The New York Herald Newspaper, September 19, 1872, Page 3

FORRESTER. Clearing Away the Mystery of the Nathan Murder. EXAMINATION BEFORE JUSTICE DOWLING, Remarkable Evidence Produced Against the Prisoner. WHAT MISS KEENAN SAW. Forrester Seen in Front of Nathan’s House on the Night of the Murder. The Examination To Be Continued on Monday Noxt, William Forrester, who ts charged with the crime of having, on the 29th of July, 1870, foully murdered njamin Natuan, the banker, at his residence in Twenty-third street, opposit: the Filth Avenue Hotel, was arraigned yesterday before Justice Dowling in the Court of Special Sessions, About eléven o’clock the large door leading into the court room from the main corridor swung upon its rusty hinges, and the prisoner, who bore a deilant look and glanced with an evil scowl at the Justice, was brought into Court by aptain Irving, of the detective force. A student of physiognomy would have been puzzled to know what was pass- ing tn the prisoner’s mind after his introduction into the Court, when the temporary glances of anger and hate had passed away; but by the clenched jaw and rigid expression of his face it was casily seen that he was doing his utmost to keep cool and possessed, but in spite of this his tace was of adeath-like pallor. He was dressed ina gray sult of clothes and was resplendent in clean linen; @ jarge piece of court plaster under his left eye gave to his face, however, a most pe- culiar expression. Hastening to a vacant seat between his counsel, Measrs. Howe and Hummel, he soon commenced an animated conversation with them, and which continued until the commence- ment of the proceedings, Curiously enongh, the Court was not crowded, The usual number of idlers, whose well known faces are familiar in the criminal Courts of this city when any important trial is in progress, were, of course, there; a fair sprinkling of members of the bar, each advancing his own particular and pet theory in the matter of the murder, . THE DINGY WALLS OF THE GRIM COURT echoed with an animated hum of conversation un- til the proceedings commenced; then go great was the silence that the fallof a pin might have bee heard. Forrester was, of course, the target of al! eyes, his peculiar forehead and deepset black eyes cansing people to attempt to study his face again gnd again. Several of the spectators remarked that his face manifested a large amount of low cunning and hypocrisy. The first witness called to the stand was the Superintendent of Police, who identified the afiidavit made by him in October, 1870, and on which the warrant of arrest ‘was issued by Justice Dowling. After the identifi- cation of the afiidavit it was read aloud by Judge Garvin, SUPERINTENDENT KELSO'S AFFIDAVIT. Btate of New York, City and County of New York, s.—James 3. Kelso, Superintendent of the Municipal Police of the city and county ot New York, being duly sworn, deposes x says mh that’on the 2th day of July, 1870, Benjamin » Who resided at 12 West Twenty-third si the city’ and county of New ¥ is said residence in the city and county of New York, That deponent has been Informed and believes (and he hath just cause to suspect and dovs suspect) that the sald murder was committed at the time and place mentioned by William Forrester, and that he, the snid Forrester, Pided and assisted by Thomas Scott, Wate Dunn, buck ennedy, Hugens Coy and Harry Dos (whose proper mame is unknown to dceponent) in committing the said under. Deponent thererore prays that the said Willian | Forrester, jomas Scott, Wa'tie Dunn, Buck Kennedy. ugene Coy and Harry Doe may be arrésted for the said murder and be dealt With according to la JAME KELS MES J. Sworn. before me, this 29th day of Uctober, 1870—Jo- suru Downe, Police Justice. Mr. Howe said he liad no questions to ask the wit- ‘ess at the present stage of the proceedings, where- upon the Superintendent descended from the stand and took a seat among the audience. Judge Dowling then called the name of Annie Kee- nan, who is about thirty years of age, und at once tie slight form of that lady was observed advancing to the witness stand, She wore a long black water- reed cloak over her dress of crimson silk, @ small lack straw hat, over which was thrown a light ‘brown veil. In giving her testimony she showed a remarkable degree of self-possession. Her testi- mony seemed to annoy the prisoner greatly, coming, as it doubtiess did, wholly unexpectedly to him, and during its delivery und THE RIGID CROSS-EXAMINATION ‘which Mr. Howe imposed he watched the witness ‘most intentiy and with a clearly perceptible ner- vousness. Miss Keenan's affidavit, taken the day previous, | jwas read by Judge Dowling and created not a | little Nutter among those assembled. The docu- | ment reads as follows :— | State of New York, ty and County of Netc York.—Annic Keenan, of Fort Lec, State of New Jersey, being duly sworn, deposes and says that at about twenty minutes to eight o'clock on tlie ning of Thursday, Jul 1870, 1 was passing on the south side of Twenty-thii sireet, going west toward Sixth avenue; as I was on Imy way at the time to the church of &t. Vin- lecnt de Paul. 1, saw ja man leaning over | the iting front of Mr, Nathan's fiouse, look- Thad an umbrella 1 my hand, walk wnd made a noise and at: he, tuned around taward me ing Jn, his hand ‘and it was partly up his sieeve; it appeared to be stiff; seeing me he wiped his face in a'nervous manner with lis handkerchier, still having the article mentioned in hits hand ; he then turned irom me toward the gate to the house, and then under th stoop toward the basement, the article he had in his he truck the gate when he Went Mu and made o noise like ‘on; he looked pale, HIS EYES WHRE WILD, be crazy; I then quickly passed down not see him reiurn trouy the house; thie next morning 1 was informed that the murder bad en commited and Tfelt certain in my mind thatthe man id something to do with it; 1 felt worried, avd desired give information in reference to it; L then told the Rev, r. Lyons ail I knew in reference to it, and shortly fterward two detective officers called to see me at No, $17 East Twelith street, where I then resided; 1 went with thom to the oifice of Superintendent Jourdan, where HT also saw the present Superintendent of Police, Nr. Kelso, lwho was in company with him at the (me I'related to them what I have now stated, particularly describing an’s appearance; the man Who gives his name as Wil- iain Forrester Lieel morally certain isthe same man i w in fronto: Mr. Nathan's house that night, as above ne 5 ptember, is72.— | lescribed, A} Sworn to before me this 18th day of loserit DowLtns, Police Justice. At the conclusion of the reading Judge Dowling requested the witness to look round the room and sce if she could identify the man referred to in her Mdavit. Miss Keenan scanned the faces of those resent for a moment, and, finally, poluting to orrester, said:—‘That’s the man—the one with | Hight clothes.” ‘Forrester smiled grimly and looked mervously at his counsel, but said nothiug. Mr. Howe took the paper, and, running his eyes lover it, said:—"While the prisoner, as upon a pre- vious occasion, gives AN EMPHATIC DENIAL ito the charge. of course the examination must go in and be conducted in accordance—strict accord: ce—withlaw. 1 therefore ask that some portion f the affidavit be stricken out, especially that por- ion relating to what she said to the Kev, Mr. Lyons, | Juaze Dowling—Your objection might be well rough befcre a jury; but, considering that this is Hut Gu examination, | shall deny the motion. Mr. liowe (to the witness) —You are near-sighted, eyou not? A. Not very;a little. | & What is the color of my necktic (pointing to a ich lavender-colored tic about bis neck)? A. It is vender, sir. 9. What is the color of that gentleman's eyes? | 01 bea to Mr. Murry, who was sitting about wenty leet distant. A. I cannot say at this dis- nce. Q What is the color of his hair? The question | ‘as considered a forensic joke, as the genticman | ‘eferred to Las very little hair. Of course, the wit- could not give a definite answer. . How fur were you from Forrester when you bim in front of Mr. Nathan’s house? A. About ur feet, I should say ; a8 1 passed he turned around nd I saw his fuil face, Ka You did not stop, did you? A. Yes, sir; his # were so strange that | thought he might be wazy. Q. What was the color of his eyes? (Before ask- ig the question the counsel stepped im front of | ‘orreeter so that he could not be seen by the wit ry HS Brown, or a light gray. . hair? A. Dark brown, . How was he dressed? A. He wore light pants ed [alge Ey vest. Q. You had but a moment lance at his fea- wares, did you not? A. That’ “rif Q. Had you ever seen the person before? A. No, Q. Were you ever mistaken in your life as to the entity @ friend or acquaintance? A, No; I ve @ most excellent memory of countenances. Sm event of your meeting that man in iront Nathan’s house occurred upwards of two 8 8g0, and Now have you no ubt as to For- | Will be more or less water in the stomach ; it thrown | highway robbery, | was sitting on the stoop with James Weich, the NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. rester’s emg the man you then saw? A. I have none whatever. Q. Whom have you seen in relation to this case lajeny? A. No perenne aore Supcremantant Kens: . I suppose you of ine arent = ag tlS Tdia'no 3 Idia net see anythin, ; first 1 knew of it was when Mr. Farley came and said the Superintendent to see me in rela- tion to the case: I went to Police Headquar- ters, and Mr. Kelso said a man would be brought before me for the purpose of seeing if I could iden- tify him as the man whom J saw at Mr. Nathan’s house; there no one in the room but Captain Irving and Mr. Farley; Mr. Parley sent the man in ahead of him, ana as soon as he came in | knew I had seen that face before. » Q. When was this? Ai Monday; he then wore a small goatee; it waMligbter than hig hair. At this juncture Forrester was requested to stand up, and as he did go the wi was asked what was the color of his eyes—where they brown orgray? She requested him to come closer to her, and when he complied she said his eyes were , “brown or grayish brown.’ Q. What was the color of the coat Forrester wore at the time you identified him at Police Headquar- ters? A. It was alight brown. (The coat in ques- tion ta of a very dark gray color.) Q. You still say Forrester’s eyes are brown or gray, doyou? A. Yes, sir; when the light shines on them they are of a grayish hue; the night I saw him at Mr. Nathan’s house the gas light was shin- ing full in his face when he looked around; his eyes are the same now as when I saw him then, . ‘this was about twenty minutes to eight pa lock and in the summertime, I believe ? A, Ycs, BLY. Q. And the gas was burning? A. Yes, 8 Q. Have you not heard that there was 4 very large reward offered for this man? A. No; I knew there was areward, but I did not know how large. » Did you not read the papers? A. No, sir; to tell the truth, I really did not have time to read the apers then; I was so pou Te my music teach- ing in schcol and private that 1 could not read the papers. cs How long were gon sna ® A, About a year; now I am more at lelsure and have time to read; I believe, however, that I did read a paper a few Sun- days atter the murder, » What paper? A, The HeraLp; I always read the HERALD when I read at all; whenever I read 1 only look at the foreign and scientific news. 8 Q. Don’t you read the marriages? A. Oh, yes, sir, and the musical and theatrical. ¢. On the occasion referred to, when you read the Hen, did you not read about the Nathan murder? A. No; I remember to have glanced over the article, but I did not read it all; I take no interest in murders, Mr. Howe, at this point, requested that the coat which Forrester wore at the time of his identifica- tion by Miss Kerran be produced. Judge Dowling said that, as the examination could not be con- cluded that day, he would suggest an adjournment until Monday next, at eleven o’clock, at which time the coat contd be produced. was agreed to, and in a few moments the assemblago dispersed and Forrester was taken down tohis cell. THE JERSEY MURDERS, Close of the Coyle Inquest in Newark. Clubbed to Death and Then Thrown in the Morris Canal—A Model Watchman—Arrest and Committal of the Alleged Mur- derers—Singular Action of the Elizabeth Authorities. The inquest touching the death of Charles Coyle in Newark was resumed by Coroner Munn in that city yesterday afternoon. The first witness called was John Collins, a policeman. He assisted in dis- persing the crowd of roughs who had attacked Coyle and asked Welch what had become of the man he clubbed. Welch said he had a right to club any loafer that came around the factory. Otticer Clark corroborated the last witness, He was told Cgsie had gone away. Walter Jenkins, of 185 Bleecker street, testified to being in company with Patrick McInroe and Waiter Brogan during Saturday evening last; about eleven o'clock Coyle came running across and said he had lost his hat on the other side; went over with him; was tie last one over the bridge, and when we ar- rived on the other side heard a blow, after which Coyle exclaimed “Oh, oh;” the watchman was sitting on the stoop, and after Coyle was hit five or six men jumped for us and told us to “go.” Charles Cantield, a 8.loon keeper, testified that Coyle aud several others were iu his place, and that Coyle was intoxicated and talking very rough; after Mr, Ward and Ferus came in Brady and some boys came in; Coyle asked ‘witness how many 0: the crowd he wanted put out; told Coyle to keep juliet, ag it was not his place to put anybody out of the saloon; witness put Coyle and Burns out of the Warren street door and the boys went out of the Norfolk street door and followed around the corner after Coyle and Burns; {t seemed as if there was going to be a fight; heard no blows struck; Coyle | came back and got his cap, which he left in the | store; it was about a quarter before eleven o'clock | when this affair occurred; there were some words | between Coyle and Brady about a glass of beer; witness heard no words to the effect of “thut’s the maw, go for him,” ‘THE DOCTOR'S STATEMENT, The County Physician, Dr. Dodd, was recalled and testified that he had made another post-mor- tem examination; made examination according to ‘Taylor's “Medical Jurisprudence,” which says tuat | ita man is thrown into the water while alive there in dead there wit! be no water found in the stomach; in tais case there was no water found in the stomach of Coyle; the right leg was broken; in ad- dition to wound on forehead found wound on back of head; it was a ciean cut, while the wound on the forehead was a sort of ragged cut; do not think the wound on the back of the head was caused bya | clu); appeared to have been made with some sharp instrument; there was no evidence of the breaking of the leg on the outside of the skin; am of the opinion that the man was dead when thrown into the c@aal. WHERE THE BODY WAS THROWN IN. Peter M. Mellick, tender of the canal inclined plane, stated that there was no possible way that the body might have floated down from the upper to the ‘lower level, as the water passes ti ugh & rack: witness’ opinion was that the body hi been thrown in the water near the Plane street bridge; think the man must have been thrown in from the ptank at the foot of the plane. A HIGHWAYMAN ON THE STAND, James Brady, one of the parties under arrest for , Was placed on the stand. He testified that he was ata wake during the evening; left there about half-past ome o’clock Sunday morning; met John Brady 10 Warren street, and went with him to Mrs. MeCann’s barn, in Cou- dit street; was out late for the first time that night; giways go home before ten o’clock; was at Caifield’s store; met Burns on Warren street; was at Feller’s saloon about two hours in the forepart of the evening; I can’t say who remarked, ‘flere he is, go for nim;"’ when I left Cantield’s there was a row inside; it was between cleven and twelve o'clock When we got to the wake; saw @ man with- | m outa hat on his head, in his shirt sleeves, running | down New street toward Howell’s factory; he came | from the direction of Mr. Canileld’s store; was | drinking beer with a party of men, one of whom | Wants to be a candidate for alderman; I have been | arrested for taking mouey froma Mr, Tuttle, but am innocent of the charge. ANOTHER ACCESSORY'S STORY. | Michael Welch, of 351 New street, testified that he was at Howell's factory about eleven o'clock; I Watcliman; while we were there a man came down New street and said he could whip any son of a b— around Howell's factory; I went inside the factory; when I came out 1 saw this man te across the bridge with a crowd, and lie asked Welch it his clothes fithim; Welci told uim to get away, as he didn't want any noise about the factory; as I stepped down off the stoop two men were coming toward Welch to strike lim; when they saw me comin; they ran away; 1 went down to make peace; didn’t see Welch strike any one with his club; 1 went home with Dan Cassidy; we both live in the same house; Weich, the watchman, is my brother; 1 was not at the stoop more than five minutes after the row; | have been in this country about four months; it was about haif-past eleven o'clock when Tgot in the house; I didn't say anything about the row to any person at the house; I didn’t say to Oficer Smith that I saw Welch raise his club, This elosed the evidence, and at half-past six o'clock the jury retired for deliberation, THE VERDICT. Shortly after seven o'clock the jury came in, with the following verdict:—“We, the jurors, believe that according to the evidence adduced the said | Charlies Coyle came to hisdeath on the night of | aturday, the 14th day of September, 1872, at | Newark, after the hour of eleven o'clock, from being struck on the head with a club in the bands | ofJames Welch, in front of Howell's factory, and that Daniel Cassidy, John Kennedy and Michael Welch were accessories to the fact; and we further believe that the said James Weich is gutity of murder, and that the other parties named are accessuries to the murder. And we believe that the body of the said Coyle was thrown into the canal after death.’ The Jury agreed upon a resolution thanking Detective P. ©, Smith and Constables King and Higgins for the service they had rendered in procuring evidence in the case, THE ALLEGED MURDERER and his alleged accomplices were then brought be- fore the Coroner and the verdict read to them. They bore the ordeal with forced composure, as though they cared little about the matter, ‘The evinced no surprise whatever. John Welch is a tall slender man, as is also Kenned, The other two are stout, heavily builtmen. The four were then conducted to the county jail, where they will remain pending the action of the Grand Jury, which is now in seasion. There are reasons for suspecting that other arrests will be made of par- ties inplicated ip the murder, but whose names arc Bow withbeld Jor obvious reasons, | and not fecling inclined for any gymnastic exer- | out, I feel convinced, a good end.” MYLES NA COPPALEEN INTERVIEWED WHAT HE MEANS TO DO. Reappearance of the Colleen Bawn. ARISTOCRATS AS THEATRICAL MANAGERS. It is twelve years since Dion Boucicault and his charming and clever wife visited New York, but in the meantime the memory of their triumphs re- mains 80 fresh in the public mind that even those who never had the pleasure of seeing them recog- nize them in some sort as old friends. As soon asthe news of their arrivel had spread through the town the public became immediately interested to know what they intended to do. A HgRALD represen-- tative, therefore, waited on Mr. Boucicault on the bart of the public, whom both serve, to acquire the necessary information. Arrived at the Clarendon, the HBRALD representative sent up his card, and fortune being on his side he found Dion at heme. “You will please walk up stairs,” sald an oblig- ing looking serving man, with a rich Doric accent, cise the HERALD representative adopted the sug- gested mode of reaching Dion’s apartments. “That's the door, sir,” said my guiding spirit as he vanished, T knocked lightly,and a pleasant silvery voice said “Come in.’? Sol went in. There was no sign of Dion, but the Pleasant, smiling face of the “Colleen Bawn’’ was an excellent substitute, “Mr. —-, 1 am pleased to see you,” said the silvery voice. ‘The pleasure is somewhat more than mutual, thought the HERALD representative, who was about to say something particularly spooney, when Dion appeared on the scene, and as Dion 1s decidedly Irish I thought it better not to mind the spooning, but told Dion at once that I was glad to see him, which was the truth, “Take some lunch with us—just returned from rehearsal and am hungry as a hawk.” 1 declined, as I was not hungry enough to do justice to the lunch, but sherry being proposed as a substitue said I had no objection if the sherry was eae Dion thought it was, 80 we agreed to try. in justice I must say it was not bad. Ral time since we saw you here, Mr. Bouct- a “Yess pretty nearly twelve years.” «We heard that you had become lessee of Covent Garden Theatre and presumed you had relinquished all idea of visiting the States,’’ “J opened Covent Garden Theatre three weeks ago, and when I saw the new drama floated safely I leit for New York. I can manage it by the subma- rine wire.” “The London press speaks tn high terms of the plece as a spectacular drama.” “You provoke me to admit that I meant to make it no more than that. It cost £21,000 to place it on the stage. If I had carved a beautifu' statue you may be sure I should not have loaded it with such wees apparel.” “We hear that (ag partner is a wealthy Peer of England, the Earl of Londesborough t” “Yes, and I think Lord Londesborough’s money is much better bestowed on such an entertain- ment, affording etiploymant to many hundreds of parsons and enjoyment to many thousands, than he had squandered it on the turf or in any other fashionable extravagance. The Prince of Wales, who assisted at the opening performance, as- sured me that he had never seen 80 splendid a dis- play. Treplied that I intended to deal a blow at urlesque, Which was overrunning our London theatres, and I could only do so effectually YY sur- poedng anything they could attempt, and killing he taste by a surfeit.” eas must have written a great number of plays “About four hundred; I was only eighteen years old when I wrote ‘London Assurance,’ aud its auimal spirit hides its many crudities and faults, My beet works are the ‘Colleen Bawn’ and ‘Arrah- na-Pogue.’ “But these are melodramas; the other is a com- “True; but there are many better comedies than ‘London Assurance ;’ but there are few better melodramus than the ‘Colleen Bawn.’ ” “Well, I am considerably of your opinion; cer- tainly I don't kuow any that made such a lasting impression on me. One great merit it has, to my mind, is the blow it struck at that silly and malicious caricature—the stock stage Irishman which the public accented without question.” “You are right. The old dramatists were chiefly to blame for the popular and accepted characteris- tics of the Irish gentleman and the Irish peasant. ‘The types of Sir Lucius Mes ee and Dr. O'Toole represented the blundering, fire-eating gentleman or the humorous boor as the only form of which Irish nature were susceptible. In the ‘Colleen Bawn’ and in ‘Arrau-na-Pogue’ Irish human nature is poetized by the infuston of tenderness and pathos, without any loss of humor. ‘The na- tional character 1s elevated, and, humble as the form of these dramas may be, they have worked “When you wrote the ‘Colleen Bawn’ did you Propose to effect this revolution?” § , no; the truth is Idid the work uncon- sc'ously, and did not discover its value for some time. When I sketched out the character of Myles Na Coppaicen | drew from my interior conscioi ness, and the result was a flesh-and-blood | study, Other writers had looked at the trish character without comprehending or sympathizing with the people, and therefore saw them through the mists of prejudice. Without philosophizing much on this point I simply painted the people as I knew, with their passions | und prejudices; and when I recognized the impor- tance of the work I had done 1 resolved to con- Uinue it. I intend to illustrate different phases of the Irish character. In my new play, which I shall probably produce in New York, l intend to sketch one of those old Irish servants who, by length and faithfulness of service, have acquired an absolute mastery over the families they serve aud have every one actually afraid of them. The type, though a Strange one, is common enough in Ireland.” “During your visit. here 1 hope you will give us other novelties,” “I have two new pieces ready, one entitled | “Daddy O'Dowd” and the other “The Shaughrawn,” and I do not think I shall be able to produce any others before leaving New York. We open next Monday and will play for eight weeks; then we visit the principal cities, and hope to return here by the end of the year.” “ds it your intention to remain in America?’ “Well, that depends on circumstances, truth is [cannot well say yet. If resolve to con- tinue the Covent Garden partnership I might find it necessary to proceed to Europe in the Spring; if I should decide on @ different course I will be at | liberty, and must be guided by circumstances.” “Of course Mrs, Boucicauit will play in her old characters?” | es; I believe that her singular aptitude to fill y ideal of the Irisn peasant girl firsi inspired me with the melody to which I wrote the words of the ‘Colleen Bawn,’" “IL am sure that I do but speak for a million | American tongues when Isay that no actress of our times has more ardent and faithful admirers in this country. She is remembered with great ten- derness, and thousands who have not seen her have intbived admiration for her already.” Mrs. BoucicauLtT (looking up)—That was twelve years ago, sir; and may I not say, “Will auld acquaintance be forgot 1" 1 rose to assure her that she might entertain very little apprehension on that subject, and as I was pressed for time I took the opportunity of saying au revoir to the talented artists, thanking them for the information so kindly furnished, Dion | Boucicault is not only an actor of rare talent, | but he 1s one of the most prolific and successiul | play writers of this age. His works, commencing with “London Assurance,’’ produced in 1841, aud ending with “Bebil and Bijou,” now runnin, t Covent Garden Theatre, get bog amoug hundreds of popular dramas of their times, the following Which have suivived:—“Old Heads and Young Hearts,” “Love tn a Maze," “The Irish Hetress,”’ ithe Corsican Brothers,” “Fanst and Marguerite,” The Louis the Eleventh,” “Janet's Pride,” “Used and Up,” “Don Crsar dq Bazan,” “Love Money," “The Octoroon,” “Jessie Brown,” Colleen Bawn,” “The Poor of New ¥ | Vampire,” “The Life of an Actress,’ a Pogue, “Rip Van Winkle,” * Deans,” “Formosa,” “After Dawk, iying Scud," wThe ‘Long Strike, ‘Hunted,’ Dowit,? A dy Blake,” “How She Loves Him,” “Jezebel,” “rhe 5 Willow Copse,” &c. There is scarcely a theatre where the English language is spoken that may not ascribe its most profitable seasons to the runs Which these plays have had, they contributing to the intellectual amusement of seventy miliions of people for the last thirty years. THE PATTI-MARIO CONCERTS. eee rmeenerntin The second concert by the Strakosch troupe in this city came off before a full and highly intelli- gent and appreciative audience at Steinway Hal last night. The public interest in the sweet song- stress of to-day, Carlotta Patti, aud the great vocal- ist of a dim yesterday, Signor Mario, would seem to be unabated. The one is @ public pet and the other a monument, beautiful in decay, and go the | dear public, with one ear to the voice of the present and the other to the echo of the past, makes itself. happy over the quaint medley, for such itis. One begins to feel ghostly at these concerts, for Koncon! will soon be a monument too, if he is not already, and this very doubt awakens a tage RUE awe. It takes a)] the freshness of Varlotta. all abandon of Teresa Carrefio, all the grace and finish of foun Emile Sauret, all the earnestness of Annie Loutse Cary and all the noise of tne orchestra to keep one alive to the fact that it ia not a concert play by the night wind among the recesses of some deserted palace. This feeling, we suppose, can be classed among the pleasures of melancholy and probably the impresario enjoys it more than anybody else. The peaerenie last pint was suficiently varied, and ly different from that of Monday's con- cert. Mile. Pattt first gave “Caro Nome” from Verdi's ”" aud kindly refrained from many Portes, rendert the delightful Encored, of she ai je nco1 course, she sun, sera,” by Cepeda, one of those Seitinaicas little snatches of light mi ‘Which gaye room for the dis- play, of her dearest Manneriams and most astonish- Ing trippings u) down the scale. In the second rt she sung a waltz song from Ricci’s ‘‘ Une Folie Rome,”’ and carried the audience away with the sweep of the time and the rush of song from her Pag This was succeeded by the “Laugiing Bong,” of Auber's, whose merits in her treatment are Poem Snowe my sacril be hing that aah was 2 fuint trace o! C88 8 lower notes during the rendition of the last song? Mario did not make his appearance tit the close of the first’ part, appeared with Miss Cary in the duet from ‘Trova- tore,” between Manrico and Azucena--"Si La Stanchezza.”— “ was o time,” everybody wi red who looked old enough to have heard Mario in his prime, “when there was only one true Maree in _ world.” tin baa aint ne, sang her part wi goed fudement, peg there was an encore. in. the Romanza, from “Faust,” “Salve dimora,” Marlo appeared alone, and with a great deal of care brought forth much sweetness from the little un- voce ing. Tne Mario of old times was enco! and, sti , the Mario of last ht ve the charming chansonette “L’Amoureux,” — by lary, with a force and wer was almos @ resurrection. Miss Cary also sang the rond ‘No, no,” from the “Huguenots,” but was not 80 successful in reach- ing e spirit of the air. Recalled, however, she gave with pretty effect Arthur. Sullivan's ballad, “Looking back." Ronconi’s “Largo al factotum,” which is an old acquaintance, was that vet- eran aftist’s solo. Of the instrumental part we may say that Miss Carrefio’s performance of Chopin's “ Ballade, in A Flat,” was meritorious, and her playing for encore the morceau in B minor, from Mendelesohn’s “Songs Without Words,’ detl- cate and full of expression, Her most decided in ttschalk’s arrangement of “Trovatore,” in which, if we omeen®. the somewhat monotonous opening, she displayed resources and execution not visible in her previous essays. Mons. Sauret made his ing a8 swee' 4s could be desired a ‘‘bal- lade and polonatse” by Vieuxtemps. “Di tauti palpiti,’’ by he approached with- out fear an gained an — additional triumph in its execution. Tenderness, and a special cunt im legato passages, with the utmost Hmpidity in the high notes, are evidently his best points. For the rest his execution is marked with care and precision, even in the most rapid passages. PAULINE LUCCA. Mme. Lucva was principally occupied yester- day with a long rehearsal at the Academy of Music with a few, of the leading artists of the troupe. The first opera selected for repétition was “L’ Africaine,’”? a work which shall be always associated with the Arstrian Nightingale’s grand- est efforts, Her Selika is a creation of genius such 8 one cannot find iB the same role, and although in other rdles she is accounted marvellous, yet here she brooks no rival. This admits of explanation, Her fast friend and diligent in- structor, Meyerbeer, wrote the music of *‘Selika"” with a special view towards giving his ‘Kleine Pauline” an ample fleld wherein to display her rare dramatic and lyric talents. She sang over the pas- sionate music of the Indian Princess while it was yet fresh from the brain of the great composer, and he sat at the piano altering and adding to so as to suit the voice and style of his fair young pupil. The dream of his life was to see this opera pro- duced with Mme. Lucca as the heroine—a dream, alas! which was not realized. She positively re- fused to sing in Paris; and, after the death of the maestro, the opera came out in that city with the “fat, fair and forty” Sasse as the Queen of Madagascar. But since that tme Lucca has monopolized the role, investing it with such a wild, barbaric majesty, such passion and power, that other artists quietly stepped aside and left the fleld to her. In Europe they know but one Selika, and that is Lucca. A very excellent réle, then, for her to open the season with, since thé opera will be a complete novelty in this city. It is now many years sitice Zucchi made her great hit ag Selika, with Mazzoleni as Vasco, and Mr. Maretzek will inangurate his season in @ most brilliant manner by introducing the queen of opera her very best role, Even in the hur- ried, informal rehearsal yesterday, the Spanish tenor, Abruynedo, gave evidence of possessing a volce of the éclatant, Mazzolent order, electric in its volume and purity of tone, Mile. Leveille un- dertook the role of Inez, Signor Moriami the noble part of Nelusko, aud to M. Jamet was entrusted the tuste of Don reds. ‘she cehearsals will now go forward every day until the opening of the season, and early in the coming week the opera to open the season will be decided upon. We incline to the belief that it will be “L’Africaine,” ‘The following ee will be found interesting as it comes from erself:— On her arrival at Vienna in.August of this year she immediately paid a visit to her old singing master, Ruprecht, who received her in a somewhat melancholy tone. ‘Where, asked Lucca im- promptu, “is Madame Ruprecht’ Ruprecht, with @ sign significant enough, called out to his wife, Who was in another room, where she had long lain an invalid without hope of recovery. “Now,” said her husband, “you will get well again; Pauline is here.” When Pauline was im her childhood Madame Ruprecht had given her lessons in piano- forte playing. The now renowned pupil hurried to the bedside of her much-loved instructress, who, already blind, recognizing her by her voice alone, raised her hand and said ‘Who could forget that voice? Ihave blessed you, my child. You have come to me in my last hour, and I fancy I see you as of old.” That same day Madame Ruprecht died, THEODORE THOMAS, The Summer Concerts Drawing to a Close. This is the last week of the long season of Sum- mer concerts at Central Park Garden, where night after night the magnificent orchestra of Theodore Thomas has poured forth treasures of art to the eager diletanti who flock thither to a sumptuous feast. One hundred and thirty concerts have been given since the opening, over four months ago. It is @ more severe strain on the mind ofa chef Wor- chestre than any casual looker-on in Central Park Garden would tmagine to select and arrange @ new programme every night during this period. Novelty after novelty—now a delicious trife from Strauss, again a rugged, massive work by Wagner or some one of his numerous disciples—has at- tracted the attention of even the profanum vulgus, and given rise to many an Interesting discussion at | the tables, both in the hall and garden, during the intermissions. Now, like the magic wand of Cagliostro, the baton of Mr. Thomas unfolded to the audience many a page of ancient lore, a per- fect revel for the antiquary; again fantastic crea- tions of the musicians Of the future or per- haps some rare manuscript hidden away as some specially treasured thing in the library of some world-renouned conservatoire. These 130 progremmes present @ perfect kaleidoscope of the divine art. Every one of these myriad subtle agencies of harmony that constitute, each of them, a specia! link in the chain that binds the soul of the lover of music, is to Thomas and his orchestra What the wires of the telegraph are to an experienced operator. The success of this maestro 3 been of no sudden growth, It is the result of a life of stealy, unflinching adherence to the true yee of art, When others Sespaired Werere ed aWay by the tempter, sensition, Thomas steadily pursued his course in face of the most terrible obstacles, trusti that the people would follow him in the end, quitting the gaudy booths of burro and sensationism for the true temple of art. r, Thomas has reaped the reward of his faithfulness and sincerity, His name is now asso- ciated with all thatis great and pure in art, his orchestra are wil ing agents to his laudable pur- sey in the cause of music, and, better than all, he has the people with him. The season of Summer concerts, now drawing to a close, is the most bril- liant and most successful, financially as well as artistically, ever known in this city. There is an air of reiinement and appreciation about the audience at Central Park Garden that speaks well for the instructor. In fine, Mr. Thomas has trans- formed a concer: audience into a school of eager and willing pupils. The last week of the season has been signaiized by a still greater amount of exertion on the part of the orchestra, and the ovation to Wagner on Tuesday night will be long remembered, Last evening the programme was unusually replete with the elements of grandeur. There were the “Preludes” of Liszt, the best orches- tral work that ever emanated irom the eccentric Abbé, a fantastic overture by Hornenan and those immortal works, the overtures to “Der Freischuetz”’ and “Nozze de Figaro;” a waif from the ‘Pastoral Symphony,” @ wild, dramatic creation of Berlioz, “La Damnation de Faust” and a bouquet of selec- tions from Wagner, Schubert, Gounod and Strauss. ‘The discipline of the orchestra is Prussian-like in its faultiess unanimity, but there is beyond that, peed be and collectively, a keen appreciation of every varying phase of the composer's ideas, and @ heartiness that makes itself felt, To Mr. John Koch, the proprietor of the Garden, praise is due for the management curing the past season. Many judicious changes were made, and everything con- nected with the establishment moved uaoiselessly and harmoniously. In accordance with the gener- ally expressed wishes of some of the best repre- sentatives of art, intelligence and wealth in the metrovolis. Mr, haw detorimiaed to give, during the Winter, at Steinway Hall, aseries of those symphony soirces that years ago were the most brillant and attractive features of each season. ‘The first will take place on November 9, and ng the other works to be Rerformed will be tion from the trilogy of Wagner, entitled “Woden's Abschied von Brunhilde.” [t will be given for the first time in this country. The trijogy will be pro- duced in its entirety next May at Kayreutb, in Bavaria. Mr. Thomas has been the first to lutro- duce to the American public some of the grand works which have now become household words in every family. LONG BRANCH. President Grant On the Alabama Claims Arbitration—Caba’s Rumored Aid in Helping to Elect Greeley, and the Po- Mtical Situation Generally—The Presi- dent’s Loiterings by the Sca Nearly at @ Close—Life Among the Cottagers and at the Hotels, Lona Brancn, Sept. 18, 1872. President Grant, whose distinguishing trait since his elevation ‘to the Chief Magistracy of the nation has been reticence, is evidently getting more free and outspoken upon affairs of nationa! interest. His exhibition of frankness of speech at this time, when he ts a candidate for re-election to | the Presidency and when the public mind is more | than usually agitated upon the important issues | at stake, shows that his silence is not strategic, nor | a disguise for covering up ignorance, nora trick for practising direct upon the public, ‘The | candor with which he announces his views upon the result of the Alabama claims arbitration shows this conclusively. The result meets his expecta- tions fully, and should, he thinks, be cordially accepted by the people of this country. The con- test, as he foreibly expresses it, was not for dollars and cents, but the preservation of amity between England and this country, with full and firm main- tenance of our national dignity. These points have been achieved, and our nation should be satisfied, It w have taken but littie to have involved the two countries in @ war—a war that would have been more terrible, more ruinous than any war of this century.We are now at peace with the world, and pesca is the synonym of pros- perity. It will thus be seen that to his great “let us have peace” principle he still rigidly adheres. Upon matters connected with the present polit- ical situation the President talks with the same unreservedness, The story about Cuba, who has not a cent to bless herself With, raising money to be expended in helping the election of Greeley, with the understanding that the Greeley administration would acknowledge her independence, struck him as most ridiculous canar uite as ridiculous, in tact, as his own reported wire-pulling in con- nection with the Louisville Convention, tHe laughs at these things, and leaves the political tide to flow on its course; leaves the whole issue with the people, the sole and great arbitrators. After he goes away from here tue story of our national Politics, a8 far as he is concerned, may as- sume more of the et quorum jars inagna Jui stripe; but meantime he continues his loiterings by the sea in the most tranquil mood imaginable. Every day secs him out riding aud almost every day he takes a row or a sail on Pleasure Bay, Visitors come and go, and he entertains his neighboring cottagers hogpitably and visits among them in return. Ii not at home in the evening one is almost sure to find him either at James W. Gerard's, Tom Murphy’s or George W. Childs'—the present princes of cottage entertainers here, He leaves here next Wednesday ior Wash- ington, when he will there establish his winter quarters, To-day and yesterday the weather, backed up by “Old Probabilities,’ has been doing its best to make amends for the disagreeable unpleasantness of the two previous days. Cottagers, most of whom still remain, were out this afternoon in full and brilliant force in their carriages on Ocean avenue, A gay and exciting feature was the number of equestrians and equestriennes, horsevack riding being more affected this season than ever before here. It will be lively among the cottagers for a month yet. It is unfortunate that the hotels have to shut up so early. ‘rhe West End advertised to keep open till the end of the month, but ten daye ago had to succumb to the pitiable poverty of its patronage. At Howland’s, which always keeps open till the Ist of October, there is a good and lively party yet, but made up mainly of those who contracted for rooms through the season. The Ocean House is making most laudable efforts to close of the month, but THE MAINE ELECTION. Publication of the Official Returns—Tho Aggregate Congressional Majoritics 18,182, @ Gaim of 8,537 on Last Year— Governor Perham 1,000 Behind His Ticket. protect the season till the it is painfully uphill work. AuGust, Me., Sept. 18, 1872. The complete official returns from the several Congressional districts of this State have been re- ceived at the office of the Secretary of State, and will be published in detail in the Kennebec Journal of to-morrow. The republican myjoritics are as follows :— First District—Burleigh, 2,195, Second District—Frye, 4,167. Third District—Blaine, 3,640, Fourth District—Hersey, 5,15% Filth District—Hall, 3,031, The aggregate of these Congressional majorities is 18,182, against 9,645 at the preceding Congre: sional election in 1870, Governor Periam’s m jority falls about 1,000 behind the aggregate Con- gressional majority owing to the @ider law and other local issues, In the First, Second, Tuird and Fifth districts there was not @ single scattering vote cast, and in the Fourth there were but three scattering votes, This is unprecedenied in Maine elections, ART NOTES. James Hart, during his Summer sojourn in the Catskills, continued his cattle studies, encouraged by the great success of his last year’s picture, “Coming Out of the Shade.” The orchards of his | neighborhood also received some of his attention, and the result will be seen in a painting in which frult trees and cattle will be introduced, M. F, De Haas has just returned from his cus- | tomary visit to the Isle of Shoals, The result is seen in a number of spirited sketches of the coast. One fine picture is well under way. The subject treated is @ coming thunder shower, and wiil fur- nish this artist with an opportanity to display some of his effective management of ug t eile cts, Julian Scott 1s hard at workin the country on seen ‘The Battle of Cedar Creek,” for which he has received a government commission. Tne artist expects to complete his work by the end of October. He is also preparing studies for a paint- ing of the cavalry charge at Ashby’s Gap, These works derive increased importance from the fact that not alone is Julian Scott a paiuter of soldiers, but also a soldier-painter, having exchanged his mauling stick for @ sword in the little unpleasant. ness with the Southern chivalry, Mr. J. C. Powell has made a welcome addition to | our works in water color. He names lis new work “The Queen of the Vineyard.” The subject is an Ttalian foe, woman, of queenly presence, carry- ing on her head a basket of fruit. The artist has known how to give intense interest to this simple figure. Itis full of the warmth and passion of the South; but these characteristics are latent, and though we feel that they exist they are hid away under the joyous and peacetul bn nied of the Queen ot the Vineyard. The color is solid and of remark- able depth. At first sight it appears like an oil painting. Lazarus, who seems to be always at work, has quite a collection of interesting portraits in his studio; among others, one of Dr. Metcalfe, b. G. Squire, and very excellent posthumous likeness ofa Master Fiorence, of Philadelphia. YACHTING NOTES. panneslinaninlfeennegeenee The ocean race between the Rambler and Made- leine, for the Commodore's Challenge Cup, now in the possession of the former, will be sailed to-day. The yachts start at eight o'clock this morning, from Brenton’s Reef Lightship, to sail to Sandy Mook Lightship and return. As casterly winds have pre- vailed of late they will probably run down with a leading breeze and beat back, The sloop yachts Gracie and Vision sal! a race on Friday, the 20th, over the New York Yacht Club course, for the Commodore's Chalienge Cup, which was won by the former last season and has been in her possession ever since. The tug William Titta- mer has been chartered to convey thg invited guests round thg course and she will Start from the arge office, foot of Whitehall street, at half-past nine on Friday morning. The sloops Maud and Walter F. Davids sail the the second match of the series, ten miles to wind- ward and return, for $1,000 a side, next Monda: starting at noon from Echo Bay, of New Rochelle. ‘The schooner yacht Daunticss, N.Y. arrived | from Newport on Tuesday, after a run of thirteen hours from Fort Adams to the Romer Shoals, Entries for the Mpeg Cup race, from Sandy Hook Lightship to Cape Ma: Lents and return, can be made to Secretary Charles A. Minton, at bis oftice in Broad street. The Fall Regatta of the Harlem Yacht Club will be sailed on the 26th of September over the regular Tegatta course. A number of yachts have alread entered and a very successful regatta is anticipated. The yacht B. E. Maliory arrived at New Haven at Pee ‘M. yesterday from Newport en rowe for New ir he yacht Josephine, N.Y.Y.C., Fellx, from New York bound to Newport, passed the Haran tele- raph station at Whitestone yesterday loreneda. Wind south and light: weather clear. his great | Packs-the-Eagie in turn expressed th | white THE SIOUX IN WASHINGTON, A Day’s Pow-Wow Between the Chiefs and Secretary Delano. What All the Indians Want--- Guns and Ammunition. A Modest Request that the Indian Country Should Not Be Settled for Two Hundred Years—Secretary Delano Indulges in A Great Deal of Sound Advice— Description of the Braves. WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 1872, The Grand River Sioux Indtans called on the Secretary of the Interior to-day. They were at- tired in full savage costume, replete with feathers and council paint, The proceedings opened by the Secretary inviting them to make known thelr wants, and assuring them of the desire of the gov- ernment and people to preserve friendly relations with them. The Indians consulted for some mo- ments, seemingly not inclined to commence a talk Unttl they met the Great Father, the principal chiefs insisting that it would be right for them to consult together before talking at this Council, PRESSED TO SPEAK. ‘The Secretary, however, said he sent for them at the request of the President, who is now away, but would be back before many days, and he intended they should see him before their return to theirown country. The Chiefs then thought proper to com- mence the talk, and several of them made speeches, all of which were of tke same purport. WILL BE GOOD If THRY HAVE ALL THEY WANT, They complained of the poverty under which thep lived, and repeated their destre to be on go. terms with the whites, Two Bears, who kd 0; asserted he had no desire to do anything Wro! and that much of the wrong that had been laté him was done by other nations, He made a REQUEST FOR GUNS AND AMMUNITION, and said he could not farm as the whites do, with his fingers; neititer could he learn farming ina short time. He also aliuded, in the usual Indian strain, to the destruction of his lands by whites. Two Bears was followed py Grass, who had many complaints to make of not poring been properly treated by the whites, He said that they had been misled, and declared that for the roads which were now in possession of the whites the cniefs had been promised $7,000 each. Grass laid great stress upon the human anxiety for riches, and said he did not want to die poor, spoke with much earnestness, and complained that lands which were properly his were in possession of other tribes, mentioning those ocenpied by Red Cloud and Spotted Tail (whose late presence here he alluded to) as being territory upon which he had a rightiul claim. RUNNING ANTELOPE, A large, powerful-looking chief, who spoke very fast and in a loud tone, said that now he had shaken hands with the Great Father's chiefs his heart was laughing and he felt good. He wanted provisions for the future, mentioning that there should be enough for two hundred years, as he did not expect to die as soon as he went home. This chief did not neglect to allude to the povert; of himself and his peopie, and to the lands whic! he-said were his own property and through which the white man’s roads ran. He did not want any whites in his country for over two hundred years, and said he supposed if the white men who were building the ratiroad should get paper from the Great Father telling them to take it up they would do so, This expression met with a simultaneous grunt Of approval from every Indian present. THE SECRETARY TAKES HIS LEAVE. At the conclusion of this speech the Secretary told the delegation that, as he had to see another delegation (the Teton Sioux, who were received later in the day, and who aiso arrived here with Assistant Secretary Cowen), he would have no further time to hear them at present. They would have another opportunity to nold council with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. ‘The Secretary be- lieved they were friendly, and believed the words they had told him. He wanted them now to be- lieve that what he told them was true. The Great Fataer cannot stop the white man from cultivating farms, building houses, cities and railroads, The Secretary explained that wild game was becoming scantier under the condition of things he had men- tioned, and assured them that while they kept the peace and endeavored to live ike the whites they would receive assistance from the Great Father and our people. As fast as the Indians GO TO FARMING they would have everything they were entitled to under the treaties. le told them he thought the country where they lived was a poor country, though he had never seenit. But when they were willing he would put them in a better country, where they could have the advantages of civiliza- tion he had ailuded to, He expiained that he did not want to force them to go, but would give them every assistance in moving to {ft w! they ex- pressed a willingness to do so, He 0 told them thatevery Indian who would go farming next Spring would be given all the agricultural imple+ ments named in the treaty, These Indians claim that under the ‘Treaty of 1898 they are entitied, when they go to farming, to all the various kinds of farm tmplements, stock, &c., and also that they are entitled to a pecunlary consideration from the government tor the use of their country, through which tue railroad passes, and their agent states that they have this idea con- stantiy in mind, forcing it into every talk they had concerning their treaty obligations and relations with the government. THE TETON Stoux were even more gorgeously arrayed in feathersand paint than the Missouri Sioux, and, seated in the room of te Secretary, presented a very picturesque appearance, Before the council opened the pipe was lighted and passed around, almost every one in the room taking a putt. all the chiefs were suc- cessively introduced by General Cowen and shook hands with Sccretary Delano, at the ena of which the Secretary made a short speech to the Indians expressive of his PLEASURE AT RECELVING THEM, the good will of their Great Father, and the desire of the government to cultivate friendly relations with them, After fully expressing these friendly sentiments and promising that the Indians should have an interview with their Great Father, Secre- tary Delano went on to inform the assembied chiefs that if they and their braves, notwithstanding the Great Father's Fripngahip, did not live at peace with the eA but roped and pienderss and made war, the Great Father would have to send soldiers to punish them. He did not want to do this, but, on the reveut wished to do everything in his power to prevent {t, and had sent for them here to tell them so. Now, he wanted Medicine Bear to say what he and his braves intended to do— Whether to live at peace or not, The first part of the Secretary's speech elicited many grunts of ap- proval; the last was ilstened to with attentive silence, MEDICINE. BEAR then rose and shook hands, and he and Bloody Mouth, Long Fox, black Catfish and the Man-That- views, the main point in which was a request for guns and ammunition. Secretary Delano closed the interview by in- forming the chiefs that they would soon have a talk with the Great Father and afterwards with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, General Waiker, who would communicate the Great Pather’s wishes and decisions. He would now say, however, that the Great Father wanted to and would hel; to live like white people, ceasing by degr as they now do and learning to have schooliouses and churches if so their children would be rich and have t the white people enjoy some day. He cretary Delano) hoped that they would be willing to go down to a great new country, where the government would give them land and houses, farms and cattle. ‘The cople would be kept outof this country, which is intended to be and remain the red man’s home, He told them this only for them to think about, as the Great Father did not intend to force them to go from their present home unless they were willing to go, and again reminding them that if they turned their bows and arrows against us the Great Father would surely send soldiers to punish them. Secretary Delano then shook hands With them all round, and terminated the interview. To-morrow the Indians visit the Navy Yard, INDIAN STOCK THIEVES. The Savages ey at Their Old Work of Plunder and Murder=A Specimen Out- rage. SALT Lake City, Utah, Sept. 18, 1872 The published correspondence between General Morrow and Special Indian Agent Dodge shows that the Indians ran off more than two hun- dred head of stock and killed and wounded several herders. General Morrow says that not another American community would endure half the outra, without driving out the savages at the point of the bayonet, in which course they would have been justified. The Gov- ernor’s proclamation forbids any assemblage of armed men in the Territory. Agent Dodge and General Morrow agree that the government should re-imburse sufferers and compel reservation Indl- ans to restore stolen horses, THE VIELE KIDNAFPING OABE. Requisition for the Arrest of the Aceused Kidnapper. Ausany, N. Y., Sept. 18, 1872, Governor Hoffman has given a requisition to De- tective OMcer James M. Tilley, a New by? for 4 who is now w sere Lo May Kei bs remembered, ia i used of obit Leverson, ti Alduapping General Viele