The New York Herald Newspaper, June 23, 1867, Page 5

A hee — UNITED STATES APPRENTIO® SHIP SABINE. @pvaing of the Summer Seasen—Crulse of the “Sabine from New Londen to Annapolis— Practical Working o1 System. The United States apprentice ship Sabine about two ‘weeks ago lett her winter quarters at New London, and bas just completed the cruise, which she annually makes from that point to Annapolis, for the purpose of pre- ®enting the ton candidates to be selected from the ap- Prentices each year for admission at the Naval Academy, A full description of the apprentice system has already ‘eppeared in the Herap, batin view of the great im- Portance of this experiment, and its prospective beucfi- ial influence in elevating the character of American @eamen, some account of the practical working of the aystom may not be deveid ot interest. THE SCHOOL-SHIP AT SEA. Ae soon as the school-ship gets to sea many of the Seatures in the system as it is carried out while the ship Fewains in port are, of course, considerably modified, @ithough the genera! end and purpose of the echeme is ‘wtnctly adhered to. The attention and time of the appren- ‘tices must necessarily be mainly directed to the practical ‘working of the shtp and the theoretical branches of their ‘education allowed to remain in abeyance. When it is ‘Wememberod that eech boy has to fulfil the duties of an “experienced seaman, it will be seen that the hours avail- ‘eble for study are comparatively limited. Tt would be ‘manifestly cvfair to expect any very steady or rapid ‘Progress in the dull lore of books after an eight hours’ ‘aight watch, or after going through some of the more Jaborious evolutions of the ship, such as. going aloft to ‘yeof topsails or making sai, In addition to this the éx- “eiement and novelty of actual sea life, avany rate during ‘the earlier portion of a cruise, unfit them for serious ‘mental application. Still, it must not be supposed that study is entirely thrown aside, A table suspended by vepes from the beams is rigged upon the gun deck, and every morning and afternoon, unless the weather should “De very rough, “school keeps.” DAILY "ROUTINE, The daily routine of duties atsea is framed to corre- wpond as nearly as possible with that followed in winter qmarters, At six o’clock the reveille 1s sounded by the fe band, and all hands take down their hammocks, ‘bring them on deck and stow them away in the ham- mock boxes, which rum along the top of each bulwark. ‘The next duty devolving upon them is, of course, break. fast, As soon as they have finished this meal, and have ‘washed and polished their tin cups and plates ready for ‘ase at dinner, the boys prepare for the greatest event of ‘the day—inspection at quarters. Until nine o’clock all ‘are busily employed m putting themselves and the ship ‘m the best possible presentable condition Each boy carefully examines his apparel, to make sure that there is mo unsightly rent in any part of it, washes his face and lands over and over again until it is certain that they are perfectly clean, brushes his hair and puts, as the shoeblacks say, @ “‘Philadelphia” polish on. his boots. ‘The ship is also thoroughly overhauled.. The decks are ‘washed and “squealgeed,” all spare spars and ropes re gathered up, and the brass work, cutlasses, muskets, &., polished up to a mirror-like bright- mess, At half-pest nine o'clock the fifes again sound the reveille, and all bands muster in their ‘various sections at either side of the gun and spar decks. ‘The captain of the section then calls the roll, each man 4a reply, in addition to his name, giving his proper posi- tion at the guns. As soon as this is completed the boys ‘are ranged in single line all along the deck, and the com- manding officer of each division walks slowly along and ‘Mmspects them. The chaplain then reads a few prayers, and the fifes beat a retreat, The morning and afternoon, ‘watil siz o’clock,-are filled up with school, dinner, amuse- ment and supper. When the evening is fine the boys and landsmen, for the purpose of closing the day ina Seamaniike manner, are sent up the rigging, over the mastheads, going up one side and descending on th: ether. However difficalt and perilous it eer comet & landsman, there is really nothin; hard to learn up the Swot the is At any ppprent ace aS 0 have only will ascend right up to the mast- sowie Mo slightest hesitation m2 become, after a few i Ht : i Ht Hl pil Se i i 4 : j i BBE Bs 5 H ag j wi Hy § 5E F Hi | down along the leech: moan, The crew which is usually apportioned to a fifty gun frigate is about brindle inen, and to work the as the stewards, cooks, carpenters, school master and all others not actually employed on deck are termed by tbe sailors. The rest of the crew consists ef apprentices, and the largest sbare of the work on board the vessel necessarily talls to them, The more experienced and skilled are sent up into the tops, and reef and furl the sails as well and tly as the regu- Jar seamen. . They are used in all the evolutions of the whip, reefing topsails, making and setting sail, tacking wearing, and, in fact, they alone and by themselves Ihave to work the ship. Certainly, go better illustration could be given of the efficiency of the apprentice sys- tem or prospective value of these boys as officers and saliors. MORALE OF THE snr. It is astonishing, almost amusing in some instances, to see how kindly most of the boys take to sea life, A@fier a month or so on board their greatest ambition i [ : I i gue’ 53 had soon as it will evidently be a great meed to suddenly increase the naval arm of the service to its war standard, withoatibeing compelled to take greenborns, or mon who have sever received the pro) ‘training. On the Sabine the most careful attention is paid to the education of the apprentices in all matters apper- ‘Aaining to naval warfare, such as gunnery, the use of the pike and cutiass, &c., &c. A fewdays after she Sabine had got to Commander Lowry, for the parpose of seeing ‘that tl was really efficient as 2 man-of-war, cansed the crow to come to “general quarters,” that is, go Shrough the exercises which would be brought into an engagement, The drome and fifos having e reveiile, all hands mustered at the guns, the officers with their cutlassesdrawn. The gun carriages ‘wore then hauled out from the poris, the men, or rather boys, went through the motions ef loading, sight- fag and firing them, @ powder and #hot divisions were also exercised in getting supplies from the maca- vings and ering. them to the “powder monkeys’’ for transmission 0 the guna, The guns were tuen secured, and the whole crow were called on deck aud formed in their various divisions of pikemen and boarders, the former arming themesives with tbe pikes, which are always.kept stored in an open frame round she marts, and the latter drawing their cutlasses, The pikemen then went through the tions of repelling a boarding ly, and in doing #0 displayed towards the imagipary foe the most extraordinary vigor apd patriotism As s00n as it was sailefactorily ascertained that the Cy 4 had been rep: the boarders jamped up upon the bul warks, and, ‘a loud cheer, waved their swords and otherwise sho that they were perfectly acquainted with their duty, The discipline of the boys at the guint Wes extremely good. Many of the gne weigh nine thousand pounds, and the labor of bawling them in and outof the ports’ is by no means light, for twenty boys. The apprentices, however, proved that they were perfectly competent to manage them. Some of the boys who nave been longest on the ship are extromeiy expert marksmen, and display the greatest aptitude as gunners. FRR, FIRE, In order to thoroughly test the discipline of his youth. fol crew, and to prepare them for any sudden emergency, the captain on one oF two occasions made bogus excit- ing alarms, none on board the ship, with the exception of himself and the Execative Offterr, being aware that the ery was not founded in fact, One evening, about #3 o'clock. just as the Doys had finisbed supper, avd NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE, 23, °1867:-TRIPLE “SHEET. the officers had complacedtly seated themecives at the mess table, the signal ef fire was given by the rapid ringing of the ship’s bell and by loud verba} alarms. Every one tumbled up ondeck with the utmost ex- jop, and without even ws yoy the position of the fire the crew at once repaired to their places, The boys and [werner in their varions soc- tions, burried to eir usual places at inspechon quarters, manning both sides of the and gun decks, patiently awaiting the mnstractions of the commanding Officer and maintaining the strictest silence, The car- penters, axes in band, disposed themselves at various points, ready, so soon a3 the word should be given, to “cut away.’ The marines, who had scarcely recovered from sea sickness, and who had certainty not yet fairly got ther sea were formed under arms op the quarter deck to prevent the boats being lowered withont proper authority. The powder division busily employed themselves in closing the air ports, while thelr commanding officer delivered the keys of the pow- der magazine to th inner and his mate, .Such of the crew as had been appointed firemen had meanwhile passed the fire buckets from the hold to the gun deck, and then formed in lines to pass them to the hatchway which migat be designated by the commanding officer as nearest to the fire. Forthe purpese of ascertaming that the men were thoronchly up to their duty, Captain Lowry called out, *Fire in the forehold,”’ at the same time explaining that, as it was simply a matter of exer- cise, the buckets need not be filled with water. The men immediately went through the motions of dreaching the part of the ship where the fire was supposed to be raging, while the gunner opened the powder magazine and pat the water cocks into proper trim for reducing its contents to a harmwless condition. Until the captain announced that the alarm was simply intended as & surprise, to serve as a test of their disciptine, moat, if not all om board the vessel, believed that a fire bad actually arisen, and the composure and steadiness of their demeanor may be therefore taken as an indication of what their conduct would be if such a calamity should at any time befa'l them. Only three minates had elapsed after the bell commenced ringing when every map was in his place, prepared to do his part in the suppression of the flames and in secur. ing, if it should become necessary, an orderly and steady retreat from the frigate, ‘MAN OVERBOARD. Next to the cry of ‘fire’ nothing on board a vesso! creates fora time greater excitement, or spreads a more general panic among the crew than the announcement that a shipmate has fallen overboard. Unless they have been well disciplined they immediately rush to the boats without any settled course of action. forgetful of every consideration bat that of saving the life of a fellow creature. Numberless accidents on merchant vesscla have arisen trom the too hasty lowering of the boats and from the general confusion and disorder which is allowed to prevail. Very frequently, instead of the man ‘who had originally fallen overboard ‘beng saved, as he might have been had the proper measures for his rescue have been taken, several others have been lost in the attempt to save him. The dismay and excitement can hardiy be imagined when, one night, after dark, the boys on watch . were suddenly alarmed by = splash (which it was subsequently dis- covered was igcusately caused by something else tban the body of a comrade), followed by an order from the commanding officer, in tones of sima- lated anxiety, ‘‘Man overboard! man the lifeboat! let go the life buoys!’’ Startling and thrilling as the occa- sion seemed to be, however, the equanimity of the crew ‘was not so greatly shaken as to prevent their coolly and carefully performing the instractions given them. The life buoys were at once let down, the quarter boat was manned in half a jiffy,” and would undoubtealy havo been lowered but for the interposition and expla- nation of the commanding officer. The evind at the time was exceedingly light, and the sbip was making scarcely any headway, so that it wasjumnecewary to give the order for tacking and thus arresting the pro- tess of the vessel, The captain probably waited for a convenient season when he could prove the efficiency of the crew without any serious labor or delay. ‘The time occupied in making these preparations for rescue was Jess than a minute, As the apprentices on board the Sabine are taught to swim, the current must be strong, or the night very dark, or the general si roundings exceedingly unfavorable to admit of any of their number being lost by an unfortunate fall on the wrong side of the ship's bulwarks. SUMMER CLOTHING. A few days before reaching Annapolis the annual fesue of summer clothing, consisting of two suits of white duck, a white cap cover and various other need- ful supplies was made by the Paymaster’s nt. This is always an occasion of the most absorbinx interest. Even on shore, until an individual drifts out of bis teens, the donning for the first time of mew apperel is not a source of great annoyance; but to a sailor boy, al- though he knows outs what he is going to it ie quite an exciting crisis in his career. To equip three. hundred boys with six months’ clothing and to select the proper size for each one out of a as ry greet signment is a task of no slight difficulty, and one that Paymaster ly tentively, might doubtless have gathered much valuable information as to the beat mode of supplying the 9 ing on his cap cover, turned to the remainder of his sec- ton and said, ‘‘Any oue can see I belong to the nation ; look-a there, (touching successively bie red head, white cap cover and blue cap,) ‘red, white, and:blue—our na- ional colors,"” MI CURANING, Next to.the performance of the duties involved in the practical working of the ship, the most serious business of the sailor, at least on board a man-of-war, is to take fine day boys and men tumble up on deck with their clothes bags and diddy boxes and carefully overhau! every doubifal garment. The skill with which they fearn, after a brief novitiate, to pl heit needles, is reaily astonishing. There used to be j os i overboard keep within the authorize! bounds, however, of apprentices to hold and keep property in the ‘of diddy boxes is rigidly respected. AMUSEMEXTS, It must not be — that the fife of appres- tices on beard the Sabine is one of unin! tol and sindy. On the contrary, a few hoors in every day are devoted to wholesome recreation. Even when keep- jog watch they are simply required to remain on deck, 60 a8 to be ready when called upow; and, as the daties of the ship occupy comparatively bata stall portion of the tine, they amuse themselves during the remainder by plaving cheequors, a | novols, wetching the water (hrough the airpor chatting. lo the ere jog, when the woather is fine, they are perm:tted to ! duige in any sports to which their inclination may dis- them, 80 jong ax they do Bot quarrel or commit any rant breach of the proprieties. i ee SSP erence seem, appr cienUy saoe e aystom has already proved itsolf ‘ul to warrant an extension of tho sys- tom, © government is said to have determined epon devoting be Portsmouth and Saratoga to the same ase asthe Uahine. The Sabine is constantly seuding gradn- ates tote the various ships in the service, and the con manders and captaing who bave taken them are almost veanimous in praising the system, aa calcullfted to elo- vate the character of the men employed in the navy a& seamen and petty officers, SERIOUS FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE IN CHICAGO. Carcaso, Jane 22, 1867. Abont'fialf-past six o'clock last evening a fire broke out at thégorner of Lake and Clinton sireots and ex- tended to nice build which were totally consumed, Some twenty other buildings were more or less injured. Awoman named Rennier was burned to death in en- deavoring to eave the lives of others. A great number of tamities have been rendered Lomeless, The lose is estimated at about $100,000, of which about $60,000 ie covered by sugurance, =. ihre e833 it POSTAL AFFAIRS. Sendiig Money by Mail—Registered Let! . Postal Money Orders. Few petsons, probably, are aware of the large amount of money annually forwarded in letters through the mails in this country, It would indeed bo difficult to arrive at any probably correct estimate of the aggregate of the sums so sent; but the following facts may per- haps afford a starting point for any one desirous of attempting such a calculation:—According to the last report of the Postmaster General, for the year ending June 30, 1868, the amount found enclosed in 46,648 letters which had been sent to the Dead Letter Office at Washington from the various Post Offices throughout the country as unclaimed, misdirected, &c, was $248,242, which was efterwards returned to the wrilers in every case where these could be discovered. At all of the larger Post Offices, and especially at Now York, the number of lettera which arrive containing money, usually in small sums, is very large. The prin- cipal portion of these are addressed to publishers of daily ‘and weekly newspapers and monthly magazines and periodicals, Nextin order come the ‘gift enterprise” operators and lottery ticket dealers; then dealers in vari- ous articles in general demand who advertise largely in country papers; then quack doctors, “retired physicians,” ditto “clergymen,” and lastly the miscellaneous public, Although the conveyance of coin or bank notes in let- ‘ters was probably not contemplated by the originators of the postal aystem, yet its obvious convenience for ‘that parpose was soon taken advantage of in all coun- tries, and in nearly all of them this practice has increased to such an extent as to call for the establishment of some precautions to insure the safety, as far as possible, of letters con- taining valuable enclosures, by protecting them from loss by accident or through dishonesty. In most countrics of Europe this has been done for many years through a “registration” system, under which the writer or sender of a valuable letter, on depositing it in a Post Office, takes a receipt therefor from the postmaster, who forwards it ‘on its route to its destination ander such precautions as to secure it, to some extent, against the risk of loss or depredation, and insure ite delivery on arrival to the person addressed, who also signs a receipt therefor, In no country, however (thongh a very general and erro- neous opinion to the contrary is prevalent), does any government, postal establishment insure the safety of letters, whether registered or not, or bind itself to make reatitution in case of toss, with the exception of a single branch of the Post OMce in Germany, in which arrancements are made for the insurance, on the payment of a certain premium on the aimouns said to be contained in them, of money letters. A rather curious incident in connection with this system took place several years smce in Berlin. A firm in that city, having large Sums of money to transmit by mail, and bdeing desirous of avoiding the payment of the full insurance promium, resorted to the rather sharp prac- tee of understating the amounts contained in their let- ters, and thus securing their safety at a trifling expense, Unfortunately, however, one of the clerks in the Post Office Insurance office suspected the existence of an ‘african in the fence,” and tested the correctness of his surmise by opening some of the letters, which he found to contain sums greatly in excess of te amounts for which they were insured. Ho extracted the surplus and applied it to his own use, carefully resealing and forwarding the loiters; and though he was afterwards detected and arrestea, the equally dishonest losers were deprived by their own over-cunning of any legal claim to restitution. It was a clear case for a rendition of the oft-repeated popular verdict of “served re em right.” On the 3d of March, 1855, an act was passed by Con- gress authorizing the w General, ‘for the greater security of valuable letters posted for trangmis- malls of the United “tates, to esteblisn a uniform plan for the registration of such letters on application of parties posting the sams, and to require ‘the prepayment of the posiage, as well ag a regi fee of five cents, on every such letter.” A subsequent ‘act (March 3, 1863), it the registration fee to twenty cente. acts ex} provide that “such =f ‘shalt ‘not render the Post Office De} nt nor its revenue | tiable forthe loss of such or tion. a missing r, under that ieee, those intrusted with the task of tracing it were to look outside of the system itself for aid in seeking the cauee of the loss. ‘The svstem now in operation was designed to remedy these de! and du the brief period which has since ite the results have been as to warrant the that this design will be carried out. x ‘The following details of the plan will be suificient te eae, ae Peep, technicalities, 1 seonaet some minor Bi mn | only to those connected with: the Post Office:— ‘When a lotier is deposited in a Post Oifice for rae tion the registry fee (twenty cents on do let ters, and on these for England, Ireland, Scotiand, Wales, it is placed in what is known as a ‘‘Tegistered package envelope,” which is of @ size, made of stout, light. Manila paper, ed by two red stripes about oue inch and a quarter in width, running lengthwise across the face and back, the intervening being left for the address—*‘Postmaster at --—,’’ name of the Post Office to which it is to be sent being added. The envelope also bears the words “registered package en- velope’? in large letters, and spaces in which to insert the postmark of the mailing office and a number. A r tip projects from the flap of the envelope, which is inserted ina slit loft for the purpose, well gummed, and after the letter has been placed within ceipt,” to be signed by the person to whom it is de- livered on arrival at destination, is first attacned to the The letter enclosed in the sealed “package envelope” fa then delivered to aclerk whose duty it is either to deposit the same in a mail pouch (which he soes se- a : g BEF ie i i 8 if 2 RI 5 transit,” on which destination of each registered package envel nich through his office. On its arrival at destination the postmaster opens the registered en’ . records the arrival of the letter, en- “oorrect’’ one of the two ills which have ‘been sent bim by same mail (called the “return bill’), he returne to the postmaster at the mailing off} on the delivery of the letter to the person 9 takes a receipt therefor, which he keeps on file, and also requires tho signing of the “‘return receipt,” which he returns to the mailing postmaster, who delivers it to the ‘who deposited the letter, the latter being ‘thus assured of its safe arrival and ee. At every large Post Office one or more clerks aro spe- ui be t at the opening of every ar- ving mat! bag, and to select from its contents all regis tered packaye envelopes (which are required always to be placed loose in the bag, and never wrapped in paper ‘or tied up with other mail matter, and of which, from jouous and a t of the postmaster at the first “distributing Post Office” on the route, by whom thoy are again recorded, re-regis- tored, and forwarded in the same maguer as above, to destination, The same precautions are taken in the case of registered packages of postage stamps and stamped envelopes sent by the Post Otice Department to the various postmasters throughout the country. rf be seen that by the abov tem of records and receipts the aafety of valuable re; od letters ia the mats 1¢ made a matter, if not of absolute certainty, at least of very strong probability. If the regulations are observed by the post efMice aficials (and they contain significant warnings against their violation, disobedience or neglect, rencer the delinquent liable to removai), no registered jeter can fail to reach its destination with- aut leaving » Clue to the canse of snob failure, and the precise locality of the accident ordepredation. This im- jant feature was lacking in the old system, and it is iaved that the plan now if operation, with, perhapa, some improvements which ex; may ited will render the American system the registration let. 4ors superior to that in use by arky other country. But notwithstanding the tity afforded by this arrangement, an iv hte A is omared oy the Post OMee Department to thore wi sire to. make amall remit- tances by tail to do so in a manner which renders its loss an impossibility. We refer to the mosey order sye- tem, under which, on application at a money order Post OMice, any perwon, on iting there the nt he desires to forward, can procure a draft in tne form of a postal money or: hy on the postmaster at any ‘other money ordey Office, and payable to the person whom it t desired the remittance shall reach. ‘Khese ordom are inqued for amounts of from one to Sfiy apr the fee obarged bei ten cents when a twenty dollars, end twenty-five cents for all sums between twenty by mail the remitter should not sign his fall name to letter—so that, in case it falls into improper bands by mistake or otherwise, the money caunol be collected by any unauthorized person, the name of the remitter not being mentioued im the order, and the pero! senting it being always required to give that name before payment is made. The postmaster at\the paying office is notified of the necessary lars of advice” sent from the issuing office of the same date as the money order. I the money order, a duplicate is furnished by tho Depart- ment without further charge, There are already in 883 money order offices, and 400 more will be added during the month of Jat ‘was commenced in this country though the business under it bas rapidly increased since that time, it is believed that the public har availed themselves of its advantages to as they would if the knowl ‘operation were generally diffa: of remitting money to points. where Offices are not yet established, and for sending important legal and other documents, tem of lotter registration 18 admirably adapted, while money order plan furnishes h remittance of amall sums, With these two systems in operation the loss of money letters hereafter will be mainly due to the heedlessness of avail themselves of ono or the other of them, next. This system “— of its existence and absolute secority for the those who neglect to Festival of the Liederkranz at Lion Park. The | iederkranz Society gave their first sammer. night festival at Belvidere Lion Park on Thursday last. It was got up on a scale far surpassing ali the previous efforts of the members, and as the night advanced it seemed ‘the beau idea! of a midsummer night’s dream, with all its extravagances, fairy-like splender and boisterous humor, If there was nosad Hermia looking for her Lysanaer at the corner of Eighth avenue and 110th street, there. were revels gay enough for the court of ‘Theseus; fairies, not of the gossamer order, but just as. attractive; a half dozen Pucks, not so mischievous, how- ever, as the original, and perhaps a stray Bottom or Quince, To these ingredients add a sprinkling of Teu- tonic good humor, an Ilimitable assortment of dances, well stirred up with the baton and band of Bernstein; » speech by a fair lady, another from the genial president @ very handsome banner and a pot pourri of everything else that constitutes fan, enjoyment and flowing spirits, The aforesaid mixture constitutes a German summer-night festival in the Liederkranz moaning of the word, bour in the evening the carriages began to throng the drive leading up to the fortress of Paul Falk. From the Eighth avenue the scene was surpassingly beau- Above a ciear, fine night, with just enough of chill to prevent the dancers from melting down on the floor, like some of the lanterns; in front the Lion Park looked like a Chinese joss house during the feast of lanterns. The walk leading to the hotel was arched over with more twinkling transparencies than ever greeted a popular stump orator in election time, and hundreds of them were clustered round the dancing platform, making it atomple of light At every corner of the building, and above the summer house, the glare of the calcium light illumined al! beneath it, and rockets, serpenta, Ro- man candles, flery wheels, and all the sulpburous para- phernalia of the firoworks man communicated still greater brilliancy to the scene. The forms of the dancers fiitted across the immense floor assigned to them, and the strains of the splendid orchestra rolled out on the night air, merry laughter of the gay disciples of fun and jollity, the booming of the little “Fourth of July” cannon which ever and anon sent out from its brass lips a ‘Hurrab,”’ which was particularly distasteful to the. four-footed por- tion of its hearers, and the noisy expostulations.of the Jehus of these four-footed protégés of Mr. Bergh. During the evening one horse attached to a buggy undertook to do a little circus business gratuitously, inspired, doubt- Jess, by the music, fireworks and cannon. He swung around the circle of carriages, taking a wheel off here and a shaft off there, until at last he tried his hand at a The 1. b wagon proved too much for the yivacious quadruped, so’ he subsided at once. On the platform, through the numerous salons de Falk, and in every nook and corner, thronged the ders of the society and their numerous friends. The d by tes were very tasteful and of the incipal event of the occasion took nner, worked by Mrs. Kline, and b richest specimens of the kied that any society in New York can boast of, ed to the society by the lady mem! Ittee consisted of Mrs. Steinway, Mrs, Otten- dorter, Mra? ges = Mise the speaker for the committee, and on of the ladies addressed prpeid thes in the name, =74, ‘and begged the society to monial of the great the cultivation of joyment, that the Kranz Society oulti mingling with the large lager becr wagon. Kammerer, Mrs, Winamitier, received the flag and re- half and in the name of the active mem- bers of the Liederkranz 1 thank you from my heart for the appropriate and magnificent testimonial you bave us with—the present of this new banner—which lL hereby accept and place in fhe care of our bearer. May the generous donors rest assured the singers of the Liederkranz, consider this present as a token of their esteem and appreciation of ovr efforts for music and song; that the presence of this banner at our gatherings will prove a constant and earnest stimulant to renew our exertions in this direc- tuon, and not to cease in our harmonious efforts, but en- idle, the already high de- the Liederkranz in its 1 believe that | am not sayin, too much in declaring that the present high musical an social position enjoyed by degree due to the ladies of the socioty; for through ti diligence and vocal city society has been enabl perform with the greatest perfection and success a series dest and most celebrated as well as difficult works of our immortal composers—many of those ora- torion for the first time on American soil, while the ladies of tho Liederkranz in general have, by their the welfare of the socisty and gatherings, sponded in Gei Laprex—On bel | deavor to still increase, if gree musical performances | the Liederkranz is in a continue stccveefal art and social life in the country of our adoption! the Liederkranz, f request three cheers to the health and happiness of we ladies of the eee and sing @ solemn ‘‘ecce quam bonum’’ Then rose again the tuspiring strains of the o' and the immené aasemblage resolved itself into a shift- ing kaleidoscope of wh thro: lanterns about this of rippling tresses tulle, leaming jewels. The maddening excitement of polka and the sociable of the lancers or quadrilie are no Dovel sensations to the Germat ~ to him ee — ing passed off quietly an wait otherwise with : looked down ked with the ‘opera cloaks y languor of the waltz, @ galop, the dash of the leasantly—as when ival? When the the clear firmament and the mists of the low grounds near the Park to rise, and the mornin, dawn stole in on the gay scene, blotting out the glare of the gas jets, and milk and country side on the avenue, the half sleepy drivers gazing with a bewildered air at the unusual scone above them, then, and not till thea, the Liederkranz foided their tents (or for tents read overcoats and sbawis) and stole silently and drowsily away. COLLISION ON THE EAST RIVER. Between four and five o'clock yesterday afternoon, the old forryboat Nebraska, belonging to the New York and Brooklyn Ferry Company, enter the dock, foot of Grand street, E. D., colifted with tho Prussian brig Courier, and sustained damage to the amount of $150, The bowsprit of the brig was pro- traded through the gentlemen's cabin and a consider- but nono of the passengers were pod deal of alarm, stained little or no injury, The Nebraska is feats on the East river, and bas afforded more items for the press than all the boats on while attempting to able aperture mad famous for her dariny INTERNATIONAL SCOTTISH GAMES, The New York Caledonian Club, encouraged by their wuccess in the meetings held during several years past, and by the interest manifested by the public in their sports, have conceived the idea of a grand series of in- Hames. Contestants for the prizes, which ‘Amount to between $500 and $000, have been invited Ctubs of the United States, and a glorious time is anticipated. me of the occasion (tho trial will take piace June} will con if the from all Caledonian and etc., which mark jedon.ans on each successive year at Jones’ Woot, which hag also beon L the Dpgie Fyn 3 The sports opened by an fashioned cotch g FINE ARTS. The artists are harrying up with their commissions Preparatory to starting om their usual summer trips. The exhibition will close om the 4th proximo, after which but few of them will remain in town, The fol- lowing are their arrangements for the summer, as far as they have been decided :— Kensett goes to Darien, Connecticet, where, in con- junction with Baker, the portrait painter, and Vincent Collyer, he has purchased a piece of land to build cot- tages and studios upon, The idea is to establish in that locality a small colony of artists and their families. Gignoux talks of going to Europe towards the middle of next month, Should he be prevented from carrying out this intention, he will spend some weeks in the Adi- rondacks. He has just returned from Niagara, where he has been making studies for another large picture of the Falls, Chureh is at his farm on the Hudson, and will proba- bly romain there all the summer. There are no finer views in the world than he can command from his win- dows. Bierstadt will remain a year in Europe, He has pro- jects in view which are imperial in their scope. Whether he will succeed in them is another question, Whittredge goes again to the Rocky Mountains, where he passed the greater part of last summer. He has more than an artist's taste for this wild kind of life, James Hart has not as yet settled upon his plan of summer sojourn. He will probably return to his old haunts in the northern part of the State, ‘William Hart will pass the next couple of months at Bethel, N. H. Some of his best studies have beon taken in that neighborhood. Gifford, the landscape painter, will spend the summer at his father’s place on the Hudson, varying his stay there by occasional trips to the Catskills. Hubbard, it appears, has not as yet used up Lake George. He has been so successful in his sketches of that region that it offers an irresistible attraction to him for some seasons to come. Casilear is passing his honeymoon at Niagara Falls and studying perspective. Innes remains busied at Perth Amboy, where he de- clares Nature is to be seen in her most eccentric aspects. But few will differ with him in that conclusion. Shattuck will spend the summer and part of the fall in the White Mountains. ‘De Haas has taken a cottage at Point Judith, R.1., from whence he proposes to make excursions along the coast. Le Clear meditates a trip to Europe, where he is promised any number of orders for portraite, Woe trust that he will lose none of his republican simplicity by contact with courtly patrons, Cropsey has been bitten by the farm mania, and has purchased a place in Orange county, where he is going to keep cows and establiwh a dairy. Martin proposes to spend afew weeks in the Adiron- dacks. J. F. Weir is at Milford, Pa., where he is working hard on his now foundry mterior. J. 8. Brown wi!l spend the summer at Newport. He is pretty well advanced with his large picture of the Hudson, but jealously guards it from the inspection of visitors, The studies for this work have been carefully made, and it’ is said to be the most important that he has undertaken durin: the summer. J.B. Irving will remain during the summer at his place in New Jersey. He is engaged on another beauti- ful interior, which wi! ‘orm @ worthy pendant for the picture we recently notice Winslow Homer, Benson ind Haseltine are in Paris. Colman goes to the Adirondacks, and will probably afterwards visit the White Mountains, Constant Mayer leaves for France towards the middie of next month. Elliott bas finished his portait of Mr. Corcoran, the Washington banker, and was in town last week. Where he is now it would be difficult to say, as he finds it more profitable to keep moving than to setsle down in New York. Page is going to paint portraits of Genera) Grant and ‘Thad Stevens, and has secured Bradford’s studio, im the Tenth street building, for the purpose. His distinguished subjects have promised him as many sittings as he re- quires, If he will only talk reconstruction to the radi- cal Nestor and keep the General well supplied with cigars, he may count upon their patience under’ the in- fliction. We are to have a second edition of the Crosby Opera House lottery. Mr. Crosby, it seems, ts collecting pic- tures for it, one of our prominent artists, who has strong commercial proclivities, being associated with him inthe enterprise, The services of the clever lady who man- aged £0 skilfaily the art negotiations in the last lottery, have, it is sald, been again called into requisition. She should have had a large slice out of the profits of that speculation, but was shoved aside after doing the hardest part of the work. This time let her takecare of herself, MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL GOSSIP, A very interesting ceremony took place on the 2Ist instant at Steinway’s rooms. Mr. George F. Bristow, the eminent American composer, was presented with a superb oil palnting of himself, painted by Mr. B. Irwin. A large number of musical celebrities including Messrs. J. R. Thomas, A Weber and G. W. Morgan were pres- ent. All Right is well again and the same merry, chirping litele fellow as before. He only sustained a contusion of the thigh from his terrible fall. He joined the Japancse at Boston, and urged Professor Risley to let him appear. ‘The troupe will return to this city July 1, and we shall have an opportunity of seeing the fearless little favorite again, My. Louis Selle bad a complimentary concert given to him at the Church of the Assumption, Brooklyn, a few days since. Some of his own compositions were sung. The Laudate Pueri, from bis vespers, is a dashing, spir- ited piece, and Thou Saintly Mother, sung by Mr. F. Steins in his unrivalled style, is @ very meritorious work, ‘The Arab Athietes, of the Beni Zong Zong tribe, thirty im number, and said to be wonderful in their feats, ‘are at the Nationc!, Washington, this week, They will appear at the French theatre on Monday nert. Vordi’s last opera, Don Carlor, was brought out at Covent Garden on Tuesday, June 4 Lucca was the Queen; Naudin, Don Carlos; Fricci, Princess Eboli and Graziani; Roarigo, Petit, Philip II. and Bagagiols; Grand Inquisitor. It was a complete success, At the sixth concert of the London Philharmonic Society a manuscript overture entitled Marmion, by Arthur & Sullivas, was performed and received with favor. Wieniawski and Griitemacher are gone to Paris. Mr. Charles Kean is better and gone to Buxton True to the Core is shortly to be produced at the Princess’. Wachtel pursues a triampbant career in Dresden. Horr Alfred Jaell and Madame Jaell have left London for Par in. ‘The Théatre de la Monnaie, rusecla, closed last week, ‘with the Huguenots. Signor Perrolli, » Sicilian pianist of repute, bas arrived in London for the season, Labeck and Jacquard arrived on the 8th inst, from Paris, to play at the next Mastcal Union. Mr. and Mrs, Howard Paul have returned to London after a tour of ning months in the United States of America, The appointment of Professor of the Violin at the Boigian Conservatoire, vacated by Leonard, has been offered to Wieniawekt, Ginwanni 11." di Napoli ie the title of tho new opera which Petrella is writing for the publisher Francesco Lucea, of Milan. The son of the deceased Sorvais gives promise of be- coming as eminont as his father, the greatost violoncellist of his time and professor ia Brussels, The remains of the late Artemua Ward left South- ampton the first week in Juno in the Dentechland, bound for New York, for final interment in the United Staten, ‘The Théitre International was to open Janes. On the opening night this theatro will give the first repre- sentation of L’Ange de Rotheay, & comic opera in threo acta, Thon will follow Ariza, a now bailet in two tableaux, Qui a Bu Boira and Galantine, operottas in one act, Afterwards a grand English pantomime in which Mr. Charles Lauri, of the Drury Lane theatre, will appear. Then the New York Minstrels, under the management of Mr, Frank Hussey. Une Noce Bretonne, Le Garde Chase and Madeirine, threo’comic operas, aro also on the tet, The Porte Saint Martin announce the Biche au Bois for June 10. Concerts ate given at the Cryrtal Palaos, Sydenham, by Mr. Gyo's Opera Company every Saturday, Patti drow an immense audiogee"atew woeks ago. This great artiat wields the par } power in London as was conceded to her by thé Parisians. 4 benefit concert will dhertly be givon at the Orystal 5 i Palace for the purpose of raising funds to repair tho havoc made by the late disastrous fire, Ap idea may be formed of the magnitude of this concert by the orches- tra alone, whieb will number two thousand, under the direction of Costa, Mmes. Patt, Titiens, Vilda, Ruders- dorff, Sherrington and Dolby, ani Sims Reeves, Mario, Naudin, Graziani and Sautley are the principal singers, ‘The concert takes place on June 26. Herr Eduard Remeney bas played twice at the Sam- mer Palace, in Constantinople, Immediately after bis first performance the Sultam bestowed upon him the Medjidie Veder, It ig sald that he survived the M. Vv. Mr. Charles Reade brought out @ dramatization of Tennyson's beautiful poem Dora, at the Adelphi, Lon- don, which has proved quite a success, Mr, Louis Selle brought out some of his compositions ataconcert in Brooklyn afew days since, His mass, ‘vespers and songs are of a popular, intelligible ebaracter, and possess a good deal of merit, Ole Bull is in Paris, Hooley’s company of minstrels, from Brooklyn, June 13, entertained the patients at the New ‘York City Lunatic Asylum with a gratuitous concert of vooal and instrumental music, The audience, which was estl- mated to number seven or eight hundred, highly ap- Preciated and relished the entertainment. The eoncert was of high merit in itself, and was. rendered doubly pleasing by the hearty good will with which it was vol- unteered and given by the troupe, THE FASHIONS, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Perplexing Whirl ef Royalty and Faskies— How the Ladies Dressed to Receive the Czar—Eugenie’s Costume at the Tuileries The Duchess de Mouchy’s Hat—The Russian Family in the Elysee—Brilliant Scene frem the Tuileries to Longchamps—The New “sal; 1? Color—Hats, Diamonds, Shirts, Sashes and Chiguons—The Bismarck. Panis, June 6, 1867. My letter must this week look very much like @ jour- nal; for without a little method your readers would cer- taigly got confused in the whirl of fashion it 1s my duty to describe. People who have had a lace mania in their youth are fatally bent on making use of all the odd yards lying by, and perplex one with voluminous queries asto what thege yards of expensive drapery can be made into, There is no possible way of employing lace flounces now, unless on ball robes. Shawls are'out of fashion, except when worn like scarfs; mantillas are Avtiquated, unless a ’Espagnole, that is, over the head and shoulders, But all old styles will be new some day, and what we do not want now will come in for our grandchildren. 1 do not suppose the longest life could embrace more striking events than those of the latter days in Paria. Ever since the arrival of the Emperor of Russia’every Frenchman has been sightseeing and every French woman has been seen. The whole nation is out and the nation’s servants are following the example of their masters, ‘The first grand show was on Saturday last, when the capital was hung with flags and armorial bearings. Evory street through which Alexander II. and bis sons were to pass with the imperial cortége was lined with a moving tide of curioas human beings. There were nine state carriages, preceded by a detachment of the body guard and lancers on horseback. Alexander IL pre- sented his two sons to the Emperor of France immedi- ately on arriving, They wore the order of the Legion @honneur, 3 The Duchess of Mouchy was in mauve apd white on the balcony of the Hotel de Canterbury, in the Rue de la Paix, with many other distinguished princesses and some members of the English aristocracy, T noticed the Duchess’ bonnet because it was very ex- traprdinary. It was jonquil color, and the front wae a diadem of mauve ostrich feather. It was tied on under the chin with tulle, and over the chignon bebind witha jonquil bow somewhat large, Every window was occupied by ladies in full dress, some in white muslin, with colored belts and long sash ends. All bad bouquets, which would probably bave been thrown before the Emperors if they had entered Paris in open carriages, but they were very much shut in, and etiquette had enforced that poor Alexandea IJ. should be the first closed up in the heatof @ scorching sun, ‘The Empress Eugénie, followed by her ladies, met the new comers at the footof the grand staircase at the Tuileries, She wore a blue robe covered with white lace, and @ lace train. + Introductions and presentations lasted half an,hour, when the Emperor accompanied Alexander IL. and his sons tothe Elysée Napoleon, which was fitted up for their reception. It may be remembered that the Bona- partes and Bourbons have inhabited this palace in pre- ference to the Tuileries, and the Emperor fully intends living there himeelt after the Exposition, ll the fnest tapestry sent up forthe Champ de Mara has been em- ployed for decorations here. It is almost impossible to describe the beauty of the furniture. and the value of the different paintings from old and modern masters is said to be wonderful. One of the curtains from the Gobelins represents the Judgment of Paris, after Raphael, The Counsel room is in TZouis XY, style, all gilt, green silk and mosaic. All round there are the portraits of the reigning sovereigns of Europe, The private oratory or chapel is full of carved marble and mosaic. fn one of Napoleon's own suite of rooms are preserved all the books used by Queen Hortense and Napoleon I. Near this is the famous “silver saloon,” im which évery- thing is made of silver. Tiiis 1s where Bonaparte signed his abdication in 1814, ‘The Emperor of Russia will occupy all the ground floor; his eldest son the Empress’ suit, which ié very lovely (all Louis XVI. style), and the younger son, Prince Viadimir, will inbabu the little Imperial Prince's ppart. ments; they are all gray and blue. the present ita have left, the will my im fact, tn the expicled vite 1a tes Sanday the races again drew all Paris together, and there being no room for the immense crowds, even im the Bois Boulogne, they formed a continued chain from the Tuileries to Longchamps. It was a sight never to be forgotten. Maujicks, cossacks, jockeys, riders, rivers, Victorias, cars of every kind, stare, orders, rib- emperors ‘and princes alone had outriders to clear a passage. Now and then an open barouche with six horses got ahead, but had then to square and draw up by the aide of wens a od lesa woll appointed vehicla ‘First come first sorved. T cannot enumerate the names of alb the distinguished celebrities, but the Duchess de Mouchy was in light bine and Alengon lace, Mme, de KarsakoT in pearl gray and ‘and corse, Waves of white muslin filed caléches with folda. White tulle bonnets and raday Gewing Derrica, with wreaths of foliage, encircled every Large colored silk saahes are the principal ornament ‘on white robes, Jewels were all of praia gold, The car vory large Circles of gold were worn round our new high, fat ehignons, Overskirte were very flat and uoderskirts had pliesd flounces, Whenever stripes were advpted the under- skirt was made of the same shade as the colored stripe on white ground. The King and Queen of the Belgians, the Pritice of Prossia and both tho Emperors were in the imperial stand, and an incident worth mentioning is that M. Thiers happening to pass, and the King of the Belgians bay ing asked bim to walk ap, the Emperor of Russia on bearing who the little man in spectacles Sepa got up and shook aands with him most cordially. {f ub very significative, there is no faith tn politics, ‘On Monday tho Bmperor of Russia gave an envertatn- ment at the Russian embassy to se Russian jadies and one bundred Russian noblemen. Grand Duchess Mario wore an orange colored robe; her daughter Was in white and cerise. Mine. do Karsakof was in sulphur, anew yellow, which is noither jonquil nor maize, Her hair was ‘in long plaita, All the other remarkalie princesses, whore names end in skit and skof and ska, were in white eatin, and one of them, who the preceding was at the races in a splendid turnout, with orange livery jockeys and jet black borees, was much complimented on ber splendid set of pearls and diamonds, But if all this is very spiondid, what is to be said of gala performance at the opera? It began around building, for the ftuminations were dazzling. In- je, from the top to the bottom of the house, nothing «stones, uniforma, diadema and shoulders. M ‘aus did her best im the A/ricaine; but all eyes were fo the imperial box, in the centre of which were the Em- ror, the Empress, and ail the future sovereigns of urope, Tight and left and behind, At ten o'clock the pap ek entered, and tho Russian Hymn was sung, while stood. ‘Tho Empress of France was in white and red, with all by fone on her oy ee tals and neck. @ Princess ef jae!a was iD ‘The foreign princes wore the orders of the Legion of Honor. Every tier was filled with all the dukes, counts ‘and countesses known, The best places cost eighteen hundred francs—the same which two days before were to be let for thirty. Opera House was surroanded by crowds ever since dve o'clock in the morning. ‘The next great event is the arrival of the nd Prussia id hie goite, No wonder Bieroarcks ato 80 - fonable. I noticed that the Emperor saluted bim coldly on. Meoting; if it were not so hot I should not object giving him a cold shoulder—not for political reagons, but bes cause [ think ai) Bismarck very ugly, “ a