The New York Herald Newspaper, May 1, 1875, Page 3

| THE REVIVAL MOVEMENT. Its Great Importance and Probable Success. THE CLERGY ON THE QUESTION. aceasta Views of Mr, Hepworth, Mr. Frothingham, Mr. Armitage and Others, pRehE SSSR EES 85 5) The Cardinalate and the Brook- lyn Trial. So muoh interest being manifestea in the re- vival movement now in progress in £urope, and 4s the efort is being made in this country to 1e- spond to tne religious ‘ervor so earaestly mant- fested in the Old World, it became interesting to Know bow the Protestant ciergy of all de- Bominations viewed the revival and what effect they deemed it would have on the progress of evangelization. We present the Dpinions of several leading ministers on the ques- tons now agitating the religious world, and they also give their views on the Beecier trial and its inQnence on religious progress, and express the Current of Protestant feeling on the elevation Of archbishop McCloskey to \ne Cardinalate. VIEWS OF ME. HEPWORTH. The best time for one man to meet ancther is fast after the latter has finished a hearty dinner. 1t was at such 2 time last evening that the writer met the Rev. Mr, George H, Hepwortn, of the Ohurch of the Disciples, at his home, No 19 West Forty-seventh street. Mr. Hepworth was Benial, not to say jovial. In reply to the firat Westion, “What is the state of religion in your shurcn ?” the minister said, with enthusiasm :— “My church fs flourishing. 11 is, a8 you perhaps know, uot an wristocratic churen, for the attend. ance {3 made up vi young clerks, young married ople snd obuer persons oi varied conditions in ie. Quite anumber of these peoje Lave been Converted und udmitied to membership in the eongrogaion within the last few months, Ever Since Mr, Varley bexan io preach in tis city Lt have iound that there bas beeu a gradual accumu. lation of religious seutiment in wy congregation, especially among the younger people. ‘Ihere @re daily morning and evening prayer meetings in wy churet, aud there 1s # mecting every Sun- day aiter my sermon.” “Then, M:. Hepworth,” said the writer, “you Giscover amoug your people @ desire to respond to the revivai movement which is now going dn in Europe. Do you tuink that desire 1s wide- wpreaay”? “Ll tuink,’? answered the minister, “that there {8 such @ sentinient, nut ouly in my Congregation, DOL amoug religious people generally; but it 15 Rot very strong at present. It 1s, however, | inane power, and wil probably hav (force udous mext aucumn. diiticuity m tne way of the spreadiog and strength: BDing Of (his seDtiment, or desire, Is the lack of Drganization to urge it from its inception. has beeu no cu-operaniou jor tue express purpose Bf Pushing on @ religious Movement, Mr. Varley “was a factor of (he Gesire, but he could not do Boything wlone, Besides, Mr. Varley Wus Dot Bron, or rather eucuusiastic, enough. He was too slow—ioo dcliverauve. He wus adie to acquire A certain power over his hearers, tut bis fect upea wem was not lasting If ‘¢ had been organizalion to suppiement abors at first aud alterward to widen the Te of Feligious lavor, tuere would now be at revival movement, As I said beuore, ve jacked organization in this country. eT In Europe it is organizauon which 18 now effecting $0 much good, iu Germany and France the or- AuizZations are more periect even than in Eng- nd, Very jew here know that religious revival now golug on in otner parts oi Europe than England, yet it is @ tact w © work of evangelization Is being carried on with eveo More earnestness, and is baving greater results im France and Germany than iu Great Britein, Messis. Moody aud Saukey are, indeed, doing a great work in England. Not ouly the ordinary Classes of pevpie gu tu Hetea to them, but nooles, Jords and laaies, aud even memoers of the royal lly. Still, Wf there Were no organization to Beip them in their work, tuelr resulls would not De lastivg. AS it is, tne clergymen of every desom- pation ciub togeiner, aug, by means of prayer Meetngs, enhance tue eflects of the ministratons Of the Awericun evangelists.” Jn response Lo anotier question somewhat sim- Nar to the one just previous Mr, Hepworctn said :— “OF course, as Aresult os tout desire for # reti- gious revival wh cu i have alluded to, there is a Gisposition to encourage suca & Movement, But like the desire of whicu itis 4 coroliary, if 13 DOt Very strong ut present. I have been unabie to derstaud this iaxity. Comuug Out of toe Uni- tariao Cuurcu, and now undergoing my Urst ex- Tieuce iu a revival, 1 have woudered at tue Tuere | | jure of reagivus people to push on the move- | men! to spread the Cn Certainly begun several mou:ba ago. Fur mys 1 Was aod um ieartily auxious to urge it. Lt is to Me the lime whicu converts itseli into bone to support my church. “Wout effect, ar, Hepwortn, has the Cardinalate Bpon your people, aud Low do you regard it your- shaw!” began the hearty minister, “my people don’t trouble tuemseives about the Car- inal, eXcept, perhaps, that they would like tosee him in his tobes—as a kind of suow, you know, It 4s absurd to attach any poultical unportance to the cPeation of a Cardinal. Uj, indeed, we could coa- ceive—but, pshaw! that’s simply’ impossible, 1 ‘Was going to say thatil it coula ve conceived thata Cardioaiste carried with ita temporal vathor _ ace, # Cardinal snould be given a Fitory bere to rulc over, say, a space as large as the District of Coiumbia—we might have cause for fy is @ Cardinal ls Bo more to atholic Archbishop. Cardinal McUioskey jact, Dave two Feu bate without disturo- asxed tue writer, ‘ is, tau 1 do not attribute any evil to Mr. Beec Dimsei, tim 48 a victim of @ con. eople heave loaimed te trial began to talk iamiliarly Of things whicn th Diushed to alitved to a yt elderly veo; i toe young this, consicer ¢! a clog to ivui movement, That m ow eut It came ater Ofer 1857, and it should oow Wheoever men suad- ould be in prouresa, sense ui the insecurity of tuey turn to God. ry kdeuid disease is @ renewed J sank that the trial or Mr, the Way Of (he ocourrence of & Great religious revival at lie proper time,” VIEWS OF BEV. 0, B. PROTRINGHAM, Rey. 0, B. Froghin, System s0 Vitterly id Lis sermons that bis views OM that pout will be already widely kpown by this time, What yesterday wos out are. iteration, in a colivquial /orm, of the views he has OXpressed in the pair, “Do you think that the Church bas been percep- Ubly venefited by the recent revivais in Europe and Americal” Mr. Frothingham replied, “I don’t think that any permanent benefit can possiviy be ae- rived from them. 1 Which pass over very soon. i don’t think revival Meetings are attended vy people of intelligence | OF culture, but only by people woo are not anuer the sway of reasou, Who are curiosity seekers or who are excitavie in their reiigious natures and Who delight in having their auimai emotions Stirred up in this manner.” THR RRACTION THAT FOLLOWS, “Do you then tiiok tuat revivais are banefal in their inducuce upun the Caurch?”’ “Yes, for tney ai Feaction, it always must be tne case with people who are ooly swayea by their antntorea feelugs end in n»wise subject to reason. As soon t aliss 8 Off the reiigious MMOLION is goBE tuo.” ‘Aud What ioilows 1? “What ioliows? An tocrease in vice, corrup- Won—sin ui evers sort, All trustworthy reports OD the subject ‘ee Guat all the: i tol. lowed by ane tne community have feard already Juituwed uy “Aad Wa Of revivals f EVUCATION BRTTAR THUAN REVIVALS. “What soviety Waats w improv Fevivals, but education, difusion of ils 14@4 OF NOlWing ihe Walp ana Ch wor pion over eer a. tiroaeming them With overiusiag on! | 100 Uuiess ¥ fe iy val, NOFA Ala K ect, ous me bere are treats ol sulphw ro, tures o ii. Mb KNOW, 8 Well By do, that an appeal to jear is aim 8000 4 (he Jeeling of fe eee powst thau tk: # a el revivais ar Yee, Baan i ia te ‘* Cograding, und & F 18 your the love of goou before," old institution f 4 the preneas revi+ stian faith, which was | eligion affected in any way by the Beecher | timony in the triai woich Las | brogress of religion, | are waves of emotion | sure to be foliowed by a great | | ley’s preaching. successful NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY J, I875--TRIPLE SHEET. valists are not so bad as were their predecessors. ney preach the same old doctrines, to be sure, of the depravity 0) man, of damnation and heli, but their fires are not on fe 80 hot and they don’t sur up the sulphor quite 80 badly as they did in Jor- mer times, I think revivals are nos attended by ag respectable and tinportant classes of sociaty 4S in (he pest; they are addreasei to the unedu- cated, the poor, the working Classes principally,” REVIVALS TAKING THE PLACE OF THEATRES. “How do you account ior tuelr success in Lon- don?" “Oh, I don’t think it is a permanent -uccess, They succeed in orawing biz crows, but any big suow can draw those in Loudon, Then there are strictly evangelical people Wow bave no over ex- | citement With Wico to regalo uiemselves, aua they probably seek them in 4ue ploce vi theatres"? “What do yuu think of the revivais in Water street “L have never attended one; but, on general | principles, | would say that that ts not the way in which the poor people are to beredeemed, ‘tn process of civilization 18 a very siow oue, You can’t seize hold people anu fing them suddenly from hell ino Paradise. 1 ain convinced that {i half the time were devo.ea | to tne education of the lower classes that is now wasted on revivals much good might be dope, tne whole revival process, in my opinion, is an error, and I don’t tuink that socicty 1s any the better for it, When the Waves have sabstaed, ihe deposits Of mud wii! be found very thick.” VB BEECHER TRIAL. “Do you think the Beecher trial affects the Church to any considerable extent??? “Ldon't tink so. Lthink tuatif he were con- victed it miglt, instead of injoring the cause of religion, toue the comtuunity up to a higher stand. | ard of morals, However, | think it will aifect agreat many people—in the case Or convictiou—who have pioned their taith to Mr, Beecher, aud also ol & great many who evtertuin @ suspicion of t i ucter of ministers, and would regard such an | issue of the trial u8 a confirmation of teir belief, | Imay as Well add thut I toiuk tnese suspicions of | w aracter of the mibistry torally uniounded. As jar as my experience reaches they are « singu- larly pure and rignt-tDinkivg class of men,’ THE CARDINALATE, “Has the elevation of Arcabishop McUloskey ex- cited much Interest in the Protestant Ouurcot”? no; ithimk Protestants only regara it os | a One show—that’s all, ‘She ceremony might have , veen invested with greater interest to Americans | ii the belief had prevatied that Protestantism was | endangered through an ascendancy of the Catho- | Me Church, However, the Americans are nota | tumid people; they are willing to trust to the atrenugtu of their metitutions until tuey see the danger actually pelore them. Aud I think when that moment arrives—if ltever shall arrive, whicn | 1don’t beleve—there will be such @ rally as Wil | cause the assailants of religious lioerty to abate their faitn io their auility to estabjish a religious despotism in Uns country.” Here the dinner beil, the “tocsin of the soul,” as Byron calls it, rang, aud the reporter fed at the magic sound. DE. THOMAS ARMITAGE was found by the writer last evening at nis resi- dence, No, 2 Weat Forty-sixth strect. He was in his ueual amiable mood, and gave his views very Teadily. He said:— “We are a very stable people in my church, I have been among my people seven-and-twenty years, and almost all tne younger members of my congregation nave grown up under me. Weare couserVative in our ways and keep steadily on the religious patns we have trod tor years.” Replying to the questions as to whether there is & disposition to respond to the revival movement | now going on in Europe and to encourage such an | action in this city, Dr. Armitage said in effect— | “Weare always ready to respond to every relig- | lous movement and we sympathize with | them all, but we do not believe in fuss, We have little faitn in religious ‘ecling which is conceived and bora ina moment. That ques- tion,” continued Mr. Armitage, “as to whethe: | or not a disposition to encourage a revivii | exists seems to me to be somewaat unfortunately framed. Yev itis framed, as a secular journalist 18 most likely 10 compose sacn an interrogation. it seems to imply that peruaps there migut be a desire to discuarage @ rel gious revival. I do | not think that the guestion conv the | e@ of 6the:| 6 6word ‘reviva: The | ress of this city, I am sure, ts | tue finest in toe world. The MERALD or tne other joarnals may, once in a Wile, attack some person r bis y of expressing Dis religious opinions, or tor mean bigotry; Out they never attack reiig- | n. | “Wat effect, Mr. Armitage, has the Cardinalate upon your people?” “None other than @ Sparrow flying over tne | Ineeting louse, or & snowflake ialliug into Lake | Erle, would have,” “What do you think of the creation of a cardi- nal?’ “No more than if sm archbishop were created tn | vae Catholic Church. Cardinal McCloskey will have no more power than Arcnbisnop McCloskey had. 1am, however, exceedinzly glad that tue venerable prelate vi this city nas beeu so honored by the Pope and that the Catholic population of this country have now a voice im the affairs of their Church, as the people of European coun- tries have. 1 nave known Cardinal McCloskey ever since he was the past.r of St. Mary’s churca i Albany turty years ago, and I have always loved aud respected him as a Man and 4 scolar. T have heard bim preach several times, and alwa: with pleasure. Ouce particularly, iwo or Ul years ago, ou Good Friday, Wuen 1 was on my Way to Newark to preach, | cropped into the Cuthearal and listened to @ sermon delivered by Bim. It contaiued one ur two peculiar Catholic ductrines irom Which I dissented, but it made ap impression upon my mind which remained jor a long time.’” anne. adectea iu uny way by the Beecher | tk Dr. Armitage answered:—“{ do not vhink it is. There are certainly some peopie not | Row within cuurcves woo will jor a tiwe repel | the mimetrations of clergymen; but they musi resort to God for comio/t. lito every man's soul comes the need for Christ, like the light trough & caink in a window suut! Man must go 10God Dnaily, and if ail (be ministers in toe worid were to be placed On trial the averston to them waica would be formed in some men’s minds could not destroy the seuse of reliance «pon Carist. 1 am Feminded of a story whica illustrates What f mean, An old Baptist women meeting » young minisier who bad just delivered a sermon wich she did Dot ne ia to him:—‘So you pave been preach. ing ? ‘Yes, ma'am,’ respouded the youog maa. il, how did you ao? the neXt question, ‘Thope I did not disgrace toe Master,’ said tae youog mau mildly, and to this reply (be ola woman id consolutory tone, ‘Nake yoursell easy. tagrace yoursell, but you can’t disgrace | | one of the most highly respected ministers of the | Presbyterian Church, was oext visited, Ke is weil known as Daving presided for tweaty years over tue First Presbyterian charoh in Broome strees. His views a8 taose Of & Couservative exponont of © ortnodox Pr tiem Wil be read with interest, j@ thought that revivais had a goud iafuence oa © the Onures, aod shoul d be encouraged. THE APPROT IX RNGLAND. i “[ bave been iniormed,” ne said, “that in Bogs | land, Iteiand aad Sovtiand the present revivals have been followed vy ao especial ang remarkabie Qotivity and lervor im the Presbyterian Uburch, Mr. Moody's seTuons sein to have Godse much good - in rousing the siaguish religious ieelings of Pres. byterimana,"’ 2d in this country?” ‘Ia tule country, where we have only bad Mr, ‘Varley, the effect has not been so perceptible by any means. Tue revival wave im Europe is always feit here to some extent, although the refection of Mr. Moedy’s preacning les uot deed go great Among Us Ae might wave been expecthd. Mr. | Variey’s influence was voly seit in a few charenes to New York; that’s ali. Ait. Tyug’s aud Mr. Hep. ‘worth’s church are toe only oues, aoa | think tous they have been especially veneiltea by Mr. Vai Mr, Variey, I veiieve, was more im Canaaa before coming here.” THR NESD OF REVIVALS, “Do you think there is amy need of revivals? | “Yes, i Chiuk toere always 1s, altacaga the con- ition of our churches is vy Do Meats 4 Very dia- couraging one. | don’: think there ever Was a time wheo (be churcies were more charii.bie, for tat aud uii Mure good in promonung wi siouary work, Of course, there are some bf ie ences among ministers as to the ex,euieucy of ¥ Vivais, sowe of theuP preferring more tue or- dinary grooves @f cuurch work. Mr. Varley being AD uleducated mun coud not, of course, ciul i | that respect und defe-euce which our cultivated American ministers have a right to expect.” UNMAPPY HFYECT OF INK BEECHER Cage. “What bas been the inflaence of the Beecher triai t” i think it has been a very unhappy one on the | ‘hurch—more pecially in Brookiya, have saiked with several Brooklyn minisvers, and one | of tue deciared tut wolie oe had very large con- | grogutions the previous winter, taey had owindied | dow to very #mad proportions tails winter, he thought tnat this was owiug to the Becc: trial, Waich Bad diverted people's minus from ri nha Wo them tu disgustio; als. “age wast bas the effect been here in New York? “| cannot say that it bas hindered reilgion, but | yer toere bi oO & perceptible eliect. All greauy aeprec im oer (ead I dou’t way als a greatly Comoralizing mr, B rk copviwNuD, fh diference, nO percept le 1ofueace OO religion ot | ie Word kao tbat there is gut, & se. Ol Men OM Garth than tne edocured min- istry of America, igh not Ou tte Church scandals have # no age and nu couniry have | them aa wow and uere.” | DBMINALATE DENOMINATIONAL, ao yuu tak t Committee—Oharles stark Newell, W. Jobo McKeon, Rev. #. Dealy, 5. J.; F. | Joho Mululy, S.A. Kavorz, Very he | preseat L regret tuatit which did not interest anybody but Catholies,, I don’t think the Cardinalate bas incited the slight est interest among Provestant: Anything that will divert toe attention of t World ‘rom the niany secular and trivisl interes of bumanity to the bigner and epiritual oves Should be encouraged a8 much As possible. What an exreilent thing it would be 11 We could Interest toe people a8 much 1n religion as in @ Premdeatial election |”? WHAT REV. MARVIN R. VINCENT SAYS. The Rev, Marvin R. Vinceat, pas‘or of the Church of the Coveauant, in Park aveuue, was very eopetul in bis views un the present state of re- ligion and in the entire suverduity of revivals, Sud the utter Impotency of the Beecher trial to distarb the interests of the Church, THE STEADY-GOING CONGREGATION, “I don’t see any verceptible effect growing out of the recent revivals in Europe or America,” he said, “As jar as my cuurch is concerned, I bave seen no suc effects. Not but that revivals might have converted some peopie who afterward joined churches in consequence, but even tuen we could not tell the motives prompting them. My congregation 18 composed of steady, aevout peopie, Wu Worshi»y God in their quiet, steadiuse Way, 4nd are Dot apt lo Le swayed by any such sporadic induencea.” “Do you think there is any necessity for revivals in tee present stace of tne Churen?”? “No, L don’t think toere 18 auy especial need of | revivals. ituink there is 1s mistaken for deadness, uch quiet fervor that vers mm Christ have not decreased uf late, as far as 1 am aware. ou don’t toink religion shaken even by ti Beecner trial?” RELIGION NOT ON TRIAL. “Oh, any such assumption is periectly absurd. Rehgion 18 no More on (rial through the faul’s or alieged fanics Of one minister tuan of another. Why, ir ail tue ministers in tis Coautry were to failirom grace in one day it would not shake re! “Are there not people who would consider the conviction of Mr. Beecher as @ pr Cuarges 80 frequently preierred agains the entire minisiry 1’? “oh, I think that only those could possibly be affected by the conviction of Mr. Beecler wno Ko not reaily believe in the truth of Christ’s Word or Who have only been waiting Jor a pretext to assail the Church, It 18 because cases lke Mr, Beecher’s are so rare thut they attract the atten- tion they do.’? “Has the Protestant Charch been stirred by the Cardinalace ?? “Our Protestants take no interest in it except asa mere spectacle. If it has had any effect on the Courch it 18 one that would not be = diately perceptible om the next day.” THE ENGLISH REVIVALIST. PORTLAND, Me., April 30, 1875. Mr. Henry Varley, tne English revivalist, will eg bis farewell sermon to-moriow morning. the aiterneon he sails for England. ADDRESS TO THE CARDINAL. —_—__--—-- THR CATHOLIC UNION PLEDGE THEIR AFFEC- TION FOR AND SUPPORT OF HIS EMINENCE. A committee of the Catholic Union met last evening at their rooms, No. 49 Weat Fifteenth street, and prepared the following address, which they presented to His Eminence Cardinal McClos- key at bis residence, No, 218 Madison avenue, The gentlemen present were Messrs. L, B, Binsse, W. B, Nassau, Joun Mullaly, Charles 8. Newell and P. ©.3 ley. The address was read by Mr. Newell, ‘ which the Cardinal rose to reply. ADDRESS, 4HE UsT %LIC UNION OF New York To His Emt- NECK, JUN, CARDINAL MOCLOSKEY, ABOHBISHOP or ow YORK. Me" it Please your Eminence— fae Catholic Union o1 New York beg leave to tender to Your :minence their most neartielt congratulations on your elevation to tue dignity of Curdinai ot che Churen. Wuile tae conferring | of this igh honor on Your kminence is but a | just rewerd of your zeal, tempered with so much | Wisdom for the promotion of our voiy reugion and we glory of God’s Church in this arcuuio- cese, yet the Catholic Union canuot but appreci- | ate it also a3% mark oO! the wisdum Of the Holy | Father, who thus recoguizes in the persoa of osition the Onurch | Your Eminence the nigi bas attained in America and the influence aud Weigut her numerous cuildren througdout the Unite Stutes cannot fall to exercise in this age of iniidelity aod persecution. As @uignity soxreat auntso excellent brings | Wita 16 @ Ourden—the weigot wRereo! no one can more futiy reaiize than yourself—so will it secure 1o Your Ekmineoce tae love and support of all your flock ; tuerefure, 1ouga it may nox be neces- sary, yet the Cathone Union feel it to be a duty to be among the ioremost im pledging to Your Eaunepce their steadiast Gevotien to yourself personally as Well a@ tu ihe Church of whicn you are sv UiUsiious an Orbament, aud their resoiu- liow tO maidtain and encourage that faitu aud united uction, 0 necessary in these evil times, to lessen the cares and anxieties juseparabie from your exulted office. 1n couciusion, May it please Your Emuneuce, tuey perout tuetoselves Lo Deueve tual the disiincnen now conierred on you is but the precursor of greater blessings in store ior tne Courcd else- where oppressed, but here Rappily free and up- tramme.ied, and that uuder your gaidunce she will always continue tu exercise ner greas luflueace in | Tavor of peace und good order. Wishing Your Bwiveoce heaith, bappiness and peace aud many years to eujoy your present well Inerived honor, We remain, LOUI> B, BINSSE, President. &. B. O'CALLAGHAN, Corresponding Secretary. won, V. G, . THE CARDINAL'S REPLY, tion for myself py ol your homage and devotrou to the Holy Fai Since ipe iwrmation of your society | ‘Watched you with tue greatest svlicitade, thou:n | Dave not bees among you olten 1 heard of you, and | ba’ Bet wi 1 ey 1or and tout your work las not ifult, Tuere are @ great many luihgs tuatl would Wish tosay to a, DU at lumpossivie. May God bless you: oI you in your homes, in Zour works, in your daily avoeatious, May the essing Of Almigniy God descend upon you and Temald with you forever, in the bame of the Fatnert, ana of the 50 oly Ghost, Am My poor u co tie @ads of which wre embossed crosses in ormuld, jueta Of be Address (about two leet) & ut, Mauer the leit arm of Woon is & ‘a Rome; Goder tue jet « de- rer al's reply Father he odve- u THE YALE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. The Yale Alumni Association held ite sixth social meeting for the present season last evening at Delmonico’s. The guest of the evening was Professor Timothy Dwight. Very pleasant but iniormal literary exercises took piace, and the large number of gentlemen who participated in the reunion seomed to eujoy the occusivn very oul be stated ‘hat ali of the resident of Sssociation at a ry this pleasant privilege. SCHOOL TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION. The April reception of the School Teachers’ Asso- ciation took piace last evening at Steinway Hall, Mr. Svutieriaad, the Presiaeat, io the enair, When the meeting was called to order, mayor Wickham being introduced, said that he would ao bus Utmost to promote the cause Of education dur- ing his term o/ office. The order of exercises was excellently arranged mirabiy carried ont. ig tooue present were many members of the vl Education, of the Hoard of aldermen and neve! citizens. The meeting Wai argely wiiended, every avail- able seat being occupied im tue body Of the bal as ‘Well G# in tne galleries. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. ‘The following record will snow the changes in the temperature fur the past twenty-four 1a comparison With the corresponding date of lust indicated by tho thermometer at Hud- arenes, Bena Buiaingi— as BT 5, ne churches ae by no | means in an inert condition; rel gion 13 a8 power: | , ful and sweet as ever, und the beiit tof the | OBITUARY. BARON JEAN FREDERIC DE WALDECK, FRENCH ARTIST AND TRAVELLER, A CENTENARIAN. | Paris, April 39, 1875. | The death is announced of the famous traveller | and artist, Baron Jean Frederic ae Waldeck, at | the extraordinary age of 109 years, | He was born March 16, 1766, | | | | SKETCH OF HIS LIFE. The erally, arlist, distinguished traveller ana venerable patriarch, Barou Jean Prederic de Wal- deck, whose death, iu the 11l0ta yeur of his age, we record by cable telegram, was born in Rome, | Italy. He was tue Cescendant of an ancient amily | of the Ttalian nobility. His Sather attracting | | the enmity of his government the tamily | were banished, and took refuge in France. | Here De Waideck devoted bimsell to painting and | music, and witiont attracting cosmopolitan fawe | To bis name as an arlisi, earned a very comiort- | abie iiweiinood, During the lirst years oi Marie | Antoinette’s sojourn in France ie Was oer teacher upon tie harp, aud sue alsu studied iisliuu under his tutelaze. AL tue first Outbreak of the Freucn Kevulutiou of 1792 he led from France and wavel- | led for & time ip Germany, Out becoming discon. | | { tented he returned during the First baypire and | Jowed toe rauks of the freach army, Dghung | uuder Napoicon at Avsteriuts and in sev- | eral other precediug battles He was three umes married aud Was the lather ol a | numerous progeny, his iast son being born | aiter he had attaiued his eiguty-fita year, Ot late years he lus given much Unie to (he study of mod- ern longucges, tor winch he always possessed great aptitude, aud he waa said (o ve able to speak ail the tongues of the leading uatious of Lurope fuentiy, uud to have hua a passable KuOWiedge of twenty-one European and Asiatic Even in years just past he muniiested nv iui cations of ls very advanced aye, ver g both phys: lcally and mentally in possession of all his facul- Uds, Walking erect Withuul & cuue aud Couversing | With great luteiigence upon bota past aud present political and social events, Altogether be was | constaered the most remarkable centenarian of | the agr, and was always a welcome guest and | great Javorite in artistic, musical and arumatic circles Lo the French capital. During the month of April, 1874—just one year ago—a press correspondent evjoyed the priviege ofan interview with Baron de Waldeck, jus: after he had completed the 109in year of nis age. He recorded the event in the following words:— Only a certain number of artists aud very old men kuow this excelleut and venerable man, who | has seen the entire population of France twice re- newed arvund lim since 1isé, Suck men are very Tare, and, at (he advice of several promiment per- | sons, 1 LOOK the pious resolution to make a pil- grimage to the patriaren, and to narrate life to toe Parisians, who, like @ll Mankind, are iond of “bivlowicai cariosities.’? Atthe upper end of the Rue des Martyrs, be- ond the outer ooulevard, the pupil of Vien and Pruduon occupies a small sulie oi rooms, where he lives With his wile 1 the most simple and modest manner. The centenariun a mselt opened the Goor to we and received me With (be utmost affaoiity. 1 eaterea & smali studio filled with | medalli ensela, paintings and water color e sketches. M. de Waldeck seaced himself in a large easy chair. His body Was Wrapped Closely ia a chestaut coloured dressing gown, aud bis head was cove.ed with a cap of the same color wito a large Vizer. UnGerueath this neces- sary shave I bencid t»o small, twinkling eyes protecied by gold spectacies, 2 snow wuite beard and a lew cuits of silvery hair, a pale face, very iew wrinkles in the foreliead and tue head sigatly inclined. { thought i Dad beiore me one Ol the alchemists of Aiorecht Ditrer or the original of one 01 Hoibeiu’s painon: As soon #5 1 had (old ulm irankly why I had come to visit Lim Ge said to me:— “Aim I not reaily @ iological curiosity? Never- theless few peuple come to sec me; but I work a grevt deal and do uot like to be aisturoed, But | | woat you bave told me pieases me greatly, Tne | Parisians hardly know (hat ihey have im their midst &@ Man aS aged us iam, you say? A man Who 288 secu passing away beiore his eyes Lous XVi. and rhe Revolution of 1789, Bonaparte and the fires Ewpire, Louis aViil. and the Ju_y monarchy, the Feoruary Kevolution and the Second Bmpire, the Fourto of September, tne Vommune and M. ‘Thiers, OM Cue 1660 Of Marca Ll shail complove wy | lusth year. Well, 1am couvinced tout! shall gou reat deal farther than that. I bave crossed the reshoid oi the period wheu one dies. Don's you se@ it? there is now no at ae any reason why | there should be an eud of me. If am slowly | eternalizing myself, and my archmologicai studies jead me to believe that | am arriving at @ petritac- tou toat will last for ceuturies.”” | | | “Your archmolog\cal studies! Then you are still | at work?’ | “Wuat! I bave never worked so hard as in the last ten years. Look here! 1018 Is @ mapuscript Whic4 wil soun be pubilsnet by Detot. 1 was in | my 102d year woen | began writing it. It 1s an | encyciopwuia on Westeru archeology and will emorace teree volumes.” | disregard of the jaw wiucu define: bis dub ; “You dave travelled a great deal: ave I travelled? passed twenty years in America, At that tine I was captain of o vessel, aster having been one of Bona- parve’s staff oillcers in &eypt. For tuliy miteen years 1 siudied Mexican autiquities, and wy encyclop@uia, which 1 commencea in tov oid age, waen 1 Wus Upwurda of 1U0 years old, goes to evtwblish (hat kgyptian civilization aesceuded irom American civilization; in a word, (hat tue New World was the QOid and that that which we How call the Old World 13 simply the New.’” “Ab, ah! But, }acdoo my inaiseretion, you have eatirely given up painting, then”? | “Notatall. Look at these turee or jour sketches, In winter I rise every morning at seven and tn summer at tour, In Order to draw and to perfect all these paiutings. Whict are the consolation of my Olu age. Look at this—tbhis isu ‘Eurydice’ waicd I painted in Pradhon’s studio. That there isthe first pamting iad alter having vavia's Those times are very remote now. i then i AB ABHUA! INC ome Of 60,000 livres.’” “But why do you ot §; tion? You mus. know + grand epoch betier than anyboay else. 10-day you ure the only sur- viving eye-witness 01 & grgat Many tuings.” “AN, sit, tue wind is Larning back tuward the Revoiution. Last nigot 1 dined down town, and [ Was sbown tie new nuvei of Victor Hugo, 1 kuew ail those people so weli—Dunton, Koves- pierre, Clootz, Marat and Camooo., But my de est nd at that time—ne was Do Older than oor Camille Jesmoulins. 1 was with him | at the Palais Royal on tuat lath of July—you know what | mean—waoen Le made tuat splendid spee the Revolution, because it gave arch Upon tue Bastiie next morning tiiumpt of the idta of Jaly. 1 knew erie qui‘e intimately, te wi @ meua Mat, and Lis proweed) OltentiMes am tolag bub delica Desmoulius und | leit tue Vals Fog, three y Jore that vigoa:birety lit ry the helm of eoverm i We hud surely no ides Of ail tout Was yolug to Dappea siterward! Puer Oaumiite i” va) What aid you do afier the ov jor" mid Ueoame @ soldier, I was a ig of Kieber in Rgypt acd atterward of Boauparte. Now, a80 how Alstury ie written. You kaow the jegead of the suip Vengeur, ao you not Weil, 1 kuow all wur it, be Vee je at Piymouth os @ 1OIk, ond it QBaaval vospital. Voeol wy in aS AB VOUTY-Oith year, Ouuld Dave You, Uke wyseil, ¥ wbuut It, for f the Uwe wi LO Venveur, Waieh wae o wad endowed wisn JoU WOud be vp & good bistory of least ten times of it to M. | ager, Toward my pinety- sevood year this idea occurred bo me, and, ast bad bven diawing master to Mme. fulersand Mile, | | Dovne (sister o: Ai, Puiers), L went to the good Mittleman (a. Thiers) to offer to correct wia | work om thé Revolution, wuicn is iullof errors. But Wo never got any jurtner than that.” | “AUG YoU are uli tae time at your working table in vite story room; Does pot that iatigue | yout are you not wearied by your solitide “Not in tu@ least, Like Baddha, | comiempiate myself aione, Knowing that I am the only poe- nowenon of wy Kind, | preserve myseif by temper- | ance iu the Dame of poysiole whics stands aghast beiore my uged youiufuine Just toink of itl Unly quite recently, nu more tuan Cwentys ¥ ago, | walk er ae Weil, wel a few years 1 hope to , tietm centary, waiter | having Seco the end of tue eigotventh aud toe wavie of the ninetecntn.” | OLIVER CHARLICK, EX-POLICE COMMISSIONER. Ex-Police Commissioner Oliver Chariick died at | ge, aiter @ lingering lilaess of several | | months, trom Bright’s disease of the kidneys, The last sixty boars of pis life wer ot in a torpid, | Painless sleep, the eect of the disease, and ne died witnout waking. Mr. Oharlick was born in this city, in the year 1810, removing, Whea avout twenty years of ago to New bramewick, N. J, where be opened liqaor saloon, A fow years later he returned to New York and engaged in the same business | on South atre Bear Fulton Market, where be | S00n estaviiehed & laige trade, making dia piace» | kind of beadqasrters jor small local politicta: among Whom he was the acknowledged lead be Was electod Assistant Alderm from the First ward, and in 1946 Alderman irom the same district, He was elected President of the Board during his latter torm. But while he fol- lowod politica he drove business, and made it the | Sim of bis sie to awase property oy outerprise Gnu good Mauagement. Lis rst iatee vusiness | venture was in tue butiaing of the Migo Braye | Over Harlom Rivet, 14 Wulel be Dougas & Coutwact | by Whe he Guered & handsome sum, Mes be ned | his spine so badly tha | uate of Yale College o1 Seid to be the fatner of ¢! ‘cllroad system in this city, He was the prominent, active man in the constraction of the Eighth avenue horse ratl- road, the first laid in the city exciusively for that Kind of traMlc, aud he managed it daring its eurlest years of experiment aud success. in the bailaing of the Panama iailroad Usament of the Pacige Mali ine ¢ tween New Yurk aud c dsthmus, wir. Charlick w ‘ters. Durioy bis prvirac ib this convection, te nad © lad (he luudauiion tort ing he aier wards eniu Sica) allections anu Br gh steaners be- th main oper+ hiv iif:. He 18 vest Kuows ol tue Long Isiuud Ra Iroad. Wuich, nis rule, was ro e¢cohomical Y Couduciea, and with | so compiete 4 vieW 10 ti interests of une road that it gave Mr. jessional if persoual property owners along Pressaent of tag Fiustung Mavemeyer beipg Vice Owing to these I me seats ago tbat i Slate Sea ues were directec nh (0 Lhe Tweed régime was ve, Mr, Charlick acting With tue young demo- . But jor ye: member of the Tarmmany So on the General Couuniiies, ¥, aud In 1873 he Was Ba deiogate trom Miobary aypointed Mr, Coar- lick u member of toe Police Comm io tos | onice he showea ail Wie subtiely aud decision of bis character, und was extremely aroitrary im many Of Wis measures, Eveu iu political matiers ue com. pletely sec aside tue mandates ol the leaders of Tammany @uu acted soely Upon his own responsi- bility. his position a8 Presiaeut of the Bourd made him the complete master oi the situasion, aud, together wito Mush Gardner, Who was, like Liuiselt, one of the parvicular friends of the Mayor, he appointed election OMicers without consuita- tiou with the politicians, and even witnout the concurrence of the Board, Suime of therm he alters Wurd removed—if not Without cadse, at least in as a Joon commissioner, One of these cuses—vhat ot Shesfdan, an inspector of electious—was made a | test o1 tue legalisy of the actions of the two Com- missioners at toe instance of Mr. Jonn Keliy, and | they Were indicted, tried and convistes in the Supreme Court, before Judge brady. Conviction involved Mr, Charlick’s removal irom office, put he and Mr. Gardner at once resigned, and they were savsequently reappointed by Mayor Have- meyer eacd to tii toe fancy caused by the resig- nation of the otuer. This act of tue Mayor caused eat indignation among the citizens, and, alter a lew days, both tie Commissioners again resigned. From that time Mr. Cbarlick took no part if politics, owing probably to feeble health. Indeea, he was so ill at the time of his trial as to be un- aole to appear in court, and lis death was actually Teporteu. Spent part of the ensuing summer at pDaron Springs, wneu it Was 4gaiu rumored he ‘Owing to his ill-bealin, whico bay od Shar- ‘was dying. the last three mouths confined Mr. lick entirely to 19 house, the of the Long Isiand Railroad Company _ wai at the recent moual election, transfer) from nis shouiders. in this connection it ts re- ported that the new management have lound that much Of the real and other property generally un- derstood to belong to the company 13 10 the Rame of Mr. Charlick individually. large. embracing, besides @ considerable amount ol public securities, many this cliy and Brooklyn. He leaves a wile, two Gaugiters and a son, the latter fourteen years of age, and the daugnters, respectively, sixteen and Bineteen. He will provaoly be buried om Mouday in Greenwood, from ais lave residence. EDWARD 8 BROOKS, MERCHANT. Mr. Edward S, Brooks, late @ member of the ola and highly respectable firm of Brooks Brothers, clothing merchants, of this city, died at lus resi- dence on Sunday, April 25, in the fifty-fourth year of bis age. Mr. Brooks was the youngest of the five brothers who inverited the large buainess founded by their futher more than half a century ago, One of the brothers, the elues:, bas pre- ceded tim in death; three still remain to moura the decease of their lifetime assuciate and pact. ner, Hts loss will be severely tet. by ms family and the large circle of frieuds to whom, by lis genial manuer anu generous qualities, had en- weared hiwsell so Closely, AS ® merchant he wa: But only very successful, bul, through his oer. ality and sterling integrity, be gained the esteem and confidence of who knew him, «nd especi- Gly vy the large class to whom he bau for so Many ALVA SPEAR, BANKER. In the demise of Alva spear, at the advanced age of eighty-two years, this city loses another of thas once large but now rapidly diminishing class of euterprising business men who, during more tnan half a century, have, by their tact, energy and enterprise, made New York the metropolis of this Continent. Mr. Spear came to this city about the year 1824, jast when Governor Clinton’s canal opened a waterway for the coming tide of agri- cultural products and merchandise which since that date has fowed and ebbed it to aud from New York, forming tne foundation for our commercial supremacy. Coming hither from his birtapla Dutton- vilie, Vt., be embarked in the shoe trade, oun ling the Orms of Spear & Patton and spear & Vanden- hot. He continued in this trade many yoars with great success, lairly eurved by his sirict oustness Integrity, industry, , intelileence, Sagacity, agreeapié manners and universa: kinuness of heart, subsequently he transferred the scene of bis business activity to street, forming wita his sou the nouse of Alva Spear & Son, danke: aod brokers, In this he continued until within 4 very few year: e failest es- phatically a busivess maa of tae "et wnierrea honor Upou tbe comme type who ha clal character of our city, He retaiued to tne + oi bis Geata that clearness of totellect oe ad eato Will be deepiy regretted by @ large circi Mirers, who revered bim for jong and useful life, in which it was ® maxim tu is Own happl- Was best secured by avsuriug that of those Mr. Sp o office, through ali the political corruption of the last fow id to gay he Was & whig of the WILLIAM TUCKER. Mr, William Tucker died yesterday at his resi dence, No. 1,326 Third avenue, at the advancea age of sixty-two, He was well Known as one of the most prominent members of the “old whg rty,” aod was On tbree occasions elected toe citisens of to bat owe them in the Uommoa Coun- Ol of this city, He served a8 a member of that body duriag the years 1-44, 1846. 1864 and 1868. The Inet time chat he Was eiected to tne Couacil be Was Feturced item the Fura diacrict, Alef serving a8 Vouneiman he cotered largeiy tatu (ho Duliding OF winene, at Which We nmaasec & considernvle fortse, He Wis Very ranch re. apewied by those who Were iameteiy acquainied je di ariel | ih Bim, aod his death Wil cums Smong kid immediate irenda, © M BLLrOTT. General Samoel Mackenzie Kiliott, M.D. wh died yesteraay ia Hiljottvilie, Staten Island, wan bora im javeraess, in t ulands Of Beotland, On the tu of April, 1811, His father was aa officer io toe British army and gave bis children ali the @ducational advantages in Bis powor, The Ceased graduated at the Royal College of Sur. geons in Glasgow in 189%, He interested bimself im the science of optics, and after a toor though the Unite Kingaom decided to mare America cis home, and arrived in this port in 1833 as surgeon of tho ship Teresa Anderson. He ope! a office fn William street to 183), aM@ixiog the word “oculisu” to bis Bame on his sign—the first time that the word was ever used on eith card or signboard by any physician in Al Altera very successiul career, in the course of which some wonderful core: ere performed, Dr. Elliott obtained a diploma trom the New York Medical College, and bis fame thence.orta in- d, having us patients some Of the most dis- the country. At tne outbreak of sUiott was lientenant colonel of ninth regimen!, and accompanied 1t an, where wis horse was od fainng On im, injured Decessary to convey him at once to Washingtou. lr. Elliott subse- quently raised tne iighiand Brigace, aod nis cr wara came at tne end of the war in the form ofa commission a8 brigadier general. Dr. Biuiort tren settied down to the quict routine of his practice. About ® year ago he retired to Ejiottville. Early id the Seventy ty the battle of Boll hot from ander him, last Winter be took @ severe cold that sett upon bis Jungs, aod thenceforward ne was con- fined to bis house, gradually King, until jast athed bis last. alver midmight yesterday he b ‘yhe funeral takes place oa Mond: REY. DAVIS §. BRAINERD. A telegram trom Lyme, Oonn., under date of yes- terday, the 90th ult, reports as follows:~ Tne Rev. Davis & Brainerd, for thirty-four years pas- tor of the First Cong: tional charch and a grad- ue Clase Of 1984, Gied bere to-day. THE LATE MRS. CONWAY. ACTION BY THE THEATRICAL PROFESSION, A Very largely attended mesting of the mem- | bers of the theatrical profession was beid at the New Park Theatre, in Brookiya, Yosverday afternoon, to take suitable action im reference to the death of Mra, Sarah G, Conway, All of tae prominent actors and ad treases of Brookiya and several artists (rom New York Wore present, Mr, Gabriel Herricon wae snd the 6stab- | . bY Way of toe | ection Of Mayor | His estate is very | arceis of real estate in | througo | bat | old Bightn ward | eted chairman and Mr, Walter Lamb secre tary. The following resolutions wore unanimously adopted :— Whereas death has again made inroads upon the rauks of the dramatic prolessiou—it bath pleased the fai wisdons, to remove trom active Aluugoty, in His merey ¥. B. Conway—tere- lie our distinguished sister, Mrs. at we bow in humble submission to the Divine will, marvelling uivugh we may suitable wis ot tal in taking frow ofite! ty tou her piace in the comunity to on W beins. sympathize with the two gauchters {in sy short a time, whom she 020 bonorable place ip her own toved prow uo tule sad hour of ter bereuvement, oder our condolauous, though feeling bow waavall- re words 10 assuage the great grict that pod sosses their breast over the loss of their best friend and ‘Our sympathies go out to, that child of tender pees at the “peri lof Iie waen it is most er conscientious: ite and ber ready rt. her purity of or iniuence pon her protesion bas inobling. an) that ia her loss a place 1s ° vi the family aud upoa whouw care ot the younger children, we give our 7 in ner pew responsibilities and pray that $e * her moter’s cureer as an cxuinple 2 and that Heaven may bave given her that wisdom ‘sary to the faithiul discharge o: her duties. Aiter the adoption of the resolutions rag 4 Geeanen were made by Messrs. J.P. Smith and 20D. THE HOSTILE INDIANS. ROVING BANDS ON THE WARPATH—BUrFALO HUNTERS DRIVEN IN—THE FIGHT ON THE 247m, Wattaog, Kan., April 27, 1875. The people of this section of Kansas and wil the | border settlers, butfalo hunters and railroad men have been thrown into an indian excitement vy | reports received from hunters ana trappers, wue | Mave been driven in by the Indians during the last two or three weeks. Bodies of indians, num- bering from 20 to 100, have beea on the move northward for the supposed purpose of plundering whoever they could, attacking hunters who hau hides, provisions, &c., while at the same time their movements were toward the north, at first we oeard of small parties of three, four, six or ten buffalo hunters being ariven into the settlements. Tne first reliable, and, as one might gay, the first overt act was that three | men and a boy who were herding cattle about | twenty miles south of Wallace had been corralled | on Punished Woman's Fork—toat being @ | pranch of the Repudlican River—by @ party | of thirty Indians, bat wou escaped with their oat fit in safety. One of these Indians, who was @ | chef, advanced toward the men, saying, ‘Me good Indian,” “Heap hungrs;’? but the boys, taking ne stocg in Indian talk, oraered them ou, whercupom | the Indians wheeied off in circles around them, evincing a strong desire to take some of their provisions. Tne men made a breastwork of their wagon and contents-for safety; but the Indiang did not come within rife sMot, and che men, under cover of night, retreated into Granada, Col, im safety. Several otber parties, among whom are Schroeder’s outfit, who escaped in safety, while Wickham’s outit lost everything, and barely escaped with their lives, naving walked over seventy-five miles into Wallace, have beem driven in, Ratlroad men on the wrains to-day from the east report baving seen Indi | Cartvle station, who, itis supposed | track east o1 Carlyle, travelling nort! Varivusly estima haviog plenty 01 p: | certain 1s known he geueral beliet that toey ure Cheyelnnes, and are Making for the tappa Vuliey, which, being comparatively thickly settled, affords @ ir | Chance oj pluoder thao railroad stations. | they have not distarbed a sinyle tie, rail or graph wire, although having been known to have Fepeutedly crossed it. ABOUT THE INDIAN FIGHT of last Thursday I can give but few additional par. tcuiars. On the 17tU iost we had intimauuns that trondlesome [nuiaus Were approacaiog irom | the south aud that @ Company of cavairy Lad veen | ordered vere to uiscover who and what they were | and wanted. Company A, of toe Sixtn United States cavalry, stationed at Fort Lyon, neur Kit Carsou stauoo, Col, commanded by Second Lieutenant Austin Henely, arrived here on Sun- day eveming, the 18th inst. The command let | pere at dayligat on Monday and struck vae trail | about orty miles southeast of here of | about seventy-five indians on Twin Buttee | Creek, two days oid. He at once lef bis | sapply wagon containing his ratione, takin | the tongue oat of the wagon aud the animais Wito big, and puttiug bis mea oD Dali ratious, starved In pursuit, huviog &. W. Wheeler, of this | place, who is well veised in following rail of | Indians, @ guide, Following the trali uorth, they crossed the iair ad about ten mules east of | Momawent, and on the night of the 23d 1 came | up to toe indians, Loe troop. camped witoin three miles of tue indiaus and at daylight of the 24th inst, made their preparations for | AN ATTACK. | They succeeded in cutting twenty-seven of them of irow the main body, Woo were in charge of 200 poules, and demanued their sarrender. ceiving any reply, Lieutenant Henely manded their surrender, when oe was by a Volley o! rifles, Which evidently meant busi- Lieutenant Henely’s torce Was now re easily scared, @t once to couvince tie Indians that be meant business, asthe sequel shows, Nota single lodian of the twenty-seven escaped, THe RESCLT warriors, inclading two man and eight Indians hoi ther, but not actuaily engaged o. troops .uncertaig, but the result abows is Was edfrctaully dove. Some nair-broadto escapes are related by the d alter the igat Was sup- mage tO Bay, only wo men ¥ signtiy wounded on our bodiul the \wenty-seveo #, thirty-three in oumber, duo ‘The ituops Saat $885 $583 | ana | som ob snow, horses Were ue FF | Bueridan, tweive } Bai | whieh must ti rth | Was aot buroagh tan 4 DRALIBERATE SUICIDE, | oa ee | Haxtroup, Coon, April 90, 1876, } John Watson, son of Reed Watson, a firmer, | living at Bast Wiodsor Hill, Cono,, was fouod dead this morning in a room of the Clarendoa House, in this city, having deliberately committed suicide, He engaged Dis room last evening for a single mignt’s lodging and carried Into the room &@ bundie containing the materials necessary te effect his purpose. He placed a small charcoal furnace on top of an overturned w nd and Started a fire, taking the precaau 0 arrange wet towels on the door around the farnace te recure againat the communication of Gre to the room from burning coals that might drop ir the rargace. AD oped grate was covered by blower aad the space beluw stopped wita @ clot to prevent the excape of tu@ charcoal ‘umes. Near the urnace was @ pair of bellows, which be had broueut with bim. it ts evident that whea ail his preparations were compiete wy nis Cc and vest and into bed. Pppearance (his morning the room was broken open aad be was found dead. Toe cause of the suicide 18 unknowe, (be deceased left @ soaied letter addressed vo bis mother, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, THE ORSIPER AT VERA CRUZ. WASHINGTON, Apri: 30, 1876. Commander 9. L, Breese, commanding the United States steamer Ussipee, reports to the | Navy Department that he arrived at Vera Cras | April 15. Adnirs there were quiet, and no Ameri- cans were in political distress. Two cases of | yeilow fever had vovurred in Vera Crags tne week | previous to the arrival of the Oni; which vease| ‘Was to leave on the 17th of April Were well on board. SEVERE ELEVATOR ACCIDENT. | While @ heavy load was being taken ap the vator of Cunroh & Reeves’ box factory, NO 147 | Green street, Greenpoint, the roge broke aad George Dwight was thrown from the fourtu to ground fgor, ja were be received such severe lnsarsel ih) CaROOt Prssioy recoven