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

AME TUMBS AT MYCEM. rh Sante How Our Savans Regard Dr. Schlie- mann’s Discoveries. ‘ FROM FABLE TO HISTORY eee ASRS tea How the Explorer’s‘ Claims May Be Verifiea. Views of Judge Daly and Professor Baird—- Curtius on Argolis. ‘The importance of the work accomplishod by Dr. Schliemann at Mycene will be chiefly telt in 1s im. fluence upon the theories of modern nistorians, as Pegards what is generaliy called the bervic of prebis- , tore age, Since Niebuhr began the recoustruction of ancient history, and indoed betore his time, the work had been sedulously pursued, especially by German Scholars, anti! not even the Homere poems had so mach as a peg left on which to haug a historic fact. Achilles and Priam and Hector, Agamemnon, ‘the kiog of men;” Monelaus, the husband of Helen, and Paris, ber paramour, disappeared at the breath of these re- constructionista, and the Tiiad was only a collection of poems of which Homer was noteven tho poct. When the heroic age was exbausted and tho ancient herocs of Greece and Rome were Cisposed of in a way that made them of no more importance than Oberon and ‘Titania and Puck and the rost of the fairies of the “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” the more obese heroes of still Inter ages were attacked and either blotted out altogether or rehabilitated tm all the glories and virtucs of modern chivairy. Ar- minins of the Romaus—the Herrmann of tho Ger- mans—became a myth. Little more was left of Charl Magne than would constitute a petty predatory chie: tain. Joan of Arc was only a crazy enthusiast, who never led an army against the English or suffered ‘the ‘stake. It was not Columbus who discovered America. The story of Pocahontas was only a pretty invention of » mun by the name ot Smith. General Reid, our Minister to Greece, wrote a book to prove that the nameof Hendrick Hudson was in reality plain Henry Hudson. Bacon wrote Shakespoare, and the wonder is that nobody sought to show thatShakes- peare wrote Bacen. OFF WITH THE OLD—ON WITH THE NEW, With the progress of the work of destruction and reconstruction there were quict delvers among the Tuins of ancient cities and tombs and monuments ip- dustriously rescoring the relicsof past ages, Layard uncovered many of the wonders of Babylon and Nine- yeb, and the glories related by Herodotus were more than proved. George Smith restored by his labors and excavationsthe Chaldean story of the deluge, _ Which proved to be in evory way more wonderful and interesting than the Mosaic account of that rather remarkable event, But the deluge, too, was a myth, and the Chaldean story ‘s upsubstantial in its relations to history as tho Womeric poems The heroic age was synonymous Bith tbe mythical age, and there never was any Aga- | fenonon, Clytemnestra or Cassandra, Troy itself was |, Bmytb, and even scholars began to doubt whether Where exer was an ancient .fycenie, which Pausanius Jaw in its ruins within the period of veritable history, Mo @ necessity that somebody should rescue the \ legends of the past trom the desecrating hands which | brushed them aside with as little ceremony if they 1 had been taken from the ‘‘Arabian Nights” and were i of no more historic valuo tnan if they belonged to the ‘same family with ‘Jack and the Beanstalk” or tho ad- |, Ventures of ‘Jack the Giant Killer.” Among those who sought to arrest this devastating havoc was -Dr. Henry Schliemann, whose discoveries at Troy attracted #o much attentions few years ago and whose more 4 Pecont explorations at Mycenaw are at this moment at- | teacting the profoundest interest of scholars and ) gavans in every part of the world. 4 EARLY LIYE OF THE EXPLORER, The man whose name is so prominently brought Defore the learned world by these late excavations was of low birth and iron fortuae, But even asa child his tmaginat O§ Wiss entranced by the story of the Trojan warand the adventures of Ulysses and Agamemnon, |“Whon at Kalkherst, 4 village of Mecklenburg. \Sehwerin, atthe age of six years,” writes Dr. Schlic- jmane in the preface to his ‘‘Ithaquo, le Péloponnese, \Troie,’’ published in 1869, “I presented to my father las a gift for the Christmas of 1852 an jaceount in bad Latin of the principal events of the \Projan war and tho adventures of Ulysses and Aga- |memnon, I little thought that thirty-six years later I ‘ahould publish a book on the same subject after hay- the pleasure of seeing with my own eyes the scene ff that war and the country of the heroes whose ames Homer made famous.’’ But before young Behliemann was afforded this pleasure he was mpelled to undergo years of penury and i His first occupation was that of a boy @ grocory store at Faistenburg, but he quitted this lace in 1841 to ship before the mast in a vessel sailing om Hamburg to Laguayra, in Venezuela. This vessel overtaken by a terriblo hurricane, when only four- mh days out, and was compelled to seck safety at the lo of Texel. Young Schliemann then determined remaio permanentiy in Holland, and by ie aid of-tho German Consul at Amsterdam obtained employment as an errand bey in commercial house, where he was paid 800 francs a half ot which he devoted to his education, which mn much neglected, He subsequently obtained place as book keeper in another establishment, whe: was 1,200 {ranes in the be Mtivate his mind, and by the aid of an old grammar, victionary and a bad translation of “Té!émaque”’ he in acqurmg a iair Knowledge of the sian language. ‘this led to his being sent St. Petersburg as the agent of a commercial house, id in 1846 be established himself in business on his mM account in the Russian capital, As bis business ased bis knowledge of the languages was sup- ned Swedish and Polish and bscquently both modern and ancient Greek. In 1858 made a tour of the O'd Worid, visiting the different atries of Europe, Kyypt, Syria and Greece, return- to st, Petersburg in 1859, 3 KXCAVATIONS AT TROY, jn 1864 Dr. Schliemann determined upon a visit to je home of Ulysses aua the plain of Troy, after which went to the East Indies, China and Japan, com- } fai his travels by a visit to this couniry. This | journey occupied two years, and in 1863 he went to | qParis for rest and to puraye the study of archwology. 1869 the work ulready referred io was published, the eeult of some oxplorations @ud excavations «made in different places’ in Greece during the previous year, At the same ions at Bunarbasbi, ‘Troy, but these were bope of making auy real discov- ories, It was Dr. Schliemann’s purpose, first of ali, to | disprove this old theory as to the locality of Priam's | ity by tho uteer absence of any indications of the city \ fweif, In 1871 ho began bis excavations at Hixsarlik, on what be believed was the site of Troy, and these sulted in a rich harvest for the students id prehistoric man. He cstablished ly the real site of Troy, but disentombed ‘the evidences of the Trojans’ opulence, their taste and beir arts. Pottery, weapons, implements and siver 8 were found by the explorer, and amonz the her curiosities which he dug ap was ativing toad pf jelen’s tine. He unearthed what he boiievos to be ot only Neptune and Apollo’s wail bat Priam's tower it, “Dr, Schhemann communicated the resuit of snvestigations to the Humato in 1872, and they published in this journal December 2, in the ‘Subsequently actes acl ofyvery country who were not ready to accept the which wero nocessitated by such astounding ions Sebiiemann was not deterred, however, bis favorite pursuits either by opposition or ob- jes, but his health failing on account of the mias- je fevers of the plains of Troy, be turned his at~ temoa to the ancient city of Mycena, and How by brtiging to i the tomo of Agamemaon, he not only wi his fame establish claim for the con- tudents and scholars which cannot bo, f CHIRP SUBTICR DALY? ief Justice Daiy, President of the American G @rephical Society, Who is Well known as a Halenist, ex his views on the explorations Lo a reporter whe visited him yesterday, Tho Judge said that.he bad no reason to question the generM simement of thoedtseoverios mado by Dr. Schliemann, althoagh the Dottor may have somowhat exaggerated toe jw port- ‘of his labors. From the enumeration of tue spe- rticies found im the remains at Mycons, the uie- { ia certainly entitled to be conside: | very “valuabie. The Woctor is weaith i calture, viEWs, i | | “HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DEUKMBER 13, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. . NEW YORK who were kil'ed bw feasting at a banqa lemaestra aod ber Lgisthas, yet he has one ‘ot the most imporiant discoveries of our time, and there 18 ne reason whatever to question bis truthtul- peas, the only tear beimg that he has overestimated iis value, Lp his letter « Heraty on Sunday, he sa: ronyded by a double paraliel circle, with tablets un- douviedtly’ erected ins howor ot the victuns."’ The Dactor’s language is here soméwhat vague. Whetoer he tutouds to say that these tablets were inscriptions, whieh fix beyond a doubt the character of their re- mains, or thai they were simply tablets without in- the King of Greece, published in the The tombs are sur- seripuicns, does no’ pear in bis letier, His letter to a friend im Leipsic, dated Mycene November 15, published in the Haexaco yesterday, does not make this matter apy clearer. If these tablets shoald indicate to whom they reter the discovery is most important and convineing im 118 nature, alshough that there should be Any such inscriptions or tablets dating back to the Homeric period is remarsabie. This discovery beeomes of the greatest importance, becaase Mycenw is the cient eity of Greeee of which there is any rec- been a matter of of discuasion by d@° scholars certainly for the thirty years er more what these subter. ranean chambers were. My impression 18 that Pansanias states that they were treasure cham- bers and tombs, and some of those who have taken were erected tor tombs or inmily burial places,’ and Some of the articles ound there, especially the golden holmets, diadems, buttons and vases enumerated in Dr, Schliemann's letier to afriend in Leipsic, would in- dicate that they were the tombs of kings or persous of great distinction, The discovery of such objects is of grout iutereat, but without something mo: deduite than is turrished by either of the Doctor's two letters, it is impossible to judge to what period they veiong My recollection is that Pausanias refers. to'having had pointed out to him the tomb of the twin sons of Cassandra, supposed to have been also mur- dered by Agistbus, and if Dr, Schliemann bas found tombs there with Inscriptions which justify bis siate- ment that they are the tombs of Agamemnon, Cus- sandra and the others, the discovery is of great tn- Yerest as fixmg the existenco of the persons of the lad. It is impossible, bowever, to form any opinion without more artien- lars than aro supplied either in the letter to sbe King of Greece or the friend at Letpsic. Mycenwn has been the subject of so much interest on account of the remains there, mentioned by Paasanias, Strabo aud others, that it is very natural Dr. Sotliemann’s attention should be directed to that quarter, and that he shouid be successful, as he alleges he has been, in making important discoveries there. ‘On being questioned as to bis opinion of Dr, Schhie- mann’s previous discoveries at Hissarlik Judge Daly said: “My impression from reading the controversy that was occasioned at the time by the report of Dr, Schliemann’s alleged discov: Troy and the tomb of King Priam wi had really identified the existence of Troy, read his work and the American Geographical Society has also received a number of communications on the subject. I have also read-three articles contesting Dr. Sctiliemann’s views as to tho discovery of the re- mains of the ancient city of Troy and have in addition read the Hon, Mr. Gladgtone’s article on the same sabject in contirmation of Dr. Schiiemann's discover: Mr. Gladatone’s opiaion upon it 1s entitled tO great weight. To my mind hi im based upon a comparison of many of the things foutid with passages in the Lliad, was much more convincing than the arguments of the ebjectors, and the impres- sion left upon my mind that Mr, Giadstone’s con- clusion was correct—tnat Dr. Schliemann bad discov- ered the veritable site and remains of ancient roy. “Cassandra, the prophetic daughter ot Priam, whose cruel fate it was that her prophocies should be dis- believed, fell to Agamemnon as iis share of the spotls, alter the death of ber father and heroic brother Hector, d the destruction of the city of fer birth. If, then, these Jater discoverios at Mycon@ aro justified and found to be authentic, the whole story of t war and the subsequent history of the heros famous event, as related 10 the Iliad, becomesa matier of ancient history, and can no longer be accounted as fables.’? PROVESSOR BAIRD’S VIRWS. The Heratp reporter who interviewed Mr. H. M. Baird, Professor of Greek 1n the Univorsity of the City ot New York, found him just dismissing some twenty young gentlemen after their morning lesson in Greek. As tbe above named savant is not only a first rate Hellenist, but, had the extra advantage of a sojourn of a year in Greece, the Hezatp man looked tor- ward “to an interview with him with something more tban ordinary interest, “L have come,’ said the reporterto Mr. Baird, “to avk your opinion touching the recent discoveries of Dr. Schliemann.” “ “I shail be very happy,’? answered the Professor, “to give youany information I may have at com- mand; but you will, perhaps, allow me to say that your request is very general and indefinite. Upon what points particularly do you think L can give you information?” i « “First of all, Mr, Baird, upon the general credibility of the account sent ou by Dr. Schliemann,” point, I should desire to speak d res At is certain that Dr. Scnliemann has, 1n the past, made important discov- eries, But it seems to me, as it has to many others, that tne »German archwologist is slightly enthu- siastic and ig Hable to be led away by bis enthu- ‘siasm, ” ‘But you do not think’ that that would invalidate his story generally ?’’ “By no m It 4s an impossibility for a man to invent both sites and treasure found therein. itis possible that he may have overestimated what he has found, bat 1t is cleat tome that he must have come upon something considerable from the tenor of nis despatches. Whether he has of bas not found the rave of Agamemnon is quite a different imatter. f do not see that Dr. Schhemann alleges that he has discovered any inscriptions which would justify him im.absolutely asserting that the tomb discovered by him is that of Agamempon. It he bas not he can only come to that conclusion by collateral evidence. For such evidence we shall Have to wait uotil nosays all be has to say tousning bis discovery.’’ “But supposing him to have discovered the treasure he alloges, what conclasion woald you deduce from it 1”” should it would be a very siriking contir- 1on of Homer's story. And this is a point which has not yet beon referred to, You will, asa scholar, rememvor that the great epic poet makes out Mycen# to have been a very powerful and important city. The finding of the tomb of Agamemnon there would certainly confirm this, inasmuch as you are aware that Agamemnon was King of all Argos, but did not rule in Mycen#, and the discovery of bis tomb there would show tbe paramount power of the city.’? “Spould you conclude anything else irom this dis- covery if vorified?”” * ‘ndoubtedly. Those personages of the heroic ago ‘who buve been sung in the immortal verses of Homer would at once step out of the twiligbt in which modern historians have Jett them, ana would assume fotm as distinct ana definite as that of any of the personages of modern history. Many of the theories which have been formed on the assumption that the Iliad was a myth will fall to pieces, and much will have to be admitted as probable which was formerly condemned as Jogend and fiction.” “Can you in any way account for the sudden dis- appearance of Argos from Greek history after the heroic age?” “With regard to the people I do not think it very difficult to account for that, because you will probably remember that the Greek ‘authors tell us they were almost exterminated by the Argives, impeiled to this act of destructive vengeance by jealonsy at the fact of the inhabitants of ‘Argos having sent cighty meh to Tnermopylm AS to the disappearance of portions of Mycenm, there is no difticulty about that, Any one acquainted with t East knows pertectly woll that all the débris and rub- bish accomulated in the cities, jor the simple reason that the inhabitants thi hem into the street, and the ancient cities of the East had no Street Cieaniog Bureau any more than the modera ones, I[ havo no doubt that much of the débris which accumulated was owing to the fact that many of the domestic vessels represented to-day by the work of the cooper were in it he pottery, and it does mot require maginAvle amount of breakage to do a goud deal in the way of filing up. Then, again, a couple of thou. sand years, during which the wind may bave been slowly driving the soft triable soil of the Kast on to tho cities will account in a measure for isappearanco of even considerable buiidings. One need not go further than Rome to sce an exeelient sample of the acoumh- Jation of débris. The Foram itsoll is the best exampie 1 can give you of this.” “(| will trouble you, Professor Baird, «ith one moro question. How do you account s0F the preservation of so much treasure, when it must be clear that the survivors of those buried in these great tombs of an- tiquity must, 9, & measure, bave been cognizant of their contents?" ‘be explao Appear'at first aight Thi of the dead woulu certain them Irom vioia- tion for many generations, and” as time wore on the only notion remaining would be that they contained the bodies of the nation’s iliustrious dead, Cn- jon of that 1s nos so difficult as would receptacies pidity has nothing to work upom when thei is no idea ot buried treasure, and the of the tomb would, in ancient posing it known that treasure was con: rred any one from laying upon it the sacrilega manus. 1 have said thus m) of hand, but in order to talk fully and in detail lsball bave to devote some time to & comparison of Dr. Schiemann’s statements with the accounts of tho ancient author, whom he bas most likely followed jn his interesting investigations,” PROFESSOR CURTIUS ON PREMISTORIC MYCENA ‘The value of Dr, Sculiemann’s latest explorations are well illustrated by’ some remarks of Professor Cur- tius, who has recently expiored a part of the Pelopon- nosus, aad is now engaged In excavations at Olympia Speaking of some of the prehistoric monuments which are still to be seen, he says:—. ‘0 district of Greece contains so dense a succession of powerful citadels in a natrow space ns Argolis. Lofty Larissa, apparently designed iy! nature as the centre of the district, 1s succeeded by Mycona, deep iu the recess of the land; at the loot of the mountain lies Midea, at the brink of the at a further dist with its harbor. whose indestr: Structure of stone we admire to this cay, is r evidence of mighty conflicts whien agitated the earliest days of Argos, and proves that ia tis one plain of Inaehus several principalities mast have arisen by the side of one another, each putting 16 contiqence in the walis of ite citadel, some, According to their position, maintaining an inierconrse with other junds by sea, others rather a conection wit the iniand country. The most ancient among these monuments of the prehistoric Achgean age are the edifices. Their narrow circumference shows tha’ calculated to house the foyal family is jate followers ‘These followers were the sons of not jouses who -voluntarily attached themselves to the more pow among the princes and periormed honoradje service ry erful an A « ond in war aa ‘ what Horace calls part in the recemt controversy have insisted that they | ‘fone in tent and Scht. The people itself dwelt scat- > eg over the Helds or herded together im open ham- lets. CYCLOPRAN PALACES OF ANCIENT GREECE. The wails eficlosing the castle must not be called rude, a potion which was least of all in the minds of the later Hellenes when they ascribed them.to the Cy- clops. For the vate of these demonic workmen 18 AD expression intended to designate the gigantic, miraculous and incomprehensible character of these early monuments, just 4s the German people calls works of the Romans devil's dikes, because these erections have uo connection of any kind with. the world a8 known to the existing generation. Common to all jopexn castle wails is the mighty size of the biecks, which an extraord) 4 reckless ¢x- human strength breke out of the rock and Y und piled over one another, #9 that their weight forced them {o remain where they were tirst placed, and to form a fixed siructure without the adoption of any methou of combination, But within this general style of wall archiecture may be reeogaized a great Vuriety—a whole series of atepa. Origmaily mere barricades of blocks of rock were Shrown up at particularly accessible points of the beigbt on which the castle stood, while the precipitous sides of the rocky hill were left to tue detence of their natural strength. Ancient feudal casties on Crete may be seen jortified im this way, the enclosure of which was never completed. But as nie the summi kare completely walled rownd, the line of wail following the most precipitous deciivities along the entire circuit of the summit, The most Apeient forms of the work of the wall itself are ree- ognizable on the rock of Tiryns. Here the gigautic bivcks are rudely heaped upon one another; here we law of weight alone keeps them iogether. The gapa which everywhere remain between the single blocks are filled out with smaller stoves sboved in between them. In Mycenw similar fragments of wail occur, but by tar th ter portion of ihe circular wali is buslt sy us to show each block to be cus im shape for its par- ticular place and united with a group of contiguous blocks in a manner enabling a)l mutually to bold, over- lie and bear up one another. The polygon shape of the particular biecks aod the multiplicity of their sune- Vions form a net like structure of indestructible firm- ness, such as it has proved itself to be by its endur- ance through thousands of years The artof mural architectare here developed lias never been surpassed, pay, it manifestly demands a higher technical skill and boars 4 more artistic character than the common style of square bioeks, for which one stone alter the otber is mechanically cul into shape, But these edifice walls were in yeLgnother manner endowed with indt- cations of a higher kind of art. in Tiryns the walls, whose entire thickness is twenty-tive fect, are per- vaded by inner passages, which were connected by a series of windows, like gates, with the outer court ard; they were very probably spaces destined for eeping in them provisions, arms and live cattle, Aad again, the castle gates serve especially to distin- # Cyclopean city, example the chief gate enie 18 preserved to us with ils passage within Ofty ieot im length, its mighty sido posts lean- ing over towara one another and the drip stone lying ovor 18 fifteon icet in leagth, ever which, in the tman- gular aperture of the wali, remains immoavably fixed to this day the sculptured slab which once in‘a solemn hour the lords of this castle placed over the gate in order to unite the expression Of divine power with that of their earthly royal dominion. In Hat rehel these remarkable outlines of the earliest sculpture existing in Europe stand forth—in the centre the pillar, the symbol of Apollo, the guardian of gate and cast) the sides the two lions resting their tront paws o1 ground, admirably chosen symbols of the conscious- hess of gupremo royal power, Symmetricaliy stiff, after the fashion of heraldic peasts, signed with the trutbiuiness of naturi tude is corfect and expressive and executed by a chisel perfectly cure of ite work. SUNTERRANKOUS CASTLE OF MYTENAR, Palace walls the warhke princes could not mies; bat Outside the castle 18 a group of buildings, proving still more clearly how the architectural works of tho heroio age far exceed tho desnands of mere necessity. One of these is preserved in suiliciont completeness to enable the spectator to derive from ita clear view of the gen- eral style of architecture. This Is a subterrancous building, inserted into a flat hill of the lower town of Mycene, The hill had been hollowed out for the pur- pose, and on the bottom of the space dug out a ring of wom cut und closely fitting blocks had been laid down, on it a second, a third, &e., each upper ring of stones reaching oyer the lower toward the inside, so that the succession of rings gradually formed a lofty circular vauit resembling in shape a beehive, This vault is approached trom without by a gate, the opening of which 13 spanned by a block twenty-seven fect in Jength; atthe posts of this gato stood semi-circular columns of colored marble, their shalt a base deco- rated with stripes in zigzag and spiral lines. By this gate the great conical structure was eutered, of which the Diocks to this day adnero to one another in proper order. Its inner walls were covered from top to bot- tom with metal plates attached to them, the amooth polish of which, especially by torchlight, must have given an extraoratnary splendor to the large space, a circumstance accurately agreeing with the Homeric descriptions ia which the splendor of the bronze on the walls of tho royal palaces 1s celebrated. grandeur and glorious moguiticonce of the whole de- Sign leave no doubt as to its object, Art was not only to protect and adorn the living prince, but also to found pers able monument for the departed monarch. A an im ‘The whole building was a sepulchre. deep rocky chamber contiguo nd form: ing the innermost part of the whole building, contained the sacred remains of the prince, while the wide circu. lar building was uzod for the purpose of preserving his arms, chariots, treasures and precious stones, The whole building was afterward covered with earth, so that while glancing round the country outside none could divine the royal structure hicden deep beneath the herbage of the til!, the sacred treasure of the land, The bistoricai #:gn'ficanea of these monuments is un- dentable, ‘Thoy could only arise amoug a population long settied on this soil and in the full possession of a civilization perfectly conscious of its means and end: Here exists a complete command over stone and mets here fixed styles of art have been developed which ure executed with a proud splendor and a thoroughness calculated for imperishable permanence. Royal houses which perpetuated their memory in works of this kind necessarily possessed, in addition to the'r hereditary wealth, fur extending connections, since they were le to procure foreign bronze and foreign kinds of Nowhere is thero u question of mere bogin- ulngs. Who in tho viow of such monuments of cast! and sepuichral architecture aa deny that what serve ‘ue and ancient inquirers like Thucydides, as the earli- est point from which to start under the guidance of Groek tradition, as the frat beginning of an authenti- ,cated history, is in point of fact the definitive perfec- tion of a civilization which aroso and matured iteclf beyond the narrow limits of Hellas, and with ite ripe results reaches over into the beginnings of Greek his- tory in Europe. THE CAKE MATCH. e lab Among the many good and novel features of the fair now in progress at the Thirtieth street Methodist Episcopal church is a cake match, in which fhe young ladies of the church comp Some weeks ago Mr. Sochol, the originator of the match, paid a visit to Miss Emily Nicholson, and during the evening she hospn- ably passod round a plate of delicious cake which she, with charming naivefé, informed him was the prod- uct of her skill. To encourage similar efforts on tho part of other young lates, it was suggested that a cake match in connection with the fair would bea ene. The result is shown by a large collection of mpting sweet stractures that Would not do discredit to the famous Delmonico’s board. To show that the, cake is a bona fide _ production a card cortifying the fact accompanies cach cake, with the name of the donor, and states that the product is freo from all deleterious substances which would bo apt to disagree with the human system, The con- tributors are Misses Atley, Staats, Guy, Nicholson, Allon, Jones, Seeley and Hin This evening tho cakes are to be numbered, cut, eaten and voted upon by the audience, and three prizes, not yet determined upon, awarded, aceording to merit, to the successful exhibitors. A FATHER-IN-LAW'S LOVE, George McCoy, of No. 8 Birmingham street, was be- fore Justice Smith at the Essex Market Court yester. day charged by bis son-in-law Jotun Johnson with as- sault, It appoared trom the evidonee that a d@mestic diMeulty occurred and that McCoy strack his son-io- Jaw on the hoad with a frying pan, knocked him down and then bit a part of his‘relt car of. When asked what he bad to say in bis own behalf he ipformed the Judge that he entertained none but feelings of tho deepest love for bis son-in-law and never intended to ‘mhim. Judge Smith held him for trial in default ‘of $1,000 bail. NEIL DOUGHERTY'S WILL. Argument was bad yesterday in the cage of the will of Neil Doughefty vefore tho Goneral Term of the Kings County Supreme Court, 1t will be remombered that an action was brought by James J. Garvey, ex- ecutor, for the construction of the will The case was tried Letore Juage Burnard, who decided. The last Oindibg was appealed trom, and tt was to the appeal Uhat tbe argument was confined. Decision was ro- servod by the Court. SINGULAR SUICIDE. KILLED HIMSELF BECAUSE TILDEN WAS COUKTED OUT. {From the Sedalia (Mo,) Times, Hezokiah Cole, afarmer, residing near Jebanon in this county, ended his earthly trials om Tarsday lass by hanging himself. During the past campaign be took an active part in polities, enlisted in the cause of Tilden, aud did all in his power to advance the cause of reform. After the olection he became eonvinced vhat Tilden would be counted oat by the Southern re- turning boards, and when he had learned that the mill- tary bad taken possession of the State House in South Carolina he became very dl littie to his folks and wande: tracted manner, thas exciting Of bis eldest son, WhO kepi aw close Walen apon Mia Inovements, Tuesday torniine a cight o'clock te Went out Lo feed the stock, ar requrnipg soon nis son Went io seareh oi him dle todind bis aalortunete parent hanging by his neck ayaa, ‘The ed a sure Mode Of veuth, Lying Acres a Gee founda fuilen tree, abd Walking out apou this until over the maddie oF the gulc Tope to the tree and around his neck, u his lips he Jeaped into eternity. The fall produced almost instantaneous death, as was dislocated. The body was yet warm but too late ust his ne when discovered by his eed oy, sgonized son, | GENERAL CESNOLA. His Discovery of Cypriote An- tiquities. THE CURIUM FIND. | -_—- Its Purchase by the Metropolitan Mu- seum of New York. Specimens of Silver Found Dated B. C..600. Loxpen, Nuv. 50, 1876, | Had there deen no civil war in Americe New York would to-day be without its remarkable Cesnola. col- lection of Cypriote antiquities, the second instalment of which.pas just been bought by public spirited citi. zens, to ihe intense disgust of the British Museum. The statement seems extraordiuary, bat as easily proved as the multiplication table, Had there been no war Count Luigi Palma di Cesnola would pot have left Italy to fight the battles of the Union, Born in 1832, Count di Cesnola was, in 1849, graduated as sec- ond lieutenant at the Royal Military Academy of bis pative city, Turin, Engaged in tho Italian war of 1848 and 1849 De was decorated and promoted at tho battle of Novara, and served later in the Crimea. Peace brought {dieness in its train, and the energetic young nobleman, chafing at inactivity, withdrew from the Sardinian army to face war in America, Rumors of hostilities baving reached Europe many officers sailed for New York in search of glory or employment No less than nineteen Sardin- fan officers leit their Owm country with this object in view, prominent among them being Count di Cesnola, who arrived in Now York in November, 1860. Ignor- ance of English acterred many of these adventuroas spirits {rom eptering our army, but Cesnola deter- mibed to overcome a fatal deficiency. Shutting him- felt up, be devoted his time tothe study of English, and at the end of three months had mastered our tan- guage sufficiently to open a military class, at which he instructed more than 700 oMcers, The Fifth and Sixth New York cavalry, called the “Ira Harris Guard,” were his pup yet, as Cesnola was, be lound time to woo and wed a daughter of Captain Samuel C. Retd, U. 8 Shortly after, in March, 1861, Count ai Cesnola was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the Eleventh New York cavalry, and in the following November was commissioned by Governor Morgan as Cutonel of the Fourth New York eavairy. During 1862 Colonel Cesnola commanded the cavalry brigado of General Sigel’s army corps, and in June, 1863, was taken prigoner at tho cavalry battle of Alaie, Va. Confined in Libby Prison, he was exchanged at the end of ten weary fnonths, and, taking command of a cavalry brigade under Sheridan, General Cesnola fought our ‘battles until bis old regiment, «tho Fourth New York cavalry, was honorably mus- tered out of service, The brave and earnest Italian bad a good friend ia Senator Harris, who urged him to enter the regular army, but without avail On the recommendation of Secrotary Seward aud Senator Harris President Lincoln appointed General Cesnola Cohsul at Cyprus—be, of course, becoming an Ameri- can citizen. Examining toto the Consul’s military ser- vices, Lincoln declared to Senator Harris that he had tho best record of any forcigner in our army. ARRIVAL IX CYPRUS, Arriving in Cyprus in December, 1865, General Ces- nola found life unutteravly dull. Thero was literally nothing todo, Not wishing to bave softening of the brain he asked for a better aud busier consulate, which was promised, but wos not offered un- til three years later, Inheriting meanwhile a ‘small fortune trom his mother, General Cesnola turned bis attention to Cypriote antiquities, Two months after bis arrival peasants brought him several curiosities which excited his interest and led to a de- termination to turn to good account his enforced su- journ upon a barren isiand. Being well versed ia the ancient history of Cyprus General Cesnola thoroughly surveyed the whole island, which is 160 miles long and more than 600 miles 1h circumterence. Thug occupied throughout 1866 our Consul bécame convinced that a great work was to be accomplished by identifying the “anelent cities made fauous by poet and historian, the traces of which had entirely disappeared, Reducing his conviction toa system bo dug round the island, beginning with Kition, the Biblical Chittim, In eleven years he has identified the most famous cities, reconstructed tho ancient map of Cyprus and unearthed thousands of art treasures never betore known in any museum, He has been decorated by the Kings of Italy, Grocce and Bavaria for his gervices to science, has been made a member of many scientific academies, and, having left Cyprus forever, is now’ engaged upon a book of 600 pages devoted to tho ancient history of the island and to tho discoveries made by others as well as by him This important work will include an appendix of 200 Egyptian, Assyri- an, Phovnician, Greek and Cypriote inscriptions, and alengthy notice upon Cesnola gems, by C. W. King, M, A., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and a great authority in glyptio art. There will also be a paper “y Lord Liltord on the fauna of Cyprus, In forwarding his valu. criticism to General Cexnola Mr. King sent the following note, which deserves to be road by ail New Yorkers :—' 6 catalogue offered you and other lovers of autiquity gives as much pleasure in the perusal did me In the composition, it will be a very great success, My labor upon it was but paying a debt to gratitade and jortune for bringing ander my eyes such @ treasure as never before was revealed to mortal, and of more interest to mo from \ts bearing oe ey favorite study than to any ono else on eartl FAILURES IN THE BEGINNING, 5 Digging in Cyprus cannot bo carried on with im- punity. A firinan must be obtained from the Otto- ;man government. Thi wecured through our Ministor at Constantinople betore Ge: 1 Cesnula set to work. Other consuls followed his exampie, but, lacking bis enthusiasm or energy or ‘both, they soon left bim sole monarch of the tieid. ‘That he was monarch, tho Governor General of the is- land once admitted by goodnaturedly exclaiming, ‘The real king of Cyprus is the American Consul.’ But Jet no one suppose that good fortune came deuly to General Cesnola,, His firat ciforts were ro- warded by failure upon failure. He dug in twenty diflerent places before finding any treasure. This was not strange, a¥ no remains appear on the sariace to in- dicate the site of either city or temple, and there 18 no written history to guide the expivrer. Nevertheloss, General Cesuola folt convinced that his labors would bring to light tse missing link necessary to connect Egyptian and Greex art. He reasoned that a long period must have elapsed between the stiff, conventional Statuary of Egypt aod Avsyria and the periect grace of the Elgin marbles The few fragments of sculp- v met by him en the island conirmed his theory, the geographical situation of Cyprus still further strengthehed it, for on this favored isleod, so long dedicuted to Venus, the Asiatic and Hellonic races must first have met. PIRGT SUCCESSES. Commencing his explorations at Lanwa, the modern town built upon the necropolis of the aneient Kiuium, General Oesnolu discovered in ten fears over 2,000 tombs, dating trom 400 B,C. to the Christian era, He also identified the site of one Greek and one Poa- nician temple. colts statuettes of the bes period were found adj ip and Alexander. Fragm vowis and pater@ were jouna inthe Phwurcian temple. Near by @ white marble sarcophagus, with a Phoeni. cian bend in high reliet and twe large vases of Egyp- wan alabaster, wore discovered. It was not, however, until 1867, when Genera Cesnola moved to @ country Place near Dali (Idanem), a city tamous for ite anc.ent sanctuary to Ve hat the indefatigable explorer he opened 15,000 ed toousands ot At Golgos, the wext di 6 pl cavaied 1,000 statues in admirable preservation, show- ing the gradgal departuro from Egyptian art, the approach to Greek art aud its tinal attaiyment, That New York should possess this graduated history of sculpture, thoroughly cinasified, is a boon fot which we cannot be too thankful. Exhausting Goigos, ine Gen- erul went to Salami: but after spending several months and great of money he tound nothing’ ol value and g p the search. Cape Pedatium followed. [p ite neighborhood, on tne a (ermple, with HUMeroUs Iragments of Greek statuary. Comsting aiong the seashore he foand the Thorns, & city menjionea by Strabo, and goin in 1872, expecting to meet with that reward which vir- the mm Shape does pot get often enough to en- courager les autres. At first the protoundest scholars attached Little importance to the Cyprotw antiquities; ally they were acknowledged as adding @ new chap- ter to the history of art and of archmology, and w the Britieh Muscam coquetted with the siléat, y quent, reliés of a past age, New York bestirred And shatcbed them away. From that day to this they bave been sulely stuwea’’ “inthe Metropolitan Museum, lost to selence and art, bub it is to be hoped that a discriminating commitice will soon expose thenrto the View of a receptive public, And pow, When the General comes with bis extraordinary find’at Curium, New York again steps in and fr: Me requisite amount of money for its purchase, w the Bughish goverument ts uadergo surgical ope- rALiOn tp Order to appreciate its importance Had M Disraeli reflceied the teeling of sbe British Muse he would net have hesitated one moment, Alter giving 9 mouth me to the study and valuation of General Cesnola’s collection and Placing 1 admirably tor iaspeeuion in the Museum, Mr. Newton aud Dr. Birch strong!: tubee upon the government — It St, Petersburg iad bebu in treaty with Geueral Ces a portion of the war fund would undoubtedly have bean exp purehasing the treasure, This would bave ing ont a Disraelitish line of policy. States is not Russia; the Prime Minister hes) y urged its accep to the switt belong the spoils of None appreesa\ their loss more than Mr, Newton and Dr. Birch, as, with the exception of about 200 pieces gol to them by BR. H, Lung. Esq, for many years Enghsb Consul at Cyprus, the British Museum is without specimens of tho art’ period iliustraied by the Cesuola colieciion. Mr. Lang’s contribution has little value, if we except the upper part of the draped siatue of a deity Wearing @ wreath, This is exceed- ingly fine, It is an interesting fact thal, while the Cypriote statuary disintegrates in Weir damp climate and must be kept under glass in order to be preserved, the dry Americun atmosphere renders such precaution unnecessary. VALUE OF THE PIXD, Asthere is not the Jeast doubt about the authen- teny of General Cesnola’s coilection the first ques- tion to be asked by Americans is, O1 what does the Curium find consist? Of what docs it not consist? General Cesnola goes in search of the site of Cusium, of whicn there {8 no visible trace, taking for his guido two lines of its posi- tion, He traces 300 tees above the sea. He counts enteen mounds, comprising columns and débris of important buildings; be Scents the treasure and exploros two of ihcso mounds; he digs and digs and digs and iden- titles tho great Temple of Apollo. He digs and digs ond) = digs, and = comes upon she treasure chamoers of an pnknown temple, con- taining innumerable native offerings from the poorest peasant to tue King, offerings by the light of which General Cesnola hopes that ancient history may be re- vised and corrected, In the first mber General Cesnola found, af ting the excavated earth, 560 objects of gold and gems, consisting o! diadems, rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces (of wich there are tweive in wonderful preservation), and solid ariuniets, two being the heaviest in the world, wenhing threo pounds, and being worth in*metal alone $1,000, There isa gold cup o! ive and a balt inches in diameter, decorated with a pattern of Egyptian work. ‘There are cylinders af Babylonian origin, on three of which the Rev. H. Layce, Professor of’ Assyriology at Ux- ford, roads dates that nro not far from 2000 B. C, ‘There are many scarabei of tine workmanship and in- tugli that excite enthusiastic admiration, according to Mr. King, “Bureas carrying off Oristu: a dauga- ter of Erecihone,”’ equals anything known in the style for bold drawing aud skilful treatment ot the nude forms, Of another intaglio, The Rape oi Proserpine’? Mir. King avers that tor excellence of} composition and foreivle expression of its meaning it may safely bo placed at the head of all that is known in the archaic style. A third gew, representing ‘-Victory,” 18 in- comparable for exquisite finish. A fourth gem, repre- senting a woman in the attitude of tho ‘Venus at the Bath,” ts perfect Greek work of indescribable beauty, ‘he materials of these gems are agate, onyx, carnelian, chalcedony, jasper, sard, Ac. Some of the jowels are enameiled, others granulated. In this gola room were also found three rock crystal amphorw, very rich ia tone, SILVER AND TERRA COTTA, In the second room neral Cesnola found silver objecta only; butalaa! silver goes down to posterity inrustand ruin. Nevertheless, the relics are very in- teresting, and one cup displays exquisite workman. ship, Tho British Museum has thirty speci nens of tlver, B, C300. General Cosnola has 273 specimens, & C. 600, Terra cottas, alabastra, vases aud Gctilo Rroups were discovored tn ‘tho third room, and the fourth room yielded up 600 bronze utensils, candola- bra, lamps, four beautitut lions’ heads belonging tou fountain, and many other objects, There is ono vase four feet ove inch im height aud six foet in cir- cumference, valued at $2,000, which 13 a splendid ex- ample of the archaic Greek. General Cesnola found it in fragments und was ons week In looking up the pieces. Robert Ready, an employé of the Britist uscum, wonderfully skilled in putting together glisa and pottery, as well as in taking impressions of coins and cylinders, has made this fine vase almost as good as new without adding any foreign material To WHOM HONOR 18 DUK “Happy America! Again she takes from usa new treasure! ‘Tis useless to contend against so much money !”" writes irnest Renan; but in supposing that America’s possession of the Cesnola collection is due to the munificence of the price paid torit M, Renan is drawing upon his charming imagination, Had Gen- eral Cesnola taken a surely commercial view of his treasure he would have gold it bit by bit and realized % $150,000. He could have disposed of the Curium find to Mr, J. S. Morgan, the wall known American banker in London, to greater pecu- niary advantage than he did in closing with the offer of the New York Museum. but Genera! Cesnola's ambition was to keep the collection together, and in sending it to New York he feels that be 13 doing his utmost to found a museum that ere long should be an honor to the United States. Too much credit can- not be awarded to Robert Hoe and the gentlemen con- nected with him for their enthusiastic energy in ac- complishing a noble object, and to Miss Woil, whose generous bevelaction of $10,000 made the purchase Doasible, the women of America owe especial debt of gratitude, To-m Maseum will look 1t@ last upon the May tho New World welcome it so heartily.as to reconcile European gtadents to its perpetual exile! K. F. SALE OF ENGRAVINGS AND PAINT- INGS. On this and to-morrow afternoons the Messrs. Leavitt will sell at Chuton Hall a collection of engrav- ings and paintings belonging to Mr. Cephas G. Thomp son. The engtavers embrace the names of some ot the best known ot old and modern masters. Among them are the works of Marc Antonio, Agostino Venet- ziano, Raffael Morghew, Velpato, Bettilint, Bartolozzi and others of the Italian school; Picart, Pereile, Lempereur nd others of the’ Freuch’ scuool, and Sir Robert Strange, Jumes and Charles Heath, Sharp, Burk, Fitler and others of Bar. tolozzi’s pupiis, American engravers aro repro- sented by A. B. Durand, Cheney, Andrews and Jolin Sartain, The greater part of this collection was made abroad and contains Some rare specimens as well as fino impressions, There are algo in this collection original etchings by Guido Reni, Albert Durer and Canaiest!, Thé paintings are mostly the work of Mr. Thompson. Un Thursday and Frday mernings the Messrs. Leavitt will sell alot ot Turkish articles, rugs, em- broideries and bric-a-brac from the Centennial, THE SANITARIUM Farr. a A fair in aid of the Sei Shaltariam for the destitute and sick children of Now York city was commenced on Monday cvening at the Academy of Music, under ‘the auspices of the ladies of the West vide Relie! Asso- ciation, and will continue until the 16th inst. The pro- coeds of the fair are to bo used for th tion of pa- vilions and other suttable buildings on the sea shore for she feception uf the large numbers of !ittle patients eo plentitul during the oppressive summer moaths, The Academy is handsomely decorated with flags and flowers, and Grajulla’s tull band will be in at- tendance every evening. The tables, twelve in all, are provided with numerous and some very costly articles. comprising objects of practical utility, as well ax ele- gant knicknacks suitable for adornment — Besides, there are negro miustrels, a Punch and Judy show, & panorama and other amusements for those who choose to attend. fiave ao Maftha Washington tea patiy in the arber erected in the centre of the hail, and a Youtig Ladies’ Riflo Match, the best shot of every team to be awarded with a gold medal Any lady willing to join any of tho teams already formed can ae so. Al- {t is also proposed to ward hy opened miny 1ombs before identitying Car- presi, A_ciy supposed to have been built by Pyg- menon, Travelliog weet (rom this northeast point the General fixed ‘he files of Aphroditium, Acte-Acumon, Lapethus, Sui aud Arsinoo, and discovered both tem- — tombs, Croesing the mountains he viaiied co-Papbos and Pal aphos, proceeded to Visuri jd Amathus, amd inisbed his excavations at Uu- rium, Matery an ali ansrt Sn vn, ‘the rogult of his irs explorations to kp; together the affair is arranged with skill and taste, and tho public, Nending, will not only comsribute tow. ard a charitable institution, but will also spend an en- Joyabie evening. - THE DROP GAME, Officer Taylor, of the steamboat squad, yesterday arrested a man giving the name of Tuomas Johnson, whom be oaught in the act of practising the trick known to the police ag the “drop game.’ [ne num- ver of complaints recently made by travellers on steamboats about losing bunudies and valises caused Sergeant Gastlin, of the stoanboat squad, to give sirict orders to officers along the piers. Jou detected by Officer Taylor drupping an old, worthless bundic, containing @ smail, stufied vax, on the deck of the Hartiora boat Granite State, and picking’ up in aad a bundle of clothing, the property of Mr. Of Hartlotd. As the oficer approached to ar. rest Him the man drew from hw kot a pocketoook and. pitéhed tt into the river. The officer quickiy ade him prisoncr and then got mto a stuail boat aud covered the pocketbook, wich was found to contain kets for various articles of clothing aud The tickets were made out in different Pi Rewly and Harr oe ity yoars of age, was taken to the Contral Omce, where nized by Sei nt Kealy as a former Nicholas Hotel. THE CITY'S HEALTH, ‘The following comparative statement of cases of Contagious disense reported for the two weeks ending December 9. 1876, was presented by Dr. Naglo, Deputy Rogistrar of Records, to the Board of Health, at its meeting yesterday :— recog: Waiter at the SL PARIS GOSSIP. The Latest Bon Mot on the Eastern Question. ORLEANISTS AND LEGITIMISTS Attentions to the Prince Imperial. Pio Nono's MACMAHON AND GAMBETTA, Panis, Nov. 2+ 1876. One of the best stories in circulation atthe preseat momont rofers to a Turkish diplomatist of repute, whe shall bo nameless, His Excellency. (to give him brevet rapk), 18 1m the habit of asking to supper a young lady of beauty and talent, whoin we may call Mile Fi, When Mile, Fi comes the Ottoman lora t# happy; but too often, when his oxen and his fatlings are killed, nnd all things are ready, Mile. Fifi comes not, but sends 4 bighly scentect three cornered pink note instead. The other day the Moslem bitterly reproached the daughter of the Giaour tor her inconsta: “What will you?” she said; “I doas you do, and pay half in paper.’” Tho Turk smiled even as one whe hath partaken of verjuice, for he correctly divined that Mile. Fift woald pot let the world remain tm ignorance that she bad said a good thing Meanwhile the young lady 1n ques tion must be considered a friend of the human race, for discussions on TUM KASTERN QUESTION are apt to become wearisome, and it is pleasant te have them cut short with an anecdote which naturally loads to other and quite as interesting topics,‘ this country,’’ mournfully observes tho Bishop of Gap, “men are always on the track of scandalous stories; if they cannot find they inveut them.’? The worthy prelate need not, however, have been 80 hard on bis compatriots, whom a century of barren revolutions have naturally made somewhat sceptical as to the merits of tal! talk, and who see that there is often more iuman truth and interest, as wellas amusement, in a salt story than in a quarto volume of Lord Derby" despatches, The Bonapartes are also (as usual) getting themselves talked about, the voyage of f THE KMPRESS KUGENIR end her son in Italy having given riso to a good dew of speculation, It is said that negotations are on foot between the imperialist party and the Vatican furs secret treaty of alliance and friendship, The Pope, though bitterly disappointed in Napoleon HL, bas ab ways cherished a sentiment of affection for the Princes Imperial, His Wolinees’ own godson.” Curiously enough the portrait of the young Louis Napoleon is & be found im the Pope's stady hanging sido by side with a striking likeness of the Comte.de Chambord, & French prelate, who was one day admitted into this sanctum, could not repress an exclamation of sutprise at the strange juxtaposition, “I seco you are astonished,” said Pius IX.; “well, the one is my gow sou, the other is a most Christian prince; (8 is mataral tha: | should love them both.’? Tho prelate, who wat a logttimatist, roplicd:—‘Most Holy Father, permit me to think that the one is a godson in his godfasber’s room while tne otber is TAR DESCKNDANT OF ST, LOUIS ip the house of the Pope!’ ‘Bene, bene," repliee Pius, with asmile that was not ankindly, but had, pera; a, just the suspicion of appearing to moan that the old man had heard a good many fue phrases be- fore, and had fuund that, in thie world at least, they had singularly litde meaning, unless backed by gold or bayonets, But, strange as it may appear, tt is not quite impossible that legitimism and Benapartism may one day be reconciled to one another. When the Em- pire seemed firmly established Napoleon HL was be heved to have shown certain civilities to the Comte de Chambord, by which the latter was deeply touched; and it is said that at oue time, hopeless of regaining his own right, with no probability of posterity, and with a bitter dislike of the Orieans family, His Royal Highness had serious thoughts of adopting the Empe- ror as his own son, thus transferring to the head of the Bouapartes all the claime of which Henri Capet is the heir. Adoption, onde certain conditions, 1# a recognized custom of Frencd tuw, aud the formal act of the Comie de Vbambors would probably wave been considered by his tollowees as binding, The Empire would thus bave gained that which it so greatly covetvd and never succeeded in winning, the allegiance of the old nobility, whil Frange would have been happy in having ope par: the less, i ORLEANISM AND LEOITIMIGM are far from being reconctied to one another yet, ast commonly supposed, and tue Comtesse ‘hambord, who has inuch toilaeoce over ber nusband, 16 + ally hostie to the family ef Lows Philippe ort 1ué Pope as intermedtary, it is quite on the cards thal some undersianding may be arrived at betwoen the swe great ladies, the ope of whom has been an Emp: ost and the other claims to be a Queen, and who bave toa sincere and most feminine bead of unioa—a hearty i like of a third lady, also anxious to play the part of « crowned pappet, fhe Pope tt should be added, thougd he will hear of vo compromise in religion, 4 ely practical and yielding in matters political, and has oiten lamented-the untortunate Quixot of ‘the Trince who lrangined that be was following the exam ple ot Heart 1V., in throwing away a crown for 6! white flag. But while kings ure plosting THR REPUBLIC seems to prosper, and MacMauon seems to bea very gradually end slowly, a couyert to the view th. there ts no better form of government “han the one which places him in the chair of wtate. Last Friaay the ‘Sbal atteuded the opening 51 the new baliai res forthe dispiay vf the new pourceiain ther nulactareJ., M. Waddingtun, Mimister of Pub lustruction, did the bonors ‘aud took aa early oppor tunity of imtroducing. M. Gambetta to the Presid It was @tryiag momentior the two, but MacMahos knew that the repablican leader had jong beeu sce Ing for a meeting which he had nevertheless dest should appear accidental. Tho Marshal spoke at once us courtevusly aud as genialiy as posmbie. M. Gam betta responded 10 the same tone, An invitation dine at the Elysdée will soon follow, ana the Presideat will have an opportunity of eniering sto friendly reo lations with the statesman Who is now virtually ono of his pri | supporters, and will prubably soon Minister. The #yod old sewn of Avignon, or at least tht fairer ualt of the deer thereot, is tn gre aud mourning \or M. du Domaine. its beloved member, whose ele.00 has just been declared invalid by she Chamber of Deputies un tue growad of smumidation aud undue influence, " M. DU DEMAINE was extremely popalar in Avignon, because whea Mayor he had regularly distributed among the poor the allowance of $600 4 yoar assigned him lor the ais. Charge of his municipal functions, The ladies of Aviguon, on the osher hand, admire him ag a tall, handsome man—be bears, by the wag. « striking Pe semblance at once to the lute Napofeou 41. and te the Duke de Morny. He belongs, moreover, to one of the great fatnilies “of the old rock.’’ Ou the day of his election as Deputy be bud no svoner shown bimsel! om | the steps of the Town Hail than he was swept away by & torrent of enthusiastic matdens, >trons and widows, who were auxious—not to shak® wud bim, jor Prov te kiss bim, A on, counted the wumber of the Kisses, which he putas 2,000, So M. du Pemaine is hardly to be pitied, A CONSULAR AGENCY ABOLISHED, [From the Hampshire (Eng. ) Telegraph, Nov. 29.) Many of our readets would bo nota littl surprised to notice that atthe meoting of the Town Couaeil, om Thursday lust, the Mayor read a communication from the Home Office announcing that the United States consular agency at Portsmouth bud bees discon tinged, Its not perbaps gencraily known shat the constilar service of the United States has of lato under. gone a very serious change, and it is only necessary to refer to anotner local case—viz., that of Soatbampton, 3 to prove the + extent of that change. . The post at Southampton veiug a State appointment, with oa salary of $2,400, aiweys bees tilled by A citizen of the United States, who hae been tho Minated vy the Presideut. tug changes thal b and salary hive Presu: 8 Congress as t ‘what Chinnges they Ought of ought not to make tn thelr rep. Pesontatives abroad, We have simply to do with Porw mouth, England's grostest naval static whieh i¢ Irequently visited by ships of the Uuitea & consular agent has rier of a conti Te % jor perhaps a q tmue that representmion aliogorber, weaning any reason for do so, “4 insult at least a stigma that would not, toieraied actoes Atiantie i a Briush consulate or were to be closed under simiini amotanceae We hope we are curreet in assuminy it these were inade in prospect of tae dential and that when the excitement ts over wo shall, so as this district is concerned, fevert to theuld order things Meanwhile it will not, gre are #1 be gratilying for American citizens to Know every cuauiry of apy imporsane ite rismouth, the Great here during the summer ou