The New York Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1875, Page 5

RICHARD “WAGNER. The Production of the “New Tann- hauser” at Vienna, CHARACTERISTIC REMARKS BY THE COMPOSER, The Baireuth Festival to Com- mence on August 13, 1876. Interesting Accounts from the Managers. Panis, Nov. 80, 1875, The Wagner excitement in Vienna previous to the first performance of Waguer’s “New Taunbduser” was of the most enthusiastic kind. The number of sea! demanded for the first performance far exceeded the capacity of the large Opera House, and about six hun- dred seats were telegraphed for, not only from many cities of Germany, but even from Paris, London, St Petersburg, Moscow and Florence. The average price of seats at the box office was $3 50, but $10 was freely offered to speculators, and also refused. The anti- Wagnerian party, which, though mot as noisy as the Wagnerian, was, however, far more numerous, vented their digappointment at this immense success in squibs ‘and puns in the journals. It would be avery good thing if they would have stopped there; but I am sorry to say they did not. Every large city boasts of & café where artists, engaged and disengaged, impres- arios, theatrical agents and journalists constantly meet—a sort of exchange and kursaal to the opera houses, Milan’has her Café de la Scala, Paris the Café de Swede and Vienna the Café Walsch. A lead- ‘ng musician and Wagnerian exclaimed there, in the heat of a discussion concerning the merits of his favorite, that he would feel ashamed to have composed such trash as “Wilhelm ell.” A row followed, Wagner's digciple had his nose tweaked and his bat pulled over.his eyes, and the police bad to interfere. The sale of seats was to begin on Baturday, the 20th, and there were actually people standing at the door from two o'clock in the morning. The most absurd ramors had been flying about as to the length of the performance, which variously had been stated to last from five to seven hours. Some of the local papers announced the sale of ‘“Tannhduser” baskets for those who would like to eat their supper during the entr’actes, In the meantime Wagner pub- lished a letter in the papers explaining the reason why be did not lead the opera himself. 1t greatly differs in style and tone from his previous ‘‘cards” to the pubiic. There is no Wagnerian arrogance to bo found in it, but, on the contrary, it contams good doses of “blarney’? vouchsafed to “‘his dear Viennese patrons’’ for their unexpected and undeserved manifestation of good will, WAGNER LOQUITUR, “My place,” he says, ‘is neither in the orchestra nor among singers. It 1s between the two, such as I occu- pied during the rehearsals, It would, besides, be an Injustice to my young friend Hans Richter, who, with great devotion, bas given himself up to the toil of re- earsing and superintending the production of my operas since the unfortunate withdrawal of Hans von Bilow.”” He took during the rehearsals frequent op- portunities to impress upon the orchestra “to be very discreet in their accompaniments.” He said, ‘What- ever bas been saia about my considering the orchestra of more tmportance than the singers is absurd, The orchestra amplifies the fundamental idea as given in the words, closely wedded to the song.” It appears, after all, that Wagner begins to feel that he was going a little too far. He formerly took every occasion to sneer at “a composer” who produced merely a “Hamlet,” meaning, of course, Ambroise Thomas, and vilified Gounod’s “Faust.” He now incidentally remarked to the orchestra that they must excuse the troublo his music gives them, “it 18 a harder task to play my peras than to accompany ‘Lucia di Lammermoor,’ and ft is high time TO LEAVE THE OLD BNATEN TRACK, however good it may have been jn its time.” He de cldedly has become less intolerant than he formerly was, although he rarely lets escape a chance of saying ‘an ill-natured word about other composers. ‘The more complicated Wagner gets,” Gounod said to Hans- lick, tho celebrated Vienna critic, “the simpler I try to be.” “Well, he always was a simpleton,” Wagner @rily remarked when it was told to him, THE NEW TANNHAUSER IN VIENNA. The “Tannhauser” revival took place lust Monday, the 22d. The court and the high aristocracy were pre- ‘vented from attending in consequence of the death of the Duke of Modena, an Austrian archduke, aud a near Telative to the Emperor. The directors as well as the leading singers of the principal German opera houses were present in fall force. The place of honor was oc- cupied by Tichatschek. ‘The veteran tenor of the Dres- én Opera House, who was the first to sing “Tann. hhiuser’”’ exactly thirty years ago, was applauded on taking bis seat in the parquet. Wagner himself occu. ‘| pied a pit box by the side of his wife. He bowed his thanks in answer to the cheers of the audience, after the firstand second acts. Vociferously called befuro the curtain after the third act, he made one of his usual specches, in which @ good deal of irony wag mixed with flattery. The performance lasted fully four hours and was con- sidered to be rather tedious, The first act was thesame as given in Parts sixteen years ago, and may be set down as an unmitigated fiasco. As this happened with & public thoroughly sympathetic to Wagner and amid the enthusiasm generally called forth by the presence of the composer, it may be inferred that the Parisian failure was not the result of a cabal organized, as it was then said, by Meyerbeer, his editors and the adver- saries of the Empire, to be avenged on the Princess Metternich, the bosom friend of the Empress Kugénie, who successfully exerted her influence to get ‘“Tann- hduser’’ produced in Paris in preference to operas by French composers, During that act appears the ballet, “Ip the Grotto of Venus,” Speidel, the chief of the eoti-Wagnerian party, writes of the ballet music as being “replete with screaming dissonances, and of ex- pectorations of the most brutal realism. It would be ‘very difficult to find anything more revolting in any other of his compositions.” Kyven the organs of the ‘Wagnerian party do not appear to be overmuch de- Iighted with the new additions of the second and third acts, Altogether the audience felt weary, and a sort of relief at the final drop of the curtain. THE NEW OPERATIC ARRANGEMRNT NOT 4 SUCCESS. It isthe general opinion that “Tapnhduser” in its new dress will only draw as long as Wagner willbe present, but that the old arrangement will have to be resorted to after his departure. ‘Tannhduser” will be pertormed five times, to be succeeded by the ‘model’ Fepresentation of “Lohengrin,” after which Wagner will leave Vienna, It is, however, said that he will return in May to bring out “Die Meistersingor,” without cuts. Nous verrons. THE BAIKRUTH PRSTIVAL Wagner has issued & circular to all those “artistic patrons and colleagues,” who will take part in the pro- duction of the “Niebelungen,” during the summer of 1876, containing a tableau of the projected rehearsals, In this circular Wagner expresses his joytul conviction that no difficulties of whatever kind can possibly pre- ‘vent the completion at the stipulated time of his work, “the aim of his life.’’ He thanks the artista forthe care and devotion, of which he bad so many proofs, and renews the request to continue “the fidelity and abnegation of those who are his patrons above all others.”’ The entire work will have to be rehearsed four times more, Then come partial stage rehearsals, to be followed with properties aud dress rehearsals, and, finally, the general rehearsals, The stage rebear, Gale will take place between the let of June and the 12h of July, 1876, im the following order:—“Rhein- gold,” from the Ist to the 10th of June; “Walkie,” from the 15tb to the 2st of June Stegfried,"’ from the 22d 6f June to the Ist of July, and the “Gotter- dimmerung,” from the 8d to the 13th of July, After those rehearsals will come a rest of two days; then, again, general full rehearsals on the 29th and 3ist of July and 2d and’4th of August, The Onal rebears will take place on the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th of August, and aftea a rest of three days the first public performance of the giant work will be given on August 13, and will Bish on August 16, The second public performance will take place from August 20 until the 23d. The third and last will continue from August 27 until the 30th. The fallowine statement has heen published by the | Central Committee of Baireuth, which I expressly translate for the Heratp :— WICHARD WAGNER TITRATRE, Report of the Council of Administration. Since our first report the work on the theatre has Deen burried on with the greatest activity. The stage ‘when finished will have a perfectly artistic appearance. It ts already provided with all its decorative accessories and machinery, and it is nearly finished. The gas pipes are laid, and, lastly, the orchestra is entirely or- ganized. In answer to Richard Wagner’s call, at the date of the ‘20th of Janu last @ great number of the most re- markable vocal artists have assembled at Baireutb dur- ing the month of July to take part in the pianoforte rebearsals, On the Ist of August tho members of the orchostra, numbering 120 instrumentalists, arrived for the full band rebeareals, It is with a very great satisfaction that we are able to state that all persons who have closely judged and examined in all its details what has been done enter- tain a favorable opinion—diametrically opposed to the doubts and criticisms previously formed concerning the success of the work. Little by little people begin to have a just idea as to what the giguntic enterprise willbe, Admiration for the eminent maestro, whose constancy and energy have made the execution of the work a possibility, and an enthusiasm for an artistic work as yet without equal, are the sentiments of all those with whom we have spoken during these lust six months tis not unreasonable to add a few words in answer to the fears that. have been manifested as to the hospitality which our guests will meet with next, year at Baireuth, We, therefore, may be permitted to Hate a few facts for the better information of the pablie, RECEPTION ARRANGEMENTS. Ifthe city of Buircuth has only a limited population 20,000 inhabitants) its territory is vastly extended. ‘The city has wide streets, massive and high buildings, possesses all the comforts of more important cities, and the beauties of its outskirts present features of in- terest not to be scorned, especially in the summer season, There are four great hotels at Baireuth—the Sun (Sonne), the Imperial Eagle (Reichsadler), the Anchor (Anker) and the Black Horse (Das Schwarze Ross). Each of those hotels has special omnibus which, at the arrival of cach train, wait for the trav Jers and take them back to the station at their depart- ure. But itis quite certain that all the visitors expected at Baireuth cannot possibly be accommodated in these four hotels, On that acount the Council of Adminis- tration hag mange full inquiries as to all private dwell- ings that may be secured for visitors, and we find, up to the present day, 1,300 rooms, comfortably furnished and provided with excellent beds, that may be used. be ie Bird doubt that this Baer will be increased, all the iphabitants preparing themselves {9 recelye V1 the Counc of Adahiuielatid wil thdie dane SOETS an understanding with the inhabitants as to the prices of their apartments, A lodging committee will be formed, and we have good hopes that all legitimate exi- goncies will be satisfied. All desirable information on the subject will be ultimately published by the Council of Adininistrotion, either in newspapers of wide circu- lation or by communications made to the sub-commit- tees, The Council of Administration has also taken upon itself to superintend the boarding deparumpent, so that nothing shall fail to render the stay of Wagner's guests easy, pleasant and comfortable. Moreover tho above mentioned hotels have all cables d’hote, and will suthce for the greatest number of visitors. There are also in the various parts of the city restaurants, tho management of which the Council of Administration will intrust to sure hands. We shall also take care that carriages in sufficient number shall be found to secure communications with the interior of the town and for excursions in the neighborhood. We dwell upon those details, purely of a material kind, only to refute what has ‘been said on the subject in certain hostile papers. We shail use our best efforts with the railway companies in order that the city of Baireuth may be included in the itinerary of the dif- ferent travelling tours, at reduced prices, and we are fully confident of success, TICKETS. Inquiries have been made by several parties with re- gard to ‘patrons’ cards.’? As this isa matter of gen- eral interest we will reproduce the answers we have ‘iven on this subject. A few months previous to the festival the patrons will receive a notice from the Coun- cil of Administration which will invite them to exchange their vouchers for cards of admission. Each patron's card, of course, will give @ right to an admission card for the twelve nights, forming the three series of the trilogy. Several holders of patrons’ cards have ex- pressed their desire to allow three different persons tu use thom, who, instead of alternating, could attend together one of ‘the three series of performances. The Council of Administration will endeavor to comply with that wish as far as the number of seats will permit it. In the towns where Wagner Vereine exist the Wagner Committeo has charge to receive such demands; the can also be made direct to that of Baireuth. Witl regard to partial “patrons” ecards,” marked A BC, it is to be remarked that those letters do not indicate the order of the performances to which they give right of admittance. The letters indicate simply that the patrons’ cards are fractional. The holders of such partial cards will attend the performances in the order of their inscription in the books of the society. That order will be determined by the sub committees who have received their inscriptions. However, if anybody shouid wish to commute (for instance two holders of partial cards would like to at tend together the game series of performances) their wishes will be complied with as far as possible. Wo will promptly answer every request for informa- tion that may be still addressea tous. If they are of general interest, we will publish them in our next rt. The Council of Administration, « KAEFFERLEIN, FEUSTEL, MUNCKER. Postcriptum,—In consequence of the accumulation of work during the rehearsals, the report could not be distributed in time. We can add to-day that the sum of 21,000 florins ($10,500), set aside for the expenses of the rehearsals, has been found to be fully suilicient The great success of the rehearsals has completely removed all doubts as tahe success of the enterprise Experience has proved that the acoustic qualities of the theatre are excellent. Richard Wagner has seized this oceasion to express his entire satisfaction at what hag been done, and especially he very warmly thanks the artists for their zealous co-operation. Finally we are at the service of the public for all information as to the material question of the festival. COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION, A FAT IRISH BOY. A REMARKABLE CASE OF OBESITY-——-AN INTER- ESTING LAD*—-HIS RECEPTION IN HOSPITAL— SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT, Dusiin, Dec, 4, 1875. A case has lately been brought under the considera- tion of the Dublin College of Physicians which is so re- markable in many ways as to seem to deserve a wider notise than that of the purely professional circle, It is arapid and extraordinary development of fatness in a boy. HISTORY OP THE CASR. The patient—for ‘patient’? he really was—was the son of poor parents, His father was a stonecutter, gnd the boy was to be’brought up to the father’s trade. At the date of the medical treatment of the case he was about seventeen years of age, only four feet five inches in height and his weight was 128g pounds’ His dimin- utive stature gave him the appearance of being literally as broad as he was long His cheeks were florid and bursting with fat, over- lapping his nose and well nigh burying his blue eyes: which yet seemed to be bursting from their sockets. His under chin fell on the front of his chest, and thick, brawny folds lay between the back of the head and bis shoulders, quite obliterating all appearance of neck, Thero was a marked accumulation of fat across the chest; the belly (ag he lay in bed) was spread out on either side of him, and projected beyond his knees, The thighs and legs were not in proportion to the upper parts, and it was visible that tho fat predominated in the head and neck and front of the trunk, The pos- terior regions were sinall by comparison; the cor- responding maséles were both small and inefficient, and mach of the difficulty which he experienced in standing or sitting was, no doubt, owing to the condi- tion of those muscles, “HOW HAD BR BEEN PRD? He never had the means of pampering his appetite had he been so inclined. His food comsisted chiefly of potatoes, cake bread and tea He was not fond of sugar. He was not ofa lazy or indolent disposition, although since the development of his obesity he had, not unnaturally, passed much of his timo in sleep, His father was short and stout, but could not at ali be described as over fat. Neither was his mother. He was one of thirteen children, none of whom had mani- fested any tendency to obesity. APPLICATION VOR TREATMENT. In January, 1874, be was first brought a for medical advice, She stated that, for t three or four months, he had been pe so fat that he had not been able’ to do any work. Practising the paternal trade—‘‘stone cutting’’—when he stooped he ot “caught im the chest” and could not give a second low to the chisel, His remarkable appearance elicited such lively sallies from the students that neither en- treaties nor commands could ‘suade him tu remain and submit himself to treatment. A month later he was again taken by hig mother, and was locked op im the room of one of the resident pupils to protect him from the inquisitive gaze and sarcastic remarks of a curious crowd. Four and twenty days after his admis- sion to hospital he found the means of escape, At this time he conid fairly move about. Last April he had himself become alarmed at his condition, and he prom- ised hia mother that if admitted into hospital he would Temaio, or, as he put it, he “would not run away aguin’—a superfluous promise, since he was quite un- able to stand, much less run, Except on three or four occasions he had not left his bed for ning months. He was conveyed to the hospital in a cart, lying on his side on a bundle of straw. The cart was “backed” to the hospital steps, the “tailboard” removed, the shafis raised and he was slid down the inclined plane into the arms of two of the hospital attendants, who carried him to bed, t his mother ¢ preceding EXTERNAL APPRARANCES. The general color of his skin was reddish, but the feet and legs were of @ purplish hue, passing to Blue. On pressure those livid parts became quite pale and very slowly recovered their bluish tinge, HIS MENTAL CONDITION, He had none of the amiability with which fat persons are usually credited; on the contrary, he was very irritable and subject to violent fits of passion, He was VERY BENSITIVE TO COLD, though go fat, and suffered much in frosty weather, the extremities becoming quite livid, ‘ The abundance of volatile fatty acid his skin made his vicinity unpieasai acrious obstacle to leech traatmanr 1 ven of from and proved a mitiwate thie NEW YORK’ HEKALD, FRIDAY; DEUEMBER 17, 1875. warm baths were used, and the buoyancy of fat persons ‘was well illustrated in this instance. MEASUREMENT. The following measurements may be interesting:— Inches. Circumference of cranium.. Sircumference under chin..., Circumference of ari, near axilia, Circumference of wrist... 6% ‘cumference around chest. , 39 Circumterence around waist. . 39 His average PULSE beat was 285, circulation weak, rapid, but not irreg mal sounds. ble, action of the heart jar or atvended with abnor- HIS. VITAL CaPactTY, as measured by Casella’s spirometer, was 66.6 cubic inches, The respiration was shAllow and rapid, although there was mo pulmonary obstruction; its average rate was 32.2 FEELING OF WRIGHT, His own account of himself was that “the weight of his belly was breaking his back,” and that be felt this Most when he tried to “sit up straight on himself,” and that the “grab in the back” was increasing duily. His usual and most comfortable position in bed was lying nearly round on his tnce, the belly spread out before him, his chin resung on’ his forearm; in this way he felt least pressure of the abdomen on the back. ‘TREATMENT. Into the medical treatment of the case it is unneces- sary toenter, It will be sufficient for medical readers to be informed that the agents employed were large doses of liquor potassae and the liquid extract of the fucus vescicuiosus. These remedies were used both separately and in combination. ITS EVPECT, When admitted to hospital he could barely lift his hand to his mouth. On the eighteenth day he could sit up in bed. In forty-one days more he could walk the corridor with the uid of @ stick. At the end of another six wecks he walked a distance of three- quarters of a mile and back. The strangest part of the case, perhaps, is, that when he left the hospital he was one and a half pounds heavier than when he en- tered, The explanation is, that the loss in adipose matter was replaced by muscle. This inerease of muscle was apparent in the changed shape of his lower parts, in bis enormously increased powers of standing, walking and kicking; the grasping power of his hand had almost doubled. It may be observed that his Weight might, absolutely speaking, .be at any time considered moderate, One bundrea and thirty pounds is not excessive for a boy of seventeen years; but it may well be considered excessive ih this cage with respect to the almost dwarfish stature of the patient. + HPagser rs ed bab the worghy bat the enormous fat- A CIRCULAR YACHT, Mr. E. J. Reed, writing from Russia to the London ‘Times on naval and other matters, says:— I must bring vive lengthy letters to a close by the brief mention of afew more facts concerning what ole has seen here, more especially in connection with ma- rine affairs. ‘The activity and varied enterprise exist- ing here may be inferred from the circumstance that I have divided my time to-day between the steaming trials of an extremely fast little screw launch and the sailing trials of a circular yacht, Most of your readers will have heard of, and many have. seen, the fast little river steam yacht which Mr, Thorneycroft introduced with so ‘much skill, enterprise and success. The Grand Duke Cesarewitch of Russia having bought one of these little. steamers and brought her here, it occurred to Mr. Baird, who is the bead of a large engineering establishment in this elty, to show what can be done in Russia in a similar way, and it is on board the little craft which he has produced that | have been to-day. She has been built of thin sheet brass and fitted with compound engines from the designs of Mr. Norman Scott Russell, the manager of ‘Mr. Baird’s establishment, and ig in every respect a great success, decidedly surpassing in speed, 1 am credibly informed, the English steel boat. lcannot doubt that she to-day exceeded a speed of eighteen miles an hour, although under conditions that were not altogether favorable. Mr, Thorneycrott’s boat was said to have gone in England at a higher speed than Mr. Baird claims for his, but when the two competed here the Russian-built boat was the faster. As a specimen of these ex- tremely light and fast river boats, which are so useful for taking three or four persons swiftly from lace to place, Mr, Baird’s deserves great praise. No less praise, but {rom quite another cause, is due to the curious little circular sailing yacht, twenty feet in diameter, in which Lafterwai made some sailing trials ‘The little craft was built by a young officer of the Rus- sian Navy attached to Admiral Popofl’s staff to show that the circular form is not by any meaus as adverse to speed as many suppose. She is cutter mgged, with a very taunt mast, and bas great speod under canvas in combination with an altogether unequalled power of Staying and wearing. She is perfectly round, like a tea saucer, decked somewhat after the fashion of a Bermuda boat, and, hav- ing great stability, can carry, almost without inclina- tion, all the caavas which it is possible to spread upon her. She is consequently very fust, and, as I have already said, extremely handy withal. ‘Like every- thing else I Nave seen in connection with Russian cir- cular ships, is calculated to disturb many preja- dices, and to teach much even to those who know most, FOX HUNTING AT ROME. The winter season in Rome may be considered as fairly inaugurated when fox hunting begins in the Cam- pagna. ‘The first meet took place at Cecchignola, No- vember 30, ovtside the Porta San Sebastiano, with a very fair field, composed chiefly of Roman gentlemen belonging to the Fox Hunting Club and members of the different foreign legations, Prince Alfonzo Doria, Duke Giulio Grazioli, Marquis Calabrini, Count Benken- dorf (of the Russian Legation), Sir George Bonham, Countess Bobrinsky, Countess Cellere and other habitués were in the saddle. The ground was in good order, and some capital runs wero afforded by three foxes, whe were successively started, but got success- fully to earth after furnishing their due amount of sport, the earth stopping having been rather neglected in this part of the Campagna after so long a suspension of hunting operations. Some ot the usual patrons of the Roman hunt will be absent this winter Prince Orsin\, for instance, intends passing most of the season at Vienna; but His Royal Highness Prmce Humbert is expected to return in the course of the week, attended by the Marquis Origo, who has purchased 'some fine horses for His Royal Highness in England.—London Morning Post, Dec. 4. ROWING. pee as Tarryer and Mace rowed on tho Thames a match for £60 on Tuesday, November 30, The race was over the champion course. Just before the starting Mace was made favorite; but soon afterward odds were laid on Tarryer, who eventually left off with slightly the call. George Tarryer was born in June, 1850, and is there- fore now just over twenty five years of age He bails from Bermondsey, and, like bis opponent, 1 ter- man, standing about 5 fect 7 inches, and weighing yesterday before launching his boat 9 st. 434 lbs. As a sculler he has shown exceptionally good form in bis previous matches, his first performance of note in public being in Doggett’s Coat and Badge, when he managed to get second to Messum, of Richmond. The first time he figured above bridge was in June, last ear, when he was matched against A. Phillips, of therhithe, for £25 @ side, and, alter feating him pretty easily, had as hollow a victory over ©. Pare, of Rotherhithe. He was successful on one other occasion prior to the present match. Mace ts a waterman of Horsely- down, and a much bigger man than his op- nent, He is twenty-six years of age, weighs 10 et. 0 Iba, and DI feet 10 inches; and prior to esterday we have never scen him rowing onthe Ghamen above Putney for a march, though he bame up with a good local reputation, Mace won the choice of stations and was shown up by the champion Joe Sad- ler, from the bow of an eight, while Tarryer, on the Surrey side, had for his coach the veteran George Drewitt Mace stripped to the “buff,’’ but his bs nent, more wisely we think, wore askin jersey. Tho steamer bad scarcely taken up {ts position at the Aqueduct before men went off, by mutual consent, amid a_ he Hf downfall of sleet Mace went off with- a elight lead, and by the time the London Boathouse was reached he was a quarter of a length to the good, the leader, if anything, rowing slightly the slower stroke, Along the Bishop's Palace Grounds Mace went slightly too much in shore, but after getting straight again he rowed very strongly, and drew out a length ahead of his adversary at the be and increasing his advantage he was enabled to tal ‘arryer’s water after going about three quarters of amile. On crossing to the Surrey shore a foul seemed imminent on more than one occasion, but the Soapworks had almost been reached before Tarryer could get his boat’s mose to overlap that of his op- pouent. From this pagers to Hammersmith Bridge a very exciting etruggle ensued, Mace doing hiv ut- most to retain the lead, while it was quite clear that ; Tarryer, while not éxerting himself more than | hitherto, was slowly but surely overhauling his man. At the Suspension Bridge Tarryer had to go through the centre, while Mace went under the Surrey arch, and after getting well clear of it, Tarryer com- menced to show his superiority, both having shot almost level, at 11m, 20s, from starting. In the centre of Chiswick Eyot a barge was moored, and Tarryer was compelled to go round on the outside of it, which took him slightly out of his course, but for all this, on | closing together again fully a length divided them. Before Corney Reach had been entered the race peared virtually over, for Mace went ‘all. to pi and Tarryer, sculling with a telling stroke, Ted: 3," by tive lengths at Barnes Bridge, which he passed at 22m, 588. Mace eased up after this, aud Tarryer went on and won by oye abet lengths, in 27m. 648, The winner trained at the Bells, Putney, and Mace went through h _ tion from Ralph's, White Horse, Wands- wortl SPORTING EVENTS ABROAD. The racing stable of M. Charles Laitte, better known as Major Fridolin, were broken up at Paris on the Ist inst. Prices ran low. Mambrin was sold to Baron Seillidre for 19,700f.; Bourbon, to M. Malapert, for 9,500f, The same gentleman bought Soudard at 10,0001, Shavoup was sold to M. de Berteux for 14,100f. A string of colts and fillies went for 2,000f. to 3,000f. each. Prince Hatafeld has purchased tho hurdle racer, Monaco, for 800 guineas. ‘The fall of snow in the North of England would ap- pear to have been heavier than in the South, for it was At last accounts a foot deep on the racecourse at Rich- mond, and Lord Zetland’s horses have had to do their work in the riding school The covered rides and straw beds have come in for general patronage, the heaths, wolds, downs and moors in the various dis- tricts being not only frost bound, but completely under the snow, Little in the way of speculation is going on in Eng- land on next year’s Derby. Two to one, however, to £500 was accepted about Skylark, the Mineral colt and Petrach combined for the Epsom event At the London clubs there bas been a considerable amount of betting upon the subject of bets on the post- ponement of the Croydon steeplechase, and some of the most prominent speculators are decidedly of opinion that bets on the affair will be off. Others hold a con- trary view of the case, The interests at stake are con- siderable, and it is considered “hard lines” by those who got long odds about the present favorites, and hedged their money so as to stand on velvet, to have the bets declared void now. The racing rule, however, is particularly clear and imperative upon the point It js a8 follows:—‘‘If a match or sweepstakes be made for any particular di ee’ any race week and the parties agree to change the day io any other in the same week all bets must stand, but if the parties agree to run the race in a different week or to make the slightest differ- ence in the terms of the engagement all bets made be- foro the alteration are void.” Tho Rev, Edward ©, Skedden writes from Clapton Rectory, Thrapstone, England:—‘Having read in the Times of the death of Colonel John William Fane, of Wormsley, Oxfordshire, on the 19th inst., I am desir- ons of recording a few words to the honorable memory of one of the last of the good old gentlemen coachmen of fifty years ago, Many atime have I sat by bis side in cases of extreme difficulty and danger; but John Fane was areal good coachman, added to which he possessed the most unflinching courage and strength of nerve, Few men conld work four heavy horses throngh a heavy country like Jobn Fane; and he was equally well up'to his work when he had four blood horses striving madly to get away. I well remember such an occasion in 1835, when the horses would bave got the mastery, and the Wonder coach, with eighteen passengers, have come to grief in High Wycombe, but for the strong arm and nerve and indomitable pluck of peat ee (at that time Major Fane), of Stoken- ehureh, NATIONAL TROTTING ASSOCIATION. THIRD DAY'S SESSION OF THE BOARD OF AP- PEALS—THE DECISIONS MADE. The Board of Appeals of the National Trotting As- sociation held an executive session yesterday for the purpose of considering and deciding the several case not before passed upon. It hasbeen the desire of each and every member at this meeting to quickly dis- pose of the business brought before them, with a view to an early adjournment, With the exception of Mr. William Edwards, of Cleveland, who was called to Springfield, Mass,, early yesterday by the death of a near relative, the several members heretofore in at- tendance were present, The decisions arrived at are as follows :— No, 485, Alden Goldsmith, Blooming Grove, Orange county, N. Y., vs. Syracuse Driving Park, Syracuse, Y.—Appeal trom the decision of the judges of a race.— This case has had extended reference in the Hexaup during the past two days. It will be remembered that the appellant's bay mare Sister was distanced in the 2:38 purse trotted on the half-mile track of the Syra- use Park last tall, on the charge that the driver “pulled” her, This action was taken in the fifth heat of the race, Sister at the ume having two heats. The scc- ond heat of the race was won by Northwood, but the judges, for some reason not yet clearly explained, de- cided 1t ‘No heat.” Both appellants and respondents made extended statements in the matter, and the Board, after a full and patient consideration, made the follow- ing decision:—That the judges in distancing the bay mare Sister in the fifth heat under the supposed au- thority of rule 48, believing that there was no special provision elsewhere in the rules to mect the case, were in error. There ts special provision for” guch a condition of affuirs as they alleged — in rule 28, which does not authorize the judges to’ “distance,” but gives them power to change drivers or to call the heat void. Upon applying this ruling to the case the Board holds that the performance of said race after the fitth beatis mull and void, aud that the race remains unfinished. It is, therefere, or- dored that the race be trotted to a conclusion on the same track between the competing horses in said fifth heat, they being assigned positions as given:—North- wood, pole; Sister, second; Charley, third; Mobawk Prince, fourth, Also that the continued race be de- cided next season, between the Ist of June and the loth of July, notice of which shall be given by the Syracuse Driving Park, by mail, to the several parties entering these horses, and also to the Secretary of the National Association, on or before the Ist of May. Also ordered, that avy money awarded and paid in this race be returned to the Syracuse Driving Park, to be properly distributed at the conclusion of the event No, 470. N. E. Springsteen, Grand Rapids, Mich., vs, R Gilbert, Newaygo, Mich., and the bay’ gelding Ohio Boy, alias Friday.—Decision—That the complain- ant bas fatled to show that the bay gelding Friday |s the horse known as Ohio Boy. The application of re- lief, therefore, asked by defendant, is granted. jo. 464. In the case of the horse W. H. Ripley, alias Passaic, expelled by the Valley Point Agricultural and Mechanical society, Cuba, N. Y., the Board agreed with the present owner, H. H. Harris, to reinstate him upon the payment of $100 fine, The offer of the Board not having been accopted it is hereby reserved, and the horse coutinues expelled. No, 475, James Dugrey, Jr., Troy, N. Y., va Keene Driving Park Association, Keene, N. H.—Application tor removal of suspension of him and the gray gelding Ben Smith and gray mare Bessie (formerly Sleepy’ Mary). In this case the association accepted entries atter the time of their closing, but held that Dugréy made them in good faith, and did not receive them in season, owing to the negligence of his agent. Dugrey rested his case upon tho fact that the entries were made after the ad- vertised hour of closing, and, therefore, were not valid, Decision—Tue Board hold that the association erred in receiving the entries after the time for the closing of the purses, and it is ordered that the en- trance money deposited by Dugrey with the treasurer, pending this decision, be returned, As circumstances have been developed, however, tending to implicate Dugrey and others in an attempted fraud, the case is continued for further investigation and action. No. 304 Montgomery County Agricultural Society eked Park), Whitemarsh, Pa, vs. William Roberts, lima, N. Y., and the chestnat gelding MoDaniel and the bay gelding Richard—Application for decision respecting alleged fraudulent entries. —Decision—The Board found that the defendant Roberts fraudulently substituted the so-called Richard for the chestnut gelding McDaniel in the race, and is not entitled to the money won by said chestnut gelding. It is therefore ordered that Ambler Park pay over such premium to the party next in interest, ‘The Board will continue ip session to-day, THE LOUISIANA JOCKEY CLUB. THE FALL MEETING-—-OXMORE, CORIANDER AND GEORGE GRAHAM THE WINNERS. New Or.rans, Dec. 16, 1875, The thira day of the fall meeting of the Louisiana Jockey Club brought together a fair attendance. The weather was clear and pleasant and the track in gcod condition. ‘The first race was a handicap hurdle race; two miles; Club purse $400; $300 to first, $75 to second and $25 to third horse. It was won by Oxmore, beating Port Leonard second, Laura third, James A. fourth and Duroc fifth. Time, 4:01, James H. ded at the start, but was passed at the half mile by Oxmore, who led to the finish, winning by six Jengths, In the betting on tho track Port ard averaged 25 and the fleld 35, Skconp Race—Club Purse, $400, for all ages; $300 to first, $75 to second, $25 to third. One mile and three- quarters. Right horses started. Coriander won the race, Vol- cano second, Apa ved third, beating Falmouth, Sweet- boy, Mollie B, and Tom Leathers. Time, 3:1344. Coriander led at the start and throughout the race, winning by two lengths. In the pools Verdigris sold for 110, Volcano 80, Coriander 55, the fleld 20. Turd Rack—Club Purso, $600, for all ages; $500 to first, $100 to second; mile heats, best three in tive, The following is a SUMMARY, George Grah Ella Harper. Kilburn, Pompey Sweetboy. 6—1 : 2: beat by five lengths. Gra- ham won the second heat by half @ length, and the two succeeding hei ant Harper seemed to give up the race after the second beat. She carried 112 pounds to Graham’s 90, This was the most exciting event of the meoting. The betting was heavy on every race, but very heavy on the third and last, In the pools on the track Harper sold for 200; ali the others as the fivid for 70; nearly three to one on Harper against the fleld, The favorites wore beaten in every race, VELOCIPEDE RAC A velocipede race for the long distance championship aud $500 will commence at the American Institute Building to night, beginning at nine P, M. and dnishing on Saturday at eleven P. M. The contestants who will participate in this twenty-six-hour race are Messrs, A. . Messenger, long distance champion of America, and W. E. Harding, the champion fifty-mile waiker, BILLIARDS, ® George F. Slosson yesterday issued a challenge to William Sexton to play a game of billiards for $5000 side, the rules for the three-ball championship of the world to govern the contest, The challenge is to re- main open for ven days, . THE WRESTLERS. Yorn, Dec. 16, 1875. To THe Epitor or tur Herato:— After my match with Mr, Christo! on Saturday last I left this city to take a rest with some friends at Ster ling, N. J. Returning this morning I was not alitule surprised to find a challenge in the Hrratp to which Ty uame was appended, Uf the document appearing in your valuable journal I had no knowledge whatever, id therefore beg of you to make the correction, as am bound by a previous promise to give the man | de. feated a return match, which be claims as a right and which I will cheerfully grant Bim if heagrees to wrestle on the same terms as before, TH. BAUER, Fla Harper won the Gir | To toe Eprror or tik Hegatp;— -TRIPLE SHEET. ae ee} 9 eS ee RT MT MAE ESPN oc), HANDBALL, At Philip Casey’s racket and handball court in Brooklyn yesterday afternoon there was an exciting handball match, best three in five, between James McEvoy, a noted Brooklyn player, and James Casey, brother of the champion of the United States, MiBST GAME, McEvoy began the game with high left hand tossing, Dut was returned again repeatedly by his opponent McEvoy, bowover, succeeded in scoring 5 before he | was Fetired, Casey then took the ball, and by low, hard tossing made & McEvoy, taking the ball, con- | Mnued his high play and scored 4 before going out. Casey then warmed up to his work, and by more low, hard service added § to his score, In this inning there | Was ap unusual amount of ekilful play on both sides. The marker now called Casey, 11; McKvoy,9 McEvoy them resumed the ball and, playing with great caution, red 2 Casey following, with quick service and hard y, added 6 more to his score. The friends of Me- voy now urged lim to more effective exertion, which he responded toby making the cheering addition to bis score of T aces’. Casey toliowed, and seeming confident of winning played low, hard service until he bad counted at“ and flaished the game, Score—Casey, 21; Mo- Bvoy, SECOND Game, Casey in this game followed his band trom the first and was put out by McEvoy without a count. McEvoy now changed his band trom left to right, and gettin; well down to his work secured 6 aces. Cusey fullowe: and scored 3 points, whea, after excellent work on both he was retired, McEvoy and friends were now confident that the second gane was to be his, and so expressed themselves, They proved to be right, as is | shown by the following score:—McEvoy, are 6—21; Casey, 3, 0, 2, 5, 3, 4—17, THIRD GAME. In the third game the play, generally, was very much like that in the second, Casey, however, succeeded in making better counts, and at the end the score stood— | Casey, 4, 3, 8,0, 0, 5,121 McEvoy, 2,1, 1, 0,4, 7, | LAST GAME. The fourth and last game was played with energy and skill by both combatants, Casey, however, again forging ahead of his opponent by his famous hard | serving and hitting, the score standing—Casey, 3, 8, 4, , % 1—21. Mckvoy, 1, 0, 0, 3, 8, 2, 1-10, giving Casey the game and the match.” ‘Time, one hour and thirly ##@ minutes THE GAME IN THIS CITY. The concluding eight ot the match series of fifteen games between Arthur McQuade, of this city, and Mor- ris Moore, of Philadelphia, were played at No. 404 Madi¢ son street yesterday afternoon, The first game was won easily by Moore by a score of 21to9, The second was more closely contested, finally resulting in favor of the Philadelphian, ‘The third game resulted in favor of McQuade, and the fourth seemed to be going the same way, at one time the score standing 18 to 6, but, by superb play, Moore finally won, Soon afterward, however, it became evi- dent that his hand was badly bruised, and althongh he showed himself a master of the game, making some beautiful strokes with his left hand and fect, McQuade secured the remaining four games aud the victory. following are the scores First Game.—Moore, 21; McQuade, 9. Second Game.—Moore, 21; McQuade, 20, Third Game.—Moore—0, i, 1, 4, 2, 6-12 McQuade— 1, 8, 8, 2, 4,5, 8—2L Fourth Game,—Moore—2, 8, 0, 0, 0, 1, 3, 0, 2, 1, 4, 1, % 1 1-al MeQuade—0, 0, 0, 6 0, 1,1, 0, 0 0, 4, 1, 2 0 Fifth Gama —Moore—0, 0, 0, 5, 3, 1,1,0,1—1L Me- Quade—t, 0, 5, 1, 0, 0; 8, 3, 3-21. ‘ oun Game.—Moore2, 0, 0-2 + McQuade—2, 4, 5, Seventh Gama —Moore—0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1—6 McQuade—8, 7, 1, 0, 1, 1, 3, 0, 23-21. Eighth Game.—Moore—Q, 0, 0, 3, 0, 2-5. McQuade— 4,1, 4,0, 2, 8, 721 Another match between the same players ts talked of A match for $100 takes place on Saturday, the 18th inst., commencing attwo P.M, at McQuade's Court, between George Henley and Patrick Murphy, two weil Known amateurs, CHAMPION GAME IN PHILADELPHIA. The second of the serics of handball games between the United States champion, Philip Casey, of Brooklyn, and tho Pennsylvania State champion, Frank Burke, o¢ Philadelphia, before noted in the Herat, has been completed in tho latter city, the series resulting in an easy victory for the United States champion, The match was the best four in seven games, and Philip Casey won it in four straight heats. The third match and last of the present series is to be played at Carr’s Court, Phila- delphia, on Monday next The conditions are the same as in the previous matches—best four in seven games, the men to use only their right hands in play, CURLING, .The Executive Committee of the National Curling Convention have decided that the match between tho North and South shall take place at Prospect Park on the 4th of January, or the first good day thereafter, woather and ice permitting. The match for the Gordon medal will be played at Central Park on January 11, orthe first fine day thereafter. Mr. J. L. Hamilton, President of the National Corling Chub, will act as um. Pira The match between New York and New Jersey will come of at Paterson on Tuesday, January 18. There will be ten rinks and forty players'a side, The Jersey City Club is matched against the Caledonian Clab, of Now York, and the New York Thistle Club will act as umpire, The consideration of the international match between the United States and Canada was laid over till the meeting in June. THE FIFTH AVENUE PAVEME To rae Eprror oy tux Herat I cannot doubt that your commendable and persistent efforts to arouse our citizens to a sense of shame at the Present condition of Fifth avenae, and an appreciation of what Is needed to cause that great highway to be the pride of the metropolis and of America, will meet with a hearty response in the minds of your intelligent readers; and while an expression of universal approval ts doubtless finding its way to you in the shape of many encouraging letters, I will add one to the list, and say, “Go on, Mr. Editor, in your good work;” and I trust your spirited remarks will so awaken the enthusiasm of the people in general and your Fifth avenue readers in particular that the interest may not abate nti! such necessary and definite action is taken as will insure a macadamizing of the avenue from Washington square to Central Park. In Ex Tecommendation that the road, by judicious legislation, be placed under the con- trol of the Park Commissioners, you have struck the key note in this much needed improvement, which, once accomplished, can be vest maintained in the man. ner you suggest ‘I trust the desired objects will be eventually secured by your repeated efforts, which have already won and deserve the approval and thanks of thescitizens and taxpayers. ALPHA, HORSE RAILROAD TO CREEDMOOR. The Grand Jury of the Court of Sessions of Queens county some time ago presented the Hemsteud plank | road, which extends from the village of Jamaica, L. L, to Queens, as a nuisance. Tho Board of Directors of the company, however, promised to place the road in geod condition, and no further proceedings were taken. Yesterday the stockholders held a meeting, at which thoy resolved that it was inexpedient to plank the road anew, but determined to hold a meeting in January, to take into consideration the propriety and expediency of bonding the road to a sufficient amount to lay rails and establish a horse railroad over the route. It is proposed ultimately, should this road be constructed, to make an extension of it from Queens to Creedmoor, the right of way, it 1s understood, having already vcen secured; and itis believed that the line would be ex- tensively patronized during the shooting season at Creedmoor, especially by the Brooklyn riflemen, who would thus have a continuous line of horse railroad THE THURLOW WEED INTERVIEWS The Tribune of yesterday, in publishing an iIntem view with Thurlow Weed on the question of Tweeé being anxious to compromise the suits against him, stated that Mr. Weed had denied the correctnoss of the Henatp reports It is only necessary to say that ox Wednesday evening the Hskaup reporter called on Mr, Weed by appointment, but found that be bad no new | facts to communicate, “1 ought to say, howeverg’ said Mr, Weed, “thal there has been a Yribune reporter here this afternoop, who has been very anxious, apparently, to have me say that I bad been misrepresented by you in the Hewaty interviews, I told him, however, that I bad read both the interviews very care- fully, and felt bound to pronounce both of them to be perfectly fair representations of the conversations had on the subject’ He (the Tribune reporter) then showed me some remarks in the Graphic, in ‘ich 1 was called a “sly old fellow,” and g0 on, and charging me with having vastly more knowledge cdénceruing ‘Tweed and his whereabouts than I cured to make knowa, I responded that such remarks grew, doubt- leas, out of a, perhaps, unconscious desire to give ud- due importance to what I had said through the HERALD and to give to my expressions of opinion a much greater depth of meaning than a fair construction of them would bear. I told the 7ribune reporter, as you have already published in (he Heravo, that! bad bot seen any of either Tweed’s or Connolly's friends, but thas Thad visited Tweed while he was on the island, the import of which visits I did not, as you said in the Hxxavn, think it was yet time to make known, He then reiterated his statement that I must have beeu misrepresented by you, and I repeated my former response, that the printed matter in the Henatn was a perfectly fair rep- resentation of our two conversations; that the trouble Was not with the reports, if there was any trouble at all, but with the readers’ of the reports of our inter- view, who may have, and some of whom seem to have, attached too much importance to them, My be- lief that Tweed had not left the country and that bego- tiations may have been in progress prior to his escapo was nat based oa any positive knowledge I had of what had been done in these later days, nor did you 80 state,’” BURIAL OF MES. MARGARET ASTOR CHANLER, The funeral obsequies of the wife of ex-Congressman John W. Chanler, and favorite granddaughter of the late William B. Astor, took place yesterday, at eleven o'clock, in St Mark’s church, corner of Stuyvesant street and Second avenue, Mrs, Chanler was the daughter of Mr. Samuel Ward,of Washington, ber age wat thirty-eight, and she leaves an interesting family of tes children, the eldest of whom is not over thirteen years, She largely participated in the special bequests of her grandfather, the late millionnaire, as well as inheriting a large property from her mother. Mrs. Chauler was fp ber usual health a few days since, but a heavy cold, contracted at the funeral of William B. Astor, developed into pneumonia, which caused her death. Mrs. Chanler used her great wealth nobly. There was scarcely a deserving charity to which sh did not contribute, and only a few days before ber death she paid a large sum to defray the Mission dobt of St Mark’s oburch. The hundreds of mourners that thronged the church yesterday moruing testified very strongly to the estimation in whieh she was held. The officiating ministers were Dr. Release, the pastor, as- sisted by the Rev, Dra. Hugh Miller Thompson, Charics H, Hall, Geor; Houghton, Rev. Dr. isaac R. White, of Newport; Dr. John W. Moore, of Red Hook, N. J., and two ministers from Kinderhook on the Hudson, near the summer residence of the deceased. Among the mourners were noticed nearly all the survivors of tho Astor family, Mr, Lewis M. Rutherford and family, Mr. Rutherford’ Stuyvesant, Mr. Sidney Webster and many members of the Fish, White, Beach, Rodgers and Catlin families. The great chancel was nearly buried In flowers, all of them being of the most exquisite design, while the casket, which was covered with purple velvet and lined with lead, could hardly be seen for the wreaths, crowns andcrosses of flowers heaped upon it. The choir of eight voices sang, in a superb manner, the favorite hymns of the deceased—‘I would not’ live alway,” “Nearer my God to Thee” and ‘Jerusalem the golden. ’? Dr. Rylance delivered atouching prayer, and also pro- nounced the benediction. Dr. Hugh Miller Thompson read the service in the aisles, and Dr. Houghton read the prayers forthe dead. At noon the services were concluded, and the body was conveyed to its last rest- ing place, which was unde: od to be Trinity Vemetery. The streets in the neighborhood of the church were blocked with private equipages during the progress of the services, A BURGLAR’S CURIOUS STORY. Yesterday morning, in Hoboken, William Murphy, who claims to be second mate of the Liver pool-owned ship Admatic, mow at New Orleans, was accused by Police OMicer Holms of com mitting a burglary at No. 3837 Garden street, and stealing a quantity ot jewelry, The articles in question were stolen from the rooms of a Mr. Cars. ten. Police officer Holms lives in the house, As the officer was going through the hallway he met the prisoner, and, as the latter was not able to give a good account of himself, arrested him. The prisouer stated to a Heratp reporter that he was a veteran of the war; bad fought under Farragut, and was at Island No. 10 on the Clara Dawson. le also said he was in the Crim- ean war, and had sailed out of this port with Captain Peabody, of the Neptune, who, he said, ‘‘was ni ly a3 bad askipper as Billy Waterman.’ He said, in reply to questions put to him by Recorder Bobnsiedt, that be committed the burglary after a drunken spree, and while he had not his {ull senses. He was committed for trial by Recorder Bohnstedt, and unless he cau prove good conduct will probably be imprisoned for five years, AN INVESTIGATION WANTED. THE FREEHOLD AND JAMESBURG AGRICULTURAL RAILROAD—NO DIVIDENDS PAID FOR TEN YEARS. Freunorp, N. J., Deo. 16, 1878 It ts publicly reported here that the Frechold and Jamesburg Agricultaral Railroad has failed to pay its stockholders one dollar of dividends in ten years, though it has earned more money during the past year than any other in the State for the length of its route, The net earnings were $06,090, and the running ex- penses were $66,000, leaving a balance of $90, The cost of running, &c., it is said, is $30,000 or $40,000 more than any other road of similar length in the country, ‘The stock, it 18 also reported, 18 only worth fifteen cents on the dollar. Several stockholders imperatively demand an investigation into the management, PATTERSON, THE DEFAULTER. AN ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN A PARDON FROM THE GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY. Frernoup, N. J., Dec. 16, 1875. ‘The friends of George W. Patterson, who is incar- cerated in the County Jail In this town on asentence of five months’ duration, tor “unlawfully loaning the public money,” have circulated a petition throughout Monmouth county praying for his pardon. Nearly 1,000 signatures of reputable citizens have already been | obtained. Patterson was amember of the Legis- | lature tor three suceessive terms, he has held various | other offices of trust and emolument and only about three months ago he was one of the foremost poli- ticians in that partof the State, While acting asa Township Collector he loaned a considerable sum of money to some of his political supporters, and, they | failing to pay him back, he became a defaulter, for | which crime he was indicted and convicted and is now suffering imprisonment, His family is in destitute cir- cumstances, A HEINOUS CHARGE, i TAXATION OF CHURCH PROPERTY. The greatest concern is manifested by the clergy of every denomination in Jersey City over the question of the taxation of charch property. The Very Rev. Dean Abercrombie, of the Episcopal Church, says that the question is of such vital importance that a public meet- ing will soon be held. Rev. Dr. Imbrie, of the First Presbyterian church, , believes that the thing is too monstrous ‘to be credited. He say that lawyers are divided tn u interpretation of the new amendment. Dr. Rice, of Grace church, feels that the danger is nigh, even to the doors, and that invited action on the part of all the clergy ought to be taken without delay. At the prayer meeting of the Westminster Presbyterian | church last evening the subject was introduced by | Elder Howell, and it was resolved to co-operate with | the other churches in an ¢ffort to obtain relief from the | Legisiature. The Catholic clergy are unanimous in| their condemnation of the new amendment, which, | they say, will press heavily on poor congregations, The Methodists are so aroused that they intend to ap- pe a church to the Legislature. SEA CLIFF GROVE ASSOCIATION, At the annual meeting of the Sea Cliff Grove and | Metropolitan Camp Ground Association, held at No, 805 Broadway, the following Trustees were elected:—L. A | Battorshall, Chester Bedell, W. H. Du Puy, William Dickson, Henry Dubois, John Falconer, J. 8 Foun- tain, Prederick &. Keller, Wilbur F, Martin, George B. Remsler, Egbert Rhinehart, H. L. Richardson, Joel Sammis, D, U. Hicks, Christopher Wohltman. SAVINGS BANKS INSURANCE. Your correspondent’s suggestion relating to the “Insurance for Savings Bank Depositors” is not new, as it has been thought of by several I have for so: time bad the same idea, and have acted upon it to 80! extent, I have at least $20,000 promised for a capital, in shares, and am awaiting from Albany the necessary in- structions for the formation of sucha company. Yours respectfully G. KEN, | consideration | The company have thirteen boats running and own five | Reaben Van Horn, a baggage master in the employ | of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Jersey City, was brought before Justice Keese, yesterday, to answer | acharge of improper intimacy with bis daughter, who | ts only eleven years of age. Van Horn’s wife was | killed by a fall some time ago. A medical examination of the child confirmed her statements. The accused was remanded for further examination this morning. THE UNION FERRY. | The Unton Ferry Company officials are very reticent in | relation to the issue raised by the Corporation Attorney as to the validity of their lease. Ovortures were made to the company by the New York authorities, before the expiration of the lease which expired in 1871, to grant a new one, on condition of making the fare one cent, It was objected that this would make the revenue {n- soMicient to maintain the ferries, A second intervie’ took place and a compromise was effected, a lease being granted op condition of a reduced terriage between five and seven o'clock, morning and evening. Mr. Smith stated before the Senate Committee lately that the only jiven for the lease was $1 per annum. ferries, STATEN ISLAND FERRY. Through solicitation and for the accommodation of theatre goers, the Staten Island Railroad Company will have @ boat leave New York at midnight, commencing | to-morrow night, instead of at 11:45 as beretotore, ‘There 18 no truth in the report that the company intend | running their cars to Tompkinsville, and si ft Mag | Stapleton landing, as they say they own the Stapleton | property, and intend to aid in its fmprovement by mak- ing more {requeat communication with New York. POST OFFICE DEPARTURES. | | —— | The steamship Frisia, leaving this port yesterday, took out 43,402 letters and 65 bags of newspapers; the Acapulco, 4,631 letters and 13 bags of papers; the City of New York, 4,013 letters and 2 bags of papers; the pect Duc. 16, 1875, 181 Tompkins avenue, Brooklyn. ‘anima, 686 letters and 2 bags of papers, and the Caron- jet, 2.041 letters and 3 bags of papers,