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“OUN HOWARD PAYNE. His Career as Actor and Dramatist. THE FAUST CLUB MEMORIAL. Mr. Gabriel Harrison’s Tribute to Payne’s Genius. Tax Lire AND WritrNos oF Jou HOWARD PAYN®, the Author of ‘Home, Sweet Home,” the Trag- edy of “Brutus,” and other Dramatic Works, eee Harrison, Albany, N. Y.: Joel Mun- Bell, The Faust Qlub of Brooklyn was organized in 1872 ior the purpose of providing @ gathering place im that city for gentlemen belonging to the sey- eral pro‘essions—authors, artists, actors, Journal- ists and musicians, Out of the literary entertain. ments with which it was the custom of the club to delignt its members arose the Payne Memorial, and now this beautiiul volume—a tribute to the memory O! the xiited and distinguished drama- tist—is another fruit of the club’s endeavors. It will be remembered that at the time the move- ment for the erection of a suitable memorial to Mr, Payne was begun Mr, Gabriel Harrison, who Was in possession of mueh valuable information relating to the life and work of the author of “Brutus” and “Home, Sweet Home,” reaa a pa- per before the club with the purpose of enlisting the sympathy and ald of its members Mn behalf of this object, The matertal at Mr. Harrison’s command was too Co- Pious to allow its embodiment in a single Paper, aud hence the necessity for this volume, The book is from the press of Munsell, of Albany, Q@nd is a beantilul spectmen of typography. If its Mterary merits were equal to the value of its in- formation o¢ the beauty of the printing, nothing more would be leit to be desired, The subject is one of singular Interest, and Howard Payne's as- sociations with most o! the greatest and best ac- tors who ever graced either the English or the American stage were intimate and enduring. ‘The friend in bis youth of Cuaries Brockden Brown, the novelist, and of Cooke, the actor, whose re- mains rest in Trinity churcvyard, Mr. Payne was whe cantoanton A little later in lite of Jonn Kemble and Eamund Kean, the elder Wallack and the el- der Bootn, and of many other actors and actresses efalmost equal renown. His marked precocity, nis admitied talents and bis evil fortune, even when he was most fortunate, aside from his really great achievements, make him one of the most important figures of his day, and the story of his struggles as an actor and diamatise is the history of the stage botn in London aud New York during the greater part of the early half of the century. JOHN HOWARD PAYN2’S CHILDHOOD, In Mr. Marrison’s portrait of this singular man nothing 18 more interesting than his sketon ot John Howard Payne’s childhood, The sonof a teacher at East Hampton, L. I, ne was taught éeclamation and elocution in his infancy, and early evinced @ desire to go upon tha stage. This disposition was combated by his father, who was then residing in Boston, and the lad was sent to New York to enter a counting house. Here, when only in his thirteenth year, he begun the pnbitca- tion of The Thespian Mirror, which met with such g@uccess that the boy became something of a literary lion, and enlisted in his interest men like Charles Brockden Brown, the novelist, oder waose auspices he was sent to Union Col- lege to be educated for the Bar. Just previous to his departure for Schenectady he relinquished tie publication of the Mirror in @ card, which Mr. Har ison reprints, and which we give as a singu- larly interesting spectmen of manly precocity and sophomoric bembast. It is as follows:— ‘Lo THE PUBLIC:—The editor of the Thespian Mirror respectfully acquaints bis iriends and sub- scribers that, in consequence of circumstanc that nave transpired since the publication of the jourth number Oi (bis miscellany, be has resolved to relinquish the editorial duti:s of that work, in order wore particniarly to devote himself studies which may promote his future usefniness m life, and mature, strengthen aud extend a di: position Jor literature which bas grown with bi earliest years. When toe Mirror was commenced in this city it was uuder circumstanees which have since materially sitered. From the interest Which some warm-hearted friends (perhaps tnja- aiciously) took In the eaitor the work was brought forward and entuustasticaily usnered inte public notice. Various were the sentiments oi the community respecting 1t, and as various Was popular coujecture on the effeo's of the mis- directed exertions of its juvenile editor, From a wish to render himseil useiul rather than orna- mental in gti plans were agitared tor placing bim in tne inil possession of advantages with which Le might cultivate @ literary taste and di- rect bis views to objec's which promise benefit vo his country, datisiaction 10 ais iriends and ulliity and honor to himself, The work which he had heedlessly commenced ‘was considered by the judicious as the fruit of an itch for scribbling, the materials for which, with- out a more extensive stock of ideas drawn trom the pure fountains of classical learning, Would be soon exhausted, The patronage of one, to whom he feels obitgation which he cannot express, hag placed wituin lis reach advant a, the rejection of which would be the heighs of folly and jngrat- itude, A collegiafé education will, therefore, be ie object of his present pursuits, and the study ~Df the law tae goa) of his future exertions, A» determined exclusively to devote himseil to the: important objects, he now declares nis design of discontinuing the Mirror after the publication of this number (which completes the original term of engegewent), and of waiting patiently the lau Oi fame until sclence shall expand his mind and crown his labor with lasting and de- Berved gegen He begs leave to express his Warmest: acknowledgments to those friends who have encouraged hm by their assistance in the advancement of the Mirror, He is convinced that, Jeeling jor his real weliare, they will approve the step Which he has taken, and he assures them that, cherishing the most grateful sentiments, ne Whi Dever feel for himself more banpy than in the Opportunity of expres the esteem with which he 13 their much obliged and very pumble ser- vant, JOHN H. PAYNE. Young Payne remained at college two or three years, but his motuer died in 1807, and at the same time his father was reducea to poverty, Tneso evénts necessitated a change in his plans in order to provide jor the future, and it was reluctantly Getermined that he should be allowed to essay the stage, for which he had all along shown such @ determined inclination, His début was made at the old Park Theatre in this city, Fepruary 24, 1809, as Young Norval, and was a decided success, ‘The boy's effort was @ surprise aud the applause ‘Was great. The newspapers were warm in his praise, He followed up his success by appearing in other parts, and was at once pronounced to pe the rival of Master Betty, the “youug Roscius’? of England, A letter written at the time say: gp | have seen Master Payne in Douglas; Zupnua, Selim and Octavian, and may truly say I think him superior to Master Betty in all, There was ove scene of his Zaphua wmicn exhibited more taste d sensiblilty than I have seen since the days of Garrick.” THEN AND NOW, We have no desire to question the correctness of this estimate or to deny to Mr. Payne all those @reat merits as an actor which his biographer im- putes tohim. There is, however, one passage in Mr, Harrison’s book which We transfer to our col- inns for the purpose of taking issue with tt. In @peaking of the class of people who were present attne Ola-Park Theatre at the time of Master Payne's déout, our anthor says:— days critics and aciors were of 4 more aracter than they are at the present twe, and it was Not so easy to ovtain an opportu. Dity to Make # firat appearance upon the stage or to get the criti raise at any Other price than toat 0; real merit, in those days, too, the theatre was the fashion. The opera was not known to us, and frequently the wealthy and the searhed crowded 1nLO the best seate in the pit and in boxes of (he Dest Managed theatres. This seemed to add tm- portance to the drama, and indeed tf .was more Mmportant than atthe present day. Previous to the beginning of the first act of tne evening's en. fertaioment there could be seen in the boxes here aud there servants of private iamilies, dressed with the most scrapulous care, with the white napkin fixed around the right arm, above tue elbow, holding tse reserved seais until the party they repreaeniod came to occupy them, ana, loag vefore tie periormance was over, strings of curfiages for blocks up and down Park place ‘Would be in Waiting or husbands and wives, the old, the young, the beautiful and the learned who had graced the theatre on tie occasion, This cliss of audience wenid nov tolerate such vile trash as the ‘islack Crook” aud the “New Mag- Galen” of our days. Mr, Harrison is at fault, i! not ja nis fe at | Pines for nis native lan the generation of which be writes, If the class of people who gatnered to see Master Payne play Young Norval would not tolerate such trash as — the “Black Orvok” and “New Magdalen” of thie day, neither would the present genera ton tole. rate Young Norval, and probably not even Master Payne. These things are worth considering in their true aspeets, With the exception of ais “Brutus,” not one of John Howard Payne's pieces is seen 00 the modern stage, and the “Brutus” holds ita place only by the aid of the genius of Edwin Booth, As @ matter of course tt is not fair tion which rejects all that is bombastic and feeble and retains only what Is strong and natural in the art of the past cannot be de- ficlent in dramatic taste, ta spite of the “Black Crook” and the ‘New Magdalen.” The drama has greatly improvea since the days of the Old Parkpand, though it is no longer tae fashion to get enraptured over some “young Roscius,”’ we believe the stage is rich im actors to-day greater than Garrick ever was. Lt 1s @ heresy to say this, but it must be remembered tnat dramatic ex- cellence is a commonplace accomplishment now, while in the times of Garrick and Kembie and Kean it was phenomenal, PAYNB AS AN ACTOR, In following Mr. Harrison’s narrative we are constantly surprised at the want of success which we are to trust his historian the dramatic pro- fession was singularly jealous of him and always plotting to prevent lis appearance. Alter play- ing in New York and Boston he “was surprised to find,” says his biographer, ‘on stating bis readt- ness to perform at Baltimore and Puiladelpiia, that those “theatres seemed en a sudden closed against tim.” He subsequently appeared in both cities, however, and in Richmond, and then went to Eogland, where he appeared at Vrury Lane, in 1813, In the tragedy of “Douglas.” Mr. Harrison gives this account of Mr. Payne's Eng!is debut:— At the only rehearsal summoned—and this not until the day of the pervormance—Miss Smith, afrerward Mra. Bartley, who was cast for Lady Randolph, was not present, Our young aspirant calied on her and talked over the business bls part bad With ners, but she was haughty, aud did not agree witn Mr, Paype,on the ground that bis mode o/ performing the part wouid take »he atten- tion of the house from her, and, with a cool, low curtsey, She vid the young actor good day, with tne wish that be would succeed. At night, as Payne entered the green roum dressed ior the part of Norval, the stage manager iniormed Payne, tor the first ume, tuat he had a new Lady Randolph for him, that Miss Smith was sick, and tat they had borrowed Mrs, Powell from Covent Garden, “There she stands, on the siage; come, 1t 18 ime for us to bexiu;” and this was his firss introduction to the lady with whom his part had so much Important Stage business, and his entrée upon the boards of an untried stage in @ strange country! Alth@ugh he had no opportunity lor a moment's conversation the interest expressed vy his theatrical mother was throughout Kindly and perfectly maternal, While the nouse was ringing with the t unders of,approbation at the iriumpa and power 0! his death scene, the great Mrs. Poweil, as sie leant over him, Was exclaiming in an ex- uiting wolsper, “There, do you hear that! doyou hear the verdict ?? His periormance throughout Was crowned with unbounded applause, Payne soon afterward appeared in Liverpool, where he met with even greater success than in Londen, and Dublin, where he was supported by the celebrated Miss O'Neil. He also played | Romeo to ner Juliet, but me never attained any very great standing as an actor eitber in Ireiana orin Eogland. His engagements at Drury Lane and Covent Garden were almost invariaoly ruined by some misnap or someboay’s macuina- tions. His real business seems to have been that | Of a dramatic agent for the English theatres in Paris; but even in this he was generally unfor- tunate through seme oody’s fault or his own, PAYNE AS A DRAMATIST. Jobn Howard Payne was the author of eight tragedies, six comedies, twenty-one dramas, five operas and nine farcos—in all, not fewer than forty-nine pleces. Of these, as we beiore 1e- marked, only “Brutus” still holes the stage, but apumoer of the others, expecially the comedy of + Oharies 11,” the dramas of “Therese” and ‘‘Ac- cusation” and tne opera ot ‘Clari; or, The Maid* | of Milan,” had great success in their day. In the comedy of “Charles lI.” Mr. Charlies Kembie made a great bit, and to it the celebrated Faw- cett, wnose performance of Copp.was inimitaole, | took his leave of the stage. “Tuerése”” bas a romantic history. it was written in three days in @ debtors’ prison and produced at Drury Lane within ten days o/ its acceptance, Another house prcduced it, and was prevented from per- forming it by an imjunction, im this piece the elder Wallack played the part of Carwin, The opera of “Ciaré,” the music for whicly was com- posed by Sir Henry Bishop, wiil de always remem- bered as the original setting of the werld-iamous song of “Home, Sweet Home.” On Mr. Payne’s return to this country 1m 1832 a benefit was given | him at the Park Theatre, in the mame and ‘under the direction o/ the (riends of literature and the drama.” “brutus”? and “Charles Ui.” were» produced, Mr. Forrest playing the title r0le, Willie Mr. Wallack played Copp in the comedy. Mr. Charles Kewbie and his daughter, Miss Fanny Kemble, also appeared in ““Katuerine aud Petra- ehio.”? On that occasion am address, by Mr. Theo- rized the dramatic career of the returned wan- derer, Sung tie poet, Oft has the listening crowd been hushed to hear The Maid of Milan's # enchant the ear, In basuare eyes tears ofF have quenched the aZe, Roopine the sorrow of the sweet Thérése, Ti Charies—mada son of an unhappy sire— To the soft orbs recu.led the dangerous fire. Let traitors anrink (Were traitors here to-migat) — To view him, summoned by the poet's art, On freedom’s altar lay his mighty heart, Bleeding and torn—fit offering to the laws, Who drew the picture merits your app!auve. Again the scene is changed: the peet boy with trembling joy; | And, like his Clarl, ceased at lengtn to roam, His graver i0olsteps lead to Home, Sweet Home! PAYNE'S “BRUTUS.”” Like most of his other works, “Brutus” was written for an emefgency. Payne was in the ser- vice of Mr. Harris, the director ot Covent Garden, by whom ne had been ili treated and neglected, | But we will allow. bis biographer to tell the s.ory:— . At this time Payne observed that the great Kean was somewhat langutsuing im public favor jrom more than one cause, and that the Drury | Lane required some new attraction to lfc up its | then deciining jortuaes. The iaea struck Payne powers of Mr. Kean, would revive the business of | Deury Lane and the fortunes of the tragevdian. He liad read several piays on the suvject of “Bratus” in as Many languages, and concluded that it was just tne subject, He at once con- | structed his new tragedy, and, conciuding that 16 was in good shape, although not flushed to bis perfect liking, he took it to the citairman of the Drury Lane Management, by whom it was ieaad; | he im turn immediately sent for Mr. Kean, and he at once took hold Of it with avidity, and said thas he did not conceive it capable of improvement, It Was decided to produce it, Mr. Payne was sent for, He declined producing it without & litte more polishing, which he aia in a few days, it was accepted, and the production oj the tragedy was placed in bis hands, He made all the plans for the scenery aga stage sets, overlooked the making of the properties and costumes, and piacea the piece upon the stage with such his- Vvorical accuracy as had v idum been seen upon the English stage. tragedy was pro- auced (or the first time on Thursday evening, De- cemper 3, 1818 The play at once aet with the Mowt marked succes#, and was periormed to crowded houses for twenty-three consecutive nigaots, and would have continued without abate- Ment had it not been for other arrangements of ihe Management, aud the holidays stepping in ior (he purpose of pantomime ana such otuner per- formances a8 were imperative witn all theatres at buco seasons. However, the boliuay season over, “Gratus” was reproduced on January 13, and was that season continued up to fity-three nights. The cast of cae er the costumes and the scenery Were spoken of by the press in the highest terms. It was origiaally Invended that Mr. Payne him- felf saouid perform the part of Titus, out tuis was opposed by Stepnen- Kemole at the time, on tne ground of his thinking it indelicate for the author to appear in his own manager of tae tn Kemble was the stage TO, @ud Mr, Payne, in bis i? V'to Mr. Kemble’s idea, This Was @ great mistake On the part of Mr. Payne, ag the jong run which the trageay had would huve been the means of introducing Mr, Payne more irequently to the public as an actor, and thereby giving bim an opportunity to become a favorite us such With the public, ‘the tragedy was a wonder- ful success; Kean made a great hit in the part of Bruvus, The ‘orvanes oi the theatre and tne actor . were redeemed; the great theatre was packed every night, while Covent Warden was ulguty periorming (0 almost empty vencaes. AN ESTIMATE OF PAYNE'S CAREER, It {9 aiMoult to make an estimate of Payne's cureer, mostly because It Was always richer in promise than performaave, Ajad who could at- tract the admiration of Charles Brockden Brown betore entering Nis teens must have pven some- east in bis bid estimate of Khe crumatic taste of) thins wore bAR od Drodiaw, Uviarmunataly, it wad to compare spectacle aud tragedy, but a genera- | always resulted from Mr. Payne’s triumphs, at dore 8. Fay, was read, which admirably summa- | Kome’s reverend patriot, too, appears iu sight— | that a new five-act play, smting the peculiar | | | | | but his art was the fruit of intuition, nox of study. ‘been filled ty a huge bazaar, which 1s now and | Envelope Company; American Lead Pencil! Com- with Payne as it is too apt te be with most preco- | cious youths, he bad uo goal in Itte, notwithstand- | ing bis letter in the Mirror, He had great dra- marc talent and @ love for the stage, but no real dramatic ambition, His succes:ful début as an actor rumed im for his art. After playing two engagements in New York and one in Boston he | quarrelied with the most powerful manaver in the country about @ matter of no importance and in | a cuse where be was probably in the wrong. His | subsequent appearances, beth in this country and | in England, were fittul and irregular. He suc- | ceeded Well enough in obtaining engagements, | but generally tailed to turn them to bis own advantage, Playing with the most eminent actors and actresses of the early part of the cen- tury, and with ample opportunities for studying the best models of his time—supported by Miss O'Netl in “Romeo and Juliet,” and, on terms of intimacy with Kembie, Kean and Cooke and with both the elder Wajlack and the elder Booth, he was ‘imself nover really an actor. He possessed dramatic insiinct in a remarkable degree, and sometimes showed dramatic art of a high order; Payne might have been a great actor had be not begun asa “young Koscius; but his early suc- cesses closed the career which they should have been thé means of opening. It is only as a drama- tist that he will be remembered, and this almost solely because of the greatness of his play of “Brutus,” We need not enter into a review of that great work at this late day; as well might we undertake a@ criticism of “Henry Vill.” or “Mac- beth.’ 1t will stand while our literature and our stage remain & monument to his genius, and an Ornament to tragedy. Heretofore comparatively. little was known of the man, much as hia great work was esteemed, and we have to thank Mr. Harrigon for bringing together a valuable mass of material, and thas affording the opportunity for posterity to judge of the career of oue so weil worth judging as John Howard Payne. A BOOK FAIR. BOOKSELLERS’ EXCHANGE AND CLEARING HOUSE—A NEW DEPARTURE IN THE BOOK TRADE—CLINION HALL A VAST MERT OF LIT- ERATURE. Trade sales among publishers and deulers in books are things of the past, and their piace has will hereafter be held in this city twice a year, where the trafic in literature will be conducted on the same plan as the Cotton Exchange or Corn Exchange, an@ where those concerned in the business are to meet face to face and sell and pur- chase according to fixed rules. A year ago a con- vention of beok men was held at Put-In Bay, Onto, presided over by Mr. A. D. F. Randoiph, when it was resulved that after the usual spring sales no more trade sales of books were to be held, at which goods were slaughtered to a ruinous extent, but io lieu thereof a Jair and clearing house was to be opened in New York, where each house might ex- pose its siock and trade directly with jobbers and retailers, Messrs. George A. Leavitt & Co, were selected to superintend the entire business ana guarantee for @ certain consideration a.1 the pay- ments tor goods purchased. Yesterday moruing the immense fair was opened. The portion of Clinton Hall used as the reading room ol the Mer- canvile Library Association has been turned over to Messrs. Leavitt, and by them fitted up with platforms and shelves, on which rest the publica- Uons of 100 firms, The most eminent publishers of New York, Boston, Philadelpmia, Baltimore and even London are represented hers, and make a gorgeous display of their products. 4t 1s esti- mated that there are over 100,000 volumes in this collection of choice books, ; ee following fizms are represented at the fair — BOOK PUBLISHERS, Boston—American Tract Society; Brower & Tileston; Davis, Robert 8. & Oo.; Ditsen, Oliver & Co.; Estes & Lauriat; Graves, A. F.; Gill, William FP. & Cv; Lee & Shepard; Littie, Brown & Uo.; Lockwood, Brooks & Co.; Lothrop, D. & Cv; | Nicheis & Hall; Osgood, J. R. &Co.; Prang, L. & © nd Roberts Bros, New York—americaa News Company; Anthony, E. & H. 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Hooper's books on sci- ence, “Libraries of Classics,” original and in | translation, students’ series of uisvories, ane thors’ edition of classics, scientific works of Ke- | clus, Fiaimmarian, Draper, Loowis, Books of travel—Viocent’s “clam,” Lysow’§ ‘ArCHICA,’? pany; Garter, Howard Stauuton’s e Reit’s ublished | Which Was easily opened trom the inside. | far the police bave no clew to the vurglurs. | two NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. Nordhof’s “Cailfornia” nod “Sandwich Islands,” “Communistic society,” ‘Politics for Young Adicricuns,” &0, Messrs. Lee, Shepard & Dillingham, of Boston and New York, represented vy Mes-rs, Willam Lee, of Boston, aud Charies A. Disingham, of this | city, vcenpy a large space in the fair, amd among their iarge offermmys are Works of tue following Alired’s Greek Testament,” four voium ‘Aifred’s Testament for Enghsh Read- ers,” “Life of Humvolat,” “Cyclopedia of Chronology,” “Compendium of Botany,” by Hooker, 100 flustrations; Professor Grosse’ “Manual ior Katlroad Kogineers,” “Bacon’s Es- says,” “Age of Favles,” Dall’s “‘ilistory of Alaska,” tigginson’s “History of the United States,’ ful) lines of the ceievrated “Oliver Optio berries,” “Kijah,” “Ehjan Kellosg,” “Jonn De “Prady,” “Dollie Dia. ,le” and “Kiyaway” series; ail tae Knglish poets, @ full line of “Frank- lin’s Autograpo Albums,” the standard English poets, do, Messrs. Scribner, Armstrong & Oo, were repre- sented by their superimtendent, Mr. Jona H, Dingman, and among their large assortment of autnor: sampies were the jollowing:—‘Bric-a-Brac Se- ries,” Dy. J.G, Holiand’s (fimorby Titcomp) works, Froude’s **flistory of England,” “Library of Wonders,” Murray’s “Mytnology,’? Curtiuss’ “History of Greece,’ Mommsen’s *Hisvory of Rome,” Max Muier’ 3 works, las Magagine,” Lange’s “Commentaries,” Libra- ries Of reac Speaker’s *Coamentarics,” Hon. George P. Marsh's “Man of Nature,” H. M, Stanley's “Airican Adventures,” “Epocns of His- tory,” Gervine’s “Commentary of Shakespeare,’? Percy’s “Miscellany,” Weinhold’s “Puysics,’? Schlienam’s ‘Trey, &c. Tne Engilsh branch of this house, Messrs. Scribner, Welford & Armstrong, bad @ large array Of sampies, embracing the most popular of tueir extensive publications. Messrs. James R. Osgood & Co., of Boston, were Tepresenied by Messrs, Beujamin H, fickgor and John H. Ammon. This firm bad @ very large ase sortment, prominent among which Were lour paivons of Dickens, two editions of Thacke: ay, jawthorne in two editions, the works of Charles Reace, George Eliot, Emers: n, Longfellow, Whittier, Tennyson, Holmes; British poets, in 130 volumes; poets, In blue and gold, antique morocco, half- calt; Browning’s works, Mayue Rela's, Gallery of Composers, “Leonard's Orne! ents,” Tosch’s engravings, “Studies jrom Raphael,” “Aopoins on the Nile,” “Arehitecture in Switzerland,” Parton’s Biographies, Winslow’s ‘“Homer,’? Ticknor’s “Spanish History,” Fepnyson’e wo yoluwe edition, ‘Little Ciassics,” by Rosslier Johnstn, &e. Messrs, E. P. Dutton & Co., represented by Mr. Chariea A. pp, ofiered upward of 500 sauiples, consisting of juvenile, theological, prayer and hymn books. Messrs. William F. Gill & Co., of Boston, pre- sented the following:—‘Treasure Trove Series,” vol. 1; ‘Buriesque,”? the choicest humor by the great writers; “Lotos Leaves,” by members of the. Lotos Club of New York; Edmund Yates’ new novels, Wilkie Collins’ latest works, Gail Hamulton’s juveniles, Dr. Gardner's “Longevity, tie Means of Prolonging Lilé Aiter Middie Age ;’’ “Modern Christianity a Oivilized Heathenism,” aud works by James de Mille, Adolphe Beiot, Jules Verne, Amanda M. Douglas and otaer promi- nent writers, ‘There are many other noteworthy firms who Nave stands at the isir whom space forbids to mention to-day. Buyers are present from every part ef the Union, ana it ts coniidently believed that the saies from the fair this Week will amount to about $500,000, TRADES UNION. WORKINGMEN’S RESOLUTIONS ON THE LABOR QUESTION AND THE DISCHARGE OF CITY LABORERS, The Trades Union, composed of delegates from anumber of the lecal trades organizations, met last eveming at No. 10 Stanton street, Rickara Mathews presiding and George Blair, Secretary, Tue following resolutions were unanimousiy adopted :— ‘i Resolved, That this Convention of Trades Union acle- ga osregurd the reduction of Workingmen’s wages on public am provments 4s Ubjustarbitrary and unworthy (he age in wich we live. Resolved, That the depression of trade ts owing prin- cipally to the plundering of public thieves, who infest all departments of government aud who perform litle lubor in return for extravagant salaries, which they continue to draw witheut interruption trom the pockets of the people. Resolved, That though in impoverished circum: stances, we stealily and persisiently maintain that the reduciion of” the hours of labor 1s based upon eco. nomical truths Which cacnot be gainsaid and in which the best interests of the State are involved and we further proclaim to all laborers to beware ol adventurers striv- ing to organige political organizations whose sole objoct isto secure place, and we hold that labor can only secure jusuce by ‘its own hands and by men whose actions as weil as professions are in harmouy with the labor interests. Resolved, ihat we denounce the acts of our offic in discharging the laborers irom the public works, ployment for the unemployed in tines of depression of ae. Considerable discussion was had relative to the failure of previous trade central’ organizations and tothe best means of uniting the different | societies for the common geod of te labor cause. | BURGLARY IN CORTLANDT STREET. The wholesale confectionery estaplishment of Miner Brothers, on the second floor of No. 38 Cort- landt street, was entered by burgiars some time | during the night oi the 18th inst., aod $40 in cur- rency and four, bonds of the Ohio and Chesapeake Railroad Company each representing $100 in value | were stolen, ‘Bh entrance wa thé Coal scuttle on the sidewalk, which had been accideatally left uniastened. When Mr. J. B, Miuer entered his place at eight o'clock yester- day morning he Jound tre doors vi bis two safes open and several articies ef their contents scat tered upon the floor. In /ront of the sales were anuuber of old coats which some of Mr. Miner's: ewpioyés use as office coats. They had evidently been placed there by the burglars to deaden any noise occasioned by the operations, The door of the smaller safe bore eyidence of baying been drilied aud pried open. ina small cash box in this sate was tho Key of tne other.saie, and with this the latter was opened withoot violence, Fortunately there was no more money Ror were there other articies of value in the saies, end sonsequendly ihe robbers’ booiy was uot very ric! The exit was made through the front door, Thus gfected through THE NATIONAL GAME. PHILADELPHIAS DEFEAT THE MUTUALS, The Mutual aad Philadeiphia clubs played the fourth game of their championship series on the Union Grounds yesterday, Betting favored the Mutuals at odds of $100 to $80, as they had won the three preceding games of the series aud were supposed to be in first class playing trim, Play was called at half-past three P. M. delphias were blanked in the firstinning. After Holdsworth and Starr, of thé Mutuals, had been retired Hallinan hit to extreme right fleld for a clear home rum; Hicks earned a base, and Ger- hardt reached third with ease on a line bit to loft centre field, The next man was then put out and the Mutuals took the field again wi earned runs piaced to their credit. Taese the Philadeiphias offet in their secoud inning .by the foe hits of Meyerie, Fulmer and MeMuilen, aided by vad errors of Gibney, of the Mutuals, at left fleid. In the third inning the Poiladelphias scored another run, which the Mutuais duplicated b: and Booth, In the fi anether ran, tying 1 juning, base bis by Hicks, Booth and N an additional run to New York, Inning, however, @ very bigh throw of Gerhardt, afier & good stop of Fisher's hit, gave the Phila- deiphia pitcner a ran and turther flelding erro by Hicks and Nelsen led to two more runs boing score his di déthe game, as the Mutuals were easily blanked in their lest inging. The Phil. adelphias won the game on thelr merits, as the Mutuals, one and all, played very hard te win. ‘The score 13 a8 follow MILADRLPTIAS. wUtcars. Players HABP.AB | Players, RAB,P.A.E, Murnan, 24b..0°0'6°4 i Boldsworth,c.t.0 02°00 MeGeary,s.9..1 22 2 1 0113 00 Addy, F. o1000 22060 Meverle, ist. 1 2 8 0 1 8338 8 Fisher, By vee 0 2 1 0 gaa} FYuimor, ib... 22 0 20 0339 Malone, ¢ O16itL O1881 MeMullin,e. #0 2.10 0 00020 Treacy, 1.’ f....9 33 12 01108 Totals. TRAM S 122716 8 rrr Clube, Int 2d 8th, OA. Phistelphian...0° 3° In 0° 3-7 Mutu $0 $s 0 6 0 0 1 Oe KF rors—Philadelphias, 3; Mutuals, 2. jcuns earned—Phiiadelphias, 3: Mutuals, Umpire—Mr, MeLean, of Philadeiphia. Time of game—Two hours. TRENTON Ys. BURLINGTON, TRENTON, N, J,, July 19, 1875, An exciting game of base ball was played at Burlington City to-day, in the presence of a large assembiage, between the Trenton and Burlington nines, resulting in favor of the latter by a score of 2tol, The Trentons made eignt first base hits and the Burlingtons five. The time of the gamo was 1 hour and 40 minutes. It was undountediy one of the finest exhibitions of wktll ever wii+ nessed ih am amavear fleid, BASE BALL NOTTS. To-day the Philadephias play the Atiautics on | the Unton, Grounds, Colonel Joyee, the secretary and agent of the new Cincinnati club, has secured Snyder, the first baseman of the Camden, N.J., nine, and Joon Radcliffe, short stop of tie late Centennial, to play in Cincinnati daring the remainder oi the present season, He would eagage Clinton, Knowdell and Nichola, of the Atiantics, “i Secretary Vau Delitt ‘ePuld consent to release (hem jvom their present CURLTAOLS, The Phila- | THE COLLEGE REG ATTA. i THE DEPARTURE OF THE CREWS—DESERTED BOATHOUSES—CORNELL’S FLAG STILL THERE— WHAT OUGHT TO B& DONE IN '76—:NTER- > COLLEGIATE RIFLE MATCHES—LET NORTH AND SOUTH, EAST AND WEST BE REPRESENTED. SaRaroea, July 19, 1875, The college races are over, the rival fags of fair Horvard and old Yale, and all save of one college, have disappeared from boathouses around the lake: the racing shel! e beea sent home, and, with the exception of the tatterea © rnelian and white of Corneil, as it waves from the Magstaf’ om Snake Hill, away above ‘the shanty” where the boys of Ithaca were quartered, but little remains avout the quiet shores 0! the ing of those who but a jew ghort days ago were engaged in preparing for what bas since proven to be one of the most magnificent aquatic contests in the history of college Loat racing im this or any other country. OUR FLAG IS STILL, THERE. Speaking of Cornell's colors oalis to mind the assurance given by King, one of the victorious crew, to Harry Southgate, on the evening of the great race, in Congress Hall, snortly before the | champicns weut up to the ballroom to receive tne flags of victory, and be congratulated on their prowess and skill at theoar, “We brought that fag with us,” said King, ‘‘and placed it there when we first came, and there it can remsin floating above ‘the shanty? until tne winds fray it into shreds.” And sure enough there it remain tattered and storm tossed, and the boys of Cor. nell tave ail returned to their homes, GOOD FEELING ALI. ROUND, No race has ever been rowed in which there Rave been so many contestants and ended so amicably, Good feeling all around was {ts dis- tinguishing feature, Hearty acknowledgment: no bickerings, manly indorsements and cour- teous demeatior characterized the students dur- ing their stay in Saratoga and at the close of the great struggle. The manner in which Cornell received the award of victory was modest and b3coming as brave and chivalrous men should act on such occasions, The frankness with which Yale and Harvard, and Columbia and Dartmouth acknowledged their defeat shows their werthl- ness of being competitors in a race which the whole country must and has regarded witn pleasure and with pride. The intercoliegiate re- gatta of 1875 has been rowed with honor to all concerned in it, and won nobly by the students of one of the youngest Institutions of learning in the laud. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE NEXT YEAR. Next year will be the Centennialyear, Through- out the whole extent of the Republic rejoicings Will prevail and 1876 will be uttered by every tongue with pride and joy. With its approach preparations will be made to celebrate the advent im @ manner worthy of a great people who are proud of tuetr freedom, their institutions and their greatness asanation. At such atime, and when the whole people are preparing to exchange patri- otic greetings and in general Joy congratulate one another on the peace and good wiil existing between their country and the people of other na- tons of the earth; wren local dificuities and dis- senstons will be lost sight of in the general weal; when festivities will extend throughout the land— at such time would it not be well that ALL THE COLLEGES OF THE LAND should send representatives from their nalis to meet in honoranie rivalry in thess games on land and water? Of the thirteen crews which drew into line on Snake Hill last Wednesday forenoon Jersey, of all the Central States, was tue only one represented, The Kast, so fur, has bad the monopoly in'these graud contests. Why not open the lists to all the universities im the land, invite them to send their young men to sirug- gle in these compstitions, in which either as vic- tors Or as Vanquished none can take part with- out reaping honorable disiuctiou? To de- serve success is great am honor as | win it, The success of Cornell on Wednesday | is scarcely more than the defeat of Columbia, Who thinks less of Yate to-day or more of Harvard because the dark blue of the one did not reach the goal as soon as tue magenta of the otherr Harvard and Yale linked arms and crogsea colors as théy marched up the streets of Saratoga, and cheered lustily in bomor of Cornell. Columbia, too, forgot defeat in the grand victory of the Ithacans, whom they took delight in honoring. The white and green of Dartmouth was biended with the i | | grange and black. of Princecom, ang not g vitter feeling Was expressed odchuse the corneliiah an white was first atthe goal. And so we migut go on uutil all the colors of the contestants were blended in one* grand harmonious rainbow of ! promise of what the future may bring forth, Let ‘76 produce it. Im ourceutennial anniversary of | the establishment of our country as @ nation let | every coliege which can boast of a boat club be | represented, From the South let us have repre- | sentatives from Virginia, Georgia, Alabama and fouth Carolina; from the West, let Michigan, Missouri, Onio, Wisconsia, lowa and Indiana sena very university ia the t their equals, If they have not rowing facilities surely the feet-rooted gous of the West, the ly sons of the North and the chivalrous sciens of high tempered peop! vhe South need not be detérred from worthy antagonists im OUTDOOR SPORTS which yearly are becomlog more and more appre- ciated and cultivated by the wise aud reverend | men to whom the educaiton of American youts | 13 confided, The foot races of Gien Mitcaell ha’ | now become @ part of the annua tournament, | Which fn all probability wii! increase in interest with succeeding years, Shouid the South or the | West seud their sons to our jatitudes wio doubts for moment it they would be greetet with warm and hearty welcomes, and if victory perched upon their colors, does any persen for a Moment hesitate to believe taat Massachusetts aud New York, Connecticut and Missouri, would not jo D hands and cross colors to honor them in their hour of victory? Yale and Harvard forgot their rivalries to honor Cornell, and ine sons of these two tiie-honored seats of learning are too brave and manly not to Go se agdin and again if ud @ sirauge victor were to be crowned COMB.ONH COMB ALT. Let us by all means see what our Western and Southern ‘e made of, At the National Amateur Regatia last season the men of tne South and West, and of the on these same waters on untversity race was rowed, and though they were worsted inthe contest still they carried witn them to their southern, ra and astern -homes pleas- ant recoilectio! which time cannot eface. And 60 it would ve if the antversities throughout the jand adopt the sugges- tion made and prepared jor ‘76. Success is within the range Of ail and to deteat there is ac. tacie no dishouor. The oldest college the land stands no betéer chance of winuing than the youngest. Long experience in rowing apd racing Amounts to a great deal, but it does hot cover everything that ‘equired to win. Coium! victory last year showed what determin: pluck, mettle and skil} will do, Corneli’s succes: this year ig another evidence of “a govud get ready’ for a hard race, And yet these two col- leges, mere amateurs in college beat racing, car- ried away the flags of ’74and ‘75, What has been named m4) crew whic liegiate ro- has not yet appeared in the inter gattas which have taken piace, T setts Agricultural College—the “Agy! ew was familiarly calied—won its Very a3 woll as rowed its maiden race on the Con- necticut River in ‘71. Who kuews if South and West compete in 74, but that in the honored halls of the aniversities of Virginia, Georgia, Mis- sourt or Michigan the victorious flags might hang to sound the pri of southern or Weatera prowess? : | INTERCOLLEGUATE RIFLE MATOAES. Not alone to oarsmausiip add pedestriantsm might the sports be confine Rifle suooting 13 fast becoming one of the popular pastinies of Young Ameri perfect heaiih, steady petve and practise cessary to row & race und eer & boat would all prove admirable qualities in rife m«tel An intercollegiate rife match might enter into the programme of sports at the anoual meetiag of the studenia next summer, The Sontn and the West in this would nave a fi Opporvunity of displaying that skill woicn is ly concede! appe taming to the pevpie of be AND LADIES, TOO, While speaking of American colleges the ladies ought not to de forgotten, Certainly, an institu. tion whose students could lay siege co and cause cunsternation the stronghold of Weat Point | might P sheil, Tho Vassar ladies, it ts said, are graceful | and accomplished oarswomen, The iturgers too, itis rumored, have haa some experience, and otner f je institutions of iearniug mignt bo | mentioned, the studen's of which cultivate out | door exercises. It would be scarcely fair to ex- | pect that they would go into tratuing for a three. ee race, but the apy or 8 s s lake to mark the local habitation for the time be- | to | athletes to the arena. Let Vermout and | “bf sons to do honorable and a aliken flags of vic ory, and | j rove dangerous im the slight and fragile | oe dsome | beiug thar Qutuch ws Ataubed batce Wik a ckaw aCorediy gina wt waaata Wawld | tue vaca oS SYS MS help to swell the pageant which ought to mark fas, {aterealieaiate regatta on Lake Sarawga ENGELHART TO O'NEILL. GEORG® ENGELHARI’S CHALLENGE TO JAMES O'NEIL TO ROW A THREE-MILE TURNING RACE ¥YOB A THOUSAND DOLLARS A SIDB, James O'Neil having expressed dissatisfaction | With bis last race with me and @ desire to mees | he again, I hereby challenge nim to ow a three- | nile turning race for $1,000 aside, over the Har- jem, Pleasant Valley or Ny#ck courses, or, as ne bas confessed a preference lor Philadelphia, I will eek tin om the Schnylktl. If mean& busi- bess he can And me at tne office of the Sports- man. GEORGE ENGELHART, Naw Yor, July 19, 1875. YACHTING NOTES. A spevial meeting of the New York Yaent Club Wii be beid at the office of Mr, F, W. J. Hurst, No. | 69 Broadway, oa Friday, the 234 inst, at one business Is to fx the date of the and to receive the reports of the Regatta and House committees and take action thereon, The Atlantic Ciub will rendezvous at Glen Cove | preparatory to its annual cruise Saturday, the 8ist inst, On Sunday there will be divine service aboard the flagship Iriton, and on Monday morn- ing the yachts will leave for New Haven, During the cruise the feet will visit New London, Green- port, New Bedford and provavly Martua’s Viue- yard. The regatta in Newburg Bay, August 4, promises to be @ grand affair. The event is open toall | yachts not exceeding thirty-five feet in length on the water line, Tne boats will be divided into two classes. The frst class will include all boats of twenty-five jeet and upwarus, while the second class will embrace tmose oi lesser dimen- sions, Tne time allowance will be one minute ana thirty seconds te the foot. There will be two val- uable prizes for each class, awarded on the basis’ of time allowance, walle an additional prize of a setofcolors will be given the first boat home. Entries can be wiade to Mr. Thomas P, Ramsd*il, Newburg, as late as the 2d prox. All yachts will be measured before tne race, Cards with diagrams of the course and necessacy instructions will be furuisned upon application any time after the 260% inst, Each yacht will be furnisbed with a desig- nating bumber, which inast be carried throughous the race, The prizes will be early announced by the regatta committee, which comprises Thomas P. Ramsdell, ©. S. Jacksou and W. K, brown, ‘Tue provosed Isle of Shoals regatta will take place on the 23d and 24th inst, This event is an- nuaily jooked forward to at the East as the yacnt- lng reunion of the year, tu ies being nn- | merous and the ainusement of the keenes! possi- ble nature, The yachts will be divided into two classes, the first comprising sloops aud sciooners | of forty feet and upward, The second eiass will include cemtre-board schooners and keel sloops and schooner: asuring twenty-three feet and | less una forty There will first and sec- ond prizes jor buth the sloops and schooners in the respective classes. Tue course for the first | class boata will be from Star Island ten m.les to @ | stakeboat about 8.8. W., thence ten miles due | east toa stakeboat and thence ten miles to the judges’ boat, leaving all marks on the port hand, The course for the second clas¥ yachts will be the | same as those of the first, except in the matter of the location of atakevoats, wuich will be only one- half the distance each Way. All entries are free od may be made up to eight o’clock on the even- fhe preceding the race. On the second day & grand sweepstakes for Mmammotia punch bowl, Yalued at $300, wiil be salied. ‘Ten or more yachts are required to start, first home will take the owl, The Madeleine, Commodore Dickson, B.Y.C., isatGreenwich, Where she kas been fitted with & new foretepmast, to replace the one carried away during the race at Uape May, Vice Commodore Stoww’s schooner Ses Witch is also dergoing ight repai while Rear Cominodore Davidson's cy sloop Sadie is in handsome crim ior the an- nual cruise, There is No doubt \bat @ fleet of over twenty vesseis will rendezvous at Glen Cove on Thursday next and proceed eastward. Merry times are anticipated by the yachtsmen, and ex- citing races are sure 40 take place belure the squadron disband! TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK, FLEETWOOD Park, July 19.—Purse $100, for | horses that have never beaten 2:35; $00 to the | first, $30 to the second and $10 to tue third horse; mille heats, best taree ta five, in harness, ENTRIRS. D. B. Go's br. m. Laay Wood: | J. Murphy's or. m. Lady Prite | A. ©. Whitson’s or. g. Jim, J. D, Waiton’s b. m, Lennie Case, W. 8. Thorn’s br. g. Pai O'Neil, Jr, | T. Worthington’s b, Senate ex. Quarter, Hay, Mile, First heat seve B84 1:7 2s second heats 26; 1:16 22384 ‘Third heat.. OA 2338 THE TROT, First Heat.—Lady Pfiter was the favorite over i Be oe read Woods pad the best of the sends off, Lady Prifér sécOnd,.Jim close up. Laay Woods” and Jim broke up soon alter leaviug the score and | Lady Pi.er-went to the front, She led a length | at the quarter pele, in 3834 seconds, Lady Woods second, Jim two lengths behind. Oo a break Lady Woods closed up to Lady Pfifer, and at <he half. mile pole had her head in iront, Jim four lengths beniad, Lady Woods then drew away from Lady | Phifer, trotting up the hill of the Dackstretch two leagths in front, and coming on steadily won the heat by two lengths, Lady Phi os in fronto! Jim. EB) Neither of the owners netified the manage- | meni at Fleetwood Park tuat they intended to | withdraw their horses, aud they mave been | punished rightly, |“ Second Heat.—Lady Pfifer still the favorite, not- | witnstanding toe easy manner ig which ‘Laay Wooas won the heat. Lady Woods took the lead with the werd, and Was never Leaded during the heat. Lady P was second througout the wear, | dim third, T rr | the malt ta 12 |. Third Heat.—Lady Woois then became the favorite ng odds. She took tne lead and was @ length ahead at the quarter pols in 87 seconds. Lady Pfifer gecoad, Jim third. Lay Woods was @ length ahead at the half-mile pole to 1:16, aud | coming on without a br won tne beat by a | beox, Jim second, Laay I’fiet third. Time, 2:38%. TROTTING AT WHITE PLAINS. The frst day of the special meeting at the White Plains Fair Grounds drew out an attend- ance of about 700 people, The trotting was good. In one instance it simost miraculously escaped ending fatally to one o/ tue arivers., Jonn Splan, who drove Brilliant, the favorite in tae 2:49 class, Won the secoud aud third heats and in the fourth led until past the shree-quar- | ter pole; then Big . Bonanza crowded nim hard, and, afler passing him half a length, took him of his feet. Bruliant swerved on being pulled wp, and ran on the bank al the side of the track, Mpsetting the suky and pitching Splan iorward. Tue horse buen Jeli over upon splau, who was t by badly out upon the o injury jily taken oy Big Bonanw: race the trotting was very closo i@ Case, Sleepy David (who belied | his name) id Josie. Tue betiing in the first race was upon Brilliant, 20; field, 25; but alter the accident to Brilliant Big Bonanza sold at 20 against the fleld atié. In toe second race Linnie Vase sold at 20 against the feild at 24 and 21 SUMMARY. Wore Prats Fark Grounns, N. ¥., July 19, 1875—FLRST DAY OF SPECIAL MERTING.—Purse $150, for horses that never beat 2:49; $100 to first, $30 $20 to third; mile heats, threo in five, ougfetlow. A. Patterson’s b. mm.’ Modesty | don Spian’s cn, g. Briliuaas. Isaac Pauidinga’s d, g. Jim Motfaty Mart Rov | Tommy Nevin 1 ereee 2 42: OM Same Day.—Purse $260, tor herses that never bent 2:34; $160 to frat, $75 to second, $26 to third; mile beats, three in five, in harness, Ben mace’s b. m. Li 41 M. B. Wh geen Feow r im, O, Dickerm: 140—2 :40, *The quarter time was not taken by the judges. NEWARK KNIFE WIELDIRS. Charles Rothfnss, residing at the corner of ‘Twelttu and Bank streets, Newark, complained Jestorday that he and his son were assaulted oa Saturday might with a knife in the nands of & young man edmod Croissant, who resides in West Bank street. Botn men were cnt severely. accused lurnisued bau to answer to the FEC. On Saturday night @ dispute arose etween | & Med DAMed Micawel Congy/ta oad w& Jellow lax | borer, whose name Cougiii reused to @ive, | Pre m words they proceeded to dDioWs, We result three Uinew LB