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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AND FUTURE.
CETTINJE, Sept 20.

AS I sit at my window in the soil
tary hotel OF the capital of Montene-
gro, and look down the broad fiat
road, its only street, fianked on either
side by small one-storied houses OF
the poorest description, and watch
the stream of ~petticoated Montene-
grins who come and 60, I cannot help
rejecting how strange it is that this
little mountain village is just now the
focus of political interest Of almost
the whole civilised world. On their
own merits both the capital and the
country Of Montenegro are them
selves of 80 little Importance that,
after ,oiling for hours over the rocky
mountain paths which lead up from
Cattaro, wondering why even goats
elect to remain in such a barren and
Improbable land, and after allowing
the fact slowly to filter into The mind
that the interests of little moro than
one-sixtieth Of such a population as
that of London are concerned-tne
fact that in the distant anchorage Of
Gravosa the fleets of nearly ali the
world are assembled to aid this mere
microcosm of the human race in get
ting a little additional territory APP
pears hardly defensible on any of the
ordinary principles which guide and
govern the Great Powers in deciding
on united action. Some nations
seem born great; others have great
ness, or what stands for it-impor-
tance-thrust on them; the latter as
often being caused through the weak
ness and folly of their neighbours, as
by any valour Of their w or the
display of any particular virtue IN
themselves. But these ~bareboned
and scraggy black mountaineers are
very important people. They have
fought and made a noise generally
throughout Eastern Europe for up
wards Of 500 years. They have been
sacking and burning town after town
belonging to other people; have cut
off their neighbours heads, and stuck
them up as a sign to all behoiders,
almost for more years than the re-
searches Of men can fathom-in fact,
they have done everything that could
% expected of them, being a race
owing fighting for its own sake,
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TIME to provide mortar for the world.
I think I am safe in saying that a
great deal of the land of Montenegro
would better repay the toll and out
lay of improvement than R~oss-shire,
Caithness, or Sutherlandshire. The
climate is exquisite-indeed, nothing
in Switzerland is more sweet and
balmy than the early morning and
evening air Of the mountain capital.
Practically the country should be
without disease of any kind, the peo-
pie being Of necessity frugal and
sober; but the winter tells severely
on them, for their houses are damp
and poorly constructed, and fuel is
almost unobtainable. This, again, is
a matter for which the remedy lies in
their own hands, for a very little at
tention to their woods would once
more clothe their hills with oak forests,
a specimen of which still remains on
the higher ranges of Loftjen, the
Mont Blanc of Montenegro. These
forests are, I am told, infested by
wolves.
Cettinje itself has often been de-
scribed, but the absolute ~unimportance
of that place is little realized, A
mere collection of small poor houses
containing certainly not more than
1900 people, built in the middle of
an un cultivated plain of some two or
three miles in diamoter, it has no con-
ceivable raisOn d'tre nor visible 9
Of subsistence, and now that the new
roads which will connect it on the
wost with Cattaro, and on the south
with Antivari, afford any invading
force overy facility for marching on
it, its strategic Importance becomes
nil, while its situation in an open plain
makes it quite indefensible. The
Prince, who lives spuringly as be-
comes the Prince of a poor people,
occupies the only large house in the
village. 1t is comfortably and plainly
furnished, and his o m and daughters
are we'll brought up and thoroughly
Europeanized, one of the younger
girls giving promise of real beauty.
The heir apparent, a rather delicate
looking child, was born in 1871, and
is, therefore, not yet ten. He is, |
believe, a manly little fellow, and al
ready goes out hunting, accompany
ing his father on expeditions in the
forests of Loftjen after such game as
is to be found there. The Princess
is a largo and comedy woman, pos
sessing much Of the beauty Of her
youth, with a kind, benignant X
preston. She has been the mother
of ten children, six of whom are alive.
She is of pure Montenegrin descent,
which I believe the Prince himself is
not, having heard the origin OF his
family ascribed to Croatia.
Of ceremony aud state their Righnesses
are not overload, though the Prince him.
self. when be sallies forth, is followed by
an unarmed crowd of thirty, forty, or fifty
followers, by courtesylcalled a guard, who
walk after him in indiscriminate haste,
iostliug aud humping against each other.
with considerable swagger. Among these
may be seen q sprinkling OF Albanisns
belonging to Podgoritza and its neighbour
hood, who are added to these Pretorians a.
a complement to the subjected provinces.
When their master is not walking about
the whole of these gentry squat about
eating nuts, if they can get any, under the
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mewed up among their own sterile
mountains by the more numerous,
though less warlike, races who lived
near them, and had got tired of hav-
ing their heads off, as aforesaid. And
now, partly by force of arms, and
partly to prevent other people getting
it, some very good land is to be given
to these mountaineers, which it is
hoped will relieve them of much I'M
comfortable starving and of some in
convenient squeezing and cramping
in their mountain homes, and enable
them to develop into a nation follow
ing the ordinary pursuits of trade and
agriculture. To be forever climbing
over the steepest and s%toniest mou
tains by paths unsafe even for a goat,
with an empty stomach, a loaded
rifle in your hand, and a heavy, keen
edged yataghan in your teeth; to
strain your eyes until you can detect
an enemy creeping along another
such path in exactly the same kind of
way and with the same object, at a
distance at which to ordinary eyes q
row of elephants with light-coloured
howdahs would be invisible to be
able to endure the extremes of cold
and hunger, lying for days and nights
on the snow-covered mountains, amid
whose deathlike silence you train
yourself to detect sounds inaudlble to
any ears but those Of a stag to
else your lungs and throat by carry
ing on a bawling but connected con-
versation with every man you may
chance to spy within a three-mile
radius Of you; to do all this and a
variety of other acc embellishments
which go to sum up tho complete Mon
tenegrin may make you a very inter
esting development as q savage, but
certainly does not lead to much cul-
ture, nor prosupposo that you are a
very useful member of society IN
general. Now it remains to be sec
how much good our M%ontenegrin
friends will derive from these newly
acquired provinces-when they get
them. 1t is a great question in my
own mind whether they will make
anything out of them or not. Ii they
were Japanese l should think differ
emily, but | do not believe there is IN
the Montenegrin character that extra
ordinary thrift and energy in making
use of the best they can get that is to
be found in the former people. Tray
cling from nearly one confine Of Mon
tenegro to another, I did not see one
single attempt made at irrigation,
though scarcity OF water is m of the
great difficulties against which they
have to contend, notably in the CAPT
tai, where they are often reduced to
the necessity Of fetching every drop
they require from springs distant
several miles in the mountains. Now
if there is one place which it would
be more easy to supply with water
than another, I should say it is Get
TIME, lying as it does surrounded by
an amphitheatre of hills on whose
sides the most abundant rains are
constantly falling, besides possessing
springs innumerable, which run to
waste and disappear among the hs-
sures in the limestone rocks. 70
construct a single acqueduet would
be a very easy matter, as the stones
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
SHIP NETS.
PORT OF NETWORK. SEPT 10.
ARRI\EE


Str Spain 6Br, Grace Liverpool Sept and Queenstown
Columbia lBr Young Barrow sept and Dublin L. to
STR Wilton CBrl Newport e. IA days in ballast
w II Thompson * Co
25 and RIO Jare.rO 20 TO BIsk & Jovon-.
SIR Bermuda tirl Wilson Bermuda sept IT, TO Outer
Str Herman Livingston Howe Savannah days with uidse
Str WysDoke Couch Richuond City Point and Norfolk
SIR Teplnne Berry BOSTON To II f Dmock.
Slip Oakland ofroriand. lioilo 100 days with
sugar Bros CO. vessel 10 Yates Portcrhed.
Ship zuetrae Nor knksn puntirA 80 days IN ballast to
FSip odn (Swedj Nielsen. Dunkrk 81 days. In ballast
Ship cleveland Nor, Knudcn London 80 days In ballast
ship Cambridge Oi Yarmouth 81. Hi. GALWAY 81 days.
m baiasi 10 BOvd & liinc
Gark Harmony of Windsor. 81 Downing DunkirE 30
III ballast to SCImIncll Bros.
Bark Augusta Ger Van iiaries barcelona July lbp bal
Bark Armenia Ita savaace hmefl 90 days. with iron
ore to order: vessel TO heo Michel
days with coal to order; vessel TO snow & Burgess
BARK Lady OF the Lake tBr uckenzie Boston, III ballast
ec Parana et Truro 81 sPe1%'p Cow Bay 10 days
Hector Davis tBr Davis Halifax is days. with Ice to
HattOn Watson & GO. 90
nuts 10 q Amsnck & Go; vessel 10 u staples
schr Melvin. Roberts Newbern days with lumber TO
Scr CLIFFORD Bragion. 20 days with rubber nuts
etc, TO Bur'ett & Pond; vessel TO l. weinberg. ,
schr Edna Fuller Porto SECURE and Barbados
CT with Brazil wood 10 order vessel to Pasons Loud
schr Jaw trj Horn. Nuevitas via Dong Island Sound
scr Nash crowley Two Rivers s. 10 days. with pill
ing 70 / Richardson a 60.
Dolly Varoen smith, Grand Ance, n d. ~ daJ@ Win
piling TO T. l. Richardson co.
schr PIERCE Kelly Rivers s. 10 days. with prins TO
II l. Richardson q 90.
thick Oh shore Al city Island light, 8. cloudy
Iur Later ship SsWs n anu "s FIN Pi'h
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
THREE MEN BEATEN BY A RUFFIAN.

Andrew Jackson and DOuas Gorns, colored, and
Amos Bryan, white. of No. 1873 Cbatham-st.. APP
pearcd IN the Tombs Police Court yesterday, with
batter faces aud heads the result of encounter
with Dennis Harrington of No. 154 Leonard-st..
whom they charged with assault. The complain
ants said that while they were walking quietly
along Bixtcr-st Saturday evening. they were set
upon by Harrington, who without proyocation
stabbed GoInis in the back. struck Bryan heavy
blow between the eyes with a brick, and ended by
Knocking jackson down and giving HIM terrible
beating SO Sudden the attack that the men
did nos attempt to defend themselves. Harrington
dealing all the blows and receiving none. Bryan
called Officer Seims who after desperate struggle
succeeded in taking the Tufin. Harrington was
held ior trial IN default of 81 900 BAIL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
DIPHTHERIA SPREAD BY A CAT.

Three deaths from dlphtheria have recently oc-
Cured in the family of Baldwin Gordon, who lives
at the beach opposite Patchogue l.. L., under very
remarkable circumstances. Some time ago a catr
which had been owned by a family, several mem-
bers of which were suffering from the disease, was
taken to the Gordon house While PLAYING with
this cat q little child of Mr.. Gordon was bitten III
one of ITS finneIs. The wound caused intense pain,
and was followed by a soreness and liberation
of the throat, which physician pronounced to be
diphthera. Odhers of the family were taken with
the disease. and two of the children died. Mrs.
Gordon, who recovering from sickness, was
seized with the disease and died 1t is reported that
sill another member OF the family has died physi-
clans believe that the cat suffering from diph-
iberia when 1t bit the child.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
PERSrIT OLE a XAGRANT son.

Isaac Butterworth, the young son of a respectable
citize2 of Orange \. j. has absented himself from
home for several weeks. but has remained in the
neighborhoOd of Orange. A few days ago the
father. Thomas Butter worth, while out walking in
the Orange Valley recognized his son among party
OF boys He tried to capture him by going across
lots but the boy. detecting his purpose, started on
run up the Orange Mountain. The father pur-
sued Up the valley road to Tory Corner, up the
Eagle Rock road TO the top of the mountain the
son was followed by the father, but he could not
be overtaken. and Mr.. Butterworth lost sight of
mountain at a trot.
In his quest of his son, Mr.. Blterworth learned
some particulars of the boys movements from his
occasional companions, among whom he has been
known as " key Gayheart." AT one place lkey"
slept in cow stable and he told the sympathizing
cowboys who brought him food TO eat that he got
no fader nor mOder.O
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
A soMNAMBULIsT SEVERELY INJURED.

Charles Thompson, an unmarried laboTer, forty
six years old. recently took lodgings on the second
st. His room mate, Julius Veimer, soon discovered
that Thompson sOmDambulist. More than
once he awoke to find Thompson walking in his
climb out of the window of their room and balance
himself on plank which used to support a
small pigeon-honse Shortly before o'clock yester-
day morning Vemer was awakened by unusual
noise, and by the light of the full moon he saw
Thompson standing on the pgeon-house. VeImer
spraug out of bed but did not dare to speak to the
soinuambulst lest he should startle INN and cause
him TO fall. While he stood, uncertain what course
to pursue, the pigeon-hOuse gave way, aud Ihomp-
son fell to the yard below. He struck upon picket
fence and received injuries when are believed TO
be fatal He removed to the Chambers Street
Hospital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
A DRUNKEN MAN BkUGALLY TREATED.

William O'Keefe, of No. 672 Third-ave.. and
Christian Hubner Of No s Allen-st., were riding on
the front plat form OF in Third-ave Saturday
evening. Hubner, who was very much Il tOX'cated,
iosted O'Keefe and trOd upon his toes. Okcefe
became angered. and the car approached
Elevenih-st. he gave Hubner push. The drunken
man fell headOng from the car, which was running
at a good rate of speed, sruclI against one of the
pillars of the elevated railroad and then fell under
the wheels of the car. Both of bis legs were run
over and broken. The injured man taken to
Bellevue Hospital, where lie now lies in n critical
condition. O'Keete was arrested by Officer Edward
If. Doyle, of tie Seventeenth Precinct. Yesterday
morning he was arraigned at the Essex Market
Police Court, and released upon furnishing
OOO hail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
ATTACKING The WRONG MAN.

While james Cannon. of No. 1927 West Twenty
eighth-st., was sitting upon a box near MS home
S,turiav uipht. he was attacked by two men who
M first got the better of him and succeeded III talk
ing $50 from bis pockets. Cannon. who is power
fui man. became thoroughly aroused and III turn at
tactrJ the thieves n. the same time calling for
assistance Officer Wall of the Sixteenth Precinct
was attracted bg the struggle and assisted Cannon
in taking his aSsailants prisoners. The men were
taken before Justice Smith, AT the Jefferson Market
Police Cont Yesterday. and were held Tor rIsl IN
cefaul' of bail. They gave the names oil James VII,
son. of No. 4j3 Nnth-avc., and George Van Pelf, OF
No 40 West Fifty-siXtb-st. They were badly
bruised by the blows Cannon gave them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
SANTA CLAUS BEATS NETwOoD.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 19.-At the closing
day OF the Golden Gate Far al oakland yesterday the
stallion Santa Claus aud Netw0od contested race, best
three in Ave. the in three straight heats
Ia the first Santa Claus broke badly on the first
quarter but at the half recovered and made the last half
In LOS the las: quarter 033 and the heat Ia 222 In
rho sccood heat Santa Clans walked under tho wire In
2:24 The third heat Santa Claus made Ia 2:l6. Net
wood being badly beaten.
Al Sacra!sento next week special purse will he
offered for stations beating smuxglcr's time-2:15-
which Colonel FinDegan, tho owner OF Santa Claus.
says that horse Will try beat and that he will also be
entered to ir0t against time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
IriL'N AND BELGIAN FESTIVALS.

The SONS and daughters of sunny Italy held undis-
rnteI Tt On ut Bendcr's Schuetzen Park. corner OF
sIxtv-thir,!-st and First-ave., yesterday me oc-
casion was he festival of the United ltailan ASso-
cia.ions of NewYork and other cities, held 10 com
lnemoTata the tenth anniversary OF the annexation
of Rome 10 Italy. The festival Will continue To-
day. when the Italian Consul, Chey. u Is. kalo' Is
expected to be present, and viii make an address.
There were betw cen one and two thousand persons
present Yesterday. The proceeds of the festival
IN he set apart as a fund to aid Italian immigrants
TO procure employ ment and i'll other ways ana
them to become good citizens ana elevate thehi
above the degraded positions oil rag-pickers ana
organ grinders. It'll. r.. t.. o,,,,
social feeling and universal good nature ana
reTsons who have a one-slded ldea OF the
Italian residents III New-York would nave
been surprised at the number OF rehned
ladies' and gen lemen present. Their appreciation
of music was especially noticeable. The orchestra
WAS conposed of members OF Conternos Bano, ana
The bands of the Navy Yard and the United states
steamsnlp Tennessee. Fantasla-Ihe Zoth OF
Septenberr composed by +. fancinlil. was Il
tenure of the programme. comic play, acted ny
the Italian PmlU-dramatic Association, sack race,
,cissors game and other comicai amGsements made
up the entertainment.
The Belgian residents of the city celebrated the
fftIcth anniversary of Belgian INDEPENDENCE
YESTERDAY at Jones's Wood by festival, which VIII
he continued to-day. Games, music aud dancing
were the order OF the Ivy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
CHARGED WITH PICKING POCKETS.

Martin Allen WAS arraipned before Justice Smith.
At The Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday. and
charged with stealing watches from the pockets Of
Their owners. At banner-ralslng al Broadway and
seal the watch of William l.. Hall OF No. East
Tenthst. valued at $50. aud was trying TO twist
another mans watch from the cham when his ac-
lion was discovered. He succeeded in passing the
second watch 10 "a confederate. but he was h,nlself
caught. He then dropped Mr. Halls watch TO the
sidewalk u remove all evidence of his crime, but
the movement WAS detected and tbs watch was
picked up. Allen was held for examination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
ARREST OF A SUPPOSED BURGLAR.

-Four burglars broke into the store of James Nc
Crcery & Co.. No. SS1 Broadway, on the night Of
September T. and while on the point of carrying of
goods valued at $4,000 were surprised by CAPTAIN
BrOgan and Detectives Crowley and Warren, of the
Fifteenth Precinct. Three OF the men, Fay, Brown
driver named Maypother. whom they had engaged
to carry away their booty. Fay and Walllng were
wounded severely while trying to escape capture
series of fire-escapes at the front of building adj
joining the plundered store The feat described
by persons who witnessed 1T as a most daring one,
lie burglar risking his life in order to escape arrest
From descriptions of the man Captain Brogan and
his officers believed that the escaped robber was
Andrew Williams, whom they had seen in the mel gh-
borhOod of the store previous to the burglary. Yes
terday morning Detective Wade, of the Tenth Pre-
cinct, saw Williams in the Bowery and arrested
him. The prisoner was turned over to Captain
TO day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
GETTING HIS DEATH IN THE GUTTER

A homeless man, named Henry Fceney was taken
before JUS ice Patterson. at the Tom Police Court
Saturday on the charge OF lntoxcaton, and was
d,scLlrged. few hours later he went into the
hanoi shop of Richard Darlington at No. AZ Christie
ST.. aud upon refusing to leave he was thrown into
The street by harrington. lie fell headiong INTO tue
cutter and received ipju les from which lie died at
tie Chambers Street Hospital Yesterday morning.
phe police arrested Darlington, who was taken
before Justice Patterson Yesterday at the Ionbs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
LIE IRISH LAND LEAGUE.

A meeting of tie Irish National Land League
was held yesterday afternoon Ia Academy Halt.
DIR. William :. Wallace presided and spoke az some
length A committee of one from each branch of
thc League was appointed 10 select au executive
committee. An election TO GIL vacant offices was
held aud the following were chosen: David j.
Mort m G,anciL secretary; J. j. Joyce. CORE
sl,osidiue secretary; 81 j. Costello, recording Sec
ietaiy and Patrick GLEASON, treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
A BAD FAMILY QUARREL.

After a quarrel with her husband on Saturday
night Mrs. Catherine Crcamer. of No. 1037 Pacific
ST., left her home to 90 to the house of friend.
She was found shortly after by the police, at Wash
Ington aud ST. Mark's-aves., suffering from several
cuts and bruises about the head and body. She
sand that she had been assaulted by two men. She
was taken TO the Tenth Precinct Station. and sub
scquently Andrew ljrogan, age sixteen, OF No. O96
WarreI-st. and George Martin, ago eighteen of
FranklIn-ave. and Degraw-st, were arrested as
the assallants and were identified By Mrs
lraaun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20

10 g-book Of any and all vessels which encountered
the hurricane between August 20 and 81 and later.
Secretary Parker, OF the Sh!pmasters' Association
has sent copy Of the request to each incoming yes
sell asking for such extracts from the log as VIII DC
to the interest of science and navigation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20

James Brown, alias MungerfOrd, alias Red
Brown twas arraignod before Justice Patterson. at
the ToInbs Police Court yesterday, and was charged
with the larceny of siyerware and cutlery the
property of the Downtown Association. of No. 80
Piue-.t The theft was committed day last
week, and the missing property was found III
Browns possession. He WAS he'd for trial IN default
nj 81 600 bail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-20
EAGER FOR INVESTIGATION.
CHARGES AGAINST THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE con

EAGER FOX INV ESllGAllON.
CHARGES AGAINST THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE CON
PANY ANSWERED.
James S. 7. Stranahan. one of the trustees Of the
Brooklyn Bridge was questioned yesterday relative
to the alleged Irregularities in the purchase OF prop
erty on the New-Y0rk side for the uses Of the ap-
preach to the bridge. He reped
There Is not the slightest ground for the charges.
1t has been the aim of the trustees to buy the vari-
Gus pieces of property at the cheapest possible
prices. In order to do this. In many cases as pos
sible property has been purchased from the owners
privately. Invariably. when we have been com
PEELED to carry the matter OF purchase into
court. have had to pay higher rate.
We made estimates Of the probable cost OF the
real estate to be procured in NewYork and Brook
Ign, but no specific appropriations were made
10 meet the expense. And we have been
SO successful in making these purchases that
we have hardly exceeded the estimated cost.
There has been speculation whatever. we
have barganed directly with the owners or their
attorneys in every case. l am confident that the
statements of President Murphy and of the
treasurer, John II. Prentiss, will satisfy the Grand
Jury that there has not been the slightest rregu-
laiity in proceedings. They Will not need 10
call any of the other trustees in for examination.
These Investigations continued Mr. Stranahan.
smiling. have been our salvation. There has been
a probing from time TO time to find something
wrong and 1t hasn't been found"