New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-01

in his veins He born in Pike County No., his father
being one of the pioneers of Missouri and veteran Of
the Mexican war He was captured by the Indiana
when boy, grew up among thell, anu hhaiy Decams
their chief.
The members Of the United States Geological
and Geographical Survey Of the Territories will meet %
Denver this week The expedition will be dvidedn four
sections The first will complete the exploration OF small
part of Colorado, near the Utah line the second will
expelled last year by Utes and Navajoes the third viii
penetrate the Middle Park, and the fourth VIII conduct
geological researches IN the mountains. w. hayden,
the leader Of the expedition VIII make an EXTENDED tour
the whole ground ms important survey VIII Do
completed this year.
On a high bluff near the mouth of the Iowa
River are some wonderful Indian mounds On level
with the surface Of the ground the remains OF crcu
lar floors of baked clay and the trunks OF trees laid
close together These floors covered with earth from
two to six feet in depth and at the bottom human
OF extraordinary sze copper axes and spikes with
handles OF polished horn ana pered WOOL heaYy stone
hammers and sharp flint knives, and images OF animals
and birds accurately carved and well polished and made
of hard reddish stone me mound-Dmldels evidently
had better tools and were far more INDUSTRIOUS than the
North American Indians.
In the library of the College of New-Jersey
there is an alumni alcove,' wherein works written by
graduates or officers of the institution preserved.
The collection is exceedingly incomplete, and yet,
The PLadelphd Ledger shows. the list contains the
names OF 2GO authors including thirty professors eleven
presidents American colleges nine judges OF supreme
Courts OF the United States and several States twenty
three senators and Representatives IN C9nses SIX Cab
met officers, eight foreign representatives two Vice
Presidents, President, and four bishops Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church Among these authors tho
frst in civil rank is James Madison. The titles Of Pres-
dent Edwardss works I'LL three pages OF the catalogue,
and DR.. Wherspoon and DR.. NcCosh have four pages
between them.
A tirst-cass eight-lOOm weaver at Fall River,
at present prices from - to s. 30 week, and an
average workman from IS 70 to 81 The Manufacturers
Board Of Trade ordered reduction Of wages OF 10
per cent after Aug. T. The announcement has been
received with apparent apathy but bad blood has been
stirred The workinen urge with justice, that tho
breach between them and their employers has been
widencd unnecessarily FOR, II the mills were run on half
or three-quarer time-a policy when many hanllac-
the end. and good feeling would be cemented ON the
other hand majority OF the mlOwners insist that the
uiely necessary. Short time, they say, would ODyate
tho difficulty if the market were merely oyerstocked;
cannot be sold al present The poor spinners aud
weayers cannot swallow political economy.
Court opened at midnight sharp. Judge
Lynch sent his messengers the Canyon City JAIL and
the prisoners two Mexicans, were brought to the bar
What had they TO say themselyesi Well they had
done IT, but a woman had put them up to IL. She had
told them that the Oregon householder had large
amount of money in his belt He hired them to go with
him on his nip and the night after they left Canyon City
they had murdered HIM while he was asleep snasnhS n
his skull with large stone Each accused the oser OF
striking the fatal blow Judge Lynch found bloodstalns
on clothing OF each and abruptly sehtehced tDeh 20
he HANGED at once one Of them was strung up under
bridge with pair of leather lines. Ihe Othcr aItcI
desperate attempt to escape, was hanged 20 Tree IN tne
yictn quarter OF the town The lrl1 anu execution
accounted scarcely hour and the docket having Oeen
cleared the court adjourned. Justice IN Canyon city
NAV be blind but it scarcely be said to have game
Lex.
One of Maximilian's followers has been Ian
cushing for years in a California prison. Boumadis,
alias Pablo sarnez, OF the I'd Regiment Of Turcos, fell
into the hands the at the battle san Pedro
ana after months Of weary confinement eludod the vigil
auce OF the guards and secured employment rs herder
in California One dag found saddle, which had been
stolen from his horse in the possession OF party OF
Mexicans. without word he charged upon them, but
they were five one, and dragging bm rom MS morse
bound him with cords While OF ms tOrlnentoIs was
braudshinga huge knife his head he suddenly Droke
the cords whicl bound him, and SEEING the weapon
struck down three OF his enemies and put the others 70
flight IL was short hour OF triumph, Tor ne VIZ. ar
by the authorities and tried Tor murder lie cpuu
speak neither Spanish English his language Wa
compound Arabic and French which no one cotd IN
deIsiaud; the Mexicans whom be had frightened away
swOre positively AGAINST him, and he was sentenced 10
San Quentin for life In the course OfyeIs he plChed
up few words OF English aud finally aroused the SYM
pathy OF a member OF tho Prison Commi,son VINO re-
ueated his story the Resident French Consul. Inc
Governor has become convinced that the luFcO acted IN
selfefensc and has granted him pardon. The brave
o.d soldier now expects TO end his days IN Al.lCfs.