The New York Herald Newspaper, February 13, 1875, Page 3

THE CENTENNIAL. Ground Plan of the Main Building. menmeieeremone Diagram of Position and Space Aliotted | Each Nation. | i | | MATERIALS USED IN THB SUPERSTRUUTURE, | eentr i Numerous Applications from 1g Germany. THE FINANCIAL PROSPECT, PHILAVELYHIA, Feb, 11, 1875. During the lust few weeks, even in this City of Brotherly Love, where the suvject of a grand International Centeanial Exposition bas been the pet theme of conversation for the past twelve monthé, additional enthusiasm has recently been | sreated, so that, for the first time during my real- dence bere, I can truly state that the heart of this great but somewhat conservative people is now thoroughly aroused. THE GREAT CAUSE. The reasons for this great uprising upon the Part of the people, who have united aad who al to entertain for qaite an extended period tne en- tire world, are easily anderstooa, They see going Up in Fairmount Park, ag rapidly as if at the touch of @ magician’s wand, buiidings, grand in propor- tion, graceful in architecture, and remarkably accessible irom every part of our country. So far as the Centennial Commissioners are con- ferned there is no development of theirs which has not been thoroughly presented in these col- Gmns; but what is iar more interesting to all people who anticipate forwarding exhibits to the American Exposition ia the diagram whican ap- Pears in another column. Already have the readers of the HERALD been furnished with carefully prepared articies, giving im detail accurate descriptions of the external structures, such as Memorial Hall, the Art Gallery, the Horticultural and Machinery buildings, and in another column wili be founda diagram of the ground plau ofthe main edifice, in which will be placed the general exhibits. THE MAIN BUILDING, Perhaps those who have seen the Expositions of England, Austria and Franee may be able to form some satisfactory conception of the great Magnitude and colossal proportions of the struc- ture, but the average American will find this im- possible, because no plan or photograph can con- vey to his mina the actual appearance the build- ing will assume when under roof. It will cover the immense area of 20:4 acres, and will present externally, of course, many imposing architectu- fal features. tis lucated immediately east of the intersection of Belmont and Elm avenues, on the Lansdowne Plateau. It will stand 170 feet back Jrom the north side of Eim avenue, the area be- tween the building aod the avenue being used for ipecial products, which may be exhibited in tne dpen air, There will also be a space 300 feet in width between the butiding and the Art Gallery on the north side, which will be ornamentally treated as ground for special purposes, The build. ing is in the form of @ paralielogram, extending ast and west 1,850 feet in length, and north and south 464 feet in width. Tne larger portion of the Structure is one story im height, and shows the Main cornico upon the outside at 45 1eet above the ground, the interior height being 70 /eet. At the centre of the longer sides are projections 416 feet in length, and in the centre of the shorter tides or ends of the building are projections 216 feet in length. In these projections, in the centre Of the four aides, are located the main entrances, whtob are provided with arcades upon the ground Moor and central iaqades extending to the height 0190 feet, The east entrance will torm the princi pal approach ior carriages, visitors being lowed to alight at the doors of the building urlder cover of the arcade. The sonth entrance Will be the principal approach irom street cars, Pe Lect offices being endanen the line of jue, with covered rovided for en- trance into the building its rhe main portal on the north ma 8 directly with th unica: @ Art Galiery, and the muin portal on the west side vee the main /ossage Way to tae Macninery and rieaitural he Upon the corners of tne aiding there four towers 75 ieet in helgnt, and vetween tho towers and the central projec- tions or entrances 1! ta & lo Toot intro. @uced showing a cornice at 2% 1 above tne ground. In order to obtain @ central feature jor the bailaing as @ wuole the roof over the central Dart, for 184 jeet square, b: en raised above the surrounding portion, and {oar towera, 48 square, rising to 120 feet in beight, have been in- troduced at the corners of the elevated roof, The areas Covered are as follows:— ware Feet, aor et Fi 1d floor..... pper doors in projections. pper floors in towers. TOMB ..reseeeere seeeeeeee ee THE MAIN FLOO! By referring to the diugram a very fair idea can be tormied vf the muin features of the ground pian. By careiutiy considering it every oue can certaiu the relative position of every nation- Allty, the amount of space allotted to each, as Well as tne principal avenues of approach, Even the disinterested and casual observer will not fail to notice the excellent features of the arrange- Ment and the urtistic and practical beauty of the whole design. No building ever reared for the yu Was more admirably planned, nor ave We umong tue numerous ones whic have been erected irom time to tine anoiner afording such satisiactory§ factities tor | visitors, or one in Which national exhibits couid be shuwn with so great advantage and aispiay. With the most elaborate designs aud plans oelore them of the exposition buildings of ail foreign Powers the managers o! the American Centennial Project avoided wii the disagreeable features so Maniles, vu the Paris and Vienna buildings, aud bOW submit to the oullders a plan infinitely supe- tor to them all. THE AVENUSS, It will be noticed that the general arrangement | 0} the ground pian, published herewith, snews a | & nd Central avenue, 120 feet wide and 1,832 leet | jong. This is, beyond contradiction, the most ex- tensive und grandest avenue of its width ever Wutroduced in buildings reared ‘or a similar pur- Runuing jrom tus central thorougufare, 10 lll be vdserved, ure DuMerous side avenues and aves, Gach Of Which are nt ieet wide, Walle will be scen to ol the structure | weuty-iour ieet avenues and bransepts 10 ine Centra; portion o/ the plan result | tw diviging $.¢ ground foor inso ulue yrand open | Spaces iree irom supporting columus, aud covering BU aggregate of 416 ieet aquar: nua @ Inagnin- bent Gaook is AMorded, unin i oe by poat | br pillars or rendered awkward by heavy or uu- jul supporis, Four of these spaces are 100 ware, ‘our others 100 foot tue great central paviliun ta lau equare, THK PROMRNADES, Tke promenades, it will be ooverved, give the ‘r eat pusaivie ACcCOMMOAtION LO Vieitors, Withe | at interieriug in the ieaat degree with Glen On OXiLitiON. They are vi , and, whild 4 TO HOU frown the Bunding, also eoudie ‘he Visitor tO Observe Lo the des, udVautuye cverytiiug there Will be to ve Keen, The main prom throug ihe uave and broad aud | $nose pevetrating tie cen ol side avenues @ @8ch Ui WO ID Wilts are i addi. Won tu these ieuding to ena and it duore nu. js Otber Walks, O4Ch Of Wiel is teu 1068 io Width. TUR ARKASGEMESY OF TNE NATIONS, ‘The plan at a glance shows not only the relative sition oF the uilleient Datouuiies, Dut also he awoULt Yo! space allotted to Bach, mu ads O19 Giayrau CoulW DOL Le Weil portrayed wun wi bhe one suowittod Lo the rr careiuliy prepared programme, by Wien any one Pad bee the exact spor iD Which Nis Ducionaiity is bo mak bud are udjacent to it | Jt will be Seen Liat while the plun is @ good o1 1D al ite Ures it is, AF toe saIne time, eXcel- Jent Ww a geograph en that due cunsideranon bh en Khewh lor the pecuiia:ities Gi suli, climate, &c,; and tose Baliony wie adjacent to each other Which are ius ers oF the HetaLp | meeting wi {u another coluion, ior it is nothiog Joss thane | starke, Scheib that, while neaily all weces-aries of life, in con- {ta display und What coantriga surround | formity With the times, price, house rents are vrought about during a period of overspeculation, al point of view. 1. Will be | Lt Was, chereso! tion ol tei Ward, Whic'l sual Quite Wilh Otber similar Orguar | #ulio0ns, 10 be 1ormed in Ovher distr NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, I875.—TRIPLE SHEET.’ BUILDING. central position of 123,160 square feet, where, in tbis immense enclosure, she will display the products of het min her factories her craitsmen, artisans—nay, the richest special- vies Of all her wortny sons, in friendly rivairy with th ot her Eng.isn speaking cousins right next door. The diagram is so seli-explanatory that but uttie else in relation to it need be said. But tor the sake of bringing in a more condensed torm its general features your correspondent makes the Jollowing recapitulation Of the position afforded tue different countries aud the total amount of Space allotted to them Square feet, | » 3906 colonies... United States (total). . 100... DIMENSIONS OF THE MAIN HALL, The diagram showing the arrangement of the ground plan for the main inclosure naturally leads | One to inquire concerning its entire proportions. | ‘They are as toliows:— | Length of building. Width of butiding. . Central Avenue or ) Heignt to top of supporting columns. Height to ridge ot Foot ‘ Height to top Height to riage Side Avenues— Length.. - Width, : i Height t e, Heizht to ridge of root. 65 Side Transepts— | Length 416 | Width 100 Leight fo top of columns. 45 | Height to ridge ot root. 6 Central Aisies— Length at east ent. nih at West en Length at east end. Length at west end Centre space or Paviiion— Ground Vln... i Height to top of sudporting column: Height to ridge ot root. Towers over Courts— Ground Pia Heigut to root Corner Towers — Ground Plan Height to rooi... MATERIALS USED IN BUILDING. The foundations which support this munster superstructure consist oi nuge piers of masonry, while the superstructure iiself ts composed of Wrought irou columus, of a graceful aud fitting mould. which in tueir turn support Wrougit iron roo! trusses. For tne most part the columns are placed lengthwise 01 the buildiag at the uniiorm dis- aie Gnished with timver framed in pauels be- tween the columns, und above the seven feet wit glazed sas, Portions of the sash are movaole jor ventilation, ‘The wrought iron columns are composed of roiled channel bars, with plates bolted to the Manges. ECONOMY OF CONSTRUCTION. To any one familiar with architecwural construe- tion it will be apparent tbac the design to be care ried Out 1s not only one of the most graceful and substantial ones, but also abuut the most econom- ical. Everything ts strong and lig, while toe roof trusses are similar to those in general use lor depots, &c. No rivets at all are lutroduced, every- thing being fastened with strong iron .bolis, Hence the building at the close of the Exposition can be readily taken down, waile tue rool, divided 43 it {8 1n sections wide enough to cover two and jour railway tracks, Can easily be disposed of ior roois lor depots and aheds, WHAT THE PEOPLE SHOULD Do. Published reports already given in these columns have given an idea of the great inter foreign nations are evincing in the undertaking, and ap» plications lor'Bpace are daliy received irom abroad by Ro ee V4 ae ae ‘6 area of the entire space has already been apphed for from over the a 14 and it forbear our American people to have @ cure jest from indil. Jerence on our part their exnibita lur exceed our own. Let, then, the people of tne United stater thenng togetner the combined products of their or, iterature, scleuce and art, setiing apart in the great area of space allotted to them, as shown ip the plan published herewith, exuibit tu the world @ group vu! which they need not be ashamed, and with waich ali other nations will fod it dim. cult to compete, THE INTERNATIONAL RIFLE MATOH. Tne Joint committees of the National Rifle Asso: Clation and. Amateur Rifle Viub having in charge the arrangements Jor the international rife matcn met yesterday at No, 194 Broadway, Colonel G. W. Wingate presiding. The minutes of the former meeting having been read and approved, General McManon reported that he had engaged the Academy of Music on behalfof the committee for the purposes of the entertainment to be given in aid of the junds to be contributed to the expenses orthe American Team on tueir 1ortncoming visit to Ireland. He also reported that Mr. J. H. Bird bad agreed to turnolsh the entertainment and, in addition thereto, to sudscribe the sum of $250. He recommended that lists be circu- lated ior the purpose of obtaining subscriptions Jrom those who Were desirous of alding the obe ject in view, with the understanding that each subscriber to the amount O1 $5 should Le entitied 1o two reserved seuts, lie thought there woud be no aifticulty woutever in filing the house aud ensuriug, uw Javoravie result, he General also suggested the advisavility of au endeavor being made to secure the services uf one of (he bands atiiched to the National Guard, who would give (ueir services gratuitously. Colonel Wingate thought this latter proposition woud be found impracticable. A suv-commitiee, however, Were empowered fo act in the premises. ur. Bird, who was present at the meeting, imormed the commuttee that acertum printing estubishment in the city Nad volunteered to do #u the prinilug gratis. He also s:ated thatin aus Qition to Wuat he bad already promised todo he Would guarantee one-hall ihe parquet Uckets ior the eutertainmeut avo ‘eierred to. Me thought, he Guid, that Cue services Ol & band would ve su- peltaous, lor the entr’acies could be occupied by luustc, Which he ielt sure he could provide, Altord said he would take 600 tickets for the Academy entertaioment. He then reierred to some objections Whica had been mentioned to him io regard to the manner ta which the team is tu c€ Chosen. Some uiscussion ensued, and it was finally resoived tut the sub-committee having in charge the supervision Ol the competitions lor final selection be instructed tu make sucn changes in the plan for the gelection o! tue American team sor 1876 as In their judgment siall be best and re+ port the same to (ue joimt Committee. A letter was read iTrum Major Leech, the Captain of the Irish Leam, setting iorth tuat at same tine tual the invernetional contest place there would also occur a con the National itis teams, composed of jour Members euch, lor the Leech Chuileuge shield. He iavited (he Awerican team to tuke part also ip tuis Matcn, the rules guverbing tLe contest, hav- Ing Deen umanded for this purpos ‘Ho inserpational Mutch wil take place either at North Ball Kanges, bear Dublin, lrelund, or at the Curragh, in Juuc next, Major Leech is engaged in the publication of a history of the Visit Of tie Irish Team to taw country. THE WORKINGMEN, ORGANIZATION OF TENEMENT HOUSE TENANTS— MOVEMENT TO EFFECT 4 REDUCTION OF NoUsE NENTS. A weeting of tenoment house tenants, prin Cipally composed of German workingmen residing in the Tenth ward, was held attne Tench Ward Hotel, in Broome which was to euter upon & movement to | | efect a seduction of house rents. The eet, last Bight, the ovject of PLAN OF THE MAIN ESERVED SPACE. o's pee (qa 391340 > G nm q at tance apart of 24 feet, and the sides of the buiid- | ing lor the height of seven ieet from the ground | ibe ANVUNVISIY THE GREAT SCANDAL TRIAL, A Sudden Stop to the) Proceedings. COUNSEL ICE-BOUND.| Mr. Evarts’ Experiences as an Arctic Traveller, The trial of Tilton vs. Beecher suffered an inter- ruption yesterday. ‘fhe tce in the East River pre- vented the regular trips of the ferryboats from Fulton street to Brooklyn, and one juryman (Mr. | Taylor) and three of tne counsel for the deience were prevented from crossing in time to attend the reguiar opening of proceedings. A postpone- ment Of the trial was therefore made uptli Monday at eleven o'clock, THB COURT ASSEMBLES. The Court assembled at the usual hour, nobody dreaming that the forces of nature were in opera- tion to throw an obstruction in the pathway of the great counsel whose presence was essential to the life and movement of the case. The Judge took his seat all unconscious of the embargo on the East River. The principals were on hand, ob- livious of any accident. Mr. Tilton occupied the witness’ stand, waiting and watchiul, the cynosure of every eye—a man studied and penetrated by every observer. The reporters sung the doxology 1n sotto voce. Stories of ail kinds were related, and Mailison led off in choice narratives of the olden umes. The multi, tude of idle press men was in a quandary, and they spent the distressing half hour in drawing amateur sketches of prominent people in court. The Judge waited patiently until hal/-past eleven o'clock. MR. BEACH EXPLAINS. Mr. Beach rose, and, addressing the Court, Said :—1t 18 obvious, Your Honor, that some of our friends on the other side are delayed by the ice in the river, 1t is suggested by some of the jury- men that our recess until two o’ciock should be taken now, which will give them an hour or two for the transaction of their private business, Judge Neilson asked how 1 was that Mr. Beach and Mr, Fullerton had succeeded in crossing the river, Mr. Beach replied that they had started early, Qt ten o’clock, but that the river was now blocked with ice and would probably not be clear for some time. The foreman of the jury, Mr. Carpenter, left his Seatand spoke for a jew moments with Judge Neilson, who then asked Mr. Shearman what he thought of Mr. Beach’s proposition, Mr. Shear- man said he thought it would be as well to ad- Journ, and the Court then ordered an adjournment until two o'clock. ‘Ihe jury passed out, and the court room was soon cleared, AFTER RECESS, The Court assembied suortly after two o'clock. | The spectators looked cold and miserable, for an icy atmospiere bai penetrated into the court room and rendered those in attendance almost as chill as if tuey bad been standing in the gloomy corridors O« in the bieak streets without, Mr. Evarts seemed as il be was “perished.” ‘the barly irame of Fuilerton appeared to have sutfered nothing from the intense cold, while tne lace of mien [ ea ee Pe By) ee o TRANSEPT a] # | al Vitel oie i male as (ee r > Ci aes eee eS | Le > i | pe a HLYON 1 SANG AV haat ORWAY 10044 Le ENTRANCE” SCALE OF FEET addressed =by Megara, Carl, and = other who argued | have been reduced in til kept high and ata rate proposed to eect an organiza. ut house tenants jor vie senth # ul the City, Verba tionally on the imenduest ters, | 1D WAking eMorts to ovtuin & Feductiog of house | the Sunawich Islands, Cr ol the wirugtare, wuile 4, Egypt and Turkey eg the intermediate svace Helug enjoyed by tue Zou Dations of tue giane, | AMENICA'S SI'ACR, THA 18 to Le America's Exposition, aud she will therelore ivld tho most favorable us well us (he wo KOUded Space. ‘Lhe piau shows her gi CuiDa, Japan, é yeu Wak ur@led, ivid Out At specualive prices, Ww these ware reduced, during the past lew | , TO a proper Btundara, Jandlords alone, Ib Ker. utious, In Suostanve Hs Above, Were passed, | | ahd & permanent vrgauization was eted by the | election uf Fy Balt, Present; ry H, | Boneibel, and’, Steinbach, Treasurer; the < | Bames oi tuose present were enrolled ue members. | ILLNESS OF DR. DELAFIELD. Dr. Edward Delafield, one of New York's Oldest and most prominent physicians. lies aan- idence, corner of Seventeenth From ioquiries medo last evening it appears that Dr. Delateld has been @iling for the pust eightcen months, bat was Soyned Scat ever, his condition had greatly (mproved, and his convalescence is look: 1 THE CUBAN MASS MEETING. The appended call has been issued fora masi meeting of Cubaas, lo be held to-morrow even- ‘ously tliat bis tand Fifth avenue. the following subscribes their Cuban brathron to 1isk, at Masonic Ha have the honor to invite ect ng to he held ou the Mtn in Linrieenth street, Letween | suird and Fourth avenues. at seven o'clock in te evening, at which meeting matters having great im portande jor Cuba Wiis be discusyed t Joaquin de Palma. Leand-o odriguox Kduardo H. Gato, not sufering y genera! decay and sequent ou advance o years, that his decouse ts only not the slightest Losat Th tact, nis death ts 100! tany moment, His brother, Henry Deladeld, known merctant, 19 aiso sulfering from a Qteack Of preumonia. Least night, bow of time, for 1 lity of his recovery, ML, Aguilera, tase Mr. beach, usually bearing @ placid, im- | berturbapble expression, was somewhat flushed, as ff it hod been suddenly ex | posed ‘to a severe blast of northwest wind. | The Jury remained quietly in their seats, never venturing to say @ word, while the audience chatted 10 & low tone, and the reporters—pretty gvuod judges as they ure of passing events, and iair speculaiors on events to come—deemed that something unusual was avout to ey cee Mr. hivarts aud Mr. Beach ascended the bencn and heid a consultation with Judge Neilson of ten minutes’ duration, The Judge was amable and the great lawyers smiled, and tne audience came to the conclusion that there was going to be an adjouroment, and gv an adjournment until Mon- day at eleven o'clock Was aunounced, and this is the manner 1D which it came about, MR. EVARTS ASKS FOR AN ADJOURNMENT, Mr. kvarts reterred to the condition of the nav- igation between Now York und Brookly: Stated the circumstances Of now he, as weil he juryman, had been aetaiued ior an nour and o alin their effurts to crosa_the river and reach tne Court House on time, He had some important miatters to attend to and forwara to Wasniogton to-pDignt, and Le hoped that the Court would ad- Journ now, as ovwerqise tney might lose all oppor. tunity of getting across tne river. He believed counsel On tne other side had also matters of im- | portance to attend to to-nighi, and therelore an Himes would be convenient to them as well a6 to him, | Mr, Beach said that, under any circumstances, | he would to-day have to ask lor an earlier adjourn. meat than usual, und as he did not thivk they | Could make much avaiiable progress between nia time and tue asual nour of adjournment he thought it better thut tuey should adjouru bow. | The Judye—Owing to the uncertuinty oi your | being abie to return 10 New York—bnd you are | beiter judges of the state of the navigation than L | am—I tumk I shall compiy with your request to adjourn. ‘The Vourt was then adjourned until Monday morning, at eleven o'clock. In a iew moments ail the speciators bad cleared out, with tne exception oO: @iew who gathered around Mr. Beecner and improvised the usual afternoon “levee” in bis re- gard. THE TRIP OF THE PACIFIC. At eleven o'clock 4 multutude of petpis occupied the interior vi the Fulton ferry butding. ‘hey Were crowded out upon the toats, and the apart- ments devoted to males and ‘females were thronged to their utmost extent. In tue ladies’ | piace there was little more than stand- ing room, and the gentiemen’s saloon was filled to its utmost capacity. Some people ol quick temperaments and depreciated vitality, Hinped about as ii aitlicted with the dance of St. itus. There were no voats in the slips. she eye wauuered over the Vast fleids of ice borne upward ing Brooklyn by the ierryboats looked very viue indeed. All the boats Were tn the ferry sips at the opposite side. A vast fleld of ice uriven up- ward toward Heil Gate passed in endless procession before the eyes of the wait- lug crowds. it Was about eleven o’ciock Wiieu, with great cheers, the terryboat Pacitic, be- longing to the South ferry line, sailed into tne Fuicton ferry siip, With @ thousaug men wad nali a huudred horses on board. Taey Dad been turee hours on the passage, ana the cheers were hearty in the extreme. WAITING FOR A BOAT, The eager multitude of Brooklynites surged through tue ferryhouse and hurried on their busi- hess ways. ‘The crowd 01 patient watie:s were el- bowed und jostled to and iro jor more than ten Minutes, at the end of which time the hurrying hundreds had disappeared and the long iime of heavy trucks passed through the gateways. The way was Clear, aud the occupants of the wailing rooms flied down the float to vvard the brave Pucillc. Messts. Evarts, Porter, abbott and Jurymau Tayior were among the dariug throng wuo ven- tured on board, nothing daunted by the severe experiences which they heard complained of by tue incoming party. Mr. Kvarts took a seat in the suuineast corner OF the ladies’ cavin, where ina few seconds he was joined by his associate, Judge Porter. Here the conductors oi the delence 0! tue great trial satin communion until the boat began Lo Work her way out of the ice-giutted slip. The laboring of the paddle ana tne thumpug ce cakes in the box disturved the even tenor of the conversation of Mr, Evarts aad the Judge, and they stood up to look out irom the window, In silence the couple stood contemplating the fust-Gowing, unbroken field of ice, wuich moved With easy und Magnificent grace up toward tne eastern end of Long island sound. The same! 0: (he scene had nothing for t lawyers, they {eli into conversation. Wille thi men of legal brawn kept company with the mi pipes ng-iunged youths aud bale men outside cubins, Watching with eager ey soot of Fulton street, Brouklyn. itgrew, jae. was Jobo Swinton, the bavenat They watched With aching toes an Among those included Who seemed on tie whi afar, Sky-bound seagulls did not disport iu Vain; Jovn, whose Mashing eye tric evolutions. Quit game side of the boat, peste lieg the purpor jolowed them in their Cy Joun, on toe it wouid appear, v1 depre- jerry oumpany ®od saying curt tuings Managers of the Brookiyn Briuge. irom meme. etic remarke Were heard colouy regarding the a Sidevoard. ‘The cueering presence or this Most charming ot Of iuro.ture would, no douvt, have pone tar to mitigate the rigors or the irigid wip. The jouy ieeling Which amilarity with it produces Was noticeably abi versation bad the eriap Ir PROGRESS. Ww the legal lignt# conversed and the jour- Dalis's lamented the guod vows was, notwithstand- lug her effurts to the contrary, going up streaa, t and ail the cons Ol satire in it, | 1n about one hour and 4 hall after sne nad teft the | 6lip the Pacifico was opposite Maiden lane. it woe & physical uposmoliity to ake @ landing, ao the piio! pe her COUrse sUApEd due BONtH, 1D tue hope 01 ting @ lauding wt one oO: the lower docks. getting io abole began to Jade irom the mings of the passengers, win the bust. tveovered. harsel! an was baurwag y back to the Brooklyn ‘ending. Waele Opposive | | | | | by the resistless tide, aud the prospect of reach- | 6 mW they ieturned to the hard benches, wuere again | @ tO ratuer enjoy the | for now aud tuen they claimed the uttention of | r @ DewSspaper colony had | 4 alter another hali-nour 0: pufing lavor | Ble Was Opposite tie Lage = the hope vf ever | | viding the salary of the Prosec | ghai! be $6,000; that ne shall tant, Iu the Bseox di Martin’s dock the machinery became pow 4 and the boat stuck fast in the Ice, sage WALKING ASHORE. Here two young meu, tempted by the nearness of the dock, vehtured to jump from the boat on . the ice in hope of getting ashore. One of them, when about midway between the Loat and dock, stepped on a soit cake of ice and wad submerged im the river to his armpits, Fortunately, he succeeded in embracing a piece of ice sufficiently large to busy tim up. The cruel crowd on the boat began to jeer and jaugu at the unfortunate wretch, as Mf bis discomiort were not complete enough. The noise brought Mr. Evarte from the cabin, and on seeing the man’s sad phgit he remonstrated with the crowd, and the noise and laugoter wa: pectiuliy stopped. Some par- es on the dock threw the drowning man a rope, by means of which be Was drawn ashore in safety. His companion in the daring feat pradentiy re- turned to the boat when he witnessed the acc dent, A LANDING AT L ST. One hour and tuirty minutes aster leaving the New York shore a landing was @fected at Prete tice’s Whari, adjoinirg the Waii street terry slip, and the passengers were discuarged, Mr. Evarts, Judge Porter, Mr. Abbott and juryman Tayior, jollowed by Messrs. Shaw, Auderson, Bonyngée, Beggs, Fill and Hamilton, all newspaper men, pro- ceeded up Montague street as lar as tne corner oO Henry, Where tie counsel for the deience met the plaintuf aud his counsel, After the usuai conventional salutation ME Evarts said to Mr, Fullerton :— “I see you are ahead of us.” “Lt is always thus,” said Mr, Fullerton, smilings “Weil Meet in court at two o’ciock," said Ful lerton, “and Combine to have the trial go over until Monday.”” “All right,’?? said Mr. Evarts, “I’m going to lunch,” and straightway he and his party wens to the Brooklyn Club House. During the conversation Tilton stood in the background, silent, and When Mr. Beecher’s coune sel leit he started, in company with Messrs. Pule lerton and Beach, toward the house of Frank Mouiton, where lunch was waiting their arrival The HERALD reporter who started tor Bro a to attend the great trial bad thus opportunity for a subsequent time of adventure that made bis head gray. He jumped into the sawpit of ice ab the foots of the great tower of the East River bridge, on the New York side, and plunged into the middle ot the river, on board the ice, as tf be had neither blood relations, nor motherein-law, DoF any hold on ihe summer world of picnics an@ ice creams, MR. BEECHER ON REVIVALS. HIS FRIDAY EVENING TALK—WISE WORDS FROM THE GREAT PASTOR's LIPS, The reguiar Friday evening prayer meeting waa held last night im the lecture room of Piymouth church, The attendance was large, every space im the room being occupied. Mr. Beecher came in on time, took his seat on the platform and looked the picture of contentment. He gave ous the bymn, and, alter it had been sung, offered @ Jervent prayer. ‘ihen Mr. Beecher resumed the subject on which he had spoken beiore—that of ree vivals. In commencing he spoke of the custom: among the Christian teachers many years ago, magnifying the first expressions of the soul in Christian life. He thought, too, there was some occasion for it, Men of great moral natures, whose lives have affected the thougnts of the whi and who hag reached the bigiest ex- periences of Christian lite, were of course eXcus- uble in making their experiences known. Lo his childhood there was not too much stress laid upon the divine spirit, but too ttle upon the methods tirough which the soul acted. There was a theory as to the action of the divine spirit on the human soul. ‘There was first a great feel- ing oO: repugnance, then a struggle, then all was light and the heavens would shine, and there would be & world of joy to them. He used to feel as if young converts were to be envied alter passing through the reul straggie, and ne use. to long lor that ecstasy, and he never put so much work into fiity sermous as he did into his efforts to have an experience, But these conversions were just as good a8 @ quiet conversion, without any of the emotional demonstration, He wanted to give his people the right iaeal, not to follow w false one. When & man first begins religious life, if he has had a special oraering of life by which the rebound ia strange and dramatic, or if he is a man whose ap titudes are such us to make him serapnhic, the very beginnings of life wil! be refulgent. But suppose & Mao With that kind of nature that caunot sappip its own iood. He can invoke very little oi tha imagination. Do you expect that when such Person sets nis iace voward Jerusalem aud is d termined to go up there, the beginning o1 bis life can be filled with such joy «8 afterward? Nobody ought to be as happy in the beginning of Christian life as aiterward. Paul ouly wrote those matca- leas letters to the ltd after forty years of Working out his salvation. Some peopie have Such natares that they don’t cot oO @ tru Ubristian growth until the later years of their life. spel is God manti througr Jesus ‘doner and helperand sanctifer y Inning @t each soul in the of development, where it stands, and helping right straight upwai WHERE IS THE HON. BILL KING? 4 PAINFUL CASE, To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— 1am pleased to notice the zeal witn which the HBRALD enters into the search after the Hon, William 8, King, Since the abduction of Charley Koss no more paiofal case has been brought to ti Public notice, LP. Naw York, Feb. 14, 1875. BILL KING ON THE ALLEGHANIES, To THE EDITOR OF THE ARBALD:— Aman calling himself Bili King passed over the mountains some days ago. From the descriptions contained in the HERALD I am sure he is the miss ing man, William 8, King. He looked very much like all the gentlemen he was said to resemble, and he failed to take a drink as the village bar in thia place, a thing which no traveller has been knowa to neglect for nearly fifteen years. He wore | immense overcoat and the pockets were full something, probably money. BucksTows, Pa., Feb. 10, 1875, THE ALBANY LOBBY TO BE LOOKED INTO, To THE Epitor or THE HeRaLD:— Is the William 8. King, for whose recovery a ree ward Is offered, the celebrated King of the lobby ? Ihave heard of this latter King for a number of years as being generally to be found im Albany, Harrisburg or Washington during the winter season, and suggest that a search be made for him in these cities, if you find vim not in one of them seek him in the otter place aud there ts aimost a certainty of finding him, tor Hamlet is authority for the assurance that *you shall nose bim as you go Up the Stairs mto the loboy.”” POLONIUS, NEW Youk, Feb. 10, 1875. MB, KING AND HIS BULL IN STAMFORD. To THe EpIToR of THE HERALD:— Aman of middie age and handsome appearance and evidently sober passed through this town yesterday, driving a bull of youthtul age, splendid appearance, but evidently not in @ tranquil state of mind. In the atternoon the same par reap: peared in town, but this time the buli was rapidly Griving the man. Both parties appeared to much excited and the man under the 1ofuence a@strong stimulant. As it 1s believed that they were the Hon. William S. King and his bull I send you the tacts, hoping thut they may result in the capture of these celebrated animals, Pa “ats Feb. 12, 1876. REMOVALS IN THE FIRE DEPART: MENT. The Fire Commissioners yesterday removed James 8. Monroe, District Engineer, and ap- pointed in his place Edward N. Wilhelm, foreman of Engine No. 23. Engineer King was trans(erred to the Third district, aid Engineer Rome to the First. Natnan J, Bennett was made clerk in the Tepair yard, and the resignations of William FP, Lutz. clerk, and Ed. Heizman scoepted. Peter Jonn k. Day, domes J Garrity dad David Mulareg? ‘Wore trausierred to other companies. COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. of the College of the City of New just isened the twenty-sixth anowal Tegister of the College, which gives the names of whe students of the five classes, the course of oMoers, ‘aduates @od pri ast year, & de scription Of the medals, the names of their doa the conditious of wward and various other formation of interest, SALARIES VERSUS FEES IN ESSEE OOUNTY. The wise men o/ Newark and Eesex county are Waking up to the idea that the fee system of pay- ing county ofMicers is pernicious. For instance, the Vounty, Prosecutor and Judges get so much | per diem or per case, and the reault is admitted to | be that the sessions of the Court are muon longer usualy than is absolutely calied for, very trivial ca-es are put upon trial for no benefit vus ovart oiicers, The longer the Court is pees | Whe heavier the bill (or pay. of under ofcery tocidental expen: ence & bill has been prepared ee to the Legisiavure iS at iter the jounty Board o! oot Ve an anaie eoverday the sad) antalya { \ —