The New York Herald Newspaper, February 20, 1876, Page 6

"THR PROGRESS OP THE PRESS. Modern Civilization As Shown In Our Newspapers. PROGRAMMES FOR THE YEAR, THE The Star, Sun, Times, Tribune Witness and World, Religion, Democracy, Fashions, Republicanism, Market Reports and Independence. EXTRAORDINARY PROSPERITY OP THE NEWSPAPERS. Let Every Reader Pay His Money and Take His Choice. “Terms Cash”—‘Postage Paid”— “Invariably In Advance,” We print below the prospectus ot each of the New York morning journals tor 1876, for the purpose of showing the progress of American journalism and what our contemporaries propose to do in this centennial year. In order to avoid discord we print these impor- tant documents alphabetically. ‘ THE STAR. TEMPERANCE AND HENRY WARD BEECHER, | [From the Official Prospectus. } | The Star is the spictest and joliiest of newspapers. | Its news is fresh, crisp and reliable. Its stories are | original, interesting and instructive, Its special fea- | tures are numerous and lively, Its circulation 1s enor- mous, averaging 73,000 copies, in New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City and Westchester. Hon. M. T. Jugg, Bsq.. the most pathetic of bumorists and the most comical of | teachers, illustrates each week the frailties and follies | of bis fellow men and women. The drama is treated at | reat length and with the consideration it deserves. Correspondence from London, Dublin, Paris, California, Cuba, Washington, Albany &c.; is. printed! with | grapiie details of all that bappens in the busy world. en can find meat of various kinds, well spiced and daintily served; women naturally look for news of the progress of their sex, the fashions and the gossip of the «ay; and the “rest of mankind” are provided with tull «nd fresh information eoncerning everthing and evory- body, The price of the Sunday Star 1s three cents a copy, oF by mati to yearly subscribers, $1 50 per an. | eum, THE SUN. FASHIONS AND STATESMANSHIP. From the Official Prospectus.) Eighteen hundred and seventy-six is the centennial | year. It 18 also the year in which the opposition | douse of Representatives—the first since the war—will | de in power at Washington and the year of the twenty- third election of a President of the United States. All of these events are sure to bo of great interest and im- | portance, especially the two latter; and all of thom, and everything connected with them, will be fully und | freshly reported and expounded in the Sun, A GRAND PROGRAMME. The opposition House of Representatives, taking up tho line of inquiry opened years ago by the Sun, will sternly and diligently investigate the corruptions and misdeeds of Grant's, administration, and will, lt is Jo be hoped, lay the foundation, fora new and better | period in our national history. Of al! this the Sun will | sontain complete and accurate accounts, furnishing its readers with early and trustworthy information upon those absorbing topics, ‘THE SUN ON THE ALERT. The twenty-third Presidential election, with the | Preparations for it, will be memorable as deciding upon | Granv’s aspirations for a third term of power and plun- ter, and still more as deciding who shall be the cand!- © of the party of reform, and as electing their can- | fidate, Concerning all these subjects those who read | Nhe Sun will have the constant means of being thor- | oughly ‘well informed. ‘ne Weekly Sua, which has attained a circulation of over 80,000 copies, already has its readers fm every State and Territory, and we trust that the | [ 1876 will see their number doubled. It will con- imue to be a thorough newspaper. All the genoral aews of the day will be found init, condensed when un- hw portant, at fuil length when of moment; and always, | ve trust, treated in,a clear, interesting and instructive ganner. FASHIONS AND MARKETS. It is our aim w make the Weedly Sun the best | family newspaper in the world, and we shall continue to give in its columns a iarge amount of miscellaneous Teading, Buch as stories, tales, poems, scientific iutel- ligence and agricultural’ informatiun, fot which we are | aot able to make room in our daily edition. The agri- | suitural department especially 1s one of its prominent features. The /ashions are also regularly reported in jts columns, aad so are the markets of every kind, We have no travellfg agents. Address The Sun, New York city. . THE NEW YORK TIMES. BEPUBLICA@ISM AND NO THIRD TERM. [Froi, the Oilloial Prospectus. | The New York “imes, Eppes iiterary and general gewspaper, devoted to reform im municipal, State and | In 1876 the eneral governinent, established in 1851, Kew York Times will complete the twenty-O(th year of its existence. Throughout # quarter of a century is | will have remained true to the objects and aims for | which itwas founded. It has heid, trom the drst, a lavorive place in the household; 1+ has endeavored to stand, on all occasions, by the side oi truch and justice; | and it ba: edd political principles only when they | were certain to promote the honor and weifare of the pouatry. As # lamily paper (he dimes bas always rne avery high reputation throughout the United tates, It is tree from all objectionable advertisements spd reports, and under no circun stances what @ “personai’’’ announcements or questionable notices slowed to appear in its columns. The disgraceful lures of quacks and medical provenders which pollu 0 many hewspapers of the day are not admitted tate t! yolumos of the 7imes on any terms, The paper, more- pver, has always resisved the Communistic theories ad- rocated by mischievous journals and has opposed those «ttacks on the tamily a5 the basis of society which are w irequentiy made, and which have led to so much misery and crime, AS a political journal the Dimes | will be devoted, as In the past, to adiscrimimating sup- | port of the republican party, while it reserves the right | expressing independent opipions upon the measures tr policy of any administration, or upoa the course of wy leaders. Its attitade is that of indépendence vithtn the republican. party, for in that way can the | uterests of the people be most eiliciently served. NO INTRIGUES. ntial canvass the 7¥mes will strive to get the best candidates nominated, and afterward to render them @ Learty sapport. it will take no part in j personal intrigues, but will ever be ready to defend feeders and candidates who are true and faithful repre- sentatives of the people. NO THIRD TERR, It will be iwflexibly opposed, as it always bas been, to any “third term” plans or | Tse no matter by | whom they may be started. Its editorial columns will be conducted im a spirit of fairness and im cy, free atike from sel{-interested aims, politicatjobbery or undue tavoritiem It will represent the great iy of the people, rather than any ciique. On all subjects it Will Mainiain an abtiude Of pericet independence, Its correspondence will be full and timely, and directed ‘with special reference to the publication of the trath on fil sabjects. [ts reports wili be prepared with the ut most care. The critical departed will be im thor- | oughly capable hands, and wiil present a full review of the iiterature, the Gne aris, the masic auf the drama of the day. The scientific and educational reports and | articles are specially prepared by some of the ablest men in the country. ‘The New York Weekly Times, a paper for the farmer, 4 paper (or the mechanic, a paper tor the people. The New York Weekly Temes will contain selected editorials from the daily Temes, general ews, domestic eign, the proceedings of Congress and the State Le: latures, full resting Correspontiunce, book re- views, the ci lerary selections, original stories by Bret Harve other distinguished writers, We ling agents. Remit in drafts on | Hoggnoney orders, if possible, and ‘where neither of the: procured send the money eas in advance, ad- | York city. THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE. “THE LEADING AMERICAN NEWSPAPER.” [From the Official Prospectas. } The year 1876 promises to be crowded with moro | Amportant and interesting Occurrences than any | ince the close of the war. We shall colebrate | the one hundredth anniversary of our pa- tional birth with the most remarkable display of our atts and industries and the greatest con- course of visitors ever seen on the continent, We shall elect & new President under circumstances which \hreaten to make the potitical campaig# pecaliarly ex- estung. Tho House of Representatives, for the first time »inee the close of Mr. Buchanan's term, is under the «watrol of the democratic party, and it propowes to lay \uare the secrets of the administration now drawing to «close, Its course daring the next six months will In the Prosic define the potic; the democratic party hopes t» rale the cou ction of the republicans fs likely to de’ the orgamaation which waved the Union and freed slave is to fall to pieces awn: many promises to be put to the test, the poss Sanh of the’national Mnances the year may the crisis of our affairs, In re at revival, and there are the Church 10 the State, <i ite schools, wilt provoke sharp discus- coma: ter u anew career of useluloess. In the prac- jt work ol verpment there are groat abuses to be fe fon it promises ee ee | of our readers North and s merce and producti austry there are bopes that it will witness the long deferred revival. 4 STIRRING PERIOD. In such a stirring and crowded period, the Tribune con- fidently appeals to its past record and its present perform. ance as constituting its claim forthe continued regard of | allold readers and the accession of many new ones. | No intelligent citizen ean afford during such a year as | 1876 to dispense with an independent newspaper, upon which he can rely for an impartial record of events, undistorted by partisan necessities or personal hates or ambitions, “TH OLD FERVOR.” The Tribune wil! maintain with the old fervor the old republican principles of which it was the cham- pion all through the American conflict, and it will re- Joice whenever those principles are victorious under the old banners. But it can never be the servant of caucuses or conventions; it must approve what it finds good in the acts and professions of either party and ben aed for the wrongdoing of neither, Ingiving © news it endeavors to set forth the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth; in politics ite great object is to elect honest men whom the country knows and can trust; to secure hard money, administrative reforni, such economy 10 public affairs as THR HARD TIMES compel from private citizens, and, ag @ consequence lower taxes, Thus it found itwelf last fall,.rallying U torces for the splendia hard money triumphs won b; | the republicans and their allies in Ohto and Ponnsyl- | vania, and as earnestly striving to hold up the bands of | an administration in New York, which was busy fighting the Canal Ring, stopping leaks in the treasury and lowering taxes [teach case it tound the people sustaining its positions, and it hopes to be so clearly right in its political course through all the storms of 1576 as to win equal success and command yet greater approval, | A MIGHER PLANE. One result of this policy of struggling for the triumph | | of tfonest men and soun much controlled by mere names, has bedn that both | parties find themselves forced to abandon some of the preach. | and independent voters haye thus within two or three years gradually forced both parties up to a somewhat | higher plane, and we may hope that the centennial | year will witness sull greater improvements. NO PERSONAL WRANGLING. The Tridwne will continue to labor for this end with | the methods which have already commended 11 to pop- | ular favor. It will endeavor to combine the utmost | candor with judicial tairnees; will keep its columns free | from personal wrangling; will waste no time in reply- | ing to the incessant attack } envious rivals, and as space for its readers’ interests, ‘MOST MPLISHED MEN IN THE PROVESSION. From those who beheve such a journal a desirable | Visitor in their families, the 7'ribune solicits a continu- ance of the favor it has so conspicuously enjoyed in the past. During the years 1874 and 1875 the position assigned it long ago by foreign critics as ‘the leading American newspaper’? has come to be generally recog- nized, and its circulation has been greater than at any previous period in its history. 1t bas won this posi- expenditure to procure the freshest intelligence, the most complete reports, the most interesting letters 1 staff includes the most accomplished men in the ae gered and among its outside contributors it num- ers many of the most eminent men tn the country. All remittances at senders’ risk. For posters, speci- men copies and further particulars, adaress the Zridune, New York. THE NEW YORK WITNESS. ‘TRUE RELIGION AND THE SPRING TRADE. [From the Oficial Prospectus. } The New York Daily Witness ia published every morning, Sunday excepted, at two cents per copy, or $5 per annum, postpaid. Advertisements charged twenty cents per hne, nonpareil measure; or when prepaid and set close, two cents per word. The Witness stops whea subscription expires. All business lettera to be addressed to the New York Daily Witness, and all literary communications to the editor. All money orders to be made payable to John Dougall, office Daily and Weekly Witness, No. 2 Spruce street (Tract House), New York. We hope all subscribers will notice when their sub- scriptions expire and remit a week beforeband, This will save labor to us and annoyance to them, az com- pared with remitting after the paper stops, which it will do with time paid for, unless renewed. THN THOUSAND NEW SUBSCRIBERS IN TEN DAYS. Will the following offer bring them? We hope it will and think it should:—Tne New Fork Weekly Witness is received to Ist of July for Ofty cents. These months | will include reports of Moody and Sankey’s meetings | in New York; description of goods, machinery, live stock, agricultural proauce, flowers, objects of art, &c., &ec., &c., at the Centennial Exhibition, with regular Teporis of its progress; the business of the present long session of Congress, including several most im- | Portant questions; reports of the spring trade; nearly | tne whole of that remarkable tale, ‘Patriot and Tory,” | giving lifelike sketches of the stirring events that pre- | ceded the Declaration of Independence; careful sum. | | | maries of news and copious extracts from the best articles of leading journalson the main questions of ch day; very complete and accurate prices current d financial reports; family readin, letters, Will our readers do us the great favor of mentioning this offer to sheir neighbors and showing them a copy of the Witness? DAILY BRRAD. Bo filled with the spirit.—Eph., v., 18. Deing evil, know bow to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Heoyeniy, Father give tho Holy Spirit to them that ask him ?—Luke, Xi., 13. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with thy free Spirit. —Psalm pent and turn yourselves from all your sions. —Ezek., xvili., 30, with His right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for If ye then, transgres- Acts, v., 81. Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord, and we shall be turned —Lam., v., 2h. THE NEW YORK WORLD. TRUMPET CALL FOR THE LEGIONS, [From the Official Prospectus. ] | Fellow democrats! the regult of the political battle to be joined during the coming twelvemonth will dever- mine the character and bent of our democratic institu- tions for many a future year; will restore prosperity to the people or involve our shattered industries in a still ) more disastrous overthrow, “Grantism” in the federal government—“hard times” from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific coasts—shese fre the achievements of the party, this isthe plain outcome of the princtples of the failen from the hands of 1 his acceptance of the chief magistracy as a personal sacrifice’ to be rewarded by an unpro- ¢edented leave of power. 4 Democratic imstitutions not survive the domina- tion of such as these, the avowed partisans of cen. traitzation in government, of monopoly in trade and | of chicanery in finance | Masses of the great North and West marching under the old democratic flag of HARD MONEY, PREE TRADE AND Howe RULE! ‘That tlag—the dag of Madison, and of Jefferson, and of Jackson—raised anew in this banner State of New York as the sign of victory {n 1874, still floats in the front of the democratic hosts. Elsewhere, under in- fluences to be forever regretted, but not, we trust, to the line ot 1 875, where it should have been more high | What was the result? Confusion apd disaster wherever that untarnished Standard was missed from the feid. In New York alone, vietory, and a foothold triamph- | antly kopt against overwhelming odds, tor the fiual as- Sault soon to be made upon a party swollen with the | corruptions of its own long misgovernment, and’ rely- ing upon the sordid fealty of an army of 80,000 office- Who can misunderstand the lessons of 1875? Who can be indifferent to the suprome duty of 1876? Fellow democrats of the Union! let us discard minor differences but not democratic principles; let us abjure sectional jealousies and ail our contentions except against the conimon foe ; let us strengthen each other's hands for the one momentous conflict The indispensable condition of democratic success 18 the upity and harmony ot ali democrats The best weapon in the wartare (or democratic prin- ciples ta the democratic press. Away, then, with dem- ocratic dissensions, For thirteen years the World bas labored stead. For home rule; against bureaucratic Imperial: For hard money; against a public debt mad tender for private the broken promises of Peter to pay forced into the pockets of Paul in yexchange for the sweat of his brow and the work of bis hands; For froe trade; against tariff monopoly, which robs the citizen under the pretence of developing the State, wards of the inaasiry of the people. PRIGRLESS BLESSINGS. A victory is now within the grasp of the demoeracy, which will secure to our country these priceless bless- ings:— 1. The Capitol ruled by the people, not the people by the Capitol; 2 An honest dollar for every dollar’s worth of labor that we give; 3% Ab honest dollar's worth of goods for every dollar that we spend. We ask you to reinforte the World that it may do its part in winning this victory. We ask you toaid as to enlarge, every day, every Week, every month of this centennial year, the circle uth, Bast and West, By the fullest, most varied daily pictures of the life of the metropolis, of the whole Union, and of the gio! by the treshest and clearest dally setting forth of Tesalts of the commercial, scientific, literary and artis- Ue activity of botb contmonts; by daily and accurate reports of all the markets and ali the industries of man- 1 of urs. . poetry, the wisdom kina— We shall daily preach the Democra tio For fact and fiction, prose and rightly understood, are but ministers of the great, im creed—the creed of of enlightened freedom. It will be our duty thus to make every reader of the World fara\liar with all that is thinking, planning, do- the Unton, to strengthen our mm doing this, and the hao all our fellow workers in the democratic press, assured, as you must be, that we datly sow the sord which will brig tort a hundredfaid in such & oe its success provokes from | tofore will reserve all its | 7 ton by the closest watchfulness and the most lavish | and essays and the ablest work in every department. | hoiders, | Sunday Repnvlic. Increase, then, the circulation of the democratic | fogal | and which diverts mto the colfers of a privileged class | an enormous annual percentage of the hard earned re- | and the folly of ali men and of all nations, ali, when | mortal, unchangeable principles of the democratic | mon sense, of ascertained law, | ing, from day to day, not tn polities only, nor in fluance, but in literature, in commerce, im science, im the arts, in the religious and 1 life of this busy | nineteenth century. Is duty, democrats of principles, without being too | | Worst practices of the old caucus system to put forward | thoir best men and to practise some of the reforms they | It may iairly be claimed that conscientious | { 1 | i | | | hereby offered, postpaid, from the time subscription is | 1 id re democratic victory as alone can round the first century of American history with a sohd reafli ion and & solid re-establishment of the 1776, oat. Ome Cash in advance. Send ce money order, bank draft or registered letter. Bills sent by mail will beat risk of sender. Additions to club lists may be made any time in the year at the above rates. We have no travelling agents. Specimen cepies. posters, &c., sent free wherever and whenever desired. Ad- dress all orders and letters to the World, No, 35 Park row, New York, THE NEW YORK HERALD. PARIS OFFICES AND AMERICAN BEADING BOOM, 61 AvENUE DE L'oPERA. Tar New Yor« Hexaup offers to advertisers the ad- Vanteges of a daily circulation in America and Europe of over 100,000 copies. They can transact their busi- ness personally and without the intervention of can- ‘Yussing agents, with the Paris bureau. American rest- dents or tourists can have the Hera.p supplied to them direct trom the Paris office and when travelling on the Continent can arrange to have tt after them from yee wo = The Hera ing contains the largest col- of American ard periodicals that Jecti newspapers pe been presented te the public on the other side of the Atlantic. Every city, every town, | party and overy sect in the United SI | sented by its leading journal. and every professional and trading interest will find its ized organ ts the completest of its kind that is to be found in Europe. morning until six o'clock in the evening. The following is a list of the principal papers and pe- has e' ry ites {8 repre- among its files. The collection of illustrated The reading room ts open from ten o’clock in the rioatcals received :— Daily Messager Franco-Americain. New York. Dally ‘and Sunday News (Hnglish and Gi Editions: Witness, Evening Watson's Art Journal. . Soath. poy wheal peels pies ‘arper’s New Mont! agent Harper's Weekly... Harper's Bazar. The Billiard Cue., < Watch and Jewelry Trade Vircu- ‘pet de Monthly Importe: Matrimonial Ad ‘the Road..... Weekly Irish Democrat Mouttily Importer. The 1D . 1 Tiustrat Illustrated House New York Mercury, Sunday Merem Javerloy's Weel Rural New York New York Ledger. The Methiodin, The Wall Str American A, The New Yor! and children's | ! hy 12 Re- | Him (Jesus) hath God exalted | | to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.— | Nord 7 They were routed along the whole line in 1874 by the | be renewed, it wavered in unsteady hands at points in | Ri | Evening Appleton's Jou ‘Appleton's Railway Guid Christian Intelligencer, Lal New York Obser Now York Snort Forest and Stream Geyageis Veal Trea he Tablet Le Bulioiim de New York ‘The Scotsinun and Caledoi Heart and Hand....... Insurance and Reul Estate Journal. orden. Engieering and Mi ‘The Christian at Work. jon. Advertisers’ Gusett Mawutecrardrs ‘Trade Journal rs orruptionists and the lead of a President who | Daily The Row, Mohawk Valley Rogisver. Daily News. ural Gazet Spirit of the Tin Dafly Bulletin | Daily Press. ‘hiladelpbia Daily Evening Siar. ‘Philadelphia, | Daily Telegraph. +Philadelphia, Baily Times. “Philadelphia, a n e | Dany Noren A "a gene States Gazette.. -Pbnadetpnia, Public Ledger. . ‘Philadelphia, All Day ity ftem Pustauelpn Sunday Transcript pha. Phttadeiphi Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch. Philadelphia, Sunday Mereury Philadelphia, ‘World. -Philadelohia, Lippineott’s M. Philadelphia, Eyening Chroni -Philadelpbia, "s Mlustrated Home Mage. Por -Philac Philad Pivtiace Evening Leader Catholic Daily Rxamtner. Daily Intelligeneer. Gathoite dourna Daily Times and Dispatch. Cont re fe ing Mail... Fiernta renvila BACH Valsts. - Bostou. Boston. «Boston, Boston, Bost The Bun ‘The Cape Ann Advertiser vONN Paity Tim fly Com pal Re, s ambury . Danbury, New f at ig Meriden, Deny Gaxette ceeees Olnetnnaty, ily Star. . Olnet Daily Buquire Cineinnett n Weekly ianquiver. Weekly Commere: ly Leader. Catholic Universe Daily Binde . Daily Commercial Daily Telegraph... Daily N Daily Evening News paper edpeinonsonnang wigcindis’ Dafty Republican and Leader Daily Liberal Dem The Weekly Demoe The State Joumal NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1876.-QUADRUPLE SHEET. i. The Veeiaten, jorfolk. **"gOUTH CAROLINA. News and Courier... Pally Times: aily Obristi Dafly Record Daily Chronicle, Daily Bulletin... Daily Morning © Daily Alta © Daily Comménwearm. Daily American Young Daily Kansas Parmer. aily Times... DISTRICT “OF : Bene ery ci The Card Basket. * i i A Weekly Sun. . Maryland Jou: Gasetto.. Democrat. Mining Review. Mirror. ‘The Civilian, . Daily Evening Mail, The Seaside Oracle... ‘The New North West. The Comtiercial. Idabo Weekly Statesman FLOR ‘The Weekly Florida Unton INDIAN Oklahoma Star. The Di San ‘The Weekly Star....... Tne Natio ARGE! ‘Standard and River Platte News. . NEW GRANADA, ‘The Star and Herald... jam, CO. A. ENGL PERS ie Paris. GERMAN NEWSPAPERS. New York Tages Nachrichten.....New York. « AD LAER. New Yorker Handeis Zeitung. Der Deutsche Correspondent. . Woohenbiatt des New York J ni eevee Herald. be reneveesionyaed bamboo! ge epeannsinople. 'APERS, ” Builetin L'Abeille Journal Offic ~Nouy. Orleans. Figaro Paris, Debate, Paris, Ordre Paria, Patri Paris, Jou P. ris, Repablique Fra Paris, remps Paris, Boir. pi Paris, Journal des iran gers Pau, ANGLO AND FRANCO AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS. Anglo American Ti Paris, American ister 10 Machine Journal, Irish World... pt (CAN The National Quarterly A Arthur's Illustrated Home Magasine. Gode; "s Book. Herala of Health. Demorest’s Illustrated Portfolio. Demorest’s Illustrated Monthly, Banker's Magazine. New York Insurance Chronicle. merican Checker Player. EUROPE: Pp PERIODICALS. La Revue Generale... sels, DIRECTORIES. Pittsburg, London. Cincinnatt, United States Business Chica, Trow’s New York City. Detroit. Lai Brooklyn. Milwaukee. Philadelphia City. San Francisco. Philadelphia. Now Orleans. joston. Buffalo, Lonts. Louisvitte, Cleveland. District of Cotambia, THE SEIZED PAINTINGS. With reference to the large customs seizure of. Spanish paintings by Deputy Collector Phelps at the auction rooms of Mossrs. Leavitt, in Broadway, for alleged fraudulent andervaluation, the following ad- ditional details were obtained yesterday from the owner, Mr. Francis Tomes, of No. 6 Maiden lane:—"I have made advances on these pictures on the solicita- tion of Mr. R. Guerrero, of Madrid, who was imtro- duced to me by the Spanish Consul, and exhibited a levter from the Minister of Finance at Madrid. The firat me I saw them was at Messra, Loe they were exhibited for sale, first on the of June; but they brought such wretched prices that they bad to be bought in, 1 do not think ail the paint ings are worth over $10,000. I thimk Mr. Guerrero bought them in the convents in Pera Ifthby have been undervalued at the Custom House [ had nothing to do with the andervaluation. For all | know to the contrary there may have been collusien with the Custom House appraiser. Mr. Tomes then showed the reporter the catalogue of Leavits, dated June 24, in which @ number of the pictures were em- bracea. WHAT IS SAID AT Tie CUSTOM HOUSE, ‘The seized pictures were imported in the Colon from Aspowall on May 14, 1 They were aj Customs Appraiser D. 0. Lee at $5 each. There are oli and pinety water color paintings, Some of the paint- fogs are in the hands of a picture frame dealer in ABsso- ciation Hall. Mr. John J. U'Brien appears as attorney for the owner, Mr. Tomes. It is said $6,000 has been advanced against them. About a dozen of the best pictures have been already dis) be traced ‘by the Custom House aut! maining pictures ere now being valued by Customs Appraiser Sturges, at No, 817 Bi expert. The most notable paintings are ,by Pradilio, Frances Olavide, Serret, P! foros, anderillo, Among them’ may be cited “The ‘amily ofthe Little Bird,” after Murilio; hing the Masquerade at Madrid,” and “The Last tament of Queen Isabella the Catholic,” by Diaz Carrero, &e. A NEW JERSEY LAND SLIDE. Owing to the recent rain storms a large portion of the biud and palisades on the King and Morgan estates, at Weebawken, became loosened, and yesterday morn- ‘ng at ten fell with acrash. The ground fell 300 yards, rolling down the hill, bt with it large boulders megeieg many tons, while ad rae by the jand slide was very great. Fortun nobody was injured, the workmen of the Erie ait and oil docks having got out of the way in time The débris fro we hundred f rh mosaix oak to work to remove the ' was made to get them up the sriventinads had’ wuss pk RACE. Bay District Course, to take place on the to be decided on of repeated violent to time, and finally made a short time announcing their in- y come to the post, although there are some doubt more than six will were sold on the event night at the marts in this city, but the that assembled to dis- not very anxious the numerous disap- a loss of confidence The following is the state pf the odds on coming events at the American Jockey Dlub Rooms:— WITHERS GTAKNS—DNE MILE. Laken opera. Offered, Brother to Bassett. “4401 Mereiless.......... 8 tol 6wol 8tol Twl 9tol Twl 9tol 8tol tol Btol Bel gwl tol 9tol tol igas! lbtol tol Crab Orchard. tol tol tol BREMONT STAKBS—ONH AND 4 WALY MILKS. pe Offered. Offered, Brother to Bassett, “6 to 1 8tol Sultana... Ttol 8tol 801 10 tol 8twl 16 tol 8tol ol 10 tol -Uwl igasian. igtol. Pen Saat + to 15tol Nina Douglas...... 20to1 to 15 tol Compliments...... 20to1 Crab Orchard...... 15 to1 netesereerees 25 toL D. D. Withers’ imported mare D: by Saunterer, dropped a bay filly by Stonehenge on the l5tn inst. SPORTING EVENTS ABROAD. THE ADVISORY COUNCIL. The Proceedings in Plymouth Church Yesterday. History of the Relations Between Beecher and Bowen, — ANOTHER CHALLENGE. ;The Council Enter Into Secret Session. ‘The Advisory Council resumed its session yesterday morning ‘2 Plymouth church, which was as usual crowded in every part. The proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev, Dr. Marsh, of Newark. Tho Council was then called to order by General E. M. Bates. As many of the pastors desired to be at home to-day some discussion arose as to the hour of adjourn- ment, when it was finally decided to adjoarn until to~ morfow, after the present session should have con- cluded, Mr. Bescuer intimated that Mr. Henry W. Sage, one of the Investigating Committee, who had been out of the city during the week, had now returned, and it would be well if the same questions were propounded to him which had been asked the other members of the committee, In response to several interrogatories Mr. Sago said that the investigations by the committee wore very thorough. He further stated that Mr. Bowen had, over bis own signature, acquitted Mr. Beecher in his own mind. A notice had been issued inviting all who could to testify before the committee, Mr, Sage went oa to state that Plymouth church was composed of a body of men and womer who could read and under- stand what they read, and who would not permit Mr. Beecher to continue as its pastor ono moment if they thought he was guilty of the crime alleged to him. He had formed and expressed his opinion before the com- mittee and since their decision had been arrived at. It ‘was not such an opinion as could not be changed by evidence. There had been nothing adduced before the ‘The French Jockey Club, or, to speak to the letter, the Société @’Encouragement, has had tho self-denial to refuge a very tempting offer made to them by an en- torprising person, who proposed to pay them the sum of £4,000 per annum for ten years to be permitted to establish a betting office on the racecourses under their control, His argument was that the public are mow at the mercy of unprincipled betting men who do not soruple to resort to all kinds of devices which are likely to mislead the unwary, and that if he were al- lowed to set-up in business under the auspices of the Jockey Sia pecele who wished to bet would be able to do so without fear of ‘ape dishonestly done by. The stewards of the club, who were asked to report on this proposal, are of opinion that the club ought not to make any change in its policy, which has hitherto been to ignore betting on horse races altogether, de- ‘voting its attention solely to the conduct and manage- mont of the meetings, and leaving all questions arising out of bee, to be sottled bythe aur mee ve Salon (es Courses,” a corresponding to what is known in England as ‘the Committee of Tattersall’s.” Tho stewards add that, plausible as the arguments adduced by the would-be farmer general se: they suppose he must see his way to making as Jar; rofit oat of the public as the betting men do at present, or he would not offer to £A0,000 for the privilege of wagering with them. le bem of course, be a philanthropis' but this isa supposition which {s not confirmed by the fact that he did a large trade with the “parimutuel’? until that ingenious contrivance for mechanical betting was to be illegal.— Pali Mall Gazette, Feb.5, COACHING. An extraordinary accident happened to the Falmouth (Tasmania) mail coach recently, and the passengers ex- perienced an escape from an awful death, which seoms little short of miraculous, After leaving the little township of Cullenswood the coach enters St, Mary’ Pass, noted for both its extremg beauty and for the danger with which the journey through it 1s sometimes attended, About 400 yards from the mouth of the Pass, on entering, the road is not more than $swelve feet wide, A lofty wall of rock bounds the road on ono side, and on the other is a precipice plunging almost sheer down to adepth of between 150 and 200 feet When Page’s coach arrived at this dangerous spot oa the day in question a lad with two horses happened to be coming in the opposite direction, Instead of re- Cope | into one of the recesses made for the purpose while the coach passed the lad persisted in goig o1 and drove the horses between the vehicle an the chff, one of the horses backing across the road in it of the coach, the horses in which took fright and fell, hanging over the precipice, With great presence of mind the coachman cut the and the horses thus freed fell through the brushwood down to the bottom of the precipice of which we have spoken. Fortunately for the occupants of the Wikborg and Rattray, who were on their’ way to George’s Bay, the wheels caught ina log laid on the outside edge of the road, otherwise nothing could have evented and passengers from fhiowing the rses in headlong with what would most certamly have been a fataJ result, The horses, strange to say, were found almost ani: and an attempt af but when one succeeded in climbing about fifty feet from the valley he slipped and fell to the bottom. civil tribunal that would induee him to obange his views, There were no charges brought before the ‘Examining Committee except those in the case of Mra. ‘Tilton, and the only person whose testimony the com- mittee declined to hear was Mrs. Woodhull, who came to the place of meeting in a carriage. Mr. Bezcugr here stated as the reason why he pat Mr. Cleveland on the Investigating Committee that he thought he knew best where to look for the origin of the ders. There could not be at that time any other investigation than that relating to the charges of Mr, Tilton, All sorts of rumors prevailed. No facts were stated. From the dismal swamp exhaled malarial rumors, but of which there were nothing but ominous croaks and nods and thé\ wonderful allegations that somebody knew somebody that knew something about the pastor. Mr. Bowen never had the courage to look him tn the face about this matter. He (Mr. Beecher) understood that in the tripartite agreement treaty Bowen forgave him; but it held Bowen as tight as a criminal inacell, It either meant that or nothing at all He bad met Mr. Bowen at James Freeland’s house. He congratulated him (Mr. Beecher) on their friendship. Mr. Beecher then pro- ceeded with characteristic eloquence and force to jot his labors im the cause of Christin regard to Mr, owen, whom, he said, he would love to the death, though his heart was scarred by him. Mr. Bowen wanted to put him right before Plymouth church, After reciting several instances of the ions between himself and Mr. Bowen, Mr. Beecher alluded to his conneotion with the hing, ager? and the circumstances undé® which he left it. 1870 he accidentally slipped into the Christian Union. He got into it as he got into other things that he had not bargained for. Deacon Howaxp then stated that in January, 1870, a reconciliation between Mr. Beecher and Mr. Bowen was effected. Subsequently Mr. Bowen told him that he ‘was the best friend Mr. er ever had, and after- ward told him that he could drive Mr. Beecher out of Brooklyn in twenty-four hours. He recoiled from Mr. Bowen in horror. Mr. Beecher subsequently told him after New Year's Day what he oa fe about Bowen, and he said he was ‘‘devilish, devilish.’’ Mr. Bexcuer said the relations between Bowen and himself were temporarily of a cordial nature after the reconciliation. He (Mr. Beecher) had been believed by many, and he saw that if he attacked all those in. sidious rumors he might bring re) h on others. He thought it more chivalrous tosuffer in private, after pubitcity had commenced the news sp! like a prairie on fireall over the world. Rather would he stand ‘tiently and suffer and show by the purity of his life that he was a welldoer, He knew it would cause pain and suffering in other hearts it he spoke, and he stlent. It was like a galvanio shock from an infer electrie battery when he heard of Bowen's saying that he was able to drive him out ef Brooklyn in twenty-four hours. It seemed to be the bottomless pit of i1 to say it only two days after their reco it was more like aCatalinian cruelty, He stood like one awaking at midnight tn a menagerie of serpents; he was atraid to move lest he should put his hand or foots on an adder OF an asp. THE CHARACTER OF THR INVESTIGATION. Dr. Storrevanr offered @ resolution to si nd further investigation into the rumor of Mr. Beecher’s guilt, and that the Council! adjourn for consultation by {self He submitted that the character of the invosti- gation, as {t was now being fears was taking a wider Subsequently a track was cut by some of the natives of ee ee both horses were got out safe and sound. — He 's Town Mercury. AMERICAN RIFLE ASSOCIATION. ‘The American Rifle Association have made arrange- ments fora meeting on their ranges at Glen Drake, near Pelhamville, on Tuesday next, The programme embraces three matches The first isa subscription match; distance, 300 yards; any rifle; off hand; en- trance fee ~$1; one-half of the momey to be divided among those who make the three best scores. Entries not Hmited The second is an alkeomers’ match; ATHLETIO ENTERTAINMENT. On the afternoon of Washington’s Birthday, at HilPs Theatre, a complimentary benefit will be tendered the veteran “Doctor,” long an attaché of that place of amusement, The programme promises an athletic en- ‘tertainment of mort, embracing, as it does, a variety ‘formance, club and Proforsionais. “Among thote whe wif don the mitteos paw d Edwards and Arthur Chambers, Sam C and Mickey Coburn, Pete Croker and Billy Madden, sides others well known in boxing circles. Joe Coburn and Steve Taylor are announced to wind ap the show, INTERNATIONAL BILLIARD MATOH. ‘William Sexton, the rifting young American player, has challenged Maurice Vignaux, the world’s champion of the three-ball game, and the contest is to take place at Paris next month, Tho match is creating great en- ‘thusiasm in biluard circles and meeting with hearty co-operation ‘ywhere. Sexton has been ott of all our American players as the one most likely to prove the victor. 'r. Vignaax was notified by cable ‘that the challenge was in, and answered: Tor BW. Counxnsn, Bintardist, Ne art Fix the date. ane MAURICE VIGNAUX, Billiard Divan. Sexton, in company with several friends and repre- Sentatives of the press, will leave for the Continent on Saturday, February 26. THE OLD GUARD. A detachment from the Old Guara, consisting of About forty members, among whom were Lieutenant George A. Puller, Lieutenant ©, G. Place, Paymaster R A. Torrey, Com. F. L. Beals, Sergeant Jack Martine, privates M. Bell, Jim Noian, J. P. Whit- field, ©. O, Wilson, Bagley, left on the steamer Cham- pron yesterday afternoon fo participate in the oelebra- tion of Washington’s Bi: at Cwmrieston, S. 0. big boi) escorted to the steamer by General James ‘T. Hatéeld, Major General Mansfield Lowell, . BH lamoll, 100) James A Sergeant Kenny and a host of otiers, In the fas celebration of yesinere Birth in Charleston the Washington Light Infantry wi as color company, and has arranged for a of honor tor the old relic of the Revolution—the Butaw bo aed bé composed of the Old Guard and the Clinton Rifles of G ya, For the first time in Charleston tee Battery F, of the Fifth United States artillery, will parade and Join in the festivities of the day. Tt ie inteuded to be a grand public demonstration. BELLEVUE MEDICAL COLLEGE. . eke ‘The annual commencement exercises of the Bellevue Hospital Medical College students will occur on Mou. day afvernoan a4 the Academy of Musie, Scope than that originally mten Rev. Gxoras Bacon then moved that the Plymouth mittee be requested to state if their case Charch Com had been Mr. Simanmany replied that the committee desired to make no new statement. Rev, Mr. Ha:iipar then ascended the rm and stated that in July, 1873, Bowen acted the part of a traitor to Beecher and how he put his arms round Mr. Boecher’s neck and protested he was Mr. Beecher’s best friend and then afterward said he could drive him out of Brooklyn. In repiy to the question as to whether he had tried to discover evidence, Mr. Halliday stated that be wentto every mother’s son and daughter of them. hter)— to every one who had wagged his lips in r to the matter, (Langhter.) He went like a Obristian man om his own hook and not by direction of the Committee of Invest jon. He believed the i1 gat Po ths @ investigation was thor- . Mr. AnBoTT chat rd’s state- ask Mr. Beocher if he knew of any ANOTHER CHALLENGE, Mr. Bescren—Mr. Howard did not make such astate- ment to me, but of the speech Mr. Bowen If he way, such statement it made no —— on me, and has escaped my since. will answer as f them gray headed men, whom I have teen ap- plauding. Did you evor sees on the bench ap- pepe witness ora lawyer? youever see a jury ip the box applauding a witness or an advocate? ‘ell, you have no more right to express your feeli: when you are sitting here and trying the great and rom Sgr been committed to you by this cha Mr. Sartn—The Doctor makes us laugh sometimes. Dr. Baoos—Laughing is one thing and applauding an- If you Dave a right to applaud you right to hiss, and if you have a right to hiss you have a right to throw cabbages. (Laughter. After prayer by . Dr, on Mr. Beecwen said thas lecture hail of Plymouth church was being pre; for the deliberations of the Council Rev. Dr. Bacox announced that he had received sev- eral letters, some of which were anonymous and some of which had signatures attached, all of them contain- ing allogations against Mf, Beechér. He notice whatever would be taken of them. sme iy as Dr. BRuL created a great deal of merriment by per- platen! ting to secret sessions being held by tne Counet! le said that ifthe members“ of the Coanest Pabire he would not make a speech, et the tespuing oa but offer was rejected, and the question being put to the Council it was resolved to hold the seusion in private, CHARLES O'CONOR, . The health of Mr, Charles O-Gonor is now completely Testored, and he will make his first appearance in pub- lic sinco his recent {liness mt the meeting of the State Charities Ald Association, Lge ey ong day evening The ne of Si 8 vention to appear will doubuess s large crowd of well-wishers of the great | TuiLgvall themsotves of the opporvunity to give Dim &