The New York Herald Newspaper, November 3, 1869, Page 7

ity of Building—$8,000,000 in Fine Structures—Bold ts to Remove Centres of Sites Regenerated—Iron Era of Architecturo— Roofs—Lofty Ceil- on Square the Fu- ‘Palais Royal.” ings—Ui ture Building has been ussually active during the past gumwer and up to the present time. The old sites in the lower part of the city have been cleared of their épris, and the quarters which were once infested ‘witt brothels, gin milis and pot houses are now oc- cupiea by substantial business structures, In those @trects bordering on the river fronts but little pro- greas can be noted; but tn the imterior, and espe- cially in localities where particular Kinds of Dusiness centre, the improvements have been rapid. For instance, the dry goods market concen- trates in Church street, and here & marked depar- ture from the condition of this thoroughfare ts apparent. The cutting througn of Pear! street at its former terminus at Broadway, through the grounds of the City Hospital, will be a great relief to those who Jeaso the stores fronting on the uew street, and it will also adki greatiy to the value of property fm that vicinity. At Union square building haa been creaitably active, but more nas heen done about this quarter 1n the way of alteration and repair than tn the croc- tion of structures entirely new. he effort to make this section the Palais Royal of the city now appears successful. Already most any article can be obtained, that is a staple of Parisian elegance, There are clothiers, Jewellers, photocraphérs, manteau and dress- makers, perfumers, piano makers, boot and shoe dealers, hatters, upholsterers, cabinet makers, haber- dashers, mercers, barbers, lapidaries, and most every other class of retail trade situated in shops Couveulently Ntted to answer the special demands of their several departments. When all the changes 1n building and alteration contemplated shall have been made this court at Union square will be the gay resort of the quality in quest of finery, ‘This tendency to go up the island and estaplish a Iresh nucelus for various kinds of trade haa some very bdoid advocates, who have put their ideas mmto actual test; so that now one of the largest dry goods houses in the city stands between Spring and Houston streets, In the Present chaotic state of building, in ape uncertain character of leases, both as to tine and privilege, in the development of the outlying lands surrounding the island on all sides, in the dubious condition of the labor question, and, more than all, in the cunning operations of real estate speculators, Wis impossible to say where or how extensive will be the settled centres of business or how much capi- tal will be employed for mercantile building uses. Trade in all its branches, as far as locality ts con- cerned, 13 10 @ transitory state, and not until a healthy feeling pervades the finances of the country will any one be abie to state authoritatively in this regard. Below we give some of the most expensive and @laborate structures which have been recently erected or are now going up. It will be observed that each belongs to a distinct ciasa of business, and ‘that cach may be taken as a representative building Of those that will follow. They all indicate a marked progress in elegance of architecture, purity of de- Sign, beauty of finish and stability of framework. Having evidently been buiit for the new era and not for the old one of cramped space and badly ven- Wlated apartments, their eeilings are tigh, their Tacilities for light excellent, and for extinguishing ames when not fireproof unsurpassed. THE BEEKMAN BUILDINGS. On the site where the “(Vooliy Horse’ and his humbugs roosted, between Prince and Houston Btrects, on the west side of Broadway, has been erected an iron building of imposing outlines, at at expense of about $1,000,000. Since the memorable Bight when the giantess, the bear, and the psendo P eind were gentiy caressed by the fire dragon, it been well known that the showman had entaljed upon himself one of those little legal dimculties which form the voluminous chapters of his life. Alter the ueual prolixity of the courts the matter was settled, and the property pasted into the hands of its pres- ent possessor, Mr. Beekman. For upwards of a year the construction of the Great building, seven stories high from basement to roof, and 200 by 75 feet in area, has been going on Without interruption, and is now completed and occupied. The first floor ts used by the house of Evans, Gardner & Co., a dry goods firm. It occupies the basement and celiar. The cellar 1s divided into two compartments, each measuring 57% by 200 feet. ‘This floor is used for the purpose of packing, and is completely veutilated ana Ogee SA lighted exter- Nally, gas being us when — neeecasary. On the rear, fronting on Mercer street, are two steam engines which are employed in hoisting, in driving the elevators and keeping uP the supply of steam wherewith to heat the building, The foundations are solid, durable and cemented carefuliy, extending to a depth of thirty feet below the surface. The un- Gerpinning of the structure consists of the usual Iron columns, fluted 1n front and rear, and reaching the topmost stones, where they terminate, to sup- Ll ed which 13 without architectural preten- ns. The next floor is the basement, which ts used for tho notions department. The arrangements here allow a clean length, covering the entire area of the floor, and the 15,000 square Jeet are devoted exclu- a, to the display of goods. In the room to the souchward are the woollens, blankets and other articles in this line. Above is the first floor, reached by easy access from Broadway on one side and Mercer street on the other. The counting room is in the rear, and tho gencral sales department is arranged as usual. The interior fittings are plain but substantial, the wood work being mostly in Diack walnut. ‘The hard pine floors are patched In different places with extended areas of dead lights, which communicate light from two large ventilators reac! the roof, Their aicas in plan are respec- tively 26 by 20, These immense courts, coming down to the second story, are elegantly fitted with fine plate glass, and afford the best means of ven- tilation that could have been instituted. ‘The rest o} ments are Modern, costly, first class an ereditane, io every way. seoenaiog land ted to eager from the exte- rT jeals to the floors occupied by the Be aS Ree miter é& Co,, straw goods. Fronting on Broadway, is the second story, over the counts rooms, Furnished with blac! walnut, finely finisned and expensively carpeted, with private ofices, fres- coed and softly cushioned, they are well arranged and conveniently disposed, ‘Looking towards Mercer Street is the sweep of floor, 200 feet in length. Light ts furnished tn abundant quantities by the oad skylights aod lateral ventilatora. On the floor ve, Which constitutes the second loft are the straw goods of every description, ‘There are bundles of the curious merchandise from China, Switzer- land, Italy and all the looms of the Orient and Occl- Gent. This departuent is exclusively for men's Goods The loft beimg divided in twain by a oe making each rooin 373% by 200 Teer, ié apartment to noithward ts the repository of Straws, Which are kept boxed and securely darkened, Go that the lightia prevented from working to their Injury. The third loft 1s occupied for the storage and exibition of ai! kinds of fancy horse hair trimmings Used about bonnets, hats, or other impossible con- Wrivances, which, by fashion, come under theso nge ‘omers. The northern room, however, ig used for manufactures, ere employed tn the li, ‘the production of arti ‘velvet an materi: It 4s there that 160 girla ht fancy work connected with ictal flowers, Men cutting the i from which they are tormed into With dies, girls arranging stems and anatomy, w. thers arrange them into aprigs and brancios’ cate ing, assorting and perfor Antricate forai manufacture. ae canna of Gear of wiuca thio female gone ir of whic! 8s female generatior Sothusiastically fond. Thus 1s thie’ neater Whose several hors incinde an area of 105,000 sanaré feet, put to use, The ground upon which it stands O0at $540,000, and the money spent in lots and buliding comprises an outlay of over a million ena a quarter, The construction of such edifices as the: division into single large houses, that wili use them for manufacturing a8 well as for storage and dis- Play, Will soon get rid of the notion that every con- cern must bave a factory in New England, and will Force the necessity that New York alone must be the basis of supply. This wili open tue fields of labo to destitute girls, and afford more extenced means for the employment of women than now exists m THE BUILDING OF THE NINTH NATIONAL BANK—COST, GROUND AND BULLDING, $480,000, On the ist of March next tho aplendid new white marble Sa of Yue Ninth National Bank will be completed. The frout is to be-one of we hands somest on Broadway, and will embody aseni-forid style of architecture, It ts situated between Lis- a Bg Ay ied Bde al on the west side of evidences of ita artistic veign moe ration, havin; a at stands on nearly a levei of 141 feet 10 ete fen I a fourth have ceilings respectivel: feet 9 inches @ 20 ni ape ee yen to the auperatructure of over and the view includes stretches of jan pared sbore and glim| wi thickness of Patiern that has no duplicate nae \ sate which stands out from the elevation, ‘With plain double colnmns flanking each sido, and a be bron with the worda, in sculptured mar- ble, “Ninth National Bank,’ ther with thi ve frieze, the bold cornice, the solid quoins and the fanoy rustic work, forms a fitting t, Sur rounding @ marble stairway passing ito the great bali ‘eating to the banking quarters in the rear. Double columns are continued on the second story above the portico, where they support # piain Ro man pediment. Double pilasters also ascend be- Sween the windows, and the carving !s elghorate‘and In good taste, The cornices termi to cap stones ntastically wrought, aid ‘etails in the con- struction indicate that we \eatcuester marble has been moulded by an artyt's hand, Siena: i below, Festing on a bed gf concrote, iying two feet in water, The granite upon wien ths columns and side Walls stgaff'aro constracted in the pyramidal shape. iis In the cellar have a thickness, after leaving ‘he foundation, of 5 feet 10 inches, and reaching the basement continue with 2 feet 4 inches, in the first story 2 feet, in tue third 1 foot 8 inches, and the re- mainder to the roof 16 inches, The building 1s 102 feet deep by 52 feet 6 inches on Broadway; 18 to have five stories, and will reach a height of 115 feet, in- cluding the Maosard roof contemplated. The frat floor is divided by the hallway, 14 feet 2 ches wide, which separates it in twain. About midway between the front and rear the nall leads into the large octagonal shaped counting room of the bank, Here 1s an apartment, ee esarenenar, that would be & feet square, with brick arches, tron beams and girders, and the most durable and solid masonry. The clear height will be 50 feet, and the apartment will be covered by a dome of iron framework, fitted with clear, transparent glass, ‘Two heavy iron girders, each weighing seven aud a half tons, rest upon the masonry that is designed to Support the tron roof and open skylight, This room, When finished in the fine foreign marbles, watn- scoted and frescoed, will be as elegant a vestibule As 13 now known in the city. From the point where the ball enters the apartment the railing which will enclose the Cierks aud tellers will sweep around in the torm of the letter U, aderding a complete view of all the moneyed operations of the cashier aud president, whose rooms adjoin to southward acd eastward, facing on Broadway. The rest of the drst door will be occupied for book roows, dressing rooms, ward rooms, water closets, kc. The remain- der of the upper floors are to be leased for offices and general business purposes. Equaliy lofty will be the Ceilings in all the upperstories, Tbe second door has a height of 16 feet4 incnes, the third Hf feet 4 inches, the fourth 12 feet 4 inches and the dyin 12 feet, The building ts bait sek. inch ne windows — shroui not are 14 fee dcheg in heignt, ‘And, Pith he ’xoention of the narrow pilasters, the whole jagade will present an almost unbroken front of glass. No vauita are to be con- structed, the owners seeing satisiled that they are not as secure as iron sales maile after the best pat- terns. ‘the architect is berts, aud the builder Joun B. Sidman, BT, GHORGE'S BUILDING, CORNER BEGKMAN AND one STREETS—COST, INCLUDING GROUNDS, $509,000, Mr. Loring Andrews has put up an elegant white marble front on Leekman street. corner of Clif, As the situation indicates the buliding is intended as a Tresh acquisition to the hardware trade centring in that vicinity. St. George’s lane lies to Its west. , and aa ample court yard, 50 feet by 55, will extend back in ita rear, The butiding, standing aloue, ag it does, in a locality where most of the stores have a dark, dingy appearance, affords a fine contrast ‘With its surroundings, and, with its tmposing dimen. sions and chaste order of treatwent, ts worthy of the Half a miilion to be spent in its complete erec- tion, ‘The front on Beekman street is something on tie same general plan as the building of the Young Men’s Curistian Association, corner Twenty-third street and Fourth avenue, [t is four stories high, including basement and sub-cellar, and will be capped with @ igh Mausard roof attaiuing an cle- vation of 12 feet above the cornice, with two fine pavilions asceadwg stili higher and fauking the roof to eastward and westward. The character of the outlines on the fagadeon Beekman street is intricate and embodies several ditterent styles, the whole, perhaps, forming a species of the renaissance, Above the doors and about the piers rising from the foundation are elaborately carved cap stones, which are designed for the first style of ornamentation. ‘The columns then support the bold cornice, which, as in all other marbie structures, forms one of the main features of thecesign. Tie cornice which pro- jects from the door of the third story 18 treated ina uke manner, apd tne transoms support Roman pedi- ments placed with becotming taste. Scarely any de- parture from what would be natural in the disposition of otnerparts, inthe placing of pilasters, columns, arches aud windows, can be noted; ideed, the suc- cess of the architectis evident ata giance, as the front combines an easy elegance with a tastefal and unpretentious degree of embellishment, On Cli? Street the elevation bas been put up in brick with tmarble trimmings, as @ measure of economy. Tie roof will be cut up with capacious dormers, as wilt also the pavilions. in other exterior appotnt- Taents—in sashes, in plate glass, in the wood work and the finish—the same general richoess will be followed. Sinking twenty feet below tho curb are Ube foundations, made of the same stone as that employed in the construction of St. George's church, ‘fhis stone 1s laid on @ bed of concrete, which in turn rests on a stratum of quicksand, ‘Tho water is about a foot above the concrete. The underpinning of the superstructure 1s granite—a close-grained, fuely crystaiized and infiexible stone, which rises @ distance of soveral feet above tho curb on Citif street, and is therefore plainly visible. As constructioa to the curb has come to be regarded as among the most difficult arts of build-ng, this strikes the observer a8 one of the finest points noticeable about the structure. One thing 1s as- sured—it can never settle, as buildings ofcen do; and 83 the elaborate and intricate system of sewerage the projected underground railroads will have a tendency to weaken the bulidings that have been standing already for a long series of years, masons in this day of Mighty exploits in engineering are planting their foothoids in firm ground. In superficial area the ground Moor ts tnc.uded In 125 feet depth by 100 feet on Beekman street, and on st. Georges lane the depth reaches 135 feet, because of a Gore in the lot, This door is divided into four stores of twenty-five feet front, the western one having a depth of 155 feet. fae ceiling ts 16 fect high, and there is @ clear reach from front to rear. These stores, exactly alike, make up the first Blory, and the second one is reached by broad staircases, furnished and wainscoted in biack wal- nut. Tne heights respectively of the second, third and fourth stories, are 14, 13 and 12 feos, the roof towering over Four steam elevators, with all the necessary attachments, have been constracted for the delivery and holsting of merchandise, and the power used to keep them in operation will be used to generate steam, wherewith the entire build- ing will be heated. The interior fittings will be of the best quality, will be yee by the best work- mansbip, and will in all respecta correspond with tho tone that has been attempted in making tie butiding a handsome ana creditable giructure. The slate used, the Tuckahoe maroie, the tron work, the mason work, ail exhibit the great care that has been taken in the building. It is not, however, fre- proof. The architects are Renwick « Sands. TIFFANY'S BUILDING, UNION SQUARE—CO3T $800,000, At the corner of Union square and Fifteenth street, on the west side, a fine tron structure is in course of erection that will be occupled by Tiffany & Co. for their jewelry establishment. In the character of tts foundations, f(s loity ceilings, nu- merous windows and substantial construction, it Wil be one of the best tron buildings in the city. Its exterior, though not finished, even in its present state indicates that the outlines will be symmetrical, that the style employed 16 highly ornamental, aud that the capacity of the digerent 90 wil be ample for the pigst earnaive business Interesta. Jts ap- pearance from Union square disciowen a facade that, without on too profuse in ornamentation, has a harmony and purity of treatment, so conspicuous in the upper stories of the Pesaro Palace in Venice, ‘This styie, with its double coluinns, its tasteful cap- tala, boid corntees, a, windows and broken but sable tramework, realizes the highest ideal of art, without offending the eye with a gaudy aisplay of decoration, Jy the iron structure too much ornament ould be impossible, both frbm the unyielding and non-duotile charactér of the mate- when the remains of Dr, Cheever's celebrated abol!- tion temple were demolisped, and tt will be entirely finished early in the spring, at @ cost of about $300,000, ‘The style of arebitectare, as near a3 can | Beclasettied, will be of the Roman renee ne the ine detaite are not entirely carrt elegant features of the building wil! be the rich and elaborate interior decoratious. Allof the fintsh to Waihscoting, frescoing and paluting generaliy will be on a liberal aca’e; and from the character of the Stock, which will include paintings, bronzes, a ary and articles of virtu, besides a vast variety 0! ‘old and sliver wares, the appearanco through the arge windows of lass Will constitute as great an attraction at Union square a8 Kuoedicr’s does on the avenue. LORILLARD'S LAST BUILDING, 461 AND 433 BROAD- v. way, On the west side of Broadway, at Nos, 451 and 453, Mr. Lorillard bas demoiisbed the old and uscless buildings which once eon ar the site and hae put up a magnificent store, with @ frontage on Broad- ‘way of 50 fect and a depth through to Mercer street of 200 feet. ‘The building is now nearly completed and the carpenters are putting on the finishing touches, and a dry goods frm will soon lease the | building, which 1s five stories high, with @ plain fron front, of the same style as thatof Mr. A. 7. Stewart's Tenth street store. The first floor, which has a ceuing of 17 feet 6 inches in height, will be the principal business apartment. Finely lighted front and rear, it receives additional vertical light from two large ventilators or open skylights, 25 b: 20 feet, which stand about the centre of the butld- ing, Utted with shutters and other facilities for moderating their use, The cellings of the upper tories will 14 feet jn height, and the same is preserved turougnout, There ts nothing special in the exterior desiza; it is plain, simple aud unpretending, and, like many of its class, has been erected more with a View toatford abundant room than from @ vain desire of guady display. It deserves praise because of its vast extent and the fine arrangement of its interior, which has been treated in such a way that no superfuous columns or uselees stanchions are anywhere to de seen, It isan excellent model of that new class of stores whicn have recently been built, extending through an eutire block, so that A front and rear entrance can be obtained—one for the reception of goods and the other for the en- trance of customers, In the detats of finish, the the carpenter work and the decoration, everything Wiil be substantial and pleasing and in keeping with the exterior, ‘The cost of tis butiding could aot be ascertained, as the owner declined to give the mfor- mation, Jearing shat it would be the means of having | {he tases thereon Increase oarItvanyd. olonel Charles K. Gardner. Colonel Charles K, Garduer died in Washington city on the 1st of November, In the eighty-third year of his uge. Ho waa buru in New Jerse! id entered the army as ensign of the Sixth United States Infantry in May, 1808, He subsequently sorved as captain in the Third United States artillery and major of the Twenty-third United States tufantry, In the war of 1812 ho was especially prominent and efficient as adjutant General of the Division of the North, under Major Genoral Brown. He participated in the bat- tlea of Chrysler’s Fields, Chippewa and Niagara, and at the siege and defence of Fort Erie, At the battle of Niagara, when General scott was severely Wounded and bleeding profusely, Colonel Gardner conveyed the distinguished aud gallant hero from the battle field. In the year 1818 Colonel Gardner resigned from the army, after holding the oifice of adjutant general for three years, Durin the eight years’ administration of Presi- dent Jackson Colonel) Gardner was the First Assistant Postmaster General; and curing the subsequent four years, under the administration of President Van Buren, he was Auditor of tue Trea- sury for the Post Oilce Department. Subsequently he was one of the commissioners appointed to In- vestigate and settle affairs connected with the la- diane in the Southern States, During the four years’ administration of President Polk Colonel Gardner was Postmaster of the city of Washington, and during the four years’ administra. tration of President Pierce he was Surveyor General of Oregon, and then transferred to an office In the ‘Treasury Department, which he held until two years since, When advanced ago aud infirmity made it necessary for him to resign. Colonel Gardner pos- sessed a itterary turn of uiind, and in former days wrote much for periodicals and magazines. He was tbo author of several miliitary worss—"Permanent Designation of eS cg and Company Books by the Kirst Letters of the Alphabet,” “Never to Be Changed,” “Compend of Infanuy Tactics,” “Dic- tionary of the Army,’ Charles A, Wickliffe. Charles A. Wickliffe, ex-Governor of Kentucky and x-Postmaster General under President Tyler, died in Howard county, at the residence of his son-in- law, on last Sunday evening. Mr. Wickliffe was born in Bardstown, Ky., June 8, 1788, and conse- quently ai thé time of his death was over eighty-one years of age. in eariy years he studied law, and in couse of time attained quite a high position at the bar, In 1812 he was elected to the Legistature of Kentuok; and served two terms, He served on the staff o! General Caidweil at the battle of the Thames, On his return to the avocations of peace he was again sent to the Legisiature of lls native State, and con- tinued to represent a constituency in the State Le- gislature until 1823, when he was sent to Congress, Here he continued for four consecutive terms, On his retirement from Congress he was again electea tothe Kentucky Legislature and was, in 1834, ap- pomted Speaker of the House, In 1836 he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky; on the death of Governor Clarke, in 1839, he became acting 4 Governor, In 1841 he was appointed Postmaster Gene- Tal by President Tyler. In 2845 lie was sent by Pres- Ident Polk on @ secret mission to Texas to look after annexation; in 1849 he was a member of the con- vention called to revise the State Constitution, and in 1861 he once again became a representative to Congreas from Kentucky. He was also a delegate to the Chicago Convention in 1864. At the outbreak of the rebellion Mr. Wickliffe affiliated with the slaveholders and became a stanch and active ad- vocate of secession. He cast his foriunes with the South and contributed ali he could toward the suc. cess of the rebellion, Personally he vas an afanie, Kind-hearted and genial man, and highly esteemed by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance or frieudship, LOSS OF WHALING SCHOONER GRAQUATE, OF MARION, L. Statement of Captain itufus L. Savery, Late Master. On Wednesday, Septembar 8, at stx o'clock A. M., in latitude 36 55 norta, longitude 73 20 west, it com- Menced biowing heavy gales from southeast; hove to uuder two-reefed foresall; battened down the hatches, Ata quarter-past six took in the foregail. At about hali-past six the schooner was knocked down and tho seaboat filled; immediately cut the boat clear and the schooner righted. We then boat @ cable on the weather anchor and let it go as a drag and paid out thirty fathoms of cable; closed up the gangways and called all hands aft; stood by to cut away the foremast. At about seven A. M. Was struck by @ burricane, and before a blow coula be struck the schooner was laid on her beam ends, li hands clinging to the rigging, hearers, davits, &c., for safety, The next gust Carved away the Temaining boat and nine men eng boat breaking in two. ‘Iwo of the men Zug pack by the ald of ropes; rial; but castings, which can never be he Aid than rude imitations of stone, could have fou abundant places tor a weak esis at the orna- mental, as they have in many buildings in tho city; but this tendency has been avoided, commendably, too; for he who furthers the decline of purity in style assails an art that is of more importance to the city than the sister arts, soulpture ana painting. The building, aa it stands, 1s nothing more than B Plain imitation of marble, or it will be so when com- pleted and pare God this suggests that as yet no style involving @ distinct personality has been adoped ta iron construction. Architects noid that there must be one fitted to this new material, which for the last ten years Nas been in such exten- sive demand. So enormous is the weighta superstructure of Iron imposes On*the foundations that they require the most thoughtful and careful treatment. It some style could be obtained where the burden of the (ed ut Int ie wreck of the boat; tle rematuing foar, Devug injured or unable to swim, went down vorore our eyes. ‘There were how nine of us left on the wreck. We soon lashed ourselves and remained tn tis position unul about twelve M., when the masts broke oif and she righted fuil of water and with hatches gone, bothing above water but the top of the house. About this time the wind moderated and we suc- ceeded in Le ig Ourselves to the top of the house. About three P. M. the wind and sea had gone down some. We now bye searching for something to satisfy hunger and thirst, and fortunately found five cans of preserved meats which were in @ locker near the companion way. We put ourselves on an allow: ance of four tablespoontula per day, got up a signal Of distress and commitved ourselves to the care of Divine Providence, We remained in this position on aspace twelve feet Bquaro elghty hours, every man patiently bearing his sufferings. Meantime foundations would be dimmished without impatring | we ‘ariited to the boat and two of the mon were yet fn general stability all thats desired would be ob- arnod, ‘This massive Chee Be wie upon @ foundation it has never before been found necessary to place beneath any structure in tue city. Extend- ing 17 feet below the curb, and 6 feet be- Jow the mark of liigh water, te the 6 inches of con- crete which intervenes between she lowest block Of granite and the bed of quicksand. Upon this layer rests the first stratum of granite, 14 feet Square, tho next layer above being 11 feet square, the succeeding ones 8 feet square and 4 feet 4 inches square—giving for an underpinning beneath each column a foundation in pyramiaai granite to Support the great superimposed weighs. Under all the pters like quantities of rock ve been pisoed in the same manner. As regards ma- oy carpenter and iron work the construc- The f2d design on every foor are the same. ig fron froats, though _hoilo’ are lied 1a with brick, thus adding to the ge sean By totroducing the brick arches, ; ‘ams and premiere the building ha: ered complete! fireproof. neral iron been ren- the stroot, has ches, and a front ike oa avon Union saa: e of wi "Te seoond. th aay grea feet 8 feot in height, and nose give ity is visible in all directions on the peee of Long i to eust- Wand where ton ay eee e 1@ roof the whole cit The walli two ts ly outlined are im each floor to within two feet of each fad beautiful setiog, fr & great width of view anda wide 4 ry channel ligt af tiation. The work Dullding WAS DegUa in the fall of 190, snd fith foorg | will the windows, whites pL alive, but neariy exhausted. We were now sulfer- ing with hunger and thirat, the sea breaking on ua most of the time, At two P, M. ou Saturday we were taken off by Captain J. 8, Crosby, of schooner Ralph Souder, of Kastport, Me. from Philadelphia, bound to Barbados, who weated us with every Possible kindness which one fellow being could bestow on 8 suffering brother, May God’s richest bleasings be given him! ‘The following ta a list of those lost;—Kdmund 0. Cardy, William Stsdoa, Jose de Silver, Francisco Maria, Louis Pedro, BASE BALL NOTES. To-day the Socials will play their return game with the Unions at Hoboken, and the Athletics, of Broox- lyn, and Champions, of Jersey City, will play thew return game at the Capitoline grounds, The Mutuals start this evening for Cincinnatl, where they will piay their return game with the “Red . The firat floor, which | Stockings’ on Saturday. The “Mutes”” have engaged a depth | a special car to go direct to Ciucinnatl without change. To-morrow (Thursday) the Empires and Eagles play their home and home game at Elysian Fields, Hoboken, Piay should cominence at two o’clock in order that the game may ve finished m | before dark, The Alpha Club was dissolved on Monday night last, ands. new club under the same titie was organized by several of the leading spirits of the old cul No new names have come up as candidates for be ve for at the meeting of the State On Thursday, the 11th ines, Mr. Porter, | parties. Of Syracuse, is the $ presidency, as : Peed conceced tet Minat oftes ‘wootern pars fs Foprescutative from the ‘the author of the ortme NEW YORK CITY. THE coURTS. COURT NOTICE. The regular calendar of Custom House and Reve- nue jury cases for November and December will be called to-morrow morning by Judge Blatcbford, and cases assigued for the term, UNITED STATES OISTRICT COURT. Trying to Kick off the Harness of U. S. Before Judge Blatebford, The United States vs. Thomaa Ferrin.—In this case the discharge of Thomas Ferrin from the United States army was sought, on the ground that he was intoxicated when enlisted, was a married man, and sworn before a military officer when he could have been sworn before a@ civil justice, Judge Blatchford has decided that the evidence does not show that Ferrin was intoxtcated at the time of enilstment; that the army regulations excluding married meu are rendered nuil b! previous statute, and thet under the statutes if 18 competent to swear @ recruit elther before a civil or military officer, The recruit ‘Was therefore remanded to the army. Whiskey and Cigars “Lying Around Loone,” There being no claimants for the following pro- perty tt was on motion ordered to be condemned by default:—10 barrels of whiskey, found on pier 40 North river; 2 barrels of wuiskey, found same place; 16 barrels of whiskey, found me place; 5 barrels of whiskey, found on pier 33 North river; § barrels of whiskey, found same place; 6 barrels containing 15,081 cigars, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Discharged for Want of Evidence. Before Commissioner Shields, The United States vs, John and Michael Lynch.— ‘The defendants were charged with making Improper entries of their sales and with the ulicit removal of five barrels of whisk: Counsel on both sides hav- ing summed up the @ Commissioner Shicids dis- clarged the defendants, the evidence adduced against them being insuiicient to substantiate the charge, SUPAEME COUNT=-SPECIAL TERM. What Constitutes Probate=A Bavarian Case. Before Judge Barnard. In the Matter of the Wil of Breder(ek Diez,—Iy this GaNG ii Appeared that the dedensea 3 deatnbed executed with all due Bavarian formalities an instrament of marriage settlement and mutual inheritance, by which, under Bavarian law, his wife 4s entitled to succeed to all his property, This instra- ment was duly executed before a notary and in pre- sence of two attesting witnesses, The instrument was retained, aud ig now In possession of the notary, The stavute of this State provides that where a will has been admitted to probate in a foreign State it may be probated 1a this State before we Supreme Court. This application fa, therefore, to have the instru- ment probated aga will, aud copy duly recorded in this county, The applicaiion is opposed by the devisees under a former will, Witich has been offered for probate in ordinary course. On its first presentation Judge Barnard was of Opinion tat sucd au instrument could not be re- arded as a wiil, but it waa argued that it was a jsposition of property, causa moriis, and was, therefore, within the dednition of a will, and having been executed in @ manner which fortunately com- piled with our laws Was @ proper subject of “sop In opposition it was argued that the instrament had not been aduiitted to probate in Bavaria, The keeping of it by the notary and its envy on his record was not probate, Was Not even @ judicial act, and therefore the tustrument was not within the statute, Besides, 1¢ was contended that they had had no notice, and the commission was eX parte entirely. Decision was reserved, Several parties charged with “repeating” were brougne berore Judge Barnard yesterday, aud tn some cases the evidence being insuilicient Lo sustain the complaints they were Uscharged. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY, Scrreme COURT—GENERAL TeRM.—Before Judges Clerke, Cardozo and sutherland, Court opens at bali-past tea A, M.—Non-enumerated motions first called. SuPREMR Count—SrrctaL, Tenw.—Before Judge will Barnard, Court opens at half-paat ten A, M. De- murrers—Nos, 11, 21, 22, 23, Law and fact—Nos. 128, 212, 237, 166, ie lil, 172, 113, Lid, 176, 170, 178, 179, 190, 181, 182 SuPREME CounT—Onambers.—Held by Judge In- graham. Call of calendar at twelve M.—Nos. 18, 19, al, 32, 33, 54, 56, 57, 69, GY, 70, 80, SupRrion Court—TRiaL TuRm.—Part 1—Ad- journed.. Part 2—Before Judge Jones, Court opens ateleven A. M.—Nos. 1042, 1330, 1262, 928, 834, 703, 974, 1028, 1044, 56%, 1084, 11 1108, 1114, 1116, COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TRRM.—Part 1—Before Judge Daly. Court opens at eleven A. M.—Nos. 590, 458, 988, 544, 193, 194, 444, 517, 53%, 043, 1202, 673, 649, 1, 1 6 Marine Courr—Trran Term.—Part 1—Before Judge Alker. Call of calendar at ten A, M.—\ 8772, 8078, 3861, 3773, 4116, 4117, 4009, 4011, d0l2, 401 4914, 4016, 4016, 4918, 4019, Part 2—Before Judge Gross. Callof calendar at ten A. M. Nog. 5815, 8946, 3995, S800, 4006, 4021, 4023, 4024, 1025, 4028, 4080, 4038, 4054, 4035, 4041, CHY INTELLIGENCE. ‘Tur WEATHER YRSTERDAY.—The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours im comparison witi the cor- responding day of last year, as indicated by th thermometer at Hadnut’s Pharmacy, HeraLy Build- ing, corner of Ann stree! 1868, 1869, 1863, 1869. BA. os 4 “4 06 a 4 55 48 53 42 63 6 Average temperature yesterday... ae) Average temperature for corresponding date last year,... SupDEN DEATH.—Yesterday afternoon James Far- Tell, of No. 77 Washington street, died suddenly, Coroner Schirmer will hold an inquest on the body this morning. CENTENARY OF UNIVERSALISM IN AMERICA,—The first centenary meeting of Universalists from ali parts of the country wiil be held this evening at Dr. Chapin’s church, Fifth avenue, corner of Forty-fitin street. A NEsT TESTIMONIAL.~—Dr. A. K. Coney, tho superintending physician at Hudnut's pharmacy, HERALD Building, was yesterday the recipient of a very handsome testimonial from the attachés of the Sstablishment under his supervision, SeLS*MURDER.—Rasper Schelberger, aged forty- eignt years; dwelling at No, 24 avenue B, yesterday morning madd 4 canal in his throag bY mcans of a razor, from which the blood fiowed in copious streams. A physiciAd W5 was called pronounced his injuries fata, Boy Rivtep iv a Louper Yanv,—Henry Adams, @ lad eight years of years, while at play yesterday morning ina lumber yard near his residence, was accidentally crushed to death by a pile of lumber, which toppled over upon him. ‘Lhe body was taken up and removed to the late residence of deceased, 402 East Pifiy-ninth street, where Coroner Fiyuu was notified to hold an inquest SERIOUS RESULTS OF CARELESSNRS8.—Miss Pasa- more, & young lady eighteen years of age, while in company with her father, Dr, Passmore, passing the building tn course of demolition at No, 364 Third avenue, Was struck on the bead by a brick which, with other deorié, was thrown from the bullding. The young lady’s skull was iractured, and although the pleces of the fractured bone were removed by Dr. J. R. Wood the worst consequencos are feared. KILLED BY FALLING FROM A LApDER,—Valentine Nelland, a German, twenty-six years of age, witic at work yesterday morning on a ladder at 58 Goercke atreet, Lol A and fell to the ground, a distance of about twelve feet, and, striking on nis head, was a@inost instantly Kile: BY permission the body Was removed to the late residence of deceased, $4 Sheri street, Where Coroner Flynn was notified to hold an inquest, Mr, Netland has left a widow, but no children. ‘Tug DgATH FROM RELIGIOUS FeRvoR,—In yeater- day's HRRALD Was mentioned the death of Clarina Stephenson, te colored woman, jate of 78 Grand atrect. Mrs, Stephenson had long been troubled with heart disease, and late on Monday night she attended @ mission meeting at 14 Laurens street. Waile there she became so much inspired with en- thusiasm in the good cause aa to produce paipita- tion of the heart. Clarina sank into a state of un- consciousness and died, medical aid being of lo avail. ‘The body was conveyed to her late residence, where Coroner Schirmer was called to hold aut inquest, Deceased was forty years of age and a native of New Urieans. INFANTICIDE.—A partial examination was yoster- day made in the case of the full grown male child found in the basement haliway of premises No. 13 Ninetta street, The body, tt app ) Was w ped hp 1a old rags and had been to the alley sia rhe day last, Deputy Coroner Cushman made @ post mortem examination on the body and was of tue Opinion the child had been born alive. Evidences of death irom strangulation were unmistakable, but 1@ unknown, and it was linpossibie to obtain any info; tion concerning the ntage of deceased. Captain Heddon, of the Fifteenth precinct, however, making an effort which may result in bringing to light the guiity OMILDREN BURNED TO DRaTH.—Two fatal buyn- ing casualties were yestorday reported at the ner’ office, the victims 12 both ongga being Yi, Gs he cia IS EE NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1869—QUADRUPLE SHEET. Julia Baontng, a little girl three years old, whoss Parents live at No, 64 Centre street, was left alone in the room and, during the absence of the motter to the grocery store, got hold of some matches, and Mghting one, set fre to her clothes. Before the Names could be extinguished she was so terribiy burned that death ensued soon afterwards, Coroner Figs Was notified to hold an inquest on the body, lary E. Brown, a little girl of four years, died at the residence of her parents, No, 7 Norfolk strest, from burns recetved on Monday evening. Mrs. Brown being temporarily absent the decansed mounted a clair to take a Braoothing iron from the manteipiece, and in doing so her clothes took fire from the stove and she was Jataliy burned before re- heft could reach her, Au inguest will be held on the body by Coroner Fiynn. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Ticuway Roppery,—Between two and threo o’clock yesterday morning, as James W. Raymond, of 236 East Twenty ninth street, was passing the corner of Twenty-dfth street and First avenue, he Was assaulted, Knocked down and robbed of a sliver watch by a bartender, named William Lyon, twen- ty-one years of age, residing in Elizabeth Street, and an accomplice who made his escape. Lyon was ar- raigned at Jefferson Market and committed without bail to answer th BROCKLYN INTELLIGENCE, Tux MORTALITY,—There were 127 deaths in this city during the past week. Of this number 26 were men, 265 women, 39 boys and 37 girls, EX-PAYMASTER ROBSRT BOGART TO BE RELEASED ON Bait.—The friends of R. D. Bogart, the young man who is charged with having stolen the sum of $27,000 from the Navy Yard in the month of Decem- ber of last year, are making great exertions to hava him released on ball, Judge Benedict has fixed tho amount of bail at $20,000, and this morning two sureties signed bonils to the amount of $14,000, As soon as the additional $7,000 is guaranteed Bogart will be released, unless Judge Eeneatct decides to g@ranta motion made by Se Beebe, Bogart’s counsel, that the amouut of batl be reduced. Fire IN HENRY STRRET.—About half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in the ry frame stable No, 39 Henry street, owned te T, Powell, resulting in the destruction of the structure; loss $1,200 on the building and $1,500 on the stock. The property was insured for $700 in the Montauk Insurance Company. Dr, Morrell, who had a carriage and sleigh destroyed in the stables, lost $1,000 in the burning of lis property, No. 41, a tenement house adjoming, was considerably dam- aged by water, No. 3%, occupied as a carpenter's shop, owned by Robert Knight, was also damaged by ure, Loss $5 Chivago has a lawyeress. Brandon, Miss., ts to have a female college, Joi Davis ts visiting his relatives in Mississippt, Andrew Johnson ts still im Nashyille. William of Prussia is afrata of thunder. Bismarck will not permit his tenants to work on Sunday. Johnston, Virginia's new Senator, ls a Catholic. Mrs, MoGrath, of Pickaway county, Olio, is 103 years. ‘The only bachelor In the Cabinet 13 the Secretary of the Navy, Who is beset by naughty gals, Admiral Farragut nas so far improved as to be able to sit up. Hoe hopes to be out by the first of next week, Ned Wright, the converted burglar, proposes in London to open heaven with @ Gospel “Jimny.” Miss Mary Hovey has been offered tho cuatr of Horticulture in the Kansas Agricultural College. “The best colored talent of the country’ 1s shortly to be engaged on @ new newspaper at Wasiungton. A woman's rights paper, to be published at Craw- fordsville, Ind., will bear the terrifying name of The Avenger, An Indianapolis editor is announced to appear at & tournament in Virginia as “Knight of the Burning Lamp.” No doubt ne will extinguish himself, A woman saved the life of & child on the Lyons Railway, France, risking her own by snatening it fvom the rails a3 a train passed, and the directors awarded her one franc for her heroism. Ayoung Jewess, who recently disappeared from san Francisco, now writes that sho rau away froar her parents in order to embrace the Roman Catholic religion, Moat girls run away to “embrace” some- ‘thing less traditional, Mrs, General Gaines left Washington yesterda: for New Orleans to again tender the olive v those who dispute the ttle to her property, and if her terms are not accepted she wiil force a settle. ment by another application to the courts, ‘There ig a colored man In New Orleans 118 years of age, who still gets about with ease, His naine 1s Lafitte, and he 18 supposed to have seon stirring adventures in his time, under the famoys buccencer of that name. Placards were posted In London recently convey- ing the following tempting Invicaiion to visit & cer- tain Bethesda chapel:—"Ned Wright, who before lia conversion Was Couvicted three times of burglary, will deliver @ Goapel address, Come ani welcome ! No collection |? James K. Hood died tn Chattanooga last week of consumption. He formerly edited the Chatianooga Gazelle, and for one term was @ member of the Ten- nessee House, Mr. Hood was at one time connected with the Washington Chronicle, aud was a Writer of considerable ablilty, A Miss Amanda Hopkins, in very feeble health, one day last week was married at the request of her fatuer, Judge Moses 8, Hopk'ns, tn the room where he lay dying at Grand Haven, Mich, He expired the same afternoon. Tie young lady had long bee engaged to the bridgegroom, M. H. Bigelow, a ban! cashier, * A lady passed through St. Paul last weok on her Way to the seitiements on the Ked River of the North in search of a husband from whom sne was divorced several years ago in Brazil, She hud mar- ried again and was widowed, aad, the old love reaa- serting itself, had come all the way from Rio Jauelro to seek a reconciliation with her first husband. Apropos of Madame Ratazai’s visit to the Pantin murderer in hts cell, the story 18 told of her dinner with the Governor of the hulks at Toulon, where the carver had been convicted of assassinauon, the ser- vant Who drew up the carte was a forger, the vaiet who changed the ae and puta matcn to the plum poo was guilty of arson, and the butler who heiped the wine had been a poisoner, Sefior Balbino Cortes—new Spanish Consul—has arrived via Havana, whither he went to consult with Captein General Rodas., Sefor Cortes is a friend of General Prim, i8 @ uterary man, and a noted man at home, Sefor Antonio Maria de Zea, who has been acung for some time as Consul for New Yor, re- turns Lo Lis original post at Portland, Me, y 0 WWTEANAL REVENUE BY STATES, The following table exhibits the amount of tnier- nal revenue collected ineach State and Territory, nd the proportion which the collections bear to tie total of aswessineate;— Colles $4 Assessments, $4,462,471 tions. Arizona, Arkansas Caitforut Colorado: Connecti Dacotah, Delaware , District of Col Florida. cerwe Kd aho. ii ois. Indiana, Jowa.... Kansas. Kentucky. Louisiana. Maine... A 26 3,700, 981 6,085,470 $007,185 114,404 117,874 108,052 126, 785 Nevaila....... ‘ 859,406 90 New Hampshire. + 1,972,419 New Jersey. . New Mexico. New York. North Carolina... Ohio Oregon. Pennsylvania. Ruode Island. South Carolina, ‘Tennessee Texas. Utan.. Vermont. Virgini Wasiingto West Virgini Wiscousia 8 58 2,178, 12,534, Total $188,067,007 INSURY TO THE WRSTBRN APPLE CXC Louis Repudtican, of October 27, saya:—Th Weather of the last few days has inflicted imine injury, and wide, on the apple crop—the largest aud finest that has been seea in this part of the West for years, Winter appies are rarely gathered till tnogiatter part of October or the first of November, and it js seldom that we hi frosts severe enough to hurt them before they picked. But ti denly thi fruit, The orchards ge) ter apples, and their owners confident! u to mak item in the gene: x But the frost of Saturday, Sund: jay nights, which made’ ice 4 quarter thick, the app and utterly a atroyed their es, Thousands of bar rele in the Louts have thus been py ip make a LITERATURE. Reviews of New Books, Wonpers oF rua Deer. A Companion to ry Leaves from the Book of Nature. By M. schele Vere. New York: G, P, Putnam & Professor Schele de Vere has written a very clever, instructive and mterosting book, which will doubt jess be widely read by the higher class of readers, for whom it seems intended. The first chapter com. Prises a aketon of allthe myths and such starting facts as are of more than ordinary faterest of the inhabitants of the deep. The real or imagined mon >. Strosities described by the ancients—animals Dali human, haiffieu—which the present age places ip the catalogue of absolute fables, though upon what futhority it would be aiMeuit to say, are all deseribed briefly, though quite full enough to give the reader all the required information, The second chapter treate of “Odd Fish,” and is one of the most Interest — ing. Some curious anecdotes are related, to some OF which most of our readers are probably strangers, While most of themavill be warmly welcomed, The Succeeding chapters on “Pearla” and “Corals” Ore contain notht the facts and bear repeated more or lesg in quite entertaining, though the; tmarkable for newness, Most o given havin; “The Knight Armor," A Pinch of Salt, Oyster” and “ at Sea” form the titles ters. the perusal of which ts most edifying. of " house Stories’? comprise an admirably compiled chapter." ain of Sand,” “Mercury”? and ‘fhe form the subjects for the conclad- Karth tn Trouble ing chapters of a work for which we bespeak a wide olrewiation, On various occasions we have praise to transiatious of books on subjects of an Im- portant and tstructive character, written In @ Sprightty, entertaining style, It aftords all the more pleasure to praise this volume as being written by an American author i the same style and with as much success. or de Vere may not be so vivactoua @ writer as tis French comrores, Dut What he lacks in animauion is move tan made up in Dis extensive researct and (tie general extent of his tnformation. The volume is very neatly printed and bound, Tum Wririnas oF Mapawe Sweronire. Edited by Count de Pailax, of the Frenen Academy, Trang- lated by H. W. Preston, New Yor: Cathoito Publication Society. To those who havé*read the “Life and Letters of Madame Swetehtre” this collection of “her graver writings” will be peculiarly welvome, and the pub- Me to general will appreciate the contents of this volume for the sake of their decided merit, “Airelles’? and Thoughts’? (Penaées’) are undoudtediy the best. The first contains many short, pity paragraphs, many of which contain great truths thatare destiaed to live, We give a few of wem:;— XNXIn, How dificult is purity to the pure! A lve pollen te ‘enough to rod tho lily of ft whitaness, X NTL I it wero even allowable to forget what is dite to aupertority of rank (t woutd be wien (he privileged themselves remem ber i. XXIX. There are queations 8o {ndisereet that they deserve neither truta nor falselico | ia reply. SNOW ‘The qualitign destined to cubserve the happiness of othera romain too ofteu Idi@ anc selCcentred, ike charming letters, which have never been sent, NOVI, In the frot part of life we give expect everything (rom them. XO rerything to others and 1th, ie Repentance ts accepted rer ‘The foregoing are a few and probably not the beats of the “Airelies.’” ‘They will, however, suffice ta show the valu of the whole, The drat part of “Thoughts” reads more ike trauslations from the Zend Aresta and other Sansorit works than from the writings of a Catholie Woman of the century. It ie really a rhapsody, With religion for ie theme, Numerons pars are. noticeabiy dae in their lan- guage, possessing all the rich hmagery and eloquence of Eastern composition, It begins:— Tiove knowledge; 1 love tateliect; T lore fath—simplo S bh yet more. tove God's shadow beter ihan mau's taht. Continuing, we find numerous veraea worthy of record, 43 lor tustance:— Fie dl Thee inal my Interests, mr, Tlove God as if He wore alone in the universe, 1 human race as tt there w no God. There ty an teen these tivo extremes which is ridged by: our Saviour Jesus Christ, v. T toll Thee of everything, O my G my ovenpationa. } invie Thee to Itis so simple, Can it be over bok Vie Tf one were to ask me the idea which I derive, from my own experiquen of the happineus of heaven, L abauld answery “Hoaven ta to love tn peacs,” I feel toward God as toward their husbands; th Him. ‘That io all the Vill. T have too often daparted from Ged) but-prnised be His namo—I have never separated mysalt trom Hin. Again we (nd this passage, which has been sure passed in force, bat which is certaiuly original in conception, ‘the idea of comparing the ocean to “God without his Christ” is somethiug new:— 5 but lasting, pit! of my insignificance, Wherein rirom me? In immensity of breadth and depth. itgive me? A sense of Infinity and of the abyss wi mo (rom ft The ocean, In ite might and un {mmutability, in the proportions which transcend the, bol dights of Hhought, God, but God without his Christe Resembiing, a8 this rhapsodical atyle of writing does, Orlental literature, it contains nothing of the extravagance of the East, though im many passages equally as eloquent, The other paris of these “Thoughts” are devoted '@ have space to others besides religious subjects, but for few extracts: — xv ‘The aolemn, wonder(ul, majestic ocean! It ly to crush me onder asense of ite grandyur—t Oxxt ‘Those who undertake the government of a country with the. avowed purpose of regoucrating Mt seein to me Hike woren who tarry in the hop con erting Wer future lorda, The © Taahnoss Of the enterprise would be more conspicuous it the former did not, atall events, obtain favor, ihe later a husband. OXNXt. Liberty has no actual riguta which are not grafted upon justice; wad the euler duty of liberty ts to detent justions We regret our inability to make further extracts, from this volume, The other papers it contains are remarkable for the pure and éievated thoughts they give utterance to. That on “Kesignation” ta the Jongest and 13 @& remarkable prodacuon. It t@ divided tuto chapters, ean of Which speaks the sentiments of a woman devoted to Christianity, The Janguage ts qulie fervid and vivid, often ria ig to ® height of eloqudney Fyrely met with from @ wonan— seldom, tn fact, from fad, Mngazino Noticen, The Overtaid Monthly for Novemver reaches ua rather lute, but 1 none the less welcome, The number is unusaaily good, there being not one article In it Which 18 not at least readable, while most of them are very interesting, The contents comprise “Fur Scala,” an instructive pape "A View of the National Capital,” “The Chinese Labor Question,” “Ungathered,”” a poem; “The Ice Caves of Washington Territory,” ‘Are Our Pablic Schools @ Failuro? No. 8; “Under Fire,” “Barly Literature of Tobacco,” “The Fortune in the Daisy,’’ “Ceylon,” “How { Converted My Cannibal,” “Dead Broke,’ ? “The Search for Fretura Anian,” “The Mountain Heart's Faso,” “Eto.” and “Current Literature, Tho fratreview under the last named titie Is very good, but the second and last is dectdediy unjast to Victor Hugo, “Wilomme Qui Riv? val be judi ed a8 one would juago @ novel written by uce or Dickens. Wo beileve ip the saying that the eccentriciues of a great genius should be for- ger beside the grandeur of his work. y sue way, is the reviewer aware that la feeling calied upon to “execrate the despotiem ‘hat exiled Victof Hugo to the Isic of Guaxnsey” he is Wasting sentimeat upoa ao imaginary po tlam "Hugo 1s tree to return to France When! he desires, Hia present exile ts seifiamioted, is almost the only foolleh thing in his career, for Jacks those elements of herolsm Wich we Kno’ Hugo to be otuerwiae possessed of Tho Suriay Magaaine for November ws fall of wi written, interesting articles, whose mority we heart. lly recognize, while regretting that Messrs, Lippin. cott & Co. have cousented to republishing the mags azine which contains them. {Vo are by no means barrow tn our views—we, In fact, favor free trade in itterature as in commerce, and will gladly support any movement tending toward tho passage of an International copyright law, which will enable writers on both sides of the Atlantic to foun oe rewards of tuetr labor, But this polley lishing foreiga magazines of no greater mont those of Our owe production Wwe cannot Suca periodicala @& the great reviews of land and Scotland and OOK are invariably welcome, because raturo ia, in the main, of @ due But auch t me uch magaz one before us are no better than hone tiled with bn productions of native writers, We have many times Kiven praise to Lippincotts Magazine, the contents of which Nave been quite equal in all respects to those of the Sunday Magazine, Ie it not an. tujustice, then, to the Americans who write for the one to Pic the other? Shall we ever build up @ dis inotive and really excellent school of Aumertcam Mteratare so loag a4 American publisuers virtually tell their readers that the writings of foreignera aro the best, by asi ang to repuvilat Works? And becauas the enaenty, to dept ative taleni ta increasing in exact ratio with ¢ Increase of foreign repubiications we cannot recom= Inend tho magazino which has given rise to thie soummlugly sevure Lut undeniably juss criviclin, . Miacetanconss We acknowledge the receipt of the American Law Review, the Jowrnai of the Gynecologicut Society of Boston, tue Phrenoiogical Journatand Yar Nowe trans Beiectio Biytneering Magazines, all of which Works we can commend to those of our readers igs Vereated in the sudjects of WDIGR Wer treat, -_