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The New York herald., 1871-01-02
MELANCHOLY CASES Of BURNING AND FIRE ZINC.

distressing calamity occurred In the township
OF rowbridge Allegan county, Mich, last Saturday
night week. The dwelling OF Emanuel Hepman was
burned, with three children. The wife and two OF
their children were rescued through q window,
their night clothes mostly burned of. The father
covered them with hay in the barn, then rode
mile in the butter cold, absolutely naked, to reach
frozen, partly roasted.
The same night another accident occurred at
Pontiac, Mich. H. Dowd, OF the hrm OF Stand
ish Il DOwd an old and respected citizen, started
for homo from friendly evening visit, about MD
childhood. Returning CONSCIOUSNESS found ms
hands and feet frozen, his speech parayZed and his
situation desperate. lie crawled forty reds TO his
house. knocked against cue door with MS head and
reused the inmates. He was exposed four hours.
1t is feared both hands must be amputaed. and per-
haps his feet.
The New York herald., 1871-01-02

OF monks He was tho frst man to propose that
learned education be given to the Indians. Robin:
son, Scotch Presbyterian divine the Goldsmith OF
historic literature tells US In his erudte history or
America, that tho Jesmts converted more than
million Of Mexican Indians TO the Christian faith.
who died in its principles and transmitted
them TO their descendants They threw down nye
hundred pagan tables and broke two tnousand idols
says that in forty-six years six thousand monas.
teries and six hundred bishoprics were estabnsnea
low bare footed religious monks How many
Indians did the Pilgrim Fathers convert TO Cnrsti-
snty NOT one g all p sccet1 " IN NeW
YORK, said he g0red IN -
THE DEEDS OF THE PILGRIM RIM y rAThEhs, rhH So, :,
the Indian lands which they procured by fraud and
by means OF making the Indians drunk with brandy
.1ey 81 she Pilgrim FATHERS that
without scruple the lands possessed by the Indians
thousand OF the aboriginal tribes were slaughtered
by DIR. Bellows saintly pilgrims In Massachusetts
Bay and Connections alone. Hildreth, the New
England historian, says that the Puritans were
THEIR CRUsADEs OF BLOOD:
that they always pllaged and sacked every indian
village before they set 1t on fire. speak not these
things for the purpose OF stirring up dissens0ns but
merely to silence impudent pretensions: II ,s is
among the Indians the latter became civilized NOT
single Indian did ever the Pilgrim Fathers or their
zeal OF st. Paul Las Casas was not in their line
Dr. Cheever, in his history OF the Pilgrim Fathers
tnat Ill one tnelr luLO
inferior OF Massachusetts they made this entry In the
Puritan journal: -"Some beaver skins we got, but
not many No crucinx or altar did they erect IN
honor Of the Redeemer. Not single mention did
they make about giving the Indian even Bible, that
GREAT WEAPON OF SAXON CIVILIZATION.
We claim for the sons OF Lydia fair share in the
glories of the New World. The Pilgrim Fathers
claim all. when, In fact they done nothing for the
souls OF the red men. By their exaGtlons ana op.
and revenge. ! ask who were the intrepid defend
ers and protectors OF the red menf l answer, the
monks OF st. Francis and the baref0oted Francis
cans. Dr. Rohrston AYERS that the Jesu1ts were the
true friends Of the Indlan that Las Casas appealed
from the decisions of the Mexican planters to
the Spanish throne IN their defence. He
was encountered at Madrid by all the
power threats and avarice Of the mobiles, who were
being enriched by the blood and sweat OF the red
men. He procured decree from Catholic king
declaring the Indians to be free people and enti-
tied to all the rights Of men. This was the first
declaration Of freedom ever proclaimed upon
American SOIL 1t numbered over the mountains Of
Texas ana along the Rio Grande ages
BEFORE JOHN BROWNS SOUL BEGAN MARCHING
on to HaTpers Ferry with his dusty warriors to con-
quer Virginia. Such have been the ab0rs OF Catho-
lie missionaries, nom the halls OF the Montezumas
70 the walls OF quebec.
The New York herald., 1871-01-02
DRAINED WITH A BOTTLE.

Ia small frame building in Bay street. Jersey City,
were collected last evening few congenal spirits,
whose manner OF inauguratlng the New Year was
such as only BELTS low bred rufans. quarrel took
place among the gang OF Sabbath desecrators In the
course Of which Ned O'Neill picked up a large bottle
which he broke on the head OF Par Doolan and con-
tlnued the pounding process till D0olan's skull was
terribly lacerated. Pieces of the glass were
bedded In the skull. DR.. Mulcahy was called in.
but he considered the mans condition very
critical that he ordered him to be removed to the
city Hospital. The bOodthirsty Ned was arrested
and lodged in cell at the First precinct station He
belongs TO that dangerous class In the Second ward
whicn gives the police so much trouble. Bail was
rendered, but no bail can be accepted till Dooan Is
pronounced out OF danger.
The New York herald., 1871-01-02
the MoanuN SYSTEM A YANKEE INSTITUTION.

utah correspondence OF the Cincinnati Timcs.l
While am on the Mormon subject VIII give you
an insight into the Mormon system, or part of It,
It's noling mole than a big Yankee swindle. The
founders and leaders oil the church--the president
twelve apostles and bishops-are and have been,
with few exceptions, Americans. This can be
noticed more in the division OF the lands OF Urah.
The Americans and more intelligent and meneyed
foreigners possess the only really good land OF tine
country-the valleys of the Jordan, the Weber and
Provo rivers, with Utan Lake region this lake is
large body OF fresh water and the source OF the
JordanI, while the poor ignorant scum or Europe
herded across the Plalns permitted TO gaze on the
Holy City, Salt Lake, the Mecca Of their religion
and then sent in smaller herds to Infest regions
have before described, where they live Dig rrgate,
fight grasshoppers, pay their tthing from their
scanty crops OF grain, worship Brigham, hate Gen.
tiles with 4 religious fervOr and all but starve.
The great object OF the leaders in filing the coun-
try with working people from the States and Europe
is 10 increase the tithings This heavy tax on the
producers is what has built up the fortunes OF Brig
ham and the other religious Dks who rule the land.
The mining excitement, however. IS gradually bring
ing about % change, and Bri ham Young's glory Is
slowly departing. Will write more fully nly next
OF the great discoveries OF silver leads this region
and OF the progress thus far made in opening up the
mlnes It is the opinion Of many experienced miners
that these mines viii eventually rival those or the
famous White Pine region.
The New York herald., 1871-01-02
SHAMEFUL DECEPTION ON SCHOOL TEACHERS.
A Large Number Enticed to Pick Cotto,

from the st. Louis Times Dec. 25l
Yesterday afternoon respectable looking woman
OF about twenty-five years OF age called at the
Mayors office and asked for pass to Chicago
which place she stated was her home. Upon being
asked by the alable Diggs, who does the honors In
that office, how she came to be here and in need OF
assistance she told the following incredible story
About two months since she was employed as a
clerk In a lawyers Office In Chicago, when she
noticed an advertisement In the papers saying
that twenty young ladies were wanted TO
70 South and teach school at liberal SAL
AIRY. She answered the advertisement, and
was called upon by gentemanly looking per-
son who said his name was Henry NJ Payne, or the
firm OF Payne, Dameron d Co., cotton factors, Nos.
60 and 6s Baronne street, New Orleans. Mr.. Payne
said that he had about the requisite number Of ladies
engaged at sixty dollars per month, but would take
her along II she wished to go. she said she would
like it very much and they entered into an agree
ment by which she was to be paid sixty dollars
month for teaching IA certain number OF scholars.
day or SO afterwards she and seventeen other
ladies-school mlstresses, clerks, &c.-left, In
pany with Payne, for New orleans, where they ar
rived on the oath OF october. Alter getting there
she says that instead OF giving them schools he
took them all out on plantation and set them 10
picking cotton. Not relishing that kind OF work she
pawned her gold watch TO neignDoring planter,
and came up the river, arriving here yesterday
morning.
The New York herald., 1871-01-02

SOMBRE PREPARATIONS FOR DEATH.-JOhn Dye
cheerful Old lndianian, has grave for himself
which he executed several years ago. Ho accom-
plished the work with his own hands, eXcavating
the earth to proper depth, laying stone slab
the bottom and walling IL up The sides with brick.
similar slab Is intended to cover the grave, and,
what Is singular, Mr.. Dye has scooped out OF the
neither stone hollow for his body TO lie in with an
elevation In which there is another hollow Tor his
head. 1t his desire that when he dies he shall be
dressed IN certain specified clothing and that
blanket shall be laid In the tomb, upon which his
remains to be laid. Another blanket is to be
spread over HIM, and the large slab OF stone placed
on the tomb and the earth flied in above. 1t will
be seen that he does away with the use Of CONN
entirely, and lie further requests that burial
vice be used or sermon preached and that no monu-
ment be erected TO his memory. Recently a heavy
rain caved In the earth above the tomb Mr. Dye
set about repairs with vigOr that was surprising
TO prevent recurrence or the accident he has
walled the grave up to the surface or the earth and
carefully covered 1t with boards and sod. The
grave is on his farm and within a few feet OF the
railroad.
The New York herald., 1871-01-02

How MARRIED WOMEN ASSERT THEIR RIGHTS IN
TEXAs.-A correspondent OF the benton rexas)
monitor says handsome, dashlng woman rode
into a village III that region = few days ago. and,
alighung from her horse, went rapidly TO a drink
Ing saloon where number OF sovereigns were
having u "high ume.n She singled out The finest
looking man III the crowd, and, walking up TO MIN,
seized HIM by the arm and ordered MIN 10 put
down the glass which he was about 10 drain. He
dashed down the glass and ran away the lady fol-
lowed, land finally cornered him in the billiard ro0m
she told him IN firm, determined voice, that the
place he was in and the course he was pursuin.
would not answer Tor her husbands tnat he was
wasting her property, and that she would no longer
consent to be uIsgraced and Impoverished by him.
She took his pistol from him, cooked 1t aud pre-
sented II at him, and told him he must leave or die
lie concluded to leave. She marched HIM out "a a
prisoner OF war 10 where his horse was h,tched
ordered him TO mount, and In a few minutes the two
were leaving town, the wife riding In the rear
OF ner captured lord. with his siA-shooter IA her
hand.
The New York herald., 1871-01-02
A FORTUNATE ADvEHTuRea.
A Californian Builds "a sixty Million Dollar
KailrOnd Over the Andes.

Californian Builds "a sixty Million Dollar
Railroad Over the Andes.
After an American has been canonized in China
for leading the imperial to victory against
the rebels, aud after ether Americans have en-
tered the service OF Egypt and made its armies
effective, 1t is not strange tnat still another Of
our fellow citlzens is preserving the peace OF
Peru. Harry Meigs, this last adventurer, uses
the arts OF peace, however. and by his extensive
railroad undertakings does more to keep the
country quiet than any other man In II, by CIV
ing employment TO the lower classes. That,
with good wages and prompt pay, makes them little
inclined for 6gnling for no pay and find themselves.
private letter from Calao says that he has great
number OF noted revolut0nists under pay, without
any employment, excepting drawing their salaries.
'by which means he keeps the country qulet" any
ether condition would be the death blow to his un-
dertakings. AT this time he Is building road from
this place to cross the Andes at cost OF sixty mil
lions. For two years he has maintained peace ana
although that Is the average duration OF that bless
ing In Peru SO that murmurings OF revolution,
begin TO be heard 1t IL 10 be hoped that ne Will sue
ceed in completing MS projects. which will accom-
plish much In perpetuating the tranquility IN which
alone the country can prosper.
or the man undertaking these great things cor
respondent wrtfes:-"1hls Harry Meigs, you Will re-
member was one OF the most enterprisng residents
OF California. He Quilt blocks OF houses. ships ana
railroads. until, embarrassed by some unexpected
losses ne suddenly took his departure. The places
that knew him once knew him no more, to their
sorrow. As suddenly he loomed up In South Ameri-
CO. the mighty proprietor OF sgupendous enterprises,
and what best OF all, he neavy renlitanceS
TO California, discharging every obifgatiOn, with
interest and often an advance. This proved hun
an honorable a. well as great man. ana the adroit-
ness with which he has secured the Interruption VI
hostililies In and about Callao gives MIN much
credit for generalship.n
The New York herald., 1871-01-02
A ROMANCE OF TIE INTERIOR.
Customs Inspector Learns of the Where
abOuts Of His Shipwrecked Father Alter
an Absence 0f Seventeen Years.

[From the Chicago Republican, Dec. 2s.l
There have been written, perhaps thousand
romances relative to the finding Of children by their
tender parents. Chicago contains man who has
been made happy in double sense-he has dis
covered father mourned as OF the dead through
seventeen long years. and the father Aforesaid has
dis covered in Captain ]. Harrington, late of the
Nneteth ILLINOIS volunteers and now Of the Custom
House. a six feet three inches and 22O pounds
avoirdupois inheritor OF his name and fortune
Nearl twenty years gone by Harrington pere left
the shores OF the Green Island to seek fame and for
tune In the broad territories OF the New World. or
the foggy coast Of Newfoundland the vessel In
which he sailed encountered storm and was
ton was among the survivors, and settled down i,
the country on the shores OF which he was cast
away. The emgrant had left in his own land
young wife ana several small children. They left
Ireland for America few months later than the
husband and father. They expected to find their
natural protector in New YORK, but were bitterly
doomed to disappointment After wasting some
weeks IN unavaillng waiting and hoping Mrs. Har-
rington and heramiiy followed the "sar OF empire"
setting down IN thts State and eventually In this
city. The children grew up to maturity, the mother
was laid to rest, and the existence Of the father
was almost forgotten Captain Jack was always
a stirring boy, ana when the war broke out he
shouldered musket with the brave Ninetetn and
won his captains "bars' on many a feld OF fame.
when peace was proclaimed he returned to civil life
aid was patronized by Uncle Sam. Three days ago
he received letter. He opened, read and stood
transnxed. II was from his father. The old man
had heard OF his family through some Chicagoan
who had visited the land of goldfish and he lost no
time In renewing his acquaintance with those SO
dear to hlm BY nature He had written 70 ireland,
had heard the family left there for America, traced
them to New York and lost sight OF them for many
weary years. He concluded they were dead, and
endeavored, in peaceuf toll, to drown his grief. In
those years OF industry he mad managed TO acquire
competence and renamed true to his old love. He
invites the presence OF his son and IN few weeks
Captain Jack will shape his course to that island
far abroad,
Where sailors gang to fish for cod.
Amid the dense fogs Of that latitude those so
strangely sundered snail be united ana the curtain
ofipeace all envelope them.
The New York herald., 1871-01-02

MAGICAL PROGRESS OF A WESTERN CITY.-Seven.
teen years ago there was not % roof, a slianty. .
single human being IN Leavenworth. Thick hazel
brush covered its site ana the wolves roaIned unmo
Tested. Now 25,0n0 Inhabitants acknowledge allie
glance 10 Mayor Halderman aud Judge Vaughan.
twenty elegant schools ana academies, near
thirty gorgeous churches, 200 saloons two theatres
seven public nails and two jalls. costing many mil.
hons, covered the ground. Hotels, foundres saw
mills, machine shops and factories are every where
TO be seen, and stores rivang any OF the best IN
the East daily crowded with eager purchasers.
In the Old World this would be called magic Well,
1t is--the magic OF Western courage, enterprise
ana Qeaeygy,-Le0reR,Q0rthL LKansasl Commercial.
The New York herald., 1871-01-02
ST. MATTHEW'S CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Celebration Of the Feast Of the Circumcision
Sermon by Rev. DR.. White.

Celebration OF the Feast Of the Circumcison-
Sermon by Rev. DIR. White.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I, 1871.
The Feast Of the Circumcision was observed in all
che Catholic churches OF the District to-day with
holiday ceremonial At st. Matthews church, solemn
high mass was celebrated by Rev. Father McDewitt,
with Rev. DR.. Charles White deacon, ana Rev.
Father Gallagher, subdeacsn. The attendance was
very large. The mass sung was Haydn's No 8,
ani at the offertory, Laudate Donaint was rem.
dcred with nne effect The discourse was delivered
by the pastor, Rev. Dr. white who
selected as his text the words Of the
erlste read in the mass Of this festival, from
the Epistle Of ST. Paul to Titus, l., 1llS"Fer the
grace OF God bur Saviour hath appeared TO all men,
nstructing us that, renouncing impiety and worldly
desires. We should live soberly and justly aud
pously In this world, waiting for the blessed hope
ssd COMING o1 the glory Of the great God AAd oer
The New York herald., 1871-01-02

A CONSCIENTIOUS LEGIsLAToR.-Mr. C. A. Rob-
erts OF the Illinois House OF Representatives, was
recently rendered a free pass over the Illinois Cen
tra Railroad and declined to receive IL, for the rea-
son that he considered his pay as d member or the
Legislature a sufficient remuneration for his SER
vices; moreover. he said that he had serious doubts
as TO the propriety OF legislators receiving free
passes from railway companies, whose interests are
liable any time to come in conflict with the in
terests OF the people whom that legislator repre-
septa
The New York herald., 1871-01-02

REDUCTION OF REAL ESTATE VALUES IN vfR-
GINIA.--u Is stated that very Lar &c portion or the
land owners IN Virginia express Willingness TO
sell ether estates nj any price the burden OF taxa
ton aud the ineficiency OIL the labor system pre-
vang there being more than tney can bear.
Within few weeks the best lands In the State have
deprecated twenty per cent III salaple value. Tho
Richmond Dspotch says-.'It Is simply an imp0ssi-
bty for tho Virginia people to bear oil the demands
for payment OF debt and taxes that accommodating
against theW Ine VOL Il a. tue door,
The New York herald., 1871-01-02

tscns below There sold Baltimore slst bags en-
frestissmo on private terms other Kinds wers dull,
and we heard OF no saes. but prices steady.
We quote e:-ko-O Ordinary cargoes. Akc. = 100; far
ao,,. no.. ioaS T.. ohc.' Soea do. l6ac. isNo.i
l41Sc- bbc.; java government bags 2oo a sSc
Singapore Isc. i9c.: Ceylon, 7>sc Ice; Maracnino
l5c losc Laguayra, 16ec. lTac. JAMAICA lac Isc
SD. y, poppingo gold IN pond ac CeaIa i5e 7o
loc savanilia, lb,Sc. a lec-all gold duty paid.
CorroN-The market for lots spot quiet tho
demand from All casses OF buyers being limited bnt with
only moderae offerings prices steady yes,srdays
quotations Including IL bales to arrive, there sod
22a bales OF which 545 for export 6ss spinning
and on spscuaton Cotton for future delivery
raey dealt in and advanced hc the market closing steady
a. the Improvement The sales bass low ID were a.
follows -December 200 at Hsc January, 800 4,c $40
e ise Februaly 100 z. s'ic go at /ruary
March, March, IvS So saSa 4 .Sac March, go a, isc 500
y ib,.a 100 At ii,c free o on board lsi aosl. n
AI,o ALI > late ate Yesterday Jsns.ry 2ol !. 800
l5a 200 at Is ll6c March, 100 Is 5,6c al Is ac
April 200 At isss free on board Mcble 200 private
closing prices for lots on the spo. AZ foiows-
The New York herald., 1871-01-02

FRKIdH ls-Ihe market quiet, offerings almos.
all articles being light bat full previous
TO All parts Grain room TO Liverpool quoted I'd by
sail and sd by steam. The engagements wsre:To Liyer
oolOtO bales cotton at I'D. 3l6d. by aud 5l5d
,sd by sail also per steamer 2b0 beef at 7s 3D.
and 1900 bushels wheat at Sd The charters brig,
5000 bos to the windward at Soc brig 5000 bbs
Newfoundland at about VI, S0 bark, from Savannah 10
Liverpool with 500 bales cotton, II Continent
sbd., and Drig, to Seville Cadz with SOU On petro
enm, and back to New York, on private terms.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.Recepts, $3.50 bbls Hour, $50 bags
meal 55 bushes wheat 1850 corn 1920 do oats
and 1900 do malt The -four duh but frm The
sales were only about 1900 bbs. Southern
and unchanged Sales 400 bbs Rye nour steady, with
small sales thin the range OF quotations. meal
in more demand and kinds trmer Saes 80
bbs at 81 so for yellow Jersey S3 for do
buckwheat flour ged-Stae and Pennsylvani,
The New York herald., 1871-01-02
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

SATURDAY, Dec. si-5P.M
CoFFrs-The market Cor Rio quiet, the demand be-
Ing Light bat prcss Hgs sssdY t9s all grades oar quota
The New York herald., 1871-01-02

THE FINAL STREET QUOTATIONS."
The following were the closing prices OF stocks on
the street Saturday afternoon subsequent to the
closing OF the Long Room:-Western Union Tele-
graph, 45I 45il; Pacific Mail. 401s 4Oh; New
York Central Consolidated, y2 a e2gs: New York
Central SCRIP s7z. 50; Erie 2314 23's; Reading,
99,s 99ll; Lake Shore, 925z 921s; Northwestern,
72H 72si; 40. preferred, s2,s s2s; Rock Island
1855 a LOG; ST. Paul, ex dividend, 521s a 52ss; do
preferred. ex dividend, 1871 a "a; Wabash, 4shi q
49ss; Ohio and Mississippi, 2s3. 2sh.
LATEST PRICES OF GOVERNMENTS.
The following were the closing street prices OF
government bonds:-Unlted States currency SKIES,
lloG 1101s; Unted States skies, 1881,
registered, 1l0ti 1lo9<; do. do, coupon, 1lSa
q ia; do. fve-twenties registered, May and
November, los l0sR; do. do 1852, coupon, do,
l0ssl a l09; do. do. 1884, do do, 10S4 l0Sh; do.
do 1865, do. do los = 10s1s; do. do. registered
January and July, 10TH a 1os; do. do, 1855, cou-
pom. do, 1lost l1O7s; do. do, 1857 do do, Ill
NIX; do do, 1868. do do, 1l15s 111l; do. ten.
iorties, registered, lossS a lo7; do do coupon.
1861 lo7.
THE COURSE OF THE GOLD MARKET
The extreme fluctuations daily in the price OF gold
The New York herald., 1871-01-02

Amid the dense fogs Of that latitude those
strangely sundered snail be united and the curt
Offpeace 81 all envelope them.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-17
FROM san DIEGO.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. !

SAN DIEGO, Jan. l6.
At Jamuel Valley, about 30 miles
east of this place, the Indians are so
troublesome that the settlers in
places have become alarmed and de-
serted their ranches. There appears
to he a bad band of about 100 In
dams, belonging 20 no particular
tribe, who infest the valley, living
on game brought down by their RI
flies, and numbering and plundering
rancheros whenever opportunity Of
fers. This week Mr.. Kelley. an old
settler and formerly Supervisor of
this county, was fired at from an
ambuscade by one of these Indians.
This morning Mr.. Kelley succeeded
in collecting about ID volunteers,
well armed and mounted. They
started for Jamuel Valley where he
expects to pick up as many more
recruits, and by joint effort rid the
country of these savage marauders.