The New York Herald Newspaper, February 11, 1875, Page 3

‘ THE TRANSIT. Photographs Received by the Herald Yes- terday Direct from New Zealand. a VENUS ON THE SUN. Professor Peter's Work—The First Pictures of the Phenomenon in America or Europe from the Southern Stations. To-day we print copies of nineteen photographs of the transis, which left New Zealand on the day after the observations, and, after @ journey, part ofthe way by special courier and part by steam and rail, have just arrived at our office. ‘The photographs were taken by the expedition, under the direction of Professor Peters, the cel- ebrated discoverer of asteroids. He has carried ofthe palm in that department of astronomy, and Bow again confers lustre on nis adopted coun- try by giving the nest results of any expedition organized by any government. Walle all the other observers in New Zealand were interfered with by clouds he was favored by a comparatively g0od sky. This was due, not to chance, but to fore- sight, for while he and most of the United States New Zealand party salied from this port on the Bwatara last June, be took the precaution of pending Ris assistant, Lieutenant Bass, by rail and steamer from here to San Francisco and thence to New Zeaiand; so that Bass arrived a month ahead of the Swatara and had thoroughly ex- plored the situation. The consequence was that instead of remaining at Blugd Harbor, the station originally selected, the party went into the moun- famous toterior to a place called Queenstown, Bear a beautiful lake—Lake Wakatip—130 miles from the coast. To this place, over roads and no foads, through valleys and across rivers, all the instruments and observing houses, several tons in weight, were conveyed with singular good for- tune—not even & pane of glass in any of the Souses being broken. Again, however, it must BOs. supposed that chance alone was responsl- dle, or .oregsor Peters himself was on the ground at Washi0y.5 and superintended the packing of every piece, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1875—TRIPLE SHEET. VENUS ON THE SUN'S DISC.---FIG. 1. Venus and the limb of the sun, The same-appear- ~ance is continued in 10, 11, 12, thougn in 12 Venus seems to have retrograded in her course and gone nearer to tne edge of the sun. This is due to the phenomenon called the black drop, about which a few words of explanation are necessary. Ifthe edge of the sun 1s observed in 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, in which Venus ts fairly on the sun's disk, it will be seen to present a uniform curve, while in 10, 11, 12 it seems to have a kind of concavity opposite to Venus. This result, which bas been the source of much discussion among astronomers, seems to have an optical cause partly and partly am atmospheric origin. Witnout entering on any abstruse atscussion it is sufficient to say that although the photographic telescope here used was of the finest quality, hav- ing been eonstructed by the celebrated American firm, Alvan Clark & Sons, yet the black drop or ligament ts plainly seen, and bence the influence of motion in the earth’s atmosphere must be an essential element. We onderstand that although our government has been liberal in the organization of these tran- sit expediuons it has, in a fit of economy, de- clined to make any adequate appropriation for reducing the very valuable observations obtained. About two years’ work will be necessary to per- form the reductions, and if properly done the American observations alone will be sufficient to determine the distance of the sun and give to navigation and to science the valuable results that are awaiting this determination. We may justly be proud of our scientific men, prominently among whom should be mentioned Professor Simon Newcomb, for giving to America the lead- ing position in this matter. There can be no doubt that both im conception and organization the American system was superior to that of any European nation. This 1s particularly seen in the photographic department, Jor, while Europe stuck to old-fashioned and defective methods, America boldly struck out into @ new track for herself, aud with splendid success. ‘We are glad to have been able at this early date to place before the public the evidence o! this success. = At Blum Harbor t.rgineg all day, and our corre- Gpondent says that *rofessor Peters fervently thanked God that he hadnu stayed there to be dis- Sppointed. It may interest Or regders to know, confidentially and as a matter “gossip, that it was with some reluctance Protessor peters went away from his observatory het, where he was every year adding to the number ofminor planeta. 48 scon, however, as he ascertained ‘nat nis rival and co-worker, Professor Watson, of Ann Arbor, ‘Was going, and that, therefore, he woula nt have ® march stolen on him while he was away, he at once gave his invaluable services, without a cent Of compensation, to the cause of science, Profes- sor Watson, however, as the event bas turned out, ‘bas added one to his list of minor Planets while observing at Pekin, and tnough he has not caught Up he has made a point. Lf our recellection serves Us Proiessor Peters has discovered more than twenty of these minor planets, a larger number than any other astronomer can boast of, either bere or in Europe. The total number of photographs of the tranait taken by Proiessor Peters 1s 287, and that is more than all the other observers in New Zealand taken together procured. The English alone, naving Special factiities in this their colony, had organ- ised a main party, with five branch stations, and failed except in getting the first contact at auck- laud. The two woodcuts accompanying this articie re- Quire separate descrivtion, Figure lisa very ex- Sct copy of the whole disk of the sun, of the same mize as the original photograph. Ihe engraver Das taxen the utmost pains to reproduce the pho- tograph. At & point near the edge is seen the image of Venus, fully entered on the disk. Several Minutes have elapsed since the first external and fret internal contact, and this picture and the other similur ones taken by the party are valuable, and illustrate she superiority of the american method uf photographing the transit, Our read- ers Will also observe that the disk of the sun is marked oy two sets of lines at right a: evother, Th are produced by the reticle plate, as it ig technically called; that is @ plate of pol- iehed glass which is set in the photographic tele- scope, immediately in front of the sensitive plate, and whici is ruled into squares with a diamond, These square spaces serve to assist in measuring the position of Venus with regard to the sun's centre, Near the centre of these faint lines is seen one that is stronger,ad. This is the shadow of the silver plumb line by which the-exact posi- tions of the centre of Venus and centre of the sun are to be calculated. The letters NZ are also cut with a diamond on the reticle plate and are thus | imprinted on every photograph that was taken at New Zealand. This is one of tne multitude of ue- vices suggested by our townsman, Protessor Henry Draper, the son of the distinguished author, Jobn William Draper, to give accuracy to the observa- tions, Dr. Henry Draper, who has worked for seventeen years at astronomical photography and has constrocted for himself tue largest telescope in this country, was called on by the Transit of Venus Commission, in their extremity last spring, when it seemed doubtful whether the expeditions tould ever be got off intime. He at once left his professorsiip here in the Untversity and all his pFivate engagements and went at his own ex- pense to Wasington to superintend ana organize ihe photographic department of the eight expedi- tions. By the most energetic working ne was en- abled to carry out bis original promise that the Organization of the ive southern parties should be finishea on June 1, for they packed up and left Washington about the 29th of May. Before the organization was completed there were about fiity men working at Washington, for the Pro.essor Ansisted that every apparatus should be set up complete and the men drilled with 18 before they Gnally packed it ior transportation. The services of three or four mechanics were constantly needed to construct the necessary appliances, ‘The con- sequence of this system has been that not a single Reedfal article has been missed in the outfits, The second group of pictures (figure 2), eighteen in number, illustrates the metuoa resorted to to hotographic record of the instant of contact. This special set shows the first internal con- tact. The photographs are nombered in the order in which they were taken, and each ls @ lew seconds later than its predecessor. The whole disc of the sun {8 not shown bec! that would have taken a whole photo- ‘apbic plate, Whereas, by this device of Professor Draper a sarge number of images could be taken on each plate and no time wasted in changing the Diate at each exposnre. Practically this turned out to be @ better idea than the Janssen revolving Plate, with which the English and French partes Were provided, for that complicated apparatus Was liavie to miss fire, 60 to speak, and in one ex: pediiion a complete failure frum this cau sulted. The Draper contrivance could take and register on an electric caronograph one picture wvery three seconus tf required, though that ap- pears to bo more rapidiy tuan is necessary. On Jooking Closely at the pictures in No. 1 the image Of Veuus 1@ seen partly advanced on the limb of tue sun; in 2 3, 4, 6, 6, 7%, 8 she nos advanced farther ana farther and ja about to make internal @ontact, Ind fet interna: contact is seen, fore Golipote lina of ight appears between the edge of ter | FIRES YESTERDAY. The frequent breaking out of fires continued yes- terday, and, though no serious or dangerous conflagration occurred, a great deal of trouble and alarm was caused by the unusual number of fires, Shortly after midnight the wires began to send in alarms of | signals, and they kept up the work during the night and day. At twenty-three minutes past one | the fire at the Blind Asylum was announced, and, though tt at frat assumed a threatening aspect, the Fire Marshal's iovestigation yesterday proved that a damage of but $4,000 was done, Shortly alter five o'clock @ fire broke out in the two story frame building No, 218 Allen street. The lace Was used as a butter store by Chisloph aerick. Damage. $200. Another fre occurred in Silen street at half-past eleven in the basement of No. 210. Oharies Miller, the occupant, sufered but slight loss, At @ quarter to one veaterday afternoon a fire occurred on the first door oi the two story and attic frame house situated on eyoyes Duyvii Hill, the property of Mr. Bassett. A damage of over $100 was done and the fire is supposed to have been cauged by an overheated stove, A chimney took fire at No, 158 West Thirty- second street at a quarter-past tour yesteraay afternoon, but caused no serious loss, Some firecrackers, part of the toy stock of Mr. Greer, at No, 402 East Fourteenth street, exploded | yesterday and caused @ loss to the property of $75. The bouse isa five story tenement, and the toy shop was situated on the first floor, lo. 177 Sixtu avenue was attacked by fire at nine o’clock In thé Morning. Tne house is occu- pied by Mme, orate the accident was aue to | the exploding of an bid range in the back kitcnen, The sawmill of Russell & Keiter, at No, 22 Pell street, Was attacked by fire at nine o'clock yes- terday morning. The builaing is a one story frame, and the fire was caused by the flooring be- coming ignited from the boiier, A fire uccurred at nalf-past five in the two story frame buiidiug, No. 165 Last Houston street, No, 173 avenue C, @ one story brick, was slightly damaged by fire yesteruay afternoon, ‘rhe one story irame building used as a stable, | Tear o1 No, 173 avenue C, was damaged to the ex- | tent of $75 by fire last night. It was occupied by Jacob Buckbardt. Damage to the amount of $800 was done by fire | last nagut to the premises occupied by J. W. Carle, at No, 25 Oid slip. A silgnt tire occurred last nignt at No.6 Centre Market place. Oficer Montgomer; the uquor store of street. discovered fire last night ta ohm Leonard, at No. 1 state FIRES IN BROOKLYN. DESTRUCTION OF TENEMENT HOUSES IN KOS- CIUSKO STREET. A fire occurred in the outskirts of Brooklyn at an early hour yesterday morning, between five .@ad six o’clock, and before the miserable apology | tora fire department—the hand engines of East | New York—could render any assistance tour hab- itations were destroyed and three famiites were | turned out in the coid street by the pitiless Tavag- ing element. The fre originated, it appears, from | @ defect in the heater 01 No, 643 Kosciusko streer, aud berore it was discovered the structure, whet was a two story Iraue, Was beyond saving. The occupants, Mr. Coaries Junier aod famiuy, nad bareiy time to make youd their escape, saviig out little Of tueir edects, Mr. Junier, who also owned the house, estimates bis logs at Upward of $5,000, He has ab insurance on the buliding in tue Wil amsburg Insurance Company jor §2,0u0, ‘The fames communicated rap:diy to No. 646, the game style of house as the former, and it Wus alko entirely consumed. ‘ihe occupants were the jamily of Mrs, Jane Potts, This iady owned the building and had an insurance of $1,500 ou it in the Wilhausburg company. ue loss is about $2,000. No, 644 Kosciusko street was next visited | by the Qames and damaged to the amount of | $4,000. Toe @ was Owed Bnd occupied by Mrs, Rachel chought, Who has an ingurance thereon tor $1,400 in the Wiiliamsovurg company. | No. 640, an unoccupied building, owned by Cuaries K. Jackson, was dumageu Lo the extent o! $1,500; insured in the company Uamed above for $2,000, THE HUNTER'S POINT $40,000 FIRE. ‘Vbe indignation meeting of influential citizens and members of the Fire Department at iarge of Long Isiand City, which was to be heid last even. | ing, bas been postponed to this evening, Tne ob- | Ject of the meoting will be to take steps for a thorough Investigation ia the origin of the buruing Of engine No.5 on Sunday nighe last, therevy bode je aextruction Of $40,000 worta or prop- | tty, The $iud reward offered jor the detection vl ty or parties W ad | been inctreused ty $260. Pie the meny Of the officials Of the ity the hremen aro Getermined to ture their engines tongue foremost into their houses ana refnse to perform further duty until the city supplies them with the proper facilities with which to work, the hose now in use being perfectly useless, and many of their eng! almost unfit for auty. in this event the cit; be an easy victim to a fire should one occur, Mayor was authorized over o year ago to $10,000 worth of the department's bonds, bu! has been unable as yet to sell one. The charter ofthe city forvidy the taking of money irom one fund for the sustenance of an- The other. It is charged that members of engine No, 6, between whom and members vf engin | heute jecture Tivalry existed, were invited to attend in Greenpoint, Sunday night, tobe given by @ con- verted Hunter's Point drunkard, and in their ab- ce their engine and house were destroyed. It 0 alleged that an official holding a nigh posi+ tion in the department remarked on tue night of ‘he dre that the members of No. 6 Were alone to blame ior the lon of their engine, from the iact of their having challengou engine No. 3 to play a matoh with them ior $2608 side, Tuesday night the remains of the engine destroye Col id in front of lected and deposi: w it note stating— "Ta this oficial, witl THE INTERNATIONAL RIFLE MATOH. (From Saunders’ News-Letter (Dublin), Jan, 26.) We have learned oficially that the return match betwoen the American and Irish rifle teams who contended at the Creedmoor Range, near New York, last year, will take place at the North Ball Ranges, near this city, or at the Curragh, in the month of June next, Asthe match wiil be held during the annual meoting of the Irisn Rifle Asso- ciation, when the selection of the “Irish Eight’? to compete at Wimbledon ior the “Elcho Snield” in the great British international match there, tt is boped tnat those who may be qualified to form an Irish team to oppose “our American cousins’? will muster in large numoers, and that the best men may wiv, ‘The Abercorn Cup will, o1 course, be the great prize, the highest scores for which will decide the selection of tae team, and us His Grace the Lord Lieutenant has been tor many years captain of the team, it 18 expected that nis presence will lend ¢claé to the Ovcasion. {t will be recollected that the Irish team—selected 110m avery lew Who were quall- fled—were pitted last year against the vest rifie- men the United States could muster at Creea- moor, and yet that they were beaten by only three points, and that, too, by a Nuke or two on strange ground. Not wishing the Americans ill suc- cess, We believe that they will nave quite enough Lo do to hold their own so weil on our ground, where we have our qualified men to select from, a iew of the vest Oo: Whom Were unaoie to take the American trip, owing 'o one cause or another. We understand also that considerable prepura- tions are being made to give the American team and tneir iriends a3 warm, cordial and hospitable a@reception in this country a8 was given to the irish team when they visited America, TROTTING AT THE MHIPPODROME. At the matings yesterday a trot came off fora purse of $225, mile heats, best three in five, under the saddle. There were five entries tor the money, jour of which came to the post, These were Ben Mace’s bay gelding Longieliow, John Rogers’ bay mare Bessie, Dan Mace’s brown geiding Johnny Reed, and Ed Doty’s brown gelding Slasher. Tne race Wus & Very Spirited allair, lour heats having to be trotted be,ore the winner was Known, so that the prizes could be awarded, he purse was divided into four parts—the Orst borse getting $100, tne second $6u, the third $40 and the jourty $25. Longteilow won the third and fourth heats and secured the iret premium, Bessie the second heat, winuing the second money, Johnny Reed tne first heat, which gave him the vhird prize, and Slusher got the iourtu for merely being 1 the race and al ey? the Oihera com- pauy. The riding oi the jockeys was excelient aud was highly commended, SUMMARY. Tae joulowing isa BaRNtw’s HipvopROME, FRB. 10—TRoTrING MAJINEK.—Purse $226; $100 to the frst, $60 to tue secoud, £40 tu the third, $20 to tne fourtu; mie heats, best three in five, uader suddie, ENTRIES. Ben Mace’s b, g. Longieilow. a2a1 John Rogers’ vr, ui. Bessie.. 1322 au Mace’s b. g. Johany Reed.... a448 E, Doiy’s br. g. Slasuer........ be. 4430 W, Movartuy's olk. g. American Cuoper, at. WONG) 3501 med 159 jg med 10594 ad 155346 A TRENTON SCANDAL. . per named J. Wesley ‘rhe wile of @ hotel k Hellings, of Trenton, N. J,, charges beiore a jusiice of the peace implicating her hasvand with infidelity and vrutailty. The recital oi ber siory Went vack for a period extend IDy over Many WdOLUS, Hud Li Lye ONe-baN Ui It bo true Moe Helings is & Wost iWhYMan iugividaal, in ver staceuieut she ads oven curioooraied by a Qulured man De! Frank Houga, Hedings was bound over to Bppesr at Court 10 (Oe SUM oO $dud, The altar Lae ow ee. MOA eXoteMent iM ren. ton ou acdo! bo Avia Btaadiug Of the pare hee has jost prelerred | NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. OUTLINE OF THE JERSEY CITY CHARTER—RE- ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS—AMENDMENT OF NEWARK CHAR- TER—BEPEAL OF THE CHARTER OF PRINCETON. TRENTON, Feb. 10, 1875, In the New Jersey Legislature, Mr. MOGILL, this aiternoon, in the House, introduced the new Jer- sey Clty charter, the general features of which Gre as follows:— Aldermanic districts not changed. Board of Works abolished, and its power given to the Board of Alderman, which is to have all the legis- lative powers over the city, and to pe elected, as Qt present, Executive department of the city to be vested inthe Fire Board, Water Board, Police Board, Fivance Board, and Board of Assessora; each of these boards shall consist of three mem: bers, not more than two ol whom shall belong to the same political party. Board of Education all consist of én members, not more than four to be of the same political party. Tne mem- bers of the several boaras to be appointed by the Mayor, by and with the consentor the Board of No salaries to be paid the members eral boards except those of tho Board of Assessors, Whose Wiole time snail ve required. The olll cuts down the salaries of city officials, so that the city will be saved about $120,000 a year. The principle of assessments is changed, so that assessments will hereaiter come within tne consti- tutional ruie as laid down by tne Supreme Court— that 1s, according to benefits received. The Mayor is to have @ Veto power; un auditor to examine all city accoun:s iy to be appointed. Senator ABBETT Introduced a bill to reorganize the Board of Chosen Freenolders of Hudson county, which provides ior the electiou of one Freenolder trom cach legisiative district and a district at large, ana giving tue direcior power to veto ali bills and resolutions. A vill was introduced to repeal the present charter of Princeton and restore tbat vorough to a township. Provision 1s made for the raisi of the sum 0! $2,000 annually ior lighting the streets Within the present borough. Senator MorkINs, from tue Jorat Committee on Lunatic Asylum, reported that the committee had visited that institution and !.und that there are 200 patients therein in excess of the numoer tor which the institution was originaliy built, ‘The health o1 the inmates is good. The general con- dition of the building and fixtures are well udapted and perhaps are uot surpassed by the facilities of similar institutions im the country. ‘The financial adairs are prosperous, and the Instl- tation, is fulfiling the benevuleut purposes in- tended. Senator TAYLOR introduced a bill amending the charter of the city of Newark and providing tor the appointment of tive commissioners whose duty it snail be to make estimates and assess- ments for all public improvements in that city, and giviug the Common Vouncu power to set aside auy assessment by a two-thirds vote, Mr. A. MCDONALD introduced a bill which pro- vides jor tue laying out and dedication of a public park in Jers ily, to be located as loilowa:— “All the lands lyiug east of Palisade avenue bounded northerly by the line of the Ravine ave- Due, southerly by the north ilue of Cornelius J, Rooney's land, easterly by the line of Monmouth Street from the Kavine road to Hovoken avenue, aod thence along the fori ae oe side of Ho- boken avenne to the nortn line of Cornelius J, Rooney's property where tbe same intersects With “ Hoooken avenue. The ower to make aud lay out the park is vested im toree cominissioners. Tne bill opens withs preamble setting jorth “that many citizens and ireenolders oi Jersey City and vicinity deem it highly necessary to the public healrn and higoly conducive to the oeautilying and making attrac. tive of ‘Bergen Heiguts’ if the park should be laid ou Mr. McDONALD also introduced a bill reducing the fare on tne street railroads in Jersey City to five cents ior each passeuge: ‘The Governor's veto of the bill incorporating the Pete:s and Calhoun Compauy was sustained by the Hous bs Seuate adjourned over till Monday evening nex’ TRYING TO DIE. OMcer McGowan, of the Fifteenth precinct po- lice, found @ man named James Nelson on the cor- her of Uuiversity and Clinton places yesterday moruing, holding @ ragor tn his haud and having two severe cuts lis throat, intlicted by bis The oitic ed lor assistance and had pa u conveyed to by: ou house, OLE Bical atlention bad beeu given i Mau @utd His Laie Was James N (ott; ‘That he ree wued fh bs . Sone Jers he Had atiempred to take his life becaus srouble With bis Wile, He was removed to Selle. ype etoap tpl tn an sinpulanee, eau is pUW lying at Ui Wader medioal treatment, ought ag Wii Fovever, As y ity. und thas | THE CENTENNIAL. The Exhibition of Statuary at the Cen- tennial Exposition. SKETCH OF THE ART WORK IN PROGRESS The Catholic Fountain—The German Statue of Humboldt—Italian Statue of Columbus, PRESBYTERIAN TRIBUTE TO RELIGION. PHILADELPHIA, Feb, 10, 1875. Your correspondent had the opportunity of pre- senting to the readers of the HERALD, @ few months ago, a plan for the celebration of our first American Centenary, originated and devised by Mr. Charles S, Keyser, which at tne time created no little comment, and which subsequently nas been rapidly and systematically deveioped, THE PLAN. { stated at the time that the plan was purely artistic and could only be consummated througn that patriotic reverence which every one enter- tains for the country that gave him birth; and I also stated that as our population was so remarkably cosmopolitan, and as our govern- ment afforded such extraordinary privileges to all within its boundaries, 1 had no doubt the plan eventually would meet with great favor. This prophetic utterance has been fulfilled, and 1 am able at this time to com. municate the fact that nearly all the different na- tonalities that make up our census have acceptea the conditions of the project, and are at this hour doing all in their power to carry them to comple- tion. Four agencies combined make up the plan:— 1, Civil powers, 2, Milltary bodies, 8. Music, 4. Statues, Leaving for the present the three agencies first named, I will proceed to the most beautiful Jeature of the whole design, because it is, so to Speak, the most contemporaneous, and is the most perfectly under way. Mr. Keyser, many Months ago, in a@ printed communication ad- dressed to the Centennial Commission rela- tive to the last feature of his design, said, “In reference to the statues I would state that as the chief object of vne celebration 1s to do honor to, and preserve the memory of the events and of the fathers of the Revolution, allegorical devices in bronze and Stone, or the statues of the men themselves, are naturally suggested as appropriate to tne event. I propose that the Commissioner shall receive these as the offerings of States, societies, cities or individaals, who shall retain the property, subject only to temporary use im giving grandeur to the Great celebration, alter which they can be re- turoed, to be p.aced either in the parks of the cities which loaned them, or else in the rotundas of their capitols.’* Developing the idea into greater and grander scope, the author jurther says:—“Citizens of other countries residing here, or distinctive por- tions of our population might, in this manner, lend great interest to the occasion.” THE FIRST RESPONSE, No sooner had this plan appeared in print than its principal features were communicated to the HERaLD. I am personally iniormed oy a repre- sentative gentieman of the Catholic Total Abstin- ence Association, wich in this city alone compre- hends 10,000 souls, that it was from these columns that he first conceived the beauty o1 the idea, and straightway set himself resolutely at work. It Was irom the Catholics that tne first response came, and it 1s doubtful whether a grander or more artistic design than theirs, now under way, bas ever graced any of our popuiar outdoor resorta, THE CATHOLIO FOUNTAIN. The design, as indicated by the beadline, is a fountain, grand, beautiiul and colossal, The cen- tral figure represents Moses as having stricken the rock; the staf resting in bis hand touches a fissure whence iasues a stream of water, that, flowing into a hundred different channels, entirely encircles the rugged pedestal and jalis into a gracefully constructed basin underneath. Around this superb central statue are grouped four other dgurea, respectively as iollows:—Archbishop Var- Toll, Woo was Commissioned with Franklin at tne opening of the Revolution; Commodore John Barry, the iather of our American navy; Charles Qarroll, of Carrollton, Md., and Theobald Matnew, the iighest name in the cause of temperance either im Europe or in America, THE STYLE OF TUR FIGURES, Archoishop Varroli follows the earier portratr. ‘Ure; ne dr the robe of the order. From his drapery 16 suspended a beavy croas, His attitude Tepresents Lid as stepping forward, bis hoad i+ clined ag if in meditation. Nothing could exceed the generous Hubdieness aNd sweetness Of the face Of Lois the gentie and patriot priest of the Revo. lution, eg the blud, hale, hearty, noble, brave hero, the sailor, the mau of courage and action. Coaries Carroll, an exceedingly accurate de- Wineation botn in jace and figure, modelled from the original painting in old independence Hall, is @ standing statue of great dignity und simplicity Of characier, ‘The fourth and last of the life-size statues is that of Theobald Mathew, representing him as pre- senting tue medal oi the pledge in the work of nis great mission, RECAPITULATION, From the official notes of the designer your cor- respondent recapitulates the jollowing :— Name ol sculptor, Herman Kirn, now executing | the work Carisruhe. ‘Ine dimensions are as | follows:—Central figure, Moses, 16 feet high; rock | work aon: the same, 15 feet high; four | figures, Charies Carroll, of Carroliton, John Barry, | Arcubishop Carroll and Richard Montgomery, each | 9 leet high; pedestals Oi eaca figure, 9 seet high; diameter of lountain, 90 feet; diameter of pave- ment, 100 feet; heignt of central structure, 351eet; heigut of the jour outside strucvures, 21 teet. ‘The @mvunt o/ material required will be as folliowa:— | Steps around jountain, 1,204 cubic fees; steps | around pedestals, 6vv cubic ivet; basin, 680 cubic | leet; Jour pedestals, 2,000 cubic Jeet; outside slabs, 300 cabic leet; rock work, 1,80U cubicteet. The material of the whole stracture will be Tyrolese marbie. GERMANY HONORS HUMBOLDT. No sooner had the Catholics taken their first step than the Germans, urged on by the entha- siasm of the hour, turned tueir attention to an unfinished undertaking, first projected in 1805, aud determined to rear in Fairmount Park, in 1876, @ colossal statue of Baron Von Humbolut, They bave engaged jor their sculptor Proessor Drake, o! Berlin, Who was @ personal iriend and intimate associate of Humboldt, and who by the last steamer sent the following assurance :— “Rest confident tnat the work will positively be that he res | finished before April, 1876,” The financial portion of the work 1s assured, the correspondents of tue Drexel Brothers and Messrs, Anwaidt & Wagner having charge of the details. The statue will be oi bronze, nine feet high, Eon Upon @ granite pedestal of a massive and imposing character. JeWISH TRIBUTE TO LIBRRTY. The Jews, whicn in this city number more than 10,000, and among whom are inciuded mauy of the Wealthiest 804 most cultured of Piutadelphians, took early action on the question of their part iu the great celebration, and decided to erect in Fairmount Park in 1876 @ handsome figure com- memorative of reiigious ireedom, The model ior tus work has iately been completed, and the alptor i$ now engaged in executing the work in jarole. The scuiptor, M. Ezekiel, isan American and a native of Richmond, Va, He is also. a moul- ber of the Heorew Association. His studio is in Rome, His last Woik guined tne firet prize at the Imperial Academy of Bern, DESCRIPTION OF THE 8: The central igure is named Toleration.” it is a majes figure, eight feet bigh, repr uprigat, the right knee 100t the least bit advan holds the consttutio or Lound staves o! the superb dgure ATCR, “Toe Genius of . In ber left hand she Supported On the fasces Litas waile eee base of en an Armerican eagi grasping iD his talons the conquered spirit Orin tolerance, ‘he rant haud is outspread, protect iow @ yourhial figure underneath, representing religion. This diminutively furmed vut wathetio Ngure is that of a youth stunding grace- 1 eyes upturned to heaven and clasped tu prayer, holding a flattened aro, upon Which burns “the eternal flume.” ‘Lhe goddess—i, e,, the main fgure—ia clothed in armor, but the mantie of “peace,” in broad folds and graceiul iines, descends irom the leit shoulder to the right jvot, It is neld by ab | agraffe, so that the rigut breast and leit arm are exposed. The American shield is Worked upon the breastplate. Tne head is decked with the cap | of liberty, the rim of waich = = = a Ss mR, = = & @ B 2 S i 3 s 5 niche pedes ua statue stand bwoay | bondage to which ‘The cost of the work exceeds $30,000. It is tobe complete before April, 1876. ITALY TO AMERICA. By the last foreign mail an official communica- tion was sent from the Italian Consulate, Signor Vito Vitt, in which he gives implicit instructions to one of the most celebrated sculptors of Rome to carve in marble @ Colossal statue of Coristo- ha with bis right hand suieiding his eyes, at the pt cise moment of his discovery of the then unknown but long wished jor land. The statue is one of rare excellence and power, and will, no doubt, be regarded by all Americans with teeiings of the most profound reverence and regard. THE PRESBYTERIAN’S STATUE. The model of this statue is now to be scen im Bally's studio, Eleventh street, Philadeipnia, 1¢ colossal. in it are combined all tne dignity of statesmanship, with aii the graces of his minis- terial ie. His costume is that of his day and neration. His attitude is erect; while in one flana he holds @ roll, tue other hand restgin @ gracefu: attitude at his side. The ueightot this Btatue is fliteen feet. it will be cast in bronze. HOSMER ON EMANCIPATION, Harriet Hosmer 18 epgaged on a statue repre sentative of emancipation ior the same occasiol @ description of which has already appeared 1 the columns of the HExaLD. This statue will be on exnivition at Fairmount Park duriug the six months of the Exposition. ‘This statue is im marble. STATUE OF WILLIAM PENN, The Building Commission contemplate com- pleting the colossal bronze statue Oo! the tounder of Pennsylvania, intended tor the dome ot the city buildings, in time for its dispiay in the park oa the occasion. STATUE: Catholic Fountain Germany (H Italians (Columbus: . Marriet Hosiner (Emancipation) -Gratuitous Public Building Association. proposed’ (William Statue of Liberty for old Independence sq involves twelve distinct figures, Presbyterians (Witherspoon) .. UNVEILING OF THE STA’ Mr. Keyser proposes that all tn unvelied ou the same day. His pian is as [ollowa:— THE DAY OF THE CENTENARY. The morning should be ushered in by salvos of artillery, first irom the Scate House yard, them irom Carpenters’ Lull, then the Navy Yard, the mblic squares; irom Fairmount ad from the Bases or the statues at George’s Hili, Be:mont, Mount Pleasant, Mount Prospect and the Hills. Pealsot bells should then be rung througno! the city, followed by bands playing the nation: airs. Ao bour alter the various delegations havin; charge of those stavues should be on their way the Germans to the statue o! Steuben, the French to the statue of Lulayette, the bankers td the statue of Morris, citizens of Massachusetts t¢ the statue of Adams; of Virginia to Jeferson, &¢, each to ita own. These delegations should have their own bands, orators, singers, &c.; the ceree Monies, which should close with the unveiling of the statues, should necessarily not occupy more than two or three hours; so toward the hour of nOOL, Irom point to point, the eye Of the spectator thronging the broad jlawns aud valleys und Dill ops OF the park, would see one alter another the great men of our nation in the golden ina gleaming in martial bronze or pale in immor! stone. ‘This effect would be as if the beloved au asered dead were rising again beiore our gener- ation. In the meanwhile, on the hiliside, descending |; trom the Knoll at George’s Hil, and where tae statue of Kreedom stood, and which would stll remain veiled, would have assembied ail those Who ure (0 constitute the central group 01 the cele ebration; at the vase of the statue survivors Oo! the Kevolutionary time; the President of the United States and bis secretaries; tne judges of the Supreme Court and of the otuer federal and State courts; the members of Congress; the Guvernors of the states and State Legisiatures; Mayors of the cities, and on tne right and leit of these ine vited guests; these, on successive platiorms, steps descending toward the great amphitueatre oelow, At the base of tuese steps the orcnestra, Nanked by parks of artillery; in tae umphitneatre below, ag in the parquet of wu tueatre, in solid ranks, first the soldiers, marines and oilicers of tue regular army and navy; then the soidiers and oticers of volunteers; on either side, if any, the loreign jJegions; along the outer limes of these the civic Organizations; around all on the plain beyond and on the bill sides surrounding this vasé amphitheatre, the great assemblage composed of these delegations, &c., which would be gatneriu, larger and larger as each successive Statue ha been unveiled until the nour oj one, Atthat hour a discharge of thirteen cavnon should ve suce | ceeded by one of the largest calibre, the signal tor silence, 4nd thi» should ve 1ollowed by an invocae tion toGod, Tnen should the great orchestra break forth with our national air, and tne veil till them concealing the colossal group of Freedum, be drawn aside amid the clangor of trumpets and the crash of artillery and in the presence of these mile lions of iree men. This done, the Declaration should be read. ‘Then tue orchestra should again break forth tu a battle piece, closing with rounds Ol musketry and the crash oi artillery. ‘Lo tuis sboald succeed the reading of the Emancipation Prociamation, the programme closing with ® pean of peace, introducing the national airs of ull countries. The evening should witness fireworks on a proe Portional scale from the several bills, liguting up the statues and filling the air with their starry rains and radiance. AN OFFICIAL INDORSEMENT. Such in priet is Mr. Keyser’s pian, already mage nificentiy under way. The American Centenalal Commission bas enclosed as follows:— A communication announcing the action of Various societies intending to participate im the celebration was read, Whereupon Mr, Prosser, of ‘ennessee, offered the following resolutions :— Resolved. That the Centennial Cor lon receive With pleasure the snnouncement that the Cath Total Abstinence Union will erect a memorial fount Fairmount i iu honor of the American independence: and that wit! same pat feliow citizens of 11 in birth oF ot Christopher Columban Work tor the ‘ame great occasion, "| ect & Bemon 1 . xesolved, That the Buperintendent of the Centennial rounds be direated. to reserve suitable looaliiies for we | display of these memorials, Adopted. iter this Offloial recognition who can doubt bas that the plan will meet with the moss perfect com summation t ASH WEDNESDAY. SERVICES AT ST. PAUL'S. Ash Wednesday services were held last night at St. Paul’s church, the services being conducted by Dra, Cropsey and Muichahey. Aiter the sere vices had been read and a most impressive prayer offered, Dr. Cropsey preacned @ short sermon, taking for his text the beautiful words of the apostle, “Is not the liie more than meat ?’” The Doctor said that of late days it was evident that tne Church was paying too mucn attention to things woridly and too little to things spiritual. This should not be. We were segt here to do the will of Him who had goue to prepare a place ior us if we did His wiil, id surely, much as He had died to save us, and im return for the great boon asked sv iittle, we might endeavor to make the return He asked, He vore His cross for us and said it Was uot heavy. Can we not make some sacritice tor nim? If we only believe that He loves and wishes to save ua our cross will not be heavy and we shall surely see that kingdom He has promised 1s established for those who love, lear and serve His father, and who try through Him to tnhaoit if. Let us, said the mi F, cast of Worldiiness for a while and give ourselves up to prayer. Liie was snort and uncertain; no man knew bis hour, and it be- hooved us watch and pray, that when that dread hour came that must come to all we should be able to “1 Dave finisned my course; my Jaith has apheld lad WOMAN SUFFRAGE AT COOPER INSTI. TUTE. At eight o’ciock last evening a meeting of the Young Men’s Woman Suifrage League was held in room 2 Cooper Institute. Aiter the usual buste ness of the meeting was transacted, Mr, Edware King, of Edinburgh, was introauced bv the chaire man and proceeded to deliver a lecture upon “Po litical Rights and the Intellectual Life.” Mr. King, im Opening his address, defined intellectual life as not only meaning the exertions of tne mind to attain jearning or proficiency im sol e and art, but also that it was one of Une grand divisions of human eXistence as dis tinguished irom mere animai and sensual ime u ‘The lecturer referrea to the Beecner trial, 4nd stated that the newspapers were wrong im defining the correspondence brought forward as evidence as inteliectual productions, In bis opinion these letters were simply sickening affec- tations and extravagaut sentimentaiiues. 1a Speaking Of the connection of political rights with inteileatual lute, Mr. King remarked that where political rights are more liveraily given culrare us wore eXtended, Many persous of infuence @nd position who do not oppose the moves ment of temale sudrage ao not actively support {t, ana to that fact may be traced many ulscoure agements. They bold back and then tne masses noid back also. It is only necessary for a lew prominent men to take the macter in hand to ite sure its Success, Moat ol the lecturer's remarks consisted of criticisms upon an English writer's compositions. Development of tae femae in+ Seliect Was an important subject. 4 Buker, Mrs, Buckland and other women were quoted to show What the capacity of woman really was. The | World 16 in @ transition state ao jar as the reiations of the sexes are concerned, Heretoiore woman haa been entirely dependent vpon man, but .nis has been a great injustice. Upon the conciunon of the lectuiers remarks @ number of apeagacs addressed the meeting, among them two lads Who apoke In ouergetic terms Ol the virt remarked tint iemele, Slocum rewarke jemaie always had an elevating, puriying effect, In rig wons or Base jes, Woere women were ted OD eqaal terme with resul! Boviing, Give women a abance of scent education toe same as ie sets to the sex, and abe wili aot be bei in knowledge NVELUVe genius,