The New York Herald Newspaper, January 2, 1876, Page 8

8 THE DYNAMITE DISASTER. Details of the Explosion on the Dock at Bremerhaven. ! Terrible Scenes of Death and Sixty-eight Persons Nilled ¢ Thirty-three nuded, Seriously W - SICKENING SCENES ON BOARD THE VESSEL. eee The Conspiracy Against the Steamship Mosel Her Passengers and Cargo. Loxvoy, Dec. Srarcely had the excitement which ihe wreck of the Deutschland to a great fided, than we were started by the news thata case of dynamite had exploded close to the Mosel, a sister | ship to the Deutschland, both belonging to the North German Lioyds, causing, in an instant, even more suf- | fering and wretchedness, and as great a number of @eaibs as did the waves and the cold on the feartul wigbt of the Eth of December, just live days before, The facts o! this feariul accident may be stated in a few words THE MOSEL bad just been hauled out of the inver dock by the steam tug Simson, aud was | very close to the quay opposite the large depot of the North German Compa st of the passengers had al reaiy gone on board; orly m few stood among the dense ¢ of spectators on the quay, bidding a last farewel! to the friends aud relatives who bad gone up from Bremen to see (hem depart for | their new homes in the far off country, The vell bad already been sounded, signalling the passengers to get bn board, when two freight wagons were driven up, | phe containing passengers? baggage and the other four | taxes and one barrel of freight. Suddenly, as the rarters were unloading the freight wagsn, around which stood the crowd of spectators, A FEARFUL EXPLOSION took place; the air was literally filed for a moment with the débris of freight and baggage and the muti- lated portions of men, In @ moment, as a specta tor remarks, the crowded quay was in one portion swept clear of spectators, and the | rest was literally ‘sown’? with the mutilated remains of human beings. The wagons had disap. | peared in the air in a thousand pieces; the horses were thrown toa dead on the ground. Ip that fatal moment some sixty or seventy persons lost their hives, and about forty others were left maimed and mutilated around, 4 TERRINLR i the horrid scene of devastation and death is given | POTURE | by the Weser Z-itung, whose narrative follows be- Jow, thus — About eleven o'vteck on the morning of Simson out oi the Vorhai the Mose) was being towed by th the new b is tug order Wo ning passengers and fre Neariy all the ireight had been loaded and the siz had been n for passengers to voard when, at the last moment, two wage ove up belore s freight depot, one with freight and thi or with passengers’ baggage, consisting of four boxes bad yetto betaken op board orted to the smp by means of | vne Was being unloaded side of the pout twenty minutes past A M., @ fearful explosion took place, ‘The wall of the quay was CROWDED WITR IK a partly belonging to the crew of the steamer, who were eceujied in receiving the packages and freight, paruy: Slevedores und coalheavers, and partly passengers who were taking & last jarewell of their friends AN RYE: WITNESS, who atthe time of tue explosion was standing under | the bridge of the Mosel, narrates that simultaneously with the vccurrence he saw t number of black clumps tying through the air, while, looking to the quay, which had been # minute before crowded with people, be could bardiy see # soul At the first mo ment be feared it was & boiler explorion, and cast him- relf flat upon the deck, being imstantancously covered with a perfect bail of sand, giass and fragments of bouies and one barrel, whic THE DEVASTATION ON ROARD ! pane of glass Was jeftin the ekyhglts, The forward part ofthe stop om the port site was crushed in and Bhivered, and even the starboard side was seriously damaged by the enormous concussion, In the first cabin ib the aft part of the ship bovles, glasses and lamps were all smashed. The side plates were burst, her dead-eyes driven in, rivets torn out, and she was covered ail over with blood and pieces of human tiesl. of the vessel were ij LEGS AND OTHER PORTIONS OF HUMAN BODIES, ces were even found ip the cabin, jen through the skylights, The entrance to the batchways were broken by the pressure of air, and the front portion of the chart room, which won deck, ip was filled with broken glass, even the = Just being distribused to the steerage passengers from the kitchen, The officers and crew of dudiy. ‘The frst otlicer, G. Freitag, is i the third, Herr Christoffer, and the fourth, Reimkaster, are also serionsly bart, Two of the quarterinasters are dead and many of tne frew are missing. Op the quay, in the place where the bux bad been uploaded, there Was 4 HOLY IN THE RARTH, Fix or seven feet deep, which gave one the impression | that the earth had been. pressed downward with im- | se power. The quay was cover tions of human bodies and torn clothe lay bere and there ap arm, a leg, intestines. | Simson is much better off than the Mosel, as it | lay lower Deneaih the wall of the quay, The entire up- | per ueck, However, is in pieces, aud in the apper por fons of the ship sea: & single board remains, but she damage will be easily repaired. The crew of the tug are uuinjared, except by fright | The fremen and machinists Complain of slight pains sm the Chest, but all were able to go to their homes, AID TO TUE SUFFERERS. | Immediatel, on @ company of Fob iors, whe were at me on the drill ground and also whe Bremerhaven police came up to render as: sistance to (he wounded and to pick up the deat, The former were taken to the barracks outside the town ge were also subsequently the dead, the route thither Demy stained with tracks of blood. The scene at the barracks was a terrible one; torn bodies with faces distorted with pain, some rendered almost unrec- cognizable by frightful wounds. The ertes and moans of the dying are described as veing beartrending. The | Bremerbaven doctors had given all the assistance they | could, and at half-past two an extra train arrived from | Bremen, bringing twenty two other medical men, a ody of police and four Sisters of Cuarity, The doctors bad avast amount of work for many Hours—amyuitation of hmbs, sewing of deep incisions | aud binding of wounda A’ number of the wounded ed immediately atter removal, and one man just as his leg had been prepared for amputation. The deciors Teport that the wounds are much more terrible than | those which came under their observation during the Jast war milar 1© (hose caused by granite aud shrapnel npossibie to say yet the exact number of the killed, Some of the wounded are SD PPV py Douses, " AD, WOUNDED AND wsarve were mostly whabitants of Bremerhaven, although a few « pacsengers were also awoug the unfortu water. Kye witnesses ay that t were throwa forty or filty feet fr. Herr Poppe, the inspec tor of Licyus, was $8 and fearte y y mutilated, and cou ed by bis wedding ring. CAPTAIN, WENKE, who had the overcharge of the stowing of the vesge! qissiog The iamily of Herr Philip Ettmer, who had come to to Caliiornis, ver, as well rewell te their son, ¥Lo was BoIr fered severely, Herr ang Frau their son and son-in-law, Mr. ( the killed, and the wife of the upputated and @ child of the ian ON Woman as Blown right across the tuy ato the paddlewhee!, Where in the afternoon could ve secu picces of Ang intest nes. ‘Abother woman, holding a obild in Ler arms, was thrown, with the loss of uth ivgs, upou the ive of the second haven. tay jung ALL THE BODIES fonnd were taken to the barracks, and the portions q@ich could not be put togetber were carrie! tnere in askew. The corpses are laid for identification, but fome are $0 mutilated that wey wb possibly be Weptiied. An idea of the PRARPOL PUWER OF THE CONCUSSION that not may be obtawed when it is men ie there not a single pane of ¢ inthe wine ws of Lloyd's depot, but the same thing 1s the case with reference to the Burgomeiter Scomidt stras and also ib many houses roond the old haven. Even in Seesiomunde many windows are brokew and the glass bf the Jighthouse is partiy destroyea THR Wa $s 90 which the inst londs of freight and bag were sirewn in all direchpns; the horses wer some distance and foung dead on the groand, al) the forclegs being broken epove the hoots. CAPILIN LADRWIOS, of the Mowel, escaped fb a moet remarkable ¥ us standing near the fatal box a few 1 e fiw explosion. bub seuing one of ihe pasecngers going | | mite the explosive moter | 85—Kt takes Ke NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. toward the city, and fearing he would be left behind, be burned afer bun, and during this short absence the corred and he wak only thrown on the © entire crew of the Mosel are said to be from hardness of hearing. TAR ASSASSIN A rumor which certainly requires confirmation is rreut to the efegs thas a fre: class passenger was the f the terrible box, and that after the explosion be went inte bis cabin and attempted Lo commit suicide a bullet into his brain Iti fact that ths was found tn his cabin, with the door carefully ned, and that he bad a severe wound on bis fore- was taken to the hospital So far the Lofthe Weser Zeitung. A telegram which arrived in Unis office last night gives the strange rumor that this passenger, by name Thowas (who is bow among Whe Wounded in hospital) had concetved the diabolical plan of introducing the exp: Vessel tor the purpoge of blowing st to wreck, and thus securing a large amount of insurance he had effected owner cb this property. He himselt was & paseenger to Southampton, but the report says that in the box was A curious mechanism, or work, which would ig FIX days at sea, [tis a strange rumor, and I give it as | it comes to me THE DRAD AND THE WOUNDRD, The oficial report of the Bremerhaven police gives the nomberof the killed at about sixty and of the Wounded at about forty, This will doubtless prove to be rather below than above the truth. Of the Mosel’s passengers killed are:—Hermann Cramer, of Iowa; Al- | fred Graniehetedter, of Austria; Adolf Kaufmann, of Yosen (all cabin); Heimrich Kautz, Otto Kunicke, both Gerinans, of the steerage. ® —Mre, Martens, of Br Rudolph Witte, New York; Wilhelm Schmidt and Jo- sep Dancer, both Germans, and Wilbeim Thomas, of Dresden, the cabin passenger who attempted to com- tot suicide and who is responsibie for the ternvle caiam, y. owing is the first official list, but it does not 1 of the people’ names :— WOUNDED. 1 Danzer, Henry Kautz. Witham Bodecker, Join Swendson, stoker. Witam Thomas, first cabin, of Dresaen, EK. Darton. William Wacker. Ernest Alschenhagen. Kdward Becker, Adaibert Zink, y Stoftel, y Lange. pratdy, D. H.W. Hoffmann. Widow Krager, wneider, Jel, steerage. 1 Witte, passenger. Bredemeier. stoffers, third officer. ukaster, fourth oficer, 4! Hennick, Two others are speechless Auguet Bleibanm, Annie Stemboll, of Lebe, Ernestine Krueger. DEAD, Hermann Meyer, of Lebe. F, 0. Kohnecke. Aco! Kaufmann, pas- Jobn Buschman senger, of Posen. iimuert Konrad Fischer, Nante Ahren, of Lehe. G, Giessen, Rumer (kon). Bruckmann Cbrist. Claussen, Kramer. Aschotf, Alfred Granich. Herold Joseph Wacbtendor!. Inspector Poppe. August Fuhrer, Joun Emden, M.A. Seumidt, Tom Vorde Itog the time thi ted The following persons are recorded aw ' MISSING P. A. Etmer. Fr Binscb, H. Wenke B. Craeper. Paymaster Bomhoff and the second othcer of the Main. members shrough the catastrophe, ‘The fourth game in the match was opened on Thurs- day by Mr. Mason with the Ruy Lopea After a siub- born contest the partie was given up a8 drawn at the thirty-minth move, Time, 2b, dim. fitth game:— THE BIRD-MASON MATCH. PETROFY'S DRFENCK Bird Mason. 1—-PtoKk4 Poké 2-KtwK BS KitoK B3 SP 10 Q4 Kt takes P 4—P takes P Pwd 5—BtoQ Kt ch PwoQbs 6B to QS QwQna i—Casties Kw k2 sR to K sq Ki toQB4 BoKB4 Bio K Kt B takes Kt QKiw ye Kiw KS Pw kK Kes P10 Q5 QKiwQRa 16—Kt to Rts Ki takes Kt 17—R P takes Kt PoQb4 Is—P to QRt4 Castles (K R) 1W—P to Q Kid Bok ket 20K B takes Kt P takes B 2I—P we Q Kes BoK2 wu—Kt P takes P B takes P QtoQ Kis KwKB4 24—Q K to Q sq QR to QB &q RtoQ 3 QtoK?2 26-—K to K BS K takes R 27 P takes R Bw Kis 2--R to QR eq QiOQKS W-KwWQKs Bio b6 go—P to K RA Rw Qsq B—Rw R2 QwoQkes 82—Q taker Q BK taker Q -BwK Ba Pwee M—Bbw Qe BwQeba M—B iw QBS Kto kta 36—K to Kt2 KwWRS 37—K to K sq KtoR4 B8—K to K #q BioK2 | go—# to Q2 Rw Qs 40—K to KO R takes R 4i—P takes R Kio Kis 42—1' to h K takes RP 43—B to BwQea 44—B to Kt Sch Kiokid 45—K to Bq BwKE 46—K to K 6q PwQkts 47—K to Q sq PoKR4 $s—P Bach Ko kts Mr Mason wins Time, Sb. lim, The following are the moves in the sixth game of the match: — VIENNA GAME Mason, Bira 1—PtoK 4 Pok4 QKtto B38 RwQbs B—K Ktto BS PwQs 4h wo QBS KitoK BS bP 10 QS QKitobs Bw k 3 B takes B §—!’ takes B QKrwk2 $—Casties PwKRS 10—Q to K 2 QoQ 1i—K to Q2 PoQers 12—Q KR to Q sq PukKR4 13—B to KS B takes B 14—Q takes B PuokRS 1b6—Kt to K 2 QtoK Kis 16—Kt to QBS QKiwK KS 17—Q to K Kt Qo K 3 Is—Kt to QS Castles (QR) —Quw KS K to Kt sq —Ktto K Kt Qo K aq —Kiw K RS QwQens K Kito R4 x13 Qto K sq PoQn3s QwKS QKttweK BS Rt lakes Kt PwkK Kis PioK BS QwKBS QwkK Kid P takes KP 33—K B P takes P PoKRE O4—P wo K Kt Kt to Kt? V takes Kt ch -Q takes P Rw KR2 3i-—-Q WK BS QRtoR sq S8—K Rw K2 KRWwWRO 89—K to Kt sq GQioK RS 40—Q Rt0Q2 Rio K Ksq HG Qs Rite @ 94 Py inkes QBP Ke P takes P SP wo QBS K to Ra 44—P wakes QP Qwk Kia 45—Q to K to R eq 46-4 w QKt6 Qe Qk2 47—Q takes Q ch K takes Q 4—P wOQRS PwKkK kis 4-1 tO QBS RwkK Re . bo—P 1 QBS Rw Qkt2 f1—R to Q Ki? Kw Q kre 2—K takes R K P takes R RwQn2 KtwoRS b4—K to B2 PwQ KS bo—K © K2 Kte Kid 6-—-P tO QRE Pw Qkte Si RWQ K 0 QBS b8--K to Q2 K take id | GK takes Rt? R takes W—K to QBS Rw 61—P to RT RwQka KRwQgers K wo Kis PwKRS Mr. Bird resigns. Time, 3h. 40m, The seventh game was drawn at we seventy-second move, Time, 2b. 35m.; the score at ite conclusion standing—Mason, 3; Bird l; drwn, & TUE CENTENNIAL TOURNAMENT, The following preamble and resolutions, adopted by fhe Philadelphia Chess Club, prove that the article published in the Hmnatp of the 20th ult, has not been without practical resalts:— Whereas the Philadelphia Chess Club bas deen frequentiy importaued by nat “he rations throughout y t holds tournament under its suspices during F refore, Kewiwed That tbe Philadelphia secowmodapions and the sum of Clab offers playing DO, at least as 8 Ducleus for a fund fer & grand international chess tournament, to be beld under the susp) Chess Club, « the Ceytennial Exposition of with th t the peration zations and abl eb eof the varions c! players throughout ¥ W. TL, Saree, Seere By yrder of the Svar ry sive substance into the | ter the vessel had been | Among the wounded | Carl Model, | L OF THE OARSMEN, THE QUARRE Portege ies Re To Tus Epiton ov me Henaup:— Bince a jate meeting of the University Boat Club the Harvard undergraduates have, according to alumn |) that many bave already fallen, yet finding myself, for the present, at least, unhurt, I would devote my last shot to the cause I believe to be just It is with diffi- dence | confess myself a member of the Harvard Uni- versity Boat Club, and moreover that at the meeting in question I used my influence—one vote—in favor of a withdrawal. This was done not without thought; in fact, it was said at the time by some of us that if the alumni had taken as much when they stood in our places perhaps our action would not have been neeaed, and fo lively was our sense of the bovor of Harvard | tbat we really believed it would be best consulted if we accomplished our end and withdrew her from the Kow- j ing Association of American Colleges. In the first place, what is this association? Harvard founded it by her influence in 1871, not having Yale to race with, and—she was beaten. Then every college in the country seems to have snnffed the battle from alar; many applying for adnussion were admitted only to give place to other applicants who weredn turn admitted, until the problem, how, when and where can this regatta take place? becomes yearly more difficult to golve. Experience bas shown that the less college mep have to do with its management the inore apt it 1s to be called successful. The time seems to be fast ap- proaching when all arrangements will necessarily de- volve upon some non-college but enterprising indviduals who will convert it into a ‘spectacular drana,” if it 18 not one already, with an efficient corps of supernumeraries,” recruited from | ameng men, presumably gentlemen—a state of affairs or fifty-seven corpsex were in the hospital at | 1s list was made, but many are notident- | ¢ fuinily in Bremen (Eimer) loses seven of its ‘The following is whe | hot particularly conducive to the dignity of the con- testubls or the honor of their colieges, AS for the couveutions preceding these regattas, are thev either sensibie or hoverable’ Do they approximate the one or the otherf Are they not scrambles for offices, where intriguing between colleges 18 at a premium, bouies unable to challenge “our English cousins” in a gentlemanly way? The last actin the lave Convention being @ transformation scene, an auction room in which the Convention was to be sold to the highest bid- der, after which we may suppose the delegates sep~ araied to make incold bided such accusations against one another as appeared in a letter of Mr. Chandier to the Boston Advertiser. I would ask the alumnus who “frees himself’ so c } tn the Jeter copied into the Hexanp if the tive idea’? between “honor and dishovor” 18 not a goou thing, after all, and whether he would not, after ng out that bis influence could not be ellectively exerted in a proper mauner to keep the Convention hh his convictions; whether, I repeat, be ect”? honor and withdraw, leaving others to transform themselves into @ body of **stavesmen”’ ip miniature, and delight the hearts of hotel keepers and sightseors at the terrible expense of their own self- respect? It is not fuir to hold any one college respon- sible for this state of things; but to say that the Con- vention indulges itself th this way ig warrauted by the facts. Honor is the principal thing and should be spoken of first; after It come some other considera- . Upon which I still think the association exerts a ufluence. ‘The tendency is at present to develop in acollegea set of men wiio are led to suppose that rowing is so im portant that it must be made a prituary consideraijon, They must tran like “professionals,” no matter What the Sirain, for their opponents’ names are legion, aud the most successiu! regatta thus far was practically rowibg against time, with perkaps their most dreaded rival out Of sight and almost out of mind. No thought eral physteal culture is hkely to enter their heads ego community under such cirenm- Dat the race, the race to be decided y mimutes in the sight of shouting and ctators, the number really mterested in then early less. ‘ ins contrary to the trne spirit of college rowing or athletics of any kind, more naving been done Jast vear in the right direction by the establishment of | the rowmg clubs at Harvard (by means of which every can avail himself of this exercise at a small ex- pense) than woald Baye been the case had we more than a dozen regattas in the manner described. There remains some specific remarks in letters trom gradu- ales, to Which exceptions may be taken, A gentleman, writing to the Boston Traveler, says it will be difficult. “to nd any member of Harvard's successful crews who will advocate a withdrawal from the association until the claim for superiority is made good in the shape of one or more vietories over all com- petitors.” * © * [Lis the opinion of a majority of been done in Cambridge of late years, and b also remarks that the “result” of former regatias ba been “mortifying.” Now | atu not aware that any “claim for superiority” ie made in withdrawing from the association, and even supposing there had been “one or more victories over all competitors” would more real reasons lor with- drawing exist than there are at present’ Could not the other colleges very properly say, “tis true you have beaton us this time, but the chances are you cannot do so again, Every year there has been a new winner. The boating position of a coli the victory of one year, but upon its average position for several years. In leaving us now your acuion, is more dishonorable than if you bad honestly inade up your mind to withdraw long ago, and had done so then.”? We have gewerally supposed that the emount of work done by Harvard crews of late was as meh as could bo bestowed upow rowing by men im a aniverstty con- stantly raising the standard of her proper work at the price of her degree. It certa:mly was so much that two of last year’s crew have given up their places in the boat this year in order to devote the time saved to their courses, As forthe “members of Harvard’s successtul crews who do not advocate a withdrawal” and deplore the Pp id be reminded state of feeling at Cambridge, they sto} ‘ ‘that th times considered of ath antidote they propose ts som “One at a time’? tsa good old rr contests, ‘The conditions of racing be have changed somewhat since 1970. These ¢ Le were a competitors. manner of rowing (hey detern with their antagonists with little expense of tim or trouble; they were not subject to the decre of Mconveution, nesther knowing nor caring what was best for their boating intere nd Likely tochange the time, place and even manner of exc Ww their wishes, Their training was not rendered m trying by the element of chai in regattas, which {t is ‘as fir for one as for another, not the question we try vo settle. A misiake in the choice of quarters in a town with which they are not acquainted; a bad position drawn by jot; an’ adversary to be watebed at the aneighth of a mile; a false start in an mterminable line; a dishearten'ng postponement ater weeks of nervous preparation; the boredom of inquisitive visit- ors; the disinclination of most of their trieuds to make look © prominent an end with the That is f0 expensive @ trip t for them rowing amid a mass of other boats—all these con- siderations affect’ the college ourstman during bis traming, and fail to give bim that confidence in him- kelf so important for success at last, ful crews remember this yearly and novel strain upon constantly changing crews belore they judge the “youngsters” too harshiy, Having attended the last three regattas, 1 confess to a feeling of disappointment, but have reserved my mortiication for some of the at tendant cireamstanc Yo the tery graduate who ad- dresses the Boston Advertiser | would bear me.” Is it possible, do you think, that those “who are in favor of giving up the struggle must in the first place be satishi at we have no reasonable ¢ cess in the national associa! Suppo or were not satistied on this cision be equally dishonorab the position und proper miiue the frst place.” and fairly an ng we were yy 1G]! we did not consider ofour university ‘in iy meet that issue and when you ask “w ill become of our reputation for pluck ?” itcan id in reply that there are several kinds of “pluck," among others | moral “plack."’ What would have become of that it, contrary to their convictions, the rity of the H.U.B.C. had voted to stay in this a tion ? Would they not have lost tt, and thus inflicted —ja, D, Bangour, Cor'g Secrerary, | these raduates and themselves “a cruel picce of But one word more, Why ‘would it be hardly ad- visable for Harvard (o attempt to org an eight. oared crew until they have shown first a good six-oar? Without stopping to show that Harvard bas “shown a six-oar,’ E continue, Would it be “hardly advisa. for aman to change his coat because it did not fit him, and he was ready and able to pay for awother considered by competent judges to be a better garment? The Enghsh who love exercise for \ts own sake has the eight-oar, with a coxswain, advantages in g power, comtort to the athlete, in the exercise oi skill Bnd the interest of a race, They have demonstrated those things to themselves 80 mathematically that the impression bas become & and they persistently n their umiversity races to this style of are considerations of time in comparts h advantages? Unless 1 am mach mista movement at Camb wugurated nm it, wever, at the meeting men- . ¢ ehthusiasm than its pre- nelped to secure the services upon the Executive Commttice of three graduates in whom we all have the grea t contidence T shall be wi to think that whatever action they may take is for the best mtereats of the University Boat Cjub, From a love of these interests we are all striving together. A HARVARD UNDERGRADUATE. New Yor, Doo. 31, 1875. y graduates HARVARD HANDLED BY A COLUMBIAN, To Tus otro oF THK HRRALD = Among the several letters in the Hern, hg to the withdrawal of Yale and Harvard from the Rowing Association of American Colleges, there appears one signed ‘Harvardianus,” which, if it gives the gen- eral sentiment of Harvard undergraduates on the sub- Ject under discussion, is certainly an exceedingly bad veler+ showing for them, The writer very evidently labors | wader the delusion (and it fs an error that most | Cambridge men into, unfortunately) that th university college, m learn d an athleti sidered as Orst and of the nimost cons ¢ plainiy ng from the association. this "it objects to agement of the Association: what matters’? are that they obiecs t eo much Whey the | | Henarn, been subjected to a “hot fire al! along the Continuing the metaphor 1 conclude | rvard oarsmen that an insufficient amount of | docs not depend upon | agwinst one, or, at the most, four | Let the success | t. would not our de- | | do not deign to state, It has been reported by some of the undergraduates of the two colleges ip e8- fon that ther = principal reasou for ithe | drawing was that they wished to row | ip eight-oared shells with coxswains, in imitation of | their sister universities on the Cam and Isis, while ou | the contrary, the other colleges objected to this and were perlectly willing t goon rowing in what is a dis- | Uinetly American boat, viz. ;—the six-oared shell with- out a coxswain, Harvard men give a8 a reason for this action of the | other colleges, that the others caunot afford to row in | eights and train the necessary number of men, and | th they do not wish to be hampered by | colleges who cannot or will not go to the expense of | obeying the dictates of Yale and Harvard. The last ra raph of Harvardianus’ jetter is simply a piece of | 1mpertinent conceit, If Harvard had taken the flags | in any one of the association races it is not likely that sbe would call it email glory; and, if she is afraid of “losing her identity among the mass of other American | colleges,” it is much better that she should withdraw, | for it is certain that the ‘other’? colleges do not de- | sire such a competitor. COLUMBIA 75. H A SILLY HOAX. No. § West Forry-kicnta Staser, Jan. 1, 1876. | To rae Eviton ov THe Henatp:— | Acard which has appeared in some of the New York Papers professing to be a challenge from the Princeton | crewto Yale and Harvard, to which my name was forged, is a silly hoax, as is apparent to any one who 18 acquainted with the Princeton Professors whose nuines are used. Yours, &e., WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER, Ji President P,U.B.C. THE INTERNATIONAL REGATTA. | To rue Eprron or tae Heraup: ja committee of arrangements for an international yacht regatta, to be given this year under the auspices of the Centennial Commissioners, These six gentle- men, three of whom are officers of the New York Yacht Club, are supposed to represent four clubs, but it is a matter of courtesy (/) to suppose that more than one club ig represented. The other clubs per- mitted to indofse the policy and de. sires of the New York Yacht Club are the Brooklyn, Seawanahaka and Eastern, the latter being looked upon by the gentlemen of the New York Yacht Club as a branch of their own club, The Commodore of the Brooklyn Yacht Club is the secretary of this committee of the New York Yacht Club to record its actions and do its bidding. These six gentlemen have officially announced that a drifting mateh over the New York Yacht Club course on a midsummer day will properly represent to the assembled multitude what ‘ting in the United States has come to in this the Centennia! year of our existence. Before the committee attempt to take any further steps in the matter I would like to remind them that there is an insect which dies after cne single act of fructification, the purpose of its existence having been accomplished. The committee, not having fved for nothing, may now safely be allowed to resolve itseif into its original atoms, CAPTAIN, Janvany 1, 1876, PIGEON SHOOTING. —_——+ SWEEPSTAKES DECIDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THE LONG ISLAND CLUB. New Year’s Day was pleasantly passed by members of the Long Island Shooting Ciob. Congregating in large numbers on their grounds, near Jamaica, they in- | dulged in pigeon shooting from an hour or so before | noon until nearly mightfal, In this time seven sweepstakes were decided. The first had six j entries, and was of bat little account; the second brought eight contestants to the mark, and proved quite interesting, Mr. Madison winning firet money, The third had ten entries, the fourth twelve, the fifth fourteen, the shooting between several of the gentlemen exciting considerable comment, The sixth contained the same number of entries as the last, the first money being so hotly contested by two well known shots as to gather about them the entire assemblage | when they approached the score, Dr, Talbot proved the winner, killing his birds in excellent style, although his competitor is second to but few amateurs in this vicinity, Ten shooters in the seventh sweepstakes ended the day’s sport, | SUMMARY. Gnovnps ov THE LONG IsiaNp Snootino CLUB, NEAR Jamaica, Jax. 1, 1876.—Classitied sweepstakes, trance, three birds 5 yards rise, 80 yards bo | ary, Hand T traps, and club rules to govern; $7 first, $5 to the second and §2 to the third. to the Bergen.....- 11 Baylis. On Madison 11 Thomas. ~O1 Martin. . 11 Wingate, - 00 Mesera. Bergen, Madison aud Martin divided the money. Same Day.—Second classified sweep, same condi. tions as named; $8 to the first, $5 to the second and $8 to the third. 1211 _ Bergen. 0 11—1 Thomas. O11—1 Marna OLGT 110-0 Baylis. 610-0 Mr. Madison won first money, Messrs. Beatty and Wingate divided the second and Messrs. Bergen, Thomas and Martin did likewise with the third. | Same Day,—Third sweep, classified, $2 entrance, three birds each, 21 yards rise, and other conditions as before given; $10 to the first, $7 to the second and $5 to the third. + 001-1 100-1 Reatty..... 111° Bergen.. Madison: 111 Outwater. ~ 010-1 Martin. 111° Baylis, 016-0 Wingate 111° Smith. 010-0 Thomas .. 111° Henderson . - 000 | "Dhe five first named shared the $10 in order to save | time, Bergen took second money and Outwater the third, | “Sawe Day.—Fourth sweep, classified, $2 entrance, | three birds each, 25 yards rise, and other conditions as given; $1210 the rst, $$ to the second and $4 to the | third. | Wingate... Thomas... ria Outwater. 111 Beatt | Bendel 111 Bergen | Bayi - O12 Smith. y | Mattison llo } Martin. | Messrs. | money; Bay: | and Beatty, Bergen, Smith and Willams did the same with the balance. Samm Day.—Fifth sweep, classified, $3 entrance, three birds eaeh, and other conditions ‘as above given; $20 to the first, $15 to the second and $7 to the third. ‘3 Van Buren and Beatty di . Jbot captured the second and Messrs. Martin and | Bergen shared the third. Six members of the New York Yacht Club comprise | | i | lant or more closely contes' | by the respective scores of 15 to 3, 15 to 14 and | | | | | Samm Day.—Sixth sweep, $3 entrance, three birds | | each, 25 yards rise, 80 yards bouncary, clad rules to | govern and best scores to win; $20 to the first, $12 to the second, $7 to the third and $3 to the fourth, ‘a /L22-22112121211111 Outwater.. - 111-110 | Wiltiams. »111-10 | Gildersieeve. »~111-10 | Beatty. 110 Thomas 2110 | Wisner. Cae } Bergen. 10 | Wingat 10 | Bender. Rear eg | Hemming o1 | Baylis... 0 Martin. 0 Dr, Talbot secured first money, Mr. Van Buren eec- © 121-212112211110) | | i | Flanigan | ond, Mr. Outwater third, and Messrs. Gildersiceve and | j Wullame divided the fourth. Same Day.—Seventh sweep; conditions same as the fixth; $10 to the first, $10 to the seeond and $6 wo the third, Gildersieeve, | Austin, { Talbot M, Van Buren, ererererer tt) and ‘Austin divided dirst and Talbot won the third, | RIFLE SHOOTING AT GLENDRAKE. aud Dr, The American Rifle Association held a day's shooting at their range near Pelhamville, yesterday, and a large number of riflemen were present to enjoy the fine day and participate in the sport, Two matches were on the programme, The Association Cup match, open only to members of the association; in this there were ten scoring shots allowed and any rifle, military rifles being given five points; distance, 500 yards; prize, a cup valued at $50, to be won twice before becoming the ab- solute property of the winner, The leading scores stood :— Name. Rif. | David F, Davids : 5555547 ©, A, Hodgeman.. 3555 5—46 H. Fisher. 2446 5-43 R. Rathbon 2544449 ©. Dusenbury 0455 4-41 Colonel J. T. Undert 4342 5235 a entries not limited, five scoring | shots: one-half ef entrance money to association, bai- The second mate yards, open to any ri ance to turee highest scores; entrance fee $1.’ The winning scores were :— Name. H. Fisher. H, Fisher... GH. Thompeor J @ A. Hodgeman Rife. ac. lil 111] 110 | Sportsman, Decomber 14, our cor 23 | eased the dead bird before the buptsman could TALLY WHACK! ANOTHER HUNT IN JERSEY—FOXES MAKING CALIS. With his arms akimbo and his cheerful, ruddy face wreathed in smiles Joe Donahue, the veteran sports, man, stood outside the door of the Washington Man- | sion House, at Hackensack, yesterday morning, and after a brief communion with the weather clerk briskly bounded into the reception room with, “Now, then, boys, burry up, for there's rousing fun ahead of us — It’s the loveliest day fora fox hunt you ever set your | eyes on.” And so tt was, and so did everybody believe _ it to be; and without much ado all hands jumped into their saddles and away went the happy little cavalcade, | followed by the hounds, in quest of the farmer’s deadly | foe. “Happy New Year!” and “Good luck to you !”” greeted the party at every turn, Indeed, the prospects ‘of # first class chase were never brighter since the ip. Vigorating and exciting sport was inaugurated on Jer- sey soil, Cloudy and close, the hounds had nothing to complain of so far as the weather was concerned, and, with all popetul anticipations that could animate ear- nest and blithesome buntsmen, the neat and picturesque town of Hackensack was quickly left benind, In Lidea ker’s swamp the dogs were sent to cover, aud they proceeded to their work with a willingness that betokened @ speedy reward. Here it was that | on Thursday last the #ame pack had staried a fine red | fox, which was hotly pursued for many miles by Mr. Donahue and Mr. John Ryan, both of whom were en- thusiastic over the sport they had enjoyed. On that occasion M. Reynard got an excellent lead, with the dogs after him in full cry. The cunning fugitive made three circuits and then cut across to Hoppers swamp, where be performed one of his characteristic mancuvres, which was succeeded by a splendid run of gbt miles in almost a straight line. He then made for a little village not far from Hackensack, the inhabitants of which, men, women and children, en- couraged the huntsmen with mnging cheers. Taking to the open country once morethe fox gave the dogs fall swing, and came back to cover near Hackensack, and, subsequently, running eastward toward Spring Valley, be made hig way to Kindercamack, where was hunted down and came to grief. A similar treat was expected yesterday, Indeed, little or no delay was thought of, and as all Were on the alert for the well known music of the dogs, Joo Donabuec’s command, “Keep quiet boys,” was implicitly obeyed. But in vain was ‘the Lideaker swamp "searched in ail directions and it was evident that the numerous rangackings which the hoands had given the place dur- ing the week had warned all intended victims. Nothing was lett undone for miles to the right and left, bot without result, and although the party may have’ felt somewhat disappointed the cheertul exercise had a joy- ous effect upon all, Mr. Ryan was mounted op a fine little chestnut horse, while Mr. R. B. Chouler proved himself a good horseman at many an awkward fence. ‘Then there were Messrs. W. M. Wynant, lL Yearance, Benjamin Holland aud others, ‘all well — suited, and nothing was left to complete the enjoy: ment of the day except the absence ot the wily stranger, The sport has evidently taken a firm hold on those residing in the vicinity of Hacken- ack, and the indefatigable efforts of its patrons cannot | fail to eventuate successtully. It is asserted, and | donbtless with reason, that there are scores of foxes in this part of the country, and their non-appearance yes- terday may perhaps be accounted for on the ground that they, in common with the human species, were availing themselves of the privilege of calling on their friends. The party returned to town shortly before four o’clock, and with the good cheer at the Mansion Honse all drank heartily to the toast, ‘Better luck next | time.” HANDBALL, MR. PATRICK REAGAN -THE WINNER OF THE } GOLD BALL, The gold ball offered for competition at McQuade’s | court, Madison street, yesterday, to be awarded to the best amateur handbail player, attracted a number of competitors, and a lively interest was evinced in the | matches. Tho gallery was filled, and loud applause | frequently greeted the contestants, who acquitted themselves with more than ordinary skill, It was found | necessary, on account of the number of entrants, to place each game at tifteen aces, each match to be de. | cided by the best out of three games, Mr, Ryan was | appointed judge, and performed his duties in a satisfac. tory manner. The following is the result of the matches played :— vIRST MATCH, Furst Game, Lenihan and Reagan... Harney and McLoughlin......--..- Second Game, Lenihan and Reagan... Harney and McLoughlin. Third Lenihan and Reagan... Harney and McLoughlin SRCOND MATCH First Game, Game.” Burke and Callagber. Ryan and MeKeough. Rurke and Callagher. Ryan and McKeougt. Burke and Callaghe: Ryan and McKeough. TURD MATCH. This match proved an easy vietory for Messrs. Shan- non and Burns over Messrs Lawlor and Maher, the | tormer winning the frst two games by a score of 15 to — 11 and 15 to % see O2O2- 4) ENGIRITION GAMER. ‘The exhibition came played by Messrs. Lenihan and B. McQuade against Messrs. Ryan and A, McQuade was one of the chief attractions of the day. A more brill. | d match has seldom, if | ever, been witnessed at this city, each player appearing to be always in the right’ place, and making | each succeedmg inning an exhibition in itself. The match was decided by the best three out of five games, 15 aces each, Messrs, Lenihan and partner winning the tirst, third and fifth games, 15 to 7, while their opponents won ‘the second and | fourth games, the score being 151012 and 15 to 13, | Mr. Ryan made the two most expert strokes witnessed during the mateb, gaining loud applause, and Mr. Leui- han's general play was the finest made by bim in a public match. At the conclusion of the handball con- | tests the judge awarded the gold ball to Mr, Reagan, he having made the best average. AMERICAN RACKETS. THE GOLD RACKET GOES TO LENIHAN, Messra Flanigan and Lenihan competed against Messrs. Ryan and McLoughlin, the best three out of five, for the gold racket, This was an exceed ingly sharp contest for victory, all acquitting them- selves well, The following is the score:— FIRST GAME Flamgan.... Lenihan, } Wee 12330-9 sous J cressesseees ccbeppateevere 8010 8 Bade SRCOND GAMB, seeeccceeeseee O13 731-15 Flanigan, ... Lenihan Ryan. : McLoughlin. wee LZLZ20—8 Flapigan Leniban Ryan | McLoughlin, § °** ~ 011250 6-15 Ror GS a | FOURTH GAME Keane} oo ayeirs> 1008 0 8-10 van. MeLoughlim. J ** Flanigan... exer . Ryan... MeLoughii seievdessmquaneps £0 RSS Om S The gold racket was subsequently awarded by the judges to Mr. Lenihan, an examination of the points in the game entitling him thereto, SPORTING EVENTS ABROAD. The race between Stanton, the bicyclist, and the horse Happy Jack, ten miles out, came off at Lillie Bridge Grounds, December 1% The horse won, his time being 34:35, Stanion’s time was 35:07. The grand international football match between Eng- land and Ireland was played Decemper 13, on the Leins- ter Cricket Club's ground, Rathmines, Dublin, in pres- ence of a large concourse of spectators, The match commenced at about a quarter to three o’¢lock and was mited to an hour and a bait’ It was played according to Rugby rules, and one more gallantly con- | tested has never been witnessed in Ireland, Tho | teams were on the whole very evenly matched; but among the English there were some mach more power- fal men, and also some who were lighter than among vals, The game ended in victory for the Eng- one goal and a “try™—the ‘try’ being Won within ten minutes of the commencement of play. Duke of Rutland, 8 years, has been sold out of Man- ser's staple vw go to Ceylon, to wich piace he is Bow en route, Zitella, 3. years, by Asteroid, out of Morna, was are at Newmarket on Ls ph last, While ronni the Sheffield Handicap in August Curate can her on to she pails, and the injures she sustained from a splinter of nail entering her shoulder ultimately caused Ler to lose the use of her off foreleg A dagn the n Telegraphing from Barnsiey last ane ita eo sad disaster in connection with Badsworth Hont | nm shoot at 600 | yesterday. The meet was at Bretton West, between parnsley and Waketield, and a fox was found fn Bank's | Wood, Which, after giving a capital fun, was fost tn | Poppleton Spring, near Mirteld Station, Sir Lionet | | Pukingtom, Captain Stansfeld, Mr. J. Hope Barton, the | master and a few ovhers, being the oniy persons up | when he escaped. Returning toward Bretton one ofthe | Hounds picked ap a dead partridge ina wood near Denby Grange, and several ombers: ofthe pack rashed | September 12 to 16, | had seen him before. | shoot me until I was shot, poy lef mre Sananeld, here Pe ae im wi several o bounds began toshow symptoms of illness, and although milk, Salt and water and other antidotes were adminis- tered one of the animals died before leaving and mx others dro, dead on the road between Flockton and Midgley, While it is feared that several others aro affected, The seven dead hounds were very valuable ones, and were worth from £15010 £200. An investi- ation will, of course, be made, but it is feared that the wartridge had been thrown down to poison the game, _ Lord Marcus Beresford, while riding Breach of Prom- ise in the Selling Steeplechase at Sandown Park, De- cember 14, was thrown heavily, owing to the horse plundering. Fortnanen however, His Lordship, who is one of our pluckiest Sportamen, escaped with a ver severe shaking, fears being at rst entertained that ne was seriously hurt. Breach of Promise, who algo fell at Croydon and threw His Lordship, did not eseape, ax he was led back to the paddock in @ piuably lame cou- dition, having given way ou his near foreleg Turk GREAT SaNDOWN STERPLECHASK Of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft., with 500 added; winners extra; second received 40 sovs. and the third 25 sovs.; about fous miles; 46 subs. of whom declared forfeit, Captain Macheil’s Regal, by Saunterer—Rogalia, 4 Years, 10 gt. 6 ib, (Fewitt)....0+ + Te Lord M. Beresiord's Chimney Sweep, aged, 10 st 18 Ib. (J. youes) ones . fs Major Browne's Se Moore} ees Aue 3 H. Baitazzi’s Detence, aged, 12 st. 7 1b. ( ). 6 on Finot’s Coureuse de Nuit, § years, List. 10 1b, (fborp).. haatnaecoueenshe i Mr. G. Bracher’s Victoire, @ years, 1 st 21D. (Mr. Mr. Gomm's Little Tom, 6 years, 10 st. 12 Ib, (Mi. K, P.. Wilson) Baia Mr, J. re, Sib. (owner) Mr, John Nighting:li's Shifnal, 6 years, 10 st 6 1b, (J. Adams)... € Mr. W. HL. Harvey's Patrick, 5 years, 10 8 3 1b (Mn Frederteks)... ate eeeeeee nee —9 to 4 against Coureuse de Nuit, 6 to 1 each PBcoaaly and Shifnal, 100 to 15 cach against Vic- toire and Little Tom, § tol against Chimney Sweep, 100 to 12 agains Scols Grey and 10 tol against De- fence, With admirable punctuality the ten were under Mr. McGeorge’s control, and without difficulty were de- spatched on their journey. The bushed fence, a fur- long from the start, was taken by the Jot almost in a. Jine, but on settling down Spectre heid a clear tead past the’ stand, Chimney Sweep, Shifnal, Regal aud De- fence being all together next, clear of Victoire, the favor- ite, Pairick and Little Tom. At a clear interval from these came Scots Grey, lust of all Going up the bill Victoire ran into second ~— place, Shifnat being third, but this lot, on coming’ down it, were joined by Coureuse de Nuit, — tho front division at the bottom fence being the last named, Spectre, Chitnney Sweep aud Shifnal, and this quartet took it almost in a line, Viewire, Defence and Regal being likewise all wgether, but civar of the lead- ers All got well over the next tence, though Little Tom biundered and Coureuse de Nuit fenced slovenly, but the former was at the head of aftuirs, in front of Chimuey Sweep and Spectre, Shifnal bewg fourth as they went at the second article on the far side, with the post and rails on the taking off side, Here, however, accidents happened that considerably reduced the inter- est in the race, for Coureuse de Nuit refusing, threw out Patrick, Spectre, Victoire and Litue Tom, while Shifval, slipping up, fell into the fence, and still further reduced the dimensions of the field, as none of the lot who came to grief could be got right in time to take further part. inthe race. A very few words will drseribe the re- mainder of the Journey, as Chimney Sweep, until half a mile from home, held a slight lead ot Defence, at their heels coming Regal, with Scots Grey a few jengths behind. At this pomt the ps ch had been very good to the previous half weight to tell on Defence, and he was eaten, and at | the water jump Regal closed up with Chiraney Sweep ind janded about a neck. Just before the kurdies Scots - ey passed Defence and took third piare, bat couid not get mear the leaders, of whom Regal, on landing on the flat, went to the fore and won by six lengths, Scots Grey being a bad third, with Defence fourth; nothing: | else, from the casualties alluded to, passing the post, “HORSE NOTES. Mr. P. Lorillard met with a serious loss last week in. the death ofa very promissing dilly at his Rancocus stud farm, She was by imported Glenelg, dain Salina, by Lexington. This filly was purchased at the sale of the Preakness yearlings in June last for $1,825. The days selected by the various trotting associations so far are as follows :— Point Breeze, Philadelphia, May 2410 81; Freeport, Ill., May 81 to June 3; Cambridge City, Ind., June 6 109; Torre Haute, Ind., June 20 to 2%; Elmira, N. Y., July 4to 7; Detroit, Mich., July 4 ' to 8; Cieveland, Ohio, July 25 to 28; Buffalo, first week in August; Rochester, second week in August: Tis- kilwa, IIL, second week in August; Utica, third week in August; Mendota, IIL, third week In August; Pough- keepsie, N. Y., fourth week in August; Karlville, 1), fourth week in August; Freeport, Ill., August 8 to 125 Hartford, Conn., Auguat 29 (o September 1; Spring- field, Mass., Seplember 5 to 3; Mystic Park, Boston, Hambietonian in the stud has ‘rhe record of Rysdyk been mado public, The horse ts still active and vig- orous, though twenty-six years old, He hag “been in the stud ev % ry year since ho was two years excep! 1868, and bas sired 1,525 foals. In 1864 and 65 he pro- duced 276 foals. In a pecuniary sense he has been a wonderfa! sus the fees received for his services: aggregating over $100,000, Fifty-eight descendants of this famous horse have made public records of 2:30 or better, twenty-one of which are in the first yn. of the remaining thirty-sevem there are two grandsons and daughters, and five that are one ra tion further removed from their distinguished progen- itor, Of those in the second generation twenty-nine are descended In the male line, two in tne ft he and one by both branches. Of the sixty-one horses e made records of 2:23 or better in harness, ne are bis descendants, and of the ten that have dropped into the 2:18 class he claims just one- half. SALE OF THE SAPPHO. The yacht Sappho, lately belonging to Mr. Douglas, has been gold to an Italian nobleman for a very largo sum of money. She now carries the Italian flag, and hails from Nice. She is to take part in the proposed international regatta, to be held in the Mediterranean in the coming summer. The Sapphois considered one of the fastest schooner yachts of the day in any country, and her performances have proved this to be the case, Her greatest performance was in the year 1873, when ste overhauled the Livonia, — belonging to Mr. Ashbury, and a host ‘of Rnglish and French yachts, in a regatta off Havre, France, beating them all, although they were allowed ono hour's start over the course sailed. The Sappho repre- sents the ‘‘medium’’ schooner yacht, not being so deep or heavy asthe English yachts, nor se broad or sbal- jow as the American buiit ceutre board schooners, ‘THE WESTMINSTER HOTEL TRAGEDY. DEATH OF MR. DILLEBER. Mr. Jonn R Dilleber, who was shot by Romatn Dil- Jon at the Westminster Hotel, on Friday night, died from the effects of his wounds yesterday morning, at a quarter to twelve o'clock. Early in the morning Coro- ner Croker was called to the hotel to take the dying man’s ante-mortem statemeat, which, in substance, io | as follows :-— 1 was walking up and down the lower hallway of the hotel about forty minutes past seven last evening, when Mr. Dillon came from bts room and ordered me outof theball { replied, “What right have you to question me thus? | am a guest of this hotel, and this is a public hoase. | have as much right to be here‘as you pave.” He then pulled out his pisto! quickly aud shot me Thad no acquaintance with the man, but 1 had uo idea that be intended to- Before making this statement Mr. Dilleber said he expected to die, The Coroner offered to guide his hand in signing the statement, but Mr. Dilleber stated erie phatically that he could do it alone, Last evening Coroner £ickhof went with Deputy Coroner Dr. Marsh to the hotel, when the latter, as- | sisted by Dr. W. M. Strow, of No. 656 Lexington ave- nue, who was Mr. Dilleber’s physician, made a post- mortem examination of the bedy, when they found that the ball entered the left side of tho chest, four inches below thé nipple and one and a half inches outside the median line, passing through the wails of the chest, breaking the eighth rib, pene- trating the cavity of the chest into the cavity of the | abdomen and through the diaphragm, woundmg the tomach and transverse col thence through the Fight tobe ae the liver, striking the tenth or eleventh rib and right kidney, and was found in the cavity of the pelvis, behind the bladder, Death was caused from effusion ‘of blood into tue cavities of the abdomen, Such was the shock to the nervous system caused by the shot that the patient suered very little pain beforo tie dente Biekhoft committed the murderer Ditlon to the Tombs, aod announced his intention of holding an inquesbatas early a day as possible, " conversation yesterday with several people who are well juainted with Dillon the HekaLp reporter was tnformed that that gentleman ts a very eccentric person. ‘The servants in the Westminster Hotel have always disliked to enter his room when he was present, as his conduct toward them has been that of an jrasc) bie and easily displeased man. A CHARITY BaLlL, A ball for the beneflt of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Asylum, at Clifton, will be held at Academy Hall on the first Monday in February. A CASE OF CHARITY, Naw Yorke, Dec 21, 1875, To Tae Evitor or tun HeratD— lappeal through your columns to the charitablo hearted in behaif of a poor widow who is in the last stage of consumption, and who is compelied to wash and iron to make her rent ($5 per mouth) and clothe ber child. If $50 could be collected and paid through you to her every month I will see that _alf other neces, aries are furnished or her comfort aid . L. MOS! . De, No. 244 Fast Thirgy-fourth street. . Jcuia Burk, No. 639 First avenua