The New York Herald Newspaper, February 23, 1868, Page 4

4 TURKEY. Fuad Pacha’s Resignation and Effects of the Cabinet Crisis. Imperial Terms to Crete and Revolu- tiouary Reply of the Cretans, The American Merchant Flag Almost Unseen in the Levant, _TURKEY. F cancel _ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. und Pacha’s RestauntionmA Cubinet Crisie— The Sultan Humbles to the Ex-Minister= Comments ot the People=The Supply of Smal Arms—An American Trade Chance Lost—Decay of American Commercial Inter- ents in the Levant=The American arine fing Being Actively Superseded by the English. ConstaxTivorie, Jan, 22, 1808. At the momont of clorins my last lotter we wero in the ‘midst of the ministerial crisis caused by the unfortunate misunderstanding that bad arisen between the Sultan and Fuad Pacha, the latter having taken umbrage at ‘the action of the Su! who, in a moment of ill humor, Issued an order confiscating the newly built mansion of the Pacha, In consequence of this Fuad Pacha abandoned his post, and his colleagues threatened to fol- ow bisexample, The Sultan, knowing by past experi- ence that an attempt to create a new ministry out of such materials as could be hastily got together at a time like the presont would be madness itself, saw no other avenue of escape from the dilemma than the humiliating expedient ot commissioning tho Seraskier (\finister of War) to endeavor to induce his susceptible Minister to re- tura to his post, A council was held on the samo even- Ing, at which Fuad Pacha set forth his grievances; but his View of the affair was enorgstically opposed by tho Seraskter, The following day the obdurate Minister was invited by tho Sultan to meet him, and before tho audience was over Fuad had withdrawn hia resignation and the same day resumed bis official functions, since which ail goes oa a8 usual. Two days after the Sultan again sent for Lis acting Prime Minister and informed him tha) bis property was restored to him, Fuad at fist declined to receive it, but subsequently accepted, sud ig now aga n In possession of his house, This ap- parently unimportant adair in itsolf assumes a vast im- portance wheu it is considered that this ig the first time 4 Minister tas dared to act in open defiance of the orders of the Sultan, to say nothing of the irregularity and Josa of time such an incident necessarity causes in the Miulsterial departments; it tends to hamble tue ruler of these realms in the eyes of bis people and the estima- tion of forelsners, and deprives the “shadow of God oa earth’! of Lis autocratic prestige, Could tho father of the present monarch return to earth for oae short hour, sooner than be bearded by those he tadght to crouch at his focts'ool, or goaded by rebellious snbjects, the troyer of the Janissaries would have one last desperate puil at the bows rng acd then hasten back to Paradise, disyusied With tue degeneracy of his successors, ‘Lhe imede of cvurse, a topic of muck comment, Turk spexkiug to me of it yesterday remarked, “There is a fable which says a fy alighted on a mortified ; tue sore compiaining said to (ie ty, ‘You know eajoyi formeuis me; bul you are, e that the poison you are mabibiag will © yourselt ? has bumiliated his sovercign, and in sted 2 wonnd wuieb will uot be easily ulian canuot resort ty the bowsirings Lk re; but while ne is forced bo curb his recente Incat for the present, the day will come, aod may not distant, when jast week's account will bo re is in & way not pleasing to Fuad. nt is now fully alive tothe xigencies of the hour, without h time, aud 1s actively engaged in pr.viding tue bost arms for the troops, the Porte was anxious to sec thousands of American rifles for conversion to lowers, but telegeapaic inf. ion says Rus wecured al tho beB: wvailablo arms that were engaged Col’s tac for eizhteen obiructed for adthe charpe aud Remiagta be made for some tine 'o come, Had tue agent Of some cuter, rieing Atwerican manufacturer presen ed could Lave obtained orders for a large quantity of arars at a reasonable price and satisfactory Svodiiious as regards payment, An agent for buli’s rile Was here afew days ug, bus bis prices were 80 et oroitapt Coat be could uot obia:n a contract, AL present tho trade in arma uere 18 entirely coutined to English aud Belgian tras, fo @ former tetver I mentioned the arrival here of a cargo Oi rum aod alcvlol trom New York, While the rum barrels made the voyage wilhout the alichtest leal the contents of the alcouol barrels bad entirely @ apo- It is now rumored ved here announcing of spirits frei tne 5 that Uncie Sam drawback upon exporis of American export trade to Years aieavs America ships in Stnyrna and to American meresan's estabusted im Toe Levant iraders were the clippers of rate was not confined toa lew wv York and Boston as now, # eranuug Boy Cui If this be true U rite, Turkey wilt be reduced to very narrow limits, ago Were here cou these poria, out, whicu reshipped to C on, @ roundabout W ye to Cuina, John J, Astor sont anna- ally large cousige wents Of rick furs; Gittings, OF Laltie (out cargoes of Ro coties, Ihe tur trade bas aud luxurious pacuas of uirmingbam and sane The rétura carcoes from here DL are now superseded by r, and the tran-pors of and America is ng the voy~ NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. be sern inany country, This takes place at sun- rise, and on this occasion all the chief officers of the empire, both Chureh and State, are assembled in their richest costumes to escort the Sultan to the mosque; but this time much of the pomp and pageantry of former years were wanting. Yesterday was the third and last day of the feast, and this morning the public offices are re- opened, and the business of the various depart- ments is resumed after a month of almost extreme idleness. On Thursday last a special steamer was de- re mostly opened and the bonos scattered in the street and roads, aud the bo ties disiu erred and mad tie eub- ject of insults of wany kinda The wood of ull the houses is tora out, ‘the viliagas of Amanana, Kastanionitza, Addon Goni-s and Kera are des‘roved. The three lattor, a8 Well a3 the monastery of Kera, were twice burned, ou the 15th of October, 1836, and the 2d ‘The Turks took prisoner E! ert Abe Ponsula resident ia Cre'o and by Euro- pean officers in the Turkish service—tnis desecration is universal, Puariowaki and Goorge Kubon, with their familles, they plundered and then kili the old man (i’bario~ waki) being ki:led on the knees of bis wife, On the 14tn of October, 1866, at Abdon, the troops stoned to death the priest Stamatis and killed an old cripple, with a man aged one hundred years, named Thiearon, on whose breast they kindled a fire and burned him before he was spatched to Crete with an aide-de-camp bearing | dead. They dragged by the fect through the streets the the Sultan’s firman granting the concessions pro- mised the Cretans. After having officially pro- mulgated them the mission of the Grand Vizier will be at an end, and he will return to his post at Stamboul, By this firman the most liberal con- cessions are granted. Most of the onerous taxes fin ( complained of by the islanders have been abolished or temporarily repealed. The military exemption tax has been sct aside during seven years, the salt duty is repealed, agriculture and the export trade are to be encouraged, roads are to be constructed and porta cleared, sub-governors and the chief officials Priest George until he died. They killed Emanuoi Anandranis‘on, an old man of eighty years, on tue knees of his wife, They dug out the eyes and cat off the hanis of Jonn Darcolais, aged eighteen, and then killed him, and the same fate was awarded to Marla Condo- poula, # Jeper. On the 13th of October they took mm ig” George) and two wome: '1 as @ man named Geor eo Tsamari. Omar Pacha baving, arrived at Castile in this provin On the 15th of May, collectet two hundred individ’ (families), woom the translator saw bomself, including a man of ninety-three, who was wrapped in oiled rags, to which fire was put and then left to burn. This peciaa barbarity frequently witnassed during ‘bis war. He gave ail these p rons up to the troops, who kept them suf. dured, ‘They took the priest John, aged seventy years, tortured old man Macro- Hof whom thoy of the local government are to be Christians, and | and whipped him, then crucified bim for four days, after withal fraternity and equality between Moham- medau and Christian are to be eatablished. If this programme is fully carried out Crete will become the elysium of the East. How far it will be fol- lowed upit is impossible to foresee; but so long as the Greeks, backed by Russia, continue to fo- ment discord, I fear there is little chance of suc- cess, ‘The Russian men-of-war still continue to convey refugees to Groece and return with arms, ammu- nition and volunteers. One of these ships was recently caught in the act of landing contraband goods ona part of the island closed to shipping PE Fes of the Turkish government. The Porte h&s Feiiionstrated to the Russian Chargé d’ Affaires here, and the incident has been the subject of a lively correspondence, & Inthe meantime Vessim Pacha, #ho commahided the Turkish ship under th+ guns of which this branch of neutrality was practised, has been re- moved from office for not having fred into the Russian, An English officer, Captain Hobart, brother to Lord Hobart, director of the Imperial Ottoman Bank, has been employed in the Turkish naval service, at a salary of £3,000. This gentleman boasts of having-run the American blockade thir- teen mes, and now promises to make short work with the Greek blockade runners. Crete some weeks siuce, and gave his impressions ina letter published in the Levant Herald two weeks ago, which you may have seen. Admiral Wiseman, of the British navy, is also expected here in March, and is to undertake the reorganization of the Turkish fleet, in the room of Aduural Slade, the author of some well written works on the East, who has been in the Turkish employ for upwards of thirty years and is now re- tired on haif pay. ‘The latter was for several years past Captain of the Port here, and so zeal- ous and exacting was he in the discharge of the duties of the post that he became very uapopular, particulariy with his own countrymen engaged in commerce here, Notwithstanding the great exertions which have been made to place the army on an efficient war footing, the navy has fallen into a sadly wretched State since tie sudden and mysterious death of Mehemet Pacua. ‘This officer visited the United States in and subsequently, in 1863, was ap- peas Capitan Pacha in the place of Mehemet Ali vacha, the brother-in-law of the Sultun, who was distnisesd., The deceased Admiral having made cat iuprovements in the navy and the arsenal, alihouga previously in the enjoym nt of the most robust health, died very suddenly about two years alter his appointment. He bore the reputation of being aa eificient officer and an energetic, honest man, aud was a great favorite with the Sultan. Admiral Wiseman wili find his post no sinecure if he succeeds in introducing the reforms required wud tgs, The rly gluadened the eyes of the ce and Bet who ir A ot the tran: used by the a 4 by some of yor were butit by since He sieameor reader » Avebor jabmeoud Mobme harmed te ry " v @inploy ed in mit Y aitean areeaal yards have been Engtishmen, In 1542 tho Bangor, ® stewner owned im the Slate of Maine, arrived here, atid was (he firet steamer over em- ployed 5 tbr the Rosphoras 10 Mariuora, and # aurprised to leora thi fret mer that ever ¢) through the straits of ¢ et ecrew wteamer ¢ he wacers of the Sle bore the tar, While the nation that ever stirred up ne tote years an Ame “ut fn the viewnity with Ittle success, time immemorial enjoyed 2 roduced joe here, ex, bat - fear nment have for trom the sate of ow, Of whiten tHe ic@ Inde threatened Ww deprive tuem, sod they ha ne their ittmost to oppose it Vhere ano chonge tv Cretan ataire aince my last, From Greets Learn that the Athens government have ered two fron-e ads to be on the stocks in Enge Tand, at a cost of £100,000 and # her, to be \uuuched thie year, at Tr bee ordered one thoutand Chorepot tor ut of his privy purse, and the Qneen fi Potities are unarually eo!) here durin, dullest month ip the Turki-l calendar, whee medans expoct to Mery 1 feast all's weok later it ence. » tives days’ feast follows, when work Will recouiuence ia atl tne depart- merits of goreroment While atl Europe ts covered with enor, and the papers to by the im rth and went, hore Hl, WHE the ex ad’ no cold what bring doleful account» of the slemency of the weather a: (ive @ are enjoying a epr « prion of a few hours vx over, Creat Ree Crete and Political Quiet=—Termination of Higioun Festival=Mission to Terms of Retorm—iKussi fish Navel TotriguemAu His Amerionn of CoveTaxtiNornr, Jan, 2 the to bring the Turkish navy up to the standard of etticiency, and be will alan discover that Turks make tar better sold.ers than sailors, ‘Their wooden ships are nearly all in bad condition, re- quiring exteusive repairs, aud the iron-clads, of which there are four, having béen nearly two Years without docking, have their bottoms so foul that they cau only crawl at @ snail’s pace. In fact, of the fourteen ships now in the Cretan Waters only two or three are in a condition to be of the least service, One of the latter has re- cently come out of dock at Malta, instead of hav- ing the work done at the arsenal here, which could have easily becu accomplished by good manage- ment, Darbohor Rechid Pacha, an octogenarian minia- ter, who was put ont e retired list ten years ago * : the new party came into office, has just ed. was on his way in full uniform to pay his respects to the Sultan, when he dropped down dead. He was the last of a class of uneducated ministers who formerly were appointed to office, aud woo could neither read, write nor siga their own names, but affixed their veal to public documents, Al- though this fact was weil known by ail about him, this man hed a habit of pretending to read care- pers presented to h.m, some owa, his information ing subsequently ob+ retary. Darvohor Reciid Pacha er of War and three times Gene- was thr ral-in-Chief. Fuad Pacha is again in fall favor, notwithetand- ing he reiused to comply with the Sultan's order to continue the work ou the mansion which occn- sioned tie imbr ioned in my last. His M ty two da! ut for the architect and Ww hin to building, «nd r ‘| bundred masous at work. He has his privy pur-e for the servant w be CAND A. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALO. The Herald in Crete=1 the € ovisional € nieCo: Narrative of Barbarities Come the Ottoman Troops in Certain of Crete. Cuntx, Dec, 23, 1867, In thie out of the way corner of the civilized world (in which, nevertheless, a contest is raging in which all the civilized should be wterested) I have jut picked up a copy of the Naw York Henarn, and found thereiy o letter from Constantinople, in which the Turks are spoken of ea humanitarians, 1 know that in your desire © a complete view of modern politics you will be ng not only but gtad to publish au authentic state. ment of thelr determined foes, the apparently indom!- table Cretan patriots, I therefore enclose the first « Province tog’ wi thet bas been delivered for foreign publication of portion of @ docement just completed—a narrative of barbari''es committed in some districts of Crete by the Ottoman troops, compiled by the provisional yovern- meat and tanslated for them by a Phiihellene, with note by the trauslator. From what Lknow of the condition of aftaira In this vuhappy isiand, 1 am ready to accept untesttatingly for eit th tof the prov 1 governmen lhove read the memoraudum book of Omar P e chief of artitlory—a Prus- 2 of hic own knowledge that the insurrection ts prospering in tho ( viow fmmensely. ihe whole igbting ni within the past week or two several checks, of which two are ‘ion prevails ip official q' Linn, and’, indeed, the Turks, om privationa of the Cur # # wan from tie Apokorona the blockede of both part Ho amid they had had none nis and @ wall, Yet they rally ts and nono to surrender. ates the peopie at this mos ‘The poor, bail- 1 today by the most ‘ juniticeot offer of the I'v ©, Diem}, money end isouunis tleemanl tor An see BO One you Lends or st Wonk —a pris Wo ary aie { sably one piece vod taat my agotan wens nt midnight Although apparently on the eve of great evens, there never was a imore quiet week politically ir Btambout than the last seven days. Sanday basi wae the firet day of Bairam, and the usual proces jon and ceremon bk plece. Pormerty this Waa the most finncstne Biate ecremony that could SIEVING 9 got ne three OF have yotten ow for the narrative of Terkieh barber thus es whieh PROVENER OF PRUTAANA Tr thi province time were fie fi ete Ou Ouiy © summits 0. iiitet eharohes, af 6h hae pootion ut eravere, whe dead He visited | ), | | strong wind portant Manifesta of | oyponute Re © of the | mass of Chrivtian, but for many years an officer | ioe un t rrice—!n whieh many of these barharities | which tuey ted his hair, which the Greek priests alwa: wear long, to the top of the cross, hia hands being al; tied so that bis feet touched the’ground, and left him expoard to the sun all the day. Ai nigh! he was taken to the camp of the soldiers, and it can hardiy be under. Stood what ho suffered from their brutality. After that he was carried to Landia, and we do nok kaow what has become of him, Besides this many others suflered from different kinds of cruelty, ‘The Turkish troops cut down here more than cight hundred fruitful olive trees and killed many people. VILLAGE OF TERATOMURL, In this village not a house retains; all are burned, well as ali the churches, Au old man called Const Une, aged ninety years, was put to death by torture after his daughter, ‘VILLAGE OF PLATT. May 21,—All the houses and the village church were burned, The Turks took from its grave the body of a Priest and threw it on the road, In thia village thoy killed at! the old men whocould not walk, abused the women and cut down most of the olive trees, WAY 17, wer O6 Fea ty i] Tie a women aged one fiatadret apd twonty years and kilied an idiot, wita many other persons, They cut dowa two hundred ollsg trees, 7 wee VILLAGE OF CAMINAKL | The 21st of May the Turks passed by this village and found Constantine Strataki and his wife sick and unayle to walk, They tied them together and thiew them into the fire. VILLAGR OF APRAKORAL Tho Turks arrived here the 2ist of May and killed the old George Pelispukaki and Zacuany Neattios ‘Tuo 29ih they kilied two women and burned the pictures which they found ina cavern. In this village-tuey killed som og2, one of which they dressed in the robes of the priest, after which they get fire to the village, This in- cident of the hog is often repeated, with the addition sometimes of putting the sacramental up beforo it. It 1s the bitterest insult which can be vilered to the Cretan Hi Christian, VILLAGE OF MESSA LASITSD May 30,—Tho villago was burned and Put to the sword. VILLAGE OF TSRRMINADA, Two women were buried alive tn their houses; 1,500 Olive trees were burned, VILLAGR OF SACON Hess thia village the ‘Turks cut aud burned 809 olive een, im the inhabitants VILLAGE OF NURABELLO, June 5,—Ten thousand O:toman troops, under tho command of Keschia Pacha and Ali Sarkosh, en/ored. into the province of Mirabollo by two points, Potamas acd Caiariti, The inbab.tants fled in fear to the sum- mits of the fi-hest mountains, Tne I’achus, with their usual deception, invited the families to retura. promi to protect em’ in all respects, whive, if they reta the army would set tre to everytuiag; at the sam time taey wore ordered to bring ali Lueir effects into vilages, [he unfortunates, persuaded by ther promises, retarned home, waen the honorable Pachas, forgetting their promises, gave orders to thr solders to attack the people, It is uppossibie to describe the deeds committd, WV im, Clildren, oid men ands persons of every age were subjected to insults, after which the troops went around among tae houses and caves, cle of value, which, when found, they either carried away or barced, PROVINCE OF RILZO, In ‘his province the destruction, tho ecenesof violence } and ili deeds which the invabitants suffered were of the { Worst description There are to-da aurmals iv tue province, the frults aro ali destroyed aud cue oil all and overywhore thie peopie coud havo hidden any aru: | ove slill in demand for cut door wear. FASHIONS FOR MARCH. B jet Styien Culled for the Ladies, A balmy atmosphere and genial strenks of glorious sunshine stealing through tho rifts in the lealen clouds brigiten up the few lingering days of old Leap Year’s elongated February, and were it not for the rivers of Stygian blackness that ebb and flow with mud through all our streets, prome- nading and shopping would be a pleasure really enjoyable. At present, however, out door exer- cise is an utter impossibility, and is about as un- pleasant to imagine as to participate in. Those who have the temerity to venture forth into the streets generally return to their homes bedraggled with slush and covered with mud; their walk spoiled and toilets soiled ; while the only pleasure experienced is the doubt- ful one of giving the dress to Betty to brush, so as to keep her from Thomas or other mischief. The moderate weather of the past few days and the near approach of spring conjure up tothe vivid imaginations of our éégantes enrapturing visions of lighter toilets anda change in the modes; yet they should not permit themselves to be deluded by these deceptive appearances, that, like asyren, allures butto destroy. There may be bright, warm days in March, but it will be only semi occasion- ally, for by far the greater number of days in that capricious month, experience teaches us, will be made up of howling, whistling winds; pitiless storms of sleet and rain, and clouds of blinding dust that fills one’s eyes and mouth, and ruins even the com- monest of dresses, Fashion apparently has been trying for centu- ries to invent something that would please and at the same time satisfy her votaries-—something orig- inal, useful and beautiful, which ‘might with just the slightest possible exaggeration be termed “perfection;” but her endeavors to reach this acme of mundane bliss bas been @ most miserable and lamentable failure, and the result is that the latest styles still perplex, aggravate, delight or | hother ths cerebraly of the feminine world. To id and encourage this delightful and pleasurable botheration, we now propose to exhibit to our fair readers the latest in the way of cuts, colors and materfals, our ouly desire being that they may find as much real pleasure in réading the fol- lowing as they are certain to experience if they follow our directions. ‘The millennium | of fashionable perfection may never be vouch- safed to us, yet it is some consolatation to know that with the exception of a few trifling vagaries her chief aim and march has been strangely tend- ig toward improvement. To be just we must ad- mit-that almost every new phase of the arbitrary and fickle goddess of late years has been a tasci- nating, admirable tendency from good to better, an intoxicating delight of joys yet in store for her worshippers, of which even the present pretty, becoming, modest and comfortable styles are but the harbingers. Metternich green is now the fashionable color, ag is also black, crimson and dark blue, Bismarck shades are rapidly going down in the tide of public favor; they were too exclusive to last long, and there are now fewer shades of the kind tolerated. Dark blue is preferred for cloth costumes; violet and dark brown for cot- sa velvet; speckled brown and black tweed are also permitted and are deemed very tasty and fashionable. Dark blue velvet and dark crimson Black still continues to be fashion’s favorite hue; and such an ascendancy has this color acquired in Paris over all other shades that it would secm as thouzh the ladies of that frivolous capital had doomed themselves to eternal mourning. Ordinary visits, Poured out inthe tighways More than fifty ehildrea, aged between two ant threo voars, wero kiled in their motners? a Lequel, 8 tuey bined churches and houses, ‘The same day they burned the village of Lekologs, aud outside of the village Wok away four young girls and some women, whom they killed, May 23,—Ibe Turks eatered the village of Calamt. ‘They took an old man, a conieaarian, and afer laving mutiiated him, threw him into th fire wive, The 0: man troops returned thea to Gerapetra, aed on ti way destioyed all tho villages wher: tuey passed, alibough thore had mever boon avy insurrectiouary movements there, The translator could supply many other instances which have beon repoated to him by the Kuropoans ia the service of the Porve. Tho avove is 4a extract of the On the occasion of the Bairam the old man | record of accurrences ia the provinova near Candia; the | full repablication 14 not ouly needless but would bo too repulsive. He has mads ailusion to the memorandum book of Pilaver Pacha fo tho hands of tne Freaca goveroment. This book gives dates and detais of atroe ciwes which are in every respect equal te those recorded by tho Crotans, Tho districts of waich bis record has not yet be n completed will anow, it possible, biacker Tolls of crima, Kessamos, Reunis, Annari, Nylopotamo and the Avokerona having been more eriolly treatod thaw most other socite (an provisional ov- erament proposes to make & new chiriot the itaud by trata? tue ruin of crue and barbarity whicn the Lurk urls drew in their march on its desolate 8 plety an exjosy as is possinie of thi jeeds tu a wonths or more BROOKLYN FITELLIGENCE, Tue Boring or Tae Steawer Hoxrivetox, The Long | Ielad Railroad Company's steawer Hua! top, burned on Friday night, was bull over a year ago at @ cost of pearly $100,00h The ooat took fire wuile lying in hor dock gt Huoter's Point, through the alleged carolessness of the men who had charee of the cloaaing of tho fur- naces The flares epread very rapidly and communi- cated to the woodwork of the slip, and the steamer, being cut adrift, was carried rapidly down the river by a and tide, Un reaching @ point nearly idee street, Brooklyn, the burniog boat sunk, Her appearance on floatiag down the river, a fame, caused the utmost consternation along the chore, he Huatingion was insured for $15,000, Be x Dratu.—Mr, Thomas Wood, of 93 Fifth stroet, E, D., euddenty dropped dead yesierday forenoon while cutting ice in the Wood b yard of hie residence, bir. to jue: ‘zen, and five chil Michel Miles was pro- through Clinton street ata late previous years 0 ave, and leaves a wie Mysremous Assavit,—As Mr, ceeding to his home hour en cht, he war avequited and knocked down by ans, who immediately thereafter made good th ape, Mr. Miles wae eo severely inyured that le bad to be Couveyed to his home. Ixvo rat Dock,—Jobn D, Ferris foil into the dock at the foot of Fulton street on Friday night. He was soon rescued by some cuizens who were attracted by his q 2 his (ali he received a vory it upon bis head. Wore of tos Poticr,—The official returns made live at the Inspector's office show the number of arrocte made during (he past Week to be 278. SwIvwuite THE SUPERINTENDENTS OF THe Toon. —James Paldwin, who gives his oveupation asa laborer, was ar- rested on Friday night on a charge of swindling the Superintendent? of the Poor, The charge i# preferred by Superiatendent F.C, Kirby, who alleges that the ac. on wovers Tu cuved obtained relief from county for himself aud others under false representations, “ihe accused was logked await trial SUICIDE OF wile From the Evening 7 m, February 227 Last nig’ nout half- past on o'clock, @ Dr. Bde ward U, MeCralb, aged thirty-five, temporarily residing With a frieud, Fraocly D, Von Pelt, of Fith avenue, a (he atlalr the follow. ars to be t goased, WhO Wa an, had heen for 4 to excessive drinking, an not prosper in his profession a man of bis ability sould, Added to this, pecumary trouble, of more provably growing out of hia tm micon, bie wife quarrelied With and ‘oully separated from him. Tha left to him. Feil B18 Viewus bait becawe snore coufirmed, and nis professional praciice ff ewily. Then be began take tng morphine, and the greater portion of the fare wa under ita influence, Sis fr an Pelt, took hiro in ai bie residence and ‘ay the sorrow that seemed to weigh so efforts were in yain, however, aut he contiaued his ruinous couree in spite of the cood wiehes uf hie frienda Several days aines the deceus need al times signs of mental aberration, which pied the family with whom le wot residing with comatant apprétiension for bie safety, A strict wateh Was thereiore kept on bis actions, but nothing ocourred to opcasion farther alarm, and thotr vigilance decreased hie sanity grow, Laat might, on coed hie door, called Mr. Van Pelt 1 Joeman returned the thooght him tbat th With hia trend at bm ‘Thue imprecsed he ag (heir conficen rptiring, the dactor apd bade hi hhdelingy fact of exe tine Wee somewhat surange. as ioued (o the Coetor’s rouru, only to tind to his horror the wreched man lyitw ‘on the floor with hia throat eat from | cae tocar, with a bloody ravor tying beside bim, The rte Gulu dite gue Le Co uier WE 6 3s oxen uolulod } iia'took charge of tte body, ee ‘Thea they withdrow to tho village ot 1 bt! | stlan world bas looked wt wilh apathy tor wediling visits and all those occasions for which ght colors and gay costumes used to be se- lecied have given place to black, which has this season prevailed. In matters of color fashion is al- | most as inexorable as in matters pertaining to outs ! or trimmings, and* the resa!t is that costumes - | entirely of the same material are still worn, Black satin, black faye, black or violet moiré and black ser.re de soie are the favorite materials just } now; but any of the colors mentioned above can be substituted instead. We subjoin descriptions of black dresses:— Jupon of black or violet moiré, upper robe of | black faye, gathered up at each side, rich trim- } ming of jet ornaments on the pockets, corsage and sleeves; that onthe pockets and corsage consists of a deep jet fringe, and the trimming at the end of th ‘es is somewhat more showy and elaborate 14 the ceinture is ofthe same material as y broad and fastened at the bick of the waist by jet rings. Bonnet of black vel with trimming of white or violet marabouts. The corsage of the dress ig high, and | over it is worn a black lace polonaise. A small ila mai is slung to the arm by a loop of rose colored ribbon, tastened in a bow at one side. present (He fashionable style of carry- viack faye, over a jupon of black velvet, he robe finished at the edge by five narrow. x of black velvet, A black lace bournouse, Lined with violet silk. Next we lave a trained robe of superb black Between each broadti thers is a trimming, and on the pockets ire of the polonaise consists phon, embroidered with jet. jack chan illy lace, lined with black ye de svie. band of briltiant j } jet fring The ceis | of a broad black vi | Polonaise of bl satin. Walking costumes continue much the same as hronghout the winter, Fashion has at length a special rule for that style of dress gens erally designated as the “costume court,” of ich the short robe is the marked characteristic. © short jupom, or petticoat, must not be too short, and suould be of red violet or black and finisuod at the lower edge by a plissé. The robe worn over itis cutina peculiar way; in front it ut plaits at the waist, and bangs in only o ulness at the back, where it is shaped so as fol in & moderate point, and is yathered by four butions, ome being placed at 8 and two at the back. Vi look very pretty finished with blac’! edg Black velvet and other evening dresses are cut very low. Some sacrifice, how- ever, to propriety is obtained by the use of the ! chomisette, or rather a second and high bodice of } satin, very pale in tone and made quite plain. } Thela it evening dresses tor young t three skirts oj little ' to up each i | lad pink crape set on 'y ! plaits, the border of each akirt ont in small scallops answering to the width of the plaits. | Toe body is formed of three plaited bands, the ronein small sealiops round the top. A cart of pink satin be worn around the w ant fastened together balf way down the skir. by | a pink daisy, a ymatier one to be worn at the waist j at the other side. White foulard is also fastion- {l dresses could not be cut any lower in front, so they ate now cut more behind. In the way of ball dresses, a robe of white tulle over white silk is most desirable. The skirt should be made in the style of a robe ronde—that is to say, without » o, and juet long enough to touch the groun e Hoished with # flounce of tulle, embr he front should be plain, and ic bias bands of white taffeta must be sof on in the tablier form, gradually widening j com the waist downward, and the back part of the waist should be of tulle bouilionn®, An sarpe of white tulle, embroidered with silver, is fastened by two bouquets of wheat cars made of irosted siiver, ant the top of the corsage is fi d by a tall of dentelle d'argent, while in ihe hair a bowjuet of silver frosted wheat ears should alao b Go! a r, Jet. and lace are now the trimmings Most it uc. Fur is st ll the rage, the lig quulities being most liked. ‘The “click” fashion te again rapidly gaining in favor, aa iv also the use of gold flowers and trimmings. Siiver cord is also adly uted flounces are yorn on 0 W much worn, strangest possibly fact in connec: th the present fashions is the complete dertnl change that has come abont in oth opera and walking, and which are 1 Strange shapes as to be totally inex- They are of all shape: ig pieces, and as yet reecived no new uame, They are quite a novelty; stand-up collars, and fastened at the left shoulder by button which cannot be seen. There las been another change in cont sleeves, lost being the ase of hanging sleeves—hang ing completly from the shoulder, narrow, joined, and compicted with @ fur cuff, so that the effect produced is that of @ hussar’s jacket, from which it derives its name. It owes its origin to the ‘Graud Duchess de Gérolsicin,” and has a ver: ming effect; bestdes which it is considere , Which f@ everything Row, as probably it ba 4 @erte dice ac é Bab 2 a at oe ae cr ate aoe te ater a i Ee i oe ae eee ea eee ee eee eee ee ee eee ee eS a eee Ways was, White cachemire cloaka are much worn, and are generally lined with satin, cut in a bizarre manuer and very deen. It daily becomes more difficult to make snffi- ciently small bonnets to fit the increasing chig- nons, Bonnets for morning wear are composed of @ puff of white blonde, edged with madulpsing white blonde, while the summit is completed with @ little garland of rosebuds. Other bonnets of blonds are Of the hulf square shape, a sort of buckle work of velvet strapping passing down the centre of the material, which is formed in the butterfly shape. In other cases narrow bands of satin, cut on the gross, de the bonnet into two compartments, Where bonnets are worn stretched—that is, without drawiny, puffing or plaiting of any kind—a curtain is used. The cap in these cases is of simalt puffed tulle. Satin strings are generally worn, and golden braid is again being used as a trimming. The fashionable style for head dresses is a mix- ture of jewels and flowers, the effect of which 13 extremely tasteful and elegant, Creole bandeaux are made of crimson velvet, ornamented with a girclet of gold and steel, and pendant drops to correspond, A crimson flower with metallic foli- age is placed on one side. Other coiffures are composed of golden torsade with drooping tur- quoise ornaments divided by pearls, and with an arum blossom of white crape and golden tassels on one side. <A goldea comb, ornamented with drooping branches of lilies of the valley, forms a very pretty set-off to the chignon, For the front part of the coiffure two narrow rovleanx of turquoise. Tie Norma coiffure of beautiful leaves is also fashionable, and so are the beautiful jewel butterflies and hum- ming birds, The Pompeian head dress is now the rage. The hair fs waved, then turned back from the face over a frizzette and fastened down with a tow of large gold beads, The hair is roiled into a round chigs non at the back, and two long curls fall over the chignon at the back and a shorter one behind the ear. ‘The fashion of the day for fancy jewelry is a mixture of gold and steel. Coronets for the hair, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, broochesand studs are all made of this style ‘or lockets and studs the initials are frequeMtly raised in gold ono smooth stzel surface. Opals, tiat but afew days ago were so superstitiously revarded as unlucky, are agaiy coming into vogue, and promise soon to become, as they have always deserved to be, esteemed univers«l favorites. And now, irusting that our farr readers have enjoyed the latest nodes, which we have here present-d for their considera tion and appreval, we will for one short week bid them adieu. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALO. A Fashionable Whirl—Grand Ball ond Sparke ling Belles on Farragut’s Flagship—Toillets at the Naval Ball-American Lidies Pree sented at the Tuileries—Eugenie’s Dress at the Court Ball-The German Ball Beauties from Faderland—Dress Reform for Female Servants. Pants, Feb. 7, 1868. Reports of the fashions and fashionable news have continued to pour in this week in enormous quantity, leaving your correspondent very little leisure for attendance at the Bois and to politics not feminine, Ibegto give you a short account of the fte given by Admiral Farragut on board his vessel at Niece. The weather was lovely, the sea caim and without a wrinkle on its lovely surface ; the at- mosphere warm and just enough zephyr afloat to set the flags and banners in motion, The Ameri- can officers did the honors and sailed to and fro in amull boats from the shore to the vessel with ever fresh cargoes of ladies. Dancing began at two o’clock, the military band in garrison at Nice having been sent by the colonel of the regiment to keep up a continued strain of joyful melody. At sixa very profuse collation was partaken of between decks, the appetite of dancers being sharpened by the sea breezes. ‘The ladies were in demi-toilet, and the belle of the day was Madame Guiot, in plain black vel- vet, with nothing but a ribbon of scarlet velvet in her raven hair. Her figure is pronounced faultless. At six the Prefect of Nice and Mme. Gavini went on board and were welcomed by the well known tune of the “Queen Hortense.’’ ‘The Comtesse de Montalivet was also present. The third official ball at the Tuileries took place on Wednesday last, the 6th inst., when the follow- ing American ladies were presented to the Empe- ror and Empress:— Madame Durant, wife of the Vice President U. P. R. R., in white poult de soie with tulle and satin trimmings. Miss Tappan. Mrs. Crane, in pearl silk and blonde lace. Mrs. Field, of Ban Francisco; Miss Wolfe, Miss Robbins. Miss Harbeck, in white tarlatan, pink tunic and roses in the hair. Mrs. Brittan, Miss Blanchard, Mrs. Winters, Miss Marian Sims, Mrs. Van Cleef. Mrs. Rabston, in white and straw colored trim- mings, and Miss Curtis, The ladies who had before been pregotited and who attended this ball were the Mos Beckwith, in white and Bismarck (untes, with pink roses in their hair. Mrs. Downing, in corded silk, with exquisite diamond gypamonts, * Mss Pepper, in biue, and Mrs. Norton, in illusion drapery, with sprays of green and silver foliage ; pearl and amethyst ornaments,’ The ball was somewhat too crowded to be agreeable, The Empress wore a robe made of 2 succession of green tulle skirts over green silk, looped with hyacintis; pearl ornaments. T have taken no notice of the American gentle- men presented on this occasion because the male sex do not approve of fashions and would not pe to be mixed up in anything of the and, At the German ball given at the Grand Hotel, and presided over ee the Princess de Metternich, the most remarkable feature was waltzing and ‘Teutonic bodices, which are rather too square, aud of which there is little to describe until one comes to the wa where quantities of basqnues are prominent. There were also some singular beards— very queer cuts indeed—and rather too much cheek; po end to dreamy blue eyes and fair chig- nons among the ladi and the same may bo said of the gentlemen's blue spectacles and Tow bows, w appeared interminable. The newest domino shades at the hal de lopera are fawn satin trimmed with swans’ down, and light violet silk trimmed with satin, A moire antique (pearl gray), ih a train of three yards len th, created a sensation by being the stumbling bloek of many. Some very strong people are to be found in the fashions. TV ailude to the “‘clergyman’s wife’? who has, ina London paper called the Saturday Re- rier, proposed a remedy to the evils caused by finery among the lower classes among female servants in particular, I do not doubt but that the ‘‘clorcyman's wife’’ is an excellent lady, but she is somewhat behind the time of progress we live in, especially in putting her projeet of reform under the patronage of ‘families of wealth and distinction,”’ of “iadies of position and fortune,” of the “leaders of fashion.’ As the ideal of the “clergyman’s wif a to make servant maids adopt a uniform, thus enforcing simplicity of dress, compulsory lilac print, alpaca nmbrellas, and no parasols, no flowersy feathers, ve car rings, clasps or accessories of any sort to help them look like ladies, it will soon be palpable that ladies of ‘position and fortune” i Phave to wait on themselves, darn their own jogs and wirn their old silks. Rather than submit to this regime they will withdraw their ad hesion, more 4o as the “families of distination “as woll as mistre do not object to their yants spending their wages on “those little French caps,” those dear, it little collars and entTs, which inake a Jadies’ maid look “tit to wait OR people.” ‘ The “clergyman's wife” has certainly made a mistake in another part of her coercive meast independently of the strike which will be rein. tained by the vo much boasted alpaca umbrellas, ifue other weapons can be procured, there will be « blow at the ‘disgraceiut style of adopted by aristocratic — misiresses. vogue in the drawing room, v compared to the proposed nuiform in the kitehen, will be torn to shreds on the hacks of the nobility. As very little Cape & wort that part tie robility will have to look out for its train, a thing clergyman’s wife has so great a horror for that in the code drawn out for sorvants it is 3 distinctly prohibited. ‘No print skirt is ty toweh | Oe ae lekmeds binit Wettengel, M.D, De y PT tate earned. |. M.D., Deputy Coronet tho ground”? 1 must not vert ‘y aa tet pars made & poste moriem examination on the bedy and gi Hg oo ; i pee. non teen ep! ‘hey nf it as bie opinion ie dean rene from eraeie, a stroke of the A me they. plecritis, the result of the etebe received, Tue mar satanical abominations, tie car murder | derere may ® in the realm, of @ in fox felony and of particular witehcraft. After all this I think that if a line has to be drawa it should begin a little above the shoullera of ladies of a, and that the example of simplicity should proceed in every way from above, “Maids should not have to teach their mistresses to be modest, but learn from them how to dress becomingly, ‘A little innocent bow on collar or cap i8 no more injurious to the morals of the “lower order of females” (against which definition I protest indignantly) than ona May pole. The evil lies in the example given by tl ladies. A little less babble at the tea-iizhts before waiting maids would do more towards abolishing finery than all the clergymen’s wives in the world. —_—_——___. THE STAGE AT NOME AND ABROAD, At Home, Mr, Follx A. Vincent and Miss Mote Wittiams, twe deserving favorites of the public, will make their ap- pearance on Monday at the Brooklyn Opera House m= the play of ‘“Ishnavogue, The ‘Harp in the Air," from ‘‘Maritana,” one of the most beautiful airs in English opera, has been introduced with immense success in the “White Fawn” at Nibiog It is sung by Miss Fanny Stockton. Couldock was at Maguire's Opera House, San Fram cisco, at the beginning of the month, Professors Wal and Wilson are giving horse trata ing exhibitions, @ / Rarey, at San Francisco, Stella Bonheur left San Francisco on January 31, She had great success there, ‘The Hanlons, who are without rivals in their line, and the wonderful Yarry Gurr, who eats and smokes under water, ana the great Carleton, the new delineator of Trish comicalities, are irresistible attractions at the Thédtre Comique, The Donver News describes a novel en ertainment there:—A series of religious dances, as practised among the Indians in the days of Montezuma, and handed down to the prosent day {n tradition, The dances were performed by fifteem Mexicans, who were dressed im suits of many colors, their faces covered with ma:ks, according to custom, while they make music from an instrument more primitive than molodious—the gourd shell, ASt. Louis paper bids farewell! to Janauschek in this manner, speaking of her edca:—Jt seems incredible that @ woman of auch a mild and amiable character ag Janauschek can, by mere volition, assume the perfect nature of adomon, as she docs in Medea. As though the poot had koowa that ne would be interpreted by @ lady of auch a sympathotic character, he gave to bis Medoa some of those redeeming features which show the high minded woman, even through the mask of the very devil, Miss Janauschek seizes theso tralis by her natural instinct, and in leaving tke theatre one takes along the most hvely sentitnent of concliiativn wit tae hereine, and ail ber a?rocities are forgotten There were $4,000 in the Boston theatre on the frst night of tne “White Fawn,” It is even a greater auc cess in the Have than in New York, Legs, blacks and Dickons rale there, De Poi's bailet closed last night at the Thédtre Comique, Botton, He has lust some of his best davcers, Dan Bryant 1s getting along protty well at the St Charles, New Urlean: “Le Prophéte” was produced og the 13ch at tho French Opera House and Edwin Adame played (ast week at the Varicticsa, Lott's German opera is at the val. ihe “Grand Duchess’ returns to the French theatre to-morrow night. La-t week she heid sorih in Phila. delphg:. She has made an immen™ success among the Quakers. for wauy staid people in that goodly burg are Dow practising the cancan, The uiumpus of Risior, in Havana have been some what unprec:dented, She was called out seven mes before the curtain one aight, which, consderiog the fact that an eucore 1m Havaua must bo responded to oniy with the conseut of the authorities, 18 an undovoted triumph. Ristori’g success aad gonius have induced th: Emperor of Krazit to mv.te her to bis couutry, enzagia to pay all her expenses, besides ollering her 1mmens terms for the 5 a oD, The Arca, Phiiadciphia, was “Under tho Gaslight? for tho last time last week, a Zozo 1s still at the American, Business the same, Zerbuni wauayes the Gorman dwaris in the Quaker it . The Cincinnat! papors speak thus of Now York artiets ataconcert 1a that city:—A pretty ba lad was intro duced by bitss Jenato E Bull, of New York. The tady appexrs Well aud makes a favorable impression at once Her voice, @ syprano, is not remarkuble eitner for quality or quan'ity. Tt _is ratner sympatnetic and well coniroiled. Mc. W. J, Hill, tenor, also of Now Yor! sang a baad tasto.ully aud eftect vely, and botn receiv: a decided encore, to wir formor roplied 10 Pare. pa’s piquant song, “Wuen i've Nothing Else to Do, and the latter ta Cae pretty ballua of ‘Good Bye, Sweetheart, Good Bye " Ole Bulls sitrring up the West with his violin, The Riching's Euglisu opera troupe 1s meeting with the most flattering and substantial encouragement from both the public and press of’ Baltimore, Fidy, at the Front, has proved bimself a succé¥sful campaigner ia the iT Ie “ie ‘and Mra. Barney Williams, “La Grande Ducnesve,” “Under the Gaslight” and the German dwarfs have packed up and left Philade:poia. Mme, L'Arconge ring up the st, Lous folks, A paper speaks of her in “Galatea: — ‘The great charm of the company is Mme. L’ Arronge. Sury as Galathee, With inimitable grace and naivets nue conceived the probable sensations of such a trame- formation a3 Gatathee had undergore. Innvceace, tendervess, curiosity and opening reason themselves as maturaly as if the iacts were real. first sound of her voice inspired her, and sve played with it as a child with a new found toy, reve! Tat m its rich clear tones, rising into tho swell of the lofty soprano ranges, with braveras and solfezgiotrausftions, and — they aking te the sweot warblin.s and deli tr of the low Tanges till the sound mer winds sighing ver girgling brook! would now be tisned to breathies burst out into a torrent of sppreciative applause. Jove sceitd between talethes and Ganymede, in tho insd part o: the opera, were they sang a duet and kept tae cadence by mutual kisses, ig an exquisite conception of |, and was | @rfectiy rendered. ¢ Wes ern concluded ber Cleveland engagement last night and will be tolowed by Edwin Booth. nanschak was complimented with a grand serensde by & German soctety in Cuicago on ibe 18to, Her sue cess is marvellous Among Awerican artists who have exhibited rate ariistic powers may be mentioned Miss Oriof, a sopraae who has lately sung tm tie Licdurkraoz Dall wtb time Tac hep success. % » Lotti's German opera conclude’ their sutcessful em gagement in New Orleaas on the 18th. Miss Eoma Pearl made a successful dévot in Loule Vilie on the 17h, Sho does Provean business. Abroad, Mile. Patti bas been visiting Rouen, and singing there, The tate Mr. Charles Kean is said to have left property amounting to upwards of £50,000, Mme. Anna Siebop bas spent the year 1967 in giving entertainments in various parts of India, Mile, de Mavsen is reported to be delighting the audi. ences of La Fenice, Venice, in * Pinoran.”? Gounod’s “Romoo et Jutietto’’ has been woloomed ad Frankfort-on-the-Main with a certain reserve, Jobonn =trauss is reported 10 be engaged fora four Mouth concer. tour through America, for which he will receive the large sam of £12,000, Mr, George Jordan bas made an epragement with Mr FE T. Smith to appear with Mr. Baudmana atthe Lyceum in a new sensation American drama. An opera i# promised on the subject of the “Fale Maid of Perth.’ The composer who is to undertake this isa maosiro of Rome, Domenico Lucilla. The “Grande Ducbesse” bus transiated iato Toneca, Sbe had sion of the stages of Brian, Pesth It ts said that at a recent lottery at &t. Petersburg, ie ecoapection wita the Russian Crodit Foncier, Mile, pa, the ballerina, drew the prizo of 75,000 roubles, Thero is some talk im Paris of cominencing cheap trips to Brussels, to enable the Parisians to see the oa of “Ray Bias,” whick has been interdicted im Tance, M, Charles Lucas, a Parisian who combines musical criticism With a knowledge of architecture, on whieh be bas written several works, bas beea named Chevalier of the Royal Order of Charles LIL U COROVERS' INQ Drare or Ma, Sweiise —‘r, James Smelle, genileman, ao account of whoee severe burning atthe liquor store of Mr, Sarnuel A. Thompson, No, 80 Third avenue, was published in the Hixato of yesterday, sub- sequently died from the effecia of the burns, Coroner oiling held an inquest on the body, when it appeared om the testimony of Mr. Thompson that deceased hod been very intemperate im bis habits and occasionaily, when Fae —_, —— £ go to his hotel, ha epi o1 ous oon tae ort abe tert” batty Friday morning the clothes of deceared canght fire, it oheved, from @ grate ia the room and be was fatally burned, ‘Joseph Short, the bartender, on hearing groans in the room of doceased at five o'clock in the morn: opened the door and found him sitting im the middie the floor with bis clothes on fire, both fis shirts a nearly ocneamed, and bis panteloons partiatly burned, eased taade no reply When asked Low his clotnes [ From the evidence adduced the jury rem, frown burns sccwentaily req, native of Scotland. Deceased, bad te saited tor kurope yesterday. wir oF & Sian Wouxn.—Francis Hefner, Xil Firvet, who weg stabbed in the lett breasg, witha knife in (he bands of one of wo strangers whe aseanited bim near the Latheran Cemetery (Raat New York) on the 1th of January inet, aah ported in the Hrraip, died on F effects of ‘he injuries | Coroner rdiny hel& an ingest om the body, bat no further particulars how. jog What prompled ine deadly ateaui! upon decoae® ved, was to have Fri if be arrewed, ae noth is known con Mowas thirty-four years of wel cernine them. Neem { ARG 6 Dative of Mueeee