The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-06

SIX feet three inches high, who II cousin or the
| renowned Professor Wilson. John Porter IL stew
ard, and also secretary who has been In the navy
win Admiral Porter. The COOK Ia Charles Brandt;
nfehan i. ;. Ber2gren, a native or Stockholm,
known as the Swedish Hercules aged forty-tw0
years. and whose hands and feet are something
appalling to contempiate his feet are fourteen
'hches long, and II IS hoped by Captain hall that he
WIN not need snow shoes. Another fireman liz
Walter Frederick Campbell, a Scotchman, aged
eighteen years. Seven experienced seamen COM
| plete tre crew.
The nfcteoroosist IA DR.. Herman BlsseIs born in
| 1s43, the son OF II Heidelberg professor end has
been out t0Tthe Polar regions the Albert vessel
equipped by Bremen merchants FOR science and
profit and took OH the voyage many useful obserya
,ions az 30 depssf. OF water and temperature.
Great difficulty has been experienced In getting
astronomers, and kilograms have been sent to Dr.
Patterson, ut Gotaa, on the subject. but several
more scientific men are yer wanted. Joe and Han
ma the Esquiraanx Interpreters, have been making
considerable meney during the winter, selling furs,
earning as much as ii We dollars day.
Tho Massacre Of Indians Mt Camp Grant.
The latest despatches from Lieutenant Whitman,
commanding the post at Camp Grant, say eighty
Indians were killed In tho recent massacre The
party committing the outrage was composed Of
few prominent citizens and MexGans OF tucson
with rener1de Apacrcs and Arapa,rOe5 Tke IN
dians and Mexicais used government arms, rom the
supply furnished 10 the Territorial governments All
the wounded lat have been found received prompt
medical attendance ut Camp Grant. All the chiefs
and leading men have called on Lieutenant Whit
man anu express an unaltered determination to live
al peace with the government. Lieutenant Whit
man repeats his statement thar rne Indians had
conducted themselves I'm a proper manner since
they had been at that pos. ana had furnished the
Quartermastcr's Department with nearly 100 tons OF
hay.
Departure Of tho Attorney General.
The Attorney General lett for his hoIee In Georgia
to-day TO be absent for four weeks. Before leaving
he intended TO render opinion In the Kansas Pa
cfc Railroad case, which has been looked for with
much interest; hut the extreme warm weather so
Frustrated him that no was compelled to leave the
city without deciding this case and many others
submitted to him. Attorney General. Akermans
health has been very feeble for some weeks past,
and cessation from Official duties has been recon-
mended ny his physician.
The Government aud the Barring Brothers.
Washington tune 81 correspondence OF the Boston
Advertiser.l
The Barring Brothers have been the financial
agents OF the United States for Great Britain and
Continental Europe continuously since 1918. All the
accounts have been undergoing an examination IN
the Treasury Department, ana some interesting facts
are revealed. The accounts have been settled more
the balance been against the governments and
these balances have been small, except that OF
February soa 1891 Just at ae , rm es
to collect II, and bonds were Immediately sold at
sacrifice ana the amount paid. This governments
lost by exchange from 1919 TO 1850 about 25,OOO
from 1850 1860 about 100000; In the single year Of
1866 the exchange losses reached $4,000, but since
then they been less than $4,000 In the aggre-
stead OF RENTING their surplus funds home now,
RENTING to the Barring Brothers., where they are
drawn against and exchange saved. since 1864 the
average balances In these bankers hands, at four per
cent have yielded interest from $4,000 to 5000 an
tad before the Treasurer, but it Is not known
whether any action VIII be based upon them.