The New York Herald Newspaper, November 29, 1869, Page 5

A GENUINE CHARITY. The Home for Respectable Aged and Indi- geni Fomatcs~How tho Institution was Founded, Its Struggles for Existenee and Its Final Success. aMong the many charitabie institutions with which this city abounds there is none that com- mends itself more to public favor for the good work bas already accomplished in its particular sphere, ‘ag well as for the objects it has in view, than the Institute for Respectable Aged and Indigent Females. Like many other institutions of charity in the metropolis which were started without a single moneyed backer, to speak, this one began life under very poor circumstances, and, like all poverty-stricken things, was forced to struggle through an mfancy that was fraught witn sufferings and hardships, until at last, when at the point of sinking beneath 11s trials, it was given a helping hand by men whose strength lay 1M their riches and ‘the abundance of their charity. Years ago, when the public and private charities of New York were contincd to very narrow limits compared with what they are now, the almshouse— @ polished name for the workhouse—was regarded by ail good and pions persons as the right place for all men and women who were Wo poor to support themselves. It was no concern of anybody’s—who could afford to sympathize tn a formal sort of Way with the sufferings of the poor with- out undergoing any of the pangs to which poverty gives birth?—that many of the siricken ones had been swept from comfortable homes and firesides by the sea of adversity when all Jooked blighted around them, when the sun was shining on their well-tilled avres, and their every surrounding betokened a long life of happiness un- tainted by aught that could give pain to the heart or anguish to the mind, Indeed, it was all the same to them whether the poor who craved for help, or who did not crave for it, belonged to the class of indi gents who come to griel by their own bad acts, or tue offspring of the once rich who had seen better days, but who had been levelled with the lowest of ‘the poor by the suddea swoop of a tinancial panic or the imprudence of a father, who died after gambling away his children’s fortune; wey all had to go to the almshouse. It was the idea that some provision sbould be made for aged females who had been well off in their younger days, or who at best had always enjoyed & comfortable home, and to whom the alms- house appeared asa living tomb, that moved the promoters of the asylum of which this article treats to action m the matter—of estabiishing an institu- tion of so beneficent a character as the institute for Aged and indigent Females. ORIGIN OF THR ASYLUM. To have snggested the establishment of such an asylum fifty years ago was in itself a courageous thing, but to ootain the means necessary to carry out their cherished plans was a thing of no small aimculty for its promoters. But tne charitaple ladics who had determined to make their enterprise a success Were nothing daunted by the discourag- ing counsels they received from almost every side ‘they turned, and #0 1n the summer Of 1813 an associa- tion called “A Society for the Relief of aged and Indigent Femaies’? was formed. The assoviation did bot meet with much success al the start, and subscribers to the iund were for along time few and far between, Time wore on slowly, however, and at the end of a year the subscriptions were such as to warrant the promoters of the associauion ta making exteasive preparations for av enterprise on a large scaie. On the ito of February, 1814, the first formal meeting of the association was held in tno session room of the old Brick Presbyterian church, which at that time was situated on the site now occupied by the large building on the cor- ner of Park row and Printiug House square, At the Imecting 4 constitution was adopted and a board of managers elected, consisting of the following named Jadies:~ Mrs. James Duniap, first directress; Mrs. 4B. MM. Mumford, secona direciress; Mrs. Joun Bing: ham, treasurer; Mrs. Kenssalaer Havens, secre- tary, andthe following directors:—Miss Rebecca Leggett, Miss Hardenbrook, Miss Ann Glass, Miss Ann Nichols, Mrs, Della Henry, Mrs. Benjamin de Frese, Mrs, Annie Churi, Mrs. Sarah Guan, Mrs, Elizabeth Post, Mrs, Jesste Baldwin, Mrs. Richard Cunningham and Mrs. ‘tyler Maynard. But two of the board of manugers are Dow In the Jand of the living. One of tuem, now very far ad- vanced in axe, still continues to do all that hes in her power to further te interests of the flome, Her name 18 Mrs. Gokismit, Known when the first meet- mec the associauon was held a8 Miss Leggett. Intal the month of May, 1817, the association con- tinuca to meet in the gid church, when the place at mceting was Changed to the residences of the yari- ous members, eacii one taking her turn in extending the use Of her Lome for the purpose. The aanual meetings, however, were heid lor a long te atter tals arrangement in the church, and for several years alier the association was formed at.the resi- dence of Miss Catherine Brinckerhoff. Froin 1524 to 1838 the annual meetings Were held in the consistory room of the Collegiate vutca Reformed churcn in Fulton street, An 1816 tue Common Council donated the assocta- ton the extravagant sum of 3300, and in the tollow- mg year $250; and, strunge to say, these comprised elt the meys donated to the instucution by tue city Sather: nd for the first twenty-four years of 1s Management the institution was forced to depend for existence on le; jes, Charity sermons and col- Tections in church Private subscriptions, which later were not in very reat nuuber ner very iberal. An auxiliary society was founded in 1822-23, Miss Ann Dominick and air, k. Mowatt being the found- ing geniuses of the a(fair, This society made it te special duty to provide for the outdoor pensioners, of ‘whom there are at present a littie over w nundred; and 1¢ is alinost neediess to say that it hasdone a reat deai of good in its way. It spent over $1,000 jaat year in following out its designs, PROPOSITION TO ERECT AN ASYLUM, The project of erecting o suitable buliding as an asylum for the penstoners was mooted in 18i2, and 4n the following year the friends of the associauon WOK the matter in hand and went energetucally to work to get the necessary funds to tursver their ends. It was felt that such a building Was an abso- mite necessity, and 80 every Laing that couid be done to excite the interest of the charitable in the meas- ure was done by those who had the welfare of the Institution at heart. In the winter of 1834 Dr. Seureder preached # sermon tn tae Church of the Ascension (then in Canai street) for the benefit of the society, aud the collection which was taken up on the occasion amounted to $310. Among those who Were present at the delivery of the sermon were Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Stuyvesant, and on re- turning to their home the former asked her husband Af he did nov think they could give the society a help- ang band in some way that would put it ona firm basis, Mr, Stuyvesant replied that he was certain they could, and the soliowing day donated three lots of ground to tne society, This set the ball in motion, Charitable people, with plenty of money at their command, awoke to the necessity of giving of their abundance toward the worthy object, and so in a short time after Mr. Stuy vesanv’s magniiicent gift had veen made known a subscription list was opened, and Mr, John Jacob Astor headed it with $5,000 opposite fis name, requiring, however, a8 a condition of the accept- ance of his donation, and as an incentive to tne managers to leave no stone unturned unul they had fulfilled lis wishes, that $20,000 should be subscribed within @ year after he had signed his name to the ligt as a subscriber. The managers thus put upon their mettle were determined that the $5,000 should not be lost because of alack’of zeal on their part and so formed themselves ito a sort of house. house visiting committee, which made it its,especial province to beg” every citizen to give a litue, no matter how little, towards the society, They issued ‘@n appeai to the merchants of the city, and the mer- chants, Who are always charitable in cases where Feal charity is required, did not lend a deaf ear to the appeal. Within tue year, as a consequeace, the oondivion of Mr, Astor had been fuifiied, and pre- Darations were mave for erecting the asylum. THR ASYLUM CONS?RUCTED, There was a good deal of delay in arranging the preliminaries, out in 1837 the first decided step was taken toward the commencement of the work by the selection of whe lollowing named gentiemen to rintend its constraction:—Amos G. Phelps, G. C. Goddard George Nixop and Nathaniel Littictield. Before beginning the work of constructing the building and after all the pians had been lard out, it became eviient to the managers that @ separate building, to be used as an infirmary, Waa necessary, and the managers consulted Mr. Astor on the sub- Ject, Who not only approved of the idea but pro- mised $3,000 as a donation to aid in the erection of the additional edifice. Other charitable persons subscribed towards the fund, and ia 1845 the man- agement felt confident they could begin the work Without fear of taiiure, The same year the lot ad- Joining the asylam was purchased, and the building Was begun and completed the following spring. The asylum building occupies four entire lots on Twentieth street, between Second and Third avenuer, It is four stories high, exciusive of the basement and sub-cellar, In the basement are the reception rooms, dining room, kitchen, laundry and iafirmary, with ali the accommodations for culinary fa. ‘The principal siory is reached by a small ight of stairs and is entered by a large doorway, from which a hall eighteen feet wide rung the enure length of the building, with the exception of a small adjoining building of tweive rooms. Bach of the Upper stories contains tweive rooms, which are ex- clusively et aside as sleeping apartments for the Inmates. The interior of the ayia is very com- fortably though, a8 a matter of co' in no wise Jaxariously furnished. The stairways, togetber with all the windows and doorways, are of simple design, y the architect to mul for useless ornamentation, though the aus are Housed wilh mosaic (Wes ‘The exrerior oF ry ™ NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1869.-TRIPLE SHEET, ‘0 asyinm 1s of brown stone and brick, with here ang there am ornamentation of North river gray- 173 PRESENT CONDITION AND MANAGEMENT. There are now in the institution over eignty in- mates, all of whom are far advanced In years, and who seem to be as happy as the best of home com- a make them, ong Seror course, cone w Werrant an admiasio aaylum as au ininaie, aud these aFe § ¢ dane date for admiasion be sixty years of age and be abi to show testimonials of good character. The inatl- tution, as large a6 it is, 1s not at present able to meet all the demands made upon tt, and It is to be hoped that those who can afford to give abundantly of their means toward the furtherance of go worthy an ob- ject will not forget 1¢ in the dispensation of their charities, It may be mentioned that $55,116 23 were expended by the institution during the first year of its existence, and that it DOW has @ balance Of $3,000 in its treasury. The following are the names of the present man- agers of the institution:—Mre, A. Gillett, First Direc- tress; Mrs. A. T, Anderson, Secona Dtrectress; Mrs. W. M. Veriulye, Secretary; Mra. E. s. Innes, ‘treas- urer; Mrs. 8. M. Beckley, Kegister, Managers—Mrs. 8, Van Antwerp, Mrs. K. Barbe, Mrs. D, Campbell, Mrs, Joseph B, Collins, Mrs. Warren Carter, Theo- dors Dwight, Mrs. Samuel A. Church, Mrs. E. Mor- gan, Mra. 8. W. Anderson, Miss Gelston, Misa A. ‘I, Hicks, Mrs. James Suydam, Mrs. A. V. W. Van Vechten, airs, Charles Minturn, Sr.; Mrs. Hessop, Mrs. W. E. Vermilye. Matron—Mias ‘bteubfleld, Pnysi- cians—Dr. James 8. Cooper and Dr. W. B, Bibbins. , DESIGNS OF THE DEMOCRACY. The Emigration Commissioners—Democratic Threat of Abolishing Castle Gardea—The Folly and Impotence Thereof=The Good Accomplished by the Board=The Bad Sare to Follow Any Tampering Therewith. In the general talk about the attitude of the tri- umphant democratic party towards the various boards and commissions of republican and legisla- tive origin the board designated the Commissioners of Emigration 1s strangely mixed up and mentioned in people’s conversation as one not alone likely, but sure, to share the fate of being abolished with all the rest, or else remitted w the pa- tronage of the . Mayor of New York. The Commusioners of Emigration stand at present six democrats to four repubiicans, which seems & fair enough arrangement; but it would appear that the minority, or one or two members of it, are not exactly popular with the leaders of the demo- cracy here, and the intention is to get rid of them and make the Board, if it be not abolished, as much @ partisan monopoly as possible, Or all the boards this of the emigration 1s certainly the last which should excite tne ire of either political party. Poll- tics are excluded from tts councils, and the clrarac- ter of the gentlemen who compose it is sufficient guarantee that everything which homanity ana honesty of purpose can effect for the emigrants landing on these shores 1s done. There are many reasons—according to Mr. Kapp, one of the Commissioners, with whom the HERALD reporter had a conversation yesterday—why the Emigration Board should not be tampered with by the next Legislature, The institution {s self-sapport- ing and costs the State no money; on the contrary, the State is now in debt to it in the snug sum of $200,000. The readers of the HERALD will remember the controversy that prevailed some eighteen months ago in reference to the purchase of the Quarantine grounds, as to who were the real purchasers and what became of the money, Woerever that money went it certainly did not go into the exchequer of the Board of Emigration, where of right it belonged, as these grounds, ostensibly owned by the State, were really the property of the Board, It 1s self-supporting. Inasmuch as the commutation tax of two dollars and a half per ewigrant detrays ali the working ex- penses, and even leaves & handsome margin for con- Ungencies, Noone of the Commissioners receives @ cent for is services, and asks none; for all are weil to do, and the work of tue Board is tothem a labor of love. The name of Mr, Verplanck, presi- dent o1 the Board, is enough of itself ty declare the high character of the management, The people outsiae im the State would. be very sorry to see the Board abolished as a State mstiti- tion and handed over to the local control of the Mayor of this metropolis, Any emigrant landing here, whose commutation tax bas been paid, be- comes chargeabie to the Commissioners at any tine for five years after, within the limits of the State, should he, through sickness or extreme desutution, be forced to find accommodation in any county poorhouse. The bill for this sick or destitute eimi- grant'’s board and attendance is sent down here Ww Castie Garden and liquidated by the Comumis- sioners, If the Board were a@ local one the counues of the State would enjoy no such immunity as this from contributing to the support of vagrant and forlorn em! (ts, 80 that it is not to be expected the ai members of the Legislature will show any disposition to support a measure which would increase their local burdens, ‘the in- stitution at Castle Garden has after all as much of a@national a8 of @ local importance. Through its machwmery the tide Of emigration 1s directed in ever recurring waves over the length and breadth of the country, without jar and without inconveni- ence, The States of [iunois and lowa should really feel as deep an interest in tts workings as the Stato of New York, it is their depot of supply for bone and muscle, and 18 benefits are jknown througuout the whole broad area of the West. No friend, however, of this city or State would at the same time advocate the transter of the Emigration Bureau to the general fovernment. To this city and to the large-hearted, liberal-minded men who have given their time, talents and attention to throw the shield of provection and minister words of wise and kindly counsel to the helpless emigrant landing on these shores, ts due the world-renowned establishment at Castle Garden. New Yorkers take @ pride in it, Party spirit and mercenary gain are both exciuded from its mat ment, and wf it Were possible to render it any greater haven of security ana comtort for the thronging foreigners of all nations that pass through ils portals, notuing but want of means alone would Stand in the way of its being done. Abolish the Emigration Board and hand over the emigrant to the tender mercies of such people as formerly met and robbed him, and the port of New York would become @ hissing and @ byword all over the world. One day inst summer over 6,000 emigrants got ashore at Castle Garden, two-thirds of whom went West, the rest strayed in New York or went into the adjoining State: Most of them had money, and no inconsiderabie amount waa paid by them for baggage charges. In the matter of paying for bag- gage emigrants, uniess supervision 1s exercised by the proper authority, are very apt to be cheated by those who perforia the duty of weighing. The charge for every fiity pounds weight is ong dollar when the emigrant’s destination 1s at the average distance of Chicago. Unscrupulous orfictals have sometimes been discovered overcharging the emi- grant on the weight of bis baggage, and an in- cident is reiated of how a vi it arrival was called upon by the weigher to place bis knee on the id of a trunk which was in tne scales to keep it from flying open and how the emigrant thus engaged was wetg! along with his and charged with the total avoirdupois. Few and far between as the delinquencies are that mark the management of this great haven for tue storm;tossed pilgrims of labor from abroad, it is easy to realize what a sink of corruption, of fraud, outrage and violence it would become tn the hands of such men as run the machinery of elections in tns city. It every emigrant of the quarter million that land here annually was overcharged or cheated out of the smaii sum of four dollars dur. ing his stay at Castie Garden the total would reach $1,000,000, ‘This, of course, is a small figure at which to put the amount which tue ‘pers, who hope some time during the démocratic administration to get control of Castle Garden, could make off the totai of emigrants landing here in a year. It 1a with the abuses which would necessarily creep into and destroy tne eftfciency of the insu- tution if its form be chan, that the Commissioners are concerned. ‘or themselves it 19 @ source of no other profit and satisfaction than that which arises from the faithful performance of & thankless though important and pregnant public duty. The well meaning men of botn parties have no fault to find with the manage- ment nor with the political 'complexion of the Board. This institution at least should escape the corroding breath of party, for it scatters its biessings broadcast and helps the emigrant, irrespective of nationality. So think the Commissioners, and afcer their long ex- perience of 1t4 workings they should be competent to decide the good it has accomplished and tue vir- tue which it possesses. POST OFFICE RETURNS, The following is the statement of the business done by the New York Post OMce with Europe for the month of October last. The total number of letters received and forwarded was 786,491, and the postage collected on the same amounted to $97,750 98. £ RECKIVED, pai ters. Postage, British. . 174,511 $20,406 Bremen 79,022 8,362 North German Union 53,179 8,935 Frenoh. $1,136 1,847 Belgium 2,700 44 Netherlanc 6,514 827 Switzerland 8,445, 1,196 1tanan.... 6,107 ™m ++ 379,673 $48,270 FORWARDED, Letters, Postage, British...... tees +» 107,672 $22,154 Bremen and Hamburg. 84,330 $8,627 North German Untion 39,696 6,005 French 63,153 9,567 Belgium 8,109 389 Netherlands 6,173 77a Switzeriand 9,182 1,867 Italian. . 653 696 ‘Total. $49,480 Postage, Recetved. veee $48,270 Forwarded, “ 49, GBDG LOHR sy rsrrceryeevenere TOGA 907,700 OITY INTELLIGENCE. Tae WEATHER YRSTERDAY.—The following record Wwillshow the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the cor- responding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's Pharmacy, HenaLp Build- ing, corner of Ann sit 7 ud pan Average temperature lor correspo! last Year..............0e 43% Average for week last year, + 44% Average for week this year... 42% FRACTURED HIS KNEz.—Yesterday morning John Dearborne, aged fifty years, of No. 349 West Fiftieth street, feil on Morton street, near Hudson, and frac- tured a knee. DANGEROUSLY BEATEN.—Margaret Stanley, whose residence ia not given, yesterday morning was uan- gerously beaten by one Thomas Noble. Her wounds were dressed by a physician at the Fourth precinct station house, Noble was not arrested. Suor HiMsELF.—While carelessly handling & Pistol in barber shop No, 71 James street, yesterday afternoon, Henry Gaiters, of No, 64 James street, shot himself through one of the legs. An ofiicer of the Fourth precinct arrested him, and after his Wound had been dressed he was locked up. ATTEMPTED ARSON.—Yesterday morning, between four and five o'clock, some miscreant attempted to fire the dwelling house No. 422 West Thirty-fifth street, by setting tire toa can of oti, which he had deposited in the hallway. ‘The police fortunately discovered it in time to stay serious damage. DEATH FROM BuRNS.—Coroner Keenan was yes- terday called to No. 865 Cherry street to nold an inquest on the body of Catharine Dillon, a littie girl seven years of age, Whose death was the result of burns received by berclothes taking fire from @ hot stove, as heretofore published in Wwe HERALD. DIAMOND ROBBERY IN FirTH AVENUE.—While the family of Mr. A. L. Mowery, of No. 534 Fifth avenue, were at dinner, abont six o'clock on Saturday even- ing, @ sneak thief, who had secreted himself in tue building, made his way to the sleeping apartments on the second floor and stole $1,200 worth of watches and diamond jewelry. DeaTH IN A CELL.—Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, & man twenty-eight years of age, much under the influence of liquor, whose naine ts said to be Kelly, was taken to the Oak street police station by otticer Heilernan, of the Fourth precinct, and placed in @ cell until he should become suMiciently sobered to go to the Tomos. ‘Two hours later Kelly died in his cell. Coroner Keenan was noufied to hold an inquest on the body. Tue PARK METEOROLOGICAL REcorp.—The report of the Park Meteorological Department for the week ending November 27, shows the following atmospheric conditions during that period:—Barom- eter—Mean, J0W66 inches; Maximum, at nine A. M November 25, 30.302 inches; minimum, at one A, November 21, 29.750 mches; range, .652. Therino: eter—Mean, 27.3 degrees; maximum, at eight P. M. November 46.5; minimum, at seven A. M., N vember 25, 20.0; range, 20.6, Rain tell November 23, 24 and 27; total depih of water, 1.80 inches. ATTEMPTED MURDER BY A JEWESS.—Between twelve and one o’clock yesterday afternoon a quarrel occurred at No. 77 Bayard street between two Jewesses, named Mrs. Veriosky and Rachel Sesekier, regarding some ciothesgclaimed by each. Veriosky drew @ large knife, ald in @ moment of passionate frenzy cut her antagonist in two places~ on her right arm and on the right side of her mouth, ‘The last wound ts nearly two inciies jong and is an ugly, but not necessarily a dangerous one. The would-be murdcress was arresved by officer Rey- nolds, of the sixth precinct. ‘The wounded woman will recover. FATAL ACOIDENT IN BROADWAY.—Last Thursaay afternoon James Kells, a plasterer, then employed on the Equitable Lie Insurance building, in the course of erection, at the corner of Cedar street and Broadway, while erecting a scaffold the supports gave Way und precipitated him to the lower floor, a distance of more than forty Jeet. Several of his ribs were fractured, and he received concussion of the brain and other injuries, Kelis was conveyed to the New York Hospital, where he aicd yesterday Morning, Deceased was twenty-five years of age, a native of Ireland, and boarded at 233 East 'wenty- fifth street. Coroner Schirmer was notified and held an inquest on the body. ‘ne jury returned a ver- dict of accidental death. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Cuzar Livinc.—John Rafferty and James sarnes, two hungry looking individuals, were arraigned yesteraay at the Tombs on the charge of violating the Hotel act. On Saturday afternoon they entered tae restaurant of Joun Dean, No. ¢ James strect, and ordered refreshments of the vaiue of seventy-tive cents, for which they refused to pay, each saying that he was invited into the place by the otner, ‘This limited liability principle not proving satisfactory to Alderman Coman they were locked up. BungLary.—John Martin, William Stevens and Marcus Dubois were yesterday arraigned at the Tombs, before Alderman Coman, on the charge of burglariously entering the house of Earl 8. Martin, of No, 127 Warren street, Jersey City, and stealing therefrom clothing and jeweiry valued at $1,000, ‘The particulars of the robbery were yesterday fully reported 1m the HERALD. Ofticer Field, of the Tuird recinct, was instructed to take the prisoners to jersey City, tne magistraie having no jurisdiction, as the offence was hot commiited.in this county. Too CLEVER BY HALF.—On Saturday evening John M. Rowe, of No. 11 Broad street, entered the saioon No, 102 Nassan street, accompanied by a friend, for the purpose of taking a drink. He had with hima package, containing a pair of boots, valued at fifteen doliars, which he left on the counter and on leaving forgot to take it with him. After going a few blocks he returned and asked the bartender for the parcel. The latter, whose name ts Adam Ritchie, handed it to hum, remarking, ‘I have kept 1t safe for you, a8 you desired me.”” On opening the package alg home he found a pair of old and well worn shoes, instead or the new boots which should have been there. Officer Moran,fof the Second pre- cinct, was appealed to, and arrested Mr. Ritchie, wo was yesterday committed by Alderman Coman to answer the charge at Special Sessions. ALLEGED FELONIOUS ASSAULT.—Jacob Roux, & conductor on the Third avenue cars, was brought before Alderman Ooman, at the Tombs, yesterday, and accused of having presented a loaded revolver at the head of Alpert Gardner, of No. 106 Vesey street, the buliet from which passed through his ear. It appears that at an early hour on Sunday morning thecomplainant rode to the end of the line, and, bav- ing an altercation with the conductor about some change, Strack him. He was then pulled away by some friends, and at that moment, as he alleges, the pistol was discharged at him. Officer Worden, of te Second precinct, took him mto custody, and though in the neighborhood of the occurrence, de- ciared that he had not heard the report. Roux asseris positively that he dia not discharge a pistol, and does not even remember having struck the com- plamant. te was allowed to give bail for bw appearance at the General Sessions. A HEARTLESS GAME, One Hundred and Fifty Poor Men “Chis. elled”? out of Five Dollars Each. Any one passing down William street on Saturday could not have failed to observe a large gathering of able-bodied, respectable looking men, the ma jority of them with smali portmanteaus or bags, standing about in the vicinity of No. 60, between Pine and Cedar streets. Different suggestions were offered as to the cause of this singular gathering; but upon inquiry of one of the men the following story was related:— My name is Willttam Delaney, and I live in York- ville, Iama laborer, and some time back I saw an advertisement for 150 men to work on the New Or- leans levee. Myself and three friends appiled at No. 60 William street, this place (pointing to the basement of No, 60, which was shuttered and barred), and saw there @ party who said tnat by paying down five dollars each we could secure a passage on the Rapidan to New Orleans, and should receive $2 76 per day. If the situation should not be suitable we were to get back our five dollars. We paid the money and got a receipt. We were di- rected to come down last Wednesday week, but were then vold that the salling of the vessel was fetta till Saturday, the 27th, As you see, we ave cone down here ouly to find the office closed, and all of us, to the number of 160, swindled out of our money. Another man, John Howell, made a similar state- Ment and exhidited his receipt—unstamped, by the way—for twenty Sn for himself aud three com- 8, di as follows:-~ roots aig Noy, 19, 1869, Received from John Howell the sum of twenty dollars on e New Orleans for twent oilers. account of passage to mma St AT: 00, A person in the throng said he called at No. 60 to make inquiries. He saw there a young man, who said he was “only the clerk.” The applicant caught glimpse of another man, who appeared to be con- cealed in the back room watching what was going onin the office. The clerk told the applicant he had better on hig own account, as their object was not to iat men like him, but the poorer class of Jaborers, In the mean time several ovber applicants came into the office and were booked for @ passage on paying down five dollars each. Some idea may be formed of the suffering entailed Opon the victims of this swindle from the fact that many of m had broken up their humble homes and laid out their littis means in necessaries for the voyage. 01 had given up situations and all had Jost several days’ work, which a had been vi ne dan, on board prom: them, salled for PROPOSED NEW TEMPLE OF ISRAEL. Organization of n New Jewish Reform Con- gregation~Adoption of Bylaws and Klece tion of Oficers, Yesterday afternoon a number of gentlemen of Rebrew faith assembied at the private residence of A. Fleischbaner, 30 Douglass street, Brooklyn, to take preparatory steps for the organization of a new Hebrew congregation. Dr. S, L. Moses presided and Mr, A. Abraham acted as secretary. There had been @ preliminary consultation on the subject the pre- vious Sunday, the minutes of which were read and approved. The chairman laid before the moeting the following agreement or piedge:— We, the undersigned citizens of the city of Brooklyn, Kings county, in tho state of New York, do hereby mutually agree and bind ourselves each unto ti er, as 4 congrega- onal body of the Hebrew faith, on the reformed basis; und we further agree aud bind ourselves each unto the other to aid and assist said body, so far ws the power of each of the undersigned will permit, cowards the buying und erecting a house of worship, to which we most sulewn)y declare and pledge ourselves. Some conversation ensued, many tnquirtes being made as to the effect of this document wuen signed. The chairman, Dr. Moses, expiamned that tus is intended a8 4 preliminary organization, as we nucleus around which the great reform congrega- Uon would grow. Nofle who may sign would thereby jeopardize the rights be may possess in any other congregation, but would only help to bring Uuls one into being. It was intended to introduce the same mode of worship adopted at the ‘Temple Kmanuel, on Fitth avenue, in New York, and have the services conducted in the English language. They would open the doors to ail the worid to listen. to the truths of that one great God from whom came the command~"*!'nou shult have none other gods.” They would seek to perpetuate Judaism in ils purest form aud not dive back mto the darkness of Uhe past. ‘I'he chairman made some further remarks ip answer Lo other questions, whereupon ‘all those present signed the avove agreement, Mr. Simon Sondnelm, trom the committee ap- polnted at the first consultation, reported that they had obtaiied from the odicers of tae New York ‘Tempie Emanicl a copy of their bylaws, which they had revised, amended and adapted to their circum. stances, and which he would uow lay before thei, Jt was moved by Air. Julius Daere that the report on bylaws be read and voted upon by sections. Mr, Isaac Dietz believed that the report should be refer- red to @ special committee to report at the next meeting, but tt being again intimated that the by- laws submitted Lad already been revised by a com- mittee, the latter motion Was not urged, and the former adopted. The report was then read and section for section adopted, with some slight amend- ments, bythe meeting. ‘The name of the congre; tion, “Temple of Israel,” was unanimously ac on w. The tendency of the new congregation is ex- pressed in the preamble, which says-— We, the subscribers, have established @ con, der the name of Temple of israel, for the turpuse et che ing and perpetuating the belief ‘im and the worship of one God, and oF promoung the cause of pure Judaism, and tor our government have adopted the annexed bylaws, &c. ‘The first article dectares that the prayer book used by tis congregation, and which prescribes the eritual, shall be that in use by the congregation of the Temple Emanuel in New York, and the Bnglish lau- guage shall be used for the hymns and sermons. this was explained by the chairman to mean Vbat the Psalms shall, ag heretoiore, be chanted in the original Hebrew. Another section shows the full congregational spirit of this new temple, for it provides that no changes in the ritual shall be ade Uuniess recommended by the Committee on Kitual, approved by the rabbi and the Board of ‘Trustees, and adopted by two-thirds of the members present at apy reguiar or special meeting of the congrega- on. ‘the election of temporary officers was then re- Solved upon, It being agreed that a8 soon as fity members shail have subscriped the bylaws the per- Manent organization shall be effecied. The tirst election Was for a board of seven trustees, and it re- sulted in the choice by acclamation of the following gentiemen:—Dr. 8. L. Moses, A. Fleischhauer, Sau- uel Wechsler, Louis Bass, Julius Baere, Sauuel Koch and A. Abraham. Ur. Moses was then elected president of the new congregation, A. Fieischhauer Vice president, A. Abraham treasurer and Gabriel Baum secretary, ail unanimously. Vr. Moses,in thank lng the meeting for the honor conferred on him, said that he would exert every effort in his power, feevle as that might be, to promote the welfare of the new congregation. He would work night and day vo make it the just pride of the Jews and to raise it to such @ position that it may be for Brooklyn what the Temple manuel was for New York. Aiter some routine business the meeting adjourned, to convene again next Sunday. un- DESPERATE BURGLARS, Two Desperate Thieves Visit a Bedroom at Woodside, L. .—They Choke a Man Almost to Death, Rob Him and Make Their Ese cape. The reckless audacity of gentlemen of the ‘jim- my” perauasion is rarely more strikingly exempitiied than in @ Visit made by two representatives of the profession at Woodside, L. I., on Friday night, at the residence of Mr. Louis Windmuller, impofter, of Reade street, in this city. Mr. Dupre, a guest occupying & room on tie second story, was awakened by the creaking sounds of footsteps. He asked “Who is there ?’ and, receiy- ing no answer, shouted “Thieves !”’ at the same mo- men Jumping from toe bed. Suddenly his eyes were dazzled by the fash of @ dark lantern in the hands of one of them, while the otuer clutched him by the throat and threw aim back upon the bed. ‘his one, holding him firmly by tne throat with one hand, placed the muzzle of @ revolver at his head with the other, telling him, “You stop your shenavigan, or I wiil biow your brains out.’? dir, a 4s a very muscular man, struggied with all his might to free himself from the grasp of bis assailant; but the latter proved to be the more pererat man of the two. While thus held the burglar deliberately helped himself to Mr. Dupre’s vaiuable gold watch, diamond scarfpin, pocketbook and contents, also ms coat, vest and panis, ‘The noise caused by the struggie was heard in @ room opposite, occupied by two youig lady visitors, Miss Susie Eddey aud Elia Davis.” Leaving tueir room they came into the hall and called to Mr, Dupre, upon whicd one of the roboers stepped out and pointed a pistol at them. Both retreaved to their room screaming at the top of their voices. This aroused Mr. Windimuiler and the res: of she household, By this time tue thieves thought it best to get out of the way, and rushing out left in their burry a basket of silverware they had previously collected. The thieves thus made theirescape. Mr. Dupre proved to be quite seriously injured from the severe chok- ing he received. He thinks he will be able to identify the burglars, and has already lodged a description of them with the police, There 19 no doubt of thelr belonging to this city, a8 some of their booty was found near the ferry. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE, A Wair.—The captain of the Forty-eighth precinct found a male infant on Fourth avenue, at the inter- section of Middle street, on Saturday night. The littie “forsaken one,” which is about three months old, Was comfortably clad, It Was given over to the custody of the city nurse, ARHEST ON A CHARGE OF BURGLARY.—Peter McCormick, twenty-four years of age, was arrested on a charge of breaking into the carpenter snop, corner of Wyckof and Cariton avenues, on the night of the 26th inst., and stealing tools to the value of six dollars, He was held for Court, ALLEGED ABANDONMENT BY A NAVAL OFFICER.—, An officer of the central squad arrested Minor 3. Knowlton, an engineer of the United States Navy, atan early hour yesterday morning, on a warrant ‘charging him with abandonment. ‘The accuse was arresied on a similar complaint preferred by Julia Knowlton, his wife, about a year ago. The prisoner was locked up for examination. BURGLARY.—The drug store of Dr. Bernard McIn- tee, No. 191 Myrtle avenue, was broken into last night, and $210 in money, surgical instruments and articles of wearing apparel, amounting to the total value of $313, were stolen. The eutrance was effected by removing a wooden peg which secured the front grating leading to the cellar, and by forcipg open the door leading to the store. Fatat. RESULT OF BURNS.—Coroner Whitehill neld an inquest yesterday in the case of the boy Thomas Heany, who died on Saturday night from the effects of burns. The testimony was to the effect that the parents of the deceased left him locked up in @ room on ‘Thursday last, and during their absence he set his clothes on fire while playing with matches. Verdict accordingly, Family reside at 32 North Fourth street, E. D. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. Supreme CounT—CHAMBERS,—Held by Judge In- ham. Cali of calendar at twelve o’ciock M.— 08, 155, 161, 194, 198 190, 220, 100, 152, 206, 208, 101, 112, 116, 129, 133, 157, 109, 188, 195, 201, 202, 209, 215. Superior Court.—Adjourned for the term. MARINE COURT—TRIAL ,TRRM.—Before Judge Aker. Call of calendar at ten o’clock A. M.—Non-jury causes Only.—Nos. 4396, 4220, 4144, 4260, 4273, 4282, 4313, 4320, 4321, 4327, 4429, 4452, 4433, 4434, 4436, Part 2—Judge Grogs. Non-jury causes only. Nos, 4402, 4407, 4212, 4415, 4419, 4283, 4304, 9913, 4438, 4497, 4190, 4442, 4443, 4444, 4445, Boston Fistt MaRkeT.—The fish market is now Grooping, and the fall trade may be considered about finished. It has closed some earlier than usual on account of the light catch, but an early spring trade i anticipated, and as the dealers from abroad bave Dough’ very sparingly this fail tt is thought that when the trade opens again it will be lively. The codfiah market continues quiet. Hold- ers are not anxious to pross sales, neither sre deaters inclined to stock up very freely. in the mackerel trade there is not so much activity as last week. About ali are now in, and have been taken up rapidly by apect The dealers are also stocked u and are preparing oe pring campaign, whic! generally opens in February, The prices continue very firm, For the next sixty days the teh market Will be quiet.— Huston Oommeroiai Bulletin, Nov. 27. MUSICAL REVIEW. eee Oe Wilitam Hall & Son publish the following: “Nobby Polka.” H. Cadmus, Pretty and 2000 for dancing, but nothing different from hundreds of other commonplace subjects. “My Bonnie Queen,” song and chorus. TH. P. Danks. Like the other songs Of this composer, it possesses a good melody. G, Schirmer publishes the following three songs by J, Mosenthal:— “Heavenly Rest,” serenade; “Spring Has Newly Come,” and “We Wandered Lonely Through the Flowery Vale,” nocturne. Although not remarka- ble for freshness or exuberance of melody, they all have the impress of an accomphshed musician in the accompaniments, which are deighttul, “an! che la Sperne,” vocal waltz. Jules Cohen. A mazurka rather, with many brilliant and peculiar effects, suited for the phenomenal voice of Mile. Carlotta Patti, to whom it is dedicated. “Lasciate Amare,”? romanza. D. Fabiani. Full of tenderness and sentiment. W. A. Pond & Co. publish the following: “Quatriem Valse de Salon.” C. B. Lysberg. A most briliant ana effective work, something of the Scbulhof school On the sixth page there is a passage bearing a strong resembiance to Gott- schalk’s “Chant de Bivouac,”” “La Napoiltana.” ©. B. Lysberg. A delicious littie gem, light and sparking, with fairy-lke passages for both hands, “Bergeronette,”? caprice. ©. B. Lysberg. Tnis is the best of the composer's works we have ever come across, Jt 18 wortny of a Chopin. H. M. Fairemid publishes “La Cubans,” a patri- otic song with some marual spirit in it. Ditson & Co.publish two or Theodore Ritter’s works, “Poacher’s Song” and the “Konde de Nuit March. Both are excellent and well suiied to the Suished drawingroom style of pianism of the composer, White, Smith & Perry, Boston, publish the “Peace Festival Grand March,” A. Jannotta. We expressed @N Opinion of this piece when it was first performed at the Boston Jubilee, and have had no occasion to change our opinion even with the piano copy. It is disconnected aud full of commonplace, trumpet-like passages, aud it seems like three or four difterent marches strung togevper. VOICE OF The Homeless Poor. Leading off our voluminous batch of letters, and very appropriate to tle speedy coming of the winter cold, of which we have already had a preliminary touch, 18 an urgent appeal on behalf of our “Home less Poor.” The writer calls attention to the fact that the Commissioners of Charities and Correction make no suitable proviston for the relief of this class, who of all others, ne says, are the most destitute, helpless and forsaken in our great city, While these people cannot be committed to prison, he insists that it wouid not be creditable to allow them to freeze 1n the streets, The number of those who lodged last year in station houses in this city he gives as 141,070, ana in Brooklyn 13,718. He complains that our benevolent institutions, and even the York City Mission, have given up this Clauss as alto- gether hopeless and irredeemabie. He pronounces ita great cruelty to thrust these people into dark and underground cells—on sanitary grounds, if no other. His remedy to prevent pauperism 1s to jend @ helping hand and bring them under the benign in- fluence of the law of kindness, He would have “night asylums” provided in both cities, and, in ad- dition to this, houses of refuge and industry, where those who are willing to work shali be put to some remunerative employment. uch a movement, well organized aud sustaiued, he isisis, would strike at the root of the whole evil, THE PEOPLE. The Streets of New York. This is a fruitful topic for letter writers. We are in receipt of several communications on the sub- ject, all written in the same complaining tone, of the utter lack of system and efficiency in cleaning our streets, One finds fault with being compelled “to gulp down a dally quota of dust impregnated with the odors of anytuing else but Araby the Blest, up- turned ash barreis, with scrofula, measles and smallpox, dead kittens and every other imaginable horror emanating from their deeply rooted depths.”” One proposes to subscribe a dollar towards sending the Street Commissioners to Paris to see how the work of cleaning the streets 1s done in the gay French capital, One complains of the Fifth avenue pavement; another complains of madand dirt heaps, and another of the emptying of ast barrels and boxes at inconvenient hours of the day to pedes- trians and when there is a tigh wind. And thus tue complaints ran on unceasingly, but with no sugees- tion of remedies except the voyage to Europe. Guide for Central Park. “T, W. E.,"? who is a frequent visitor to the Park and ts given to taking there his country friends coming to the city to visit him, suggests that a “Guide” ought to be published for the benefit and information of visitors. The suggestion is not origi- nal, as quite an elaborate “Guide” has already been published. His idea that “Guides”? ougut to be sold at the various entrances to the Park is a good one and well worth the attention of the Com- missioners. United States Penal Colony. Accorrespondent claims that our government is ahead of Great Britam in everything but a penal colony. He thinks now is the time to secure St. Domingo for ths purpose and thus empty our State prisons of the present excess of inmates, One of the strongest arguments in favor of this penal colony and its location at this particular island 1s the effectual bar it would present to the escape of prisoners. If we cannot get St. Domingo he is willing to take up with Juan Fernandez or even Alaska. Nepotism in the Custom House. “Inquisition” calls attention to a recent order of Secretary Boutwell that no two members of one family should hoid positions in any of the depart. ments, aud to the issue of an order in conformity to this by Collector Grinnell. He then proceeds to state that the order of the latter has been disre- garded in one department to his knowledge—tne weigher’s department. The pay rolls, he says, wilt show three and four inembers or @ family on them. He opposes this sort of family arrangement, and respeciiully calls the attention of the Collector to the fact, Who, he feels satisfied, 1s ignorant of the failure to carry out his order. SEQUEL TO A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE, Retarn of Edwin R. Colton, the Missing Exe press Agent. {From the Hartford Post, Nov. 26.) Edwin Kk. Colton, the Adams Express agent at Springfield, who disappeared mysteriously in De- cember, 1867, and whose absence has been the cause of go much apxiety among friends and so many surmises by the curious, tas returned home to Staf- ford, Conn., from two years’ seafaring, safe and giaa to greet his friends, as they are to see nim. He is now with his wife at the hoime of her guardian and foster father, Mr. Moses 8. Harney, of stafford. His health, which was much mjured by a severe congh at the time he went away, is now quite good, and he converses readily with his frienus about his voy- es. Leaving Springfield on a Thursday evening in the last of Decemver, 1867, he passed the time with friends in New York until Saturday at ten o'clock, when he walked down town, purchased a ticket and satied in the steamer Columbia atone o'clock for Glasge After passing several weeks among the OW. cities of England and Scotland he entered the mer- chant service with Captain Liston, of the good sup Vernon, and sailed for Hong Kong. There they arrived July 11, and after passing a jew weeks in the realm of John Chinaman, they voyaged Calcutta ward, arriving there late in August. Mr. Colton’s health, 80 poor on arriving in England, had now improved and he felt remarkably strong and vigorous, even in the hot chmate and walaria loaded atmosphere of this home of fevers, ‘The autumn was mostly passed there, and Mr. Col- ton, Who had visited the city when on @ seafart trip previously, improved the opportunity atforde for observation of the manners and customs of the many nationalties represented there. November 24 the Vernon weighed ancuor at Garden Reach, passed down the river and stood out W sea, homeward bound. Eight days out they experienced a typhoon, which lasted eighty hours and cost the Vernon a suit of sails. About the 1st of March the ship touched at St. Helena for a fresh supply of water, and there they received their first news of the election of Gene- ral Grant, ‘he voyage to London occupied fifty-two days. His meeting with Mr. Wiliam Kirkhan, of Spring- field, is Known to all from the previously publisned account. Mr. Uolton had nearly closed ‘an engage- ment with Captain Liston to make another voyage with preferment from che desirable position he neld on the trip just completed; but he waited to hear from friends in America til the Vernon had started out, From Liverpool he shipped, May 2, in the brig Hippolyte, for the West Indies, and reached Nevis June 4 Remaining in those latitudes till July 31, the brig sailed for London. A severe breeze drove the crart on the “shivering sands,” near London. Port was made September 13, Volton soon there- after shipped in @ bark for St. John, N. B., which he made November 4or 5, He took passage in the steamer New Brunswick on Thursday, and came into Boston at noon on Saturday of last week. At the Boston and Albany depot he saw many of his old express and raliroad acquaintances and chatted freely with them. Mr. Colton intends to remain in Stafford during tho winter at least, and will follow the sea no more for the present. REMARKABLE LONGEViTY.—The Lincoln county (Tenn.) Vevos says {hat there are two ladies named Sullivan, living in the northern part of that county, whose ages respeetively are 108 and 112 years, They are both enjoying excellent heaith, and one of them, #0 our informant says, walked two files and car- ried & half bushel of ineal on the day he saw them. Neither of these blooming maidens have ever been married, consequently the hair on their neads is still “thar,” and by avoiding the perils and horrors of Matrimony they havo lived to & green old age. ‘They also have @ brother living near tiem aged ninety-nine year LITERATURE, TRE ALBUM OF LANGUAGES. Itustrated by the Lord’s Prayer. In One Hundred panguages, By G. Na- a", 5 D., A.M, Philadelplus: J, B. Lippin- 10. Dr. Napnegyi is deserving of the nigheat praisé for the production of this work, which has upon its face evidences of careful study. It 18 a suceinct history of languages from the earliest ascertained periods. The most recent discoveries which have been made by the researches of Bunsen, Muller and others in Sanserit and other ancient literature are embodied in these pages in a clear, simple style, which has all the merit of being easily understood without deteriorating from scientific value, The work is divided into three parts, descriptive and ex- planatory of—tirat, tue Indo-European, or Aryan family of languages; second, the Semitic, and last, the Turanian, wuici latter, by the way, received its distinctive appellation from Max Maller. Under these separate leads are grouped the most promi- nent branches of the iamilies, The various alpha- pets, with their English significations, together with brief histories of their relations to and differences from each other, are given, the who forming a most instructive and entertaining treatise on pnilo- logy. The Lord’s Prayer 13 given in each of the 100 lapguages recorded, enabling the reader to perceive and to study the syntax. Dr. Naphegyi propounds theory regarding (ue ortgin of tue leulers and forming the numerals and alphabets of moss European languages, which he claims to be original with him, and which is worthy of notice, His idea 1s that they originated from circles, diagrams of which, explanatory of his theory, are given in the book, Whether he be correct or not, it 1s certalg that he is very pluusible in hs conclusions, As @ simplification of the numerous philological works which have been written and published from Ume to time, tis album Is most valuable. While, of liself, it can hardly euable one to become a pailoe logist, 10 Cannot fail tv Mmpart to the reader @ vast amount of information on & most important sub- ject—one Which tas taxed the mental resources of wany of the profoundest thinkers. ‘The album is Teally elegautly govten up aud refects the highest credit on the pubushers. Tue tite page and frontise piece, eugraved on steel and colored, are admirable specimens of art, tie contents are printed on heavy toned, god edged paper, and the binding of ieatuer, gilt, 8 massive and elegant. Altugether we have nothing but praise for tis work. THR Srory oF THE CHEVAL Bayanp. From the French of the Loyai Savant, M. de Berville, and Others, By Edita Waifora, with Notes and Introduction by tue Kditor, New York: Sortbner, Welford & Co. Under the title of the ‘Bayard Series’ Messrs. Scribner, Welford & Uo. are publishing a collection of choice Works, “comprising tistory, biography, travels, essays, novelettes,” &c. of which this is a number. With the subject most of our readers are already familiar, 30 that we need only say that the compliation is quite interesting. ‘The litte voiume, Wiuch is Of pocket size, is handsomely printed on toned paper, with illuminated tite page, and is alto- gether a recherche publication, To-Day. A Romance. By Richard B. Kimball, author of “Saint Leger,” “Student Life,” &c, New York: Carleton; Leipsic: Tauchuitz. Mr. Kimball modestly intimates that his story of “To-Day” offers only “glimpses,”’ but these glimpses reveal clearly a multitude of characters finely inde vidualized and artistically grouped that “live and move and have thew veing” in an atmosphere so full of the warmth of reality as to justify its appa- rently ambitious title. It 18 a genuine American novel and, especially, a novel of the New York society of to-day. Some of the characters, indeed, exitibit the influence of inuerited ante-revolutionary prejudices, like the*aristocratic Du Barry, or of European travel, !ike his son, Alf, or like Mrs. De- laine, “one of our queens of fasluon,” or her bus- band, or, in less measure, Tom Castleton, whose bird's eye view of trausatlantc lands enabled him to see and learn more than “lf saw aud learned during an absence of seven years abroad. But each of these characters is an American and a New Yorker, as nearly every other is, except poor, trustful Charlotte Mayer, of Nuremberg, aud even she is brought for a while to New York. In the first chapter life in New York is broadly con- trasted with life in London and in Paris, We cannot help thraking that the author has the potential New York of the future in his mind's eye when he declares with a certain exaggerated patriotism that ‘New York, as yet the smatiest of the three chief cities of the world, 1s, at tue samegume, in the largest sense, the most fascinating.’ He makes out, however, an ingenious special plea in favor of his asseruon. Tae opening scene of ue story is on Broadway, where we are introduced to Elisworth, Graves, Wilam Holt and Tom Castleton, aud hear of Alf DuBarry, Miss Clara Digby, Miss Virginia Randall, Mr. Ferme and Enos Foote, each and ail of whom are types as well 4s individual enticies Wick whom all the other dra- matis persone are more or jess intimately con- nected. Alwough in the course of the narrative we are in- vited to visit the select school of Mr. and Mrs. Pettin- gill, at Scoteuskopit, ou the Hudson, im West- chester county, aud the sontaern plantation where Clara Digby's inotuer ,died, and the western prairie farm wuere Wiliam Holt at last found lo @ reformed firt a loving wife, and Dartmouth College, and Saratoga, and with fashionable Mrs, Delaine, Paris, Dieppe, Biarritz, Baden, Hamburg, “every pass in the Alpy,”? Rome, Fioreuve and the Nile, aud the piccuresyue vailey in the Franconian Alps, Where All-Faust Ursetuet Charlotte Mayer, his Marguerite—although we are wuiried away to these and other remote points, according to the approved American mode of sudden, swilt und distant trips, yet the main action of the story is confined to New York city, [tis here tuat William Holt oravely begins and carries to successful issue hia straggie for wealth and the restoravion of nis foud mother wo her early soClai position, tb is here that the recvor of the Church of the Apostolic Succession becomes rector of the Church Of tue Miraculous ’reseuce. Even the Tituaiisis Of St. Aibans’ Caunot deny that Mr. Kim- ball’s portrait of the Rey. Croton Elsworth 1» a consummate work of satirical art, and by no means acarricature. The superb picture of the Spanish monk in Vibert’s ‘Waiting for the Mail’? now on exhibition as Kuvedier’s on Fifth avenue, i8 not more poweriuily drawn and Painted than tus masterly proctait, It 1s in Nassau street «iat we enter the ofice of that model lawyer, Mr. Horace Puistfer. tis in this city that Mr. Pulsifer and Dr. Castleton, Tom’s father, have risen to the ignest position in toetr re- spective professions, it is in @ New York tashion- able church that the thunder of the terrible text, “GO and sell thal thou hast and give to the poor,’? is hushed to @ Whisper, aud translated mildly into a simple test of sulcerity, “quite imapplicable to the present state of society.” Ltts in Wali street that Jacob Liangsworti’s very soul Was abandoned to his large and complicated afairs until late in the day, and bis fine inteilect haa become a mere tachine and the pulsations of his hears were muriieda. It is in New York, in the gayest season ever known here— “the year Fooly avsconded and Terwiilinger com- mitied suicide by viowing lus rains out over his wile’s handsome carpet and hangings’’—tnat we attend a “splendid reception” at Mrs. Enos Foote’s, where We see most of the principal persons of the novel, together with a gay crowd of such beaux and belles as ouly Grace Church Brown could distinguisa each from the other, all of ether sex being so much alike. Even these appa. rently duplicate beaux and duplicate relies, with their almost lnpercepuole shades of unikeness, are as cleveriy hit off oy Mr. Kimbail as certain Parisian types used to be by Gavarat in fine, the dramatic action of “To-Day” has New York for its chief the- atre, and the reader feels that he has met in actual New York life just suen people as figure in Mr. Kim- ball’s book. Nevertheless their very truth to nature attests that wey are creations and not simply copies. They breatue, speak, walk, talk, laugh, Weep and act like living men and women. They must be added to the inhabitants of that world of imagination which has been peopled by the genius of modern novelists with individuals Whose names and features are as familiar to us as those of any person whom we Nive actually known. *To-Day’? is not the first work m which Mr, Kimball has evinced creative talens, but in this as the fruit of the experience and observation of his maturer years be has more fully developed and exercised it. ‘The plotot “fo-Day” is skilful, but we shall not biunt the Gage of the reader's curiosity by disclosing it. Suffice it to say that the Interest is sustaine throughout, and at times is tifrilling. Ali ends well, according to strict poetic justice, But is not the whole story written in “1o-Day?’? Well written it 19, moreover, in direct, forcible, fuent style. The author, in his legittmate aversion to ‘tine writing,’? falsely so-ealled, and to the glaring “sensational effects’’ after which so many recent novelists strain, may seem to forget himself in lis story and to lose opportunities for rhetorical display. Buc this ts a merit, not a fault, Among the nice bits of descrip- tive writing scattered throughout the book are a view of Hudson scenery, Wh crusted snow, “the Moonlight and the Daylight and the Morning Star’’; the arrival of the steamer. Scotia from Burope; a wedding festival in the valley of the Franconian, Switzerland, and many other specimens of “scenic painting.’ What is more important, the work 1s characterized, like previous works of Mr. Kim- bail, by ® pervading but not obtrusive sense of the unseen, the intinite, the eternal, which en- foldin their vast embrace all those phenomena of transitory human life that novelists try to depict. The felicitous quotations which the author has placed on the title page and prefixed to each of the seyen books that fofin the volume are cited from Schiller, Hmerson, Goethe, Jacodl, Aschylus and Shakspeare, and suggest the wide range of his read- ing and thought, But there ts @ deligntfui absence of ail parade of eradttion in ‘To-day,’ and tne 1act that this i3,a8 we have already said, a genuine American novel, a novel of the New York soolety of to-day, makes it not only entertaining to native readers, but particularly valuable to foreign students of American lite, We are not surprised that It bas been republished at Leipsic, at Amsterdam and at Paria, Abroad and at home it is bound to have an extensive circle of readers, and to exerts - nent and @ beneficial influence. 4s becafise Mr, Kimball's latest and best book 4 ai a ciaims.to being a representative American novel bo we have devoted ual space to ite consider. 40n.