The New York Herald Newspaper, July 20, 1875, Page 7

“FOUN HOWARD PAYNE, | His Career as Actor and Dramatist. THE FAUST CLUB MEMORIAL. Mr. Gabriel Harrison’s Tribute to Payne’s Genius. Tax Lire AND WRITINGS OF JOHN HOWARD PAYNB, the Author of “Home, Sweet Home,” the Trag- edy of “Brutn: oe lad Harrison, B Albauy, N. Y.: Joel Mun- The Faust Club of Brooklyn was organized in 1872 jor the purpose of providing a 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 delight its members arose the Payne Memorial, and now this beautiiul volume—a trioute to the memory 0! the xlited 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 aid of its members jn behalf of this object, The material at Mr. Harrison's command was 00 Co- Pious to allow its embodiment ip a single Paper, and hence the necessity for this volume, The book is from the press of Munsell, of Albany, and is a beantilul specimen of typography. If 11s literary 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 churchyard, Mr. Payne was woe pep alla @ little later in life of Jonn Kemble and Edmund Kean, the elder Wailack and the el- der Booth, and of many other actors and actresses efalmost equal renown, His marked precocity, nis admitted talents and his 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 diamatis: is the history of the stage botn in London aud New York during ‘he greater part of the eurly half of the century. JOHN HOWARD PAYNE'S CHILDHOOD. In Mr. Harrison’s portrait of this singular man nothing is more interesting than his sketon of John Howard Payne’s childhood, The son of a teacher at East Hampton, L. I, ne was taugnt Geclamation and elocution in his infancy, and early evinced a desire to go upon the stage. This | Gisposition was combated by his father, who was then residing in Boston, and the lad was sentto | New York to enter a counting house, Here, when | only in his thirteenth year, he begun the pnbiica- tion of Tie Thespian Mirror, which met with such e@uccess that the boy became something of a literary lion, and enlisted in his interest men lixe Charles Brockden Brown, the novelist, uwuder 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 a card, which Mr. Har ison reprints, and which we give as a singu- larly Interesting specimen of manly precocity and | sophomoric bombast. It is as follows:— ‘vO THE PuBLIC:—The edttor of the Thespian Mirror respectfully acquaints bis iriends and sub- gerivers that, in consequence of circumstances that nave transpired since the publication of the jourth number oi (his miscellany, be nas resolved to relinquish the editorial duti-s of that work, in order wore particularly to devote himself to studies which may promote his future usefulness an life, and mature, Strengthen aud extend a dis- position jor literature which bas grown with his earliest years. When tne Mirror was commenced 4n vhis city it was uuder circumstanees which have since materially altered, From the interest Which some warm-hearted friends (perbaps inja- aiciously) took im the editor the work was brougot forward and entousiasticaily usnered | inte public notice. Various were the sentiments | oi the community respecting it, and as various | Was popular coujecture on the effec’s of the mis- directed exertions of its juvenileeaitor, From a wish to render himseil useful rather than orna- Mental in ee | plans were agitured tor placing | Bim in the inil possession of advantages with Which Le might cultivate a literary taste and di- rect his views to objec's which promise benefit to his country, datisiaction to dis iriends and | uliity and honor to himself, ‘The work which he had heedlessly commenced ‘was considered by the judicious as the fruit of an | itch jor scripbling, the materials for which, with. out a more extensive stock of ideas drawn trom the pure fountains of classical learning, wouid be Boon exhausted, The patronage of one, to whom he feels obitgation Which he cannot express, hag | placed within lis reach advantages, the rejeciion of which would be the heigns ol folly a ngrat- | itude, A collegiafé education wil, therefore, be que object of his yree pursuits, and the stud: ‘of the law tae goa) of his future exertr And, determined exclusively to devote himseif to these important objects, he now declares bis design of | discontinuing the Mirror after the pubiication of this number (which completes the original term of engagement), and oO: watting patiently the laurels Oi fame watil sclence spall expand his mind and crown bis labor with lasting and de- served celebrity. He begs leave to express lis Warmest: acknowledgments to those friends who have encouraged hm by their assistance in the advancement of the Mirror, He 1s convinced that, feeling jor his real weiiare, they Will approve the Btep Which he has taken, and he assures them that, cherishing the most graceful sentiments, ne Wii bever feel for himself more hanpy than in the opportunity ol expressing the esteem with which he is their much obliged and very pumble ser- vant, JOHN H. PAYNE, Young Payne remained at college two or tnree | years, but his mother died in 1807, and at the same time his father was reducea to poverty, These evénts neeessttated a change in his plans in order to provide for the future, and 1 was reiuctanily determin that be should be allowed to essay the stage, for which he bad 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, ” aud other Dramatic Works, | » Oharies 11.,” the dramas of “Therese” and ‘‘Ac- | him at the Park Theatre, in the mame and ‘under i Moupnin the sorrow of the sweet Thérése, Ti | Rome's revi the generation of which he writes, If the class of peopie who gathered to see Master Payne play Young Norval would not tolerate such trash ae the “Black Crvok” and “New Magdalen” of this day, neither would the present genera ton tole. | rate Young Norval, and probably noteven Master | Payne. These things are worth considering in | their true aspeets, With the exception of ® “Brutus,” not one of John Howard Payne’s pieces is seen Ob the modern stage, and the ‘Brutus? holds ite place only by the aid of the genius of Edwin Booth, As @ matter of course it is not fair te compare spectacie aud tragedy, but a genera- tion which rejects all that is bouwbastic and feeble and retains only what is strong and natural in the art of the past cannot be de- ficient in dramatic taste, ia 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 tne fashion to get enraptured over some “young Ro: believe the stage ts rich in accors to-day tuan Garrick ever was, 1t 1s a heresy to say this, | bus it must be remembered that dramatic ex- cellence is acommonplace accomplishment now, while in the times of Garrick and Kemble and Kean it was phenomenal, PAYNE AS AN ACTOR. In following Mr. Harrison’s narrative we are constantly surprised at the want of success which always resulted from Mr, Payne’s triumphs, If we are to trust his historian the dramatic pro- fession was singularly jealous of him and always Plotting to prevent lis appearance. Atter play- ing in New York and Boston he “was surprised to find,” says his biographer, ‘on stating his readt- ness to perform ab Baltimore and Piulladelpuia, that those "theatres seemed on a sudden closed against tim,” He subsequently appeared in both cities, however, and in Richmond, and then weut to Eogland, where he appeared at Vrury Lane, in 1813, in the tragedy of “Douglas,” Mr, Harrison gives this account of Mr. Payne's Engitss debut:— At the only rehearsal summoned—and this not until tne day of the perormance—Miss Smith, afrerward Mra. Bartley, whe was cast for Lady Randolph, was not een Our young aspirant calied on her and talked over the business bis part bad with hers, but she was hanghiy, and did not agree with Mr, Paype,on the ground shat bis moce oO! performing the part wouid take »he alten- tion of the house from her, and, with a cool, low curtsey, She vid the young actor good day, with the wish that be would succeed. At night, as Payne entered the green room dressed jor the ait Oo: Norval, the stage manager iniormed | Payne, lor the first lime, tuat he hud a new Lady Randolph for him, that Miss Smith was sick, and that they had borrowed Mrs, Powell from Covent Garden, “There she stands, on the siage; come, 16 18 time for us to begiu;” and this was his first Introduction to the lady with whom his part had s0 1Uch Important stage business, and his entrée upon the boards of an untried stage in @ strange country! Although he had no opportunity jor a mowent’s conversation the interest expressed vy bis theatrical mether was throughont kindly and perfectiy maternal, While the house Was ringing With the t unders 0f.approbation at the triumpa | and power oJ his death scene, the great Mrs. Poweil, as she leant over him, was exclaiming in an ex- uitiog whisper, “There, do you hear that! do you hear the verdict?” His periormance througnout 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 tue celebrated Miss O'Neill, He also played Romeo to her Juliet, but he never attained any very great standing as an actor either in lreiana orin England. His engagements at Drury Lane and Covent Garden were almost invariaoly ruined by some mistap or someboay’s macuina- uous, His real business seems to have been that of a dramatic agent for the English theatres in Paris; but ever in this he was generally unfor- tunate through semooody’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 pieces. Of these, as we belore 1e- marked, only “Brutas” still holds the stage, but anumber of the others, expeciatly the comedy of cusation” and tne opera, ot “Clari; or, The Maid” of Milan,” had great success in theirday. Ia the | comedy of “Charles 11,” Mr. Charlies Kembie made a great bit, and io it the celebrated Faw- cett, wnose performance of Copp.was inimitaole, took his leave of the stage, ‘“Thertse’) bas a romantic history, It was written in three days in & debiors’ prison and produced at Drury Lane within ten days o/ its acceptance, Anether house prcduced it, and was prevented from per- forming it by an imjunction, im this piece the | elder Wallack played tne part of Carwin. ‘he opera of ‘Ciaré,"? the music for whicly was com- posed by Sir Henry Bishop, will be always remem- bered as the original setting of the world-lamous song ol Home, sweet Home.” On Mr. Payne's return to this country 1m 1882 a beneflt was given the direction o! the {riends of literature and the drama.” “isrutus’? and “Charlies UU.” were» produced, Mr. Forrest playing the title rdla, while Mr. Wallack played Copp in the comedy. Mr. Charles Keubie and his daughter, Miss Fanny Kemble, also appeared in Katuerine and Petru- ehio.” On that occasion am address, by Mr. Theo- dore 8. Fay, was read, which admirably summa- rized the dramatic career of the returned wan- derer., Sung the poet, Oft has the listening crowd been hushed to hear The Maid of Milan’s song enchant the ear, In beauiy’s eyes tears off have quenched the blaze, tii Charies—maa son of an unhappy sire— To the soit orbs recu.led the dangerous fire. ad patriot, too, apvears tu sight— Let traitors snrink (Were traitors here to-migat) — | To view him, summoned by the poevs art, On treedom’s altar lay his mighiy heart, Bleeding and torn—fit offering to the laws, Who drew the picture merits your appluu-e. the scene is changed: the peet boy Pines for his native land with trembling joy; And, like bis Clarl, ceased at length to roain, His graver 00teteps lead to Home, Sweet tiome! PAYNE'S “BRUTUS.”? Like most of his otner works, “Brutus” was written for an emefgency. Payne was in the ser- vice of Mr. Harris, tue director of Covent Garden, by whom ne had been tli treated and neglected. | Kut we will allow. bis biographer to tell the s.ory:— . At this time Payne observed that the great Kean was somewhat ianguisuing in public favor Jrom more than one cause, and that tne Drury Lane required some new attraction to lfc up its then decituing iortages. The taea struck Payne tuat @ new fve-act play, suiting the peculiar powers of Mr. Kean, would revive the business of Drury Lane and the fortunes of the tragedian. He bad read several piays on the subject “Brutus? im as Many languages, and concluded ‘The boy's effort was a 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 “youag Rosctus’? of | England, A letter written at the time says:—"L have seen Master Payne in Douglas; Zapnua, 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 and 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 great merits as an actor which bis biographer im- putes to him. There is, however, one passage in Mr. Harrison’s book which We transfer to our col- umns 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 anihor says: Jn those days critics and ac'ors were of a more austere character than they are at the present Uwe, and it was Not sv easy to ovtain an opportu. Dity to make a first appearaice upon the stage or to get the critics’ praise at any other price tuan tout 0\ real merit, in those days, too, the theatre was the fashion, The opera wus not known to us, and frequently the weaithy and the sarned crowded JNO the best seats in the pit and In boxes Of (he Dest Managed theatres. This seemed to add hn- portance to the drama, and indeed i was more Muportant than at tke present day, Previous to the beginning of the first act of tne evening’s en. fertainment there could be seen in the boxes here aud there servants of private iamilies, dressed with (be most scrapulous care, with the white napkin fixed around tye right arm, above the elbow, holding tue reserved seais until tue party (ney reproseniod came to occupy them. and, oag vefore tie periormance was over, strings of carriages for blocks up and down Park place ‘Would be In Waiting ior husbands aud wives, bie old, the young, the ural and the jearned who had graced the theatre on tue occasion, This cliss of audience Would not tolerate such vile tiash as the “Black Crook” aud tue “New Mag- Galen” of our day | ful success that it was Just the subject. He at once con- structed his new tragedy, and, concluding that it was In good shape, although not fluished to bis lect liking, he took it to the citairman of the Drury Laue management, by Whom it was ieaa; he in turr 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 wi eent tor. He declined producing it without & little more polishing, which he aia in a few days, it was accepted, and the production 0: the tragedy plans the was placed in bis hands. He made all the for the scenery agd stage sets, overlouke making of the properties and costume: piaced the piece upon the stage with su Vvorical accuracy a8 had very seldom been seen | upon the Knoglish stage. 4 tragedy was pro- duced (or the first tine on Thursday evening, Di cemper 3, 1818 The play at once met with the most marked succes#, and was periormed to crowded houses for twenty-three consecutive nigots, and would have continued without abate- mene had it not been for other arrangements of ihe Management, and the holidays stepping in ior the purpose of pantomime and such otuer per- formances a8 were imperative with all theatres at suco seasons. However, the boliuay season over, “Gratus’? was reproduced on January 13, and was that season continued up to Mity-three nights. ‘The cast of the piay, the costumes and the scenery Were spoken of Ube press tp the highest term: It was originally tuteuded that Mr. Payne nim. fel! saould perform the part of Titus, but tis was opposed by Stepnen- Kemole at the time, on the ground of his King it indelicate for the author to appear in his own p Kemble was the stage manager of tae theatre, aud Mr, Payne, in bis good nature, gave way to Mr. Kenible’s idea, This Was & great mistake on the part of Mr. Payne, as the long rao which the tragedy had would have been the means of introducing Mr, Payne more irequently to the public ag an actor, and thereby giving bin an opportunity to become & favorite us such With the public. ‘Che tragedy was a wonder- Kean made a great bit in the part of Bruvus, The ortunes oi the theatre and the actor. were redeemed; the great theatre was packed every night, while Covent Warden was ulguty periorming (0 almost empty bencues, AN ESTIMATE OF PAYNE'S CAREER. It 1s ciMoult to make an estimate of Payne's cureer, mostly because It Was always richer in promise than perfurmaave, A jad who could at- tract the admiration of Charles Brockden Brown Mr. Harrison is at fault, if not ia his facts, at least in nis Died ebsimate Of ke urawatic taste of | betore entering his teens must have pven some- tues more (Ags DIOdieX Uoiariunataly, it wad, | both the elder Wailack and the elder Booth, he | Sometimes showed dramatic art of a high order; | Stage remain @ monument to his genius, and an | Broth with Payne as it is too apt to be with most preco- cions youths, he bad uo goal in lie, notwithstand- ing his letter in tne Mirror, He had great dra- mate talent an? @ love for the stage, but no real dramatic ambition, His succesful début as an actor ruined tim for bis art. After playing two engagemenisin New York and one in Boston he quarrelied with the most powerful manaver in the country about @ matter of no twwportance and in a cuse where be was probably in the wrong. His sudsequent appearances, beth in this country and in England, were fitiul and irregular. He suc ceeded well enough in obtaining gngagements, but generally tailed to turn them to bis own advantage. Playing with the most eminent clors and actresses of the early part of the cen- tury, and with ample opportunities for siudying the best models of his time—supported by Miss O'Neil in “Romeo and Juliet,” avd, on terms of intimacy with Kemble, Kean and Cooke and with Was Simself nover really an actor. He possessed dramatic inset in a remarkable degree, and but his art was the fruit of incuition, nox of study. Payne might have been a great accor had be not begun asa “young Roscius;” but bis early suc- cesses closed the career which they should have been thé means of opening. It is only as a drama- ust that he will be remembered, and this almost solely because of the greatness of his play of “Brutus.” We need not enter intoa review of that great work at this late day; as well might we under‘ake a criticisin of “Henry Vill.’ or “Mac- beth.’ 1t will stand while our literature and our Ornament to iragedy. Heretofore comparatively little was known of the man, much ag hia great work was esteemed, and we bave to thank Mr. Harrigon for bringing together a valuable mass of material, and thas affording the opportunity for posterity to jndge of the career of one 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 MART OF LIT- ERATURE. Trade sales among publishers and dexlers in books are things of the past, and their piace has been filled ty ahuge bazaar, which 1s now and will hereafter be held in this city twice a year, where the traffic in literature will be conducted on the same plan as the Cotton Exchange or Corn Exchange, and where those concerned in the business are to meet face to face and sell and pur- chase according to fixed rules, A year ago acon- vention of beok men was held at Put-In Bay, Ohto, presided over by Mr. A. D. F. Randotph, when tt was resulved that after the usual spring sales no more trade sales of books were to be held, at which goods were siaughtered to a ruinous extent, but in leu thereof a fair 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. 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Dillingham, city, vecupy a large space in the fuir, amd among their iarge offerinys are works of tue following author: Alired’s Greek Testament,” four volumes; “Aifred's Testament for Enghsi Read- ers,” “Life of Humbvoiat,” Chronology,” “Compendium of Botany,” by Hooker, 100 fiustrations; Professor Grosse’s “Manual ior Railroad ipgineers,” “Bacon's Ks- says,” “Age of Fables,” Dali's ‘History of Alaska,” Uigginson’s story of the United Srates,’? ful) lines of the celebrated “Oliver Optic beries.” “Eijah,” “Eujan Kellogg,” ‘John De Mule,” “Prady,” “Doile Dimple” and “Kiyaway” series; ail tae Knglish poets, a fuli line of “Frank- lin’s Autograph Aibams,” the standard English poets, &c, Messrs, Scribner, Arwstrong & Oo. were repre- sented by their supermtendent, Mr. Jona H, Dingman, and amoug their large assortment of sampies were the jollowing:—‘Bric-a-Brac Se- riea,” Dy. J. G. Moliand’s {emaihg, ‘Titcomb) works, Froude’s “History of England,” “Library of Wonders,” Murray’s “Mytnology,’? Curtiuss’ “History of Greece,” Moumsen’s “History of Rome,” Max Muier’s works, Professor W.itne)’s works, Wovlsey’s “international Law,’ Guyot’s Geographies, Ike Marvei’s works, ‘St. Nichoe las Magazine,” Lange’s “Commentaries,” Libr: rieS Of ‘ravels, Speaker’s ‘Cog mentaries,’ Hon. George P. Marsh's “Man of Nature,” H. 2 Stanley's “A'rican Adventures,” “Epocns of Hi tory,” Gervine’s “Commentary of Sha. eure,’? Percy's “ wellany,”’ Weinhold’s “Puysics,’ Schlenam’s ‘oy,’ &c. The Engilsh branch of tus house, Messrs. deribner, Welford & Armstrong, had @ laige array o! samples, embracing te most popular of teir extensive publications. Messrs, James R. Osgood & Co,, of Boston, were Tepresenied by Messrs. Beajamin H. fickpor and Jon H. Ammon, This firm hud a very large ase sortment, prominent among which Were tour golvens of Dickens, two editions of Thacke:a: awthorne in two editions, the works of Charies hteace,George Kliot, Emers: n, Longfellow, Whittle: Tennyson, Holwes; British poets, in 130 volumes; poets, Im blue and goid, antique morocco, half- calt; Browning's works, Mayue Reid’s, Gallery of Composers, “Leonard's O1 De! penta,” Tosen’s ore, “Studies jrom Raphael,” “hopot on the Nile,” *Aren: Parton’s Biographies, Winslow's Ticknor’s “Spanish Hisvory,” Ten yolume edition, ‘Little Ciassics,’”” Joost n, &e. Messrs, B, “Homer,’? son's WO y Rosalter "p. Dutton & Co., represented by Mr. Chariea A, Clapp, ofiered upward of 500 sauiples, | consisting of juvenile, 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 tae. Lotos Club of New York; Edmund Yates’ new novels, Wilkie Collins’ latest works, Gail Hamulton’s juveniles, Dr, Gardner's “Longevity, tue Means of Prolonging Lilé Alter Miadie Age ;”? “Modern Christianity a Oivilized Heatheuism,” aud works by Jamea de Mille, Adolphe Beiot, Joles Verne, Amanda M, Douglas and otuer promi- nent writers, ‘th are many other noteworthy firms who Nave stands at the iair whow space forbids to theological, prayer and mention to-day. Buyers are present from every | part of the Union, ana it is coniidently beheved that the sates 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 érom | a number of the local trades organizations, met last evening at No, 10 Stanton streot, Rickara Mathews presiding and George Blair, Secretary, Tue following resolutions were uuanimousiy adopted :— Resolved, That this Convention of Trades Union aele- ga osregurd the reduction of Workingmen’s Wages on public iG Drovments as unjustarbirary and uuworthy ihe age in waich we live. Resolved, That the depression of trade 1s owing prin- cipally to the plundering of public thieves, who infest all departments of government aud who perform lite labor in return for extravagant salaries, which they continue to.draw watheutiuterruption trom thy pockets of the pi Resolved, That though in impoverished ctreum- stances, we stewlily and perstsently maintain that the reducdon of’the hours of labor 13 based upon eco. nomical truths which cagnot b«gainsaid and in which the best interests of the state are invo.ved and we further procialm to all laborers to beware of adventurers striv- | itical organizations whose sole object » piacs, aud we hold that iubor can only re jusice by its own hands and by men whose ns as weil as professions are in harmouy with the ry intercsts. Ing to organiae p is to secu seen in discharging the laborers from the public works, and we claim It to be tue duty ot government to furmisli em ploy ment tor the Unemployed in times of depression of trade. Considerable discussion was had relative to the failure of previous trade central’ organizations of uniting the different societies for the common geod of tue labor cause. BURGLARY IN CORTLANDE STREET. The wholesale confectionery estadlishment of Miner Brothers, on tre second floor of No. 33 Cort. landt street, was entered by burgiars some time | during the night ol the 18th inst, and $40 in cur- rency and four, bonds of the Ohio and Chesapeake | whom they took delight in honortog, Railroad Company each representing $100 in value | gfected, through | grange and black 9f Pringeign, and not were stolen, Phe entrance wag thé Coal scuttle on tiie sidewalk, which had been accidentally left uniastened. When Mr. J. B. Miner entered his place at eight o'clock yester- day morning he /ound the doors uf Dis two safes open and several articies of their contents scat- tered upon the floor. anuuber of old coats which some o/ Mr. Miner's eupioyés use as office coats, They had evidently NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. | ailfornia’ and “Sandwich Islands,” | joston | this | “Oyclopedia of | {tecture in Switzerlana,” | esolved, ihat we denounce the acts of our officials | dn (ront of the sates were | TTA. THE COLLEGE REGA THE DEPARTURE OF THE CREWS—DESERTED BOATHOUSES—CORNBLL'# FLAG STILL THERE— WHAT OUGHT TO B& DONE IN '76—INTER- COLLEGIATE RIFLE MATCHES-—LET NORTH AND SOUTH, BAST AND WEST BE REPRESENTED. Sararo@a, July 19, 1875, fair Horvard and old Yale, and all save of one college, have disappeared from boathouses around the lake: the racing shells have beea home, and, with the exception of the tattered © rnelian and white of Cornell, as it waves (rom the flagstaf’ on Snake Hill, away above “the shanty” where the boys of Ithaca were quartered, but little remains avout the quiet shores of the lake to mark the local habitation for the time be- ing of those who but @ 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 otuer country. OUR FLAG 18 STILL THERE. Speaking of Oorneli’s colors oalis to mind the crew, to Harry Southgate, on the evening of the tne flags of victory, and be congratulated on their prowess and skill at the oar, floating above ‘the shanty? until tne winds fray it into shreds.” And sure enough there it remains, tattered and storm tossed, and the boys of Cor- nell have ail returned to their homes. GOOD FEELING ALI. ROUND. amicably, tinguishing feature, no bickerings, manly indorsements and cour- teous demeator characterized the students dur- ing their stay in Saratoga and at the close of the great struggie. The manner in which Cornell received the award of victory was modest and bacoming as brave and chivalrous men should act on such occasions, The frankuess with which Yale and Harvard, and Columpia and Dartmouth | ness of being competitors in a race which the pleasure and with pride. The intercollegiate 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 whe land. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE NFXT YEAR, Next year will be the Centenulaiyear, Through- out the whole extentof the Republic rejoicings Will prevail and 1876 will be utwerea by every tongue with pride and joy. With its approach preparations will be made to celebrate the advent in & manner worthy of a great people who are proud of tueir freedom, their institutions and their greatness aganation. At sucha time, and when the whole people are preparing to exchange patri- otic greetings and in general joy congratulate one another on the peace and good will existing between their eouutry and the peopie of other na- tons of the carth; wren local difiicuities and di: senstons will be lost sight of in the general weal ] when festivities wii extend throughout the land—. at such time would it not be well that ALL THE COLLEGES OF THE LAND should send representatives from their nalls to mee? in honoranie rivalry in these 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 Rast, so fur, has bad the monopoly in'these graud contests. Why not open the lists te all the universities im the land, invite them to send their young men to sirug- gie in these compstitions, in which either as vic- tors or as vanquished none can take part witn- Out reaping hoaorable disinction? To d serve success is a8 great am honor as to | win it. The succi of Cornell on Wednesday ' is scarcely more than the defeat of Columbia. Who thinks less of Yaie 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 crossed colors | as they marched up the streets of Saratoga, and cheered lustily in bomor of Cornell, Columbia, too, forgot defeat tn the grand victory of the Ituacans, The white and green of Dartmouth was biended with the bitter | feeling Was expressed odcause the Sapuciia aad white was first atthe goal. And so we migut go on until all the colors of the contestants were | blended im one* grand harmonious rainbow of promise of what the future may bring forth, Let ‘76 produce it, Im ourcenutennial anniversary of The college races are over, the rival fags of | nt | | | surance given by King, one of the victorious | help to swell the pageant which ourcht to mark =, intercoliegiate regatta oa Lake Saratoga in '76. ENGELHART TO O'NEIL, GEORGE ENGELHARI'S CHALLENGE TO JAMES O'NEIL 10 ROW A THRER-MILE TURNING RACE YOR A THOUSAND DOLLARS A SIDE. James O'Neil having expressed dissatisfaction witu bis last race with me and & desire to mees me again, I hereby challenge bim to ow a three- | mile turning race for $1,009 a side, over the Har- jem, Pleasant Valley or Nyack courses, or, as ne has confessed a preference tor Potiadelpnia, I will meet iim om the Schnylktil. If he meana busi- vess he can find me at the office of the Sporis- man, GEORGE ENGELHART, New Yorke, July 19, 1875. YACHTING NOTES. Aspevial meeting of the New York Yacht Club Wil be beld at the office of Mr, F, W. J. Hurst, No. 69 Broadway, on Friday, the 23% inst, at one o'clock, The business is to fx the date of the Augnst cruise and to receive the reports of the Regatta and House committees and take action thereon, The Atlantic Club will rendezvous at Gien Cove preparatory to its annual cruise Saturday, the great race, in Congress Hall, snortly before the | #ist inst, On Sunday there will be divine servico champicns weut up to the ballroom to receive | aboard the flagship Triton, and on Monday morn- ing the yachts will leave for New Haven, During “We brought that the cruise the feet will visit New London, Green- flag with us,” sald King, ‘and placed it there | Port, New Bedford and provably Martua’s Viue- when we first came, and there it can remain | yard, The regatta in Newburg Bay, August 4, promises: to be @ grand aifair, The event is open toull yachts not exceeding thirty-five feet tn length on the water line, Tha bouts will be divided into two classes. The first class will include all No race has ever been rowed in which there | »0ats of twenty-fve jeet and upwarus, while the have been 80 many contestants and ended so | Second class will embrace (nose oi lesser dimen- Good feeling all around was {ts dis- | "1098. The time allowance will be one minute ana Hearty acknowledgments, | thirty seconds te the foot, There will be two val- | wable prizes fr each class, awarded on the basis’ ‘upon acknowledged their defeat shows their worthi- | Must | { | been placed there by the burglars to deaden | the establishment of our country as @ nation let, | any noise occasioned by the operations. The door of the smaller safe bore eyidence of baving been drilied and pried open. cash box in this saie was the key of tne other, saie, avd with thts the latter was opened withoog | South Carolinas violence. Fortunately there Was no more money Ror were there otuer articies of value io the saies, rich. The exit was made through the front door, | fhus | Which Was easily opened trom the imside. far the police bave no clew to the ourglurs. THE NATIONAL GAME. PHILADELPHIAS DEFEAT THE MUTUALS. The Mutual and Philadeiphta clubs played the | fourth game of their championsilp series on the Union Grounds yesterday. in asmail | | and consequently ihe robbers’ boovy was uot very | Betting favored the | every coliege which can boast of a boat club be represented, From the South let us have repre- | sentatives from Virginia, Georgia, Alabama and irom the West, let Michigan, Missouri, Onio, Wisconsin, lowa and Indiava sena | their athletes to the arena. Let Vermont and Maine send on her hardy sons to do honorable and friencly Je for the silken fags of vic ory, and grand assembiage let every university in the land send its youth to meet tbeir equals, If they have not rowing facilities surely the Meet-footed | sous of the West, the manly sous cf the North and | the chivalrous sciens of high tempered people of the South need not be detérred from mecting worthy antagonists in OUTROOR SPORTS which yearly are becomlog more and more appre- ciated and cultivated by the wise aud reverend of time allowance, walle an additional prize of a set ofcolors will be given the first boat home. Eotries can be made to Mr. Thomas P, Ramsd*il, Nowburg, as late ag the 2d prox. All yachts will be measured before the race, Cards with diagrams of the course and necessacy instructions will be furuisned application any time after the 260a Each yacht will be furnished with a desig- nating number, which inast be carried throughout the race, The prizes will be early announeed by whole country must and has regarded witn | tho regatia committee, which comprises Thomas P. Ramsdell, ©. 5. Jacksou and W. K. brown, Tue provosed Isle Of Shoais regatta will take place on the 23d and 24ih inst, Tis event is an- nuaily iooked forward to at tne East as the yacnt- ing reunion of the year, tue entries being nn- merous aud the ainusenient of the keenes! possi- bie nature. The yachts will be divided into two Classes, the first comprising sloops and sc.ooners: of lorty feet and upward, The second elass will iuclude cemtre-board scnoovers and keel sloops and schooners measuring twenty-three feet and less than forty t There will first and sec- ond prizes jor both the sloops and schooners in the respective classes. Tue course for the first class boats will be from Star Island ten m.les to & siakeboat about S.S. W., tRenco ten miles due | east to @ stakedoat and thence ten miles to the | judges’ boat, leaving all marks on the port hand, | ‘The course for the second class yachts will be the | same as those of the first, except in the matter of the location of stakevoats, wuleh will be only one- | half the distance each way. All entries are fr od may be made up to eight o’clock on the eve! fhe preceding the race. On the second day @ | grand sweepstakes for a mammota punch bowl, | ¥alued at $300, wiil be salied. Ten or more yachts | are required to start, Tue first home will take tho | bowl. oom Madeleine, Commodore Dickson, B.Y.C., is at Greenwich, where she bas been fitted with & new foretepmast, to replace the one carried away during the race at Uape May, Vice Commodore Stows schooner Ses Witch ts also ugdergoing slight repairs, while Rear Commodore Davidson's saucy sloop Sadie is in handsome trim ior the an- nualcruise. Tnere ts no doubt \bat @ fleet of over twenty vesseid will renaczvous at Glen Cove om Thursday next and proceed eastward, Merry times are anticipated by the yachtsmen, and ex- citing races are sure 40 take place belure the squadron @isbands, TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK, FLRETwoop Pans, July 19.—Purse $100, for horsea that have never beaten 2:35; $00 to the | first, $80 to the second and $10 to tue third horse; mille heats, best turee 1a five, Im harness, ENTRIES, | | D. B. Geoff's br. m. Laay Wood tice ah | J. Murphy's or. m. Lady Ptifer. 333 | A.C, Whitsou’s or. g. Jim a33 | J. D. Waiton’s b. m. Lenni a> | W.S. Phorn’s br. g. Pau O'NeL, Ji eX. | T. Worthington’s b, [apne oleate ex. Quarter, Hay, Mile, | First heat. ++ B8N6 asl? 0 | Second heas. 3g 1:16 | Third heat. Iie THE TROT, First Heat,—Lady Piiter was the favorite over the feld. Lady Woods pad the best of the send oi, Lady Prifér second,.Jim close up. Lady Woods and Jim broke up soon alter leaving the score and Lady Pier went to the front, she led a length at the quarter pele, in 3344 seconds, Lady Woods second, Jim two lengths behind. On a break Lady Woods closed up to Lady Piifer, and at che haif- mile pote had her head in iront, Jim four lengths benlad, Lady Woods then drew away from Lady Piifer, trotting up the hili of the Dackstreich two leagths in front, and coming on steadily won the heat by two lengths, Lady Phier second, two Jengsas in front o! Jim. Emperor and Pal O’New did net imake thelr appearance and were sus- peaded under the National Association rale, No. 1% Neither of the owners netified the manage- | meni at Fleetwood Park taat suey intended to men to whom the educaiton of American yours | is confided, The foot races of Gien Mitcuell have now become @ part Of the apnuai Lournsment, Mutuals at odds of $100 to $80,as they had won | which in all probavilt'y Will increase in interest the turee preceding games of te series and were supposed to be in first class playing trim, Play was called at half-past three P.M, The Phila- delphias were blanked in the first inning. Holdsworth and Starr, of thé Mutuals, had been retired Hallinan Mt 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 leit | centre field, The next man was then put out ana | took the Tuns placed the two Mutual earned fleld to agai with their credit. | Taese tho Philadeiphias offxet in their secoud inning .by the foe hits of Meyerie, Fulmer and | McMuilen, aided by tad errora of Gibney, of the Mutuais, at left fleid, In the third inning the Philadelphiag scored another run, which the Mutuais duplicated by the good batting of Hicks and Booth. In the fifth mning the visitors got in anether ran, tying the scores, In the eighth | luning, base Ble by Hicks, Booth and Nelsen gave an additional run to New York. In the ninta Inning, however, @ very uigh throw of Gerhardt, afer & good atop of Fisher's hit, gave ihe Potia- deiphia pitcuer a ran and turther feiding errors by Hicks and Nelsen led to two more runs boing This decided: the ox as the Mutuals sily blanked in their last inging. The Phil- adelphias Won the game on their merits, as the Mutuals, One and all, played very hard to win, ‘The score 1s as followa;— PurLaD) \ worcars, Players :18,P,A.B, Players, RAB.P.AR. Murnan, 2db..0° 0°64 i Holdsworthc.t.0. 0°20 0 McGeary, .9..1 22 2 1 Start, istb.....0 LIS 0 0 Auay, rf. 010 0 0 Hallinan, 8.9.12 20 6 0 Meverle, 128 1 Hieks $8338 Fisher, 10210 02211 Falmor, 22020 02300 o1611 1331 o2100 90020 dis da it a 01108 «TRAM S 5127 5 8 Tat, 8th, 91h. Piiladelphias.... 0 0° 8-7 Mutuals... a 1 v5 First base on errors—Phila yuns earned— Pall TRENTON ¥8, 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 assemblage, 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 houY and 40 minutes, It was undouotediy one of the finest exnibitions of kill ever wit- nessed iM an amasear fed. BASE BALL NOTES. To-day the Philadephias play the Atlautics on the Union, Grounds, Colonet Joyee, the secretary and agent of the new Cincinnati club, has secured Snyder, the first basoman of the Camden, N.J., nine, and Joon Radcliffe, short stop of tue late in Cincinatti during ‘he remainder ol the presene Season, He would engage Clinton, Knowdell and Nichola, of the Atlantic: SPuld consent to reiea CURITACLS, After | “lt Secretary Van Delt | pect that they Would go into tralamyg for a thre he Appearance of a handsome | being t af prakh them j-om (heir present | VITA At (MO OAL Would | the va with succeeding years. Shouid the South or tne | West send their sons to cur jatitudes wio doubts | for & moment that they would be groetet with Warm and hearty weico perched upon their colors, a moment hesitate to delieve York, Connecticut and Misaour’ not jon hands and cr colors to nonor 1, would them in theit hour of victory? Yale and Harvard forgot their rivalries to honor Cornell, and tne sons of | these two time-honored seats of learning are to) brave and manly not to ao s6 agiin and again if apotoer and @ sirauge victor were to ve crowned mo with si COMB.ON® COME ALT. Let us by all means see what our Western and Southern brothers are made of, At the National Amateur Regatia lust season the men of tre South and West, and of the North and Nast, met on these same waters on which tne uutversity race was rowed, and though they were worsted in the contest still ¢ ried wit them to their Southern, Westera aad astern homes pieas- | | ant recollections whict time cannot eface. And 60 it would be if the antversities throughout the jand adopt the sugges- tion made and prepared jor '76. Suecess is witnin the range O/ ai! and to doteat there is ace taciie no dishouor, The oldest college im the land stands no better chance of winuing than the youngest. Long experience in rowing and racing amounts to a great deal, but it does hot cover everything that i requt to win. Columbia's victory last year showed what determination, pluck, mettle and skill will do, Cornell’s suce this yeor is another evidence of “a good ready” fol d race, And yet these two col- lege’, mere amateors in college beat racing, car- ried away the flags of "/4 and ‘7. | accomplished by the two colleges named may likewise be achieved by any coliege crew which has not yet appeared in the invercoliegiate re- gattas which fave taken piace, The Massachu- setts Agricultural ET tee “Aggies,” as tae Ww was lamillarly calied—won its matden vto- lery a3 well as rowed its maiden race on the Con- necticut River im ‘71. Who kuews if South and West compete in 74, Lut that in the honored halls of the aniversities of Virginin, Georgia, Mi sour or Michigan the victorious flags might hang | to sound the praise of southern or Weslera | prowess? INTERCOLLEGIATE RIFLE MATCHES, Not alone to oarsmauship aod pecestriantsm might the sports be confined. fast becoming one of the popular pastines of Young America, and practised eye necessary to row & race and steer & boat would all prove admirable qualities in @ rife matce, An intercollegiate ride match might enter toto the programme o/ sports at the anoual meeting of the studenis next summe The Soutn and the West in this would have a Opportunity of displaying that skill wor erally concede! as chapman to th | botu the South and West, D THR LADIES, TOO, | While speaking of American coltges the ladies ought not to be forgotten. Certainly. an institu. tion Whose studenis couid Iay siege co and cause | consternation in the stronghold of West Point might prove dangerous in the slight and fragile sheil, Tho Vassar ladies, it 1s said, are graceful and accomplished Oarswomen, The ers girls, too, it is rumored, have haa some experience, and 8 gen peuple of enntals, to play | other female institutions of loarniug might bo mentioned, the studenis of Which cultivate out- | & men BAMed Micuael O door exercises. It would be scarcely fair to ex- mle race, bus | mare With & ore: Rifle suooting 1s | The perfect heaiih, steady nerve | | heox, Jim second, Laay %. What has’ been | | withdraw thelr horses, aud they maye been punished rightly, Second Heat.—Lady Pfifer still the favorite, not- witnstanding tue easy manner ig which Lady Wooas won the heat. Lady Woods took the lead with the werd, and Was never Leaded during the he: Lady Pifer was second throaguout tae vear, Jim third, quarter pole was passed in 364, the half io 1:16, aud jhe heat in Me Third Heat.—Lady Woois thea became the favorite at long odds. Sue took tne jead and was a length anead at the quarter pole in 87 seconds, Laay Piifer gecoad, Jim third, Lay Woods was a length ahead at the halt-mile poie to OM, aud coming on without @ break Won tue beat by a Piet third. Time, 2:38%. TROTTING AT WHITE PLAINS. The frat day of the special meeting at the White Plains Fair Grounds drew out an attend- ance of about 700 people, The trotting wi good, In one instance it aimost miraculously escaped ending fatally to one of tue arivers. Jonn Spian, 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, aud, afler passing him half a length, took him of his feet. Bruliant swerved on being pulled up, and ran on the dank al the side of the track, Upsetting the sucky and pitching Splan iorward, Tue horse buen leli over upon Splau, Who was thereby badly out upon ti jeg. Otnerwi The remal ing beats wer ily taken oy Big Bonanza, Jo the second trottiug was very closo between nie Case, sleepy David (who belieu his name) dud Josie. Tue vetiing in the first race was upon Brilliant, 20; fleld, 25; but alter the accident to Brilliant Big Bonanza sold at 20 against tue field atié, In the second race Linnie Case sold at 20 against the feld at 24 and SUMMARY. Warre Pratns Fain Grounps, N. Y., July 19, ‘1875—FinsT DAY OF SPECIAL MEBTING.—Purse $150, for horses that never beat 2:49; $100 to fist, $30 to second, $20 to third; mile heats, three in five, in harness J, G. Green's br. e Ble Bonanza... 4 3 8 Bea Mace’s v0. g. Lougfetlow. 144 A. Patterson’s 0. um.’ Modesty. 824 John Spian’s cn, g. Briliiaas. a. isaac Pauiding’s >, g. Jim Motfaty.. 6 & wee pio’s b. $250, horses thar 1345 $160 to it, $75 tosecond, $25 to third; mile hears, three im five, in harness, Ben mace’s b, m. Linat ee e 431.2 3423 63884 J. Doty’s r. im. Lady Collier. . 2 6 Sar. ©, Dickerman’s r. #. Uncie Dave.. ar, me—2 140 }—2:40—2 :40, The quarter time was not taken by the judges. NEWARK KNIFE WISLDERS. Charles Rothfuss, residing at the corner of ‘Twelftu and Bank streets, Newark, complained yesterday that he and his son were assaulted oa Saturday might with a knife ia the nands of young man pdmod Croissant, who resides In | West Bank street. Botn men were cnt severely. | Phe accused furnisued bau to wnswer w the charge. ute arose between On Saturday night a 41: tu wd @ iellow law borer, Wh sa fume Co ed to @ive, | From words they proceed ws, the rewuls Y ii Was stagbed threw Crary