The Sun (New York) Newspaper, November 27, 1869, Page 1

E ve Gar | —— = a HIRTY-SEVENTA YEAR THE TRIBUNE TRAGEDY. —— MR, RICHARDSON STILL IN A PRE- CARIOUS POSITION, The ciroumstances leading to the shooting of Mr, Albert D. Riel ardeon by Mr. Daniel McFarland wore the prineipal topic of conversation yesterday, Mr. Richardson lias many warm friends, who be- Ueve tuat he hos acted entirely from conscien- Hous motives; but there ore others who fo not openly approve of hin conduct. Pub- lic sympathy yesto:day seemed to favor Mr. McFa Jand. His friends vehemently asserted that his home Was & paradise before Mr. Richardson became ac- Quninted with Mrs, McFarland. ‘They also sai that MoVarland’s domestic sky bad never becn flecked Dy ® Atuglo cloud or #ladow prior to the trouble Which originated In Amity street through Mr. Rieh- srdson's acquaintance with Mrs, McFarland. They feclared that McFarland’s home had been blighted nd that the shooting was justifiable, contrary, Mr, Richardson's friends, and persons who bad boxrded in the same house with Vhe MoWPariance, averred that MeFarland was s mon ef dominorring temper, exacting and fwalt-finding, Aworutous, ond subject to insane fits of anger and Jealomy, His wife was of a modest, retiring dispo- sition, pationt, and forbeari She endured all for years without murmuring, and at last, when poverty oust a curk shadow over their threshold, #! Rerved Lerseif anew, and sought to earn Sompotence for herself end her children, She wos a spicndid reader, and gave exhibitions of her taleots in Klizabeth and other cities Qud torus adjrcent to this ety, Mr. MeFurland, moentine emed much amazed at his wife's ap- Peurance in public, and freely oxpressed his diksatis. aotion, thongh he did oot «crap'e to enjoy the bone- Ais derived (rom her labors, His fit of jealousy Decame more frequent and vioien|, and the wife, Ariven to the verge of desperation, finally told her intimate veqnaintancos of her troubles, and resolved w leave her husband on the first favorable opy tonity. Such is the story of Mr, Richardson's fiends, und those of the la Mi, RICHARDSON'R FIMSE INTRODLOTH Finding hee readiigs hardly profitable, aud be lieving that she cogld command a living salary upon the stage, Mix, McFarland endeavored to obtain an ongagoment. During her troubles she had frequent Wy visitod Mra, Sinclair, the wife of the publisher of the Trine, whom she recaoned among her warm mt irionds, She tnformed Mrs, Sinclair of her de- tire to earn a living npon the stage One even (nz, witlo Mrs, Sinclair wax conversing with Mis. Me#ariaud, Mr. Richardson usu ally dropped in on am viet, avd was in troduced to Mrs, MeForland, Mya. Sinclair told him of Mra, Mekarland’s wishes, and Mr Bichardson generously offored to use bis influcace to secure hora position, The offer was accepted. A day or (wo ofterward Mr. Richardson called upon Mr, Biducy toward Guy, then the manay!ug eitor Of the Zyidune Bir. Gay wus interested in Mes story, and gave her a lester to My, Win, Throng Influence she obialned @ position at Win At whala'y Of weaty dollars per week, THR RESIDYNCK IN AMUFY STREET, About eyht months he'ore this the McFarland family had boarded {1 Beach street with @ gentieman famed Bunker. One 0: the boarders in that house veaterdsy informed « Sex reporter that Mr. MeF Yand's bratal conduct toward bis wife while at Mr. Bunker's occasioned ren ark, and the boandors gen erally sympathized with the uncomplaining wife, penton ancxplained reason Mr, and Mra, Me Far nd loft 33 Boaeh strect, aid nto the country. On thetr return they went to either 6Lor 7 Amity reet, where they boarded al te lime that Mr, Rich. ardaop was first intioduecd to Mrs, McFarland, Mr. Richerdaon was then preparing his hook, * Beyond tho Minsi "He hod rooms in the vicinity. ‘They wore crowded with artinv engravers, Who Were cmployed to illustrate the work, Before bi Inbors on this book were completed some trouble arow between Mr, Richar bis Landlord, Bomo farniiure was broken in the room durlug Mr. abaence, therefor, tat on exorbitant than pay 9 } unjust demand, ase. Me too they wer those vacnyied by house and on the sam. Bir, McFarland, MCYARLAND'S JEALOUSY OF RICHARDSON. Mr. Richardson does not seem to have patd any particular ationtion to Mrs, McFarland during bis Fesidence in Amity sircet. He apparently ald ea her tn relling manuseri; for she” nsed her pon free y in endeavoring to support horeeif and iawily, Mr. Lichardeon’s room was cluttered wth papers kt wood Cité, wid manuscripts, or ia one of hs fritnds expressed it, tn a hate Of Chronic joLriaiste Giurder, A bage Photozraph representing ui stanling an the tore grounl of & scene in the Reeky Mountains, wos Eternally tn Vis way. Tt was a prevent fiom some San F.unclico photographer, Mr. Rieh- ardaon first pitched st ii 4 corner, but it fell on the floor, and was fou d to be in the way, He thea pinced it on the mantel-riece. bat it became warped, and wae aguin in the Way, One day be usked Mrs Mefurl if sho cculd.'t put it in some plnce Wiere it wouil be out of the wey. This was while ho was busily writing and smoking, apparently quite nervous. 1y suid Ake would take car Roarly the size of @ freoo She took it in her room, and pliced it In thy bottom of an old trunk Bome time aherward Mr. MeFarlund discovered 1t Tt threw brm into u furions ft of jealous. He we cused his wife of hiding Wim hor travk to Aecp it Of his aight, and abvard ber slameiully, Ste on doavored to mollity him, but iw vain CANO HOME FROM WINTER Mrs, MeFarland amiling: of it tor him. It was While she wars jvrden ber has band seemed furious did be become that Mrs, McFurtand was afr edimis Lim to the ercen room, fearing. h toward somoof the actors, She frequently ber frlenda to Reoompany her home, Sour BSemuel Sivoinir ard his wife would call at ine of the periormances, a other Uinos Mrs. Lacks Tribune, THE FIRST SHOT AT MR. RICITARDSON, * On tho morning of Murch 18, 1967, Mrs, MeFarland asked Misa Gilbert, a sister of Mrs. Calhoun’s, pad Mr Junius Honri Browne would not ¢ hier at the conc.usion of the pertor jarden that cyening, and Walk home with her. Mi rt consented, Meanwhile Mr. Brow bad procured weats to Witness the opera ut the Academy OF Music, He met Mise Gilbert, wat asked her to pocoinpany him. Mire Gubert said that she had pro- mised Wo call for Mrs. MePurland that evenio: id she wus fearful that the length of tie performance at the Academy Would wake it Iinpossibie (or thew to do 40. Mr, Kichardson was present daring tue per- formance, Hw had beow absent from the city tor some weeks, and had but Intely returned, Mr, Browne tura’d to him and said : ‘ “ Reichardson, why can't you call at the Winter Garden thoutrothis evening, aud see Sry, McFarland Home? You would oblige me very much i you would do #0." Mr iticuardéon assented, At the appointed thine ho called tor Mrs, MeFarland, While the couple were walking down Amity street Mr, McFarland stou!thily approached! Mr, Hicuardson and shot tim fh the beck. Thc Wound Was Hot dangerous, sud Mr. Kicuardson was only condued to hin room # few days. SRYELING THR CHAIN, yuine, Mire, MeFarland, tired of her bus band's u, r'persreut ous, let him, What owed Mr. Kichirdoun's letters, Mr, MeForlans insanity, Mrs, MeFurland’s divorcee and her ap. prow ine marriage, Ras already been detailed tn iw SUM. Mi, RICHARDRON'S SITUATION, Mr Hichardaon still lay at the Astor House Inst pict, Up to a ate nour there wus but little change in’ his conditiog. Owing to the derangement ty Lis omach, produceby the entrance of the hall, he od all food, * A was nourished upon wiik sad Qouj 5, Hs demand nr tee was constant, TRLRGKAM FROs SCHUYLER COLPAX, ly yesterday mornitg he reecived a telegram of tal dCisace from Vie President Colfix, with whom, @ fow years ago, ai wavelled through the Wertorn territories, and Wly cutertams for him « warm estoom, It ran thus: Oar whole hovsehoid send sidwrest eympatbics and ecoreny Warmony wiaties (OF YOUF FeEO NS eR COLFAX. ‘Totograms from friend# 1p BUMen9 sections of y also euAne nk in, aid cards were Ba Gru? two uadred weaualntanen fn this eur, Upon which were written hoarty expressions of re- rd, and hope for his speedy convalescence, them were those of Mr, Horace Greeley, Gov. Brows of Minot, ex-Gov. MeCormick of Art roua, Kdmand C, Stedman, and numerous fellow Journalists, ‘TELEGRAM FROM MR. TRAIN. Among the telegrame was the following character istic despateh from cocentric but warm hearted George Francie Trai To A. D. Richardson, the Pautstot Jowrnanat : Arsassination cannot stop 4. “tiny! | ‘on, mf deat Richardson Ubbitan Vilakels 8 kai ‘MR. RICHARDSON’ S INTERVIEW WITH A SUN REPORTER. Daring an early stace of the interview between Mr. Rickantson and the Sux -eporter last evening, Wigd'in'ais published statement, that io. Bad. Been atement, that 9 bflered a foreign consatship. of 810,000, if he would relingulah bis action for dauiagoe, and ceage his oppo fition to his wife's separation from him, Mr, Richard. son pronounced the assertion utterly untrac, saree that not the slightest ground bad ever been given j¢ denied, also, McForiand’s remark that be had endeavored to sell his house in New di od with a view of settling in Kansas with Mrs, ar MRA, M'PARLAND WITH MR, RICTARDSON, Mra, McFarland, who, since her divoree, hae aa sumed her leu name of Sage, arrived here terday from the home of her father in Chat to’ Mans. accompanied by her mother, Both are At thé Astor House, ‘They fully expected to find Mr, Richardson po lovger living, and, with other trv are now letering to comfort, Mre. Slightly above the middle sine. bas iaht bali jalr complexion, and the rosy huo of vivid hea! iter head Sisplays fine Phrenological developments and her whole aspect igh tone of mental aud physics! harmony. is about thirty years of age, but looks considerably younger, Ler voice qnd expression denote exceeding gentieness and mod- ¢ shrinks wit! tn irom the Mrsoraii to salen ye has beem subjected. Bhe at once im- presses a beholder as possessing @ lovely and inter- ating character, ‘THE AMOOTING ON THURSDAT, ernoon Mr, McFarland haunted . Its assorted that he was under the influence of opium. He bad been addicied to da, 0 8 the habit of opium eating for thes purpose of drowning his sorrows. Ata few minutes ator 5 Mr. Richardson the counting room, and walked up to the counter, ug, into conversation directly op: posite, Mr, McFarland was partly concealed at a desk on the righ ed C ou the dlagrem below. 0 approached Mr. Richardson cautiously, omtil he hed young George Kink, near tue post marked Bieadving his hand agaluat the powt h i r Sropped hia pistol to the level of the counter, and fired, Kichardson waiked out of the office as if'he iad pot boon hit, und MeFarlaud ran through the little ate arked H, reached the strece through the door ad fed across the Park. HOeNE OF Tite THAOMT, Cashier's Fuom, Conmting room. ©, Desk oecupi’d by Mr. MoFariaud when Richard- 4 the oMice. y Tribune Poot C UL. The only wats admittiug persons behind ane ooun- LOE to Lhe WIADPEE W ‘usaau strout entrance to the Zr The Spruce street door through whieh Mr. Rich+ Ard.on Walnod aft aceon waked SLAC MARA yxa omoo, whtob runs lo Ube coiliug. WAY RICHARDSON DID NOT KILL M'FALLAND, y N McFurlond bad repeatedly threatened to kill Richardson, and, Wishardsca had be repeated: ly warned by his friends, Both men carried revolvers. Mr, Richardson ways that ‘© returned MeWarl: he would aid of killing some of counter, As itichardson ts a dead pro owes circumstance, r. Richardson hive loo«od MeFi in eye drew the revoiver, tue latter — would — not nave dared to file. Mr. MePurland has repeatedly avored to eateb Mr. Michordson off his guard. some time ago Mr, Kiehardvon was talking with friends im the corridor of the Astor House, McFarland heard of it, ana entered the hotel, with bis hand oo bis pistol. As he neared ‘hia vio~ tim, Mr. Kienardson looked iu tuli ta the éye, ard wepnred to receive him, MoFarland’s head dropped Wie'sidied away, and bogan looking out of the win, dow. om, emma! EMMA! Mr. Richardaon w reporter visilel him in the Zridune edi torial room, He was hing on # #ofe in John Russell Young's old room, He was cuffir- jog terribly, and could not Me sulle moment, His shirt was sopped in blood, and the hole in his bowcls was #0 lurge that ov Soon after could be easily Inserted. At times he flidiy, AL ome time be placed his head, and stralghtened if in excessive pain, exclaiming, Oh, B: ot uDL! he wns take the Astor rte influence of unodyn his full Mus, M’VARLAND'S STATEMENT, In allusion to the stotemont of MeFarluad that he Wiad found her visiting Mr. Richardson's room at their mutual Loarding-honse, se gad that she bad simply knocked at his door to give biu a manuseript which he had offered to deliver to a publisher, She Was writing at the time for the support of herself and two young children, as her husbaad contributed nothing tow 1 is the family expenses. Her married of twalve gears, she sild, lind been a perpetaal torture. Mr. Richardson was i witness ton portion ‘of ber trials, and #be was naturally gratetul for the Warm sympathy be displayed for her sufferings. When, at last, she became dednitely separated Crom her bisband, she expericnced a sense of decp relict and entire Ireelom, and could not realize Was not at liberty (0 receive the visits of Bir. Itech Mdsou orany other geutlsman, of walk abroud with wiom she pleased, un VORCE, She obtained ® divoree recentty at Indianapolis, Ind., on the ground of ese, brutal treat ment and a that bity ay for a ortiz asut, During that period she dit not see Mr, Ktiebardson, Four wecks ago she returned to ber parents, THE TRIALS OF A WIPK, ‘he SUN reporter desired some particulars of ber mirrled life, which #ho was, at frat, unwilling to give. Bhe wished to avold all further’ pubiielty. It Was sugecsted that the conventional prejudices of roeiety lod the world to misjudce ber case, and that she should make Known all that could be offered as ‘cause lor her separation, By repeated question- ings, the SUN reporier iearned chat McFarland had for Many yeurs Irequontly exhibited ungov rnable fits of fury, He would smash furniture, strike her brutally, and, at night, would often spring from bis bed, tear his might clothing frantically, and throw it away, At an early period of his murried Mfe ho would endeavor to frighten her by g that he esrricd a loaded pistol for use against her, and somes times, would display *mall packages of paper which le aalit contalued prussie acli. he toured po won, and during th angerous moods, would bide bis ruaors in Gubicipation of possible murder. nem, He commenced drinking svon after Lis marriage, ond Hquor iuvarlably exaggerated his paroxysms, In a8 than three weeks tom tue woudig day bis por revealed itself in unaccountable sulks, dure ing Which he would not speak to his wife, His con: duet in time, of course, shenated ter regard tor bir ‘Tals Was nuiural, aod a Coneciousnoss of the t added to bis benzy, He indulged in and in the coarsest language toward I standing his treatment, sie long ca onstant outh Notwith? ned Mivinz With bin, as ber Umld conservatism surunk irom the Inagined stigma of & separation oF divorce, She speaks of hin ag & man of superior educational wd tages, but of most unuccountabie temperment, Blo hes (wo childven, both boys, the eldest of wuous 1s nine years of age. ANTE MOUTEM EXAMINATION OF MR. RICHARDSON, Daniel, McFarland was yesterday morning tak: to the Tombs, before Alderman Coman, who tem- porarily committed hi to tue cells, to await the re sult of injuries sustained by Albert D. Richardson, Tio presented « very haggard aypearance, but offer: ed vothing in defeuve of his conduct. During the forenoon, Coroner Kecnan went to the Astor House, and took te wounded man's ante mortem depdsition, also the testinony of the sur- oon, Mr, Kichardeon said that about ve o'clock on Ttorsday evening be stepped into the Trivune counting room, Weut up to thy counter, and axked for his letters,” At that moment he first saw Daniel McFarland behind the counter, pointing @ pistol at Lim, He seemed to haye come from behind som: where, He fred instantly, simultaneously with the first giunce which Richardson got of him. The muzzle of the pistol, according to the wounded man's idea, was about tour fret from him, and tho bull cptered bis stomach, Richardson thea went Out of One of the soul doors, aud up stairs Into Guo GRNERAL DAN 1869, IEL BUTTERFIELD IN ALL HIS GLORY. - kts Bxenwe Exolbssd’ Ae wtarrturree wut Ta atpresm of peensy ebtzfer uf tour Urh, whose mecrnsd ant hie Ante, wo teat baal), 60 O4. JAS, OF sso 7324 Cache ditorial room, where he lay upon ked that a surgeon be sent for. other physicians arrived, veyed to the Astor House, the evening he was call lying wonnded in the Zyidune off Leyouod him euftert cplenairium ; the w tion of the wound was down wari about dayne (morphine) was admini Upon @ verdict that Albert D. wounds by Far chy Prison, MPARLAND IN TITH TOM DS, the Onk st committed: to Injuri his conneel, epaper reports thereon, Ie saya, And these oh lated nome time ago in th In be rougbt to obtain of forss-one depositio n those charges, dircetly of only one witnes: ented ; while, of twenty. troduced by Himself, including PoRecerion of bi introduced b i ‘bwequontiy enter not one could fount Previous to the rdson, AiR Hee EBM an ta ARN nounced falne, her harshly or ruely. tho eparation, tie futl down (rom Borton by. i cause of the trouble, Mr. McFarland had to Jealous, fervent love ived a long tine Jaw, ation to tu Mr. M they werv on terms or ernel townrd 6 wile, Or ndvibe til this time, "Their mort have testified, und band. Dr. an acknow neRe CORT He loved bis wile too fondly to treat And whon, # fow days after Mr. Sage, cane ite tlhe we acknowledged publicly that iin dangiiter Abby with 406. FOU, GO & lounge, and wan and after which he was con- Charles Y, Swan testified that he resides at o'clock in the to see Albert D. Kichardson, arrival pistol abot wound tn Uh probed, and the dire und to be inward and it wasevident thatthe stomach had been penetrated, as he woe ert 4 extreme pain; an tered, after which Injured man was conveyed to the Astor House. hearing this evidence, the jary returned Richardson came to his pistol shot at the beads of Dontel Me- nd. “A commitment waa then made ont by the Coroner for the incarceration of the assailant in the eaterday morning Daniel, MeFarland was taken et police station to the T rosuit of Mr, Richardéon’ Durluw the dav the prisoner was visite tricnos, and newspaper reporter pnveracd freely noon the hooting and the several The World's version ve }, uteri; brought abo The trumped-up charges of cruelty toward his wife and intemperatce were not aad ennot be proved, os were thoroughly venti huveas corpus ouse where- child, wituenses Ine lina Wilaon, his servant for more thin a year and a bait, and the employ of Mr. Sav to prove that he per language to hia wife aw the sien of liquor ow rangement of his wife by Mr. venti Farland and hiv family on the banks of the Hudson nx nelgbbors of Mr, Samuel Sinelair, with whose fumily nd if he had been tod to di could hardly have been hidden from the Irieman ¢ ready bo testify again that hin manner loward his wife was that Of w touder lus moat PERSONAL SKETCH OF M'FARLAND, Mr. Daniel 'T. M neribed oa 8 utout-bullt man. ® 1 country, where he his re sided ever since, oh rs ho was tof kn orphan, without friends or relatives upon whom he fean for support or udvi je worked Ine wo College | two years studying In t the United States, studied law, in the bar of the Supreme Court of M: the age of 51 he was Professor of and clocution in the Delaware Mii Baltimore, Sorbonne, diughter of Mr. Soae, following shternately Hiterary: ond masked considerable ¢ in reul eatate 000 here. During the lind speculation period immediately preceding tnd aller the outbreak of the rebellion, A his city real estate and invested the Yestern lands, Hts spectlations proved he morte proceeds in V He « legal money, which he but he was never worth $100, one thine, About twelve years ago he married Miss Abby Sage and came toreside permancatly ‘ariand has already been de Ue wax born in Ire- 1 49 years ao, and at the age of 4 years, with yup until he was able to enter Dartmouth leaving which he wentto Paris and spent urned to was admitted to ssanch us th, Ie, Weilewledires, ‘ary College of Later tn Ife he returned to Boston, Where he became nequainted with the pretty little ® small periodjeal dealer in that city, Later still he eame to New York, and by jarsults, invested bs, and perv ceteraeat Ont who nk, At abortive, bis property here was selged uuder mort- gagos, and he was greatly reduced, he hai to come down from bis country place. laved some time tn Macdougal « the usual May-time mov street, where bo bi farnished rooms, MR. M'FARLAND'S STATRMENT. ereons of literary r amily Htved at 72 Am! n war residing at No. OL quently appeared that eR. over to Ol that hat were there to tet . Me Marland and A.D. Kuchar dec wireet. Tt ent had taken M the apartment duce her baw co. Puiling nished parlor at and Dire, McFarland, + On bis return one evening he found bis home bin wile in. pelatr's ‘as there- others her absence caerted, and a note on the bible left by formed him that abe tad gone to house to remain m day or two. He in Instructed to tell the landiady who mixht inquire the cause o! hat ho, had gone away ty escape fever, which then prevailed in hood, Ho had th tention of leaving lim permanently, ry F err, Jand’s intercourse with Mr. Sinclair's fw contact with Mr. A. D. ty sire fn th Riehi they then hired a fur. wijoining that occupied by Mr, r, aad the the nelgubor utmost confidence in his wife, and nover for amoment imagined that phe bad a Bhe bad told bin a thousand times that should he die, she would another wan, She abominuted divorced women, und had an utter horror of divorce. Janior. Were limited, but i was @ mrecdy re publle in this elly afer her separation Gueutiy wont on the ste r. F fn} Impartis! jury in the eountey will acq reply to a direet question Whether le was subject to the loss of hy wife He was aeked wre in his family t ily, be said thi od maadened him poanity In any degree ru reph vague; “Weil, no; a fanityy incl care to say too in ettacks of insu i trial Of ie cause, lest he should be pre thereby, Mra, McFarland is reventeen years her husband's Her educational opportunities in early life cer, abd 40 during her married life she mastered Shakespesto find the pocts, und, as already atated, read belore the phe subre- Farland feels that he was justified tn the shooting, but he expresses a deal of eympathy with Richardson, and hopes that he ma; F himself he Has no fewr, his linpression being t ree ult him. eh by DENTAL OF MR, M’FARLAND'S STOR. The friends of Mrs, McParland deny tmost hatically the statements of McFarland as to adeces for society, nd display. SI very quiet and dow n, who I to nothing of the w who has an extremely eel Her hab studio: rather than social, and the supporting her family would have loft ‘por nity,even hud sae bee thing hike fashionable. dissips charges that Mra, McFurlan: been very muen together du thelr fricnds who are well in say they bave rurcly seen Period, and when ho presence of others, Mr. exietly ins Tt was then that He et after this, but ¢ took him to 7¥ Amity “] é In Th Dean Sin: tributor, ulso o am requested ments may bo scription, Lb. Gen. 0.8. @ Genenan: 1 with ceptance of the tan mect with thetr ‘Throngh you names you have lectively. 1h Lint GwanT, Aspinwall W. HL ‘Astor, W. 1 Bro Barney io, Ht Chichen, B row, Dawah... Binowiore, WB; Duncan, ‘Sheru ptewart, A:T. epottord, Lil 1 Moses, cal 0, Ba John, th € wessity of her Lith they have, it has been Aicharidson 0 inclined, for uny Respecting tho Richarason ha: ig the puxt two ye Fmed on the subject each other in that pot seen Mre, McFarland for ® year, until he virited her a fortulaht ag: town, Mass, Aly her as ® mont suiab wowan, fe father's bouse tn Chariea- acquaintances represent prudent, and estimable Charles Cohn, of Charloston, sent funds to Now Demon Detnold, Ho ‘The Presont to Gen, Sherman, Prom the Herald, March 4, 10 In Washington yesterday morniug, between 11 aud 12 o'ylock, Messrs, A. 'T, Stewart, Hamilton Vind, Benjafnin Williem Scott, of the Commiiteo appointed by the chase of a subscribers in New York to the fund for the pur: | Jat h°thelpa sidence end furnitnre for Lieut.Gen, | Hoyal Ubelpe. Shermany ottended by Alfred M, Hoyt, nev! Gen, 8b¢ simile) copy of Lieut, Gen, Grant's acknowiedg- ment of the testimonial to which you were a con- the correspondence. In furaishing this information to contributors I neriptions wera made with that understanding. Piease consider this my recoipt for (Please acknowledge.) many citizens of New York whose names are boro nemitted, I have the honor to ask your ne elation of your services, citisens of New York, with ames of all the too generous contributors tot, ts recol¥ed, 1 fecl ata loss to know how to cxpress my appreciation of ¢ {al token of the friendsktp of the citiaens named im your letter, and for the generosity of the eitizens of New York genorally, and especially toward those who they concelve have rendered service in main- taining the Integrity of the whole Union, to say that I shall always appreciate their generosity toward mo, and through life, and to thus unexpeoted!y placed in my possession, as will OF SUBSCRIPTIONS AND AccOUNT PENDITURKS—TEBTIMONIAL TO LIBUT.-CKN. U. 8. Pa ae Sanipabn. Joseph. Mw Gh, Teh 1S? 166 Bunt ee, TWO PRESENTS. ae Present to Gen. Gras New Yon, Feb, 19, 1804, have the pleasure to cncloae you (fac. Niet of the subsciiptions and copy of to ask that no copy of these docu- allowed to be printed, as many sub: your eab- Tam, vory resp'y, Yours, &e., DAN'L BU ERVIELD, Oop.) New Youk, Mob, 15, 1900. rant, den de., che, In accordance with tho request of enolosed testimonial of (heir appro- intereat,. 970,497 50 5. Let acries. BALT25 00 ” SBT 0) £105,000 0 Tiganquanrena Anmine or THE Unreep State Wasnineton, D.C, Fev, 17, 1906. Dean Genenat: Your letter of the 15th inet,, en- closing a0 veep handsome tostimantel of tho ub Baftics It endeavor to pursue a course ake such use of the means appro wish to thank the gentlemen whose euclosed to me individanily and col © the honor to be Your obt, sore't, U. 8. GRAN , Lt. Gen, ov Ex. e sis +3 Kennedy, tt ne Pred A Pox ea: bat « ESESESTEEEzE ) Pheipa, tN... cca. Saints, sawyer & shale Kinner, # |Hulndon HL. @ jsehuohards, F |Pravers, Wt & ¢ Fevor & Col & 00, see 32 # S355 Worth, winte & Ke Wood birotiers Willinus & — Draper, Shiuevo Draper sities vet us NGewtl & Huiops Halsted, 1 «* Jeanp, MK Yates, FP. ESEESS SEEE HL, Field, William H, Aspinwall, and woof Gen, Butterfleld, Judge Hilton, id, room, tributers han mark, wi enti [tis well ut thie iarge sum for Ge Now York, In conseq & gontiomun in this ety by ter Gen, Grant said that Mu Hamilton Fh Wi LeGrand La Jaines ciptent of such @ Gon. Grant and bis wife, thelr destre to on your part ct that our mbt Ne th Mr Stewart then handed Gen. Sherman the sub- scription list and deed and bill of sale, remarking that the balance of the subsertpt to pearly $100,000, would bo forwarded to Lim with- and after the names shall have bee dosire toc hit gum had been ‘4 in Boston, im a fow day obtained of Whose names Gen. Sb that this noble act of kin wer pi enable him to tive fn contemplated ‘should be held by h family and the edue. this purpose fi Whose energy a Jnrgely to It ¢ Committer, alter a briof #nd pleasant conver: $90,008 B0| ¥. Morgan, 0) Sol I Baker 09) A. Be ‘00 00} $y [00 500 60) 0) 50 4H) Potor Muli | Sw) Austin M ‘00! Linney ou V0} Go ‘ fie A Healy io] Chapman, 1G 100 | en). bi Bierinanl, tu JV. Va boo 500)" Go. Henry Clews it ni Le M wn Jot usually Chief of Staff, when Mr. Stewart, holdtn| band the enbeertption papers and aoed and bill of #ale, addrosved Gen, Sherman as follow, thore In the st the same hy whieh added ten or fiteen thou ts value.) Benjamin ft. F Dial Funds Ayerll 10, Hew: great gratification at Gen. Sherman being the re- high mark of friendly considers tion, The General then produced a deed of the house and bill of aale for the furniture, handsomely ‘engrossed on parchment, rigned and acknowledged for record, and bearing the requisite siqnatnres of ‘This being completed, it was evident the parties mot a# business men to tn. | Ish the business with which they were Intrusted. After ashort interview with Gen. 5 herman,who was attending to bie duties at a desk in the samo room while the Commlttea were engaxed with Gen, Grant, the chalrman, Mr, Stewart, made known private interview, Sherman then invited the commitice to an adjotning Rawlins, 1B in lis | various Untona to use every endeavor to prevent t Inve occupied by Gon, 1 IL Is great plensare to mo to be preiiulng this voiu certainly that ous, Fed without any feelieg 0 In Che mine orvines in bel iy watched Over guided, and protected you om the battle field aud th the camp, may bles you with a long lite, that you may tho reward of a faithful publid eer: vant frou a d Lappy people. few gentlemen wire int eted, and ws Was ei titel; a fow days past: ermann him unul wit eceg-de making arrung vo ee roportionate to fia fneome and Tt Of course this different weunce Uh Asenred tho went that h Hon of bis childien; that 1 enruestness suecesstl completion a few minues, withtr: Sherman wor by nee of the un I en. Shi Washington vt dy en, Sherman, ® conaiorable quiatity of furni- nd doll SSEFSe fire: Kawin Hoyt, Henry Histon... - Hopkine & yA. Wheelock m Heott 4. Bnith. T. Kaynoida aylua De Kuyier the ‘o] Ab'n MOL ooo W Bo Joba ds Crane tuo! Wm. it Renwick 6) Halsted, iainvs & i tehilis, Hh Hever be Conipetaalcd. ‘Who has tn the past now amounting ton he had been et in for the special beneAt of his intended never to touch himsell dollar of 1t; that apart frot thts he desired the con understand that he should always o¢ py to welcome them in what might be rogarded as thete house while visltin that he might know them an intimately, aud that Fe could not further expres q grateful sense of their kindness, #0 unexpecte 3 no generouniy ‘accorded, 10 hii, is eich alt p Washington, in order they know bim more He then #hook bad “contribuved -s ratood that the movement to raive wover, when bought AN OLD MAID'# DEATH. — The last of “techy Ostrom''-A strange History —825,000 Lett Behind and no Will —A Prospective Bight for the Money. Povouxanrsie, {Nov, 26.-—‘Lochy Ostrom fe dead,” was whispered about the Court House In Poughkeepsie, thie morning. Who ts “Lochy Os- trom?" inquired s Supervisor, Thereby hangs tale, Rachel Ostrom, or “ Lochy," as she was fe milliarly called, was born in this city in 1798. When she reached her majority she became acquainted with & young Poughkeepsie lawyer named Gazley, and an ardent affection grew op between them until Gnally her suitor applied to her parents for the hand of Whoir danghter in marriago, It was refused peremp- torily, though Mr. Gazley was in all rospects in honorable . ‘This, of course, sndiy Gisappointed the lovers, and they parted. Some time afterward Hendrik Ostrom, a brother of “ Lochy,"" who was considered » miser, died, it fe said partly of atarvation, leaving ® considerable eum of money, Ho wos the first to drive a hackney each in this city, Some of his money, $8,000, was imherited by * Lochy." After his death the property 4 Hendrik had mutually enjoyed ny" then began to hew Bho went ont at ‘economical to the iin Uke her brother she was miserly. ‘and beautifal gtrl had todos bert thelr ‘mart. Filton years ago we v: TAY, reappeared, ai en ‘omtored his hund to Lochy™ ‘ago. But sho wus a changed womam. Her hoart had become hardened to her lot tn lite, and the proffered hand was rejected. Since then she hae subsisted on friends about the Gly, seareeyy wer eating & dinner bas been known to say that last her two weeks, and one she would sabsist on ren dollars year, By continually eating at others’ tables, she managed to save every cent she cerned. She chased no clothing for a number of yoars,and for the last fiteon or twenty years of her life was not inaide of a chureh, Tt was known that she had accumulated consider able property, but whem naked whetl to do any writing, replied t without hands of Worktngmen to Receive their 4a: A special meeting of the Workingmen's Union and Arbeiter Union was held last night, Mr. Nelson W. Young in the clair, Mr. Kuln was present to make whatever explanations might be necessary to the German detegates, Mr, Taylor road the roport, which commented severely upon the treacherous ae- tion of persons interested tn the clection, who had formerly professed the most sincere regard for tho rights of workingmen, Tho Treasurer's report fol- lowed, Mr, Taylor proposed resolitions urging t election of MoQuade, the printers’ enemy, to the of fice of Police Justice, and to support Mr. Cregier (or Alderman in the Seventeenth Distilet, | The tormer the me | part of the resolution was adopted, and the tntter of your wreriptton Tsllow-cu icine wacerer an | lbled Mr. Kaha proposed resolutions advisiag inetance or Lae plewure being Lag we give ae ie the workinemen to oppose all candidaies who had in ! etre you tha any Way contravened thoie imiervuis, Afler adoal Of discussion the rexolution was adopted, —— RECKIVING TRE ARMADA, W anuixcron, Nov. 26,—-Nothing furthor has been developed about the Spagish gunboats. Socre- tary Koboson's sending the irou-cinis to Now York bs solely re Of precaution, and Le disuuctly aesorls that thera is wothing to ercate any npprelien. sion of trouble with the Bpanish Moet, aud that if they wee hat any comtost or dispute with us would be hopeless one on their part It may onrb In the outvet any disposition W quarrel, In any event Ik will cost nothing to have a fow tron-ctada lying around loose in New York harbor, Commander Kansom is ordered to the commund of the Terror repliod | with a full complement of oficers.to meet in Boston, ¥ une | Doe. 1, by whleu Mme the ‘Terror will be ready for hat ta | dcan run around to New York in one day Me hocessary., , . ive, Alsels, £. Leo ”» AIPA phic eaacove for! tsar ar, frst under t ander Biuke be ready ior ott Or he bad | dors ae to deatinalio nm that it —_——————— Menngerio Fired~A Lion on the beyon meus Nounwatt, Nov, 26.—On Wednesday night an Ancendiary wet dre ton building in Connersville, Ind, used as the winter quarters of the Forepan ageri. By order of the superintendent of ‘ kere all of the annals were tot Toose, winch acty In the end, proved neediens, aa the fire was arrested bo- fore 1 of the buiidiag had been burned, A flock of sheep quurtered on the fair qronnds wore set resent, Mr, Stewart, while Lolding | by a ito, wad several of them were killed, ‘Tho Hon his hand, aald that he desired to add ore further ree | also lwt‘an encounter With a bull, and, after « severe hh Was that to no one were they more In- unter, killed him, Allut the «tid anumais wero devted in this endertaking than to Gen, Buttordleld, | eventuuily' captured vad ed Fatal They had a between traveller 1 vere in crt nyuredt, 11s feared faially, and tLe bagga tantly kilied TAMMANY, Aldermen. Ass't Alderman. Jolin Moors Three tealy < Thomas Comai...Pi ward Cuddy... } Dryau Reith f Honey Hughie... [eawe Robi son. Anthony Miller... Lawrence &. Hill, deta, Hoag lars to fon Gi W. heuise 14 LH Toeaday without non vltwan” Edward Coste Puriek No noitnation ation for, Azalstant Yne party nowine Jas. Ltt Mouaghan 7 OTHER NOMINATIONS. Repunnean " dnatriet Vor Aideryya Apsistant Levia Crande: fed Statew TINY 01 policy bisivtre without paying the steel (ux pieuded aot wuilty, aud were remanded tur trial Bergen, Jobn Lofterts, aud Will been Appointed b re ¢ frou Ur Vth Marr wert in thie lottery Thoy Tunis G M ici ali null FLASHES FROM OCE Pciata Garibaldi is very lil of rheumation at Capreca. A Fenian candidate will probally come forward for Mallow, th the county ot Cork, Tt is cold that the Britis Government intends to tond surong sciuforcemonts to Leeland, | A revalon of the pr party yesterday lu Part Tho Suibutey ‘Troops have heen dispatehed from Park Io the Department of darn, bo quell distur! ported tote: 1 in pute thi tog coinmands the Chabon tate aftr, ‘Two thou CABLES nd Jows have been removed from the bntier tuto the interior of Hivasia. within. Hey tue wld | iting thei reskienees 9 Gris Whilnved, wih’ disuberove tase pre im un te i JOUINGS ABOUT LOWN 1) —— Yesterday morning ® girl 16 years of age appeared 199 | in the Pare to bluck boots, Hic oretcht grave diggers are engaged in Trin tty chyard exbumipg dead men’s boues and coffins, boty of Michwel Galior, white wen pOlunod by bie wile, eh v erred, Toe Plymooth Baptist Cl wise of Worship tn PiKy Dest uth wyouuos, Wo-day, arr} 1 Farrell, aged 1, of Jamaica, L. J., attempted Solon Humphrey, also of the contributors, visit BOOT, solar bi. Dy baking a Ouace of faudanutn, mt the army basdgcartere by; appointment, On suter- wees Ob yee’ eetioread C3 hn Willams, of Grand strect, burntsher, was iug Geo, Grant's office, Mr, Blewart approached him Gon. U. 8. Grant, for house, lol, and Nia last oliht for drawing « pistol pon Uticor und loformed bim that they had come prepared to cou furniiure, VOR, OF 88 Foes hi ¥8, IY check vik “feet summste the purchase of his residence and furnitore | if, Rhortnaa, Soiceipoden s) ihe Bink tee evening, ie bile on I treet, for the purpose of presentin, to Gon, Bberman, the same dat the same time handed to Gon, Grant # check for $65,000, The General re- Oolved ihegentiomen cordiaily apd expressed his —-* TOT ae Total .. Now York, Mey 10, FP ra GL PLBLD, Trodusee, fy ridin Mi aM ay tow velo Silas HL Burnham, pointes a piatol yesterday after. ithe Astoe House Be was Gomunisten for ial 8k co ‘Tombe ‘auchon, B02. i00 Ts —_ For the past six years there has resided of Taylor's Hotel, Jersey City, aquaint, quiet, escentrie: old mao, of whose very existence scarcely anybody other the servants = and clerks of the house had any knowl ede. He occupied & little room on the top floor ofthe hotel, whieh he seldom left except to go to the dining-room for his meals. He usually appeared ta ‘8 shabby old salt of black giving abundant evidence of twenty yoars’ service ax well in ite style as ite weil-worn end tattered appearance. Nobody ever called on the siagular old man, and bain turn called on nobody, His bis were paid wit the utmost promyptners on presentettor: end with mo grumbling, facts that satisfled the landlord and ineared to the & est the retirement and solitude he secmed eo ear- neatly to court. bis regalar weekly board hill. ened. The clerk knocked but received no 4 ‘On entering the rom the clerk found the eat iting ina chair betore a litle table whie® rmed a part of the seant furniture of the room, dressed ag anual in ha shabby, sult of black, the Boreas’ bapeintae ee : to the hia forejble int be atrock with the statate- immo ‘ot “the person Mddreased. Astoanded | and | half agrighted | ot o vaguely form ‘suspicions, Tepped “up to the chait. in” which the silent and motionless figure sat, and was shook. fc to find 1h cold and lifeless. When or from whet was altogether a mystery lone, in that Srey pire with no kindly near ty stay the assault of the visitor of ans ‘the in hie claws might (>) prod - the old man had met his death was beyond cuctln, ‘This singular man, whose lonely death 6 comported with bie ister life, wee Known to the Proprietor of the hotel as Lyman Eg to had ‘alvo acquainted bis Iandiord with the (act that he hada sister living fo Connecticnt, This was all that i of him; but on search. ing great was the lee of those eonnceted with the house to Gnd, Dromiscuoualy and loosely in a Of $O00000 with somer Koll and. paper money, ond of ), wi MJ an money, or There was eart securities (or money deposited elsewners. also found among his effects a will, dated 15 00, ,E:vi06 all Ble property to bis steter chil was bor: in Connectient in 177, and py, tl z Alle: was for merchant Years & prosperous commission city, But fora number of years ou unknowa, or the disponi- tion he had made of the property he was known te Have accumulated. He retired to the garret of thie ried himself with his monoy to await the approach of death. - —— FISK & GOULD'S OHIO _— TROURLE, ety-four Millions of Debt on a Road jon than 815,000,000. Axnox, Obio, Noy, 26,—The Erie case was Drought ap today before Judge Doynton. F, A, Lane aud the Erte party, J. Goeld and W. Archdall O'Doherty, as receivers, swear that the earnings of the Alantie and Groat Western Ral vay from Apel 9 te Aug. Bl_were only S1031774. ‘Tho debt ia as fol lows: Mortgace bonds, 834,843,000; accrued Inter- ost thereon, $7,084.%17.50; debentures, 15,008 O90 5 floating ene Aa tock, $30,000,000. ‘Total, F4,078,207, “Thera are c@ldaviis in court that thé Baldwin was read, #wearing that on Wednesday wveuing to lea Fifth avenue, when a New York ge that Gould was at his office om that Heniy tor aetting an the Atlantic and Great Wostera road quietly, Gould was to take sixteen twenty-clghths and Mi twelve twenty-clghths of the stock, Mr. Hawkins made another aM@tayit that fhe officers of the Erte, ompany employed John KR. Peun to make the mo to appoint rocolvers. After further delay, the ring, was mbiourmed until to-morrow morn ge Boynton will have mo more delay, day has since resigned his recelvershiv. ——— TUE ERIE RAILWAY WAR. —— Judge Raicom Modifies bis Order. Mixonamrox, N. ¥., Nov. 96.—Judge Baloom has this day corrected or modified bis order in Ram hey's suit against “the Directors and Company of the Krie Railway,” so that It only atays the tiffs proceedings not excceding twenty ona. ble the defendants to make @ motion In Madison county of some other proper county in the Stxth District, where all persons can be heard, to eet asia the Injunction and orders of Justice Murray, Ib gives tho Directors an opportunity to be heard. ation of the Gouid Is snid to be Lil and at home, where ho one. Fisk {5 sald 10 be in Boston, wn that ho t¥ in the baliding. are guarded, and cnirunce i denied we the password. ‘This is evidemtly f papers. Reaumpt! Ont of the Question, Wasninaren, Nov. 26.—There is » remarkable unanimity among the Western members in the be Her that @ resumption of specie payments at present ts improbable and tapracticable, and the President has Leeome convinced that # return cannot be brought about immediately, 8 nal 6 AREER WESTCUMBSTER COUNTY. You K with tiqnor n mo hor. The mother was also druak. ‘The Board of Supervisors of Westchester county, in roapouse to a writ of may pay to the Stato Comptroller Ale On McCOUUL OE Lhe detal ex County Trenmurer, yesterday ado Mvor of tesuing County bonds w the amoune — JERSEY. — hh of the New ¥ Mercantile Library tablishe tin Elizabed Wo stages are to run between Newark and Foi ken on Sundays, leaving Newark 6A. M. and? P.M. ‘The heirs of Anneke Jans are arranging to gee tne opinion in writing of another oluincul lawyer, afte NE Cirey the vase agaiuat Trinity Charm Mp tothe Supreme Court, «3 A deep excavation in Barrow street, Je {ura sewer, Cave In om penn 4 risa coon recanted 38 tes reateay hat was Lo be BE eis LONG ISLAND, ple a © Queens Count ere for Agricultural S9¢te your, The Preah tw jock. To-day the Flushiug and North Shore Railroe@ r ack Lo Whitestone, and on Mom trains, fourteen each way, daily, rley. attended the marsiegs n Catholic church at Hunter’ and while witnessing the ceremony had her pock> ot picked of $100, Mr. Chambers, proprietor of the Fushion (bu, 1 Course for the past two Yoare, bine wiven vp the ti sold out bis furritare, and inténce golng South to re File for the future, He has seat bis Wetting borses te Deva SPARKS PROM THE TELEGRAPH, acti Clade Brent, accidentally abot ta Buffalo by his frien ton W jay, died yesterday, 5 has sent 110 Mormon missionaries iivsion through tie btates. of Cambri .. re to ercete mrortal to ‘Anson Hooker. ic hundred packages of tea were forwarded Teed to New Wore Nor anu Prewcbos on theredan, ‘The Weire of William Winchester, of Bali hays sued # number of clt\xeos of Meinpiis for over Lion dollars’ worth of provertys he er General and tho Secretary of euniiry vrroved Avcuiveet Muliews Rate ~] the New dork Post Olle ‘There is authority for asgertlag that the comploced Lis ui ‘Abd that when nce Vey Driely ov Ananclal lopler, Gov. Hotfinan bas refused to commate the of Juccph Messner, who is scatenc be the 104h of December for the murder of his wife year azo. Ps Fi) of the ten Cuvtectte « fraud q wrctgte sceig genio ae ds ge ernmoul. SSMU aS CSR Rea ;