The New York Herald Newspaper, March 25, 1872, Page 8

8 ‘HOHENSCHWANGAN. The Mountain Home of Bava- ria’s King. eet THE ENCHANTED PALACE GARDEN. The Palace---Its Legend, History and Past Associations. HIS MAJESTY’S CHARACTERISTICS Royal Apartments of Hohenschwan- gan and Their Features. THE KING AND THE PLAYERS. HONENSCH WANGAN, Feb, 20, 1872, It ig not too much to say that Tam writing to you | from one of the most charmingly romantic spots of Bil these beautiful Bavarian iighiands, from uke favorite autumn residence of the young King of | tend to write not only about its very romantically in wavgan, ned occupant, who 4a Just now undou y one he most interesting Toya! personages of I have now been | Bome days among these delighifui mountains, and, alter glancing ai the royal res on Lake Sternberg and up at the Lindenho! found a deligh beauties of the Uoheaschwangan, HOHENSCUWANGAN, One approaches Hohenschwangan with a certain curiosity. The Manicheans speak of the place with Teverence, telling you lt lies up away among the Mountain fastnesses, close to the borders of Tyrol; that there the King loves to bury himself away from the world, instead of attending to affairs of State, and that thiiher in mid-winter his Mint bave to follow him in sieighs in order to get Public busiuess, The Manichean dreams of als King among the mountains as closeted wiih V and lstening io the “music of the future,” as hunting the chamois or wandering or riaing among me gsnow-clad peaks, Nay, romance begins In the life of King Ludwig at home; for in Muuich itseif the Monareh has managed to ments in a mysiery as pleasant as it !s curious, The story of the fail moon which Luawig was sald to | have had put on the top of one of his sieeplug apart- ments was all fiction. A MUNICH MYSTERY, Let me record one Munich mystery, Nearly every fravelier visiting Munich has heard that in the Royal Palace where is a beautiful winter or palm arden to be seen, full of the most wonderful plants a@nd contrivances for royal pleasure. Tuo first Wing on visiting the palace Js to see -this celebrated Barden, Most people having seen one garden of Paim in the palace Imagine that they have seen She one, Bul they are mistaken, If you stand in Ludwigsstrasse and look oa the roof of the palace you will see an immense arched glass roofing. ‘Under this ts the royal! winter garden, a miniature paredise, and at the same time forviddeu to be ene vered by ‘rieud or stranger, Itis a sacred ground, n which even the royai princes dare not appear Without permission, Servants of the castle who have lived there for years say they have never seen Inside this paradise. 1 know only one individual ‘Who Suys he has sven it, and he wrote of it thus:— A MINIATURE PARADISE. “Up there, though we live in the severe North, the foot treads among beautiful palms; Juxuriant oreeping vegetaiton obstructs the view, spreading broad, rich green over the great iron ribs that bear She edifice of glass, hidiag them completely trom the eye. Amid the green wilderness sparkles @ beauttiul lake; upon itswans glide majestically, and water birds of multifarious plumage live ht ease gwid the broad-leafed, iuxuriant growth of vegeta. tion. Yon scarcely believe yuur own eyes; you know that you are high up, on the roof of tne Royal Palace; you imagine you are dreaming; yet itis al) Q@realiiy. The magic which has been here called forth by royai word Js palpable. There rests a sma!) boat; jump in and permit yourself to be rocked by the clear, deep water, in which Osh carry on their playful pranks; get consojation in the clear wavelets; Wey are cold and wet—palpable reality. In aston- ishment you go onward; the eye looks Into endless Gistance, the rippling Waves of a broad, blue Jake Are seen, and beyond extends far away a high mountain chain, Wild-looking snow peaks, higher than those of our German Alps, peer up against the deep blue sky. Now you believe ally you would not be surprised 1f you were to see a steam- boat ploughing that distant lake, coming to take you across to those fabuious mountains, But this Ume it is magic that blinds the eye. Optical delu- sion, decuration, painting and machinery have co operated in tue production of a Mérchen upon which you are compelled to believe, so plastic, 80 beautiful, so natural is everything there In that edifice of wonders, of which so much has been abled and which so few wen have seen, But what Trelate 1s no fable, but pure truth, which you can believe in contidence.”* 4 MAGIC MOON No one can now be surprised at the story of the gas moon, which we are told, Is to be found at Behlosslerg. The King could not sleep. He missed the calming influences of the moonbeams, He called ior the mechanical director of the Court Theatre to his Schloss, and ordered him to make a Gas moon for his sleeping room, just like the beaus tiful One used in the scenes at the Court Theatre, Rumor atthe time said that after great diMculties and much expense the artificial moon was made to shed its refulgent beams upon the couch of the young monarcd, wno then, surrounded by sweetest dreams, slept, The same era in Ludwig's ive yro- duced INNUME! E STORIES of the youthful planks and follics. Forelgn Jjour- nals gave Ludwig ine credit of being the handgom- est Wonarch in Europe, but they linced myste- Flously at the ¢ tume, aud tapped significant); upon the forehead. People said. that he was 80 en- amored With Wagner and his productions that he Would have te great musician play bis music of tho Suture before him the whole night through. Others said that the young rnler had once been sen Darenewded, on boseeback, nding [uriousiy throygh purbs Of Munich, ‘Then be became aManced Bavaria, youngest daugh- arin: but again evil report hed off because she could Bald Ihat she had bee not enjoy Waxzner’s ny , OM O peasons were Ab the bottom oi th fr. ‘Those d's. thousand ir plorics still Ging pe ciousiy to the young King, though it is cer win tuat be has out grown many Of Lis earlier fancies, and is settling dow into a very respectable mouaren, in my mind, @ mucu better one than ® in spite of hie loves, ¢artuly ana musica,’ A Jew years ago the complai.. was that he love to amuse hunself beter tend to the aitairs of Stave, and the lesson tauzht to wll un/aitiial Menarcns iu What story of King Lud. Wig the Viret of Bavaria and his royai love tor Los Montez was applied to the grandson. ‘Then, you re. Mierber, Hans vor Bulow applied fora divorce, and the young King got Mis triend Wagner to marry Habs you bulow's wile. Of course Mupich de § in piquant C Bat moons, midnight r) aud royal loves we vdly surprising in @ young monarch of uineteea—for Lucwig vorn on the 26th of August, 1445, asceuded the Bavarian Wrone on the 10th of Mar 1st4, a 1) some unwilling. ness, preferring l eat bearing ‘he impo. THE SUMMER #F 4s Schloss Berg, on t! veautiinl Sterns berg Lak ig kus Javortte home, and 18 f0! Disued With Ali (iat can please tie roval taste, Pass. Ing wobg the lake railroad, the Schloss sivikes you Ou the opposite Mh en account of Its two castel- Jated towers on either sid Phe King’s ive there is {ntcreating enough, thongh very simple. Tue royal ‘s only prepared for two—the King aod his ut, Itas rarely that princely guests are in- aud the table 1s sometimes increased by the ( ne of Ministers, The food is very kin, very Irregular jp taking his 4 Teporled tiat whenever the Arch his invited to the royal table His viiced m the mmediate nelgn- (inv. {11s Majesty ia said to pe op- MLontanes, especialy to the pri ould arrest the stream 01 sclendo posed tothe uy Fen it aud mor ieennen owe ONTANE ASSUMPTTO! sett on VTer save that he onoe expressed him- lt a subject Of ultramonrane assumptior at el? tat Which does not concern then, | and What \uey cugut ty do taal they do nay! Lhd | | to a House which nis father had caused to be erected } prougn but | : | With narrating how that one night thé King sud- have atlast | deniy took (cimto bis bead to descend to the lower ulresting place among the untold | earth again, foi the ; the | piccently and comfortably furnished and occupied | royal siguature or cousent to matiers of pressing | by the youug monarch when he wishes to ‘hunt the cap ils life and move. | Archbishop of Mun! oes not seem to mind the Sonrateudos of iy at table, paying more tention to sp Savor; dishes than to what is on around hin, @ reverend gentleman has, indeed, an immense material capaci urue pictme of a ‘jolly old bishop, good-natured and stout.” The King is as benevolent as his father of blessed memory, In the neighborhood of Ammer- au there lives a poor sheqmaker who receives a resent of a guiden for the giass of weter that fe has ready Whenever the King passes by. fle never makes an excursion in the neigubor' Without provilm@ himself hberaly with money, returning mosily With empty pockets, in tue manner of his grandfather, Ladwig L., who used fot oniy to 8 end his own money, but that of the memvers of hus suite, A MUSCULAR CHRISTIAN, A veltever in muscular C iristianity is Bavaria’s Kowg. He is a capital swimmer, Connected with the astle park is a@ litle, etmple bathinz-house on | the ke, Whither ne goes to bavie, Oltentumes he may @ seen on moonlight nights in summer time, betwen nine and ten, far out in the lake, enjoying himself to lis heart’s content, ACROSS THE LAKE, at Sternberg, you see at times a miniature pacdle- wheel steamer, called the Tristan. it veiongs to Ludwig, and bears him across the lake whitierso- ever the monarch wWiileth, generaly to the paradox- jeat Ivland of Roses, upon which 18 the fiest col- | Jection in Germauy of ali Known varietles of tue | Tose. CHARACTERISTIOS, Like many other great men Ludwig {s a great | friend of tobacco, usually smoking eigars, and of ten Turkish tobacco Irom a Water pipe (nargilen). | Hie A great reader and studeng, and 1s very weil | informed on passing toptes, An ilustration of h.3 | reading propensity 18 given in a royal anecdote, Once upon a fime the young King rode up the Her. | zogstand, & mountain six thousand feet high, | be'ween the Kochelsee and the Waichensee, there, «i Wanted then to proceed further up the precipliate paths on horseback, His adjutant, hows | ever, prevatied with great diMeulty im influencing i the King to ascend on foot, The King remamec upon the mountain three days, lad his meals {to bun apon tke plateau of the house, | wile partaking Of them the beauties of | ‘a Workd about him, aad during the a(ner he could not be indaced to exchange for the rifle, disappomtng nis hunters auy. The King, it ts said, is very particular about having hi ected books along With btm in all these imounta nected with the ascent of the Merzogstand ends h | The stor} excursions, con. vriding tie hunters to precede him with torches, since ne conid find the way as well as | any of them, The King is aiso very fond of takiag | his drives jate at night, and generally drives from his mountaia retreats after dark—ims, too, in an | | open carriage, and seeming not to care for wind or storm, ANECDOTES, Before Introducing you to Hohensehwangan let me reveal you a wait or two of lite connected with Lud- | Wig’s nunting box, of Lindenhof, gituated bign up int yuntains, and seven or eight hours distant from tue enchanted Schioss Verg. Lindenhof is ine favorite auinmn residence of tie King. It ig mag. wild mols’? To reach it from Lake Sternberg | you Nave to doa great dea! of climbing, passing on | the w: Ammergan until tie loveiy Alpine valiey | of the Grasswang Is reached, Lindenhow nestling in | the bills to tne rignt buring last summer | the young King seemed to favor lis Lindenhof resl- | dence equally with Schloss Berg. The good artist | players of Ober-Ammergan were expecting to see | thelr King at tueir peiormance any or every Sunday, | and great was the rejoicing In the village when one | day @ royal courier galloped into the village and announced to the burgomaster that Seiner Majestat would honor the piay by hts presence on the 25th of September, That day will never he for gotten by the Ammerganers, I think they rejoiced nore 10 the presence oi their King than im all the hundred thousand people who visited them durin, the summer. ‘The King sat in the open theatre dur- ing tue whole of the day, from eight o’clook in the morniog uatil alter five ia the eventag, with the ex- ception of the pause of an hour (or dinner. The true-hearted players did their parts. The act- Ing was grand, the siuging superb, the scenes beau- tlully ve 1 Hach player and siuger knew ; that tho King’s—their King—eyes were upon tim, And the King repaid nia people by paying deep and serious aiteution to the play Ull tie end, appareauiy €3 surprised as delighted, Tk PASSION PLAY AT AMMERGAN, Being in Ammergan at the time Lrejoiwed with | the people at the King’s visit and bis appreciation of the lon play. It was tne fitang ccowmug of the sumr performances, and repaid the players for many a heariless censure given by Puritagival clergymen from Aibion and elsewhere, with their | Loenorat 4 harpings about the sacrilegiousness of representing Chiist upon the stage, and myste- ant tutimating every now and then that ticy had heard that the ant of Bavaria was not pleased With the play and would prohtoit it in fature. Two days alter the performance before the King a royal courier galloped into the vilage, bringing with htm his royal master’s invitation to ten of the chief play- ers of the village to dine at his castie at the Linden. hof, at the same time handing to the Burgomaster @ letter from the King and a thousand guldens for the village, to be distributed for benevolent pur- poses, The letter read as follows:— LINDENHOFP, Sept. vo, 1871, Mvow Hononry Burcomaster—His Maj our most gracious King, Ww jajeaty, ho has just returned from Ober-Am- mergan, Js richly natly ryt 1 with the Passion play and most vied by the fervor and warmth of the perform. Majesty feels justly proud imply valle ellers of his land whoae performanc ripht an Interest which bas reached ‘ar beyo! Germany. Therefore His Majesty senda to the true Ober- Ammerganers gracious grectings and tc all players friendly thanks; for never forgotten wiil remain the grand impres- sion left by the representation apon the mind of His Ma- Jesty. VON KISENBART, Adj, THE HUNTING BOX AT LINDENHOF, At one o'clock on Wednesday the 27th of October the iavite’ were to appear at the Lindeuhof, the King sending carriages for the journey. ‘Ihe per- sons selected were the delineators of Christ, Peter, John, Caiaphas, Annas, Judas the Choragns, Pilate, the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene, By follow- ing them we gain consideravie iisight into the young King’s life and manners. The King was inere to receive them, giving to each person an audience of over ten minutes in length, during Which time he ged to captivate all, the hearts of his guests. Each entered the royal preseace with we anil trembling. Pever, the Apostle, will never red will WEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, natural, 18 the Alpsee; Whe one stretching aloag the t And had given te name to the valley and the castle, legen! o! f) related here, cess of pares | Wise the last hour of their bliss would come. | phe asked her Knight about bis descent, ) bark, the graceiul bird swept its precious charge | proudty over the blue waves, and walle tke princess | | songs, al ss w id the valleys of | first to Ba hogin t0 understand me true eharacter of HONENSCHWANGAN. ese Lindeonat & shither. te & waik ies six how py ly valley of Goasswangt! to & poll in the forest where a private royal bridle path. fends across the mountains to Honensehwa' You as- cend the mountain by a zi path, and hard climbing and a long walk amid most romantic scenery brings you at last to the heights overiosking Lo ropeennkry ory 1118 @ scene Of calm, romantic, tudescribabie uty that-burat# upon the view. You descend from amid the cold, snow-capped moun- tains into a new paradise. A broad plain opens in the distance, and the course of the Lech can be fol- lowed for miles; away to the right the afihlvberg Lake, and as far as ihe eye can reach the shimmer of ine Hopiensee. Underneath us, perched on (ne mountain promontory that descends to the edge. two sneets of water, 18 Hohenschwangan, The water to the leit, whose deep bine 13 almost ans promoatory to tae right is the swan Lake, water of legendary lore, upon Whose wavelets the proud utclar Wirds of the castle float with aristocratic diguity, as il they Knew that they belonged to the Whole region as niuch as the very forests and rock A LEGEND, The swan is the legendary bird of Swangan, The ue Kaine of the Swan, who dnl bathe at Nimwegerd for the vuchess of Boatllon, ts also In the Dark Ages there lived in the | Case of Swanstein (sow Hohenschwangad) & prin- id noblest Character, Ulistress Of the | castle and tne valley. One day she stood upon tue parapet of the Schloss aud looked far into the Valley. Hereye rested upon the Swan Lake. there she saw & snow-Whke swan swiaaog gracefully, f drawiag alter it a golden boat, In which a hand. | some Knuighe lay asleep, When the kaight awoke and stepped upoad snore be greeied tie princess with sucn iriegdly words -that sne gained conf. dence in him, and asked him to protect ter agaist her enemies, especiatly agamst her wicked uncle, Who had frst accused her, petore the Emperor, of | conduct undecoming a lady, and on this ground bad | clatmed lier Weal. tbe Bmperor commauced Wat tie uncle should do batlie with any champion the young lady coula procure. The day of the tournament arrived, ana the Swan | Knight appeared in the arena to tignt for the cause | of the pri aud Killed the avaricious uacle on the spot, in thunkiulne s the princess Chuse the kKuigut to be her lord; ne acceptea the honur oo one condition, nam that sie should never seek to find out wuo he was and waeuce he came, other. put one day On hear. fog these words he became gloomy au sient, aud hurried to the lake. The swan was In hee with the golden boat, tue knight stepped Jato the fragile ourtosity Was ever Woman’s weak point, Stood in agony upon the castle turret she saw tue pa Knight disappear for ever irom her sight, the whole jegend 1s Jn Wagner's “Lohengrin”? ANTIQUITY OF THB CASTLE, This ts Houensch waugan’s legend; its history 1s even of greater interest, Origiially a Roman casile, and later the seat of the nobles of Scuwangun, it Was afterwards called the Swanstein, the castie of Hohenscuwangan proper being situate on the up- osile Mountain, On the spot Where King Ludwig now erecuug @ new cusie, [un 1170 appeared Hiltebot, of Schwangan, a minnesinger, whose didressed 10 the beausidl ia wad’ Blsveta and ouner wigh ladies, are sul celebraved, and inay be jound in the collection or minnesongs. Hilte- bolt was a favorite of ihe old Herzog Well, nis come | Pauon In the Hoy Land, on the Rnine, and Ncoxar, in the Mayence and Jti®ingea quarrels, and ali jis Campaigus wero glorified in Hiltebolt’s sungs, Ho+ henscuwangan 13 also connected wita tne Qistory of the Retormation, In the year 16i3 Lutuer found reiuge here, when “ha wue Compelled to flee with his trend Lanyea- miaute: from Augsburg. In the hisvory of Ger- iany’s Linperiat Honenstautens Hohenschwangan has @ prominent part, There 1 was that Vonrad, the inst descen‘tant vf Barbarossa, took leave of His juther lu order to take possession of his Ltallan anus, the heritage srom nts father. He bad col lected together tus vassals, and, 1ed away by lis @mbition, leit Houenscawangan to tnd his dean Upon tué seatfola aut Napies. With Conrad eaded tue great imperial race of (he Hoheustguiens, ine castie sudsequenuy Rad different oceupauts. In tae Bixteeuts celvary the Emperor Car! gave it to ohaan vou Bauugariea, of Augsoui hose sous owever, gave Ib up to the Wittelsoacns—ine royal Bavariad House, Tue castie was by tuis Ume lalling into decay, aud the Fyrol war made it a complete Tuin. Ja isd) the old raia was sold for glo to @& peasant, Wie was about to eel te stones = Prince Ludwig, Oi Vettingen-Waller- Stein, Parchused it to prevent its destruction, $ sporuy rwards King Ludwig 1. 0, Jae isited tue Vailey, He was charmed witn the aHOD of the castle and caused it to be rebadt io ai style, He thea presented it to his sou, Crown Priuce, WO subsequeatly beautmed tnd euiuce as 16 LOW exists, Artistic and sculptural art, legend, poetry, bistory, ali were cailed amto requi- Siuon in the creaticn o: Hohenschwangau, WITHIN TH! CASTLE, Here it was that King Ludwig I. spent bis boy. hood, A glanco within the casulé, among the sceues Where tho young slug grew to mannood, repays us for ail the exertions im walking hither irom the Lindenhoi, Alver passing tarougu the knight guarded ortul aud the spacious court wd and nding the Queen mother our or her witeruovn’s drive, we are couducted by an Old servant through the rooms, | First Comes @ lobby, the Walls of wuich are hung With, weapous god curosiues Of auuquily, and tween gloviy Stone pillars stand fuily equipped Kaights. at oue end, separated by @ valcouy, 18 the custie chapel, where the mouaret aitends early muss when in Honenschwangan. J’ainted glass windows allow a soit, melowed ight to fall upon the Noor, The lower roouts are aii Occupied by the servants aud Oiliciais, the fst story by the Queen Mother, the sevoud, contaluing only five apartinents, by the King, Waue the tnird is devoted to royal visitors, So sinali is Hohenschwan,un that many of the King’s guests have ly be louged at the Alpenrose, the only nutelin the village. I shall not troume ‘ou with Getulied descriptions of the Tooms, they are simply yet most costly and taste- fully furuisnea” and decorated. The tapie ore Dauienls are tie Most exquisite thlogs iMaginabie, all having the figure of the swan worked in or upoa them in Oe way Or uuoiner. Porceiaim vases are supported by the swan; tus beauilul bird is made to Nyure In fountain, chandelier and almost every conceivable article of furniture or luxury, Fres- j Dewatifpl sceve that | Bovernesses and the adunratisa of the court. } being’ promoted to a captaincy, he was appointed MARCH 25, 1873.—TRIPLE SHER, Dut the King became suddenly eg of toothache. In the theat ing oiten shows himself—even renee He has frequently hitier's +My Stuart” or dra: ould be given without the omission of a single word. Such a representation has been known to last five hours, during which time the King never left big box, and, of course, aristocratic Munich leave the house as long could not as the monarch stayed. The ‘ulagens here teli me that the King is avery good musician, and they often hear m4 about dusk on the piano, I learn thal the monarch speaks perfect Engilsh—1 deed, do nearly all the in princes, ‘ihe King aiso takes great interest in agricultural matters, io this inheriting much from his grandfather, the creator of Munich in its present beauty, It is said that he furnished the rough plan for the new castie that he is butiding on the cp poste. mountain, and which Promises to be a wonder-schio38 wien occupied. THE NEW PALACE, Standing in the valley, with Hobenschwangan to Your leit, you look up ata fir-clad, steer al least dfteen hundred feet high, Hail w: ip and reached by a winding way, 1s perched the new Hohenschwangan, — Arriving among the workmen you find that the edifice stan is on a kind of cone, apart from the great mountain, with which it connected by a handsome iron bridge called the Marienbricke. - All the stones have to be brought from @ great distance in the valley, and, work- men beng scarce, iL is thought that the new castie Wul not be finshed until 1877, and will cost from five to seven millions of florins. It is a wonderfully you gaze on irom the new castle, And ove that should satisfy even aking, I left it with regret, for such beautiful spots are rare, My Way back Was again over (he mountaius, From the castle I crossed the Marienvracke, an airy siructuve spanning @ distance of 100 -Teet, and a cataract falling 300 feet below you, Formerly a couple of trees occupied the place of the present bride, and none bus those with steady nerves and strong limbs ever dared to cross them, though Mw 8 related in the village that the Queen Dowager,. whem still ‘Crown Princess, once ran across the bridged abyas, to tue great terror of #3 18 elevation ts at last reached, whence we galned our Brst look at Aumerzan in the igoruing, and we bade farewell to ims delightiul, romantic paradise of the Dyeamer King, A TRUE GERMAN KING, o' dreamer no longer. The world must learn to fo the youtnful folites of Bavaria’s ruler, He 1g w ng Limself a high piose in popular esteem, not only in Bavaria but in the whole of Germany, and Among the younger princes stauds In an infinite); higher standpoint, No German ruler has the wel- fare of hts laud more at heart, and none have the | idea of the necessity of German unity more thor- | oughly enzvalted upon his mind, Bavaria and | Germany are learoing Lo esteem him; his words and aclions are tnose of a true High German, “WITH MILITARY HONORS.” Faneral-of the Late Colonel Le GalA Large Parade and = Impressive Ceremonies “Ashes to Ashes—The Sarcophagas, &c. The funeral of the late Colonel Eugene Lé Gal yesterday was a most imposing spectacle and drew together a vast concourse of persons, many of whom had known and respected the deceased gen- tleman during his lifetime. Colonel Le Gai was a native of Brittany, having been born there in the year 1817; but be caine to this country during in- fancy. In 1880 he enlisted as a private in the Light Guards; and twenty-three years Jater, on aid-ae-camp to General Ewen, of the Fourth bri- gade, Towards the close of 1855 ho was gazetted major of the Garde Lafayette, and two years subse- quently dssamed the colonelcy. In 1863, being in command of the regimental district, he proceeded to Baltimore, and did effective service in the prepa- rations to resist THE INVASION OF MARYLAND, by the rebels, Subsequent to the termination of our fratrioidal strife the gallant Colonel's health ren- dered him unit tor active service; bnt his marked ability in military matiers and his congenial dispo- sition in the social circle won for lim a multitude of iriends, ‘Tne armory of the Fifty-fifth regiment, the corps last commanded by Colonel Le Gal, was appointed as the rendezvous for those who wished to do honor The Grand Duke Alexis’ Fare- well to Havana. DR. HOWARD'S TERRIBLE FATE. Interview of a Herald Correspondent with the Aged Captive. Chained to a File of Fellow Sufferers on Board a Spanish Steamer. CONDEMNED, BUT INNOCEN Dr. Howard’s Story—His Claims to American Citizenship and Protection. LATEST ABOUT THE INSURRECTION, _ HAVANA, March 17, 1872. Havana, after nine days of unwonted festivity in honor of His Imperial Highress the Grand Duke Alexis, has again relapsed into iis former state, now that this “bird” of an imperial stock, as the Span- lards called him, has sailed away for “fresh fields and pastures new.” Tae epilogue of the splendid and sumptuous course of entertainments offered him was the regatta of last Friday afternoon, which, for its impromptu nature and enthusiasm over it, proved one of the most successful entertainments of | its class that nas taken place tn Lhe waters of Havana for sometime, It may rightly be called the Prince’s Regatta, a8 all the prizes were furnished by him. Of the twelve prizes the boats of the American war ves- gels LOOK six, or just one-half, The Prince having gone through the oficial pro- gramme prepared for his reception, and as the Cap- tain General intended to leave last Sunday morn. ing—as he Jid—for the imsurrectionary district, Alexis, accompanied by bis aids, paid him a visit on Saturday and toog formal leave, Valmaseda, after the laterview conciudea, accompanying him to his carriage, He also visited this day the Cabafias cigar factory aud witnessed the operation of cigar making 1M all its detaus with greatinterest, The proprietor, A. Gonzalez adel Valle, ordered a worknian to make an ‘‘imperial,’? in presence of the Prince, Alexis watched the operation iutently, and after receiving the imperial weed, adaressed a few words in Rus- sian to his ald. The cigar maker, soon alter the im. perial party retired, discovered a broad Spanish Ounce under his tobacco leaves. During the even- ing Alexis attended the opera to witness the repre- sentation of the ‘favorita,’ On Sunday A TRIBE OF AFRICAN NEGROES, headed by their king, went to the Quinta Santo- venia {o perform before the Duke some of their National dances, which are the distinguishing fea- ures of King’s Day, or the 6th of January, on which day all African negroes are at liberty here to raise Pandemonium itself; but not finding His Highness, went on board the Svetiana, where they proceeded to heat their tom-toms, drums and other musical (?) to the memory of the deceased, and at two o'clock @ large musier from the Filty-titth and other regi ments fel! into line in seventh street, The proces. .Blop, Which Was augmented by many ex-members of the late Volonel’s corps and his personal friends, proceeded through Fourin street to Broadway, down which Wey marched to the MOUKNIUL MUSIC of the regimental bands. Crowds of spectators line: the sidewalks, and the windows of stores and hotels were tilled with fair faces. The Astor House ban- ner Was at hail-mast, and the cheerless expression on the couutenance of each member of the Filty- filth plainly indicated that the aaa tt of Colonel Le Gai was @ severe biow to hundreds, ‘The processton having drawn up in line in Nassau Street, the remains of the deceased, which were en- Closed in a very handsome rosewood cask the following Tnserption, on @ silver plat MAOLOLE ITLL ELLE LOLEDELEDEIEAELE NTA DOOOOE OEE EUGENES LE GAL, Born A.D. 1817, Died Marclr20, 1872, Aged 55, OLLIE OO LELELOLELELO LE PEDDLE LESELESEDEED OD LODE SS were transferred from the Park Hotel to tie hearse, the bands played a svlemn dirge and the mourvers trooped through Chambers street to Bruaaway. Upon reaching 5 Puul’s caurch they baited, aud the pall bearers, Colonels Sidney W. Cooper, First regiment; Emmons Clark, Seventh regiment; George D. Scott, Eighth regiment; Wiliam . Alien, Fiity-fifth regiment, aud Lieutenant Colonels O. RK. Braine, Ninth regiment, and A, P, Webster, First pelt carried the co#iu down the aisie into te church. As the cortege slowly »progreased the choir sang Ube mourniul anthem that follows the solemn enuns Clation, “Iam the ressurection and the lite,” afier wuich the Rev. Dr. Dix read the Epistle from Cortuthians, LU. xv., 20, The hymn “Rock of Ages’? Was rendered in @ most commendable manner, and coes by the most celebrated Munici arusts adorn the wails ol tue apariments, In tue Queen forget his audience with the KI ng le returned from it with his forehead covered with perspiration, and would provably havo preferred to have seen nid Lord and Master after the denial than have been lunged thus into the presence of his King, Judas riot, 100, Was Wéli received. Said Judas:— “first of all we were shown the dining room; . but seeing the mass of silver things, the bouquets, and other oruaments, J thought it was only to look at. hut it was to eat! When His Majesty called me into audience I had @ queer feeling about the heart: but the King was 40 cordial that he soon made us all at home, I no sooner entered the recepuon Toom and bowed vefore the King addressed me with the words, “Uh, Judas!” I then feit all restraint swept away, and we talked togetner just like two old friends. He praised us very much for our per- sJormance. THE KING AND THE PLAYERS. Sald he, “Judas, your rdve 1s one of the most aim- cull’—“and thankless,” put in Judas. “To the crowd,’’ answered the King, pointing downwards; and, patting his hand to his breast, added, “not to me; I appreciate it, 11 me, Judas,” he continued, “what kind of a ening do you have when you tnd yourself completely alone on the stuge? Do you Dot fear?” He then spoke of the single actors, said that ne would like tosee the play again and had et the greatest attention to all that had passed erove him. He had read deeply the literature ou the subject of mystery and passion plays, and no- ticed the singing as being fauitiess. Then the con- versagon wilh Judas turned to Hohenschwagan, Judas displaying evident taterest in the new castle which the King 1s Meleerth | there. “Haye you not seen my new castle?’ eald the King. “No, your Majesty.” “Why not? “Your Majesty, tne trav- elling expenses thither are too heavy for such people as we.” “Oh, Judas, if that be all, 1 ean help you out of that dimculty.” ‘de is.a King,’? coucludea Judas, ‘so good, 80 grand, we shall never forget it.” During the Virgin’s audience, the King praised her for playing the caMcult réie with 80 much graceful ease aud uaturalness, and asked perif sie had ever received dramatic instruction. Tis being answered | Ip the negative he reierred to the Mary of 1868, who had deen artificially tralued in her rd/e, and whose perlormaive he did not remember with grace, He asked her if the peopie of Ober-Ammergan and Unter-Ammergan, tWo heigkboriug yiuages, agreed well, He asked her how many broth and sisters she bad; af her parents were alive; referred to Schauer, the Christ of 1866, whose charac- ter and Jife in Munich, afver becoming in- fated with success, was known to che King, AiTE&R THR AUDIENCES were over, dinuer was served to the simple Am- | erganers, Wai e His Majesty mouated his horse for | azide, The Ammerganers enjoyed the dinner, and When through were put into some consteraation, A vulet informing them that His Majesty woaid im- uyediately returp, and that jie would enter the diuiag Lal at the northern door, ‘Dare we bring ff test t His Majesty?’ said they. "“Doubtiess the King Will be very pleased.” ihe King, high, novle, stepped in tue doorway, mdiog whip in | h and Was greeted with three hocus from bis subjects, He bowed in thanks, Tien the Tgauers sang two strophes of tie Bavarian jo beautiful barmony. Vie King’s He ordered ali the rooms to be inspection of his “dear Ammer- » called them, Wound two pea nd hand for tie Virgia and Magualepe, ck of cigars for the wen, aad euter- | vany for over four Bours, starting ab eigni ¢ al night for Sciitoes Berg, wiere @ PHuce Was awaiting him. To complete the story of Ammergan J ought to add that the King has ex- pressed ayvish thai the Ammerganers should balid @ small practising theatre, such af Wey had some | Years ago, did that whenever ibe Ammergauers verform any of their secular plays, such as ** Otto Von Wittelsbach ” (vy the same author as the re- modeler of the passion play), or the “ Founding | of the Closter of Lttal,” tiey must not sorget to invite Lim, The eveut proves that the King lias ca- pacity to appreciate other piays besides tose of | Wagner's, and jn chis has shown much beiter judg: | ment than the generality of strangers, thougd 1613 | the same spiit—tne love of auci German my- | thology And ancient history—that leads him to appre | Gate Wagner and Ammergan alike, Hut we inust fainec Mother’s suit we flud the Haul of the Sciyres, ie Hail of the Swan Knight, the Hall of the Onent, une jal Of ScaWaugan, Lie Hai Of Bertha, und lastly the jail Of Females, being scenes frow ibe ife of Agues, Pialzcountess of Wittelsbach. THE KING'S ROOMS are alike beautiinliv iuruished with works of art and viriu. ‘Ine trescoes are here of @ Mure German hutioval character. ‘Tuere 13 THE HALL OF HERORS, containing @ number of representations of the oe jegend, tue deeds os Dielwien of Berne; en THE HALL OF THE HOHENSTAUFENS, | showing #iX sceues from the lives of these impertal German rulers, First we have:—Baroarossa con-+ quers the Lurks ac iconiuim m 1190; Vourad cap. tured, 1268; King Euzius Imprisonea at Bo.ogna, 1270; Friedrich i, receives the keys of Jerusalem, 2229; Barbarossa humiuates the Milanese, 110.3 Barbarossa’s aeuti in the River Seleph, in Syria, liv, Leu comes THE HALL OF TASSO, epleode out of Tasso’s ‘Jerusalem vellyered;” then We Hail Of the Gueiphs, the Hai! of Antaris, and finally the room coutaining frescoes representing “Kuightiood in the Miadie Ages.” Stacuettes of ancieut German heroes, legendary, mythvlugical and historical, stand upon the dressing table ol the King’s sleeping apartinent, Everywhere amid the King’s surroundings one sees the monarch’s evident tove of matters counected with German my taology and a ut hisiory, and I am inclived to agree with @ German barou iu my party, Who assured that Wagner had not won tue King’s (avor so mach by His music In 1ivell_ as by the act tat he has taken the subject matier Of iis operas irom We rich German ite of the past, in whica tie King hiwself is deeply read and takes great delignt, THE KING'S LIFE Al HOMKNSOMWANGAN does not differ materially irom that at Lindenhof. dt was liore that be jately gave a fitting welcome to the Emperor William of Germany, in whose honor Ail the surrounding mountains were iuminated vy ires, Wiose giare Was retlected In the two beautiful dakes on each side oi tie castle, Then the two Invuarcis, Kaiser and Koenig, attracted vy we giandeur Of the scene, waikeu aiin-in-arm amfd tue Tomantic scenery surronuaing the castle, recelving shouts and hurvabs of mouniaineers trom many & milc of the surrounding Alps. People have been surprised at young Ludwig’s course im ine remaking of Germany, saying that he is now Simply a Vassal King. A glance at the King’s Ho. Deuschwangun shows that tie Kiag Mustearly have beep luipressed with tae necessity of German unity, Bia granulauiner, Ludwig il Lue idea at heart, aud so had Gis father, and upoa the queea Mother's table j noticed & *J1isiory of the German Bmperors.”’ Doubdess many ay hour was speus by tue King When & poy in gazing at the jrescoes represenung tue moss glorious period of Geripan history—the era of the H#benstauseu—and It seemed to me that, Wiib all plese sarroundiags, the King Dimself must have teléust tunes the ambition that @ German Bui peror shoud be cajled irom among te Wittels- bach’, A juaD born and bred among such surround. Jugs could mot well be a traitor vo tue German cause, Bavaria foyght against Prussia in 1864 to Keep together tne Bund, but in Isiv Ludwig did not waver @ moment when Germany was cailed to war. And we know What Opposiuon there was to Wwe War in Bavaria The uLvramonianes did nov conceal their sympainy for Prauce, aud jt needed a patriole King abd & Cousiderdpie uberal @ement to go directly agaist Wie majarity. PULLING AND EXTRAVAGANCES. The young King as often been accused of follies and extravagances to Which J aut sure le Js wwe guity, ‘That he is @yerse to the arduous avairs of ‘nnent may be pardoned in a young man; ever his predenoe is urgently needed he t# certarnly tobe ound. ‘irue, 10 Winter his mine isteys have often to fovow lum to Lindeuhof or Houensciwangan, amid storm and snow, but in Uils Fespect Jess coMpiuinits ave made year by year, in me recout Catnolic roubles in bavaria Le bas had regular conierenges With 418 minisiers, and @ few days before Luiz’s aus wer vo the Arch yishop of Munich was delivered in the Chamber of Depuries he came from Wohenschwangan to Muniva, In order to have all lis saimisiers togetner and to hear on the serinon being brought toes conclusion the procession reformed in Fulton street, irom thence the line of march dowa Broadway to the Cortiandt street ferry was takon. The remains of the de. ceased were embalmed and carried to New Jersey, pending their Huai resting piace in the family vault of the Le Gals in the New York Bay Uowetery, MEETING OF THU INTERNATIONALS Employers of the Old and New World Dix. charging Meu Belonging to tho Association Invitation trom the Colored Men to Join in Their Procession on tus 3d of April. The Intcroationals heid a meeting yesterday at No, 100 Prince street, Citizen Millot in the chair, The spacious hall was crowded, asit was Kuown that im- portant business was to be transacied. after read- Ing the minutes the duferent oficials gave in their reporis, showing the society to bein avery prosper- ous condition, A letter was read from Monthey, in Switzerland, stating thas 257 glassviowers were discnarged because they belonged to the International Workingmea’s Association, and the = employers of the various factories in that part of the country have formed a league, binding themselves to give no work to Internation. als, Letters trom Intervationals in France, Ger- many, England and Italy were read, in which were stated that a feeling of solidarity has been arousea, owing to their pavticuiar case, and the relief. and Qi (nat is deemed necessary for the welfare of the discharged employés 1s to be immediately sent to them, Cltizen Prand, corresponding secretary of the French Juternationals o! this city, stated tlat a siinuar action was tuken by his empioyer last Wed- Nesday. He said that he was a@ lithugraphic artist, and foreman over twenty-five men; that he took a prowlaent part at the banquet lust Monday nignt, and a8 soon as his employer was iniormed of the fact he was immediately discharged, His posi- lon, Which 1s @ prontabie one, Was offered to sev- eral, but none accepied. As suo as the men jJearned of the fact that he was discharged because he was au uternational they immediately quitted work, Activa is LO ve taken On the matier, and, ag one of the speakers stated, tt looked as if there were @ league formed between the monarchical aristec- racy of the Oid World and the fuancial aristocracy of the New for ibe purpose of playing the same Ougressive wame with freedom. Tue meeting denounced the action of the Ninth Section in calling ine mass meeting in Tompkins square Under their auspices, Mr. Drury delivered gu eloquent address 10 relerence to the dangers that may accrue vo the society Irom such aciion as the members of the Ninth section took. He re- ferred pointedly upon tue limitation of the inituatory power of the sections and taeir reiative positions to } the Federai Council as representatives of the coliectivily, He said it was the desire of many to make the Jnternavional Association @ political one ravher than make it what It, realy 18—a society for the investigauon of sociology. He appealed to those present to be guarded against such men, and never ailow it fo become a party mactune. A report trom Geneva was read concerning the representatives of secWons la Federat Councis upon 4 numeric basis, A letler Was received anu read vom the printers of Toronio, Canada, Wishing to become members of the Imerngtonals, and @Xpiaining the reasons why | they intend ty strike. ‘They ask aid, if necessary, during te strike that is to take place there. Au in- Vitation fe joiu ip the Colered citizens’ procession Was read aad received with uproarions applause, THE DEATH OF MR, NORTON, Coroner Young yesterday held an inquest overshe reinains of Mr.Onaries L, Norton, tue merchant trom instruments peculiar 10 Dahomey, and dance the graceful African dances of the period. Alexis gave them $50 to move on, Tuesday noon the Russian fleet got under way and sailed for Rio Janeiro; the vessels of war in port tired salutes, the United States flagship Worcester having the honor of leading off and being first replied to. A numerous crowd thronged the wharves and build- ings near the mouth of the harbor to see the fleet sail out, THE CASE OF DR. HOWARD. The unfortunate American citizen, Dr. Emilio Howard, of Cienfuegos, with the particulars of whose arrest, linprisonment and sentence the HERALD js already advised, Was sent on last Friday, by the government of this Island, to Spain, in the Spanish steamer Antonio Lopez. it is Intended that he shall work out his severe sentence of eight years “presidio’ in the chaim-gangs of Ceuta, a Spanish possession ip Africa, nearly opposite Gtbraltar. Yofr correspondent succeeded in obtalning an in- terview with him before being removed {rom the Cabaia fort, and ascertained taat although he deeply felt the hardships he has already undergone, yet he trusted that the United Stares government would not lose interest in his case, but endeavor to ontain his release; that he has found ® number of friends who have furnished him witn means for nis voyage, and upon arrival at Cadiz, numerons letters of recommendation to influential parties in Spain. Your correspondent again visited him on board the steamer, and hada short interview. Down in the depth of the hold, in the fore part of the vessel, to reach which one was obliged to descend three flights of iron steps or lad- dere, sat this unhappy gentleman, formerly accus- tomed to the usages and costumes of good society, and now dressed in the common duck clothes of a convict, an old straw hat and untanned leather shoes, CHAINED toa file of other unfortunates sent to the same Place, One 01 the file was Don Miguel Machado, an oid and very wealthy planter of Villa Clara; two others were negroes, Surrounded by bales, trunks and miscellaneous packages, amid the gloom and reek of the forehold—for Spanish mai! steamers are notoriously dirty—Dr. Howard did not forget his claim to be a gentleman, but received your corre- spondent with a quiet, sad dignity, excusing bis inability to rise, and willingly farnishea the following particulars:—Dr, = Howard's father, although a Frenchman and a colonist of Cienfuegos, came to tho United States in the year 1796 and was naturalized as an American citizen in 1803, He afterwards emigrated to this island as a coloniet of Cienfuegos, tn 1321, and died about 1626. Emilio Howard, the subject of this present prosecution by the government of tnis isiand, was born in Philadelphia nthe year 1815 and came to Cuba when six years of age, returning ten years later to the city of his birth, where he studied medicine and graduated, recelving his diploma, He afterwards returned to Cuba and settied in Clenfuegos, but never renounced his American cltizenship. Here he married and practised his profession—in Which he stood very high—until this troubie with the government, which resuited from the finding in @ surprised insurgent encampment two small homeopathic medicine cases, with his name upon te lids, aud which he declared to have soll many years ago to o Spanish gentleman named Punyon, who dabvied in amateur homeopathies, and who was high enough in the confidence of the government to be appointed an officer In the Treasury of Tuflas, but who, after the breaking out of the tsurrection, returuéd to Clenfauegos, trom whence he joined the insurgents and carried With him the two medicine cases he nad purchased of Dr. Howard. He was also accused of having bad Intercourse with the insurgents; and being related to the two Cavadas—Adoifo and Federico—and to German Barrio, formerly United States Consular Agent at Clenfuegos, his guilt in the eyes of the Spaniards was a foregone conclusion, ON THIS FRIVOLOUS CHARGE Dr, Howard was tarown Into prison and janguished over @ year until his case was decided. | Stuce lis arrest Vonsular Agent Morris, at Cienfuegos, and Consul General Biddie, and jater since, General Torbert, have beon most zealous In endeavoring to have his trial conciuded, Consul Genera! Torbert took deep interest in this case, and did all in bis power to obtain @ release or at least a mitigation of Ins sentence, but, ns the resuit shows, unavallingly, He also visited Dr. Howard the day of his departure on board the steamer, It is now an affair to be settied between the two governments, and iti lo Frewsburg, Chautauqua county, tits State, who died #o suddenly in Wallack’s Theatre on peirrgar. Dr. Marsh made an examination of the body and satis- way auiey lo tue King’s Castle ef Labor in Munich, | tie reply. Jn matiers public the King Js very | fed himseil that death resulted from disease of the te Eneliasted Schloss on Sternberg, the Nimrod | chary about ghowiny himself, He bas a disvke to | heave. Mr Norton was Ofty years of aye and o Cot at Lindephor, and see the King in Hohen- | be gazed at, anc has oltwn to be reported un- | native pf the county la which he lived) where Ld fohwangan, Wie casio of pootry and history, of | well as an excuse for nos appearing at | enjoyed sme gontidelice and rexpect of n large olre Jogend and mythology, 10 Which the young monaroh | public festivities, &c. hen the Crown Prince of wiends, The remaina were sent on didi ned veceived his early tra!uing, and where he received | of Pross#a Was Th Munich pnd the two had driven pod the Brie caralasteveuing., Mi Nor reed impressions which have exered no sight influence | Ail over tic city, both ware expected Lo appear at a | been Yoynty vlerk oO Supervisor of CyauW nike Upon lis eubsequent Jug, Ju MolenschWanwan You } Yangust given W be soldiers io tue Glas Palace, | counm be hoped that tae Department of siate ab Washing: ton Will inake the jast effort to obtain the releare OF an innocent American citizen. Keoont developmentn tend wo pers, what Was wirendy beyond & doubt, Pret O Kis enoinies, tho entire inogenee Uf Ih, jownrd Of any OF Fhe CHArWOR brougit againal iin, ine principal witnena fyatnat the DoowE win a od Manuel Capolo, Whe, HOW bal lie tt wate tn United Mtatos, hie written to Oula tat all tho ving He wave aqainal Dr, Howard wae guliroly false wad Wilhoul any lyuadalion Whale man nat mapelled to testify as he did, of the voluntuers that nuless masel| arrangned and ly a prominent iusdrgent,. are i THE INSURKECTION appeare to be strouxest in the district of Gnantae namo, where the insurgents under the command General Maximo Gomez olfer repeated engagemen: to the Spanish troops, Vaimaseda lett last Sunday the seat of war aud seems determined vo + by his promise of suppressing what remains ine surrection before the rainy ‘season com Numerous engagements have again taken place the Central and Eastern Departments, rhe Rane gents, under the command o! Generat monte, lately crossed the trocia (muitary fon) near the old Havana roud, a few leagues from Puerto Principe, and had a severe engagement with the Spanish troops near Las Yeguas., General Vi-+ cente Garcia and the two Peraitas drew the au of the columns in pursull Of Maximo Gomeza) from the district In which they were operating gome weil-contrived strategic movements, allow! Gomez an opportunity meanwhile of burning 11 coffee estates 10 the district of Guantanas Santiago de Cuba, stampeding the live stock and liberat the slaves, and, in short, doing all the dumage pessibie, ‘Tae Havana journals repors pumerous engagements between dpanish colul and msurgen' ad the usual monotonous @ stereotyped detal BRITISH VANDALS, / During the recent visit of the british fleet at Ma» tauzas the Vice Admiral, with a number of ladies and officers from his three vesseis, visited the Jamed Bellamar Caves. ‘the Captain of the Port e: hibited its wonders to his Mlustrious guests, She after the Admiral’s visit @ party of about forty seae men trom the fleet arrived at the caves, and werd admitted at halt price. Hardly hud the part; stepped within te cave -belore they drew conceal clubs and commenced to knock down and desu the stalactites and other wondrous manifestation otnatwe in a spirit of unwarrantable vandalism and brutality. The owner eadeayores to restrain them, and begged tiem to desist, bul was set uy by @ number, arined with Knives, Whom he cous only keep at bay by drawig als revolver: and threatening them; bul @ raid had been Made upon the bar usually kept at the entrance, and the british men-ol-war’s men were i no slate for arguinent. Mr, Parga, tue Owaer of the caves, immediately made a complaint before the Brisa Consul, and he, as Well as tae British Consul General at Havana, have iavorably received ae statement, promising to nave the mutter inquil joto aud full damages assessed, ‘This unwarrante able act of folly aad destructiveness hus naturaily aroused (ie mdignation of the people of Matanzas, 80 proud of their beautiiul caves, S ‘ne Captain General has pronibited by a circular’ the introduction into this island of tne paper pube lisaed In New York called 4a America Jiustado, for its offensive articles aguinst spanish nationaly ity. The Captain General nas uiso authorized the raising of a subscription to coliect funds ior the erection of a marble statue in tue cemetery here to Christopher Columbus, ‘The flagship Worcester suiled this morning for Matanzas, where it 1s proposed tu remain about 2 week, Consul General ‘Lorbert and wile are oO) board for @ short cruise, aud will return by Tally ‘The Kansas was in port again lor a few days from Key West, but returned lust Tuesday. The United States Coast Survey steamers Bibb and Bates have also arrived during tne week, =” DEATH OF CAPTAIN ADAMS, Captain Richard Adams, so long and favorabl Known In comnectiva with the Atlantic Matl Steam: sbip Company, having commanded at diferent timed the Columbia, Kagie, aud more recenuy tue th Jastie, died in this city om the moruing of U ‘6th instant, after a sickness of five mouths. Hi body was embaimed by Dr. D. M. Burgess Puy heral services were held at the house where ha lately lived, was attended by oums bers of Amer foreign merchants, ag well ay by Cuoans and Spaniards 101 line of carriages followed the hearse whic! carried the corpse to the landing steps at the whar! where a number of Atuerican men-ol-war boal were wailing to convey 1b on board the Morro Casile, Which satis to-day. Captain Adams wag oue of the gldest and best kuown commanders of the American Mail Steamship Compaay, and had made hosts of intends of those Who kuew how to crack the shell of his brusqgae, blad nature fad discover the kernel of a warm heart aad fleel- ing within, He was bornin New York in 1608, an was consequently sixty-four years of age. Abt on time he was a lieutenant in the United Siaies Navy, and will be remembered for bis pairiotic action t the early years of the war, While in comuniund of the Eagle, of going out of his course to nead off # DIOCKs ade runner, witch thus tell an easy prize o We Tederal vessei in pursult. In connection with the steamer Morro Castle, thi passengers on her recent trip fom New York this port puodlish a card in the papers Of this city testifying Lo the seamanship and coolness of Capt Thomas 8. Curtis, during the heavy gale experl enced by the steamer on her outward trip from York, and also to tie careiul and polite Wweatment of his passengers. The Morro Castie left New York on Tharsday, the 7th inst., touching at Nassau pa ghd 18th. From Friday midnight the vessel experfen heavy seas and strong winds irom tue southwest, On Saturday night, avout eleven o'clock, Fier a | heavy sea, Which broke the poxes o: the starpod paddie wheel, and Sunday afternoon shipped another heavy sea, Which smashed the box of thé other whee The hurricane lasted from Hatterag’ to Elvon Key, Sometimes blowing from sournwest and others irom the west, and high sess runnin from stem, to stern and Was the must severe of experienced the last four winters, FREE ROADS IN JEXSEY, Away With Toll Gates and- Toll BridgesmA Bill Before the Legislature to be Louked on wih «a Suspicious Eye. t As has already been time and again stated in thd’ HERALD, there is not a siagle road between Jersey’ City and Newark, the American Birmingham, whicht is not trammeiled with tolls and toll bridges, Stimy ulated by tne agitation in these columns for yearg past the people in Newark especially are now fully aroused from tuetr lethargy on the subject, and arq taking some steps to achieve the consummation de- voutly to be wished. Some ume ago, under an act of tne preylous Legislature, the briuge over une Passaic which joins Hudson county to Newark was purchased from the New Jersey Railroad Com7 pany for $70,000, tbe counties sharing the cost equally, On grounds seemingly the same It Ig sought to acquire power whereby tho plank roaa, with lts bridges, may be purchased from the sam@ owners—the New Jersey Raliroad Uompany or ‘hel’ representatives. To accomplish this there is now before the Legislature a bili whicn has . SOME VERY OBJECTIONABLE FEATURES, and which it is very likely will meet the united opposition of the Hudson county Legislative delay gation, The bill is a long, verbose muitiplicity of utterly unnecessgry Woids, and in tne first clanse provides “that George veters, A. Bishop baldwin, Isaac N. Van Wagenen. Marcus Beach, J. Van Vorst, Nehemiah Perry, Peter >. Duryee, Ira M. Harrison, Isaac W. Scudder and Atired L, Dennis, or a ma- Jority of them, be hereby appointed commissioners ‘With iuil power and autnortiy to contract with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, the Newark an New York Plank Road Company, the proprietors the bridges over the Passaic and Hackensack, to Purcnase and acquire, for the pubito use of thé counties of Essex and Hudson, the rights, franchises Privileges and properties of the Newark and Ne York Plank Road Company, and of the proprietors of the bridges over the Passaic and Hackensack, for the lowest price for which the same can be optainedy Y Nala the Boards of Chosen Freeholders of s8eX anc Hudson cownties respectively shall con- sent to and approve Oi tie said price, AS regurds those named for commissioners all are irom Essex coanty éxcept two, Van Vorst aud Scudder, Mr. .Wennis 19 President of the New dersey Railroad, aud Mr. Perry @ director, so that their appointment as commissioners would give them authority to vote for purchasing weir own property ostensibly tor the peopie ot the two coun. tes. A still moge ovjectionavie feature of the pilk 18 contained in the second clause, which provides that in case the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are Not satisfied wiih the price fixed upon by the come missioners the latter will have power to consuut- mate the purchase themseives, the reapectiv boards being “hereby authorized, empowered an required to borrow from ume to ume * * * ® ail such sums of money a may be necessary to pay the valuation and expenses woresaid, which sums. of money shall be paid over to said Commission. ers, to be applied by them to the purposes provided tu this act.” A feature not the least objectionable to whe commissioners 18 that they #uotld be paid tive dollars per day for the time necessarily em. ployed in the qQuties imposed by the act tie VOICE OF HUDSON COUNTY has already been heard in opposition io the whole measure, and there are fears of its boing carried through the Legisiature. unless reiteved of its uns fair and objectionable features, It is esitinated tiat the pay which will probably be asked for the road ana bridges by Messrs, Dennis, Perty and Conipany from Commissioners, Dents, Perry and Company Will not be short of $900,000. Tt will lake nearly much more Lo properly reconstruct the nighway wnt brides, and Wen there Would bo a rewular yenrh expense to each county, Wile the poopie dt vo: counties agree that We HAVIN O a uroal [ree hig way between the Wo great cities of Lo Stale and aM with New York Would bo of mewoulable value bork to tramlc and fo Fen! estate property Hi HOE likely that they will Allow tie Woo! to be drawn over thoip eyes by My MOH Fil) ae Hint HOW Delano Lhe Hound rt) only been Hiodioed wid hue lad Ho reading you HEAVY LIBEL Bud, JOIN O MIANTON, OF Mionieotit, Haw aned the eritore nnd propriotors Of the Mononory (AlN) ME ant Adveriaer Lor PUbIeHiNg editorial ite Holew Charm Min Mimnbon with I the late mH prevate Hitivid 1 CON bAM Fibtle Food TanMOHOne. Vie nny domed balure dingo her, OF he HALO Gaiek ot tne Mitt Heh ol ATWIIA On be toni Manday iw HON THO UAHA MeR he Tal at phOU dO