The New York Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1870, Page 4

EINE SEY tO ra 4 NKSGIVING. How the Day Will Bo Cele- brated. Feeding the Poor and Lowly---Feasting and Amusements for the People--- Purple and Fine Linen. THE RELIGIOUS SERVICES. ‘Thanksgiving Day 1s peculiarly a Yankee notion. At least, if people are te be believed who write a good deal about what New England was years ago, long before the war of the rebeliton knocked in the head a great many notions, Yaukee and otherwise, the idea of setting aside a particular day im the year for thanksgiving to God for all His mercies ‘was started in the land of the Pilgrims. In these pleasant days, when hypocritical cats were hung on Monday fer violating the Sabbath by tmpiousiy erawiing over kitchen floors on Sunday, Thankgiving ‘was achurch institution of a high and sanctimo- nious order, which was rendered somewhat agree- able to the young folks “after prayer meeting” by convivalities of a temperate kind, which were not alloweu to overstep the limiis of prudence pre- soribed by the Puritanteal conscience. Of late, how- ever, the day, while retaining much of ita old time memories, has lost a great deal of its New Eugland ‘asceticism and has become a day for a gocd time all round fer everybody who wants to enjoy himself, whether he cares to go to church or not. Of course, this may be of little credit to the RELIGIOUS FRELING OF THE COMMUNITY, but facta are very stupborn things. It is not to be dented that there are a great mauy pleus people in the Unton who will go to church to-morrow bright and early and return thanks te Heaven for all tite favors they have received during the year, and hun- dreds ef pastors who will ascend their pupits and atiempt to instract that Heaven how it sheuld act hereafter to mankind in general and the universal Yankee nation in particular, It is pretty cer- tain tit there will be more Jollification than religious feeling and more good dinners than prayers. In allthat the day will no doubt be, as it has always been, ever since it became a national holiday,@ day lor genoral rejoicing and lots of pumpkin pie on every family table. Indeed, @ dinner to-morrow without the Immortal pumpkin Ply would be a very graceless thing, for everybody Who has ever been™*way down in Massachusetts” can testify that it is the stre qua non of the dinner, even though modern innovations have added’ the Juscious turkey to the conglomeration 0; good things wherewith to de‘ight the inner man. Aside from its being a festival of New England growth, which eudears ib ts the heart of every downeaster, ao Wiel uew-fangied ideas May to shear it of some of its most attvactive Customs of “AULD LANG SYNE,” the fact that It has always been considered the one day Of (he. Sod ior the reunion of families where members may have been separated ail the rest of the year, will always of itself guarantee it a thorough celebration. This special feature of the duy was, 0 olden times, as all its other features were, more observed in New England than cise- where; but it has, within tne past three or jour years, become the day’s greatest attraction for ery family im the Union. Where is tie child et sehoo! far away from home who does pov look forward to ‘Thanksgiving = with =the most lvely _antlelpations—where the son, who having wedited within the twelvemonin and left the old homstead in @ cosey lutte New England village to live in some far distant Stale, who wil ot, if lic can, hasten to the scene of his boy nod days just to sit once more at the family board with broiners and sisters, father and motuer, and Wik over the days that have quickly flown by #iuce he Went away to buiid up a home tor iimself? Ail over the country to-morrow, irom way down in Mawe to the Pacific slope, there will be joy m thou- sands of households on account of this beautiful custo of reuniting, for one brief day in the year, ihe NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOV nee tgp eestor apes eee otreet, entertains young girls who are either home- long or strangers in the city, and affords lodging, food aud work uutil able to procure regular em- ployment. At the St. Barnabas House, street, At the Midnight Mission, No. 55 Amity street. At the Witson Industrial School and Mission VANITIES OF THE FAIRS. Nene at No, 304 Mulberry | Aid for the Foundlings and tho French War Victims. House, on tho corner of avenue A and Kighth street. Tho Charitable Heart of Now York Moving to Atthe Home Industrial School, at No. 24 West the Juvenile Guardian Soctoty ‘Thirty-third street and the Vity Mission, at No, 122 Leonard street, Atthe &t. Francis Hospital, undor charge of the Sisters of tae Poor of St. Francis, It ts at Nos. 407 and 409 Fi(t) sireci and Ne, 172 Sixth streot, At the New York Juventie Asylum, on the corner of 176th street and Tenth avenue, At the Union Kiome and School at 16tet strect and Eleventh avenue. At the Patriot Orphan Home at Flushing. Al the Sueitering Arms im ‘Venih aveuue, on the corner of 120th strect. * ‘The inmates of the ctty and fsland tnatitutions, under the charge of the Uomu oners of Charities and Qorrection, will aii be treated to a Thanks- giving dimner, has beeuw the custom fer many Jears past. Dinners will be given and entertainments had s0—- pe the Mission Senool, Fifty-fourth street and urd avenue, ‘At tie New York Port Society's Mission for Sea- men, ever street. The Shandiey Legion—Grand Military Purade and Monster Thanksgiving Dinner Party—"*Bayone: Jubilee Over the Late Brllot Victory.” ‘The long-talked-of parade and dinner of the Ed- ward J. Shandicy Legion will take place to-morrow. Allthe preparations are flualiy made, and a pro- mise is given of the Daest independont militia turn- out tne city has over witnossed. It 18 proposed to start at half-past ten o'clock A. M. from the Armory, Essex Market, and after a brief march through the principal streets of the Seventh, Tenth and Thir- wenth wards, passing the Oriental Ulub House on East Broadway, to proceed up Broadway to Four- tenth street, to and up Fifth avenue, passing the Bh mm Club House in review by Semator ‘Tweed, Governor Hoffman, General McCiollan, Mayor Hall, Peter B. Sweeny, and the newly elected State, county and city oficers. Returning, to dine at Irving Hall, where tables will ke set for fifteen hundred citizens. Here speeches will be made by distinguished invited guests, The dinner will be a meagnifloent One in all respects, and the great hall will be tastefully decorated for tne occasion. On the homeward march many political headquarters will be briliantiy iliuminated, and an escort of five hundred men, with lighted torches, will meet them atasuitable point and time for good effect. ‘The mien are to be uniformed ia black pants, army over- coats, with white body and cross belts, gray caps and white cotton gloves, The Legion will consist of two ful regiments, under the immediate command of brigadier General William M. Tweed, Jr., who, abo mecting of the eMvers heid last evening in the pariors of the Orientat Cluo House, No. 235 East Broadway, issued the following GENERAL ORDER NO. 1, HEADQUARTERS SUANDLRY LKGtON, Nov. 21, 1870. The regiments composing this command will parate, tully armed and equipped, on Tauraday, Moveuber 24, 187), The following are appoint the command of the First regi- ment, and will be obeyed accordin sly :--Colonei, George T. Haws; Licuienant Colonel, Patric Keenan} Major, M. Adjutant, Thomas Shiels, 1g companies Wil compose the First regiment, and will be known and take position fn linc as follows :— Firet compa M. J. Shandley; Second company, James b. Loylo; Third company, Danicl McGarvey; Fourth company, William Hennessy ; Fifth company, Thomas Kelly; Sixth company, William Medahon, ‘The following are appointed to the command of the Second iam rues alajor, J ‘Adjutant, James Carraher. ‘The following companies wi composo the Second regt- ment, and will be known @ position in line as fol- lows?--First company, Captain Eugene Durnin; Second company, Captain P. J. MeLaughlin Third company tatu Joli Byrng; Fourth company, Captain Micha Fifwh company, Captain Edward B. Kelly. ‘Reglmental lincs will be formed at the Armory of the Sixty-ninth regiment at nime o'clock A. M. sharp. Rezt- menta!, field and staff officers will report, dismounted, to the general commanding at the armory at a qaarter to nine Oolock A. 3. Cominantants of companics will report to the command- ants of their respective regiments the namber of men in their commands immediately “on their arrival at tho armory. Corumandants of companies will be held responsible for the strict cnforcement of orders from regimental commandants tn regard to the proper details for the equalization of com- Pany fronts, aud will seo that their respective companies are properly uniformed and equipped in accordance with the bill OF creas adopted by the Bourd ol Oficers, A squadron of cavalry, under command of Captain Contin, is detalled for escort duty, und will report to the general nding, atthe armory, at niue A.M. The followin; stall of” the general commanding, aux d respected necordingly:--William I, Joseph H. Tooker, quartermaster; family bonds which have been be rege broken. Yet in many joy will find no resting place, aud though the Thanksgiving dinner may be given aad the fainliy sit around the festive board and try to teel thankful for all heaven’s mercies, the sbeeuce of a loved one, whose laugh was wont toring out the merriest of ail, the vacant chairin which only @year bere he sat and chatted about what he would do the year to come, tie grave in che church- yard over which the earin lies yet fresh as when up- turned—all will give (he Lic to we sprightly and the joyful exclamation. THE TURKEY QUESTION. The Way People Get Their Thanksg' Turkeys—The Where, fore. There was considerable activity in the markets yesterday, and in Fulton Market especially the dealers were kept quite busy on the tarkey question. Not, indeed, that they take any more interest im the way that the great would-be furkey goUbler, Russia, \® pluming himself for a good dinuer on Vhurs- Qay or some other Thanksgiving Day soon aiter; bat the fact 13 they were active be- cause they couldu’t help themselves it they wanted | to make money. Making mouey being one of their datly habits, of course they were wlliing to do as their customers told them to do, provided always the customers did ine fair thing by them aud paid them what taey asked for turkey, goose, guau and chicken, “How ts Thanksgiving business?” asked a HzgaLp reporter of a red-faced, good-natured-looking fel- jow, who tn one of the stalls was vainly eudeavor- ing to pack up two turkeys in @ picce of brown paper not quitepig enough for one. “Good enough,’ was tue reply he spuliered out as he held between his teeth the end of the string with Which he was trying to bind the turkey coupic. “What's the price of turkeys (”" “On! all sorts, you know,” and the man gave a wink that had A WORLD OF MBANING tu It. “Dye eee ¥* said he, as he finally succeeded in geillng Lis hands clear of the obstinate big package and small paper surroundings, “we ‘aint at all ‘ard on people ‘ere "bout these thi It we seesa oor un come ‘long we do the square thing by ‘em. ¢ give ‘em a turkey cheap, cheaper than to a weil- to-do pusson.’? “How can you distinguish between well-to-do peopie and the contrary ?” “fe easy a3 Walkin’ straight when you're sober. You see, people whai's got money ahd comes to market thelrselves Knows u thing or two. They takes up a turkey, fer instance, and, says they, “What's the pricey’ i looks at the isect and then atthe pusson. Er he ben’t drest overmuch I takes eye notice on ‘em, and if he welghs the tur- ey in bis hand ike, and punches his dngers over At, { tolls him the thing square down.” “Then you mean to say youdon’t deal squarely by everybody?” ‘Not at all, Bless your sow, no! Tell ye how ‘tis. All turke: n't the same price. Now, there is the Brst quai They are twenty to twenty-five cents @ pound, and the worser class we sells from seven- wen Wo eighteen cents. The poor folks DON'T WANT THE BEST KIND, zor know, not do the ricn people want the other. when we gives the poorest t the poor and the dest to whose Who can pay well we only do what's fight. That's square, en?” **But you might, by chance, give a seventeen cent per pontd turkey to a well to do person instead of a twenty cent.” “We never make mistakes," was the reassuring ys vetne obliging poultry man then rattled over the ‘ives of various fowl, stating = chickens were m sixteen to twenty cents retall. He aiso volun- eae that the receipts of turkeys and chickens this Thanksgiv! week had been so far heavier than they were the Same fime last year, and (hat the present prices would not advance he fore Uhristanas. ns Way ad Wheres The Charitable Institutions. Dinners will be yiven— At the Howard Mission and Home for Little Wan- Gerers, No. 40 New Bowery, to the poor children of the neighborheed. « At the Five Points House of Industry, No, 255 Worth street. n Ac the Home for the Friendiess, in East Thirticth street. Turkeys and all other Thunkegiving gilts ‘Will be thankfully received. At the Newsbeys' Lodging House, No. 40 Park Place, under the auspices of the Culldren’s Aid So- ciety. A similar establishment for bootblacks, newsboys nd other youths who earn a precarious living upon the streets has bec opened during the past year, under Roman Catholic auspices, in Warren street, near Coliege place, where a dinner will be given to the inmates. The Girls’ Lodging House, at No, 135 Bicecker assistant quartermaster; Richard Dr. veorge V. Skill, ‘surgeon, Dr. tant surgeon; Gilbert. Wood, chap- kdward’ Price, aide-de- john U. Andrews, aide- Jumes’ Ryan, -camp; T. J. 4, alode-camp jeade-camp. id Edward Roach are detailed as right and left general guides of the First regiment, and John J. Dy- mond and William Green are detailed ns right aud lett gen- erai guides of the Second regiment, and will report to the ad- Saaaty att roppecnir® fegiments at the armory, at nine O'clock A. M. | By order. 55 Brigadier General WILLIAM M. TWEED, Jr, Commanding Snandley Leon, Marrimw PaTrRN, Adjutant General. ‘Tue number of men in line, it 1s expected, will be quite twelve hundred, and the two largest aud finest bands of music in the city will accompany them—that of the Seventh regiment, with General Grafalia as leader, consisting of sixty-four pieces, with a dram corps of forty, and the Ninto regiment band, Ol sixty pieces, and a de im corps of flity. THE TARGET COMPANIES. Ali th rget companies whe do not believe that ‘spWere of usefulness” was ended at the closing i$ On election day WHi aisu tara out, and Wattigan Musacteers, the O’Grogan Guards, tne Slabtown Rangors, the O'bhaughnessy Marks- men and the Patrique Macormique Franc-tireurs may be expected to parade amoung the rest, Whether they will parade 1s auother question, but that the} may be “expected” is a matter of individual voll- tion. There will donbtiess be the usual scare-away John Giipia ruling done by anndry troops of “fautustl- cais,”’ whether expected or not. ry 5 obert P. Gibson, lala; James Streets, pay camp; Peter Bowe, aid -de- 34. O'Vonhell Lynei ; Charles Religions Services are to be held in the morning in all the Protestant churches, and, by the express order ot Archbishop McCloskey, masses will be said in all the Catholic churches the same as on Sunday—that is, there will be a grand high mass and sermon im every church al hali-past ten o'clock. Bishop Paul, trom Alaska, who 1s on his way to Moscow, and who has beewten years In Siberia, will Say the iiturgy ia the Russian language, at half-pasi ten o'clock, in the Greek church, No. ¥51 Second avenue. The church will be open to members and e, jew invited persons ouly. Abanksgiving Amusements. The theatres promise a goodly list of entertatn- ments fur Thanksgiving, and the managers put thetr best toot forward for the occasion. Mr. Daly gives a matin®e, the long promised “Fernande,” at the Fifth Avenue theatre, and an evening performance also. ‘To-night will ve the first production of this great play. “rhe Serious Family,” in the eventing, will con- stitute the attraction at Wallack's, and a portion of tlie company will play “The Road to Ruin” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. “Faust,’’ “Love Among the Roses’? and “Romeo Jafiier Jenkins” make @ fine matince bill at Lina Edwin's. Niblo’s hag “The Rapparee” as a standby. “Rip Van Winkle,” ol course, at Booth’s. “Les Brigands” will cuarm the patrons of the Grand Opera House, i pie pantomimes as ‘Wee Willie Winkie” atthe mpc. rs, Lander playa ‘‘frou-Frou’’ at the Fourteenth Street theatre, Dan Bryant gives a matinée at his new hall in Twenty-third street. Two grand performances are promiscd at the Bowery, in which some of the most exciting of the east side sensations will be given. ‘There wili be taree performances at Wood's Mu- seum to-merrew. ‘The Globe has an entire regiment of stars for the atinée. A fine variety bill is promised at the Comique. Fish, the chalienge bareback rider, one of the Most accompitshed artists in his line we have seen, ig the attraction at the New York Olreus, Mra. Conway will afford her bation an oppor- tunity to see ‘Leon’ and Miss Minmie Conway at ‘the Park, hese ne Blind tom matinées at the Brooklyn Atheneum. Tony Pastor sings alot of new sengs and intro- duces Zoe and Lila, trapeze stars. looley furnishes Mr. John Mulligan asa feature. felch, Hughes & White's Minstrels give a choice bill at the Broekiyn Opera House. is ae freee oe eS = ein Minstrels ave H yy erlormances of the most altractive kind, Sick # ARRESTED FOR MUADER. — On @ requisition from the Governor of Maryland, detective Tilly, of the Ceutral OMce, yesterday ar- rested a German named Edward Serford, of Baltt- more, on o charge of murder. It appear that soma time last summer a policeman of Baltimore was murdered by roughs, Serford being the principal witness for th Labeda ge ‘he friends of the murderers eudeave to ae? Serford out ot ‘the way, Falling in this tuey conspired with an abandoned woman, named Myers, to get him power aad compel him to leave. 09 weman on SS a bl an altercation with Serfora, who beat her, the effects of which she died, and he immediately loi for this city. He was yesterday surren to Ohfef Crone, ef Baltimore, and was taken back to answer for tne homicide and to ap- aoe a8 $ Witness against tle murderers of the police \08t. the Succor of the Distros:ed—Soenes aud Incidents of the Foundling Fair aad Gallic Bazaar—Tho Fairest and Dearest of the Fair, “Oh, do take a chance, sir,” and the charming little supplicant looks imploringly at the visitor 43 he strolls leisurely through the fair of the Founding Asylum, I:resisttble as is the request, the thorough earnestness and innocence of the gentlo mendicant® seem to work most powerfully on the occasion of every appeal. It 1s not, therefore, to pe wondered at that the bazaar now proceeding at the Ar- mory of the Twenty-second regiment has proved an inmense success, The attractions are in- mumerabie, and the object one that hag readily enlisted the gencrouc sympathy of the com- munity at large. But aside from the noble charity itself the fair ts an institution in which a wost agreeable evening can be passed. The variety of character to be seen, the feeling of friendship which prevails, and the occasional merriment todulged in, to Bay nothing of the ELEGANCE AND REFINEMENT which mark the interior of the butiding, contribute to make the fair @ pleasant, soviabie and entertain. ing place. At nine o'clock enjoyment is at its highest. Here comes a pretty blonde of eighteen summers, tripping lightly over the well polished floor. She 1s attired in the most fascinating style, and with graccful mien, a little humor witha, twinkling in the corner of her bright blue eye, she prepares for her charitabie raid, “Take a chance for this beautiful cigar case, wont you, sir? It i very pretty, not, of course, because lmade it myself.” A bewitching smile ts radiat- ing over her beadtiful features, aud lnstinctively the purse comes forth. “You'll surely wjn it,’ and with this consoling ob+ servation she 1s off uke @ startled fawn. “But come, let’s take a walk round and see what's what and who's who,” is the inviting remark of ono of a group, and at slow pace the journey through the fair is commenced. At every table the most GORGEOUS AND ATTRACTIVE WORKS of art are brilliantly displayed. Hero is St, Ste- phen’s stall, over which the amiable Mrs. Colonel Chaitin, Mrs. McDowell, Mrs. Dr, Eminett, Mme. Girard and other ladies preside. There arc articles exhibited valuod at $5,009, and Mrs, Cualiin ts san- guine of disposing of everything, The splendid mohair shawl, prominently shown, ts worth $500; then there are also a fine dinner service of frosted sliver, point lace handkerciueis and tanumerable other elegant and attractive articies, Softly the beautitul periumes from ine foral tempie come stealing over the room. Ladies are busily engaged in arranging bouquets for sale and gullant Cavaliers are imaklag quick and ready purchases, Mrs. Richard B, Cennouy, irs, Fithian and Mrs, Earle are the presiding goddesses, aud in truth they tdi their dunes with queenly elegance. Tue ost Oillce, a Wonderful institution, 18 In charge of Mrs. Eliza Howard, than whom, by Uie way, there 1s nue @ more energetic or enterprising lady in the fair. MRS. HOWARD'S POST OFFICE docs & great business. She has letiers for a number of prominent genticmen, who won't mind a five dol- lar biil jor postal tees, Mrs. Davis assists Mrs, Howard, and between the two qulie an iuteresting bawh of communications ts forwarded to their owners With promptness und despatch, Miss Har- rison, iss Pirnne and Miss Dubreal are also beip- Mates, and give out lotiers tat would gladden the heart of any marrying man. : All over the room oue genia! smile pervades, and glidness reigns supreme, Here is Mr. Josep O'Donohoe, the treasurer, moving rapidly about, nis good-natured face aglow with satisfaction, and with @ Word of encouragement for all hans. “Well, Joe,” says a iriend, “iow’s everything?” “Tip-top; couldn't be better. We are now neariy up ‘to $20,000, with capital prospects,’ and with thls reply he is oi again. “But we haven't seea the hall of the fair yet. fere’s St, Francis Xavier’s stall, one of the best in the rooim,’’ and the group is under Way tu the airection indica‘ed, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Donnelly and Mrs. Deviln, Miss brennan and Miss O'Connor receive visitors with a hearty welcome and polnt out in eloquent terms the beautitully em- broidered firescreen and some excelicnt specimens of silverware. At the stall of St. Ann the Misses O’Brien assiduously preside, while at ot. Terésa’s a bevy of e.egant ladies superintend sales with courtly grace. Among others are Mrs. Jeremtah Quinian, Airs. Shay, Mrs. O'Neill, Mrs. Shields, Mrs. Thomas J, Cummins, Mra, Dixon, and last, though by no means least, is the vivacious and enlerprising Mrs. M. J. Walsh, who takes great pains tu showing two superb pedestals, a silver punch bowl and other fine aud useiul articles, At St. Peter's Mrs, Shiclds pre- sides; but one of the prettiest stalls m the fatr is that of St. Boniface, of which Mrs, J. J. Donohue has charge, The prominent fca- ture here ia a very valuable and exquisite diamond ring, @ beautiful clock of gilt bronze, and a tine collection of jewelry and embroidered ariicles. | Mrs. Donohue is assisted by Miss Hember, the Misses din Mra, Nicot, Miss Keiily and Mrs, O'Reilly. Mrs. Alderman Coman has charge of =t. Androw’s siall, while at St. Josepii's Mrs. Filbin, Mis. D, D, Farrell, the graceful and accomplished Mrs. Stait (who has presented a maguificent afghan, vaiued at ¢cvv and worked by hersci{), Miss Waish, Misa Re@nond, Miss Floya and otier charming young ladies direct the arrangements. Mre. Moore, with a very pleasing expression fer the numerous pur- chaser: resides at the stall of St. Patrick. ‘The ladies at St Gabriel’s arc Mesdames Fitz. patrick, Keenan and Dempsey. By far one of the Onost and most ciegant stalls is that o’ the HolyName. fhe articles are very costly, including clocks, vases, nd female , nov torge'ting a due Winchester rife. Mrs. M. T. Brennan and her beautiful and assiduous dauguter are in charg’, and carry on @ flourishing business, Mesdaines Glover, Prendergast and Ris- ton preside at une table of the Foundiing Hospital, which, with the others tn its vicinity, 1s oxceeaingly attractive. The other stalls iuciude those of St. John the Evangelist, in charge of Mesdames Pentiz and MoCormi St. Colomba's, under the care of three fascinating and exceedingly attentive young ladies, Miss Farroil, Miss Sadiier and the attractive Miss Givbons; the stallof “The Holy infaucy,” presided over by Mrs, Pholan, Miss Russell and Miss McDer- mott. A fine billiard table, presented by Phelan é& t | Collender, affords ainusoment to those desirous of HANDLING THE CUZ. ‘There fs also tho stall of St. Anthony, over which Mrs, Flynn, Mrs. Nolan eud Miss ]ouand preside; and the others include tho stall of the Transtigura- tion, tu charge of Mrs. McUloskey, and that of St. Nicholas, presided over by Mrs. Peirro,and that of St. Peter, in the care of Mrs. 0. W. Brennan. Nor should the refresliment stuli be o.attted; for in this department some of the most begutiful ladies werk zealously and successfully, Among the fair bevy are Mrs, Harnett, Mrs. Suyder, Mrs, Trainor, Mrs. Kelly and others, It is unnecessary to refer at length to the many objects of interest which the fair presents and of the zeal and atiention which its fair and noble patrons exercise. It has hitherto been attended with ihe most fruitful results, All seem to exert themselves to their utmost, from the litte children to the oldest inthe room. ‘fhe directors, of whom Denis Donohue and Jeremiah Quinian are among the most energetic, are contident thut the Foundling Fair will realize the brightest hopes of its chariiable promoters, It will close i @ few days With a grand prize drawing, and the Armory Will be occupied next week with the Hebrew Fatr. ' THE FRIENDS OF FRANCE assemble nightly at the large hail of the Seventy- first regiment, aud a dner display of art and beauty bas seluom been seen in this city, The success of the French fair has, so far, exceeded the expectations of those in charge. The receiptson Monday morning amounted to $40,000, and strong hopes were enter- tained that on the closing night not less than $.:00,000 would be the result of the undertaking for the poor suiferers in France. True it is that the lair ladies are working with commendabie zeal, and the money is rapidly pouring in, The appearance Eg on hall is most enchanting, looking mot a littio +, THE LAND OF THE FAIRIES. The music is delightful, the attractions all that the fancy could conjure up end the attendance of the most elegant ana refined description. Indeed, aside from the great charity itself, the spectacle presented each evening is something that elicits the greatest eae a gp thee a an all we Ratt ond. us recesdes, 1s an object at ol loveliness. Mrs, Ogden Doremes | presides, assisted by some of the most beautiful ladies in the fair, and the amount of business must goon ralse the treasu desired status. ‘The sweet fragrance ot the flowers, the enchant! penio, the Deaton Meron eet tin yy the eage! itching mi ‘who are per- foctly irresistible in thelr little demands; the elegant tollets everywhere to be secon, and the merry mood. of all fail not to create the most pleasing.impression. cored bf ala Week fadcinal ag Manoel, utter all “9 wih iy most ‘mnsical of retell readil the ear of the money heroes who traverse the hall, and re } Sre Soon commennicated with, In fact, standing im the corner and taking a quiet survey of the scene one ts strongly reminded of a OF DOLLAR BILLS. WAVY SEA ‘There are in ali twenty tables, each of which Ia at. tended by a galaxy of beauty. An interesting and humorous feature is the polling beoth, where votes are registered for the different ladies taking part, and the fortunate one having the highest number at the termination will be presented with a magni. cent diamond brooch, Mr. Strauss oficiates as the polling clerk, and as it costs a dollar to vote, his wit ingenuity are brought into play te onlist ¥ Many repeaters as possible. The fair for the rounded in france 14 altogether a most gratitying success. It will close in & tew days wit @ gran drawlag, 9a event antictpated with much pleasure, POLITICAL. NEW WORK ELECTION, Vote of the State—Zlofiman’s Majority 35,069—Immens» Democratic Vote ia the Tuterlor. i We publish below the full returns by counties of the votes oast for Hofman and Woodford at the recent election tn this State. The figures are oft- ctat in ali the counties, eave those of New York and Kings, bat the totals given tn these will not didter more than & few hundreds from those of the official canvasa:— 21803, ——1610. Gris- Hof- Wood Counties, man, man, ford. Albany...» 14,276 13,34 «(11,779 Alioghauy . 2,85 2,787 418 Broome... 8,928 8,807 Cattaraugus Cayuga. Delaware Dutchess, ar Washington.... Wayne... Westchestor Hoffman's niajority m 1868 Heilinan’s majority ia 137 Increase of democratic majority in 1870 over ANALYSIS OF THE VOTE, An analysis of the foregoing vote develops some noteworthy facts. Lxcepting m 1868 the figures ex- ceed those of any previous election held in New York. The falling of this year from the vote of 1868 foots up 84,312, of which 31,082 belong to the raral counties and 53,261 beiong to the metropolitan counties of New York and Kings. This completely reverses the usual order of election deticlenctes. Heretoiore the heaviest falling off has been in the interior. A supericial view of the vote in thia city may lead to the belief that the decrease was duc to the operations of the United States election taw, but it wus due really to other causes. It has never been charged that re- pesating was carried ou to any noticeable extent in the Eighteenth and T'wenty-first wards, and yet the registration in those wards this year fell short 6,082, compared with the registration of 1569, and 8,000, compared with the registration of 1368. In like Manner the Fiteenth ward shows a falling off of 1,500, the Seventeenth of 1,600, tne Ninth of 2,500, the Tenth of 1,200. When ti is remembered that in Most of the ower wards there was an increase, some reaseu must be found for the decrease in those referred to. An analysis of the fignres proves that the falling off ts-contined to those wards in which Sheriff O’Brien aud his parcy lead- ers possess induence, They would not support Hail, aud they refuse@ to ald Ledwith; hence they ab- stained from registerlug and influenced others to abstain, It is quite certain that had there been no feud in the democratic ranks the vote for Hoffman in tats city would have been probably 29,000 larger than itts, The Governor ts correct in saying that but for tis feud his majority would have been 70,000. How the case was in Brooklyn we have no means of learntag. THE COUNTRY VOTE, In 1868 Hoffman polied, outside of New York and Kiugs counties, 285,360 votes; at the recent election he polled 277,489 in the interior, or a decrease of only 7,871. This decrease, however, was not general throughout the State. In sixtecn counties he polled $,066 more voles than ta 1868 and in forty-one other counties he lest 15,301; but asthe radicat losses wero heavier in each of these counties tho ad- vantage still lay with him, With but one or two exceptions the republican vote decreased, in every county in the State, the total being 33,090, which is less by 2,000 than the majority Hofman has. But had tne total vote been polled on both sides Hofman woald have had # much larger ma- jority tuan 2,600. Fie would have had the 16,000 vetes in the forty-one counties referred to, and if the same increase noted In sixteen counties had beon obtained in all his majority on the faliest possible vote in the interior would not have less than 25,000, ‘These ideas are, it must be admitted, speculative, but they are based on the vote, and, even If they are speculations, are, at the same time, facontestibie, T1238 TRE RESULT IN FLORIDA. The Floridian of the 17th mstaut gives the follows ing as the proximate result of the recent election in that State:— Conservative majorities 4,693 Republican majorities. » 4,464 Conservative majority. » , 229 The republican majorities will scarcely be in- creased, while the conservative majorities may be di- minished in some few of the counties estimated, but are more likely tu the aggregate te be increased, ‘The comparison made ts between the vote for Day and Bloxham, opposing candidates for Lieutenant Governor. Nibvlack’s vote for Vongress will be larger tnan tnat given to Bioxham, and Wall's less than that for Day, the “Southern Loyalists” pretty geng- rally dropping him for Nibleck, though Wall runs ahead of him in the strong negro counties, The Senate at the present writing stands twelve conservatives to eleven wie ang The district to be heardirom is tue ty-fourth, composed of Monroe and Manatee counties, and the result will depend upon the vote in Manatee, We have strong beliet that Maloney, the conservative candidate, is elected over Locke, republican. POLITICAL NOTES AND COMMENTS. ‘Tne Lowell (Mass.) Courter states that Hon Ensign H, Kellogg 1s writing letters to prominent mem bors of the Legislature, asking them to suspend their decisions in regacd to the ejoction of United States Senator until the meeting of the general court. ‘The Courier wants to know what this means, Are there combinations secretly working against Henry Wilson? The Nashville Repudlican Banner states that Colonel James White, of Hawkins, Tenn., ciaims the election in the First Congressional district, and will contest the scat ot Butler. He alleges fraud and in- formalities at precincts in Carter county sufficient to change the result and give him the majority. ‘The Albany Argus saya that Grant's last shift was to attempt to cliange Schurz in Misseurt. ‘The Nashville (Tenn.) Union estimates the majority for Gor.eral Brown (democrat) for Governor at 50,000, Grant's majority, 30,446; democratic gain, over 80,000. A letter from Mr. William H. Armstrong, of Pennsylvania, who was defeated by eleven votes, states that he has not yet decided whether to contest the election or not, but that he is examining into the amount of frauds perpetrated by democrats, It ia stated that the democracy of the Dayton (Ohio) district invite rather than fear the contest for Hon, L. D, Oampbgll’s seat. vrepowed by the Schenck EMBER 23, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. people. They desire an opportunity to bring out the fact by proof before @ commtitce of that the protection ring at the East sent $40,000 into the district to carry Scheack's election by bribery end corruption, Por «ways that are dark and deeds that are vain" Mormons beat all creation. Fitch, republican mem- ber of Congress from Nevada, in order to secure hia own re-election, imported into his State some 409 Mormons to vote the radical ticket. ‘The saluts, however, went back on Fitch and voted the straight democratic ticket. Viton 1s permitted to stay at home by 200 majority. It 13 said that General 8. P. Chapman, of Wash- ington City, formerly of Ohio, witi be presented by the Grand Army of the Repubite as a candidate for the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the Forty-second Congress. ‘the Utioa Odserver (democratic) states that Henry 8. Randall, of Cortland, hus been mentioned in connection with the Speakersmp of the New York Assembly, and adds that “the suggestion has no doubt been well received by many democratic mem- bers.’” Au exchange says @ raid is being made upon the friends of John A, Logan in the executive depart- ments at Washington, and ti looks as if he was to be read outof the party like Schurz. ‘The sins that provoked this punishment are, frst, Logan’s bold attack upon army extravagance, and his bill for # sweeping reduction of the force of officers in the army at the last session of Congress; and, last, a speech made in Mlinois during tie late canvass Pitching tuto the St, Domingo Job, New Hampshire bas nine republicans who are “prominentiy mentioned” in connection witu the Gubernatorial nomiuation, Then there are six re- publicans in the First district who are desirous of being sent to Congress, six in the Second district and six in the Third. There will be a few more be- fore March, .. ASavaunah paper divides the Georgia politicians into two parties, the “colored negroes” aud the “white negroes.” The South Carolina State Senate will consist of twenty-five republicans and s!x reformers; the House of 102 republicans and twenty-two reformers, giving a republican majority of ninety-nine on joint ballot. This Legislature will elect a United States Senator, Of the State Senators eléven are colored men and twenty white men. Out of the 124 members of the Lower House, about eighty are colored men. MORLEY PUNSHON IN TAE LYCEUM, Tho Great Methodist Orator and His Opinions ot the “Lasyired Tinker.” Braving a stormy night, through rain that de- scendcd in floods and notin drops, a large audience gathered in Steinway Hall, last night, to listen to a lecture on “John Bunyan,” delivered by the Rev. William Morley Punshon, the orator of Methodism, The lecturer was in excellent volce, on tho best of terms with his audience, and the subject on which he dilated was one where his eloquent words went with the warmest emotions of his heart. The Bun- yan lecture 18 one of his early efforts, When first delivered in his native land (Kng- land), 1 gave Mr. Punshon a fame in the roll of lecturers ihat has never deserted him, and that won for iii atonce a place in the aiec- lions of his large and increasing audiences. Last night Mr. Ponshon adapted tuts iecture to his American audiences and in the extract from Udgar Poe's “Raven” and the humorous story of “uer- son, pald an appreciated compliment to the people of his adopted land. The lecturer was frequently interrupted by earnest applause, and moved his attentive audience to tears or siniles at his own sweet will. Relying little upon a copy of the printed lecture placed upon his desk he gave him- self up for the most part to extemporancous delivery, and, carried away by the enthustasm of his subject or his carnest desire to euforee some practical truth, he paced the platform, pouring forth sentence alter sentence, so polished, $0 nervous and so warm with life that all who heard him seemed to wish him to Jinger, so t the ri-lt sweetnoss and fulness of such Weil-selected Saxon might be more thoroughly pd agg ys gt losing with a ape ara bhrase of the “lone watches of the night,” he quietly sat down amid loud applause, and the au- dience rose from tuelr seats oniy to encounter the worst part of the storm of a very stormy day. THE JERSEY BOY MURDERER. The Trial and Acquittal of the Boy John Butler at Jeisey City—Affecting Scene in the Court. On the first day of August last several boys were playing at base ball at Greenville, N. J. Joun Schaatfer struck the ball over a fence, and Augustus Thau, @ lad about ten years of age, came along, picked it up and+was looking atit, when a youth named John Butler, about the same age, ran up, snatched the ball and pushed Thau back. The latter retaliated by another push, and Butler thereupon threw the ball at him, but missed. A quarrel ensued between the boys, and Butler's mother came up. While she was remonstrating with young Butler seized the but and dealt young Thau # blow on the head, from the effects of which he died next day. The Coro- ner’s jury rendered a verdict agaist Butler, and he was coniiued in thecounty jail. The Grand Jury punant in a bill of iudictiment ai the present teri of court. Yesterday forenoon the trial came off at the Hud- son County Court. ‘The evidence adduced is com- prised ia the foregoing facts. When Mrs. Thau, mother of deccascd, was placed on the witness stand, she was so overpowered by her feelings that she could not deliver a #enience except in words broken by sobbing. She testifed that she sent out oer boy for ice cream, aud soon after she received Information that something had happened to him; she went out and found lim holding his head and crying; he became delirious, and aiter getting home wanted to go w the bay to bathe; he was seized with vomiting that night, Dr, Wiikingon testified that he found the boy suf- fering from concussion of the brain, and when he made the post-mortem examination he came to the congiusion that death was cuused by Congestion of the brain. Counsel for the defence made two points in behalf of the prisoner—naincly, that the heat of the sun to which Thau was exposed after receiving we blow accelerated his death, aud that in any case the ten- der years of Buticr wade him irresponsible for the act. ‘The jury after an absence of ten minutea rendered A verdict Of acquittal and the young prisoner waa discharged. EXCITING S'ENE A THEATRE, Fire at the Opera House in Trenton, N. J A Fortunate Escape. On Monday night the exhibition of “The Piigrim” was being carried out in the Opera House at ‘Tren- ton, N. J., when an accident occurred which threat~ ened to result seriously. The exhibition was for the benefit of the Third Presbyterian church, and upwards of seven hundred members and friends of that church were present. Tho fight with the devil in the “Valley of Humiliation” was just concluded, when a boy taking a light behind tne scenes set the curtain on fire, The cry of alarm was raised among the audience, and many of the ladics Were about to rush for the door, whem Mr. Bain ap- ed, and by his great covlness and presence of imind dispelled all rs by assuring lis audience hat the accident was # mere tride, and that the ire would be extinguished ina few moments, Mr. John Sandy also appeared to make the apnounce- ment that the danger had passed. In the meantime there were great bustie and oxcltement behind the scenes, and there were mauy persous among the audience who believed at one time that the butiding would be burned down. The damage tBicted, however, was very slight. BATTLE AT PIOCHE, NEVADA. Contest About a Miee—Tws Men Killed and Ton Wounded. (Hamilton, Net. (November 13) Correspondence of the Alta California. Adispute between parties for the possession of the Bonner and Creole imines at Ploche City cul- minated in a battle at that place on Wednesday last, in which W. G. Sullivan was killed and ten other men wounded, and twe pI itated down the shaft of the Creole, seventy feet, ese two escaped with bute few led bruises. It appears that the Bonner workmen from tie works on Tuesd evening and took ion, holding the mine until! five o'clock on Wi esday afternoon, when they were gttacked and drawn out by @ party of the Creolo men. Trouble had been looked for all day, for it was ru- mored around town that @ vets Were arming to take pesseaston of the mii force if necessary. At the time of the attack all trouble was supposed to be over for the day at least, but as soon as the Sring commenced the mountain side was black with phe. ‘the crowd was allowed to approach within & hundred yards, when they were halied and forbid- approach jone of the wounded are considered in any mer anger, but their wounds are very painful. e following are the mames of those wounded:—Jamos Finley, Thomas Newland, Jack White, Albert Doh, John Morgan ana Court ney. The names of those who foll down the shatt aro not yet socertaines. wos beri es were i skirmish, The ies retaming the Oreos mine art the fight were arrested by Kane on Wednesday evening. They werd brought before Justice Clapp on Thursday morning, and, upon their waiving an cxamination, were held wader $6,009 ball, Which Was Biveu wie — ” Kit" IW THE PIT AGS. He fs Arraigned, with All of His Audience, in the Tombs—How the Crowd Looked — “Kits” Views on Religion and Rat Baite—His Declaration of Principles. The ¥ourth ‘Ward has a fame of tts own for con- tatning with:n its boundaries some of the choicest Troughs of the metropolis, ‘The record of “ Kis" Burn Is eclipsed by the more daring deeds of vory many of bis acquaintances. But “Kit” ts only & “sport,” and the “boys” took unon him to be their own ta that regard, and his only mission ou this earth to be the caterer tor them of fun suited to thetr tastes. The development of bru- tal instinots is not much to be wondered at in the pupil, remembering who the teacher is; and it is ‘not, therefore, surprising that a dead rat ora dying dog nas pecullar charms for tho Fourth ward “behoy.’” For some time past Kiw’ has been lapor- -ing under the heavy influences which were “pited on to him," to use his own words, just at the time the celebrated “WICKEDEST MAN OF NEW YORK’ was brought to the surface, for the purpose of veing prayed und moaned over, to the end of his eternal wellare and @ handsome little commoton in the missionary world of Gotham. Strangely aid the religious excitement then strong in Water street affect “Kit,” aud i was with no common emotion he beheld the dance house of his old and esteemed filend, “tho wickedest man.” cloved to his admiring gaze forever—a fact. whtch 40 deeply impressed his own thuggish sensibilities that, in au hour of exasperation, he pledged the solemn word ef a mart that the place hitnerto known to his friends and the public as : “KIT BURN’S DOG Prt’ should be known to them no more. But alas! tor the stability of good resolutions; alas! for the dewp religious fervor which went down (and tt must have nad a terribly rough passage) Into the soul of “Kit,* alas! for the ineffectual prayerful moans and sighs which were daily ‘piled on’ in the re- ceptacie that had been dug out in ‘itr to receive thom. That receptacle Nas been closed up since; the lid has been put on, and whether the material that brought about the sin- ner’s conversion is still m the place whcre it was “piled,” or that “Kil” has exhausted the supply, or that it needs a little more eyewaicr to nourish 16 into blossom and fruit, no human mind ean venture to determine accurately. But “Kit has fullen into the errors of lis old ways—hes fallen even mto the pit--:nd though he did not, owing to ine timely arrival of the police, long remain there, yet it is & fact that into it again did he go, and unit would he haye stayed, too, in allthe glory of master of tha ceremomes, had not the unforeseon event just hinted aé taken bin ouband tu due course of events led him to the Tombs Police Court, a prisoner charged with brutality to antinals anc & monster of A RELIGIOUS RENEGADE, Yesterday omnes HBKALD told the story of how “Kat had sent out his cards calling om the public to come to his ‘new piv)’ and see an extibiiion called a ‘Rat-balt,” and how scarcely had (he audi- ence taken their seats wien the “bail” was traus- forined into a dog fight, and how “Kit,” his fricud “Sh Jeuniugs? and his other friend, “Mickey Da: ith thirty-four others, had all been arrested and handed m to the Fourth ward station house. “KITS” APPHARANUE (N THE TOMES yesterday morning, surrounded by his frleads and admirers, was sometning worthy of the pity even of a cruelty to animals society. Among ihe crowd were gentlemen adorned with facial (rails has, to say Lhe least, were strikingly singular, IN THE MATTER OF NOSES. There was such a diverstt. of siyic that a portrait painter might study them with advantage, with a very determined view ever after to avoid in his wade even their remotest resemblance. Kyes are beyond description. ‘lhe mouths can best be dis- posed of by refecting fora moment on that iea- ture engaged in the process of ‘‘chawing oat” a& man’s huse and scalping the eyebrow in the opera- ton, Ascertaining ‘it’s’? location in the court (he reporter, desirous to find out, if possible, tne present religious state of mind ol the jamet ‘converted, interrogated the sport as foliows:—“You were uu pre] sd, Mr. Barn, for this state of affaits 1” ty —1 had nothin’ to do with it. ‘She d-d sons of guns didn’t let me know a d—1 thing about tue dogs. Lain’t to blame nebow—aud sce here, young feller, if you're agoin’ to say anythin’ about ‘me in the papers—tor i seen you before, you know— you jist 8.yas i'm stillina rebgions way of thinkin’, and not agoin’ back to the old business, you Know, “The geueral opinion was, Mr. Buro, that you had been leading & most exemplary lite,” “ire’—aAnd the general "pinion was right I telt yer, 'ceptina Uitte “pait’ onthe sly that the—you know yerseif—idn’t know a G—d d—d thing abo Pve been most strictly vartuvus ever suce ME AND JOHNNY ALLEN tuk to the Bible, you know, an’ the preachin’ aod the singin’. It didn’t do me much good anyhow, L fear, an’, tween me an’ you, the Lte didn’t su t me no way. IJ lke sport, incocent sport, you know, with uo 4iarm it; akind of divarsion luke—well no matter; an’ d—n me if ken gee why any one should lock me up for a kfiln’ of varinin. Them’s my sentt- ments, an’ I'll stick by them as long as me name is Christopher, or, as they oall me, “Kit? Burn. LAW FOR DCG FLGHTERS. Mr. Howe, who appeared for the prisoners, now informed tne Court that “Kit,” “Johnay’’ aud Mickey" were prepared to gtvo bail to appear for trial, and, as well as ali the others, e:ected to be tried At the Court of General Sessions, his Hoaor being & member of the Society for the Prevention of Crucity to Animals, and therctore very likely prejudiced against the prisoners. dupes DowLina—I was a member of the Society tor the Prevention of Cruclly to Auntinals, but for some tume past 1 believe they have dropped me from thelr roll. L ihereiere cannot see how, if the prisoners were to be tried at Special Sessions, my prejudices could influence ine agalust them, supposing that in my judicial ca- pacity | should allow wy prejudices to ifuer me ai all, But, as the prisoners have a perfect right to be tried before a jury at the Court of General Ses- sions if they choose, 1 hold each and atl of them for tial ip that court. Before the court adjourned more than half of tho total number of thirty-four roughs were discharged from the Tombs on bail SOVERLAND TO PEERSKILL.» Paulding’s Perseverance—Progress of the Man, Wheelbarcow and Bug of iuck- wwhent, The task of trundling a wheelbarrow, laden with ay bag containing one hundred pouads of buckwheat Nour, from Now York to Peekskill, in Nquiaation of an olection wager, undertaken by John U, Paulding, particulars of which appeared in the Harap of yesterday, caused unusual excitement throughout the Hudson river towns in Westchester county, where he is universally known. Having restea in Yonkers on the preceding night, Paulding set out from that village yesterday morning at 8:26 o'clock, accompanied by Theodore H. Gallagher and Isaac Currie in behalf of E. M. Conkling, the other con- tracting py, to the wager. Tripping lightly over this portion of the road, which 13 indeed none of tae best for pedestrianism, Paulding arrived in Tarry- town at twenty minutes past twelve P. M., having knocked off eleven rough miles in three hours and ninety-five minutes. After partaking lightly of re- freshinents rredey | (who was popemnnly fresh as when he commenced his feat), sought the retirement oreprryate room, where he was placed in bed and carefully covered with warm blankets, In @ conversation he informed the writer that, With the exception of a dimmutive ver oneach foot, he had experienced no fatigue since leaving ‘the city, and expressed his intention of remaining in Tarrytown uutil thismorning. The distance to be travelled, via the Albany past road, 16 forty-five miles, twenty-eight of which wore already per- formed; and as the conditions of the wager allow Paulding until to-niorrow evening to complete his task, he is sangulne of accomplishing the novel feat wie exerting auy extravrdinary effort in so olng. WILL THSS PRISON.R BE TRIED? Young Kelly Arraigned in Court—Aldermaa Farley Interested in the Caso—Committul for Trial of the Prisoner. In 4 private rovm of the Yorkville Police Court, yesterday afternoon, was held by Judge Uoulter the examination into the case of Joha Kelly, charged with robbing the house of Mr. William L. Peok, of No. 714 Lexington avenue. The respectavtlity ot the parities interested in the case caused 1¢ to ba fraught with more than the usual interest attached nisen urn Some cor tie amoatFeopectabio accused, comp: some Of eople of the Ninctoenth ‘ward, nro present. mong others in attendance were ox-. idorman Farley and Justice Moduire, both of Whom oocu- ied seats ou the bench. All the propery, stolen om Mr, Peck was brought Peg by tie detec. tives, with the exoe ofa dress and shaw! | valued at about a0. Te seeins that the prisoner had algo robbed bis father and step-mother, thre inter ‘whom lost saveral valuavic artictes. Among the other roperty recovered were somes ‘nts and vests and other articics of vaiuo, for which i. Sie maple as hts lost thing will do well to call at the Nineteenth pre-— ciuet station house. On thu affidavit of ae Peck the ‘was held te answer in default of $2,000" bail. In his formal examimation Kelly exonerate his father and all parties who had been suspected oF complicity La the robbery from all blame, and they were govordingly discharged. The question now occurs, Will the proper ever be tried in @ lign court? 4 great many persqps Deileve uate |.owners have not yet