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The Murder of Vandcrhcydcn.

Nothing so thoroughly stlrs up n commu-
nifty, so arouses its horror and Indignation,
as a brutal murder, such as Is now the theme
Of conversation in every corner Of the city.
People discuss each phase Of the case advance
n variety of theories, and compare It with
previous tragedies Of like character, seem
ing to derive a sort Of satisfaction by arriving
at the conclusion that "the murder OF IA.
THAN is the most horrible crime on record"
Yet the criminal history of the country sfull
of cases fully as hideous in their bloody de.
tails. Within the present year, even, the
newspapers have given the details Of n
tragedy so similar TO the NATHAN murder in
many respects that brief history of the case
may lie pertinent at this time. The crime
alluded to was the murder of VANpERuEY.
Den, n wealthy farmer residing il the sub.
urls of Troy, y. Y.
NANpERHEYDES lived in retired spot
Just without the city limits. The only in.
mates of the house Lcsidcs tho domestics
were his daughter and her husband, named
| ALLNANpER one night the ncighbors were
| aroused from their beds by the cry Of muir.
der which came from ALEXANDER, who.
mounted on horse, shouted as lie rode by
that bis father m.law had been muir
dcrcd crowd soon gathered at the
NASpERHLYpLS house, willie ALEXAN.
DER rode to the city and gave information
to the police, NANpLAHLYuES was found
on the floor of the larn with his skull com
plctcly beaten in. ALEXANDER, who wa,
himself suffering from a cut on lis head, TOLD
the following story of thomurder
VANpERHEyDES and himself had stortct
loT the larn for the puyposa Of doc.oriuP
ioyoritc horse. VANpEmrYpEN entered III,
oann while ALEXANDER stopped under ~
/ o1iA14ng aAcl to 81 some water IcarL.
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PRTSSII'S PEEL IVERTED.
The Fifth Avenue Horei Mystery Fnthomcd
A Drunken Cnll-Boy Dismissed Fearful
Cons pirncy AgninsI Poor Prmssia.

The mysterious advertisement which appeared
in yesterdays SUN caln. for go men TO 20 to Paris,
aud directing applications TO be made to Capt. f. j.
Rogers, late of the Z ;. A., Las found an oynlana-
ton The officers of the Filth Avenue Hotel. -l5.
priscl by tie interview with the SUN reporter.
which took place on sunday, canvasscd the subject
in secret committee, and to the conclusion that
some DESTROYS OF PLAYING % practical jokc
at the expense Of the proprictors.
Early on Monday morning the splendid halls and
portico OF the building were crnmmed TO a d"rrce
that very ihconyenient and the boarders OF the
hotel made complaint OF the nuisance TO the q, rls
These gentlemen at once recc Inzei the effect of the
advertisement. and began 10 .natnemaiize TIM sun
Tor It's comments theie cor, ~ . crowd was ir'lly
prodiEious, ana the memAcrs Ne,S eagerly en- aged
In discussing the objects OF the en erpr.se.
One OF the courteous clerks nrucing very broad
and si,nihcsnt grin On tie lace OF the ell boys
asked them what they were Laughing ut, and whether
they thought II WIS laughing matter TO nave the
upon one Of them said he thought he could explain
it, aud being questioned he said that one Of the call
boys, Rogers, who bad been dismissed on Saturday
for repeated drunkenness, bad inserted the adver-
tisement in TnR Sun ch occnsioned the present
trouble. Rogers was Immediately huntcd m and dis
covered In corner Of the reading room surruuo tcd
by twenty dead heats. to wnom 10 WIS LAYING down
| the Law with bibulous gravity and emDlass. The
clerk ronred him ht the nap. Of the neck and ask cd
him what the dencc he nelnt by such Gamer. a; the
same time ordering tie d. Bs. to quit thebudng in
| st inter-
and enemy oi the Prnosh1ns entirely, BAD luck TO
them, he thought Of giving ould France IN, when
he was kicked out Of the hotel $50" said he. "
went down 10 iuE sun onish, where shturk IN IN
ndvc, isemcnt fer $50 men 60 gu 10 Paris. Shurc
d n'tsay whit for \ man Scn 90 70 Paris u be
hez moind without brnking any Of Tim MORTALITY
| laws. Aud old yes moind the toin, Msltcr char.
| lev, whin We satuck IN advertisement in 'rur SUS
| Tor pinicman In the hail Dint yes heG A15 an
| swcrsY So expected 10 have Joost as many for
livery man aIcl Tor diyil one less. Ache man IN
| loind His own passage and oay hrs own oNuinsos
Acne 10 sOoSctile thrilc tor 81 crnl cv1ensc'
| Tor whicl II give 'cm rcsatc. And WhH VIC cot
to Fr ce snrc there we'd have the hoighth Of loinC
| times, and ID be made a Gincrnl for the f1nc rcc
| mcut Id bring tHem ArTah. bad luck to shat man
| OF 1nESUNl Sure hes sp'it the ioiac,t schamt
| thlt ever man made"
Here Mir. Rogers sighcd heavilv ard, having
| finished MS Story, was summarib cXp"i.ei, his
ragged army having already leen kicked out
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surrender Of policy to the wishes of The
British Government, and the open sympathy
of the British people for Denmark, Lord
JOIN and his colleagues did nothing but
buster, md allowed that cruel partition to
take place, which may he regarded as the
beginning Of the present troubles.
Lord joins directed his Ambassador at
Berlin to demonstrate with BISMARCK against
the invasion of Denmark, telling him it
would be regarded MS an unfriendly act. The
same thing was done Mt Vienna, and in both
cases France joined in the remonstrance.
BISMARCK did not heed this representation,
and it was soon aftcrward followed by
another. in which England formally declared
that she would treat a war upon Denmark as
q cdSVS jeii to herself This did not deter
the Prussan statesman, who rnoasured the
mcnaccs of England at their just value.
lie went straight on to the end, and the
world knows with what result. When tho
war ended, the British Ambassador at Berlin,
Inundated by these events, in which he had
been made to play so sorry part. asked TO
be transferred elsewhere, and England lost
her place among the nations.
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Prospect of a Republic in Spain.

Gen. PRTM and not the Spanish nation hns
furnished the occasion for setting Europe in
blaze lie has himself stated that Prince
LLoroLD was his own selection; and
that his colleagues in the Spanish Min.
lsiry demonstrated against the nomna-
lion upon the ground that 1t would be OPP
posed by France. He subsequently asserted
that he had no idea that France would be
20 persistent in her opposition but that
Spain had already gone too far to retreat
without disgrace, and so he exclaimed, En-
ardat It rice rEspdgnei Two days after
this bombastic utterance. the Spanish Gov
eminent declare that the nomination Of LEO
FOLD is withdrawn, and that in the war
about TO be waacd Spain will remain strictly
neutral
If there are any reasoning mon in Spain
they must be much disguised with the
pitiobe position in which PRIM has
placed their country. and much alarmed
at the prospective consequences Of his in
competency. Even If Spain he not drawn
into active cooperation with either of the
contestants, her fate will depend entirely
on the result of the war. Should the fortune
of the field favor NAPOLEON, he VIII Of
course place the Prince Of Asturins on the
throne of Spain, and the country would then
be little else than French department. IT,
on the other hand, the arms Of Prussia are
victorious, the withdrawal by LEoPoLD's
father of the cnndidature of his.sop would
probably he annullcd, and that Rrincc might
be elected Kng Of Spain. In such an event
Spain would be almost an integral part OF
the German Confederation. In either case
the nationality and independence of Spain
will be destroyed, and SpOniorls will have
no one hut Gen PRrf 10 thank for II.
There is but one plan possible by which
Spain can maintain her independence and
no crisis can be more opportunc for executing
it than the present. We mean, Of course, the
creation of a republic. Fars!shted men in
Spain must LONG ago have seen that Span
ish King is impossible and that the selection
of foreign Prince will only subject the m.
tion TO foreign Intervention. Moreover for
the past twenty-five months Spain has got
along tolerably well without King. and q
bungling would-be Kiug.maker is now the
cause Of her troubles
Under the circumstances, therefore, we are
not surprised that, at the instigation of q
committee of the Republican Deputies, the
permanent Committee of the Cortes think it
zine to convene the whole body for.the pur,
pose of dcfaitively establishing the Constitu.
ton.
Republican Spain would give Cuba hcr in
dependence, and Cuba's slaves their imme-
date freedom.
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The Belgian Telegraph - Hamilton IT'S
Changes his Mind.

WASHINGTON, August 1.-The American Com
pany which he'll from the Belgian Government the
exclusive privilege 10 hay submarine cable from
that country TO the United StGtcs were Terss.enty
re erred by the State Department to Congress for
gress considering It he the business Of the Exccu
tive, declined or reelected to take any action In the
premises. This Company. which did not ask cent
from Congress or from the Government, but fer
that delay would have had their earle laid by this
time. With the first intwatiOn Of the Franco.Prus.
sian war, came the announcement tat France would
allow in cipher to pass over the wires.
lied how they at the mercy of France, Prussia
and Great Britain for telcsTaphic communication,
when they might have had line which the United
States controlled. The Secretary OF state and our
respected President were then anxious thai II should
he at once proceeded with The latter wanted II laid
right away and was surprised on being informed that
that unatey ready made cable could he secured
by the Company, who woud thereby be enabled 20
have II laii by the lat Of November next. Mr.. Fish
directed the necessary rcr'nsSibn 10 be MADE out,
winch was done b. Mr.. PlHcr0t Davis. formerly o.
the Erie Railway. IN document which set forth the
value 10 the United States OF its prompt Completion
Nevertheless, after many da5s Of delay Mr. Fish on
the Of his de0artnrc refused 10 sign Il, on the
prefext that the BELGIAN Government had gwen an
exclusive VI iht to this American Company for twenty
year. The Coupany tAcgcun'U, Il arrears, offered
to surrender back to the HGzian Government the
exclusive clause OF their charter, hut SIN Mr. F,hs
answer had not come. Is he waiting TO hear from
sidney WCbstcrs IS he has turdilv conceded tnat
uhns Tor that rcntlcman not to have somehow a
OnsCr IN the pcf
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EXPLOSION ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
Tweuty-oue Lives sacrificed, and Many Pas
scngers Woundcd-A Frightfui Spectacle
-. Struggle In the River.

MLHrIus, Aug. AT Pacific Place, thirty
mile, above here at II o'clock last night, the boilers
Of the stcrn wheel steamboat Silver Spray, from New
Orleans for Cincinnati with barge In tow,exD'oicd,
killing aud woundng a number Of the passengers.
The boat subsequently took Ere. The Silver Spray
was seven years old, and was owned by Capt. s.
Patiersn.. who had remained at home for that trip,
lcAviu. apt. JORDAN in charge. The boat had
on hosra nearly three hundred crates Of queens
ware, and large number Of cabin aud deck passen.
gers. She carried nineteen deck hands.
Mr. Singleton, tie second clerk, says that just az
tie watch was called the explosion was heard, and
in a moment the vessel was wrappe In flames. The
diIest CONSERVATION prevail ed and nothing lef,
sor the survivors but to plunge into the river and
make for the nearest shore, distance OF three hun
dTed yards. The night was inten civ dark, AMI 1t
Mls impossible TO renccr assistance TO the wOundei
The following are known 10 be los
Capt. A. n. Jordan OF Cincinnati Thaddeus Wort
second mate, % Long Re CHI; o. W. Bailey, second
steward, OF; G Inati BOYD nth (colOredj. berth
maker, OF Rcnmnnd; and Aired Carncs,
second coos, OI PITTSBURGH. colOrCd Chamhcunail,
Of the cnoRin. were fatally injured, AVID soon afcr
died. Edward Long, boohkccrcr OF Cincinnati
Dick Gaze (colOreJ), coOS, o. New rclmOuG a
co'ored porter, name unknown AMI George vii
ians tcolOred), deck hund, OF St. Louis. fat lly
injured. Seven Of the crew ire severely wounded,
and nine were saved.
Two hours after the explosion the steamer CITY
of C1rO hove in sigAt and went to the relief OF the
sufferers Al who saved were trken On board
and brought ere Tho Stray 1'atcf down thc
river two miles and lodged on the hIr, where she
and the barge burned To the waters @ ,sc.
Iwcn'y-onc lives were lost,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-02
NEW LIFE ron PERTH ANNOY.

The Merchants of New York Combining
with the People Of New Jersey to Revive
the Trade Of the Ancient Citv-E~cn ping
the Clutches Of DIR. Carnochau 81 Co.
Good for Perth Amboy.
The people Of Perth Amboy arc not inclined to
accept the situation brought about by C,rnochan
and his allies Il rough Secretary Boutwell, The de-
cison Of the serreary oectualy closes the port Of
Perth Amboy to the vessels OF those merchants who
arc desirous Of escaping the dangerous and exren-
sivc clutches Of the Now York Health olcer, with
his fine ring Of exortiololc ligterers and piratical
longshoremen. An arpell has been taken by the
Perth Amhoy authorities TO IN authority higher than
Mr.. Secretary Boutwol hut with what result IL not
yet known, althouth It is supposed by those who
know the head Of the nation, that be has declined TO
interfere.
On Sunday Dr. Andrews and DR.. Manning, Of
Perth hmhov, forming q Committee Of two ap-
pointed by tho citizens Of that ancient city. went
Ivy s1iboa, to Long Branch N vat mon the Prcsi-
dent, aud to lay before him their grievances.
A iavoring wind speedily bore them TO their des-
tnation and the business was IN one way OF other
ransacte / but At latest accounts the Two doctors
bad not returned 10 their antique town, and what
the President said has yet TO be given 10 the gossip
yp air. Probably n we nave already suggested,
the Prrs cnt Las given the petitioners very cool
reception.
The merchants have not vet given NJ the contest.
They are more Determined than over to nght the
Carnocian foravers on Our commerce. and will mud
another way TO circumvont their Vaccinations. Or
ders have been sent out to captains OF ships load
ing In foreign ports fpr the UHited States TO clear
Tor PERTH Amboy instead OF New York, If coming to
| this city.
Vessels will thus within the law, and II will
| he difficult for Mr. secretary Boutwell, or DR.. Car
nochan to find any valid excuse for preventing
American other ships from entering the fine port
| Of Perth Amuoy, there performing the necessary
quarantine and finally sending their c1rIoes to New
York by lighters. mt less than half the cost now in
| CURED through the ordinary clanncis, as controlled
bN DIR. Carnochan.
In view OF regular and legitimate increase or com:
| merce AT Perth Amboy, number Of wealthy and
| public spirited citizens backed by New York mer.
chants are about 10 bcGin large and spcndid wharf
NJ favorable point accessible 10 ships OF heavy
draft, AMI capable Of accommodating number OF
such craft Near this roomy pier Ia to be erected
| series OF capacipus warehouses Tor the receptior
| and storage Of merchandise from all parts OF the
| world. Easy and CHEAP transportation Ia Afforded
| from the old city TO New YORK. and In time there
can he no doubt that tie decaNng Interests OF Peru
| Amboy Will revive and flourish with more thar
| their ancient glory.
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SPINNING ON TINE lFiTE.
The Autumn Campaign of the Suchtsmen-
rIuur tor n Brilliant Sea son.

rIuu- tor n Brilliant season.
August aud September, 1870, will long be re-
memberod by yach,smen as stirring times. The
event OF the is the race FOR the Queens cup The
next important event may be mitch between the
Dlu-tless and the Cambria. Mr. j. C. Eonrou Jr q.
- plucky yachtsman, and Ia anxious to have
apother spin with his British opponent, as lie IL
coiiiilfnt that IL Dauuucss il tho better boat Tho
race will be outside the Hook, twenty miles to
wnlwarl aud return. Mr.. Ashbury has lon 1t IN
the Commodor3s hands To deci'e what shall he
considered n dead heat TO windw1ri The yachts
viii race under the rules OF the New Yori; Yacht
cub consequently tle Dauuuess w.u allow the
Cambria time.
Several othe- yachtsmen have intimate Ito xr.
AshAury desire to enter mitch race with the
Can,hria. MIR. Ashbury has come over for fun and
vii accommodate them. Mr. purnt l. anxious to
match tho Teller Commodore Stobbins win ict tie
Phantom have a spin the FicetNing Is another can
didaic AMI theiTidnl Wave Madeleine Turointa.
Rambler, Eva. aud Alice all anxious fOv ch.
Mr.. Aslluiy hts informed Commodore Sicbbins
that he has two cups to offer, to be sailed for by
schooners and slooDs, leaving one prize ior each
class the race TO be sailed under the rules of the
Club. Tie Cambria will probably also compete In
this ace, and II by accident she should be ul
the next yaelt will take the cup
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1t is popularity believed that there lie yet
ono honest man left in the New York Police
Commission, and that his name is Bos-
WORTH. In the name Of the people we will
ask him few questions.
What do you think, Judge BoswoRTH. OF
Police Department that has two Of its
Commissioners (SMITu and MANIERRE) In
the Republican General Committee TO do
therein the dirty work Of Tammany, and q
third Commissioner (BRESNAN) running n
political organization in every ward in the
city2
What do you think, Judge BoswoRTH
must be the fate Of police force in which a
BRENNAN man" cannot he disciplined for
deserving his post, or for drunkenness when
on duty while an honest officer, who is not
o political hack, il broken for a triflng con
versation in a station house?
What do you think, Judge BoswoRTrI, Of
the possibility Of maintaining discipline in O
police force when the Commissioners allow
SwEENY, TWEED, and other TammNnv mag
mates to override the Superintendent, and
make him an object of dcrision to his subor
dinatcs2
Judge BoswoRTH, why should not tho
sole honest Police Commissioner in the
Board make the city ring with his denun
citation of these abuses, Of which he is daily
cognizant, and not, by silent acquiescence
become an Nccomplce in their preparation
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oLEoPATRA PORTER's YACHT.

How the Peoples Money il Spcut-Ad-
niiral Porter's Floating summer Palace.
Since the yacht America has been at the navy
yard about $4,000 has been spent In fitting her out.
Her masts and rigging were taken out and new sup
Pile In their place, and complete set Of sails has
aso Leen made for her. In addition, beth the ward
room and cabin have been embcllished. New carpets.
new upholstery ala new tables bavc been placed
there, and so anxious is Adu,;?l Porter TO cl fine
Snow at the coming ecatta that 90 rs set oi sINer
plate with IN elaborate monogram, |. :. ~, an II has
been bought for her. The stewards pantry has also
been lifted out, regardless Of expense, with new
crncNeiy and glassware.
10 prevent this precious vessel from coming 10
gre, new IRON steam launch has been detailed 10
Nvlt " on Ter. The crew II this launch cousis of
mate at :i5 mOn;l md rations, michinst ~ so
nhl ratuni and two lremcl at so AMI r'tions
Besides this she burns at 'cast OF coal q day at
a. yer ton, tlus cos'iUGahout f3,J month. Brown,
who sailed hCr In the 81 match, has been engaged
10 Hil her hero, but those WHO have seen her slll
lately ray sic ~ no moro chance Of again winning
Tie cup llGn Hcw London fishing smack would
have,
Commander Meade IA tho boss on board, and,
nlthousA he Is considered the second bCs seaman IN
tue United states Navy, II II very doubtful whether
he can maze her go any iastcr. Ana, not content
WIN Alng everything new on board, Mclle IA
con IL ITcd two Ur three trin made expressly Tor
her, including a ibbOOm ant a mainsdi. Inis Is
tue W,A IN which AdmlW lorer iutchJs to amusc
hllnsch II the public expense.
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a noise in the barn, ALEXANDER started for
the door, and had just reached it, when he
was struck down by some unknown person.
He got up and gave the alarm as soon as
possible, but the murderer had escaped.
Everybody believed this story. A mask,
gags, and some burglars tools found in
the barn apparently explained the mo-
tive of the murderers. VASDERnEYDEN
was known to keep large sums Of money
in n safe within the house, and the burglars
had secrcted themselves in the barn, intend.
ing at the proper moment to enter the house,
gag the inmates, aud rob the safe. Large
rewards were offered, and several arrests
were made, but the real porpctrator Of the
deed could not be discovered
Suddenly the mystery was solved in I'M
unexpected manner. ALEXANDER, the SON
in.law, committed suicide, leaving letter in
which he confessed himself Tie murderer.
Impatient to secure lis fl,hcr-inlaw's
wealth, he had conceived and alone carried
out the murder, inhcting upon himself
severe injuries Gs part Of the programme.
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Engiand-A Little History.

Although the fact is established beyond
dispute that the secret treaty was proposed
by NAPOLEON, that il exists in the hand.
writing Of his Ambassador at Berlin that It
has been seen by the whole diplomatic body
there and ia open to public inspection, yet
Lord GRANVILLE has sought both dsingeu.
uously and discredtouly way of proving
his neutrality-to cast doubt upon the
subject, by giving NAroLEoS the benefit Of
the bareiaced falschood Of his Ambassador at
London, who was weak enough to ascriJc 70
BISMARCK project which be Lad no posi-.
bic interest in making, How Belgium will
be treated IN case Of danger may be easily
coniccturcl by recalling the treatment tc
which poor Denmark was subjected, botl
before and during the Prusso-AustHan war
England Is allied 10 Denmark hy tho
closest ties, as well as by treaty stipulatious
When that war was threatened, Lord JON
RUSSELL prescribed n particular line o
policy Tor the DANISH Government to pursue
and ii was followed 20 the letter. Tie Min
istry was changed, and every CONCESSION
made as dictated from London, with ia
clear understanding that England would il
tcrvcnc if Prussia and Austria pcra ste,
But nptw!iLa.Ind4ag tl.s Submission an