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THE STOLEN BODY. Wtialen and Burke Held to Answer for tlie Stewart Bobbery. DID THEY CONFESS IT? One of the Prisoners Tells a Curious Story. FRUITLESS POLICE EFFORTS. The Reward Increased to Fifty Thousand Dollars. Tho chase still continues, but without any perceiv- tihlu advance toward the place of concealment of the body. Whether the prisoners Whalen and Burke are guilty is yet to be determined, tho magistrate having bound thein over for trial. As to their guilt cr innocence opinion seems pretty evenly divided. By the one side their admissions and confessions are pointed to as conclusive, especially as they cor¬ roborated the same by such minute details, many of which are established collaterally. The opponents of this view explain the confessions on the theory that the men are clever cracksmen, and were only seeking to divert tho police from the truo crime by them committed or about to be committed. The fact still remains that the body is as far as ever from being found. JD1XJK UII,ION INVISIBLE. All efforts to see Judge Hilton at ills office or resi¬ dence in Thirty-fourth street yesterday proved un¬ availing. it was ascertain'"1 by a Hkbald reporter at the former place, however, that the case had not as¬ sumed any new phase, Hliortly before one o'clock in the afternoon Judge Hilton called at the Police Cen¬ tral Office and inquired for Inspector Mur¬ ray, but as that official was absent at tho time the Judge immediately took his depart uro. Among the rumors prevalent was ono setting forth that an important conference took place at J udgn Hil¬ ton's house last night and thatsome prominent police officials were present for tho purpose of exchanging views in regard to the most Judicious course now to bo pursued in the search for the stolen body. This rumor could not, however, bo traced. to any authoritative source, and tho conference alluded to is believed to be that held bo- tween Judge Hilton, Superintendent Walling, Inspector Murray, Captain McCullmgh and Coroner Flanagan, at Police Headquarters, on Monday evening, as set forth In the Hxiuuxif yesterday. Judge Hilton has decided to increase the rew ard offered for the re¬ covery of the remains from $25,000 to $50,1 MX), but Will not withdraw the clause which atiijulatoa that the reward is not payable until after the conviction Of the thieves. "BKABT TO AKBKtrr" AGAIN. The police claim that they are upon tho track of the chief of the gang of miscreants that stole tlie body and that bo will probably bo arretted to¬ day. This man is a doctor of medicine, who some time since engaged lodgings in . house <dose to 8t, Mark's churchyard. He attended tho service in the church on several oc¬ casions, and apparently display ed a groat interest in the inscriptions upon tho tombstones. Ho was Seen strolling about tho grouivds more than once. He moved away immediately alter the tbott of tho remains and has up to tho pres¬ ent managed to concoal bis whereabouts. It is alleged that this man was the head a.ul front of the whole crime; that he planned the whole thing ami induced the others to carry out tho details. As It might defeat the ends of Justice his name and the location of his whilom domicile are -withheld for the present. WUAERN AND BDKKE AKItAIliM.O A(IAIN. Everybody in Jefferson Market Police-Court was on the very tiptoe of anticipation yesterday. "Hank" Whalen and William Burke. Captain Bymoo' mysteri¬ ous prisoners, were to be filially disposed of by Judge Morgan and the Captain was to be made to toil all about that man on filxth avenue who informed hiiu of the prisoners' complicity in the Stewart vault rob¬ bery. The examination room was crowded by police officer.!, as on the previous day. and the mother of one and the partner of ths other were n<mr Coun¬ sellor Stiner, who pat in an early appearance. Captain Byrnes, und the two jfuardod by- police in citixuns' dress, arrived afsmt twenty minutes past one P. M. A few minutes later the brief com¬ plaint turned upon Captain Byrnes' sworn statement, published in yesterday's Hauaim. was brought in und signed by him. It reads us follows:. Poiacu ('vein. Siccusn Distkict. SUUr of Ifmr Turk, City OnmOt YAW l».-t, Thomas Byrnes, captuln <>l Ita Fifteenth pre.-iii.-t police, Winc .Inly vwori, myi M on or MNyat tho ..in amy of Wo* Vfinbar, 1*7*. it oily »««1 connly of N>w York, IIhui v \ no- land mid Wllltau Hurlui, both now livro. did tlien tu.tl there. aotiutf In comvrt together. feltmiuutly remote the. deiid botlv of M buiutiu hoinj; from the |»1 of us interment, for tho purj»o«o of Helling the niih.' Ami tor thr purpmift of ril^ftnir m.-l with mere WAntonnce*, did remove tlie dond bod> of the iato A. T Htcwirt from tln» vault in the rhurcnynnl of m, >Urk- Church. situate on the Second Avonnc. hetw-vu .Ninth UII.I T.-nill streets, ln-luz > Rritvrymrd in tliu hdd oily from the (art that tho Mid ll.Hiry Viih.Ii.ui1 mm! U llltum Burke did ncknnwlodic* and cvnte** to this iKpomni, in t»»o DrcMne« of witfuno**, thut tb-w hud po#n«K#Io»i or tho Aforo¬ ilaid 4e*d body of the mmId A. T. St-marl. ** wore fully »P peer* lu tho nwoni hUiteuitmi of deponent liarotn auno .od ""1 ,urmin» . pMt of U'° -.V* THOMAS BVRXKS Sm urn to he fore me, this ltlth -ley of November..B P. M*>ic(i in. Police .bistkie. CAPTAIN 1IYHXKS OMOW-kXAWISKP. "Captain. take tho stand pleuso !" said Counsellor Btlner. The Captaiu did ao. "Now, sir, do I understand you to say, as in this complaint, to which you have just affixed your signa¬ ture, that these nu n or either of them, admitted tak¬ ing Mr. Stewart's body from St. Mark's churchyard?" ¦skeil counsel. "Yes, sir;" replied the witness. "\\ hen was that confession mudo to you?" .N>n Thursdsv night, lietween sic anil nine o'clock." "Y«!i recollect tho testimony given by you yestur- day ?" ..I do, sir." ' In that you'll remember the answer you gave to the question put liy the Court'Dues he confess, or did lie at any time admit being ono of tiio party who took the body of Mr. A. T. Stewart trom St. Mark's churchyard?' your answer as here transi-ribed by fba court stenographer was 'No.' Now then. Captain, how do y ou reconcile that roply with tho statunuutt you have ma<to in your formal complaint?" "Because, while they do not say in to many worls xni.t tliey had taken it out of the \ault, tle-y admit!. d being parties to it by staling that the'. luul to get other people to do the work for them, tho stench was i-o frightful." "From whom did yon receive the information ¦bout Burke's complicity in tb Joii?" "1 don't tldnk it would ba proper to give the man's nam.) at this time." "Do I understand you to say, then, that you dorlino to answjr?" "Tw." "Your Honor! I ask now that the witness be In¬ structed to givo that man's name. 'l'lic defence is entitled to know of what it is accused ami who are its ihall entertain the Captain's objection. Mr. Htiner," replied Judge Morgan, "for pru leutial and puiilic roasous." .¦Your Honor will nolo my objection to your rul¬ ing," sai t counsel, and t'neu continuing tin- croas- p\ .tniuaiioii asked:.' ^hi n and hctoro whom was the first confession mado bjr Burko?" "Part of it was made in presence of Officer llulaii. Of tlie Fourteenth pre inet, lh< remainder was made before lXiltiu and Hlovin, both officers; iiank Whuleu, alias Vintiiaud. was nut there; he was not In custody when the first confession was made.' "Now will you tell us, Captain, whether you did or did not promise the prisoner any money it no showed you where that body was?" HKWAllll, SO PI'NISHMItNT. "Well. I told liiiu I was willing he should have till the nmnoy that was to lie had for it, and Burkti told this to Yreelund or Whalen, ui itig tlie wor.ls. 'Wo ran get all this money if wo turn up tho still. 1 agreed." "Did you guarunteo them iiiunnuity trom punish- ¦lent?" "The words 1 used were:.-There will be no piinlah- tneut.' Whon wo wore going to Orange in the ear- nsge to hunt for the body I told tlieiu i was satisfied tin re would bo no punishment, as I was sum Judge Hilton only wanted to get the r. mains l-r.ek.'' "Do you know of your own knowledge4 hen Mr. Stewart's body win stolen ?" "No; I know by hearsay." "You Won't swe.ir that Vreetand. alias Whalen, und Burke or either of them mooted theiu ou the night »f November 0?" "No; I cannot say exact " "That's not uiah-rlal, i'ftptain! Yon need not wwcr. The exact t'lue in this stags of the ease is But ruatertai at all." "T submit. lour Honor, that it is material. Tor, as Your Honor known, it in tho rule that in every to- lUctiiicut ovary charge must he specific ami exact." "Yes; that's tbu rule ordiuarily, but like all other rules it ha* its exceptions, uud this is one of them. t o coinplaiut is imuio ou information ami belief. "I exoeptl Captain, have you the party or parties in court who tlrst gave you information concerning Hem-v \ roelaud, alias Whales, and Williani Burko s complicity in tho ritowurt vault robhery?" "You need not answer that question. Contain " hastily interposed tin? Court. Your Honor, tor tho production of that ''brHuo to give an answer to that Question. Captuin. sujtl Jud^e Morgan to witness. llien, your Honor, have it eutered ou the minutes It if i Vr; l,n»""fa4Coun.v,l refuses to go any further with this examination until that mysterious witness is produced. . "It mso ordered, counsellor," said the Judge. who, turning to the witness, asked, "Hid you visit tho graveyard aud lind that the bo.ly had been rexuovod "Yes, sir. ItKLO TO BAIL. " Your Honor, we don't dispute tlio removal of the body We simply deny that our clients did the re¬ moving. And now, sir, X would mow, on the eom- plaiut aud testimony, that the prisoner, Ihnry Wholen, alius \roeUnd, bo discharged: tirst, because lie never confessed; seeoud, because Captain Byrues' testimony against him i.s eutiroly hearsay, and there is nothing to show that he was a party to the crime. 1 uat motion in (kiliod," said the Court. nt"^nu ,uY®Xl«PBon. x uow move for the discharge of William Burke on the ground that if he made any confession he did so under duress uud with a stipida- This motion was likewise denied, and the prisoners were then asked tho usual questions concerning their age, nativity and residence, and declined to make any atatwueut whatever. "I now move that Your Honor fix a reasonable bail for these men. who arc poor aud who are charged lT'ht "U uc" tor whu'h tbc punishment iS very "it is a State Prison otTeuco, punishable witii tive ln'prisoumcnt," said the Court, "and I will liol I these men in *.->,uoo .uch to answer." Will Your Honor send the papers down ut onea as we want a speedy trial't" ' "They will go down to-morrow." A few moments later tin: prisoners were transferred from Cuptain Byrnes to Jefferson Market Prison. WIIXIAAI Jil'ltKK's HTOKY. tt./?."' thc p.rL^utir!i ^er° ltHkoa "p ta* th" night a n>.HAU> reporter hud a long conversation with them which was begun in this way:."Well, Burke did lffvM?TCS arrU8t y°U t0r 016 robUjr>' ot Btow- ^o"Not in tlio first place. At any rate, he didn't say meut°" m° abouk J'00* capture and your treat- "Aro you the Hkuald reporter V said Bnrke. I *>ni! "Then you're the man that Captain Byrnes warned ns especially not to talk to. Ho told me and Hawk snefhb, 'n> .?la womiui that we must not talk or give any thing to the Hkiuld at all. About my arrest I'll tell you. Oil W odneeday last I was standing on the with'w iHj 'j'T'ber "treet aud Greenwich avenno, with Hawk VrcelauU here, when an officer came up to me and touched mo on the shoulder. Bays he, -I want oiLUhf .'r J^mthlng you did ou Sixth avenue hist \ i ^now * &*** douo anything. bo I wont with him to the Fifteenth precinct-station house. n/ b'°t there captain Byrnes accused mc of being one of the cracksmen concerned in the Manhattan Bank burglary. Said I to him. -Csp? j know nothing about it.' Then he turned to uc and said, *111 make you know all about it before I vc got done w ith you. Take him down stairs at once uud lock him up. Put the l>ar across the door. It was not long until ho had me up again, and showed me a letter from Wright who is doing time in the Penitentiary on tno Island for counterfeiting. W right in jealous of the attentions I an. paying his wife, who swears that she wiU uevei live with him again. In the letter to Captain Byrnes he told hUn that I was concerned. in the Manhattan Bank burglary, ami a lot of stuff with which ho hoped to get luo lixod. But to my astonish wont the Captain, when I toll I knew nothing about this job, informed me \v n i i" .u.,at' .for t,K' Stewart matter. Well, I knmv nothing about that at all: but ho wr- sisted in saying that ho had heard about our having buried something in New Jersey, and had 'pined' lis until .Saturday, whou be lost us. He gave me ail that story about the man on the avenue and what lie told him, and dually I acknowledged that wo had buried a -stiff The wardan will tell you that a burglar s-stiff'is a kit of tools. We did bury that in hew .Jersey, at Chatham. Wo did have tho wagon and did go to tho hotel; but wo were bound ull the way to Dover to crack a place, not to bury a hodv. Wo were spoiled by tbe arrest, ami wlien the Captain Wimbound to go over tlio ground in search of tho .stiff" wc gave him the kid' to his heart's content Haul: chimed 111, wheu Byrne* ambted him- and now I'll tell you that tho night the Captain had us in tit At wood ntur Chatham he ottered uh oOO to he wac wwmver we naid. and to la uagofrtoilgk tlM*ro ami then, and never go back to Now York, if we would onlv givo | thai body, if we had it don't you ihink we would have done so 1 He'll never convlet us on that, whatever he may do on anything else. I urn u cracksman, and a tlrst rate one, as Warden Pirui will of me "* Captain will make no reputation out Whaluu, alias Vroelimd, has onlv been three weeks out of prison and corroborated Burks * statement to ssvst^Jtss,T Mrs. Burke said last night to a HnULD reportor:- My former husband was mm! with jealousy because I told liirn I hud resolved to w.xl BUJy and never live with him (Wright) aguin. He vowed vciiguunco against both and wrote a letter to tho Captain The unknown man of Sixth avenue is. they suv, a fellow who has just beep released from Sing St.ig after doing ten years, and was to have taken part in tlio projectef burglary; but when he learned W'halen. alias Yree- an. wsain it liewj-nt to captain By rnes ami got them aU arrested. He hatos Wiialen." The prisoners will lie removed to the Tombs to-dav HWrau is PAncamw. considerable oxcitouiiut prevBilod In Paterson f-. .vosbrdsy. ow tog to a rumor that d. tis-tiv.-s rn-re engaged in tlie vicinity of liiv.-rside, a suburbof th« city, in Koarehing for the remains of Mr. Stewart * C,,iW' Vi' ?ll ,t "I'PW-d to is. sticb, lrnl bcenUisj-ovurud at Hnc-kensack. the story being to the effect that a few .lays afti r tho remains w-ore .toleli.-about the 11th or lath of ik tober. two Italians wore observed to puss through the town with a suspicious looking , S«e. Which they kept between theui on thL toil "T mht bL"wy- Th° "hj,xot irn-gulir inrt«-Hci d,abh, shape, done up hmaely in either a or cloth of dark color; it might Is- un oilcloth. Tto! men stopped but for a few minutes at Hackcustick n Hiuunoiis tavern, a low place on tho outsk.rts of t) town, and but one of them left the vehicle at a time J hey m emed to hav.- driven out from the direeUon of Hohoken. an i niust have driven fast, ac their liorse v.as sweaty and much blown. It was about ei di» o cbwk to the cvoutng when the men stopped there and they inquired the road to lUccreMo, n«ur Pat- "T' ' rMY ot\ 1,1 ,!"lt The tlieorv is that Un Ixsly may have Imwii brought over tho Hobo- ki ii t.-rry and taken b» the house of u notorious roal'l'*0 Ht Hobokrn- h**r tho l>atersou plank Alter making inqntry in mery direction that protn- isad w furnish any more light on tho matter one of the officers returned to this City and the other drovu bnck (he way they had cntuo to Hackt usouk, to prose- cuto lurther inquiries in that dimctiun. a axouaix joKflt. To Tnr. Editor or tiik 1 f rnAl-o:. i urn in receipt this ilay at a parcel per express con¬ taining, an nUted, » few bone* of the late A. T. btcw- .rt. They wore neat to mo by aonrn parties signed "A. Company," ami I aiu rcijUoutcd by them to ac¬ knowledge) receipt of the panic throogh your valuable columns, but to not divulge my name until a o-rtun length of tiiuc, when they would furnish mo with ad¬ ditional information that ( Pliould make known pub¬ licly at that time. Accordingly I shall keep luy Jjnune tree irom publication, anil Kiumld 1 not receive the additional information ap promised 1 shall t.iukn my pelf known and forward you the boner hp I rucoivad them. lUJSliUtKO'no.N. Havans ah, Oa., Nov. 15, 187b. MURDER IN BOSLYN. A inhrder was committed yi atcrday morning iu tiic neighhorhootl of ltoslyu, Long Ldivud, ami from tho meagre details which have boon gained it appear* that tho only motive wua that of Pimple robbery. Any* bow the intention of the murderers war a moat desperate one. The se< ne was in a pulilie plane and the w« apous employed »c:t auch as were tuoat likely to betray them to casual paw,urvly. '1 lie discovery took place shortly afterward. ¦Lmatnm by rim wayaidx. As u m.oi named Frcdi rlek Meyer was driving with a companion along the road loading to Ko-dyn he raw lying lu the grass a perron whom ho supposed to tie drunk, tuid ur niicv parrn lie rocogntaed Idm as Mr. Hearing, the teuaut of tho Hhotweli fariu. 1 hey had onto beioru not hiiu when they Were going in tho opposite direction. A few momenta afterward tluiy overtook a vliitn mini anil two negroes, Willi re liied lUUeh morse to per- mitttiig a glimpse of tin ir teatnrcs and so escaped recognition, il, .appearing in sonic shrubbery. Meyer rod" an to a store kept by oao Kolscjr, and ill'Co the borre and wagon in iougitig to Hear ug. w hich had been stopped ami secured by the clerk, wire iouutl. The top sheltering the sent, which lu fit** had Is en up, wa i now down. .Suspicion lit foil! play was im- mcdlatsly aroused, ami tlioy went bach, im tunpaiiiod by other persons, to the spot where they liml lust sea the body of Hearing stretched bv the wayside. When they roa died him tic lay us If m ad, and thajr saw bloody marks <<n his clothing, l'hoy Ufte 1 him tip and eouvsy. d him t > Ills own house mid a surge m was samtnoned. It was ilisoowNKl that ftvo small pistol ball- had lodged In Ills body. For many hours In remained in u comatose condition, *ud his cobu is now prohouni od to bs cxttv uisly dangcrotta, .mK in iinmi'.us kvahh Auuvsr. Despite a vii.orous search tlie lUeii Who hail been hi u under such suspicious ein umstaic ss could not Is found. The theory fornnsl by those who know Hearing is thai his assailant* 1NMN) common tramp*; th it timy demand* 1 his money, ami on Ills refusal to surrender it drMUcd hint out ot his witgon tuul best at<<1 shot IiIiii until they tiiought ho was dead, lie viae known to have a sum >f to cmy with lolu, but wliou picked B" . was out a ociutv about ins pstaou. BISTERS OF THE STRANGERS." CUAHl'fY F.UB AT KEV. DB. DEKMH CHCKCH OF THE hTKANOKJtH.INTEKKHT1NO KXUlBli'iON. ItKMAiatABI.E MICltOSOOFIC VIEWS. A charity lair of more than usual interest is uow being held In tho chapel of ltcv. Dr. Deeina' Church of the Strangers, No. 4 Winthrop pluec, near Eighth street. It is under tho allspices of tho "Sisters of tho Strangers," au organization of ladio* connected with Dr. IX'-sins' congregation. Tho fair opened on Mon¬ day evening last, and will continue dally during tho week trom two to ten V. M. The pr<>cceds will bo added to the funds, with which tho Sisters are enabled to afford temporary relief to worthy strangers who may bo in wunt iu the city, without intending to afford permanent support. TA11I.KS AND CONTESTS. Fancy goods, perfumery, toilet bottles, children's toys. In infinite variety .'are to be found attabio No. 1, pr. Hided over by Mrs. Julia Thomas and Miss C. Sturtevant. Many of tho goods wero mado by tho ladle? of the congregation, but there are contributions from Tiffany A Co., .Ac ker, Mcrrall A Co., E. 11. Mary A Co., Hurony, the photographer; Kjjopard Knapp, carpet dealer; Drummd!, confectioner; Messrs. Kunghran A Co., Couklin A Co., Louis Borehers and others. At tablo No. 2 there arc a great variety of fancy goods: presided over by Mrs. Dr. Kennedy and Mrs. A. II. Heuriqlies. Contributors.Tiffany A Co., Cue- well A Hazard. Philip .Smith and others. Tabic No. 3 is devoted to book* and stationery, in¬ cluding the marvellous serapbook of Mark Twain: presided over by MLs Louise Dr ums, daughter of ilie pastor, and Miss Ella Pettil. CoutriLutions by Put- nam A Co., A. D. P. Randolph, Seribuer A Co., Mnrues A Co., Houghton, Osgood A Co., liaynnr A Co., and oth'-rs. «» Tablo No. 4 displays fancy goods In great variety; presided over by Mrs. I lizzie Lonsdale. Contrib¬ utors.R. H. Mary A Co, a beautiful and costly album; Shepherd Knapp, au elegaut Persian rug. Tho balance made up by members of tho oougragauou. Table No. 5 is devoted to household and other use¬ ful articles In orofusion, and presided over by Miss Agnes Dalcutiue, Miss Lena Rudiuski, Miss Matilda Moore and Miss Alice Burdock. The contributions were mostly made by the lady attenrlants. Talfie No. li is ornamented with dowers and fruits, and presided over by Mrs. Chadwick and Miss De Urnst. Tables Nos. 7 and 8 arc laden with refreshments, in¬ cluding cold ham, tongue, turkey, chickens, jellies, cauueu fruits, ioe cream, tea, coffee, oysters, cakes of all kinds, embracing a new variety, called Jews' cake or "sticky," presided over by Mrs. Mary A. Hull; and table No. 9 with confectionery of all kinds, pre¬ sided ovor by Mrs. O. A. ltuorbacli. MtCUOSCOi'iO DKPABTIIKNT. This is a separate department of the fair, although one of its chief and most attractive features. It is under the direction of Prank Iieems, Jr., M. D., son of the puetor. There are over a dozen microscopic views in order, viz.:.I. The Lord's Prayer, photo- graphed on one tea-thousandth of a square inch; . 2. The Lord's Prayer, written with u diamond on tho twelve-himdrcdth of a square inch; J. Dye and point of a needle; 4. Sting of a bee; 5. Mi¬ croscopic shells;. 0. Diatoms; 7. Construction of a fly's foot; 8. A spider's foot; 9. A Mosaic cross, made out of ibe scales of a bntter- tly's wings: 10. Trichina), taken trom the muscle of a girl who died of the disease in Bellevue Hospital. very interesting: 11. Living amalculie from stagnant water, spurting about and looking like miniature l>oat races between some of otir college oarsmen; 12. Haws of the elm tree Hawfly, the tenth showing an exact re¬ semblance to the common circular saw, indicating the origin of the invention; 13. Polarized crystals of ba¬ rium, very kaleidoscopic, much admired by young la¬ dies: 14. A live frog's blood, magnified about five hundred times and showing its marvellous circulation through the veins. The variety in this microscopic exhibition is imusri- ally large and mteresting, ttndattracts much attention from visitors. THE WONDERFUL FBOO. Among the funny things on exhibition is a frog that is always hungry. It eats pennies and nickels.all you will give him, and it is said lu) will crow like a rooster it any one gives liuu a silver quarter. OFFICKBS OF THE SISTERS OF THE STB.VMQERS. President, Mrs. Dr. Deems; Directresses, Mrs. H. Seixas, Mrs. John Thomas; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss 0. Htilrtevant; Managers, Mrs. .huncs Lorinicr Orakuin, Mrs. James lioatty, Mrs. Dr. J. X. Kennedy, Mrs. A. K. Killott, Mrs. (1. Lonsdale, Mrs. M. J. Camp¬ bell. Mrs. i'. Bcrmiugham, Mrs. L. U. Knot, Mrs. F. A. Crane, Airs. William Mitchell, Mrs. Dr. C. E. Cam o- beli ana Miss Louise Deems. Fifty dollars contribu¬ tion makes a patron: $20 a life member. APl'KAL FOIl AID. Donations in clothing or money maybe sent to Miss Sturtevant, at the chapel. No. 4 Winthrop place, or to the Rev. Dr. Deems. The lands ot the Sisters need repleuisliing, aiul the near approach of winter, with lis multitudes of suffering ami shivering strau- gers, admonishes them that they cannot too soon make un appeal to their friends for aid. VALUABLE LAND IN DISPUTE. CLA.rU OP THK UiHia-AT-LAW OF ItlXIKIi MEHKITT TO THK UHOUND ON WHICH POfiTUiUUKUH STANDS. About tbe year 180.1 there died in the villain of Portohot)tor. Westchester county, Mr. linger Merritt, a gentleman of large lauded property, who flourished In tliat section of country in both colonial awl Rovo- lntionary days. P. .rtchustor then consisted ot' a more handful of houses, the chief and commanding one among them being that ot Merritt's, which stood on a rising eminence near the heart of the present town, half surrounded by u grove of locust trc'm and overlooking the waters of long Island Sound. Mr. Merritt held the land for mil .* arouml in fee and was almost monarch of all he surveyed. Westchester count} was then but (hluly populated and real estate was a drug hi the market. Merritt lived after the fashion of the country gentlemen of the olden time, wrs loud of outdoor sports, and practised u wide and warm hospitality. When the war of the Involution brrko out tie espoused the patriot side and when it was over he retired to liis homo in Pnrt- oheMer, where he passed the remainder of his years iu is is o, honor and competence. He died intestate, but iu his lifetime lie made a lease ot the property which now constitutes the town of Portch' stcr to different rviriii* tor u term of ninety- nine yurs. It is alleged by the heirs of Mr. Merritt, who are now about euti r.ug ou a legal contest for thu recovery of their rights to tbe property iu iiucstiuu, that this lease *u of record until within bti or twelve years ago, whc.f! it is ecus t iled, it must have been abstracted frotn the record and nothing lott to denote its existence, except the Mforencr in thu index. The book is on lUo in the Clerk's ottbv at White Plains. srtd the lesf t>> which tlio index refers is torn out. The heirs, however, state that there are wit- lies>es now living who sav,- tile original lease ui Uio book of record uud can testify as to its contents, aial one among them was fortunate enough to lake the precaution ot making ami retaining a copy of it. They claim, too, that ovi-Asojiir of the present prop¬ erty holders hoi.ling reiBty rov.uod by the lease ot linger Mi rritt admit the . xlatrnco of auoh a lease, but insist that the hcirs-at-law have no rem¬ edy, bncaum owing to its destruction it will be impossible for them to prove Us oxact contents. The number ot the heirs-at-lnw varies from tort; to eighty. They reside, not only In the State of New York, but in Michigan und other states. General Merritt, Collector ot the Port, is said to l>c ow ct the hell's and in lineal sU's-easion to linger Mimtt. The ana it the property In dispul i is about two miles long ami one infte wkle, and much of It Is along the water front on the Hound, mating it thereby very valuable. It is estimated to bo worth till along from f5.ikiu.ll00 to fU.oOn.oou, sod its prosy >«otivo value when New York city has spread away over Westchester county is altogethor incalculable. The town of Purtcbcater, which in itoger y rritt s tlion was a hamlet of about a hundred people, is now a mug town of 1'1,'kJt) inJuibilaiits, with a gn at future Iviforo it. About a do/.cn ot tUo In Irs held u meeting j »s tor. lay in the ofliec of ox-.Iudge Ui urge M. Curtis, l'ark row, w ho la engaged as their eoufis* I, and the ipicstion of the remedy to lie adopted iu their ease vvtl discuaaoil at some length. Hops have all ady in en taken for the purpm." Of minute ri search oud in. csitgi tion, ami contldeiiee is entertained by counsel that the heirs right to maintain uu action utid to recover w ill be sustained. The plans for futuie proceedings arc for the presi nt kept private iu order that nutUiut may Intervene to niar thu h-Kvess of the suit. ALDEll MANIC DEADLOCK. The Ikunvl of Aldermen of Peterson, S. J., held a stormy tmaiw on Monday evening that, was pro¬ tracted until long atmr midnight. Thero wore several bonus of contention, one Is dig in refer, nee 10 the pnrehauo of ilings for the supply of the Dcpurtiui id of Charities and Correction, Groat abuses were ul- legial, and hot words pa. s.sl botweun Alderman Bur¬ liest and Alderman fortune, chairman of lite Com¬ mittee. Hut liie excitement culminated when it was disc ivered that among the claims against Uie city re¬ ported by the Onnipvridlfr, and which are nomlly orilei'vsi paid without a "ju< stiou, was an oil hill of Colonel A. 11. Woodruff' for services as a*s>< iate city counsel prior to lrfifl. The bill as prom nti-d 011 Mon¬ day night amounted to about i'2,000, with tntercst for throe and a liali ye irs. This hill grow out of the em¬ ployment of Mr. Woislru# as miMiciate couumd to as¬ sist in defending the city in the numerous cer¬ tiorari suits brought by property owners in loforeiu o to all. god Illegal and excessive street assessment* for the years ls;;i and 1814. Alter debnUng thu sul»t« t tor soy. r*l hours, at times in tin most violent manner. Uu fight resulted in u fstlur to adopt idiy portion of the Comptroller's re¬ port. The. cdiMKMpoiili u w as that uo claims Unlud si tin rein could be paid, and yesterday the city llall was thronged with pcrsonn who came to m*ive thotr ¦none; for services and supplies to the city, iiouo of which con Id lie paid. Olio of the stoutest champions for the payment of Mf. Woodruff - 1 ill was Alderman C'uiiin. When thu iu isurc was defeats he refusi d to vote for th pay¬ ment of the city offlcera aalnrtus.tuelndiug the Al¬ dermen, of eourpc and enough wuio found to defeat tlmt measure also, so that the Aldermanate compelled tj do without .nvu lalariea aa well. SECBETABY SCHUBZ BAMPAKT. shahi- reply to general suurldak'h report. BPBC1VIOATIOM8 OP WRONG DOING CALLED JOB.A UAH1' OP CRITICISING BY ARMY OVY1- CEKS CONDEMNED.A SUGGESTION TO GENECAL GIBBON. Washington, Nov. 19, 1S7H. 'l'iio SccrotAry of War ha* received and refctiud to General Sluruian a lcln-f from tho 8 crutary of the Interior Hharply replying to certain statements l)y General Sheridan in tlio latter'* report. Secretary ttchurz says These statement*, as far an they reflect upon the conduct of the Indian service, arc of u sweeping and some whet vague nature; but it uiu»t be assumed that General SUcridau wculd not hav^tuudo them and pcr- rnittcd tlicni to become publlu lux! he not In hb> pos¬ session apeciiic information concerning certain agen¬ cies and certain branches of the Indian service, to which these statements may be individually applied. Oeueral Sheridan, in uu official document, gives it at* his opinion tlia "With wiso management t!ie a mounts appropriated by Congress ought to Is- sufficient, if practically applied to the t*xa-i purposes specifiod;" but that "tlio reports of the itepartiiient commanders would indicate a different result, except in the cu»c of the lied Cloud and Spotted 'tail (wild* ef Slon.c." lie would certainly not have expressed such au opinion w ithout being acquainted in detail with the appropri¬ ation* made by Congress and tlie *pe- ciflc purposes for which they wore intended. It is also to be supposed that 1 shore making the sweeping charge above quoted lie was eogni/ant of the specific eases in which these appropriations were either not applied at ail or diverted from the purpose intended by Congress. You will greatly oblige luc by requesting General Sheridan to communicate such facts a- may bo in his i*>sses» ton, giving names of agents, dates and other circumstances which warrant charge, which include* all lutlian sgeneies in the military division ol' th'- Missouri except thoao of lieu Cloud awl Spotted Tail Sioux. It has been my com,cant and earnest eudravor wncc 1 entered upon my present duties to oorreot all abuses ill tiic iixUan service that carun to my know ledge, and General Sheridan, by furnishing such specific infor¬ mation, would thereby render a greater service to this department, a* well a* to the India cm, than by lucre general statements. As be has put forth a sweeping charge the specifications may jwtly be called for. DAD BAMT or AltM V OtYlL'KIUt. I make this request with particular urgency, in view of the fact that certain military officers scum of late to hake fallen into the babitof indulging officially and publicly in general reflection* on the Indian cur- vice, without taking the trouble to substantiate tlieiu with such statements in detail as would facilitate the discovery and correction of abuses. I do uot ilopr.v rate criticism at all.X rather invite it: but when it is officially put forth tlicre is, it *'vm* to i,ie, a . ertaiu fairness due Irom one tiraneh of the public service to another. I should not, for instance, deem any officer of this department justified in blaming in gc.u rai terms the army for its failure to Intercept the run- uway Oheyonncs on tludr march of several hundred miles through Kansas and Nebraska and across tile Ubiou Pacific Railroad without being able to point out certain instance* of mismanagement or neglect. If such instances liud com* to tlio knowledge of tbi* deportment, which they have not. I should have con¬ sidered it due to the army that they bo specifically ascertained luid stated beioro indulging iu a general arraignment. 1 think it in not asking too much in the interest of the public service tha: uuoll a rnlo be observed by officers of the army likewise. Wni i UU SIOCX WAKE aitMOVED. General Sheridan'* intimation that the«Ited Cloud and Spotted Tail Sioux were alio wad to select their present locations owing to a "systematic working of the case'' by "trader*and coatroetors" iaulso made the subject of emphutic comment by Secretary Scliurz. llo statu* that thi* policy wax adopted by the de¬ partment on the earnest advice of the distinguished Indian fighter and manager, General Crook, who, a* the result of his long experience with the Sioux, op¬ posed any policy that would force the Sioux against their unanimous and determined protest to stay on Missouri Elver a* seriously endangering our peaceful relation* with those powerful tribes; and the Secre¬ tary add* that ho far, at least, their loyal ooudu. t seems to justify the cour.su adopted. Secretary Schurz challenges General Sheridan to produce evi- di ncc ia support of his imputations, and, meanwhile, remarks that it would not have born acting too much of bim to inform himself a little hotter of the circum¬ stances before publishing his assertion in au official document. A REPLY TO OKNEHAL GIBBON. The Secretary also makes the following comment upon the remark of General Gibbon, that "There is an entire absence of r(x>poumhility in the Indian ser¬ vice;". IT General Gibbon, when writing his report, was cognizant of speidfic cum * of wrong doing, he would ha>u obliged the department by importing them, and If, after snot. report, tho eharge* ttius made hud not been inquired into and the guilty persons held to their proper responsibility, tn- sweeping statements contained iu his report would bo accepted as junti- fledi If he will communicate such specific informa¬ tion now he will find tliat there is no sneli lack of re¬ sponsibility a* lie alleges. Several employes in the lulian service. who arc now under criminal prosecu¬ tion, have ditcovered thi* at their cost. KEA1INEY GONE HOME. HE TURNS IUS BACK ON THE HUB AND STARTS FOB THE SAND LOTS.WHAT HE THINKS OF HIS PARTY-.BI TLElt DEFEATED BY THE SUP¬ PORT OF HUMMERS AND WHISKEY UCZXKEBS. Boston, Nov. 19. i878. This evening, at six o'clock, Doiiix Kearney, the gr.at labor agitator froui the San Francisco sand lots, turned his back upon Boston, shook the dust of tho modern Athens lroiu his boots and turned his face to tho- setting sun. Ho was uceoinpaui'sd by his wife, his youugwt brother and two children. He purchased, two da>* ago, through tickets for the party from Boston to San Francisco, a sleeping berth for his wife ami child, and soc-ind class scats for him¬ self aud his brother. He left the Hub uuwopt, 1111- honorcd ami unsung, so far as politics are concerned. Two jirinic causes led to his sudden departure.tho opposition express, si by tho democrats who follow General llutlcr against ills meddling in tho municipal light, aud tho Hiiddeu appearance ot dissensions in tiic working men'a parly in Han Francisco. Mr. Kearney found a good deal of antagonism to his methods as soon aa the .State election was over. He f ound a strong belief in the minds of aouic of General Butler's warmest superiors that he had injnr.fi their candidate's clianoca, and tli *y implorod him to ilostst and not divide the party in the city campaign. At the Nassau llaii Con\ cntion he found a determined body of men..» minority of tho assemblage, to lx sure, but such a tuinoiity as can never bo conciliated.and they d nounee 1 him as a common disturber. The political wirepullers were prepared to pack every meeting lie dacid.xl to Uoid and cry liim down. The prospwit was not encouraging. Then eame u long* letter from Han fnuioiado, announcing tiiat certain men in the labor movement had boon taking advan¬ tage of his absence to uudunuini- Lis power, ami that there was dangir of a serious revolt. 11c wa- advised to conic home at once. And to M decided to give up the tight in Boston ami save his prestige and power in California if possible. Mtiaww or Tin-; EAtmn vabiy. Tour correalSMident had a very friendly chat with the great saud lot orator when ho railed to i ay goodvy, H" sei-inixl dejected by the prosptsd of his Hidden departure, aud had a uorvoue, tired look which was not at ull usual. "W'nat do you tliiuk the rendition of the working- men of Massachusetts will bo in tho future';" asked the correspondent. "Wall/ said Mr. Kearney, "I am afraid the t*di- tieiaas will keep tli" workinglneti upact. They are m good condition now; sensitive and vigilant for their rights, intelligent and orgaaiacd. XI. r. is only one way to save them, and that is to hIiow thoiu that it they have anythiug to do with tho politi al tiiieves who have lod tlieni so long they will h.wln ated at they always have been. This 1 tried to impress on Iheui, aud the bumiu -rs and whiskey ora¬ tors have, lu conse.pinni'C, determined to tight against nie." "D# you liolicvc tiiat. Uelicrul Butler ia a safe guide for the worktngman'f" "I preur n it to say anything about General Butler. 1 have not la.ko.1 politics witn loin lately. 1 advo- tinted his election Isvaiise I finitid tic workingmen looking up to hifli tor doUverance. He wus the only available candidate they could dud." .Tho workiugmtiu s««in to follow htia still, to judge by the tolie of politics in this city 1" "Yes, ho Juis a large following, but I can uwv.t see iiow any man w ho lias been for yarns a politician can be a safe li ster for tho Workingmen. Wind, they want is a man Who ncxls no ofliee, a man of the peo¬ ple, a man v. ith nerve, who fears nobody, makes no bargains with ]Hditi'.al thieves, has no ambition-, to grmily aud n Mnldt bi reward ut the expense of tho people. I liave the greatest twputl for General But¬ ler, and I hops ho may pvovo tho people's frlond, us th--y trust hiui." SOUK ''H V11A<' I KHlSTl*: TAl.lv. Mr. Kcarnoy mid ho was coming hack hero again after the mat election ill (Jaltforuis, "By tho waj lie snid, "yen nis.v put it down that tho next Gov¬ ernor of falitoruia will be a farmer." lie intimated UmMi. could have tln^t olllee himself U ho chose to .crept it, but hi wanted to keep out of politics so that it he I on nil a lawn going tuck on tig; pooplc ho could cut liini down. "When Iconic back," he said, "1 will settle Up sons, old stoics; I will drive tho slimy thn v.-s win. opposed nic into the uorthwest corner of hell, Whonl will piu thorn and niuko Uhb wig- gin, Wiggio, until the Bowl God Almighty sets up Ills throno ou narth and calls upon nveiy d unned etlss of thorn to puss lu hie eh <i». They lmvc opposed me because, liku Jesus Christ. 1 went among lis people doing good and preaching the do. tline of solvation. 1 will have a reception in Cali¬ fornia biggar than Columbus did whan h« landed, aud when 1 rome bark hrrr (and Mr. Kearney clinched his Bft) lei the bilks au<\ bummers bra'art!" ¦ * why tviT.ni was r>rri?ATM>. In reply to an allusion to the rumor* ut bin having made money by the campaign he said that if he came here to make money be could bavu lectured in every town and city in the State and made $5U,<JUU. ¦'What 1 did for the workiiiguieu," he raid, "1 have iloiio bocause 1 thought it iny duty. I don't rare a damn who is satisfied or who ia not; I don't care bow many of the political bummors squirm. I bavo douo my duty. Some lucn iiavo been foolish cnongh to say thut I helped to defeat liutler. I'll tell you bow butler waa defeated. (Alter a pause.) lie war beaten by tlie men who liud charge of hie utl'airs. livery whiskey guzzler and ward bummer in the State was working for him, ai:d decent, hard working men were disgusted. It you bud been around tins State and city as I have been and liud been thrown into contact with these men as I have been you would have come to the cou- clusiou thut J readied.tliut butler Would he beaten by "Ai,000. Thut is why and hnv/sButier, the people's candidute, was defeated. Another thing was the cap¬ ture of Mechanics' Hall by Ida followers.these same bummers. If General butler had taken his inde- fiendeut nomination from .10,000 citizens and let the liicvus of both political parties alone he could ba>u been elected. 1 don't eure who hears me say that. I have told it to General butler* best friends." 0 . I UK KOB 'KUlM.il. "bo you think Mayor l'rinco will lie elected *" I aske.l, just us Mr. Kearney was ul>oiit to retire. .*Ni>, sir. Just wait and see if hi; is not defeated worse i hun butler was. He is uo trioud to the workingmen; he is u politu'iuu, and 1 will trust the people's cause to no politician. Now i must go," mdd Kearney, "tioodbj r" "Goodhy!" And Kearney was gc uff Ho had folded his cloak around him and slid out. OUR TttADE WITH MEXICO. MINIoTIilt FOKTKB ON TUB OOMMK.KCIAL CONDI* 'i'iON OF OUli BDsTTiB KEPCBIJC.PBOWEOW BOB AN AMFAICAN' jlABKAT WITHIN UEB BOB* nirns Washington, Nov. 19, 1878. Mr. John O. Foster, United States Minister to Mexico, in response to a request from the Manufac¬ turers' Association of the Northwest, has prepared and sent to the State Department a very elaborate paper to bo transmitted to the above named associa¬ tion, giving the results of a careful attuly made by him concerning tho prospects and available means for an extension of our commerce with Mexico. This pap or embraces three-subjects:. yirnt.Tho moans of ouuimuulcaUoa and prospects of a railroad connection with tho city of Mexico. Ho show* thi-t our government can do aomolhing toward tho improvement of communication with Mexico by steamships, but that without an international railroad to the capital uo considerable trade can be maintained. Under this head he alius to establish tho following points:. 1. r hat the Mexican government will not consent to any treaty, stipulation or other international agree¬ ment for tire joint protection ot such a road and that it requiri s lill titc employes and tho capital of tho company formed for that purpose to become Mexican for all purposes of the enterprise. 2. That tiie last Congress positively refused to grant a charter tor an American company. The present Congress has man hosted the same opposition. :t. That the Mexican government, owing to its financial condition, is absolutely unable to pay any subsidy for tho construction of tho road. .r.vuirv AND TBADE IlKGOBATIONS. The second subject discussed covers the tariff and trade regulations of Mexico. Minister Foster shows that on many important articles desirable to intro¬ duce from tbo United States the tariff is prohibitory, uud'on most others it renders them luxuries, with a very limited population as consumers. Interior du¬ ties, depreciated currency, heavy rates of exchange, long credits. Ac., arc mentioned by Mr. Foster as pre¬ senting great obstacles to American trade. In the remainder of the paper Minister Foster sots forth that tlio revolutionary condition of Mexico has, in the first place, impoverished the country to such an extent as to render it impossible to sustain a longer foreign trade; secondly, caused such general inse¬ curity and disorder as to render life and property un- saf"; and. thirdly, made contraband trade so preva¬ lent us to completely unsettle honest commerce. THE KOUKiUN MKUCHANIV. In the course of his paper Mr. Foster remarks that English merchants have almost completely with¬ drawn from Mexico, for much the same reason that Americans cannot or do not enter it. There is not one English house iu the port of Vera Crux and not more than six in the entire ltrpnblie. Tho import trade is principally in the hanils of the Hermans and Spaniards.mainly the former. T! 0 nans, in Mr. Foster's opinion, have fairly f. icu their prom¬ inence by many yours of patient study of tho country and persistent application to the business. The Hamburg merchants establish their branches in various parts of Mexico and send their educated youths out to serve an upprentWship in tbo business and afterward assume the management of the branch houses. They become thoroughly familiar with tho condition and practices ot the country, anil master- the intricacies of the tariff and interior duties. Devolutions awl changes of government do not disturb their equanimity. Thev bocouitvaoriwtoined to "forced loans" and extraordinary contributions. Notwithstanding the irregularities of tho Custom House officials and the embarrassment* of the contra¬ band trade, thev keep the oven tenor of their way, and ususllv, though not always, in middle or ad¬ vanced life are able to go back to Ourmauy with u competence. If tho American merchant! are willing to pursue the same policy and subject themselves to the smile annoyances Mr. l-'ostcr doubts not they will succeed likewise. j.imiikii held von asikbicaks. Mr. Foster thinks it probable that until the above indicated obstacles to a large trade with Mexico are removed our merchants will, a* u general thing, con¬ tinue to find more Inviting markets beyond the Equa¬ tor and on tlic opposite side of the globe, but he as¬ serts nevertheless that there is a limited fiuld which may bo occupied by American merchants and manu¬ facturers. He says:. . The Mexican free list enables them to tmport en¬ gines, machinery and agricultural implements, and to the extent that those are urod our importers can suc¬ cessfully compete with those of Kurope. A careful examination of tini Mexican tariff will ro- vcal some artieh s which may lie introduced with profit, and even tho grsxls which, owing to high duties :uid charges, become luxuries in this market can be sold to a limited extent; and I regard it as entirely feasible and safe for American manufacturers to e >n- tinue their efforts in kindred branches and establish In this eitv warehouses for the exhibition and sale of the products of their lactones. Hi this way tlio local merchants nuil consumers will have a practical dis¬ play of tbo superior merits of American goods and war.*, and their sale can be gradually increased and a permanent market created. " JACKSON-HUNT. Tlio Court presided over by Judge J. F. Daly wus crowded again yesterday by a curious assemblage of *j>eot*ii>n». w ho had come to listen to the turtlier pro¬ ceedings iu the trial of the suit of William O. Jackson against his aunt, Mrs. Anna M. Hunt, to recover uioucj s loaned under an alleged promise of marriage. As on previous days, all the parties to the suit were In Conrtandthe female-portion of the numerous reti¬ nue composed of tin plaintiff and several of her rela¬ tives and trionds.were becomingly and fashionably ottirad. Tho hearing yesterday. In pursuance of on agreement outurod Into lietwcen counsel on Saturday. was to bo confined to the examin¬ ation of two witnesses on coeh side. On the opening of tlio'Court th* plaintiff was recalled and briefly examined; his tostimony, however, de- veloping no ut-w facts. The next witness colled was Pr 1 is derirk Newman. a gentleman who hail con- duetisl the negotiations between Mrs. Hunt and her stepson in Itostoa at the time that she nmdo the sel- tlcincnt with him, giving tt.000 for a release of his claims on th>-estate of tini defendant's late husband. He was called hv the plaintiff. It evidently being cx- pix tod to prove by him that the defendant had lint litilu uioncy after making tho settlement s|M>koti or, but the witness disappointed the side that called hiiu by contending 'bat Mrs. Hunt had batwecu uiul 89,1X01 otter paying the Uoston boy's claim. 1 he defendant's side then called Mr. l-'rcd It. Churchill, a young lawyer in Mr. 8. <*. Courtney's office, who testified to an interview with Jackson in prill, in which he wanted witness to sin Mrs. Hunt ithcii Mrs. Jackson! aru induuA her to go his bail in a suit pendiug against him. and iu which tutorview be acknowledged that he bad canned bis aunt much trou'ile, but »*id tba, he thought she would make exertions for htm. owing to the intimate relations that had existed lietwcen him aud bur lab- husband. Judge Duly, after a long argument lietwcen the counsel, finally consented to postpone the thud hear¬ ing until Tuesday ncit, at which time, however, he dlrcctud that counsel be prepared to close the case. BUSINESS TROUBLES. Alfred L. Case, snrvfvtng partner of the late firm of Case, Chapman k Lochwood, dealers in straw goods, at No. 094 Broadway, mode au assignment yesterday to James U. lllxnu, giving preferences to the creditors. His liabilities amount to about $17,«0l), and assets to f l'J.OUO. The failure of Jacob Conkllu. lmportor of crockery', at No, 7:1 Murray street, la snnoMiioed. wnd it is re¬ ported that he tiled on assignment at Jamaica, Long Island, to Alexander Underbill, Jr. His liabilities amount to about glM.UOO, and assets Theodore Brooks, dealer in boots ami shoes, at No. lit, Greenwich street, made un assignment without preferences yesterday to Nathan lingers, His liablll- tier, will not exceed 8f»,OW0. \l,ivmin Leaky, dealer In hate, nt No. IKM Chnreh street, inadn on assignment yesterday to .Aolomon 1'. Cohen, With preferences. Her UabtlltiM afo about f ft.UUO. jului P. Lynch, dewier In hosiery, at No. 29 Lis pen- nrd street, made an assignment yesterday, without prefer-now. to Ahraliam It. Herman. The liabilities will not sxcsad $10,"WW. Judge choate hus confirmed ths appolnttnent of James Griffin as assignee of the estate of Griffith ltdwe In phtec of the lato Daniel W. (Hltett-. Mr. Howe la In bankruptcy before Iteglater LUUe, With liabilities to tb« »ui iuut of gMLOUO. THAT AWFUL TORPEDO. ltd Effectiveness Increased v£y American Inventors. IRON-CLAD8 IN DANGER. An Infernal Machine Whose Every Move* meat Can Be Easily Controlled. An interesting and important expertesB* wm \ yesterday at Itumapo. N. J., with a new tarpado rnsite utoxtured by the United Htates Torpedo Company, which promises to exert an important Influence in future naval warfare. The system on which the near weapon is construct!*! has already been applied in the well kuowu Lay torpedo with some success, bnt the improvements effected are so important as to give tha now weapon a claim to distinct recognition. Tha ground system of both inventions is the power of controlling and directing tho movements of tha torpedo by means of electricity after it has been launched to the attack, and the experiments mads yesterday demonstrate that this control has, been achieved within certain well deflned restrictions. It w ould be premature to say that the now torpodo has demonstrated its power to be caulrolled under all the varying conditions of mwal warfare, but the ex¬ hibition at lUiuapo left no room to doubt-that ui smooth water and wiUitn thodiatance of two-third! of a mile tho control of this terrible weapon is suf¬ ficiently perfect to render it a most formidable en¬ gine of war, well adapted to tho purpose of harbor defence. Whether it would give equally satisfactory results in rough water is a question that can only oa decided by demonstration, i net l oiutrto. This nameless torpedo resemble* somewltaf in form tho body of a .-hark. It is a circular iron tuba twenty-one feet in length and fifteen inches in di¬ ameter at the thickest part. This tube is divided into a number of sir mid water tight compartments. Tha first. or snoot, contains an explosive charge of 100 pounds of dynamite or nitro-glyeerine, which is exploded on impact with the object of attack; tha second holds the carbonic acid gas in a liquified form which furnishes tho motivo power; the third a cable coil of copper wire, through which the move¬ ments of tho torpedo ar« controlled from batteries placed on shore or on board ship; tho fourth con- tains tho engine which works tho screw, and a fifth is devoted to the steering apparatus and is connected with tho .-able coil in the third compartm. ut. The detailed manner in which the machinery ar ts is, of course, known only to tho invontora; but it is no secret that there are two distinct and separate wuU%a forces brought into action. THK MOXIVX VOWKB. The principal motive or driving power is derived from tho compressed carbonic acid gas contained In liquid form in the second compartment. This mo¬ tive power, it is claimed, can bo stored in tho com¬ partment for forty years without losing any of its virtues and it is further claimed that a suttlcieut quantity of this gas can bo stored in each torpedo to drive it four or five miles at a speed of twelve miles an hour This, however, remains to bu proved by demonstration, as the rate of speed attained during tho experiments yesterday did not reach anything like that figure for a much shorter distance. It is. however, only fair to .ay that the inventors informed those assembled to witness the experiments that thera was no intention of testing tho sliced of the torpedo, hut that the experiment would be strictly confined to demonstrating the possibility of controlling its course and directing its attack in any direction at tha will of tho operator on laud. IMTORXAXCK <te tBK TSVKNTION. Thimquestion Is one of the mud important In th« whole theory of torpedo warfare, because the wesk point of these terrible engines of naval combat liaa hitherto been their unreliability, due to the im- r uomv of controlling their movements ones thTC hsd been sent on their course, the W erroi id ".Inline rendering tfieni harmlcsiW and turning 1? ^ n source of danger to those employing 1 r,n ThisiSw drawback to the Whiteheld tenic-h-. winch tne British. Italian and lUissian gowrnm.ints have sought to bring to per & which has so far fuil-al to produce the ns.-d iu actual hostilities were during the fignt he ^ the British man-of-war, the «mh. and the (Tiitlon iron-clad Huascar. on the coast^f Bouth A frica, when the British dwsdiargod a Whitehead terS^wUhout effect, aud when the B^stenaun- succSwfully used the same class ol torpedo agstno a Turkish war ship lying »' ?*r IKl-KKKS-r nt TH>. KXl'KIUMKX r. 1 icatcn&ui Couiiuftuilcr Eirotap, of the Newport torpedo station: Chief EnglnOM ! . i . . Major Hiektea, «»t tne Mississippi Comnis-nui; Professor Hsruard. W Columbia Cob h ge. andanun.Vs r of Hck-ntiflo^uttemeu. rtUCCKhrt OF THI. WXPUUMKNT. mtu, wa* in»i>oitifcp*frt<> take pUr« at nttf* ^ » .vlnok P M and about that hour some fittj "SfStSasSttfi ft troin ^ ult'li iai i uuminu a Hurdv wcrti *, * - MiLrtiii Hubbr ami Marcu* a. nuru.v. ssg azstss»s,.... ing rod and white Aug*. at a rate of spc-d which was JO K ... u Um> right PVr h.r- Jit tT whSfc it Was directed, ft, i..i i-~.i ars: ss £ si. "»Mfe £ u» ..I .h/. tftmnlo from tho moment It atartt J from * [Jter until it returned to the point from which it had bu u si ut tnitrKPO is coXTMtUD. Ttei m.ins of control is by a cable whs-, which t eo led Ui the thiol compartment, and by a ajsteiu ol mu^lMrSy reels obeys the direction or the key- iCKtery with which it IS connected at tha polui *jteXte«ps*» move along this coll pays ou£ and hv this means the conm otlou with the point of ***. Uonia inaiutaiiird. This qu^plcx ^rang.u^ntof Uie relay n-cls. work«l by a single cable, 1" tin main feature of Uie new invcutioii. By tills stopping. . Urtlng and turning to starboard andprt is cfi^v-ted Ina simple and effective manner. IbeUP s,r,'S r-rar ,.s,r;.r£»: w^Tmi'llSr iTmy X^ur.nltbat the ,'orpldo can U frsil1 l<vr^ths which eualde- it to »Hi liandlal aarta. p, rpuaa. ot storage it «wn be .hvidnd into 1 Whteb can bo put together iu ono minute auoum m» emergency for its u«e arise. rAvoitABLje ortwioNs. .. . Tha naval oUlcers iiosssht expressed tMaMBl highly satisfied with the .f "ciutfoUIng ruvsolvid ou b «-'. '.Ufbw miles an hour witk could obtain . iftiMv hkn suuouncfd the pnwent infernal "'^Ulne. h. j a^_ammm*^ that thFj* Wor® uiAtnii^'turlng Aiiotlior * same nrt«.-ipin, but with some .llghtj wtech would combine even greahr « " ... m>s. lute control whU-h thi-j ha .m~- ««as3s! sr^yrsi^CS' jt ia^aliuaiat uoedirxa to say, Uis liivunterti jiouipij with.

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Page 1: THE STOLEN BODY. TORPEDO. · THE STOLEN BODY. Wtialen and Burke Held to Answer for tlie Stewart Bobbery. DID THEY CONFESS IT? One of the Prisoners Tells a Curious Story. FRUITLESS

THE STOLEN BODY.Wtialen and Burke Held to Answer for

tlie Stewart Bobbery.

DID THEY CONFESS IT?

One of the Prisoners Tells aCurious Story.

FRUITLESS POLICE EFFORTS.

The Reward Increased to FiftyThousand Dollars.

Tho chase still continues, but without any perceiv-tihlu advance toward the place of concealment of thebody. Whether the prisoners Whalen and Burke are

guilty is yet to be determined, tho magistrate havingbound thein over for trial. As to their guiltcr innocence opinion seems pretty evenly divided.By the one side their admissions and confessionsare pointed to as conclusive, especially as they cor¬

roborated the same by such minute details, many ofwhich are established collaterally. The opponents ofthis view explain the confessions on the theory thatthe men are clever cracksmen, and were only seekingto divert tho police from the truo crime by themcommitted or about to be committed. The fact stillremains that the body is as far as ever from beingfound.

JD1XJK UII,ION INVISIBLE.All efforts to see Judge Hilton at ills office or resi¬

dence in Thirty-fourth street yesterday proved un¬

availing. it was ascertain'"1 by a Hkbald reporter atthe former place, however, that the case had not as¬

sumed any new phase, Hliortly before one o'clock inthe afternoon Judge Hilton called at the Police Cen¬tral Office and inquired for Inspector Mur¬ray, but as that official was absent at tho timethe Judge immediately took his depart uro.Among the rumors prevalent was ono setting forththat an important conference took place at Judgn Hil¬ton's house last night and thatsome prominent policeofficials were present for tho purpose of exchangingviews in regard to the most Judicious course now tobo pursued in the search for the stolen body. Thisrumor could not, however, bo traced. toany authoritative source, and tho conferencealluded to is believed to be that held bo-tween Judge Hilton, Superintendent Walling,Inspector Murray, Captain McCullmgh and CoronerFlanagan, at Police Headquarters, on Monday evening,as set forth In the Hxiuuxif yesterday. Judge Hiltonhas decided to increase the rew ard offered for the re¬

covery of the remains from $25,000 to $50,1 MX), butWill not withdraw the clause which atiijulatoa thatthe reward is not payable until after the convictionOf the thieves.

"BKABT TO AKBKtrr" AGAIN.The police claim that they are upon tho track of the

chief of the gang of miscreants that stole tlie bodyand that bo will probably bo arretted to¬day. This man is a doctor of medicine,who some time since engaged lodgings in. house <dose to 8t, Mark's churchyard.He attended tho service in the church on several oc¬

casions, and apparently display ed a groat interest inthe inscriptions upon tho tombstones. Ho was

Seen strolling about tho grouivds more than once.He moved away immediately alter the tbottof tho remains and has up to tho pres¬ent managed to concoal bis whereabouts.It is alleged that this man was the head a.ul front ofthe whole crime; that he planned the whole thingami induced the others to carry out tho details. AsIt might defeat the ends of Justice his name and thelocation of his whilom domicile are -withheld for thepresent.

WUAERN AND BDKKE AKItAIliM.O A(IAIN.

Everybody in Jefferson Market Police-Court was onthe very tiptoe of anticipation yesterday. "Hank"Whalen and William Burke. Captain Bymoo' mysteri¬ous prisoners, were to be filially disposed of by JudgeMorgan and the Captain was to be made to toil allabout that man on filxth avenue who informed hiiuof the prisoners' complicity in the Stewart vault rob¬bery. The examination room was crowded by policeofficer.!, as on the previous day. and the mother ofone and the partner of ths other were n<mr Coun¬sellor Stiner, who pat in an early appearance.Captain Byrnes, und the two jfuardod by-police in citixuns' dress, arrived afsmt twenty minutespast one P. M. A few minutes later the brief com¬plaint turned upon Captain Byrnes' sworn statement,published in yesterday's Hauaim. was brought in undsigned by him. It reads us follows:.

Poiacu ('vein. Siccusn Distkict.SUUr of Ifmr Turk, City OnmOtYAW l».-t,Thomas Byrnes, captuln <>l Ita Fifteenth pre.-iii.-t police,

Winc .Inly vwori, myiM on or MNyat tho ..in amy of Wo*Vfinbar, 1*7*. it oily »««1 connly of N>w York, IIhui v \ no-land mid Wllltau Hurlui, both now livro. did tlien tu.tl there.aotiutf In comvrt together. feltmiuutly remote the. deiidbotlv of M buiutiu hoinj; from the |»1 of usinterment, for tho purj»o«o of Helling the niih.'Ami tor thr purpmift of ril^ftnir m.-l with mereWAntonnce*, did remove tlie dond bod> of the iatoA. T Htcwirt from tln» vault in the rhurcnynnl of m,>Urk- Church. situate on the Second Avonnc. hetw-vu.Ninth UII.I T.-nill streets, ln-luz > Rritvrymrd in tliu hdd oilyfrom the (art that tho Mid ll.Hiry Viih.Ii.ui1 mm! U llltumBurke did ncknnwlodic* and cvnte** to this iKpomni, in t»»oDrcMne« of witfuno**, thut tb-w hud po#n«K#Io»i or tho Aforo¬ilaid 4e*d body of the mmId A. T. St-marl. ** wore fully »Ppeer* lu tho nwoni hUiteuitmi of deponent liarotn auno .od""1 ,urmin» . pMt of U'°-.V* THOMAS BVRXKSSm urn to hefore me, this ltlth -ley of November..B P.

M*>ic(i in. Police .bistkie.CAPTAIN 1IYHXKS OMOW-kXAWISKP.

"Captain. take tho stand pleuso !" said CounsellorBtlner.The Captaiu did ao."Now, sir, do I understand you to say, as in this

complaint, to which you have just affixed your signa¬ture, that these nu n or either of them, admitted tak¬ing Mr. Stewart's body from St. Mark's churchyard?"¦skeil counsel.

"Yes, sir;" replied the witness."\\ hen was that confession mudo to you?".N>n Thursdsv night, lietween sic anil nine o'clock.""Y«!i recollect tho testimony given by you yestur-

day ?"..I do, sir."' In that you'll remember the answer you gave to

the question put liy the Court'Dues he confess, ordid lie at any time admit being ono of tiio party whotook the body of Mr. A. T. Stewart trom St. Mark'schurchyard?' your answer as here transi-ribed by fbacourt stenographer was 'No.' Now then. Captain,how do y ou reconcile that roply with tho statunuuttyou have ma<to in your formal complaint?"

"Because, while they do not say in to many worlsxni.t tliey had taken it out of the \ault, tle-y admit!. dbeing parties to it by staling that the'. luul to get otherpeople to do the work for them, tho stench was i-ofrightful.""From whom did yon receive the information

¦bout Burke's complicity in tb Joii?""1 don't tldnk it would ba proper to give the man's

nam.) at this time.""Do I understand you to say, then, that you dorlino

to answjr?""Tw.""Your Honor! I ask now that the witness be In¬

structed to givo that man's name. 'l'lic defence isentitled to know of what it is accused ami who are its

ihall entertain the Captain's objection. Mr.Htiner," replied Judge Morgan, "for pru leutial andpuiilic roasous."

.¦Your Honor will nolo my objection to your rul¬ing," sai t counsel, and t'neu continuing tin- croas-p\ .tniuaiioii asked:.' ^hi n and hctoro whom wasthe first confession mado bjr Burko?""Part of it was made in presence of Officer llulaii.

Of tlie Fourteenth pre inet, lh< remainder was madebefore lXiltiu and Hlovin, both officers; iiank Whuleu,alias Vintiiaud. was nut there; he was not In custodywhen the first confession was made.'"Now will you tell us, Captain, whether you did or

did not promise the prisoner any money it no showedyou where that body was?"

HKWAllll, SO PI'NISHMItNT."Well. I told liiiu I was willing he should have till

the nmnoy that was to lie had for it, and Burkti toldthis to Yreelund or Whalen, ui itig tlie wor.ls. 'Woran get all this money if wo turn up tho still. 1agreed.""Did you guarunteo them iiiunnuity trom punish-¦lent?""The words 1 used were:.-There will be no piinlah-

tneut.' Whon wo wore going to Orange in the ear-nsge to hunt for the body I told tlieiu i was satisfiedtin re would bo no punishment, as I was sum JudgeHilton only wanted to get the r. mains l-r.ek.''"Do you know of your own knowledge4 hen Mr.

Stewart's body win stolen ?""No; I know by hearsay.""You Won't swe.ir that Vreetand. alias Whalen, und

Burke or either of them mooted theiu ou the night»f November 0?""No; I cannot say exact "

"That's not uiah-rlal, i'ftptain! Yon need notwwcr. The exact t'lue in this stags of the ease isBut ruatertai at all.""T submit. lour Honor, that it is material. Tor, as

Your Honor known, it in tho rule that in every to-lUctiiicut ovary charge must he specific ami exact.""Yes; that's tbu rule ordiuarily, but like all other

rules it ha* its exceptions, uud this is one of them.

tocoinplaiut is imuio ou information ami

belief."I exoeptl Captain, have you the party or parties

in court who tlrst gave you information concerningHem-v \ roelaud, alias Whales, and Williani Burko s

complicity in tho ritowurt vault robhery?""You need not answer that question. Contain "

hastily interposed tin? Court.Your Honor, tor tho production of that

''brHuo to give an answer to that Question.Captuin. sujtl Jud^e Morgan to witness.

llien, your Honor, have it eutered ou the minutes

It if i Vr; l,n»""fa4Coun.v,l refuses to go any furtherwith this examination until that mysterious witnessis produced. .

"It mso ordered, counsellor," said the Judge. who,turning to the witness, asked, "Hid you visit thograveyard aud lind that the bo.ly had been rexuovod

"Yes, sir.ItKLO TO BAIL.

" Your Honor, we don't dispute tlio removal of thebody We simply deny that our clients did the re¬

moving. And now, sir, X would mow, on the eom-plaiut aud testimony, that the prisoner, IhnryWholen, alius \roeUnd, bo discharged: tirst, becauselie never confessed; seeoud, because Captain Byrues'testimony against him i.s eutiroly hearsay, and thereis nothing to show that he was a party to the crime.

1 uat motion in (kiliod," said the Court.

nt"^nu ,uY®Xl«PBon. x uow move for the dischargeof William Burke on the ground that if he made anyconfession he did so under duress uud with a stipida-This motion was likewise denied, and the prisoners

were then asked tho usual questions concerning theirage, nativity and residence, and declined to make anyatatwueut whatever.

"I now move that Your Honor fix a reasonable bailfor these men. who arc poor aud who are chargedlT'ht "U uc" tor whu'h tbc punishment iS very

"it is a State Prison otTeuco, punishable witii tiveln'prisoumcnt," said the Court, "and I will

liol I these men in *.->,uoo .uch to answer."Will Your Honor send the papers down ut onea as

we want a speedy trial't"'

"They will go down to-morrow."A few moments later tin: prisoners were transferred

from Cuptain Byrnes to Jefferson Market Prison.WIIXIAAI Jil'ltKK's HTOKY.

tt./?."' thc p.rL^utir!i ^er° ltHkoa "p ta* th" night an>.HAU> reporter hud a long conversation with themwhich was begun in this way:."Well, Burke did

lffvM?TCS arrU8t y°U t0r 016 robUjr>' ot Btow-

^o"Not in tlio first place. At any rate, he didn't say

meut°" m° abouk J'00* capture and your treat-

"Aro you the Hkuald reporter V said Bnrke.I *>ni!

"Then you're the man that Captain Byrnes warnedns especially not to talk to. Ho told me and Hawk

snefhb,'n> .?la womiui that we must not talk or give

any thing to the Hkiuld at all. About my arrest I'lltell you. Oil W odneeday last I was standing on the

with'w iHj 'j'T'ber "treet aud Greenwich avenno,with Hawk VrcelauU here, when an officer came up tome and touched mo on the shoulder. Bays he, -I want

oiLUhf .'r J^mthlng you did ou Sixth avenue hist\ i

^now * &*** douo anything. bo I wontwith him to the Fifteenth precinct-station house.

n/ b'°t there captain Byrnes accused mc of beingone of the cracksmen concerned in the ManhattanBank burglary. Said I to him. -Csp? jknow nothing about it.' Then he turned touc and said, *111 make you know all aboutit before I vc got done w ith you. Take himdown stairs at once uud lock him up. Put the l>aracross the door. It was not long until ho had me upagain, and showed me a letter from Wright who isdoing time in the Penitentiary on tno Island forcounterfeiting. W right in jealous of the attentions Ian. paying his wife, who swears that she wiU ueveilive with him again. In the letter to Captain Byrneshe told hUn that I was concerned. in the ManhattanBank burglary, ami a lot of stuff with which hohoped to get luo lixod. But to my astonishwont the Captain, when I toll Iknew nothing about this job, informed me

\v n i i" .u.,at' .for t,K' Stewart matter.Well, I knmv nothing about that at all: but ho wr-sisted in saying that ho had heard about our havingburied something in New Jersey, and had 'pined'lis until .Saturday, whou be lost us. He gave me ailthat story about the man on the avenue and what lietold him, and dually I acknowledged that wo hadburied a -stiff The wardan will tell you that aburglar s-stiff'is a kit of tools. We did bury thatin hew .Jersey, at Chatham. Wo did have tho wagonand did go to tho hotel; but wo were bound ull theway to Dover to crack a place, not to bury a hodv.Wo were spoiled by tbe arrest, ami wlien the CaptainWimbound to go over tlio ground in search of tho.stiff" wc gave him the kid' to his heart's contentHaul: chimed 111, wheu Byrne* ambted him-and now I'll tell you that tho night theCaptain had us intitAt wood ntur Chatham he ottered uh oOO to hewac wwmver we naid. and to la uagofrtoilgk tlM*roami then, and never go back to Now York, if we wouldonlv givo | thai body, if we had it don't youihink we would have done so 1 He'll never convlet uson that, whatever he may do on anything else. I urnu cracksman, and a tlrst rate one, as Warden Pirui will

of me "* Captain will make no reputation out

Whaluu, alias Vroelimd, has onlv been three weeksout of prison and corroborated Burks * statement to

ssvst^Jtss,TMrs. Burke said last night to a HnULD reportor:-My former husband was mm! with jealousy because

I told liirn I hud resolved to w.xl BUJy and neverlive with him (Wright) aguin. He vowed vciiguuncoagainst both and wrote a letter to tho Captain Theunknown man of Sixth avenue is. they suv, a fellowwho has just beep released from Sing St.ig after doingten years, and was to have taken part in tlio projectefburglary; but when he learned W'halen. alias Yree-an. wsain it liewj-nt to captain By rnes ami gotthem aU arrested. He hatos Wiialen."The prisoners will lie removed to the Tombs to-dav

HWrau is PAncamw.considerable oxcitouiiut prevBilod In Patersonf-. .vosbrdsy. ow tog to a rumor that d. tis-tiv.-s

rn-re engaged in tlie vicinity of liiv.-rside, a suburbofth« city, in Koarehing for the remains of Mr. Stewart

* C,,iW' Vi' ?ll ,t "I'PW-d to is. sticb,lrnl bcenUisj-ovurud at Hnc-kensack. the story being tothe effect that a few .lays afti r tho remains w-ore.toleli.-about the 11th or lath of ik tober.two Italians wore observed to puss throughthe town with a suspicious looking ,

S«e. Which they kept between theui on thLtoil "T mht bL"wy- Th° "hj,xot irn-gulirinrt«-Hci d,abh, shape, done up hmaely in either aor cloth of dark color; it might Is- un oilcloth. Tto!men stopped but for a few minutes at Hackcustick nHiuunoiis tavern, a low place on tho outsk.rts of t)town, and but one of them left the vehicle at a timeJ hey m emed to hav.- driven out from the direeUon ofHohoken. an i niust have driven fast, ac their liorsev.as sweaty and much blown. It was about ei di»o cbwk to the cvoutng when the men stopped thereand they inquired the road to lUccreMo, n«ur Pat-

"T' ' rMY ot\ 1,1 ,!"lt The tlieorv isthat Un Ixsly may have Imwii brought over tho Hobo-ki ii t.-rry and taken b» the house of u notorious

roal'l'*0 Ht Hobokrn- h**r tho l>atersou plankAlter making inqntry in mery direction that protn-

isad w furnish any more light on tho matter one ofthe officers returned to this City and the other drovubnck (he way they had cntuo to Hackt usouk, to prose-cuto lurther inquiries in that dimctiun.

a axouaix joKflt.To Tnr. Editor or tiik 1 frnAl-o:.

i urn in receipt this ilay at a parcel per express con¬

taining, an nUted, » few bone* of the late A. T. btcw-.rt. They wore neat to mo by aonrn parties signed"A. Company," ami I aiu rcijUoutcd by them to ac¬

knowledge) receipt of the panic throogh your valuablecolumns, but to not divulge my name until a o-rtunlength of tiiuc, when they would furnish mo with ad¬ditional information that ( Pliould make known pub¬licly at that time. Accordingly I shall keep luy Jjnunetree irom publication, anil Kiumld 1 not receive theadditional information ap promised 1 shall t.iukn mypelf known and forward you the boner hp I rucoivad

them. lUJSliUtKO'no.N.Havans ah, Oa., Nov. 15, 187b.

MURDER IN BOSLYN.A inhrder was committed yi atcrday morning iu tiic

neighhorhootl of ltoslyu, Long Ldivud, ami from thomeagre details which have boon gained it appear*that tho only motive wua that of Pimple robbery. Any*bow the intention of the murderers war a moatdesperate one. The se< ne was in a pulilie plane andthe w« apous employed »c:t auch as were tuoat likelyto betray them to casual paw,urvly. '1 lie discoverytook place shortly afterward.

¦Lmatnm by rim wayaidx.As u m.oi named Frcdi rlek Meyer was driving with

a companion along the road loading to Ko-dyn he raw

lying lu the grass a perron whom ho supposed to tiedrunk, tuid ur niicv parrn lie rocogntaed Idm as Mr.Hearing, the teuaut of tho Hhotweli fariu. 1 heyhad onto beioru not hiiu when they Weregoing in tho opposite direction. A fewmomenta afterward tluiy overtook a vliitn minianil two negroes, Willi re liied lUUeh morse to per-mitttiig a glimpse of tin ir teatnrcs and so escapedrecognition, il, .appearing in sonic shrubbery. Meyerrod" an to a store kept by oao Kolscjr, and ill'Co theborre and wagon in iougitig to Hear ug. w hich hadbeen stopped ami secured by the clerk, wire iouutl.The top sheltering the sent, which lu fit** had Is en up,wa i now down. .Suspicion lit foil! play was im-mcdlatsly aroused, ami tlioy went bach, im tunpaiiiodby other persons, to the spot where they liml lustsea the body of Hearing stretched bv the wayside.When they roa died him tic lay us If m ad, and thajrsaw bloody marks <<n his clothing, l'hoy Ufte 1 himtip and eouvsy. d him t > Ills own house mid a surge mwas samtnoned. It was ilisoowNKl that ftvo smallpistol ball- had lodged In Ills body. For many hoursIn remained in u comatose condition, *ud his cobu isnow prohouni od to bs cxttv uisly dangcrotta,

.mK in iinmi'.us kvahh Auuvsr.Despite a vii.orous search tlie lUeii Who hail been

hi u under such suspicious ein umstaic ss could notIs found. The theory fornnsl by those who knowHearing is thai his assailant* 1NMN) common tramp*;th it timy demand* 1 his money, ami on Ills refusal tosurrender it drMUcd hint out ot his witgon tuul bestat<<1 shot IiIiii until they tiiought ho was dead, lieviae known to have a sum >f to cmy with lolu, butwliou picked B" . was out a ociutv about inspstaou.

BISTERS OF THE STRANGERS."

CUAHl'fY F.UB AT KEV. DB. DEKMH CHCKCH OFTHE hTKANOKJtH.INTEKKHT1NO KXUlBli'iON.ItKMAiatABI.E MICltOSOOFIC VIEWS.A charity lair of more than usual interest is uow

being held In tho chapel of ltcv. Dr. Deeina' Churchof the Strangers, No. 4 Winthrop pluec, near Eighthstreet. It is under tho allspices of tho "Sisters of thoStrangers," au organization of ladio* connected withDr. IX'-sins' congregation. Tho fair opened on Mon¬day evening last, and will continue dally during thoweek trom two to ten V. M. The pr<>cceds will boadded to the funds, with which tho Sisters are enabledto afford temporary relief to worthy strangers whomay bo in wunt iu the city, without intending toafford permanent support.

TA11I.KS AND CONTESTS.Fancy goods, perfumery, toilet bottles, children's

toys. In infinite variety .'are to be found attabio No. 1,pr. Hided over by Mrs. Julia Thomas and Miss C.Sturtevant. Many of tho goods wero mado by tholadle? of the congregation, but there are contributionsfrom Tiffany A Co., .Ac ker, Mcrrall A Co., E. 11. MaryA Co., Hurony, the photographer; Kjjopard Knapp,carpet dealer; Drummd!, confectioner; Messrs.Kunghran A Co., Couklin A Co., Louis Borehers andothers.At tablo No. 2 there arc a great variety of fancy

goods: presided over by Mrs. Dr. Kennedy and Mrs.A. II. Heuriqlies. Contributors.Tiffany A Co., Cue-well A Hazard. Philip .Smith and others.Tabic No. 3 is devoted to book* and stationery, in¬

cluding the marvellous serapbook of Mark Twain:presided over by MLs Louise Dr ums, daughter of iliepastor, and Miss Ella Pettil. CoutriLutions by Put-nam A Co., A. D. P. Randolph, Seribuer A Co., MnruesA Co., Houghton, Osgood A Co., liaynnr A Co., andoth'-rs. «»

Tablo No. 4 displays fancy goods In great variety;presided over by Mrs. Ilizzie Lonsdale. Contrib¬utors.R. H. Mary A Co, a beautiful and costly album;Shepherd Knapp, au elegaut Persian rug. Tho balancemade up by members of tho oougragauou.Table No. 5 is devoted to household and other use¬

ful articles In orofusion, and presided over by MissAgnes Dalcutiue, Miss Lena Rudiuski, Miss MatildaMoore and Miss Alice Burdock. The contributionswere mostly made by the lady attenrlants.

Talfie No. li is ornamented with dowers and fruits,and presided over by Mrs. Chadwick and Miss DeUrnst.Tables Nos. 7 and 8 arc laden with refreshments, in¬

cluding cold ham, tongue, turkey, chickens, jellies,cauueu fruits, ioe cream, tea, coffee, oysters, cakesof all kinds, embracing a new variety, called Jews'cake or "sticky," presided over by Mrs. Mary A. Hull;and table No. 9 with confectionery of all kinds, pre¬sided ovor by Mrs. O. A. ltuorbacli.

MtCUOSCOi'iO DKPABTIIKNT.This is a separate department of the fair, although

one of its chief and most attractive features. It isunder the direction of Prank Iieems, Jr., M. D., sonof the puetor. There are over a dozen microscopicviews in order, viz.:.I. The Lord's Prayer, photo-graphed on one tea-thousandth of a square inch; . 2.The Lord's Prayer, written with u diamond on thotwelve-himdrcdth of a square inch; J. Dye andpoint of a needle; 4. Sting of a bee; 5. Mi¬croscopic shells;. 0. Diatoms; 7. Constructionof a fly's foot; 8. A spider's foot; 9. AMosaic cross, made out of ibe scales of a bntter-tly's wings: 10. Trichina), taken trom the muscle of agirl who died of the disease in Bellevue Hospital.very interesting: 11. Living amalculie from stagnantwater, spurting about and looking like miniature l>oatraces between some of otir college oarsmen; 12. Hawsof the elm tree Hawfly, the tenth showing an exact re¬semblance to the common circular saw, indicating theorigin of the invention; 13. Polarized crystals of ba¬rium, very kaleidoscopic, much admired by young la¬dies: 14. A live frog's blood, magnified about fivehundred times and showing its marvellous circulationthrough the veins.The variety in this microscopic exhibition is imusri-

ally large and mteresting, ttndattracts much attentionfrom visitors.

THE WONDERFUL FBOO.Among the funny things on exhibition is a frog that

is always hungry. It eats pennies and nickels.allyou will give him, and it is said lu) will crow like arooster it any one gives liuu a silver quarter.

OFFICKBS OF THE SISTERS OF THE STB.VMQERS.President, Mrs. Dr. Deems; Directresses, Mrs. H.

Seixas, Mrs. John Thomas; Secretary and Treasurer,Miss 0. Htilrtevant; Managers, Mrs. .huncs LorinicrOrakuin, Mrs. James lioatty, Mrs. Dr. J. X. Kennedy,Mrs. A. K. Killott, Mrs. (1. Lonsdale, Mrs. M. J. Camp¬bell. Mrs. i'. Bcrmiugham, Mrs. L. U. Knot, Mrs. F.A. Crane, Airs. William Mitchell, Mrs. Dr. C. E. Cam o-beli ana Miss Louise Deems. Fifty dollars contribu¬tion makes a patron: $20 a life member.

APl'KAL FOIl AID.Donations in clothing or money maybe sent to

Miss Sturtevant, at the chapel. No. 4 Winthrop place,or to the Rev. Dr. Deems. The lands ot the Sistersneed repleuisliing, aiul the near approach of winter,with lis multitudes of suffering ami shivering strau-gers, admonishes them that they cannot too soonmake un appeal to their friends for aid.

VALUABLE LAND IN DISPUTE.CLA.rU OP THK UiHia-AT-LAW OF ItlXIKIi MEHKITTTO THK UHOUND ON WHICH POfiTUiUUKUHSTANDS.About tbe year 180.1 there died in the villain of

Portohot)tor. Westchester county, Mr. linger Merritt,a gentleman of large lauded property, who flourishedIn tliat section of country in both colonial awl Rovo-lntionary days. P. .rtchustor then consisted ot' a morehandful of houses, the chief and commanding one

among them being that ot Merritt's, which stood on a

rising eminence near the heart of the presenttown, half surrounded by u grove of locusttrc'm and overlooking the waters of long Island Sound.Mr. Merritt held the land for mil .* arouml in fee andwas almost monarch of all he surveyed. Westchestercount} was then but (hluly populated and real estatewas a drug hi the market. Merritt lived after thefashion of the country gentlemen of the olden time,wrs loud of outdoor sports, and practised u wide andwarm hospitality. When the war of the Involutionbrrko out tie espoused the patriot side and when itwas over he retired to liis homo in Pnrt-oheMer, where he passed the remainder ofhis years iu is is o, honor and competence.He died intestate, but iu his lifetime lie made a leaseot the property which now constitutes the town ofPortch' stcr to different rviriii* tor u term of ninety-nine yurs. It is alleged by the heirs of Mr. Merritt,who are now about euti r.ug ou a legal contest for thurecovery of their rights to tbe property iu iiucstiuu,that this lease *u of record until within bti ortwelve years ago, whc.f! it is ecus t iled, it must havebeen abstracted frotn the record and nothing lott todenote its existence, except the Mforencr in thu index.The book is on lUo in the Clerk's ottbv at WhitePlains. srtd the lesf t>> which tlio index refers is tornout. The heirs, however, state that there are wit-lies>es now living who sav,- tile original lease ui Uiobook of record uud can testify as to its contents, aialone among them was fortunate enough to lake theprecaution ot making ami retaining a copy of it.They claim, too, that ovi-Asojiir of the present prop¬erty holders hoi.ling reiBty rov.uod by the lease otlinger Mi rritt admit the . xlatrnco of auoh a lease,but insist that the hcirs-at-law have no rem¬edy, bncaum owing to its destruction it will beimpossible for them to prove Us oxact contents.The number ot the heirs-at-lnw varies from tort; toeighty. They reside, not only In the State of NewYork, but in Michigan und other states. GeneralMerritt, Collector ot the Port, is said to l>c ow ct thehell's and in lineal sU's-easion to linger Mimtt.The ana it the property In dispul i isabout two miles long ami one infte wkle,and much of It Is along the water front onthe Hound, mating it thereby very valuable.It is estimated to bo worth till along from f5.ikiu.ll00to fU.oOn.oou, sod its prosy>«otivo value when NewYork city has spread away over Westchester countyis altogethor incalculable. The town of Purtcbcater,which in itoger y rritt s tlion was a hamlet of abouta hundred people, is now a mug town of 1'1,'kJt)inJuibilaiits, with a gn at future Iviforo it.About a do/.cn ot tUo In Irs held u meeting j »s tor. lay

in the ofliec of ox-.Iudge Ui urge M. Curtis, l'ark row,w ho la engaged as their eoufis* I, and the ipicstion ofthe remedy to lie adopted iu their ease vvtl discuaaoilat some length. Hops have all ady in en taken forthe purpm." Of minute ri search oud in. csitgi tion,ami contldeiiee is entertained by counsel that theheirs right to maintain uu action utid to recover w illbe sustained. The plans for futuie proceedings arcfor the presi nt kept private iu order that nutUiutmay Intervene to niar thu h-Kvess of the suit.

ALDEllMANIC DEADLOCK.The Ikunvl of Aldermen of Peterson, S. J., held a

stormy tmaiw on Monday evening that, was pro¬tracted until long atmr midnight. Thero wore severalbonus of contention, one Is dig in refer, nee 10 thepnrehauo of ilings for the supply of the Dcpurtiui idof Charities and Correction, Groat abuses were ul-legial, and hot words pa. s.sl botweun Alderman Bur¬liest and Alderman fortune, chairman of lite Com¬mittee. Hut liie excitement culminated when it wasdisc ivered that among the claims against Uie city re¬

ported by the Onnipvridlfr, and which are nomllyorilei'vsi paid without a "ju< stiou, was an oil hill ofColonel A. 11. Woodruff' for services as a*s>< iate citycounsel prior to lrfifl. The bill as prom nti-d 011 Mon¬day night amounted to about i'2,000, with tntercst forthroe and a liali ye irs. This hill grow out of the em¬

ployment of Mr. Woislru# as miMiciate couumd to as¬sist in defending the city in the numerous cer¬tiorari suits brought by property ownersin loforeiu o to all. god Illegal and excessivestreet assessment* for the years ls;;i and 1814.Alter debnUng thu sul»t« t tor soy. r*l hours, at timesin tin most violent manner. Uu fight resulted in u

fstlur to adopt idiy portion of the Comptroller's re¬

port. The. cdiMKMpoiili u w as that uo claims Unlud sitin rein could be paid, and yesterday the city llallwas thronged with pcrsonn who came to m*ive thotr¦none; for services and supplies to the city, iiouo ofwhich conId lie paid.

Olio of the stoutest champions for the payment ofMf. Woodruff - 1 ill was Alderman C'uiiin. When thuiu isurc was defeats he refusi d to vote for th pay¬ment of the city offlcera aalnrtus.tuelndiug the Al¬dermen, of eourpc and enough wuio found to defeattlmt measure also, so that the Aldermanate compelledtj do without .nvu lalariea aa well.

SECBETABY SCHUBZ BAMPAKT.shahi- reply to general suurldak'h report.

BPBC1VIOATIOM8 OP WRONG DOING CALLEDJOB.A UAH1' OP CRITICISING BY ARMY OVY1-CEKS CONDEMNED.A SUGGESTION TO GENECALGIBBON.

Washington, Nov. 19, 1S7H.'l'iio SccrotAry of War ha* received and refctiud to

General Sluruian a lcln-f from tho 8 crutary of theInterior Hharply replying to certain statements l)yGeneral Sheridan in tlio latter'* report. Secretaryttchurz saysThese statement*, as far an they reflect upon the

conduct of the Indian service, arc of u sweeping andsome whet vague nature; but it uiu»t be assumed thatGeneral SUcridau wculd not hav^tuudo them and pcr-rnittcd tlicni to become publlu lux! he not In hb> pos¬session apeciiic information concerning certain agen¬cies and certain branches of the Indian service, towhich these statements may be individually applied.Oeueral Sheridan, in uu official document, gives it at*his opinion tlia "With wiso management t!ie amountsappropriated by Congress ought to Is- sufficient, ifpractically applied to the t*xa-i purposes specifiod;"but that "tlio reports of the itepartiiient commanderswould indicate a different result, except in the cu»c ofthe lied Cloud and Spotted 'tail (wild* ef Slon.c." liewould certainly not have expressed such au opinionw ithout being acquainted in detail with the appropri¬ation* made by Congress and tlie *pe-ciflc purposes for which they wore intended.It is also to be supposed that 1shore making thesweeping charge above quoted lie was eogni/ant ofthe specific eases in which these appropriations wereeither not applied at ail or diverted from the purposeintended by Congress. You will greatly oblige luc byrequesting General Sheridan to communicate suchfacts a- may bo in his i*>sses» ton, giving names ofagents, dates and other circumstances which warrantcharge, which include* all lutlian sgeneies inthe military division ol' th'- Missouri exceptthoao of lieu Cloud awl Spotted Tail Sioux.It has been my com,cant and earnest eudravor wncc 1entered upon my present duties to oorreot all abusesill tiic iixUan service that carun to my know ledge, andGeneral Sheridan, by furnishing such specific infor¬mation, would thereby render a greater service tothis department, a* well a* to the India cm, than bylucre general statements. As be has put forth asweeping charge the specifications may jwtly becalled for.

DAD BAMT or AltM V OtYlL'KIUt.I make this request with particular urgency, in

view of the fact that certain military officers scum oflate to hake fallen into the babitof indulging officiallyand publicly in general reflection* on the Indian cur-vice, without taking the trouble to substantiate tlieiuwith such statements in detail as would facilitate thediscovery and correction of abuses. I do uot ilopr.vrate criticism at all.X rather invite it: but when it isofficially put forth tlicre is, it *'vm* to i,ie, a . ertaiufairness due Irom one tiraneh of the public service toanother. I should not, for instance, deem any officerof this department justified in blaming in gc.u raiterms the army for its failure to Intercept the run-uway Oheyonncs on tludr march of several hundredmiles through Kansas and Nebraska and across tileUbiou Pacific Railroad without being able to pointout certain instance* of mismanagement or neglect.If such instances liud com* to tlio knowledge of tbi*deportment, which they have not. I should have con¬sidered it due to the army that they bo specificallyascertained luid stated beioro indulging iu a generalarraignment. 1 think it in not asking too much inthe interest of the public service tha: uuoll a rnlo beobserved by officers of the army likewise.

Wni i UU SIOCX WAKE aitMOVED.General Sheridan'* intimation that the«Ited Cloud

and Spotted Tail Sioux were aliowad to select theirpresent locations owing to a "systematic working ofthe case'' by "trader*and coatroetors" iaulso made thesubject of emphutic comment by Secretary Scliurz.llo statu* that thi* policy wax adopted by the de¬partment on the earnest advice of the distinguishedIndian fighter and manager, General Crook, who, a*the result of his long experience with the Sioux, op¬posed any policy that would force the Sioux againsttheir unanimous and determined protest to stay onMissouri Elver a* seriously endangering our peacefulrelation* with those powerful tribes; and the Secre¬tary add* that ho far, at least, their loyal ooudu. tseems to justify the cour.su adopted. SecretarySchurz challenges General Sheridan to produce evi-di ncc ia support of his imputations, and, meanwhile,remarks that it would not have born acting too muchof bim to inform himself a little hotter of the circum¬stances before publishing his assertion in au officialdocument.

A REPLY TO OKNEHAL GIBBON.The Secretary also makes the following comment

upon the remark of General Gibbon, that "There isan entire absence of r(x>poumhility in the Indian ser¬

vice;".IT General Gibbon, when writing his report, was

cognizant of speidfic cum * of wrong doing, he wouldha>u obliged the department by importing them, andIf, after snot. report, tho eharge* ttius made hud notbeen inquired into and the guilty persons held totheir proper responsibility, tn- sweeping statementscontained iu his report would bo accepted as junti-fledi If he will communicate such specific informa¬tion now he will find tliat there is no sneli lack of re¬sponsibility a* lie alleges. Several employes in thelulian service. who arc now under criminal prosecu¬tion, have ditcovered thi* at their cost.

KEA1INEY GONE HOME.

HE TURNS IUS BACK ON THE HUB AND STARTS

FOB THE SAND LOTS.WHAT HE THINKS OF

HIS PARTY-.BI TLElt DEFEATED BY THE SUP¬PORT OF HUMMERS AND WHISKEY UCZXKEBS.

Boston, Nov. 19. i878.This evening, at six o'clock, Doiiix Kearney, the

gr.at labor agitator froui the San Francisco sandlots, turned his back upon Boston, shook the dust oftho modern Athens lroiu his boots and turned hisface to tho- setting sun. Ho was uceoinpaui'sd byhis wife, his youugwt brother and two children.He purchased, two da>* ago, through tickets for theparty from Boston to San Francisco, a sleeping berthfor his wife ami child, and soc-ind class scats for him¬self aud his brother. He left the Hub uuwopt, 1111-

honorcd ami unsung, so far as politics are concerned.Two jirinic causes led to his sudden departure.thoopposition express,si by tho democrats who followGeneral llutlcr against ills meddling in tho municipallight, aud tho Hiiddeu appearance ot dissensions in tiicworkingmen'a parly in Han Francisco. Mr.Kearney found a good deal of antagonism to hismethods as soon aa the .State election was over. Hefound a strong belief in the minds of aouic of GeneralButler's warmest superiors that he had injnr.fi theircandidate's clianoca, and tli *y implorod him to iloststand not divide the party in the city campaign. At theNassau llaii Con\ cntion he found a determined bodyof men..» minority of tho assemblage, to lx sure, butsuch a tuinoiity as can never bo conciliated.andthey d nounee 1 him as a common disturber. Thepolitical wirepullers were prepared to pack everymeeting lie dacid.xl to Uoid and cry liim down. Theprospwit was not encouraging. Then eame u long*letter from Han fnuioiado, announcing tiiat certainmen in the labor movement had boon taking advan¬tage of his absence to uudunuini- Lis power,ami that there was dangir of a serious revolt.11c wa- advised to conic home at once. And to Mdecided to give up the tight in Boston ami save hisprestige and power in California if possible.

Mtiaww or Tin-; EAtmn vabiy.Tour correalSMident had a very friendly chat with

the great saud lot orator when ho railed to i aygoodvy, H" sei-inixl dejected by the prosptsd of hisHidden departure, aud had a uorvoue, tired lookwhich was not at ull usual."W'nat do you tliiuk the rendition of the working-

men of Massachusetts will bo in tho future';" askedthe correspondent."Wall/ said Mr. Kearney, "I am afraid the t*di-

tieiaas will keep tli" workinglneti upact. Theyare m good condition now; sensitive andvigilant for their rights, intelligent and orgaaiacd.XI. r. is only one way to save them, and that is tohIiow thoiu that it they have anythiug to do with thopoliti al tiiieves who have lod tlieni so long they willh.wln ated at they always have been. This 1 tried toimpress on Iheui, aud the bumiu -rs and whiskey ora¬tors have, lu conse.pinni'C, determined to tight againstnie.""D# you liolicvc tiiat. Uelicrul Butler ia a safe guide

for the worktngman'f""I preur n it to say anything about General Butler.

1 have not la.ko.1 politics witn loin lately. 1 advo-tinted his election Isvaiise I finitid tic workingmenlooking up to hifli tor doUverance. He wus the onlyavailable candidate they could dud.".Tho workiugmtiu s««in to follow htia still, to

judge by the tolie of politics in this city 1""Yes, ho Juis a large following, but I can uwv.t see

iiow any man w ho lias been for yarns a politician canbe a safe li ster for tho Workingmen. Wind, theywant is a man Who ncxls no ofliee, a man of the peo¬ple, a man v. ith nerve, who fears nobody, makes nobargains with ]Hditi'.al thieves, has no ambition-, togrmily aud n Mnldt bi reward ut the expense of thopeople. I liave the greatest twputl for General But¬ler, and I hops ho may pvovo tho people's frlond, usth--y trust hiui."

SOUK ''H V11A<' I KHlSTl*: TAl.lv.Mr. Kcarnoy mid ho was coming hack hero again

after themat election ill (Jaltforuis, "By tho wajlie snid, "yen nis.v put it down that tho next Gov¬ernor of falitoruia will be a farmer." lie intimatedUmMi. could have tln^t olllee himself U ho chose to.crept it, but hi wanted to keep out of politics so thatit he I on nil a lawn going tuck on tig; pooplc ho couldcut liini down. "When Iconic back," he said, "1 willsettle Up sons, old stoics; I will drive tho slimythn v.-s win. opposed nic into the uorthwest cornerof hell, Whonl will piu thorn and niuko Uhb wig-gin, Wiggio, until the Bowl God Almighty setsup Ills throno ou narth and calls upon nveiyd unned etlss of thorn to puss lu hie eh <i».They lmvc opposed me because, liku Jesus Christ. 1went among lis people doing good and preaching thedo. tline of solvation. 1 will have a reception in Cali¬fornia biggar than Columbus did whan h« landed, aud

when 1 rome bark hrrr (and Mr. Kearney clinchedhis Bft) lei the bilks au<\ bummers bra'art!"

¦ *why tviT.ni was r>rri?ATM>.

In reply to an allusion to the rumor* ut bin havingmade money by the campaign he said that if he camehere to make money be could bavu lectured in everytown and city in the State and made $5U,<JUU.¦'What 1 did for the workiiiguieu," he raid,"1 have iloiio bocause 1 thought it iny duty.I don't rare a damn who is satisfied or who ia not; Idon't care bow many of the political bummorssquirm. I bavo douo my duty. Some lucn iiavobeen foolish cnongh to say thut I helped to defeatliutler. I'll tell you bow butler waa defeated. (Altera pause.) lie war beaten by tlie men who liud chargeof hie utl'airs. livery whiskey guzzler and wardbummer in the State was working for him,ai:d decent, hard working men were disgusted.It you bud been around tins State and city as I havebeen and liud been thrown into contact with thesemen as I have been you would have come to the cou-clusiou thut J readied.tliut butler Would he beatenby "Ai,000. Thut is why and hnv/sButier, the people'scandidute, was defeated. Another thing was the cap¬ture of Mechanics' Hall by Ida followers.these samebummers. If General butler had taken his inde-

fiendeut nomination from .10,000 citizens and let theliicvus of both political parties alone he could ba>ubeen elected. 1 don't eure who hears me say that. Ihave told it to General butler* best friends." 0

. IUK KOB 'KUlM.il."bo you think Mayor l'rinco will lie elected *" I

aske.l, just us Mr. Kearney was ul>oiit to retire..*Ni>, sir. Just wait and see if hi; is not defeated

worse i hun butler was. He is uo trioud to theworkingmen; he is u politu'iuu, and 1 will trust thepeople's cause to no politician. Now i must go," mddKearney, "tioodbj r""Goodhy!"And Kearney was gc uff Ho had folded his cloak

around him and slid out.

OUR TttADE WITH MEXICO.MINIoTIilt FOKTKB ON TUB OOMMK.KCIAL CONDI*

'i'iON OF OUli BDsTTiB KEPCBIJC.PBOWEOWBOB AN AMFAICAN' jlABKAT WITHIN UEB BOB*nirns

Washington, Nov. 19, 1878.Mr. John O. Foster, United States Minister to

Mexico, in response to a request from the Manufac¬turers' Association of the Northwest, has preparedand sent to the State Department a very elaboratepaper to bo transmitted to the above named associa¬tion, giving the results of a careful attuly made byhim concerning tho prospects and available means foran extension of our commerce with Mexico. Thispapor embraces three-subjects:.yirnt.Tho moans of ouuimuulcaUoa and prospectsof a railroad connection with tho city of Mexico. Ho

show* thi-t our government can do aomolhing towardtho improvement of communication with Mexico bysteamships, but that without an international railroadto the capital uo considerable trade can be maintained.Under this head he alius to establish tho followingpoints:.

1. r hat the Mexican government will not consentto any treaty, stipulation or other international agree¬ment for tire joint protection ot such a road and thatit requiri s lill titc employes and tho capital of thocompany formed for that purpose to become Mexicanfor all purposes of the enterprise.

2. That tiie last Congress positively refused to granta charter tor an American company. The presentCongress has man hosted the same opposition.

:t. That the Mexican government, owing to itsfinancial condition, is absolutely unable to pay anysubsidy for tho construction of tho road.

.r.vuirv AND TBADE IlKGOBATIONS.The second subject discussed covers the tariff and

trade regulations of Mexico. Minister Foster showsthat on many important articles desirable to intro¬duce from tbo United States the tariff is prohibitory,uud'on most others it renders them luxuries, with avery limited population as consumers. Interior du¬ties, depreciated currency, heavy rates of exchange,long credits. Ac., arc mentioned by Mr. Foster as pre¬senting great obstacles to American trade.In the remainder of the paper Minister Foster sots

forth that tlio revolutionary condition of Mexico has,in the first place, impoverished the country to suchan extent as to render it impossible to sustain a longerforeign trade; secondly, caused such general inse¬curity and disorder as to render life and property un-saf"; and. thirdly, made contraband trade so preva¬lent us to completely unsettle honest commerce.

THE KOUKiUN MKUCHANIV.In the course of his paper Mr. Foster remarks that

English merchants have almost completely with¬drawn from Mexico, for much the same reason thatAmericans cannot or do not enter it. There is notone English house iu the port of Vera Crux and notmore than six in the entire ltrpnblie. Tho importtrade is principally in the hanils of the Hermans andSpaniards.mainly the former. T! 0 nans, in Mr.Foster's opinion, have fairly f. icu their prom¬inence by many yours of patient study of thocountry and persistent application to the business.The Hamburg merchants establish their branches invarious parts of Mexico and send their educatedyouths out to serve an upprentWship in tbo businessand afterward assume the management of the branchhouses. They become thoroughly familiar with thocondition and practices ot the country, anil master-the intricacies of the tariff and interior duties.Devolutions awl changes of government do notdisturb their equanimity. Thev bocouitvaoriwtoinedto "forced loans" and extraordinary contributions.Notwithstanding the irregularities of tho CustomHouse officials and the embarrassment* of the contra¬band trade, thev keep the oven tenor of their way,and ususllv, though not always, in middle or ad¬vanced life are able to go back to Ourmauy with ucompetence. If tho American merchant! are willingto pursue the same policy and subject themselves tothe smile annoyances Mr. l-'ostcr doubts not they willsucceed likewise.

j.imiikii held von asikbicaks.Mr. Foster thinks it probable that until the above

indicated obstacles to a large trade with Mexico areremoved our merchants will, a* u general thing, con¬tinue to find more Inviting markets beyond the Equa¬tor and on tlic opposite side of the globe, but he as¬serts nevertheless that there is a limited fiuld whichmay bo occupied by American merchants and manu¬facturers. He says:.

. The Mexican free list enables them to tmport en¬gines, machinery and agricultural implements, and tothe extent that those are urod our importers can suc¬cessfully compete with those of Kurope.A careful examination of tini Mexican tariff will ro-vcal some artieh s which may lie introduced withprofit, and even tho grsxls which, owing to high duties:uid charges, become luxuries in this market can besold to a limited extent; and I regard it as entirelyfeasible and safe for American manufacturers to e >n-tinue their efforts in kindred branches and establishIn this eitv warehouses for the exhibition and sale ofthe products of their lactones. Hi this way tlio localmerchants nuil consumers will have a practical dis¬play of tbo superior merits of American goods andwar.*, and their sale can be gradually increased and apermanent market created. "

JACKSON-HUNT.Tlio Court presided over by Judge J. F. Daly wus

crowded again yesterday by a curious assemblage of*j>eot*ii>n». w ho had come to listen to the turtlier pro¬ceedings iu the trial of the suit of William O. Jacksonagainst his aunt, Mrs. Anna M. Hunt, to recoveruioucj s loaned under an alleged promise of marriage.As on previous days, all the parties to the suit were InConrtandthe female-portion of the numerous reti¬nue composed of tin plaintiff and several of her rela¬tives and trionds.were becomingly and fashionablyottirad. Tho hearing yesterday. In pursuance of on

agreement outurod Into lietwcen counsel on

Saturday. was to bo confined to the examin¬ation of two witnesses on coeh side. On theopening of tlio'Court th* plaintiff was recalledand briefly examined; his tostimony, however, de-veloping no ut-w facts. The next witness colled wasPr 1 is derirk Newman. a gentleman who hail con-duetisl the negotiations between Mrs. Hunt and herstepson in Itostoa at the time that she nmdo the sel-tlcincnt with him, giving tt.000 for a release of hisclaims on th>-estate of tini defendant's late husband.He was called hv the plaintiff. It evidently being cx-pix tod to prove by him that the defendant had lintlitilu uioncy after making tho settlement s|M>koti or,but the witness disappointed the side that called hiiuby contending 'bat Mrs. Hunt had batwecuuiul 89,1X01 otter paying the Uoston boy's claim.

1 he defendant's side then called Mr. l-'rcd It.Churchill, a young lawyer in Mr. 8. <*. Courtney'soffice, who testified to an interview with Jackson inprill, in which he wanted witness to sin Mrs. Huntithcii Mrs. Jackson! aru induuA her to go his bail in asuit pendiug against him. and iu which tutorview beacknowledged that he bad canned bis aunt muchtrou'ile, but »*id tba, he thought she would makeexertions for htm. owing to the intimate relations thathad existed lietwcen him aud bur lab- husband.Judge Duly, after a long argument lietwcen the

counsel, finally consented to postpone the thud hear¬ing until Tuesday ncit, at which time, however, hedlrcctud that counsel be prepared to close the case.

BUSINESS TROUBLES.Alfred L. Case, snrvfvtng partner of the late firm of

Case, Chapman k Lochwood, dealers in straw goods,at No. 094 Broadway, mode au assignment yesterdayto James U. lllxnu, giving preferences to the creditors.His liabilities amount to about $17,«0l), and assets tof l'J.OUO.The failure of Jacob Conkllu. lmportor of crockery',

at No, 7:1 Murray street, la snnoMiioed. wnd it is re¬

ported that he tiled on assignment at Jamaica, LongIsland, to Alexander Underbill, Jr. His liabilitiesamount to about glM.UOO, and assetsTheodore Brooks, dealer in boots ami shoes, at No.

lit, Greenwich street, made un assignment withoutpreferences yesterday to Nathan lingers, His liablll-tier, will not exceed 8f»,OW0.

\l,ivmin Leaky, dealer In hate, nt No. IKM Chnrehstreet, inadn on assignment yesterday to .Aolomon 1'.Cohen, With preferences. Her UabtlltiM afo aboutf ft.UUO.jului P. Lynch, dewier In hosiery, at No. 29 Lispen-nrd street, made an assignment yesterday, without

prefer-now. to Ahraliam It. Herman. The liabilitieswill not sxcsad $10,"WW.Judge choate hus confirmed ths appolnttnent of

James Griffin as assignee of the estate of Griffithltdwe In phtec of the lato Daniel W. (Hltett-. Mr.Howe la In bankruptcy before Iteglater LUUe, Withliabilities to tb« »ui iuut of gMLOUO.

THAT AWFUL TORPEDO.ltd Effectiveness Increasedv£y American Inventors.

IRON-CLAD8 IN DANGER.

An Infernal Machine Whose Every Move*meat Can Be Easily Controlled.

An interesting and important expertesB* wm \

yesterday at Itumapo. N. J., with a new tarpado rnsiteutoxtured by the United Htates Torpedo Company,which promises to exert an important Influence infuture naval warfare. The system on which the nearweapon is construct!*! has already been applied in thewell kuowu Lay torpedo with some success, bnt theimprovements effected are so important as to give thanow weapon a claim to distinct recognition. Thaground system of both inventions is the power ofcontrolling and directing tho movements of thatorpedo by means of electricity after it has beenlaunched to the attack, and the experiments madsyesterday demonstrate that this control has, beenachieved within certain well deflned restrictions.It w ould be premature to say that the now torpodohas demonstrated its power to be caulrolled under allthe varying conditions of mwal warfare, but the ex¬

hibition at lUiuapo left no room to doubt-that uismooth water and wiUitn thodiatance of two-third!of a mile tho control of this terrible weapon is suf¬ficiently perfect to render it a most formidable en¬

gine of war, well adapted to tho purpose of harbordefence. Whether it would give equally satisfactoryresults in rough water is a question that can only oadecided by demonstration,

inet l oiutrto.This nameless torpedo resemble*somewltaf in form

tho body of a .-hark. It is a circular iron tubatwenty-one feet in length and fifteen inches in di¬ameter at the thickest part. This tube is divided intoa number of sir mid water tight compartments. Thafirst. or snoot, contains an explosive charge of 100pounds of dynamite or nitro-glyeerine, which isexploded on impact with the object of attack; thasecond holds the carbonic acid gas in a liquified formwhich furnishes tho motivo power; the third acable coil of copper wire, through which the move¬ments of tho torpedo ar« controlled from batteriesplaced on shore or on board ship; tho fourth con-tains tho engine which works tho screw, and a fifthis devoted to the steering apparatus and is connectedwith tho .-able coil in the third compartm. ut. Thedetailed manner in which the machinery ar ts is, ofcourse, known only to tho invontora; but it is no

secret that there are two distinct and separate wuU%aforces brought into action.

THK MOXIVX VOWKB.The principal motive or driving power is derived

from tho compressed carbonic acid gas contained Inliquid form in the second compartment. This mo¬tive power, it is claimed, can bo stored in tho com¬

partment for forty years without losing any of itsvirtues and it is further claimed that a suttlcieutquantity of this gas can bo stored in each torpedo todrive it four or five miles at a speed of twelve milesan hour This, however, remains to bu proved bydemonstration, as the rate of speed attained duringtho experiments yesterday did not reach anythinglike that figure for a much shorter distance. It is.however, only fair to .ay that the inventors informedthose assembled to witness the experiments that therawas no intention of testing tho sliced of the torpedo,hut that the experiment would be strictly confined todemonstrating the possibility of controlling itscourse and directing its attack in any direction at thawill of tho operator on laud.

IMTORXAXCK <te tBK TSVKNTION.

Thimquestion Is one of the mud important In th«whole theory of torpedo warfare, because the weskpoint of these terrible engines of naval combat liaahitherto been their unreliability, due to the im-r uomv of controlling their movements onesthTC hsd been sent on their course, theW erroiid ".Inline rendering tfieni harmlcsiW and turning1? ^ n source of danger to those employing1 r,n ThisiSw drawback to theWhiteheld tenic-h-. winch tne British. Italian andlUissian gowrnm.ints have sought to bring to per& which has so far fuil-al to produce the

ns.-d iu actual hostilities were during the fignt he^ the British man-of-war, the «mh. and the(Tiitlon iron-clad Huascar. on the coast^f BouthA frica, when the British dwsdiargod a WhiteheadterS^wUhout effect, aud when the B^stenaun-succSwfully used the same class ol torpedo agstnoa Turkish war ship lying »' ?*rIKl-KKKS-r nt TH>. KXl'KIUMKX r.

1 icatcn&ui Couiiuftuilcr Eirotap, ofthe Newport torpedo station: Chief EnglnOM! . i . . Major Hiektea, «»t tne MississippiComnis-nui; Professor Hsruard. W Columbia Cobh ge. andanun.Vs r of Hck-ntiflo^uttemeu.rtUCCKhrt OF THI. WXPUUMKNT.mtu, wa* in»i>oitifcp*frt<> take pUr« at nttf*^ » .vlnok P M and about that hour some fittj"SfStSasSttfi fttroin ^ ult'li iai i

uuminu a Hurdv wcrti*, * - MiLrtiii Hubbr ami Marcu* a. nuru.v.

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spc-d which was JO K... u Um> rightPVr h.r- Jit tT whSfc it Was directed,ft, i..i i-~.i

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.h/. tftmnlo from tho moment It atarttJ from *[Jter until it returned to the point from which it hadbu u si ut

tnitrKPO is coXTMtUD.Ttei m.ins of control is by a cable whs-, which t

eo led Ui the thiol compartment, and by a ajsteiu olmu^lMrSy reels obeys the direction or the key-iCKtery with which it IS connected at tha polui*jteXte«ps*» move along this coll pays ou£ andhv this means the conm otlou with the point of ***.Uonia inaiutaiiird. This qu^plcx ^rang.u^ntofUie relay n-cls. work«l by a single cable, 1" tin mainfeature of Uie new invcutioii. By tillsstopping. . Urtlng and turning to starboard andprtis cfi^v-ted Ina simple and effective manner. IbeUP

s,r,'S r-rar,.s,r;.r£»:w^Tmi'llSr iTmy X^ur.nltbat the ,'orpldo canU

frsil1 l<vr^thswhich eualde- it to »Hi liandlalaarta.p, rpuaa. ot storage it «wn be .hvidnd into 1

Whteb can bo put together iu ono minute auoum m»

emergency for its u«e arise.rAvoitABLje ortwioNs.

.. .Tha naval oUlcers iiosssht expressed tMaMBlhighly satisfied with the

.f "ciutfoUIngruvsolvid ou

b «-'.'.Ufbw miles an hour witkcould obtain .iftiMv hkn suuouncfdthe pnwent infernal "'^Ulne. h. j a^_ammm*^that thFj* Wor® uiAtnii^'turlng Aiiotlior *

same nrt«.-ipin, but with some .llghtjwtech would combine even greahr«

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