The New York Herald Newspaper, October 13, 1876, Page 5

FRENCH AFFAIRS. The New Forts About Paris and Other Ominous Preparations. WAR TALK IN PARIS. Arrangements for the Exhi- bition of 1878. PRESS PROSECUTIONS. Pants, Sept. 29, 1876 18 would be strange i! Quakerism, which 1s said to be declining in the United States and in England, should ‘Suddenly tako root in the soil of republican France, A young member of the Society of Frieads, und head of Scomiortable business !n the drapery line, was sen- bemced the other day to two months’ imprisonment for refusing to serve his twenty-eight days in the reserve, The sentence cannot be consiiered a heavy one, and we may well doubt whether American or English law ‘would bave been very tolerant of Quaker notions on the subject of war had either England or America ‘been at any t! in their history im the position of France, with so formidable » military neighbor as Germany. France has ueed of the services of ail her sons. For the rest it would be an interesting problém to consider why the sol) of America and Britain ts favorable to the growth and multiplication of religious fects and why comparative uniformity reigns in the various States of the European Continent. The influence of the Roman Catholic religion ‘Will not of itself explain the phenomenon, for Prote: tant countrics like Sweden and Denmark are litte troubled by secis, if sects are to be regarded as a source of trouble, The fact puzzled Talleyrand, who described America as a couutry possessing one dish and thirty-two religions. Tho d.shes have since then Mmoreased in number, but so nave the rel'gions. An- other item of * RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE is that Mgr. Gilbert, Bishop of Gap, has issued a very Sensible pastoral to his clergy, protesting against priestly interference in poiitics, and stating that when- ever the priests have been associated with one politi- @al party its adversaries have become theirs, When the tbroneand the altar aro linked together, if the former is shaken, the latter is » The Bishop also fomarkod that, owing to self-styled Catholic journals Daving attached a party flag to their Catholicism, the result has been an anti-religious reaction, the clorgy being wrongly supposed to sharo the extremo ideas and exaggerations of imprudent journalists, Tho priest, of course, ntitied to his individual opinion and to express and delend it, but apart trom his ministry. “No party emblem should be attached to the cross, or the latter iteelf will be insulted and profancd,”” THX NEW FORTS round Paris are now almost completed, and are rapidly being furnished with the necessary armament and munitions of war, while a few aro already garrieouod. ‘The general impression in military circies is tuat the eapital of France hag been rendered virtuaily impregua- Dio against any force that could bo brought against it, always taking into consideration the fect that a huge Desieging army ts by no means casy to viotu: Bat then thirty years ago M. Thiers’ forts were supposed to have equally secured Paris from the danger of a foreign occupation, Meanwhile Marshal MacMahon, though well satisfled with the efficiency of the troops lately reviewed, has decided that the Fronch tactical System is faulty and requires to be modified in some Important partioulars, A good deal of activity ts also foticcable at the pr + moment\in French naval dockyards. The fact is that in epite of the advice of ace societies neither tho French government nor the french nation have made up their minds to forget t +, und as Germany is strengthening ber navy the jarsbal and bis advisers have wit determined to be prepared for « conflict on either element. RASTREN QUESTION occupies the largest share of Parisian Attention, and the hberal party are not » little proud Of tue energy of American diplomacy in attempting to mitigate the borrors of the war. Royalists are very Sona of telling the republicans that only a monarchy can be woll served by its diplomat agents, seein, tbat it can alone restrain that troublesome thing calle Puolic discassion, And moreover pecaupe tho Ministers Of kings listen with more attention to the ambassadors ‘bi kings than to those o( republics, with much more stufl of the same kind and hardly meriting to be foticei, much less answered, Now, howovor, repub- jicans are pleased to be able to point to ihe triumphs of Mr. Schayler, und to contrast them with the blua- Gers of puor Sir Henry Ellio. THK SECRET TREATY supposed to have becn conciuded between the Czar and the Kaiser for their common benefit 18 much dis- Cussed, but its authenticity appears to be very ques- jonable. According to the provisions of the treaty, Germany and Russia are to com. tine their forces and request the Suitan to betake himscif to bis Asiatio dominions, leaving Constantinople a iree city under the guaranice of tne great Powers. The French are extremely fond ot imagining secret treaties, and above all new ar- rangements of the map of Kurope, in which Belgium and Luxemburg are absorbed into France. Unhappily for them Prince Bismarck bas @ singular disiike to playing into the hands of Prussia’s hereditary foo. On the whole it seems improbable that “tho great na- tion” will pick up a single crumb in the scramble for the good things of Turkey. THE PRESB ON FRANCE. ‘Whenever tho dawn of humanity first lightens the it 1s clear thata date has not yet been fixed tor jhe entranchisement of the pressin France. Prosecu- Hons for the expression of opinion voutinue to be the prder of the day. M. Xavier Raspail, not the aged Deputy, but a member of bis fam‘ ly, has just been con- demned to eight months’ imprisonment and a fine of $200 for bis pamphlet advocating a general amnesty. Tho Droits de 0? Homme, tt 18 also announced, will shortly refew its acquaintance with the Sevenin Chamber of Correction Police, the offence being an Qrticie trom the pen flenr: Roohetort ov Marstial MacMahon’s “persistent silence,” Why the uobappy President should be perpetually expected to taik when he cannot for the lifeof him find anything to say it Js difficult to understand, but (© prosecute auybouy for entertaining this curious opinion seems of more than questionable policy. La France, 100, M. Emite de Girardin’s paper, is to De prosecuted tor publishing the iamous secret treaty, now alleged to bea forgery, under the articie of tle code which forbids the publication of talse news cal- enlatod to deceive the public. The Freney press will end if the publication of amusing and witty substitutes for commonplace intelligence is “hus to be checked, TUK RXMINITION OF 1878, The of officiais in connection with the Exbiot: tion of 1878 18 boing rapidiy orgauized. M, Kraut Commissioner General, has made arrangements for the Spporntment of a medical stall, which will take up ite headquartors eitner 1p the Champ de Mars or the Tro- vadero from the moment that the works commence. physician-in-chiel, two tant pby- © men nurses. A workman tulling from scaflolding of receiving any other hurt will be forth- jh taken to the medical department and his wants died to. Aiterward he will be sent to a hospital, the caso is a serious one, or treated at home, always at tho public expense, bo long us the workman is prevented from feturning to bis empioyment he will receive one-haif of his wages, provided he be a marred man or has members of his tamily depending on him. If any workman should be so seriously maimed as io bo fendered unlit for the pursuis of bis usual calling ho Skould nister of Public Works will have the right to allot rsuts if he thinks Mt, @ provision at which one sapnot but feel thankial, seeing tha: $120 at five per per cent yields only 86 per annum, and that the pos- vession of a yearly income of $6 has not usually been beld synonymous wiih affluence. INFORMATION FOR FORKIGN EXHIMITOR 8. I may here observe that the general regulations for the next Woria’s Fait contain several clauses with re- gard to foreign exinbitors which are of considerable riance, 1k 1 requested that the foreign commis- Bioms Which are being formed atthe instance of the French governmont will ve so good apf to put them selves in Communication with the French Chief Com. muastoner as speedily as possible, and itis suggested that they should severally delegate one of their uum ber to represent thei in Paris. The duty of auch a delegate would be to discuss all questions bearing upon u terests of his fellow couutry men, especially those Felating to the allotment of space and the mode of ar- fanging the section, In this way the French Onier Comin: er will have no need to correspond directly with foreign exhibitors. It is also Bnnounced that the Caicf Commissioner will supply foreign Commissioners or their delegates with every Information and assistance in making their prelimin- ary arrangements, and will let them have tho earliest Iniormation of any facts likely to be of use to intend- Ing exhititors in their respective countries, A eom- plete catalogue of tie contents of the Extibition, indi cating te position to be oceuptea in the palace or rounds by ewch nation, will be published by the tench Commission, bat oach uation will bave the Tight to puviish a catalogue of its own exhibits, only, however, In its-own language, and (be it daly w sivod) al its Own cost, THE exHNITS will bo Classified under nine groups, ¢ being obliged to come within either one or ot them, The Sroupe are:—1, Works of Art; 2, Eda. satu, Tegeblng ANG ctgeets conpoued sie the Lior. ary Art; 3, Clothing and acceusories; 5, Ea re ‘group will be further diviaed into sagen, conree toe fixed system of classification, which received the sanction of the Minister of Commerce. GERMANY. TER WAB YFSVEB IN BERLIN INCREASING DAILY—MANTEUFVEL'’S MISSION—THE GER- MAN TRANSATLANTIO STSAMERS. Braun, Sept. 26, 1876 In view of the barbarous deeds committed in Buigaria, and which threates a complete change in Enagiand’s policy, the expression of # distinguished diplomatist— viz, thas Bulgaria would be the death kueil of Turkey— scoms likely to be confirmed. In Russian guveroment circles andisguised joy is expressed at the increasing excitement of the British public, as indicated tp Janguage of leadiag papors and nemerous protest mee! ings Ambitious politicans in St. Peversburg, still looking for a conquest of Constantinople and an expul. s1ou of the Turks from Europe, already perceive a posst- bility of their innermost desires being accomplished by the help of England. Such a formidable exten! ot Russian power asa nen-restriothon of her prepoaderaree on the Balkan Peninsula would {uroish would be highiy prejudicial to the political equilibrium of Eu- rope, and it seems anything but wise for England in the present crisis to emirely subvert the policy til ‘ow observed by her in the East, although we must confess that the horrors enacted by Turkish irregulars ana despotic officials, for which the Porte’s indolence is also answerable, ought to be in some way avenged. In Russia WAR WITH TURERT is generally declared inevitable, the only objecticn to its declaration being she Kmperor Alexander’s lovo of peace, who in this tendency, howevor, is completely isolated at bis court, aod even in bis family. From external appearances it seoms as though the Czar wus wavoring in his resolution, To strengthen him in bis efforts (o maintain peace Kmperor William seut Field Marsbal Mantouffel on an extraordinary mission to Warsaw, whore the Czar is at present directing the manceuvres of thé Polish army corps. Mantcuflel, persona gratissima with tho Kmperor Alexander, was most cordially received by him, and even appointed honorary chief of a regiment of dragoons, formerly beionging to the deceased Grand Duchess Marie. Nothing 18 yet known of the results of Man- touffel’s journey. Immediately after his return to Berlin the Field Marshal proceeded to Merse- burg to report to the Emperor, irom whence no went to Varain to couter with Bismarck. It would be very imteresting if @ report circ: od by the National Zeitung should ve corroborated, that Andrassy was simultaneously at Warsaw with Manteuffel, and se- cretly beld ‘eral conferences with the Czar and Gortschaxofl, Despite Bismarck’s endeavors to effect a thoroggh reconciliation between Russia and Austria mistrust of the former’s policy in the East still pre- Vails 10 Vienna, although the Emperor Alexander, at tbe meeting with his impet confreére, Francis Joseph, is suid to have expressed a wiliipg assent to Bosnia’s wrnexation by Austria. Apprehensions that the three liance will be dissolved in course of the iow Seem Nol to be groundless. THE INTERRSTS OF RUSSIA AXD AUSTRIA are too wide apart to admit of a lasting compromise. It almost soems as if some cvolness bad iatety also Sprung up between the courts of Berl aud St, Pevers- Darg., It 18 at least a inutier ol comment that no mem- Russian imperial family was year’s manwuvres of the German army, ake Nicholas sent a refasal at the last moment, Tho Grand Duke \aldimir, 4) the Czar, ou a visit to his wile’s paren lenburg lately, returned to St, Petersburg a tew days Agv, Without even paying his respects so bis grand- anole the Emperor Wilbelm. Serious consideration 1s now being evinced in the Imperial Chanceliery to the project of granting a State subvention to GRRMAN LINES OF BTKAMERS Maintaining ipteroceanic communication. Tbe un- Ory Condition in which even the most respect. able German trausatiantic steamship companies at prea ber ol the ent are has xd the question as to whet would not be in the interest of the Empire to protect such estabiishments against the competition of foreign lines subventioned by their respective governmenia An oilicial investigation of the subject has proved that Germavy 1s the only important country in Europe al- Joraing ho support to her transatlantic steamers. In France the “‘Messugeries maritimes” received consid- eravle subventions for andertaking the postal service to stations om the Mediterranean and Indvan-Chinese ro’ and only quito lately tho National ly granted an wnoual sub: dy of 12,000,000 francs, in England 4 atal Stoam and Navigativ: ‘ ne Rubs 1p Russia Tho sharp com- perition of Frenoh and English ines subveutioned by bho State bas been, in the generally untavorable state of commerce and trad oe ged digadvansage for Ger- nan tfaasatiadtic n Ob, tho two priucipal hues of waich have latciy been visited by heavy misiortunos. Gorman interoceanic mail service 18 trapsacted by the North German Lioyd Company 1n Bremen and ¢ Hamburg-Americua Packet Company—tbe former, with forty vesscia, traversing the lines of lircmen, New York; Bremen, Baliumore; Bremen. Havana aad New Orieahs; Bremen, Colon, Savanilia, gunyra,' and Bremen, Rio and B Hamburg company maintains communication by means of twenty-seven screw steamers with New York, Havana, New Uricans, 5t, Thomes aud Coloo, A re- lapse has been noted of late on nearly all lines mea- toned, as well in the transport of persons as in oods; whereas in 1874 the Bremen Lioyd em- barked 22,850 passengers to 12,455 irom ew York, theso figures declined Jjast year to 19,07] to and 11,973 {rom New York. Goods shipped to and trom New York decreased from 70,218 tons to 54,763, The total receipts irom passengers and goods ou tho Bremen line amounted, 16 fitty-four voyages, to 7,819,915 marks, avainat 10,655,999 marks in eighty- three voyages the preceding year. Only seven voyages were wudertaken last year to Havana and New Oricaus, 1,223 passengers proceeding thitner and 778 revarning, The receipts of the seven voyages amounted to 1,119,412 marke, against 1,424,879 marks trom yagos in 1874, enced a loss of 249,845 marks. Simili suffered by the Hamburg Packet Dampischiflabris Geselischalt. In 1875 16,809 travellers again-t 21,870 sular and Or: of the preceding year were shipped for New York and 10,670 against 9,146 returned, while 1,647 against 1,673 est were shipped to and 898 against 1,345 {rom the Indien. Un the Hamborg-tiavana-New Ori much traffic was carried on a8 was t6 be the convenience offered to the cotton and tobacco trade in Germuny. Of the five voyages unueriakea on this line via thampton-Santander-Corunna in 1873, only one brought any protive. On the whole 1,644 persons wout and 440 returned by this linc. The whole tran rt ot goods Soe hy the Hamburg company cov- ered in 1876 about 193,700 cubic méiros againss 185,800 in 1874—viz., to and trom New York, about 139,390 cubic métres against 113,600 in 1874, and to and from the West Indios 54,200 cubic metres against 72,000 in the preceding year, The total sf the transatlantic voy- ages of the Hamburg company amounted to sixty- seven—viz, Hlty to New York and sevenseen to tho West lodies—against sevemty-eight in 1874 Receipts from mail services accruing to the Bremen sijoyd amounted the last year, on an average, trom 16,000 to 18,000 thalers and to the Hamburg company from 28,000 to 30,000 thalers. The difference in tavor ot the last pamed company was prinoipally derived by trans- port of packages, which at Christmas time were for- warded jn large numbers, THE WRAVY FINANCIAL CRISTS sustained by Germany impedes a free development of commerce and trade, For removal of these calamities now and more convenicnt ways of transport mast be provided to gain a moro extensive ground for ex- port and open new and lucrative is to Gorman in- dustry. ‘or attainment of these ends promo- tion and animation m foreign trace contributes most materisily. On subsidation of steamship com- panies—mamiaining transatlantic communication the interest of the State will not be turned to the Ham- burg or Bremen-New York tines, which derive consid- erable profits by transport of emigrants; and for pro- notion and maintenance of regular steamship lines the Weat Indios, the the States of La Plata According to trom Germany to New Orleat German colonies in the Bri arkets, what I learn, subsidies will be grt steam mavigation lines, im a sim railwaye—viz, in proportion to tpeir not profits, ANOTHER OHARLEY ROsS FOUND. (From the Richmoau (Va.) State, Oct. 0.) From the clerk of the Circuit Court, who arrived in the city this morning, we learn the following particu- Jara in reference toa child that has been found in Buckingham, who, it is alleged, strongly resembles, if bo is not, the original Charley Ross, of Philadelphia, Is appears that some weeks ago an old German woman arrived in Buckingham with the child and proceeded through the county begging for the necessarics of life along the journey. She was finally taken sick at a farmer's house and died, The frmor took charge of ‘tho waif, as bo was a beight looking little fellow, with a view of adopting him. Of course, the death of tho woman created some little excitement in the neighbor- hood = wh child was joued, and io consequen: he was by eurtously This excitement was intensified when somo one suggested that it might be the long lost Charley Ross, Accordingly & piciure of the ‘lost Uharloy,”’ togeti with a descrip- tion of him, Was procured, and is was found that the farmer's boy bore a strong resemblance thereto. Mr. V. a. Hubbard, « well known citizen of tho county, was so javorably impressed with the idea of bis originality thas he ed the consent of his quondam ward, and started with the child yestorday tor Pbila- dolphia, The child t# unable to give his name, oat says he remembers rid 8 lone way on various rail- steamboats e gentleman who turnished reporter with this information says he has ex- amined the picture the description of Charie tho child In question certainly respon many important Rosa, Furnitare and ite Ti to the long lost Obarley Ross in very His Arrival in This City on the Abyssinia. PROVERBIAL PHILOSOPHY. His Views on New York, Brook- lyn and Walt Whitman. Martin F. Tupper, the great poet and pnilosopher, arrived in this clty yesterday morning, passage on board the Cunard steamer Avyssinia, trom bis native Engiand Evorybody bas heard of Mr. Tupper, of bis great wisdom and the sweet, religious and traternal tem- perament of bis mind His {ume ts world-wide, The “Proverbial Philosophy,” upon which be rests his fame, is the counterpart of himself, and he rejoices to say that the book known by that name is the living emboditnent of bis mental self, and by it will be known in al! time to come the name of Martin F. Tup- per, Whata man like this suffers from a sea voyage is of interest to his hundreds of thousands ot constituents, It 18, therefore, of interest to state that Mr, Tapper suffered from afurious gale which raged during wo days of the Abyssipia’s twelve days’ voyage, All the cabin passengers were for two whole days tn the most uncomfortable position imaginable. Mr. Tupper ad- mitted to the Hexavp representative, who bad a long talk with bim after bis arrival, that he had stayed In | bed while the sea was in troubla (ther passengers on board, however, bad also stayed in bed while the fea and wind wore stormy. The sunshine came in m due time and the good ship arrived at the Cunard wharf in Jersey City yesterday morning, at avout ty o’clock. Rey, Dr. Talmage, who is acquainted with him, wa 14 Boston, but members of bis family were at the wharf to receive the great, gifted author of “Proverbial Philosophy,” and they took him over’ to Brooklyn to | the ‘Talmage pleasant bome, corner of DeKalb avenue and Oxiord street. There bright ta wero ready to reeeivo the guest. When the Hxkanp reporter callod in the afternoon members o! tho family were about to tako the philosopher out for a drive. In the parlor Martin F. Tupper sat opposite the Hisxabp map, looking upon him with his soft, good patured eyes, as if there was po Indiana, no Ohio, ‘There was a litte touch of a recall from a troubled political campaign, when the old philosopher said to the reporser:—*‘I shall bo delighted to speak to the Heratp representative, so that my family shall see what I have said.’? Then the reporter iet the poet know that some of the Tupper poems were familiar to bim, which led to a brief conversation about the poet's works, but the question being asked how Mr. Tuppor enjoyed THR BAY OF SEW YORK ba day mornivg a description was at once given which cannot be imparted in more ordinary phraseology Two points, apart from the eioquent picture given by Mr. Tupper, are remembered, one of which was that the combination of the great cities ina group together, with only the Hudson separating them, was sublime when seen as the eun is tising on a beautifal autumn morning, such as yezterday morning was; the other being that ho had serious fears that the new bridgo would beatuilure, On this Jatter point Mr. Tupper was explicit Ho believed the cartu would crave the the superstructure and that the two towers would sink from their proper usoiulnes This bemz merely a speculative subject nv abstruse questions were put aud the matter was allowed to drop, thus making room for ‘other considerations. In regurd to the contrast be- tween tho appearances of New York and its appearance twenty-five years ago, whon Mr, Tupper did this coun- try the honor to visit it im the capacity of a private genticman, travelling for pl re, and at which time famo had not wreathed his brow with laurels, the great philosopher was silent. 1t struck bim, however, yes- terday that New York was gay and festive, as it a holi- day were in celevration. Laie, activity aud buoyaucy were noticeable amoug the people, ‘I'he contrast be- en New York and Brookiyn was marked. Brovkiyn very quiet and It population quite sedate in its Mr, Tupper was charmed to find that as the cariiage moved away from the ferry he was, with, rapid motion, gaining the Country scenesand the quics homelike villus, which must prove so refreshing U every business man tolling day after day in counting houses and mercautile offices, In reflecting on bie Drst impressions after arriving on our soil Mr. Tupper was filled with emotions of a loity character, and the Feporier suggested as expressive under the circun stances the jollowing exiract from the essay on time, found In great work on “Proverbial Philosophy,’ already referred to as Mr. Tupper's masterpiece, woich was at once adopted At best Ged's world-iden rolled Involving apparent preparatty Bus posslbly the times of non: wive man bis berituge Aud needed nut the million ayes our slow growths demand, | Wo aro at the clinax of the perinas, we sum up long scores ; All the ancient choos of the world resaited in man’s cra, ‘And our mundane life is, ns It were, ig, a need To bring forvh tn thine for immortalisy. Mr, Tupper cave an exquisite quotation as showing his feelings on this revurn alter so long an absence to the Empire Uity, which, be said, he Bad reason to be- lieve had grown to such grand proportions. The conversation then ran on imto a pretty senti- mental set of Jeclings of this great and glorious land. Mr. Tappor was emphatic wod fond. Listen so this, a favorite of his:— child of Britain, noblest ebild, growing lustre ot thy worth, uid see thy Kroat nother of ¥o bi Jolnmbia, still the cunge, laws und ancient fame, ‘al nobliity of earth. we are one; the glori dear old Engi Are yours as well xs And'shou, past rights in ‘Thou, too enn'st claim ‘wild= teoming beauty, of years long past: olligence were hustened to jiton, ev'n As we, woot Shakespeare we are both made tres, Ofone relizion, pure and undefiled, And so on for three more vers Again, the poet has an ode to “Brother Jonathan,” written as far back as 1860, anda poem entitled “Yo Thirty Navions,” written in 1801, and some surring verses addressed to our great Aweriean Unioa. All these are not in any way treacherous tu our xreat na- tonal alliance and it may be sulery presumed that from our distinguished guest, Mr. Tupper, the nation at lerge need tear no immediate damage. Mr. Tupper bo weil sung— Slender chances now remain For greatness, glory or for gain; Littie hope for one to Fise Among so many made so wise. m Scattered over Mr. Tupper’s poems are an abundance of his well meaning aud interary culture. When asked if he bad come out to thia country to make money he replied that of course he desired io make all ihe moncy he could by giving readings. He had veen invited to come by several prominent citizens in several of tho States. He did not come asa guest of the as a Iiterary man, socking for some patronuge for such art as bo possessed, and the same generous courtesy that bad ‘been asiwaye ex- tended to men in this country who bad anything liter. ary to offer that'was worth the having. He was now open to ongagements, in his younger years Mr. Tap- per sald he bad been greatly alliicted with stammering, of which ho was now complereiy cured. Cbaries Kingsiey bad suffered trom a similar affliction, bat was neter able to overcome It. Tupper beheved 1 was his owa will power that bad c: bin. some conversation which ensued tho great moral- jst named several literary gentlemen jn this country, ag wellas in England, with whom he was weil ac- quaimted, When on this subject the reporter inquired as te his favorite American poets, and this popalar English author spoke in rhapsodies of Longiellow, especially of the lavter’s “Hiawatha.” TUPPER ON WHITMAN, Whilo on this subject, the reporter accidentally alluded to Walt Whit when immediately the sun- bine leit the philosopher's prow, ‘You do not, then, like Wait Whitman?” inqal 1s he now /”’ asked the poot “Don't koow,”’ replied the reporter. Mr. Tupper 18 a gentleman sixty-six years of age, was educated for the Knglish Bar, but vever practised in that profession; has lived the life of an indigent tlemen ‘uta littie place’? in Surrey, thirty miles rom London. Ho bas quite a large répertoire o! his writings to select trom should be bo able to secure engagoments for oar lecture halle. Ho alludes to bis “Proverb ‘hilovephy.”? his Selected Poems,”’ aud ‘ashington”’ the chief works from wi he would read to American audiences, His iace is rather of the veneravie type, bis hair being White and his complexion sufficiently raddy fof a good-living Englishman. He is affable in conversation, and covers well tho strong vanity he feels in tho iterary productio:s whieh are the labors oft hie hie, Fulioi hope and buoyancy, as it be were forty years younger, he te aot in slightest degree aid Lo enter into cofpetition for the patronage of a great city lke this in supplying amusement to our amusement-loving people, Finally, Mr. Tupper su med up & conversation about is chances 10 literaty Held be ts entering upon by jollily quoting a verge irom ‘Brother Jonathan”: What more ft I touch not holier strings A loitier strain to win, Rot planes 9s prophets, priests and kings, Or nly Rith or friend and man with mas, hearts be thas, Jowatbaa re tion, but | fter a stormy | 1876.—TRIPLE HAZING THE PLEBS. INFRACTION OF THE LAW ANQ BESULTANT PUNISHMENT TO FUN-LOVING MIDSHIPMEN. Ayxapouis, Md., Oct. 11, 1876 The severe penalties imposed by Congress ana !n- Micted by the Naval Academy has not, it seems, stopped the fun-ioving midshipmen from “runaing” the piebs. The third class men who, like the tadpole turned toa frog, have just dropped this year their plebelan tails, are, it appears, ‘hazing the plebs."” Lieutenant Commander B, H. McCalla found some third class men in a room of the “plebs,’? ai court consisting of O Commanders Jewell aud Kennedy and whose name could not ve ascertained, at Very secrectly an investigation to discover what has been done and who did it PRCLINED TO TELL On summoning Midshipmen George A. Seott and Lu- brey, of the third clans, beiore the Investigating Board, they relused to teliwhat they knew, and they havo been placed in prison—that is, they have been gent on board the United States ship Santee to seo whether that tre; $ will open their moutba, THE BLACK FAMILY LITIGATION. A STRANGE EXHIBIT OF MARITAL INFELICITY. Trextox, N. J. Oot 12, 1876, The euit of Black va, Black in the Chancery Court was finished to-day eo tar as the taking of testi. mony is concerned. Counsel on both sites will make argument on January 3 next’ The evi dence for the defence was an attempt to show that Mrs. Black, the plaintiff, bad given property im question to hee husband, the defend- ot. Plaintil produced checks signed by her in favor of defendant, showing that $35,000 had been paid to him witi in the past two years. Letters that passed be- tween the parties were aiso prodaced. An atonymous one received by Mra. Black was one of the most in- famous ever written, lis obscenity is revolting. The plarntif atfered a good deal of evidence to prove that it was written by the defendant, They havo three childrea ving, the oldest bei irl ot sixteen. Plaintiff's coun ys this case has ventilated one of the worst scandals ever in existonce. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIA- TION. i Rom, N, ¥., October 12, 1876, ‘The eleventh annual Convention of the Young Men's Christian Association of New York met here this after- hoon, Tho retiring President, R. R. MeBirney, of New York, mado an opening address, Permanent organiza- tiou was effected as follows :—President, W. W. Smith, of Poughkeep Vico Presidents, H. 8. Ninde, of Rome; F, 4. Smith, of Rovhester; Secretary, George L. Bonta, of Syracuse. At tho welcome meeting this evening iddresses were delivered by A. A. @, Benedict, Rev. H. H, Peabody and Dr. RE. Sutton, of Rome. The meeting preceded a reception givea by the Rome Association. The attendance is large. QANADA RAILWAYS. THE! PROJECT TO AMALGAMATE THE GREAT WESTERN AND GRAND TRUNK REJSECTED—A CHANGE OF OFFICERS. Toxonto, Ont, Vct. 12, 1876, A apecial cable despatch from London states that at aspectal general meeting of the shareholders of the Great Western Railway held to-day, at the Cannon Street Terminus Hotel, Right Hon, C. E. Chiiders in the chair, the project of amalgamating with the Grand Trunk Railway was duly considered, the proposition being fnully tejected by an overwhelming majority. ‘The proposition was that the Greas Western Railway should pay to the Grand Trunk line the sum of £225,000 rental for the tise of the wholo of the latter's lines est of Toronto, including the Bu@alo and Lake Huron road, International Bridge and the St. Clair River ter- ries Mr. Chiltors, the President ot th jong speech, severcly condemned a series of, what ho termed, discteditable of Grand Trunk Railway, and denounced ft as the Ismael of American railway lines. The report was finally passed unanimously. Mr. Richard Potter has resigned tho presidency of the Grand Trunk line, and Captain Tyier has been ap- pointed to succeed him. There is ao unusual stir in Tatiway circles. | Mr. Potter’s sudden termination of his official connection with the road causes considor- able comment. THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH. ‘ Boston, Masa, Oct. 12, 1876, Deeds for the Old South churcn were passed over to- day. R. M. Pulse: 6 purchaser, pays $75,000 cash, Two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars aro aa- ‘vanes@ by ap insurance company on a first mortgage and $10,000 by Mra, Hemoaway on a second mortgage, Mr. Palstier giving a bond to convey the property to the comnuttes of ladies when the $400,000 is raised by them. THE DOCK QUESTION, The regular, monthly meeting of the New York Board of Trade was. he!d yesterday afternoon at No. ¥82 Broadway, Mr. John F. Henry in the chair. Among the members present were Peter Coopor, George B, Satterloy, C. C, Hines, D. F. Cooney, E. 0, Ball, Israel Smith, William P. Groom and others. A letter was read from Goorge R Martin, Secretary of the Produce Exchange, inviting the members of the Board of Trade to join them in the proposed meoting of business men and trades’ organtzations at Philadelphia on Chursday, October 26. The invitation was accepted, Mr. Groom reported that be had received a request from the members of the Gold and Silver Commission, now in session in this city, asking tho co-operation of tho Board, and requesting that its members should attend the meetings and give the committeo tho bencit of their counsel. A committes, consisting of Messra, George Opdyke, Morton and Groom, was appointed by the Chair, with power to add to their number and in- structions to report back to the Board the result of their conference. ‘The next basiness was the roport of the committee Appointed in August to conter with the Dock Comimis- sioners in reference to the propused general Commit- tee of Conference vetween the Dock Cominissionora of thecity and business men whoso interests are identified with the shipping trade, Mr. Poter Cooper, on behalf of the commitiee, reported progress an asked for further time, which was granted. He snid that the committee was in favor of the Board of Trade taking an active part in tho proposed contorenco, He porsonally favored wooden piers, as they were much ebeapor, and experiment had shown that if proo- erly constructed were very durable. If this waa nov deemed advisable he should propore that the piers be constructed of half wood and bail stone, Alter come routine bu iness the mecting adjourned, SHOCKING RAILROAD SLAUGHTER Bhortly after seven o'clock Inst night a mat med Otto Rust, of No, 161 Prince street, a cabinet maker, was inetantly killed and horribly mutilated at the Market street depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad, in Newark, It appears that while passing down Market atroet on his way to the “‘neok"” he was caught between the two tr He saw a train coming from Now York and got oat of its way, but unfortunately failed to soo another train which stood in the New York track part of the depot, It moved out and struck him, cuttfig him literally in two aud otherwise mutilating him 11 a most horrible inanner, The place where the accident oocurred is tbe moat dangerous mantrap in Newark, utterly anprotected, and a monument of criminal negligence to both the ratiroad and city authorities, Theres is buat one flagman at tho place, In order that tho tacts may come out and the blame for this slaughter Le properly pliced County Physician Wood bi order a eoroner’s inquest. Rust 1 chilaren, A SNEAK THIEF'S TERRIBLE DEATH, At twenty minutes to soven o’clock lass night an an- known sneak thief entered the residence of Mr. J. J. Scaring, No. 64 Wost Fiftioth street, by a false latch key, while the family were at @ipnor, and, going into the rooms on the second story, siole $400 worth of jewelry. He then got out of the front window, intend- jog rob tho house bext door, He stepped on ine stone coping over the iront door of ihe Louse No. 66, belonging to Mr. A. Morgao, and the cement vot being strong enoug foll on the stoop, The whole mai f the brown stone cop foll on him, crashing in his skull and spattoring with bis blood, The two iron railings on either side of the stoop wore crushed in like pastevoard. An officer took the wounded man to 8t Loke’s Hospital, where he diea immediately after his arrival. His perfon was searched and the stolen jewelry found and taken to tho station bonse, but no papers were found by which be cot identified. HOBOKEN'S BROKEN BANK. Fd A meeting of the depositors of the defunct Hoboken at the Olto Cottage Hotel, Hoboken, Major Timken pre- aiding. It was resolved that a petition be sent to Chancellor Rahyon usking that Mr. Charles Spiciman, Jato manager of the above association, be 1 nied recoiver instead of Mr. Michne! Sandford, of Jerse: bo Bubseequently tho depositors signed the pies f ton, DEATH OF MME. BLANC, Mme. Bianco, who was shot by ber husband on the night of the Ist inat., died at Bellevao Hospital at ton minutes past two o'clock yosterday morning. In the afternoon Dopaty Coroner Goldschmidt made a post-mortem examination at the Morgue. He found a pistol shot wound three-quarters of aa inch in dia- meter in the contre of the forehead, the ball having entered tho lett anterior lobe of the brain. The chan- nel formed ball contained a largo clot of blood = email Death was bod to compression of whe consequence wound. Coroner Bilingor has not yet xed @ day for the inquest, | img ten feet im hotght and SHEET. COLUMBUS. Unveiling of the Monument of the Discoverer of America. PROCEEDINGS AT THR CENTENNIAL GROUNDS Chief Justice Daly’s Dedica- tory Address. Tribute to Italian Maritime Enterprise. Paruapeiraia, Oct. 13, 1876 The Columbus monument was unveiled to-day by Governor Hartranit and Baron Blano, Minister trom Italy to the United States. The entire monument cost $18,000, and stands twenty-two feet from the ground, the statue of Columbus be- the pedestal twelve feet high, Governor Hartranft, escorted by the First and Second regiments, Weecacoe Legion, Washington Grays ana the First City Troop, arrived on the grounds about thres o'clock P. M., aud shortly af- terward the exercises were, opened by an over. ture Alonzo M, Viti, bonorary Consul of Italy aud a momber of the Centennial Commity then made a few appropriate romarks, afer which the mon- umeut was formally uavoiled, Addresses were made by Governor Hurtrautt, Baron Blanc, Mr, Nunzio Finelli, of tho Monument Association, and Hon. Morton Chiet Justice aly said:— CHIRY JUSTICE DALY'S ADDRESS. s completed tu-day vy the erection and dedi- ‘@ statue of the discovercr of America is one Of the many Interesting events of this Centunnial year. Tho work of Malan bands and the gilt of Ltalians to commemorate the completion of the first century of | our national indepenucnce, it comes most appro- ately ; for not only are we imdebted to an liwlian for tho géneral discovery-of the land we inherit, but It 1s to tWo natives of Venice, John and Sebastian Cabot, and to Giovanni da Verrazano, a native of Florence, ‘hat we owe the discovery and exploration of the const of North America, while tho name of another Italian, Americus Vespucius, bestowed by a German cos- mographer, Waltzemiller, in 1507, has beea perpe- Iuated to designate this great Continent in the uni- veraally recognized pame of Amorica. No occasion 1s more iitting than the present to recall what, in my judginent, has never been adequ knowledged, (be very large share which Italia in creating the spirit of mariuime Cee! gt in Europe which ultimately led to the discovery of America. ‘The great mercbauts of the Mediterrancay, when, in the Middle Ages, it was the centre of the commerce of the world, Were lialans. Tho maritime cities of Venice, Pisa, Genoa, Aaill were the nurseries of a men the most seiltul and experienced in Europe, when maritime enterpr the fifteenth cen was turned in the direc exploration aud dis- covery, 1s was the wautical knowledge matured in Twaly, the poriulaus, charts and maps touud there, the improvements 1h the astrotabe and tho mariner’s compass which had there been made that were chieily available, and {rom the discovery of Madeira, in tho | fourteenth century, by Geuoese daptains tu the service of Portugal to the death of Columbus the brightest names in that briluant period of maritime discovery aro the ames of Italians, in- deed, tho great movement itself, which, in oue direction, resulted in the discovery of tho passage around the of Good Hope, and in another ica, may be said to have ved Ite first impulse trom the account brought to Europe by an Itaitin, Marco Polo, of the rich and won- derful countries bo had visited 10 the unknown lands ‘ora Asia; tor thougs the early explorations of Heary of Portugal, surnamed the Navigator, along the western coast of Africa may bave had no further object than to obtain a kuowledge of the coun- t y of the Moors and to spread Coristiunity in that di- Feotion, the contiauation of Prince Heary’s discover- ies by the Portuge: as to fod, as they did, a passage by water to those Indies which Marco Polo had described, while the object of Columbus in Bailing di- rectly across the Atlantic was to find a nearer passage by water to tho same region—an idea that became fixed im his mind at an carly period of his life by the rusal and cafetul study of the journey of Marco Polo in the thirteenth century, I may also here mention that {t was from the acute observation and truthful narrative of Cadomosto, an Italian, who was ove of Prince Hepry’s captains, that Hurope received the iirst intelligent account of the discoveries along the western coast of Africa, and of what had been ascertained respecting the geography and people of that region. 6 idea of Culumbuy, that the shortest way to reach Indies would be by sailing westward, directly the Atlantic, was, before he adopted it, enter- ye Ltalian cosmugrapher and astronomer Yoscanelli; and when Cojumbus, then a young mariner of twenty-seven, was deriving a preca- Tious subsistence in Lisbon, by making and selling charts, and ,maturing in his mind, by reading aud tn- vestigation theo gr project to which he afterward devoted his life, he communicated with Toscavelli and received from the venuerabie cosmograpber a map of the world, which the iatter had projected to demon- strate his theory of the shortness of the distunce across the onkuown Atlantic, between Spain and the eastern shores of Asia, As olen happens in the evolution of t ideas, both he and Columbus wero right 10 their general con- ception that land would be found witbin the limit of a moderate voyage across the Atlantic, but the land which existed did mot prove to be, as they had sup- posed, a great extension of the eastern part of the Continent of Asta, but a vast, independent continent lying between, with great oveans on either sido ot it, the result being, a8 1b often proves in the discoveries of acieuce, that the direction of inquiry was the truo one and the final discovery different, but indnitely groater than what had been looked for. The idea of reaching Indw by salling wostwara across tho Atlantic was not a new one. It bad been suggested more than 1,000 yoars betoro, both by Aris- toile and by Strabo, but it was far from being a pre- vailing idva of the tifteenth oontury. On the con- trary, Columbus, when advocating it, found his pria- @rpni antagonists in the cosmograplers and men of science, and has bimeelf declared that he was never able to convince one of tuem. Voltaire bas wituly suid that when Columbus urged the probabiiity of a Bew heinisphere, they maintained that it did not extat, und when he discovered it they claimed that 16 had long been known. To the day of bis denth Columbus believed that what he haa discovered was the eastorn shores of Agia, The wildest dream of his imagination would never havo yetured what he had done and was instrumental in bringing about; that he gave to the world a new con- tinent, toward which @ vast tide of emigration would flow, whieh, in less loar centuries, would be filled witht 80,000,000 of the descendents of Eurove, and that the dwelict upon the western extremity of that new world would look out upon a great ocoan, on tho far western shores of which lies the land ho was in purauit of and supposed he had tound. It was not reserved for Italy to assist in the accom- plishment of tho aims of ber tllustrious son. We are told that be frst applied to the government of bis native city and was unsuccessful. Bat he bad long been absent from Genoa, His real merit was un- nd the little Republic at that time was not only embarrassed by a forcign war, but disheartened by revorses, which, paralyzing her commerce, had broken her spirit, Bat, independent of this, is it re- markabio that he should have failed tn this attomps wheu it required seven years of unwearied applica- tiona in Spain before he succeeded? And even bis final success was not due to the appreciation of the in- telligent or the learned, for a couvell of distinguished men pronounced against him, but to a nobie-mindea womun, attracted by the largencss of his views, who kympathized 10 his religious zeal tor bringing the in- Davitants of pagan jands to a knowledge of the fnith, and who proposed a pledge of her private fortune to fit out the ve: for the voyage by which an anknuwn ero was brought to the knowled, ot the world. ‘That memorable voyage has been described in many languages aad by mavy pons, but literary art could not heighten the effect of the simpio details as recorded by the great navigator himself. A rN. of thirty-five days, from the Canaries to the West Indies, of three vessels about the size of our ordinary sailing yachts, would not for its jength be remarkable in our days; but that time it was a most formidable undertaking. From the earliest antiquity the the Atlantic to the west were regarded ax begirt with horrors, and ee the many centuries of ixnorance ‘and superstition which had prevailed in Europe tho diMlcuines, dangers and sapernatural obstacics with which the human imagination invested this an- traversed part of the globo had greatly fncreased and take the form of a widespread and universal popular belief, The diMeulty of getting anybody to venturo ‘with Columvas apon sach a Voyage is Been in the tact thatali who id go were promised by tho govern- pardon for past criminal offences and a discharge oi debta. It was the oriminal and the debtor, unable to poy, AL were Invited, and one of the most serious dif. ities with which the great discoverer had to con- tend was the kind of mon which he had to mana: contol in the proweention of his voyage The constan duscontent, the superstitious fears awakened vy the ailghtest incident the general and unconteaied wish to go back before half of the distanco was achioved, and tbe disposition to mutiny, with the secret resoiution to drop bim qaietly overboard and return—and yet ho rtully did this wonderfal man manage this ‘When consternation is spread by the d\s- variation of the compase—a phenomenon observed or recorded—tho irighiened Assured that it Was not tho hana of the needie that bad auanges but the polar ssar, which had moved around the Pole, A homers from the heavens sinke sn! sight of the vessels, end as tho pillar of fire Israelites the alarmed mariners from the Almighty inviting surance of their final success, alternate hopes and bitter disap- (ineneh instance to be be clouas tex. = known rogions of wided the Gre told that it is a sign forward end an as- | ing on the borizon. The mast floating by fram the 5 westward, wi(b i's pregnant suggestion of some fatal vemsc! which, like them, had ventured too far; the entanglement of the three ships in the floati + widely spread, that they would be kept there perish by famine; the reassured hopes when birds seca flying toward them from the West, and whi some which havo perched upon the yards are found ta be those that do fly far from land; the rudely-sculp- of wood, the work of human that is picked up: the mossy vegetation arine plants which pass, and are kn ry floating toward them, with berries upon it, and. eventful might of the 11th of Octobe light, whieh his sagacity at onco interprets asa light moving upon shore; and at two o'clock in the morning of the izth of October—tbis day 984 yoars ago—the joyful snout is heard from the Pinto that land is visible ibrough the moonlight, followed by the anxious wait- g for the dawn, which, breaking, reveais hills and clotbed with verdure, when the crews ot t se’ vessels {all upen their knees chanting the ‘* Deum”—a succession of v ing with the landing of the great discoverer, and his reverentiy rth of that new found world that bas made It not often in hu-nan character that such ase semblage of great qualities, moral and Lee are found united as in his person. We are told thi he hada commavding presence, with eyes full of ex- pression; that he was flueny,10 speech, courteous i= manner, affectionate in (position, temperate in ‘abd particularly attractive from his great aim. 4 earnesiness. He hada steady loyalty and duty which noexient of tugratitude in ign he Berved could ever diminish, and a larg: eagure of veneration springing vut 0: ply seated and fixed religious convictions. Neither prosperity nor adversity—and he wus tried by both as man bag rarely beeu tried—digiurbed the even balance of big character, Ho was magnavimous, self-denying, earnest and humane; for even the only fault taid t¢ his chargé—the captaring and euslaving of the caribes—sprung out of his humane desire to reprose their horrible practice of cannibalism, With a large imagination, that was constantly active, was united the most practical characte hen things were to be done by human means. Resolute, endu and patient, ao difficulties appalied bim with whi human skill could wrestle; no failures or disappoint. ments prevented bis renewing and proseca' the ob- ject to which tls life was devoted. On thi side of his cbaracier he was large minded, inventive, 4 close observer of patural phonomena and a reinark- able interpreter of their laws aud causes. The usion of great intellectual penetration with @ fervid imagi+ nation that revellod in dreams of what he might ac- complish for the propagation of the faith, ls bappily expressed in the rema of @ recent wri shat be untied “the inquiring mind of a modefn man of sci- ence with the romantic spirit of a crusader.” J doubt if an equal iostance to found im the whole range of biography o! a man perseveringly do- voting his Iife to the aitainment of great endsand ac- complishing 80 much, Who, a8 a consequi of it, suitered so much and was so iil requited, If he failed to establish successiul colonies in the lands he discov. ered it was that he bad to do with colonists who we: the most wicked, worthless and dissolute of men, and the wonder is Not that he failed, but that he wecom- lished what he did. Even out of such materials he ad succeeded in blishing order and government, with a promising hope for the fut when it wal his fate to be superseded by an inexperienced and fated superior, who cast him in prison without a hear. ing and sent him to Spait chains Upon his return he found bimself, withou y fault ou bis part, ov whelmed with enemies. ‘Ihe very stones,”’ say@ Herrara, “appeared to tise up against him.” He was held alone responsible for results upon tne complaints of the very men whose acts had brought about these results. When his two sons, who were pagea to the queen, went into the streets it was to be fellowod by crow shouting, “Sce the sons of the Italian traitor, who pri tends to have discovered India, and lets Spautards and hidalgos perish with hunger.” The fact 18, foreigner. It was an Italian that had brought 1 pire to Spain, and her pride could not bfook that a foreignor should huve the high title and powers which wero the stipulated reward of his great, discovery. How contident in the very vepths of this unlooked for Teaction 1s bis vindication of himsell, **The deeds I have performed are of such nature that they will grow from day to day in the eatimation of mankind.” And how profoundly, after the Japse of more than’ three centuries, are they vindicated to-day, as wo look upon this majestic image of him in the hy ot one of our own poets, “The world seeking Genoese. How paintul is the picture of bis last voyage, so rich in geographical discovery, but so disastrous to him: and yet at no period of his career does his character shine forth with such lustre, In 1861, when 1 visited Humboldt at Potsdam, he called my attention to Columbus’ remarkable account of his dream, in his letter $0 Ovando—a document not then to be found in the ordioury biographics—which was written when he was bree vee ns by the Spanish Viceroy in Jamaica, with bis wrecked vessels, his re- beitious crew, and weighed down, at bis advanced age, with bodily infirmities. Humboldt—I use hie own words—reterrod to this letter as revealing the key- note of Columbus? charactor, in bis conviction that he had been expecially selected by God for great un takwgs, In this dream he bears a voice crying ou thy God slow to belies Moses or He has made thy namo resound throughout the earth; He bas delivered into thy hands the keys of the of ihe ocean; He has the Indice, the richest regions of the earth to dispose of unto oth What diu he more for the people of[srael? Turn to Him and acknowledge thine He has many and vast inheritances yet in re~ hem, for the promises God has made to thee He has never broken. In conclusion, wo have the final picture of bis lon, and lonely journey upon a mule, enfeebled by age an disease, across the rocky soil of Estramadura and the rude sierras of Toledo and Guaderama, to the seat of the court at Segovia, to make a last appeal, which wag unsucoessful, and was speedily followed by bie death, M biographer of Prince He t tho treatment which last two years of his life picture of the black: the of tho foam tool and do more for bas done for thee? sents a tude on 1s palnfal to contempiate.’’ He gave to pire and she gave lim in return mply has lavished bonors upon his remains by frequent re- movals and pompous funerals, They wore first de~ posited at Valiadolid, from thence thoy were romoved lo Seville, again to San Domingo and afterward ta Havana, Let there bo another and final removal. Let him be restored to Italy, that his ashes may bo de. posited In bis native city, #0 tenderly remembdéred in his will, or laid in Santa Croce, in Florence, with Galileo, Michaol Angelo and the other great spirite that rest in that mausoleum of Italy’s illustrious dead, PALETTE CLUB RECEPTION. There was a large and briliuant reception held Inst night in the rooms of the Palette Club, on the occakion of a dinner tondored by tho club to the throe distins guisbed European artists, Loon y Escosura, Auguste Bartholdi and Carl Schlesingor, whose works are well known to the public of New York, American art and literature were also well represented. Among the gentlemen present were George Juness, Quincy Ward, J. G@ Brown, Beaufrain Irving, M. F. de Haas, Bayard Taylor, tho Spanish Consul, Carleton, Parke Godwin, W. A. Camp, General Mira, Charles H. Isham, &o, The guests assembied in the spacious parlor of the club, and @ series of introductions took place be fore proceeding to the more weighty business of dining On the walls of the parlor were hung pictures by the artists present, which furnished ample satjects for conversation and comparison. When the guests wore seated at table Clark Bell, the President of the club, welcomed in § neat and happy apeech the guests of the evening, He spoke in flattering terms of the new Roman-Spanis&® school of art, which has mado itself felt in modern art, paying a passing tribute to Fortuny and Zatnacoia, who had been carried away by the rude hand of death, bat whose place im the world of art was so worthiiy filled by one of the guests of the pag gy Leo y Escosura, In equally happy tor e spoke Oo! French art illustrated by tho statae of Lafayotte, which had been produced by the genius of another guest, M. August rihoid!, He then referred briefly to the proposed ot “Liberty Liluminating the World,” whieh the French people proposed to present to America in token of their sym: pathy and admifation, and this work also was the work of M. Bartnoldi. German art, he said, wat worthily represented by Carl Schiesinger, who had been sent by thy German government successively te London, Paris, Vienna and New York. All three artists replied happily in excellent Eng- lish, thanking the ciab for the warmnth of their recep> tion the hi done them. M. Bartholdi referred to the excellent r is that have always existed be- tween France und America, and thanked the America: people for the generous reception ho had met with Since bis arrival in this country. On the conéiusion of his speech he was loudly cheered, Oneol the gentiemea then sang the ‘Marscillaise”’ amid jusiesm, Carl Schlesinger expressed himself as agreeably sure prised to find in the homes of Ameriean citizens the best examples of European art. He bad been sent by his government as ono of the representative ju and he was delighted to find the originals of hich had acquired worldwide reputation is of private citizens. intermissions between the ere, by pa fine en and Steens, eo Godwin mate & long address on the progress, of \art im Ameri which was listened to with attention, He was follow. by Mayard Taylor and @ host of lesser livhts. The aifair was oxcoedingly savoesstul and enjoyable and must have mado a Mts favorable impression on the minds of the distinguished guests. ANXIOUS TO SEE BEECHER, The number of strangers visiting the Centennial Ex- hibition who are anxious to hear Mr. Beecher ts so large that arrangemonts are being made to accommo. date them with soate and pews dufing the remainder of : 10 potent gana be! sramarrgy| five Lt and six r pO t1g m1 oe last 3 fuore thas 2,000 hed fo be lett outsides ne? Om FATAL ACCIDENT. Povawnmnrsin, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1876, A special to the Bagle trom Poekskill says that Michael Gallagher, a workman employed in O'Brien's v CCAS eres ene speeches filled by songs in German, Fronch and Span 4