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procured Of the events that transpired on the two
weeks trip, but it appears that after his return TO
the ship Captain Hall was almost Immediately
taken sick.
CAPTAIN HALLS ILLNESS AND DEATH.
John Heron, the steward, makes the following
acknowledgement Hall had good health up to
the time OF returning from the sledge expedition
He was not sick when he came on board but com.
planned soon afterwards and said that the heat or
the cabin affected him. He got water to wash and
put on clean underclothing asked what he would
have-was anxious to get him something nice. He
didn't care about anything but cup OF cofree and
didn't drink even that. had no conversation
with Captain Hall when he was sick, except to AK
him il he was better occasionally or how he was,
and sucn like. He was sick fortnight and talked
very little. He was perfectly deiirious for the last
few days. think he was paralyzed on one side.
Heard no one say so %. It was nv
own opinion. There was nothing sudden
about his death. He was attended BY DR..
Besselis and Mr.. Morton, who did everything in
their power to alleviate his sunerings, but without
enects his illness cast gloom over the entire
company, and was the nrst discoursging circum-
stance which had occurred in connection with the
expedition. His death made as all feel very sad
WHAT cArrAN TYSON SAYS.
Captain Tyson, speaking OF Captain Haps death, /
says:-Hsn was sick nfteen days. At the nrst
he was parayzed, and then derious. He was in. |
sensible when he died. He started rom the shin
on sled expedition northwards on the 10th Of CO
tober. he was absent fourteen days, and re.
turned on the 9Ath Of October to the ship. On The
sth Of November he died, and was buried on tho
nth. His grave bore soutn-southcass and about
i've hundred PAGES distant nom the observatory in
Poiaris Bay, which was in latitude 81 49, longitude
y n, on the shore. We erected q board over his
grave, with IN inscription cut giving his name. age
tnfty years., dasc Of death and command Of North
Polar expedition.
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THE FUNERAL.

All hands, except the cook, attended his funeial.
1t was a dark dismal, cold, windy and disaereeabo
day. The wind was mournfully bowling, ana the
hearts OF all were enveloped in deepest sadness.
held lantern andby the light Of It the beauttful
service OF the Episcopal Church was read bv Mr..
Bryant. As the soothing words, II an tho resur-
rection and the life, saith the Lord, r'feIl upon
the ears Of the auditors there were few dry eyes.
and there amid Ms
rHE SAVAGE DEsoLArIoN OF NATURE -
most rugged, the power OF Christianity made ftseR
felt by those who had never before acknowledged
Its influence, and when the closing words OF tho
service were spoken ain sure and certain hope Or
the resurrection to eternal life" the mariners
on the ice thanked God that amid all
the privations with which they were threatened.
there still remained the blessed hope Of an immor.
tally, where the weary should be at fest.n Few
OF those who were present at the burial win forget
the deeply Affecting scene. Old sailors whose
faces had been bronzed BY Summer suns and frozen
In Arctic seas, wept aloud. Captain HAN was uni
versalv beloved, and his death at q time when the
enterprise promised so hopefully was felt by his
survivors to be an irretrievable loss. Those
thoughts were uppermost in the minds Of all, ana
when the funeral party returned to the ship there
was hushed silence attending the performance OF
every duty.
Captain Tyson thinks that the death OF Hall re-
suited from apoplexy, but it Is
A STRANGE AND ALMOST UNPRECEDENTED clRcus.
STANCE
that disease which is generally so sudden in its
workings should require two weeks to snatch away
its victim.
Captain Tyson did not speak fully as to the death
OF Captain Hall. he appeared to be deeply grieved
and tAah fi fe
RErrcESr UPON sUBJBors l1Nq4
connected with his adventures that especially
touched his feeliDgs-evan his own suaerings. Joe
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THE. P0LARIS.
History Of the Expedition in the
Polar Sea---Why 1t Failed.
The Mystery Of the Death Of
j Captain Hall.
WAS HE POISONEDa
Significant Statements by the Esqui-
maux---Quarrels on Board.
THE STORY OF THE DRIFT.
Graphic Recital Of the Six Months
~. on an Ice-Floe.
ADAND0NED By ALL SAVE GOD.
8 The ReScue by the Reconsideration in !St.
Significant Statements by the Esqui
maux---QuarrelS on Board.
THE STORY OF THE DRIFT.
/, Graphic Recital of the Six Months
'.As on an Ice-Floe.
ADAD0HED BY ALL SAVE GOD,
3 The Rsscue by the Tigrsss- Reception in st.
''e Al Johns Scientific Results.

...N ST. JOHNS, N. f., May H. 1879
The departure Of the Polaris expedition, un-
der the command Of Captain Hall, in the year
1871, is fact wen known, as also ner visit to this
port in July Of that year and her departure hence
In the same month for Greenland, preparatory to
her final departure for the Arctic regions. After
taking additional supplies from the United states
steamship Congress- at Disco. she sailed to Upcr-
nayik. In August CAPTAIN Han sent mis- adieu to
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civilization from Tusslsack, and from that time
the Polaris was not heard from until now-May.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
Caleb Cushing Our Minister to
Spain.

We have the important news from Wash
ington that the venerable Caleb Cushing has
been appointed to take the place of General
Sickles, resigned as our Minister to Spain.
This is important news, as it foreshadows
somewhat broadly the future policy resolved
upon by the administration in its treatment of
our difficulties with Spain. We infer, from
this appointment of Mr. Cushing, that in
reference to Spain it is first the purpose of the
administration to secure the confidence of the
government of CASTELAR,, and to give him all
possible moral support in the work of estab
fishing the Spanish Republic !; and that after
thus preparing the way our government will
proceed to some definite propnss;;tions :sor the
settlement of our Complications in the affairs
OF Cuba. Mr.. Gushing goes out to strengthen
first the bonds of peace between the Republic
Of the United States and the Republic in
Spain, as, perhaps, the shortest way to
manifest destiny in Cuba; and whatever
may be the difficulties which the Republic in
Spain may have to meet we dare say it will
meet with no embarrassment from Mr..
Cushing
AS, in short, we interpret his appol lntment,
it will be his task to prove to Spain >and to
Europe that we are not hankering or iInk'a-
tient for the possession of the island of Cuba;
that we are not seeking for pretext for war
with Spain under cover of which we NAV
seize the island; that we do not really desire it,
but that while we do desire the establishment
of law, order, humanity, liberty, peace and
security to life and property in Cuba, and lib
eral reciprocal commercial relations with the
island, we also desire to see the establishment
OF the Republic in Spain against all its ene-
mies. With these credentials Mr. Cushing
can hardly fail to secure the confidence of the
government at Madrid with his first report
to Castelar, but still the question recurs,
What of Cuba? The answer must be left to
the development of events. As the first object
appears to be an entente cordiale with SPAIN
Mr.. Gushing is the right man in the right
place at Madrid. The special object to be
gained by this movement for an entente
coriiale may not be visible to the naked eve:
but we are satisfied that, in any event, Mr.
Cushing at Madrid will maintain the dignity
and honor Of the United States.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28

when meets the approval of the citizens 1t
would be unwise to change the time of the
charter election. With the exception of these
substantial amendments, the less the Lesis-
lature tnkers with the charter the better 1T
will be for the interests Of the city.
There is one subject, however, upon Which
Legislation is imperatively demanded. We
must no longer be trihed with in regard to
rapid transit. Year after year our citizens
have been defrauded of this absolutely neces-
sary relief through the corrupt intrigues OF
lobbymen and Legislators. Rival speculations
have been presented, there has been hot
strife for the charters and Senators and
Assemblymen have been purchased for one
scheme or the other, or have stood anxiously
IN the midst of all the schemes looking out
for the most profitable bargain. Some char
ters have been granted, and one proposed
line, the Gilbert Elevated road, is said now to
have had a commencement, although, after
the long delay, it looks like job to amuse
the Ltegisleturs and 9bstruct other projects.
What the people now demand is that all these
individual speculations shall be swept aside
or suffered to take their own chances on their
merits, and that law shall be enacted
authorizing the construction of viaduct roads
by the city. The question of the profit of
steam transit through the island is no
longer problematical. 1t is satisfactorily
shown by careful estimate of the
cost, the running expenses and the
amount of travel, that viaduct roads built
along each side of the city from the Battery to
Harlem bridge would pay the interest on their
investment and the expenses of working them,
besides laying by all annual fund for the re-
demption of the bonds issued for their con-
struction. The new railroad from Hunters
Point to Flushing, which runs trains at one
cent mile, or eight miles for eight cents, al
most monopolizes the business of transporta-
tion and realizes fair profit. At the same
rate our citizens could ride from the City
Hall to Harlem for six cents, and the road
would make money. These are facts which
are undeniable, and hence there is no reason
why the Legislature should hesitate to pass
such law as we suggest at an early day of the
session. The annexation of the lower towns
of Westchester county; the Improvements
which must soon be made in the annexed ter
ritory; the money already invested in the
splendid works, now left unfinished and de-
caying in the upper part of the island; all
these demand the speedy construction of
city railroad for steam transit, and the people
will no longer patiently suffer the greed of
legislators and the corrupt inducements of the
lobby to defeat the much-needed work
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
une Great Railroad strike.

When combination of employees can block
the wheels of traffic as effectually as the
engineers of the Western railroads have
blocked the lines OF railroad running West
from Pittsburg the labor question assumes
very significant features. A strike in the
building trades, lasting for six months,
would not occasion as much public
inconvenience as the suspension OF
traffic for six days on highway OF steam
travel. After a twenty-four hours cessation
from work the accumulation of freight cars on
the lines necessitated the abandonment OF
moving goods altogether. On four important
lines running from Pittsburg no accommoda-
ton trains could be run, and the expresses
were got through with difficulty. When all the
inconvenience to the public is calculated
which arises from such strike it will
be seen that on all sides every effort should
be made to prevent its occurrence. We OBJ
serve that the organization which binds the
engineers together disclaims any connection
with or authorization of the strike. This or
ganization processes also to seek arbitration
in preference to going on strike, in cases
where difficulties arise between employer and
employed Now, to the company as well as
to the engineers, the present state OF affairs
is very improbable. Another week of mac
tivity would cost a great deal more to the
companies concerned than q months wages
to the engineers. If the companies believe
that they cannot afford the present wage rate
let them state their case in full before board
of arbitrators agreed to by the companies and
workmen. There should be surely some
better means of settling wage question than
one by which the passenger and freight traffic
of entire sections is cut off.
What the workmen most have to fear in dis
putes Of this nature is the rash over-zeal of
the misguided among them. 1t is reported
from Indianapolis that an ''outsider'' engineer
was shot in the arm by one of the strikers.
The man committing this outrage
has been arrested, and for their
own credit the workmen should rejoice
over his conviction. The man who
shoots or stabs in their behalf is not their
friend 1t is feared that on other lines about
to attempt reduction of wages similar
strikes will be inaugurated. The companies
should see to it that no grasping or oppressive
spirit govern their dealings with a class Of
men so useful and needful as the engineers.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
T TRIPLE S HE e T.
New York, Sunday, Dec. IS, 1873.
THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY.
To-Day's Contents of the
Herald.

SOUR CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT FOR
THE COMING YEAR! RAPID TRANSIT AND
OTHER REFORMS''-LEADING ARTICLE
SIXTH PAGE.
THE vIRGINIUS DECLARED A LEGAL PRIZE
FOR SPAIN BY A HISPANO-CUBAN COURT
SEVENTH PAGE.
THE NEW MINISTER TO SPAIN PERSONAL
SKETCH AND SALIENT INCIDENTS IN THE
LIFE OF MR. CALEB OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
PAGE.
PROGRESS OF THE RAILROAD STRIKEl A
FREIGHT BLOCKADE IN PITTSBURGH De-
SIGNS OF THE BROTHERHOOD-TES1H
PAGE.
ENGLISH FINANCIAL ADvICES BY CABLE
IMPORTANT GENERAL NEwS-SEvESTH
WALL STREET SPECTATORS AGAIN FORCING
UP THE PRICES OF STOCKS DISCOUNT
ING PROBABLE JANUARY RISE AND
INFLATIONl FEATURES OF BUSINESS
EIGHTH PAGE
TROUBLED MEXICO RIOT AND MURDER IN
MONTEREY CORTINA PREPARING TO
ASSUME THE MAYORALTY OF MATAMO-
RAS-SEvENTH PAGE.
FRENziED WITH RUM, AN OLD WOMAN FURI-
oUsLY AsSAlLs HER YOUNG NEPHEW
He Is KNOCKED DOWN AND JUMPED
DEROUS FAMILY FRACAS-FIFrH PAGE.
POUNDED TO DEATH-ANOTHER PROFESSOR
WEBSTER HORROR In BOSTON-A vIR-
GINA LAWYER MURDERED-FIFTH PAGE
NEW ENGLAND BRUIsERS IN THE PRIZE
ARENA THE MASSACHUSETTS POLICE
PREVENT THE ROUGHS FROM HAVING
THEIR FUN OUT 81 ROUNDS DECIDED
TENTH PAGE.
OREGON OPINIONS OF wILLIAMs-THE NEW
CUBAN AGENT IN NEW YORK ON
THE PATRIOT sTRUGGLE-THE EDGAR
STUART-FoURTH PAGE
CHURCH SERVICES on THE CLOSING SABBATH
OF THE YEAR, RELIGIOUS NEWS AND
CORRESPONDENCE PAGE.
RECENT REMARKABLE LITERARY WORKS AND
THEIR AUTHORS THE ROSE OF JED.
WOOD "DEAD-ALIvEw ~ THE BOOK MAR
KET AT THE HUBl ATMOSPHERIC MAR
vELS-THIRD PAGE.
The DRAMATIC AND THE "WICKED WORLD
IN LONDON! "GRISELDAn AND THE
SCHOOL FOR INTRlGUEm PLAY
WRIGHT SUES THE PAIL MALL GAZETTEi
A BIG SCANDAL-THIRD PAGE
NEW YORK HARBoR sAFEGUARDs-THE AN
NEXED WARDS AND THEIR DEBT-PoSTAL
RULES-EIGHTH PAGE.
BANKRUPTCY AND OTHER LITIGATIONs in THE
COURTS YESTERDAY-PIGEON SHOOTING
FIFTH PAGE.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mr.. Charles Bradlaugh is again at the Filth
Avenue Hotel
Judss-. Marcus p Norton, Of Troy, is staying st
he NetTobo,,sn. Hotel. ,-1s-,sssy's' &..,, <
congressman Jay 4. sn.nnbbeI, OF Michigan, has
| arrvec at the New York Hotel.
| Attorney General Clarke, OF Manitoba, yesterday
| arrived at the ST. Nicholas HOTEL
| Lieutenant Governor Russell S. Taft, of Vermont,
| is staying at the Grand Central Hotel.
! Lieutenant Commander Ii. " Pickering United
| States Navy is at the Albemarle Notel
| Professor william Everett, of Cambridge, Mass,
is temporarily residing at the ClarendWa Hotel
Ex-CongressInan John Rogers, of IlacS Brook,
N. Y, has apartments at the Metropolitan HcteL
| Rear Admiral Alden, United States Navy, us
among the recent arrivals at the Fifth Avenue
HOTEL
vscount Tarbat. OF England, who has been
travelling in the West, has returned to the Bre-
WORT House.
Sir james Colville recently, in London, gave judg.
ment in the case, "Futtehsangjc JaswantsanJi VS..
Kullianrai Hakcomatraigl," which raised q novel
question that was almost as difficult as the names
OF the defendant and plaintiff
In letter to Colonel Forney of the Philadelphia
Press, Thurlow Weed says lie launched the Albany
Euent,g Journal four days after the establishment
OF the Germantown Telegraph, one OF the best
papers printed in Pennsylvania.
Disraei has had placed on the monument in
memory OF his father, which was erected by the
Viscountess Beaconsned on ner estate at Hughen-
den the inscripton-"Mary Anne Dsraeli, VS.
countess Beaconsield OBJ. December Is, 1872. o
ducts conjur."
Mrs. Banks was most determined woman. She
lived In Dudley, England, but was determined not
to do so any longer Therefore she made q loop or
her clothes Iine and, standing on table and up
raised on her toes, pressed her throat against the
lower side OF the loop until suocatIon achieved her
death.
Boston paper has the following neat way Of
dsposing OF the case OF clerical criminal -"Rcv.
John hutchinson, the swindling Episcopal clergy
man, by the kindness OF Judge Adrich, - now per-
mlttcd to listen to the faithful monitlons OF Rev.
Joseph II. Cnch, Tor eighteen months at our
House OF Corrections
mature Casabianca has been discovered In the
Russian army. He Is q private soldier who was on
duty as a sentinel in the town OF Bardosck. The
great llrc that occurred in the town recently had
spread TO his Matchbox. IL was burned, ana the
sentinol's clothing was on fire when corporal
arrived to relieve him. The Emperor mas made the
man q non-commlssioncd officer, decorated him
with the order OF 81. Anne and given him 90 roubcs.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28

The MEXICAN MUNICIPALITIES are becoming
seriously and dangerously agitated, Tor the
most part in consequence Of political strife
and the demoralizations of the politicians
Our news reports from Matamoras, Monterey
and Tampico are not by any means reassur-
ing as to the internal social condition Of the
Republic. Street riot, with murder is com
mencing to crop out to an alarming extent
among our democratic neighbors beyond the
BIO Grande.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28

nine. We are IN favor OF amnesty and good
will and believe that we ought to have peace,
but we are disposed to think there is either
too much peace or too little. If it is good to
make general jail delivery of men convicted
of this class of offences it is good to abolish
the whole system of federal government In
States under which the convictions are OBJ
tanned, and thus the President would be saved
the trouble of pardoning.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
More Boston Virtue.

Surely the saints are getting demoralized
when stealing has become fashionable in the
Hub. The latest accounts from that ancient
seat of virtue report a fraud on the revenue
to the amount of million and a half dollars
The delinquents are firm well known for
their attachment to piety and tea. They have
attended all the pious meetings to exalt the
Hub, and have turned up their eyes until only
the yellow was visible in holy horror at the
mere mention of ungodly New York. 1t was
very unkind OF Norman H. Bingham, an un-
compromising special agent with no affinity
for tea and crackers, to seize on the saints ac-
counts and expose their little game.
What will become of the Hub if
saints are to be treated like mere
sinful Gothamites? We suggest to the author
tiles in Washington that this Bingham should
be sent to the Rhine or other foreign parts.
He evidently does not know how to distinguish
the godly from the sinners. Such a man is
evidently quite unfit to be special agent, and
ought to be got rid of without delay. We
sympathise with the Hub; the pious varnsh
is all getting rubbed off and the pious inhab-
itants are beginning to look morally seedy
Some unkind people, with no respect for APP
pearances declare that 'f we scratch q Hub
ite we find a fraud" and the present devel-
opments of revenue robberies are certainly
enough TO damage seriously even the reputa-
ton of the sanity Hub.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28

HE VRGINIUs AS A SPANISH PRrzr i bor
latest appearance in our dispatches from Ha-
vana. Spanish Prize Court has metaphori-
cally sat upon her since her surrender to the
United States and declared her to be lawful
prize. This should be a very vain and silly
performance but for the fact that the
famous Fish protocol has left the door
open for any number of insulting
pronouncements. The likelihood of the
Spaniards getting the vessel may be very
slim, but they can make an everlasting diplo-
matte row about it, and that is Just where
Secretary Fish will find himself in his milk
and watery element. If they would only
claim the Secretary as lawful prize a
large majority Of the people would seriously
consider surrendering him. The Spaniards
will hardly make this demand, as he would
not be of quite SO much use to them if any
where out of the State Department. There he
can be depended on to lack backbone dur
ing the entire twenty-four hours, except his
enemy should weigh 1O8 pounds, cooked hat
aud feather included
The New York herald., 1873-12-28
ILLNESS OF MR.. DANIEL DREW.

shortly bcfor cthc close OF business hours In Wall
street yesterday afternoon report was spread
that the veteran naancier, Daniel Drew, was on
his deathbcd. A HERALD reporter soon made hts
way to Mr.. Drew,s residence situated NJ Seven
tecnth street and Broadway and gained the Ol-
lowing Information fr0m member OF the family -
''Mr. Drew has been III IN bed for several days,
but to-day IL out OF his bedroom and is able TO eat
a hearty meal. We are not at all anxious about
his condition, and believe IN dav or two he will
he ~ well ~ cvcr."
The New York herald., 1873-12-28

TREASURY SECURITY. jay Cooke has gone
to smash, as is pretty well known, and Jay
Cookies name is generally believed to be on
the bonds of number of gentlemen holding
places in the United States Treasury Depart
ment Those bonds, therefore, are worthless,
80 far as relates to the signature of that par
ucular security for the honesty of Treasury
officials Has the Secretary of the Treasury
considered that il any OF his subordinates for
whom Jay Cooke gave bonds should turn out
defaulters the government will be crippled in
its remedy, and has he properly overhauled
the bonds? Wepause for reply.
The New York herald., 1873-12-28

KU KLUx PARDoNs. The President has
just pardoned four men undor sentence for
offences Of the Ku Klux order, and these, il
is said, raise the number Of pardons of this
sort granted within eighteen months TO fifty