The New York Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1875, Page 6

GHNTRAL “AFRICA, The Khedive’s Expeditions for the Exploration of the Nile. TWO CORPS ON THE MARCH. American Aid and Command in the Enterprise. GORDON AT GONDOKORO. Colonel! Long’s Interview with Mtessi, King of Uganda. A BATTLE WITH KABA REGA. Carno, Egypt, Dec. 9, 1874. On Saturday, the 5th inst., two expeditions left Cairo in a steamer for the Upper Nule. The drst is composed as follows :— Colonel! Purdy, general staf Egyptian arny (American ofMcer). Lieutenant Colonel Mason, general staf Egyp- tian army (American officer), and six native oMcers of the staff, one native puysician and twelve non-commissioned officers of the staff, for surveying purposes. The escort consists of four Dative officers and sixty-three soldiers. The second expedition 1s composed as follows :— Colonel Coiston, general staff (American officer). Lieutenant Colonel Reed, general staff (Amert- | an Officer), aud six native staff officers, for sur- ‘veying purposes; also Dr. Ptund, a German and Baturalist to the expedition, and tweive non-com- Missioned oilicers and soldiers for surveying pur- poses, The escort is composed of four officers of the line and sixty-turee soldiers. THE ROUTES OF MARCH AND WORK. These two expeditionary parties will proceed togetuer as far as Wady-Halla (second cataract), and from thence, by camel, to the oasis of Sel- mich; thence, by the regular caravan route, to the capital of Dariour. Toe Commander has with him the means of improving the wells which alreacy exist and also for digging others. This will greatly assist the caravans coming from Darfour. + Volonel Colston, with his party, will follow the Nile as far as Debdé. From tnence he will make a reconnoissanuce of the direct road to Dariour in order to discover and report what facilities exist for opening a shorter route between the Nile and Darfour. Alter doing that work he will return-to Debpé, and {rom thence proceed to Obeid, the capital of Kordofan, making @ map of the route and tmprov- | ing the wells en route, From thence Colonei Colston will survey the route between Obeid and Darfour. The two expeditions meeting at Darfour will make a careful survey of this country, making a report of its resources of every Kina, its popula- NEW YORK AERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1875—WITH SUPPLEMENT. vended vy expenditure of large sums, &c., invited Coione! Gordon, whose military talent and experience in the Orient well fitted him to command an expedition, to ‘orm & government, exploit the great tvory interest, ameliorate the condition ofthe imdigene and drive from her confines the accursed slaver. Colonel Gordon, accompanied by his chie!-of-stad, Lieuten- ant Colonel Long, an American of the Egyptian army for five years, left Cairo the 2ist o6Febru- ary, reaching Gondokoro the 18tu of April, preced- ing the limited number who were calied to aid him, aud who were to lollow with the materials for re- moving obstractions. HIS RESOLVE AND ACTION. The first act of Colonel Gordon on his arrival at Gondokoro was to confide to his chiel-of-staf, Lieutenant Colonel Long, the command of a expe- dition to that unknown country, Uganda. How ably and intelligently were interpreted the wishes of his commander may be understood irom the atfec tionate greeting of the latter on his arrival— “Long, you have done a great work, more than any one here.’ What obstacles and what suffer- ings were surmounted and endured tn the short space Of six months cau only be fully known to that officer, AWAY FROM GONDOKORO. Colonel Long left Gondokoro on tne 24th of April with bastily collected stores, two soldiers, Said and Abdel Seiim, @ soldier speak- ing the Uganda language as interpreter, The Colonel was well armed, He had two soldiers with Snyders. The rainy season had commenced and the route Southward was dificult. Undaunted by any of the many obstacles he nad determined to see Mtessi, the King of Uganda, and to unlock the hidden secrets that seemed to resist all former efforts, and though the augurys were not favor- able be “Set his life upon the cast and stood the hazard of the die.” Fifty-eight days of painful marches and he arrived at Uganda, weicomed by thousands who crowded the broad and well swept roads, sent by Mtessi. Man and horse were an equal object of wonder, delight and fear; rude music and fantas- tic convolutions of fantasticaily dressed soldiers, armed with guus of a pattern of a past age. Accompanied by acolumn of at least 2,000 men he arrived upon the brow of a hill, The palace of ‘Mtessi faced bim trom another, A ROYAL COMPLIMENT. Here, surrounded by @ mass of men and his hun- dred wives, Mtessi expressed his delight at the | honor done him by the great Sultan at Cario and by the Governor General at Gondokoro. Alter an exchange of salutations Mtessi ordered his courtiers to conduct Colonel Long 1o buildings expressly built for him. The next morning Colonel Long was formally presented, accom- panied by an immense and curious throng of natives, dressed in their toga of yellow bark of trees, the common costume of the M’Uganda, The palace, @ high pyramidal shaped hut, with open portal and closed by seven high grass walls, from which swing, or ought to swing, but don’: swing, gates of unweildy plaited grass, With- in each court are the attendant courtiers. On each side of the palace, as he approached, the soldiers and music, were arranged in mass, Rude music, accompanied by vocal imitations of the crow and other birds from within, the tall figure of Mtesst approached Colonel Long as he | dismounted and received his graceful salutations, Mtessi was neatly attired @ la Turk, and tn his left hand he held a scimitar, suspended from a richly worked belt of gold from Zanzinar. The Mtangoli Chiets and Ministers of State occupied sites near the walls of the hut. Mtessi retrogrades to-hia tion, &c. TEMPORARY UNION AND AGAIN ONWARD. | Arrived at the southern limit of Darfour the two | expeditions will again separate. Colonel Purdy ‘Will fallow the dow of the river going to the south- east and determine itsembouchure. Afterwards be will proceed to the embouchure of the Sobat, | Colonel Colston will explore the countries south of Kordofan—viz., Jaggaien and Scnellouk— and will then proceed to Fasnoodah, at the junction of the Nile and the Sobat. Arrived at Fashoodan, ‘which is within tue jurisdiction of Colonel Gordon, ‘they wiil take bis instructions ant orders. Having reprovisioned and forwarded to Cairo their charts, reports, specimens, &c., the two parties will pro- ceed together to the Soutiiwest, to survey the country west of tie Alpert Nyanza as far as the equator. AT THE ALBERT NYANZA. One party will make a survey of tbe borders of Lake Albert, and the depth, &c., while the other will examine the country to the west of the high 4 mountains that bound the lake, also the country oi Niam-Niam, &c. WELL PREPARED FOR THE WORK. The expeditions are provided with surveying instruments, astronomical instruments, imple- ments ior mining, &c.. so that they may be enabled to make @ detailed report of the countries traversed, With the facilit.es furnished it is believed that the expeditions will finisb their work in two years. or two years and a pall. CIVIL AIDS TO SCIENCE, Next week another expedition, under the com- | mand of Mr. Tutcheli—an American in the eervice oi the Knedive, but not in the army—consisting of two native officers and twelve soldiers, will leave Cairo for the purpose of making a geological and mineralogical survey of the country between the Nile and the Reg Sea, Nubia and Eastern Soudan, a8 tar as the River Sovat, MOST USEFUL RESULTS EXPECTED. The foregoing expeditions go, as I have stated, well equipped, and great results are hoped for. You coubtless pave heard ere this of Colonel Long's (an American officer in the service of the Knedive) success abd discoveries in Equatorial Arica. REFORM AT HOME. It was hoped that ere this the judicial reform courts of Egypt would have been organized, bat the organization has been delayed. ‘Ihe 1dowing is a synupsis of the proposed organtizatiol There will be three circuit courts, each com- posed of tour judges from the lesser European States and taree native judges, One circuit court ‘Will sit at Cairo, one at Alexandria and tne tuirad at Lag: There Will aiso be one coart of ap- peais, consisting 0! seven foreign judges, repre; Seutatives of tne greater Powers, anu our native | judges, This court will sit at Alexandria, COSTUME OF THE JUDGES. Their oMctai costume will consist of the red tarbouche, @ green robe and abiue ribbon worn @alter-wise. They only require the yeilow shoes of the couutry to complete the vizarre assemblage of color. WHAT FRANCE DEMANDS, France has demanded, in view of her great interests in Egypt. that she jowed another juuge to sit in the Circuit Court in Cairo, In view 01 France’s demand, Italy and Austria bave preferred the same demand. Egypt has yielded in the matcer, and the Kuedive bas consenteu to pay the three additional juages. Aé 5000 a8 all the judges have arrived the courts ‘Will be organizec—probably in January, SANITARY PRECAUTIONS, You have heard, doubtiess, that for several mouths past sanitary cordon of troops had | been established between ‘Tripoli and Egypt, owing to the repor's of tue plague said to be exist- ing 1m Tripoli. M. Vidal, the American Consul at shall also be al- | royal chatr, over which is thrown a cloth bordered with gold. | The King seemed greatly embarrassed ana turned his eyes Jurtively to glance at the waite Map. Ambassador of the great Sultan at Moir, Colonei Long sat upon a chair, placed by the King bhimseit, “Speki could not sit before Mtessi; this must | be agreat man.” These were ejacalations of the | wandering courtiers, as interpreted by the Drag- oman, | A SURPRISE. | Suddenly a sound of horns and beating of drums, and Mtessi motioned Colonel Long to look. The fantastically dressed and fi endisb look- ing Boureanes snatch from their heads the cords, badge and instrument alike of ofice, and thirty without the doors, amid cries and struggies, are executed! volonel Loug felt horrified for a moment, but this was the customary manner of King | | Mtesst to impress one with his power, a custom not unknown to other African potentates. Dr. | Livingstone, in his last letver to’ Mr. Stanley, says:—‘‘I wish some one would visit Messi or | Uganda, without Bamby as interpreter. He is by no means a sound autnor. The King of Dahomey suffered eclipse aiter a common-sense visitor, and we seldom hear any more of his atrocities, The mightiest African potentate and the most dreadiul | cruelties told of Airica owe @ Vast deal to tue | teller.” Since then Mr. Stanley telis the fearful story of Coomassie, and even Mr. Stanley, who, in his book, believes in the nooility of the African, | | must have less admiration on association for toe | down-trodden race, Colonel Long bas a thorougn | appreciation of toe negro character. Born in the South, he proved it im his delicate communication | | With Mtessi, securing bis assent aud co-operation | to all tus propositions. | A PHILANTHROPIC HOPE DISSIPATED. Subsequent visits of Colonel Long to Mtessi were attended by executions from eight to ten, Dr. Livingstone vo the contrary notwithstanding. | He represents Mtessi far from being cruel, | oftentimes exhibiting much feeling—thar strange | | combination so olten found tn the negro character | | in America, wio, when they commit crimes and in expiation on the scaffold, express extreme peni- teuce and assurance in the hereafter. | vietums AT LAKRB VICTORIA NYANZA Permission was granted Colonel Long to visit the Lake Victoria Nyanza. He found its waters light and sweet, no tides in the lake, and no sheils | 00 its shores. Itis from twelve to fifteen miles | | Wide. Has return by the Victoria Nile waa persist- | | ently opposed by Miessi. There were “rocks and | | Tapids.” Speke tried to do so. | PERSEVERANCE REWARDED. The persistence of Colonel Long prevailed. The 19th of July be leit for Urondogani, three days’ meren distance. It consumed twenty days— | victim of @ hundred annoyances 4 la Speke. In | | two hght canves with his little band lurnished | only with five pounds of four and five pounds of | | beans, he set out upon the unknown and re ated dangerous river; five days after, in lat- tude 1 deg. 20 mtn, north, Colonel Long entered @ great lake at least from twenty to twenty-five mies wide, @ reservoir of the waters of Lake Victoria Nyanza, and that great watershed, the plateau ruoning southward. Colonel Long | clatms it to be the real source of the Niie! Here, | beset by fearful storms and without a compass, he could not reach land or find his road, Finally, lea | only by the scarcely perceptible Polar star he | found again the river, peing torty-etght hours with- | out food, pushing on ana reaching at last Mroali, | tne tormer capital of Unyoro and residence of Kum- | rast, A BATTLE AND GRAND VICTORY. | As he neared the shore he was attacked by 400 of Kaba Rega’s (the present King) men in canoes | ana alter a desperate fignt of several hours routed | the enemy, killing eighty-two, the chief of whom Coionei Long killed at the first snot witha No, 8 elephant gan—coup démoralizant. At sunset the evemy, who had deserted their canoes and followed him on shore, retreated. No accident occurred to the party save that Colonel Long was wound- | ed in the face, Added to tne service Co- lone! Long has rendered his adopted country, | ‘Tripoll, DOtwithstanding this Sanitary cordon, at- tempted to visit kgypt overland. He was stopped, and, doubtiess, in the solitudes of the desert, uaa had’ ample time to reflect on the international rights of @ quarantine. The report has oceasionea no alarm whatever in Egypt, but His Hignness the Khedive, with his usual ivresigit, devermined that there should be no vanger to Egypt. of Cairo, though tolerably fall, have not bad, so far, the pletoora of travel of recent years. itis hoped that as the season advauces tue travel will increase. COLONEL LONG'S RECEPTION BY THE KING OF A HUNDRED WIVES—A SEVERE BATTLE AND BRILLIANT VICTORY. KAARTOUM, Nov. 9, 1874 Here, at the confiuence of the White and the Blue Niles, where civilization awaits in breatuless ex- pectation, “coming events that cast their shadows before,” the tramp of those who sacrificed them- selves that nations may live, it is fit that a tribute should be offered to those who to-day, amid tue Jevid jungles of Airica, are joining the links that shail vind Central Africa to the world, striking from the bonded slave the shackles whose hoarse | clintings grate upon sympathetic Europe. COLONBL GORDON'S BXPRDITION. it @ known that Colonel Gordon, ©. B., o# the British service—otherwise known as “Chinese Gordon”—was selected by the Viceroy of Egypt to organize she government of the Equatorial prov- inces of Africa-Egypta, as it is termed. The dream ot Mohammed Ali became the Inspiration of Ismael The hotels | 1 should mention that he so won the | confidence of Mtessi as to receive his assurance | that the road to Zanzibar, heretojore the way of exportation of ivory, should be forever closed, and ‘that it should be sent to Gondokoro, Egypt, thus | maonopolizing the ivory of Central Africa. A GRATEFUL HALT AND AGAIN ONWARD. Colone! Long arrived at Farvera with hia littie band in an almost starving condition. Under the kin Care of tie expatriated King Riongo, the bit- | ter enemy of Kaba kega, and of the other officers in | Command of the garrison, he was able vo resume his march northward on the istn of Septemver, bo Py wore Still almost impassable ol “geacl Or jungi | Yer swollen sireatia i jungie grass and tne le arrived at Goudokoro on the 18t1 GORDON'S GRERTING, igen | sae Lai aa greening ne Lh Mg from Colo- e| Gordon, who gave Lim up for lost, I e al. | | ready mentioned. re THE RED MAN. A Great Work on the Ameri- can Aborigines. The Tribes from Alaska to Cen- tral America. THe NATIVE RACES OF THE Paciric States. By Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume I., Wild Tribes. New York: D, Appleton & Co, 1874. Pp. 797. Here 1s the initial volume of a great series of Ddooks—a® Vast treasury of well rted knowledge before which newspaper criticism, with its narrow Limits and imperfect processes of illustration, stands abashed, How can we hope todo anything like justice to what cannot but be described as & gigantic literary enterprise? We search its pages in vain for extracts suited to our limits, andin & Measure fail; not because there are not striking passages, but for the better reason that they are so compacted and welded together with a logical cohesion go strict that it is almost impossible to detach them. Hence is it that, in the way either of specimens or oriticism, we distrust our ability to do justice, Hence, too, it may be that in a sort of ill-natured pespair some of our contemporaries have taken refuge in sneers at what they are either incapable of understand- ing, or, like ourselves, find difficulty in reviewing. A word at the outset as to the personal aspect of the matter. There is something impressive in the origin of this remarkable literary feat. It is little over half a century—even if that—since the question was asked, and not very satisfactorily answered, ‘*Who reads an American book ?” Itis but a quarter of a century since California, freshly conquered, was the synonyme of everything that was wild and ruffianly, A writer of Revolutionary biography in that very year (1847), speaking of an English girl in 1770 marrying a young Philadel- phia lawyer, said that it was as hazardous as for one of our daughters or sisters to marry a Calitor- nian! And now in the brief space of twenty-five or twenty-six years California and its chief city 13 ‘ine seat aud Occidental centre of art and letters and luxury, with its university and professors, and with such literary enterprises as this, Let Mr. Bancroft in his own modest, manly words tell the story of its birth and iniancy. After stating the aim to be to write the history of the aboriginal Inhabitants of the vast region from Alaska to Darien, including the whole of Mexico and Central America, he goes on to say :— ‘To some it may be of interest to know the na- ture and extent of my resources for writing so important a series of works. The books and manuscripts necessary for the task existed ip no library im the world; hence, in 1859, | commenced coliecling material relative to the Pacific States, After securing everything within my reach in America I twice visited Europe, spending about two years in thorough researches in England and the chief cities of the Continent Having ex- hausted every available source, I was obliged to content myself witu lying in watt for opportuni- ties. Not longalterwara, and at a time when tne prospect of materially ote to my collection seemed anything but hopeful, the ‘Biblioteca Im- perial de Méjico,” of the unfortunate Maximilian, collected during & period of forty years, by Don José Maria Andrade, Ut¢érateur and publisber, of the city of Mexico, was thrown upon the European market and furnished me about three thousand additional volumes. In 1869, having accumulated some sixteen thou- sand pooks, manuscripts and a? paged besides Maps and cumbersome files of Pacific coast jour- nails, 1 determined to go w work. But I soon found that, like Tantalus, while up to my neck in water, I was dying of thirst. The tacts which I re- quired were 80 copiously diluted with trash that to foliow different subjects through this trackless sea ol erudition, in the exhaustive manner I had proposed, with but one lifetime to devote to the work, Was simply impracticabie. In this emerg- ency my friend, Mr. Henry L. Oak, hbrarian of the collection, came to my relief, After many consul- tations, and not a few partial failures, a system of indexing the subject-matter of the whole library was devised, sufficiently general to be practicd- bie, and sufMctently particular to direct me imme- diately to all my authorities on any given point. ‘The system, On trial, stands the test, and the in- dex, when completed, as it already is for the | 1,200 authors quoted in this work, will more than | aouble the practical vaiue of the library, There is, we repeat, something grand about this~ its scope and its success and the resolute, gallant spirit of the writer. In a different but in some respects more difficalt style—uot of writing, but of research—it 1s more like Gibbon than any- thing we know of The West may well be proud of Mr. Bancroft, alongside oi whom he of the East is nowhere. This volume opens with an ethnological intro- duction, which strikes us as very clever, and gracetully done. We venture now on another ex- tract, strictly prefatory—the only one our limit will permit—bat which is as good a specimen ag we can find of the author's style, a little ambi- tous, perhaps, but very clear and vigorous :— The tendency of philosophic inquiry 1s more and more toward the origin of things. In the eariter stages of intellectual impulse tue mind is almost wholly absorbed in ministering to the necessities of the present; next, the mysterious uncertainty of the after life provoxes inquiry, and contempia- tions of an eternity of the future command atren- tion; but not until kaowleage is well advanced does it appear that there is likewise an eternity Of the past wortny of careful scrutiny—witnout which scrutiny, indeed, the eternity of the future must forever remain @ sealed book, Standing, as we do, between these two ‘eternities, our view limited Ww a batrow thongh gradually widening horizon, a8 Mature unveils her mysteries to our inquiries, ab infinity spreads out in either direc. tion, an tnfinity of minuteneas no less than an iniuity Of immensity; tor hitherto attempts to reach the ultimate of molecules have proved as futile as attempts to reach the ultimate of masses, Now man, the nobiest work of creation, the only Teasoning creature, standing alone in the midst of tois vast sea of undiscovered truth—aitimate knowledge ever receding irom his grasp, primal uses only tarown farther back us proximate robiems are solved—mun, io the study of many ind, must follow his researches in both of these directions, backward ae well ag forward, must in- deed derive his whole knowiedge of what man is and will be from what he has been. Thag it is that the study of mankind in its minuteness assumes the grandest proportions. Viewed in this light there is not @ feature of primitive humanity without significance ; there is not a cus- tom or characteristic of savage Nations, however mewn or revolting to us, from which important lessons may not be drawn. It 18 only trom the Study of barbarous and partially cultivated na- tions that we are able to comprehend man as & progressive being, and to recognize the successive Stages through which our savage ancestors have passed on their way to civilization, With the natural philosopher there is little thought as to the relative importance of the manifold works of creation, The tiny insect is no less an object of bu tient Bcrutiny than the wonderful and com- piex machinery of the cosmos, The lower races of men, in the study of humanity, he deems of ag essential importance as the higher; our present higher races being but the lower types of genera- tions yet to come, Hence, if in the following pages, in the array of minute lacts incident to the successive peoples of which we speak, some of them appear smail and unworthy Of notice, let it be remembered that in nature there is no such thing as insignificance; Sti less is there anything connected with man unworthy of our most careful study, or any pecu- | larity of savagism irrelevant to civilization. The different theories of human origin—the “monogenists”, the “poiygenists” and the “evolu- tontsts”—are stated with judicial precision, the author, if we understand him, expressing dis- tinetly No decision of his own, but rather gladly | turning from them to the specialty ne hasin | view, the narrower aboriginal humanity of our West. To “evolutionism” we do not understand | him tofncline, With equai impartiality, thongh, | of course, much more in detail, he gives us a state- | Ment of the varied theorizing upon the subject of the source of American humanity. We hardiy think Mr. bancroft does justice to that theory which gives Asila—extreme Eastern Asia—the credit of being the parent of our nomadic tribes. The physical resemblances of the Mongolian to the American indian are very striking, and the — gteat sea current of the Pacific—ita Guif | Stream—impinging on our western shore is FIRS? NEWS, There he learned of the death of Anson, De | Witt and Linaut, she departure of Major Campbeil | and Mr. Ruasel, the iormer of whom died since at Khartoum, } STRICKEN DOWN. | I myself, stricken with a deadly fever which | nearly proved fatal, had resarned to Khartoum. ‘RS OF CAMERON. | While in Uganda Colone! Long received infor- | | mation through Mtessi that Lieutenant Cameron was still at Ujiji. SLAVE TRADERS CAPTURED. Colonel Gordon has captured several slavers and cargoes of slaves. Under the guidance of Colonel Gordon, who knows “no such word as fati,” aided by an abie chief of staf, the government of Ventral Africa is @ success, To Ismail Pacha the world’s gratitude for adding henighted Airica to progressive Egypt Pacha, who. undannted by {allure which was at js due 80 natural @ mode of transit a8 to be almost conclusive, Yet in the presence of so patient And careful an investigator it becomes us to doubt as he does, Here, as the other day with Projessor Whitney's “Orieniajsm,’’ we are, if not content, compelled to pause (1 the vestibule of the strac- ture Mr. Bancroft is rearing, quice sare if any one, tempted by our counsel or under any other in- fluence, turn the key and open tne door, be will | find enough within to temyt him onward into every | Corner, rich with the spous of a very pecultar ume, mto which light for the first time is thrown. The Seven chapters comprised in ths volume, each lilustrated by @ minute map, are devoted in order to “the Hyperborians,” the “Colambtans” (or Ore. goniaps) the “Californians the “Mexicans” and | | unrongs were the “New Mexicans,” and finally the ‘Central Americans;"’ and then in a sort of half melancholy tone it closes ;— ‘Thus Irom the ey regions of the North to the hot and humid shores of Darien | have followed these wild tribes of the Pueific States, with no other object ib view than fattutully to picture them ac- cording to the injormation I have been able to giean, And thug I leave them, yet nov without regret; for, notwithstanding all that has been said, 1 cannot but fee! how little we Know of them. Of their mighty unrecorded past, their intermina- ble intermitxtures, their ages of wars and convul- sions, their inner life, their aspirations, hopes and fears, how little do we know of all this! And now as the eye rests upon the fair domain from which they have been go tgnobiy hurried, questions like these arise :—How long have these baskings ana battlings been going on’ What purpose did these peoples serve? Whence did they come and whither bave they gone ?—questions unanswe' vie untt! Omaiscience be fatnomed and the begin- ning and end made one, Let us all as scholars, ag students, as Ameri- cans, proud of our literature as it is now and in such works, developing itself, hope that to our “Buckle” may be youchsafed a longer life than his prototype, LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. A work on Japanese ceramic art 13 being pre- pared to London. ‘Tue College de France, in Paris, nas elected Pro- fessor Guillaume Gutzot one of its vice presidents. A Parsee lady of Bombay has published a Guzer- attic translation of Lord Chesterfield’s letters says the Times af India, W. M, Rossetti is writing art criticisms for the London Academy. Abew periodical devoted to the stage, to be called Le Tréatre, 1s about to be issued 1n Paris by M. Jules Bonnassais, Muss Kate Field is the American correspondent of the London Athenwum, and writes over the Initial D.’”” “Maria Monk’s Daughter” is staying at the Con- vent of the Black Nuns in this city. Now they are having Sunday lectures on litera- ture in London, and the “Sunday Shakespeare So- ciety” is formed, to feed the people with the best things about the great dramatist. A hund book of the language of Canton has been put forth by Mr. H. B. Dennys, editor of the China Mail, at Hong Kong. Colonel T. W. Higginson will edit a series of “Brier Biographies,” to be published by Puvnam. The first volume, entitled “English Statesmen,” will contain Disraeh, Gladstone, Russell, Gran- ville, John Bright and others. The second volume will treat of the English radical-jeaders, and other volumes will embrace the leading statesmen of France, Germany, and Italy, The “Diary of the Shan of Persia’s Travels,” which has just been translated, is very thin literature imdeed. As a rule, his powers of de- scription stop at the point of calling everything “indescribable.” Usgood & Co, will reprint the ‘critical essays of Algernon Charles Swinburne. Tne London literary journals are denounciog the failure of the Public Libraries act in London, While Manchester and Birmingham have half a dozen tree libraries each, supported by taxation, issuing 500,000 volumes per annum, the only Lon- don district which has started a free public ubrary is Westminster. Mr. J. C. Jeaffreson, whose “Book About the Clergy,” “Book About Lawyers’' and “Book About Doctors” have amused the world, has now ap- peared with a “Book About the Table,” which is full of good vhings for dyspeptic appetites, A really well itlustrated edition of Kobert Burns has long been wanted, and Nimmo, of London, bas furnished it, with beautiful illustrations from the pencus of Scottish artists, charmingly en- graved. “The Land of the Pig Tail,’ by Benjamin Clarke, describes China from a boy’s point of view, and has both amusement and instruction in it, Captain Townshend, of the British Light Guards, ‘will soon publish bis “Wild Life in Florida.” Mr. Jonn Timbs,, Who has written abont 150 books, and has spent fifty-three years in literary labor, bas at last been compelled, in nis seventy- fourth year, to relinquish work. An appeal has been made to the British public in bis aid, as he is nearly destitute, “Workshop Keceipts,” by Earnest Spon, is crammed with information about every process used in the arts, trades and manufactures. The first volume of the “Encyclopedia Britan- nica,” ninth edition, will appear in January. Three voiumes will be issued each year, and the publication will run through seven years, This reissue will be, in effect, almost a new work. Tne London Atheneum says that Dr. Living- stone’s “Last Journals” could not have been im- proved had the author lived to return and prepare the work for the press. The book 18 not onlya story of adventure—it is also a confession of the heart. Here we read words written down in ad- versity and suffering by one who walked with death, and who appears to have foreseen his mel- ancholy fate. Miss Eliza Acton was earning her livingas a publisuer, Longman, with the proposition to write tor him any book on any subject that was really wanted. Mr. Longman replied to the lady:—“We want @ good cookery book.” The lterary governess, who knew little or nothing about cooking, ransacked all England for ma- terials, wrote to cooks and clever housewives and made the acquaintance of epicures, from ali of whom she gleaned valuable receipts for dishes, “Modern Cookery in All Its Branches” was the resuit of her eight years’ work, which still holds its place, and secured for Miss Acton a compe- tency for life, SKATING AT THE PARK. HOW SUNDAY WAS PASSED ON THE PONDS. It seemed as thongh yesterday was almost everyboay’s day for skating, judging from the appearance of tne ponds at the parks. Shortly aiter eight o’clock in the morning, the hour fixed by the authorities to open these places of resort, were the ice in condition, the crowd began to collect. Two hours subsequently a grand column of young and old, grave and gay, went trooping up the main entrances to the lake, and at poon there were 8,000 or 10,000 on the crystal plain. All Dationalities and all classes were representei, Rich and poor glided over the polished surface in company, drinking in the nectar of health with which the pure oxygen of the at- mosphere is laden, and in some instances, near the margin of the ice, indulged in ‘scrub races” and made things very lively, much to the amuse. ment of the spectators whose feet were not clad with steel. The 1ce was in excellent condition, and this fact seemed to have been sent broadcast over the city, for after dinner the great mass of the morning was doubled. From every direction they came, carrying every model or pattern or skate known in the mechanical world. From wealtiy and comfortable homes hundreds found their Way, and in scores of cases, judging irom the rough and ready look of the peopie, [rom no homes. at wil. The gentler sex were out in their strength and 1p their glory. fully one-fourth of the dense jadies and girls, ail of whom enjoyed themselves nugely, With skates satis- lactorily adjusted, many of them carefully step down the stairs to the edge of the tee, and sbrink- ingly, a8 in the first steps of matrimony, commit themselves to the frozen surface. The first shade of timidity over, the “angels? appear almost to have been born on skates, and disport themselves with 4 grace and charm that makes them more lovely im their beauty and in their modest de- meauor. So invigorating was the atr of the Park, that many otherwise grave people—estimabie citizens, who might be seen at “anniversary meetings — entered into the sports on the ice with so much zest and ardor that their frienus were surprised and wondered what caused such tricks—a change entirely incompatible with oid Jogyisin and toe associations of “solid men.” An- other peculiarity of the Park yesterday was the unaccountable and curtous eilect its air had upon the palate, causing an exceedingly “dry throat,” Which was only relieved by repeated applicauons of “hot lemonades,” “some of the same’? and other bot mixtures, These were appiled with con- stant regularity to remove the unpleasant sensa- tion about the Ua | and in nearly every case effected @ cure. It was fortunate that the chemicais Cg tag were mild tn their na- ture, or else many of the patients would have been prostrated and overcome by weir eff 5 All tn all, there could not have been a better day for skating. Everybody seemed happy, well ve- haved and jull of Kindly teeling. At six o'clock, When the officers stopped the sport and cleared t! bonds, no jess than 15,000 persons regretted thi the hour had come #0 sop. The indications ai thas tae ice will remain in good shape tor & long | MARY GALLAGHER, the beloved wile of “beloved wife of Michael Grosz, aged 66 years, 5 THE WRECKED STEAMER SAN MAR- cus. HER PERILOUS CONDITION—ASSISTANCE SENT HER BY THE NEW YORK BOARD OF UNDEB- WRITERS—THE CONDITION OF THE STEAM- SHIP SOUTH CAROLINA STILI, UNCHANGED. Private dispatches from Norfolk, Va., received in this city yesterday, state that the British steamer San Marcus, which went ashore on New Year's Day to the south of Cape Henry, remains hard and fast in avery critical position. At last reports she 18 end on, with rudder and sternpost gone, and also the blades of her propeller partly gone, To lighten and give her a chance of floating at high tide, about eighty bales of cotton and several cases of preservea beef, worth together from seven to eight thousand dollars, have been thrown overboard. The San Marcus ts commanded bd Captain Brunow, and when wrecked was on her passage from Galveston, by way of Norfoik, Virginia, to Liverpool, Assistance has already been sent to the crippled vessel by Messrs, B. & J. Baker, of Norfolk, who have sent outa wrecking steamer proaea with bawsers, cables, &c,, vo get her otf. large number of experienced wreckers bave also been sent to the scene of the disaster to help The cargo is to save the vessel and her cargo estimated to be wortn from $200,000 to $250,000. 4 small portion of it ts insured tn this city. Cape , 1m the neighborhood of which the Sen Marcus is stranded, ts on the nortneastern coast of Virginia, at the entrance of Chesapeake Bay, on the South side, and is twelve miles south- west of Cape Charles. ASSISTANCE SENT BY NEW YORK UNDERWRITERS, The’ New York Board of Underwriters, on ac- count of several Som pan ee, in New York having risks on the cargo of the San Marcus, have sent down by rail Captain John Young to represent their inverests, and he will probably arrive at the scene of the disaster this morbing. The wrecking steawer Relief, which had just returned from the wreck of the steamship South Carolina, stranded off Barne- gat Inlet, 18 also now on her way to this new wreck, provided with wrecking utensils and ma- terial and a large gang of wreckers. The Relief, which ig commanded by Captain Woolcot, is ex- pected to arrive alongside the San Marcus to- night or early to-morrow moray, Captain Perry, agent tor the Coast Wrecking Company, 18 on board the Relief, THE WRECK OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA. Yesterday the steamship South Carolina, now lying at twice her length, from Barnegat Inlet, in four feet of water, had not yet been floated off into tue inlet, where there are trom eight to ten feet of water, in which 1t is calculated the vessel will foaton aneven keel. Fourteen days have now @lapsed since she strack. She ts still in good con- dition and no leaks have been discovered. About 1,800 tons of her cargo have been discharged by the Coast Wrecking Company, under the super- vision of Captain Merritt, who still remains on board. A large proportion of this cargo has been landed at Staten Island. The recent northwest winds have had the effect of keepin; the tides down, but should the wind veer roun to the eastward, it will raise the tide some tour or five feet, wren renewed efforts will be made to haul her into deep water. When the South Caro- lina struck about 240 bales of cotton were thrown overboard, of which about 180 have been washed ashore and pickeu up at sea by passing vessels, DEATHS. ALpDIs.—On Friday, Januar; MARGARET Ham. MOND, widow of Cuaries J, Aidis, and third daugh- ter oi Ambrose W. Thompson, iormerly of Puiladel- phia, Relatives and friends of the family are Invited to attend the juneral, from the residence of her brother-in-law, George H, Giddings, 54 West Forty- sixth street, Monday morning, at ten o'clock. Re- matns will be taken to Philadelphia for interment. BERNARD.—On Saturday, January 2, Mrs, CLEMEN- TINK H, BRRNABD, Wife of S. B, Bernard, in the 63d year of her age. Notice of funeral published to-morrow. BRINCKERHOFY.—At Jamaica, L. 1, on Friday morning, January 1, ELIZABETH NOSTRAND, wife of Elbert A. Brinckerhof, Sr., in the 83d year of her age. Friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services, at tle residence of her son, John N. Brinckerhoff, Fulton street, Jamaica, on Mon- day afternoon, at one o’clock. The remains will be taken on Tuesday to Greenwood. BRouGH.—On Saturday morning, January 2, 1875, at her residence, ELIZABETH BROUGH, Widow ire late William F. Brough, aged 74 years and ays. The funeral will take place from the Church of the Holy Trinity, Brooklyn, on Tuesday, 5th inst., at twelve o'clock. CaznTER.—In Brooklyn, on Sunday morning, January 3, Hon. LUTHER C. CARTER, in the 70tD year of mis age. Notice of funeral hereafter. Maine and Long Island papers please copy. CanterR.—Oo Sanday morning, P. D. Carter, aged 58 years. Funeral to take place to-morrow (Tuesday), January 5, from his late residence, 146 East Fuly- fourth street. - COLUMBIA PLEASURE CLUB.—MEMBERS—You are hereby summoned to meet at the club rooms, on Tuesday morning, at eleven o’clock sharp, for the purpose of attending the iuneral of Mr. P. D. Carter, father of our wortby Vice President, By order of the President, WILLIAM KOESTRING, Secretary. CLINTON.—On January 2, SopHia ELIzaBeTu, Wwite of Alexander J, Clinton, in the 41st year ot her | age. Funeral on Tuesday, January 5, at the residence of her brother-in-law, 453 West Twenty-second gtreet, at twelve o'clock M.; at St, Ann’s church, Eighteenth street, at one o’clock P. M. CopyY.—January 3, JouNn Covy, in the 27th year of his age, @ native of the parish of Abbeyielx, Queens county, Ireland, The frienas of the family and those of his brother-in-law, Michael Wilson, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday, 5th inst., at one o'clock, irom the residence Of his mother, 125 West Nineteenth street, CovLson.—In Jersey City, January 2, RicHaRD TLSON, e 70 governess when she Sstartied the great London \ Oihesreacives aid’ tienasen ti The relatives and iriends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, to-mor- row (Tuesday) alternoon, at ball-pagt two o'clock, from the West End methodist church, Tonly ave- nue, Jersey City, CRAGIN.—On Saturday, January 2, Eva, young- est daughter, of C, A. and S. Cragin. Relaiives are invited to attend the faneral, from the residence of her ‘athe:, No, 2 Charles street, one January 4, at ball-past twelve P. M. LLEN. CULLEN, Members of Typographical Union No. 6 are re- quested to stiend the funeral, to-day, at two o'clock, from Jersey City Hospital. Beliast (Ireland) papers please copy. Curtain.—On Sunday morning, January 3, Jere. MIAH CURTAIN, of Newmarket, county Cork, Ire- land, in the 70th year o! his age. Relatives and frieads 01 the family are respect- fully invited to attend the juneral, from his late Tesidence, #34 Greenwich street. Doowan.—On Sunday, January 3, Mary, the be- loved wie of Francis Doonan and daughter of Francis and Ellen McManus, of the county Ferma- nagh, Ireland, aged 31 years. The relatives and iriends of the family, and those of ber brothers-in-law, Bernard Muldoon, Owen Cassidy and James Doonan, are invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, No. 240 East Fortieth street, on Tuesday aiternoon, at two o’clock, Juniskilleo papers please copy. Ficut.—In Brooklyn, on Thursday, December 31, after a short illness, Jonn HARTMANN FicuT, aged 89 years, The relatives and friends of the family and of W. A. Schmitthenner are invited to attend the Inderal on Tuesday, January 5, at two o'clock P. M., irom the German Evangeiical Lutheran St. Mark’s church, jn Evergreen avenue, opposite Jefferson street, Brooklyn, E. D. GALLAGHER.—On Thursday, December pana ante Gallagher, in the 43d year of her age. Relaiives and friends of the family and those of her brother, J. Tyler Kelly, are respectiully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence 306 East 112th street, on Monday, Junuary 4, at ten A. M., from thence to St. Uecelta’s church, 105th street and Second avenue, where a requiem mass will be offered for tue repose of her soul. The rematns will be tnterred in Calvary Cemetery. Gopgy.—In Philadeiphia, on Friday, January 1, Ol pneumonia, MARIA C., wile of Louls A. Godey, Due notice of funeral will be giveu. GREEN.—On Saturday, January 2, 1875, RACHEL Green, Widow of the late James Green, in the 48th year of her age. Her irtends and those of her son, Lewis, are re- Spectfully invited to attend the funeral on Tues- day, January 6, 1875, at two o'clock, trom her late residence, No. 67 Huron street, Greenpoint, to Greenwood Cemetery. Grosz.—On Saturday, January 2, at her late resi- dence, No, 20 West Wasiington place, CHRISTINA, months and 9 days, The relatives and friends of the family, also those Of her son, Frederick H. Gross, are respect- fully invited to attend her funeral, from St. Pat- nick's Cathedral, corner of Prince and" Mott Streets, on Tuesday, the 6th inst, at ten o'clock A. M. when a solemn high mags 01 requiem will be offered for the repose of her soul. Hatant.—On Sunday, January 3, 1875, EpwarD HalGut, aged 40 years and 11 months, Funeral services will be veld at mis late resi- dence, 263 West Thirtieth street, New York, on Tuesday, January 5, at two P.M. The remains Will be taken to Foughkespsie for interment at eleven A. M., Wednesday, January 6, Hawwas.—On saturday, January 2 1875, Many, daughter of William and Anno Haines, in the coth year of her age, Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, from the Church of St. Francis Xavier, Sixteenth street, on Monday, tne 4th inst, at en o'clock A. M. ligaraie crane ae sco g Mara Ire- , of Patrick Hannon, age ears, On Sunday, the 3d inst, dre ideas The relatives und friends of tne family are re- Spectfally invited to attend the funerai, irom her late resiaence, No. 63 Laight street, on Tuesday, the 5th inst. at one o'clock P. M. Hoovrt.—On Saturday evening, ee, 2, of pneumonia, at nis residence, NO. 116 Bast Twenty- eighth street, ANTHONY HOGUBT, aged 64 years, re [riends of the Jamily are radwasted to attend t Jersey City Hosplit January 1, | 3 or yi, | January 2, WittiaM HL, only the funeral services, on Tuesday m Oy inst., at half-past nine o'clock, at St, Stephens? eburch, East Twenty-cighth street, near Third avenue, Jonpax.--On Sunday, Jauuary 3, of diphtheria, Kirvizg Q, only daughter of Charles B. and Caro- line Jordan, in the 5tn year of her age. relatives and frieuds of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Tues- day, January 5, at one o’elock, from the residence of her parents, 134 Grove street, Jersey City. Kepre.—On Sunday, January 3, after a lingering nines BERNARD hare FE, & native of county le ford, Ireland, age years. Relatives sad friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, irom his late residence, No, 118 East Twenty-second street, on Tuesday, the 5th inst., at two o’clock P, AL, thence to Calvary Cemetery. KEsSLER.—In Brooklyn, on January eed Mary Gxrsan, wife of John T. Kessler, aged 26 years and 9 months, ‘The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from ner late residence, No, 404 Van Brunt street, ou Tuesday, January 5, ab two o'clock P. M. KrernaN.—On Saturday evening, January 2, Katie A., beloved wile o! Willi: |. Kiernan, ‘The reiattves and iriends of the family are inerrenideate of fe to attend the funeral, from the residen@e of her father, P. Jennings, Esq., No. 38 Tenth street, Brooklyn, E. D,, on Tuesday, Jan- nary 5, at two o'clock P, M., without ‘ther notice. Kitgy.—In Brookira. on Saturday, January 2, James KILEY, aged 37 years, The relatives and iriends of the family are re- spectfully invited to attend his funeral, from bis late residence, No. 124 Nineteenth street, 0! day, January 6, at two o'clock P, M. KOUWENHOVEN.—On Sunday morning, 30 inst, rebar KOUWENHOVEN, aged 75 years, 6 months and 12 days. The relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, {rom the residence of his brother, cere Ranweo hoven, Flatlands, on Tuesday, 5th pst., at two Kuck.—On Saturday, January 2, 1875, CHARLES, son of Charles and Elia Kuck, Reiatives and iriends are invited to attend the funeral, trom his late residence, No. 168 Mulberry street, On Monday, January 4, at one o'clock. LakE.—January 2, WILLIAM H., adopted son of the late Hotchkiss and Elizabeth Late. Funeral trom Canal street Presbyterian church, No. 17 Greene street, Monday, January 4 Friends are invited to attend. LEopoLp.—On Friday, January 1, 1875, DIEDRICK LEOPOLD, Bt his residence, No, $16 East Thirty- second street. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to: attend his funeral, trom his late residence, on Monday, January 4, at one o'clock. LoveTr.—On Wednesday alternoon, ANNA, Wife of Robert Lovett, aged 80 years; also, on ‘Thurs, gay morning, ROBERT LOVETT, in the 70th year of is age. The relatives and friends of the family are ine vited to attend the funeral services, on Monday, January 4, at one o’clock P.M. at St, Luke's church, Hudson street, opposite Grove, Luragr,—In Brooklyn, on Sunday, apna 8, 1875, Mary K., eldest daughter of John and Mary ¥, Luther, and wife of Hermann Scheiding, in the 35th year of her age. Relatives and {friends of the family are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from the resi- dence of her parents, 448 Grand street, Brooklyn, E. he on Wednesday aiternoon, 6th inst., at two o'cloc! Lyon.—On January 3, CHARLES A. LYON, aged 33 years, The funeral will take place from his late resi- dence, No. 404 West Thirty-third street, on Tues- day, January 6, at one o’ciock P. M. Relatives,, friends and members of Excelsior Lodge, No. 195, F, and A. M., and Ninth Avenue Association, are invited to attend, MARSH.—At New Haven, on Saturday, January 2, WILLIAM G, MarsH. Notice of funeral hereafter. Baltimore and New Haven papers please copy. MBEHAN.—On Sunday, January 4, 1875, ARY MEBHAN, Only child of Terance and Ellen Meehan, aged 6 years and 10 months, ¥uneral will take place at ther residence, 549 Greenwich street, at one o'clock, MoorE.—On Sunday, January 3, 1875, THOMAS MOORE, aged 21 years, 1 month, and 20 days, oldest son of Margaret and the late William Moore. Relatives and iriends of the family are respect- fully requested to attend the funeral from his late residence, No. 833 Bloomfield street, Hoboken, on Monday afternoon, at hall-past two o’clock. MogBis.—On Saturday, January 2, 1875, alter a short illness, ANN MORRIS, relict of the late Richard Morris, in the 91st year of her age. Puneral services at her late residence, 185 Ross street, Brooklyn, Eastern district, on Wednesday, the 6th inst., at balf-past one o'clock P. M. MOLHOLLAND.—On January 2, suddenly, at the Fiith Avenue Hotel, HENRY JOSEPH MULHOLLAND, of Ballymany, county Derry, Ireland. Funeral will take piace this day, at two o'clock P. M., irom 517 East Fourteeenth street. Troy (N, ¥.) and ‘risa papers please copy. MURTAGH.—In Brooklyn, on January 2, 1875, THOMAS MURTAGH, a native of the parish of Rath- ne county Longtord, Ireland, in the 34th year ol age. Relatives and friends of the family; also those of his brother Patrick, are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, irom the residence of his sis- ter, Mrs. McFartand, 1,661 Pacific street, near Troy avenue, on Tuesday, Ten REEy o at hall-past nine o'clock’ A. M.; irum thence to the Church of Our Lady of Victory, McDonough street, near Troy awenae, from thence to the Cemetery of the Holy Cross, McGakRY.—On Saturday, January 2, Saran Mo- Garry, Widow of Michael McGarry, native of Bal- lisodare, county Sligo, Ireland, aged 72 years. Relatives and triends are respectiully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, 226 West Eighteenth street place, on Monday, the 4th, at hall-past one o'clock P. M., to Calvary Cemetery for interment, NoLan.—On Sunday, January 8, at the residence of nis brother-in-law, Mr. William Dunphy, 341 Leonard street, Williamsburg, JoHN J, NOLAN, in the 32d year of his age. The rélatives and triends of the family are in- vited to attend the juneral, on Tuesday, at half- | past nine o’clock A. M., from’ the Church of the immaculate Conception, corner Leonard and Mau- ger streets, where a solemn Righ Mass will be celebrated for the repose of his soul, O'’BRIEN.—On Saturday, January 9, MICHABL, beloved husband of Catharine O’Brien, & native of county Limerick, Ireland, aged 57 years, Relatives and friends are respectiully tnvited to attend the runerai, from his late residence, No, 645 Second avenue, this day (Monday), at two o'clock P. M. May his soul rest in peace. Amen. ReGAN.—On Sunday morning, January 3, PETER, son of John Regan, in the 26th year of lis age. The relatives and irtends of the family are in- invited to attend the funeral, from the residence | of bis father, No. 313 Broome street, on Tuesday, January t one P. M. REILLY.—January of smallpox, MICHAEL REILLY, & native of the parish of Mayne, county Westmeath, Ireland, in the 41st year of bis age. Funeral from Bellevue Hospital, on Tuesday, January 5, at one P. M. Nod sarriaaee. Remer.—Iin Brooklyn, on Saturday, January 2 1875, WILLIAM REIMER. The relatives and friends of the family are in- vited to attend the funeral, from his late resi- dence, No. 183 DufMield street, Brooklyn, on Mon- any January 4, at two o’clock P. M. ug.—On Sunday, January 3, 1875, of malignant scarlet fever, KVELYN B., Ganghter of Asher B. and Libbie Kue, aged 1 year, 8 months and 8 days. Funeral from the residence of her parents, ee avenue, Brooklyn, on Monday, at two SHERMAN.—On Sunday, January 3, 1875, on board of the steamer Norwaik, foov of Twentieth street, South Brooklyn, Captain JaMEs SHERMAN, in the fortieth year of bis age, His remains Wili be conveyed to-day, January 4, by special steamer, leaving the Norwalk at halt- peat one o'clock, to soot of Twenty-fourth street, jortn River, Where iriends of the family.are re- quested to meet the remains at nalf-past twe o'clock and accompany them to Forty-second Street depot. The remains will be interred on Tuesday, January 5, at Athena, N. Y, Catskill and Hudson apers please copy. The members of the B. H. P. Clab are requested January 4, on board of the steamer , foot of Harrisoa street, at half-past ven o’clock sharp, to attend the funeral of our ite worthy member, Captain James Snerman, JACOB W. CORNWELL, President, The members of the A. B.C, Club are requested. to meet to-day, January 4, on board of the steamer Seth Low, foot of Harrison street, at halt-past eleven o'clock sharp, to attend the funeral ot our late worthy memver, Captain James Sherman. JOHN J. LEVY, President. S1sco.—Suadenly, in Brooklyn, on Saturday, son of George H, and Sarah J. Stscoy in the 17tn year of his age. ‘The relatives and friends of the family are re- Spectiully invited to attend the funeral, on Tues- day, January 5, irom the residence of his parents, 117 Vanderbitt avenue, at one o'clock P. SMITH.—On Sunday, January 3, 1875, Brroorr, Ps | wife of Michael T, Smith, aged 29 years, 10 months and 3 days, The relatives and friends of the family, and of her brothers, Wiluam and Edward Meakim, are re- spectiully invited to attend her funeral, from her late residence, No. 168 Canal street, corner of Elizabeth street, on Tuesday, 5th inst., at one o'clock P. M. SpRaga.—At Westchester, on Saturaay, Janu- ary 2, LEVI F. SPRAGG, aged pyeere elatives and friends of the family are respect fully invited to attend the funeral, from St. Peter's church, Westchester, on Tuesday, January 5, at two o'clock. Sweengy.—On Saturday, January 2, CHARLES, son of Charles and Alice Sweeney, aged 11 months and 2days, The funeral will take place from the residence of bis parents, No. 262 Kast Seventyseventh street, on Monday, at two o'ciock P. M. ‘TAYLOR.—On Friday, January 1, 1875, RopERt G TAYLOR, the oldest son ot Edward and Sarah Tay- lor, aged 21 years and 4 months. ‘The triends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from St. Luke’s ohurch, Hud- 800 street, Opposite Grove, on Tuesday, the 6th inst, at one o'clock. N. J, Kapp! WATTERS.—At New Brunswick, 18765, ater a short bat severe illness, James F. ‘ATTERS, Notice of faneral hereafter. Wy.is.—In New York on January 3, SARAH WYlik, relict of James Wylie, in the 820 year of er age. The friends and acquaintances of the family are respectiully invited to attend the funeral on Tae: Gay, 6th inst, at one o'clock P. M., irom the hou: [of erson-in-law, John Crawiord, 403 West Jourth street. New York,