The New York Herald Newspaper, December 3, 1876, Page 7

2 TUR CITY VACANCIES. Expiration To-Day of the Term of Cor- poration Counsel Whitney. DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. TheComptrollership and Mr, Thayer’s Chances. SHERIFF-ELECT REILLY’S APPOINTMENTS. Withia the next month many changes may take Place in our city government, while after the lst of January, 1877, it is undisputed that a considerable umber of heads will fall under the political axa To- day the term tor which Corporation Counse! Whitney | was appointed expires. The appointment of a suc- sessor lies with Mayor Wickham and the Board of Aldermen, tn a similar manner to that affecting the ap- pPoimtment of Comptroller, commisstouers and heads ofdepartments, Mr. Whitney was appointed to Gill the . Unexpired term of Mr. E. Delafield Smith. It will be Fecollected that the latter gentleman was removed un- der charges preferred by tho Mayor and approved by |. Governor Tilden. + a las of appointees in the office of the Corporation Gounsel was printed in the Hunarp some few days @ince, The patronage and emoluments are consider- able. The salary of this official is $15,000 per annum, and two assistants receive $10,000 cach, ‘THE POWRRS OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL wr of the Corporation, of a grave char- The charter of 1873 thus lays down the powers and duties of this bureau of our city governmont:— Sxction 86.—The Law Department shall have the acter. eharge and conduct of all the law business of the Cor- ration and tts departments, and of all law busiuess in which the city of New York shall be inter ¥ except as herein otherwise provided; the charge and eonduct of tho legal procecdings necessary in widen- tng, cape oraltering streets, and the preparation Or all leasos, deeds and other legal papers connected with any department. No officer or uepartment, ex- cept as herein otherwise provided, shail have or em- ploy any attorney or counsel, but it shall be the duty of the Law Department to jurnish every department and officer such advice and legal assistance as counsel vr attorney, in and out of court, as may be required by such officer or department, and ‘or that purp the head gf the Law Department may assign any attor- aey to ahy department that ho stall deem to necd ihe same, and may appoint the attorney for the col- lection of personal taxes. Sec. 37, The head oi tho Law Department shall be stalled ‘*Counsel to the Corporation.” He shall hold _bis office for four years and until his successor 18 ap- pointed, unless sogner removed, as herein provided. Suc. 8% There shail be two bureaus iu this depart. ment, the chief oilicer ot one of which snali be calied the Corporation Attorney” and the chief officer cf tho other of which shalPbe ealled the Public Admin- istrator.’’ Such chie! officers shall not receive to their own use any fees or emoluments ip addition to their salaries, and they shall pay into the treasury ail costs and commissions received by them from any source whatever; such payments shall te made monthly and shail be accompanied by a sworn statemontin such form as the Comptroller shal! prescribe, and that such Statement, with a detailed list of costs, commissions, fines aud penaliies collected, shall be publish wontbly in the City Record as turnished, All actions e recover penalties for a violation of soy Jaw or ordi- Rance shall be brought in the name of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the city of New York’ * god not in that of any departmenj, and ehali be con- ducted by the Corporation Attorney, subject to the soutrol of the Corporation Counsel. All fees received ip said action shall be paid into the Treasury of the tity. The Counsel to the Corporation shall, once in \bree months, reportto the Comptroller the names of (obitey to, and the objects of, all suits pending in bis lepartment, when commenced and the number de- sided or ended, aud in what manner, during the past \breo months. It will thus be seon that the office ef Corporation Counsel is oue of the most important in our city gov- ernment, Corporation.Attorney Boyd and Public Aq- ministrator Sullivan havyebeon appointod by this de- partment, A large amount of business is yearly trans- acted through these two bureaus, particularly that sided dver by Mr, Boyd, This gentleman received b appointment through great efliciency exhibited while chairman of the celebrated “Commitice on Discipline” of Tammany Hall, which effectually dis- posed of John Morrissey, Thomas A, Ledwith and others, The position is variously estimated as being worth from $25,000 to per year, WHO WILL BE THE NEXT COKPORATION COUNSEL ? Of course it is not yet detinitely settled as to whether or not Mr. William G Whitney will succeed himselfas next Corporation Counsel. It 1s conceded by the legal proiession and others who ought to know that the gentleman has conducted tho business of his oflice with credit to big reputation and benefit to the city; but such qualifications do not always determine a po- litical issue. There is no doubt that Mayer Wickham wishes to appoint Mr, Whitney; but then tho question arises, Will the nominee be confirmed by the Board of Aldermen? It is well understood, that the majority of that Board is controlled by Mi an Keily, Butject to his orders and entirely dependent on him for fuvure political advancement, far as the outlook for next year is concerned, Politics are mighty urcer- tain, however, and no one can foretell what changes the ides of next November may bring forth, Tbe contest over the Comptroliership may havea great deal to do with the reappointment of Mr. Whit- Dey. h nominations may ve contirmed at the next meeting of the Board of Aldermen. Under existing Gircumstances it is certain that a compromise must be made with Mr, John Kelly in order to secure contirma- tion at the hands of tho Aldermen, or the nomina- tions will have to go over until Mr, Smith Ely, Jr, enters upon his fanctions as Mayor of this city. THK COMPTROLLERSIIP. The local statesmen around the City Hall have seased their speculations as to the probabilities of who will be our next Comptroller, They all seem to bein the dark as to the confirmation or rejection of Mr, James 8. Thayer. Mayor Wickham is out of town, and willnot be back until Tuesday next. In the moan- whilo it 1s presumed that no ea jn the present as- t of affairs will take piace, 't 18 conceded on all sides that Mr. Thayer would make an excellent head of the Financo Department, but the quostion arises, Will be prove acceptable to Mr. John Kelly? If ho does not, then be stands us much chance of being ponfirmed by the vote of the fourteen Tammany Aldermen as of receiving the vote of tho slovtors of this State on Wednesday next for President. Be , Mr. Thayer is placed in a very flolicate position. If he says that he will accept and then 1s rejected by the Aldermen the gentieman ecives a gratuitous insult, How can ho very well rofase to accept until after the place Is Jully tendered to him by a confirmatory vote? lt was stated positively yesterday afternoon that Mr. Thayer would dechine on Account of ll health. Tuen a dangerous issue arises as to the chances of confirmation of Mr. William C. Whit- ney for Corporation Counsel in case his namo is sent in by Mayor Wickham, It is well known that the Mayor tcals a great interest im tho reappointment of Mr, Whitney, aad ail dealings with Tammany Hall will De based upon the idea that the Aldermen must etyo | thoir votes to Mr. Whitney in return for the Comp. trollership. AS the case Dow stands Mr. Kelly and his fourteen City Fathers seem to hold the winning cards, It is not improbavic, therefore, taking this | view of the controversy, that Mr. Thayer may with» draw and-a new name be sent into the Aldermen, ‘THE BHERIFY’S OFFICK. It tg stated that Sherifl-clect Bernard Reilly will sext week make the appointments for his three years lerm ot office, There is always w great seramble among local politicians for these appointments, Within the last threo terms of the shrievalty of this sounty much carelessness hins been exhibited tn the: selection of many of the Sheriffs subordinates. Hence ip amount of disrepute has characterized the management of the department. Under the operation of the same principlo Sheriffs O’Brien, Brennan and Conner have been brought into countless diiticultie ave occurred if proper oficiais bi ved a3 their assistants. Kvidences may bo mentioned in con nection with the Broadway Theatro shoot. ing affray under Mr. O'Brien, the escape ot Honry W. Genct and tho tmprisoument of Mr. Bren- nan, with bis deputy, Wiliam I. sinelds, and the escape ot William M. Tweed under Mr. Conuer. These are bata very few of the peculiar difficulties thus encoun tered. Hundreds of suits havo been commenced and tre wow on the calendars of the courts against tiese three sheriffs, in many cases the result of carelessness or want of experience of their deputies. It wili bo many years betore these Htigations are finally settled, as suits sUll romain pending against dy, James Ly ueh, jected Sherif some iiitcen years ago. Much has algo arisen m the appointment of too many deputics. Mr. John Kelly had only twelve, when business was much better than it is now. Mr, Conner appointed about thirty-five, Saggreat an merease com- pels some of those deputies todo things which they ,| woula not otherwise be compelied to, iu order to mako a jiving for Wemselves and families, itis understood that Mr. Retliy will adopt an en- Hirety diferent course In the management of the Shertif’s office. He ts justtho nan to inaugurate such reform, #8 he is thoroughly conversant with all doatis SM the department, having occupied tho position of Deputy Sherif lor thirteen ears, He will persoually supervise all tho business of the dice abd seo that Jawyers aud btigants are | proweted, while he will insist upon a rigid weeoun binty trom bis deputies. It is also understood that he will appoint only eighteen of those deputies, and they wust be men WHO thoroughly understand their busi- Bess and can furnish ample and undoubted security for the iaithful discharge of their davies, Ie is probable that Mr. John T. Cumming will be res halt us Cader Sherif, The other appointments will be determined by the middio of next week. An order. jtioncer, cighteen general — SUMTog several clerks and spel deuation will then ' tlways been eel ibis assertion ‘ NEW YORK HERALD, SSUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1876.—QUADRUPLE SHEET. Sabine news of their selection te act in remunerats' jeial capacities for the years 187i, 1878 and 1879 ‘YOR SE BOARD OF ALDERMEX, w Board of Aldermen wili stand with thirteen Tammany democrats, one anti-Tammany democrat ‘republicans Mr. Henry D. Purroy, a young gentioman who has displayea some considerable exec- Uttve abilisyas one of the City Fathers, will be elected President of the Board, at least so \t i given out by those who know the gs of the Tammany machine. hia position will entitle him to offic occasionally as Acting Mayor, in case of the absence of soatin the Hoard of Ap pertionment, of the Finance Co Mitttee of the Board is also entitied to membership one of the Sinking Fund Commission. This selection will not be made until afew days before the organiza. tion of the new Board. FIRE COMMISSIONERS, At the last meeting of the Commissioners held last week, only one transfer was mate Fireman John McCarthy was transferred from Hook and Ladder No. 6wNo. ® The following apparatus are undergoing Tepairs in the repair yard:—Hook and Lagder No. 1, Engine No, 36, Jumper No. 76. A spare truck and a Bew tender ts being built for Engine No. 2% GIB THE AVERAGR «WOMAN 4 CHANCE, To rns Eo:ron or tax Herarp:. An article in your paper of this morning prompts me to write you to appeal to you in behalf of thousands of Americah women. Allow me, from my own wide personal obscrvation and experience, to say a few words in behalf of my sex. Mine 1s no ordiuary ap- peal, Dus one with an idea back. of it—an appeal which, especially in this checkered country and changeful time, may be brought home at any wmoment to ary woman, My petition ts simply this. Let this cen- tennial of jubilee be characterized by & crowning act of wisdom and justice, too long layed, by putting men and women on an equality, so far as the right to earn competency honestly 1s concerned; tn other words and lesser Phrase, by giving the a ce woman achanes. Isay the average woma, like myself, for 't is precisely that large class of women whicn neads ‘ta cnance.”’ There are opportunities enough for the extremes of the fomale scale, forthe woman who has nesther genius bor ambition and torthe woman who has both. For the latter there is literatuge or the 0; she can win fame and fortuno as @ George Eliot or aCharloue Cushman; or if she has no ability or no aspiration above her daily bread she can earn it as aservant, a seamstress or a shop girl, But for the averago woman who has no special gifts for Mtorature orart, and yet who, though willing and anxious to work, revolts a¢ ili paid drudgery or menial service, there ‘s absolutely no opportunity whatever, no chance atall. Tho average man bas bis choice ofa hundred ordinary, fairly paid, respectable avocations, but the average woman has no avocation open to her by which she can live with any degree of comfort. Sho must either forfeit her independence or her char- acter; must either marry or err, Being an average woman inyself, and having once been forced by « series of circumstances (with the de- tails of which I peed not trouble you, as they are un- luckily already too tamiliar so a largo portion of your readers) to earn my livelinool, and wishing, as 9 Isdy must wish, to carn that livell- hood not only honestly, but with a fair pecuniary return, and a fair show of social repute and personal refinement, 1 for many months attempted to procure a situation such as would’have been open to any average man in New York, but in vain, Knowing that hundreds of average men hold positions tn our city departments, kuowing also that women in Wash- ington have shown themselves adapted for similar positions, J attempted to obtain acierkship in one of Vbese departments, but to my surprise and sorrow 1 was told that although there was no doubt that wowen could til] these places hore, they were not employing women, 1 apptied at the Sub-Treasury, bus Mr. Hille house, the Sub-Treasurer, though he received me politely, could do nothing for me ‘Women, ho conlessed, were or could be rendered in a brief time ‘reliable and useful, und ho approved of their employment, but he did not feol bitngelf authorized to try the experiment unless sanc- tioned in this course by the autnoriiies at Washington. i wended my weary way to the Custom House and saw Mr, Lydecker and other officimis They conceded at once the potut tem there were many departments of the Custom House boside the searchers or female di tectives which could be well supplied by avora; women as average men, but, as a mere matter of fact, only men were allowed to supply these positions. The same remarks apply to my attempts to obtain a place in the Post Office. Finally I called upon that emi. nent citizen and publicist, Mr. J. J. Cisco, and etated to bim my endeavors and my fatlures. Ho sympathized with me, but nevertheless as- sured me that "boing what I was, an a age woman, 1 would necessarily be doomed disappoinimen: direction. All for these places and ought to have th but also all agrecd that women had no chance whatever. Surviy this is wrong; surely what women in Washington aro aliowed to do, women in New York should be allowed to do; and surely what average men In New York are dog every day, av women in New York and everywhere else ought to be permitted to accomplish, do not claim political = ri or = privil to any attemp:s I might make in this reed with me that women were fitted for women; these are Matiers of taste. L am of opinion that few women would give a thought to politics, if they had their share of busivess opportuuit nor do [ clamor for what agitators cali ‘women’s rights; but as an ayorage woman | do elaim aright to live by the same work and for the same wages as an average man. The right to Jabor is based upon the needs und tho capacities of the would-be laborer. Now a woman's neods are as urgent as those of a man, while her gapocity. lor orajnary avocation (involving no remark- ablo physical or mental power) is about the same. In the few departments of work and dexterny which are open to her she holds own, and even in those lines of lavor in which ste has thus lar been found incom- petent of incomplete, why 13 sho thus? Simply be- cause It bas over been taken ior granted by men that she is and because she herself has ever taken it for granted that sho is so, The negroes were im this country held for years to be fit only for slavery, and while this idea heid 1t was trae. But as soon the negroes obtained their * chance,” 10 and beholo, it was found that they were capable of being fitted tor froedom—not at a bound, not in a year, but probably in a generation. So with woman. So long as she is held to be incompetent for special lines of business, incompetent for that special line she will be, but when the theory 18 reversed the facts will be reversed also. It will take much Jess than a generation to make the average woman in all respects a woman of business. All she needs 18 the same opportunity ax a man, all she demands is the same chance. And in the terms the ‘*same opportunity,” the ‘same chance,” | ip- clude especialiy, Mr, Editor, the same social chance and opportunity for the business woman as tor the basiness man. Social position is a necossity to an ordinarily refined woman, and the mere “right to work” will justly amount to very little to a woman if by doing work sho ig regarded as lowering her social status, Pecuniary independence and business ambition are considered honorable in a mun; it should be regarded with equal estimation in a woman, But so long as the present prevailing code endures, and a man i¢ deemed to gain guste by his own industry and a woman to jose caste by her own exertions, 80 long a woman's business chances cannot be equal or comparable to a man’s Pubhe opinion, man’s opinion, 18 cruelly unjust to a woman ; unjust not trem malice but mistake. Men are prone (0 aialse delicacy in their views of women, and Togard female independence and womanly self sapport witha nervous, baseless species of burror rather than with its deserved meed of honor, Independence in the stronger sex fs styled mdelicacy inthe weaker, The very chivairy of man toward woman is often manifested by mistakes. A father or a Dugband will, like a true knight, battle with the world tor a lifetime to rear his darlings in comfort, and yet he will stubbornly and unwisely object to so edu- cating his females as to enable them, if need be, to do battie for themselves. He will bear wituout a mar- mut the hardships and dangers of the lite struggle, bus be will not suffer those tor whom he works to be armed and fight jor thems beside him. Yes, men are often not only a8 vailant but ay foolish us’ Don Qui: And this mistaken chivalry, this false dell- cacy of fathers and husbands, dues injustice not only to themeclves by overtaxing their energies, but it works bitter evil 10 the dear ones for whom they toil. It renders women helpiess, and, theretore, in the great crises of life hopeless. "When, as’ happens: every day in this country of sudven wealth and as stidden poverty, the bread Winner 18 reauced from affluence to poverty, or when his death reveals the fact that only his lite stood between tis loved ones and want; then the fondied ang pampered widow and daughter are found to be a8 ignorant of real life and as Incapable of reai work as achild, Then sho sta nm the brink of ruin with tolded hands, and signs and suffers, when, had the departed one, half fool, ball martyr, been truly wise as well as loving, she might have had an honest trade or paying business with which to face and fight @ frowning world. [tis for men's sakes o8 well as women’s that 1 appeal to man to give a chance for lile to woman, 1t will be a good year for the world when she gets this freedom. It will be the commencement of a new and better for her sex. Itwilivoa good y tor matrimony and morality, fora woman will not then beso readily induced to Darter herself for a mainte. nance and call the transaction ‘love’? and marriage; nor will she be so easily temptedto barter her price- less character for paltry cash. Surely, Mr. Editor, there can be no more truly patriotic, beneficent and practical way of commemoratiog this Centennial than by thus giving women a chance, by thus opening to hor any and every department and pursuit that is opentoa man and on tke same terms, Assuredly, there cat be no more appropriate ner of commen: orating this great Centennial anniversary of our na- tion's freedom than by setting womon treo—free from the restraints of false delicacy and mistaken chivalry; frec to earn ber own living in her own way, Respect- fully, Mrs, HUGH L. BRINKLEY. DHATH OF AN OFFICER. Patrolman William Wright, of the Twenty-ninth pro- inet, died yeaterday morning after a briet illness NEW BOOKS, THE LATEST FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE— DR. FIELD'S FROM THE LARES OF KILLARNEY TO THE GOLDEN HORN. Tus Gwocrarnical DistaisuTios op Axmmass. With a Study of the Relations of Living and Extiact Faunas, as Elucidating the Past Changes of the Earth's 3 face, By Alfred Russell Wallace, author of “Malay Arenipeligo,” &e Ip two vols, with m Ana illustrations, Mr. Wallace's “Geographics! Distribution of Ant- mais” ia the most important book on Harper & Bros,’ | winter list, The author holds a prominent position among the scientists of the day andi an egrecadle | writer as well asa jearned zoolegis! oughly understand the subject he writes about to con- vey his meaning to bie readers, and in shies particular | * ps ww York: Harper & Bros. 1876 | One must thor- | Mr. Wallacesa very bappy, for 1s is not necessary to | be thoroughly posted in geology to enjoy his book. He has avoided technicalitics as faras possible and writes with a simplicity that may well make his book popular. His modesty is only exceeded by bis Knowl- edge He does not hesitate to confess that he bas had assistance {rom meu better posted ip certain speciali- ties than bimsolf and thankz them in bis preface for their aid. Tho present work is an attempt to collect and summarize the existing toforination on the distribu- tion of land animala, and to explain the more remarka- ! ble and interesting of the tacte by means of estad- lished laws of physical and organic change, “My ab ject,” says the author, “has been to show the tmpor- tant bearing of researches into the natural history of every part of the world upon the study of its past history. Ap accurate knowledge of any groups of birds or of insects and of their geographieal distribu. | tton may enable us to map out tho islands and contl- | nents of a former epoch, the amount of difference that exists between the animals of adjacent districts being close!y related to preceding geologieal changes, By the collection of sack minute facts alone can wo | hope to fi! up a great gap im the past history of the earth as revealed by geology, aud obtain some tndica- j ttons of the existence of those ancient lands which mow lie buried beneath the ocean and bave left us nothing but these living records of their former cxist- Aa lar as we aro able to jadge Mr. Wallace has been successful in his object, He has given what wo understand to be the first connected sketch of the re- lation of extinct mammalia to the distribution of liv- Ing groups. Man is altogether omitted from the series of the animal kingdom as here given. The anthor’s explanation for this is, that if the*cenus somo bad doen here treated like all other genora nothing more than the bare statement ‘universally dietributed’”’ could have been given, Anthropology is a science of itself, and it seemed to him better to omit tt altogether froin a zoological work than to treat it in a necessarily superticitab manner. Part LIL of this book for certain reasons should hi been placed inst, though it naturally follows PartII. Yet for persons not well acquainted with zoology the thor thinks it might be advisable to read tho more im- portant articles of Part IV. atter Part IL, thus making Part III. the conclusion of the work, Part IV, is rather a book of reference, while Part Ill. is writ- ten in a more popular vein. As the author suggests, the book will serve, if no other purpose, that of a dic- tionary of the geographical affinities of animals, Its blessed With a copious index, by which the stucent will bo saved a world of trouble, Upto Part IV. the author has discussed the geographical distribution of animals from the point of view of - geographer; after that he proceeds from the standpolnt of the sys tomatic zoologist. He does not consider his subject halt exhausted, and binta that other volumes may tol- low this, with a more complete treatment of tho sub. | ject in its various branches. Scientific literature will certainly be the gainer if Mr, Wallace follows ous this plan. Dn. Freip’s Travers From tne Lakgs ov RKILaRney To Tug Goupex Horx, By Henry M. Field, D. D. New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co, Dr. Henry M. Field, edttor of the Evangelist, and a Congregational pareon of great popularity, was called upon not long since to mourn the death of a beloved wife, a woman of many accomplishments, and one who wags admired by a large circie of triends, Soon after this sad event the bereaved hu: journey arouna tho world, He “When a man’s house 1s left unto him desolate by the loss of one who has filled it with sunshine—when there is no light in the window and no fire on the hearth— it 18 @ natural impulse to leave hig darkened home and becomo a wanderer on the face of tho earth. such was the beginning of. the journey recorded here. Thus driven from his home, the writer crossed the sca and passed from land to land, going on and on until he had com. passed the globe.” The reader will be interested to know that a new wife has recently relighted the lamp in the window and rekindled tho fire on the hearth for Dr. Field. Dr. Fiold writes more in the easy style of lotters home than after the stilted manner of bookmakerg, The chapter on Ireland is gossipy and pleasant. The writer has a kind word for the beggars, who, he says, are sure to give the Americans a warm wel- “They greet him with whines and grimaces and pitiful beseechings, to which be cannot harden his heart. My first salutation at Queenstown, on Mon, day morning, on coming out in front of the hotel to take a view of tho bonutitul bay, was from an old woman in rags, who cortainly looked hko what she described herself to be, ‘a poor orathur that had no body tocare for her,’ and who besought me, for the love of God, to give hor at least the price of a cup ot tea! Of course I did, when sho gave me an Irish blessing, ‘May the gates of Paradiso open to ye and ail that loves yo!’ This vision of Paradiso seems to be a favorite one with the Irish beggar, and is sometimes coupled with extraordinary images, as when ono blesses her benefactor in this overflowing style;—-May every hair on your head bea lamp to light you to Paradise!?"? The good-hearted Doeto® never went out without filling his pocket with pennies to give to the quick-witted mendicants, whose odd Diessings he hiked to call forth, as, for instance, he enjoyed ono old creature saying to him, ‘May ye rido in a fino carriage, and the mud of your wheels spin the face of your inimies, though I know ye haveu’t gotany!’’ Any one who is acquainted with Dr, Fiold can imagine how much be enjoyed himself in his tray- els and sce his amiable face as he wandered up and down the streets of London and in and out the strocts of Paris. He was pleased with every one ho met, and we will venture to say that every ono he mot was pleased with Dim. He heard Moody and Sankey in London and was vory much impressed by their services, The damp Lon- don fogs did at times make onr traveller low spirited, but he regained his well known cheerfulness when ho reached Paris, which he 5 after Loudon seemed little short of Paradiso. He has a good word tor the French, in whose gaycty and learning he found a great charm, ‘I should be ungrateful, indeed, if I did not Jove the French," says Dr. Field, “since to one of that nation | owe the chicf happiness of my carthly oxis- tence.” The first Mrs. Field st will be remembered waS a French woma This ts not the writer's first visit by many to Paris, aod what ho says concerning itis not from the casual observation of the tourt: *A8 to in- temperance,” he says, ‘there is nothing here to com- pare with that in Londow or Glasgow or Edinburgh; and as to the other form of vice we can only judge by its public aispiay, and there ts nothing half so gross, which outrages all decency as that which shocks and disgusts evory foreigner in London.”” We should like to be able to quote at greater length from Dr. Fiold's bright record of his travels, but wo must deny our- solves for want of spaco. Weare told that this book will be followed by othors until tho whole narrative of bis Journey is published, NRW BOOKS RECEIVED. Morning Songs of American Freedom, Lady Kenestines or, The Absent Lord of Rocheforte. Golden Stato (California) Resours Corinne : A Story of Italy. Shittin, gg | Himself; or, basgeedy Greyson's Fortunes. i Paulin Tennyson's Pooms, ‘ated edition.) Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary, nine.) 1 (Third vol- tonal Ode; or, Memorial of Freedom Poem, (l- ‘Old Salts: stories Intended for tne Marines, but Told Before wa Knlightened Committe of Cong Under Canva r, Tout Worship in Summer } A WORTHY CASE OF CHARITY. onths, To tn# Eptrox ov tas Henano: Attracted by 4 notice in your paper a fow days since, i) 1 was inddced to cali at 463 Fulton street, Brooklyn. From conversation with phe afflicted gentieman and his wife, and the surroundings, 1 becamo fully satis- fied that the case was deserving the favorabio cor ration of the charitably disposed, The sufferin tleman is & printer, and was four years in wl ¥, und is ® Worthy mag, Let him not suffer fora ile assistance, ONE WHO KNOWS, ART NOTES. Ernest Lengfellow te studying in Paris under the great Couture. He will probably spend the winter ‘a Maly, William Bradford, whose paintings of the Polar Fogions are well known, has returned to xan Fran cisco, where he Is stopping at the Palace Hotel. ! The wealthy families of Bridgeport, Conn., have or- | ganized an art loan exbibition. } Miss Hughes, a daughter of Ball Hughes, tho seulp- { work in London copying, in which branch of qr she has achieved fair success, Mr. Stone has on exhibition at Boston a study from Negro.” which ts attracting consid: | erable attention aga strong and eflective bit of paint» 4 student of the Munteh sehool. The Pellogrini collection of paintings, water co ors and etchings, has been placed on exhibition at Miner's Art Gallery, und witli be sold at auction this week, the | sale beginning on Monday evoning. The tenth annual exhibition of the American Society of Vainters in Water Colors will bo opened in the galleries of the National Academy of Design on the 28: day of January, 1877, and wil! be continued until the 41h of March. Works for exhibition will be re- ceived at the Academy of Dosign from the 10th to the I2tb of January inclusive. Two paintings by Philip Gilbert Hamerton, the only ones that have ever been sent to this country, wit be | exhibited at the Century Club in the courso of a few days, They have just been received from England by Mr, Horatio N. Powers, of Hartford, as a present from yhe artist, Mr. Powers is the American correspondent | of L' Art, the famous Paris journal of flog arts. St Louis is to bave an art exhibition under the auspices of the Morcantile Library. Some of the best works exhibitod at Philadelphia have been secured, also some raro paintings from ihe New York Loan Col- lection, Tho local art patrons also have promised generous support. Bronzes, lacquer and epamel Wares will be included, ‘The Graphic Soctoty has elected Mr. Leighton as its president, in placo of Sir Digby Wyatt, compellod to resign his ofice, At Pau the collection of pictures bolonging to the Infant Don Sevaatian de Bourbon is now on exhibition, Is consists of some 700 paintings, variously ascribed to Titian, Murillo, Velasquex, Rabens, Rembrandt, Paul Veronese and others’ Many of the works aro famous, The Spanish part ts the most Intoresting and the best, The collection 18 very valuable. The Femate Sohool of Art in London has given very satisfactory resaits, It enjoys the benedt of a lite school. Not fewer than 1,300 persons are enrolied in the Boole des Beaux Arts for the present season, About 650 of those are painters, 800 sculptors and 480 archi- tects, These fluures will give somo idea of the zeal with which the arts are jollowed in France, The Art Journal tor December contains interosting sketches of A. H. Wyant and W. F. de H. with engravings illustrative of their work, The frontis- piece ia devoted to a steel engraving of the Albert Memorial, erected in Hyde Park to the memory of the late Prince Consort, A CENTENNIAL MEMORY, ‘There was a sale at Leavitt's rooms in Clinton Hall yesterday afternoon of Tunisian articles lett over from the Centennial They were in the Main Building, and some of the things were unique as well as beautiful. Rugs, chair coyers, swords, brass uten- silg and bric-a-brac generally wore disposed of, but at Joss than one-half of what was asked for them at tho Centennial. WILLIAM M, TWEED? Yosterday was a comparatively quiet day at Ludiow Btrect Jail. Tweed received no visitors during the day, excepting his son, who remained in his company the whole time, To relieve the monotony of his hie in doors the old man took an hour's walk in the jail yard. Refreshed somewhat by the exercise he re- tired to his quarters. Assistant Warden Davis, who |s Deginning to despair of ever opening the jail door again for any ono but an inquiring newspaper reporter, hi Janted a howitzer in the ballway of the jatl, and Shreatens to blow the daylights oui of the next one who “presents himself to inquire about Tweed, It understood that Sherif Conner has given Davis the idea that he will pay the funeral expenges, TWERD AND JOUNSON. Newspaper men have been endeavoring to discover for days past who the “mysterious” Johnson is who has so trequently called upon Tweed 10 his prison home at Ludiow Stroct Jai, The Smith, brown, Jones and Johnson tamilics are mot casily individual- ized or discovered uniess the prefix of their names bo known or they rejoice in a handle to them, Mr. Joh: son’s visits to the celebrated prisoner were always conduoted with celerity and no chance to interview bim was therefore over given to reporters. Yesterday afternoon a Hena.p reporter, according to information recived, made bis way to the fourth floor of No. 54 William strect, and at the end of the passage he saw a ass door, the inscription GA SORE IO ARTIBN SD anceareennrtrsesegy z H. A. JOHNSON, 2 Newcastle Coal and Mineral Compaoy, AC ACOC PELE LE ELLE OE EEIIOLIEIOLEDEDELOLELO EE DELO DE LODE and on a side dour, “Cleveland Gold Company.”” En- tering the Gold Company's room the reporter asked, “Ls thig Counsellor Johngon’s room?’ The reply given was an affrmative one, supplemented with the remark that Mr Johnson was out, Revorter—I am told Mr, Hiram A. Johnson, of this office, is Mr, Tweed’s counsel. May | ask if such isthe case? Rerresextative or Mn, Joussox—Mr, Johnson al- ways attends to his own business and does not confide it to anybody unless necessary, Are you sure this ia the Mr. Jonpson you wont, for th isa Mr. Hiram Johnson and a Mr. I. T. Jobnso Rerortax—l have no doubt whatever that your Mr, Johnson 1s my Mr. Johnson, When do you expect him back? RereEskNTATIVR—Nov to night, forho has gone to Spend tho evening with Senator Teller, of Colurado, who was to arrive in this city to-day, They are old friends, Mr, Johagon being a native of Colorado; ho has resided bere about filicen years. Reroxter—Could 1 find Mr. Johnson at his resi- dence on Madison avonue to-night? Reragsextative—No, you won't Ond him there, I can assure you. ‘As the reporter was leaving the room “the repre- sontative’’ incidentally ‘nformod the reportor that Mr. Johnson had been successiully connected at Washing- ton with the investigation of the Venezuelan claims, in which ex-Minister Orth played so important a part, and likewise in the investigation of the notorious Emma mine, 1 opposed to General Schenck. This ended the interview. Mr. Tweed, it may be remembered, bas stated that Mr, Jobnson 1s merely a personal friend and not his counsel. OLD GUARD RECEPTION, The military and civic reception of the Old Guara (veteran battalion) is announced tor Tharaday, January 18, at the Academy of Music. Grafulla’'s Seventh regiment and Downing’s atring bands havo deen en- gaged to supply the music for the occasion. The Old Guard bas during the past two years, generously and gracetully, ag representatives of Now York, cnter- tained alike thoir visiting brothers in arms, whether from the Carolinas or Maysachusetts, en route to the patriotic colebrations at Bunker Kill, Fort Moultrie, SN C., or the great demonstration in whieh they also participited at Philadelphia on July 4 last, A POOR MAN'S DESPAIR. Yesterday a middle-aged man, sbabbily dreesed, with marks of huoger and suffering in his face, called at the Muiberry streot station house and begged for food and shelter. He gave th me of Join White and stated that he had no home avd was unable to procure om- ployment, Sergeant McCulloch, who was at the desk, was avout directing him to go to the Commissioners of Charities “and Correction jor relief when he noviced spots of ylood on his wrists. He questioned him with regard to @e matter, and the man explained that he bad veen accidentally cut, but an examination of his Wrista showed that ne cuts were plainty not of an accidental character, White then contessed that in a ft of despair he had tried to kill himeeit by cut- tng both wrists with a ra He was removed to Believe Hospital for treatment. His wounds are not considered dangerous. The stoamer City of Chester, of tho Inman lino, which waato sail for Liverpool yesterday morning, was delayed twenty-four hours by au accident to one of ber steam pipes, which bursted No porson was injured, FISH CULTURE—STOCaING RIVERS. From all parts of tho country we have pleasing ac- counts of how the rivers and cstuuries are being stocked with the finest Kinds of fish, and that the Legisiatures of the different States are making strin- gent laws to progerve the young and insure the in- crease of tho vitlerent kinds, In Vermont Governor Fairbanks bas appoimted Rev. W. H. Lord the Fish } Comunasioner of the State, During the last eighteen months the Stace Fish Commissioners have put 6,000 Innd-iocked salinon into the Winvoski River wt Kseex, Fifty thousand salmon have en pub into Lewts Creek, i ‘ty and 5,000 hin Fi Hin and Fairfleld ponds, Franklin county. The total distribn~ in the Stato trom May, 1875, to November, beon as follows:—Twenty five pike, Potomne base, 363 black bass and 140,000 aa/weon, dis- rivuted iu somo thirty different places, THE | Rule, and aepositer ST. ANDREW’S DAY. FRSTIVAL OF SCOTLAND'S SAINT--REUNION OF SCOTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. To-morrow i@ St Andrew's day, and the hearty men ofthe heath and highland wejcome es one of ther national holidays. Wherever a number of Scotia's fons may be they will joyfully assemble so enliven their memory of “Aula Albin," and if there ve a roli- tary Scot unable to gather with bis fellow countrymen it may easily be Imagined that be will not allow the lapse of the night without having ‘nspired himself With a deep potation of the “barley brew," first conse- crated with a hearticlt invoration of 8 Andrew, For @Seotehman to fai! io honor St. Andrew snd admire genial Robert Burns would, in his estimation, be con- sidered a crimo, Every Scot sacrifices the shrewdness and caution which are customarily associated with his character, and gives his unquestioning deliof to the legendary as- surance that St) Andrew ts his own and his country’s patron, He scorns the idea that hrs traditions are un- Stable of foundation, The glamour of patriotiem is upon his mental eyes, and he spurns whoover would perform upon them to St, Andrew for their patron !s, however, a poctioal tag to the authentic account of the ciseiple, and might easily be credited even vy those who have vot carnest Patriotism to move them to belief, St Andrew was one of tho Twelve Apostles, born at Betheaida, The name of bis father was Jonas, af be was the brother of St, Peter, He was first a disciple of John the Baptist | wid the first called of the diseiples of Jesus Christ, to whom be brought hie brother simon, afterward called Peter, und is hence called by some of tho fathers “The Rock betore the Rock.”’ Ot his apostolic labors noth- Ing 18 said to the Acts of the Apostics, According to Origen he Bretahed in thia, St. Jerome says that he preached in Achaia, and o-her ancient writers say also in Sogdiana and Coleuis, Argos and Epirus. How- over, the Saint was of such repute throughout the worid that relics of him wero eagerly sought for on all sites, and, as i¥ usual in such @ case, many were procured by searchers, So now there are so many traditionary records of the disposition of his divided body that (he claim of the North Britons to have had it in Mts entirety brought to their country is disputed by many biographers of sanctited persons, However, 18 48 conceded that the arm of the godly man was con- voyed to Scotland by a pious monk named Regulus, or ia ohurch which he built, where now {s the cathedral in the city of St Andrew? From this tact may havo come the enduring idea th the arm of the Saint was tho shield of the p whom tt was preserved. The adoption of the s: 1 protector or patron of Scotia toliowed na, Thus having given the traditionary account of the Saint, itis proper that some recital of the life of this holy ‘fisher of men’ should be given, As was stated, the Saint was a brother of n Poter, aud with him pursued the calling of a tsherman on the Inke of Genesareth. When St. John the Baptist began Penance in the desert Audrew went to hear m, He dnaily became a discipie of St. John and went with Lim on bis journeyings. On the day when St. John, seeing Jesus pass, cried out to his disciples, “Behold the Lamb of Got!” Andrew and another of the group followed him. Jesus soon spoke to them, and tmmediately Andrew learned that He was the Messinb,and accepted his invitation to go withHim on His mission of mercy and salvation, Hence Andrew is styled the Vrotociet, or tirat-called, Simon, his brother, to Jesus, who admitted hun as a disciple avd gave him the name of Peter, The brothers Were nos immediately called to coostant attendance upon the Master, but for some time altor- Dated the oallings of fishers 1n the pure waters of the lakes and of Qshers of the turbid waters of sin jor the souls o! men. But when they were bidden to it they left their nets and followed their Teacher tv His death on the cross. St. Andrew's name is not noted in the Soriptures after the ascension, yet be is beiteved to have disseminated the Christian doctrines in Asiatic and European Seythia, Thrace, Macedonia, Epirus and Acbale, It was at Patrac, in Achale, that he i recorded to have found that glorious roward on earth of martyrdom for his brave endeavors to spread the creed of love and clemoney, The manner of nis martyrdem was of the most painful character. Yet when lie saw (hat it was across upon which he was to ve put to death sparks of eloquent speech came from bis mouth in an apos- trophe to it:--‘tHail, precious cross that hast been consecrated by the body of my Lord, and aderned with His limbs as with rich jewels, 1 come to thee exuit- ing and glad; receive me with joy into thy arms’? Thas did he welcome death and give thanks that it was to be like Christ's, apon wo cros& But be was not nailed to the dread instrament, only tied with thongs and left to perishof hunger and thirst Tradition reports that ho was crucified on a cross of tho form of X, hence calloa St Andrew's cross, The Saint’s body was honorably interred by a lady named Maximila, In tho fourth century 1t was removed to Byzantium or Con- stantinople and placed in the Church of the Aposties, From hero the disposition of the remains cannet be told with the assurance of truth, so clouded have tho hallowed endeavors of the Satnt’s admirers made the ter. pe only public commemoration of the day in thie 5 far as known, will be by the St. Andrew's So- ciety, which will have its 120th festival tn the evening at Dolmonico’s In several of the churches to-day sermons on the life and character of the saint will be preaches NEWS IN THE CITY, Edmund Bray, of Washington, D. ©., fell on Second avenue yesterday and fractured his anklo, Removed to Bellevue Hospital. Catharine Fuchs, aged forty years, of No. 149 Second avenuo, fell and broke her knee at Fourth streets and Fourth avenue yerterday. While at work inthe chair factory No. 394 Madison street, yesterday, Patrick Hamuiton fell through the hatchway and received severe injuries. In the Court of Special Sessions, yesterday, John Manning was convicted of exhibiting obscene pictures and sentenced to the Penitentiary Jor one year at hard labor and to pay a fine of $100. The little girl, Mary Black, whose clothes caught fro from the stove at her house, No, 333 Water street, on Friday, died at the Now York Hospital yesterday. Coroner Kickbofl was notified, Jobn Delahauty, a boarder at No, 1,189 Second avo- nue, was held tor trial yesterday at the Filty-soventh Street Polico Court on a chargo of stealing a coat and vest from bis landlord, a watch from a feilow boarder and a pair of boots from another. While playing with some companions, at the corner of Ninety-eighth strect and Ninth avenue, a few days ago, James McDermott, aged two years, of Ninoty- eighth street, fell into an excavation mado for a sewer pipe and received a compound comminuted {racture of the skull, from whieh he died yesterday. Michael Burke, of No. 45 New Bowery, smoxed his pipe while in bed on Thanksgiving night, and fell asleep while so doing, The nshes from the pipo fell out on the bedclothes and eet them on fire and se- verely burned Burke. He was removed to the New York Hospital, but died trom the burns yesterday. OMcer Muldoon, of the Eighteenth precinct, yester- | day found a man lying imsepsibie at the corner ot Twenty-fifth street and Second avenue, and had him removed to Bellevue Hospital. Am examination showed him to be suffering from concussion of tho brain, and ingestigation revenied that he had received a severe fall. ° The man is avout forty-five years of ace, of light complexion, bald jaded und.wears a light goatea, He was tairly dreased. An inquest into the facts relative to the death o¢ Robert Bell, who was run over in attempting to board & freight ear on Fourth avenue, near Thirty-first street, was hold yesterday by Coroner Ellinger. The testimony showed that Bell, in his effort to get on the ear, missed bis footing and fell to the track, when the whool of the car passed over his foot, causing a com- pound fracture, from which be died tn Bellevne Hore pital sovernl days thereafter. The verdict coincided with these tacts, James Brown, a rounder, on beiug refused lodgings in the Eighteenth precinct station honse on Friday night, climbed over the fences tn the rear until be reached the prison yard. He was in the act of drop. ping into the yard off the prison wall when ho was de- tected by the doorman, who thought he was an es- caping prisoner and rushed upon him with a yell of alarm. Poor Brown said he only wtshed to get lodg- ings arknown to the officers in the prison. Judge Ovterbourg sent him for tea days to the Island, ‘fhe receipts for taxeson Friday last amounted to 834 32 The rebate paid’ to taxpayers yesterday Was filty-crght cents on $100, A reduction im the rate of wages paid laborers and caulkers was made by resolution of the Board of City Works yesterday by which $1,000 per mouth will by saved to the city, LONG ISLAND. Robert Canton, of Newtown, ts now confined in the Queens County Jail awaiting trial om the charge of as- sault with intent to kill, he having shot Deputy Sherif Hicks, of Newtown, In October last while the latter , terfering to prevent Canton from beating bis On Friday he attomptea to commit suicide by w taking poiron. The engine and smoking car, the baggage and two Passonger cars of tho Port Jofferson train on the Long Island Railroad were run off the track at Fresh Pond, morning, riunately at ten minutes of nine o'clock yosterda: through the misplacement of a switch, Ho no injury to pergon or property was dow Passengers arrived in New York at half-past teu-—one hour behind time. TATEN mar a Bishop Lynch, of Chariesta announced to lecture this evening in St Peter’s Roman Catholic Chdreb, New Brightou, on she Cavacombe of Roma an operation for ophthalmia. | The legend upon whicn the Scots base their claims | Andrew soon brought | | | | | toa depth of two inches, THE ICE PONDS, PROMISE OF SKATING IN NEW YORE AT AN EARLY DAY—THS MUDDLE AT THE PARK-— FINST DAY OF THE PASTIME IN BROOKLYN. Traly the carpers who complain o! the deterioration of the American winter must be satisfied with the aspect of the one now coming upon us, It has com meneoed its carcer ikea lion, indeed, and the benum) img effects of the Arctic temperature of the past few days bas beep far from pleasant to the peaes trians obliged “to brave {1 Jor hours. While the poor and friendless bitterly bewall tho soverity of the weather, there are thousands of all ages tn this olty and vicinity who greet with un- feigned pleasure the morcury in the neighborhood of zero, 4814 means to them a season of agreeable and heaithfui exercise in the pastt of ing. Thee amusement yields in poputar fayorto no other out door sport, It is graceful and is suited to persons of widely different physical powers, The strongest athiecos may exaust himself im violent exertions and different evolutions, yet a*feeble person can pars hours ‘nm the gentler and oasier move ments ithout the — least diteulty, The sport t8 as fashionable as tt ts popular in this latitude, And it {6 a diversion whicy both sexes can join tn on fair and equal terms. Next to walking, there cannot be imagined an exercise more harmless when taken tm moderatidn, nor one betier calenlaiod to strengthen the limos and juogs, these am cogent reasous has the pastime alway: itsei! to the men and Women and the boys is of New York and the cities supronndl ent (hat the “ball is ap” at the ne the Museum tagstail im, the Park sets Susie and fommy and Jacky and Sissy 1 a terrible commotion, Homes aro suddenly imvaded by the Iitle oues, and mothers are almost bothered Wo death for permission to allow the children an hour or two of the exhilarating e enjoyment which the smooth, golid surinee of the 168 #0 readily furnishes 1 is the old story of years |, aud the promise of its early recurrence bas sdsoio nows that the rapidly nds would soon allow the ren Tin Lut there seem to be obstagles In the way of this hoped for result entirely upexpected and which the young people will fal to andurstand, TheM ariso trom the inability of the Sark authorises to make the usual and necessary arrany ments to accommodate avd make somiortable the AS y housands who visit the ponds under their charge. bot the least move has been attempted to put ip the buildings used by the skaters, The reae son given is want of money, and ause the Commis- sioners are not provided with tha ugeful article, the toar that nothing can be done to make the Park, 1p tho matier of skating, the pleasant place It bas been in winters gone by. A large sun of monoy, say the Com- missioners, 18 nevesary to keep the ico in com dition, particularly if there i much snow, There are thirty-six acres of water which are frozen over and used by the public in severo cold weathvr, and to sok alter the quantity of ice in the manner required (0 keep the suriace smooth aad hard, ro- quires a large stall of men, who must be paid tor ther labor. With no money at their disposal the men can- not be hired, and the work, consequently, must be lett undove, Whiie @egretting this condition of affairs, the Commissioners hold that skating is a luxury which an be omitted tn the #ark without detriment to the place, yet resident Martin hus re- quested, or will request at an carly day, the Board of Esty « and Apportioument to transfer a sum of money necessary to make the usual arrange menis*tor cleaning ihe ice, puting up the houses and employing the stat! of Iavorers which the work will require, Thut he will succeed every boy and girl and every man and woman in the city who loves skating will heartily wish, An inspection of the ponds ip the Park yesterday showed that ice was rapidly formin on them all, while the Conservatory Pond was cover A lew days more ond skat- Ing will be posmble, and if there is but little snow the opportunity to enjoy the ge" will be the same a ever, thoagh the usual codorts attonding it will be found wanting. TUX FIRST DAY'S BKATING, Throughout yesterday and until late last evenin the Capitoline Lake, Brookiyn, was open to the publi¢ and Ghed with visitors, It was the tirst day's skatin and there seemed to be a disposition to make the m: of it, Many came from New York and remained until the proprietors closed the gates. The ice was in iste condition and the temperature delightful for the amusement, With such an auspicious beginning there are promises of a prolonged season of the healtby recreation in the City of Churches, NEW ORLEANS RACES, mw Onveays, Dec, 2, 1876 This wasthe first day of the fall meeting of the Louisiana Jockey Club. ‘The weather was cold and clear, the track in {air condition aud the attendance small, Tho first race was a burdle race, two miles, over eight hurdies, for a club purse of $400, and wae won by Redding, Colonel Nelligan second and Fort Leonard third, Time, 3:5645. Colonel Nolligan was the tavore ite in the pools, selling even agatnst the teld. The second race was for the Siocomb Stakes, for two- year-old cglia and filles, $25 entrance, with $400 added. Madge Duke won, Eva Shirley second, Core Lin third, Hattie P. fourth, Time, 1:60%. Eva Shits ley wus the favorite, The third race, mile heats, fora won by Bob Wooley in two straight SUMMARY, pie of $400, was eats, Bob Wooley...... Lloyd's Sundown cols, Fair Play. Donough, Whipson . Woodland ,.... +s. ime, 1:4 Bob Wooloy was tho favorit RACING IN CALIFORNIA. LAST DAY OF THE FALL MEETING AT OAKLAND PARK, Tho fall meeting at Oak!and Park closed on the 24th of November wih two miles and repeat, for which the entrjes were General Sherman, held in the pools af $55; Bradley, $45; Overiand, $20, and the field, com prising Lady Amanda and Nathan Coombs, at $60; and the purse was $600, of which $140 to the second and $60 to tho third horse, THR Rack. First Heat.—After afew attempts a fair start wat effected, Shorman leading in the first turn, whes Bradley, irom the exiremo rear, seemed to overpower his rider, so rapidly did he go through bis horses; bus in passing the wire in 1:4744 Lady Amanda was a neck in front of Sherman and Bri dey losing his advantage of the jead at every stride, Inthe second milo the struggle was left entirely between the above two, and after a hard contest Lady Amanda won by nearly ball eoncam eccuur alength, ‘Time, 3:3635. A strange circametance ip this beat that one of the distance Judges declared what Bi was in, and (he other that he was beyond i the distance, and the jadges gave the horse the benedt of the doubt. > Sround Heat —Sherman sold for $70, Overland $26, ond Bradley $5, Again there wana «dliflicuity in got ling Bradiey to bis horses; but when they got the word sherman was a good length ahead, and. this position he retained until the hail-miie, when Coombs got te his quarters, with Amanda almost ispping, and in thig position they completed tho first mue im 1:51. On the backstretch Lady Amanda, raonieg ily, took the lead, ‘almost oven with her, and then thi ter cate to the front, and, although Lady Amanda at the distance challenged him, Coombs wou by aimost alength, Time, 3:34. Third Heat.—Betting, Coombs wag almost even ogainst all the others. Bradiey again refused to come bear the starting point, and at last wrenched away hut of bis plate with part of the hoof, and was allowed to be withdrawn, At the tap ot the gong Overiand went to the front at aolipping pace, but at the halt le Coombs wrested the joad from him and maintained it to the end of the first mile ia 1:50, with Lady Amanda ajength behind him anda neck in front of Overlan and in this way they ran the second mile, except th Sherman, who was last on entering the stretch, nade @ final effort, but could not reach the leaaer by half a Jength,\although he beat Lady Amanda by neck jor second place, Time, 4:41%. Nathan Coombs took the purse, sherman secona and ly Amanda the third money. Th ght the mooting to a close. RIFLE MATCH. (bY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD, Newrort, R. L, Dee. 2, 1876, Atarifle match here this afternoon, at 209 yards, ton shots each, the following was the score:— Marry Bull... 44855454 W, M. Farrow 44545444 R. i. Powe 45234455 b. HM, Bortes BaGb4n4d Baad baad Sazaaaae 42844352 O2845544 THE CHAMPION WRESTLER Colonel J. H. MeLaughijn, tho champion wreatier of the world, having accepted the challengo of Mr, Charles Murphy, of this city, the match between them will come of on Wednesday evening next in the Tarn Halle, on Fourth street, near the Bowery, for $5000 aide and tho champion belt Murphy is « yoanger and Highter man than his famous antagonist, bat basa One athletic physique and is an excellent wreatier. Hu only public mateb for monoy Was with a man named Spaulamg, twenty-eight pounds heavier than himself, and io that be was successful, In exbibivon wrestha, he has thrown Homer Lane, and has fatied to competiors worthy of bis prowess ot McLaughiiu appeared on his horizon, His * aro:—Age, twenty-four yours seven months; fowt @ inches; weight, 178 pounds; breast, 40 forcarm, 134, juches; arm, 14 inches; thigh, ‘Aches; calf, 16 inches,