Is the anchor to be raised? A steam engine rolls up the enormous chain cable. Th ip and the engine in motion, the pro- peller turns and drives the strong frigate over the waver, bluck-huiled, slender, her three masts sloping slightly backward. Thus she battles with sea and wind aud, when the tempest raises mountains of ‘water around her, she has & well pleased air and aspect! Is the sea gentle and the wind favorable? ‘The stenmn is stopped, the enormous shaft which impels the ves- gels Gottched, sud, immatiatel, sailors und climbing on the and co! o 1e is of the ‘Trenton ‘spread sad swell in the wind. And, always elegant, always inajestic, she advances at the rate of fourteen miles an hour. ‘THE ASIATIC FLAG. “The man-of-war bas not fought. The first fiag which the Trenton has curried off, and of which she 4s proud, is kept on board in the cabin of the Ad- miral, It isa little flag of blue silk, triangular in form and fastened by two corners to a short reed staff. On is a golden cock surrounded by stars, and in ‘a coruer the letter T, gilded and oranamented. This flag has a namo—it is called the ‘Asiatic flag.’ For many years it sojourned in the seas of China and Japan. It belonged to the crew—French, English or America—which could win it ina contest with the oar. Tho last holder of this glorious trophy was the American Teuneases, and she brought it to Villefranche , Where, in turn, the Trenton also eame. The crews of the two frigates contended for the Asiatic flag, and the Trenton won. She keeps now this peaceful spoil, on which still glows the ‘I, which there has been need to efface. has also just won, in the regattuat St. Hos) iant success over the crew of the Vandalia i ing match, which was admirably contested. THE TRENTON'S “DOGS OF WAR.” “She will bea fine sight one day in battle, this deadly trigate, when the enormous guns of the and the three on deck are served by the crew on oe around them! A very simple mechani ‘mits them to bo moved in a circular eweep. A kind of steam bridle, placed beneath each cannon, prevents the recoil, so that, the port open, the charge home, the pointer at bis post, tl can be manceuvred with admirable ease und precision; and these monstroas dogs, obedient as children, will pit forth death at low ranges. Further. every- is ready for boarding. Near cach sheais of swords, with heavy hilts, are arranged, At intervals in the main mrcape rifles are urran, in their racks along the centre of the gun deck. frigate can be ugly; sho can draw in her bowsprit to give play to the «pur which protrudes beneath the water. Thus, bristling up and flerce, she resembles a lion with mano erect, claws unsheathed, and roaring with all his might. When the time comes for the Trenton to ‘wax wrath the winds and waves will seu a fine sight. Seven or eight bouts, of which one is a small steamer, serve as auxihuries to the Trenton. Field joy here mitraillouses enable her to push troops nto the interior of countries, and to wage war along river banks upon the savage tribes of Africa or Oceania, She has hardly begun her career; but she is armed at all points—and waite! THE CAPTAIN AND THE CREW. “For the moment the flagship rocks coquettishly in tho beautiful Gulf of Villefranche, so quict aud so blue. It 1 on Spnday that you should sec her, all rigged pot cairo Cod her — ae janke’ serubbed—everyt! in its place. The oy cleanly dressed, silent, a) mannered, neat. And all tuis life, well ordered, harmonious, simple, gives you a singularly correct idea of the power of the great Anierican people. men— ‘about five hundred in numbor—are energetic types of the numerous races which have been m: dinto one race in the plains and mountains of the New World. You may recognize there some- thing of the Spaniard, of the Englishinan, of the Indian. The officers, polite, unas: suming and gentle, welcome visitors with urbanity. ‘The staff of the European squadron sur. rounds the Admiral. Hore are the names of the officers attached to his personal staff :—Captain John Lee Davis, Lieutenant W. T. Burwell, Lieutenant H. G, O, Colby; Midshipman BK. O. Kay, Admiral's clerk, W. Dunstan, The officers of the ship are:—Captain John i#e Davis, Lieutenant Commander Ludiow Nicoll, Licutenants A. H. Vail, Isaac Hazlett, E. P. Wood, E. D. Taussig, A. Marix, C. A. Stone, J. A. ;Ensigns, W. ©, Cowles, H. Hutchins, W. G. Cutler; Midshipmen, W. A. David, A. F. Fechtelor, U.S. Nelson, FW. Toppan, F. BR. He Harrison, H. A. Johnson, B. C. Dent. The gen eral stall consists vt Chiet Engineer, EB. Fithian; Medical Inspector, D. Bloodgood; Pay Inspector, c othr 5 Comeainy U.S.M.C., T. McLane; Chaplain, HB. H. Clark; Flect Pay Clerk, J. 8. Carpenter. ‘The other officer of marines is T. N. Wood, Second Lieu- tenant. We salute in peace and friendship these valiant officers,” concludes the Nigois journalist, “and we thank them, Wecan contemplate without anxiety the American eagle which hovers over Europe.” ‘THR NEW ADMIRAL, Admiral Lo Roy, late in command in the Moditer- »rancan, has left tor New York, via Eugland, and his successor, Admiral woll, arrived in Nice at Raging of this mont at the st on bi veral th, Wy se of the officers vessels lying in Villcfrancbe harbor. The cl of admirals is duly recorded in the fashionable jour- nals of Nice, Here are the adiews of the Monde Bic- ee weekly journal of high life:—“Admiral Le y leaves the service. He has filled a laborious ca- reer and feels the desire to taste of a lif@ralm and free from the cares of administration and command. Honor to the brave sailor who has deserved well of his country. As for us, after having rendered hom- age to the distinguished ofticer whom we have learned to know thro! the praises of his com- patriots we ret tl ntleman, the host, always sympathotic toward our France. Admiral Le Roy will leaveamong usan untading memory. Has he not on every occasion given delicate proofs of his courtesy, the sincerity of hisiriendship? May we not be flattered by finding in Admiral Le Roy the chivalrous traditions which has inherited, with his name, from our country? May these few lines be the expression of the feelings of gratitude and es- teem of the persons who have approached him, He will take them as a last testimony of our sympathy and our regrets.” Before leaving Nice the Admiral wrote the following letter to the Profet:—‘I was much touched on arriving at the hotel to-day kind letter expresaii your sonal sentiments and those of opulation: which you administer, In leaving vinittranche and my command I catry away pleasant sympathies and the recollection of the hospitality which has been lavished upon me, especially of that of my triend, you yourselt, who have done so much to make my stay in France agreeable. I hope cir- cumstances may permit me to meet you again rome day, 80 that I may ouce more prove to you how much I appreciate your kindness.” Of the new Ad- mmiral the chronic!er says ho ts of middie height, with white hair, and a man of distinguished appearance and commanding mauner, He is also oman of the world, in the full sense of the word.” Indeed, the rumor that the new chief is fond of society and en- tertaining causes no little satisfaction among the young officers of the Trenton, who ure groat favorites in the fashionable circles of Nice. THE MATINEES ON THE TRENTON. There have been no events ot the fashionable sea- son this year at Nice more successtul and enjoyable than the matinées, or afternoon dances, given by the officers on board tho fiogship. “On these occasions the vessel is decked with tlowers; the B gpa para- hernalia of war are wreathed and twined with gar- lands of greenery; the olive branch (real, not meta- phorical) of peace Mes athwart the great eight- inch guns; balls of lovely flowers hang over tucir black muzzles, ‘The gun deck, which may one day be slippery with blood, is now white and smooth, and tapped by the dainty heels of beautiful women; the officers in their well fitting uniforms, lead fair forms up and down the companion ladders or sway them to and fro, as only American dancers can, in the “Boston.” Here, where one day may be the dense smoke of battle, flying splinters and the roar ot deadly conflict, there is now the odor of vio- lots, the buzz of mcrry voices and laughter; from these ports, which will perhaps some day launch forth, through dense clouds, the screaming messen- [aid of death and destruction, now issues over the tue water only the sound of Strauss’ favorite —— most admirabiy played by the band of the ship. THE TRENTON EN FETE. “The Trenton,” says the same lively writer whom. Thave already quoted, and whom 1 continue to quote as representing the native opinions of Nice, “on these occasions puts on the airs of spring and smiles through her flags, her flowers and her garlands. Is it possible that these great fighting machines, so spruce and so trim, are capable of losing their temper? They have the look of thone great, good-humored = imastiffs which do not bite children. And, indeed, there are on board great children, dancing, sliding, “bostonning.” Here and there, behind the gun ‘carriages and in mysterious little nooks and corners there are to be found some who have cut ali their teeth! Dame Flirtation, who loves even numbers, les numéros pairs, encourages them and offers to each couple excellent chicken salad in one plate and much champagne in one glass. It is along while ago, you know, since The buffet of lovers gave up a dlet of dew drops. the Trenton is spread on the gun dec! antand recherché; some of the officers service with good grace and hospitality. THE HOSTS AND THE GUESTS, “The gay crowd comes and goes from beneath and above the ladders which are domed ovet with ver- dure and flowers, the gifts of the United States Consitl, Mr. Vesey, Mr. and Mrs. Burtol. All Nice is there, for the of rs of the Trenton, mindful of the fact that they dre invited to all the entertain- mentse—even to some to which the French officers are not bidden—seek to make thvir hospitality far- reaching. ‘Ihe guests om board comprise the Vis- countess Vigicr, M. and Mme. Alfonso, Machado and du Chastel, Comtesse de Fernundina, Commandant ni Madane Meugnier, Among the Americans and English are Mrs. Rogs Ray and three danghters, well known in Washington society; Captain and Miss Stokes Boyd, General and Mrs. Williams, Ceneral Starring, luspector of Consuls, and Mrs. Starring; Mrs, Davis, widow ot the late Admiral Davis; Miss Lee, daughter of the late General Robert Lee; Mrs. Borthnick, Mrs. and Mies Hughes, Mr. and Mies Perkins, Mr, and Moss Reynolds, Mr., Mrs. and Mrs. Winslow, Miss Epreooen a and many others. All the fests yo to Villefranche by road, the route nouvelle de Villetranche, which runs along the edge of the seashore aronnd the point which divides the little harbor of Nice from the bay of Villefranche, and commands the most entrancing yiews.over the sea and along the coast westward of the town. The whole route is crowded with carri conveying the guests to the landing place, at which they em- in boats to perform the sea voyage of a hun- hem beneath the black they are assisted ‘by the eager hands ot the officers. Then, after the dance on the deck and two or three hours of unqualified Se the gay crowd drives back to Nice as the sun is sinking below the distant coast line, and the whole lovely scene, ocean and shore, is tinged with crimson light.” . AN AMERICAN WEDDING IN ROME, pained MISS ADA HUNGERFORD'S MARRIAGE WITH THE COUNT TELFENER—THE GUESTS AND THE FESTIVITIES, Loxpox, March 19, 1879. Miss Ada E. Hungerford, the sister of Mrs. Mackay (the wife of the California millionnaire), was married at Rome on Saturday, the th of March. to Count Guiseppe 'elfener, a widow, who was born, we aro informed by the Roman correspondent of the Globe, at Foggia, in the south of Italy. He was originally & poor man, but by indust#y and skill he amassed an enormous fortune, and is considered a millionnaire, He lately went to Rome and bought the old post office in Piazza Colonna, a purchase which he sub- sequently got set aside, and he then bought from Victor Emmanuel the royal palace of Maccao and was enobled with the title of count, After Victor Em- manuel’s death Count Telfener peronanes. from King Humbert the villa formerly called Villa Portenziani, ide the Ports Salaria, where the late king had erected a magnificent palace expended fabulous sums in making foads, planting thousands of trees and constructing artificial lakes. ‘THE RELIGIOUS CEREMONY. The religious ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of Foes who went to Rome specially for that purpose. re were present Mur. Capel, who he left of the pg > moa and Mgr. Cataldi, Teprewented His Holiness’ the Pope, who stood on the right of the bridegroom. After the ceremony & deyeuner was offered to the guests, placed in the following order:—On tho right of the Aride, rr. Baosy ot Mie. Hs oe is ne, ai y King Italy; a oe her . Capel. At the bride- groom’ le the Marquise de la Penne was on the right, and one of the bi on the of Count Teltener. site the brid m was Mme. Mackay, guppo: on her right by Colonel Guidotti, representing the King of Italy, and on her left by the Earl of Lancaster, » tormer Ambassador, During the ropast Mgr. Cutaldi made a very eloquent speech in honor of the newly married couple, and was succeeded by Mr. MacDonald, Mgr. one }» the a 6 Syndic of Fog; ‘father Denis, Superior Pas- sionists, the Eurl of Lancaster and the Chevalier de la Spinne. ‘THE FESTIVITIES. On the afternoon of the wedding day the grounds of the former Villa Portenziani, now called the Villa Ada, were thrown open to the public and to a num- ber of guosts who were invited to witness races run a horses of the Telfener stud. A box or stand was erected tor the accommodation of King Humbert, Prince Amadeus and the Countess Telfener and some ladies. ‘Tho King arrived on the grounds at a quarter past three, accompanied by the Duke of Aosta and Gen eral Modici. Aw soon as Count Telfener had presented his new family to the King, His Majesty gave up the places of honor to the ntess Ada TeJfener, to Mme. Mackay, to Mme. Hungerford and to the bridesmaids, ‘The othor guests romained standin, behind His Majesty, The féte was fayored by mos! splendid weather, ‘ In carriages along the course wore Prince Doria (with a tour-in-nand), Pr.nee Colonna, the Count at Countess Santasilia, the Marches: Antaldi, the chese Le Ghait, the Countess Sforza Cesarini, the Duchess Torlonia, Princess Seiarra, kc, Four horses: ran for the first race, which was a flat ono, und was won by Meera, the Laura ckey. Two of the com line of course and ran off toward their stables. Tho second race was over slight hurdies, made of green bonghs, and one of the horses throw hia jockey and seany off to his stall, The third waa a flat race, won by Hamlet, the prize being given by the Co! toss Telfener, THE PALACE OF COUNT TELPENER. ‘The grand palace, built by Vieter Emmanuel, in which the young couple will reside, is surrounded by most beautiful grounds, ‘The rooms in the palace are none of them larye, but there is a handsome én- trance hall, lighted from above with a glass roof and adorned in the middie by a statueof a female, holding in one hand a cup and in the other a bunch of flowers. ‘The figure is represented flying in the air and rest- ing on her middle upon a cluster of rose trees. This statue is in gray marble and executed in & rough and mediocre manner and in the worst taste. In one of the upper rooms is shown to mea bed, whereon the late King occasionally it. Most of the rooms are with unglazed windows and floors unpaved. The viows from the palace were charming; and Victor Emmanuel, had he ii would have made it the most beautit in the suburbs of Rome, Queen Margarita not go to occupied in visiting the exposition being of paint- Ings and sculpture in Piazza del lo, *Everythi connected with this grand féte to the élite Roman society,” says the Continental Gazette, “went off most successfully, and will leave a lasting souve. nirin the memory of all those who enjoyed the happiness of being present. The beauty of the bmg yaa the brilliancy of the sun, the presence of the King of Italy and the gayety of the noble guests all contributed to make the a success and a tri- umph, auguring well for the future happiness of the Count Countess Telfener.’’ AN INTERESTING HISTORICAL ASSO. CIATION, {From the London Globe.) It is an interesting fact that the town to which s¢ much attention has just been directed by an over flow of tho Theiss, marks the birthplace of the Hun- garians as « nation in the ninth century. The original stock of the Hungarians are supposed to have come from the foot of the Ural Mountains. They took themselves to be descendants of the Huns who Attila led to victory, and when they found the trans- Volgan settlement growing too narrow for them.they mn to turn their thonghts to the riches and fertility of that Pannonia that had once owned sub- jection to their great warrior, Their whole people were divided into seven. tribes, each governed by a po srg chieftain, and in order to insure united action they raised one of the seven, Alom, to supreme rule, at the same time, however, imposing upon him conditions which constituted the founda- tion of the Hungarian constitution for cizht centuries. Under Alom, a brave and sagacious leader, they crossed the Velga, and by valor or in- trigue. socured themselves a passage through Eastern Enrope toward their promised land, which they claimed in the name of their leader, who, as they maintained, was a direct descendant of Attila. Be- fore they had fully ¢arried ont their plans Alom, pleading age and infirmity, jed in favor of his son Arpad, who is credited with the honor of establishing his people in the land they set out to rec»ver, Atter # good deal of fighting and the tricky kind of diplomacy common enongh in later days than his, a great final battle took place and the Magyars were masters of Pannonia, comprisin; the whole Bulgarian kingdom. Arpad now se about to organize his new kingdom, and it was just where Szegedin now stands that the first dict of the seven ir chiefs was held. The constitution was revised and contirmed, the country was mapped out into counties and baronies, and for the first timo it was here determined that the various tribes who had come from beyond the Volga, or had been incorpor- ated wigh them, should assume the gencral name of Hungarians. They and all who had freely submitted to Magyar rule were to be free and equal—wore. in fact, to constitute the it Lungarian nation—while those who had resisted were condemned to serfdom and toil, Hence the distinction between “nobiles” and peasants. REAL ESTATE. ‘The following sales took place on the Real Estate Exchange, March 29:— BY ft. V, HARNETT. Alfred Wagstaff, 1eferee—Foreclosure two story brick stable, with lot 25x10 Yost GOth at. 250 ft. w. o} 0 with lot 20x102.2, No, 125 ft. e, of 4th ay., to plainti BY Joseph 8. Auerbach, roferce—Foreclo: the three story brick dwellin; Hinton et,,@ 8., 60 ft, BY MULLEN & SON. . Curtis, recetver—Receiver’s saie of the four y brick bullding, with lot, 24x1(0x25x 100, No, Brondway. » me st., to A. D, Weoks, plaintiff Also, foreclosure ‘T8877 est in the three story x 98.9, No, 133 West Th ay., to plaintiff. ++ 11,079 DY BERNARD Ruy" William A. Boyd, referee—Partition. of the two story brick hou 1x25x8: 0 with lot 25x 126 ft. w. of Jack xBLN, jonroe st son Bt, three story brown stone front a 142x100.5, No, 320 Wost w. of Sth ay., to plaintif?, Total... cece ute OFFICIAL REAL, ESTATR“LRANSFERS, elling, with lot The following is a statement showing the real estate transactions recorded in the Register’s office, March 29, 1879:— 111th st. 8. 6, 140 ft. w. of 2d av., 20x100.11; Alfred 60,000 8. w, corner U2 id wife to William N. Thon uo ft of oth I. 75,5 ft..m. of S2d xt. 25K100; Charles Svagrist snd wife to Francivku Wore! Same property; Franz Worner and wife Seagrist i feud 4, 8. South at., 06 ft. 0. of Jefferson st., M44; also pior No, 47 East River; William Dennistor (executors of) to Thomas Dennistoun Southern Boul 8. @. comer of Lath st., 6) ft, to Cypress av., 150.0x100x140xlrrogular; J. Thomasson, feree) to Gustav Schwan. 125th st.. oy 8: 126th st. ; jamin Russ 45th st, mw. 100 fe of 6th ay., 2UK100.5 B. Ackerman, ny wife to George W. Boyd........ 18,000 125th st. Sah ft. w. of Bd ay., Dx 1: to 1G. BL Benja- m intel 125th st, n. 9. SAG 126th #t.; Theodore W: Russak n. 8, 100 feet '@. of tid Hugh Cassidy (executor) I Life Insurance Company: ©. &, ft, n. of Stanton at., 25x; (referee) to John M. Quack: oid an fe to John HH. 22d at, 8. 6. 125 ft. o of 7th av. 25xie! Reod and husband to Thomas Rei Tat wV.,¢, 8, of 19th lett (referee) Neh Kquires to Mary J: Novi wires to Mary J. Novi Eni Brow eng (No, 1) John I. Leveridge and G, Dean. : Grows at 20th av., sane to Jacob Grows and Gath at., 8. m., 250 Hi. Fox rot LRARES. 8d av. (No. 1,064), 3 yoa: nard Fi v, A (NO. 5 me at... 8, 21 yours to Micliael i. w AGES. S Ayctigg, Benjamin and wite, 10 James Millwood, n. Wr ofiin se, eof Tih Spear i at ol 0 Julia Rhinoiander, n. w. a 44th st.; S yours... ‘Oliver if 7th av.g o Ws a care ee ae ah io Wittiau Tt Hall; ss. of woth wt. 00 7.600 8,140 Fowlkes: “2 te Any Sond ‘asm ote Rtey 3 law spat WARNED AND WARMED, Charles Burkhardt, at two o'clock Sunday morn- ing, was holding ® reception in his saloon, near East Eighty-cighth stroet, when Officer Robert Crome ontered and asked, “What it all meant?” Failing to ot a satisfactory answer Cromie procevded to arrest fir."Burkhardt, Willie Fitzgerald, of Kast Righty: fourth street, who was dancing in the back room, came out and put his oar in, Cromie warmed Willie with hie club, and afterward took both him and Burkhardt to the station house in Kast hty> eighth street. Cromie, Burkhardt and Fitzgerald ap- esterday before Justice Duffy in the Harlem lice Court, Burkhardt was hold im $100 for violate ing the Excive law, Fitzgerald told the Justice that } Cromie’s club had taken the skin off his back. “It you coula only soe that back, Judgo,” continued tho prisoner, “You had no business to be ont so late,” cried Jus tice Duty; *+$900 to keep tho and $10 fine.” had @ bondamen in court and the magio trate subsequently remitted the fino, telling tho tisoner ho * —* earl that the officer was some. oa too free wi lub," + mee. —. " | } | | |