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GERMANY. fount Von Arnim’s Health Declining in Prison—Medical Recommendation for a Relaxation of the Rules, BERLIN, Oct, 11, 1874, « The friends of Count von Arnim having peti- fioned for his release on account of ill health, physicians were appointed by the government examine the prisoner's condition. They nave Imade & report recommending a change in the piace of confinement, as air and exercise are meceasary. BISMARCK TO RETAIN HIS HOLD. ‘The Count will probably be removed to a sant- ‘tary establishment tn the suburbs of Berlin. THE ARGENTINE CONFEDERATION. ‘The Insurrectioniss Army Awaiting Rein- forcements, Rio JANEIRO, Oct. 11, 1874. No general engagement nas yet taken place Yetween toe government troops and the insur- genta, General Rivas, the commander of the main body jof the insurgents, is waiting for reinforcements \ofore moving on the capital. MEXICO. Porfirio Diaz Still in Public Life—President Lerdo’s Aspiration for a Second Term Elee- tion—Congressional Demoralization. Cry OF Mexico, via Havana, Oct. 1, 1874 General Porfirio Diaz has reconsidered his de- termination to retire from public life, He is in the city, and will take bis seat in Congress. YPOUITIOAL DIVISION—PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATIONS, The division between the liberals and conserva- stives atiil exists. Itis said that President Lerdo -desires to be elected ior another term. ‘this may have serious consequences, In the last Presi- dential campaign the pledge was put forward that ‘the President would not seek a re-election, and on ‘his account he was supported by the Diaz party. ‘CONGRESSIONAL DEMORALIZATION DURING DEBATE. The debates in O. ngress of late have been very excited and even disorderly, the troubles in the States of Morelos, Yucatan and Oajaca and the ac- cusations against the Governors of the Puebia, ¥alisco and San Luis Potosi furnishing themes of witter contention. THE MEX.0AN BANDITS. Organizing to Pass the Texan Border for a Raid—Preparations for Defence. GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 11, 1874. A spectal despatch trom Browneville saya that ‘the organization of bandits to invade Texas has een partially suspended on account of high mwater. The condition of the country on this side 4s almost impassable. Information xeceived from mmndoubted sources indicate that their plan of ‘operation is to strike the detachment of ‘troops which has been stationed to pre- vent the crossing of stolen cattle, and ‘then to murder and rob generally. General Cor- ftena heads the movement, The people on tnis pide are organizing to defend themselves. The ‘military are in possession of the facts and are on ‘the alert. Mounted men are held ready to move at short notice. A border war has never been more ‘imminent, The raflroad between this clty and the Brazos, which was so badly damaged in the late storm, is @till out of order, THE SOUTH CAROLINA CANVASS, Chamberlain, Mo: and Elliott Hooted Down. CHARLESTON, Oct. 11, 1874. Reports from the intertor of the State show that the excitement concerning the Gubernatorial canvass runs very high. Governor Moses has taken the stump for Uhamberlame, Yesterday Chamberlaine, Moses and colored Congressman Elliott went to Sumter, the home of Moses, where Judge Green, the independent republican candi- ‘date, also resides and has great personal popu- larity. A mass meeting of the colored repub- dicans of the county was called, but they reiusea to hear either Cuamveriame, Moses or Elliott, drowning their voices amid cheers for Green, An independent republican meeting was organ- dzed and addressed by several local speakers, in denunciation oj the Lhamberlain-Moses party,who returned to Columbia indignant at being reiused @ bearing. A-TERRIBLE TRAGEDY, 4 Man Disembowels His Wife and Kills Himself—Her Death Expected—Brutal Character of the Murderer. CAMBRIDGE, N. Y., Oct. 11, 1874. Lawrence Grace, an Irishman, about twenty- seven years of age, living about five miles south of this village—at Buskirk’s Bridge—murdered his wife to-day by cutting uwo long, deep gashes in her abdomen with a razor, and then repaired to another part of the house and committed suicide by cutting his throat, Grace has been arrested in this village several times previously for disorderly conduct, and ad the reputation of being a des- perate character, Mrs, Grace is not yet dead, but cannot live. No cause Can be assigned jor the deed except sheer brutality on the parto. the husbana. Coroner Clark, of this village, has gone to take charge of the case, and an investigation may ‘possibly bring out other jacts, MURDERS IN PEILADELPHIA, One Victim Beaten and Kicked to Death by Three Assallants. PHILADELPHIa, Pa., Oct. 11, 1874, Last night three young men—Jobn Slaven, Charles Lewis and Jonn Kelly—assaulted Thomas McNamara, aged forty years, at the corner of Front ‘and Spruce streets. He was knocked down with- out provocation, and was kicked and beaten about the head, Jace and body. He was taken to his home, at No. 311 Controlier street, where his wounds Were thought to be serious. This morning he was found dead in bed. Slaven and Kelly were arrested last night, Lewis is still at large, Murdered at a Dance House. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 11, 1874, Last night there was ® dance at the house of John Wilhelm, on the bank of the Schuylkill, below the gas works, at which about twenty Ger- mans were present. They were joined by four or five Americans and a row occurred abont nall- past two o’clock this morning, when one of the latter was kicked out. He was iollowed up by George Walz, a German, who fired tnree or four times at the party. ‘The first shot struck Stewart Jameson, aged nineteen, in the neck, inflicting a ‘wound irom which he died in nalt an hour. At a farm house tn the vicinity, Walzand Wilhelm, pro- prietors, and three others were arrested. An in- quest was hvid by the Coronerand a verdict was rendered that death was caused by shooting by ‘Walz, who ia committed for trial. DREADFUL ACOLDENT, Beheaded, Cut in Twain and Fearfully Manglea by a Buzz Saw—A Work- man’s Horrible Fate in the Washing- ton Navy Yard. WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 1874, Edward P. Sipler, who has a wife and tnree ‘children, came to Washington several months go, and has since been in charge of the large cir- Cular saw used jor cutting heavy timber in the ‘Navy Yard. Yesterday afternoon, while adjusting the guides of tne saw, which was ranning at the rate of 800 revolutions per minute, he missed his Btrike, when the weignt o/ the hammer head car- ried him in iront of the saw, which instantly cut of his head and next hts right arm. The few horror-striken employés endeavored to render as- fistance, Lut anotier revolution cut his body tn twain about the hips, In the mangling process the left arm was bared enurely, the tes! being torn off and in offer places hanging in shreds. A MURDERER'S NEMESIS. BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Oct. 11, 1974, ‘The potertous murderer Francisco Parez, alias Chicon, Who shot and killed Mr, Alexander, @ mer- chant of this city, on the Ist of Angust, 1872, was kried vesterday evening. Me shot and killed a hackdriver im Matamoras and met and wonnded another, who closed in on him and killed him with a kuite, THE INDIANS WHIPPED. Cheyennes and Their Allies Severely Punished in Texas. ONE HUNDRED LODGES BURNED. General Mackenzie Pursuing the Hostile Braves. In ree Frwy wire } Generat Mackenzie's Expeprtion, Oct. 1, Via Fort Wonra, Texas, Oct. 11, 1874, General Mackenzie, after repelling two attacks by the Indians on his column on the 26th and 27th of September, marched all night on the 27th, and surprised at sunrise the fol- lowing morning five camps of the Cheyennes and allies situated in the canyon Citro Blanco, on Jute Creek, near the fork of the Red River. A decisive blow was inflicted. The troops captured and destroyed over 100 lodges and their entire outfit, comprising robes, muni- tions of warfare, &c.; 1,424 horses and mules, of which 1,048 were at once. killed. The bodies of four Indians who were killed were brought in. Our loss was one soldier slightly wounded. General Mackenzie is in pursuit, with thirty days’ supplies. WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, Oct, 11, 1874, The New Term of the Supreme Court— Important Cases To Be Decided—Official Courtesies Omitted. The United States Supreme’ Court will not an- nounce any decisions to-morrow, and probably none will bé Tenderéd before Monday. the 26th inst. 1n consequence of the absence of the Presi- dent from tie city the customary vixit Of the jus- tices to the Executive Mansion at the begtnning of @ new term will not take place; but the open- ing session will doubtiess, as usual, be brief and merely formal, as it 16 expected some notice will be taken of the death of the Hon. Benjamiu R, Curtis, tormerly @ member of the Gourt. A meet- ing of the Bar will be held for tnis. purpose to- morrow, There are now 570 cuses entered on tho docket, being thirty-seven more than the number with which the last term commenced, and show- ing that the business of the Court {s stil accumulating. There are also some thirty cases ready ior docketing, with the exception of slight informalities, In addition to the so-called “Gran- ger” cases, involving the constitutionality of the Wisconsin Railroad law, and the Grant Parish (Louisiana) case, which invoives the constitution- ality of the “‘Ku Klux law,’’ there will come before the Court this term a case to be certified trom the Supreme Court of the State of California, involving the constitutionality of the law of that State, pro- hibiting the landing of Chinese women, brought to the United States for immoral purposes. It will be remembered that Mr. Justice Field, re- cently holding Circuit Court in California, decided on @ writ of habeas corpus that this law is in con- flict with the fourteenth article of amendments. All three of the above mentioned cases wiil un- doubtedly, iu consideration of theit great puviic importance, be advanced on the docket. The Completion of the New York Post Office, ‘The Treasury architect says that the New York Post Office building will be ready for Post Office purposes on the Ist of Junuary. The architect cannot determine on the character and recom- mendations of bis annual report until after con- sultation with the Secretary of the Treasury. The New State Department Edifice. The main portion of the new State Department building will be ready for occupation on the Ist of January, The only part which will not then be finished is the library, which will be in the highest degree ornamental. The wings of the edifice, in- tended for the War and Navy Departments, may not be finished for three or four years. Delinquency in the Execution of the Contract for Stamped Envelopes, The Plympton Manufacturing Company willbe allowed about a week longer to comply with its contract for supplying stamped envelopes to the Post Oftice Department. The supply on band will be entirely exhausted at the end of that time, Preparations in the Capitol for the Winter Session. A large number of workmen are engaged at the Capitol pamting, replacing carpets and making other preparations jor the meeting of Congress. A STEAMSHIP ASHORE, The Cambridge on a Reef on the Maine Coast. ROCKLAND, Me., Oct. 11, 1874. The steamer Cambridge ran ashore on Long Ledge, near Whitelead, at a quarter to twelve o'clock last night. The Cambridge left here at the usual hour last evening, and, the weather being thick, she ran into Lobster Cove and anchored. When it cleared up she got under way, but, it be- coming thick again, she ran into Seal Harbor, and had just started ahead again when she struck and ran upon the ledge, where she remainca fast. The lower cabins were cleared, and the pas- sengers gathered in the saloon. But little excite- ment was occasioned, and this morning the pas- sengers (about seventy in number) were brought to this city by the schooner Cnase. A considera- ble quantity of freight was thrown overboard in the endeavor to lighten the vessel. The steamers Clara Clarita and Iris went down to tne assistance of the Cambridge, and an ineffectual attempt was made to get her off at high water to-day. Steam tugs from Bangor have since gone to her aid, and further efforts to float her off will be made to- night. AN IMMENSE LITIGATION, CALDWELL, Ohio, Oct. 11, 1874, The Clerk of the County Court here desires in- formation of the present residence of John Hog- land, who, in 1820, Jointly with Terrence McCune, became owner of 1,980 acres of land in Tioga county, Penusylvyania, which is now worth over $5,0,0,000, and in course o1 litigation. It wus sold for taxes In 1838, and now the heirs of McCune are claiming their share in it, and are anxious that Jonn Hogland or his heirs should share with them equally this immense fortune, PATAL SHOOTING IN, NEW ORLEANS, bens. =| NEW ORLEANS, Oct, 11, 1874, Ashooting affray between Lucas Granconi and B, Ambromovicht resulted in the death of Gran- cont. A NEW ORLEANS FIREMAN KILLED, New ORLEANS, Oct. 11, 1874. Charles Pollard, @ freman, was killed last night by being thrown (rom a truck, the wheels of which passed over his body. A BOSTON PASTOR RESIGNS, Boston, Oct, 11, 1874, Rev, W. H. H. Murray, the well known pastor of the Park street church, tendered his resignation to-day, It 18 caused, he says, by the failure of the church to provide an assistant for the relief of his lavor and @ More centraiand convenient edi- | fice for worst Feeling his usefulness impaired thereby he r igned. THE ROBBINS OASE. ROCKLAND, Me., Oct. 11, 1874, General Plaisted continued his argument for the prosecotion in the Robbins case yesterday. The case will go to the jury on Monday. The court room was filled. many ladies being present. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1874.~TRIPLE SHEET. AMUSEMENTS. * Sunday Concerts. Mile. Iima di Murska and her fine concert company attracted an immense house to the Park Theatre jast night. The Hungarian Nightingale sang “Bel Raggio,” irom “Semt- ramide," with the ease, thoroughness and high intelligence 0! a great artiste. For an encore she gave Avt’s “Gute Nacht, Mein Herliches Kind," In the trying variations by Proch she won un: bounded applause, Her voice, which at the first concert given in this city by her was suffer- ing from the fatigue of a sea voyage, has regained all its pristine power and crystalline brilliancy. Signor Braga, the eminent violon- cellist and composer, played an admirable Caprice in “Sonnambula” with the ease, finish and expression that characterized the master virtu- ogo. Mme. Carreno Sauret, pianiste; Mr. Hable- mann, tenor; Singor Ferranti, basso buffo, and M. Sauret, violinist, appeared on this occasion and made each @ favorabie impression by the satis- factory manner in which they rendered the mor- ceaux set down for them. Ferranti trolled forth “Largo al Factovum’ with a dash and brio ¢ biought the ideal barber of Seville before the audience, Herr Cariberg’s orchestra Played a coupie of numbers, Tie company has Won genu.ne success in Buston and now may be considered as possessing the chiei component and desirable elements of a first ciass concert troupe. ‘The resuits of last night's concert were so favor- able that another Sunday concert may pe essayed With every prospect of similar public appreciation, ‘The Strakosch Italian Opera Company gave & Concert last night at Booth's Theatre, which was very well attended. The solo ariists were :— Mile. Bianca Donadio, Mile. Alice Maresi, Miss Annie Louise Cary, Benfratelll, Scolara, Hail, Waiters, and Mr, Behrens led the orchesira, Mile, Donadio is @ young Parisienne, who appeared on the siege lor the first ume @ year ago, at Les italiens, Paris, and who at once gained a prominent position 1n Maurice Strakosch's company, She has since ap- peared in Copenhagen, Stockholm und Amsterdam, | In the aria and rondo from *Sonnambula," “Abt! hon credea” and “An! non giunge” the iresn purity o1 her voice, the excellence of her school of singing and her nutveté of manner charmed every one, Miss Cary and Scolara rendered the duet “La ci darem” with neainess and artistic effect. The pianist might well have been omitted, as his. etforts were not calculated to produce anything | like @ lavorabie impression. A better selection might weil have been made. The concerted pieces were the ‘Miserere” sceug trom “ll Trovaiore”’ and the sextet irom ‘Lucia? Musical and Dramatic Notes. Almée appeared last night at the Terrace Gar* den Theatre in “La Perichole.” “Qilberte,” anew drama of M, Edmond Gondi- net, ts the latest novelty at the Gymnase, Paris. “Dl Barbiere di Seviglia” to-nigat, ab the Acad- emy, with Donadio, Devassini, Del Puente, Fiorint and Scolara in the cast. The death of M. Victor Séjour deprives the French stage of one of the most successtul pro- ducers of spectacular drama, A little domestic drama by Mr. Arthur A’ Beckett, called ‘faded Flowers,”’ has been pro- duced at the London Haymarket. Miss McGeachy’s concert at Steinway Hall on Tuesday night will have many new and interesting features. Her début is looked for with much an- | ticipation in musical circles. Projessor William N. Semnacher, the pianist, has returned from Stuttgart, and will appear in some grand concerts here this winter. His memoirs of Liszt and Wagner are nearly com- pleted. Mr. George F. Bristow proposes to reproduce nis | Masterwork, “The Arcadian Sympnony,"? this winter. Why not also his oratorio, “Daniel,” ‘The Hymn Of Praise” and other magnificent works ? M. Louls Dachauer has already commenced the rehearsals of the four grand requiems by Verdi, Thomas, Cherubini and Mozart, which he designs ; to produce at St. Ann’s church. Tne solotsts will | be Mile. Corradi, Mile. Octavie Gomien and Messrs. Fritsch, Romeyn, Brandeis and Blum. Acomic opera by Johann Strauss, now in re- hearsal at the London Gatety Theatre, will be en- } titled “Tne Forty Thieves.” It was originally { prougnt out in Vienna at the Theater an der Wien (the cradle of “Zauberfiite” and “Fidelto”), in March or April, 1871, una.’ the name of “Indigo und die Vierzig Ruuber.” The reading of M. Sardou’s new drama, “La Haine,” to the actors, excited an enthuatasm be- yond all enthusiasms ever known. The universal delight could be vented only in a general embrace, wherein M. Offenbach took a leading part. The | scene of the play is Sienna; time, 1369. The music | will consist of real old Italian airs, Mr. Halliday’s adaptation of scott's “Talisman,” entitied “Richard Cour de Lion,” was produced | at Drury Lane theatre, London, before a crowded | audience, which received it with every mark of | favor, The piece can hardly be called a play, be- | ing rather a series ot scenes, in each of which the | utmost scope ts given tor magnificent spectacular effects. The Dublin papers give giowing accounts of the first periormance in that city—tne birthplace of the composer—of Balfe’s “Il Talismano,” which Was produced on Wednesday last, at the Theatre Royal, by Mr. Mapleson’s opera company. All the roles, except that of Edith, were sustained by their original “creators,” but the heroine was per- sonated by Mme. Tictjens, for whom Balle origi- nally composed the music of tne part. The per- formance was enthusiastically applauded. AMERICAN JOOKEY CLUB, Third Day of the Races at Jerome Park. The third day’s racing (postponed trom Satur- day) at Jerome Park will take piace to-day, Tho sport will open with a selling race, one and a hall miles, for a purse of $500, with prize allowances. There will be six starters, consisting of Kadi, Gal- way, Resolute, Leamington colt, Rosebud and Scratch. The second race will be tne Grand Na- tional Handicap, two miles and a quarter. Tuis Will be @ grand race, as Mate, Fellowcraft, Abd-el- Koree, Shylock, Jack Frost, Lizzie Lucas and | Bessie Lee will run for the prize. The third race will be the Annual Sweepstakes for three-year. olds, two mies and ancighth. There will be at | | least four starters for this, comprising Planter, Bannerette, Vandalite, Rutherfurd, and may be | others, The fourth race will be the Champagne Stakes, for two-year-olds, a dash of three-quarters of @ mile, and ten or more will start jor tie prize, comprising the brown filly Firework, James A., Australind, Bayminster, Hyder Ali, Betty Ward colt, Gladiateur filly, Aniella, Ravena, Eimwooa, and probably others. The sports will close with mile heats between Preakness, Survivor, Jury, Spinariit, Colone| Melligan and Frank. The racing Will Dot begin until two o’clock, and special trains will be run from the Grand Central depot at hal!- past twelve and at one o'clock. FATAL APPRAYS. MancuEstER, N. H., Oct. 11, 1874. ‘This evening, im | druuken row in Murphy’s saloon on Merrimack street. a blade of a pocket knule was driven an inch through the skall of Ira Bryant. The injury will probably prove fatal. | Murphy, the keeper of the place, was badly cut about the head and face with broken bottles. John Cronan and William Devine have veen arrested. Another bloody fracas occurred this evening on Bridge street, in whicn one John Moriarty was stabbed in tue leg and abdomen. Tue injuries are likely to prove fatal, No arrests were maue. FIRE IN ONTARIO, St. THomas, Oct. 11, 1874, The large frame building known as the Duderin | House, owned by J. Hanley and unoccupied tor | some time past, was destroyed by fire this evening. It ignited from a structure adjoining, which was | also destroved, Loss about $10,000; partialy cov- ered by insurance. It 1s believed to ve a case of incendiarism. THE LATE DR. EDDY. BALTIMORE, Oct, 11, 1874, Memorial services were held to-day at Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal church in re- spect to the memory of the late Rev. Dr. T. M. kday, of New York ‘city. An immense congrega- tion filled the building and appropriate addresses were delivered, OONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION Syracuse, N, Y., Oct. 11, 1874. The democrats o1 the T'wenty-fifth Congressional | Cortland, have norinated Hon. George F. Com- | stock for Congress, \ district, comprising the counties of Onondaga and | $800. THE TRANSIT CF VENUS. | A Corps of American Observers Landed in Japan. Incidents of the Voyage and Scenes on Shore. NaGasagt, Japan, Sept. 3, 1874, We left San Francisco July 28, on the Pacific mail steamer Alaska, and, after a most delightful voyage of twenty-three days, saw iand on the morning of August 21. We arose early, and, with the rising of the sun, could distinguish the outline of the Japanese volcano Fusiama. In the course of an hour the complete outline of the land and the details o/ the surface became vi-ible. Fusiama, the morning haze having disappeared, rose up to & great height, and a beautiful object it was. I co not wonder that it has been made an object of worship and adoration by the Japanese. The Cape King light was now p.s8ed and we entered the Bay of Jeddo. In the excitement our breakfast was aimost forgotten and we were all employed examining the land with our glasses, Tue wind, ali at once, began to blow severely and contiuued increasing, careen. ing the sbip over on her side and delaying her Progress considerably. It was the only severe Wind we had experienced during our voyage, and the Captain pronounced it to be the remains of a typhoon. It proved to be so, for Nagasaki suifered from a typhoon the same date. SCENES INSHORE. We now approached quite near to the land and discovered a beautiful little village nestled on the Sea shore, at the foot of a precipitous hill It was Ephrain, a Japanese fishing village, rather an odd name for a Japanese town. The land now in sight was beautifully green and rich. in foliage, and our hearts bounded with delight and gratitude because Of reaching terra {rma once more. We now passed another lighthouse on the south. It is beauti- fully situated on 9 high bluffin the midst of green woods, and the nill sides are terraced and rich in crops of rice, The square white building, with its heavy tent-shaped roo, below which on the beach is a fishing village, in front of whicn were several junks at anchor, formed a very picturesque view, AS we passed, the Japanese flag was hoisted and We returned the salute. A large Dutch frigate now passed us, standing out to sea, and we saluted by dipping our colors, Japanese junks now became quite numerous; these vessels, though not having the gracetul outline of a yacht, yet appeared to be goud sea boats. ‘Tey carry a jarge square sail, o'ten made of bamboo, have straight sides and are considerable higher at both ends than in the middle; they are oi the natural color of the wood of which tuey are made, and paint is seldom Wasted on them, The rowing boats are of very similar construction, though smalier, and are propelled by long sweeps which are permanently attached to the gunwales and used witn a scuiling motion. At the time we observed them there was quite a sea on ana they were tossed about unmercifully aud often nidden from our sight by the waves, yet when they rose again they always appeared rignt side up. Ata distance they reminded one, Ln out- line, of @ gondola. NEARING YOKOHAMA, We were now but a very few miles from the city of Yokohama, thougn an intervening point of jand mid the city itself. On this potnt were sit uated, among the trees, several villas; they were the residences of foreign officials. The whole Spot was beautifully green, the white tops of the houses projecting above the tree tops, and all indicated that ministers and consuia are not a very unfortunate class of men. Rounding the point, Yokonama, situated in @ concavity of the land, appeured to our sight, and irom @ distance it did pot have as foreign an appearance as Lexpected. We slowly and careiully wended our way through a numer- ous shipping of all nationalities and finally at- tached toour buoy, Japanese cities have no wharves or piers, and all Ships anchor some distance from. the shore. I understand that the reason ts because in a typhoon the ships would be very much injured by striking the piers, whereas in tle bay there’ 1s more room and freedom for action. Our ship was immediately surrounded by a feet of “saupans,” that 18, svall open boats, Manued by natives, who, though dressed in a primeval costume of a girdie and a straw hat, yet did not feel the least | embarrassed, Which was more than | could saleiy oi some Of Our passengers. ‘These boats were rapidly propelied in the strong wind by two men; the sweeps, woich were quite jong, they used with dexterity. ‘This class of the people appeared to be very muscular and in fine physical condition, and in this respect far surpass the Chinese whom I have seen, who Were a debilitated ana cadaverous look- ing set. . GETTING TO LAND. One of the officers of our ship came and informed us that this wus the only means Of transportation to the shore; this quite astonished us and we rather hesitated, Jor the shore was some distance irom us, tO entrust ourselves | to such @ boat im the heavy sea, The waves tossed them to and iro, the prow, then the stern, alternately rising in the air, and coming down and slapping the water, dashed the spray over aeck aua crew. HUNTING UP LODGING, I was, of course, the unfortunate individual se- Jecved by our chief, Provessor Hall, to go ashore and select rooms at the hotel ior our party, for others were doing the same, and as the hotel was undoubtedly limited in extent, I hes- itated no longer, but offering up a silent prayer jor my Batety, de- scended the Bangway, and shouting “sinto” as the others did, though not understanding wnat it meant, 1 soon had & boat near me and watch: ing a favorable opportunity jumped on board and hasthy seized a seat for support. The voyage was short aud sweet and my back was soaked from the spray. I was landed at a place which was evi- dently the usual landing place, tor here the boats were Dumerous and lined the shore, packed in, Like | sardines iu a box, heads and tails. As 1 got out Of the boat one O1 the boatmen tullowed me, crying “boo’? and gesticuiating viviently. I asked Nun bis price, but the only response was the un- intelligible ‘ boo.” A gentleman standing near, | Who was evidently English, judging irom his Lord Dundreary side whiskers, expiained and told me that ‘boo was a Japanese coin of the value of twenty-five cents; so the matter was soon settled Ina manner satisiactory to both parties. My meaus of transportation to the hotel was in a jiuriksha. I would ‘lescribe it as a two wheeled “perambulator,” very similar to those in which city babies are taken for aa airing. it is drawn by a coolie dressed in “bear skin.” In the night time they ilimminate the darkness with a varie- gated paper lantern. The ‘men horses’’ Keep up asteudy dog trot for miles and are capable of greatendurance. It is an easy and pleasant way of travelling, tor the vehicles are provided with | g0od springs, and the roads, being hard earth, are trodden down and quite smooth, So there is very little jolting. CITY EXPERIENCES AT EARLY DAWN. In the morning we went out to seo the sights; it appearea as if I was in @ dream, every thing was so strange; the manners, hapits anu customs seem to be just tue reverse of ours, This I particularly noticed in the mechanical arts. For example, carpenters draw the plane towards tnem, tnstead of pushing it, a8 We; the teeth of their saws are set contrary to ours, It was very new to me, as 1 strolled along the streets to find myself mixed up with a crowd of blue shrouded persons mounted on wooden shoes, The shoes are usually pieces of wood e Ol or the foot raised upon two of wood; they are fustened like sandals. They are about four inches high and are always removed at the threshold before entering 8 hou: The houses are wooden and the rool, which 1s tent shaped and ually the most ornamented rt of @ interior usually consists of ym, Which can be divided tnto several apartments by means o! paper screens. Paper in Japan is used for making everything, lanterns, signs, fans, handkerchieis, &c., they are Very last- ing and the paper used is very tenacious and is torn with difticulty. EVENING REPRESHMENT, In the evening we all chartered jiurikshas and Went to a Japanese garden, where we had an elaborate supper, It consisted of giblets of all kinds, and ‘‘saki? ee whiskey), boiling hot, was freely circulated. Tue taste is very peculiar and quite unpleasant to our palat We removed our shoes on entering, and reclined on our elbow in true Japanese style, becoming naturalized for the time being, DISASTROUS FIRE IN WILLIAMSBURC. Loss About $25,000. At about midnight last night the large three story frame butiding No. 239 North Sixth street, Williamsburg, owned and occupied by Hess & Hegeman as a cabinet manufactory, was totally destroyed by fire, involving @ loss on building, stock and machinery of about $20,000, on which there was an insurance of only $5,000, in the Home, Adriatic and Phoeemx insurance eompanies, The two story trame dwelling No. 237 North Sixth street, owned by John Hymes and occupied by several poor families, was damaged avout $500; fully insured. The fire communicated with the carpenter shop of Valentine & Uo., No. 262 North Seventh street, causing a damage Of about $3,000; insured for $800, A small two story frame dwelling, No, 264 North Seventh street, owned and occupied by Peter Galligan, Was damaged about $250; insured in the Mecnanics and ‘raders’ Insurance Vompany for Mr, Hoss states it to he his beltef that the fre was of incendiary oruin, | in order to render themeives worthy of the name OO OO ABOUT ART FRAUDS, Se coca The followmg article was published in La Nazione, au important Italian paper. It is from the pea of Professor Cavalluccl, who for many years occupied the position of Inspector of the | Florentine Acaaemy ot Fine Arts, He is a high art authority, and is well known as an art critic by the nom de piume of Pier D’Ambra. The article Was brougnt out by the charges made by Mr. Healy against several American sculptors :— MR, STEPHEN WESTON HEALY AND TUE SELF-STYLED | AMERICAN SCULPTORS. A question iarly American is now vene- ment.y debated in the fleid o1 sculptural art. This question, commenced by the publ cation ol a book, by Signor Togna, entutied, “Memorie di un Car- rere," has been continoed by Senator Boutwel, by aig or Norton aud by signor Weston Healy. have seen the articles published by the last named gentleman in the World of New York, and it Seems to us that the writer of them merits a civic crown for the courage shown in unmasking abd StizMatiziug & fraud peacefully exercised, in Fiorence and in Rome, to the dama.e of American art and of the true American artists. The fraud, noted lippis et tonsorious, consists in thts, that certain self-styled American artists send to their country, signed with their own names, works that are imagined, modelied ani carved by in- digent Italian artists, and in this manner (easil UoUr ping reputation as able artists) rapid.y eurich themseives through the large gains produced by this contemptibie commerce and by the contidence bepecet iu toem by their Jeilow counurymen, his dishonest speculation, whicn fas aroused the generous indignation of the writers, and of we New York jourpai abovementioned, has been pracused for many years; and 1 it 1s only recently That it bas been brougit to the puoie knowledge by means of the press this its due -to we excessive delicacy of the Italian artists, who, owins (o sentiments of hospitality, always maintained siience concerning a fact to them Well kuown, notwithstandiug that irom the fact itsell, and {rom the silence maintained, there resuited lo them materially a damage through extinguished income. Lhat such a wound has been cauterized without mercy is un excetlent Uling, and itis excellent also that from whence came tue evil should proceed aiso the remedy. If less than Hallo; what has been written by Signor Healy in the World, had been written by Italians MM italian journals, it {8 certain that America would have rejected the accusauion as a calumuy, and that tous would have resulted damage aid ridicwieé, On the contrary, however, the words of Siguor Healy, with witch (tuspired by true love of art and by high sentiments Of natioual honor) he has unveiled the mysteries of a ring that de- irauds America of money and corrupts her artisuc | taste, have realized the desired edect; that ts, they have been heard, repeated, commented upon, and, What is most important ofall, belteved. Now, even though, which we do nut believ they should prove insufficient to obtain the radi- cal extirpation of the evil, they will always remain Vue Dobie protest of @& irauk and loyal mind, seconded and confirmed by all those who, con- SciOUS Of the facts but not stained by that pice, desire themseives te avoid every Condivance with deception and fraud, ‘The reproduction in extenso of the heads of the accusations turmulated im the various articles pub- lished by Signor, Healy woud occupy tvo much | space, Dur would tue recapitulation of them he productive of great utt!tty, tuasmach as the princi- pal journals of Florence bave already translated and reproduced large portions of the articles of the Word, recognizing their justice, opportuneness and truth, Alter the words of Senator Boutwell, and those of Signor Healy, Who has the advantage over the other of being vat which in legal terms is called a sepraluogo, we shall see what measures the American government wiil adopt to prevent the renewal of simular frauds, encouraged by @ pro- tecuonist law which amerces the genius of for- eigners and franks that of fellow countrymen, in order that the latter may aggrandize himselt with slight effort in another nation. It wouid be trivial to demonstrate the error of confiding the deveiop- Ment of the national art and the care of its im- provement to the administration of taxes or or custums, since this of itselt appears clear and evi- ent, It 13 of little moment to us, morally (materially, i it becomes another question), that to the great art of the Old World gavuld’ be closed the fielaof the New; but 1% should be o/ the utmost importance to America that those who, exues from their native soll, endure severe Yapor, hardships and poverty of artists among arustic peoples, virtuoussy em- ploying all the forces of their genius to render Iustrious their owD name and that of their coun. try, that these should not encounter an imped: ment to the noble Work in the easy competition made against them by sel!-styled compatriot artists, who in art seek not glory butinterest; Not the satisfaction of the soul, but a mode. of satis- fying the greed lor easy and immeaiate gains, which gains they procure by insulting, beneath the shadow of a customs law, the dignity of their | brutuers and the poverty of strangers, PiER DIAMBRA, Art Notes. Aspectal exhibition of enamel work has been arranged at the South Kensington Museum, and is now open to the public. In consequence of the great development in other cities of Germany of the special branches of industry, as watch and toy making, of which Ntirnberg at one time enjoyed, if not the monopoly, at any rate the princtpal share, the Bavarian gov- ernment has determined, by the estabiishment of more efficient local schools of art, to give the Nurnberg artisans the opportunity of recovering their lost prestige, ‘The excavations at Rome bring every day to | light some new object of interest. Among the last | is a bust in petfect condition of tbe Empress Plotina, wite of Trajan, which will be deposited in the Museum of the Capitol. The Rappel states that MM. Monduit Béchet et Cle., Who were charged with the restoration of the Colonne Vendome, have nearly completed their dificult work, and that the column will prob- ably be set up again tn the course of the autumn. Four important Egyptian statues in sculpsured wood have recently been added to the Louvre col- | lection. Tiree of these statues belong to the ear- | liest Egyptian dynasties, but the fourth is appar- ently of @ more recent date. The Viceroy of Egypt | sent a statue somewhat similar to the largest of these to the Paris exhibition of 1869, but it is as- serted that with this exception no work of this | kind belonging to the earlier epochs of Egyptian | art has ever found its way to Europe. There bas been discovered at the Castello di Mal- paga, near Bergamo, a fresco which is | ttriputed to Titian, representing the visit of | Christian I., King ot. Denmark, in 1454, to the fa- | mvus condottiere Bartolomeo UColleonl, who had retired and held bis court there tn his old age, aiter having successively served the Visconti against Venice, Veulce against the Visconti, Milan against the Duke oi Saxony, and Fiorence against tue Duke of Urbino, The exmidition of models for the statue of Lam- artine has been opened at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, The competition will be judged by a jory. and the works ciassified according Lo merit. | bbs Vy will be awarded: 3,0v0f., 2,000f., 1,500/, ‘and 1,000f. The French art journals are speaking with Patriotic exultation of the genins of the young | painter, Edaurd Detaille, who, alter having ex- hibited some of his early sketches tor the first time in 1869, and taken part in the 1870-71 cam- paigns as secretary to General Pajol, has now come forward as an original and spirited delinea- | tor of battle scenes and camp life. E. Detaille was born in 1848, Jn 1865 he became the pupil of Meis- sonier and devoted himself with considerable ap- plication to the study of bisart. Since his return vo the life of @ civilian he has again employed him- | self in painting, or rather etching, aud his aketches of scenes Irom the war are pronounced by Ger- mans competent to pass an opinton on them to be marvellously true to reality. His special success is said to consist in the perfect truthiuiness with which he has caught up and reproduced the national and marked peculiarities of the different German troops, not 4 trait of individuality having escaped his keen observation or eluded his delicate power of reproductiot M. Ed. Piette has just discovered in the grotto of Gourdan (Haute-Garonne) a bone flue. The in- strument has only two holes, periectly round and caretully irked, and 18 similar to those used by the people of Tahiti, when visited py Captain Cook. similar instrument, also with two holes, was found some time back by M. A. Villot, a naturalist, of Grenoble, and given by him to the Statistical Society of the Isere, With such tnstru- | ments it Was only possibie to produce four sounds, and, like the sapeness and Chinese, who have only tive notes in their gamut, the songs these instru- ments served to accompany must have been singu- larly monotonous and uomelouious. The flne painting of Paima Vecchio, “The Adora- tion of the Shepherds,” has been restored to its place {n the Louvre, after being careiuily cleaned and revarnished. The authorities have also re- moved the two (alse signatures of Titian, which had, no doubt, been affixed to enhance its value wnen the picture waa sold, in 168, to Louis XIV. ior 2,218 livres, MM. Jules Breton and Paul Dubois have been b tig honorary members of the Academy of enna, In repatring the pavement of the Cathedral at Rowen there has been discovered in the centre of the nave a heart enclosed in a leaden box, De- Ville, the Nistorian of the tombs of the cathedral, thinks that the heart may be that of Sibylla, wile of Robert If. Duke of Normandy. Schwind’s “Schdne Melusine” hag jus en bought by the Emperor Francia Josepn tc: tue Royal Gallery ofthe Belvedere at Vienna. Herr Paul Neff, of stuttgardt, to whom tuis picture be- longed, has been for soine time past in treaty with several of the German museums tor its sale, The Belvedere Gallery has not hitherto contained a single work by Sohwtnd, aithough Vienna was his native town and the smperor may be congratu- lated on having made such an important acquisi- tion, The “Scndne Meiusine "1s one of Schwind’s most striking works, It was bought for twenty thousana thalers, of John Stuart Mitl—witt, tt is stated, shortly be placed on tue Victoria Embankment, ‘the Vienna pacers assert that the triple aar- cophagus of Altila has been discovered at Tisza Zoff, in Hungary. About hali aleague below Rofl some Sanermen found in the bed of the Pheiss, about eighteen feet from the shoe, a place where, on striking with poles, & ringing sound Was pro- duced resembiing (hat of brass. “The length and Width Of the Object discovered suggests the idea of acomMn, and why. not tue triple c Mn of go silver and trop of the King of the Huns, whom history relates to have beew buried in the ved of a river of Hungary? The village of Rom also bears the name of the uncie or brother of Attila. When the waters of the Theiss liave become iower lurther researches wili be imatituted, The Liverpool Art Gallery. {From the Liverpool Post, Sept. 29.] His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburge arrived in Liverpool yesterday, and the first day Of his visit passed off under the most auspicious circumstances, The Duke, who i% sevom- panied by Colonel Colville acd Caplam Haig, arrived at Lime street station at one o'clock by special train, and was received by the Mayor (Mr, A. B. Walker) snd the High Sheriff of Lancasnire (Mr. R. Smethurat). Proceeding to the Town Hail, the Duke received an address from the Vorporation expressive of loy- alty to the Throne and of welcome to himself Te this address he made @ brief reply, im the course Of Which be reierred to the warm reception wich Liverpool on jormer occasions had accorded tim. The Duke afterward proceeded to the atte Of the new art gallery, in William Brown street, and laid the foundation stone of that putiding, which 18 @ git from the Mayor to. the town, A large and fashionay! company witnessed the ceremony trem @ grand ‘an erected jor the occasion. The Arcubishop York having offered up prayer, the Mayor made @ few remarks 4s fo the reasons which nad led hime to present the town with @ gallery vl art; and the Duke in a iow words expressed the pleasure it gave him to inaugurate a work of such im- portance. Alterward the Duke of Edinburgh witnessed s parade of the Liverpool volunteers at Kensington, All along the roate His Koyal Highuess passed there were large crowds of people, Who mant- lested the greatest enthasiasm. aes Ne es PEROT, THE PROPOSED PARADE GROUND. An organization of property owners from the upper end of Manhattan Is!and {nterested in the | laying out of the new parade ground on the Har- lem River, lately authorized by the Legislature, and for which commissioners have Leen appointed by the Supreme Court, held a meeting at No. 19 Broad street. on Saturday, to urge the commence- ment of tle work. Mr. Jacob Cohen presided and Jerome J. Collins acted as Secretary. Tne Chairman addressed the meeting in advo- cacy of the proposed parade ground, and favored the payment of the cost of the work by the adjoin- ing property beneiitea, The work Was a publio necessity, as 1t would afford the much needed space required by the National Guard of New York for military exercises. and would gtve large employment during its prosecution, Several speakers indorsed Mr. Cohen’s views, and the meeting adjourned, suoject to the call of the Chairman. A POLICE STATION ROBBED, One of the boldest samples of thievery on record has just been brought to notice in Hoboken. « Petty burglars generally manage to keep at a respectasle distance from the police, but in this case the thief worked his way into the police station, and that, too, at different times, and did his work successiully. About one o’clock yesterday morning Mr. Con Donavan, the recent candidate for Sherif of Huason county amd brother to the Hoboken Chief of Police, found @ young Italian, named Francis Guralia, hidden in a closet in his store, witch, by the way, adjoins. the police station, When asked is vusiness he exhibited a number of currency bills which he had taken out of Mr, Donavau’s till, saying tuat he was only waiting to get @ chance of sacking Wwe house, He had been secreted there jor seven hours, He was shen asked if he knew anything about the abstraction of four revolvers from the police station, and he scknowledged that he himself was the culprit, These revolvers had been stolen at different periods, and no clew to the thief could be jound, About @ week ago, Mr. Donavan’s store was robbed at night of a revolver, valued at $35, also a silver chatn and some money. Young Guralia, who ts only twelve yeurs of age, con'essed that he had sold all the re~ volvers to one Fritz Lange in Washington street, and spent the money. Lanze was speedily are rested, and the articies were found in his shop. He was brought before Recorder Bohnstedt and held to bail in $3,000 for receiving stolen goods, | Guralia was committed for trial. He say: | doesn’t care if he be sent to prison or a retorm | School until he ts 21 years of age. He had obtained access to the station house through a rear gate. ~ YACHTING NOTE. — Yacht Meta, B.Y.C., Mr. G. A. Beling, from New York, passed Whitestone yesterday, en route ior New Rochelle. A LAOROSSE MATOH. MONTREAL,. Oct. 11,1874. Ina game of lacrosse here yesterday afternoon for the {unior championship of the Dominion, bee tween the Tecumsehs of Toronto and the Victo- Tias of Montreal, the former were victorious, HAVANA MARKET, Havawa, Oct. 9, 1876. 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