The New York Herald Newspaper, November 20, 1874, Page 3

PIGEON SHOOTING. Match for $10,000 Between Carrol Liv- ingston, of New York, and Richard Peters, of Philadelphia. Mr. Livingston the Winner by Four Birds. About forty gentlemen assembled yesterday Morning on the estate of Mr. George Lorillard, near Islip, Long Island, to witness the pigeon match between Carrol Livingston, of New York, and Bichard Peters, of Philadelphia. The matcn Was for $5,000 @ side, at Mity pigeonseach, the con ditions being according to the rulesof the English Gun Clud, the birds being placed in Ove traps and lots cast for the trap to be sprung when the Bhooter declares himself ready to fire; thirty yards rise and eiguty yards boundary. Mr. Howland Robins was ciosen referee, and | Mr. J.G, Heckscher was selected to assist Mr. Livingston, while Mr. B. Deforest performed the | Uke office tor Mr. Peters, Pet Livingston was the favorite at $1,000 to ‘The pigeons were furnished by Miles Johnson, but from having been chilied during the previous bight were not as lively a: yr, Johnson would have iiked them to have been; but, aa be said, the fault was not bia, as be prodnced them to the best possible condition, aud as afterward they wore in otber hands be wishes no blame to attach to him | very fair lot, how- ever, ald tuck better than are often furnished for dike purposes. Jt was nearly noon before the gentlemen were | ready to commence operations, Lut when they Once began Mr. Robth@ made the shooters toe the mark in rapid succession, and they shot their Match in about one hour und tiree-quarters, Hoth the gentlemen used twelve gauge double. | J. barrelled Grant's central fre guna, oach weighing | 6% seven and a quarter pounds, and used an ounce @nd a quarter of snot, The shooting was considered very goou, and the Bteadinesa of each shooter was much commented on. There was no nervousness exhibited ny either of the genticmen at any stage of the match, not- withstanding that Mr. Peters had uphill work for two-thirds ofthe way, his more fortunate adversary leading after the twentietn bird had been shot, anu bis keeping In iront made bim w great favor- ile tothe end. Mr. Livingston won the match ‘With four Lirds thé best of it, baving killed thirty- three birds to Mr. Peters’ twenty-nine, When all the preliminaries had been arranged the gentlemen tosscd a nickel tor the start, and Mr. Peters winning tne toss ordered Mr. Living- Bton to open the ball, aud then THE SHOOTING began by Mr. Livingston kuocking his bird down with the frst barre) and finisiing it with the sec- oad, air. Peters iollowed by missing the first bar rel and killing wit the second, voth being very rapidly red, Mr. Livingston was too hasty with ‘the second bird, he Killed it before t: moved trom the trap, and it was called “no bird,” and Another one was allowed. which escapea to tne might aiter two barrels had been expended at it. Mr. Peters, however, was more fortunate, und killed his bira witn nis Mret barrel as soon us the bird arose from the trap, and then gave the bird the other charge as it lay on the grouud. Mr. Livingstone made a good shot at lus third pigeon and killed it very quickly, while Mr. Peters missed down baireis at an apparcatly easy quartering bird to the right. Mr. Livingston again made @ quick kill, and his adversary made & Miss, “he Hith bird was a rapid uriver, and Mr. Livingston missed nim, after discharging botn barrels, Mr. veters had a slow quai tering bird to the left, which was in the face o1 the wind, und he Kulled it wiih the second barrel, ‘he sixth bird Was killed by Mr. Livingston as it towered straight up; but Mr, Peters bud a rapid driver that got , away, with some of nis ieathers knocked out by the second barrel. The seventh bird was hit by both narrels ‘by Mr. Livingston, and it teil dead close to the trap, while Mr. Peters’ bird, after be- ‘ng lit by both Larrels, and Knocked over as he Was driving away, got out v1 bounds while being retrieved. Mr. Livingston’s eigutu bird was hit whe quartering to tne right, but got out of bounds vetore he Jell, while Mr. Peters kiiled his at loug range Wita bis second barrel—a most excel- Jent suot. The ninth bird was hit hard by Mr. Liv- ingstcn, but went out of bounds to die. Mr. Peters kilied tis close to tbe trap, with one shot. Aiike mistap occurred to Mr. Living. | gton with bis teath bird. tHe hit it with his rst | barrel, but the bird carried tne shot out of bounds Defore he veil. Mr. Peters’ bird was a very easy One, as ie rose very leisurely nd Was killed close tothe trap, The eleventh bird was quickly killed by Mr. Livingston by one shot, wolle Mr. Peters Qiissed both barrels at a seemingly easy quarter- Ing bird to the mgnt. Mr. Livingston nad a very rapid quartering bird for the twel'th, and he missed it with both barrels, Mr. Peters killed his within six feet o1 the trap witn a single shot. The thirteeuth bird was slaughtered the instant he arose aud jell near the trap with the first shot, Bud Mr. Peters disposed of his in similar style. Both gen:lemen Kuled their fourteeuth bird with One barrel near the trap. Mr. Livingston missed his first barrel on his filteenth bird, but killed it ,With the second as it quartered rapidiy to the Tight. This wag a Capital shot. Mr. Peters knocked the Jeathers out of his, but the bird carried the jew pellets that bit uim over to Mr. Loriliara’s barn. The sixteenth was ult slightly by Mr. Liv. ingston and escaped, and Mr. Peters likewise lost his by the creature keeping close tothe ground Qnd ariving away trom the trap at @ rapid rate. Mr. Livingston Killed the seventecnth ag ho was Bluwly quartering to the leit, while Mr. Peters’ escaped with a iew shots among the tall featners, Mr. Livingston made @ fue killoi the eighteenth bird, and Mr. Peers peppered and Killed bis close to the trap with botu barreis. The nineteench ‘Was bit {roa} both barrels and killed quickly near the trap by Mr. Livingston, while Mir. Peters made bad misses with born his barrels at a quartering bird, He shot under it both times. Bota gentle. a Killed their twentieth bird easily, using both arrels, Mr. Livingston was now two birda ahead, havin; Rilled thirteen to Mr. Peters’ eleven, and offers o| two to one were made that Mr. Livingston would Win tne match, The bets were not taken, how- ever. soth gentlemen killed their twenty-first bird quickly, giving both charges at them. Air. Livingston red both barrels in quick succession | Into his twenty-seconu bird and kiled it near the tra;. Mr, Peters had @ low, driving bird, ana al- tnough be tore the feathers out Oo! its back the bird went away to iook aiter the other torcunate ones, Mr. Livingston's twenty-third bird was a quick driver, flying close to the ground, and he escaped, while Mr. Peters had two to kill to count One, ag the first one was killed before it rose from tue trap. ‘Ihe twenty-fourth bird was easily killed by each gentiewan as it sprang from the ground, and each mussed his twenty-fifth bird | Sy abootng, under it as it flew quarcering to the righ:. nese birds seemed very easy to kul to those that were looking on. Hal! the match was now over and Mr. Living- ‘tone was leading two virds, The announcement was made by the referee, and again odds of two to one were offered on Mr. Livingston without a tecognition, ‘The latter gentleman seemed full of | coutidence when he came up and quickly killed his twenty-sixth Dird with the frst varrel, while Mr. Peters seemed slightly excited lor the momeut and inissed hig bird, Which was @ low quartering one to the rignt. Mr. Livingston poared both louds into the twenty-seventh bird so quickly unat At fell dead at the trap, and Mr. Peters missed both barrels at a quartering bird to the right. Mr. Liv- ingston Killed his twenty-eighth bird at tue trap, while Mr. Peters wounded tis with the secoud barrel, and it was gathered near the boundary line. Mr, Livingston gave the twenty-minth bird both barrels to kill it, while Mr. Peters killed his Arcee, with the first. ‘(ne thirtieth bird of Mr. AVUYSton Was bard bit by botu charges, but it required ali the skill Of lra Paine to gatoer it. Mr. Peters gave his bird pepper with voth barrels as soon a6 it arose, and it tell dead hear the trap. Mr. Livingston’s thirty-first bird Was hard hit by the second ourrei, butit required a od deal of ingenious dodging on the part of Ira ‘aine to secure it, Mr. Peters missed nis bird by Shovuny both charges behind 1¢ ag the bird quar- tered to the lettin face of the Wind, otu geurtie- wen hit their thirty-second bird, bat tuey uad to ve gathered near the Youndary linea, They killed sheir thirty-third birds near the Craps, Dowd sharp, food shots, Mr. Livingston knocked his thirty- fourth bird down with (he first barrel, aud gave \t the other as the bird lay Kicking on the ground so put it out of misery, just to please Mr. Bergu when that gentleman reads about the maten, Mr. Peters acted in the same manner, and killed bis alter Knocking it down, Such cunsiderare conduct KB Lis cannot but call orto the admiration of the great lnmanitarian, ‘The coirty-fith bird of each gentieman gave tim the slip, but carried of jew ‘pellets to the barn. Mr, Livingston kilied his thirty-sixth bird by rapid Aschurges of both burreis as it left the trap; but Mr. Peters lost nis by the bird falung dead out of | pounds, The gentiemen then both missed rapid driving birds, Mr. Livingston also missea a quick quartering bird to the right. He disenarged borh barrels without disturving a feather, walle Mr. Vevers kiiled Ms cleverly viose to the trap. Bow penuiemen then made good shots and killed their ards within s few teec or the traps, air, Living: ton shof under the sortteth bird with the frst darrei as it quartered to the leit, but brougat It gowu with the secund ationg range, Mr. Peters gave hia both barrels and it was gathered near the rap. Forty birds @ piece had been shot at by th * semen, and Mr. Li y the gen- neston Was go lar atead that of hie winning, be hud to M ‘a’ 43, Bud 4s De was five thie stage Of the game it oppearea | thei NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET. almos: impossible to overtake him; yet Mr. Peters strove on as if hoping against hope. He was coo! and cautions, notwithstanding the odds against him. The forty-tirst was a driving bird, but Mr. Livingston knocked it over with his first barrel, and Mr. Peters missed with both barrels at a quar- | tering bird to the right that zigzaggea im its | course, The forty-seveuth bird of Mr. .Liv- iugston’s was a towering, fluttering one, | bat he brought tt down with the second barrel, Mr. Peters kilied his near the trap. Both gentlemen missed their jorty-third bird. The forty-fourth also escaped from Mr. w Livingston, bat Mr. Peters’ weil kilied, Mr. Livingston also missed bls forty-fith bird, as did Mr, Peters, Botn birds scemed easy shots to the lookers on, bird, and was then declared the winner of the Match, as Mr. Peters could not tie him even suould he kill all the birds he now had to shoot at. A wish being expressed, however, by the specta- tors that the matcn should be shot out, Messrs, Livingstou and Peters continued on to the end, Mr. Peters killed his forty-sixth, forty-seventh and forty-eignth, missed the sorty-ninth and killed the flitieth, Mr. Livingston killed the torty-seventh, missed the lorty-elghth and forty-nioth and killed the filtieth, making a total of 33 kilied to Mr.-Peters’ 29 And thus terminated thia great match. ‘The following ts a SUMMARY, PiGRON StlootiNnG, Isutr, L. 1. Nov, 19,—Match $1,000; fifty birds each; English Gun Club rules thirty yards riae, eighty yards boundary, 1% oz. shot. ; Mr, Carrol Livingston—l1, 0, 1, L. 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1,431,110 1, 0, 1,1, 1,1, | 1414141, 1 Alb » 1, % 0 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1,1, 0, 0, 1 Killed, 33; missed, 11, Mr. Richard Peters—1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0 41,1,4%%014%120% 10, 00,01, 1,0, ELVOO ORL LOG 1 14,0, 1 Kiiled, 23; missed, 21. The spectators were then invited to luncheon by Mr. Loriilard, after which they repaired again to the shooting ground and tnduiged in handicap sweepstakes unul darkni sport, The Orst was a handicap of three birds each, $5 entrance, 8 mis seventeen entered, and the (ollowing ig the re- Wihirs THERE BIRD HANDICAP. Name. Yards. Score. C. Livingston... pn a 1, 0 | B. De Forest, 1, 6. » La o 1,441 J, 5. Crosby. 5p i a General Grub... o G. Potts... 1, 1, 1, 0 Mr. Snyder. 1,1, 0 Dr. Haight... 1, W. Thorhe,., 0, 4 ¢. Lamson won the above sweepstakes, And thus & most enjoyable and long to be re membered day's sport closed. TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK. | | D. B. Goff's b. g. New Dorp... More Rowdylsm—Susie Clay, Ella Mad- den, Cheston and Tomm; Moore the Winners. Mo» lew on trotting tracks seems to be on the inerssse. Yesterday the same tactics which triamphed at the Prospect Park Fair Grounds , were tried with success at Fleetwood Park, tne | bone of contention being the unfinished race be- tween Sorrel Jake, Susie Olay, Judge Bedie and Betsey King. When they appeared on tne track Parties wno bad been backing So-¢..i Jake, taking. advantage of the fact that Susie Clay had been ad- Vertised as Susan, entered with fraudulent intents, notwith- Standing that Supermtendent Van Cott had publicly announced that the advertise- ment of “Susan” was an error, and that it shouid be “Susie Clay.” Tne judges at frst decided ‘that ali pools sold on the race yesterday (Wednesday) were off, out that all sold to-day (Taursday) would stand,” explaining that those who had bet their woneyon Jake, not knowing that Susie Ciay was in the race, were protected, while those Who befithelx. money yesterday aid so knowtug Susie Ciay was tn the race. This decision Taised @ perfect stornl of abuse irom those backing Susie, which lasted sume five minutes or more, when finally the judges revoked their first deci- sion, and announced “that all pools would follow the race,’’ which decision, of course, suited thuse against Jake, while to tuose betting on him it entirely jailea to please. Finally tue horses get- Ung the word ior tue Uitn heat, the attention of allwas attracted to the trotting, the details of whict: are ag follow: Heat.—At the ninth attempt the word was given with Sorrel Jake, Susie Clay and Judge Beaie on even terms, some two lengths in front o1 Betsey King, To ada udditiousl tue to the dissatisiac- tion already existing, just as the word was given, one of the Judges rang the bell, which caused sor- rel Jake to vreak ey, and to fall vack third, le Susie Clay takiug tie lead and trotting tote quarter iu 43 se.onds, iollowed by Judge edie three lengths uway. in the lower stretcn Susie broke badly, but quickly seitied, and at tne half Was six lenytns 10 iront of Bedie, sne having gone @ in 1:18. Suge gradually increased her lead coming vp the hill, sorrel Jake, who, behaved very badly, was losing ground at every jump. Philips, in the meantime, kept Susie down to her work and finaily won the heat by aix lengths in 2:3644, with Judge Bedle second, eignt lengths in Hale ies ey King, ste two lengths in iront of rrel Jake. Sixth Heat.—No vetting, At the first attempt Sorrel Jake aud Susie oiey being sent away to- gether, Both Beole and King were ruled out tor not winding # heat ip five, ‘om th2 word, the heat and race was never in doubt. Susie going to the iront onthe turn. led three lengths at the quarter, in 39 seconds, five at the hall, in 1:163,. Coming up the hii she madea@ siignt break, as also did Jake. Susie keeping on, won the heat and race by Aity yards in 2:39. ‘The following isa SUMMARY. FLeeTwooD PARK, WEDNESDAY AND TuUESDAY, NOVEMBRE 18 AND 19,—Sweepstakes $600; mile heats, best three in five, in Larnesa, piay or pay. D. Boor m. Susie Clay, $43.0 1-9 J. Murphy’s 8. g. Sorrel Juke, 112042 T. Lee's br. g. Judge Bedle, 22 a. King's bik. m, Betsey King.... 4 3 TIME. Quarier, Hats. First heat 41 1:20 FIRST REGULAR THOT The first trot of tue three announced for the duy | Mr. Livingston killed tis forty-sixth | # put an end to the, and out, for which | fusisted that she had been | ; On some of the new buildings now in process of | was @ match for $200 4 side, between Dan Muce’s | gray gelding Carroll, in harness, and Jack Philips? pay Mare hila Madden, to wagon, selling a Carioll winning ting chapged to two to one on Carroll, Mudden Dehaved wiuch better afterwards, winning the second heat io 2:41), ater whicu she was backed ao the long odds of 190 to 55, when Dan Mace, to the surprise of everybody, won the third heat 1n 2:35, notwithstanding which mudden remained the iavorite, she selling at the odds of 40 to 30; wor were the backers of the mare in the wrong, she won the fourth and fith heats ID 2:34% and 2:3635, which gave her tbe race, The tollowing if a MMARY, se FLESTWOOD PARK—SAME DaY.—MaTCH, Mule heats, three in five. m. Kula Madden, to $400, J. Philips’ b. wagon D. Muce’s gr. g. First heat.. Futo heat.. . 1:17) MATCH OF CHESTON V3. LITTLE DAN. The second race Was simiar iu character to the Qrst. Dun Mace matching bis sorrel geiding Litde Dan, to yu in barbess, agaiost Splan's vay gelding Cheston to wagon. in the pools Dan at frst hud the catl at the odds of 25 ty iv. But so pluinly did Cheston turow the first neat to Dan In 2:5734, that the pools soid before the second heat at 25 tu uv on Cheston, he winuing the second and third heats in 2:433¢ and 2:47, When, to the ig a of all, Lite Yan won the fourth, heat in 2:45. Cheston winning the dita heat and Tace iu 2:61, SUMMARY, FLEETWOOD PARK.—SaMz Day.—Match $250, mue heats, three in five. J. splan’s b, g. Cheston, to wagon. D. Mace’s . g. Little Dan, tn haro TIME, Quarter. “4 First heat. second ue: Thira beat. Fourth be Filth neat The concluding race of tne da, SWeepsvakes of 9260, the starser was one for a sor Whick were ‘The latter was | the pools at the ouds ol five to jour. | the first heat in 24434, the bet. | | to have picked the winner. | free tn this connection that Woodside Park isa | mack, 10 taking the last jui, Lond’s Butcher Girl, Walker’s Humpty Dumpty and Devoe’s Tommy Moor going in harnet In the pools soid before the start Humpty Dump: Was a decided favorite, he selling for $55, (he deld for $40. Nor did the odds fail off any after he won the first heat in 2:564, with Tommy Moore second and Butcher Girl third. Ip fact, so sure was Humpty Dumpty looked upon as the winner that 10 one Was Willing to bet against lim, when, [0 the surp of all, Tommy Moore won the second heat in 2:54. Humpty Dumpty still remained tne favorite, which did not heip him a particle. | Tommy Moore waa in good form, and, veing driven to win, be took the third ana fourth heats in 2:51 and 2:53), Humpty Dumpty distanced in the fourth heat. ‘The toowing is @ SUMMARY. FLEETWOOD PARK, SWEEPSTAKES $250, mile heats, best three tn five, tn harness, L, Devoe’s b. g. Tommy Moore. F. Loua’s b, m, Butcher girl... G, Waiker’s b. g. Humpty Dumpty. Owner's b. m. Lady Decker,....... H. Peterson’s br. g. Lam Coming. TIME, Quarter, 48 First heat.. . Fe Second heat 1225 Third heat. 43 1:25 1 Fourth beat, a2 1:25 6 2:53) OODSIDE P. oe Last Day of the Fall Trotting Meet- ing—Brown Prince the Winner of the 2:38 Race and American Girl and Susie of Special Purses. STAMFORD, Conn., Nov, 19, 1874, This was the last day of the {ali trotting meeting at Woodside Park, which, taking all things into consideration, can be termed @ success. It bas proved a starting wedge in the matter of turf amusements in this vicinity, as conducted under the rules of te National Association, and caused an Interest to be developed that will in time bring forth good fruit, The first event on the programme was @ purse of $300, lor horses that never beat 2:38; mile heats, best three in five, im harness; $150 to the first, $100 to the second, $50 to the third horse. Of ten entries four came tor the word, these being Ed Jones’ brown gelding Brown Prince, D. B. Goft's bay gelding New Dorp, Ed Angeline’s black | mare Fannie and P. W. Haskins’ black gelding Diamond, Brown Prince won the race in three straight hears, New Dorp taking second and Fan- { j Ble third money. Nexton the programme was a special purse | of $100, given to American Girl and the pacer Cop- perbdottom for an exhibition of speed; mile heats, in harness, The Girl beat Coppervottom out in the first in 2:30 and duplicated the perform- ance in 8, Whereat the couatrymen hela up their bands, ‘The next and last event was & special purse of $200; mile heats, best three in five, in harness, in Which there were Mr. Harris’ sorrel mare Susie, ; William Loveil’s bay gelding Barney Kelly and ; Wiliam Crawtord's brown mare Annie Collins, Susie won the race in three straight beats, and so well afternoon it wonld have taken a pretty smart man It must not be for- jal!-mile track and might be greatly improved, SUMMARY, WoopsivE Park, NEAR STAMFORD, CONN., NOVEM+ BER 19, 1874.—THIRD DAY OF THE FALL MEBTING, TROTTING.—Purse of $300, for borses that uever beat 3 Mile heats, best three in five, in har. mess; $150 to the Hirst, $100 to the second ara $50 to the third horse, Judges—George W. Palmer, 1, D. Smith and H. W. Summers. STARTERS. Ed Jones? br. g. Brown Prince. E. L. Angeline’s bik, m. Fannie. + Haskins’ bik. g. Diawond TIME, Quarter. Hay. 4 e 21 T4136 SaME Day—P. . TROTTING,—Special purse of $100; mile beats, iu harness, William Lovell’s b, m. American Girl. William Crawfora’s r. g. Copperbotto: alr. tle, First hea 1:15 2:30 Second hi 7 2:12 2:26 SaME DAy—TRoTTING.—Spectal purse of $200; ‘Re mile heats, best thiee In five, in harness; $100 to as first, $60 to the second and $25 to the third orse, Mr. Harris’ s. m. Susie............ Willlam Love'l’s b. g. Barney Kelly William Crawiord’s br. m. Annie Collin! Thira heat... RACING IN OANADA, QUEBEC, Nov. 19, 1874. The steeplechase over the St. Charles course yesterday resulted in several accidents, Bare bones won the race, Mr. Lee, the rider of Kaiser was thrown in hepeta 3 & leap, dislocating his shoulder biade, Bonny Kate, ridden vy Mr. McUor- tumbled and broke the letiock of her toreleg. 8AN PRANOISOO POOLS. San FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 19, 1874, In the pools for the $6,000 trotting race satur- day Occident sells at $100, Judge Fullerton and Sam Purdy $00 to rine a al THE BILLIARD TOUBNAMENT, The billiard experts who played in the recent tournament at Tammany Hall met yesterday afteracon at Grifiths’ billiard warerooms to Teceive the money and other prizes which they baa won. Mr. Wavitt read the rules under which the championship emblem is to be held, and then made a long presentation speech to Mr. Maurice Vignaux; but, as the latter did not understand one word of English, he could only bow ana look happy. The emblem presented by Mr, Matthew Delaney, the projector of the tournament, is a very handsome medallion in gold ana enamel, hong on @ clasp, under wich two gold cues are crossed: over three balls, represented by two Pearls and a coral. The money prizes received by each of the players Were as sollows:—Maurice Vignaux, $1,351 44; Albert Garnier and Maurice Daly, $928 58; Joseph Dion, $585 72; Rudolphe, $440 49; Ubassy and Slosson, $122 62, Mr. Albert Garnier and Mr. Joseph Dion were also presented with tne watcnes they had won, the turmer for the bighest average and the latter jor ths bighestrun, Alter the presentation wine Was drank and toasts offered to the juture success Of the ganie of billiards, STRIKE OF STONE MANSONS, For the past few days murmurings of dissatis- faction at the low rate of wages paid and threats ag to decisive action against the encroachment of the bosses have been rife among the stone laborers erection in the neighboriood of Fortieta street and Flitn avenue, and yesterday morning the cul- Minating point was reachod, When the pre- concerted demand or higher wages on the part. of tne men was met by a prompt ani unequivocal refusat by the contractors the hands strack work, and gave utterance, ag they did so, to threats of vengeance on any wen Who attempted tu fill their places, But little aitheulty, however, was experienced in obtaining men, aud, apparently without a ditch in the progress of the work, the deicat of the strikers and the victory of the bosses became realities. No violence of any kind took piace between old and hew hands unzil shortiy betore five o’ciock last uigit, When @ partly o: three of the strikers Approached Lhomus McAvoy, aged forty- two, residing at No. odd rast loirty-fita srree! one vl the hewly engugead men aud demande that he @t once awit Work. On his reinsing to comply wita tueir peremptory demand they set | upon hit aud pummeled tim uumerciiniy, until the approachcl bystanders compelled them to Nee, Which they succeeded in doimy, und as yet have hut peed arrested, Lhe injured man Was picked up by Officer Beil, of the mounted squad, and mediately conveyed to Bellevue Hospital, McAvuy's wounds Were dressed und iound Lo v¢ serious, but nov imuediately gritical, ihey consisted of two lgiy wounds io th® bead, from which the bioud vozed ireely, ‘they were probaoly inflicted by Some Diunt instrument in the Hands oi one of bis assaulduts. His face Was uiso vadiy Cut and dat teved, and his eyes Olavkened and novurly closed. ‘The thjured mao does not know Woo the men are, bur toinks he could identity oue of them if he were to agaiu see bi, THE WEA HER YESTERDAY, The following record will show the changes in the temperature during the past twenty-iour hours in comparison With the corresponding day of last year, as recorded at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Herald vullicei— 1873, 1474. 38 «oo Average temperature Average temper: leat yoar | was she trotting aud behaving that had | American Girl and she come together during the | dar! | ripple ot STAGE AND PULPIT. A Fair Priestess of the Drama Questions Parson Talmage. A Champion for the Roar ing Cleric. Miss Clara Morris Speaks Her Mind. TO THe EpiTox oF tHE HEezatp:— Since the Rev. T. De Witt Talmage has declared himself a laugnter-loving and hilarious gentleman, 1 am encouraged to ask him a question or two through your columns, He stated on Sunday last that he knew “@ young man who attended the play Of ‘Macbeth’ sor thirty nights, and who gave up church attendance, his Bible and prayer.” What | wish to know ts when and where did “Ma beth” have a run of thirty nights, also the “young man's” name and addresst Hia opinion of that play and the characters therein would be valuable. Having asked these questions I would like to add | @ few words about the quality of the ‘fruit’ our professional tree is bearing. Durtag our civil war, when many of our actors were dghting valiantly for tue Union, and many au actress deprived herself of everything but the bare neces- Saries of life that she might send wine: fruits and 100d to the commissary depart- ments, and when every spare hour was given to the xnitting of stockings, scraping of lint and making of bandages, I thought our tree Was bearing good “fruit... When Chicago stood shivering and homeless and we placed in her out- Stretched hands many a hard earned “hundred,” nota dollar but carried with It twice ita value in sympathy, 2nd when, last winter, we gave thou- sands to the suffering poor of New York I thought our tree was bearing good fruit. seen a hard-worked actress mother, with the in- evitable satchel on her arm and “part” for the ning tn her hand, cali the littie night-gowned bles and near them say, “Now I lay ie down to sleep,” &c., with lips as pure and swect as tuouga they Were & minister's dock and not an actor's, 1 Jelt sure Our tree was bearing good iruit and {air to look at, too. I do not say we are angeis— Jar jrom it. We have some very complexioned sheep among us, but the Re T. De Witt Talmage’s prolession can turnisa a “Roland for an Oliver’ every time. We area law-abiding, God-learing, sell-sustaining peopie, and our Wives and motiers wil! bear coinparisoa with those Of any ciass of péople in the world, There 19 hardly an actress on the stage vut has sone one to support—iather, mother, sister or child, some one—and I never knew one to do her | duty unwillingly, The Rev, T. De Witt Talmage complains of the Impurity of the modern stage. It is no worse than 1t Wascenturies ago. We simply hold the mirror und it retlects the Vices and the virtues of the age. As lo our infuence being so terribie, | deny it. How on earth is virtue to triumph if there ts no | sin to triamph over? Did the kev. T. DeWitt Tal- mage ever preach a sermon where sin of some Kind was not mentioned, aye, and made much off Has he not spent ten minutes in picturing some successful speculator, sud has he not used odds and ends Oo! popular siang to bring nis picture more ; Vividty Lelore the eyes uf his conyregativa and have not his efforts in that line been rewarded with a laughter, and has be not thereapon dragged tn his moral by the “hair of the head? aud dismissed it in three minutes, so that his hearers retained the amusing picture of that wicked money getter, and .ost ull sight of tne moral? Has not then the reverend gentleman AMUSEMENTS. ‘The Academy of Music. The sertes of performances given yesterday at the Academy of Music tor the benefit of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylums attracted an immense crowd, Both tn the aiternoon aud at night the house was Clled to overflowing by appreciative audiences. There was such a jam asis seldom witnessed in this house, Nothing was neglected on the part of the management to bring about this result, The programme | was varied and made up of weil selected pieces. The chief weight of the dramatic entertainment fell upon the members of Waliack’s and Daly's Fith Avenue companies, It is neediess to say | they proved fully equal to tneir parts, and were rewardea by the hearty plaudits of the immense audience. “Masks and Faces,” by the Fi:th Ave- nue Company, opened the performance, It was foilowea by Grafulia and ms Seveuto regiment band. Some members of Mr. Wallack's company then played the laughavie comedietta, fo Oblige Benson,’ Woilch seems ever Iresh, It gave the greatest pos- sible satisiaction, as was evident trom the bearing or the audience, whose constant laurhiter aod enthusiastic applause bore witness to the thoroug pleasure they derived from the performance. Beckett as Mr, Trotter Southdown was exceed ingly funny, and carried the addience with iigy by the heartiness Of lus impersonation, | A umber of variety artists also coutributed their When Thave | Share to the general aumsement, Lhe airernoon eutertainment was brought to a close by Dan Bryant aud his troupe in their favorite parior entertainment, couciuding Wilh ‘Tne Black Brie gade.”” The evening entertainment waa equally Well attended. 13 opened with the Jarce “The Good tor Nothing,” given by members o/ the Futh Aveuue company, ‘The favorite lrish burlesge ac- tors Harrigan aod Hart made thetr “Patrick's Day Parade,” with the usualeffect, Touy Pastor put in un appearance with nis new budget, whieh Was received with jinmense favor, enjoyed performances of the evening was the bal- couy scene irom “Romeo and Jule,” in which Miss Lie Eldridge played Juuet to Mr. Frederick = Warde’s Romeo, — Mile, Heti- bron, who ia rapidly becoming 4 public Javorite, played several morceauz on the piano With exquisite taste and great brilliagcy of exe- cunon, “My Neighbor's Wie” brought to a close the evening's periormance, and the audience sép- arated weil pleased with the amusement that it had aforded them, Credit ig due (o Mr, Augus- une Daly lor the excellence Of the arrangements. Music in Aid of Prison Reform. Miss Linda Gt!bert, a lady who has devoted much of her time, talents and euergies to the improve- mMeut Of the coudition of the prisons and houses of detention througnout the United States, especially iu establishing !ibraries jor the prisoners, pro- poses Co arrange a grand vocal and instrumental concert in aid of this goble object, to take place tn this city at an carly date. To promore tnis object @ meeting Of prominent citizens Is suggested. The Xernous of Miss Gilbert i amelicrauing tne cone ional interesis—thus eievating, refiuing and ennobling the unfortunate and erring classes deserve hearty encouragement, Charity could ' scarcely appear in a more attractive guise, nor the tender Diuistry of woman be directed to objects more need{ul of care. The Mills Testimonial Concert. Mr. S. B. Mills, the eminent pianist, who has | been suffering for a lew months past tne most tn- | tense pain irom the effects of an accident which made Vice more attractive than virtue? sit every | Sunday and hear aman preach (and be preacues well too), who has said to my mother, “I cannot comprehend how she can act and teel any interest in religion !”” T am gifted wich the usual amount | Of sensibility and a fair sense of the fitness ot { things, and I have prayed many a year to the sume | God the Rev. T. De Witt Taimage worships, yet have had no fine inner voice denounce me as unfit 80 to kneel, because 0: my being an actress, Woman like, having asked permission to say a few words, I have saia a great many, and end as I began with a question:—“I it tovk thirty nigots of ‘Macbeth’ to win that ‘young man’ irom the Rev, T. De Witt ‘Talmage, how manv nights with ‘Une Rev. T. De Witt Talmage would it take to win aman (say Vandenhom) from ‘Macbeth?’ " BROOKLYN, Nov. 17, 1874, CLARA MORRIS, Heroic Detence of the Brooklyn Divine. To THx Epiror or THE HeRaLD:— In the HERALD of November 16 there are three articles, written in reply to the sermon of the Rev. Dr. Talmage, and signea respectively “T.,” “An Actress,” and “An Actor,” which are so vio- lent In their language and so vituperative towamd the worthy preacher that they attract the spectal attention of the reader. Now, the writer of this article is neither a Preacher nor an actor; he is simply an unbiased looker-on. And to one thus looking at the contro- versy without prejudice, and to one who 1s ex- ceedingly fona of theatrical performances and | spectacular exnibitions, the contest seems very strongly in favor of the religious side of the ques- tion. There is no doubt that Dr. Talmage is a very violent man when roused to the pitch of excitement customary with him in preaching, and it seems very likely that he may make use of expressions at suca thmes which he would avoid in his calmer Moments; bat, maxing all these allowances, the just, moral man who looks at the matter without prejudice must acknowledge that many of the Doctor's statements were too true, As for the three replies given in your issue of the 16th, the firat two were ridiculous, whereas the third was very sensible and wortby of considerable atten- tion, To judge trom the style of “-T.’s" article, one Would suppose he was the literary hanger-on of some second rate theatre, the writer of those flowery, pedantic nothings which so frequently eet the ears Of theatre-goers in the sensational ramas ofthe day. To draw absurd caricatures of Mr. Talmage ‘climbing bh on church steeple,” or to reier with contempt to the “Japses’’ which the Church has of late ‘suffered,’ 18 nO refutation of the unwelcome charges laid @t the door of the dramatic profession; nor will “7.” ever convince fair-minded men by hurling inveotives agaist preachers of the Gospei. There have been grave charges made of late against men who occupy prominent positions in the Christian Church, and, uniortunately, these charges may be true; but, whether true or dalse, it does noc remove the fact that there are hundreds of mea and women connected with the theatrical profession wno Jead lives of iniamy and degradation; nor does it give “I.” any grounds for placing on an equal footing the theatre und the glorious Gospel of Jesus Chrisc, as set forth by the Onristian Church. But while the statements of ‘I.’ are pedantic and incon- clusive, the arguinents of “An Actress” are equally Weak ana unsatisfactory, She begina her attack by making a@ thrust with the common weapon of her purty—the late Brooklyn scan- dal. In three different cities ‘crtminai charges have been made aguinst Cristian ministers; therefore the Cuurch ig on @ par with the toeatre, and Christian men cannot criticise the stage til they bave frat purged the Church, So argues this young lady; but it is manifest to every intelligent reader that such an argument ig indeed weak. To piace on @ par the Church of Carist aud the theatre is not mere.y ab- surd, it 18 sucriiegious, For every case of incoutt- nence in the Church tnere are u thousand tn- stances of licentiousness and vice connected with the theatre. Again, the lady compares the ballet girl with the seamstress and the shop girl, Jn an- swer to Mr. Image’s query, “What parent would like to see its daugnter u oullet gitl 2’? she replies, “What parent likes labor of uny kiod forced upon ite daugbter? Does he like ner to make shirts at six cents apiece? Does he like her to stand ten hours day bentnd the counter of # store?’ The absurdity of such # counter query is 'ne lady avoids the real question at NOt the labor to which the parent ob- the indecent exposure of tne person aud toe evil Consequences attendant upon such & life, When & woman so loses all sense of suame as to appear in the costume of @ valiet girl, and ex- pose her person tn senseless whiriings to the udmiring gaze o! a licentious andieuce, she ts on the rapid roaa to ruin; for when modesty ts gone the fatal step ls short and eusily taken, and chas- tty jollows fast in modesty’s fovutsteps. ut Waile the first two articies are mere outbursts of personal venom and spite, the tnird, sigued “An Actor,’ 18 concisely stated ond worthy of the attention Of all Who are in erested iv this itn- portant subject, His discussion tvroughout 1s open and twir-minded, and, though he overiooks many iMportant issues of the question, and tails to convince his readers that his side ts entirely right, be atleast shows ccnclusively that Mr. lal- mage should not make such sweeping statements without more abundant proof than le seems able to produce, With the iairness character! tae writer, he cails for the support o: honest, moral men {0 upboiding the theatre uvon a proper basis, aNd Surely Dis call should be sustained, The American people will have spect amusements, wou Whether you call them d theatricals, panoramas, tabieaus, or what- 19 ail the Same tn effect, Let, then, the morel of the community, those whose opinions are re- spected by the pubite, take # decided step in tus matter, Let them uphold legitimate drama and e honest talent, and toen will the proi toits proper position in th and con Dass betel! him iu the Catskill Mountains, will make his first public appearance this season on Monday eveuing, al Steinway Hall, at a concert got up as atestimoniai on the part of his numerous admi- One ot the best | tion Of prisoners and in atvending to their educa. | rera to mark their appreciation of bis great talents | asaparust, Mr. Mills nus go far recovered from his injuries as to be wble to present to an audience | the same scholarly style of playing aud nigh arus- Uc intelligence ta the Interpretation of great piano works that have ior years made him such a favor. ite. He wili be assisted by some ol tue Italian Upera artists and many virtuosi of local renown, | crease to the amount of $1 537,423 60. and the programme is rick in attractiveness and | classical merit. Musical and Dramatic Notes. Toole made quite a hitin Washington, Boston 1s promised an English version of Girofle Girofa. Mrs, Coombs put her pretty face into the ‘School for Scandal.” The Virginian has made the success of the sea- gon a! Hooley’s. Imagine Porkopolis trying to swallow “Jack and the Beanstalk |”’ “4 T. C. King, the eminent tragedian, is playing | ‘with success in the provinces. ‘The Philadelphia Reviewer appeals for American comedies. We pray for good ones, Tne Wallace Sisters are playing im John Brougham’s drama, “Minnie’s Luck.” Wybert Reeve lately played “The Woman in White’’ to a very small audience in Chicago, “Lorle” is thé title of one of Magxie Mitchell's plays. We wonder is there any laure! about it ? ‘Thomas has won taurels in the Bay State. Just the place to win and get them we shoulda suppose. Critics write in raptares about Miss Neilson’s Juillet, Her sweet face exerts the same influence as does sometimes the moon. Boucicault’s interesting drama, “The Heart of Mid-Lothian,”’ will be produced at the Fifth Ave- nue Theatre on Saturday nignt. On Saturday night Mr. Boucicault’s Scottisn drama, “The Heart of Mid-Lothian,” will be pro- Gucea at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. 4 New Orleans paper announces the production of Joseph Jefferson’s version of ‘Rip Van Winkle.” We wonder what Mr. Boucicault will say? A cynical critic of the Hub thinks we owe the re- port of Carl Furmes’ death to the fact that the basso wae preparing to come back—to public lite, Cheap advertising the critic believes. Miss Guman, @ clever little soudrette of the Lotta type, {g announced ass great success at New Orleans. We regret it. Lottais too good to have @ successor—at least we don't want to see any. McOuliough promises seriously to take Forrest's place. laying Spartacus in Cincinnati, ne re- ceived six calls before tne curtain in one night— two alter the arena scene. He must have done well, for his audience know how to kill. Mr. George Vandenhof, the well known English elocutionist, read interesting selections irom Shakespeare and Dickens last night at tne Asso- Clation Hall, The attendance was large and the audience gave frequeat marks of appreciation. When the “Shaughraun” shoots the villain Kin- chella in Boucicault’s play a pocketbook which he carries in his breast pooket 1s supposed to save his lite, When this bit of business occurred on the firat night Boucicault rammaged in vain for the saving book, ‘Where’s the book?” he asked in no gentle voice, ‘It's in my back pocket,” whis- pered the prostrate Kinchella. And to get at it the “Shaughraun” was obliged to roll him over on the stage. Bistory relates that the Shbaughraun muttered between his teeth, “It’s a mighty quare place yiv got your heart, Mr. Kincneila!’’ The dramatic entertainment tendered by the Irving Dramatic Association to Company A, of the Twenty-second regiment, came of at the armory in Fourteenth street last night. It is mot often that so successiul a dramatic entertainment is organised by amateurs. {he spacious drill room was filled by o large audience that thoroughiy enjoyed the performance. The programme included ‘fo Oblige Benson,’’ and the fourth act of “Tne Merchant of Venice.” Miss MacFarlane read the “Briage of Sighs’ and Miss Crane “fhe Senaior's Entanglement,” both ladies acquitting. themselves in @ highly satisfactory manner. A very pleasant evening’s entertain- ment was brought to a close by the singing of ge- lections from Bellini, Strauss and Zikom by members of the Mozart Musical Union. Strakosch’s Choristers’ Pay. To THR EDITOR OF THE HRRALD:— Apropos of Mr. Dachauer’s cara in this (Tues. day) morning’s issue of the HERap, [ should like toaad @ word as to the compensation given by Mr. Strakosch to the members o/ the chorus of the yequiem masé, The understanding on engage- ment was $3 for each performance and the num- ber of performances to be twelve. Aiter the first rehearsal {t was announced that the price for male singers would be $3, for female singers $2, and no compensation jor rehearsals, of which we bave baa six, some very long and tatiguing. Whether Mr, Strakoscn pursues the same plan toward fis solo singers, making @ distinction in favor of bis own sex, | am unable to say; but he has certainly, in thia instance, shown a meanness for which hie well known loerslity has uupre- jared us, " Will the HeRaLD, whose columns are ever open to tue cry of distress, insert tuese lew lines and jer protest to jong ltt already re- aud apo . a'e i Foie "he oP na bf THE INTERNAL REVENUE. Various Degrees of Increase in the Classes of Receipts. THE NEW SYSTEM OF COLLECTIONS. Recommendations to Congress by the Commissioner. COSTLY OUR LUXURIES, WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 1874 Commissioner of Internal Revenue Douglas, 1m his report to the Secretary of the Treasury, Say8:— of ‘The aggregate receipts trom all sources, exclust: duty ° ca, circulation aud deposits of aa. ons made by contract under the th ded June $4 IT scMAe bY $2 bH,- lunded and allowed act of May's, 1 were $i02.6447 7 This amos %. s eFreceipts lor the eur. year under (he present iaw ts $107,000,0a mount of drawback on spirits, tobacco and chandise tur the Sscal year of 1573 was $ » und for Lit, $5540. No spirits were exported tor the benent of drawback during the year r ended June 8), 1874, and the quantity ot wbaceo ex- poried for the penent of the drawoack is very ught im comparison with the quantity exported in bond. Ie t¢ evident, therefore, chat where the privilege ot exporta- tion beiore payment of (ax has beco accorded export ers have availed themseives of s vilege almost (o the exclusion of that authorizing exportation tor the Venent of drawback, The amounts refunded during the t two fiscal years for taxes itl ed were, in Lit, S608, Xi ¢ receipts | from the ing to. distilied spirits for. the, fiscal year 1374 were $49,444,090, or a net decrease of $2,055,201 trom those I874, There ‘was an increase of $2,153,993 trom spirite led trom materials other than apples, peaches or aud a decrease of $1,477,464 froin spiris dis ose articles, and a decrease of $2,294.959 on articles and occupations relating to spirits formerly taxed. buy now exempt. The aggregate increase 1s $2,159.77 am the aggregate decrease $4,814,989 from the several ces of tis branch of revenue. A glancs 0 the last jour years exhibits Huctuations to which this species of tax is subject. ‘Thus, in 1870, the returns on brandy were $611,915: in 1871, $1,236,006; in 1872, 8544.849: 1m 1973, $2,014,646, ‘and ia 874, 1. “Ihe annual product varles with the ate nual yield of fruit trom whieh it 13 distilled. TUE WHISKEY TRIBUTE, The total production of spirits during the fiscal year frou: materials other than irait was 08,406,376 gallons Jolal production from fruit, 766,685 gallons. Aggregate production trom all sources, 69,572,082 tax able sa 3) frult distilleries were a 7) distilleries, othee ri : than fruit, Were registered aud While the figures show an increa erations relating to bonded disdiiest spin et. Uvity im all op. ts it appears th quanuty produced duriy the year 18/4, as compare with that produced during the year "IS73, 1s rela lively greater than the quantity — withdrawe forall pu poses dur R ry as cone ared with the quantity withdrawn for all, purposst during the year 1973, Le: : ot 15,817,709 gal: Jous iv how Ly on J which 18 2,W0,247 was 86 Of JUNE BY, 1873, allons more tha t Peuouse at that time beiny 12,9 tue quantity in wa gallons. During the first quarter of the present year the mand for distilled spirits has been active atid the q try withdran tux has exce do the quanti balance remaiing in warenouse se ptembe ), 1274, hag be reduced to 14,577.09 gatlons, or a decrease of 3.24061 val as compared with the quantity remaining in warehouse June 187. The gvod prices obtuines for spirits in the home market has had the eifect of ciminisiing the exportations during the same period, sa t Whereas the quantity removed from the Warehouse Sport and une 45,010 gallons, the M74, counted tor June 30, 1874, wae i aining unaccounted tot 10) 3), 1874.” mented liquors engaged, 2,524. THE FRAGRANT WEED. ‘The total receipts trom the manufacture and sale all their forms, sna and cigars, in 2.975 were $3, @, showin, as compared — with the previous fiseal ‘year, a Gecrease of $lld5 427 47. AS ared with the first’ quarter of the precedi fiscal yenr the collections made tot the first quirter of the last fiscal year show a de ‘The decrease dur ihe lose ‘ ni quarter amoutited to $1,144,607. ing the second quarter amount inet iu coliections during the period named was § but trou ot November, ft to the toe there has been a Inerease of collections trom this source over Ally previous correspom ting period. ‘The largest amount ever collected in any one quarter irom tobiteco Was col Jected during the firs: quarter of the current fiscal year, which reaches the sum of $10,162,954 3: should corre sponding relative coll remaining three-quarters, the receipts trom this source ‘Will aggregate tor the current fiscal year in round num bers, $50,00,000, Taking the amount of taxes collected asa busis for computing the product of manutactured Tobacco for the year ended June 30, 1874, the result Is at follows:—-Tobacco of al descriptivis taxed at twenty cents per pound, 104,502,548 pounds; snuff taxed at thirty: two cents per pound, $245,143 pounds, total quantity om Which tax was paid is 107,74/,601 pounds; adding’ the tobacco, &e., shipped in bond for export, 10,800,9% Pounds, gives a votal production of 113,545,619 pounds for the year, being an increase over the annual production of the preceding fiscal year of 2,107.c84 pounds. The number of cigars, cheroots, &c.. on which taxes were collected during the fiscal Vear ended June 80, 1874, was 1,880,097,495, being in excess of the number on which taxes were collect e previous fiscal year by 79,602,852. This number, however, does uot show the actual productiun of’ the country for the time specified, tnasmuch as there” are included in this number the imported cigars which paid an internal revenue tax ip dition to the import duty. The qu:n ity of tobacco shown by the records to bave been removed without payment of tax for exportation to foreizo countries was, for the yeas ended June 8), 1874, 10.*01,927 pounds; exported atter the tax had been paid, with tue benefit of drawback, 86 901 pounds. Total aoaney, exported during the year, 10,857,838 pounds. " This is in excess of the total quantity exported during the previous fiscal year by 72%, ands. Total number of sults pending July 1, 1874..,.+, 0.2 Amount of judgments rreuvered by the United States in Criminal actions... ....... Pore Judgments recovered by the United States in civil 134 judi iid pai into court in SCClORETN rein. OF peaseeds torteit ara da Mts fie tical year ended June 30, 1874, were as tollows:— 118.981 gallons of distilled aptrite, valued at....... rah arreis of fermented liquors, valued at... 83.24454 pounds of tobacco, valued a! 085,747 cigars, va! at o0 Miscellaneous property, valued at.. Total value of seizures. RECEIPTS FI The following shows the receipts from all sources other than spirits, tovacco and fermented Baers for 18/43— Hank d 8, savings banks capital, Dank circula! § dnesive stam ps, $6,186,364; penalties, i prog Mo occupations formeriy taxed but uow @&> empt, . . OF the tax against banks and bankers which remained uponanges by law there o crulocged, decane For the fis eat ending June 30, 1s M78: dehostia: $1,858 849-—total B07 TAL Cal year ending June 3), 1874:—Uapital, $916,873; circu- tion, $16,738; deposits, $2,067. Total, $3, showing an increase of $4918. It is believed ¢ increase may to a great degree be fairly attributed to the new system of ment. This opimon is sustained trom the circumstance that during this year more than seventy banks have been for the first though doing business and liable to be previous years. The improvement is still more spparent jo tion of special taxes. The amount col source was during the last quarter of the 1872, $3,303,539; during the iast quarter of the fiscal 373, when the new system Was first. ap) aga and during the last quarter of the fiscal 1874, $5,855,581, showing an increase in the em on] of the tiscal | year 1874 over the corresponding periods of 1873 and 1972 1d $2,552.04 th a assessed, a the collec- from al year, F new system has led to a steady increase of it bas also tended to make these collections more promp\ and regalar. BUREAU RXPRNSES. It was tound, through the receipt of sealed when contracts tor printing rev Dired, that about $75,000 might work. New contracts were therefore made wi bank note companics making the lowest bids It has been suggested that, Inasmuch as a full; saul. ped bureau of engraving and printing: is maintained by the general yovernment, | the head of the office be required to submit estimates for the printing of all Internal revenue stamps, when bids for the same are advertised tor, to be opened and considered, as are like bids by inaividuais or companies, or that the head {aga and required, on a requisition by the Commissioner of Internal wevenue, to turoish all the stamps necessary under the law, except proprietary and documentary, Congress should make some vositive provision in regard to this matter. STAMP RECEIPTS. ‘the total receipts irom stamps on bank checks, &c., ee oe Patent medicines, matches, £0, ing the remnants of what were known under the rev: enue laws originally aa documentary and Froveetary stamps, Were tor the last fiscal year $6,136,864. I Con are. hould wish to abolish these, out were still of the Opimion.that the revenue could not be diminished wath safety, an equivalent could be hud by increasing the tex on spirits 10 cents per vallon. would yield. estima ing on the number of taxable Kallons produced @ the Last Ascal yoar, $6,997 ‘Au additional tax on bacco of 4 cents per pound, estimating on @ correspo! ing basis (excluding snuit) woul 1d $4,612,000. Taxes under repealed laws have been collected toa considerable amount by the internal revenue officer: without the aid of other parties. The sum thus oe during the last fiscal year was something over During the first quarter of the present Haca! year there ‘was collected over $154,000, and further eollections are continually being THE NEWARK RING TRIALS, According to & previous decision of the Court, Judge Titsworth, presiding Judge of the Essex County (Newark) Court of Quarter Sessions, an- nounced yesterday ® panel of forty-eight citizens from whom to select @ “struck jury” to try the case of Alderman William Stainsby and ex-Com. joner Josepn ¢. Young, indicted for alleged coospiracy to deirauda the city tn the Kev. Jona U. Guenther real estate transaction, after thi manner of the Bumsted-Vreeland case dersey City some eighteen months ago, Young Was in court. Sti by was not present. Th@. Court presented the names of forty-eight citix AS these were called they were challenged nately by coun: Ot the pleas until twenty-iour which will be drawn ti true,” who will tr traretaibas HS connie: @ ars 1U0R Os