The New York Herald Newspaper, September 26, 1869, Page 5

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Religious Serviecs To-Day. Rey. Charlies B. Smyth preaches this morning in the Kieventh street Presbyterian church, between Second ana Third avenues, At the Presbyterian church, in Forty-second street, wervices will be held at haif-past ten A. M. and at malf-paet seven P.M. by Rey. W. A. Scott. At the Church of the Reformation (Protestant Bpiscopal), in Fifueth street, Rey, Abbott Brown ‘wil hold services at a quarter to eleven A. M. and ® quarter to eight in the evening. Bishop Snow will preach in the University, Wash Ingion square, this afternoon at three o’cioca, on “Phe Harvest and Vintage.” Atthe Everett Rooms Rev, Moses Hull will speak Defore the Society of Progressive Spiritualists, at half-past ten A. M. and half-past seven P. M. Services will be hela in the John street Methodist Episcopal church at bali-past ten A, M. and in the @vening at half-past seven, by the Rev. William P, Gorbitt, At the French Church du St. Esprit, in West Twen- by-becond street, Rev. Dr. Verren will preach at bats past ten A. M. # At the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy ‘Trinity Rev. Dr. G. P. Krotel preaches at half-past ton A. M. and haif-past seven P, M. At the Memorial churck of Bishop Wainright, Rev, E. F. Kemington will preach unis evening, at nabf- west Keven O'CLOCK, At St. Luke’s Methodist Episeopal church Rev. Di. R. 8, Poster will preach at half-past ten 4. M. and again at balf-past seven P. M. Dr. Kalopathakes will give an account of the rehyious condition of the Greek people this evening, @ half-pagt seven o'clock, in the Broadway Taber- Bache, Cburch Consecration at Morris, N. Y. MORRIS, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1869. «To-day Bishop Doane, of Albany, eoncecrated the Morris Memorial and All Saints’ chapel, an edifice erected by the descendants of General Jacob Morris. Genera) Morris was the second son of General Lewis Morris, one of the signers of the Declaration of Amdependence. The son largely inherited the father’s patriotic spirit and early espoused the cause of the straggling colonists, entered the Continental Army 8 an officer and served with distinction to the close of the war. While the British troops occupied the oity of New York Colonel Morris’ estate, at Morrisa- nig, was greatly damaged, and in consideration of ‘opaen thet and of his invaluable servives tg bhiry GCopgress granted him a ilatge it of laud in the Butternut Valley, then comprised within the bor At the close of the ids of Montgomery county, volutton General Morris removed to this, then remote, frontier snd settled upon the Morria patent. Ln time sous and daughters Ww up beneath the family roof-tree, ail of whom ie honored citizens; and at length sill other generations have come up to this home of their Ancestor and erected a family altar to perpetuate the Virtues and consecrate the resting piace of the patriot dead, General Morris lived to the advanced age of shty-eight, and died here in 1844, literally both full of years and honors. Soctally he was one of the eld wohool gentlomen who have nearly ail passed away. He was widely known for his iarge-hearted generosity and elegance of manners, His home ‘Was a seat of refluement and cuiture, evidences of which are to be traced in the noble mansion and yuicee estate still owned abd occupied by bis jexcendauts, ‘fhe Morris Memorial and All Satnts’ chapel is built Of substantial stone. ‘the windows are of statued glass and the interior fluished in oiled chestnut. Its grea ig twenty-six by forty feet, and is intended to seat‘about two hundred and fifty persons. The arcn- Necture is of the Gothic order and was designed py G. Pomery Keese, of Cooperstown. Near this attractive editico, reared by the hands of plous and grateful children, stands by the wayside &@ warble monument to mark the spot where Kliza- beth Cooper, the accomplished daughter of Judge William Cooper, and sister of J, Fenimore Cooper, famous novelist, met her untimely death by being thrown from ahorse near three score and ten years ago. While this marb.e tablet calls upon the wayfarer to pause and ponder upon the uncer- tainty of human hie, the Memorial chapei near by Whi point all who pass iis portals to the glory of tne Christiau’s life over the border of time. Profession in the Convent of Mercy, Wil loughby Avenue, Brooklyn, Mies E. Dilton made her solemn profession as a Tehgious of the Order of Mercy at the above named estabtisnment on Friday, in the presence of a large member of the clergy and laity. The young lady took the name of Sister Mary Bonaventure. The Rev. Mr. Fitzpatrick, pastor of St. Patrick’s parish, oMelated at the ceremony, which was of a very wolemn character. Spiritual Manifestations—Auothor Come to Jadgment, To ruse Epitok or THE HERALD:— J see that you are liberal alike to all denominations Of Christians, theorists, philosophers and infidels tm your generous use of the columns of the HERALD on Sunday morning, and in this sense you are as Gemocratic as you are just. I see also that to-day the Spiritualistajwill hold their mecting in Dodworth Hall, and that the celebrated Clara R. Le Eclere will resume her humbuggeries. Upon the subject of the wclence of this young woman I wish to say a word, Last Sunday week my curiosity got the better of my judgment, and I attended the evening perform- ance of this wonderful lady. Esteeming the place end occasion wortvy of the act, I armed my pocket with @ few lines to the effect that “the bearer 16 duly accredited editor of the Scien- tie Popcracker,” and with this specimen talisman J was ushered in without further ceremony, and before the doorkeeper had time to closely inspect the “Popcracker,” or else I should Bave “gone off.” But I went in, and being seated, ‘Was visited Tard material Spiritualist. ten’t it wonderful what a liking these ethereal profeasors of Spiritualism have for the material bodily comforts of life? ‘This brother asked me tor some money in ad- vance. “Oh, I have seen your doorkeeper,” said I; and with & willingness which only a consclousneas of similar attempts at cheatery could inspire he turned eWay, W Visit BoMEeDOUdY eise with open hand. The brothers seemed determined that they should not be werved as their sister was a few weeks previous— fork over the money to the sexton be‘orehand or have the gas turned off, on which previons occasion ‘the gas and the lady and her respectable audience of ix were put out together. In this case the audience was larger, had larger hearts, philanthropy and purses, and paid deariy for ihe whistie, Miss Le Eciere (why two vowels succeeding and a Magculine article?) came forward and was delivered of her well committed speech without much alfp- culty, except in pronunciation. She did not wok very spiritual, but iike a suitable subject for seme- Dody’s eare other than the Spiritualists, Shejmay be @ talented Misa, fond of romance and war; but on ‘thie occasion aud again last Sabbath she was not guarded enough to play the tricks intended for her with credit. Her custom, as we saw it, is to repeat a harangue against the Methodists, the orthodoxy in Per and pial ene g else in particular, except her- Mt and her manner of humbugging people. The only object of my writing this paper 1s to inform the peo- ple what they are doing before they they do it, before they spend their money, before they are carricd about by every “wind of docirine.”” Her method ts to go through—that is, among a few preadvised Spirituahsts in the front, and assume some “baby talk” of @ child whose ie she save, is always with her. This child takes Miss Le Kelere (or Miss Mudd) by a skilfui shrug and fit, and then begins to tell you of your deceased husband, father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, cousin, aant or friend. Remember, this cnild 13 proclaimed to be but seven years old, yet it tells you about these dead friends who have becn absent from the body lo! these forty years; that tnis friend of pasa] before it died had pale, thin cheeks, some- mes Hushed, sunken eyes, hollow tone of voice, a cough and pain in the body; to all of which you @ive assent, This is the siyle of performance, pur- porting to be @ wonderful definition of personal obaracter.” There was nothing personal, except as it refers to the silly speaker and tue equally silly rer. Returning to the stage a subject is given her for an tmpromptu poem. This 1s also thin, The committee that sélect the subject al! Spirituai- ists, and when the vote is taken as to which one @hall be cted they are sure to raise their bands and 4 in favor of her preference, ior she has the subject rhymes prepared to order. Kor one [ muat disclaim all farther countenance of such non- @ense, Yours, indignantly, Pa Which ts the True Church ¢ To Tux Epitor oF THE HERALD:— For the benefit of the many who earnestly and @incerely seek the truth, but who in our day of dis- Sension and discord (when every man makes a rell- ton to sult his own notion», know not which way to turn to find the true Church of God, will our friend P. L. please inform us through the columns of your valuable journal what Church, tf any, he Considers i# the one which Christ founded on Peter, ing to him, ‘Thou art a rock, and on this rock I will build my Charen, and the gates of he!l shail not at against it,” and which Christ promised to be ith “all dave, even unto the consummation of the world.” There cap be but one Church of Obrist, for he said, ‘There shail be one fold and on epherd.’? , for the Bake of those who are tossed about On the nea of uncertainty, J ask where is that Church / which Christ commanded all to obey, under pain of pit 5 that penalty which he promised to impose ©n atl who refused to hear its voice? Or P. Daniel ‘The Music of Our Churches, To vHB Borror OF THA Henan:— Jam prompted to have recourse to the colompa of © SENN D Oe SN the character of our church music by tmpartially administering ap occasional “rap over the knuckies” to those of our organits and choir leaders who, either through lack of good taste or from a \imited musteal experience, too frequently treat thelr con- gregations to some far-fetched morceau (exquisite, perhaps, 1p itself in its proper place, bat mutilated and painfully mappropriate), or, which 18 almost as bad, to some of the frothy and vapid effusions of our “native talent.” We have our customary criticisms upon opera and upon our public concerts, and which, without doubt, exercise a very salutary effect upon the performers therein; and though I am far from recommending that the musical services in oar (notwithstanding us = @ rule, professional) should be w a similar gene: reviewing, sauisfed that a fair and moderate criticism of h services—directed to the music rather than to the periormers—could not fall w be attended with very wholesome results. It was only yesterday that, dn one of Our most prominent churches, I chanced to hear the Hin sung to the first movement of Beethoven's "Funeral Sonata’’—a more venial freak, it s.trae, than many of the kind | could recall, but BULL One bat must Have jarred ape. the feelings of any intelligent musician, and ail the Jess pardon- abie us the organist in th case ts one who cannot be charged with a “limited musical experience,” snd under whose management such eccentricities are rare; but itis @ solar disorder of a far worse type—the symptoms of which are operatic selec- tions of “ravisning strains’ and gleanuings irom we pepular ballad music of the day—which 1s eating into the very vitals of our sthooi of sacred music, aud Which calié so loudly for some sweeping and powerful remedy. The use of such meretricious selections always conveys the impression that the organist 1s either himself in ignorance of te ‘source from whence or that he pays his cong the miserable compliment of believing that they are in orance of it. thas always struck me that those of the listeners who are apparently gratified by such musical vagaries belong to that claus whose feeble musical ereungs were iully satisfied by opera bouse, gud us the’funeral kneil of that sickly and unnatul infant has already tolled Iain happy to accept whe omen a8 augurlug @ similar reformation in music of 8 loftier purpose. ‘This country is young in many things, but in none More #o than in the composition of the higher order Ol #acred music; and while we may justly fee! proud of possessing vocaiists, as a rule, fully equal to the requirements of the most exacting compositions, it is a matter of surprise and regret that so little pro- gress has Litherto been made (in the greater number of our churches) in drawing upon the aimost inex- haustible resources of English church music—com- positions at once simple and grand, and possessing also sufficient diicuities of execution to satisfy the cravings of the most ambitious, A LOVER OF PURE MUSIC, courches ers that the perform- they are taken, regation Important Action of the Synod of Genesee. This body, at its meeting in yamestown, which closed on the 15th, passed the following resolutions:— 1, That it 1s the deliberate judgment of this synod that 18 the duty of all our churches to take measures to arrange at once a system of collections such as to fill ali the bianke presented for this purpose by the minutes of the General Assembly. 2, That to effect this purpose a standing commit- tee be appointed, to be called the Committee of Syatematic Beneficence; ¢aid committee to consist of one miuister from each presbytery, whose duty it shall be each to take charge of this subject in his own Ppreabytery. 3, That the members of this committee be directed particularly each to secure a roll call m his prppriery annually, to ascertain what churches have filled their blanks and to afford opportunity for such as have failed in this duty to offer excuses, 4. That the members of this committee be called upon at the next meeting of synod, each to report for his presbytery how pany chusshes and what churches have fulfilled their duty Io this particuiar, aud how many and what ones have failed. 5, That the stated clerk be directed forth with to notify the persons elected to this committee of thetr a@ppointinent, and to send to each a copy of these resolutions. 6. That a8 a proper mode of signalizing the year of reunton of We two brancles of the Church, which we trust is at hand, this synod would not only urge each church within its bounds to fill every column of benevolence down in the Assembly’s minutes, but would invite other aynods to unite with them in an endeavor to make the edect universal throughout the whole Church, Religious Notes. ‘The Observer states that the Rey. Dr. Kirk has re- signed his pastoral charge of the Mount Vernon church, Bosién, after a laborious and greatly useful service of twenty-seven years. His teeble health is the only ground on which he now asks relief. Dr. Kirk was born in this city August 14, 1802, his father being a leading member of the Scotch Presbyterian Church. It was in bis Iather’s rouse that the tate Dr. Murray (Kirwan) was residing when he was first Jed to seek the ministry. Edward N. Kirk was graduated at Princeton College in 1820, having been imtimately associated ase fellow student with the late James W. Alexander, D, D., and a pleasant friendship subsisted oevween them as long as Dr. Alexander lived. The jamous “old meeting house’ at Hingham, Mass., was rededicated September 8. The senior pastor, Rev. Joseph Richardson, was able to be present, although he has been pastor for sixty-three years and 18 ninety-one years old. ‘Tne society is Unitarian, The managers of St. Mary’s orgpsn Asylum, of Dunkirk, refusing to send tueir children to the com- mon schools, have made a demand for a pro rata share or the school moneys, and the Board of Edu- cation of that village called @ meeting for the 20th to consider the subject, The Catholic priest in New Ulm, Minn., has brought & Sit Against some of the members of his congrega- tion for stander, laying his damages at $20,000. ‘rhe Second Adventists, at their recent camp meet- ing at Springfield, Mass., reported an income for the Kastern branch of $20,000. During the year they have printed 2,000,000 pages of books and tracts. They have half @ dozen missions qnong, the freed- men and eighteen colored preachers. It was esti- mated Unat 6,000 Adventists were present from all parts of the country. Rey. Dr. Wisner, of Lockport, has in his church What he calls the children’s Sabbath. That is, on the morning of the Sabbath siter the communion he preaches upon infant baptism, the duties of parents to their baptized children, the promises to those who fulfil those duties, and similar topics. At this time also children are presented for baptism. The second Sabbath of this month twenty-three were brought forward at one time. Rey, isaac T, Hecker will Iecture this evening in St. Bernard’s church, West Thirteenth street, the proceeds of the fee charged for admission to be devoted to the benefit of the church. His subject will be ‘Luther and the Reformation.” Dr. Rogers, of Memphis, Tenn., a convert to the Catholic Church, now resident in tbis city, will lecture to-night at Cooper Institue. Subject— “Catholic Jreland @iving civilization to England and America.’ THE DAYLIGNT BURGLARY. Clever Capture of the Thieves and Trading of the Property. Yesterday three prisoners—two men and a woman—were brought up for examination at the Tombs Poltce Court, vefore Justice Hogan, charged with committing or being concerned in a burgiary, on Sunday afternoon last, on the premises of Messrs. Guiterman & Bros,, No, 63 Leonard street, and Smith & Beare, importers of fancy goods, when about $6,000 worth of property was stolen. One of the depredators, George Allen, was arrested at the time, and underwent a preliminary examination on Moa- day last. Since the robbery Captain Petty, of the Fifth precinct, has been busily engaged in tracing the burglars, and his efforts have been crowned with more than usual success. On Thursday morn- ing detectives King and Lyons, of the Tenth pre- cinct, and detective Field, of the Fifth precinct, saw Francis Redman, whom they suspected of being concerned in the burgiary, coming sway from 146 Hester street. They followed him and arrested him in Elizabeth street, and took him to the station of the Fifth precinct. They returned to 145 Hester street, and there arrested Geo Whitney, alias Matthew Marrah. He wasitaken to the station house of the Tenth prectuct, Hejwas searched, and there was found upon him @ receipt, date’ September 21, from Messrs. Howe & Hutuel for $100, bein, ® fee for the defence of Aiien, ‘and paia by a man named Navies, residing in rhompson street, known to the potice as a recet of stolen goods; @ memorandum book, in there was a written description of modei of “jimmy” or “jack,” for the opening of safes, and portion of the property stolen from Messrs. Gut man & Brothers. ‘he police also arrested Pit Ellis, of 145 Heater street, where they found a lai portion of the proceeds of the burglary and which she had received from the prisoners Knowing the goods to be stolen. The detectives then went to the residence of Whitney, 14 Ludtow street, and m room No. 9 property belonging to Mesars. Guiterman Brothers, and Messrs. Smith & Beare, was found, From information the police received the detectives went to 37 Market atrect and saw Mrs. Anderson, that on the 18th, the day previous to the burg! Whitney and Redman both came to tl house and hired @ furnished room. She afterwards identified the prisoners as being tne men who hired the room, and who, on Sunday, came to her house with the three bags. in this room the police founa three black bags which corresponded exactly with & bag that the burglars left on the premises of Messrs. Gaiterman after the robbery. Mr. Hynd- of 37 Market street, also identifiea Redmond and Whitney as coming to the house on Sunday afternoon with three black bags. ‘The principal facta in the above statement were deposed to in the examination yesterday morning, and the prisoners were temporarily committed. Mr, Howe, who anpeared for the defence, applied tor an adjournment, apd the further hearing of the case waa fixed for Weduevday morning, your widely circulated and mInftuentia) paper to ask if there cannot be found among us one who te able and willing to make ap effort to elevate and purify NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Alleged Procaremont of Fraudulent Bonds. Before Commissioner White. The United States vs. Stephen and Frank Kinney.— Defendants were arrested on a charge of giving fraudulent bonds for the release of their distillery, which was under seizure about two years ago for alleged violation of the revenue laws. The examl- nation of the case was continued yesterday, and the following testimony was taken :— Alexander Hoch testitied:—When I came to the Commussioner’s oMce to go on the bond for Kinney 1 found the bond was for a larger amount than I was worth, and I refused to sign; 1 then went back to No. 6 Centre street, with Kinney; when we got there we found Brockmon, and Kinney said to him that [ would not sign the bond; he then asked Brockmon to go on the bond, saying it was a mere form; Brock- mon said he had not property enongh, and Kinney then spoke about Brockman’s signing under another pame; Brockmon said he would go under the name of Michael Schafer; Brockmon gad Kinney then went Lo the Commissioner's office together. Christian Encke was called as a witness and test- fled that he was solicited by Stevhen Kinney to sign the bond, either in his own name or that of his land- lord, and that he refused to doso, He also cor- roborated the statement of the former witness in relerence to Brockman. Another War Widow—She Marries and Con- tinnes to Draw Her Allowance. Before Commissioner Stilwell. The United States vs. Rosa Magrath,—Defend- anv’s husband was kilied in the war, and she was placed on the pension list. In time she married again, and her union with her second husband not proving all she had fancied, she abandoned him, as it is said, and fain drew her pension asa war widow, swearing that she was nota married woman. She was held in the sum of $500 to await the action of the Grand Jury. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. ‘fhe Police Emigrant Outrage. Before Judge McCunn, An application was made yesterday in a civil suit commenced by certain German socleties against Charles C, Buddington, a roundaman of the Sixth precinct, who, on the 27th of August last, severely clubbed a Gel emigrant named Jacob Burkle. from tl of which he died, for an order of Immediately after the death of Burkle an Ynquest was held onthe pody and yhe policeman was discharged by the coroner. Judge McCunn granted the order and fixed the bail at $20,000. ‘The Millinery Embezzlement Case. Before Judge Friedman. An application was made on habeas corpus for the Qischarge of Myra Bushnell, who some time since was charged conjointly with a saleaman with the embezzlement of from the establishment where he was employea. She was discharged by Judge Friedman on the ground that there was no evidence showing her complictty in the transaction, SUAROGATE’S COURT. Wills Admitted to Probate: Before Surrogate Tucker. ihe wills of the following named persons, de- ceased, have been aimitted to probate during the past week:. J. 8. K. Judge, Edward Roberts, Josephine T. de Revera, Reuben Burkhalter, Jacob Hines, Frank Maynecke, Phillipp Schew, Joho Randall, Daniel @. Mason, Louis Pietre, H. Poulin, Phuitp R. Kearney, Joseph B. Brush, Joseph Berghane, James W. Otis, Randolph Brant, Sarah Hendricks. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Calendar for Monday, Before Judge Bedford, City Judge. ‘The following ts the calendar for to-morrow:—The People vs. Cornelius McNally, continued, felonious assault and’ battery; Same vs. Simon Smith, do.; Same vs. George Morris, assault and battery; Same ve. Edward Kiel and Krank Adams, robbery; Ssme vs. Peter Hagan, carrying alu shot; ms Va. George Baker, bigamy; Same vs. Richard McMekim forgery; Same vs. Henry W. Peckham, obtaining goods by faise pretences. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Before Judge Dowling. The Sessions yesterday morning presented no cases of general interest. The calendar was a very light one, and mest of the prisoners pleaded guilty. The greater number of the defendants were charged with assault and battery, and were sent to the Peniten- Uary for three or four months. VIOLATION OF THE HOTEL Acr. Aman named Henry Johnson was charged with going into a restaurant, 119 Washington street, und obtaining about thirty-five cents’ worth of refresh- ments. ‘The usual check was given to him, and he walked out of the room without paying. He was followed by the proprietor, Mr. Thomas R. Mitchell, and he not only refused to pay but assaulted him, Sent to City Prison for ten days, TRE FOX AND THE GBESE. Anold woman named Catharine Fox, who has ‘been belore the court several times, pleaded guilty to stealmg twelve live geese from Mary Powers. Though she pleaded guilty she set up asa delence that she did not intend to steal the geese, but as she saw them in the street she thought she would take them to the pound, and was on her way doing so When she was arrested. This cunning story of the Fox did not save her from punishment, and. Juage Dowling sent her to the Penitentiary for six months, THE UNGRATEFUL THIEF, Paul Brudi, who had been in the employ of Otto, Linderman & Co., and who was brought up on Thursday at these Sessions charged with robbing his employers, appeared for sentence. Judge Dow- ling said he had made inquiries as to the former charge, in which Judgment was suspended against him at the request of his employers, and that rob- very, which was committed two years ago, was then clearly proved, and it had not been any warning to him, he snouid now sentence him to the Penitentiary for six months. Prisoner's wife urged @ mitigation of the sentence, as she had four children, but the Judge said he could not alter it; the prisoner de- served the sentence. CITY INTELLIGE) THE WEATHER YBSTBRDAY.—The following record Will snow the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the car- responding day of iast year, as indicated by the ther- mometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, HERaLD Building, Broadway, corner of Ann street:— 1868, 18C9, 1868, 1869. 58 oe 8PM. 74 80 60 oo OPM. 16 a oOP.M. 73 66 76 12P.M. 12 Average temperature onieraay 136 Average temperature for correspo! am VITAL STATISTICS.—The number of deaths reported to the Bareau of Vital statistics far the week ending yesterday at noon were 451; same as previous week. ‘There were 252 persons married and 256 births dur- ing the same period. ARRESTS FOR THE WEEK.—The returns made to the Central Office show that there were 1,004 persons arrested by the police for the weex ending yesterday morning, ® majority of whom were discharged. RAILROAD SLAUGHTER.—Yeaterday morning, at the corner of Thirtteth street and Tenth avenue, a Hudeon River Ratlroad car san over and crushed one of Thomas Wright’s legs, below the knee. He was removed to Bellevue Hospital for treatment, FSi. Into « SurP’s HoLp.—At an early hour yes. terday merning John N. Kvans, aged fifty years, of No. 21 Monroe street, fell into the hold of the stip Tameriain, ‘lying at pier 45 East river. He was ngerously injured and sent to Bellevue Hospital. CoRRECTION.—In the report of trials before the Police Commissioners In yesterday's Hern tt was reported in the case of omMcer McCullough that rounds- man Weston stated he would have McCullough broken if it cost him @ month’s pay. This ie an error. The Toundsman gave negative answer, which, owing to the confusion in the trial room, was not distinctly heard by the reporters, POLICE LARORNY OF 1RON.—At the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday roundsman Curry, of the Ninth pre- cinct, arraigned a man named Joshua Cushing, of Keyport, N. J., to answer a charge of stealing three tous of iron, valued at $200, from George Dic! of Nyack, Rockland county, on the 28d tmst. The prop. erty was found in his possession. He, however, dented the charge, but was committed to answer at the General Sessions in default of $500 ball. Sreauina a Watcu.—Samuel Kafferman was charged at the Tombs yesterday,‘by Godfried Ditch- eler, of No. 20 Rector street, with stealing his watch, of the value of twenty dollars. Ditcheler said that he showed Kafferman the watch a few days ago, and that very shor fterwards he missed his Watch, which was ‘ards traced and found in the prisoner’ ion, Justice Hogan commited him to answer, ROBBERY IN JTWENTY-FOURTH STRERY.—Edward Dooley of No. 375 First avenue, was on the Dew pier im Twonty-fourth street, when he was Knocked down bys may named Stephen Fitzeim- NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1869—TRIPLE SHEET. mons, #04 from the effect of the blow was insensi- ble, and wus robbed of @ gold watch and chain and about $134 in currency. Oflicer Hogan and detective Finn, of the Fourth precinet, arrested Haggarty and Fitzsimmons, and found i their possession & Rotate containing papers which Dooley identt- led as belonging to him. Fitzsimmons is nineteen years Of age, and resided at No. 43 Madison street, Hagwarty said ne was a printer by trade, was twenty years of age, and lived at No. 7 Jones street. Both Were comimitted by Justice Hogan to answer. A YOUNG BaGINNeX.—Detective Rellly, of the Fifteenth precinct, yesterday morning arraigned a Philadeiphian, nineteen yeare of age, named Ray Miller, before Justice Ledwith at Jemerson Market, upon complaint of a young lady in deep mourning, named Miss Pannte Hill, residing at No. 9 Fast Fourth street. Prisoner was charged with stealing 4 gold watch and chain from complainant on Friday afternoon, valued at forty-five dollars. Miss Hull states on Friday afternoon the prisoner paid her a visit at the above number and was conducted to her room, which ghe temporarily left for @ short time, and upon ler return discovered her friend a8 well a8 her watch and chain were non est. Upon being ar- rested he admitted to letective Keily he had taken the property and disposed of it to aman named Lewis, in Bleecker street, for eleven dollars, where it was recovered. He admitted the charge and was locked up in default of bail to answer, A YOUNG LADY CHARGES HER STEPFATHER wits BURGLARY.—OMcer Cronk, of the Twenty-elghth precinct, yesterday morning, arraigned at Jefferson Market Police Court a man twenty-two years of age, named Patrick Sullivan, residing at 488 Greenwich street, upon complaint of Matthew Lynch, of No. 13 Bethune street. Lynch was charged, in company with two accomplices, who are stiil at large, named Terence Norton and Carroll Daley, with burg- lartously entering his distillery at No. 603 Greenwich street, on the night of the @ist inst, by means of kicking out oue of the panels ofjthe door, and stealing fractional currency and pennies amounting to eighteen dollars. Delian Bailey, @ young woman, and the daughter of the prisoner, nearly the same age, was the ouly witness against the prisoner, and testified that on the morn- ingiohowing the barglary she gaw the three men in her father’s house divi@ing the spoils, and alse heard her father exclaim, ‘‘These are the boots that kicked im the panel of the distillery.’ Sullivan denied the charge, but was Jocked up in default of $1,000 bail to appear and answer the vharge at the General Sessions, PUBLIC EDUCATION, The Evening Schools of the Metropolis—What They Have Been and What They Are. Among the many elements conducing to the great- ness of @ nation none can claim a higher place or greater power than popular education. During the past decade of years there has been & noticeable advancement both in this eountry and Europe, and facilities are now afforded the citizens of almost every State m the Union for ob- taining at least a good, serviceable educa- tion. Incontrovertible arguments have been adduced from time to time in different cities of the Union, and even in the English Parliament, tending to show that the system of public education as prac- sed in this city bas no superior, if an equal, in any place within the realms of civilization. While the rising generations in this city are 80 amply cared for by those having charge of the educational mat- tora, the children of a larger growth, who, in their younger days, have not had the opportunities for improvement which they would desire, and who feel inclined to fit themselves to trans- act the business of life in an inteliigent manner, have facilities afforded tnem to carry into effect their wishes in regard to becoming enlightened and educated, and, therefore, fitted in every way to appear in society, Of course the afore- sald ‘children of a larger growth” are so engaged during the day that school exercises cannot be mdalged tn, and to cater top{their mental wants the Board of Education provides eventng schools, teachers and all necessary paraphernalia to aid them tn the pursuit of education. In this city there are, besides grown persons, many of a tender age, ‘who are obliged througii necessity to labor during the day, andto such the evening schools are also open. ‘The system of evening schools ts not of very recent birth, although it was not until within a few years past that any effective method could be arranged by which success could be attained. As far back as 1883 the old Public School Society estap ished even- ing schools for apprentices, and the teaciers who were employed tn the day schools were obliged to attend as associate teachers iu the evening schools, ‘without any additional recompense. ‘There was no practical or responsible head to the evening schools, #o that there was but little or no discipline, and, consequently, no good results. After struggling through three winters, and no material advancement being shown, the project was quietly abandoned. Some fifteen years later the Commissioners of Public Schoo, notmg the rapid Vite of the Metropolis and the consequent inability of great numbers of the old and young residents to avail themselves of the advantages offered for obtaining a | eee or even common place education, again estab- ened the evening school system during the fall and winter, and they have been continued regularly up to the present time. From time to time modi- fications have been introduced for the purpose of in- creasing the efficiency of the schools, and they are at the present time operated under the laws adopted by the Board of Kducation some five years ago. On Monday evening, October 4, the schools will be opened for the coming winter season, and judging from the suecess achieved during the past few years, and also from the growing desire of the people to become enlightened, the mosi favorabie results may be augared. The RULES OF GOVERNMENT ordained by the Board of Education for the manage- ment of the evening schools provide, among other things, as follows: SECTION 105, There shall be one term of the evening schools, commencing on the first Monday of October and Continuing elghieen weeks, exclusive of the usual holiday vacation, SEC. 106, The schools for males shall be opened at seven o'clock and closed at half-past nine o'clock, and the schools for females shall be opened at nalf-past' six o'clock and closed at nine o'clock inthe evening, of the usual school days. The doors shall be opened at forty minutes after six o’cloek for the;male schools, and at ten minutes past six for the female schools, at which time the teachers resent to maintain order and to make all necessary jon for the commencement of the achool exercises. the duty of tne principal of each school to be in ‘at the school building two weeks before the com- mencement of the term, between the hours of seven and nine o'clock each evening, for the examination, registry and ciagaiication of pupile appiying for admatasion. No pupils shail imitted to. the evening achoole except ns are suc! ding ¥ school ply for admission, shall be accompani 4 tne peraon, oF aball present » certitioale satisfactory to the principal, attesting their identity and respectability, but no wale pupil shall be admitted who has not attained the age of twelve years, and no female pupil shall be admitted who bag not attained’the age of ten years. Szo. 107, * * * ¥ Those nominated as principals must have received a certificate of qualifications asa teacher of t! he id DO female teacher shall be employed in any male evening schoo! who has not had at least two years’ experience as a teacher fo a male grammar school, excepting the teachers of music: and no teacher shall be appointed a4 a principal or assistant in any ning school unless specially licensed as such teacher by City Superintendent of Schools, spelling,’ defmitions and penmanship the classes. Geography shall be taught outline maps, and oral explanations in thore classes whose grade in arithmetic is above the fifth prescribed for grammar schools. Arithmetic shall ve taught in part by mental exercises in calculation and analysis, with practical ‘applications of the principles and rules, £0, 111. The principa! may discharge a pupil for disobed!- ence or improper conduct, and at the expiration of each weok shall tranamit to the principal of every other school of the same sex a lst ofthe names of all puptis thus discharged. No pupil diacharged for misconduct shail be admitved again into any evening school without the consent of the City Bu- perintendent of schools, ‘Suc. 113. No corporal punishment ahali be inflicted in any evening school. Sto. 113, Puptis shall in all Gases be classified according to their progress in. study, and the grades in the branches pre- soribed be made a¢ near as possible to correspond to those of primary and grammar schools. Smo, 114. It shall duty of the Superintendent of schoois or bis assistants to examine all pupila who shall bi been sufficiently rugwlar 1m attendance dui sion, so that their progress io scholarship may a ed to this Board. Certificates shall ve ai punctual attendanee and correct deportment, specitytn the of scholarship attained by the pupil. HPsbal also be the duty of the Superintendent of schools to report to this Board the number of certificates awarded, and the grade of classes in the evening schools and the condition ‘and progress of each school, Seo. T18. Assistant teachers may be employed in each school to teach foreign pupiis the English language, b shail be counted in the regular corps of teachers aud paid auch, In addition to the regular evening Board of Education has established an RVENING HIGH SCHOOL FOR MALRS, which opens on the first Monday of October and continues open during twenty-four weeks, exclusive of the usual holidwy vacation. Those admitted puptis to the high achool are of course more advanced th: those who apply for admiseion to the ordinary evening schools, as may be judged from the follewing: — Sxo. 124, Previous to admission pupils shall be required to 4 examination in reading, speling: elementary ar, and arithmetic through common and their applications to denominate iso prevent sausfactory evidence of shall be taught in al by means o! ve known warded for regu 5 hools the of study shall embrace the following English grammar and composition ; reading an mation; penmanship, bookkeeping and arithmetic: al- geometry and trigonometry; natural philosophy, chemistry and astronomy. American history and political aclence, the latter to include a knowledge of the conatitution of the United States, the State constitution, with the outhnes of municipal and fhternational law; architectural and me- chanical drawing; practical mechani French, Spanish or German languages may vided the number eppivin for tnatraction in th one of them sball be at least fifteen, No ¢ shall be continued in case the ave riod of one mot SRO, 126, Pap to receive instruction in (hus formed ge aliendance for the pe- en. ec » forty-five years of age and @ native of Ireland. Any part of the course or in auy single branch of stniy under ¢ direction of the principal, and iteball be t duty of the to arrange an order of 'éxercises for oach evening, and public notice of the same, At the last season there were fifteen schools for males, includmg the high and colored schools, and eleven schools for females, Including one school for colored puvila, Iu Feward to which the City Byperin- tendent, Mr, 8. 8. Randall, io his last annual report, wives the follow, wlaliebicn:— sit Male Female Col. | Khutls. School. oved 7 B24 Whole number registered. .. Under 16 years of a 6079 96 Under a1 3627 «(1,672 18 Over 21, 2582 48-870 gent T5687 3,805 26 Attending leas than one month. . 47 1,028 | (287 Attending full term... 2 4m 8 7 Re. 5: i “ + 4636, 43 TOR MALER. 1A atvon, 1 Greenwich atreet. Vandewater atre 44-North Moore street, comer of Varick. i, near Montgomery, 8.7 8. m atreet, near Sheriff 7—! ighty-seventit street, near Fourth avenu 8. 67—11hth street, near Fourth avenae, . 8. 85—Weat Twenlieth street, near Seventh w 8, 13—Houston sircet, near Exxex, S, 28-East Twentleti street, near Second av §. 27—Evast Forty-second atreet, near Third 2—Weut Thirly-fifth street, near Ninth 7—Weat Forty-seventh sirect, near Lig Fok FEMALES. . 4—Eim, near Leonard street. 8, B8—Clark Broome street, §, 15—Firth, near avenue ©, 8. &4—Broome, near Sheriff str jarion, near Prince stree entwenth street, near Eighth avenus. 8. 18—Fourteenth street, near First avenue. . §. 18 -Pifty-tirst street, near Lexington avenue. 20—G. 8. 8 ‘Tweuty-eighth street, near Ntuth avenve, 21-G. §. 14 Twenty-neventh street, near Second avenue. 22--G. 8. 28—Fortieih street, near Bightb avenue, FOR COLORED No, 2—Laureps, near Broome . No. 4—Seventeenth street, between Blath and Seventh ave- nuen, No, 6—Stanton, near Suffolk street. iM BEHOOL FOK MALTS. No. 35—West Thirteenth street, near Sixth avenue, LB. Opening of Evening Schools In Brooklyn. ‘The evening schools will pe opened in Brooklyn to-morrow (Monday) evening, after a recess of nearly nine months. {The session here does not exceed three months, so that such pupils as may attend for improvement are required to make good use of the brief period allotted by the educational authorities for their insiruction. The evening schools, seven of which are for white pup! ind two for colored, are situated as follows:—No. 1, Middagh street; No. 2, Warren street, near Smith; No. 3, Firth street, near South Fifth street, FE. D.; No. 4, South Second street, E. D.; No. 5, in Myrtle avenue, near Walworth street; No. 6, mm Jane street, Green- point; No. 7, in Nelson street, near Hamilton avenue. The colored schools are in Raymond street and Weekesville. ‘The schools are taught by ninety- four teachers of the day public schools, ‘The total number of scholars in attendance last year was 9,911, of which 6,537 were males and 3,125 femaies. The hegro pupils for the aume period in regular attendance werg os 9 KeHSION for LSU Will close abous the 318! jécemnber. OFFICE, MAYORS A Balse Alarm—Envelope Gamblers—Street Sprinkling with Sand and Water. During the past week tne business at ‘the Mar- shal’s bureau in the Mayor's office has been very dull and the cases brought before the Marshal few and comparatively uninteresting. On Monday last a German named Nagler entered a “long winded” compiaint against the establishment of McCarron & Co,, of 146 Liberty sireet, charging them with swin- dling him out of $500. A full account of the charge, as it appeared at ‘first blush,’ was published in the HERALD of Tuesday last. On investigation, however, it appears that McCarron & Co, were “more sinned ‘aiust than sinning; that their transaction with Nagler, in June last—ihe time the alleged swindling was said to have been done—was pertectly legiti- mate, The firm holds a receipt which Nagier gave them at the time his money was changed, showing that they had accounted to him promptly and fuliy for ail hia money, withthe deduction of the market price of foreign exchange and ordinary brokers’ commission. Nagler was unnecessarily alarmed, and by his thoughtlessness gave rise to very unfavorable and unfounded impressions with regard to the pusinessiof McOarron & Co, ‘he latter parties feel justly indignant at the uncomplimentary Publicity given their name, and have ackaowledyed themselves ready to allow, if necessary, the closest scruuny into their business affairs. John Sparks, captain of the brig L’Mirondelie, was inveigiea mto the glittering den in the base- ment of 179 Broadway and lost twelve ‘dollars, for the recovery of which he sought the aid of Marshal Tooker and officer McGrath, P. P. Kaue, of Ashland, Mass., in the bitte “crib” at the north- eastoorner of Dey and Wost streets, lost ten doliars: Jobn Boyle, of Philade/phia, ‘dro} "? twenty-five dollars at No. 143 Chatham street, for the temporary benefit of the miserabie sneaks who manage the jewelry ecatablighment at that number; and Wil- iam Haines, of Pottsville, saw four dollars of bis hard earned money “prigged” away from mim at No. 164 South street. In each cage the fiat of Mar- shal Tooker, in the shape of a stalwart officer, nad the effect of charming the “stampa” back again to the possession of the silly “countrymen.” The Porth S letter, forwarded yesterday to Superintendent Kennedy, will explain itseli:— M Orricg, New Yori . To TUR BUPEMNTENDENT OF Porton” Pt 1868 Drak Six—The Mayor requests me to respectfully ask your co-operation. Please instruct the proper men w pre- ‘Vent water carta from eprinkting the atreets after two o'cloek 1m the afternoon. The reasons for this apparently trivial request are—although relating to water—quite solid. En the frat the water ts scarce und ought not to be wasted while we are expecting the equinoctal. In the next place, the water put upon the streets previous to that hour does not dry till after dark. And in the inet and most particular place, the late wetting interferes with the operations of street cleaning. A little caution {rom the patrolmen and your sanc- tion will probably attain the result. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, CHAS. 0. JOLINE, Ublef Cierk. Numerous complaints have been made at the Mayor's office in regard to the apparently careless manner in which the persons carting the sand from the site of the new Post Ofiice fill their wagons. {t is chargea that as the work of excavation 1s carried on at night, and 80 many horses and carts are,there engaged, that they are overfiled, or 60 carelessiy filed that after the streets have been swept the croppings from the carts are so great that the streets through which they pass are soon rendered as muddy as if they had not been recentiy swept. Mayor Hall yesterday afternoon scrawled of the following epistie and left it for transmission to the proper authorities to exercise jurisdictrou in the matter, As the letter is one characteristic of the popular Chief Magistrate of the city, and withal refers to a matter of such public interest, it is given now, perhaps prematurely, but in the hope that its publication may meet with the approval of ail parties interested and may aid effectually in abating ‘the nuisance complained of:— Maron's Orrrce, Naw York, Sept. 2, 1869. Hon. Canvin T. HULKURD, Superintendent Post Orice Building, te. :— DEAR ik—Piease inaue orders to your foreman of excava- he ent the overiliing or undue filing of the i. Well founded complaints ighth of es. into th eh wart load of mate- r et. Tt is sald that between one and two thousand cart is gotoand iro through the city streets daily. In order that you may “understand this communication not to "be invidious, to refer you to ja portion of the last message alluding to the negligetice of cit!- zens in contributing to make this city one of the harde in the world to keep clean. Take last month, for instanc when probably 100,090 peach pits were ground’ into dust the street, when thousands of families af night or eariy morning, and when it 1s impossible for the police to observe them, threw into the street even trifting refuse, or store and shop keepers swept Mnumerabie iittle b he main streets, and you will at once have basis to show you the calculation why New York is so foul iu ite streets, Prevention {s really the aid-de-camp of the wtrest cleaner, and almost every other city beside this one Sopra that fact. So that as “little drops of water" and “ifttle grains of sand,” dc. &c., help along the iliusration of einer ten facts at the 5: ¥ school festivals, very insignifioant ones may serve to satis(y you that what might seem to ate a trivial subject for correspondence 1s entitled to our joint attention as publie servants, Congratulating you upon the business way and the marked celerity and executive management with which you have commenced your duties, I have the honor to be, rr, truly, your obedient servant. A. OAKBY HALL, CORONERS’ WORK. ANorut* StppeN D8aTa.—Coroner Rollins was Yesterday calied te No, 20 Morris street to hold an inquest on the body of John McGrath, a shoemaker, who died suddenly at an early hour in the morning. Dr. Walker said the deceased previous to his deata ‘Was called upon, but was uuable to give a certificate acceptable to the Board of Healto, hence the neces- sity of calling the Coroner. John Beach, M. D., made @ post mortem examination on the body and tound that death resuited from apoplexy. Dece: was SUDDEN DEATH IN THE STREET.—On Friday even- Ing, adont ten o'clock, John Freeman, a colored man, late of No, 10 Stryker’s court, Brooklyn, while pass- ing through Fulton street, near Gold, was seized with a fit of coughing, and failing to the pavement expired in a few minutes afterwards. The body was removed to the Beekman street police station, where Coroner Rollins held an inquest. Dr, John Beach made a post mortein examination on the body and found that rupture of an aneurism of the aorta was the cause of death. Veceased was thirty years of age and said to have been @ native of New York. Tag DEATH OF MRS. NICHOL8ON,—Coroner Rollins Was yesterday called to hold an inquest at No. 6 Watts street over the remains of Mra. Emma Nichol: son, Whose death was the result of injuries recelved on Friday afternoon by being knocked down and run over, corner of Spring and Mercer streets, by a horse and carriage belonging to and diven by ex- Councilman John Stacom; but owing to the absence ot Mr. Stacom and over witnesses the case was postponed til! to-day. Mr. Stacom’s horse liaviug taken fright became unmanageable and ran away, in bis course Knockthg Mrs. Nicholson down and Feats | fatal imyuri The ex-counciiman was thrown from iis carriage, but nov severely mj ured. ACCIDENTAL DROWNING—-SINGULAR Ca8t.—Her- Manh Clussmann, of 101 Hudson street, and Miss Lizzie Hare, of 14 Leonard street, for some time past have been in the habit in the evenings of taking ® Oh down to the pier at the foot of Marrisog s eee | leaned backward, 5 street, North river, to enjoy the cool breeze and bave a social chat. On Friday evening they were there as ust and on rising to go home Clussmann stretched out his arms and in @ yawning manner In doing 80 ne lost his balance, and, clutching hold of his companion, bota fell over the stringplece into the water. He was drowned, but the #ifth precinct police rescued Miss Hare and took her home. The bouy of Clussmann was recov- ered, and yesterday Coroner Flynn held an inquest on it. Verdict, acctdental drowning. Deceased was Forty-seven years of age and a native of Germany. Drownep Man—Curs ON THR Bopy.—The remains ofan unknown man, apparently about twenty-one years of age, were found foating in the dock foot of Warren arieet, North river, by one of the deck hands attached to the barge Susquehanna. Sergeant Ahearn, of the Third precinct, In reporting the case states that both eyes of deceased were badiy cut, be- sides which he had acut on the back of the head, The body apparently bad been in the water for ten days or more, and {tis more than probable that the cuts referred to were caused by the body coming tn, contact with some sharp substance while in the water, The remains were removed to the Morgue, where John Beach, M. 1)., Will make a post mortem examination, after which au tmquest will be neid by Coroner Rollins. DeaTH iN THE HOsPITaL.—Oa the afternoon of the lith instant omcer Beatty, ofthe Broadway *quad, found Join Lennon, thirty-three years of aye, apd born in ireland, lying on the sidewalx in Duane street, near~ Broadway, apparently much under the infuence of liqaor and suffering from what appeared to be only a scaip wound. Lennon Was taken to the New York Hospital and two days after admission became delirious. The attending physician from the indications presented seemed to think bis patient had received a fracture of the skull. Lennon lingered till early yesterday morning, when he died. Tt is believea that deceased received his injuries by falling on the pavement while intoxi- cated, Coroner Keanan will hold an inquest on tue body to-da: Lennon, who it is alieged had no relatives, lived io First avenue, between Thirteeuth and Fourteenth streets. OPEQING OF LH’ GRAND HOTEL, ‘The Fruits of Wealth and Luxury—A Model Inn for the Rich and the Refined. Foremoet of the institutions that strike the for- eigner on landing on these shores is the great and unique American hotel system, No other country possesses anything like it—that is, there 1s nowhere else to be found that marvellous concentration of domestic needs under one public roof which Ameri- cans exclusively enjoy. There is nowhere ele that centralization of personal convenience which marks the hotele of this great city. Underneath some @re stores so varied m character that one need hardly stir abroad to purchase all that his necessities may demand. From buying a suit of clothes to indulging in @ warm bath ts the work of but a few minutes, and from rising off @ lively spring couch to getting aecommodated with a clean shave and a Partaga cigar 1s a process equally brief and pleasant. These thoughts are suggested by the formal opening yesterday of the Guand Hotel, corner of Broadway and Thirty-first street—an im- mense marble building towering away above the altitude of ali other notels and almost piercing the clouds, From its cupola the eye gazes with a dizzy feeiing up and down the ever-shifting panorama of Broadway, and far above the sloping roofs of a thousand houses stretching east and west from one rivér to the other. Theterm “Grand,” as applied to this hotel, is no mere fulsome adjective. It ts literally and truly expressive, for no other hotel on this continent to- day possesses 80 many features in the line of inno- vation, tending at once to convenience, safety, ease and positive juxury. itis the latest Improvement on all the hotels with which the American public is famillar, and that indeed 1s saying @ great deal. ‘rhe building is of while marble and eight stories high. The grand stairway is of black walnut, and 80 accessible to guests all the way Up thal no appre- ciable time 18 lost im reaching it from any of the corridors. ‘The rooms, fronting on Broadway, on the second, third, fourth, fifth and Sixti stories, are in suits for families, Ail these are superbly furnished with ali the fe gaps te of bath rooms, and the appoimt- ments of a private ee There are suits of ele- gant rooms, distioguisned in their adornments, by blue, erimson, green and amber damask, with rich velvet and Brussela carpets, Unported ex- easly by A. I. Stewart, aud W. & J. Sioane, ‘or this hotel =‘! parlor surpasses = its famous prototye, in the President's House at Washington. Large mirrors, reacking {from floor to ceiling, drapery of crimson satin, finest lace curtains and other rich ornameutation make up the picture of these elegant apartments, The mirrors wione of the Grand Hotel cost 20,000. The chan- deliers are of the most modern desiga o1 gilt and brouze. ‘Tne ladies’ dintng room is on the parlor fioor. In the centre of the room is an octagon sideboard, reaching from the floor to the ceiling, made of black walnut, beautitully guided and richly decorated with Turors and fountains. our large mirrors adorn: the room, aud the wiudows are curtained after the Turkish style. The iadies’ reception room is situated at the head of the grand stairw: The gentieman’s coffee room, on the first floor, is fitted up mh a superior siyle. “The black Walnut fur- niture and green drapery impart vo 1 @n air of com- fort aad deiigit. The appointments of a great liotel are known to the public principally trom its tue appearance, but let us go into the culiuary department of itis grand hotel aud those other appliances which are of a novelty in hotel management. There 1s a dry air cooler, constructed by Mr. Robtins, consisting of a brick wali of galvanized iron tubes, running from the cetlug-to the fluor. In bail an hour the tempera- ture can be reduced to sixteen degrees above zero. Here ail the meats, game, everytning carniverous for the table is deposited until it ‘Is placed upon we range, thence to be piaced upon the table. Two bowlers, heating the butiding, running the elevator, pumping the fire engine and steam pump and beat- ing two Jarge iron tanks with hot water. Two hun- dred feet of hose on each floor are ready equipped for use. The contingencies against accident in this hotel are Unequalied. Twe large gas meters, each one working separately in case one should give out, are in constant reaca, There is @ large reservoir, for fire use, contaiuing 6,000 gallons of water, in case the Croton is cut of. The ele- vator 18 of the latest improvement and is worked by thirty horse power, making 300 revolu- Uions per minute. The storehouse is replenished with the nest wines anda liquors imporfed. The two limportant auxiliaries of @ first class hotel are not forgotten—the cigar stand and the bar are admirably fitted up. Mr. Koobins, as gentlemanly a man ag ever under- took the mauagement of any hotel enterprise, showed the reporter of this paper over the concern yesterday, and certainly nothing: could be seen to excite auy other sentiment than that of admiration al the beanty and perfection of ail the arrange- ments. THE PARK. The Musie and the Crowds—The Waning Season—Visit of the Park Commissioners of Alleghany City, Pa. It was generaily understood about town yester- ay that Dodworth’s Band would give their last concert of the season at the Park yesterday after- noon, and the consequence was an immense gather- ing of people. ,The Mall in the vicmity of the music stand was one mass of variegated humanity in light silke and ribbons, ana extensive bows and new silk hats, ana the play grounds were so thickly studded with base ball clubs of the irrpressibie Small boy tribe that it was a wonder to an out- sider how they all managed to knock the ball about and run their bases without Killing a few. hopetuis or breaking the crania of the-littie fehows who were huddled together in small groups all over the grase Where they could find room to keep ont of the way of the swinging clubs. Although it turned out that no definite time had beem fixed for the close of the Musical season atthe Park, and that go long as the weather will permit of it the band will do its heb- domadal task of melody, the general appearance of the Park showed quite plainly that te day could not be far distant when the gayly fi Stand will be left alone in its mient glory every day in the week, for the grass has already lost that light green hue which the hand of early spring spread over it four months ago, and the trees have grown far into the sere and yellow fever, while the grgss itself is being gradually covered witha brown ‘cathet of dead leaves, Besides, to add to the general gioominess of the scene, a dark cloud ail the afternoon shut out the sunlight that tiad streamed down so brightly in the Morning, and a chilling, damp wind whistled througt, the trees that are hall stripped of thelr folage, and made visitors whe had not turned out in spring overcoats feei that the time Was near at hand when they woujd be rather a comfort than otherwise—at least in the Park. Among other visitors at the Park were Messrs, Alfred Clark, Rovert Lee, A. M. Marshall, J. 0. Pat. terson, James M. Brier, J. W, Hall, George D. Riddie, G. Wiltash, Charles Davia, Join Brown, Jr.; John Saran, C, &. Locke and J, R. Okley, who com- ove the Park Commission of Alleghany City, Pa. rhese gentlemen visit the metropolis to examine into our Park system, with a view of laying out @ grand park in thelr city, modelled, as far a® practicable, after mtrai Park, They were shown all the objects of interest about Park, and Mr. Green explained to them, aa they rod from point to point, the various modes aud ppl ances which had been resorted to to bring the Park to ite present beauty and ction. The strangers seemed highly delighted at all they saw. They will remain | city @ few days, when, ander the Green, they wit pay a visit to the é : more tofactual ae wchang nygineering aod artistic seatares, its peculiarities, aud the modus operandi of our Park Commission than to their own plessusy