The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 16, 1871, Page 1

—THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. mle COAL MINE CALAMITY. coeantiiomanee SEVENTEEN CORPSES TAKEN OUT OF THE MURDER NOLB, the Victims olther Killed by the Explo ‘or emothored by the Choke-Damp— A Committee to Explore the Mino — The N of the Dead. Pierstox, Pa. Aug. 18.—Tho lust body was takew ont of the Eagle feat about 4 o'clock this wort ing, Work was coutinued all day yesterday, ved up to midnight last might only dive liad been faken out About this time the mine inspector pnt p ttop to all procecdings in order to ventilate the pine, #0 that those who went down could work without danger, A stream of water was turned in, and ine peetageways were arranged by means of doors po that @ current of fresh air could be circulated Whroughout the mine, ‘This soon removed the after: famp, or choke-damp a@ it fs sometimes called, which) always follows an explosion of gas or fire np, ond which evffocated seventeen tren, oF inove of that number who were not killed outright Aboot bal past two HIOUT BODIRS WRRE DISCOVERED tnd drought wp. A fresh gang of workmen went down, and in ashort time brouebt up Martin Ma goo. After a diligent search they nally found and rought vo the mouth of the shaft the remaining Uree, Fonerale will be beld to-morrow at Odd Fellows’ Cemetery, ‘The Jory has been impanelied dy tue Coroner, and an inquost will be held on Fri day morning at 10 o'clock. Meantime » commit Which has been apoointed will explore the mine and hive evidence before the jury as to the canse of the weident. The victims have been carried to their bowen ond placed in coffins ready for interment to werrow. It is not known, and most likely NEVER WILL BE KXOWN, tow the men came to their death, whetner all were Javtently killed by tho explosion, or whether they re stunned and afterward suffocated by the choke- emp. One or two bodies were badly burned and others considerably braised, The following are the names of sevente ms, all of whom were dead, leaving none to tell the donixing tale: os Morgan, I james Jones, Jobo Reese, Dricer Boye—Richard Owens, John Morgan, and mar Mandan, Avorers—Henjamin Williams, Patrice Quiolan, and Rober: Hughes ‘Banner—bdward Owens, TAKING OUT THE LAST OF fHE DEAD, tpecial Deepateh to The Sun, )Pirtsrom, Aug. 18.—The last two of the dead binere were taken out of the Eagle sha't at 4:90 this worming, There were seventeen in all—tourteen men and three boys, ‘The Eagle shoft is situated mile southeast of Pi'ts.on, on the leit hanna river, in the township of kins, on ihe borough line on the Wyoming Canal tng the Lehigh Valley Railroad, on what is know: w ibe Schooley tract, The shaft was sunk in 1886, bythe Smith Bros,, for Price & Bennett. It now belongs to Mr. J. B. Schooley, but Las been leased fo Mr, Alvab Tompkins, who also owns the En- lerprise ehaft adjoint Ite site is one of toe moet lovely im this Ddesutiul Wyoming Vailer, With verdure-clad mountains rising ‘a gracefol undulations on every ride, and Me limpid Susquehanna flowing ia front, one woult baye to travel far to fiud @ more attractive spot Ovporite, on the other bank of the river, can be dis- tuctiy seen the steam arising from the stil! unfin: ished shalt of the West Pittston mine, where the Uerrible disaster of two months ago sent to an un- tmely gr THIRTY-SBVAN MIXERS, Opporite too, rises the bold blot known tn history 4 Campbell's Ledge, beneath which the ..morabie baile of tue Wyoming Valley began, A hort dis- lance below and in fail view is the obelisk which tommeorates the @ ‘The Razle mine is xp- Proached through a densely wooded hitkside called the Oregon woods, Striiing across this and taking the tow path by the canal side, which runs peraliel with the river, and divided from only dy the rallvoad track I soon came upon the huge mas of bisekened timber known as the itnterprise abaft, Continuing along about 100 rods further near the side of the canal the fatal Eagle shaft loomed up. It is » jumble of peak-roofed sheds, stuck together at every imagipable angle, some low, some bigh, some broad, and some narrow, but all composed of boards Which baye a brown, greasy look. ‘The approach to Whew 18 8 broad platform, BLACK WITH COAL pUBT, tod jnterlaced with narrow irom rai woied run down « pathway throush the trees above the canal Hide, In front of it axe a neries of black coal sleds tad slides projecting over the tow-path and behind foue distance up the hill, and above the overbang- ing rocks arises the slim briek ebim: Which the smoke of the eng labors in the large @hed on the Still farther up the tow pata mal | and furtuer atill is the towerlug air ebalt. There is no sign of the disaster om the votaide ite works, exceDt that the roof of the highest sh Ried covers the shaft has been lifted and broken by the force of the wind which came up. Although By pu must have passed through tue furnace, 11 A Dot extinguish the fre, Foon as the Mieco Wandred m¢ lected in the woods the Wowpath, Although many of t tome had hugbands, the 7 astoni no loud sobbii a8 might be sup: ny of the women Were crying, their teare fell sileatly, They were 100 INTENSLEY ANXIOUS TO DE NoIsY jo \helr demonstrati and all pressed forwerd howard the mouth of the’ shaft, crowding over one Ao\uer iu thelr eogeruess. The police were ob od LO stretch ® Fepe Mcrous where the platform jolued the earth to keep them back, and even then {itt vigilance was sorely taxed With woncer‘ui clerity aang of experienced men offered to attempt th Wunjured maculnery w eas, and they were let down by the past the jong etch of rectaugular trestle work, one huadred And twenty feet balow the earth's surface, to the fottom of the shaft, Before they got there Mr, Hsrris, the mining bore, had made several dteperate efforts to reach the dying miners he had Whe chrough the mine in the moroing beiore t @ «0 liad come to ree that everything Was all right, When the men asirived, to satisfy their minds he over it , and he saye he iound the air han ura arked it to one of received an aus At was very flow. pread, a crowd of some and childr side and slong the mere tives and Wwew, We wen walked toward THe MOUTH OF THR SHAFT, ahd bed just reached it when the puff of wind came And carried his hat fully Bfty yards up the oven: Ing. Jusiantly realizing wha Fushed back about four hundre fue lo & low obstruction, where io, He heard some Aud attempted to br « root had one groaning, + the obstacle, bat was driv: back by tbe fire damp; again he started forward, d again was obliged to retire; the tuird time his talety lamp wae extinguished, and he fell to the Freund overcome. Just then’ the rescuing party Amved aud be was picked up and carried vut Into the fe Mer several attempts, the glare of a 1 Woe prostrate torm of Benj, Davis, Me was lying on be face clove up to the Larricade aud Wi\hia @ loot GF WWo of pure air, It Way he Wiore p fell on GROANS MR. WARRIS HAD MEAND. De wan doad of fire dai id bis features were and peaceful aif he lad fallen p. ie dragged out at just a quarter to ten o'clock yes. \erday morning, When tits same mine exploued in 10, and killed five mon, Davis was the only sur e Vor, He Wak a strong, athletic young mun, va Ware of age, and weighed 228 pounds, He leaves Nie Near the last two at o'clock David Harris was Cicovered. David was a son of the winiug bose Ve wor 44 ycare of age, and a ualive of Wales, lis Wile wan busied Ove Weeks ago, and now bis seven eins tren arc orphans indeed. He was killed Uy (ue fre damp, but his face bears several scratches bruiser ently the result of knocking Ainst the rides of the p.ssageway in Lis pe the crowd at the mouth of (ie {have now become su unmanageable that it was cided to aupounee that no more Work wou!.! be until morning, ‘lis ruse had a vertiel eBect, Wad non) of tie Bbectators returned home, A fow ew indignant ot the soewing ny Of tha op: Sinton i Mp 6 We rescue, aud swore they Wou FORCE THEIM WAY DOWN Mite mork wa stomped A partoge liad vee made throy ss true, flen, At was foun) tayoes ub the vbstrue Mi set | ft by mets of ie free were put at Meuld ot explode Afheo f2M the ‘po *°t4 to drive the pd inabrap. They were )svid. ang Reward Owens, John Mort #400 Heeee, Boy), Williams, Jamoe Jones, and Pat Quinlan, Richard and David Owens were father and son Edwards was Richned's cous! Richard has his fon in hi arma when discovered, The boy was ter- ribly borned, while his father was not, Richard wat a miner, aged forty-six, and the on a driver, age thirteen, Mr. Owens bad a wife and one otber child, Edward Owens was a car. ronner, thir ty-nine, abd — ingle. He was fearfully burned, — ONE BOILER SAFE AT LEAST. A Sun Reporter rey~The Bit of Rope Story Expinined-A Newud Holler and a Hound Engineer. A correspondent yesterday sent to Tae Sew a communication in whieh be asserts that the boiler of the ferry boat Osprey’ needs careful inspection ‘The writer of the communjeation had seen a part of that boiler ed up witha piece of rope, He thinks that there might be found in that boiler # hole “stopped up with putty.” He further intimal Vhatas the engine was built in 1863, it is more than likely that the boiler is of equal age. A SUN reporter immediately went for the Osprey. He found Were clean, tidy craft, plying between the foot of East Tenth street and Greenpoint. A few minutes after taking paseage on board the Osprey the reporter put hig head into the engine room and beiled the engineer, ao intelligent-looking young who seomed to understand what he was about, out the Hubstance of what follo rier—Boat ahoy | How's your wate: soeinver—Boat ahoy yourself, How's your grand- mother? Reporter—Do you tle your bolle Engineer—Young man, did you noodynaddin for coose bridles ? Reporter—My friend, Tam serious. {have been informed that you tie up your boiler with ropes, and that in all probability you calk ite holes up with putty. Ihave come aboard to Gnd out. If you anewer my questions by Asking others touching my grand mother and the manufacture of goose-bridie me of goodness cen I learn anything about boller? his poken in an appealing tone that must touched « tender chord, for up witb ropes? ver try to make oper groped bi jous way. m the gentlemanly ensineor Reporter—Now, low about the putty holes? Kpsineor—I haven't seen one yet, aud I've beon aboard this boat for throe year Reporter—But do you tie the boller up with ropes ? aod. if 0, wheretore ? Engineér—The only rope any where wear the deiler 4s that piece yon see over your lead. I used it for ue purpose of securing © block to the crank-pio » Which bas as much connection with the a8 the steeple of Grace Church. I've been an eer for twelve years, and I never saw a better Doller than this. —Was ‘i built at the eame time the ep This is the third boiler the Oep It js only six years old. It was wade by aM ‘Whose boilers are not made to EIN Was built in 1863. Meporter—So I see by the figures on the front of ft, Gince we Westfield disaster, I suppose pasren @ Very inquisitive et your raaning gevr? Eogineer—You bet. fit wasn't eo annoying 1 could laugb to split my #1 somet) mi fons taey ask and the queer remar| Why (you notice that the Sin 183 from the door), one man the other d t the q ng Out to bis companioat y that boiler was made in 1753. It o1 ght U2, be condemned, and the eo forced to put in a new one.” 0: tbat travel ona boat don’t know the rece it! Do yoo think Abat T would be willin this post day after day if T thought for au insirnt that the boiler under bad condition and likely at any moment to blow me ipto smithereens? Reporter—Waat ateam do you carry 1 Engineer—Sometimes as high as but generally from twelve to fourteen pounds. w is all the pressure we peed, although the boiler can ‘stard more than twice as ‘much, Reporter—Then you don't tie your boiler up with roves, and the Osprey ie safe? uripeer—Ir the court understand hereelf, and she u pounds, hi SHAKE EM U e a Keno Game—Thirty-Eight Persons Arrested. Last night Capt, McDermott and a equad of wen made a descent on the keno game run by Joho Hecker, on the second flcor ot 13 Houston street ‘The game was under fall play when the Captain his men made the raid, A wild rush was made for the doors and windows, but the precautionary meas. ures adopted prevented the eecape of any one. Recker, the proprietor, and thirty-eight men and boys were captured and taken to the Prince street ation, The es of the prisoners are: Jobn Hecke Blovrietor of the rame; cler! bert WilHamsor wajored Breaking ame keeper; Ji tailor; Cheries itehell, driver ge Hilion, cerk; Daniel Woodruff, elerk ; Jaseph Harper, ‘butcher; James Allison, spar make: Henry Williamson, weiter; Casten Northern, waiter; Nicholas Smith, buteber ; Boward Molin, barkecper ; James Mullin. clerk j er j Lewis Berliner, ped josepb Franks, to- Dacconist; Charles Seaman, copyist; Award bilo, trick Smita,’ mouides Charles Reed, Wo. H. Knapp, lds, sailor; Aloria Wilttaw ki iniet; Joba Ga ba butcher; ‘Isaac Henderso: repk Welle, George Wilson, clerk ; William Euniott, eailt Joon M William King, Augi st Franks, also capt 89 ivory checks, 200 1 dial, and 2 peg-board patiipal ies aE Deuble Murder tu Forty-fourth Street.> Shortly before 11 o'clock last night, while William Kortmann and Frederick Ressler, both of 388 West Forty fourth street, were drinking in the Inger beer saloon at 335, Joseph ‘Hoss ontered with some friends and created a dis- tarbanee, during which Hass stabbed both Kort- mann and Ressler, wounding them fatally, Kort- mann was taken to the hospital and Ressler to home, Hasse was locked up in the Forty-eeventh sireet police etatio tasker Japan: arti The cards, it a A Big Trunk Story. Yesterday Mr. Charles W. Cleavland of 53 West Thirty-third street left orders at Dobbs & Co.'s express office to eend a team to nis residen for his irunke at 3 o'clock, At hulf-past 2 two wagons, driven by George Tyraa and David Baus colored, drove to the door, and the tronks, three in number, were placed in ‘their wagons, ana they drove away, At Bo'elock the team belonging to Dobbs & Co. drove up, and then Mr, Cleavland saw what had been done ‘Phe colored ‘men. ‘were found shortly attr werd with the trunke in the wagons, and Mr. Cleay lind cansed their arrest. ‘Toward evening Mr. Clonviand called at the police station and asked to bave them discharged, Hesaid that be had since wcertained that their employer, Mr. Jenniton of ne siree’, had sent them to 59 West ‘Ibirty~ third street, and that they had mistaken the number, ce Sale of Pools at Saratoga. Pools were sold last night by Dr. Jobnson, at 1,187 Broadway, op the Saratoga races to take place to-day, The pools were sold ss follows on the X milo dash for all ages: MeDantels, 100, 100 ; Littleton, 78,100; Ortolan, 80, 46; Fropiow ni. 44, 96. Weton 601d b8 to 80 againet the feld, ‘The pools for the Kenner Btakes sold as follows Fxpress, 150, 100; Doewell, 15, 60; Abdel Kore, 70; Nathau Oaks, 40, 35; Pieid, 7, 00. For the Summer Stakes, 24 mile dash: Fivesse, 1%, 105; Ha rg, 180, 100; Barney Wil. Lams, 10), 80; Wellenty kdenton, 70, 33; and Doctor, 89, 9, Jobpeoe will sell poole at the above number to- day, ot 3 P. M., in the White Stocking and Olympic Dane ball ¢ to be played at Chicago to-day, cemiieenmees Kentucky Election, Lovivints, Aug. 15.—Official ninety ime countios received give Leslie, Democrat, 119.470; and Harlan, Republican, $2,645, The fifteen counties to Bear froy will probably Mcreage Leslie's majority to nearly 40,000, as pievionsly stated, returns from —- - SPARKS FROM THR TRLEGRAPH, - ‘Vhe reported Indian raid on the Upper Mirsouri is & febrication, ‘The Marqui ‘Ollaws, Cabade, The Journeywen Tailors’ International Union is in session in Philadelpnia. One Cole, alias Clarke, bas been arrested ja Lon- dou, accused of forging American bon The Republicans of Virginia will bold e Cony tion on the Zith of September tb Kicamons With the sid of @ field glass, the bodies of two wen were discovered floating ip ‘the whiripvol below Niagara F on Monday, One oi them hae been re €9) Tyie'sappored tbey are the remains of 1 padi rast Carrieg OFAK Hoe otal) Doe of Lorne and wife ave to reside in ‘Trades DIGGING OUT THE VICTIMS. aoe DID 4 DEADLY STRUGGLE PRECEDE THE BXYLOSION? pentane Two Charred and Mutilated Bodies fo Light-The Two Men that Entere Basement~The Barrels of Kerosene cealed There~Was Murder Done? A human leg, on whose foot w: man’s boot, was among one of the last apadefuls of rubbish dug from the débris of the Jersey City fire Inst night, A thrill of horror ran through the spectators as the object met their eaze, It was the first reward of the day's severe search among the charred ruins. “Another body found, was the cry that ebcaped from many who had patiently and anxiously watch- 4 the labors of the gang of men who bad waremit- Ungly worked all the afternoon in the brojiing en Those who held to the opinion that the bodi Thomas Duroncy and John McGhee, the propri tors of the saloon, were buried under the ruins, felt their opinion strengthened by this discovery, Coroner Thomas Wandle, under whose direction the laborers worked, and who worked in his ehirt sleeves as energetically as any of them in removing the rubbish, at once e orders to the men to throw down their ehovels and use their bends tp picking Out the rabbish where the leg was found. To ten minutes t charred remains of two corpres wore disclosed to view. Both were firmly tmbedded in a caked mase of bornt wood, bricks and mortar, Varrel staves, broken bottler, tin cans, leaden pip- ing, and slate, ‘The bodies iay close together, The stouter of the two lay on his face, his legs parted by 4 barre), his arms bent under bis chest, and M18 FISTS TIOMTLY CLENCHED, The shreds of a red woollen shirt hung about big broad shoulders, His companion lay on’his right fide within two feet of him, his remaining leg drawn toward his body, the sole of his boot, worn down at one side, pointing toward his chin, Both were terribly burned about the upper portion of their bodies. From the forehead to the chin nothing bat hideous black mass of burnt flesh could be As their stiffened forms were raised and placed in ‘on undertaker's wagon, the throng prested forward to catch one glimpse of the dead, That one giimpse Was enough, Aman witb cast-iron nerves could not but shudder at the hiseous spectacle, Of the spectators who were well acquainted with the Missing men nove could positively identify the corpses, In fact, there were not wanting men who ready to testify that the remains were not those Duruncy nor McGhee, And so tne terrible mystery ned, Speculation was again o wings. If COrpees were not those Of the suspected incen- diaries, whose were they? The stories so current during the day, that both Duruncy and McGhee had e¢ the explosion, and that the volice Were on the track of McGhee, afforded room for grave doubts that itwas their bodies tat had been found, No one else Was known to be missing ; but it was just barely possible thought som GUILTY PARTNERS of tablish. men! and that these hirelings had made a terrible iculntion,a prematare explosion overtaking and roving tem, Those who knew Deruncy warmly contended suat fad ne set fre to bis pace, or causes {t to be fired, and had survived the peril, he would have turned up. Duruncy sways covered up bis own tracks too completely not to face his owofeame,"’ was the bold ion of one who argued that one of the bodies Was that of the senior pa Another, whom the Coroner will subponi ¢ forward and declared that he knew that Duruucy wore # red woollen un- jerehirt, the remnauis of such a garment having been fouod on one of the bodies. Notwithstanding ali this, the doubtful ones shook their heads and looked wiser thao before. Again, ion of ideas prevailing on byect and challenging some attention were the the eu! Abeories of those who believed that the partners lad quarrelled, and that one, after murdering the other, Led atte to conceni his crime by firing the ition In whieh the bodies wire to the belief that the two men had be ENGAGED IN A VIOLENT STRUGGLE IN THE CELLAR Just before the explosion. No sureical examination of the bodies night, and douvis on cleared up through the untrained eye. Dr. Prendergast, the coun- 4 other distincuished surgeons, will m exsinination. ‘The result ore MAY reveal some important points to in oF dissipate the murder theory. A idea savanced afler the foding of the bodu that Duruncy bud followed MeGhee jnto the celiat Ing something wrong, nnd discovering bi Partner in the act of Oring the plac, lind attempted to restrain lim, andithat while #truggling with big the explosion bad occurred. All (heseand many ctlier wild conjectures wore ‘offsred by the excited bystanders. Nothing definite can be known, how ever, untiiafer the inquest, and then it is hoped that much of the terrible mystery will have beea Cleared away ‘Au important statement was made yesterday by Hogn Mulligan, the youth employed by Duruncy & McGoeo an their barkceper, who has been in custo- the bre, He inf 1 Coie of Police Me- that two barreis of kerosene oli bad been boueut by the frm two wee: S.owed away among (ue ale barre! ie an importunt§clue io the cuuse of th i ong odor of ke mach of the # how taal an explosi One Martin. 8 explosion, or naphtha which per liquid ci rooter by occupation, ba: slatement that reveral days ago be saw the barrels made the CONTAINING THB KEROSI and (hat at the time he folng to do with kero- ‘The latter reolied that be was going to keep ‘The sugeestion that the frm was carry liery has been set at rest by ult of yesterday's search Lg u No utensile employed in distilliag were fo atleman inform: me Ahould not be publisned, week ago, and saw noth- cases down t : making overtures to lio to join arte tone by purchasing McGhee's to ihe invited him to examine his siock, and while {9 mission he visited the cellar. Duruncy complained to bim very bitterly of McGhee's new Jeet of businere, In the course of which be saseited iat McGiigy wae away nearly all the time, aud left him te do all the work of ué Bra, THE INVESTIGATION into the circumstances of the death of the five Victims is to be Legua by Coroner ‘Thomas Wand! At 2 o'clock on Friday sflernoon. ‘Ine jury cu of Judge William b. Rankin, toreman; George A Morrisop, W. D. Horton, Cyrus Lawrence, Joun Hummelineyer, Adolphus Steinbecker. ‘Thomas Gautier, Joho Vile, J, schwartz, Joseph W. Toulin, and Maithew Irwin. They 11 well known ci xene and intelligent meu, Judge Kankin is one of carried down into the cella asked Durancy what be wai sene, io terest. the shrewdeet Jaw) ers in Hudson county, and a most Uhie terrible calamity is | AQ. the Prosecutor of the)Pleas for the county. will Waten the proceedings on the part of the Stale, and other legal counsel, it is expected, will represent the ineurance companies, ‘Lo-ds the remains of the men found | ready visited the scene of the exp bodies of the other victimes, One Mulraine, formeriy altached to No, Three engine company of the old volanteer fire depart. nope the boys as Plug M ight of the explosion on {! athington and Mo companions. Ho bravely assisie in rescuing Mrs. Sharp, one of the inmates of adjoining house. He will be an important witness, He says that he saw two men enter Duruncy place a few minutes before the explosion, aud suort ly afterward BAW 4 LIGHT IN THE CELLAR, Dut he is wot positive as to whether they were the roprietors, Another circumstance pointing toward urnucy’a guilt is, that he has been very impor. tunate (o his sub-tenants for advances on account of rent, Among those whom he p for inoney ‘wus Mr, Poole, the jeweller, Tais gentleman paid him oniya day’ or two before the fire two months rent in advance, Another suspicious fact is that for the past two weeks he bad been urging Mr Sharp, one of the sufferers, to get his (urniture insured to its full value: Early petterday afternoon, the Hon, Charlee H O'Neill, Mayor of the city, Issued a proclamation offering a reward of $600 for the arrest and convic tion of the incendiary or incendiaries, or their aidere and abettors, ‘This action was based upon certain facts in possession of the pol it apoeared probable that they were at la prociamation was iseued before the find: two bodies last night, The (acts in }por the police relate to the flight of McQh tracked, it i aid, to Hoboken, where & With WLow le was intimate resides, and F there sll Monday afternoon, Ap oMtcer was To ARREST BJM, found thar wo had departed, so it was asserted, rytown, ‘ibis, however, is regarded asa blind, His father's family reside in Whitehall, N.Y, McGhee boerded with the Sharp family, vext door to bis suloan, d wt the corner of Washington and York The report in re. card (o his having Deen removing hi f his lodgings to the residence of his partner's wife proves unfounded. The person whe orisinated It Higan, the barkeeper, Aistoom Jiaita tush when the dre broke out he went yy at his lodgings in Montgomery ‘was not there, but he found Du- son, e child of eight years, who was crying tress, @ took to Mrs, Daruncy who wae living separate from her MeGhee wae not ka to be married, whe jury will view ‘They have lon and viewed Dut it wa Dura day at the conduct of the city authorities, becanse of the tardy search) Among the ruins for the dead. Hol very little was Gone on Monday after the body was found. Nothing was done k, and then Coroner the responsibility of hiring to remove the débrie ond conti inful anxi side to settle the Question wi ANY MORB BODIES TO Tt was conceded to be the duty of the chief on- gineer n° also holds the position of fire marshal, Fouxn, p with the work. In answer tov reporter this official stated that the Departm allowed #0 mach money to run iteelf, and ibility of incurring any ‘olice Commissioner prosecute the search, and so matters ‘at a standetill all the mornit ‘Tt was gener- reed 0 race to the aa- thoritles, and oll haye been cleared ay jay mornfn Co a, the indiffere the city authorities on nee remo his coat, hired a gang o 18, ent vig ously te ‘work, For this he! ntitled to mach credit, bis cont Handing odt in bold contrast with the cows) of the otber es His efforts were y rewrardeg Oy t tthe two bodies, an already etated. jorning ho \n- tends to cont the Merve patil not a vestige of coral ati) u Higing Tremaine. lore | refusal of Chief EngineoY low him vain) to pum e water out of the coli Chiet Farr} tA who is & rood fret ‘dat somewhat w Ai im other respects, asked him who was, golnd to Daf for the use of the i nei +, The Coroner then appealed to dent © of the Board of Fire Commissjonehp whe, altth some hesitancy ordered steamer be sent to the fround. In view of the im i interests 4 Yolved, it was regarded renal the Fire and Police depa: the search, which bad to be made by the T Wor Was FONERAL OF THR vicTiMs, The burial of the botlies of three of the victims took plice at four o'clock . yester noon. ‘These were Mry. Jane ‘Smith, Miss Emeline Free! aged 7 years. Th dence of Mr. Da rep in ere devembled iscourse wan Gellyore’ by the of the York street M. E, Chureh, Referring to tho ci cumstances of the death of the Yiclime, the reverend gentieman anid that: uside from any crimes having been instrumental in has toning them to their graves, ono- thing was not the’ work .of sober Intemperance was at the bottom of it. "The rum trafle was responsitle for this fearful bereavement, It was in + rum hole that this dreadful magazine was fired, It was a cheerful thought amid ail this desolation that the poor vio- tims thempelves had no hand in the event which cut them down. They were innocent. ‘hey did Bot know that they ‘pt over a terrible volcano, Alter the services at the house, the funeral cor. Jersey City Cemetery, where wi ited in a temporary vault, dolivered anotuer short address, A AHOCKING INCIDENT fro which Dr, Bartine drew « ilastrating the utter degreda- two b attended Jesnon at people were cel A depraved young eral party, on hearing the mi ce u hideons breakdown. And this within four feet or the solemm aud grief'stricken monruers The first body found in the ruins was supposed to be that of Mise Vreeland, and was prepared for Durisl se such. Just before the bodies were re- moved from the undertaker's, Mr. Smith inctdi ally remarked that his wie bad only her two front teeth leit in her head. The undertaker ineerted bis Gngers in tae mouth of tl cor supposed to be Mrs. Smito, and found tue teetn to be perfect. On examining the mouth of the corpse supposed to Mis# Vreeiina’s be found that only the ont teeth remained in the head; the bodies w opon transferred to the right coffine, F was an orphan. Her mother died ‘y youog, and her futher died from Cullfo York. ‘Little Johnny Prian's father w: captain of @ echooner.and was lost atsea, His mo- r knows nothing the death of her little having been absent fronhome ona visit to New Orie She is on her way Nome a passenger ou the steamer General Meade, which is due here on Batarday, No event hae excited a more profound sensation in Jersey City for years. beveral persona have Started subscriptions for the relief of the surviving sufferers, Mayor O'Neill was the first man to hand his cheek for $10). This gentieman Is notes for bis benevolence and readivess to relieve distress, and expends every dollar of his official charity Hose Company, of (th partment, weitied up thelr aia avd ordered that the surplu Mounting to $60, sb ere. Many banded i rs. Smith, the mother of Mr. Henry Smith, and Miss’ Martin, two of the sufferers, are still jm the hospital, but are both rapidly appro ing convairscence, How they Served « Policeman, Between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday morning, Officer McGuire went to the old stone house in Delmonico place, Williamsbargn, formerly the resi dence of the Delmonico family, to arrest Walter Dugan, one of the notorious Bushwick jocomotive A man whom the oMeer met promised to Gonduct him to where Waller was, As they entered the bouse,the euide,with other men, tuddenly turned upon the ‘ome 1d beat him terribiy. MeGuire bdarely escaped with bis life. His head aod face were covered with cute and ge , and his clothes we: Hierally torn from bis back. Daring the day Sei geant Worth arrested one of the gane. But they All Tara U Pay Day. Warwixcrox, Aug. 15.—Postmaster-General Creswell will reinforce Gen, Grant at Long Braneb to-morrow, and, providirg arrangements can be made, will spend two or threc caja there to consult Wita the Frenigent on public b This leaves i three tere in town. Secretary Bout- i ve for Groton at the end of the week, 1d Becretary Robeson will about the same time take a quiet vacation in New-Jersey, It is estimated that about two thousand clerks in the various. de. partmenta are on leave of abseuce, and that Dut wenty per cent, of the heads of bureaus are in the city, eae Buried Alive ine Paterson Street, Patrick Hughes of Mill street, Paterson, wi yesterday making u sewer excavation in Main street, 4 when, ab o'vlock in the afternoon, he stood fome twelve or fourteen feet below the surface of the street, the sandy banks caved in aud he was baried olive, standing in en upright po four or five fect of earth above bis head. the pringbal street of the city, such created the greatont exciiemert. The bod: out by volunteer clerks, bookkeeper doctor with shovels, spades, and fire scoope. Mr. Hughes sustained some severe luternul tujuries, but will recover, ee Bancroft Davis imitated. Wasuinorox, Aug. 15.-——The Committee on the Indebtedness of thi Hatriet of Columbin, in their report to tiie House of Delegates of this District on tee affairs lee Court, which bave been un der iy iain oMcers of the Court have been of extortion, black mailing, &¢., ip violation of law and docency, and recommend the entire abolition of the Court and {ts reorganization under municipal authority. The report makes no reflection on the Judge or Clerk of the Court, a WASHINGTON NOTE! Soc ot tiee concluded the mediation of the U: Govern: Was ratifed at Quito on the 17th of June Jat tary of the ‘Creasury has confirmed the {ollowing appointments Appraiser's Office at New York: David W. Smith, clerk ; James Nevins, James Trimble. and Willian Kreis openers aud packers: a HOURS OF LEISURE, The Stephen O'Brien Association picnic in Jones's Wood on Friday, Aug, 18 Bellevne Garden was yesterday enlivened by the congregation B’na) Israel, which pientcked mere ‘The Hevry Hughes Club lave their annual festive gathering w Funk's Union Park on Tuesday, Aug = ——— WESTCHESTER COUNTY. Daniel MeKibloy, agod 12, while sealing the wall of the Roman Cathoito yon Manday night fell Lo the #idewalk aud was fatally injured, Mr. William A. Hillgrove, n news dealer, of Ford. ham avenne, near Fiith street, Morrisaula, Was ou wo town ina Third avenue car, at I Sunday moraing. A gang of Tou; r Elgnty-A(uh etrect, uearly all n Firat and Beco f beating him w eft eve from it OULIAWS Escaped eeniered ruok. | De. treete'they attacked Mr. Hii mercifully, and nearly cut his socket. Nobody interiered, and the ~ ——__ PERSONALINTELLIG LENORE, none Ole Ball is serious)y 11, Benator Roscoe Coukiiny guest of Col, Frank B. Howe, ‘The son of Secretary Boutwell is acierk io the service of Joho V, Farwell, the great dry goods mer: haat of Chteago, M. Clay wae tn town yesterday, He or, MO i for the farmers’ and me- at Long Brapeb, tbe ander Hp Wve are or. 8 for omg Conyentivn 2 Was then in want of ® principal, Wore appointed mr der purpore “| removed DY ACIIUE LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS. te DASHES HERE AND THERE BY THR SUN'S REPORTERS, —_——— t Prize Fight—The Final De Ring off to the Harntega Races, The monetary misunderstanding between the Hon. Joveph Coburn and the Hon, James Mace wi settled yesterday. The Mon, Rafus Hunt of New Orleans, wuo 16 at Saratoga, 1s to bold the stakes. ‘The final meeting yerterday was the event in the office of Wilkes Spirit. | The Hon. Jo soph, Coburn was the first to arr He was'in good. spirits and tweed cloth The mark of his late encounter with the Hon, Mr. Clarke Was noticorble on bis left temple, It was yot a freah wound, avd owing to the hot weather and the free perspiration to which the Hon, Joseot i aubject, it bled quite freely. Otherwise the Hon, Joseph was serene, Mr. Charles J. Foster camo in second attired in bluck coat and ¥ Violet pantaloons. His moustache was elevated at Rha Hon, ames Cosick, (ratner of Mr. Mace. ap ‘ed_in compauy with ‘the Hon. Harry Hill and firs ,000; und the Hon. James Mace and bis partner lip Hargreaves and others soon afterward ap- Pine batiness of the day was very brief, The Hon Tlarry Hill took from hin pocket one $1,000 bank note, two $800 notes, pnd handed them to Mr. For ter, who already held $5,000 of the stakes, Mr. Fos- Mr, Hill « receipt. Coburn and Mr. Cusick signed the pape Jos bold business-like hand, and thé preliminaries Were declared complete, lesare. Mace, Hii], Hargre: last night for Bararoga, wh Mr. Rofus Hunt of Ho was t, and « fine pair of jew Ori cotiating with the acent of Magaire of Han Francisco for bis appearance there. prs ohh The Erratic Exp f the Widow whom Capt, Horton Married. Capt. Edward Horton, a native of Patchogue, L. 1, after following the sea forty yoare, and bury- Ing two wives, settied down, and was elected hool Trustee about eight years ago, The echool The pretty young Widow Jones, of Cortland county, then rusticating at Patchogue, obtained the position, Six months after the burial of his second wife, Horton married the pretty and intelligent widow, After the birth of their child their troubles began. The wife sus- Decled the husband, and he in turn suspected B Wife's Adeiity. ‘The frat hostile demonstration w: made by Mrs. Horton, being an attempt to murder the captain. This offence was condoned, and the couple lived in peace another year. But the lant five years nave been yer of unremitting wi ‘Twice in that period bas Betsy attempted to the captain, Last May tlie fired three shots at him by ed in bis own louse. For this 01 nd § mitted her to await th Capt, Horton las opened the “ Sailors’ Suug Harbor.” pant Who Stole that Hatt Police Commissioner Van Anden of Brooklyn arrived im town yesterday from a trip to the moun- tains, ‘The first thing he did wa) to buy a new bigh hot, Itis affine hat, Rurrying to the Central Omice, he put the bat on # table and went In to greet Tom While Mr. Van Anden # stout young gentleman known 49 Howe Hodges of the Athenwum, calied to request President Briggs to act as judge ‘in a billiard exii- bition for the beneft of the Westfield sufferers. President Briggs, uot being an exvert at billiards, declined to act. ‘Boss Hodges w lidered, and in his hurry to eseape grabbed what he supposed to rday Justice Smith com: action of the Grana Jury saloon which he culls be bis own bat and vaniened, Of course he took Commissioner Van Anden's new tile, and when that gentieman returned, his $12 mansard gone. Mr. Van Anden 4 ioe bie temper. I of long service, at loft beh: eviden- He hastened down to the de chives’ effice and despatched OfMieere Quinn, Fi ut, Corwin, Foik, Videto, Capte. Dea) L eConneil, aud two patrolmen to scour The Pertie of Car Travelling, Yesterday morning, as car No, 28 of the Uni- Yersily place and Broadway line was passi ty-eigbth street, ® Union Ice Company wagon, No. 7, came across the track at full speed. The pole caught the car on the side about eight inches from the rear end, and gliding off, missed by only a few inches @ gentleman who wae standing on the rear atform. Had the pole struck him, he must hare en kilied. The car was knocked off the track some (cet, and two passengers were landed on their backs from the front platform, The car was crowded, and | the pole had struck the fram straight, it must have gone through it, and wo doubt would have severely if not fatally injured some one. @ town, At the inquest yesterday Mr. B. H, Ashcroft, mauofacturer of eafety valves, testified that the main valve of the Westfeld ought to have been five times larger im order to be equal to the pressure, Thomas Connolly, the engineer who had charge he Westfield the day previous to the explosios ‘fled that be put three or four patches on the lor two years ago, He had never learned the machinist trade, The inquest is to be closed to- day. eae McCallogh's Big J. Patrick McCullogh went into Thomas Degnan’s saloon in Seventh avenue, and was—so he say ‘aesaalted by the proprietor, A witness testified that MeCullogn was drunk and quarrelsome, and as boasting that he could whip any man in the Twenty second Ward. ‘That's a hard challenge,” said Justice Dowling. * Big Judge Coonolly lives in that Ward," Deg nan was acquitied. ‘The Dexter of the Bench. Justice Dowling presided at the Special Ses- ne Fenterney 43 cases on the calendar, Time LS, —_— ed by a Minute, The Delaware, Lackawanna aud Western Rail- road passes Paterson the foot of Gurret Mountain, between the precipitous rocks and the Morris Canal, bordering the latter by # high stone wall. Yes! duy morning, just after the passage of the express train, a large portion of this wall gave way, and the track for some distance exved into the water to stent Uiat the damage to We railroad was red (or Kome hours, — LON@ ISLAND aceon ‘The Hontington Clam Boke Association's annun) festival at Bouton’s lolut yetlercay wae attended by 4,000 persons, The Fairy Light Guard, under command of Maj, Gen, Ephrafn Jonny, editor of the Zribyne, will visit Kock: iv Friday. rday morning Mre, Sophia Wit) Meadow, L.t of Spring moted to light a fre with keros Tue charred ‘remains of dWeiling, bar, outbulldiD, apd coven horses attest her succes An American complains of the band-playing and Alkorderiy conduct at the Sanday evening meetings of ihek. M. 1A: i. 8, opporite: the. Methodist Churen Greeripoint. Hie saye that the services are iuter pied by the noise. On Monday afternoon the body of » woman be- tween 60 and 10 years of age was found on the Bower, Bay rond” Long leland City, “Lhe bony waein ab w ced 'sinte of decomposiiion. An inguest wap held fore Coroner Denier, but how the woman met her death was not discovered, . — BROOKLYN, pcb dant: ‘The Brooklyn City Railroad Company have over elabty horses under treatment for the Bew malady. Op Thursday, the 24h inst, Virginians are to vote on thecalliig of a convention for the forination of anew constitutlon Last event iceman Thomas MeCullgh, while asleep in & ‘ory. window of lie buarding house, fell and wae severely injured Invern: Yesterday morniug Henry Heine, of 3 iret, Williaimabursh, wae rap over and instanciy Lilled'by car No. d0uf the North Second sect live Davis, the dsiver, was arvetied, Willis: H. Gutna was. beld by Justice Buckley, yeaterdey, for stabbing Frank Gorman, of lui Fulton tibh aoa hie wife were quarreling aud Wore ferred ‘abu was slabbed On. Saturday Joho McDevitt, of Chi Wy, will play two exbivition ‘eau Harden ‘he Tirookiyn, Athens un for the Deueat of the pumferers by tue Weetfela cxpioston, edrick Schonbohm's confectionery, 823 Grand Posey burgh, was vurned inet night. The fro on ot Mui gas lamp. el ‘ op ding $3,700. Benjamin Di mater, ope of Mayor Kalbfolech's workmen. who Gassing at the Wwe of the cxpiosion, endeavored to Mop tie bie, and Was kevercly burned Aout the face and arm. Samuel Bowde ait, and Edward Meloy, were yesterday gppoi A Firat District By, GW. De Coste a i Pleasonton iadininis missioner Douglass Veo Dateber Fane (us Assessor's offlce and Jag Dard (9 Febae CONUS) OF Unb Genera yes tige tne places 3 AMINADAB SLEEK IN COURT. 5x n't Know any Blue Law Fanny Mordaunt, the well-known actress who shines at the Olympic Theatre, shone before Justice c ferson Market Police Court yesterday Cox at th complainant againet Thomas Cahill, Mra, Mor dauot was arrayed in all the glory of a splendid wardrobe, and looked like veritable queen. Her husband, Mr. Mordaunt, stated the case, “Your Honor,” #aid he, the charge against the defendant is that he insulted ny wife. We live the mane house with him, at Twenty gighth atrect and Seventh avenue, he betnig on one Moor and we onthe next. On Inst Sunday rite « reid the ehild would fall out of the oped Window. 80 I tool hemmer and nalle——" ‘shill (turning no the white of his eve)—Mark woll that, Judge, He took a ham@her and nails and commenced nalling op Sunday, Mr. Mordaunt—1 hailed down the wiodow, bat ft & portion of it open at the top. Cabil—U am nine }ears living In that house; he ts only three week: Mr, Mordatint—This man (Cahi!!) eame ont on the aire and violently abused my wile because the window was vali Cabill—I am seventeen years in New York, and Aine years living io that house; that thao and ‘that woman ere only three weoks, Mr. Mordaunt—He cajied if wife the fonlest of Damen, and said he would anifhel yer dtalns out, uill-L am forty-nine veats old, seventeen yours in New York, aine years la that house; them peo- ph only three weeks, Fanoy was called up to testify, and in a clear, em- c manner she recited the’ details of her com: jaint, Cahill ever and anon interrupting her with 1 am forty-nine yeors old, seventeen years in New York," &c. Mr. Cahii his swing, spoke Jong and ploualy ut the des tion of the Babbath and the morality of stage people, and all that " Justice, Cox administered etingiog rebeke to Cahill tor bis affectation of plety, and pat him un- dor $500 bail to keep the peace, —— THE MAXSVILLE EXPLOSION. More of the © Passengers. — Marsvitus, Aug. 15.—The cause of the explo- sion of the steamer Chautangna yesterday is un- known, According to best information, she wi carr ing but sixty pounds of stenm, and fragments ne boiler show that it was in a soand condition. laced in the boat new in May laph, and considered perfect. ‘The following are the ames of those Who bave died since yesterday's report: . eile and danghter Eliz a Mrs. Lear, of Cleveland, are badly roalded, but hopes are euler tained of their recovery — Secretary Boutwells Latest Deciston coi cernl he Tax on Dividends. Wasmixatox, Aug. 15.—The Secretary of the Treasury on the 2th ult, addressed a letter to Gen. Pleasonton, transmitting 6 copy of Bolicitor Ban. field's opinion in favor of desisting from the collec- tion of the tax due from corporations on interest coupons payable within the last five months of 1870, when such corporation Jad, under the Commisaio: er's decision, paid such coupon ip full witheat de- ducting the tax prior to May 13, 1871,the Secretary # decision reve sioner, ing ‘that of wh lotter referred to the Secretary annow ¢ ol the Nolicitor's conclusions ch Interest coupons paid prior to May id that bis decision had uo reference e tax On dividends on stock, adding that that jon bad not been passed upon by him, day the Secretary Informed the Commissioner that no question remained bofore him as to the tax due on dividends veclared during the last five months 1870, the period referred to. Tuis alto in effect applies’ to the tox on undivided profis of corpora. tons. accrued and added to any surplus, contingent or other fund during the same period, under secon 16 of the set of July 14, 1570. These taxes are to be avscsted and collecte phscssesthsatescsatdaantes The Williamsburg Aw tn) Last Sunday night Mr. John Burke, « plaster- er, of Fourth street, near Grand, Williamsburg! Was stabbed in tue back by unknown ruflane, He is thought to be fatally injured, Mr, Burke on that evening visited some friends in Union avenue, near Skillman street, He had a quarrel with some of the inhpbitants of ‘that neiebbornood, While in co: Yersation with Tommy Farmer, who keeps a liquor store on the corner, be was ‘approactied by tome Pezwons and stavied in the back. Tre nicht before Sport McGinn, Reddy the Black smith’s brother-in-law, aud another beat a man al- most to death with aclu, They were releared on ball, and were around as nolay as ever on Sunday From the descriptions given by persone who #aw Mr. Burke on that night, it ie thougbt that It wae they or some of their gang'who wounted him, r Hl Pababaabad +A Revolution Pending in Mexico City or Mexico, Aug. 11,—Juarez lacks 110 votes of a majority for Prosident, wito fourteen dis Wicts to be heard from, and it i expected these will give a suMicient number of voter to elect him over the rival candidates, Members of the Opposition make a different computation, and allege that a ma- Jority of the votes for any of the candidates is impos sible, and that Congress will have to decide who shall’be President, Both parties are arming and Preparing (or revolution. Should the resuit of the siection Jusrex, he intends to retire eng, of Diaz expres . The Measajero aye shat Juarez desires to remaip in power on account Of a contract made with the United States, ——_ r Sketch fro Loxa Braxcu, Aug. 15.—The President re mained at home to-day with bie family, while George L.. Frankenstein, the artist, made a eketch of the President's cottage for the Boston Art Gal 17. — Police Transfers, Sergt. John F. Moloney, from the 1st to the @7th. Sergt. Jeremiah T. Brook’, trom the Zith to the 13th Kergt. Augustus ©, Weed. irom the iJih to the Pat donndohueon, from the 12h ve the City <<< NEW JERSEY, pea iversary of Sir Waller Scott's birthday ed in the Opera House lo Paterson inst ‘Of the Paterson Curing Club i entea Meg Merrides ip “Guy * supported by Fanny Morgao Phelps, and the trial of 8 A. Grayer. ordination on ¢ quartered in Capt Willem H Frederick Claus. the 12th of Jul the 7. of 97 Walnut etreet, Rewark, Cemetery for the purpate of visiting the ae ol sband, Joxian Cali White there ane sli the Tofamiia- y ig weil DOU) afew minuies before Bre yesterday morning, when ——e JOTTINGS ALOUT TOWN, eo ~ The Italy and Limerick are in Thermometer yesterday at 8 P.M. 82, Albert, 9 clerk, seut $2 to Mre. Storme yesterday The trot at Kalamezoo yeeterday was won by John Fero. Mr. Jackson and his children last evening handed to Tur bu & for the Ford feully. Esther Wright bas sood the Staten Island Ferry Company for damages by the Wosifeld explorion. William Arnheim, aged 2%, fell from the second sory window of 411 Bast 129:b eireet, and was lutally injuted The Fenian Brotherhood nad « successful picnic to Jones's Wood yesterday, ‘ihe Legion o: St. Pat Fick, with 450 men, participated An unkuown o evening while ew supposed to be Lind was drowned last aitery, Te wane 1s body lias been sent to the siorgue, In the W. II, Tinckler, aged 93, who war run over car [6 ‘Viird avence line, Hie Coronel Yesterday rendered @ verdict of sxc ry ental death Ihe worknien who were diceing @ sewer in frovt of 1,469 Fourth avenue last evening, knocked out thy plod of the mata gas pine, aud for © time that pars u Abe city was illuminated ‘The names and uges of the Elsasser f ly Billed in the explosion are at follows: Georme Fisupacr, Pr sue! ii; George, Jr. aged 16" Charlier, aged Oy Loitea sped 5. Mis. Bisaaser fy rapidly recovering Margaret Martin died suddenly, at 10 Washington street last night, Sho was visillog Mre. Costello, in Whose room she died, she war about 40 Years of age, Her lvsband isa soldier ou Governor's lajand, Tho Rutgort street dry docks, which so myster! ously sap Fecentiy, are fully revaired and In working ‘The lows his been exagwerated. 1 will not I amount to Over §3, The Clinton ttreot not yet beeu raised Francts McDonough, while blacking bis boots on the back stoop of 147 West 52 uck 1 the ‘of marble & fovt He died yen jong was accidentally pulled trom the the fourth atory by @1'U¢ girly After is examiuation of Charles Bronner, on ‘onday, Deputy Coro Beacl rapbed to Coroner CFD aD sharon Springs that Brupoer wae eriirely y and and Jono orderea ul hea Fiy ae THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS.’ \ CASES OF ASIATIC CHOLERA 1 PARIS AND LONDON, ‘a — > bs : The Appronch of the Pestilence Creating Great Excitement—The Victims of the ate War Buried near Paria. Lonpom, Aug. 15.—A caso of Asiatic cholera hoe appeared tn London, and or an extraordi- nary sensation among tho people, A despateh from Berlin says the cholera {s increasing in KOnigaberg, bat no cases have yet occurred in Dantzig, Pants, Aug. 15.—The cholera has appeared in this city, and te creating much excitement and ap- Prohension. The authorit arful of ite Apreading, owing to the imm: F of decoras oxed bodies, victims of the late war, which lie wried in the immediate mi ignborhood of Paris, Vigorous efforts will be used for purifying the city. The 1 0 al Prerogas tive-The Queen's Resotation, Lonnox, Aug. 15.—In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Vernon Hercourt made a violent attack on the Government for the use t had mado of the royal prerogative on the purchase question, Mr, Gladstone replied that, seeing the amount of mn finished business before the House, he pon! any, controversy bit was the duty of er & practice so adverse to law fatal ty the national interests should be continued, Mr. Fawcett denounced the employment of the royal warrant. He preferred the continuance of the purchase system rather than to owe its abolition to uch au abuse of ENTS tive ofthe Crown, The ttorney-General defended the application of the royal prerogative in this case; but he added that the Qu 4 practically announced her resolatio Rever agnin to interfere, The Consolidated Fan bill wad Introduce’, and was re ment cheers, as lierniding the cl ‘The Scott 'C bangnet in the ‘Yiepworth Dixon occupied nt, with the Duke of Mauch pnd |Dr, Ramsay. ps. Vice-Pr andred persons, all, or nearly all, distingul the world of letters, were prasent.." The tonste were much the same as at the Edinbargh celebration om ‘The day was also celebrated at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, and in various towns im Scotland, The Meeting of the Emprrors—The Roumas nian Que: Loxpow, Aug. 15.—Prince Bismarck and Baron Yon Buest and probably Count Andrassy, with ant counsellors from their respective depart ments are going to Gastein to be present at the eting of the Emperors, It is probable that im tant negotiations will ve entered upon on the umanian question. aig France Taking » Holiday. Aug. 15,—To-day being the anniversary umption of the Virgin, is observed as ® holiday bere and at Versai A Terrific Typhoon in Japan—Fonr Rundred Lives ite Youomaus, July #2.—A heavy typhoon af Kobe, on the 4th tost., caused the loss of four bum dred lives, Several vessels were also wrecked, it cluding the Pride of the Thames, The captain, twe mates, and the steward were drowned, damage to property is estimate! at bulf a miilio ollare > Startling News from Paris—The Army Sai be Ready for a Revol! From the Hera'd of to-day Loxpox, Aug. 15.—Adrices from Paris the cuyisexcited) The situation i thr Troudle is avprehented from various eonrces,. Te dav is the fé/¢ of Napoleon L.. and the air is fall revolt against the Ver embly, declare Machlahou Regent, and demand an Empire. People are Iaving Paris in stampede. Some be- Neve that the Orlesuisis’ scheme ts rive for a coup Pat, veing pushed by the proposition to make Thiers permanent Kxecative, which it is ferred Would establish 4 Kovernmeut mot monarchical, Thiers has no friends, He is bated by the Repub: y that licans, Royalists, and Imperialists alike, A erisis. is approaching. Se MAKING TRAVEL SAFE, eae The Cars end Stages to be M Civilized Muman Beings. Conductor John H, Hartough, of the Third Avenue line, appeared before the Police Commie sioners yesterday, ard ccmplsined that Patrolman Timothy McCarthy, of the Thirty-Gtth street police, bad stood by ond seon him badly beaten and drag. ged from bis car bya gang of roughs, The Com missioners took action looking to (he dismiseal of the officer, and then adopted the following: Resolved. That the be tnrtrooted te je Kit ter place patrolmen in citigena’ Clothes upen tue Hwe oF each of the city railroads, with Instructions to attest overy Intoxicated ond disorderiy persum found pial Ly ‘and to report tho number of the conduct the number of the car froin which such pereom: nay be taken. eaolved, That the Buperintendent be ine ructed to direct the’ captain of the 1 sock to 1D. Siruct his columand to give all (he attention they cab tpare from ‘their olher duliea to nll tages passing througm his precinct. end to see that ail inlorigated oF disordsriy pe, #are arrested and dealt with o found riding tu etuj cording to law a A Newark Family Potsoned, The family of Mr. Job Foster of Orchard street, Newark, are suffering from poison supposed to have besa contained in a dish of b} eaten on Sui ay. e —_ BASE BALL ——— The Metamoras beat the Lyrics—% to 21. (The Haymakers beat the Stars at Troy yesterday ito URE esis OBITUARY, jSuale Coats The remains of th killed in the att whe 8 (OOPS On. neweo In tbe forwarded to-morrow: 3 ———— CURIOSITIES OF CKIMR, ena, Herman Schwartz, brewer, cat his throat in San Francisco yesterday, John Marsh, of Bucksport, Mo., committed suicide in Bangor on Monday, One Langham of East Frankforl, beat bis wife’ dralue out and then hauged pimvelt da Monday, The Wife had refused to deca her property to him, Mr, Jobn Campbell of the Righteench Ward ie said to he's Presbyterian Scotchman Wyo Is prying (o ring Aimpself In upon honest Hibernians as an [rivanian, Some thieves of # religious turn of mind robbed the Reformed Church of Wioomi padale, Vieter ¢ of a large Bible and one hundred Sunuaj-sehoo! bool Jobn Ri 10 years of age, of 04 Recond avenue, entered Ledwith @ Cos liqitcr store, aaa Third aven Teer niet suraked veliad Tye couuter, aad tapped th thiork He was arresied Jesee Clapp. proprietor of the Twenty-fourth street livery stables, wap heid yesterday in York: vilie Police Court, op cnérge of steal! ‘8 $2,000 bor Belonging to Jone Matthews of sixth afoute Morris Parker was found yesterday morning im ‘Twenty -#ixth street, pear First avenue, bleeding cute 00 the face. He said (nat some unknown perso) bad driven his bead through @car window op Four! avenue. David Callalian of 125 Washington street, produce held by Justice Dowling, yesterday, ob @ Ke of koccking down Win.s.kldrlage of 90 Yiomes Vand robbing him of 6: in treasury Doves. Calle a indignantly debied the charg ‘The Orang Outang Clud mot at Constitution Hall Tfeets. INst evening, und Dominated ‘rum shop, for Assigtant sof three wembers. They 1d probably vote Lor forty Aldern chew tobacco ic fon J. Thompson & drover, was found dead on M field, Mo. He ca ‘sbipned them in Chicagg: With one of hit employ hs pamed Webster, He was shot three times, money and valuables were gone. Yesterday afternoon James Mills, of 1934 Woos street, went into the fin slop at 18 Hud where le had been worklog, ud asked the boys to § Out with tim op They deciined, and Mille struck ope of them f chan vit, George Llovd, a ne from (uelr benches aud. beat Mille with wrenches, soldering. jrous, and sticks of Wood. bey Were held by Jushee Dowling OMcer Smith last nfeht attempted to arr ‘ t Fans nie Biors, a Spanish wouusn, Who Was drunk et Hous, ton aud Greece # Tee's, She wade « terrible restetance Feked thelomocrtn the ave” snatched bie wacch iw Yaluabiegold one) (row bis pocket, aad siashed it to pieces ou the K. The olcer was compelled ta Pap for anslatavce, abd it reyairod the waited eMforte of three men to tage ber Co the station, Barly yesterday morning Patrick Conroy, while walking “up Seventh avenne, near Twenty-eghitn Stroat, was atriek on tho bead with-® Drickbat The blow kpocked him down om the k fel, two men nm uot he w ‘oa the root of 8 house fan se oy and Andrew Bb: uatice Cox, Tul@ace whose bari ‘ady, Were locked up | oy Middleton & Roni Water street, lost peilar om pier i he JuBK shop keph Dy 1 eet, where It hi Prokeo up ime shop was found plolen wheel Neisbing e tone. Boyle said had boukht the wheel for ola irou from. who bad hired J.P, Smitu & Bros.” tr the heavy goods. Justiog Dowlit sieg Way aad Boye,