The New York Herald Newspaper, November 21, 1875, Page 5

“THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT, Sixth Day of the Contest Between the Knights of the Cue, SEXTON AGAIN DEFEATED. Games Won by Slosson, Garnier and C. Dion. The billiard tournament was continued yesterday afternoon and evening at Tammany Hall There was but a shm attendance of spectators in the afternoon to witness the game between Rudolphe and Slosson, but | the attendance was immense in the evening, the galle. ries and the floor being crowded in every part. The reserved gallery for the ladies was filled, The afternoon game was between Slosson and Rudolphe, Nota few of those who were present as spectators had come with the expectation of enjoying a good laugh over Rudolphe’s periodical outbursts of bad temper, which are so excessively funny to the un- interested looker on; but they were disappointed. The irascible Frenchman had evidently spent all his force of invention and wealth of gesticulation on his game of the evening previous, when he played with Joseph Dion, and acted quite sensibly. Slosson won the lead, but it did not do him much good, for he scored an 0 in each of his Qrst five innings. Rudolphe failed to count in his first and third innings, making only 1 in his second. The game was one of the most miserably played of the whole series thus far, and Rudolpho’s frequent misses finally began to attract attention, Blosson made arun of €O in the twenty-fifth inning which made him 216 to 145. After this Rudolphe’s loose way of playing, his demeanor, his semblance of serious study of shots that an ordinary amateur could make nine times out of ten soon gave rise to asuspicion that Ru- dolphe was really “throwing” the game. The referce at one stage of the game got up and said something about a protest having been made by some people who had bet money on thegame, but he was very properly made to sit down by Mr. Delaney, the referee’s business being simply to see that no violation of billiard rules are made during a game—that and nothing more, One thing certain about the game is that thoee who may have bet their money on Rudolphe have only themselves to blame. He was not allowed to be sold at the pools at Garnier’s and Daly’s before the ¢ began, and this was certamly enough warning for the wise. It would have been better for the tourna- ment, in the opinion of many of the players and others interested in the game, had Rudolphe never been al- owed to take part in it. si ean’ 6 Pia SCORE. josson: . , 0, 2, 8, 89, 27, 4, 4, 3, 1, 1, 1, 8 1, 36, 0, 0, 3, 15, do, Paty 1 et Oe 4, 2 9, 11, 5, 15, 0, 1-300, Rudolphe—o, 1, 0, 0, 2, 1, 20, 2, 1, 6, 19, 1, 9, 0, 1, 2, 0, 11, 28, 4, 0, 5, 10, 2, '30,'0,'9, 18, 0 6, 3, 1, 0 0, 3, 0, 22,°15, 15, 6—240, The average of ‘the winner was 7 13-41, and lasted two hours, GARNIER BEATS SEXTON, ‘The first game of the evening and the eighteenth of the tournament was between Garnier and Sexton. Gar nier seemed to be in better playing mood than at any time since the tournament began, and both he and Sexton evidently went in to win from the moment they strung for the lead, 1t was twelve minutes afler eight when they banked, the lead being won by Garnier, who chose the white ball. He failed to count in bis first in- ning, as did Sexton, and made only Sin his second. He slipped up in this inning on an easy carrom, leay- ing the balls, though not in a bunch, set close enongh for his opponent to make a carrom witbout causing a scatter, Sexton got good control of vhem after tne first three strokes, and, by delicate Bursing, corralled them into the upper right band cor- mer, where he kept them until they had yielded him 57, missing on a Graw shot, It was then Garnier’s turn to try his hand at nursing. By a eplendid double cushion draw across the table at the lower end he counted his first 1 of the inning, and, after making 59, failed to count on a long range shot, the two object balls being on op- sPosite sides of the table and the cue bali in the middle of the table, half way down. The balls left Sexton an casy shot, but in trying to play it in such a way as to Jeave the object balls in acorver for future work he missed, Garnier took advantage of the misfortune of his opponent, and by A SPLENDID ROUND-THE-TADLE SHOT got the balls together and made 63 before they were separated, which was done by the marker, they having become frozen. He failed to count after they were gpotted, and Sexton began his fourth inning with the red ball im the upper right hand corner of the table, the cue ball beimg between it and the white object ball, which was close to the lett hand cushior Just outside the “outset” hne, He made the sho! easily and got the white ivory in the right hand corner, where he made it keep company with the red until he had made 44, ‘tripping in this coont at that point on a miss cue This was the close of the fourth inning, the game sianding—Garnier, 116; Sexton, 102, In the sixth in- ning (each player having only made 1 in the fifth), Gar- nier made 8, When he missed a round-the-table shot, had not touched, and he was thus saved, making t inning good for a count of 39 vefore he missed again. Sexton closed this inning with an 0, a miss cue betug big injury again. Garnier made put'4 in the next in- ning, and Sexton failing to count at all on an easy car- rom, got another 0, This unpleasant figure was again pat to his credit in the next (ihe eighth) inning, Garnier ving made but 2 In the ninth inning’ Garnier made 20, whea a “foul? — was claimed by Sexton, Garnier's cue having touched | his ball and pushed it slightly before he made the stroke. Sexton profited by this mishap to the extent of twenty-four points, when, in his hurried play, the two object balls being close together, he missed the red. This proved an irretrievable disaster for him, for Garnier was in one of his long run moods, and from the right hand corner, near the foot cushion, he kept | carroming the balis down the table until he had got | them inside tho outset line, There he kept them the we of the inning. After making 60 he forced Ree gradually into the left hand corner, where he yunched”? them. When he had reached 98 the talls were in a line close together along the cushion, ‘the cue ball being the outer. Dut the cue ball was kissed back on the object me T. Simmons’ b. g. Catskill, to wagon.... 3 shot. He tried it and conuted, amid loud applause. The balls then became separated, and he had | make three splendid carroms to got thom together ain sn a corner at the other end of the table, Getting them there once more bunched be increased his score to 115, THE DALLS THEN ‘‘PROZK," and had to be spotted. He did not fail to count, and ‘then easily made the 4 necessary to complete the game. He had scarcely completed the score when he fell im a faint to the floor from nervous excitement, but soon ecovered, Garnier’s average was 90, and’ the game ted one hour, The following is ‘THe SCOKR, Garnier—0, 3, 59, 53, 1, 2, 39, 4, 2, 20, 119300, Sexton—0, 67, 0,' 44, 1,'0, 0, 0, 24-126, = CYRILLE DION AGAINST DALY. Tho second game of the evening was between Cyrille Dion and Mausice Daly. The game began at half-past nine o’clock, Dion winning the lead. He made 4 in his first inning and Daly replied with the same figure, and both missed in the next, In the third Cyrille got the balls well together and made a run of 78 Daly securing only 5 tn the inning as a set off. However, the latter made the valls yield him 15 in the fourth to Cyrille’s round 0, which the latter made up for in the Ofth with arun of 16. Daly by fine play ovtained 31 in the eighth, the score then stand- ing—Dion, 99; Daly, 68, In the tenth Daly made 19 and then played for safety in such @ Way that the three balls wero left in a string along tho hand cushion, about eight inches distant one another, the cue ball being between the two. Cyrille tried the shot by three cushions and counted, Dut closed bis inning with only 4 Cyrille in the twelfth for every point with the exception of 5, which he easily when the balls were bunched. -Ho did » we them in avery inviting situation for Daly, 0t tho latter counted, and getting the object bat into the upper right hand corner, ho wens’ 4 nursing them quietly along the upper gush’ Ld Retr 82 in the transit to tho left hand cornét. “49 pe ng Aalf way up the left hand cuehion, ‘i ey attempting a, follow shot, bavi yg’ aaded by Eire “4 in the inning, The dalls “sere left wor, (o2is coun! 4, for Cyrille, who made 11 out of a bench, fore is balls scattered. He. goon ‘gow Ke mm togeth te in il bie Fan ta ar PU, BTE hemt el cnet, t4, “The balls then | scattered again, aud, me>* taissed on a dificuiy o> 6,89 from one end of tb* Tong range shots, ho .rot, which he attempted to make _ tablé6To tho other, his total run bo- 10g 8 TAP” score at this point stood—Dion un, | 143, the next inning Dion made but sod Daly o but in the fifteenth Cyrille tacked ais gcore. In the next two innings he © count, Daly in the same making but ohe, ey, on Oyrille began the eighteenth, the white object “all -was in the left hand lower corner of the table and thefred near the middle of the upper cushion. The cue was near the red ball spot and iv atrompting to gake the carrom from the red to the white by two ushions, he missed but was kissed back by the red on to e white. This luck yleded him 11 1n the inning. The score of the game of the seventeenth inning, previous / to this chance yield of 11 to Dion, was 197 to 144 in rille’s favor. Duly began to play alittle more spirit ly in the next and scored 42, though failing to count at all in the nineteenth and twentieth. Jn tho twentieth “-oing Dion made a splendid bank shot, the full length of table, the object bails being alm in line near the upper cushion along tho left tll enshion, Jn this and tho twenty-irat inning be scored | Irving's h To count it wag necessary | x | then a great favorite, very few being willing to bet | make what seemed to be an impossible massé | seainst him. He won the two following heats and the | j { loft | from | inning secured 20, liaving to work hard ) Tand 4, making 11 for the two innings to Daly’s two 0’s. In the twenty-second inning he scored 26, Daly missing in the inning after making 1, he 47 othe wens nia The score of the one thi ase roe had gy Re Cos ae n Daly bee ‘and Cyrille thes com his 300, ¢ following is C. Dion—4, 0, 18, 0 16 1, 0, 0, 4 6, 4, 20, 38, 3 6, Oia, 420 (ip sol agaliaty 1 6 fee 4, 19, 0, 9, 59, 3, 0, 0, r i is 111, cupist one Hour and Sny-ave minutes, *™* °° THE GAMES PLAYED. The following table will show how the record of the players stands in each game played :— a Best No, of Games, Runs. Average. Inn's. ast — {C- Dion 43 10 40 Ud. Dion, oo 8 3-29 29 24— 5D 2 25 2% 6 25 3d— 1 12% py 81 9 1b 8 4th— i 4 921-81 aL 54 91481 F 5th | 46 10 5-7 28 Joss01 cr 6 25-28 28 6th {Garnier..... 300 46 W117 17 Rudolphe... 169 41 96-17 17 7th {G Slosson. . 300 65 912-82 82 A, Garnier, . 218 aT 71-31 81 Sin— {© Divn.... 300 89 105-7 28 Rudolph... 192 39 11-9 27 oth {W: Sexton, 300 136 at 20 237 a7 129-19 19 4 5 300 65 9% #2 G. Slosson,. 163 61 58-31 31 1tn— JW. Sexton. 300 2 10 30 wo tet a kK | a a re ry 30 10 1th 97 26 7613 13 aie 300 65 91-1 a A.Rudolphe 195 62 6 3-32 32 tn {G- Slosson., 800 104 162-8 18 16tD— 1 Daly... 276 48 2-9 18 sth. G. Slosson.. 800 60 713-41 al 1th 1. Daly... 234 48 5 34-40 40 Garnier. 19 30 10 18th— 67 4 9 8 111-9 26 19th— 59 723-25 25 The following is the standing of the contestants up to yesterday :— ome Gamer oa Best p Best Players. layed, Won, Lost, Runs. Average, Dion 5 5 ° 89 30 5 3 2 136 16 5 4 t 84 19 5 2 R&R l4 50 6 2 a 6 23 7 6 8 3 104 16 2-3 A. P, Rudolphe.. 6 0 6 67 9 6-17 On Monday afternoon soe Dion and Sexton are to play and m the evening Cyrille Dion and Garnier. ‘These games will close the entire series and on Tuesday the tie games will be played off, FLEETWOOD PARK. JUDGE ROBERTSON WINS THE UNFINISHED TROT OF FRIDAY AND COLONEL CAMPBELL A SWEEP- STAKES, Furstwoop Park—Srconp Faun Megerinc—Nov. 19 and 20.—Purse $125, for horses that have never beaten 2:38; $65 to the first, $40 to the second and $20 to th» hird horse, mile heats, best three in five, to wagons STARTERS, Dr, Corneilson’s 3 & Judge Robertson H. M. Ellis’ b. g. Jersey Jobn. 4 D. B. Gams b. me rien. W, Taggett’s vr. g ¥ W. Week’s b. m, itty Allen, omen First heat. Second heat Third heat. Fourth he Fifth beat. Fifth Heat.—The horses got away on even terms and went around the turn and down to the quarter pole very closely together, the majority of them on a run. Judge Robertson passed the quarter pole in 42 seconds and the half-mile pole in 1:18, three lengths ahead of Carrie N., St. George third, Kitty Allen fourth, Jersey John a distance behind. Judge Robert- son, with about a dozen skips and jumps during the heat, came home a winner by half a dozen lengths in 2:42, St. George second, Carrie N. third, Kitty Allen fourth, Jersey John fifth, the driver of the latter stopping his horse between the quarter and half-mile poles and waiting long enough to allow Judge Robert- son and the others to get nearly a distance away from him before he started again, The judges should have punished the driver of Jersey John insom ay, either by expulsion or heavy fine, as it was very © dent that he never intended to win the race from \. gipning to end, altnough there was no time in any of tho heats that he could not have gone to the front. Expnision of mg~ and horse would not have been too great a punist. for vech conduct. ‘THE SECOND TROT. Freetwoop Park, Nov. 20—Sweepstakes $200, mile heats, best three in five. STARTER: G. Eckerson’s blk. g. Colonei in harness euaged 45 A. Patterson's b. m, Modesty, to wagon, 2 P. Mann’s b. g. Harry Irving, to wagon. 1 eons TIME, Quarter. 42 First heat.. Py Second heat. Vs Third heat. 1:16 Fourth heat. 1:18 2:4034 Fifth heat... 1163 41 ig THE RACK. Colonel Campbell had the call in the betting before the start; aud even after the first heat, which was won by Harry Irving, Modesty being second, Colonel Campbell third and Catskill urth, It. was evident that neither Modesty nor Colon! Campbell bad made the slightest ef- fort to go to the front during the heat, On the second heat Modesty dashed off with the Jead, followed by Colonel Campbell, who lay close to the mare all the way ‘around the course; but he never once went to the front. Modesty won the beat in 2:38, four seconds faster than Harry Modesty then sold first favorite for a few pools; but before the start for the third heat | Colonel Campbell sold for even money against the field. He dashed away with the word and Was never headed in the heat, winning in 2:40. Colonel Campbell was | race very easily, Colonel Campbell 1s quite a good | horse and improves with every race he has, } bit aan | TROTTING IN MASSACHUSETTS. | Mystic Park, Weduesday, Nov, 17.—Sweepstakes $150; mile heats, best three in five, in harness, | T. Maytield ns. b. g, Brace.. ci ae | | C. EB, Mosher ns. b. § John Franklin +1 Qdis | J. Ramsey na, b. m 28 dis | Time, 3 “THE GREAT FOUR MILE RACE AT SAN FRANCISCO. From dospitches from Catttofinia posted tit the s eral pool rooms in this city last night it ia @y | positive that the great four mile heat race didnot take place at San Francisco yesterday, but ts postponed | until Thanksgiving Day. ‘This is a great digappoint-./ | ment to those who have Inid wagers og ue result of the race, as great changes may hava bi en place in the condition of the horses since tha 3th inst., the day originally set apart for the race % come off. The foliowing is the latest*betting in California that has come to hand, taken “fom the San Francisco Chron- icle, November 12:—y On Tuesday evevryg Wildidle was the first choice; on Wednesday eveb" yg springbok had the lead, and last evening RUY* ford ran a length abead and was first in the pools, Gage, of Chicago, took off his coat and un- buttone* pig yest, and was ready to bet any amount of mone”. oy Rutherford, Springbok, Wildidle or the field, au? i wus bevand the comprehension of novices why Lucky"? own hors . Rutherford, and why he should at varjou times bet ov every horse entered for the rage, hd betting was slow and fn small amounyy Wty ‘once, when the auctioneer shouted, *‘How mitch for the first choice?’ Swain, the baker, auswered loudly 4 quickly, “One thougand dollars.’ Then the audience ears began to straighten up and everybody looked at | the bold baker, ‘Lucky’? Baldwin looked from under the rm Of bis rather shabby silk hat at the auctioneer and quietly Sadi ° PAS tilousaND DOLLARS.” | This staggered the audience for a moment, and Swain, | rising, extended his hand to Mr. Baldwin, and the Specylotor aud the baker clasped bands, amid much fierriment. Tue sale was recorded for Mr. Baldwin. ‘Then tho Becond choice was called, and there was a other race between the banker and the baker, in whic the banker took tho lead for $2,350 and named Sprin Dok. ‘The fleid sold for $1,225 and Wildidie for $1,000. Thia was the highest pool of the evening—$6,57. Other pools were sold, as follows :— | | Rutherford... 1,000 " 400 380 «280, 280600 Springbok 990 400 045 235 20 iididie, 160-200 100110 170 | The fiel 350 190 170 160 1100. After this the pools averaged for first choice about $140, and near the close of the selling they ran much jower than that, A very large amount was, however, | staked in the va ‘ools will be sold this morning | and evening at the same places | THE FOX HUNT, No little excitement exists in sporting circles in this city with reference to the forthcoming fox hunt in Hackensack, New Jersey. A large number of promi- Baldwin should occasionally bet against bis | Promises to be one of the largest atairs of the kind which has taken place in the country for many a long year past. A fox, to be taken in a bag from New York, will probably be given ten minutes’ start, after which the hoands will be slipped from their leashes, and will follow Reynard till his brush is obtained, At a fox hunt, which occurred in New Jersey near whore the present hunt is to come off, a pursued fox, after a long chase, took refuge in a cottage, and after breaking bo small amount of crockery attempted to run up @ chimney, to the great consternation of the wife of the place, Shortly afterward the yelping hounds came up, and the woman then understood that Reynard was “wanted,” and he was speedily killed by the doge. It is expected that a number of the best riders in the city will take part in the forthcoming affair; and if the fox shows itself game, it is probable that the horsemen may cover some fifteen or twenty miles of country be- fore the fox comes to the death, It is reported that there will be several cross country riders, accustomed to following the hounds in Ireland, present, and who know not what fear is in jumping their mounts. Among the riders whose names are mentioned are those of Mr, Belmont, Jr., son of Mr. August Bel- mont, whose “exploits” in the saddle are familiar to the public; Colonel Skinner, Mr. Purdy and many others, country around Hackensack is undulating and wooded. Mr. Joseph Donohue, of Jersey City, the proprictor of several well known horses, will have ¢ight foxhounde at the hunt, principally of English breed, and some from Virginia. ‘In addition to this several fox- hounds are expected to como from Long Island. Some fox hunters from the South are also understood to be coming to take part in the hont, and others from Jersey City, Staten and Long Islands, From all accounts the affair promises to be a very brilliant one—excepting for the fox. The meeting place of hunt is to be at John Regan’s hotel at Hacken- sack. Several foxes have been captured lately in King’s Wood, near Weehawken, by Mr. Donohue’s hounds, ATHLETIC SPORTS, RACKET AND HAND BALL GAMES—THE PRO- FESSIONALS ON THE NEW YORK RACKEY court. Yesterday four of the professional racket players from Philadelphia and New York were to have played a double and a single handed match at Philip Cascy’s Racket and Hand Ball Court, corner of Hoyt and Doug- lass streets, Brooklyn, but because of the very serious indisposition of Mr. Mooney, of the Philadelphia team, the set matches were set aside and new matches made, with Mr, Mooney left out to the fraternal care of Dr, Manning. ‘The first hand ball game between the professionals, Shields and Holt, was commenced at hall-past two P, M., and, though a, spirited game throughout, Shields “scored only 8 to 21 by Holt, The second, equally spirited and greatly enjoyed by the spoctators, ré- sulted in a score of 21 to 10 in favor of Shiclds. In the third game Shields was again successful, though not at such large odds, the score standing 21 in his favor to 17 for Holt, giving him the match. After a brief respite from exertion a double-handed game was arranged, with Shiclds and Eagan against Holt and Boomer. Three very interesting games were played, with the following result:—First gaiue, in favor of Shields and Eagan, with a score of 21 to 20, The second game, in favor of Boomer and Holt, with a score of 21to 14 Tho third game, in favor of Boomer and Holl, with a score of 21 to 19, giving Bloomer ana Holt the victory. THK Th YEE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR CoURT. ‘When ti sport for the day was over there was a free and .nime ed conversation among the professionals and povices concerning the growth of the games of racket esd hand ball in the favor of the people of the United states, and in the conversations the new racket court in New York, which is to be ready for open- ing on the Ist of February, was spoken of in the highest terms of praise. ‘The new court grounds are situated on the corner of Twenty sixth street and Sixth avenue. They cost $120,000, and have & front of 75 fect on Sixth avenue and 100 fect on Twenty-sixth street, When ready for opening they will have cost on the contracts $300,000, which includes the finighing of the two courts into which the grounds will be divided. The courts are to be held and occu- pied by ‘THE NEW YORK RACKET CLUA, which was formally organized on Thursday evening Jast by the election of the tollowing geatiemen to be governors :—William R. Travers, Rutherford Stuyves- ant, Edward La Montagne, A. W. Sanford, Charles G, Francklyn, Henry L, Burnett, John A. Lowery, Wil: laim Watts Sherman, Matthew Morgan, George & Bow- doin, Rowland Redmond, Isaac Bell, Jr.; Thomas R. Fisher, Frederick Bronson, Edward G, Field, Henry C, Babeock, James V. Parker, Charles K. Strong, William P. Douglass, George Peabody Wetmore, Louis L. Lortl- lard, James’ Curphey, Cornelius Fellows and David Ly- dig. The board met on Thursday evening, and William RK. Travers was elected President; Rutherford Stuy- vesant, Vice President; W. Watts Sherman, Treasurer, and Matthew Morgan, Secretary, BOWLING AND BILLIARDS, In addition to the two racket courts named above there will be in the building bowling alleys, bilhard rooms and a gymnasium, a restaurant, and, in tact, all the first class club conveniences, The membership of the club will be limited to 500, though the nuinber of applicants for membership already received indicates that very many more desire to join it. The scheme on which the club bas been founded meets with favor among a very large number of gentlemen who find per- sonal health and interest in encouraging pleasant physi- cal exercises such as the club has been iounded to pro- mote. OTHER GAMES, On Thanksgiving Day there will be a handball game between Philip Casey, the champion of America, and Frank Burke, champion of Philadelphia, for $200, best in seven games of twenty-one points. In acknowledg- ment of his superior skill in the game Mr. Casey is to give Mr. Burke ten points in each game, The contest 1s looked forward to with great interest by the players of both cities, The first five games are to be played at Mr. Casey's racket court, Brooklyn, on the day named, and the other games will be played in Philadelphia ~~ FOOTBALL. To-morrow a twenty trom the Stevens Institute, at Hoboken, will proceed to Princeton and play a twenty from Princeton College a game ot football. THE CHANCES GOOD TO ORGANIZE A NEW yoRK CLUB, New York, Nov, 20, 1875, To THe Eprror ov tHe Henanp:— Iam happy to state that quite a number ot replies have been received in answer to my letter respecting a New York Football Club, A meeting of those desirous of forming such an organization will be held at Joho Wood’s Gymnasium, No. 6 East Twenty-eight street, to-morrow (Monday) evening, at eight o'clock. Several of the gentiemen who have written on the subject failed to append their addresses, 1 am, there- fore, obliged to inteude upon your space to notify them, and all interested, of the time and place of mecting, and I trust that we may have @ good attendance. Yours respectfully, JAMES WATSON, | | CREEDMOOR. | THE LUTHER BADGE MATCH--THE SEVENTH | REGIMENT BIFLES, | ‘The majority of marksmen in this city have evi- | dently hung up their rifles for this year, In the con- | test for the Luther Badge at Creedmoor 1 Thefe Were only five entrics, 1! vy ted | { ut eleven o'clock. The distgafes covered were $00, | 900 and 1,000 yards, five gffots at each range, There | | was very litile ‘stirting—hardly suilicient to | } counteract the Qt of the rifles, and some excellent | scores were made, Mr. Geiger carried olf the | badge on the score of 70 out of a possible 75, | ‘The Seventh regiment ‘Rifles’ were shot for at 200 | | yards? range, and awarded to Lieutenant Joha Amory. | | oS | A new “man” target has been constructed at Creed- | moor, which will shortly be in operation, and affords an excelient opportunity for practice by professors of | magazine guns. It consists of @ wooden model of a | | man attached toa movable yard arm, and, by a me- | chanical contrivance, is made to swing into view of the marksmen, where it remains for five seconds, It is | designed to encourage rapid shooting at short range, | | and will doubtless atford considerable amusement, ] | ~~ OBITUARY. ui WILLIAM D> siffinrase, | } Witiam 8. Merrtatf, “formerly a weil known news- paper man ahd a New York Hunatp correspondent dur- | ing the war, died in Troy, N. Y., on tho 20th inst, of | consumption, j | Mr, Merriam served with distinction in the Union | | war, Ho was of a genial and humorous disposition and | was universally liked. He was born in North Adams, | and fulfilled his preparatory studies and entered college | under the direction of the Nestor of American learning, the venerable Dr. Nott From this institution he was expelled in consequence of his rollicksome predilec- tions and finished his collegiate studies at Union, which | | institution conferred upon him the Baccalaureate of , | Artsand subsequently his dipiomaas M.A. He then entored the office of a distinguished advocate in New York and tempered his wildness of disposition by a ‘ course of legal study and was admitted to the Barof | New York State, Upon this he relinquished higpro- | fession and assumed the duties of the editorjai Suir, | | and otter py varied career was called to the position of | edijor-if-Chiet of a Troy daily, which {or more than | {| eixty years exercised a pgwertul iuflueade on the politi- | cal aflairs of the Empire State and Yaw country, and tor | | whose colamns such men as Mr, Yan Buren and Mr. | | marcy, with a host of their ablest@ontemporaries, were | | accustomed to write. While in Uiis position ho enjoyed | the personal contidence of My. Van Buren, and to the | hour of the statesman’s-deqfase he was considered his friend. When Mr. Buchapan came into power he ten- dered Mr. Merri: * an fmporiant foreign mission, in grateful acknowledgment for his political services, but the offer was declined, Imumediately thereafter he be- came associated with the corps of the New Yore Heraty. He always prided himself on his rank as pri- vate in the 106th New York regiment of volunteers. He wrote “Exporiences in the United States Volunteer nent sporting men will be present at the hunt which,| Service im the War of 1861."” | De Fondette, pay her a great deal of attention while AMUSEMENTS. EDWIN BOOTH AND HIS SHAKESPEARIAN RKE- | VIVALS. Mr. Edwin Booth last night closed an engagement which deserves for one fact alone—the superb quality of his acting—to be long remembered in New York. Without the magnificent displays of scenery which al- ways attended his performances in the theatre he built and which wi!l always be associated with his name, he presented Shakespearian characters with no more or- pament than that which a well appointed and well managed theatre is expected to provide, The spectac- ular element was almost entirely excluded from these representations, ‘The actor was, therefore, thrown upon his own resources; he was not the central figure in @ great pageant, a bright form moving before a dazzling background, but an artist obliged to sustain without those aids, and by bis personal efforts, the weight of great characters. The nature of the company at this theatre also required Mr. Booth to de- pend more than formerly upon his own powers, and in his greatest tragic triumphs, when he ‘fluttered the Volseians in Corioli,”” he might well have said, with Cor- folanus, ‘Alone I did it,” This was not the fault of Mr. Daly’s company, which embraces a number of excellent artists, fully trained in comedy and the drama, and, r indeed, organized especially for these branches of art, But to put this company into Sbhakespearian tragedy was to place it at a palpable disad- vantage. A lively comedian, who will delight the house in asparkling, witty part, will find blank verse ag hard as a foreign langnage. Thus it happened that, with afew notable exceptions, the fate of this Shakespearian season depended almost entirely upon Mr Booth, and we are glad to say that he was fully equal to the opportunity, Possibly the misfortunes which ended Mr. Booth’s career a8 a manager have been a blessing to him as an artist, Atallevents, inthe last two years ho has had time to study two new characters—Richard IT. and Tear—and we doubt if he could have done this while burdened with the cares of business; and not of business alone, but of all those which accompany a great artistic enterprise. Mr, Booth once labored to create an almost ideal stage, It was an honorable work, and in that, at least, he did not fail, Now he is able to devote all his energies to the im- provement of his own art, and we aro disposed to think that tragedy embodied ina great actor will be of more value to the public than tragedy enthroned upon a model stage. However this may be, it is certain that Mr. Booth never acted as finely as he has during the past month. His faults were formerly unevenness and coldness; somotimes he would play Hamlet with feeling, and the Next night it would disappoint by the want of feeling. He is so well equipped with all the weapons which win popular applause—personal attractions, grace, quickness, energy and fire—that he could with impunity throw aside those which can alone con- quer permanent approval. His methods were occa- sionally mechanical, But the quality which we most admired in Mr, Booth’s performances this season was his earnestness, It was deep sympathy with the great characters that made them real; it was reverence for the truth in Shakespeare that made them great We might select Lear alone as evidence of this superiority — of whatseems to usa larger intellectual power, a pro- founder sympathy with emotion and passion in Mr. Booth, This is his latest character, but we venture to say that it will become one of his greatest, Yet Lear ie the one of Shakespeare's characters that nine out of ten persons would sup- pose that Mr. Booth is least fitted to play. In estimating the services he is rendering the public we must note that ho had no need, so far as his popularity is concerned, to play Lear, for his old répertoire was sullicient for the theatre. But that he felt the need himself to act it, and perceived it was his duty to add new Shakespearian characters to our stage is, perhaps, the best proof—next to his acte ing—that the triumphs before him may be, if he chooses, greater than even the triumphs of the past. “LA PRINCESS GEORGES” AT THE LYCEUM. The production of this play at the Lyceum last even- ing attracted the largest and most fashionable audienco during the present season, Almost every seat was filled, the majority of tho spectators being in full even ing dress, None but Alexander Dumas could produce such a drama—or rather comedy—as “La Princess Georges.” Ostensibly dealing with the vices and immorality of a wealthy, idie and intriguing aristocracy, engendered more by elegant leisure than by any inordinate desire to do evil, by the lack of energy and want of purpose in life, it really leads to a pure and elevating conception of the impositicons of society in the first degree, and the good rather than the ill accomplished by a timely exhibition of human tolly, The Prince of Birac is an accomplished entertainer, but cool, earnest and affectionate, full of romantic ideas and given to mystery. His wile, the Princess, has been trained to one idea, the sole submission to her husband, and who, indeed, is made sole master ot her heart and ber fortune, which exceeds 4,000,000 francs, and landed estates besides. Her husband hap- pens to start one evening for Versailles, but some hur- ried instructions to his valet lean to the conclusion that he is going to Rouen instead. The Princess sets her chambermaid to watch him. After waiting some hours, walking the room, after her usual hour for retiring, the maid returns with a most excit- ing cee that he was joined by a most elegantly dressed lady, who, after going through some absurd formalities of changing her apparel, starts with the Prince on an evening train} in a man- ner calculated to impress the ‘inexperionced maid that it is an absolute case of unfaithful- ness and duplicity on the part of “Mon Prince,” The Princess, half determined to receive an evil rather than a good report, the result of much self- comipunication and weak reasoning while watching in her boudoir, is ready for the recital of her husband’s deceit, which is made in an excited and passionate manner, Like the determined individual who insists on meeting trouble balt way she ts | worked up to a frenzy, yet desirous of be- lieving, or hoping, that’ some circumstance will arise to confirm her opinion that she has the most faithful husband on earth. The Prince returns, He is told the maid has watched him, He calls for her, questions her, but only to receive a series of ambigu. ous replies, which tbe world in general interprets as absolute faisehood, and for which she receives a hand- some sum with which to purchase a trosseau when she shall tarry the individual she | pretends to have gone’ to meet, knowledge of hig q@ife’s temperamént he éxpects astorm, in wpich hg ja not pointed when they meet, Ne has partly compromised himself by giv- “tne his puree of gold, which, on being made wh to the Princess, is at obce construed by her as evidence of his guilt, an ascemmpt to bribe tho girl | to maintain silence and thus shield him from his apparent misdeeds. The meeting of the Prince and Princess is truty stormy. The wife is furious; she reproaches, she weeps, exclaims and stamps ber feet; she huris against him all the domestic anathemas rmitted even within the sacred precincts of the Boudoir. She even curses his raco—but tn a moment he explains that his conduct was perfectly Just, a cour- teous acceptance to accompany a lovely woman, an ac- quaintance of both, and, instead ot ‘callitig for a divorce or his assassination, she forgives, Next comes in the inevitable mother-in-law, the notary or financial agent, who is ag ready to turn a penny in @ divorce suit as to invest a million in rentes at a com. mission of five percent; then the friends of the f in the drawing room, who discuss the doubtfat Togiti- macy of the Sylvanie, the Countess Aérremonde, | with whut the ride to Roue je, her beauty bi mom sevt¥ely “Té6Ndeined than any action of her life that can be pointed to. Syl- vanie appears with her husband, glittering with diamonds and wearing a coronet. Birac and another, the Princess 1s amusing her friends at the piano, and doth declare finally a strong passion for her, for which De Fondetto is subsequently shot by the Coute de Ter- remonde, her husba Such is the brief outline of the play, ‘Mile, larence, as tha Pr 4 or Séverine, achieved, a splontia uccess and rung confirmed. “tho reputation which preceded her arrival ig this country. In her recon- ciliation with Birac, M, Dalbert, in the closing scene of the first act, she exhjbited a charming graceiulness, passion almost bordering on frenzy, a womanly per tence for the supposed wrong done her Prince wrought the audience to a high state of en- thusfism, resulting in ber recail before the cur- tain to receive the most ample plaudits, M. Dal- bert, aa the injured husband, in the last act | exhibited rare talent, the oniy “opportunity, in fact, | that the piece allowed Lim, M’ Verriat, as tho Comte | do Terromonde, has really nothing to do in the play but | introduce the Countess, Mule, Gueymard, aud fire a pis- tol at De Fondette, whom ‘he is supposed to kill = M. Richer, a8 Galauson, th@ Mwyer and notary, enlivened | the piece by 4 <gdnint ‘rendering of the lines | in bis pat. Tae drawing room, or scandal | scene was literatfy Spoiled by the appearance of two personages who had neither voice nor memory. M. Jaeger fed usual, as the Valet Victor, appeared to supply Uae énty humor of the comedy and received warm applause, Mlie. Renard, as ‘tho mother-in-law, ac- quitted herself tolerably well with a réle that leit her Yul latie scope for her ability, but there was the re- deeming feature of a young beawmére with an ex- tremely handsome face, Altogether the performance Jast evening was the best of the series yet presented during the subscription term and most elaborately put UpoR the stage. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. NEW YO D, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1875.—QUADI ‘ N RK HERAL - 5—QUADRUPLE SHEET ‘Theatre this week. “A Slippery Day” is the conclud- ‘bg drama ‘Throe matinées willbe given at Tony Pastor's this week. Wachtel appears tomorrow evening a Manrico, in “Il Trovatore.* Miss Emily Fowler is to come to America soon on a Professional visit, Mr. J. B. Johnson, the champion awimmer, has re- turned to England “The White Cat” is to be played at the Queen's Thea- tre, London, on the 27th inst, The receipts at the concerts of M. frequently amounted to 7,000f, Mr. J.N. Patuuson p next, at the Maryland Institute, Mme, Nilsson will, it is said, ve the star of Italian opera at the Academy next year, | Tschaikowsky’s concerto will be the principal feature | at Von Bilow’s concert on Mouday night, ! A string quartet proposes to devote every Saturday | evening, at Chickering Hall, to chamber mu: Yom Taylor and Charles Reade haye revised and partly rewritten their comedy of “Masks and Faces.” “The Siege of Paris,” at the Colosseum, deservedly attracts large numbers of visitors, as it is an admirable nd effective picture, Prince Leopold is to have Shakespearian readings at his home in Oxford this season, and will begin the series with “As You Like It.” Negotiations are now on toot to present Mile. Titiens in opera at the Academy of Music, with Mme, Trebelli Bettini, Campanini and Maurel. Mrs, George C. Howard, the original Topsy, will ap- Pear in ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Thanksgiving Day. Mr. Sothern has been engaged by Messrs. Jarrett & Palmer to play at Booth’s Theatre early in March. He is now starring in the English provinces. A London paper remarks that the English concert singers cannot truthfully sing “I Cannot Sing the Old Songs,” because the fact is they sing nothing else. Mr. P. 8, Gilmore intends to usher in the Centennial at midnight, December 31, at the Hippodrome, with a monster concert, illuminations and pyrotechnic effects. Calender’s Georgia Minstrels perform at Colonel Wood's Museum, Philadelphia, this week. There is no burnt cork about their complexion, They were born so. ‘The Two Orphans” wil! be performed at the Lyceum Theatre this week only by the French company, will necessarily y to Mr. Fechter on} 29. Mile. Pappenheim appeared at the matinée at the Academy of Music yesterday as Leonora in the opera of “Fidelio,” and achieved tbe greatest success of the season, The Pony Circus, the Woman Fish and Man Fish, Mile. Mollenhauer, and the comic sketch of “Did You Ever?” are some of the chief attractions at the Olympic this week, Three more theatres have opened in London—the Royal Amphitheatre, t\ ¢ Charing Cross and the Court, ‘The season is pronounced by the papers to give promise of unusual brilliancy, The Grand Opera House will open on Thanksgiving Day, when performances unter the direction of Mr. Poole will be given by the Olympic company, which appears at both theatres, assisted by other artists, “Tne Creole,” Offenbach’s new opera, is very suc- cessful in Paris, It is said to have more aftimty to opéra comique than to opéra bouffe. The plot is slight, but the music redeems the deficiencies of the story, The athletic tournament at Gilmore's Garden at- tracts a good deal of attention. The contests will be in wrestling, boxing, fencing, bicyle racing, &c., and the best experts in these arts will struggle for the prizes. Hans von Bilow played before an immense audience, yesterday afternoon, the programme in which he made his début in New York, Being encored in the “Sonata Appassionata,”” he gave the andante from the “‘Pa- thetique.” Rossi has played three Shakespearian parts in Paris— Othello, Hamlet and Lear, His support is said to be very indifferent, and the English auditor cannot recon- cile himself to the “Ji povera Tom ha freddo,” instead of “Poor Tom’s a-cold."” Miss Fanny Davenport has reached Philadelphia on the “homestretch” of a starring tour that is pro- nounced by the Western press to have been brilliantly successful. She begins an engagement at the Arch Street Theatre to-morrow night. ‘A member of the Philharmonic Society, hearing that Von Billow was to be conductor at some orchestral concerts in this city, suggests that a cemotery be at- tached tothe hall, two coroners in session night and day and relays of players provided. Miss Clara Morris will make her first appearance at the Fifth Avenue Theatre to-morrow evening in “The New Leah,”’ an adaptation of Mosenthal’s ‘Deborah,’ by Mr. Augustin Daly. There will be a strong curiosity to see Miss Morris in this powerful character, “Sardanapalus,” recently produced with great splen- dor in Dublin by Mr. Charles Calvert, will be brought out at Booth’s Theatre, by an arrangement made with him by the management, It is almost the only drama Lord Byron wrote that can be adapted to the stage. After Liszt has risen from his piano it is unfasbion- able to applaud. ‘The etiquette, we are informed, is to break the silence with along, deep drawn sigh, and “How grand!” spoken in an undertone of awe. How would Von Bilow like this fashion to be adopted by our dilettanti at Chickering Hall? Pasdeloup as it vember America next year. Our Paris correspondence indi- cates that European artists also begin to feel the at- tractions and appreciate the advantages of our Conten- nial celebration, Let them all come, Nothing good will fail to have a generous support, ~ Mr. Edmund Falconer, the dramatist and the author of “The Peep o’ Day,’ whose career dates from 1837, will receive a benefit at the Drury Lane Theatre, Lon, don, on the 27th, As an actor be is well known by his Danny Maun in the ‘Colleen Bawn,” which is to be cast. Gemmill, Scott & Co., of the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, have bought the gole right to produce in this country a new emotional play, in five acts, from the French, founded upon the recent Tichoorne trial in England, When it was brought out in Paris at the Ambign it was called the “Affaire Coverly,” and tho With ® / hero was called Roger Coverly. “The Mighty Doliar” will be acted for the seventy- eighth time to-morrow night at the Park Theatre, Mr, Florence will reach his hundredth night and his pre, sentation of silver medals to the ladies without diffi. culty, The performance of Roland Vanco by Mr. Cyril Searle, who recently assumed the part, is one of the artistic features of the performance, Rossi will next appear in Alexander Dumas’ ‘‘Kean,’s one of the most absurd pictures of English life ever painted, even by a Frenchman. Thackeray's ridicuio of this play was very sgve¥e. will give the “ImzGrlal William” a good hearing in Paris, as {hfddition to Hamlet, Othello and Lear, he will play Romeo, Shylock, Coriolanus and Macbeth, cossitated by his engagements there, will not interrupt the remarkable performance of ‘Caste’ at Wallack’s Theatre, Eccles will bo assumed this week by Mr. Harry Beckett, the popular comedian, and it will be interesting to compare the two personations. ‘Caste’? will be performed on Thanksgiving Day at an extra matinée. Booth, as Iago, was greeted last night by a crowded house, The applause at the conclusion of certain pas- sages was deafening. At the end of the last act ro peated calls were made for aspeech from the tragedian, Booth came before the curtain and said:—“I am no orator, LI exhausted all my oratorical ability the first night of my engagement I thank you for this very kind reception, and hope to have the honor and pleas- ure of appearing before you soon again.” M, Per#n purposes bringing out this year at the Théatro Frangais the following plays :—Revivals—Mme, George Sand’s ‘‘Marquis de Villemer,” Mme. de Girar- din’s “Lady Tartufe,” and M. Labiche’s “Gendro de M. Poirier.” New plays—M. Dumas’ “Le Etrangére," M. do Bornier’s “Attila,” M, Paul Ferrier’s ‘Les Compen- gations,” M. Lomon’s ‘Jean d’Acier” and M., Pailic- ron’s “Potite Plate. Febre, Joilet and Roger. While playing the part of Obenreizer in oughfare,’’ on Thursday evening, at the Walnut Street he intended, stepped upon it from the wings, Charles Mathews has sailed for India, ‘Misa Heilbron will fn)6) an engagement at the Eagle | some delay was enabled to proceed with bis part, in lays in Baltimore on Tuesday | So we shall actually have Rossi and Offenbach in | played on this occasion with Mrs, Boucicault in tho | 0 great Italian actor | The departure of Mr. George Honey for Boston, ne- | ‘The rehearsals of this last have commenced, the chief parts being intrasted to Mmes, Arnould Plessia, Dinah Félix and Broisat, and MM. ‘o Thor- | address. She was always Theatre, Philadelphia, Mr. Fechter camo near termi- nating his successful engagement more suddenly than In the scene in the wine vaults, where he enters from above at a height of over fifteen feet | attended a concert, leaving the from the stage, the platform gave way as soon as he He was carried to the | “ greenroom, where he fainted from the pain, but after | drog: 5 | epite of bis suffering. He narrowly escaped very se- rious injury. | The following story of the late dramatist, Mr. Edward | Lancaster, is told by the illustrated Dramatic News;— | “He was one evening at play with one of his numerous friends, from whose pocket he contrived, in sport, to | extract a pocket handkerchief, which he quickly trans- | ferred to his own, Shortly after a tap on the shoulder called his attention to a gentlemanly man in his rear, | who said in a whisper, ‘Beg pardon; here’s your | parse, Didn't know you belonged to the profession; | allright!’ at the same tme slipping into his band the | Purse which he had previously extracted from Lancas- | ter's pocket.” | One evil to which the London theatres are subject ia | thus far unknown to New York, but as foreign fashions | fly fast we quote the following caution from an English Journal for the benefit of our country guests: —“Wo: have reason to believe that some London thieves aro making money by visiting the theatres and pretending that their pockets have been picked, amd accepting bribes from those they carefully select to accuse of theft—generally those who sit next to them, and who are afraid to face the accusation ina police court We need hardly stato that such a fear is entirely groundless, for these gentry invariably find their lost property in some unexpected or unusual place directly their threats! of police are ineffective, or the persons they accuse’ boldly defy and threaten im their turn,”” The London Morning Post, in speaking of Mr. Joseph Jefferson’s appearance as Rip Van Winkle, pays the! following graceful compliment to American actors on the English stage:— Not few nor unimportant are the contributions to histrionic art we owe to the United States. Among the best known supports of our slage are men like Mr, Mermann Vezin, Mr. Sothern and Mr. Chippendale, who are either American in extraction or who bave | studied their art beneath transatlantic skies. During years comparatively recent the contingent of Americaa, actors has received important additions. To mention the principal only, who has forgotten the Solon Shingle of Mr. John FE. Owens or the Nareisse of Mr. Bandmann, and wno does not feel that the cares of life have been, lightened and a temporary oblivion has been obtained for its sorrows tn wate’ he comic creations of Mr. John 8. Clarke? Of all actors America has sent us Mr, Jefferson is the most widely remembered. He bas aot presented the variety of characters with which M Clarke has enriched the acting répertoire; his gifts, 1 stinet with art, consisting of one character only. From the first moment, however, Rip Van Winkle, as coi ceived by Washington Irving and interpreted by his countryman, was seen on our boards, itwon its way to the public heart, and even after a lapse of ten years it is still recalled with a vividness rare under similar con- ditions, Proof is thus afforded that “a great man’s memory may survive” his presence for an entire decade, THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE. NF THE EXHIBITION OF DOMESTIO PRODUCTS. ‘A dense crowd kept moving to and fro in the numer- ous aisles of the Empire Rink corner Third avenue and Sixty-fourth street last evening, it being the final ex- hibition of the American Institute, and up to midnight the throng of visitors coming and going was incessant, ‘The institute Exhibition, which finished its existence for the year last evening, wasa rather attractive show of goods, embracing all departments of trade from confectionery to steam machinery. Tho awards rendered by the judges were numerous enough to take in almost every single thing exhibited, so that the prizes amount to but little as tokens of par- ticular merit. From beginning to end of this year this “American Institute Fair,” as it calls itself, has been notbing more than an assemblage of smart trades- men and small inventors secking advertising notice. Exceptional instances of really worthy inventions have been shown; but, as a rule, the display has been chiefly of such things as the public have seen for years. Mr, Chambers, the secretary, furnished the preso with the list of the awards made by the judges; but as it embraced about every exhibitor at the Institute its contents are too lengthy for taese columns, ‘There was a speech at nine o'clock by the Vice Presi- dent, Mr. F, D. Curtis, which might have been a little more worthy of the occasion. There was some good music by the band under the leadership of Mr. Keitf, and his ‘Centennial March’? was worth while listening to for about five minutes. But the vast crowd that tended enjoyed the occasion, and the Fair, despite the grumbling of many of the exhibitors, was quite a suc- cess as a Scene of entertainment, CLOSE OF LECTURE OF M. PAUL DU CHAILLU. CANNIBALS AND GORTLLAB IN AFRICA. Last evening the Great Hall of the Cooper Institute was filled to overflowing by an audience of earnest truth-seekers to listen to M. du Chaillu lecture on his explorations in Africa and experiences in gorilla hunt- ing. The stage was occupied by many distinguished ladies and gentlemen, and back of it were displayed illustrations of African life, animals, &c. At eight o'clock M. du Chaillu was introduced by Dr. Hayes, the Arctic explorer. The lecturer said he went into African exploration be- cause when he lost his father and mother he wanted to get into some wild part of the world, and be suc. | ceeded pretty well. He commenced his voyages on the West Coast of Africa and encountered many strange adventures. He was first taken fora slaver, but when it was discovered that he neither wanted to buy people or gold dust the natives of the village took him for a spirit. He described the shape and size of the houses in the country and the rude idols, humorous! | giving the audience a description of an interview wit | aking, dressed only in a swallowtail coat, and whose Prime Minister was in possession of a shirt only. M. du Chaillu, after exacting promises from the King that he should not be molested, landed his beads, colored cloth, &c., and proceeded to continue his animal-kill- ing and bird-collecting in the interior, His explora- tions continued from two or three degrees north of the Equator to two or three degrees south of the Equator, where he saw trees 300 or 400 fect in height, and amid jungles frightful to contemplate. He walked im the paths of elephants, Starvation and | hunger. were continuaily before him. There were can- nibals feeding on their fellow men and always fighting among themselves. When a great warrior dies the cannibals kill five or ten men; when a poor | man dies they kill two men; but when a woman dies | they kill nobody. Polygamy is a common | institution, and the older the men get | the more they want to get married; the King | had 300 wives, Property principally consists of slaves. The King said his property was at M. du Chail- lus? service, also his wives, which latter proposition did not seem to delight the enterprising traveller. When one of $53 girls of ou village wanted to marry | him the explorer hestitated; he told the King if he should marry “one of the girls the other 852 would be | jealous. Atter a ot parley of the King with bis | counsellors it was decided that | HE SHOULD MARRY THEM ALL. In describing the man-eaters the lecturer said:—A | cannibal is tall, yellow, with a single cue of hair; his teeth are filed sliarp; he carrica a shield of elephant’s hide and a sharp poisoned spear. Upon the explorer jooking at him the cannibal took him for a spirit and threw away his arms and fled. Then followed a description of gorilla hunting, which was graphic and interesting, but which bas been pub- lished before. The lecturer gave a story of his entrance into a cannibal village, This was a marvellous history, Aud seemed almost like a travelier’s story or one of the romances of Haroun al-Raschid. ‘After the lecture was concluded M. du Chailla illus trated it by many interesting pictures. ALBION SOCIETY ELECTION. At the annual clection of the Albion Society, held at their rooms, No. 8 Union square, the following gentle~ | men were elected gfficers for the ensuing year:—G. | Lund, President; J. G, sidd, First Vice President; i | George Bristow, Second Vice President; J. F. Dunn, | Recording Secretary ; George Watson, Financial Secre._ ; Mathew Norton, Treasurer. | “iigtecs Eagar Orchard, J. Wilson, ©. F, Dancey. Thomas Gyles and W. D. hing 2 | Auditors—Charles Armor, Thomas Henry and William tell, Sr. i bis cast tation and levee will be held in the society’s. | pariors on Saturday, November 27, when a number of | ladies, the wives and ‘daughters of members, will pre- sent the society with a handsome British flag, manufac. ' tured of the finest India silk. | ‘The second grand annual s and ball of the so- | ciety takes place at Irving Hall December |THE SUICIDE OF MARY A. RICE, | Coroner Simms, of Brooklyn, held an inquest yes- | terday touching the death of Mary Ann Rice, whe { committed suicide on Wednesday last by swallowing a ' dose of strychnine, Mr, Hamilton W. Barton, of No. | 24234 Classon avenue, testified that he en+ | Baged the services of deceased on Octo- ber 29, through Captain Copeland, of New | York, who told him that the girt hed Ane! found ndering in the streets on a couple of 8 pre’ | wad bad been taken to Police Headquarters, The do- | ce who was employed by Mr. Barton as « domes- tic, told him that she was fourteen old and sho was an orphan. She said she came to New York from her native place, Geneva, Oswego, in waits. hy ro bat at quae not know their to reside he ut she ras ight hearted and cheerful, _ | With intolligence and education rather above one in tho! position in Itfe she occupied. A fow ployer procured a quantity of stry dogs. Qoong him administer a a | inquired as to its effect and ss | sought On Wednesday night the in'their return they found her ood om tei feoret the kitchen, with her arm encircling leg of table, Near by was a cup containing the sof the poison, The jury rendered & verdict in accordangg With the facts elivited, ’