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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-15
FOREIGN NOTES.

The steamships Great Eastern and Hibernia
passed CrOokhaven yesterday, homeward bound.
The subscriptions in Havana for the relief
of the sufferers by the recent cOnhagraton amount to
100000.
An American, who lately arrived from New
York has been arrested at Cardenas the charge Of
attemptng to circulate counterfeit bills Of the Spanish
Bank of Havana.
The Euriqui PalacOs flibustering eXpedi-
ZION. which left Aspinwa in the American steamer
Gen sherman 10 operate against Guatemala and
Honduras, has been completely defeated in both re-
publics zF34%Ses4ss-e4s4
Verdun was evacuated by the German troops
Saturday morning. immediately after they had left
the town the streets were filed with rejoicing residents.
ana numberless French flags were displayed RON the
buildings
Later intelligence concerning the accident
last Friday to the express train from Vtora for Madrid
shows that the disaster was far serious than at
trst announced The number OF persons killed was II,
aud 10 wounded. scarcely person VINO Was on
the train escaped uninjured.
A dispatch has been received at the Ad-
mralty Office from the Commander Of the English steam
sloop Daphne announcing the capture by that vessel in
the Indian Ocean, the seycheee Islands, of slave
ship upon which there had been horrible suffering The
smallpox had ragged the ship, and out OF the 800
slaves taken board, $50 had died. The remaining
fifty were terribly emaciated from the disease aDd
want. 80 M, n,
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TIE PROGRESS or PESTlLEYCE.

MARSEIILES STEAMERS GUARANTEED At CoNSTAN-
TINOPLE.
LONDON, Sept. H.-SteamerS from Marseilles
are submitted strict quarantine at Consantinope
account OF cholera.
PRECAUTIONS Al MOBILE
MOBILE, Sept. 13.-lhe Advising Board of
Health mas instructed the Mayor to issue proclamation
placing persons, vessels aud passengers from New
Orleans under quarantine, far local travel
cerned. Through passengers viii not be affected by
this order
THIRTY DEATHS FROM YELLOW FEvER II MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS Sept. 13.-RumOrs of the preva-
ence of yellow fever in this city have circulating
for some time. At meeting of the Board Of Health to-
day a circular issued announcing the existence OF
yellow fever in the northwestern part Of he city,
the blacks living there About 30 deaths have occurred
There has only death south of POparst There
has little excitement here before. but II is
peced that large numbers will leave the city next week
SEPT I4-There was considerable excitement to-day
in consequence of the address published by the Board
of Health in regard 10 the prevalence Of yellow fever
and great many persons have left the city, Several
new cases reported in the southern part Of the
city this afternoon. The total number OF interments
reported Board Health to-day Il, the
deaths being caused by yellow fever. Tonight and last
night unusually cool and is hoped an early frost
will soon stop the progress of the disease.
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THE BURNING OF COLUMBIA.
LETTER FROM GEN. sHERMAN-HE AFFIRMs THAT TIL
CONFEDERATE soLpERs ARE REsPONsIBLE.

LETTER FROM GEN. sHERMAN-HE AFFIRNs THAT THE
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS ARE RESPONSIBLE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14-The DAILY Morning
Chronicle Of will publish the following letter
from GEN sherman relation TO the burning OF Co
lunbia:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF The UNIrED STATES,
WAsIlISGroN ID. C., sept. IL, 1913.
To he Editor Of The Chronicle.
for material bearing on the controversy OF VINO
Burnt Columbia :" gave you two printed pamphlets
the testimony taken in the cotton cases growing out OF
that event and submitted to the Mixed Commission APP
pointed adudicate these under the treaty with
Great Britain Judge Holt could have obtained the tes-
tmony OF all the SOo OF iVVo Officers hnu sodeSS VINO
Migration occurred but he Thought lie nad
enough without putting the Government TO the
expense OF bringing more witnesses aom distance.
suppose he did not summon Col Stone, who commanded
did know where to iud him. surely did not know
his whereabouts till he voluntarily published his state
fore the close OF the war when Gen. Wade Hampton
was fighting us and not when, as he alleges, he was
prisoner OF war referred incidentally fact OF which
had know ledge that "a small detachment Of the Seven
teenth Corps had passed over the Congaree, had
entered Columbia, and hOsted nag on the new state
house. in advance OF the regular entry Of the Fifteenth
Corps, which had made circuit 10 cross the two
branches, Saluda and Broad which make the COngaTee
/ treated the performance OF this detachment as some
what irregular, but the men who composed II now be-
important witnesses and herewith nc0se copies
OF their written statement together with the official re-
ports which explain the whole affair These witnesses go
back to time threequarers OF an hour before the entry
of the head Of stones brigade and about two hours ahead
of tine time personally reached the piles of burning cot
ton VI which there many and invite your careful
perusal their statements for they positive that
they Rebel cavalry soldiers ripping open the bales
OF cotton ana applying IRE Iney also saw heGel so-
diers pundering the stores Main-st., which Gen.
Hampton attributes TO men aud they further posi-
lively assert that Hampton had already ont OF CO.
unbia, that he could not and dd not see his
men applying fire. Now Hampton admits that the cot
ton was rolled out in the streets for the purpose OF
burning" but that he forbade the burning lest the fire
should extend the houses, and reiterate that,
matter what his orders were, the men OF MS army,
either his guard his straggleUs, did apply the
fire. and that this a sufficient for all else that
followed With great respect. yours,
w. i. SHERMAN, General.
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PERKS OF POLICEMEN.

While policeman Jas. Cannon of the mounted
squad was seated in front OF the Police stables West
Thirty -hrst-st, between Sixth and Seventhayes., on
Saturday evening John Hogan q shrt-maker OF No 1874
West Thirty -rst-st, who drunk, attracted his at
tention by screaming and abusive language and the
officer several times advised him desst The drunken
man continued and finally dared the officer TO arrest
him. Cannon about TO rise from his chair to take
the man when Hogan rushed at him with knife and
stabbed him in the abdomen. after which he ran INTO
his house followed by the officer, who caught Hogan,
who stabbed seriously In both thighs. The alarm
was given and the arrested and locked up In
the Thirteenth-st. Police Station. Yesterday he
brought up at the Jefferson Market Police Court and
committed 10 await the result Of Gannon's injuries. He
nas gwen the police OF his neighborhood considerable
trouble About q year ago he stabbed officer lie -
said 10 DO perfect brute when drunk though peaceful
enough when sober. Mr. Cannon is brave young
officer and q favorite among the OF the lie
was married about month ago aud Ia temperate aud
intelligent man. At late hour last night he very
low and the physicians feared that he could nOt live
through the night. SD
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ment under special Instructions from the Bnresn OF
Navigation, with number OF appliances Tor sounung
in deep water including the machine and dynanonetE
invented by Sir william Thomson for the use 81 piano
WIRE which has already been successfully tried about ~
miles outside OF San francisco in depths ranging from
ln 10 1949 fathoms Besides, Commander g. f. Beknap
has made Improvement Of the apparatus hltnef,o
thought hest adapted for bringing up specimens OF DO-
TOM OF which has sent model 70 the Bureau OF Nav
gatiun which Is much admired by all officers who have
seen it.
Beknap's improvement in the Brookes self-detach-
ing shot aud apparatus for bringing mp particles OF OO
tom Ous consists OF two cylinders fixed one above
the other when the Instrument is set and descending
through the water and 10 close teescOpcay when tue
shot detaches reaching the bottom. Tho lower cyn-
der IL fitted with a cOnca cup at its lower eX-
tremity for the reception OF psrtss Of the bottom
through aperture which, while descending ad-
mits flow of water upward through the
cylinders by OF valves which close
Dramatically, by the pressure OF the water when The
apparatus is being haued up from below. The upper
cylinder the aperture IN the lower one on deach
the shot that the water cannot wash out the bot
tom caught in the cOnical cup. Thus Commander
Beknap has discovered practical aud unfailing
method Of not only bringing MP safely larger amount
of bottom from the bed than has hitherto been
brought up but also much water a. is caught between
the two valves in the lower cylinder at the moment OF
striking the bottom
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THE CALIFORNIA RAILROAD WAR.

SAN Francisco, Sept. 13.-Messrs. Stanford
and Hopkins addressed meeting of the workngmen
in the shops of the Central Railroad Company at sacra-
mento yesterday the subject of the recent election
They said that the people had decided against the rail
road consequently the bonds of the Company would not
be saabe in the Eastern States. in Europe and the
construction must be stopped; that many of the work
men would be discharged at once and other discharges
would follow
SAS FRANCISCO Sept 1.-THE reception to Gov. Booth,
last night on his arrival from the capital was an ova-
ton Thousands Of people assembled at the boat and-
ing with music and transpareneies, aud a bonfire was
kndled on Telegraph HILL Houses on the line OF the
procession were brilliantly illuminated. Gov Booth was
escorted by the enthusiastic multitude to the Grand
Hotel W here he made speech cODgratulatng the Peo-
pe on their complete victory over railroad monopoly.
He referred briefly 70 Mr.. Stanford's statement on
Thursday at Sacramento that the bonds OF the Com
paDv cannot be in the East In Europe since tho
result OF the election made known lie SAID the
bonds are worth much ever; but II the credit
OF the Company depended on pledgng the manhood and
independence Of the people OF CatOrna the sooner ls
credit destroyed the better
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OBITUARY..
John A. PARKER,

John A. Parker, who has long been prOmi-
nent in circles died at his residence in West
Twenty on Saturday from stroke OF paralysis
al the age OF rs. Mr.. Parker born At Concord ~
H. in l79s When about years he removed TO Port
land Mo- and went the produce commission business
He remained there about twelve years having for his
mariner IN business Nehemiah Cram OF that city. The
business was finally extended widely that Mr.. Parker
was induced to come to this city and open branch
house The West India trade claimed most Of his aten-
ton and good fortune followed his ventures until the
financial crash OF 1887. when he failed From
that time until 1915 he did little business.
He then turned his attention to insurance
First an underwater he was afterward elected Vice
President OF the Great Western Marine Insurance Com
pany, and a few years ago assumed the Presidency,
which he resigned in 1873. He also occupied
himself in writing and IN the study or the
higher branches Of mathematics. lie wrote a
work the "Quadrature OF the CIRCLE" He
" "a prominent member the Historical Society and
within q few years read before IL many papers,
chiefly bearing upon his favorite study. he col
eclpg these for publication VIXEN he was stricken down
with paralysis He was also q member OF the Chamber
OF Commerce. Two years ago ne interested him
self in the Alabama question aud wrote a
series OF letters upon the subject which at
tTacted much attention and were extensively
republished, both in this country ana IN England.
His last labor before his present attack, WAS gu His
tory Of the Origin. PROGRESS, and tonsumaton OF the
Treaty OF Washington but "a 80 incomplete that prob
ably II will not be published Many OF his scientific
writings were rather IN opposition 10 the teachings OF
the schools and excited remark among men
taught he only received common school education
III his youth. ..,-,
survives him. He leaves five sons and one daughter
rhe eldest SON. Jnnn A. Parker u an artist in Brook
iyn The funeral services will take place TINS ffernOon
at from his late residence NO. 10i west twenty
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

NAtHINTTUN, otVI To- I5iJ'
The PostOfice Departmentihas received "A reply from
Berlin the newspapers ia the German language
coming under bond from the United States OF Americas
which are addressed to the Kingdom OF Prussia, a
newspaper tax longer collected from those 10 whom
they are addressed by the Post Office tnat side.
It has been incorrectly stated in Of the newspa-
pers that the union OF the Army Of the Cumberland Will
be held at Pittsburgh the nth OF october. RMS is
mistake. Tue meeting will take place the 1tn and
18Th OF the present mouth.
Acknowledgement Williams will this week hold con-
ference IN Hartford Conn. with the Government coun
sell relative to the progress Of Credit Mober suns
which come up III the United states Court there Oh
Tuesday next
The demands for the new American trade dollar
z and additional orders have recently been
received from China and elsewhere.
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INDIAN AFFAIRS.
THE COUNCIL At FORT smI-DETAIIls OF TIKI AGREE
MRNT WITH THE CROWS.

THE COUNCIL AT FORT sILL-DETAILS OF TiIE AGREE
MENT WITH THE CROWS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IA. - Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs smith will leave Washington toward the
end Of this month"; for Fort Sill, where he will join
secretary Deano and Governor Davis Of Texas for the
purpose OF holding conference with the KiOwas, in
connection with Big Tree and Satanic, now at that
place.
Governor Davis requires that these Kowas shall give
ND or sell their horses that they may not be able TO
20 beyond their reservation, before he pardons Big
Tree aud Satanta
During the last session OF Congress act passed.
authorizing the Secretary OF the Interior To negotiate
with the chiefs and head OF the Crow tribe Of In
dams, in Montana for surrender OF their reservation
in that Territory, or OF such part thereof as may
he consistent with tho welfare OF said Indiana"
Under this gact a Commission. consisting OF Fe
liz r. Brunot, Chairman OF the Board OF
Indian Commissioners, Gen.. f. Whittesey and
Secretary TO the Board, met tue Crows
in council near Bogenan in August. There were pres
the part OF the Mountain Crows, Iron Bun, Black
foot Thin Belly Bearw0lf, Old Crow GoOdheart, and
many other prominent chiefs; aud OF the River Crows
Little Soldier and VOLTS Bow The council lasted four
who after much deiberaton among themselves. agreed
to accept IN lieu OF their present reservation tract OF
country the Missouri, known as Judths Basin, the
United States TO set apart the sum OF sl,OO0OOO
10 De held In trust for the benefit OF the Crows and to
prevent wong and hunting game In their country,
being expressly understood that their present position
is In wise changed by this agreement until the action
OF Congress shall he had upon IT, III the senate anu
House OF Representatives ratf this ARRANGEMENT more
than OOoOO8 acres OF valuable mining land Will nc
opened up TO settlement The Commissioners SPEAK
very well OF the Crows and their very good disposition
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CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
TIE SHIPPING LAWS.


WAsHISGToN, Sept. u. 1873
The Secretary Of the Treasury decides that when An
Instrument in writing in the nature OF bill OF SALE for
the sale or transfer of whole in part and
which shall recte length her former document Is pro-
duced the Collector there is no provision OF law that
requires record OF the bill Of before papers
can be issued. 1t is advisable however, that the bill Of
sale should be recorded, under the Of 1850, to
insure ts validity against parties other than the srantos
TIE Secretary of the Treasury decides that all vessels
used the business OF potage are regarded as engaged
in the business trading and should be required 10 he
licensed under the cOastng laws. lie also SAYS license
issued vessel expires by the sale Of the vessel while
she in district not her own and the penalty Ot $50
attaches the nOnsurrender OF the license within thrcc
days to the Collector OF the district 10 when sle may
first arrive. But If the license expires oJ limitation
she is in district not her own the penalties pre-
scrbed in Section attach under the contingencies
therein mentioned.
THE NEW TREASURY LOCK.
The Committee designated by the secretary Of the
Treasury on the 9th to examine and report upon
such locks might be presented Ia them for the use OF
the Treasury Department for Customs purposes, have
adopted and selected the lock presented by d. n Miller
This lock- however, presented does not give Satisac
ton with regard the size Of the SEAL but IN all other
respects it is, as far as the Committee were able
TO Judge superior to any lock presented for
the purposes for which IL Is Intended. The
- G,a ocS entd py Mr. Miller with certain mod
tons, winch he is willing TO make. The modified lock
are ordered at one ume. Tue Committee came the
UNANIMOUS conclusion that the best interests
the Department TO Use paper seals, and manufacture
them under its own supervision
UNIYERSALIsr CONVENTION.
The Convention the Council General OF the Uniyer
salsts will organize Tuesday next The Hon. Moses
Humphrey of New Hampshire will preside ON Tuesday
and the Rev DR.. Miner OF Boston at the meeting on
wednesday evening, when several distinguished minis
ters will address the people. The occasional sermon
viii be preached by the Rev. j. NJ. Pullman The estaD-
lisnmeuC OF the denomination upon permanent basis
ia this city, and the erection OF church mere, viii
ceiye the special attention Of the Council.
CONVENTION OF SWISS SOCIETIES.
convention of delegates from societies of
the United States will meet here tomorrow. Thrtysx
societies in various States Will be represented one OF
the principal matters TO he considered is the effort 70
SECURE from the swiss Government legislation Of
favorable character III regard emigration from thai
country,
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
THE SPANISH REPUBLIC

POWERS OF THE GOVERNMENT INCREAsED-Ru-
MoRED RETIREMENT or Don ALPHoNso TO
FRANCE-uCoY INsURRFCTIONlsTs CONDEMNED
TO DEATH-ACTVITY or TIlR NIRANsIGENTEs.
MADRID. Saturday, Sept. 10, 1873
All the clauses of the bill increasing the powers of
the Government have been adopted by the Cortes,
II reported that Don Alphonso the brother of Don
Carlos has left his command and returned TO
France. Several of the persons who took an active
part in the insuIrechon at Alcoy have been urea
and condemned TO death.
report is current in Madrid to-day tha' INC
Intransigente deputy. Galvez, has placed crews
numbering in all LOCO men, upon inc Hlg"'o
kumancia and the steamer Fernando ell Catohco
aud that those vessels, Thus Ihalihe'' nave S''iVu
from Cartagena for ToTevega
The various bodies of Republican troops IN the
North are about to take united action against the
CarIists The Intransgentes made another sorte
from Cartageua, yesterday, and met with more sue
cess than on the day before. They captured a mum
Der Of mules and several pieces of artillery They
also burned the fascnes of the works of the Govern
mcpt forces.
BAYoNNE, Saturday Sept l3-Eveninr.
The Republicans are accommodating the Carlist
positions at Vergara. in GuipuzcOa, evidently with
the intention Of making an attack. News of an en-
Pagement is hourly expected. The Republican force
outnumbers that of the Carlists but the latter are
strongly intrenehed
MADRID, Sept14, 1878.
The insurgcut men-of-war Fernando ell Catohco
and Numancia. which sailed for Torrevega have re-
turned 60 Cartagena without making landing.
In the Cortes a debate on the suspension OF the
sitting is appointed for Tuesday.
lPARIs Sept II. 1873.
Dispatches from the frontier report that the Car
lists have defeated Gen. Santapau Iona between
Gavas and Vidarga. The Republicans suffered Sc
verely and lost two guns. The Army of the North is
ba ny crippled by this The Carsts are in
yestinC TOlosa,
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TFIEGRAPuIC NOTES.

Miller & Webster bankersat Ann Arbor, Mich
uaie an ass gnmens on fhday.
Dennis MahOney, the man who was shot last
Pna Policeman Harms del tue Ges,rs hospital
iaO Yesterday morning.
~ The City of Bristol, which was disabled sailed
rom HaniaI this port Saturday.
....John Harrington who stabbed and killed VIM.
Dwyer discharged the San facseo Police Coat gOsad
that he sced IN setdefeuse
.. james Kelly, age "A, while engaged on Friday
afternoon cleaning The the al Fall ki'er
MAss ac1 On tic head By the sbs Of the
Joseph Campbell jumped from the Ohio River
Bridge last night dtanee OF 30 below, and
allied instantly. Tae eAa,e Of the iced . nos inowA
go. Large numbers have assembled IN Baltimore
the Of the Grand Lodge Of TIC ihd
p~nJes Ode Fvioxs xb tSaay
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THE CoNKEL MURDER TRIAL

The trial of Isadore Conkel, on the charge
of numbering HIS wife Catharne concluded at En-
abcth Saturday. Capt A. 8. Cioke, counsel for the
defense began the summing up at 1880 m and spoke
about 30 minutes. Attorney General Gchrist then
opened for tho prosecution, and spoke half an hour
Judge Depue then chargedhe jury saying that the case
lay In small compass, and the evidence meager
there would be little need OF long charge. There WAS
sufficient evidence TO convict the prisoner murder
IN either the nrst OF second degree out the Jury could
the lury at 1855 The Court sat waiting their re-
until y, No., when II adjourned Until u morning.
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4 CHARACTER FOR SENATOR MITCHELL.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.-The following is
the resolution of the oregon Republican State Conven
ton alluded to in dispatch last nights
Resolred That whstever may have been the misfor-
tune faults, shortcomings of j. H. Mitchell United
states Senator from this state his early private life,
neither apologize for pass Judgment upon, nor Jus
tfy him. but cKpress the uDduafed belef that by MS
many years of consistent upright and honorable con
duct State he has Ontiyed any mputations cast
upon him. that to-day not only the Republican party
entire confidence In his integrity ability, aud patriot
ISM and That he will faithfully and ably represent them
ia tue United states Senate.
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FOUR CATTLE THIEVES lYNcHED IN LOUISIANA.

NV iberia, La, Sept 18.-The Parish Of
yerou for years infested with cattle thieves
The people been unable to obtain redress by pro-
cess Of law and last they organized vigilance
committee AS final Notice given to large
number OF the thieves and Their confederates
thats they must leave the parish within specified
nine; bat instead OF doing they armed Themselves
and threatened TO destroy the town OF Abbevie where
upon the Vgantes pressed them andthey scattered Ii
is reported that three OF the gang were hung on Friday
the 5th inst Wednesday night the 10th inst one OF
party OF the thieves who endeavoring TO escape,
was arrested under a civil process at Brashear, aud
while this place was taken from the steamer
Minnie Avery Jeaneretts by squad OF armed men
and hung IN front of Dr. Dungeons residence, three
miles above that town.