THE INDEPENDENT
13 ISSUED
Saturday Morning
BY - : '
KELLY & WELLS, Publish ana.
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These are th trrmi fir thorn paylcj; id ad
rmuitr. Tli IrofcraKtiKXT oUer Ont indue
Hh-iiU In advertism. Term reMonable.
E. R. MULLER,
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
OAKXAaTD, .
OUEOOX
. Office in Dr. Page'. Drag Store.
Canyoinille Hotel,
O. A. UCVTSfi, -
PROPRIETOR
HAVING Bl.CLS'iXY PURCHASED THE
Caayonvi i- i:lel, 1 m now jiiepered i-
furniah traveler, a-i-li the tict of accomnxilatioiiF.
u sod stabling fi-r !-.. D.A. LtVINS.
W. D. WOODCOCK. H. W. CHmCHTLL.
Wocdcmk & tiiurehlll,
NTRTLB CHEKK,
OREGON
TEAM8TEU9 KKOM JACKSONVILLE
and the residtuts in Myrtle Creek will find
lb beat horseshoer at this establishment. In
this Um we claim to do work equal to any ia the
Stat. New work manufactured anil repair
mad on the sbortirt notice. Give us a trial, aud
if w cannot suit you none can.
WOODCOCK CHDRCHILL.
S. THOBNTON.
H. ATKI5SON.
JACOB WAONKB.
X. K. AKDEBSUX
Ashland Woolen Manufacturing
Company,
Manufarlunn and Dealer in
White & Colored Blanket
Plata ud Fancy Cashmeres, Doeshias,
Plaanels, Kc als,
OYER AND UNDERWEAR CLOTHING
Made to Order.
W. II. ATKINSON. Sce'y
ASHLAND. Jackson Couutr, Oregon.
Metropolitan Hotel,
ROfSBVKO, - OREUOa.
Perkins & Ueadrick, Prop'rs.
Tk Otly First-Class Hotel ia the City
AND
Depot oUs C. st O. (tag. to.
tPHJ, FURNISHED SLEEPING APART-
msnta, the beat of beds, and the nwwt atten
tive housekeepers, and a table supplied with Ilia
bast of everything.
STAG IS FOR RIDDING
ara the bous every day on the arrival of the
an from PorUalJJ.
The traveling public, and all who favor in with
their patronage, can feat assured that they will
be aatatainea in the beat noasible manner.
HEADRICK PERKIX3
H. C. STANTON,
Dealer in
Staple Dry Goods!
Keep constantly on hand a general assort
ment of
EXTRA FINE GROCERIES,
WOOD, WILLOW A"D GLASSWARE !
ALSO
Crockery and Cordage
A full stock of
SCHOOL DOOKH
8noh as required by the Public County Schools!
All
mt BTATIOSERV, TOYS
and
FANCY ARTICLES
To suit both Young and Old.
31778 AND SELLS LEGAL TENDERS
furnishes Checks on Portland, and procures
tuanaoa Ban .Francisco.
r.lAHONEY'8 SALOON.
Nearest to the Railroad Depot, Oakland.
Jas. Mahoney, Prop'r.
To Ineat of wines, liquor and cigars in Dong
its county, ana uie mu
BIZXIARD TABLB
la tht State kpt ia proper repair;
Partial traveling oa th railroad will find this
Uaca verr baoay to visit aoruig ia svop
. ping of th train at th Oak
land, Depot Giv me acalL
J AS. MAHONEY.
SAL.EM
Fcundxy and Uachine Shop
W.W. DRAKE, Praprlrtor,
MAZISAt. OREGON.
Mtaam Engine, Saw MUM.
Orlat SClllat, Reaper), Pnmpa
ua4. aUl klxtdai and atrrles ol
MaahlaarrinadatoOfdar.
Xotavolxlnery repaired on
Short Notice.
Fatten Basing dona in ail it various forma,
. ana u a in as ol bra and iron castings fur
aithad on hort notice. Also manufac
turer of Enterprise Plainer and
Matcher, and Backers and
' ' Sharper.
PATTERSON'S
L-iLLlJiJ BllMjilj
Jas. II- Xlpton, Prop'r.
ALL KINDS OF LUMBER,
Including
Sngar Pine,
Oedar.Fir,
Pine and Oak
Lumber,
Always en hand,
And Orders promptly filled on
the amorteac notice
AU kinda of dreaaad lumbar constantly on
band. LnmDer inrnianaa at any
point in Roaeburg without extra
eharge, and by application to
' me it will be found that
ir t nmW ia not onlv the best but
the cbeapeat in the market. Try
en and see. Addreaa all letters to
JAB. H. TIPTOX. Pattevaoa'a MUU. Or.
DLACIISLllTilinB,
IVADIONS BROS.
TTouU Inform the public that they have leased
the large Blaeksmithing shop lately occupied
by iieorga Stickle, and that tbey are
prepared to do
All Kinds of Blaokainithing
In first-claa ityle,
Aad at prire lower than th lowest. They have
many yean exjrienoe in lue use ot
Horse Shoeing I
And claim, on this point, in the trade, they
asoipeient to do the beet of work to the
satisfaction of patron. All kinds of
Machinery repaired, Plow
Work. Etc
Civ them a call. Shop opposite 6. Mark k Co.
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VOL. 5.
Furniture Store !
JOHN GILDEK8LEVE
3TAV1XG PURCHASED THE FURNI
lure Establishment of John Lehnberr, is
now pre pared to do any woik in the '
UPHOLSTERING LINE.
He is also prepared to furnish
Iu all styles,of the best manufacture, and cheaper
than the cheapest. His
Chairn,
Table.
BureanK,
13elstteal,
ETC., ETC., ETC.
Are of superior make, and for low cost cannot be
equalled in the State. The
Finest of Spring Beds
And the
Most Complete ofas
Always on hand. Everything iu the line fur
nished, 01 the bestquaiity,on tue suortest
notice and at the lowest rates.
COFFINS MADE AND TRIMMED.
And order filled cheaper and better than can
any other establishment.
Desiring
migned pi
a share of public patronage, Uie un
dersigned promises to offer extra inducements to
all patrons.
liive me a trial.
JOHN GILDERS LEVE.
JOHN FRASER,
Home Hade Parniture,
WILBUR,
OREGON.
Upholstery, Spring Mattrasses, Etc.,
Constantly on hand.
FlRKiTVBE.
I hivi the beat stock
furniture south of Portland
And all of my own manufacture.
No two Prices to Custome rs
Residents of Douglas county are requested to
give me a call before purchasing elsewhere.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
DEPOT HOTEL-
OAKLAND,
OREGON.
Richard Thomas, Prop'r.
nnHIS HOTEL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED
.a f,r a nm)iM At vmt mrxil ha. htfWntnB V.rT
popular with the traveling public. 1'irat-claas
SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS.
And the table supplied with the best the market
afford. Hotel at the depot of the Kailroad.
Fine Liquors and Cigars.
The undersigned has purchased the saloon form
erly kept by Mr. Tibbets, Oakland, and
with new brand of wines, liquor
and cigars he is prepared to
hospitably entertain all who
mSy give him a coll.
A Fine Billiard Tame
is kept in constant repair.
DAVID BAKER.
T. C. SMITH A CO.,
DRUGGISTS
Chemists and Pharmacists !
Patton's Block, State Street,
SALEM,
OREGON.
Particular attention given to prescriptions, and
ail order by mail or express nuea
promptly and accurately.
Physicians and country dealer will save money
Dy examining uur p.v-v,..B
, our prices, before purchasing else-
where. W
Sugar Pine Mills
Located at Sugar Pine Hoauatala,
Post Office address, Looking Glass, Oregon.
The Company owning these mills would say they
( are preparea to lurnua uie
BEST OF LUMBER
It the most reasonable rates.
Sugar Pine.
Fir and Cedar
Lumber always on hand, and all persons wishing
mirchase Lumber will do well to give us an
pporiuniiy i nuing ineir oraera oeiura g""5
ayewberc.
; .1 j. tdil'jtH Aiv. rresiaent,
f. B. C T. ' ' K K. -rv .l Tn-asurer
Oregon and California
TKSOOSH TO SAN FRANCISCO
I iroxjn. days.
THE QUICKEST. SAFEST AND
EASIEST ROUTE.
STAGES LEAVE HOSEBURC
Eruy Vmy at T-30 P. M.,
W.Vin. nnit-V ennnaction at Readina: With tna
car 01 ui v. v. am
For full particular and passage apply to
PERKINS A HEADR1CK.
.4 gent.
MAMMOTH
LIVERY AND FEED
STABLE.
This establishment is the
Best in the State!
and connected with it is a large
Wagon Yard and Shed Room I
Capable of accommodating any number of
none and wagons.
Best or Hay and Grala
ftlway In full upp'ynd at liviiir prices.
and no one is allowed t- go away d:aatisned,
Don't tail to give us a rail, wr w are
deterniinnl to s;ntya iu qux
tity.qualiiy and lirioe.
WRH1 ' IBI.UJ
NOTICE.
1V0TICE IS IIEREBT GIVES' TO WHOM IT
may concern that the under: gned ha been
awarded the contract for keeping the Douglas
County paupers for a period of two year. u
most first Dnoura a certificate to that effect from
any member of the County Board and present it
won win Knowing namea persons, wnoaiw
authorised to and wilt care for those presenting
ko eeruneatec Batten rerkins, Koseburg; !.
u. aeuocr, uauand: Hit Brawn. LiOokmi
Glass. Dr. WoodruCf ia anthorind to fnrnis
audieal aid to all parson in need of th same and
who have been declared pauper of Douglas
County. W.B. CLARK.
DO
TELEGRAPHIC.
EASTERN.
Crop Rrports from the Mt le West.
Chicago, Ang. 28. The Commercial
Bulletin of this city publishes advices
from 308 counties in the middle west, re
garding spring wheat. The increase in
acreage is 12.26 per cent. The average
yfeld per acre is 12.92 bushels against
ll.Vi bushels last Tear. The airtrrecrate
yield is placed at 137,849,615 bushels
against 108,744,374 bushels last Tear.
The quality is generally reported to be
oeneruian last year.
Fatal Exploatoa.
New Yobk. Auk. 28. -The exDlosion of
the boiler of the tug Eitgex early this
morning, wrecked the boat and killed
Leonidas Fuller, fireman, and Joseph E.
Leffay, engineer.
Coaklina; Caoaea Delegate.
TJtica, Aug. 28. TJ. S. Senator Conk-
ling has been chosen delegate to the re
publican state convention.
Boston Worktagmea Denounce De Young.
Boston, Ang. 28. A workingmen'a
meeting was held on the Common to
night, and the usual decided resolutions
condemning DeYonng adopted. .
Surgeon General Hammond.
Washington, Aug. 28. The secretary
of war has received the proceedings and
findings of the court martial of July 16,
1864, by which Surgeon General Ham
mond was dismissed from the service,
and recommends that the findings and
sentence be annulled and set aside, and
that in accordance with the authority
conferred by an act of March 15, 1878,
the name of Hammond be placed on the
retired list of tue army as surgeon gen
eral, without back, present or future pay
or allowance of any kind whatever. The
recommendation of the secretary of war
has been approved by the president.
Rowing Race.
Detroit, Aug. 29. The four-oared
race in the "open to all" regatta, which
the umpire decided yesterday should be
rowed over on account of the fouling of
the Shoewaecaemettes by the Wyandotte
crew, was pulled this morning, the Shoe
waecaemettes and Michigans participa
ting. The Excelsior four, first over the
line in yesterday s tnal, refused to pull,
claiming that the umpire's decision was
unjust. The race was won easily by the
Shoewaecaemettes in 7.56. distance one
mile and a half, with the current.
Sitting Boll again la Trouble.
New Yobk, Aug. 29 A HeraltTg
special from Winnipeg, Manitoba, yes
terday, says that the situation in the Ca
nadian northwest is grave, and daily be
coming more critical and complicated.
The Creeks, a powerful tribe, who have
repeatedly protested against Sitting
Hull s hunting bunalo on tueir ground,
and have been pacihed with assurances
that he would soon return to the United
States, are restive under the rapid ex
tinction of game, and 201U warriors un
der Great Bear assume a threatening
attitude. The American scourge have
slaughtered nearly all the buffalo south
of Battle river, and the buffalo have fled
south or to the limits of Athabasca dis
trict. The destitution of the Canadian
Indians is extreme. Many cases of can'
nibalism have been reported, and one or
two of Hudson Bay posts have been
plundered by starving savages. Lieut.
Uov. ljaird, whose seat of government
is Battletord. has sent his family into
Winnipeg, wnd his position is very crit
ical. Three weeks ago the Chief Indian
Commissioner endeavored to arrange
matters with Great Bear, who consented
to keep quiet until the government had
finally decided the course to be pursued.
Hitting Unit s band was removed north
of Wood Mountain, but isolated con
flicts were going on between them and
the Canadian Creeks and Santeux. A
dispatch arrived from at police Fort
Walsh Tuesday, saying that they antici
pated very serious trouble, uoi. us-
borne Smith, in command of the Cana
dian forces, left for the scene of troubles
Friday. The police force numbers only
550 men, and the Dominion government
is hastily organizing six companies ol
mounted infantry. No particulars have
been received of what has happened,
but the message from Fort Walsh was
most urgent. There are three companies
of infantry, one troop of cavalry and a
field battery here all volunteers. The
Dominion forces were disbanded a year
ago. This account represents sitting
Bull's following to be 8000 men, women
and children probably too high an esu
mate.
Flu Joaa Porter.
New York, Aug. 29. A Sun Wash
ington special says: Fitz John Porter
has written a letter to an officer in this
city saying that he is coming here early
next winter to urge upon congress his
restoration to the active list of the army
Free Love Renounced hy the Oneida Com
m unity.
New Yobk. Aug. 29. The Oneida
community in this state has been com
pelled by public sentiment against their
free love system to abandon it. Their
lAnrlpr Father jsoves. submitted propo
sitions to the commnnity, which they
adopted, agreeing to give up the practice
of complex marriage in deference to pub
lio sentiment, however, the belief in its
principles, and to encourage celibacy of
members, but to allow marriage accord
ing to at. Paul s teaching. Also to nave
all other things common as heretofore.
The community will hereafter consist of
two classes of members celibates, and
married persons living together as hus
band and wife under the laws of mar
riages as generally understood.
Tne Fever again Increasing.
Memphis, Aug. 29. The fever is again
on the increase. Twenty-two cases in all
were reported to-day. Three additional
deaths have occurred.
Freighters Attacked by Indians.
Deadwood, D. T., Aug. 29. Armund
Kundson and George Beecher, two
freighters from Fort Pierre, arrived yes
terday, and report that while encamped
at Pine Springs, 18 miles below Chey-
nn river, last Friday about 10 P. M
Their wagons were riddled with bullets
and arrows, and some oi tne norses were
killed. Thev noticed Indian signs pre
vimis to coiner into camp, and slept in
t Wr blankets some distance from the
and close bv their picketed hor
ua Tliov mounted the horses, but
Kundson" s giving out from the effects of
a wound, they escaped on one horse to
th nevt station, where they scoured aid,
Returning the next morning they fonnd
the contents ol tneir wagons umu
tm-rxul hnt the balance of the stock gone,
Their wagons were brought here by other
incoming teams.
Race at Brighton Beach Fortaaa Win.
Nkw Yobk. Auit. 29. At Brighton
beach race course this afternoon, a dis-
Satch was received from the owners of
ollie McCarty, stating that she was
broken down and would probably never
run again. When Bramble and Fortuna
appeared they were cheered, l ae hor
se got off .on even terms and Bramble
at once went to the front and led for a
mile and a quarter, when Fortuna went
up and the two ran together into the
homestretch. The whip was then used
on both and Fortuna went under the wire
one length ahead. Pools sold, 8400 on
Bramble ; $160 to $180 on Fortuna.
Time 4:02
. Ranu Hold to Robert Bonner.
Robert Bonner says that he bought
Bares from Mr. Simmons this morning.
Simmons, he adds, is the same gentle
raaa of whom about 15 years ago 1 pur
chased Pocahontas, the mare, for which
I paid more than other horse I have ever
bought, including Barns.
GLAS
"Independent
IOSEBUHG, OREGON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER G, 1879.
The Shooting at Creedmoor.
New Yobk. Aug. 29. The Programme
for prize shooting at Creedmoor contem
plates 19 matches ; aggregate value of
prizes, $7277. The principal match is
an international contest for a $1000
trophy. Nearly every regiment of our
state militia is represented in the Atlan
tic department. Teams are now encamp
ed at Creedmoor ; also rcprenentatives
from Connecticut, New Jersey and Penn
sylvania. The Pacific department teams
arrived yesterday. It is announced that
these include the best shots among the
troops of California, Arizona and Oregon.
Aa Officer Killed.
Fobt Thomas, Aug. 28. Hines, dep
uty constable, was killed here yesterday
while trying to arrest J. B. Collins, a
merchant. A party of nine men from
Safford, have Collins, his clerk and jus
tice Mann, in custody. Fears are enter
tained for their safety.
Death oa the Gallows.
Foht Smith. Ark.. Aug. 29. Stewart
and Elliott were hanged here for murder
to-day. At 2 P. M. they ascended the
scaffold. They were attended by their
spiritual adviser, Rev. Mr. Sample, and
a number of deputy marshals and
guards. On being asked if he had any
thing to say, Elliott declared that he was
innocent of the crime for which he was
convicted, and had killed Brown in self-
defense. He did not do the killing on
account of the woman. He said he had
made his peace with God and was willing
to die, shook hands with those around
him and bade them good-bye. As the
black cap was being drawn over his head
he said : "Be sure and break our
necks, boys, and don't punish us."
Stewart said that instead of regretting
his present condition he considered it a
blessed privilege. He was confident
that he had found grace, and would be
happy in a bettor world. He retained
malice against no one ana oaae au iare-
well. Jerking the rope with bis hand
he said : "Thank God for giving us
such a speedy means of passing from
this life to eternity." Elliott's neck was
broken by the fall, and he died without
a struggle, his pulse ceasing to beat at
16 minutes. Stewart's neck was not
broken, and his limbes twitched con
vulsively for five minutes and pulsation
ceased at just nine minutes. The bodies
were cut down after hanging 20 minutes.
Mollle McCarthy Permanently Retired.
The announcement that Mollie McCar
thy was to run drew the largest crowd to
Brighton Beach yesterday that has been
seen at a race in this vicintiy lor years.
Turf men from all parts of the country
were present. The following is the dis
patch announcing her withdrawal :
Saratoga, Aug. 29.
Mollie McCarthy pulled up lame in
her last preparatory trial the first of the
week, but 1 had arrangements made for
shipping her and hoped to the last mom
ent that it was not serious. I regret to
say her injuries are permanent, and that
she will never run again. I am obliged
to pay the forfeit. It. R. Mabtin.
The World intimates that the mare was
never intended to start, and says that
such suspicion is strengthened by the ru
mor, freely circulated, that Baldwin, the
owner of Mollie, was also owner of xr-
tuna, although entered in the race by
Puryear & Co. The latter story is no
doubt untrue, for Martin, who was pres
ent at Brighton Beach late yesterday,
positively denied it. When asked about
Mollie's Injuries he said that he was real
ly afraid that he never would be able to
get Mollie again in condition to race ;
that she was not broken down strictly in
the meaning of the term, but so lame in
the off fore leg that he did not thins it
could be cured. This, taken with the
fact that Martin is an expert on horses'
feet, evidently means that Mollie is to be
retired from the turf.
Rarua will Not Appear In the West.
New Yobk. Aug. 30. Mr, Bonner says
the purchase of Rarus has put and end
to the possibility of that horse appear
ing in the west, and all engagements will
be canceled. Mr. Bonner is at present
undecided whether he will exhibit Rarus
in harness with Edwin Forrest in the
east.
The Coaler Monument at Vet Point.
West Point, August 31. A large
number of people gathered to-day to as
sist at the ceremony of unveiling the
Custer monument. The statue is at the
brow of the main road leading from the
south dock to the plateau in front of
Mess hall. To the west was a large plat
form for speakers, singers and guests
Shortly after 2 o'clock, the cadets and
battery marched with a band to the mon
nment, escorting the guests. Among the
distinguished persons present were Gen-
eral Hancock, Hamilton Fish. General
Hchoheld, General N. P. Banks, Alger
non S. Sullivan and John McCullongh,
the tragedian. Algernons. Sullivan de
livered the presentation address, trans
ferring the statue to the academy on be
half of the Custer fund society. Mr.
Wilson McDonald, the sculptor, then un
veiled the statue amid applause. The
band played Custer's charging tune
"Garryowen," after which Major General
actionem made an address of acceptance.
and was followed by General N. P. Banks
orator of the day.
Death of Gen. Hood,
New Orleans, Aug. 31. Gen. J. B
Hood died at 4 o clock this morning.
It is believed that his daughter Lydia
will not recover. Edith Hood is also
yery sick. He leaves eleven children,
the eldest ten years old, the youngest,
twins, three weeks. He leaves a manu
script history of the war, which he in
tended to have published this fall.
General Hood was buried this after
noon, only a lew mends oi tne lanuiy
and a delegation of the Association of the
Army of Tennessee attended the funeral.
At the cemetery, however, the cortege
was received by a detatchment of the Cen
tennial Guards under Captain Pierce,
who fired a salute over the grave
Fratricide Hang.
Montagite. Tex., Ang. 30. Charles
Harris was hangd to-day for the murder
of his brother in January, 1877
Another Tour.
Springfield, HL, Aug. 31. The pres
ident and Mrs. Hayes will be here dur
ing fair week as guests of Gov. Cullom
Secretaries ilvarts, hherman and Thomp
son and other prominent dignitaries will
aiso ije present.
msastrons surra.
Fobt Keooh, Aug. 31. A terrific hail
storm yesterday completely destroyed
the quarters of company a of the oth in
fantry, and unroofed several other build.
lngs.
Mile's Campaign
Dkadwood. D. T.. Aug., 31. Col. N
A. Miles arrived at Fort Keogh Thurs-
day with his command consisting ' of
seven companies of the 5th infantry,
brinsring with him nearly one thousand
half breeds who have been furnishing
arms and ammunition to Indians be-
the "Vol InwR tone and the boundary
line. He has cleared the country of all
roving bands and driven Sitting Bull's
followers across the American line, be
sides breaking up the illicit traffic in arms
and ammunition between half breeds and
hostile Indians. The campaign has been
very succesful considering the small lose
to Miles.
:- Fir.
Watsontowst. Pa.. Aug. 31, The
wrnnlATi mill and hat factory of Griffey k
Co. was totally destroyed by fire last
nieht. Loss $150,000; partially insured.
Origin of fire unknown.
A "Saad Lot" Meeting at Sevr York.
Tfimr York. Anir. 31. A mass meeting
of workingmen was held to-day in Ham
ilton Park. Addresses were maae py
David Conroy, Mr. McCurry and others,
setting forth that the condition of the
Neutral
workingmen at present Worse than sla
very, and that the republican party had
persecuted the working classes, and were
responsible for tramps.! Resolutions
were adopted, endorsing Dennis Kearney
for his masterly leadership of the work
ingmen'a party in California, and his
action in advocating the ballot and not
the bullet ; also declaring that none but
workingmen shall be elected to office, as
they understand the requirements of
workingmen thoroughly,.
Shot aad Killed.
Lakepobt, Aug. 31. William Thomp
son shot and killed Edward Bynum last I
night in a quarrel. Thompson ordered
Bynum out of his saloon or he would
kill him, at the same time presenting a
pistol, Bynum made a movement to
draw, when Thompson fired, striking By
num over tne eye, tue ball lodging in the
brain. Bynum lived 40 minutes but was
unconscious. Both were 21 years of age.
Hold tor American Wheat.
London, Aug. 31. A Paris correspon
dent writes that gold continues to be sent
to the United States for the purchase of
wheat. The steamer at, Lawrent sail
ing to-day for New York takes one hun
dred thousand pounds, part of which is
on English account. Gold in lesser
quantities, amounting in all to two hun
dred thousand pounds, has been sent to
Hungary, Boumania and other parts of
Europe lor tne same purpose.
The Wheat Yield of Karope.
Berijn, Aug. 31. The Boston Zi-
tuna has published statistics of the wheat
harvest throughout Europe. Taking
one hundred as representing an average
harvest, that of Austro-Hungary may be
represented by va ruermany, o; trance.
78 ; Switzerland, 80 ; Italy, 82 ; Eng
land, 76 ; Bussia, TJ ; Roumania, 90.
FOREIGN-
Riot at Santiago, Chill.
Rio Janerio. Aug. 28. A dispatch
from Santiago, the capital of Chili, da
ted July 31st, says that serious riots oc
curred in that city in consequence of pop
ular discontent at the conduct of the war.
The populace erected a barricade and
shouted ' death to the traitor ministry.
Two persons were killed in a conflict
with troops and several wounded. It is
reported that the Chilian president fled
to Yina de Mar.
Irish Cricketer. In America.
London, Aug. 29. Hone, a prominent
Irish amateur, has taken a team of gen
tlemen cricketers to America. Hone
has written a draft proposing that the
Irish meet English players in the states.
The Liverpool Grain Market.
Liverpool, Aug. 29. The leading
grain circular says that to-day's market
was thinly attended. There were a few
transactions in red American wheat at a
shade under Tuesday's prices ; but trade
closed with more steadiness at Tuesday s
rates. Wheat has been in fair retail re
quest, and realized Tuesday's extreme
rates, r lour was steady, but little busi
ness was done. Corn is in fair consumpt
ive demand, and prices tended rather in
favor of sellers:
Sixty Person Burned.
The official report of the fire at Irk
utsk, which destroyed about 200 houses,
shows that 60 lives were lost. The great
er number were children.
Spain Advised to Free all Slaves la her
uepenaenciea.
Madrid, Aug. 29. Lob Debate, news
paper, recommends that Spain free all
slaves in her dependencies, and substi
tute a seven years' period of service for
slavery.
Another Iatervlew wlUi Blsntarck.
Ivome. Aug. a. Mngr. Koucetti, pa
pal nuncio, reports that he had a favor'
able interview with Bismarck, but as
Germany lays down a certain limit to
her concessions, Roucetti asks for larger
powers in the conduct of negotiations.
Perhapa a Pretext.
Sophia, Aug. 29. Two hundred and
forty influential Roumelian Turks have
been taken prisoners in the Rhodope
mountains charged with forming a con
piracy to attack Phillippopolis. The af
fair caused great alarm at that city, as it
was feared that it might serve as a pretext
for the entry of Turkish troops now con-
oentrated at Adrianople into ast Itou
mella.
Kleel Ion Republicans Impertinent.
Paris, Aug. 29. An election will be
held on Sunday at Bordeaux. The re
publicans of Bordeaux nave resented the
presence of King Alfonso at Areachon
by placarding the town with insulting
references to the king. The police tore
them down immediately, and an inquiry
has been instituted.
Insurrection la Cuba
Havana, Aug. 29. Two bands of in
surgents have made their appearance
one in the Holquin district and the other
in the Santiago de Cuba. The band at
the former place is about 100 strong, and
the strength of that at the latter place is
not known. They are not headed by
chiefs of any importance. Captain Gen
eral Blanco has taken energetic meas
ures to put down the insurrection.' and
all available troops are pursuing the in
surgents.
PACIFIC COAST.
Who DeYonng'. Messenger Was.
San Francisco, Aug. 28. It will be
remembered that in the published state
ment of young Nathan. The American
district telegraph boy. who accompanied
uexonng in the coupe at the time oi tne
shooting, he stated that be did not know
De Young and had no suspicion of his
purpose. It now transpires that the
youngster is a brother of Rosa Nathan,
who figured in the case of Isaac Allen,
formerly secretary of the San t rancisco
Benevolent Association, in which also
the Chronicle and its proprietors bore a
prominent part in working up the case ;
that previous to that time he had ire-
nnentlv carried messaees between De
Young and his sister and must have been
well acquainted with him.
Kalloch Improving.
San Francisco, Aug. 28. The latest
report concerning Kalloch is, that he
passed a comfortable night and is feeling
improved this morning. The chances
are greatly in his favor.
A Remarkable Case
San Francisco, Aug. 28. An old
Frenchman living on Pacific street, made
a desperate attempt tooommit suicide on
Mondfjnear Fort Point, He cut his
arm in two plaoes, stabbed himself sev
eral times in the region of the heart, and
threw himself into the bay, but finding
the water too cold, finally jumped off a
cliff 30 feet high. He was placed in
charge of a suigeon at Fort Point, and
will recover.
Suicide. .
Anna M. Johnson, a native of Ger
many, aged 29, the wife of the proprietor
of the Mechanic's Hotel on Berry street,
between Third and Fourth, committed
snicide to-day by taking chloroform
cause, ill-treatment on the part of her
husband. ,
A Remarkable Attempt at Robbery
The schooner Romrio arrived yester
day from Tahiti, having on board, be
sides the vessel's cargo, several thousand
dollars in coin. Last night three efforts
were made to board the vessel and carry
oa the coin. At about half -past nine
a boat with five men on board came
alongside. The second mate, who ap
pears to have been I the only man on
board, made a vigorous resistance, A
number of shots were fired on both sides.
and the pirates finally retired, one it is
thonght having been shot. At I about
half -past eleven they ; made another at-
in all Things
INDEPEIM
in Nothing.'
tack and succeeded in driving the second
mate below decks and carried off what
they probably supposed to be boxes of
coin, but what proved to be something
of no value. They made a third attempt
at about half-past two. but were success
fully resisted and abandoned tho under
taking. The second mate was severely
beaten during the various engagements
with the thieves. .
Kalloch oat of Danger.
San Francisco, Aug. 28. Kalloch's
condition is reported by bis, physicians
as satisfactory, and if inflammation does
not set in he may be considered in a fair
way for recovery.
Death of aa M. P.
Victoria. Aug. 28. A dispatch from
Cariboo announces the death of Capt.
Evans, member of parliament for that
district.
Kalloch'. Condition.
Kalloch is reported as much improved
to-day and has been sitting up. Danger
of inflammation is not yet past, but all
indications are favorable.
How Plaacy Got Clear.
San Francisco. Ang. 27. The Bulle
tin this evening will publish an article
obtained from a source deemed absolute
ly trustworthy, that George M. Pinnev
escaped punishment by virtue of the sun
dry indictments against him having been
manipulated in his interest, or if there
was no manipulation, then there was
gross and inexcusable negligence in the
district attorney s cilice. The Bulletin
cites one instance in which a certificate
made payable to one person was in the
indictment made it appear as being pay
able to another party, it is also men
tioned that a story is current among well
informed lawyers that another indiotment
correct in the description of the certifi
cate, related to a certificate on which no
money was obtained.
Cargo of Wheat Damaged.
Stockton, Aug. 29. While the steam
er VUu of Stockton was lying at the
wharf here loading wheat for Stewart &
Smith, she sprung a leak, sinking 13
feet. One thousand sacks of wheat were
damaged.
nallocu hum improving.
San Francisco. Aug. 29. Kalloch's
chances continue to improve.
Physicians still report Dr. Kalloch
improving ; but as yet he cannot be con
sidered out of danger. A medical gen
tleman says that more or less pus lias
formed, and is still forming around the
bullet, and there is no way for it to es
cape, as the hole from the surface is al
ready blocked. It is feared that if no
outlet is found for it by natural or other
channels, inflammation and blood poison
ing win ensue. At present the most un
favorable symptoms in the case is a feel
ing of sickness at the stomach every
evening at about 6 o'clock. Mr. Kalloch
fears that it is produced by agitation to
his nerves, produced by the presence of
physicians at about that time, aud they
have accordingly decided to see him only
in tne lorenoon. it is also thought that
it may result from over nourishment.
Lncky Baldwin Indicted.
San Francisco, Aug. 29. The United
States grand jury has fonnd an indict
ment against E. J. Baldwin, for violating
the internal revenue laws by refilling old
packages with spirits, without cancelling
the revenue stamps thereon, and selling
the same at his store in Los Angeles
county. He is also charged with failing
to make proper entries in his books as
required by law.
ram Aeciaent.
Grass Valley. Aug. 29. Jerome
Pryor of New York, while being lowered
in the Hill mine this morning, in a cage,
was instantly killed by his hevd striking
timbers and being crushed.
Arctic Vessels Lost.
Yokohama, Aug. 29. The steamer
Nordennkiold, supposed to be store-ship
for the Nordenskjold Arctic expedition,
has been totally lost ; crew saved.
Eoger Bacon.
But the great light in science during all
those ages, both for England and the rest
of the world, was Roger Bacon, who.born
in 1214, was in his cradle in Somerset
shire when the barons obtained from
King John his signature to Magna Charts.
tie belonged to a rich family, sought
knowledge from childhood, and avoided
the strife of day. He studied at Oxford
and Paris, and the death of his father
may have placed his share of the pater
nal estate in his hands. He spared no
cost for instructors and transcribers,
books and experiments : mastered not
only Latin thoroughly, but also Hebrew
and UreeK, which not more than five men
in England then understoodraromatically
although there were more who could
loosely read and speak those tongues. He
was made doctor in paris. and had the
degree confirmed in his own University
of Oxford. Then he withdrew entirely
from the civil strife that was arisinn. and
joined the house of the Franciscans in
Uxtord, having spent all bis time in the
world and XSXK) of money in the search
of knowledge. Roger Bacon's family com
mitted itself to the Kinc's side in the
civil war of Henry III.'s greed, his cor
ruption ot justice, and violation of the
defined rights of his subjects brought up
on him. The success of the barons ruined
Bacon's family, and sent his mother.
brothers and whole kindred into exile.
Meanwhile the philosopher, as one of the
Oxford Franciscans, had joined an order
which prided itself in the checks put by
it on the vanity of learning. But in spite
of their self-denials, the Franciscans at
Oxford and elsewhere, included many
learned men, who by the daily habit of
their minds, were impelled to give to
scholarship some practical direction.
They were already beginning to supply
the men who raised the character of
teaching at the Universifv of Oxford till
it rivalled that of Paris. Friar Bacon was
among the earliest of these teachers ; so
was mar Bungay, who lives with him in
popular tradition. . Roger Bacon saw how
tbe clergy were entanuled in barren
subtleties of a logic far parted from all
natural laws out of which it snramz. He
believed that tbe use of all his knowledge,
u ne couiu out mane iree use of it, would
De to snow now strength and peace were
to be given to the Church. And then the
rope, who had been! told of his rare ac
quirements and his philosophic mind,
oaue noger racon, disregarding any
rule of his order to the contrary, write
for him what was in his mind. Wi n
his mind were first principles of a true
and faithful philosophy. But to commit
to parchment all that he had been pining
to say would cost him 60 in materials,
transcribers, necessary references and ex
periments, fie was a ranciscan, vowed
to poverty, ana tne rope nad sent no
money with the command to write.
Bacon's mother and exiled brothers had
spent all they were worth upon their
ransoms. Poor friends furnished the
necessary money, some of them pawning
goods, upon tne understanding that their
loans would be made known to His Holi
ness. There was a difficulty between
the philosopher and his immediate supe
riors, uecause tne rope s demand was
private, and only a relief to Bacon's pri
vate conscience. His immediate rufers
bad received no orders to relax the din.
cipline which deprived the Franciscans
of the luxury of pen and iuk. But ob
stacles were overcome : and then Roeer
Bacon produced within a year and a half
izoo-w, uia ipus juajui "uieater work' ;,
which now forms a large, closely-printed
lono : nis wpu jsinu r Lesser work ),
rluch was sent after the Omit Ma rut to
Pone Clement to recapitulate itn arguments
and strengthen some of its parts. Henry
M or ley t Manual oj twguxn. literature.
Husband " Maria, my dear, yon
,
seem to be very lonesome in my com
panr. Do you not love me now as you
did before our marriage?" Wife
"Why, of course, Gerald, but you
know since our marriage we have become
one, and i feel lonesome without a see
ond party," j
V
Firing on Horseback.
The last Friday of the Wimbledon
meeting is always one of the most popu
lar days for visitors, as it is fullest of
practical lessons for the volunteers,
apart from the mere mastery of accurate
shooting. The Lovd. Lindsay and the
Mappin prfes were instituted with the
object of testing what calvary and in
fantry volunteers could no under condi
tions similar in many respects to those
that would have to be encountered on
active service. In the one, Yeoman
mounted riflemen, or volunteer light
horse, have to ride a distance of three
quarters of a mile, taking two flights of
hurdles in tbe course, dismounting at
two points, and, firing, each man five
rounds, and the whole has to be done in
ten minutes. In the other similar work
'has to be performed, only the distance
to be covered is only a quarter of a mile,
and the time allowed is five minutes. At
the Loyd-Lindsay course yesterday after
noon a considerable number of specta
tors, on horseback, in carriages or drags
and on foot, had gathered, and they evi
dently watched the proceedings with
much the same kind of interest that
would be taken by country folk in their
local steeple-chases. For this competi
tion thirteen sections had entered, and
rarely iudeed has the contest for the
prize been closer or so distinguished by
higher proficiency on the part of the
teams engaged. It commenced soon
after 3 o'clock, and for two hours and a
half the spectators were delighted by a
display of good riding, soldierly bearing
and skillful markmanship under difficult
circumstances. The Aryshire section was
the first to start, and they did the course
in eight seconds less than the prescribed
time, but in their shooting there was evi
dence of hurry. The misses were fre
quent and the good hits very few. Then
came the Dorset section, distinguished
by the silver hussar braiding of their
jackets, and sitting their horses as hunt
ing men from the Blackmoor Vale
should do. It was not the same section
that had previously attained fame at
Wimbledon, and there was a want of
smartness about the movements of the
men, which proclaimed slight acquaint
ance with the requirements of such a
competition. Their time was 11 minutes
and 22 seconds, and in the forty rounds
fired by the four men at 500 and GOO
yards, they only scored 15 points alto
gether. From this five points had to be
deducted from each half minute occupied
over the time laid down. As the Dorsett
section had exceeded the allowance
by nearly a minute and a half, their
net number of marks stood at
exactly nothing. Then came the
Leicestershire D section, which like the
Ayrshire, fired far too hastily. They
made the best time of all, and came
home in admirable order in 9 minutes,
37 seconds, but they only scored 18
marks between- them. The Leicester
shire G troop took more time, but scored
only two points more, and of this num
ber ten had to be deducted. Then came
another section of the Ayrshire regiment,
which not only moved very leisurely,
but also shot badly. The Leicestershire
A section made both good time and good
shooting, and came back from the firing
points in almost perfect order, showing
that they oould not only ride like true
followers of the Quorn and Cottesmore,
but that they had acquired something of
the discipline of regular troopers. The
Oxfordshire C section followed. They
were slow in getting their aim. and did
not seem to be making good practice at
the target, but they came home well m
line, and but for the misplaced enthusi
asm of one of their number, who forgot
that a cavalry soldier should never have
whip-hand, or at all events should
never use it as such, their work would
have been very well done. The Royal
bucks, mounted on good weight carriers,
behaved in much more soldierly fashion.
They rode well and shot with precision.
They only took 9 minutes and 40 seconds
to do the course, and got on the very re
spectable number of 61 points before
they left the targets. The Oxfordshire
D troop looked very soldierly and moved
wen. Alter scoring a fair number of
hits at the 500 yards range, they re
mounted very smartly, and getting back
to the 600 yards firing point quickly and
in good order, got on the target at the
first Bhot. Firing at regular intervals
with deliberation, but without delay,
they scored hit after hit. Presently.
however, the wind shifted, and seemed
to puzzle them somewhat, as it blew the
smoke straight up the range, obscuring
the target and necessitating a hazardous
delay. Directly the bugle sounded to
cease fire, however, they mounted with
alacrity and came back in good order,
riding well; and, although one of the
horses hit the last flight of hurdles
rather hard, their line was never broken
until the post had been reached. The
Warwickshire second section went down
the course in dashing style, sitting their
horses in true soldierly manner. Their
shooting at the first range was rapid, and
appeared somewhat wild. At 600 yards
they were equally quick in getting to
work, but scarcely more successful in
settling to their aim. Then they tried
what slower shooting would do, and got
in several bits, but at the sacrifice of
much time, which they endeavored to
make up afterward, with the result that
they came back a little raggedly, one or
two of them using their hands and heels
a little more vigorously than a cavalry
martinet would be likely to approve of.
The Warwickshire first section was ad'
mirably mounted, and the men kept
their dressing well as they topped the
hurdles in good hunting style. They got
through their twenty rounds at 500 yards
iiuicKiy, ana nearly every snot seemed
to tell. At the next ranee, however.
they wasted much time, and reaped little
benefit from over-deliberation; but they
were very quick in remounting, and
though they came back at racing speed
iney sept their dressing well to the end,
The delay at 600 yards, however, handi
capped them fifteen points. The Wor
cestershire men when they get the com
mand, "Gallop march, went away as if
each were struggling for the lead, and
they jumped the first flight of hurdles
almost in Indian style. At firing they
did not make so much progress either in
time or points, and the limits of the min
utes had been passed long before the
last round was fired. As they were com
ing home the inevitable dog crossed the
course, two of the horses shying, swerved
and oarromed against the otheis. For a
moment it looked as if all must come to
grief, but fortunately they kept their
seats and cleared the hurdles without
any mishap. All three sections had fired
with Wesley-Richards carbines, but the
last to start, the Royal First Devon Yeo
manry, carried their short Sniders slung
across their backs, according to the
fashion of the Indian irregulars. Smart
and soldierly in their scarlet uniforms,
with royal blue facings, they proved
worthy of the reputation that was won
along ago by their countrymen of the
Devon mounted rifles. They cleared the
hurdles well, but, unaccustomed to the
course, they went too fast, and one horse,
having broken a rein, carried his rider
far beyond the first firing point before
he could be pulled up. At 500 yards
they got on the target once, and steadily
kept there without a single miss. At 600
vards they did not do so well, but still
Ihey finished with a more brilliant score
than has been made by any of the other
competitors a score that could bear a
reduction of fifteen points for excess of
time and yet win. Admirably they rode
back as they had started, erect in the
saddle- and soldierly in bearing, amid
loud obeera from the spectators, who had
hailed the ring of every hit on the target
with an encouraging shout of "Bravo,
Devon! " : Protests were lodged against
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NO. 21.
this team, first, because of the rifles thv
used, which the council very properly
held to be in accordance with the condi
tions, and secondly, on the ground that
three men had dismounted to fire at one
time, instead of only two. Both objec
tions were overruled, and the Devon
men were officially declared the winners,
when the sections assembled to learn the
result from Major Thompson. London
DaUy Xeic$, July 28th.
Victoria's Fatker.
Several months ago as som liter
ary men of Montreal were convers
ing on the ample and carious mater
ial for historical romance which ex
ists in Canada, a gentleman well
known by his historical writings sug
gested the sojourn of the Duke of
Kent at Quebec in 1791-94 as a very
interesting subject for such treat
ment Thereupon I gathered all the
books relating to that period which
I could find, and, while the result did
not prove as favorable as 1 should
have wished, I learned enough to
take a deep interest in the history of
that unfortunate prince. The resi
dence of the Princess Louise in the
Dominion having revived tbe memo
ry of her grandfather on several oc
casions, I have thought that the ex
amination of one at least of tbe mys
terious phases oi History would not
be amiss. 1 reler to tbe Duke s con
nubial relations. There are many
traditions afloat in Quebec of his pri
vate life, but they are not sufficiently
authenticated to warrant reproduc
tion. Sufficient to say that he came
to Quebec in 1791 as commander of
the Seventh Eoyal Fusileers, with a
lady companion or bonne amie. Now
the ticklish question arises: Was this
lady his wife or not ? If she was his
wife, his dismissal of her in 1817, af
ter a union of nearly thirty years.
and prior to his marriage with the
Princess of Leinington, tbe mother
of the present queen, is a pretty
rough commentrry on that severe
code which the British are so fond of
enforcing upon other people. If the
laay in question was not his wife,
then the conduct of the duke was
certainly not a model, and it is not a
wonder that his memory . is persist
ently kept in the background. For
my part, after a careful study of all
the records, and especially the nu
merous letters of the Duke to M. de
Salaberry, Seignior of Beanport, near
Quebec, I believe 1 can establish the
reality and validity of this marriage.
The lady went under the name of
Mme. de Laurent, but her title was
Alphonsine Therese Bernadine Julie
do Montegenet de St. Laurent,
Baronne de Fortisson. She is said
to have been a sweet and very beau
tiful woman, and the Duke's attach
ment to her was very strong, as ap
pears an through his correspondence.
In 1791 the Governor of Canada was j
Lord Dorchester, or Sir Guy Carle-
ton, ot Revolutionary fame. The
local legend is that he never received
the Duke socially, or called on him,
acting, no donbt, in accordance with
instructions from the home authori
ties. We know, besides, from the
chronicles, that Lady Dorchester
was rather fastidious and exclusive
in dealing with the society of Que
bec, having had trouble with the wife
of General Preseott in 1797. How
ever that may be, it is certain that
the Duke and Mme. de St Laurent
were received in all the old aristo
cratic French dra wine-rooms of the
time, and that at Kent House, still
standing near Beauport, they gath.
ered about them all the respectable
families of the colony. This could
never have happened if any scandal
had been connected with bis domes
tic relations. But thero is more con
clusive proof still. On June 20, 1792,
the pair appeared as sponsors for a
child of the Sieur de Salaberry, and
the certificate of baptism bears the
signatures of Charles Francis, Bishop
of Capsum, M.Kenauld, priest Those
wno Know tne neia sacramental re
ouirements and conditions nf . the
Roman Catholio Church will under
stand that neither bishop nor priest
would have officiated or allowed tbe
choice of sponsors, if any suspicion
had attached to the latter. It may
be added that these, besides other
ecclesiastics, including the Pore de
Berrey, were very familiar with the
iTince. -
A second argument is this: In
1794, after brief but gallant service
in tne n est inaies, 11 is Royal High
ness received orders to establish his
headquarters at Halifax as Comnan
der in-chief of the forces in Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick. His
residence of four years in that place
is iuny recorded by Haliburton, tbe
author of "Sam Slick," and it is clear
that Mme.de St. Laurent, presiding
over his household, received and was
received as his lawful spouse. Had
she been otherwise, the Home Gov
ernment itself would have been held
responsible for thef outrage. The
same reasoning holds for 1789, when,
alter a short trip to .England, the
Duke was sent back to Halifax as
Commander in-Chief of all British
America, and brought Mm. de St
Laurent with him. Again, from
1802 to 1803 he lived at Gibralter as
Governor, and there again his beauti
ful companion shared ail his social
and official relations, a circumstance
which neither the army nor public
opinion in Europe would have tole
rated if the lady had been no more
than tbe Duke's mistress. Some time
after his recall, and when it was
known that he was in disfavor at
the Horse Guards, tho inhabitants of
Gibralter subscribed a thousand guin
eas for a piece of memorial plate to
bira.
From 1803 to 1808 the Duke re
sided at Kensington Palace, and con
tinuously in tbe company of Mme.
de St Laurent He was burdened
with debts, and offensively kept in
the background, but his letters show
that he entertained largely, and that
tne madame was everywhere recog
nized except at Court Whenever
the Prince bad occasion to go there
he went alone. His letters showed
that up to the last moment his devo
tion to the Baroness remained aa true
as ever. But there came an end, and
it was not a pleasant one. In 1818,by
the sudden and premature death of
the Princess Charlotte of Wales,
there was dancer of tbe succession
ending in the House of Brunswick,
and the State policy required the
immediate marriage of the younger
branches of the roval family, a his
included the Duke of Kent, of course,
and accordingly, on the 29th of May
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of vhe same year, he was united at
Coburg to Mary Louise Victoria,
widow of the Pri nee of TjpJniniren -
On the 29th of May, 1819, his royal
daughter was born, and in the fol
lowing January the Prince ended his
troubled career. -
Meantime what had become of
Mine, de St Laurent? After 1817
her name unaccountably drops out
of sight, and the only intimation of
ber whereabous at the time of the -the
Cobourg marriage is that she had
retired to a convent. She appears
further to have survived until 1S30
or 1832. ,
While we all know that by the
Royal Marriage Act no Prince or
Princess of the blood may marry
without tbe consent of the sovereign,
it will never do to cast a slur on mor
ganatic alliances, as in this instance
of the Duke of Kent It is much
handsomer to permit this marriage
as the facts adduced prove it, than
to stamp his memory with public
libertinism for nearly thirty years of
his life. On tbe other hand, the
case of the Duke should effectually
preclude British writers from moral
izing about the Bonaparte-Patterson
and other similar entanglements.
I have no doubt that his relations
with Mme. de St Laurent were the
cause of all tbe Duke's troubles with
Parliament and his family. He was
persistently snubbed by the Prince
Regent and his royal brothers, and
Pailiament always refused to help
him out of his debts. Writing about
the West Indies, where he served in
1794, ho said: "The wish enter
tained for me in certain quarters,
when serving there, was that I might
fall." Writing in 1820, about his in
fant daughter, he says: "My littlo
daughter thrives under the influence
of a Devonshire climate and is, I am
delighted to say, strong and Iteallhy,
too healthy, I fear, in tbe opinion of
some members of my family by '
whom she is regarded as an in
truder." This neglect of the Prince has con
tinued, more or less, to our own day.
He was a perfect gentleman, a brave
soldier, a faithful public officer, a
genereus friend, and it is for this
reason that a stranger and alien has
written these lines to rescue bis
memory from a suspicion that has
been too long allowed to cover it.
Montreal Corr. New York World.
Bu8sUn Prisoners.
In communicating the following par-
ticulars respecting the abominable treat
ment to which the Russian Nihilist pris
oners are subject, I wish to impress
upon your readers that, bent upon
avoiding all exaggeration or coloring of
facts, I have confined the narrative to
such statements as I have been able to
derive from unbiased aud trustworthy
persons eye-witnesses themselves of the
horrors revealed to me. Though my
hand quivers with indignation as I yfwm.
this dispatch, not one charge agoinel the
Russion authorities shall be intensified
by any emphasis of my own. The ap
palling evidence of Kussian barbarity,
of which I have obtained possession, is
sufficiently eloquent in itself. It cries
to Heaven for vengeance; but ere that
comes let the rulers of civilized Europe
meditate this chapter of human misery
and woe, and let them bid Russia stay
the course of her revolting deeds. Dur
ing the second fortnight of last month a
person whose testimony is above sus-
Eicion visited a ship at anchor at Odessa,
tted out for the transportation of Nihil
ist convicts to the Island of Saghalien.
He describes it as a man-of-war of about
4,000 tons, freshly painted white. On
going below deck, he found that on
either side of a narrow passage iron
barred cages had been- constructed
which, he says, were exactly similar to
those used for wild animals. These
cages were of different sizes, and con
tained from four to twenty convicts
each. The rule observed was that such
among them as showed any disposition
to be unruly were confined in the smaller
cages so as to be more easily watched.
The gentleman who visited the ship es
timates the number of these wretched
people at 750, most of whom had come
by rail from the interior, heavily chained
together by small groups. They were
to keep their chains during the journey,
and my informant says the sinister noise
they produced was distinctly audible
long ere he reached the ship. Unable to
control his feelings, he observed to the
officer in command that his closely
packed cargo, chained together in a
place where there was absolutely no ven.
tilation, would never survive the passage
of the Suez Canal, the Red Sea and the
Indian Ocean, to which the Russian
officer cynically replied : " Well, so
much the better for all parties if they
do not" He accompanied this astound
ing remark by a significant glance, which
his interlocutor took to imply, "Don't
you understand, that is precisely what
we expect?" The same ship was visited
at another place on her outward voyage,
and on competent authority it was ascer
tained that not one-third of the unfortu
nate prisoners on board could possibly
reach their destination alive. But my
information is not confined to this one
instance. The Xijni Jfovrogod, for
merly known as the Saxonia of the
Hamburg and New York line of steamers,
but since purchased for the Russian vol
unteer fleet, arrived at Port Said under
Russian colors and manned by Russian
sailors, at tbe end of last month. , Hhe
had 590 convicts on board, for the mont
part Nihilists condemned to be. trans
ported to the Island of Saghalien. The
Suez Canal Company raised the question
as to whether this ship, which was
known to have sailed under merchant
colors on her last journey from Mar
seilles to Odessa, and which belongs
neither to Russian Government nor to
the Russian transport service, but
which was freighted for tits- vol
unteer fleet, should be considered
as a ship of war. The discussion re
sulted in the A'ijni JToproffod being
treated as a ship of war, under protest of
the Russian Consul. Now. the Question
just raised caused a stoppage of three
days, during which the convicts on
board were literally left to roast in the
heat, which at this time of the year is
wrnuie, xneir torture was prolonged
for twenty-two mortal hours, because
the Bnssiaa authorities hoped to deceive
the Suez Canal Company. But this is
not all. The same vessel is to perform
the same voyage with a similar cargo
four times in the course of the present
year; and, be it observed, other ships
are engaged in the same traffic. All the
ghastly tales that were told during the
late war are surpassed by the cold
blooded cruelty of the Russian authori
ties towards the Nihilist eonvicts. What
precedes refers only to those who are
sentenced to transportation; but the fate
of the Nik lint prisoners at home is no
less horrible, and the exclamation of the
Russian Cs plain that if hi T&rds died
from the t Sects of the mtroclmt treat
ment . to which they were sal eet, it
would be so much the better for til par
ties, might be appropriately reptn;M by
the director of every jail in the Hi ian
Empire. Vienna JLipatch to London
Telegraph,
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