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New-York tribune., 1870-12-06
THE BRIDGE CAIssON ENGINEER ROEB
LING'S TESTIMONY.

Fire Marshal Keadcy on Saturday commenced
an cation to the origin Of the FIRE nj the East
River Bridge ,isson Friday last Yesterday, ChiefEn
giucor ". a. E,tbing testified as fOlOws have been,
Tor year and half Chief Engineer Of the Bridge Com
pany, and am 10 constant attendance, day and night
know lire occurred In IL on Thursday night II broke
ont 40 have bad in all four rc the foot OF the
-ie-, and bocd together vertically and laeraly; the
the r.oi arr caukcd with Oakum for depth of
filled with tar and cement; bctween the fourth and Gfth
sheet ~ heavy tin % increase the ticne,s and 10
~ that ii d candle should s,t there it would u,t draw In
TIE fire. The only place not pointed with cement
Tie lights are pf three kuds-li g. cum ughts G gas
buruers, and candles for general illumination; all the
as we have gone down and increased our pressure We
have discovered that The combustion u compressed
cssOns that that fact ha. generally been thoroughly
known from what have been able 10 learn believe
roof OF The wOrknguen either kept biz clothes
his whisky bottle there; my idea h that man
looked into the box at o'clock In the afternoon, aud
held a candle iu hand while reaching in with the
other and brought the flame into H. from the Of
damage done It must have taken that much time the fire
was not discovered until II had burned half a timber
We first applied carbOnic acid gas but this proved in
with an inch nozzle and PLAYED until the fire was out
the only openings in the roof two, four inches in
diameter; the water ran down in steady stream TIL
1880; when came down into the cassOn rau a large
bar through the holes; directed steam jet Of one inch
10 ne lliOWn on tht Hltdlh jet ran about hour
supposed the fire out trace OF 1t visible;
the air drew the water ui this continued until o'clock,
and then the water commenced to drip and so showed that
the fire might be ont; looked the holes, but
of fire; then IL about O'Clock; felt should
he paraly yZcd n stayed another minute; partially
paialyzed and am not quite over 1t now stayed seven
eight hours, left word tO let know II spark was
seem was rubbed for three hours with whisky aud salt
At o'clock fire was discovered at the fourth hth
Of timber by the carpenter wh had been boring
in search OF the fire. then flooded the caissOn IL
qures 100000 gallons Of water 10 flood IT, the operation
Of 0odng dry eaiss0n Is rsk the air pressure must
BE- kept to support the weight this done perfectly
the caissOn settled two inches don't think the damage
has passed beyond the tin barrier II necessary Will
cut hole In IT, and fill the crevice, and that
hole viii be filled with vertical posts but this will not be
done until the casson Is finished; IS pillars now
building for the support OF the cassOn; there sign
OF detection or yielding in the roof when the last
came out Of the caissOn.
Mr. Young one Of the foremen, and several workmen,
have become parayzed from working in the caisson The
damage VIII not be than 500 400 Yesterday
The pumps we're set 10 work and the water forced 0f
the caissOn.
New-York tribune., 1870-12-06

crops, than their present occupants have aonp -hao
ara many who can do better in the Wos'i VAt the
right men can still make money by lai ',lS Sius
~ tbe Susouebanna and the Gcneeee md would
O,aalv inoite some thousands more Oh Aem to try
ROCKS FOR SALE AT THE Tk,auNE OFFICE.
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q,-,euNE ALMANAC REFRNT 1898 to 1868. vols. Half
bound, $40
CHRIST AND THE GAILOws; Or, Reasons for Abolition
Of CAPITAL Punishment. BOvee Cloth s.
PEAR CULTURE FOR PROFIT Quinn. 81.
ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE. Waring. New Edition.
Cloth, 81.
DRAINING FOR HEALTH AND PROFIT Waring. Cloth,
81 50.
EARTH CLOSETS AND EARTH SEWAGE waring. Paper,
50 cents.
DRY EARTH SEWAGE SYSTEM BY DR.. A. B. Palmer Of
University Of Michigan. Price 10 cents.
Cooperative STORES: THEIR HISTORY, ORGANIZATION,
AND MANAGEMENT. Paper, 80 cents.
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF CoOPERATIvE STORE
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Ii would be no easy matter TO find books varying from
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Any of these books sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt
of price Address TIE TRIBUNE, New-lOrk.
New-York tribune., 1870-12-06
THE PELLETIER STORY.
RECOVERY or STOLEN BONDS.


Antonio Pcllcter, who was arrested by De-
tcctyc sampson on Saturday in the act Of negotiating
the sale Of 81 GOO worth OF stolen bonds had previously
risen to such distinction o. adventure as 10 make
his apprehension upon criminal charge an event OF
more than ordinary interest Pcetier first came into
general notice in1sGc, by purchasing an immense quantity
OF ollands in West Virginia, 10 pay for which he was
very soon found to have means The important airs
he assumed set lDout buying apparently the entire
State Of West Virginia, and the sudden and ignomnous
collapse of his vast projects when IL was lound
that NO had no capital TO back them nave ever slLcr
been the subject Of amusing comment in the oil regions
Pectier turned mp again Ia the West Indies as an az
legged pirate, having OBTAINED cOHhiU' or NV7S "h'u
the Hay Government found reason tl suspect a.
ito nrisnn lie was Intimately released and although
nail ,e OF one the West Indian Islands, claimed in
demnty from the Haytian Government AS naluralzed
lie flied "a claim in the State Department at Washing
ABOUT SC0O0o the amount of his alleged damages
pamphlet which he circulated widely about the capital.
Unfortunately 10 by clear even by his own
showing thai he had proposed any thing else than simple
piracy. lie settled on ,arlg near washington, IN ihe
rise to much public scandal ia that NlChiiy, Inc
quiet life Of a farmer, and the monoonous business of
0l course, AFFORD tWuccnt hrId lor eeniuss
Ike peirtier's. II remains to be seen IN what
redsurr at the 81. George Hotel, in this city last Au-
gust, now he into possession OF them aiicNadi
Int he has at all EVENT. been caught under circun-
stances which hardly admit of doubt that hi' public
y
being conducted TO his cell at tine TOnbs, some hat
lofily demanded that he should be provided with ear
net apartments and he otherwise treated with
than ordinary consideration He stoutly claimed that
he was a secret agent In the employ OF Secretary BOu-
well, and 40 the moment of his arrest, bold,
strenuous plausible In maintaining that he was not
n proper person be- taken into custody that, with
able and Nperenced officer, he would probably have
succeeded in escaping
Mr. Thomas sampson the detective OF the Board Of
BROKERS who made the arrest i3 Of the most sue
ccs-fl detective officers the county He Il now past
the meridian Of life spent in profession IN which, nom
the very nature Of things, men rarely receive sufficient
reward I'm public appreciation. Their greatest riunphs
of professional skill often required 10 be Kept
shrOudcd in mystery, except as To bare results De
cciyc Sampspus service secret agent Uf the Gov
crumeut, during the war; gave him experience which
has been found particularly valuable IN fcrrctng ont
criminals In allst., where many semi Confederate,
semi Federal orators Of the Pcctcr kind noW naturally
seeL "a field f. their daring financial Tascali,ies.
New-York tribune., 1870-12-06

NJ the wound witness thought il very improbable tnat
Waa selfinaicted. Ellen Vaughan, tho mother on se m G
beT sor was in the Park Hospital, slightly hrii the
to nouire for George JohnsOn he refused 10 answer
,asffns 90 to how he received his wound but huaiy
aid ole shot me accidentally; no was only i0ohnG he
would tell nothing further. ~, H..
Taward n n Marsh House Surgeon OF the PARK HOS
tai tstt6ad that tie deceased brought tbere hy
GeCarty Kerrigan and Johnson he gave the name d W
mon sad he had accidentally shot himself t5 was also
asserted by the deceased when questioned Py %it@ w @
so yitness told him he dying, oBd asked MN 70
tell The truth; deceased again declared be lad shot i
ses fro tbc direction Of the wound, wiiness was oi
The opinion that il was not sefnhced, unless the 10
ceased was lefthanded. . -, A., 49, ,to
time tn ond Kerraau, and McCarty was sent 10 10
Uonse OF detention The police believe that vaughn
u.os sbnf bv watchmau willie eugnced WITH others IN
stealing f9 pier or vessel and that hs comrades are
anxious 10 keep the matter secret
New-York tribune., 1870-12-06
THE WORLDS NEWS.

TO the EdftOr or The Tribune.
SIR: As a reasonably well-rcad Englishman,
am surprised that the readers Of The World fail to OBJ
serve the extreme inaccuracy Of s European It
is utterly ridiculous TO suppose for moment that its
London correspondent knows on the very day that a
Cabinet Council is held what has taken place at its ait
ting ana the result OF its deliberations. The American
public should be cautioned that all such statements in
The World pure fabricatOns An unscrupulous man
his forward facts, and earn what
call IN England dirty money" but that is not
The late Lord Brougham when he Lord Chancellor
tn consequence Of his having divulgcd some Cabinet
secrets made 1t impossible that he could hold Office
again In any future Cabinet This viii show how strong
Is the feeling on the subject In England Lord BroughaIh
was, ~ that time, &C the zenith OF his fame.
IL would Also be useful 20 t3buate and pnbliSh the
number OF The Worlds French victories and OF the
host by the Germans during the present In tuxta
positiOn with the tdcts The World abOunds In FroAch
sdtcesseH. II tey have awaysb successful why
10 IL that Paris is Oesieged at the present timef
One would have thought that the "War Correspond
ent" In Dicsenss Martin Chuzzew would have saved
from feIeton Of the character In the pages
OF lbe WOriH.
when writer's who know better habitualy fabricate
and palm on false news leads sensible people 70 be
neve that their honesty and the intelligence Of the
patrons Of the paper arc ON par Yours, respectfully
Providence, Il. l., Nov. 80, 1870. AN Es0LisHKAs.
New-York tribune., 1870-12-06
4. 7. sTEwAETs RAILEoAn.

The plans for this road are partially maturcd,
and its construction is settled fact Last saturday
contract awarded to Pltick II. shields for building
the portion between Farming ocand Queens nine miles.
II s to have double track ano 10 Dc completed by April
st Queens II will connect with the Long Island road
Two routes from this point 10 NoNNur city have been
surveyed. One Il north and northwest through Flushing,
NcWtOwn, and Astoria, with friryauduc at FiitCth-
~. The other Is south and suuth-vc-t 10 Valley Stream
utrrsectiug the South SIDE Railroad, and connecting at
Bay Ridge with the Hemp5tegd Plains and Bay Nugc
Road. Seven miles OF 10 are now Hi running order.
Fifteen miles Uf streets and avenues ha'e thus lr hpCu
laid out aud fenced on Mr. Stewards H,nnteld Plains
purchase.
New-York tribune., 1870-12-06
THE SHOOTING OF PATRICK VAUGHAN THE
INQUEST

Coroner Schirmer commenced an investiga-
ton yesterday into the alleged shooting of the river
pirate Patrick Vaughan alias George Johngon, by Mat
thew Dobbs, In James JohnsOn's saloon No 100 Motst
ON the morning Noy o. Out Of the OF contradc
tory statements nothing positive was elected. James
johnson testified that at O'Clock ON the morning I'm
question the deceAsed John McCarty and Michael Ker
rigan came 70 his place and procured some brandy
Vaughan said he shot in the abdomen, and showed
witness the wound deceased had pistol in his pocket
and said be had accidentally shot himself he was re-
moved 70 ths ONCE OF Dr. Sweeney, who probed the
tai, which was done. 'P'
John McCary bartender at No. 100 Mott st. testified
that he met kerrgan and the deceased In Motts and
Wa tOa by vaughan that he had accidentally shot him.
ser, Whle drunk AZ the Of Mulberry and Chat
nam hts no accompanied Ksrrignn and the deceAsed %
Jonns9ns saloon and sfterwArd TO the hospital he had
never heard any other version OF, the shooting
IN James vosnsy IT, ined that he called IN a.
tend deceasod who intoxicated and was told by hn,
thai nc had accidentally shot hmse one f TIE
present said Id undertone that IL yAs ali tie fault
OF the hg man. vee WA not tAAFa fTon ths drectioa
New-York tribune., 1870-12-06
THE BIBLE socIETYs LEGACY.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR As ] understand this question, n gentle
man made his wllbequelthng 10 tle Bible Soccty certain
stock in company which was IN existence at The date
OF the will. Some time subsequently 20 making the Will
he the testator, converted that stock into other stock
When he died, there stock in his name eN stng i'm
the company which he had named 20 "a he Bible s0r
ety. suppose Mr. Washbun had brqucaihed the Bible
Society valuable real estate In kcWNUrA, aud sub,c
gnently sold and conveyed the property o .unr one else
what effect would his own act have upon the legacy TO
the Bible Society," Every wclread hWy er win gay that
his own subsequent conversion OF the ,pccat pr0prlv
acts rs new will would do 10 d-uhrrit the frat named
egatee Should there be any difference IN the asc OF
legacy OF stOcksi JIsrtrE
Aep York, Dec. 3, 1870.
New-York tribune., 1870-12-06
MoNr1cELLo AYD roET JrnyIs RNLnoAD.

The Monticello and Port Jcryis Railroad is
nearly completed. The grading. masonry, and bridging
are finished, and the iron laid 20 HARDWOOD, nearly
twohrds Of the entire length ~ the roal. II VIII Doe
opened for business by the lst January 1871 ls traffic
iu tagging and building Stone found h cNhaustcss quar-
It's line, must BE- very a TD passes throt G
Of the largest hummer districts u southern NcwNo'
including 5000 acres OF ue white PIN Hil pf which will
De manufactured and sent 10 EttIu markets IN
road. Mr. W. W. Gilman OF NCWA'rA lIs a ,ady erect
ed q steam gang saR-mIl, caplllc OF manufacturing
100000 feet OF lumber annually. Tie viii erect largo
tanuery the pr0i cry during % coming Spring.
The road terminates at Monticello. tur county seat Of
Sullivan County, and the Ccut &c % huc aT,u,UId dis
uCt, and H. intended 10 form link 600 the N,W-l JrE,
Utica and OpeIsburg Railroad, another 4Itat trunk
road in process Of construction.
New-York tribune., 1870-12-06
QUoITs

Numerous quoit-Dlayers assembled yesterday
afternoon ut Mtcheilson's grounds on Eigh,ccLth-st
near Fifthaye, South Brooklyn 10 attend the dosing
tournament Of the Greenwood Club for the sCasOn.
Among those present several members OF the Long
Island Club, and also OF the Pds-aic Club OF Newark
Several welc0ntested games were played The scores
OF the best are appended: Quinn and Sudow o. against
knthwel ANA Gave, 49, Latham uud Brooks, aiuSt
Who0y ana Mott IL Latham aud kcr.haw, n, against
Desendorf and Eastwood G; Whoolly and H.ckIug, l5
against Mott ana Brooks 10; Quinn and Brooks against
Rothwel and Roberts, q TOD. The games began nc p
m. aud ended at dark.
New-York tribune., 1870-12-06
MARINE NOTES.

The schooner Phoenix, Capt. Smith, from
Portland, Conn.,, loaded with stone, for EizalothpUt
went ashore yesterday on IaAyenswood Reef, near
Astoria, filled with rapidly and was placed under
the care OF tho steamer John Fuller
The ship Gov. Morton IA ashore Just inside TyhGc
leland near Savannah Tho wreckers are ligtentn ier
and she will probably be got on - ''
The qrew OF the Engish tteamship Magadala applied
10 the BRUSH Consul yesterday for rlief They claim
thnt the captain does not permit his steward % ser,
inn allowance OF beef and that he tn sail In fer days
win An lsuroient number OF men, This steamer il tho
one that lately arrived from China by way OF the sueE
New-York tribune., 1870-12-06

To the Editor Of The IrtbEHc
SIR: 1t is obvious to those who are con,id-
ering this interesting subject, that the utility and value
OF the present Pacific Railway be admitted TO the fun
extent claimed Tor IT, and travel yet require
another through line The claims Of Southern route
TO begin say Memphis, Tenn and by way Of il Pa0
have been presented before the country supported by
most forcibe and intelligent arguments This assumed,
IL may prove matter Of real Interest 10 ascertain the
shortest most eligible and economical route from
chief Atlantic seaports 20 Memphis the point Of de
parture 10 the Pacific Now II you viii take tOeTabE
correct map OF the United States, and making Harris
burg Penn point OF departure, pursue the following
route: l. The Cumberland Valley Railroad and its ex
tensions crossing the Potomac River at Wiiamspor'
near Hagerstown Md, following the extension now in
process of construction 10 Martnspurg, W. N on the B
aud o. r. r. Just 100 miles west Of Baltimore, where the
present railway line terminates you VIII reach your
second eligible point OF departure. From Mdrtlnsburg,
by way OF Blooming Gap IN distance Oi "a miles you
reach the beautiful valley OF the south branch OF the PO
tOmac, ROmney, Hampshire county, al about 81
mi es from the head springs OF that IL may De oh
served here that the great valley OF Virginia between the
Blue Ridge and main Aueghauies 10 subdil ded by the
north mountain into the valley" wateTed by the She
nandoah and "the South Branch Valley" watered by
the South Branch whose sources are at the very summit
of the Alleghanes and attainable upon an ascent of
only about 10 feet 10 ne mile thus al riding the hghtest
and easiest grade across the mountains 10 be found on
the continent and there reaching 10 down grade upon
the western slope OF probably equal facility along the
Greenbriar River Then pursue the Greenbriar 10 the
junction with the New River, and onward TO and with
the Blue stone ldver to the ahnents or OhnGh River,
which follow TO the main railway line to Memphis at or
Kingston Tenn, some 40 miles west OF Knoxville.
In TINS way ls obtained route OF superior grades, IRA
versing country OF remarkable agricultural and min
er resources, continually tending westward-therefOre
snOIest-dhu nteIstctng tne IehhsylVah central al
Harrisburg the Baltimore and Ohio at MartinsbutC
Washington and Cincinnati in the South Branch Valley,
and the Chesapeake and Ohio near Lcwisbure thus max
ing all those great lines running from the Atlantic sea
board toward the Mississippi Valley its permanent trbu
tarics EXAAiNER
ROmney, West Virginia, Nov. co. 1870.
New-York tribune., 1870-12-06

Daniel B. Kelly was held in $4,000 bail,
yesterday 70 answer charge OF embeEzng letter from
The Court of General Sessions opened yes
terday with heavy calendar. including Ave cases OF
murder and many of grand larceny The murderer IN Ia
tried this term are Geo. Nelson, Philip Co0ney Michael
narin lawrence Sullivan, and Maurice Kehr Patrick
years imprisonment and fined t950
New-York tribune., 1870-12-06
DECISIONS.

Supreme COTt-GenTal Term-By PRESIDING Justice
IngraAm and Justice CaozoRsmseY The Erie Rssay Co..
Appeal from order al1gng Mr. Rsm,ev contempt suslne S
slO u.Orr appealed frou tung NJ Ramry s5qW
modified and the Cue hIed II $50.
Superior COlut-Specidl Term-By Judge Monell-
Stone ag. Wells Fargo CO. CsTt agt Huaul agt
Harmony Peck, Gerer Reoler Hall fss-houan
granted kugaesu clrul ergOrlcr OF Rturc. BoNe
Spring, Morrison Loea. m National Bank Peter, u ,H
Shuie Chamber ar Dsrsnd-OrleTs granted DuhAa Eeebs
Oglrr v Reference.
New-York tribune., 1870-12-06
ARE SLAVE MARRIAGES LEGALl

ToRONTO, Ont, Dec. 5.-A case involving tho
legality Of slave marriages in international Law was
argued before full Court Of Judges, here on Saturday
the main question turning the validity OF marriage
celebrated between two slaves, 90 years In VIZ
giuia and the legitimacy LEGITIMACY Of tue issue ot
such marriage The arguments on both sides were veiy
long The court reserNel Its dccIAon.
New-York tribune., 1870-12-06

1t is the opinion of Herr Wickede, the mill
tary correspondent Of the Cologne Gase that however
now la France three fOurhs OF all the Ocers fBo cap
tains upward In their hearts mpeaists. and v0uh
IKE the Prince Imperial " ascend the throne.
New-York tribune., 1870-12-06
THE BERGEN TUNNEL QUAREEL-wHAT Is TO
COME.

The Developments in the tunnel war" be-
tween the Delaware Lackawannn and western EalEOdd
and the Erie Railway yesterday were such as leu 10 o
supposition that the Delaware, Lackawanna aud We =
ern Company will continue the fight vigorously. lnry
aed cross bin in Chancery TO meet tho Eric CompDys
niunctlou claiming the right 10 pass through the tunnel
ON te strength OF their contracts and also on the ground
that the tunnel is by law highway, and open to all com
papes who will pay tolls Upon these premises tho Con"
many asks for the appointment OF Receiver, who SHAH
have charge OF the tunnel free from interference by
either partv The lin which Is fled through tho Com
panys counsel COrtiandt Parker, IciJdW \" ,iio"N,
ma 7 Vopafti will be argued before tne Chancellor ut
IoaisE fucker and Alex T. Bcrthond tho suDern-
wav were held 10 bail Yesterday by u. :. tumssohtr
Jackson I'm Jersey city, % answer ch1rFr OF op-u
ing the passage OF mail tfdlh from ha' ~ ~,
d. To New York, Friday bst no The Euc tunnel. I.y
furnished bonds I'm $1,000 each, and were diehJrHc 10
apnear before the United District Court 40 Trenton
The proposed now tunnel Of the DcaWdlc, LdchhWah-
count OF which Published ln the-o columns IN june
last Is now located aud 80 4 understood that Work VII
have of red construct the tuIu' I'm eighteen mouths
Tor OOOoO charter has been oht0ned from tho Leg
slaturc, and what Is now le'c-- - De- To- 60 l'
purchases of properly. Ihe luhu"l VIII tt A'j io'o al
length, AMI Is located north OF thc present tunnel
Tlr neg tiatipus which Wtri som" time ago. rnlcIti
into for tine removal oi Jt pot oi e.. Delaware Ltck-
to the Long DOCK have been broken on ''d lhc moro
favorable terms offered uy the BOuukca Ferry company
has been entered uiO bttW,'h iic U.s." Hnl"ni' '4cN
insurcs the pas crEtr r al. o. tc D'.d" rr, l"'
wanna and Western Railroad 10 tie Ilopokcn Ferry Com
pnIy for a long Term "l years r.. D., ..-. t,.,
Tie Hac.cusack aAd n ri crn NcWJcrsr' Il1.' La'c
brought suits against S.utn az Co. ol ir Dria"t.f,
Iaakawauna and Western AoId for vry heavy damages
sruecr, and shipper. to recover tr luruu ui .Dsoa y
dentcutioI CAUSED by tne blockade.