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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29
NEW JERSEY ITEMS.

A gang OF river thieves coolly rowed in yawl "a
the Cunard dock Oh Sunday evening and ogled a
few cases OF goods consigned to Gillespie q Co.
Shortly afterwards they opened them and found
they contained cotton and lace goods OF winch they
distracted u heavy sample ana leisurely rowed
away. No one attempted to prevent them, and they
escaped.
A boy nine years OF age, named Snyder while
playing on the end of the dock at Bergen Point yes
terday fell overheard. There being no one near he
sank and was drowned.
captain Greasy OF Trenton, fell down the hold OF
on his head and was injured so that his recovery
doubtful.
Two laborers on the New Jersey Midland Railroad
attempted TO cross Long Pond on Sunday night In
small boat. The boat was capslZed and both were
drowned. Their bodies have not yet been recov-
ered
lunar rainbow was singular and beautiful
phenomenon visible In Paterson on Sunday night.
meeting or property owners was held In
Hob0ken last evening to protest against the alleged
dishonest assessments made under pretence OF con-
structing the Newark street sewer. There seems to
be screw loose somewhere In the levying OF taxes
on some OF the HObOken property owners
The heavy rams have caused the Delaware River
to rise considerably. The track or the Belyidere
Delaware Railroad has been slightly damaged by
the noods. and trains have been delayed
Drake, employed on o sewer at the corner Of Full
ton and Broad streets, Newark, N. j., was buried
through the giving way OF the embankmens He
was covered above his waist and was rescued be-
fore being seriously injured.
John Il. Yatman, a carpenter. employed by
Meeker h Hedden, fell from q scan0ding and was
injured 30 that he has since die6
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MUTINIEs oNsHIPBOARD.
SAVANNAH, August "A. 1871

oNNNAH' august "a, 1871
To THE EDITOR OF THE HRALD:-
have just read In the HRALD an account OF the
mutiny on board the ship Nevada ON her passage
to Rio Janero, and stick with the truth of the
remark made In regard tothe character of sailors
now gong TO sea. Hardly ,paper can be read with.
out seeing an account OF smutlny on board some
vessel, more frequently Of account of some poor
sailor being ill-used. Now, ir do not believe that
any man Will be ill.used N board a vessel il ne
does his duty or even trlcsb I have made many
voyages from New YORK, 4 every capacity, and
nearly every time we golunder way there was
trouble with the crew. Ofte the first order given is
replied to with insulting lanpage by men who come
on board as sailors and men to make trouble In
order to have some excuse,r arrestinQ the officers
at the end of the voyage, kDwing they win not be
punished for mutiny and bling sure thai the can
tam Will be found guilty oill-treating them and
all the papers VIII cry out, Pity the poor sailor %
You have IN your city nnber of men VINO make
II their business TO prOwlaround sailor boarding
houses, and vessels arrivll rom foreign ports to
ascertain If any of tn crews wish TO make
z, complaint mt against ,nSa y Of their officers.
and get all they can out Of Jth plaintiff and deien
uant and pocket the pronte Many dollar IL maid
In TINS way by men who Ne Innocent rather tnan
be dragged INTO court toaHwer trumped up
charge. Conspicuous apng such men Is one
named Smith, we'll kn0n the whole length of
South street. The writer dhis WAS obliged To leave
his vessel In New YORK laa fall on account OF MIN,
he having procured want for his arrest because
he rescued his mate from Ie hands of his crew who
had him down and werhbout to murder MIN as
the vessel came to ancn inside Of Sandy Hook.
York. II YOU would sendbne OF your reporters on
board few ships as thaget under way or tho
battery, and let him rep what captains have to
opinion In regard 10 mastt OF vessels Trulv YOURS.
TILDEN HALL, JR.daster Of Brig Protcus
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The Dread Scott Decision.

David Scott has been for some time past laboring
under the impression that he is one OF the most
abused OF mortas, and his domestic affairs are IN
most disorganized condition. He failed to see his
way out of the difficulty, ana thereupon deter mined
to take his life. About noon Yesterday Dave wrote
letter at his residence, No. 225 Twentieth
street, which he addressed to his brother. He then
took revolver and ms departure for the woods III
the vicinity OF Thirty street and Filth avenue.
Scarcely had he lett the house, however. than the
individual to whom the mssive was directed hap
pened TO come In and receive the note, which was
SIMPLY declaration that David was tired of longer
bailling the breakers or this world and had deter
mined upon winging his way TO the dark unknown
land beyond the grave. Oillcer Thompson, OF the
Eighth precinct was notified OF the mad purpose
OF Scott, and IN company OF the sane relative OF
David, into whose hands the letter fell started in
pursuit OF the would-be suicide, who was found In
the woods alive and well as ever. He was locked
up for the night ana disarmed
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A Curious Hist0ry-Secretiy Married, Once
Deserted and Then Divorced-How she
Took Her Revenge.
A few years ago the daughter OF a wealthy and
arstocratlc family OF Ellsworth, Ulster county, at
that time noted belle OF about eighteen years,
brunette Of marvellous beauty, with Grecian
features, dark, expressive eyes and black, lusrous
hair, exauisitely formed, and possessed OF the
highest order OF attalnments fell hopeessly love
with young man OF somewhat questionable char
acter and was married to him privately,
Soon after TINS event the newly fedged husband
deserted her and went to California, she following
In pursuit. Upon her arrival there she took up her
residence In San Francisco and began searching for
her truant lord. AT last one evening she found him
promenadng Montgomery street and beseeched him
to return with her, which he promised to DO. Ac-
cordingy, few days after, they started homewards
About month after their return he again deserted
her and fed second time TO California, where ne
subsequently obtained a divorce.
year mad scarcely elapsed since her deserton
when she, more charming than ever, left her secu-
sion, and appeared as bright anu shining star in
society, attracting to her side countless sutOrs.
Among them was young Jewelier, VINO was very
devoted aud plOuSe III his addresses. The lady did
not repulse him, but, on the contrary. seemed fiat
tered with his attentions, and apparently recipro-
In the same village was young man from Penn
syvania stylish and attractive, ana versed in all
those little arts which please ana caplvate.
He also became infatuated with the lady ,'and sought
to supplant the Jeweer In her affections. She, how
ever. treated ann c00lly and apparently gave him
little encouragement. After short Courship 1t
was rumored that the lady and the ]eweler were
engaged, when the Pennsylvania relinquished
his attentions. The rumor was at
first not generally credited as it was
known she could not lawfully marry; but when IL
became known that the wedding day was appointed
for August ~ the gossps were in high giee, and the
approaching nuptiaIs were the theme O. general
comment u Was announced that the wedding was
position Of both partsA he BRIDE had an
extensive outfit, costly bridal gifts were purchased
and invitations sent both far ana near. Indeed, the
affair was to be gilt-edged throughout
But on the evening prior to the appointed mar
riage day the friends OF both BRIDE and groom were
shocked and intensely mortified by the announce
ment that IN the afternoon the lady had privately
left her fathers house. and, meeting the Pennsy-
vania gentleman at an appointed rendezvous, had
been driven to a clergyman's residence and there
married me HAPPY par starting ior PennSylvana
saKen lover Is disc0nsOlate, and his friends now
threaten to have the lady indicted for bigamy.
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TEE .sL0ST CsysE.Y

Alexander III. stephens Prophecies In 1862.
read In your paper OF yesterday an article en-
titled "rhe Lost Cause" startling Manifesto from
the Southern Association which Il attributed 10
the pen OF Mr.. Alexander II. stephens, OF Georgia.
This article, alter setting forth demand OF the
Southern states for Independence, concludes with
these words, which printed In capital letters:-
zine Independence OF the South aud the peace
prosperity and liberty OF the North are inseparabIy
linked together without the latter 10 conceded tue
former VIII soon he forever lost.n
Let me call your attention to n manifesto issued
by this distinguished Southern statesman, IN
August, 1862, In which he made the following state
mentS and predictions In language strong aud
forciole as az present.
Most of the wealth OF the North comes from us
new ork Is brick aud mortar. nothing else the lasts
their wealth comes from the hundred nifty millions
sod us Just as the wealth OF Egypt comes from the deposits
powerful Forty thousand seamen are employed 70 tho
transportation oil cotton alone Darius led sJ0000
troops against the Grecan States Eleven thousand met
their hosts and put them to hRht leaving oO dead upon
the held. No people In the world have such pro-
ductiye capital as the south. Four million bales Of
worth 500, 0O0,CM Unless there d y
change or revolution the should not wonder n in
three Lincoln and his Cabinet came to the guone
the gallows.
AS the war did last and New York, instead of
being brick and mortar and moth ing else, contains
and does not resemble the ard plans OF Babylon,
but is neither desert depopulated nor like Egypt
without the Nile; as three years have passed over
and neither Mr.. Lincoln nor his Cabinet came to the
gulllotine or the gallows have we any reason TO
conclude without some further evidence than Is
by che startling manifesto''l that the
North Will be forever lost unless 1t comedies indie
pcndence to the SOUTH DEMOCRAT
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Inc majority OF the meteOrs observed, especially
those on the 9Th OF August, were exceedingly small
ana many OF them were scarcely discernble. Sew.
eral brilliant ones were, however. observed At
1928 on The 10th OF August OF great lustre and
starlike In appearance, diverged from Perseus
toward the horizon. 1t was of blue color, and
lett trail OF light marking its path, which en-
dured for about four seconds. At 1914 the 1lth
OF August another brilliant one was witnessed. 1t
was ABOUT equal 20 Venus, and was visible In Ursa
MINOR The train which 1t left remained percept-
bic for 8 few seconds. IL was, however at 1850
on the latter date that the most brilliant
meteor was observed. IL passed between
the fourth magnitude stars Epsilon ana
Zeta In Cygnus, and soon afterwards Disappeared
leaving in It's flight train which could be seen
for about seven seconds after the extinction OF the
meteor itself. This one, like the great majority OF
those observed, radlated from the small star Il
Camelopardali, situated at X. A. Is deg 81 min and
N. ID. 90 deg. Is inmates. There were several
small ones seen In close proximity to this point
Not many were observed to come from other drec-
TONS One instance may be adduced. At li:25 on
the 10th OF August rather brilliant one passed from
the bright star Scheat In Pegasus to Cassiopea.
The majority OF the meteors were accompanied
with trains which, however, were OF snort dura-
ton. Most OF the meteors seen were white but
several appeared OF light blue, and some of yell
lowlsh color. No sound was heard after the explo-
sion OF any one OF them. They were more numer.
Gus on the 18th than on the 9th 10th. The same
fact was noticed in regard to the August meteors OF
1919.
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THE BURGLARS HARVEST.
Depredatisns In Closed Dwelling Houses
Red.N0sed Barney Again in Trouble.

Depredstieus In Closed DweIlIns Houses
Red.Nosed Barney Again in Trouble.
Ever since the occupants Of fashionable brown
stone front private residences in this city have been
spending the summerI abroad the burglars and
thieves VINO infest the city have been reaplng rich
rewards. On Sunday afternoon the neighbors of
Paul Rei II Grand street, discovered that burglars
had erected an entrance TO the honse and were pre-
pairing to carry or what plunder they could conve-
niently lay their hands on, among which was q
quantity Of valuable jewery Entering the house
they found John Hanley, alias John Drake, and
Thomas Smith, alias Thomas Murray, alias red
nosed Barney In possession OF the premises ana
another, they having effected an entrance by forcing
open the front door with ',jlmmy.n
Hanley succeeded IN making his escape, but
RED-NoSED BARRY WAS TAKEN
IN custody, and while being marched from the house
the voluntary officers were met by James Joyce,
alias James English, VINO informed them he was a
detective. and demanded the prisoners be
vey them to the station house. The prisoner
was accordingly delivered, and alter being marched
Tree. detective Dunn, learning OF the occurrence,
subsequently arrested all three and arralgned them
before Justice Cox at Jefferson Market yesterday
morning, when they were held for trial.
IN THIRTY-FlRST STREET.
AS officer Brennan. OF the Twenty ninth precinct,
was passing the dwelling house OF Thomas Hodg
SKIN, No. 81 East Thirty-frst street. on Saturday
morning, he discovered the front basement door
open, and, knowing the family were spending the
summer at BroOkhaven, l.. l., concluded something
was wrong The ohlcer entered the house and
tound IN one OF the front rooms on The third floor q
notorious burglar. named James Williams. As soon
as the latter saw the officer he shouted 10 his COM
panion, Charles Reilly, Come here Charley, and
give 1t TO tue -; there's
ONLY ONE OF THE COPs.'"
Drawing his revolver the officer promised II they
made any resistance he would shoot them dead.
The burglars, observing the officers determined
look, allowed him to 'sufrOundn them, and they
were marched triumphanlly TO the station house IN
West Thlrtieth street. They were arraigned before
Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market yesterday morn
Ing, and fully cOmmi, ted for trial.
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A MONSTER FLOATING PALACE.
The New Steamship Spain, of the National
Line.

The New Steamship Spain, Of the National
Line.
As stated In yesterdays HERALD, the steamer
Spain arrived In this port on Sunday, making the
passage from Queenstown In nine days and some
odd hours. travelling only at three-quarter speed
With the exception Of the Great Eastern she is tue
largest vessel that ever entered American waters
and IL at least fine any steamer aoat. She Is
4S7 feet long, breadth OF beam 43 feet and 20
depth from the hold to the main deck. Her gross
register is 1900 tons. She Is provided with i'm
proved engines fed by six boilers-ea being IL
feet In diameter II feet three inches long, and each
heated by four furnaces, making twenty-four fur
naces IN oil. The boilers though capable or with
standing pressure OF $50 pounds per square inch,
are never laden beyond seventy Ave, thus nsuring
absolute safety from
THE HORRORS OF AN EXPLOSION.
The steam works in two cumbersome on the
high pressure system with diameter OF loo inches,
the other on the low pressure plan each being i've
feeI long, giving piston stroke Of four feet and a
half The steam after forcing the piston OF the
small high pressure cylinder upwards, escapes into
the larger cylinder and then drives the other PISTON
BY these means the engines perform work
EQUIVALENT TO THREE THOUSAND noRss POWER.
Some OF the castings Teg ns ny ha,
lnman Co. The Spain was built on the Mersey
by Laird Brothers, OF Birkenhead: The screw Is
There four decks, two or them plated with steel
beneath the WOODWORK; 100 first class and l,400
steerage passengers can be accommodated with
Abaft the engine room Ia saloon 10 feet
long. which dazzles the eye with pier glasses,
mounted doors, cushioned seats and rows
OF glitterng glasses pendlng over the tables.
sull behind is saloon for ladies' The
sleeping apartments are provided with patent
steam heating apparatus. The rudder is worked
from either OF tw o wheel houses and the pilot CON-
veys his orders to the men at the wheel by tee-
graphic signals. The crew numbers LAG men, The
arrangements for the preservation OF the health OF
the passengers are all that can be desired. The
Office of chief engineer has been assigned to Mr..
James Ramsey The construction OF this steamer
occupied seventeen months and
COST UPWARD OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PoUN rs
STERLING.
There are now thirteen vessels on the National
Line managed on this side by +. ". J. Hurst.
The Spain 10 under the command OF the COmmo-
dore Of the National line, captain Grace, who SUPER
intended her construction on the part OF the CON-
pany and who commanded the Italy on her frat
trp g. II. Marshall, the veteran purser OF this linc
has been assigned to the same position on this
vessel The veteran surgeon OF the line, DR.. william
]. Ring, who served on the Queen IN the Abyssinlan
expedition, and later on the Denmark and France,
IL entrusted with the sanitary ARRANGEMENTS so that
the company have shown great care and Judgment
In the selection OF officers for TINS magnificent
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Weed WOrsted.

In the month oil June. 1870, william Weed, an aged
resident of Brooklyn and a cousin of Thurow Weed,
was arrested on suspicion OF arson and indicted
by the Grand Jury for the oaence. The alleged
crime consisted In setting fire to the furniture store
OF John J.Werner corner Fulton and Nassau streets.
The accused escaped, but was Yesterday rearrested
by one OF the District Attorneys officers and IL now
locked up for trial. Werner the OF the store
is also under arrest for the same offence.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-29
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

There are $500 plants In the garden OF the Royal
Botanic Society.
The female population OF Great Britain exceeds the
male by 1886.
The foundation stone of a new lighthouse on the
rocks of the Lands End was laid recently.
The traffic receipts OF railways in tie United King
dom for the week ending July % amounted to
99l3,Ot7.
Throughout the world there are about seventy
millions OF people talking English as their native
tongue.
NJ Lttre has written TO a friend OF his In Belgium
that the manuscript of his dictionary OF the French
language is completed and that he expects the i'm.
| preston to be finished IN July, 1872.
| In the first six months OF the present year the
increase in the population Of Berlin amounted to
$4,000 souls In the course OF the year 1870 only
2g persons emgrated from Berlin to America or
Australia.
The restrictions imposed by the Glasgow authori.
ties In regard to the Importation OF i've stock nave
been ehectual III preventing the further spread or
disease no fresh cases oil pleuro-pneumonia having
been reported
The total number Of messages forwarded from
postal telegraph stations. In the United Kingdom
during the week ending August was 2O5, so. an
increase OF 1883 upon the return In the CORE.
spending week OF last year.
Mr. A. Crombe, student, Edinburg IL first with
5.965 marks. IN the successful candidates for the
British Medical Service Mr.. b. Cruickshanks Aber.
deeD IS seventh. Messrs. j. Buxton A. II. Anfho
nsy and W. L. White, all OF Aberdeen, have passed
with credit.
1t mas been feared that the iron ores OF the United
Kingdom were being rapidly exhausted ana that
the valuable hematitc ores OF Furness and White
haven We're becoming scarce. Ii Is satisfactory
therefore, 10 learn that IN Low Furness an enor,
nous deposlte OF red hematite has Just been dis
covered
In the chemical section of the British Association
at Edlnburg, Abbe Moigno contributed paper de.
scrlptive OF the history and WORKING OF the photo
graphic post. Every aim, he SAID, reproduced
Twelve or sixteen folio pages OF printing and con-
tanned ON an average. 5000 dispatches. The light
ness OF these volumes permitted the French govern.
ment to put upon one pigeon eighteen metals which
gave total OF more Than So 900 dispatches, weigh
ing altogether less than one grammc The whole OF
the official and private dispatches carried by
pigeons during the investment OF Paris numbered
about one hundred ana fifteen thousand weighing
In all about two grammes. Tney needed but one
pigeon 10 carry them. III the number OF despatches
were multiplied oy the number OF the copies that
were made OF them total would be obtained of morr
than TWO million i've hundred thousand despatcnes
when were made and transmitted during the worst
months OF the year. The volumes were rolled mn I'm
the stems OF feathers and fastened by an agent or
the administration To the tails OF the pigeons THESE
by their uncommon fexibleness and perfect lmnene'
tabliy, were quite fit for this use
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IMPOsITIONs ON THE HORSE CARS,
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
AS constant reader OF your paper hope you viii
do me the favor to Insert the following:On Thurs
day evening had occasion to ride ON the Belt Ran.
road cars; got In at Fiftyninth street and Eighth
avenue. Alter having ridden the distance OF two
blocks the conductor called for the fare, which was
given him. Shortly after we had occasion to change
cars and there the fare was again demanded. told
sne conductor was already paid IN ,,e 9.ner car he
SAID, PAY me the fare or get on" Being accom-
panied pJ q lady paid the fare again. which Is an
outrage which needs reform kEFOkAEk
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OPENING OF A MUSEUM OF EQUINE ANATOMY.

On Saturday night last Dr. Braley and Mr.. ]. ID.
Walton gave grand opening at their Museum and
modern horse shoeing establishment Thlrty-nfth
street and broadway. large number OF horse.
men attended and viewed the anatomical speci.
mems IA very large and fine collection with great
interest Wine nowed, aud the "AnvIl Chorus,,
was gwen by an opera troupe In good style. Dr.
braley Is surgeon OF thirty years. experience IN
the United States Army, and Will give lectures at
MS museum the coming winter about all matters
pertaining to the horse THIS IL the first collection
ne public, "
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MAINE INTELLIGENCE.

Birenrpns as Play things for Chiidren-Wrcck
of Portland steamer.
PORTLAND, Me-, August %, 1871.
James Rogers, the defauhng cashier OF the
Pejepscot National Bank, OF BrunswicK was brought
before Commis sloner Edward M. Rand to-day and
his bail fixed at $4,000. lie failed to procure II and
was committed.
A daughter OF Charles Rundett OF Portland,
aged eleven years, was accidentally shot AT Charles
ton. Me-, BY little boy who was playing with an
OLD musket. After lingering several days she died,
ana ner body was brought here to-day.
Inc steamer Linda Captain SUNS, Ia ashore at
HIN lead, N. s., and win probably prove total
loss. She was q screw propeller, $50 tons, and
o o'iae, by W. l. Clement Co.. Of Yarmouth. She
,Uu hence on saturday with thirty passengers and
y caIRo OF 900 barrels OF nOur, 100 packages Of
c"oese sno miscellaneous merchandise
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BLUEFIsAeAIN,

The family OF Mr.. CharSmith were poisoned on
sunday by eating Dluets The nsh were freshly
caught, and nothing abt them indicated that
there was danger in eatil them. Mr.. smith, his
wife and wife's father and0ther all were afYectcd:
but prompt medical aid lieved them OF DANGER
Mr.. smith and family havtecn stopping In White
stone during the summer.
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Ferry Precautions Against Accident.

The law requires that each ferry boat shall be
provided with hundred and fifty life preservers.
The actual number OF life preservers, life Duoys and
rings carried by the Union Ferry Company's boats
W1nona, Columbia ana Mmeola-is as follows:-
small LIE prcservers 81; large Duoys ION the upper
ments of the law fully u respected by this Corpora
ton.