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LIFE IN VIENNA, The Unusual Gathering of Royalty in Honor of the Exhibition. A SURFEIT OF PRINCES AND FLUNKEYS, Summer Sunshine and Brilliant Uniforms in the Prater. THE EMPEROR ON HORSEBACK. How the Blue-Blooded Notabilities Are At- tired and Attended, ‘VIENNA, May 5, 1873, There are men of otherwise good repute, sober citizens, staid and solemn, fulfilling all their duties in life with perfect respectability and almost total abstinence—men as regards their potations who, once or twice a year, as the fit may seize them, ‘will enter upon a violent debauch. They absent themselves from their homes and their usual sur- roundings, and after the lapse of two weeks, which has been spent either in solitary guzzlings or in Bacchanalian orgies with the lowest company, they return home somewhat shamefaced and pursue the even tenor of their way for another twelvemonth. They have satisfied even to reple- tion their craving for drink, they are nauseated ‘With alcohol of every form, and return with thank- fulness to pure lmpid water. I think if I had fora friend a fellow citizen in ‘whom I observed certain symptoms of a weakness for aristocratic institutions I would treat him as the men I have just alluded to treat themselves. I would take him away from his simple yet comfort- able home, from the social status which, if it be great, he has acquired by merit, from which, if it be low, there is no reason why he should not raise himseif, and I would plant ‘him here in this city of Vienna at the present moment. I vould bring him here at this time, when this capital (where ancient Jineage ana high rank are always more thought of than in aoy other part of Europe) is exulting ina perfect glut of blue-blooded aristocracy; when stars and garters are as common as dirty faces and unshod feet, ané@ when the little news ordinarily given in the journals 1s absolutely crowded out by the titles of the foreign guests, all of which are set forth at full length. A GLUT OF ROYALTY. The old King of Saxony told Talma, the great French actor, that if he would come to Dresden he should play “before a pit full of kings.’ Adelina Patti might, if she chose, sing here before a pai terre crowded with princes. The heirs apparent to four of the European reigning dynasties are here— ‘the Crown Princes of Germany, Denmark and Bel- gium and the Prince of Wales, Here, too, are half @ hundred little princekins, hoheits and durch- auchts, very poor in pocket, but very pompous in person. with their titles duly registered in the “Almanach de Gotha,’ and their pretentions duly recognized at this most ceremonious of courts. Each of these, from the greatest to the smallest, brings with him a staff, important or insignificant, according to its leader’s position or his purse— comprrollers general and high stewards, equerries and attachés “gallopers” and private secretaries. The retinue of the Prince of Wales amd Prince Arthur, of England, is so great that it cannot be accommodated in the same palace with them, but is boarded out here and there at different notels, while some hoheit from Sauerschinkenstein will have all his staff in the person of an enormous Jager, who in tawdry uniform and fierce cocked hat, sits on the box of his master’s carriage and roars to the common people to “clear the way.’’ On eitaer side the door of every hotel which has the happiness of numbering a distinguished personage mong its guests, is a sentry marching up and down and in 4 perpetual state of presenting arms to some one or other important personage con- stantly passing; lounging in the portal of every Palace (and the palaces here are as numerous a8 the dry goods stores in Broadway) is an enormous janitor, a beautiful being dressed in long coat cov- ered with lace and an enormeus cocked’ hat and bearing a long wand with a massive silver handle. ‘When you add to all these the soldiers in uniform, the private coachmen and footmen, the police (horse and foot) and the public commissioners, or errand runners, all of whom wear a special livery, you can readily imagine that Viennais a city wherein, at least, the lust of the eye is likely to be gratified. SUNSHINE IN VIENNA. For those who rejoice in such sights there could Net have been a prettier scene than that to be ob- served in the Prater on Saturday afternoon. Last ‘Week the Prater looked stern and bare. It had been nipped by the bitter northeast wind and re- sented the indignity. On Saturday it was glowing 4m a fierce June sunshine. The recent showers had given an emerald brightness to the turf; the milk- white cones were coming coyly forth under the game genial inspiration; while far away in the distance one could catch glimpses of fields and farm houses and orchards filled with fruit trees in blossom, reaching to the horizon, bounded by the outlines of purple ‘mountains standing out against a cloudless sky. had come out of the Exhibition building, which was hot, dusty and noisy, but singularly empty of visitors considering the novelty of the institution and the fact that Strauss’ band was playing for the delectation of those who preferred Mnuaic to progress, and was wondering what had Decome of all the people, when a glance at the Prater was sufficient to satisfy my doubts. THE LOUNGERS IN THE PRATER. Far away as’ the eye could stretch each side of the Drive was thickly lined with onlookers, Viennese of all kinds; priests in slouched hats and Jong, dark-brown coats reaching to their heels, ‘with blue collars round their necks; rotund smug burghers in black broadcloth, great in watch chains adorning their stout stomachs and massive rings qecorating their fat forefingers; female bour- geoisie, rather bulgy in the waist, rather gummy about the ankles, rather clumsy about the fhands and rather coarse as regards the hair, but bright-eyed, intelligent and good-tempered; Spectacled professors from the colleges and hos- pitals, pretty nursemaids, with their charges; ‘svasp-waisted officers and private soldiers, princi- pally remarkable for the way in which their ears a@re set on to their heads, like the double handles ‘to ancient drinking cups; foreigners, too, in shoals—the Hungarians, in knee-boots, braided frockcoat and dark woollen caps; Polish Jews, in grease-stained gabardines, with greasy ringlets Hanging over their shoulders; Servian peasants, covered with their heavy woolskins, and English. men, in that universal costume of checked suit and round hatin which that eccentric nation de- Rights to travel. BLUE BLOOD MARCHING IN REVIEW. ‘What is the reason of the gathering together of this crowd, and what have they come out to see? The lust of the flesh and the lust of the eye and the pride of life! Nearly all the foreign notabilities seem to be driving up and down in review order and giving the people a chance of thoroughly staring at them. If you are a big bug you mast put up with the inconveniences as well as enjoy the pleasures of the position, Favorite actors at Athens ran the risk of being smothered with the garments which their admirers cast at them. Voltaire, on his last appearance in public, was pelted with roses, and the gentleman from Milwaukee, after a visit to Washington, being eeked if he had seen the President, remarked that he had “‘trodden all his toes into sass, and all but Bhook his hand of.” They have occasionally to pay the penalty of their exalted position,” as the mewspaper writers say, and this afternoon they mere on hand. Here, in an open pbaronche and ashing along at his horses’ sharpest trot, is the Crown Prince of Gexmany, with the youthiul hove of | LN MMe ee TR ale | eae ae TT ee ee a NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. a ee a Lo ate Oty Ae CE a Denmark by his side. A grave and even somewhat Merce looking man‘is Unserer Fritz, broad browed ‘and heavy jawed and squarely built, Not much of ‘@ society man, 1 should say, recalling rather Scott’s description of Marmion :— His square turned and ae of limb Showed him ‘knight so trim; But in close ight warrior grim, ‘The wives of the two are in another car- Mage by themselves—Victoria of Prussia, plump and genial and tosy looking, a prettier version ofher mother, the Queen of England, in her best days; the Prin of Denmark, more fragile and delicate. The Count of Flanders is on horseback, a situation in which he shows te great advantage, and the Prince of Denmark, who has just come out of the Exhibition, is driving in alow victoria with Baron Schwartz by his side. Every other carriage has its one or two occupants in uniform. Austrians in white and scarlet, Russians in white and gold, Prus- sians in blue, with crimson facings, and the staring British scarlet glowing inthe hot sun. Wearied with uniforms and sickened with shakos, [ seize upon an open flacre gnd order the coachman to drive into the country. But Iam not free from it yet, for at the end ot the Prater, far away from the din, the bustle and the mop, I come upon 4 GENTLEMAN IN UNIFORM on a black charger, and a lady looking remarkably Englisn in her dark blae uniform and stove pipe hat, and in the grace and ease with which she manages the frettimg, faming chestnut she is nding. A glance tells me that these are the Aus- trian Emperor and Empress, and the coachman confirms my impression. They are attended but by two grooms, in plain black liveries, and while I am looking at them they turn rein and gallop over the fresh green turf to the distant woods. Doubt- less they nave had enough of being bowed and scraped to and are glad of a little peace and quiet. EDMUND YATES. THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY. BaLTIMonre, Md., May 21, 1873. ‘To-day is the sixth of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. The session was opened with prayer by Judge Durrickson, of Erie. The Assembly accepted an invitation to visit the Ine- briate Asylum on Saturday afternoon, Dr. Herrick Johnson rose with some hesitation to a question of privilege in reference to the action of the Assembly in regard to the report on the Centennial Celebration. The Assembly had refused to reconsider ita action, He now proposed to offer @ substitute for the first resolution of the commit- tee, to which there had been so much objection, which he thought would express the sympa- thy and the approbation of the Church in celebrating the Centennial anniversary and obviate the objections to the first resolution. He asked the ious consent of the Assembly for the introduction of his substitute. There being no objection, Dr. Johnson’s substitute ‘was read anc unanimously adopted. It is merely a verbal change, declaring that it is appropriate and expedient that the Church should “improve’’ the occasion of the celebration ‘to set forth the history, principles and polity of the Church, and to make @ grateful record of the goodness of God to us asa bap ea the words quoted being in addi- tion to the first resolution. Dr. Niccolls, Chairman of the Committee on Bills and Overtures, submitted @ report on the over- tures in regard to the consolidation of the Boards of the Church and the simplification of their ma- cbinery, the Committee say they have considered the overtures on the subject from the presby- teries of low: Nassau, Crawiords- ville, Long Istand and” "Baltimore and commend ti rec- @ spectal committee of seven be appointed take charge of these overtures and report to the next Assembly whether a consolida- tion would tend to economy and increased effici- ency, and in such case to submit a plan embodying the censolidation of the Boards. The question of consolidation was diecussed at some length bya number of gentlemen, and the report of the com- mittee was finally adopted. ‘The Committee on Consolidation, to report to the next General Assembly, was named by the Moder- ator as follows:—Reva. W. T. Adams, of New York; #ackus, of Schenectady; D. 8S. Wing, of Chi- H. Foote, of St. Louis; Elder Louis Chapin, of hester, N. Y.; Washington R. Vermilyea, New York city; J. K. Moorhead, Pittsburg. Dr. CurTIs announced that Elder J. H. Rogers, of Warren, a peer from the Presbytery of Free- port, Ilis., to this assembly, was lying dangerously ill in this city, and asked that the Moderator lead the assembly in prayer for the restoration of Brother Rogers, which was done. Dr. NicceLLs next reported on the overtures from the different presbyteries on various subjects, among which was an overture from the presbytery of Baltimore requesting the assembly to affirm the doctrine of the Church as to civil mi strates and the relation of Church and State, and an overture from the presby ‘of Austin, Texas, 81 sting some action designed to conciitate the Southern church, and, if possible, to prepare a way to re- union at an early day. These two overtures are considered together, and the committee recom- mend the adoption of a solemn declaration in sub- stance as follows:— First—In view of the reunion of the two branches of the Presbyterian church in the North, neither of which was responsible for the conduct of the other, all action before the reunion touching the Southern Assembly or the Old School Synod of Missouri is now nuit and void. Second—Ine Assembly expresses confidence in the soundness of tne doctrine and Christian char- acter of these brethren, and hopes that more inti- mate communion will tend to remove the barriers that time has established between us and them. Third.—With regard to civil magistrates and re- lation of the church and State the committee set forth the declarations contained in the Confession of Faith and form of government o! the church. Fourth.—They recommend the appointment of two committees to cenfer with similar committees from the General Pd of the church South and the Old School Synod of Missouri. Tne report and recommendations were unanimously adopted. Reports were made on overtures from other pres gteries relating principally to matters of local interest. The thirty-sixth annual report of the Board of Foreign Missions was then read, reporting general prosperity during the past year in all the various missionary fields. Although the returns of acces- sions of membership have not been made from all the missions, an increase is shown of twelve per cent. in the number o! communicants over the previous year. Greatly increased aid has been re- ceived from various women’s societies throughout the Church. The receipts of the Board from various sources during the past year have been $454,836 88, the ex- nditures $552,775 31, which, with the previous lebt of $30,757 70, leaves a balance of $128,695 50 against the treasury. This heavy indebtedness of tne Board is owing to the steady and healthful growth of the mission work. The report says:— “The financial condition thus shown is such as to call fer wise councils in the assembly, and a gen- erous spirit of prayer throughout the Church. Rev, Dr. Lowrie, Secretary of the Board, addressed the assembly on the report and Rev. Samuel Jessup on the subject of the missions in Syria. BAPTIST ANNIVERSARY AT ALBANY, ALBaNy, N. Y., May 21, 1873, The Baptist Anniversary meeting continued its session to-day. At the Missionary Union resolu- tions were adopted to increase the force in India by sending out ten new missionaries, Collections are to be taken up in all the churches to meet the expense for this purpose, and also ior paying the present deficiency of $42,000. The proposition to medify the constitution of the Missionary Union #s to the term of membership ‘was reported ueniaes and the report agreed to. ‘The report of the Home Mission was read, giving much satisfaction. The receipts in 1863 for mis- oo tas was $32,000; for 1873 they were ‘The Women’s Baptist Missionary Society met with closed doors, not even husbands being ad- mitted. It is learned, however, that their receipts for the year are $20,158 67. The special object of the society is the Christian elevation of women in foreign lands. GEORGIA EPISCOPAL OHURCH CONVENTION, SavaNnnan, May 21, 1873, The semi-centennial anniversary Convention of the Episcopal Church in Georgia assembled at Christ church, in this city, at half-past ten o’clock this morning. The proceedings opened with a ser- mon by Bishop Beckwith on the “Antiquity of the Episcopal Church.’’ Bishop Stevens, of Pennsyl- Vania; Bishop Home, of South Carolina, and twenty- six clergymen were present, Fifteen churches in all were ran . Bishop Stevens presented a resolution from his diocese in ennsylvania, tendering con- ratulations, sympathy and ‘hearty co-opera- jon, which was referred. A resolution extend- ing to the visitis bishops welcome and inviting them to participate in the deliberations Was passed. After appointing standing commit- tees the Convention adjourned till hall-past nine o’ciock to-morrow morning, when the annual ad- dress of the Bishop of Georgia will be delivered. The Convention is largely attended and nas at- tracted a great many Visitors to the city, A SUNKEN WRECK. Hatirax, N.8., May 21, 1873. ‘The brigantine Kildare, from Baltimore, reports that on the 5th inst., on Big George Bank, she saw a schooner lying at anchor twenty feet under water, The foremast, mainmast and main’ were standing. The Kildare went clone. up. end dead bodies were seen in the cabin, The name could not be made out, but the wreck was sup- posed to be that pf an American fishing schooner, THE STATE CAPITAL. Local Bills Passed in the House—Enlargement of the Champlain Canal—A New Bill Rela- tive to City Estimates and Pay- ments—Amendments to the Constitution—A Veto by the Governor. ALBANY, May 21, 1873, The bills authorizing a third of a mill tax for de- ficiency in tne Sinking Fund and for new work on the canals; providing ways and means for the sup- Port of the government; providing for a settle- ment of the claim of the Fifth and the Ninth Regi- ments National Guards for uniforms worn out in the war; incorporating the Brooklyn Elevated Salety Railway Company, and the bill amending the bank- ing law by authorizing any number of persons to estaolish a pank of circulation and deposit with a capital of $50,000 in places of less than 6,000 inhabi- tants were all passed in the House to-day. The bill to provide for the completion of the ENLARGEMENT OF THE CHAMPLAIN CANAL was taken up in committee of the whole of the House in the evening session, Mr. Jacobs moved to strike eut the provision for levying a tax of $250,000 for the year 1874. He said the next Legis- lature could provide for 1874 if it was necessary. It was suficient for this Legislature to provide for 1878. Mr. Batcheller hoped the motion would not prevail. He said it would be more economical to provide for the whole amount of $500,000 for the two years, so that it might be definitely known that the money would be forthcoming. If that was done the contracts could be made at better advantage. Mr. Jacobs insisted that the principle was a bad one. Let each Legislature, he said, take care of the expenditure foreach year, Mr. Batcheller moved that the committee rise and re- port progress before the question on Mr. Jacobs’ motion was taken, which was carried. In the house Mr. Jacobs renewed his motion, and said if only $260,000 were needed why ask for $500,000. Mr. Batcheller said that $500,000 were needed, but it was thought inexpedient to extend the tax over two years, Mr. Jacobs—Then, if you need $500,000 this year let us put that amount in the bill. Iam opposed to thia roundabout way to get large appropriations. BaLy am not opposed to giving the canals all they need. Mr. Weed explained that the Senate was opposed to the larger amount, and to put it in now would jeopardize the bill. ie question was taken on Mr. Jacobs’ motion and it was lost—4i te 50. The bill was then or- dered to a third reading. BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE PUBLIC PARKS AND THE THIRD JUDICIAL COURT HOUSE. In the Senate to-day Mr. Weissman introduced a bill providing that the Board of Estimate and Ap- portionment of New York city is hereby authorized at a eo before July 1, by concurrent vote of the members of the said Bourd, to reconsider, revise and redetermine any estimate made under the pro- visions of section 8, chapter 574 of the Laws of 1871, and their decision shail be final. It sball be the duty of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, constituted by section 112 of chapter 335 of the Laws of 1873, to include in the provisional esti- mate such Board ts authorized to make such amount as may be necessary for the expenses of the Board of Education. e Chamberlain shall equalize, as nearly as may be, from time to time, the amount deposited in the several banks and trust companies. All moneys are to be deposited on the day received by him. All y ments from the city treasury, includi those to be made for the Board of Education, sh: be made through the Finance Department. No provision of law shall be held to prehibit the post- ponement of opening of bids or proposals in con- Sequence of the absence of any oficer; but if any such officer shall be absent at the time appointed the epreniine: shall be adjourned to another day, of which notice shall be given him; but such adjourn- ments shall not altogether exceed twenty days. The Department of Public Parks shall have control of the construction and management of that por- tion of Fifty-ninth street and all streets above the same immediately adjacent to any public park; the Department of Public Works to have the care of all other streets. The mar- kets between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets east of avenue ©, in Gouverneur slip and in Old slip are hereby excepted from the restrictions for @ public market contained in section 102 of the new charter. The Mayor shall appoint three com- missioners for the erection of the Court House in the Third judicial district, THE CORNELL INVESTIGATION COMMISSION were pmnpowsres, to employ a stenographic re- porter, the expenses of the investigation to be aid by the State Comptrolier, on the certificate of jhe Chairman of the Commission. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. Mr. James Wood, from the Judiciary Committee, reported the amendments to the constitution ready for a third reading. Article 1 of the present constitution is retained in the new one. Article 2, on the qualifications of voters, was adopted as amended. Articles 4, 5, but slightly amended. in the old constitution and articles 11, 12 and 13 as amended by the Commission were adopted. Article 14 is leftas in the old constitution and articles 15 and 16, as proposed by the Commission, were adopted. Articie 3, relative to the Legisia- ture, was considered at great length, various amendments being offered. The third section was finally adopted as presented by the Constitutional Commission. THE “PRINTING” BILL, defeated yesterday, was recalled from the table to- day on a motion to reconsider by Mr. Murphy, and nding further discussion of it the Senate went into Executive Session, wherein George C. Burdett, of New York, was confirmed Port Warden, in place of Sumuel Leggett, deceased. THE GILBERT ELEVATED. Still another Suppiementary Gilbert Elevated Railroad bill was introduced this morning by Mr. Tiemann. It relates exclusively to route and pro- vides that the road ghall turn out of Sixth avenue at Fortieth street, instead of Filty-third street as heretofore. " THE WESTCHESTER ANNEXATION BILL, as submitted to suit the Governor's suggestion for a submission of the question to the people of the towns interested and of New York, was passed. THE SUPPLY BILL occupied the evening in the Senate. Several ad- ditional items were presented and accepted, though D, P. Wood strenuously opposed all of them. A disposition to dispute and wrangie over nearly every item, however insignificant, was no- ticed which may retain the supply bill in the Sen- ate for the next three days, and preportionately delay adjournment. THE GALWAY RELIFF BILL VETORD. Governor Dix sent the following veto message to the Senate to-night :— State or New Yore, } Exxcorive Cnansrn, Away, May 21, 1873. § Torne SxnaTe—I return witiout my signature Senate bill No, 174, entitled “An act for the relief of James Gal- way.” The bill directs the Comptroller of the city of New York to retund to es Galway certain moneys paid by him as assessments, annulled subsequent to such payment by the Supreme Court. It is the business of every person on whose property. assess- ments are made to see that they are regular, All have the same facilities for so doing. Im this case the payment was made by Galway, who supposed the assessment to be legal. Others obtained subsequently a decision that it was not so, and he seeks to obtain, through the Legislature, the benetit of the decision. Ca'ses of this description are constantly occurring in the city of New York. I may say they may be numbered by thousands, and it would lead to endless confusion if all money so paid could be recovered, I can not think that it is the legitimate province of the Legislature to interpose its authority for the jurpose of settling —pri- vate claims against municips orporations. There are well legal remedies in srch cases. in transactions between individuals; and ‘if these remedies are lost through a mistake of the claimant or through a want of diligence on his part he should not be permitted to use the legislative power of the State to shield bim from the consequences of his neglect. (Signed.) The veto was sustained, Lye the passage of the bill over the veto. e report of the Congressional Apportionment Committee was read and agreed to without discus- sion, JOHN A, DIX. A NEW LOCAL OPTION BILL, with the Governor's clause inserted permitting the people to vote separately on spirituous liquors and cider, was reported by Mr. Crawford this even- ing. THE ENGLISH CASE The Committee on Grievances made a report to- night on the complaint of Stephen English. It was —— the table, and thus the case is probably ended, THE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT BILL, which became somewhat famous a week or 80 ag0, was be reported to-morrow, almost without altera- tion, LITERARY OHIT-OHAT, THERR WAS ONCE @ member of Congress who dis- tinguished himself by always writing the name of the Supreme Being with a little g. But the Spectator, in an article en ‘The Literary Sin of Singularity,” points out the fact that Mr. John Morley, through. out the two volumes of hfs ‘Rousseau,’ denies the capital letter to nearly all words in which English- men are accustomed to find it. Not only does he write “christians” and “trinity,” but he has “be lief in god,"’ the “idea of god,’ &c, THE Pall Mall Gazette courteously styles Hon. Caleb Cushing’s book on the Alabama claims ‘“‘an extraordinary flood of blackguardism."’ A paragraph in the HERALD afew days ago indi- cated that there was a rumor that, owing toa serious diMculty with the heirs of the late Chief Justice Chase as to the possession and use of certain papers, Judge Warden had abandoned the propesed biography of Judge Chase, We are author- ized to say that Judge Warden has not abandoned his work and thatin due course of time his bogk Will be publigbed, twenty-seven voting | j at THE BERALD AND THE ARCTIC EXPE- DITION. {From the Yonkers Gazette.) The New York HeERa.p of Saturday last accom- plished another bit of journalistic enterprise by announcing ahead of all other papers the fate of Captain Hall, commander of the Arctic exploring expedition. In all the previous journalistic enter- prises of the HERALD wealth has been its imme- diate aid, but this last accomplishment is achieved by procuring in anticipation of tuture happenings correspondents who are mindful of the interests of taeir employer in almost every nook and corner of the globe, Truly the HERALD is one of the greatest literary institutions in the world, worthy of the motto, primus inter pares. [From the Plattsburg (N. Y.) Republican.) As us the New YORK HBRALD comes out ahead of ali its competitors, and even the govern- ment itself, in getting at the news of the disaster to the Arctic expedition. A man, it seems, cannot hide himeelf, even in the interior of Africa, so that a HERALD reporter will not find him out, If you are so unfortunate as to sink to the bottom of the sea he is there almost as soon as you, with his pen- cil and note-book, to describe your appearance and surroundings; he knows more about the Modocs than our soldiers do; he stands upon the shore awaiting the shipwrecked mariners, no matter what point on the globe they are making for, and gets the first interview, and we suppose that if he chose, and thought it would pay, he would inter- view the man in the moon himself, The HERALD THE HERALD AND THE VIENNA EXPOSITION. wee sal Hee {From the Urbana (Ohio) Citizen.) The enterprise of the New York Henap is won- dertul. Every issue of that paper presents its readers with either a triple or quadruple sheet. This is done to accommodate its immense adver- tising patronage, and its extensive correspond- ence in all parts of the world, The other day it presented its German readers with a full page, in German, of a description of the Vienna Exposition, telegraphed across the ocean at immense expence. The HERALD 18 certainly ahead of all competition in newspaper enterprise in this country, if not in the world. {From the Butler County (Pa.) Citizen.) The NEw YORK HERALD is the best newspaper pub- lished in the world. Open its pages and you will find “special despatches’? from all quarters of the globe. If anything transpires down in the depths of the sea, on the earth, or in the air, the irrepres- sible New YORK HERALD correspondent is there to record it. (From the Keokuk (lowa) Gate City.) The New YORK HERALD’s first instalment of Vienna Exposition correspondence was an unparalleled feat of newspaper enterprise. There were two let- ters in English—one written by Edmund Yates and the other by John Russell Young; and two letters in German—one by Louise Milhibach and the other by Berthold Auerbach. The account was all tele- gtaphic, the German letters alone occupying seven columns. No other paper in the world tried such @ performance. THE HERALD AND ITS ENTERPRISE. {From the Barboursvill. , West Va.) Press.) ‘THe New York HERALD pays the highest price for news and has salaried correspondents to con- tribute to its columns from all quarters of the globe. Everything occurring within the reach of these wide awake contributors, whether it be in the wilds of Africa, the burning sands of Cuba or the lava beds of Oregon, is carefully gathered and spread before the thousands of readers of the HERALD within tweny-four hours of the date of their occurrence. {From the Portland Press.) The New York HeRap prints a quintuple sneet about every Sunday, which contains one hundred and twenty columns, thirty-seven being reading. Life 1s too brief and fitiul to allow one to do justice to such papers, {From the Abbeville (Ala.) Register.] The last number of the New York Daily HERALD received at this office is a quintuple sheet, contain- ing one hundred and twenty celumns. Of these’ eighty-three are advertisements and the balance reading matter of the most interesting character from all parts of the world. The enterprise exhib- ited by the management of this journal is truly wonderful. If anything of an important nature transpires at our very doors we can hear of it, with full particulars, through the HERALD as seon as any Other channe!, and sometimes sooner. CHIEF JUSTICE CHASES WILL. A Model Document, Brief and Clear— Wilberforce University and Dartmouth College Get $10,000 Each. WASHINGTON, May 21, 1973. The will of the late Cnief Justice Chase was filed to-day in the office of the Register of Wills for the District of Columbia. It 1s dated the 19th day of November, 1870, and is as follows:— I nominate H. D. Cooke, of the District of Colum- bia, to be the sole executor of this my last will and testament. Aiter payment of all just debts I make the following bequests:—The interest on $6,000 seven per cent to my_ niece Jane Auld, during her lite, and, if her daughters survive her, the principal thereof to be paid to them equally; $10,000 to Wilberforce Uni- versity; $10,000 to Dartmouth College; whatever sum may be due to me by my late brother, Edward J. Chase, of Lockport, N. Y., to be remitted to his widow and admunistratrix; the picture of Chief Justice Marshall, presented by the members of the Bar and other citizens of New York, to the United States for the use of the Supreme Court; the residue of my estate to be distributed in equal parts to my iwo daughters. Jesus our Saviour through the Holy Spirit. S. P. CHASE. Witnessed by R. C. PARSONS and JAcoB SCHUCKERS. The will was to-day admitted to probate and re- cord, and the executor qualified and gave bonds in the sum of $100,000. The bond covers the estimate value of the personal property of the deceased. The remainder of the estate, consisting of real Property, is estimated tobe worth $150,000. The will isin the a eae of Mr. Schuckers, who oy at its date, the Chief Justice’s private secre- ary. NEW YORK STATE TEMPERANCE AFFAIRS, ALBANY, N. Y., May 21, 1873. The State Temperance Committee have issued a call, inviting the members of the executive com- mittees of the various temperance organizations In the State to meet with them in this city on Tues- day, May 27, to consult in reference to lature ac- ae in view of the veto of the Local Prohibition ill CRIME IN JERSEY. Acquittal of a Malatto Girl on Trial for Murdering Her Child—Conviction of an Attempted Assassin. In February last a mulatto girl, named Elizabeth Taylor, seventeen years of age, was arrested in Orange and locked up in the county jail at Newark to await trial on a charge of having murdered her illegitimate infant by throwing it into an outhouse, the body of which was found and its death de- clared to have been the result of exposure and neglect. Elizabeth admitted throwing the child in the cesspool, though she had declared at the time to iriends that she had given it to @lady to take care of, but that she teil on it in the street and killed it accidentally and then, becoming alarmed, threw the corpse away. Judge Depue charged the jury that under the ldw whenever any one exposed a child of tender years in such a place, and under such circumstances that its death was likely to ensue, that person was guilty of man- slaughter if death resulted. If the prisoner placed the child in the vauit before life was extinct she was guilty; if it was dead when put there she could not be convicted. The jury retired and after an absence of several hours returned with a ver- dict of acquittal, and the prisoner was discharged. James Galiagher wae found guilty in the Quarter Sessions of atrocious assault and battery, James is the person who, several weeks ago, grew indig- nant in the Second precinct police station at the doorman, Officer Wilde, and murdervusly stabbed him in the neck. He had lodged there one night and in the morning was set to cleaning out apit- toons. Wilde was impudent and overbearing, and Gallagher threatened to be revemged. But for Justice Lambert he would have murdered the omcer in the Police Court. The Justice interfered, saved Wilde and, had a terrible struggle himself with Gallagher, The layer was rewauded for sentence, Tapo, N. J., on Monday. I commit my soul to God in Christ | AQUATIC. Row a Single Scull Race of Five Miles for a Parse of $2,000. PrrrseurG, Pa., May 21, 1873. The challenge issued by William Scharff, of the McKee Boat Club, to row any man in America a single scull race of five miles for a purse of $2,000, was this afternoon accepted by Henry Coulter, and the men and their friends met to-night and drew Up and signed-artieles, There was @ large assem- blage of the sporting fraternity present, and much interest was manifested in the proceedings. The only hitch between the parties was in the selection of the day for contest, Coulter wanting @ day in August fixed for the struggle, so as to allow him time to get back from Ithaca, N. Y., where he is engaged to train the Cornell crew for the College itta. Scharff wished to row within one month, but finally Saturday, August 2, was agreed upon. ‘The race is for a purse of $2,000, and is to be rowed On & course within twenty miles of the city of Pittsburg, Scharff having the privilege of naming the courge. John W. Pittock was selected as final stakeholder, and a deposit of $200 was placed in his han Coulter 18 known everywhere in the country as a skilled oarsman, but Seharif, though he has not #0 great @ reputation, is considered hereabouts as one of the finest rowers that ever sat in aboat. He is only twenty-two years old, and has never been beaten. The proposed race, in the optnion of every, one, will be most toughly cen- tested, and will be, perhaps, one of the finest on Western waters. YACHTING. _ telus Es) Sea The Sloop Yacht Cora, Building for Mr. K. C. Barker, of Detroit, Mich.—Her Dimensions and Intended Accommoda- tions. Mr. P. McGiehan, of Pamrapo, N. J., has in process of construction, at his shipyard, a sioop yacht for Mr. K. C. Barker, of Detroit, Mich. This gentleman, who for years has been a leader, in all gentlemanly sports, inaugurated and carried to its present prosperous state the exhilarating pastime of yachting on the lakes and, within a year or so, owned the boat that repeatedly carried off the first prize in the International Regatta—Canada and the United States—annually sailed on Put-in Bay. Still desiring to further the sport and awaken still greater interest in its development in his sec- tion of the West, Mr, Barker conceived the idea of building the cratt now on the stocks at Mr. McGiehan’s yard. The contract calls for its com- letion and delivery at Detroit in time for the next international race, which takes place as above in the month of September. ‘This yacht will be well built in every particular. The best of materials will be used and superior workmanship noted in her every part. She will be 55 feet length of keel, 57 feet in length on water line and 65 feet over all. Her beam will be 18 feet 6 inches; depth of hold, 5 feet 10 inches; draught of water, 4 feet, and of about sixty tons burden. Her trame will be of hackmatack, the planking of white oak and yellow pine and the deck of white pine. The accommodations of this craft, which will be named the Cora, are to be very bay pe and pleas- antly arranged. The cabin will be fitted in hara- wood throughout and the spaces between the bird's-eye maple panels, with black walnut trim- mings, are to be finished with unique designs in gold and white; the ceiling will a!so be finished in gold and white, and the staterooms, which are designed to be quite roomy, will be elegantly ap- pointed. ithe storeroom, icehouse, pantry and retiring rooms will be nicely arranged; and, in fact, everything below, when finished, will mark the hand of taste and liberality. The Cora will soon be in frame, and the work of construction is to be despatched with al! possible haste consistent with the end in view—an elegant and fast sailing pleasure craft. Yachting Notes. The sloop yacht Kaiser William, Mr. H. A. Mott, B.Y.C., left the railway at McGienan’s yard, Pam- It is now the intention of her owner to keep her in these waters until alter the annual regatta of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, Thursday, June 12, The Spring regatta on the Delaware at Philadel, phia on Monday resulted, in part, very unsatisfac- torily. The cabin boats entered fer tne race were the Eliza, Elsenlohr, William Tell, Fawn, John P. Slaven, Georgiana and Columbia. The entries in the first class boats of fifteen feet and over were twenty-two in number, and in the second class nineteen drew up in line at the starting point. The start and sail down the river was very spirited, but, returning, the wind died away and the whole fleet was becalmed, the boats remaining almost motionless for two hours, despite the means adopted to move them, The nature of these efforts consisted in the use of pans, dippers, scoops, stiff hats, rods, &c., for ears while occasionally others did a little sculling with rudders, &c. ‘Tne judges observing these violations of the sailing rules, declared the race off—so far as the fifteen-teet boats were concerned, The first prize ot the cabin yachts was awarded the Geor- ge by time allowance, and the second prize to the John P. Slaven, which rounded the home buoy in advance of the fleet, The ey yacht Meta, Mr. George A. Beling, B. Y. C., has been lengthened eight feet aft, by Mr. P. McGiehan, of Pamrapo, N. J., and will be put overboard this afternoon, about five o'clock. The Meta is now 77 feet ten inches in length over all, and has an overhang of 16 feet. Her interior arrangements have not been changed, The Crescent Yacht Cinb, of San Francisco, Cal., held an election for officers May 7, with the follow- ing result:—President, F. V. Bell; Vice President, John De Witt; Secretary, Benjamin Pendleton; ‘Treasurer, John A. Cameron; Commodore, C. J. Brumley; Trustecs, John W. ¥. Plat, H. S. Church and W. H. Hardy, The race between the sloop yacht Idle Hour, 22 feet long, owned by Tommy Taylor, and Mr. Prague’s new sloop 20 feet long, built by Frank Bates, will come off at Greenville, N. J., May 26. The start is to take place at one o’cloek, and sail ten miles to windward and return. Mr. Roswell W. Holmes, of Orange, N. J., and member of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, has ordered from Smith, of Nyack-on-the-Hudson, a sloop to be finished next Spring. She will be 65 feet long aud 17 feet beam. The schooner Tidal Wave, N.Y.Y.C., is in readi- ness for the season with the same rig as last year. At the end of the Summer campaign her owner, Mr. William Voorhis, it is rumored, contemplate: reducing her spars six feet and ttting her with new canvas, when, with his family, he will cruise about the West India islands during the Winter, The schooner Madeline, Commodore Veorhis, .Y.C., and Idler, Mr. 8, J. Colgate, N.Y.Y.C., had a brush down the Bay from Hoboken and back to anchorage on Tuesday afternoon, the Madeline getting little the best of it. Both these yachts have received alterations and are ready for the season. The members of the Williamsburg Yacht Club are making extensive arrangements jor their Summer regatta, which will take place early in June. ANESTHETIOS, Lectures and Experiments on the History and Chemistry of Ancesthesia at Stein- way Hall Last Evening. The very interesting exercises given at Steinway Hall last night, at the request of Mayor Mave- meyer and others, were witnessed by a crowded audience, notwithstanding the severity of the even- ing’s storm. A large number of the highly educated and prominent men of the cities of New York and Brooklyn occupied seats on the platform. The order of exercises was carried out without any deviation under the direction of Mr. A. H. Hewitt, who [mente the Mayer being absent through some indisposition. Dr. J. Marton Sims read a very lucid and elaborate address on ‘The History of Anw@sthesia,”’ showing the particulars which led to its discovery and development, Professor R. Ogden Doremus then explained to the audience the chemistry of anesthetics and amused ail present by some extraordinary experi- Wwents on the apparatus, which lined the whole edge of the platiorm. He concluded with a recita- tion of one of Saxe’s spicy ms, Where he gives “Jomathan” the first place among “smart saint id pronounces him the “best in the lot.” Professor Dr. Frank H. Hamilton then explained and gave many striking inciaents of the applica- tion to anesthesia of chloroform and laughing- gas, in surgery. The exercises were brought to a close by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, who administered ‘‘the moral anwstlesia” in the form of @ benediction, declin- ing to make an address on account of the advanced hour—hail-past ten o'clock. Previous to and alter the exercises Mr. Charles Walter discoursed some pretty airs on the organ, and all who were present seemed highly pieased throughout the long continuance of the exercises. LOUISIANA JUSTICE. New ORLEANS, May 21, 1873. ‘The proprietor of a gun store which was gutted by @ mob on the Sth of March sued the city, claiming $30,000 damages. Judge Durell decided that the city had no police under its control at the time and was, thereiore, not responsible, THE BROOKLYN WIFE-MURDER. Verdict of ti dary. About eight o'clock last evening the jury re- turned into court and filed into their places, when the foreman announced the verdict tobe ‘“man- slaughter, in the second degree.” The District Attorney immediately moved the sentence of the prisoner. Judge Moore thereupon sentenced Moran to the State Prison for the term of seven years, ‘the prisoner was greatly affected. The previgus brocecdings in thig case are given elsewhere, 3 CUBA. General Ignacio Agramonte’s Death and the Circumstances Which Preeeded and Attended the Event. The Cuban Major General Shot with Two Bullets in a Bloody Battle—spanish Rejoicing and the Body Exposed to Public View— Vast Numbers at the Bier— The Captain General's Opin- ion of the Crisis, Havana, May 17, 1873, The steamer from Nuevitas arrived yesterday and enables me to furnish the following turther details of the death of General Ignacio Agra- monte :—At Puerto Principe, on the evening of the llth, the news circulated with surprising rapidity of an important engagement that morning at the powrero (cattle farm) Jimaguayd, twenty-four miles from the city, between a large force of in- surgents, calculated at eight hundred, horse and foot, under command of General Ignacio Agra- monte, and the Spanish troops, under Lieutenant Colonel Rodriguez de Leon, whose numbers have since been officially stated as 400 men of the Leon regiment, 250 flying infantry, with one can- non and sixty mounted guerillas. Two days previous to this engagement the insurgents had successfully ambuscaded a Spanish force and killed Colonel Leonardo Abril, Captains Larambe and Torres and fifty-one men, and, consequently, @ large force under Lieutenant Colonel Leon was detailed to pursue them, It was during the engagement with this column, which lasted one hour and @ half, that the Cubam MAJOR GENERAL IGNACIO AGRAMONTE, the most prominent, bravest and dreaded hero of the insurrection, was killed in open battle by two builets, one inthe head and another t¥reugh the neck. His death disheartened his followers and decided the action in favor of the Spanish, who, however, had already begun to give way before the impetuous and desperate bravery of the insur- gents. SPANISH REJOICING. The news of his death was received with great rejoicing by the Spanish element in Puerto Prin- cipe, and the report that his body would be brought into town the next morning attracted an immense crowd the morning of the 12th to the Fort EE Voluntario, near the entrance of the city, to wit- ness the arrival of the Spanish column, and in its march through the streets of the city was saluted by vivas and music from the assembled enthusi- astic Spaniards, DELIVERY OF THE BODY. Lieutenant Colonel Leon, mounted on Agra- monte’s horse and surrounded by his staff, rode into the Plaza San Juan de Dios and delivered Agramonte’s body to the authorities, and alter it had been formally identified it was deposited in one of the wards of the Hospital of San Juan de Dios, and exposed to public view. Immense numbers of people of all degrees have since filed by the pallet upon which the inanimate form of the redoubtable Cuban hero was stretched, to cast one glance upon his sterm and well known features, which a violent but glo- rious death had not disfigured. The authorives and all other oficials received Colonel Leon and officers of his command with great enthusiasin; the Spanish Casino gave tnem a lunch, and ta every soldier an extra ration of wine and cigars. THE FEELING IN HAVANA. The enthusiasm over this affair has reached Havana in a feeble way, and a committee from the Casino Espaiiol of this city, with its President, Exmo Sefor Don Julian de Zulueta at the head, called upon the Captain General to congratulate him upon the success of the Spanish arms at Jimaguaya and the loss to the insurrection of Ignacio Agra- monte. I am informed His Excellency received them standing, thanking them jor their sympathy, but taking eccasion to remind them that the Casino Kspafiol was an institution which he understood had been formed for pleasure and general club poreokes, but that had been endeavored to an exponent of political opinions ana to influence the manner of governing this island. ‘This His Excellency said he would not allow. He would be giad of their co-operation, but wanted none of their direction, und the first time they should attempt to interiere or meddie in politics he should consider they were going beyond the purposes of their organization and be jorced to shut them up. THE CAPTAIN GENERAL ig not on the best of terms with the conservative Casino. He had been informed that the Junta, composed of conspicuous oligarchists, had for- warded a message irom Key West to their agent at Madrid, Don Manuel Calvo, to disburse freely large sums of money to have General Pieltain re- moved and have a Captain General belonging to the conservative party appointed of whom they could make a pliant tool. The foregoin, been related to your corre- Spondent by Spanish republicans, who are gener- ally well posted in the mysteries of the 1anermost citadel of casinoism. SPANISH DISCOVERIES IN A HOSPITAL. As I close this information has reached me that the Spanish toops discovered, after the fight of dJimaguayu, the Cuban hospital, with 115 wounded, among these the second in command of General Agramonte—Sanguill. 1 have also been assured that the body of Agramonte was not interred, but burned. If this is true—the mind can scarcely imagine it—it is an act which can only be quulified as fiendish in the extreme. NEW CABLE BETWEEN HAVANA AND KEY WE! Key West, Fla., May 21, 1873. Captain J. Edward Hunter, of the Royal Navy, has just completed the work of laying a new cable between Havana and Key West. He used tho cable ship Dacia, belonging to the Silvertown Com- peed and laid the entire new cable trom Havana to this point in fourteen hours, using only ninety- five miles of cable. The previous cables laid for this company have never measured less than 125 miles, Captain Hunter did this without any con- voy. “THE UNION DOWN.” A Correction as Regards the Reason for Colonel Marin’s Humanity, Setting That Officer in a Nobler Light. New York, May 21, 1873. To THe Epiror or THe HeRaLD:— In the Heratp of this date I have read the article entitled “The Union Down,” and wisi to inform you that the statement in said article about the surrender of my father, Agustin Santa Rosa, to Colonel Sabas Marin, and the circumstances which, it is stated, induced Colonel Marin to spare the he ot Santa Rosa—viz., that of woth being Free- masons—is incorrect. Colonel Marin offered to spare my father’s life and guaranteed him a com- plete amnesty if he wo surrender, and he ac- cordingly did 80. I also wish to state through your valuable paper that Lam satisfied that the Department of State has acted properly in regard to this matter, and feel confident that my father will soon pe released through its intervention in his behalf, a, which his life has been spared. B. SANTA ROSA. AMERICAN MINING ENGINEBRS, PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 21, 1873. ‘The session of the American Institute of Mining Bngineers was resumed at halfpast ten o’clock this morning. The President read the financial re- port, which showed a balance of $1,500 in the treasury. The paper submitted last evening by J. W. Har- den on Wilkesbarre and its coal mines was taken up, and discussion ensued as to the percentage of coal obtained in these mines, The President read a Pad on the Seology of the nerth shore of Lake Superior, written by Professor F, story Hunt, who was too unwell to be present. This was followed by a paper on the cal- orific value of Western lignites, written by Presi- dent Kaymond. Proiessor Pruyn explained the Buttgenbach blast furnace. This was followed by an exhibition and explanation of a trestie for drawing purposes, invented by Professor Harden, after which a recess was taken. At the afternoon session en were read on various scientific subjects. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year :—President, Mr. R. W. Bayona; Vice Presidents, E. B. Coxe J. F, Blandy, ton, W. P. Blake, R. P. Rot! well and E, C. Pechin ake G. W. Maynard, ¥. Prime, Jr., Abram §, Hewitt, J. P. 1 ley, W. Symons, Martin , Coryeil, F. Storry Hunt, Re Ww. H. Petter and Frank Firmstone; Secretary, Thomas M. Drown; Treasurer, T. D. Rand. Atthe evening session several amendments to the constitution and bylaws were ado| it was decided that the next meeting of Inatitute should pe heid at Easton, Pa., in October. E. 0. Pidgeon, of Dunbar, read a Tr on recent experiments at Ene Furnace. per on the economical results of smelting in Utah, by E. Dag- get, of Echo Canyon, Utah, was read. Aresolution was adopted thanking the Iron and Steel Association of Great Britain for their cour- tesy to Mr. Maynard, the representative of the In- stitute, and inviting that Association to hoki one of its sessions of 1874 in this country. The Conven« tion then adjourned sine die, ‘The members take an excursion to Pottsville ang Reading to-morrow, returning va Saturday,