The New York Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1871, Page 7

SST eR eae TF there are actors who derogate from the dignity of their profession, as there are clergymen who derogate from the dignity of theirs; and it would obviously be as rational to revile the Church on account of the degradation of some of its public servants as to heap obloquy on the stage on account of the vagaries of some of its votaries. The stage in its highest con- Geption is a powerful coadjuter of the Church in making men better, wiser and happier, and fven in ite less lofty attributes it lights up with mirth and merriment the hard lot of the toilimg masses, and to that exient even the Jowliest harlequin may be said to be a worker of good deeds. But when we come to the higher realms of art—of comedy, as in this in- stance—who has ever witnessed Holland’s sweet and tender performance of Humphrey Dobbin without risiug a better man? And we are asked to mourn over the grave of an actor who devoted his whole life to the performance of his elaborate and artistic labors, who glad- dened the hearts of thousands by his tender strokes of art, and kindlod in them gentle or joyous emotions, It may be said, with all pos- sible deference to the clergy, that as an indi- vidual such an artist made as nobie use of his opportunities for good as the pastor of his, Perhaps in the sight of Heaven many actors ‘who, with stronger temptations to frivolity and levity, labor honestly and weil will soar above many clergymen who, with hearts as hard as ‘the adamantine rock and cold as the icy pole, presume to propound those gentle theories which are the essence of Christianity, of love to the humble and charity to all men. This outrage to the remains of George Holland, which is a distinct violation of the laws of charity and love, is not, be it remembered, offered to the living. It is offered—a much more heinous sin—to ihe dead; It carries the evil intent up to the gates of eternity and fills with sadness and affliction his sorrowing family and friends. The Rev. Mr. Sabine has not even the excuse of being personally ignorant of the character of artisis as a class. His father, who is an Englishman, has been for many years the favorite physician of several of the leading members of the profession, and has always expressed admiration of their many genial qualities, and bis soa bas had ample opportunity of knowing that, with some, per- haps with many, light follies, they are a kindly, gentle race, Yet the Rev. Mr. Sabine has as yet shown no outward sign of the sorrow and contrition we must believe he fee!s within. Hoe simply says he has preached against theatres, and so thinks it part of the logic of his life to refuse the rite of Christian burial to its mem- bers. But what right had he to preach against the stage? He may most properly preach against any of its excesses, which infringe upon the laws of morality, as against any social extravagance; but to anathematize the stage in sweepmg generalities is excommuni- cating humanity itself in the personater of its most salient and comprehensive charac- teristics, In what canon, we should like to know, save in the uncharitableness of his own heart, did the Rev. Mr. Sabine find any forbiddal of the performance of the burial service over an actor's grave. Within the past six years some twenty artists have been buried out of churches of his communion. Buta short time since, at our neighbor church of St. Paul’s, not one only, but several clergymen of his creed assisted at the funeral of Mr. Henry Placide. An actor has a niche in Westminster Abbey, among the worthies of England, and Charles Dickens, proud to be considered an actor, sleeps there now. Some of the first Church dignitaries of England officiated at the funeral of Charles Ke; The stage has, beyond avy other profession, been ever the handmaid of charity. Does a disaster occur, bas a suffering to be healed, has a charity to be lifted up, the eye of the suppliant first looks to the stage, and never looks there in vain. It has been the favorite, because, at the same time, the most innocent and intellectual, recreation of the genilest and noblest of every land. The head of the Episcopal Church, to which this gentle- man himself belongs, the good Queen Victoria, might be seen almost nightly surrounded by her family at some London theatre, following with delighted interest the progress ef the play, and she has a series of theatricals every season at a theatre within her own house. In our own city during the past few winter:, at Mr. Jerome’s most charming theatre, some of the most beautiful and best and kindliest of the women of our own city, including some of this reverend gentleman’s own flock, took de- light in giving performances, the proceeds of whieh brought relief and comfort to many a suffering home. How, then, does this man dare to insult the memory of 2 good old artist and throw a fresh sorrow into an already afflicted home? The result is simply vhis, that the Rev. Mr. Sabine’s name will forever re- main a scandal and a byword in the annals of the Church and of the stage, and his bigotry will pave the way for a broader Christianity and for a more generous appreciation of a pro- fession which he has so wantonly outraged in the person of one of its mest honored me bers. It may be easy and pleasant for the Rev. Mr. Sabine to say, “Pass on, this is my business,” and doubtless most of the world will pass on and think no more; but we should like to lead this man to the grave he has insulted and to the household whose hearts he has wrung, and say to him, as Fene- Ton said to that other: proud young priest, clad ina little brief authority, ‘Who are you that you should dare to judge and assume a pre- rogative which belongs to God alone?” Tur SurvEeriNas or THz Pops.—Cardinal Antonelli, in his circular from the Vatican, which we published yesterday, says that ‘‘the French revolution of the last century, its horrors and its orgies, are dnly to be compared with what goes on in this miserable city (Rome) since the entrance of the Italian troops.” And he wants to know ‘‘thow the Bovercign of this Rome (the Holy Father) NuKW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1871.-TRIPLE SHEL. Open Regattas—A Suggestion for the Noxt Yachting Season. The inauguration last season by the Brook- lyn Yacht Club of a union regatta presented a new feature in yachting in our waters, and a most important one. Open as it was to the yachts of all clubs, it became popular with all yachtmen, and excited among them an in- creased spirit of rivalry to possess the largest, finest and fastest vessels that money and art can procure. Witness the race for the Queen's Cup in our waters last summer, When was there a sight equal to it in our bay? Business was ina great measure sus- pended to be present, every available steam- boat was chartered to bear the crowds of people to view the contest between our mag- nificent vessels and the crack craft of English waters, and so it will be whenever a rogatta is open to the vessels of all squadrons in which so many of our people feel an interest, Thousands will go to be present at a race where there are so many contestants, whereas but few would feel sufficient interest to leave business and other means of recreation to wit- ness a regatta in wh there may be but few entries of vessels, belonging to the members of but one club. The impetus given to yachting by the long and pleasant season of last year has been the means of adding largely to our magnificent fleet of yachts. Theres has lately been launched the schooner yacht Enchantress, the property of Mr, George Lorillard, one of our most enterprising yachtsmen, who crossed on the Vesta in the first ocean race, and after- wards in the Meteor, and who is seon to leave in his new and beautiful craft on an extended eruise to the West Indies, the Azores and the Mediterranean. There are now building for Captain Samuels, Mr. Louis Lorillard and Mr. Frank Osgood, the former owner of the famous Magic, three beautiful schooners of tonnage equal to the Sappho and Dauntless, all of which will be ready by next summer. These will be important additions to our squadron, and exciting times may be expected when the raco comes off that is to decide their merits in speed and seagoing qualities ; and here will be av excellent opportuaity for an open regatta for a cup to be offered by the New York Yacht Club. If this suggestion is carried out it will draw together a fleet such as the world has never yet seen; it will attract the attention of foreign yachtmen, and doubtless will be the means of drawing to our waters quite a num- ber of their eraft to compete for the prize thus offered to the yachis of all nations, A number of vessels are being constructed by Englishmen in the hope of beating their own champion— the Cambria—and they may be tempted, if successful against her, to come this side and try once more to carry off the palm for speed. Every inducement should be held out for them to do so, and we hope that the New York Yacht Club will announce an open regatta as the great feature of the next yachting season. In English waters yacht races that are free to all comers create more interest and excite more attention than a mere club regatta, They draw crowds to witness them, and they become, as it were, a great marine Derby, that is thought about, talked about and can- vassed with all the excitement that one wit- nesses among the owners of or those inte- rested in the favorites of the turf. Then when the day arrives the tumult increases. All, of high aad low degree, must be there to see; and the going to and coming from the race, the con- troversies among those who favored the win- ner and those who backed the unfortunates, combined with speculation on future regattas, improvements in model, changes of rig, and the many other matiers appertaining to yachts and yachting, all serve to render the day one of great interest and pleasure, even to those who taay not have carried off the cup or wona bet. In former times English yachtmen con- tended that our vessels were only fitted for smooth water. The ocean races dispelled that idea, and now they see many of eur peo- ple owning vessels on board of which they can go with a party of friends, and cruise in all the oceans of the globe if they so desire. With what yachts we now possess, and those we will have before the season commences, let us arrange fora great open regatta to come off next summer, to see if the experience of last year has accomplished anything to give us addi- tional speed orincreased fitness for bad weather at sea. Message of the Governor of Massachusetts. The annual address of the Governor of Mas- sachusetis to the “General Court” is always regarded with more or less interest by people in every part of the country, for in every part of it descendants of New England and of the State of Massachusetts are to be found who will never forget the memories of the good old land of their forefathers, In the document before us Governor Claflin, | very naturally for a New Englander, first treats of the public finances, and says the financial policy adopted by the Legislature pos produced economy in expenditure and fully sustained the credit of the State at home and abroad/ The sinking fund now amounts yearly to more than a willion dollars, and the assurance of present and future ability for the prompt liquidation of the principal of all existing liabilities, without recourse to taxation, is very gratily- ing. The total funded and unfunded debt of the Stato amounts, in round numbers, to twenty-eight and a quarter millions, and the sinking funds for its redemption amount to more than fifteen millions. he ordinary ex- penditures for the present year are estimated at $4,700,000; revenue, $2,200,000; leaving $2,500,000 to be raised by taxation, unless, as we are sorry to sce the Governor recom- mend, the tax on savings banks be increased to one per cent-—a measure that must, directly or indirectly, affect the poorer classes. In regard to that great Massachusetts “bore,” the Hoosac tunnel, the Goveraor says there seems to be very little doubt of its speedy completion, although, notwithstanding Stale subsidies amounting to millions have aided the undertaking, only half the mountain could with impuaily go aboyt among these who decree honors for and rejoice over and laud to the ekies all who have been and all who siill are his most rabid enemies.” Clearly these troubles between the Italian gov- ernment and the “reds” on the one side ia Rome and the Pope and his clergy on the other are assuming a phase which calls for the earliest possible intervention of the great Powers of Eurove, has been perforated, and a decade and a half of years have been consumed in the work thus far. In relation to other railroad matters the Governor announees that the Common- wealth is “in” for abont three millions six hundred thousand dollars logned the insolvent Boston, Har and Erie Railroad Company— about as flagrant a “job” as ever the lobbies of a State Legislature were pestered with, The income of the Massachuselta State | Army, arrived at the Everett House yesterday, and Prison yearly exceeds the expenses by uearly thirty thousand dellars. Tizis, we believe, is a better exhibit than our Sing Sing Prison; but probably this is owing to the fact that “smarter” men get inio the Massachusetts prison than in those ef New York, The Governor claims that Massachusetts is the only State that extends pecuniary aid to disabled soldiers and the families of the slain, That can hardly be correct, when we reflect upon the number of one-armed and one-legged organ grinders in blue we unfortunately see at the corners of the streets of New York, But, perhaps, in one case it is State aid, in the other only street aid. Why not have a muni- ficent system of national bounty that would keep all these hoaest veterans ‘‘casy in their boots”—if they have any—for the remainder of their days? Governor Claflin refers favorably to the prohibitory liquor law, and srys, as a whole, the system works well, thousands of dram- shops having been suppressed under it and the whole traffie curtailed. He has a kindly word to say about the reformation of inebriates, the State police, the demands of the agricul- turists, the inland fisheries, education, the labor question, commerce, and pointedly favors woman’s suffrage. On the latter sub- ject the Governor says “‘it is difficult to see why one sex only should exercise the privi- lege of voting, and there eertainly are many strong considerations why those now excladed should be permi(ted to share in public affairs.” Woman's suffrage, therefore, may be set down as one of the planks in the New England republican platform for 1872. So once was Mormonism, which was stigmatized as a “twin relic of barbarism ;” but what is it now, and whet is the republican party doing about it ? The Governor presents the usual apotheosis about the patriolism of Massachusetis and her labors to maintaia the Union, and, with a brief glance at the pending terrible conflict in Europe, concludes a very well put together, concise and comprehensive State document. Reliet for the City—The Elevated Railway syste There are insuperable objections to almost all the various means proposed to secure rapid transit from one end of Manhattan Island to the other. Projects for underground rail- ways, arcade railways and surface railways have failed to win the confidence either of capitalists or of the public. Many of these projects are alike doubtful and ex- pensive. The attempt to carry them into execution would but repeat the failure of the one-legged railroad on Greenwich street, which the Grand Jury has just very properly indicted as a nuisance. The only practicable solution of the problem of rapid and conve- nient transit must be found in the construc- tion of what Gorernor Hoffman describes in his message as ‘fan elevated railroad upon a solid structure, raised so high as to cross the transverse streets by arches that would offer no obstruction to ordinary travel and avoiding interference with the leading avenues by pass- ing chiefly through the middle of blocks.” Now that capitalists favor and both Mayor Hall and Governor Hoffman adopt the ele- vated railway system originally recommended by the Herarp it is to be hoped that such legislation will be applied to it without delay as shall guarantee its success and put an end to all the impracticable schemes hitherto sug- gested for the relief of the city by rapid transit. The Broadway scheme, particularly, should be at once and forever rejected, Tre Meraopist Book Coxozrn Fravps.— On Thursday next, we are informed, an ecclesiastical tribunal of some of the high dig- | nitaries of the Methodist Episcopal Church will meet in this city to try the assistant agent of the “Book Concern” of this extensive and powerful denomination in reference to certain frands charged against him ia the purchase of paper and other transactions of said ‘Book Concern.” Thera have already been two or three star chamber investigations and alleged whitewashing reports of this business, and if this trial is to be conducted with closed doors it will doubtless be as profitless in its results as these confidential inspections of the books, The public at large, as well as the Church, have an interest in this matter, which demands an open trial, and the decision of a secret in- quisition will be apt, under public opinion, to be judged by the old maxim that “‘where all is not open allis not honest.” At all events, if on Thursday next we find that this trial is to | be conducted confidentially among the breth- ren concetned in this “Book Concern” we shall conclude that it means oaly a little more whitewashing. Ex-Suerirr O N, aman who is out of politics and therefore speaks of that which he knows but in regard to which he is not per- sonally prejudiced, says that Hoffman’s de- clination of the Presidential nomination for | 1872 ison a par with Seymour's thrice ‘“‘re- fusal of the crown upon the Lupercal” and Vice President Colfax’s early, but yet unreal- ized, withdrawal from public life. According to the ex-Sherifi, the Governor means it as a stumbling block for his enemies and the ene- mies of Tammany. Personal Intelligence. General N. H. Davis, of the United States Army, has left the Grand Central Hotel for Boston. Major General J. G. Foster, of the United States left the same day for Washington. Baron Otard de la Grange is among the latest de- partures from the Hofman Honse. He saiied yes- terday by the City of Brussels for Europe. Colonel Thomas Steers, from South Carolina, of Governor Scott’s sta, 18 quartered at the Metro- | poittan Hotel. enator J. W. Pa‘terson, from Vermont, arrived yesterday at the Astor House, en route for Washing: | ton. General A. P. Hovey, from Indiana, is among the recent arrivals at the Hoiman House. Mr. F.S. Nuckolls, Congressional delegate from Wyoming, 1s stopping at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Colonel Charies Lee, & prominent citizen of San | Francisco, is sojourning for a few days at the Grand Centra! Hotel. Professor Fairman Rogers, of Philadelphia, 1s staying at the Albemarle Hotel. Colonel Thurlow, from Pennsylvania, has takea quarters at the Fiitn Avenue Hotel, Mr. James E. Koily, mber of Congress, of Croton Fails, N. Y., arrived yesterday at the St. James Hotel. ~ Mr. J. G. SheMletd, owner or the paper mannufac- tory of Saugerties, 18 temporarily at the Everett House. Paywaster James Hoy, of the United States Navy, | is temporary statioued ay the Hodman House. . { tobacco in bulk, on wi WASHINGTON. The Georgia Senatorial Complicatio—A Dull Day in the House—A Buckeye Tilt upon the Orientals —Vinnie Ream’s Statue of Lin- cola—The Orville Grant Correspondence, WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 1871. Congressional=The House in Session. The session to-day was devoted exclusively to general debate as in Committee of the Whole, Mr, Wilson, of Minnesota, m the chair. Mr. Rogers (dem.) of Arkansas, addressed the House in ex- posure of republican frauds at the late election In Arkansas, and Mr, Mungen @em.}, of Ohio, made @ speech on the dangers to be apprehended from & continuance of Chinese immigration. Mr. Smith (ep.), of Tennessee, defended Governor Clayton, of Arkansas, from the aspersions cast upon him ta the speech of Mr. Rogers. A long ¢tiscussion ensued as to the proper construction of a clause of the Arkansas constitution disfranchising former rebels who had once sworn to support the constitution unless they voted for that constitution or sustamed the reconstruction policy of Congress. The atscus- sion was participated im by Messrs, Smith, of Ten- nessee; Rogers, Maynard, Niblack, Ferris, Porter aud McCormack. The House adjourned at four o’clock, The Georsin Senators. The Senate Judictary Committee had a session to-day for the purpose of inquiring ito the status of the Georgia Senators, The case is very much mixed, and, as theve are three or four diferent sets of Senators, the main question 1s, who ts entitled to ® seut? One fact has been settled, namely, that only one of the whole party will be entitled to a seat After the 4th of Mareh. The fortunate individual is Foster Blodgett, who, it 1s said, helped to carry Georgia for the democrats, so that there might be ho new election for Senator by the meimbers of bis own party, - A Buckeye After the Heathen Chinee. ‘The House met to-day tor debate only, and several Gentlemen who had had speeches lying in their desks since the last session t occasion to get them off. Tue feature of the day was the speech of General Mungen, of Ohio, on the heathen Chinee, Mungen is famous as the author of a speech on the origin of the races, in which he threw Darwin into theshade, Mungen’s theory of the heathen Cninee Is that he is akin to the negro, and fit only to be used by the radicals m carrying elections. He thinks the radica's imported the Chin on ihe Pacific coast for the same reason that the republicen party Nberated the negroes in the Souwth—namely, to get their votes. The fact that the Chinee has no vote did not seem to weigh much with Mungen. He tn- sists that if they bave no vote now they will have one by and by, Which is all the same. Mungen says he did not bring the heathen Chinee into his speech in the races for the reason that he did not wish to spol it. He wanted, he said, to reserve him for a Special occasion. The Indian Frauds Investization. The sub-committee of the Committee on Appro- priations, charged with the investigation of the alleged frauds in the Indian Bureau, have not yet commenced their labors. Mr. Sargent, of Caltfornta, the chairman of the sub-committee, has notifled Commissioner Parker that the tnyestigation has been ordered. The Commissioner has replied that he will be ready to make reply to the charges against hun in a few days. As soon as the Commis- sioner is readythe investigation will proceed, The Orville Grant Correspondence. It has been supposed that the letter of Orville Grant to the President, with reference to the collu- ston of certain internal revenue officials with distil- lers in the West, had leaked out through the Inter- nal Revenue Bureau. It appears, however, that the letter was never referred to that bureau, and the be, Mer now ts that it was furnished from Chicago. Its publication has caused considerable comment— mor® probably, in this city from the fact that in the summer of 1869 conddential letters were furnished a certain correspondent of a Cincinnati paper to the scandal of the administration and the parties named in the letters. Viunie Ream’s Statue of Lincoln. Miss Vinnie Ream’s fuil length statue of Mr. Lin- coln was pri exhibited toa large number of gentiemen specialiy invited to be present in the Rotunda of the Capitol this morning. Among them were Associate Justices Davis and Clifford, General Banks and several members of the {iiimois Congres- sional delegation, F. P. Blair, Sr., together with the Secretary of the Interfor and Judge Otto, On the unveiling of the statue there was a general out- burst of applause, and the spectators, without ex- ception, after an examination of the work, pro- nounced it a great success. The artist was person- congratulated on her triumph. The marble ts without any discoloration whatever. Mr. Lincoln is represented as holding in bis band the Emancipa- tion Proclamation, The statue will not be exhibited to the public for some days yet, as extrancous parts of marble have first to be removed. Steomer Sunk in the Potomac, The steamer Ironsides started from Washington this morning with passengers and mails for Acquia creek, @t which piace the railroad to Richmond connects, but while off Washington Arsenal the tce was so heavy that, forcing her way through it, one of the main braces wes torn off, making a hole in the steamer’s side. The vessel commenced to fill, when she run upon the flats, where she now hes with three feet of water in her hold. Passengers and mails southward bound were taken oif safely and brought to Washington. Virginians Fighting for the Spoils, A delegation composed of republican members of Congress of Virginia called on Comnussioner Pleas- anton to-day for the purpose of forestalling the ef- forts of other parties in Virginia, who are endeavor- | ing to secure the appointment of Colonel R. W. Hughes as Supervisor of Internat Revenue for Vir- ginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia in place of Mr. Presbury. The Commissioner informed. the delegation that he-was not prepared to take any action in the premises. Commissioner 2lensanton’s Order. The following circular has been issued by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue concerning in- ternal revenue officers absenting themselves from their districts:— It having come to the knowledge of this office that many officers of internal revenne absent themselves from their respective districts without having first obtamed proper leave of absence, notice is ered; given that im future such absence without leave will not be permitted. All permits now outstanding granting authority to supervisors or other internal revenue Officers to visit Washington or absent them- eclves from their districts when, in their opinion, the exigencies o/ the service so require, are hereby revoked. All oilicers who may nereafter receive permission to visit Washington Will be required to register in a book, which lias been prepared at this oiice, their names, by what authority they are here, the extent of ther leave of absence and their ad- dress While in this city. A. PLEASANTON, Modification of the Quarantine Laws. E. D. Morgan has forwarded to the Treasury De- partment the proposition of the Chamber of Com- merce of New York, fora modification of the quar- antine laws, so that by Congressional legislation there may be no conflict uext summer between State and federal laws on this subject. New York Castom House Appointments, The Secretary of the Treasury to-day confirmed the appointment of J. W. Thompson, Lewis Loun- yury, Butler G. Nobdle and Samuel G. Acton as weighers; C, ©. Shaw and Charles Johnnott as cierks and 5. P, Russell as Supermtendent of Wares houses, New York Custom House. Increased Pay for Census Marshals. A national convention of assistant United States marstais engaged in taking the ninth census will meet in this city on Tuesday to consiter the ques- ton of additional compensation, Internal Revenue Decisions. Commissioner Pleasanton states, in an offictal letver, that, according to the ruling of the Internal Revenue office, manufacturers of tobacco, m order to comply with the provisions of section sixty-three of the act of July 29, 1568, must give bond for each screw press kept for use in making plug or pressed tobacco, Whetlier such press is used for pressing the lumps into shape (ihe pe screw press) or used for pressing tho plugs tuto boxes (tne box or finishing screw press). In response to a statement from Cleveland, Ohio, that dealers buy and sel! scraps and sweepings of OL NO tax bas been paid, the First Geaeral $y Commissioner expresves surprise that any dealers in the United States should engage in this business: witnout tax being paid, and atates that it cannot be allowed. Refuse scraps, sweepings of tovacco and cigar cippings found upon the market uastamped are liable to seizure and forfeiture the same as un- stamped manufactured vobaccos. Fractional Currency Statement. The recelpts of fractiona) currency for the week euding to-day amount to $682,500. ‘Ihe shipments were:—Notes, $642,424; fractional currency, $234,897. Treasurer Spinner holds in trust as security for national bank circulation $346,830,000, and for pube lic deposits, 15,819,600. Mutilated notes burned during the week, $233,200: total amount burned, $35,295,698; bank currency 1ssaed for bills destroyed during the week, $333,240; balance due for mutilated notes, $1,270,783. Bank circulation outstanding at this date, Fractional currency redeemed during the week, $407,600, Treasury Balances. ‘The balances in the Treasury at the close of busi- hess today were:—Currency, $25,150,026; colu, $00,574,611; coin certificates, $27,400,500, ant destroyed NEW YORK CITY. Local and Police Paragraphs and Minor Items of Metropolitan News, The following record wlil show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in com- parison with the corresponding day of ast year, as Indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s Phar- macy, HERALD fusing, corner of Ann street:— 71. 1s70. 1570, 1871, 23 a 3P. M. 32. «6P.M. 23 OPM, 2 23 12P,M. 22 Average temperature yesterday... Se 2 Average temperature for corresponding date last year........45 tteeceeeeeeseeees SOK ‘The vital statistics for the week are as follows. Deaths, 507; marriages, 194; birtns, 473; stillborn, 41. Mis3 Anna E. Dickiusou will lecture on “Men's Rights,” before the Mercantile Library Association, on Tuesday evening next, at Steumway Hall, An excellent map of the bay, harbor and rivers around New York is published by M. Dripps, of 103 Fulton street, If 18 of conventent size and very valuable for reference, a8 it appears to be complete in all its details, Dora Lesser, of 109 Chatham strect, yesterday caused the arrest of Martha Stone Jor stealing from her a black velvet dress worth sixty-five dollars and @ black satin dress valued at ferty doliars, Judge Dowling committed her for examiaation, Marshal Hart during the past week has granted the following licenses:—Yo public carts, 17; express. men, 7: vend 14; coaches telligence oitice, 1; porters, 118. Whole amount receive 6; junk cart, 1; drivers, 70. 194 60. in- Total, Arrests by the police during the week were as fol- low: aturday, December 31, ; Sunday, Jan- uary 1, ; Monday, January 301; Tuesday, Jan- uary 3, 2) Wednesday, January 4, 193; Thursday, January 5, 165; friday, January 6, 167. ‘Total, 1.60. Agrand concert will be given at St. Stephen's church, East Twenty-eighth street, near Lexington avenue, this evening, for the benefit of the church. Several leading artists have been engaged, and the entertainment will undoubtedly be well worthy of patronage, The committee of one hundred citizens appointea from the Tweifth and Nineteenth Ward Citizens? Association vo wait on the public authorities tn rela- ton to rapid transit will meet at Mr. Foley's store at half-past twelve P, M, to-morrow to walt ou the elty authorities, The Board of Police Commissioners yesterday transferred Sergeant Buckley from the First to the Seventeenth precinct, and Sergeant McGibben from the Seventeenth to the First. Doorsiman Richard Furiong, of the House of Detention, was dismissed thy department, The American Merchants’ Unton Express Com. pany advertise a reward of $5,000 for informauon leading to the arrest and conviction of the parties who robbed and attempted to murder thelr messen- ger while crossing the railroad bridge at Albauy at eight o'clock Friday evening. Coroner Young yesterday afternoon was calicd to the German Hospital, Seventy-seventh street and Fourth avenue, to hold an inquest on the body of fdwara 8. Bream, an aged German, who died from compound tracture of one of his legs, the result of an accident received some days ago. The patients of the New York Orthopmdic Dispen- sary will meet thelr friends and patrons at the Sey- enty-first regiment armory, Broadway and Thirty- eigiith street, to-morrow afternoon at haif-past two o’ciock, There will be a lunch for the adults and a fine Christmas tree for the children. Ernest Miller, of No. 231 Bowery, last night amused himself by beating his wife over the nead with the roller of a window shade, inflicting a scalp wound of a very serious nature. ‘Lhe attend- ing physician states sie will be unable to leave the house for some time. Miller was arrested by oiMicer Keliaher, of the Tenth precinct, and will be ar- raigned at Essex Market this morning. A meeting of the delegates of the Police Mutual Aid Association was held at the Central Office yes. terday afternoon, Iaspector Dilks in the chair. By a vote of twenty-nine to twenty-four it was resolved to appoint a cominitiee to dratt a bill to be pre- sented to the Legislature making them a corporate body. The chair appointed s. C. Hawley, Captain Allaire, Sergeant babcock, devective Tieinann and olicer Bowers. A fashionably dressed young man named John Green was brought into the Tombs yesterday on an arrest by Herman Marcus, of 32 John street, charged with obtaiaing a diamond ring valued at $1,376 and $9 87 in money by means of a bogus Check fer $1,984 39, drawh on the account ef A. FE. Austin on the Irving National Bank. The check was dis- covered to be ficticious by the cashier ef tae bank and Green was “cotched.’? He was leld for exami- nation. Fire Marshal McSpedon report seventeen fires for the week ending January 7, at twelve o'clock noon. The estimated loss is $98,729; amount of insurance, $547,550. The causes of fire were as tollows:—Ac- cidental, grease boiling over, 1; accidental, specific caus? unknown, 2; carelessness of occupants and empioyés with lights pipes, &e., 6; children playing with fire, 1; defective heating arrange- ments, 2; defective fue, 1; overheated stuve, 1; uot ascertained, So Mr. G. D, Cardozo, Chief of the Ordinance Bureau, makes the following report of business in his de- partment fer the week just past:—Two hundred and eleven complaints received for violations of Corporation ordinances, sixty-three of which have been satisfactorily settled, and the baiance have been referred to tue proper departwents for remedy. Tn addition to the above, by order of the Mayor, this department has cleared off obstructions im Barclay, Cortlandt and Chambers streets, At half-past six last night Sergeant Douglas, of the Sixth precinct, discovered a fire in the engme room of 142 Centre street, in the rear, occupied by David Housman & Co, a8 & Wood, and moniding and picture frame factory, sing a damage to stock aud fixtures of $5,000; fully insured. The building was owned by the Lorillard estate and damaged about $2,000. ‘The adjoining building, 144, occupied by Hunter & Keller, ag a steam and gas pipe factory, was ed $500. The property be- longed to the same esiate, and was fully insured. Mr. James Douahve, Superintendent of the Free Labor Bureau (Nos. 8 and 10 Clinton place), makes the following report of business for the week ending January —Applications for employ ment, 753; of these there Were 145 males and 613 females; male help required, — 66; female, 578; of which 450 Were in the city and 214 ous of the city. ‘I number requtred, 644; sityations provided for, 63 males and 560 females. Whole num- ver of situations procured for the week ending January 7, 623. Total number of situations procured for the month of Deceinbver, 2,418. The number of applications for employment during the past year was 40,205; Of these there were 8,832 males and 31,873 females. Applications by empioyers, 43,046; of which 6,719 Were jor males and 37,327 for females. Total number of situations procured, 34,504; of which 4,986 were males and 29,318 females. Of these — were 24,610 in the city and 10,z04 out of the city. . KELLY VICTORIOUS. Tke Junior Ease Ballists on ship Question. The Judiciary Committee of the Junior Base Ball Association last evening decided the question as to whom the title of champlon of the United States be- longed, Mr. W. H. Kelly argued tor the Fly Aways and. E. Leary for the Putnams, of Troy. The for- mer won, and the later club qaust give up the Dall and title to the Ply AWAyse the Champion- Nee ee EE EEE EOE EOE qT oe er AUUSEMENTS. One HUNDRED AND TWeNTY-NinTa CONCERT OF, THE PHILHAKMONIG SOW RTY.--Tlis qell-knowm instrumental organization, which claims to be the leading musical soclety in Ameriga, gave one of their characteristic concerts at the Academy jast night. There was a large attendanee as & matter of course, and corresponding enthusiasm on the part of those present, The Programme of this society {8 a emall four-paged affair, On the first page are the names, onty the names, of the pieces performed; on the second, te names of te one hundred performers, many of which are outlandisi, yupronoungeable words; inthe third comes the board of directors, and in the fourth a few lines complaining about people who come tn late, Such a programme, we emphatically say, i8 a disgrace to any musical society and an imsult to the public, Compare it with the clever little brochure issued by the Church Mustc Association. In the latter there is something toread, something to be laterested in. Every work thats performed 1s explained in @ brief, compre!ea- sive sketch, Whlch places both artists and amateurs: en rapport with eack composer. This bs not oO useful, but necessary, in order to mike an audien feel a saiisfaction in e:tuer a concert or amy other description of entertainment, Suppose a theatrical Manager should place aloue on lis bill the name of the draina or comedy, without announcing the cast or giving a synopsis of the play, There would be instantly an outourst of indignation, aud deservedly, too, Th the hands of the Puilharmonte ant dience last night was placed the above moen- tioned four-paged bill, containing, on the titst page, the folowing words:—“symphouy, Ocean, urst time, Rubenstein; concerto in C minor, op, 47, Beethoven, first movement, for the pianoforte, wittt orehestrat accompaniment, Mr, Richard Hoitman; overture, ‘Anacreon,’ Cherubini, barcarolte, trout the fourth concerto, W. 8. Bennett, Mr. Richara Honman; overture, ‘Ruy Blas,’ Mendelssohn.” This isa poor and lame apology for a respectable pro- gramme, It tells Mothing, explains nothing. Ou the next page come such nau as Plettfen- schneider, Steckeiberg, Schiiilinger and Lauten- scilager, What, in the name of geoaness, do people care for these individuals’ How much better if mstead of such horrible names we had & description of the music in the programme. We remarked last night a cousideratie falling eff mm the fashion of the Pulharmonic audience, thanks to tae stupidity of the society in nov retaining the best President ever they had—Protessor RK, Ogaen Dore- e mus. His successor does not seem to bave slightest idea of what a Phitharmonte autionce re- quires. Again, there is @& universal com- plaint about the wretched manner im which the seats are distributed, and we heard many todignant charges of favoritism against the manage- ment, Such things enly tend to bring the ce favored Philharmonic Society into disgrace and culminate in their downfall and annihilation. Regarding the performance last night, which was entirely instrumental (another grave error), We mmst raise the symphony and Mendeissolia’s work. Tac sist Movement of the former Was Spun out to an un- necessary extent, and the conductor did not seem te catch the spirit of the composer. ‘ubint's work might in some parts be mistaken for seice- tions from “Don Giovanni.” Homan played with his accustomed grace, power and faish; but pever ma concert have our ears been afiucted by a worse instrument than the one set belore him. At cach tone on the keys it seemed as if Wood alone were the resonant principle, Hoffman 1s an artist in the highest sense of the word, and certainly he deserves better treatment. In conclusion we would advise the Pulharmonte Soctety, if they rely intend holding thetr own in Chis city, lo adopt & dil- ferent style of management, and remember taat Unis is not the sixteenth century. Stapr THEATRE—“BARBE BLEUE.”"—A_ very sprightly and enjoyable representation of ‘*Biae- beard’ (Offenbach’s) was given last night at tne Stadt Theatre, to grace the beneflt of Mr. HMeinrien Lange. Miss Pauline Canissa sang and played the part of Boulotte with great spirit and success. This well known and much admired artist was never im better voice or, apparently, in gayer humor, aad she was rewarded with frequent en- cores and a summer shower of bouquets. The bene Mr. Lanige, Was Very amusing In Popolant, tl gician, Wille Mr. Homan as King Bobeche and Mr. Ronbeck as Count Oscar, kept the houve ta a roar. Mrs. Scholz, as the (Queen, ana Miss Hainer, as the Princess — Hermia, were very good; and! their comical court lost nove of tts attractions by the presence of a quite charming and graceful page. Messrs Al- strom, as Prince Saphir, aud Mr. Hilbner, as Alvarez, the courtier, were extremely mirth-pro- vokmg in their serto-comic roles, and the ladies who personated Bluebeard's flve ‘ormer Wives were not ouly spirited in action and vocalism, but pret tily costumed, especially Heloise (Mis Ttis hardiy necessary to add that Mr. was, tn Bluedeard, as ever, equal to all the yequire- ments of a thorough and accomplished artist. His duet with Boulotie in tne third act was particularly fine. The kissing chorus and ait Boulotie’s scios were decided hits, and a numerous auaience enjoyed and applande! them heartily. ‘Thus clozes the German opera season at tie Stadt theatre, to make way for Min ach, who with open her engagement to-morro' i with “la Stuart,” and subsequently appear 12 sev roles not yet impersonated by that ialy be New York public. HAgkteM Music Watr.—Mrs. Morgan, made quite a brilliant reputation in England and the Canadas by her readings, made her drst appear- ance before ag American audience last evening at Harlem Music Hall. She fully sustained hemtrans- atlantic reputation, and certainly in compass of voice, intonation and expression of charac’ bids fair Wo rival Mrs, Scott-Siddons and Miss Giyn, The programme embraced “The drial of Queen Katharine Queen,”’ the “Sur Peter and Lad: * “Maud Teazle scene frow “School for Scan- Mulier,”” and the “sleeping Scene" ia “Macbeta.”? It is dificult to discriminate which was read best. Inthe “Macbeth? scene ler power as a tragic artist Was most powerfully shown, wide in the “May Queen’? there Was exquisite symmetry of toue audexecntion. The audience was greatly delighted, an enthusiasm shown by frequent encores, VIEWS OF THE PAST. JANUARY 8, inacoliiery at Wigan, Englani—seven lost...... Wiliam H. Carswell exeented for the murder of Abbie E. Sanders in Rome, N. Y......General Lovell H. Rousseau died. 1860—The Pope denounced Napoleon's suggestion that he snould abandon tne temporal power, 1858—James P, Donnelly executed tor the murder of . 5, Moses, at Freehold, N. J. 1868—Wilham Strickland, an abolition!st bookseller, expelled from Mobile for selling copies of “Uncte To.n's Cabin.” 1354—Metropolitan Hail and Lafarge Hotei destroyed by fire, in this city. 1853—Thomas 8. Hamblin, the tragedian, died. 1841—Croton Aqueduct dam bursi—several persons drowned. 1515—Buttie of New Orieans, Died. Panpay.—At her residence, 331 East Twenty- eighth street, on Saturday, January 7, Mary F. SLack, wife of Michael Parday. Notice of funeral hereafter. Cuine.—On Saturday, January 7, ANNire E, CLINg, aged 14 years, 7 montis and 7 days. “he friends and relatives of the family are respect. fully tnvited to attend the funeral, from her tate residence, 244 West Porty-first street, on Mouday atiernoon, at two o'clock. (For other Deaths see Ninth Page.} A. 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