The New York Herald Newspaper, October 16, 1876, Page 6

6 TURKISH AFFAIRS. The Slow Progress of Peace Negotiations. “KING” MILAN. Tndicial Commission Sent to Bulgaria Under Sadoullah Bey. RUSSIA’S POLICY. Doings of Sultan Hamid—His Belgian Wife— Romance in High Life. Cosstaytixoris, Sept, 22, 1876, Tho Turks bave engaged in this waranarmy of over 200,000 men, effective and uneflective, at a cost, includ- ing arms and ammunition, of about a pound sterling a day per man, aud under the circumstances a cesgation ef hostilities for even three weeks wili cntall grave Consequences, not only as it affects the drain on theif financial resources, but theate of the campaign itself may be changed by the loss of tho few remaining ‘weeks of fine weather before the winter sets in, NO HOPE FOR PEACE. There js a gencral feeling here that these peace nego- tations willend in smoxe. England and Turkey are perhaps the only two Powers interested who sincerely wish for peace. Austria’s best interests undoubtedly Nie in the same direction, but she is unfortunately Dound to obey the puppet wires pulled at St Peters- burg. Turkey is apprehensive that she Will not be allowed fairplay in the forthcoming negotiation, Ing, or supposing that she sees, the predetermination to kick her out of Europe at any cost; and hence the patience under the threats and abuse she receives on every side, to a good deal of which she bowe her head, conscious that she has to answer for the misdeeds of ber servants in Bulgaria, But toward Servia she stands blameless, This war was not of her secking, and after all the treasure wasted and blood shed she may not | even hope to be allowed to inflict punishment on her saucy vassal, who, according to Russian ideas of jus- Hce, is to be enriched at ber expense, as {t is eald that Russia will insist on the cession of old Servia and Bosnia—a province whose population is half Mobam- medan—to Servia, It was probably n anticipation of this extension of the dominions of the Prince tha, General Tchernayeff lately, at a banquet, proposed the toast of “Milan, King of Servia,”” BNGLAND'S BULGARIAN TALK, Another bitter drop in the cup of the Uttomans is the hostile attitude assumed toward them by the people of Bugiand, They feel their last prop slipping from ander their fect, whilst they bebold in menacing at- Mtude the hordes of Russia ready to stretch out the band and make the long coveted prize their own, with lukewarm Roumania alone to bar the way. Hemmed in on every side and driven to bay, with the prospect of the alliaace witn England failing them at the last, the Turks acknowl- edge their case to be desperate judecd, but they also deciaro that the struggle will be one to the death, and woe betide then the native Cnristians and the Kuro- | pean residents. This feeling of irritation against tho non-Mussulmans is daily increasing among the mass of the people, notwithstanding the efforts of the govern- ment to repress it. The present outcry in England only increases the danger, and {rom motives of per- sonal satety the Christians of Turkey are stanch. ad- berents of the present British Cabinet ana the line of policy it has hitherto followed. The removal of the British fleet from these waters would cause universal dismay. TAR ARMENIANS, A movement !s in progress among the Armenians in Armenia. So fur it has not assumed the form of d. loyalty toward the government, and if the demands of these Asiatic Christians are early taken into considera- tion the Ottoman government may avoid having a fresh trouble on its hands, These people have been greatly exercised of late by the smroads of the Kurd trives as well as by the violont conduct of the ‘‘Redifs’” passing through their towns and Villages on their way torthe war, At Yusgat and Moush three ruflians signalized themselves by pillage tnd marder—a priest has died trom the effects of their -usage. Fulldetais are as yet wanting, but a depu- tatioa of 3,000 Armenians of the capital havo already | waited on the Grand Vizier to acquaint bimn with these facts, and to ask him, in the names of their country- men in Armenia, for immodiate redress aud protection, At the same time the deputation took the opportunity to remind the Grand Vizier that as loyal and long suf- fering subjects vf the Sultan who bad never risen in re- bellion, however ill treated, they expected that the privileges which the Powers were seeking to obtain for the Christians of European Turkey would be extended tothem, The Grand Vizier, as osual, gave a patient hearing to the deputation and promised that his best attention should be given and without de- lay to their prayer. Armenia is at present di- vided into Turkish, Persian and Russian Armenia, | bordering on each other and on the countries whose names they bear, The condition of she Porsiun Armenians is even worse than vhat of the Turkish. Those under Russian ruie are kept down under a rod of iron, but being a docile race, they bend their necks to whe yoke in consideration of the material development of their country under Mus- | covite rule. For many years the Russians have been | accused of tampering with the loyalty of the Turkish | Armenians, and last year numbers of them emigrated | into Russian territory. THX TURKISH REPORT. On the reportof Blacque Bey, after his return from Bulgaria, the Porte has sent another commission into the disturbed districts, with fuil powers to pro- ceed judicially against the authors of atrocities and to punish the guilty; also to devise means for the relief Di the destitute and for the rebuilding of the Bulgarian ‘villages destroyed. The clement of whieh this com- Mission is composed is calculited to inspire a belief that it will fuithiully carry out the object of its mis- seven members four are Cliristian. the president, stands weil in pubdlio | opinion; be hay hac gsperience in the labor of reliev- | ing distressed communities, as Ottoman Relief! Com- Missioner, during the Asia Minor famine. A SULTAN IN PUBLIC, Sultan Hamid bas aflorded the lovers and admirers of royalty in the tiesh frequent opportunity of gratify. fag their taste. Since bis investiture he bas sov- Btuntly been ob View in his visits to tho institutions And public offices of his capital. His bobby—tne schoois—received his first attevtion, Then be held a | Feview of tho garrison at the Keriato, where, ‘Wishing to id judge everything tor himself, oven down to the capabilities of the barrack cook, he re- mained to partake of the soldiers’ dinner. On this o¢- casion the imperial menu is said to have been Lmited to two dishes—a stew of meat and vegetables and the national rice pilaff—toliowed by a compote of frait. en the traditioual cup of viack coffee was de- shned, as His Majesty deciared his wish to tare no vet- ter than his soldiers. The officials 1p atteudance Well as the officers of the garrison cown to the rank of colonel were invited to share the frugal repasiat own table. @ Next day was devoted | tmspection of the Arsenal aud its | Dumerous departments. A corvette bearing bis naine | ‘was iagoclied in lis presence, and in the eventng tus Majesty again partook of w frugal dinner, this time in company of the oificers of the Naval Department On | sitting down to table he addressed his gnests with a | few observations relating to the stave of his feet, Ho red that ai) uew improvements shouid be carefuily Studied and adopted, and aiso toat the training scoovls for navai cadets at the Princes Is:ands should be kept ap toa high standard of efficiency. Since bis accession yo the throne the Sulian has sbown a disposition, as already illustrated by his admitting subjects to ‘his lable, to break through the rules of cuurt etiquette. Ho | {§ pieusant and geniai in wanuer, and a life of forced | igolation, as proscribed vy Oloman ceremony, would to nim 'be vory distasteiul ihe other day, ater a pouncil at the pulace, he drove the Grand Vizier to bis leasure greunde at Gildiz Kiosk, where the rest of tho vinet Were invited to dine with him, THE SULTAN'S PAST LIPS. The geniality aud sociability displayed by Hamid may probably have been developed under the trainiug of bis wie, « young Belgion girl, well kuowo iu Pera some years ago, anil whose mysterious disappearance § Much commented on atthe ime, Prince Hamid, shen # younger brother and tar removed from the pur- plo, was a man of simple and turitty babits. © Accus- jomed to do his own buying in the Pera shops, he met with his fa.ure wile, woo was the niece of a lady who tept «large millinery catablisiment, He wooed and fun ber, sod One live day the yoang lady vaninhed. it | ie said thot Witlferwo she successfully matutained ber position ws sie tuisirers of is harem, und ag “be bas BO mother, WhO, aecording to should presept him with w new c revery year, Beigtan Sultana niay stil: hola her own. The Grand Vizier is no favorite at the palace. Relne- / Sami vo give up Lhe unlimited power Le gpjoyed in Mn- cS fs . Says Nothing abou NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1876.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. rad’s time, he attempted to establish a sort of tutor- rying to the latter, and not through th a Vizier. latter is sald to have pointed out to His Majesty the impropriety of such a ueparture trom the paths of hie predecessors, whereupon Hamid told. the old tellow pretty piainly that he would not be dictated to, and that were it not for the implicit trust he placed in his rectitude, sound juagmemi and long experience, be would send him to the right about. Mehmed Rushed could only bow, and eng he Majesty directs his DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS FOR PEACE—THE CAMPS” ON THE BOSPHORU: TRERArIA, OX TUR BosrHonus, Sept. 22, 1876, For fully three weeks there has been great excites ment among the diplomats who, during the summer season, inhabit the two pretty villages of Therapia and Buyakdere on opposite sides of one of the bays of the Bosphorus, The ‘sites of their villas are, perhaps, accidental, but somehow the placid bay divides them into two opposite camps. In one English influence is | supposed to be predominant, and im the other Russia reigns supreme, There are Ru: Germany and | Greece, here are Engiand, France and Italy. atatives of tho great Powers held dally sessions at the villa of Sir Henry Elnot, the British Ambassador, for the purpose of agreeing upon a representation of some kind to be made to the Porte in the interests of peace. Phrases | and statements being finally acecpted the diviomats went to the Porte, one after another, and de livered themselves of identica! commonplaces in slightly different language. For the sec- ond week they were waiting quietly at their homes, though sending their dragomans daily to the Porte to receive an a er which was long in coming. For the third week they wore engaged in telegraphing this answer to their respective governments and in | trying to find out what it means General Ignatief, the doyen of the diplomatic corps, was away in the Crimea, and in the absence of his | “pated rival” Sir Henry Elliot was desirous of doing as much as possible and, if practicable, of securing to himself the glory of having restore! peace and unity to this distracted country, For form’s sake Mr. Nelidof, tho Russian Charge d’ Affaires, attended the meetings, and as no conditions were proposed to the Porte he was, of course, empowered to insist on the necessity of peace as fully as any one else, The idea, however, of making any arrangement which would affect the inter- ests of Europe or would bring order in Turkey without the presence of the Russian Ambassador is almost too ridiculous for belief. At first the Porte, thinking through the telegrams it received that the Turkish troops were about to occupy Aloxinatz next day, refused to listen to any proposal for an armistice, preferring to dictate the terms of paace in Belgrade, but finding that, in spite of the wonderful victories they beard, Alexinatz was still uveaptured and Deligrad not threatened it showed signs of giving way. “Two A GRAND COKFERENCE. Finally it cailed a meeting of an extraordinary grand council, at which were present not only all the Ministers, statesmen and Officials of the first cis bus all the adinirals and generals then in the capital, and the religious dignitaries and the ulemas of tho first rank, The session was Jong and the opinions divergent. Some,_wished for the utmost—the actual occupation of the whole of Servia and Montenegro as a condition sine qud non, Others shed tears over the horrors of war, over the accidental (!) burning of so many villages, and over those poor, misguided , people who bad killed themselves in Bulgaria in order to incite others tv rovel. Others, more sensibly than became their generation, proposed to leave everything in the bands of the great Powers. The meeting was adjourned without coming to any conclusion, and wo were informed that it was merely a consultative and not a deliberative body, A fow days more ‘of anxious thought and what was called randuin was presented to the ambassadors, jones of Turkey and Servia trom the beginning of time were narrated at length, and the griets the O\toman Empire bad against its rebeiliot cis, It then siated that the government of the Sultan was willing to treat with Munteuegro on the basis of the status quo belore the war, but with regard to Servia it proposed as guarantees the following points :— TURKEY'S TRRMS FOR £RKVIA. (1) That Prince Milan should come to Constantinople to make afresh act of submission to the Sultan. (2) That Servia should pay a war indemnity, either tna lump sum or by instalments, added to’ the annual tribute, (3) That Semeadria’ aud Belgrade should be garrisoned by Turkish troops, (4) That Servia should erect no now fortresses. (5) That the Servian militia sould be reduced to 10,000 intantry and two battalions of artillery, and (6) that a railway sbould be built through Servia and be owned and worked by the Turkish governinent. By a One diplomatic stroke of flattery it added that, while these conditions were imperatively demanded by public opinion, yet confiding io the equity and sense of justice of the great Powers, it leit the conditions of permanent peace entirely at their discretion, In the meantime, although nothing could be granted under the name of an armistice, yet @ temporary suspension of hostilities for ten days would be given, This began on the 15th of september, and 1s therefore now nearly at an eud. ‘The diplomats immediately communicated the memo- randum to their governments, but since that time have had no leisnre to occupy tuemseives with the consider- ation of tho conditions of peace, all their efforts be- ing necessary to still further extend the cessation = of hostilities, This has not yet been accomplishea. Meanwhile troops and material of war are rapidly being despatched to the front. Four thousand regular infantry of the re- serve were sent tu the Nisch the day betore yesterday, and 2,000 more wore despatched yesterday. It is to be observed tbat the Turkish memorantum y arrangement with rogard to HONSIA, HERZEGOVINA OR BULGARIA. As to these provinces it is the opinion of the Porte that autonomy is out of the question. The reforms whieh it bas granted so Hiverally to Bosnia and Herze- govina aro, it Is believed, quite sufficient for the hap- pibess and prosperity ot ihe inbabitants of those coun- | tries, if they cau only be brought to think so, At all events that is no business of the great Powers. | THR ATROCITIRE, As to Bulgaria the Porte 18 not yet quite convinoed that anything whatever has bappened there, and ba sont out a new commission of exgbt members tor a further inquiry, While believing that both Mr. Schuyler avd Mr. Baring were aciuated by the de- sire to find out the real truth of things it nevertheless is cobvinced that both these gentiemen were surrounded by bighly paid Russian spies, that | the villages were burned by the inbavitants themselvos | or by some unavoidable accident which attended the march of the troops; that, in the few cases whero peopio were killed, they were massecred by tho insur. Kents as an example to the rest, or that with unheard of barbarity and wicked: women and then cruelly murdered them! It is ad- mitted that the Com! wonere did see mi un- buried corpses at Baink, but these, the authorities assert, were corpses dug up from the cemeteries by the inhabe tant#*in order to inspire compassion. It seems strange that with facts so fully proved as the oceurrences in Bulgaria pave been the Turks can believe that there are people who will swallow statements like these. No peace can be made which does not include somo settle- ment with regard to Herzegovina, Bosnia and Bul- guria, Some of the diplomats would no doubt ike to make one, but in the present stato of pablic opinion even the English goverument wouid | hesitate long berore agreeing to kuch a measure, To propose such a hail-way arrangement seems to leave Russia entirely out of the question. PURLIC PERLING IN RUSSIA. This cannot be done. Both public and private ad- vices from Russia state that even curing the Polish In- surrection there has never been such woanimity and such ioud expression of popular feeling. Unless somo kind of satistaction be accorded to the Christiana in Turkey the Ru: ma dynasty itself will bein danger, | Sooner than consent to restore ihe status quo for the Christian population Russia will fight, & Power except Austria that would er, 8 they first violated the to oppose 1, p of Russia, being rf what ithas done in iho past and by hopes of ansistance in the future, and conse- quently will remain neutral, Should there be a war, therefore, Russia nas novhing to fear in that quarter. After the war is over and the question of the s mont up, then, perhaps, Germany will something to 8 Gormany prizes t bound by gravitude | MR. JOHN BRIGHT ON THE EASTERN QUESTION. (From the'Londoa Standard, Oct. 3) A largely attended town’s mebting was held yester- | day, at the Birmingbam Town Hall, to con: ir the propriety of memorializing the Qu to immediately | summon Parliament, in order that the policy of the government on the Eastern question may be discussed. Tho following lotter was read irom Mr, Jobn Bright:— Rocapars, Sept. 30,+1876. I regret very much that | cannot come to your meet- img oo Monday, An engagement in Manchester, which I may not break, will keep me away from your meet- ing to urge an immediate assembly of ‘hament. Lord Hartington and Mr. Gladstone bave sugges! such a course, and, though full of inconv eo, It scems to me both constitutional and wise, ernment will refuse it doubtiess— jority might break up or break down, might adopt @ policy whieh the Ministry wit their nrramgements could not accept, There are Wo Ways out of the difficulty—a dif culty which is not a for has not the Prime Minister admitted that the government is not in accord with and is not backed by the nation? One | | way is by & complete turn round of the Foreign Office in regard to the Bastern question, it has been and 1s ro-Turkish, Heneetorih its influence must be y giv on su tavor of freedom and security to the Saropean provinces ot Turkey. The oye ee 1a ry speech nothing can be The otl ped tor iruim is chiel government to resign, To remain tp office not backed up by the vation, to negotiate im a spirit opposed to that of the aation, to continue Langs 2 which 1 nation has emphatieally condemned, is uacons! tutional and dangerous. | am, truly yours. JOHN BRiGHT. GREECE AND TURKEY. GREBE BBIGANDS AND THE GREEK NAVY. To tue Epiton oy tux HsRa.p:. In your tssue of the Sth inst. @ brief article appeared Felative to the policy resolved upon by Greece of remain. ‘ng neutral in the present struggle between the Porte and its revolted Christian sabjects. A sort of surprise is aiso exhibited as to the way of her getting into the row, with briganas among ber classie hiils, brigands around her treasury, anda fleet consisting of a brig and yawl As regards what is termed Greek brigandage. I venture tosay thatGreece has exerted ber utmost power for the repression of that fearful acourge upon its inhabitants—the motorious idea that brigandage in Greece is fostered and sheltered {rom justice by political factions adverse to the parties in power. It isa mere fiction of European journalistic epterprise, and as such bas been condemned by even those very ones in power whose political interest should demand the establishment of the truth, It is true that certain bands of outlaws, inbabiting the boundaries which separate Greece froin Turkey, most of whom cannot speak even the Greek language, but only an incorrect Albano-Turkisb dialect of their villages, have from time to time commitied divers depredations im Greece proper, often accompanied by bloodshed; but it !s equalty true that, no sooner were the proper authorities of Greece in their pursuit, than they fled on Turkish svi! inaccessible to ine Greeks, where in peace and without even the least fear of molestation on the part of the Turkish authorities, they shared their plunder on the old saying that “to the victors belong the spoils.” It ts a few weeks oniy since the news reached us of the plan thought of by the Turkisu government of inhabiting the boundaries of Thessalia by a bidvdthirsty and loathsome Asiaue tribe, and but for the fearless protestations of the Prime Minister of Greece another plague would have been added to the many sufferings of tho Christians inbabit- ing that part of thecountry. Hus Turkey ever responded to the repeated appeals of Greece for a co-opera tn the extermination of brigund Perhaps she has promised to do so, but whew are Turkish be fulfilled? They are ke ber War wanifesios issued to representatives abroad, full of soft soapiam, describing the brilliant achievements of ber armies, which subse- uent and authentic despatches prove ‘to be unreal. Why, sir, they ure not worth the paper they are written on, As to the brigands being around the Treasury I guess we know bow It is ourselves. Woure ving :p an age of money muking; We are all on the make; people of ail nationalities and classes seem to be ufllicted, more or less, with the itech of mak.ng, and theretore, T can see no good reason why the Greeks in power should become an exception io the general rule of am- nesty. 1 Simi, sir, that irregularities in the various finan- cial departments of Groece have often occurred, but I must also admit that, whenever the disclosures of such irre-ularities became pubitc, their perpetrators suflered according to the provisions of the laws of tho jaud, which are the laws of every civilized country, as it was in the case of those three bishops and two ox-Cabinet otlicors, who, having been charged with simony, Were brought before the bighest tribunal of Greece, were tried, convicted and sentenced, without even the benefit of ecclesiastical intervention in their behalf, as it might be expected in a country where Church and State walk hand in hand together. ‘Ag regards the conditlon of the Greek navy, consist. ing of a brig and yawi, allow me, please, to remark that it was a brig and a small one, too, out of which went the Greek lire that destroyed the combined ficet of Turkey and Egypt during the Greek struggle for inde- pendence; while, again, during the last Cretan wi when the island was thickiy guarded around by t! Turkish iron-clad fleet, commanded by an expert Eng- Tishman, it was again a'yawl which plied regularly be- tween Crete and the Greek ports, escapiag the notice ofthe Tarks, and carried provisions for three whole years to a bandiul of Cretans fighting for their homes, their hves and their liberty, againet a poweriul army, and but for the want of moral support trom the Euro- pean Powers, the fate of Crete, the island of Minos and of Rhadamanthus, the fairest daugater of the Greek islands, the Cuba of Greece, would have been different. New York, Oct. 11, 1 ALEXANDER. STEAMSHIP OFFICERS. DEMAND FOR RBYORM—THE APPOINTMENT OF NAVAL OFFICERS CONDEMNED. [From the Alta California, Oct. 5.] Atmong the many experimental schemes which have been, at various times, put to the test of practice in the Pacific Matl Steamship Company since its manage- ment has fallen into the hands of Wall strect stock sharps, none have received more universal condemna- tion at the bands of the mercantile community and of experienced steamship men than the appointment of retired or (urloughed naval officers to commands in the company’s service. The experiment has been tried years since in various steamsbip companies, both English and American, and with invariably the same resuli—an abandonment as soon as the evil effecis became 80 palpable that they could not be ignored. The objections are so plainly understood by experi- enced sieamship managers tnat)it appears superfluous to enumerate them; nevertheless, as the present New York managemen of the Pacific Matl Steamship Com- Dany appear disposed to try tho experiment for the third time in its history, as evinced by the appoint ment recently made to one of ite first commands, tt may be worth while to present once more the very serious objcctions and demoralizing results which must ensue if the practice is persisted in, The poly of subsidizing steamship companies has been que: and ono ol the chief arguments used by those favoring the pol- iey has been the tact that, aside from the commercial ronuits beneficial 1o the whole country, such pecuniary Assistance tends to deveiop 4 class of merchant sca- Men upon Whom our country has largely depended and must always largely depend in time of need, The same argument applies.to the bounties pad to fishermen, and the benencial results have been made apparent in our national history. The appointment of naval officers to such commands previ ‘the employ- mont of more experienced men from our merehant navy, and, by stopping promotion, tends to a demoralt- zation of the service. For instance. The position of chief officer 1s an im- Portant one, and curing the McLane administration of the Pacific Mail Steams!ip Company many of our first shipmasters accepted the appointment for the sake of the promotion promised, i1 deserved. Shut off this hope and no man of spirit or ambition can be expected to remain in the service any longer than he finds un- avoidable, aud while he docs remain the managers of the company get from him only what they deserve—o performance of duty without heart or hope of advance- ment Ibis no detriment to our navy to assert that its officers aro unfitted for commands in the merchant service. Their limited sea experience and thoir 1gno- rance of the stowage of cargoes, commercial usage, marine insurance, &c,, place them at a great disadvan: u e discipline of the navy is, to a great extent tirely independent of the commanding offi government arranges all that tor him. merchant service deponds largely upo Pp influence and respect tor th immander, especially 60 under our imperfect maritime code. Thus we find that many naval oficers, themselves by nature want- ing in the characteristics which naturally ft a man for command, still control ships in which a strict naval discipline’ is maintained, ‘The navai officer has gen- erally little idea of economy in the management of his command, The government has heretofore footed all the bills of his ship, and tbe practice of economy in disbursement is unknown to him, ‘The naval officer on furlougt, receiving pay trom the government and company simultaneously, is not ac- countable, beyond a vory limited extent, to the com- pany employing him. Having a lite position, independent of his temporary he cares little, beyond fulfilling the immedi- ate duties that bis limited experience bas acquainied him with, and a breach of discipline or neglect of duty has no serious results in bis case, The officers holding bigh rank in our navy do net want merchant commands. It is generaily yanior olficers of the service, who, by political or other influ ence aside from their adaptability, obtain such com- mands, aud they generally are very incompetent, @x- cept in theoretical navigation, in which they fre- quently excel. b Many other pointe might be raised to support our but the fow merated aro so palpable that no more appear necessary, We may, however, uamo the rank injustice, the want of appreciation, the bitter senso of neglect, which iust raukle in the heart of every faithtul commander and officer of the com- pany, Who cannot but see that, under the present management, long and eMcient service, untarnisned reputation and thorough seamanship, count for nothing, and that other men, alread, government, them of the meana of support that they have acqu by years of ard jabor and attontive experionce, navy its deserved jaureis, and jt will not add thereto by detaching its junior officers that they ma: command merchant vessela and thereby draw double en- 4 The ie do not desire to individualize or name the old and tried comxandet Many of whom have been in the service of the Pacific Mai! Steamship betes, Bisa @ quarter of a century; but we do ciaim the tight to strongly protest, In the name of common justice, as ‘woll agin behat! of the mercantile interests of the Pa- it, against the dispia at of these faithful and experienced officers. PROBABLY FATAL AFFRAY, Patrick Downs and Bernard Nolan quarrelied on Sa\ urday night at No. 61 Varick street about a trifti mavior, They had previously been good friends Dewn: the alseroation, draw a@ jackknife stabbed Nolan in the breast, inflicting, 1t is thought, « mortal wound. Downs was lay locked up by ‘est t way is tor the | Justice Duly bo await ta ‘cault ol the injuries, , TOMIses to | BOOK GOSSIP, The Boston Publishers and Their Fall Announcements. NEW POEMS AND NEW NOVELS. Browning and His Fofthcoming Volume of Poems. Bostox, Oct, 14, 1876. In the Mterary world the springtime is in the autuma, to use a Hibernianism. After the equinoctial storm the booksellers begin to be busy, and announce- ments of new books come rapidly and almost continu ously, Every publisher who has anew book on bis list hastens to get It into the market before the holiday time begins, and sad is the man whose binder and printer are dilatory. One good book, which is still in the chrysalis or prool-sheet stage of its existence, Is “Student Life at Harvard,’ to be published by Lock- wood, Brooks & Co. The great defect in nearly all books that treat of American collegiate life 1s a tendency to flas imitation of English books, but this work is absolutely free from this fault, Its author, Mr. George H. Tripp, of the class of 1867, has written of what he knows without trylog to write like Charles Reage or Cuthbert Bede or Henry Kingsley or Thackeray, ana the result isa sin- cere, unaffected picture of Harvard, and not a carica- ture of life at Oxfora, *‘Hazing” was not abolished in Mr. Tripp’s time, nor, Indeed, until 1872, and be telis many pleasant little stories of the way in which Fresp- men were treated in old days, Tales of the devices used for getting “cuts,” of driving borse cars Into Bos- ton and leaving them to get buck as best they could, of siealing erasers from class rooms to tease tutors, anda thousand other pieces of boytsh mischief are | woven into the story, and it is embellished with pen portraits of many of the professors, scarcely disguised by slight changes in their names, Flirtation and rious love making play their part in the book, which is really the bost that has been written about an Ameri- can college. The following passage from tho hero’sgournal de- scribes a race as {tscems to ube of the men in the boat:— Bang! went a gun from the barge, the to come inte line, and as we pulled up to take our po- sition we got nine cheers, though the boats were all greeted in the samo way. We came into line as well as we cold aod lay on our oars. This waiting was tho hardest part of all, It we could only bave pulied away atouce! 1 suppose it was only for a moment, but it seemed age. I felt something pressing against my chestand | could hardly breathe, “Ro- member, boys,’ whispered Smith, ‘don’t look around, Sce the boats behind you, if you see them at ail, and be sure avd don’t iniss on the start; two short strokes, all together, and them the long.” “‘Up a little, Fresh- men! Back, Juniors!’ cailed out Wilkinson, and now the line seemed to suit him. ‘Are you ready?” rang out in clear tones across the water. There i hush im the crowd, which every one can feel. We stretch forward. * 1” and twenty-four oars dash the water. and clapping of hands from the shore. 1 Lewis? back and pull, and almost immed: ways, “Damn! bold her boys!” Wo w leogth aus The bow oar in the Scientific bo: his head, steered foul and fouled the Juni had to go back and try a fresh a} ‘This time | did not feel the least nervous, bu' Joyed the situation and the excitement, Soon w w tho Scientific boat behing us, and then came « glimpse of the Sopno- mores, hugging the wall for smooth water, and, as we draw Op to the stake, 1 appears that we havo the right to turn before the Juniors. ‘We've got 'cm,” says Smith; “don’t hurry, boys; they can’t do anything till we get around; but what with tho sun in his eyes and the glare of the sun on the water Smith couldn’t see the ke, and we shot past, leaving room for the Juniors to come up behind and turn inside of us, which they did, as neatly as could be, and then dashed off down the homestretch, the stroke kissing his haud by way of goodby. Nobody said a word, but there was a deter- mination to make up the loss, if it were a possible thing. I saw the other boats draw up to the stake and turn, and, as the distance botweem us grew wider, the sunlight seemed to wrap them ina purple and gold haio most dazzling. After a time I could hear the swash of oars onthe right. The temptatiun to look was irresistivle, ‘Eyes in the bout,” said Smith covily, ‘Steady; don’t spurt until 1 the word. We are doing well enough.” So we pulled on, and again | watched the muscles on Lewis’ back, and soon the swash of the Juniors’ oa grew more distinct, and presently I conid see a little bit of the rudder by turning my eyes, and then the stroke oar, and it was plain that inch by inch we had come up with,ihem,.”” Bot we were getting home; the crowd had caught sizht of us, and tbe roar of the clapping of many bands and excited shouting comes over the water to us, “Now, boys, shake them off; hit her up, Tom!” shouted Smith, although ‘tom’ had quickened aimost betore the word ; and tor me, as soon as I heard that noise from the shore I felt as fresh as if L had just stepped into the boat; but we had ly pulled a dozen strokes at this tremendous pace when there was a crack, and Lewis’ oar snapped at the row- lock, So we lost the race, though 1t was twice ours, for wo were ahead of them at the stake and bad passed them at the time of the accident. More than one man will recognize the unwilling hero of Whom it is said:— “You remember last year how he was offon arcgular spree tora week, cut prayers and recitations, and, finally, church service all day. Well, be put in his petition to be allowed to make it up, on the ground that he bad been called away to Newport, to sce his cousin, a middy in the naval school, who was despe! and had his certificates all straight, and also ove that he had attended service twice every Sunday; every- thing drawn up and signed by his chum. Joe isa pretty sharp old fellow, and you can’t gereraily beat him inuch, 80 when he went ap to see whether his petition was granted the two had a little talk, At first Joe pumped him about the town and At the sound there is a great cheering took then avout the school and its officers; but Parsons, suys the od cove, ‘travelling in the boat is very pleasant; diun’t you find itso?” knowing well enough that the boat diwn’t run, and that everything was frozen astightasadrum. ‘I came by the cars,” said Parsons, kuowing that he was getting Into deep water, “Ah, yes, of course; there Is no boat now; on which train??? as polite as @ basket of chips, “I used to know the hours, but I've forgotten,’ “He had me there,"’ said Parsons, ‘for 1 didn’t bave the first 1d about the train; bad forgotten to put up on that;” and they gave bim six months, BROWNING’S NEW VOLUMW OF POMS. The new volume of Browning which James R. Osgood & Co, will publish ina few days has excited much at- tention in England on account of 1s extraordinary rhymes and the ragged quaintnerses of style in which it abounds, but it contains much wat ts as good as anything that Browning ever wrote, and much that Indicates that age bas not yet impaired his powers, Anybody who wishes to see the difference between two schools of modern poctry cag. do so by reading “A Forgiveness’ in this volume, @d ‘* Fra Giacomo”’ by Robert Buchanan, The theme of the two pieces is identical, the treatment as different as the music of Verdi and Mozart. Tho principal poem in tho book is “ Pacohiarotto”’ and *‘ How He Worked in Distemper.” This painter was of opinion earth should be bis dominion, J now at sixes and sevens, Or, as he suid, sopea-sot to — Thought the painter Pu.chiarotto Things wanted reforming, therefore, “Wanted 1 —ay, but w t When earth held one so re: Aa he to sta) In the midd nd prove to demoastration hat the dark is, what the light ti What the wrong is, what the rig What the agly, what the benutital, What the rostive, what the dutiful, In mank.nd protnse around him ? Man, devil as now he found him, Would presently soar mp angel At the susamons of such evangel, And owe—what would man not owe ‘To the painter Paechiarotto t Ay, look w thy laurels, Giotto! Tho ungrateful souls who are Pacchiarotto’s con- temporaries refuse to be reformed, and punt him, If nos to earth, to a Sepulchre, whero he abides two days, and {ssuing thence a changed man, clothes himself a and goes to work, content to let the world wag as it will, only striving todo bis own part init man- fully and rightly. To the prior of the convent in which he takes refuge ho says:— I stand unconverted, the rather 2 a4 aorioe I need A conversion. Noli mau. (1 exp i 4 poor, sage and fool, virtl Why compiain ? Art thou s0 unsuspicious That all’s for an hour of essaying "6 fit and who's unit for Ly wo smn change w tact, in ext 1 femaced, whether comtace egies oY certains Jn showing thy wisdom et odds with That lolly’ he tries men and gods with . . Xo Jooend weak wits to solve meart, ee one sueh Author's evolvemest . back vor disturb play's produ y eiving thy brother instrietion 0 throw up is fooi'y-part allotredl st haply thyself prove Desotted bi stript, thy pains, of that costae sage, whieh has bre 1 prick to relieve thee There are tender references to Mrs. Browning in both the prologue. and epilogue of the book, many severe remarks about reviewers and much shrewd analysis of tho author's owa methods of working. There is little melody in the book, but mach grand, rugged harmon; ‘ NEW NOVELS AND CHILDREN’S STORIES. The perfect hurricane of curiosity created by “ Pbilbrick’s Choice,” the first of Roberts Brother! Name Series,’ bas bardly abated, and the second volume, which will appear in a week or two, will probably redouble its fury. Its title is “Deirdré,” an Irish word of which nobody seems to know the mean. ing. “Deirdré” is a beautiful North of Ireland maiden, and the scene of her story, which is told in an epic, is laid in Ireland, Scotland and England, The favored fow who have seen the manuscript say that the poem isthe bestthat has appearea for years, but they will not tell who wrote it or disclose anything about the autbor, except that he is an Irishman, Now Boston has at least ' two good Irish poets, and Heaven only knows bow many live in Now York, so that the margin for guess- ing is beautifully wide. The third volume af this series will be entitle, “Is That Ali?” a sufficiently provoking conundrum, all things considered, Should it sell as well as ‘‘Mercy Phiibrick’ the publishers are not likely to make {t .”” By the way, a private letter trom Jean Ingelow attributes ‘‘Mercy Philbrick’? to Susan Coolld; at first, she says, she thought that Miss Phelps was its author, but afterward changea her mind, Roberts Brothers have two very good children’s vooks in preparation; one {8 a reprint, the other an American production, The former, *Jan of the Wind- mill,” is by Mrs, Ewing, the author of that clever “From Six to Sixteen,” whicb all the bricht girls read test year. The latier is entitied “The Boys; Written by One of Us, for the Amusement of Pa’a and Ma’s in General and Aunt Louisa tn Particular." Is 18 specially remarkable for the mastery of the Yankee dialect displayed by the author, who writes in the Massachusetts vernacular as oasily asthe great Hosea Biglow himself. “Sophie May,” dear to all lovers of “Let the Prudy,"’ will not only have a con- tinued story (“Quinnebasset Girls’) in the Wide Awake for 1877, but will begin a new series of baby stories, under the general title of the ‘“Flaxie Frizzle Series.” The first volume, which Lee & Shepard will soon publish, treats of the adventures of Fiaxie Friz- tle herself. She is a wicked little sinner, and as funny wicked, She is particularly naughty one day, and nor mother snips her floger: apunishment. Afterward she tries to find out what effect it has had upon the child, and the following conversation ensu “Mother was sorry she had to snip those dear wee fingers yesterday—so sorry.” “Well, you was naughty, wasn’t you, mamma?” aughty? Your mamma naughty?" . 'eause you snipped my fingers, and that's be- . “Tn wy, cause. “Ob, but I snipped them to make you a better gtri, I wanted you to romember not to strike your cousin Midge, you know.’? “Well, but mamma, you was naughty to strike me!’ “No. Oh, no.” “Well, you was a little naughty,” sald the baby, ina forgiving tone. “Rose in Bloom,’ by Miss Alcott, is another book for which the children will watch eagerly, and even the cniidron of a larger growth will not be ashamed to try and find out whether one of her boy cousins wing the hand of the pretty Rose or whether she leaves them all forlorn. A holiday edition of Norah Perry’s “Bessie’s Trials’? and a new book by Ella Farman, called “Mrs. Hurd’s Nicce,”’ are announced by D. Loth- rop & Co, Elijah Kellogg and Oliver Optic, the two in- tigables ot the juvenile writers, are both preparing books, Mr. Kellogg’s is entitled ‘On tho Trail; or, Black Rifle’s Mission.” Oliver Optic’s, “Living Too Fast.” Both are pablisbed by Leo & Shepard. LITERARY CHIT CHAT. The correspondence of the great novelist Balzac, with a memoir by his sister, Mme. de Suoville, is ferth- coming. . Mrs, Gilehrist, widow of the well known art writer, whose ‘‘Lite of William Blake’’ and “Memoir of Etty’” are fine pieces of biographical work, has removed from London to Philadelphia, M. Lucas, the author of those forgeries of the Paschal manuscripts which deceived some literary men of France, has been condemned to four years’ imprison- ment for a new swindle on some Paris booksellers, They are agitating in England for the Sunday open- ing of lbraries, and the Public Library, of Brighton, will probably lead off. George Macdonald’s new story, “The Marquis of Lossie,” will first appear in a weekly paper at Glas- ow. Dr. Bezold’s book on “The Theory of Color in Its Reiation to Art and Art Industry” is just published by L. Prang & Co, An American edition of Stephens’ ‘Digest of the Law of Evidence,” with notes by J. W. May, is in Little, Brown & Co.’s press. Macmillan & Co. will soon print two new books by Edward A, Freemon—namely, ‘Historical and Archt- tectzral Sketches,” chiefly Italian, and a second edition of his ‘History and Conqu: of the Sara. eens.” A sort of literary autobiography of the late Dr. David Strauss is just ready under the title “‘Littera- rische Denkwirdigkeiten,’’ which will bea rich addt- tion to the works of a scholar of great influence upon the thought of his time. Macmillan & Co. have to press “Tho Californians,” by M. W. Fisher. “Astronomical Myths,” based on the book of M. Flammarion, entitled ‘The Heavens," is fortheoming from the pen of J. F. Blake, Mr. James Routledge has written and Macmilian will print “Chapters in the History of Popular Progress in England, Chiefly in Relation to the Freedom of the Press and Trial by Jury—1660-1820."” Tho Atheneum declares Mr. Eugene Schayler's “Turkestan” to be a book of value, accurate and inter- esting. Slizabeth Barrett Browning's letters to R. H. Horne aro soon to appear. A new and !mportant book on the Holy Land will bo “Three Yeare in Palostine,”” by Captain Warren, of the Royal Engineers, who has conducted the recent exca- vations for the Palestine Fund. ‘A new and much needed “History of French Litera- ture,”’ by Henr: Van Laun, }s in press in London. That monumental work in bibliography, Bocker’s “Bibhothéque des Ecrivaing de la Compagnie de Jéeus,” is just finished by the appearance of the third yolume, In folio, printed at Louvain. A revised edition of The Official Catalogue of the International Exhibition,” In Pbiladelphia, has been tssued by Joho R. Nagle & Co., of Cambridge, Mass. 1i is a useful and much needed work, as the first cata- logue was (ull of errors and blunders. The new book 18 printed for the Centennial Catalogue Company. The arrangement is simple, It is divided Into four parts, thas;—Tbhe main building, department of art, depart. meat of machinery and departments of agricalture and horticulture. The Literary World,gives the following high praise to anew Irish poem, soon to appear in “The No-name Series :""— We givo in another column briet extracts from what we cannot help regarding as the finest English poem of the century. A more beautiful style, greater grace and parity, more concise strongth and more exquisite felicity of diction cannot be found im the British poets Tho oatire poem has not yot fallen under our eyes, but these iragments sufficiently evidence its quality, to the genuine critio, approve it a masterly com; Of its origin and history rT secret, and reached yablisbers through Profesi Lowell, who forwarded it with the warmest commenda- tions, In addition to tts intri merit, which we cannot exaggerate, it will have a bigh value as an ex- ample, So far as we have studied it it tsa Nawless composition which It will be safe to imitate. in swoet- Dess tt isa very hive ot honey, and in melody it ts like toiling bees, The poem is founded on the story of the “Death of tho Sons of Usuach’—one of the wildest and most touching of Irish traditions, It ts from the pen of Dr. Rebert D. Joyce, now of Boston, a gentleman Hh known in Irish Itteratare, Many of his earlior pooms wore published under the nom de plume ot ‘Fear. dhova’’- «4, the man of song. THE OOMPTROLLER'S WARRANTS. Comptroller Green signed warrants on Satarday on various accounts, amounting in the aggregate to id transmitted the same to the Mayor for rT WILLIAM BLACK. INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR OF ‘‘s NAUGH: TER OY HETH"—WHAT HE THINKS OF AMERICA—HIS OWN WORKS REVIEWED AS WELL AS COLORADO HERDERS. “Mr. Black will be happy to receive you.” That was what the waiter at the Brevoort House sald to tho Henacop Inquirer in response to the writer's desire to seo the novelist who had given such notable works ag “A Daughter of Beth” and “The Princess of Thule’ to the-novel-reading world. In afew moments Mr, Black appeared and seemed pleased to converse on such geueral topics as would prove interesting to American readers, especially in reference to his visit to this country and the impres- sions derived from a first hasty visit to1t, The gentle. man whose name is known to a multitude of people on this side of the Atlantic by many charming fictions ia of middie height, not over thirty years of age, with dark brown hair, as yet apparentiy untinged with « single threed of gray; @ well balanced head, with the fulness above the dark hazel eyes indicating idealit; a mouth firm yet pleasing in contour, partly hidden bya brown moustache; in dress quiet and unpresuming ag becomes a gentleman, and possess{ng a voice resonant and manly, Im commencing & conversation with @ stranger Mr. Black showed some hesitation in speech, but this soon disappeared, and the distinguished novel- ist proved nimself to be a charming coaversationalist, giving play at times to the merry fancies which consti. tute the chiefcharm of some of his works. [tis always instructive to be criticised by an intelligent stranger, but when Mr. Black was asked to give bis impressions of America and Americans bo replied with such rare good sense and grace that one could not help being im- pressea with the Lon hommiée of a man of the world, # critic who had not been soured by disappointment, and of a tourist who would not denounce the Republic be cause he had been served with a sta © egg. It is seldom that great men like to talk of themselves or their works, but when they do it is with a shrug of the shoulders or a deprecatory motion of the hands, and every time Mr, Black was spoken to of Mr. Black he tried to avoid the Ego bravoly. 1t was only when the consideration was presented to him that very many persons reached by the Heraxp throughout the country would be glad to hear of him and about him that he waived other considerations and enterod with zest intu the novel fun of being interviewed. ‘Tho following conversation ensued :— “Mr, Black, how long have you been in this country?” “About two months.” “Might Lask you to give me the reaults of your ob. servations of the country and people as far as you have been abie to judge on your brief visit?” have no objection; but, of course, I can only give ou general ides of the people and plices, and rapid. ‘adgments, as you are well aware, aro apt to be false.’? “You have been in the Canadas ?’? “Yes, and in the Far West—ol course travelling rap- idly. I visited Boston, and was very cordially re. coived there. Thectty is a curious and interesting one. 1 went to Montreal and Toronto, and found those cities remarkavle n many respects; batl must say E was more interested in the great Weat.’” “How far did you go?” “To Omaha and Cheyenne; then up the Missouri River tothe Indian Reservation. That to me was @ did trip, and al¥o a great surpriso,’? n what respect??? “Well, 1 did not tind the Indi and miserable vagabonds they have boen gel resented.” “There may be a good reason for that.”? “To what do you refer ?’? 4] believe there ig no liquor sold there,”? “True,” said Mr. Black, laughing; ‘there is none te be had within many miles of the Reservation, In fact, I carried my own supplies with me. But seriously, they seem to be good, industrious mon, ai Y many of them fine specimen of humanity.” 1d you go to Colorado’ ?"” and there I was ospecially charmed b: scenery. Its magnificence is almost uncqualled seéms to me it would be a fine idea for parties of emi- grants to go out in some sections of that marvellous land and make a grand oncampment,"” “What about the herders and rangers of that coun- try? “*] cannot too strongly express my admiration for them. They are the most splendid specimens of man- nood I bave ever set They have bodies mag cently proportioned, Might eyes, clean limbs, no extra fat on their chests or arms, and above all have faces clean cut as Grecian marbics."”” “Then they must be built like the Arabs or Egyp-, tians?”” is “Precisely, and are almost as brown. They live in the open air, and, of course, are nearly always on) horseback. They ‘ride like Centuurs. Then they are fo picturesque, with their half Mexican trappings long, loose, flowing cloaks, fringed jackets, and fanci! adornments of the horses. The bridies tairly shine with colored embroideries and spangles. Tho Mexica: saddies are chiefly used, with the high curved pommels and wooden stirrups.’? “You do not think these mon are the product of they» Eastern States!’ “No; [ vetieve they have como from Texas and have Deen brought up almost as nomade, herders and cattle. drivers from their .nfancy; but they are a splendid race. ° “Did you go to Idaho?”? “Yes; I went to Clear Croek and visited the Idahe Springs. They are very interesting.” “How did you find the travel ie on ouf railroads ?”" “Ot course very comfortal he palace cars ren- your continent a pleasure. I found the accommodations on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road and the Union Pacific roads very superior, " “You have the Pullman cars, I believe, in England now?” “Yes, bat we do not need them so much in Europe as you doin this country, for as a rule we do nol travel such long” distances, and journeys are not s@ fatiguing.” “in re; to the peopie you have met, what peca- pos en do you find marked, and worthy of com- uP “Of course there are many, but it would bo diMcult on the instant to consider them; in regard to your people in New York, [ should find tt attficuit, in their general dress, habits and demeanor, to distinguish them tronr the English_——"’ “But the city itself?” “Puts me more in mind of a French city; it is de- eidedly of a French type.” 2 “L oo you have been very courteously received ere “Certainly, everywhere, Not only privately, but at the clubs.” “Now permit me to ask you, Mr. Bi al our works you havo any favorites ?”" “Well, that is bard to say,” replied the novelis! Lrg tora father to say which child he loves at." ‘ta Daughter of Heth,’ and ‘Princess of Thule’ have boon largely read tn this country ??” ‘8; but since you ask mo a direct question, I will the work with which ! am best pleased is pV: ,’ now being published inthe " “It will bo published in book form, I presume?” “Yes, the Harpers will issue 1.” “Do you intend remaining mach longer in America?’* “a io, 1 sail for Europe on the Germanic, next Satur. y.7 After some further desultory conversation the inter. view terminated, Mr. Black expressing bis pleasure ‘that it bad taken place. DEDICATION CEREMONIES, A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING CONSECRATED TO THR PURPOSES OF ITS ERECTION—ADDRESSES ON THE OCCASION—WORBK OF THE FRANCISCAN FATHERS, Trevtor, N, J., Oct, 18, 1876, Impressive ceremonies took place here to-day in the dedication of the beautiful and commodious new school building belonging to St, James’ parish (German). Rev. | Father Prieth, of Nowark, delivered an address in Gere man, and Rev. Father Curran, pastor of St. John’s cburch, in this city, one in English, Both spoke wartaly in favor of religious and secular education, NECRSSITY OF EDUCATION, Father Curran said that never in the history of the human race was education so necessary as it is now, because intellect leads men successfally through the world, and powertul in Keepiog from bad deeds. Ho alluded to the delphia and altar desecrations in Boston, some year ago, and said apostate Catbolios were ihe cause of thers Aveline, Jaccheti, Delaney and asisted in the ceremonies. THE BUILDING will accommodate 500 children, and both German and English will be taught. The Francisca! hers are Making marked progress in this city the way of charch and Sere eres 0 Order has the ‘outskirts of the city, for the eda cation of candidates tor holy orders. THE ROBINSON HALL RAID. At the Washington Place Police Court yesterday, be tore Justice Bixby, Captain Williams, of the Twenty- ninth precinct, arraigned the fifty-six prisoners, m and womea, whom he had arrested in the theatre koown as “The Yarisian Varieties,” at Robinson Hall, in East Sixteenth street, on Saturday evehing. George Robinson and William B, Woodley, the proprietor and Manager, were held for trial at the Court of Special Sessions in default of $1,000 bail each, for giving inde- exhibitions. Tho dancers, principal among whom were Minnie Hail and Bertha Neokirk, were required to furnish $50 buil each, A similar disposition was made in the case of the men arrested in the theatre, Mr. Christrup, the leader of the orchestra, being re- quired to furnish $300 ball to appear as a witness against Robinson. Mr. MeLean, counsel for the Police Board, was present on the part of the prosecution, and intormed Mr. Stiner, who appeared ior the defence, that he would use of the prisone: Dunham