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(' THE PITTSBURGH WEEKLY POST. rUIiTLTAIU HEWS. BY TELEGRAPH. THE WESTFIELD H0RB0S. Teallataay the -alrd Calaer A Frfeaalaaal I'tlerly Imrul rirat FrtBelBlM-Taa C'bbsbIb O-Hsres His (sUs- la Iks Vietlase IB Disaster, aact MvB rersaaa Deaths.

THE ALUWBh P)lB49ia cAhE. Can! fraan Mr. C1kara-AB Atrarlaaa ralsasr. An Ohio paper of the 1st published a story of romantic crime and containing serious charges against a banker in this city, Mr. R.

T. Colbura, who was formerly a newspaper reporter, and who is not unknown to the residents of New York. The story in substance is that Mr. Peter Poffenbarger, of Madison county, Onto, while an aged mau, married a young woman of rather prepossessing appearance, but about whom several very ugly reports were circulated that abated not in the least after her marriage. These stories also ins-plicated Mr.

Col burn, who was then connected with a daily paper of this city. After living with his young wife several years. Poffenbarger, at the age of 84 years, died apparently a natural death. The reporter, it is alleged, was present at the house during most of the time Poften-barger was sick, and made himself rather officious at the funeral. A will found after the funeral bequeathed the bulk of the entire property possessed by the deceased Poffenbarger to his wife, and the balance she was to keep in trust for the children.

Subsequently Col burn and the widow were married, and coming to New York he abandoned newspaper work and began business as a banker. Through the medium of certain remains of Pofi'enberger, after lying in the grave for four years, have a A SQUMtE OFF TAIWAN DEMANDS INQUIRY. fN lw Hall nad CBatral. lav Cm Ml I ta Mrm Vrh t'haaa- af Caanasares. RranliM rail laywtlal lae.il-lla af all Km It bo JIea th 4IU- New York, August 4.

The following letter will be published to-morrow: II Avon's oi rue, Nr.w York Oitv, i Augisl 4, 1H7I. Hon. Wtu. K. Ihxit, Vhambito i'om- mrrre, vr kit uhtenct Hon.

George l- dyt, I'ut irtiiient Dear Sib: In view of the gross allegation continually made by a partisan journal, in relation to the accounts of the Cit ami County of New York, expenditure of tii public monies, public debt aud city resources, the undersigned respectfully request that the Chamber Commerce appoint a large and influential committee of well known and upright citizen, to make a full and exhaustive examination of the public accounts and conditiou of toe public debt, and then report the result when completed, to the people this city. The accounts will all be published at an early day, but it is the earnest desire of the undersigned that the original accounts and hall be at once thoroughly examined. The undersigned would feel obliged in ease their is no regular meeting of the Chamber within a few days if a special meeting could be convened expressly for the purpose indicated. The undenigiied makes this proposition irrespective of their own personal considerations and because of assaults made upon the city credit, and it is addressed to you because your body is composed of nonpartisan and commercial gentlemen. Very Respectfully.

Your obedient servants A. Oakf.y Hall, Mayor, Kichaeo I. Connolly, Controller. POLITICAL. TM srSj MS Lalj Tm 4ir bmm Ike New ly All la Vrk Mall- New York, August 3.

At a meeting of the Union Republican Committee to-night, resolutions, offered Jby Horace lreeley, were adopted, condemn iug the attempt of the State Central Committee to disorganize the party, aud the constraints put upon tlieir subordinates by the dispensers cf Federal patronage in our city, virtually compelling them to join in the Custom House "new departure." KkrllH la VHIk sisllss. Wilmington, N. C. August a The vote in this city on the Convention gives a majority against of 973, a Conservative gain of '21. Halifax polled a targe vote, but little from last years.

Imi Tat I rmfsl hy Basalt Majsrtty. WILMINGTON, August 3. The election returns received up to twelve o'clock tonight indicate that the Convention is called by a small majority. At Raleigh the Conservatives gain over three hundred votis on last election. The mar estimates that the Convention is called by majority.

Tllaaaah I MSvs Ttrht Hi 4'harlr- ChABLEftTOtt, 8. C. August 3. The lection of (ien. Wagner as Mayor and the whole Citisen's ticket is now conceded by a majority cf about 300.

MEXICO. Malt af Ik frldBllaJ Klectiea I ib RtiM-l'asfrfW tallest aa te sMe-lbs rwlllteal r4 allla A ttarl Kevala.taa iBxaat- i aBS-llaaaarnaallsB-Arvah-'Slea far Aallsjaarlaae. I Jixyt cw Mexico, July 30, via. Havana, Aagust 9. The permanent deputations of Congress finished counting the electoral Uotea for President on the ITtb.

Following 'is the result Mas. 1,11 Joarex, l.MiS Lerdo, The re being no choice, according to the Constitution, the election goes to Congress, -where, if a coalition of the opponents of Juarrs Is effected, the majority will be against Mm. An attempt will be made to anite the opponents on Diaz. The Penna-nent Reputation are known to be hostile to uares. The enemies of uarez report imrnosesto bribe the doubtful Con- T7ASHEI6T0n.

Washington, Augusta, 1871. oiler r-irlnfias A record of the steamboat boiler explosions, kept in the office of the Board of Supervising Inspectors, in the Treasury Department, shows that there were more lives lost by the Westfield disaster than by all the steamboat explosions which have oceured in either of two past years. In imj there were fifty-seven lives lost by explosion on steamers of all characters, including river, lake and ocean craft, and in 1870lhe number was but fifty-four, of which thirty-three were passengers and twenty-one crew. A ttawalMMi la he Perlaril. A question has arisen whether foreign goods can be landed in the United States, on the northern frontier, at places where there is no custom house officer to make inspection.

It is thought that this would be contrary to law and render the goods liable to seizure. The Secretary of the Treasury will decide the question to-day. A ppaiaUajeata. The Preident has appointed Matthew McDongal, United States Consul to Due-dee, Scotlaud JohnG. Stevens aud Orestes Cleveland, of New Jersey, and Thomas H.

Caldwell, of Tennessee, Commissioners of those States to the Centennial Anniversary, at Philadelphia. THE WESTFIELD CALAMITY. A aether Vidian Aasaaias; aaa Caa- IrtiaST Tettlnssr-EiBcrU Dlaa-(rre-As Explaalaa that Waa Mat aa Explaslaa. New York, August 5. George Elsaes- ser and Otta Grummet, who were wounded by the explosion, died this morning, making the deaths ninety-six.

At this morning's investigation in the cause of the Westfield explosion, Daniel Anderson, practical engineer, testified that fifty pounds of steam would not have sun dered the boiler. Levy F. Smith's testimony created some amusement. He believed the explosion was caused by igniting of gases in the boiler. He believes steam is gas.

When aked what other gas was in the boiler, answered "It might be oxygen." li. H. Thurston, professor of mechanics and engineering, at Stevens' Institute, Hoboken, accounted for the explosion by the internal grooving caused by the oxy-dation of the sheet. Robert Crossin. fireman, who escaped, -testified that they tried the water cocks; found all right; then shut the turn ace aoor, the tire being an ordinary one, when he noticed the steam bursting out and ran fo his life.

The itness here was rigidly cross-ex- 1 amiued with a view to the discovering whether any drink was kept on board for the use of himself and crew. He added that the lager brer men coming across on the ferry boat with loads of beer would seinetiines tap a keg for themselves, they would occasionally give some to the ciew. Charles W. topeland staled that he was a mechanical engineer. He said, that to his mind, the cause of the explosion was perfectly plain.

In fact, his impression was there was not aueiploion at all. He said from the examination he had made that the pressure was too much for the strength of the boiler. In his opinion neither the engineer nor insiector was to blame. He stated that the explosion originated in the cracks. He could not get at the cracks on the lower side of the boiler and that on the other side it as equally disguised from his observation during his inspection.

Witness said be has been acquainted with Matthews for thirty years aud that he knew him to be an excellent mechanic and an expert engineer. The examination was here adjourned till Monday. RAVAGES OF THE BEDS- Raid hj has a aa CSallaSIa alley Urea Eaeitaaseas I -NalaHere ss 4'ltlaeaa la ParaalS Terrlhl Traahl Aaatlelaatea. St. Locis, August 4.

The Montana Herald of July Ti th contains an account cf a formidable Indian raid in Gallatin Val-U0. Two men named, John Nixon and George Sheppord, were killed. Between two aud three hundred head of stock and horses were run off. Two companies of cavalry tiuder Cap' ain Ball and Captain Norton, from Fort Ellis, and some fifty citi-sens started in pursuit. Great excitement prevailed.

Citizens in in all parts of the valley were arriving and concentrating at Hamilton, where barricades were being thrown up. Tlie Indians are supposed to belong to a band of Sioux under Sitting Bull, the main body of which- is camped between the Yellow Stone and Powder rivers. They are not treaty Indiana being on no reservation and war maiscnminaxciy upon other tribes, and the whites. They are supposed to number one thousand lodges. Further trouble is expected from them.

1 LABOR ITEMS. Mlnkr af Iron Warhera. St. Loiuh, August 4. All the workmen of the Vulcan Iron Works, in South St.

Louis, except a' few laborers, have stopped work and operations at the works have ceased for the present. The men state that they have taken this course in consequence of dissatisfaction with Abtaham Reese, Superintendent of the who, they allege, is very overbearing in his manner, and has not supplied the men sufficient material to enable them to earn full wages. The workmen have issued addresses to D. K. Garrison, President of the works, stating their grievances, aud assuring him that their action is in no sense a strike.

They also state that they will return to work under him, but they will not work under Mr. Reese, whose discharge they demand. In the meantime they have telegraphed to the Trades Unions in other cities notice of the stop- page in order to prevent the procuring of other workmen. On the other hand Mr. Reese states that he has had no notice of grievances from the workmen, and that the mills were stopped in consequence of the short supply of iron also that some repairs were necessary.

When the repairs are com ed, and a supply of iron obtained, all the men will be put in again except sixteen, whom he discharged for unfaithful ness to their duties. PERSIA. London, August 3. The British Charge d'Aflaires at Teheran telegraphs to the Foreign Otioe that the famine in Persia is over, but provisions are still at exorbitant price. OLD WORLD.

FRANCE. ter.le BsljcsMsa-ralls- Xew York, August 4. A Paris special gives the following particulars about the caucus of the Left Centre of the National Assembly which voted yesterday for the prolongation of Thiers powers as President of the Republic The Deputies of the Centre, who are nominally all moderate Republicans, were convened by a circular which bore the signature of Gam betta and others, for the purpose of shaping a policy for the party, aud to take some definite action concerning the proposed extension of Thiers' term of oftice. The meeting was very harmonious. Ml the members spoke in praise of Thiers' administration, and recommend ed him as the only man who is now capable to keep the balance between all parties.

1 he meeting decided to support Thiers in his policy of moderation, aud to discourage the manoeuvres of the Legiti mists aud Buonapartists. One Deputy submitted a motion requesting the Government to abstain from all interference in Roman affairs. On a call of the question, it was accepted. The caucus then voted. one hundred and ninety against five, to ad vocate in the National Assembly the pro locgation of Tniers' power for three years, with the proviso that Thiers should bear the title of President of the French Re public, instead of Chief Executive, as heretofore.

The meeting resolved, iy the same vote, to create the office of Vioe-l'res-. ident, the Vice-President to be at the same time President of the Council. It was fur- therdecided toexpress confidence in Thiers by giving him the power to choose the Vice-1'resident but Thiers is responsible jor the government. laavasalty rrMS Be SUtr. Paris August 4.

It is reported that M. Thiers has accepted the principle that the State should indemnify the provinces for the loss sustained by the Uernian inva sions. rrMwt Thiers kra flash seat In ratsrsf tjreimaasjr. Versailles, August 4. In the As sembly to-day the committee upon the sut ject, made a report recommending that the State assume the indebtedness of the provinces which were invaded by the Germans.

M. Thiers, to the surprise of many deputies and amid much exci.ement, spoke iu terms of rigorous opposition to the report. He said the amount of the claims, which it would impose upon the Republic, ouid not possibly be less than one milliard francs, a sum which the treasury was quite unable to pay. He could uot give his assent. Jo (lie plan of the committee, and was only willing to att'ord relief to th.vse people of the iuvaded departments who were actually in need.

TraaaSer mt Uh Aaseasfcl? -irm. Tax-Thiers IsSrasllr. Versailles, August 5. The Committee of the Assembly reported unfavorably Uon the proposition for the transfer of the Chamber to Parrs. General Rossell is to be tried by a special court.

In the Assembly to-day the bill to impose a tax on incomes ot natives and resident foreigners came op, aud gave rise to au animated debate. No action was taken. The Assembly also consolidated the bill to indemnify citixens for the loss of property during the German invasion. Thiers spoke several times and was frequently interrupted. He was visibly effected aud bitterly reproached the members.

He declared that he was willing to relieve but not indtrtnify those who had suffered during the war. Without disposinp of the bill the Chamber adjourned until Tuesday. Kaa-laaa) Paris, August 6. General Vinoy, in a communication to the Official Journal, ex-nresse with reat warmth his gratitude for England's generosity during the late war. He name the Kittletields in which the valor and humanity of the English is eauallv cohsnu.uuu.

Coster, Prefect of Marseilles, has committed su.ciac EUGENIE AND ALEXANDER II Why la nrstaaraw Her lalrvallM -Th Ciar a ravar ar rmsrh lasrcrMy Nr.w York, Augusta. A London dispatch says: A ULUir of the Empress Euge nie to the Crar Of Russia, has just been published in Paris, The journals allude to the trie wily, power which had expressed a itim to intervene in favor of France. after the surrender at, SoUau. That great power was Russia. Emperor Alexander sent a dixnati to the Km press, with a re quest, i mined ately after tho surrender of Seduu.

oft'erin to "intervene on tho basis of the iateeritr of tlie French territory Alexander, lr same dispatch, inform ed the Knpri iK that he had earnestly recommended Kiugof Prussia to oieu negotiations for peau, a.ul not to insist on the cessiou cf ft territory, as the disintegration ei Vrs'nre would be dangerous to the pea at' Rimc. The prospect of Russia's iutiviuuou was, however, spoiled by the outbreak, of the revolution on September 4th. rsd the flight ot'the Empress, which top place a few hours after the dispatch had been received from the Emperor Alexauuer. Ou bearing the news that a RrprifcleA-'d en proclaimed, the Emperor Ale-cunder withdrew his proffered Intervention, and notified the King of PitUBiu would reinaiu neutral. Jules and all the other fonaar me-nbors ot' 'the Government of Septemaar knew of the existence of this iim liia'said.

to have been found of 'rue Empress, among i a-; secret, peoer of the Empire, but was withheld from paittiiarion by the Govcrniucutof Nat.oi..U i.ec. These revelations are to be made public, ith lho consent of the Empress Eugenie. The RepubUcau chief, Jules Favre, aL: his colleagues, will probably in' the" proposed intervention of the Czar, Lut, tho trerti is, the facts re-latad can be completely established. l-fl aaUenr Oaniaf. London, August V.

A telegram from Constant! says that the tramway or street railro 1 1 ha opened to public use, aud is a cuiuoiete success. SPAIN. Slarah rrVV WMslaathMS. lit wly discovered accomy) ices in tho assassination of Marshal Prim, have beeu summoned to trial. Among them is au Aid-de-camp of the Duke de Montpeuaier.

The Duke himself has been fuaaaiiea aa a witness. The residence of John M'Clelland, in Conneaut township, Crawford county, was destroyed by fire on last Sunday. Capt. Gkobge W. Fleeger, of Butler, one of the Radical nominees for Assembly for that district was married on the 19th untimo to Miss Sallie, daughter of Lewis Z.

Mitchell, of Butler. Last Saturday, Mr. J. T. Fulkerson, of West New Castle, in attempting to descend from the barn roof of Mr.

J. J. Montgomery, on a ladder, was thrown down a distance of twenty feet by a rung breaking. His face and body were badly bruised, and his spine very seriously injured. Since the accident, the lower half of his body is paralyzed, and no hopes are entertained of his recovery.

-Veto Vatitt Guzette and We learn with regret that Mr. Joseph Buck, father of Ex-Sheriff John Buck, of Carrolltown, Wm. P. Buck, of Buck's Mills, and others, fell dead on Monday last, at the residence of bis son-in-law, Mr. Francis A.

Storm, in Allegheny township. Mr. Buck's age is said to have been about 71 years. We did not learn the cause of bis death, but presume it to have been heart disease. Cambria freeman.

The Venango Spectator gives the particulars of the burning to death of two children, at Franklin, named Scanlan. It appears that in the absence of the mother in another room, the children got an oil ean and began to pour the oil upon the fire in the stove. An explosion instantly followed. The elder of the two ran screaming up the track enveloped in fire and smoke. The mot her caught him and was herself severely burned while tearing off bis burning clothes.

Returning to the bouse with the rescued child, she found the youngest burned almost to a crisp. The poor little fellow was yet alive, and everything was done for him that could be done, but there were no hopes of his recovery. He died after two oonrs of intense suffering. The oldest child lived but six hours. OBimABV.

UBS. BUBNSIDE. A telegram on Thursday announced the sad intelligence of the death of Mrs. Burn-side, daughter of Hon. Simon Cameron, at Harrisburgh.

Mrs. Burnside was one of three daughters, and was the relict of but more farmiliarly known as Coi. James Burnside, who was not only eminent as a barister, but prominent as a politician, and who a few years ago was President Judge of Centre district. Mrs. Burnside, after her marriage, continued to reside in Bellefonte until the death of her husbnnd, a few years ago, when she removed to Harrisburg, About two months ago she was stricken with paralysis, her left side becoming palsied.

This disease was accompanied with an affection of the heart, and the two terminated her existence this morning. The deceased had auained the age of fifty, and was regarded as one of the most estimable of women. Possessed ot rare intelligence and a warm geuerous heart, she entered into everv scheme that could reuder happy those by whom she was surrounded, and elevate the condition of others who were under the frown of fortuny. It in said that it was to her influence that the. most amiable, personal relation exist ed between Senator Cameron and Gov ernor Curtin.

She was attended in her last illness by her sisters, Mrs. Wayne McVeigh, wife of the United States Min ister at Constantinople, and sire, mcnara J. Haldeman, wilt of th member of Congress from the Cumberland District. The deceased leaves a son aud daughter. The C'rawa Friar.

A correspondent of the World has been interviewing the Prince Imperial of Germany who gives' the following clear statement of the state of the case between Dr. Ikilliuger aud the Pope. But Catholicism is threatened with adivision in its own ranks, and Cabinets may soon have to choose between Pius IX. and Dolliuger. P.

Not in our time I think. It is difficult to believe that Dollingercan have any ini portaut follow ing. His dissent is not of the kind on which great schisms are founded. And with all imaginable respect for his talents, it is really uot easy to shut one's eyes to the difficulties of his position Catholicism is above all things a logical faith a faith created by logicians some of us think; but all events that is its characteristic, Del linger avows himself a Catholic, yet he will not accept the decision of a council ta which every Catholic is by his very profession of faith bound to submit. He finds fault with the constitution of the council and with its mode of conducting its discussions, but that cannot touch the fact that it was an unquestionably Ecumenical Council, and that as such its voice was the voice of authority.

If the proceedings of such a body admit of criticism then the critic can no longer pretend tojre-gard it as infallible, and the question narrows itself down to this point: Can a man who does not admit the infallibility of an Ecumenical council be a Catholic? Catholic with whom I have conversed say he cannot. I think Dollinger's mistake is that he has not dealt frankly with himself. He should break his bonds and formally separate from the church. He might still be a christian, and he would command the large following which generally attends any perfectly intelligibleexpression of dissent from a received doctrine. The power of the Catholic church rests upon the authority of iu councils.

When that goes all must go with it. It is hardly to be expected therefore that the church would have left any resting-place wherein its pale for a man by whom the council's authority is denied. But the whole subject is full of difficulties. You are happy in America in having breadth enough both in your soil and your institutions to admit of different faiths growing up side by side without these perpetual collisions, iv- aXatli la the Bailer. The World wants the authors of the terrible massacre in New York punished, and says: The majority of the sufferers by the explosion of Sunday last were respectable, hard-working people.

The catastrophe which has left so many of the survivors helpless and dependent has made it, of course, utterlv impossible for them to prosecute their claims for damages against the company which has brought this rum pon them. To raise a fund of money and bestow it upon them in the form of alms wiU be to do them the wrong of treating them in the manner as mendicants, and to do society the wrong of imposing upon private charity a burden which ought in ustice to be borne by those who have made the burden. To raise a fund of nioney and to employ it in enabling the sufierers by this disaster to prosecata for damages the company which is responsible for it will be at once to help the victims and to pauish the authors of the monstrous wrong which has been done. If be such a thing among us as a public spirit, capable of righteous indignation and of directing that indignation to a righteous end of duty, there never was a sharper need of it than now, nor a field more noble and mors worthy for its exercise. New York, August 3.

The Government investigation of the explosion of the ferryboat of the Westtield was resumed this morniug. Henry Kobiuson, the colored engineer of the Westtield, testified that he had been steamboat engineer nearly fifteen years. Wituess said he could not exactly explain the dili'erence between a high pressure boat aud a low pressure boat, save that one used steam at high pressure and the other at low pressure. He explained the working of the engine on hoard bis boat. ib-inK called upon to define a vacuum, he declared it to be foul air.

He was interrogated as to the different ways in which a.v urn could be formed, and meutioued that one could be made by sucking witu one's lips at one end of a pipe. etui being stopped. He believed that in that case! the pis- adnex to the lips bv the suction. Ho was aware the atmosphere exerted pressure but did uot know how much. He said he had never read auy scientific books, for he could not read writing, and print but very little.

For ascertaiuiug the amount of steam the certificate of the boiler permitted, he would be obliged to obtain the assistance of gome other mau. Captain James W. Rraisted, superintendent of the ferry line, testified that he had the utmost confidence in the fidelity and ability of Robinson. He had often threatened to discharge him for carrying more than tweuty-sevea pounds of steam. Ten years ago, on the Wyoming, discharged him for carrying a little too much steam.

He never had occasion to reprimand him for doiug so since then. He continued: Have been compelled to caution my engineers from time to time for carrying tweuty-seven pounds of steam rather thau twenty-five; believe before tiod that if my engineer had not carried more than twenty-five pounds of steam that day the boiler would not have exploded; still have no idea that he had more than twenty-seven pounds; my presumption is that if he -had not gone above tweuty-seven pounds the boiler would not hava burst. Breweries on the island have been in the habit of transporting wagon loads of lager on board the boats, aud 1 have no doubt the deck hands have been the recipients of portions of that beverage do not know that there was any last riunday several times have ton ml empty kegs on board the passengers sometimes give the men liquor from bottles had a suspicion that such might have been the case then, for 1 asked it' any beer had beeu on board during that trip was perfectly satisfied that the engineer and fireman had not ou that day; beer never had anything to do with that explosiou did not islt about whisky the engineer was perfectly sober as tar as 1 could judge half an hour after the my coufidetice has not been shaken in that engineer, now. despite the accident 1 would as soon trust him with my life as ever. This closod the day's investigation.

The names ninety-one de.ui victims of theexplosimi are published this afternoon, together with those of seven tuisniiig, who are supposed to dead. Timothy Buckley died to-day, and four others including a Cierman named Fred. Ieining and wile, who was taken homeby bis son, who escaped unharmed, aud who was not known to be injured until to-day. Their recovery is impossible. Nr.w York, August 4 The examination into the rause of the late disaster on the boat Westfie'd was continued this morning.

Wm. A. on the staud as witness, referring to the statement made yes terday, that it must have taken more that twenty-seven ponmis of steam to cxpioue the Westtield's boilers, said that bis opin ion was basad on the supposition that thn longitudinal crack discovered in the boiler was ouly eighteen inches long. If the crack was more than eighteen inches long, a very small amount of steam might have caused the explosion, aud if ieaa than that length, it would require a still greater preiwure to ourst it. Engineer Martin was then sworn I ex an.iund the boiler after the explosion; thought I olwerved a fracture on one of the longitadinal seams of the boiler fifteen inches iu length, but it did not go through; the explosion might have started there aud then the whole thing weut at once: think the boiler of the Westtield a good boiler iu every seuse of the word, or it would not hava caused such a destruction; it is a weak boiler that bursts with but little damage to life or boats; thirtv-five pounds might have ruptured the West tield's boiler, or thirty-two might have done it, think it must have taken all of thirty-two; all my instructions to assistants were to fix safety valves to aa to blow oft' at twenty-five: though they might sometimes run up to twenty-seven Wituess related a circumstance that occurred on one of the In ion Ferry boats when a valve stuck fast and steam was run up to fifty pounds before the difficulty was discovered; have carried twenty-live pound of steam in boilers when I could put the blade ot a jack-knife through the cracks in the iron and you could have knocked hols through it with a small hammer.

lusi.ee tor Matthews took the staud, and said he desired to state that Henry Robinson, engineer of the Westtield, was registered as Henry Robertson on the books: it seems be had a license granted him after an examination by Mr. Reynolds, Inspector of the District; he had his renewal at our otli. which renewals we had no business to refuse so long as there were no complaints made against him; at the time of the explosion his license had ran out and he had no license. Charles Franklin, boiler maker, of Jersey City, stated that he built the. boiler of the Westfield in 1861 of the best Pennsylvania iron; be considered it a first rata job, as good as could be made of the same material.

John S. 8mith, practical engineer, was examined, and gave professional testimony as to the pressure of steam on the boiler of the Westfield. He said there was no doubt of the fact but that the explosion was the result of excessive pressure of steam. At the conclusion of his testimony the investigation was adjourned till to-morrow. TROUBLE BREWING.

Milwaukee, August 4 The revenue cutter A ndrew Johnson has gone to Beaver Island to protect the United States Marshal, who was resisted in the discharge of his duties by the Sheriff aud a mob. The belligerent spirit of these Islanders is shown in 1856, when Strang and his Mormon followers had a collision with the lumbermen and fishermen, in which the Mormons were worsted, and Strang was mortally wounded. been exnumea ana subjected to an analytical examination, and it is alleged traces of poison nave been lound, and a warrant issued for the arrest of the former Mrs. Pofienbarger. The following communication from Mr.

Col burn relates to the above i charges. To the Editor of the World. Sib: My attention has been called to an atrocious calumny of my wife and myself contained in an anonymous article in a Western newspaper. I am advised not to notice it seriously, as the animus and the character of the writer are transparent throughout, and it will nowhere be be lieved, where we are known. Lest, bow- ever, other papers may be inconsiderately led to giving it further currency, you will oblige me by stating that the whole account of the alleged poisoning of the lata reter rotten oarger in this and au tne ad ditional circumstances related therewith are a tissue of monstrous and villainous lies without a shadow of foundation, aa we shall be glad to prove if ever we can be confronted with the accuser.

I may ex plain that I recognize in the newspaper article the language and style of an anonymous circular sent to my wife's relatives than a year ago, believed to have breii by a mean relative of the deceased, wiio has been at least once in jail for felony, and has one or more indictments overhanging him now. This we took no notice of by advice of counsel, and though I do not believe in libel suits against newspapers, the temptation is too strong to withhold one against the original publisher of this wicked invention. vYe can learn of no sworn statement or respectable testimony making any such charges, and if Professor Wormly has, as alleged, discovered poison in any exhumed remains I am confident that we shall be able to show either that they are not the viscera of the deceased Pofienbarger, or if so that the poison has been placed therein since his death. There are suspicious circumstances coming to light, which lead us to thiuk there may have been a horrible conspiracy on the part of one of his relatives to tamiier with the remains for the pur pose ot injuring his widow, and thus to gain his property. Mr.

Poffenlarger was married to his wife for fourteen years, lived happily with her, and gave many unmistakable marks of his confidence, and bis dread of bis meaner relatives. His last days were itnessed by many neighbors, who scout the idea of his dying other than a natural death. The wife had, and now hs, the esteem and friendship of the best families in the county and her first husband's old neighbors. For the rest of the slanders, I hope to effectually dispose of them before a court and in contradiction of the reported arrest, I may add that we leave at once for Columbus to find the charges, if any exist, and to meet them. May I request that we shall meet with fair treatment at the hands of newspaper editors R.

T. Colbubn, New York. AX MAJxe)S. The Waaalerfal Caraaa IB the Caarls-A Can Warlh Vaarly a ailllaa af aVallara aflstary ar She Maasaaal-Xaaaee at the Eitla-aala. The St.

Louis Democrat of Saturday says A dispatch last night from our correspondent, "Morgan," in Jackson villa, announces that a suit involving probably nearly a million of dollars, was commenced yesterday in the Morgan County Circuit Court, by Rebecca V. Vail, Wm. H. Carson, Nancy Roe, Mary Baker and eight others, against Kitty Flyn, Thomas M. Carson, Thomas Roe and fourteen others.

The bill alleges that on a day too remote to be mentioned with certaintv, but about one hundred years ago, one Wm. Roe, of the State of Virginia, became posssessed by discovery of a certain gem or precious stone, remarkable for its hardness and brilliancy, and, so far as it has been tested, its characteristis are those of a diamond of the first water, Uiat this precious stone is oval in shape, and about oue and a half inches in diameter one way and something greater in diameter the other way, and that it is of great value, viz: that said stone is now in the hands of Thomas M. Carson, of Jacksonville. The plaintiffs in this great suit pray that the defendants be compelled to bring into 'court the precious stone, and that a receiver be ap- pointed by the court to sell said diamond and distribute the proceeds among the heirs. The heirs to this diamond (known as the "Carson as far as ean be ascertained, are, Rebecca W.

Vail, Wm. W. Carson, Nancy Koe, Elizabeth Wilson, Wm. Koe, Samuel Roe. Margaret Ellis, Sarah Krumwedy, Mary Baker, Adoi-phus Roe, Augustus alette, Bell Ma.

lone, Kitty Flyn, Fanny Payne, Rebecca Leach, Jane Padgetl Lncinda Mathews, J. A. J. Carson, Virginia N. Stallin, Mary E.

Tunnell, Francis M. Carson, Susana Carson, John K. Carson, Thomas Roe, Eva Malotte, Henry 8. Carson, Melville Malotte and Thomas Malotte. Mr.

Thomas M. Carson, of this city, a plasterer and bricklayer, is heir to one-sixth part of this diamond of alleged almost fabulous wealth. The character and immense value of this precious stone, as we are informed, was but recently known, although it has been in. possession of William Roe and heirs for over a hundred years. If a de- cree of the court be obtained according to the prayer of the plaintiffs in the case, that a receiver be appointed to take charge of the stone, and sell it, doubtless its actual value will then be ascertained.

If it really be a diamond of the first water, as all teste heretofore applied indicate, it will probably find a purchaser among the crowned beads of Europe. Isaac S. Ketchum, of the Jacksonville bar, appears for the plaintiff. rress uir and imprison others before they "--Van rea the Capital. On the other hand, the lHmrio, the crhciat organ oi me uov- Wrumrnt declares thai juarei nas a (jority over all competitors.

In this of authority and direct contradiction si i. tmvuHiBiiiiM eii iivi'iiit? vi Ufa or tuaii 'elected. The States of IMeblo, Oaxico and i Man Louis ljtosi threaten to revolt, aud fche prospect ot'the country look gloomy. A I'-frevolution has begun in Tabnaro. i i ne fwaB jit i uw, against ih I'rotestauts.

It points to the 1 Jpearance of certain crimes aa concerned e'with the tatrtsluction of evils prouueeu CI calls for the restriction of suBerance. A number of rude Images of the hnman .3 Vody, carved in stone, strange heads of r. Nelay, and stone cut in the shape of cannon .4 POSSES8I0H8. outre a August ft. The excitement regard to Cuban enlistment continues: nnlii MlliklliitjtM fltMMHI Dts at Quebec for the apprehension of sad Martlneaux, have peached ou their tffli.

ation of the Spanish Cousul at Que- ac. Judipi Iauest forthwith issued war- i it -riaj. Wm. Robinson and as. Btarnes, 1 a a r- -I t'a I i Vv joth members of the Friuce of Wales i anea nere.

iu cases uciure ine when Htarnes was held for further i '-obail for his appearance aud examina- 1 IIastsiii. Auvnut ILThe iavaslin- job the charires avainst the alleeed Cu- 1 ..1... 1 iwiicv niagisiraiej wun tiutra own. i pears that the testimony against Kobiuson is not of a serious rharac-' and is quite insuthcleut for his denten-. on in custody.

The whole all air is re- araed aa a farce. a.