They were sold to a dealer for a few cents a pound as old metal, and
apparently two of them have already been shipped to Germany to be
melted. The same dealer also bought a couple of boxes of old pieces of
brass, and it is therefore feared that the famous Monterey cannon has
been destroyed, but the authorities are not quite sure about that point
as yet.

It appears that the cannon were stolen by a plumber in Highland Falls, a
little village near West Point. This plumber, whose name is Earle, sold
them to a dealer in old metal.

The plumber and the man who bought the cannon have both been arrested,
and, if the charge is proved against them, they will both be severely
punished; the plumber for stealing the cannon and the dealer for buying
stolen goods.

* * * * *

Mr. Havemeyer and Mr. Searles have both escaped punishment.

The jury decided that neither of these gentlemen had been guilty of
contempt of the Senate, and so they have not shared Mr. Chapman's fate,
but have been set at liberty, to return to their homes and business.

* * * * *

The United States Consul at Zanzibar has sent word to the Government in
Washington that the Sultan of Zanzibar has issued a proclamation
abolishing slavery in the islands of Pemba and Zanzibar.