Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 10, 1881, Page 3

TH" CUICAGO TRIBUNE NEW YORK. —_— of a Five-Story Fire- Villed with Human Beings. St Marvelous Escape, by Lad- ders, of 150 Proposed Victims. ee ee! usiness at Least 20 Per Cent Betior than in January of ihe Past Year. fgnition Trap, A Total of 12,346,986 Shares of Btook Bartered by the Bulls and Bears Last Weok. Speculation in Stocks Active, put the Volume of Trans- actions Decreasing, Gould’s Recent Telegraphic Coup Vig- orously Denounced by ihe Board of Trade. —S Alleged Monopolistic Scheme to Con- trol the American Senate and Supreme Court, ghipwreeked People Saved After Float- Ing Seven Hours In the Guif of : Mexico. he Great Bridge—Thomas J, Tnrner— World's Fair—Whittaker—Canal Tolle, ALMOST A UORROR, XO FAULC OF THE PEOPLE IN CHANGE, New Your, Feb, %—A fire broke out this morning In the five-story Jron-front build- Ines 62, 61, 66, and 68 New Church street, originating among a quantity of waste In the cellar of tho building, which was occtpled by the Western Electric Manufacturing Com- pany. ‘The tre rapidly gained headway, and spread to the first and second floors. ‘There ‘were about 160 men and boys and over thirty wouen employed In the bullding, and tt Is the erentest wonder that none were Injured, asthe smoke wis densely thick aud suffocat- ing. MOST OF THE MEN eseaped hy way of one flight of stalrs, which was tho only means of reaching the strect ex- cepting by the fireeseape. The flames reached these statrs, and some of the men were slightly singed In dashing down thom, THE GIRLS WERE PANIC-STRICKE Allof them were employed on the top floor, and the smoke was too dense to permit their making thet exit by the etalrs, but a young man named Herbert, who ran through tho builling giving the alarm to his fellow-work- men, came to thelr resene and guided them to the fire-eseape, extending from the roof to the first loor on the Church street front of the structure, DOWN THE WON LADDERS the alarmed women climbed till they reached tho lower balcony of the escape, which was on a level with the second floor, and hero the laddersenided. Ono or two girls tried to jumpto the pavement, a distance of about Afteen fect, but were prevented from doing: soby thelr more cool-headed companions, watit n couple of ladders were placed ngalnst the balcony, and the women were all got ‘upon the sidewalk in satety. ONE MAN ‘Who became inprisoned on the upper floor ant could not fight his way through the sBuoke, threw open a rear window and called for ald. ‘Thiy catl was promptly responded. to by threeor four othor employ company, who, finding thelr retreat eut off, hat sought safety on tho roof, Unstlly gathering ups length of rubber hose, they dropped the endof It to thelr tiprisoned companion, who fastened it about his waist, and he was lifted by them to tho roof, from Which atl made thelr way down the fire Escape, WITHIN AN 10UR the fire was under coutrel, ‘The Western Electric Manufacturing Company, which Is a branch of the Western Union, makes not Suly all the instrinnents used by the Westorn Uuton ‘Telegraph Company, but also most of ae telephones and other npparatus required. Wy the Gold & Stock ‘Telegraph Company, hedamage to the stock 18 probably $25,000, he tu the bulldings about $5,000, The latter r ant tobe the property of the company, ¢ losses are fully covered by Insurance, IMMIGRANT RATES, TUE WAR IN RATES STILE NAGINGs __ Poeeual Mepateh to The Chicago Tribune. tex Your, Feb, 9—There was, It appears, t precealaly. inthe mind of the agent at cuatle Garden as to where the (ermination n rallroud tickets to tha West belonged, and iteordinsly Tefused to sell any tickets to- tas si the Pennsylvania ronte, Nelthar did he Ter Uckets of tho Eriy or Central Itonts, ae ho had reeelyed no Instructions to ane seat ut tho Pennsylyanin's prices, The ce ty Was disposed of by n tetter to Com- aca Uirlel, in which tho Castle Garden ey tie Ae Peunsylyanin Company author cue 'e sale of tlekets over thelr rite at the brit gihletday announeed, yiz3 $4 to Chieago, claner ant i, conmnission to the pur- iard Patllive polutgnn loi, And tickets forall com- uM THE ests, Meeker an Agents of tha i SAME BASIN, + a “Abbott, General Tieket ‘ le and Central, respectively, inks conferenea Vorday, ani at ts eonelit sell eu fed thelr agents at Castle Garden to yestenteratt tickets at tho prices adopted alt, or HA si tho Pennsylvanta, tr. MeDon- eat Ho lutter line, snld to-day that he did Mink the rates would beany further re- a Need, but If they were no company would carry cheaper (hy an iis, Mr, Doane, En if Ha ! i Arist ket Agent of the Central, sali: rates." His Pennsylvania) rates are our ne "Avo instructions to follow We cure SUCBEA OF THE LOWEST LINE. dues, ncty Mitte what the Pennsylvania Us ntuch, My v reduelug aetions don't worry tha At Wwe can stand it ng tong as they ‘tiy ott sold, In speuking for the They camtea ge nsstvania aro thaggeressurs, can and we, cintgrants cheaper than we Or the Centra be, the, question, “ WHLyou lower rat) foreo tho ‘fghithig and olfer an norates2” She. Abbott renleds Welle k nights We ube thus. Doubttus things are not ourebnd Tint Ho.turther gal he alld + oud ow: at wid take nny further netion this wees —__ TIL MONEY, ITS TRACKH, Eason btapateh to the ‘entcago ‘Tribune, hatin ane Feb. \—The Public says: The kes rk in January wero the any month by nearly Bhateie fo Cutside.of Now York the ayy le is tot us inrge ‘as {nn Devember, uy weAS Itwas In . s Vents Ineldent to the woh eet toa ara ineluded, ‘The the week hangea ut New York ts votts have shown, Jn an- ae the enormous gules of Sales, payments fer whloh of the’ ! TIURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 188SI—-TWELVE PAGES. would affect exchanges in January, amount- ed to 12,516,008 shares, Dedueting double thelr market value, wo have remiining ex- changes amounting to 82,620,598, for {lta wonth, ‘Tho largest previous net. exehnnges in any nonth have been 83,A04,- 520085, In November, ‘Pho ngeregate at Boston fy also the largest ever known, but at mostof the other cities the transactions for Jantary were souller than for Decenber, and tho aggregate outside of New York, exclusive of Hurtford and St Joseph, which did not appenr fi Deeomber reports, falls below $1,200,000,000, while it exceeded $1,220,- 000,000 In December. ‘The following shows the nmountef exchanges fer the week end- Ing Jan. 20 at San Franeiseo and F Sat other eltios, nud for the month of January tt all theeliies except thosemarked *, for whieh aie for four weeks ending Jan, 20 ore UNS. eID LOMTRE VOL 3h) Strsue ONOPIAVLT IEE ena TST, TED RUTESS “UNE ont ea CSTE “HLNOW lornvent’sso'r Bias INCREASE OF BUSENE: In comparison with those of January, 1880, the returns for tho Inst month Indicate an In- erense of 11.1 per cent in the yolume of busi- ness ontshte of New York, and an increase of 2.60 per cent in the exchanges here not arising from sales of stock, Dut January of Inst year was a month of wonderful and, at that time, wholly unprecedented activity in business,” and tho transactions then were swelled not only by large transfers in quan- tities, but by the remarkably high prices pald, Frome partial examination of price- lists we estimate that the average in January, 18st, fs at least 8 per cent lower than in Jan- uary, 1880, and the dfiference is probably even greater. If so, nn increase of IL per cent in Values paid ontskte of New York would Indleate an increase of about 20 per cent in adantities exchanged. TIE STOCK EXCITANGE, BPECULATION ACTIVE, BUT THE VOLUME OF TRANSACTIONS DECUNASING. Spectat Dispateh to The Chtcago Tribunes New Yours, Feb. &—On the Stock Ex- change tho speculation was fairly active during the early portion of the day, but was dull in the Inte transactions, and the volunie of business shows a large «decrease. Tho general lst fluctuated within a compnrative- ly narrow fhnit, but some of the outside stocks recorded rather wide quotations, At the opening the dealings were characterized by astrong tone and prices took an upwart turn, but the market subsequently becanie weak, and a partlal reaction ensued. After midday the speculation again assumed n firm tone and prices continued to advance up to the Second Board, when the Improvement In THE GENERAL List sranged from 34 to 23¢ per cent, Pacific Mail, Nushville, Chattanooga, Northorn Pacific, Lake Erlo & Western, and Peoria, Decatur & Evansville being tho ost prominent therein, In the Inte dealings the market again bocamo depressed, and the generat list closed at adecling of 3f to 234 per cent from the highest point of the day, the latter in Peoria, Decatur & Evansville, wong the miscellaneous shares New Cen- wal coal and Maryland coal were strong, and advanced 44% per cont euch, while Oregon Navigation was weak, and declined 3 per cont on tho day's transactions, THE MONEY MARKET worked smoothly throughout the entire day, to extreme rates for call loans on pledge of stock collateral being 4 and Oper cent, Most of the business, however, was effected nt 5 per cent, and this was also the prevalling quotation at the close. Jonns were made on Government bonds at 8 to percent. ‘Time loans were qttoted utd te 4g por cent, ac- cording to the Jength of time and the col- Intera), In tho discount market prime iwer- cantile ruled at 4 to & per cent. RAILROAD MORTGAGES worse In fair demund. Columbus, Chicago & Indiana Central incomes sold up from 72 to mi, rocuded to 7154, and recovered to 73; Ohio Central firsts fell off from 100% to 100; Ohio Central incomes advanced trom 63% to 69, receded to 08, and recovered to 03!Z; Boston, Iattford & Erie firsts declined from 603% to 501¢; Chesapeake & Ohlo currency fs from St to 50%% Iinko Erle & Western incomes from 83 to 81}¢; Now York Elevated firsts from 129 to 11814; Peoria, De- catur & Evansville Incomes from §33f to 534/5 Nome, Watertown deQgdensburg consolidate ed firsts from 91 to 00; St, Pant & Sloux City firsts from 113!¢ to 113,S8t, Paul firsts (instiogs & Dakota Divislon) from 11736 to L175, Minneappoils & Manttoba tlrsts from 100}5 te 100, Cleveland, Columbus, Clacinnatt n= Manapolls conrols advanced from 121 to 12134 5 Delaware & Iludgon 7 of 1881 from 10542 to 100343 Denyer, South Park & Paeffie firsts from 107 to 10737; Indiana, Bloomington & Western firsts froin $4to 85; do Incomes from 70!4 1080; Kansas & ‘Texas tirsts trom 103 to 108!¢5 Mobile & Ohlo first debentures from 835¢ to 859¢; Metropotitan firsts from 1051¢ ta Wag, de ar Ob to i; New York, first Imeomes from #2 to 03; No E firsts from 123 to 125; St. Vaul fests (CG. GML Division) from 125 to $26; St. vant firsts (Southwest Division) from 107 to 10744; and Wabash equipments from 5! (0 55, At THE MINING BOCK EXCHANGES this morning business was very activo and transnetions large, Prices w firm, but without material ehunge from yesterday, ‘The developments of the recent ore discov ery in the Little Pittsburg mine at Leadville continue to bs of a very gatisfactory charace ter, ‘The stock {3 now selling nt the rte of $1,400,000 for the mine, which is far beyond its present value, a RAILROAD EARNINGS. he Evening Post saya: “The Pinanclat Chrontete sends outa [lst of he earns during January of forty-two raflroads, which show a net gain of $520,809, Considering the extraordinarily bad weather for the roads tn January, and the heavy traitle In Janunry, 1880, this exhibit Is sirprisingly favorable ‘Tho earnings of the Central Pauelfic Increases $300,000 icelig Jun Rty, aud the Denver & Jtio Grande galned $50,000 tho first week In February. ‘POSTAL THEEEGRAPNY, Tuk NEW YouK HOARD OF TRADE WEANTILY IN ¥AVOK OF A GOVERS TEEN Spectat Dispute to The Chicago Tribune. NEW York, Feb, 0.—At the mucting of the New York Buard of Trade und ‘Transporta- tlou to-day a long an strongly-wordad re- port was presented from the Executive Com- unites on the subject of telegraph consollda- tlon and the propriety of the United States Government establishing a systum of postal telegraphy to offset dio schemes of the mo- nopolists. After referring to the declslon of the Courts oud the uctlon of the Assembly, the report anys: * Dut the Stato Senate, true to its record ag a corponition, refused to take action unti} too late, aud the telegraph com- nanles have consummated the cousolidadan Paid, N! with its enormous Inere: The action of the Sénate in this State CONTHASTHS STRONGLY" with thatoef the Senate of Ohio, which, on receiving from the Lower House of the Ohio Legistature a xiinitar bl, at nbout the same time, prutaptly and unantinously passed It. previous to the completion of the consolida- tion, ‘The Senate Inst year einnsentated and destroyed the most Jinportant of tha con- servative and reasonable bills passed by the Hepburn Commiltes at a large expenditure of thie and money, and now It again demonstrates lis subserviency to corporate dictation by perinitting the constmnintion of an outrage npon the public in its effet: worse that If $20,000,000 hud been stolen from the Pablle ‘freasury, for the reason that the watered stock will be made a pres text for all thie (unless tho English system of a postal telegraph fs adopted) t TAX THE PUBLIC UNDUL for eleetric communication. ‘The pretense put forward by Mr. Gould, through ona of his’ reputed Journals In thls city, that the congolldation and stock-watering is in the interest of the public, Is disproven by the entire past history of Mr, Gould, whieh has been tint of a freebooter operating under tho shield of laws, the - enactment of whieh he has purchased In order that the pubile might be plundered. ‘Lhe report urther says: The corporate monopoles are undoubtedly planning to acquire the power to tax the communication and trans- portation of fifty inillions of people by con- trolling the lexishative and judicial branches ofthe Government, the ilrst through the Sengtors ofthe various States and of the Umitea States, and the second by reeonstl- tutlng the Supreme Court of the United hips which has incurred their displeasure by » MOTECTING THE RIGHTS OF THR PEOPLE? ‘The projects for the construction of com- petting lines ure good as far as they go, but do not atforda permanent remedy, ay those lines may bein turn absurbed by the ino- nopoly, ag thoit vredecessors were. “The conclusion arrived at by the Comnilttee Is, that the only safe and permanent remedy Nes In the adoption by the Government of a system of telegraphy in connection with the Post-Oflice organizatlon, similar to that of Crent Britain, and in which the object Is the tb measure of accommodation to the i b ratherthan immediate pecuniary gain, and with thls view they recommend the in- dorsement. of the resolutions adopted by the ‘rade in December last. unininiously, Thy report was ndopte CANAL TOLLS. THEY ARE Now 01 GT ATTENTION OF THE SLAT Special Dispatch ta The Chicago Trihunes New Your, Feb, §.—The leading subject. of interest in reference to the comma: the State in the Legislature is the praposi- tion to remove all tolls of western-bound freight on the cannls us the State os 0 plan to prevent the diversion of tho products of the West from that channel to the seubourd. ‘This contemplates the relinatishing of one-tenth of — tho receipts for tolls, under the bellef that It will increase tho tonnage of westeri-bound freight suillclently to more than make ‘Up Lbnt Joss, besites retaining the commerce from the West to tho canals and preventing its diverston to other channels, State Engineer Seymourand Superintendent of Publie Works Duteher both advocate that polley, but thespecial rates men of THE BAILROADS OPPOSE IT on tho pléa that it will givean undue nd- vantage to manufacturers on the Itdson- and in New York City over ‘those In the interlor of the State, and de- preciate the value of the — property of the Syracnso salt manufacturers. ‘The question involved is the supremacy of tho canals In the mafntenance of thelr power over tho futernal commerce of the country, which jis n speejal Interest to New York City, whose business-inen and merchatts are de- pendent npon the retentlon of that commerce fo the city und tho defegt of the plans hoth North aid South to divert to ather chines, ‘The final result of this fssue@ | in. the State Senate $s yet in doubt. Tho New York Bourd of ‘frade and ‘Transportation is urging © proposition before the Leglistature to INCHEASE TINS CANALS trafic faciiities, ‘he following arc the points of the argument whieh will be made before the Joint Canal Comittee of the two Mauses ab Albany: 1. Tho canal has been tho agency whereby ew york, City bas become tho commerolat me ropolis, 2. ‘The enual is tho property of tho Stato and never can become # monopoly, aud stands in tho interest of cheap transportation and against tha extortionate charges by rail corporations, 7. Cheap transportation bas been the princt- pal fuvtor in the prosperity of New York, und without the great lnkes und Hndsou Rivor, enp= plemented by tho Erlo Carta), 3 would bo In tho froweror the rallway corporations of the trank ines to the West to dupriva milllons by dietat~ jug values to the producers and prices to tho conaumers, 4, Tho Erte Canal has nat only to contend with the grasping railroad corporations, but with the greater danger tat threatens to divert from Our State and elty tho commerce of tho great lukea,—tho enlarged Welland Canal, which, i ita complete condition passing tho Inrgest ves- sula, wilt soon be apencil. 5, Tho Eric Canal has (ho capacity to deliver at tidewater in the average season of days: the enormous nmount of 14,000,000 tons of pro- duce. ‘Thisnniount of bushiess may never be done, but with improved methods of propuls! the canal fa capable of dulug it. If nll iteoutd earry Wero to be exported twenty steamers of 1000", tone of, frulzht capacity each would be needed daily for BN days inthe yenr, ‘Tho pres- ont departureof European steamers from New York 4s only about twenty per week, 4. The canni tano longer inn position where tolis enn be vineed at any rate desired, aud if any revenue fs expected from it tha tolls may be Phiced REY rate? that will pormit competition with taliways and the Welland Camtl Any rite thut prevents that will practlenily close the Erle Can), and lose for 18 the entire comimerce: of the great takes, aud deprive us of the only rotection we wave neninst rallway monopoly, ‘or ff the present boat-owners nbandon the husiness fresh capital will neyer be obtaliod to sack the canal. 7 ‘the capltut invested fn voats and antinals for the navigation of the Erlo Canal atuonnts to $20,000,000, nuit fs tho sulo means of support of thousands of citizens, und they hive a right to expoct that tho Stato that owes eo much af its prosperity to thelr labora sball ald to tae utmost of tts nbIlty tho continued use of tha canal, particularly when offorrs ure belng made tolintruducy successtul steam towage for ail wut. 8. Tho rivat Atiintlo suabonrd cities ary o gaged in coutesting with New York tho con fnerelat supremugs, and havo diverted much of fts trade. Were the Era Canal fettered with high tolls and mudo usoless, New York would no. fonger be able to maintale ber connnorclal su: premacys BLUSIL. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WITAT IT 15 G0 TO NEW YORK, Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yous, Feb. 0,-If the condition of the strests was unpleasant yesterday It wis simply Intolerable to-~day, Sud retgned sue preme, From the Battery toSpuyten Duyvil, and from the East River to the North River, the streets were submerged by a masyof filth that was foul and unsightly beyond deserlp- tlon, Many earts were at work in tho upper part of the elty, aud some In the lower purt, ent- rying away tho {ce and snow as fast as possl- ble, In Houston street, whieh has Jong been one of the filthlest streets fn the elty, a large forco of nen Was at work, Fourteenth street remulns init very bad state, Huge piles of Jeo and snow obstruct the gutters, white the centre of the street ts full of pasto-Hke biact mind, ‘Lhe extreme eastern and western parts ure disgracetully dirty, | Twenty-niird street is ini shnitar plight. ‘Tho streets be- tween Fourteenth street and ‘Twenty-third fave Lad altnost nothing done to In the ueighborhood of the stubles of the St Cleaning Bureau the streets are so bloc up with mudand feo that the carts of the Bureau make slow. progress in returning home at night. Bfudison avenue must ho am vyesure to thoso Whose homes front in ft. ‘Tho street is a Jone strewn ofinud, Fifth avenue ts very Ittle better. ‘The whole of tie district Iyhig between ‘twonty-alxth stroet, Forly-secoud street, Sixth avenue, and tho North River Is in a vile state; searcely anything has been dong to Lemove the niass of rubbish whieh Ine cumbers it, ‘The East Shy, beyond ‘Third avenue, is nearly as bud. TUB ICK IN THE MIVERS was oxcecdllugly troublesome xentorday, Many of tho ferry-slips were so choked up that tho Louts were run jn only with the greatest diitenity, Iu some of thom, the water, where not very deep, is frozen to. the "!his la also the case in some of the round. Hicks used tor duu: by thy Sinah-Claae iz Ing Bureau, Itmakes the landing, of the | attor of creat diMenity, P re floating down the North cide and heavy. It wasnat im | ent through them, but Uta boats rails v4 low urosress. ‘The Stroel-Che Ing Bure ran three large lows of seaws aut to xen last night at food-tide, This operation is attended with great labor and some dane wer The tugs Municipal and Cereus went + out in company from the North Riv dhe $40,000 appropeiaterd for the removal of ie and snow from the streets appears to Have been spent, atid, In, addition to other djMeulties, the’ Street-Cleaning Bureau Ls troubled by a luck of the sinews of ware IOMAS J. TURNER. RERCHEIS FARMER Spettat Depateh to The Chteagn Tribune, nw York, Feb. %&—Thonias J. ‘Turner, who for ubout twenty years has bad charwe of the | Henry Ward Beceher's farm at Peckskill, died onJan.6 with no heirs In this cotntry, but he left a will alving hts proper> ty, valued at about $5,000, to several frends, The will was drawn up by Surrogate Owen 'T. Coffin In dite legal form, and the deceased kupt it among hls other pupers, occasionally showing It to fils inthnate friends. Since his death this will and several other {important papers haye been missing, and diligent search has thus far falled to. bring them to licht. Only $110 nre.found to hls credit in the bank in which ho usually had considerable money, besides © morteage for $1,500@ By the terns of the will, he left $200 to frlend; $500 to the Sunday-school of St. Peter's Chureh, of Peekskill; and, after other bequests of money and persanul gootls, er mati de Pe Hox, W. Ee Slathiorne, nd Valentine Hanf his restduary legatees tnd excentors. On the morning alter ‘Turner's death Mr. William Beecher called on Surro- “ite Coffin and asked the Surrogate t€ Tarter had made any will, Me, Coffin replied in the anirinative, and, showed the orlztnal docu. ment whieh he bad drawn up, Itis said that Mrs. ry Ward Beecher visited the ce- ceased usering his Inst hots, antd_at the thine of hig death, picked up a number of his papers for the purpose of taking care of them. Mx, Fox and Iils associate executors think the will may, after all, be found among these papers, TWO BAD FATITERS. BYMPATINZING WITH BACI OTHER! EACH IGNORANT OF 1118 OWN. New Yous, Feb. 8—Thea youngest enild of Kdward Harrigan, the comedian, was burled in Calvary Cemetery. yesterday. A. large number of prominent professional peo- ple ‘were present. The girl was only 18 months old, and died on Saturday night | about the thng her father was dresstg for the performanee. ‘Lhe news of the baby's death was sent to the theatre, and soon be: came known fo all {n tha place except Mr. Tatrlapan from whow It was carefully con- ended, ‘Not jong after this Information was brought about, Mr, Tarrigan’s Joss, avother inessenger arrived at the ‘Theatre Comique | with word that a child of Mr. Fisher, an actor in tho theatre, was also dead, Harri- gan heard of this, in common with every ov else in the house, with the exception of Fisher, Gret eare was taken that he shoutd know nothing of if, Fisher knew that Har- River we possible t Loss, riganta baby was dead, but. suspected noth- ing of death Ins his own hor and pints islier, was shnilarly situated with regard t Both were full of sympathy for ea be during the night's work, and after the per- formance, of course, both learned the truth, and turned sadly homeward. Sky Fisher's ehiid was burled yesterday. THE BIG BRIDGE. ITS BLOW GHOWTIL Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yon, Feb, 0.—At the meeting of tho ‘Trustees of the East River Bridge Company Mayor Wiliam R. Grace, of this city, was present, Gen, Uhl brought up the matter of tho Edgemoor Iron Company's alleged fall- ure to supply the amount of steel called for under the contract, and suggested thatan investigation be had. ‘he General said the Company lad made repeated promises and had falled to fultill thom, tus greatly delay- ing tho work on they bridge. Mr J. Adriance Bush satd that some | Jenlency should be shown the Company, ns they were dealing with new material, and fad en countered Oy obstacles. Mr. Roosevelt briefly expressed his want of confidence in the Company. Mr. Stsaunhan spoke ino kindly way of tho Conuiatiy, mare ing gihat there was a Inck of fund upon tho part of the Bridge Company to pay the Irow Company until the zislia- ture had been called to the rescue, Mr. Ttousevelt again said that the whole binine for tho delay in the construetion of | the bridge ny with the Edgemoor tren Com- pass but notwithstanding his objection the ii of the Conpany up to the Ist of January was ordered to be paid. TNE NEW TRUNK LINE, MENTING OF THE EXECUTIVE CoMMITTI Spectat Dapateh 10 The Chicago Tribune. New Yor, Feb, &—At a meeting of the Exeentive Committee of the New | A Slashing GlovesFight Betwee York, Ontario & Western Railroad Com- pany to-day, tha revised — report of tho engineers which was rend was adopted. 1t shows that the road from New York to Buffalo will be completed with- in the next two yenrs, and at acost much below the original = cost. of) any trunk no = to tha. West. J. W. Seligman and othor German bankers bought largely for foreign account, Owing to tho Ontario & Western — shires canrys ing with them, the -right of sub- seriplion to the Norlh River Construe- tion Company, a premium of 4 pereent was bid for the privilege, which equivalent to35 per cent on tha North Rive Construction Conpany’s slock, for the rei that the privilege’ gives one share of Con. striction stocle to each ten shares of Outarto & Western, ITEMS. A ATRAMAINY WHRCKED, New Your, Feb. —A spacial from Be lost, Miss., says the steamship Josephine, Capt. Staples, from Havana to New Orleans, broke up at3 o’elock this morning near Ship Istand. ‘Tho passengers and crew wero all saved after seven hours’ floating, tho Noating four boats being safely pleked up. Among tho passengers wore JI, Frank and family, theatrical artists, The passen- gers lost everything, ho haggage being saved. Phe Josephine was a slde-wheel stentmer of | 1,28 tons burden, aud was butitat Wilmins- ton, Del, in 1868, and was owned by Charles Morgan, Sho wasn double-deckor, and has | been running between New Orleans and Iinvann, culling at Cedar Keys and othor Florida ports. "Tho vessel unt cargo are a total loss, ‘Th yalue of tho steamer was $200,000, Tho storm along the const is the soverest fur years, ‘There is not an entire whart or boat- house between Mississippl City and BHoxt, OFF FOR NEW Of ANS. The meimbors of the Seventy-first Reg!- mont and thelr guests, Who aro going to New Orleans In thug for the Mardt Gras’ festival ln that clty, leave New York on the 2th, and arrive at Cluctunatl the 25th, and at New Or- leans the 3th. ‘Thuy remain e few hours in Cinelnnatl, where they will bo received by the First Regiment of Olio, A FINANCIAL SUCCESS. Martha Washington reception In ald Johu’s Guild took pices to-night at the ew was) finan ‘he of> Academy of 3 reat success, 'Thw Academy was artlstieal y dedicated, and the: festivities contliued tintil an early hour in the morning, Among Bucats acctipying boxes were Gens, Grant, aoyd Asplawall, aid Dostinaster Juimes. Contrary to expectations, the costumes of century ago were nat adopted at the recep ton, ‘tho Times says a regular meeting of the Exveutive Committee of tho Worlds Fur Commlssion was heli yesterday, Col. Tt, G. Stebbins presided, and ex-Goy, G, A, Ci ford, Comutssioner from tho State unsas, presented a stipplement the communieation presented by him at the lust meeting and ordered to. be printed and sent to Gaverners and State Jounnissionors. 4m this were recited the henetits derived by Kansas, from, the Ceu- tennial Exhibition. | Seeretury McElrath, read a letter from the Hon, Abrau S, Hewitt, |. After this "in reply to one sent to iim from the Commission, In Whe. fetter sent him he was Tequested wo atte end the tneetings of the Commission ond vo- operate With It or resign as Commissioner, ab sae time unin to remain wil In reply Hewitt wrote that he could 0 mua position that he had never ni copted and dit not holt, WHAT CHASDIA or “Ay Witlhun &. Chandiei sald to-wit to a reporter: “+ T Just rel et from Washington, and cannot, therefa fell you nbout the politteat feeling: New ‘England. Before Toft “ll was, 7 nk, tho unl. versal opinion that Gen. Ugrficld would make tho Uest President the country Tas had for years. No one of his predeces- sors has gone to the White House with such thorough knowledge of what this Govern- ment needs, and what Its Chief Executive should do forthe people, and few, ifany, of our honored Presidents have hal such scholarly attainments and literary ubllity, J tell you the United Stites lave elected aman to the highest office in their gift who wilt bea fit niative of their great Nation, ‘There isa feching of very great satisfaction among Republicans at Washington at theturn alfalrs have taken. DESTRUCTIVE FM A. destructive fire razed tn the row of unfinished brick buildings on ‘Third nvente, between | Sixty-stxth and Sixty-seventh Batre he whole block was threatened, Three alarms have been sentout. ‘The fire was confined to the block in which ft orlx- Snated and extingished with a toss of $20,- 000, Covered by insurance, ATEASER RRISTOL OVERDUE, The steamshty Bristol City, which sailed from New York for Bristol, England, Dec. 28, ia twenty-six days overdue, She carrieda general cargo (about 2,000 tons), and had a crew of twenty-seven men, officers included, She had no passengers. CENSUNED. ‘The inquest in the Dolyer brewery’ explo- sion, by which four men Jost thelr lives, fs concluded, ‘The jury returned a verdict cen- suring the foreman of the brewery for al- Jowhig more than one man jn the vat at a time, and advise the using of aafety-lainps. THE UNITED BTATES BANK, Js the name of banking Institution expected to commence business in New York this spring under the auspices of heavy eapi- tallsts and prominent gentiemen. 1h. Vielor Newcomb, of the Louisville «& Nashville Ruallroad, admitted the truth of eurrent report tion jist now was premature, us the bart wns not yet Incorporated, It would apply for n eharter for a bank whl a cnplial of 2400,000, with the privil of Increasing tu $3,000,000. Among proposed ficorporators tre Gen, Grant, Logan Murry (who has ual Fess the A ecetuen Folie Rentncky National Bank), Willan 3 Travers, New York, and 11. Vi Neweonb, ’ THE? WHITTAREA COUTIT-MAITIAT. Nothing new was developed jn the Whit- taker court-martial tovlay, ~ PUGILISM. — then: n _ glink?? nnd Jerry Murphy — The Former Winner. New Yori: Herat, Vb. 8 In an out-of-the-way place up-town Patrick MeCartney, alias * English,” and Jerry Murphy inet and fought Jast nyht with hurd gloves for t purse of $250, according to the Marquis of Queengbury rules, and ufter u slashing contest of twelve rounds, in forty-seven minutes, *En- lish” was declared the winner, he proving the gamest man, though ho was" recelver-general from beginning to end. The tight wus witnessed by 160 ndmirers und patrons of the puzilistic art. ‘This contest was the first that ever “Enullah enyagcd iu, wtthdugh be has bud fonumerable * turn-up," aroudd town, He isa native of this city. x stands nbout five feet six inches and weighs M5pounds, Jie is 5 years ofaye. Jerry Murphy fa atsoa native of thin elty: Is about 22 yours old, tive fect five inches High, and wells 1% pounds. Mehas fougnt one battle previous to the present one, and that was with Yed Timoney, of Boston, They fought twenty-two minutes, and made a draw of It. # also In the apnering tournnnent nt es kK. Murphy Provide isa showy yer, but tneks etarmina and plu Ed Hanley and Den Dougherty seconded E1 giish ond Jolinay Riley and Jobany Saunders looked after Murphy. Mr. William” Borst was the rece Thy rotnds were uf three ininutes’ duration, with ong tainute thie between ench, Tho tollets of the men helug Mnished at C0 O'vlock, the referee told thom toget roady, and at 0:49 be called * time" for THE FIGIT, Round t—The men responded quickly to the cult of time and threw Thetnselves tito cert postions, Muenby with his guard very high, while * English” kept tls right across hls breast, but his lett was very low. There wns lttle sparring, and Murphys was tho tirat to lend with ‘bia left, und he rencbed © English's” pose, said in roturn reecived one In the mouth, Then they went at It, Murphy: ding his lett whenever he "wiitls the fitter last eur aud won second prize, vhose in the fueo of * Enlist utented himself with visits to Murphy's ualing department.” Murphy pla very henvy left-hander on the rly! it eve a xlish," which began te pull up on the instant. ‘There wes considurably work dune In this rounsl, but when the three minutes were up tho punlsh- ment appeared about oven. Rouad 2—The met wers no sooncr at the serateb than Murphy ted off and Janded on tho nose of his opponent, and all he got in return wus og stag on his toCt shoulder from Lng ist's rigbt band, Then thes countered herd iu the fae, After sparring 4 moment or two Murphy pit in two fucers with bis lett and Ads visited tho stomach of bis adver: rphy planted two bard left-handers on nuyligh's” right eyo and nose, for which bo tecal! one from tho other's right hang mi the left ribs, Then Murphy landed half 2 dozen left-handers In* Bnyglish’s’ fuce, but received two pretty hard returns, one on the belt aud the ather on the side of the noud. ‘Thuy fought on until tine rus called, with Murphy Innding his left on nglish's" right eye and tose, and the Intter occasionally getuing one fon the buds. Row d—Murphy got threo | teft-landers in befora “English” Deyan to tight. When the fatter Gh bexin ho landed a hurd right-hander on the Jett side of Murphy's head, und then planted a strong one on Murphy's mouth, They thon eonntered with tha fet full in tho fice, after which Murphy got twice ott sristisit’s " nose and tho hitter twice on Murphy's * bread- basket.” Blood waa now seen triekliue from + Enylish’s ™ nose, aud tho “frat blood" was elulmed for Murphy. Both men thon wont. tnto *dingetong”' work right and left, both hitting hard, and they ctinched, when thoy were ordered: wo break andao on with the Sght. Tho bitin wus hurd, right and lett, until they clucbed again, whon, the thie be tp, the men were orderad to thelr corners, | Murphy bid inuch the best of this round, and “ Engiish’s” face showed tho marks of his handiwork, Round J—Murphy lect otf, and Jauded fouriert- hauders on“ English’s nosy aml month before the latter begun to theht, and when ho did bo meroly countered wite Hla rhrtt, ta square which Mur planter hia lefe on the right eyo: of bisepponent. “Hpgllsh” put in a aevery: Jeft-hander on Murphy's belt, which senined to tell a tate, but tho fatter wass6o rapid with tis left-hand visitations on" Enulish's”” fave that the lookers-on were loud in thelr apptauso for Murphy, and had to be culled to order by the referee, Murphy planted on the free, and “English used tls right, which seldom reached further than Murphy's left shader, and Mure phy's friends were in cestucles with tho vellel that he was winnlug bh wallop. When the round ended, Bugle’ ‘ace was mitch swol- leu, ble tose and nouth bleeding, and dltogethor be nppeared the losing mun. Round 5—Murphy led otf, and landed on + xilsb's"? sdinaged right oye, und received ar tuen from his opponent's ‘right on. bls righ aboulder, Those blows wero exchanged seven 8, Which told much agalnst the appearance of *Eugllst.” while all the dango that Marphy recolved waa the reddentig at bis should English" made a plunge at Murph, anid planted fis feCbon che: tatter’s lett cheek, und his right heavily on the left sie ar the head, when thoy fought tonelinch., Thoy thon broke ground, and when thoy came togetbor again Murphy landed tive thincs with bls fort ate Buylish's’ damaged nose and mouth. and re- ceived but two Hight o1 In return, rst wis bleeding badly frou nose aud mouth when Ankon to his cornet Round 6—Murphy came up with © bellows to roend," but not inarked, while * Engl” was ihur from nosy and month and ia ehzht oye nearly clo: Murphy led olf with bis lore and landed on uclish'a" right oye, for which be wot a strong rap on tho left shtd of bls head, Tie nxt, phinted hla left bard on» Engiisn's" mouth, Ural more of the carmine, but In res turn gota bant one on the chin, Caminy tar gethoraguin, Murphy landed on the y, and *Bnglish'? crogeecountered hin un the belt oF the lead with ble rizbt, ‘Phoy countered © other twicedn the fue, ‘Thoy countered twice afterward, when Engiiah” doemed to bo ull abrond, and Murphy took Ibertios with his face: jive times before he made an evtort ta return, ‘Sho Murpbyltes were now chinoraus with crles of? Hv enn't-loxe it)" Baglish," however, aon Afterward began to arouie bluiselt, and [twas hit tar bit, but Murphy’a blows scomed by all odds tha Inost effective. They conatered Gach other until tho referco orderda them to their corners, ‘Round 7—When Rngiish ” came to the scratel, notwitistandhuy the care of his seconds, ho was bleeding from hose and mouth, aud bewas much awollen sbout the syes, tho shutters Lulig tare ay olused ae big left light, SMurpiy wus first to tend, whieh hu dit veith his lereon the damaged nose of big opponent, und for whieh ho recelyed wright alup ai the shoulder, tha blow beuy ine tended for the ear, but did hot reach there, Joft-handers went Inte the fucu, of © Lugitel and the sume nutmber of rybt-handers lunded on Murphy's lett shoulder. ‘tuen ™ Biughis! putin a stomacher with hid loft, whle tule, and then the two men Kot to ton and * Kngllsh' plantod two left-hander on the loft side of Murphy head, for which he ‘ot two bard oles on bis deinnged oyw and nose. ‘pe new Wore Ordered to quit und yo to thoir corner. * Mnglish waa bleoduig freely frou a WAMPSUTRE, * He thought any publlea- | which were much awolton and { and J] f rhagie | ‘k—Murpby, as usustl, took the leit. ut; 1 to be palling’ badly. ble tanded on Enulish's'” face withont a res wet at the turn, the litter bemy xhort at ane ody. Getting clave torethor, they countel severely, Murphy on tho sore Rpats anh yddiah!t on the lett side of his opponent's heart. j which stazgered him. ‘Shey’ then eparred for wind, and when they cume toxother again glish” got itn tho nosy from Murphy's left, find tho latter received another hard right. hander on tho side of highend. ‘Three thnes Murphy again paid visits to" Linglian's® telt ose, nad obtained in return noother right-hander on the Ieft side of his hend, These blasws wei making marka, but thoy were telling 8 9 story to Murphy, and it was evident that, not rellah thou. Four more tosers from Murphy’ fneo and the and (wo right-handers—one in th If other on the side of the bead—by “ Enghaly” und the round closed with “ English" having tho eat OF Lt Round 5—Murphy ‘was the first to npen tha ball, with left-handers on *English's” damaged loft eye, whion the Intter landed on the vietual- ing department, Sparring moment or two thoy came tovether agin, Murphy planting om the loft eye and * Enwiish*’a hard left-hander on tho feft car, Thore was a repetition of this and Murphy tumbled ia among the people with “English” on bin. They were separated, and whon they mot agaln Murpby planted again on. tho damaged mouth of “English,” bringing, tnore blood, Then they countered tater, hard, Murphy with his lett and “English” with hls right, the latter alunjalde his opponent's, head, the latter being very severe blows, Getting Apart again and coming together Murpliy ae= Hvered a very sovera biow on *Buglish's” inouth and ved nnothor right-hander on his tert ex Time was thon called, and, although “ Bnlish wan bleeding hadly, his opponent see ed to bi burt and was weakening. Round jo—Murphy was Joft reached the diumaged e rat to lead, and hin ‘of his opponent: jer on the sie af the he mmediately enme tonetineh, were qinekly pitted and at it ngain. Murphy put in two Ieftehanders, one on’ the damaged Ips and the other on the nearly-closed ove, before “ English could make ao return, Wher he afd so he visited the uit of tha stomieh twive with hts left without a return, Then they: ecantered threo times, Murphy in the free and © Enulish "on tho left side of Murphy's hend, driving hint among the people, whe i elinebed and were culled on by the re: break. One or two blows of little cans followed and they wero ordered to thelr respect- ive corners. English had deeldedly tha beat of thls round, : Round 11—Murphy, af usual.’wag theat to lend, Jonding vu the daniaged oye of English, when they sparred for wind, Whan they renewed hos- tilliiee Murphy went for the body and lwided in hard one ov the mark, Then they spurred ngain for wit a stort tine, when" Enedish bit with bis left, on the bods, following i up with his right hand at the head, which landed arattler oit Murphy's Jaw, stagwered him, gtd drove tlie Nerass the tig, Gotting toqethor muniin, Sur, nats phy, .ginated ou, tho month and + F anted on tho belt a stomach disturber, and fol~ lowing up thoy tnivsediand ellnched, After the breuk-awas Murphy put In another shot on the nose with hist whlet brought ferth another flow of the ruby: Mitt for this ho received three lettehandera ont (he victualing deprrtment, zor ting one an the siine spot and another on the mouth In retura. The tlme was then up, and the men were taken to their corne found t2—Murphy caine up while the other wis growing stronger, tadiy, After an hance e parted. and coming toxcther wish” delivered treo left-handed blows on tha body before getting a return, Murphy put in his deft om the nose of ils opponent four tines afterward, getting tive right-handers on the left aide of his herd te turn, which werg hard counter hits and after a Iittle bustilug tuey were ordered to thelr cor- nors. ‘Thon Murphy anid (hat hoe would feht no more. and tho sponge was thrown up by bh wih fi acknowledgment of defeat, and teh was dcelared the winner, aftera struggle of forty> suven iainutes, —— CAPITAL GOSSIP. Lotter from a Youns Chiengo Lady Now Enjoying a Continued Round of Pleasure at the National Capitals D.C, Suspay Monsisd.—My Deatt Frances: While Aunt Kate Is at chore Lwitl try und answer tho dear letter you wrote go long ago,it netually seems ten years. You ser Latit@eep up my old custom of not going tw chureh, even In this Paradise, much to the distress Aunt Kate, reyculurly tvice eve ye and whe, f tna tue, thinks Iam raplaly prepiring myselz to du seend below. Teame to Wasuington with two fixed resolu Hons In iy ininds which, mien to pry own atnazement nad pour Aunt Nate'adlagud, Dhuve carried out. ‘The frst wid, nut tu wear niy Mule down low, and the second, nut ta gato chur ‘To be sure (was Invelgled Inte ging to eluire tiles the frat Sunday, bat, ad it won't bupper unin, itdocsn't count. = Well, ny den ° aunt spluster,” hore f Lave been In Washligton over to weeks, and bave been © ont the go" al tha tine, What can 1 tell about? Where can begin? Arn Nights fal es—fair women aid brave ien—Cinderella the bul uniforins er—snining eatins—luecs—beass Lute itful giris against . buelyronnds exoties—trailing einilax—splendid onm—briltiant Hghis—aud overythtng " pers feetly lovely," You never stop going. and the way society is attended to here is slaply ware velous. You tnako calls or co today receptions trom 1! to 6, and then there fs always something in tho cyening. ‘This oustom of calling the afternoon murnivg is absurd, bor instance, you tre niuklog a eallat half-pust G—piteh dark. and you are expected to say * Good tmorning" to satur hostess without smiling. 1 tad lt tine posalblo, and ts Lnever do what Tm ex te, Linvarinbly laugh when f hear others: and I make It a potat to say “Good afternoon fa the afternoon in the good old-fashioned way, us they did when E was agird, and “Good bgt" after dusk, T wish you could sce tho way Noy look ut me, as though Ewer a wild animal escapod from some Zug; or else very vll-fashtoned. 1 thluk L | | should rither enjoy the reputation of belisg somowhat oll-fusilonod, if eversthing | seo or hour here fy now, and the sensations reeelved tn shocking a Miss A, tt Miss 1, orn Misa By who: are 00 proper (on the outside) to lve, are glorions, “ite “ahoekiuge” L men having fatty laughing aud talking, und in fret endoy : sult, which bore fa very facleyunt fasiuh you—Aw—hot tbe thing aw—nt wll—itw nis thoy” say hore. ‘Thott the neople tn uearly kilistme, By the me to home, Inste: of Selthor” or snetmer” it will be elthah and “neithuh,”” ch pronotnced fn the Gormun ways overs r will ho figuured as. though.thore was no such letter, und wll xen~ tonces will begin on low G. and run mp tho scale te high C, und ry ae will be a yard long. A Ploasant prospect for my irlendst ‘As 1 said, [ have beon bere two weeks, and duping that thos taye been to the White House six tines, whieh means having bean hedventy happy sixties. Mrs, Hluyes, who Ties been so sweet to me, duvited Aunt Kate and me te go down with her wad her party inte the Niue Htoom where sho received. Twas witha party aft young people from Boston, uuests of Mrs, Mailin, of Mussitchusetts, and who is one of tha great 6 cibty peryous here, aud, although they Wer Very stl ut lest, thes soon tnbent and wo had sutt gay ume. To cun't begin to tell you what it brilliant elt ft was, especially whou tho foredgnors aud tho Army and Navy murched in—but you bave read about it ta tho pape Mr, Rogers, the Presilunt’s private secretary, stand With Use und, as he hides everylantty Wo were fitrodaced to thousands, I scems to ine. When tho naval aiicors eae’ ft, who should f see auiony thom but ny alt frond Walter Blair, fooklng too hundseme and bewlteltug Cu bi tints form. He extne and talked with mo a tong tte, hiieh to the enyy of the othor girly, as hero tho beaux aro tho bellesx—thore belng three girs 10 about every nian, audoue of any sort i received with opon aries but wher hy fs hundsome and Tins youd muainers, be fs worth la wouht In gold. | L have secon a gopd dent of My. Hair stiice, and Hike bim so much, for you don't Know how vleagant Itty to ane” talk with sume one yon have kavwn before, and to whoa you ent Oxpress your mind fully about mutters aod things, aut peoplu. He hie gone with Aunt Kato and mo three thes to the Whitv House, Uvlen ta Sutuniay aflernoon receptions, and ad wort of a purty ono 4 ‘e Lust Saturday, eapectaly, wo tind t loy y thes lott Adit Kate into Hawt Hoon, an wiutdered “about the kreen-houses buck fate the Tine Room, where wo introduced avery ong we kaew to ove une ‘other, and hid 8 portoctly splundid ume, “A week avo lint Wednesday | went tag © State Linen to Young Ladies" by Mrs, Thuyes, veniot is maid to by tho most cleant lunch ever given in Washington, ‘There were teventy young ladies—Mra, Hayes Ueing Tho only nuictlaa pers Hoa presunt—and, notwithstanding tho beat. tut deusaing and lights, 2 ey sa TL ugly ile fogethor: you ca ve CONG Tha preity ones on the fligers of ane bi f tach plate wasn button-hole {Wo Vitues of tuschuds, «td your cut your bonbond. All Moxo you earried home, to hana down a3 heirluoms to great-grandehitiren, Vor thelr sakes, merely, Pam glad of the lunch, for those are wit thoy need expoot—poor things ‘bere were twenty courses, every tule delicious, tbo band played “all the thine, all tha candles were buralng, flowers every places and the lunch served on thy ew Haviland. ching set, —nbout every pluto ut which you could write a cand then the handsome colored waiters fn full evening dross, Ob! Le was ao Deattital, sounehanting! ‘Tho walters nee laciided it tht [sus they tro tho hundsurmest, the miriug peaplo you wee, ‘hoy wre 89 pyo~ Ite, wha have such pulishod manners, Hust £ should bave lost my heart lone age bad thoy delgued to look at we and bad hot repressed a advancement ony part ‘Aunt Kute bas aman, Brown, who i a regular Adouls und $8 ap clegant, LU was nshumod (0 18k him to put on or tuke off my rubbers ur virculur, tut when L found all wore eo T yotover that touting very suun, Tewn't tell you hew funny it seems to bo tall ing on aud “actnally tniking with ait the Wig people that you bave boar wad read wo much About, Dreally enjoy muklug catty, for if you come across some Ono you don't Ike,.why, you needi't talk te hor, whieh iy a delight£al sfate of po ure recolvings in pave tw grin and be lovely ta avery ‘Lom, Dilek. oF Tab. oh dear, oh tie, Is ‘drondtult Liss Wastilbaton, yadean but arin sud agro vternul> jy, yout aw dtong beautifully. Lust wook [ went to three small purtles. aod a rd and alfalra; but when 1 hay, as Ue were. Amongst larger one given by Judge Swayne aaughtor Mrs. 18, thelr two guests, Wor! of New York, and a Mirs Chambertain, of Cleveiaud, and to which all the swell peoplo were L for it is more of a compliment bo to ivlge Swayne's than te any er place he tho White House. was ut Mr. Hodox, who baa beer tho source of n great deal of amisemont to me since Thave been here, Ho looks exactly: Ike that interesting teube on the cover of “Dittle Tin Gods on Wheels.” and tatke ns you would imutgine such a looking Individual could, very placa we call we meet him, and after ho has grinned at you for aminuts or so, ho makes a dive for tho dintng-room (he ‘only. favors () those who keep their dning-rooms open), takes off one glove, and gous regularly to work and cats until: common decency compels him to leave, and then consoles blinself by going to tho nest hose and doing the same thing: 80 by tho the yor see hin do it five tines inone afters noon betweon 4d ands, as I did Thursday, you boxin ta wonder a [ittie. nls we ‘v may one, for_ in addl- tlon to nil tho calls we hive to make Tam ine vited to three partles that T know of,—one at Mrs. Secretary Rumeey’s (her husband Is Seeres taryor War), who has a beautiful, immenso house with 1 ball-room attached; thon te the “Tnehelors' German,” whieh Is the elegant ro- ciety thing here (and all the Corelaners go), with: Senator If, who Is lovely. Tho mere thought of solng ton bachelors’ G frightfih, but with a Senator, and &¢ jo Well’2 don't {hink Toan stand it. Then one day F receive with Blossom Drum, whose fathor fs Adjutant- General in the ariny, and ns all the officers are obliged to come and pay their respeats, and fn ning it Aways turns into a party, | ox. pret tutive a very uny thie: and besides I have met n good inany young army ofliccrs. mez soino one has called. SDAY MORNING.—Ob! Frances, whon The- hel Sunday moruing Tw: How life bas to pleastires to offer; Hin whit rorrow a day may bring: r fair, dear boy, came Sunlay: evening, and told me he had been ordered awn of a three yerrs’ crulse, and tht he would, tonve this (Tuesday) morning. 1 can't telt you how badly L teel about ityaa ho waa the only person | hart Known, and then he has been so ively and kind to me (and thon he 1s so hand= aoine,—sou shall see his pieturo next summer, fear) that, now he ly gone, | fee! realty lone- xome, and Hko on steamer in tt forelen land, Lust night he took dinner with us, and £ was very, very sorry to say ool-by, A week no he invited me togoand hear both Gerster and Kk, Dut now—-Oh!L inisery) eo ong mad, and don't think my head Is turned by all thiy soctety, for, 1 rough it is novel, T wouldn't give up one Satire Nay Want at ‘Mrs. Hall's forall the partics nnd. reveptions. Vleasy write soon along Jetter to you some ur Jones CLAKA, MUSIC IN NEW YORK, The interval Hetween the Opern Scene 0 Rival Phil. and Symphony Socleticn— und Sfer Companys Spectal Correspmuence of The Chteago Tribune New York, Feb, 5.—New York 14 murleal ton. Memi-semi-quaver this winter, espeolilly Just now. The presence of geveral renowned solo- {sts und virtuost, Josey, Witheling, the young Urazitlin bos-vlolinist Dengremont; the usual erowded concerts from inonth to month of the grent orchestral societies, and abundance of miscellaneous cntertainmenta of Ike nature besides, keep our — public balls and concert-rvoms almost nightly open. Apro- pos of orchestral work, there is, 1 think, agenerut ndinission, though a tacit one, amongst mus! clang, that Theodore Thomas, despite the unsur> pavaed quulitics of his band and tho prestige so tong attached to the old Pallbarmonto Society, can never regaln his old musleat position and otto BUpremncy ns conductor in New ¥ ori. ‘ho aie’ but’ wonderfully successful and tainly perfectly organized © Symphony So- New York," under the buton of a musl- whom any” have Jong been Inclined to Up as, in The traest musical sense, the mu- 1 ut Amnerien, De. copold Duwrosch, hus proved « most tocinldable rival. ‘This Soelety in fact does tts work go brandly and urttatically, its orchestra {¥ so well dritied and admiribly hunted, and the enpuctties of Dr. Damrosen aro now so recognized, that the Philuarmonic, though finanelaily and musicatly a success, la overshadowed, neerts—Tins Emma Abbott | ‘\ clover thing, by the way, wab the {de of tho * Direetors of the Pbltbariaonle of holding the Society's meerts in the *Academny of Music. The gentlemen of its nudienees appear uow pretty nearly in full oper costutne; the boxes and baleontes blaze with ledies tn the richest and t clecunt of thelr opera toflets, aud Tspeet of the concerts wonder- In fuet, th sein Of OUD wouen ut concerts this season ts anusual fn ity style. ‘Pats reminds New York someting me-that Pbeard a gentleman int seat tn trong of me at the Academy tho other night vent something like to a suppressed {mprecation ano certain inrge, — osvll~ luting. ad deeply stylish bonnet on a lady's head before hie dt had: plagued mo much, too), whieh byad-gear t bit ye doubt obscurt good third of the orchestra sitting on the stipe for hfs visiny—to whui a lady at bla alte, evle denity his wite. and who overheard the polat of his remark, whispered for my apd his benefit: * Now, your needu't by cross at These bts at 2 concert, Harry; Wieru's tothing to eee on that xtuge, and you enue hora to hear, Thero isn't any batet, dear." All the same, the present ultra-firgo huts aro tho curse of the theatre anc convert-hill,, . That pet and darling of tho ladles, Mauriclc Dengremont, has made a furor with ‘bls violin in New York. ‘The boys fy very resemblant toa genius, pnd pliys Hike a mittur T heard bin pla Mendelssohn the fill Symphony Soelety orchest nnd bls perforimtice was astoulshin; fs soon to hear hlin,.t belleve. In the wbseriee of Col, Mapleson and the de Ughts of Cary, Gerstor, Val ‘or Havelli, opera is practteally altogerth POUL O! Now York —int ds, oper ag wo bave learned 10 | regard it sinee the gallant Coton advent, In fuet, tho motto of a Academy stbseribers how’ 13, “ant Mupleson aut “nihil.” ‘Tho Inst Opera KeagOn, us probably Chicago knows, was fh yitst giiecess “Anunclallys the houses growded With the inost briiant audicuces mgt after night, und the fet tor the coming prin season is ulvoady suitictont to exhaust tho sup: ply of boxes and sittings. The artiatie work of Col. Mapleson last on wus, However, by sigans what it might bave been, repertoire of aperns elven ts was: wtingularty: worn and thi do nok win “Sonnumbula’” and “‘Cravinta” five, tines o manth alternately, But opyr-golag in New York [sof course tariely a fashion, and "tho: thing” to do, and sobserlbers mako no com> pliint, Apropos of subscribers, thera yang thing «whlets —wlthust’ every yin Now York, especiully If tt ner remurks, lately at tho opern—the com- parative ibsence of tho renowned "New York's pretty aicls" from boxes, balconies; und pare quet. You will geo abundance of magnificent: dresses, and sumethines tho frat bileony i 20 of dhunonds (and the Academy fs the Now York's ditmonds), you ean any minnber uf stately dowayers and pviously inarried beauty: but the yout tudy) clement scoms lately oddly eliminated. Porhaps one explanation t3 the remarkably gay socttl course, botwe tng Inittority quickly takes tho (eaves Sinainiun and older etste 3. bat whother this is the tro reason T can't way. Ttla, let me add, consilered the expecially proper tinny this year for all nuwlyswedder partlentas, to batve box or stalls ut the aAcad- img, thule duncing days betuz supposed to bo ahoriuned; wt alleyents fst season any one plek out vitel wight 0 aurpetstty number Of nuiiifestly very recently marcivd pairs sitting couwplacoutly ia tholy seata sldu by side. 1 fore nit German and Gerster our danes’ Hurinan, and wat to note that our spring season begins about Marcel 8. F fa the ate of Her. alesiys Sains. various siattor musical fry lave been wk ins. Tho reat Siisa_ Hmm and her oper Abtott, the nineh proclaimed, Mine wid auccusatal tvrie orquntzation i have been, hitely making molodlon the blocks agjigent to Haverk’s Thoatre on ‘Twenty-elgnth street. T heard Abbott and: thigteoupe tately tay Mne9d's prett; winia." atlas Abhote aang, Mr, Ci tenor, ana Wpentloain who, by Synnkke-up "in ollvetand rouge. ing so much ae ait approved Enatlake dado, Tis beat. ak tho basso of the performance, not say that either prin donna or company ured lo any apparent advuntage.- Silas At situs with yulte ws deh ¥igor ind absolute ofall museca synipathy uire-kiving quulity of yolce us over wand ir raoting in this particular rola wie any thing but dramatic. We hear a good deal said fbout Miss Abbott's * lutensity "on the stayed, aid her wilvertiiera mucky i Iudiclous use a: Ako word. Limuat ndin(t duit aie ar two tiger kigses nud embrnees with Me, Castle lott little to bw deatred ot this point, nt least, and one of thom la partiont produced w decided ripple through the hi put upare Crom this fervent example of "date 1 that 6 aauney of tooking at a staze-lover geett= Jy sugeesuitns a squint, fs a bad substitute for glance of atections und that a snivel, lot: coos thiued, better expressca hysteria Win py, very polynant twoay of soul, To requrd Miss ti ns deserving bearty sympathy of al judiclous orities na a std example of whut wowise pusltoe und foroing of un arta Into @ cur quallied ta Dexia jt, wil do for a natunly: clover éloger, and one with a pleusant Presence toa, for that matter, As sho ls "AvOL fe roxurded fn Now York ag audly Gntralned, and fminutitre; ehe might have much. ‘I'he company, by tha , With hor le & dhade worse tun tha averaze (Laaw a performs, aneo of “Faust" at thelr huudd that wus & dle grave pute und sitple) aud the orebostra seems fo conalat of one lurge and yory’ rustlcss (roms bone whtel occasionally permits ita fellows ine struments to neiert the rus. Altoxvther these purtorinances tn Have: Area i ‘ofa quated remurk of the cluver ¢ritta ofthe New York: that olty2 . Ghtearuatwiker ‘On hvar ws v'er aud o'er, Phare nuvur wus su bad» play Dono ut this Bouse bufere. Jiulleious stage, esomblod HOLL: ilk been’ and tho * iT scason of tho city this winter, and, Of, Fompitly, unnoticed modestly ay 8 tha most» aud anything RKO.) isity’* Miss Abbott inust Joann Hern, ane Carnpantit 1 t (! it poatt Truaaiw on a& recent play ta