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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-17
Coa0sEs's lHouesTs.

Tsw ssooSp AvsxuR RAILROAD AccIpsvr the in.
quesl on the body OF Michael Mcdonald held yesterday
by Coroner Naumann the following facts brough,
10 light james Creagsn who Standing the walk
the OF Twelfth and First avenue, about
eleven O'Clock the day OF the accident says that he
H. According 10 his testimony the boy jumped on
the front platform Of the while twas moving down
town. half dozen men standing the platform,
at tho time. The boy jumped toward the rear Of the
having hold Of the railing the dashboard with Ills
left hand at the time His feet went from under him.
when he caught with his RICH band the rail the body
OF the car. Amer dragging thus two or three yards he
let 90 his hold and fell outward from the car, but hts
leg falling under Il run over by the shnd" wheel,
The conductor was the platform At
The time collecting fare Ihc car Wa. going Fast
was not 10 blame Francis Emery the driver OF tho
car says that he knew nothing n the accident until
was He neither the how get on, nor white he
was on, man having hod standing between them.
The car was Stacking up AZ the time to let on another
hoy On learning that accident had occurred u was
the impression Of the driver ihs the sufferer was The
hoy for whom he was stopping. From The statement. Of
SSss saD. The gpe' "1' ~ r. se ssw w. ns
forward 10 colsc the nre. The boy was standing on
The east side of the tia, I've could bsecn through
the window just behind Him. when he had collected
the BOYS fare and made room cr him ~ Get OF the
steps the conductor went 10 The back platform aEen
on turning around he saw through the window that the
boy had hold Of both .'handcsn Of the car ir he
were sboutio jump of The next thing he knew was
the car was running over We 10y w. ves wa ~.
No is the Second avenue railroad car on Monday,
August a. 1896 At the Of fweth sire and frst
avenue and we exoncratc the driver from ~ blame IN
the matter
FArAr SkYLARgiSo.--rrom The statement 81 james
Meln Yesterday by Coroner Nanmann Il appears
that the former gentleman out skyiarkng ~ Tues
day night IN company with man ny ne namo of
Mclaughlin another b, tho name o. liincs, sni third
who calls hinseif Pat nafcFhnn Abou, nine O'Clock
they found themselves ns corner ~ Thirty .Af.,
street and First avenue. When hcy had tprncd np NJ
this Mace gave Ncln low push which
sent him against Haertan. Hslleylsn returned the
compliment by ewing iieln shove nat hurt hs back
Nel warned Halle rhnn not TO do u again MCIanglIin
laughed Al hs protest. and gave HIM another shove lie
shove Wa cschsngei for = HI IRON Ncla A.Ianthhn
and Halerhan nov both Got Ere ~ Their eyes and sc
anon MriIIn .They had Il there Tor ltic hi ~hen
Hines put : Anger !. re Pc. Meha n, niuss; Hines
\ thus be oosnel his knife and stabbed Nclnn twice
| yohnny BrcSsyck 0sn sepeared upon the sesnc and
seck - lain RON mnss y. ~ c,.s,assed y ~.
\ noe hksiv W recoscH @
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-17
OUR VERA CRUZ Correspondence.

II, VERA Cruz. August 8, 1905
Affairs hero certainly approaching crisis The re-
peated successes which the liberals arc constantly
gaining telling sharply. Consplracies will now
become generally prevalent and it will be easy matter
for the French TO leave Mexico gorously enchanting
eve always triumphed in battle over those poor Moxi
caps'" Tho late DEGREES Of the Emperor proclaiming
martial law In several departments and districts show
that tho imperasts have boon forced 10 acknowledge
that the people up in against the Fronch and
Austrian hlibusters.
ABOUT CAPTURE raMiroo.
On tho morning Of the Sd inst. small tugboat named
tho Mosquito arrived at this port having board all
the employees Of the Tampico Custom House-the French
well as the Mcxicans. These gentlemen arrived
in a ptifu state, being without bag or baggage and
feeling greatly chael1ned.
On the morning Of the LIST lnst at two O'Clock strong
force of liberals attacked the city Of Tampico and
short space Of time became masters OF OF the prnc
pal fortS-the Casa Mata-where all tho ammunition
was deposited From there they effected q lodg
ment in the town, and 1t is reported posi-
cap urng the whole garrison, which consisted
OF some four hundred French and Mexicans The Am.
peral civil authorities above mentioned succeeded in e
Gaping on boarl the Mosquito. This steam tug was en-
poycd 10 running between the city and the bar The
skcdnddle precpats that they the skedaddlers
the tug II is feared that persons lost their lives
In the attempt referred to, as they cast
themselves into the water and did appear afterwards
One or Two French eunboats stationed at Sacrifcios
have got up steam and proceeded TO the Tampco bar
The news has again revived tho spirits OF all the lib
erals residing here They nevertheless are perfectly
well satlsflod that the empire viii be numbered
among the things that were
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MILITARY MATTERS.
Iul Is,

Exhibition Drill of the Twelfth Regiment, n.
y. $. n. t;.-Trini Of Morris Tactics.
The board OF officers OF the United States Army APP
pointed by the Secretary Of War to examine infantry
tactics having, by authority OF General Grant adjourned
from West Point to this city, for the purpose Of witness
ing the battalion movement according 10 the system Of
General Morris, the Twelfth regiment, N. Y 5. N G.,
undor the command Of Colonel Ward, assembled at
thtee r. NJ. yesterday at Washington Parade Ground
aud performed number OF evolutons tholr pre-
To judge from the number Of distinguished officers pre-
sent the dri looked forward to being Of the
most interesting ever held in this city. Besides the
aiming board--tonssilng Of Major General Ayres,
Colonel Black, commandant Of cadets at West Point.
and Colonel Clltz detailed 70 witness the ovouions--
Major Generals Battereld, Upton Merritt and sully Of
the regular army, and General Forsyth General Sheri
at one time Chief Of staff to General Mcclellan The Ma
Sandford Brigader Generals Hall, Bendix Burger
Darling Colonies varan, Conkng, Hamilton, Burnett,
Cox and Tuily and Lieutenant Colonies Anton Myer and
Beattie Captain Moore OF the Second battalion, New
Jersey Rife corps and great number OF subaern on
cers, both Of the regular and militia swces The
regiment would have shown 10 better advantage
If formed on the open field, but the place
chosen better adapted TO show the facili-
In woods and avoiding trees and other mpedimenis.
Morris system used by the army OF the Potomac
and other armies in the field. Its alleged superiority
consists chiefly rejecting all supernuous details and
10 marching always by the shortest lines II also en-
tirey abolishes the hxed PIVOT and ~ substitute Tor
the old movement "eft into line, wheel IL has the
ton 'form line by ide LETT which carries out tho
general Ranking principles Of the system. Among It's
novelties may be mentioned the method or forming FOR
ward into line. The new method Of forming square
from the do1bic column OF fonrs the passage by files
front and rear making use Of the march OF com
papies by the flank instead of in column
by platoon In the old system The formation OF
column by division frsm tho column OF fours the
march by successive formation was used IN active
service on nearly every occasion when troops
massed The Twelfth regiment turned out yesterday
about three hundred and sixty men, including band and
drum corpa The seventy -seyen motions get down in
the programme were performed IN hour and forty
four minutes All the motions IN the school OF the bat
talon being executed and the average time taken
css than two minutes each The examining board
pressed themselves well pleased with the regiment and
the manner In which II performed the exercises After
the termination OF the drll the regiment marched mp
Fifth avenue andthroush Fourteenth street 10 Broad
way. TO their srmory.
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our HAVANA Correspondence.

HAVANA, August II 1896
NJ. Miguel Antonio Herrera goes 70 Now York by the
steamship FOR the purpose Of buying two IRON
clads (lonitos) for this government. M ..4
The government here has received information from
the Spanish Consul In Philadelphia Pa that the Health
Board Of that city has ocay declared the existence OF
cholsra u that port In consequence Of this informa
zion order has boon issued to the effect that ali ves
sells coming direct nom the United States no matter
what health bills they carry, shall be vigorously do
tansd II the Lazaretto del Nans In quarantine The
steamer Hendrix Hudson from Philadelphia, arrived
here ON The 5th inst and not having brought clean
bill Of health, was placed undor obs0voeon for Ave
Tho Captain General II Is said, came to town yeser
DAY Tor the sole purpose Of personally inspecting
transported TO Africa Fernando POI Two or three yes
sells said 70 have been chartered for their conveyance
and ono or them s TO sail without delay taking about
three hundred OF these gentry who occupy his Excel
lencys attention at this moment and in whom the peo
pie take more than ordinary interest.
The numbers OF the Croca, received by the Columbia.
have been seized by Me censor The seizure not
account OF anything POLITICAL but for the publication of
turned to New York The fact is that The an.hories,
"a well "a other folks hire quito sick and tired o. The
affair OF sehor Ferrer do Couto who. appears will not
lot old sores heal
AS natural consequence Of the almost prohibory duty
levied in the United States foreign cigars, ship
s'wecd" and hence the export 10 Now York become
next to nothing Whether tho American manufactures
VIII DC Ado 70 pay the hgn price OF mo eal t0bacco IN
future remains 10 be seen, but IL Ia very doubtful
Business continues dull. There upwards Of hun
dred vessels in the harbor-ten steamers forty-ave
banks and ships fty brgs and ton schooncrs OF for
eigu shipping notice there than fifty vessels
that have not yet found charter.
The public balls, which were quite furosc here for
merly, are evidently getting unpopular People seem 70
become little more serious more thoughtful thaa they
have been before; and well they may II requires
good deal of steady Flooding nowadays TO support the
luxury and exravagant habits that prevail The new
promenades and many other attractions viii long
make very sssober" people
Tho weather continues fine; occasional shower tem
pers the atmosphere. Tho general state of the public
health Is good
The past week has been duh for sugar hold
are tenacious in demanding tho figure Of RS for
No. H.
The receipts OF specie from tho LIST Of January to the
3st OF July amount only TO 5000 600 against So 900
during tho period las. year.
Exchange London has risen 10 twenty premium
Currency, sixty days, New York ~ dis
count but gold drafts have declined to four and half
premium
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CUR mlsAsao rusD CORRESPONDENCE.

MAmAylo, Cuba, August II, sos
ISIrAroRr STEPS FoR GRAND CONSPIRACY AT
CRUZ.
During the month OF June wealthy Mexican citizen,
long resident OF Vera Cruz, and well known to the In
habants OF that city, also TO those Of the Mexican
empire Ut large. met few trustworthy friends In q
private house at night. Beforehand every prccaution
had been well taken ward or listeners and spies Of all
kinds and to prevent the srousng Of any suspicion to
the object OF the meeting Al nrst, tho secret council
only considered the feasibility OF originating
and carrying 10 q successful Issue conspiracy
grand SCALE which would some practical manner. aid
tho LIBERAL Mexican cause, and materially eject the
shaking empire and the lovely whlskered Msxininn.
The direct object held In view was 10 stimulate the Mcr
can people, by example, cause them TO take courage
and rise all over the Mexican territory and TO bcwidcr
and confuse tho upcrasis, and make them so fearful
for their personal safety that they would hasten away
without regard 10 dignity Of any Kind whatsoever
Al the nrst meeting however, nothing more important
tran spIred than discusson, bot on Subsequent
OCCASION plan OF action Was Submitted and approved
The wealthy Mexlcan gentlemen refsrfed 70 aoovo n
once became the leader OF The consplrztorR I ~.
ARRANosxG THE rRE1INixAnns % ink ooxsrIrAct.
rinrt the consprns parties wttbin mo walls Of the
city Of Vera Cruz communicates rsth tns "n@Ts oh'S'
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-17

CofFER-Tho market Tor oil kinds continued inac-
tive but there was change in values which remained
more or less nominal in the absence OF sales.
FEEiaH1s were armer The engagements were:
To Liverpool 200 bales cotton private terms 20 hhds
tobacco at It's Co. 200 hbs rosin at Is. Cd and per
steamer 500 boxes cheese at 22 Cd To London q 900
pipe and hosshead As phd t"baoo al rs Cd 60 boxes
do stems a los and 200 barrels shoe pegs at Is Cd
"a To Hamburg 800 hbls petroleum at 3D. The char
4c brig from Charleston to Matanzas lumber at SIS
bark to Galveston on private terms one from Port
land to River Platte, lumber at SIG gold, and three
schooners 10 Fnll i.er corn at &C.
hoLAssrs continued unsaabe except at concession,
which holders were unwilling to make and We have no
sales TO report
NAVAL STRrs The market for spirits turpentlne
tinued quic in the absence Of any export demand the
being confined TO snail los at 67Nc kosin
quiet and common .ns lower, being offered At $276
sales $50 bbls. No at SIS so; SO do low strained at
made q zoo sS" bis %c% sa' a. Tar sa0S were
Ons-City linseed was unchanged at 81 So or
English sales were made Of 5000 CALLS at about 81 Is
gold
PaovrIoxs Receipts, bbls. beef and so do lard
The pork market opened frmer under an increased do
mand, but closed d. and heavy at $50 62k cash for
s ss 50 rs IS s sr sR ~ es % Sss
do and t27 % 1917 IS FOR prince also, for future de-.
Der, $3i for November, both sellers option, and $50
for september October and all tho year. buyers option
for now plain mess and $40 Ga for new extra do.
Beef hams we're duh and nominal or bacon wo notice
Gales Of l2S boxes c9mbersnd cut a 1ekc Cut meats
ages al 20c 22c for hams and 10c 18tkc for shout
ders. Tho lard market was without decided change
sales 400 bbls at 1SAc 21c, with small lots sold at
2lkc. Butter was quite activcl at 20c 33c for West
ern and 33c 42c for State. Cheese active dc.
mand for export at &C. l9c. for common dairy TO
choice factory made
PErR5fBCG There was rather more inquiry for both
crude aud bonded. and the market ruled shade nrner
The demand was chiefly FOR export. Sales 5000 bbls
crude at 2Gc 26hc closing at 26iSc &c. and 1900
DO bonded a. AN 42llc. for prime light straw TO
white. and 43kc 44c. for standard white; also ZOO
bbs. standard white for October at 46c, buyers option
sUGAR--Tho market very nrm with fairly active
demand, but the business was moderate buyers and
sellers wero al variance to value The sales
prised 054 hhds basis Of 10xc. lie. for fair
good refining Cuba l1kc 14c. for grocery grades OF
Porto Rico We quote inferior TO common refining Cuba
at 9ko. 10nc., fair 10 good grocery do. ike 100
and prime grocery do. Ike. 12xc Refined sugar was
nrmer and IN y active scsug readily at 16Ic. 1916
for standard hards and i5zc. i5Xc for 4 coffee
srEAnEsz was 10 limited demand Sales 10000 lbs at
okc a 22Xc also 6, 900 lbs grease at oxo I2ac.
TALLow was firm, und.r moderate supply and fair
demand. Sales no. 600 lbs at l2tsc. al2cx. per H.
WmsKBY.-Receipfs 226 bbla The fnsrkct still con
tinued dull and nominal
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-17
our SAN FRANCISCO Correspondence.

sas fssScIsco, July %, 1868
General Vega having shipped all the arms purchased
hero for the liberals and completed the formation OF his
American Legion, left for Sonora last week TO resume
command in that department. Another detachment o.
the Legion will leave by sailing vessel for General
Coronas department in northwestern Mexico tomorrow
with this detachment goes General Daniel T. Hunger.
ford, veteran OF the Mexican war brave resolute
and accomplished man, who will make mark in Mexico
II he has half chance. lie Is accompanied by his
STAFF consisting OF Captains Louis de la Nord and John
Ewad AND Adciant james r. Clark. II Is the intention
OF General Hungorford proceed 20 the seat OF the
federal government with all possible speed. to confer
with President Juarez, and prepare for active
pagn The style OF General Hungsrford may DO inferred
from single fact When the California gold fever broke
out he was In New York. without means 10 bring him
here but managed to raise enough TO pay his passage
Cape St Lucas on tho extreme southern point Of Lower
California He landed At that point, and from
thence came on foot distance Of over one thousand
two hundred miles In the heat OF the season, and de-
pending on wild fruits the charity OF Rancheros, liv
ing many miles apart for susta ming life. His whole
party engaged In the celebrated Bontes Expedi-
tion,n year since and arrested and imprs
oned through the Vaccinations Of the French consul az
this port, the false charge Of conspiracy seize the
after months Of confinement and when all chance Of
the expedition getting on was gone.
The steamer Continental arrived from Mszstlan, with
dates TO June TO- yesterday A. Mszsisn All was in
The libefals OF corona iofce, under CoOncl
Correa, Sept the French and traitor force OF about
one Thousand eight hundred men closely confined In the
city. Garcia Morales was on the northern frontier OF
SONORA, receiving aud supplies FOR Corona from the
United States. Simon Gutierrez, the noted guerrilla
chsftan, had srved in sinaloa, and had joined with
Corona against TIC French Corona himself stl in
the South operating against Iozada.
AcArrIfo
II appears about 10 e abandoned again by the French
The second attempt 10 obtain reinforcemcnts the
South have failed The war steamer Marine returned from
Port Angel in 0xsca withou man Porhro Diaz having
second time thrown himssf between the Impcriaiss
and tho sea shore and compelled them TO turn back
so>ohS
In the North there Is no decided change In anairs
-Four hundred sent by Corona from snnoa 10 re.
nforce the liberals NJ Planes under Pcsauera had
arrived within nfy Leagues OF this place. where res
quiera had Csc hundred The French are hudded
together At Gnaymss and Hcrmoslo was in the har ds
Of their Indian allies under Ysnori When the Amcr
cans, under Urmy whose departure was noticed in my
last arrive sonora, yanori will have TO do some
lively travelling or loose his top-knot
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TIE stvuluTlox IN MEXICO.

Nsw YoRx, August 10, 1850
In your issue OF to-day you have published let
ter signed "Guiermo Prcto,' and dated "San Antonio
Bcjar. Nth May, 1866. in which Il Is stated that Gen.
eral Gonzales orsgs. together with Mcssrs Bucrta,
Ncgrec, pacnl, and Bcrczsh viii appcarin The Mex.
lean territory TO sise new impulse with large 70.
sources 70 the defence Of the Republic, and "a fall and
legal representation 10 principles says Mr. Prie,o
As this gentleman known 10 advocate The pretensons
Of General Gonzales 0regs TO the presidency OF Mexico
the meaning Of bis quoted words " very plain. Nov,
10 what concerns personally, have 10 say that Mr.
Pnetos statement n az false and Groundless a. the all.
ance OF President Juarez and Sana Anna 10 which he
ailudcs Gensral 0onzais 0rtexa spd my friends ~
siding IN this country know ful well my postipa IN
gard 70 the unIrcky suostou raised ~ ehis ecasfal
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-17

oua FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE.

The Colenelcy Of one Of the New Negro Ress--
Haents offered NIajor General DIiics-Mrs.
Jcn Davis Gone 10 Washinxton--An Irats
Astroio8er-ExcursiOn 20 Yorktown, &c.
FORTRESS MONROE, August II, 1885.
Major General Miles, the well known commaudsnt Of
Fortress Monroe has had rendered him the coonelcy Of
one Of the negro regiments to be raised under the pro-
visions Of the late Army bill II is not known yet
whether he will accept the appointment or not He has
gone 10 Washington and tho presumption is that his
mssion there ID TO make inquiries regarding the con-
dtions Of acceptance otherwise and that he will
then determine whether TO give In his acceptance
refusal Under oil the circumstances OF tho case the
tender Of this appointment cannot be regarded otherwise
than most natterug approval Of his military career.
q we'll a. high compliment and reward Of his past
vIoes both In the field and since his assignment to his
present command The past war produced no ofacer
who made gallant record for courage and ability
g military leader than Major General Miles. He
20 ms present position from private and belongs 10
soas cisas q present age s only twenty sig
struggle happily always develop for their countrys
need and pFoudsst glory .E
DrARrunz on MES JEFF DAVE
ME- Jen Davis left last evening the Baltimore boat
her opportunities 70 those or her husbands Counsel sr
efforts his coalition q prsoner has certainly bsss
greatly ameiorassd from what was before her arTva
basis Of his Ss.S SsIs
work upon her present endeavor hs behalf should
crowned With success. -
ISDGGsAST AsrRorOGRR.
Prof. Pelham, % he calls himself and who is mar
vel indeed he do all he processes be able to do n
the astrological and curative way Is holding forth at Nor
folk. Mayor Ludlow, this morning made him pay $50 rs
10 the way OF ane and license fees which raised his
TO the height OF the siar5 He reserted 70 threats and
everything but his art to avoid payment OF the money!
but without avail Az he turned his back the Mayors
court no whispered 70 friend loud enough to be heard
"Wel never mind, the Mayor fools me out Of 500 70,
but fool the people out Of 5000 day and get the best
OF II" And II Is fact There hundreds OF fools
who daily 60 to consult this humbug
EXCURSION YORKTOWN.
The quarantine steamer City Of Albany took party Of
excursionsts TO-. day tc Yorktown Several hours
very agreeably spent in sroling about the old amy
camp grounds and the famous encircng lines OF breast
works and intrenchments thrown up by General Nc
Cleiian
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Tho whcal market though quiet decidedly drmer,
holders generally demanding advance Of &c. 70 &C. per
bushel which restricted sales to great extent Sales
$4,000 bushels at 81 40 for No Chicago spring. 81 Is
for new amber jersey, 50 so 50 IS for new amber
State. and 81 % So IS for No Milwaukee The corn
market declined lc with, howevr more doing at the
concession Sales 100000 bushels at &C. q S2Hc for
mixed Western, SOC Slc for inferior and S5Hc FOR
Western yellow Oats quiet but firmer advance
OF fully 10 having been established. Sales BUSH
els ct Sc SOC for Iowa. 40c 45c for Chicago, and
45c . 60c. for Milwaukee Rye continued active and
frm with sales or H. 600 bushels Canada 80c 8lc
Barley and malt were dull and nominal
CoTToN. The MAJ xet opened frmer with fairly ac-
tive demand mainly for speculation and export but
closed tamey, with sellers than buyers al tho
nexed quotations The sales embrace $3.50 bales. We
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UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
Before Commissioner Osborne


Yesterday Joseph Fritz and Frank Browne, who hsA
been accused OF participation in the alleged murder o.
James Dempsey, board the American ship Jonathan
Godfrey in the Bay OF Palermo Sicily brought NJ
before Commissioner Osborne Tho Commissioner stated
that the evidence showed they had no hand In the
crime. He would, therefore, discharge them but must
hold them witnesses against Lloyd Brown the coorc1
man. who bad been committed for trial the accuse
lion of having murdered Dempsey This dsposes 81
the matter SO far the Commissioners Court Ia con
cerncd LLOYD brown will be put his trial in October