The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 7, 1869, Page 1

eee | —e — THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. THE WAR'S LATEST LEGACY. A TEXAN MONSTER PURSUED TO NEW YORK AND CAPTURED, a Mhe Butchery «tf Loyal Men in Jefferson, ‘Texas—Filght m he Pi this City—The Charge against Him Cou- piracy, Murder, and Trenson. ‘The bloodshed int e (own of Jefferson, Toxas, fn the hoof Oetober liv, tas come to the courts of Wow York. ft ney be remembered thint the milita- fry which had charge of the town extended their pro- Bection to three citizens—J. W. Smith, Louis Grant, And Richard Stewart—whose loyalty had given of- Fnve to the people of that intensely rebel town Whey had ben faithful to the cxnse of tae Union in the hours of ts trial, and the eolaiory, Mading that heir lives ¥ ere in danger, took them to their h Quartors, and there they remained until they were Murdered by a bloodthirsty mob, ‘The troops, under Lieut. Curtis, had made the jail of Jefferson their Borrivon, and it wos attacked by a howling mob of ©) persons, who killed Smith on the spot and mor tally wounded the o:ber two refuge +, one of whom fn their Hileors ‘neanity they fang into a bonfire, Wii re he was burned to death, Suca is the acconut Which wos given to areporter of Tax Sux yesterday Dy an eye-witness, Another tn nt asserted that te ceccnsed persons were members of the Kuard who had some loyal citizens under their pro: fection, and ‘hat Pratt torced the gaard and killed Dis unfortunate vietting, who hadjattempted to resist him and the mob, Sooa after the riot a court mar Bal was hold for the trial of thirty of the flends who had been arrested, and some of ‘eu are undergol Punishment for the crime One of the ri Recape, anit te oMoors of the Gen. Reynolds is Presivent, or was traced from place to place, until at Bhrewd detective oMfcer wlio had been comm Breoty ot m asecrtained in the early part of 1 Week tia ic war in this city, RED TAPE IN TIE NRW TORK $Et sma. The deteetive who had pursacd the ficit v9 han reas of miles called on Marshal Barlow for nid to Eopture lim, rx he war generally kno ¥n to be sur Pounded by friends who wero armed, Ths officer Yold Mr. Barlow that he nd reesived special au Bhority from Gen. Ren: lds to arrest the ringleader DF the riot, Whose Tecan name wns John HI. Pratt, who hed been formerly chief engineor of the BMewplis and Kl Paso Rai cad. The Marshal having beard the officer, replied ali uptly, as tho detective Bilicer WMoges: can't give you any Why ¢ “ Because T have no authority." “ What am 1 to dy tien “Go to Washington,” replied the Marshal, “and @btain auth: rity ‘0 arrest bim, or ict Gea. McDowell eause his arrest.” “He may escape in the mean time," said the deter: Rive, “and I must arrest him. You know what he ix Bhargea with” What? Murder, conspiracy, and treason, Aetective; “and I mnst take bim." Finding that the Marshal had resolved not to give he aid sought wil he bad reecived authority, the tective went belore Commissioner Osborn, who Promptly granted a warrant for the arrest, Gen. Fackson and Mr. A.B, Purdy then cheerfully assist fd the officer; avd Deputy Marshal Crowky fommirsioned to cod, orate with him in arresting the fugitive monster. HUNTING DOWN TUE GAME, Mr. Crowley ant the special detective officer Worked together harmonions'y, ‘They know that Pratt was in this elty; they had traced him fram one hotel to rnother, unti! at Jast, on ‘Thursday night, Shey found hia In ue vesttvuic of the Astor, wher he had, in thelr presence, sent up a cord to one of the guests, The special detective oMe r ran alter the waiter, liokew! at the card, and found the name thereon *'Jobn TI, Bratt 0h Btliuted aw BR" lora PY The gai st fron sought Interview then o mitted him to his room, and he subsequentiy departed. He went down (oil 6 Baloon of the Astwr, aud having suspected that he ‘was watched by sume one, he rusted throazh a side por to Barclay street, where be took one of the Beventh avenue cars, riding only as far as Church street, He subsequently entered and left severs! cars, apparently to avoid somebod at Inst took ‘2 University place car, which hele? at lourth street, Thence he went to a house where he boarded, the ‘OfMfcers sill! keeping him undr surveillance, After fn hour's #iay in the house He came out, and return ed at midni:nt, ‘ihen Crowley and the special de fective had a carringe in readiness at tLe door, and Haviog obtained admission, they arreated Pratt, took im into the coach, aud burried him off to the Lud Ww atreet jail, MURDER, CONSPIRACY, AND TREASON, ‘Yestorday morning, Pratt was taken before Com- amissionos Oscor., to answer a charge of murder, Couspiracy, ond treaton, He is amy of dark com Diexion, about 65 years of age, has a visage in- icative of x remarkuble career. He had no counsel eon end Mr, AH, Purdy, the U.S, Assit it cL A'S rn ve eured for the Government ; end as the | dant wasa@ prepared for an ¢xanin Bion, te C jsot_wer adjourned the hearing un'il Monday, at 21’, oi. eadera, however. rat the eioned it istinve, sir.” answered the —— FROM OVUK REPORLERS!' NOTE BOOKS, as A Chance tor the Emigrants at Last. ‘The Commissioners of Emigiation met yester- ‘ay, and d sevssed the abvaos in Custie Garden, and the late scleutile “mill” between Messrs, Hogan ‘and Van Noss. Commissioners Loutrel, J.T. Smith, Kapp, O'Gorman, Winston, aud the Mayors of New York andg Brooklyn, were prosent. Mr, Loutesl re Fretted the occurrence, but thought that the Prosi- denis of the riv.l railroads were tue proper persons to attend to the doings of their agente, The Com ditto of Investigation Lato abuses in the Depot are at work, und have uuearihed some ugly features, Emigrants are directed to Loarding houses, not be- cause Uie Keepers wre Kuod ai est, Dut because their propret rs make presenis to etn Ployees of thy Garden, Railroad runners and ba eo si f4 go in and out also at brow Deal w anvot quie emigrants, Ofciuls nuit tobacco smone cmnizrants as they pass in and out, jy and linproper res upon. on approvingly, ‘The poli ders of the General Agent, and the Police Su Perlavencent retuscs ubsolutely to change the mon when compia.net of, Tho Commissioacrs propose to reform Uuese abuyes, ‘The Sun's Party Growing. At a meeting of the Union League Associ: ‘Bion of the Twenty-second Ward last evening, B. L. Bullock in the chalr, on movion of Mr, David B. Meilish, it was resolved that tho Imprisonment of Annocent jersons, not even accused of any crime or oftence, In the House of Detention of Witnesses, Ix in derogation of their natural right to liberty, tran- Boends any power delegatad by the people i Gov eriient, is in onoosion tm the plain tateat and Meanin ‘of tho constitu lonal provision which de. ©. cer the “Ho person shall be deprived of life, ib ras arty wth ue process of law," in byersive of justice, deters ra her than promotes Be puso Be erune,and 1 a Wiong (hit ap enlightened community will demand should be Pesthoninl to the Hon, Thoman C, Acton, Tue Hon. T onas C, Acton was the life and Boul of the police when It was a body honestly avanaged tor the beuedt of the whole public; and when he resigued the Inspectors, Captains, and others felt that they had lost a worthy chief, There- fore they +pontaneously resolved to give hima Ot fing.testimouial. Their prosent was taken to the Pollee Central Oifice yesterday. It is a beaatifully \eroswed serie of Tesolutions surrounding a fue autographed likenc#- of Mr, Acton and supported by yo.ice oMcers In uniform together with the nam Ja German text of all the Captains of police, Laspe. fore, Chairman, and Secretary, ———____ a Is The Burning of av Ol Cloth Factory. At about 9 o'clock last night, fire was discov. fered in the large oi! cloth factory of Sampson Alden & Sons, at Columbusville, wbeut a mile and & half beyond’ Maspeit, on Long Island, In the Gourey 6° au hour the ‘ames enveloped the works ad cere monn burning if a great distance, and con- Linnod harvius far Into the might, | Engines fom Greenpoint, Wilhaimsbargh, and Brooklyn bastened to the 8) ot, but could not reach there In time to pre vont great damage, ‘The logs on both buildi d Zunierial wes variously estimated from $20),00) to 40,000, but cavnot be known before to-day. The prictore bave an office and bore at G3 and OO de sweet, in this city, i ———_ ‘The Hon, Charles Allen, long known as one of @he moss prominent men of Massachusetts, formerly member of Congress and Chicl Sustlos of the f Court, died in Worcester pestorday mora- cod TH yerre, Wire on I THE PORT JERVIS MURDER, — em A Fearful Tempera Lecture—A Drankes At about half-past 8 o'clock on Thursday night, Mr, Aloxander Swinton was shot dead in his own store, in Port Jervis, by Warren Fel- lows, The particulars of the murder, as gleanod from the testimony on the inqnest yesterday, are as follows: Mr, Alexander Swinton was a Scotchman by birth, and 64 years of age, About forty years ago he emigrated to this couutry, and about sixteen years ago he settled in Port Jervis and opened a hardware store, in which he had recently associated with him his two sons, John D, and James. He was a mild, inoffensive, un dtrusive gentleman, and was highly respected, Warren Fellows, the murderer, {8 a pediler of tobacco, cigars, Yankee notions, &c., employing for the parpose a large wagon and two horses, He was thought to be inoffensive when sober, but was a de- mon when under the jafluence of liquor, At about hal st o'clock on Tuesday night, Francis Camp- bell was in the store, waiting for the murdered man, Who was ab-ent at @ meeting of the fire company. Shortly afterward he entered, and was followed by Peter Rufer, who wished to buy a plece of zinc. John D. Swinton, vho with his brother James Was aleo present, stepped forward and unrolled a ple of the m.tal, which proxed to be too large. He accordingly went ap stairs to get pair of ehoars to cut it, ond saw Fellows, who was intoxicated, standing outside the door, committing a nuisance, Mr. Swinton ordered him way, redntered the store, and proceeded to cut the zinc to the required leng’h, Fellows then entered with a drawn re volver, which he cocked, and advancing, pointed it at Mr.Jobn Swinton, saying that he “ did not ask any ods of ony d——d Swinton he ever knew.” Mr. Swinton ordered him out, and told him he never had had anyto to do with such things, when Fel- lows retorted, * By G——d,fbe used thom aud he carried them.” He then asked John if he “ wanted tolook at what waa in it,” and was again ordered Secing that he did not obey, John dropped the shears and went out of the back door for a police- wan. While John was cone, James Swinton asked Fel- Jows to go ont of doors, and he responded that ‘he Would go when he wot ready.” Mr. Alexander Swinton stepped forward at this junetnre and ordered Fellows out, when tho latter , and inted whe Mir. Alexander then took hold of his Arm near the #hou'cer, and stepped with him ‘d the door, Fellows turnou around, and hing Mr. Swinton neam the shoulder, instantly Awinton stepped back against the counter My God, Pm aor” ® hatchet froin off polit-d Ored. and ex aimed, daines Swinton then picked the stove and advanced toward Fellows, wii the revolver at him; Dut be anatehed it with his left hand and «track Fellows two blows on the lead with the hatchet, knocking him down. Swinton then kicked him, and Fellows got up and started down the street. "Mr. Alexancer Swinton was then picked up and laid on the counter, end messengers Were despat ved for medical assistancesbut before they arrived he was ded, Fellows tiade bia way as far as the Fowler House, jo front of which he fell, and was found scions. He Is confined t's room in. the Fowler House, in custody of Officer Tibbitts, The Coro- « jury, says the Port Jervin Gazette extra of yo. day, have just Gi P.M.) returned a verdict in that Alexander S¥ inton came to his death by pistol shot trea by Warren Fellows, without any Just cause or provocation, ater advices roport that it is doubtful whether Hows will recover, although he is rational aud ap- parently doing well. TUE RIOT LN MOBILE, Three Negroes Killea Outright Wounded -White M eroen’ Toon at a Colored Celebration of & Republican Victory—Of Course No! Known who wus to Blame. Mowum, Aug. 6.—A large colored meeting in thie city, last night, in celebration of the triumpa of the Republican candidate for Coneross, wos attendod by a number of whites, It had been reported that the negroes intended to burn an effigy of Co!, Mann, the deveated Democratic candidate for Congress, After the tar barrels bad been lighted a white acci- dentally trod on a nogro's foot, Just as the alterca tion about this was #ettied a pistol shot was heard, and this woe the signal for a ge The whole crowd dispersed firing was continued a few momeuts as the crowd scat- tered, in ten minutes » dead quiet reigned, broken only, by the tread of white patrols, A de tachment of United States troops had been stationed at the guard ouse at the requent of the Mayor in anticipation of trouble, They took no part li the fray, except to march up town town to look u(ter and'pat nstop to some fring. Tt is not known who fired the first shot; it was the natural result of the excitement, ‘There were not over 100 men u* look ers on at the mecting. Three negrocs were killed outright, and f wounded, Four police off- cors and three other white men were wounded. ——— THE LABOR MOVEMENT. et Makers’ Strik: large attendance of the members of this Union last night, President T. Homrighaugen In the chair. Alter some preliminary business, the subject of the meeting was taken up. ‘This was to consider the sirike of about twent eo wha had worked in Ioux's shop in Kighteent sreet. Until within a short time they had worked by the week for from $18 § 2, but their employer proposed to put them on pice work, whereby they could earn only from §14 to #15. ‘They refused to aceept these terms last Monday, and benco this extra gencral meeting was called. It was rerolved tint $10 a Week should be paid out of tie funds to each of the strikers while out of employment, aud that next Monday they should all qu *hop in Provasion, eurying such banners aud devices as shall ahow the cause of their action, cbt Dey The Reports of tie Delegates to the Work= © Union, '« Union met last night. After routine business, Mr, Neison Young, who presided, id an eloquent ‘tribute to the memory of Mr. Win, fi sy'vie.. ‘Resolutions syinpathixing ‘with the be: reaved family were passed uianiwiously. Complaint was made ogaiust Brokaw Bros. for bad faith in signing the tailors’ bill of prices and hen not keeping their word, Bricklayers’ Union No, 2 ‘reported, that they bad resolved to strike avaipat all" scabs" next Monday Mr. Taylor, of the Sturbuiliers, reported an inte tion of the employers to reduce waxes, and recom: mended a closor union of al) branches of the build~ ers’ unions for mutual support aud protection, Mr, Beadicy, of No, 2% Lron Mowers, #aid that the Committets of the United Staves Lrou F Where the mon are on strike, ti der bouda to appear for Violation of the Conspiracy act, ‘The same state of things exists in Willams burgh, where the foundry wen bave struck, ‘The velegates from tue tallors reported that about 7,000 sop tailors were standing out, and that with ovtdoubt many move would Join and render the Movermenta success. It was revolved thut the mat- ter of the tallor's strike sbould be brought before the various sorietios for the purpose of procuring aid, Mr. Wim, K Jessup, of the Saip Joiners aud Car: utes, was elected’ as delegate to represent the ‘pion ih the National Labor Cougre Avavsra, Gi Addison surren: to-day, for the shooting 01 Chash tn Kugetiold yesterday. Charlon mm head, J.D, Cresswell, who is secused of criminal jute course with « sister of Addinou, 8 dangerously but bot mortally wounded, a TUB BALL AND BAT. a Morvan vs, Harwonic,—At the Union ground, esterday, the; Harmonics, of South Brooklyn, gay he Mutuals ah excrllent practice game, Svoro— Mutual 46, Harmonie 11, Aruvetio vs. Sta xop.—On Thursday, the Athletics of Brooklyn visited Stam‘ord, Conn., where they engayed the Stamford club. ‘The Ath letics did not bave their juli nine, but uevertheless won the gaine by & sore Of 38 to 8 Avornen Rev Sroceixa Vietory.—The game between the Ked Stockings of Cincinnati, and the Forest City Club of Cleveland, resulted in’ favor of tue former by 43 to 8 Tas Gaww wy Maine.—The second ne for tue junior championsuip of Maino was played in Augista yesterday, between the Dirigos of Augusta tndire Norui Stafs.of Portland, ‘he Dirigos were Victorious by 53 to #1. Buter Mention, —The Mutuals play the Ross Clud, of Harlem to-day, at the Union ground... On Wednesday the Waverleys detvated the Kast -Sido Hine, the totals standing 4 to 11, in Ave innings A Sorrespoatel 6 inform i during the game he Osceolas a Park, the gw of the Oscrolan ea ‘The Atlantica and" Haymal home aud home guine on Monday WESTCHESTER COUNTY, einen ‘The gift of some fine lots of tand on Clinton ay- nue, Slbg Bing, by Messrs. HJ. Baker ana 8. Kk. Tomp- DF As & site for ® proposed Rew Metwodist m eobing- ouse, has Lee» scorpted by those members who ere ly OF Of Organizing another society, at Central GEN, GRANT AT GARRISONS —~_— NO SPANISH GUNROAT TO SATE FROM OUR SHORES FOR CUBA. —_—— The Meeting of Gra Plerrepoent, Fish, and Porter Meoretary Fiah's Cot Seat-The Insincerity of Spain-A Bt Over West Point—Tae Trip to News burgh To-day. The residence of Secretary Fish, at Garrison, on the Hodson, isa lovely spot, Just the place for arranging the prelininaries of a grand coup d'etat, It is bere that inall probability the future policy of the Government with respect to Cuban aftaira will be shaped, President Grant remained in consulta. tion with Secretary Fish aud Judge Pierrepont until late bour on Thursday nleht, whea feeling fatigued, ho retired. Yesterday morning he awoke at 8 o'elook; and half an hour afterwards he took his morning walk among the evergreens tuat surround the house, His only companion was @ dog, Which followed the Chief Magistrate wherever he went. OVER TO SER THR CADETS, At o'clock the President breakfusted, afterward Judge Pierrepont arrived, and then Gen, Grant, Secretary Fieh, and Gen, Porter, entered « carriage, and erosset over to Weat Point, Noone there expected the President, nor was he recognized until he was about to take bis departure, ‘The ebes Wao were doing guard duty, and bad never n the General, were soverely reprimanded by the Yearlings, for not presenting arma to the Com- manderin-Chief. The Geueral first visited the en- campment of the Cadets on tho plains, store were enjoying th from enduring the b mamms« suppos Leaving the cadets the President and party palled up before Roe's Hotel. They remained there a fow minntes, and then drove up to Gen, Pitcher's head- quarters, A quarter of an hour was bere consumed in talking about Cadet Fredvrick D. Grant, who ts Absent on furlongh. This young gentleman, they Say, Is very popular among his fellows BRCKRT CONFERENCE ON CURA, One o'clock found the President and party back to Secretary fish's, Then they had dinner. After this, the Socretary, Mr, Plerropont, and the Presi- dent again conversed together two hours, and the conversation would have probably been contioucd longer bad not Judge Pierrepont’s carriage just then arrived to take the President to the latter's resi- dence about a haif mile off, Gen, Grant and Mr. Piorrepont sat on tho voranda engaged in earnest conversation long time. We have the best authority for saying that the subject of that conversation was Cuba. The carriage was once more entered, and a drive around the sur- rouaning country indulged in, Toward dusk Judge Pierrepont took the President back to Mr. Fish's, THK GUNNOATS NOT TO STRIKR CORA, Shortly after this Tux Sun's reporter had a pro- Jonened interview;with Judge Pierrepont, It was not long before the snlject turned apon Coban aftatrs, Has anything been determined concernins Cuba, Judge” asked our reporter, Jupor Prenneront—Oh, you! we have been talk- ing about Cuba all day, but nothing definite bus been determined ax yeu Rerronren—And what is the prospect ? JupoK UirKKEPONT—1 Am vot at liberty to di- vulge anything just now; but from woat I n joing to say you will probably be able to draw an inference as to the truo state of the case. Of cours rou that those thirty-one gunboats that uilding for the Spanish Gove at in New York and Connecticut have been attached, The work on them bas been re: 4, 1tis tne, but that ts rather desirable than otherwise, Well, If these thirty-one boats are ever allowed to leate tia country, thone poor Cubins will be mastered beyond. all porad- Venture, and that will be the last of their struggles, We cannot way then to the people of this country that we desire the people of Cuba to be free and in- dependent, when we permit this fleet to ran down on them, “You eannot consider me as expressin, myself oMcially upon this subject; but I repeat that It is not probable thut the Government United States will furnish Spain. the am With to crush these men, who are striving fora re- publican form of government, wheu five men ont of y nix in this country desires most earnestly the independence of Cuba, — Aad, therefore, the very moment we let these gunboats leay ron, We discard aud lefy the mnericnn eople. Tdo nok think one of those boats wil ever rave our ports, ‘And is there anything further nbout Vhose negotiations which you informed me on our trip to Fort Lafayette some thae ago, were peudiny between this country and Spain, for the purpose o| ellecting the freedom of Cuba and puttinga stop to future bloodshed, Jupox Pues etill pending, subj house, Revorrsn—And what do think the prospects are of the success of this movement? Jupor Pirnn An bour ‘The youug- nerlves hnzely, and were fer dships which somo fretting of the im where- t—Yes, these negotiations arc We received a dispatch to-day on this + trom Gen, Sickles, while in Secretary Fish's ront—1 will give you my private L think that Spain She only wants to rs ready to nail, then, feeling herself fuliy prepared to mect every emergency, she will buck off all negotiations. have spoken to Gen. Grant about this inatter to: day in t 0 hay Secre- tary Fish, We cannot oppose the sentiment of the ople. It can't be done, We muss obey the popa F voice. The American people demand the lude- pendence of Cuba, and what can we st it? KeronrER— You are right Judge, the true policy, aud af tt is carried out the Administration may yct have « chance of recovering its lost popa- larity, Here the carriage reached the deputy and ‘Tue ‘SUN's representative took the evening train for this city, ‘We forgot to mention that a number of ladies and gentlemen from West Point and Garrison's called upon Mrs, Grant during the day, pater Ak in Newburgh, .6.—All the preparations for President Grant in’ this city are \d the people are nervously wait ing Lis urrival. The steamboat M, in is to be aken of the Newburgh and Alt le tonight, ana will lose her trip to-morrow, so that the Presi dent may be brougat bere by special eteamer, In eddition to the organizations already named us tn. Hag to Join in the procession the following wit appear in’ line: Newburgh Turners, Newburgh Maennercbor, St, Patrick's ‘Temperance Beuevolent Society, and Bons of Temperance, President Grant, Secretary of State Hamilton Fish, the Hon, Joel T. Headley, aud Mayor Clirk will o cupy one carriage. The ‘line will form in Front wireet, the right resting on Ferry street, The pro- cession will then march throngh eleven streets halt ing at Washingwn's headqaarters, Mayor Clark recvived the following letter from President Grant this afternoon, Weer Pow, Aug. 6, Hon. George Clark, Mayor of Newburgh Dean Sin~Your note of this dave, saying that tho steamer M. Martin will meet mo at the whart at this place at 1) A, M. tomorrow le received. Goveruor ish and tayself will leave Garrison's on ihe ferry at i018 A.M" the nearest woment to the hour mentioned in your note at which the boat will be leaving. Yours very respectfully, Uv. GRANT ae NATIONAL GUARD NOTES. —-— Adjatant John H, Timmermann, tong of the Third Rogiment Cavalry, has beem transferred to the First Kegiment Cavalry, foneph Ross and Wm, 8, Montgomery have beon commissioned as Captains in the gallant old Seventy- ninth Kechnont, The resignation of Surgeon BE. B. Dalton, of the Sev- b Regiment, has been accepted. © ofthe Thirteuth Kegiment, comman led A. W. Powel, wililon Tuesday uext go on an excutlon to Milside Grove, on the Hadron of Cols. K. B. Fowler ot the F Caspar Urban of the Tweaty-eighth 1 been accepted: not Company I, Twenty-second Regiment, 0 wade the recipient of a very handsome sword, cd! by bis oommand, ihe Tho Chicago Church Quarrel, Curcago, Aug. 6.—Accompanying the bill which the Rey, Mr, Cheney's counsel hax Sled in Court in « correspondence between Bishop White house and Mr, Cheney, Bishop Whitenonte, in his letter to Mr. Cheney, answers tuat the oflence and uct, for which he was to be tried, hed hoeu about compieted, « Comp by Capt. mise unreservediy udmitted by Mr, Cheney,’ Tuis Mr Cheney emphatically denies, and bis denial is su tained by bis wife sud Mra, A. Louise Sheldon, who beard Mr. Cheney say In @ loud voice, “Bishop, £ adult nothing.” — NEW JERSEY, ae ‘The double track on the Morris and Kesex Ruilroad ws going down between Blan .ope and Waterloo, The Rev, F. A, Morell of Bridgeport, formerly of Newark, while on a trip to Long Dranch, ad bis pocket picked of $140 In Nowark, An unknown child was ran over and instant! kiiied last oven ng by one of the cars of the North Hud fon Courty Horse Railroad, at Hoboken Mre, Hodman, of who struck her tenant, Mrs. barnian, on the bead with h ston®, bas been prrceted, Mra, Bs Edward P, Winans, of Linden tow ship fishing frow a Dont ugh fanway river poster lay, was accidcataliy hot DY ee Of BUG Which was ia the butiou of the Doat THE GREAT RCLIPSE OF TO-DAY. This eclipse will be total over a certain belt running across the United States from northwest to southexst. But it is visible, if the clouas permit, only a8 & partial eclipse in most parts of the country. in this city and ite vielaity It will present tho aj pearance of the accompanying figure ot the moment of greatest obscuration ; ‘The reader should turn toward the con in the west, and hold the paper in a vertical plano with tpartof the Agure highest which is marked by letter A immediately over ‘The following particulars of the eclipse have boon carefully computed for the Iatitute and longitude of the New York City Hall, ‘They will also be found suMficloatly accurate for places within a fow miles of the city, ‘The computations were made at the Unt Yersity of the City of New York by members of the Tuaulor Clase as part of thoir astronomical ¢ Dut the results obtained by the el by the independent compatations of the of Astronomy, using first the same process tauzht to the class, and second the formula and constants published in the “American Nautical Almanac. The two different methods gave resnits agreeing within four and a half seconds of timo, which Is far Within the Nmits of accuracy with which it Is practl cable to predict an eclipse, on account of the unas vollable errors of the solar and lunar tables ployed in the prediction, The results aro Beginning of eclipse, Sh, 18m. 39%. P.M, City Hail mean time, Greatest obscuration, 6h. 8m. 89. P. M,, City Hall mean thine. niin OF eclipse, 7. Om. 40s. P. M., City Hall mean me. ‘Tho sun's diameter being divided Into 19 digits, 106-10 Aigits will be covered at the greatest oba ura tion, Where the observer's position is snfficiently elevated to overcome the obstructions produced by the surrounding buildings, and by the Palisade Heights in the weat, he may seo the sun entirely free from the moon's diak about flve minutes before the setting of that point on the san's limb at which the last contact with the moon's liinl iakes pl GEO, W. COAKLEY Professor of Astronomy in the N.Y. University. planet THE DARK DAY OF 1780. — d by an KyesWitnene Nature ed tn Terror-A Night of Totul B: nena. From the Cane Ann Advertiser The 12th of May, 1780, was a remarkable one in the wnnale of New England, on thick darkness that overspread the Iv neral pall, Tt wax a day long to be remenibered and talked of by those who witnessed the sirange, and at that time fearful phenomenon. ‘There was inuch writing upon und discussion of the subject at the tine and aferward, but T believe no xatisiactory conclusion wus ever hrrived at as to ite cause, There were some Who thought that {t must have proceeded ital eclipse of the sun, that had from ae caped the calculations of mathematiclnna and astronomers, but that war easily shown to be Ampowsible by facts and figures, twas then tie darkest and mont hopeless period of the war of the Revolution, and it was thought by many of the desponding ant diseoaraged to sige nificant of the end of that which then appeared. to them a hopelces strogele. Bome of the more san. euine insisted that as the hour before the dawn was always the darkest, #0 this strange and portentous eer was bat the prelude to the bright dawn of Liberty and Independence that was soon to follow: ‘The father of the writer was then a boy of thir. teen years, and was at work with his father an broth planting or preparing the ground, It w: dull, 4 ‘ning, and As the time passed It cradu- ally thickened, aud by 10 o'clock the increasing darkness began to be quite apparent, ‘They kept on with their work, und as the gloom’ fucreased they observed that he woold panse once ina while and tently all around the horizon and over head, but made no remark unul he directed the oldest boy to go to the barn and tarn the borse and all the cattle that were Inside out into an open lot, and to clone and secure every door and window, It ap- peared that he was apprehonsive that some endden and furious gust or squall would soon manifest itself, and that the animals wonld be in less danger out iv the deld than inside the building. Stil the darkness grew thicker and deeper, till presently he said they might as well quit werk for the present, On reacning the house the mother and *'ster were about thar asual duties, pale and sil Little was on in a low tone, versation or dem: nor was ready, with candies lightod the same an nt night, but not ‘a morsel wus eaten, Ad seemed to pervade al ken only by ocen- sional bleating of a lamb, or'the distant lowing of the kine, which wondered about restless und unensy. The domestic fowls seemed to be inclined to come to the conclusion that if it was not at, they could put no other construction upon it, #0, alter eluckin: over the matter for a while, they went to roost. And thus the long and dreary hours passed away, Along in the afternoon the vell was Hited in some degree, ‘at the Hine of sunset 1t was about the samo as in au ordiuary dull and cloudy day. was, It In said, ‘The niglit whieh followe dark proportionately wa was the day.” It was thie periec! “blackness of darkness.” Not the tine of any object could be disc ned Tight would penetrate it beta iittic way, und. then seem to di but @ solid wall of ‘blackness around, —— The Astronomers at Des Moines. Des Mois, Aug. 6.—The weather bas been gloudy for two days, with mo signs of a browk up. ‘Twelve astronoiners are here, with eleven telercopes in position, also meteorological apparatus ; but they doubt the possibility of making Obacrvations, ———— Abduction by a Dranken Woman. Catherine Turner, aged 80 years, was arraign- ea In Justice Walsh's Court, Brookiyn, yortorday 1 ternoon, on a charge of abduetion. The testi wed thi Kaker, a caild of nine, and after persuading her oto Fort Greene and Prospect Park, took. her South ferry to New York, ‘The wouwan drank several times on the way, and on arriving at the Battery, in New York, became involved tn & quarre! with one Murgaret Kane, who, ax charged, sirnck the child, Officer Sullivan took the triu to the New street police station, where the defendant Turner, gave her name ax Saruh Moorehouse, and raid that the child wus her danghter. ‘This the little girl so stoutly denied that the officers suspec'ed sonething wrong, and they therefore made inquires winch resulted to the arrest of the woman on the Wornan on the charge of abdustion, Justice Walsh couimitted ti LATEST BOATING NEWS, ee The annual regatta of the Toronto Row!ng Avso- elation, Toronto, Canada, takes place also to-day. The annual regatta of the Columbia Rowing Cob tokee place to-day off Klyvian Fields, distance thr A scrub regatta is to be contested this afternoon from Atiantic Dock. Seven poste, cat-rigged, are ex: poctod to start, ‘The kreat match race between Hamill andl Coniter, for $1,000, 14 the e' be Very many eveulng’ to, wituese th fila report of Wt wal even stuese th att of it ws sppcarin Stondays Sue, 8 & FU report of Ik wat and Honry, Darra mere an Olahnm ho 01 Aa acl med by foul play have. crate. sea them again for a fvemiie double race, i four-vared bevonweon-feet worklug boata, Tur $00 K. B. Deeley, champton oaraman vf the G lonued Le Roy, champion of the nkctpale, to RaW wtireesmie rare. teon-feet Working boats, for ® prise uf aby awvuLt, at tie option of tue challehs ? on the With ull, the devendant met Hane who were - — BROOKLYN, idle? SE ‘The cost of repairing streets in July wos $6,10 ‘Three stores on Fulton atroct were outered by ‘glare ov Thursday night. 1 Superintendents of the Poor yesterday a e contract for auprlying the county. lativutio Ne eOBUINg year bw Jus, Carboy, ab #4 a0 $6.0 per barrel dealor, of Jay and York wait swe notion ig the Cra Jury He Of Allowing U's eu pluyis to Mae Which was lame aud had asore oa ils 0: ¢ citizens of the Twenty-sucond Ward, irreaper- Live of party, sereundad Corpormttun Counsel Dv. Witt last evou tig I Nonor of hie position on the third ave: Aue question, Mr. Alonzo Uale delivered the specch ‘The Wosor and wewernge Commissioners wore egal ontelies Mos a0 ‘injunction from the eu prewe Court frow eoustruct sewer la Third ave. ncton waa ranted Uy augtagr Jasiles ofthe weprems nncuo : urt on Thulvauyy - value & THE REVOLUTION LN CUBA, ——— REGISTRARS OF SLAVES NO LONOER WANTED ON THE ISLAND, Confixention of Resi Politica! Prisoucre-The Execution of Colesting Cardenas ylof’s Escape from the Tr jorra de Guam@baunbo, Correspondence of The Sun, Vivawa, Atig. 1.—The only focal news of inter. cat in tho dismisaal of all the Cubans employe at the Regla warehouses, nod the app ment of ex. Commis ary of Police Quiros to manaze that estan. lishment. ‘The Government are attempting to get the Havana Roilrond into thelr own hands tn hike man- ner, and We watch with some curiosity the proce Ings of @ meeting of the sharebolders which Is to oe hold to-day oF to-morrow, ‘The confiscation of the property of Don Leonirto del Monte, Manuct Toscano, Cristobal Madan, a other well-known persona, has been gazetted, Al dama’s house is a subject of speentation, and there ts atalk of using the ground floor as a volunteer depot, and the upper story as Goverument offices and a club house for the Casino Espallol, Somebody has made a bid of $95 a month for Mr, Francisco Fesser's house in the Calle Tulpan, ant the Confiscation Committee will no doubt lot it at that price, This property was sold some time ago to an Ameri. can citizen, but the Government here docs not recognize the purchaser's title, ‘The Captain General, by dees suppressed the oMces of throughout the island us usele ‘The following named political prisoners have been disposed of as follows > Aeleased--Mesera, Ramon and Pedro Gonzales, Jac’nto Barreto, Ramon and dated 20th ult, registrars of alaves Carlos deta Rosa, Eduardo Pajadas. and Gustavo Gonzaler tied to Spain—Mesers. Antonio An- Gres Azoy, Leopoldo Machado y Marrero, Antonio Ibarra, Francisco Belen Cabrera places of abode in the island, To change their nd to be under surveil lance—Messis. Mariaino Qonaaslez, Carlow Capero, 4 Ventura Li ir, and dosdé Ping, a be tried by Court’ Martial—Mesers, Jose Capt, Francisco Murtives Pupo, Kligic Machado. y Marre ro, Kurenlo Herrera, Jooé Domingo Gonzalez, Ma- huel Alvarez Kodrighes, Adol 0 Castellanos, F co Gongaler Junco, Feunelsoy Figucrow, and F cisco Casnmodrid ‘The SavtaClura nowspapers gay thay Don Celea- {ino Cardenas has been executed by being shot at Las Lajne. Doctor Manuel de ta Sera tas shot near Saute Ines, in the jurisdiction © i boing accused of being amember of a revolutionary committee Licut, Joxé Montant, of Gen, Puello Capt, Romcau, of the cavalry, have died to Principe, under Rolotf, who were supposed to be caught ina trap atthe Sierra de Guanabana- bo, near Kemedio, have escaped with the loss of a few ho by Wading through the marshes, and are ot Work again on terra firma. Don Antonio Calvo, wlio gave himerlf up tothe suthoritios at Banta Clira, has been tri d by cour martlal aud sentenced to transter tis place oF abode to the Poniunula, Don Ra acl Navarro, of Fuent necused of treason, has been coudemned to thre years’ exile in Spain, COMET. ene elena The Setx of an American Ma arrest of Prominent ards Searching for Necroes Becoming Troublen Havana, Aug. 4, vin Key West, Aug. 6.—In- telliffence from Santiago do Cuba to the 90th alt, re- ports that the authorities there have selzet the American mail which was to leave for the United States via Havens. Prominent citizens who had been released from confluement have been again arrested by order of Count Vulmaseda and sent to Manzanillo despite the fuct that some of them are dangerously ick, ‘Ti ese nre compelled to travel by land to Bayamo, where military conrts are the only tribany ‘Three hundred soldiers under Col, Quiros, all that Taman of the Reno reyiment, bad wrrived at Santia- gode Cuba, They form cart ofan expedition which iw to be sent in earch of Col, Torrero and 250 Span ish soldiers, who have not been heard from tor some time, und fears are ontertained for thelr sate ty, Sixtoen volunteers of the mobilized foree stationed on the Victoria ‘arm deserted and went over to tho insurgents, ‘The negroes on the various estates ore anffering from went of food and becoming tron! lesome. € olera has broken ont among the Spanish de tachments stationed on the plantations, ‘Tho Patriots Ask for Fair Play Only. The Cuban Junta in this city have received oficial foformation from Gen, Cospedes, In relntion to the reception of the news of the late arrest of the Jonta by order of the nuthorities in Washington, in the patriot army. It represents tho feeling pro duced to he ono of artisfiction that our Government was about to enforce the neu'rality lawa with strict tality on the Spanirds ag well as the nak that Soaln shall be prohibited Unit Stars Repub to on | arin and wun nat th he conti nt to fall une are they of coming out of lev ctorions, If Bpain be the only power they have to contend Aganst, What great mistake they ade ln ther calculations our readers are elrealy aware Res trlote~ The Spante Mold ny eo confident Another Expedition Landed, Wasminotox, Ang. 6.—A Cuban expedition composed! of sbont two Vandrod and fitty mer, whieh leit a peint on the count of Florida on the Ath inst, has arrived in Cuba, —— THE SOUTHERN BCTIONS. fu Tennensres Menrutx, Aug. 6.—The Democratic press here in announce the vietory achieved yort reay, culls upon the su riers of oenter to ren eh rity ‘Of (riumphy and forget the wrongs (at ieted anon them, vote of Shelby county, with one pre- from, gives Senter 8083 majority sido The Latent from Penne Nasnvinue, Aug. 6.—The total vote of Nash cinct to bh ville and Dividron county ba: Bevter, 63; Suikes, 4,0". Stokes official majority in vile ts 17, Tiforimation from Kart Tennessee sho« that Be Will carry that wectinn by a sinall migority. cane Renter's majority im luc State Will not be I iar, 04,00). + ‘The Result lo Poult in Atabrume, Monitx, Aug. 6.—The First Con easion trict in ancerti in, Enough bs kno: ain thot Beekiey “and Hays, Keron pelectedin the Feeoud and Keurth Dox and thera, Demoera s, are elected in the Fith and Sixdh Digits by white majorities, The Third District is vers loss Dent Crowing over the Kenult In Teunew Wasminatox, Aug. 6,—Jndge Dent to-day was over the news fro ney a ie & forerunner of a like result i J Vari Awaistant easured iehardven nas thore Was in the erevary of the ‘Tr tut he was as good w Kepubil: country, —— ‘The North Carotinn Election. Wiiarox, Ang. 6.—Kagles (colored) was elected to the Legislature yesterday by 400 mu, — PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, stole Secrotary Boutwell 419 Boston Ex Secretary Stanton la in Boston. Gen, James 8. Negley, M.C., frum Pennsylvania, arrived In Washlog.on yesterday? Hincks, the inte Governor of British in Britieh Guiana yerterday, Phillp Brooks, of Philadeiphia, has ac- ity Chareh, Hoaton, Gen. Meade and family arrived at Cape May last ig. He waa es Be Gover of Connectient, has gone ‘Oem the coull ton the Pacific Katiroad, Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe and two daughters are enmimoring at the Beaatde Hours, Westport. day Cooke & Co, y that they Ty on the whiskey deolroyed ta 4 The Rev. cepted a call Lo Lhe rectorship of Tri Vice-President Colfax was m r. before Ma departure, of ver and gold 1 Revenue Supervisor Tra M. Harrlaon, 4oy, has heen ordered temporarily to Wert Vii 10, 4 taoroush investigation ity Liter fwvouie affairs iu that Sbate. Mra. Iandail, elected « Vice-President of the New York Vraders' Asvociation. becoucs, ey oflelo, ® lie ber of the Unversity Couyoostion, tue fret wounan KH . the chor how 1n Cb cog 90 Thureday o Monday niant Admiral Daliigren wi!l leave the Ordnance Barvau on Tuesday noxt, to assume command of the Washing yon Navy ara in plus of Adlnizal Boog. who relieves Vice Admiral Hoff of the duty of seudiug Spouieh te wore ol (hy War ia Guba by Warbingivin mm for Now ¥ THE BOSTON TRAGEDY. pees te Teatimony Kelative to the Marder Dr. Alyoh Hobbs Mojor Thos, L. White, her Girthood sw Dostow, Aug. 6.—The inquest in the case of A MILITARY MALFEASANCE. cman HIGH OLD UPROAR IN THE CAMP OW THE NATIONAL GUARD, — oe Mra, Alvah Hobbs was resumed this afternoon. | Hortons Charges ngainat Brig.-Gen. Dreeke Three witnesses were examined, of whom two, Postiey—Commisstons for Sale for a Song Drs, Mansfield and C. W. Swan, were the attendant Fine Opening tor a © el whe wants fn Brigadicr-Generalship—Other National Gunrd Toptes, For some time past it has been whispered aroand among officers of the cavalry briende tas their commandont, Brig.-Gen. Brooke Postiey, wae using his ornamental position to obtain money from officers seeking promotion. It was broadly charged that before an officer who had been elected coull get Postley'’s approval it was necessary to ‘coine down” handsomely. Tt is asserted that tm one care an officer of the Firet Cavalry, who ha@ been promoted froma leatenaney to s captainey, was forced to pay $100 before he recolved hie come mission, and that {t afterward cost the same officer 3150 to obtain a minor position on Gen, Postley's stat, Other officers bave paid, it {8 alleged, (rom #109 to $100 to obtain thelr comtniasions. STONNING PRICK FOR PROMOTION, ‘These assertions were at length made so openly, and so much «eandal was created in the brigade, that Col. Brinker, Major Kent, Commissary Gardner, and others, determined to have an investigation, Afide vita wero obtained from officers who bad paid money to Gen Postley. Among the officers who have swore that they have paid money to Gen. Postley ts Major Wom. H. Schaita, of the First Regiment cavalry. Im his aMdavit, made before Wm. L. Gardner, Notary Public, Major Sehalts deposes that he was informed by Gen, Postley, soon after his election as Major, that it would be necessary for him to pay the Gen- eral £450 before the delivery of his commission, and thar sn. Postley hinted that this demand was made at the Instance of some one in Albany. phystelans, ‘They described the appearance of the douly, showing that the bullet entered the left breast and passed ont back and under the right shoulder, ably severing the Ings yesecls at the hase of prov te the benrt, thud Qeuaing instantaneous death, Tho third witness, Warren Hartshorn, the police oMcer Who arrested White, testified that the prisonor made ho resistance, and (nat while on the way to the police station the prisoner said that he did the deed, and that he had cause for doing it, but would reveal nothing until the right thme, He further ro. marked: “Tey may call me insane, but fam not." Hartshorn added that ho asked White a second time Why he did the deed, and the reply was: “There Ongtt not to have boen eanse enough for doing what Thave di ‘Tho bearing was adjourned uutil to. morrow. Prom the Poston Tat, Major Thomas L, White is a Canadian, about thirty years of age, and come to this city in 138, and eutered the law ofice of B.S. Treanor to com monce the atndy of law. Bubsequent!y he pursued bis studies at the office of Meas urt & Linco, Be fore the breaking out of the war he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in thia city Fired with indignation at the action of the South, he gave up bis practice and enlisted aa a private to the Ninth Masseehusotts Reimoat, being very active tn vcanizing the regiment, “At the 10 of Fredericksbu: e was Keverely wounded, sod for meritorious conduct he was promoted & majorship. A few weeks nao he reiurned from the Soati, coming on to New York, where he remained a few days. He came to this city two * suteriug with some lung disease, J being a moat Intimate friend of Dr. Hobbs and hin wife, he wax invited io thele house, the doctor noting as his medical adviser, Major Whito had known and loved, fuirly idolized Mrs, Hobbs for years About her he was a perfect: monom iniae, PERFLUOCS LETTER-WRITING, arcin 1861, aNer attompring to take her life with «| Major Schultz asserts that on two different ocem knife, be Waa. through the advice of De. Stedinan, salons he sent by special messenger $100, and that he Rent to tho Tnsune Asylum at & he remasned about six months. ihe THE SUSQUPUANNA RAILROAD WAR, th Bosion, where has leiters from Gen. Postley in effect acknowledg- ing the rrecipt of these sums, and demanding the payment of the remainder, ‘Tis aMdavit has been sent to Adjutant-Cvme al Townsend, by whom it is to be forwarded to Gov, Hoffman, who, 8 Commandertn-Chief of the Ne tional Guard of the State, will without doubt order ® court martial to investigate the afuir, ORDRR TO ‘GIT UP AND art A petition has bewa eirenlated, and has already re coived the alenatures of Col, Brinker, Major Keak, Isaary Gardner, and others, req ‘osticy to resign. Tue exposuco is exciting a Ea comment amoug the members of the cavalry rey A OROWL FROM TITT WASHINGTON ORATS, ‘The officers and members of the Washington Gray Squa''ron, one of the oldeat organizations In the elty, the original Washington Gra: gantaed In 1835, complain thi Panizations can obtain everything in forms and equinments that the canobtain nothing, whereat ther dling. Jay Gould Checkmated—Sudgo © Joining the Cor n of Avwany, Aug. 6.—Tho excitement here in re- gard to the Suequehanna Railroad ts intense, A. complaint was made to-day against Messrs, Leonard, Norriek, North, and Wiibur, Direetors, and Mr. Phelps, ‘Treasurer, charging that they have con- pired to place the road in the control of Jay Gonld and his friends, now managing the Krio railway, and thus attempting to detraud tho Company of its Froporty, It also denios all charges against Presi- dent Ramsey, Judge Clute granted an order enjoin- ing the above named persons from acting as Direc- tors, Vice-President, and Treas This redaced the Board to less than @ quoram, and though they met they were obliged to adjourn indefinitely, pees enti CURIOSITIES OF CRIME. THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. Tho British Preas Selzure of the Gunboats and the Parchase of Cuba, Lonpon, Aug. 6.—The seizure by the American Gavernment of the punhoats building for Spain af different points In the United States has elicited commenta from the London powenreers. ‘he Morn ing Star (Radical organ) shat the Am Government hiving exhibited vigor tn favor Spain, by enforcing the neutrality laws proceeded equally vigorously arainst Spain, and foe he same cause, ‘The writor regards the recognition Cuba by Pera as lil lvised, thongh spirited. Im pite of afl Predictinas., the Cuban Insurgents neem to be able to hold thelr ground, The News concludes ita article as follows : Copeitering all she elreamatances which make It gif. fenit for Europeans to kean hold of their anwililin foloniate in Atnericn, and reflecting that Cuba is now Ik Insurrection, Spain will be fortunate If twenty tal Of dollars ever reach Madrid ns (he price of Cubs. in Brookiyn— er Suddenly Tho Carcer of a Swi Checked. About three weeks ago, William C, Rathburn purenased turniiare, valued at $650, from John Wood, ot 160 and 168 Fulton street, paying with five £500 bonas of the Cumberland Coal Company, and in accordance with his direction the property was sent to 166 Sands strect, Brooklyn. A day or two after. ward tho same man went to J. G, Latimer’ t. and purchased carpets me with « morteage on the car- nd another mortgage on the furni i bought of Mr. Wood, Atter this Kathburn called at Henry Boyle's store, 124 Atlantic and purchased furniture valued at $425, and ment four $500 bonds of thelr Cumber- ‘ompany. After Messrs, Wood and Latt- at 181 Ath 2 ave and ES mer tad delivered the property vey learned tak Guy Fawk t nda given by Rathburo were utterly © orcbless, . 6.—Early thi Tire gertiemen then ealled upon Torpectre Polk, wud | gn lONDom, Aug. 0.——Rarly gitar bretipe | on thor after Rathburn was arrested, committed yesterday by Justice Walsh, — w oo Our Sparions ( The Government dotoctive officors arrested at his residence, 451 Columbia street, Brooklyn, Antonio Niel, 9 Frenchtnan and privelpal of a gang’ of coun torfalters, ‘They found in his house, secreted tn « box, & vainable collection of dies, whose cost to manufacture 1» about $10,000. Among them were dies for three American threc-dollar gold pieces of one dollar American silver pices of 1860, twenty-five cent pleces of 1861, five-ocnt In und Aitty-cent pieces of the Republica Boll of 164, Niel was canght tu the act,of selling the twenty-five-cent die tor $600. tof m Newark Tradesman, m, keeper of a dry goods store He’ was 101 cltement was occasioned by a loud explosion in the buildin ——eeaK The Harvard Bove’ New Lonpow, Aug. 6.—The Harvard boat crew have received thelr new boat, Itis forty-four and s half foot long. ahi Chatter About the Ccumenten! Council, Loxnox, Aug, 6.—It is not probable that the Pope will renounce the idea of a Council. ‘he emane cipation of elvil society from churen influence 1 0 complete that {t would be superfluous to prevent the Ing. Tvs oxpected that other Staton will show the sume moderation as Baron Beust in his reply ta Hohenlohe, Telegraphic Notes from the Old World, Marshal Niel of France is ill, a1 202 Newark, auddeniyd The French Emperor and Empress go to Chalons from 14 ving borrowed 6 to-day, and will remain Gath the 3100 toate.” credit anong ww church members was ua. <y ee credit among hia fellow church te The Kmpresa Knzate will consume about three monihe in her trip throagh Turkey and Ke; Nearly all the Carlist bands disappeared, The Carll ‘The diMenlties between the Sultan and the Khedive of Bey pt are in a falr way of xettloment, A duel was fought by Pant Cassagnac and Gnetave Fiovrens, near Paris, on Thursday, and the latter re colved 1our wounds, : ———____ SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPR, EE ci Henry Galth murdered a barber named Schup- kezel, in Mascontah, Ill., on Wedacsday afternoon. ‘The Utah Indians, in New Mexico, refuse to per iit miners to settle, The Britixh bark Bessie Young, % days from Liv. ypt. ¢ dissolved and are discouraged. y morning. — He had borrowed Samuel, $4,000; $2,500 of Charlon Rov OFS, Miller & Hous, and § from others ‘sums 000. okolrer, Varying from $1,000 to pisces Beals Homicidal Preface to a Sea Vo: Early Yorterday morning, Daniel Rowne and Richard Backhouse, seamen, returned to the City of Limerick, lying at pler 45, North River, in bad Humor, After reaching the deck of the vessel they resorted to blows, one of which sent Backhouse int drowned. The Coroner beld Bowne to ip was advertined to sail yesterday, but was detained im consequence of this tiray, ee erpool, ty ashore on St. Catharines Dar, Georgia. YOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN, J, Bpetein of Newburgh was killed by a runaway ————— horse at Hopewell Junction, N. Y., yester Sinoked glass is at a premium to-day. Music on the Park Mall at 4 this afternoon, Cha: les Mc Keuaie committed suicide by drowning in the Norta Ktver, 8 unknown woman was found drowned at tho of Twouty first street, Kart River. A cave of emoll-pox was reported at 13 Sullivan street yoatorday, Wante no water. The Croton Board are appres he Five ofa water famine Gen. Palmer has completed the arraneemen| tho extension of the Kanvas Pacite Railroad to Denvee, ‘The Liverpool cotton marker closed active, with uplands at 1244, and Orleans at ih@13\d, San Francisco is trying to oreanize a People's pare ty to nominate @ Aya A elty a aly omeas. American Dental Association tn ay tabled «resolution to admit women to mem» bership in subordinate associations, ‘The Hon. J, M. Cavanagh, Democrat, has been ree elected delegate to Congress frow Moutans, Dy 2,008 Now Ji eut im seventy-eight car loads of | majority, peaches elerday Consols closed at 927% for money, and 98 for the An unknown woman died suddenly at 10 Downing | account. Five-twenties,, RM. Ri Iway sharo, #ireet yoeterduy. \. lilinole Contral Railway shares, 9255. Ann O'Connor, aged 60, of 71 Washington street, |. ‘Te Boston Atheneum has recerved a statue of the foll dead while walking tn yevterday GREINGEIN Girt /by Greenough, and & statue of @ A moeting for pra to-nwrrow e: Christian As Mise Garrison will preach In Dodworth Hall to- morrow morning aud evening, Subjects, "Christ Dr Vines ad Christ Muon.” Jefferson Lodge, No. 1%, 1.0.0. F., of Union, No dy last evening patd @ fraternal visit to Germania Lodge, No. 15, of this city, at 414 Grand streot. wn was held in $1,000 bonds yester- worthios $100 check upua the Bt. Nicn- ference will be held p The safe,in Samuel C. Anierson's store, tn Ferry & ae iowa open on Thursday night, prdian, Spinner te overwhelmed with applications ‘om every part of the country for ‘currency, Duthas ndue to forwards? The tariff on the importation of ram into Madagas car hay been reduced to 10 percent, Bxport duties have ‘also beeu reduced, Tleory Carr, mulatto, who murdered Philadelphia oo Wyckoff, a negro barber, arrested yesterday, ‘Wm. K. Lamphear, of 66 Senoca street, Clevela Anding one of hi employees namea George Raper morniag, Rasy Folix Devine, window tn Beco Sud Buventy-engla ed 3, fell trom the fourth r; a Ded with his wife yesterd both so badly that tue woman will iy lvania Railroad, the Philadelphia fe ollivers of both armics eka: wa ve received’ oflcers w re Gettysourg battlefield free. Bt. Louis will become the chief point for emel ti influ Kas Pai road extension te olshed. anti-coal monopoly organization tm Buffale Una“tnoluer No draft’ memortal Yo Coagrees Sboiition of duty on foreign coal. "here are 200 visitors at the Al for i ; fo, aad 1,800 a8 award Hi Use, WAR LOL aro of Herbert va, labod to air. bd ward Herbert, A meeting of German electors of the Third Judi- olul District was held last uight at 27 Bowery to further the redlection of Pollee Justices Mansfeld and Shand: proprietor of the Clinton he complaluant in the assault ‘an. Young Herbert w not re: key. Lewis Frey, « clear dealer, of 699 First avenue, was held for trial yesterday by Commsmoucr Shields Tor roniling wnial? stamped Uoxes with Cigars upon which the tax had not been paid. Edith Freeman, a 15-year-old Miss, of Bollevilte, N. J. who came here tu esearch of @ husband, bul couldn't fad on es made at home in the Cvntral Folice ofice yestetduy: 0 at Montgomery White, 48) Coroner Holling found on the Inquest that Mary | fi licallng, ai at Did sweet O'Noll, who died suddenly at 723 Third avauue on | fed oesets, Phareday, committed +ulclte, uaving taken an over: ee dose of laudanum, bhe had been a coullrmed inebriate, The Coroner's case of the accident Spencer atreet, All ednesday, have tod yesterday in St, thewoul of Mrs TTA: Led of Justice Ledwith, she the Contra! Hallro y, The ow: horses andthe trieuda of the dead iuwa Will prosecute the Company. ‘The side-wheel steamer Telen Brooke, of 15 tong iron," lot Balttniore vesterduy. for avtikapes Her route ie inland to New York o n ton, and through the caaals to the fakes, and down, Miaatasippl. Larry Lee of Baltimore, Beptiinus Sewell of Harford’ county, edon Tharsday In Bush pver, Harton by the salied y, the capsiaing of boss valled by the ant tate Mis Naboy Jay, of Reston, bas Assoc tl ‘Orph i ther y ease Mipaak raineraas abd Widows Boelty, The New York Lastom House Rhy with, the ecconplished wile Ted's goat neo. On Sunday, at 2 ck P. M., the membors of Company C Ewontyeecond, Heginie'it, will attend the tooeral Of their lace conrate, John G, Chlereabuck, ab bis tats realiieuce, tno Madinun’ street, Jobn Piper, aged 20, of 330 First avenne, while at work lagt Aveuine the sawiill at tne foot Of Pomrroenth street, Fast Miver, had bis baud woarly eas off by @ oir cular uw. Mrs, Mary Lyons was severely Injured on the head od face by afodot tron which’# man carrted in bis find As the nian was Kotting of a Ninth avenue car, al Fulton street and Broadway, the troa struck a tele raph I ole, god, Febowndiog, Rib Mrs. Lyous x the side oF the hw A young restdeut of Harlom named Nash, while intoxte ou Thursday night, sat down on the track att PG y wiramanst Saat ehsat done ano Ea | ae St ree ; ond member of (he railroad deat le Lewis, of 65 Sullivan street, was raisi iatetDance te lve nicht apne aouge) me Broome aud Su'livan streets. cer Kear 5 Kiffesanalvad Rio iu the beck, oa the’ Fight ch ou ihe lott baud, ? willy who has mot with @ violent | $1.20 Vico Henry, ceper, vice Wt cesar ee