The New York Herald Newspaper, January 31, 1871, Page 5

COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK Semi-Aunnal Exem‘nation of the Students and Modus Operandi of Conducting It, What Has Brea Done for the College During the Past Year aud What is Hoped Will be Done for It in the Future. As compaved with other college buildings, very diminutive and sombre looking is the quaintly and #horply turretted structure at the corner of ‘Twenty- third street and Lexington avenue, known as the College of the City of New York. There 18 nothing oelasgic about it; nota suggestion of ancient Greece or Rome in us archiiectural aesign; not a sig- gestion of academical groves, except the absence of the: More miodernly speaking, the plain and incontrovertible fact 1s, this college building does not come up to what it ought tobe, Our city can and should do better, and pro- bably it willone of these days. Meantime, taking things as they are, it is most gratifying to know that here is an institution free to the noble youths of our city, where are aifordcd educational opportunities excelled by few clieges im this country. The troupie is its merits are not as widely known as they should bo, aud the hope is that they will be- come more widely known, and that with this know- ledge will follow the erection of a large and more suitable building and enlargement of its faculty and pupils and usefulness, The preseut week 1s the beginning of the SEMI-ANNUAL EXAMINATION, and certainly there is no bevter test of the extent, shorougimess and eilicieacy of the instruction, or she reverse, than the resulis of such ex- amination. These examinations are open to all, At the opening aay yesterday, however— and the fact strikingly reveals the grossly derelict Jethargy of parents in respect to the education of their ehildren—not over half a dozen visitors were present, Fortunately this dereliction did not extend to whe pupils. Of the several hundred attending here, in- eluding those in the introductory department, very few were absent, and these all unavoidably so, through sickness. The exaimimation began at nine and panctualy at tas hour all were in their ‘the first ioken of THE THOROUGH DISCIPLINE sharacierizizing the direc.ion of the college under President Webb is te periect order with which the boys came In and took their places; and another pieasiig feature, showing like discipline, was the courtesy shown Lhe protessors and rectors, In this courtosy there was uoue of the stiffess of enforced military regularity, though no military school, not excepung even West Point, could show more per- feet system, but a courtesy Irank, free aud manly. The MODUS OPERANDI OF THE PRAMINATIONS Was ALAC im al the Classes from the senior class down, part bemg wiatien aad part oral Pre- Iminary to each written examimation was distri- buted @ set of printed qaesiions appertaining to the departiwent lu which the @Xaminauon was to take place, as, in the department ol mathematics, the questions re(erring 10 probiems in differential cal- culus; in the departinent of mechanics, astrenomy und mn aeerines to spherical astronomy; in the de- partuent of pluiosopiy, to logic; in the deparument of English Janguage and = itterature, to figures of rievoric, synthesis and analyss, and so on through all the courses of —_ gtudy. Hach studeut was then furnisued with pen- cil and paper, and so much ume Aca for writing out the answers. In the introductory department, the pupils being examined in the chapel, im which there afe No deska, each boy was furnished With @ neatly planed board, about eighteen inches square, upon Which to write, It should be under stood, of course, that the pupils know nothing in advance as to What the questions om this printed siipare. Asa SAMPLE OF THE QUESTIONS, the fojlowing are taken at random trem the exami- nation papers on spherical astronomy submitted to the senior class: 1. Find and di a formula for the phase of a planet. 2. Deseribe the method of determining the paratlax of the Sun by means of the transits of Venus, 3. What are the iibrations of the Moon? they and bow are they caused ? 4. How muny eclipses of each kind may and how many must happen ina year? What fs the barox? How many © lipses of each Kind happen in it 5, What uses have been made ot the eclipses of Jupiter's satellives ? 6. What are geocentric and hehocentric parallax the distance of any body found by means of its paral ‘There were three sorts of questions, ail upon this sndject, upon Which the senior class was examined, the examination bemg coudacied by Professor Compton. This comprised the extent of yesterday's eXammation of this class. It was astonishing to see the promptness with which tae answers were written, The EXAMINATION ON PHYSICS of the junior class by Professor Doremus, which embraced the only branch upon which this class was yesterday examined, was ove of the most soteresting of all, ‘Tis examination touched upon topics treated in the Professor's lectures. In con- nection Was also snomitted his Jectures as written out by the different pupils. Some of them were written out almost with tue completeness of a pho- nographic report, and others, of course, were more or less abbreviated. The book of one of the young men, McMasters by name, Was a model of complete- ness and beauty. It not only contained a pretty full transcript of the lectures, but drawings iilastra- live of the topics treated and the mechanical appa- places, How many aro How is Max ? ratus used in shewing these fllustrations. Pro- Jessor Doremus’ happy daculty of giving a vital glow to the secleniife subjécts upon which he talks and infasing an earnest enthusiasm in the minds o: his usteners was most pleasingly and forcibly tustrated tn the results of dus yesterday’s examination, The Sopuomore ciass was examined upon the subjects of CALCULUS AND MORAL PHILOSOPHY, the examination in the former class being con- ducted by Docharty, and in the latter by Professor Haunteman. Such questions as this appene on the examination paper in differential calculus:—“Deter- e the co-ordinates of the point on a parallel at which the tangent line makes an angle of forty-flve degrees with the axis.” The answer to which, as ‘those given abeve, is left wo each reader to make out for himself as suits himself. Assuming that this must be easy toanswer, how much easier must be the Sopouine, embraced in the catalogue of tte ques- tions on logic: 6. Define @ conditional connection between the ai proposition, and state the logical ntecedent and consequent, What narional syllogism, and nt proposition and give the conditions the rules that expiain a disjunctive j. Define » chayunets of its validiy. What are ine the dilemma, and name the different kinds and ‘their rules. ‘3. How does the enthymeme differ from the sorites? How does the ical differ from the conditivnal sorites » Stato the rules that apply to each. As far as it was possible to calculate logically the Sophomores acquitted themseives well, both upon thelr calculus and logic, it is, unnecessary to go through in detail the REST OF THE PROGRAMME, The Freshman class was examined upon the sab- ject of descriptive geometry, in which they snowed nd marked proficiency. Their examiners were fessor Koerner snd tutors Woolf and Kaox. The examunation of the introductory ciass, wilich was conducted by Professor Barton and tutors Fister, Burnet ana Abbe, was confitied to the department of language and literature. There were 298 stu- dents stl shots. 18 eXaminauon, and certainly a fine array of bright, intelligent faces, and in their head instructor, Professor Barton, a rarely inteli- gent, capable and affabie teacher.’ In this room, as in all the other rooms in wiuch the other examina- tions were held, most pleasantly noticeable were the deep attention and perfect order and quiet that pre- vailed. The folowing is the programme of the re malung examinations:— TUESDAY, JANUARY 2. Senior Class—Subject, French, Spamnsh, German, Lai Examiners, Professors ‘Roemer, Moraies, Weruer, Herbe mann. Junior Class—Subject, Analytical Mectanics; Examiner, D. Professor Com iass—Subject, Medieval and Modern. History ; Examiners, Professor Anthon, Tuior Moritson. Uiass—Subject, Natural History; Examiner, Professor Draper. Introductory Class—Subject, Drawing and Natural History ; Examiners, Professors Koerner, Draper; tatora Woolt, Knox, Struttord, Abbe. WEDNESDAY, FEDRDARY 1. Senior Clase—Subject, Chemutry; Examiner, Vrofessor oremus, Junior Class Subject, English Language; Examiner, Pro- fessor Barton. Sophomore Class—Subject, Mediwval and Modern History and Rhetoric; ers, Provessor Anion, Lutor Mor- rigon. Freshman Class—Subject, Plane and Spherical Trigo- nometry and Surveying; Examiners, Professor Doebarty, Tutors Sheldon, Godwin, Introductory/*Class—Subject, amin Professors Roemer, reg on, Tisdail, Roberts, Fiston. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, Senior Class—Subject, Political kconomy, Constitutional and International Lay xaminer, Protessor Humsman. Junior Class—Subject, French, Spanish, Latin, Greek ; Ex- auniners, Professors Reemer, Morales, Herbermann, Spencer, ‘dutor Fiston, Sophomoré Class Subject, Drawing; Examiner, Prefessor Koerner, Freabman Class—Subject, Ancient History; Examiner Proiessor Antoun, Tutors Morrison, Roborts. sa Le UARY 8. Class—Subject, Intellectual Patlosophy ; Sophomore and Khetoric Freshman French and Latin; Ex- ferbermanu; Tuvors Fab- Junior Examiner, Figen a poguns Sophomore C! Subject, "En, ‘ynonym: xaminers, Projessor Barton, Tutors Fisher: Burnet. Freshman Olass-—-Subject, French, Spanish, German, Latin and Greek; Examiners, Professors Roemer, Morales, Wel Der, Horbermaun, Spencer, Tutors Tisdall, Roberts, Introductory Clase—Suoject, Algebra; Examiners, Pro- fessor Docharty, Tutors Sheldon, Stratford, Sim, McGuckin. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6. Senfor Class-—-Suoject, History of Literature; Examiner, NEW. YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUAR mar Schoo! class. In point of nnmbers the college ‘was never ia @ more prosperons coudition. A great deal of its present Broapentiy is unquestionably owing to the indefatigable 1 nd signal ability of PRESIDENT WEBB, who has worked unttringly since assuming charge of the college to bring it to its present coudition of efiiciency. “lam determined to make this college tne best college in the country,” said the president yester- day to the HERALD representative, and his actions fully imadicate his intention to accomplish this re- sult if allowed to carry out his uwn views. For- tunately, 1n THE TRUSTEES he has willing coavjutors, During the past year the trustees have shown most hearty co-operation in furnishing, as far as lay in their power, all needed supplies and apparatis—a course that has inspired the faculty with highest hopes for the future. During the past year the additions to the chemical departinent have been most valuable, as also to the departinents Of phys.cs and engineering and to the library. A lithographic press has also been furnished, which, in supplying the steliar maps, has proved invaluable. Particular credit is due to the trustees for obtaining a NEW BUILDING FOR THE The great: ting to accomplish now 18 fo have this. new building paid for by special appropriation and not out of the salary fund. The college tntroductory ecnool, as recently organized by the Board of Education, 18 considered to be one of the most valuable features of the new system. It is, In fact, but the introduc- tery class put tuto its proper position, jorming now, asit always has done, a high school between the grammar class and the college. It is, moreover, saving the city the expense of a normal school for males, and also all expenses attending the instruc. tion of the supplementary classes in the public schools. Itis worth noticing, in this connection, that jt is proposed soon to teach in this introductory department PHONOGRAPTTY, ‘with view to better prepare such as may be inclined to eater upon tie journalistic profession, now fast NTRODUC ‘ORY DEPARPMENT, coming to be regarded one of the learned professions. Altogetier, as will be seen {rom what has been tog written, the College of the City ot New York 1s ander most admiraple management, and gives brilliant promise if the present purposes and etforts of its able president, and faculty and trustees are seconded by the Board of Education and the public, of becom: mg the future special pride and glory of our metro- pols. THz TAYLOR WILL CASE. A Short Session, but Strong Testimony—A Puzzled Witness. Owing to the absence of an important witness, there was but a short session of the Surrogate’s Court yesterday, but tie evidence of the wiliesses examined was highly important—so much 60, In- deed, that if the contestants fail to rebut it their case is very dountful. The court, a8 usual, was crowded, and during the examination of Dr. Quackenbos, the principal witness, the skilful ques- tioning of counsel for Mrs. Taylor was closely fol- lowed by the audience. Mrs. Taylor, who, as here- fore, sat behind her counsel, was bathed in tears during Dr, Quackenbos’ recital of the death of her husband. ‘The case was called shortly after twelve o'clock. TESTIMONY OF MR. TAYLOR'S PHYSICIAN. Dr. Quackenbos was the first witness called to the stand. His testumony was as follows:—Have been 1a the practice of my profession for seventeen years; knew James B. Taylor intimately since 1843, and was his family physictan; when I attended him first he was at the Bond Street House; he consulted me fre- quently within the last two years of his life; he had Bright's disease of the kidneys, but I dida’t tell him 80; he called to see me in the month of July; his family was then in Europe; visited him at his house before his death, and was with him when he died, on the 22d of August, 1570, at tem o'clock at night; in July when he visited my office he put his hand to his heart and satd:— THIS IS MY TROUBLE; Tanswered, if every organ was sound, you would live to be xn old man; he sald, there is a grief here; you don't understand me; my granddaughter, the only Uning left me, has run away agalnst my consent, ani with a person whom I don’t want te call son; I re- monstrated, and wanted Lim to give the young peo- je a chance, and that atl would be right in the end; be aiso said at the ume that young Howland was a (expletive) rascal, and only married Kate to get her money; at his last illness, 1t was on the 18th of Augast, Taylor said he must go down to Pine street the next day; he said that 1t was something that he himseif had to do; he repeated it the same night; on Friday he was perfectly wild about going to Pine street; I said, “Why don’t you let some one else go?” he said there Was a paper there he must get, as none knew its whereabouts but James B. Taylor; [ must 0, if 1 go on a stretcher; on the Thursday previous told him that as his head was clear and life was uncertain he ought to settle his business; he satd, “MY WILL IS MADE. and my affairs in such @ condition as I can leave; 1 heard a conversation between Mr. ‘tracey and Tay- lor respecting business in the sick rovin; it was about beoks 10 his library; 1 had a consultation with one Professor Alonzo Clarke after Taylor became unconscious; I remember the day wheu Mrs. Taylor arrived from Europe; Taylor recognized her when she entered the room; I didn’t hear what was sa‘d; Kate and Mr. Howland afterwards arrivea; nothing passed between them; Mr. Te. was dying; his last words were addressed to Taylor, but they were indistinct; the Howlands were not tm the room when Mr. Taylor died, Mr. Clinton, of counsel for the contestants, cross- examined the witness at some lengt, but mo con ficting testimony was elicited. TESTIMONY OF H. C. MATTISON. Henry ©. Mattison was next cailed and sworn:— Ikuew Mr. Tayior seven or ten year-; very often saw bim write, and am acquatuted with his hand- writing (the will was here stown the witness); [ luave no doubt that this is the signature of James B, Taylor; I dou’t know the handwriting in the body of the will. On cross-examination witness was shown a gen- uine letter of Mr. Taylor and questioned concerning it, Me answered that the more he looked at It the more he vas convinced that the handwriting was uot that of James B. Taylor. Mr. W. L. Avery, attorney for the Brunswick and Albany Ratlroad, of Georgta, was next called and questioned as to the genuineness of the signature to the alleged will. He sald he believed to be gen- ‘ine. ‘The case was then adjourned till this morning. POLITICAL NOTE, Florida has voted not to change its capital from Tallahassee to Jacksonville. Major Ellas Yulee, of Savannah, and not Hon. D. L. Yulee, of Florida, 1s out ina letter accepting the political situation, The impeachment preceedings instituted against Judge Magbee, In Florida; a‘ year ago, have been withdrawn. Judge T. T. Long has been confirmed by the Flo- rida Senate as Judge of the Fourth Circuit. The Tallahassee (Fla.) Floridian says the Asseui- bly of that State is made the theatre of singular occurrences. Several days ago Jesse Robinson, a colored man, gave notice that he would contest the seat of J, C. McLeav, conservative, from Jackson county. On the 23d of January the Assembly was notifed by him that he withdrew the con- test, but the majerity refused to allow sach an unusual proceeding as a republican declining to claim a seat to which he had not been elected, and Vrofeasor*Anthon, Sophomore Ciate—Rubjecte, French) Spauisit, German, Latin, Greek; Examiners, Professors Koemer, Morates, Werner, ii jeer, Tutor Fabregon. bman Class. Babe American Literatires Examt. — Burbs, are ¢ Es ale aoron uibject, American Literatir NUMBER OF STUDENTS. ‘The number of students at present on the rol! ty O89, aT Which, a8 sinted above, 293 are In the Gram | referred the matter by solemn vote to the Committee on Elections. Lemuel Showell, of Worcester county, Md., 18 named by the Snow Hill Shiela as a candidate for Governor of that State, Senator Thomas A. Hendricks writes a Young Men’s Jackson Association in Pitishurg a letter, in which he says:— pce ning bethany ene and strengthen your assoc uv - sible. The corrtpting influence of ferora aio. age and the terror of national arms mave been ap- pealed to, but the people resisted both, and the bailot yet remains a Valuable power in out hands. ‘The caucns of the democratic conservative mem- bers of the West Virginia Legislature has nominated Mr, Henry G, Davis, of Mineral county, for United States Senator, to succeed Mr, Willey, republican, on and after the 4th of March, The election takes place to-day (Tuesday, January $1), and as the democrats and conservatives have a majority on Joint ballet the cholee of Mr. Davis will, it is geuerally supposed, be confirmed. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. rage you to continue Testimonial for the Rector of the Little Church Round the Corner. New York, Jan. 26, 1871. Yo THe Epivor OF THE HERALD:— Now that the theatrical profession in our city has 80 nobly responded to the Christian cause of charity for the benefit of the widow and orphans of the late George Holland, and thereby administered a lasting rebuke to the Paarisee Sabime, would it not be well to crown the glorious work vy giving one more grand performance at one of our large theatres, the “epee of epee pi ae oe are J Q suit- able testumon! Te the Onris- tian pastor of the “little churen round the corher™=- say a painting of the “Good Samaritan,” by one of our celebrated artists—that might be kept as an heirloom a ate pte tad Wi) our lea ve ? i orcles ‘loirtensene, amp -pneraen Y h Fl i YEAKS SUBSCRIBER 10 1HE HERALDS TREATRICAL DOINGS OF THE WEEK. The merry music of the sleigh bella outside has Proved a formidable rival the past week for the allurements within the theatres, and has thrown @ slightly saddened shade over the handsome counte- nances of Messrs. Treasurers Thomas Barden, Joseph Booth and Jacques Zimmerman, and even dimmed the bright tnteliigence of Bowditch's face, Still, the beautiful snow, ike all otner beautiful things, must goon fade away, and then we shall see brignter | looks and @ gladder air around the box offices, | There is an unsnowy time coming. | Of course at such a period it Is impossible for any | manager te fairly test the attractions of any piece, 80 they quietly repose upon thelr present spears ‘until the sieigh bells are silent, holding dimly in the distance visions of fresh delights, When the charms of “Ours” have faded—when ts that to be? for at present itseems not to have parted wilh a shade of its attractive bloom—Mr. Lester Wallack promises: to appear as Evelyn, in “Money,” one of his best characters, At Daly's one almost regrets the great success of - “Saratoga,” because it has the faut which Alexander had wo Diogenes, of standing between him and the Sup, and keeps from us the delightiul presence of Miss Agnes Ethel, 80 full of exquisite grace, of spiritual beauty and that indefinable something so rare to find on the stage, which can only be conveyed by the one simple word—lady. ‘The Holland benefits have come to a close, and the result has surpassed all expectation. From every portion of the country responses have come, and the only leading members of the profession who have fatled to ceatribute toan object which involves the honor of the profession to which they belong are Mr. Edwin Forrest, Miss Charlotte Cush- man and Miss Laura Keene, It is possible that out of the large fortune they have acquired in the pro- fession they are devising some peculiar means of eS Booth has made more money out of the dead Cardi. nal than the live Cardinal ever owned. Bismarck, Louis Napoleon and President Grant should profit by this experience and take measures to make thetr heirs-at-law participate to some extent in the pecu- niary result of the posthumous dramatizatien of their lives, Sul, in the absence of opera, Mr. Booth will continue to reap a rich harvest for some ume to come, public entertainments, a8 a rale, having fallen oi in the inverse ratio of the Macrease of population. OBITUARY. 4 ~ Watson. Mr, James Watson, late County Auditor, who was seriously injured by “ic fractious horse of a German Who drove against him on Harlem lane on Tuesday last, died at tis residence, No. 315 Madison avenue, at ive o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Watson was & Scotchman by birth, but came to this country when quite @ young mau, and was thoroughly cos- mopoliian in lis tastes, manners and sympathies, numbering among lis most earnest and intimate friends representatives of almost every country and every shade of political and religions belief, In 1859 Mr. Watson was appointed to a responsi- ble position by Sheriff Kelly, and his strict attention to business, superior abiliues and marked gentle- manly bearing soon brought him to the favorable notice of our prominent public nev. In 1863 Comp- troller Brennan appointed him to the responsible position of County Auditor, The duties of this omice are both onerous and delicate, requiring a thorough knowledge of business, combined with firmness aud impartially. ‘The disposition and business quali. cations of Mr, Watson eminently fitted him for the duties. The discharge of his official busine: characterized by scrupulous promptness, p and method, and while he was most courteous and genulemanty to all with whom he was brought in ntact, he was not to be swerved by any consider ation from what lhe deemed the strict line of duty, The duties of bis oMce did not prevent him from paying Close attention to the fluctuations in the value of stocks and real estate, and, by judicious in- vestments, he succeeded im amassing a handsome fortune. Mr. Watson was a member of several their own of sharing at once in a tribute to a kind, good old man and resenting an insult which, indt- rectly, was offered as much to them as to Holland, and in that hope for a while we rest. ‘The great sensation of the week was the appear- ance of Mr. Charles Fechter and Miss Leclereg for the Holland benefit at the Freach theatre, on Wednesday. Not even ihe icy coldness of the theatre on that extremely cold might could ¢hiil the enthusiasm of the audience, The favor which Fechter met with at the hands ef tiie Boston poets is accounted for by the remarkable refinement of his expression, It 1s this remarkable. fineness of fibre that 10 its picturesque contrast to the burly form of the man took the wsthetfical mind of Cambridge ty storm. Graceful Ilke a son of France, and sturdy like a child of Albion, Fechter is a species of ethno- logical puzzie, and leaves the audience in dount as to whether he is a Teuton or a Celt or an Anglo-Saxon, or all combined in one. His accent and elocution savor rather of the German, while his features are of the Gallic type, and his firm, resolute gait 1s thoroughly Eng: lish, As @representative of the illustrious French- man he would be most in his element, his fine pro- file, his grave dignity and quiet elegance all blend- ing to endow him with admirable qualifications for personating Louis the Fourteenth, Lafayette, Moliére or Bossuct. Indeed, there is something in his expression which vaguely reminds one of the great French pulpit orator, and which bears some resemblance to Henry Ward Beecher, though the Brooklyn pastor’g features are much less finely chiselied. The picture galleries at Versailles are full of those classical Frencn heads instinct with culture, polish, elegance, &% ia Fechter, with racy nostrils, clearly cut, gentle features, and fine, passionate eyes. Miss Kate Field has informed the world by What ethnological and psychological combinations Fechter came to be the owner of such a head, and the wonder 1s that with this distingué appearance aud fastidious make-up he should have proved so acceptabie in the Lendon theatres. But he ts full of that melodramatic Clan which eiectrifies the par- aet and thrills women of lew as well as high jegree, and the fact of his superiority in refinement over the common run of English actors lias its due effect upon uncultivated audiences, Mr, Vechter is growing old—much too old for Claude Meinotte. Tis personality is uniitted to t part. But though he dees not look the gai "3 boy he looks the conunental patrician every inch. This kes_ the play more natural, and leayes no room for surprise that Paulme should fu in love with (he man as well as the Prince. Au ordiuary peasant boy would hardly have used the flowery language which Bulwer puts to his :outh unless that ingentous playwright had supposed that a clod’s mind had become flagrant with poesy be- cause he drinks in the perfume of roses’ aud forget-me-nots, It 18 perhaps fortunate for the consistency of the plot that Fechter, instead of being a gardener disguised ae prince, i3 actually a prince and a poct aisguised asa peasant. The foreign idiom of F ter never ceases to jar upon the ear. His utt times much too rapid. It 1s not atall uecessary for the display of r should gush | out Is sentences as if his mouth were a cataract, | Nor when he breaks into rant is ft necessary to make each R cap th max of his thander, The great | asters Of the Théitre Frangais knew how to por- | tray the most venement expressionary feeling with | a sublime concentration of Calm aud without undue raising of the voice and gesticulation, We fancy that Fechter would rather follow them for models than the lower English school, but the ditentty of | greppling with a’ foreign ‘idiom Inres him ato the unciassical, im of excessive demon- strativeness, Miss Leclercq 18 the best English actress We have seen here—iady-like, womanly, full | of powers and gentieness, with an eclocuuion remark: | able for sottness of voice and distinctness of Intona- tion, and with @ mylady presence, instinct with elegance and culture, She renders Pauline to per- fection; not the silly Pauline of Bulwer's creation, bata piately. womanly Pauline, whose splendid uct- mg strips this maudlin rdle of much of its sickly sentimentalty, In direct contrast to the school of Fechter will fol- low at Uns theatre Mr. Edwin Forrest, that splendid specimen of the coarse vigor and startling pictur- esqueness of strength of American art in {ts untanght and untrained wildness some thirty ne gout and toll have de- wtroyed a good deal of his freshness they have not quenched utterly the old. fire, aud there are hundreds who will be gla‘ to renew tne remem- brance of the tmes when Tammany, after a meet- ing, used te trrn out en masse to gloat over the Metamora or Jack Cade of Forrest, ‘There was an cager desire on the part of hun- dreds to see once more on Wednesiay evening their old. favorite, Laura Keene, and to note what changes, after so long an absence, time had made. Expectation was on tiptoe before she came on the scene, and when sue entered on the stage she ran risk of meeting the fate of the Roman virgin atthe Tarpeian gate, and being crushed under the load of adiniring offeriags. A iew moments served to show that Miss Keene retains all tnat light and Tetined grace and delicate sensibility which always characterized her performances and gilded them with a certain bri but very thin ance. The piece was a dead failure in London, and is one of the worst Mr. Boucicauit ever wrote. Miss Keene, always eager to contribute at any personal sacrifice to the amusement of the town, has indulged this: pete by publishing some advertisements of an intensely funny character, purperting to be extracts from the letters of Mr. and Mrs. Dion Boucicault, in which that charming coupie, who are remarkable for playing into each other's hands with the most skiiful grace, appear to have both dis- covered, as ifby a Mash of electricity, that Laura ‘was the lady for the part. “thad you in my eye,” | writes Dion. “L said to Dion you were the | woman,” writes Agnes. We should like to know | to how many Dion whispered a’ similar fatiering tale. Miss Keene was always fond of these Talse, kitten-like tricks. Bat New York has changed | since her day, Age, which brings the plulosophic | mind, has brought a keener perception o: such ab- surd artifices, waich only excite ridicule and con- tempt. If ever there was ® moment when New York contd Nave opera tt was this, when the war has silenced the divas of Paris and: Berlin and they are lying about songiess, only too eager to find an opportunity of letting loose their notes again. But the very worthy manager of the Academy wad- dies about perfectly coutented and seems to think the Academy tuifis a far higher destiny than that for which it received its constructing charter, in being let out for benefits and made the sporting ‘round for the graceful orgies of the demé imonde. Surely there must be sume among the directors or stockholders Who wiil rise in rebellion agaiust Wie low uses to which this beautiful tneatre 1s pur. Toujours perdriz, toujours Richelieu, at Booth’s. | ‘The astute Cardinal, tn his loftiest dreams of ambi- tron, could allan Fl have anticipated that several centuries after his death the inhabitants of a& city. which was a wilderness at the time he lived would go night after night to listen to his coughing and cursing and to admire the coquettish cut of his gown, Bat such I fame, and such the shell of elegant surroundings; for novody wiil deny the beauty of the scenery and redolence of the house with elegance and grace. Booth’s Riche- leu, two, is a fine tableau, and is well eaicuiated to gnine among such exhibitions of tableaux as make the delight of scuool misses. Le Cardinal pose or aitituainizes from the beginniv the end of the lay, «od Madame self could “hardly have | got more plastic wax than Mr. Booth, nit: the besetting siu of the Bismarckian Cardinal. fle wished to eclipse all his contemporaries and become the central figure of the stage of life, Mr. Booth falla so naturaliy in with this folble that he sur- rounds himseif with an appallingly mediocre com- , 80 as not to divert public attention from hiniself. Richelieu. was as fond of money as of honors, and if he could have foreseen that one Edwin Booth would hereafter coin out of his asthma and his solemn circle of the Caurch he would have taken good care to have his descendants enjoy a bie of this plump cherry. The fact is, Mr. ne | clubs and societies, and in ail the relations of life— as a husband, father and friend—he was justly re- garvied as @ most exemplary and estimabie gentiec- He jeaves a wife and two interesting daughter of seventeen and a son of twelve He has endeared himself to his co- workers In the Comptrolier’s off by whom he was sincerely esteemed and beloved, and these gen- Uemen will hold a meeting at ha)f-past three o'clock this afternoon for the purpose of glying some formal expression to thelr soirow, THE BROOKLYY GAS CASUALLY. The Condition of the Works to be gated—Result of the Coro Cold Snap to Blame. An inquest was held yes'erday by Coroner White- hill and a jury to discover the cause of the accident which led to the death of Walfred Anderson at the Brooklyn City Gas Works on Friday noon. The principal witness was James Burnham, who testi- fied as follows:~I was employed by the gas com- pany at thei works; 1 was employed in repairing columns which were fi a dangerous condition; 1 left becanse I cowld not get help enougn to do the work; I went to the piace to get a jon; I knew the columns were im a dangerous condition; I judged tals from my own observation; I was at the place just after the accident; [ was working at one of the tanks; this was the ene which contained the gas, and which was struck by the falling pillar; one of the pillars was cracked about baif way up; it was not the cross bars, but the mat upright’ posts; the columns of the tank om the corner where the columns feli had been previously cracked and had been repaired; | can’t Say that I opserved whether or novthe columu which tell first was cracked or not, (Explanatory diagraim shown.) | can’t swear that the two columus which fell were cracked; I know that there were some of the columns cracked and in a dangerous condition, but cannet tell which they were; nene of the caps were cracked; I did not examine the girders to see if they were cracked; the cracks which 1 saw should have been repaired With wrought tron bolted, and some of them had been; I am a machinist; ithink the cause of the columns cracking was the effect of the frost; Lao not know whether or not the pillars were safely braced on top; the plilars were fastenea at the bottom, by b its, to slonework—at least L suppose thia is the manuer in whick they were fastened, but I never exanuned them, | The superintendent of the works, Alonzo H. Haven, testified that the cause of the accident was a leak in the tank Which coatained the water; the | leak was from the sewer, the soil in that place being saudy; this same Icakage was the cause of a former explosion, and the company were about having a | new tank built; the leak had undermined the | ground, under the first tron pillar, which fell, thereby causing it to settle, and the frost had cracked some girder bolts, which caused the col- | uma to fall, ana, striking others, carried them with and were repaired, The jury, after a deliberation of half duration, returned the subjomed verdic: that the said Walfred Anderson came te his death by accidental juries received from the falling of one or more of the columns surreunding one or more of the gas tanks, situated in Plymouth street, at the corner of Gold, and we, the jury, request that the proper authorities have the remaining columns liken down, aud that they mi inquiries in regard to the safety of the Gas Works carried on in that vicinit nm hour's We find ERE JERSEY €.7Y CHIRTES General Dissatisfaction with the Proposed Charter—Indignation Meetings—The Bergen and Nicolson Pavement Rings to be ed Out. There is great commotion in Jersey City on the subject of the new charter, Three or four | Individuais representing the Bergen, the Nicolson pavement and the contractors’ “ings”? are down in Trenton, with a charter of (their own making, and are presenting themselves in the fashion of the Tooley street tailors. This charter, if passed, would be far more odious to the taxpayers than the measure passed last year by the Ber- gen apd democratic cliques. It vests most exten- sive powers, without responsibility, ou five indi- viduals, who are to be appointed by the Legislature under the name of the Board of Public Works, and this board is to be placed beyond the reach of the popular verdict. Neither the Mayor nor Board of Aldermen can exercise any check on their proceedings. ‘The Boulevard scheme and the Nicolson pavement scheme are to be revived. The republican party, which won the victory last fall, have no repregentation, it appears, in this matter, and at an influential meeting held yesterday in Jer- sey City the men who pretend to represent that party, but who were, in reality, found in arms against it, ee veliemently denounced. ‘A meeting of the Charter Convention was held at three o’clock in the afternoon, but there was no unanimity in the proceedings. The chairman, Mr. Gillet, went to‘Trenton last week oa behalf ot the convention, but he was not permitted to see the proposed charter. Aldermen Thomas and Tafley were subbed im like manner, These gentiemen declare that there 1g wide- spread dissatisfaction among the people on the subject, anc one of them remarked that the suc- cess of the scheme would be the substitation of one set of thieves for another. It ts proposed to have a public meeting, under the presidency,of Dudley 8. Gregory, or some other wealtny andres bie citizen, so that the people can pe heard On the ques: tuon, The charter will come before the Legistature at Trenton to-day. ESSEX MARKES POLICE COURT, ‘Turee Notorious Sneak Thieves “Crack” a Howse in Stanton Street. Yhe only case of interest bronght before Judge Scott yesterday at the Essex Market Police Court was that of Leopold Morkowitz against three notorious sneak thieves, named Samuel Cano, George Ryan and Wallace Stewart, whem he eharged with having entered his house, No. 186 Stanton strect, on the afternoon of the 19th tnst., between the hours of two and six o'clock, and steal- ‘Ing therefrom clothing valued at $200. The robbery wis committed durlag the absence of Mr. Mosko- witz and his wife, who had gone out to attend to some business, leaving the house, as they thougut, securely locked. TAB THREE THIEVES had, It seems, got wind of the fact of Moskewitz's Ins tention to go out that afternoon, and, watching near by tithe aud his wife nad gotten well out of the way, they opened the door by means of a skeleton ref and then burst open the rear chamber doors. After stealing whavever they could lay their hands on they Jeft wholly unobserved, ana but for the sa- gacity of detective Smith, of the Eleventh precinct, who worked up the case, they would to-day be roam- ing the streets, perhaps, 10 quest of some otter place to “crack.”’ Smith's suspicions fell upon Cann, who, by the way, 18 AN OLD OFFENDER, : notwithstanding he is not yet twenty years old, and he arrested him as soon’ as possivie, and upon searching Mim a jimmy and several pawn tickets were found pon, hls ¥ The tickets proved to Cann had received for A PART OF THE STOLEN CLOTHING. Thinking that Smith would pornaps let him off if he “‘blowed” on his ‘pals’ and confessed to having with them robbed Moskowitz, he made a clean breast of the whole affair, whereupon the officer at once arrested in and Stewart, who, together With Cann, Were all taken before Judge Scott, who locked them up to answer at the Court of Special Sesgtons, OMcer Smith says leis contident of pe ability to recover every cent’s worth of the stolen eee he having already found more than one half ete j it; some of these columns had been cracked before | i87).—TRIPLE SHEKr. FREED FENIANS. | | They Accept the Hospitality of {THE the City. Speeches by O'Donovan Rossa aud General Hourke—Ovations Still to Come, What a New York Feman Thought of the Dissentient Democratic Congressmen. Despite the snow and slush that covered the streets like a wet blanket Sweeny's Hotel was crowded more than ever yesterday by the patriotic Trishinen of Unis and adjoining cities, who wi frantic to offer congratulations to the exiles of Erin, The barroom was filled ull da and one Fenian Informed our reporter that “this excitement was worth a hundred dollars a day to Shweeny in dhrinks alone.” At eleven o'clock the working. men of Jersey City presented the following addreas to O'Donovan Rossa and his fellow exiles: — ADDRPSS OF THR WORKINGMPN'S BENEVOLENT Union N EY CLYY TO O'RONUVAN Rossa anv Hts Jnnary Crry, N. J., Jan. 80, 1871. To JenrMIAn O'DONOVAN Rowsa and irish exlies, the Wu: 1 patrioss in the cause of their native land: — BRorieks, FELLOW ONT N AND FELLOW IRI8I- e greet your safe arr ibiic from the loathsome prisi English and cess 0 vation, hi and whereas, In fidelity to « dehed the perjured jud help ‘and algo the packed jury, and showed by your’ uniilachtng. and. noble patriotism that Ireland has left yet to boast of such true patriots as Tone, Emmett, Sarsficid and the brothers Shears; and whereas you have proved by your long and herole In: carceration, despite that Inuuman treatment received at the hands of your merciless ri d and de- termined wil for the di governs your native Iand, an floating in triumph on land and ae, Revolved, That we, the delegates and members of the Working Benevolent Union, No, 7, of Jersey City, recognize tn you, the released. Irish prisoners, the worthy leaders and representatives of the Irish people at bome and abroad, and we, a8 Irihmen, look to you to heal the wounds of the past and for the wity and organization of the future legions. | baatiles of your re by the slow pro- elty 5 ry ‘and’ treedom you have 4 alien government which to seo your country’s Has Pesaro, Thal re, ae rah exlce baniahed. by the same milarule and driven oh a Pores Ors Out Our exigh: Satta look os an ae ea ke eed ahd ee patriots, and if in your judgment as Lreland’s noblest agus to point out the Masdeys and Corrydons who yet are claimin; {0 be Ireland's beat patriots and who have irendy betraye their country for a Judas’ share, and we 1ook on all Irishmen, who do noi sympathize with you, the Lrish exiled prisoners, jv the betteratton of Ireland, as being adverse to the regenera- tion of their native land. Resolved, That we admire your Irish wit and determined wiil for the course you have taken toward the rival commit. tees that wished to outrival cach otuer, and that we, the members of this Union, fully concur and agree with the noble exiles in declining ail offers of a public demonstration in their favor until the arrival of their brother exlics. Resolved, That we, the members of the Workingmen's Union, pledi to you our sympathy and material afd in Ireiand's cause when there is a favorable opportunily offered under your trusted and patriotic gnidance Committee—Thomas Dooly, John Maher, Peter Scanlan, Michael M. plattery, Patrick Dwyer, Daniel O'Sullivai Shortly &iter a deputation from New Haven, con- sisting of Colovel J, G. Healy, Captain Laurence O'Brien and James Reynolds, on the part of the ons of Erin of New Haven, waited upon the exiles and presented the warm congratulations of the Irishmen of that city, At half-past twelve o'clock Mrs, O'Donovan Rozsa accompanied Colonel Healy on a visit to Brooklyn. A deputation of the Knights of St. Patrick, con sisting of Judge Quinn, Joha Burke, of “Ours Francis O'Ryan, John Tucker, Jonn Mullaly aud T. N. Dwyer, was received in priva py the exiles, w ‘eceived from the following Fe- —From the Manhattan Cirele F. B, whose spokesman, P. J. Dutfey, delivered an elo- quent addr ; and from the Sons of Erin, Tara aud ries of Brooklyn, headed by Denis Hy- FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM TAMMANY. During the day @ communication was received from James Hennessey, Secretary of the Tammany Keceplion Committee, which was as follows:— Crry of New York, COMPTROLL ER's OrrioR,) Jan. 8 Lil, "5 THowAs Francis Bourke, Es DAR Sin--I am directed hy the Tammany Hall Executive Committee to submit to you a copy of a resolution passed this day, after r point- ing Mr.’ O'Donov ustodian of the fund sub scribed for the benefit of the “released Irish prisoners," viz, Resolved, That tn order to be able to place on record the acts of tha commiitee of the Tammany Hall General Com: mittee, at its meeting, the Treasurer, K. B. Connolly, Ex. be directad to pay to any oue of the ‘released prisoners the sum of $15,0.0 pon presentation of bis authority, signed by all of said prisoners 7. ¢., those who have arrived in the sieamships Cuba and Russta, Be kind enough to have such resolution or document pre- | pared withont a as the committee are desirous of trans | mitting to you the amount ass i wuiy, JAMES Seoretary of Ex The following is the reply, writen J and to be preseated to tae Tammany Comiuiit to-day :— DEAR Sik—We unauimousty empower Joremlah O'Don van Rossa to receive the sum committee have 90 generous'y offered. We have the bon or to ny very reapeetfully, Thomas F, Bourke, Edward Power, Edward Piisworth St. Clair, H, S. Mulleda, Patrick Lennon, Charies Underwood O'Connell, William Francis Roantres, Patrick Walsh, Peter Maughan, John 1 Dowling Muleaby, George Brown, Jobn MeClur Meeting of the Joiot Comm.tice of the Board of Aldermen, A meeting of the joint committee appointed by the | Common Council to make arrangements for a public recepilon to the Fenian exiles was held yesterday afternoon in the chamber of the Board of Aldermen. The steps of the City Hall were black with people Jong before the time of meeting. No sooner were the doors opened, at three o'clock, than a rush was made to gain admittance, and the space outside the railing was quickly packed, ‘The following members of the joint committee were — present:—Al- dermen Irving, Dimond, O'Neill, Welch and Cuddy, and = Assistant Alderme’ Hampson, Reilly, Healy, Robison and Mulligan. Fully half an hour was speat in waiting for the arrival of the exiles, At half-past three four carrlages drew up abreast to the steps and the fourteen gentlemen alighted, and forming twe deep marched into the building amid the cheers of the people. They en- tered and ranged themselves round the room, bow- ing to the Chairman, Alderman Dimond, Mr, Terence P. Smith, Sergeant-at-Arms, came forward and addressed afew words to the members of the Common Council, introducing te exiles. Alder- man Dimond, chairman of the committee, in reply, welcomed the gentlemen in a short speech, in which he expressed the great pleasure tt gave them to meet those who had borne with such heroism the trials and sufferings from which they had happily been released. He called upon the committee in- dividually to extend a proper welcome to the guests, Thereupon the members approached the gentle- meno and # gencral handshaking ensued. Those present, excepting the members ef the press and the Common Council, were requested to retire at this junctur-, and the room was Cleared accord- ingly. Refreshments were produced tn abundance and a pleasant time followed, in the course of which Alderman DimonD spoke as follews to the exiles: — Gentlemen, we are gratitied to find you bere. New York, tn its representutives, recctyes you, and I can- not tell how proud we are lo ‘greet you as the representatives of @ people struggling for freedom, In you we behold men who have struggled for the piincipies which we preach, and men who haye sumered from @ tyranny that ouce embraced tlie land we live in in its sway. We hail on as fellow countrymen, aud we tenuer to you our broadest hospitwity. Tho.e who know me ueed not vo be told that J cannot find words to express my feelings jor you aud for the cause you represent. 1 can only say that jn the name of the peopie of New York L welcot orl, INOVAN ROSSA'S REPLY, Mr. O'DONOVAN Rossa responded us lollows:—Mr, chairman and geatiemcn of the committee of the Common Council—I ani troubled to know tn what manner to respond to your kind greeting, witich has touched the hearts of us alt. 1 cau only thank you, Yet I wish to say that our action m refusing the hos plialities tendered to us op our arrival Was not La- | lended as a slight to those who overed them, but because we do Lot, as tie representatives of the nauonal cause in Ireland, wish to be identified with any of the parties of an hour. Wo are grateful m our hearts for every word of kindness, every proffer of hospitality and every generous deed which has grected us. To nope would we appcar uothankful. But we wish tt also understood thai in accepting the hospitalities of the city we accept tie as comiog from the masses of the citizeus ef New York, with- out distinction of party. 1can only say again, in the name of may fellow exiles, 1 thank you. Alderman ROBINSON then satd:—1 wish to say one Word here in &xplavatiou. 1c is the people of New York city, without distinction of party, Who receive you through the joint committee of the Common Couneli. We are not the representatives oi any party. We recvive you as the citizens of a great city, with out reference to political differences, (Cueers) GENERAL BOURKR’S. SPERCIL General Bourke repiled as follows press the gratification it afford: enunot € me and my co panions to be the recipients of such a reception at Whe hands of the people of New York, trrespective, as it is, Of political parties; that It was uninfuenced by pariy considerations was the reason of our ac: ceptance, ad We do now, accept it with the greatest possible gratitude. This inark of honor ac. corded us by — the peopm of the great cit, of New York, the great commercial centre of America, 1s a recognition of our services and a reversal of all the obloquy and false imputations cast upon us elsewhere. Liberty been our guiding star, and in accepting this imitation of the representatives of thls city we do so upon tl broadest possibie basis of partes and — recog: nizing no rty. We accept the deflal- tion given by Alderman Roberta. We receive this ‘ honor ax meu whe suffered for liberty, ready Ww do and endure a)! thoes in advancement of American principles and liberty for the people. ‘Thus, then, coming at once to the question, m name of the political prisoners who'have been 6on- fined in English dungeons, we accept this invitation from the city of New York. Words are tneapabie of expressing our gratitute. As Mr. O'Donovan Rossa strikingly and pointedly declared, It behooves aa to be careful and guarded fn our actions, Theonly motive that actuated us was love of our countr: (Apolause.) America 13 the land of our adoptiol ireland the land which gave many of us birt (Applause) We recoznize the calms upon us of he American public, which always gave to us exiles a home and to our people a shelter, and that now extends to us, with a cordiality peculiar to herself, a reception and an ovation that proves us to be in your estimation not what the people of Eng- Jand represented us, but to be worthy of your friend- ship and of a home inthe great republic. In recurn~ ing vere thanks I speak only the sentiments of (Cries from the exiles trust the polttical prisoners, of “il “Hear!) L hope and whatever may be our course in fatur guided by the inherent love of count trust, always actuated us, We shal to bear allogtance to the land n gave us when thrown out from the jand thit bor thank yon, gentlemen, in the namie of the | prisone that Honors Tt is understood that sou | Companies performing tn this city have v¢ | thelr services to give the exiles a grand testimonial atthe Academy of Music on next Mouday eyening, and it is more than probable that all the exlies will be present. Honors are being showered thick and jast upon these exiles, and the “Arabian Nights’? Itself cannot afford a more auriferous banquet than that which evidently awaits them in every city of the Union. — Political pari quarrel about them, and great cities like York beseech them to accept tts hoapit Hardly had these extles acceptel the hospitaitics of the city of New York when a despatch reached 0’ Dono van Rossa from Washington stating that General Renjamin F. Butler tad o:fered a resolution in the House of Representatives offering the Fenian exiles awelcome fo the capital and a reception on the pert of the nation itself. Some of the democratic members kicked at this resolution, which was olfered rather suddenly, and when a vote was taken it stood—ayes 171, nays 21, “God help thim twenty- one mimbers of Congress whin they ran for office hey are marked men thim twenty-one fel- a Fenian Jast night at Sweeny’s Hote: when he heard of the vote im the House of Repre tives, Wole Tone Not Dead Yer. To Thy EDITOR oF THE HERALD: Ju your report of he arr.val of General T, Ph Bourke and his Gémpuriots we are reported as coming after Colonel Roberts’ commitice. The reverse is the truth, We boarded the Rusata and presented our address, which Was read by our chat eneral Bourke before Ian and respondet to by Colonel Roberts! committee can George Smith, Leonard, Captain P. Koach, J. Wolie Tone Circle, P. BROOKLYN COMMON The Fire and Police Deyartmenis—iieward for the Capture of an Assassin=-Baths for the City of Charches—Away with tie Saow Plough. At tho regu’ar session of the Brooklyn Boara of Aldermen, held yesterday afternoon, the special committee to whom was referred the subject of the proposed Increase of the Fire Departinent reported in favor of increasing (he number of apparatas and firemen. The total number of applicants tor ap- pointment on the paid Fire Department since iis organization js 718, Of these there remain 447 appli- cants, while 222 have been appointed. The Corpora- tion Counsel notifled the Board that judgmen agalnst the city had been recorded tn favor of Ter- rence McGuiggan, contracter, in the su a of $1,600. ‘The Interesc and costs for two years had swollen the amount to $2,033. The plainuiif was the contract for grading certain streets at a stated grade, which latter was subsequenily changed to a@ higher grade, tnereby causing a greater outlay to the plaloust | Referred to the Law Committee, | The Police Comwmissioners, in reply to a resoln- tion of tnquiry adopted at a previous meeting of the | Bourd of Aldermen, sentin @ communication set ting forth that the whole nomber of applications for appointments upon the police force received since tue organization of the department 13 540. Of this number eighty-six fave veen appointed, thirty-one patrolmen and five doormen have beeu dismissed, There are now 497 applications for ap- pointments which haye nol been granted. Of these several are disqualified—some by reason ¢ beyond the required age, “some by phi abiliry and overs by deetdediy immoral eh racier.” A sufficient number of persons ean | procured to do duty at a salary of °: 1,00) a year but | as to their qualifications, the Commissioners assert | “that question ean only be determined by trial and | experience,” ‘fhe communication was placed on } file and ordered to be printed in the mmuates. Alderinan RAPER Offered the following resolution, which was adepted: Resolved, That his Honor the Ma; requested (6 offer a reward of =10 1 | Wow of the person or persons who ba n habit of stabbing temale pedestrians ou of the Eautera District, The annual report of the Park Comnussioners £ | the past year was received. | A resolution was adopted requesting the Kings county legisiators to exercise their iufluence to pro- | cure the estabiishiment of public baths in Brookiyn A resolution was adopted by the Board denoancioy | the use of snow plonghs upon the elty raiiroad fines as a nuisance, and justly setting forth that they are inthe habit of piling up masses of snow on the sides of the streets, thereby preventing access to the stores and buildings. ‘The Clerk was requested to notify said corporacions that they must alter the | snow plough or discontinue 1ts us R-AL ESTATE MATIER*, ‘The week opened with a quiet feeling, and the transactions at the Exchange were few and unim- portant. We have received a letter from Dr. Peck reqnést- ing us to make some corrections in the paruculars of the interview with him on the subject of the waste lands of Long island, published yesterday. Dr. Peck writes:— In speaking of Hempstead and Hempstead piains and the height or altitude the figures given do not refer to the elevation of Hempstead village, but to- the land north of the village, on the line of the Long Island Railroad, At Hempstead Branch, or Mineola, the elevation 13 103 feet; at Hicksville, twenty-six miles disant, is the highest part of the Long Island Ratiroail—150 leet above tidewater. ‘This is near the northeastern border of the tract of land known as the Great Hempstead plains, which extend into other s@wns beside Hemp- meat ‘The highest land on vhe Island ts about ,340 eet. In speaking of the lands I intended to say that there are large portions where there is a thrift growth of young pine and oak, and that the scru ak only takes entire possession of the land after repeated trimmings and cuttings have enurely de- penb the pine and oak trees, for there are some n places, ‘hen in relation to the depth of soil along the borders and head yaters of the sireams, it sheuld Tead “lightest” soil inscead of the “highest.” I intended to say ‘‘fine,” warw, yellow loam, tn. stead of “firm.” ‘The inital movement of the awakening activity in these lands, to which we have before referred, 15 shown In the sale announced for to-day by A. J. Hiceckor Son & Co, of & tract in Suifolk county, Long Island, tn the town of Isltp, about three-quar- of Wmule north of the Southside Ratiroad and avout haifa mile west of Oakdale station, forty- seven miles from New York, containing 500 acres and more of good land, near the Club House, to be sold in Me aie divided by & proposed ave. nue 100 feet wide. Its accessibility to New York by two railroads renders: this sale a good speculation sox a farmer or land operator, GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. One poultry fancier tn California has 10,000 hens, Roosters not. counted. ‘The Oinlo Legisiature is at last moving for a monu- ment to President Harrison. “The new hammer in the Bessemer Steel Works at Harrisburg, Pau, weighs 33,000 pounds and cost 92,000, 1 in the Lime on We 2 Daniels, one of the meu tmplicat Rock Bank robbery, died at Beilast, M of consumption, Don’t forget to scatter crambs about your h Jor the snow birds and tie pigeons, ‘Tne tc! find sort commons since the snow. ‘There were formerly seventy fishing vessels owned at Newcastle, N.H., and twenty at Kite there are seven at Newcastie and only oue or two at Aittery. or Flanders, of New Orleans, has instructed ity Surveyor to caretully inspect and report oo the various theatres and piaces of amusement in the city In reference to the facilities aiforded for egress in case of fire or panic from any cause. In a orangery at Los Angeles, Cal, there 1s & lemon tree planted in the midst of an orange grove. The fruit of this tree Is neither lemoi nor orange, but in shape and flavor it partakes of the pecultari- ties of boi orange aud lemon, It 1s a complete hybrid. ‘The oldest graveyard probabiy in Massachusetts is. iu Norta Cheisea. Some of tue headstunes of the graves are im good condition and beur the date ot 1676, ‘The brother of Wiliam Bradford, the second Governor of the Massacbusetts Colony, 18 interrea in this graveyard. A school teacher spelled out the word, “G-1 and asked ascholar to pronounce it. He gave it up, wheu the teacher, to Tel his mem asked hin, “What did your father say toi morni Dbe- fore eating his vreakfast?? The boy 2 minnte, aua finally sad, “Pa seid, ‘Dn these egge, they're rotten. ”