The New York Herald Newspaper, November 25, 1875, Page 3

WILLIAM B. ASTOR A Great Millionnaire Gone to His Rest. HE PASSES CALMLY AWAY. Record of a Life of Ac: quirement. REMINISCENCES OF THE DEAD MAN. A Great but Modest Ben- efactor. Another old resident of New York, and one who has filled a large space in the eye of the world, although not given to posing himself, is dead, The name of William B, Astor, the millionaire, is as familiar almost as the history of Manhattan Island. If he had not doubled the usefulness of one of the most beneficent institutions of our generation—the Astor Library— founded by bis father, his private clfhrities alone would have entitled him to the respect of his fellow-citizens, Inheriting the great wealth of his fathor, the famous and frugal Jobu Jacob Astor, he added to the immense estate by business judgment and prudent management, and when it was announced yesterday morning that he had departed this life there were many sincere mourn- ‘ers among all classes of our metropolitan society. Mr, Astor lived at the northwest corner of Fifth avenue and Thirty-fifth street, No, 350, ina spacious but un- pretentious mansion, and there dispensed his generous but quiet hospitality to a Tumprous..| circle of friends, A HeRaLp representative, | upon repairing to the family residence yesterday after the sad event was announced, learned that on Saturday Mr. Astor bad been in his usual health, but grew feeble on Sunday and Monday, and his mind seemed to be at times wandering, It was not ascertained what special disease carriud him off, but old age and its attendant infirmities will sufficiently account for his death. So methodical and active had been the life of the million- naire that up to within a day or two he attended to busi- ness at his regular office, No. 85 Prince street, near Broadway; he did not visit his other office, No. 96 Broadway, so often. In the recent re- modelling of the Astor House the old gentleman seemed to be especially interested, and gave to the de- tajls much intelligent attention, but at times old age seemed to cloud his mind and caused him to indulge in strange fancies. John Jacob Astor, his son, it is said, will inberit the bulk of the estate, although Willtam B. Astor, Jr., will come in fora large portion. The former gentleman is a well known figure in New York, and ~ his son {s about being admitted to the New York Bar, Mr. Astor died of pneumonia, after a four days? ill- mess. He retained his consciousness tothe end. The members of his family were present when he breathed his last, among them his married daughters, Mrs. Delano and Mrs, Carey, who live in the vicinity of their father’s house. The following gentlemen will officiate as pall bearers, all of them being old friends of the deceased :—Thomas W. Ludlow, Albert Gallatin, Charles O’Conor, John A, Dix, Charies F. Southmayd, Daniel D. Lord, William M. Evarts, Charles P. Daly, THE CLERGYMEN WHO WILL OFFICIATE. ‘The following clergymen will officiate at the funeral Services:—Rev, Morgan Dix, D. D.; Right Rey, Bishop Potter, Rev. Edward C. Houghton, D. D.; Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, Rev. John W. Moore. ‘The funeral arrangements are being conducted by Sexton Brown, of Grace church, the congregation of which he was a member: WILLIAM B. ASTOR was born March, 1794, in a small brick house which John Jacob Astor, his father, built on the corner of Broadway and Vesey street, where the Astor House now stands, This house was No. 149 Broadway. At that time there were no more than 80,000 people in New York city, not enough to make a large suburban city in modern times. It must be remembered that at the date of William B, Astor’s birth both Washington and Jefferson were still living, and that Napoleon Bona- parte had not risen to fame; Frederick the Great had just died; the French Revolution was beginning; Bowling Green, near the Battery, was the centre of trade of the American metropolis; near Wall street the fashionable residences lay; and the corner of Vesey | street, where William B. Astor was born, was in the country. Jacob Astor carried on the business of a furrier. family lived in the remaining story and a half. The Dabyhood of William B. Astor was passed in the ex- Dilarating influences of the country on Broadway near Vesey street. Early in life William B. Astor began to occupy him- self about his father’s furrier store. His principal oc- cupation was to beat the turs with a rattan stick, so as to keep out the moths. Meanwhile old John Jacob, the shrewd German father, used to sit in the back room of the store drinking beer, smoking his pipe and playing checkers, though he used to g0 occasionally to the theatre, This was at the time when John Jacob was rapidly and quietly growing rich. The boy, William B., was sent to the public schools, In the lower story of the house old John | The | i the codicil he confirms the property to him after Mrs, | [a waldorf, he massive granite biocks and pillars of the former may crumble and fall to the ground or its col- umné and corridors become choked with weeds, but the latter will continue in existence while the town of Wal- dorf exists and there are any poor people in it. John Jacob Astor had left his secretary, Fitz Greene eck, the ‘an annuity of $200, which William B. Astor immediately increased to $1,600. To a sea captain, who had saved $700,000 worth of property, he gavea cheek for $25,000. ‘Two millions of property ‘were given awa by bequest, The life iam 38, Astor was really uneventful. He spent many years in managing his largo estate. He passed his life in his office in Prince street P| out of Broadway. <A large man, six feet , With stooping shoulders, care- lessly dressed, seldom carrying an umbrella Ho | attended mally to the details of his immense business. clerk was more faithful than he. His | heavy, unitmpressible face was at his desk early in the morning, and he never left it until five in the after- noon, [He owned many leascholds which required ict attention, He kuew every dollar of rent or in- | | | mo, and answer all questions connected with lus vast est He is said to have saved $1,000,000 a ear. He wagshort and business-like in his’ answers 0 questions that were daily put to him, and he was never at faul@eoncerning details of facts.’ In busine hours he nev@r did anything in the why of charity. he generously hospitable. Mr. Astor ‘ied a daughter of General Armstrong, wh was Secretary of War under. President Madison, He had gix cl ren—three sons and three daughters. Iu summer the family lived near Tarrytown, and in winter in Le: on McClellan’ tended to bu: toh avenue. One of his sons served Staff during the war, and the others at- 1e88 Connected with the estate, JACOB ASTOR’S WILL, ‘The will made by John Jacob Astor, the father of the | deceased, was made in 1836, on the 4th of July, the | witnesses to it being Hannah Norman, of Hell Gate, | New York; Daniel Lord, Jr., No, 26 Beach street, this | city; George B. Smith, No. 640 Brondway; Edwin | Smith, No. 71 Bleecker street; William W. Bruce, No. | 481 Houston street. On January 11, 1845, he de- | clared it again to be his last will, the witnesses subscribing to it being James G. Cogswell, No. 585 Broadway; Charles J. Mcllvaine, No. 44 Great Jones street, and Daniel D. Lord, Nine- teenth street. This original will was drawn up twelve years before his death. The last codicil to it was dated the 22d of December, 1843, and was witnessed by Joseph Cogswell, Lucy Sewall and William W. Bruce, The original executors were his son, William B, Astor, James G. King,’ Washington Irving ‘and James Gallatin, In acodicil dated the 19th of January, 1838, ho ap- pointed Daniel Lord, Jr., to be also an executor. There were eight codicils ® the willin all, ‘The first bequest made in the will was to his daughter Dorothea, wile of | Walter Langdon, It consisted of all his household fur- | niture, and the use, during her life, of ail his silver plate, bis “new service of plate excepted.’’ He also equeathed to her the income of the following stocks | and money :—$100,000 New York city bonds, bear- | ing five per cent interest; 500 shares of the ‘capital | stock of the Bank otf America, 1,000 shares of the cap- | ital stock of the Manhattan Company and $25,000 depos- | ived with the New York Life Insurance and Trust Com- | pany. He gave her also a house and lot on Lafayette | place, which she was then occupying. He provided | that on her death all the bequests to her should | go to her surviving issue. He devised all his lots on | the easterly side of Lafayette plgce, the lots in the | | rear of them, which extended to and fronted on the Bowery, all his lands between Charlton, Morton and | Greenwich streets and the Hudson River, being 100 lots, to his grandchildren, John Jacob Astor’ Langdon, | Eliza Astor Langdon, Louisa Langdon, Walter Lang: |-don, Jr.; Woodbury Langdon, Cecilia Langdon and | Eugone Langdon, These grandchildren were the chil- dren of his daughter Dorothea, Yo John J. A. Walter, | Jr., Woodbury and Eugene he devised eight lots, with | the improvenients thereon, the eight lots fronting on | the easterly side ot Breadway, betwoen Broome and Spring streets, they to be equal sharers in the property. 'e provided that on the death of each the share to | which he had been entitled should go to his issue, him | surviving, in equal shares, according to THE NOMBER OF HIS CHILDREN. In case of the death of any one of them without issue his share was to fyi, tho three surviving brothers, Sarah Astor, wife of Robert Bonel; Eliza Astor, Louisa | and Cecilia, bis grandchildren, were also given four houses and lots, fronting on the westerly side of Broad- way, between Prince and Houston streets, then known | as Nos 579, 581, 588 and 687, and which’ extended in | “the rear to Mercer street. To John J. A., Walter, Jr., | Woodbury and Eugene Langdon, and to ¢ach of their sisters, Kliza, Louisa and Cecilia, he devised $25,000 on their attaining the age of twenty-four years, and he provided that when they reached the age of thirty Years they should each Ket $25,000 more. ‘The City otel, bounded by Broadway, Thames street, Temple and Cedar streets, he devised 'to Mrs. Robert’ Barcel , his granddaughter Sarah. He gave to lus daughters Eliza, wife of Vincent Rumpff, the income for her life | of $60,000 Ohio State bonds, bearing six per cent | | interest; $50,000 New Haven city bonds, bearing fivo | anda half per cent interest; $50,000,’ deposited in the New York Life Insurance and’ Trust Company; 1,000 shares of the capita! stock of the Manhattan Bank, | To her and her husband he gave his lands in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, In case of her death without issue he provided the Switzerland property should be | divided as follows:—One-third to the children of Will- | 1am B. Astor, one-third to the children of his daughter Dorothea and one-third to his grandson Charles Bristed, 'o the latter he gave all his lots fronting on the west- | rly side of Lafayette place, the lot and house then oc- cupied by him on the westerly side of Broadway, known then as No, 585, and which extended to Mercer street; | | the lots between Spring and Princo streets, east side of | Broadway; nine lotg on Right avenue and Twenty- sixth street, forty-three lots fronting on Seventh ave- | nue, Bloomingdal ‘Thirty-seventh street and For- tieth street; elgh' m avenue A, between Sixth and Seventh streets; his COUNTRY SEAT AT HELL GATE ; and his otber lands there; twenty-two lots in tho block formed by Hammersley street, Varick, Bedford and Downing streets, and the income and interest ot | $115,000 during his’ life on his attaining the age of | i frp ot hed To his grandsons, John Jacob, William andHenry, son of William B., he devised all | | his lands lyirg between Bloomingdale road, Hudson | River, Forty-second street and Fifty-firet street—two | | | in the morning, his first waking hours were devoted to | death—he determined to fulfil a vow of his youth, to | have wonderfully: swelled its volume since his day. last year, about $700,000, and it ts believed the full tax when collected will amount to over $1,000,000, THE ASTOR FAMILY. ‘The head of the Astor family in New York was John Jacob Astor. He was born in the village of Waldorf, near Heidelberg, in Germany, on July 17, 1163. He was the youngest of the four sons of a peasant and passed bis boyhood iy work upon his father’s farm. Religious instruction formed an important part of his early training. Rising early reading the Bible and his prayer book, and these prac- tices he is said to have adhered to through tife, Two of his brothers left home before him, one to establish himself in London as a musical instrument maker and the other to settle in America, When sixteen years old he bade farewell to his old home and his parents, walked to the coast of Holland and embarked ina Dutch smack to join his brother in London. Arrived there, he discovered his industrious character by inYaria- bly rising, as was his previous custom, at four o'clock in the morning and scrupulously performing all duties assigned to him, At the age of twenty he possessed a manly person and goodaddress, A few months after the recogni- tion by Great Britain of the independence of the United States, in 1783, he sailed for Baltimore, hay- ing with him musical instruments to the value of a few hundred dollars, When the vessel reached Chesapeake Bay a storm threatened her destruction, and Astor dis- played a phase of character that his fellow yoyagers afterward remembered. In the midst of the danger he appeared on deck, dressed in his best suit, deter- mined, if saved, to be as presentable as possible, On the voyage he became acquainted with afar trader, by whose advice he exchanged his musical instruments for furs in New York. With these furs he hastened back to London, where he advantageously disposed of them, after which he again prepared to cross the Atlantic, determined to apply himself systematically to the fur trade. Meanwhile he made himself familiar with the different kinds of fur and studied the con- Unental markets, On his return to America he estab- lished himself in New York, where ,he afterward con- tinued to reside, In the pursuit of his business he fre- quently visited London, however, and the distant trad- ing posts in Canada, His extensive acquaintance with trappers and traders enabled him to profit largely by sending furs to Europe and the East when the treaty negotiated by Mr, Jay in 1794 removed the obstructions to their exportation which had previously existed. About this time his business became so extensive that he had dealings in every quarter of the globe. Ho was worth $250,000, the result of sixteen years of business, at the beginning ot the century. Then he began to contemplate great schemes of trade and colonization. It was his desire to organize the fur trade from the lakes to the Pacific coast, by establishing several trading posts, making at the mouth of the Columbia River a central depot. He also wished to obtain one of the Sandwich Islands as a station, to supply the Chinese and Indian markets. From this venture he is said to have looked for no return during the first ten years. During the next ten years some returns were expected, but after- ward he hoped to reap immense profits. But twoof the three tirst vessels despatched on this enterprise were lost. The accountof this fatal disaster he heard with - composure, and soon after he sold Astoria, the first post established, to the British Northwest Fur Company. ‘Tho fur trade was not the sole source of his fortune, His real estate investments brought him enormous profits, and he erected many private and public build- ings. He accumulated the largest fortune ever amassed up to that time in America, the sum being es- timated at $20,000,000. His possessions embraced vast tracts of land in Western States, besides his fur trade and his New York real estate.’ He was married to Sarah Todd about seven years after his arrival in th city, his wife bringing him a fortune of $300. At his death he left two sons, William B, Astor, whose death is this day recorded, and another son, imbecile from his birth. One of his daughters, who died in 1846, in Paris, became the Countess of Rumpff; another was the wife of Mr. Bristed, an author and clergyman, of Bristol, R. 1, and father of the late Charles Astor Bristed, The ground now occupied by THE ASTOR HOUSE was in his day covered by three story brick houses, one of which he occupied; and at the time he retired from Dusiness—about a quarter of a century before his build a larger and costlier house on Broadway than'any {tcould then boast, The result of this determination still remains, He is said to have enjoyed iminensely | the consciousness of his great wealth, giving the | roll-book of his possessions peculiarly fond attention. He lived to the age of eighty-four. In his life of John Jacob Astor, James Parton | “He exulted ‘mot in compensating liberal services | liberally. In all his transactions he kept in view the | | simple object of giving the least and getting the | most.’”” It would appear-that he had no expensive habits, although ho was particularly fond of the theatre. His great genius was for money making. John Jacob Astor was the genius of the family as well as its founder, Had little else been done beyond judiciously administering the afairs of the great } foundation of wealth leit by him, time alone would | | Henry Astor, the brother of Join Jacob Astor, fol- lowed the butcher trade in New York, and made a considerable fortune at the business. shares to John and one each to William and Henry. In | the next part of the will he made provision for his | “unfortunate son,” John Jacob, who was out of his | mind and who died a few years ago, giving him $5,000 , a year and $10,000 a year if jtored to sanity. He | made several other bequests in the original | | will, which were either modified by codicils or Tevoked altogether. After making the bequests already mentioned to his grandchildren, he willed all | the resj—residence and remainder of his real and per- | | sonal estate, with certain exceptions—to his son, Wil- | liam B. Astor, who died yesterday, taking care to pro- | vide that all the personal estate devised to him (Wil- liam B.) should be employed in the improvement of the real estate devised to him, In the first codicil to the will, dated January 19, 1838, he gave Mrs. Dorothea | Langdon, his daughter, the house and lot on the west- | erly side of Lafayette place for life, and, to prevent | any interference by her then husband or any future | | one, he provided that the executors should hold the | | rents in trust for her. This ig the house and lot which in his original will he had given to Charles Bristed. In Langdon’s death. It will be borne in mind that in , Bamed as first truste: | east ldo of Lafayette place, 65 feet front by 120 deep, THE ASTOR LIBRARY, The memory of John Jacob Astor is chiefly honored for the liberality to which the Astor Library owes its existence. For the establishment of this library he be- queathed $400,000. Of this sum $100,000 was to be ex- pended in the site and building, $120,000 in the pur- chase of books, and $180,000, the remaining sum, per- manently invested as a fund to maintain and increaso the brary, These stipulations of the will of John Jacob Astor were fully comphed with, Its government, by a provision in the Will, was vested in eleven trustees, in whose keeping all the property of the institution w Placed. All power to invest the funds and manage the ibrary’s affairs was also vested in them. There qwere the following gentlemen: Washington Irving, William B. Astor, Daniel Lord, Jr, James G. King, James G, Cogswell, Fitz Greene Hallec! Henry Brevoort, Jr.; Samuel B.’ Ruggles and Samuel Ward, Jr. By a'codicil, Charles Astor Bristed was sub- sequently appointed a trustee. The lot situated on tho was designated by a provision of the will as the groun upon which the library building should be erected. Mr. Astor purchased as carly as 1839 a number of | speak with confidence of other than the win, | itwelt, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1875--TRIPLE SHEET. Wase WnO have acquired wealth are. obliged to spena mueh of the time which they are supposed to pass at their ease. At two P. M. it was supposed that be might be found at his place of business in Burling slip, and the re- porter sought him there. But, though in his cighty- fifth year, he wag at that hour at Cooper Institute, caring for the business interests of that institution; | from that point he had passed to his house and was, when the inquiry was made, wending hig way to bis works on Long Island, in his easy old one-borse carriage. He was at No. 9 Lexington avenue at half past six, seated at his library desk giving earnest attention to the financial aspect of our national troubles, and striving to yfind a way in which to succor the suffering busmess men of the day, The reporter was gracefully welcomed. The death of Mr. Astor was announced and the object of the visit made known, Mr, Cooper said the announcement of the demise of Mr. Astor was news to him, though he had been meeting with many men during the day. He was not, however, very greatly surprised, for he had heard on the day before that Mr, Astor was very ill. Inquiry was then made as to what he knew of the deceased that would be read with interest at such atime. Mr. Cooper answered that he thought the gentlemen of the’ press, like all others, would find it difficult to ascertain much concerning Mr. William B. Astor which would be authentic and still be of special interest to the general public; not that Mr, Astor’s life had been devoid of public interest, | but because he had been very much absorbed in the care of the vast property left to him by his father and his uncle, and then, when free from business cares, his early education had given him a taste for books and he spent his leisure time in his own well-furnished library rather than among his acquaintances. To the query a8 to what amount of property Mr. Astor had become pos- sessed of during his hfe Mr. Cooper said it was, of course, simply impossible to estimate it with accuracy, nevertheless he felt sure that it exceeded by far even the wildest estimate of the public, tiving to it the estimate of value which would have been fair before the | late great and very general decrease in values he was sure that $200,000,000 would be a nearer expression of it than any othér which was likely to be made by others than those in charge of his accounts. The reporter ex- pressed surprise at the magnitude of the sum named, and Mr. Cooper responded,. saying that his ownership of real estate was known to be enormous, and even that was larger than was generally supposed. Then, in addition to that, his investments in stocks were really very great. Ho held stocks not so much as a basis for speculation as to draw dividends, hence his transac- tions were not generally noted. Many who have tried to estimate Mr. Astor's wealth, said Mr, Cooper, have forgotten, even it they ever know, the amount his father left to him, And then, in addi- tion Lo that, they are very apt to forget that his uncle, who was a very wealthy man, left him nearly all that he had acquired. With two really vast fortunes thus lett in his careful hands many years ago, and his Own untiring effort to add to the gross amount, one who would give the question of his wealth at the time of bis death its due consideration would soon realize how natural it was that two vast fortunes caretully handled and added to during so many years should have grown to an almost incalculable value. To the query as to what distinctive features of differ- ence in their characteristics marked the father, John Jacob, and William B,, the son, Mr. Cooper answered that it was difficult to describe them without seeming to underrate Mr. William B. Astor. It was necessary to give due consideration to the widely different atmos- pheres of business status in which THR VATHER AND SON found themselves in earlier years. John Jacob came to this tank | comparatively poor, but with indomitable energy, with integrity and love of fair dealing. Com- mencing thus, and succeeding as he did, his progress upward in wealth was more hoticeable than that of his son, and he would, therefore, rate higher, per-, haps, as an active, ‘energetic business man. Then, again, the education of William B. was an object of'great caro and concern to his father. Nothing which could be done to give his son the very best education which it was igri for a young man to acquire was left undone by his father. He was educated mainly in Germany, and had the best care there which the educational institutions of that country could afford him, He was the favorite child in this re- [re The imbecile son, said Mr. Cooper, ada place built’ for’ his special care, and the most intelligent and careful attendants were provided for him antil his end. When asked as to whether the deceased had ever shown any inclina- tion to take part in public affairs Mr. Cooper said that, so fur as he knew, he had not, and he recited an ancc- dote to show an instance of it:—When, said he, the Prince of Wales was announced as about to visit this country oar citizens were desirous that Mr. William B, Astor should take charge of him while here and sce that he was cared for with credit to this nation. When ap- plied to he positively declined to perform that duty, and, very kindly, perhaps, rolled that responsibility over on my shoulders, and I executed the trust 'to the best of my feeble ability, and with what result is known. ‘ Mr. Cooper was asked as to whether or not the de- ceased had given evidence of any very notable pecuhar- ities prior to his father’s death. — He answered that he had not; but added that it would have been very hard for any one bearing John Jacob Astor’s family name to have acquired any desirable prominence while John Jacob lived; for, said he, John Jacob continued to so entirely fill the public eye with his gigantic business exploits that no youth could have hoped to cope with him for public attention until he was no more. When John Jacob died, however, leaving William B., as Mr. Lansing, who was well informed, informed me, the richest man in the world, then the influence of the position his father left him became his own, and he be- came noted for the admirable care he took of it How did he appear among and to his acquaintances ? was asked; and Mr. Cooper responded that he was always retiring in his disposition; was a great reader ,| of desirable works when opportunity afforded, was not unusually free in conversation, but was always greatly respected by his acquaintances. As to the extent of his donations in aid of public charities or other works of public benefit, Mr. Cooper said that while they may have been large he could not he haa added to the library building which his father had reared, and some valuable additions to the library { | In reterence to the probable effect of Mr. Astor’s death on the real estateand stock markets, Mr, Cooper said that he did not think it would be per- ceptible, for the reason that his affairs were undoubtedly left in admirable order, and his son, another John Jacob Astor, was admi- rably qualified to take excellent care of all that had been left, He intimated also that so far as the public can have concern in the vast wealth, now left to the | ten o'clock A. M., on a line to be designated at the cast “THE DEAD VICE PRESIDENT, Programme of the Funeral Services in Washington. THE JOURNEY HOMEWARD. Action of the Municipal Authori- | ties of This City. THE RECEPTION OF THK BODY IN NEW ENGLAND, | Wasmixcron, Nov. 24, 1875, To-morrow tho public will be admitted from ten o’clock A, M. until sunset to the rotunda of the Capitol to view the remains of the late Vice President, Pains | haye been taken to procure a casket similar to that in | which the body of the late Charles Sumner was placed, The Massachusetts delegation met with the official | committee at the State Department at noon to-day and | agreed upon the route of the funeral procession to the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad station. THE PROGRAMME, The following is the programme, as issued by the | Chief Marshal:— | Wasnraron, D. C., Nov, 24, 1875, The following ‘is the order relative to the funeral ceremonies of Vice-President Henry Wilson ;— After quoting the programme of the Committed of Arrangements, published this moraing, the order reads :— Second—The troops for the escort will assemble at front of the Capitol, opposite the Senate Chamber, the United States Marine Corps on the right and the volun- teer organizations on the lett. Third—Organized civic bodies which may report on the ground, east front of the Capitol, not later than halt-past ton o’clock A. M., will be assigned positions by the aides to the Chief Marshal, Fourth—Carriages of officials will be order above indicated, #ifth—Otlicers of the army, navy and marine corps will be in uniform, Sizth—The following route will be pursued by the procession :—Delaware avenue to © street, North © street to Indiana avenue, Indiana avenue to’ D street, North D street to Pennsylvania avenue, Pennsylvania avenue to Sixth street west and the Baltimore and Potomac depot. The procession will move as soon as the religious services in the Senate. Chamber shall have | concluded, Seventh—At the moment the procession moves | minute guus will be fired from a battery posted at Armory square and continue until the procession stops, Highth—It is requested that the bells of the principal | churches be tolled while the procession is in motion, | Ninth—The following are announced as aids to the Chief Marshal :— Brevet Brigadier General Thomas M. Vincent, Assistant Adjutant General, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel S, N. Benjamin, Assistant Adjutant General. McMillen, Captain Third reyet Major James Artillery. Captain Arthur McArthur, Thirteenth infantry. Brevet Captain Thomas H. Fisher, First Lieutenant Twenty-second infantry. First Lieutenant Henry Jackson, Seventh eavalry, Acting Signal Officer. First Lieutenant Charles E. Kill artillery, Acting Signal Officer. ‘W. H. EMORY, Brevet Major General, Chief Marshal. parked in tho | bourne, Second | ‘THE CHIMES, The following tunes will be performed on the bells of the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church, from ten o’clock until after the funeral train leaves the depot: Muitled peal in E minor, Windbam tune. “I Would Not Live Alway.’? “Oh, Rest in the Lord,” from Elijah, Pleyel’s hymn, ‘Thou Art Gone to the Grave.”” ‘Angels Ever Bright and Fair,” Handel. The Dying Obristian, “Vital Spark of Heavenly Flame.” “The Dead March in Saul,”? Handel, AT BALTIMORE, The train will leave the depot here at thirty-seven | minutes past one P, M., and, on arriving in Baltimore, | will be escorted through the city by the Fifth Mary- land regiment, whose offer to accompany the remains to Boston tho Committee of Arrangements felt com- tendered the use of the rotunda of the new City Hall | for the lying in state of the remains during that part of | Friday which they stay in that city, ihe Pifth regi- ment of Maryland detailing a guard of honor. IN PHILADELPHIA, Upon the arrlval of the remains at Philadelphia on | Friday evening they will be taken to Independence | Hall, under the escort of such civil and military organ- | izations as may proffer their services, where they will he'in state until ten or eleven A. M. on Saturday, when they will be conveyed to New York. The remains will not lie in state in New York cfty, but will be taken to Boston on the evening train. The EXERCISES IN MASSACHUSETTS have not been defluitely agreed upon, but the remains | will doubtless lie in state both at Boston and Natick. ADDRESS TO DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR OPFICERS. Referring to the order of the President announcing the death of the Vice President the following circular instruction ig addressed by the Secretary of State to | the diplomatic and consular officers of the United State DsrARTMENT oF Starr, Wasuincton, Nov, 22, 1875. To THe DirLoMATIO AND CONSULAR OFFICERS OF 1B Unirep States :— GenTLEMEN—Your attention is specially invited to the subjoined order of this date announcing the death pelled to decline. Mayor Latrobe, of Baltimore, has 3 this committee:—messrs, Vole, Billings, Purroy, Robe, inson, Guntzer, Gilon and Howland, Major- General. Shaler, Mayor Wickham, Mr. Wheelock, of the Old) Guard, and Police Commissioner Voorhia were aiso present at the meeting. A motion wi nade by Alderman Gilon that Major General Shaler be requested to select from his com- mand a proper military escort, Alderman Billings said he had received the followin communication from some colored men, who capreaedl 4 desire to act a8 mourners in the procession :— Heapquanters Verenan Guam Naw Your, Now 28 1075." To tm Hoxonssce Tux Boanp oF ALDYAMEN OF Tim At aspectal mosting. held ship. evening: th wee & special meeting, held this 4 Resolved, That this Organization: fecling deep) one who has always labored in the cause been the: friend of the oppressed, hereby most fonder our services to the Board of Aldermen.of New York, as a cuard of honor, to, escort the remaing 1 dent of the United States, Hon, Henry Wilson, w in this Signed for city. the Veteran Guards. Migs JAMES D. LEE. Lieutenants Joun J. Freeway, Wa. B. Mansrreny, We H. Scorr, Jos, Bavann, Committee. Alderman Gilon’s motion, giving authority to Gen. eral Shaler to select the escort, was ihen adopted, ant he was afterward authorized to take charge of the} funeral procession and to assign place therein to an civic or military organization desiring to participate. An offer from the Old Guard to take part in the obe sequies was algo accepted. On direction of the committee, Mr. William Ha Maloney, the Clerk, read the following despatch :— SERGEANT-AT-ARMS OF THY SeNATE, Washington, D. C.:— The New York authorities are jesirous that the r mains of the Vice President should liv in state in New Yor city during Sunday. A committee of the Common Counei has been appointed and are awaiting your answer. WILLTAM M. COLE, Ohairman Special Committee, Mayor Wickham also Sent a despatch in the afters noon as follows :— } , Wasmixarox, Nov. 24, 1875." » ittee escorting the remain’ et to reach New York abou Please inform me whether the remains of Vice Presiden Wilson will reach New York and how long they remain here?! This morning the Mayor sent a despatch t Funeral Arrangements, at Washington, asking for par- ticulars as to how long the remains would probably b detained in New York? No answer was received af City Hall, The committee adjourned until this morning, when, it will be at the City Hall to receive answers to ma sion during the day, in order to answer any commun: cations that may be delivered. TELEGRAM TO THE MAYOR. Jast evening :— Mayor Wioxmam, City Hall The Massachusetts Com of the Vice President ex, o'clock train for Boston, Any courtesies the authorities o New York may desire to extend will be cordially accepte: Please telegraph whatever arrangements you may dec resolution was adopted to appoint ‘a commit cl members to represent the Exchange in pa tribute of respect to the memory of Vice President The following gen. RD WYMAN, Colonel and A. D. C. AT THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE. tlemen were appointed as the committee:—Messrs.! Charles Spear, William H. Philips, L. J. N. Stark, 8. Ad Senator Boutwell, chairman of the Committeo o any of these despatches up to the time of closing th despatches, Part of the committee will remain in The following telegram was rgceived by the Mayor three o'clock on Saturday, and will leave by the nine} upon to me at Arlington Hotol. At the special mi the New Wilson as opportunity may -offer. Sawyer, A. E. Orr, Josiah Macy, Jr., John G. Dale, Asal Stevens, Franklin'Edson and Leonard Hazeltine. THE LATE VICE PRESIDENT BETROTHED TOA SOUTHERN LADY. Nasuvinur, Tenn., Nov, 24, 1875. There ¢s good authority for the statement that Vic President Wilson was engaged to be married to Mrs. John A. Jackson, of Williamson county, Tennessee, an that the vows were to have been consummated upon th recovery of his health. 1t was mainly for the purpos of seeing her that he visited Nashville last sprinj They met the first time at Washington, and afterewar kept up a constant correspondence until the time of hi death. Mrs. Jackson !s one of the most distinguishes and highly cultivated ladies inthe South, PROHIBITIONISTS ON HENRY WILSON) 4 DEROGATORY SPEECHES ON A EULOGISTIC RES# OLUTION AT A BOSTON TEMPERANCE MEET? ING—DISGRACEFUL PROCEEDINGS. Bosrox, Nov. 24, 1875. The Massachusetts State Temperance Alliance dis™| tinguished itselfin a most disgraceful manner at it regular monthly meeting yesterday afternoon. Thi matter of the death of Vice President Wilson comin; up, the Rey. Mr. Sargent offered the following resol von:— i Resolved, That we bave heard with deep regret o! the decease of Hon. Henry Wilson, Vice President o the United States, which ensued on the 22d inst al Washington, D, C.; that we, the Executive Committe: of the Massachusetts Temperance A'liance, have lon; recognized in the deceased a devoted philanthropist, strong friend and advocate of human liberty, a par atriot, eminent statesman, and, above all, an unfal- téring practical supporter of temperance and consist ent Christian; that for the interest he manifested i our alliance, and as a member of this Executive Board, we feel that we have perso experienced great lost in his decease at this time, when his example, influs ence and counsel are so greatly needed. Mr. H. D, Cushing, in speaking to the resolution, sal@ he thought it an injury inflicted to speak of the dead) that which was not true, and. Mr. Wilson could ant claim~what was expressed in the resolution. Mr. Vi bert said ‘‘amen!’? to what Mr. Cushing had said, ss there was much untruth in the resolution. He di not consider him a statesman, He was notan unfalterin, temperance friend, and had not; been since 1867, whet he could have given a bugle blast for reform. Belo the elections he was as dumb as asphinx. Mr. Chai berlain thought that if the moral men of Massachusett could not pass eulogistic resolutions to the deceased hi did not know where they couid be passed. Mr. Sargen’ considered the resolution taken in the light viewed by! the committee, was consistent with the life that ended. Mr. Moses Gragg thought if the temperan clause had been left out he could have stoo up for the resolution. Dr. Cornell thought the genti men were fighting against a misconception of the | guage used in the resolution, Mr. Faxon sai wish we could pass resolution as regards every man’ death with as good faith as we can this resolutiot relative to Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson may have gone the side of policy sometimes, but no ono will dispui that he was a man ot great moral principles.’ Dr. | Miner suggested that the wording could be changed s as to show more clearly that the temperance cla related to his personal conduct. Finally the committee struck out the words ‘pr: of Henry Wilson, the Vice President of the United [ States, and providing for appropriate honors to his | memory. THE ORIGINAL WILL volumes intended for the new library. In May, 1848, | he gave his grandson, John J. A. Langdon, two lega- | the first meeting of the trustees was held, and in tical supporter of temperance ‘aud consistent Chris When the old man began to get rich, without knowing Heap Pe ee prergerteeergnerni ten care of the son, he felt assured that the present mana- why, it was determined to send the boy to Heidelberg University, as a rich German father ought to do, AT HEIDELBERG young Astor remained for several years. After. ward he made a tour of Europe. After the youth's return the elder Astor said:—“I expected you would spend $50,000 and you have drawn for only $10,000.” Immediately after coming home the young man entered his father’s office, the business having . greatly extended and he was Practically taught the art of making money. The youth studied his father’s methods and began to live his father’s life. He learned after assidu- ous study the minute details of his father’s opera- tions. He studied not only furs but teas, and she gave the result of his Heidelberg education to calculations About real estate. His education, unlike that of most boys hg go 9 college, seems to have resulted in his increased abilicY $9. comprehend his father, It did not enlarge his faculties; 1c ony became pn aid to them. Bis education was the least of bink. At the same time it must be made a are Jer time he was a second edition of John Jacob Astor; only the field of nis operations was geographically less ‘wide because his capital was concentrated jn a limited sphere, ‘William B. Astor's uncte died, and left him $500,000, #0 that he hada separate estate. While he was man” ng his father’s estate he was also managing his own. man 888, just after the Astor House was built on the old family property, the father and son were standing on the opposite side of the street, looking up atthe front of the building, when the son expressed his lik. | ing for it “Giveme a dollar for it,’’ said the old man, “and it isyours,’? This was the father’s premium to the young *s usefulness in managing the estate. When at last John Jacob Astor died the son was already worth $6,000,000 from | the provements he had made on his uncle's property ‘and on his own. But by the will William B. was made the principal legatee of an estate valued at $30,000,000, Although this disposition of the property made William B. Astor the agent of the estate, it seemed in effect to make him the owner by entail; but it must be remem- bered that he was both im law and in fact simply the legatee acting for the property. Upon the death of the father in 1849. the son at first busied him- self entirely in caring for the bequests of the will. He sent one of his own sons to Waldorf, in Germany, his father’s birthplace, in order to give regularity to the bestow: of the bequests — there. A large discriminating power was left with Mr. Astor as to the best mode of investing this money, His wisdom asa financial manager in turning to the best and most oes account this fund, as also the large and ealthiul growth of charity in his own beart, are shown in his judicious «ispogal of the $60,000 thus intrusted to him. ‘After putting fp the proper buildings for an in- stitution whose eleemosynary character should embrace the poor of Waldorf of all ages, both sexes and all relig- jous beliets, he managed to invest $43,000 for its perma- nent maintenance. It 1s now in a most flourishing con- dition. The aged and infirm poor, irrespective of color, through disease or other causes, are here given a pleas- ant home; orphan children from the ages of six to fif- teen, left without support, are here given instruction | and trained to active and industrious habits, and there | are also apartments for the blind and deaf and dumb. and 4 nursery for infants, The name of the institution | is THE ASTOR HOUSE. “J take great pride in the Astor House of New York,” Mr. Astor has been heard to say when refeMing to this Spstitution, “but a greater pride jn the Astor House at. gan tha}. 33 voune mab did not! Oop GER Ee hiro cies of $25,000 each.’ His grandson died shortly after | the will was made, and so Mr. Astor, in the January | codicil, added to what he had divised to young Lang- | don and his brothers and sisters the bequest of three | | lots on the westerly side of Lafayette place, In this | | codicil he revoked bequests of $20,000 to each of the | | four daughters of his brother George, $26,000 to Joseph, | | $10,000 to William H., $3,000 to George, Jr.—all sons of | his brother George—and an annuity of £200 sterling to | | George’s widow; also $5,000 to his neice, Sophia, of | Meuroid, Germany; $1,000 to his sister Catherine, wife | of Michael Miller; $5,000 to the children of her daugh- tor, Maria Moore.’ In their stead he provided that Mrs} | Sarah Oxenham, daughter of his dead brother George, | should recieve $30,000. This he modified in another | codicil, dated October 24, 1839, to $20,000, In his orig- | | inal ‘will he gave’ $30,000 to the German | | Society of the City ot New York, reduced | jt to $25,000 in anotlfer codicil and to $20,000 in a later ; one, and reduced the legacy to Mrs. Mary Reynell, wife | ot George Roynell, to $15,000. In his original will he bequeathed $25,000 to Columbia College, provided the | trustees established a professorship of the German language and literature in the college. Nine years | afterward, ina codicil, dated Januery 11, 1845, he re- | voked this bequest. In this, same Codicil he also re- | voked the $50,000 given to Joseph Astor and awarded him a life antfuity of £300, ‘The service of silverplate heyny en and which he made snecial excep- | Reyer swans ey 5 rere " : donee na ope ieend of Wa WANN _gIiTOE Wis diughtgr, | Mrs. Langdon, ie of his siiverpiame uuring sue, ne | willed to his sdn William B., the same on his death to | 0 to his (William B.’s)’ eldest son, in case he ould not leave any appointment of it among | his children, In a codicil made in 1839 he | | made further provision for his demented son, | John, changing the income allotted to him from ‘$5,000 to $10,000 a year and for the .croction ofa house for him in Fourteonth street. His | daughter Eliza died before this codicil was made, but after the original will was made in which bequests of nearly $300,000 wete made to her. In consequence of this death Mr. Astor revoked that portion of the wil relating to her and inserted in its stead a proviso U | the use of | | HIS ESTATE IN GENEVA, Switzerland, should be used by Eliza's husband (Vin- | cent Rumpf) for his life, the property at the latter's death to go to his granddaughter, Celia Langdon. In this codicil he added the mcome of $100,000 to his daughter Dorothea’s already large donations, and pro- | vided that the capital sum should go to her children, | | Eliza, Louisa and Cecelia, Walter, Woodbury and Bu- | gene. He also in this codicil gave five lots on Grand street, between Ludlow and Orchard, and | four lots on the southerly ide of Grand street, between Norfolk and Essex, to these same grandchil- | dren. It was in the third codicil of the will dated | August 22, 1889, that he made the bequest of $400,000 vo the establishment of a public library in New York. n a codicil dated March 3, 1841, he stipulated | that the cost of erecting the library build- | ing should not exceed $75,000, and in this | same codicil left Fitz Green Hallock an annuity of | $200, and $50,000 to be prpropr ates to the use of the | poor of Waldorf, near Heidelberg, in the Grand Duchy of Baden, The Astor estate has been increasin, | wealth every year from the time old John Jacob died. | It has been said of the Astors that while ever ready |.to buy property where there was a prospect ot money being made out of if WA were never known to sell a Jol By thi policy the heirs of Joun Jacob have tarried out his in- ventions to the full in using the personal estate he left them to improve the real estate he bequeathed not only, but to add to that which was improved, It was stated and generally believed at the time of his death that John Jacob left from $18,000,000 to $20,000,000 in real and personal estate, Through the appreciation of the property he left since his day and the additions made to the estate by William B. and his sons, THE TOTAL VALUATION OF THE REAL RSTATR must now be double that figure, The tax collectors collected from the Astorp 48 real ostate tax, during | it was accomplishing. auwumn of the same year Dr. Cogswell ¢sailed for Europe, authorized to expend $20,000'in the pur- ch: of books. Twenty thousand volames were | collected by him in four months, and those were placed temporarily In a building rented for the purpose, Subsequently the number of volumes was increased to 70,000, with which number the build- ing was first opened on the 9th of January, 1854. The Astor Library is built in the Byzantine style of archi- tecture, ornamented with brown stone mouldings and an imposing entablature, It dimensions are in agcord- ance with the directions in the will. Its height is about 70 feet. The library room is 100 feet long by 64 feet wide and 50 feet high, This is reached by a flight | ff marble steps. Public documents are kept in the lower rooins. After the erection of the building the number of vol- umes was increased to nearly 100,000, filling the library. In linguistics no library in the country surpasses the Astor. Attention has also been paid to its departments of technology and bibliography. In January, 1856, the Astor Library building had become filled. As it stood then it was a noble bequest, ana the pub- lic appreciated it as such. It might thus have remained an enduring monument of the wise and liberal benefi- cence of its founder. Mr. William B, Astor was not fled with its resting here. He saw the vast good ‘e foresaw its greatly beneficent results in the future, Discerning the rapid growth of our ‘re aR3 va wbiegd'd destiny in store for our great com- PUY tuo W jyat only the half was done mercial metropolis, ave PuAL gay perfect the un- t@ Por that should be, He had the mes. ee wll finished work, and was amply endowe. Md ibe Tos uilding of site public spirit and benevolence to do it. know the aatt, He put up an adjoining Maer st the same magnitude and on the same ee one ‘a cost of nearly $160,000. He expended about $170,000 | more for books. He added $30,000 to the fund for micas tenance and gradual jnorease. f Maes bb », He éx- mnded nearly $10,000 in @ steam heat apparatus for the buildings, The grand total of éxpenditure and mong invested has now reachod the magnificent sum of $700,034 45, making the moneyed contributions thus far of William B, Astor nearly equal to those of his father, It is'said that Mr. Astor expressed a purpose of adding still another building of the same size as those already built, and thus providing still further for the g | ger would prove to be a very intelligent gentleman, | Christie and Archibald McAusland, the detaulting ac- and one who, while appreciating the responsibility of his remarkable position, would be liberal in his disposi tion and a benetit to his race. OBITUARY. CARDINAL RAUSCHER, PRINCE ARCHBISHOP OF VIENNA. % Acable telegram from Vienna, under date of yester- day, 24th inst., announces the occurrence of the death of His Eminence Joseph Othmar da Rauscher, Cardinal | Prince Archbishop of the Austrian capital, He was seventy-eight years of age, having been born in Vienna on the 6th of October, in the year 1797. He was cre- ated Archbishop of Vienna, and was elevated to the purple on the 17th of December, in the year 1855. Car- dinal Rauscher was a very distinguished member of the Sacred College and was regarded in many quarters as likely to succeed to the Papal chair had he outlived His Holin ius 1X. He was distinguished for his great piety and learning and was at all times regarded with much favor and no little degree of pride by the people of Germany, North and South. THE MEXICAN MINISTER OF TIONS. A telegram from Mexico city, under date of the 18th inst, Aid of Havana, reports the occurrence of the.) ° death oP €aKO" Joep Marin, Lavigne MexTeau Minlster | or Frogs hoasak 6 "eapred Pialee pil THE PATERSON BANK DEFALCA- TION. FOREIGN RELA- . Further examination into the accounts of Matthew countants in the First National Bank of Paterson, increasing wants of our rapidly increasing population— for the millions of people that at the commencement of the next century will inhabit Manhattan Isiaud. As the | library continuéd to grow, so did its usefulness. At | the beginning of Inst year it contained 147,640 volumes, of which 3,462 were obtained during the previous year. At present there are supposed to be more than 150,000 volumes in the library, and upward of 30,000 persons | nually avail themselves of the advantages its shelves | afford, "Its great usefulness to the people of Now York can therefore be partially estimated, JOHN JACOB ASTOR BURIED. The funeral of the elder Astor took place at St. Thomas’ church, corner of Broadway and Houston | street, on the second of April, 1848, The pall bearers were Washington Irving, David B, Ogden, Philip Hon Judge Oakley, Sylvanus Miller, Ramsey Crooks, James | G. King, James Gallatin, Isaac Bell and Jacob B, Tay- wr. The rear of the funeral procession was brought | up by the waiters of she family, each with a napkin | attached to his sleeve, After the ceremonies the coffin | was deposited in the family vault immedsately in the rear of the church, NISCENCES OF THE DECEASED. Areporter of the Herarp was sont to the venerable Peter Cooper in te belief that as both had been emi- nent in the vast business concerns of the city he must have acquired a great deat of information con- cerning Mr. William B) Astor’s personal peculiarities which would be of appropriate interest now that he ig dead, Search for Mr. Cooper for the purpose named, Nad its special interest, in view of his advanced age, |_and affords @ lesson to thewould-be wealthy of how prove that Christie has embezzled about $3,000 and McAusland but $400. The former has confessed to $2,000. Both are locked up in jail, Gambling and fast living is assigned as the cause of Christie’s pecu- lations, Both young men bore irreproachable charac- ters until recently, and this affair has created great surprise among their many triends, Their mode of procedure was to draw against imaginary accounts in their own name, when they really had no money in the bank, Hereafter the employés of the bank will not be allowed to mako deposits for themselves, The bank will lose nothing by the affair, as the amount.is covered by the young men’s bondsmen, SALOON KEEPERS AND THE GOV- | displayed at half-mast on the reception of this circular, You will cause tho flags of your several offices to be and will adopt the usual symbols of publie mourning for the period of thirty days. , HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State, THE REMAINS IN PHILADELPHIA. PHILADELPIA, Nov. 24, 1875. The remains of the Vice President will reach this ctty on Friday night, and will lie im state in Indo, pendence Hall until eleven A. M, on Saturday. The body will rest on a catafalque, and be guarded by members of the First regiment, Colonel R. Dale Benson, commanding. ‘The Councils Committee will meet the train at Wil- mington and escort the remains to the West Philadel- | phia depot, where a procession will be formed. Inde. pendence Hall will be appropriately draped in mourn- ing. 4 THE UNION LEAGUB of this city at a meeting last evening passed appropri- ate resolutions, and will, as a body, participate in the funeral ceremonies. It has been decided that the First | division of the National Guard of Pennsylvania will act | as an escort to the remains from the depot to Indepen- . dence Hall. Commodore Preble, commandant at the Navy Yard, has ordered tho entire marine force at this post to parade, and the Marine Band is at the service of the Committee of Arrangements. ‘Sav THR STATE GOVERNMEYZ, wom. “ a the Senate and Governor pene ond “a 0 been invited to | join in eink. onor to the memory of the dead states- fat. e GoveFnor Wi ‘be present, sure); The Patriétic Order Sons of. America have signified their intention to be in line, and, from indications that can be gleaneé up to the present moment, the funeral promises to be one of the most imposing that has ever occurred in this city. Without doubt there will be a large civic demonstra tion; and itis generally understood that the line over which the funeral will move will be draped by citizens, | and a great display may be expected upon the hotels and public buiidings, Mr. Wilson had many warnr friends here, who will take this opportunity to testify | their appreciation of the man, NEW JERSEY’S TRIBUTE OF f{ESPECT. TRENTON, nui, Nov. 24, 1875. Governor Bedle and Gepefalg “Mott, Perrine and Stryker held consultatiozs to-day in regard to the most appropriate action tafe taken by the State authorities in paying a last tribute of respect to the deceased Vico | President. Wo bdiiicial order was issued regarding a | Y Governor participzefop In the funeral obsequies, but the 1 buildings be placed treed at Ue tgs Opatutdve fred. at. the railroad ERNOR, ‘The German saloon keapors held a meeting 4 the Gernania Assembly Booms yesterday, when resgtutions were passed unaxitously thanking Governor Tilden for in oe of, Sigismund Schwab, the convfoted saloon eoper. ——-.._ MYSTERIOUS, DISAPPEARANCE. Ayoung warfan, seventeen years old, daughter of Bartott ‘dcWilliams, living at the corner of Evergreen and Yrion streets, Bayonne, left her parents’ resitence ' on be of fast month and did not reture ~— wa parents, who aro greatly distressed, the matter quiet till vestorday; whon they soucht the wid Mf the poliga, ~mast, and that a salute (Senet jig whe funeral procession passes through the city ‘on Saturday morning, A committee cou ting of Hon. hn A. Hall, the Governor's Secretary ; Generals Mott, Perrine and Stryker, Secretary of State ey Comp- troller Runyon, Clerk of the Supreme Court B. F. Leo and Hen Little will act as an escort to the remains ‘on bobalf of New Jersey from Trenton to New York, OBSEQUIES IN THIS CITY—ALDERMANIC AR- RANGEMENTS—A MILITARY AND CIVIO EVENT PROPOSED. t there being one dissenting voice and all not voting. THE JERSEY FOX HUNT. Much better sport is anticipated at the fox hunt which isto take place to-day than on last Monday. The meet will take place at sunrise at Ryan’s Mansiow House, Hackensack, and the fox will be let loose about four miles away. He will be carried in a bag and let go at the appointed place, and the bag then trailed along the ground to the point from which the pack is to star The hounds will be allowed to smell the bag and thui pick up the scent, when the hunt will begin, thus giv. ing reynard a clear four miles of astart, The top raii of some of the fences willbe removed so as to lessen the chances of breaking necks, ROWING, A rowing match for £200 camo off on the Tyne, Newcastle, England, Monday, November §, from th Mansion House to the west of King’s Meadows, adi tance of about two miles and a quarter, between W. Nicholson and J. Finnegan. The former won the racq very easily by 100 yards in 19m. 188. PEDESIRIANISM. Affeillionian in Perthshire has challenged Perking, the champion walkist of England, for £200 or £500 Perkins) cannot waik, fair toe and heel, eight ie wd 8 ayarter within tte hour, the trial ta come off at the Powderhill Grounds, Edinburgh, Scot land, and within three months from date of the accept ance of the match. THE BILLIARD PRIZES. ‘The prizes played for in the late bilhard tourname! was presented yesterday afternoon by Mr. Garnicr, sin Broadway, near Thirty-fourth street. thee tor $1,500 was given to Mr. J. Dion; one fol $1,000 to Mr. C. Dion, and one each for $333 33 1-3 4 Messrs. Sexton, Slosson and Dion, GEORGIA RACES. AvG@usta, Nov. 24, 1875. ‘This was the second day of the Augusta Jockey Clat races, The first race, a mile dash, for two-year-old was won by Libbie L.,Johnnie B. second. ‘Tima 62%. The second race, mile heats, for al ages, wag bo} Mary Long second. Time, 1:48\4-4 Tat” HOR races’ were’ closely contested. Fiva ‘ted in the first race and four in the second, star A POLICEMAN’S MURDEROUS ZEAIq CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER FOR KILLING 4 MAN IN HIS OWN HOUSE. Baumimone, Md., Nov. 24, 1875. In tho Criminal Court this morning, in the case Patrick McDonaldy on trial for the past eight days fe the murder of Daniel Brown (colored) in July last th laughter. 4 rendered a verdict of guilty of manslaugl he tine of the killing bot ald was a policeman a A meeting of the committee of the Board of Alder- men empowered to make arrangements for the escort of the body of the IAte Vice President Wilson on its passage through this city was held yesterday afternoon, | (Sb the City Hall, The following sonplemen comurisg, ty duty. A number of colored persons were assem! au Brown's house ata party, engaged im tr di | west of a neighbor Mel | dancing, and at the req’ went to Brown's Lge “ne the house, 800 entered the house, som ALWas shot by Me top the noise. MeDon me dil culty ensued, and Brow,