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* “TRURGRAPHIC NEWS FROM - ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD The Belgian Parliament Pro- rogued. GREAT FIRE IN ANTWERP. Resignation of Cardinal Antonelli. THE ITALIAN PLEBISCITUM. BELGIUM. Who Chambers Prorogued—Greas Fire in Ant- werp—Mutiny on Board an American Ship. BRUSSELS, Sept. 29, 1870, ‘The Belgian Chambers have been prorogued. The government, with the view of preventing the spread of tne rinderpest, has forbidden the holding of fairs and cattle markets, A great firc 1s now (noon) raging in the city of Antwerp. The sugar house of the Messrs, Meens Brothers and several adjoining buildings have been destroyed thus far. ‘The crew of the American ship Elizabeth Hamil- ‘ton, Captain White, which left Antwerp afew days ‘ago for New York, became mutinous for some cause ‘which has not yet transpired. The second officer ‘Was mortally wounded in attempting to eudaue the Mutiny. The vessel was Immediately put back to ‘this port, and, on arriving to-day, the ringleaders Were turned over to the police. The Fire in Antwerp Put Ont. ANTWERP, Sept. 29—Evening. ‘The fire in this city has been extinguished. The logs Cannot yot be ascertained. ITALY. The Italian Plebiscitum—Yes or No—The Foreigners and the Popo—Ktallan Troops Occupy Castle Snu Angelo. Lonpow, Sept. 29, 1870. The New Yorx HERALD correspondent at Rome tel- ‘egraphs that the Roman Junta have issued a mani- {esto setting rorti the details regarding the forthoom- tug plediscitum. The vote will be by ballot and will be Participated in by all the Roman citizens, The ques- @on to be decided by the people will be whether they desire to remain under the rule of the Pope ‘or to become part of the kingdom of Italy. The tick- ots will bear simply the word “Yes” or “No.”” Rome 8 to be divided into twelve election districts. The foreigners residing in the city, who are unablo to vote, are preparing an address to the King. By the request of the Pope Italian troops occupy Castle San Angelo. Cardinal Pericol has gone to Florence on a secret mission to King Victor Emanuel from tne Pope, Perfect tranquillity reigns in Rome. ‘The Plebiscite, the Pope and the King. A special correspondent at Florence, on the 28th ;{nst., telegraphs as follows:— The Leonine city 1s menaced with exclusion from ‘the plediscve. The Pope has dismissed his guard of honor. The Italian National Guard will accompany the King to Rome. 4 Muss Meetivg in the Coliseam—Actions of General Cadorna—Forcigners Congratu- lating the King. A correspondent writes from Rome on the 23¢:— ‘The meeting in the Coliseum to nominate s junta Was crowded and discordant. Its nominees at- tempting next morning to take possession of the oMices of the capitol were refused admission by the Bersaglierl, under General Cadorna’s orders. The republicans say that the king betrays them, being pledged to allow the Romans to choose their own form of government. All telegrams relating to this subject are stopped at Florence. General Cadorna’s junta is tn possession of the power, but the popular committee Insists on its right. fore'gners residing in Rome have signed an address to the King expressing their congratula- ‘ton for the occupation of the city and deelaring that {ts previous condition was intolerable, and that they themselves and their property were at the mercy of ‘the brigands and mercenaries, They welcome bis ‘Btrong and honest government. Cadorna has placed troops at all the convent gates to prevent the re moval of their treasures. Several newspapers havo already appeared. A reconciliation between the ‘Pope and the King appears daily more probable, ‘The priests and monks, after two aays concealment, have shown themselves again in public, professing themselves to be good Italians. ‘Resignation of Cardinal Antonelli~Raid on a Printing Office by a Mob, Rome, Sept. 29, 1870, + Cardinal Capazzi has been appointed Secretary of State for the Pope, in place of Cardinal Antonellt, who has resigned. A mob yesterday entered and plundered the print- ing office of the Osservatore. The Pope has ad- Gressed to the King of Italy a protest against the outrage, ENGLAND. Reduction of the Rate of Discouat of the i Bank of England. Lonpon, Sept. 29, 1870. ‘The Bank of England has cut its rate of interest down to two and a half per cent. There has been a heavy flow of specie to the Bank ef England this Week. The amount oa hand to-night is £606,000 Sterling greater than on last Thursday evening. ‘The stock market to-day has been influenced by the expectation of a money glut. Aconvention of homeopathic physicians ts in ses- sion at Birmingham, Alderman Thomas Dakin has been elected Lord Mayor of London. fhe Newmarket Races—Winner Queen’s Plate. LONDON, Sept. 29, 1870. At the Newmarket races to-day the Queen's Plate @f 100 guineas, for three year olds, was won by the Duke of Hamilton’s colt Don Carlos, by Tim Whuf- Ber, out of Maid of Cadiz. The Handicap Plate of 60 sovereigns, for three year olds and upwards, was won by Luisette, beat- Ing b. b. Blue Gown, by Beadsman, out of Bas Bleu, second. . The Handicap Sweepstakes of 16 sovereigns each, five forfert, with 100 sovereigns added, was won by Gourbt. of the ‘The betting on the race for the Cezarewitch Stakes Ws ten to one against Mr. Herne’s b. c. Hawthornden, by Lord Clifaen, out of Bonny Bink. SERVIA. \ Proceedings iu the House, BELGRADE, Sept. 29, 1870. ‘The sessions of the Skouptcnina were opened yes- terday. The annual reports from the regency, which Were very favorable, were laid before the House. EUROPEAN MARKETS. 26, five-twenty Londs are quoted "at ‘ig for aud Corron Marxsr.—Lav: 2» P. M.—The market closed flat and . ‘up- fd. ; middling Orleans, 9d, ‘The anies of the day fave ] ales, ‘nelading 3,000 for export and RBPOOL, BI UF MAREBT.—LIVERFOOL, epi. i] ve vierow MARKRET.—LivzEr001 ( LiveRroow, ay Sept —Oheese, 6s. perf cwt. for the best grades of Ameriens ‘Lor Propucs Ma t—LOn! i DOW Rr aay DON, Sep ¢ Periontos M. —ANTW RRP, 29.—Petroleum oeed slendy at Sh)gtw 68. for standard white al 2 ae ee ee 4 8 8 oils. EET SESE eile hSDN SE a a ee Be ee ee aes ee NEW YORK HERALD. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. BOHEMIA. The Bohemian Dict—The Imperial Received. __...| WASHINGTON. PRagus, Sept. 2%, 187 | The Reward for the Discovery of the The Bohemian Dict met to-day and reccived the imperial rescript. The document reiterates the indi. visibility and imprescriptibility of Bohemia and Promises that the crown will steadfastly maintain the constitution, which is the only standpoint for all parties, The rescript concludes by urging the im- mediate election of Deputies from Bohemia to the Reichsrath, of Slaves on the Island—Arrest of the Editor of the New York Cronista. HAVANA, Sept, 29, 1870. Alfred G. Clark has been recognized as the Amert- can Consular Agent at Remedios, Regent Serrano nas ordered the execution of the Spanish Emancipation law in Cuba and Porto Rico. All children of slave mothera born henceforth are free; all those’born since 1868 are free upon certain conditions; all slaves over sixty years of age at this date are free, and all others as soon as they arrive at sixty years of age; all slaves belonging to the State are declared and all who have rendered public services di the insurrection. As soon as Cuban deputies are admitted to the Spanish Cortes the gov- ernment will present a project of law for the com- plete emancipation of the slaves. Ferrer De Conto, the editor of the Cronista, pub- lished in New York, has been arrested. ‘The bark John Grif™n, from New York, arrived to- tain General De Rodas has ordered published the law relating to the freedom of siaves, Exchange on London, 19}¢ @ 20 per cent premium; on the United States, 60 days sight, tn gold, 744 per cent premium; short sight, 10 per cont premium. TEXAS. The Yo! Fever at Galveston. GALVESTON, Sept. 29, 1870. Captain Cleves, of the bark Herbert, from Liver- pool, died here last night of yellow fever. This is the first case here this season. It is belleved that 16 originated here. VIRGINIA. Revival of the Richmond Municipal Troubles. RICHMOND, Sept. 29, 1870. The municipal office troubles here have com- menced again. ‘fhe Chief of Police was arrested to- day, on the complaint of William B, Davidson, who claims to be the City Collector under the enabling act and the late judicial decisions; and the Chief, in Mr. widson arrested for perjury, in Swearing that he feared molestation. Davidson was lately ejected from the municipal office, by order of the Gis Council, by tae Chief Stones” 4 Heavy Rain Storms Among the Mountains— Railroad Travel Impeded. GREENWOOD Dspor, Sept. 29, 1870. A tremendous rain storm commenced early this morning and still continues witn unabated violence. It ia pouring down in torrents and all modes of travel in this section and as far as heard from in the State have been interrupted. The eastern bound train on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad from the White Sulphur Springs this morning was unable to proceed any further tham Afton Station on ac- count of a wash on the road and five land slides be- tween Afton and Gordonville. The train commenced to to Staunton, but after passing Blue Ridge tunnel it became unsafe to proceed further, the water on the track being nearly to the fires in tae engine. The special train containing Vice President Wickham, Bapecniennens Whitcomb, Director Fisk and party had barely passed over the waynee boro’ bi when it was swept away by the flood. ‘The eastern bound train, contaiming a large number of passengers returning from Virginia Springs, is Weather bound in the mountain, av the easc eud of Blue Ridge tunnel. No lives have been lost as far as heard from. four P. M. the rain ts still coming down in torrents, The passengers will be unablo to get away from the tunnel before to-mor- Tow evening. NEW YORK STATE FAIR. Great Success of the Exposition—Forty Thou- sand Persons on tho Fair Grounds. Urica, Sept. 29, 1870, 1b estMated mat eucre were at lewst_niteen M0U- sand strangers in the city to-day. The trains on the different ratiroads brought a large quantity, ana the roads were crowded with vehicles from on early hour inthe morning. During the day there must have been at least forty thousand people on the fair grounds. Twelve thousand five hundred dollars ‘were taken at the ticket oilce, The total receipts thus far foot up over twenty thousand dollars. The exhibition has been one of the most successful ever given by the society, both in a pecuniary point of View and in the display of stocx and articles in the diferent departments. ‘the management has given entire satisfaction to all, and the citizens of Utica are greatly pleased that the fair has proved so great @ success. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Prominent Arrivals in This City Yesterday. Prince Sapieha and family, of France; Colonel Whitley, of Delaware, and Colonel Warren, of Troy, are at the Hoffman House. President Grant, Secretary Robeson, of the United States Navy; General Dent, of the United States Army; General Stahel, of New York; L. Phelps, of Galena; Benjamin Field, of Albion; F, E. Wood- bridge, of Vermont; C. McAlester, of Philadelphia; J. 8. Carlyle, of Western Virginia; Senator Warner, of Alabama, and George Peabody Russell, of Saleih, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Governor J. T. Hoffman, of Albany; C. Catacazy, Russian Minister, and D. L. Webster, of Boston, are at the Clarendon Hotel. Judge Amasa J. Parker, of Albany; Rev. George L. Walker, of New Haven, and H. N. Slater, of Web- ster, Mass., are at the Brevoort House. General Palfrey, of Boston, and E, Scneppers, of Philadelphia, are at the Albemarle Hotel. Colonel A. A. Hosboro, of Washington; W. B, Fowie, of Boston; H. Allen, of Providence; W. Bowner, of England; C. Suydam, of New York; J. Toohig, of San Antonio, and W. L. Neil, of Colum- bus, Ohio, are at the Everett House. H. L, Garfield, of San Francisco; F. L. Lafiin, of Saugerties; H. P. Lee, of Montgomery, Ala; F. ‘Tompkins, of New York; J. L. Bores de Veber, of New Brunswick; ©. H. Sage, of Norwich; A. EB. Crocker, of Indiana; W. T. Foster, of Boston; A. Atkinson, of Pennsylvania; L. FE. Torrance, of Min- nesota; R. J. Johnson, of Virginia; J. R. Elliott, of Kansas, and W. A. Ames, of Michigan, are at the Metropolitan Hotel. Albert W. Ames, Winthrop 8, Scudder and W. H. McCartney, of Boston, are at the Westminster Hotel. General B. H. Stinemetz, of Wasnington; J. W. Sanderson, of Hackensack; Donald J. Mitchell, of New Haven; Dr. Sloan, of San Francisco, and W. B. Ripiey, of Providence, are at the St, Denis Hotel. Colonel Thomas 0. Price, of Massacnusetts; Joseph J. Labutt, of Galveston, Texas; Louis Dietz, of New York, and George N. Middlebrook, of Washington, are at the St. Charles Hotel. Major General George Meace and staf, ana Captain 8. A. Williamson, of the United States Army; ex- Governor W. Dennison, of Ohio; Governor D. Camp- bell, of Texas; E. E. Davis, of Whitehall; Major J. H. Knapp, of Auburn; J. M. Shelley, of Keokuk; 0. B. Wright, of Philadelphia; ©. A. Fox, of San Fran- etsco; Dr. George B. Lindemann, of Pennsylvania, and General G. W. Cass, of Pittsburg, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Captain John Booth, of Buffalo; Charles Casper, of Meriden, Conn., and N. H. Caluf, of New Haven, are at the Irving House. Colonel D. Murphy, of New Zealand; Colonel L. A. Jordan, of Georgia; C. W. Tracey, of the United States Navy; D. McDonald, of Montreal; Major J. A. Wicks, of Kentucky; ©. W. Blew, of Florida; N. Rid- dick, of Virginia; 0. S. Oakley, of England, and Captain E. L. Bonner, of Montana, are at the Grand Central Hotel. Admiral Porter, Commander Fatley, J. M. Robin- son and Commander A. F. Crossman, of the United Staves Navy; General J. ©. Robinson, of the United States Army; G. P. Tew and Captain W. Cobb, of node Island; D. Lyman and J. 8. Carew, of Con- necticut; Judge B. F. Bexford, of Norwicn, and Fuesto T. Bueso, of Honduras, are at the Astor House, james Wilson, the murderer of Warden Wiliard, of the seme Te bikie Frissts, plesded “not guiliy”’ fu the Superior Oo ee Eee ret ie, pro tbensy Wiyde and D-R Calhoun as his ‘counsel. “Wilsoa's tral will ‘place next Wednesday. Lincoln Assassins—Consolidation of the Divisions of the Treasury Depart- ment—Abolition of Slavery in Cuba—Transportation of Bonded Merchandise, “at WASKINGTON, Sept, 29, 1870, The Great Remin{issence of the Rebellion Tho Lincoln Assassin Reward. The litigation concerning the rival claims to the $20,000 reward offered by the Washington city Cor- poration for the capture of the Lincoln assassina- téon conspirators is not yet ended, For the past two days it has been before the General Term of the District Supreme Court here on appeal from tho Special Term, the question being on the right of dl- vision of the reward, Tho heirs of the late Lewis Baker, the notorious government detective under Stanton, and two others are the plaintiMs, while the defendants are thirty-nine in number, including Captain Doherty and the soldiers making tho capture of Booth ana Harold; Prentiss M. Clark, a citizen, who claims to have given the information and devised the plan which resulted in the captare or Mrs. Surrats and Payne, and Messra, A. Q@ Allen and W. M. Kirby, who claim to have given the first clue as to the direction taken by Booth ana others, It waa claimed by counsel in the court below that the core poration had no authority to offer this reward, and consequently the bill should be dismissed, and also that the parties claiming this reward did nothing More than, as good citizens, they should have done, The case was appealed to the General Term and was taken up yesterday. It 1s contended for the soldiers that the officers and soldiers are not prevented from maintaining this action, although it has been held that a public oficer, whose duty it was to apprehend offenders, might recover rewards offered for the ap- Pprenension of such offenders; that i this role should be applied to this case it might affect Baker, but not tne soldiers. They were not detectives; they were not paid for this service, nor was it part of their duty as soldiers of the United States to assist in the capture of offenders against the law. They Were officers and soldiers of the United States, and not of the city of Washington, and the city of Wash- ington can take no advantage of the fact of their being officers of the general government. The city of Washington has not interposed that plea, and if it were correct as @ proposition of law it would have no application to this case under the present state of pleadings, and the only ground on which the claim of these parties can be rejected, apper- taining to this branch of the case, is that the con- tract 1s against public policy. The law-making power of the United States, having ordered payment to be made upon a like contract with the same par- ties for the same service, bas decided conclusively ‘that it ls not against public policy. Under this law the rewards offered by the President ana Secretary of War—viz., $75,000—have been distributed, {the parties he represents receiving their respective shares, On the other side, the counsel for Mr. Prentiss M. Clark, who claims to have originated the plaa which led to the capture of Mrs. Surrattand Payne, main- tain that persons in the police or detective service of the United States and officers and soldiers detailed for such service cannot revover any part of the reward offered by the city of Washington for infor- mation which led to the capture of the conspirators, and cite several authorities in support of vhls pro- vision. Practical Workings of the Law for the Trans- portation of Bonded Goods. The regulations for the transportation of mer- chandise without appraisement, under the act of July 14, 1870, which were issued yesterday, were prepared by a special agent of the Treasury Depart ment, whose large experience in customs matters recommended him for this important duty. What may be the result of the new system, designed, as it WW Went known, to take from ‘New York eud one or two other important commercial cities a gportion of their trade, a fair trial alone can determine. The law itself is very stringent, as every one knows the cus- toms laws must be if the government expects to de- rive 8 just revenue from that source, and if the regu- lations are considered by the merchants of the cities proposed to be benefited as likely to make the trans- portation of their goods without appraisement more expensive than under the old system they cannot complain. In the first place, Secretary Boutwell directed that In making the regulations everything should be allowed that would facilitate the ship- ment of goods with the least possible delay, and that nothing should be imposed but what the plain in- terests of the revenue required for the enforcement of the law. It was announced some time since that railroad companies would be required to furnish tron cars, but Secretary Koutwell directed that no such provision should be admitted into the regula- tions, the commofi railroad box cars, known as freight cars, only being required. As has already been stated in these despatches, the law requires the ap- Pointment of thirteen appraisers, at an annual salary of three thousand dollars each, and also such num- ber of weighers, gaugers, measurers and inspectors as may be necessary to execute the provisions of the act. Take, for instance, the port of Norfolk, enume- rated in the list. There have not been duties enough collected at that point for many months to pay the ‘wages of an inspector. Loatsville, Evansville and, in fact, more than one half the places to ne provided with additional customs officers, have not availea themselves ofthe privilege of shipping goods in bond, What, then, becomes of the popular Idea thas New York is to be relieved of one-half of its gold transactions on account of the operations of the new system, which, instead of facilitating the transmis- sion and delivery of goods, must necessarily bo attended with more delay thon ever? That the prac- tical workings of the law may be demonstrated beyond question, Secretary Boutweil has wisely pro- vided that, in addition to the returns required to be sent to the Treasury Department, lke returns must be transmitted to the Bureau of Stattstics within five days after the end of each month, and when no transactions have occurred connected with the immediate transportation of merchandise under the act creating the system, that also must be reported to the same bu- roau. These statistics will be published monthly and the amount of revenue derived set forth against the expenses of the government in currying out the law. In this way, it ts contended, Congress will soon be familiarized with the cost of the scheme, and judge whether it is consistent with an economical adminis. tration of the laws. Again, interminable difficulties are apprehended in the transportation of goods not to be compared with the vexatious delays com- plained of heretofore. It is thought by those it ace quaintea with the requirements of the new regulations and the former methods of importing and transporting goods that they will be found utterly impracticable, and that the only remedy will be to concentrate the force at the principal ports of entry, establish bonded ‘warenouses, jwhere the goods can be promptty taken and examined, and then let them be forwarded in bond to their destination and the duties paid to the collector of that port. Order Consolidating the Divinions of Treasury Office. The order of the Secretary of the Treasury con- solidating the aifferent divisions of the Secretary’s office proper has just been completed, and the fol- lowing established as the distribution of the work therein:— Appointment Division—H. S. Vanderbilt, chief.— All matters rel: to appointments of every char- acter, estimates tor salaries in custom houses, sub- treasuries and depositories. Warrant Division—Charies H. Conant, chief.—Has charge of the issue of all warrants, for the receipt and pi ent of money, all appropriation accounts, the public debt statement, sinking fand account, baat ae and accounts of receipts and expendi- Sub-Treasury Division—George Parnell, chief.— The pattie Ay Management of sub-treasuries designated and national bank depositories, revenue receipt and treasurers’ accounts, oe of the current ex- b-treasuries and depositories. Customs Division—M. B, James, chief—as super- Vision of rates and amounts of duties or importa, bonded warehouses and routes, report of business completed and of custom houses, the en- forcement of wader customs awa, seal fisheries, cigar stampa, fees of customs oMcers, trade with Mexico aud Casnda, customs districts and ports of eniry aud delivery, bonds of customs omicers and custom house bonds aud generally mat fers connected wita the commerce of tue country, Navigation Division—D. Lyman, chief—Has ‘the Ravizalion laws, the eurolment and license of vex sel4 and marine papers, destitute seamen, flahin, Vessels, Inspection of steam vessels, remission o: Unes ubder customs laws aud compromises in ous toms cases, Revenue Marine Division—W. B. Deverean, enter— Has the revenue cutter service, arrangement of of- fices wad vesseis, construction and repair of ves #e18, marine hospitals and life saving stations, Internal Revenue Division—i. P. Galnys, chtef.— He has charge of ali interval revenue business com- ing before the Secretary’s office, fines and penalties Snd comproinises in internal revenue cases, distri- bution of fines, &o, Smilouery Division—A- 1. Sturtevant, chief,—Ho superintends the supply and purchase of stationery for the department, sub-treasuries, depositories oA Custom houses, advertising forthe department, Records and Files Diviston—S."A. Johnson chief. Loan Division—John P. Bigelow, chief.—He has charge of all matters pertaining to { loans, the issue and redemption of bonds and asury notes, and, generully, all subjects connected With the manace- pcg of the interest and principal of the public Currency Division—W. W, Wilson, chief.—He has charge of all matters connected with the distinctive paper for notes, bonds and currency, the redemp- tion of notes and currency and the destruction of all secartiies, Supervising Special Agent—0. fadge.—Te has agents, the . D. Mi the assignment and detail of special keeping und destruction of their reports and the reventing and detecting of frauds on the revenue; fe distribution of mails, and the examination and checking of letters from the department; and all business not assigned to some oue of the divisions will be immediately under the chlef clerk; but all upassigued and miscellaneous business will be transferred to the division with which it seems to be most nearly connected, The above programme goes into operation on tho 2d of October. Abolition of Sinvery in Cubs. The Secretary of State received the following telegram from Acting Consul General Hall, dated Havana, September 28:— Emancipation decree published yesterday. The provisions are similar to the plan of law published at Madrid May 28, Frauds Upon the Revenue by a Kansas Col- lector. The Revenue Bureau has oficial reports from District Attorney Houghton and Collector Anthony, of Kansas, relating to the arrest of John Speer, an ex-collector in that State, and John Van Horn and W. W. Barmiclow, his deputies, on charges of con- spiring to defraud the revenue ana the embezzle- ment of government moneys. Speer was removed in 1866, Subsequently evidence tending to show irregularities in his office was obtained, and an in- vestigation ordered, which proved to be of a diificult character, On the 20th of this month the tnvestiga- tron was concluded, showing the amount of Speer's deticit to be $100,000, Upon instructions from Com- mussioner Delano a complaint was entered against them, and in default of bait they have been com- mitted for trial. Awerican [roa Steamshipns. ‘The Bureau of Statistics yesterday awarded oMcial numbers and signal letters to the iron steamship Georgia, built in Philadelphia, having a tonnage of 1,643 tons and 800 horse power, and a few days ago to the new Iron steamship Wyanoke, of 2,068 tons. English Emigrants for America. Mr. Young, Chief of the Bureau, has received a request from the Ayerican Emigration Agency at London for 6,000 copies of his report on the price of labor and the cost of subsistence in all parts of the United States, issued some months ago, The writer represents that there is a great demand for sucn in- formation among smal! farmers with capital wishing to emigrate to this country. Customs Receipts. ‘The customs receipts for the week ending the 24th inst. were:—At New York, $2,987,918; Boston, $444,789; Philadelphia, $191,607; Baltimore, $260,686 New Orleans, part of the week ending August 31, $27,041, Total, $3,911,941. NEW YORK SONS OF TEMPERANCE. Twenty-Eighth Anniversary—An Interesting aed Instructive Evening at Association Hall, The Sons of Temperance of New York, Division No. 1, last evening held their twenty-cighth annt- versary entertainment at Association Hall, Twenty- third street, Tne body of the hall contained about 800 fashionably attired persons, all of whom ap- peared to take a lively interest m the entertainment, and the promoters of the movement must have felt highly gratified at the success in bringing so large and so respectable aa assemblage together. It was somewhat disappointing to many of the young ladies present to learn that although ‘there were several pieces enterea on the programme for “plano accompaniment” there was no piano to be had, and consequently the organ was to supply this deficiency, The committee announced this omis- sion to be the fault of the lessees of the hall. The entertainment was opened by Mr. Z. 8, Bamp- son with a lively overture on the organ, taken from Offenbach. This piece, as well as the accompant- ments which followed, was performed with great taste, and brought forth repeated applause trom the audience. Rev. Stephen Merrit made an interesting address, sketching in glowing terms the rise and progress of the temperance cause, its benefits and advantages past and present, and that whereas twenty years ago only sixteen men composed the order they now num- bered a million and a half, A reverend brother next offered up @ prayer. This seemed a little out of Place at such aume. Mr, W. E. McDonough sang the “Village Blacksmith” in an excellent style; he also sang my ‘* Boyhood’s Home,” and was well ap- plauded for bis efforts at the entertainment. Two Tecitations were quietly rendered by Robert W. Mor- row. Miss Hattle Gillett sang the “Star of Love’? with splendid effect; she also sang “Come Back to Erin” and ‘‘Take Me Back Home Again, Mother,’’ and was warmly ipplanded. But the favorite of the evening was Miss Van ladrick, who 4g peared on the platform delicately attired in @ sky blue satin wrapper trimmed with rich reefs of white lace; her personal appearance was also attractive and Intelligent. She sang “Somebody's Wife” with such delightful accent that she was cheered at the end of each verse and ‘was encored three times during the evening. She also sang “Don’t Marry a if He Drinks” and “Put Me in My Little Bed” im the same bewltchiug style as the first. ir. A. W. Gleason made an amusing speech, dur- ing which he warmly advocated the temperance cause, In eae pes 4 he stated he had met a man lately in Canada who had ‘swallowed 800 acres of land and $2,500 in the shape of strong drinks; was that net enough to prevent a man from arinking again?’ Professor Frobisher next gave some interesting sketches of the fortune of the “Poor Frenchman” and the man “Who stole the widow's ouly pig,” &c. The audience appeared to thoroughly enjoy and appreciate the entertain- ment throughout, KINGS CO! NTY POLITIC: Republican Mass Meeting in Williamsburg. The republicans of the Fifteenth ward, Williams- barg, held a large mass meeting last evening at the intersection of Grand and Leonard streets, for tho purpose of ratifying the State nominations, Several delegations from adjolntn wards also attended the meeting. Mr. Solomon Spitzer was called to the chair and spoke at length on the issues of the cam. pale. after which he introduced Mr. Sigismund auimann, the nominee for Lieutenant Governor, Mr. Kaufmann was of the opinion that the only question to be decided by the campaign was whether the purity of the ballot box should be pro- tected or not. He believed that this was tho para- Mount question, and hoped that the honest electors: of the State would put down forever balot-box stuffers and repeaters, After brief addresses by other gentlemen the meeting adjourned, with cheers for the State ticket. Fourteenth Ward Republican Meeting. The republicans of the Fourteenth ward, aamall but determined band, assembled in Hamilton last evening and listened to eloquent addrerses by Mr. William H. Maddox and Messrs. Potter, Clendenin, Greany and others. PESTILENCE ON THREE WHEELS. To THe EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— In front of No. 00 Broadway, opposite Trinity cnurch, 18 & broken down swill wagon, the stench from which 1s intolerable. This vehicle has been on the spot where it came to grief more than thirty- six hours. Policemen are constantly passing it, and must certainly know of its being there, as it is quite an obstacle, not quite as large as an elepbant; but as it is painted red 1s, notwithstanding, very con- spicuons.. The elegant ladies who now and then visit Wall street hold their laco handkerchtels to their dainty nostrils as they ea and the weil dressed banker, as he turns the corner of Wall street, acts as if he “smelt something."’ Yours, FIRE. A fire broke out at about half-past ix o'clock last evening, in the building No, 7 Beaver street, oocu- pied by Bigelow & Brothers as a bag factory. It was caused by alighted match falung into some bagging, and was extinguished by a stream from steamer No. 10, The damage was about $500. Ip PRACTICAL CHARITY. The Hebrew Orphan Asylam—A Practical System of Valuable Instruction. “And if thy brother be waxen poor, and falien in decay with thee, then thou shalt relieve him, yea, though he be a stranger and a sojourner, that he may live with thee.” These words, found in Leviti- cus KXv.,35, constitute the fundamental rule by which the management of the Hebrew Orphan Asy- Jum of this citv is guided in tts good and noble work of charity. The Asylum {s situated on Seventy- seventh street and Tard avenue, fn a large building, erected in 1863, at a cost of about forty-.¢7e thousand dollars, upon ground donated by the city for that purpose, and is owned and managed by the Hebrew Benevolent and Orphan Asylum Society of the City ot New York. THE HISTORY OF THIS SoctETY shows how great and beneficent charities often grow from small beginnings. 1¢ was on the 8th of April, 1822, corresponding with the Movalo year 6,582, that ten gentlemen of the Jewish faith organized the “Hebrew Benevolent Society of the City of New York,” Mr. Daniel Jackson being chosen its first president. In the second article of their byfjaws they declared their objects to be ‘to relieve the sick, succor the poor, support and comfort the widow, clothe, cducate and maintain the orphan.” These objects were to be attained ‘by the establishment of ® well regulated system of relief to the poor and needy, by founding and maintaining an asylum for Jewish orphans, and by establishing and supporting ® home for the aged and indigent.” The first two Of these three purposes have been fully carried out; tire last, however, has not yet been reached, butit is not lost sight of. In 1832 the soclety applied to the Legislature for a charter and a spectal act for that purpose was intro- duced by Mordecal Myers, a member of the Assem- bly from New York, and passed on the sth aay of February, and this charter was finally accepted by the society on the 11th of March of that year. In January 1846, @ ‘German Hebrew Benevolent Society” Was organized and also received a charter from the Legisiature. This society proposed the erection of a hospital and appropriated $1,500 towards ft, but the plan failed at the time. Soon, however, an agitation commenced for the consolida- tion of the two societies, and it was at last consum- mated in April, 1859, when 1t was declared by a unanimous vote that the hospital fund now belong- ing to the “German Hebrew Benevolent Society” shall be appropriated for the establishment of an orphan asylum and home for aged and indigent Jews, This was the beginning of the present asylum. On April 12, 1860, the Legislature passed a supple- mertary act to the charter of incorporation, author- izing the society to hold real and personal property of the annual income of not exceeding $15,000! giv. ing the corporation all the powers and authority conferred upon the New York Juvenile Asylum by the several acts passed in 1851, 1853 and 1854; em- powering courts, magistrates and police justicas of the city to commit auring thetr minority Jewish children to the care and custody of the society, and also authorizing the city of New York to convey land to the society, in fee or otherwise, for an asy- lum. And on the 18th of February, 1870, another act was passed changing the name of the corpora- tion to ‘The Hebrew Benevolent and Orphan Asy- lum Society of the City of New York.” Thus has the soctety gradually risen to its present condition. This is also seen by comparing the financial statements of previous years with the present. While for the year ending April 1, 1863, the year before they moved into the present building, their entire expenses for the asylum were only $3,535, and the number of orphans in the institute at the time ‘was thirty-six, viz., twenty-six poys and ten giris, the expenses for the same object duriny the year ending with March 30, 1870, were $26,451, there being on that date cared foi the asylum 157 or- phans, of whom 112 were boys and forty-two girls, About the same number of children are at the insti- tute now. THR ASYLUM BUILDING ‘Was erected, as bas been stated, in 1463, the Com- mon Council donating to that object not only the land, but also the sum of out of the city treasury, The ground has 4 front of 102 feet two inches ‘on Third avenue, and extends through the same width along the southerly line of Seventy- seventh street to Lextngton avenue. The asylum building stands 125 feet back from Third avenue, tius space being kept a4 a Nower garden. 11 isa main bullding with two wings fronting on Seventy-seventh street, 120 feet long by a depth of sixty feet. There are threo stories, basement and sub-cellar, and a loit under the roof. The materlai is brick, with brown stone trimmings. The basement ts nine and abalf feet high; the principal stories fifteen feet, fourteen fect and thirteen feet respectively. In tho Dasement are the kitchen, laundry, chilaren's dining room, play room, suverintendent’s dining room, @ sewing room and store rooms. The first story contains the school room, lecture room, where is also the ‘*Ark,’’ with sacred scrolls of Scripture, the Thora, reception roo directors’ meeting room, the superintendent's sitting room and the Ubrary. In the second and third stories are two largs dormitories, with windows on three sides, containing forty single bedsteads, of tron, each witn baths, washrooins, nurses’ rooms and closets adjoin- ing. The sick rooms are in the third story, and can be completely shut off frout the rest of the building in case of cont us disease. There is but one [ote among the orphans at the asyium at present. 6 principal halls are fifteen feet wide, ana the corridors eight feet. There is a playground, paved with concrete, where apparatus for gymnastic exer- cises will shortly be erected. ‘The library contains about $00 volumes of miscel- Ianeous character, works of fiction, travols and his- tory predominating. It is a source of regret with the man: directors that 80 few of our book- sellers aud publishers ever think of this asylum, for It is surely a commendable object to provide useful Teading matter to these poor orphans during their hours of leisure, The New York book-making fra- ternity should not miss this Ctr A of doing good. One special feature of this asyium is the “dentist's room,’? where an experienced odonto- logue attenas once a week to look after the teeth of the children aud keep them in good condition. Another praiseworthy arrangement has in view to keep the memory of their parents alive among the orphans. Ou the fanniversary of the death of the parent all the children are taken to the lecture room, and the paricular one the memory of whose father ‘or mother is the object of the ceremony advances to the platform and prays for the re] of the soul of its departed an- cestor and is joined by all. For general instruction the children are sent to Grammar School No, 53, on Fast Seventy-ninth street, where they are dis- tributed through all classes and rate among the highest grades for proficiency. At the asylum even- ing school ts held on five days of every week, where the Hebrew language and the Bible are the subjects of tuition. HIGHLY PRACTICAL FEATURES, ‘The most valuable features of this charitable tn- stitution remain yet to be told, They have been introduced but lately, have already achieved ver; beneficial results, and will be read of with mteresi by all. These features are comprised in the estab- lishment of » “SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY,’? in which those boys who are willing receive tnstruc- tion in some trade, s0 that when they are discharged from the asylum they are perfectly skilled and com- petent mechauics, Formerly they were appren- Uced out, but this has been discontinued, and in- stead of sending the orplians out into the world to Jearn a trade they are taught it In the asylum. The first experiment was made with @ boot and shoe factory, in which there are now eleven boys to work, under an experienced shoemaker a« their teacher. They not only make ail the boots and shoes needed at the asylum, but work for outside customers, This shoe factory commenced in May, 1869, and during'the first twelve months has done work to the value of $1,698, yielding a promt of 229, On the Sth of June last @ printing omce was Started, Mr. Jesse Seligmann, the banker, on the occasion of the Bar Mitzwah, or confirmation of his son, donating @ whole outfit, cases, types, presses, &c., to the amount of $1,200, to the asylum. Seven boys were at work here as we visited the institute, and the printing they did would have done credit toany establisnment in the city. All the Jewish con- grégations get their printing done here. In January Hext it 14 the intention of the managers to begin the ba Figen trom Cy ce ais pra office of a Jewish juvenile magazine, » for the benefit of the institution. As a third branch of trade bookbinding will shortly be introduced, for which the arrangements are nearly complete, to be followed by engraving, litho- phing, pl hing, &c.; 80 that after the japse of another year there will be here a complete industrial school, combining as many eccupations as it may be possible to introduce. The best part of this arrangement ts the fact that the boys are allowed a share [n the proceeds of their work, # portion of which, from twenty-five to arty cents a week, 1s handed them in cash; the rest is de- din the Uptown Savings Bank to their name. this regulation some of the boys have accumu- = Tanging from ten to one hundred SINKING OF & CAISgON.—Tho pivot caisson (or the air-line bridge, at Middletown, Conn., was sunk on Saturday, the i7th. It was nauled {nto the stream by three Five tiers of stone were laid to form the foundation and weight to sink the monster yab. The lower tier wel 600 tons, When it was in position water was | and it soon in . MUSICAL REVIEW. J. N, Pattisomt & Co, Associagion Hall bullding, Pubtish the following:—“Valse de Bravoure.” Henry Moyloth. One of the most brilliant and effective Yocal waltzes that we have seen fora long time. Wt has more artistic finish and Orio than any of the glittering works of Arditi, and in the concert hall ‘will De an invaluable acquisition to the répertotre of prima donna. “I Love Thee so Fondly” and “Pretty Little Dar- ling Bird.” Isaac Poznanski, Two charming little songs, graceful and tender, and displaying rare artistic ability, “I Sing the Song of a Sparkling Eye” and “Lite Birds Go to Sleep.” Frank A. Hutson. Both good and possessing melodies which cateh the car and heart at once and become permanent favorites. “The Fifth Avenue Galop,” published by this house, has become a great favorite, and the first ys edition is nearly exhausted, Ite taxing, brilans themes, 60 well adapted for the orehestra, have made it welcome in Many of the theatres of this city, and the handsome lithographic title, in which are grou, the principal artists of the Fifth Avenue ficakes makes it an interesting souvenir of this temple of the drama. Ernst Reinking, Sixth street, publishes = super® edition of Beethoven’s Symphonies (the entire sey, arranged as piano solos, @rranger, Mr, With- man, has endeavored to preserve a8 much of the spirit of the original as is le within such mar row limits, and to those who attend the Philnar- monic concerts such a book is invaluable, Another Valuable addition to our musical literature is 9 neas, handsome compendiuug of Heary Helne’s with the music by Robert Schumann. It isa of pearis worthy of any artist and unrivalled ip ite Deauty of melody and - Mr. also re- ublishes the eure Ratton of ‘charles dfavonelte volkslteder, their line. rilliant transcriptions of operas and We have seen nothing equal to them in ‘This house forms a branch of the celeorated firm of C.F, Peters, Leipsic and Berlin, When the end of tne year 1967 ralsed tne bam which hovered over the works of the t German poets Goetue, Schiller, Lessing and til tnen the absolute property of one Lg Me house, and brought their writings wi uhe of the people by the issue of cheap editions, it pro- duced a wholesome influence on the musical world by bringing the prices of the classics dowa to & rea- sonable standard, The publishing house of Holle, in Wolfenbattel, has the merit of having been years ago the first to make the public acquainted with the compositions of the great music masters, though it could pubitsir the compositions of few authors only, and even these were hardly complete on account of the mo- Ropoly existing at the time. ext followed Mr. Litolf, of Brunswick, with a simular enterprise. This edition deserves the pre- ference over Holle’s, not merely because it is more complete and its outward appearance more pleasing to the eye, but also on account of its being cheaper. The publishing house of ©. F. Peters, in Leipae and Berlin (Bureau de la Musique), ts the third dru that has embarked fn this enterprise, As regards the completeness of this edition, its outward aj ce and general getting up, and above all its cheapness, it surpasses any other we have seen yet, Jt is the one most generally used a Germany. Wiltiam Hall & Sons have completed the series of numbers of Bassford’s new opera and will sh issue the entire work in book form, when we have @ favorable opportunity of criticising it as am opera. vs L, Peters publishes @ sacred song, by J. R Thomas, called “Father, Hear Us.’ It 13 evidentay Writsen to order, and although popular and simpie, does not possess any peculiar merit to call for remark. larding, Bowery, publishes an exceilent and wet selected series of cheap music, under the name of “Music for the Millton.” TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. A national banc, on the gold basis, fe to be established tm San Frauclaco, with m capital of $1,000,040, ‘The repairs on the Erie Canal locks near Little Palle been completed and navigation was resumed yesterday. Horace Boardman Smith, of Elmira, was nominated for Congress by the republicans of the Twenty-seventh distries yesterday. Tho Episcopal church at Hart's vi'lage, Dutchess county, was fired on Wednesday morning by an incendiary and dee troyed. Loss $3,000. The deaths from yellow fever in New Orieans for the twenty-four hours ending at six o'clock P. M. Wednesday, were twenty-two, Elizabeth McGlynn, aged twenty years, was caught in the machinery of » woollen factory, al Reading, Pe. yesterday and completely scalped. Jonn Ferris, who bas served several terms in the State Pris arraigned in Boston on charge of ‘The democrats of the Fifth district of Geor; nominated General K. W. Carawell for the Sudge W. M, Keose for the Forty-second Co Mr. H. P. Comatock, the discoverer of the Comstock silver lode at ‘Nevada, commitied suicide on the 27th inst, near Satema "Montana, by shooting himself through the head. owas ‘orty-first and Mr. Wi nm Booth has been nominated by the repab- Means as ndidate for Congress from the Third dis trict of M. 4, General Adam E. King and H. Stockets Matthew: jug Withdrawn, The remains of John Ray, of Bangor, Me., who had beem missing several days, were found yesterday shout y yarda, from his residence, showing that he bad been murdered. His wife anda shbor, with whom she bad been impro- perly intimat been arrested as the murderers. Andrew Thompson, who was convicted a few weeks forthe murder of Mrs. Haggerty and her three childrea, tf, lows, has made a full confession of the . He smothered them with feather beds, and then taking their bodies to the river threw them ynder the tea, ASSAULT BY A HUSBANG. * Awoman named Ann Harrington was found at three o'clock yesterday afternoon lying on the floor of ber apartments, No, 272 First avenue, bleeding from @ wound in her arm which she recetved from atable knife in the hands of her husband on the preceding night. The wound was not dangerous, and she was attended to promptly by Dr. Ortom. She refused to make a complaint against ber spouse. THE WEEKLY HERALD. The Cheapest and Best Newspaper in tho Country. 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