INNOCENT MEN LYNCHED. O x were again Taylor's house, STARTLING REVELATIONS IN THE PARK MURDER CASE. ferry tickets in it, was found in the house of Davis, The RIE NEGROES LYNCHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE REAL MURDERERS—THE STRONGEST EVIDENCE OF INNOCENCE—NEIGHBORHOOD FEUDS. IxpraNAPOLIS, Dee. 4.—The recollection of the horrible assassination of almost an entire famly, in Clark County, on the night of the 11th of November, fol lowed, na it was, by the lawless execution of three of the supposed murderers by an organized band of masked assassins, is still fresh in the public mind. On the night in question an estimable citizen named Park, bis wife, and son 10 yearsjold were murdered in their beds, and Mr. Park’s two daughters, Eveline and Helen,' age respect ively 17 and 14, were so horribly mangled that their re-/ covery at the time seemed an absolute impossibility. The unexampled atrocity of the murder, characterized as it was by a useless and aimless ferocity, which embraced victims that could in no manner have interfered with the obhjeets of the assassins had plunder been the only mo tive, increased the intensity of public indignation. The first impression, based on false representations of the facts, was that the three negroes subsequently hung by the mob bad done the deed, and that the sickening com pleteness of the tragedy was owing to a wild, barbaric thirst for blood awakened in savage natures by the mur der of Mr. Park and his wife, which had been itself ren dered necessary to prevent discovery. But, as the white heat of public indignation began to cool, certain facts leaked out which were calculated not only to lnplicate other men, but to throw doubt on the guilt of the un fortunate negroes sacrificed to the blind rage of the mob. In order to get at the truth of the matter a shrewd pewspaper man, who combines in his organization many of the elements which go to make up an excellent detee tive, was dispatched by The Journal of this city to visit Clark County, wix with all sorts of people, and learn all he could of the particulars attending the murder and the subsequent lynching. The amateur detective, in a dis guise Which was a cross between the hog drover and the country schoolmaster, and with a carefully cultivated Kentucky patois, visited Clark County and spent four or five days among the natives, Iie has just returned, and from an interview with him I have gathered some inter esting and astounding facts, which go far toward con firminz the doubts of the guilt of the negroes, and reveal a shamefnl and disgraceful state of affuirs in certain portions of Sonthern Indiana. A powerful organization, known as the Vigi ance Com mittee, exists in this part of the State, with its head: quarters at Seymour. Many good men belong to this organization, as well as some of opposite character. The doings of thi< organized band of lynchers are matters of history, an have given the town of 8cymour an uuenvi able notoriety from one end of the couutry to the other. The hanging of the Reno gang is still fresh in the public mind. Altogetier, 16 men have been illegally choked to death by these bungling amateurs. But the fatal hang jugs form but a small part of their doings. Bcores of men have been hung np by the neck until they were in sonsible, and scores have been whipped until their bides were cut into ribbons, tarred and feathered, or driven out of the country by warning notices. For a time midnight whippings were 80 common in Seymour, that scarce a week passed without one: and as these minor events were not deemed of sufficient notice to be worth a paragraph in the local papers, the outside world rarely heard of them. Any wandering patent medicine vender, petty gambler, loafer, or even a shabby commer cial traveler who happened to miss connection, and pass a night at Seymour, was liable, if he happened to be un known, and his facial contour didu’t happen to indicate Aceply-rooted Lionesty, to be waited upon hy a subcom mittee, escorted to a convenient black-jack, and there treated to such a flogging as he would not forget to the day of Li: death. Clark County is largely Democratic. 1t 13 made up of a negro-hating people, most of whom live in constant upprehension that cach of their dangbters will be com pelled, at some future time, to marry a great, black, burly, sweatingfonegro, and that the unholy alliance will be enforced by constitutional amendment. Aside from political bigotry the county is within the influence of the Seymour Vigilance Committee. Neighborhood quar rels, characterized by the relentless hate of a Corsican vendetia, prevail, and bave been handed down from generation to generation, Protective leagues” have tboen formed by certain sets, and have been met by op position leagues, There have been flerce perzonal con flicts, arson, killing and maiming of stock, and threat: of assassination. Mr. Park, the murdered man, thoug! an estimable citizen and a quict, unoffending man, hac the misfortune to become embroiled with one of thes factions, headed by a desperate and unscrupulous mah, and was compelled, in self-defense, to attach himself ta another combination. The ill-fecling, however, had ap parently died out, and at the time of the murder it had been almost forgotten. On the morning of the 12th of November the news of the murder spread rapidly throughout the neighbor Lood, and in a short tirue fully 2,000 persons had gath ered at the Park house, where they crowded horror stricken about the corpses of the ghastly dead, and listened to the atertorous breathing of the two girls, who, all mangled and gory, lay apparently in the ago nies of death. Mr. Park was known as'a good, honest wan, and the multitude were wild with horror aud ter ror. Finally, a gentleman named Guernsey, who scemed cooler than any one else present, suggested an informal inquest with the view of finding some clue to the assas sius. The suggestion was promptly accepted, and Mr. Guernsey was hy general consent selected to lead the inquiry. The first question put was: Had this man enemiesi” The first response was a spontaneous negative. He was good, kind, honest, char table, and everybody liked him. But finally one of his neighbors, a gentleman named Kirk, and a fellow-clder in the same church, announced that Mr. Park did have enemies—cruel, unrelenting, and unscrupulous ones. He said that Mr. Park bad given certain persons trouble, and they had sent him threatening letters; that he lived #0 constant apprehension of personal violence or destruc tion of Lis property. Mr. Kirk had seen many of these threatening letters, and one of them, signed by the name of had hinted plainly and unmistakably at assassi tion. Just at this point the examination of Mr. Kirk waa brought to a sudden close. Then the inquiry was made, “Who was from home last night i” The crowd took up the idea with a howl, and immediately the most gearching investigation was commeaced. Scores of people of the class known as shiftless were subjected to brutal cross-examination, spiced with oaths and tarts but for a tie no one could be fonnd who was not fortified with an alibi which was proof even agaiust blind, unreasoning rage. On the night of the 12th Mr. Kirk was aronsed by the barking of his dogs, and went out to ascertain the cause of the disturbance. He found two men lurking abont his premises—one tall, awkward, and glouching in gait, with long, ape-like arms, and the other small iu stature. Mr. Kirk hailed the men, and inquired what they wanted, when they advanced upon him, the tall man brandishing 6 bludgeon. They chased him to his very door, and Mr. Kirk thinks that if he had been a few yards further from his bousejhe would have been killed. He will not say that he recognized the men, but he will swear that they were while men. The inquiry as to who was from home?” finally de veloped the fact that a certain feeble-minded and vicious negro named Johnson could give no satisfactory account of himself. He was taken before a person who has bad considerable experience in eliciting the truth from reluc tant witnesses by means of a little wholesome cowhiding, or a inAdicions sNEnansion he tha nak BRofrre $1ic assert ad barking of his dogs, and went out to ascertain the cause of the disturbance. He found two men lurking abont his premises—one tall, awkward, and slouching in gait, with long, ape-like arms, and the other small iu stature. Mr. Kirk hailed the men, and inquired what they wanted, when they advanced upon him, the tall man brandishing bludgeon. They chased him to his very door, and Mr. Kirk thinks that if he had been a few yards further from his bousejhe would have been killed. He will not say that he recognized the men, but he will swear that they were white men. The inquiry aa to who was from home?” finally de veloped the fact that a certain feeble-minded and vicious negro named Johnson could give no satisfactory account of himself. He wus taken before a person who has bad considerable experience in eliciting the truth from reluc tant witnesses by means of a little wholesome cowhiding, or judicious suspension by the neck. Before this august tribunal Johnson first asserted that he had passed the Dight at a negro ball. “That's a lie,” roared a score of rough voices, There was no nigger dance that night.” Mr. Johnson then amended his answer by stat Ing that he bad passed the night at a house of {ll fame. He told the truth this time, as has since heen ascer tained, but he was met with You arc 8 liar; you lied about the ball, and we won't believe you about this.” Johnson stuck to bis assertion, but he was flatly accused of the murder, and urged to confess. Cries of Kill the “gwing him up,” was roared fu bis ears; and pistols and knives were bran dished in lis face. A rope was put around eral ounces of brain. She is not ratioual. The other, who was less hurt, is ratioval, She remembers seeing a dark shadow in her room, but was struck senseless before she could make out what it was. This would indicate that hate and not self-protection animated the murderer. bis meck, and Lo was swung up til he was almost fnsensible, When let down he sald that Taylor and Davis, two other negroes, Aid the deed; that he bad seen them. He was swung up again, and when again let down, sald that he had helped Taylor and Davis. He sald that Taylor planned the murder, because be wanted $10 for a lawyer's fee; that Taylor killed the people with an ax and Davis held Sle light, while he kept watclr outside. After the mur. Aer they retreated to the banks of a small stream, where divided the plunder; that Taylor complained that had not got as much as he expected, and that, in the vision, he (Johnson) got nothing. Johnson also told bere the ax was secreted, but, on examination, it could ®ot be found. Taylor and Davis were arrested on the ronfession of Johnson, and all three were taken to Hen ville, where they narrowly escaped banging at the +n of the excited populace. By order of Judge Dun Bam, they were transferred to the Penitentiary at Jef Bersonville for safe-keeping, The housce of the ruspected negroes were thoroughly pearched before the arrest and so-called confession of Johnson. and nothing was found. Two duys alter thoy not SWOAr PUSIWYDL) WiIRV IV WHe fa; wrTe™ burnt hole In it, Just like one in his own. On trying iton he said it seemed too long for Aim, though be still believed it was his. The pocket-book was like one his father had had. If it was his father’sit would probably contain two ferry tickets, which he jdescribed. On examination the two ferry tickets were found, but ouly one of them answered the deacription. and an oid sheep-skin wallet, with two first was partially recognized by Marion Park. He would had From the time the negroes were arrested, up to the day of their death, some agency seems to have beeu ac tively at work in disseminating false reports of evidence calculated to fasten the murder on the negroes, and at the same time influence the public mmd. It will be re membered that the first newspaper accounts spoke of a blodxly coat found in Taylor's house. If this coat was found, it was never produced. There was also a etory of three sets of tracks in a potato-patch about the house, leading to the creek where, according to Johnson's con fession, the plunder was divided. According to the news paper reports, these signs were described as three big negro tracks,” 12 inches long and correspondingly broad. They were represented as distinctly marking the approach to the house, and the retreat to the spot where the plunder was said to have been di vided, as described by Johuson in his confession. This story about the tracks held the public ear till the lynch ing was accomplished. Tie simple truth about the mat ter is that there were but two sets of tracks, and they did not lead to the spot where Johnson's confession repre sented the division of plunder as taking place. One of these tracks was large and the other small, apparently made by a No.5or a No. 6 boot, of the quality sold in country stores as a fine boot. Marion Park, Mr. Kirk, and many of those who assisted in arresting the negrocs corroborate this. It will De remembered that on the night succeeding the murder an attack was made on Mr. Kirk by two men who, though he does not venture to say that he recognized thew, he will swear were white men. The next morning he measured the tracks of these two white men, and then went over to the Park House and measuredjthe tracks of the murderers. Ho found the meas urements to correspond in every particular, and is satia fied the tracks were made hy the same persons. The failure of the Grand Jury to find a bill against the negroes has been urged in extenuation of the lynching. This had no connection with it whatever. Tt was deter mined on long before the action of the Grand Jury was known. It may be interesting, however, to narrate what did transpire before that august body. All the evidence enumerated was brouzht out except that of Mr. Kirk about the tracks, and this was suppressed on account of the local reign of terror. Stnce the abrupt snapension of his testimony before the inforinal court on the morning of the 12th, and especially since the attempt on his life on the night of the 12th, Mr. Kirk has been reticent and uncommunicative. In addition to this evidence a young grandson of Taylor testified that he had heard Taylor say Le must have money for his lawsuit, and would have to steal it; that he came home on the morning of the 12th with a bundle, and counted “a lot of money that he went to town the next day with a bundle concealed in a load of wood. But on cross-cxamination this story fell to pieces, and it was apparent go any sensible man that the boy had committed it to memory and testitled to order. Candid men believe he was hired or intimidated to testify as he did. Before the Grand Jury Johnson at first denied Ws confession, aud said he had only made it to escape instant death. The Prosecuting Attorney then went to the man who had extorted Johnson's confession, and said: What shall we do? The nigger won't repeat.” The Grand Inquisitor of the Clark County Ku-Klux told the Prosecutor what questlons to ask, and to press the nigger at all points.” This course was foilowed, and Johnson was finally driven back to his confession. At all times, when in the presence of those he supposed to be bis friends, Johnson steadily repudiated his confes ston, but under intimidation, and with the terror of im mediate death hanging over him, he repeated it. The Grand Jury adjourned without finding a bill. They said they had plenty of evidence, but wanted wore. At least three members of the Grand Jury were aetive members of the mob which hung the negroes. Three of them had killed men before in their lives, and been in dicted for murder. One of them shot and killed a man in the streets of Charleston, and was never brought to trial. Mr. Park was always the friend of colored men, and had been the especial friend of Tavior. In a community which was essentially “down onfniggers,” he had be triended then, defended them, employed them. He had business dealings with Taylor, and the latter could at any time have borrowed of lim five times the pitiful amount he needed for his lawsuit. Indeed, Park was in debt to him. Taylor had for years borne the reputation of an upright, honest, sober and industrious man. He was more than that. Ho was a shrewd, thinking man. Is it reasonable to suppose that he would commit an awful murder to get iat he might have had for the asking? Would he, in a community of negro haters have uselessly killed his friend and benefactor? Would he, as a shrewd man, have killed a whole family for a linen coat and two ferry tickets, and have left a fine giver watch and pocket-hook on the table untouched 1 Davis has also borne the reputation of an industrious, sober, honest man. Johnson alone had a bad churacter. He was not vicious, but what is known in the vernacular as “ornery.” His assertion that he spent the night in a negro house of {ll-fame can be corroborated at any time that protection is afforded to the testifying witnesses, The report that Taylor and Davis had confessed is false. They steadily maintained their innocence to the last. Under the horrible torture of fire, with his flesh erisping beneath the brands, Taylor having once asserted his in nocence maintained a heroic silence which has few par allels. Not a groan escaped him. A man who was present says: “If the thrustivg of a dozen fire-brands into a man’s flesh, all at the same time, will not force iw to confess, I know he is innocent.” Much has been said about the depot of stolen goods In Taylor's house. One would think, to hear the people talk, that enough had heen found to fit out a fashionable dry-goods house. The simple truth is that not $50 worth was found,and these can be honestly accounted for. Taylor has a daughter, who wus a servant in a fashionable house of ill-fame at Chicago. She naturally inherited a deal of cast-off finery, and sent the trumpery home. The first search of the negro houses revealed nothing. The second search, after their arrest, brought forth the linen coat and the old pocket-book. The coat was found hang ing on a nail in plain view, and tLe inmates of the house declare they never saw it till the searchers found it. The pocket-book was found in a trunk which had been ran sacked two days before. Just before he was taken out to be hanged, Johnson solemnly told Mr.Boyer that he knew nothing whatever of the murder; that bis confession was false from beginning to end, and he had only made it as a temporary expedient to gain time. From a careful review of the testimony, the conclusion is irresistible that these negroes were innocent, and have been foully murdered by a mob. What is worse, every thing looks as if they were sacrificed to divert attention from the real assassins. If ever the truth is known it will be found that the Park family were imwo lated on the altar of develigh hate—that the smothered vengeance of a neighborhood feud, quiet for years, thus wreaked itself on the victims; that the good citizen whose name was signed to threatening letters which Park had received, and the tall, shambling, ape-like man who attacked Mr. Kirk, are one and the same person. By-the-way, I forgot to mention that a search among Park’s papers failed to reveal the threatening letters, though Mr. Kirk had seen them fa short tiwe before the wurder, Btrange to say, the girls, Eveline and Helen, who were mangled, are recovering. One of thew has 8 hole in her head an inch in diameter, and has lost sev A FAITHFUL PUBLIC OFFICER. To the Editor of The Trivune. Sik: Let me say a kind word for a faithful public servant who, although in an inferior DOsILION As tO pay, has discharged with great fidelity, for the last 20 years, duties on whose faithful performance thousands of lives aud mullions of property depend. I speak of Capt. Cosgrove, the keeper of the light-ship off Bandy Hook. Thuis ship is moored in the ocean, 74 miles from land, of course exposed to every gale. Capt. Cosgrove hag managed his vessel so well that there never has been a complaint made against him by the pilots, which I be lieve cannot be said of any other light-bouse keeper in the district of our harbor who has been in place any time. The rules of the Pilot Colamissioners require that the pilots shall report whenever a buoy 1s displaced, a light not lit, or put out too soon, in order that a remedy can be had. This remedy has always heen obpiica at ounce by the Light-Iouse Luspector of the district, a Daval officer since 1851. I am induced to write this as apt C. called on we (his vessel being up for repairs) for his {Plrnal of ten years’ temperature of air and water, which had borrowed to uid me in an article I was preparing on the Gulf Stream. Sais journal is 8 model of neatuess and precision, as well kept as it conld be on the land in quictude, tustead of on bourd of a vessel pitchiug and rolling. It is uot the importance of the Fi which con fers honor on the possessor—it is the fidelity with which the duty is discharged. The motto of the first grensdier of France, Latour d'Auvergne, is the true one, Fallen ou the fleld of houor.” Yours, GEO. W. BLUNT, dew-Jork, Dec, 3. WIL. NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1871 searched, when a linen coat was found in FOREIGN MISOELLANY. SANS Ad AMENITY "AY AN ETT yee m_—— STREAM AFFECTS THE CLIMATE OF ENGLAND AND WESTERN EUROPE—THE BRITISH GOV ERNMENT CONTEMPLATING MORE THOROUGH SEA-SOUNDINGS. GULF Dr. Wm. Carpenter, F. R. 8, F. L. S., better known to the world as a great physiologist than asa physicist, has just given, at St. George's Hall, London, in one of the regular series of Sunday afternoon lectures, his new theories respecting oceanic currents. He began his address by saying ho had recently received from America an Interesting pamphlet, written by Col. Bilas Bent, respecting oceanio currents. With the most of Col. Bent's views he ex pressed his concurrence, but there were others which affected the assured prosperity of England from which he dissented, and which he should endeavor to prove to be fallacious. He read an extract from the pamphlet which stated that the mild climate of the British Island and all the north-west of Europe was due to the thermal effects of the Gulf Btream, and but for the influence of this stream in modifying the normal temperature, these countries would have the inhospitable climate belonging to corresponding latl tudes in the Western Continent; and, should the Isthmus of Panama be cut through, so as to allow the Gulf Stream to continue its westward course into the Pacific Ocean, instead of taking its present north-casterly direction, an irretrievable calamity wonld fall upon those countries in the form of a rigin boreal climate, which no human effort could avert. He amusingly alluded to the very human considerations by which America might consider herself deterred from meting out this dire fate to #0 large a part of the civilized world, and added that the province of his lecture would be te refute this theory, upon which it seemed possible to base so much Amer jcan generosity. From a suspended chart, Dr, Carpenter pointed out the position of the great warm ocean current known a3 the Gulf Stream, accepting, in opvosiiion to Lient. Maury, the generally received theory that the initial force of this current is to be attributed to the (rade winds in the broad sca between the coasts of Africa and south America. The two points made by Dr. Carpenter are: first, that the climatic temperature of the eastern shore of America is abnoringl rather than that of Europe and the adjacent islands; second, that the higher temperature of the western coast of the British 1slands, compared with the same latitudes of the casiern coast, isnot to be attributed to the Gulf Stream. In support of the tirst point, Dr. Carpenter stated that the climate of the Mediterranean might be taken as the normal temperature of that latitude, since in Winter it had the very uniform temperature from top to bottom of about 54°, which corresponded almost entirely with the average annual temperature of Bor deaux, Genoa, and other adjacent localities, with which a comparison had been made, In Summer the temper ature of the surface of the Mediterranean rises to about 80°, but at the bottom during the eutire year it remains at 54°, its nniforns Winter temperature, He thinks the cold occasioned by the mountains of Western Asia quite sufficient to offset the influence of the African winds. On the other hand, the coll northern current that skirts the Atlantic coagt of America, hold ing its place on the surface till it reaches the Carolinas, must reduce the elimate of Labrador, New-Foundland, New-England, aud ludeed the whole coast as fur as it ex tenas, very much below the normal temperature. He cited the Winter temperature of Boston and Now York in comparison with the temperature of the same latitudes In Spain. Ie then proceeded to dircetly demolish the jtheory that the Gulf Stream affects the climate of England and Western Earope. All who are familiar with the charts of the Gulf 8tream will remem ber that, when in its north-easterly course ft reaches about the middle of the occan between America and Europe, it divides, and a part oft, taking at first a southward curve, bends around into a westerly diree tion and goes back across the Atlantic till it again joins the original northward current, forming in the middle of the Atlantic an elliptical basin, known as the Saragossa Sea. Dr. Carpenter maintained that this returning current takes very much the larger part of the waters of the warm Gulf Stream, long before they could, by any possi bility, affect the climate of the Eastern continent; and that the remaining part of the current, that still maintains its north-westerly direction toward the Western coast of the British Islands, spreads itself into a shallow surface stream, and divides with numerous radiating streams, wlneh interdigitate”’ with similar radiating streams of a northern current flowing south-westerly. He claims that the thermal in fluence of this small quantity of warm Gulf Stream water is neutralized by the cold enrrent with which it “interdigitates and so freely mingles. To account for thie mild temperature of the western coast of the British Islands, Dr. Carpenter sets forth another theory, based upon sea soundings, and physical effects in sea water. He malutams that from soundings made off the coast of Spain northward, all about the region of the BPBritish Islands, there is ummistakable evidence, that a great ‘mass of warm water, of very nearly uniform temperature, is flowing northward from off the coast of Spain to the west of the British Islands, and, that it is to this that the wild climate of the western coast of the Islands is to be attributed. To account for this northward flow, he sets up a theory of universal ap plication, which, 1f it comes into generalfacceptance as the basis of extended sea-sonndingz, will do wuch both to modify and simplify the theories, that have hitherto prevailed concerning these great oceanic movements, Iu giving an exposition of this new view, Dr. Carpen ter began by saying he thought far too little considera tion had been given to the physical phenomenon that salt water and fresh water did not follow the game law in freezing; that while fresh water contracted only down to 393°, salt water continued its coutraction on to the temperature of 27°. This contraction in the polar re gions would tend to form a depressed basin about the poles, which the adjacent waters, on the principle of gravitation, would flow in to fill. This new sup ply becoming constantly cooled and contracted would create a demand for a continuous flow to that (central basin: and this disturbance of the equilibrium in the great mass of water, combing with that produced by the evaporation in the equatorial re gions, would give rise to the general flow of warm sur face water northward, and a correspouding flow of cold substratum water southward. Dr. Carpenter tLinks the records of sea-soundings already made give strong indi cations in support of the view that the depths of the sea almost uniformly indicate the higher temper ature that this theory supposes. In frome cases where the indications have seemed to coutradict this the thermometers used have been subsequently proved to be not properly protected; and cousequently untrust worthy in their reports of temperature. Local peculiari ties whi*h conflict with this general theory he thinks may be for the most part explained by peculiar disturbing causes. This long elliptical clreult of oceanio water, extending in its longest diameter from the equator to the poles, would be likely to bring at some time all the water of the sca to the sur face. This more or less complete eration of the water Dr. Carpenter considers of immense importance in its bearing upon the biological cousideration of the sea. The fact that deep sea basins are destitute of life, he thinks, may be attributed to the want of movement of the water iu thelr conflued basins, by which it 18 de prived of the necessary aerial influences, In to bring at some time all the water of the sca to the sur face. This more or less complete eration of the water Dr. Carpenter considers of immense importance in its bearing upon the biological cousideration of the sea. The fact that deep sea basins are destitute of life, he thinks, may be attributed to the want of movement of the water iu their conflued basins, by which it 1s de prived of the necessary aerial influences. In support of this, he cites the condition of the Mediterra nean, stating that it is almost destitute of life except in the shallower parts; for, shut in as it is with only the very narrow councetion of the Straits of Gibraltar with the open sea, it 1s deprived of most of the influence of tlLis general oceanic movement, by which the deep waters are successively brought to the surface. Dr. Carpenter submitted a full statement of his theories to Sir Wm. Herschel, and did his audience the favor of reading the reply be bad received, which was written Just month before the §dcath of this distinguished mathematician and physicist. This reply evinced a care ful study of Dr. Carpenter's paper, and expressed the most unqualified acceptance of the theories it supported, and he added that be was convinced that this continued tendency to depressions in the polar basins con tributed more to the 1iuitial force of the great oceanic movements] than the evaporation at the equatorial regions, inasmuch as it was more in tense in consequence of the narrower limits over which it extended. This, too, is Dr. Carpenter's view of the comparative force of the two clements that combine to produce this movement. Asa result of Dr. Carpenter's studies, and In accordance with his ad the British Government are ArTAUEIAN for more ex tended and thorough sen soundings, which will either confirm or refute these interesting and im portant theories hielf Dr. Carpenter presents the scientific world. Carpenter has the spare physique. massive brow, and narrow lower face, 80 characteristic of our best Nov Eupliad men but un mistakably he 18 not one of them, for he spoke of the town of Bostou, which, just after the return of Dr. Kane's expedition, had its port closed with Erin win dit, ER TOT Ted, to y no 0 on and he sald the Beogle facetiously explained the condition by jaying r. Kane nd forgotten to close the Arctic doors behind him when came out. No Now England mau, even iu a joke, would have indulged this depreciation of the road Heb, and its radiating tious with the ria of the ualyerss. ith Ihdisting conneo OCRFANIC CURRENTS. IMPORTANT LECTURE OF DR. WILLIAM CARPEN ries Dr. Carpenter may bless the world with respecting the see, it must still remain an nexpresaible regret sa appointment {rom the Queen of Great Britain should have him aside from the investigations in which he was 80 preSminently the loader, and which so much more immediately conoern the well-being of the human rr —P———— MURDERS IN CABUL. ASLUM KIAN AND HIS BROTHERS STRANGLED IN PRISON. The dark and blood-stained history of Cabul, in Afghanistan, has had yet another tragedy added to its pages. When Gen. Farramorz Khan was basely mur dered in his tent at Furrah the intriguing Sirdar. Mahomet Aslum Khan was at once suspected as the in stigator. He was seized and brought to Cabul, and there imprisoned with the utmost rigor, along with his brothers Cassim Khan, Hassan Kban, and Hossein Khan. It was reported at the time that the conspiracy was di rected against the Amir himself, After the brothers had been some time in jail, Cassim Khan and Hassan Khan, like true Afghans, are sald to have ourried favor with the Amir by betraying their brothers. They de clared that Aslum Khan had laid a plot for the murder of the Amir, in which they would not join, and they now asked the leave of the Amir to punish their brothers in Prison. The Amir would not hsten to their petitions at first, but, on the third or fourth application, is sald to have given them permission to punish Aslum Khan and Hoascin Khan if they chose, The expression 8iza kuro”’ gave them sufficient latitude, so the two strangled Aslum han and Hossein Khan with a rope or cloth in prison. The Amir, on hearing of the tragedy, Was thrown into a state of great excitement, as he had never thought of such a result. He had al ways, up to the time of the murder of Ferramorz Khan, placed dependence on Cassim Khan, and to the last Shing him faithful. n is said he now intends to send the two murderers to MMidostan. Two other cofre spondents from Cabul, however, write us to say that the general impression is that the Amir’s anger is assumed, and that he ordered the execution himself. There seems, however, no reason why he should have taken such an ¥ohopalar way of gotting rid of an unpopular man. All Cabul would have rejoiced to see Aslum Khan publicly executed. Other items of news, such as the blowing of deserters from guns, the arvival and departure of va keels, complaints againgt governors aud so forth, are un: finvortant. A CO-OPERATION IN ENGLAND. CUO LIA LAU LN ATLA EE MI. THOMAS HUGHES, M. P., DESCRIBES TIE CONDITION OF THE MOVEME NT. ne ddate Rf: All AFA From The Lomdon Neus of Nor ZL At the opening meeting of the sesson of the Social Science Association, held in the rooms of the Asso ciation, in Loudon, England, Nov. 20, Mr. T. Hughes, Q. C., M. P., read a paper on The present state of the cooperative movement.” At the foutset lie traced the history of legislation pon this subject, and showed that the British Parliament had now dope all that it could to facilitate the operations of coiperative societies, and that their snecess or failure must now depend, not upon the action of the Legislature, but upon the soundness of the principles upon which they were founded, and the skill with which they were conducted, Passing from this historical sketch, he stated that during the year 1570, 749 societies made returns to the British Govern ment. The share capital of these societies amounted to £10,171,305, having a turn over of $41,020,000, and a profit of $2,677,175. The majority of these nssociations were merely distributive stores, and but few productive Insti tutions had long survived the difliculties with which they had to contend. The reason of this want of success Mr. Hughes tound in the circumstance that it was more difficult to conduct a manufactory than a store, aud he therefore looked to industrial partuerships, where the intelligence of the capitalist assists the industry of the workmau, a8 a most important and most beneticial part of the cooperative movement. Upon the whole, he was disposed to think that the sanguinc anticipations of 20 years ago were about to be realized, and that the prinei piso cooperation was likely to rescue the body politic rom the evils to which it would be exposed from the system of unlimited competition, which only found favor with our “let alone” politicians. In the course of the discussion which followed, Mr. Lloyd Jones, who has receiily made a tour of inspection among the cooperative societies of the country, bore tes timony to the snceess of the cotton wills (spiutting and weaving) at Rochdale and Oldham, Eugland. At Roch dale a capital of $750,000, and at Oldham $500,000, had been invested in these undertakings; snd at Oldham, last year, a profit of 40 per cent was earned. But the pecuniary gan was not the greatest advantage of this system. The men connected with it were the most in dustr‘ons, temperate, and honest of the working classes, and from this movement was to be expected the best so lution of the difficulties arising out of the relations be tween labor and caplial, Mr. Head (of the firm of Fox, Head Co., Middlesborougt), whose business is conducted as an industrial partnership, stated the amounts which had in successive years been divided among the workmen, and expressed a contident belief that in the end the system would work to the advantage of both masters and men. Mr, Hoskyns expressed some doubt as to the propriety in industrial partnersoips of charging the losses of one year against the sum to be dis tributed ns bonus among the workiuen in another; and Mr. Jones, watchmaker, objected to cooperation alto gether, and dwelt at length upon the special qualities necessary to mike a good retailer, and the knowledge which he must possess to insure a profit upon his transac tions. Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting, and the debate was IR Chet CHICAGO FIN {ANCES Sat MAYOR MEDILL'S MES OR From The Chicago Trilune, Dec. 8, The communication read last night to the Common Council, by Mayor Medill, will undoubtedly command the careful attention of the tax-payers of this city. Bo far as he could collect the information, he es timates the financial condition of tho city to be at As Bouded debt, Dee. 187). ciuuiiiinnrininannnnneess $14,102,000 Less DOUds ili SINKING FUN. vsservrrrrverssrsnsrrnnne 567,000 Net bonded debt. .ovviiiininans PTTL $1248 0g Certificates of indebtedne 'e 3,3 Losetided claims for work o canal. ressssrsane Current expenses, Novewber oo iiiiieisisiiinees 200 4K) CECT IOI resins ss strats sores irererretrsninsen 405.00) Total debltevsecssvisssrirsrsirininmessssssrnens $14,252.57 tHuate for cxnenses until Aonil 1. 1872 5 UWALC JO CA PCLoCr BEI AMIE Ty HIS sstvrsrreorny WhATHATE The amount of money in the treasury to the credit of the several funds is $1,556,388, of which the city has bor rowed and used $1,144,186, and has appropriated $140,000 for repairs to the watergworks, leaving as the actual cash balance in the Heasury, $272,152. The taxes for 1871 will not be collected until April, 1872, and this 18 Jury of the vicious system of huving the expenditures su JStantialy made one year in advance of the collection of taxes, and, in the meau time, carrying on the city government with borrowed money. This practice of anticipating the reve nue Las gone on until, at last, the whole Fonpe revenue is required to pay loans, the proceeds of which have been ¢x pended. BXpehdiiuies aro one year ahead of the appro. priations and the revenue, Of the mouey refunded by the State $105,000 has already been received, and $645,000 more is exjeied shortly, From this fund there 18 to be paid the anlary iuterest on the city debt, amounting to $426,610, and the remainder, $159,000 will be needed to pay bridge builders and the police force. The additional receipts fron the State during the next two years will meect the accruing interest on the debt, and defray the Pariular oj to which the fund has to be applied, The municipal losses of Jyonetty by the fire, including buildings of all kinds, sidewalks, water works, &c., are stated to amount to $2,609,180, ‘The Mayor recites the losses of papers and records by the several departments, but, with the exception of tax warrants in the office of the City Collector, the loss is not irreparable. The esti mate of revenue to be collected from the annual levy for 1871, after abating the valuations of property where the fiprovements have been destroyed, is $2,282,000; but from this must be deducted the delinquent list, and the taxes of those who will pps] to the courts from the assesaments. The Mayor calls attention, in strong terms, to the coustantly growing number of citizens who resort to this proceeding to escape taxation, thereby greatly embarrassing the revenues, sud wercasing the burdeus Of vthier tax-payers. THE LIABILITY QF RAILROAD COMPANIES FOR WRONGFUL EJECTMENT BY THEIR EMPLOYES. In the suit of Thomas Hamilton agt. The Third-ave. Railroad, decided by a verdict of $500 for the plaintiff, Judge Spencer, iu his charge, referred to an im portant law governing cases of violeut cjectment from gar, which has been brought into doubt by some recent decisions, He says it is well settled that corporations or able n om by their employés or ari be x pA wt en wile Pine ue of their Smplodiiient for conductors off sengers from a hr when they refused to pd thelr fure. If a conductor ejects a man WionATully t C} Company is liable, and the jury might in a case like this ve not only compensatory but exemplary a e Case of Banford agt. The Eighth-ave. Railroad was cited by Judge Speyjosr, who dissents from Judge Jones's recent decision in the case of Priest agt. The Hudson River Rall round. He Is of the opinion that this case, like that, was one of assault and battery; that the Company was re sponsible for daages be sane a8 a indivigua) would be, uuu that cxewplary damages may be recovered. Lorenzo Severini sued Ole Bull yesterday in the Supreme Court, before Judge Brady, to recover dam ages for a broken engagement. Beverinl has been em ployed by Ole Bull to siug at his concerts, and in March, 1868, Lie alleges that Ole Bull again engaged him for a five weeks’ tour, agreeing to pay him $100 per woek and expenses. In pursuance of this agreement he settled his business in New-York, arranged with an dusiogance to tuke his place as music teacher and also his position as singer in one of the churches. When the troupe started Beverini was left beh ind, and be now sues for $500 as the salary that would be due him and $140 ozjensel, The defendant denies that any engagement wad ever made although be admits that some conversation occurred relative to such engugement. Judge Brady, in his charge, limited the amount to be recovered to $500 in case the Paintir should receive a favorable verdict, holding that tle $140 Sxjonses wus uot to be wdded, The jury found $500 ror the plaintiff. THE RURROWS DIVORCE SUIT. Judge McCunn has rendered a decision in the divorce suit of Jane Burrows against Thowas Bur rows, already frequently reported. The plainti was the daughter of wealthy parents in Ireland, by whom ashe was luxuriously rearcd. Bhe fell in love with the defendant, a young carpenter, who was sent by his em loyer to do some work Spon her father’s house, and, Roupite the objections made by her parents, the young couple were married and ran away to America. For over 30 years shay lived Passelully and happily together, Mr. Burrows In t time having bullt up for himself an excellent reputation and a large business. In 1809 she and her adopted daughter went to Burope to spend o Summer in traveling. On thelr return she alleges she fougd bid ving with another wouwan, and thereupon brofight the present suit. Judge McCunn allows the Plaintiff alimony o¢ the rate of $3,000 a yoar, payable OIE RULL IN COURT. THE OOURTS. BROOKLYN ELECTION FRAUDS. _ TRIAL OF SIXTH WARD INSPECTORS—TIE PROB CLERK WHO DID NOT TAKE OATH—THE STOLEN POLL LISTS, The trial of Inspectors and (anvassers against whom indictments had been found by the Kings County Grand Jury, for alleged false counting and bal lot-box stuffing ‘at the recent election in Brooklyn, was begun, yesterday morning, before Judge McCue, in the Criminal Branch of the City Court of Brooklyn. Great interest was manifested In the proceedings, and the oourt-room was crowded with spectators, among whom were many prominent politicians of both parties. Michael J. Weldon, Thomas McGiff, and John Shanley, Inspectors and Canvassers of the Ist District of the Sixth Ward, charged with fraudulently adding 501 names to the poll” lists before the poll opened, and with placing a corre sponding number of fraudulent ballots in the boxes, were first placed on trial, District-Attorney Samuel D. Morrjs appeared for the people, and the accused were represented Ly D. P. Barnard and Jobn LE. Dow. The jurors obtained were the following: LEM OF TWELVE VOTES A MINUTE—A POLL Joseph Hegeman, auctioneer, of Fulton-st.; Dennis McGuire, dry goods, of No. 98 Elhott-place Moses B. Wicks, weigher, of No. 171 Mes. twie-st. Cevife RE. Jones, shoes, of No. 260 Dean-st.; Robert Lewis, bats, of No. 666 Leonard st.; Aaron Havilaud, hardware, of No, 190 Ham ilton-ave. John H, Lyon, paper. of No. 213 Prankiiu-ave.; John O'Neil, stair-builder, of No, 644 Balticest. Jos~ph (Brien, dry goods, of No. 143 Clinton-at., Thomas B. Jones, President, of No. 160 ‘Livingstou-st, Ju lins Klinge, plomber, of No. 398 Herkimer-st.; J. C. Gibbs, agent, of No. 23 Middagh-st. District-Attorney Morris opened the case, and recited the facts on which the indictments were founded. He said: The defendants are charged with falsely and frandu lently putting a 1arge number of fraudulent votes into the bailot-boses of the 1st Election District of the Sixth Ward, and also with having falsely canvassed the sane, There were 1,319 votes cast there for the State ticket, and 1,373 for the Senate and Assembly tickets—a very unusual circumstance, and one calculated to ex cite great suspicion, coupled with the fact of =o large a vote having been cast. The first 500 names appeared to have been fliled in before Re voting commenced, the entries all being in the same handwriting, and the whole of the blanks had been filled in; after that the genuine voting begun, Tuat it was a uct that those 500 names were entered before the voting commenced I have no doubt, and that fraudnient ballots to that number had been Flaeod in the boxes could be proved very conclusively. One of the witnesses aweurs that he voted before 7 o'clock in the morning, and believed that he was about the fifth one to dnvosit his ballot; at any rate hia vpame stood the 505th on the poli-list. The manner in which it was done was, that a copy of the poll-list had been ob tained before the opening of the Julls, and those 800 names had been entered and the till ng up done iu ad vance, Preetscly low tho ballots had been put into the box, I do not know, but it was done with the knowledge and connivance of the fuspectors, and they must there fore be hell responsible for the fraud. There were some peculiarities about the list and on it were to be found the names of August Belmont and other distingni