, 1870-04-16

turning to the barkeeper, csrelessly 1e,,..,. !;
| him TO . hang that up." 1he barkreu'r wi, ,
seemed to know him, said, ''+Al riyl: ,,ai
the party passed out and separated
CAPTAIN KIDD's TREASURE.
Grcnt Discovery OF Gold nnd SILVER
Corn ON Staten I4land.
Ftuns th< Nee Turk Sun, -sfr7ila.
! No little excitement was ocsa+ione,i l.>t @;,,,.
day, in the quiet little yillage Of E.,ssvii,-.
Staten l.lsnd. bE the discoveTy OF large -tl1a
Of money, hidden many generations ago. vtra
the village WAS on the great line Of travel !s.-
tween Philadelphia and New York. Tie ,.rnw.y
hamlet, sleeping through the warm Sabbath u.y.
| awakened from its dreamy state, opened III
eyes with startled and wild stare, stretched
its limbs, and in y moment was hu1.yii.s
| as Il By common impulse to = common itsts-
nation, which happened to be the new and
| stately residence Of Sheriff Abrasn Win,uts. uf
the Hinants family, who have lived thete.h,ut.
hnce their ancestors landed in Manhattan Eas.
| IN the times Of the good old Amster.lammcrs
and other rious men from waterv Holland.
ATTY tongues among the dwellers upon tho
banks OF the stormy Staten Island sound
that broad sweep Of water th1t separates the
peaceful and easy iuhabitantso Of the south side
from the apple-jaek tipplers and clay-ligge1s Of
JerseE-hsd finally got hold Of latge atom Of
upon. There Was really jingle Of old csiu
about the Winants' mansion, an almost forErt.
ten music to most nf the eager eyes anl oIe1,-
cared gszezs on the heap OF pieces in gold.
SILVER, and copper that almost filled trsk
measure upon the kitchen table. But tho c!rk
was not clear ar eilvezy. The corrodiny ti.1-
gers Of time had blurred and ru1ted th-lF far
sides: and the elements through succes-isl
ofRene1ahons had been busily engaged iii Allins
to them layer upon layer Of rust anl tastii
rh1 3.&-
faxes OF royal and imperial rulers. that CLEAN i
brightly enough hundreds OF ycars agu, before
America itself perhaps WIS discovered These.
curious and unique memorials OF former time,
We-e well handled and weighed; aud learutily
discussed BY the nrlmismaticians who consl,.-
told the following etory to fresh audiences
hundred times during the day, until til.
smoothing and eoftening influence Of gentle
re would no longer alla4 the hoa.senest Of
his musical voice:
Walking out this morning." said the
Sheriff, ''to enjoy the brilliant spring 4u,,-
light and soft, balmy sir, l had reached ,h,
corner Of my house, and Was coptemplati1,:.
the lu1uzies aud rapid growth Of some ea5l,
flowers, when my eye caught the CLEAN 81
the gEass- gave it push with tho toe OF nv
boot, when, much TO my surprise, tur,x.i
oves two or three round bits OF metal, wli.l.
on being examined, pruved to be cnrper er-
Greatly corroded by rust One or TWO Of Then,
yet exhibited fragments Of d.,ca a..l
the aid Of \ hoe, and was sta1tlc,l i;
turning up great numbers OF coin of vafiua,
sizes and quality. Before bad completed nv
search had found 562 pieces Of gofl, silver,
and copper, most Of them 50 rusty ~ to be
hidden deposit Of money laid away y.ars
and yeArs ago, beyond the memory Of mc.
now living. One Of the coins waa Of silver
about the size OF ! quarter OF dollar, bu;
thinner, Tearing Oh one side the date 1O5a
And on the other legend cannot translate.
Many Of the copper coins borc the date of l7as
and thcrrabouts, and we're clearly of English
origin. How they came there, gentlemen. i, 3
question you can explain IS readily Is l.
know nothing about it"
That is the shezia's story, and Sun re-
porter has seen some Of the coins. he ha4
placed majority Of them in dye to clean
them mp, and We shall douhtless SOON he able
70 Ascertain the nature Of the coins. Six of
the unknown ones have been sent to the
Smithsonian Institution 1t Washington to .,sl-
tain the opinion OF experts upon their char
acter. They are evidently not English. but
are doubtless Of Spanish or South American
mintage. Altogether they are a rematka.,,.
addition to our rnnsetnatlc collections, a,.l
amateurs and societies will doubtless be ALL.
to obtain specimens il they apply earlv
The discovery has awaleueti an e1,raorl-
Roasvi1lians, and there il general revival 1T
ane'ent stories OF buried treasures, in whi.'h
Captain Kidd figures with due prominence
AL the venerable colored residents have for
gotten the Fifteenth Amendment. AMI are
now lndulg1nE IN dreams, in which the sllp-rs
Of bold frcebooteB appear, and lead the gen
t!e antique maidcns to retired spots, where
they point out the places Of buried 4ro,!s
We! Gken irom stately Spanish galleous IN tl.e
ey these gallant pirates. by which the believing
nsT lind untold weath hastily nut awsy il, In.
early days Of the province. The believers are
nany; We are to Judge from the reports u
.e ofs of Ea5s sla I l,;s r., seer shs
the Tll-o,the.wisp, At night, on the solemn
shores Of the Staten IslanI Sound, where ,L,
gold seekers are stealthilr pushing ihei, r.
searches. II Captain kidd's buried treasures
conld be found. al Staten 1a1and would rnap
its fingers at the clay.ligsera and apple-laek
eoakets Of Jersey. Sheriff Winants NAV have
at last found the secret hiding place, and de-
monstIated forever the fact that tho late shil-
peE Kidd did gather together much money.
thereby adding historical verify to traditional
stos'ea Of the past.
A FeIon For Twenty xcnr. Mnde
Erer.
From tie Eos:o7 HrTulL .dprI4
Over twenty years ago. Young man, then
IN the flush md bloom Of manhood, with every
proepect Of B bright and prosperous futuro
before him, living within the sLalc OF tie
"classlc walls Of Harvard" surrounded by the
snnohllnE and holy Influences Of home-tien.
HnnnewelE1ron bad associates ard evil
habits fell from that proud and up.ieh, -ta-
tied Of sobriety and integrity to the loWues-u II
drunkenness and vice, and, az too MANY have
before and since done, soon became vi!n:
follower and an easy victim Of tha; c':r-.. II
humanity, strong drink. Depravel- wavwar.
and hesastIong. unheedinG the counsel as.l
advice OF interested friends. deaf TO tL..
prayers and entreaties OF d devoted nnrlc..
rtep br step down the broad and easy r.,a.! II
highway leading to tl...rsc-
tsunhle and sorrpv cart their gloomy ehaIn.y-
ever hs family from his wicked cot,1se-tf,at
cnuzse frequently causing HI. incarceration IN
jail In October, 1.45, after a reles4e from
a. an I'm Imprisonment ne q =. months be deliberate
.nd brother Of his. in endeavorinr
to secure some papers from the building.
pe11ehed in the flames Hunnewell va. ~
rested, tr1ed, and convicted, and sentenced 70
be hung, that being the penalty for arson IN
mute<i 70 Improvement for life. A9,ous the
1st Of February. twenty-five years and two
months ago, he entered the gates Of prison
from which. to him. there was M returning.
Isolated from the bright and basy world dead
forever, in this existence, to the blessed riIt
Of freedom, he seemed doomed 10 I've on, and,
perhaps, die, within the walls Of = building to
him living tomb, Only once during tnure
long and weary years, and then for onir me
short hour, has he been permitted to gaze
upon the scenes Of his early life, anl
then only from 1ne cupol. Of lis pri,n:.
Never during his confinement has lie
been permitted TO "a outeide tine gates lie en-
tered 20 nany yearH ago He hss lived on .laY
sitter day, patient yet hopeful that be mi-!.t
yet te pasdoned and set free, but never tasia=,
Hut yesterday opened a new Leaf in hi! e1,,r,;-
enee Of life, foE It MONDAY he stood for ,l.s
!irht time for nearly quz1ter OF = c.1,tuyv =
nee anan.. man. y tho consent Of the t;oseraor
h;s Hs"e5ts oGJ s Eere effected for extending y
atsonA pardon At 10 o'clock The prs--
9ne1H we're called to the chapel. sLr:.
= ~. - seated quite numerous audience, sid
ate[ y i tne usual derotionsl exercises .ar ti.s
naplAn, 1a Warden HAYNES offered frw r.
,e51eEee during his connection with the 1ri=Y;.
nd 2 !; AfteE briefly abiding to the annual t.s.,n
)! me Governor. Of pardoning an ,ntn,t. ~
~ Atge family, be stated that to-Gav il yA,e
4 egacst; Seat eaafe 70 announce as shs susi=s.
1onnewea, And requested him bea1sny :Ia.
'ane to stand up In response, an OH 49,
'a11ed man, IS years old, slowly arosa III,
clpg!ed feeling Of joy and surprise depi:tes
n his features Excited cheers atost, fron
he audience, which were gladly iorpei in hT
LIE prisoners. and in the confusion =nd e1c;t
cent Hunnewelt was hurried out Of the chrr.,1
0 throw s-ide, let us hope for ever he ear
cents OF telon. and soon como forth clotRt3
j tie hahi1itueuts Of free nsn.
The prisoners were then allowed an ho,,, ar
be ear 81 and smian rlon primary Restraint in
Toffs, nanr Eeceiring the attention and ~
sIecurss f of their friends, who we're present.
ltes Hn1eh they entered their calls and nar,
5ok Of = good, bounteons dinner, anl Len
oloIea = 5espits from their 1abor+ Tor IL.
~ fr.ona1t1- " .nf oay- HuEneweu ~aa v..n'y
nm nrso. ~ congratulated upon his exit