The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 25, 1868, Page 1

San a Ge eran mi deat al wee ee Q al low as gent, —— poa, y calle ED Soliene 2 Wi rat wil 1 the \NDLY, [oP reste ‘room 1, ) FOR vive M2 At a No no que Lol mt 1th a the bil WARES, Wan. Moe Ali partioue Jhod. oe THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR. AN EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE, —— The Drama of “ Foul Play” at the Broadway Theatre, Serving an Injunction on the Chief Performers. Wiseellancous Shooting by the Sheriff's Officers. TWO MEV HURT...ONE PERHAPS FATALLY, Arrest of the Sheriff's Representatives, “Poul Play” is the name of a novel of the sen- tations) order written jointly by Charles Reade, the tovelist, and Dion Boucleauit, the well-known dr Batist. ‘The plot was concocted by there gentlemen, and they were each to have written one half of the work, \u! for some unknown reason Mr. Bo tault only contributed three chapters to story. When the novel was finishod Mr. Reade made an arrangement with a pubs Uishing house in London to prepare it for the stage, and accordingly did #0, In the menn time, however, Mr. Boucieault, kuowing the plot, and aware of the Aénouement, dramatized the play and forestatied Mr. Rende's version, Here the “ foul play" first began, Mr. Boucienult then forwarded his verston to a gen- tleman named Palmer for production in this country. Mr. Palmer became acquainted with Mr, D. H Harkins, an actor of some repute, and who was fally seu in the mysteries of pliy.gproducing, He was the man Mr. Palmer wanted, and a contract was ‘ing agreed to the Jo entered into between them. Mr. Hl Pay Mr. Volmer @40 a night and $25 for exeh mati- née, the play to be brought out at the New York Theatre, Mr. Harkins then went to James T. Lloyd, & map publisher, and stated how matters stood. Mr. Lioyd, being @ man of means, agreed to be respon: sible for the expenses incurred in putting the play Bathe boards, for which he waste recelve three. fourths of the profits, wi tle Mr. Harkins, who had agreed! to ran the pl tor and take the teading part, was the rem ng one-fourth, Things went othly enough for four weeks, when Mr. Lioyd, story goes, to Mr. Harkins a bill of #5%1, for posters which he had printed on © that were lying useless and unsalable re. Mr, Harkins naturally demurred, Ap ture did not take place, however, until Mr. Mr, Harkins for paying Mr. open ry Lioyd found fault with Palmer is royalty out of the proceeds of each night's performance, Whether Mr. Palmer had logal to this money remains an open Dut it appears to be a orivi- vy he denied an American under Himiar op) ostances In Enghond, though that did not t he contract entered into by Messrs, Paliwor 6 kins, ‘PucZresult was that Mr. Har- kins ced from the New York Theatre, takin large number of the cast corps, He icadway Theatre for a week, and lari «ue play for the Gree time, Fur ring, Mr. Lloyd, with the in tention <.ng Mr, Harkins, made the fol- lowing wore Judge Barnard: his k Theatre, late manager un: afurorald thong id » recover $80). The complal Vi has Good damaged of the defendant in f Monday © theatre, fently taking the fori 66 from On neing ie conipany to throw ny thelr engazements with the platntilf, hy ortch Ue latter was compelled to Fonporarlly elore tf ected to the fork to ¢ aplaint Lost on tho py hs hile coun: John Langit lesseg of the New ¥, at the rental of $209 a woe enuant, belleving and relyitye if a fiewt r tor and fully Ronipetsn. to perform sive iatlem hetatemeut he Antefwards todnd co be tuise, io select and engexe @ sulle ar: vnpauy or this plait, piay the joad- pari (cFON, And act a eoveral fof the fa themire, for dhe term. eke from. avi nntie i the taint day of Augiut lity oF longer, at the om tion of ‘this’ pinintl porpose oF producing the drann eat dt + Recently, composed by Kende and in Hew of a ' thie "Viaiutut taot one-fourth of the net it The tre A ang dur the said close thereof, aiter allot Ole expen Of pro lub the mild drarva were fully paid, aud not Otnerw i c,(0 Whisi, arangeioent the defendant nzrced ; thereat, he eutere ar rene i N¢ his said dutice'uader tho salt! eoutract se That toste tng and engaging © np anF ahead have Lo proper s prod fat wrongfully euiplos Mera who were que = wh Assign herety, Aud the defen Ant also proved lumsclf COAL UHL Lor the po: Bition witen he assimed, thot the presa xu who wi ce: th rey ther: table fas they apetent aod had id prop tie Zhdrd— tac on Moriny ith of Angast, Instant, whale the an wg perfor ved 1, and b the expiration Of eiier of nek Swen F Profits had 0 derndant, wholly ai ton be ont of (hi bud appro: ts OF $28, aul delve wh; therefrom, the sald duties, * accrued Lay to this plain ol @ rereipts and grons enrialngs o iF Ing that day, and ho refused tor uit, ondenand Four That although this plaluttt! removetrated with i wevuluct, nnd ened to have hint Arreate:| therefor, te de and there entered the given re together, told them that he threw and wou'd not coutinue tn thet the nd by false fraudulent repr Hikes to employ them Cirewhere, nn eat that neither they nv + plalatit the said drama wiih- ome he consent, hb in. Guced then to throw. uy thu eugazements and refave fo perform therein attor t ning, In Consequence of wiih A waticiovs stave it com Be theese ue thake enna Hi refused ap that Hows Cbs Hi had ' ‘ re dveriieing thi wai Piniatitl was obliges nt for the balance of the paid week, aver oud company In place of ry who left as aforesnid, to give them time to rox hearse (he tala dumm, pay fe rent and advertising, and the salaries of the mus Arpenters, aud other eu Dloyes of the sail theatre, whe closed as alorc And he fatled to recelve atid so lost all of ceived fron day t 1 proj arly 0 of thls | jousand dollars, tor witch gainst che sald defendants, With the cots of thik action JOHN LANGTREE, Attorney for Pla 37 Troadway, Judge Barnard having read the comp a nt, issued on | order, which was placed in the Sheriff's hands for ex tention, bell belng set town at $1,000, Tt avems that Vis order was issued early yesterday moraine, which fave the officers amp! time to arrest Mr, Harkens beforo nightfall, He did not endeavor to evade ar- rest, for during the day he was at the Metropolitan Hotel, and wt reborval at the Broadway Theatre, m8 ORMANCE, AtS o'clock in the evening there was a full house atthe Broadway. play opened well, and the prologue ended at hu jast 8. The first scene was Then enacted with success and to the satisfaction of The audience, which aprlauded long andloudly, The ot ton minutes past 9 the music struck up a , the audience talked and laughed, and eritt- tiged the perfovmance, when suddenly all was hushed, for the duil sounds of pistol shots Mowlng exch other with startling rapidity came ‘om behind the scenes, ands female voice cried piteously, “Oh, my husband.” Some of the audience sprang to thelr feet and made for the door, fearing ta stray ball might come through the curtain and on end to their existence, Some bolder spirits pt their seats and Liepired others with courage by Ning upon them todo the same, Searcely had the eltcmeat subsided when a man emerged from under e stage, and, bounding lightly over the orchestra willing, walked hurriedly to the street, whore he set atarun, ‘This was Mr, Harkins, DEWIND THR SCENES. ‘To understnd all this it is necessary to take a peep hind the scenes, where a bloody tragedy was six-shooters, Notwithstanding this the brave Cos tigan demanded their business, and ordered tuem to leave, Unmindful of hie order they shoved past nim to the rear of the stage, and de- seended the stairs to the dressing-rooms, Here these men acting in the name of Iw, order, and de- ceney, burst, unasked, need and uncercmont- ‘onsly, into the privrte rooms where the lady actors ‘were dressing for the next scene. Six meo, armed with revolvers, which they bandled carelessly, are enough to intimidate a brave man, and no wonder then if they frightened a few defenceless women, upon whose privacy they had most unwarrantedly intruded. Miss Louisa Hawthorne, who took the part of Zelen Roileaton in the play, and, by the way. took it was heard by the audience, , secreamed “Ob, my huslvand {* which It ts generally supposed | that this was heard before the slots were o this account tallies with the subsequent occurrences | and as related by those who were eye-wituesses of the transaction. these ungentl wscended the stairs to thy Not iy STATEMENT OF MR. J. TI, JACK, ‘one of the players. he met them at the top of tho stairs, when they presented tholr «ix six-shooters at bin, ding Mr. Harkins, for whom crits officers were looking, they stage, According to th ‘Mr. Jack wos taken rather aback, but recov cring his self-possersion, he grasped an old musket that lay near him and bravely prosented the unjoaded and rusty weapon at the enemy, U time In aad and wicked earnestne bullets was fire At this June are Mr, Haskins m wo WERE sor, flesly part of the right thigh, Wurough the leg another ‘bali on the top of the forehead Out near the right tempie, but not dangerous ecalp Chamberlain, aged 17, the victim, He Wns shot thro passing through and enter {t parsed into the abdomen, and ah the tertained of his recovery. THR ARRESTS, Preeinet “George lilekey, Deputy Sherif George Hicke; epu! herif, James Moore, bepaty Bherul. dames Ward, special, Denis Leary, ‘court officer, Thomas Quin, clerk, ation House, T! er bad eight ere fired by 1 Ward wore a badge of office, warvant of other authority, for thy thea Capt. Mills © they reach becn made, New York Hospital, THE PLAY CONTINURD. When the scene win compel! wudienc filled, This was Little we ease of emergency, was played ont to the and patient a ce. ight, ‘The piece will be giv IN THE HOSPITAL. to clreumstunces one of atitication tering through i corridor lighted wi Miatrway into the dlinfy ry vecupan| rest, but indescribable Un one ade of the want, lying were the two unfortunate victims above vescrived. ‘The one a stretched at fw of mir. TI not prev of the bo} ha man's juries it him from ec are of dangerous cli his recovery are snail evidently too weak to make mu » our reporte “hye the audienes ing aboul ten leet off at th ht leg just below th ball in any bey Was shot | at sam assing through bis right arn hough the abdomen, emery! ‘Um Wis then taken wounds dressed ; couch to this plac br, Walnw fortable, Mr. Lioyd’ Pinay" at this house last night not as large as at the Broudway, formaneé avenue Hotel, and attended tl Committee yesterday, opening hop at the Rutherfurd Park given on Thursday evenin aged 99 years. The colored Freemasons viet at Boule’ proximo, Deatu oF aN OL Stock B Exchange, and weil ki on Friday last at the © of a yeare, For farther in} Secretary, box No, November, ion Dean, or th Onice. thor of several text-b a German by birth, and from 1346 to 1854, Gorman and English dictio king place, William Costigan, the door-keeper at e rear of the theatre, Is am old man, wenk and ody, but of eturdy spirit, He was at hie Per adtnlgit ausust, and, not antipating trouble, t quietly inside the door, Suddenly the door 4, and six men, burly and bluster'ng fellows, Gutered. aud at this old man's hoad 1) sented six and 100th street, It was time to stop the work of dan, ‘Thus euded "Fo struc! aod passed en wound ts likely to prove fatal, and but su Mr. Jack appeared before the curtain and the to leave, and beagod the indulgence of the for afew’ minutes, until his place could be dond, as Messrs, Conden pn hand to take Mr, Markin This was done, and the play a forbering through the w eh hinnes, €e,, und not on t the Fakivs, whi t ire m, Wh assistance, aid fl iLinte were arrested aud taken to the Ey “ast Play ane daunted by the musket, the officors of thelaw rushed pell mel for that portion of the #tage immediately bebind the car- tain, where they came upon the stage carpenters who were proparing the scenery for the euccecding act. Here they upset the scenery and went raving around ina wild way, ‘The carpenters interposed, and im- mediately the revolvers were agaln levelled, this and ® volley of into an Innocent crowd of persons. good his escape. Light shots were fired, three taking effect, Stephen Wilson, 9 nightman, was shot in the the ball bin causing &@ severe wound. ms boy, was the other Lesiie ball ghth Here (uey gave their names | ‘The revolvers’ were’ murdcrous-tooking weapons. he examination at the Station House show two chambers discharged, dit is believed that the balince that * was shown by any of the parties on en word was ecut ected w squad of Bu the arrests had | he wouaded men were aout to the rated w part in mbre attroetion about the New York ny time, but at night itis dreary wa t rid with white lining both sides, each with ity rv maimed, now all sites the eatastrophe wart man, lying length, wit deep stains of bio the disordered bed clothes, and a wet bandage coul- his fevered head; the other a silght boy— Almost a child—pale ‘and weak from loss of biood, his hair hanging in matted locks ov his fice, and bis right” arm bandaged — tightly to his side, ‘Thus they lay sido by side, Both of them were cheerful sud talkative, and seemed quite Willing to give the particulars of th 6, and did ly, DUL those acter, and the . He lisioned to t conversation With a sort of half interest, but wis exertion, PERSONAL STATEMENT OF THE PARTIES, ‘The following is the persouai tostimony of the man a is Stephen Wilson ;T am an American ard 60 yoars of oge night waveiiion at the Broadway ‘Theat \, Which position [have held over wyenr; vt the 8 of being shot L was at Work on the stage in company with carpenters wad other hands aria or the third scone; 1th Ll been re- ported ty tempt would © made o ereato a disturh High but it was supp. sed that if any thi id Was done, it woul be among the stage, doork -eper. tn compar y with this Instantly they drew 1 was stan time, and received one fo that no prec: dons were taken, Su: without any pr vious notice, about a through the back entrance apo having forced: ti ovam by, the was my duly, L sumediat Doy and ot. cra, Went L agsist the doorkeeper dm removing the truders, istole and began to fire rigut aud lett, hip, and another on my jorehead, iniheting a flesh wound, ‘This ball ear the elbow, and i dear the navel; in spite of these injuries I did uot then cease my efforts to re sailants, Dut Fan out and procured # polict rreaied five of them ; all this time my that my shoe was {ll of blood; I and bad my t dressed the wounds, our reporter lef the patients were both quite com- “VOUL PLAY" AT THR NRW TORK THEATR company gave a version of The attend: ide at 211 Diviston street, tel w ‘The boy, whose nate Is James Leslie Chumberta and ts 16 years of age tuo weak to say much, but condrmed all the statements of bis compauk nd when fair throughout, the scenery good, and the music tolerable, Nothing bappencd to disturb the per- ERSONAL,—Governor Fenton 1s at the Fifth Republican State Hor at tae Retnerrenn Park Horen.—The All be Deatu or 4 Baoruea or Wasiincton Irvine, — Mr, Ebenezer Irving, a brother of the late Washing ton Irving, died on Sunday evening last at Sunnyside, of this city and ty will have a grand pieuic, or Séte champitre, rd Grove, Brooklyn, E.D., on the th We presume it will be @ One affair, oxen, —Mr, Samuel J, Beebe, one of the founders of the New York Stock wo among financial men, died Coitean vor Wouen,—The New York Medical College for Women will begin thelr eixth annual term ofiwenty weeks, at theirnew college in Twelfth street, corner of Second avenue, the frst Mo: address 30, New York Post y in the Tow Late Prov. Apter.—Prof. George J, Ad- Jer, Well known as @ laborious student and as the au- ks, died yesterday, only 47 years of age at the time of his death, He graduated at the Cniver- sity of the City of New York in 1844, and was a pro- fessor of tho German language In that institution His most important work was a ry, which was published in 148, The funeral takes place this morning at 11 o'clock, at St, Michael's Church, Bloomingdale road je was Accipeyt.—James Riley, aged 22, of 218 West ‘Thirty-fitth street, while attempting last evening to get on car a5 of the Second avenue ling, slipped and fell under the wheels. He was badly, serio sly injured, und was taken to bi We thoug Mevue sh not Los- NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AUGUST CABLE TELEGRAMS GREAT BRITAIN, aamctaidens Lowpox, Aug. 24.—Despatches were received bere yesterday from the gentlemen who were sent from the English Universities to. make scientifle ob- servations on the total eclipse of the sun, which oc- curred on Tuesday Inst, ‘These despatches are dated at Calcutta, and are satisfuctory in the highest de- erce, ‘The sky was cloudless, and the phenomenon plainly visible throughout all India, except at Bom- bay, where a arizaling raln storm prevailed, Omicial despatches have been received at the Fors cign Office from Lucerne, Switzerland, giving the particulars of the story about the “ attempted as sination of Queen Vietoria by a Fenian,” ‘There ts no trath In the report as before published, An ine fane Englishinan by the name of Wood was seen trying to enter the Queen's apartments, and was promptly taken eare of Lonbox, Aug, 24.—Great Interest ts taken hero in the race which is to come off to-morrow between the rican yacht Sappho and the English yachts, The event Is considered almost equal in Importance to the famous international regatta of 18M. Four of the best and fastest ynehte in the English squadron have been welected to compete with the Sappho, The Felegraph this morning, commenting on the conditions of the trial, regrets the restrictions which have been imposed in regard to sails, &e., and thinks that {a ail International matehes of thik character both sides should be left entirely free to sail their oats in their own Way, so that the respective met ods of the British and American yachtmen may be thorongbly tested, Loxnow, Ang. 21.—A prize fleht for the champion. ship tins heen urranged between Harry Allen and Joe Goas, A portion of the stakes has already heen de Pesited, and the Iast Installment wiil bo put up thie Weel saat FRANCE, ---> Manseiiies, Aug. 24.—The Grand Duke Alexis Alexandroviteh, of Russia, who has recently been on a visiting tour in the countries about the Mediterra- nean, sailed from Algeria on Saturday last for the United States, Panis, Aug. 24—The Conatitutionnel, in its issue of to-day, #ays that #inoo the pacitle specen of the ‘or at Troyes, the European situation ts more settled, aud confidence In the permanence of peace is everywhere gaining ground. ‘The Constitw- Honnel advises capitalists to reassure themselves, and urges them to act on the guarantee of security thus given by the Government. M, Magne, Minister of Finance, has made a report to the Etperor on the success of the late loan pro- posed by the Government. He says every good elti- zen shoull rejoice to see in this measure the mort ef. fectual means of matntaining pesce and making It the source of prosperity to the empire, ———— SPA ——- Loxpox, Aug. 24.—Nows has been rocei hore of the death of Gen, Dulce, one of the Spanish officers recently sent Into exile on the Canarten, Despateles from Madrid say the Prime Minister Gonaznies Bravo contemplates a series of administr tlon retorn.s to reliove the discontent of the country. It Is rumored that the reduction of the atanding army, the substitution of enliximents for conseriptions, and the abolition of the octrol, are among the ueasures proposed, __. GERMANY. ——— Brau, Ang. 24.—Count von Bismark, while t near his castle in Pomerania yesterday, | eived some | though pale | ful, are not of aserious character “FTALY. Pohl Fronexce, Aug. 24.—The Italian Senate has ratified the convention made with the tobacco Jucturers, an | adjourned, ns FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Loxpow, Aug. %4 for Voth money ant the account, close at the follow ing quotations: Twentier, hh 5 bx trals, O14; Addai uplands, 1A de fre the clos hatte OF day have bee 12,09 halos. niarketelosed dull. No. 2 ted Milw ax declined Id, and Is now quoted at Jos. d, W eontal, Provisions-—Tike market te unchanged, eed rakes have ile. wade wt £12 ¥ tou for thin hs « for feeding AuIB, AL clored firm; rents ey market quiet. ——— MARINE NEWS, Amptron, Aug. 24 from New York August Ki, arrived a M. today TineweN, Ang. 24,—The steamship Ariel, from New York August 5, arrived at this port today, QuRENSTOWN, Aug. M.—The Liverpool and Great stern stoaush'p Company Nebraska, Capt hich lett New York Aug. 12, arrived Here to- ship Hermann, ls port at 3:9) PY n All points report tho the coast, More wree tod, The ship. Tara, F Quebee on tout of the totally wreeked. plain was the only pe saved: ‘The ship Queen of Beauty, Capt. Chanwan Which sailed fom this port for an Francisco, returned fo. Ahig pore y ¥ in distress, She had beeu dis Masted ahd sudere | other damage, Livenroot, Aug. %4.— The sbip Magdsla, from nol, bound for Charleston, 8.0.18 whore Dear ‘i jismantied Bourn from Ne o'clock P. Himesen, August it—The steamer Ariel, from New York, August 8, wrrived wt this port to-day, ee NOVA SCOTIA, Tatavax, Aug. 94.—Parliamentary papers have deen brought before the House, which embrace brief reports of the delegates, all the papers prepared in d the legal opinions of Sir Roundel! Pal- tve and'Vernon Hareourt... The latter ditfers widely from Mr, Wilkins’ constitutional arguments, ‘Tho delegates submitted six questions, ‘The auswers are, follows 0 iit to the powers of Imperial leg- colony like Nova authority of the ‘tal Legislatare, 5 stn any de se, be dependent Inent'of tiie colony. Yhind—-the preaiubie of the Union act ts important as evidence that the Linperial Legislature did not intend to excreise extreme powers, Dut acted on the supported c Ne consent of Tre fart of aueh couse disprove ford «valid aagumer and ca} I validity of the # ‘The fourth que on is emoraced In the *, ‘Or of the Nova Scotia Legislature 1 164, e delognten 10 negotiate the wulon oF ail the provinces, but wave bo right (o arrange A acheme Maying ont Newfoundland nnd Prince” Raward Island, Als detect woult be ered by th thon of the delngat by th Sth th assume to or imp To du s0 would be SOUTH CAROLINA, patil 8.C., Aug. 2%4.—A Dill to pay the agpemndere of the Legislature in State bills, at such a rate as they may be worth in groenbacks, passed the Senate to-d The bill Hieans held @ caucus bre to-night, and nominated Clreuit Judges, Cuantestoy, 8. C., Aug. 24.—The Hon, James B, Campbell started for Washington to-day to present r phnson an address from the people of Charleston, setting forth the dangerons condition of the eity, the Inability of the civil authorities to pre- rVe the peace if riots shonid arise, and announcing the determination of the white people to be moderate, and avoid as far as possible all collision, and asking the Presidcmt to provide for the protection of the elty. Gourunrs, 8. C., Aug. 24.—The Republican denies the recent telegraphle report that the Legisia- ture proposes to repudiate a clave of State bonds and seize the assets of the State Bank which are pledged fo pay thems, Only the profits of the bank are pledged to pay the bonds, and the bank has no pro- fits, The Ls nds are secure, with without this ‘The law, If posrible, strengtiens them, The nation of the matter is that the Legislature of 1sS appropriated the aseets of the bank to iorelga mnaholders, depriving the billholders of thelr pric claim,” The present bill reverses that action and pr tects the billboiders as creditors of the Sta seb E Nd The Southbridge Gae Works Explosion, Woncestur, Mass., August 4.—The explosion of the Southbridge Gas Works on Saturday evening lust, was caused by the careless use of a lantern in the hands of Martin White, who had charge of tl works Mr, White was huricd a distance of forty Teel nnd was the only person instantly killed, ‘Two of the injured men, named dames Brogan and Jobn Brown, have: sines died The Soutburidge Gas 1 Works’ were newly erected FROM WASHINGTON. Spectal Despatches to The San, Wasnimoton, Ang. 9. TIE RVERLASTING INTERNAL REVENUE MUDDLE. The antagonism between Commissioner Rollins And the Seeretery of the ‘Treasury, in relation to the oppolntment of Supervisors, continues as bitter as ever, It ts sald that out of some nineteen nomina- tions made by Mr, Rollins there are only three men aeceptable to Mr. McCulloch, Mr, Rollins Will oon send in six moro, which will complete the twenty-five called for by the aw. ‘There seens to be ‘settled determination among eertain friends of the President to get rid of Mr. Rolling, probably by sus- Pension on charges if he does not resign, 7 PATENT OFFIOR, Commissioner Foote is engaged in reorganizing the various departments of the Patent Ofice, looking toa reduction of expenses in his bureaa, For somo days past there has been no removal of clerks, but there have been many changes from one room to another, for the purpose of Insuring quick despateh in tho transaction of business, Mr. Adams, the newly appointed Exawiner and Superintendent of the making of draw ings and briefs of all now patents, has assumed the duties of his office, THe RIGUT HOUR LAW. Several petitions and letters from working. men's associations, relative to the eight-hour law and the reduction of wages in Government work: shops, have been recotved by tho President. They have all been Kent to the Attorney-General; but the story that Mr. Evarts is preparing an oplaion on them is without foundation, He has not a seen them, PAnaouay, Tt is understood that the instructions of Gen- eral McMahon, our new Minister to Paraguay, look toward a mediation between that Republic and the Aliies now waelng war against her, Ho is not to 1 terfere unnecessarily on either aide, but if the ser- vices of our Government as peacemaker will be at all acceptable, he ts authorized to act, CAPTURED AND ABANDONED All claims against the Government and abandoned property must now bo laid before Congress and bo decided by that body. The act of 1st, allowing claimants who could prove thelr loy- alty to bring suits of this character In the Court of Claims, expired on the 19th {nst. All business hefore the Conrt of Claimain which the United States isa party Is betug rapidly transferred to the ofttce of the Attorney-General, in accordance with the recent wet of Congress, and the cuses are belag examined and arranged by Assistant Attoraey-Gen, Dickey, pre- paratory to the opening of the Court next winter, PRRAON AL, On Saturday last John P. O'Neill received his commission a United States District Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, His appoint- ut was made in accordance with the opinion of the Attorney General furnished to the President last Friday. Secretary Welles, his son Bdgar Welles, Chief Clerk of the Navy Department ; Admiral Radford, of (he Washington Navy Yard; and Commodore J kins, Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Re: pairs, arrived at the Navy Yard this morning in the mer Tallapoosa, in which vessel they have visited navy yards and naval stations on the Avantic RAILROAD DRCIAION, Information has been received at Alexandria, that Jadge Thomas, of the Virginia Cirenit rt, in the ease of the Alesandria nnd W 4 Company axt. the Washington, Alexandria tan allroad Company. to-day rendered lurning Ov road between W elon ‘and appoint and Alexandria to th Comy ing Commissioners certain the ilabilities, ac. ‘This decree militates agninst Tudes Underwe furt the ro the United States District or complicates the litigation, In the uv J is run by the lessees, CUSTOMS FROM ALASKA, The Traasury Department yesterday sittance of $5,000 in coln, of seeountof ci duties collected in Alaska, ‘Thin is the tirwt that heen received, It was deposited with the Assistant ‘Treasurer In San Francisco, ~ DRATIL OF A NAVAL OFFICER. rtment has received information neign Frederick ormick, of on board of the United States | of Central Amorica, of Hie was buried a Eu. ) ick graduated from the Naval Academy dure 1a, 1506, AsstayeD To DUTY, tent Brevet Lieut.- has been Heving Capt. of bis duties at n of the Pr Col, ©. W. ter, Assintan' assigned to duty at San Franch T.S, Hoyt, Assistant Quartermaster THR COLLYER-EDWARDS PRIZE Collyer Whipped in a Contest of Forty- seven Rounds, aa A STRUGGLE OF AN HOUR AND A QUARTER, i Bartiwone, Ang. 24.—The fight between Coll- yer and Fawards took place at 10 o'clock this fore- noon, on Travers Isiand, Coon river, Northumber: land county, Virginia, Collyer was whippel in the Forty-scventh round. ‘Tne Agnt lasted one Wour ana fourteen minutes, AKCOND DESPATCH, Bavrivone, Ang. %4.—The fight took place on Travors Island, Northumberiand county, Va, The men made thelr appearance in the ring at seven mingles past 10 o'clock, and, after gome delay in choosing a referce and Fing Keeper, time was called for the it round, Neither of the men were In a proper condition to fight, both belng ander thelr proper welght, Collyer doing into the ring at 125 pounds, and Bvards at 19 pounds. The flight was stontly and atubborniy con tested op both sides, The betting was about even, the friends of each man arcing bis claims most voriter- onaly. Tho fight lasted {hour and 14 minutes, Tn the forty-seventh round Kiwords atrack Collyer a terrifle blow on the jagular which knocked him ont of time rendering him senseless for over fifteen minutes, Both men show signa of eevere punish: ment though Rdwards walked to the beach unsupe Ported, ara would allow ‘no one to assiot him on d the steamer, On the downward passage & Ment eprung up be- tween some of the roughs soon after leaving Ralt- more, in which kalves, pistoia, and bludgeons were freely used, One man, Pat Mullen, of Baltimore, was shot through the righi breast; another hada Anger syot off, and a third was stabbed in the ride and head, ‘The upward trip was quiet. Five hundred persons were pre tat the fight, There wasa si from FiGuT, Washligton avd a tug from Vhiiadelphia with a pri: Yale party of about. thirty-fve per Barney Aaron and Dooney Harrls were seconds for Eewards, in Newall and txey Moalev to ilyer, . Kehoo, referee, and 8. D. Case, ring keoper, healer Base Bal Artaxtic va, Invixotox.—Tho game hetwoen these clubs yesterday resulted in favor of the Atinn- Uea, by a score of 87 to 7, Cincrywart, Aug. 9h—A match game of base ball was played! this afternoon on tie Union grounds, between the Cincinnatl Club of thin elty and the Unions of Morrisania, It was the most exeiting game ever plnyed tn this city, There were tate 8. ht Club have challenged th game, which has be Will tike place tomorrow afternoon on the Union grounds, - Cricket March Rostox, Aug. 24.—The annual e hetween the second elev ket match «of New York and * took place to-day on the groans of and the Boston eleven were victors, In the second, New York, 59 | ane OO 1, witir two wiekets to full sich between the lirst “eleven's" comme cea to-morrow A Woman's Boat Knee. wont of the Cincinnati Goeette ateh Hi, RL: Two young women ston ald a wager. the other day, of §100, 10 be given to some charitable Institution, on a contest ofthe kind, which was witnessed by a number of spectators on land and water, The race was entirely ® feminine afar, no man being admitted to any ac- tive part in it, Koch boat contained four women, The day wos favorable, a atlit breeze blow from the southwert, and the two boats hi a fale start. T were nearly mat ize and” build, three-quarter ur kept clone beside each othe eraged about nine or ten kno ing reached the turning poln and sped back, the Plymouth dashing abeal of t Narragansett to the delight of the quartette of former and the diveomfit of the The ere received with enthantast Yeacvel the per a quarter of an ho tried to eile when they eame in, but their stuile was very ghastly, and traces of tears were visible in their eyes, Very aoon anor landing they disappeared, and no doubi spent the re- mainder of the day in unavailing regrets With aque- ‘ous accompaniments, — Politicnt Tema. Portas Aug. 24.—A torch light process eeptlc in honor of Yeneral Carl Sehurz Hiewn and Grant and Cott for which extensive man Repnb- clubs the two ei les, cate were ma Gen, by the Second Ward Club, who escorted im to the hotel, and after wards to the City Hall, where he deli w stirriny address in German to an immense audicnee, Grea' Husiasm prevailed, He was afterwards serenaded it the Monongahela House, and responded in Eug- organization, designed late, Phe Democrat a nies are already organized and armed in this e and ft hae information of the ext ization in several © milan org Kentucky, and other Southern States, nee that port, Hn CHIRP OF THR NAVE BUREAU. A private le received in this city from Ca imme rly Chief of the Bureaa dated at Carls- DISRASES OF Tho following was to-day issued from the head- quurters of the army # No. T.—The follo' order has the War Department, and Is: pabe RE the Information of all concerned, becn re Us Mr. Lander sbar, Veteriuary Furgeon, hae been employed by the War Departinent to give indtructions Lo the Tarrlers, veterinary surgeonn, SMcers of the ari} der the following Joint resolutions of Congress, pproved July 28, 1806: Rin the Secretary of War be authorized and directed to con! on such lerms ay in his discretion he may with Dr. Ale if the alley urchane ot horses He will be ordered iu, Aree Mt Wash rt ofthe army. 4 on his Bys Fa to glve'ciinteal lectures uy ington City, and will ta t ‘cours Of the year of hls eit: gaxemont he ordered to the privelpal in) Hitnry posta at lurve numbers of horecs and ules are kept. He ted wecurdingly. ee ee Gen, GRANT. sistant Adjutant Gener SNOOTING OF JUDGR MOR! Letters from Mississippi give an account of the shooting of Judge Morris, a prominent, Republican, as he was about leaving for the North to engage in the canvas Ashe had only @ Um yr wequaint ance with bis assassin, and never had any didiculty with bim,the murdero! to political motives, ARKEST OF A MESSENGER’ S WIR, New light has been thrown upon the abstrac- tion of national bank notes from the ofice of the Comptroller of Carreney, The wife of the negro messenger, Who for several months has been awai! Ing. trial for de offen to pass dollar note on the Firat Nat ‘of Jersey City, which proved to be one of t wea arvested and held for further examination, ——_- GEORGIA, —— Artanta, Ga,, Aug, %4.—The following r.olu- tion was introdaced 1a the House to-day: tempt is attrib ted wholly Numeroue organizations thro open hosuility to the peace Of the State, threatening violence in mALY 1D tances opposing the execution of civil lawey and Whereas The authority from the Governor of the Such demonstrations | aud Wherean Prescnt civil go grwanizod fo prevent insur "“esoirell, That the Governor be requested to Issue lon eau ring the discontinuance of such w mblagesy aud requ laws by the clvil offleers, ‘The resolution in the Senate to reconsider its ac- tion In regard to the seating of Leater (Democrat) in the place of Bradl-y (colored), was ruled out of order by the Chairman, av Lester had been already sworn in, Ex-Gov, Brown approves of the action of the Ben ate in sealing Lester, a Discovery of an Unknown Pin Unica, N.Y. Aug. 24.—A communication to the Utica .Yorning Herald from Dr. ©, H. F. Peters, of the Litchfeld Observatory of Hamilton College, Clinton, N. ¥., dated Aug. 2, 1n whic he says that ‘a new planet of the group of the asteroids was di covered by hin on Saturday night, and its position and motton verified by him this (Monday) morning. It isin the constellation Pisces, wna hud at 3 9'elo this morning, 18 degrees 84 minntes of righ tion, and 12 degrecs $4 minutes declination Slowly to (he east. It ls now equal to # star of about the cloveuth maguitude. ———— The Chinese Armbussador onto, Mass., Aug, 24.—The city of Cam- bridge is extending tte hospitalities to the Chinese anders of the sald organizations etatm ate for making sume! jobary demonstrations; Embassy to-day, The programme includes a milly tary and civic procession, a collation at the and visits to Mount Auburn, the Observa other places of interest, ‘The Celentials ich interest lust evening in listening to in Music Hull, a concert having been theie Uanor, the great given there in a circular from headquarters In city, instruct aptains of companies, and two or three forma for the transaction of the. burl: ness of the organization, which Is called in this State the Union Legion, The Democratic Convention of the Fourth Con. article will eo: exsional District have nominated M: Charles B. cAtve, Gov, Phelps's law partner, for Congr — CONDENSED TELEGRAMS. shanst Pesci arness Moxnow, August 24.—Two men fell # schooner John Bons to-day, and sly injured. Joxcnion Crry, Ks, Aug. 24.—An old citizen of this place, named ‘Thos, Reynolds, was taken by unknown parties on Saturday night ond harg tom tree. His back was plicarde ware! We know you, Wonrcesten, Mas: Joy, 65 years of ago, Waa shot in the head, Injured, uid robbed. of $20, by Cornelius ‘MeQuirk, near the Cocuituals Water Works, at Natick, on Sat? urday afternoon, MeQuirk ts still at large, Poapenrma, Aug, 4.—Alfred Alexander, a colored man, under sentence of death for the murder of Phillis Proctor, whose execution was fixed for to-morrow, has been respited till the Sth of September by Gov, Geary. Bostox, Aug. 2%4.--Mr."Andrew J. Mellen, « ren} estate broker, Is under arrest, eharged with de- frauding id gentloman by passing to him three bonds of #100 exch, purporting to be on the Bro lyn Steamship and Emigration Company for a lot of land. Pirrsnvnan, Pa., Aug, 24.—Extensive prepara. tions are being mate for the Suengerfest to be held in this city, commencing Monday next. ‘The proceed: ings are to be inaugurated by a torch. light procession, An midress is expected frum Gov, Geary and other prominent gentlemen, San Francisco, Aug. 23.—The trial of the Cah- fornia steam plough, which took lace yesterday, ie pronounced ® success, ‘The machine moved alon at about the usual of a horse, cutting the earti wix inches in depth, casting the weeds on one wi a Teaving the ground us if dug with a spad ‘There wasa large attondance of farmers and others to Witness the trial, : — FIRES. pe ae a Iv Nintw Awexvr,—A fire was disc Sunday night on the second tloor of 7 Damage slight, Origin of the fre not ascertained, Ix Witttamspena,—A_ fire broke out in the hobhy-horse factory of Charlos Henry, 112 North ‘Thied street, B, D., at midnight of Sun.tay, and d aged building and contents to the amount of In 100TH Staget.—The building destroyed on “Horse thieves, be- Sunday morning by fire in 109th street, belongs to Witiiam itlock, and is damaged $6,000; In. for $5,000 in the Kni Mr, Willey’ 9 $20,000; Insured for $10 in the Quee and §2,000'In the Fivemen's Fund, Artantic ano Frarpusiu Avexcr, Broo kiyx,— At about 10 o'clock last evening « Ore broke outon the second floor of & three story brick building at the Intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush avenues, ‘The first Moor was occupied by William Walsh as 4 hamnets | manufactory, and the ‘upper por tion oy Willlam ©. Williamson ‘a carpe ter shop, Much dificulty was experienced by the firemen in consequence of the scarcity of water In the nelghborliood, and they were there- fore ble to suppress the ‘Hames os Kpeedily they could have done under more favorable elrou t stu gutted 4, The building was completely " on build contents destroyed, The i ned by Mr. Wililatmson) and contents of © hop amount to about ed in the rust Co. of Brook) 0. Me Ws suffered a loss of about $1,000; not insured, adjoining louse, occupied by Mr, MeGruing as a marble shop and dwelling house, \as damaged about a0, Tho fire ls supposed to have been caused by Pa Res Nat A Berotan Casep.—Churles Balch, 19 years of age, born in this city, was yesterday locked up at Eavex Market, ona charge of having on 8 pp night buglarionsly entered furniture store of Joseph Wentworth & Co, 10 Bowery, when he was found in the premises by’ an officer O Hust, by whom he was arrested, THE INDIAN TROUBLES. —— Important Despatches to Government, ———— PRICE TWO CENTS. ° IMPORTANT ELECTION MOVEMENT, Four Leavaxwontu, Ka, Aug. 2—The fol- lowing order has been iesned by Gen. Sheridan: “Pont Hannan, Aug. 24, 1968, “Tn consequence of recent open acts of hostiti ‘on the part of the Cheyenne and Arapaloe Indians, ted citizens of embracing the murder of twenty a the State of Kans, and the wounding of many more, and outrages on women and ehildren too atrocious for mention in detail, the Major-General comuanding, under authority of the Lieut, General direets the «to their reservations commanding this, Miltary Division, forcible removal of the Inv south of the State of Kansas, polled to deliver up the perpe 1 that thry be com: fators of the guilty MORE HELP FOR THE DEMOCRACY. —_———-- Rosecrans, Lee, and Beauregard in Counoid oe From the Lynchburg Virginian, Aug. ®. We learn through persons who travelled on train with Gen, Rosecrans, on hit EUS. the snlphur , Tuesday, the 18th, of hi Hawn Yo conmull with Ges. Lae ‘and ‘vafederate leaders i u cir views ar to wher tay of” the aelition of avery. Ho thinks that a declaration by them nets, All persona are forbidden to have invereourse | {), With or give ald oF wealstance to these Indians unit | weayrexard the freedom of the negroes se Anal ami due notice iw hereafter given that the requirements vasa, ana thot tb . oy Of this order have been ‘carried out.” od’ Mensote aus te oat Sr. Louis, Aug. 24.—-Despatehes from South | faith, would have @ good effect againss Raviiealiam at Pass City, dated the 2d inst, aay: On the 1th | the North. The charge is made If the Demoerate inst. a train was attoeked $0 milos east of this city, | are succossful in getting into power they will, by Slows Indians, ond a man named David Hage win | other things, enitewor to restora slavery’ to i killed and the wagons and stock captured, On the | former status, Tt is to counteract this false and th inst, Maj, Badin and flve me by twenty Sioux In were attacked |, atv five miles cast of hore, and two whites were wounded and three Indians killed, Oo the day. follv tucked at the same plnec here Baldwin wns ed, and three Indians were kitied, One of men escaped, but the oth were Kilied, an ore-stonsiy x by the I ‘Twenty-one car loads of Mormons left Ow Utali on Saturday. ‘Advices from Ceeabar dian deprodations in that Fo, Selden and Mette Wasmivorox, Aug. also, between Forts —A despatch from Gon. Sherman was rece at the War Department t day, dated Omaha t Instant, statin ithe had ved further intorma jane Who had committed the mi Solomon's am Gen, Sherm ays rel Gen, Sheridan to drive the favages south of the Kansas line, and in pursuing to Mi if “necessary. Gen. Sherman. Rays." th amounts to war, but 1 hope gniy ona amall scale.” To Sfuriher kaa: the Sioux at the north remain quiet, Tf the President sloes not approve my action, notify me prompily ; but L deem further forbearance with the Lndians iin possible."” ‘This dispatch was comma to the Cominisaioner of Fndinn Affairs, General Mia, Act c Issioner, aubmiited a report to the Secre y Of Ihe Literior, which baw been sent to the War Department. He reports that he has received no of ficlal information jn reierence to the alleged mas- 1 i suiler for Jers that he has now. « =! carry Out to th Indians cerned, engaged in the murders aight a lesson imme lernoon a dispateh was rece Superintend t Murphy, to the Lidian Burean, in which he says Le haw rece wnofieml information that a Mr, White and several ovhers had been killed by a part f Northern Cheye Arapahoos, He wi muntcate the vficil fnets mx KON Ae received. Jn view of all the fei the President agin informed Sceretary S Lofleld that he approved the right course pursued by General Sherm: Coroner Schirm ham street, held an Adam Keinhard, a « who yester morning, fe down & thyit of etairs at the above named place, Waerchy bis skull was fractured, whi renulted ti bly death soon atter the aeckdent, ‘The Fam the New Yorker Coroner Koi spositor employed in the offi mmokrat, * yenterday,at 143 Laurens street in his room oie WoO entered his room, wat of blood bystuhng frost n raror was tying at hie wud DW vod, se vering one of the arteries, sink was found in his rvoin, Tequesting tat the f bis money, after de fray ng the Moernl expouses, be Re family. A verdict of suicide was rendered. Do- ceased Was about U6 yoars of uge, and used to pede candy and (rate with a stnall hasid-eart tm the neigh- borood of Grand } er Rolling yexterd yolas Lol t to France to his day held an inquest at the Jody OF George Scott, who idonly at St. Alban's | | | The dewoased | ville, O Hi | pre in Kood bealih, He went to chureh in company with bis friend Me. Joseph Howe, who Was seated two or three pews bebind the deceased ut the time, A verdict wax rendered pre Kang the eaure of death lo be ppopleay., y i ed Was m native of Trelan ut Bi ye age, in thin country noout tw Yeabs, He icaves a wit ly at Steuben vid a te Dison An import ry was by the oficcrs Hoard of Meal bouts of the drov which were reported ws hi ing been smug the eity, Ti were found in a lly. J wold before the discovery | w Hh had become #0 thine it Was tusaleable, and to prevent di At Was cor d to the olfal dock and there found by the oficers, who male @ post mortem examination showing that it was perfeetly unbealthy. our other aniwals are now in quarantine at the National tek y Benjamin Howard lispe paw and iw ot th ered, ‘This will be de frome of th w diye ant he ten ‘The statement that the tn mitt the wrevious week by 1 Ty auc fa the effee's oF eating diseaned teat 8 too une y be considered strictly trustworthy, ‘The al clea! mally from diorh and the usual effect® of eatlng unhealthy Ik to produce yp! 4, but whe vin thy it cane Ibis dicot cause dnd eftect, come to any hasty con- but exercive caution In par: sles of food, until t feal men who are investigating the divease, have ar- rived at vome dofaite decision as ty its charwcter, eifects, and prevention, we Carrie Disease oy Rion: Nu. crm clusions chasing Mm Ist ann, —Prov- de has appointed Vide: De. By of Providen of Tiverton ; the Hon. B. it. Vote ns Samer Wy Chureh, of Bristol, and jarris, of Warwiek, They will meet la this eiiy t-morrow, Cinciynatt, Ang. 2%4.—The cattle plague con- tinues (o spread among the dairies which supply Cineinnatl with milk. Forty-four cows have died wince Saturd een LOS Wi ted in a ying con Mr thie City Health € 4 post-mortem oxuinination of one of the viet noted the eo dition of every orguu Lesrlug irks of he conte glen, —_— Dariuxe.—The unknown man Vin yesterday + SUN #4 having been foot’ of Foriy-seventh st Drowsen wii who Was report drowned at the Kost River, bas been recognized by bis clothing as Heury Von Wosthafer, ‘ue budy has mut yer been recoy- ere Arremeren Svicins.—Hannab Stanbop 80, wttompted, on unday, Jug into the bay at the Bali aged amit suicide by leav- Bhe was rescued by ¥. tho harbor police, in an exhausted condition, and perfvetly Insensible, After being r Was taken to her residence, Col Axoruxn [ Ovvicen Assac Officer Glave, of the Sixteenth Precinct, whil empting: lust evening to arrest Bridget Connolly, who was acting in a dine derly manner at the ‘corner ot ‘Twenty-rixth sireet and Beventh avenue, Bridget struck the oMcer several blows on the head with an tron-bound elu! Ja nieting. rivus injuries, Glass, uscitated, ale bia stre however, mal iis bold on the prisoner, when } James Keeu also Jo din the jee and rescued: the woman, Assistance being ovtalned, Bridget and dames were captured and lodged for Whe night in the uth Ward Station House, Sweut, of 85 Canal street, the deck of We steamship Pier 44 North Kiver, into the hold, seriously injured, ‘Taken to the New York sae 11, of 217 Elizabeth he front platform of car 50, ad hie leg broke, through ‘s wagon, which was ‘Tuken ‘to Bellevue 25, of BX) Grand fell last Rising Star and Hoe Thir tre street board failing Mass Meetine badly injured on the bead te wher, ‘Taken home by the police, ov TaLon At the Turn Hall dD in Meserote street, Brook'yn. mass meeting of the tailors of Witliamsburgh, New York, and vicinity was held under auspices of the New York ‘Tailors Association, — wh attended On this occasion ina body, Th: ot of the meeting, which was well aitended, w make avother united and poweriul effort tor hments of the eviployers on and 10 obiain a kip remum for their labor, which the tailors have been striving to obtain for along tine, but thus far in vain, After the meeting had been called to order, Mr, Jacob Mobrstedt, of New York, was culled upon to pre ile, who briefly stated tile objeet of the meeting, ax stated ubove, whercupon an aidrers was delivered ehiieh, Mr, Greifensivin eubmitted some Which were adopted, to the ellect that existing Committee on Urginization (of New York) Is to he zed and in every Way Wo be sup: ported to secure @ permanent and powerful organt ation with a view to improve th the working tailo urther addresses on the unject wore delivered by Mr. Stern of New York the Committee on Organization), Mr. Lucker of ew York. Suitger of Brooklyn, ar others dangerons assertion that the declarath fy Goatosevers pocerus und vahers is toned We suppose they will have no objection to alvin its tor Were is not & man, Woman, or child to the Who doe t tegard "the aboiltion of slavery as final ; nor is there one in a thousand— porhaps we might say ten thousand—who would re wtore ILA he ‘could. ‘The dea docs mot enter the ied our ‘peoples oat of thelr {honehts and. thetk desires. ‘They regard slavery at h'thiag of the past, buried forever out of and never to be rreetd. They have already giver capression to these views through the forms '. for the Legtainture of every Sonthern State ith the sanction and approval of the prople Greasy clea i national slavery abolished, ‘his tact on $ to peuple of the North, and mo doubt does. the honest ones among them. "Hut Radical leaders and dema- FoRsee 28" so uvsermpnions that nothing fale. oF onest nee! be expected of them, ‘They are willl to gain their ends and occomplish thelr pu any means, Loweve: false or foul, Hence the lyin necusation{that the Dewoerats will restore slavery itis ever th thelr power to do #0. However, a pronunciamionto euch as is desired by Gen, Rosecrans (if our information is correct to , might have a good le, and we woold be the olyect of his visit to Virginu forts, ‘The South is not in coud Jeet any honorable means ealeulated to bot- tion, Prom the Herata, Aug. %. Winre Sunravn oa 9 effect on the mashes of the peop! . ad to see It pe i Wont Virginia, Aug. 2, 1868, For the past few days the ‘political world been intensely excited over the vl 'it of Gen, Rose crans here prior to bis departure on the Mexican diplomatte mityelon, Javing first visited the hot, springs, where Gen. bert K. Lee then was, and Rrdlng that distine vlahed gentleman had let ior thie Devutlful resort 1 be was cordially welcomes, Roscerans set oat in hot pursuit, and here foun! not only Lee, but the tative Sourhernera he tantable: onest of the General is to elect, through ihe agency of lis former West Point companions and prowluent. elvitians, # eile e entire people of county, He con desire to know the real and true Intention of the Southern people im Presidential campaign, He belleves that ut more fully the intelligent people of the ny ted the loaders ever of thelr people, and for you Le nasiods i oct bencheinly to put nation, if set beneficially or! the General's | this great iuitdence actively at work object. He thinks that if it exe be done our political status’ aw the « Lest of republicas governments mad be secured, our financial stability ‘will follow, * ney d : s that our bonds would rise to par and. alto our green- Lar 2 tte chee ido ‘on Suiniey tet | Backs The brood of insallute speculators and mill seas premier, Pi ules | tary consoitdationists, and the depreciated credit, repudiation and rua which now threaten the coum try would disappear, and the sunshine of a long and byt us earecr Would then dawn upon our future, fu accordance with this programme api ivate meeti at which Generals Lee, Longstreet, Beau an, Kwell, Echols, Anderson, aud Liunton, aud A. HL. Stephens, A. H.W. Stuart, John B. Bal ‘Go! ore 8. Block bes baa were present, with was held, 4 long consultation took of actin es eee ane ‘but ae transpiied of the that at ‘address will be ie by their farmer lead- nothin, ovement. Tt ts innuiod to ihe South ers. When so many formerly eontlieting elemonte meet in such amicable fricadsbly and ha:mouy, We bent resulls may be hvoked for, (By Telegraph.) Winrs Souenun Seaiwos, West Va., Ang. Sh.— The meeting of G Roseerans with the ex-Com federate Generuls and statermen here assumes vast Importanen from the frequent meoting that e Ween held bere yesterday and to-day, Aleaauder Li.stwphons wore im of ng the early portion of yesterday ev this evening ie t upon will be develop parties be eutherner# and Northerner’, are sanguhie of the Lest resulls from the mevtt ————— Panvoxen.—John Bulger, convicted at the Mareh term of the United States District Court, D,, for carrying on the basiness of a distilier with ut paying: «l to pay a fine months, baa The fue is, howe pr pardoned by ever, to be paid, A Frexen Crest Potsons Hiwsetr to Deara, Yesterday afternoon acting Coroner Haybeck hel an Inquest on the body of a French chemist named Joba Hofman, who poisoned himself to death at his @ President, residence, 9 Coles strect, Jersey City. About 10 jock on Sunday forenoon, Mrs, Hofinan saw her husband swallow something from a bottle, and soon | after becoming Ul, she suspected that he ad takes poison for the purpose of destroying his life, and we ouce called in Dra, Smart and Holt,” ‘The physiciaus ah ad taken and administered: th desired ter sudering 1 0 terdiy morning, he died, After hearing of the physicians, the Jury returned a verdict that Hoffman eame to his death by deliberately tui Dich'oride of ‘mercury ior tue purpose of destroy! Nis lie, Deceased, Who Was 33 years of age, an leaves a wite and two children, was employed im Dickinson & Co,’s erueible works. ‘The cause for the rasa act did not transpire, but is sup} to have been in consequence of domestic dimeulty. Rownxp Warne Asuene.—Jenny Milward, aged %, of 95 Prince sircet, * operator in Taylor * was yeitorday charged bétore Justice 1 Shandiey, at the from Joke a street, Brooklyn, $2”) in U, 1 Sunday evening, August 2% Jenny saw dhe matey in John's posseasion before he went to sleep, and when he woke up the money was gone, ‘The prisoner stated (hat she only too! and thay she tore up, Committed for cxatsinatloas iu order to secure her confederates, Bunatvns Annesteo in tuts Crty,— tt and Muilen, of the Fourth Precinet, Jay night arrested Daniel O'Connell, Hartinan, aged %, ‘aod Janes Mure in of having committed purdlary at the dry guods store of Peter Luyster, of Glen Cove, L, T, ou Saturday last, On that occasion about $1,500 worth of property was stolen, and tn formatlon being weut to the police of this city the above arrest was made, ‘The prisoners are held to await the action of the proper authorities, and the ater part of te stolew property has beta reeuy: ered, ‘Touns.—John McGuire, a fireman, said to be. long to Boston, was yesterday charged before Justice jeHlerson Market Court, with ste ompson, of 67 Un 8, Trearury Notes, Hossa, ot the Tombs, with stealing 20) Crom Riche urd Hanley, at a lodging house at 79 Robinson street, while sleeping with him i the same room, The a1 was held for trial at the Court ef Gem jerman O'Brien yesterday com Nolan, Michwel Ward, and Alexander Siringham, who yesterday morning, at4o’elock, were ted at a room in Washington market, where, as ged, they were gambling. Assauntep wirn a Stoxe.—Early yesterday morning Patrick Hillock, aged 83, laborer, residin in Eleventh street, near Avenue B, was struck an badly Injured on the head with a Stone thrown by sone unknown person, Wille he was in the bakery of Richard Lewis, 554 Second venue, From the ite Jured man's statement it appears that two young hien went tuto the bakery in the basement under pretence of buying bread, and one, without prove , threw the stone, which struck Hillock on the ig ‘Taken tO Bellevue Hospital. The as sallants escaped arrest, ‘Tus Burotany on tie Fiera Avexve.—William Benson, Thomas Allen, Charles H. Ross, and Wi'ilam eu Davis were ys day examined before Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson Market Cynrt, on the charge tting © burglary at 500 Pith avenu as ported in Tus Sun. The evidenes of Cy I the Twenty-niath Precinct, only prov of the property in the cellar of the liquor store at the corner of Amity aud Thompson streets, the prisoners at the time being found playing carde lu the bar-room. As this evidence did uot connect the prisoners with the robbery, the counsel moved for their discharge; but Justiée Dodge reserved his decivion for further cousideration, Acoipents.—Thomas Kelly, yesterday severely injared about the head, through Aulliog iMtO the Newer ut the corner of ‘Thirty-Orsb street and Third avenue, Taken to Retlevue Hospi- tal,...John MoCann, aged 0, residing in Seeou avenue, near Forty-flth street, was yesterday serk- ously higured about the body, through being rw over by 8 hore and wagon af cayuer of “MEL ala st. and Third avenue, Tuken to Bellevue Hospital. . street, Speight, the indi od 25, was yes- seeeph Flewstalier. of fd Bat re ee ” ‘on Sunday down the Kingsbridge road, was badly injured, belng throw out of hie the Lorse taking (right aud rushing down Break; Hill at.» fearful rate of speed. At the corner of bi street the wagon come, ta eojtact mea Tap post and Was broken , jared waa war eared for by the polices / |