The New York Herald Newspaper, September 5, 1876, Page 4

~SUTLANDSCAPIAL Unveiling WHAT WAS SAID AND BY WHOM. | (nauguration of Prince Albert’s Equestrian Statue in the Presence of the Queen. A CARNIVAL OF COLOR. oo Epivuunan, August 18, 1876. When Livingstone visited Engiand for the last time a Beowch woman, the wife of one artist ana the sister of another, begged Lim to sitto her for his bust, This Woman was Mrs, David Octavius Hill, Beginning art as her brother's assistant Mrs. Hill became more and More enamored of it antil eherself up to modelling, studying it with Within she enthusiasm, last twenty years many great Scotcimen have posed for her, Sir David Brewsier and Thomas Carlyie being among the number, “I’li sit to ye for the sake of my family and (hose that come after,’ said Carlyle, talking as he sat, and occasionally indulging in a laugh that sounded like the hooting of an owk Livingstone also Visited Mrs, Hill's studio and gave her three long sit- tings before bidding ® lust farewell to “As kind, as gentle a man as ever lived, y Dis father-in-law, Dr. Moffatt, “with the determination to give body and sou! to the work of his life.” LIVINGSTONE’S PHYSIQUE Like most fighters of mon or of ideus, Livingstone was short, squaro built, very muscular, with a strong mouth and iron jaw that denoted an unconquer wil, Obt ieness of her African hero Sirs, Hill went to work upon a full length statue which she modelled in miniature aud then submitted toa committee of artists atatime when there was a bie ing & good tentioy of putting upa Livingstone statue in burgh. *'Mre, Hiil can’t make a statue because she 18 a woman” was the logical conclusion arrived at by the committee, Stung by this sneer Mrs. Hill clenched her teeth and vowed that her c own words bolore she died. Modelling a ie size statue of Livingstone sho sent a plaster cast to the Royal Academy, London, and had the satisfaction of seeing it occupy the place of bonor at the first exhibition in the new rooms of Burlington House. Was gained, Tho next did not so quic A WOMAN'S VICTOR Sir James Grant, President of the Royal Academy, expressed himself very strongly in favor of the statue, and Sir Roderick Murebison, at first opposed to Mrs. Hill, became one of her warmest supporters, “Wel Baid be to the sculptor, ‘now you've m What are you going to do with 2 “It Sir Roderick Murchison can’t tell me nobody can,’? replied M Hill. “When Livingstone comes by: nued Sir Roderick, ‘the whole Kingdom will be datt, People will be ready to spend any amount of money on him, and I give you © that your statue is put ep.” Livinystene never came back alive, ‘the Kingdom expended its enthusiasm in burying* in Westminster ly follow, 13? Gol my word Abvey a man upon whom it would not expend a penny in keeping ali burgh, however, gave car ’| to the idea of subscriptions tame in slowly. heart ab the lagging ot Mra, Hull ‘old them at the end of Jast season that if they wouid pay for the bronze casting and for her own outlay of money, which amounted to the statue op their own ter At once accepted and Non, ‘The statue was cast, and 3 unveiling to the public. Wh @ golden reward for a labor of Judging the future by the pas' conclude that she will nol, USVEILING MRS. HILL'S STATUR, ‘There was never a brighter day dian that which shone apon the simple ceremomies of the statue's unveiling, 4ll Edinburgh was out of doors, a Scotch mist seemed tn impossibility, and Sir Walter Scott looked on Placidly at the prep: bis right neighbor, for you must know that Livingstone & boy and jirt in America, and gentiomen bearing invitationfbegan to arrive; half an hour later the green was quite alive with genteel hu- manity, while Princes street aud the windows of the houses opposite were filled with lookers-on, Livingstone tamily, the sculptor, the fown Council and 500, they might have pois liberal oiler was impetus to subserip- sterday witnessed ita er Mes Hill wil reap ove remains to be seen, and present it 1s safe to At two o’clock ladies sther prominent persons appeared upon the platiorm, | and the Lord Prevost (who in our country would be wailed the District Atiorney) introduced Mr. Josiah Livingstone, a merchant who enterta ho wus here, and who, though not reiated to the African hero, bas been greatly interested in him aud in | Mrs. Hili’s statue, VHERE'S STANLE When the Lord Provost first stone this gentieman was not to be foun Beotchman exclaimed, ‘Vice Was not taken, as it Dr, Moifat followed the warmly ri The old African missionary has the features, clear black eye and Deard of a Jewish rabbi, and would make ing in the raobi’s picture que garb. Dr. lovingly on his son-tn-law's flae qua, Bized the fact that Livingstone bad ne adding that he himself would take a man’s lifle—tl , whereupon « 1 The ade end tor Stantey did not become first speaker, au wived, flowing fine paint Moffatt dwelt an, under uo provocation shot at be would stand and “That's a rather than shoot. bit at Stauley,’” whis- pered a Scotchman to me. I hardly think that Dr. | Moffatt iutended any such inference to be made, for he 1 should ¢ his language. is a noble old man, forgetting the past, but (his w UNFAIR CRITICISM, If Livingstone were man he looks he would much rather have shot a than have been shot by one, and I have such faith in Dr, Moftutt's common sense that | think even he would tire upon a quite incap y, of the scoundrei Murderer, Duncan McLaren, the senior member in Yarliamont tor Ediaburgu, who married Joby Bright's Most ert) ind Wo serves bis coustituency Well, also spoke of Livingstoae as an example to more “boisterous” followers. It with ail due fegard to M remark came most liy' from bis lips atsuch a time, Every one ki was y a noone has a right to say that Stau he tas done iately din lite as ke to know what would y was a I sh have vecome of Livinge y and where his | rm mg pisce uld have been The man who will not shoot rather than be elot at is not tbe man to successtuily explore the wilds of and live to | tell the St does bot act in ity of missionary, He 1s an’ explorer. Considering that not ove Word of praise W corded to him at the unveil. ing of Mrs Hill's statue common grattude should have shielded him om censure. THR “SCOTSMAN' OX STANLEY. To-day’s Scottman contains a loader on Mr, Stanley, Attucking him for the same reason that inspired McLaren's jngendoes It reters to bim not | only as a correspondent, “but also as a jomt commiss er, though who or where the omer yoine is dows’ not appear.” 1 “1 to Bee 80 able a journal as the Scoteman tu ne in pro Jealousy to such au extent ast the New York Henaup; but ne eX rris human, to “to forgive divine,” (he HekaLb can afford to be silent, Heotland is capable not only of personal gene y, but Of appreciating 16 in otbers, anu this evening’s pub ished im Glasgow anu’ edived vy the most plished Journalist north of the Tweed—now that Mr. Russell is no more—cepiores the absence of all honor Able mention of Stanley in yesierd y's proceedines More than one cuzen by expreseod similar septy ments, and | think that hegiect Was due rather to want of thought than want ¢ re OT seulptor her- self has a great adi vuley, Whose bust she modelled during is Visit to Rd luburglt DESCRIPTION OF THM STATUK Something tuo much of this Let mo return to the statue, When the coris were drawn by Livingstono’s ter, Mra. covering fell irom the bronze hero, Mrs | { wreaths of flowers on the pedestal, aud young girls clad in wuite—awong whom Were daughters of (he wealthy aud hospitable pub. lisber, William Nelsoo—wound greop around Ut Photographers improved the shiniug dour and critical eyes discussed the meriis of the statue. | never saw ingetene, bat I kuow that Dr, Motlate is very much eased with Mrs. Hill's work, and Lam assured that the rest of sue family pronounce it an exevilent like- foes, That the statue is eftective few will deny Dressed in Knickerbockers and flannel slirt, with bis coat slung over his lett sbouider abd tied round the neck with the sleeves, Livingsioue extends his right hand, in which he holds Bible, His left rests upon an axe, tuis beng the peaceiul instrument with which be bews bis way Abrough many a jungle. The weigh of the figure falls upon the leit foot, which is firmly planted oa ihe round, the right foot being somewhat iu advance, in Livingatone’s belt are a revolver and the several in- Siruments tor taking observations. Belind the igure the | tics should eat their | Thus one victory | Je your statue, | tons made for the reception of | ds beside tue Scott monument, so familiar to every Soon the | 1 Stanley when | led for Mr, Living: | i] * | verry is an archer andthe Duke ot Huceleugh coin | | skin, which is most appropriate, considering that the brave missionary Was onee attacked by seven of theso animals, and that when he reiurned home deat his poor Wasted body was recognized by the well known sear leit ou his left arm by a lion's grip. The head 1s j erect, uneovered, aud the determined is full of daring action. —_Livingstoue wore } a mustsehe and side whisk but shaved his chin while among bis fric So that the force | of bischaracter comes out more’ defuitely than it would the mouth concealed, as it must have been in the desert, The statue exhibits strength, tells the hero's story ip a way that appeals to popular | and is well modelled, Altogether it is most creditable | to Mrs, Hill) As the sculptor has been in correspond- ence With New York gentiemen, with a wiew to re- peating this statue for Central Park, it 1+ pleasant to Assure these gentlemen that their interest is not mis- pla One very radical change, however, should be made ina replica The present statue is & balf shorter than it ought to be to produce the best possible eflect. This Mrs, Hill irankly acknowledges, stating this defect to have been caused by the size, of | the room im which she modelied Mrs. Hill would willingly work anew on so sympathetic a subject, and in doing it would produce @ yet more excellent work of art The statue could probably be obtained tor $15,000, STATUES RAMPANT, Of making many statues there 13 no end, While the | bronze Livingstone was being unveiled all Edinburgh, from Holyrood Castle to Charlotte square, a distance of two miles, was putting on a gala dress of flags and bunting, ‘At half-past eight on the morning’ of the 16th the great gun told us tuat the Queen had arrived afer an absence pf several years, had she come? To unveil a national equestrian statue of the Prince | Consort, “This quiet university town did not know itself ‘Tho municipal government iaid out £7,000 or * £8,000 in loyal preparation. ‘Tuat’s a mere trie,” exclaimed one exuberant Scotchman, “It’s only a penuy’s tax im a pound,’ | STXERT DECORATIONS, Venetian masts weut up all along tho route of the royal cortege, Flags of ail sizes and colors danced in | the air, ani shopkeepers did their best to demonstrate the loyalty of trade. Ove tradesman burst into Latin. In letters of gold 1 read :— “Semper Verus,”? face and below, “Amor Omnia Vincit,” Iu. the distance “verus’” looked amazingly like “Venus,” a word that fitted well into “ator” and its legend; but what V. R had to do with the Goddess of Love | failed to see, [soon discovered my misiake. One modest house ed fier Majesty’ to “como often; sev bade her “welcom of Scotland informed’ the samo inv: august persou “the secret of England's great- ness” lay in a very badly painted testament. One molto iu nd shall ever revere the weioved consort;” two others memory of the just 1s blessed,” and in St. Audrew?s square actually dropped into poetry, It was the ouly bit of poetry visible:— Lives of grout men all remind us Wo can make our lives sublime, arting, loave behind us 4 on'the sands of tine, 1s somewhat familiar and may be found in This is no place to question the veracity American poet Whose jame is worldwide; but do memory stated that § a great hous the careers of great men necessarily remind us that | sublime? ery much liave not some of lower than the we cun make our hiv the greatest nen been angels in morality, aud are the sands of time a bit | | more respectful to feotprints than any ether sands? A carping disposition betitg not the bright sun and gay plumage of the town, sol merely lay tho matter Lo- | fore you to ponder on in suicidal moments, DARKICADES. Not content with making the Leaatiful town look as | though it had broken out into a cargival of color, the authorities put up barricades that suggested Frenco revulutions. It is well to err on the side of ence; but, reully, the amount of money un- arily expended in keeping the — people rom the Qucen might have boen turned ty bet ‘The carriage route was fenced off on both every sireet but George street, and one Scotchman Was heard to say:—"It ali comes of ‘oid fogies in oilice. Every man ought to be | turned out when he reaches torty. He’s nae good after j that? it appears that at the last pageant in Kdin- burgh one old woman fell down an area. Out of re- gard for this old Woman barricades went up and people | had an opportunity of grumbling. 'y embraced 1t, CYURESQCE EDINBURGH. Indeed old Edinvurgh was beautifully pieturesque. | Prom Arthur's Seat tluated the Scocuish standard; trom the Castle waved England’s colors; look where we might rainbow Unts canced betore our eyes, aud more than one Americau flag hung loitily and Lodged ap- pro Most of our flags belonged to hotels, but our colors served to drape One side of Scott's monu- | ment, and, oddly enough, that side adjotwed Living- sione’s statue, “The French tlag and ours were the only foreign fags that mingled with tue native. TO THE CEREMONY. ys ol seeing the Queen—first, to stroet and be jammed; second, to sit ina window; third, to go to the enclostre where the statue was to be unveded, [chose the last and had my cloak torn off ine in attempting to get to What was the holy of holies in the eyes of the uninvited. Chariotte square | occupies less space than Union square in New York. Behind it looms up St, George's church with its great | dome. In the middie of the square stood Princo | Alvert, done up in yeilow cotton and looking like a Dundic of nothing in’particular, The square iiselt was | tenced off in pens, people going to whichever enclosure | was indicated on the card of invitation. I thought of | Pr pals at a cattle fair, Tho bana of the Seventy- nifith regiment, tho Queen’s Own, Uckled our cars | while we Waited for royalty, aud the band master, who Was a gorgeous creature in’ kilt and bare knees, de- | clared that be Was as proud of bis baton, which’ had just been given him by a number of Scotch gentlemen, ‘as the Lord Provost was of the baronetcy Her Mayesty | Qors: There wero three w stand in | tended to offer him, AITING ROYALTY, | There wa cession, First came a squad of jack who acted guard by standing at the head of ky treet and keeping the people back, Then camo | adetwchment of the Seventh hussars, the Duke o! Coa- ent. ‘The unitorm ‘is dark biue, tight aced with yellow, (ur cap, with red rune side like ® tassel. od themselye their humane horses (o the people 1 “than they could breathe tn, Several women & med with fright, one woman fainted, and more than once the hussars ‘were hissed | naught’s regis | tor dothg more than their duty. The crowd was thor- | oughly weil behaved. If thie barricades had been erected on this particular spot they would have had a raison Wélre, Aver tho hussars came the Town Council tn red gowns and black coeked hats; then followed wise man In bluck gowns. Tke Royal Company of archors, dressed jn dark green, With a red biading, attracted inuet at- tention. “The archers are a most ancient company, com- posed entirely of noblemeu and gentlemen, who pay 100 guineas as an Queen's prize never drilland never see hard service, in arehery, eat several dinners, ri Rose: mands the compa: The archers form a body guard to the Queen at Scotch festivals, °9 HER MAJESTY’S APPROACIL Four o'clock caine round and ibe roar of many | throats announced the coming of Her Majesty, Hand- kerehivis Waved tn every direction, More bussars dasted up; the Queen's outriders, in white breeches, Tea coats and black hats, appeared; then ame the royal household’ im two open carria,es, Sir William Jenuer, the physician, and br. Cross, Home Secretary, being of them. Lastly drove up the Queen, in black ‘slik, with white feathers an her hi Princess Beattice, in lavender silk, and Prince Leopold, in Highland cosiame. The Duke of Connaught roue beside bis mother, in the uniform of bis regiment, Jobn Brown jumped quickly trom the rumble and helped the Queen out of the carringe, Her Migesty bowing in @ stately manner ws she waked up | the short avenue to the covered dais prepared tor her, She was received by the Duke of Bucelough, A man beside me mattere ‘Well, she i$ not handsome, but she has dignity.” WHAT TAPPRNED, made. The Duke of Buccieugm said something, the | Queen suid something, there was singing by a malo choir under tne leadership of Mr. Oukeiwy, Musical Doctor, Waen the = music was = over the Queen sent the Duke of — Buccleugh in search of Mr. Oakeley, whom she com- plimented. By royal comand the yellow cotton clinging to the stutue suddenly disappeared, and Prince Albert stocd before his wife, filly ieet above the ground. At Us moment the sculptor, John Steel, Was presented and mee with a gracious re r . the Queen waikell around the statu vy tho Duke of Buccleugh, the Lord Provost, Stecil aud Mr. Oakeley, aud seomed to be in the When she got ito ber carriage she stually Idugted, to the great delight of every one, and vuen Jobu Browa, who has a most amusing swagger, took his seat ia the rumble aud the royal party drove off, « Vory genuine cheer rose from peopie Who are not | given to demonstration. All that I bave sketched took | place in hort quarter of an hour—all those barri- | cades and ali that bauting for ftteen minutes. Pleasure | is always briet; the going to and from it is lanentably long. Mr best of hulnors. TH SEQUEL. We left our various pens, mingled together like Sheep of one ‘oid, and ali suid the Queen never looked better aad never seemed more plea: Assurediy she ought to have been. Scotland raised $75,000, ex- aed it upon a monument to Prince Albert by an Arlist in reval favor, aud invited the Queen to be the first to view it Then the statute peased her, — Itis hot greai as a work of ari, but itis careiully, con- scienuiously executed, and stands bigher in the scale than most equestr.an statues, it has tho merits of dignjty and repose, — The horse does pot stand on bis tail but on ail four feet, and Prince Albert wears the air of a country geutieman surveying his estates, To my eye the statute is injured by the bronze groups at every corner of ihe base—groups of men in diftel stations of fering homage to the geatleman on horseback as though be were a second Saviour, The | Aberdeen granite forming the base i# beautiful — The bas reliefs commemorate scones in Prinee Albert's lite SIR JOHN STKRLL. tor along Princess street we came upon t of the New Club, in which was Mr, Sauntering | @ carriage in ire He shook hands cordiaily and beamed with pleasure. 1t was a proud day for iim, His statue was A success, and be was en route to Holyrood Palace to He wa tell ar be knignted, as plain Mr, boul to kneel before the Queen to get Gp as SirJotm Steel, A man of seventy, Sir Jona is very haudsome., With his snow white hair and beard he looks | old hon Mr. Oakeley,” who 4 into rriage, went ‘to Holyrood f pur of being kuigited. Thus has the unveiling Of the Prince Consort's statue been the cause of one more baronet and LWo More knights, but why the Lord Provost snould be given a bigher utle than the scalp tor who has done ai the work is more than | can uu- derstand, It 18, however, a (act, and it is also @ taet | thal yesterday Edin. urgh clubs threw open the: to the wives aud friends of members, Lambs sat down to luuch with lions that routed as gently as any suck ing d Iuueed, all Kdinburgh was one happy family bont upon proving ther loyalty to the institutions in fe the stump of a paiu tree, over which Langs @ liva's | which tuey believe foot and | and the | The bassurs | trance lee, compete adnuaily for | Needless to dwell upon the prayer and the specches | | | t doors | | they were charged $5 HERALD SARATOGA SPECIAL. LaST TRIP OF THE SEASON—FAST TIME WITH HORSEFPLESH—A CHILLY DAY AT THE SPRINGS, AND THE SEASON ABOUT ENDED. Saratoca, Sept. 4, 1876. The last trip of the HeraLp special newspaper train Was inade on Sunday, and was as successtully carried out as on previous Sundays of the season, When the papers were rolled off the swift-running Bullocks ir the basement, counted, folded and addressed several thou- sand were transferred to wagons, which were rapidly driven up Broadway and Madison and Park avenues to the Grand Central depot. There, in sho gray morning, stood engine No. 85, George Mini, driver, and tho bewspaper car, awaiting the rattle of the wheels as the vehicles dashed into the upper end of the mammoth yard, Five minutes suifived to transfer the bundles to the car. Mink’s brakeman coupled No, 85, the lever was drawn and the last HERALD special glided away from the depot, leav- ing behind a line of smoke to mark itg route. Under tho bridges of Fourth avenue into the tunnels it rattled, throwing out burning cinders that in the dark tunnel took fantastic curvings In the air and were extinguished forever, Tho run to Spuyten vuyvil was made on time and the shrill whistle, as the train thundered around curves, over bridges and under bluffs, brought ont the newsmen to secure their supplies ot journals. Here they “slowed up”’ a little, and as the train passed several large bundles were vigorously kicked froip the rear platform, aud after several somersets they lay as quictly upon terra firma as the placid water of the Harlem thatat that hour was not disturbed by 4 surtace ripple. teen minutes past five Mink let out bis engine and for some distance the train flew past towas, ham- lets and villas at the rate of fifty-two miles per bour, Yonkers received the latest news from all parts of tho world at twenty-two minutes past five; Dobbs? Ferry at thirty-seven minutes past fi Tarrytown at forty-six minutes past five and awaking the convicts at Sing Sing rrison at fifty-four minutes past five, As the train took the tunnel with a whiz the depot, workshops, stores end hotels vanished to the rearina twinkling. Peeks- | kill was reached eight minutes auead of schedule time, and a hait was made to await the flight of time. Here a large supply of papers was dropped, aad we were again off on a dead heat for Poughkeopsie, the sccond tarrying place, At Garrison’s, Cold Spring and other points rowboats from beyond the Hudson and wagons were awaiting the train, from which the bundles wero transferred with the practical agility only known to tho hve pewsmen, A longer halt than usual was made at Poughkeopsie, as wo arrived ahead of time, and at six minutes past seven the train left for Hudson City. It rolled through Hyde Park at thirteen minutes past seven, Staatsburg at wonty minutes past seven, Rhinebeck at thirty-seven minutes past seven, Tivoli at forty minutes past seven, Catskill at two minutes to eight, and came to a halt at Hudson af eight o'clock, six minutes ahead of time, having deliverod nearly a thousand papers be- tween Poughkeepsie and that point. Leaving again at six minutes past eight, all the stations between there and Albany were supplied with the Sunday Hxwanp in time for a late breakfast aud for a casual perusal be- fore tho staid inhabitants dressed for church. Albany was reached at ight minutes to nine, a@ little ahead, Here bundles for points oa tho Mine of connecting roads were lelt as well as tho usual supply of betwoen 600 and 800 for the enlighten- ment and entertainment of the Albanians, The run to Schenectady was made in half an hour, without any unusual effort of the engine or its driver, Ten min utes only were consumed in transferring the bundles to a wazon, and the attachment thereto of a spirited team, which for two years had never failed in as- sisting to put the Heraco in the ha ds of its delighted Saratoga readers. Que hundred and ninety miles dis- tant from the office of publication before neon! Several times the trip of twenty-two miles across country has been made over a heavy, dusty road on a hot day in two hours and fifteen minutes, tut it re. mained for the teams to yesterday eclipse all its pro- vious efforts. Recent heavy rains had mado the soil compact wud damp, and a stiff, chilly breeze blew over hilltop and vatley along the rovie. Learning that this was to be tho last trip of the season the driver let his horses out and took hilis and bridges at a full gait, With four persons and about 500 pounds woight of papers in the wagon the trip was made in one hour and fifty-one minutes, including two stops of two minut each to permit the faithiu! horses to make tne acquaint. ance of Wayside pups. At Sarawga aGeam’ was in waiting to carry the bundles to Lake George and other points contiguous to this place, The discontinuance of the HxkaLD express suggests the close of the season, and certainly any one who yesterday sojourned here must have concluded that the time had about arrived tor the settioment of bills, the packing of trunks and the utterance of the last goodbyes, ln all the hotels fires were lighted in the parlors, around which hud- dled the few guests who remained over Sunday; shawls, overcoats and muiilers were pressed into ser- vice and few appeared im the streets. In the States aud Grand Uniou and Clarendon quito a number of guests who brave the chilly days for the sake of the water were found, Congress Hall is almost empty. and they have discharged the band, %he Windsor cluses to-day. I learn the American has something like one-third its usual complement, while the Colum- Dian has quite a namber of select boarders and familtes stil shivering within its walls, The chief | cause of the sparseness of the visitors at Congress Hall is that the proprietors perniitted the tmpressioa to get abroad that they had reduced rates from $5 to $3 per day, and took no means to disabuse the minds of the public, In consequence when the public found that they lovked upon the deciara- tons of the servants and runners that a reduction had been made as a trick, and the house bas suilered more than the other hotels that have dealt with tueir guests more conscientiously, A concert was given in the park Jast night as usual, but the attendance was small; not more than 200 of 300 persoas wrapped in shawls and over- coats and well muiied ap, venturing to leave the parlor fires. Lt was not quite cold enough to freeze the breath of the performers as it passed through the instruments, but all the artists shrugged and shivered beiween pieces and longed for the end. Landlords are already beginning te reduce their help and make preparations for au early closing. A few will, unless another con- vention be called bere, close next week, while the others will hold on until Jater in the month to caten the late comers and the late goers, WOULD-BE TRAIN WRECKERS. On Saturday evening last a hand car owned by the Flushing and North Shore Railroad Company was Stolen irom its fastenings atthe Wintleld cepot. The thieves, after switching the car to the old Fiusning track, took a ride to (he village of Newtown, returning to Winticld about hail-pust eleven, a few moments bo- fore the Locust Valley treight and passenger train was due Determined upon misehtet, they broke the switch lock and ran the car on the Long Island traek, where they abandoned it, leaving it standing crosswise on the rails, Fortunately Coroner Andrew Mauzie and his son were at this time just closing up their house, i, hearing the whistle of the train, looked up the track and saw the bund car, and, tnading that it was tm- possible to Hag the train, succeeded by great exertion in throwing the car from the track but a moment be'ore the train rushed by at light ning speed. Karly yesterday moruiag Otlcer Fred Schiniat arrested Jaines Henaricksun, ‘4 colored man, residing at Wiufleld, ou suspicion of being one of the part Henurickson, on being arrested, at unce made clean breast of it, stating that be, Satuuel Murphy, James Gostin and Rovert Uukley, wih three otuers whose names he did not recvileci, had stolen the car and placed it on the track for the purpose of throwing off (he train, and that Gosiin and Oakley broke th locks with which the car was secured, and tuat they had intended to have chained the car to the track, out hearing the train approacuing fled tothe teids’ On the strength of Headrckson’s admissions Justice Quartermau, of Flushing, issued warrants for the ar- st of the Whole gang, and late in the Atteruoon Officer dt succeeded in’ arresting Oakley, Marpby and im. Murphy, Who bears a oad reputation, is a son of ex-Jusiice Murphy, of Winfield, aud antl ‘recentiy was employed on the Toad by the’ Union News Com- pany, [ho prisoners will be examined to-day betore Justice Quarterman at Flushing. RECEIVER'S REPORT.” Tho report of Dr. Rosenthal, receiver of the German Press Assuciation, was tiled yesterday im tho County Clerk's office, He states that he suld the premises for $40,500 and the good will for $5,000. He had an under- standing with the cdmmittee of the company that they were to bid $45,000 for the real estate, Alter they bid the above named smount Mr. Thomas M, Wyatt asked for possession of the property. He put the parties in lemporary possession, but as they uid not carry out their agreement with bim he asked tor instructions as ve whether he should carry vut the sale, Leaving Spuyten Duyvil at seven- | AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR. FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION—CONTENTS OF THR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. At two o'clock to-morrow afternoon tho torty-filth Industrial Exhibition of the American Institute of this city will open in the Exhibition Building, between Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth streets, on Second and Third avenues, The buildings for the reception of ma- chinery, on Second avenue, were opened on the 14th of August, and the buildings on Third avenue, for tho reception of different classes of goods, were opened on the 28th of August The Exhibitors were some- what slow at first in sending their applications for space, but at present the Superintendent, Mr. Charies W. Hall, statos that every portion of the large buildings has been allotted, and those coming late will be very much circumscribed for want of room. It was thought that the Centennial Exhibition a¢ Philadelphia would throw a sort of dainper on the American Institute Exhibition, but the managers of the affair are confident that the Institute this year will show a greater, more varied and more unique lot of articles of industry and urt than ever before. @ exhibition will be divided into seven different de- partments, which will be divided into seven different groups. i First—Department of Fine Arts and Education, which will comprise paintings on canvas, glass and other sur- faces; puotographs, plain and colored; sculpture, cameos, intaghos, medals, medallions, reliels, musical instruments, specimens of printing and bookbinding, books, stationery, &¢.; philosophical instruments, mathematical, measuring aud drawing instruments, &e. | ‘The artdepartnent will be principally on the upper | floor of the butiding on Third avenue, ‘Second Departineat of the Dwelling, comprising ap- paratus for warwing, cooling, ventilating and ttumi ng, kitchen ware and wteusils, stoves, ranges, &e., carpet, oucioth, matting, tapestry, shades and screens, ornamental flooring, furniture of all kinds, banding accessories and permanent atixehments; doors, win- dow sashes, hand pumps plumbers’ work, water closet apparatus aod baths, The articies in tus de- partinent will be principally oa the south side of the buiida i | fkira—Department of Drews and Handicraft, com- prising apparel fur ladies and chidren, hats, bonnets, hair work, hose, boots, shoes, gloves, shawls, &e., ap: | rel lor geutleman, hats, caps, couts, vests, pants, un- | dergarments, &c., cloths of wool, cotton and silk, ribbon | cord and tassels, hand implemements used in mana- facturing dress, sewing mnachines, knitting machines, &e., medical and surgical apparatus, jeweiry and ornaments for the person, skutes, Usbing tackles, portable writing desks, portfolios, paraso's, caves, &c. The space ailoted lor this department is quite a large | one and isin the centre oO! the fluor. | Fourtk—Dopartiment of Chemistry and Mineraiog: comprising soaps and all compounds for cleaning} is, alkalies aud other cherical bases; leather, skins, specimens of taxidermy and natural histor, Indi rupver and gutta. percha preparations; paruts ayestuity, culors; flour, meal and prepared products, used as sumnples vt baking and cooking; specimens of natural stone, used in building; minerals, ores, metals, alloys; models of apparatus and implements used in | chemical works ‘this department will occupy the lower part of the body of the main floor, Fifth—Department of Engines and Machinery, com- prising pumping machines, machines for working | machivery lor Working in wood, machinery ihdipg and crushing grain, ke. Ths departmeni, nis on Second avenue, will be very full, and a ver of nuvel machines will be exhibited. Sicth—DVepariment of Intereommunication, com- | prising locomotive engines, curs, curries, Wagons, sleighs, models of vessels, electric telegraph, electric apparatus for aununciators, bells, &c. ; Implements for ex pediting trade Seventh—Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, comprising plants and flowers, fruus, vegetables, eo is, ploughs, diggers, cultivators, mowers, reapers, urbs, cheese presses, beehives, products of the soil used in the arts, wood, hemp, flax, &c. This Gepart- nient will also be on the main floor, Yesterday the butiding was one scene of noie, bustle and contusion, All the exhibitors were maxing their preparations as speedily as possible, and a whole army of carpenters, pluinbers, machimixis, painters and other mechan ics Were at) Work in the different parts of the — building, The greater part of the goods will not bo brought into the build- ing till to-day, but by ten o’elock this morning nearly every preparation for their reception will be completed. J, W. Matthews & Son ure erecting no less than tive soda water fountains in the building, some of them of very cluborate design and pattera, Two of them are computed to be worth about $3,000, In the centre of the floor is a large fountain, in the cen- tre of which are rocks prcturesquely piled up to the height of five feet. On these rocks are trailing vines and Water planis, aud the water failing over these pro- duces a Very pleasing aud unique elfect. The decora- tions of the large hall are not yet complete, but from Present indicatious promise to be, if put very elabor- Ate, weat and tastetul. The exhibition will be open tor Visitors positively to-morrow aiternoo’s, and will re- main open on each secular day thereatter from nine A, M. uU10P. M., closing at 10 7. M. Saturday, the 11th day of November, 1876, unless decided expedient by the Boura of Managers to continue open ono wee onger. THE MODERN JOSEPH. LECTURE AT STEINWAY HALL BY THE REY. HENLY MORGAN, OF BOSTON, Notwithstanding tne inclemency of the weatber last evening a fair audionce was gathered in Steinway Hall to listen to the Rov. Mr. Margan, of Boston, on the “Modern Joseph.” The lecture abounded in hits at the two great political parties and thoir candidates, which were all good maturedly received by the audience, who scemed about equally divided in sentiment. When he referred to the whiskey rings, Belknap and Babcock democrats applauded. When he spoke of Hayes marching triuinphantly to the White House, the repub- licans clapped their hands. But when he alladed to the democratic ticket as being “hke a kangaroo, strongest in the hind part—Hendricks, the tail, wag- ging the head,” the audience shouted for several mo- ments ‘without distinction of pary.’? The lecturer gaid:—Joseph was private secretary to the old patriarch Jacob, like Babeock to Grant, but with this difference; Joseph reported the evil deeds of | his brethren, Babcock dida’t. (Laughier.) He went shares in the spoils of whiskey. Joseph represents the party of moral ideas sold into Egypt. Who shall deliver ux trom the spoil grabbers? Joseph, when ruler in Egypt, like Grant etood at the head of the coru crib, distributed the spoils, fed all his rela- tions (Laughter,) When the corn gave out the children of Israet found themselves slaves. They “sighea” by reason of bondage. Grant has soid bis ad- ministration into Egyptian bondage. Just now there | is a Moses im the bulrushes, doubling up has fists at the Egypuans und looking toward the White House, Wheituer we shall christen him Hayes or Tilden, No- vember will tell, The election will turn on the finance quesiion and on the color line, The democrats are hard on the Exniopians, They shoot them a /a Hamburg. li Hayes be our Moses emancipation will be complete; | if Tildea be our Moses woo to the freedman, woe to our finances. The republicans are in trouble. They go up to the Canaan of Ohio wnd say, “F wilt thoa come down jute Egypt and rule over ust”? “No,” says the Patruireb, 1 will nov g ‘The purity of Joseph is not, and Benjamin ts not—not allosed in the Cabinet, (Laughter.) Bus when the Patriarca hears the election notes in November bis spirit will | reviv did Jacob's when he saw the wagons, Ho | will eph is yet alive! ‘The republican party still lives, | Twill go cown tuto Egypt, and take Benjamin with we inthe Cabipet—Benjamin MH. Bris. tow. Verily, we will smite the rogues hip and thigh pd drive them trom the flosh pots of Wastington.” ‘he rest of the lecture was the story of the real Joseph in the form of a dramatic dialogue, imtrodu- cing the characters of Potphar’s household. “His pres- | entation of Josep m prison, his release, making hiniselt Known to bis brechren, tearful contession, the father's dying blessing upon Joseph and the perora- tion of what the lecturer considered tbe world's great- t hero—‘uim that overcometh"—was very credit- abie and at umes vaitly aflected the audience, At the close of his lecture Mr. Morgan was greeted with applause, MISS. OLIVER'S LECTURE. At tho First placo Methodist Episcopal charch, Brooklyn, a lecture will be delivered by Rev. M Anna Oliver this evening entitted “Live, Let Live and Help Live.’ The lady 18 creating a sensation in the City of Churches, and will no doubt attract a larg audience ALLEGED DISHONEST EMPLOYE, Joseph Moulin for the past three and a half years has been employed as foreman in the factory of the Raymond 8, Perrin Brash Company, at No, 273 Pearl street. During the past few months small quantities of kalsomine and pant brushes have been missed at various times, The matter was placed in the hands of detectives Fields and O'Connor, of the District Avtor- ney’s office, and they yesterday succeeded in tracing some of the property to the residence of Moulin at No, 454 Hudson street, when he was arrested und locked up iu the Sixth precinct siation house, The to- tal value of the stolen property is estimated at $200. The prisoner was yesierday taken beiore Justice Mor- gan atthe Tombs Police Court und held to answer in default of $1,000 bail, CUSTOM HOUSE SEIZURES. Custom House Inspectors McCord and Hagan seized yesterday, on board the Havana steamship City of Vera Cruz, from Havana, 2,000 smuggled cigars of the choicest brand and a large number of reels of ciga- roties, which were concealed on board said steamship and not entered on the manifest. By virtue of the re- cont Treasury order samplos of certain classes of duty ying goods are now being kept at the Appra'ser's stores. They will form an Important item for reterence, aud experts can see by them that the correct datics have bern .evied. Suitable arrragements are boing | mistress and several made for their sato keeping and eoditicavion, The Cus- tom House officials stave that the conduct of any im- orter who oUjects lo giving samples Ws, to say the %, Suspicious NUW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1876—TRIPLE SHEET. “DANIEL DERONDA" Gecrge Eliot's Last Novel Finished Unsatisfactorily, DERONDA MARRIES MIRAH. Gwendolin, in Sorrow, is Left in “Mourning. THE NOVEL A FAILURE. Anew book by Goorgo Eliot (Mrs. G. H. Lewes) creates as great interest as would be excited by the dis- covery of a uew tragedy by Shakespeare. Indeed, sho hag Leen likened to Shakespeare, and no other Eng- lish writer bears so near a resemblauce to the great dramatist Her works contain both dramatic purpose and philosophical discourse; and there has been no stu- dent of character who could claim equality with her since Shakespeare returned to lingor in comfort about tho blacksmith sop of Stratford. Carlyle, in this latter respect, does not touch 6o acutely the quick of human life beneath bis acting iorms, Carlyle usually shows his hero pusting toward one end, and ho reveals the origival motive which caused that ond. The act is a reflection of a single characteristic. George Eliot suc- coeds in suowing ua, by constant analysis, the antago- nistic’forces in a character; giving now the lights and now the shades; trst tho reddening fire and then the smouldering embers; and, as the Westminster says of her latest heroine, she devotes care to revealing varying moods of mind, so that when the crash comes we muy at least feel some pity for one of the victims, Her characters, like the Persian apples, present both their sweet and their sour sides. She 13 a masterly artist, There is no raggedn in herstyle. She ts a pre-Raphaelite, Her beggar is as finely painted as her king. In ‘Daniel Deronda’? George Eliot bas given greater attention to plot than she usually devotes to on of her novels, but she nowhere forsakes her old mauner of subordinating plot to charactor, Tho con- summation is not always one devoutly to be wished by maiden readers, because it is the natural result of tem- per of mind in those who carry the burden of her piot™ totheend If her traveller takes the wrong road he pays the penally. The two leading characters in tho ew novel are Gwendolen Harletn and Daniel Deronda, To the wayward, selfish, beautiful Gwendolen the greater part of the book 1s devoted. It opens with a view of her in green and silver, und intimates that Deronda is to have an influence over her life. The petted beauty ts subject, however, to her own wilful desires, aud though one cannot avoid liking her for certain grace- fuiness and strength of character, one is compelled to sec her rebel against her best taste and marry a cold young aristocrat, who, to her own knowledge, has a illegitimate children. She marries because she has lost a competence and bas not bravery enough to have herself and widowed mother remuin poor, Almost immediately after marriage cir- cumstances afford a penalty for ber rashness. Grand- court, ber husband, politely abuses bor; she is not per- mitted by any outrage of art to escape from the cham- ber of ber chosen husband, and she discovers that her life and her heart have been coaquered by Déronda, Deronda himself lives with a titled family, and he hives under the secret sting of hot knowing tho names or lives of hi parents, He loves study and physical exer- cise, and fate throws him in tho way ol rescuing a young Hebrew girl, who, in search of mother and brother, has tried to drown herselt. He places her under the charge of some good tricnds, and she finds herself loving him. ot Gwendolen ts always seeking Deronda for adviee in her sorrow, feeling that though there isa great gulf Detween them, she will bridge it over with dutiful pen- ance. Her husbafid, Grandcourt, iakes her to the Mediterannean; and one day, while they are sailing alone, he is knocked overboard by the boom, and sho, im her terror and dislike, is both so petrified and so irresolute that she does not throw him a rope in time to save him from drowging. Meanwhile, Deronda has instinets that, notwithstanding his English, Christian education und companionship, direct him toward Jewish thoughts. In seeking the brother of Mirah, whom he rescues from the water, he discovers in him a poor Jew who is filled with grand thoughts concern- ing the spiritual welfare of his race; and frst interest- ing Deronda by force of pity he fils him with his views and leaves him as his successor, While under the influence of the Jew he seeks and finds his own mother, a Jewess, who was once a famous singer, but who is by her second marriage the coid, heart!ess wife of a Russian noble. The story cannot be described in a mere notice. The people to whom this article will be of interest are those who have read the seven books serially in Harper's. The eighth and last book is now going through the press, Inthe seventh book tho plot weakened, the method of Grandcourt's death being unworthy of so great an artist as George Eliot, though the strength of her analysis nowhere weakened. That book also gavo us a well drawn character of Deronda’s mother. ‘The last book, which we have just received, is appro- priately called ‘Fruit and Seed.” Rex, Gwendolen’s cousin, a good hearted college youth, whose love she lightly reiused, hears of Grandcoart’s death, and the Jove which he had not renounced, but only buried with sweet tenderness, finds it reviving when the lid of tho coffin seems to be removed. The actors of the bcok all make ready to gather around Gwendolen and Deronda, though not without going through more philosophical comment on the pages of the book than even George Eliot's wisdom makes us patient to tolerate. The | axioms are part of the pleasure, however, and have as much influence upon our understanding of the plot as any of the characters. Besides, George Eliot is not to be read inaday. What George Eliot save of aman is of a8 much importance as what she makes him do. His cousciousness as woll as his figure comes to us, and we read with bis mind aa well as with our own. Grandcourt in bis meauness toward Gwendolen has made a will, which, ta case she has nochild, gives his property to his illegitimate son, with a meroly com- fortabie sum to her, Deronda js interested, above all things, ina certain chest of documents, which, as he learned in his interview with his motber, had been left for him by his Hebrew grandfather, a student of the literature and history of bis race, Deronda is electrically delighted with his connection with the To Jows, most of the other people in the book who know nothing of Deronda’s parentage it seems oniy right that now that Gwendolen is free she should = marry Deronda, Even Gwendolen herself, in hor great pain, has glimpses of this idea across the wide chasm which, she feels, really separates her from the man she loves, The little Jowess, Mirah, has some such news as this comes to her heart with shocking cruelty to her, Per- haps Mirah humbly does not dare to know that she loves Deronda herself; she worships him, and dislikes Gwenaolen, Blunt, heavy sorrow comes as a burden toher sweet soul In her saddening emotion the wicked, selfish father, who had tried to make her tho mistress of a rich roué, and from whom, in conse- quence, she had fled when sho was seeking her mother and brother, comes upon the scene, He tries to wring money from her, ite bas not the courage to go into tho presence of the studious son, but when Mirah tells Mordecai the news, a shadow fell upon the youngJew. Deronda arrives while Mirah and Morde- cat are thinking of their misfortune, To them Deronda revenis that be, too, is aJow. He loves Mirah. Meanwhile Gwendolen, who knows that she is mis- erable Decause se has been wicked, is at home wah her motuer. She has it in ber heart to seek another \nterview with Deronda, under whose guidance she Wishes, as she has long wished, humbly to place her- elf, This humility 18 always that of a woman who has formerly disregarded the opinion of the man she-loves. To Deronda Gwendoien’s importunities come as those of a woman whose woll-being ho cannot despise, but who haugs over bim like a persistent tate, He prom- ised to guide ber, and he will She always wants to know wWhat.to domas if any actof here could be an atonement that would bring bim down nearer to ber. He advisca her to accept the competence that her hus- band has left to her, Io tolis her that sho owes some- thing to her mother, Ho eucourages this onco seliish woman to live for others, She eliiga to every idea of him, but fools that he is virtually saying goodby to her; and he, loving Mirab, cam only pity ber, The Jowess ts gotting nearer tohim. Her rascally fathes has domiciled himsoif with thegiri and ber brether, and Deronda finds him at the little home It does nes take the worldly old rascal long to discover that De- ronda té in love with Mirah; and, being am inveterate gambler, without means of following vis propeusity, he one day steals a precious ring which Deronda, thert on a visit, lays down, It is at the moment whet Mirah feeis the disgrace of hor father’s act that De ronda asks thut her father may be bis, and tells hit and (George Eliot's favorite dram tic trick) she replies with her lips to his, When the engagement is made known evorybody— perhaps Including the reader—wonders why any ob Stacie should have prevented fate from marrying De ronda to Gwendolen, It must be rememberod that ii is not Ouida, but George Eliot, who is writing. Eves Thackeray married Ethel and Clive, and was a little true to heart only at the expense of letting dear Old ‘Tom die, George Eliot is a true artist. What we might emotionally expect would sometimes turn God's world upside down, This book began so that figs de not grow on thistles nor grapes on thorns, It seems, however, that Georgo Eliot elaborated het story too much at tho beginning and hurries it through in the last two books very greatly in the “novel® style, thas robbing her readers of some of that art for which we have already given her credit, Her plot Stands better than her treatment of it, athing not usual with her, Tbore might have been a little more elaboration in the Jast part, We must not forget, however, that the nut which has grown and ripened slowly fails all in a momens for squirrels to crack. The denouement comes upon as in this “treatise”? novel somewhat in surprise, because in the first parts it is the best work George Eliot has ever writ- ten, In art itis lower than ‘‘Romola,’’ but in human interest it is equal to ‘‘Adam Bede,” nevertheless ti is disappointing. Deronda, after his love making with Mirah, meeta Gwendolen, and they sit far apart, She had become sweet and cheerful, having patient faith in this new found tutor of her womanhood. He seems always to have looked upon her asa ‘specimen’ worthy of Rotico only from the goodness of his heart, She, Gwendoten, has only interested, not charmed him, He tells her that he is—a Jew! This shocks her; and even George Eliot is compelled to put the shock ala Charles Reaae, into italics and exclamation points, Still she loves “him,” not “the Jew.”? And by his manner, as a self-discovered Jow, she is shaken. ‘They are wide apart. He tells her that his object is the East. Ho must understand the ideas of his race. His lise now, and this long while, was higher than here, which »lways makes much difference in tho hopes of people one of whom loves upward and the other dowaward. Tho only happy couples are those who cling to the lower, ungrowing level Unhappy is the peasant who learns to love flowors before his wife knows what they are. Perhaps, aside from the criti- cism we have made above, it is better that revelations are sudden, It 18 better for Gwendolen. Deronda tolls her of his love for Mirah, and both their eyes are larger with tears, It is asad moment when your lover is going to bo only your friend. This is not passion, it 18 the downfailing sweetness of love with no hate in it, Gwendolen thinks blindly of Deronda only. His words camo to her like a shell to the ear. In that last, for saking, clinging moment there 1s but one fooling, that she will be *good.’?. Gwendolen felt this experience with Deronda near, and he loft her. Sho began to live—as he had'tol t her to live. Deronda and Mirah were married according to the Jewish rite. To Deronda on his wedding morn came this letter :— Do not think of mo sorrowfully on your wedding day. Ihave remembered your words—that I may live to bo one of the best of women, who make others glad that they were born. Ido not yet see how that can be, but you know better than L If it ever come truo it Will be because you helped me, I only thought of mysell, and I made you grieve, it hurts me now to think of your grief. You must not grieve any wore for me. It is better—it shall be better—with me bo- cause I have known you, GWENDOLEN GRANDCOURT.” ‘The book ends unsatisfactorily, with Mordecai dying in the arms of Mirah and Deronda, and with the two latter about to start for the East, There is a shock here, as if another novel were needed to begin at the end, LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. The new Shakespeare Society will reprint that rare book, ‘Harrison's Description of England, 1577-87." The English are perpetually writing books about their Indian Empire. The latest ones are “England, Egypt and India Connected by a Railway System,” by 8. McBean, which advocates a 6,000 mile railway from London to Bombay; ‘Our Indian Empire,” by Rev. Samuel Norwood; ‘Sketches of Indian Life and Travel,” by Mrs. M. Mitchell, and *India in 1875-76, Chronicle of the Prince of Wales’ Journeyings,” by George Wheeler. The last is by a London journalist who accompanied the expedition, and is clevefly done, Miss Betham-Edwards will soon publish her ‘*Year ta Western France,” a descriptive book of French town and country life, “Ancient Life in Alexandria” 1s the subject of a fine paper by Wachsmuth 1a the last number of the German review, Zm Neuen Reich, The exploring of the coast of New Guinea by Rev. J. Mactarlane, of the London Missionary Society, has brought to light a native town of 2,000 inhabitants of a remarkable degree of civilization, living in well built houses, with fine gardens and clean swept streets, The new illustrated edition of Dr, Farrar’s “Lite od Christ” will contain pictures of Judean scenes from photographs, besides many illustrations of coins, med. als and antiquities pertinent tu tho toxt. ‘The late Edward W. Lane, one of the first of English Orientatists, produced the best Arabic and English lex icon, based on native authorities only. A collection of ancient Italian chronicles, under the title of ‘Bibliotheca Historica Italica,”” nas been com- menced by the Historical Society of Lombardy. Mr. T. W. Hinchliffe’s “Over the Sea and Fur Away” still continues to attract the praise of the English lite rary journals as one of the most instructive and do- lightful narratives of round-the-world travel which has yet appeared. The best recent book on life insurance is Mr. George Clifford's “Lifo Assarer’s Handbook,’ just oat in London. Tho British Museum Library expended in 1874 £9,99¢ on printed books and £3,074 on manuscripts, In 1878 the purchases of printed books amounted to £10,201 and of manuscripts to £2,948, Achard’s novel, “Mon Oacle Barbasson,’’ in the Revue des Deuz Mondes tor August 1, is vory amusing. BROOKLYN BRIDGE FINANCES, WHAT IT COSTS TO SPAN THE EAST RIVER. Yesterday being the first Monday of the montn wat the time set apart for the regular meeting of the Brooklyn Bridge Trustees. At the appointed hour, haif-past three, there were present Trustees Thomat Carroll, Thomas Kinsella, Henry C. Murphy, L. Aspin, wall, Comptroller Powell, James 8, T. Stranaban, Will- jam Marsbail and A, Motley; butas eleven members are necessary toa quorum no meeting was held. The cashier, Mr. Preatice, submitted tor the use of tl ress a statement of the financial condition of the New urk bridge, on August 31, 1876:— Received ror the city of Brooklyn... Received trom the city of New York. Received from rents Received tor material Received for interest. Received for houses sold... Received tor wharfage, .. Received trom Avianuie City Bank. Total receipt: The expenditures ¢ August 31 jounted to $292,441 38. From the statement of the expenaitures it appears that there were paid to Edward Minturn for premises Nos. 167, 163 and 169 South street, New York, $53,000, To David 3 Draper, for prem ses No. 1 to No. 7 Water and Dock sireets, Brook: Iyn, $55,000, To the estate of Joseph N. Lord, for Nos. 274 und 275 Front street, Now York, $20,850,’ To Nathaniel M, Pryor, for premii Nos, 173 ond 179 South street, $24,000. For labor pay roll, $7,350 92 William R, Foster, for premises No, 205 Water street, $15,000, The total expeauitures tor the bridge up to date for engineering, salaries, rents, jlabor, office penses, Jumber, machinery, construction, tools, graniie, freight, printing aod advertising, &c., amoant Vo $6,758,611 12 The liabilities amount to $65,902 61. The Board of Trustees wili meet on next Thursday afternoon at the bridge oifice. HIS OWN DOOR ‘was commitied for trial at tho Fifty-seventh Street Po- lice Court yesterday on acharge of robbery. James McNamara, of No, 413 East Fifty-ninth street, his ace cuser, testified that while standing on the corner of ‘Twenty ath street and First aveuue he was attucked by the xecused and several others, who knocked him down and robbed him of $8, all he bad. Officer Smyth, of the Twenty-lirst precinct, arrested the accused, who staboed him in the hand while endexvoring to escape. The offi nad vo draw bis revoiver jo tutimidate ‘Smith's compautons, who threatened to rescue bum, ik ae