Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 4, 1876, Page 7

Elivn THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JUNE 4, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. husbang, the fatherof A. T. Stewart, she was |, STEWART’S MONEY. The Attempt to Break His Will. Legal Documents Filed by a Cousin of the Deceased DMillionaire, Jsting (hat the Probate of the Will De Set Aside, on the Ground of Undue Influ- ence by Tilton. New York Sun, Jnne 1. The following papers were filed yesterday in he Surrogate’s office by Messrs. W. O. Bartlett, illism D. Booth, and Elihu Root, counsel for James Bailey, & grandson of 4. T. Stewart’s dfather: i T R e fTon. Delano C. Calvin, Surrogate of the a{'},ffi O can York: The potition of o e Balley of the City of Brooklyn. County of Kinge, BodState of New York, in his own right, and on f of the otber collateral relatives hereinafter pamed, respectfully shows: “First-That your petitioner, with his brother, omas Bailey of Nempstcad, ' Long Island, and T lstors, Mary Deaus, of the Clty, Couuty and tate of New York, and Ann Jane Bailey, of rooklyn aforesaid, ‘and Eliza, now or late of Scotland, or her issue, and Augustus M. Tormey. George W. Turmey, Samuel " Tarney, Ties Tamey, William H. Turney, Catherine i, Tumey, Lucretia M. Temey, ail' of the City, Tovaty. and State of New York, aforesaid, an intbrop Turney, infant child of the late Paschas W ‘Torney. decessed, and Marzaret Richardson, mm;y. qu .\Insl.:'nr‘elt h]'f‘?.‘."ms’ all_of ¥iyn, aforesaid. and John 1. Turncy, of Sm B o ip the State of California, »nre{nlluem’i iatives of the full blood, snd (saving any ques- tion of mutuul precedence or exclusion) heirs-at. Jo and nest of kin of he late Alexander Tarney Eewart, who dici in the City of New York, on the J0th dzy of April, A. D. 1570 Second—That, as your petitioner is informed 2ad belicves, and_therefore alleges, o certain Teper writing, bearing date the 27thday of March, S 1673, pumorting to_ be the last will aud tex: iment of the #aid Alexander Turney Stewart, sppointing Henry Iiflton and William Libbey cators, und Cornclia M. Stewart cxecutrix 1bereof, and & certain other paper writing, bearing afeon the same 27th day of Mu S73, and pur- ingz 10 be a codicil to the said alleged will, and acenain other paper writing, bearing date on the 5th day of M 1873, purporting to be a sccond il fo the eaid alleged will, were at come time [ the cvening or night time of the 13th day of Apnl. 1873, presented to the Surrogate of the Gouniy of New York, and spplieation was made to m for the zdiseios thereaf to probate andresord flflfll:u\ will of poth real and personal estate. That therenpon, and on the next day thereafter. 1o wit: the 1ithday of April, 1878, letters testa-- ‘mentary were insucd by the said Surfogate, and the taid alleged will and codicils were recorded in the office of sald Surrocate ae if the eame had been daly proved a« a will of real and perronal estate. 'f hird—That no citation orother notice to appear o attend the probate of the said alleged will was Jseacd or directed to or served upon your petition- e, orany of the beirs-at-law or next of lun of the &id Aldsander Turney Stewart, os required by Secs. 5, 6, 7, and 8, of Chap. 460 of the laws of 1337, nor was any such citation issned, or directed i, or served upon the Attorney-General of the fiMe of Now York, or any one representing the ople of the State of New York, as shonld have jeen done 1f there lwere a !aln'l_u’rs gr heire-at-law. Tiatno opportunity was afforded to your peti- T bany OF ihe sald BeImiatilav of noct of Xin, 10 require that all the witnessee to the said alleged will should be produced and examined, 2¢ they were entitled 10 do by Sec. 11 of the £2id Chap. 460 of the laws of 1837, or to request hat apy otber witnesses shonld be examined as they were entitled to do by Chap. 129 of thelaws of 1841, orto be present atorin any manuer 1o contest the proof of the eaid alleged will. That the appiication for probate aud record as aforesaid, of fhe ecid allesed wiil, and such pretended proof a8 ve becn offered thereof, were not made pub- L.iy oz openly, or at the court room or ofice or wsual place of business of the Surrogate of the County of New York, but were made at night, pri- vately, sccretly, and in great and unusnal Baste, upon the same day with the fuueral of the said Al- exander Turney Stewart, and withoat zny notice or Jatimation whatever to your petitioner, or, as he is infermed and belicves, 1o any of the said heirs at 1aw or nest of kin. “Fourfl~That the said paper writings are not the Tast will and testsment and codicils of the said Alexander Tarney Stewart, deceased. That the i paper writing purporting to be such last will snd testament. and said scveral papers purporting 10 be codicils thercto, were obtained, and the al- Ieged execution thercof by the Alexander Turney Stewart, was procured by circumvention and under infuence practiced against and upon said Alex- ander Tamey Stewari by Henry Hilton, or some other person unknown to the petitioner. FifiA—That your petitioner, and others of the eald keirs st Jaw and next of kin, contest and will contest the probate of the said alieged will. Wherefore, your petitioner prays that the pre- tended probate of the #aid alleged will and codlicils 2ad the' lp}mrcm aecirjon thereon may be declared iid and of no effect, and may he revoked, vacated, d st aside, and that bt petitioner may have meh other and further relief in the premiscs as to {ae Court may seem proper, and as e is entitled to bytaw, Baney. "Dated New York, May 31, 1876. Root, Proctor for pétitiorer. Filliam D. Bootb, Williia 0. Larlett, of cona- # City and County of New Fork, ss. : 1, James Ralley, the petitioner named in the foregoing pe- tition, ‘being duly sworn, deposc and say, Tama eonof James Bafley and his wife, Mary Stewart; my mother was the sister of Alexander T. Stew- s father: 1 roside in the City of Brooklsm; 1 have read the foregoing petition to which I have mubscribed my name, and know the coptents thereof, The matters of fact therein stated are and the matters thervin stated of my in- formation and belief, I believe tobe troe. JAMES BAILEY. AN ORDER TO SIIOW CAUSE. The Surrogate, after reading the papers, promptly granted the following order: Surrogate's Court, County of New York: Upon Teading and fling the pefition of James Baifey, Moy 51, 1876, end upon all the proceed- ins heretofore had in the matter of Fmring the instroment propounded as the last will and testa- ment of Alexander Turney Stewart, docehsed, let the several persons named in said instrument 28 esecutors, dev s, and legatecs appear and zttend before me at the office of the Surrogate of he County of New Yors, in the City of New York, outhe 15th day of June, 1870, ut 11 o'clock in the foreroon of thit day. and ehow cause, if any there e, sy the pretended probate of the said instrn- méntas o will of rusl and poreonal cstate, and the apparent decision tliercon, should not be sdjudged void and be revoked, vacated, and set aside: and the petitioncrhave such other and farther relief as my be just and according to law; and why the fr7erof the eaid petition should not jn all things Frented., D. C. Carviv, Surrogate. New Yons, May 81, 1876 WIAT MART STEWART'S SON SAYS. Areporter visited Mr. Briley yesterday. The resemblance between Mr. Bailey and the de- ceased millionaire is etriking, and could ot but benotice] by any one who saw Mr. Stewart during his life. He is Jike Mr. Stewart in build manner, and voice, as well as in complexion and features—is, in fact, an image of him. There- m"‘l’ felt surc that if there was any relative of . Stewart about, that quict-looking old man ¥ L, and at onct addressed bim. Sr. Balley Teplied with A. T. Stewart's voice that he was ted by blood to A. T. Stewart. Reporter—Judge Iilton says that Mr. Stew- ut's fatlicr and grandfather were only sons. Mr. Bailey—Judge Hilton could hardly have that. e knows better. ¥ Reporter—Please to_ state your conmection ith & T. Stewart? Mr, B:&l?—l(r. Stewart’s grandfather, whose Dame was Klexander, was also my grandfather her of my mother, Mary Stewart, The Slatement of Judge Hilton that A. T. Stewart %3 the ouly son of Alexander is true. 1 Iy mother was married to James Bailey, and 1 %88 bom in 1512, in Stoneyford, County of Altrim, Ircland. My mother was then hving her husband in Smnei',[ord his native My father entered the British army—the Beventecnti Regiment of 100t—and my mother o ber father’s, Alexander Stewart's, house. When I was two years old my mother Yeat 1o Glaszow, my fatner at the same time in the British army in Canada. While my Dother was in Glasgow there was frequent cor- Tespondence between ker and the Stewarts at Bome in Trcland. 116t home at an carly age, and, after & series fhagventures, entered, in 1532, the service of 1 Pedro, regent. for Donna Marisof Portugal, Fho was then fighting the_tyrant, Don Miguel. Yas in several batties. The warfare was Very favge. Don Miguel liad the Inquisition set up Lishon, und we put a stop to it. After fol- the 5,03, greement to serve until the end of m,:"-lr. 1 went back to Gln.s%ovr, intending to there with my mother. But things seemed anged to me, and I told my mother I could ot stay. - On the 4th of May, 1635, I left Glas- {or New York, bearing s letter of introduc- from my mother to Mr. A. T. Stewart, - letier “was written by Rohert Stewart, fhother cousin of A. T. Stewart, at the dicta: b.of my mother, and sigued o n ing I came immediately from the ship {othestore, %57 Broadway, and gave the letter Mr. Stewnrt, who read it, and asked after my . Bother and the rest of the family. Then Mr. Btewart introduced me to one of his clerks, who Procured me a boarding place at Mr. Cooney’s, corner of Temple and Cedar strects. The following Sunday 1 went to Stewart’s 7 St s pla there he intro- duced’ s o hie motlier, Usiups Liese words: s is the son of wy Acnt Marys his nune is i r—~TWhe Mr. Stewart’s mother? e T s was Sar farmer in the Tt A hter of Koty o s ici Kb tho dcath of her st | married to a Mr. Bell, by whom she had two r.hildrez}, James and Mary. James has not been h_eard of for forty years. He was a saflor, and was last seen by any of the- family lcaving my mother’s house'in Glasgow to go o sea. Mary is dead. Mrs. Bell came to New York with her husband. After Mr. Bell's death ske was mar- ried to a Mr, Martin, by whom she had no chil- dren. She lived in Do Pan row, on Bleeker street, lmlon;;in%o Mr. Stewart. After being n ) into the store 257 Broadway, and remained there nearly four years, when I went into business for myself, and'have been in business for myselt cv;.-{r sh;z;e. W cporter—Were you ever visited by Mr. - art’s family?t g 3 By stay Mr. Bailey—I used 'to go very frequently— every week or so—to see Mrs. Martin, and {f I 1oissed guing for any length of time I felt bad. 1 liked her company.. Aunty Martin visited our home two or three times up to 47, when she dicd. Mrs. Stewart, the wife of A. T. Stewart, also visited the house within a few years back alone. —————— LAKE REMINISCENCES. The Lake Superior “ Copper-Fover* of 1846 —Capt. Stewart's Story of *Commodoro” Blake, For the Tribune. Pexh.nns no excitement so intense or wide- spmnd}ng—not even excepting the California gold-discovery—has ever been known in our country as that which followed the report of Douglass Floughton, the accomplished and fli- starred State Geologist of the Peninsula State, on the discovery of the rich copper mines of Lalke Superior. Chicago, belng in want of n grand sensation, was fully aroused, and * babe and sire, the old and young,” all scemed eager to embark in the alluring enterprise. A disastrous shipwreel on Lake Michigan left me adrift for the time being; and, asan esteem- ed kinsman, had been appointed Agent of the Montreal Mining Company by Sir George Simp- son, to locate their copper *‘permits ™ on the north shore of Superior. 1 accepted his offer of making oncof the exploring party, all of whom were Chicagoans. ’ ‘We reached the Sault Ste. Marie on the 25th of April, and on the 30th we embarked an board the schooner Napoleon, Capt. John Stewart, for Copper Harbor, from which point the various parties were to radiate to their dlfferent desti- nations. A fair wind wafted us swiftly ncross the ‘tran- quil bosom of Argemot (the Indian name for this queen of inland seas), until at Point Iro- quois it headed ug;gnd-'we came to anchor in three fathoms watér: Our passengers numbered: sixty-thrde, of all ages and’ every variety of character, from tho grap-liired speculator, who hourly figured his probable receipts from cop- per-stock, to the young und sanguine adventur- er, whoee enthusiastic temperament had led him 10 visit the magnificent. scenery of the * Father Lake," and vary the monotony of civilized life by a few months of a_voyageur's perils, hard- shl&s, and delights. The conversation at our anchorage, wos prolonged, in groups, till the ‘wee ghort hours ayont the twal,” and “ copper- mdcz,k"’”et: IT?""O“;“ “ L“;D“gmmexqu” “trap- 1O ete.” were the pros Totke el ’s,w hots prominent fectures Copt. Jolin Stpwart was angof ih YOIt Was one 0! lakmflp lors, and he served his o ]fr‘e-:uvne:fi{y with old “Commodore ™ Blake, I‘Ie was calle upon to enliven the tedium of the night-anchor ¢ by some anecdotes of by-gone: days, and he related the following, which was q,une charae- teristic of the old ¥ Commodore,” and drew forth shouts of laughter from w1l who knew the voteran of the Lakes,—as who did aot? “Twas, let me sce,” sald Capt. John, *in the year—by gracious, boys! I've clean forgot the year—any how ’twas latcin the fall, and I was Mate wiih tlie old man, who was then Com- mander of the brig ~——, and we were bound to Grecn Bay. No-one cared about being caught up the bay in those early days, for there were 10 charts nor published surveys in them times, and a fellow was not always clean gartin of the exact ¢ lay of the land.” Besides this,a fall-gale in the bay wasnofool of a breeze, mind I tell ye, as my old sult-water friend there, Capt. Samy, can ye; for he has hammered out one or two of those ‘old snifters,” in the steamship James Madison, as I've heered him tell. Then, too, when a heavy fog lay like 2 funeral pall ‘over land and lake, wny, a fow hours’ run might make {t very dosirable for a fellow togeta limpse of some well-known headland for his ection. “ Well, we reached our destinntion, hustled our freight ashore as fast as our erew, and a lot of Indians, could do it, and then ‘up stick’ for Detroit, and homo_for the winter. I tell ye, boys, that's about the pleasantest part of a lake. saflor’s life, when, atter a Jong scason's hard work and perils, he ties up the old craft and hies away to bis fanm-home, to hug his ‘doxy’ by the great, cheery log fire, and toss his babies on his knee,throughout the long and dreary winter- nights. 5Well, I'm getting off my course a bit; but hold on a minute, and I'Il tell you the trick I’ played on the *old man.! “We wcre beating down the bay against a strong head-wind,—gale more like, for we were under double-reefed mainsail, reefed foresail, and bonnet off the jib, and there was a mur- thering sea, while in "the no’theast there were indications of a snow-storm. “Qld Blake was a sailor, every inch of bim, and about as watchful a man’as ever I sce aboard a vessel; &nd I larnt what I know about sailing from him, for ho sccmed to think es much of me as though I'd been a brother, or son, maybe. * Look out, my lad,’ says he to me now and ag’in; ‘keep your weather-eye al- ways open, and your lead always goin’, and you won’t be very apt to be shipwreeked?; and I've followed his advice in the main. “Well, as I was sayin’, we were beatin’ down the bay, and we had been keeping o sharp look- out for land; but, sakes alive! yc might as soon hope to look through a brick Wwall as to plerce the dense clouds that hung over us that night. Still, we had steered our course very close, and at midnight the old man_says to me, ‘Joln, I'm clean tired out, and I wish you would re- licve me a spell, while I iry to get about fort winks. We'll be putty clus to land by 4 o'clock on this course; and, mind you, call me prompt- Iy, then, and before, too, i the wind gets more adverse.? 89, wet and tired, the old man threw him- sclf down on the transom-locker, ‘all standin’, like a_trooper’s horec,’ and was soon SDOFin) away Hkea Mississippl high-pressure boat. Lept an anxious eye on the compass, gails, and waror, I tell ye, for 1t was snowing_quite thick, and I did not feel as easy as I might have done under more favorable circumstances. Every little while I glanced down the companion to notice low the skipper was making it. He seemed pretty restless, but still slcgn heavily. “While pacing the deck, about o'clock in the morning, I thought I iieard the dash of breakers under the lcc, and I sprang_to rouse the old man, when, sudden as a clap of thunder, the wind dropped to a dead calm for o minute, then a bright streal flashed athwart the sky, the black clouds parted, and 2 light fair wia sprang up, and cheerily enough we shook out the reefs and went booming through the straits. When all was trimmed, 1 went down in the cabin, and there_thc old man lay, his monkey-jacket buttoned up close around him, and his sou'wester pulled down over his eyes. F“I snatched & box of matches lying on the table, and, lighting & dozen of them, I held them under the old man’s nose. He shook his head like 2. lumi a‘nd roarcd out in his dream, as he smelt the sulphur: “ ¢Tard duwnpyaur belmn! hard down! “In H—ades—just as I expected!”” . ‘Well, this hcs spun out. The copper-explora- tions will bave to await another number. CAPT. Sy e e CONGREGATIONALISTS. The Towa Association. Special Dispaich to The Tridune. BURLINGTON, Ia., June 3.—The deliberations of the Congregational Association to-day Lave been devoted largely to routine business. In the morning a paper was read by the Rev. O. Emerson on the proper basis of church unity, which was favorably reccived. Resolutions were adopted declaring that each charch should bea temperance soclety; con- demning the liguor traffic, and the renting or Jeasing of property to liquor dealers; urging ministers to be outspoken in their condemna- tion. The Sundsy-school work was taken up in the afternoon, but was contined to the report of a Committee, which showed that only 54 schools had reported out of 232. The reports as far as reccived were encouraging, showing increased membership and 435 converslons. V. A. Waterman, of Marion, responded to %1776 and the doctrine of cquel rights.” The addresses were slu-ruggl:md the mecting enthusiastic. The Centennisl hymn and other national airs wcrfa 'sunfiz, the audience joining in cely 1 many of the hyinns. i tr'h:"morruw};ll of the pu rplts in the city will e oceupied by ministers of the Association. A children’s meeting will bo held at_3:30in the afternoon, which will be addressed by A. B. Robbins, Dr. 8torrs, and others, and 4’ home missjonary meeting in the cvening. I3 w York some months I went | MICHELET. His Funeral Procession to Pere _LaChaise. An Anti-Religious Demonstration, Sym- bolized by the Wearing of Immortelles. Correspondence London Times. Parts, May 15.—To-day, at noon, the faneral proc:.: fon accompanying the body of Michelet left his house in the Rue d'Assas for Pere La- chalse. The newspapers hostile to Michelet had declared that the letter in which Madame Michelet desired that no cries or exclterment should trouble that day was only designed to make the funeral a ‘pretext for a political demonstration, The event has shown that they misinterpreted her letter. It s only after along judiclal struggle that Madame Michelet has been allowed to .bring the remains of her bushand to Paris. Michelet made two contra- dictory wills, He said in the one that he wished to be buried in Paris, while in the other he as- signed the ccmetery nearest the place of bis death. Henee the lawsuit which the son of his deceased daughter by a forme! wife engaged In to obtain the retention of the body at Hyeres, where Michelet died. It would be useless to at- tempt to explain why this lawsuit was entered upon, and it s, I think, simplest to suppose that it was dictated by a sentiment of filial jealousy, and that on both sides the desire was upper; most to conform to Michelet’s desires. But the case was a painful one. The Judges were much perplexed, and ultimately gave a decision in 1uvor of the wife, who Lad attended Michelet In his last days with the tenderest care and the most touching nffection. This ocs to' prove the sincerity of Madame Michelet’s letter. The immense crowd that as- sembled obeyed her exhortution. The noiseless procession eficountered on its route the most respectful silence. . The body arrived at Pars yusterday evening, Mme. Michelet Laving her- self gouce to Hyeres to feteh it. Michelet had never lelt France, and itwas not as an exile that he died, but by a curious chance he had lived for many years at theextremity of France, and his body, which was thought to huve been left forever at Hyercs, passiny over such a length of French territory, recalls the return of great exiles, welcomed U their route. Wherever the train stopped the sympathizing population turned out to do Lon- our to the deecased, In some villages of Cen- tral France fowers were scattered over the coflin of 2 man who bud the greatest passion for How- ers and birds and all that is” inlinitely small in nature; and in the larger towns deputations came to greet the widow who was briuging the remains of ber husbund to the Paris which 'he had so often agitated, and which bas retained such an abiding recolfection of him. At 10 o’clock already the Rue @’Assas was in aswte of excitement. No. 76 was draped in black, and the cofln, according to custou, wis brought down into the porch, covered with black cloth. At 11 the deputations began to ar- rive. The College of France, where be was TProfessor, the Institute, of which he was 2 mem- ber; the students of Paris, Lille, Montpelliery Naney, and- Montauban, paid homage.to the Profcssor, whose chair was a tribune, and who from that tribune sent forth words that had the gift—often an untoward one—of moving Europe. There were representatives, too, from amnong the Senatorsund Deputies, among whom he reckoned many Iriends, the presg, to which he belonged; men_of all rank and nationalities from a hundred different mno- tives, bad been drawn into the procession. The coflin was carried in a very simple hearse, cov- ered with flowers from Italy, Nice, the south of France, Daris, and other places. Several wreaths were carried solemnly “belind the coflin by the deputations of etudents. The representa- tives of the Institute arrived in full dress, their coats embroidered with grecn palmn leaves. In a large mourning-carriage which followed were Madsme Michelet and turee of ber family. ‘At 13 o'clock the procession started, The crowd on both sides of the street wus very great. Atthchead of the procession a feiw wore bouquets of yellow and red immortelles in their button-holés. Yet, alung the whole course, the usual vendors.of this strange commodity continued offering them to those who followed. Among the crowd of spectators stationed along the streets, not joining in the procession, and having e\'lJunfly not the least reason to take part in it, therc were men of the prople, artis. with the yellow and red im- mortelles attached to thewr blouses. In the procession, also, I noticed a woman in sombre Qress, leading by the hand & littlo boy of 7 or§ years in the complete costume of an officer of artillery, Nothing was wanting—the lace an(P, the wlhite gloves, even the spurs. The lady ITeading him had a large_bouquet of yellow im- mortelles under her black shawl, and on the uniform of the little artilleryman was ong of the same kind. \\'gfi' were these flowers, the em- blem of frecthinkers, put on the child? Wi were these flowers worn by the workmen sta- tioned on the pavements, drawn_by curiosity to the route of the processioni Why were im- mortelles fastened to the breast of those in the crowd pressing behind the procession, and Dby the students attending as a_deputation from Montpellier and clsewhere? Why, in the last place, were there scen in the procession two coal-black negroes, their constaut,_laughter re- vealing whitc and well-sct teeth? Whflmd they rellow bouquets in their button-holes? Michelet fmlicvcd, and never ceased to believe, in the immortality of the soul. Under lhe influence of Quinet and Mickievicz, he once carried on a war azainst religion, but his fovivg beart and poctic spirit were not long benighted i these bitter combats, and Le dcvoted the last years of his life to describing mountains, insects, flowers, women, and birds. No doubt, alter the example of Jean Reyngud, he ‘deviscd 2 specisl theory of jmmortality, butunder whatever form he be- lieved in i, and protested with all his power ‘against the doctrineofannihilution. Nowhere was the exhibition of that emblem,which in thecyesof thie mass symbolizes absolute incredulity, lessin its place than s the procession of to-day. But its exhibition explained the crowd forming the procession, os it explained the crowd along its course. Michelet, it must not be forgoiten, was not & popular man. He mnever figured in the deliberations of the Assembly on questions in the ordinary acceptation of the word; and if Italy, Roumania, and Poland were repre- sented at his funeral, it was because, in defending what they hnd done, Le wished to defend the cause of humnnltr ard of national liberty, without touching the purely olitical side of the causes which be defended. 'I,Ic was too subtle and delicate a writer for his works, including his “History of France,” cver to have penctrated to the” lower classes. But what proved in this funeral an at- traction for the masses was its not being arcligious burinl. They made it an occasion for an anti-relizious demonstration, precisely one of those demonstrations of which thie vellow flowers are the symbol; and for the thousands of persons who followed the coffin or did homage_ to_Michelet, the others have made it whut the burial of Quinet, of Cremer, or of Madame Louis. Blanc was, and_what that of Esquiros will bc on Sundayat Marseilles,—a free-thinking demonstration. Thus it was that the procession went through the Faubourgs, the Boulevard St. Marcel the Bou- Jevard de Hopital, before the Orleans Railway, Station, to reach Pere Lachaise. At first it was intended to g]o along the Boulevard St. Mastin, to touch the Ruc d¢ Rivoli, and thus traverse the Lieart of Paris. But this idea wasabandoned, and n less frequented course was chosen. On the Boulevard St: Marcel there were few specta- tors, but they reappeared in thick masses at the end of the Boulevard de I'Hopital,and {uereased as the procession passed through the artisans’ quarters till it reached Pere Lachaise, 1 At the end of the Boulevard de 1'Hopital I overtook £he van of the procession, and Istopped to calculate how many were present. I caunot, of course, give that of the crowd with any ap- proach to precision, for, when such a proces- sion occurs, all Paris, or, at least, all that part of the town through which it passes, appears at the windows or in the streets, but it was casy to count those who form the procession. They marched three, four, and even five abreast, at o distance of half a ¥ a) at the ardinnry rate of a horse walking. The passing of the procession took exactly nincteen wminutes. The number of persons I counted as they passed the Dridge was about 2,600—even 8 little less, and I am sure that during the whole course of ong hour and ten minutes it never reached 8,000, insist on this because I hayc & newspaper before mo which estimates it at the incredible number of 15,000. Just as it entered Pere Lachaise the proces- sion, it s true, was invaded, for the police, who had maintained order round the house, had not followed the procession. But, itis true, their presence Wwas needless. The greatest calm and the profoundest silence prevailed along the whole of the long route. ~The crowd un- covered, according -to custom, before the re- toains, ud maintalned an attitude of silence espeet which was really admira- E?c;l l'Lll they reached Terc Lachaise, when the coaches and those on foot entered in nfusion. The cemetery was as much ifi}‘,‘,fi,;fia as the streets had begn, every availa- ble poaition belng occul ied, and at the place.of interment a large police force was fully en- in pressing back the thousands who Swaited the arrival of t{:e procession. At the - SUme i erto prevaile a whole nation on® announcement of its approach there prevailed the utmost stillnes, and when {t- at_length a peared all heads were uncovered. But at th'l: moment 3 suden rush was made, as if premeditated, and _several hundreds of studentsand artisans dashed past the police and took up their position close to the mourners. The gollm retired, and n everything re- the appeasance of order which had hith- . The specches were opened by rtot, Dircctor of the Normal 8School; Messrs. Laboulaye, Havet, Challemel-Lacour, and Quicherat followed; and lastly a_Rouman- fan, a Neapolitan, and a Parisian student spoke a- few words inthe nameof their respective fellow-students and countrymen. The mourners then departed, and the crowd dispersed. L —— MY FRIEND GEORGE. Written for The Tribune, Iam not, nor ever was, What you -may call a superstitions man. The darkest night, or most outlandish ghost-story, could not frighten me, even when & young child. I may also affirm, und with perfect safety, that fear was a feeling not akin to me. I feared nothing on top of earth or under it; so, when I relate to you the following fncident, 1 beg of you, reader, do not declare that it was simply the frenzied imagina- tion of a timid man. Two years ago, a friend of mine, a young man, became greatly interested in Spiritaulism. It was in vain that I argued with him,—he was completely fascinated with it. I have seen him sit for hours, far into the night, with his hands ona pine table, perfectly motionless, and here the raps fairly thunder onit. I wassomewhat astonished at these demonstrations, to be sure, but my wusual cool-lecadedness would let me nseribe them to no other cause than elec- tricity, or, rather, animal magnetism. Itisvery easy to make a table rap, and I have often done so for the especial delectation of my friends, and I must say I suspected George of playing the same trick as myself ; but, one evening, he merely put his hands on thetable for a moment, then took them off, and the raps thundered just the same when his hands were not on. Imust say George was a very magnetic man. L could always tell, even in a crowded house, whether be were present or not, by a singular sensation, as of a charge from some battery, I often mentioned it to him, but he would only laugh, and say he kney it; that he wasa “ me- jum,” and held 2 power over me that be could wicld as he wished. He finally succeeded ia getting me to attend a number of seances that were being held fn a public’hall, in the hope that I would bé con- verted to his way of thinking; and, though I sought to believe in it with all my heart, still, to his great chagrin, each visit left me more skepti- cal than before. 7 “Why, man alive, Frank!” he sald to me, one cyening, “how can you doubt a super- natural agency wWhen you sce those spirit-forms glide from tlie cabinet 3 “Splrits, your gran- ny 1 Iretorted testily.” “In all things but this, niy dear friend, you are sensible. Let the uat- ter rest. I know they are not spirits, but bona- fide flesh-and-blood, hired for the oceasion. . I cannot ece, for the lifo of me, how you can get gulled so easily.” 1is brow clouded over, 2nd I could sce he was getting angry, us he usually did when he argued With me. - *1lave it your own way, he caid “but_yon will some time be convinced. I tell ou, Frank, the spirit-world is just as act- ve n one as this. Spirits are around us constantly. And, another thing, I believe the spirit can leave the flesh oven while on carth, without volition orwill of any kind. I tell you, Frank, there will come a time when things that now -are considered as mirecles will be ascribed to their rightful cause, the spirit influence,” His eyes shone intensely as he concluded. “Pghaw ! T eaid. “You will go crazy if vyou keep on in this confounded Toolishness. Why, I tell you, I would not, nor could not, believe in it I I lived o thousand years; and, for my part, I think, unless you want to_be: come n Tunatic, you had better give up these nonsensieal seances and investigations and }c{nnd to b\lllsinus B i 5 o started up angrily, and, without saying another word, left my room. George hed % fearful tempory—one of the worst I ever did come in contact with, but, for all that, he was usually rather tractable with me, and, when a week went by without his dropping in cither at my ofiice or fodging-room, I began to get angry myself, ¢ Does the fellow think I must pick my words with him?” I thought. But, after anoth- er week lud elapsed, and no George, I began to think something was up, ond went over to his boarding-house, where I found a note for me, and was told that AMr. B— had gone away. © opened the note hastily, and read the following lines, dated o week back: Friend Frank, you may think I am offended at you; but, much as I bave cause, 1am not. I have et a gentleman, Dr. K—, who ia stud¥ing up this Spiritualism the same as myself, and he bas told me of a lady-friend of his who has often seen mir- aculous manifestations, and has the same idea of the spirit leaving the body as I; in fact, ehe has often appeared to Dr. K— without even being aware of it. 1am, thercfore, goiny Eart with him to gce the lady, and will probably make many inter- eating investigations. 1 will also stop on my way and sec Effie, as I hear she has been flirting a great_deal Jately, and that, you know will never do. We are to be mar- ried tic Jast of August, and I don't quite like her receiving company from other gentlemen, as her cousin writes me she does. 5] Take good care of yourself, and sce Barbour about that real estate.” Tell him 1 will consider the matter. Yours, &c. GeoncE R, B—. That was all. - No address or postscript of any Ikind. I concluded, and very natorally, thut Le did rot wish me to write to him, fearing I would scold him: so I pocketed his little missive, and determined to let things take ter course. I hieard no more from George Yor some_time. Then he wrote me he had made a grand discoy- ery; that Madame D— was a wonder; and that he was more infatuated than ever with his pet study. * Jeave for Effic’s to-morrow,” he conclud- ed, and shall remain there for sonre time.” 1 knew well enough what took him there. He was very jealous of his little betrothed, who was remarkably pretty, and one of the most un- rincipled flirts that ever drew the breath of ife. Shecame pretty mear ensnaring my own flinty heart; but I Decame aware of her game before_it was too late, and made tracks for New York. George, bhowever, was more fortunate, at least he thoughi so,—and fell Qead in love with her, proposed, was accepted, and followed me to the city. He considered himself the happicst of mortals until ke heard of ler flirting, and then all bis terrible, prssion- ate nature flimed up. 1 have often seen him look like 2 madman when reading her cousin’s, Ictters, whom George had requested him to write him of Eftie’s conduct. Five days after receiving his lnst letter, as I sat in my office, looking over an account-book, 1 heard Some one exclalm, right back of me, in- distinctly, then quite plaialy, * Frank! Frank ! T looked up in surprise, for 1 had not._heard the door open, neither had I heard footsteps. The sun was shining in at the west windows, and 1it the raom up brightly; and right near the door stood a man’s tigure. Turninghis face'to me, I saw it was George. This sudden appearaiice, without any warning whatever, took me rather aback; but, thinking ‘e had stolen into the room so as to surprise me, I said, * When did you get back, George!” He made no reply, and'T noticed that he was ghastlypale. Inhis right hand he held a re- Volver, while his epes glared meaninglessly into mine. “The man {3 certainly crazy!” I thought, but said aloud, *“For Heaven's sake, George, wha’t"!u it? You are not going to shoot me, are you Still no reply. He continued glaring at me, and, as I came forward, said slowly, and in & ‘most unearthly tone I ever listened to, “‘Ihave killed Effie, Frank. I shot her in the woods near the villoge.” Before I could make any ex- clamation whatever at this awful statement, he vanished. Aye, vanished while I looked at him, as completely as if enveloped in a cloud. For the first time in my life I was thoroughiy frightencd. There he had stood, as plainly as the sunlight that fell on the fioor, and had disappeared as mysteriously as he had come. I Tooked around, dazed and” bewildered. =Could it be possible that I kad imagined it all? Was it but an hallucination of an over-burdeued brain? No,no. Ihad scen him as plalnly as my hand, and it was indced his spirit that had come to me. The following night was onc of torture to me. I could not slecp. My brain seemed afire. In the morning, you can judge of my horroras I read this item in the paper: Miss Efie L—, a young lady residing pear Wor- cestér, Mass., while” coming home throngh the woods, yesterday afternoon, was shot and kilied by rome unknown person. The young lady was be- loved by all, and no cause can be ascertained for the fearfal acs. Iwasnow convinced that George, inafit of jealons desperation, had Iaid In wait for her and murdered ber. Words could not describe my feclings. George had been as a brother to me for years,—in fact, ever since we had been boys together. % Great Heavens!” I thought, *what fright- {nl mysteryis this I am positive it wasGeorge 1 saw in myoffice yesterdsy afternoon.” Try a8 1 might, I could not rid myself of the idea that George had been present with me, thouih I knew’ to a certainty that he had not come back to the city. At the end of another week, as I came home one night, I was startled by a heavy hand laid on my shoulder. Looking around, I'saw George. His face was ha, 5 eyes Ehu-cd wildly, and his every look and motion betokened the actions of a'man bereft of reason. i n“‘lfi(mfl God! George, what Is the matter with “ Nothing,” he replied gruffly: but there was a vague terror in hiupvnlca.gm i By this time, we had reached my lodging- house. * Come in, George, and sit down.'” He followed me up three flights to my room; and I noticed that he kept muttering all the time, as il to some unseen person. ** George,” I said abruptly, after we_had been seated for some time, “what Is this terrible thing I hear of Effic?™” He sprang to his fect, his eyes filied with the fi“"' terror of insanity. “Of Effie, he repeated slowly; *swhat of Ef- fie? Isshenot all right?” He soughtto smile, but his white lips ouly drew up palufally. “What could have caused you to shoot her, Georget” 1 e%ucstlmxed, earnestly. He'wheeled around. ~*“What makes you think I killed her, Frank?#” he asked, in a suppressed voice. * Because ysu, or your spirit, came to me last ‘Wednesday, as Tsatin my office, and told me so. Iwas almost frightened to death. You stood there with 2 revolver in your hand, said ¢I have killed Eflie,” aud disappcared.”” His white facc became of a purplish hue, and, u5 T censed, he fairly shrieked: “O my Godl 1 know ft. 1 have no control over my_spirit any more! It {s so—my theory is Provenl" * Calm yourself, for Heaven's_sake,” 1 inter- Puscd, as he strode upand down the room, his eatures working convulsively. S “wIwill! I will!” he replicd, stopping short, and fixing his dark, miserabl'e eyes on mine. “Do you know, = Frank, her! drove me mad with jealousy. I waited for her as she came through the woods and shot her. After that, I stumbled through the brush, until I came to theriver. There 1 fell in a dead faint, and knew nothing more until the next day. It was then my spirit must have left me, and appearcd to you, for I have no knowledge of what passed a5 Y Iny there. 1tisso, Frank. 1 would often Iay in those dead faints, and know nothing Yor , and 8 hours.” He once more resumed his mad gnfln queer look came into his eyes. * Yes, I killed her. Butsheishere! Do you not hear her, Frank? Listen!” He paused, and a piteous expression came upon his face, that changed to one of maniaeal fury as he shricked, *She is choking me! Letwego! O, save me Frank!” Tcould sec plainly that the man was mad, &nd, going up to him, I took him by the shoul- ders to lead him out; but he cluded 1y grasp, and the next moment had leaped fron the win- dow.. Iruehed after him, and looked out. Far below, on the pavement, fay an inanimate mass, the erushed form of my poor friend George. I have often thought since that I would tell some one of the strange occurrence, but I never have till now. 1am but a matter-of-fact man, and don’t bother myself ubout snything I do not understand; stitl,for all that,I should Tike to comt to some definite conclusion as to the cause of my deceased friend’s apparition that time. Certainly there must be something in this so- called Spiritualism; and, whenever I am in- clued to be skeptical, the memory of my poor friend comes up to me, and I think that, after all, there is more in it than most people are in- elived to think. Cor~EeLIA M. WILLARD. ——————— LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. THE COURT-IOTSE. Tv the Editor of The Tribune. Cn1cAGo, June3.—~Yourarticle of *Stop Build- ing the Court-House Iy, in my opinion, very much flavored with the indictment fever. If you willlook at thelist of bidders you will find among them our most substantial and honest contract- ors; and il you will compure the figuresitis easily seen that they fall far short of the mill- fons you speak of. Here we have plans for a building which, in size and grandeur, will compare favorably with any building in the United States,—a building which will be in upisvn with the other mug- pificent buildings of our city, and which will be a lusting credit to us,—and “then look at the price asked for furnishing the stone for the You will sce that tiere are responsible BaC. idders who will do the job of out lime- stone (as good a building material as any we _fnd _in all " the States) for a sum of about $600,000. Now I would like to kuow where the steal comes in1 Is it because it s not enough, that the contractor will uot have o sufficient amount left to bribe officinls and humor inquisitive reporters? Cowpare the figures with those of a similar building being erceted st PhiladelpLin. The price of our cut stone will be in the neighbor- hood of $1.75 per_cubic foor laid in the wally Philadelplia pays 35 per cubic foot for the stone in the building, and although thelr building will be of marble, which will not make a bit better building _than ours if built of limestone or Ilii- nois marble, they stiil pay about $1.75 per cuble foot more for handling “and cutting ihe stone than we are asked to de. On the other hand, Jook at the_present times. Here is_a building Yyou asi: to have stopped which will give employ> ment to over 1,000 starving and willing hands. Take a walk through the stonc-yards of Chicago and you will sce hundreds of men, laborers and stonc-cutters, who day after day take the weary tramnp of finding out whether there is anything new, so that they may earn a few dollars for the support of their familics. Go to thestone-guar- ries und you will find the same dreary tale of nothing to_do, one man working where there should be five, and gladly satisfled to carn the pitiuble sum of $1.25 to $1.50 per'day. Thus you will sce lrow the contractors are enabled tofig- ure so low, as the bids on record will show. Yes, ‘stop the building,” destroy the last hope of many a workingman who cxpéeted that he soon would be relieved of idleness; wait till we have “better times,” und then you will be satistled, for we will then be obliged to pay as much again. Then the steal will come in you so much talk about, for it will surely bea stealif you postpone the bullding to atime when we irill be obliged to _Fay more than at present. "AX-PAYER AND MECHANIC. CLOSE THE GAMING-TIOUSES. To the Editor of The Tribune. CmicAGo, June 8.—In your issue of yesterday I reud a letter to Mayor Hoyne, signed “ A Suf- fering Father.” Iagreein every respect with the writer of that letter, and with him denounce the bad effeots of gambling on any community where it is permitted. That evil leads to other and greater vices. The business-men who visit these houses naturally by the surroundings and those they meet indulge in all sorts of sslgu— tion. Thelr characters and principles soon be- come changed, and in the end they are ecither confirmed druhkards or rakes, lost to all honor. ‘As a man of business, I would ot trust or have any dealings with one whom I knew gambled. I ‘Thave seen the curse of that cvilinmore instances than one. 1 also express a wish that some steps may be taken to the closing of these hells. 1 don’t see why it caunot be done. _‘The law is very plain in regard to bling. Al that it requires is for those who have the authority to enforce it. The rmatter rests entirely in their hands, and if they have any desire they can readily and without much trouble put 5top to this nefarious busi- ness. I know that I only express the wish of every law-abiding ¢itizon when I ask for the en- forcement of this law. We have our rights, we ay for them, and, without some steps are taken, I‘!{n one will use my utmost endeayors to ascer- tain the reason why those who have the ower refuse to respect the wishes of the pub- 1‘;& Of course weare all aware that the en- forcement of this law will take some time. But what of that? We have an eflicient police, and with a_little exertion on their part it can be done. The authoritics in Philadelphia four or five years ago put a etop to it, and since then they have not been troubled. It is truc they had considerable trouble, and had to send sev- eral gamblers to State Prison for one or two vears before they succecded. The gamblers knew that the authorities were determined to have no gambling, and, like the Arabs, they folded tlieir tents and took their departure. Undoubtedly a number of them are here ply- ing their business. Cblu‘-x‘gn, for the past five years, hos been a fine field for all classes of ad- venturers. Wickedness and vice of all kinds and descriptions have had full swing here. Now 1 trust, for the sake of all law-abiding citizens, that immediate steps will be taken, and all of these houses closed, and in such a manner that there will be no danger of their opening again. Raid them twenty times a day, if necessary; sta- tion policemen at their doors. It will drive their customers awsy, and then they can deal toempty chairs. They can’t pluck or rob them. Begin with the Hankins Brothers; they have received more than all the rest put together. In your aper of May 26, I read an article in regard to Q’on Hollen.” Some citizen had suggested that e should have immunity from arrest, and re- turnand expose his gambling operations. I think 1t is & good idea and should be acted upon without any delay. Von Hollen would only be too glad to return, and explain to the satisfac- tion'of the public who got the city money. A Crrizey. TOE NEW CITY TREASURER. To ihs Editor of The Tribune. Cmicaco, Junc 3.—If I remember rightly, a gentleman by the name of Clinton ‘Briggs was clected City Treasurer some four weeks ago by a inajority of between 6,000 and 7,000. All the other successful candidates at the said election have been inducted fnto office, and arein the djscharge of their respective duties and rospoa “treat sibilities. Wl‘l_y‘is this not the case with the Cit; H : ){r. Briggs filed his bond two weeks ago. If the bond.be ncecftahle, why s it not approved? If insutticlent, let the City Council say so. There is a rumor thet certain members of the City Council are disposed to_go slow. What does it mean? Nous VeRrroNS. MOCR-ATCTION SHOPS. To the Editor of The Tritune. .Cmicaco, June 3.—When Mayor Hoyne gets to it I hope he will revoke any lcensesheretofore granted by Colvin to the mock-auction sheps and order the Superintendent of Police to close them 21l and keep them closed. On Clark, Mad- ison, Randol[lab‘)nnfl other streets, these swin- dles are in full blast, without so much as a word of caution and warning from the Police Depart~ ment. Once a swindle, aiways a swindle. FOREIGN. GREAT BRITAIN. THE SHIPPING BILL Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘ToroNTO, Ont.,June 3.—Thefollowing special cablegram appears in the Etening Telegram : “Loxpox, June 3—9 n. m.—Sir W. Vernon Harcourt’s letter to the Zimes and the ZTimes' editorinl remarks on the subject of the Mer- chant Shipping bill have called forth a pun- gent article from the Saturday Review. The Teview opposes the stand taken editorially by the Zimes on opinions expressed in Historiou’s letter, and ridicules the idea of Cavadian Iegislation overriding that of the Imperial Par- lisment, even with respect to matters pertain- ing to Canada alone. Itclaims that home legis- lation must be, and is, paramount to all of legislation.” PAILURE, Loxpox, June 8.—A failure of some import~ ance occurred on 'Change to-day chiefly for the purp('jsse of closing large and complicated ac- counts. NOT CONFIRMED. New YORK, June +—No confirmation has been received up to 2 o’clock Sunday mornin, of dispatehes from London, England, that a tank on the top of St. George's Hospital guve way without a moments’ warning, the water crashing down through the wards underncath, carrying the paticnts in thelr beds before it, tearing” out the walls_and deluging the entire building. Several of the patients were killed and many seriously injured. The building was badly wrecLu{" ¥ TURKEY. THE POWERS WAITING. BeRLIN, June 3.—The Powers have suspended action on the Berlin memorandum fora few days, in order that the mew Turkish Govern- ment may give unmistakable indication of their policy, und their’ power of maintaining them- selves. A BIT OF ADVICE. Pants, June 3.—The Governments of Austria, Russia, and France, have instructed their rep- resentatives at Belgrade to counsel the Servian Cabinet to excreise moderation. GERMANY. BANKE STATEMENT. BerLIF, June 3.—The weekly statement of the Imperial Bank of Germany, shows an in- crease in cash in hand of 5,320,000 marks. THE CINCINNATI FESTIVAL. The Fitst Two Performances. Cincianati Gazette, June 1. The musical {estival opened last night with a performance decidedly mixed gs regards qual- ity. The weather was too warm for the sing- ers, and too warm for the audience, and un- doubtedly influenced the result very greatly Had the programine been a briof one, the'cner- vating and oppressive heat would have ocea- sioned 2 duli ending, and with u programme lasting until fiffcen mmutes after 11, it was but Jittle short of disastrous. To add to the disap- pot ment__ prepared the choruses in Elijab,” Mr. Whittey became hoarse, and was unable to do justice eitler to” himself or ihe music. His usually very effective song, “Is not his word like a firc?” fell almost flat, and Tt is enough,” was entircly omitted. The really enjoyable featurcs of the evening were the performances of all the other soloists, not exeeptiug our local talent, Mrs. Appleton and Miss Heckle. Mrs. Smith’s singing in % Elijah’—she did not appear in_the irst part— was of the same high standard that wou lier an enviable position in the hearts of all our’ public on the former oceasion of her appearance here; she came and was received as an acknowledged favorite. Miss Drasdil was a stranger, but her conguest was a quick and brilliant one. In Mo- zart’s Motet her part was entirely subordinated to the others, and gave her no ogpommny to exhibit her powersas a vocalist. 1lersolo sclec- tion afforded the best opportunity, and she embraced it erly With _artistic skill. The song W: onnizetti's familiar O mio Fernando, and with it she earned an honest and fiattering ovation. Her voice is o magnificent contralto, of astonishing breadth and'depth, and perfect quality. It is, by all means, the urest contralto voice ever heard in Cincinnati. II:‘mtn itslowest note to its highest there is no compromise, no mezzo-soprano quality in it. It Do & sympathetic warmtl, and is used by amis- tress, who is also a mistr of dramatic declamation, and the other arts which find em- ployment in correct and grand singing. Her rendering of the opera aria was eleetrtying, and evoked an ovation, which did not ccase until it became evident to all that she appreciated the compliment, but_did not wish to sing the air again. The good impression thus made was not dissipated in the selcetions from “Elfjah,” but only intensificd. She is an artist in the fullest and best meaning of theword. Mr. BischofI was in excellent voice, gnd he sang with all kis power. His method is_hardly that best-fitted for oratorio-singing. He is a tenor Tobusto, and will be most effective in opera, as he demonstrated last year by his selections from Wagner's operas. - However, there was somgthing thrilling in the whole-souled manner in which tie rendered the songs of Obadiah in “Elijah," it presented so strong a_contrast to the duwdling, sickly, sentimental style in which Mendclssohn’s music is too often rendered. In the Schumann cantata, * Paradisc and the Perd,” nothing better could bave been wished than his rendering of the solo tenor role. Miss Emma Heckle i deserving of a guerdon of praise for her effective singlng of the youth's part, which, though not long, is excecd- ingly trying, owing to thc high pitch ut which it is Written. ~ Neither she, mor AMrs. Appleton as the Peri, found any difficalty in fil Png the hall with their voices, and it'was most_ gratifying to think that our local singers were holding their ,own so well, although con- trasted with those from the East. So much of Mrs. Applcton's Peri as lay within the register of her voice wus sung with gweetness and good taste. What a pleasing quality it has i the mezzo-soprano register, as was shown in the trio, “LIIt thine %flcs,” which she sang with Mrs. Smith and Miss Drasdil. "This was the gem of the eveuin§, and a repetition was de- manded and gecorded. The three voices blended perfectly, and it is questionable whether three such perfect representatives of the varicties of the female voice, soprano, mezzo-soprano, sud corlundto, were ever got together, in this city at least, ‘The chorus-singing was in some instances a surprise, and in others a disappointment. The motet was given too little volume, though com- aratively eusy of execution. Then came the fil'wll.‘d Scylla, *Paradise and the Perd,™ which, strangely.enough, was given with better power, andeven briltioutly in parts, until the final chorus was reached; thmush this the singers labored. When *Elijah'" was begun the siug- era showed their Iumiliurit{ with the score, and seemed to promise to do the oratorio well, but, after the Baal choruses, a descending grade was struck—Ilack of volume, elipshod singing as to time/and a gencral sleepiness, cune near wreck- ing t'l,m entire performance. The sololsts re- deemed it so far as they conld. HANDEL'S M MESSIADLY Cincinnutt Gazette, June 2. F me inscrutable cause, unless it be the threatening weather, the number of persons in attendance on the second concert of the Unien Festival last night, was much smaller than on the previous night. The circumstance was no more unfortunite to the managers of the Festi- val than to the public, for those who remained away deprived themselves of a rare musical ‘e are loth to believe that our music- lovers are wanting in interest in Handel's mas- terplece, though this would be a logical deduc- tion from the smaller attendance, the state- ments recklessly made by other newspapers of this city, that this was the first time the ora- torio was given west of the Alleghany Moun- 62 ‘e whole, th n the whole, the .perform:ace.of the work far exceeded what the singing of the chorus on ‘Wednesday night had led us to expect. A bet~ ter spirit prevailed among the chorus singers than at the first concert, and, though an cven standard of excellence was not sustafned throughout, yet the uusatisfactory features were due to difficilties in the music, and not to inat- tention. Ience they are entitled to more con- sideration, and their sucvess worthy of more praise. The nwmbers which were best sung aerla”“‘i‘?‘r‘ [nnw “\ a dl:lild is_horn,” “ Glory to od,” ¢ All we, like sheep, have gone astray,” Raticinjah, " "% Worthy s thegvl.'g.mb,'g:&d the finale “Amen.” The one first mentioned ‘was the only chorws which was warmly agmua ed, eud in'this ihe audience manifested excel- lent judgment, for it was the most effectivel; rendered. To Mr. Singer is due the honor o{ its success, forhe introduced the fdea which occasioned it. ‘flus wus an interpretation novel in this city? effective in practice, and authorized by history” The fugue set to thelines up to the namesgiven the promised Messiab, Mr. Singer has the chorus slu% mezzo vece, and thus leads up to a climax snda grand burst of harmony on the words, “ Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, the Ever- lasting Father, the Prince of* Peace,’ which are sung with all the powers of the united chorus and orchestrn. The effect- is beautiful, and the authority for the nterpretation is found in the fact that Handel originally wrote the fugue glm for a quartette of solo voices, and g;lg.fl the cl.mr;g olnh them i ol;k tgc Ppas- Sung Jort e chorus under Mr.. er's dlrecuolhast night. The next best nnigegm was that of the Chorus * Glory to God,” whi coutains a striking example of the consummate skill with which Handel produced effects, with a tendency toward realism, without _doingz vio- lence to form or ‘Eerlect beauty. The chorus opens gloriously, the female voices soaring high on the words ““in the highest;” to this the male voices at'once form a contrast by falling an octave from A on the fifth line to A on the first space of the bass and texor staff, in unison with all the instrumentsof the orchestra, on the words ‘‘and peace on earth.” The design can be perceived at once, and is retained all through the chorus, whenever the words are re- peated. The “Hallelujah™ chorus was aj plauded, but was lacking in gower. While it was singing, the soloists, in obedivnce to an old and a beautiful custom, arose and united their voices to those of the chorus. o The soloists acquitted themselves of thewr tasks right nolfl{i aud reaped rich harvests of approbation. were in good voice, and all sang asthough their hearts were in their work. Miss Drasdil carried off the honors by her sing- ing of the gem of the oratorio, ** He Shall Feed His Flock,’ which was clamorously demanded and gracefully given the second time. Mrs. Smith aroused the same enthusiasm, but !th&l& modified, owing to the fact that Miss Drasdil had already sung the same air, by her “Come unto Hhn.” ) Drasdil’s ovation, though richly deserved, for mever was mora genuine feeling infused into n song than she put In the smoothly-flowing, reassur- g air of Handel’s, Wos, neverthele: alinost unfortunate, for the symmetry and the number. The two scutences, *“He shall feed His flock,” ete., and * Come Unto Him,” are sung bizl two voices, vet they form but one number. . The first is sung by the alto soloist, in the key of F major, then oceurs a brief orches- tral interlude, in which there is a traosition into the key of B flat, a third bigher, and now the same melody i8 sun%by the soprano sololst to the words, “ Come Unto Him,” etc. Theap- plause given Miss Drasdil’s g:-gmrmlnce, and the demand for a repetition, drowned the Inter- lude, and thus ruthicssly destroyed the unity of the number, and the cffect caused by the sudden change to the higher key. If wedid not know that Mrs. Smith_is never- guilty of slipshod singing, we might say that Miss Dras- dil's suceess spurred” her on to her best efforts, but her love of music, in so exalted and pure a form as oratorios, is alwuys incent- ive enough to do that. Her success was no less marked than Miss Drasdill’s, though all the ad- vantsge was on the side of the contralto voice, which has less hardness, more feeling, and mov- ing power than the pure soprano volce. We ulso wish to place on record artistic successes achieved by Miss Smith in the airs * How Beau- tiful are the Feet,” and “I Know that My Re- deemer Liveth,” and by Miss Drasdil in " *He Was Despised and Rejected.” Mr. Bischof sang the tenor airs o the sume vigorous manner which he exuibited in * Elijal.”” Jv is not the style of singing demanded by oratario, though it “was succcesfully employed in the dramatic and frightfully diflicult air, “ Thou shalt break them.”” Two or three times Mr. Bischofl gave abad note by overstraining his voice. is unpardonable, be unnecessary; Mr. Bis- chofl’s tenor has a ringing clearness and power, and jn. Handel’s music smoothness is a first requisite. Mr. Whitney sang at his best, aud awakened great enthusinsm by a masterly ren- derfng of < Why do the nations?” Uniortunately the great bass air, * The trumpet shall sound,” had to be omitted, owing to the German cdition of the oratoriv being used, which contained changes with which Mr. Whituey Is not familiar. The performance, 85a whole, stands on the record a success. [ i —— VON BULOW'S ILLNESS, The Cause of His Sudden Doparture For . Earope. 2 ! Kew Yok World, June 2. Dr. Von Bulow was to have given a serfes of farewell concerts at Chickering Hall, beginning Tast Monday evening; but, as already announc ed in the World, he had to forego his intention on account of ill-kealth. Forseveral days past rumors have been irt circulation in regard to the nature of Dr. Von Bulow’s malady, and it bag been reported that he had had personal diffieul- ties with his manager and others, resulting in his throwing up his engagement. It has been learncd by a representative of the Jorid that Dr. Von Bulow bas been in bad health for some tinie. While ou his Western tour he was obliged several times to abridge Lis progrummes, and at St. Louis his manuger prevailed upon him to pustpone his cancert, for fear of dangerous ro- sults if he underwent the excitement incident to his performances. He was ill also at Loutsville, and, when he rcturned to' Mew York, he was sutfering*from severe nervous and mental pros- tration, caused by overwork. Dr. Bradley at- tended him, and prevailed upon him not to giva any more concerts, as in Lis weak und nersous condition any undme excitcment mifit_be the cause of dangerous illnuss, Dr. Von Bulow has been éver since andfs still under medical treatment; e has recovered somewhat, and was able to visit Central Park Garden Tuesduy evcumziv. He will sail to-nior- row, in company with Mr. Westheimer, an tho French stener for Europe, where, following the advice of bis physician, he will leave music alone for some time and seek that quiet which is believed to be essential to his perfect re- covery. Tt 18 not improbable that Dr. Von Balow may return to America at some future time, when his health is restored. : During the worst stages of hisillness, it {s said, Dr. Von Bulow failed to recognize even his most intimate fricnds. Oue day, whig his ngent en- tered bis room, the Doctor star®l at him in a vaeant manner and sald he did not know him. ‘When reminded who he was, he seemed much moved and burst into tears. When practicing the other day, he fcll to the floor in a fainting fit. Another time he abused a gentleman for having invited hila to dinoer, and once delib- crately insulted a number of gentlemen who had been invited to meet him. The Doetor has never cared to see the opinfons expressed of his performances in- the papers, and, when asked once if he had seen a very favorable notice of him, replied that it did not interest him in the least to know what people said of him. His opinions of America and the Americans have varied according to his moods; oneday he would praise everything, and another time he would abuse everything,—his illness and excitement having evidently quite upset him. ——————— JOLIET & NORTHERN INDIANA RAILROAD. A final decree was made yesterday in the fore- closure suit of Julins Wadsworth, Trustee, and others va. The Joliet & Northern Indiana Rall- road Company and the Michigan Central Rafl- road Company, finding that on the 10th of July, 1854, the Joliett & Northern Indiana Railroad Company issued 800 bonds for $1,000 each, se- cured by o trust-deed dated Bept. 7, 1854, and covering all the pr&g]eny of ‘the road from Joliet, 1lL., to Lake Stalion, Ind.; that the road ‘was then leased in purpetuity to the Mi Central Railroad Company for $39,000 a year, rnd the bonds were sold on the faith of ‘zach ease- These bonds fell due July 18, 1874, but have not been paid. The principal security for the bonds is the lease above mentioned, and It is highly important that such lesse should be left in'full force. The Joliet & Northern Indianz Raflroad is insolvent, and the only way to get any payment on such bonds is to appropriate the rentals for such pi 5. Judge Blodgett therefore ordered that the Joliet & Northern Indiana Railroad should transfer to the Trustee, Wadsworth, the leasc of the Michigan Central Raflrosd_Company, or deposit it with H. F. Eames, the Recefver of the Joliet road, and also surrender to the Receiver thirty-eight bonds of the Chicago, Burlington & Quing road in its possession. The Receiver 1s l:lfl ur‘lée'l to sell thuu;: l.h]rtbo ;t ‘bonds and pay the to the bondholders, and also {"n lect tg?:g:due under the leaa?' and make reports from time to time {o the Court. ‘The Michizan Central Road is required to return. to the Receiver, aa landlord, pay ‘within ten doys, $89,000 now due for the year ending Jan. ‘110, 1876, :lnécl lhe;ri'donhtgn ;:e 10th of July acd anuary rnaf ay the future rent in semi- annual insunmeni‘;.p ’}he injnneflon%er:mlorc existing to restrain " the defendants from ~ taking any steps to _anoul the lease, and to prevent the ;flchl Central Road from paying any sent to the Joliet & Indiana Road, is continued in full force, ard made permanent until the bonds are paid. Leave is also given to bring any suits neces:ay, Finally, an appeal is allowed to either party, ¢n giving a bond of $1,000 to sccure costs. If a supersedeas is wished by the Michigan Central Road, it must give a bond in the sum of $350,- 000, and if the Jolict & Northern Indiana Road g'fo%taoa like writ it must furnish a bond for