The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 5, 1870, Page 1

° Ve THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR, MA EUROPEAN WAR. urther Particulars of the Battle at Saarbruck. WMcMahon about to throw his Forces Across the Rhine. hing Lively in front of Both Armies, — HARD FIGHTING AT WEISSENBURG Bkir Hundred Frenchmen Taken Prisoners. Beveral es) he follorcing are the latest despatches re- ey th'Tue SUN office down to 8 0° Jock this morning. Later deapatches, yf any, will be printed in a postecript. —_—_-— pre News from the Seat of War-Farther Pare tewlars fr 6 Field of Suarbr \s The Prussians Acknowledge a Loss of " qwo Oficers aud Seventy Men, { Bani, Aug. 4.—The Prussian Government farnisies the following account, more in detul, of Whe afair at Suarvruck : ‘A fechle garrison held Saarbrfick until the French deployed aud advanced in three eulumos. The Prus Bians then retired to ® position north of the town In spite of the free use by tl ve the enn o( the Freuch appeared to be more serious, Our oops were admirably cool. ww ANOUMEW Figur. Another Oght t# reported at tne town of Gerswel- ‘weller. A detachment of Freuch crossed the linb tnd took possession of the village. Tho Prus. Mans thea attacked the French and dislodged Wem from their position in the village, when Wey retired with a loss of nine killed. Skirmishes pay be expected all along the line, It would seem (hat Prussia is anxious that the approaching general ‘aagecewwent #hould ocour on the soil of Fatherland, te order that (he work of her army may be that of Fepaising an invader. Fornge is scarce in the Rbine provinces, and the Prussian horse is suffering eaverely WARD FIGHTING AT WAISSENROURG. " Canancum, Aug. 4—6:90 P. M.—There was hard Agdiing at Weissenbourg yesterday, To-day a large force of Prussians advanced between Weissenbourg fad Lanterbourg ten miles into Frenca territory, riving the advanced posts of the enemy, and destroy- Qeg miles of (he railroad between Lanterbourg and Btrasbourg, slong which 1t is supposed MacMahon was preparing to advance, Tue French loss was beavy, including many prisoners, Q IMPORTANCE OF SAABRUCK, Pants, Aug. 4—The. heights taken by the French at Saarbruck form a key to the railway epproaches W Treves, Lence the importance of the conquest ee THE PRUSSIAN PRISONERS, Mrz, Avg, 4—Fourteen Prossian soldiers, cap- fared at the cttnck on Saarbrick, passed through Wiis city Inte yesterday afMernoon, Part of them ‘Were on their way to Belfort and part to Thionville, where they will be imprisoned. ‘The Prussian ‘wounded Lave been cared for the samo as the Breach. TUM SITUATION AT SAARBRUCK, Lonpon, Ang. 4.—Our special correspondent at Baarbrock wrives as folows on Tuesday morning: “Our guns are being brought uo opporite the French, and wiil reply if the French open fire,” | The letter breaks off here to catch the post, The eame correspondent writing on Monday night says: + Tthonght at the end of my last letter that my con tributions from Saarbrack Were Snished fet vut lor the railway station, when « tion received from one of the ‘best infor: made me determine to siay, aud to-day tony of baarbrOck has been broken , with sixteen guns, have ne mile of town, and two whole rogi Monts are lying in the immediate neignborhood The First and Taird Battalions, and the Fortieth Hohenzollern fusiliers, made their appearance on the Saar Louis road at the top of the bill, two miles Out of Searbrock, about 5 o'clock, and’ with them Came sixteen guns and a long line Of wagons, ‘They did not come into the town, but tur: a large field high up on the uill, where Divouse to-night, ‘There was ereai Joy at the news 0! their approuch, and the townspeopl the fold to receive them with prov ente of cigars, Sc, Gott froin the mouth of patriot at a the first of cannon side my appeared ‘When I wrote my first letter there were bardl the more than 500 men in Swarbrack; and had the French made © more forward,” even with ® small part of their forces’ alout For Dack, we could have made no resistance ‘Whatever. But, from one source or other, our force wes Re pevyes exagecrated ¢redited us with an extraordinar, are at present in Baarbrack 0: Ince, three thousand mei ‘orty-eighth regiment with Within ® sbort distance and the diaty-ninth Regiment of the line, with thirty gun The ‘Twentteth Reximent, which was to have come here to day, advanced neaily to Saarbruck, and then turned in another direction. The destination of the regiment is unknown. Gen, You Goben male his appearance here yesterday, and re mained for a sho: ‘acre? . The present commander ‘U Geo, Von Griesnan. MORE ADOUT THR MITRAILLEURS, The French official reports of the battle of Saar Drock are particularly devoted to the praise of the French mitrailleuse. At the opening of the Datile, and while the French troops we: form & detachment of Prussian foot Doldly advanced from the town and mounted the railway cmbankment whic) s:\:ra'ed them from the French position, which thes pepared toebarge, At this moment a battery of milruilicures, mounted in the rear of the French position, opens. ire, Hail the Prossian force were leit dead wiong the line of Tails ond the remainder dispersed. A second de tachment was marched into position, and met the fame tnte, The French are enthusiastic over the Baceess of their arm, ‘The cistunce wae 1,600 terres. THE STORMING OF WaRIsSENBOURG, A special correspondent telegraphs from the Prus Gian headquarters that the Crown Prince's army has stormed Weissenbourg. ‘The troops of the Fifth and Eleventh Prussiar Army Corps, reinioreed by the Second Bavarian rps, engaged Gen, Douay's Division of Marstiil MacMahon's Corps, The French were driven off the field nd the Prussians now occupy the French tamp. Several hundreds of the French soldiers were taken prisoners, ‘The russian loss {s considerable, No movement bas been announced from the army of the Lower Rhine, ‘The affuir at Saarbrfick in regarded here as wholly unimportaut, The Prussians at no time wutewpiated holding that town in force, THE PRUSSIANS IN FORCE. A correspoudent of the T7vibune writes from Coblentz, Tuesday, that the Pruss! are in much rreater force on the banks of the Ssar and Morelic Than is generally supposed, hence they do not in Jond to fall back on Mayence or Mannheim, but Wil bold the French in chock from divrch to Lau terbourg, One proof As that long trains of provision wagons teh from here t Treves, and the ambulance ‘rains with them are in much too groat force for More ullnir of outposts, Moreover the large square bere, Clinens-Plata, 18 covered with peasants’ Wegons iouded with bread and biscuit, all moving ‘West, ‘THR PRUSBIAN POSITION, ‘Treves iy now the headquarters of the Kighth Army Corps. The Prussian wagon and ambulance ervice iv more percectly organized and thelr horses ere in better condition than those of the Freneli, ‘The soldiers are in admirable spirits. ‘Their onthusiaam is less noisy than that of the @momy. but thelr quiet confidence is far preferable ward slans ‘and that a Baden force ts in the Biaok Ioroat to such effervescence as recently witnessed on the other side, Coblens is fall of the Landwebr; there are few troops of the line there, The fortifications are rapidly being strengthened, and trees are being felled in readiness for an ateeck. _ All the commanding poiute about the great fort- Tess, the occupation of which would render it inde- fonsible agai Nt modern artillery, are 0 trongly fortified, and earthworks are rapidly being con- structed toward the French side, Oar special correspondent at Cologne writes on ‘Tuesday that troops are passing steadily through that city going southward, all in excellent condition, cach corps with provisions for six weeks, No en- thusiasm surpesses that of the Bouth German rogi- mente, many of which have petitioned to form part Of the advance guard, MCMAHON AnOUT TO sTaIE Ernamnovra, Aug. S—Yesteraay, after s council of war, Marsbal McMahon with his Chief of Staff, Gen. Coulton, Kioht math, @ cavalry division, infantry are encamped From those movements it is conjectared that MeMahon, with the African army, is about to cross the Rhino and dash rapidly surveyed the Rhine from Bridge upwards, They visited Bro- twenty miles north of here, where ind part of the First Division of by tho way of Carisruhe and Heidelberg to Frank fort, and thence he will endeavor to cnt the railrosd communtenting between Dorlin and the Rhine It is believed he will leave Mayence on the left, while the main army pushes on through the lower Rhine province to Mayence and Cobleats, The for movement, it i# rumored, is fixed for Saturday, It is reported that the Prus- are gothered in force in tho South Gen. De Ganjal, in command of the Second Division of the corps stationed here, vacant by the iiliess of Gen. Douay, dropped dead from appopleay on the Ast inst. iets Latest from the Sent of War. Cancsnons, Aug. 4.—The Prussian victory at Wesssenburg:was decisive. The troops engaged were regiments of the Fifth and Kleventh Prussian Army Corps, and the Second Army Corps, of Bavaria, led by the Crown prince in person, The Freuch force consisted of Gen, Douay's Division of Marsual Mac Mahon's corps, Weissenburg and Goisbil, tn the rear of that town, were carried by storm at tho point of the bayonet, after an obstinate resistance, The General who commanded the French in the absence of Gen. Douay, was killed, with two officers of his staff, ‘The French encampment, ove [piece of artuilery, 600 wounded prisovers, including many Turcos, fell into the hands of the Prassians. On the German side Gon. Kirchbach was wound- ed. The Grenadier Guards and Viftieth Regiment suffered severely, The French Dev “The Marchelie'se to be Decreed the National Air—De Grain- t's Manifont. Panis, Aug. 4.—The Empress came to the ‘Tuileries to-day, aud presided ut a Council of Min- iste ibe Gaulois says the Emperor will issue s decree making the Marseiliaise hencoforth the national air of France. Daring the fight at Swerbruck it was playe: the band The French hospital service y for the wounded. PRINCE CHARLES AND LEOPOLD. ‘The Conetitutionnel eays that thi ut of Prince Charles of Koum: in Paris, cook an active part procuring the renunciation of the throne of Spain by uis brother, Prince Leopold, The Berlin overnment irritated at the conduct of the agent, have demauded hie dismissal; but Prince Charl reiuses to yield to the demand: DH GRAMONT'S CIRCULAR, The Yournal Ofictel publishes » aiplomatie cirentar of the Dake de Grainomt on the disarmament, ‘The document, after refuting the statements of Count vou Bismarck, terminates thus If Europe remains armed, if 9 million men aro on th eve of the shock of battie. IC cannot be denied that ti respon iblity a Prussia ‘she repulted wil idea of ise mamuent when we carsed the proposal to he wade, and began by giving the example. wer conduet is explained by the fact that as that hour when France confidingly reduced her miliary contingent, the Cabipel at war secret Orgauie ue (he candidature of Prince for Wu Muicue of = pal, ay provocative of mischief. calurnnies te Federal Chaceslor may invent, not. He ta lot the right to de delleved. "The con science of Europe and Bistory will say that I night this war by tnfueting upon France, srece: Nelopment of her political teeucutios THE LAPAYRTTE sare Braet, Aug. 4. ~The General Transatlantic Com bony's sieamer Lafayette, from New York fur Havre, arrived at this port yesterday. pono h onde The English Despatchen—A Special Messen- wer Yroceedings tu Parti ment- Offenbach at Work, Lonpox, Aug. 4.—It is rumored thet the Count de Caumont Ia Force has arrived in London, as a special messenger (rom the Doke de Gramont, to as sure the Government tliat France will respect tue neutrality of Belgium ; and it is added that Lo bas met With ® cool reception, It is asserted tha: the \uek rate was rained for political eflect, not from Alauncial necessity. IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS to-night the Marquis of Salisbury ¥ isbed to know when discussion would be opportune conceruing te recent negotiations of England with foreign pow ere, Earl Granville replied that the papers, with full details of what had taken place were iieurly ready, and when they were snbuitted the Govern ment ‘would be pre for debate, A bill authorizing the eflective organization of the milla forces of the country was presentod and read for toe Gret time, afer which the Houre adjourned. IX THE HOUSE OF COMMONS to-night, Sir G. 5, Jenkinson gave notice that he should Question the Government as to its intentions with regard to Belgium oud the protection of ier independen Mr, Oiway, Under Foreign Seccretary, stated in reply to u questivn that the negotiations for the set: tlement of the Draziliian claims were progressing ; and in responre lo another demand objected to the production of settlement of continental affairs, declaring tbat the modern policy of the British Gov! ernment wus non intervention therein, ‘The Foreign Knlistmedt bill waa debated in com An attewpt to extend ite prohibitions to ing to sell vessels to @ belligerent A RENEGADE OFRMAN, Offendach, the Opera Boutfe composor, though a German, has pabjished a French war song, entitled, “God Speed the Buperor,”” : QERMAN VESSRLS SEEKING SAPRTY The porte of Engiand rapidly filing with North German veasels, anxious to creape the Mrench cruisers. ‘Two vessels of the *contingeot chanue equadron " sail trom Plymouth this evening for u ve: cret rendezvous, probably off the Belgian coust, NEUTRALITY AGAIN The Gasette of this city officially publishes the de cree of neutrality on the part of Portugal in te Franco-Prussian war ‘A circa ar bus lately appeared from Senor Sugasts, defending Spain as innocent of the cause of tro: between France and Prussia. ‘Tho document ts well received, FOR POLITICAL RP KCT The officers of the Bank of England have an nouneed a still further a nce in the rate of dis: ofone perceut The minimum rate is now six per cent, LIVERPOOL ON TUB SQUARE. Avg. 4.—A meeting of the Liverpoo joniug the Government to of arms and ammunition, - Vestn, ot of Hungary yester day empuaticaily favor of Ausirian new. trality in the Fi an war. teasions, annoanced King and nation recog bred @ con ct noUtrUlty Ay salutary ‘The Austrian army wonid secure the maintenance of that neuirality, and, supporved by it, Hungary con templated the futuro feurloasly, {Cheers ] DENMARK STRUGGLING TO KEMP THE PRACE, Copennagen, Av 4.—The Danish Government still struggles bard to preserve netitralis, but the Dopular excitemont is iutonse, mid. perhaps ub wovernabie, The sympathy for’ France among all Classes is very marked, ANTWERP AND NEW YORK STHAM BRRVICE, Axtwerr, Aug. 4.—Proposals for new weekly amer service between Aniwerp and New York, to take the place of that recently performed by the North German Lioyd and the Hamburg American Company (withdrawn on the war) have been opened to bidders. Heleian governtuent says It iB proparod to accept the fret sat offer. — The Germun Despatches, Barun, Aug. 4—The oilicers of the Union Club of this city b e ucceptod & large Wager ollery by M. Thomas of Pariv, that the French will | Kerlin on the 1th of Angust. A Progsian r of one hundred thousand mou is eucaimped iu Irout of Berlin. NEW YORK, : FRIDAY, AUGUS JOUN REAL T0 THE PUBLIC, EM a SOLEMN PROTEST FROM UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE GALLOWS, Opponent of ‘Tammany is Hanged, To the Public: Gov. Hoffinan has refused to reprieve me. I must die an ignominious death, I know this, 1 feol it; but my poor suffering sisters and my faithful father feol it far more than T. It is on this account as well as on my own that I feel it my duty to give the public the following facts, T killed Smedick, but I did not morder him. He had repeatedly beaten me, and had repeatedly threatened my life, I killed him in self-defence, I shot him after he had siruck me twice and was following up his attack. 1 am able to prove this by the testimony of unimpeschuble witnesses, but the opportunity has been ¢enied me, Gov, Hoff man Would not listen to these witnesses, bat Iam sure that the people will. Gov, Hoffman would not £0 behind the record of the tria), but I firmly believe that the public will. A few words regurding the trial, I was tried, “convicted, and sontenced within twelve hours, The public were excited over the Rogers murder, and I was offered as the sacrifive. Now, when the question of my reprieve comes ap, the public are again excited over the Nathan mur. der, and } am again to be offered as a public eacri- flee, These are harsh words, but the facts will bear them out, My counsel vainly asked for time to pro. duce witnesses, ‘Their testimony would have con- vinced ‘he jury of my innocence of the crime of murder. ‘They would have been in the court room if they had known the trial would have been fin- ished on that day. But the Judge was inexorabl Ho refused to delay the trial, ‘The record was mi up without the testimony of the feye-witresses who could have clesred me of murder, und 1 was doomed to death, Who wore the witnossos against me? They were Officers Lambrecht aud Mee, and men named Car- penter and Hyland, Lambrecht ts now accused of perjury before Jastice Coulter; Hyland has been held to bail for drawing a revolver on a citizen, and Carpenter bas been fuund guilty of robbery a nt to the Penitentiary. 1 appeal to the so! er sense of the people, Should a man be sent to his grave on the testimony of such men as these? Officer Meo wan allowed to give only just testi- mony enough to weigh heavily agsinst me. Ho gave Words spoken by mein the excitement caused by my arrest, He was not allowed io give further conversation with me, which would have destroyed tho effect of those words. In his sworn affidavit before Commissioner White be {anys * he had anoth er conversation with Koal next morning, in which Real stated the reason why he shot Smedick was met him om the street and commenced ‘thin, as he bad often done before, and that he coulu not stand bis clubbing auy lon Ne said be wason his way to bis vesrel which he was Watching when Smedick assauited him." Jobn Mabony, an houest teainster, in a similar AMcavit esys, * Tnaw en officer strike aman twice in the head with a ciub, and then saw the man tura and then saw the officer fall,” Philip Comitky, @ glass-blower, without astain on bis reputation, makes eMdavitthat Le “raw the officer in the act of urteg his club against Teal, and w him strike him or at him one or more times, and immediately afer deponeat heard two pistol shote, All this ts evidence that Gov, Hoffa refused to consider, proferriug the testimony of mon who have sine boon sent tu the penitentiary or broazht before the courts for perjury and other crimes, Could the Governor have refecied that te was briveing shame and sorrow upon the gray head of my fond and give two shi futher, aud rending the hearts of my four affeetion ate sisters with anctiva, when he resolutely slut his eyes (9 this testimony, and resolved to go by the record of Judge Barnard's Court Bot the Governor does not even heed the record of Court, The jury, alter duly wetshiog the evidence, unanimously recommended me to mercy And this i not all. Thice of the jr made aMdavit before the Governo not have assented to such ans that "we cept that y to merey recowmendat) with the understandir® and y ro. let by all the jarors fo far as we know, that the prisoner would not be hanged, hnt would finally be sent to State Prison.” With these fact# ever burning upon my mind, 1 have not been without hopes of @ commutation ‘of my sentence. It has seamed impossible ty ie that auch evidence should not have hat tts effect oper the mind of the Governor. Whatman In my posi tion could have thought otherwise? The Governor offers the Nathan wurder, ané Judge Barnard held era murder wa ‘in exens hast [to do with thos: yelther Mr, Na la stould have had justice withon thone murders, Should T, an innocent man, be to the callows Decanse the p ed to discover the men who did those But these are but mere excuses. Iam sent to my grave for far different reavons, Al my poiitical friends in the Twenty-frat Ward were opposed to Mr. Hoflman's newination for Goveruor, They guve all their suport to the Hon Henry ©. Murphy v, Who Was arival candidate’ So long as ned Mr. Hoffman end the other 80 long T was uovisturbed. My to trial antil few candidat safter I was ar facia are not only known to Gov Dut to nearly every politician in the elty many politicians took advantage of the exc caused by the Rogers murder to paris riends for (heir Teiusal to support Hofman by bringing me to trial, Oukay Hall sat upon the vench with Ju. Bernard, and the trial was rushed through ¥ allowing’ me time to defend myself, Had my f continued to uphold Tawmauy, I might now have Deen at liberty, Men are pow at large thr Lifluence of Tammany wlio have coz me, unprovoked murders, ‘Take the case of Donolin, nthe and mont’ The Tai He ts charged with the murder ot Florence Scannell, He is now out on bail, Why! Is itnot because be ts a member of tae Tammany Hal! General Committee, and because he lus been made a member of the Americus Club since the murder? I feel confident that I, like jyim, would have escaped if my trivnds had foliawed ‘Tarninany's leadership. Beicre the trisl one of my frieuds wet Poter B. Sweeny in the Park, Sweeny said, * Real must be innged, He has got to be hanged, Tho in terests 0 ny Hial! demand it.” Wos it tor the Interests of Tammany Mal Gov. Hofman refused to commute my sent Was it ior this that be refused to grantor When implored by some good priests who ask a ‘ew days in which to But the will of God b eruor hae acted willtully, but trom the bottom ot my soul | forgive bin, and pray that God may for give him too, for I feel in my Isat moments that he heeds the torgiveness of God, Tdiv warmly t my iriends for all they have doae forme, 9 have done much. To the Sheritf snd the \ ail the keewpers Tam indet ted for the kindest ky pathy aed attention. God, 1 am sure, will rewerd the nithfy id the good Sisters of Merey e my soul for et ne. 1 feel that the who have mitting In their kindness to me Jess of the stuin of murder, OF this Tam And 1 die in the hope that this fet willsotten We t the pain, and the is) ol my poor faith aud relatives while weep: ing over my grave JOUN REAL, The above statement was given to a bUN porter by Real in hiv cell at 11 o'clock last nivht, in tho prescnce of Father Duranquot, « brother-in Jaw of Real's, and an editor of the Express. Poor Real had spent the evening in an arm-cnuir in the yard, gozing at the starr, and talking with bis iriends, The gallows opposite the big bull's eye lamp, cast a deep shadow over tho yard Well, it will soon b suid the poor fel low, taking the Sun reporter by the hand, Theu obstractedly wiping bis mouth with his handker. chief, he gized into the darkness av if dreaming and added, " Sunday night—where shall 1 be then,” He did not retire to rest until? A. M THM LAST RFYORT TOSAVE REAL. A fina! effort was made in behalf of John Real on Thursduy night. A number of Catholic prie ts who h 1 the unfortunate man beard him say thet be bad expected a commutstion of bis sentence vptet moment thot he red lelter of Gov, Hottman, wh was poulished 0 potwithstonaine the ict that the fused the Weeping and } vart-bro doomed man to interiere in bia behalf, they resolve to send ® telegram to 1 is Kxcelloney, beseeching him to grant Kenda resp o for afew days, to enable hum to prepaye for eternity Pwo of Uh priests who attended Real then sent seapatel ; City Prison, New Your, Aug. 3, 1870, To Wis Kerceltency, Gov. Mufingn, Ocean House, News por The nndersigned Catholic priests, belloving that John New roocnUly expected » Conmubition uf his seul whee, Dd Laat be Peauires mare Lund LO abaule wo bee of your Excellency @ ‘s ‘A wo . itn tor death. "FREE MEAS Gcer, Other Catholic priests signed this telecram, and it was sent to Gov, Hoffman at 7 o'clock on Wed- neaday night, “ALL NOPE Gorm. An hour later, the official representative of Arch- bishop MeCloskey, the Very Rev, Father Starrs, sent a telegram (6 the Governor, Joining in tho Prayer of the other priests, and it was confidently expected, *P to noon next day, that the Governor wonld grant the favor sought bait of the doomed m At half past 19 o'clock, ‘howeyor, how Court House received a despat Hofman, acknowledging the receipt of the t frame from the priests, and positively refusing to frant Real a respite for & single dav. ‘When the fact was made known to Real, he s- Lexpected as much from the Governor, I know the reason why he and others are so anxions for my bloo YBAE thoy cannot afford ‘to let'me live a few days Ho mado this remark to his brother-in-ta meRIFE 0 caused all the necessary preparations for the execa- tion to be made yesterday—and although his sym- thy. in common with that of th of citizens, as been warmly extended to Real, ve is performing hie painful duty to the. totter. ‘The rumor whick was circulated by some Tammany politicians that he bad refused to ha’ anything to do with th tion, ts fulee in @ particulor, The Sherif was atthe Toubs thronghont yeater- and he adiinistered all the consolation in his to the un‘ortunate man who is to dio to-day, ite will ¢o Die auty, and poor Real says that he would vot wish him to do otherwise, LAST VISITS OF HIS AISTERS, ‘Tho sietors of Real, his father, his aunt, and dro- ther-in. Jaw visited bis cell for the last tine yeeter. day, and the cones which ensued wore too affect- ing for description. Real, however, was calm aud subdued, and suid he beileved he wus ready for li last hour: execu. AL'S LAST DAY ON RARTH, Real arose early yesterday morning, and at 7 o'ciock, acrompanied by Sheridan, who is under sentence of death for killing his wife, attended m in the chapel of the Tombs, and received the sacra. ment trom the hands of Father Duranquet. After returning to 1 1, he was suprlied with breals fast by Miss Foster, tho matron of the female prison, of which he ale freely, with every indication Of enjoyment. During the day he was visited by his father, mother, sisters, aud other members of I) family, aud by the clergy of St. Peter's Church, b Father McGoan of St. Patrick's Cathedral, by lwo Sisters of Charity, and by Sierif O'Brien, Judge Bixby, Judge Couiter, and Deputy Sheriff Sievous, In these interviews Keul was perfectly cool, ressing no dissatisfaction with his fate, but eaying @ would try to die like a man. Io parting with his grict-atrickon and heort-broken family, the con- demned man exhibited much emotion, and was from the bitter reflections of the | spiritual ministrations of of Mercy aud the clergymen wio have Leen his almost constant attendants. This morcing he will attend mass, and receive absvlution and extreme upction, after which he will PREPARE FOR THR EXK 4, accompanied by Father Duranquet and the Vader Suertd, will mount the gallows to meet his joom —— ! STORM YESTERDAY, paki ales Railway Tracks T p-Trains Throw: from the Track-Heavy Thunder Terrific Lightuing~Widespread Disaster, At Poughkeopsic, the storm was very severe. At Spayten Duyvil creek, the rails of the Hudson River Ratiroad wore torn ap. Ono Yonkers train was thrown from the track, and others were ae layed, At Riverdate and otber points, the track was daily damaced. At Carmel, Putnam county, the rain fell in tor- rents for several hours, and the lightaing was unu sually vivid and frequent, Tne roil of tre thunder was for two hours almost incessent At about 2 o'olock Mr. Jacob Tompkins's barn, on the outekirts of the town, was strnck by light- ning, the fluid passing down throngh the building, Killing @ Sine horse and setsing the nay on fe, In about an Shor the building was burned to the Sround. Loss abouy $1,507; no tnanrancy, Patrick “Morris was inslantiy s"Ied yesterday afternoon by the lightniny S reatdeace im 15th street, near the Roulevs A large tree in Elm Park Was al¥o struck at the same time, causlog Ereat consievnntion smonz the pienic peopiv, The storm in New Jersey was unusually severe. In Jersey City several fine trees weee torn ap by the At Bergen the telegrapn oles were blown andthe wires fallin er the Comfiunipaw avenue bri prevented the passace of cary and Other vehicles for some time. In Pulorsou (he air was very dark, the streets wore My bed. —— 0 Obesity and bivalve 's Association weut on its fourth ke at Gregory's Point, near Norwalk, Conn., yeateniay, Neither President Fis nor Vie Pres} ‘ent Lincoln attended, and the palm for obesity 1 the Presidency for 1870 was carried off by Wm Whitlock, who kicked the beam at 233 lus, The fol >winu ore trustworby fleures: Pat men present fore esting, 2) tons; clama eaten, 40 tons: fluid drank, 10 fer eating, 80 tons. An the more rican Lamberts who guishe! theraselves. were W. H. Crossman, 1 A.W. Crait, 969; Pete Weeks, 235; Philo ndy Simons, 2); W. H, Crovamin, 21 ; . 2; and B. W. Maples. 213. At 4 o'clock x rain terminaved the fostivities ——— A Church Flutter in Blizaber Much indignation is expressed in Elizabeth at the recent tnchrisiian conduct of the Rev, Mr. Milne, formerly a Presbyterian minister, and now privetpal of the most fashionable academy in the city. A few days ago, the pastor being out of town, this gentleman was requested to officiate at the fu- neral of achild that Led died euddenly, He at once hastened to console the bereaved parents, and when they returned from the graye presented a bill of £10 © for rervices rendero!."” Feeling is #0 strong against him that yesterday Le scught the gentleman he received the "foe," and offered to ind compromise, His proposition was ip declined. —— The Cuallenge Cup. The New York Yacht Club have concluded arrangements for this Interosting race next Mon day, ‘The entries comprise yachts of all sizes from 30 up to S62 tune, cud mensurement, Mossrs, M H. Grinnell, William B. Dancan, and Alexander pilton, Jr. aes Tho Judges, Mr Ashbury hie ‘fn permitted by the judges to select any yosition in the line formed for the start that he may fee disposed (o take. ——— A Congressman Caned, Wasninaton, Aug. 4.—The Hon, Joseph Se gar, ex-member of Congress from Virginia, today severely asaulted the Hon, Wm, %. Lincolu, ex member of Congress from New York, at the rail road etation, for alleged calumnious statements abont him in reference to the re-charter of the Fred. oricksburg and Alexandria Rajiroad Company, Mr Negar attacked Mr. Lincoln with a cane. When brought before the Police Court pe suid he regarded ithis duty to inflict the chustisement, but deniod the churee that he intended to kill ‘Mr. Lincoln He wus hold to bail io Another Cubun Expedition OM, About # fortnight ago a brig-rigged vessel went down the East River to the bay ostensibly to air her es . Eleven miles down a steamer trans forred to her some 8,000 Remington rifles and army carbines, two tons of powder, thirty casxe of salt. petre, whd a quantity of uniforms, ‘Thirty Amer cans Went on board the brig as’ recruils for the Cuban army. She is reported to lave reached Cuba safely, and landed her cur a A Fourth Ward Murde George H. Jobuson, « bar keeper, 100 James strevt, quirreliod, between Land $A. M. yesturday Wits Michael Griffin, at New Chambers and Cherry stivets, Griffin stal bed him in the neck, right tem ple, and. shoulder, and in falling Johnsion’s sku fractured, He was taken to tho Contre street Hos pital, and remained there nsensible until late in te Mioruoon, when he died. Ho wasanative of tis city, Griffin escaped — Tho North Carolina Election Ranma, Aug. 11.—To-day the election passed off quictiy, No returns yet received, An Linglis i man and Harris, the colored candidate for Coneros s, had an wltercation, and the latter was kuvch dowa by the lormet, for ealling hima Kuropeau viet on — Is it to bo Another Chicahominy ¢ The Washo» Tool Company of New York, from the Prussian Government un’ order tor ove million dollars worth of pickoxes and spades, to be used to work on fortificatious, ‘Lu order is ime: diately Lo be tiled. — No Fatal Riot tn Peekok: Peexsxit. Daror, Aug. 4—Horace Brown has not boen killed here in # moulders' riot, There is no distarbance here. ———__— Fish on the Hud Secretary Fish is ruralizing at his country seat On the Hudaon Rivers 5, 1870, THE REPUBLICANS’ SPLIT. CONKLING AND FENTUN FIGHTING IT OUT 1N SARATOGA, — ame Making a Catepaw of the Venerable Horace Sanatoga, Aug. 4.—Saratoga has been cap- tured by the politicians, The presence of these gentry renders it unsafe to leave the bedroom doors unlocked, and the hotel proprietors have conse- quently doubled the namber of night watchmen. Since yesterday, at least ono thousand politicians of both parties have arrived. Politics therefore © adsorbing topic. Aa stated in last night's despatch, the number of prominem™ Republican oMceholders hore led me to conjecture that the fathering bad boon prec oncerted, It was furthermore surmised that the general opin- fon wax that President Grant had « hand in the busines: A Custom Tonse employee told me confidentially that Vollector Murphy, acting undor orders from the President, had issued @ circular to every Grant man in the State, urgently rexuosting him to bo present in Saratoga yesterday, ns business of momentous importance was to be transacted. I was further in- formed by the same gentloman that the most impor- tant question which the President desired to be con tidered wow the nomination of Stewart L. Wood ward for the Governorehip of the State, as the President doubtioss wisher to reward Woodward for the popinjay speech which he delivered in Wood stock on the Fourth of July, This, therefore, is why every office-holder in the State is in Saratogy to-day. But the Grant men have been completely outflanked, and Stewart L, Woodward has as much ance for the Republican nomination as the Hon Frank Duffy of your city, But before I proceed to narrate the events of to-day, lot me speak of what occurred after the telegraph office closed Inst night, Tt sooms that the Conkling men were iformed by Jimmy ‘Thompson, the brilliant wine-room states man, that the friends of Senator Fenton had rent oat carda for a grand public reception of Mr. Fenton in Mr, Batchelder's cottage this afternoon, It was at once surmised by tie Conkling people that Fen ton wos the originator of this reception, and that the same was got op simply to Aftord Senator Fenton an opportunity to speak against the Administration, ‘The | friends of Of the handsoue Koscve put their heads together devise a plan to ontflank the wily ex Governor. ‘They concluded to serenade Senator Conkiing, the Senator was to de! peceh at (ue serenad but to make it appear that the demonstration w not concerted for this single purpose, the Republic Hiticians, as usual, out the Mon, Hora reeloy as the catspaw, and arranged the serenade first. Horace, never dreaming of the imposition, of course consifered the proposed compliment a high mark of respect to Limsel’, and promised to deliver speech. Every thing being satistactorily arranged, a shocking brass band—the worst I ever hoard. stationed {inelt in front of Mr, Greeley's cottage, anit in dolefal tones * Hail Colmbia Home, Old Boy Of appearing on the balcony of th pated, ran ap the stairs, umbrella in ha making his way through the crowd, walk pied by Oliver Charliex. ‘Then Herace took off hie hat, laughed, and re. clined against « pillar, The crowd, seving that he was not aLout to run away, rapidly Came up and oc cupied every inch of space near the cottage. Horace then, for the twentieth time, delivered the old specch, He said: Th i common'y believed that the life of no active politician leads hit to eraap some temporary reward OF agerandizement, but the end of it is dust id nanes. IT wisn to give my testimony as that of one nearly 60 years of age, and Who for forty years bas bree actively aged im political strife, and that wit office oF attaining wealth or position iy carecr has been a satis(actory thing that pen bas hed semi Teciually, 1 5 x all in the next mee Will say of me, was Gus.ct (howe who fought against human slay FY until Duman savery disappeared tive eonn- {ry Tn the tarmoll and tawalt of polluigal sirif-, there as been something mere than Hiation, ‘Through years of puiltical conte re has been Jeveloped a seutiui pi human slavery ont of our countey cep it off the face of the earth, ‘The brass band then serenaded Conklings cottace. where every New York Republican office-holder was. After the band bad hed blowing @ tune. leas air, the Senator appeared and spoke, He anid You are Republicans. Tam aRepables We wee nover mote earbest epubleans than how. Your pe senre te gratifying Decaw ors than p-rsooal rouard (or ‘arry the Ta" fing with the nd to win the ol viet fe. Tte, ub Mean ‘party, core % Repub. Leans " every where, of as. alt The work ot the snot fin she nor ia there any other party able or willing to Onish it rant that ao barm may come to Gerinany. Ger sympathized with us, the sons of Germany ‘and cheers of victory went up in the ruc from the burning battle elds Germany's constitution is like man} fought for u German tor rebellion, bolleves pad everywhere Join ine in the hope that no harm will is in store for Germ: With'a faire need nl ction, and votes fairly counted, we Conelijation ‘and ually among vursely: then action, earnest action, and New York will pro: nouace for the Kepeblican porty and the Administra. tion of Gen, Grant, To this end let us ail work. ‘This terminated the performance, and the majority of the politiciane repaired to Jno. Morrissey’s gambling house, where they remained until they lost everything they had in their waiets, Thie morning Was consumed in private caucuses, All endeavors to adjust party differences and ayree upon & candidate tor the Governorship failed. The Fenton party proved too strong for their opponents, the country Republicans being a unit for bim. Senator Conkling, convisced that bit adversary was too moh for him, ard that all attempts ata compromise were useless, departed for home, At noon the Repuclican State Central Committee met in the ballroom of Congress Hall. Hamilton 1 the Chairman, having called the members to rder, said that the SUN reporier was in the room, and a@nggested that Police Commissiovers Henry Smith and Archy Bliss, of Brooklyn, be appointed a committee to oust your correspondent, Before Messrs, Smith and lise couid exccute the order of the coumittee, ‘Tins SUN's reporter bad vuntaiied, ‘The door belong bolted, the ball opened by ® mo tion from Commissioner Smith, in effect that th next Republican #tnto Convention meet in Saratoga on the 7th of Sentember, Tanks's motion was carried unanimously, Zan a protracted quarrel concerning the Lions of the conterted districts in the York. After a debate of five hours, it was decided to recognize the organization bh by Thos, K. Stewart, «Tammany Hall Repu as the regular organization of the nth As bly District, ‘Lhe Seventh and Ninth Distrieta of New York ‘sdjusied their differences. sat istactorily mong themselves, and at 6 o'clock the Committee adjourned This evening Mr, Batebelor's residence is briliant ly ‘illuminated, and the reception to Senator Fen tof is attended by almost every prominent person Saratoga, irrespective of party. ‘The Senator de <1 to deliver & speech, on the ground that the t10n tendered bim Was a social, and not a po tical gatheriog, and that the company were com posed of both Republicans and Demoersts, Aleck Froar, Mr. Sweoney's bower, has been here since yestorday watching the Repnblicaus, He com- tmunicates his observations to Boss Tweed, and he in turn telecrapas to the Squire by the Atiaatie Cable Althongh this gathering of Repudlicad politicians has in reulity yielded no reeule further than to fix the day for holding the State Convention, tt must be admitted that the Fentontsts still control the party orgunization, and that Alarshall O, Roberts Will beyond all doulk Ve the next uominee of the party - —— WHSTCH ESTER COUNTY. ‘Tho Borrd of Trustees have refused to close the Morr sania iiquar stores ior want of authority Lawrence D'Arey has been snspented from the ce force of Morrisania peuding provocdiDgy against Pag White Plats, Dr. Pelton, who made the post mortem on the gorpae Of barah Cooper, of Willianebiidgo, writer to THE SUN that from the Pxcee “ingly putrened state ot dye dthe disgusting eMuyin which Arose froin Muniuation Was Hot as complete ad Ib might have bewu. —__ NEW JERSEY. - Hoboken has a now Od.t Fellows’ Lodge. ‘Ths Now Jorsey Stato Mair opeas in Waverley on Sept. 30 A Wort snake was captured in | Brook w day or $9.94 Hiram Lodge. F. and A. M., onjoyed their annual adie River picnic 1 Duuley’s Grove yesterd: Extonsive fires are sweeping away the pina forosts and swarms covered With Youn f Ocva countys A large locomotive, destined for Peru, was yeater day ehiy ped 1a Voxcs ‘from the Rogers Werks in Puvec 1d Michael! Welsh, confidence ope- ratory Arrested in derey City, having been Nira. Mary McCue was fatally burned on Tuesday by the ignition. of kerosene, which. she was pouring Upon A stove fire In her residence in Jessey City One McGinnis, a distiller in Hoboken, has beon held in £5,060 bai! on charge of attempting to defraud the Novenue by disiguring the gauger's stamps, A gay party from New York waa enutertained Wednesday at tue Partuic Falls by the * good-lookin Van Voorbis, proprictor of the * Cottage on the Cli A son of Mr, J. f Nowark sutured am- putation of an arin yesterday. A cancerous tnmor weikhing seven pounds Wad growing Ou Lue ainpuiared THE YONKERS BOULEVARDS. + It has become generally known in Yonkers that Messrs, Dusenberry, Mickey & Co.'s remark- ably low bid of $196,000 less than the engineer, Col, Davidson's estimate for the construction of the Wentchester boulevards was brought about by « Uttle pleee of sharp practice on the part of Mr. Hickey. It has recently leaked out, itis said, that Supervisor Masterton, of Kast Choster, accidentally saw the proposals of Mesars, Moore & Deckert, at the residence of Mr. Rdward De Wilt, one of the Boulevard Commissioners, Mooting Hickey, Mr. Masterton, they say, vory Improperly informed him of the amount of the bid which he had seen, Hickey thereupon pablicty boasted all over the county th ha bad soon Messrs, Moore & Deckert's bid, and would underbid thom. He did #0; but the Boulevard Commissioners refused to award him the contract, not deoming him at ail capable of approciating the magnitude of the work to be performed. Mr. Hic ties were good beyond all question; bat, a8 one of the Commissioners said to a Sun reporter, “I bave never known an instance when a contractor failed to comply with the strict letter of his contract, of cont ever being recovered from his sureties.” We wanted,” eaid he, “ responsible principale, and that was the main reason why the award of the contract was made to Messrs, Moore & Deckert." He continued: “The bonlevards end avenues from Yonkors to the Harleny Railroad will be construct in spite of all opposition; and that you may depen upon. Supervisors Flagg and Masterton, under the ad- vice of their counsel, have refused to issue the requisite bonds. WARRIORS IN QUOD. ——— What tt Cost to Sing the Marsetiin Hudson City—The lnprisoument of Ca: Moltard and Engerdeen, Between 12 aud 1 o'clock yesterday morning, OMicers Hilger and McDowel of Hudson City, enter ed the police station where Sergeant McGuire pre sided, Accompanying the officers. was Capt. Alfred Mel- lard, of Company B, Fourth Regiment National Guard, attired in a very neat full-cress uniform, in cluding a handsome sword ; and Capt, Frank Enger- born, of Company A, of the same regiment, attired in.a derupulously clean surnmer Jinen suit wnd Pans iy W companior + Hilwer accused the. prisoners of being orderly, in 80 much as they were singing the seillaise.”* . Frank Engerbern, with a plothoric wallet, wished lo know whether bail would be accepte 1, Sergt. McGuire remarked in iis quiet way (with o iwinkle in the left corner of the lett eye), that they could not be " baited ont,” even if Aiderman Elwood should make the demand. Cupt, Metlard—W hat is the charge against me ? Oficer Hilger—Disorderly conduct, in singing in the Ftreet. Capt. Metlard—The charge doesn't. stand against ine, because J eun't sing, und Tuever did sing 19 all ny’ life. Sergt. MeGnire—Seareh the prisoners. Ofticer Hitler to Capt, Mallard—You #aid that no an tiad a right to srrest you while you wore the United States duiform. Come out with your sugar. Capt. Mailurd produced iis money (aa did ul other prisouers) and aiter Landing over I of Damascus steel, the prisonors wero locked aj Justice Logan subsequently thoucht that they onght to pay €5 apiece for their yoeal sport, und they patd. i . THE WOMEN'S PROTssr, eetenliadnen ‘The New York White Slaves Meetin Woodhull ond Mrs, George M. Battey on the Rostrum. Last night the New York saleswomen met, and, im the absence of Mr. Weitenbeuche, Mr. Hargh toa was called to the chair, Miss Netta de- tatled to Ler bearers who had not attended tho past meetings, the hardships of the saleswomen fad a sister now at home sick from th great Lardsbips which she bad endured in the ious stores in which bad been employed. Mrs. Victoria C, Woodhuil said tuat she had come to the meeting expressly to hear what was the real complaint that the girls had to make, She liad beea in communication with A. T. Stewart and others, und had beon unable to express her NEW JERSEY Mrs, George M, Battey delivered a peat and spirited speech, urging the girls to soe.k out what they kn with Fel to their grievsucies, She favored the moveu She had r ous communications in THe SUN, and ahe bad a cood opportunity of learning the true cause of complaint OtLer young women spoke upon the question of early closing, and Mr. Drary of the Workigmen's Union spoke at some length ou the results of other Women's Unions. A BIRE 40,000 ACRES IN EXTENT. The Confagration on Long Isiand-Riv head's Narrow Escape—Lose, $200,001 The great fire which commenced in the woods near Spunk, on Tuesday, had not been extinguished At Intost accounts inst night. Close inspection shows the fleld burnt to have been at least 40,000 acres inextent, ‘The Ore yesterday was Lurning west from the original starting point. Wednesday night the Firo Department of Kiverhead was called Out to proiect the place, but the wind changing, saved the place without’ any effort. Much of the territory burnt over is worthless, especially that Baruee on the chuiu of hills ramping through the inland, The scene was fearfully grand, the fire peing visi ble at a distance of sixty miles.” ‘The district over- ind the roxds impassauie, A ytimber is very vaiuuble, at $20 per acre. One man, owning 350 just refused $20 per acre, As there is no insurance on this species of property, the loss will fall Leavily on the furmers, It cannolt'amount wo les: than then $200,000 worth, ‘The rain yesterday after: noon, with the aid of the organized kangs who are Sighting the bre, have probably subdued it during . Part of the tract burnt during the present conflagration has hitherto escaped the Gres wairh are so common ou the islaud during periods of drought. ooo LONG ISLAND. ‘The Germans of College Point have organized an Ald society and rawed $0.40. The Leutous ot White stone are fo mlog a similar society John W. Farmer, son of the late well-known phi Janthrook other yesterday The horsey took frightion the Canarsie road, and rand niles, overturning (he carriage aud throwing tne occu: antsout. Only the coxchman was tujured. Sadia lh Couey CURIOSITIES OF CKIME, An over-issue of the stock of the Northwestern Virginie Rattroad Company, to the amount of $300,000, has beoo discovered In Louisville, on Wednesday night, James W Breen entered the ofllee of W, A. Bandik aid attempted to shout him, Sandi fred’ three sou « effect 1 the heart. Tajo riot at Harrodsburg, Mercer co. day, ono white man wat ki led and sever! we cd) Three or four eoiwred ih Or twenty wounded Adolph Ladin, » F. one ta Ky. Mon ani were killed and fteen 1 Sessions yosterda; of persona! La couyicte oney anit avenue, Four iouthe iu te Peniontary Phe stean Fiorence, ow her upward trip, on Tuesday morning, when off Thirty-fonrch treet, Ars came incollison with (he steamer Thos. . Hulee, and Iminediately afterward with the at ambdoat Piedsant Vaiie foloace of thy that the nrowa to the deck, wind danger oF the Florene ColiMonk Were evidently BOs Ho says @ pursonger, BROOKLYN, The Navy Yard has $251 workmen. Provident Grant ny Gen 1 Secretary Robeson will ar- to Washington this moruiag, R. ©, Schene his Leen the nied District oF Ohio, A. T. Morgan |(white), of Mississip, ‘ied On Wodnescay (o uss Carrie Mighgate, »miinated for Ci Mary Brown wns held by Justice Lynch yesterday pu the hats kidnapping a child Of Charles Me- gunn ol try Ellen Thompes who had been ar ved for drunk eure, attempred ‘suicide ny hangiby herselt ine ell Of the Fourth avenue police tations . "The Workingmen’ rial Distriet tastn wave Mr. Jobo kt, th Benato Ww, Yu golds Nelso ou y® bane i airution as ree ‘aware of the Uuseund Condition of the biak ‘The Board of Education, haying made an appoint: ment of cadet at West Polut which pro: Hory, to otlier calulidaten, have referred. te aubject back to the Hon. Joly G, Sehumaker bo make Ue Cee. tow humselt Mra. Adola McKe of California, at prevent vis- iting Mrs, Waller, who * a daughter of Senator Fye, of Nevada: and living of Lexingtou avenue, is 8h ibdee yan candidate for Cougices from ber district in ‘own Diale, : PRICE TWO CENTS. ' LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS, DASHES MERE AND THERE BY THA SUN'S REPORTERS, Pair in Now York, Last Monday there arrived in this port the food ship Plymouth Rock, of Grinnel!, Mintarn & Co.'s line, commanded by the gallani Capt. Warner, having on board a number of emigrants, Among the steerage passengers were two persons, man and wife, who on the voyage attractod considerable ob tention from their fellow passengers, mainly on ao count of their appoarance and manner, which was somewhat more rofined than is usually the case with steerage pase re. The husband, whose name is Mr. Murphy, te @ short, thick set man, of Hibernian descont, Tt wad bis wife, however, who furnished the great topic of Sho is a beautiful blonde, petite im in every lineament of her neo the evidences that she is both well and nobly bred, Her looks do not belie the facts, for she is, or was before her marringe, no loss $ Fertonuge than Lady Blanche Noel, the dauhtor of the Earl of Gainsborough. a peer of Great Britain, and connected with the highoxt families of the aris: toracy in that country, Turning to Dod's Pera ‘nited Kingdom, Lady Blance conversation, and Baronetage of the we find th uly recorded as Hizabeth Mary Annunelata Noel, dangliter of the second Earl of Gainsborough, bora 1845." Her father bears also the titles of Viscouat Campden, Baron Barlam, and Raron Noel, while h mosier was a danghter of tho Earl of Errol, one of the oldest Scotch peors, whose title dates as far back as 1458, Brought op in the Ia of Inxury, this high. the paternal roof born beauty resided under in Exton Park, Rutlandshire, Eoginnd, Bat & change came on the scene ono day, The Hari on: eaged the services of anew organist to conduct the services in his private chapel. ‘This organist was Mr. Murphy, the bero of our story, who, like Cwaar, came, naw, conquered, Woetoer the Lady Bianche was captivated by hie tanly form or by the heavenly strain ceeded from his orgen we know not, Withia ashort me, however, the twain disappeard from Exton ‘ark. Great wes the lamentation in bride's family when the elorement became koown, and the fugitives were followed to London, but before were seen, the marriage knot had beon tied. ‘The wrathful parent raved and ‘stormed, but to no purpose, and the upshot of the affair was the happy pair sailing for this country, nd arriving hero safely on the Ist ins! Tho elopoment and subsequent marriage croated immense itement in Knclish fashionable circies: at the time,bat was ouly a “wine days’ wonder,” and has now ceased to be talked about, The old ‘nd that * the course of trae love never runs smooth has to # certain ©: t been verified, bet it hoped thet the gallant son ot Erin will, in this try, mect with that just reward which is slwaye 1ué to those who help themselves, Presentation to the Fo The house of Metropolitan took and Ladder Co, No. 6, Clinton street, near Division, was throngod with ladies and gentlemen Ist eveuing, prominent residents of the Thirteenth Ward, whe came to witness the presentation of » handsomely framed set of complimentary resolutions to the late foreman of the company, Abram C, Hull, Financial Recretary of the Oriental Club, who has been re- to be cer apreinted Captain of the Insurance Pairol, and Beplendid fre cap to Goorge W. Erb, late asaiat- ant (mau of No. 6, who has been promoted to the powitiQor foreman ot No, 7. ‘The presoatation ad- Gresses were mace by Mr. William P. Allen, and recipients responded for themsel At the cor clusion ofthese formalities @ capital chowder wae Provided for the guests, the pot containing it being vo large that John Pickford, Eaq., was obliged to use ababy ladder in order to dip the savory con- tents, The frame of resolutions, which is four by A i» now on exhibition in the window of the store ab the corner of Grand street and Pitt, and attracts greatattention, po een Charley Latonr's femperance Lecture. Yesterday afternoon,as two Son reporters were sgratulating Charley Latour on his almost mirse- vlous escape from being run over and killed by @ team near the Park, they were approached by an old and seedy tudividual, who addressed them as fole lowe: “Gentlemen, if a man wae soffering severely Would you help lhim with ten cents?" Charley thrust his fingers into lis pocket, and the poor sufforer, with (oars in bis eyes, said: “Gentlemen, Tam a tering severely for a glass of rum." Charley dida't wee i ieee Police Court Abb: jones. In the Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday, Thomas Lawler, about 15 years old, was before Judge Barnard to be discharged on habeas corpus, The boy had been committed to Hart's Island for petit Jarcen y, as was supposed. His counsel asked # discharge because the commitment stated tho chai w PL. Jutge Barnard intimated tiat anybody knew what P, L, meant, bat as there seemed to be but little ground oa which w hold the boy he would discharge him. ieee ‘The Rival Lightnings Over the River. During the storm yesterday afternoon the um Muished church belonging to the persecuted Metho dists of Hoboken was strack by lightning. A rafter over the front of the edifice was splintered at one end, and the bolt crashed down to the lower floor, prostrating three workmen. The men wore take: to the Castle Point House, nearly opposite th church, where a liberal supply of Jersey lightning soon counteracted the effects of the genuine article, shoe PERSONAL INLELLIGENOB, Juilge Bonedict presided at the Alumni dinner of Vermont University. On Archbishop Purcell’s retarn from Rome he ts to be formally received in Cinciunatt, Charis F. Norton, ex-President of the Common- ‘wealth Bank, died in Phtladelpata yestorda; Mr. Le Moyiie Burleixh of the Brook'yn Kagle was married yesterday to Miss Katie B, Suda in Lacoala, ‘The Fourth Rofurmed Prosby.orisn Chureh of this olty has invited the Kev Jamos Keanedy, of Newtown. lunavuddy, Ireland, t be shoir pastor, “Me has Bor Democrate of the Tenth Iiinois District have nominated Judge KT, Nico {or Congress, ‘The itopubs licens of the Kighth District have nomiaated Col, Jonm tien berriam. ace eeeeeeeeee LASHES FROM THE OCEAN CABLES. mama ‘Tho Belgian Chambers are to meet on the 8th inst, Cotton closed in Liverpool yesterday with a lands at 7dy and Urieaus at Bde - Acokton commission douler_ of Liverpoo!, said ta pewell known In Awerica, has fled ienvoug £10,000 lise HAIN Lhos, ols el for account Ten-forties, 195 In the House of Lorda, yesterday the bill remow ing po'ltienl ditabilities of clergymen and the Kauom tion Dill were paseod M. Jycobs tas been appointed Belgian Minister of Finauee, aust the Baron a'Avethan takes charge of the Depattnient of Public Works ad tntertin, Don Fernando has accepted a protter of th Ce pain, Maniten © recent the Duke de Snide New/oundiand asked the Imperial « be troops to remain in the col: ti neta Probalie Fenian ALC miust rely upon tteeif. An enthusiastic meeting was held early this wook in sladrid, at which the Society for the abolition of elavery win roy ud reorgapized. Senor Caationr war elected Progideat, and Senor Julls Visesirund, Seoretary y at 88% for money, 88} Woe, Olm, U's 2a, My te, B18 overnment to ¥ MAK DFOLOe was told 18 é —— a JVOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN, Music at the Battery this evening Join Lyner, police doorman in Manhattanville, died yesterday moruing, The body of an anknowa man was found at Pir 6, North River, yesterday ‘Vhe Fourth and Madison a ran W Kighty-sixth street 1101 The Vark Alexander, { biige Mozart apd Leonia, trou Hush Coogan, aged 1 in the ue. ‘The game of Lacrosse tu be played 0 the Union 2rou i for os line of cars will this day forth, Hingnpore, and the Javeiro, arrived last war found dead in bis room eur Uf Joly Koche's quer store, 85 Second Saturday ow he beneAt of Welwio Air Piccutt's fainily, bids fair 0 be Very exe citing Samuel I. Kirk, a lotter carrier on the south side of Canal stivet, is necused by merchants of the neler bortiood uf inabi ity torent ite spueads letters belure them, Wile them ty pick out such a Lelong to them The Commissioners of Docks yesterday rejecte the petinon of the Washiugton Lee Company to walt pavineut-of root of Wer, Norh itiver “Bolkicwde Were eraerd to be DUNE RE PLORY, And UO foul Ot t Mes Wer The Mike Norton Association enjoyed their an nnal pienie yesterday in! xcelior Park, Some Mt hundred persous parLeipated. Amuiw ihe poli were th ‘he noratla soumtor tuniselt, with lis bral hete Aldermen Hughes, Barker, Murray, abd Mitchell, Judge Cox, sod the Hon, Mr, Kelly ‘The Aldermen yesterday adoptod the resolutions Of the Asmistaute im reli ion tothe deat. OF ie Late flenty Kovome The pall oot ot the Metroobitan bate Wishing Company to lay piper thru. ie atrorin wat Feterred. thay trletl tor tensind the perminsinn lve Ae the Port Office coutractors by place leuces tu We Basle uk (atl.