The New York Herald Newspaper, September 12, 1870, Page 8

“VIVE LA REPUBLIQUE! The French Democracy in the United states Aroused— Appeal to the American People—Volunteers for La Belle France. Wrench Voices Anking for the Moral Support ef the Great Kepublic, Subjoined 1s @ literal wansiation in full of the address to our people pudilshed by the Messager Franco-Americain, im behalf of the French demo- eracy. Itis a fair argument, couched tn warm and earnest language, and is weli worthy of a careful perusal:— TO THE AMERICAN NATION:— AMERICANS—temember Lafayette, Rochambeau, @Estaing and their brave companions in arms; recall tne enthusiasm with which your nascent republic was hailed Prance, even wuue she sull remained a monarchy, although perujeated and fertiiized by the spirit of liberty; remember the ardent sympatly imunifested by all the healthy, democratic masses Of our natiouality for the Ameri- can Union during its struggle against the slave- holders’ insurrecuon; remember, we also ask, the modest but active part taken by the Messager against brethren led astray, ind then deign to listen toa few words from this leeble organ oO: free ana regen- erated France. 1 transformation which, for gan for US Sixteen years ous date of 173%. You come pleted your revviution im & few years because you were separated b» the ocenn from your only enemy; a8 C¥SCUpOL a Virgin sok and where you always bad itia your mancelvres of the Abe; but, above oF eutangied IM tae network vs which the Old World woudrously, and yet your republic contained a germ of death—slavery— fand the war of secession wulel freed you trom it came very near plunging you 1uto the abyss of an- power to baitie th all, because you were of aristo institut was ensia\ archy. For us the contest has been muca longer and more terribie, we had to vattie with royal made a full aristocratic Viee a because all the Kings of Ki rope Were in league against us and had sworu to re- erect the throne which our hauds had cast down. We desired nothing but that Liberty aud equal jus- tuce for all which hai for a long time been pro- claimed by our philosophers and sanctioned by your coustiution, But the eneuues who threatened us and the traitors who crept into our ranks compelled us Lo surround ourselves for a tine with the appara- tus of terror, ‘The danger to which our national in- dependence was exposed compelled us to aceept an imperial dictatorsiip which brought on the dis- tresses of a foreign Mvasion and a royal restoration. vitable phases of our Jong and paiuful revolution, We nave been accused of not comprehending liberty, of not Knowing how to make a practical use of it; but thea which is the people that has so resolutely followed it up in spite of so any obstacies’ Which 4s the people that bas had so many enemies to meet in 18 path, aud how many are there that would not have been discouraged in this tollsome and afucting pilgrimage? At the very moment when we appeared ready to yield we Were but recombinmg new strength in order to resume our advance aud recom- mence the siruggie. Ail the trials undergone we counted but as so many stages of the march that brought us nearer to that liberty which was the ob- ject of our love and the supreme aim of all our ef- forts. And now that we have won it, now that we are embracing it with ardor, its possession is con- tested by the most obstinate and implacable of all our enemies, ‘This enemy is the same which formerly undertook tw crush our nascent republic; ihe same Whose ate tempt was foiled at Valmy im 1792; the same that mounted guard on the irontiers of France im the name of the c c sin its vengeance in 1815; the same that aespoiled feeble Deumark in 1864, and that in 1566, after her triumph o Aus: tria, gave the first’ blow to German liberty by abolishing the Hanseatic repul That enemy ws the royalty of Prussla—the house of Hohenzollern. Assuredly 1t fs not Germany that we accuse of being the enemy of France. That Germany which sym- patiuzed so keenly with wu: 1848; the Germany that im the memorable year thts mentioned became partly iusurgent ub our call, = has not ceased to cherish democratic irations. She but thought that sie was forming — an act of patriotism when sue ra of dynastic Prussia in order to overtiro: poleonic empire. That empire has now fallen and Germany no longer has any cause for figuting against France, wich has again become repubil- can, and, should she persist m this impious war, she cannot fail to be punished for her crime by the most cruel bondage. As for the Prussia of the Hohenzollerns, it is the republic much more than the imperial government that she nates. She could concoct and concinde plans againsi Mberty with the latter; but be- tween her and the republic'there is'no com- promise possible. She represents the divine right of kings as we represent the ra- tional autonomy of the peoples, Her pretended crusade against Bouapartism has become war to the knife against democracy, She will not be satisfied until she shall haye stifled European liberty tn its cradle—tout is to say, at Paris. Such 1s the wind- ing up in preparation for the drama of which Europe is to-day the theatre, Americans, you are spectators of this drama. You know what personages confront each other, what interests are in conflict, what question is upon the point of being settled, Your President has nob; done his duty in immediately recognizing the French republic and in ordering your Minister in France to manifest his sympathy lor it aloud uirough the chan- nels of the press. Perhaps we might be right in expecting something more, and in asking whether the time be not come to pay the debt coniracted.by yourfathers with the first who helped the American democracy. However, we shall not go so far as that. Our arms ure strong enough for our work, and the great soul of France has suficlent power to anunate her sons with ail the courage requisite to triumph over the most formidable cnemies, We do not ask from you a single man, or a gun, or a cent of money. What we do need is your appreciation of our cause, and the clear, lofty, decided expres- sion of your correct judgment of that cause. A parc ol your press has manifested a half-way sympathy for our side of the struggle. It is not for us to in- vestigate the motives of this hesitation and these delays; but we well know that these dubious mani- festations of opinion are nat those of your heart, We know that you cherish a profound regard and a sincere enthusiasm for the great sister republic beyond the ocean. Well, let this enthusiasm come forth to the light of day. Let the true American sentiment so imcompletciy represented by the press find worthy orgaus of pub- licity in public meetings. Let the grand voice of the people burst forth in toues of thunder upon this continent, sweep across the Atlunile and make known to Europe that you, also, have henceforth something to say in the affairs of the world. Ata word from you, be assured, the haughtiest will re- coil, Even without sack a word, and without your moral support, France will sustain the struggle that has begun; she will mingle her blood with that of her enemies until she shail have rid her whole terri- tory of their presence; she will re-conquer her lib- erty, but at the cost of most appalling sacrifices, With a wave of your hand, with your sympatheus approval, her strength will be redoubiel; she whl behoid the hideous spectre of divine right fleeing belore her, and will lead on the people oi Kurope tu the Universal Republic French Repudlicons in Council—Volunteers for ParisPatriotivm at Home and Abroad, ‘The French speaking Republican Union met yes- terday morning in Harmonia Hall, Prince street, Mr. Snireau presiding. After the disposal of the minutes a private letter from Madame Missant, dated Paris, August to T son, the secretury of the mecting, was read apa led heartily. The writer thauks heaven for the overthrow of the perial dynasty, which allowed the pe: ouly to labor so that the gove might be gluttea with gold. ‘Tw apything their own, press or tt the Emperor's the hearts lied to the standar lent exchequer y could not call There was no tberty for the e and the « ions of government had ed down and the depicted upon every countena , but there Withala firm determination to defend the eit Paris to the utmost. Vhe writer's husband, Afty years of age, aud many vihers older, had vo teered for patriotism was everyw At the meeting yestera: by Mons. Suireau, Villa, le: some discussion arose on a propd thelr newspaper—the Bulletin ¢ Ucaine—from atortnightly to a Society has sent an address to the and on Saturday eleven of its members, seut out by the Comittee of Delence, togetier with many viher volunteers, sailed from this port for Paris, —~ A proposition of Mr. Richard W rs, to donate to wie Committee of Defence of the t¥ $1,000 in gold for the benefit of the republic, was greatly ave piauded, and the society thanked (he ivtsimen of this city for their cordial support of tie Fr: cause, and resolved to attend the Franco-irich meet- ig, to be beld in Cooper Institute tis evening, tua body. ‘The action of the Hoboken French republic Saturday uight was endorsed and their prop for afiliated actéon in future accepted, !t was re- solved to hold weekly meetings hereaiter, insicau oi monthly, and every Sunday morning, aud weekiy dues of twenty-five cents per membér were volunta- rily imposed, Subscriptions for the Commuitiee of Defence were also called for and heartily responded to, and Sr. Debu the treasurer, will reccive such moneys any day at No. 38 Wooster street. it was also decided that instead of thelr annnal banquet on the 224 of September in honor of the republic of 1792, they should bold a mass meeting in behalf of the new republic ef France. The follow- ing committee was thereupon appointed to perfect the ne arrangemente:—MM. Debuciy, and A and ion to change C Union Reyub- Tae essary a Latour, Durand, Suzé, Baron and Constant, after Wich ine meehoy adjourned. pie the right | MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. ‘The season now has fairly opened, and this week will bring us all the promised features of the theatres. First, manager Daly commences his regular season at the Fifth Avenue theatre on Tues- day, with @ new drama of his own, founded on Wilkie Collins’ novel, “Man and Wife.” We have spoken defore of the great improvements made in this elegant little theatre for tMfe comfort and con- venience of its patrons. The company consists of Agaes Ethel, Fanny Davenport, Clara Morris, Amy Ames, Kate Claxton, Fanny Morant, Kate Newton, Mrs, Winter, Jennie Mortimer, Gertrude Kellogg, Mrs, Gilbert, Jone Burke, Mme, Lesdernier, Roberta Norwood, Louise Volmer, Messrs. Harkins, Davidge, Parkes, Chapman, Mortimer, Lewis, Holland, | Buscomb, Burnett, Pierce, Polk, De Vere, Mathison and Beekman. Mr. Robert Stoepel as the conductor of the orchestra, and Mr, James Roberts still controls the scenic de- partment. The cast of ‘Man and Wife” is as fol- jows:—Geoflrey Delamayn, the “Man,” Mr. Har- kins; Arnold Brinkworth, his friend, Mr. Polk; Sir Patrick Lundie, Mr. Lewls; Bishopriggs, ‘‘with one eye moist and merry,” Mr. Davidge; Julius Dela- mayn, Mr. Mathison; Mr. Moy, Geotfry’s London Solicitor, Mr. De Vere; Number One, Mr. varkes; Number Two, Mr. Bascomb; Namber Three, Mr. Chapman, the ‘Choral Gentlemen;” Captain Newen- den, Mr. Burnett; Perry, the Trainer, Mr. Browne; Jopathan, who knew where he “woul go to if ie told «a he,” Mr. Beekman; Joha’ Thomay the “Traditional” Footman, Mr. Pierce; Annie Sylvester, tho “Wie,” Clara Morris; Blanche Luadie, her frend, Fanny Davenport; Lady Lundie, Kate Newton; ‘Hester Dethridge, the dumb cook at Windygates, Mrs. Gilbert; Mrs. Glen- arm, Linda Deitz; Jo., a young lady for croquet, Kate Claxton; Miss Ellersly, Gertrude Kellogg; Hop- kins, Lady Lundie’s French matd, Roberta Norwood; Mrs. Inchbare, Mad. Lesdermier; Migs Lite, Louisa Volmer; Lu., Miss Henry. The action transpires in Scotland until the fourth and fifth acts, when It changes to London. The acts are named in the fol- lowing manner:—Act I. The Promise of Marriage; Scene: the Summer House at Windygates. Act II. The Extinguished Candle; Scene ist: The Hall at Windygates; Scene 2d: The Scotch Inn, Act IIL Done; Scene ist: The Library at Windygates; Scene 2d: The Lawn at Swanbaven. Act IV, “Man and Wile;” Scene: The Lace Parlor in Portland Square. Act V. ‘Divorce;” Scene: The Papered dtoom at Salt Patch. Miss Lina Edwin opens her new theatre, hereto- fore known as Hope Chapel, Waverley and Kelly &- Leon's, this evening with an original comedy by Mr. Frederick Piullips called “A Bird in Hand is Worth Two in the Bush” and the weil known bur- jesque “Black Eyed Susan.” According to an- nouncement and standard of the company this handsome little establishment will become a favorite comeay and vaudeville teapie, as it aims at a high order of art. The Stadt theatre opens for the fall season to- morrow night with a ime operatic company. The initial performance will be ‘“lrovatore,”? with the Jollowi cast:—Leonora, Mme, Lichtmay; Man- rico, ir, Bernard; Azucena, Mme. Fred+ erici; Count di Luna, Mr. Vierling. On ‘Thursday “Don Giovanni’ will be produced. ‘The sprightly little Lotta, who is unrivalled in her peculiar line, makes her bow at Nibio’s to-night in her new drama, ‘“Heartsease.” She will be sup- pet by Miss Virginia Buchanan, Mrs. Skerrett, Miss Bessie Sudlow and Messrs, Lawlor, Hamilton, Vining Bowers, Fitzgerald, E. Collier and Holmes, Alter the engagement of Lotta comes a season of ——_ opera and then then the inevitable “Black Crook. ‘This week will also bring to our shores two great artists from Europe, Christine Nilsson and Marie Seebach. It 1s unnecessary here to add to the wide- spread announcements of the fume and genius of these representatives of music and the drama. We shall soon be able to hear and judge for ourselves, ‘The sale of seats for the Seebach season continues at Schirmer’s masic store and the subscription books for the Nilsson concerts Will be opened at Steinway Hall on Thursday. “Little Faust” enters upon its fourth week at the Olympic to-night with undiminished success. ‘The preparations for Fox's grand pantomime are still golug on, and there is every likelihood that it will eclipse even “Humpty Dumpty” in popularity. ‘There 13 no diminution in the attendance at Booth’s, and “Rip Van Winkle” will hkely run far into the winter months. A more exquisite piece of acting cannot be seen on any stage than this crea- tion of Mr, Jeiferson. This is the last week but one of Madame Lanner’s bailet and pantomime troupe at the Grand Opera House. “Uriella,’? the most successful of her réper- ton still on the bills. On the 26th inst. Miles. Silly and Montaland, with a large opéra bouge com- pany, appear in “Le Petit Faust.” Mrs, Scott Siddons commences the second week of her engagement at Wood’s Museum in the his- torical drama “fwixt Axe and Crown,” “The Golden Butterfly,” and 4 farce is given at the ma- tinee. The last week but one of Theo. Thomas’ grand or- chestral concerts at Ceutral Park Garden is an- nounced. No man has done more in this country to elevate the popular taste in music and to make known the standard works of the great masters than ‘Theodore Thomas. On Monday next he opens the New Brooklyn Hall with a characteristic concert. Miss Emma Grattan, a burlesque actress, the pantomime and ballet troupe, and a choice com- pany of Ethioptan comedians, are the attractions at the Comique this week. Mr. John Murray, comedian and character actor, will appear at the Bowery to-night in “Moll Pitcher, the Fortune Teller of Lynn.” “Daring Dick” is still retained on the bills. Mr, Laurence Barrett appears to-night at Mrs. F. B. Conway's Park Theatre, Brooklyn as Enoch Ar- den in * Under the Paim.’? A vocal and instrumental concert will be given at Terrace Garden on Tuesday. “The Babies of the Period,”’ a new comic opera, / Will be given by Kelly & Leon’s{Minstrels to-night, A new programme, abound) in wit, numor, songs, dances and every kind of eccentricity, has been prepared by the San Francisco Minstrels. ‘ony Pastor has the Clodoehe troupe, an original can-can, Professor O’Reardon, a new balletand the drama of “The Village Belle.’? GriMin’s burlesque on the North Adams shoe- makers has proved a decided success at Hooley’s, Brooklyn. Fechter's theatre, the Globe, Boston, opens to- night with “Monte Cristo." A TRIBUTE TO CHRISTINE NILSSON. Swedish Sympathy for the Distinguished Ar- tistePreparations to Welcome Her Arrival. Christine Nilsson being a Swede by birth, her ‘countrymen resident in this country naturally feel proud of the exalted reputation that she has gained. Many communications have passed between the yarious Swedish societies in and around this uggesting that some token of welcome should xtended to ber on her arrivat. The question, found happy echo in the hearts of the Swedish artisans and mechanics, who speedily held meetings and appointed a committee of management to carry out tie programme in a manner be- coming the occasion, The ceremony 1s arranged for tie evening of ‘Yhursday, the 16th inst, and will take place in the grounds surrounding the house of Professor Doremus, Eighteenth street and Fourth avenue, where the distinguished stranger Will be Invited for the occasion. The programme Will consist of a lorehitgit procession, m which, it 13 ho} ndinaviaas generaily will assist. The musical 8 will be performed by Grafulla’s Seveuth reguacnt band, and te Swedish singing clion of Professor T. Salmson, of pative The event will ise to Mademoi- les of broad 1, She does not it iribute is under. paid to her not only as an homage to her ait, bul also to her many shining quaiiues asa woman, aid Will as much as possible be arranged 3 to remind her of her distant home, Great credits due to the promoters of this movement, and it is sincercly hoped that. they will be duly sup: porved by their countrymen and the Scandinavians resident Mi this city generally, exalted f LONG ISLAND CITY. Vinancial Statement of the Mayor. AL the lust meeting of the Long Island City Com- | mon Coaucii Mayor Ditmars made the following statement of the amount of appropriations made aud necessary to carry on the city government:— Debi of the oid village of Astoria, for which the city suust provide, $4,600; expense of police depart- $ salaries, $4,400 (less the Mayor's presented to ihe city); rents, $1,200; , $1,500; fire apparatus, $1,950; constables, of streets, $10,000; special Sunday Total $3 ,) Which is an ex- 5,000, to Which the city an- jorivies are limited by t! tty charter, of $7,530. From $10,000 to $12,000 more is necessary if the pro- jects of lighting the streets and making a vi map are carried out. ‘The tax of the towa of es 1s09, in wiieh the city Is embraced, was WIGHWAY ROBGEAY, As Augustus Barr, residing at 252 East Forty-sev- euth street, wos walking along Forty-sev- enth street, between Second and Third avenues, about one o'clock yesterday morning, he was assault- ed by John Walsh and two other men, who robbed hun of his watch and chain. Walsh was arrested by officer Webb, of the Nineteentn precinct, and the waten found with him. He was committed in de- fanit of $1,000 bail by Justice Bixby in the York- Ville Police Court yesterday sJorenoon, ALDERMAN CAIN’S RIDE. How the Newark Common Council Carry the Question—The Opposing Member Kidnapped, Entertuined and Beasted=He Escapes from His Guardians—An Aldermauic Fox Chase= His Entertainers Outwitted,and the Little Game Spoiled. In yesterday’s HERALD was given a brief account of Alderman Cain’s (of Newark) escape from his cap- tors at Paterson on Fiiday night. Tne following additional particuiars have transpired:— It being, as it seems to have been, expected that some matter (whatever It was) was to come up before tae Newark Common Council on Friday night, against which Cain's vote was feared, steps were taken to DISPOSE OF THE OBSTINATE ALDERMAN for the time being—a similar manwuyre to that played upon Alderman Joe McNeill, of Paterson, pending the public market question. David Henry Hammond, and an assistant were aeputized to take charge of Alderman Cain. They invited him out to take a ride, and before he knew of it he was in the midst of a picnic, AWAY OFF IN BLOOMINGDALE, in Passaic county. Cain, it Is sald, repeatedly urged @ return, but his guards as often assured him that there was plenty of time yet. But at last he became so positive in bis demands that the party re-embarked for Newark. Accidentally (!), however, they got on the wrong road, and brought up at Little Falls. There it (ook some time to inquire the right way to get back, and of course it was but courtesy to treat their informant at the hotel, which took more time. Again they started for Newark, but again they ‘“accl- dentally” got upon the wrong track, and took a road which led divectto the Passaic Fails, at Paterson. Mis entertainers expressed themselves much grieved atthe biunder they had made, but withal sisted upon STOPPING TO EXAMINE THE PICTURESQUE scenes about the beautiful Falls of the Passate, Roaming around the giounds they came upon the cottage on the cliff, and here they stopped again. Cain was treated aud feasted, aud as the jallers began to think their job almost successfully finisned they entered with spirit into the enjoyment of the occasion, It was now considerably after dark and wo late to get back to Newark by the cars, and almost too late to get there by @ carriage. besides CAIN HAD NO MONEY with him to hire a carriage. He had become en- tirely “busted” at Little Falls, and although Ham- mond had lent him five dollars he had spent two or three of that, He had not enough left to pay fora hack to take him back to Newark. Feeling thus safe, Hammond and his assistant became less guarded over their aldermanic charge, until, @ favorable opportunity offering, CAIN MADE A RUSH and flew out ofthe hotel. His astonished guardians foliowed with ail speed, and a great chase ensued. Down they went the steep hill leading to the city— pereness and pursued—at a rate that would We put to shame a royal fox chase, DEXTER'S AND STARTLE’S TIME could not have been much less than the minutes consumed in the race down that hill, But, passing under some protecting shade, the human hunters discovered their game was.gone, and it was in vain they searched for some discovery of hus trail. They then, with the assistance of their Paterson friend: made a circuit of the livery stables, thinking tha‘ the runaway alderman would naturally have first applied for a conveyance to take him back to New- ark. To all the livery stables they went, but no tid- ings could they find, and they“wended their way to the last one to be inquired at—that of John D. Hogau’s, in River street—with no envious feelings. Upon inquiring at Hogan's, however, what was their consternation to find that their bird had success- fully own. Cain had been there and HIRED THE FASTEST HORSB in the stable with a good driver, and was already some distance on his journey. Cain had rushed into the livery stabie, demanded a horse, and offer- ing twenty dollars for tne job, Hogan had des- patched him with his fastest little mare and alight wagon in_ charge of “Sam,” one of his best drivers. Hammond excitedly offered $100 if Hogan would furnisi him with a horse that would overtake him, but in vain, for he was informed that there was not a beast in the stable that could over- take “that mare.” Feeling that their game was up, Hammond and his friend gave up the chase and de- cided to walt and return by the ten o'clock train. Cain, upon hiring the horse, had but three dollars to tend in payment, but pledged the remaining seven- teen dollars immediately upon his arrival in Newark. It was precisely twenty-live minutes past seven when they got off. It is only thirteen or fourteen miles ride, but the road is a very uneven one, hilly and rough, and is considered a good two hours’ journey. Cain kept up hus cry of “SAM, A LITTLE FASTER !” and repeatedly pulled out his watch, and argued to his Jehu the necessity of not allowing the grass to grow under their feet, At twenty-five minutes past eight they dashed through Bloomfield, and as the clock struck nine the fying City Father landed upon the City Hall steps in Newark, where he was wel- comed by a crowd outside in waiting with such expressions a3 “HERE HE IS! “HERE HE IS !"” “In time yet, by G—d,”’ and a hearty handshaking and inuch low whispering ensued. in’s first work was to borrow seventeen dollars to pay the driver who had brought him over from Paterson in an hour and @ half, which was at once willingly forthcoming from several pockets. ‘‘Sam’? ‘was paid and left on his return, while Cain disap- peared, arm-in-arm With those in waiting, into the Dayeerious recesses Of Newark’s municipal tem- e D In the meantime Hammond and his companion in Paterson, aiter they found their “little game” was ‘up, proceeded to make the best of it and enjoy them- selves as.well as they could while Oe the ume for the train's departure. They regaled themselves with the beverages dispensed at Johnny Miller’s Franklin House, and had a good time. Here Ham- mond’s ass‘stant, whose name did not transpire, APPROPRIATED FUUR OF MILLER’S, KITTENS, concealing them in his bosom; but, being wearled with the day’s adventures, he fell asleep in tne chair, when the imprisoned felines one alter another made their escape, and the perplexed klopemaniac awoke amid loud laughter, occasioned by bis com- panions christening him as “Catsy.” Shortly after ‘they left, and rumor has it that through their failure to take good care of the Alderman their pocketbooks will sufler severely, MUSICAL REVIEW. The music publishers of this city seem to be retro- grading in their business, as the number of new publications isextremely small. Even the last pro- nunciamento of the Board of Trade, issued at Niagara Falls, has brought forth as yet no frui The prospects and materials are everything that could be desired, but the publishers do not know how to take advantage of them. Even the approach of the Nilsson season falls to stir them up, and large houses, which claim to be the representative estab- Jishments of America, have not issued a single work of any account for the past week or two. The con- sequence of thus lukewarm interest in thelr busi- ness will be that the go-ahead publishers of dime and half dime music, who never relax their exertions for # moment, will soon have all the field to themselves, and their elder brethren will be obliged to seek some other tine of busivess for a livelihood, iis 1s not a country nor an age that will brook old fogyism, and the public are quick to duscern the difference between those who know how and are willing to attend io their business and the drones of the musical profession. We want young, talented and unprejudiced men to attenn to thet n- terests of music in An and they who repre. sent the soi disant leading music pubiishing houses are the very reverse of th The young houses which started — wit ear or two are fast pushing their senile, unwieldy rivals out of their path, and if thiogs go on as they do at present the musical public that knew some of the Broadway establishments shall know them no more, Even their special organs, which have a me favor abort them, and antediluvian congress not save them. Anewera has dawned for music in this country, and a healthy atmosphere pervades it instead of the Bieotian spirit in journalism and publishing that so long retarded its progress. Be- neath the vivitying influence of the new régime composers Will have a chance to get their own, and swindling, Bohemianism and seif-suMeiency will be abolished. ‘Te sooner the better, Benjamin W. Hitchcock has added several new numbers to his excellent series of dime and half dime music, aud publishes a handsome edition of e two brated German war songs, “Was ist das Deutsches Vaterland? and “Die Wacht am thein.”? h L. J. Cramer pub! the following:— “Confirmation ch.” Professor Esputa. Only fit for pupils of the most primitive Kind, and hardly good enough even the “On the Khine Waltzes.” Hans Sirodl. Not even as good as the preceding; exceedingly childish in every respect. ara March.” M. Pollatscheck. One of those which neither gods nor men allow, Another step down ln the babyish scale, “Auantic Polka.” Hi assel. The first subject 1s a mutilation of the the others are little better. G. D. Russell & Co., Boston, publish a brilliant, stirring “Wedding Marci.” by J. F. Petri, tounded (the style at least) on Mendelssohn's well known work. The liarmonies are very iull and well varied Mhroughout William Hall & Son publish a set of waltzes by Paul Stembayer, calied “Sounds irom Lake Maho- par ‘They are novel in both subject and treat ment, and ire rather bizarre m character. Some of the subjects are very pretty. J. N. Pattison & Co. have several new works by American composers ready for publication. This young house has je great strides in Music-pub> lishing and 1s fast PSINg Its elder rivalee ‘aiden’s Prayer,” and THE TWO QUARANTINES. Ambitions Amboy Versus Now York—The War of the Merchants Against ihe Heaith of the City—The Position at Siaien island— A Day at the Perth—South Am- boy Warehouses Destiiute of Foreign Merchandise. For months past, asthe readers of the HERALD are aware, an almost continuous conflict has been 1m progress between the oficials of the Quarantine Commission and a party of merchants in thig city onthe subject of the nealth regulations of the har- bor. It began with a series of charges from a ‘‘com- mittee” of merchants against the Health Officer of New York, in which 1t was sought to be proved that Dr. Carnochan had imposed upon certain importers and consignees, represented by the vommiltee, ex- cessive rates for lighterage, ana in its progress there were advanced other charges, stating that vessels were detained in the lower bay, the captains of which were prepared to show clean biils of health from the authorities at their port of departure, The late developments of this quarantine war were the passage of vessels consigned to tis port through the waters of the lower bay, their entry at Perth Amboy, @ hamlet on the Jersey shore, and their subsequent passage through the Kill von Kull tc this city, a plece of strategy on tie part of the con- signees over which they wére particularly jubilant, When this idea first sprung to life in the minds of the merchants a committee visited,South Amboy, at the suggestion and upon the invitation of the authorities of the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company, and examined the warehouses and dock- ing at that point, which is a terminus of the road. This visit and the universal jubilee of the inbabi- tants of that town and the Perin over their anticl- pated future maritime greatness was duiy chron cled in the HERALD at the time. One vessel, the Lord Baltimore, was then anchored there, and sub- sequently discharged her cargo, but with that fleet- ing vision the dreams of the inhabitants ended. The sails which were to whiten the waters of Raritan Bay never hove insight. The magnifcent warehouses of iron and stone which were reared in the imagination of the rustics for miles around and over the vast business of which cach felt himself called to preside by manifest desiiny, faded away as the baseless fabric of a vision. Even the memory of that one solitary bark which had been moored at their docks somehow became “mixed” with the legends of the “Flying Dutchman” and the “Phantom Ship,” and many who had cheered loudly at her coming assumed @ look of knowing incredulity when her name was subsequently mentioned, While, however, the HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS OF SOUTH AMBOY Were thus ruthlessly and utterly dissipated, new life and activity sprung up at the Perth. Eacn succeed- ing morning swollen eyelids were laboriously opened and expectant and dirty faces peered from the windows of the dilapidated structures along the creek, in anxious search for the arrival of the fabled “furriner.”” At last ihe longed for pens dawned upon them, and in one day four vessels—three brigs and one barx—lay out in the stream within the grasp of their hungry vision. A few days alter and these vessels had passed up to New York, or, having lighterea their cargoes, again sailed out to sea, without giving the people on shore an opportunity to pace their decks or even to sell them a pipe of tobacco or a basket of garden stuff. Still other vessels came, singly and at long intervals, fad the natives sang to themselves as a@ sort of jul- jaby— ‘ Never gt the shi For while there's lite there's hope. In the meantime the merchants continued to view the matter in a sombre light, asserting they were imposed upon, and the Health Oficer, pA tee by the Quarantine Commissioners, id je was guarding the city from the rav- ages of contagious disease, and that the troubles of the merchants were incidental to com- merce and could not be remedied at the expense of the people's, health, in the ee swarming city where tenement houses and filth would eagerly ac- commodate the yellow guest whom the merchants seemed so anxious to admit. ; As during the entire struggle the popular side of the question was entirely out of sight, or 80 cov- ered with the garb of technicalities as to be unre- cognizable, it was determined to relieve the subject of some of its superfluous wrappings, and a few days since a HERALD reporter was despatched vo the vari- ous guarantines vo get whatever facts there might be of real public interest. Calling upon Dr. Reid, at upper quarantine, the following copy was made from the oficial records of the boarding oficer of the health of the vessels which entered THE PORTS OF SOUTH AND PERTH AMBOY:— The bark Lord Baltimore, consigned to Pendegast Brothers & Co., arrived on the 15th of June from Rio Janeiro, where yellow fever was at the time ept- demic. Five of the crew had yellow fever at Rio, and the captain’s son died of the fever on the pas- "* here. Her cargo was coffee. e brig Henry and Louise, consigifed to Funch, Edye & Co., from Port au Prince via St. Marks, Hayti, arrived at Sandy Hook on the sth, and at Quarantine on the 10th of July. At Port au Prince two of the crew were sick with yellow fever. The Henry and Louise brought a mixed cargo, consisting of coffee, cotton and logwood. The captain was in- formed that !f he would discharge the cotton and coffee in the stream and remain with the logwood on board for five days in Quarantine, if no infectious disease broke out at the expiration of that time he might run up to the city and discharge tae balance of the cargo. Bark Elizabeth, consigned to Funcn, Eaye & Co,, from Rio Janeiro, arrived July 8. Four of the crew were reported sick with yellow fever at Rio and two died. Her cargo was coffee. Brig Typhoon, consigned to Funch, Sinbad Co., from Rio Janeiro, arrived on the 8th of July, bring- ing a clean bill of health from the authorities, stating that no disease of a contagious nature was suspected in the port at the time of sailing. One of the crew died of yellow fever on the passage to this port. Brig Calson Stetson, conegee to Funch, Edye & Co., arrived on the 8th of July, from Rio Janeiro. Several of the crew were sick at Rio with yellow fever and were left in hospital there. Brig Dauntless, consigned to Weston & Gray, from Rio Janeiro, arrived on the 8th of July, brinning a clean bill of health from the authorities. They left one man sick with yellow fever in the hospital at Rio, and one died from the same disease on the ASSL. B Bark Contest, consigned to Pendegrast Bros, & Co., from Rio Janiero, arrived Joly 17. She left five of the crew in the hospital sick with yellow fever, one of whom died before she left the port. While at sea and on her passage to this port the captain and one of the seamen were attacked by the fever and the seaman died, Bark Signal, arrived from Rio Jamiero July 19. She left three of her crew in hospital at Rio with yellow fever. The rest of the crew deserted, and she shipped fresh men. ‘The bark Cairo, from Havana, where contagious disease was raging, passed through the lower chan- nel to Perth Amboy Without coming up to quaran- ne. The T. K. Weldon, from Cardenas, a port from which vessels are not detained, as the health of the place is good, also passed through the lower chan- nel and lightered her cargo through the Kill. This by order of the consignee, and she might have ogee through New York Quarantine directly up to the doc Bark Wavelet, arrived August 1, from Rio Janiero. ‘The captain stated that the crew were all well on the passage. > had the same bill of health as the Ty- phoon and the Dauntless, but, like them, brought,no copsul’s certificate, Tne brig Naney arrived the same day with the Wavelet and went into quaran- tine, the captain admitting that three of his crew v in hospital at Rio with yellow fever, although sane sort of bill of health as that piain of the bark. ‘ els constituie the fleet which was w he brought ty brougut by the ¢ Phe above v to bring Power and pride to the Jersey sider to say vothing about the men who died of the yel- dow fever. In defiance of the above facts from the logs of the ve nd the lips of their ofiicers, the merchants still persist in denying that Rio or Havana is in- fected with contagious diseases. Were it not that the health of thousands In the city 1s threatened by the most frightful epidemics that Nave ever been the scourges of the race, this denial in the face of facts would be almost as lud.crous as the following wicked fraud ia the shape of a clean BILL OF HEALTH. y NITED STATES OF AMERICA, CONSULATE OF THE CeieRrut ‘gt AE " d, Consul of the United States of America for thle. ports igoel woby certiiy that. the British brig called the Altavela, of Heonomy, N.¥., of the registered burden of 158 tons, whereot McCieilan’ is master, navigated by five men, and having on board no passengers, belng in all six cinclud- ing the captain), persons on board, cleared this day at this New Kork. Po rletier ‘cert that in. thi dreontayius distemper whatever or sam ander my hand and the seal of this Consulate the day and year above written. Duriug the last twenty-tour bours past we have had a few cases of smalipox tn this elty, but Deriarnrtent inland CELODONIS RUIS, Acting United States Consular Agent. Upon the back of the above document is the fol- lowing endorsement :— Port or New Yorx, Lowen QuaRAnTINe, Augnst 30, 1570. i ‘The undersigned, mate of the brig Altavela, ‘from Cien- fuegos, Cuba, being duly sworn, deposes und says, that the captain of the said vexsel died of yellow fever at the port of Cienfuegos on August 4, the morning of the day on which be received the within bill of health, and that on the pass to this port one of the crew was attacked with the disease; and furthermore that he is tully aware thas cholera, amalipox and yellow fever were prevaleut at the port of Glenfuegos at the time of his departure, = J. M, CARNOCHAN, Health Officer. Sworn to before me this 0th day of August, 1870.— CALRE MCCLELLAN. ‘The authorities at the Quarantine on Staten Island clam that the merchants of New York are as well port and its vicinity good icion of plague, yellow lever aware of the existence of F he ped fever and contagious diseases at Rip Janeiro was the mate of the Aita Vela who made the abo sworn statement, and as the Consul must have been who tasued the above certificate of health, They claim also that the merchants are actuated in thelr opposition to and efforts to elude ihe fealth regulations by the same avarice und cupidity which leads watermen along the shores oj Staten Island ana the bay to steal and c: away biankets, coats and other yarments which belong to unfecied vessels, ‘There may he justice, too, in the the sanitary condition of the cliy for the sake of the profits of @ valuable cargo as a8 his own for the sake of almost valueless cast-off opposition at Quaranune, The merchants who were conspicuous in their action before the Commissioner last summer, or whose vessels went to Perth VESSELS OWNED IN THE BRITISH PROVINCES the West Indies and Rio, and, as they cannot com- Poaed with vesseis built and owned in the United tates for cargoes to New York at the same rat s of freight on their return voyage north, they offer to carry freight at a rate which does not include the margin always added by American owners, at this season of the year, for the possible expenses of lighterage, under quarantine detention. Under such circumstaness, if they cannot elude the vigilance of the Heaith Uficer, or bribe tim, as one of the mer- chants stated last summer “they had been used to sorts of hard and improper things. Oficer and his assistants point to the RECORDS OF YELLOW FEVER, smallpox and cholera on board the vessels detained or sought to be detained by them, and say that such papers are suMicient authority for their course, and no doubt the public, which has no axe to grind in the affair, and which has just experienced a season of intense heat, specially adapted to the spread of infectious diseases, will sustain them by its voice. AT PERTH AMBOY the reporter of the HERALD called at the residence of Dr, Solomon Andrews, the genial Health Ofiicer, but learned he was absent irom the town. His duties were performed by his son, who lives at Tottenville, 8. 1. ‘ihe only other public functionary Who might be supposed to possess facts of im- portance concerning the arrivals in the port was the Collector of Customs, and a search was at once instituted for that individual. Pursuing a course up Wandering grassy streets a place was reached where half an acre of ground was enclosed by a chain stre‘ched upon posts, presenting the appear- ance of a circus ring grown over with rank weeds, It was the. public square or central park of the FPerth—inquiries made of the oldest exotics failed to determme which, Observing near the margin of this circle an old weather-beaten brick building, once painted white, but now naked and stained tiil1t presented a kaleidoscopic effect of color, and which was adorned in part with faded blinds and rusty tin signs, the reporter reverently approached the ancient edifice, be- leving that such ruins must contain the city fathers and other ancients of the town, » To his dismay he beheld a troop of urchins at the upper windows and heard the most unearthly chorus within. Startied from his propriety, he began a retreat, when & bright httle Jad came suspiciously around the corner and gazed with a critical, knowing look at the door and windows. ‘This chud on being questioned stated that the United States official oooupae an unpretentious wooden buliding, some 10x16 feet in size, on the rear of a patch of open ground beyond the public grecn. As the reporter turned away the little boy said, “ARE YOU ONE OF THEM?” “One of which?” “One of the men who are going to make Perth a big city ‘The reporter shook his head sorrow!ully and walked away. In front of the little office to which the child had referred a man, who appeared to be a farm laborer, was standing in his shirt sleeves, holding his hat in his hand and nervously twisting its rim. On being asked if the Collector ofthe Port was inside he opened his eyes wide and answered with an embarrassed air that he ‘did not know,” a phrase more familiar perhaps than any other to the inhabitants of Perth Amboy. Enter- ing the office, in band, the reporter asked one who seemed to be @ sort of clerk, if the Collector was in. ‘The clerk replied by silentty pointing to a large gray bearded man sit- ting at a table, who, on hearing the- business of his visitor, replied in this wise:— “No, sir, I will not give any information to the HeRaLp, The HeERALD has made fun of this city and the whole State, and Pil show them that we feel the dignity of New Jersey, and can sustam it If the HERALD wants to find out anything they can’t find it out from me. I won’t give any gratui- tous information. The HERALD has supported Dr, Carnochan, and has done all it could to ruin this city.” The reporter involuntarily turned his eyes towards the_ dilapidat buildings opposite, and the Custom House official continued, ‘That New York health boat was down ret last night, but I guess they didn’t expect to A REVENUE CUTTER here or they wouldn’t have come.” Then, as ne Te- — turned away, he added retrospectively, on’t care for the HERALD, and the HERALD can’t find out anything from me.’ Reporter—You are the Collector of this port, are you not? Co.lector—Yes, Reporter—What is your name? Collector—Smith, Passing over the ferry to South Amboy it was ascertained that Mr. Van Cleve, the agent of the Camden and Amboy road, was not in town, and in his absence an assistant stated that since the day when the Lord Baltimore left no merchandise had been landed at thelr wharf. He, however, stated that it was his Cpe based on information from Dr. Andrews, Health Oficer at the Perth, that green cotfee was @ disinfectant. Still he doubted that South Amboy would ever be noticeably built up by the West India or South American trade. 1 IMPROVEMENT IN TELEGRAPHING. Five Hundred Words Per Minute Transmitted Between New York and Washington. To Tug Epitor oF THE HERALD:— A year ago I bespoke your favorable consideration of a new telegraph enterprise which I had then fully entered upon, and whicn it gives me great pleasure to inform you has now been consummated, in the completion of a very superior line of tele- graph of compound wire (steel and copper), and the perfecting of our new system of automatic tele- graphy, by means of which we are now transmitting from New York to Washington, and vice versa, five hundred words per minute over one wire, thirty thousand per hour, and seven hundred and twenty thousand words in twenty-four hours—s rate of speed equal to the average of more than fifty wires by the Morsesystem. The perfect simplicity, accu- racy and reliability of the new system 1s not less re- markable than the wonderful speed above stated. { have before told you, and I now repeat with all possible confidence, that our system 1s absolutely new, and as different from all other known systems as is the difference between the transmitting power of “sixty”? and 500 words per minute, As we can by our new system transmit Intelligence direct and with one writing from this city to every other city, and directly into the editorial rooms of every jour- nal in the country, at the rate of 500 words per minute, recording the same in clear, distinct and perfectly accurate characters, it cannot be doubted that we are on the eve of an entire revolution in newspaper and commercial correspondence. The day 1s near at hand when business letters of ordinary length may be transmitted from New York to New Orleans for twenty-five cents, and still afford a large profit to the telegraph company. You have nearly seen the day when first class papers can pub- lish the news of the world exclusively by telegraph, discarding news letters as quite bebind the age. Our testing office 18 at No. 66 Broadway, fourth story, back room, and we shall be happy to exhibit the working of our new system to you or to any of your assistants, D~. H. CRAIG. ND CABBAGE EATER. THE LONG Destruction of Cabbages—Probable Failure of This Years Crop—A Siagular Insect. In a previous issue of the HERALD reference made to the ravages being inflicted on the cabbage crop of Long Isiand by a singular species of insect and the inability of the farmers to destroy It. So ex- tensive were the ravages that hundreds of acres of cabbages are reported as worthless, and yet the de- struction continues. The existence of this insect is not confined ¢xciusively to the fields of Long Island, but is reported as being exceedingly pre- valent i otuer parts of this State, New Jersey and Canada. In some cases the plants have been eaten enurely pare, so that the stalks were pulled up to make Way for a second crop. The worm 18 hatched from the egg of a yellowish but- terfly deposited in the heart of the plant, so that the young can feea upon the tender leaves, The body of the worm 18 @ heavy gray, and it attains its full size in from three to four weeks, when it spins a web and fastens itself to the under portion of the leaf, where it remains for upwards of a week and then comes forth a butterfy or the description above given. ‘They fy low and iazily and cannot endure high winds, which accounts for the fact tha: shel- tered fields are more numerously destroyed. ‘The editor of the Jamaica Standard, an extensive and practical farmer, forwarded a species of the in- sect to the New York State Agricultural Society, and Dr. Fitch, an eminent entomologist, is preparing a report upon the pest. He is of the opinion that the cultivation of cabbage will have to be aban- doned fora time, and the doctor does not promise the recommendation of a positive remedy. Mr. O’Donnell has been experimenting on his farm and is of the opinion that he has discovered a certain re- lief in the shape of a harmiess powder. He took an ordinary pepper box, and when the dew was falling shook the powder on the plants, and the following morning not a worm was to be seen. He has thus exterminated the insect from large fields, aud the plants already show signs of new life. He also ex- perimented on cauliflowers with equal success. The cab are tough and unwholesome looking, and the yield and quality will be greatly inferior to that of other years, remark that @ merchant would as quickly hazard | the | poor man would risk the lives of his family a3 well | clothes, ‘hey have another way of looking at this | Amboy, were nearly all consignees and agents of | or were British owners themselves, Their vessels | Joad im Nova Scotia with staves and hoop stulf for , do,” they grow furtous and blustering, and say all | The Health | THE AMERICUS CLUB. “Winding Up” the Season—Fun and Frivolity at Indian Harbor—Putting Off the Old to Put Oa the No Mid all the glories of autumn as exhibited on seg and land—a beautiful, clear sky, relieved here and there by the thinnest and most prettily tinted ; Mlms of vapor, with the sun siining brightly, and warmly, the wina blowing treshly, st | the surface of the water and “eng an destroying “white caps” with glitiering fringes sending them, as in playful chase, across the widttr ot Long Island, or shaking from their slender sup-} ports the “sere and yellow leaves,” which fell amid! the rustiing of their living compasions for a re+ quiem—the Americus O!ub wound up its summer season yesterday at Indian Harbor. 4 THE CHARACTER OF THR CLUB is so well known that tne announcement of a | “wind-up” was quite enough to induce those wha | could to be on hand and enjoy for the last time this year the generous hospitality and geniality of thet | clubbists. A large party and a merry one assem-| bled, therefore, on Saturday, dete:mined todo jus« tive to the good fare of the hosts. Among the vis4 {tors were State Senators Hardenburgh, Lord and Lady Sanford and Inspector Mudge*. of Rochester, | am company with Collector a. D. Sarber and THE “MEMBER FROM SLC,” Assembly, Denis Burns, in compan, with the frien® aud forwarder of literature, Mr. Joun Pyne, the quietest man in New York. THE CLOSING BXERC ' | cid not partake of a special formatity. There were! | the usual boat racing, sailing, in ug from the float: and demolition of good things edivic aud drinkable. | In the evening 23 A MASS MEETING ' | Was hell at Camp Grafulla, Tue Hon. “Judge” Davin | Was elected chairman, Mr. Jou Nevis sceretary and Capiain George Manu “sergeant ot arus.? ‘The busi- ness of the meeting was lo take (ii) tuitiatory steps: for OPENING THE FALL CAM! AIGN, A surring address was made vy © ge” Davin, in which he nominated: for County Clerk @ very | “tresh? young man who has siown his ability to | hold omice by “delivermg temperance lectures, and” who ou Saturday evenlug showed tis \thess to give temperance lectures by Makluy iinseilf the “fright- ful ¢xauiple.’? MR, PRESHFIELD'S NOM NATION was received with loud and long continued ap-: plause, He stepped forwara, 1c) mis blonde Jocks up from Ils classic brow, piace: the knuckles of his right hand on the tube wiie with his left hand he carefully covered the leit lappel of his coat. and having bowed, much more . a elully than a young elephant could, and havin. “atemed” quite properly, he proceeded to addiess tie meeting some what as fuilows:— GENTLEMEN OF THE AMERICUS CLUB cheers, hear bim, hear him), gentlemen Taccept tie nomination (he d accept the nomination. enviemen—(loud ar him, hear bim Joes accept, ‘ie does, he does), T have waichcd the course the Americus Club, “(A Voiee—Dead to windw: wasnt it?” Another Volce— ‘againat ° T have watched the couse, i o club, and ough not now a’ member (cries of “What a pit T yet hope to be #o very -oon. (Cries of “Hear him,” “Of course, of course.” Ul! sure,” &c.) I thank: you, gentlemen, trom the bottom of my hi (here the let hand was siapped very hard on the cust iappel)—yes, the very bottom of my heart, At this stage of the address one of the anditora became unruly and insisted on throwing balls of paper at the nominee. The ‘sergeant of arms” took the unruly auditor in charge while tue orator took the Opportunity to perform THE GREAT HAT TRICK, and succeeded in producing irom an ordinary five dollar igh hat a large chunk oi we. several corks, copies of the leading datly papers, including to~ bacco papers, and then by turning the sweat lining out to show that there was no means for the artieles to be pushed through thé sides of tis hat. The feat was heartily applauded, and created a great deal of amusement, Shortiy after the mecting adjourned. to the platform, where A GRAND PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY was given, under tae supervision of Captain Charles’ H. Hall. ‘Che tight of the full muon was dummed by the brilliancy of the rockets, wheels and balioons.” The rockets Were most eccentric 14 thelr movements. One would soar aloft so high tnat there seemed to be imuiinent DANGER TO THE MAN IN THE MOON. and one almost expected to see the orb duck a little to avoid having the old man hit in the eye. Another rocket would go ricochetting along the surface of the water, nodoubt frightening many of the fishes todeath. Then there was soug aid joke till bel- time, when all retired, Sunday was spent in around on the Mary Jane ‘tweed, which Harbor Master Ferris handled, or pulling around the cove: for exercise, and, for instance, while a party of the visitors took a ride around the country and visited HANDSOME HOMES the of President Tweed and Purveyor Kearney. ‘These! establishments have alreidy been sketched in the HERALD, so that it is only necessary to say that the former, for extensive domaiu, excellent arrange- ment, exqnisite adornment ta works of nature and of urt, can scarcely be excelled, aud the latter, al- though not nearly so elaborate as the other, yet for pecurcal Prospect and the necessary coricom#tants or SOLID COMFORT A cannot be surpassed. At dinner in theclub house the President sat at the head of the tabic. The. members of the club, 1n full unuorm, sat around the board, which groaned with good tiiugs and gleamed; With the paraphernalia of *‘tragile’ goods, whicb,, according to Bassford, were indispensable. In the afternoon a large patty of the gvests repaired! to the city on board Mr. Tweed’s magnificent steam yacht, parting from the pomt amid the bang~ ing of cannon from tne point aud salutes frome yachts anchored off the club grounds, and returns of iat Lite from the bright ule snorter on board the, ‘weed. Those who departed looked for the last time om the old club house, for ere they return again @ 4 GRAND TRANSFORMATION will have taken piace, a new, commanding and com- modious structure will have beeu crected on the point. The new house is to be built L shape, each wing 130 feet long and 32 fect deep; three stories high, with rooms lor every,two members, and with @ tower, the top of which will be 132 feet above high water mark, From this tower @ most mag- nificent view of the Sound and surrounding coun- try can be had. In front of the “hotel”— for go it may be cailed—wilt be @ promenade plat- form, the full length of the house and sixteen feet wide. The club has now no rival in this country, and when the new house 1s finished they will un- doubtedly be auead of any similar institution 1n the world, The work of demolishing the old building will commence on the 15th Inst., and will be pushed forward with such despatch as to have all ready for occupation the next season, SKILFUL ENGINEERING OPERATION. One of the most remarkable feats of engineering skillis now being carried out under the charge of the Department of Public Works in this city. It can. only be thoroughly understood and appreciated by actual observation, The grade of Filth avenue, between Stxty-cighth and Seventy-second streets, was recently towered from one to four fect, which had the effect of laying bare the two large iron pipes (each three feet in diameter inside admeasurement) which supply the principal part of the city below Central Park with Croton water. It thas became necessary to adopt some measures at once for lowermg the Croton mains tm order to protect trem from the action of frost and the jar to which they were exposed by the passing of vehicles over them. To accomplish this task without interrapting the supply of water to our | citizens the engineers directed thelr attention, and after mature deliberation they decided in the place to prepare a bed on the west side of the ue as a temporary resting place for re gong le a proper trench, twelve feet wide and four deep, © cavated for them beneatiy the line th ccupied. This was no little task rtake, aS may, perhaps, be imagined, when it isstated that those pipes were then laid in a trench cut through solid rock, and, betore the pipes. could be removed an inch, one side of the trench | had to be blasted and removed with the utmost pre- caution, When tig temporary bed, some eight to ten feet wide, was properly prepared for the aque- duct mains, xbout 1,000 feet In length were slipped sidewise on Wooden biocks with great care, 80 as not to disturb the joint, ‘The magnitude of this task may be inferred from. the fact that every fuot of pipe, including the water contained therem, weighs about 1,500 pounds. After tue pipes are shifted to tie temporary bed prepared for them, a trench twelve fect wide and from one to four fet deep is excavated through solid rock along the centre of the avenue, and into that trench the pipes are lowered, without interrupting the flow of the Croton through then. ‘The pipes were laid in 1340 and appear to be very little corroded; but 1t is more remarkable that the blocks of hemlock—!rom the northern part of the State—npon which the pipes have rested ior the last thirty years are as sound to-day as they were when they were buried. In connection with the above it may be stated that the Department of Public Works has decided to put down another main pipe from the Croton reservoir in Central Park to the lower wards of the city, for the special benefit of those living or doing business in that section of the great metropolis, with the explicit un- derstanding that the new main will not be tapped for any purpose north of Canal street. This measure will give the water supphed by it sutiicient force to throw tt over the roof of the City Hall, and of course to any equal height in any other building. RICE SUNDAY PASTIME IN NEWARK. On the meadows at the foot of Thames street, Newark, yesterday afternoon, about three o’ciock, in presence of about two hundred persons, two Tenth ward braisers pommeiled eaqg ober to (heir hearts’ content and the infinite amusement of the specta- tors. The rules of the P, R. were ‘entirely izaored, No arrests were made,