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NEW FRENCH BOOKS. ‘ML. Gustave Flaubert, M. Adrien Decour- celle, Mme. Th. Bentzon, Mme. George Sand, “La Re- vue de France.” ‘WHAT THEY THINK AND WHAT THEY SAY. Panis, April 20, 1874. “Le Tentation de St. Antoine,” by M. Gustave Fiaubert.—M. Gustave Flaubert, the author of “Mme. Bovary” and “Salambo,” has just brought out a new book, which is exciting much talk in Paris. It is called ‘La Tentation de St. Antoine,” and professes to describe the mantfold temptations 40 which the good St. Authony was exposed tn his ‘wilderness retreat 1,600 years ago. St. Anthony tm i Cee na eee ee pecean ameracien are penen nance, meee } NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY. MAY 9, 1874—TRIPLE SHEET. Smith s2i@ of cab driving, no common assemblage. He must, vo quote the same author, have courage without rashness, activity without precipitation and caution wichout timidity; he must have a clear ( perception of his object and a dexterous use of his means; in short he must be what is called in America a “smart” man, and there is no reason whatever why his “smartness” should desert him afger he has attained the wealth for which he has pho struggied. Starting from these ideas, M. Decourcelle has written the story of a moneyed man who is neither vulgar nor ridiculous, but who does a great deal of good with the fortune he has Promptly acquired. He outdoes a nobleman in generosity and honor, he beats a few lawyers on their own ground of chicane, he proves to a painter that one need not have a hundred titled ancestors to judge shrewdly of @ picture, and tn love making he shows himseif the equal of many gay dandies who jave made of that pleas- ing business a professon. If it had been M. Decourcelle’s purpose to read moneyed Men @ lesson as to what they ought to be, and in these times of shoddy too oiten are not, he coula not have inculcated his precepts more wittily. Any enriched French stock jobber might @o worse than read “L’Homme d’Argent,” in order to model him- self on the pattern of his lero, and “nouveaux ‘was the first founder of monasteries, and ts be- lieved to have belonged to a rich family of Coma, an Upper Egypt. He was born in the year 251, A. D., and, like St. Augustine, of Hippo, and St, Jerome Chrysostom, passed his youth rather ‘wildly ; but towards the age of forty he was con- verted, sold ail he had for the poor and retired into the desert of Thebair, where hundreds of disciples followed nim and became Zealous apostles of the faith through his teaching. After founding Beveral monastic orders among his disciples St. An- thony begged to be le!t alone in his hermitage and he remained in virtual solitude till bis death (which occurred at the age of 105), only coming forth into the world twice—the first time to defend the Christians persecuted by Maximinus, and the second time to champion the trae faith against the heresy of the Arians. Popular legendary has it that during the first twenty years of his retirement St, Anthony was sorely tempted by the devil, who enticed him with every fJorm of allurement that can seduce human flesh; and it is these allurements which M. Flaubert has chosen for the text of his book. In a magnificent panoramic way M. Flaabert has pictured the East- ern splendors of the fourth century; but he has described St, Apthony as being so much of a Frenchman that one ig surprised throughout at the saint’s callousness. If St. Anthony had really possessed the light, epigrammatic mind and the sensuous nature which the author imputes to him he would certainly not have been commended to all ages as an example of fortitude under tempta- tion. THE CHANCES are that he would have yielded inglorionsly at the ‘very outset; but happily he was not a Frenchman. At 18 Impossible to go into details as to the tempta- tions which M. Flaubert describes with minute realism, for this author is one of the chiefs of that French school who set at naught the bounds pre- scribed for Engiish writers, His style is admirably colored, imaginative and bold, but it is instrans- Qatabie, and Americans who wish to know what is @ Frenchman’s idea of the luxurious pageants, orgies and {ollies ot the fourth century must read ‘M. Flaubert’s book in tne original. 1t deserves to be read, for, apart from its crudities, itis a triumph of archzological research, and there is notably a riches” in other countries might follow suit If only to the end that the sting now contained in the Word parvernu might lose its point. M, OCTAVE FEUILLET, who has just brought ont a successful comedy called “Le Sphinx,” at. the Théatre Frangats, is going shortly to publish a new novel in the Revue des Deux Mondes, and a8 this brilliant author pro- duces on an average but one novel every five years, his forthcoming book is sure to create a sensation. For the present the only recent novels of particular mterest are the four above noticed; bat I cannot end without calling attention to an excellent review “La REVUE DE FRANCE,” which is now in the fourth year of its publication and isso ably conducted that 1t bids fair soon to outpace the Revue des Deux Mondes, above men- tioned. As it is, the Revue de France more thor- oughly fulfils its programme as a “review thar does the periodical which M. Buloz edits. Pub- ished once a month, it exhaustively notices all the artistic, scientific and literary products of the Month, and even takes a critical survey of the opinions expressed in the more prominent daily papers. Its editor is M. S. Dumont and its political chronicler M. Louis Leste, one of the most scholarly and trenchant of Parisian journalists. In the number of the 2ist March, which I have before me, are a dozen capitally writ- ten essays, exclusive of the monthiy notices, And among these some chatty and instructive ‘Recal- lections of French Administrative Life,"’ by M. Au- guste Descauriet. The Revue de France can be par- ticularly recommended to American students, journalists and historians, who desire to keep themselves ‘‘posted”’ on French affairs. The yearly collection of twelve numbers of this review would constitute the best epitome of French events, po- litical, social and artistic, to be found anywhere, and would be most useful for reference. I sho.1ld state that for greater facility in reference to past occurrences, every number contains a “Memento Diary,” recording day by day the events of the in gold. Lower do’ 4 between the and sork, is a golden’ ahicla bearing the Knute Motto, “Hont sott qui mat y pense.” and the mon- | Cgram of the young Deke,” and lower still is a eeine katie and fork work the same r the pattern with the dirk. rane PASHIONABLE WEDDING IN SCOTLAND. (From the Glasgow Herala, April 22.) The marriage of Lieutenant Giersvurg, of Son- nenburgh, to Miss Greeme, of Inchbrakie, was yes- terday solemuized in St. Coltumba’s church, Crieff, the oMciating clergyman being the Rev. Albert Morris, incumbent of the chapel. The bride, who was richly attired in white satin, trimmed with Brussels iace and swausdown, orange blossom and myrtle, with Bros- sels lace veil, was atte; to he altar by six bridesmaids, viz, :—Miss Grame (sister of the bride), Miss Louisa Greme, Miss Gardyne, Miss Drummond, of Megginch; Miss Smythe, 0! Methven, and Miss Drummond Hay. The brides- maids wore white muslin, trimmed with lace and silver, biue cashmere manties, bonnets, with blue flowers, and silver span veils, Each of the bridesmaids wore, as a souvenir of the marriage, a St. Andrew’s pendant cross, in blue enamel and silver, with the crowo above in cairngorm. Among the guests were the Duchess Dowager of At Miss Murray Mac- gregor, the Eari ‘ot Mansfield, Viscount Strathallan, the Hon. Edmund Drummond, iste Lieutenant Governor ‘3 ee Bocrawagt DEOviRCSS, Pray Jolonel an lon, Mrs. e, Mr. Hon, Mrs. Williamson, Sir Paar Keith Murray, Bart.; Lady Oswald and Mise Oswald, Mrs. Lau- rence Greme and Miss Greme, Mr. and airs. Mur- ray Drummond, Colonel and Mrs. Drummond Hay, Colonel and Mrs. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Murray and Miases Murray, of Dolierie; Mr. and Mrs. Tur- ner, of pen; Captain Murray, of Polmaise, Betuete nines Highlanders, and other officers of the Seventy-ninth Highlanders; Mr. and Mrs. Boyd, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Morris, Dr. Gairdner, Rev. Mr. dy. ‘Attar the ceremony the guests partook of a sumptuous d¢jeuner at the mansion of Inchbrakle, the residence of the Hon, Mrs. Greme, mother of the bride. Miss Graeme received several handsome | ere from the tenantry on the estate, the in- abitants of Aberuthven and the tradespeople of Crieff, ‘fhe tenants, with their wives and daugh- ters, on the Inchbrakie and Aberuthven properties and tradesmen trom Crieff! were entertained to dinner aiter the departure of the bride and bride- groom. Mr. Gordon, solicitor, Auchterarder, occu- wed the chair. Among the toasts were “The eg and Bridegroom,” “The Hon, Mrs. Graeme," iC. SEASIDE AND COUNTRY. During the winter Atlantic City has had 102 Vuild- ings added. The furniture of the Mansion House, at Long Branch, nas been so!d under order of the Court. Eamund A, Smith and family, of 226 Madison avenue, will occupy rooms at the Gregory House, Lake Mahopac. ‘The Tremont House, Oape May, has been leased for the summer by George L. Jacuby, of the Mer- chants’ Hotel, Philadelphia, Dr. Thomas H. Bailey, of No, 2 fast Forty-first street, will be at tne Gregory™floase, Lake Ma- hopac, after the last week in June, The Lake Mahopac Heraié congrat: ‘ates the ho- tel keepers upon the fact ti@t the sip-\y season in this city will ll the hotels ap there: H.N. Gambrell, long a régular ye tor of Cape Isiand’s hotels or its cottages, ‘ken the cot- tage of Miss Eveline Hughes, on Hughes street, Cape May. Month gone by. The subscription price is only ‘twenty-three francs per. annum. SCOTCH ESTATES. description of Christian martyrs being torn by wild ‘easts in the arena at Rome, which is a picture in the finest form of word painting. The book is not long either, and can be read with amusement, if not with profit, in the course of an evening. UNE VIE BRISEE, BY MME, TH, BENTZON. This 18 @ sentimental novel by a lady writing under a masculine pseudonym, which has already acquired a value in the French book market. The Story is that of a girl who has been piousiy brought up at the Convent of St. Edile. When her educa- tion is fimished she goes home tolive in shabby lodgings with her father, a ruined spendtnritt and d@ebauchee, who marries her to a scampish money broker, to whom he owes large sums of money. The tale of the girl’s unhappy wedded Ife is given with true delicacy and many touches of pathos. The broker 1s a dissolute person of the orthodox French type, who soon tires of his wife, abandons her and plunges into dissipa- tion. Then monetary embarrassments _super- vene; the young wife’s father commits sui- cide; Wer profligate husband dies of smail- pox, and she, after spending a wretched time of it in poverty and desolation, becomes Leadlordism im the Land o Cakes— What the Aristocracy Hi: Grasped for Class Uses—“Thomas Carlyle £250.” {London correspondence of Dundee Advertiser.} Ablue book of considerable interest to inose Dersons who concern themselves about the in- comes of landlords was issued to-day. It ia a re- twurn of the mames of ali landlords in Scotland, with the number and value of their acres; and though in part copied from the valuation roils of the counties, the fact that it contains all the coun- tues im @ collected form will enable any one to “track” landowners from one shire to another, aud 80 Obtain seme idea Of their gross incomes, It seems that the total mumber of landowners in Scotiand is 131,530, and that the gross an- nual value of their lands 18 £18,696,804, which 18 somewhere about three millions joss ber rete hn Fo value of London. cou aving the targest tors us tne county of Bain , free, at last, to accept tne addresses of a young man, whom she has loved since the beginning of the book. It looks, then, as if all were about toend well; but just as she is about to be married to the man of her choice the unlucky young widew falis All of the smallpox in her turn, and is so disfigured Dy the malady that tne last chapter closes on her. Tegolution to retire alone to some distant village, in order that her lover may nevermore hear of her. This conclusion is an.anti-citmax, for poetical Justice would have demanded that the lover should have married nis long-suffering betrothed in spite of her disfigurement. But in other respects the book is well written, pure in its tone, 1ull of ingi- dent and in every way worth perusal. Th, Bent- zon's novels are favorites in French drawing rooms of the best sori, because the author is one of the few French writers who do not make their dictions hinge on objectionable episodes, “MA SOEUR JEANNE,’ BY GEORGE SAND. George Sand has published a new novel which shows no failing of in her powers of style or Jancy, but which proves that ler taste for unpleas- autly sirong-minded heroines has become invet- erate. To speak plainly strong-minded women are to the fairer and gentier members Of their sex as shrubs are to dowers—that is, much more pictur- esque ata distance than when sten quite close, and by no means to be compared with fowers for the adornment of a home. The heroine of “ma Seeur Jeanne” ts a young Jady having ali the qual- ities which in Wedded iife rub on the sensitive ore ganization Of man like prickles. She is weil eda- cated and clever, endowed with a firm will and a thoughtiul mind, and has no faults or Weaknesses whatever. Nevertheless she contrives to fall in love with one Lawrence Bieisa, who is Benerally believed to be her brother, but of whom she ls well aware tuat she is not the sister. Law- Tence, who does not discover till close om the end Of the book that his “sister Jane” is no real sister, but only a foundiing whom nis parenta have adopted, passes his life in wondering way his sister ie 80 fond of him and so jeaious of the affection he ‘bestows on other young ladies. In the end every- thing 18 explained and terminates by a happy marriage. One cannot speak too highly of the admirably fresh descriptions of French home life ‘which George Sand scatters through ali her novels, and which in this particular one abound; nor again of the author's strong touches in draws le ing characters which live and move and are not mere puppets. The Lawrence Bictsa «of 6‘ Ma) =Bour = Jeanne’ =p a most ably conceived character, and the passages m which he endeavors to analyze the nature of his | feelings towards Jeanne and hers for him are re- | Inarkable pages of psychological study. Vor all ‘this it is growing evident that the lessons of her tutor in philosophy, Pierre Leroux, have told most unfortunately on George Sand. Her hatred of sociéty as at present constituted, her disdain for conventionalities of ail sorts, often lead her into eynitism and maxe her books dangerous reading for those whose minds are not strong enough to Teject false theories dressed in specious garb. “Ma Seeur Jeanne” has proved a great success; ‘but one cannot lay It down without hoping that the , author will some day discard her pragmatic mania | for autisocial aphorisms and be content wita amusing her readers without seeking to lecture and bore them. She is oid enough to have learned by this time that society I# not to be smasted with @ quill pen. “UN HOMME D'ARGHNT,” BY B. ORLLE. From the time of Moli@re to that of M. Alexan- dre Damas, the younger, it has been the custom of French authors vo describe men who have made their fortunes rapidly as dull, titled persons; pom- | yous, vulgar and ridiculous, The converse of this proposition would, generally speaking, be nearer the trucn, for, after all, to grow rich with speed re- Guires om the part of the parevnu, as Sidney | ADRIEN DECOUR- : i ig irom places to Lond og one finds thas, putting aside railway companies, by far THE RICHEST PROPRIETOR IN is his Grace 91 Buccleuch and nsfei Tent roll 18 traly a “ caution.”’ ir lesshire it is over £98,500; for Edinbu: it 18 over £37,000; for mig ged over £39,000; and a shire, £20, ‘The total of these items, not to en- ucrerate lesser ones, 1s £194,500, whic’, for aSeotcn Dake, @ certainly an income worth having. The other proprietors, measured by tne stan: of wealth, rank far below his Grace of Buccleuch, The Duke of Hamiiton’s rent roll in the counties of Bute and Lanark amounts to 20, 000, Bar! of Sn holds lands For- yahire, and Aberdeen- shire, ® valued a’ 000, The , Mora: t nearly £30, of Seatield, whe has lands in Inver! nit shire and Morayshire, draws rents to the tune otf fora hae ipso che Wilas Seas ae th, has lands to the vi; oO! shire and £5,000 in Dambartonshire. His Liberal colleague, the Earl of ie, draws nearly £56,000 out of the Foriarshire and £3,450 from the county of Edinburgh. The Karl of Breadalbane and the Earl of Breadalbane’s trustees are worth betweeh them more than £58,000 per annum. The Duke of At estates in Perthshire are valued at £40,756, The Kari of Aberdeen is put down for somewhere about £50,000, and his neighbour the Earl of Kintore for £22,600, ‘The Marguls of Bute, ‘whe, of course, has large estates in England into the roll in Scotland mens shire aoe gesr, the 01 Eari of Kinnair, ory draws irom his estates it £40, the the Ear! Boutneak dited with 000 Bk Martin's hes | about 000 , per annum, | tine sit ke Menzier | to the value In jar north the Duke | f Sutl is at po @ year, Lochie! at £7,830, proper Kintosh at | £12,516 | owning lands | Balmoral Castle, im valued at | tue Prince of Wales, as owner all, near Baistey, as A 12%., yy "7 - ie —— | ne greatest cel - niaf value of the ealaek Craigenputtoch, Dum- ri¢eshire, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND THE HIGH- LAND S00IETY OF LONDON. | A firm of working jewellers in Edinburgh | have despatched to London, for presentation | His Royal Highness the Duke of Edin- | burgh, an exceedingly handsome and valu. | able dirk, the gift of the Highland Soctety of | London. the design is chaste, elegant and origi- | nal, The handie of the dirk is of silver, sur- Mounted by « beantiful cairngorm stone, worked | to the form of a thistie, the base of which is encir- | Cled vy @ golden ducal coronet and leaves of dell- cately chased green gold, the coronet being en- riched with Scotch pearis, The arms of the city of Edinburgh, also of gold, are worked into the handie below the coroner. The biade ia of keenly ; tempered steel, elaborately and artistically chased for about haifita length from the handie. The scabburd is ebony, carved with thisties, At the head of the scabbard, the Russian and the Ducal arms are \mpated under the British arms, all being Boss Tweed’s old palace, thé Americus Club House, at Greenwich, has passed into private hands, and will be opened as a summer resort under the name of the Ashman The following are the titles of the baths at the Virginia Springs, Warm Spring Moantain, with the temperatures :—Boller Bath, 10 degrees; Sulphur Bath, 102 degrees; Hot Spout Bath, 103 degrees; Octagon Bath, 100 degrees; Warm Bath, 92 de- grees ; Ladies Pleasure Bath (with hygienic effects, like the German Spa), 86 degrees, and Gentlemen's Pleasure Bath, 73 degrees, Hammondsport Glen is as little known to the outside world at large as was Watkins Glen, to which it so favorably compares, nine years ago. But Yankee enterprise is busy, and measures are on foot to put the Glen in sach order as will soon attract the tourist and pleasure secker thither with something of the same eage?neas that char- acterizes the visitors to Watkins Gien. The islands at the mouth of St. Croix River, Maine, afford inducements for visitors excelled by Jew places on the const. The finest food that the land or water produces is supplied im abundance at low rates, while the sunset from “Prince Re- gent’s Redoubts” are, it is said, not excelied by those in the Bay of Naples, Besides the Passama- quoday Hotel there arc numerous hotels and cot- tages, The fisbing is also excellent, “Lord Massey” thus describes his visit last year to Cape May:—Arriving at Congress Hall, we ‘went to the desk on which was lying the visitors’ book. He (my companion) entered his name first as Captain - I must beat that, Likes flash the thought came to my mind, and like a fash it was executed—Lord Massey wag written. The visitors went to look at the ligt of arrivals, “Stand back!” was the word; “a real live lord is in our presence; gaze at him reveremtially, make way for him in his promenade, bow to him when he passes, and in every other way possible show that you are title worshippers.” I had not been long there before the proprietor came up and wel- comed me, telling me that I did both his establish- ment and Cape May an honor by my visit, Suppers were proposed and gotten up to welcome me; balla, dinners, everything that could bedone was done to lionize me. NEW CLAIMANTS FOR BARONIAL HONORS, [From the Manchester Guardian, April 23.) Proceedings of much genealogical interest wil! come before the House of Lords this session. The Earl of Loudoun, @ minor, presgnis by hig father and guardian a petition to their lordsbips, or, rather, the renewal of ao petifiva previously presented by. his mother, to be pronounced one of the co-heirs to no less than four English baronies—those of Montacute, 1299; of Monthermer and Montacute, 1357, and of Montague, 1533, Two of these, Montactte and Monthermer, have already been in a like manner contested by Mr. Selby Lowndes, of Whaddon, and Mr. Lowndes, of Ches- ham. These three, who also renew their claim, thus again join issue on the question this year, and the proceedings about to ena likely to develop a very interesting amount neal lore, a8 well as to afford an insta! the and extensive research to produce: tienen which da EY a perion of nearly three cen: ai "bt e Main fact, the coheirship of tl to the baronies in question, there ts i no doubt. But there two obs to the consummation of their respective wishes, the ter- Mination of the abeyance in thew favor before their prayer can be granted. The tion whether there ts any abeyance'at all still remain Crown to ate; the other whether, ing there be, the Crown will choose mate te The firat ition turns on the ther the ect io the first year of (1558) for tully restoring tn blood the heirs.of Henry Pole, Lord Montacute and Monthermer, ied for ot high treason in 1539, had the effect the right of such heirs to the igmitice vented. Ta sthat mobleman at the time of his at ‘The ques- second, the termination of the al su} ne it be decided to exist, rests, as all suon do, solely with the Crown. The claims of the present con- tending parties are also summar! 4 im whom the claims originate, was the eldest son of the celebrated Lady Margaret, “the last of the Piantagenets,” afterwards Countess of Saliapury, and one of nis younger brothers was the us Cardinal Pole.’ He accompanied Henty VII. to the Field of the Cloth ot Goid, was @ Koignt of the Bath at the coronation of An aad Monthnermer and Montacute, close of that reign he was accused by hisown elevat- ing his brother Keginald, ai inal and Archbishop of Canterbury, to the throne, and, Hill, He was summoned to Parliament b as ‘on int ‘towara the brother, Sir Jeffrey Pole, with the Speige. terward | being convicted, suffered death on Tower leit two daughters, The eldest married the Karl of Huntingdon, and her co-heirs are Seaeee take bly the Countess of Loudoun and her » The other married Sir Thomas Barrington, and her two daughters were the ancestors of Mr. Lowade. of Chesham, and Mr. Selby Lowndes, of Waddo! Chase. In the year 1369 both the Messrs, Lowndes petitioned the House of Lords to termmate the abeyance between them and to accord them each one of the baronies in question; the Marqais of tings then, the heir of Lady Hantingdon, and Ing titles enough of his own, generously giving Is claim altogether In their favor, heard at great length and expense, and had ceeded so far as to establish their pedigree, ng only thé question as to the existe of the abey- ance/to be decided. At this junctnre Mr. Lowndes, o! Chesham, died, and his heir declming to pro- ceed with the case the Lords refused 1o entertain the question of one barony without the other, thas shutting out Mr. Lowndes, of Whaddon, from pro- ceeding also. The Countess of Loudoun, however, having obtained a hearing for her clat Lownaes, 01 Whaddon, renews his petiti heard aa well. ‘Their case was | TO | train for New Brunswick, where they play the YACHTING NOTES. ‘The alterations in the yacht Meta are now nearly aH completed, and Commodore Beling will soon be able to give her @ stretch across the bay in her schooner rig. The Meta will prove quite a danger- ous antagonist to the Peerless, Triton, Clio and other secona class schooners. Captain Holmes’ nondescript yacht The Playful is afloat and has her mast in. There are some rumors that her owner is not quite satisfied with her appearance, and has some ideas of lengthening her. ‘The schooner yacht Restless, Mr. George De Haven, 1a now being overhauled and will shortly go into commission. ‘The schooner yacht Peerless, Commodore Roger Maxwell, and the schooner yacht Agnes, have both been in commission about two weeks, They have had several little brushes together ana are both satisfied that they have lost none of their old speed. Since the announcement of the race for the Corinthian Cup, amateur sailors will bein great demand, As the race does not take place until August they will have at least'a couple of months to train in. The schooner yacht Palmer, Mr. Ruthurfurd Stuyvesant, of the New York Yacht Clab, will shortly go into commission. She looks quite hand- me with her flush deck, and will give some of the fast scbooners a lively sail this year. ‘There ia every prospect of some lively matches early in the season, as it is already whispered around that the Tidal Wave, Columbia and Pnan- tom will all put in an answer to the sweeping chal- lenge sent out by the Madeleine, The schooner yacht Idler, Mr. Colgate, of the New York Yacht Ciub, is being very carefully over- hauled, and when riggea with her new topmasts will make a dangerous antagonist for the Foam, Magic and other yachts of that class. The schooner yacht Clio, Messrs, Asten & Brad- hurst, is looking as lively as ever. and her owners mean business this season. There 1s a probability Ol amatch being made between her and the Eva. The Bayonne Yacnt Club and the Pavonia Yacht Club have amalgamated under the name of the Union Yacht Clad of New Jersey. They are going to build @ new club house on the Bay when a sult- able location is obtained, The election of officers will take place next Tuesday evening, ‘The Goodwin Cup, won some twenty years ago in English waters by the schooner yacht Sylvie, will be again put upto competition this season. It has been offered by Mayor Barker, of Detroit, as a prize for an iaternational race, to be sailed this season On the lakes between yachts of the United States and the Canadas, ‘Yhe schooner yacht Tidal Wave, ex-Commodore William Voorhis, Atlantic Yacht Club, will be a dangerous antagonist this season. “She has under- gone extensive alterations that will, in the opin- ion of her owner, make her one of the fastest yachts afioat, Rear Commodore A, C, Kingsland, New York Yacht Club, will hoist bis pennant on board the schooner yacht Alarm early in June, The members of the Atlantic Yacht Club make an excursion down the Bay on the 30th of May. Tne alterations to the rigging of the schooner yacht Triton, Mr. G@. A. Thayer, Brooklyn Yacht Club, will soon be completed. The yacht will goin commission about the 20th of the present month, Yachting Notes, Yacht Eddie, Commodore Hughes, Oceanic Yacnt Club, from Block isiand for New York, passed Whitestone yesterday afternoon, Yact Prosper, Mr. Colcord, from the eastward, passed Whitestone yesterday forenoon for New York. OUR NATIONAL GAME. Magnificent Contest Between the Atlan- tics and Athletics. From 400 to 500 spectators witnessed one of the most brilliant games of base ballon tne Union Grounds, Brooklyn, E. D., yesterday afternoon, that has been played in this vicinity for a number of years. The contestants were the Athletics, of Philadelphia, and the Atlantics, of Brooxlyn. The first tour innings resulted in blanks for both sides, the pitching being remarkably effective, while the fieiding was of the very highest order. ‘In the fifth inning Pearce led off with a pretty base nit to left field, and was followed by Kessler with a short high ball in the same direction, Booth and Ferguson struck out, after which Hodes made a corking hit over Gedney’s head, bringing in both Pearce and Kessler and earning tbe only run the Atlantica got in the entire game. For the same inning the Athletics took two run, both of which were earned, notwithstanding but two base hits were made. It was done in this way :—Fisler started with a clean line hit tocentre field for one bag. Sutton hit ® pretty bail to right field, near the foul line, and so far from tne flelder that Fisler could not be preventea from going clear around to third base, although Sutton aid not get past first. Battan followed with avery hard ball to Pearce, who oguld not get itin time tocut Fisier off at the home plate, but he cap- tured the striker at first. Giapp tried Pearce witn Tan like @ deer for the home plate, and reached it before Dehiman could return the ball to Farrow, althoagh it was wonder! close work.~ Gedney retired on a Lf well taken by Kessler, and the inning, which hi ielded two hard earned Tuns Of a8 many base hits, was brought to a close. A wide w from Farrow to Hall and *, close de- cision @¢ the home plate gave tne Atiiletics an- other ronimthe next inning, and a dropped Ay by Kessler im the eighth inning gave them two more. But one @rror Lye committed on the, Athietic side, and it is cl Cl who let Peatce go" to “nied a i passed ball, - cs ‘Mave but five errors wwas quice ¢ Bites “oy Dopiman md a pyr oy 4 base jayed as y man ever ‘thereb; Showed himeite be one of we Dass men that ever stvod on’a ball piaves rej Boovw made a to coment hen it is We tee 4 ot 0 aad a4 40) 2400) O711 1100 1100 hear 56 Om 1 8th. 9th. oy 0 OH? 1 0 2 OS Runs oa ‘Two each. uneeen by errors of opponents—Atlantic, 0;, Ath- ca, ‘Time of game—Ono hour and thirty minutes. Umi ir. Carey, of the Mutual Club, Base Ball Notos. To-day the Mutuals play the Athletics on the Union Grouuda, The Nameless, of Brooklyn, take the two o'clock | Rutgers College nine, Both teams are remarkably Strong; therelore a fine contest may be expected. FaIR PLAY POR WESTON, To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD: — At the last exhibition of Weston at the Rink Iwas astonished at his want of iriends to see that he had fair play. When I first entered the place ® cloud of dusi from the floor‘of the butiding filled the air, and must have made his breathing oppres- | sive. But the most shametul act of the audience ‘was that almost every one haa a cigar, pufing at @ fearful rate, and, ¢o add to this enormity, each au- ditor pressed up to the starting point, and seemed ambitions to see wh would surpass the other in biowing the smoke into the very lungs of Weston. Now let me suggest to the friends of Mr. Weston to have a committee ap- pointed to dampen the floor and choke the | smokers by positively prohibiting smoking in the building. 1 watched the effect of this upon Mr, Weston, and saw that when he came near the smokers he seemed to dread them, and when he passed them he appeared to suffer irom their smoke. You will excuse this note, but, as in early We I was something of a pedestrian and havin suffered from the avove causes, I thought It would 5 hwo | benefit of my experience. be no more thau fair play to give Mr, Weston the WM. JAY HASKETT, No. 16 Coatre street. NEW YORK CITY. The remains of a male infant, apparently of re- cent birth, were founa by Officer Northrup, of the Fourteenth precinot, lying in an ash box im front Of 249 Elizabeth street, at an early hour yesterday morning and taken to the Mulberry street station, Coroner Woltman was notified. Yesterday afternoon Coroner Woltman held an inquest on the body of James E. Carr, a youth of nineteen years, who on the 2d inst. was killed by eccentane. Gilling through ie aaichway fg ambers street, Deceased was mar- Tled and lived at 20 Chrystie street. ‘The steamship Washington, bound for Copen- hagen, takes out a large number of Swedenborgian Works for the National Library at Reykjavik, the Fee ee a ere 1e 8 the ‘American Swedouborgian society of thls ety. The public are invited to visit the Pacific Mail steamers City of Panama and Colon, at pier No. 42 North River, between nine and one o'clock to-day. The Managing Director will be on board the Colon until she sails {2 one P. M.), and will be happy to answer ql concerning the compaby’s On the 18th ult. John Collins, seventy-two years of age, and born 1n Ireland, who lived at 259 West ‘Thirty-third street, accidentally fell into the area way of his house and wae, found lying dead there. The testimony showed occurrence to have been accidental, and the Coroner's accord- ingly tendered 4 verdict to that emfeot 7 °° The graduating class of the University Law School nambers nearly thirty this year. Prizes nave been offered for the best essay, the best written and the best oral examination, of $450 or $500. The Committee on Prizes were represented at the writen examination on Thursday b; Chauncey B, Ripley, of the New York Bar, and P. P. Good, of the New Jersey Bar. The examination yesterday was oral, The examinations will be continued to-day. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the Baden revo- lation of 1849 will be appropriately celebrated by the German Patriots’ Assoctation, of which General Weber is president, by 8 grand festival at the New York Schittzen Park. Inthe morning there will be a procession from their headquarters in the Bowery through the principal streets, and at three o'clock a number of ladies are to present a banner to the organization. The oration of ‘the day is to be delivered by General Sigel, after which danc- ing, singing, &., will be in order. Coroner Woltman was yesterday called to 390 First avenue to hold an inquest on the body of Fenton Lowery, a widower, forty years of age, and born in Ireland, whose death resuited from in- juries received by talling from a second story win- dow into the rear yard of his dwelling, Deceased had been sick and partially delirous for some time roti so much so that his daughter had to watch jim closely. At three o'clock in the morning Mr. Lowery, it is believed, must have walked out of the window, and in the fall strack his head against @ fence, thus fracturing his skull. Deceased was a bricklayer by trade, but had been unable to attend to business for some time. BROOKLYN There were twenty-one fires in Brooklyn during the month of April. The losses, which amounted to $9,547, were’covered by $61,000 Insurance, Mr. A. B, Martin, a member of the Board of Edu- cation, has been appointed to the office of anditor of accounts in the Comptroller’s Department. The value of stolen property recovered by the police last month was $16,137. Of the total amount. recovered $15,950 was returned to the owners, Preparations on a most extensive scale have been made for the forty-fitth anniversary parade of the Sunday school children of Brooklyn, which will take place May 27. Giambattesta Vassallo, a sailor about nineteen Years of age, fell from the yardarm of the Italian bark Staliano Marchino, to the deck, yesterday, and was instantly killed, The bark 18 unloading at south pler of the Atlantic dock. Mr. George G. Tne, who was held to await the action of the Grand Jury, being found by tne Coroner's jury to be responsible for the fall of the building No. 138 Stocktot 1 pee was taken before ay the District Attorney yes and released on bail in the sam of $3,000. Michael Hart, sitrry-aive years of age, was found lying insensibie in ffomt of his residence, No. 182 Smith street, op Wednesday last. He was taken into his hor re he died soon after. Coroner Jones has ed Dr. Shepard to make a post- mortem examination of the body. ‘The Coroner held an inquest yesterday over the body of Mr. Qharies P. Gerish, the New York mer- whose death was noticed in the \H@RALD of The vel fo the effect that ‘‘the de- le by taking some narcotic under attack of melancholia.” Dodgy hus been taken to Con mrerment. 2 cord, Mass., for ul George Watson, & wretelied looking man, visited Willougnby street, yesterday morning, and in a feeble tone of voice asked for help. He received ane, an: sway, he got as fur as Myrtie conveyed v6 the Clty Hempital, where’ he lies in a critical condition. Mrs. Dea McMahon, of Ne. 193 Pearl street, who shot and dangerously wi Mary Bell, her da. mestic, was discharged custody by, Justice Walsh day. it Attorng: sh yesterday. : District fhe f nd wav satisned thas the swootiug was por isfied thay rely a¢- cidental, The Court. tamontshed Mrs: MoMenen against further headiing drearms. . The Police Commissioners yesterday appointed ex-United States Assessor Oliver B, Leich captain of anew precinct—the Twelith—formerly known as the Tenth sub-precinct. The appointee, whose salary wil! be $2,000 per annum, was at one time Captam of the bell apap et in the Metropolitan Police, Roundsman H, 0. Bellows was Bp in ted sergeant and ordered to daty m the Twelfth. A‘delegation of the Women's Temperance Asso- ciation visited Police Headquarters yesterday and requested the Commissioners to offer a reward for the recovery of Frederick Ingraham, the missin; boy, whose evidence, it was anticipated, would le: to ‘the conviction of a large number of liquor deal- era, The Commissioners promised to lay the matter before the Mayor, who alone has power to | offer 8 reward. Margaret McGrath, 8 young woman who resides with her parents at No. 53 Herbert street, E. D., attempted to commit suicide by swallowing arse- | nic and then trying to throw herself into the river, &t the toot of Pearl street, at an early hour yester- day morning. She was prevented from drowntn, herself by @ watchman. Blighted affections and eg were the causes assigned for the rash act. e gir! will recover. The suit brought by Mr. Sprague, the ex-City Treasurer, who has just been acquitted of the | charge of embezzlement against the (City and ‘Trust Company,to recover the funds seized by them to indemnify the city last fall, will probably be tried next month. Alderman Ropes, President of the Brooklyn Trust Company, says he “cannot See the first particle of evidence whereby tne Trust Company could be made liable.” The argu- ment will be advanced, tt is said, that Mr. Rod- man, while secretary of the Trust Company. em- bezzied the money, and that the company is re- sponsible, Spraghe’s bondsmen ali gave their notes to the Comptroller last tall. Mr, John Squires, at Water Mulls, Hempstead, While handling his horse last Tuesday, was so severely kicked in the side that he died in a few hours ajterwards, John Lozger, the German saloon keeper who is accused of shooting Michael Kelly at Cottage Point, was up again for examination yesterday. It appears that some influence has been brought to bear to prevent Kelly from prosecuting the charge. Mr. J. §, St, John has been appointed Principal of the Union Free School in Jamaica, L. L, in place ot Mr, A. J. Hannas, The salaries of lady teachers have been increased; the Vice Principals are to have $450 and assistants in the German depart- | ment $380, and teachers in the primary branc’ $210 per annum, The two burglars who robbed the house of the widow Van Nostrand, at City Point, on Tuesiey night last, were arraigned for trial yesterday. | When Mra, Van Nostrand was informed that she would haye to 2 the stand and testify sne Concluded to withdraw. t compiaint, and the vrisoners were discharged, CONGRESS. Consideration of the Geneva Award Bill Pos poned—8190,000 Voted for the Relief of the Sufferers by the Mississippi Overflow. SENATE, WasHINGTON, May 6, 1674 Mr. OGLESBy, (rep.) of Iil., from the Committee on Indian Afairs, reported, without amendment, the bill to enable Indians to become citizens of the United States. Placed on tne calendar. On motion of Mr. WASRBURN, (rep.) Of Mass, the resolution offered early in the session by the late Senator Sumner for the settlement of differ. ences between nations by international arbitra- tion was-takemfrom the table and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, BILES PASSED. The Senate proceeded to the consideration ef bills on the, calendar, and” thé following were among those passed :— The Senate bill to authorize an appo'ntment tz he Inspector General’s Department, United States The House’ bill authorizing the Pafment, of ed money to the officers and crew United tates steamer Bienville. The House bill to authorize the Secret of the Navy to remove the powder magazine m Fort Noriolk, Norfolk. The Senate bill to confirm an agreement made with the Shoshone Indians (Eastern band) for.the Wyoming of the south part of their reservation im oming Territory was laid over. ‘ne Senate bili amendatory of and supplement- ary tothe act to set apart a certain tract of land lying near the headwaters of the Yellowstone iver for @ public park was recommitted to the oir, Watatr, (rep) Of foway, moved that whem 5 rep.) of Iowa, mov the Senate adjourn to-day it’ be to meet on Mon- day next. 1d to. ‘he morning hour having fired Mr, Ep: (rep.) of Vt., moved that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the Geneva Award bill. . SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, gave notice that as Tentary clvu Riguta bill were disposed of he wedi ni were of he wor ask the Senate to take up the new Finance bill Fe- ported by the committee on Wednesday last. Mr. CARPENTER, (rep.) of Wis., introduced & resolution inatructing the Judiciary Committee to inquire and report whether section 3 of the posting: ¥ & Police Court in the District of Coiumbia, so far As the sqme denies trial by jary, is constitutional. Agreed to, THE GENEVA AWARD, The Geneva Award bili was then read and the amendments proposed by the committee were agreed to. In explaining the provisions of the bill Mr. Edmunds said the money received by the Geneva award was the property of this nation, and would be distributed as the government Sonnes pores to reimburse those who had suffered the depredations of the rebe! cruisers named. le contended that the government had no to distribute any of the money to insurance com- panies, as these companies received eee pre- <j it was therefore im miums for taking th mn by them, of Ohio, moved to strike the natare of specul: Mr. THURMAN, (dem,) out the provision that no claim shall be admissible or allowed by the court by or in behalfoi any in- surance company or insurer either in its or his Tient of a’person or party insured as-aforeaaid, right of a person or party insured ag e unless such claimant shall show to the satisfaction of said court that during the late rebeliion the sum of its or his losses in respect to its of his war Tiska exceeded the sum of ita or his ms or other gains upon or in respect to such war risks; and in case of any such allowance the same shall ot be greater than such excess of loss, He sald he was in no condition to speak to-day on account of physical indisposition, but this was @ bill in- volving the national honor, and the government justice. re were more thaa all wherets the! 3 re, ¢ for 8 man to spea MORTON, (rep.) of Iil., said his nm) pd facieposes to-day for a motion for executive session. ‘MAN agreed to the proposition, and the by shat at two o'clock, proceeded to the com- eid of executive business, After abort time the doors were reopened and the Senate adjourned until Monday. HOUSE OF BEPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON, May 8, 1874. On a report from Mr. RanDALL, (dem.) of Pa, from the Committee on Rules, and after some dis- cussion, the rule setting apart Friday and Satur- day for private pusiness was changed so as te leave Friday only for the purpose, and to nesign ‘the third Monday instead of the third Friday ip each month tothe Wtisiness of the District of Colut Mr. Dumsam,, (dem.) of.Ky., from the Committes: on Banking and Ourreney, reported a bill amemd<. ing the charter of thé Freedmen’s Savings ead Orderee ‘printed and recommit- report at any time. Me., said: that after the de- ‘Trast.Company. ted, with eave ve re Mr. ( cided vote of the against ring the Centennial bill toa third reading, he wou! withdraw the motion to lay (t on the table and let it be recommitted to the Special Centennial Com- Iittee. It was so ordered. THE a gre SUYPERERS. Mr, Hérs, from Committee on Appro ‘ho back the ‘senate amendments to the for the relief of the suflerers py the Missis- Bl overfiow, cl ‘the amount from $90,000 to $190, and movs urrence in them, ex- pressing the hope measure would be re- ageee by the country as an encouragement of mevolent bemeg St ge) and that the subscriptions ‘Which ha@ been #0 free! 4 and generously made for the would be continued because the auerei ‘ta this bill was small as compared wip oe Of the calamity. ir. Pp) of age hd there was: “iaansie nece: r passage of the 9s the hare raped was rend panne: zea supplies Of 100d and clo! Hove the sumerere. He ‘also ‘intimated that one t to induce the laboring classes te a ‘work and depend on the govern ) ment for support. After farther discussion the amendments were concurred in. Bein House then “ e+e ted Pri Riel ie the biil reported by Mr. . (rep,) of Me., the Judiciary Committee, directing the Secre' of War, under the advice of the Attorney Gene! to compromise, adjust and eettie all demands kt and equitable between the United States and State of Tennessee in reference to railroads and Tailroad property purchased by the various rail- road compantes from the United States, and te charge only the actual market value of the prop erty purchased at the date of the purchase, with legal interest. After discussion the bill was passed, " BILLS PASSED. The House then considered bills of @ private ma ture, For restoration to their several army positions: of Captain Horace McGuire and Lieutenants Hem D. Gardner, Wiliam D. McGuire and William Reddy. tere a fom i of Frederick F. Baury on the navy retired list, The House then, at five o'clock, took @ recess until hal/-past seven o'clock, this. evening. The evening seusion was for general debate, THE SOCIETY FOB THE PREVENTION OF ORUELTY TO ANIMALS, A meeting of the Society for the Prevention ef Cruelty to Animals was held yesterday at the building of the society, Mr, Henry Bergh presiding. Several untmportant changes in the bylaws were ' made, chiefly with the object of facilitating the ob- The fiscal year of the society has been, vy am amendment to the bylaws, fixed as commencing | on January 1, mstead of, as formeny, on May 1, henee the report of the society this year contains oceedings ior the eight months trom | fayette December $1, 1873. The flnanctal state- ment of the sugiety jor this period of 1873 1s ae many RXPENDITURES, XPENACK..... +.» rin Py order of Surrogate. Miscellaneous expenditures. Total expenditures..... RECKIPTS Balance +++ $19,818 Estate account 6,308 Fines aid donations... 5. Renis and interest.. 7.678 Estate of Louis Bonare 12,768 Mowbership 658 Total reveipts $35, Teeving 4 balance In banks ot. ff ae amed 520 cases were iene ty; tn all, since its founi Five hundred horses and otner animals ved by 18 oMcers, The used to remove sok horses ob causes, Were humanely « buances have been | 188 occasions, and 450 lame borges were ordered ont of burn e88 and sent ome for rest and treat- ment. The report sets forth that gratilying evi: dence b ween given trom many places of fa. creased care in tie treatment of animals where cases of cruelty formeriy were numerous. SUICIDE OF A OLERGYMAN'S WIFE. Coxconn, N, H., May 8, 1874, The wife of Rev. Corban Curties, of Tilton, comm mit'ed suicide ina fit of temporary Insanity thir | moraing, by jumping into the Winnipiseoger, \ Rivet. | taining of a quorum at the meetings of the society. ¢ é se te ar {/