The New York Herald Newspaper, March 20, 1870, Page 4

4 ~ PARIS FASHIONS. LENT, BUT VERY LITTLE SACKCLOTH. @reen reas and Panniers-An Ex-Queen in Church —Eugonie Before the Altar—The Prince Imperial on the Stage—A Court Ball and the Nowoest Toilets—-An American Wedding—What tho Bride Wore-A Fanoy Dress Ball. Parts, March 4, 1870, ‘Witn Ash Wednesday commenced the annual sea- son of repentance in high life, Hud the lovely aspect of the Bois and the balmy atmosphere we are enjoying caused our fatr to forget that these are days Of abstincice the sudden aisylay of green peas in the shell and of young asparagus in the vest restau- Tant windows must have reminded them that to eat ‘meat now is called sinful and these luxuries a fast, Then, again, the new styles must suggest an tnter- Mediate state unto any but the thoughtless. Tne Prettiest are made of two skirts and a panier in ‘three different shades of one color and fringed, not Fuchéd, In the indigo series we have costumes which are neither all the azure of heaven nor totally the “blues” —quite aspiritua! idea, Tu the chestnut series skirts are neither all sort fawn nor ail bearish brown, Bhough there isa dash of both about them—quite a social state of mind through Lent. The ex-Queca of Span iw a ever requires any such reminders to suggest Lenten observances unto her, but truly she is not one of the fair. As early as nine A. M. she ‘was on Ash Wednesday at tie smail churen of St. Pierre de Chaillot, where she knelt for the smail thumb print of dust on her forenead, wich is in- ‘Yended to impress on ail brams that we are nothing bat ashes or clay or some other such brittle sub- stance made up in the human shape, and that we are doomed to be dissolved some day even into atoms of dust again, It is @ hard lesson for all to take to heart, bat much harder for those who sit on thrones; much harder for the wife of the miliion- naize, whe revels in cefis; Thuch harder for the fe- fnale aristocrat, whose glory is her naine; much harder for a queen of boanty than for the home- bred, pure daughter, born im the middle classes, among which she treads gracefully, though untaught, and whose mind has been stored from youth upwards with those grave and dignified pre- cepts that can take any soiemn lesson th. It appears it was much harder for soveretgns to Understand all the philosophy of ashes, before the revolution of 1759, than it is now; for we are told that up to that period it was the favhion to have three kinds of ashes at churches ou Ash Wednesday. Kings and queens were favored with cinders, re- duced to fine powder, of perfumed woods: the public tm general with ashes of the willow or birch, the lime tree and elm; out the lower classes with a mixture of old chips, burnt up together, Could the crowned heads of those days ever have fancied that their dust would look any the nicer after their death for this distinction in ife than that of the lowest dJaporer under their rule? At about half-past nine. Jady who and on Ash Wednesday, the Empress of Fr 1 deep black, Wnelt at the altar rails of the Tutieries palace. Her sweet face, tnéugh much saddened, sowed no traces of the fatigues of the preceding nigh ‘The imperial Prince had on Shrove Tuesday made his début as an actor m a piece that drew large houses some years ago at tiie Palais Koyal, and which had beev arranged tor him and his friends by Jules Couen. The original piece is a vaudeville in one act, by Messrs. Labicne and Joly. It was played for the first time in 18607, ame is “Lia Gram maitre,” There are tive pa only one female, the latter played by the sou of General Frossard, tae Prince's sirict governor. ‘The Prince uimself played the laughable part of old Pott president of a provincial acauemy, ang the ir much enjoyed seeing the boy act I this c! He is supposed to have @ mania—that of cull Roman potier- tes—and every old bit of hardware is put dowa among antiques. The young Prince was most facetious over a vase which his frioud Cabousset, a merchant (Espinasse) discovers in his feild; for iv turned out to be a nocturnal vase, not a Kuan one, and the parterre of princes and princesses assem died both blushed and roared. «it mas¢ remind your Majesty of the discoveries browght to the pa lace waen you wrote the Li'e of Cwsar,” said a courtier to Napoleon. ‘It does,” he answered; erybody had some Koman vase or otter to show me.” ‘The stage was erected at one end of the Prince’s eaion, in nis OwD private wing of the Tuileries; it contains one hundred persons. Among the guests, of the most select and limited Bumber, were the Princess Clotuilde, in white and pearls; Princess Mathilda, in straw coivred satin and heartseases; the Prince aud Princess Murat, the Duchess de Mouchy, Frincess Julia Kovaparte Prince Napoleon, the nieces of the Empressin pink and fariatan, &c., &. ‘The Empress Wore a tollet which she had had re- arranged, lady readers, for this 18 retora: season. It Was af apricot colored satin, with brown tulle dra- pery aud brown crepe de cuine worked with silver wheat ears, the bodice of silver and crepe de chine mixed, over @ smail liand’s breath of apricot saun, On Sunday Princess Mathilda gave tie dance of which much had been said belore it was @ bali in booor of the young Prince and ns friends, consequently their lady friends were all invited, and @ briiliaut reunion It Was of a very juvenile descrip- cuing tion. The jour or five mseparabies are young Cou- neau, young Bourgoing, young Frossard, young Bs- plaasse und the lrince; the daawu Princess de Metternich, the small & x-Queen of Spain, tue younger py 8 ail the youtliul maidens of all igh born ainbassa- dresses are sure to tock togeuier. ‘The Gaugiter of M. Vimecratt danced the cotilion with the iri She 1s an laliau, aad her dark hair Was oraided down her back. Sa¢ wore white, pamier of sash. ror and Hmpress leit tho Tuileries ina ge aL about ten aud drove wituout any state to the resideuce of #rucess Mathilda, m the Rue de Cource! ¢ Majesty wore straw- colored tulle ov i was trimmed with lovely Tcail the attention of your re at 1s the great novelty to wear brown Velvet With the brightest aud gayest apire. Brown terns und tolage a sively striking, with a ouung Valley of Nowers an every saade. Another prety toilet on Sunday was worn by Mme. Sartiges. It is one of Worih’s—a tulle under & train of striped sulin, called moontignt; aallvery sort of aigure, unted grav. ‘The trout was ail garlanded wiih roses, having brown foliage, AmMusicai sore was given on the same evening by Mrs, C. Moulton‘at her residence, which ts directly opposite that of Princess Mathilda. No sooner was the programme over than these wasical amatears crossed the street and found they were just mn time to finish the evening with a dance. It would be useless to repeat the names of Mrs. Moulion's guests and easier to copy the court circular of the season; Tor all the é/ie had gathered, aud 4 glittering crowd they were when they cainé into ’rincess Mathilua’s Altuminated salons. 1 will describe one or two of the tollets of these late arrivals. ‘ABR underskirt, witn train of rose-colored faye, eovered with two white ganze skirts worked with ‘white siik—a bouquet patiern. A plisse founce was round each of these skirts, bus the bodice of white gause over rose was fringed aud had a bouquet of artificial roses on the leit side, The sash vebind was of rose faye, with very long fruuged ends. The ‘loss of the White embroidery on gauze over rose made the bouquets stand out in relief very aris- tically. Another toilet here was lilac tulle worked with @llver and looped with iarge ciusteriag white and tea roses; the fringe on the bodice Was murabout feather. Whether it was because these tolt I know not, but ali eye glasses we ould not be better occupied. Where a party of peopie came late and were mach Aisappoinied was at the wedding of Miss Fieid yes- terday. All Americans in Paris were very anxious to seo her united and to press round tue vride; accordingly they availed themselves oi the cards fesued and were at tweive puuctually at the church of St, Augustin. Lo! tne bride had already transformed into Princess ‘iriggiano-Brauci ‘without them. it was ail over, and there was the brillant procession of witnesses who had peen to une Mairte to see that the things done there (what they cali here civilly) were well done, Itiooked indeed as Af with such an attendance the matter never could be undone; for there was Clievalier Nigra, the Italian Ambassador, ud Colonei Wickham Hoitman, of the United States em! , oMiciaing for Minister Wasu- Durne; and there was Mr. Lawrence, of New York, and Mr. Keed, and the Marquis de talleyrand-vert- gord, Prince de Scaletta and Prince jiuifo. it was very disheartening, but nm all Were informed why the ceremony had been hurried no one iit sorry. ‘The tact is @ very solemn funeral wervice was to ‘take place in this aristocratic parish, and tue br groom was desirous that not one vestige of mourn. bg coaches should be seen by lis bride on her way trom the festive altar to her home ana ding preakfast. ‘The nuptial ceremony was advanced by oue hour accordingly, and rewily no one should com. plain who came tn for ihe trains asIdid. There dey were, sweeping down ths church steps in lovely unsbine. ‘fhe bride wore a white satin robe, made by Worth. : was covered With English point down the bodice, iad ag to orange flower, never did tt cluster more omingly i ber waved bai. Prince Trig 10 jook ed, ns all bridegrooms do on oir wedding day, unconscious, of course, and su- emely happy; hls studs Were pearis. it would be ‘ell for fasion correspondents who, like myselt, ‘¢ bachelors and do not approve of matrimony a8 & rinesple, if all toilets could be resumed by “atads,”” _# af ta in the case of bridegrooms, but jadics do not eas in studs, unfortunately. ‘There was @ retreating Mgure in stone colored goutt, trimmed with ostrich feather 1n all the deli- cate scone snades, graduating to pure white; there Was & giCgn comtume, Wity leagues Of rushe arrived late ou them and NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 1870.—TRIPLE Over, and this ruche was in threo shades of green, eading & po arlstio fringe. ‘There was @ vioiet gros grain, with cross cuts of Gatlin above a leaf trimming alt round which formed clover—the clover 4hat girle by mooatight—and bats were all cowering With plumes up behind, nod- ding pleasantly towards the front. Jackets were Lit up tue back and faced tn font ay they looked Be h hd thartyre of scissors, re 18 iiLtie Left of them, ‘he tathor of the oride, M. Field, appearcd much moved and gratified when the ceremony was over. Lave been toid that bis own father, Hickson W, Field, now past eighty, did not atcen] the ceremony at the church, having been victunized by & severe coid, like Mr, Washburne, but ie Was One of the wir nesses at the civil marriage. dete, ‘This reminds me that a very uncivil event costed at one of the pevie here to a gentleman who Mal ook dy was Jaa aH Es a ce, a god ee + pie Dera locked up his desk, rawing on his glove lepart when @ rat! pergun'y i RIS D: a rather elderly “Sir, what do you want?” asked the cross lone, us bce “Put my pame and profession down, I it my bans published max} suaday.”” lth ea “Loo Jate, sir,’ said the clerk, wno ad seen & good many bridegrooms in perspective on that aay. he genticinag pulled out pis watch. “Too late !’? he exclaimed, ‘There are five minutes wanting to the legal Closing of your oilice,’’ Now, sir,” expostulated the clerk, ‘do just take @ look of yourself im that glass aud not at your Watch, "See,!’ he continued, poiuing to @ mirror before Which bridegrooms turn up their mustaches; “with such an old face as yours there is time enough for you to Laink over marriage one night more, and get your name registered, if you will be doomed, to-morrow.’ ‘The candidate for his bans did zot take the advice civilly atall, He dealt the clerk a blow, which was returbed with interest, and both hac to be collared by @superinteading olficer of tue public peace. And while 1 am toliing cival stories tu gay life I mrght as well record a speeca that was Reard ai the skating rink before the thaw, A small boy had faulea in Loe Water between two gaping cracks in the ice, and a young Comte who wi then standing by jum in to the resvue. He brought the juvenie up. Both were naturally dripping. ‘The father of the young diver, against his will, came forward and thanked the Comte, but after having done 80 added, ‘‘And as you are 80 wet, sir, you wili not mind going in again, | am sure, after my dear child's ap which he nas left bemud him.’ The Comte will never forget the eifect of this on his philanthropy. Ihave out one very nice fancy ball to ment‘on; for | will pass all the carn‘val celebrations over 11 Sticuce with one Mention only, namely, that the na- tural taste for ladies to appear in -unmentiouables”” was never so clearly illustrated in preceding years, ‘To look like & man cppears to be a ruling aspiration—dvbardeurs, pages, barlequing, c.owns, jockeys and velocipedists were the chief characters, ut many preferred the plain swallow tails and neckties, It 18 Of cours? mucn more natural, and with this very few, strange to say, were masked, When | apd Vespetro went togevner to the students’ ball on the night of ——, but-—(weil, yes, that is where we were while Vespetro’s wile was looking out lor Us up in the avenue de j’liupérayice) On wal going to iy. Ye” were crumpled up all or that might, I both taXen ia by @ lady in men’s clothes. She smoked long, drank deep, and it Was not until a young barrister joined our party that we discovered we had been honored with the cava- lier company of famea Alice la Provengale, who harangues the repuolic of ie.ters on many occasions. But to the proper fancy bail. It took place at the Comtesse de Forgeyn’s, who Was attired a3 Marle de Medicis. Caevauer Meleazt was arag picker, with a vasket on his back full of vouquets of violets, and as rag picking 1s like pick- ing holes in people’s ciothes, he was very satirical in his remarks. “There were three Bad shepherd- esses, aS lamb-iike lambs; a ede Stiaclin a large turban, and so classic! an Emperor of Abys- bres and a sister in a white slik smockfrock or jouse. When ladies do not appear in fancy dresses at these balis they look quite coscum however, in the prevailing styles, wita the addition of powder in their hair, Leon ian used to aay he loved powder in bandeans; he thougat tt looked ike angels’ wings on the soar, with preity heads between them. “Yes;” sata a listener, ‘but it is unnat ural; maticr of that,” answered women were not born to MIONARLES THINK AND SAY. this week's contributions from my correspondents. ‘The first irom our lnay Sovereign, tue Fashion of i870, nerseif:— Chevaller Guy 1 requested to attend the Economic Council for the propagation of this year's reformod dress sty.es, ‘The meeting will be held on the 7th inst., ut twelve precisely, and attendes by all the dignitaries on gur staff, who will in assemble with! rexidence RE ‘The musica! papers announce that wi ballet composed by three bizh born Viscount HL the deliberating hall of ‘our constitutional INA, MDCCO ri Tt K hind the scenes have to work in pearl gray kida and white neckties ? IMPERIA. Please, Mr. Guy, wish you would write down the “new thing” started at the Parcho/ontaiue races, whore Sultane, with an American jockey, by the way, came in “ id Anglomania or a Yankeeism t aay which - but consists in knocking hats on tight, and shaking Bands, instead of our more polite and chiva'rous vow wita hats off, DO} NANDIN A. What aglorioustime Tam going to dear old Gi without aunt Feroundioa, at the Marquis de Talhou inaaked bull, this mid-Lent! I shall be chaperoned by cousin Vespetro, who will be drossed as the “breath of dis- cord" and I as ‘ashes of eloquence,” tongues all over cross- ing like forked Nghtalag. FROU FROU. Do not forget to say in your next ti dear Mr, Guy. that lace on eveniny ed ns flat as pancakes on bo pla: udings of tulle; 7 appearance and a wave hat lace denerven ; Medicis ruil tu the latest, newest also piece of throat attire, and we put our fingers, too, in pretty satin pouches at the Bols, now that muffs are foo warm, and these pouches would look exactly like letter envolopes if they had not a snall bonquet of violets on one aide and were not bung round our necks on silk cord. ELIANE, ‘To this 1 can only add a telegram from my friend Dorougherty, still at Rome;— * val all plaster of Paris cou/eitt and felting, stato Zouaves and Papal liners; sprained arm iv gtioré mt hottest corne: spoiled uo coats; PARIS GOSSIP. Tho Burlingame Memoriam—The Second Ball ot the Tulleries—Americans at Court. Parts, March 5, 1870. A8 8000 as the sad intelligence reached Parts that Anson Burlingame, the chief of the Cainese Mission, had expired at St. Petersburg, tt was proposed that a meeting should be held for the purpose of appoint- ing a committee to decide in what most becoming manner a public recognition could be made of the deep regret caused by the death of this great Ameri- cun diplomatist, It was soon announced that this meeting would be held in the banking rooms of Messrs. Bowles Brothers & Co. Accordingly a large number of American citizens residing in Paris gath- ered at this place on Tuesday, the 1st of March, when the Rev. D, Lamson called attention to the loss sustained by ctvilization, and paid tribute w the affupiiity of character and greatness of tne deceased. The meeting adopted the proposed resolution to appoint a committee composea of MM. George Richards, chairman; Governor Bullock, te! Samson. Kev. Dr. Cattell; Eugene Winthrop, secretary; Dr. ‘Thomas W. Evans, Paul G. forbes Charles S. P. Bowles, Clement C. Barclay and Colonel Frauk Moore. Other geutiemen were also em- powered to add their numbers to this committee, On Friday a general mecting was held in the same banking rooms, and it was on this occasion con- cluded to invite Governor Bullock and Mr. Wash- burae to deliver addresses in the American chapel on next Wednesday, the 16th inst. The ambassadors of foreign Courts will be invited, as well as French government officials, The choir of the congregation will lend its aid for the celebration of the commemo- rative ceremony. The committee, anticipating some action of this description in the United States, wiil be ready aud willing to co-operate with American citizens at home in this national demonstration of respect for the memory of one who was the repre- sentative of the most progressive and enlighteued democracy. AMERICANS AT COURT. 1 forward the list of Americans who were pre- sented at court on the occasion of the second bail at Governor, Mrs. and Miss Bullock; ard. the fuilertes, thus:. Mrs, John C. Cruger and the Misses Cruger, Mr. ner, Miss £. 8. Smith, Suas G. Kerning and Miss ing, Mrs. T. W. Clark and Miss Clark, Mrs. and 4 ‘Townsend, Miss Norman, Mrs. Williamson, Mrs. N, Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Goodell, M. Wilmot Joni son, Mrs, 5. &. Cary, Mra. erman Kreisman, Miss Kate Parks, Miss Lebrot, Miss ‘Tudor, Mra. Thomas K. Waitree and Miss Waltree, Miss Clara Charwater, Miss Florence Rice. LENTEN CONCERTS. ‘The first oficial concert of this Lenten season took piace on Thursgay last, at the Place Beauveau, the munisterial resfence of Mr, aud Mine, Chevaudier de Vaidrome, Aboat 200 cards of invitation had been issued. Among the guests were Prince Napo- Jeon and vrincess Clothiide, the Duke de Bassano, Viscount Lafferriére, the Ducnesse de Mouchy and the wives of the different ministers. The programae included:— ‘Trio from Semiramide. Air from Guido 6 Genevra . ‘Air from Freinchut Airtrom Maometto. int Air from Traviata... yout juatuor from Rigoletto. Buet fron Somirsenide . Bonsint ‘The artista from the Itallan Opera were engaged for the occasion—sflies. Krauss wud Piront, iM. — and Nicolini. é rince Napoicon and Princess Clothtide having dined at the Place Beauveau betore the concert the ninistére was illuminated, and the toilets worn by the ladies were of great brilliancy, ROYAL ROBES. Princess Clothilde was in green tulle, covered with ‘© Lunie of silver broeade. In her hair she wore dark ivy and diamonds. Tne Marquise de Tathouet was in gray tulle, luoped with crimson velvet. In her hair she wore gray plumes and rubies. The Duchesse de Mouchy was in straw colored tulle, with a black velvet tunic. in her hair were yellow plumes and diamonds. Mme. do Begens, of tne Belgian Legation, was in black velvet. Mme. Emile Ollivier in waite tarlatan, looped with white and rosy azalias, aud the same in her hair. ‘the mistress of the house was in mauve tulle, with loug trails of Water les Gawa her sweening skirts aad in ir Bais. SHEET. THE FINE ARTS. - ‘The San Donato Collection Sale in Paris—Pricos Paid for Paintings—Patronage of Ar- tists—Gossip in Art Circlee—A. T. Stewart's Purchase. Panis, March 5, 1870, The excitement caused by the very exorbitant sums paid for some of the paintings at the third Yacation of the gay Donato sales will not subside fot some me. It 13 the naval tepto Of conyer- tion in all artists’ studios; an ough at frst sight it woud appear that paintera, should be elated at the high prices which great works fetch it is not the present case, Wainters know that after all great sales a time of total slowness succeeds in the market, Millions cannot always be forthcoming, and the living have to suffer for the dead, neither can these chronic fits of extravagant appraisements be called “encouragement of the fine aris.” What artists prize above millionaires are those rare amateurs who buy paintings all theyear round, as do several Amer- icans m Paris and in other parts of Europe. But some discernment is required for these selections— some taste and cultivated imagination, whereas at these great sales nothing t3 called for but heavy money bags. Any one who bas the means can buy @ Greuze or a Paul Delaroche if he comprehends that by becoming their fortunate possessor he will acquire what others equally wealthy could not out- bid him in at auction, No more sense than this is requisite. When the @uss cassés was adjudged, after a struggling ascension of hundreds, for 126,000 francs the outlay was styled foolish, and when the nineteen heads by the same master (Greuze) went for 725,000 francs it was called insane. Folly ana insanity, however, are very relative. It is evident, that the price of any object can only be appreciated by the desire caused for its possession, and few be- Meve they do now and then ‘‘pay too much for their whistle.” This kind of madness could better be demonstrated if tne purchaser were put to the following test:—Would be, for the same sum—nearly & million of Irancs—engage twelve or less great ar- lusts to decoraie a hull In one of his residences with ag CoRR of art out of the specialities cultivated yy them ‘This would prove a love of art for art, and could also be called encouraging the arts. Many great rotectors of science have spent litle and given immense impevus to discovery and learning by ju- dicious efforts to encurage and stimulate. When we reflect that Greuze in his life time lived tn penury, and had to sell his own pictures, calling the attention of passers by at the saies by exciatruing: “Buy this for 1% t8 a Greuze, the Greuze who painted the ‘eruche cassce,’ ” we can but deplore the utter uustabliity of our thoughtless, herd-like race, led on by tasbion and the prevaling mania of the . ‘The following 1s a list of the other paintings sold on the same occasion:—Eleven works by Boucher, 140,000f.; a splendid marb!e statue. by Desinger la Bacchante, 13,000f.; another by Pradier, 10,3u0f.; a Statue by Debaz, 18,0001; the two by Lickesne, 18,000f, On the fourth vacation of the same sale, which took place five days atter the above, enthusi- asm had had time to cool, and some of the works were even sold below their vaine, tbe total being 180,2761., inctuding two Titians, a Paul Veronese, a Tintaretto, @ Giorgione av many otners of the Italian school. THE EDWARDS COLLECTION. Immense crowds pressed yesteraay into the Hotel des Ventes, Rue Droust, to view the famed cotiec- tion of M. Edwards, now being exhibited previous to the sale, Which wiil take place next week. It comprises thirty-six paintings by modern masters; ten by Eugen» Deiacroix, six by Rousseau, nine by Jules Dupré, five by Gozo, two by Diaz, one by De- camps, one by Fromente, one by Corot and one by Millet. The most envied in the Dela- croix series appears to be “L’Amende Honor- aole,” painted in 1833, and then purchased by the Dake of Orieans, trom whose gallery it went over to \r, Edwards. The scene represented is a judg- ment ball, vaguely highved by two high stamed windows. At the further end sits a bishop wearing a@ mitre; he is under a canopy, and with sombre, threatentag countenance looky at a group of monks around him. ‘The culprit, who 1s almost stripped, 13 being dragged towards him by three pricsts, ren- dered repuisive by a strong expression of cruel hate on thelr faces. The wretca between them is on bis knees, fainting from exhaustion atter the torture, probably, to which he bas been subjected, but which has not drawn from bun his avowal. He is being torn along on bis kaees to hear his final sentence, and it 1s evident he 1s eager for release, even death. In the distance @ procession of more priests is seen, filing off for the service of the dead, Cloistrai ter- ror and reminiscences of the dates of the Inqu tion come forcibly on the mind as the spectator looks at this great work. Delacroix 8 “Jesus During the Tempest,” 18 also here, and 1t 18 considered one of the best marines of the modern school. ‘The small bark roils in the vault of an enormous wave and the heavens are darkening above. ‘Che aposties hold on to the sails in anguish and tumultuous panic, while Jesns sleeps in a bright atmosphere of light which appears to emanate from his sacred person, ‘fhe third masterpiece of Delacroix in the Ed- wards col:ection is “Les Convulsionnaires de Tan- ger,” or the convuisionary lanatics of Taugicrs, is intended to depict the reiigious delirium of the Ais- saou! His adepts are possessed of the devil; thev roll, gnash their teeth, foam and how! like wild beasts. On they come, opening a march in the streets of the city, and are followed by a Sheik on horseback, shaded from tne sun by a standard held above him, He. is impassive, serene, und yet his exaltauion is such that a kind of deified expression jurks in‘his concentrated gaze. A tew Arab chiefs, draped im their white buravases, march by his side. It will be interesting to note which of these three works Wiil attaio the higuest price. The names of the others by Delacroix are:—“Tne Battie of Potc- uers,” “Hamlet and Horatio,” ‘ilamiet and Polo- nius,’? “Rebecca,” from Walter Scots work; “Horses Commg Out of the Water,” “Arabian Coursers,” “An Arab and his Horse.’’ WHAT 13 SAID IN ART CIRCLES. There 1s no dearth of artistic news in Paris just Now, as preparations are being made for the op ing Of the Fine Arts Exnibition at the Palais de 1’in. dustrie, to which edilice compettors are to send their productions on the 18th inst. Eastern and Egyptan subjects abound owing to the numerous sketches take by some of our pest artists present at the mauguration of the Suez Canal. A GEM IN NEW YORK. A very jarge painting for Mr. A. T. Stewart, of New York, is creating & great sensation, It is the work of M. Zoon, the artist whose scenes of the Cri- mean war are at the Museum of Versailles. It is allegorical and called the “United States of Ameri- ca.” The thirty-four States are represented by figures drawn in @ chariot by lions, and they are grouped round two other figures in tue centre, Re- public and Wisdom. ‘The past is represented to the Tight and im the distance by hideous gibbits; in the foreground gre seen the dead who have worked for good and great things, bursting from their tombs and triumphant, To the left the sun rises over sea covered with ships, whence land emigrants with their families, while above all celestial heralos fly to ve four quarters of the world proclaiming the glory of the United States. Peace, labor and the abolition of slavery are also portrayed, and @ statue of Wash- ington above these groups stands out in 8 brilliant apotheosis. A LYATHER-CLAD RERMIT. A Pleardian Reclase Distarbed in the Wilds of Wemchester County—The Man Who Foils the Luterviewers. {n the southern portion of the town of Yonkers, and distant about eighteen miles from New York, ts stretcned ap area of rude and picturesque territory, abounding in every conceivable variety of forest, rock and cave. Within this hitherto uncultivated and almost unknown tract the Central Park avenue hag recently been laid out; and as the work of construe- lion progresses many antique relics, such as toma- hawks, bows and arrows, with numerous specimens of a geological nature which may lave lain con- cealed for centuries, have been already dug up. ‘the prosecution of the work named has aiso disiurbed the habitual quiet of a singular individual, wuo has for many years been the occupant of a cave in that section aud of whose history very litue is known, Occasionally his grotesque figure has been seen Mit- Ung through different portions of the county, always selecting tue middie of the road or street, while bis rapid locomotion guarded against any familiar ap- proach by his fellow men. He is Known in the neigh. borhood as the “leather-clad mag,” from his our lundish costame, which consists whoily of leather, aud made apparently from strips aud remnants of oid boots, fastened together by means ofan awl and twine, This abstruse character invariably endeavors to shun Observation, only showing himseif when hunger compels him to seek the baunts of country commerce. He 18a man of stalwart irame, features and possesses a m holy rather thi morose expression of countenance. ‘Living alone in the cave, he, of course, prepares his own food and enjoys almost complete isolation trom the outside world. When asked questions his replies are always given in monosyliabies. Common ra- mor asserts that he is @ native of Picardy, France; that he was a miser in early life and was never known to commit @ theft or even suspected of doing wrong. A quiet dignity of characcer seems to repel all impertinent questions, and when asked re- cently whether he had brothers, sisters or children living bis countenance betrayed keen emotion; memory seemed to be disiurbed, but he made no reply. While “the leather-clad man” 18 averse to being “Interviewed,” he appears happy in his seolu- sion; he pays no rent nor i he molested by the to- come tax collector, anda exists the empodiment of isolated independence and self-reliance, Two sisters in Missoari fougnt adnel with case knives about a lover. Ono of them received a pain- Tul wound in the waterfall, while the other got a slash across the panier which wii disabie her untl she gets a new dress made. The lover dat on @ fence wud jaughed ike @ villain, RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Religious Services To-Day. Rey, William P. Corbis will preach forenoon and afternoon at the John street Methodist Episcopal churca, Rey. Eastburn Benjamin will preach in the morn- ing and Rev. Dr, #. Y. Higbee, evening, at the Church of the Holy Licht. Rev. Dr. Cheever gelccts ‘“‘Saul’s Pursuit after David and the Conflict between Fear and Faith” for the subject of nls morning sermon at the Church of the Puritans, Rey. Chauncey Giles preaches on ‘‘Heaven in the Family” this morning at the New Jerusalem church. Huater’s Point Baptist church worship tn Smitn- sonian Hall, across the river, Rev. E. O. Romaine preaches morning and evening. Rev. J. M. Pullman preaches this morning at the Church of Our Saviour on “Cast into Utter Dark- ness.”” Rev. Dr. Wescott preaches in the morning and Rey, vr. Freneh in the evening at Plymouth Baptist church. A Rey. G. H. Hepworth will explain “What Catholl- cism will doin America if it can” this evening at the Church of the Messiah. Rev. R. N. Bellows will preach this morning on “Our Home, Life and Religion,” and this evening on “Tne Use and Abuse of Habit,” at Brevoort Hall. The prophet Snow will reveal the “Signs of the Times’ ‘this afternoon at the University. At che Chapel of St. Augustine there will be ser- vices morning and evening, The Suffering Jews in Russia. ‘The Executive Committee in this city of the Board of Delegates of American Israclites have issued a formal appeal to all Jewish congregations in the United States for pecuntary aid to relieve the suffer- ing ‘ows in Russia, who, deprived of their homes, are compelled to emigrate to distant regions and startin life anew. In this appeal they say:— ‘The rece!pt of an urgent letter from M. Cremieux, of Paris, President of the ‘Universal Israelite Alli- ance,’ admonishes the committee that the aid of the benevolent is sadly required in behalf of the large Jewish population of West Russia, Suffering so fearfully from farmine and disease, they are bear- ing @ grievous burden, and, lacking the impulse of liberal laws to encourage their industry, they have lost heart and energy, and appeal peculiarly to the proverbial benevolence of their brethren. It 1s contemplated to promote their migration to the interior of Russia, where a gental climate. abun- dant crops and immunity from laws discriminating 80 unjustly against them on the fronder, may restore them to comparative comfort and imbue them with freah nopes. The Executive Committee are sorscen that their coreligionists will respond with thefr wonted gener- his appeal for substantial sympathy. In jon of their cries of the urgency of this case. and the importance of 8; na liberal aid for the uahappy israelites of West Russia, the Com- mittee present an extract from tne circular of the “alliance” of last summer, and the present letter of M. Cremieux. Contrivutions will be received and gratefully acknowledged by:— Abraham Hart, president, 430 Library street, Phil- adelphia; Benjamin J. Hart, vice president, 659 Broadway, New York; Leopold Cohn, vice presi- dent, 218 West Turty-ninth street, New York; Alexander S. Saroni, treasurer, 83 Leonard street, a Toe Myer S. Isaacs, secretary, 243 Broadway, ew York, confirm: Curiosities of History According to German Authority. The Germans were converted to Christianity by a Briton—st. Bonitace—and the Celts by a German— St. Patrick—whoee true name, the Germans say, was Patricius, a native of Kattenland, now known a3 the Prussian province of Hesse. This is shocking cruelty, While the Irish claim German, French and Spanish generals as being of their nationality, the Germans retaliate by ropbing the Green Isle of the honor of baving given birth to St. Patrick. Shock- ing, tan’t ict Trouble in The the Congregation B’nai Jeshuran, In reference to the difticulties which have arisen in the congregation, several statements, somewhat conflicting in their character, have lately been pub- lished in the Heranp. The following, also sent to this office, does rather culminate the trouble and needs nu comment:— To THE CONGREGATION B’NAL JESHURUN:— In answer to the statement in last Sunday’s by the Board of Trustees of the pr ge at Jeshurun, referring to the exclusion the late Rev. Mr, Kramer, aliusion was made to a pitvate member, and it was stated that Mr. Kramer merely escaped expulsion on account of insanity. Allow me to correct the allusion mentioned. The Board of Trustees call every honest and upright man insane. It is also true, the trustees would seek to expelevery honest and upright member, because such do not suit their purpose. Some of these tras- tees ought lo go up the North river for awlile; the air up there would do them a great deal of good. ‘They would get honestly cured of their bad disease by getting @ shower bath once every day. AN HONEST MEMBER. Distress in Jerusalem. To THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON STANDARD:— Sin—A few days after you did me the favor of in- sorting in your paper the appeal from the Jews of serusaiem several contributions were sent to me, which I immediately forwatded to the sixteen repre- sentatives of the congregations whose names were appended to the appeal. It appeared to me, how- ever, probable, that similar distress might pre- vail among the other communities of the Holy City, and in reply to my inguiries 1 receive the following telegram:—‘‘Poorer classes, all communities, suffering; scarcity water; crops threaten fui.’? As soon as this reached me I forwarded on my own account to the Bishop of Jerusaiem aod her Britannic Majesty’s consal, Mr. Moore, £100 for the relief of the Christians; also £100 tothe Governor of the city for disiribution among the suffering Mahometan population, being the same amount 1, had remitted on my own account on the 230 ultimo, to Jerusalem, for the assistance of my co-religiontsts, I now desire to state that I shall be happy to torward any donations which I may hence- forih receive to be distributed in such manner and among such classes as the donors may dnect. 1am, sir, your obedient servant, MOSES MONTEFIORE, East CLIFF Lopog, RaMsGare, March 7, 1870. The Service at the Church of the Henvealy Rest Cuvuron or THe HEAVENLY Rust, | March 8, 187. § To THY FprtoR oF THY HRRALD:— Inthe HgxaLp of March 7, inthe notice of the Church of the Heavenly Rest, it was stated that the “Rev. Dr. Howland elevated the chalice after the manner of priests in the Catholic churches.” Tus 18 @ strange and unaccountable mistake. There was no “elevation” or any act Reeve thereto, ‘There was nothing done with the chalice that is not castomary in ail vrotestant Episcopal churches ana distinctly prescribed by the Rubric. The introduction of novel and unauthorized ceremonies, much more the introduction of ceremonies into a church which “protests” against the doctrines which those cere- monies symbolize, are things with which we have no sympathy. It would not be necessary to notice this matier but for the fact that so much has taken place of late which has distressed and alarmed ear- est members of our communion; and it does not aeem proper to allow any statement to pass unno- ticed which, If not contradicted, would ada to the prevailing uneasiness. f. 8. HOWLAND, Rector. UHOMAS K. CONRAD, Associate Rector. ‘ue Bible in the Vernacular. To 118 Eprror OF THE HERALD As there is much controversy now about the read- ing of tne bible in public schools, the Roman Catho- lics favoring the use of their version ana the Protes- tants the use of theirs, would it not be well to have the Scriptures read only in the original languages from which they are translated? We should, then, feel sure that no one, be he o Protestant. Roman Catholic, Jew or ean infidel, would be offended. as very few or none of the scholars would understand What was read. Yours truly, Cc. H. LEEDS, The Great Church War in Rome and France. The European journals of the 5h of Marcn fur- nish the following notes of the existing condition of the great Christian Church war, which has been initiated in the Old World by the Ecumenical Counctl:— The quarrei between the ultramontanes and the Gallicans 18 becoming envenomed and assumes un- expected proportions. The disputants no longer content themselves with @ war of arguments and pious reproaches, but begin to pour out anathemas, Uur readers are acquaintea with the Bishop of Laval’s ae denouncing the Bishop of Orleans as suspected OF heterodoxy. At present we have the head of the Strasbourg diocese coming forward to condemn aad reprobate Father Gratry. According to that prelate the doctrines recently put forth by ‘wat eminent preacher concerning Papal infallibility ‘“ginack of heresy; they are intolerable maxims, reminding the worid of Luther’s deciamations at the peginuing of his career, &c, But what makes the quarrel far more serious for the Catholic Church is the fact that while-certain bishops fu:minate against Father Gratry others congratulate him on his cour- fageous campaign against infalupility. Mgr. ‘Stross. mayer, Bishop of Bosnia and Sirmium, writes to him as follows:— just read with profound joy the letter tn which you io tue defence of the glorious Bishop of Orleans a dha ‘andertal At The evi i and tha danger so alarming. that sflonce would pecoue Gomplicly.. To all the voloes raised 1 the if tind Your own, wisn has rested at co area read ‘own, which has souls in challenging the admiration of ‘A Paris paper says:—We shail keep oti Féaders tn formed of any new incidents in this dispute, which seems destined to exercise a certain influence on the determinations of the Council. Revivals All Over the Country. ‘The five Evangelical churches in Portsmouth, N. H., Bave heid a series of union meetings in connec tion with the labors of Mr. H. #'. Durant and several clergymen. On Sabbatn afternoon, February 27, Mr, Durant spoke at the Nort meeting house, being aided by one of the pastors, while at the same time the four remaining pastors attonded a crowded union prayer meeting in the Methodist church, Thirty neighborhood rer meetings were an nounced for the following Saturday night, On Sanday morning, March 6, seventy-six persons were received into the Second Presbyterian churco, Zanesville, Okio. A large number have been re- ceived into the other Preabyterian churches of that city, a8 well as into the churches of other denomina- ol 9 Cr upon in all the churches, with encouraging results. the recent communion on the 6th inst., at Jamesburg, N. J. (Monmouth Preabytery), 120 were added by examimation and seventeen by cert making @ total of 137, and the present membership nearly 300, Of the number forty-eight received the ordinance of baptism. On the same day fourteen were recelved into tne Presbyterian church at Hightstown by profession, and two weeks previously six into the Red Bank Presbyterian church, though without a pastor. They have, however, since called the Rev. J. K. Hamiiton, of Newark, Del., who nas signified his acceptance of the same. ‘The Welsh C. M. church at Cincinnati have lately had a very refreshing visitation of the Holy Ghost. For a few weeks past they have been holding special meetings of Bay? and exhortation, which have been attended by deep religious feeling. Forty-one members nave been added to this church during the past month, most of them being children. Whole classes are oow called Christians, every member being consecrated to Christ, At Rondout, N. Y., a remarkable revival is in pro- gress in the Baptist courch, Rev. W. H. Evans, Dastor. i The Western Christian Advocate reports 860 acces- sions to the several Methodist churches of Cincin- mati during the past three months. Rey, Mr. Karle’s recent labors of ten days in Salem, Mass., were greatly blessed, and large and earnest meetings are still in progress. In every church there are manifest tokens of the presence of tho Spirtt, and the interest seems on the increase. The Congregationalist says, ‘The state of things 1s such that the Unitarian ministry have abandoned @ course of lectures on church history which they had in pro- gress, and have commenced a series of Sabbati evening discourses on topics that are being largely discussed in the community.” The Congregationalists, Baptists and Methoaists of Kalamazoo, Mich., are holding interesting Union meetings. On Sunday, the Sth inst., seventy-five were addea to the Beach street Presbyterian church of Boston; of these many were heads o! families. The Standard (Baptist) reports large accessions to that Church, especially In the West. The number has footed up from four to six hundred per week. Rey. Dr. John Leyburn has for some time past been successtully preaching to a growing congrega- don in Baltimore. As the first fruits of a recent re- vival fifty-two persons were received into hischurch on Sabbath, March 6. Atthe close of the sermon the pasvor read out the long list of names, and dur- ing toe singing of vhe hymn, People of the living God T have sought the world around, the new communicants came forward, making quite a crowd around the pulpit, Most of the group were young —— anda large number of them young men. ‘Tne pastor read to them the vows of a re- ligious profession, which being accepted they were received to membership, About one hundred com- municants have been received within the last ten months. The demand for increased accominodations for the Sunday schools and weekly meetings has led to the purchase of the property west of the church, which, with the puntos ai ‘will cost from $20,000 to $25,000. John W. Garrett gives $5,000 of the amount, and his mother, Mrs. Robert Garrett, $5,000. THE EMIGRATION COMMISSION. What ¢ Legislative Committee Did Not Discover—A Source of Income Not [linted At—How Salpowners Pay for the Mauten- ance of Insane Emigrant Although the investigation mto the management ofthe Emigration Gommissioners by the Assembly Committee on Commerce ana Navigation was con- ducted with much skill and most commendable in- dustry, it now appears that the examination of the Commissioners failed to elicit all the facts. In the testimony taken at Ward’s Island and at Castie Gar- den there is not a word about “bonded passengers” and the income derived from the shipping merchants on their account, and as the aggregate amount paid into the treasury of the Commission aunually trom this source is large, it is safe to presume that some- body was interesved in keeping the committee In the dark. It appears that besides the $250 received by the Commissioners of Emigration for each emigrant that arrives at this port they also get a sum of money from the owners of the emigrant vessels on account of ‘‘bonded passengers.” It will be remem- bered that in the report of the examination of the Comunissioners of Emigration at Castle Garden, pub- lushed in the HERALD, It was stated on the authority of the Commissioners’ Finance Committee that the $700,000 annually received by the Commission was from the per capita tax of $2 50 levied on the owners of the vessels bringing over the emigrants, and that they had no other source of income. It was also stated that the income of the Commission was Inadequate to meet all the expenses and to maintain the eiuigrants on Ward’s Isiand in a proper manner. Owners of vessels employed in bringing out emi- grants are required by law to give bonds to the Commissioners of Emigration for the maintenance of insane and other undesirable emigrants that ma; be found on board when the vessels arrive in por It rests with the Commissioners or their agents to decide who among the passengers aud emigrants are to be claased as ‘‘undesirable,” and therefore bondable; and it is alleged that, for reasons which can be understood, many emigrants are entered on the books at Uastle Garden as belonging to this class who never become a charge to the State. Accounts are kept of all the insane, blind and disabied per- ons Who arrive, and the owners of the ships in which they come are charged with theirmainhtenance. When the number of ships engaged in carrying emt- grants from Europe to this port 1s considered, and the fact remembered that the Commissioners of Emigra- tion are about to build an ingane asylum on Ward’s Island ata cost of $250,000 for the accommodation of persons of unsound mind who float here in the tide of emigration, it will at once be perceived that the revenue derived by the Commission from ship- owners from this source must be very considerable. The house of C. H. Marshall & Co., of this city, pay a round sum annually on account of these ‘‘bonded passengers,’ their little bili (or this year being $1,782 28, There ia no means at hand just now of ascertaining what the other shipowners whose ves- sels are engaged in the emigrant business have to pay, but probably the aggregate sum received by the jommissioners would, if properly expended, defray all necessary expenses on Ward’s Island and main- tain the sick and indigent emigrants there in a man- ner worthy of the people of New York. WORK SUSPENDED AT CIGAR FACTORI Reduction of Wages by Mauufacturers—llow It Came About—Employes Wil to Ace cept Reduction, but their “Unious’? Will Not Allow It. Several cigar factories in the lower part of the city have had to suspend operations on account of their workmen giving up work. Jt cannot be called astrike, and yet the effect is the same. A few days since Messrs. Stratton, Schmitt & Storma, who carry on two of our largest cigar manufactories, called their employ¢as, some two hundred, together and told them that they would be obliged to reduce their wages. ‘The reasou given was that they had been paying war pices up to the present and the late changes In the corresponding values of gold and currency necessitated a reduction. ‘The proposed reduction was fourteen and one-quarter percent from tne wages they had been paying. Nota word of fault was found by the men at the proposition, the rea- sonableness of which was at once fully and freely admitted. ‘Their only answer was that they would be obliged to leave the matter to the Cigar Mukers’ Protective Union, of which they were members. The matter was duly referred to the union, and yesterday morning the result was made known. it appears that ail the unions, of which there are four, have as oue of their leading rules that no member shall accept of reduction in wages without consent of the union to which he belongs, On a vote being vaken on the case in point it was decided that the proposed reduction should not be acceded to, and thus it was reported, The men expressed regret, but said there was ao heip for tt. Mesers. Straiton, Schmitt & Storms said they could not afford to pay the old wages, and, as & cou- sequence, work was suspended. The factories Of le H. Reed, as also one of Mr. Stachelberg and those of several others, are Closed for the same reason, Altogether over six hundred persons have been thrown out of employment. It is proposed by the latter to try and effect an agreement on the part of the respective unions to which they agit J to accept. cy the proposed reduction, The med see tag sitdati on gad cannot afford ty lie idle. ceived bis diploma as school teacher. grinpea and remained silent for some time, bus tee he was a credit to New Jersey. sufficient amusement the contumacious Crounse WEEHAWKEN WAILINGS. ‘Why tho Weehawken Ferry is Mismanagod—~ Tho Legislative Investigation—Disoovery of Kiernaa’s ‘Plum in the Pudding”—The Committee to Report Next Week. A large number of indignant Dutchmen from the wild region of Weehawken assembled about the ‘Metropolitan Gas Works yesterday morning for the purpose of attending the second session of the As- sembly committee of investigation to inquire into the affairs of the ferry company. manifested considerable excitement and made des- perate efforts to make themselves understood, to all who cared to listen to them, tnat in their calm and deliberate judgment the Weehawken ferry was “von tam nuisance.” A few of them were examined by the committee, and these were afterwards 'on- ized by the others who had been left out in the cold, © The committee met at eleven o'clock in the directors’ Toom of the gascompuny. Besides th: chairman, Mr. L. D. Kiernan, there were present Messrs. Kavanagh, Bergon, Nachtman and Decker. Tho ferry company was represented by counsel, assisted by the president, Mr. Dole. The Teutons Most of the evidence producea was merely cor- roborative of that taken on tie previous meeting of the committee. Mr. Kiernan at considerable length. Latmbeer stated in nis evidence that not one im = hundred of the persons who use the ferry regard ts ‘a8 & convenience. grossly mismanaged. for the working people in that gection of the city 1f they had quick and regular communication with Weehawken, where rents are cheap; but the present state of affairs is such that they haveto live in New York, If properly conducted the ferry could be made as proftable as any other in the city, but tt ts now run entirely in the interest of the company, and the convenience of the people is not considere: ‘The franchise of the company is very valuable, and the President, Mr. Dole, ought to make a good deal of money out of it. Eight persona were éxamined by Ex-Senator The ferry pays well, but is It would be @ great matter Senator Laimbeer said that the idea of the com- pany seemed to be to run down the value of tho property at Weehawken by means of ferry misman- agement, and then buy in and add to their present possessions there. Ho fully believed that to be ovject of ‘th we do himseif if he Happened to be in Mr. Dole’ the It @ what he auld terry company. place. President Dole je some doleful interruptions at this point, and was asked by Mr. Kiernan if ne was also counsel in the case. The examination then proceeded: but the remainder of the evidence of Senator Laimbeer was corroborative of that pre- viously taken. Consideravle amusement was afforded the com- mittee by a witness named David Crounse, who said he was a school teacher at Union Hill, N. J. introduced as a witness on benall of the ferry com- He waa any, and swore for them with enthustasm, Mr. Kiernan asked, in bis mild way, if he Knew any- thing about civil engineering and as to hat wapeld be re- ounse pally said he wouid not answer. The Chairman remarked that if he was as successful in imparung information to his scholars as he was tu the commit. Having afforded was allowed to take his departure, which he did ine hurry. "Alert the close of the Investig ition the commit tee fe crossed over the river in the ferryboat to Weehaw- ken. During the passage the wallings of tue Teu- tons were incessant, and any amount of voluntary testimony was offered, bat declined. One man said that the ferry company derived a revenue of $25,000 per annum from their quarries at Weehawken, and that they were making “heaps of money.” ‘The committee inspected the ferry house and docks very thoroughly and then revurned to New York. They are now satisded that tucre is “a plum in the pud- ding,” a8 L. D. Kiernan preaicted, the evidence of ex-Senator Laimbeer clearly poinung to the where- abouts of the “little joxer.’? ‘The committee will re- port to the Assembly next week. Candidates for the Pleasure of Running the Profitless Weehawken Ferry. New York, March 17, 1870. To THB COMMITTEE ON NavidaTION New YoRK Sate LEGISLATURE:— GENTLEMEN—The National Stock Yard Company of New Jersey‘owning the Oak Cuff Stock Yard at Weehawken, N. the privileges now enjoyed by the Weehawken and Forty-second Street Ferry Company, put on and operate 8 line of first class ferry boats equal to any ferry around New York city for the term of ten years, and pay to the city and county of New York the sum of $1,000 per , hereby propose that they will, for year, and we are ready to enter into good and approved bonds for the carrying out of the proposition. CHARLES ROBINSON, President National Stock Yard Company. JaMES H. Connor, Secretary, New York, March 18, 1970, For and in consideration of one dollar to us in hand paid, the worth of which ig hereby acknowl- edged, we hereby agree that the National Stock Yard Company wiil faituiully carry out and comply with the terms of the oregoing proposition. JAY GOULD, JAMES FISK, Je. RAILROAD LOBBYING. Meeting of the Produce Exchange—One Mil- lion nnd a Half Subsidy to the Midland Railway—Not a Carpet-Bsgger. The rooms of the Produce Exchange were yester- day afternoon the scene of a rather animated alscus- sion upon the following resolutions Whereas it appears to this Exchange thi and Oswego Midland Railway will supp! third trunk line for the transportation to the seaboi ever ipcreasing products of the West; and whereas t ramed road will shorten the existing connections of the e! with the West and Northwest at the develop portions of our State hitherto facilities, thereby giving to the Jand and the products of anid portion an increased value, which will ere long amply repay the State ald sought for the completion of the road; an whereas the several counties and son the line of tie road have borne their share of the undertaking thus far, no that the subsidy asked ia only for overcoming the great sural difticulties presented by the mountainous country of ‘are and Sullivan counties, therefore esolved, Thutin the judgment of this Exchange, the appropriation bythe State of one and-ahalf million of dollara (4 a loan or otherwise) to hasten the early comple- tion of maid road, would be atonce a wise and judicious measure, andone to which the counties for which tt ts apecially destgned have some just claim, baving been taxed for former {nternal improvements which have been of little if any direct benefit to them. zolved, ‘That the officers of the Exchange cause copies of the foregoing action, duly authenticated by their signatures and the real of the Exchange, to be forwarded to the honors able the Legislature of New York, in Senate and Assembly convened. Mr. BARBER Spoke at considerable length against the passage of the resolution. He thought the city, and State, too, would reap far more benefit from the one and a half millions Velccrn to be given to this railway were it expended upon the canals. Our ca- nals, he said, must be widened, deepened and put in good working order, and then grain can be shipped ‘om Chicago, Buffalo or any of the Wesvern mar- kets for six or seven cents per bushel. Mr. SMITH differed from Mr. Barber, He said he Was no carpet-bagger. but was a native citizen of New York city, and was of the opinion that he had tne business interest of the community as much at heart as ‘‘any other man.”’ The Midland road, he claimed, would benefit the State and city far more than all the canals they could butld in the next cen- tary. Of course, said he, the warehouse men of New York and Brooklyn opposed the measure be- cause It would possibly effect their business, as the terminus of the line will be in Jersey City. Speeches were made by Messrs. Martin, Blanch- ard and others, after which there was a good deal of loud talk, sparring and dodging around between the different Sactions, some trying to get the meet~ ing to adjourn, otners wanting the subject post~ poned for five, ten, fifteen or twenty days, but finally the five day men rallied all their forces and carried the day, 80 the meeting adjourned to mest again next ‘hursday, when the resolutions will again come up and will very likely be adopted. the New York much noes 1 GULAR CASE OF ASSAULT. A Citizen Mistaken for a Burglar and Struck m the Head with an Axe—Danger of Enter- ing the Wrong House. A case sadly illustrative of the danger of drinking to excess and going home in an oblivious condition ‘was yesterday brought to the attention of Coroner Flynn. Martin Graham, wno lives at 754 Secona avenue, is an honest and industrious man and usually is very temperate in his habits. On the even- ing of the 28th ult. Martinmet some old friends and by them was induced to take a few glasses of liquid beverage, which eventuaily reduced nim almost to an unconscious state, At a late hour Graham started for home, but, unfortunately for him, mistook the house of a German tor the one oc- cupied by yhimself, and, ascending the steps ap- phed his key to the night-latch, which it exactly fitted. In @ moment Graham found himself in the hallway confronted with a German, who, knowlug the intruder had no legitimate business there, na- turally suspected he was a burglar and thief, The occupant of the house cried to his wife to bring the axe, and on receivng that deadly weapon (Graham being unabie to expiain his mistake) deait nim a powerful blow on the head with tt, knocking him to tne floor, Grabam soon recovered suficientiy to go home, and tas since been under the care of Dr. McGahn, of 231 Kast Forty-first street, who is fearful bis patient has recelved @ fracture of ie skull. Dr. McGa not Knowing what the result of the Assault on Graham may be, thought it mportant to notify the Coroner, in order that bis ante-mortem statement might be taken, The German who com. mitied the assault on Graham 18 known, and can ba seouved U lbs presence sould be reauired.