The New York Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1876, Page 10

“THRASHING A PASSAGE,” The Safe Arrival of the} City of Berlin. —_——e. A LONG VOYAGE AND TERRIFIC STORMS. = Interesting Statements of Pas- sengers and Others, Anuual festival, and the two days following are de. Yoted to the memory of their sathei to whom they are bound to show the greatest | honor and to anginent, as far as possible, the idea of filial obedience. The great Influx of the followers of Confucius and Budaba to the United States naturally draws attention to their The Inman steamship City of Berlin, Captain Ken- nedy, made fast to her dock yesterday afternoon at five o’ciock after a most extraordinarily rough passage of Giteen and a balf days. Her average time tor the season has been about eight and a half | days, and her iurdiness on this trip ocea- foned much conversation and some tears, The exceedingly Doisterous weather that has prevailed for some tine past, and which has been reported by other steamers which suffered severely, added to the great feeling of anxiety that was generally telt on account of her continued absence, The City of Berlin is the largest steamer that comes to our port, and is 5,181 registered tonnage. She is one of the new steamers of the Inman line, and for comfort and safety is unsurpassed, The voyage, which ended safely and happily yesteraay, the roughest she ever experienced, but was unattended by any serious mishap. From tnformation gained trom all sources it is evident that at one time the ship was in considerable danger; but the splendid seamanship of her Captain and officers and her own strength and power brought her sately through the terrible storms that it was her fate to encounter. On Thursday, the Sth inst., she sailed, and on the following Saturday received the mails at Queenstown, Up to this time the wind was fair and the sea moder- ate. On Sunday the weather continued fair, and sails wero set fore and alt, On Monday heavy winas began, and continued increasing in strength. It had so increased on Wednesday that the engines were slowed up, and the vessel hove to for several hours, The winds increased, and the sea became exceedingly boisterous until Thursday, when the seas became extraordinarily rough and the wind blewa gale. It was again necessary to put ber head to the wind for twelve hours. The next day, Friday, there was little cessation of the gale, and she was hove to for seven hours, Saturday’s experience was but a repetition of that uf the day previous and five hours was were spent hove to, From that time the gale and fea gradually moderated until she entered the harbor yesterday, with the sua brightly smiling and the water curling peacefully from underher bows, The first Sunday out she made 306 miles, the greatest number made during the voyage, and oo the Friday following twenty-Qve miles were made, the least number. During the greater part of the voyage the vessel was under half, at some of the time at even less speed, the Captain not wishing to tommode the passengers or siraim bis ship more than was ubsolntely necessary. THK ACCIDENTS. The wildest rnmors were circulating in this city yes- Yerday converning the accidents that occurred during the voyage. The ship had ou board $4 cabin passen- | gers and 116 siecrage passengers, not one of whom Was injured in any way. One of the steerage passeu- gers was taken with smallpox and was removed at Quarantine. The first officer was thrown down and severely bruised during the voyage, but will probably be on duty to-day. One quartermaster bad a hip @islocated and one sailor was badly bruised, A repre- sentative of the Hxxarp visited tho Berlin last even- ing, and, through the courtesy of Mr. 8. G. Nicholson, passenger agent, and Captain Kennedy, was permitted to make a thorough examination of the ship and ber Jog. The vessel 13 sound and whole, and, with the yxception of the absence of the wheelhouse att, and «small hole in one of the quarter boats, she was ready lo proceed to sea immediately. The statements of tome of the passengers, given below, will be touna Interesting, itlustrating as they do some of tke humors ! as well as the dangors of the voyage, A PASSENGER'S STORY OF THR VOYAGE. Tho following, written on board by a passenger and banded to the representative of the Hernan isan inter- esting story of the voyage :— tis not often that the great steamships running | between Queenstown and New York tail to keep their time, for they generally traverse the Atlantic as pune- tually as a good cight day clock does its work. How- ever, this celebrated steamship from the time of her de;arture trom Queenstown at tive P, M. on the 8th day of December, until the morning of the 2lst, ex- perienced nothing but the hardest description ot westerly winds. She literally thrashed her way a ‘the ocean in the teeth of the bitterest kin of Weather. On the 14th, when about 1,100 mi trom Queenstown, the gale blew so fiercely and the sea ran so high and she took so much water on board that : ber engines had to be slackened in speed. She re- | ceived considerable damage. The foremast stay broke, tearing up the topgaliant foreeastie deck; thus ihe bleerage became inundated. One boat was broken. The engine skylight and several doors situated torward of it were smashed in, The saloon skyhght glass gave way, and tons of water pourod through. The front part of the ladies’ deck house shared the same fate, rendering it for ashors time untenable, The smoking room was frequently flooded and the after wheelhouse was washed away, togetber with the flagstaff, which snapped off at the Daiwark, Two of the oMeers’ cabins alt suffered, and the skylight to the after cabins admitted water to them which rendered them uncomiortable, but speedily everytting possible to be made good at once was made good, COOLNRS3 IN DANGER. “The vessol was obliged to lay to, and, for a very long ship, she behaved remarkably well. Tbe pas- gengers who travellvd by ber will never tor- get that aay; it will be imprinted upon their Memories as long as life lasts, Several old men of the fea, after the gale—ior during its continuance they were very reticent—stated, in reply to numerous tu. quiries, that it was the fiercest they had ever experi+ enced. Ono middle-aged son of Neptune quaintly re- | marked, taking his meerschaam from bis mouth to do 80, that it was a ‘first class’ gaie; and the ship's bar- Der told each of his customers that he ‘never enjoyed himselt more.’ Had {t not been for the knowledge that they were floating in the best model, con- strocted in the most efficient manner, addaea to perfect coniidenco im the well known ability of the gallant) Captain Kennedy and his able officers, some of the male passengers would have exhibited alarm 1t isa well known fact that in the hour of danger womankind exhibit the truest courage, added to showing the deepost sorrow for those who may suffer by accident, As an illustration of the lat- ter, on the day before mentioned two of the sailors unfortunately struck by o heavy sea had their legs broken, The moment that this became known in the Saloon, inthe midst ot the rolling ot the ship, a beau- tifl American lady went round—and that was no easy matter to do—and she collected forty sovereigns for the benefit of the poor fellows, As svon as fine weathor showed itselt dy was delighted and happy. ‘The customary waiks and games were renewed; chil- dren scamperad about the deck; the ladies brightencd up; the young men exhibited foats of agility, and the oid men lost their looks ot sadn All were in high glee as the noble steamship arrived this morning.” ‘A SAILOR'S STATEMENT A merchant captain, who had seen twenty-three years of nearly continuous sea service, was one of the | Cabin passengers, and his account of the passage may | 2 \« {a | bows of the eakes ‘ CHINESE “CHRISTIANS.” & CELESTIAL VERSION OF TEE FIFTH COM- MANDMEKT. While 300, 000,000 of Christians are preparing to cele- Drate the wu: ceremony as solemn and as obligatory our own is held throughout the Christian world, With tho recurrence of the winter solstice comes this sociai and religious customs and the manner of their t, where so many of oe 18 observance. On the Pacitte co: hem have found a genial cline, the observ: | more general than here in New York, where in lesser | Aumbers and surrounded by such different influence: ance of their own re- | they fall away trom the obser us festivals. Buddhaism favors the laity by admit. | ting them to salvation and binding thei to the pricsts, | They have among them male and female religions | servants who are ound not to swear or curse, not to | talk ponsense, not | pleasure; not to be malignant and to eschew super- | stition, Heresy and scepticism, beings ig ite nucleus. To love even our enemies, to gain the greatest of victories by conquering one’s self, to avoid all viees, to cherish ail virtues, 10 be obedient to superiors, to cherish and respect parents, old age, arning and virtuous and holy men—such are tho teachings of their creed, HUNTING UP THR CRLNSTIALS, A Hexasn reporter made it his mission Ist evening to search among the houses of our almond-eyed fel- low citizens to see and relate the observation of tue testival concurrent with our own merry Christmas. A visit to Captain Lowery, of the Sixth precinct, brought about an introduction to Detective Handy, who is thoro\ y familiar with the “ways that are dark’ | whieh to the haunts of cheap labor, and who volunteered to show him where the Johns were to be found as thick “as the leaves on A strand.” A diligent search failed to dis- cover any of them engaged in religious de- vouon, nd many of them were so lost to the teashings of their youth as to admit that when shay came to *Amelica’’ they became *Chhist lians.? ‘Their occupations, however, gave contradic- tory evidence, for in every house visited the occupant’s time was equally divided “between opium smoking and gambling at games the reporter truthtully “did not understand,’? At last he sought to learn the location of the Joss house, where he would be more apt to tind the Johns who had not deserted their faith, It was a State secret among them, how- ever, and, with all the complacency’ of Ab Sin, each one shook his head when usked, and replied he did not Know. One, more talkative than the rest, told the reporter that among the faithtul the religions ecremonies were stil! observed, and detailed to-day’s observance. Altars are set up im their rooms, andon them are placed bowls of rice, Candles aro lighted and incense burned. Kitcben utensils aro busy in the preparation of rice cakes, out of respect to the god of the Nutchen, who is no small deity with thei, and who is associated with the ceremonies. ‘The cakes are worked into the torms of balls, and 10 | 18 supposed that their shape has some refer- ence to the close of ibe year; but it | rather indicates a trnst in securing, daring tho | nest twelve months, a plenty of food, Another idea 18 that it teaches by Inginuation or inference the | importance ot the whole family, old and young, all living together, the exercise of filial love and fraternal cuty. Married daughters would be expected to retarn to the household on sueb a festival if hving at a reason- able distance ; it not, at least to send thelr parents several evidence ot unabated filial aflec- Female members of the household at home tion. | assembie in red skirts and wide pantaloons and do the honors of the orcasion, after the fashion of our city belles on New Year's Da NO PROSKLYTING. Whatever may be said of their beliefs some of their hingsare of as higha standard xs our own. No gion is despised by them, Religions wars waged against dissenters have never been known among them. ‘Honor your own faith and do not slander that of others” i8 among their maxims, There 1s one custom, however, among them which will not find favor. ‘Praying machines, consisting of a hollow bar- rel which turns on an axis and in which the prayers are written, are turned about to invoke more speedily Divineanid, Some are large and work by means of wind and water; others are stationed at intervals on the roads to be kicked into motion by passers-by, and again possibly for emergencies others are made small and carried in the hand, JERRY M’AULEY'S MISSION. Some timic ago Mr. Jerry McAuley, the converted prize fighter, opened a mission house in Cherry street, in order to convert and bring back to ‘the fold of the Lord” the numerous black sheep so abundant in the lower regions of this city. His endeavors, as far as they went, were succossful, and soon the place grew 100 small for the numbers who assembled every Sun- day to listen to his quaint admonitions, Then he determined to build another house large enough to accommodate his increased congregation, and yester- day evening the new building was opened. [visa very neat little three story brick structure, with granite trimmings, situated at No. 516 Water street, The ground floor is devoted to meeting purposes, and 1s capable of seating about 200 persons, The walls are decorated with mottoes from the Bible and some of the well known pictures sometimes seen in barrooms, showing the facile descent of the man who begins to drink lemonade “with a stick in it’? to the abject toper, A strange aszemblage Was present yesterday evening. Sleek and benevolent looking missionaries sat betwecn enuine Water strect roughs and “Jolly tars,” who ad aceidentally dropped into the house in the anticte pation of seeing some fun, A number of women and children were aiso present, but all behaved with the greatest possible decorum and reverence. The exer- Cises began with o prayer from a tall young man, who kept his overcoat buttoned up to his chin, and ree iterated continually that he ‘haa been saved through the procious blood of Jesus Christ.” Next the renowned Jerry rose and made a brief but characteristic address, in the course of which he thanked the Lord for His goodness in redeeming ‘him from the path of sin and permitting bim to build tho mission house. He next exhorted bis auditory to '@ With a will and to have ‘‘a blessed, good time.’ “Don’t let us be stiff in this; let us all be limber and sing and give cur testimony ot the goodness of Ged in right good earnest. Somebody has said that in some of the fashionable uptown churches $10,000 a year are aid for the choir, and still our singing beats theirs. Now, do not let this favorable opinion be refuted."” After the singing which succeeded Jerry's address nearly every one in the hall rose to give his experience of “the workings of the grace of the Lord.’? No one, however, was allowed more than two minutes for this purpose. One old man began a long discourse about the pernicious workings of cheap tobacco stores, cheap grogshops, cheap—when McAuley cut him short by exclaiming to the congregation, “Let us sing the next verse.” TAKING FRENCH LEAVE. Warden Vermilyea, of the Essex County Peniten- tary, located at Caldwell, some distance out of New- ark, has been outwitted by Bernard Gilroy and Julius Scharlach, On Friday night they mado their escape, baving cut through the prison window bars with a saw made out of acaseknifo, How they came by the knife is what puzzles Vermilyea, About six.o’clock on Friday evening, after the ex: amination of James Smith, the negro who broke throng Mr, Montevilie Hoyt’s show window, in Jamaica, on Wednesday evening last, aud was com- tted by Justice Shaw to awalt the action of the Grand Jury, he was taken down stairs to the cells, but instead ot being locked up was allowed the liberty of be of interest, as coming from an experte: interested seaman. He spoke of the vo. as one Almost unprecedented in his experience for continued rough and stormy weather. Shortly after leaving | Queenstown they encountered a series of westerly gales, blowing with almost undiminished inten- sity directly in the:r heavy sea. This gale teeth, together with a very at its heigut on Thursday, Hite nurricane. The ship was was difficult always to keep d ay she fell off an unnsually swoop over her aftand damaged her upper wor! siderably. Her alter wheelhouse was swept aw i the radder chains leading to the forward wheelhouse | wore snapped. The second oilicer of the ship, who high wave mad wns standing by tho wheel at the time,’ was | Knocked senseless and carried below badly cut and | bruised. The two sailors at the wheel wer down by the force of the rushing water, and the leg one was broken while the other had his ‘hip dis) For nearly five hours the snip lay in the trough made, bat riding on a would send a (ood of Betore the end of duck, though occa: . water Sweeping over her decks. the passage fiteen men were Inid up at various times with cuts bruises, and the wh crew were hearly worn out, The deck of the tore- a sea whieb tore away the tores boats was stove in, The engine broken and a few other slight | , but the seaworthiness of the except for the short being repaired. A CLERGY MAN'S STATEMENT, Rev, Charios McKay, the Christian School, on Second street, was one of the stay, and one o! the Ii Toom windows were damages were susti Fosse! was never Brothers’ sengers, aud related his experience as follows:—"tn Ure Sth j of December we lett Qacenstown and bad a plensant | passage vill about two o'clock im the afternoon of Sunday, the luth, when a teropest came upon us which lasted jor five days, On Thursday, the 15th, tt blew the hardest, and (he cabin passengers were very unensy. The stecrage passengers had sexs control over their feel:ngs, and many were weeping loudly and praying. I passed among them and did ail | could to quiet Teassure them, as (heir spiritual consoler, The wind ‘was Diowing so fercely and the seas rolled so bigh that ‘we xeomed, tomy mind, A mere wail, a straw on the decp. The cabin or dining saloon was sometimes drenched with water which poured ia through the upper deck, but the people drew up their feet vod ate their menis very comtortably. “Tne Captain behaved like a hero, standing for three @ays and nights on the quarterdeck, without sleep, apparentiy, and reageuring us ali by his cool and col- Jected beat We thong one time that we wero Jp great di: but woe have passed through it w: oatapytbing more than temporary discomfort.” the corridor, Soon afterward Charles Sprague, assistapt turnkey, entered the corridor to attend to the Gre, leaving the door ajar behina him, While thus engaged and talking to the negro the latter suddenly knocked bim down and vonuded out of the door, shutting it betind him, thus retarding pursuit. Spraguo tollowed as soon as he could recover Limsell, and could, as he afterward said, have shot tho fying thet as he passed out of the outer door, but failed to do so because he was afraid of hit- Ung’ somebody else, Gaining the atreet, hy gave the alarm, and several officers as’ weil as _otuers joined in the | pursuit, bat the negro snececded in gaining the ~— woods to the northwest of the village, and favored by the ness, escaped, Smith is an old offender, who bad a fortnight released from State Prison, after serving aterm of five years, Though he is generally known to the police as James Smith, it appears that hig real name is James Anderson, and that be comes from Wolver Hollow, town ot Oyster Bay, A DRUGGIST CENSURED. An Inquest was held before Coroner Nolan ani a jury at the Brooklyn Court House yesterday after- noon in the case of Peter Snolgrove, the Englishman | who committed suicide on the 19th inst, Ellen Snel- grove, wile of deceased, testifed that he wasa laborer; was married to her in March, 1875, and that they had lived happily together; on the morning of the 19th inst, deceased sent his young son by a former wife to purchase tive conte’ worth of Paris green; the lad turchased the poison at the store of W. li. Perrin, No 4/48 Court street, and gave tt to his father, who put it into his pocket and swallowed it the came night, The druggist who sold the poison testitied that he has been in the business twenty-four years; had always soid Parie greon to anybody who asked’ for it; did not ro- member having soldany to the boy; trequently sold it to minors. ‘The jury found a vordict in accordanes with the facts and censured Mr. Perrin for selling poison to a minor in Fiolation of law, “BURIED ALIVE. Joba Moran, forty yoars of ago, residing in Court street, near Huntington, Brooklyn, while engaged yes- terday afternoon im digging. in Henry street, near Sackett, for Armstrong & Blacklin, plumbers, the embankinent suddenly gave way aud be was buried beneath it, When extricated by one of bis companions life was extinch, ivity of Christ, a far greater number of Chinese are simultaneously engaged im a religious mong them as to be conenpiacent or greedy of A general love of all | OVER THE SNOW. THE SLEIGHING CARNIVAL—YESTERDAY'S TURN- OUT OF FAST STEPPERS. Since the sleighing commenced last Tnesday the upper portion of Manhattan Island has resembled a fashionabte open air fee, It has mattered not whether one’s observations Were made in the morning or atter- noon, it was all the same, all New York evidently being out to have an hour or soof genuine pleasure in gliding over the snow-covered avenues. The signt yesterday of unusual brilhancy and of that of which Gotahmites may well be Such a collection of was character proud, turnouts, so many incomparable establishments, of every conceivable description, and £0 matchless a dis play of horseflesh, could hardly be met with ip any other city on this continent, The Park, with its excellent footing, was the grand rendezvous, and a pretiy scene the thousands of sleighs presemted, with their attractive **oads,"’ dart- ing in at its numerous entrances and dashing out the main exit at 110:p street, This point affords a fair opportunity to take stock of the countless numbers of drivers and their horses, as they speea toward St. Nicholas and Central avenues, but yesterday to pick out intimate acqnaint- ances even was almost impossible, owing to their | being so closely. huddled together, and it would have | battled the hundred eyes of Argus to thoroughly in- five—they passed and repassed with such lightning-like rapidtt The additional snow of Friday might bad made the going a little heavy, bat toward night it was so much improved in this respect that there were many merry races along the road, while the bits of fast travelling were so numerous 1b were useless to attempt their enumeration or the resulta. A noticeable feature of | yesterday’s display wore the scenes of iamily parties and their attractive dresses. ‘The ladies, one and all, Were clad in such an artistic way that universal praiso was accorded them, Bus of cardinal ribbon now and then gleamed from beneath the *‘-white clouds’? used to mauifie the ears and neck, while the dark sealkskin sacque made a contrast with the im- was effective, Matchiess teams of sober dignity, with nothing of the frolicsome humor sticking out all over the fast trotter, set off many new sleighs, while scores of teams good ‘as “weight carrters,”? and valuable for looks and style disarmed all fault dnding. Though the houses of popular resort on Central nue were woll patronized those on St. Nichalas ave- nue were fortunate enough to catch the greater por- tion of the sleighers, At the club house there was not room enough for the company; every place was over- crowded, and among the hundreds were many of New York’s oldest roadmen, Here and there stood friends who for years have met during alternoon drives, a step or two further on were seen those that could tell you of all the sleighing carnivals this city has experienced since the year 1825, and they conid tell you, and lor all that were telling, of the prominent characters that in this stretch of time bad monopolized public atten- tion, as well as captivated all drivers with their mag- nificent display of horseflesh, More than one of these groups acknowledged that if the familiar face of a veteran reinsman could be seen behind bis team of road beaters the occasion would lack nothing to make it the most suecesstul of years. That face was under- stood to be Commodore Vanderbilt's, and frequent ex- pressions of regret were heard that continued iliness necessitated the absence of this “skilled workman with the ribbons.” Some of the bundreds of drivers recognized on the road during the day are as follows Colonel Jerome B& Fellows drove his fine bays, Tommy and Aunty, to anew sleigh, The horses are excellent drivers and of fine action, Mr. Aitken, of Fitth avenue, sat behind bis fast bay mare. She 18 young and very fast. Mr. Willham H. Harbeck bad out his wonderful bay gelding Windermere. Heavy going does not seem to lessen bis speed on the snow path, and in a previously arranged tilt with Mr. Aitken’s' mare, ua above, ip front of the club house, Windermere w credited with a neat victory, Mr. John H. Harbeck, Jr., drove the Fanny Atwood and Vanderbilt mare team—all quality and perfect in their gait. Dan Mace glided up and down the avenue behinda Dew big bay called Big Strider, and most of the fast ones that took issue with bim wished they hada’ Mr. John G. Davidson handled the reins over his handsome sorrel gelding Jenks. Mr, Seamon Litchenstein showed bow well his ele- gant team of golden eorrels can trot on the snow. He seldom takes the **dust”’ of any driver. Mr, Peter Moller camo tearing past the club house behind his conspicuous pair, which always elicit much comment whenover they appear. Mr. Allie Bouner was out with that matchless creature, Music, It takes the best of tho road to keep step with this music, for the reels and Jigs she treats all comers with are something marvellous. Colonel! Kane, of coaching renown, drove a band- some and speedy stepper. Mr. Jobn Harper found time to leave the great pub. Msbing house on Pear! street to drive his superb bay team, which is as fi tt is pretty. Mr. Jexse Marshall's gray gelding attracted much attention as he shot by the St. Nicholas Club house. Mr, Henry Heller's black gelding, a stylish stepper, never allowed a chance to where he could show bis merits. Mr. Thomas Trimble drove a ratthng big bay horse called Tornado, He also at other times shows other fine and fast ones. William McCarty (‘‘Knapsack"’) was out with the vay gelding Vermont. He can trot a mile in 2:30, and “warms” many a clinker, Mr. Knight showed his handsome brown horse, no record, but fast and a good looker, Mr. Flack was out with his promising bay gelding, sure to be unusually good in time: Ed Kearney gave the gray gelding Sandhill a jog the length of the road, It is reported that this clipper and the big brown mare Laay Dabiman will come to- gether at Gilmure’s Garden within a week or so. Mr. John Everhardt made many busy with his handsome brown mare, Mr. Thomas P, Wallace bad out Heatherbloom and James H. Coleman. Tney are very fast. Mr. N. H. Leadbetter drove a new chestnut gelding, very large and promising. lke Sonneberg was driving the bay horse Magna Charta, a pretty fast one. r. Nathaniel Smith band!ed the ribbons over his woll known brown horse, very speedy and rehable. Mr. Griswold was out with Belle ot Spring Hill and his white footed gelding. Harry Hamilton drove the fast team Unknown and Winsome, Harry was smiling. Mr. James Stewart was driving the bay mare Belle of Long Island, by Revenge. . Dann Walton showed how well she conld handle the reins over Neilie Walton, with record of 2:26, and the Happy Mcaium mare Francis, Mr. J. Dunn Walton was out with Countess and Gray Eagic. | _ Mr. T. B. Johnson and bis big brother William were driving single rigs. Both have fast ones. Mr. James Galway appeared with Stanley, a hand- some Hambleton! Mr. Norman Andrews drove his fine brown mare, @ good stepper. Inspector Speight and his black stallion, by Wilkes, attracted much attention, Mr. Joseph King and his bay mare Jennio Doane gave tho go-by to numerous acquaintanoes, Tommy Rodgers had out the trotter Dreadnaught, and his performance made the knowing people believe he is now as fast as when be made his record of Mr. Wright gavo his black geiding an airing. Mr. Stewart did likewige with his oay horse. ; Mr. Bogart was out with his fine bay gelding. Benny Mace showed his speedy bay colt by Jay Gould, Thomas Connor drove his 30 horse and mode tho snow fly in all directions whon he was chaliengea for the lead. Major Barker and teams. Mr. Smith, of Fifty-fourth street, was driving single A gray mare, one of his fust team. ir James 8. Roynolds did pretty work witb bis gray horse, Mr. William M. Humphrey had a fast pair during the afternoon, and later was out single, Long alter dark am of sleighs continued going up and coming n the road, nearly every house on St. Nicholas and Contrai ave- nues Were filled, and all appeared to be enjoying them. selves bugoly. son Charles eat behind fast ON THE ICE, SCENES UPON THE LAKES AT CENTRAL PARK YESCRRDAX—THE SCHOOLBOYS’ CARNIVAI-— BROOKLYN SKATING RESON’ Skating as a pastime has its drawbacks as well hs its pleasures, It is pleasant to glide gracefully along the ginssy ice on & pair of well-fitting casy-going skates, curving from side to side, with swanlike motions, ad- mired by the Indies and envied by the men, but ft decidedly ynpleasant to have some ragged urchin ir- reverently dive between your legs while you are de- scribing a difficult figure and cruelly vpsct yourself and your calculations, It 1s pleasant to sit on some con venient bench well wrapped up and roar at the misfor- dunes of the sheep-faced youth rising trom his igno- minious position; but ft 1s unpleasant to be yoursell | placed in the stead of the said youth to be laughed at and ridiculed, The large pond at Central Pork was the resort yes- terday of skaters of all sizes and degreos of proficiency. From ten in the morning Until eleven o'clock at night crowde of gliding, dashing, running and falling homan- ity could be seen, all bappy, Dotwithstanding the draw bucks to the enjoyment of the exhilarating sport” The weather was charming, with a bracing air and clear sky, and the moon at night, shining full upon the crusted pond, made it all that could be asked for by skaters, During the afternoon the crowd was largest, The ice was certainly suscoptible of improve. mont, being covercd in many places with snow 80 deep that it was Bext to impossible to proceed, and the feeble efforts of the fow ploughs engaged in sweop-. pretty, well dressed women in dainty cutters or family | Specteach turnout from the bours of two o'clock to | macuiate snow on the road side that was as lovely as it | Late at night | ing it up were rewarded with only minimum suceess. But juvenile New York, which constitutea by ‘ar the greater part of the assemblage, cared nothing for suow, It dashed abeat -ov two skates, but oftencr on one, alike Jess of the gray-coated policemen and the nervous paterfamilias. Grown-up people of all ages were also The dashful maiden, ov skates for the first leaning anxiously on the’arm of her young man, Mightening ber hold with a loud “On!” as an sip canses ber to hug him clo! oniident expert striding swiftly over the smooth ter, looking with disdain on his leas fortunate Jeliow being; the ambitious Young man, desperately endeavoring to cut an “8, and contiouing the attack with a Bruce-like perseverapee alter cach unhappy | fall, the old man, brought back to bis young days, | seeking a quiet corner wherein be might indulj rheumatic limbs witnout belong observed—all these and a dozen other types of skating mankind were pre- sented, SCBNRS AND INCLDFNTS, The restaurants and skate loaning establishments did | a thriving business throughous the day, being on } many oceasions so crowded that new comers and hungry skaters were compelled to wait lor miputes before getting their wants satisiied. Skates of all sizes | were in constant demand, and tbe enterprising men | whe collared each person and made bim sit stil) while they put om bis skates reaped a rich harvest, turued the tables ona flerce and gigantic park police- man. The boy owned a dilapidated sled, from which he derived much tun by coasting aud running down hi enemies, He haa been twice chased off the ice by the policeman aforesaid, and once ignominiously kicked, Smarting under hig injuries he repaired toa distant portion of the pond, and, only to exhibit tis uncon. quered spirit, renewed his coasting, ihe lynx eyed policeman, however, was watching him and silenuy Stole up betand, Just as he was about to pounce on the unsuspecting Jud u friendly cry of *¢op- per” froma juvenile sympathizer = re. Yealed the danger, and the almost captared Sied in his arms. The officer followea and the chase became exciting The boy’s agility was surprising and the policoman’s corpulence discouraging. Yet the latter steadily gained and was about to make him | prisoner, when the lad dropped his sled between the policeman's legs and slid away. The officcr’s position Was paioiul, and bis taco was sad and expressive as he gathered himself up and took another boy toward the Station house tor daring to laugh, but the orginal offender, only too glad to lose bis’ sled, was ina dis tant part of the pond reciting his victory toa crowd of diminutive and admiring comrades. Waltzing on the ice, a difficult feat, was practised by more than one young couple and with an ease and gracetulness much to be admired. Cutting circles and cagles was quite frequent, and one individual gained j much éelat by describing several letters of the alphabet, Three young men were for hours the cynosure of many eyes on account of the gracefuiness with which they band in bana described curves, first to the right and next to the lett, proceeding in this way the entire length of the pond. When the order to clear the pond was given at eleven o'clock, the large number re- maining took their departure, sad that the hour was not earlier, . SKATING IN BROOKLYN. Old “Jack Frost’? has recently bronght joy to the hearts of the lovers of skating and other pleasures of the glassy surface, and the cars running in the vicinity of the various ponds are crowded at all hours of the day with rosy cheeked, tippeted lassies and lads carry- ing upon their arms skate bags and filling the air with their merry chatter, Yesterday the Fulton ayenue and Flatbush avenue lines of cars displayed on their Sides the well known skating flngs at an early hour, and belore noon crowds of people could be seen hurry- ing through Prospect Park to the lake region. Hero has been crected a large and eiegant building, with refreshinent rooms and apart- ments in which to adjust the — skates, Skates and straps can also be hired here, This build- ing is designed as a permanent structure, and in the summer time will be used for the entertainment of those who sail on the lak The ice was in splendid condition yesterday, and hundreds of persons, oa kates of equally as many styles, could be seen whirl- ing and ghdiug over what resembled a sheet of glass, ‘Toward noon tho sharp, polished steel had cut the 1 up somewhat, but as the loose particles were qui swept to the sides of the lake the skaters moved alovg with their former rapidity of motion, Should the weather permit on Christmas Day curling matches will take place on the lake, There will also ve icobout racing, and a day of rare enjoyment is looked for- ward to. Capitoline Lake, on Nostrand avenue, was also well covered with skaters and presented a very enlivening appearance. Near the take 1s a large, well heated building for the accommodation of ‘skatoria: arusis” id amateurs, where they can Qnd refreshments of various kinds, 11 is expected that the usual games in- cident to winter will be indulged in and the customary rizes distrivuted among the successful competitora, It 1s rumored tbat a veritable greased pig will be one of the leading attractions. The Union Pond, located on Union avenue, also comes in for its share of patronage. Yesterday being Suturday, the usual vacation day tor the school ehil- dren, it was covered with boys and giris of all ages and sizes, as well as a large number of grown persons, who sped easily and gracefully along to the great de- light and admiration of the little ones. The Rink, situated in Clermont avenue, which was the grand heaaquarters several years ago for tho skating fraternity, is this winter used for roller skat- ing. It was found that excessively cold weather was needed to freeze the water when the Rink was flooded, and so its former lessee found that it would not pay, and it has lately been used for all sorts of entertain- ments, tirst held revivals upon returning to this country. The opinion seems to generally prevail that the present venture will be successful, POLO AND TROTTING. THE CALIFORNIANS WIN THE TEN GAMES PLAYED—THE TROTTING, The Polo game at Gilmore’s G between the Californians and the Nationals; was a very one-sided affair, the Californians winning every one of the ten innings. Although there were but three of Some of the innings were very shor; the second one was finished in three strokes by the Californians and the third one in two strokes. On the fourth inning, one player by two woll dirceted blows with hig mallet sent tho bal) spinning to {ts goal Tho f(th inning was long and ex- citing, and three fouls were made before tho inning was decided. The sixth inning was splendidly con- tested, [but victory again perched on the banners of the Californians, After the polo was over there were two races, one trotting, mile heats, best three in five, and the other running, mile heats, best two im three. In the trotting race the follow. ing were the starters:—St. George, Suowflake and Fred Tyler, Seven rounds of the track ace accounted tor a mile, In the first heata yood start was had, but st George broke badly on the first round, allowing Suow- flake to pass him and take the lead, which she main- tained, and finished the heat in 4, with Tyler sec- ondand St. George away behind. [he second heat was a little more exciting, but resulted the same, Snowflake coming in first in 2:43. Tbe third heat was won by St. George after a fierce struggle with Snow. flake, who had the lead until the last round, in 2:45, The fourth beat was also taken by St, George in 246%. On the start Snowflake took the lead, but broke on the first round and was passed by St, George, who maintained the lead to the end, Snowilake break- ing several times very badly and coming home Inst. the Mth beat was very exciting, as Snowflake and St. George had each won two heats, and Tyler was practically oat of the race. They kept it neck and neck until the afth round, wheu both broke at onc but St. George recovered first and took the lead, an came on, Winning the heat and the:race in 2:46, In the running race, the heats of which were run betweon the heats of the trotting race, the starters were Count, Pastor, Villago Blacksmith and Lorena. The frst heat was won by Lorena, who took the first osition on the first round, foilowed closely by Village lacksmith, Pastor and Count in the order name Time, 2:16%. The second heat was also won by Lo- Tena, she thus taking the race. Timo, 2:14 After the racing was over Mr. Neil Mowry, the Call- fornia riderand polo player, and Carillo, the equestrian, gave an exhibition of their skill tn horse- manship, mounting and dismounting from one horse her while at fall gallop, picking up handker- nd balls trom the ground, and also picking up a boy and tossing him froin one to the other—ali while at {ull speed—and also Inssoong horses while galloping around the ring. Those feats of skill excited much ad- miration and applause, BASE BALL. Atthe National Convention, which has just been held, of tho base ball clubs of the League, some excel- Jent amendments were made to tho rules governing the game. One of the moss sensible improvements is that whieh deprives an unfair umpire ot the right to ren- der one-sided decisions, Another good arrangement is vhat which assigns a place to be occupted by a captain, Altnough considerable exception on the part o1 play- ers is taken to the plan of taxing h paid player fifty cents per diem for each man while out travelling, toward his hotel bill, it is right and just. These men receive from $800 to $3,000 Salary for the ball season, Of course they pay their own boarding, lodging and incidentals out of their wages, If, theretore, ali these charges should be paid by the manager of a club while owt on tour the player 18 getting that macb more than the price be ongaged to play for. At leust he is gettin, mach more than his contract calis for as be actually saves of hia own home boarding aod lodging expenses. This being but fair should not be a cause of complaint. When prop- orly Viewed all these grumblings will censo, SPARRING EXHIBITION. Patsy Hogan, tho clever light weight boxer, about to leave New York on an extended tour through Califor. nia, Australia and New Zealand, wii! be given a part. ing testimonial by bis friends on Thursday afternoon next, at Harry Hill’s Theatre, The programme will consist of boxing, Wrestling, club swinging ond a rick riormance, Hogan will wind up with Pete Geeoneat she es since tho time. they metia the “squared # youth started across the ice at lightning speed, brs | lt was in the Rink that Mooay and Sankey | den last evening | them to six of their opponents, there did not seem to | be any ospecial dificuity in winning the victory. | The | pies that disappeared and the coffee that w: drunk showed that skating produced an appe- ; ute, Many amusing incidents were to be seen on the ice. A. mischievous urchin | | | being pursued, and intimated their desire that the | shoulders of the real offenders. LIFE INSURANCE. THE MUCH MUDDLED ACCOUNTS OF THE SE- CURITY—WHAT THE NEXT LEGISLATURE MAY DO WITH THE SUBJECT OF INSURANCE—THE CONTINENTAL AND THE NEW JERSEY MUTUAL LIFE, The vilicers of the Insurance Department bave found fo much that is inexplicable im the affairs of the Se- curity Life Insurance Company that the statement expected from them is considerably delayed. The ex- amination has already taken a week more than would have veen required under ordinary circumstances, and several days must yet elapse before its completion, The officers have found discrepancies and falsitications, that could not possibly be constraed as blunders, to Such an extent that it has become necessary to trace back the record of every policy issued. Numbers of contracts reported in the last statement of the con- cern ure found to have Inpsed; and many of the most important ones have never Veen entered upon the ledger at all. Under such shameful circumstances the diticulties attending a careful examination are in- ¢reaséd beyend reckoning, and the tabors of the de- partment become not only wearisome, bat dishearten- ing. It is thonght probable that an accurate estimate of the company’s assets will be obtamed by the middle of the present week. g Even with this unavoidable delay the prospect pre- sents asignificant contrast to the course of the Conti- nental, where tho company undertook its own receiver- ship, kept the State Department from its rightfal dutics, and have denied the policy-holders any inior- mation whatever for a period of some six weeks, An informal meeting of tne directors of the Security Life Insurance Company took place on Friday, when several of the members avowed ‘heir utter ig. borance at the time of the reckless course that was } blame should be placed with rigid justice upon the It has been discoy- ered that the compavy not only played false to the Stato and the public in their representations, dut in many instances treated individual policy-holders with unserupulons aud swindling behavior. As acase ip point, there was an original stocknolder in the con- cern who held one of the first policies issued from the oflice, The reserve upon this amounted to about $500. A little before the failure be was induced to exchange this for a new poiley of supposea equal valac, It has turned out that the new contract 1s worth little or nothing, and the holder has therefore been hiteraily swindled out of $500, As in most other cases of the sort there are apparently no means of redress within reach of the victim. PROYABLE LEGISLATIYR ACTION. In view of the recent astounding developments of irresponsible life insurance management there 1s con- siderable gossip current regarding the possible action of the nest Legislature, In the last session a resolu- tion was preeented by Scnator Bixby providing for an inquiry into the process of ‘tamalgumations,” by a committee to be appointed. This in- vestigation might, and provably would, have led to the consideration of other points deserving attention; and the results would bave boen exccedingly valuable and beneficial to the insuring public. But the bill was met with pertinacious opposition by certain parties who had private interests to subserve, and who were aided by the influence of some irresponsible insurance compautes of this city, It is stated that another bill will be introduced upon the first day of the coming session, which will meet the reforms so imperatively demanded in the manage- ment of life insurance companies. It is thought that when this matter ts again presented the opponents of the (ormer measure can hardly assume such bold defiance in the face of recent events, On account of the death of Senator Booth a vacancy exists in the Insurance Committee, which 1t is rumored will be filled by the appointment oi Senator Bixby, who has shown 80 gr and deserving interest in the subject. CORRECTING AN UNJUST To tne Epiror of Tam Heraip:— By one of those inexplicable mistakes incident to interviewiog | was made to say to a correspondent in Albany that the Hon. 0, W. Chapman, ex Superin- tendent of the Insurance Department, ha¢ not made or ordered any examinations of insurance companies during his term of office, This is so untrue and so cruelly unjust to Mr. Chapman, who, as a diligent, fatthfal, judicious and energetic otficer has bad no superior, that | respectfully ask publication of the facts in the Heraup, in which the interview referred to was first publisbed, There havo been exumined, by orders of Mr. Shapman during the three years and two months of bis suporintendeucy 123 companies, as follows:—Nine-one tire, twenty-eight lite, threo marine and one plate glass. This ceriainly docs not indicate any lack of attention to official duty, but the reverse. 1 make this statement that no injustice may be done to Mr. Chapman. WILLIAM SMYTH, Acting Superintendent New York Insurance Depart- ment. IMPRESSION, THE CONTINENTAL AND NEW JERSEY MUTUAL. To tne Epitok or THR Hxratp:— Though the very able articles in the Hrratp which have appeared within the past week fully and fairly present the conduct of the officers of the Continental and the New Jersey Mutual Life Insurance companios in | their past transactions with poliey-holders, yet they do not, itis believed, point the way by which the large | umber of those persons now insured in the former com. pany may escape the trap set for th ingeniously by those who at present are manipulating the affuirs of the two concerns for the benefit, in a large degree, of their private interests. It is understood by those who are practically en- gaged in the life insurance business that lurge induce- | ments are freely offered to the agents of the Continen. tal by the officers of the New Jersey Mutual, provided agents will use their influence with policy- ‘to transfor t {osurance und assign their policies to the latter company. By this method the assured parts with the full legal reserve on nis policy, taking for it the New Jersey Mutual policy, designated | as its “Decennial C.”’ contract, which, let it be under- stood, is simply a term insurance, carrying with it at the Insurance Department of this Staic the merest trite in the form of reserve, and which is measured ‘at the end of the term by 0. To illustrate fully the entertainment to which the Continental company’s policy-holders are invited by the ‘concern over the river,’’ 1 give the experience of a policy-bolder who insured ona life policy at the age of thirty-five years for $1,000, and paid to the Continental company the usual annual premium of $26 33 for five years. The reservo, as required under the laws of the State, on this policy would be $43 20, but if the party holding such policy permits himselt to be transferred to the New Jersey Mutual, under their ‘*Decennial GC’? policy, he wili have parted with that sum and accepted for it the trifling one of §2 13. ‘This stacement may be veritied, if required, by appli- cation to the actuary of the losurance Department, Unlortunately the Insurance law does not provide a remvdy for the case, as it Was never contempiated by its framers that men intrusted with the sacred interests invoived in the business of life insurance would resort to this robbery of their clients, It can be readily seen that while tho New Jersey Mutual tcchni- cally contorms to the laws of the several States by making a return of liability of $2 13 when they have Foceived the sum of $53 20, yet they provide no ade- quate protection to their assured members, though it may be as readily seen the large sum they ure enabled to utilze to their own profit or asa corruption fund wherowitb to empioy unprincipled agents to hagger- mugger innocent policy-holders in the Continental, / POLICY-HOLDER. BUSINESS TROUBLES, ry Louis & Brother, manufacturers of varnish, Ne, 378 Pearl strees and Hunter’s Point, have tailed, with liabilities amounting to over $125,000. A mem- ber of tho firm saia yesterday that they had sus- tained heavy losses during the past year, and they had deemed it best for their creditors’ interests to sus- pend, As their business extends all over the country 18 will be some time before the full amount of their a seis and habilitics can be ascertained. The cro express a willingness to accept a just compromise in ordor that the firm may continue business, and it is probable that they will receive at least fity cents on the dollar, Al] the property of the drm bas been transferred to Mr, Stephen V. Moers for the denciit of the creditors. Willig 3. Paine, the recetver of the Bond Street Say- ings Bank, has called a meeting of the creditors, to bo held on Wednesiay, at the bank, corner of Bond street and the Bowery, to receive a report and the announce- ment of a dividend, Tho following assignments wore yesterday filed in the County Clerk's office:—Simon Obrightto Moritz Shorttick and Acoiph Bolstein to Harry Fox. A POOR MUDDLE. Its alleged that three of the Overseers of the Poor of the town of Fiushing hold each a considerable amount of the town’s moneys in their possession, and that one of the Oversners recently went out of office owing tothe town somo $2,000. One ol the present Ovorseors recently paid over ail the money held by him except $400, which he bolds pending the audit of his accounts by the Town Board, It is alleged on behalf of the Overseers that they are pertectly willing fo buve a settlement, but that the Town Board refused to audit their accounts on account of some private xradge. “THE WORKING CHURCH'S” DIFFI- CULTIES. Charles Mott, the embezzling collector for the pub- ishers of the Working Church, has not yet been ar- rested, Inthe ‘make up” of the Hmrao on Friday The Midnight Doings ¢ Masked Robbers. ————_+———_ “YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE” x :; Work for “the Best Police Force thy World Ever Saw.” It would appear that the winter is again bringing the masked burglars to the surface. With the renewal | of their operatious 1 would also seem they are coming more daring than ever, while the wkiil and coolness they display in carrying ous theirschemes | are simply startling, The latest outrage perpetrated by this class of scoundrels is reported as Raving oo- curred in the village of Ravenswvod on Friday The story of the sufferers is enough to make the blood — rap cold. ER, HILLER'S STORY, Mir. M, L. Hiller, doing business at No, 85 Broad street, this city, but residing with bis family as above, — thug reintes how the masked burglars visited bis dwelling :—*I live,” said he, ‘tin Ravenswood, in one of the houses the grounds of which ran back to the East River; at two o'clock this (Saturday) morning 1 was awakened by a noise in ray room, which overs jJooks the river, and on looking up! was startled to find four men standing over the bed with revolvers pointing at my head; my first impulse was to J tothe floor, but m this I was, perhaps wisely, re strained by my wife, who heid me back and whisp- ered, ‘Keep quiet,’ I complied. It seems she had noticed their entrance to the room five minutes before, “YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE," “One ofthe men, who appeared to be the leader of the party, putting his pistol close to my temple, éaid, ‘We won't harm you i you keep still; we want your money, silver and jewelry, and we’re foing to have them or your life.’” Each man had his face masked so faras the eyes with a handkerchief, and it was im- possible to note their louks orage, J made nO fo- sponse to their deinand, when grufly asked for the keys of the bureau, which we were w to furnish as they had been misiaid, Without further ceremony they commencea work by smashing the mirror over the bureau, aud removing the marble slab, they then cut through the top with a murderous look- ing bowie knife. Fron this they took two gold watches: and all my wile’s jewelry, among the articles being diamond earrings and breustpins, ‘Th also appropriated a number of securities, and after @ thorough investigation of the bureau turned their attention to other parts of the root From my paa- tuloons pockets they took about $60, and then to make matters all the worse piled our clothing coger tor the avowed purpose of taking it away. Their re- volvers were sull drawn while this business was gone through with, “ANYTHING ELSE ERE Y? “Fully persuaded that they had cleaned us out come pletely tn ourroom the leader asked, ‘Is there any- thing else here?? meaning in the honse, ‘Does anybody else live here?’ I replied that no persons other than iny children were sn the other rooms, whoo lke burglars started to go tothem. My wife and Lin- sisted that we should accompany them on their tour, and they not objecting, we did so, They frat visited the room o! my eldest daughter, smashed open her bureau, removeu her watch, bracelet, earr aodall her other jewelry, but with a grim delicacy refused to take her clothing, although one of the rascals sig- gested that it would be a wise thing to do. “From my daughter's room they visited, in turn, those in which my other children (there were six of them) were sleeping, and that im which my brothor-in-law was, and, as delore, slole everything they could find— watches, jeweiry, money and clothes; even the boots und shoes were taken, All this timo thore was no outcry, as the chiidren remained quiet at my bidding, ¥ROM GARKET TO CKLLAR. “With two remaining to watch the iamily, the other two went up stairs to the garret, where they broke juto trunks stowed there out of the way,and carried off all the laces and tine clothing they contained, From the garret they descended to the basement, andin double quick time, secured all the silver and plated ware, adding it to the pile ready for removal. vow, Pix Eat”? j “Having made up their minds that there wat nothing else to lay their hands upon, one of them remarked, ‘Now, lix’em,’ which we soon found out was to huddle us all into one room and a guard over us, while the proceeds of tho villany were re~ moved to their toats, for it was by tbe rivor the burglais came and departed. 80 we were compelicd to go into ihe back room in our night clothes, where at the door, with revolvers still drawn, stood two of the men until everything was carried {rom the house. Tuts required about ball hour, During this en- forced huddiing process 1 moved quite uear to one of the guards, when, with an oath, be commanded me to staud back or he would put a bullet through mo, Ata signal from the outside of the house the fl prepared to jeave, ut before doing threatened the worst sort of punishment If we mad y ouccry betore a full nour after they had left, ‘for,’ said one, ‘we'll have somebody here ail that time.’ ”” GRERDY, INDKRE. Mr. Hiller further stated that he asked the thieves to leave the tamily clothing enough to uso in the morn~ ing. which they promised to do, ying we would ind iton the piazza, Itis almost uonecessary to that they did not keep their word, and Mr, Hiller, with the meinbers of his tumily, were hardly able to find clothes suilicient to cover them, Mr. Hiller’s loss is estimated at about $2,500, He hag taken the steps necessary to secure the thieves und his property at the same time, He hopes the po- ice will be avie to ald him, FACTS ABOUT HYDROPHOBIA, A CUBIOUS LETTER FROM A BROOKLYN MAN REGARDING THE DISTEMPER, To THs Epitor ov THe HERALD:— - An account of the death of one of my horses hydrophobia, which 1s only a fragment of the full ex tent of this malady in this neighborhood, having bees publisped, with your permission 1 will relate all the facts, About the lst of November I discovered on th¢ rump of my coach dog a circular sore which appeared to annoy him greatly. The wound was a complet circle, and looked as though a piece had been cut out with some sharp Insirument, The dog was continually licking tt, and would run from piace to place in a dazed and frightened manner, as though he was trying to ran away from it, Tho idea gained credit with my hostier and drivers that ho was mad, and they killed him. 1 also had m my stable a Newfoundiand a which soon afier grew sick, and fearing athe might have been bitten by the coach dog! bad him killed, On the 17th of November one of my horses refused his food and appeured sick in the same man- ner as tho Newfoundland dog. In a few hours atter he begin to grow violent and to snap at whatever came within his reach, 1 had him placed in an out- side stall and offered him food, which he attempted to eat, but could not. 1 sent tor tho voterimary su: Mr. Waters, of Raymond ergy who astacuaaven administer an opiate pill, which the borse was power. less to swallow. He was then offered water, which threw him inte convulsions, ana he died in great agony within thirty-six hours from the frst / symptoms, Alter death a large quantity of froth and mucas binbber was emit” ted from his mouth and nostrila Mr, Waters pronounced the malady a clear case of hydropbobi, On the 1st of December a valuable Canadian pony which I had used for light driving avout the city wat affected in the same. manner. had hi ina box stall in my stable and ted securely, With het its development was lesa violent. Spe was exceed. jugly restless and continaally working her mouth and grating her teeth. At times sbe would gather herself for a tremendous bound and appear to be intent on butting her bead violently against the partition; bat ine the effort would exnanst itecif, and result slight scratching of the board with her teoth, These demonstrations continued throughout the day, Her eyes were wild ard brilliant. Her hair assumed a glogsier color, and th perspiration. To the sound of human voices she keenly susceptible, When her name was spoken would turn her bead in recognition and act as thougp she was appealing for suceor, Both and water were offered ler, and though she acted as though she would partake of them she was poworless to ant or drink. Either effort would produce a shudderin; movement of tha muscies and increase the 4 restlessness and twitching of tho Ii might, and to all appearance ha tood and died with: iggle after the fall, ‘aw at her feet was undisturbed. Her bod; fearfally swollen when discovered by the watehman, On the 20th inst. ‘a large and valuabie truck horse was attacked with the malady, which develo rap idly and with great violence. immediately him placed im this box stall, which he haa svon kicked partly to pieces, Fearing that he would fight his way out Thad my st emptied, and sent word to the tion house to have a man come down and shoot b y K. Smith, of J me in, and upon look- ing at the animal pronounced it one of the worst cares of hydrophobia which had cver come to his notice The executioner arrived soon after and shot but failed to kill him, and an axe finally did the work. Soon alter the death of my second horse a dog and goat belonging to Mr. Morriss, on the opposite aide of Baltis street, showed symptoms killer BS as ‘as tho wat ot hlydrophobian and were instantly whatextent tho tmnalaay will go I cannot foresee, the last of my borse cases it was known that he had been bitten by the coach dog, the bite having been in. fiicted upon his nostrils, In the trst two cases there ‘was no evidence that they bad beon bitten, Thi bad been around the stables for several month was in the habit of lying around in the stalla lL sup. pose the horses had been nosing him and bad reestved Theres a report curfent in the morning & portion of the report of Mott’s doings was crowded out of tho jor making {t appear that the culprit was Jobn D. Bens whose pume a3 pub- lisher of the was print in the report referred to. The police are stillim search of tho guilty man, end hope to capture him at an early day, é neighvorhood that t hghting more or less with neighboring dogs It to me that the only safe way would be to kill athe scratches in that way. dog had been In the babit of dogs in this vietnit, iat thi aman peuedt of overy devo which mar armas auopere Brooxira. Deo, 38, 1570 % a LOOMS 4 ‘ v