The New York Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1872, Page 3

Election Frauds, STUPENDOUS DEVELOPMENTS. Agtion of the Police, the Firemen and Attaches of the Water Board on Election Day. FRAUD AND CORRUPTION RAMPANT. Brooklyn's committee of seventy-five, who were appointed at a meeting held in the Academy of Music a few days after the election on the 7th of No- vember last, have, it seems, labored assiduously siace the organization in ferreting out some of their stupendous frauds committed upon the gooa people of that pious burg by the roughs and row- ies who have, unDappily, for many years taken altogether too conspicuous a part in the elections, ‘The committee has at last completed it3 labors in 0 far as to be abie to lay before the people a full and concise report of the doings and operations of a@ large class, including many memoers of the Police and Fire Departments and attach¢s of the Water Board, on the day of election, which report should commend itself to every good citizen, whether repub- Iiean or democrat. _ Next Thursday evening a meet- ing of citizens will be held in the Academy of Music, when this statement, which is neatly printed in Pampbiet form, will be distributed to every one, Below will be found copious extracts from the docu- ment:— A MODEL DISTRICT, In the First district of the Second ward the in- spectors in almost every instance refused to swear persons challenged and received their votes. In- spectors kept whiskey at the polls, ana were con- finually drinking. A. G. Becude challenged a Person ou the ground that he wasa non-resident, fne inspector recelved nis vote and refused to swear him. Jeremiah Costcilo was beaten by Thomas Francis Farrell, @ prominent em- Ployé of the Water Board, for challenging @nother; Costello asked’ @ policeman who Saw the occurrence to arrest Farrell; the Policeman refused. Mr. Patten, the owner of the house where the polls were hela, heard the inspect- ors prompting repeaters, as to Where they should Bay they lived, When the polls closed tne inspect- ors ordereu shutters on the windows; no one could then see in the room; twenty minutes after a large die of tickets was sent out to Mr, Patten by inspectors, with strict orders to destroy it; iterwards two more bundles were sent out with Me oraera, ‘heso ballots were “Judiciary,” “Oity Judiciary” and “Mayoralty.” Patten gave them to his wife, and she says that, hearing of the trouble persons in New York got in oy burning the vouchers in Comptroller Connolly’s ofice, she preservedithem and gave them a few days after to Postmaster Booth, Between the room occupied by Mra. Patten fas room where the inspectors were was a thin partition with a glass door. During the @lection Mrs, Patten saw one cf the inspectors open tlokets that had been handed him by voters and throw them away. That when a voter would givo leas than cight ballots the inspectors would aeposit the remainder when the voter left. COME DOWN OR GO DOWN. Inthe Fourth district of the Second ward Jere- miah Fuld, an inspector, was offered $26 vy Alder. man Dwyer and Inspector McOuffrey to resign. He refused, While going to the polis next morning he was knocked down, Fuld and the man who at- tacked him were arrested and taken to the station house, The Sergeant discharged the assailant and ordered the inspector w be lockea up, Mr. Cos- tello soon after came In ald protested. Fuld was then liberated, and reachet the polls avout the time they were being opened. “COP” NO, 842, In the Third district of the Fourth ward Augustus D, Limberger saw several non-residents whom ne knew swear in their votes. #ne of them afterwards attempted to vole 10 the Fifth district, when he was arrested, but was rescued by a mob. George A. Heaty challenged a man, who refused to swear 1m his vote. flealy was then driven from the polls by a policeman, No. 342; one of the inspectors Braered the policeman to arrest the person thus mpting to vote; the policeman reiused. Thomas Ryger saw a voy about seventeen swear in his vote; he gave his residence as 26 Myrtle avenue, which was untrue; lie resided in Flood’s alley. THE EXPENSE OF CHALLENGING. In the First district of the Fifth ward the inspect- ors kept quantities of tickets beside the ballot boxes; an inspector was seen receiving ballots from Voters, Which he would drop on the floor, and put Others in their place in the ballot boxes; Mr. Mo- Gahey prote-ted; ine luspector threatened, and ordered him away; aman then kicked him, another ck him in the mouth; a policeman then arrested and he was locked up in the station house for the balance of the day. THE POLICE ENCOURAGR REPEATING, In the Third district of the Fifth ward Thomas Fitzgerald saw a number of non-residents whom knows voting, and heard a police officer trying to juce & man that had already voted to vote again, Saw an inspector throwing into the street a ballot paar him to deposit in the ballot box by a voter, hile trying to cage EA gabe he was tnreat- ened, by OMiceraFlapigan, with personal violence, He produced his appointment as Deputy Sheritt, ‘Dut the officer told him he didn’t care a damn for it. Edward Kelly aiso saw the same inspectorj referred %o by Fitzgerald throw several ballots,handed him Dy Voters, on the floor, and sometimes through the Window, and put other ballots in their place in the ballot boxes, and saw another inspector do the same, Upon objecting to this method of con- Gucting the election he was beaten, in the presence Of the police, who refused to interfere, REMARKABLE EARLY BIRDS. In the First district of the Sixth ward 600 names Were added to the poll lists before the voting yee ‘These 500 votes Were purely fictitious; each Tepresented as having Voted eight ballots. Beside these 600 voles there were 312 votes cast by re- age and persons residing out of the district, O of the three inspectors were convicted and the third acquitted—Joln Renz, who was there when at ed opened, and was the fifth voter, appears &s the 600 and fifth voter on the poll lists, WHAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE INSPRCTORS DID, In the Fifth and Sixth districts of the Sixth ward William Kenworthy and Traverssaw William Ford, @ngineer of No, 4 engine, voting in',each district, Kenworthy asked a poilce oficer to arrest him, gtating tbese facts. ‘he police otficer retused. Samuel F, Noyes also chalienged Ford when he piteuipien to vote in the Seventh district. In the ith district John Payne challenged a person; the Inspector refused to swear him, and took kis vote. Joseph Hearne, a letter carrier, says he Knows almost every, person In the district; that between three and r o'clock the repeating began; noticed gai of repeaters voting, some of them he knew by he called the attention of Mr. Halstead to it; stead challenged three or four of them, and was then driven away by the police; saw some of these voting ip the Sixth and eventh austricts_be- and aller they had voted in the Fifth district; NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH’ 1], 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET, HOW BROWN was “ a In the Second Lot the Twenty-first ward ors threw Away a ballot a vuter it. Av other inspector deposited jad never been voted. , Bagot says that one of the inspectors told him the day after election thati{ the count was taken over man, cd saw a policeman take @ ticket that had been voted from the top of a ballot box and destroy it. He did 80 @ second time; thea Summers remunstrated, and then the policeman drove him away. During the can- vass there were mor? tickets than the poll list called for; 1p the “vity Judiciary” Luere was a disc epancy of 100, ‘These were counted. ‘The ward box over- ran ‘orty-four, and the inspectors (to make the vote balance the poll books) deducted eight votes rom each candi tate, dn tne Fourth disirict of the Twenty-first ward forty iliegal votes were cast, none of the volers living in the district, and many of them giving resl- dences where there was nothing ‘but vacant lots, ANOTHER ‘‘EXEBMPLARY’’ POLICEMAN, Io the Fifth district of the Twenty-trst ward William E, Chapin, while attempting to peddie republican GOKEIs, was geised py 8 ollce oificer ragged from the atvop. ‘The oficer then per- mitted another to go there and peddle democratic tickets in his place, Stephen L, Fogg, residing at 891 DeKalb avenue, challenged a repeater who gave Fogg’s house as his residence. Fogg, knowing the repeater did not hive with him, in presence of Wil- liam C. Earl, asked officer No. 154 to arrest the repeater, but the oficer refused. ‘THE INSBRIATES TAKE A HAND, In New Utrecht George W. Sullwell says that a number uf inebriates, Who were under treatment In the Inebriate Asylum there, Were brought to th polls by Mr, Willetts, Who bas Charge of that build- tullwell challenged them on the ground that they were non-residents, yet their votes were re- ceived, One of them who voted swore he had been in the Asylum a week, and came there from Brook- lyn, Mr. Stillwell was born in New Utrecht and has resided there continuously for the last fifteen years: knows early every elector there, and says neurly ail those inebriates who voled were non- residents, An closing their report the committee say:— “There were 1,451 vovrs who voted in districts where they did not reside, Whether they voted again in districts where they were entitled to vote has not yet been ascertained,” OLASBIFICATION OF FRAUDS, Bi. |44.| 6.) OR.) Teh.) BA Not to be found, 5] 924) 758] 97) 988 No auch numbers gi] 200] 187] 24) at Vacant lots, &c., residence. =| 52] 89) 9} a3 Dead. yt a) | 4 Dupliei 6] 6] 3] —| ssi wl ai] 8 Moved bet + BF 13) 2) ay 10) 18) 7 Poor House. | y ea oo ee ed ee 110} 996] 112] 119]1976]1085| 168| 863 p |10HH | 11/0) 12°7) 20H Be | BBL | Totals Poor House. fome voted as often as ten or fifteen times; the ine ectors, says Jonn T. Montrose, kept snutters on window, which prevented tne ballot boxes from being seen, cxcept from one position on the stoop; he went there to watch the boxes; while there was fasauited in presence of the police by Thomas Nevins, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, and drivea away; soon after he returned, was again gesauitea by Nevins and compelled to leave the ptoop. Owen Magee, a wealthy ee nen in the ing room; he asked to have the shutters taken wn; offered to be responsible for any glass that might be broken, and then attempted to removo , them, but was driven away by the inspectors; any one attempting to challenge was threatened or beat in, Alter the polls closed no republican was allowed {ator the space of an hour, under pretence that the poll clerks were writing up their books for the Canvass, Mr. Coit, republican candidate for County dudge, was refused admittance. The poilce sta Woned themselves at the door with drawn clubs and threatened persons seeking admittance. Mr. Gory, alter waiting over half an hour, was admitted, found the poli clerks busy filling oat the biank Bpaces tn the poll books, where the various ballots &nd elected votes should have been marked down. He asked how they could remember the tickets per- sons had voted during the day? The clerks pala no attention to him and continued to fill inthe blank aoe Mr. Coit kept; tally of the vote; Montrose t another, Coit’s Was snatched from nis hand fp te canvass room and destroyed; and, wile trose, Who held his in his hand behind his back, had his attention attracted for a moment by some: Shing else, some one set fire to it with a match. While the city ticket was being canvassed the can- Wassers went away for about an hour and otners tF ee ane cA Bl vad ree seemed je Was doing an ki the bei bprageny be counte: cal pido AT WAS DONE FOR FOSTER, In the Third disurict of the Kleventh ward, for Pacrmian, Foster (democrat) received 443 votes; ae (Fepublican) 120, ‘This yote was announce the inspector, taken to the station house by OfScer Strong and telegraphed by the sergeant in gharge to the headquarters of police. Subsequent surns were ch ed, Foster getting 618 vot and Doitaias 1 thus electing Foster by one majority, Jn the Aire digtrict of tue Fourtegnth ward there 6, Total...... 477 600 Grand total. scones OMT OFFICIAL DEMORALIZATION IN WEST- CHESTER, Malfensance in Morrisania=The Banner “ing” Towa of the County—A Disgrace. ful SpectacleAdditional Disclosures in the North Brother Island “Job.” Judging from the damaging disclosures which have been made within the past few days regard. ing the misdeeds of men holding office, both judt cial and municipal, in Morrisania, Westchester county, It would appear that oficial corruption has long since assumed an epidemic orm in that town. In addition to the numillating spectacle of two of its justices Of the peace being indicted for gross malteasance, as already publisned in the HERALD, now 'T. Mason Oliver, the Town Treasurer and @ member of the Board of Trusteos, has tendered his resignation. It will be recollected that Oliver, who was @ member of tne committee appointed to negouate the purchase of NORTH BROTHER ISLAND in Webalf of the town, acknowledged having re- ceived & “presenl’’ of $4,000 from the parties seliing this island atter the purchase hi been completed. The special committee appointed jor the purpose of investigating the cllarges made against Oliver in the transaction state port, recently made to the Town Board, that, ac- cording to the aasertions of Oliver, he was com- Pelled to hand over $1,000 of the money received by him to Patrick Mullins, anotner member of the ‘Town Board, in order ‘to keep him still;”’ that tne committee called on Mullins in reference to the statement of Oliver, when the former denied the who. affair, adding tnat it was “aN BNaL Lin? cf Oliver's own invention; that he never received the value of one dollar from Oliver or any other Person on account of any connection with the island. ‘The report concludes by setting forth that trom their interview with Oliver, as well as from information received from other sources. the com- Inittce believe tnat there was more than $3,000 paid yy Mrs. Ack to Oliver or others upon the pur- age of the island tn question, ‘The report of the comasiltee has resutted in es adoption of & resolution directti r: Corporation Counsel Blythe to at once institute proceedings againat Oliver, that the MONEY RECEIVED by him may be recovered in behalf of the town. As Sere termination to this disgraceful chapter, instead of proving an acquisition, the island in question is regarded as a useless and most expen- sive burden to the town, and although its posses- sion cost the taxpayers $40,000 many of the people are now demanding that it be sold at any price it may bring. MYSTERIOUS MORTALITY CASES IN NEWARK. A Man Gets a Coffin for Anuther, but Is Buried in It Himself—A Pair of Very Strong Tem- perance Lectures. A very extraordinary argument in favor of tem- perance was furnished yesterday in Newark, On Saturday one John Bokert, a young man, twenty years of age, was sent by Superintendent Garrabrant, of the Almshouse, for a cofin, in order to inter in the Potters Fieid a poor pauper, who had died in a house in Chareh street from smallpox, Bokert was accom- panied by another man. They procured the coffin, one of the commonest kind, and took it to the house in Church street, It“provea, however, too small for the corpse, and they started back to have 1t exchanged foralarger sized one. On the way they neglected their errand, and stopped in at several liquor saloons and took in copious supplies, They became shockingly intoxicated, so as to be unaple to perform their errand. Late on Saturday night the horse found its way back to the Alms- house, and stopped under a shed. Bokert was found in the wagon alone. His companion had remained tn the city. Being generally very quarrel- some when 10 liquor Bokert was left in the wagon and some blankets thrown over him. Here he was left all night, Yesterday morning he was FOUND DEAD ALONGSIDE THE COFFIN inthe wagon. The facts were reported to the County Physician, who, strange to relate, did not deem it worth while to order an inquest, but ransed @ burial certificate. The uulortunate Boxert ‘was placed in the coffin he procured himself, and buried in the Potters Field. ‘The burial of the smalipox corpse was superintended later in the day by Mr. Garrabrant. LECTURE NUMBER TWCy Yesterday morning Mrs, Louis Percieron, 57 years of age, and residing at 141 West street, Newark, was found dead in ved by her husband. The latter, on making the discovery, was so frightened that he alarmed the entire neigaborhood, Inquiry dis- covered that the wretched matron was in the habit of getting drunk and remaining so for a week ata lume. Apoplexy was the immediate, and Jersey ligntning the remote, cause ol ner death. No iu quest was ordered. A COLORED MAN'S FATE, Last week one George Milier, a colored waiter in one of the Newark hotels, was removed to the sta- ton house for safe Keeping, he being troubled with dangerous fits of lunacy. On Thursday he was transferred to the Almshouse; there he died yester- day. The Vounty Physician consulted a detective, who gave it as his opinion that Miller’s death was not the result of foul play. On the strength of this the doctor ordered no inquest, but granted a burial certificate. JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE, Oae Hundred and Fourteen New Doctors Conferriug of Divinity and Law Orders. PHILADELPHIA, March 9, 1872, The aunual commencement of Jefferson Medical College took place this afternoon at the Academy of Music, There were about four thousand people pres- ent, representatives of the élite and learned profes- sions of the city. The de; of M. D, was conferred on 114 graduates. The Board of Trustees of the Col« lege, at & meeting held yesterday, conferred the degree of D. D. upon Rey, Henry Spackman and Rey. J. Houston Eccleston, ana the degree of D. L. upon James P. Mitchell and Thomas K. Finiette Gage Joseph Pancoast delivered the vale- etory. THE KU KLUX PROSECUTIONS, CHARLESTON, 8. C,, March 10, 1872, The Unionville 7imes reports that arrests for alleged Ku Kluxism were recommenced in Marion county last week by Deputy United States Marshal Williams, and that much excitement exisis through- out the country where complete quiet and harmony had prevatied for many months, Business of all kinds was suddenly suspended and on many plan- tions work had been abandoned and lavorers dis- charged, owners being unwilling to risk planting a crop owlns to tho prevailing uncertanty, z MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. The Concert Season. On Wednesday afternoon next Miss Anna Mehiig, @ lady who has won the most enviable popularity here as a pianist, will give her second Piano recital, at Stemmway Hall, The frst one was given last week in the small hall, the programme consisting entirely of piano selections, and Miss Mehlig being tne only artist that appearea. It 1, therefore, @ very flattering proof of the lady's talents to be able to state that tne hall was not large enough to accommodate the audience, and that the platform and artists’ room were crowded with ladies. She interpreted some of the best se- lections from Beethoven, Bach, Schumann, Henselt, Liszt and Schubert ina style that called forth the most unqualified praise from the audience, Still, we would advise her not to present on one bill two of Bach's fugues, as one at a time 1s about as much as an audience can stand. The programme of a Plano re:ital shoula be carefully selected and Varied, otnerwise it becomes heavy and tiresome. She will use the large hall on Wednesday and will present an entirely new bill, On Thursday after- noon Mr. Mills and Sejior Sarasate will give the last of their charming matinées, assisted by eminent artists, ‘The programme 1s as follows:— -Lofebure Wely Dachauer, ‘Mr. George Simoson. (a) Valse Poem (dedicated to Mr. Milla), (b) Impromptu.... (a) Slumber So: Ay Retaon, ( jumber Song; utumn . ida? Glementi Pantasie—“Sur Martha" (a) Der Nussbaum... ndels hopin Mi Recollections of Home. Duo—Andante and Variations ne Mr. 8, B, Milis and Mr. ¥. ‘Berguer. Russian Atrs.. . Senor Sarasate. Duo—For two pianos, on themes from ‘Faust,"” written expressly for Mr. Mills and the author..A, H, Pease ir, A. H, Pease and Mr, 8, B, Mills, A New Pianist. Mr. Jean Vogt, a pianist who lately arrived here from Europe, and who proposes to make an early appearance in concert in this city, first studied music at the Seminary of Breslau and afterwards 1a Berlin, His teachers were Grell, Hesse and Seidel in both of these cities, During a lengthened stay St. Petersburg Mr. Vogt availed himself of the valu- able instruction and services of Henselt to push Ulmself forward in nis profession, His first work of note was the oratorio, “Resurrection of Lazarus,” Which met with instant approval in Germany, This was followed by @large pumber of compositions of various kinds, which, with his artistic playing, gave Mr. Vogt an enviable poallian aimong the com- posers and planisis of his native land, He has een contin to Is room since his arrival in this country by the effects of an accident taat befell him on the voyage, but his first appearance in concert may be looked for at an early date, Ib would seem \hat we ure fast stripping the Fatherland of its Most eminent musicians, Bante as a Dancer. A wonderful ballet on the sudject of the “Divina Commedia,” of all things, has been produced at Rome, Dante—a dancing Dante—is the hero, The first scene represents Frederic Barbarossa, with a great, black beara, by the by, running away from the Italian bailerini. Then, 10 the selva oscura mentioned in the first line of “L’Inferno’ there appears the well-known figure of Dante, who, to judge from his violent gesticulations, 1a suffering from an indigestible supper. To him enters Virgil, whose affectionate way of feeling Dante’s pulse 18 likely to lead the unsophisticated spectator to the supposition that he 1s the {amily doctor. His treat- ment seems to be successful; tor they presently trip oif hand in hand. In the next scene they are joined by Homer, “discovered” playing & harp In the ruins of a Greek city. Way Greece should be in ruins when Homer was alive, or why the three poets should dance a fandango in the Kiystan flelds, are mysteries which only the composer cau explain, All such speculacions are ended the irruption of a bevy ol Amazons, who, with the plumpest little Venus Calipyge at their tall, are attired in @ cos. tume—if @ negative can be expressed by a positive term—admiravly adapted for the Olympiau games, We need not remain jong in the Inferno; for in the next scene, representing Purgatory, Dante meets with Beatrice, Who With most unnatural levity and in @ very niokety, conveyance, carries his off to the Trono eterno, ‘The iast scene discovers Italy bound im chains; at the sound of Garivaldi’s hymn her fetters {all off, Dante rushes forward to biess her; jeriierragasetd shrieks with delight, and the curtain a Footlight Flashes, This is the last week Of “Marriage” atthe St. James. G. L. Fox plays “Humpty Dumpty’) to-night for the 900th time, The last nights of “Buffalo Bill” at the Bowery are announced. “An Irishman in Greece” 1s Tony Pastor’s last dramatic venture, Oliver Doud Byron 1s moving “Across the Conti- nent” in Obicago. “Fernande’”’ will be produced at the Brooklyn Theatre this evening. Mills & Sarasate give their last matinée at Stein- way Hall on Thursday. The fairy pageant of “Cinderella” 1s the attraction at the New York Circus, Dan Bryant is still running “Uncle Eph’s Dream” and an uproarious bill besides. Miss Nellie Johuson and Robert Jobnsoa appear to-night at the Park, Brooklyn, “New York Mechanics” and “Ixion” are the foas tures at the Comique tnis evening. Mrs. John Wood commences to-night the second week of her engagement at Nibio's. “The Veteran” is still the rage at Wallack’s, and will be continued until further notice, B. F. Lowell, Matt Oanning and Dan Townsend open a dramatic agency in this city early in April, Miss Francini, pianiste, and Mr. Itldebrandt, tenor, will give @ concert at Steinway Hall on March 12, Miss Francini, planist, and Mr, Hildebrandt, tenor, will appear at Steinway Hall on Tuesday evening. Miss Anna Mehlig gives her second piano recital at Steinway Hall on Wednesday, commencing at three P, M. ‘The last nights of “Julius Cesar,” ut Booth’s, are announced. Mr. Edwin Booth appears this week as Mare Antony. St. Thomas’ eholr, under the direction of G. W. Warren, give acharity concert at Apollo Hall on Thursday eventog. A new pantomime, new local burlesque and new variety stars Will be the attractions at the Union Square this evening. The New York Oonservatory of Music has estab- Nshed its headquarters on Fourteenth street, next door to Deimonico'’s, Hogan and Sheppard, song and dance comedians, finish their engagement at the Thirty-fourth street Theatre on Saturday next, This is the last week of “Divorce” at the Fifth Avenue. Mr. James Lewis has a benefit to-night and Mrs, Gilbert on Wednesday. The sale of reserved seats for the grand spectacle of “Laila Rookh” at the Grand Upera House com- mences on Wednesday, at nine A, Mr. Albert Alken commences an engagement at Lina Edwin's Theatre to-night, producing his seasa tuonal drama, ‘The Witches of New York.” “The Broadway Miliners,” “The Clodoche Bur- lesque’”’ and “The Arrival of Nilsson” are the latest features on the bills of the San Francisco Minstrels, Dan Bryant has had a very funny burlesque writ- ten by John F, Poole, entitied ‘Jnitus Sneezer,” in which Mr. Bryant will play the parts ef Cassius and Mark An-tony, Nelse Seymour as Brutus, Tne Majlitons leave for California on April 8, under engagement to John E, McCullough. Mlle. Veniurol, premiere danseuse, has also been en- greed, by the same manager, and she will start on a a Drittings Abroad, Mr. Fechter has been engaged by Messrs, Webster & Chatterton to appear at the Adelphi Tuecatre, Lon- don, for twenty-four nights. The Holborn Theatre, London, will shortly open under the management of Mr, Frank Musgrave, Its specialty will be opéra boufe, A dramatic novelty, entitled “Beethoven,” lately produced in Milan, 18 said, by the Lombardia, to comprise a “profound study of German Geist.” The violinist Wilhelm, we hear, has received the Order of Gustavus Vasa from the King of Sweden, and the membership of the Stockholm authority. The Milanese journals remark that Count Beust enjoys good music amazingly, and that, at the representation of Verdi’s “Aida,” he applauded like any other mortal. A comedy by Mr. Anthony Trollope will, in course of time, be produced at the Gatety, London. e further novelty of an adaptation from Thackeray 13 algo in projection at the same theatre, At the close of “Genevieve de Brabant’?—which, however, still runs merriiy—anotner opéra dou, adapted by Mr. Farnie, will be placed upon the stage of the Philbarmonic Theatre, London. ‘Tne Royalty Theatre, London, which opened Feb- Truary 26, under Mr. Nation’s management, ,had for its Inaugural attractions a comedy by Mr. Suther- land Edwards and an extravaganga entitied “Green- { the Gracetul; or, the Palace of Vengeance,” Mile. Marimon ts said to have received an offer from Rpasia of £290 ver nigbt..while a New York mani to tempt ‘Alle, iB, BOWever, Is engaged to Mn Mapicdon for ths season, at Drury Lane. The London Sacred Harmonic society p pestered February 23, at Exeter flall, Haydn’s “Third Mass” ne Imperial), Mendelssoun’s ‘Praise Jehovah’? (Lauda Sion), and Spohr’s “Last Judgment,” under » Lemmens-Sherrin, 1e. 4 Mr. Pearson and Mr. Whitney. fe The chief novelty in tne adaptations from Molire in the ‘rarkish performances at Pera is the introduc. tion of female characters, They are dressed 1a feri- jees and yashmaks, supposed to be out of considera- tion for the Muslemah represented, but just as lUxely to prevent the audience from finding out that the actresses are Armenians, The ‘Marriage Fores,” arran, by Ahmed Vefik Etfendi, has proved a complete success, At Leipsic a series of piays is being publisned, ‘with German notes, by Dr. Diezmann aud Dr. K. Albrecht, which, uuder the title of ‘rhe Modern Engtisn Comic Theatre,”’ includes, “Why Did You Die?’ by Charles Matthews; “Ail that Glitters 13 not Gold,” by Thomas and J, Morton; “Opposite Neighbors,” by H. Paul; ‘‘A storm in a Teacup,’? by Bayle Bernard; “The Basntul Man,” by Mon- crief, and “St. Cupid; or, Dorothy’s Fortune,” by Douglas Jerroid, Tho Coming Prima Donua, An enthusiastic correspondent in Berlin thus dis courses about the next prima donna atour Academy of Muste:— Mme. Pauline Lucca, by marriage Frau von Rhaden, has again set ont apon “a starring” trip, 1t was either too warm for her in Berlin, with the thermometer at 1x degrees below zero, or there are not enough briiliants growing oo the banks ef tne Spree for her. We have veen informed that her hus- band entertains an idea of founding a joint stock company for the sale of jewels, and his wile’s brill. ants are to coustitute the original stock; Opera house tickets for Lucca performances will be given in- Stead of interest coupous, Tne speculation would, at any rato, be @ more protitable investment than Roumanian bonds, provided only the precious uvula ol “her ladyship” (“gnadige /rau’’), as she is proud of being cailed, does not suifer from the frost on the banks o! the Neva. mu Herr Gustav Engel, the infallible musical Pope, writes to his faithful flock on the banks of the Spree:—‘‘Tne sweet damore of the Lucca voice is forever gone’? (the article will of course be published With a biack round it, and Herr Von Hiisen will go into haif mourning), Mme, Lucca will have to get on with simp'y a yearly pension of 2,600 thalers, All her “starring” contracts bear, therefore, the motto:—"*Make money in time, that iy may have suficient tn the day of need |” for me. Lucca, as Kammersingerin (Chamber Singer), receives from the treasury of the Ber- lin Opera House only 8,000 thalers @ year, a sum which, taking ito considerayon the high price of vhastmas apples, 18 palpably not sufficient to de- fray the expenses of her household. Mme. Lucca’s London “starring”? engagement was for four years, two of which areexpired. She is bound to spend three months every year in the clty by the Thaines, With the obligation of appearing thirty mes, this she receives 30,000 thalers @ season—that is to say, & total of 120,000 thalors, derive this information from a letter in Mme, Lucca’s own hand, The St, Petersburg theatre pays her for @ three weeks’ cngage- ment 10,90 jilver ‘oubles—vrilliants oxtra, It is acknowledged that Mme, Luced possesses a beaut ful voice, We will in no wise dispute its beauty, but she herself has no very high opinion of its last. ing qualities, and avoids Richard Wagner's larynx- destroying scores as a dove avoids a marten, For this reason, on her express demand, a paragraph had to be inservod in the engagement between har and the management of the Beriin Opera House that she was not liwble ever to take a part in any of Wagner's operas, When she was playing 1n Pesth, avout seveil years ago—so, at least, her historiographer mforms us—she was besieged by solickations from all quarters to sing the part of Elsa in “Lohengrin.” “Not for a milhon |” she replied, .The Hungarians know, however, as well as we do by what means such prime donne are to be tamed, All the papers, one after the other, pubilshed articles to tie effet that Madame Lucca was not-equal to singing in a Wagnerian opera, Tnhatisthe point where she 1s mortal. She immediately seat to the management for une part of Elsa, studied 10 in three days, and sung it with such wonderiul clearness that the Magyars were very neatly jumping on the stage during the performance to squceze her to aeatn for sheer delight. Scarcely, however, was the per- formance over, before she returned the part to the manager, With the remark written on it, “Did Wag- ner Once; never again,” and before the next morning dawned quitted the wine-abounding city on the banks of the -Danube. ‘The position of Kummersingerin at court is agreeabie and advantageous. The Empress especially is most affectionate and kind to the fair artist, Mme, Lucca 1s never allowed to miss any of the soirées at the Emperor's Palace, A peculiar fact connected with the etiquette of the court will interest our fair readers, The Kammersangerin, Mme. Lucca, 18 ordered to attend the svirdes, bxactly on the stroke of midnight Count Perponcher-Sedinistzky, the Lord Chamberiain, announces that supper 13 ready. Then it is no longer Mme. Lucca, but the an ace von Raden, who is escorted to her seat at we cable, The Ballet Nuisance Iu Opera. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— AS you graciously set apart space in your widely circulated journal as a medium for the people to make known thelr grievances, I desire to avail my- self of such a¢commodation to vent my feelings thus:—Why is it considered decess}ry to introduce the ballet in the opera “Martha?” | was present at the rendition of said opera last evening, and felt Much disgusted at an attempt—slight though it was-—to imitat@ the “Black Crock” on the boards of the Academy of Music. There were several per- Sons near me who shared my feeling, and a decided hiss was heard at the close of the dance. Tnere are many who love inusic in all of its forms who are deterred from enjoying its influence at the opera house by the introduction of those agents tnat have made the drama so demoralizing. If tnis protest will induce managers to leave the leg part out of the charming opera, “Martha,” I shall be amply repaid tor my trouble in writing this. Yours, respectfully, New YOR, March 7, 1372, CAKL H, FOREIGN YAOHLING NOTES. {From the London Field.} The following bits of gossip are from a visit to Cowes in the winter:—“Passing a little farther on we come upon & etxty-tonner, building for Mr. Ash- bury, who at present 1s pretty deep in yachts, In some respects she 1s like the renowned Vanguard, which for all time has made the reputation of Ratsey, yet altogether she Is very different. She has three and a half inches less beam, and is 1onger. Her dimensions are:—Lengtn on deck for tonnage, 69 feet; breadth, 14 feet 4 Inches; draught aft, 10 feet 8 inches; forward, 7 feet, Linch. Shes partly planked up, and ts having lead run into her, and has @ lead keel by her side ready to goon. She has greater dead rise than the Vanguard, and conse- quently her displacement will be greater, Her bow to the eye looks periection, and her runs appear even more easy, or, in fact, more beautiful, than those of the Vanguard. lier less beam will be more than compensated for by her greater displacement and dead rise admitting of a greater quantity of ballast to be stowed lower, Her areca of canvas will, conse- quently, be a littie larger than that of the Vanguard, and will be as follows:—Mainsall, 2,040 square leet; Joresall, 497 square feet; jib, 567 square leet; while ine areas of the Vanguards three working lower sails are respectively 1,924 feet, 494 feetand 576 feet. There is thus an exgess of 110 feet in the total area of te pew cutter’s satis—no great difference. The one now building has two feet more holst than the Vanguard—or the same as that vessel originally had—so either her boom or gait must be sborter than that vessel’a, Her sails are being made by Mr. Charles Ratsey, and, judging from the manner he canvassed the Livonia, whose sails the New York yachtsmen alinitted were faultiess, she will be per- Tect in this respect, Whether she will be as good aa the Vanguard in light winds ts, of course, a problem yet to be solved. We anticipate that sne will not be quite 80 good, but at least she should beat that ex- ceedingly successful cutter in a whole lower sail breeze, SAILS AND BOWSPRITS. By the way, the Livonia has “leit” her sails in New York, and it seems toat they will not be able toleave that port, When she arrived there she of course required & new bowsprit, and a new red pine one was ordered; but the sparmaker made one of pitch pine, agd a thing came down nearly as heavy as boxwood. Stich a stick as this Would not suit tne Livonia, ana her captain very properly refused to take it on odoard, and obtained one elsewhere. Upon leaving New York he found it necessary to leave tne racing salls behind, as the vessel was 80 encumbered with gear, She had no sooner cleared than the maker of tne pitch pine bowsprit (a an attachmenv on the sails and threat. ens to sell them for what they are worth. Evidently the Yankee is much sharper than the Englisiiman. All the satis that Ratsey 1s now engaged upon, ex- cepting those for the Livonta, will be of fiax canvas, AD unaccountable prejudice seems to ex! against cotton, and Mr. C_ Ratsey says, jong other complaints he has received from yacht skippers against them 1s, that they sit too flat, This is about the most astounding objec- tion that could be made against them. Why, a sail could not possibly be “too fat,’ whether the vessel carrying it be on a wind, off the wind, or dead be- fore it. The satis may be made of canvas a jittie too stout—as some of the cotton salls carried last year were—and thas perhaps in very light winds the sails would not remain steady at their proper an- gies, but fall aboard of their own weight; but that a sail can be too flat don’tdo. Itis Mr, Ratsey's opiuion tat there ought ‘to be no doubt as to the Merits of the two materials, but his reasons were principally ones which would be only known to the sallmaker; and, from wnat he pointed ont tous, there can be no question that a coiton sail, with equal wear aad straining, would remain in shape much longer than a flax sail. It has not the elasticity of fax, and for that reason will remain flatter under a heavy pressure of wind, and, ii not made Of too weiglty a number, it seems that everythin: ls In favor of cotton. It fs never cortain how muck @ flax sail 1s going to stretch, or what its shape Will be when stretched; but, asa cotton sail stretches little or none, firet or last, if it does not suit the vessel the fault must rest with the person who Dianued and cut it, and not the oue Who stretcheu it For | were thirty votes cht mofe than Were entered on ager has even gone the length of £280 per night course one was anxious to know now ae the let, .. THE ANTWERP PLOT. Foll List of the Leading Members of Henry the Fifth’s Conspiracy. How Chambord Lives and Receives His Friends at the Hotel St. Autoine—His Answor to the Speech of Count Monti—Hostile Popular Demonstrations. Antwerp, Feb. 22, 1872, Whether the negotiations which are golag on here will prove a shameful failure (as they ara most likely to), or lead to some sort of success, at all events they will make a chapter of poltical nistory of contemporary France, and it will, perhaps, be as. Well at once to collect the maverials for it as far as this can be done at present. I will, theretore, take | the liberty of simply giving you the main facts of | these vransactions, leaving it to you to draw any | conclusion you like. It will be all the more con- venient for me, as I am utterly unable to make 4 anything out of what I see and hear. Very dis- tingulshed people arrive, depart, talk, argue, attend mass and consult the clergy, without apparently any one knowing exactly what they want. There are about a dozen English correspondents here; perhaps they will discover what it 1s all about and send you word, to help you in the interpretation of | the facts which 1 intend putting before you, much | in the fashion of a registrar. ARRIVAL OF CHAMBORD, After having left his residence, near Vienna, the | Count de Chambord arrived safely at Maines, Where resides the celebrated Archbishop of Mailines, without whose benediction and advice the Count never undertakes any imporiant step, He spent with the Prelate a couple of hours, and, departing, arrived just ag safely av Antwerp, where he took his abo.e at the Hotel St, Antoine, situated in the Place | Verte, or Green square, as you would cali it. The first thing communtcated to Burope and America by Reater's oMve was that the Belgian government Intended to request the Count not to conduct his | conspiracy on the neutral soll of Belgium. But | that news was, of course, quite false, The King of the Belgiams, being a son of one of Louis Philippe’s daugaters, and consequently a cousin of the Orleans Princes, it is only in his interests to support every attempt at re-establishing royalty i France, whether it be with or without the assistauce of the eldest branch of the Bourbons, COUNT DE CHAMBORD AND HIS FRIENDS, The Count took, therefore, quite unmolested his | apartment, composed of six rooms, From the next day he began to go every morning to the , Cathedral, and to receive iis visitors from hall-past | twelve to two P, M. He takes his meals with Count Chevignier, Marquis de Blacas and Count de Monti. | General Charette was also constantly at the hotel so long as he remained in Antwerp, Among the other | persons of note who arrived in tne town to pay | more or less frequent visits to Henri V. are:—Count | Carayon Latour, Duke de Montmorency, Baron de | Montesson, Marquis de Wittfause, Marquis de | Partz, Viscount de Maussabre, Couat and Countess Aymer de 1a Chaceorie, Countess de Cnoiseul, Countess de Montaigu, Count and Countess d’Al- | bigny, viscount de Polx, Marquis de Jany Doultre- | mont, Marquis de Breteul, Count Goulsdec de Trawsan, Marquis Vallet de Lertre, Count de Nete- mitves, ‘Marquis de Keraler, Viscount Kugéne | de Treves, Vicount Léonce de Treves, Count de Ber tier, Count de Reincourt, M. Houdet, M, Allred de | Caen, Count Paul de ja Poresteric, Marquis de St. Maure, Count Roger, Count Designé, Barou de , Beaumont, Count de AMoustier-Mermvilies, Mar- | quis de Liancourt, Baron Dupré de Loir, Marquis de Bitiotte, Marquis q@ Orval, Count de Belinaye, Viscount de Kelinaye, Marquis ae Cnasseval, Marquis de Guichencux, Marquis d’Aramon, Viscount de Brandt, Baron de Fresnoye, &c., &c,, besides an endless number of clergy and of gentlemen who have nel:her titles | nor any particular notoriety, but who never- | vheivas felt it tueir duty to present their com- | plimepts to him whom they consider to be the Duke de la Rocheioucault, sole ligitimate King of France. Several representa- tives ol tne Belgian government have also paid weir visits to the Count of Chamoord, and among them can be named Count Van-der-Straten de Ponthos, Palace Marshal of the King of the Beigians; Lieute- nant General Eenens, Chevalier de Pycke, Governor of the Province, and M. de Cornet, Chiel Commis: | sioner of the Police. \ THE OPPOSITE PARTIES. | ‘This last genueman’s visit seems to be most ap- propriate, in view, 1m the first piace, of the nositie , demonstrations which have already been made b: fone, liverais in front of the Count’s residence; au In the SeCoud, aa view vs the cudtoes numbver ui pulce ugents Which M. Laiers has sent over from Frabce, Yerlap3 M. Cornet has been able to settle, during his laverview, with the Count what are tue most efficient means for prevenung young students siug. ing vhe ‘*Marseillaise” under iis widow, or to pre- clude the French detectives from taking down ia their pocketvooks the Dameg Of the French subjects who are imost busily engaged m negotlauug With | the Preteader, At all events the approaches of te hotel are carefully watched by the police, who, far ' from ofe-ting to Chambord’s conspiring tn the Belgians’ territory, ovject rather to Belgiaus object- ing 10 1t, Now, as those who sing the “Marse!laise"? and who shout ‘4 bas Chamvord !” all belong to the liberal and the workingmen’s party, the Catholics try to bring forward a8 many Ol their people as tucy can who, all of them, oi course, crying “Vive Chambord! In this way we can expect that the presence of Chambord will, one of these days, be a luolive lor & pleasant lite row. THE EXCITEMENT has, however, already gone larther than the street, for M, de Fré brought forward to-uay 1u the Cham- ber of Kepreseatatives, at brussels, 3 motion that, | since France wa8 & country friendly to Belgium, some Measures should be taken w prevent any pre- tender conspiring on: Belgian soil to disturb che tranquility of France. M. de *ré blamed, besides, the Belgian functionaries ior their having evinced sympathy to the Count, to whom they paid visits, Deputy Detuiteaux also reminded the House of the manner in which the goverument behaved iisell to other persons of political importance, like Victor Hugo, for instance. But the Minister for Foreign Ailuirs answered that “France was the aily of Bel- sium, aud Belgium will never forget that. The Count de Chambord was ne conspirator. The Bel- gium government snowed no sign of sy ipa with the Prince aud sent no tuncuodary to him, Eyery- thing which yccurred at Antwerp Was mere cour- tesy.”’ A few nore words were uttered by tne Mine ister of State and the matter then dropped, produc- Jug WO Other practical result than # telegraphic des- patch, addressed ty the military and civil authori. ues Of Antwerp, to abstain from visiting the Pre. | tender. It will also, probably, prevent the King of Belgium from paying a visit to the Hotel Si. Antoine, which he intended to do to-morrow. But the Count of Flanders, the brother of the King, has already seen the Count twice, both times incognito, and on botn occasions or several hours, MORE LEGITIMISTS, To-night a few more legitimisis arrived here, and among them were Duke de la Prémouille, Duke de Ronan and the Archyishop Dupanioup. Prince de Beutatives here of the Orieans family. As to the whole number of Frenchmen arrived here within he last few days it 1s estimated at about four thou. Sind tive hundred persons, and the best profit of unis whole affair will certamty be made by tue hotel and lodging house keepers of Antwerp, UP TO THE PRESENT TIME nothing has been arranged as regards the main point of the negotiations except that the Count gave permission to his adherents in the Chamber to sig the manifesto which MM. Brun, Baragnon, Charette and Ernouid suomitted to him. They seem to have suggested that on thelr return to Versatlies the Count of Paris would start for Antwerp, and he was expected hero yesterday. Instead of that telegram arrived, in which the Count excused hitm- self tor not being able to attend, This tirew a great deal of cold water between the legitimisis and the Orleanists here. Nevertheless, the custuimury oficial reception took place up tll two P. M., aud subsoquently the more intimate iriends were re- celved, | THR CHIRF TOPIC OF DISCUSSION | being the provable attitude of the army. Count Mouti and La Kochefoucault assured the rreieuder that the generals will strictly follow the iaspira- tion of the Assembly, aud that the army is al- | ready suMciently restored 1a discipline to obey its genecc without any hesitation, Sut Heory V. lumself, a8 well a8 some of those present, did not seem to believe these assurauces; and later in the evening Henry V. said to an ola ‘Beigian statesman and a friend of his, at @ private interview, ‘it is only through my being pressed by my friends that imade tne en attempt, sacrificing myself to the cause of legitimacy; put I was sure at the out- set that tue right moment was not arrived to come forward, and that the essay we were making now was very likely to compromise our cause.” fe ex. | pressed great suspicion about the Orleans Princes, especially about d’Aumale,aud referred several umes to historical reminiscences of the first revolution and of 1880, ‘To-day there was ANOTHER RECEPTION, which lasted ratherlate in tue afternoon, The Duke of Palermo had the piace of honor on the right hand of Henry V, There were, besi@s niie- teen priests, some iorty persous present, wich 1 not a very large percentage of all Lose present at Antwerp; but to important political receptions the Count admits, except tie priests, only tue pen | intimate persons; and it wae again count aed Who had to address the company. {is speech lasted for something ike ei kee ae wlan istened to with quite a reli aoe ane pepe | nis paaning voice aud te uller absence loqueuce. baie oorrae WAN POINT OF 113 SPEECH was of course to ask once more Lis Royal Majesty King Henry V. not to turn his eyes from Fiance wich bas always been rich and Prosperous anv “| the legitimate monarchy, aad winch h eee | by the expire and the Fevoluuon, Asa matier of ties, | the United states, handled about sixty days; but, if he continues to improve, ‘will make one of the fastest trotters in the world, better time than any (our-year-old has ever ma le. Tis colt was sired by Alvion, the celebrated horse owned by our fellow countryman, General R. Le | Wonder, 6 er allude to the eighteer t Grieans ‘igh an Whether le woul Snot oy his jusion mse ttle chance: Tusiout waich still remained, sith WHAT HENRY Y. SAID, It_ seems, however, that he successfully escaped that dangerous subject, and the Count Chambord, who listened all the time with the greatest atten- Uon, replied, “Gentlemen, your friends are also mine; your thoughts, like mine, are devoted to the: fuvure of our dear country; but to arrive at our aim we must sacrifice nothing to revorution; and Lam sincerely wiliing,to hope that we shall have attained our aim before we ave left this piace.” AFTER RECEPTION, GOSSIY. When these receptions are over the gentlemen who are lucky enough to ve present at them Usually come dowa imto the diniag roo of the Hotel St. Antoine and see their [v1ends, &uxious to know what has Ucen said in tne holy arcana of that Prince who was formerly cated ‘he Aliraculous, Cuild.”” Sometimes luncheon 1s taken, a8 Was the case the otwer vay, aud then ioasts lor “the healt of King Henry V." and for “the restoration 0¢ the Pope” are loutly proposed, Great excliemeps has been created umoug the venerable congrega- tions ussembled how inthis town by the appear ance of @ number of five irauc pieces, comed in 1833, and with the inscription of “Heury V., King of France,” on them, It would seem that some shrewd old Coin dealers have sent in all their stock: of those rare coms, aud sell thei Low ats consid- erabie price. Au observer UM pieaLy ol opportunl Ues to laugn; besides the rather curious appe auce of the AnLWerp citizeas themselves, somes Uulnes ODD LITYLE INCIDENTS TAKE PLACE, On Tuesday evening, for istance, sir. Houdet, one Of Le Warmest partisans of tenry V., and who | has sometinng of M. ‘Tuiers 1m Nis appearance, Was | bakeu by the mob ior tue President of tae French | repuohe, wh» had come to settie a onal arrange | Ment with Henry V. Shouts of *Loug live tae Preste dent )” were at Once heard on ail sides, aud oae Was puzzled to make out how it could Happen that the samc people Who object to Chamvora receive With acclamation the resident of the repunlic, whom Uley supposed to have come to negouate With Chamovord, Puzzied to decide unis po.at | was coms pelled to conciude that the worvly inhaviiants of Aluwerp, LOW seciug What they thought to be the President, rejoiced because they expected it would conduce Lo sume sort of settlement of French alfairs— @ wisi which tacy certainly entertain just as strong a8 ue Whole worid dues. HOSTILE DEMONSTRATIONS, When I was closing iny letter a great noise reached me irom the Pace Verie, A new demonstrauon took pli and @ more vivient still than any of the lormer oues. ‘fue crowd Was dispersed by mounted ndarnes, Many agents, said to be paid py the Javuolics, attacked the liberals, Passionate placards have been posted on the wails. ‘Tue Count intends leaving Antwerp on account of taese demonsira-) ons. He yoes to Brussels, in the probavie beef that he will meet a more Iriendiy recepuon there, Which 1s by 20 means certata, ’ HORSE NOTES. The trotting horses American Girl, George Palmer, Myson Perry and Lottery are given exer- clse in the Park every fine day, A comparison wita! | horses that have been “let up"? all winter may thus be made the coming trotting season, and the ques- tion answered whetner @ whole winter's Idieness 1s uecssary aud the best course to pursus to pre- Serve the health and vitality of a track horse unim- paired, Mr. John Chamberiin, the proprietor of tne Mon- mouth Park Race Course at Long Branch, has just returned from Kentucky, where he purchased several first class horses for the racing establish- ment which he is now engaged informing. Mr. Chamberlin purchased from James A. Grinstead, of Lexington, three, as follows:— Gray colt Brennus, gr. f., three years old, by Light- | ning, dam Brenna, by Lunp. Knight of St. George. Venitia, br. f., three years old, by Asterold, dant Verona, py imp. Yorkshire (the dam of Vauxhall and Foster), ‘The avove are heavily engaged at the North and at Baltimore, aud were sold with their engage ments, Mery Constant, b, f., two years old, by War Dance, dam Lass of Siduey, by ump. Knigat of St. George. Mr. Chamberiin aiso purchased from A. Keene Richards the following:— Wheatley, ch. c., three years old, by War Dance, dam sister to Pryor, by imported Glencoe. . Chestnut colt, two years old, own brother to Wheatley. Bay colt, one year old, own brother to Ta»man, The above horses are now on their way from Ken. tucky to Monmouth Park, in charge of Joha Mason, Mr, Chamberlin’s colors will be the same as those of the Earl of Zetland—white, with red spots, Mr, Chamberlm has engaged the services of the Boglish, trainer, Bayhoe, and two jockeys, who will arrivé tu this country in a short time, ‘The Spirit of the ‘Times Stakes of 1873 closed with, twenty-four eutries, and the stakes for 1874 with thirty-five. ‘Tho shoeing of horses is receiving great attention at present from tatelligent and practical minds, and will doubtless lead tu the happiest and most humane results. Since the first shoe was nailed on the horse's foot to the present tlme the most ignorant of men nave Leen assigned tue business of horeeshoetag, and thelr whole duty seems to have been to fashivu tiv horse’s fvot to nt a piece of olf cular iron, and then to nall the latter firmly to the former. Veterinary surgeons and farriers of intellle gence have written learned works on norseshoeing ; but as they never shod @ horse, and as the persons who shoe horses never read the books, the veterinae rian literatare has done little or no good, and the blacksmith continues on his old way of laming horses, and will continue todo so untli the end of time, unless gentlemen of intelligence owning horses will become acquatuted with the horse’s foos and inspect and see the shoes put on to iit the foot. instead of the foot being fitted to the shoe, In former years & horseshoe was—well, It was a horse- shoe—and If well nailed on the smith and the owner of the horse thought that their whole duty had been performed. A horse's foot seemed to have been considered, if considered ut all, @ solid plece of horn, the anatomy of which was of no consequence Happily attention has been drawn to thts subject within a comparatively short space of tine, and that beautiful piece of nature’s mechanism, the horse’s foot, is recelving a large share of thought, and forming a study for many who have never handled a smith’s tools, but whose love of horseflesh prompis them to efforts in behalf of the animal which wili be productive of the best resulta, and change radicaily the system of shoemg. The Canadian Gentiemans Journal and Sporting Times says that the staliton Extra, by Endorser, dam Mantura, will appear on the track the coming summer, three-year old on his pins, and we expect to see some fast runging the next season.” foaled in 1864. Extra, they remark, “is as strong a8@ axtra was The Mount Steritng (Ky.) Sentinel says:—“Mr, A, Joinville and Dake de Nemours are the omy repre. | -G. Peters sold, one day last week, & four-year-old gelding, owned by Mr. Benjamin Roberisog, of this town, for $10,000, The sale was made to Dr. Ly Herr, of Lexington, who represeated Eastern pare Tiis Is considered the best sale ever made in ‘The geidiug sold has onty veen In faci, we are iniormed that he has made Willams, We are informed that several of his colts @ will go into training tis apring, and that they now Give promise Oi making fast trotters.’? From the elghty-second volume of the Irish Racing Calendar, just pubdlished, we find that 943 horses ran in Ireland during the past year, showin; the great Increase of 102 over the previous one, an 178 over 1870. Tue following is an account of the number of races and sums total won in this country for vhe past six years:—186%, $22 races, amount £19,212; 1867, 333, £20,979; 1868, 369, £22,048; 1809, 419, £25,385; 1870, 397, £27,041, aud 1971, 434, £90,540. A_ serious Loe qocurred of, Monday ruary 19, to y Ker, wife of Lore les Ker walle hunting with the Windsor Garrison draghounds, Tne pack metat sir R. B. Laat Langley’a Park, near Sioagh, and in taking the first Janp, ‘which was at Fulmer Common, Her Lady- Bnip's horse stumbled at a bank and brook, and, falling, kicked Her Ladyship severely 19 the head. She was immediately taken up senseless and bieed~ ing and remove. tothe residence of Sir Robert Harvey, where Her Ladyship ites ma dangerous condition. Lvey AND GoLpsMItH Marp.—There 13 a slight rospect of these two fast’uns paying us @ tly visit during the Next season, as three purses $5,000 each Will be offered for them to contead for if they Will come out here and trot in company with Or if they will not Gaal 4 they may be Induced to visit us ry pape conter one of one of the races. At all events, the lovers of fast stock would like to see these horses come togetiier ere another season is ended, and no efforts will be spared on the part of Call. Jorolans to bring about @ meeting SO much desired by alk—San Francisco Chroniole, Fed, 25. OOLD-BLOODED MURDER IN KENTUCKY, CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 9, 1872, A syecial despatch from Danville, Ky., saya James MeNeale, agel eighty years, was murdered last night near Shelby City, his head broken with an axe, locking bersef ta & room, He was stabbed, and His wife escaped Two negroes, i with a knife and Lioody hands, Were arrested,