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ASHINGTON. Has Grant Privately Declared Against a Third Term? A RUMORED LETTER 70 GOVERNOR MORGAN, NEW YORK HERALD, fer of the Indian Buroau to the War Department, met to-day. No vote was taken, bat discussion developed favorable sentiment for the change, Tho committee decided to solicit the views of General Sherman before definitely disposing of the subject, DEPARTURE OF OCEAN MAILS. The Post Office Department 1s to-day notified by the agents of the King line that the steamer Fust Yama, scheduled to sail from Baltimore for Rio Janeiro via ‘St, Thomas on the 15th of January, 1876, has not yet arrived, bat that she will be in port next week. Notice of the uate when mails for Brazil aud tho West Indies will be despatched will be given hereafter, The agents of the Star Ball line state that owing to Democratic Protests Called Forth by Till’s | repairs to their stoamor Nollie Martin, caused by tho Amnesty Speech. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasuiyatos, Jan. 15, 1876, * BUMOR THAT GRANT HAS EXPLICITLY CON- DEMNED A THIRD TERM NOMINATION IN A LETTER TO GOVERNOR MORGAN. It ts reported here among republican politicians and members of Congress that ex-Governor Morgan, of New York, has a letter in his possession from General Grant, in which the President, in direct and explicit language, declares himself opposed to a third term, and asserts positively that he will re- fase a renomination. It is impossible to trace this rumor to an authentic source, but it {s the subject of a good deal of quiet talk among republicans, who say that {f Mr. Morgan has such a letter, or if the President has written one, it ought to be made public as quickly as possible “for the good of the party,’’ which, It is generaily agreed, would bo greatly strength- ened all over the country by the President's public and unequivocal renunciation of third term project, The belief that the President desires mother term and will use his potent influ. ence to obtain @ renomination is 60 general and, indeed, universal among republicans here, and is #0 generally regarded as the most serious danger Vhreatening that party now, in relation to the voters of ‘he country, that the publication of an explicit renun- siation of another term would be received by the repub- \icang as a very great piece of good fortune, The Presi- dent has taken great interest in the debate on the Am- gesty bill during the past week, and bas not concealed from his friends his pleasure atit, He thinks it has seriously crippled the democrats, ROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, ——___ Wasuincrox, Jan. 15, 1876. THE AMNESTY DISCUSSION COLD WATER ON THE CENTENNIAL—HILL'S SPEECH CONDEMNED BY DEMOCRATS, BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH. It is admitted by both parties that the speeches on amnesty have injured the prospects of the appropria- tion for the Centennial, but it is thought that the bill will pass by asmal! majority. Colonel B. ©. Young, of the Memphis (Tenn.) district, has promised to speak at longth in favor of it during the coming week, He served in the Confederate army under General Forrest, and hisiafiuence with the Southern democrats is great, He is considered one of the best speakers in the Tennessee delegation and among the ablest men in the South, x Thero {s a general feeling among democrats, both North and South, that Mr. Hill made a great blunder in falling into Mr. Blaine’s amnesty trap, but it is said that he had been waiting some time for an opportunity to express his ultra sentiments, It is also said that he ts not liked by the Southern people generally, and that he does not by any means represent the masses, A Louisiana gentleman said this evening that Hill’s speech is universally condemned by the best and most «nflueatial citizens of the South, as they understand the ambitious motive which animated him, He said that there {s a class of disappointed and unrelenting Confed- erates in Georgia who glory in the ‘lost cause,” and it was to gain the support of these men that Mr. Hill took ‘the extreme course he did. Telegrams and letters have been received from all of the country deploring his speech. Among those from the South is one from Arkansas worded in the foliowing emphatic lan- guage:—* For God’s sake keep still, We can never varry the State again if this goes on.”” When the ref- erence to the Elmira prisons bad reached New York \eading democrats telegraphed Mr. Walker, their repre- sentative, to deny the charge of cruel treatment, or he would never get another vote in the district FIRST BLOOD IN THE WAR OF INVESTIGATION— NEEDLESS EXPENSE IN THE PRINTING AND ENGRAVING DIVISION OF THE TREASURY—A LARGE DEFICIT, First blood in the war of investigation to be con- ducted by the democrats was drawn to-day by the Com- mittee on Expenditures of the Treasury, who came ‘cross an item of $250,000 “‘shortage’’ in the printing and engraving division. The committee, comprising Mr. Smith Ely, Jr., and Mossrs. Bright and Hartzell, entered upon the work this morning and found that ‘the expenditures in this division during the past year ‘have exceeded the estimates and appropriations about $250,000. Superintendent McCartee stated to the committee that this discrepancy was occa- sioned by the Appropriation Committee of the fast Congress, which compelled him to change the manner of printing tne red seal on the currency from machine to handwork, making an Additional expense of more than $250,000, The alteration in the plan is not at all calculated to assist in preventing counterfeiting, and is regarded by the committee as a wilful job. # BUSY SATURDAY FOR THE COMMITTEES—THE Burprrxa commnssroners’ act, ‘The committees have been pee for Satara: The Committee on Commerce heard Mtr. Ferris, of York, om behalf of Elijab Ward’s bill to amend tho Shipping Commissioners’ act. General Hurlbut, of ‘Ilinois, bas offered the valuable suggestion that the government could utilize, in a most profitable and salu- tary way, the officers of the navy on the retired list by assi them to duty in the Atlantic cities as Ship- | ping missioners. As the navy is recruited irom 4he merchant marine they would be the right men to | forward the interests of both services, GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. aie. eS Was uNGTON, Jan, 15, 1876. ‘SNVALIDITY OF THE DISTRICTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA—-FACTS WHICH ARE LIKELY TQ UNSEAT MR. HOGE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRE- ‘SENTATIVES. The House Committee on Elections held a session to- ‘day, and heard an argument trom W. H, Trescott, of South Carolina, in support of the assertion that the Third Congressional district of that State is not legally entitled to representation in the House, because (tts not wholly constituted of contiguous territory. | One of the seven counties of wh ich itis composed does | ‘notin any portion touch either of the remaining six, and he therefore claims that it bas not been formed in pursuance of the constitution and laws of the United States, No argument was submitted in bebalf of Mr. Hoge (the member admitted to a seat for the district), and the committee will take the case into consideration after deciding whether any further testimony, in ad- dition to the maps and statistics of the State, ts required to prove the fact that the territory is not ‘contiguous. : Judge Paschal, who was present at the meeting, sug- ‘gested that the question submitted by Mr, Trescott | bears upon the validity of the claims of all the other | South Carolina representatives, as, if one district is null, it would appear that the State had not been «Properly districted, and that the present Legisiature | will have to redistrict it and order new elections in all the districts, The committee at an adjourned meeting this after. ‘noon examined the map of South Carolina, which shows ‘that one of the counties of the Third Congressional committee, however, will inquire inte tho manner of passing the act of apportionment by the Legislature, | and if satisfied it was done for the purpose of prevent- district ts separated by twenty-five miles from the | others, and clearly violative of act of Congress. The | heavy weather she experienced in crossing from Eng- land, she will not sail from New York, as scheduled, onthe 22d of January, but will probably sail on or about the 2d or 3d of February next, and that due n0- tice will be given of the exact date of sailing. THE STATE CAPITAL. CHANCE FOR ANOTHER TRADE BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR AND THE REPUBLICANS—FIVE APPOINTMENTS IN HAND—GOING FOR THE ” PUBLIC PRINTING RING. Aunany, Jan. 15, 1876. The letter of resignation gent by the State Supern- tendent of Insurance, 0, W. Chapman, to Governor Tilden is.as follo To His Excellency Samuxn J. THDEN— ‘Dean Sun—t find myself compelled, by elreumnstances. su re rounding me at home, to resign my present position. I therefore hereby present my resignation of the ofice of Su rintendent of the Insurance De; ent of the State of Sew York, to take effect J 1, 187, Youra, very re- specttully: he sauary 1, 10. W. CHAPMAN. The nomination of a successor to Mr. Chapman will hardly be made before the end of the session, The resignation will not take effect until January 31. Alto- gether there are five appointments for the Senate to consider and to confirm or reject, as they deem fit The Governor is a deft hand at political bargaiming, and will make the most of the present opportunity for a trade with the republican Senators, Tne five appoint- ments are for Superintendent of Insurance, Canal Auditor and three canal appraisers, The Governor is reported to be willing to allow the republicans the in- surance department and two appraiserships, reserving for his own party the office of Canal Auditor and one appraisership, Smith Weed has been mentioned asa successor to Chapman, but in the light of the contem- plated bargain his chances are very small, Governor Tilden in his Message appears to cover almost every public abuse within the jurisdiction of the State government that demands reform. He had it in his mind to call attention to the flagrant corrup- tion in the matter of the public printing done here, but he found on reflection that he might be forced to handle a two-edged sword which would cut both ways. Undoubtedly the republicans have had the lion’s share of the spoils in this public printing business; but the democrats, when they had the chance, showed them- selves equally unscrupulous in the same direction. Mr. Sloan, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Has the reputation of being honest and fearless, and he is given credit for the design of soon introducing into the House a resolution authorizing and directing the Committee on Public Printing to be- gin an investigation into the pment for public print- ing for the last five years, whether any moneys have been obtained by any parties by means of bribery of members of the Legislature. or officers thereof, and if so, by whom and when and what amounts were so obtained; whether any supply bills have been altered after their passage by both houses for the purpose of inserting sums of money for fraudu- Jent printing and stationery claims, and, if bo, by whom, when and what the amounts, One who appears to know all about it says tf the Committee on Public Printing be made to take up the investigation and call him as @ witness,” he will guarantee to furnish that committee with proof beyond cavil that vast sums of money have been stolen from the State by the Printing Ring in Albany. Mr. Sloan has already won bis spurs by his crusade against the State Prison rien If he be only half as successful in his raid on the Printing Ring he may be- come a formidable rival to Senator Robertson for the Gubernatorial nomination. The man who does the most in the way of genuine reform and retronchment will henceforth be the man for the people. KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE. Crscwwwati, Jan, 15, 1876, In the Kentucky Legislature to-day, the first ballot for Senator resulted as follows:—Beck, 49; Williams, 43; Leslie, 29; Wadsworth, 14. On the ‘second ballot the vote stood:—Beck, 50; Wilhams, 42; Lestie, 29; Wadsworth, 14 Adjourned, THE WHISKEY FRAUDS. THE INDIANAPOLIS CASES—M'GRIFF CONVICTED ON NINE COUNTS—BROWNLER'S TRIAL. Inpianaronis, Jan. 15, 1876, The jury in the McGriff case returned a sealed verdict this morning of guilty on nine counts and not guilty on three. The defendant is found guilty on the third count, asan internal revenue gauger, as having ac- cepted and received from John W. Bingham and Gordon B, Bingham, as distillers, the sum of $500 as a bribe with intent to have his action as such officer in reference to the business of said Bingham’s influenced thereby. The fourth count charges tho defendant, as internal revenue gauger, of having made a certain false and trauduient gauge of certain distilled spirits of the Binghams in thie, that, as such gauger, he inspected, proved and gauged fifty casks of rectified spirits containing, in fact, 4,107 proof gallons, and having so gauged said ita, he falsely reported the said fing. packages to Collector of the First district of In- diana ag contaming 2,146 proof gallons only, The fifth count alleges that the Binghains removed from their distillery to a place other than that provided by law a certain quantity of distilled spirits, on which tax had not been paid, and the defendant, being an internal revenue ganger, bad knowledge and information of this fact, but failed to report the same to the Collector of that district, The seventh count charges the Binghams with having caused certain stamped packages of dis- tilled spirits to be emptied of their contents with- out destroying or obiiterating the stamps aca and that ae 5 as revenue gauger, being cognizant of the offence, failed to report it to the Collector. The ninth count al that the Binghams carried on the business of distillers with in- tent to defraud the United States of taxes on spirits distilled by them, und that the defendant, having knowledge and information of this offence, failed to report the same to the Collector. The tenth count sets forth conspiracy and collusion on the part of the Bing- bams and the defendant to defraud the United States of taxes imposed by law on spirits distilled by the Binghams, while the defendant was an internal reve- nue gauger. The case of Brownlee was continued until Tuesday next. The hearing of argument for a new trial in the Hill case is set for Monday. CuicAgo, Jan. 15, 1876. There is nothing new in inasticeeyWisninene to-day, A tragical episode in this “crooked” whiskey business is reported to-day. It ts stated that Edward Lawrence, @ partner in the South Side Distillery, bas become de- mented through the present troubles brought upon bis firm, and which came on the heols ot other misfortunes. ARMY ORDERS, Wasuinaton, Jan. 16, 1876. Leave of absence for eight months, with permission to go beyond the sea, is granted Colonel Cuvier Grover, First cavalry, Omaba, Neb., to take effect March 1, 1876, On the recommendation of Chief of Ordnance First Lieatenant Daniel M. Taylor, Ordnance ment, so soon as his services can be spared by the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, will report 1p person for duty to the commanding officer of the Rock isiand Arsenal, Ill, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Wasuinotow, Jan. 16, 1876 Master A.C. Dillinghard and Ensign Henry Morrell are ordered to the Nantucket, at Nortolk, Va; Ensign J. M. Robinson to the Passaic, at Norfolk, Va.; Lieu tenant Washburn Maynard ts detached from the tor- pedo station and ordered to the Wyandotte, at Nor folk, Va. ; Lieutenant Edward Woodman from the In- trepid and ordered to the Nantucket, at Norfolk, Va; Lieutenant Walton Goodwin from the Li Office and ordered to the Memes) “gt ; — Charles H. Lyman from special duty anapolie ordered to the Wyandotte, at at Va; Ensign K F. Quali from the Despatch, ordered to the Passaic, at Norfolk, NORFOLK NAVY YARD, MONITORS PREPARING TO GO TO PORT ROYAL, Norvoux, Jan. 15, 1876, Affairs in the Navy Yard aro looking more active, The Worcester goes out of commission on Tuesday and takes the place of the receiving ship New Hampshire, which is ordered to Port Royal. The monitors Lehigh, Catski!l and Montauk are to receive their full crews next week, and the monitors Wyandowe and | Nantuck probably go tn commission on Tuesday, ing proper representation, Congressman Hoge will be anseated. The question of unseating the other mem- bers from that State is not before the committee, It is merely a side suggestion, h THE PROPOSED TRANSFER OF THE INDIAN f BUREAU. The Sub-Committee of the House Committoe on In- dian Affaire having im charge the subject of the trans It is rumored that sev of the monitors will soon be ordered to Port Royal. TWEED'S PRIVATE SECRETARY. Portianp, Me., Jam, 16, 1876. ‘The police here had received orders to arrest A. ‘oster William M. Tweed’s private secrotary. Westen ccrcines to outh on the tielmor Parevion, Bet he was not a CARRUTH’S WOUND. Interesting Testimony of Attend- ing Physicians. PROBING THE BRAIN. The Patient at One Time Out of Danger. Bamorron, N. J., Jan. 15, 1876. The interest in this trial continues unabated. The court opened promptly two-day and the proceedings were as follows :— Dr. John Ingram was sworn and examined by Colonel Potter of the defence. He testified The reason why I did not open the abscess at the time of my visit, when I considered it of vital importance, is, I left tt to Mrs, Robinson to arrange for such an op- eration, but that I received no word from her to come and do it; so I loft it undone; 1 expiained to Carruth the necessity existing for the opening of the abscess; that it would relieve the feel- ings of dizziness by evacuating the pus in the brain, which was compressing it; he said that he did not wish to be butchered any more, and refused to permit me to operate; his wound was cov- ered; Dr. Bidwell and Iexamined it by sight and ob- servation ; we found something protruding and partially filling tho mouth of the wound; noticed also the swell: ing of the parts about the wound, caused by the ab- scess on the neck; when I saw Carruth on the 24th of September I did not probe the wound; did not probe it next day; probed it on the day of injury; never bave seen it probed since the 22d of March; on the 24th of September he complained of weakness, tremulousnesa, pain and dizziness in his head; spoke particularly of loss of sleep; noticed symptoms of paralysis of left side; am not positive on this pont; talking made him nervous; closed his eyes as if feeling stupor. THK PROUING. Cross-examined by the Attorney General—I think the dura mater was healed in the mouth of the wound; had it not been the abscesses would have found it easier to empty themselves; it was necessary to incise or puncture the dura mater in order to relieve the compression; I did not regard the protrusion as caused by the sweiling on the neck, but by something inside the skull; did not know what caused the abscess on the neck; had I known I would have removed the lead, which did cause it; on the day of injury I inserted my finger from three-fourths of an inch to an inch deep; 1 also inserted a probe to that depth, but did not reach aify hard substance; I did not cause those abscesses by my proving. ABSCESSKS THE CAUSE OP DEATH. Redirect examination by Colonel Potter—We do diagnose the formation of us before making an in- cision; on the day I noticed the symptoms I regarded them as the results of compression; if pressure of that kind {s not relieved the patient will die; tt was my opinion at that time that if Carruth was not relieved he would die; 1am not positive I told Carruth he would die if his abscesses were not relieved; I and Dr. Bid- well both had the opinion that if that compression was not relieved the patient would die; we both spoke to Mrs. Robinson (hig sister-in law) ‘about the existing compression and what would be tts certain results. To the Attorney General—I mean to say that Car- ruth’s life could not be saved without opening the ab- scesses, but not that he would be saved if they were opened; there was no means of deciding that it a knife was used to open them the {ncision would not affect solid brain matter betore it reached the abscess; there might have been brain matter between the abscesses ‘and the point of protrusion. DR. BIDWKLL’S TESTIMONY. Dr. Bidwell examined by Colonel Potter—I think ft was on the 25th of September I went with Dr. Ingram to Carruth’s house as a consulting physician; we found him rae in an invalid chair; on looking at the wound I@ound swelling on the back of the neck; on pressing it pus exuded at the orifice, a drop at a time; the ball was between tho swell. ing aud the brain;- 1 did not consider his condition much changed from what it was imme- diately after receiving the injury; he spoke of bis ex- treme nervous sensibility; I would not say he was in a stupor, but there was impaired and dull action; did | not examine the orifice of the wound; did not look at any protrusion as described by Dr. Ingram; 1 thought if an incision was made it would relieve compression and facilitate further exploration; we stated to Mrs, Robinson that the operation was advisable and neces- sary; sho was the representative and mouthpiece of the family; she said she would let us know in the morning whether the operation would be permitted; we never beard from her; | did not, at least 1 Cross-examined by the Attorney General—t went | there on the 25th, was not there the day before; there | was no other refusal to permit the operation but the non-sending for us, DR. TULLER’S TESTIMONY, Dr. Emory R. Tuller, sworn—I was acquainted with Uri Carruth; probed his wound on the 7th day of May; did not measure the distance; on the 12th of May saw Dr. Morgan probe the wound; the probe was of silver; the direction was to the left about three-fourths of an inch deep, and then turned to the right about an inch, making one inch and three-fourths deep in all; I have stated that the direction was toward the right eye (sensation in court); I was his attendant from arch 19 to May 26; Carruth told me that he con- sidered the attendance of more than one physician un- necessary; Dr. Brown had been with me from the commencement; I was discharged on the 27th, aud Dr. Brown remained. NO INJURY DONE BY PROBING, Cross-examined by the Attorney General—Have prac. | tised twenty-flve years; was Carruth’s family physi- cian for three years; T had visited his family about six times during that period; [acted in conjunction with Dr. Brown after the shooting; did not probe the wound on the day it was received; when I first saw the wound I thought that it would in all probability prove fatal; all the surgical treatment Carruth received on the day he was shot, after Dr. Gross’ arrival, was performed by | Dr. Gro: 6 probed the wound with his finger and witha flexible gum catheter; Dr. Gross inserted the catheter two inches and a hail; he asked for a measure, and I saw bim measure it; on the next Monday Dr. Morgan probed with a silver probe about an inch and » half; Dr. Gross, I betieve, neld and’ slid the forceps in longside, jeces of bone; my own probing was on the 7th o! lay; my object was to see if the bail bad not fallon from its original position and come down to the mouth removin; of the cavity; if so found, to remove it; I held tho | probe loosely; did not strike any hard substance; there were no ‘indications that the probing had done harm; on the 12th Dr. Mor; probed; there were no signs that anything was broken by the probe; he gave | no indications the rd bes day nor at any time after that the probing had Injared him; his recovery went on; I was applied to fora certificate stating that Car- ruth was out of danger, the object being to have Landis bailed out; I did not consider him out of danger avd refused it; certificate was applied for about four geks before { was discharged from the case; I do not Ese of any Fp tg that was done by probing. Re-direct—I did give a certificate subsequently (paper Judge Feu allow the paper put in as evi- dence. Counsel for defence might question Dr. Tuller and make his statements contradict the certificate, ‘The paper was the cause of a spirited debate between the Attorney General and Mr, Brewster. The audience Hstened with Intense interest to Mr. Brewster, but his eloquence did not prevail, and the defence noted an ex- ception. ir. Tuller went on—The paper was also signed by Dr. Jobn M of Philadelphia; at the time I left him on- | ‘the 26th of May my opinion Is that he was convalescent; | T considered him safe from the primary causes of fatal danger. (Great sensation.) Dr. Thomas did not probe to the lett, far I did, and my probe ollowed tn the pas- rt here adjourned until ten A. M. of Monday next. | THE BANK OF BRANDYWINE. | West Carsten, Pa, Jan. 15, 1876. ‘The appraisers appointed for that parpose have made a statement omring the assets of the Bank of Brandy- | wine, which recently suspended, to amount to some $65,000, ot which $40,000 are doubtful. THE DEFUNCT WALLKILL BANK. Minpietows, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1876. George H. Decker, a Middletown attorney, has been appointed by Judge Sykeman as Commisstoner to go to Rio Janeiro, South America, to take the testimony of Charlee H. Horton, the absconding cashier of the | defunct Wailkili National Bank, in sixteen suits, | brought by the depositors, in the Supreme Court | Orange county, against the institution and John Bur. | the receiver, to recover for bonds left in the | bank, amounting to $40,000, alleged to have been squandered by its officers. THE EASTERN RAILROAD. Bostos, Jan. 15, 1876. A plan for placing the Eastern Railroad in the hands of three trustees was adopted at a meeting of the stock. holders to-day. Hon. Charles Allen, William B. Bacon and Willard G. Phelps wero elected trustees, The scheme must have legislative sanction, aud will be pre- sented to the Legislature at an carly day. EXCLUDING AN ANTI-MORMON. Satt Lake Crry, Utah, Jan. 15, 1876, ‘The vote by which E. 8, Foote (anti-Mormon) was ad- A CABLE ACROSS DELAWARE BAY. , SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE MILL OPERATIVES’ CAUSE. THE STRIKE IN RHODE ISLAND—MOVEMENTS OF THE DISCONTENTED. Provinxnox, Jan. 15, 1870. ‘The mill operatives in Phenix, Hope, Blackstone and Berkeley, including those at Lonsdale and New Vil- lage, are all ona strike. The mills are owned by the house of brown & Ives. The operatives at Lonsdale and New Village mot this afternoon at the former place and held a mass meoting. They voted to hold out, and on Monday they will proceed in @ body to Berkeley, with two bands of music, for the purpose of inspiring the operatives there with fresh courage. The redue- tion bas been started by Brown & Lves, the wealthiest house In the State, and other manufacturers are await- ing the result with interest. Many censure the house for taking this step just now, especially when {t 1s taken into consideration that this 1s the third reduc- tion within a year, and the male operatives with fam- ilies will searcely be able to earn $1 a day and the women but sixty-five cents. Should the mill owners win other manufacturers will follow suit COLLIERIES RESUMING. Porravitts, Pa, Jan, 15, 1876, The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company issued orders to-day to start the Mahanoy Planes on Monday. A number of collieries worked by the Read- ing company and private individuals, giving employ- ment to a large number of men and boys, will then re- sume mining operations. A TORONTO FAILURE. Toronto, Ont., Jan. 15, 1876. The failure of Mossrs, Lesiic, Skirrow & Smith, Piano dealers, is announced. ‘Their liabilities are $11,000 and assets $8,000, AMUSEMENTS. CHICKERING HALL—NEW YORK QUARTET SOIREE. A very select audience attended the third soirée of the New York Quartet Club last night, This organiza- tion consists of four very distinguished artists—astr. Edward Moltenhauer, first violin; Mr, Max Schwarz, second violin; Mr. George Matzka, viola, and Mr, Fred Bergner, violoncello, The two first concerts of chamber music given by them were so eminently successful in an artistic point of view that considerable interest was felt in musical circles last evening as to the choice bill offered by these artists, especially as they had the valu- ablo assistance of Mr, Richard Hoffman, pianist, and Mr. H. R. Romeyn, the tenor of M. Louis Dachauer’s choir at St. Ann’s church. The trio for Piatto, violin and ‘cello, in B flat, opus 99, by Schubert, was the opening work, The executants were Messrs. Mollenhaver, Bergner and Hofman. It is in tour move- ments, allegro moderato, quite a martial piece of work, andante wn poco mosso (in E flat), an idyl of beauty and poetry, allegro and alegro vivace, Nothing daintier or more bewitching has come from the pen of the prince of lyrists, the composer of inexhaustible fancy. Written for the appreciative Esterhazy family, at Vienna, the combination of the two qualities of ipven- tion and expression finds its highest development in this beautiful composition, The luxuriance of fancy that characterized the writer, the lavish outpour- ing of melodic ideas, may be felt in this trio. Well might the gifted composer be called the Midas of music, for everything he touched turned into melody. No wonder that it is said of him, ‘Had Schubert lived long enough he would have set the whole German lite- rature to music.’” The trio was superbly rendered, tho three instruments, differing so widely from each other in many tmportant points, being brought into a homo- geneity of expression and spirit that gave offect to Schubert's music, The Mozart quartet, in which Messrs, Mollenuauer, Schwarz, Matzka and Borgner took part, was also an artistic triumph. It is one of the sx dedicated to Haydn, and is full of the genial spirit of theimmortal author. Mr. Bergner played as ® ’cello solo the second movement*from the sonata of Nardint, a work nearly 200 years old, and Mr. Romeyn sang ‘Celeste Aida,” irom Verdi's best opera, with Mr. Agramonte as piano accompanist The fourth soirée takes place on February 12. SECOND BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC CONCERT. The Academy of Music, Brooklyn, was crowded to its utmost capacity last night on the occasion of the second concert given by the Philharmonic Society. It was to all intents and purposes a Thomas symphony concert, as the orchestra entirely belonged to that eminent maestro. There were seventy iu the orchestra, and the stage was very handsomely decorated with flowers. The orchestral selections consisted of Rubinstein’s Fourth Symphony, opus 95, in D minor, brought out for the first time at Steinway Hall last March; Beethoven's overture in C and the introduction to “Die Meistersinger von, Narnbetg.” The symphony was @ severe test of the capabilities of the orchestra and the conductor, but the matchless manner in which it was rendered gave additional proof of the excellence of the orgavization over which Mr, Thomas presides. Tho intenssly dramatic character of the work, at times varying to a considerable degree from pure symphonic forms, renders it all the more difficult to bring out its ever shifting colors and nuances of expression, so as to form @ barmonious picture. This wag accom- plished last night. Sefor Josef White, the Cuban violinist, repeated the great success he achieved at the last concert of the New York Puilharmoule Society by bis brilliant playing of Mendelssonn’s concerto in opus 64 Miss B.C. Thursby sang seloctions from Handel and Mozart with considerable euccess, and showed that sho was an accomplished concert singer, Alter her recent failure in oratorio the favorable resuit of ber vocal efforts last night was all the more agreeable to her numerous friends in Brooklyn. The programme for the next concert, February 12, will consist of Raff's | ‘Jenore” symphony, Beethoven's “Egtnont” over. ture and “Mazeppa,” symphonto poem, by Liszt MUSICAL AND DRAMATIO NOTES. Edwin Booth will appear in Richmond, Va. to-mor- row as Hamlet, “The Two Orphans” will be played at Ford's Theatre, Baltimore, this week. Mr. J. N. Pattison gives a piano recital in Association Hall, Brooklyn, on Tuesday evening. Miss Lina Luckhardt, the clever young pianist, will Play at the Philharmonic concert, on Saturday next, Hundreds of applications have already been made at the stage door of the Academy of Music for boxes and seats for Titiens’ “Norma” Mra. Scott-Siddons will give a dramatic reading at , Steinway Hall on Wednesday evening, and will appear at tho Brooklyn Academy on Tharsday. The senior class of Yale College, accompanied by tho | professors, are expected to visit Booth’s Theatre on Saturday evening to see “Julius Caesar ” At the Brooklyn Theatre, to-morrow evening, Mr. H. J. Montague will make bis first appearance as Georgo D'Alroy in “Caste,” and Mr. Harry Beckett will play Eccles, The rest of the cast is very good. Mr. William Pecher, organist, recently created quite sensation at @ Plymouth church organ concert vy bis artistic rendering of Bach’s prelude and (ugue in C minor and Richter’s Fantasia in A minor. ‘The exhibition of the ‘Siege of Paris,” the ‘‘Asssassi- nation of the Archbishop," and the other picture: the Colosseum will soon be closed. These fine works of artare to be removed to Philadelphia for the Centen- nial Exhibition. The very clever holiday pantomime at the Eagle | Theatre still continues to draw crowded houses. The opening burlesque, in which Miss Jennie Hughes and Mr. MacDermot are the especial attractions, is one of the best of its kind. We are pleased to be able to announce that Mrs. Bar- | ney Williams ts entirely recovered from her late severe attack of influenza It is to be hoped that Mrs, Wil- liams and ber “Irish Boy’’ will not desert the stage during our Centennial year. Mile, Eugénie Pappenbeim has received the most flattering encomiums from the entire Philadelphia press for the thoroughly argistic manner in which she ang and acted the réle of Valentino in “Les Hu nots’’ at the Philadelphia Academy last week, Miss Rose Lisle, who made her first appearance in | Now York at Wallack’s last week, brings a high reputa- tion from London as a comédienne, and judging from the abilities she has displayed in a small réle only needs # better part to become a favorite actress. A nomber of plays have had long runs at the Fifth Avenue Theatre under Mr. Augustin Daly's manage- “Madeline | ment ‘Man and Wife,” “Alixe”’ Morel” wero each performed 100 times, 107 times; “Saratoga,” 103; “Big “Frou-Frou, while ‘‘Divorce’’ was played 252 times, and “Piquo’ is advortised for 200, The most tragre play now upon the stage in New York ia “Rose Michel,” but it is also one of the most effective, The acting of Miss Rose Eytinge is power. | fully realistic, and she is ably eupported in the strongest situations of the piece by Mr. J. H. Stoddart. Mr, Stuart Robson, with his dog, contributes largely to the entertainment. Tho superb scenery of the play is one | of its greatest attractions, ‘The principal musical feature of the present week | will be the public rehearsal and symphony concert ot Theodore Thomas at Steinway Hall on Thursday after. Decawane Barraxwater, Jan. 15, 1976, A telegraph cable was laid yesterday afternoon from the point of Cane Henlopen to Delaware Breakwater. noon and Saturday evening. Beethov first and last symphonies will be given, Mrs, H. M. Smith, Misa Henne, and Messra, Winch and Remmorts, with the \ Oratorio Socloty, jaking part \m the choral gumghour, Mr. Jacobsohn will play Beethoven’s concerto for vio- lin, opus 61. Mr. Lester Walluck’s performance of Gilbert Greene ‘a “Married in Haste” fiuds universal praise, and wo do not wonder, for It ts one of the most felicitous pieces of light comedy that even that master of comedy has given us for years. It ts the perfection of ease, and the many brilliant things which the author has given to Mr. Greene could not be said more briliiantly ¢han they are by Mr. Wallack. Taken altogother this com- edy, though deficient in purpose, is extremely enter- taining in fransitu There are four especially good and Miss Ada Dyas. There ts but one thing that could be objected to in this bright comedy as unpleasant, It is a common fault in English plays t they will in- troduce creditors, Here, for instan we have fre- quent references to buichers and wine merchants who are urgent for settlements, and tho creditor is actually incarnated in the landlord, who energetically Presents bis little account. Situations such as these are apt lo produce disagreeable impressions upon a miscellancous audience assembled in the innocent pur- suit of pleasure, We thought we could perceive a gloom spreadifg over the theatre the other night when- ever the dun appeared. Young men were reminded of their tailors, young ladies of their milliners, and vague visions of unpaid washerwomen, grocers, jewellers, &ec., hovered in the air. The debtor class is very largo in any modern assemblage, and when these bills were Presented on the stage wo were reminded of what Hamlet said :— T have heard ‘That guilty creatures, sitting at a piay, Have, by the very cunning of the seen Been struck so to the soul that presently ‘They have proclaimed their malefactions, and half expected to see convicted sinners starting up im all parts of the theatre and crying out, “0! Ohi Owe!” When Mr. Stuart named the Park Theatre tho Palais Royal of New York he probably did not mean that he intended to tmitate the Paris theatre any further than in the excellence of its acting. An article in a recent English journal mentions several qualities of the Palais Royal which it would not be wisdom for our American managers to emulate. It was celebrated ninety years ago, and ‘thon, as now, it was famous for the broadest farces, and those who entered its doors had either lost tho faculty of blushing, or thought that blushes well becamo the human countenance.” Again we learn that “what Paul de Kock’s novels are in literature that the Palais Royal is in the dramatic world, If one judges its farces by English canons there are no epithets too strong to condemn them—in- deed, they defy translation, analysis and even allusion so completely that they cannot so much as be named. But we must do as Pari- sians do, leave squeamishness on tho check- taker’s counter with our tickets, and when this has been done we may perhaps agree with the French audience that the Palais Royal plays are fairly harm” less," But this is not all, ‘The Palais Royal,” we are told, “is the sole existing theatre of prosperous income which rejects entirely the maxim, Segnius writant animos, @c, (Mr. Stuart will pardon the Latin.) Its scenery is vile. In all secondary parts it places actors who are little better than ‘supers.’ In scenes where there Is a feast the Palais Royal managers still fondly cling to the traditions of cardboard fires and ‘koco’ champagne.” Finally, “the house is horribly ventila- ted, and in summer an oven; the stalls aro hard and harrow seats, where fat spectators get wedged and where tall and thin ones havo to raiso their knees till they are almost able to kiss thom; as to the boxes, they are dens of torture, apparently designed for uo other purpose than to give cramp.’ Here is a picturo of tho Palais Royal which is not alluring, to speak mildly of it—bad morals, bad scenery and bad accommodation, Butas the article from which we quote remarks, “None of the spectators complain, nor would do so even if they had to sit the whole evening on spikes.” The excellence of the acting compensates for every- thing. There are at present in the company eight first class comedians—L'Héritier, Geoffroy, Hyacinther Brasseur, Gil-Perez, Lassouche, René, Luguet and Mme, Delille, If Mr, Stuart can give us @ company as good as this he need not quote the title of Palais Royal to describe his house, for in all respects, except that of acting, his theatro is the better of the two. OAKEY HALL'S BENEFIT. New Yon, Jan, 13, 1876. To tux Eprtor or tus Henaiy:— In view of the return of the Hon. A. Oakey Hall to the legal profession and bis abandonment of the stago 1 would suggest that his brethren of the Bar unite in giving that distinguished gentleman a suitable and befitting testimonial either at the Academy of Music or such other suitable place and time as might be selected. I shall willingly co-operate and assist any number of gentlemen who mnight be pleased to co-operate in the matter, I think his brethren should not fail to note, with some slight mark of approbation, his return to the bosom of a profession of which he ts so distinguished and brilliant an ornament, and which, in common with other eminent jurists, he bas done so much to adorn. Respecttully yours, TFG FINE ARTS. WESTERN LIFE. A private view was given yesterday of a painting, six feet by four, by John Mulvany, depicting a scene in court of justice on the Western frontier, ‘“Prelim- inary Trial of a Horso Thief’ is the title, The cen- | tral figure is the thief, who is a half-breed Indian. He sling ana the whole attitude of the figure expressing the sullen, sneaking character of the man when his fighting instincts are not aroused. Near bim sits the | constable holalng the handcuffs. Next are some of the witnesses, and the clerk of the Court, with a wooden leg, seated on a bed in one corner of the room. The Justice of the Peace aud the lawyers are seated at a tablo near the window. On the other sido of the principal figure is @ boy who has been captured with bim, and whose nervous attitude and clenched fist show ‘that he resents the in- | eults and sarcasms which are being thrown at himself | and companion. This figure counects the principal | ove with the group beyond on tho extreme rgb | These men are apparently members of a vigilance com- | mitteo and spectators, and they are engaged in exam. | © | ining the weapons which bave been taken from tho prisoner, Thore are twenty-five figures in the com sition, and they have all been taken from tife. The | | court room is the interior of a log cabin, and the cos. | | tumes are a strange medley of old army cloth, homespun | amd other material, made for service and more pictu- | resque than the dross of more civilized regions, T strong color and bold drawing of the Munich schoo! 1 recognized throughout the picture, and some of the | figures, particularly those of the constable, thief and | boy, ate very fine. The picture will be sent to th Jentennial if it still remains in possession of the arti | at the opening of the Exhibition. It can forthe mane be seen at bis studio, No, 896 Broadway, room 1 | “OCEAN STORMS. The steamship Rotterdam arrived in port yesterday | morning, after a passage of twenty days’ duration. She left Rotterdam on the 26th of December and Plymouth on the 28th, The captain and officers report | bad weather all through the trip. They were retarded | by contrary winds and encountered heavy gales and | high seas. They are of opinion that all ocean steamers now out will be delayed. On the passage no vessels | were sighted. THE BRIDGE STREET FERRY. itera About a yoarandahalf ago the ferry running to New York trom the foot of Bridge street, Brooklyn, stopped by reason of the expiration of the lease which | thecompany had held. The company had been paying | a rental of $4,000 per annum toC. & R Potilon for the use ofthe dock, The latter frm originally leased the dock for ferry purposes from the city. @ directors | of the New York and Brooklyn Ferry Company have | veen asked by the property owners on Bridge street to | resume the trij clines to comply with the request. On Monday a peti- tion will be presented to the Common Council azking | the city to cancel the lease with the Poillons and to make the dock atthe foot of Bridge street a public ona. STATEN ISLAND FERRIES The little steamer Sappho, of the opposition line, | seul plies between pier No. & North River and the Club House dock at Stapleton, making eight trips daily, al- though the patronage is not large, as t] the winter months seom to preter tra line’s boats as being much more cot o Tt was stated yesterday that should there be severe weather | the Sappho ‘rill probably be hauled off for the remain- | der of U inter. | THE JERSEY CITY PARRICIDE. Thomas Goodwin, who was convicted of manslaugh- ter in cansing the death of his father, was called ap for sentence in the Coart of Oyer and Terminer, at Jer- wy oh Judge Knapp, in passing sen- Senos, said that there were mitigating circumstances ‘the case, which would Indlosnos the Goart 4 sentence. The recommendation to mercy the jury would also L Nps Wen gouicusod. 0 Yye.riors ia Gale F PAINTING BY JOHN MULVANY OF A SCENE IN | 1s leaning against a box, his head hanging, his arm in a | of their boats, but the company de | be taken into account, Goodwis 7 ienelomers nee PY OBITUARY. GEORGE D. LAMONT. Hon. George D. Lamont, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Now York, died early yesterday, morning from heart disease, in Lockport. Deceased was highly regarded by those brought tuto professional: relationship with him. Asa politician he represented his Senatorial district in the State Senate in 1859, taking the place of Senator Stowe, who died before his term of office expired. On the resignation of Judge Noa Davis from the Bench of the Eighth Judicial district, Judge Lamont was appointed vo fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. When this was up he was in for a full term, and while in the fulfilment of charge he was called away by death, He was genial and egrets in manners, and was highly thought of by. jose with whom he was familiarly acquainted. THIEVES CAUGHT. On Monday last Detectives Short and Holland are rested Jamos Strange and John Kerrigan at tho Gran@ Street ferry with the proceeds of a burglary on their Persons, Since that time, by means of pawn tickota found on the thieves, they have recovered nearly $800 worth of stolen goods from various pawnbrokers in this city, somo of which awaits an owner at tho Fifth pro- cinct station house, Williamsburg. The thieves pleaded guilty when arraigned before Justice Elliott yesterday morning for examivation and were committed for the agtion of the Grand Jury, BURGLARS CAPTURED. Detective Campbell, of the Second Brooklyn pre- cinet, last night arrested two young mon, named Jere- miah Quinlan and Michael Walsh, for breaking into Larkin’s liquor store on the previous‘night and steal> ing some clothing. The same officer arrested Edward Watson and Thomas Hammon on suspicion of bur- glartously entering Bowne’s coal office, corner of Pros poct and Pearl streets. They were held to answer. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Herr Wachtel arrived in the city yesterday frou Philadelphia and is at the Brevoort House. Senator James F, Starbuck, of Watertown, N. ¥., is registered at the Metropolitan Hotel, Ex-Governor Androw G, Curtin, of Pennsylvania, and Nathaniel Thayer, of Bos- ton, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Mrs. Scott-Siddons is sojourning at the Clarendon Hotel. Secretary of State Jobn Bigelow arrived at the Westminster Hotel last evening from Albany. Judge H. H. Marshall, of Virginia, is staying at the Windsor Hotel. DIED. 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